Chapter 7: The Phoenix Clan Makes a Name for Itself

  The vast and desolate continent, the southern Mingyue volcano, has a magnificent temple of the Phoenix Clan standing proudly on its peak. Inside the grand hall, over a dozen tables and chairs were neatly arranged, laden with all sorts of celestial fruits and spiritual objects. Seductive palace maidens flitted about, some playing musical instruments, others strumming the zither, filling the air with harmony and jubilation.

  A young man in purple robes stood up from the first table and spoke.

  "Today is the day when my Phoenix Clan's fortunes are reversed. With the addition of Golden Immortal Emperor Jun at the front and Great Emperor Jiang at the back, our Phoenix Clan now has twelve Golden Immortals from top to bottom. Among them, Huo Huang, Ming He, Kun Peng, Emperor Jun, and Emperor Jiang have all reached the peak of Golden Immortality, surpassing even the Dragon Clan and Qilin Clan. The three clans' powers are now ranked with the Phoenix Clan as the first. From now on, we no longer need to hide in the south; where can't we go in this vast wilderness?"

  It seems to be infected by the Phoenix's words, and all the Phoenix tribe cultivators below are excited, shouting "Destroy the Qilin, destroy the Dragon Clan, unify the Honghuang". The sound of the qin and sheng also became more lively.

  Emperor Jun stood up, "What the Ancestor Phoenix said makes sense. We should take advantage of our current superiority to suppress the Dragon Clan and Qilin Clan, draining their strength while we grow stronger, until we gain absolute dominance, then eliminate them in one fell swoop and unify the Primordial Chaos."

  Di Jun still has some brains, on the surface he is catering to Feng Tian's words, in reality he is telling everyone that now is not the best time to launch a full-scale war.

  Feng Tian smiled at Emperor Jun with deep meaning and praised: "Emperor Jun is brave and wise, truly the luck of the Phoenix clan."

  Di Jun hastily returned the courtesy with a bow.

  "I have something to say," Emperor Jiang said, looking at the confident Feng Clan cultivator, and he wasn't trying to show off.

  "Oh, Emperor Jiang has something to say." Feng Tian showed obvious interest in what Emperor Jiang was about to say.

  The Emperor Jiang smiled slightly and spoke slowly.

  "Now that our Phoenix Clan's power is great, we should build an altar, bathe and change clothes, sincerely pray to heaven and earth, willing to replace heaven's way, manage the vast wilderness. At that time, not only will there be great righteousness under heaven, but also possible merits of management will descend." Emperor Jiang finished speaking, at the same time thinking in his heart, as the Phoenix Clan's great ability and proposer, he should also get a lot of merit.

  A bright light flashed in Feng Tian's eyes, and he said loudly: "Wonderful! Immediately order the construction of an altar, and have all members of the Phoenix Clan bathe and change their clothes. Three days later, follow me to pray to heaven."

  Time flies, and the third day has arrived. In the Phoenix Heaven Station of the Southern Ming Volcano, there is a group of Phoenix Clan cultivators below the altar. Emperor Jiang stands silently among them, with Kunpeng and Emperor Jun standing beside him.

  Looking at Di Jun, Di Jiang always had an inexplicable urge to slap him to death with a ruler, but Di Jiang had to consider the consequences.

  This Di Jun is originally a three-legged golden crow, and was one of the four primordial spirits of earth, water, fire, and wind that were present when Pangu created the heavens. He can be said to have a deep connection with the origin of the world. After the creation of the heavens, most of his energy was used to solidify the heavens and the earth, leaving behind only a ball of fiery essence. Although it was involuntary, he also made contributions to solidifying the heavens and the earth, and thus possesses great merit. Moreover, he is the master of the heavenly court, and if Emperor Jiang were to kill him now, that would be equivalent to going against the heavenly way and creating karma. It's possible that the heavenly way would immediately strike down Emperor Jiang as soon as he kills Di Jun.

  Perhaps feeling Emperor Jiang's gaze, Emperor Jun also turned his head and saw Emperor Jiang looking at him, nodding and smiling to show friendliness. Emperor Jiang could only bitterly force a smile back at him.

