"Enough. This was a resolution unanimously decided by the Elders. So many heavenly treasures were being used solely to further strengthen his body and bloodline.
"I heard that even Yao Tianran, the First Prodigy, and Yao Qingmie, the Second Prodigy, had never received such treatment before. That alone showed just how highly the clan now regarded him.
"A figure like that isn't someone we can afford to offend lightly."
The crowd discussed fervently, but it was clear that most of them were exceedingly envious of Yao Wuchang, who had suddenly risen against the odds.
Their burning gazes fixed upon him, as though they wished they could replace him outright.
Yet most of them had the desire but lacked the ability. In the end, they simply did not possess such capability.
Yao Wuchang stood among the crowd with a cold expression, saying nothing at that moment. Yet in secret, he was communicating incessantly.
He transmitted his voice to his master. "Master, must we continue lying low at a time like this?
"The situation is becoming more and more troublesome."
Yao Wuchang spoke softly.
As his strength continued to grow, his cooperation with Yao Qingmie, the Second Prodigy, had developed disagreements over recent times.
If he had remained in third place, their cooperation would naturally have been more stable. But as his strength grew ever greater, he had yet to threaten Yao Tianran while further threatening Yao Qingmie instead. Thus, a faint crack of crisis had naturally emerged between them, and Yao Wuchang had clearly begun to suffer suppression from the clan's higher-ups.
For instance, the words spoken by the Elder in the Mission Hall as he took out the scroll still faintly echoed through his mind: "Wuchang, now that you have accepted vast resources from the clan, go and deal with