The Buddha Realm was very quiet. No one voiced any objection to Qin Sheng taking office as the Grand Elder of the Buddha Ancient Clan.
Not speaking up in opposition naturally meant acquiescence.
Thus, after a fair, just, and open election, Qin Sheng took the position representing the highest authority of the Buddha Ancient Clan with every vote.
It was the will of the people, the choice of the masses!
"Very good. It seems the Buddha Ancient Clan recognizes me." Qin Sheng nodded in satisfaction. As the saying went, those who understood the times were wise. The Great Thousand World's Divine Clans were not so arrogant after all.
Even his enemies were willing to let Qin Sheng lead them. Did that not prove the Heavenly Emperor's wisdom and correctness?
Qin Sheng first glanced at the Ancestral Pagoda in his hand. The former Buddha Grand Elder was quietly contained within, motionless like a sculpture of flesh and blood.
Futu Xuan's heart was in turmoil. It felt as though one of his beliefs had shattered.
He did not understand.
"Reflect on yourself properly."
Then, Qin Sheng spread out his Mental Power and searched for Qing Yanjing's whereabouts.
The current Qing Yanjing was merely a minor Earth Supreme. Even if she had been placed in confinement, she did not warrant the Buddha Grand Elder's use of the Ancestral Pagoda.
Very soon, Qin Sheng found her. He arrived outside a Black Tower amid the mountains, where spiritual runes flickered across the tower's surface, carrying the power to seal.
His spiritual sight pierced through the obstruction. Qing Yanjing was cultivating within the tower's dark interior. Though she was confined, neither her spiritual energy nor Divine Soul had been sealed.
In the original timeline, Qing Yanjing had also remained imprisoned all this time. Yet her cultivation