It wasn't that Immortal Lixin was deliberately laughing out loud; it was just that after hearing Qingqing's words, she simply couldn't hold back her laughter.
In Immortal Lixin's mind, Gu Qingfeng's existence was indeed mysterious and unfathomable. The mere fact that he could forge a profound immortal weapon like the Cloud-Water Sword was proof enough. Perhaps something went wrong with his cultivation later, or some other reason caused him to lose all his cultivation and fortune, leading to his current state.
Others might not understand, but Immortal Lixin knew the reason why the Three Thousand Great Daos in the Present-Ancient Era were courting the Human Dao's Mandate. It was because the Human Dao was destined to revive in this era—nothing could stop it. Left with no choice, the Three Thousand Great Daos had resorted to this inferior strategy. After all, since ancient times, he who grasped the Human Dao grasped heaven and earth. It was precisely for this reason that during the Ancient Times Era, the Immortal Dao, in order to prevent the Human Dao's revival, had been systematically eliminating those with the Human Dao's Mandate.
Why?
To continue controlling the Human Dao.
Moreover,
during the Ancient Times Era, they didn't just eliminate those with the Human Dao's Mandate; even those Worthy Ones who emerged from who-knows-where with the Human Dao's Edict were not spared by the Immortal Dao.
Immortal Lixin speculated that Gu Qingfeng might have been one of those Worthy Ones targeted for elimination by the Immortal Dao during the Ancient Times Era. Although his cultivation and fortune were stripped away, he had managed to survive by sheer luck.
Of course,
that wasn't the reason Immortal Lixin couldn't hold back her laughter. It was because after sharing that bout of drinking with Gu Qingfeng, she had gained some understanding of his character.
In Immortal Lixin's view, even if this fellow was truly the legendary, immensely powerful Worthy One of the past, he was absolutely a rogue Worthy One who had mingled in the various mortal worlds, bullying men and women, throwing his weight around—no different from the local tyrants who infested those mortal societies.
Because the fellow's vulgar, mortal habits were just too obvious. He was either lying flat on his back or sitting with his legs crossed, and not just crossed—he'd be shaking his leg. Not only shaking his leg, but his table manners were also utterly disgraceful, as uncouth as they could possibly be. After eating, he'd wipe his mouth with his sleeve. Even when drinking wine, he'd slurp noisily.
Especially that lecherous look of his, always trying to take advantage of others. In his speech, he'd either refer to himself as 'this lord' or call people 'this big sister' or 'that little lady'—vulgar to the extreme.
What Immortal Lixin found most unbearable was how much the fellow loved to boast. His tone was outrageously grandiose, as if he looked down on all things in heaven and earth. He'd either curse the Lord of Heaven or scorn the Lord of Earth, claiming that even the Heavenly Kings and Patriarchs wouldn't dare fart in his presence. This included the legendary Elder Tianji, Gengwu Wuming, known as the incarnation of karma and the emissary of fate, who comprehends the past and future, governs destiny and causality, deduces the cosmos' beginnings, and perceives the mysteries of heaven and earth—in his eyes, she was just a little fortune-telling witch.
A fellow with no proper posture when standing, no proper bearing when sitting, no manners when eating; devoid of cultivation, devoid of fortune, devoid of grace, devoid of majesty, devoid of etiquette; whose speech and conduct were casual and frivolous, and who particularly loved to brag.
How could such a person possibly be the legendary, aloof and domineering, free and unrestrained, towering and unyielding overlord of the Ancient Times Era who shook the Great Wasteland—the Nine Serenities Great Emperor?
Even if you beat Immortal Lixin to death, she wouldn't believe that the Holy Maiden would pine for such a Nine Serenities Great Emperor.
"Master Aunt!
I'm scared to death! How can you still laugh!
I'm really not joking with you!
!!
!"
Seeing Immortal Lixin holding her sides with laughter, Qingqing was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Alright, I won't laugh, really won't laugh."
Immortal Lixin cleared her throat twice but still couldn't suppress her urge to laugh. However, based on her understanding of Qingqing, she clearly knew that Qingqing wouldn't suspect that the Great Lord was the You Di without reason. She asked, "Tell me then, why do you suspect that Great Lord is the You Di? What's your reasoning?
I'm quite curious, Master Aunt, what exactly happened that made you suspect that fellow is the You Di? And by the looks of it, you seem deeply convinced of it."
"If I didn't have solid evidence, do you think I'd spout such terrifying nonsense?"
"You have evidence?
What evidence?
Show me."
As Qingqing raised her hand, light flashed in her palm, and the Cloud-Water Sword materialized. Immortal Lixin didn't understand what she meant and asked, "Are you saying this Cloud-Water Sword is the evidence?"
"That's right."
"What kind of evidence is that?
And how does it prove that Great Lord is the You Di?"
"Master Aunt, do you remember where I picked up the Cloud-Water Sword?"
"I know. It was in the Tidal Secret Realm, wasn't it? I was the one who took you there back then."
"Then does Master Aunt know that the You Di was once Judged by the Three Thousand Great Daos in the Tidal Secret Realm?"
"Nonsense!
Of course I know! Otherwise, why do you think I took you to the Tidal Secret Realm back then? It was to broaden your horizons, you little girl."
As she spoke, Immortal Lixin seemed to realize something and asked, "Don't tell me you suspect that fellow is the You Di just because you found the Cloud-Water Sword in the Tidal Secret Realm?"
"Of course it's not just that!"
"What else?"
For some reason, hearing this, Immortal Lixin's heart suddenly grew inexplicably tense. The smile on her face gradually faded, and her expression turned serious.
"Master Aunt, do you know what I discovered when I fused with the Cloud-Water Sword?
My consciousness entered the sword spirit world of the Cloud-Water Sword. In that sword spirit world, there are many, many traces left by Great Dao Judgments!"
"What!"
Upon hearing this!
Immortal Lixin's face changed. She immediately stood up, her beautiful countenance shifting between light and shadow, her eyes filled with shock and horror.
"Among those traces of Great Dao Judgments, most are Judgments from the Immortal Dao. Besides those, there are also traces left by Judgments from the Monster Dao, the Devil Dao, the Buddha Dao, and even the Heavenly Dao. Master Aunt should know that during the Ancient Times Era, as the Great Dao's essence gradually withered, the Three Thousand Great Daos rarely delivered Judgments unless the laws and order of the Dao were severely affected."
The more Immortal Lixin listened, the uglier her expression became. She took a deep breath and shook her head, saying, "Even so, that doesn't prove he's the You Di, does it?
Moreover, that Great Lord is a Worthy One himself. It wouldn't be strange for him to have been Judged during the Ancient Times Era."
"What Master Aunt says is true. During the Ancient Times Era, it wasn't strange for the Immortal Dao to suppress the Human Dao and eliminate Human Dao Worthy Ones. But would they necessarily deliver a Judgment?
Even if that Worthy One was truly a heaven-defying existence, forcing the Immortal Dao to deliver a Judgment, the key point is that within the Cloud-Water Sword's sword spirit world, there aren't just Immortal Dao Judgments, but also traces of Judgments from the Demon, Devil, Buddha, and even the Heavenly Dao!
If the Immortal Dao Judged a Worthy One to suppress the Human Dao, then why would the Demon, Devil, Buddha, and even the Heavenly Dao also deliver Judgments against a single Human Dao Worthy One?"