Various sects in East Huangzhou had speculated about the Heavenly Change in the Flying Feather Immortal Palace. Most leaned towards the belief that Chi Yuan harbored ulterior motives, desiring to convert communal assets into personal property.
Previously, Chi Yuan had already reached the pinnacle of the Sect. As the Supreme Elder, he held the highest authority within it. For him, the distinction between communal and personal property was not significant.
But what about Chi Yuan's descendants?
People naturally feel closer to some than to others. The desire to convert communal assets to personal property and pass wealth to one's own kin is an impulse few could resist.
However, no one could have imagined—not even Xu Xing—that Chi Yuan's purpose in joining the Family Line was actually to align with the opportune moment, all for the sake of the Sect's continuation.
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「Wangchuan Sea, near Cold Smoke Island.」
