"How could this be? Didn't you just say that once we found the location, we could go back to where we started?"
The unexpected turn of events threw Feng Changge into a panic. For a moment, she didn't know what to do, and she didn't even have time to express her gratitude to Lin Yu for helping her by shielding her from the biting cold wind.
Feng Changge's questioning made Lin Yu frown slightly. The moment he arrived in this icy and snowy place, Lin Yu suddenly realized that things seemed to be much more complicated than he had estimated.
In addition, Lin Yu made another discovery. "I previously thought this was just a simple teleportation technique, but now it seems it's not that simple at all."
"Such exquisite magic is probably beyond the capabilities of the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces."
Lin Yu's sudden question caught Feng Changge off guard, but she still couldn't help but ask, "If it wasn't the cultivators from the Twelve True Palaces who made the move, who else would have done it?"
Lin Yu glanced at Feng Changge, then said calmly, "Naturally, it's the person who established the rules for the Twelve True Palaces."
"What on earth is that guy trying to do, to come up with such a vicious plan? Does that mean every cultivator who encounters one of the Twelve True Palaces will end up like this?!"
"No wonder my clansmen told me before that the Twelve True Palaces are extremely sinister, and that a slight mistake could mean certain death. Those missing cultivators must be trapped in one of these places!"
Feng Changge said indignantly.
Although he was not clear about the situation of the Twelve True Palaces, other members of the ancient Phoenix Clan knew a thing or two, so they told him a lot of information before Feng Changge came.
However, this information is naturally not as detailed and accurate as Lin Yu's.
The information known to the ancient Phoenix Clan was nothing more than that the Twelve True Palaces contained a treasure, and many cultivators came to search for it, but none of them found anything. Some even disappeared without a trace.
At the time, Feng Changge naively said, "This time, Lin Yu and I are going to the territory of the Twelve True Palaces to find century-old medicinal herbs, not to find treasure. We shouldn't encounter any danger, so don't worry."
In retrospect, the danger encountered by the cultivators who entered the land of the Twelve True Palaces was not due to their greed, but simply because they came from the outside world.
Perhaps the rumors about the existence of treasures on the land of the Twelve True Palaces originated from within the Twelve True Palaces themselves, spreading to attract cultivators from outside.
"It seems that those cultivators who entered the Twelve True Palaces before were all trapped by such despicable methods, and were forced to compromise and become puppets afterward," Feng Changge said indignantly. "According to what you just said, those cultivators were no longer the same people when they left the Twelve True Palaces?"
Lin Yu simply nodded upon hearing this, without saying anything more.
Feng Changge felt something was amiss. Judging from Lin Yu's previous actions, he was clearly quite familiar with everything in the Twelve True Palaces. Could it be that he had been here before?
But since the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces planned to create puppets, how could they possibly let a powerful figure like Lin Yu leave so easily?
Seeing all this now, Lin Yu was just as surprised as I was. Did this mean that Lin Yu had never seen these things before?
What strange things are hidden in the land of these Twelve True Palaces?
Feng Changge felt her mind was in complete turmoil, but Lin Yu remained silent. She couldn't help but speak up anxiously.
" Lin Yu, say something! What's the meaning of your silence?"
"If you continue to remain silent, we might not be able to get out! You've repeatedly emphasized that we absolutely cannot waste any time."
"I see you're very familiar with the land of the Twelve True Palaces, have you been here before? But this puppet technique, you must be seeing it for the first time, otherwise you wouldn't be so surprised."
As time passed, Feng Changge grew increasingly anxious. Lin Yu knew why Feng Changge was so anxious, but he was also pondering things and naturally didn't answer Feng Changge immediately.
Lin Yu simply nodded in response to Feng Changge's words, indicating that he had indeed been to this place before.
However, Lin Yu did not come to the Twelve True Palaces of the Dao Qi era, but to the Twelve True Palaces of the Three Thousand Immortal Realms era.
There's really no need to explain the differences in detail to Feng Changge.
The Twelve True Palaces of the Three Thousand Immortal Realms era are somewhat similar to their current appearance, except that when Lin Yu arrived, the major Lineage were locked in a fierce battle.
Due to the chaos caused by the war, Lin Yu, as a "precious outsider," was ignored by everyone. All the cultivators were busy fighting against the internal forces and no one cared about Lin Yu.
"The cultivators of these Twelve True Palaces used to be quite powerful, but as time passed and with constant internal strife, those who were truly capable were eliminated in the previous wars."
"What's left now are nothing but petty thieves and scoundrels; it's not surprising they'd do something like this."
Lin Yu thought to himself calmly that this information was not his personal experience, but rather information deduced by the Hongmeng System.
"This is the first time I've encountered this situation. I wonder if the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces have done something similar before."
"However, judging from the appearance of those cultivators from the Twelve True Palaces, I know they are probably not in power, so this matter shouldn't cause too much of a stir."
"I know you want to go back to save Feng Nianzhi and you're anxious. But things have come to this, and we have no other choice but to rely on our own strength to break the restriction. We absolutely cannot bow down to these cultivators from the Twelve True Palaces."
"These petty thieves will only retreat further if you take a step back; they certainly won't let you go again," Lin Yu said calmly to Feng Changge.
Feng Changge's expression was solemn. He was about to complain to Lin Yu that things were not as simple as he made them out to be, but Lin Yu spoke up again.
"As for Feng Nianzhi, you can rest assured for now. I just calculated that her health is currently fine," Lin Yu continued.
He knew beforehand that if he simply said it like that, Feng Changge would definitely not listen to him. It would be better to deduce the situation on Feng Nianzhi's side.
This is the fundamental reason why Lin Yu had been silent for so long.
Hearing Lin Yu say this, Feng Changge suddenly realized what was going on and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
No wonder Lin Yu was silent for so long; he was calculating matters concerning the Phoenix Lord.