Meanwhile.
Gu God Stronghold, before the altar.
Elder Ga's faction and Elder Chan's faction each clung to their own arguments, their quarrel growing ever fiercer and even stirring up opposing emotions among many of the Celestial Realm great stronghold chiefs.
Seeing the situation increasingly spiraling out of control, former Saintess Dai frowned deeply. "Silence!"
By now, some color had returned to her pale face. Her voice, wrapped in immense Profound Qi, swept outward and shook everyone to the core, immediately silencing the crowd.
Though former Saintess Dai had suffered a severe loss of vital energy from reversing the refinement of the Heavenly Silkworm, she was still a peak Purple Mansion Realm powerhouse. In the Holy Gu Tribe's terms, she was a half-step Gu Sage.
For the Holy Gu Tribe, which had not produced a true Gu Sage in a very long time, she was already a figure at the very pinnacle.
As the saying went, "Though the tiger dies, its might remains." The authority she had built over many years would not vanish overnight.
Her stern gaze swept over Elder Ga, former prospective Saintess Ya, and all the jubilant dissenters. Her voice was icy. "The Saintess succession ceremony is sacred beyond measure. Throughout the history of our Holy Gu Tribe, no one has ever dared cause a scene during a Saintess succession ceremony and attempt to obstruct it. Moreover, Saintess Jing's ascension was the result of a collective vote by all Gu Elders. Whoever seeks to defile this sacred succession ceremony is a traitor to our entire Holy Gu Tribe."
"Elder Ga, if you dare act recklessly again and interrupt the Saintess succession ceremony, do not blame me for judging you as a traitor and killing you on the spot."
Elder Ga's heart trembled, fear rising within him.
He knew