"I disagree. Half-demons are half-demons. After generations of interbreeding, their bloodlines have long since become mixed and impure. Taking them in would only waste resources. They call themselves Black Phoenixes, but they're just trying to claim a connection to us. A few hundred years ago, they finally produced a talented clanswoman who had a good chance of undergoing Ancestral Return. But that girl ran off to a low-tier planet and had an affair with a human cultivator. I heard she even bore an illegitimate child, sullying her bloodline. Taking them in would only tarnish the reputation of our Heavenly Phoenix Clan. Li Xuan is different. He should be Xuan'er's descendant." The Young Woman in Green Skirt spoke nonchalantly.
The Red Skirt Young Woman sighed, her expression turning wistful. "No matter what, they are descendants of that great one. Back then, because our Heavenly Phoenix Clan had ties through marriage with that great one, our power once surpassed the True Dragon Clan's. Unfortunately, after that great one ascended, our Heavenly Phoenix Clan suffered several calamities in succession and gradually declined. If we don't change, our clan may well fall apart in our hands."
"That's all ancient history. It's in the past." The Young Woman in Green Skirt didn't think much of it. She paused, then changed her tone. "Fine, you're right. They are descendants of that great one, and they're related to us, after all. Let them send over a promising clansman to join our Heavenly Phoenix Clan and be raised here!"
The Red Skirt Young Woman smiled and nodded. "All right. They're a branch of the Qingluan, so they can join your Qingluan Clan. Speaking of which, it seems no cultivator has undergone Tribulation and ascended to the Immortal Realm in the tens of thousands of years since that great