"Trouble! This time we're really in trouble!"
Da Xing the Mad Monk paced back and forth, filled with remorse, distress, and unbearable anxiety. When he had first lured Gu Qingfeng into the Primordial Black Hole, he had only thought about how to coax and trick the youth into awakening Original Sin, thereby advancing further down that path.
He had considered the dangers, of course. After all, it was the Primordial Black Hole; how could there be no danger?
But Da Xing had never imagined that once Gu Qingfeng entered the Primordial Black Hole, the dangers awaiting him would be so numerous, so immense, so terrifying. Terrifying to the point that bringing Gu Qingfeng here was like leading a lamb into a tiger's den.
"I told you, you shouldn't have brought him into the Primordial Black Hole."
"Witch Niangniang!
What's the point of saying that now?
Could you at least offer a suggestion!"
Da Xing's face was a picture of misery. This wasn't the first time he had heard the Witch say those words, and each time he heard them, he was overcome with regret, wishing he could slap himself to death. He looked at the Witch and pleaded, "Witch Niangniang, please have mercy on this old monk. Think of a way to save the kid, and save this old monk while you're at it. If Gu Qingfeng dies here, this old monk won't survive either! Please, for the sake of the Buddha if not for this monk, show some mercy!"
Da Xing was not afraid of death.
But if he died precisely because he had tricked Gu Qingfeng into coming to the Primordial Black Hole... that would be too worthless, too utterly disgraceful!
The Witch stood atop the light sphere, her gaze fixed on Gu Qingfeng within the chaos. She shook her head and said, "My apologies, I am powerless. This is a cause you created yourself; you must bear the consequence."
"I, damn it..." Da Xing slapped his head hard, about to say something more when he suddenly noticed something odd about the Chaotic Current Vortices not far away. Looking closely, he saw that the countless vortexes were spinning noticeably slower. Originally as fine as strands of hair, they gradually grew larger and looser as their rotation slowed.
As time passed, the endless vortexes slowed and loosened even more, becoming like wisps of smoke that swayed in an unseen wind, gradually merging into the immense chaotic flows of the Primordial Black Hole.
"What's happening?" Da Xing asked.
The Witch replied, "He should have forced open all his acupoints and meridians."
"Good heavens!" Da Xing exclaimed in shock. "Does that mean the kid's Treasure Body is beginning to revive?"
"He has only forced open his acupoints and meridians. His Treasure Body should not have revived, at least it does not appear so."
Not far away.
The endless Chaotic Current Vortices gradually dissipated, and Gu Qingfeng's figure became clearer. He was still dressed in plain white robes, seated cross-legged. His long hair danced wildly in the unseen currents. His face, plain and unremarkable, bore no expression; his demeanor was exceptionally calm. His eyes were closed as if in deep meditation.
The aura of humanity emanating from him remained as weak as before, frail as twilight, devoid of any vitality or vigor. The entire person seemed lifeless and dull.
If there was any difference between this Gu Qingfeng and the one before, Da Xing felt that Gu Qingfeng now seemed even more... imperishable.
Yes.
Imperishable.
Previously, Gu Qingfeng had given him the feeling of an indestructible, stubborn stone, enduring through the ages, never fading.
Now that feeling was stronger, more intense. It was as if even if the seas dried up and the rocks crumbled, time stood still, space collapsed, and heaven and earth exploded, the Gu Qingfeng here would remain utterly unaffected.
It was a sense of eternity.
At this thought, Da Xing's heart jolted. He wondered inwardly: Good heavens, could the kid's Treasure Body be the legendary Imperishable Body?
What is an Imperishable Body?
The answer: Form does not scatter, body does not perish, life endures forever, eternally imperishable, never dying, never fading.
But the Imperishable Body existed only in legends. Since ancient times, throughout all the heavens and earths, no one had ever achieved it. No one had even heard of it. Da Xing hadn't. Neither had the Witch Niangniang.
The endless Chaotic Current Vortices finally dissipated completely. At that moment, Gu Qingfeng, who had been sitting cross-legged, suddenly stood up. He raised his head, clenched his fists, gave a violent heave, and opened his mouth in a roaring cry.
Da Xing, not knowing what was happening, was instantly shaken by this roar. His blood and qi churned violently, his spirit trembled, and the power within his body ran wild as if stimulated.
Suppressing the shock in his heart, not daring to delay, Da Xing immediately guarded his spirit. With his hands pressed together in prayer, he once again manifested his Immovable Golden Body. Even so, Gu Qingfeng's roar still caused his eardrums to ache, his head to spin, and he couldn't help but stagger backward.
It wasn't that Da Xing wanted to retreat; it was because the surrounding chaotic flows exploded violently when Gu Qingfeng roared, causing the vortexes to descend into utter chaos.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
One after another, chaotic flows were blasted apart by the shockwave. The scene was like massive tidal waves being shattered into countless raindrops that cascaded down. Looking out, the sky was filled with them. At this moment, the chaotic flows were no longer flows; they had become a torrential downpour.
Da Xing retreated while defending himself, his mouth agape, eyes wide, his expression one of extreme terror, more frightening than seeing ghosts or gods.
His heart screamed inwardly.
This is the damn Primordial Black Hole!
Not only have numerous Forgotten Spaces exploded in succession, the native Void Beasts cannot withstand it, even the great powers have had to seal themselves and resign to fate, and even Da Xing himself had to manifest his Immovable Golden Body just to persevere.
Such were the immensely powerful chaotic flows. Yet now, they were all blasted apart by a single roar from Gu Qingfeng, falling like a torrential rain.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Da Xing would never have believed it. Even now, witnessing it firsthand, he still found it unbelievable.
What kind of existence was Gu Qingfeng's Treasure Body?
How could it be so terrifying?
And this was only after forcing open his meridians and acupoints. It was already this horrifying. If his Treasure Body truly revived, how powerful would it be?
He didn't know.
Da Xing couldn't even imagine.
He only felt it was inconceivable, beyond comprehension.
"Could this kid's Treasure Body really be the legendary Imperishable Body?"
Da Xing voiced his question, but he did not see the figure of the Witch Niangniang. He looked around but still couldn't find her. He had no idea where the Witch had gone.
He didn't know how much time had passed—Da Xing truly didn't know, because he had been completely stunned dumb by Gu Qingfeng's roar.
Nor did he know when, but the roaring finally ceased.
The chaotic flows that had been blasted apart were like rain falling into the sea, merging into it. When the rain stopped, the sea remained the sea.
And the Primordial Black Hole was likewise still the Primordial Black Hole, still rotating like a boundless, immense vortex. Everything remained exactly as it was, as if nothing had ever happened.