"The dragons are divided into different attributes. A dragon with the earth attribute should be able to purify the land."
Yan Ling's words instantly rekindled everyone's hope. Feng Jing frowned slightly. "But the relationship between the Phoenix Clan and the Dragon Clan has deteriorated a lot. Will they still help?"
A bucket of cold water was poured over them, and the restless atmosphere dissipated instantly. Everyone looked at each other, seeing worry in each other's eyes.
After the Great Apocalypse, in order to compete for survival resources, there were occasional disputes between the Phoenix Clan and the Dragon Clan, and the relationship between the two clans had become increasingly tense.
Someone in the crowd shouted, "The clan chief is the king of all beasts. The chief of the Dragon Clan should obey the clan chief!"
Qing Cang sighed. It was true, but in these extraordinary times, the chief of the Dragon Clan had repeatedly invaded to protect his own race. He could understand.
"We only have five seeds, and the harvest is unpredictable. If the harvest is good, it's fine. But if there's no harvest at all, inviting the Dragon Clan may only lead to more disputes."
Yan Ling pondered. "Father is right."
At present, the Phoenix Clan could still manage to get by. The fact that there were no cases of clan members killing and devouring each other had already attracted envy from other races.
If the Dragon Clan spread the news that the Phoenix Clan had found clean seeds in their territory, who knew how much trouble it would bring.
Feng Jing nodded in agreement. "I agree with Father. We need to plan this carefully."
"How can we plan carefully? If we keep delaying, we'll all starve to death!"
The clan members started to talk in a hubbub.
Yaohua's childish voice sounded particularly abrupt among them. "How about asking the godly man for help?"
The godly man? Godly Man Chongming?
Right! Everyone in the Phoenix Clan knew that Yaohua had survived thanks to the help of Godly Man Chongming.
Moreover, Godly Man Chongming had taken Yaohua to the Cangling Hall and doted on her.
If Yaohua asked, surely Godly Man Chongming wouldn't refuse!
Everyone present fell silent and looked at Qing Cang in unison.
The godly man had ascended, and his physical body was immortal. All they needed to do was find Chongming.
But Qing Cang was in a dilemma. "Since the Great Apocalypse, Godly Man Chongming has been traveling around the Divine Land to help others. His whereabouts are uncertain, and no one knows where he is now."
The way out was blocked again, and everyone looked dejected and their spirits were low.
"Don't worry, everyone. I have a way!" Yaohua said, and the next moment she transformed into her beast form.
Yaohua's action quickly caught everyone's attention. They saw her sticking up her butt and pulling out a feather with pain. A tiny blue - fluorescent flame appeared on her fingertip. The feather burned into dust when it touched the fire and drifted away with the wind.
The scene was extremely quiet, and time passed by bit by bit.
After waiting for about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Feng Jing couldn't help but ask curiously, "Yaoyao, what are you doing?"
There had never been a similar summoning technique in the Phoenix Clan.
"Yes, Yaoyao. Why did you pull out your own feather?"
Yan Ling couldn't help but take a few more glances at Yaohua's sparse feathers. Probably due to a congenital weakness, Yaohua had always looked like a chick since childhood. Apart from being thin and small, it was also because she didn't have a bright and thick red coat of feathers.
Although the clan members had taken care of her over the years, perhaps due to a lack of good food and malnutrition, the feathers on her beast form were still pitifully few.
Yaohua rubbed her faintly aching butt and explained, "It's a method taught to me by Godly Man Chongming. When we parted five years ago, the godly man used his immortal technique to give me this cluster of flames. He said that if I needed help, as long as I burned the feather and called his name, he would appear."
Everyone understood and continued to wait with anticipation.
"Couldn't you use someone else's feather? This Godly Man Chongming is really strange. Why does he have to burn feathers? The feathers of the Phoenix Clan are not something that can be burned casually!"
Yaohua looked extremely bald from the back, like a broom with only the handle left. Qing Cang felt heart - broken and wished he could pluck out his own feathers and plant them on her.
