Yu Clan, Conference Hall.
After hearing the First Elder's three suggestions, the expressions of the eight inner clan elders and the twenty outer clan elders changed at the same time.
However, the elders who belonged to the First Elder's faction revealed joy on their faces.
As for the elders who belonged to the Ninth Elder's faction, their faces were gloomy.
Unexpectedly, Yu Haoran also didn't expect that the First Elder would use this move.
According to the memories of his previous life, it seemed that Yu Hongyang's cultivation had broken through to the fifth grade of Martial Master a year after he left the clan. Furthermore, he had accumulated enough merits to ascend to the position of Patriarch with the strong support of the First Elder and the other inner clan elders.
However, his sudden counterattack today was outside of the First Elder's expectations and instead caused this matter to erupt prematurely.
After understanding all of this, Yu Hao's mood immediately relaxed. At the same time, his eyes revealed a trace of disdain as he looked at the First Elder.
You want your son to sit on the Patriarch's throne? Dream on!
"First Elder, isn't the matter of electing the Patriarch too rushed?"
The Ninth Elder wasn't in a hurry to refute the First Elder's suggestion. Instead, he quietly pondered the reason for doing so and the pros and cons of electing the Patriarch in advance.
Therefore, as the vanguard of the Ninth Elder's faction, the Fourth Elder was the first to raise a different opinion.
"Fourth Elder, the matter of recommending the Patriarch is not only extremely urgent, but also extremely urgent. Otherwise, a few ants like kittens and puppies will use the Patriarch as an excuse in the future." The First Elder coldly glanced at Yu Haoran and ridiculed.
Yu Haoran, who had long cultivated his face to be as thick as a city wall, didn't care at all about the First Elder's ridicule.
Of course, he didn't care. What he needed to do now was to obstruct the First Elder's intentions. Therefore, he took the initiative to speak up.
"Ninth Elder, according to what I know, if an accident happens to the current Patriarch and no new Patriarch is appointed, then the position of Patriarch will be contested by the successor of the clan and a person jointly recommended by more than five inner clan elders. Is that right?"
Yu Haoran's words caused the gloomy Ninth Elder's eyes to light up. He immediately knew what Yu Haoran was planning.
As for the Great Elder's faction, their expressions changed.
It wasn't that they didn't know the rules of the clan, but they didn't think that Yu Haoran would be so thick-skinned and bold. He actually dared to participate in the election of the clan leader at the age of sixteen with the cultivation of a Martial Disciple.
Then, the Great Elder's people became nervous again.
Yu Haoran looked young and his cultivation was low, but he had the capital that was not inferior to Yu Hongyang.
It had only been a month since he reached adulthood. Without the aid of any cultivation resources, under the supervision and coercion of everyone, not only did he directly break through to the fourth grade of Martial Disciple, but he was also able to kill Wang Ru, who was at the peak of the fourth grade of Martial Disciple, and easily defeat He Zhiqiang, who was at the fifth grade of Martial Disciple.
Just from this point alone, it was enough to prove that his talent had far surpassed his father, Yu Hongzhi.
Moreover, from the way he argued with the crowd and inverted right and wrong, it was obvious that he was extremely scheming. He was no longer inferior to these old foxes.
Therefore, if he participated in the election of the clan leader, he would definitely pose a great threat to Yu Hongyang. He might even make a comeback in the end.
"Yu Haoran, so you also want to participate in the election of the clan leader?" The Ninth Elder, who had always maintained a serious expression, said with a rare gentle expression.
"I was born as a member of the Yu Clan, and I will die as a ghost of the Yu Clan. I am willing to give my all for the prosperity of the Yu Clan, for the Yu Clan's hundred generations of inheritance!" Yu Haoran said shamelessly.
His extremely emotional words moved the Ninth Elder and the others. It also made the Sixth Elder, who had always been neutral, look forward to it.
