Bang! The Senior Core Clan Elder finally crossed the bottleneck. The most difficult moment had passed.
At the same time, Zhuang Jingxing, who had been outside the courtyard, let out a sigh of relief and stepped out from the shadows.
The Senior Core Clan Elder kept his eyes tightly shut. His once completely white hair gradually turned black strand by strand, and his expression slowly returned to normal as he entered the stage of consolidating his Soul Power.
"Hahaha! This old man has finally broken through!" The Chief Senior Clan Elder wept tears of joy in his excitement. It took him quite a while to calm down. Only then did he sense the clan leader outside his courtyard. He hurriedly wiped away his tears and went to greet him.
"Thank you, Clan Leader, for standing guard! Thank you, Young Clan Leader, for the pill and Spirit Bone! Thank you, Supreme Elder, for your trust! Thank you to the clan for nurturing me!" Upon seeing Zhuang Jingxing, the Senior Core Clan Elder hurriedly tried to kneel in a formal salute.
"You mustn't, you mustn't! Senior Core Clan Elder, please rise quickly. You are my elder—aren't you putting me in an impossible position?" Zhuang Jingxing quickly supported the Senior Core Clan Elder before he could kneel.
"I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. I merely wished to express my gratitude to you. Please come in, please come in!" The Senior Core Clan Elder hurriedly invited Zhuang Jingxing into the hall.
"Senior Core Clan Elder, you must never act like this again. We are family! Now that you have broken through to level 90, under the clan's newly established system, you will henceforth be the Chief Core Clan Elder."
"A new system? Oh, I see. I firmly support the Clan Leader's decision!"
"I understand.