Ye Zhen had already guessed what conditions the Phoenix God Palace Grand Elder, this old woman, was proposing to Caiyi even before she said them.
Ye Zhen had already seen that the Phoenix God Palace Grand Elder had a mindset that placed the Phoenix Spirit Race's interests above all else—or rather, regarded the Phoenix Spirit Race's survival as paramount.
Everything began from the standpoint of the Phoenix Spirit Race's interests.
Compared to the overall interests of the Phoenix Spirit Race, even familial affection could be relegated to second place.
The old woman had held precisely this attitude regarding Caiyi's mother forty years ago.
And now, her attitude was exactly the same: the Phoenix Spirit Race's interests came first.
Her so-called intention to pass her position on to Caiyi was, in truth, still for the Phoenix Spirit Race's benefit.
Then, for Caiyi to accept the position of Phoenix God Palace Grand Elder and obtain control over the Seven-Colored Scepter and Seven-Colored Bead Spirit, the prerequisite was to safeguard the Phoenix Spirit Race's interests.
The old woman's first condition was that, after Caiyi became the Phoenix God Palace Grand Elder, she was not to engage in military conflict with the Phoenix Spirit Queen's side, nor was she to let the Phoenix Spirit Race be plunged into misery and its population dwindle drastically.
Second, after Caiyi became the Phoenix God Palace Grand Elder, she was to coexist peacefully with the Phoenix Spirit Queen, neither side allowed to undermine the other and drain the Phoenix Spirit Race's strength. At this juncture of great upheaval on the Primordial Continent, they were to revitalize the Phoenix Spirit Race together.
The Phoenix God Palace Grand Elder had made herself perfectly clear, even threatening to side with the Phoenix Spirit Queen and wipe out Caiyi's forces. Caiyi could