The ones troubled by the sudden emergence of that Chixiao Monarch in Yanluo Kingdom were not just Wan Huaiyu and Qin Hao; there was also another Purple-Gold Cloud Noble.
This was Bei Changqing, who hailed from the legendary Land Beyond the World, Kunlun Mountain.
Bei Changqing had descended to Yanluo Kingdom alongside the Immortal Dynasty's officials this time without any official assignment. She was neither tasked with dealing with the Yanluo royal family nor protecting anyone's safety. The sole reason she had come along was because she had heard that a new Chixiao Monarch had appeared in Yanluo, and it was said the Bloodfiend Dragon-Elephants held him in extreme reverence.
That was her true purpose for coming.
Nine years ago during that incident in the Great Northwest, Wan Huaiyu and the other were present, and Bei Changqing was also there.
Wan Huaiyu knew Gu Qingfeng was the true Chixiao Monarch, and Bei Changqing was also present then.
Wan Huaiyu and the other had witnessed with their own eyes Gu Qingfeng being reduced to ashes by the Sacred Judgment's Divine Verdict; Bei Changqing had also witnessed it.
Wan Huaiyu believed no one could survive under the Divine Verdict of the Sacred Judgment, and Bei Changqing thought the same.
Wan Huaiyu doubted the identity of this Monarch in Yanluo, and Bei Changqing also doubted.
Wan Huaiyu had searched for two consecutive days, and Bei Changqing hadn't been idle either.
Wan Huaiyu hadn't found anything, and neither had Bei Changqing.
Wan Huaiyu was troubled by this matter, and Bei Changqing was no exception.
Wan Huaiyu hoped this Monarch in Yanluo was not Gu Qingfeng, and Bei Changqing similarly hoped.
The only difference was:
Wan Huaiyu hoped so because the matter was too terrifying, so terrifying he simply couldn't accept or imagine it.
As for Bei Changqing, besides also finding it too terrifying, there was Karma tying her to it.
Just think, even someone like Wan Huaiyu who was unrelated couldn't accept the existence of someone as terrifying as Gu Qingfeng. How could Bei Changqing, who had Karma with Gu Qingfeng, possibly accept it?
Therefore.
She urgently wanted to know whether this Monarch in Yanluo was Gu Qingfeng or not!
Unfortunately.
After searching for two days straight, she had found nothing.
That night.
Bei Changqing, dressed in men's clothing, paced back and forth in a hall within the Yanluo Immortal Manor, arms crossed.
"No one can survive the Sacred Judgment, no one!
Absolutely no one!
Not even the Heavens themselves, not even the Heavenly Kings! So what if he, Gu Qingfeng, is the Chixiao Monarch!"
Bei Changqing's heart was in turmoil. Over the past two days, although she hadn't found anything, she had heard plenty in Yanluo Kingdom about that newly emerged Monarch. The more she thought about it, the more it seemed it could be Gu Qingfeng, and the more she thought, the more chaotic her heart became.
She kept comforting herself, but no matter how she tried to console herself, her mind remained a tangled mess.
Initially, upon learning her Karma was tied to Gu Qingfeng, Bei Changqing had been curious.
By the time she reached the Great Northwest and learned Gu Qingfeng was the once-powerful Chixiao Monarch, she had already begun to get a headache. What gave her an even bigger headache was that Gu Qingfeng's identity seemed not just limited to being the Chixiao Monarch; it might even be more terrifying than imagined.
These were still somewhat manageable.
What truly made Bei Changqing unable to accept was that Gu Qingfeng, not content with just contending against the Three Thousand Great Daos, had actually gestated a Myriad Heavens Pagoda and a Supreme Tai Chi Myriad Forms. What was terrifying was that he had, damn it all, also created an Ancient Taboo. What made Bei Changqing's blood run cold was that he, damn it all, had also fused with the Blood of Original Sin from the Daoless Era.
If Gu Qingfeng had nothing to do with her, that would be one thing, but unfortunately they were linked by Karma.
As for what kind of Karma it was, Bei Changqing didn't know.
But one thing was certain: if it was Karma, then there must be countless intricate connections between the two.
In other words, whatever one person bound by Karma did, the other person bound by the same Karma couldn't escape involvement; at the very least, they would be implicated.
