Could it be that the drop of Blood of Original Sin I fused with doesn't belong to Venerable Wu Dao?
That doesn't seem right either.
If it wasn't the Blood of Original Sin belonging to Venerable Wu Dao, why could Bai Chou and this young girl sense me?
But if everyone fused with the Blood of Original Sin from Venerable Wu Dao, why can they sense me, while I can't sense them?
Just what exactly is the problem here?
Or is the Blood of Original Sin I fused with truly different?
Could it be because I once ignited the karmic sin fire?
For a moment, Gu Qingfeng truly couldn't figure it out.
Although he wasn't someone who sought to prove himself stronger than others, the feeling of others being able to detect his Original Sin while he couldn't detect theirs was really quite unpleasant.
"However, the feeling you give me is completely different," the young girl said another thing that puzzled Gu Qingfeng. He asked, "How is it different?"
"With others who carry Original Sin like me, I can clearly sense it. There's an indescribable connection between our bloodlines, hearts, spirits, even souls. This feeling is very, very clear. But the feeling you give me is very vague, fleeting, elusive, and this feeling isn't a connection of bloodline, nor heart, nor spirit or soul."
Gu Qingfeng furrowed his brow and asked, "Then what kind of feeling is it?"
"A feeling of déjà vu, like a dream, illusory, ethereal and elusive, just like..." The young girl withdrew the smile from the corner of her mouth. Her appearance no longer looked innocent and naive, but turned serious and earnest as she stared at Gu Qingfeng and said, "Just like the feeling the Daoless Age gives me."
"What feeling does the Daoless Age give you?"
"A very unreal, very illusory feeling. Why?
Why do you give me this feeling? Among so many who carry Original Sin, why are you so unique?
You are neither an innate bearer of Original Sin, nor a celestial cycle bearer, nor a primordial chaos bearer. You are not an Original Sin incarnation, nor an Original Sin Dharmakaya, nor an Original Sin Sambhogakaya, and you certainly cannot be the Original Sin true body. Just what kind of Original Sin is on you?
Does it actually belong to that person?"
The young girl poured out all the doubts in her heart in one breath, her emotions looking rather anxious.
Gu Qingfeng shook his head and smiled bitterly in resignation. "Little sister, believe me, if I could, I would also like to know the answers to these questions."
"You don't know?"
"Isn't that obvious? If I knew everything, why would I come to this godforsaken place, why would I be chatting nonsense with you here."
The young girl looked somewhat suspicious and full of doubt as she stared at Gu Qingfeng.
"What you mentioned earlier—innate Original Sin, celestial cycle Original Sin, primordial chaos Original Sin—I've heard people talk about. Original Sin incarnation, I've also heard a bit about. But as for the Original Sin Dharmakaya and Original Sin Sambhogakaya you mentioned...
Do those really exist?"
It wasn't that Gu Qingfeng didn't understand incarnation, Dharmakaya, and Sambhogakaya.
It's just that what puzzled Gu Qingfeng was, damn it, does Original Sin also emphasize the Three Bodies?
Besides incarnation, there's also Sambhogakaya?
Dharmakaya?
And damn it, even true body?
The young girl responded, "As you said earlier, Buddha is originally Dao, the Dao follows nature, nature is karma, karma is fate, fate is Original Sin. If Original Sin has Three Bodies, what's so strange about that?"
Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng sighed. "No wonder people say Amitabha Buddha is immeasurable. The teachings of Buddha truly are endless and boundless."
"Therefore, we should all harbor a heart of reverence towards Buddha."
The young girl's follow-up statement made Gu Qingfeng sigh even more deeply.
"You still haven't answered my question."
Gu Qingfeng asked, "What question?"
"Who are you?
What kind of person?
What kind of existence are you, and what exactly is the Original Sin on you?"
"Then who are you, what kind of person, what kind of existence are you, and what exactly is the Original Sin on you?"
Gu Qingfeng tossed the same question back to the young girl.
When the young girl asked this question, Gu Qingfeng hadn't responded.
And now when Gu Qingfeng asked the same question, the young girl similarly didn't respond.
The two of them just stared at each other like this. After a moment, the young girl spoke. "I've forgotten..."
"Forgotten? What, have you lost yourself?"
"I might truly be lost."
"What a coincidence."
"What coincidence?"
"I've also forgotten. I might also truly be lost."
"Is that so?"
The young girl stared at Gu Qingfeng, her gaze extremely unfriendly. Especially with an innocent and naive face yet wearing a strange smile, it truly gave one a creepy feeling. She said, "But why do I remember your surname is Gu?"
Thump!
Gu Qingfeng was instantly shocked. He truly hadn't expected this young girl to recognize him. He stared at the girl and asked, "How do you know my surname is Gu?"
"Not only do I know your surname is Gu, I also know your original name is Tianlang, your alias is Qingfeng, your Dao title is Chixiao, you once ascended to the Unparalleled Throne of Immortals and Demons, and also ascended to the Nine Nethers Emperor's Throne. Isn't what I'm saying correct?"
Good heavens!
This time, Gu Qingfeng was even more dumbfounded. He looked at the young girl, looking her over and over, yet had no impression of her at all.
Gu Qingfeng was somewhat bewildered here.
But the young girl looked particularly excited. "It really is you!
It's truly you!
This palace thought I guessed wrong, but it's really you!
You're actually still alive!
How could you possibly still be alive, why exactly are you still alive!
You ignited the karmic sin fire, yet you could still come back to life!"
Gu Qingfeng asked in a grave voice, "Just who are you exactly?"
"Hmph, who is this palace?"
The young girl sneered coldly. "In the legends, you not only comprehended great freedom, great extinction, but also great compassion, and great illusion. You transcended the Great Dao, transcended life and death, transcended all living beings, transcended truth and falsehood, and even came close to becoming a Saint. You could even ignite the karmic sin fire.
The you of today, even if you cannot deduce the universe's inception, peer into the profound mysteries of heaven and earth...
You absolutely should be able to see through all truth and falsehood among the myriad living beings, comprehend all the mysteries of the Great Dao of heaven and earth. Since that's the case, can't you see who I am?"