In the Sixth Elder's opinion, whether it was Yu Hongyang or Yu Haoran, as long as they could lead the Yu Clan to greatness, he was willing to fully support them.
However, now it seemed that Yu Haoran was more suitable to be the clan leader than Yu Hongyang, except for his young age and low cultivation.
Seeing that everyone was deep in thought, especially the Sixth Elder, who had always been neutral, the First Elder knew that his plan had gone awry.
Because he never would have thought that Yu Haoran would actually be so shameless as to shamelessly participate in the Patriarch election. So, he knew that he had to immediately stop the situation before his eyes. Otherwise, the treacherous and cunning Yu Haoran might really take advantage of the situation and become the Yu Clan's Patriarch.
He gave the hot-tempered Third Elder a look.
Then, the Third Elder fiercely slapped the armrest, and said in an extremely disdainful and sarcastic tone, "If you let Yu Haoran participate in the election of the clan leader, I think you should just directly dissolve the Yu Clan, and then everyone will go their separate ways!"
"Third Elder, what do you mean?"
The Ninth Elder and the others, who had been moved by Yu Haoran's sudden proposal to participate in the election of the clan leader, were immediately dissatisfied after hearing the Third Elder's sarcastic words.
The Ninth Elder, who had always been unwilling to take the initiative to start a war, directly scolded in a low voice.
As the First Elder's vanguard, the Third Elder was not even afraid of the previous clan leader, Yu Hongzhi. How could he obediently shut up because of the Ninth Elder's reprimand?
"Since the founding of the Yu Clan five hundred years ago, the age of every clan leader has never been younger than forty, and the cultivation of every clan leader has never been lower than a sixth-grade Martial Master." The Third Elder first brought up the Yu Clan's tradition, and then pointed at Yu Haoran, his expression full of sarcasm.
"Look at the person in front of you. I'm afraid that his hair hasn't even fully grown yet. What qualifications does he have? What qualifications does he have to take on the responsibility of leading the clan to a powerful development?"
"Hehe!" Facing the Third Elder's sarcasm, Yu Haoran was extremely angry, but his expression did not show it as he lightly laughed twice.
"As the saying goes, one's ambition does not depend on one's age. Without ambition, one can live a hundred years in vain. I, Yu Haoran, have yet to fully grow my hair. How would you, the Third Elder, know?"
"Hehe!"
"Hehe!"
Yu Haoran's self-mocking retort just now made many of the elders in the hall unable to hold back their laughter.
After waiting for everyone to stop laughing, Yu Haoran continued, "According to what the Third Elder said just now, the Yu Clan's position of clan leader can only be assumed by those who are older and have a high cultivation. Then among the people present, it seems that only the First Elder and the Ninth Elder have the qualifications to compete for the position of clan leader. “
"This …!" Facing Yu Haoran's powerful retort, the Third Elder was momentarily at a loss for words.
This was because he knew the First Elder's plan was to push Yu Hongyang to the position of clan leader.
If he agreed with Yu Haoran's words just now, wouldn't he be pushing the First Elder to the forefront? Moreover, in terms of cultivation and strength, the First Elder was not necessarily a match for the Ninth Elder.
"Yu Haoran, according to the clan's rules, the Yu Clan's inner clan elders are not qualified to participate in the competition for the position of clan leader. This is not only to provide the clansmen with motivation to compete, but also to prevent the inner clan elders from having too much power and causing unnecessary trouble." Without waiting for the First Elder and the Third Elder to refute, the Ninth Elder took the initiative to stand up and oppose.
Other than the few old fellows in the clan who did not care about the clan's affairs, the Ninth Elder's strength was more or less the number one expert of the Yu Clan. Moreover, he was only 40 years old this year.
To be able to achieve such an achievement at the age of 40, other than his own talent, it was also because he was not interested in fighting for power and was willing to spend more time on cultivation. Moreover, his current life's wish was to break through to the Martial Ancestor Realm and explore the outside world.
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