At the Fourth Clan Chief's words, disappointment appeared on all three of their faces.
"If even you say so, there's nothing we can do," the First Clan Chief said.
After all, they belonged to the Phoenix Clan, so their fourth younger sister naturally had the most authority on the matter.
"Who imprisoned you?" the Third Clan Chief asked.
"The Demon Hall and Imperial Remnant Manor," Male Phoenix said.
"Them again! We cannot live under the same sky as those enemies!" the Third Clan Chief roared.
Ten thousand years ago, the sealing of the Divine Beast Holy Land and the forced submission of their ancestors had all been brought about by the combined efforts of the Demon Hall and Imperial Remnant Manor. Now, the two phoenixes who had come in had likewise suffered at the hands of those two powers.
"Third Younger Brother, calm down," the First Clan Chief said.
The Third Clan Chief was rather agitated, his face filled with fury, but he said nothing more.
"You sought the Divine Beast Land because of your essence blood? If so, we are powerless to help as well. As we just said, at most, we could only give you a few more years to live," the Fourth Clan Chief said.
"No, we didn't do it for ourselves!" Female Phoenix cried hastily.
"Oh?" The Fourth Clan Chief gave a surprised murmur.
In her view, these two juniors had most likely sought the Divine Beast Holy Land because of their depleted essence blood. Otherwise, why seek it out?
"It was for our child," Female Phoenix explained.
"Your child?" the Fourth Clan Chief asked. "What happened to him?"
"He fell into the hands of an old demon we cannot afford to provoke," Male Phoenix said. "Our strength has been greatly diminished, and we don't have