Twenty Three.

Mei Lan nodded at Mei Hua's determination and willingness to her choices and new path, that's the sign of a cultivator, a cultivator who wants to grow, rise up, her expression calm but her eyes sharp with understanding. She reached into her robe and pulled out a jade slip, its surface glowing faintly. She placed it on the table between them, her movements slow and deliberate to show the weight of the decision.

"The method is called The Roseflame Phoenix's Ascent," Mei Lan said, her voice soft but carrying that timeless, sage-like quality. "The phoenix is a creature of rebirth. It burns away the old to rise anew, purified and unburdened. This method is the same. It demands you let go of attachments, of impurities, of reliance on others. Only then can you rise, free and untethered."