The Knowledge
After the fusion finished, the Phoenix spoke again.
Phoenix: Good, it seems you've successfully fused with the drop of Phoenix blood, I've already sensed the change within your veins. With this drop of Phoenix blood, your lifespan will also increase by at least a hundred years. Now, I'll give this Divine Phoenix Pill and the fragment of the World Ode of the Phoenix to you.
The golden eyes flashed again and two spots of light descended from the skies. What fell in front of Jean was a white colored jade bottle and a broken piece of white jade.
Phoenix: Inside the white colored jade bottle is precisely the Divine Phoenix Pill. It can increase your control of fire energy by a substantial amount. However, because you possess the Divine Seed of the Evil God; its main ability isn't of much use to you.
But at the same time, it can also greatly increase your profound strength. With regards to your current profound strength, it can let your profound strength advance by at least five ranks!
Meanwhile, the fragment of the World Ode of the Phoenix is inscribed on this jade stone. Together, the World Ode of the Phoenix, the Vermillion Bird's Consoling Spirit Song, and the Golden Crow's Record of the Burning World were known as the Three Great World Scorching Heavenly Books.
Each possessed tremendous power capable of burning the heavens. That year, the Phoenix left behind the first six stages of the World Ode of the Phoenix. Only…
Jean: ...5th and 6th?
He checked the broken jade and found only the last two stages…
Phoenix: This is indeed a great pity, but there's nothing I can do about it either. Originally, this World Ode of the Phoenix had recorded everything from the first to the sixth stage, but before the first challenger arrived, an unexpected accident happened.
That year, the Phoenix left two trial grounds in this continent. One was here and the other was at the enormous Divine Phoenix Empire a long distance away. The trial ground at the Divine Phoenix Empire was quickly discovered and the Divine Phoenix Sect was created.
Afterwards, the Divine Phoenix Sect became the number one sect of that empire. The empire was renamed as the Divine Phoenix Empire and even the empire's capital was established near the Divine Phoenix Sect.
Thus, the area where the trial ground was located became the empire's most prosperous region. Humanity's avarice, deceit, barbarous acts, and war… Constantly existed and tainted the aura within that region.
It thereby infected the Phoenix's spirit in that trial ground and gave it a consciousness it should not have had... Which led it to betray the will of the Phoenix.
Jean: Wow, that…
Phoenix: As a part of the Phoenix spirit with a different body, I knew of its existence then; and similarly, it knew of mine. After it had developed the consciousness it shouldn't have, it actually had the idea of destroying me and this trial ground, wanting to have the entire continent to itself.
Thus, it transferred its energy to an common firebird and came here. It fiercely battled against me and completely destroyed my copy of the jade that recorded the World Ode of the Phoenix.
During the intense fight, I destroyed a portion of its copy of the World Ode of the Phoenix, leaving it with only the first four stages. Afterwards, I was no match for it and had no other option but to create a false illusion of dissipating into flames.
Only until then did it leave… But it didn't know that I had removed the fifth and sixth stages of the World Ode of the Phoenix instead of destroying them, which is the piece that you are holding right now.
After that, I completely severed my soul connection to it. It never felt my existence again and has always believed that I had died but I have continued to carry out the will of the phoenix. While guarding this trial ground, I have welcomed and monitored all the challengers.
Jean's mouth fell open slightly in shock, what the fuck!?
Jean: So I need to take my ass all the way to the Divine Phoenix Empire's trial ground to take the other 4 stages?
Phoenix: No! The first four stages of World Ode of the Phoenix are not located at the Divine Phoenix Empire's trial grounds; they are actually in the hands of the Divine Phoenix Sect.
The World Ode of the Phoenix became the Divine Phoenix Sect's treasure after that rebellious Spirit of the Phoenix gave it to them, and assisted their domination of the Profound Sky Continent.
The Divine Phoenix Empire's trial grounds are preserved and used to grant pure Phoenix blood and the Divine Phoenix Pellet to the Divine Phoenix Sect's disciples that have passed the trial, because passing the trials is the only way to receive the Phoenix blood and Divine Phoenix Pellet.
The Phoenix set this rule originally, and even us Spirits of the Phoenix cannot change it. This rule also applies to the World Ode of the Phoenix.
Jean: Oh thanks god, I don't want to make another trial like this… God knows which Schrift I might get later on…
Phoenix: You can consume this Divine Phoenix Pellet immediately, and with your current profound strength, you should need 2 days worth of time to completely refine the pill.
As for the World Ode of the Phoenix, even though we only have a fragment, you can still try to comprehend it through the rules and regulations the Phoenix had left behind in the next month. Of course, if you feel like this a waste of time, you can leave right after refining the pill.
But even though you cannot cultivate with this fragment of the World Ode of the Phoenix, it is still one of the World Scorching Heavenly Books from the world-shaking Prehistoric Era. In this one month, you may read it and perhaps learn something from it. Everything is up to you.
Lastly, I'll leave you with a warning. Once you leave, you can not bring up a single word of these trials to anyone. If you go to the Divine Phoenix Empire in the future, unless you have enough power, you must cover up any signs of your Phoenix Veins and mark.
If any of the Phoenix bloodline discover the Phoenix blood in your body, you are bound to encounter a great calamity since you are not a disciple of the Divine Phoenix Sect… Remember this!