  "The Heavenly Way is above, the Phoenix Heaven has established the Phoenix Clan for tens of thousands of years, maintaining peace in one region and upholding order in another. The heavens can attest to this. I now pray to the heavens that I may lead the Phoenix Clan's Huo Huang, Ming He, Kun Peng, Di Jun, Di Jiang, and others to carry out the Heavenly Way, govern the Desolate Expanse, and bring a bright and clear world to all living things."

  As soon as the sound fell, a million feet of golden light descended from the sky, bringing boundless merits and virtues. Among them, five successes were absorbed by Feng Tian, who immediately broke through to the peak of Daluo Jinxian with this opportunity, reaching the initial stage of Quasi-Sainthood. The four people, Kunpeng Emperor Jun, shared three successes, and after absorbing them, their strength also broke through the peak of Jinxian, reaching the early stages of Daluo Jinxian. Emperor Jiang, as the one who proposed the prayer, received a bit more merit, with one success, but he did not absorb it immediately, instead storing it in the Qiankun Ding. These merits might be able to save an extra brother or sister's life in the future.

  The last bit of energy was evenly distributed among the other Phoenix Sect cultivators, and many of them advanced a level.

  "How come the Emperor Jiang brothers didn't absorb the merits?" Beishang Kunpeng asked curiously, noticing that Emperor Jiang's strength hadn't increased. Emperor Jun also turned his head to look over here.

  "Ugh, I already feel like I'm about to break through, but absorbing these merits would be a bit of a waste." Di Jiang's face didn't redden or his heart skip a beat as he once again fooled Kun Peng.

  "So it was." After saying this sentence, Kun Peng didn't ask any more questions either.

  At this time, the Phoenix clan's strength had increased by a level, and everywhere was filled with joy. However, one family's happiness is another family's worry, Feng Tian's prayer voice had spread throughout the entire Hong Huang, and the Dragon Clan and Qilin Clan also saw it. At first, they didn't think much of it, thinking that Feng Tian was making a big deal out of nothing. But when the heavenly blessings descended, Zhu Long Lin Zu couldn't sit still anymore - this was indeed an infinitely useful blessing!

  Envy and jealousy at the same time, regardless of whether it is feasible or not, they built an altar according to the gourd painting, summoned the whole tribe and started praying. Unexpectedly, countless merits really descended, and Chonglong and Linzhu broke through their boundaries one after another, reaching the early stage of quasi-sainthood. This made Fengtian, who was about to make a big move, extremely angry. However, while being angry, he also cancelled his plan to attack the Dragon Clan and Qilin Clan, and the vast land of Honghuang fell into a brief calm once again.

  In the grand hall of the Phoenix Clan, Feng Tian was currently announcing orders to everyone.

  "Now I divide the Phoenix Clan's territory into six major regions. The southernmost region is guarded by the Nanming Volcano, where I personally reside. The outer ring is divided into two major regions: Què Mountain and Guì Mountain, with Què Mountain and Guì Mountain as the guardian territories, respectively guarded by Huǒ Fēng and Míng Hè. The outermost ring is divided into three major regions: Qián Lái, Qīng Qiū, and Tiān Yú, with Qián Lái Mountain, Qīng Qiū Mountain, and Tiān Yú Mountain as the guardian territories, respectively guarded by Dì Jiāng, Dì Jùn, and Kūn Péng."

  Is this Qian Lai Shan? The name is auspicious. After hearing Feng Tian finish speaking, Emperor Jiang's heart slightly smiled. The other cultivators also started discussing among themselves in hushed tones.

  Feng Tian furrowed his brow and shouted: "Do you have any other objections?"

  "I've seen Feng Zu," at this time, a big man walked out from below, "Lao Diao has something to say, Huo Huang, Ming He, Kun Peng, and Di Jun are all great Luo Jinxian, guarding these four regions we have no objection, but the Emperor's River only has the Golden Immortal Peak boundary, I'm afraid there is some discontent in everyone's heart."

  It's actually dragged to my head, Emperor Jiang sneered in his heart. He sized up this old bird, Jinxian Tianfeng boundary, and should be absorbing merit breakthroughs, but also has some real power, I guess he saw me being low-key usually, thinking it's easy to bully, that's why he dared to come and find fault with me.

  "Feng Tian brother, I also think we should let them compete with each other. This is the only way to convince everyone, after all, there are two people who have reached the Golden Immortal peak realm now." Qing Luan, standing behind Feng Tian, spoke up at this time and gave Emperor Jiang a vicious glare.

