The Jia Meng Family members had all sorts of thoughts. Some obeyed the order to return to the clan, while others foolishly thought they could get away with disobeying it.
The Jia Meng Family's sudden, sweeping mobilization was so grand that the other clans couldn't help but wonder what was going on.
For a time, the attention of the entire cultivation world was drawn to the Jia Meng Family's astonishing appeal.
However, even the Jia Meng Family members themselves didn't yet know the reason for the recall. The other clans were even more in the dark, completely unable to make sense of it.
A day later, the situation became clear.
Jia Meng had given everyone more than enough time to return, deliberately waiting until the morning of the second day before standing up. By then, nearly everyone who had wanted to come back had made it.
At the Jia Meng Family's grounds, clansmen from all over the world had gathered in a bustling crowd. A glance showed people everywhere; a rough count put their number at over a thousand.
Since everyone had gathered, and since there was plenty of time, they took the opportunity to mingle and share what they'd learned, or to catch up with clan members they hadn't seen in a long while.
All in all, the atmosphere was lively.
Just as everyone was chatting away, their excitement at its peak, Jia Meng Zheng and the clan's elders appeared on the raised platform where everyone had gathered.
Standing beside Jia Meng Zheng was a distinguished-looking young man. Some people recognized him at a glance: it was Jia Meng.
"Is Jia Meng going to announce that he'll inherit the position of clan head?"
"Even if choosing the clan head is a major matter, it shouldn't require a last-minute summons