"The momentum to spread its wings has formed! No one can stop it now!"
Zuo Xiaoduo nodded with certainty.
Then he frowned again and murmured, "But countless lesser birds still surround it, watching covetously! Fierce baleful intent besets it from all sides. This is still a configuration fraught with danger. We can't let our guard down!"
He Yuanyue said calmly, "When the Phoenix stands proudly above the world, a hundred birds pay homage to it. When the Phoenix falls on hard times, those birds are desperate to take its place and seize its Phoenix Destiny for themselves. Although the Phoenix now has the momentum to take flight, the danger of its destruction remains. It is only natural for the birds to gather around it."
"Some want a share of the spoils, while others intend to protect the Phoenix as it soars. Once the Phoenix rises, the hundred birds will have a central pillar to follow. The other half, harboring ill intentions, want to crush the Phoenix to death and profit themselves."
"The moment the Phoenix Vein fills completely and the Phoenix rises, the fortune accumulated over countless years will spill forth. Even a small share of it would bring immense benefits!"
"So whenever a Dragon Vein or Phoenix Vein is about to rise above the world, at that moment when it is poised to rise but has not yet done so, countless dangers inevitably accompany it. That is the fundamental reason why far, far more Dragon Veins and Phoenix Veins perish prematurely than soar into the nine heavens!"
He Yuanyue sighed. "And what is even more infuriating is... very few Dragon Veins and Phoenix Veins are actually destroyed by an enemy's schemes. The vast majority are ruined by the selfish desires of people on their own side... How tragic, how