The phoenix will not roost except on the paulownia tree, and will not drink except from the sweet spring.

What if there is no paulownia tree big enough for the entire phoenix clan to live in?

The answer is: Find a tree that is big enough and name it "Wutong".

"By the way, isn't this a Fusang tree? This must be the Fusang tree of the Jinwu clan!" Ling Yunpo, disguised as "Feng Jiu", couldn't help but ask when he arrived at the center of the valley and looked at the towering tree in front of him.

"You are wrong, brother." One of the Vermilion Bird monks said, "This is Wutong."

"But..." Ling Yunpo wanted to try harder, but he heard Zhuniao next to him say, "Brother, I understand what you mean, but you should know that a phoenix tree can't grow hundreds of feet high."

"Without giant trees hundreds of feet high, how can so many of us live here? But the phoenix must live on the phoenix tree, this is the ancestral rule."

"So you named the Fusang tree... ahem, I mean this tree, the Wutong tree, right?" Ling Yunpo suddenly realized, "Where did the tree come from?"

"Of course, it was stolen from the Jinwu clan in the tower...well, I mean, borrowed." replied the Vermillion Bird monk.

"I see." Ling Yunpo nodded and said, "That's normal. All feather tribes in the world are one family. It's not a big deal to borrow some things."

"Yes, all feathered creatures in the world are one family." The Vermilion Birds nodded one after another.

Walking all the way from the edge of the valley to the center of the valley, Ling Yunpo also found out that the three Vermillion Bird monks were called "Feng Yi", "Feng San" and "Feng Wu" respectively.

The reason why this arithmetic progression was named so is because his parents had little education... The Demon Locking Tower separates the inside and the outside, and both scriptures and jade slips are luxuries, so it is simply impossible to carry out clan education.

As for "Feng Er" and "Feng Si", they were already married and were taking care of their children at their husbands' homes, so they did not come out with them.

Soon, as the news of the arrival of Ling Yunpo, the "foreigner", spread, a large number of Vermillion Bird monks came out to watch the fun.

The three brothers of the arithmetic sequence drove away the curious tribesmen, and Ling Yunpo finally got what he wanted and met the patriarch of the Vermillion Bird tribe.

The clan leader treated him very warmly and was very shrewd. He asked him many questions about the political situation in the Eastern Emperor Realm (he didn't know what the point of asking these questions was), and Ling Yunpo answered them in detail one by one.

He did not slack off when receiving liberal arts education in the Canglong clan, so his answers were quite flawless.

After Ling Yunpo left, two elders came out from the inner room and started a cautious discussion with the clan leader:

"Did he answer anything wrong?"

"No...but that's exactly why it's the biggest problem."

"You mean, an ordinary Vermillion Bird cultivator shouldn't have such a clear and comprehensive understanding of the political situation in the Eastern Emperor Realm?"

"Yes, I suspect he might be a direct descendant of the clan. Only direct descendants can receive a complete liberal arts education."

"But it's impossible for a direct descendant to leave the Eastern Emperor Realm rashly, right?"

"The first possibility is that he really encountered an accident and ended up wandering to the human world."

"There is nothing strange in this world. Even if there are things we don't know, they are not nonsense."

"As for the second possibility, it is that he planned to sneak in beforehand."

"Oh? Has the Phoenix bloodline in him been tested?"

"We have checked it, and his rank is very high... But this makes the situation even more awkward. After all, the clan would never let such a direct descendant go out rashly."

"Speaking of this, I have heard from a cultivator from Mount Shu that the Phoenix bloodline also remains among the human race."

"You mean, the Tiannan Xu family?"

"It's unlikely that the Tiannan Xu family has such pure blood. Anyway, it's better to have someone monitor them first."

…

As soon as Ling Yunpo left the clan leader's hall, he was immediately surrounded by curious members of the Vermilion Bird tribe.

In the past hundred years, all new members of the tribe have come from internal births, and the number of outsiders has been zero.

Therefore, "Feng Jiu", a typical outsider, immediately aroused everyone's curiosity.

Everyone surrounded Fengjiu, stuffing her with food and asking her all sorts of questions. This cordial and warm atmosphere made Ling Yunpo, the traitor, feel a little embarrassed.

"By the way, Master Sword Master, do you really feel 'embarrassed'?" Qingping Sword started chatting privately with Kunlun Mirror again.

"I think so." Kunlun Jing said calmly, "It's just that it's only short-lived every time. This guy's bottom line is really unfathomable. I don't know what can make him embarrassed for more than a quarter of an hour."

"Well, for example, the identity of the traitor is exposed in front of his senior sisters, junior sisters, and eldest daughter who trust him highly?"

"If that day really comes, he will just say plausibly, 'It's all the world's fault.'" Kunlun Jing sighed and said, "As long as you prepare yourself mentally, this guy's thick skin is absolutely invincible..."

"Hey, Master Sword Master." Qingping Sword asked Ling Yunpo directly, "Was your conversation with the tribe leader just now too detailed and thorough? It's impossible for ordinary monsters to know so much."

"We want them to doubt us." Ling Yunpo sneered and replied, "Feng Jiu is not a simple demon. She is definitely pretending."

"As long as you think in this way and try to see through the second layer beneath the surface, you will definitely take what you see on the second layer as the fact."

"As for the third and fourth floors, who would think so much?"

"Ah, I understand!" Qing Ping Jian exclaimed, "It's like putting something in a locked box. As long as you take great pains to open the lock, you will think that the thing in the box is a treasure, but you will never expect that the treasure is hidden in the interlayer of the box. Is that what you mean?"

"That's right, Qingping, you finally caught up with my train of thought." Ling Yunpo said with a chuckle, "Then the next step is to show the corresponding 'lock' to the other party."

He dealt with the curious tribesmen, then found Feng Yi, who had brought him in earlier, and started chatting with him:

"By the way, how many people are there in our tribe now?"

"About five hundred." Feng Yi replied.

"What about the transformed one?"

"The number of children who haven't transformed is about one-fifth."

"It seems that the birth rate of newborns is very healthy." Ling Yunpo nodded, revealing a thoughtful expression, "What about clan education?"

"Ethnic education? What is that?" Feng Yi asked in confusion.

"Uh, nothing." Ling Yunpo skillfully changed the subject, "By the way, there are many beautiful girls in the tribe."

"Yes, yes!" Feng Yi immediately became excited, "Let me tell you, look at that one over there, the color of its feathers is very bright, right..."

The two men were chatting with each other, and half a minute later, the content of their conversation appeared word for word at the table of the patriarch and the two elders.

"Birth rate?" The clan leader frowned and asked, "Why is Feng Jiu concerned about the birth rate in the clan?"

"The birth rate of a family is the most basic indicator that affects whether the family can continue." One of the elders said casually.

"What do you mean?" Another elder frowned and asked, "He wants to find out the strength of the tribe?"