Leaving that young and beautiful woman right there, the young beautiful woman felt a bit angry, pouted her lips, stamped her foot lightly, and then, she also joined in.

"Sister Yiyi!"

"Aunt Yiyi…"

"Aunt Yiyi, it's me! Look here!"

A group of young people, all talking at once, gathered around Yiyi of the Shui Family.

Yiyi of the Shui Family had a gentle smile on her face, "Alright, alright, I see you all. Xiao Ya, not bad at all, you've become a Heavenly Immortal? Yes, a true immortal indeed. Hmm, Shui Dongliu, you've also done well, finally stepping into the realm of a true immortal. It seems that your gains from the heavenly road this time are not insignificant. Keep working hard and ascend to the Emperor Realm soon."

Yiyi of the Shui Family greeted each one of them. These people before her were all direct descendants of the Shui Family, with whom she had been very familiar since they were young. The overall atmosphere of the Shui Family was rather good as well, although there was competition among them, on the whole, they were a very united clan.

Even the previous young beautiful woman was called out by Yiyi of the Shui Family, "Qingqian, long time no see!"

The young beautiful woman, Shui Qingqian, pursed her lips and smiled sweetly, "Yes, it has been a long time, Sister Yiyi. Congratulations on becoming a high-rank Emperor. After this family meeting, you will definitely become the newest elder, right?"

At that moment, everyone quieted down and looked at Yiyi of the Shui Family.

Yiyi of the Shui Family smiled faintly and then nodded lightly, "Hmm!"

Suddenly, a gasp of surprise came from the crowd.

Although they had guessed the outcome already, hearing Yiyi of the Shui Family personally confirm it still shocked them deeply.

Such a young clan elder was incredibly unbelievable!

In the great clans and sects of the Heavenly Realm, becoming an elder was not something achievable just by having high cultivation.

Besides, the Shui Family wasn't like the typical great clans, filled with factions and countless elders. Even though the Shui Family had internal factions, they were not as conspicuous, usually just due to differing opinions on certain issues or personality clashes leading to certain people being closer to others. But there wasn't any clear-cut factional division.

Moreover, the Shui Family didn't have many elders—only eighteen.

These eighteen elders had not changed in many years.

This time, one of the elders of the Shui Family, it was said his life expectancy was only a little more than thirteen hundred years, had decided to resign from his elder position and then seal himself away. He would become part of the Shui Family's foundation, able to stand up for the family and contribute the last of his strength in times of crisis.

Though this sounded somewhat sad, it was actually an occurrence in any ancient family. Although people felt saddened, they could also accept it.

As the old generation stepped back, the new one would take their place.

Initially, this time, the person with higher calls for succession was someone else. That person, a young elder of the previous generation, had also traveled the heavenly road. Upon returning, he had ascended to the fourth level of the Emperor Realm. Now, three thousand years later, he had already reached the eighth level of the Emperor Realm.

Whether in seniority, strength, or character, that person had the qualifications to become an elder of the Shui Family.

But then Yiyi Shui's reputation resounded loudly, especially when she had her breakthrough on the heavenly road, and it actually stirred and awakened the supreme seal left by her ancestors in this world, earning her an entire ancient scripture!

From an outsider's perspective, this might be seen as a fortuitous opportunity, stirring envy or jealousy. But within the Shui Family, awakening the ancestral supreme seal indicated an incredibly good piece of news: Yiyi Shui might follow this ancient scripture... onto the path to the supreme!

This was extremely important!

Although now in the vast Yanhuang domain, the rules of Heaven and Earth had changed, and one could no longer follow the path to becoming supreme as in an epoch ago. But what if... what if Yiyi Shui truly set foot on that path, then for the entire Shui Family, it would be an unimaginably great opportunity!

Even if she ultimately couldn't fully achieve the path, at least the hope of becoming a Quasi-Supreme... was extremely high, even likely more than ninety percent!

The existing Quasi-Supremes in the Shui Family had never had such an opportunity in their youth. And Yiyi Shui was really too young; her age and the achievements she had attained today were already enough for the whole Shui Family to seriously consider allowing her to become an elder.

The final reason tipping the scales in favor of this decision within the senior ranks of the Shui Family was also the heaviest chip: Chu Mo!

Even though Yiyi Shui had clearly stated that her affairs with Chu Mo should not be used as a basis for the family's considerations, and candidly said that Chu Mo already had someone dear to him and that there was almost no possibility between them, the high-level members of the Shui Family still took Chu Mo's existence into account.

Because Yiyi Shui's grand opportunity on the heavenly road was profoundly connected to Chu Mo.

The older generation often sees things more transparently, so despite Yiyi Shui's protests, they were in vain. She still overcame an elder from three thousand years ago, becoming the Shui Family's newest... and youngest elder.

Shui Qingqian was also somewhat shaken; surprise was written all over her beautiful face, and it took her a long moment to snap back to reality. When she looked at Yiyi Shui again, it was with a hint of awe as she formally bowed, "Qingqian pays respects to the elder!"

At that moment, the others also came back to their senses and bowed to Yiyi Shui: "Paying respects to Elder Yiyi!"

With a wry smile, Yiyi Shui shook her head; the reason why she wasn't too willing to accept the position of elder, and was reluctant to publicize it, was exactly because of this.

Before, everyone treated each other as brothers and sisters, even those much younger than her were almost treated as such. This was why Yiyi Shui had good relations within the Shui Family and strong connections outside. She was a gifted daughter of heaven, but not arrogant.

Of course, when it came to being sly, an ordinary person would definitely not be able to withstand it!

In short, she was a friendly and affable friend in many people's eyes, as well as a formidable little demoness in the eyes of many more.

But all this, might all drift away from her as she became an elder of the Shui Family. From now on, she must learn to be more composed, to keep her joys and sorrows unfelt on the surface, and there were still many, many things she had to learn.

Being an elder was not just a title; it signified enormous responsibility.

Thinking of these things, Yiyi Shui felt her enthusiasm waning; at that moment, the message board she carried with her suddenly transmitted a faint fluctuation.

Yiyi Shui took out the message board, glanced at it, and then a very strange expression appeared on her face, a mixture of nervousness, excitement, and a touch of faint worry.

The other people looked at Yiyi Shui with confusion, unsure of what had happened. Yiyi Shui forced a smile at everyone, then turned around and went back into the ancient hall.

Everyone couldn't help but look at each other, all clueless about what had unfolded. Many people took out their own message boards on the spot but didn't see any sensational news.

On Yiyi Shui's message board, within the private chat, there was only one sentence that Chu Mo had just sent to her.

"Happened to pass by this place, decided to pay a visit, I'll be there in a day."

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