Chapter 509: Commotion

"Young Master Qiyun's bloodline is the richest?"

"What makes you say that!?"

Ye Chen's words caught the old Priest's attention.

Ye Chen immediately described the events of the previous night.

Only then did the old Priest realize that the bloodline in Lin Qiyun was so rich it could trigger a reaction in Ye Chen.

"This..."

The old Priest looked troubled. As Ye Chen finished speaking, he couldn't help but give a wry smile. "To be honest, I haven't involved myself in the tribe's affairs for a long time."

"Making Young Master Qiyun the Clan Leader... I'm afraid that will be quite a headache."

As the only Priest in the tribe, he was in charge of the tribal totem, and his status was transcendent.

For all these years, he had been cultivating in seclusion, all for the sake of reawakening the power within the totem.

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow and asked, "Then how did Lin Ruowei become the Clan Leader? They're both daughters of the former Clan Leader. Didn't Lin Qiyun ever fight for the position herself?"

"Although I stay out of worldly affairs, I do know a thing or two about the struggle for the Clan Leader's position."

The old Priest explained, "From what I know, Lin Ruowei has the backing of the tribe's Supreme Elder!"

"The Supreme Elder?" Ye Chen's brow furrowed slightly.

"That's right."

"The tribe currently has only one Supreme Elder remaining. He is also the only Cultivator in the entire tribe to have reached the Peak of the Blood Coagulation Realm, just a single step away from the Spirit Sea Realm!"

"His name is Han Luo. From the very beginning, he made his stance clear: he would support Young Master Ruowei in taking the Clan Leader's seat!" the old Priest said.

"The strongest in the entire tribe?"

"With his support, it's no wonder Lin Ruowei could so easily take the Clan Leader's seat."

"But why would he support Lin Ruowei? Are they on good terms?"

Ye Chen voiced the questions on his mind.

"That is indeed the case."

The old Priest nodded. "However, there are also rumors that Lin Ruowei is just a puppet. The story goes that Elder Han Luo supports her claim to the Clan Leader's seat purely because she's easy to control!"

Seeing that the old Priest didn't know much about the tribe's various affairs, Ye Chen lost interest in questioning him further.

"I couldn't care less about their relationship," Ye Chen said calmly.

"Ultimately, in this tribe, strength is what matters most!"

"I will find a way to help Lin Qiyun's cultivation realm catch up. All you need to do, old Priest, is to declare your support for her to become the Clan Leader, starting now."

"You can rest assured, young friend."

The old Priest nodded. "To be honest, I'm quite optimistic about Young Master Qiyun becoming the Clan Leader."

As he said this, he glanced at Ye Chen subtly.

Clearly, the reason he was optimistic about Lin Qiyun had nothing to do with Lin Qiyun herself.

It was because of Ye Chen!

Ye Chen had awakened the Vermilion Bird Totem, performing a great service for the Vermilion Bird Tribe.

On top of that, his own strength was immense, unmatched within the entire tribe.

'With a husband like him, if Lin Qiyun wanted to be the Clan Leader, who could possibly stop her?'

"Then I'll leave it in your hands, old Priest."

"Coincidentally, Lin Ruowei's faction isn't in the tribe right now, so I imagine there won't be much opposition."

After saying this and conversing a little more with the old Priest, Ye Chen left the Priest's home.

Outside the old Priest's home, several guard captains were stationed.

When they saw Ye Chen emerge, the hostile expressions they'd had at the beginning were gone, replaced by something more complex.

It was a mixture of fear, suspicion, and confusion.

Ye Chen paid them no mind and walked straight back to Lin Qiyun's residence.

"Young Master, you're back!"

Upon seeing Ye Chen, Xiaohe immediately ran up to him with a beaming smile, her clear voice calling out cheerfully.

"Husband."

Lin Qiyun came into the courtyard and looked at Ye Chen with a worried expression. "Are you all right?"

Ye Chen was, after all, an outsider.

She was afraid that the old Priest or other tribe members might have given Ye Chen a hard time.

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Ye Chen shook his head.

'It seems Lin Qiyun doesn't know yet that I was the one who awakened the Vermilion Bird Totem.'

'That's to be expected. The guard captains were standing watch near the bronze pillar at the time, so no one else could get close.'

'Besides the old Priest, only those few guard captains who stood by saw it with their own eyes.'

He said directly, "The old Priest said he will support you in taking the position of Clan Leader."

"What?"

As soon as he said this, the expressions on both Lin Qiyun's and Xiaohe's faces changed instantly.

"Support... the Young Mistress's appointment?!"

Xiaohe's bright eyes widened. She stared intently at Ye Chen and asked impatiently, "Really? You're not tricking me, are you, Young Master?"

Lin Qiyun also looked at Ye Chen doubtfully. "Husband, why would the old Priest possibly say something like that?"

"Of course, it's true."

Ye Chen smiled. "It's because I awakened the tribe's totem. This is the old Priest's way of compensating me."

His words struck Lin Qiyun and Xiaohe like a bolt from the blue.

Lin Qiyun was instantly stunned.

The color also drained from Xiaohe's face.

"Husband, you... you awakened the tribal totem?!"

Lin Qiyun sucked in a sharp breath. As much as she trusted Ye Chen, she couldn't help but say, "Husband, you aren't even a member of my tribe. How could you awaken the totem's power?"

The awakening of the Vermilion Bird Totem had shaken the entire tribe.

But most of the tribe members didn't know the details. They had all assumed the old Priest's years of effort had finally paid off.

Who could have imagined it was all related to an outsider?

Ye Chen instantly understood. The matter of the Chaos Bloodline must be a secret known only to the old Priest; ordinary tribe members had no idea.

He didn't explain further, just smiled and said, "Just you wait and see. It won't be long before you hear the news from the old Priest."

Sure enough, just as Ye Chen had said, that very evening the old Priest personally announced his support for Lin Qiyun to rise and take the position of Clan Leader.

The news was spread by the very same guard captains responsible for protecting the old Priest.

They all knew in their hearts that the only reason the old Priest—who had always cultivated in seclusion and stayed out of worldly affairs—would wade into these muddy waters was likely because Ye Chen had awakened the Vermilion Bird Totem!

And Ye Chen was none other than Lin Qiyun's husband!

Soon, the entire tribe was in an uproar.

No one had expected the old Priest to suddenly intervene in this matter.

The old Priest's status and identity were already transcendent, and with the Elders from Lin Ruowei's faction absent from the tribe, not a single voice of opposition could be heard for a time.

"The old Priest is actually supporting Lin Qiyun for Clan Leader?"

"Why is this happening?"

Zhao An was baffled, even terrified!

After all, he had just offended Lin Qiyun!

Once Lin Qiyun became the Clan Leader, he would surely be held accountable for his past actions!