Searching for food

Initially, Feng Baichuan had somehow calmed all the elders of the Phoenix Clan saying that they couldn't anger the Phoenix Spirit any further. Letting outsiders inside the trial zone and allow them to attempt it might anger the Phoenix Spirit! And there was not a single person in the Phoenix Clan who wanted to anger the Phoenix Spirit!

But… it was also a fact that these people didn't want to remain with these cursed seals. At that moment, a person said, "According to our ancestral records, our Phoenix Clan has the Phoenix Bloodline because someone attempted the Trials set by the Phoenix Spirit and passed it and acquired the Bloodline of the Phoenix. If that is so… How can we prevent someone who wants to get this Bloodline of the Phoenix? If he passes the trials set by the Divine Phoenix, it means he was worthy. If he doesn't, we shouldn't have anything to worry about. The Phoenix Spirit should be able to deal with it…"

"Moreover, this person has also promised to break our curse once he gets the bloodline. Should we not put our trust in him? From what I saw, other than being incredibly mysterious, I felt that he was a person who could be trusted."

Most of the elders, including Feng Baichuan in the Phoenix Clan, were convinced by this argument.

"Alright, your words do make sense. If he doesn't value his words… We can only blame ourselves for our poor foresight. I will talk to him about this tomorrow." Feng Baichuan was finally convinced by the elders of the Phoenix Clan.

These elders were grinning widely as they heard Feng Baichuan's words. It meant that there was a chance this curse would be broken. This meant they could finally cultivate beyond their current cultivation base and perhaps have a chance of living a long life.

To think that the Phoenix's curse would be broken in their generation, they couldn't help but feel giddy when they thought about this fact. It felt as though they were about to do something historic! Something that would change the fates of the next generations of their Phoenix Clan and allow them to rise to glory!

While the entire Phoenix Clan was seemingly feeling giddy about the possibility of the removal of their curse, Lan Xueruo was apparently interrogating Yang Tian.

"Is there really no other way to remove their curse?" Lan Xueruo asked him, slightly irritated that she couldn't do anything to help the Phoenix Clan Members.

"No. The curse has the Phoenix Imprint. It can only be removed through the flames of the Divine Phoenix." Yang Tian offhandedly said while staring at Lan Xueruo.

Before she said anything, he added, "I have already given them a choice. It depends on their decision."

Lan Xueruo stared at Yang Tian for some time, clearly wondering about something.

"… You said that the world the Phoenix Clan people knew of was too small. However, even I have only heard of Phoenix being related to the Divine Phoenix Empire. In fact, I have never heard about a cursed phoenix clan, how did you know about that? Is there really some other Phoenix clan out there in the world?" Lan Xueruo was really curious as she asked Yang Tian.

Yang Tian remained silent. Not because he was ignoring Lan Xueruo, but mostly because Jasmine had started speaking something.

"Hmph… This ignorant mortal thinks she knows the world more than those cursed Phoenix Clan members when, in reality, she only knows just a bit more and is still unaware of the whole new world out there," Jasmine was clearly against Lan Xueruo for some reason.

Although Yang Tian had an inkling of an idea of why Jasmine was against Lan Xueruo, he didn't comment on it.

"Her identity in this world is also somewhat unnatural. It's typical for her to think of this in this manner. After all, if someone told you that there is a whole new world above the Realm of the Gods, even you would find that hard to believe, right?" Yang Tian slowly quelled Jasmine and heard her muttered something underneath her breath.

It was on the lines of how he was taking sides of an unknown woman. But ultimately, she understood his point and remained quiet from then on.

Lan Xueruo was clearly not happy when she was somewhat ignored by Yang Tian, who was staring in the empty space for some time.

"Perhaps it might be somewhat unbelievable for you, but there is a whole new world out there. Each person in that world is stronger than the strongest man in the world that you know of." Yang Tian said to Lan Xueruo, rather offhandedly. He didn't expect her to take it seriously.

"Are they even stronger than the Emperor Profound Realm?" Lan Xueruo asked him, a little seriously and fear within her eyes.

Yang Tian looked into her large eyes and suddenly laughed out, "Pfft… Emperor Profound Realm? Even tens of thousands of Sovereign Profound Realm together would amount to less than the dust beneath their feet. You can think of these people as Profound Gods…"

"W-what?!" Lan Xueruo was genuinely startled upon hearing his words. She slowly calmed down though, "There is no way that's real, right Yang Tian? You are messing with me, aren't you?"

In response, Yang Tian just shook his head in amusement. It might indeed be far too unbelievable for her…

"Where are you going?"

"To gather some food. Aren't you hungry?" Yang Tian asked her quite simply, and in response, he heard a growl.

Lan Xueruo was really embarrassed as her empty stomach had chosen THAT moment to make its presence known.

"Yes! Yes! Please bring some food for me too!" She looked a little fearful as if her stomach would speak again.

Yang Tian chuckled upon hearing the desperation behind her words and left soon enough. It was time to test himself against some True Profound Beasts.