Dance Of The Phoenix
110. Rebirth

"What are those monsters for? You want to declare war?" Gu Yuena confirmed her words towards Li Hua. No matter what in front of her was her mother, in her eyes the woman was not the mother who had ever loved her.

They are currently in the middle of the forest. Since Gu Yuena said she wanted to say something, the two of them first pulled over before arriving at Linghun Palace. Not only were there the two of them, but rather large bat-shaped monsters hanging on trees filled the territory. The monster had a human-like body, but with bat wings and ears accompanied by fiery red eyes.

"I told you, I just want to receive a little bit of the Tianshuang Palace's service. You're so moody, is there anything you don't like?"

Is there anything Gu Yuena doesn't like? It was obvious that the woman was the one Gu Yuena did not like. Other than her actions that could trigger war, her careless attitude irritated Gu Yuena to death.

"You have achieved your goal of taking me back to the Palace. Then what else? No matter what your problem with the 5 palaces is, you shouldn't involve anyone else in your plans."

"Involving others?" Li Hua laughed. "Nana oh Nana, apparently you still don't understand. Linghun Palace had already stood for hundreds of years, and became the strongest palace to date. If it does not destroy the dissidents, fear that Linghun Palace is in a major crisis."

"Just say all this out of personal grudge. You're jealous of Bai Yue. You killed him a few years ago. Then what else? Did killing him not satisfy you at all?"

Li Hua looked at Gu Yuena, watching her with sharp narrowed eyes. "It looks like you care a lot about Tianshuang Palace. Is it because of that person surnamed Bai?"

"Whatever the reason, I won't let you touch the 5 Palaces." Gu Yuena confirmed his words.

Li Hua weighed what Gu Yuena said. This child the longer he resisted, the more he could not let Gu Yuena continue to escape in his control.

For the sake of the smooth running of the plan, Li Hua had to give in a little. He shook his hand, letting Gu Yuena do as he pleased. "Well, do what you want to do."

Li Hua let out a long sigh, then said, "It is better to return to the palace immediately. There are some things this Queen wants to show you."

Gu Yuena turned the eyeballs. He knew Li Hua would be caught off guard by his rebellious nature.

They went to Linghun Palace for less than a day. No matter what speed, when he opened his eyes, Gu Yuena was already in a familiar place.

A huge building full of gloomy aura and darkness. Torches perched on the walls along the way. There was a sense of silence in the place where he stood, just like the last time his soul was carried by Li Hua.

Although the place was quite familiar and had the same design, Gu Yuena knew he was in a different place from the last he came.

"I'll show you something." Li Hua opened the large door in front of him using magic. The double door opened itself until it created a heavy door crackling sound that opened.

He went inside, followed by Gu Yuena who was full of questions.

Inside the room full of darkness when the door was closed, Li Hua used her magic to create a green fire torch in the space provided, lighting up the room. This place is so quiet and secluded as if never visited.

Looking at the end of the room, Gu Yuena was struck by a large altar containing a red stream around the floor. The red stream was in the form of ancient runes that looked extremely complicated.

Gu Yuena frowned. "What's this?"

"Altar sacrifice 1000 blood." Li Hua smiled, then turned to look at Gu Yuena. "Your job is to collect 1000 blood to activate the altar. That way, Gu Ying can be saved."

"1000 blood?" That's right the witch said. Li Hua is going to commit mass murder! Is Li Hua crazy!

"You take it easy because you don't have to do it now. Your current strength is still not enough to complete the task. Therefore, you will train here for some time until you reach level 9."

"Here?" Looking back at where the room he was in was so creepy, Gu Yuena shuddered. It's worse than a room full of killers killing each other.

"The "spiritual power in this place is abundant. The altar runes can also make your soul power increase by leaps and bounds. If you practice here, with the phoenix blood in your body, your cultivation speed will increase. In less than 5 years, you can rise to level 9 and go to the Underworld to receive the phoenix's mission."

Gu Yuena was silent for a while, looking at the tip of her foot with an agitated look. It will take a very long time, will he be able to do it?

In five years, he had even just finished his cultivation and continued going to the Underworld. He did agree to do it all, but to commit mass murder.

"Nana, don't think of anyone else. We are family. Don't you want our family reunited?" Li Hua said expectantly.

"Why are you so adamant about bringing dad to life? Why me?"

Li Hua's gaze softened. "Why can I give you a story?"

Gu Yuena looked at him, a sign ready to listen. Li Hua's smile widened, then began the story.

A few years ago, she was the most pampered Princess of the Wyvernia Empire. Clashing with the usurpation of the throne after the death of the previous Emperor, Princess Vanya who was sick of being targeted continued to run away from the palace. He changed his name to Li Hua, then met Bai Yue in the Yi Empire and became close friends.

One day, Bai Yue took him to Tianshuang Palace. Back then Bai Yue was the successor to the throne of Tianshuang Palace and would soon become the queen so no one would dare to oppose her when bringing in an outsider. The situation was very good without conflict, all were happy and lived peacefully.

