"Yes, Great Sage!" The little peacocks pursed their lips and giggled, then gathered around Fire Phoenix King once more, chirping away. Looking at these adorable little peacocks, Fire Phoenix King smiled faintly, deeply moved by Peacock Holy Mother's indulgence toward them.
The Nine-colored Halo condensed, and King Caihuang's monstrous form emerged. She spotted Fire Phoenix King at once, yet did not find it strange. She merely said meaningfully, "Fire Phoenix King, where did you go earlier? Such excitement as the Myriad Monster Realm had not seen in nearly a million years, and you actually missed it. What a pity!"
"Alas..." Fire Phoenix King did not hide it from King Caihuang and sighed. "Great Sage Ji Ying had some matters that were inconvenient for other monster spirits to know. I had no choice but to handle them on her behalf. Still, Great Sage Ji Ying already told me about the splendor of that day!"
"Tsk, tsk..." King Caihuang smacked her lips. "How intimate that sounded. What matter could it have been? A Primal Clan Great Sage has no trusted confidants, yet she would not send any other monster spirit and instead specifically sent you, a Phoenix Race Great Sage? Hm? What happened to Peacock Hall?"
As King Caihuang mocked Fire Phoenix King, she also noticed the anomaly around them and asked curiously.
"Two Great Sages..." The little peacocks hurriedly reported, "A Human Great Sage and another Phoenix Race Great Sage came just now. The moment they entered Peacock Hall, it became like this..."
"Namo Maitreya Buddha, Namo Maitreya Buddha, Namo Maitreya Buddha..." Even as the little peacocks spoke, Buddhist chants arose throughout the sky. Layer upon layer of Buddhist light emerged from within Peacock Hall again, spreading toward the canopy of the inverted Bodhi Tree. At the same time, Buddhist light