There were a total of 140 seats in the elders' seats, but they were never full.
Chen An looked around and, with the help of Fuyao's detection, he clarified the surrounding layout.
The elders' seat is in the middle, and the other elders are either hanging around or sitting cross-legged on the ground. Different positions have different status.
At last count, there were 370,000 elders, but this was not all of them, as some were scattered around.
[The total number may exceed 500,000. According to the Ji family's own records, the Ji family had one million elders at its peak.]
"The weakest elders are all at the third or fourth level of Star Devouring, which shows how powerful the Ji family is."
After sighing for a while, Ji Yun announced the start of the meeting. The atmosphere in the Locking Star Pool immediately became serious, and all eyes turned to the elders' seats.
Although the fog is thick, it cannot block the vision of Galactus, and everything is normal.
Ji Yun said, "Everyone knows what happened some time ago, so I won't go into details. I hope you will all do your duty diligently and not follow in Ji Ru's footsteps. Today we will mainly discuss three issues."
"First, no one knows how many members of our tribe have been influenced by the Darkness, so further internal cleansing is necessary. There are definitely cases of Darkness among other tribes as well, and relevant agencies need to mediate and deal with them."
"Secondly, this matter must be informed to all the major God clans, reminding them to be careful of the invasion of the Dark Universe. At the same time, invite the Emperors to come and help, as only they can seal the rift."
"Third, the increasing number of crises within Shining is related to our complacency. Now that the Divine Tower has returned, we can try to contact the outside world to relieve the internal pressure."
The elders present had a heated discussion on these three issues.
Chen An was just a spectator, so he basically didn't say anything and just listened.
The first problem is easy to solve. All institutions will cooperate with each other and Ji Hongyan will be fully responsible.
The second problem is very troublesome. The elders do not want any emperor to enter the ancestral land, as this will expose the Ji family's trump card.
If the gods knew the Ji family's situation, they would inevitably be greedy.
Therefore, the issue was temporarily shelved and discussed later.
Regarding the third question, everyone has their own opinions.
Some people want to conquer other countries and gain more territory.
Some people want to cooperate with the forces in the starry sea for mutual benefit.
There are also extreme conservatives who strongly refuse, fearing that it will cause public outrage.
The discussions became increasingly complex and involved more and more people.
At some point, Ji Hongyan tilted her head and asked in a low voice, "Do you want to cooperate?"
Chen An raised his eyebrows and replied, "Let's talk about it later."
In fact, Chen An had already brainstormed with Fu Yao and discussed countless options.
Finally, I realized that it is absolutely impossible to cooperate with the Ji family at this stage.
If the Ji family helps, the Four Star Alliance and other forces will be insignificant, and there's even a chance to unify the entire Shenyuan Star Sea. However, regardless of whether the Shenyuan clan will intervene, who will ultimately benefit is a major issue.
"That's right. If I want to cooperate with the Ji family, it will definitely be for my own benefit. But in reality, if the powerful Ji family activates the war machine, we will even become marginalized. Rather than giving away the resources of the Star Sea to them for nothing, I might as well stay for the future."
In view of various circumstances, Chen An did not make any proposal for cooperation.
The meeting ended after three hours, with only the first topic being agreed upon, while the others required lengthy discussions.
"This is the drawback of the Elders' Council. Everyone has their own ideas and it is difficult to reach a consensus. You see, the next two topics will not have any results within a hundred years." Ji Hongyan said helplessly.
Chen An chuckled. "At a time like this, we need a powerful figure to take charge. Otherwise, the elders will be too much of a drag. What about Ji Ruxiao? What's her progress now?"
Speaking of this, Ji Hongyan's face became solemn.
"She's been so brainwashed by the darkness that I can't convince her otherwise. If there's really no other way, I can only give up."
Chen An said: "I have a method here, but the success rate cannot be guaranteed."
"Just do it, give it your all!"
Chen An originally wanted to bring Ji Ruxiao on the train.
But considering that she is too strong, if she breaks through the limits, no one can stop her.
Therefore, Chen An chose Ji Hongyan's territory as the location, located in a dark galaxy.
After a few days of preparation, Ling Yue and others arrived with the equipment.
"Where are they?"
At this time, everyone was in the invisible spiral train, and there were no outsiders on the scene.
A clear picture was displayed on the screen, showing Ji Ruxiao hanging in the starry sky, in a state of confinement.
His limbs were tightly wrapped in extremely cold chains, the ends of which were tied to four supermassive planets.
All the cells in her body were also imprisoned, causing the dark energy to be locked inside and unable to be released.
In addition, there are various devices that lock the space to ensure that Ji Ruxiao cannot activate energy under any circumstances.
"You can start now. It's safe."
Ling Yue immediately brought the team closer to Ji Ruxiao, activated the equipment at an appropriate distance, and made corrections to the target's consciousness.
This process was very long, and Chen An leaned back in his chair and gradually fell asleep.
After an unknown amount of time, he was awakened by Fu Yao.
Looking up at the screen, Ji Ruxiao, who was imprisoned, was fighting desperately with a fierce look in her eyes.
"Is she talking?"
[Same as before, those harsh words. The darkness has had a profound impact on her. Ling Yue and the others might fail.]
Chen An called up the images of Ling Yue and others. Their faces were solemn and the situation was more serious than he had imagined.
"Just try your best, don't force it. Wait, can I help her?"
[Do you want to use the spirit string? ]
"That's right. I'm not afraid of dark energy anyway."
【You can try】
Chen An immediately separated part of his mental energy and stabbed towards Ji Ruxiao.
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