A Phoenix Clan guard hurried into the Main Hall, looking somewhat panicked.
"Young Lord, outside... a Daoist has come outside. He says he wants to see you."
"A Daoist?"
Kong Xuan frowned slightly. "What Daoist? Did he give his name?"
"That Daoist said... he said his name was Zhunti, from Western Spirit Mountain," the guard answered, trembling.
"Zhunti?!"
Both Kong Xuan and Six-Eared Macaque's expressions changed at the name.
Zhunti, the Sage of the Western Religion?!
What was he doing at the Undying Volcano?!
"Young Lord, the Daoist only said that you shared a karmic affinity with him, and that he had come specifically to guide you to enlightenment," the guard answered, trembling.
"Guide him to enlightenment?!"
Six-Eared Macaque was so furious that he laughed. "That old bald donkey has come poaching disciples from our Witch Cult? Does he really think the staff in my hands lives on vegetables?!"
With that, Six-Eared Macaque hefted the Black Iron Staff onto his shoulder and started to charge out.
"You unruly monkey, calm down!"
Kong Xuan grabbed Six-Eared Macaque and said gravely, "He's a Sage! Even together, we're no match for him. Rushing out recklessly will only get us hurt."
"Then what do we do? Just let him block our entrance?" Six-Eared Macaque asked, unwilling to back down.
"Let's first see what he actually wants."
Kong Xuan took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed his anger. "This is the Undying Volcano. Our Phoenix Clan may have fallen into decline, but we're no soft persimmons for anyone to squeeze. Besides, we're disciples of the Witch Cult now. However arrogant Zhunti may be, he'll still have to weigh the consequences of our master's wrath!"
Having made up their minds, the two walked out of the Phoenix Clan's Main Hall side by side.
On the outskirts