Apart from that, there was another matter regarding Gu Qingfeng that the Demoness couldn't wrap her head around no matter how hard she tried—the Chaos of Infinite Phenomena he had unleashed earlier.
One was the Heavenly Phenomenon Pagoda, one was the Earthly Phenomenon Purgatory, and one was the Chaotic Phenomenon Universe.
These three Fortunes had evolved into the Chaos of Infinite Phenomena.
The myriad living beings of the Heavenly Phenomenon were bowing in worship.
The myriad dead souls of the Earthly Phenomenon were offering sacrifices.
The myriad voids of the Chaotic Phenomenon were spinning.
Earlier, the Demoness had always believed that the so-called Heavenly Phenomenon, Earthly Phenomenon, and Chaotic Phenomenon were merely manifestations of the Great Dao's Fortune. However, after witnessing Gu Qingfeng unleash the Chaos of Infinite Phenomena with her own eyes this time, she vaguely felt that this didn't seem like any ordinary Great Dao Fortune. Especially when the myriad immortals, Buddhas, and living beings were bowing in worship, and the myriad demon monsters and dead souls were offering sacrifices, the Demoness became even more convinced it couldn't be a Great Dao Fortune.
What kind of Great Dao Fortune could give birth to the images of all living beings?
What kind of Fortune could give birth to the images of all the dead?
Moreover, the images of the living and the dead that were born seemed like Primordial Ancestors accompanying the birth of Chaos itself. That was exactly the feeling she got. Even though the Demoness wasn't within the Chaos at the time, she could clearly sense that aura of Primordial Ancestors.
What the Demoness found most unbelievable was: why would these images of the living and the dead, once born, both bow in worship and offer sacrifices to Gu Qingfeng?
Recalling the scene at the time, the Demoness still felt her scalp tingling.
It felt as if all the Primordial Ancestors of the Great Dao between heaven and earth were kneeling to Gu Qingfeng.
Why was it like this?
What were they bowing to? What were they sacrificing to?
What on Gu Qingfeng's person was worthy of their worship? What was worthy of their sacrifices?
If it were a Great Dao Fortune, could there be such a bizarre Fortune?
But if it weren't a Great Dao Fortune, then what could it be?
She didn't know.
No matter how she thought about it, the Demoness found it utterly inconceivable.
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The boundless Primordial Black Hole was still changing.
The originally endless chaotic whirlpools were no longer endless. Instead, after merging with each other, they formed one massive chaotic whirlpool after another. These enormous whirlpools within the Primordial Black Hole looked exactly like gigantic gears turning, appearing extremely terrifying.
However, it wasn't just the chaotic whirlpools that were merging; the Desolate Ancient Ruins behind the chaotic whirlpools were merging too. Previously, the Desolate Ancient Ruins within the Primordial Black Hole were like fragments. After merging, each Desolate Ancient Ruin became larger than the last.
And there was no sign of stopping; the merging continued.
Both the chaotic whirlpools and the Desolate Ancient Ruins.
Who knew if, after all the chaotic whirlpools completely merged, it would become the current Primordial Black Hole?
Who knew if, after all the Desolate Ancient Ruins merged, the Desolate Ancient Era of that year would reappear in the present age?
At this very moment.
Inside one of the Desolate Ancient Ruins.
A massive chaotic whirlpool slowly rotated in the sky above, while below stretched a boundless, desolate desert.
It seemed as if a person was standing in the desert.
This person wore a set of white robes, head lowered, complexion somewhat pale, expression also somewhat grave.
No matter how powerful the wind and sand were, the white-robed man seemed completely unaffected—his hair was, his sleeves were, and he himself even more so. He gave the impression of a solitary peak standing proudly between heaven and earth; no matter how chaotic this world became, he remained utterly untouched.
This man was none other than Gu Qingfeng.
