Gu Qingfeng was unaware of the conversation between Man Tu Fan and the demoness. At this very moment, he was carefully observing the Bloody Spring Eye.
“Master Gu…” the Black Pig Monster King cautiously asked, “What on earth is this spring eye?”
Gu Qingfeng shook his head. He had just deliberately used his Divine Sense to investigate, and the result left him deeply surprised—he had discovered nothing at all. He couldn’t even sense the existence of the Bloody Spring Eye.
It was visible to the naked eye, yet undetectable by Divine Sense. This was not a situation he had never encountered before. When the Daoless Mountain descended back then, it was exactly the same. Not only was Daoless Mountain like that, but Jun Xuanji, Genggu Wuming, and even the mysterious woman in black he had encountered not long ago with Great Mad Monk Daxing were all visible to the eye but undetectable by Divine Sense.
It was like a dream—you could see it but not touch it.
As for why this situation occurred, Gu Qingfeng couldn’t quite explain it. Although his own existence, for many people, was also visible to the naked eye but undetectable by Divine Sense, he himself didn’t really understand why that was either.
He just felt it might be related to the two words: Illusion.
Illusion was, by nature, a mixture of truth and falsehood, falsehood and truth. All forms are Illusion.
It was only after Gu Qingfeng comprehended the Illusory Self that others could no longer detect his existence.
Now, this Bloody Spring Eye was the same. In all likelihood, it was probably related to Illusion.
And if it was related to Illusion, then it must also be related to Original Sin.
According to legend,
The overlord of the Daoless Era, that is, the Daoless Venerable, before his death, his physical body transformed into countless Original Sin Bodies, and his soul also transformed into countless Illusory Selves.
Unfortunately,
In the world, most people only knew of the Original Sin Body, but were unaware of the Illusory Self.
Gu Qingfeng hadn’t known either before. It was only later, within the illusions of the Daoless Era, that he comprehended it.
As for what exactly this Bloody Spring Eye was, he truly couldn’t figure it out for the moment.
“Black Pig, do you want to know what’s below this spring eye?”
Gu Qingfeng suddenly asked this question. The Black Pig Monster King was slightly taken aback, then quickly nodded.
“If you do, how about we jump down and take a look?”
“What!”
The Black Pig Monster King was so frightened his face turned pale. He shook his head and said, “Master Gu, please spare this humble one. I… I don’t have the guts for that.”
When he had jumped into the Ancient Ruins before, the Black Pig Monster King had hesitated for a long time. This time, he didn’t even hesitate—he wouldn’t dare jump down even if beaten to death.
For the Black Pig Monster King, although he didn’t know what the blood mist vortex that abruptly appeared in the Ancient Ruins was, at least that thing could be detected by Divine Sense.
But this Bloody Spring Eye? After releasing his Divine Sense, he couldn’t detect it at all, as if it didn’t even exist. Just thinking about it with his toes told him how terrifying this was.
The Black Pig Monster King liked high-stakes gambling and was willing to risk it all for a gamble, but the prerequisite was that there was hope of winning, even the slightest bit.
The problem was, facing something that even Divine Sense couldn’t detect, jumping in recklessly wasn’t a high-stakes gamble at all—it was simply seeking death.
He felt this way, and Gu Qingfeng was no exception.
If it were before, Gu Qingfeng might have jumped in without hesitation to investigate.
As for now,
It wasn’t that he didn’t dare, just that he wasn’t as recklessly unrestrained or as fearless as before.
Perhaps it was because he had experienced many things over the years, and his state of mind had gradually matured. Or perhaps it was because, as his comprehension of the Great Dao deepened, he became increasingly aware that there were far too many mysterious and unknown existences in the world, some of which were not only beyond human reach but also unimaginable.
Right at this moment, a chaotic current vortex in the sky suddenly changed. Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—more than twenty streams of light descended like falling meteors.
Not long after landing, they flew over in this direction. It was a group of over twenty people. Gu Qingfeng didn’t recognize them, but the Black Pig Monster King beside him, upon seeing the twenty-odd people flying over, showed a slight change in his expression.
He knew these twenty-odd people.
To be precise, he didn’t know them personally, but he recognized their identities—they were Elders from the Ascension Immortal Realm.
The Ascension Immortal Realm, like the Violet Mist Immortal Realm, was one of the ancient, prestigious giants passed down since antiquity in the Great Wilderness.
He might not know these twenty-odd Elders from the Ascension Immortal Realm, but he recognized one middle-aged man among them—the famous Kunwu Immortal King.
This was a formidable figure.
In the Great Wilderness, there were quite a few holders of Great Dao Thrones, but most only had the name of a Throne without its substance. The Black Pig Monster King was like this—he had held the title of Great Dao Monster King for over a hundred thousand years, but unfortunately, even today, he had not fully merged with his Heavenly Destiny Throne.
Even after merging with a Heavenly Destiny Throne, one still had to go through four major stages: conceiving a Heavenly Destiny Heart, a Heavenly Destiny Spirit, a Heavenly Destiny Soul, and a Heavenly Destiny Aspect. Only after conceiving the Heart, Spirit, Soul, and Aspect could one achieve Heavenly Destiny Unity and be considered a true Great Dao Heavenly Destiny Throne.
Throughout the Great Wilderness, those who could be called true Great Dao Thrones were absolutely few and far between. And, as luck would have it, the Ascension Immortal Realm’s Kunwu Immortal King was one of them. He was also one of the representative figures of the Ascension Immortal Realm, undoubtedly a powerful expert.
After Kunwu Immortal King and the others from the Ascension Immortal Realm appeared, they first looked at the Bloody Spring Eye before them, their expressions growing increasingly puzzled. Clearly, they too were unable to detect it with Divine Sense and had no idea of its origins.
Soon, Kunwu Immortal King and the others looked towards Man Tu Fan and the demoness in the distance.
When they saw Man Tu Fan, perhaps recognizing her identity as a Heavenly Demon, Kunwu Immortal King and the others all showed slight changes in expression. When they looked at the demoness, their faces were filled with solemnity and confusion. Not long after, Kunwu Immortal King and the others shifted their gaze to the Black Pig Monster King. They only glanced at him briefly before their eyes fell upon Gu Qingfeng.
They were even more solemn and puzzled than when they saw the demoness. Immediately after, they likely guessed Gu Qingfeng’s identity and were instantly shocked. Their expressions were filled with terror, as if they had seen ghosts or gods. This was true for both Kunwu Immortal King and the group of Elders from the Ascension Immortal Realm.
As for Gu Qingfeng opposite them, he merely glanced at them before losing interest and continued to stare at the Bloody Spring Eye before him.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
The chaotic current vortex in the sky changed again. A group of over ten people flew over. The Black Pig Monster King clearly remembered that he had also jumped in from that particular chaotic current vortex, and these ten-odd people had done the same. That meant these people had been in the same Ancient Ruins as him earlier.
Could it be…
Sure enough.
Just as the Black Pig Monster King had anticipated, the ten-odd people who appeared this time were none other than the group of Elders from the Violet Mist Immortal Realm they had encountered earlier in the Ancient Ruins.
Elder Lieyin, Immortal King Yuyang, and even Tian Kui, who had severely injured the Black Pig Monster King, were among them.