The Grand Elder felt considerably reassured after hearing Xu Qingtong's words.
Apart from having more power of the stars than the Lesser Heaven Realm, this place could not compare to it in any other respect. It was simply no place for people to live-the conditions were terrible!
Compared with the power of the stars, however, the surroundings became insignificant. As long as they had sufficient power of the stars to absorb, they could rapidly improve their strength and gain the means to establish themselves in the Qing-Bing Land.
Now that Elder Xu had said he would take them somewhere better, everyone was naturally pleased!
The Grand Elder turned and addressed the Witch Clan members on the mound. "Listen carefully, everyone. Elder Xu will soon lead us to find a place to settle. Everyone must strictly obey Elder Xu's commands. Anyone who disobeys will be punished according to clan rules!"
"We shall obey the Grand Elder's command!"
"We shall follow Elder Xu's arrangements!"
Everyone called out in response, then rose and gathered around Xu Qingtong.
"Ahem! Listen, everyone. Divide into groups of thirty and choose a leader for each group. Once you have chosen your leaders, have them come to me!" Xu Qingtong instructed.
Another clamor rose from the crowd as they sought out people they knew, formed teams, and selected the stronger members to serve as leaders.
"Elder Xu, why divide them up?" the Grand Elder asked in puzzlement.
"Grand Elder, there are over six hundred of them. If you have to attend to every matter yourself, you can forget about having any peace! Besides, when we fight the ghost cultivators in the future, we certainly cannot fight alone. Training some leaders now will reduce our losses!"
The clamor continued for nearly an incense stick's worth of time before twenty-one