"Fellow Daoist, how is the situation?"
The black-robed high priest and Feng Nianzhi stared intently at Lin Yu, waiting for him to give the final result.
Although the sealing power within Feng Nianzhi's body and the power of the Heaven-Mending Fragment in Lin Yu's hands had partially merged, the situation did not seem optimistic.
Lin Yu sighed and continued to describe what he had seen.
"Although the two forces have merged, it is only a partial fusion, not a complete one."
"I have two guesses. First, the reason why the two forces cannot merge at all is because the power of the Heaven-Mending Fragments contained in the seal is not pure. If they were pure Heaven-Mending Fragments, this wouldn't be the case."
"If they are two fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone, there will be signs of large-scale fusion."
"Then I thought of a second possibility: the sealing power within Feng Nianzhi's body is not a fragment of the Heaven-Mending Fragment, but rather originates from it."
"Or perhaps someone used the power of the fragments from the Heaven-Mending Fragment to create a seal."
There were some things Lin Yu didn't explicitly say. These fragments of mending the heavens came from the Dao Qi era. Most magical artifacts or power elements from any era share some similarities.
Since the power within Feng Nianzhi's body can resonate with the power of the Heaven-Mending Fragment, it means that the two powers are at least from the same era. In other words, the person who placed the seal on Feng Nianzhi did not reach a level beyond this era.
Of course, Lin Yu did not intend to tell the black-robed high priest or Feng Nianzhi about this last point. After all, things that transcend time are not something an ordinary cultivator can understand. Lin Yu knew this only because he came from the Three Thousand Immortal Realms era.
However, after hearing Lin Yu's two hypotheses, both the black-robed high priest and Feng Nianzhi showed worried expressions, because things did not seem to be as simple as they thought.
I originally thought that with Lin Yu involved, there wouldn't be any problem that couldn't be solved, but seeing that Lin Yu also seemed somewhat conflicted, it's clear how difficult this matter is to handle.
"You should think carefully and see if there's anything you might have accidentally overlooked."
"After all, this concerns a fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone; it's impossible for someone to place such a severe seal on Feng Nianzhi without reason or arbitrarily. Moreover, Feng Nianzhi is the Phoenix Lord of the ancient Phoenix Clan..."
"One or two reasons might be a coincidence, but with so many reasons combined, it can't possibly be a coincidence. You should think carefully about who you have such a deep-seated hatred for."
Lin Yu said seriously.
Regardless, Feng Nianzhi is the Phoenix Lord of the ancient Phoenix Clan. Sealing Feng Nianzhi is tantamount to striking the entire Xinggu Phoenix Clan.
After all, the Phoenix Lord is the leader of the ancient Phoenix clan. If her power is restricted, it would be no different from directly or indirectly destroying the ancient Phoenix clan.
Lin Yu didn't believe that, over such a long period of time, neither the Black-Robed High Priest nor Feng Nianzhi had a single person to be suspected.
After all, the ancient Phoenix Clan was an extremely famous Demon Race. Although they didn't have countless enemies, they were bound to offend ordinary cultivators at some point.
"There are many things I don't know about the ancient Phoenix Clan, but as the High Priest, even if you don't know them, you should have some guesses." Lin Yu looked earnestly at the black-robed High Priest.
In that case, Lin Yu had already asked the black-robed high priest once before, but at that time the high priest's conclusion was that he "didn't have any recollection."
At the time, Lin Yu didn't investigate further for various reasons, but now that it concerns the issue of Feng Nianzhi's seal, Lin Yu has no choice but to ask again.
Moreover, Lin Yu had already considered what had happened.
Before Lin Yu arrived at the Phoenix Ancestral Sea, it could sense that Feng Shenlang was being influenced by a group of extremely peculiar forces.
According to the system's deduction, the Grand Elder, who was acquainted with Feng Shenlang, died at the hands of that power.
"So, that stone also contains the power of the fragments that mended the heavens." Lin Yu thought of the stone in Feng Shenlang's hand earlier.
"What did the Grand Elder think of that led to his tragic demise? It seems that mysterious power has always existed in the fantasy world and has never truly left."
But no matter how you look at it, it's just an ordinary stone. How could it contain the power of a fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone...? In short, everything is still unknown.
This was the first time Lin Yu had felt this way, as if he had been drawn into a huge vortex, and the deeper he explored, the more elusive the truth seemed.
The story then returns to Lin Yu's present situation, which is the ancient Phoenix Clan.
After listening to Lin Yu's words, the black-robed high priest fell into deep thought once again.
"Fellow Daoist, please allow me to think about it carefully." The black-robed high priest lowered his eyes, frowned, and looked quite troubled.
In fact, it was just as Lin Yu had guessed. For a supreme demon beast clan like the ancient phoenix clan to say that they had no enemies would be a lie.
Putting aside everything else, the other supreme demon beast clans, though they haven't said anything, are actually all competitors of the supreme phoenix clan!
On a smaller scale, the ancient phoenix clan, as a race with a long history, coupled with their pride, inevitably offended other Demon Race in their daily interactions.
However, the ancient phoenix clan had never taken other small Demon Race seriously before.
Seeing the high priest in black robes looking thoughtful, Lin Yu suddenly felt that the other party might not have forgotten, but perhaps he was just too embarrassed to say it in front of him.
The matter concerns the seal within the Phoenix Lord's body, which must be of great importance, perhaps even a secret of the ancient Phoenix clan. In addition, given the principle of "family scandals should not be aired in public," it is understandable that the Black-Robed High Priest is unwilling to speak about it.
"High Priest, there are some things I think you already know," Lin Yu said calmly.
Just as he said before, the best way to completely remove the seal within Feng Nianzhi's body is to address the root of the problem directly.
If we could find out which force set up the seal, we could naturally resolve this matter quickly.
We must find out what's behind this, otherwise who would be so bored as to place such a powerful seal on the young Phoenix Lord?
Moreover, judging from its appearance, the seal shows signs of being reinforced over time, indicating that it is definitely not a seal that can be cast in a short period of time.