A crisp notification sound rang out, signifying that the system had awakened.
Lin Yu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"System, what just happened? Why am I trapped in a void, with no power left?" Lin Yu couldn't help but ask in his mind.
"Ding, cause deduction in progress... Cause deduction successful! (Click to view details...)"
"Check the details!"
"The Dark Armored Tiger's body contains extremely complex seals. The seals on its five internal organs were all set during the Primordial Era of Zero. Therefore, breaking these seals would cause the host and the system to suffer backlash and fall into a dormant state."
"The Era of Zero-Cost HarmonyOS?"
These six words sent a jolt through Lin Yu. It was a completely unfamiliar name, but he figured it must have come from an era before the Dao Qi era.
Moreover, the word "Hongmeng" has the same meaning as Hongmeng Temple. I don't know what kind of connection there will be.
Lin Yu thought for a moment, then continued to press the issue with different questions.
Unfortunately, the results were all "Sorry, insufficient permissions" and very little usable information.
Lin Yu sighed helplessly. It felt like he had returned to the time when he first entered the fantasy world. No matter what he searched for, it was always "insufficient permissions"!
"System, analyze the background of this little girl in front of me. I sense a strange aura about her." Lin Yu's gaze returned to the little girl.
"Ding! Deduction in progress... Deduction complete! (Click to view details!)"
"Check the details!"
Even before the system awakened, Lin Yu felt that this little girl seemed familiar, but he had never actually seen her before.
"She possesses the pure bloodline of the ancient Phoenix clan; her essence and blood are sufficient to unlock some of the system's restricted permissions."
A simple line of text, yet it plunged Lin Yu into silence.
Lin Yu cannot obtain this essence blood now. The reason is simple: the so-called phoenix essence blood is not something that can be used by just a drop of blood from the ancient phoenix clan. It requires the essence blood from the heart.
However, extracting one's heart's essence is an enormous burden for any living being, and without special reasons, no living being is generally willing to offer up their own essence.
Besides, this young girl had just saved his life; he absolutely could not repay kindness with enmity.
"You still haven't told me your name?" Lin Yu continued to ask the little girl, his voice as gentle as a spring breeze.
As time passed, his voice gradually returned to normal, finally becoming his usual voice.
The little girl looked up at Lin Yu, her fiery red eyes filled with an indescribable clarity. She answered crisply, "My name is Feng Nianzhi. This is our forbidden area. Since you didn't know before, I won't pursue the matter further."
"Now that you're awake, you should leave immediately. Outsiders are not welcome in this place."
"Whether you're skilled or not, we don't allow outsiders in here, so you'd better leave now."
Lin Yu frowned and said, "Alright, Feng Nianzhi, I am indeed not a member of your clan, but I have come here to find my disciple."
"Your disciple, why is your disciple searching in my Phoenix Ancestral Sea?" Feng Nianzhi asked strangely, seemingly unwilling to believe that an ancient phoenix clan would recognize a human cultivator as their master.
Lin Yu said, "Perhaps you don't know, but I am actually the Lord of the Primordial Hall."
"What is the Primordial Hall? I've never even heard of it!" Feng Nianzhi said strangely.
Lin Yu: "..."
There's nothing we can do about it; after all, this is the territory of the ancient Phoenix Clan, so it's understandable that the Hongmeng Chamber of Commerce hasn't gotten involved here.
Lin Yu took a deep breath and patiently continued to explain to Feng Nianzhi, "Do you know a phoenix named Feng Lingling? She is my disciple. I sensed that she was in danger this time, so I came here specifically to find her."
Feng Nianzhi sized up Lin Yu and began to ponder.
Lin Yu was also pondering in his heart that one of his purposes in coming here was to find Feng Lingling, and another was to find the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Fragment. If he could obtain a drop of phoenix essence blood, that would be the best outcome.
The most difficult to obtain is probably the essence of the phoenix.
However, unlocking the system's permissions requires Phoenix Essence Blood; otherwise, the system will be useless in crucial moments, and I'll be in trouble.
If one can obtain the Phoenix's essence blood, one will be able to unlock some system privileges and gain a deeper understanding of the secrets of this world.
However, Lin Yu wasn't too fixated on the phoenix's essence blood. After all, the ancient phoenix clan were extremely arrogant beings; how could he simply hand over their essence blood as he pleased?
Lin Yu's plan was that, at the very least, he should have the Primordial Platform deduce the composition of the Phoenix Essence Blood as much as possible. If that didn't work, he could create a drop himself, which would probably be usable.
After all, Primordial Platform has already produced quite a few things before.
However, the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Piece and Feng Lingling's matter could not be delayed. After hesitating for a moment, Lin Yu actually started to play the victim.
"Little girl, I also really want to leave here. You just told me that this is forbidden territory and we can't just enter casually, but unfortunately I can't move at all right now."
"Even if I force my way out now, I'm afraid it will only be suicide. Please have mercy and let me stay here, or at least find me a place to recover."
Feng Nianzhi frowned and looked at Lin Yu, saying seriously, "My name is Feng Nianzhi, not 'little girl'."
"Also, I don't know Feng Lingling, I've never heard of that name." Feng Nianzhi looked at Lin Yu with suspicion.
Lin Yu was startled. Putting everything else aside, he was certain about Feng Lingling's situation. Before this, Feng Lingling's aura had indeed disappeared in the Phoenix Ancestral Sea.
Seeing that Rhine had fallen silent, Feng Nianzhi looked at him suspiciously, then reached out and gently poked his body.
Why can't you move?
Lin Yu had no way to explain himself, "I'm not really sure either. When I got here, I was enveloped in a cloud of black mist, and then I couldn't move."
"If it weren't for that black mist, I wouldn't be in this predicament. Feng Nianzhi, if you hadn't appeared here this time, I might be finished. I really didn't know how dangerous this place was before."
"Hey, I don't think you're very bright. How about this, I'll ask around for you again." As Feng Nianzhi spoke, she channeled a burst of power into Lin Yu's body.
Lin Yu could sense that it was a very warm and gentle spiritual energy, without the slightest malice, and entirely intended to heal him.