The Black Pig Monster King had no idea what was happening. He only saw Gu Qingfeng casually wave his hand, and by the time he reacted, he had already vanished from the Desolate Ancient Ruins. In the next moment, he appeared in a place with no sky above, no ground below, nothing but darkness all around.
“What is this place?”
Already wary of Gu Qingfeng, and now brought to an unfamiliar location, the Black Pig Monster King felt genuine panic in his heart. Ignoring his own injuries, he hurriedly probed the area, but found nothing.
It wasn't that his perception was lacking, nor was he inexperienced; it was simply that this place truly had nothing.
“Just a minor space.”
Without any visible action from Gu Qingfeng, an old-fashioned armchair materialized out of thin air.
“A minor space?”
After all, the Black Pig Monster King was an existence with a Great Dao Heavenly Mandate, and his years of cultivation far surpassed Gu Qingfeng's. His knowledge and experience were both extensive. He wasn't unaware that this was a minor space; he just couldn't figure out where this so-called minor space had come from.
Could it be that Gu Qingfeng's current abilities had reached the point where he could casually create a space?
To be honest.
If such a thing had happened in the myriad heavens and worlds of the Great Desolate, it wouldn't have shocked the Black Pig Monster King this much.
He himself had some understanding of the Space Great Dao. Creating a space and fashioning a cave abode wasn't particularly difficult—it just required some effort and time.
But to casually wave a hand and create a space? At present, the Black Pig Monster King couldn't do that, nor could he imagine how profound one's attainment in the Space Great Dao would need to be to accomplish it.
However, that wasn't what shocked him the most. What truly left him incredulous, even horrified, was that Gu Qingfeng could casually create a space *inside* the Desolate Ancient Ruins.
One must understand that creating any space must rely on the spatial laws of the location.
For example, to create a cave abode within a world's space, one must first comprehend the structure, order, and laws of that world's space. This is fundamental; only on the foundation of a world's spatial laws can a new space be created.
The problem was, the Desolate Ancient Ruins had no structure, no order or laws, not even a source. How did this fellow create a new space here, and so casually with just a wave of his hand?
How did he do it?
The Black Pig Monster King didn't know. He racked his brains but couldn't figure it out.
Facing Gu Qingfeng, who was now reclining in the chair, legs crossed leisurely, he didn't dare to ask.
“Here!
Take a look if there are any pills suitable for you. Take some casually, stabilize your life first.”
As he spoke, Gu Qingfeng waved his hand again. With a rustle, a pile of miscellaneous items appeared before the Black Pig Monster King: various miraculous elixirs and all sorts of rare resources. The Black Pig Monster King stared dumbfounded. He didn't know what Gu Qingfeng was really up to, so he didn't dare to take the resources. He said, “Gu...
Great Master Gu, if you have something to say, just say it directly. This humble one...
though heavily injured, can still hold on for a while.”
Gu Qingfeng had once roamed the Nine Nethers with the Black Pig Monster King and knew this fellow was cunning, not only despicably treacherous but also extremely cautious. He didn't say much more, simply retrieving the resources he had tossed out. “Don't overthink it. I won't harm you.”
Hearing this, the Black Pig Monster King felt rather disdainful inside.
He wasn't a fool. He clearly knew that with Gu Qingfeng's abilities, if he truly wanted to harm him, it would be as easy as waving a hand.
What truly frightened him was not knowing what scheme Gu Qingfeng had in mind by bringing him here.
“I have some questions for you.”
Gu Qingfeng took out two jars of fine wine and tossed one to the Black Pig Monster King. The latter took a closer look and his heart trembled—it was the famously potent Hell Impermanence. He knew all too well how precious this stuff was.
“This...
Great Master Gu, what do you wish to ask?”
The Black Pig Monster King looked at the Hell Impermanence before him but didn't dare reach for it. He was severely injured and couldn't withstand the potency of the wine. Coupled with his wariness towards Gu Qingfeng, he thought it best to hear the questions first.
“How did you get here?”
“Get here?”
The Black Pig Monster King was somewhat confused and cautiously asked, “By 'here,' do you mean that Desolate Ancient Ruins just now, or...?”
“Nonsense!
Where else could it be?”
“This humble one...
was swept in.”
“Where were you swept in from?”
“The Desolate Ancient Black Hole.”
“And how did you enter the Desolate Ancient Black Hole?”
The Black Pig Monster King stared at Gu Qingfeng, deeply puzzled. “A Desolate Ancient Ruins manifested in the Great Desolate...
Not long after this humble one entered, that Desolate Ancient Ruins fell into the Endless Sea.”
“So that's really how it is.”
Gu Qingfeng rubbed his chin and murmured, “No wonder so many people suddenly appeared.”
Hearing this, the Black Pig Monster King grew even more confused. Was this fellow different from him? Did he not enter the Desolate Ancient Ruins that manifested in the Great Desolate and then get swept into the Desolate Ancient Black Hole of the Endless Sea?
If this fellow wasn't swept in that way, then how did he get in?
He didn't know, and he didn't dare ask further.
“Was that Desolate Ancient Ruins you mentioned one that suddenly manifested in the Great Desolate?”
“This...
probably not suddenly?”
“Probably?”
Gu Qingfeng asked, “What's the matter?
Do you not know much about that Desolate Ancient Ruins?”
“Great Master Gu, you know how it is. This humble one has always been a lone wolf in the Great Desolate. My status is lowly, my strength weak. I don't dare provoke anyone, staying as obedient as a little wife all day, never stepping out the main gate or the inner gate. By the time this humble one learned a Desolate Ancient Ruins had manifested in the Great Desolate, others had already entered long ago.”
“Is that so?”
Gu Qingfeng sipped his wine and fell silent, as if pondering something.
“This humble one estimates that Desolate Ancient Ruins probably didn't manifest suddenly. There must have been some signs beforehand, right? Otherwise, those Great Desolate giants wouldn't have swarmed in all at once.”
“From what you're saying, quite a few people entered that Desolate Ancient Ruins?”
“Absolutely many. At least half of the Great Desolate giants came. Many from the Thirty-Six Cave Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands came too. Add to that those from the Nine Heavens above and the Nine Nethers below—a great many came. After all, it's a relic from the Desolate Ancient Era; no one wanted to miss it. The patriarchs of the major giants, those with Great Dao Heavenly Mandates... they were simply too numerous to count. The scene was truly...” To this day, the Black Pig Monster King clearly remembered the scene after entering that Desolate Ancient Ruins that manifested in the Great Desolate. The desolate ruins were filled with people everywhere, densely packed in groups, countless and endless.