Chapter 1437 - New Appointed Great Elder (2/2)

”It looks like you are the one who needs to sober up.” Qing Yanjing said, while she slowly reached out her hands and waved at the descending ancient stone pagoda gently.

The next moment, countless spectators were dumbfounded as they watched the descending Ancestor Pagoda stop. After which, it suspended itself in the air dozens of meters above Qing Yanjing, then stopped again.

The clan members of the Budur Ancient Clan were all stunned, and they felt as if they had just seen a ghost. Even those elders from the Qing Lineage, like Qing Xuan and Qing Tian, looked horrified, and they had to wonder...

What did we just see? Did Qing Yanjing just have the Ancestor Pagoda under her control?

Only the clan leader and the Great Elder have the rights to control the Ancestor Pagoda, so how did Qing Yanjing manage to do it?

”You… You!” Budur Xuan was equally shocked by what he had just seen.

His eyes were wide-open as he pointed his trembling finger at Qing Yanjing. For a very long time, he could not utter a word, as he was totally stunned.

”How did you manage to command the Ancestor Pagoda?” After a while, Budur Xuan finally regained his senses and asked in disbelief.

Qing Yanjing swept her gaze across him nonchalantly. ”This is your last time commanding the Ancestor Pagoda.”

Upon hearing this, Budur Xuan quickly changed his seal and circulated the Ancestor Pagoda. But this time, he realized that his circulation went unanswered. The Ancestor Pagoda did not even move a fraction, but remained suspended quietly above Qing Yanjing. His command had been ignored entirely!

Budur Xuan was horrified, and he staggered back as he asked, ”How did this happen?”

Qing Yanjing answered expressionlessly, ”In the past, each time that the appointed Great Elder of the Budur Ancient Clan had sensed that their days were numbered, they would pass away while sitting in the Ancestor Pagoda. In this way, they kept their energies within the Ancestor Pagoda. This explains why the Ancestor Pagoda is so powerful.”

She then added, ”So, the last bit of the consciousness of our ancestors remained within it, and as time went by, the Ancestor Pagoda started to develop a mind of its own. So, I conveyed the current situation in the Budur Ancient Clan and the things that you did to the Ancestor Pagoda, while I was being confined within it. Basically, I complained about you!”

She paused, then added, ”The Ancestor Pagoda exists to keep the Budur Ancient Clan safe. As such, it also hopes that the clan will grow stronger.”

Qing Yanjing then cast a cold glance at Budur Xuan and said, ”These ancestors are not pleased with you, Great Elder.”

Budur Xuan was shocked, and he felt as though he had been struck by a flash of lightning. He never expected that the way he ruled was anything but highly regarded by the ancestors.

Qing Yanjing then said calmly, ”According to the bylaws of the clan, whoever controls the Ancestor Pagoda will be the new Great Elder. Hence, I will now be the new Great Elder of the Budur Ancient Clan.”

Everyone exclaimed in shocked when they heard her words. They could not understand how the position of the Great Elder could belong to someone else all of a sudden!

People from the Quan and Mo lineages were equally flustered by this news, as once Qing Yanjing became the Great Elder, they would no longer have peaceful lives. On the other hand, the people of the Qing lineage could not help but burst into cheers.

Even Qing Tian and Qing Xuan showed joyful expressions on their faces. In the past, Qing Yanjing had hated these kinds of things. Otherwise, she might have become the clan leader of the Budur Ancient Clan already. However, they never thought that she would be willing to take over the Great Elder position!

Budur Xuan looked slightly dazed. It seemed like he had not yet recovered from discovering that his actions were not highly regarded in the eyes of his ancestors. After quite some time, his expression gradually became one of dejection, and he looked like he had aged 20 years all of a sudden.

Budur Xuan looked at Qing Yanjing, then said with bitterness, ”The Great Elder position was yours from the start. I just did not think that you would take it over.”

Qing Yanjing snorted, then said, ”Everything I did was for my child. Otherwise, who would be willing to take over the Great Elder position? So… Have you decided to step down from the position?”

All eyes were looking anxiously at Budur Xuan. If he is not willing to step down, there would be a fierce battle within the Budur Ancient Clan.

This battle might result in the deaths of two Divine Heavenly Sovereigns. Furthermore, it might evoke internal conflicts. All these consequences would bring irreparable damage to the Budur Ancient Clan.

While everyone was watching him, Budur Xuan remained silent for quite some time. Finally, he let out a long breath, and a bitter smile surfaced on his pale face.

He then asked, ”Didn't you say that I regard the bylaws as my God? But, since these are indeed the clan rules, how could I defy them? From today onwards, I'll enter into cultivation. If the clan can grow stronger under your lead in my absence, then perhaps… I'll admit that I was wrong.”

He shook his head, then added, ”At that time… You shall be appointed the next Great Elder of the Budur Ancient Clan.”