On the Ji Family's ancestral star, within the main headquarters.
The atmosphere inside the magnificent buildings was thick with killing intent, so oppressive it was hard to breathe.
Before the Ji Family's Hall of Heroes.
A brand-new coffin stood solemnly there, empty within.
It was the cenotaph of Ji Pingfa, the Ji Family's eldest son.
Inside the hall stood several hundred core Ji Family descendants, a dark mass that included Second Miss Ji Shujun and the third son, Ji Renyuan.
Amid deathly silence.
Soundless panic spread through the air like a plague!
No one knew why the Matriarch had chosen this hall of memorial tablets as the place for discussion.
Nor did anyone dare make a loud disturbance here!
The younger descendants only dared to occasionally steal glances at the council of elders arguing endlessly before the coffin.
"...We must make a decision soon! If we hesitate any longer, our Lineage may face extinction!"
"A decision? What decision? Are you asking the Ji Family to abandon its ten-thousand-year foundation and flee like stray dogs?!"
"That would still be better than having the entire Lineage buried with us! Ye Li's talent is a rarity not seen in a million years!!"
"I'm afraid we won't even be able to flee! Have you forgotten how close he is to the Star Sea Alliance?!"
"There are quite a few Sovereigns within the Alliance skilled in deduction!!"
"..."
Countless opinions collided before the coffin. Some elders advocated for the entire Lineage to retreat, while others wanted to gamble everything on a single throw.
The apprehension in their words practically overflowed.
It made every young descendant reveal fearful expressions.
They could not help turning back to look at the empty, gloomy sky beyond the hall, the unease in their hearts growing ever heavier.
For them, this