Although the Yi clan wanted to keep it a secret that Zhou Yuan was selected as one of the external assistance members, there were too many people in the Yi clan, making it difficult to control what everyone says. And so, news of this very quickly spread throughout Xuanzhou City. 

As the news spread, it unsurprisingly caused a lot of uproar.  

Obviously no one thought that the Yi clan would invite an intermediate Divine Dwelling stage expert as an external assistance member in the Prefecture Lord battle. Adding to this, Zhou Yuan could be said to be a nobody in Xiaoxuan Prefecture, and he had no impressive achievement or reputation.    

Therefore, the various forces were very surprised by the Yi clan’s move.  

In the Prefecture Lord battle, each side only had five places, which could be said to be extremely precious. But the Yi clan had given one of the external assistance places away to Zhou Yuan. This was similar to breaking one of their own arms before the battle. 

Their action was extremely unwise.   

“What the Yi clan has done is ridiculous.”   

“The head of the Yi clan has passed away, and now Yi Qiushui is in charge. She’s...