The Phoenix Clan members were all in a daze.
One by one, they were utterly bewildered.
They looked at one another.
No one understood what was going on.
They had just said that Li Mo had been burned to ashes by the Phoenix Golden Flame and was dead.
Now Yuanfeng had announced that Li Mo was her Daoist partner.
How could they possibly accept that?
Besides, Li Mo was Mo Huang of the Demon Race.
"Lord Yuanfeng, Li Mo is already dead. Please don't joke about this."
"Besides, Li Mo is one of the Demon Race. The Dragon Clan has already joined them."
Ever since Vermilion Bird was born, she had followed Yuanfeng.
In all those endless years, she had never seen Yuanfeng become involved with any powerful figure.
Yuanfeng had always carried herself like a ruler.
She had always given people the sense that they could only look up to her.
What kind of man could conquer a woman like that?
No one could conquer her!
Even the great figures of the primordial world had never entertained such thoughts about her.
They regarded her as a true opponent.
The leader of all winged creatures wasn't someone any ordinary phoenix could become.
A woman like that had chosen Li Mo as her Daoist partner?
No. Absolutely impossible!
"Joking? You think I'm joking?"
Yuanfeng looked down at Vermilion Bird, her eyes seeming to contain the sun and moon, their gaze cold and indifferent.
Vermilion Bird's heart lurched.
Only then did she realize that Yuanfeng was telling the truth.
"My successful rebirth from the ashes was entirely thanks to Mo Huang. If he hadn't stepped in and absorbed the Phoenix Golden Flame in time, my soul would have long since returned to the world."
Yuanfeng spoke calmly.
At last, the members of