Chapter 2605 What? Everyone?

Seeing the complicated expressions on the faces of the elders of the Heavenly Spirit Clan, Elder Huang smiled.

"Don't we need to ask your ancestral spirit?"

"Senior, you…………………………"

"Haha, I was just saying it offhand. Alright, you can handle things behind closed doors and come find me later."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, the elders of the Heavenly Spirit Clan, though somewhat angry, still nodded.

After that, he left directly, leaving only the elders of the Heavenly Spirit Clan and the Spirit Ancestor in the hall.

They're family, they should resolve their own family matters behind closed doors, and it's not appropriate for an outsider like Old Huang to be present.

Back at their residence, Ye Changqing, Xu Jie, and Zhao Zhengping saw that Elder Huang had returned and asked him questions out of curiosity.

"Old Huang, how is it?"

"It is indeed melodramatic, but those old guys from the Heavenly Spirit Clan have indeed surrendered. As for that Spirit Ancestor, he was seriously injured by me and will probably be dealt with as well."

"After all, with this kind of behavior, no one will respect him in the future."

"Indeed, the clan leader is afraid of these things. Shouldn't the more outstanding the descendants of the clan be, the happier they should be?"

"Who knows? Everyone is different, and each person is unique."

Lingzu's actions can only be described as showing that he cared too much about power, status, and the respect of his people.

He was afraid—afraid that one day he would fall from grace, afraid that someone within the Heavenly Spirit Clan would replace him.

This can be seen from the fact that even when he was on his last breath, he still insisted on keeping power firmly in his own hands.

If it were anyone else who got this injury, they wouldn't have the energy to care about anything else, even if they wanted to eat more or do more.

However, these things had nothing to do with Ye Changqing and his group; they were just casual conversation.

A whole day passed before the elders of the Heavenly Spirit Clan finally appeared at Ye Changqing's residence to pay their respects to Elder Huang.

Just said one sentence.

“Senior, my ancestor passed away last night. Now, the few of us in the Heavenly Spirit Clan are in charge.”

"Okay, then each person should hand over two strands of their divine soul essence."

Upon hearing this, Elder Huang said calmly without asking further questions. It is normal for a person to die and for their Dao to dissipate. As for the secrets involved, there is no need to go into details.

The elders were taken aback, and one of them asked suspiciously.

"Senior, why are there two paths?"

They surrendered to the human race. As the ancestor of the Celestial Spirit Clan, surrendering their divine soul essence was not a problem; it was only right and proper.

After all, since you've chosen to submit, you have to give them some leverage, which is also a form of protection.

But these are all things that should be done together, so how come they've become two separate things here?

Mr. Huang's explanation for this was quite simple.

"Keep one in reserve."

Ok? ? ?

Upon hearing this, several elders of the Heavenly Spirit Clan were stunned.

You're saying this thing can be kept as a spare? Are you sure you're not kidding?

Seeing that the group looked confused, Old Huang smiled and said...

"The essence of the soul is not very useful in daily life. It is just a matter of controlling the soul. There is no difference between one and two."

“That’s true, but senior, according to the rules, this is all…”

"Rules? Aren't my words the rules now?"

"Yes, yes, this……………………"

Huang Lao's words were now the rule. After much hesitation, the ancestors of the Tianling Clan each handed over two of their original divine souls.

Indeed, as Elder Huang said, there is not much difference between one and two original divine souls.

The reason they were unwilling was simply because handing over another one would mean another potential danger, since whoever held the primordial divine soul could control their lives and deaths.

This is out of concern for what might happen in the future, such as the unfortunate loss of one's original divine soul or something.

But faced with Elder Huang's forceful approach, they had no choice but to comply. He had already put it that way; they had no option but to hand it over.

After accepting the original souls of the group, Elder Huang nodded in satisfaction. However, his next words completely stunned the group.

"Hmm, not bad. You all have one day to hand over your original divine souls to me. Same rules, two for each person."

Ok? ? ?

Upon hearing this, the elders of the Celestial Spirit Clan were truly stunned. Others? What other people?

"Senior, what you're saying..."

"Didn't you understand? Other members of your Heavenly Spirit Clan."

"ah……………………………"

Upon hearing this, the group fell completely silent.

I've never heard of an entire clan having to surrender their primordial soul. When other extraterrestrial races choose to submit, it's usually the clan's patriarch, or at most the clan leader or elder, who surrenders their primordial soul and that's it.

Where can the entire clan pay?

Although the Celestial Spirit Clan is not a large clan in the outer heavens, its members, from top to bottom, number in the hundreds of thousands.

Isn't it a bit excessive for you to hand over all of this?

An old ancestor said with a strange expression.

"Senior, isn't it a bit too outrageous to require everyone to hand over their belongings?"

I had already mustered up the courage to speak up, and it really was outrageous, absolutely outrageous.

With hundreds of thousands of people, it would take you quite a while just to queue for food.

"Just want some peace and stability."

But Old Huang didn't explain much, nor did he give them a chance to refuse; he simply made the decision.

If anyone fails to submit their work within a day, it means they are not sincere, and if they are not sincere, they are in danger of betraying their country in the future. Since it is a danger, it must be nipped in the bud.

Don't blame him for being ruthless then.

Ok? ? ?

Old Huang's explanation truly left the elders of the Heavenly Spirit Clan bewildered.

How did you come to this conclusion? Haven't the contributions of our ancestors been enough?

If it's not enough, you can just have the elders pay more. Is it necessary for the lower-level clansmen to pay as well?

Moreover, you're even targeting the elderly and children, that's going too far. What kind of threat do they pose?

Unfortunately, Elder Huang was adamant and immediately ordered several elders to go and make preparations.

At this time tomorrow, send the original divine souls of all the Heavenly Spirit Clan members here.

As he walked out of the courtyard, looking lost and dejected, the old ancestor spoke up.

Are we really friends?

"What should I do?"

"But how can we manage so many people?"

"Each person is responsible for their own branch, and they must collect them all as soon as possible. No one is allowed to refuse."

"Well, that's all we can do."

These ancestors of the Tianling Clan are all the heads of their respective branches, which is why they were elected as the clan's ancestors.

They hold high prestige among their respective factions, so it's certainly more convenient for them to take charge of their own faction.

But isn't there another ancestor whose mental state has already collapsed?

At this moment, someone remembered and asked.

"What about the Xuanmai lineage? Their ancestor's mental state has already collapsed."

“This… Let’s deal with our own first, and then we can go to the Xuanmai together.”

"Ok."

Immediately, the elders dispersed. Elder Huang had only given them one day, and with such a tight schedule and heavy task, there was no time to waste.

Meanwhile, in the courtyard, Elder Huang put away one of the original divine souls and gave the other to Xu Jie.

"Third brother, take this thing. With it, you can command the heavens."

Ok? ? ?