Chapter 3107 — Conditions Met

Damn it. Who does he think he is, lording it over me with borrowed authority, playing the fox at the tiger's side! Dongfang Buruo cursed Dongfang Song silently in his heart. And he dares bargain with me? Just wait until I take the Young Family Head's seat—then I'll show him what I'm made of!

On the surface, however, Dongfang Buruo revealed nothing. Inwardly he was burning with impatience. He had already trailed Xu Shilan's manager, Sister Wang, and found where Xu Shilan was staying, but he had not acted rashly. He knew his own strength; though he doubted there could be any truly formidable expert at Xu Shilan's side, he was a man who treasured his life. So after scouting the location, he returned to the hotel and waited for Dongfang Song to arrive.

In the blink of an eye, evening came, and the Grand Elder, accompanied by the black-robed elder, came once more to Wei Zhao's villa.

This time, Wei Zhao opened the door and let the Grand Elder walk right in. "You're here? Have you thought it over?"

"Gu Mengyao, after this old body's deliberation, your conditions may be granted!" The Grand Elder paused here, then changed tack. "However, your father—Ye Rou'er—must remain as an honorary elder of the Dark Night Palace and may not leave it! She may, of course, live in the secular world."

Gu Mengyao nodded. She knew the Grand Elder had already compromised; this was the best possible outcome. To expect her mother, Ye Rou'er, to break away from the Dark Night Palace entirely was all but impossible.

"Fine, that's no problem, so long as my mother can come back." Gu Mengyao nodded. "Then next, please tell me about the Dark Phoenix bloodline inheritor. Once I get there, what am I to do, and how am I to do it? And after I become the inheritor, what will be expected of me? All of this—I hope the Grand Elder will hide nothing from me and tell me everything!"

"That..." The Grand Elder hesitated at once. What Gu Mengyao would do after arriving, and how—those she could explain without issue. But what would be required of her after becoming the inheritor, that was another matter. Because danger was involved, the Grand Elder feared that once she spoke of it, Gu Mengyao might go back on her word.

"Grand Elder, since I've already agreed, I won't go back on it. I merely wish to know," Gu Mengyao said, her gaze firm.

"Very well, since it has come to this, I shall tell you..." The Grand Elder had no choice but to nod. "When you go to the Dark Night Palace, you will actually be cultivating at a residence within the Dark Phoenix Mountains. During your cultivation, you will sense and comprehend the metal-attribute power inheritance of the Dark Phoenix Mountains! The Dark Phoenix bloodline is of the metal attribute—you should be clear on that. Only, the inheritance we obtain is the Dark Phoenix inheritance, not a metal-attribute inheritance; rather, it is by awakening the Dark Phoenix bloodline within the body that the metal attribute is activated! In this world, those with the Dark Phoenix bloodline are very few—generally their ancestors acquired it by some stroke of fortune, and it was passed down through the single line of blood kin. So there are very few to consult. Only your mother, Ye Rou'er—I hope you will have a good talk with her! At least, I have not yet discovered any other Dark Phoenix bloodline."

Originally, the Grand Elder had thought this time they would discover a new Dark Phoenix bloodline inheritor, never imagining it would be Gu Mengyao. What puzzled her was that she had clearly examined Gu Mengyao as a child, and the Dark Phoenix bloodline had been pitifully thin, utterly useless—how had it suddenly become so pure?

Gu Mengyao nodded. "All right, I'll have a good talk with my mother."

"However, given the purity of the Dark Phoenix bloodline in your body, you can accept the inheritance with one hundred percent certainty." The Grand Elder consoled her, then asked, "But why has your bloodline become so pure? Has something happened?"

The Grand Elder asked this as though casually, but in truth she meant to sound out the reason and leave the Dark Night Palace a way out! If she could learn the method to reawaken and purify the Dark Phoenix bloodline, then the Dark Night Palace could secure its future glory.

It must be said: though the Grand Elder was sinister, ruthless, and utterly unreasonable, toward her sect she was loyal to the core, without a shred of selfish motive.

"I... swallowed a... black phoenix..." Gu Mengyao did not conceal it and spoke directly.

"What?! You... swallowed a Dark Phoenix?" The Grand Elder was startled, then immediately thought of something. "Could it be that the Dark Phoenix that appeared before was bought by you people?"

"That's right, I bought it," Wei Zhao nodded. "Could it be that swallowing a Dark Phoenix can purify the Dark Phoenix bloodline?"

"Not purify it—even a person with no Dark Phoenix bloodline at all, after swallowing a Dark Phoenix, will come to possess the Dark Phoenix bloodline!" The Grand Elder grew agitated at once. Gu Mengyao could now be considered a first-generation Dark Phoenix bloodline; in the future, Gu Mengyao's children could also obtain the Dark Phoenix bloodline inheritance and become inheritors. Even without the opportunity of the Cloud Terrace Island plan, becoming an inheritor had its benefits—one could smoothly raise one's strength to the peak of the late Heaven rank. That too would guarantee the Dark Night Palace's overall strength!

Of course, what was disappointing was that Gu Mengyao's method of acquiring the Dark Phoenix bloodline had no reference value and could not be replicated. Nearly every disciple of the Dark Night Palace knew that the Dark Night Palace's first Dark Phoenix bloodline inheritor had come about precisely by swallowing a Dark Phoenix. But Dark Phoenixes were exceedingly rare—one might not be found in several hundred years. This one had appeared and, by a stroke of fortune, been swallowed by Gu Mengyao. It seemed one could only say that Gu Mengyao was rather lucky.

"So that's how it was..." Gu Mengyao nodded. "No wonder you didn't take me away before..."

In her heart, Gu Mengyao felt somewhat fortunate. At least she had lived all these years in the secular world—and had even met Wei Zhao...

(Xiaoshu: I'm crying here—Yaoyao values her lover over her friends!)

"Yes. Let us set aside the past and speak of the present. When you reach the Dark Night Palace, there is almost no danger at all in your cultivation—you might even call it smooth sailing. After all, an inheritor who has accepted the sensing inheritance faces no rank barriers!" The Grand Elder said. "Your only concern is what you will do afterward, and where. To be honest, I am not entirely clear on that myself. It is said that a Cloud Terrace Island plan is to be carried out, giving all experts at the peak of the late Heaven rank, with strength fully perfected, hope of advancing to become Heaven Dao experts. When the Cloud Terrace Island is opened, there is said to be some danger, but what exactly it is, I do not know..."

Gu Mengyao nodded. In truth, she had heard of all this back when Feng Xiaoxiao and Tang Zhi became inheritors! (To be continued)