Thinking of Gu Qingfeng, the Old Beggar recalled another matter that greatly piqued his curiosity, and he hastily asked, "By the way, Sister Blackwater, how many more secrets is that surnamed Gu kid hiding on his person? Can you tell this old man?"
"Do you really wish to know?"
"Nonsense! Of course this old man wants to know."
"Then I'll tell you."
Empress Blackwater said expressionlessly, "Three faces, three phase heads; six arms, six phase hands; nine eyes, nine phase realms. His body surpasses Mount Sumeru, standing upon a sea of blood. One face resembles a True Buddha, redeeming all living beings; one face resembles a True God, ruling over myriad spirits; one face resembles a True Demon, annihilating heaven and earth. Born from Chaos, beginning in Purgatory…"
"Three faces, three phase heads; six arms, six phase hands; nine eyes, nine phase realms…" The Old Beggar sat in his chair, rubbing his chin while sipping the Dragon Cauldron fine wine, muttering Empress Blackwater's words. Suddenly, he seemed to realize something, scaring him out of his wits. He choked on the wine, ignoring his violent coughing, raised his head, stared wide-eyed, and asked in terror, "What you're saying… could it be… could it be the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura?"
"Correct!"
The Old Beggar's expression changed drastically. He stood up, his voice trembling slightly as he asked, "That legendary… legendary being who slaughtered all living beings, buried the Great Dao, once destroyed heaven and earth, turning… turning the myriad worlds of the Great Wasteland into a sea of blood and purgatory—the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura?"
"It is him."
Hearing this, the Old Beggar couldn't help but suck in a sharp breath. He steadied himself and, after a long while, finally spoke, "That kid… what relation does he have with the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura?"
"It is rumored that his soul is formed from the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura, that it is the Spirit of the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura."
Empress Blackwater's voice reached the Old Beggar's ears, making him feel as if he had returned to the end of the Primordial Era, facing the boundless Judgment of the Heavenly Dao. He felt his scalp go numb, his mind go blank, dizzy and unsteady.
"Heavens above!" The Old Beggar was not only frightened pale, but his voice also became sharp and hoarse. Suppressing his wildly trembling heart, he asked, "What you said… is it true or false?"
"Although I have not seen it with my own eyes, however… I heard that at the very beginning of the Present-Ancient Era, he once summoned the Spirit of the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura, slaughtered the Nine Purification Dragons of the Nine Heavens Immortal Path, also annihilated the Wrath Incarnations of the Five Ming Kings of the Western Heaven Buddhist Path, and reportedly even kidnapped the Wrath Incarnation of the Great Sun Tathagata."
"That can't possibly be true, right? Could it just be a rumor? No one knows for sure if a being like the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura even exists between heaven and earth. No one has ever seen the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura. How would they know that kid's soul is the Spirit of the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura?"
"Precisely because it cannot be confirmed, many people came to investigate for themselves. Unfortunately… he did not summon the Spirit of the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura this time."
Changing the subject, Empress Blackwater added, "However, judging from the current situation, it is ninety percent likely true that he possesses the Spirit of the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura. Otherwise, how could he possibly possess that Life-and-Death Floating-Tu Appearance, the Chaos Myriad-Appearance Spirit's Great Dao Purgatory? Moreover, in this Present-Ancient Era of the Awakening of All Things, it is not impossible for a terrifying existence like the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura to awaken."
Upon hearing 'Great Dao Purgatory,' the Old Beggar, who originally didn't quite believe it, couldn't help but be stunned. Thinking carefully, it indeed seemed very plausible. He said, "If his soul truly is the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura, what does that mean? Does it mean he is the reincarnation of the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura?"
"I originally thought so too, but later, after learning he possesses another terrifying Taboo on his person, I think it's unlikely he is the reincarnation of the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura."
"My dear ancestors!" The Old Beggar grimaced and asked, "Besides a Taboo like the Spirit of the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura, that kid has another terrifying Taboo? What other terrifying Taboo?"
"Abyssal Eyes, Void Face, Chaos Body. One eye brims with life, one eye brims with death. One hand like light, one hand like darkness. One foot akin to sanctity, one foot akin to evil…" With each word Empress Blackwater uttered, the Old Beggar's face beside her grew paler. After listening to her words, the Old Beggar was nearly scared to the point of collapse. He stared at Empress Blackwater with an incredulous look, pointed at her, and stammered, "You… you! Don't tell me… he's the damn incarnation of the Heavenly Dao! I'm telling you, Blackwater, although this old man has been stuck in Gui Xu for a long time, and my mind isn't too sharp now, my consciousness isn't too clear either, I am definitely not an idiot!"
"I never said he was the incarnation of the Heavenly Dao."
"Abyssal Eyes, Void Face, Chaos Body… one eye life, one eye death, hands holding light and darkness, feet treading sanctity and evil—if that's not the Heavenly Dao, then what is!"
"Besides the Heavenly Dao, can you not think of any other existence?"
"Other existence?" Perhaps he was still shaken by Empress Blackwater's words, causing the Old Beggar's mind to be genuinely a bit muddled. Scratching his head, he thought carefully, then suddenly remembered something else. He said, "You're not going to say it's the incarnation of the Great God Pangu, are you? That's even more damn impossible than the Heavenly Dao!"
"It is neither the Heavenly Dao, nor the Great God Pangu."
"Then who else could it be?"
"A progenitor of the Human Dao, and also an Ancient Taboo."
"Progenitor of the Human Dao? Who? Are you talking about the great venerables like the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors? Is that possible? If he possesses the Spirit of the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura, how could he also be an incarnation of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors? That doesn't add up at all! Moreover, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors have all become sages and venerables; they aren't Ancient Taboos either! Wait… you said Ancient Taboo?"
As he spoke, the Old Beggar's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. He muttered, "Progenitor of the Human Dao, Ancient Taboo…" In an instant, the Old Beggar remembered. Choking on his own throat, he asked, "Are you talking about that legendary figure who traversed the highest heavens and descended to the Yellow Springs?"
"It is him."
"I…" The Old Beggar pointed at Empress Blackwater, uttering 'I' for a long time without knowing what to say. After being stunned for a long while, he sat back down in the chair, feeling as if he had aged many years all at once, appearing somewhat despondent. He slapped his head fiercely with both hands and asked hoarsely, "That kid… what relation does he have with the one who traversed the highest heavens and descended to the Yellow Springs?"
"I do not know either. I only know that at the beginning of the Present-Ancient Era, he once transformed into the Highest Heavens and Yellow Springs, and with one axe blow, utterly vanquished the Sacred Judgment of the Profound Yellow Bell."
"Both the Spirit of the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura and the incarnation of the one who traversed the highest heavens and descended to the Yellow Springs… damn it… is there even room for others to live? No! Why do I feel this matter is so unreal? Isn't this also too bizarre?"
"Don't say you feel it's unreal; I feel it's unreal too. Not just us, but those Great Wasteland Magnates, Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands, the Three Thousand Great Daos… Sacred Lands Forbidden Grounds, Gui Xu, Desolate Ruins, Nine Heavens, Nine Hells—all the awakened Patriarchs probably feel it's unreal… Precisely because it is unreal… everyone came today."
"Those Great Wasteland Magnates and Patriarchs from the Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands sacrificed many Incarnations to probe his Great Dao Purgatory… and then dared not probe further, because everyone knows that his ability to summon the Great Dao Purgatory is enough to prove the rumors are true. He not only possesses the Spirit of the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura, but also the incarnation of the one who traversed the highest heavens and descended to the Yellow Springs."