The Golden Phoenix temporarily withdrew from the Southern Great Realm and transford into human form, with Qingyun Jun, the Demon Clan Royal Court Master of the Lower Realm, trailing behind with an expression of neither joy nor sorrow.
As the Master of the Royal Court, most of the Demon Clan thought Qingyun Jun was lofty and unreachable, but he was the one who knew best himself.
Indeed, he had relied on strength to assu the position of Royal Court Master, but unlike the Human Clan with its separation between the Upper and Lower Realms, the Demon Clan appeared mighty yet was restrained by the Upper Realm Ancient Court in many aspects.
Though the formidable might of the Demon Saint spared him from groveling, the overall decline of the Golden Winged Roc Clan left him with no ans to fully stand firm.
In the Upper Realm Ancient Court, the Golden Winged Roc Clan, while still having a place in the decision-making tier, was essentially a pawn of the Phoenix Clan to vex the Dragon Clan.
Nevertheless, despite this, one could not simply disregard the favor of the Phoenix Clan.
"Zheng Dongliu's actions are really swift," the Golden Phoenix remarked, looking at the distant beacon fires stretching across the Two Realms Pass, his expression slightly gloomy.
Qingyun Jun calmly replied, "In matters concerning the Two Realms Pass, the Human Clan never equivocated."
"Do you think..." The Golden Phoenix laughed, "If we don't attack, will Zheng Dongliu lose prestige for misreading the situation?"
Qingyun Jun was montarily taken aback but recalled an anecdote from a dynasty of the Human Clan in the mortal world: The 'Beacon Fire to Amuse the Dukes.'
Nonetheless, anecdotes aside, he knew that Jin Chengjun was joking.
The Phoenix Clan could never allow a half-demon to rule the Phoenix Clan in the future.
And Zheng Dongliu was clearly playing a ga of overt conspiracies, so this battle couldn't possibly end with thunder and no rain.
No battle?
No battle ans waiting for that half-demon to eventually grow up to rule the Phoenix Clan!
While Qingyun Jun pondered this, he spoke different words aloud: "Throughout history, only the half-demon Emperor Kong achieved immortality. For Mu Qingyue to ascend to the Demon Emperor is already a gigantic fortune, but she may not have the makings of an Immortal."
Jin Chengjun's eyelids drooped slightly: "Do you still rember when Zheng Dongliu invited you to his birthday and you brought Chu Jinghai?"
"I do," Qingyun Jun responded, looking a bit surprised at Jin Chengjun: "His strength indeed increased a lot compared to before, and you called him the most successful 'Fragnt,' but he's no match for Lu Jin'an."
"At that ti, he was indeed the closest to success," Jin Chengjun said indifferently, "A Lower Realm bloodline surpassing many of the Upper Realm bloodlines is evident, isn't it?"
Qingyun Jun hesitated for a mont before asking: "So what is this 'Fragnt'? I've never been able to discern what it is, nor have I noticed its greatness."
After a mont's silence, Jin Chengjun solemnly replied: "'Tian Qi.'
"Tian Qi?" Qingyun Jun frowned, looking up at the sky: "Is it related to the Heavenly Dao?"
"The Heavenly Dao is indifferent," Jin Chengjun shook his head. "But you couldn't say it's completely unrelated.
Chu Jinghai back then was considered successful, but he didn't fully master it, and also, he died too quickly."
"But it won't be long before you see it for yourself." Jin Chengjun said mystically, prompting Qingyun Jun to refrain from further questioning.
Jin Chengjun glanced at the Demon Clan around him starting their preparations, a flicker of darkness passing through his eyes.
Nowadays, the Dragon Clan Demon Lord of the Ancient Court evidently wants the Phoenix Clan to take the lead since they're most disinclined to let that lowly half-demon obtain the Ancestor's inheritance.
But the Clan Leader shouldn't sit idly by; does the Dragon Clan also want that half-demon to obtain the Ancestor's 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' inheritance?
Presumably, the delay in orders is because they're still discussing...
It is often said that initiating a war is easy, but ending it is difficult, yet sotis, when too much is involved, starting it is also hard.
Who knows how long it'll have to wait...
Currently, the only good news is that Zheng Dongliu hasn't left the Southern Great Realm, and keeping him tied up is a decent situation.
If Zheng Dongliu dies, even if that lowborn bloodline obtains the Ancestor's inheritance, it can ultimately be reclaid.
After all, Lu Jin'an hasn't grown up yet.
Having thought this far, Jin Chengjun said to Qingyun Jun, "Send Yazi, Baxia, Bian and Jiaolong to battle first."
Qingyun Jun imdiately accepted the command, knowing that until the Ancient Court's decree ca down, Jin Chengjun was the boss of the Lower Realm Demon Clan, and such a chance to weaken the Dragon Clan wouldn't be missed.
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Sitting cross-legged in mid-air, Zheng Dongliu looked over the information passed back from the rear, his expression slightly at ease.
Although the Parasol Tree couldn't be moved now, the fact that ti flowed faster here compared to the outside world was good news.
Looking at the ti flow ratio explicitly written by Pei Wanyu, Zheng Dongliu, who had weathered many storms, felt genuinely thrilled.
An external day equating to ten days within the thousand-mile radius surrounding the Parasol Tree, though not quite exaggerated, presented an entirely different concept when attacking with the Ti Path compared to creating a unique space with it.
The Black Phoenix excelled in ti, but being a demon beast, its attack was straightforward and lacked intricacy.
Human Cultivators mastering the Ti Path might excel in details but lacked the inherent bloodline talent of the Black Phoenix, so this superiority counted for little.
For instance, the Wandao Sect had a holy site for comprehending the Ti Law, but its ti flow compared to the outside world differed by only the duration of a cup of tea.
Maintaining such a precise temporal space, the Human Clan surely couldn't manage it; if the Black Phoenix Clan refined the Ti Path, it wouldn't be impossible.
Zheng Dongliu recalled the Black Phoenix who had taken Pei Wanyu and the Black Phoenix Egg and defected from the Ancient Court.
Was it that Black Phoenix?
Zheng Dongliu glanced at the distant Demon Saint, who was rely stalemating without daring to advance, the old man couldn't be bothered with problems beyond his understanding.
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