Chapter 1123: Goal Achieved

How could the Feng Clan and the Imperial Family let this chance slip? They dug up all the old debts and together went to the Cheng Clan to demand payment.

The Beast King Mountains also began to add insult to injury, dispatching ferocious beast warriors who blatantly seized two mineral veins belonging to the Cheng Clan, claiming they were collecting interest.

Gradually, voices emerged within the Cheng Clan, saying the current Clan Chief is narrow‑minded, driven by personal grudges, and lacks the ability to handle external relations, which caused the Cheng Clan to be jointly opposed by the major forces.

Once the rumors spread, they could not be stopped. Some Elders of the Cheng Clan also began to show signs of opposing the Clan Chief.

This move of killing the person and crushing the heart deals the greatest blow to the Cheng Clan, causing its members to become unsettled and internally divided.

Clan Chief Cheng Wenjun also deeply felt the crisis.

If this continues, not only his position as Clan Chief is at risk, but the power accumulated by the Cheng Clan over generations will be ruined by his hand.

He cannot bear this responsibility.

Helpless, he could only seek counsel from the Cheng Clan's Elder Ancestor.

The Cheng Clan's Elder Ancestor has always been in seclusion, never concerning himself with worldly affairs. After listening carefully to his account, he asked a few questions.

"Which major forces are currently acting against the Cheng Clan?"

"The Feng Clan, the Imperial Family, the Beast King, and a newly rising Demonic God Sect," Cheng Wenjun answered obediently.

"From where do the conflicts with them arise?" the Elder Ancestor asked again.

"The Feng Clan's dispute stems from the old Feng Yunfei incident and has remained deadlocked ever since. As for the Imperial Family, perhaps we overreached recently. The Beast King's issue was entirely provoked; I suspect the Demonic God Sect is behind it. Regarding the Demonic God Sect, we found no direct conflict, only that its sect leader is the Imperial Family's Prince Consort," Cheng Wenjun replied truthfully.

After hearing this, the Elder Ancestor guided him: "The Feng Yunfei matter has been years old; you should let it go! Our relationship with the Feng Clan should not be wholly antagonistic.

If any family falls, it will disrupt the current balance and empower the Imperial Family. So if you continue this stalemate, it will end in a mutually destructive situation."

The Elder Ancestor paused, then continued: "The Imperial Family side is easy to handle. Aren't they holding a successor selection? We can simply state our stance and not intervene.

The Beast King is even simpler; just send more Spirit Stones and gradually ease the relationship.

As for the Prince Consort, he is an outsider and may not be fully aligned with the Imperial Family. But given the situation, we must make a drastic sacrifice. Hand over the Northern Beast Arena directly in exchange for breathing room in other markets."

Cheng Wenjun immediately replied: "I will strictly follow the Elder Ancestor's teachings! But the beast industry and the restaurant..."

The Cheng Elder Ancestor smiled and did not let him continue.

"One must give to gain; don't fixate on a fleeting loss or gain! First get past the difficulty, then redevelop. As for the restaurant, just rebrand and reopen!"

"Understood!" Cheng Wenjun replied solemnly.

"Elder, I still have one unclear matter. Who exactly is targeting the Cheng Clan's mineral veins, and who has that capability?"

Cheng Wenjun has always wanted to confirm who the perpetrator is.

"Anyone could be responsible! Don't overestimate yourself, and don't underestimate the opponent's strength. If you resolve the matters I mentioned, no one will strike hard again. If you cannot, such incidents will only worsen..."

Cheng Wenjun has always greatly admired the wisdom of the Cheng Elder Ancestor.

After returning, he also calmed down.

The Cheng Clan now faces internal and external troubles, which indeed relate heavily to him.

The escalation with the Feng Clan is because he could never let go of a certain woman.

And the conflict with the Imperial Family stems from his excessive ambition and hasty actions.

As for the Beast King, it's easy to resolve. Send some resources to appease him; no explanation is needed.

Although the Beast King is a ferocious beast, holding the Beast King Mountains for so long, he cannot be a fool. He must realize someone is inciting him.

And regarding Ye Liuyun, he underestimated him!

From the start, he never valued Ye Liuyun; to avenge a disciple, he pushed Ye Liuyun toward the Imperial Family.

Unexpectedly, not only could he not kill Ye Liuyun, but he was bitten back.

As for the series of events—seizing mineral veins, swapping wine, poisoning, capturing ferocious beasts—these forces could all be covertly involved.

"The Elder Ancestor is right; first pacify these major forces, and such chaotic incidents will naturally cease. As for Ye Liuyun, he could never stand on equal footing with the Feng Clan, the Imperial Family, and our Cheng Clan."

With this in mind, Cheng Wenjun decided to first stabilize the Feng Clan and the Imperial Family, outwardly concede to Ye Liuyun, and then plot gradually.

Thus, his first action was to negotiate peace with the Feng Clan, not only clarifying to them and letting go of the grudge against Feng Yunfei, but also inviting the Feng Clan to co‑develop the Secret Realm.

Then he withdrew all plans that would have affected the successor selection, and proactively expressed to the Imperial Family that he would not interfere with the dynasty's decision.

He also took the initiative to slay the final Shadow Venerable and sent the head to Emperor Xia.

He immediately shut down the Northern Beast Arena, handing the market entirely over to Ye Liuyun.

On the Beast King's side, he arranged for a large shipment of Spirit Stones to be sent in hopes of reconciliation.

Although the Beast King did not agree at the time, he did not further trouble the envoys, which counted as a turning point.

After Cheng Wenjun completed these actions, indeed, the Feng Clan and the Imperial Family each gave way a step.

All the rampant rumors vanished like smoke.

The Cheng Clan's pressure eased immediately.

Cooperation in all areas began to gradually resume.

Even the internal dissent within their family completely disappeared!

Ye Liuyun, upon receiving this news at the Feng Clan, was overjoyed beyond measure.

His goal was finally achieved!

He was never truly attached to any Beast Arena. As long as Cheng Wenjun no longer clung to his mother, giving the Beast Arena to the Cheng Clan posed no problem.

Feng Yunfei, after receiving the news, embraced Feng Wanru, weeping with joy. After waiting so many years, the day finally arrived.

Meanwhile, far on Yonglie Island, Ye Xiaotian excitedly arranged preparations to welcome his wife's return.

However, no news of the Feng Clan releasing Feng Yunfei was announced.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun indeed grew restless.

He had exhausted such a great effort, already achieved the result, yet it was stuck at the Feng Clan.

So he used the pretext of discussing the Northern Beast Arena to request an audience with the Feng Clan's Clan Chief, hoping to gauge the situation.

Upon meeting, Ye Liuyun directly congratulated the Clan Chief: "Congratulations on reaching cooperation with the Cheng Clan and discarding past grievances!"

"Hahaha!" The clan chief looked at Ye Liuyun, then suddenly burst out laughing, "Hahaha!" "This is all thanks to your merit!"