443: Chapter 443 Kill this idiot!

The palace doors swung open, and True Disciples in heavy enforcement armor marched in, escorting four figures.

Ji Wujiu walked at the very front, followed by the three Supreme Elders, Ji Yuanlang, Ji Yuanqing, and Ji Yuanheng.

The four of them had disheveled hair and had long since lost their former prestige.

Seals had been placed upon them, and now they were equivalent to mere Mortals.

Ji Wujiu raised his head, his gaze sweeping rapidly across the great hall.

Almost every prominent figure in the White Rock Holy Land was present.

Lady Shi Ji was on one side, the Sect Master sat in the seat of honor; and on the other side was Supreme Moonshadow.

However, there were a few unfamiliar Faces: the little girl in the moon-white dress beside Lady Shi Ji, and the three little ones hiding behind Supreme Moonshadow... Yao Race?

Ji Wujiu had no time to ponder, his heart occupied by only one thing.

Where was the Old Ancestor? Supreme Moonshadow and Lady Shi Ji had both returned, so why was the Old Ancestor nowhere to be seen?

Murmurs began to rise within the great hall.

"The Ji Family is likely finished this time..."

"Colluding with the True Demon Realm and inviting the Demon Ancestor to invade is a crime punishable by total annihilation."

"But the Ji Family has deep foundations after all, and Supreme Mingxuan is at the Mahayana Stage..."

"Supreme Mingxuan? He went to the Ten Thousand Miasma Demon Forest and never returned, who knows..."

Shi Qingxuan raised her hand, silencing the whispers in the hall.

Her gaze swept over the four members of the Ji Family, her voice cold and clear as she announced the Ji Family's crimes one by one.

"Ji Xuanming abandoned his post and entered the Ten Thousand Miasma Demon Forest without authorization. Ji Mitai secretly defected to the True Demon Realm, destroyed the Protective Sect Array, and invited the Yan Gang Demon Ancestor to invade the Holy Land, causing countless Elders and Disciples to be killed or injured."

"Ji Wujiu—as Grand Elder, you defected to the enemy in the Face of battle, knelt to welcome the Demon Ancestor, and brought shame to the Sect!"

She paused, then turned her gaze toward Yue Xinlan and Shi Yunyu, bowing slightly:

"Ancestral Master, Revered Master, I have a proposal."

"Ji Wujiu and the three Supreme Elders have betrayed the Sect and defected to the enemy; their crimes are unforgivable and they must be executed. The entire Ji Family is to have their cultivation crippled, be banished from White Rock Continent, and never be allowed to set foot in the Holy Land for eternity."

"I second that!"

"It should be so!"

"Death to those who betray the Sect!"

The neutral Elders spoke up one after another; not a single person spoke for the Ji Family.

Even the Elders who had previously been on good terms with the Ji Family lowered their heads, not daring to meet Shi Qingxuan's gaze.

Ji Wujiu was shocked, not because of the voices seconding the proposal, but because of the two words Shi Qingxuan had spoken—Ancestral Master.

Ancestral Master?!

He snapped his head up, staring at the little girl in the moon-white dress sitting beside Shi Yunyu.

She looked to be only twelve or thirteen years old, with a slender frame, flowing black hair, and a youthful Face—how could she be the Ancestral Master?

An Elder who had spoken up for the withered Elder earlier stood out and said with a stern expression:

"Ji Wujiu, show some respect! This is our Ancestral Master, Supreme Baiyan, returned through Reincarnation!"

Ancestral Master! Supreme Baiyan! It's real!

Ji Wujiu's mind went blank.

Although he didn't know why the Ancestral Master was sitting in the lower seat instead of the seat of honor, since no one present questioned it, the identity was likely genuine.

Instantly, complex emotions surged in his heart.

There was shock, disbelief, but above all, wild joy.

Ancestral Master! Supreme Baiyan! One of the nine Supremes of the Shi Continent!

The Sect Master and Lady Shi Ji were actually treating the Ancestral Master so poorly by letting her sit in the lower seat; the Ancestral Master might not be able to make a scene due to Face, but how could she not be angry inside?

If he could win the Ancestral Master's support...

