I Will Become a Phoenix More Noble Than the Emperor - Chapter 56

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56.

It was Un-muk who was wrapped up all over his body and disguised, unlike usual.

“Did you find out?”

When Seon-o secretly asked him, Un-muk nodded his head.

Seon-o had asked Un-muk to observe the movements of each candidate. Although not even a full day had passed since the trial began, this trial allowed them to infer the candidates’ plans from just today.

“Bu So-yoon went straight back to the Bu Family Estate. Seeing that a barrier has been set up around the Bu Family Estate, it seems she will cultivate there.”

It was just like the original story.

“What about Gwak Gi-rim?”

“Gwak Gi-rim also left immediately by carriage, but I couldn’t find out more than that. However, she probably didn’t go far.”

“She wouldn’t have.”

Seon-o nodded in agreement. Gi-rim was also the same as in the original story. So-yoon and Gi-rim were going to use the first method.

“Wi I-ryeong also returned to the Wi Family Estate, but no barrier was created at the Wi Family Estate. Also, Yang Chae-gyo is holding a banquet at the inn.”

Crazy.

At the news about Chae-gyo, Seon-o was dumbfounded and let out a hollow laugh.

Anyway, this confirmed that all candidates were moving according to the original story.

“May I ask what your plan is, Miss?”

“I will use the second method.”

“Then you’ll be leaving immediately this time as well.”

Instead of answering, Seon-o showed a smile.

The reason Seon-o was leaving now was slightly different from Un-muk’s speculation, but ultimately it was all for passing the trial, so there was no real difference.

“I wish you good fortune, Miss.”

When Un-muk bowed his head loyally, Seon-o also politely bowed in greeting.

After Un-muk got off, Seon-o’s Ghost Carriage moved again.

Left alone, Seon-o looked out the window again and organized the information.

The difficulty of this trial had increased incomparably to the previous ones.

Unlike the first and second trials where one simply had to break Yin Stones to obtain seeds or germinate seeds, the third trial was divided into two trials.

First, entering the Land of Immortals, Flower Cloud Island, was the first trial.

‘The Land of Immortals… Am I really going there?’

Thinking about directly entering that strange land she had only encountered in novels, she felt an alienation she hadn’t even felt when she first came to this world.

There were two known methods for entering Flower Cloud Island, the fantasy island called the Land of Immortals that existed thousands of years ago.

The first.

‘The method of entering cultivation for 100 days to purify Yin Power.’

That was truly extreme cultivation and the only way for a human body to approach divinity.

If one succeeded in purifying Yin Power through 100 days of cultivation, the land that recognized them as an immortal would open its doors.

‘The strange condition of 101 days must surely be because of this method.’

So So-yoon and Gi-rim would enter cultivation immediately from tomorrow, complete 100 days, and then enter Flower Cloud Island faster than anyone else. Currently, it was the most certain and clear method. In the original story, So-yoon had confidently said she would easily complete 100 days, having cultivated for up to 70 days before.

But that cultivation was not an ordinary matter as it sounded.

‘Relying on Yin Power for 100 days without eating, drinking, or sleeping.’

That was truly cultivation that transcended human limits. Just thinking about it was suffocating.

This was an advanced cultivation method that shouldn’t be attempted unless one was a master with very high Yin Power. If done wrong, Yin Power could reverse and one could fall into a coma. Like Ji-woon.

Not only On Gang, but Seon-o also didn’t choose that method. Seon-o didn’t have the internal energy to endure such cultivation, nor could she waste the precious 100 days like that.

Therefore, the second method chosen by Seon-o, I-ryeong, and Chae-gyo was…

‘Sacrifice.’

It was offering a sacrifice.

Flower Cloud Island would also open its doors to those who offered satisfactory Yin Power.

On Gang had entered the Land of Immortals, Flower Cloud Island, through this method.

Of course, there was a big difference between On Gang and Seon-o.

‘On Gang had Yin Stones to offer as sacrifice.’

The difference was that Seon-o had no Yin Stones to offer as sacrifice.

No, strictly speaking, Seon-o also had Yin Stones containing enough Yin Power to satisfy Flower Cloud Island.

Right in her belly.

