Chen Yuan stood in the center of the hall, seeing Shi Changhua hesitant to speak, he couldn't help but smile and say, "Great Elder, are you still pondering why I refused to accept becoming the ruler of the Ten States?"
Before Shi Changhua could speak, Li Qin beside him had already spoken:
"My lord, today many True Sovereign Ancestors are coming to pay their respects to you, and they have brought up this matter again."
"In fact, with your current prestige in these Ten States, as long as you call out, who would dare not follow?"
Though many elders in the hall did not speak, their gazes at Chen Yuan conveyed the same message.
Chen Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the many ancestor elders, and said calmly:
"Do you think the position of ruler of the Ten States is higher, or is the Heavenly Monarch more important?"
Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.
Shi Changhua slightly frowned and began to speak:
