On the top of the holy mountain, in the Ji family meeting hall.

There are many branches of the Ji family. Except for the brothers who are familiar with Ji Yunge and are accompanying Ji Yunge on his final journey, the rest of the elders and branches have gathered here.

Previously, they wanted to visit Ji Yunge. After all, the latter was the God of War of their Ji family and should be respected on the surface. However, the head of the family, Ji Daoxin, stopped them. Ji Daoxin saw that Ji Yunge could return to the family when he was dead and his spirit disappeared.

It's just a nostalgia for certain things in the family.

As for the other people, they may not be able to attract his attention, but will get in the way.

After fighting for the Ji family all his life, before his death, Ji Daoxin hoped that he could leave quietly in the way he liked, without being contaminated by these worldly things.

At this moment, some elders gathered with the elders of each branch to discuss Ji Yunge's return.

"It's a pity that the Yunge War God is about to disappear. Otherwise, by sending back the Yunge War God's soul, this son can be regarded as making a great contribution to our Ji family!"

"Yun Ge wants this son to join the Ji family, I'm afraid he will break the rules."

"At the beginning, for the sake of the Thirteenth Master, Ji Qingqing was not punished severely. As the legitimate daughter, she committed a serious crime. Now she is only imprisoned for a thousand years and given a lighter sentence. Now if her son is allowed to join the clan, I am afraid it will be a serious crime.

What a sign of the decline of our race!”

"Yes, once this precedent is broken, what will happen to other geniuses who marry foreigners in the future?"

Everyone was talking a lot, and most of them had opposing opinions. Some of them spoke out to incite, and they were secretly a faction headed by Ji Qingyuan.

Ever since Ji Qingyuan broke through the Four Realms one after another and became the new God of War of the Ji family, many people have become friends with him.

On the wicker chair next to Ji Daoxin, an old man with snow-white hair on his temples sat upright, with an air of calmness and authority between his brows. It was Ji Qingyuan.

His eyes were indifferent, and he seemed not to be involved in the controversy, but his arrival and just a word of opposition at the beginning made those who gathered around understand his intentions and charge forward.

"I have promised Yun Ge about this. He is the God of War of my Ji family. He has worked hard for half his life fighting for the Ji family. Now that he can return to his hometown, isn't it worth thanking that young man?"

Ji Daoxin looked calm and said: "Besides, Qingqing's matter has been settled and there is no need to discuss it again. The young man has Qingqing blood in his body, but he is a foreigner. According to the rules, he should be executed, but he did not hesitate to risk execution.

You all need to carefully consider your intentions in escorting Yunge back."

"Master, that young man just wanted to use his escort service to join our Ji family."

An elder said: "It is clear at a glance that you put so much thought into it."

"That's right, trying to borrow the resources of my Ji family to take off is simply wishful thinking!"

An elder with a bad temper said that his grandfather's generation had also been brilliant.

"Everyone, God of War Yunge said before that that young man has a stunning appearance. If our Ji family can really get this talented person, it will not be a bad thing."

There were also people from Ji Yunge's lineage in the crowd who came to discuss things.

"Hmph, our Ji family has no shortage of geniuses. With the resources of our Ji family, even a genius with a little bit of intelligence can be cultivated into a genius. Why do we need such a half-blood hybrid?"

The grumpy elder from before snorted coldly.

As soon as this unceremonious insult came out, several people's faces suddenly changed and they looked sulky.

They are from Ji Yunge's lineage, and Ji Qingqing's children can be considered their juniors, and they are closer by blood.

However, the Ji family prohibits intermarriage, and many people have died or been imprisoned because of this. Those with ordinary backgrounds are even more insulted. Although they are angry, they also know that getting angry over this matter will only anger more people.

"To take a step back, even if he is allowed to join the Ji family, will he be considered a concubine or a direct descendant?" an elder asked.

Hearing this, some of the people arguing turned their eyes to Ji Daoxin.

The previous arguments became quieter.

Ji Daoxin looked calm and glanced at Ji Qingyuan lightly, knowing that these words were the real reason why the other party came to condemn him.

Although the Ji family can deal with foreign enemies unanimously, the conflicts that have been accumulated within the family for thousands of years are still being resolved and chaotic. Especially because of their bloodline and sacred bones, the treatment of legitimate concubines is very different.

For example, concubines can only live on floating islands outside the holy mountain.

Even a God of War figure like Ji Qingyuan is the same and cannot stay in the Holy Mountain.

Including the "Qing generation" in his name, he is obviously a high-ranking official, but he is still a head shorter than his direct descendants of the same age.

This is also because the overall distribution of the concubines of the Ji family are in the middle and lower levels of the Ji family, while the direct descendants hold the real power at the upper level and are generally stronger.

Although Ji Qingyuan is strong and has now become the God of War, he is still a commoner and cannot escape the flaws of his birth.

This difference between direct descendants and concubines has long been deeply rooted in the Ji family, and differences often lead to prejudice and arrogance.

For example, some ancestors are relatives of the emperor. Even if their descendants are homeless and have no food to eat, they will still show off that their ancestors are from an imperial family. They may even go crazy because of this, indulging in the glory of their ancestors and unwilling to accept the reality of their decline.

Or perhaps the ancient aristocracy, even in decline, still despised the suddenly rising wealthy merchants and considered them vulgar.

It is human nature to laugh at one's strengths and weaknesses.

