In a pitch-black secret room, several people in black cloaks sat opposite each other. The atmosphere in this dark secret room was particularly oppressive.
One of them suddenly asked in a deep voice that sounded a little old.
"Third Brother, why didn't you guard the Sacred Blood Crystal properly? Why did you call us to the family's secret room in such a hurry? Don't tell me you can't hold back your temper again so soon? In the past, it would have been fine if you had only guarded for four to five years. But this time, you've just taken over with your second brother for less than a month. Do you want to quit so soon? What you're doing is a little too much. Do you want to be locked up? "
The voice wasn't loud, but everyone could hear the anger in it. What was most surprising was that they couldn't tell where the voice came from.
As soon as the words came out, a black-robed figure in the crowd whose face couldn't be seen stood up and took a step forward. The old face under the black robe was full of smiles as he looked at everyone in front of him.
"Today, I don't want to be lazy and quit. It's just that I don't need to do it in the future."
The old man's indifferent tone made everyone frown. They seemed to be a little unhappy.
As soon as the words came out, everyone felt the temperature in the space around them rise. One of the black-robed figures' robes also fluttered.
Seeing this situation, the old man also hurriedly stopped his joking face. His face under the black robe had a solemn expression.
Everyone seemed to see this pitch-black space as bright as day. Seeing this, they didn't say anything else. The rising temperature in the secret room and the terrifying aura gradually calmed down.
When everyone's mood became serious, the old voice that was full of laughter spoke again. This time, it didn't have the joking tone from before. Instead, it was very serious and careful.
He looked at the tallest black-robed figure in the crowd. Because of the black robe, the person's eyes couldn't be seen.
But for some reason, the two of them tacitly raised their heads and looked at each other. If there was no black robe, it would be a scene of four eyes meeting.
After a few breaths of time, the old voice slowly said, "That's right.
"The Saint Blood Crystal lit up, and it's a god-level bloodline!"
It was a simple sentence, but it caused the atmosphere that had just become serious to become lively again.
All the Elders looked at each other with tears streaming down their faces. The Saint Blood Crystal was the harbinger of their family's prosperity. They had guarded the Saint Blood Crystal for many years in hopes that one day, the Saint Blood Crystal that represented the hope of their family would shine brightly.
Because as long as the Saint Blood Crystal shone, it meant that a descendant of the family had just returned to this continent.
Moreover, it would only be an outstanding junior with extremely dense bloodline power and outstanding talent. At that time, it would be the time when the clan would prosper.
But now, their long guard had finally paid off. The Saint Blood Crystal had not failed to live up to their expectations!
Boom!
Suddenly, an extremely powerful soul storm wreaked havoc in the entire secret room, enveloping the entire secret room. It even added a few restrictions outside before gradually stopping.
Ever since the soul storm appeared, all the Elders in the secret room stood up and stopped talking. They quickly tidied up their robes and quietly stood in their seats, waiting.
Suddenly, the Elder who spoke first spoke again solemnly.
"Third Elder, you actually dared to joke in front of us about such a big matter and delayed the timing. How should you be punished?"
The Third Elder's expression changed drastically. He understood that the First Elder of the family was really angry now. Thus, he hurriedly replied.
"I, Xiao Mingyuan, am guilty. Please punish me, First Elder."
Although Xiao Mingyuan was the Third Elder of the Xiao Clan, he was extremely playful and did not guard the Saint Blood Crystal properly. He would often sneak out of the family and cause a bunch of trouble. The higher-ups of the family did not know whether to laugh or cry.
If not for the fact that he had only caused some small trouble and was the Third Elder of the family, he would have been locked up by the family long ago.
The Elders Council had tried to persuade him in every possible way, but he was still indifferent and did whatever he wanted to do.
Until this year, it was the Third Elder's turn to guard the Saint Blood Crystal again. If not for the First Elder coming out of seclusion in time and learning about the matters of the past few years, and using his tyrannical strength and family rules to suppress him, he would probably have run out again at this moment.
But fortunately, he was very respectful to the First Elder. In addition to the family rules, he did not dare to run out again.
But now, it had only been a month since he took over from the Second Elder, and he actually called all the Elders over again. This made the Elders who knew his character rather unhappy. The First Elder was also extremely unhappy. Finally, after making a fuss for half a day, Xiao Mingyuan could only admit defeat and accept the First Elder's punishment.
"Elder Xiao Mingyuan knew about the big matter of the family, but delayed reporting it. Thus, he was punished by confinement for a month. But in view of Elder Xiao Mingyuan's merit in reporting the big matter of the family, the task of finding the whereabouts of that person and bringing him back to the family will be given to you. Elder Xiao Mingyuan, do you have any objections?"
The First Elder stared at Xiao Mingyuan and asked in an unquestionable tone. Xiao Mingyuan bowed slightly and replied to the First Elder.
"Replying to the First Elder, Xiao Mingyuan has no objections."
At this moment, he was extremely happy with the First Elder's punishment in his heart. He could not even thank the First Elder enough, so how could he have any objections? Although he was confined for a month, when he thought about how he would be able to leave the family after a month, this one month was nothing. Thus, he naturally accepted the punishment very directly.
The First Elder did this just to find a reason for him to leave the family. In any case, this way, not only could he get rid of Xiao Mingyuan, this troublemaker, but he could also find the clansman with the divine bloodline. Why not? The other Elders were naturally very clear, but they could only curl their lips and nod in agreement. After all, the First Elder had spoken, so who would dare to have any objections?
After the matter was distributed and the Elders packed up, the First Elder released his aura and said in a deep voice, "Today's matter is not related to anyone.
"Apart from us and the family head, no one else is allowed to know about what happened today. If we find out that any outsiders know about it, kill them all!"
The First Elder's words were full of overbearing meaning, but everyone also understood that this was all for the future of the family, so they all nodded and replied,
"Yes!"
Seeing the reaction of the Elders, the First Elder also nodded, then his figure gradually dissipated in the dark secret room. The Elders also retreated and left the secret room respectively.
At this time, Xiao Yan, who was tens of thousands of miles away, was flying toward the towering mountain with Huo Yi.
They would not have known if they did not walk. Once they did, they were shocked. It was unexpected that this seemingly short distance was actually quite time-consuming to travel with Xiao Yan's speed. This caused the two of them to feel helpless.
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