"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Liang."
At this moment, the Vermilion Bird Lord had also caught up. She had evidently learned Liang Zhaohuang's identity and was the first to offer greetings.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist."
Liang Zhaohuang returned the salute.
The Vermilion Bird Lord smiled and said, "My surname is Yan."
"So it is Fellow Daoist Yan." Liang Zhaohuang nodded, then asked, "May I ask why Fellow Daoist Yan has been pursuing me so closely?"
True Lord Yan, the Vermilion Bird Lord, glanced at the 'Dao-transformation phenomenon' to the side and saluted again. "I must thank Fellow Daoist Liang for helping my Four Symbols Sect slay the traitor, the Azure Dragon Lord."
Liang Zhaohuang waved a hand. "No need for thanks. Slaying demonic cultivators is the duty of us cultivators."
"However, according to the customs of the cultivation world, I killed this demonic disciple, so the spoils on his person should belong to me as well."
Liang Zhaohuang spoke first, lest she use the opportunity to demand the Azure Dragon Lord's treasures back.
Sure enough, upon hearing his words, the Vermilion Bird Lord's smile stiffened slightly. Yet she immediately concealed it and resumed smiling, nodding. "Naturally. The Azure Dragon Lord was killed by Fellow Daoist, so the spoils on him naturally belong to Fellow Daoist."
Liang Zhaohuang's eyes narrowed at once. For her to give up the Azure Dragon Lord's treasures so readily could only mean that she had a more important objective.
In an instant, he thought of the Phoenix Dharma Aspect.
Sure enough, before Liang Zhaohuang could say anything else, True Lord Yan, the Vermilion Bird Lord, said directly, "Fellow Daoist Liang, I came to make a deal with you—to exchange for your Phoenix Dharma Aspect."
"Then there is no need." Liang Zhaohuang refused outright. "It concerns my Dao path. The