Chapter 3086 — Finding the Bloodline Heir

"Reporting to the Grand Elder, the coordinates point to the northern district of Donghai City," the disciple informed the Grand Elder.

"Donghai City?!" The Grand Elder was certainly no stranger to Donghai City—it was the very city to which she had previously sent people to make trouble for Wei Zhao. What she had never expected was that the Dark Phoenix bloodline heir was also in Donghai City!

Had she known this earlier, the Grand Elder would have gone to Donghai City herself. Only a master who had cultivated the Dark Night Palace's inner arts and reached the late Heaven Stage could sense the aura of a Dark Phoenix bloodline heir. The black-robed elder simply did not possess that ability.

"That's right, it is Donghai City!" The disciple turned the laptop screen around and aimed it toward the Grand Elder.

The Grand Elder took one look and nodded. There was no way the disciple would dare deceive her—and now, she was ready to make the trip to Donghai City in person!

"Donghai City? Excellent, truly the will of heaven!" The Grand Elder sneered. "This way, I need not go to any trouble at all. Once I find the heir, I can simply go and do away with Wei Zhao, Gu Mengyao, and Gu Pengzhan!"

"The Grand Elder is wise indeed!" Zhao Qibing was beside himself with excitement. If the Grand Elder took action personally, then no matter how formidable Wei Zhao was, he would be nothing but a fart in the wind! The Grand Elder now stood at the peak of the late Heaven Stage—killing Wei Zhao would be a trifling matter.

"Enough, Qibing. Spare me the flattery. I know you want Wei Zhao dead—but so do I!" the Grand Elder said. "This time, however, you will not come along. After all, my stated purpose for going out is to search for the bloodline heir. If you tag along, it will be difficult to take your revenge."

"Yes..." Though Zhao Qibing longed to watch Wei Zhao be beaten to death with his own eyes, if the Grand Elder said no, he could hardly insist.

"Black-robed Elder, go and inform the Xuan Dan Sect and the other larger ancient sects that our Dark Night Palace has activated the Dark Phoenix Guiding Stone and found a new Dark Phoenix heir. I will be entering the secular world," the Grand Elder said to the black-robed elder.

"Yes!" The black-robed elder nodded hurriedly. "This time, our Dark Night Palace acts with full justification. Let us see whether the Xuan Dan Sect dares to stand in our way!"

After returning the Dark Phoenix Guiding Stone to its place and sealing the mechanism, the Grand Elder dismissed the assembly and set about preparing for her journey into the secular world.

Ye Rou'er and Elder Li learned of what had happened at the Dark Phoenix Shrine at the first opportunity. Though they had lost their power, they still had a few loyal confidants within the Dark Night Palace. What had occurred was no secret—it was a stirring event that needed to spread to every disciple of the Dark Night Palace—and so Ye Rou'er and Elder Li came to know of it.

"Elder Li, how could it be such a coincidence? Both of them in Donghai City... The Grand Elder is going to move against Yaoyao and Pengzhan. What are we to do?" Ye Rou'er was at her wit's end. Though she was an early Heaven Stage master, she carried none of the majesty of one—she was much like a little girl.

"My lady, I never expected such a coincidence either. Originally, if the two had been in different cities, then after the Grand Elder recovered the Dark Phoenix heir, her attention might well have fixed upon the heir, leaving her no mind to trouble the young miss and the young master. But now... they are all in the same city, all on the same road. A bit of revenge would be the work of a moment. This is somewhat difficult!" Elder Li was likewise troubled; the coincidence had caught him completely off guard.

"Then... what are we to do?" Ye Rou'er grew anxious. "I will go and beg the Grand Elder now, ask her to show mercy. I am a Heaven Stage master after all—even if I am no longer the palace mistress, I can still serve as an elder of the Dark Night Palace. Surely the Grand Elder does not wish me to hold a grudge against the Dark Night Palace over Yaoyao and Pengzhan?"

"Hmm... that is a good enough reason. In that case, let us go and seek an audience with the Grand Elder now!" Elder Li nodded and said.

"All right!" Ye Rou'er nodded as well, and she hurried off with Elder Li toward the Grand Elder's chambers.

At that moment, the black-robed elder had just finished notifying the Xuan Dan Sect and a series of other sizable ancient sects. With that, the Dark Night Palace had ample justification for entering the secular world.

"Grand Elder, the palace mistress... Ye Rou'er and Elder Li request an audience!" a disciple reported cautiously to the Grand Elder. He had nearly let the words "palace mistress" slip out, and only upon second thought realized it was not right—Ye Rou'er was no longer the palace mistress.

"Oh? What do they want?" The Grand Elder frowned. No need to guess—they must be here to plead. But the Grand Elder was in a good mood now, so she said to the disciple, "Very well, let them in!"

"Yes!" The disciple answered quickly, then turned and left the room.

After a while, Ye Rou'er and Elder Li entered the Grand Elder's chambers together.

"Ye Rou'er, Elder Li, what brings you here?" the Grand Elder asked.

"Grand Elder, first of all, Elder Li and I have come to congratulate you on finding the Dark Phoenix bloodline heir. This is a great joy for our Dark Night Palace, and as the former palace mistress, I am naturally overjoyed as well." Ye Rou'er did not dare broach the matter of Gu Mengyao and Gu Pengzhan directly, so she began with a few pleasant words.

"En, it is indeed a fine thing." The Grand Elder was delighted too. The Dark Night Palace had come within a hair's breadth of ruin, but now it had been brought back from the brink!

"There is one more matter that I, Li, wish to venture to raise with the Grand Elder..." Elder Li spoke up at this point.

"Speak." The Grand Elder waved a hand at Elder Li.

"It is like this, Grand Elder. You see, Ye Rou'er was once the palace mistress. Though she is no longer, she is still an early Heaven Stage master, and our Dark Night Palace is precisely in want of talent. Might Ye Rou'er be permitted to take up the post of elder?" Elder Li said.

"That goes without saying. An early Heaven Stage master is more than qualified to serve as an elder of our Dark Night Palace!" The Grand Elder nodded and said.

"So then, Ye Rou'er will continue to serve the Dark Night Palace in the future. Grand Elder, now that you have already found a new Dark Phoenix bloodline heir, could you perhaps spare Ye Rou'er's family?" Elder Li said. "You see, if you kill Ye Rou'er's daughter and husband, she will not be happy, and how could she then serve the Dark Night Palace with a peaceful heart? If you do not kill them, you lose nothing—and at present, our Dark Night Palace must place the heir above all else!"