“Grand Elder…”

The First Elder, Third Elder, Seventh Elder, and Ninth Elder instantly turned ashen.

“Hmph, a pack of treacherous bastards, do you not know what you have done?” Qu Jianying’s granduncle-master snorted. Light shone out of his eyes, and it was like he could see through the cosmos.

The Grand Elder who had become young looked completely different from his previous decrepit-self. He was like a completely different person, and his gaze was incredibly sharp.

“Grand Elder, we-!” shouted the Elders.

The First, Third, Seventh, and Ninth Elders’ bodies exploded into blood mist.

The remaining five elders were pale with terror. They didn’t know what had just happened.

“I’m sorry. I was powerless.” Qu Jianying suddenly knelt on the ground with shame.

“Why would you apologize? You’ve already done very well. It’s impossible to avoid some traitors. Now that the great era has come, it must have been hard on you with the four of us still sleeping,” said Qu Jianying’s granduncle-master. “Furthermore, it’s...