"Shut up!"
After Feng Beihai's reprimand, he immediately slapped his grandson Feng Qingtian, forcing him to kneel before Ye Xuan. "Say one more word, and I'll cripple you right here!"
The immense killing intent pressed down on Feng Qingtian, leaving him stunned. He had no doubt that his grandfather would kill him, so he dared not utter another word.
"My young friend, please do not be offended!"
"It is I who have failed to discipline him properly!!"
With that, Feng Beihai flipped his right hand, and a spatial ring appeared. "Here are 3 billion high-grade Saint Crystals, 50 billion mid-grade Saint Crystals, and additionally, ten thousand spirit herbs that have been cultivated for a million years. Consider this as compensation for my grandson's offense to you. Please accept it!"
What!
Seeing his grandfather act this way, Feng Qingtian's scalp tingled. Even if he were an idiot, he knew he had just committed a grave sin, otherwise, his grandfather wouldn't make such an extraordinary compensation.
"Oh."
Upon hearing Feng Beihai's words, Ye Xuan was slightly taken aback. This old man was incredibly generous. Such resources would be difficult for even a super-class holy kingdom to produce.
"I hope this is the last time. Otherwise, your grandson will surely die."
His calm voice echoed. Feng Qingtian, who was still kneeling, almost wet himself. Before he could process this, another slap landed on his head, cracking the ground beneath him, demonstrating the immense force Feng Beihai wielded. Of course, this was also for Ye Xuan's benefit.
"My young friend speaks wisely."
Feng Beihai smiled slightly, "Have you not thanked my young friend yet!!"
Gulp~~
The Feng Clan powerhouses surrounding them were all dumbfounded. Damn it, was the Great Elder crazy!!
"Thank you, for your magnanimity!"
Feng Qingtian, though unsure of the reason, understood that he absolutely could not defy his grandfather's decision at this moment, or the consequences would be severe.
Seeing that Ye Xuan had accepted his spatial ring, Feng Beihai let out a deep sigh of relief, his suspended heart finally relaxing. He then looked around at the complicated situation, "My young friend, would it be possible for us to speak in private?"
"To speak privately."
Hearing Feng Beihai's words, Ye Xuan's interest piqued slightly. "Certainly."
Clearly, Feng Beihai's apology was unusually submissive, especially considering his displayed strength was not particularly overwhelming.
The elder was certainly not foolish, so... he must have an ulterior motive!
As expected!
After arriving at a secluded spot, Feng Beihai rubbed his hands, clearly excited and nervous. His gaze finally fell upon Luo Tianyi.
"Uh, my young friend, this lady accompanying you is surely your wife."
Feng Beihai took a deep breath and continued, "My young friend, to be frank, I am the Great Elder of the Phoenix Clan, named Feng Beihai. I am currently at the sixth heaven of the Profound Sun realm. If I am not mistaken, your wife should possess the perfect-grade Phoenix Ancestral Bloodline, correct?"
"Mm."
Hearing Feng Beihai's words, a flicker of killing intent flashed in Ye Xuan's eyes. However, this hint of killing intent sent a chill down Feng Beihai's spine. Damn it, this fellow's strength was indeed far beyond his own.
"Ding! Host triggers a random mission: Make the Phoenix Clan surrender. Reward: 10 billion Ziwei Coins, plus 1 billion high-grade Saint Crystals!"
Oh~~
Just as Ye Xuan was deciding whether to eliminate Feng Beihai, the system's voice rang in his ear.
Make the Phoenix Clan surrender?
This seemed... different from his initial expectations.
The endless battles between the Dragon and Phoenix Clans over millennia had created animosity that wouldn't be easily resolved. If the Phoenix Clan were to surrender now, how would the Dragon and Phoenix Clans coexist in the future?
"Right!!"
At a certain moment, Ye Xuan thought of something. He recalled seeing something in the system more powerful than the Chaos Dragon Transformation Array, something called... the Chaos Dragon-Phoenix Array!!