In Bei Changqing's view, her Karma-bound person was contending against the Three Thousand Great Daos, creating the Supreme Human King's ultimate Tai Chi Myriad Forms, an Ancient Taboo, and even the Blood of Original Sin related to the Daoless Era. It was no exaggeration to say he was utterly heinous, the chief of original sin.
What were the consequences of having Karma with such a guy?
She didn't know.
Bei Changqing truly didn't know. She didn't even dare think about this question because it was too terrifying.
Fortunately, her Karma-bound person had been reduced to ashes by the Divine Verdict's judgment. That settled everything, and she no longer needed to worry about any Karma.
But what if...
What if that Gu Qingfeng hadn't been judged by the Divine Verdict, hadn't died under the Sacred Judgment?
Every time she thought of this, Bei Changqing felt so scared she wanted to cry. At this moment, squatting on the ground, hugging her head, clutching her hair, she looked utterly miserable, her face woeful as she muttered, "Wuwuwu...
Why did I have to go to the Great Northwest to seek out some Karma in the first place!
Wuwuwu...
If that guy really was judged to death, fine. But if he wasn't judged to death, what do I do...
That guy is covered in original sin. The Heavens will definitely not let him off. I...
I'm so young, so beautiful, so pure...
I...
How could I have Karma with him!
Wuwu..."
"Young Lady, you needn't worry too much," an old man comforted her.
"Since ancient times, no one has ever escaped the Divine Verdict, and no one has survived under the Sacred Judgment. Even if Gu Qingfeng had abilities reaching to the heavens, it would be impossible for him to survive."
"Old Luo, are you telling the truth?" Bei Changqing asked very seriously. "Can you guarantee to me that this Monarch in Yanluo is not Gu Qingfeng?"
"This..." Old Luo's heart skipped a beat. He opened his mouth but hesitated to speak.
"See? Even you can't be sure, and you come to comfort me?"
Old Luo felt like crying but had no tears. He didn't know how to respond either.
He indeed wasn't entirely certain that this newly emerged Monarch in Yanluo definitely wasn't Gu Qingfeng. Looking at the extremely anxious Bei Changqing, Old Luo also felt rather distressed and couldn't help but advise, "Young Lady, the Sacred Judgment is the Divine Verdict. Under its judgment, everything is annihilated. This is the Law of Heaven and Earth, also the Order of Heaven and Earth. Anyone within Heaven and Earth must abide by it; Immortals, Demons, and Humans are no exception."
"Law and Order?"
If Old Luo hadn't said this, it might have been fine. But once he did, Bei Changqing's spirit broke down even more. She shouted, "What bullshit Law and Order! Did that guy condensing an endless number of Tai Chi Golden Cores comply with any Law?
Did it comply with any Order?
His Absolute Physique, unshakable, complies with which Law and Order?
And the Myriad Heavens Pagoda, the Tai Chi Myriad Forms—do those damn things comply with Law and Order?
And that Ancient Taboo with the Void as its body and the Sun and Moon as its eyes—does that comply with Law and Order?"
"Old Luo!
That guy's very existence doesn't comply with the Laws and Order of Heaven and Earth. You expect the Laws and Order of Heaven and Earth to restrain him?
Might as well try to bind a dragon with a silk ribbon."
"But Young Lady, don't forget, nine years ago when he was judged by the Divine Verdict, we all witnessed with our own eyes him being judged to ashes!"
"Witnessed with our own eyes? Hehe..." Bei Changqing laughed, a laugh filled with particular bitterness, also laughing in extreme anger. "So what if we witnessed it?
Weren't there plenty of people who witnessed him being reduced to ashes when he faced the Immortal Dao back then?
And what happened?
Didn't he still live?
Weren't there also many people who witnessed him being reduced to ashes nine years ago in the Great Northwest?
And wasn't Fairy Su Hua one of them?
And what happened?
Didn't he still live perfectly well?"
"How can you guarantee that under the Sacred Judgment, that guy definitely died..."
"This old one... this old one..." Old Luo stammered, shaking his head repeatedly. Although he was verbally comforting Bei Changqing, deep down, he was actually just like her—he simply didn't know whether the newly emerged Monarch in Yanluo was Gu Qingfeng or not.
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