They attacked.
All of them attacked.
First came Loulan Blessed Land, then Purple Cloud Immortal Realm, followed by Feather Transcendence Immortal Realm. Even the two Celestial Immortals from Shangqing Sect led a group of Ancestral Patriarchs in the assault. All kinds of Immortal Kings and various Ancestral Patriarchs added up to over a hundred people.
Within the area, only the Haolei Clan did not attack.
Although the Haolei Clan was a famously prominent great clan in the Great Wasteland, it was ultimately just a clan. Whether in terms of influence or strength and power, it could not compare to the Great Wasteland Magnates, let alone the Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands.
Even though they had come to the Ancient Ruins this time hoping to seize the initiative regarding Original Sin, the current situation was far too chaotic—so chaotic that they had no way to intervene, nor did they know how to.
Most importantly, the Haolei Clan had always roamed the Great Wasteland upholding the two words 'chivalry and righteousness.' Their fame throughout the myriad heavens and worlds relied precisely on these two words.
An act like taking advantage of someone's peril was something the Haolei Clan could not bring themselves to do.
If it meant violating chivalry and righteousness, the Haolei Clan would rather abandon the so-called initiative regarding Original Sin.
Apart from the Haolei Clan, a small portion of Shangqing Sect's members also did not attack.
Those from Shangqing Sect who had come this time hailed from three different worlds: one group was from the Blue Sun World led by Sect Head Qinghong, another from the Guishui World led by Sect Head Chifeng, and the last from the Eternal World led by Sect Head Yun Wan.
Sect Head Qinghong of the Blue Sun World and Sect Head Chifeng of the Guishui World had both joined the attack. Only Yun Wan and the other Ancestral Patriarchs from Shangqing Sect of the Eternal World had not.
The Eternal World was both Yun Wan's homeland and Gu Qingfeng's homeland.
These Ancestral Patriarchs from Shangqing Sect had deep ties with Gu Qingfeng. After all, Gu Qingfeng had cultivated at Shangqing Sect in his youth. Moreover, Gu Qingfeng's sole master in this world was one of Shangqing Sect's Ancestral Patriarchs. Given this, how could they bring themselves to attack?
There was another, even more important reason that made it utterly impossible for them to attack: the relationship between Gu Qingfeng and the previous sect head of Shangqing Sect—the renowned and formidable Female Sect Master Niangniang Ye Tianlan—was extremely complex. Adding to that, Female Sect Master Niangniang was also Yun Wan's master. With this layer of connection, Yun Wan found it even more impossible to strike.
If possible, Yun Wan even wished she could lend Gu Qingfeng a hand.
Unfortunately.
Faced with that mysterious and terrifying Blood-Sucking Cauldron and the numerous powerful Divine Sense Avatars, she was utterly powerless despite her intentions. Moreover, she had never experienced such a scene before and was momentarily at a loss.
The situation within the area grew increasingly chaotic.
No one knew exactly how many Divine Sense Avatars had descended from the heavens. All they knew was that a sky full of Great Dao divine abilities rained down like a violent storm, madly assailing Gu Qingfeng, who was trapped deep within the Blood-Sucking Cauldron.
Those Divine Sense Avatars were attacking, and so were the over a hundred Ancestral Patriarchs combined from Loulan Blessed Land, Purple Cloud Immortal Realm, Feather Transcendence Immortal Realm, and Shangqing Sect. They now had only one thought: to eradicate Gu Qingfeng.
As for whether they could seize Original Sin was not of paramount importance. It would be best if they could, but if not, it didn't matter. What mattered was that being able to eradicate Gu Qingfeng would absolutely count as a great merit.
Kill!
A sky full of immortal techniques and sword arts, a sky full of profound mysteries and wonders, a sky full of Great Dao divine abilities.
At this moment.
The Blood-Sucking Cauldron was still devouring Gu Qingfeng. The mysterious runes on the cauldron's body flashed with increasing intensity, and the bloody vortex within the cauldron spun more and more violently. The entire Blood-Sucking Cauldron was twisting and transforming amidst the blood mist, like a gradually awakening primordial ferocious beast.
