Ancient Clan Ancestral Shrine

Inside a side hall of the Ancestral Shrine Hall, more than a dozen imposing figures stood gathered there. At their head was Gu Yuan, the Ancient Clan's Clan Leader.

The moment Gu Shang, the Great Elder of the Ancestral Shrine, saw the scene within the hall, he was utterly terrified.

Not only had Gu Yuan brought the Ancient Clan's Black Annihilation King, the Three Immortals, and other high-ranking members of the Ancient Clan, he had also brought the clan leaders of the Yan Tribe, Lei Clan, Yao Clan, and Shi Clan. Gu Shang immediately knew that something major had happened.

Thud!

The white-bearded Ancient Clan elder suddenly dropped to his knees before Gu Yuan and pleaded in a low voice, "Clan Leader, Gu Shang deserves death! As the Great Elder of our clan's Ancestral Shrine, I failed to discover for hundreds of years that Gu Yang had already been secretly replaced by the Soul Clan. I only realized it after you and the others arrived. Please punish me, Clan Leader!"

"Alright, enough. Get up. If even you must be punished, then shouldn't I, the strongest member of the Ancient Clan, be punished even more severely for failing to protect the clan?"

With a sweep of Gu Yuan's sleeve, a gentle force immediately lifted Gu Shang to his feet.

"Then how should we proceed now, Clan Leader? Should we arrest Gu Yang immediately?"

Gu Shang clasped his hands nervously and asked.

"No. I will handle this personally. You only need to bring him here."

"As for the reason, say that the Council of Elders has passed a resolution to forcibly bring the remaining bloodline descendants of the Xiao Tribe back to the Ancient Realm and keep them there. Their Tou She Ancient God Jade will also be placed under our clan's