“Ha, Seol Cheong-eum…”

Seon-o, whose anger flared up again, ground Cheong-eum’s name between his teeth.

Thanks to Cheong-eum, he had to vomit up the Yin Stone he had swallowed. Moreover, considering the possibility that he might not be able to vomit up the Yin Stone, he had to prepare another plan, and Seon-o was now on his way to arrange that plan.

‘If this method doesn’t work, I’ll have to find another Yin Stone, and if even that fails…’

Just thinking about the terrible last resort made Seon-o’s throat burn with thirst.

‘It’s okay. There’s still time.’

While earnestly praying that he wouldn’t have to use that last resort, the Ghost Carriage that had been racing along cheerfully finally arrived at its destination. It was a deserted mountain path. When Seon-o got off the Ghost Carriage, he saw another Ghost Carriage that had arrived at the location first.

Seon-o had promised to meet someone here.

However…

‘Huh? This isn’t a Golden Ghost Carriage.’

When Seon-o hesitated, wary of the splendid Ghost Carriage he was seeing for the first time, the door of the other carriage opened wide. As he approached closer, he could see the figure of a man sitting inside the carriage, waiting for Seon-o.

A leisurely smile spread across his face as their eyes met with Seon-o’s.

It was Hwan.

“Sect…”

Seon-o, who was about to say “Sect Leader” out of joy, suddenly remembered their conversation from their last meeting and closed his mouth.

“But I’m not Master Kang’s sect leader.”

Having nothing else to call him, Seon-o felt awkward and instead bowed politely before climbing onto the carriage.

The inside of the carriage was completely different from what he had estimated from the outside. It was much more spacious, cozy, and elegant than he had imagined. As Seon-o climbed in, the carriage began to move again, but the carriage’s movement was incomparably more peaceful than Seon-o’s Ghost Carriage.

Seon-o sat in front of Hwan and looked at his appearance, which seemed different somehow. Unlike usual, Hwan had tied his hair up in a round topknot and secured it with an elegant silver crown, and the clothes he was wearing also looked different from the low-saturation clothes he had favored until now.

He was wearing a purple long robe embroidered with gold thread, which seemed to make his heavily gorgeous beauty stand out even more.

His current appearance looked more like the head of some prestigious and wealthy family rather than the sect leader of a group like Yawolbang.

“Do you like it?”

When Seon-o couldn’t take his eyes off that splendid appearance, Hwan asked gently. At that question, Seon-o was startled and shifted his gaze.

Ah, I stared too much.

“It’s because you look different from usual.”

When Seon-o answered with an awkward smile, Hwan wore a faint smile.

Seon-o had completed Hwan’s last request that he had mentioned last time. Hwan decided to finish his verification of Seon-o with that. There was no longer any need for suspicion or wariness.

Hwan now intended to establish Seon-o as the Phoenix. As his one and eternal master.

“I hope my appearance pleases you. If you want a different atmosphere, please let me know.”

At the unexpected words, confusion settled on Seon-o’s face.

“Everything suits you well. How could anything not suit you, Sect Leader?”

At the sincere words that slipped out inadvertently, a satisfied energy appeared in Hwan’s eyes. At that smile, a suspicious thought briefly crossed Seon-o’s mind.

‘What’s this. Does Sa Hwan like me?’

Of course, since that thought was ridiculous even to himself, it exploded in an instant and was replaced by a plausible guess.

‘Like me, my ass. Is this a romance novel? By now, he must have realized that I’m quite useful. Sa Hwan wanted to establish a Phoenix that he could acknowledge.’

Therefore, in the original work, Hwan minimized his intervention and waited for a candidate who would pass through the trials with their own power to become the Phoenix. However, it was clear that his mind had changed due to the incident at Maehwagak. Well, having the power to suppress Superhumans would have been ominous news for Hwan, who led Yawolbang composed of Superhumans.

So for Hwan too, the first priority would have changed to uncovering that sorcery.

‘That’s a good thing.’

To prevent the awkward atmosphere from continuing, Seon-o quickly changed the subject.

“How did the matter I requested go?”

Actually, he could know the answer without asking. There would surely be no such thing as failure for the man before his eyes, and as evidence of that, Hwan was looking at Seon-o with an indifferent face.

As if he had naturally succeeded in both things.

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