After the nine chimes, Jianchen and Changyang Zu Yun arrived above the floating piece of land. Before them, the six great elders of Changyang Prefecture stood in a row. They all personally welcomed them with smiles.
In order to welcome Jianchen, the Changyang Prefecture had displayed their sincerity. Not only had the Bell of Shangqing rung nine times, even all the great elders of Changyang Prefecture had moved out. Probably only experts like the Holy Emperor could enjoy such a grand occasion.
"Hahahaha, the most outstanding genius in the history of our protector clan in Changyang Prefecture has finally returned home. Changyang Shōten, Old Man, great elder Changyang Qing Yun of Changyang Prefecture welcomes your return on behalf of the entire clan." An sagely, ruddy old man chuckled at Jianchen. He was extremely happy.
Changyang Qing Yun was the most senior member of the Qing branch in Changyang Prefecture, as well as the most powerful person in Changyang Prefecture. He was the only person in Changyang Prefecture who had reached Great Perfection as a Holy Emperor. He had been stuck at the bottleneck of becoming a Holy Emperor for many years now.
"Jianchen, let me introduce you to the great elders …" Changyang Zu Yunxiao stepped forward and introduced the remaining great elders of Changyang Prefecture to Jianchen with a smile.
With Changyang Zu Yunxiao's introduction, Jianchen finally learned the identities of the other great elders of Changyang Prefecture. Out of the seven great elders of Changyang Prefecture, the Zu and Yuan branches each had two, while the Qing branch was the most powerful, having three of them. The great elders of the Zu branch were Changyang Zu Yunxiao and Changyang Zu Xiao, whom Jianchen was familiar with. The two great elders of the Yuan branch were Changyang Yuan Wuji and Changyang Yuan Zhenghua. Other than Changyang Qing Yun, Jianchen had seen the other two great elders of the Qing branch before. One of them was Changyang Qing Jueri, who had come to Lore City to ask for the Bright Moon Divine Hall. The last person of the Qing branch was the Holy Emperor who had been trapped in the Bright Moon Divine Hall with Jianchen and had all his energy drained away. His name was Changyang Qing Yunfeng.
After Changyang Zu Yunxiao's introduction, the great elder of the Qing branch, Changyang Qing Jueri, said, "Yunxiao, you should be called Changyang Shōten. After all, that's the most appropriate form of address. As for the name Jianchen, it should be scrapped. From today onwards, there will only be Changyang Shōten on the Tian Yuan Continent, not Jianchen," Changyang Qing Jueri looked at Jianchen with a sliver of coldness that no one noticed.
"Hahaha, Jueri is right. Now that Changyang Shōten has returned to the clan, he should obviously be referred to by the clan name. I think the name Jianchen should be scrapped from today onwards," Changyang Qing Yun agreed with a smile.
Changyang Qing Yunfeng and the two great elders of the Yuan branch nodded slightly. They agreed with this idea very much. Changyang Zu Xiao remained silent, while Changyang Zu Yunxiao frowned slightly. He seemed troubled. He then looked at Jianchen and asked, "Great-grandson, what do you think?" Changyang Zu Yunxiao very rarely referred to Jian Chen like this, but this time, he emphasized the word 'great-grandson' a little more, as if he was showing off to the great elders of the other two branches that Jian Chen was his great-grandson after the nine chimes of the Bell of Supremacy had rung out of nowhere.
Jianchen said without any hesitation, "No, Jianchen is my name. I won't change that name. I won't object to the name Changyang Shōten either, but it can only be my secondary surname." Jianchen spoke without any hesitation, leaving no room for negotiation. His name was not something that could be changed so easily, not to mention the fact that it came from his past life.
The gentle smiles on the great elders' faces quickly vanished. They all frowned slightly and became displeased. However, Changyang Zu Xiao stepped forward and said, "A name is just a form of address. There's no need to care so much about it. Moreover, my great-grandson has used the name Jianchen for so long already. He's a renowned figure on the Tian Yuan Continent now, so how can he change it so easily?"
With Changyang Zu Xiao's mediation, the great elders of the other two branches did not continue to argue. They all silently agreed to Jianchen. Jianchen was their junior, but the power he possessed was so great that even the protector clans dared not underestimate him. Ignoring just how shocking his strength and talent were, just the fact that he was a Winged Tiger was enough for them to make a concession.
Not to mention, Jianchen had Ruijin and Black Fish behind him, two supreme experts who could rival the Holy Emperor.
"Great elders, I've come to the protector clan of Changyang Prefecture as promised. May I ask if the seal in great-grandfather Yunkong's head can be removed?" Jianchen asked.
"There's no rush. Changyang Shōten, since you've returned to the clan, the ceremony is obviously unavoidable. Let's carry out the ceremony first before removing the seal in Yunkong's head," said Changyang Qing Jueri.
