Yu Qing Hall, conference chamber.
As everyone present listened to his words, they felt something different stirring within them.
At that moment, Xiao Tian Ce swept his gaze over everyone, then continued gravely, "When I say a fresh start, something different from before, I don't mean that we've moved from the Xiao Realm to Heaven Beyond, nor that Clan Leader Xiao Xuan has fallen and I've become the new clan leader.
I mean making the Xiao Clan a new Xiao Clan, a different Xiao Clan-not one that wallows in its former glory, rests on its laurels, and eats away its days while waiting to die, much less one that acts as though heaven ranks first, earth second, and you third.
Everyone, the times are advancing. The Dou Qi Continent changes every day.
If our Xiao Clan wishes to remain standing at the pinnacle of the Dou Qi Continent, then I, you, all of you-every member of our clan-must contribute our own share."
At this point, he studied the expressions on everyone's faces, then sighed and said, "Originally, according to the plan Clan Leader Xiao Xuan and I devised, apart from the members of my branch and a few outstanding juniors from your various branches, all the remaining clansmen, strong or weak, would have died in the slaughter when the Hun Clan's hundred Saints attacked!"
The moment those words left his mouth, the chamber erupted in an uproar.
"Impossible! The clan leader would never abandon us!"
"That's right! That's utterly impossible! Xiao Tian Ce, stop trying to sow discord!"
"Exactly! How could we not know what kind of man the clan leader was? He would never have done that!"
"..."
For a time, almost every voice in the chamber rose in protest.
Yet faced with their outrage, Xiao Tian Ce merely