"Kid Gu... what kind of Treasure Body is your current physical body?" Da Xing the Mad Monk swallowed hard, walking over cautiously to ask.
Gu Qingfeng replied with a playful smile, "Take a guess?"
"Could it be... the legendary Indestructible Body?"
Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng was delighted. He couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh, both unrestrained and rather smug, saying, "Da Xing, I have to say, you old bald donkey does have a bit of an eye for things. That's right! This master's physical body is indeed the legendary Indestructible Body! Hahaha!"
"This..." Watching the guffawing Gu Qingfeng, Da Xing the Mad Monk opened his mouth, hesitated, and only spoke after a long while, "This old monk has seen little of the world. Don't you dare fool me, kid!"
"What, don't believe it?"
Da Xing the Mad Monk first shook his head, then nodded, then shook his head again, saying, "Don't believe it! Although this old monk has never seen the legendary Indestructible Body, I do know it has one very distinct characteristic: its form does not scatter, its body does not perish."
"So what? Does this master's form look scattered now, or my body perished?"
"Don't think this old monk doesn't know. You have the ability for Nirvana Silence Rebirth. Every time you undergo Nirvana Silence Rebirth, your form completely scatters before being reborn. If your physical body truly were the legendary Indestructible Body, it simply couldn't undergo Nirvana Silence Rebirth, nor would it need to!"
"Oh ho! Da Xing, didn't realize you knew quite a bit," Gu Qingfeng chuckled. "This master can responsibly tell you that in the past, my form would scatter during Nirvana Silence Rebirth. But from now on, it won't. Just as you said, this master won't need to undergo Nirvana Silence Rebirth anymore."
"Why?"
"Because this master's physical body is the legendary, never-eroding Indestructible Body! And it was forged by the Original Sin Karmic Flame back in the day! You have no choice but to accept it! Hahahaha!"
Hearing Gu Qingfeng say this, Da Xing the Mad Monk also became somewhat unsure whether Gu Qingfeng's physical body was truly the legendary Indestructible Body. After all, after igniting the Original Sin Karmic Flame and undergoing Nirvana Silence Rebirth, Gu Qingfeng had never been reborn again. Whether the Original Sin Karmic Flame had truly burned Gu Qingfeng's body into an Indestructible Body, Da Xing the Mad Monk really couldn't say for certain.
Gu Qingfeng was laughing. Laughing somewhat recklessly, even maniacally.
Truthfully, he himself didn't know what was up with his physical body either. Da Xing the Mad Monk had never seen an Indestructible Body, and Gu Qingfeng even less so. The reason he claimed it was an Indestructible Body was purely to scare Da Xing the Mad Monk, just for a bit of fun.
"Right!" Although Da Xing the Mad Monk was extremely curious about Gu Qingfeng's physical body, at this moment he had no mind to dwell on it. He said, "Kid Gu, this old monk has a question. Did you gain some insight into the mysteries of the Great Dao Space inside this Desolate Ancient Black Hole?"
"Correct, that's exactly the case."
"Which means not only can you now move freely within the chaotic currents of the Desolate Ancient Black Hole as if walking on flat ground, you can also merge with those currents, becoming indistinguishable from them?"
Gu Qingfeng didn't bother being modest, replying, "Indeed, that is so."
"So that means, if you're willing, you could completely leave this Desolate Ancient Black Hole?"
Gu Qingfeng looked up at the massive vortex of the Desolate Ancient Black Hole, stroking his chin as he said, "This master reckons it should be possible."
"Excellent!" Da Xing the Mad Monk exclaimed in delight. "In that case, let's hurry up and leave."
"Leave? Why?" Gu Qingfeng asked. "This master just got here, haven't even had my fill of fun yet."
"This damned place is the Desolate Ancient Black Hole, not some amusement park! What fun are you talking about, fun!" Da Xing the Mad Monk's face flushed red as he shouted, "Do you have any idea how many terrifying existences were watching you just now? Let me tell you, if not a thousand, there were at least several hundred! And that's just the ones this old monk detected. Who knows how many more there were that I didn't sense!"
"Really?"
"Why would this old monk lie to you!"
Gu Qingfeng knew Da Xing the Mad Monk wasn't deceiving him. When he had used the endless chaotic vortexes to impact his meridian apertures earlier, he had also sensed many mysterious existences watching him. Of course, Da Xing the Mad Monk's estimate might be a bit exaggerated, but there were certainly quite a few.
"Those mysterious existences are each more terrifying than the last. Since they've appeared in the Desolate Ancient Black Hole, nine times out of ten they must be here for the Original Sin. And you, kid, ignited the Original Sin Karmic Flame back then. Even if you're not the true master the Original Sin is seeking, even if you don't contend for the position of True Lord of Original Sin, they will absolutely not let you off."
"Heh." Gu Qingfeng gave a faint smile and said, "If so many mysterious existences hadn't appeared in the Desolate Ancient Black Hole, this master might have really considered leaving. But since so many mysterious beings have emerged in the Desolate Ancient Black Hole, there's no way this master is leaving."
"What?! Why... why is that?"
"The answer is simple. It means this master has come to the right place. This Desolate Ancient Black Hole might truly hold some secrets of the Original Sin. Who knows, it might even help this master awaken the Original Sin!"
"Kid Gu, you cannot awaken the Original Sin!"
"Oh?" Gu Qingfeng asked with keen interest, "Why can't this master awaken the Original Sin? Didn't you, old bald donkey, go to great lengths to lure me here precisely hoping I would awaken the Original Sin? What, after meeting that Witch Niangniang, you changed your mind? Don't want this master to awaken the Original Sin anymore?"
"You..." Da Xing the Mad Monk was shocked, staring at Gu Qingfeng. "How do you know this old monk met Witch Niangniang? And how do you know I brought you here to have you awaken the Original Sin? Did Witch Niangniang tell you?"
"She didn't tell me any of this."
"Then how did you know?"
"Guessed."
"Guessed?"
Gu Qingfeng nodded. He really had guessed it, and it wasn't hard to deduce. Ever since being lured here by Da Xing the Mad Monk, he knew this old bald donkey definitely wasn't here for some relic of their Zen Sect. After entering the Desolate Ancient Black Hole, he became even more certain. Based on Da Xing the Mad Monk's words and actions, Gu Qingfeng only needed to think a little to know it was for the Original Sin.
Not only that, he could also guess more or less why Da Xing the Mad Monk changed his mind after meeting Witch Niangniang. It was nothing more than fearing that after becoming the True Lord of Original Sin, he would monopolize the secrets of the Daoless Age and bring calamity upon all living beings.
"Fine! Since you already know, this old monk won't hide it from you anymore. My original intention in tricking you here was indeed hoping you would awaken the Original Sin within the Desolate Ancient Black Hole. Speaking grandly, this old monk did it for the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and all sentient beings. Speaking selfishly, it was for this old monk's private motives. But... now, saying all this is meaningless. The key point is your current situation is very dangerous. All those mysterious existences in the Desolate Ancient Black Hole are watching you with covetous eyes!"