After he devoured the Primordial Beast of Chaos transformed from the Blood-Sucking Cauldron, the ruins where the Blood-Sucking Cauldron was located also collapsed. As they collapsed, Gu Qingfeng fell into the Primordial Black Hole and was then swept into these ruins.
Which ruins these were, Gu Qingfeng didn't know, nor was he interested in knowing at the moment. After being swept in, his first priority was to find a way to refine the Primordial Beast of Chaos.
The existence of the Blood-Sucking Cauldron was too sinister, extremely bizarre and terrifying—Gu Qingfeng had experienced this deeply. This time, if not for good luck, he would have been the one devoured.
Fortunately, his life was tough enough.
In the end, he fought desperately and devoured the Primordial Beast of Chaos transformed from the Blood-Sucking Cauldron.
But it was only devouring.
Devouring it didn't mean everything was fine.
On the contrary, after devouring it was when the trouble began.
To be honest, based on past experience, if the Blood-Sucking Cauldron hadn't insisted on devouring him, Gu Qingfeng would never have actively devoured this thing.
Many sinister things, once you get involved with them, absolutely bring endless trouble and headaches. And if you're not careful, you'll capsize in the gutter. He had felt this way the first time he laid eyes on the Blood-Sucking Cauldron.
Of course, if you could refine this thing after devouring it, that would be for the best.
But if you couldn't refine it and forcibly devoured it, you were undoubtedly planting a hidden calamity for yourself. As long as you couldn't refine it, the other party would retain its own consciousness, which would lead to a series of troubles.
First, you must constantly suppress this thing to prevent it from counter-devouring you.
Second, since you devoured it, you also have to nurture it.
Third, if you're unlucky and get counter-devoured by this thing, then you're completely finished.
This was Gu Qingfeng's hard-earned wisdom. Back in the Ancient Era, most of his mysterious Fortunes were of this nature—impossible to refine, impossible to shake off, impossible to drive away. Usually, you could only nurture them like ancestors. If you could reach an agreement, they might come out to help you when you're in danger. If you couldn't reach an agreement, when you're in danger, not only would they not help, they might even add insult to injury and seize the opportunity to take your life.
It was like this in the Ancient Era, and it's like this again in the Present Era.
For example, his Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura and From Azure Heaven to Yellow Springs were like this, as was the ominous object that inexplicably fused with him not long ago. These few things were all of this damned breed—impossible to refine, impossible to shake off. Not only did he have to nurture them daily, providing sustenance, but he also had to be carefully on guard against them.
Just like this time when he and the Blood-Sucking Cauldron were mutually devouring each other, if Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura and From Azure Heaven to Yellow Springs could have come out to lend a hand, Gu Qingfeng wouldn't have nearly lost his life. But damn it, neither of those existences showed up, not even letting out a fart. So sometimes these things are utterly unreliable. When you're truly in danger, you still have to rely on your own abilities.
If he had a choice, Gu Qingfeng would absolutely not provoke these things.
The Blood-Sucking Cauldron was clearly not something to be trifled with at first glance. If he could avoid it, he would have.
But the situation at the time simply didn't allow Gu Qingfeng any room for choice. If he didn't devour the Blood-Sucking Cauldron, the Blood-Sucking Cauldron would devour him. There was no other way; he could only risk everything and devour the Blood-Sucking Cauldron first.
While Gu Qingfeng and the Blood-Sucking Cauldron were mutually devouring each other, he had already sensed how terrifying this thing was—even surpassing Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura and From Azure Heaven to Yellow Springs. He figured it would be very difficult to refine, probably with little hope.
And indeed, that was the case.
After Gu Qingfeng devoured the beast transformed from the Blood-Sucking Cauldron, he immediately set about refining it. However, it was utterly useless. That Primordial Beast of Chaos simply didn't respond to refinement at all. No matter how you tried to refine it, it was like using fire to burn an indestructible, stubborn stone—no matter how fiercely the flames blazed, they couldn't melt the indestructible stone.