"Perhaps after searching for so long and discovering he wasn't a disciple of their own Thunder Palace, they didn't want another Thunder Palace to hold its head high, so naturally they didn't publicize it!" Wang Ye said with glee at others' misfortune. "And now, a Phoenix so terrifying in the sword cultivators' tales is still unknown even to the Golden Core senior masters of our Thunder Control Sect! Hahaha!"
Everyone smiled at this. What Wang Ye had said... was likely the true reason even the Thunder Control Sect itself had failed to find the Terrifying Phoenix, wasn't it?
Li Zongbao's expression shifted slightly upon hearing this, while Xiao Mao grew rather curious, wondering why the senior masters of the Council Hall had suddenly brought up the Terrifying Phoenix.
"Dui Jiankong, withdraw." Qian Mo ordered the disciple away, then gave a cold snort and declared proudly, "Hmph, no matter how formidable the Terrifying Phoenix is, he is still a disciple of my Thunder Control Sect, and merely a Foundation Establishment disciple at that! Whether this old man knows of him or not, he remains unharmed on the battlefield of the Daoist cultivator war! If you have the ability... let your Seven Wonders Sect produce a disciple to compare with the Terrifying Phoenix of my Thunder Control Sect!"
"Fellow Daoist Qian," Wang Ye sneered, "not to mention the famed disciples of my Seven Wonders Sect—even this Xiao Mao from the Xunyan Sect is likely no worse than your Thunder Control Sect's Terrifying Phoenix!"
"How is Xiao Mao so impressive? Isn't Xiao Hua of my Thunder Control Sect also in their squad? He should be no worse than Xiao Mao, should he?" Qian Mo said, refusing to yield an inch.
Gao Wei of the Xunyan Sect was displeased and said coldly, "Fellow Daoists,