Gathering Storm Clouds

The two of them spoke as they arrived at the holy hall. The female guards on either side saluted in unison. "Greetings, Divine Envoy. Greetings, Clan Leader."

Qin Yi froze for a moment. Why had they addressed him before the Clan Leader?

"I ordered it," Yu Feiling said calmly.

Qin Yi: "..."

Upon entering the holy hall, he immediately saw Yu Shang sitting cross-legged in the chief position upon the altar, her eyes closed as she had already entered meditation. Surging energy swirled around her, her wings drawn in tight. The atmosphere was solemn, and the scene carried an air of sacred purity.

Qin Yi's throat bobbed. In every respect, this wife of his whom he had taken first and made proper later was truly exquisite. The more sacred and pure she appeared, the more it set off the image of her bound in Buddhist prayer beads, making his heart stir all the more.

Yu Feiling glanced at him, seeming to see what he was thinking. She turned away and said, "Shang'er is breaking through to Shining Sun Completion. She should succeed soon."

Qin Yi asked curiously, "You cultivate by sitting on an altar like this?"

"Yes... It carries something of the Phoenix God's blessing. There are certain benefits."

Qin Yi felt a slight pang of jealousy. "Your Phoenix God... is it female or male?"

Yu Feiling looked at him.

The moment he said that, it became clear that he was not the Phoenix God's envoy. Yet at this point... no one seemed to care anymore.

He was even jealous of the Phoenix God. How amusing.

Yu Feiling laughed. "The First Phoenix Sovereign can be said to be sexless, or it can be said to be female."

Qin Yi was baffled. "What does that mean? Like tying a bow on