Gu Qingfeng had expected the Desolate Ancient Fierce Beast to resist fiercely after being devoured, especially since he couldn't refine it. He thought the resistance would be even more intense, and it might even desperately try to counter-devour him at all costs.
What surprised Gu Qingfeng was that the Desolate Ancient Fierce Beast did not resist at all. Not only did it not resist, but it also huddled obediently in a corner like a quail.
To him, this was highly abnormal.
As the saying goes, when something abnormal occurs, there must be a demon behind it. Gu Qingfeng knew all too well how savage and brutal this Desolate Ancient Fierce Beast was. Previously, it had been desperate to devour him. How could it become so docile immediately after being devoured?
Gu Qingfeng pondered whether this might be some kind of scheme.
Would this bastard launch a sudden attack once he let his guard down?
Hard to say, and difficult to predict.
But such a possibility couldn't be ruled out.
To be honest,
if that were really the case, Gu Qingfeng wasn't too worried. Since he dared to devour this thing, he wasn't afraid of it counter-devouring him.
He might not have a way to refine this Desolate Ancient Fierce Beast, but he was confident he could firmly suppress it.
After all, the Desolate Ancient Fierce Beast was now inside his body—his territory.
A powerful dragon cannot suppress a local snake. If the Desolate Ancient Fierce Beast was the powerful dragon, then Gu Qingfeng was the local snake.
What truly worried him was another possibility.
Had the Desolate Ancient Fierce Beast discovered something within his body, which made it so docile?
In other words, was there something within him that it feared?
If that were the case, what exactly was it afraid of?
Was it the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura?
Or was it From Azure Heaven to Yellow Springs?
After some thought, it seemed unlikely.
For some reason, Gu Qingfeng had a feeling—a feeling that the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura, From Azure Heaven to Yellow Springs, and the recently devoured Desolate Ancient Fierce Beast seemed to share some kind of connection. All three gave him the vague, indescribable sense of being related to Original Sin.
Thinking of this,
Gu Qingfeng's heart skipped a beat.
He still clearly remembered when he first entered the Primordial Black Hole. Both the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura and From Azure Heaven to Yellow Springs were more excited and agitated than the other, constantly stirring restlessly.
Ever since he had inexplicably fused with that ominous object in another Desolate Ancient ruin, the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura and From Azure Heaven to Yellow Springs had suddenly become exceptionally docile. Although they were still excited and stirring, they had become much, much more low-key compared to before. They were clearly quite wary of that damn ominous object.
The Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura was like this, From Azure Heaven to Yellow Springs was like this, and now this Desolate Ancient Fierce Beast had also become exceptionally docile.
Could it also be because it feared that ominous object?
He wasn't sure.
Gu Qingfeng couldn't figure it out either.
He only knew that if this were true, then he had really gotten himself into big trouble this time.
Just think—if even the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura, From Azure Heaven to Yellow Springs, and the Desolate Ancient Fierce Beast were so wary of that damn ominous object, how terrifying must that ominous object be?
Besides this, there was another matter that weighed heavily on Gu Qingfeng's mind.
When he and the Desolate Ancient Fierce Beast were mutually devouring each other, the blood within his body suddenly boiled. At that moment, Gu Qingfeng experienced a sensation unlike any before—feeling as if his entire being had become clear, every inch of his skin brimming with vast, boundless power.
Unfortunately,
this sensation lasted only a very short time, vanishing in a flash. Afterward, the Original Sin Blood returned to being as lifeless and stagnant as before, like dead water.
The blood within his body was Original Sin Blood. If it boiled...
Did that mean Original Sin had awakened?
Yes.
Gu Qingfeng was certain that the moment his Original Sin Blood boiled, the Original Sin within him truly seemed to have awakened.
No!
Not 'seemed,' but was fact.
Ever since he reignited the Original Sin Karmic Flames on Mount Wudao and awakened again, Gu Qingfeng had been completely unable to sense the presence of Original Sin—not even the slightest bit.
But now, he could already sense the presence of Original Sin. Although that feeling was very ethereal and elusive, even faint and intermittent, he was certain it was Original Sin.
This excited Gu Qingfeng somewhat.
After all, his purpose in coming to the Primordial Black Hole was precisely to seek Original Sin.
As for whether he could attain Original Sin, Gu Qingfeng had no confidence. He could only exert his utmost effort and do his best.
"Amitabha..." Just as Gu Qingfeng was deep in thought, a voice that was both familiar and unfamiliar suddenly echoed in his mind.
This voice seemed to come from the past, yet also from the future, and even from another spacetime. It was exceptionally ethereal and elusive. When the voice sounded, it felt as if it had traversed countless ages, giving a very ancient impression.
Hearing this voice, Gu Qingfeng was both surprised and taken aback. He recognized it—it was the Old Monk's voice, and specifically the Old Monk who resided within the Bone Jade of Annihilation.
Back when he reignited the Original Sin Karmic Flames on Mount Wudao and underwent Nirvana Silence rebirth, the Bone Jade of Annihilation that had hung around his neck disappeared. To be precise, it didn't vanish but merged with his physical body. However, he had been unable to sense the presence of the Bone Jade of Annihilation afterward, thus also losing contact with the Old Monk.
Later, by chance, Gu Qingfeng entered a mysterious space within the illusory realm of the Daoless Age and met the Old Monk.
It was during that encounter that he learned this Bone Jade of Annihilation belonged to the Daoless Age, and the Nirvana Silence space within the Bone Jade of Annihilation also belonged to the Daoless Age, including the Old Monk who resided there.
Unfortunately,
after that meeting in the illusory realm, he never encountered the Old Monk again.
Hearing the Old Monk's voice now filled Gu Qingfeng's heart with indescribable joy. Upon careful sensing, sure enough, he could feel the Bone Jade of Annihilation. With a thought, Gu Qingfeng's consciousness appeared in a mysterious space in the next instant.
This space was a fusion of yin and yang, light and darkness intertwined, like a mass of chaos.
This was precisely the world inside the Bone Jade of Annihilation.
A Nirvana Silence space he couldn't comprehend back then and still couldn't comprehend now.
Within this Nirvana Silence space stood a mountain named Nirvana Silence Mountain. On the mountain was a temple named Nirvana Silence Temple, and within the temple lived an Old Monk Gu Qingfeng had never met.
Gazing at the chaos within the Nirvana Silence space, Gu Qingfeng's heart felt complex, like an orphan who had wandered for many years suddenly returning home—an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Over the years, although he had grown accustomed to solitude, it was merely habit. It didn't mean he enjoyed solitude.
He had never enjoyed solitude.
He had been parentless since childhood, with no relatives and no concept of a so-called home. He didn't even have many friends. Only he knew the hardships and bitterness of the path he had walked. The only one who had accompanied him all along, growing alongside him, was the Old Monk he had never met, residing within this Nirvana Silence space.