When Ye Zhen received Old Master Lu's urgent message, he stowed away Sacred Spirit Peak and the two hundred ascetic priests in the shortest possible time. Then, together with Caiyi, he rode the Cloud Winged Tiger King, Little Cat, straight to Phoenix City.
Little Cat's speed was nothing short of astonishing. A distance of over a million li took the current Void Breaking divine beast only a dozen or so breaths.
All told, the delay had not exceeded sixty breaths.
On the walls of Phoenix City, Old Master Lu, Huang Kenian, Lan Hua, Qing Yining, and Jiang Qianyi were all gathered in the air, craning their necks in anticipation.
As for the more than twenty Creation Realm Divine Beings, led by the Right Virtuous King, Jiang Hao, they were holding Phoenix Spirit Palace to the death.
To the Phoenix Spirit Race, Phoenix Spirit Palace held extraordinary significance. Holding Phoenix Spirit Palace was equivalent to holding Phoenix Spirit Mountain.
And Phoenix Spirit Mountain, to the entire Phoenix Spirit Race, was their sacred land!
The instant Ye Zhen and Caiyi appeared, Old Master Lu became wildly excited. Huang Kenian, Lan Hua, Qing Yining, Jiang Qianyi, and the others, meanwhile, all heaved sighs of relief, their hearts finally settling.
For them, this operation was, in truth, a military coup.
But a military coup needed a just cause.
Caiyi's identity was precisely the legal foundation supporting this military coup.
Without Caiyi's status as heir of the Phoenix Spirit Race, their military coup could not continue, and would instead invite enormous trouble.
"Caiyi greets Grandfather!"
Upon reaching the city wall, Caiyi gave a graceful bow. Ye Zhen, however, felt somewhat awkward—and more than a little troubled.
The moment he saw Old Master Lu, Ye Zhen thought of Lü Qingzhu. This was going to be a