Seeing the curious gazes of He Buxian, the Fallen Black Phoenix, and Feng Changge, Lin Yu shrugged helplessly.
In the eyes of the three of them, Lin Yu seemed to be an omniscient and omnipotent being, and in fact, in this respect, Lin Yu was indeed such a being.
There's really no particular reason for this.
"The little monkey ate fruit in the underground world of the tunnel, so why did the jujube tree grow so well and produce so much fruit in the underground world? The fundamental reason is still the influence of the fragments that mended the sky."
"Moreover, the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone have also subtly influenced the changes within the tunnel. This little guy has already undergone a silent transformation, but neither he nor any of you have noticed it."
"This little guy's intelligence and awareness were indeed innate, but he was influenced by the fragments of the sky-mending material later in life. Normally, this influence should have been quite subtle, but it has been over thousands of years. As the saying goes, 'constant dripping wears away a stone,' and after so much time, many things have changed."
"You, you mean?" He Buxian asked, puzzled.
Lin Yu nodded upon hearing this. In fact, He Buxian had already understood his deeper meaning, but he simply refused to believe it.
"This little guy's intelligence is actually inseparable from the Sky-Mending Fragment. The water droplet-like being itself is attached to the Sky-Mending Fragment, and over such a long period of time, their intelligence actually shares the same attributes and will have some similarities."
"That's why, when the consciousness of the water droplet man in the fragment of the sky-mending structure was about to be erased and destroyed, this little guy sensed a similar energy."
"So that little thing, when it pounced, was actually... sensing the energy of the Heaven-Mending Fragment?!" He Buxian asked incredulously.
Lin Yu nodded. Although this was just his guess, it was clear from the current situation that everything was proceeding as he had predicted.
"Unfortunately, at that time, the Water Droplet's consciousness was only about to disappear, but it didn't actually disappear."
"This little guy's intelligence was nothing compared to the intelligence of the Water Droplets, so in no time at all, the little guy's intelligence was eliminated, and replaced by the intelligence of the Water Droplets."
He Buxian finally understood. In the end, it was this black and gold monkey that was also affected by the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Fragment. It could sense energy of similar attributes and had an inexplicable desire for this energy.
It is precisely because they could not overcome this desire that the Waterdrop Man was given an opportunity to exploit them.
In other words, everything this little monkey did could be described as "selfless."
However, he probably never imagined that his consciousness would be erased because of a single act of greed.
"Poor little guy, it took him thousands of years to develop even this little bit of intelligence, and it was just discovered by touching him like this," He Buxian sighed.
"And he was even replaced. Does that mean he was possessed?" Feng Changge asked.
Lin Yu smiled wryly after hearing this; he hadn't expected things to develop to this point.
He originally thought that by taking the little monkey away from the underground world, he could give it a chance to grow up and become a demon, since it had received the energy from the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Shards.
But who could have imagined that the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone would have such an effect on him?
"If I had known this would happen, I shouldn't have brought this little guy up in the first place," Lin Yu thought with a hint of self-reproach.
But in other words, whether Lin Yu brought the little monkey up or not, he was doomed anyway.
However, if Lin Yu had left it in the underground world, with the residual energy in that little monkey, it might have been able to survive for a few more years instead of dying so quickly.
Lin Yu knew that no matter how much he blamed himself, there was no way to change the current situation, so he stopped dwelling on it.
Of course, besides these, there is another particularly important point: Lin Yu originally wanted to extract the intelligence and consciousness of the Water Droplets from the Heaven-Mending Fragments, so that the Heaven-Mending Fragments themselves could return to a more innocent state.
This would allow the restored fragments of the Heaven-Mending technique to fuse again with the already fused fragments in his possession.
But now it seems that the water droplet's influence is not dead, and it has the potential to make a comeback.
If he were in a hurry to fuse the three fragments of the Heaven-Mending Fragment, given the Water Drop's personality, he would definitely not want to spend his whole life on a little monkey with little achievement, and would definitely want to return to the Heaven-Mending Fragment.
This water droplet-like being had occupied the Heaven-Mending Fragment for so long, it must be very familiar with the fragment's properties. If it wanted to leave the monkey's body and possess the fragment again, it wouldn't be impossible.
In order to minimize the potential impact of the fragments used to mend the sky, there are plans to temporarily refrain from fusing the three fragments.
Thus, even if the Water Droplet's intelligence returned to the Sky-Mending Fragment, the power of one Sky-Mending Fragment was ultimately no match for two.
If Lin Yu rushes to merge now, and the Water Droplets find another way to utilize the Heaven-Mending Fragments, it will be difficult for Lin Yu to succeed.
"In short, I will not fuse these three fragments of the Heaven-Mending Piece for the time being." Lin Yu stated his conclusion calmly, something he had already decided after discovering the little monkey's abnormality.
If He Buxian, Fallen Black Phoenix, and Feng Changge hadn't specifically come to ask, Lin Yu wouldn't have planned to tell them. But since they did, Lin Yu decided not to keep it a secret.
The Fallen Black Phoenix and He Buxian quickly understood Lin Yu's thoughts and immediately nodded.
"That water droplet man is really cunning. If it weren't for him, the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Piece would have been fully fused by now," He Buxian couldn't help but say.
The Fallen Black Phoenix said, "However, this also shows that the power of the Heaven-Mending Fragment itself is extremely strong. Even a tiny, insignificant intelligent consciousness attached to it has developed into this form, and has even begun to resemble a human."
The Fallen Black Phoenix didn't finish her last words; they were left unsaid, as if carrying a deeper meaning.
"You brat, you wouldn't be thinking of attaching your consciousness to the fragment of the Heaven-Mending Piece, would you?" He Buxian turned to stare at the Fallen Black Phoenix and asked incredulously.
The Fallen Dark Phoenix's words are really strange!