The fragment of the Heaven-Mending Piece must be utterly bewildered at this moment. Just moments ago, the sand and stones it controlled were still locked in a fierce battle with Lin Yu, so how could Lin Yu have scattered them in an instant?
In reality, this is Lin Yu's true strength.
From the very beginning, the so-called sand and gravel posed no threat to Lin Yu, but Lin Yu still put on a show of struggling and trembling.
This was to mislead the intelligence of the fragments that mended the sky into believing that they were already struggling to deal with the sand and stones.
In this way, the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Fragment could lower their guard, creating the illusion that Lin Yu's strength was similar to his, but slightly weaker.
Lin Yu used this technique to directly obtain the Heaven-Mending Fragment through a phantom image.
In fact, if it weren't for the desire to "capture" the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone, Lin Yu wouldn't have spent so much time playing "house" with these sand and stones.
"Buzz... buzz... buzz..."
At this moment, the fragment of the sky-mending device trembled uncontrollably. Without a doubt, the only emotion it expressed was fear!
Unfortunately, Lin Yu had no sympathy for the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Piece.
Without any hesitation, Lin Yu directly used his spiritual power to erase the remaining intelligence of the Heaven-Mending Fragment.
Those intelligences originated from the spiritual seas of countless cultivators it devoured; they were incredibly chaotic and did not belong to the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Piece. Continuing to rely on the fragment would only harm both oneself and others.
The spiritual power of the Heaven-Mending Fragment was incomplete, and after falling into Lin Yu's hands, it naturally could not compare with Lin Yu's spiritual power.
Therefore, almost without any change, the spirit of the fragment that mended the sky was erased by Lin Yu.
"Buzz... buzz... buzz..."
The fragments that had been violently shaking just moments before began to shake more and more slowly, and eventually, they stopped shaking altogether.
"Buzz..."
In the end, only a gentle yellow halo remained around the fragment that mended the sky, making it appear utterly serene.
The once noisy desert has now returned to tranquility.
Not a breath of wind blew, and countless grains of sand remained obediently in their places, in utter silence.
Suddenly, the whole scene seemed even more beautiful.
Lin Yu shook his head helplessly. For many years, this fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone had remained in the Phoenix Ancestral Sea, being used by the black-robed priest.
It even directly set up a barrier in front of the Phoenix Ancestral Sea with its own body, becoming a sharp weapon to block outside cultivators.
Unfortunately, when these fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone devour the power of others, they always inadvertently absorb a portion of the obsessions into their own bodies, which is why they mutate.
Now that Lin Yu has erased the noisy spiritual consciousness from the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone, he has returned to his normal appearance.
However, it wasn't entirely normal. Lin Yu knew that it would take some time to cleanse the impurities from the Heaven-Mending Fragments; it couldn't be done overnight.
"Perhaps when all nine pieces of the Heaven-Mending Fragment are collected, we can completely purify this Heaven-Mending Fragment," Lin Yu muttered to himself, fiddling with the Heaven-Mending Fragment in his hand.
"Buzz..."
The fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone trembled slightly, a tremor so subtle that Lin Yu noticed it.
"Hmm? There's still a trace of consciousness left?!" Lin Yu raised an eyebrow, surprised that he hadn't completely cleared the consciousness from the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone.
However, after a thorough investigation, Lin Yu understood that the remaining trace of consciousness was the original consciousness of the fragment that mended the heavens, the most primordial spiritual power.
What Lin Yu had previously erased was spiritual power that had been corrupted by other cultivators.
Since those spiritual forces are ultimately external, it's not so easy to completely integrate them into the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Slab.
Although it appeared to have merged, Lin Yu easily erased it with a slight movement.
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Yu still did not erase the last trace of consciousness remaining in the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Piece, since this consciousness might contain information about the complete Heaven-Mending Piece.
Lin Yu is currently unable to determine whether this remaining trace of consciousness originates from the complete fragment of the Heaven-Mending Piece or from a consciousness generated by the fragment itself.
"I advise you to be honest. You've come this far, and you're still thinking about struggling," Lin Yu said, holding the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone in his hand.
At this moment, the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone lay motionless in Lin Yu's palm, pretending to be dead.
Lin Yu didn't take it seriously; he was just giving the guy a heads-up anyway.
"Even after your physical body is shattered, you cannot act recklessly like this. As a top-tier magical artifact like a fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone, you must be prepared to be one."
Seeing that the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Piece was still lying motionless in Lin Yu's palm, Lin Yu sighed, wondering if the fragment had actually listened to anything he had just said.
However, just to be on the safe side, I'll seal this fragment of the sky-mending technique away.
With that in mind, Lin Yu used his lightning power to seal the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone and stored them in his storage space.
Having done all this, Lin Yu finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had originally thought that the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone had merged with the dark power it had devoured, which was why it had mutated. But now it seemed that this might not be the case.
On the one hand, it was because there wasn't enough time; on the other hand, it might be because of the wisp of residual consciousness within the fragment of the sky-mending piece.
Regardless, after Lin Yu found the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Piece, the entire Yellow Sand Land ceased to exist.
"Whoosh..."
As Lin Yu put away the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone, the surrounding yellow sand landscape seemed to dissolve and disappear onto the sea surface.
The scene behind the yellow sand was finally revealed. Lin Yu looked around and found that this place was not much different from other places in the Phoenix Ancestral Sea.
"That's it for today, time to head back." Lin Yu stretched and was about to walk away when he suddenly felt a resentful gaze.
Lin Yu turned around and met the gaze of the black-robed high priest, whose eyes held a resentful look.
The black-robed high priest. "..."
"Whoosh..." The black-robed high priest's robes fluttered without wind. His aura was heavy, making him look like a ferocious beast ready to pounce. He exuded a sense of oppression that made him difficult to approach.
If the Phoenix Clan members saw such a black-robed high priest, they would probably be utterly astonished.
After all, while the black-robed high priest was usually stern and unsmiling, he wouldn't normally be this terrifying.