Chao Zhang, an elder of the Black Swallow Clan's Elder Council, was known as Clan Elder Chao by the Black Swallow Clan cultivators. The Black Swallow Clan's Elder Council normally had only fifteen elders.
Although the elders of the Elder Council came from different races, once they joined the Elder Council, they had to take responsibility for the entire Black Swallow Clan.
Even if their birth clans came into conflict with other races, they were not permitted to participate any longer.
"Clan Elder" was merely an honorific title, and one revered by all the Black Swallow Clan cultivators. To enter their ranks, one not only had to reach the late Profound Spirit stage, but also had to have made an immense contribution to the Black Swallow Clan, possess the sincere intention to devote oneself to the entire clan, and swear an oath.
Thus, the elders of the Black Swallow Clan's Elder Council were not necessarily the strongest members of the clan, nor were they people recommended by tribal groups. They were individuals who had undergone assessment and investigation by the elders of the Elder Council and were ultimately deemed beyond reproach.
Even after becoming members of the Elder Council, these elders would not use its advantages to seek personal gain. They joined the Elder Council only because they wished to use the rest of their lives to do something useful for the entire race.
It could be said that the elders of the Elder Council were people who had already given up all hope of advancing to the Mahayana stage.
As a member of the Elder Council, Chao Zhang had remained at Blood Crane Mountain instead of leaving. Naturally, he was not there to cultivate, but to fulfill an important duty.
His residence was within Eagle Head Mountain, but that