Xiao Tong paid no heed to the elders' expressions. He simply took out a token, black from end to end, with the character "Xuan" engraved upon it.
At first glance, the token seemed unremarkable, but the faint, almost imperceptible trace of imperial might it contained made the assembled experts' expressions change.
"That is the Clan Ancestor's token!"
"Xiao Tong is the Clan Ancestor's personal guard, and this token is one of his credentials. It seems the Clan Ancestor truly has entrusted the clan's grand plans to Xiao Yan!"
At that moment, the elders whispered among themselves. Even the heads of the Emperor Lineages regarded Xiao Yan with greater gravity.
At the sight, the Saint King Xiao's expression grew solemn in the distance.
Although he refused to accept Xiao Yan, he still held Xiao Xuan in the highest respect. Now that the Clan Ancestor's token had appeared, he would obey out of regard for the Clan Ancestor, however dissatisfied he was with Xiao Yan.
Under Xiao Tong's twin deterrents, no one in the clan dared challenge Xiao Yan anymore. Still, some of them looked at him with less than complete conviction.
In their eyes, however heaven-defying Xiao Yan might be, he was still only a green young lad in his twenties.
As for his cultivation level as a Two-Star Dou Saint, reaching such a level at his age was indeed heaven-defying. They had to admit that much.
Yet however heaven-defying he was, he was still only a Two-Star Dou Saint. Experts of that level were a dime a dozen in the clan. Even if he had broken through to Three-Star Dou Sheng during this seclusion, what of it? The weakest among those present had already reached Five-Star Dou Sheng.
"Everyone!"
Xiao Yan swept his gaze over the crowd, then flashed a