This formation possessed immense power, but it required the Dragon and Phoenix Clans to complement and merge with each other to be activated.
With this in mind, a bold plan began to form in his mind. There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. If this interest far surpassed the current grievances between the Dragon and Phoenix Clans, perhaps... their conflict could be resolved.
"What does the Great Elder propose?"
After weighing his options, Ye Xuan naturally had a plan in mind.
Hmm!
After a period of testing, a brilliant light appeared in Feng Beihai's eyes. The reaction of this young friend before him indicated that this matter had potential.
"To be perfectly honest, my young friend."
"Although the Phoenix Clan has produced many geniuses over the years, truly world-shattering, peerless geniuses have been absent for hundreds of thousands of years. I believe..."
He paused, took a deep breath, and revealed his intention, "If your wife could join our Phoenix Clan, she would undoubtedly fill the void in our clan's talent in the future."
Indeed!
Hearing Feng Beihai's words, Ye Xuan nodded slightly. It was as he had anticipated. It seemed the impact of the little black dragon and the purple-gold divine dragon avatars on the Phoenix Clan had been significant, otherwise, they wouldn't be so apprehensive.
"This... hmm..."
Ye Xuan drew out his words, drawing Feng Beihai's attention. "It's not impossible for Tianyi to join the Phoenix Clan, but I have a condition!"
"Really!"
"Please, state your condition!!"
Feng Beihai was overjoyed upon hearing this. "Let alone one condition, even a thousand conditions, our Phoenix Clan will do our utmost to fulfill them!!"
"Mm."
"Previously, I had some grievances with the Glazed Holy Master. Baili Junyan almost caused Tianyi's demise. Therefore, to demonstrate your Phoenix Clan's resolve, you must eliminate that Glazed Holy Master, Baili Junyan."
"Mm!"
Hearing Ye Xuan's words, Feng Beihai frowned slightly, "Glazed Holy Master, Baili Junyan?"
"Just that!!"
Clearly, this request was not difficult for Feng Beihai. No, to be precise, it was too easy.
The Glazed Holy Master, Baili Junyan, was only at the seventh heaven of the Profound Sun realm, not as strong as their Phoenix Clan's Patriarch. Exchanging such a powerful individual for a future peerless prodigy of the Phoenix Clan was incredibly worthwhile.
Let alone Baili Junyan, even the strongest ancestor of the Glazed Holy Kingdom, their Phoenix Clan would spare no effort to deal with them!
"Alright!"
Feng Beihai agreed without hesitation, then pondered, "How about this: besides Baili Junyan, who is at the seventh heaven of the Profound Sun realm, our Phoenix Clan will also eliminate three Flame Sun realm powerhouses from the Glazed Holy Kingdom as a sign of our sincerity?"
Feng Beihai said this because his Phoenix Clan had little interaction with the Glazed Holy Kingdom. Frankly speaking, even if the entire Glazed Holy Kingdom were annihilated, they wouldn't feel any pain.
"Hehe, well then..."
"However, the journey to the Phoenix Clan's ancestral land is quite long. Why don't we travel there while our Phoenix Clan eliminates the Glazed Holy Master and three Flame Sun powerhouses for you!?"
"Agreed."
Ye Xuan curved his lips. He naturally knew what Luo Tianyi's perfect-grade ancestral phoenix bloodline meant to the Phoenix Clan. In essence, other than himself, the Phoenix Clan least wanted anything to happen to Luo Tianyi.
"Let's not delay any longer. We shall return to the Phoenix Clan's ancestral land immediately!"
"At the same time, I will notify our Phoenix Clan's Old Ancestor to immediately head to Glazed Holy City."
With that, fearing Ye Xuan would refuse, Feng Beihai piloted the immortal vessel towards the Phoenix Clan's ancestral land. If only he knew that Ye Xuan was the mastermind behind the Dragon Clan, would he still be this excited?