Inside the Azure Ox Ancestral Hall in the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains, the atmosphere instantly grew heavy.
Niu Ba's rough hand hung in midair, a dazzling crystal resting in his palm.
This was the Saint Crystal that even Dao Ancestor Hongjun had been forced to reluctantly hand over.
Golden strands of great dao laws swam inside the crystal, and the pressure it radiated sent ripples of distortion through the surrounding space.
Niu Ba swallowed, his large, bell-like eyes fixed on the crystal as anxiety churned inside him.
"Son, tell your old man what you really think."
Niu Ba lowered his voice and held his hand out a little farther.
"This thing is a treasure, all right, but it's also a hot potato. Who in our Ox Clan should we give it to?"
"I'm the clan chief, and I'm a Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal now, but all those elders are watching it with hungry eyes."
"If we don't distribute it fairly, people are bound to hold a grudge."
Niu Ba was telling the plain truth. The Ox Clan had become a vast and prosperous clan.
Besides their own family, several veterans had followed the Niu family through life and death since ancient times.
Deciding who would get it and who would not was sure to offend someone.
Seated on a white jade stone stool, Niu Ben lifted his teacup and leisurely blew the foam off the surface.
He did not even spare the crystal a proper glance, his tone as casual as if they were discussing what to have for dinner.
"Dad, has being clan chief muddled your head?"
"What's there to think about?"
"Giving it to anyone else won't do. Obviously, this crystal is for Mom."
The moment he said that, the Great Hall became so quiet that a