Hearing Gu Yang’s words, Feng Tianlan’s mouth twitched wordlessly. Each Lady Phoenix would have a bad end—that sounded so miserable.
“It is said to have a source. There was a woman who fell in love with a man. In the end, the two of them were separated by life and death. In order to renew the relationship with his wife, the man personally founded theTianfeng Nation and chose a Lady Phoenix. It is said that the man’s wife will always reincarnate as the Lady Phoenix. When she was reincarnated, the man would appear…”
Hearing Gu Yang’s legendary words, Feng Tianlan frowned and probed, “Was that woman’s name Yunyi? And the man was Wu Ya?”
“I have no idea about that at all. It’s said that he was afraid someone would impersonate him, so we don’t know their names or even any other details. All we know is that the Tianfeng Nation was founded by that man for his beloved wife and he founded the Shang Institution to protect her every reincarnation.” Gu Yang raised his head to look at Feng Tianlan and said, “Dai’er, if you want to know more, you can enter the Heaven Soul Pagoda to look for clues. It’s said that there’s an obsession left behind by that man.”
Feng Tianlan made a soft sound of agreement. “The purpose of my visit is to go back to the Tianfeng Nation through the Earth Soul Pagoda.”
The Heaven Soul Pagoda and the Earth Soul Pagoda were two different towers. They were not the same. The efficiency of people absorbing Spiritual Qi in there is double, even triple that of other places, but once inside, they couldn’t get out unless their spiritual force was raised to a God Supreme level.
In short, the people who came to the Shang Institution were basically here for the two pagodas. Even if they were already a Prime Supreme, they would also want to come and have a look.
“There is still half a year before the Heaven Soul Pagoda and the Earth Soul Pagoda opens. You only have the spiritual force of an Earth Supreme at present, so you should try to reach the Prime Supreme before you enter. I will declare to the public that I will take you as my disciple. Don’t worry. I will definitely let you rise to the Prime Supreme level in six months no matter the cost. Also, after you enter the Heaven Soul Pagoda, you will be able to cultivate the Thunder Spiritual Force if you can comprehend it—since you are the real Lady Phoenix after all…”
At this point, Gu Yang furrowed his grayish-white brows. His wrinkled face instantly turned serious. “Your body belongs to someone else. I’m afraid you can’t cultivate the Thunder Spiritual Force and become the Lady Phoenix. Although there is no benefit in being the Lady Phoenix, in the end, you are the real Lady Phoenix, not Feng Yunsheng.”
“How is the Lady Phoenix chosen? Is it true that there is no benefit whatsoever to being the Lady Phoenix?” Feng Tianlan looked at Gu Yang in confusion. “Furthermore, Feng Yunsheng is also your granddaughter, right?”
When Gu Yang mentioned Feng Yunsheng’s name, his tone did not seem very nice. They are both his granddaughters, yet his attitude toward them seems to be very different.
“Tianfeng Country has a specialized test to measure the Thunder Spiritual Force and it is used to select the real Lady Phoenix. However, it hasn’t been used for many years and they’ve always chosen the first daughter of the previous Lady Phoenix to inherit the position. There are some reasons for this. But it has been hundreds of years, so no one mentions it anymore.”
Gu Yang thought for a while, but he still had no clue about it. He could only tell her what he knew. “As for the benefits, it seems that a few hundred years ago, the Lady Phoenix was even more respected than the Empress. But for some reason, now they have to obey the orders of the Empress. Without that noble status, they’re just a mascot for the Tianfeng Nation.”
Afraid that Feng Tianlan did not know any of these details, Gu Yang told her everything he knew. He even told her about the relationship between the big families in Tianfeng Nation.
“Then, how are my parents now?” Feng Tianlan interrupted Gu Yang. Although he said he was her grandfather, she did not really believe him. And even if she believed him, she would not trust him so quickly.
