For a moment.
The great hall of Ancestral City fell silent.
Wan Shenfeng and the others stopped arguing with Cang Jiulong and sank into deep thought.
They privately analyzed every sentence Cang Jiulong had spoken, even every word, and finally reached a conclusion.
The grand vision Cang Jiulong had laid out with Ancestral City as its foundation really was possible. They could not refute it.
Of course, Cang Jiulong might still be dangling a carrot before them to cement the authority he had won with such difficulty.
But they had to admit that the Progenitor Realm was too tempting.
Even if it was only a carrot, they could not refuse it. Better to believe the chance was real than dismiss it and be wrong!!!
Seeing this, Cang Jiulong was secretly delighted.
It worked!
Ancestral City was safe.
And this, in fact, was what he had expected.
The reason was simple.
None of the seven Peak Sage Constant experts before him was easy to fool. He had not dared take them lightly; every word he had said was true, without the slightest lie mixed in.
There was only one thing he had concealed.
But he would never reveal it, not even if they beat him to death. That was what he truly relied on to reach the Progenitor Realm.
"Fine... We'll believe you one more time!"
"So what do you plan to do next?"
"Keep searching for the Four Great Wonder Books?"
After half a day of consideration, Wan Shenfeng and the others finally decided not to leave Ancestral City for the time being. They would join forces with Cang Jiulong in earnest.
Cang Jiulong nodded. "You're right to trust me. And you can rest assured: when it comes to reaching the Ancestral Realm, I would never make empty promises. Ancestral