Chapter 1624: Chapters 1572-1573 There Won’t Be a Next Time

Thousand Divine Mountain is not just a single peak, but a range that stretches for tens of thousands of miles.

At that time, Wan Fayi led many closely associated Shenxiao Strongmen to gather on a branch of this Thousand Divine Mountain range.

“Senior brother, the other senior brothers have also replied one after another. They’ve already settled in other mountain ranges of the Thousand Divine Mountain. Everything now depends on you, senior brother,” a Shenxiao Sect strongman said to Wan Fayi.

There are many strongmen in the Shenxiao Sect, and those truly qualified to compete for the title of Supreme Strong are not just Wan Fayi and Yi Shengsan; there are other existences who are no less outstanding, each with their own supporters.

Although everyone is from the Shenxiao Lineage and shares the same goal, at the end of the day, they are still competitors. Thus, they can collaborate, but there’s no need to huddle together.

Yi Shengsan chose to settle in a nearby mountain range precisely because of a mutual distaste with Wan Fayi; given the many ranges of Thousand Divine Mountain and their close proximity, support can easily be offered without needing to be close by.

The other Shenxiao Sect strongmen, although not as incompatible with Wan Fayi as Yi Shengsan, still did not wish to meet with Wan Fayi under the current circumstances.

After all, to put it bluntly, this plan initiated by Wan Fayi has completely disrupted everyone’s schemes, including those of other strong factions within the Shenxiao Sect.

At this moment, they are passively bound by Wan Fayi’s plan, entrapped on the same ship. From the perspective of the Shenxiao Lineage, to ensure their own interests are not harmed, they could only help Wan Fayi to complete this plan, doing their utmost.

Yet, at the same time, they are also competitors. Everyone is undergoing an assessment in the Myriad Laws Realm trial to vie for the position of Sect Leader.

Since the plan is driven by Wan Fayi, he inherently has the advantage. Once the plan succeeds, he’ll undoubtedly be credited with the great achievement, essentially making the others work for him, aiding in his ascent to the position of Sect Leader.

However, if his plan fails, indeed Wan Fayi would be directly eliminated–not only losing the chance to succeed as Sect Leader but also facing much criticism and possibly punishment.

But in such a case, the interests of the Shenxiao Lineage would inevitably be harmed, which would also be detrimental to them as members of the Shenxiao Sect.

It’s a dilemma with no easy way out, seemingly any choice they make will harm their own interests, how could this not infuriate the strongmen. Not to denounce or rage against Wan Fayi is already a great restraint, let alone to come here and greet him with a smile.

For them, the best outcome would be for the plan to be accomplished smoothly, and for Wan Fayi to perform especially poorly in this operation, or even better, to be directly suppressed by someone else, rendering the huge merit unclaimed and open to them to compete for, based on their abilities.

But this is exceedingly difficult, although this time countless strongmen will gather, Wan Fayi’s own strength already places him among the very peak, there are not many who are truly confident in suppressing him.

Moreover, he is not alone; he has others to help him, and this incident cannot occur in front of their eyes; they cannot allow him to come to harm without helping.

Taking all factors into account, such an outcome seems too harsh, even impossible to achieve.

Therefore, if this method won’t work, they need to consider other methods; they absolutely cannot give up and concede at this time.

“This time, I have truly offended those individuals quite severely,” Wan Fayi said with a wry smile as he shook his head.

Even when he was making his plan, he was ready and knew that his actions would disrupt others’ plans and cut off their hopes, inevitably causing dissatisfaction.

But when this scene truly unfolded, and many of his senior brothers and sisters were unwilling to come here, expressing their dissatisfaction so directly, he too felt a sense of empathy.

He was clear that his current situation left no room for failure–success was the only option, as the cost of failure was unbearably high.

“If I truly fail, I’m afraid I won’t even manage a dignified exit,” Wan Fayi felt an increased pressure in his heart.

Originally, with his strength, he wouldn’t have felt too much pressure coming to the Myriad Laws Realm trial, for there were not many threats to him, and he could withdraw at any time if he wished.

But now the situation is completely different. Having taken the initiative and stirred things up to this extent, he has inevitably become the focal point of various forces, which means he is now at the very center of the storm and withdrawing is absolutely impossible.

And if he were to slip up, causing the plan to fail, at the end, even if he could not exit gracefully, without a doubt there would be others who would help him do so; of this, Wan Fayi had no question.

The plan was his initiative; should it succeed, he would reap the greatest benefits, but likewise, if it failed, he would need to assume the greatest responsibility. Rewards and risks always coexist; it’s impossible to only reap benefits without any losses.

“Still, this is an opportunity that comes once in a millennium. Such a grand event set in motion by me, if I can master the situation this time, then surely in the eyes of the Ancestral Master and the Sect Leader, as well as many others in the Shenxiao Sect, I will be the undeniable heir to the next Sect Leader,” Wan Fayi’s eyes were filled with ambition.