After Lin Yu's earnest persuasion and analysis, Feng Changge refused to agree to the demands of the Lineage ' cultivators.
After all, this meant endless troubles. If he compromised, how could he face his people, how could he face the black-robed high priest who had so diligently taught him?
How should we face the Phoenix Lord?
Even if the Phoenix Lord wanted to return to her original state, she probably wouldn't want to do so through such self-sacrifice.
If I were to actually do that, wouldn't that be a form of blackmail against the Phoenix Lord?
"Of course I won't agree to those guys," Feng Changge said firmly. "I will never become a burden to our ancient Phoenix clan. Since we're out here, we can't disgrace our clan."
Seeing Feng Changge's serious expression, Lin Yu couldn't help but chuckle. This kid, just half a day ago, wasn't he saying he was going to obediently surrender to these cultivators from the Twelve True Palaces?
Now they're thinking about the honor of their ancient phoenix clan.
It must be said that the ancient phoenix clan is indeed a rather contradictory race.
Although he thought this to himself, Lin Yu didn't actually say it aloud. After all, given Feng Changge's personality, if he said it, Feng Changge would definitely make things difficult for him.
Now that things have come to this, it's more important to hurry back to the residence of the Daoist priest of Shouyang.
However, Lin Yu still gently tapped Feng Changge on the head and said approvingly, "You brat, you've finally come to your senses. If you really become a puppet, you'll only be expelled from the ancient phoenix clan, no different from a fallen black phoenix."
"Moreover, compared to the Fallen Black Phoenix, you not only no longer enjoy the protection of your race, but you have also lost your dignity and become a puppet to be manipulated by others."
At such a crucial moment, Fengchang Pavilion finally didn't let things fall apart, which greatly pleased Lin Yu.
Having thus gained a clear understanding of the internal situation of the Twelve True Palaces, Lin Yu no longer wanted to waste any more time on this matter.
Everything was now quite clear. Even without testing them, Lin Yu could understand the true intentions of those twelve True Palace cultivators.
Perhaps leaving the land of the Twelve True Palaces was only one aspect; what those people cared about more was the legendary outer realm filled with rare and precious treasures.
"Alright, let's not waste any more time and get out of here as soon as possible," Lin Yu said calmly.
Looking at Lin Yu's calm and collected demeanor, Feng Changge felt that this guy was really strange.
Lin Yu was the one who was hesitant to leave, even though he had just said he wanted to stay. Now, with everything uncertain, Lin Yu is the one who wants to leave.
Judging from his appearance, he probably already knew how to leave this place.
Why was so much time wasted in the first place?
Feng Changge had been staying within Lin Yu's protective shield, so he naturally hadn't seen the amazing celestial realm. Therefore, he only had a vague understanding of the situation of the Twelve True Palaces, which is why he felt strange.
"How do we leave?" Feng Changge finally asked.
Then he saw Lin Yu smile faintly and gently tap a point in the distance with his finger.
A burst of azure lightning erupted from Lin Yu's fingertips, hurtling straight toward the distant barrier with the force of thunder.
The power of the thunder was immense and its strength terrifying. It had already caused countless cracks in the surrounding space when it reached the outermost layer of the barrier.
"Boom..."
The terrifying power of lightning struck the barrier directly, and the entire ghostly place that had troubled Fengchang Pavilion for so long crumbled instantly.
Feng Changge was completely baffled. It seemed that Lin Yu had easily broken through the barrier!
"You... you easily broke through the barrier set by the Twelve True Palace cultivators, which means this place could never have restricted you from the very beginning."
"Didn't you just say you were going to stay here and test them? Why are you saying you're leaving now? Don't you want to know what kind of schemes they have up their sleeves?" Feng Changge couldn't help but ask.
Lin Yu glanced at Feng Chang Pavilion, then asked, "Do you know that quite a few cultivators who came to the Twelve True Palaces before have mysteriously disappeared?"
It was precisely because he knew this secret that Lin Yu wanted to stay in the Twelve True Palaces to investigate its secrets and see what the Twelve True Palaces were trying to do by using outside cultivators.
However, after entering that vortex-like world, all of Lin Yu's doubts were resolved, and he naturally had no more reason to dwell on them.
"The major Lineage of the Twelve True Palaces may seem powerful and arrogant, but they actually have no real authority. Whether I probe or not, it makes no difference," Lin Yu said calmly.
This left Feng Changge completely bewildered. "What exactly is going on? Why are you speaking like a riddle?"
"Actually, I didn't understand what these Twelve True Palaces were all about before. But after entering the vortex, I understand now. These so-called Twelve True Palaces are nothing more than a mirage built to fulfill the wishes of a powerful figure."
"On the other side of that vortex lies the true Twelve Palaces, but they were long ago destroyed by these guys outside. It's no longer a paradise, but just a lifeless, desolate secret realm."
"What... what does this mean? There are actually two of the Twelve True Palaces?" Feng Changge pondered for a long time before finally coming to this conclusion from Lin Yu's words, her mouth agape in astonishment.
Who would have thought that there were actually two of the Twelve True Palaces?
The Twelve True Palaces that I initially entered were merely the outermost layer of the world; the true Twelve True Palaces resided within this space.
"These cultivators outside are, in essence, just prisoners locked up here by powerful figures. They're imprisoned here as punishment; if they hadn't destroyed the celestial realm within, they wouldn't be stuck here generation after generation."
"That important figure did leave them some resources in the outside world, but these resources are quite limited. Even the cultivators of the Twelve True Palaces and the Lineage can only get caught up in endless competition."
Lin Yu recounted this history in a calm tone; in fact, these things were obvious from the very beginning.
Even if these cultivators were merely descendants of the invaders, their bloodline and thoughts were still quite similar, namely, greed.
Even though this land of the Twelve Palaces already has enough resources for their survival, they still fight each other out of greed, causing the already scarce resources to dwindle.