Under Gu Qingfeng's urging, the Qiankun Chaos grew increasingly frenzied. Countless chaotic current vortices, like so many azure dragons, drilled into the acupoints all over his body, assailing the decayed impurities.
The power of the Qiankun Chaos was undeniably formidable, for the force of each chaotic current vortex's impact was akin to hundreds of spaces exploding simultaneously—and that was just a single vortex. One must remember that the Qiankun Chaos Gu Qingfeng had comprehended consisted of an endless multitude of such vortices.
Bang!
In an instant, one acupoint was blasted open by a chaotic current vortex, the impurities within it also being flushed into Gu Qingfeng's body.
Immediately after, two, three, nine, ten, a hundred, a thousand...
Acupoints all over Gu Qingfeng's body were blasted open one after another by the Qiankun Chaos. When every last acupoint had been forced open, he was suddenly flooded with an exhilarating sense of release. It felt as if a great mountain pressing down on his head had finally vanished, or as if a breath held for ten thousand years had finally been exhaled smoothly. The sensation was indescribably satisfying.
Gu Qingfeng was so excited and thrilled he nearly roared aloud on the spot.
However, he refrained. Although his acupoints had all been cleared, they were just the acupoints. Apart from them, his meridians, dantian, internal organs—everything else—were also filled with impurities.
Gu Qingfeng could only temporarily suppress his excitement, preparing to gather his momentum and flush out all the impurities within his body in one go.
Drawing a deep breath, Gu Qingfeng continued to urge on the Qiankun Chaos, launching a frenzied assault.
Right now, he thought of nothing else, his mind focused solely on clearing every blockage within his body.
However.
After clearing his acupoints, Gu Qingfeng did not proceed to assault his entire network of meridians. Instead, he gathered all the power of the Qiankun Chaos and drove it straight for the heart of the matter—assaulting his Violet Palace Dantian.
...
Just how vast and how deep the Desolate Ancient Black Hole was, no one knew.
Not even Da Xing the Mad Monk, who in his previous life belonged to the Ancient Clansfolk and was also of the Desolate Ancient Era, knew.
To this day, Da Xing the Mad Monk was still rushing about within the Desolate Ancient Black Hole.
He had manifested his Immovable Golden Body, appearing like a golden arhat, palms pressed together as he darted this way and that amidst the chaotic currents.
Speaking of which, the true strength of Da Xing the Mad Monk was truly profound and unfathomable. Having tossed and turned within the Desolate Ancient Black Hole for so long, he could still rush about within the currents without turning red in the face or panting for breath—and he did so by meeting force with force.
As he rushed about, he neither dodged nor evaded, relying entirely on his powerful Immovable Golden Body to move unimpeded through the currents. No matter how powerful or frenzied the currents were, even if they were like tidal waves that could swallow Da Xing the Mad Monk whole, they could not halt his rushing steps.
In a word:
Strong enough and tough enough!
Absolutely riding the wind and waves, advancing fearlessly!
To tell the truth.
If he hadn't met the Witch earlier, Da Xing the Mad Monk would never have exerted himself like this. He was also someone who would absolutely sit if he could, never stand—especially within this mysterious and unknown Desolate Ancient Black Hole. He clearly knew that preserving strength was the true way.
However.
Only after meeting the Witch did Da Xing the Mad Monk realize he had made a grave mistake. A thousand times he shouldn't have, ten thousand times he shouldn't have—he should never have lured Gu Qingfeng into the Desolate Ancient Black Hole, and he should never have placed his bets on Gu Qingfeng, hoping he would become the True Lord of Original Sin.
Originally, Da Xing the Mad Monk had thought that by luring Gu Qingfeng inside, if luck was good, Gu Qingfeng might awaken the Original Sin, thus taking a step closer to becoming the True Lord of Original Sin.
Now, Da Xing the Mad Monk regretted it to death. At this moment, he only wanted to find Gu Qingfeng as quickly as possible, then spare no cost to get Gu Qingfeng out of the Desolate Ancient Black Hole. Even if he couldn't get him out, he had to stay by Gu Qingfeng's side, preventing him from awakening the Original Sin while also protecting him from dying here.
If Gu Qingfeng died here, the consequences would be terrifying—Da Xing the Mad Monk could not bear them.
If Gu Qingfeng awakened the Original Sin, the consequences would be even more terrifying—Da Xing the Mad Monk could bear them even less.
Yet.
The Desolate Ancient Black Hole was like a boundless, endless abyss. No matter what methods Da Xing the Mad Monk employed, he had been unable to find any trace of Gu Qingfeng.
Da Xing the Mad Monk did not give up. He dared not give up. He could only grit his teeth and continue searching.
But as he searched, he gradually noticed something amiss.
The Desolate Ancient Black Hole was originally a massive vortex. When Da Xing searched, he did so layer by layer, tier by tier, circle by circle, from the inside out, from the top down.
Yet for some reason, while searching, Da Xing the Mad Monk felt himself being drawn into another chaotic current vortex.
What was going on?
How could another chaotic current vortex appear within the Desolate Ancient Black Hole?
What made Da Xing the Mad Monk feel even more incredulous was that although this chaotic current vortex was within the Desolate Ancient Black Hole, its rotational speed was far more intense than the black hole's, and the vortex was growing larger and larger, churning and drawing the chaotic currents within the black hole into itself.
The situation was somewhat bizarre. Da Xing the Mad Monk dared not be overconfident. Moreover, he had no mind to investigate the reason now. Just as he intended to charge out, suddenly, he was swept into yet another chaotic current vortex.
What was this now?
For one chaotic current vortex to appear within the Desolate Ancient Black Hole was already very strange. How could there be two now?
Wait!
It wasn't just two.
It seemed like three!
No!
Not three either, but four, five, nine...
Ten, a hundred, a thousand...
Good heavens!
As Da Xing the Mad Monk gradually ventured deeper, he was utterly dumbfounded along the way. His eyes filled with disbelief as if he had seen ghosts, for as he went deeper, he discovered chaotic current vortex after chaotic current vortex—so many they were simply uncountable and endless. As far as the eye could see, everywhere was filled with madly spinning chaotic current vortices.
Heavens above!
Buddha!
What in the blazes is going on!
How could so many chaotic current vortices emerge within the Desolate Ancient Black Hole?
Da Xing the Mad Monk felt his scalp go numb, cold sweat breaking out all over his body. Even with his vast experience, at this moment he was terrified by this endless multitude of vortices, his face ashen, his very soul trembling.
Forcing down the fear in his heart, Da Xing the Mad Monk cautiously continued deeper to investigate. He discovered that the further down these chaotic current vortices were, the smaller and finer they became.
However.
The smaller and finer the vortices, the more terrifying their power. When he was swept into one of the finer vortices earlier, Da Xing the Mad Monk felt a searing pain all over his body, a sensation as if his entire form was being sliced by blades, or crushed and torn by layers upon layers of space. Terrified, Da Xing the Mad Monk did not dare delay and immediately charged out.
Fortunately, the chaotic current vortices in the depths were fine and small enough, and the area they churned was not large. After charging out, Da Xing the Mad Monk kept his distance, continuing his downward investigation.
Suddenly.
He saw a familiar figure.
It was a person clad in black.
The black-clad figure wore a hooded robe, their body wrapped tightly, ethereal and vague, giving a very unreal feeling. They stood with hands clasped behind their back atop a sphere of light, currently also observing these endless chaotic current vortices.
Wasn't this the Witch?
Why was she here?
Just what had happened in this place?