The Broken Phoenix Egg: Laid by the immortal Phoenix during battle, its origin is severely damaged. After years of wear and tear, its origin is now less than 10%, and the success rate of hatching is less than 1%.
Note: A higher concentration of fire element will help increase the hatching success rate!
This was the result Feng Yi obtained using the River God's Eye, and he was initially shocked.
The Immortal Phoenix, just by its name, indicated its extraordinary nature, possibly on par with that of an adeptus.
If Xiangling were to eat this egg, even though it was a broken one, its mother, the Phoenix, might come and roast Xiangling. Guoba wouldn't be able to protect her!
Xiangling, you absolutely cannot eat this egg, unless you don't want to live!
Feng Yi hastily stopped Xiangling's suicidal act. Even if she wanted to give Hu Tao some business, it shouldn't be done this way!
"Is it that serious? Then I won't eat it! I won't eat it! What a shame, such a big egg, it must taste delicious! Guoba, don't you think so?"
Xiangling was first startled by the consequences Feng Yi described, then said with a face full of regret.
Guoba: Ruka Ruka
Guoba nodded, strongly agreeing with Xiangling. He smelled a familiar scent from the bird egg.
Could it be, the scent of delicious food?!
Feng Yi helplessly sent Xiangling and Guoba, who were eyeing the bird egg greedily, out of the Serenitea Pot.
Then, he brought Ganyu and went to Granny Ping's residence again.
Since this bird egg was stored in Granny Ping's Serenitea Pot, Granny Ping must know about the Immortal Phoenix.
"Granny? Are you asleep?"
Feng Yi lightly knocked on the door and asked. If Granny Ping had already gone to sleep, he would have to suppress his surging curiosity for the day. After all, disturbing a senior's rest was a very impolite thing to do.
"Feng Yi? What is it, come in!"
Fortunately, Granny Ping slept late!
Feng Yi thought to himself, feeling relieved.
"Granny, do you know about the Immortal Phoenix?"
When Feng Yi entered the room, he found Granny Ping still by the table, engrossed in reading the book he had written. It seemed he hadn't disturbed Granny Ping's rest.
"Phoenix? Where did you get this information?"
Granny Ping was somewhat surprised. The number of people who had heard of the Phoenix in Liyue was not many. Even Ganyu, with her adepti bloodline, might have only heard its name at most.
After all, the Phoenix had left Liyue long ago, following that person to Natlan.
Granny Ping was curious about where Feng Yi had obtained this information.
"I found this giant egg in the Serenitea Pot. After examination, I discovered its mother is the Immortal Phoenix, but it seems it can no longer hatch!"
Feng Yi took the giant egg out of the Serenitea Pot and placed it in Granny Ping's room, vaguely explaining his method of examination.
"Is that so! Oh, this old woman's memory, I've completely forgotten about it!"
Granny Ping looked deeply at Feng Yi. Although she didn't know how Feng Yi had discovered the identity of the giant egg, she had never been one to pry too deeply into others' secrets, so she just laughed it off.
"Since you wish to know, then sit down, and let this old woman tell you a story!"
Granny Ping poured them each a cup of clear tea, then, with a nostalgic expression, recalled past memories.
"Long before the founding of Liyue, by chance, I met a magical firebird, she was the Immortal Phoenix, said to be a descendant of the Fenghuang."
Granny Ping smiled knowingly as she recalled those carefree times.
"Ganyu: I see! No wonder I don't know about these things! I wasn't even born then! Read Books La."
Feng Yi seemed to have heard something incredible. There were actually Fenghuangs in this world of Teyvat!
However, considering this world had auspicious Qilins and Dragons, having a Fenghuang wasn't that hard to accept.
Feng Yi recalled the myths and legends about the Immortal Phoenix from his previous life, the most famous being its magical ability to self-immolate and be reborn.
This was the origin of its name, the Immortal Phoenix!
Its tenacity for life was truly enviable.
But the Phoenix, renowned for its immortality, had offspring with severely depleted origins. This was truly a twist of fate that made one marvel!
"We befriended the Phoenix and spent a wonderful time together, until one day, she met someone who changed her destiny—the Pyro God!"
The Phoenix was captivated by the Pyro God's charismatic personality and followed her to distant Natlan. From then on, they rarely saw each other!
"Until a thousand years ago, the Phoenix came to Liyue, covered in blood, and entrusted this stillborn bird egg to me, then left again."
Granny Ping paused here, recalling the encounter with the Phoenix.
"Could it be that a battle broke out in Natlan? The Phoenix entrusted her offspring to you, and then, free from worry, returned to the battlefield?"
Feng Yi, combining the known information with Granny Ping's story, made a bold deduction.
"Yes, that's precisely what happened. At the time, I wanted to go help, but the Phoenix thought I would slow her down and left alone. Not long after, we received news that the battle in Natlan had ended."
Granny Ping said with a bitter smile, remembering the Phoenix's hot temper, how she'd left the bird egg and flown away, not giving her a chance to react.
"The moment I received the bird egg, I knew it had been affected by the battle, its origin depleted beyond recovery. Even the Geo Archon couldn't do anything."
"Did the Phoenix return after the battle ended?"
"The Geo Archon, after all, is the God of Geo, and it's understandable that he's not skilled in the ways of life. But the Phoenix is an immortal bird; perhaps there was a way to save it," Feng Yi inquired.
"She never returned. As far as I know, after the battle ended, she went alone to the Sea of Ashes and vanished from Teyvat. Perhaps she knew it was hopeless and lacked the courage to face this poor child."
"Perhaps she didn't return simply to keep a memory alive! So many years have passed, I know she won't be back, so I've kept this bird egg in the Serenitea Pot."
After finishing her story, Granny Ping sighed repeatedly. If the Phoenix hadn't gone to Natlan back then, would things have turned out differently?
Feng Yi speculated that perhaps there was still a slim chance of hatching the bird egg back then, so the Phoenix went alone to the Sea of Ashes to seek a cure.
But as time passed, the bird egg's origin continued to drain, and the Phoenix found no solution. She realized that hope was dwindling, and only then did she give up the idea of returning.
Rather than face disappointment, it was better to hold onto a shred of hope (albeit nearly nonexistent) and continue searching for a miracle in the Sea of Ashes.
Of course, this was just Feng Yi's speculation.