"Yesterday was rushed; we only managed to repel that guy first, without actually taking him down," Lin Yu said calmly.
Seeing He Buxian's absent-minded appearance, he secretly shook his head.
It seems that even after so much time has passed, the Fallen Black Phoenix still hasn't been able to escape the shadow of being controlled by that mysterious force.
"You are a person of this world, so you should be very clear that the foundation of this world is the stone that mended the sky." Lin Yu's gaze turned to the fallen black phoenix.
The Fallen Black Phoenix nodded upon hearing this. He was aware of the shattering of the Stone of Mending the Sky, but he was not clear about the details of the fragments.
After all, he had already defected from the ancient phoenix clan long before the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone fell near the Phoenix Ancestral Sea.
Therefore, although I had heard of the name of the Heaven-Mending Fragment long ago, I had only heard of the Fallen Black Phoenix.
"Although those nine fragments of mending the sky were once a single whole, now that they are separated, they have clearly become independent entities."
"It's worth mentioning that after splitting into fragments of the sky-mending technique, all the fragments that developed consciousness simultaneously acquired the ability to devour."
"When I first obtained that fragment of the Phoenix Ancestral Sea that mended the heavens, I wasn't sure about it. But after yesterday's attack, I understand now."
"The ability to devour is not a power unique to the previous fragments of the Heaven-Mending Fragment, but most likely a power present in every fragment of the Heaven-Mending Fragment."
Lin Yu shared his speculation.
When Lin Yu first encountered the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Piece in the Phoenix Ancestral Sea, he thought it was a coincidence. However, he did not expect that after encountering the second fragment of the Heaven-Mending Piece, he would discover that he also had this ability.
If the first incident could be explained by poverty, then the second incident cannot be explained away as a simple coincidence.
Therefore, Lin Yu guessed that the ability to devour was very likely present in every fragment of the Heaven-Mending Fragment.
Moreover, as fragments of the Heaven-Mending Fragment, once they develop consciousness, they will have the power to devour other Heaven-Mending Fragments. Therefore, it is not surprising that this power appears in the Heaven-Mending Fragment.
"Once the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone possess sentience, they will want to devour each other. However, over the long years, these fragments have scattered to different places, making it impossible for them to encounter each other. Therefore, even if they wanted to devour other fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone, it wouldn't be such an easy task."
"When I first obtained this fragment of the Phoenix Ancestral Sea that mended the heavens, it already contained a small portion of spiritual consciousness. At the time, I simply erased it without realizing this."
"Now it seems that the ability to grow spiritual consciousness by relying on the power of absorption is very likely a characteristic of the Heaven-Mending Fragment itself."
Lin Yu blurted out his guess, causing He Buxian to gasp in surprise.
Unexpectedly, Lin Yu has made such a tremendous discovery in such a short time. Hai Zhen truly lives up to his reputation as the Palace Master!
Thinking about himself, after investigating for so long, he still only had a vague understanding of the true identity of that mysterious power, and He Buxian felt somewhat ashamed.
Fortunately, this feeling only lasted for a short time, since being crushed by Lin Yu was no longer a special thing.
He Buxian was already used to it.
"So these fragments of the Heaven-Mending Piece have always wanted to devour each other? The so-called fusion is most likely not fusion, but a process of mutual devouring?" The Fallen Black Phoenix pondered for a moment, expressing his speculation.
Unlike He Buxian, the Fallen Black Phoenix was a cultivator from the Dao Qi era, so he naturally had a better understanding of the matter of the Heaven-Mending Fragments.
Although the information the Fallen Black Phoenix has is certainly quite limited, it is definitely much stronger than that of He Buxian.
After the Fallen Black Phoenix finished speaking, Lin Yu nodded; he had also considered this point.
Otherwise, it's impossible to explain why these fragments of the sky-mending technique all possess the ability to devour and why they all develop spiritual consciousness, albeit at different times.
He Buxian sighed, "If a single fragment of the Heaven-Mending Patch is already this difficult to deal with, who knows how difficult it would be if it were a fused fragment?"
Now He Buxian even felt that even if he encountered that mysterious power, he would most likely be unable to take revenge and could only accept his bad luck.
"Any other discoveries?" the Fallen Black Phoenix continued to ask.
Seemingly surprised that the Fallen Black Phoenix would speak to Lin Yu in such an unfriendly manner, He Buxian's eyes widened, and he said, "How dare you speak to the Palace Master like that?"
Lin Yu waved his hand, saying that the most important thing now was not to be concerned with formalities, but to have a proper talk with them about these matters.
"To be honest, we did make some discoveries, but nothing major. At most, they'll just serve as a warning."
"That fragment of the sky-mending artifact has already developed some intelligence; its spiritual awareness has reached a certain level, and it's probably around two or three years old in human cultivators now."
"Of course, the spiritual power inherent in the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone is definitely much greater than the spiritual power of a human cultivator at the age of two or three."
"Based on my feeling yesterday, the fragment of the sky-mending structure seemed to be developing into a human form, which is not a good omen."
"If we wait until this spiritual consciousness is fully developed, it will only become more troublesome for the opponent to deal with. Therefore, we must find the hiding place of the original body of the Heaven-Mending Fragment as soon as possible and generate its spiritual consciousness."
"I came to see you today specifically to tell you the seriousness of the situation. If that mysterious force comes knocking, do not try to fight it directly."
"The first option is to get as much information as possible to me so I can handle this."
Lin Yu gave instructions to He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix.
Lin Yu was also aware that he was able to remain calm because of his own experiences, but if the other person had been He Buxian or the Fallen Black Phoenix, things might not have gone so smoothly.
Therefore, Lin Yu instructed them to send him a message immediately if they encountered an attack by a mysterious force.
The illusionary space created by that mysterious power was far too bizarre, perhaps hundreds of times more complex than the Netherworld Immortal Realm itself.
Lin Yu hadn't thought much of the Netherworld Immortal Realm before, but now that he thought about it, the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone were very likely behind the scenes in causing the Netherworld Immortal Realm to become so chaotic.
After all, cultivators are the best nourishment for those fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone.
The more battles you fight, the more ingredients you'll get for the Heaven-Mending Fragments, and these are high-quality ingredients that you can obtain without much effort!