Roar—
The Blood-Sucking Cauldron continuously emitted furious roars from within, like a fierce tiger about to break free.
Half of Gu Qingfeng's body had long been sucked into the bloody vortex. He hung his head, closed his eyes, braced his arms, and showed no movement whatsoever.
He allowed the Blood-Sucking Cauldron to devour him.
He allowed the various Great Dao divine abilities to crash madly upon his body.
What was truly astonishing was this:
No matter how violently the bloody vortex within the Blood-Sucking Cauldron spun, his body remained completely motionless.
No matter how powerful the Great Dao divine abilities unleashed by those Divine Sense Avatars were, when they struck his body, it was like mud entering the sea—they failed to harm him in the slightest. It was as if they were hitting an impenetrable wall of bronze and iron, utterly ineffective.
Everyone knew Gu Qingfeng's physical body was unbelievably strong.
Yes.
Everyone knew.
Even if these attacking magnate Ancestral Patriarchs hadn't witnessed it before, they had heard of it. Precisely because they knew, they only dared to attack after these Divine Sense Avatars had made their move.
In their minds, these Divine Sense Avatars were each more unfathomable than the last. Even if Gu Qingfeng's physical body was incredibly strong, facing so many powerful experts would surely reduce him to ashes.
But what was the reality?
After dozens of Divine Sense Avatars had been attacking madly for so long, not only had they failed to reduce Gu Qingfeng to ashes, they hadn't even managed to injure him. They hadn't even managed to budge him—truly not even a hair's breadth. Not even a single strand of his hair had been disturbed.
If the Great Dao methods unleashed by dozens of Divine Sense Avatars were like this, then the various divine abilities and profound mysteries unleashed by these Great Wasteland Magnates were even less effective.
The longer they fought, the less confident everyone felt.
Not only did the Ancestral Patriarchs of the Great Wasteland Magnates grow more alarmed the longer they fought, but even those Divine Sense Avatars also felt increasingly uneasy.
Imagine exerting every ounce of your strength yet being unable to budge a person in the slightest—what kind of feeling was that?
Incredible?
Incomprehensible?
Unbelievable?
No!
None of those.
This was a feeling of despair born from insignificance, and even more, a fear of the unknown.
It was like trying to defy the heavens. No matter how powerful your abilities, you could not contend with the heavens and the earth.
Right now, Gu Qingfeng gave them the feeling of being as unshakable as the heavens and the earth.
In the distance.
Watching this scene, the White-Clad Demoness's brows furrowed deeply. She, too, could not understand what was happening. Could it be that this fellow surnamed Gu truly possessed the legendary Indestructible Body?
What was indestructibility?
Eternal life, longevity equal to the heavens.
Form un-scattered, spirit un-extinguished, never to be worn away, eternally indestructible.
The Indestructible Body was a legend.
Moreover, it was a legend that no one had ever seen before. Neither the White-Clad Demoness nor those old-timers from the Primordial Era had ever seen it.
They also could not be certain whether Gu Qingfeng's physical body was truly the legendary Indestructible Body.
However.
Taking a step back ten thousand times, even if it truly was the Indestructible Body, at most it could only be an Indestructible Body that had not yet awakened.
They might not have seen a true Indestructible Body, but there was one point they were all certain of: if an Indestructible Body were to awaken, it could not possibly be as lifeless as a corpse, like Gu Qingfeng's physical body was now.
As long as it remained unawakened, no matter how powerful a treasure body was, it was merely an empty shell. Any unawakened treasure body was like a corpse without a soul—even the Indestructible Body was no exception.
At this very moment, Gu Qingfeng truly resembled a soulless corpse.
The vitality on his body grew weaker and weaker, almost teetering on the brink of death.
And this was probably the sole confidence that kept those Divine Sense Avatars and the Great Wasteland Magnate Ancestral Patriarchs persisting in their attempt to eradicate Gu Qingfeng.
Even if they couldn't budge Gu Qingfeng's physical body, as long as his vitality completely dissipated, it would be the same as death.
They were all waiting.
Waiting for Gu Qingfeng's vitality to completely vanish.