In conclusion, Lin Yu and the others were quite happy to learn that Feng Nianzhi had recovered her original fire, as this meant that the intelligence and consciousness on the Heaven-Mending Fragment had another chance to be cleared.
"That's wonderful!" He Buxian exclaimed, "Your health has finally returned to normal!"
Feng Nianzhi looked at He Buxian with some doubt. She knew that this young man was one of Lin Yu's disciples, and was the person that Lin Yu had personally brought to the Shouyang Daoist's residence.
However, Feng Nianzhi found He Buxian's joy somewhat strange. Firstly, the two had no connection whatsoever, and secondly, He Buxian's joy contrasted sharply with Feng Changge's melancholy.
"What's so great? What's wrong?" Feng Nianzhi asked, but her expression unconsciously turned serious.
Perhaps due to her age, Feng Nianzhi exuded an air of quiet authority. At this moment, with her expression set aside, she appeared quite imposing.
He Buxian was clearly aware of this as well, realizing that the person standing before him was the Phoenix Lord of the ancient Phoenix Clan, the nominal and de facto supreme leader of the entire ancient Phoenix Clan.
In front of a cultivator of Feng Nianzhi's stature, his previous manner of speaking was indeed somewhat inappropriate.
Thinking of this, He Buxian also stopped smiling.
"It's like this, Lord Phoenix, we wish to borrow your primordial fire to remove the consciousness from this fragment of the Heaven-Mending Stone."
"That's what Feng Changge did before."
He Buxian explained the current situation to Feng Nianzhi. Lin Yu didn't say much, but judging from his current attitude, he had already tacitly agreed with what He Buxian said.
"Why do this? Didn't Fengchang Pavilion already get rid of it once before?" Feng Nianzhi asked.
She had witnessed the ceremony held at Fengchang Pavilion, so she was naturally aware of the cause and effect.
But Feng Changge had clearly removed the consciousness from it before, so why is He Buxian coming to him again for the same reason?
Feng Nianzhi glanced at Lin Yu and Feng Changge's expressions and knew that something must have gone wrong.
"He Buxian, you should talk to Feng Nianzhi and explain what exactly happened," Lin Yu said to He Buxian.
The story in between is so bizarre and convoluted that it cannot be summarized in just a few words, so Lin Yu assigned this task to He Buxian.
He Buxian nodded upon hearing this, intending to explain the matter to Feng Nianzhi.
"My Lord Phoenix, do you remember that after the ceremony began, a small black and gold monkey jumped into the furnace?"
"Of course I remember," Feng Nianzhi nodded in reply.
The primordial fire of the ancient Phoenix clan was the purest fire element from the Dao Qi era.
Normally, ordinary creatures should fear this flame, but the black and gold monkey seemed to be completely oblivious to the threat of the primordial fire, throwing itself headlong into the furnace.
Feng Nianzhi naturally noticed and remembered this unusual behavior, and therefore would not forget it.
"You must be wondering why that little black and gold monkey would disregard the threat of the primordial fire and jump into the furnace, right?"
"Of course, the little monkey behaved perfectly at first; it seemed like just an ordinary creature."
"That's because this little monkey was obtained by our Lord in the underground world of that strange desert, and that underground world was nourished by the energy of the Heaven-Mending Fragments, so the little monkey naturally absorbed some of the power of the Heaven-Mending Fragments as well."
"This... you mean... back then, it was the power of the fragments that mended the sky that attracted this little monkey?"
As expected of the Phoenix Lord of the ancient Phoenix Clan, Feng Nianzhi understood after only a slight hint from He Buxian, and before he even mentioned the most crucial information.
Feng Nianzhi had previously learned about the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Fragment from Lin Yu, and through the seal within her own body, she also knew that the powers of the Heaven-Mending Fragment would attract each other.
In retrospect, it was the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone that were refined that day that attracted the little monkey, which is why it jumped into the furnace.
"That's right. However, we don't know whether this was intentional on the part of the Water Droplet's intelligence or a result of chance," He Buxian replied.
"Waterdrop Human? So that intelligent consciousness wasn't completely eliminated, but transferred to this little monkey?" Feng Nianzhi's gaze returned to the black and gold monkey.
He Buxian nodded hurriedly. He had originally thought it would take him much longer to explain the whole story to Feng Nianzhi.
Little did they expect that the Phoenix Lord of the ancient Phoenix Clan was merely restricted by a seal, appearing young in appearance, but in reality, he was already very mature in both mind and wisdom.
In just a few words from He Buxian, Feng Nianzhi had already understood the cause and effect of this matter.
Looking at Feng Changge, who seemed somewhat dejected, Feng Nianzhi understood. It must be because he had suffered a setback on his first attempt to use the Origin Flame to project his consciousness, which was why he was so downcast.
Furthermore, the fact that the Water Droplet's consciousness was transferred to the little monkey means that Feng Changge did not completely eliminate it, and may have even refined the little monkey's own consciousness.
"This matter concerns the fragments of the Heaven-Mending Stone, and it is by no means something that can be easily resolved. Even if I were to take action personally, I'm afraid I would not be able to avoid this situation. Changge, please don't blame yourself too much." Feng Nianzhi's tone was filled with unwavering determination.
Upon hearing this, Feng Changge raised his head. His fiery red eyes seemed to be filled with tears, but the tears only swirled in his eyes and did not actually fall.
"Yes, Lord Phoenix!" Feng Changge knew that it was too late to say anything now, so there was no need to say more. He only needed to be careful in the future to avoid similar situations.
"Actually, Feng Changge was ordered by the Black-Robed High Priest to come to the Netherworld Immortal Realm to protect your safety, but because of the sudden appearance of the Water Drop Man and the extremely special nature of his primordial fire, we had to force him to join us."
"Things have come to this point. Apart from Your Majesty's primordial fire, there should be no other power in this world capable of completely extinguishing the consciousness of these water droplet people. At least, we haven't found any other way yet."
He Buxian added.
Upon hearing this, Feng Nianzhi simply nodded without saying anything more. Even if He Buxian hadn't said it, she was already aware of the dangers behind it.