Quite a few people had already begun to regret it. Had they known this would happen, why hadn't they agreed more readily from the start? At the very least, it was perfectly normal to pay some price for the position of Sect Master candidate.
One had to know that even if they failed to become the Sect Master, they would still have a good chance of becoming the master of a peak in the future.
Who did not wish to become the master of a peak, looking down proudly upon the masses? That was a role at the Great Emperor level, someone the Northern Territory Sect focused on cultivating. Yet now, in the blink of an eye, it had slipped through their fingers.
"Yes, Great Emperor!" Yang Chen did not care much about the position of vice-captain. He simply wanted to contribute his share to the Northern Territory Sect.
Yet many others cast envious looks his way, and some even carried faint traces of jealousy, such as Yuan Cheng's father, Yuan Fei.
"Alright, who else is willing to participate?" He Tan asked.
When he asked again, the response was far stronger than before. Quite a few people volunteered and stepped forward, all praying that they could receive the reward of becoming a Sect Master candidate. Even if they could not, receiving some compensation would do.
But opportunities were often fleeting, difficult to seize.
Once those dozen or so people stepped forward to volunteer again, Great Emperor He Tan was no longer so easy to negotiate with. He said directly, "Alright, all of you, step out."
Those people stepped out one after another. Great Emperor He Tan did not even spare them a glance before asking again, "Who else?"
The dozen or so Heavenly Martial Realm martial artists who had volunteered