Today's fourth update: Chapter 2364! 4/4!
Xu Kun had misunderstood. From the moment he set foot on the Yunxiao Continent and summoned members of the Azure Phoenix Sect to receive him and craft his phoenix carriage, those Azure Phoenixes had been the ones within the Azure Phoenix Sect who supported him.
These Azure Phoenixes did not necessarily truly advocate for Xu Kun to take charge of the Azure Phoenix Sect.
Partly because they did not want to see someone of a status similar to theirs standing above them.
On the other hand, his status as the sole legitimate son was indeed more worthy of their respect.
Thus, the Azure Phoenixes Xu Kun had encountered before had all shown him goodwill, while those hostile toward him were now on Azure Phoenix Star above his head.
Following Li Yian's advice, Xu Kun should have avoided their edge at this time.
But avoiding their edge meant willingly lowering his head.
It was like relatives who could not stand seeing you do well mocking you, while you still had to run away from them.
Far too humiliating!
Xu Kun could not do that. And if he did, while it might have been understandable, all the momentum he had built up would vanish because of this one retreat.
Since his grandmother and mother had not stepped forward to stop it, that meant they tacitly approved of everything.
Then did they want him to avoid it?
Retreat for self-preservation—but if he did not retreat, what could he use to withstand Azure Phoenix Star's descent?
Xu Kun merely cast an indifferent glance at Azure Phoenix Star falling from the heavens, then made two moves.
First, he took two... monkey hairs, one purple and one silver, from among his hair.
They were tokens—or trump cards—left to him