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Chapter 3812: 4.1412 Setting up Defenses

If it ran, it ran. Although the whole thing was quite unfathomable.

But since the High Priests had gone this far, they naturally couldn't force the phoenix tree to stay and continue to serve as their Phoenix clan's sacred object.

The phoenix tree wasn't a slave or property of their clan land.

Qiao Mu gave the Feng Changqing brothers a faint glance, then turned and waved, "Farewell."

"Saintess, wait!" The two great High Priests quickly urged, "Our Grand Elder is on his way. Please meet our Grand Elder before you leave."

Qiao Mu turned to look at them. "I'm in a hurry to go into seclusion for advancement right now. We can discuss anything else later."

The two great High Priests quickly glanced at her, then nodded repeatedly. "Then quickly, someone, lead the Saintess to the clan's cultivation ground for seclusion..."

Qiao Mu waved her hand. "I'll go find a place outside."

Too lazy to cause trouble for you bunch of idiots...

With that, she offered no further explanation, simply turned and headed out along the path towards the exit of the Phoenix clan's dwelling.

"Open your gates," Qiao Mu's faint voice drifted into everyone's ears.

The two great High Priests were stunned for a moment, then quickly waved their hands, instructing someone to open the gates of the Phoenix clan's dwelling.

"You're just letting her run off like that?" Feng Changfei asked, bewildered.

The two High Priests simultaneously turned to glare at Feng Changfei.

Feng Changfei touched his nose helplessly, pouting, "We can't be rude to the Saintess, can we?"

"You know that's good!" The two High Priests snorted at him, then turned to look, only to see an elder in green robes arriving before them with extreme speed, stepping through the void.

"Greetings, Grand Elder!"

"Where is the Saintess?" the green-robed Grand Elder asked anxiously.

The ancient prophecy left by their ancestors had come true! Could the day of their Phoenix clan's emergence into the world be far off?

The Grand Elder excitedly looked around but didn't see any girl resembling the Saintess.

"The Saintess is about to advance and has gone into the Phoenix Wood Forest."

"Nonsense!" The Grand Elder immediately sternly said, "Why didn't you take the Saintess to our clan's cultivation ground for advancement? The power there is abundant and concentrated; it would surely be more convenient for advancement."

"I think the Saintess didn't want to trouble us," the two High Priests meekly replied.

"Is she protected?"

The two High Priests were stunned, then immediately broke into a cold sweat, saying, "The Saintess has no one with her."

"Quick, quick, quick, go out and find her."

"She shouldn't have gone too far; she's probably found a hidden spot nearby."

The Phoenix clan members quickly opened the gates of their dwelling, and group after group went out to search for Qiaoqiao.

Meanwhile, after exiting the Phoenix clan's dwelling, Qiao Mu hastily found a densely forested area nearby.

The place Qiao Mu found had a concentrated cluster of trees, forming a circle of forests, with many low shrubs in front, making it easy to hide.

Qiao Mu found a tall tree with a large patch of bushes in front, dug a tree hole, crawled inside, and then began to set up defenses.

This advancement was of great importance. Although time was tight, not a single necessary preparation could be omitted.

Qiao Mu continuously flicked her fingertips, setting up multiple layers of defensive, confinement, and restraint rune arrays around her.

Then, she arranged over a dozen illusionary rune arrays in the vicinity. Within each array, a phantom image of Qiao Mu could be seen meditating and cultivating, each little Qiaoqiao having an expressionless look.

After completing all this, Qiao Mu drew a drop of blood from her fingertip.

Drawing runes in the void!

Concentrating her rune power.