Vermilion Bird Mirror

"Your Majesty is far too polite. As you have said, if the Fire Crow Clan is bound to be at odds with me, our alliance—putting aside our connection through Little Fire Phoenix—is inevitable," Zhuge Xiang said to the Phoenix Queen after accepting the system quest.

Since the Phoenix Clan treated Zhuge Xiang with courtesy, Zhuge Xiang naturally treated the Phoenix Clan with courtesy in return.

Hearing Zhuge Xiang's agreement, the Phoenix Queen was overjoyed. The other high-ranking members of the Phoenix Clan all wore expressions of secret relief, nodding to one another. With Zhuge Xiang's help, backed by the prestige of Great God Hou Yi, the boost to the Phoenix Clan's strength would be nothing short of immeasurable.

Originally, the Phoenix Clan was consumed by anxiety over the crisis posed by the Fire Crow Clan. Upon hearing of Zhuge Xiang's visit, fearing that a human cultivator had come to leverage the momentum of Great God Hou Yi to strike against them, these phoenixes had believed their doom was sealed. Never did they expect that, through this sudden twist of fate, it was not a calamity for the Phoenix Clan at all, but rather a blessing. Armed with the momentum of Great God Hou Yi, the Phoenix Clan's strength would soar, making their struggle against the Fire Crow Clan far easier.

The Emperor of Ten Thousand Birds was merely a title, yet it was far more than just a name. It represented a grand momentum, the momentum of the Heavenly Dao. Otherwise, the Fire Crow Clan would not have gone to such lengths to target the Phoenix Clan first in order to seize the title of Emperor of Ten Thousand Birds.

Having agreed to join forces with the Phoenix Clan to deal with the fire crows, Zhuge Xiang decided to stay