The Second Elder recommended him, and both the Shadow Master and the Great Elder agreed. The matter was thus settled.
"Since the Great Elder has no objections, then it is decided: Zhang Yue shall serve as the Second Elder.
All elders, attend to your respective duties. The Fifth-tier Demon Beast has already been subdued, but many industries have suffered grievous losses during this period. Recovery must begin as soon as possible."
The elders took their leave one after another, leaving only the Great Elder and Xu Boyu behind.
Xu Boyu cupped his hands toward Wang Daoyuan and Zhou Luan. "I ask the Shadow Master and the Supreme Emperor to come to the Xu Family for a talk. As for what happened back then, this old man ought to give an account."
Only then did Zhang Dingming understand. The Xu Family had supported Zhou Luan in becoming the Shadow Master in exchange for her showing the Xu Family mercy.
Otherwise, with Wang Daoyuan's temperament, he would surely have swept the Xu Family clean.
The three left the Patriarch Hall and headed for the Xu Family's spirit mountain.
The spirit mountains of these lineages were all outside Blood Shadow City.
Within the city, they had only a few grand residences, convenient for clan members holding official posts to conduct business.
As one of Blood Shadow's two great lineages, the Xu Family had multiplied and prospered for tens of thousands of years. Its foundations were exceedingly substantial.
More than ten mountain peaks north of Blood Shadow City were all Xu Family territory.
The three arrived at the Xu Family's main spirit vein, where every Golden Core Cultivator of the Xu Family faction had already gathered.
Seeing Wang Daoyuan and Zhou Luan arrive, everyone bowed. "Greetings, Shadow Master. Greetings, Supreme Emperor."
Zhou Luan waved