  Feng Tian thought for a moment and agreed, but he didn't think much of Lao Diao. He knew that Emperor Jiang had the top-grade congenital spiritual treasure Wu Ji Xing Huang Qi in his hands.

  At the same time, Kuang Peng and Di Jun, who knew Emperor Jiang a little, also didn't think highly of Lao Diao.

  Di Jiang didn't say a word, and flew to the top of a mountain outside the main hall first. He also didn't summon the Wu Ji Xing Huang flag, quietly suspending it in mid-air waiting for Lao Diao's arrival.

  Looking at Emperor Jiang's nonchalant appearance, Old Ying couldn't help but feel a surge of nameless anger in his heart, and he took out a rod-shaped pre-heavenly spiritual treasure, flying directly towards Emperor Jiang.

  Feng Tian and others were watching from a distance, they also wanted to see what kind of skills this newly joined Emperor Jiang had.

  The old bird flew to the top of the mountain, furrowed its brow and glared at Emperor Jiang, asking in a cold voice: "Are you ready?"

  "It's about time, I've been waiting for you to get ready." Di Jiang still smiled, without a hint of pressure.

  The old carving became even angrier, let out a loud shout and struck towards Emperor Jiang. The rod-shaped treasure flew through the air, dancing with a fierce wind, exuding an aura of great power.

  The Emperor Jiang smiled slightly and disappeared in front of Lao Jiu with a flash of his body.

  The old bird was shocked and amazed in his heart, his speed is so fast. Unfortunately, this was also the last thought he had when he was sober.

  Di Jiang's fist flashed and landed on Lao Diao's head, a heavy punch that struck his crown. His primordial spirit was injured, and he directly fainted, this was because Di Jiang had held back, otherwise this punch would have annihilated his skull along with his primordial spirit.

  Looking at the old eagle lying on the ground, Emperor Jiang smiled lightly, "Having cultivation is not enough, one must also learn to apply it."

  However, Emperor Jiang also knew that before Hong Jun spoke the way, the struggle between cultivators relied solely on dull punches and kicks. Those with sticks swung them, those with swords stabbed, which was far from the splendor of later generations, summoning lightning and spewing fire, with all sorts of techniques emerging.

  The Emperor Jiang cleanly and neatly knocked down the old bird, and the onlookers hadn't even reacted yet. To quote a phrase from later generations, "Has it begun? It's already over!" That was the kind of situation.

  "Emperor Jiang brothers are indeed not ordinary, who else doesn't accept it?" Feng Tian was the first to react and came to Emperor Jiang's mountain peak. He checked the old eagle's condition first and found that nothing was wrong before speaking up.

  "We all obey from the heart and mouth." A group of monks said in unison, looking like they were all stunned by Emperor Jiang's sharp punch.

  "Qing Luan, how about you? Can you accept it?" Feng Tian said, looking at Qing Luan who was standing beside him and hadn't spoken a word.

  "I won't accept this!" Qing Luan looked at Emperor Jiang with disdain and continued, "No matter how powerful he is, he's just a thug for my brother."

  As soon as this sentence came out, Emperor Jiang's angry thoughts were all gone. How stupid and ignorant, it was really a waste of tens of thousands of years. Not only Emperor Jiang, but also Kunpeng, Emperor Jun and others on the side had ugly faces. Emperor Jiang was just a fighter, what about them?

  A loud "slap" resounded as a palm struck Qing Luan's face, and this time Feng Tian was truly enraged.

  "Someone, take this inexplicable girl and lock her up in the Nanming Volcano, she is not allowed to come out for three thousand years."

  The unreasonable Qing Luan was forcibly taken away, and Feng Tian bowed deeply to Emperor Jiang.

  "Qing Luan doesn't understand things yet, she's slow in serving her brother, please don't take it to heart, I'll apologize on her behalf."

  "Feng Zu's words were heavy, Emperor Jiang wouldn't be so ignorant of good and evil." Emperor Jiang hastily stepped forward to support Feng Tian, not letting him bow, but in his heart he was somewhat admiring, an imperial heir who could put aside his dignity to bow to himself, although it wasn't done for his sake alone, still felt a bit moved.

  Seeing Feng Tian like this, the faces of Kun Peng Emperor Jun and others also improved.