"What are you standing around for? Hurry up and pay your respects to the seniors!"
Qing Qiong slapped Kong Xuan on the head. This fellow truly had no sense of propriety. Couldn't he see that everyone around him was a major figure? Yet he stood there like he was being punished, needlessly losing all manners.
"This junior, Kong Xuan, pays respects to Senior Mystic Turtle and Senior Jade Bead!"
That slap brought Kong Xuan back to his senses. He had been so frightened that he had actually forgotten even the most basic etiquette.
"Who is this little fellow? Why do I sense traces of the Phoenix Clan in him?" Mystic Turtle asked.
"Senior truly has keen eyes. He is the child Ancestor Phoenix gave birth to when she dissolved into the Dao, the first peacock in the world. This time, I owed the Phoenix Clan a favor, so I thought I would bring this little fellow back and nurture him."
Qing Qiong smiled. Kong Xuan's Root Origin was quite good, so he was worth cultivating.
"Ancestor Phoenix... So many years have passed, yet I never expected her to leave behind a child. This little fellow's Destiny will not be easy. The Phoenix Clan's Karmic Sin must not be touched."
Mystic Turtle looked at Kong Xuan with some regret. His birth had destined him for a difficult fate, but fortunately, he had come to Dao Venerable's Dao Field. Perhaps his Destiny could still be changed.
"That is indeed true. Back then, the Phoenix Clan was so mighty that my Clam Clan did not even have the qualifications to speak with them."
Jade Bead sighed as well. The colossal force of the past had now collapsed. The Phoenix Clan's strength was now not even comparable to that of the Clam Clan. Time