Hearing the Black Pig Monster King say this, Gu Qingfeng asked, "Are you certain they are from the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm?"
The Black Pig Monster King nodded heavily.
To tell the truth, he didn't recognize more than half of the dozen or so people flying over. The reason he was certain they were from the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm was because he recognized the identities of two among them.
One was the Yuyang Immortal King of the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm.
The other was the Lieyin Ancestral Patriarch of the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm.
These two existences were anything but simple.
That Yuyang Immortal King had already been a figure renowned throughout the Great Wilderness back in the Primordial Age. According to the Black Pig Monster King's knowledge, Yuyang Immortal King was also among the first batch in the Myriad Heavens to ascend to the throne of the Great Dao. His fame in the Primordial Age was known to all, and his influence was extraordinary.
One must know that resources were scarce in the Primordial Age; spiritual energy was not only turbid but also extremely sparse. This was true across the Myriad Heavens, and even the Great Wilderness giants were no exception. Cultivation was a luxury not just for ordinary people, but even for disciples of families and sects. Yet, Yuyang Immortal King had managed to ascend to the throne of the Great Dao the very moment the Mandate of Heaven descended. One could imagine just how powerful his existence was.
Although the Black Pig Monster King had never crossed hands with Yuyang Immortal King, he had personally witnessed Yuyang Immortal King's formidable strength back in the Primordial Age. At that time, he too was a Great Dao Throne holder, yet he knew in his heart he was no match for Yuyang Immortal King.
Over ten thousand years had passed since the Ancient Era. The Black Pig Monster King's current strength had improved considerably compared to the Primordial Age, and he had even refined the power of Original Sin. Yet even so, he still had little confidence in defeating Yuyang Immortal King.
After all, the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm was a famously renowned Great Wilderness giant among the Myriad Heavens. It had been passed down since antiquity, was filled with experts, and possessed inexhaustible resources. With such powerful backing, even an ant could cultivate into an Immortal or Buddha, let alone Yuyang Immortal King, who was among the first to ascend to the Great Dao throne.
His own strength had improved a lot over these ten thousand years, but Yuyang Immortal King's strength had likely improved even more.
The Black Pig Monster King was alone. Any resources he had to seize for himself; any divine abilities or mysteries he had to comprehend on his own. Sometimes, failing to comprehend something not only wasted time but also put his life in danger.
If he had the support of a Great Wilderness giant like the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm, he wouldn't need to worry about resources at all. Even Original Sin, the Black Pig Monster King believed, would be no difficult matter for the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm. Most importantly, there were many, many experts within the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm. A slight bit of guidance from them would be infinitely faster than racking one's own brains in solitary meditation.
Of course.
Facing Yuyang Immortal King, the Black Pig Monster King might have no confidence in defeating him.
But that was all.
The Black Pig Monster King did not fear Yuyang Immortal King. Not only did he not fear him, he didn't even feel wary.
What truly made him wary was the Lieyin Ancestral Patriarch who had come alongside Yuyang Immortal King.
This was a reclusive Ancestral Patriarch of the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm.
Back in the Ancient Era, when the Black Pig Monster King had just begun cultivating, he had already heard of the great name of the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm's Lieyin Ancestral Patriarch. As for how high this old man's cultivation was or how strong his power was, he truly did not know. The only thing he knew was that Lieyin Ancestral Patriarch was one of the leading figures of the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm, a veritable giant Ancestral Patriarch whose cultivation and strength absolutely lived up to the words 'unfathomable'.
No sooner said than done.
Lieyin Ancestral Patriarch, Yuyang Immortal King, and the other dozen or so Ancestral Patriarchs from the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm quickly descended from mid-air.
When they saw the Black Pig Monster King, their first reaction was anger, followed by suspicion.
When they saw Gu Qingfeng, their expressions changed even more erratically. First suspicion, then they all turned pale with shock, their faces changing as if they had seen a ghost.
The reason they were angry upon seeing the Black Pig Monster King was because they had learned not long ago that the Black Pig Monster King had killed several elders of their Purple Cloud Immortal Realm and had even utterly destroyed the physical body of one of their Ancestral Patriarchs.
After receiving the news, Lieyin Ancestral Patriarch, Yuyang Immortal King, and the other Ancestral Patriarchs immediately launched a search, determined to eradicate the Black Pig Monster King. But search as they might, they could not find any trace of him.
They did not give up and had been searching all along. According to the Ancestral Patriarch whose physical body had been scattered by the Black Pig Monster King, the Black Pig Monster King was already severely injured and could not possibly leave this Primordial Ancient Ruin.
Unexpectedly, the Black Pig Monster King had suddenly appeared.
And it was as if he had popped out of thin air.
What made Lieyin Ancestral Patriarch and the others find even more incredible was that they all knew the Black Pig Monster King was severely injured and extremely weak—wounded by their Purple Cloud Immortal Realm's Tian Kui, no less—and they had specifically confirmed this with Tian Kui.
So why did the Black Pig Monster King now not appear injured at all? Especially the life aura emanating from his body—it was simply exuberant to the extreme, even several times stronger than the life aura of their dozen or so uninjured Ancestral Patriarchs.
How could this be?
Unclear.
No one knew.
They only felt the matter was somewhat bizarre.
Right now, they had no mind to ponder this question.
Led by Lieyin Ancestral Patriarch and Yuyang Immortal King, the dozen or so Ancestral Patriarchs did not keep their attention on the Black Pig Monster King for long after discovering him. It was quickly drawn to Gu Qingfeng.
At this moment, all of them were staring at Gu Qingfeng with complex expressions in their eyes.
Yes.
Complex.
There was shock, there was fear, and there was panic.
Because compared to the Black Pig Monster King with his extremely exuberant life aura, the appearance of Gu Qingfeng—an ordinary person without any cultivation—within the Primordial Ancient Ruins was even more mysterious, more bizarre, more peculiar, and even more intimidating to them.
They were all Ancestral Patriarchs of the Purple Cloud Immortal Realm, with profound cultivation and extensive experience. They clearly knew how terrifying the Primordial Black Hole was. An ordinary mortal with a flesh-and-blood body absolutely could not appear here. And an ordinary person who did appear here was absolutely not ordinary.
Soon.
They recalled a person.
An existence who in the Primordial Age burned the Nine Heavens and slaughtered the Nine Netherworlds. One who in the Ancient Era was called the deepest Original Sin, the greatest variable.
It was him!
It must be the You Emperor!
None of them had ever seen Gu Qingfeng in person before, neither in the Primordial Age nor the Ancient Era. However, they had heard far too many legends about Gu Qingfeng. With just one glance, they could determine that Gu Qingfeng was absolutely the You Emperor of yesteryear.
After confirming this, even though they were Ancestral Patriarchs who had cultivated for many years, their hearts were now in turmoil facing Gu Qingfeng.
A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree.
Who Gu Qingfeng was, no one in the Myriad Heavens did not know.
How terrifying his strength was, no one throughout heaven and earth truly knew.
Previously in the Lingluo Heavenly Domain, the Ancestral Patriarchs of the Thirty-Six Cave Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands joined forces to manifest avatars to besiege him. Not only did they not succeed, but in the end, countless died or were wounded.
Major celestial officials kowtowed and pleaded for orders, yet the Nine Heavens dared not make a sound.
Gu Qingfeng, right in front of the Heavenly Dao, erased a Great Dao Mandate, and the Heavenly Dao pretended not to see it.
Given this, who could see Gu Qingfeng and not fear?
Who could not panic?