Jean: Enough power… I remember you saying that power isn't everything, and yet here we are.
Phoenix: …
Jean: Miss, I want to tell you that only when you have absolute power, you can live a peaceful life. The sayings like "Power isn't everything" or "Money can't buy happiness" are just bullshit.
That's why I said we had different opinions before the trial started, only when you have power, you can defend your friends and family, when you have power, you can take revenge… Now I will consume the pill.
He sat on the floor and took the Divine Phoenix Pellet out of the jade bottle. The Divine Phoenix Pellet's entire color was as red as blood and scorching hot. Jean placed the pill at the entrance of his mouth, and swallowed it in one gulp.
While crimson flames rose out from Jean's body and enveloped him, the Phoenix was in his own thoughts.
Phoenix: With enough power, you can do anything… I guess that's true, if I had enough power, I didn't need to destroy the World Ode of the Phoenix, and maybe I could help closing that "Thing"...
But that's too late, I don't think I can live past 2 decades…
Then he noticed something foreign on Jean's body, it was his watch.
[19:32]
[8/4/1995]
[G: "Glutton"]
Phoenix: Glutton… So it was the reason for him to have such weird power…
While Jean was seated and his Cultivation slowly rose, he picked up the fragment of the World Ode of the Phoenix…
Jean: If my old Master could comprehend the third section Heavenly Medicine Manual without the first and second… Then why I can't comprehend the 5th and 6th stages of the World Ode of the Phoenix… In 4 days I will achieve "Knowledge", in that moment my comprehension is at the highest state…
Jasmine: Are you trying to forcefully comprehend the fifth and sixth stages of this World Ode of the Phoenix? Have you gone mad!?
Jean: I can do it, I just need to set up my foundations.
Jasmine: ...I would tell you that it is impossible, but I never seen the full capabilities of "Knowledge", you were able to understand the Star God's Broken Shadow in a single glance and adapt it to your body in just two tries, I wonder what will come out this moment.
Indeed 4 days later, when he received "Knowledge"...
Just right at midnight, Jean's voice attracted the Phoenix and Jasmine's attention, and saw his eyes glowing azure.
Jean: Starting collecting data.
5th Stage of World Ode of the Phoenix… Collected.
Re-Order the Data… 5%... 60%... 100%
1st Simulation… Failed
2nd Simulation… Failed
3rd… 4th… 5th… 30th… 68th… 150th… 323th… 1973th Simulation… Success
Starting collecting data
6th Stage of World Ode of the Phoenix… Collected
Re-Order the Data… 7%... 38%... 82%... 100%
1st Simulation… Failed
2nd Simulation… Failed
3rd… 54th… 374th… 2839th… 6829th… 14823th Simulation… Success.
Checking for errors…
453 errors… Correcting…
1st Simulation, success.
2nd Simulation, success
3rd Simulation, success
5th Stage of World Ode of the Phoenix perfected.
Checking for errors…
537 errors… Correcting…
1st Simulation, success.
2nd Simulation, success
3rd Simulation, success
6th Stage of World Ode of the Phoenix perfected.
Jean's eyes stopped glowing and he closed them, then he took a deep breath. In that moment, he released the warm aura that the profound art gave to him.
Jean: Done.
Jasmine: ...He really did it…
Phoenix: You… You are a monster… Comprehending the 5th and 6th Stage ignoring the first 4… You don't even have a foundation, and I can feel that you are able to use these stages without any problem, as if you knew the entire World Ode of the Phoenix. Truly, your "Knowledge" is something that breaks the natural law of the universe…
You have 26 more days before you can leave, what do you want to do?
Jean checked his body and noticed that he was at the 1st Level of the True Profound Realm, realizing that he missed something and checked his watch.
*Achievement: "Graduated": Now you can call yourself an average cultivator, work your ass off if you want to be strong!*
*Reward: 1x Enchanted Grenade(Earth Profound Realm)
Jean's eyes widened and caught the grenade that appeared in front of him, this… This could easily kill anyone that is below the Earth Profound Realm, and maybe kill even those at the 1st or 2nd stage…
Phoenix: That…
Jean: Oh, don't mind it, just something from my watch…
Jean quickly put the grenade in his watch and looked at the eyes of the Phoenix.
Jean: I will stay here for the entire month to stabilize my cultivation.
Phoenix: Alright, however, before I leave you on your things, I should perhaps give you a special present.
Inside the pitch-black world, a golden light suddenly came flying and touched Jean on his forehead. Instantly, the scarlet phoenix imprint on his forehead appeared, but the color had turned into a pure golden color from the previous scarlet color.
Jean: This…
Phoenix: This is a special power that I can only use once in my lifetime, but I never thought the day where I used it would actually come.
However, as the one who carries the power of the Evil God and reality-breaking powers, your future is destined to be extraordinary, and bestowing this power upon you is more than suitable. As to what kind of power this is, when the time of you using it comes, you will naturally know.
Jean: Tch...
Phoenix: When I saw your memories, I was greatly surprised when I saw the power of the "Almighty", truly, that power could easily scare even the Ancestral God… I just hope that you won't use it to destroy this universe…
Jean: We will see in the future years…
Then the Phoenix left Jean, who sat down and concentrated on his cultivation.