Seeing that Vermillion Bird no longer paid him any attention, Ancestor Phoenix knew there was no hope. Sensibly, he withdrew from the Vermillion Bird Sacred Hall. If he kept talking, he would truly become enemies with Vermillion Bird.
Likewise, Candle Dragon went to visit Azure Dragon. However, Azure Dragon had always disliked Zu Long's group, and Zu Long's attempt to recruit him only made him more annoyed. Before Candle Dragon could even speak, he was driven out and met with a closed door.
Compared to Ancestor Phoenix and Candle Dragon, Lei Xing received much better treatment. Back then, Ancestor Kirin had allowed the entire White Tiger Clan to leave, and the two clans had parted on good terms, their relationship largely unaffected.
Thus, Lei Xing received the same answer from White Tiger as Mystic Turtle had. Though the information was somewhat limited, it still gave the Kirin Clan a little more confidence in the future.
At Jade Capital Mountain, Yin Yang, Qiankun, and the others also went to see Hongjun. They had fought Fierce Beasts together, so Hongjun revealed some information about Heavenly Dao to them as well.
Hongjun was one of the Dao Harmonizers designated by Heavenly Dao. Heavenly Dao placed far fewer restrictions on him than on Xuan Wu. After all, he was a future direct subordinate, so he naturally received some favor.
Once they learned that it would not affect them much, they left Jade Capital Mountain and returned home. Hongjun had told them there would be gifts from Great Dao, so they needed to take it seriously and prepare properly.
The only ones who remained completely unmoved were Yang Mei and Wang Shu. One was the reincarnation of a Chaos Demon God, his sights set far too high to care about Heavenly Dao.
The other was