Supreme Alchemist
Chapter 966 - 966 966 Ten Thousand Beast Heaven Slaughter Array first update _1

966: Chapter 966 Ten Thousand Beast Heaven Slaughter Array (first update) _1 966: Chapter 966 Ten Thousand Beast Heaven Slaughter Array (first update) _1 “A hidden arrow is harder to dodge than an obvious attack.

Even if Lan Tianming doesn’t harm you, others might.

Be careful, Palace Master,” Li Xingyun said to Long Yan.

Now that Long Yan had ascended to the position of Palace Master, he was walking on thin ice and could not afford to be negligent.

Soon after, Li Xingyun left.

“Are you sure you can manage?” Lei Xiaotian asked.

If he were in Long Yan’s position, he would have no confidence at all, which made him restless.

“We’ll just take it one step at a time,”

To be honest, Long Yan also had little confidence.

Then, Long Yan randomly chose a room.

After setting up a sensory prohibition, he entered the Azure Dragon Ring and started his cultivation.

Meanwhile, in a secret room sat five or six people, among whom were Lan Tianming, Qi Feng, and Mu Yan.

“Master, why did you give the position of Palace Master to Long Yan?”

Mu Yan looked extremely pale, his eyes full of endless hatred.

He had been mercilessly humiliated by Long Yan today, resulting in a loss of face.

The glory that should have belonged to him was stolen by Long Yan.

He wished he could tear Long Yan to pieces.

What baffled him the most was that Lan Tianming had willingly given the position of Palace Master to Long Yan.

The mystery also confounded Qi Feng and the others.

They all knew that Lan Tianming had coveted the position of Palace Master for more than just a couple of days.

If not for Li Xingyun’s objections, Lan Tianming would already be in that position.

It was inexplicable why he would willingly give up something that was within his grasp.

“The position of Palace Master is just a nominal title.

I can put him on the throne, and I can easily take him off,” Lan Tianming replied casually with a laugh.

“As you all know, the Temple of Beasts holds a treasure vault with countless treasures.

Opening that treasure vault is our true aim.”

Only a few knew about the treasure vault of the Temple of Beasts.

The vault was left by the Beast Emperor and the Four Heavenly Monarchs.

They had been trying to open it for years but without any success.

The true object of Lan Tianming’s desire was the temple’s treasure vault.

“Can Long Yan open the treasure vault?” asked Qi Feng, his interest piqued.

He, too, coveted the treasures within the vault.

“The treasure vault is encapsulated by the Ten Thousand Beast Heaven Slaughter Array.

Even Emperors may not be able to break it open.

Long Yan, who controls the Beast Spirit Seal and the Order of the Beast, is precisely the one who can unlock it,” Lan Tianming explained.

The Ten Thousand Beast Heaven Slaughter Array was left behind by the Beast Emperor and was notoriously formidable.

Lan Tianming had tried countless times to breach it, but all in vain and nearly succumbing to severe injuries on several occasions.

He had relinquished the position of Palace Master to Long Yan to keep him in check.

Once Long Yan helped him open the vault, Long Yan would be worthless to him.

“I see,” said Qi Feng and the others nodded.

Opening the treasure vault was indeed important.

They could easily eliminate Long Yan after that, and the Palace Master’s position could still belong to Lan Tianming.

“In that case, let him live a few more days,” Mu Yan said in a grave voice.

“In the coming period, none of you should give yourselves away.

Be careful not to raise Long Yan’s suspicions; he is no ordinary individual,” Lan Tianming warned.

In reality, him willingly giving up the position of Palace Master for Long Yan to open the vault was only part of the reason.

Another reason was that by voluntarily doing so, he would appear magnanimous in the eyes of the disciples of the Temple of Beasts.

Once he removed Long Yan subtly, he could naturally ascend to the Palace Master’s position and be extremely popular by then.

This was a tactic to win the hearts of the people.

Time passed, day by day, and before they knew it, five days had passed.

In the Heavenly Beast Hall,

Long Yan was sitting on the Palace Master’s throne with Lan Tianming sitting below him.

“Deputy Palace Master, how is the Temple of Beasts situation?” Long Yan asked.

“A few days ago, the disciples were astounded by the Palace Master’s impressive strength.

Everyone regards you as their idol and diligently cultivates.

The overall morale is high,” replied Lan Tianming with a smile.

He was speaking the truth.

On the day of the Accession Ceremony, Long Yan’s astonishing talent and strength had given the disciples of the Temple of Beasts a glimpse of what a true genius looked like.

They regarded Long Yan as their idol and started to cultivate diligently.

“That’s good,” Long Yan sighed with relief.

“The Temple of Beasts was left behind by my master, and now that I’m in charge, I must not let it fall into disgrace.”

If the Temple of Beasts didn’t decline, its overall strength would certainly be no less than that of the Jiu Xiao Dynasty or the Refining God Sect.

“Where is the Old Palace Master now?” Lan Tianming asked gently, obviously testing Long Yan.

“My master only left behind a fragment of his soul.

After he had explained everything to me, the soul fragment dissipated.”

How could Long Yan not see that Lan Tianming was testing him?

He would never let Lan Tianming know that his master was still in the world, so as to keep Lan Tianming wary.

As expected, Lan Tianming visibly relaxed upon hearing that the Beast Emperor had indeed perished.

If the Beast Emperor were still alive, Lan Tianming would indeed have cause for concern.

Now that the Beast Emperor was dead, he had nothing to fear anymore.

“Deputy Palace Master, you must encourage the disciples to cultivate diligently.

The overall strength of the Temple of Beasts is inferior to the Four Major Forces of the Southern Wasteland Continent, let alone comparison to other colossal forces,” said Long Yan.

While the Temple of Beasts boasted numerous disciples, its collective power was even inferior to the Zhenyang Sect.

“Don’t worry, Palace Master.

I have already instructed them on this,” replied Lan Tianming.

Then he paused deliberately before adding, “However, there is an urgent matter that needs to be addressed.”

“What matter?” asked Long Yan casually.

“For thousands of years, the Temple of Beasts has been closed off.

Our resources for cultivation have been exhausted.

We don’t even have enough Spirit Stones to distribute to every disciple.

We are severely lacking in resources for cultivation,” Lan Tianming explained, feigning seriousness.

“Is the fox about to show its tail?” A faint, sly smile appeared at the corner of Long Yan’s mouth as he muttered to himself.

It was clear that Lan Tianming was setting the stage for what was to come.

“Indeed, the scarcity of cultivation resources is a major issue.

The Temple of Beasts is vast, and the resources it needs for cultivation are no small sum.”

Showing a serious expression, Long Yan then turned to Lan Tianming and asked, “I am still new to the Temple of Beasts and am not very familiar with it.

Do you have any good suggestions, Deputy Palace Master?”

Long Yan decided to go along with Lan Tianming’s scheme, leading him to reveal his true intentions.

“Thousands of years ago, when the Old Palace Master established the Temple of Beasts, he had four followers who later became the Four Heavenly Monarchs of the temple.

You should have heard about this from the Great Elder,” explained Lan Tianming.

“The Old Palace Master and the Four Heavenly Monarchs left behind a treasure vault in the temple.

If we could open that vault, it would solve our problem with the scarcity of cultivation resources.”