Within the grandest palace of the Kong Heavenly Clan.
Not only were Kong Xianglian and Kong Moyu present, but two other Supreme Elders who had been in seclusion had also appeared here.
At this point, every Supreme Elder of the Kong Heavenly Clan—with the sole exception of Kong Yuehua—had gathered.
And nearly every expert at the peak of Martial Ancestor within the Kong Heavenly Clan had arrived as well.
All of their gazes were fixed upon a single person within the palace.
He was a white-haired old man dressed in immaculate robes.
Though he had the appearance of an elder, his bearing was extraordinary, radiating an air of majesty.
Most importantly, he was not merely a True Immortal—his aura was several times more formidable than that of Kong Xianglian and Kong Moyu.
He was a second-grade True Immortal.
And this man was none other than the Clan Master of the Kong Heavenly Clan, Kong Jitian.
"Clan Master, if the inheritance has truly been seized, then this matter is of the utmost gravity. I am willing to volunteer—allow me to enter the Sorrowful Misfortune Mountain Range and capture the intruder," Kong Moyu said to the Clan Master.
"There is no need."
"The intruder triggered the killing formation and is already dead." Just then, Kong Yuehua walked in.
"Elder Yuehua, are you certain?" Kong Xianglian asked.
"I am. The changes in the ancient tower's formation cannot be wrong. He has indeed been destroyed by the killing formation," Kong Yuehua said.
"If he truly perished, then does that mean the inheritance our Ancestor left behind for us has also..."
"Damn it." The thought that the inheritance might have vanished along with that intruder filled Kong Moyu with anguish.
"Elder Moyu, don't be so pessimistic. Although a strange phenomenon appeared in the heavens, that doesn't necessarily mean the intruder obtained the inheritance."
"Since that intruder was killed by the killing formation, it proves his abilities weren't as heaven-defying as we feared."
"Our Ancestor is, after all, our Ancestor. We must have faith in him," Kong Yuehua said.
"But... the inheritance could still have been taken," Kong Moyu remained uneasy.
"Clan Master, regardless of whether the inheritance has been seized or not, the fact that someone breached the Sorrowful Misfortune Mountain Range is no small matter. We must strengthen its defenses. I humbly ask the Clan Master to make this decision," Kong Moyu said.
"Since the intruder is already dead, let this matter rest for now. There will be time to address it later. Compared to the potential loss of the inheritance, there is a far more important matter I wish to discuss with all of you today," the Kong Heavenly Clan's Clan Master said.
The moment these words left his mouth, the expressions of everyone present shifted.
The Sorrowful Misfortune Mountain Range being infiltrated by an outsider was already cause for alarm—and now there was something even more serious? How could they not be shaken?
All the more so when their Clan Master wore such a solemn expression.
"Clan Master, what is this matter?" someone asked with deep concern.
"A matter that concerns the very survival of our Kong Heavenly Clan," the Clan Master said gravely.
"The very survival of our Kong Heavenly Clan?!!"
The moment these words rang out, the elders' expressions changed dramatically. Some turned pale with fear, their entire bodies trembling.
The survival of the Kong Heavenly Clan—this was no small thing.
"Surely you all remember—the Prophecy Master once declared that within the coming century, a prodigy would emerge in the Hundred Refinements Upper Realm. This prodigy would bring about the destruction of our Kong Heavenly Clan?" the Clan Master said.
"We remember that well, of course. But wasn't it said that this prodigy was that Master Liming?" someone responded.
"Master Liming is merely speculation. The Prophecy Master was never able to clearly prophesy the individual's true name."
"But now, the Prophecy Master has foreseen exactly who it is that will destroy our Kong Heavenly Clan," the Clan Master said.
"Who?" the clan members asked in unison.
This person concerned the very survival of their clan. Once the identity was confirmed, every person in this hall would stop at nothing to eliminate them.
"Chu Feng," the Kong Heavenly Clan's Clan Master said.