One day, Li Hua was walking around in the forest looking for monsters to take his elemental energy and made magic essence, he found a dying man. Li Hua helped her naturally, and was aware that the man had a connection with the Underworld due to the condensed dragon energy.

At first Li Hua was afraid, but he still saved the man by making medicine. He could not bring the man to the palace because of the distance that was too far.

That man was Gu Ying. He was the heartless owner of dragon blood and killed without blinking. However, there was still kindness in his heart. Because the other party was so powerful, Li Hua thought of making him a teacher because he wanted to become stronger to destroy the new Wyvernia Emperor.

As a form of gratitude, Gu Ying accepted Li Hua's request and taught her many things in a long time. Slowly, feelings arose on both sides. Although Gu Ying was extremely cold and could not like any other woman other than phoenix blood, he made an exception to Li Hua.

What Li Hua did not know, Gu Ying had met Bai Yue and was planning an attack against the King of Linghun Palace. The King of Linghun Palace was extremely ruthless and had committed mass killings in various regions, which unsettled other palaces. Since the Tianshuang Palace back then was still in self-closing, Bai Yue could not appear directly.

Bai Yue promised that Gu Ying would ascend to the throne after helping her resolve the problems in the Underworld. There were very many demons in the underworld, and Bai Yue had to arrange for the demons not to break out of the underworld. They also made a mutually beneficial deal with each other.

Due to the plan being done in secret and often meeting in secret, Li Hua became curious and jealous when she saw the two of them meeting somewhere. He misunderstood that Bai Yue snatched Gu Ying from him, so asked him to get married immediately so that Gu Ying would not leave him. Bai Yue and Li Hua were also at great odds. Because of that, her plan with Bai Yue failed. Bai Yue also disappeared like she was swallowed by the earth.

Li Hua had hated Bai Yue. Especially after getting married and living in Linghun Palace, the King of Linghun Palace instigated him to kill Bai Yue in order to not be able to seize Gu Ying. Unbeknownst to Gu Ying, her own father had manipulated Li Hua's mind to become even more evil and cruel.

Of course Li Hua had unconsciously been manipulated. He thought everything he did was purely his wish and he felt happy.

When Gu Ying realized it, the man killed his own father. Especially when it was known that Li Hua was pregnant, Gu Ying did not want her father to hurt Li Hua and affect Li Hua again. Right after the death of the former Tianshuang Palace King, Gu Ying ascended the throne.

That was what happened based on Li Hua's point of view. Gu Yuena thought about it carefully. It was indeed not much different from Xuan Yi's story. All of these problems stemmed from misunderstandings and the actions of the previous King of Linghun Palace.

"Bai Yue jal*ng that, not seen for many years. I thought she was dead, but it turns out that she married someone else from Underworld and gave birth to a son." Li Hua snorted, looking dislike.

"Dragon's blood torments him at all times. She died, just as I was about to tell her that I was pregnant with you." Li Hua looked sad. That's just natural. When they should have been happy about the presence of the second child, her husband left her.

"How was my brother and I in the Duke's House?" Gu Yuena asked again.

"There have been many conflicts within the palace since Gu Ying died. I sought out a man surnamed Gu, then got married, and raised you in the Duke's House. That Gu Shan is just a tool to hide your identity. He knew my identity, and experienced blind love. That's why he's so afraid of Gu Yuan."

"And ignored me. Because for you, the presence of 'Gu Yuena' caused a lot of misfortune." Gu Yuena said casually.

"It's not so, Nana." Li Hua sighed. "In fact, me and Gu Yuan didn't know they were treating you so badly. The Ye Clan is a Clan that serves under my command. They don't know about you, so treat you badly. It's my fault for not warning."

Gu Yuena narrowed her eyes, remaining in disbelief. He would probably be completely on Li Hua's side if since childhood the woman had never left him. Besides, he was also someone else from another world.

"It's been enough with nostalgia," Gu Yuena said. "When you knew clearly that your Nana was dead. I also don't need an explanation of life in the Duke's residence." Because the impact on the place was not much and he did not care.

However, that was what Gu Yuena missed, which made Li Hua smile instantly while looking at her strangely. There were many secrets in the magic of Linghun Palace, one of which was in Gu Yuena herself who was never aware of.

"I told you, you're my daughter. You are not a soul from another world."

"Whatever you say." There was no explanation, Gu Yuena refused to believe it. "By the way, how am I cultivating here? You didn't ask me to study magic circles, did you?"

"Klan Ye killed you, that's when time stopped and you were reborn in a different world."

Gu Yuena fell silent when she heard Li Hua's sudden explanation. The woman saw the same blood-red iris as her in the Queen's eyes. His gaze was full of confusion.

"Born back?" Gu Yuena's forehead was completely wrinkled.

Li Hua walked to the other side, "I was there when the Ye Clan made the fatal mistake of killing you. Every human has a life core. When the core of your life dies, the phoenix blood naturally protects and opens up the dimensions of space and time through the blood you shed. I was so angry then I realized this. Due to the momentary emotion, I brought your soul into the dimension of space and time where Gu Ying's soul was."

