Chapter 1085 - 1185: Final Confirmation

It's actually not hard to understand why Yuan Chu Realman views Ye Tianfan this way.

A genius like Ye Tianfan is the kind of student every teacher wants, and Ye Tianfan isn't just an ordinary genius. Yuan Chu Realman knows that a true all‑rounder like him is impossible to confine to a single discipline. Even though focusing solely on Artifact Refining could allow that path to be fully developed, let him inherit everything and become the foremost artificer of the age, number one in the world.

But having Ye Tianfan only refine artifacts would be a kind of insult to Ye Tianfan's own talent. Yuan Chu Realman can see this clearly.

Moreover, with Ye Tianfan's aptitude, even if he triple‑cultivates, there's a real chance he could make Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and Arrays all number one in the world.

Even though Ye Tianfan's energy is split four ways—aside from cultivation itself, which already takes the lion's share—the remaining effort, even divided three ways, is still enough to guarantee their progress. After all, Ye Tianfan is not a normal person, not only in strength but in talent.

And when Bai Feng saw his master say nothing, he just shook his head; he figured his master must have some difficulty he couldn't speak of. But right after that, Bai Feng thought of Ye Tianfan's talent in Artifact Refining and shivered. With Ye Tianfan's Artifact Refining aptitude, after about a year of cultivation he could almost catch up to Bai Feng's current level, whereas Bai Feng has been pondering the path of Artifact Refining for decades. This dealt Bai Feng a heavy blow.

After Ye Tianfan arrived at the Taichu Hall, he still sat in the observers' seats. He didn't speak, just quietly watched. He knew Yuan Chu Realman wanted Ye Tianfan to understand exactly how his Magical Treasure was being used. Another purpose was to let Ye Tianfan enter these Sect Leaders' sights ahead of time. That way, not only would Ye Tianfan's future actions be more convenient, it would also let Ye Tianfan get to know these Sect Leaders early, so that when Yuan Chu Realman finally passes the position of Sect Leader of the Taichu Sect to Ye Tianfan, the other Sect Leaders will be willing to accept it.

Yuan Chu Realman really is racking his brains for Ye Tianfan, paving the road for him step by step. Yuan Chu Realman thinks that when the time comes Ye Tianfan will definitely feel embarrassed, and the instant Ye Tianfan feels embarrassed will be the moment Ye Tianfan ascends to the seat of Sect Leader of the Taichu Sect.

Ye Tianfan wasn't clear on exactly how many slots each Sect ultimately received, but seeing their bruised noses and swollen faces, and even some with their arms in slings, he could tell just how intense their earlier "discussion" had been.

But this was something that couldn't be helped. Ye Tianfan could only feel fortunate that when he arrived in this world, it was near the Taichu Sect, and by a twist of fate he entered the Taichu Sect and became its disciple. Ever since he entered the Taichu Sect, he hadn't suffered any real hardship in cultivation; resources and such were basically sufficient, unlike those Minor Sects who practically have to split even a tiny bit of resource in two to use.

Once everyone present had reached a common objective, Ye Tianfan knew there were still many who were deeply dissatisfied in their hearts, but there was nothing to be done. The world is just this cruel.

"Since we're done discussing matters on our side, next I'll notify the Demonic people to come and discuss what remains." Yuan Chu Realman opened his mouth and said. In truth, calling it "what remains," Yuan Chu Realman wasn't going to discuss anything with them. He would simply hand them their quota, and how they chose to divide it was up to them. On this point, Yuan Chu Realman would not worry over the Demonic way the way he had fretted over the Righteous path.

If they ended up fighting to the death, so much the better. In any case, that's Demonic Sect business and has nothing to do with the Righteous. The more of them die, the better. But Yuan Chu Realman also knew that if he didn't preside, someone else would, such as the Demon Sect Leader, who by rights should preside. After all, he is the greatest power within the Demonic side, just as the Taichu Sect is the greatest force of the Righteous path. If the Demon Sect Leader doesn't preside, then aside from the Demon Sect the entire Demonic side would plunge into chaos, and their slaughter wouldn't be like the Righteous, who stop short of the killing blow. It would be real slaughter—life‑and‑death fights.

Furthermore, the reason Yuan Chu Realman was giving quotas to the Demonic side at all was to prevent them from harassing the Righteous while they develop beyond the Wall. So whether they die off completely or not doesn't matter to Yuan Chu Realman. Even if they're wiped out, there is still the Demon Sect; as long as the Demon Sect exists, the Demonic path will not fall.

After all, the Demon Sect accounts for more than eighty percent of the entire Demonic faction's strength.

After this, those Sect Leaders who had just been quarreling left the Taichu Sect one after another. Most likely they were going to summon their disciples and then gather near that great gate by the Wall that leads outside the Wall, because they had all received Yuan Chu Realman's instructions: three days from now, Yuan Chu Realman would set out for the temporary base inside the Wall, and then begin formally advancing beyond the Wall.

Counting it up, Yuan Chu Realman was only giving those Demonic people three days in total to come. Those three days wouldn't even be enough for some of the more remote Demonic Sects to make it here in time.

Yuan Chu Realman couldn't care less about them; he was only giving them three days. Come or don't come, regardless, we're setting out. As for those three days, how you of the Demonic side arrange things is your own affair. If others are willing to save you a spot, they can save you a spot. If they're unwilling, then when you arrive you can fight for it yourselves. However, Yuan Chu Realman also made it clear to them that at the temporary base inside the Wall, he didn't want to see any fighting. So if they wanted to vie for quotas, they would only be able to do so on the way to the base inside the Wall.

After Yuan Chu Realman had seen these waiting Sect Leaders off, he then notified the Demonic side—strictly speaking, he notified the Demon Sect Leader, asking him to inform the rest of the Demonic faction. Yuan Chu Realman absolutely wasn't going to notify them one by one. You have to know, the Demonic Minor Sects are countless; if he informed them one after another, three days would be far from enough.

To Ye Tianfan's surprise, Zhang Youji actually rushed over within only three hours of receiving word. He then had Yuan Chu Realman simply tell him all of these matters, and he would handle the rest. Yuan Chu Realman also wanted to appear relaxed, so he explained the matter of heading beyond the Wall to Zhang Youji in detail, and then issued the order to leave.

Moreover, when Yuan Chu Realman met Zhang Youji, he did not have Ye Tianfan present. If it were only a private meeting with Zhang Youji and Ye Tianfan were there, it would inevitably arouse Zhang Youji's suspicion. If Zhang Youji then fixed his gaze on Ye Tianfan, once a base was opened up beyond the Wall, it would certainly be exposed.

So when Yuan Chu Realman met Zhang Youji, he met with him alone, with no one else present. Afterwards, Ye Tianfan saw Zhang Youji leave the Taichu Sect with his brows tightly furrowed.

But this really had nothing to do with Ye Tianfan. Once they were beyond the Wall, as long as he stayed under the protection of the Taichu Sect's people, he only needed to remotely control the Chaos Treasure Lotus.