C41

Zhou Family's Main Courtyard, Conference Hall.

Currently, there were quite a few figures seated in the great hall. The one seated at the front was naturally the master of the Zhou Family, Zhou Hao.

Cang Yun and Zhou Xian'er were also seated beside Zhou Hao, but as the only two juniors in the hall, the two of them were not used to such an atmosphere, and both of them had their heads lowered in silence.

"Alright, everyone calm down." Zhou Hao's gaze swept across the hall, then opened his mouth to speak, suppressing the noisy atmosphere. He then said: "Today's family meeting is mainly about announcing two things to everyone."

"First of all, since Xian'er has successfully obtained the inheritance of the ancestor of the Zhou Family, I declare that from today onwards, she will inherit the position of Young Lord of the Scorching Sun Realm. Once I abdicate, she will inherit the position of the Sector lord of the Scorching Sun Realm.

When Zhou Hao's solemn voice fell, the entire hall was completely silent, no one objected, obviously regarding this news, everyone had long anticipated it, after all, Zhou Xian'er was originally Zhou Hao's only daughter, and adding to the fact that he had obtained the inheritance of the Zhou Family's ancestors, the position of succession naturally belonged to her.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Zhou Hao also nodded his head in satisfaction, and then continued: "The second matter, after discussion with the ancestor, decided that the Yan Yang World will ally with the azure world, and work together to promote and develop together."

"azure world? An alliance? "

When Zhou Hao said this, the originally silent atmosphere instantly became sultry and chaotic, everyone's faces were filled with surprise and puzzlement.

This alliance between the strong and the weak was obviously difficult for them to accept as experts. Furthermore, now that the Zhou Family had obtained the inheritance of their ancestors, their status would also rise greatly in the future. Therefore, in their eyes, other than being a burden, such an alliance was meaningless.

"Sector lord, can we discuss the alliance again?" A village elder couldn't help but ask.

Hearing that, everyone's gaze turned to Zhou Hao, frowning. It was clear that no one was optimistic about the alliance.

Seeing the crowd's reaction, Zhou Hao frowned, and said: "You all know about Zhou An's previous report, if not for nephew Cang Yun's help, the inheritance of the Zhou Family will probably have to wait for thousands of years, is this not enough for my Zhou Family to be grateful?"

"This ?"

Zhou Hao's words caused many clan elders of the Zhou Family to be speechless. Previously, when Zhou An came out, he had also reported about what had happened in the clan grounds, so everyone understood that for the Zhou Family to obtain this inheritance, Cang Yun had indeed contributed greatly.

"Since Sector lord has brought this matter up, I too, wish to speak of it." However, the Great Clan Elder suddenly spoke out, "Although Zhou Jun did not follow the orders, he is still a disciple of my Zhou Family, so no matter what, he should be punished by the clan rules of my Zhou Family, and now that an outsider has crippled him, in terms of emotions, I am afraid that this is not very reasonable right?"

Although Zhou Jun made a mistake, he is after all, one of the most outstanding disciples of our Zhou Family. As long as we punish him a little, he will definitely become a pillar of our Zhou Family in the future. One of the elder of Zhou Family also agreed.

Following the conversation between the two clan elders, the atmosphere of the entire hall also changed. Everyone's gazes converged onto Zhou Hao, who was silently standing there with his head slightly lowered.

Regarding this, Zhou Hao was a little angry, every time someone stood up to oppose him, causing him, the Sector lord, to feel embarrassed, but when his gaze fell on Cang Yun, who was at the side and saw the calm expression on the latter's face, he decided to remain silent. He wanted to see, in the face of such accusation, how would the young man in front of him handle this situation?

"I obtained this from Zhou Jun."

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Cang Yun finally raised his head slightly and unhurriedly took out the fiery-red explosive pearl from his storage ring. After which, his gaze met with the eyes of the people in the hall and he said, "I think everyone knows the meaning of this bead even without me saying it."

"Explosion Bead?"

"The flame energy inside is so familiar ?"

Everyone's expressions changed when they saw the fiery-colored bead in Cang Yun's hands. They were all clan elders of the Zhou Family, so they could naturally feel that the power contained within the explosive bead was actually from the cultivation method exclusive to the Zhou Family.

"Zhou Jun actually took out this thing?" Zhou Hao's expression also changed as he stared at Cang Yun and asked gravely. This was because he could feel from the berserk energy within the exploded pearl that the energy inside had at least reached the sixth layer of the secret treasure. This posed a fatal threat to the disciples participating in the trial.

"It is indeed his. However, everyone should understand that this item is not something that he can refine." Cang Yun nodded, then glanced at the clan elders in the hall and said with a smile that was not a smile.

With regards to the reaction of the crowd, Cang Yun was not surprised at all. Zhou An's identity held many mysteries, and of course he would not reveal them to the public.

"That is to say, for Zhou Jun to behave like that, is there anyone supporting him?" Zhou Hao instantly understood what Cang Yun meant, and squinted his eyes, his cold gaze sweeping across the hall.

Under his dignified gaze, the entire hall fell into silence once more. Everyone here was an experienced individual, so they knew that regardless of whether they did it or not, it was not the time to make a sound.

Seeing that, Zhou Hao snorted, his gaze becoming colder and colder, the threat this posed to the Zhou Family was unprecedented, if Zhou Jun succeeded, not only would it affect the inheritance, Cang Yun's and Zhou Xian'er's life would also be in danger, and if Zhou Jun were to succeed in obtaining the inheritance, the supporters behind him would use this as an opportunity to seize the position of the Sector lord, causing chaos in the Zhou Family.

"Men, bring Zhou Jun here." Therefore, Zhou Hao immediately shouted out his orders.

"Sector lord, previously, Zhou Jun was crippled because of his cultivation. He could not take such a blow and committed suicide." Hearing this, the First Elder by the side stood up and said.

"Suicide?"

Zhou Hao's gaze suddenly gathered on the body of the Great Elder who had just spoken. A cold light flashed in his eyes as he coldly said, "So to say, is there nothing that can be found out?"

"Looks like it." Under the pressure of Zhou Hao's aura, the Great Clan Elder slightly lowered his head, an undetectable glint flashing across his eyes as he said seriously.

The hall was silent again. After a while, Zhou Hao said expressionlessly: "If that's the case, then Zhou Jun is the crime of betraying his clan, so it's understandable for Cang Yun's nephew to have abandoned his cultivation. What else do you have to say?"

Everyone kept quiet, and even the Great Clan Elder who first criticized Cang Yun chose to keep quiet after a slight hesitation.

Alright, the alliance will be formed. The rest of the people can leave, Cang Yun's nephew and Xian'er will stay behind.

Seeing that, Zhou Hao waved his hand, and decided on the matter. The group of clan elders from the Zhou Family all left the meeting hall one after another.