Even if you are useless and only have a beautiful skin, you will still comfort yourself by laughing at the people who are full of economic status and wealth and power, because they are ugly and not as good as yourself.

Not to mention that the difference between direct descendants is indeed huge, and there are differences in strength in all aspects. This is also the reason why direct descendants can firmly occupy the upper echelons.

Examples like Ji Qingyuan, who was born as a commoner but unexpectedly awakened the sacred bones, are very rare after all, and it is only the second case in thousands of years.

Being treated arrogantly for a long time will inevitably breed anger and hatred.

Therefore, Ji Daoxin had already seen through Ji Qingyuan's thoughts and could empathize with him, but he understood that this was a dead end and only a saint could break it.

And he is not a saint. Unless the ancestor is resurrected and can change the situation with the power of the saint's preaching, otherwise the grievances between the concubines will exist forever because of the existence of blood and holy bones.

Now, the young man's coming here is just a gap in the grievances between the direct descendants of the Ji family.

The problem is not with the young man, but in Ji Qingyuan's heart, and in the grievances accumulated by the Ji family over thousands of years.

After being silent for a long time, Ji Daoxin said: "He is Ji Qingqing's child, so he should be a direct descendant, but specifically, we can depend on the concentration of his bloodline. I heard that Yun Ge said that he has the appearance of a genius, and he may have me in his body.

The Ji family’s sacred bones are also unknown.”

"If you are born with a sacred bone, you should be included in the direct lineage. If you don't have a sacred bone and have ordinary qualifications, you will be a commoner. What do you think?"

After hearing his words, many elders' eyes flickered and they communicated with each other.

Ji Qingyuan felt Ji Daoxin's gaze and knew that the person he was really asking about was herself.

But he remained calm and did not express his position.

"If the head of the family is born as a concubine, then if he wants to be the genius of our Ji family, it depends on his own strength!"

An elder said.

"That's right, escorting Yunge War God back can only save his life at most. It's good that he wasn't executed. Foreign bloodlines who have had adultery dare to come to my Ji family to defile them. Their intentions are ridiculous!"

"Do you agree with him joining the Ji family? I don't agree. Even if he is a concubine, he is not worthy!"

"If someone with a foreign bloodline gets married to a concubine of my Ji family in the future, wouldn't that mean the bloodline will become weaker?"

Everyone started talking again.

Seeing that Ji Qingyuan was indifferent, Ji Daoxin narrowed his eyes slightly, his face became slightly gloomy, and said:

"Enough!"

The two words were not said harshly, but they silenced all the voices present in an instant.

These elders were not unreasonable or reckless, and they all spoke with purpose and intention. At this moment, seeing that the head of the family was being angered, their expressions changed slightly.

"If you have any opinions, let the elders' assembly vote!" Ji Daoxin said with a cold face.

After hearing this, many people's expressions changed slightly. Among the elders, the number of direct descendants was the largest. If a meeting was held and Ji Yunge came forward to spread the favor, the final decision might make that young man directly become a direct descendant!

They are quarreling now because they hope to skip the elders' meeting directly. After all, every time the elders' meeting is held, it is not a good thing for the Ji family and has a greater impact. Many elders are either in retreat or guarding one side, and not all of them can come.

But once the conference was held, those elders had to be summoned.

Ji Qingyuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly: "Everyone, since the head of the family has made a decision before, I agree with the head of the family."

"In our Ji family, we only respect the strong. Whether he is a direct descendant or a concubine depends on whether the young man is strong or weak!"

"If he has a holy bone, wouldn't it be ridiculous to expel him from my Ji family? If it spreads to other ancient saint clans, I'm afraid it will make people laugh out loud!"

"Since Yunge War God favors him so much, he must have something special about him. Why not let Qingshuang test him."

He didn't speak before, but now that he said something, the place became quiet.

Ji Daoxin's eyes narrowed slightly, and the words "the strong are only respected" in the other party's words obviously meant something.

The latter is already the God of War, but still bears the name of a concubine. This is to take the opportunity to tell others that a strong concubine is not inferior to his direct descendants. His purpose is to let his descendants enjoy the same treatment as his direct descendants!

Although Ji Qingyuan is now known as the God of War and no one dares to look down upon him face to face, the other party's move is a voice for the other common people who supported him on the road to success.

Thinking of all the things involved, Ji Daoxin secretly sighed in his heart, knowing that a war between prostitutes and concubines broke out in the Ji family thousands of years ago, and he was afraid that it would happen again.

"What Qingyuan War God said makes sense. There are countless monsters in our wilderness. The weak prey on the strong. Since ancient times, the strong have been respected and the weak have bowed!"

"Yes, it depends on whether the boy is strong or weak, whether he is a direct descendant or a concubine!"

Many high-ranking officials who were commoners immediately spoke up and felt refreshed after repeating Ji Qingyuan's words.

There are also weak people in the direct lineage, and there are strong people in the concubine family, but the strong people in the concubine family always feel that they are a little short in front of the direct lineage. This feeling of depression and anger has long made them feel aggrieved.

Originally, the senior officials of the Ji family, who had nothing to do with Ji Yunge or Ji Qingyuan, wanted to speak up and discuss it from an "objective" perspective, but when they saw that Ji Qingyuan and the head of the family had reached a consensus, they knew that there was no need to discuss it further.

"In that case..."

Ji Daoxin was about to speak when suddenly a figure rushed from outside the meeting hall and stopped at the door:
To be continued...