"No... something's not right. If the intelligence within this little monkey has already transformed into a water droplet-like being, then why is he still behaving like a monkey?" Feng Changge suddenly asked.
He had just held the black and gold monkey, and through its various movements and reactions, he hadn't noticed anything unusual.
Could this be the acting skills of that water droplet person?
However, based on his previous interactions with the Water Drop People, Feng Changge could tell that the Water Drop People themselves were quite arrogant.
If he were asked to feign madness to survive, this water droplet man might not be able to do it!
Moreover, even if it were possible, making this water droplet person behave like a real monkey would be an extremely difficult task.
After all, based on this water droplet's experience, it might never have even seen a real monkey!
However, his behavior just now was very natural, and Feng Changge did not notice anything special.
"It's simply because your Phoenix True Fire damaged the Water Droplets' intelligence and consciousness," Lin Yu said calmly.
Lin Yu was well aware of the situation Feng Changge described.
"I'm afraid it's because their intelligence has been damaged that the real Water Droplets are currently in a dormant state. That's why this little monkey hasn't shown any abnormalities yet," Lin Yu continued.
This topic caught both Fallen Black Phoenix and He Buxian off guard; before this, they thought everything was going quite smoothly.
But it wasn't until they asked Lin Yu that they realized that nothing was actually right; they had simply refused to notice it before.
"Doesn't that mean all my hard work has been in vain?!" Feng Changge couldn't help but ask.
He exhausted his primordial fire during his drowsiness in order to refine the wisdom and consciousness of the water droplet person.
But in the end, he discovered that he had only refined the consciousness of an ordinary monkey.
The difference is truly enormous.
"The primordial fire of our ancient phoenix clan can only be used a long time after it has been used once."
After hesitating for a moment, Feng Changge finally spoke.
"While our primordial fire should, in essence, be an inexhaustible source of life, my current abilities haven't reached that level, and I'm still far from truly achieving that state of perpetual life."
"After that, I probably won't be able to help you much."
At this point, Feng Changge felt somewhat dejected.
He claimed that he was forced to help Lin Yu refine the water droplet's consciousness, but in reality, that wasn't what he truly believed.
After all, having gone through a life-or-death ordeal, he realized that He Buxian and the Fallen Black Phoenix weren't actually that hateful. In essence, they still hoped to synthesize the Stone of Mending the Sky and do good for the world.
Moreover, it's clear from previous interactions that this water droplet-like being's consciousness has no good intentions. It's not just about destroying human cultivators; this water droplet-like being's ambition is to dominate the entire world of cultivators!
Feng Changge originally thought that if he could help Lin Yu subdue the Water Droplet's intelligence, not only would Lin Yu feel indebted to him, but he would also broaden his horizons.
But now, after everything was over, Feng Changge was surprised to find that he had only used up all the means at his disposal. The matter was not actually over; he was simply powerless to do anything more.
"Perhaps, Lin Yu was unwilling to bring this up directly at first because he was considering my feelings," Feng Changge thought somewhat dejectedly.
Thinking about it carefully, all the adventures I went on with Lin Yu were essentially me holding him back; it seems I didn't do anything to help Lin Yu at all.
Thinking of this, Feng Changge couldn't help but feel guilty, realizing that he hadn't been of much help.
Seemingly sensing Feng Changge's self-reproach, Lin Yu comforted him, "It's alright, I'll find another way to handle this. Don't worry too much."
"In this respect, that little monkey hasn't amounted to much yet. In fact, even without the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Fragment, the Water Droplet's intelligence might not amount to anything, since all of the Water Droplet's power comes from the Heaven-Mending Fragment itself."
"Now, the little monkey's energy is extremely small. Even if the water droplet man wanted to use it, the amount of energy he could harness would be very limited."
"The magical artifacts of this era are worlds apart from those of a tiny monkey; they are like heaven and earth."
Lin Yu added that perhaps Feng Changge was unaware that the Water Droplets' power originated from the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone itself.
The reason the Water Drop Man was able to unleash such powerful energy was simply because he was on the fragments of the sky-mending structure.
Now that the fragments of the Sky-Mending Stone have been fused with the Water Drop Man, if he wants to obtain such a large amount of energy again, he can only set his sights on the already fused fragments of the Sky-Mending Stone.
However, this already fused fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone was in Lin Yu's hands.
To snatch the Heaven-Mending Fragment from Lin Yu would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.
He Buxian and Feng Changge listened intently to Lin Yu's words and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the Fallen Black Phoenix's expression didn't change, because she thought of something that Feng Changge and He Buxian might not have considered at all: why could the Water Droplet's consciousness directly replace the little monkey's consciousness?
The two kinds of wisdom are fundamentally different and should be incompatible.
Why did the Water Droplet Man choose such a crucial moment to merge the two consciousnesses?
The Fallen Black Phoenix was aware of this point of doubt, but he made no attempt to explain it.
However, the Fallen Black Phoenix underestimated He Buxian's keen insight. Feng Changge might not realize the problem, but He Buxian's knowledge far surpassed his, so he naturally understood.
"The little monkey's intelligence was innate, only influenced by the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Fragment over thousands of years. But the intelligence of the Heaven-Mending Fragment, that is, the intelligence of the water droplet person, was forcibly plundered by absorbing external things."
"Essentially, these two kinds of intelligent consciousness are completely different, so how can they be integrated?"
He Buxian thought to himself and asked directly; he didn't have the same concerns as the Fallen Black Phoenix.
Upon hearing this, the Fallen Black Phoenix looked at Lin Yu, waiting for his answer. Strangely enough, all three of them unanimously believed that Lin Yu definitely knew the real reason behind this matter.