Kongyan didn't want to clash with Kong Wuliang and Kong Wuming, the clan's two remaining powerhouses. But he couldn't afford to stand aside now.
If the Sacred Boulder Dharma Manifestation made a move and the formation, only just stabilized, was broken again, Kongyan couldn't even imagine what would happen.
"Since the clan leader left, when did the clan become your private fief?" Kong Wuliang was furious. He hadn't expected Kong Qihuang and Kongyan to side with the Sacred Boulder Dharma Manifestation—and now they were even trying to drive him out.
"Second Protector is right. We worked hard to stabilize the situation. If you don't care whether the clan survives, then you're no longer welcome here."
Kongyang, a Primordial Spirit expert among the formation masters, spoke up as well. Those formation masters understood better than the other clan members how difficult it was to keep the formation stable.
"Good. Very good." Kong Wuliang laughed in anger. "Are you planning to attack me? I'm still a protector of the Sky-Shadow Clan. The clan's affairs aren't yours to decide. You want me to leave? Then I'll make sure you don't get your way."
"Third Protector, what do you think?" Kongyan looked at Kong Wuming, who had remained silent.
"There's no point in fighting each other like this. The outsider, Eastern Alchemy Saint, is here, and the clan leader's whereabouts are unknown. Even if we fight until one side wins, it won't solve anything.
"If the Eastern Alchemy Saint's true body or the clan leader returns, the situation could turn on its head in an instant.
"Wouldn't this fight make us a laughingstock? I say we should send our best people to look for the clan leader and the others, and find out what happened over there.
"Finding either of them would solve the