Human Clan Defender-Chapter 371 -s 152-153 Preventative Measures (Requesting Monthly Pass)_4

Watching his departure, inside the grand hall, another Elder furrowed his brows slightly. "Sect Leader," he asked, "won’t we have any problems offending the Demon-Subduing Division like this?" What Lin Yue had just done was no different than a direct slap in the face. Although the Zhenyue Sect was powerful, it was still far inferior to the Demon-Subduing Division.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yue responded indifferently, "The Demon-Subduing Division in Mountain-Breaking City is barely able to protect itself now. What spare strength could they possibly have to deal with our Zhenyue Sect? They’ve already lost a portion of their strength at the hands of the Myriad Buddhas Sect, not to mention the Demon Evil are now taking advantage of their weakness. Next, even if they manage to withstand the Demon Evil Clan’s onslaught, they will be severely crippled."

Revenge? He wasn’t worried in the slightest. If this were before the Demon-Subduing Division’s defeat by the Myriad Buddhas Sect, he would never have dared to offend them so rashly. But times had changed. The defeat at the hands of the Myriad Buddhas Sect had made him suddenly realize that the Demon-Subduing Division was not invincible after all. In this world, the Demon-Subduing Division was not the sole dominant force. First, there was the Demon Evil Clan, then the Eternal Alliance, and now the Myriad Buddhas Sect. One by one, forces capable of opposing the Demon-Subduing Division had emerged, greatly diminishing his fear of them.

He then seemed to recall something, his expression turning icy. "A hundred years ago, the Demon-Subduing Division came to our Zhenyue Sect and forcefully seized our Sect-Defining Martial Arts. Not only that, but the previous Sect Leader died of grief because of it. This debt of hatred must be settled, sooner or later."

Hearing Lin Yue bring up this matter, the expressions on some Elders’ faces subtly shifted. Indeed, the Zhenyue Sect had old grievances with the Demon-Subduing Division. However, as the Demon-Subduing Division’s power grew increasingly formidable, everyone in the Zhenyue Sect, from top to bottom, no longer dared to mention it. But not mentioning it didn’t mean they had forgotten the grudge. On the contrary, this incident was an indelible stain on the Zhenyue Sect.

"The Sect Leader has a point," one Elder said, still worried about the current situation. "But the Demon Evil Clan is always the enemy of our Human Clan. If the Demon-Subduing Division falls to the Demon Evil, our Zhenyue Sect will hardly escape unscathed, right?"

At these words, Lin Yue shook his head. "The Demon-Subduing Division’s foundations are deep; they might not necessarily be annihilated by the Demon Evil. Besides, even if Mountain-Breaking City is destroyed, at worst, we can simply ally with the Myriad Buddhas Sect. If the Demon-Subduing Division can deal with the Demon Evil, the Myriad Buddhas Sect should have no problem doing so either."

That battle had allowed Lin Yue to truly witness the might of the Myriad Buddhas Sect—or, to be precise, the might of Shimohe. The latter, by his own power, had suppressed the Dominators of the three major Demon-Subduing Divisions. His strength was truly unsurpassed. If a single Mountain-Breaking City could suppress the chaos caused by the Demon Evil, then the Myriad Buddhas Sect, which had proven capable of taking on three major powers, would certainly have no trouble dealing with them.

It was because he had such a fallback plan that he dared to show Jiang Zuo no respect. Otherwise, given that their fates were intertwined, Lin Yue might not have acted so directly, even if the Demon-Subduing Division had been greatly weakened.

Upon hearing this, the Elders of the Zhenyue Sect fell silent. Since their Sect Leader already had a countermeasure, they no longer needed to worry so much.

The Demon-Subduing Division had suppressed the Jianghu for over three hundred years, and many Sects had long harbored great dissatisfaction. In the past, they lacked the strength to resist, so they could only swallow their anger and endure. But if they truly possessed the power to oppose the Demon-Subduing Division, many Sects would not hesitate to join forces and overthrow it. Now, the Myriad Buddhas Sect possessed such strength.

That battle had significantly boosted the morale of the Jianghu in South Nether Prefecture. Ever since the news spread, many previously neutral Sects had directly sided with the Myriad Buddhas Sect. Compared to before, the overall strength of the Myriad Buddhas Sect had more than doubled.

「On the other hand,」

Jiang Zuo led the abandoned disciples of the Zhenyue Sect toward Yongzhou City.