Father-Son Affection, Mother-Daughter Affection

"You—"

At the sight of this, Yuan Feng's face turned livid.

She had never expected Vermilion Bird to be so resolute, refusing to leave her even the slightest chance to remain in this place.

She knew perfectly well that without the protection of the Extreme South Land, once she, with merely the cultivation of a Daluo Golden Immortal, went out—or even if information about her leaked—the repercussions would be unimaginably severe. Moreover, the Phoenix Clan Master was no longer herself, but Da Peng.

This had caused her authority to plummet, leaving her with no power to resist at all. If anything were to happen, she would inevitably face a tremendous crisis, perhaps even...

"I understand."

Drawing a deep breath, a figure quietly stepped forward.

Da Peng's expression was visibly complicated. "Father, since you are our father, why did you choose not to resist her?"

"Don't tell me you weren't her match."

"If you can accomplish this much even now, then logically speaking, it should not have been impossible for you to stop her back then."

At that, Divine Phoenix smiled.

He gave Da Peng an appraising look. For the first of his children to acknowledge him, the smile on his face was especially warm.

Without any hesitation, Divine Phoenix spoke. "To be honest, this matter was indeed simple in itself, but that does not mean it could truly be accomplished."

"Back then, Yuan Feng possessed a set of Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures: the Divine Phoenix Armor and the Divine Phoenix Sword. Combined, they were no inferior to an Innate Supreme Treasure. With their assistance, I naturally had no ability to resist."

Gulp—

Da Peng swallowed, disbelief written across his face. "The Divine Phoenix Armor and the Divine Phoenix Sword?"

"Why have I never known about them, much less seen