His thoughts turned, and he plopped down onto his knees, tears streaming down his Face:

"Disciple Ji Wujiu pays respects to the Ancestral Master! Ancestral Master, this Disciple has been wronged!"

The three Supreme Elders followed closely behind, all kneeling down: "Greetings to the Ancestral Master!"

Ji Wujiu raised his head, his eyes red and his voice choked with sobs:

"Ancestral Master, please see the truth! My Ji Family has followed by your side since the founding of the Holy Land, always loyal and having made countless contributions! This time, when the True Demon Army invaded, our Mahayana Stage combat power was not in the Holy Land. This Disciple had no choice but to feign compliance and endure humiliation, all to preserve the Holy Land's Legacy!"

He knocked his head against the ground, his voice trembling: "This Disciple's painstaking efforts are known to the heavens! Please, Ancestral Master, see the truth!"

The three Supreme Elders also knocked their heads: "Please, Ancestral Master, see the truth!"

Supreme Elder Lu Yao spoke up coldly from the side:

"Your Ji Family indeed has made contributions. But your Ji Family's Elders and Disciples have deceived their superiors and hidden the truth from their subordinates, suppressed fellow Disciples, seized others' resources, forcibly occupied Spiritual Veins and Immortal Caves, and even secretly murdered Disciples who opposed you—do you want me to list these things one by one?"

Ji Wujiu's expression changed, and then he said righteously:

"As for the resources, those were voluntary offerings from others! My Ji Family is a high-ranking noble Family, and we deserve such offerings! As for seizing... if there are any scum in the Family who committed such evil acts, my Ji Family will naturally deal with them strictly and never tolerate it!"

Shi Qingxuan shook her head, her eyes full of disgust.

What she couldn't stand was precisely this high-and-mighty attitude of the Ji Family, treating others as slaves.

Ji Wujiu turned to Yue Xinlan again, his tone filled with grief and indignation:

"Ancestral Master, our Ji Family's Old Ancestor, Supreme Mingxuan, has been concerned for the Holy Land ever since his Breakthrough to the Mahayana Stage, traveling alone to the Ten Thousand Miasma Demon Forest to find a way to reinforce the Seal. And that Lady Shi Ji..."

He swept his gaze over Shi Yunyu and then Ling Hao, smiling provocatively at Ling Hao: "She has been fooling around with Supreme Moonshadow from Cangwu Continent, caring only about love and disregarding the big picture! This anomaly with the rock cauldron must be the work of the Old Ancestor! The Old Ancestor should be returning soon—when the Old Ancestor returns, everything will be clear!"

The Elders in the hall whispered among themselves.

"Supreme Elder Mingxuan went to the Ten Thousand Miasma Demon Forest, but Lady Shi Ji and Supreme Moonshadow have both returned, so why hasn't he returned?"

"If Supreme Elder Mingxuan really has returned, then the Ji Family..."

"Dealing with the Ji Family like this... if Supreme Elder Mingxuan returns, it will be hard to explain."

Ji Wujiu heard these discussions, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.

He secretly observed Yue Xinlan's expression, seeing that this Ancestral Master had a gloomy Face, her gaze fixed on Shi Yunyu, her brows tightly knitted.

The Ancestral Master was angry!

Ji Wujiu was overjoyed. Lady Shi Ji, you bitch, you are dead! Perhaps, even that Supreme Moonshadow...

Just as his thoughts were running wild,

"Yunyu, how have you been managing the White Rock Holy Land? How did you let such an idiot become the Grand Elder?"

A twelve-year-old girl reprimanding a mature woman in her thirties was a comical scene, yet no one questioned it.

Yunyu?!

Ji Wujiu's smile froze on his Face.

Shi Yunyu lowered her head, her voice filled with a hint of guilt: "Young Miss, it is my fault."

Shi Qingxuan quickly said: "Ancestral Master, for the past few hundred years, it has been this Disciple managing the Sect. The Ji Family is powerful, and this Disciple... this Disciple also bears responsibility."

Yue Xinlan shook her head and sighed softly: "This cannot be blamed entirely on you."

She glanced at Ji Wujiu and said nonchalantly: "Kill this idiot. Deal with the Ji Family according to your plan."

Ji Wujiu's mind went blank.

What... what?

The Ancestral Master, she... she...

I... I...