I initially thought the current situation was the worst possible scenario.
But unexpectedly, one problem after another arose.
He Buxian, who had already made up his mind to lie down, struggled to sit up again.
"Wait, listen! There seems to be some movement coming from that crevice in the ground!"
"Could it be that when you set the fire, you didn't burn all those dark green insects, or were the insects just indigestible?"
"Hey, Feng Changge, if you have the time and energy, why don't you use all your Origin Fire on the rift?"
"Only after we get rid of those little bugs can we have more time to waste inside the barrier!"
He Buxian persuaded Feng Changge.
Feng Changge had tried for a long time but had no way to deal with the barrier. He was about to give up but had no other options. Just when he was feeling lost and wanted to ask for advice, he heard Feng Changge suddenly say these words.
"What do you mean? Isn't just waiting in this barrier the same result?" Feng Changge asked, puzzled.
Even at this point, Feng Changge, that silly boy, still looks clueless. He Buxian feels like he's about to explode with anger.
"You little rascal, you won't believe I'm telling you! Have you forgotten that we came here following the Palace Master? Do you think the Palace Master would forget about us?"
"But without my flames, what can Lin Yu do with those fragments of the Heaven-Mending Sword?" Feng Changge was even more confused now.
Seeing Feng Changge's dazed expression, He Buxian used all his strength to suppress the urge to roll his eyes.
"You're overthinking it! It's not difficult for the Palace Master to deal with the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Sword; he simply wants to borrow your Phoenix True Fire to purify them!"
"The most urgent thing is to deal with these little bugs in the cracks! Otherwise, we might not even get to the Palace Master before we're wiped out by them!"
He Buxian roared at Feng Changge.
Feng Changge was stunned for a moment. He had really thought that He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix had given up hope and simply lay down on the spot.
Looking at it now, both of them clearly understand the current situation. Their choice to lie down doesn't mean they're truly lying down; they're simply waiting for Lin Yu to rescue them.
But what surprised Feng Changge even more was that he seemed to be of no importance to Lin Yu at all!
Previously, Feng Changge naively thought he was a crucial figure, but unexpectedly, reality was completely the opposite of what he thought. He didn't even deserve the word "important" at all; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was "insignificant."
"Then... why did you take me to chase after Lin Yu?"
"It would be good to be able to use your flames to purify the Heaven-Mending Fragments as soon as possible. However, it's alright if we don't purify them immediately. In any case, with the power of the Palace Master, there must be a way to temporarily suppress the Heaven-Mending Fragments," He Buxian said confidently.
Feng Changge: "..."
So the clown was actually himself?!
The Fallen Black Phoenix listened to the two's conversation but made no move to join in. During that time, he had also been listening intently to the sounds from the ground.
In fact, it was just as He Buxian had said: the several large fires earlier hadn't wiped out the dark green insects in one go, and quite a few survived.
The Fallen Black Phoenix could clearly hear a series of rustling sounds coming from the ground beneath it, seemingly the sounds of small insects crawling.
If those insects were to actually crawl up, they would surely be parasitized like the monstrous hound, and their fate afterward would be self-evident.
"Hurry up, those bugs are about to crawl up, don't hesitate!" He Buxian urged Feng Changge.
Feng Changge was already quite young and inexperienced, so he found it difficult to make up his mind in the face of such a sudden situation. At this moment, He Buxian gave him a firm "command," and Feng Changge subconsciously obeyed.
In any case, his Phoenix True Fire doesn't require much spiritual power, and it can burn for a long time as long as the flame touches the ground.
Without hesitation, Feng Changge began blowing flames into the deep cracks once more.
This time, however, Feng Changge was careful and made a point of observing the time it took for the flames to extinguish.
Based on his understanding of his own flames, which were inherited from the Supreme Phoenix Clan, they should have burned indefinitely. The fact that they had gone out so quickly indicated that he was facing an unusual situation.
After setting fire to each crack, Feng Changge spoke to He Buxian again.
"Do you know that my primordial fire should never go out unless it encounters a more powerful water elemental or a more powerful fire elemental?"
"But if I encounter a water elemental, my fire won't ignite at all. But there aren't any fire elements around here, it's so strange!"
"My flame was supposed to last for six inches for a long time, but it went out so quickly. What happened? I feel like something must have absorbed their energy."
"I have a feeling that if we can find out what's behind this, devouring my flame energy, we'll have hope of getting out!" Feng Changge said excitedly.
He Buxian's heart stirred slightly upon hearing this. Although he was reluctant to admit it, Feng Changge's words did indeed give him a refreshing feeling.
He originally thought that this strange desert was where the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone had fallen. He believed that the fall of the fragments had affected the magnetic field of the entire world, which was why these strange creatures had appeared.
But the water droplet person isn't here at all. This place can still absorb their source power, which is bad enough, but it can even absorb the energy from the flames of Phoenix Pavilion.
"This is really strange," He Buxian said to the other two, sharing his discovery.
Feng Changge was completely unaware of the matter of the Heaven-Mending Fragments. Only after hearing He Buxian's explanation did he learn that such an experience had occurred.
To Feng Changge's disappointment, He Buxian's discovery seemed to have little to do with escaping here!
The Fallen Black Phoenix had been lying motionless for a long time, but suddenly opened its eyes, a glint of light flashing in its dark pupils.
"They're here!" the Fallen Black Phoenix said with a smile, a relaxed expression of expectation on her face.
He Buxian immediately realized something from the Fallen Black Phoenix's expression; he knew that all the mysteries were about to be revealed.