Wait!

It was truly stifling!

At this moment, the gravity throughout the entire hall seemed to have grown dozens of times heavier.

Everyone's expressions were solemn and grave.

The Sword Academy, Talisman Gate, Confucian Academy, and so on, along with the major clans—and Zhang Qiu, who was of the same clan as the Head Dean.

Half of Myriad Laws Academy, half of Myriad Laws City...

Such pressure could churn rivers and seas!

Ji Qing's expression had darkened to the extreme.

To be honest, he was afraid.

Truly afraid.

They could not bear the consequences!

If things truly blew up, with the Ji Family's current foundation, there was a real possibility they would be wiped out outright!

"Clan Leader, for the sake of the Ji Family's greater good, for the sake of the Ji Family's tens of thousands of clansmen, for the sake of the Ji Family's future, please think thrice..."

At this moment, the Great Elder's voice was no longer tense. It carried a hint of smugness instead.

With such a warning, such towering pressure, like a colossal mountain holding up the heavens, he believed the Clan Leader was no fool, and the clan elders were not brain-dead. They would know how to choose.

Sure enough, after his voice fell, Ji Qing said in a deep voice, "Set aside today's matter for now... Dismiss yourselves."

The Great Elder's gaze flickered. Just as he was about to strike while the iron was hot, Clan Leader Ji Qing's face turned cold. "I said, dismiss yourselves!"

The Great Elder hesitated to speak, then finally cupped his fists and bowed, not daring to say another word.

"You stay."

Ji Hong, Ji Wei, Ji Xing, and Ji Ling were left behind separately.

The Great Elder's eyes flickered again. Then, taking the bedraggled Ji Cheng with him,