If it were a boy, being bald wouldn't matter much. But Yaohua was a little girl. Maybe she didn't care about her appearance now because she was still young, but as she grew older, Qing Cang was worried that she would feel inferior because of her physical shortcomings.
You know, among the bird and poultry races, compared with other races, the most proud thing was their fluffy and beautiful feathers!
"Father, it's okay. I have a lot of feathers!"
To prove this, Yaohua fluffed up her sparse feathers and shook them twice.
She had never felt that there was any difference in the amount of feathers between herself and other phoenixes, nor had she ever felt inferior. After all, in her previous life, she was just a little green caterpillar.
Everyone couldn't bear to expose the truth and echoed one after another.
"Yes, Yaoyao! Your feathers are so beautiful, and you have so many of them! Unlike me, my tail is so bald. Woohoo!"
Everyone looked at Xiao Qing with strange expressions.
You know, Xiao Qing had the most feathers among the Phoenix Clan. No one dared to claim the first place except him.
It's just that Xiao Qing had transformed into a human form at the moment, so it couldn't be seen for the time being.
"Really?" Yaohua turned her head and swayed her body. The few remaining feathers on her buttocks twitched twice.
Xiao Qing covered his mouth and coughed twice, quickly signaling everyone with his eyes. "Really. What do you think?"
"Yes! I'm so envious. Cough. Yaoyao, how do you usually take care of your feathers? Teach us!"
"Yes, yes! We also want to have feathers as thick as yours!"
"Just be careful not to step on them when walking in your beast form, and always pay attention to your back..."
Yaohua seriously shared her experience, and everyone nodded in agreement.
Another hour passed, but Godly Man Chongming still didn't appear.
Yaohua was puzzled. Could it be that the message hadn't been delivered?
"Don't worry, everyone. I'll try again." She gritted her teeth and plucked out another tail feather.
"Yaoyao, don't!" Qing Cang exclaimed, but it was already too late.
Just as Yaohua was about to light the feather, she stopped upon hearing his words and looked at him blankly. "Father, what's wrong?"
"Nothing, nothing." Qing Cang's heart was bleeding. "You can continue."
"Okay!"
The moment the flame lit the feather, Yaohua closed her eyes tightly and sincerely murmured, "Godly Man Chongming, if you can hear my thoughts, please appear quickly. I'm waiting for you in the Phoenix territory. If possible, please bring a dragon with the earth attribute. Please, please!"
The feather burned out completely, and Yaohua held her breath.
Please! The message must reach the handsome godly man!
Everyone waited and waited. They waited until it was dark, but no one came.
Just as everyone was leaving disappointed, a dazzling white light appeared in the sky.
"It's Godly Man Chongming! The godly man is here!" Everyone cheered.
Chongming was surrounded by a layer of bright light. He was truly like a god descending to the mortal world. Yaohua's eyes sparkled with admiration, and she held her breath, being stunned by his beauty once again.
Feng Jing poked Yaohua's cheek. "Yaoyao, hurry up and go forward to greet him."
Hehe... Greet...
Yaohua was pushed forward to stand in front of Chongming. She looked up at him with a happy and silly smile on her face.
"In response to the request of the Phoenix Clan, I've brought the young god of the Dragon Clan, Nanming."
Woohoo, how could the handsome godly man's voice be so nice!
Nanming wriggled his body as Chongming put him down. Once his feet touched the ground, he immediately folded his arms and asked everyone, "Why did you call me here? Are our two clans on good terms?"
He had been sleeping soundly in the Dragon Clan, and the next moment he appeared in the Phoenix territory. If it weren't for Godly Man Chongming being here, he would definitely punch the culprit a few times!
"Are you the dragon with the earth attribute?" Yaohua had transformed back into a human form and looked up. "Please help us clean up a piece of land."
"Absolutely not!" Nanming refused without even thinking.
What a joke! He was a celestial official of the Dragon Clan. How could he condescend to plow the land?