He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix waited on the sidelines, waiting to see Feng Changge purify the wisdom consciousness in the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Fragment with his own primordial fire.
However, the two of them watched helplessly as Feng Changge busied himself for half a day without making a move, and they grew somewhat impatient.
As a member of the ancient phoenix clan, the Fallen Black Phoenix naturally knew the meaning of these rituals.
However, now that the Fallen Black Phoenix has betrayed the ancient phoenix clan, it naturally feels that these are just meaningless actions that stick to the old ways, and its gaze toward the Phoenix Pavilion is more contemptuous.
"The ancient phoenix clan loved these flashy, impractical things."
Although the Fallen Black Phoenix didn't say his words aloud, his contemptuous gaze conveyed his unspoken message perfectly.
However, as a former member of the ancient phoenix clan, the Fallen Black Phoenix also knew that the primordial fire of the Phoenix Pavilion had certain similarities with the primordial fire of the Phoenix Lord, so he was quite curious about it.
Speaking of the Phoenix Lord's primordial fire, the Fallen Black Phoenix had the privilege of witnessing it before, when the Phoenix Lord personally sealed it away.
That immense power was something the fallen Black Phoenix would never forget.
Without a doubt, that was the indelible shadow cast by the Fallen Black Phoenix in the sealed land.
In the sealed land, the Fallen Black Phoenix thought countless times that he must defeat the Phoenix Lord's primordial fire. Unfortunately, after that time, he never had the chance to witness that flame again.
Although it is not the true source fire of the Phoenix Lord, it is a power similar to it, so the Fallen Black Phoenix is still highly anticipated.
However, if this were to happen to He Buxian, he obviously wouldn't have that much patience. After only a short while, He Buxian had already lost his patience.
"You've been messing around here for ages, aren't you tired? We've been watching for so long, our necks are about to give out. Hurry up and get started, refine this fragment already!"
"Do you really want to waste more time? Don't you even consider how much effort we've put into getting this piece of the Heaven-Mending Fragment?"
He Buxian spoke bluntly, genuinely anxious. The longer things dragged on, the more likely something unexpected would happen. Who knew what kind of trouble these Water Drop people would cause?
Normally it wouldn't be a problem, but now that it's such a big deal to refine the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone, this kid Feng Changge has been taking so long. I really don't know what he's thinking.
"This is a ritual of our ancient Phoenix clan. Before mobilizing the primordial fire to refine wisdom and consciousness, such a ritual must be performed."
"They did this partly to explain their purpose to Heaven, and partly to give themselves a plausible reason for their actions."
"When I was with the ancient Phoenix Clan, I often saw them performing these useless rituals. Of course, after I left the ancient Phoenix Clan, I also used my own primordial fire to refine many creatures, and I never performed such tedious rituals again."
"As it turns out, these rituals were indeed unnecessary."
The Fallen Black Phoenix shrugged indifferently and explained the current situation to He Buxian.
One major reason why the Fallen Black Phoenix was despised by the ancient phoenix clan was that the rituals that ordinary phoenixes considered sacred were nothing to the Fallen Black Phoenix.
Moreover, judging from the Fallen Black Phoenix's attitude, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he despised this kind of ritual.
Although the Fallen Black Phoenix is essentially derived from the ancient phoenix clan, it has become a completely different being in spirit.
Ordinary cultivators wouldn't care about this. In their view, the Fallen Black Phoenix still belonged to the ancient phoenix clan, and the Fallen Black Phoenix's mistakes were the mistakes of the ancient phoenix clan.
That's why the Phoenix Lord of the ancient Phoenix Clan intervened to deal with the Fallen Black Phoenix, stopping him from continuing to tarnish the clan's reputation.
The Fallen Black Phoenix's disdainful words naturally reached Feng Changge's ears. As a former phoenix who once guarded the Phoenix Tomb, Feng Changge naturally agreed with the ideals of the ancient phoenix clan.
"What do you know? Especially you, you are no longer a member of our ancient Phoenix clan, what right do you have to interfere in our clan's rituals?"
"Before our clan refines these intelligent consciousnesses, we must perform this ritual to show the heavens, the gods, and our ancestors that our journey is absolutely not for indiscriminate killing, this is not a destructive ritual, but a ritual to purify the magical artifacts and return them to their original nature!"
"We do this to give an explanation to Heaven and to our ancestors!"
"You haven't experienced such a ceremony, so naturally you wouldn't understand. I'm just having you watch from the sidelines. That's all. If you don't need me to use the Primal Fire to refine the Heaven-Mending Fragments, then I don't need to perform this ceremony."
Feng Changge said this in a fit of pique.
Seeing that Feng Changge was about to get angry, He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix had no choice but to quickly stop their conversation. Clearly, at this critical juncture, neither of them wanted to provoke Feng Changge.
After all, if this kid really quits, there's not much anyone present can do about it.
Lin Yu also gave He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix a wink, signaling them to stop meddling in the affairs of Fengchang Pavilion.
After interacting with the ancient phoenix clan for so long, Lin Yu could naturally sense the problems in their character. This was not the time for him, an outsider, to say anything more.
The Fallen Black Phoenix shrugged indifferently. He figured that in such a short time, no matter how powerful the Water Droplets were, they wouldn't be able to cause any trouble. He figured they could just wait.
He Buxian, also flustered by concern, saw that the Palace Master was as calm as a mountain, so he stopped talking, nodded obediently, and stood aside.
Seeing that these guys had all behaved themselves, Feng Changge glared fiercely at He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix before continuing his ritual.
"Hmph." He Buxian was glared at by Feng Changge, so he was naturally in a bad mood. However, after what had just happened, he didn't say anything more.
The ceremony at Fengchang Pavilion was completed in a short time, and he said to Lin Yu, "Alright, I'm ready to refine it."