"Grand Elder, what does this mean?!"
"Could it be that Qing Yanjing is going to be released?"
When the members of the Floating Pagoda Ancient Clan saw Grand Elder Fu Tu Xuan take the lead in raising his hand in agreement, they were instantly stunned.
Everyone knew that the greatest obstacle to releasing Qing Yanjing had been Grand Elder Fu Tu Xuan himself.
Although the Xuan Branch and Mo Branch had been stirring up trouble behind the scenes, he was the one who had truly wanted her imprisoned.
Previously, the Qing Branch had exhausted every possible means to change the Grand Elder's mind.
Yet nothing had worked. Even as they continued to decline, they had never managed to rescue Qing Yanjing.
At a moment no one had expected, Grand Elder Fu Tu Xuan had actually taken the initiative to convene an Elder Council meeting and agreed to release Qing Yanjing.
The message this sent was simply too strong.
So much so that the vast majority of people were in an uproar.
Xuan Guang Branch Leader and Mo Tong Branch Leader wore solemn expressions as they stared intently at Grand Elder Fu Tu Xuan atop the towering main peak. His arm remained raised, which meant he had indeed changed his mind and wanted to restore her freedom.
This was absolutely not good news for their two main branches.
Once Qing Yanjing returned to the Qing Branch, she would likely settle accounts for their past oppression of it.
With their current strength, how could they possibly contend against Qing Yanjing, a Saint Grade Spiritual Array grandmaster?
"Could it be the God Emperor..."
Mo Tong Branch Leader shifted his gaze to Zhao Chen, who stood beside Qing Shuang and remained calm throughout, then said softly,
"It must be. Only he has enough influence