"Please listen to me, everyone." The Third Elder pressed both hands down in the air.
But the strange beasts below were clearly somewhat agitated and could not quiet down just yet.
"Quiet, everyone!" The Third Elder's expression turned stern, and he gave a sharp shout.
As his shout rang out, his aura erupted.
The strange beasts below all trembled inwardly. Those who had been shouting kept their mouths open, but no further sound came out. That single shout had stunned them into silence.
Only after seeing that everyone below had quieted down did the Third Elder let out a breath and say, "Please be patient, everyone, and hear me out."
The strange beasts below all calmed down and sat quietly, waiting for the Third Elder to speak.
"The Four Clan Chiefs have gathered everyone to make an important announcement. However, they will need a little more time before they can come here. Please wait here a short while," the Third Elder said.
"All right, everyone, quiet down."
"Yes, yes, stop making noise."
"I really want to know what this important matter is. Who knows when we last gathered everyone together? It was far too long ago."
After seeing that they had quieted down, the Third Elder stepped down from the platform, sat cross-legged on a rock beside it, and closed his eyes.
Inside a cave not far from the platform, four figures stood around a jade bed. The bed was bluish-green, seemingly made of some miraculous precious jade, and its surface was covered in countless lifelike dragon reliefs.
Someone lay on the jade bed, completely naked, his eyes tightly shut and his body trembling slightly. His veins bulged, especially on his hands, cheeks, and forehead, as though they were about to burst.
Besides that, his meridians bulged as well. A