Hearing the arrogant tone of the Fallen Black Phoenix, Lin Yu couldn't help but chuckle.
At that time, in the Twelve True Palaces, seeing that the Peerless Daoist spoke so eloquently, and because Lin Yu himself had some preconceived notions for various reasons, he actually took the Peerless Daoist seriously.
The Fallen Black Phoenix is the true native of this generation. Although Lin Yu has the support of the Hongmeng System, in this kind of situation, the first reaction of the Fallen Black Phoenix, a native, best illustrates the point.
"I have heard of that Daoist of Longevity." A complex expression appeared on the face of the Fallen Black Phoenix.
This piqued Lin Yu's curiosity. He wondered what abilities the Longevity Daoist possessed that could make someone as arrogant as the Fallen Black Phoenix take notice.
"Tell me what exactly happened," Lin Yu asked anxiously.
Lin Yu had asked the Hongmeng System about the same thing before, but this time, even the Hongmeng System could only obtain very limited information.
"I'm not entirely clear on the specifics, but it seems to be somewhat related to a previous Phoenix Lord." The Fallen Black Phoenix reluctantly opened its mouth.
Upon hearing the Fallen Black Phoenix mention the "Lord of the Phoenix," Lin Yu realized why he had made that expression earlier.
Lin Yu chuckled inwardly, but remained outwardly calm, waiting for the Fallen Black Phoenix to continue.
The Fallen Black Phoenix coughed, trying to cover up its misunderstanding, and continued, "It is said that the Longevity Daoist actually perished both in body and soul long before the Dao Qi Era began."
A simple sentence, yet it still shocked Lin Yu.
For a moment, Lin Yu was completely unsure of what had started to shock him.
The first shock was that the Longevity Daoist was actually older than Dao Qi's era, or the shock was that the Longevity Daoist had already perished in both body and spirit.
The annihilation of both body and soul is different from ordinary death. Cultivators who have reached a certain level of strength can find a way to preserve their spirit even if their physical body perishes.
This can be considered immortality or indestructibility in a certain sense, but the complete annihilation of body and spirit is different. The complete annihilation of body and spirit completely destroys a cultivator's physical body and spirit, leaving that cultivator with no possibility of recovery. It is death in the true sense!
However, the Longevity Daoist that Lin Yu saw in the Twelve True Palaces was so real.
According to the concept of complete annihilation of body and spirit, a cultivator would probably not even be able to leave behind his spiritual power after death. However, since the Longevity Daoist was able to stand in front of Lin Yu, it means that he at least left behind his spiritual power.
The reality before Lin Yu's eyes clearly contradicted what the Fallen Black Phoenix had said, but Lin Yu didn't believe that the Fallen Black Phoenix could be lying to him.
On one hand, his own strength had long since subdued the Fallen Black Phoenix; on the other hand, the Fallen Black Phoenix's lifeline was still in Lin Yu's hands, so he dared not deceive Lin Yu at all.
"Completely destroyed, body and soul?!" Lin Yu murmured, repeating the same question.
The Fallen Black Phoenix initially didn't think much of it, but seeing Lin Yu's dazed and confused expression, she couldn't help but feel a little curious.
"Indeed, both body and soul were annihilated. However, I have no idea what exactly happened back then."
"However, back when I, cough cough, was still of that race..." When mentioning the ancient phoenix race, the fallen black phoenix's face clearly showed some dissatisfaction, but she still forced herself to finish her sentence.
"I once heard an elder from my clan mention this matter, saying that the Daoist of Longevity had long since turned into dust in the mystical world."
"Speaking of which, why would you suddenly ask about someone who's already dead?" The Fallen Black Phoenix looked at Lin Yu suspiciously.
In the eyes of the Fallen Black Phoenix, Lin Yu had absolutely no connection with the Longevity Daoist. After all, the Longevity Daoist wasn't even from the Dao Qi era, so what could he possibly have to do with Lin Yu, a cultivator from the Three Thousand Immortal Realms era?
But now Lin Yu has accurately stated the name of the Longevity Daoist, which means that this guy at least knows of the Longevity Daoist's existence.
Today, Lin Yu asked about the Fallen Black Phoenix. Because of the special inheritance of the ancient phoenix clan, he knew a little about the Longevity Daoist. If Lin Yu had asked about other demonic beasts, they would definitely not even know who the Longevity Daoist was.
Lin Yu also fell into deep thought. The Fallen Black Phoenix was not deceiving him. From the very beginning, Lin Yu had been observing the Fallen Black Phoenix's mental state, and the other party was not deceiving others about its mental fluctuations.
Furthermore, the matter of the Longevity Daoist was not a big deal to the Fallen Black Phoenix, so he spoke of it casually without any need to hide it.
"How can we be sure that the Longevity Daoist really died before the Dao Qi era?" Lin Yu pondered for a moment and then asked this question.
However, the Fallen Black Phoenix, who had previously appeared so certain, was easily stumped by Lin Yu's simple question.
The Fallen Black Phoenix seemed surprised by the current situation, and a hint of embarrassment crossed her face. "I am not aware of this matter either. I have been away from the ancient phoenix clan for quite some time now, and I have no interest in such trivial matters."
"If you really want to know about the Longevity Daoist, you'd be better off asking that old fellow from the ancient Phoenix Clan than asking me."
"That old fellow may be old, but he hasn't forgotten a thing when it comes to matters concerning the Phoenix Lord. He definitely knows more than I do. Otherwise, he would have been controlling the ancient Phoenix clan for so many years in vain."
The Fallen Black Phoenix said nonchalantly, although it could sense that Lin Yu's interest in the Longevity Daoist was somewhat unusual, but the Fallen Black Phoenix did not care at all.
Once the Fallen Black Phoenix is certain that this matter has nothing to do with herself or the ancient phoenix clan, she will completely lose interest.
"Moreover, you just rescued the Phoenix Lord of the ancient Phoenix Clan, and you also helped to remove the seal on her body. You deserve at least half the credit."
"Go ask him yourself. Even if the Phoenix Lord can't tell you, he'll tell you honestly."
As she said this, the Fallen Black Phoenix's face held a hint of sarcasm, seemingly looking down on the abilities of the ancient phoenix clan.
In his view, the fact that their Phoenix Lord was so badly injured and still had to rely on the power of outsiders to save him had completely disgraced their ancient Phoenix clan.
Lin Yu didn't take the Fallen Black Phoenix's sarcastic remarks to heart; they were just casual remarks anyway.