With the flying boat, their speed increased significantly. What used to be a journey of about half a month was completed in less than six days, allowing them to successfully reach Phoenix City outside the Phoenix Clan.
At this point, there were only five days left before the start of the grand ceremony, which happened to be the peak period for people entering the city.
Therefore, Phoenix City was bustling with activity, and flying boats came and went in an endless stream.
Furthermore, airships from outside Phoenix City are not allowed to fly within the city limits. Airships from various races that come to observe the ceremony can only travel to the outskirts of the city before stopping.
However, the Phoenix Clan had invited almost everyone they could, and there were simply too many races coming. Just the queue of the flying boats taking place took them almost half an hour before it was their turn.
When they finally arrived at the city gate, a quarter of an hour had passed. They presented a special invitation, and the guards carefully checked the number of people before allowing them to pass.
Yes, it's about checking the number of attendees. Because of the Phoenix Fruit, and also to get a closer look at the show, the invitations that were originally a hot potato have become highly sought after.
Many races that had not planned to come before, tempted by the Phoenix Fruit and following the principle that it's a fool not to take advantage of a bargain, have all come.
In order to ensure the safe transport of the Phoenix Fruit, rather than being abducted along the way, many races even brought extra people, just in case.
Of course, it is currently unknown how many of them had ulterior motives.
All of these reasons have led to a surge in the number of people from various races traveling to the Phoenix Clan.
The Phoenix Clan only discovered that the number of the first groups to arrive far exceeded their expectations, and the clan did not have enough guest houses to accommodate these unplanned arrivals.
After some discussion, they had no choice but to add a requirement at the last minute: each invitation could only accommodate a maximum of twenty people to enter the city.
They didn't care whether the extra people returned by the same route or were stationed outside the city; after all, each invitation could only bring twenty people, it was a fixed number.
To this end, the Phoenix Clan even installed inspection devices at the city gates to check for excess quantities, focusing on the internal space of divine beasts and the ring space of human cultivators, resolutely preventing any excess from being allowed.
Believe it or not, this thing actually does have some effect. While waiting in line, Shushu witnessed the dragon being caught red-handed in front of him.
People always like to put dragons and phoenixes together, saying things like "dragons and phoenixes bring good fortune" and "dragons fly and phoenixes dance."
But in reality, within the Great Enclosure, the true Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan are so powerful that they cannot coexist on one mountain, and they will fight even when there is nothing to do.
At times like these, their favorite thing to do is to go against the grain.
The Phoenix Clan said that each invitation could only bring a maximum of twenty people, so the Dragon Clan had to rent several people from other races at the last minute and put them in their space in an attempt to get away with it.
The inspection team found the Phoenix Clan cultivators to be as black as the bottom of a pot, so they had to ask a high-ranking Phoenix from Phoenix City to intervene, which finally reduced the number of the other side to the appropriate level.
They almost got into a fight in the street during the process. If it weren't for the grand ceremony, Shushu even thought they might have come to blows.
In addition, after they entered the city, some of them brought one or two more people with them, while others brought people into the city with them.
After all, there are only one or two extra people. Whoever stays outside will feel uncomfortable and unsafe.
But unfortunately, no one knows whether the phoenixes guarding the city were inflexible or if they had received a strict order from above, but no matter how much they pleaded, they just wouldn't agree to add another person.
In the end, the teams had no choice but to draw lots to leave one or two teams waiting outside the city.
But whether they entered the city or not, their faces didn't look very good, and some even looked angry.
Upon seeing this, Shushu was at a loss for words when it came to what to say about Lu Zhao.
If they intend to create momentum and establish their authority, and even went out of their way to bring out the Phoenix Fruit for this purpose, they should have been prepared to some extent.
These days, going back on one's word and adding conditions halfway through is simply unacceptable. Even Shushu couldn't help but wonder if Lu Zhao had been kicked in the head by a donkey.
Otherwise, how could they have turned a situation that was clearly favorable for building momentum into something completely unfavorable?
After this incident, Shushu believes that even with the blessing of the Phoenix Fruit, the impression that various races have of Lu Zhao will definitely not be good. He just doesn't know what Lu Zhao is thinking.
What was Lu Zhao thinking! At this moment, Lu Zhao had only just learned the news and was furious. He pointed at the manager in charge of the ceremony and Lu Chu, and started cursing.
"Useless, useless! You can't even handle such a small matter. What use are you?"
The steward was so scolded that he didn't dare to raise his head, but Lu Chu, relying on the fact that he was his own son, couldn't help but mutter under his breath.
"Father, this isn't our fault. It's all the fault of the First Elder. She colluded with the phoenixes of her lineage to seize nearly half of the guest quarters and brought in many winged people from the lower realms, filling up all the spaces. We..."
Lu Chu wanted to continue speaking, but Lu Zhao kicked him, interrupting him.
"You, you bastards! I entrusted the arrangements of the grand ceremony to you so that you could supervise it personally, not to be your hands-off managers. If it weren't for that worm from the Dragon Clan mocking me, I wouldn't even know about this rule limiting the number of participants. All my hard work has been ruined by you."
As he spoke, Lu Zhao also thought of the Phoenix Fruit, the gimmick of this grand ceremony, which was entirely supplied using resources from their lineage, with none coming from the Grand Elder's side.
Now, because the Grand Elder tricked them behind their backs, adding this requirement to the rules for entering Phoenix City, they were still clueless and only discovered it today.
Just thinking about how he had offended countless races and forces made Lu Zhao feel a metallic taste in his throat and a surge of blood rush to his head.
Suppressing the blood in his mouth with difficulty, Lu Zhao shoved the kneeling steward away and glared fiercely at the useless Lu Chu.
Then, he stormed towards the Grand Elder's cave, which was also Lu Xian's, determined to settle accounts with this vile woman.
Soon, Lu Zhao arrived in front of Lu Xian's cave. He dismissed the phoenixes from the elders' side and, without saying a word, immediately attacked the cave's restrictions.
In a short while, the restrictions on the cave were opened from the inside, and at the same time, a powerful attack came head-on.
Feeling the overwhelming pressure, Lu Zhao was terrified, and his voice became shrill: "Lu Xian, you...you've advanced!"
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