"Dimensions of space and time?"

"Dimensions in which the incarnate human soul survives. The phoenix blood and dragon blood were very special, it could not be possessed by just anyone and had a pure soul. Therefore, they had no previous incarnation life history. That said, they cannot incarnate."

"Then ...." Gu Yuena still did not understand why he could be said to be reborn in a different world.

"I refuse your deaths. When I saw that Gu Ying was going to pick you up, I decided to take you to another world to live together. A different world and without any magical attachments. That way, dead souls like you and Gu Ying can survive with the physical bodies that are already available. At the same time, Gu Yuan's soul power was impaired in Yinyang Palace."

Gu Yuena thought for a moment, recalling what teacher Gu Yuan had said a few years ago. The Boundary of Yinyang Palace was not good for soul power. Even he felt uncomfortable. Gu Yuan had once experienced dying from such abstinence.

"You already know the answer. I brought his soul back then to save him into the dimension of space and time. Within the dimension of space and time, time in this world stopped at the last second. I immediately created an incarnation array for you guys and was finally able to live together in that world. But who would have thought, even life had to pursue a predestined time. I have to leave first because of important matters, let the rest run naturally."

Li Hua seemed to have no regrets about what he did. Said with a happy smile, as well as a sense of satisfaction in his eyes that made Gu Yuena even more confident of having to stay away from him.

What opened up the dimension of space and time to give Gu Yuena a chance was the phoenix blood. When the dimension of space and time opened, Gu Yuena had the option to fight with phoenix blood or die by entering the dimension. But Li Hua interfered, leaving Gu Yuena unable to make a choice and entering the space-time dimension as a sign of death.

The memory of Gu Yuena—the previous blur—is getting clearer now. He was not weak and did not know how to fight, just waiting for the right moment to destroy from within.

Gu Yuena hated the Duke's Residence. Gu Yueli was a tool, so was Ye Suanwu. She disguised herself as a soft-scared girl. But when the veil is opened, she will become a tough girl who often travels in the outside world until she meets Su Churan. With the phoenix blood, he became even stronger. However, he deliberately made his physique weakened by drinking poison so as not to create suspicion.

Her wedding plan with Ye Suanwu had also been carefully planned to gain more strength. Collecting three soul stones was his goal. Since the Ye Clan had soul stones as treasures, he thought of infiltrating inside as a son-in-law and stealing them. But who would have thought, Gu Yueli would mess up in the middle of the plan.

Gu Yuena's anger back then was not because Ye Suanwu was having an affair, but rather because of his messy plan. If it was like this, wouldn't he have absolutely no chance of entering the Ye Residence? Unfortunately, he still had to hide his strength until the end of his breath.

That was the beginning of the problem. Before finally Li Hua again messed up and repeated his life. Lost, became a murderer, then died and returned to this world. His life is really interesting.

"Is that an explanation you've been wanting to tell me for a long time?" gu Yuena asked, still looking indifferent.

"I want to say that I saved your life once. So there's no reason for you to fight me." Li Hua sighed. "It's not unusual to see you come back to life while Gu Ying isn't. But as it turns out, all of this has to do with the fate of dragons and phoenixes. If there's no dragon blood around you, you're dead."

"Can it be like that?" Gu Yuena was a bit surprised. It should have been his first time meeting Bai Youzhe. There were too many coincidences to make him completely confused.

"Is not the world so unique?" Li Hua grinned. "Therefore, let's explore further. It starts from the Underworld after your mission is completed."

"The phoenix's mission is related to the resurrection of the phoenix race. You shouldn't know much about this." Gu Yuena wanted to know where Li Hua had gotten the information from.

"As you know, Linghun Palace has connections with the Underworld. Gu Ying once conquered the Underworld, becoming the lord of the underworld as a dragon. Over the years, phoenix spirit quests have been held to unlock the resurrection of the phoenix race. Anyone who obtained a phoenix spirit, would have the power of a phoenix that could rival the Dragon Monarch himself, could also awaken a phoenix as its people that had been lost all along. Therefore, I have sent many people to look for him over the years, including sending other dragon blood."

Gu Yuena suddenly recalled the masked man who had been bothering her all this time. He hated that man. But when it comes to remembering the look behind the mask that he had seen, though it is not clear, he has a lot of speculation.

"You have students, right?" Gu Yuena wanted to confirm it.

"true."

"Leader of Linghun Hall?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"Where is he?" Gu Yuena pulled her eyebrows. As the Princess of Linghun Palace, the man had to submit to her in this place. He could kill that guy.

Li Hua who had guessed Gu Yuena's mind laughed. "I can call him to come to this place. However, you just came, don't you want to rest first in your room?"

Gu Yuena turned her face away. "No, thank you."

"What about lunch?" Li Hua was still desperately trying to attract Gu Yuena's attention. This daughter, isn't as cute and innocent as the old Nana.

Gu Yuena was just about to refuse again, Li Hua immediately said. "I've called my students to lunch together. You can meet him there and talk."

Gu Yuena silently looked at him, then nodded. "Good."

He had to meet that person and kill him!