In terms of seniority, Great Elder Yu Yuan was the most qualified to assume the position of patriarch; after all, he was the brother of the previous patriarch. However, he was mired in outdated ideas and traditional thinking. Setting aside the fact that he had no desire to be patriarch in the first place, even if he wanted to, the other elders would never agree.
As for those other elders, their minds were crooked. If they led the Yu Family, it was very likely that the family would eventually degenerate into a demonic faction on the Cangling Continent. The moment they provoked some peerless powerhouse, they would suffer the fate of complete annihilation. In Yu Yuan's view, Bai Ling was currently the most competent candidate to lead the Yu Family, at least until the next suitable and brilliant figure emerged.
That was precisely why he had decisively knocked Bai Ling unconscious and brought her back.
Chapter 105