"In my opinion, let's remove the seal in great-grandfather Yunkong's head first before carrying out the ceremony. It won't take up too much time anyway," Jianchen did not back down at all. He placed Changyang Zu Yunkong's matter first.
Changyang Zu Yunxiao and Changyang Zu Xiao faintly smiled when they heard that. However, the five great elders became stunned. They had already become rather displeased with how Jianchen had tried to bargain with them time and time again in a tone that left no room for negotiation.
Although Jianchen's talent was extraordinary and his current strength could not be underestimated, he was still a junior in the end. As the great elders of Changyang Prefecture, they had never been forced by a junior like this before.
Changyang Zu Yunxiao glanced past the great elders and a sliver of anger flashed through his eyes. He loudly said, "Back then, the seven of us agreed that if Yunkong could bring Xiangtian back to the clan, the seven of us would remove the seal in his head. Now that Xiangtian has returned to the clan, it's time for us to keep our promise. Great elders, let's go remove the seal for Kong 'er. Otherwise, wouldn't we be going back on our word?"
The two great elders of the Yuan branch agreed with Changyang Zu Yunxiao's words. As a result, one of them said, "Alright, let's remove the seal in Yunkong's head first."
The three great elders of the Qing branch could only comply with the Yuan branch's agreement. Afterward, the seven great elders all left the independent space and went to remove the seal for Changyang Zu Yunkong. Only Changyang Zu Yeyun remained to lead the way for Jianchen.
"Jianchen, Huang Luan, come down with Great-grandmother. Let Great-grandmother introduce you to the important figures of our Changyang Prefecture," Changyang Zu Yeyun smiled. Changyang Zu Yeyun smiled before descending from the sky with Jian Chen. They landed on the huge piece of land that hovered in the air below them.
As soon as Jianchen's feet touched the ground, a large number of people gathered over from all directions. Very soon, Jianchen, Changyang Zu Yeyun, and the others were surrounded by a sea of people. All of them curiously studied the unfamiliar Jianchen and Huang Luan. They were filled with doubt.
"I only know Great-grandmother Yeyun out of the three of them, but who are the other two …"
"Could it be that the young man and woman standing beside Ye Yun are the ones who were welcomed by the Bell of Shang Qing nine times?"
"Even the grand elder of Mercenary City only has the right to make the Bell of Grand Clarity ring six times, yet these two unfamiliar young men can make it ring nine times. Are they Holy Emperor experts?"
"Although Old Man hasn't left the clan for a very long time, he still knows a thing or two about the outside world. It's said that the only Holy Emperor on the Tian Yuan Continent is the path lord of carnal desires. Is this young man the only Holy Emperor of the humans, the path lord of carnal desires?"
"Impossible. He's definitely not the path lord of carnal desires, the Holy Emperor of the humans. When the experts of the Beast God Continent invaded our Tian Yuan Continent last time, I personally witnessed the path lord of carnal desires. This young man is definitely not him."
"If he's not the path lord of carnal desires, then who is he?"
Discussions filled the surroundings. Many people guessed at Jianchen's identity.
"Changyang Shōten, so it's you." Suddenly, a rather sharp voice rang out from the crowd. A well-dressed, middle-aged woman aggressively walked out of the crowd with two pretty women who seemed to be in their twenties.
Jianchen followed the voice and recognized the three women with a single glance. They were the people who had come to Changyang Prefecture with Changyang Qing Jueri in an attempt to obtain the Bright Moon Divine Hall.
The middle-aged woman ignored the surprised gazes of the crowd with the two women and directly arrived before Jianchen. She placed her hands on her hips and acted like she was superior. She said haughtily, "And I was wondering who it was. So it's the disrespectful junior, Changyang Shōten. Changyang Shōten, I never thought that even someone as disrespectful and arrogant as you would be able to enter my protector clan. I'm quite surprised."
Changyang Zu Yeyun's face immediately sank when she heard the middle-aged woman's words. Her face was filled with anger, and even Jianchen's face sank. Huang Luan also frowned slightly. She puffed up her cheeks and seemed to be fuming.
"Leng Shuang, you know this young man. Who is he?" A hunchbacked old man asked with a hoarse voice from behind.
The middle-aged woman treated the old man with great respect. She immediately changed her expression and eased up, "Uncle Fang Yu, you spend most of your time in seclusion, so you obviously don't know who Changyang Shōten is. This Changyang Shōten is the child of Changyang Zu Yunkong, who was expelled from the clan a thousand years ago for committing a grave mistake. He's so young, yet he's already arrogant just because he has some strength. He doesn't treat us seniors with any importance at all. He's arrogant and domineering, not behaving like a disciple of a large clan at all. Last time, when the esteemed great elder Jueri and I personally visited them on the Tian Yuan Continent, this ignorant Changyang Shōten actually dared to chase great elder Jueri away. How dare he? "
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