Red Cloud had not expected Saint Son Feng Wei to reveal such an expression, either.
Although Saint Son Feng Wei was gentle in her dealings with others, she was deeply proud at heart. The Origin Phoenix Clan was born with that same disposition.
The attitude Saint Son Feng Wei had shown just now was already an exception. Now, circumstances were stronger than they were.
Without winning over this Dragon Monarch of Azure Sea Lake, the two of them would likely struggle to hold their own even on the journey into the Jianmu Divine Palace.
With Li Hong and Qi Wu watching like hungry tigers, their journey was bound to be anything but peaceful.
Red Cloud was also gravely wounded. Not only had Saint Son Lingwu's fist intent injured him, but the Solar True Fire Feng Wei had summoned had burned him despite his preparations.
Neither injury could heal in a short time.
With his current strength, he would probably be no match even for an eighth-tier cultivator like the Crane-Selling Old Man.
Though he did not know the full extent of Saint Son Feng Wei's condition, forcibly invoking the Golden Crow's power must have exacted a considerable price.
Winning over this Dragon Monarch was therefore their best course.
Feng Wei said, "The opportunity is this: there is a Coiling Spirit Island in the Star Sea, the ancestral land of the Giant Whale Clan. On it lies a spirit spring that can cleanse the marrow and purge impurities, benefiting both the body and the divine soul."
"Even if only a drop of blood or a scrap of flesh remains, dissolving it in this spirit spring can restore the body and awaken the divine soul. Even a lone wisp of divine soul can enter it and form a physical body. It is