Seeing that Lin Yu remained silent for a long time, lost in thought, the Fallen Black Phoenix finally couldn't sit still any longer and spoke up.
"Why think so much? No matter how powerful the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone are, they are still just fragments in essence. Although the Heaven-Mending Stone is powerful and is the foundation of this world, after it was divided into nine pieces, who knows how much of its power was divided among each piece?"
"In my opinion, the power averaged out of each fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone is probably not much left, so there's no need for us to make such a large estimate."
"I refuse to believe that the three of us working together can't subdue this fragment of the Heaven-Mending Sword! Didn't you manage to retrieve one fragment of the Heaven-Mending Sword all by yourself back then?"
The Fallen Black Phoenix spoke bluntly, her gaze towards the timid He Buxian filled with incomprehension.
Of the three people present, only the Fallen Black Phoenix had never had any direct contact with the Heaven-Mending Fragment. Even though he was a cultivator from the Dao Qi era, he had only ever heard of the Heaven-Mending Fragment.
He didn't even have time to encounter the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone before he was sealed within the barrier by the previous Phoenix Lord.
Therefore, the Fallen Black Phoenix didn't take the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Slab seriously at all.
Seeing He Buxian's timid and hesitant demeanor, he could understand it; after all, in terms of strength, this kid wasn't that great to begin with.
Of course, the "not so good" here simply refers to the Fallen/Dark Phoenix herself.
Because of his nominal age of several thousand years, the Fallen Black Phoenix has always looked down on the young cultivators of the Three Thousand Immortal Realms era, even those who were considered the pride of heaven, regarding them as nothing more than empty shells.
However, Lin Yu also had a worried expression, which the Fallen Black Phoenix couldn't understand. After all, in terms of strength, Lin Yu was actually a little stronger than her.
Hearing what the Fallen Black Phoenix said, Lin Yu smiled helplessly. This guy really forgets the pain once the wound heals; has he forgotten how badly he was beaten back then?
The fallen black phoenix never imagined that the power of the fragments mending the heavens could cause it so much trouble; dealing with him would be a piece of cake.
"What you're saying is true. It took me quite a bit of effort to get this fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone. Although it has developed some consciousness, compared to the Heaven-Mending Stone from the Netherworld Immortal Realm, the consciousness of the Phoenix Ancestral Sea Heaven-Mending Stone fragment is only just beginning to take shape."
"It hasn't even developed complete intelligence yet; it's just a jumble of chaotic thoughts. It can't be compared to the fragments of the Netherworld Immortal Realm that mended the heavens at all."
"In this respect, the environments of the Netherworld Immortal Realm and the Phoenix Ancestral Sea are worlds apart. For one thing, the Netherworld Immortal Realm is filled with malevolent energy, which the Phoenix Ancestral Sea lacks."
"So even if it was just me at the time, I was able to recover the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone."
Lin Yu's words left the Fallen Black Phoenix with a sour taste in her mouth.
And it was only because of him that he belatedly realized just how incredible the power of this fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone truly was.
Perhaps it was because returning to the era of Dao Qi made the Fallen Black Phoenix feel like she had returned to her peak strength, which is why she felt that there was nothing in this world she couldn't do.
The Fallen Black Phoenix's face immediately darkened.
After a long pause, he finally spoke, "That's not it. I can sense that you don't think your power is inferior to the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Piece, but rather that you have other considerations."
"What exactly are you worried about? If you don't explain the reasons behind this to me, it will be difficult for me to take action."
Lin Yu sighed upon hearing this. He originally didn't want to tell the Fallen Black Phoenix and He Buxian about this, since He Buxian seemed to be a very stubborn person based on his observations over the past few days.
If He Buxian were to fall into a dilemma again, I would have to spend a lot of time and energy to appease him, which would be a real loss.
But now that the Fallen Black Phoenix has asked, he has no choice but to reveal his answer.
"Recovering a fragment of the Sky-Mending Stone is indeed relatively simple; even if it possesses some spiritual power, it will only require a bit more effort. However, regardless of the circumstances, this process itself cannot tolerate any mistakes."
"The step of extracting the consciousness from the Heaven-Mending Fragment is crucial. If the spiritual power within it changes again during this process, then the Heaven-Mending Fragment is essentially useless."
"My ultimate goal this time is to restore the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone to a state conducive to their fusion."
"Or, to put it another way, prepare the stones to mend the heavens during the Dao Qi era to prepare for the possible cataclysmic calamity that may follow."
"Do you understand? Judging from the current situation, the remaining fragments of the Sky-Mending Fragment may all possess spiritual power. Removing their spiritual power will be extremely difficult. One wrong move could affect the entire Sky-Mending Fragment."
"Even if the Heaven-Mending Stone is fused with it, it will still be a flawed one."
"And if such an abnormal situation occurs, even I don't have a good way to solve it."
Lin Yu said helplessly, "Although my power is now infinitely close to the Heavenly Dao, it still has limitations. I can't do whatever I want in this fantasy world."
Especially now that they are living in a Dao Qi era that has already been destroyed, they must be even more careful in their actions.
He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix then realized that Lin Yu Yu's seemingly effortless demeanor did not mean he never considered things when making decisions.
On the contrary, he has to consider things more thoroughly than anyone else.
The Fallen Black Phoenix was completely baffled. Nothing seemed to work; it was a real headache.
Even when he faced the previous Phoenix Lord, he never imagined it would be this troublesome!
"We need to come up with a solution now; we can't keep this stalemate going on!"
"Given time, that beast will surely become arrogant and complacent. Once he realizes we can't do anything to them, what will happen to that fragment of the sky-mending artifact? Provoking us is a minor matter; what if it affects the course of history?"
As the Fallen Black Phoenix spoke, He Buxian also felt a terrible headache.
He was a renowned prodigy in the Three Thousand Immortal Realms era, and when Lin Yu entrusted him with the task of collecting the Heaven-Mending Fragments of the Red Wind Immortal Realm, he thought things would go very smoothly.
Little did I expect that this would lead to such a series of unresolved issues!