After leaving the Silent Destruction World, Gu Qingfeng wandered around this Desolate Ancient Era ruins for a while. Finding it rather dull, he simply departed.
It was somewhat laughable, and rather ironic.
Gu Qingfeng had come this time to seek the Original Sin.
But where to seek it, how to seek it—Gu Qingfeng knew none of this.
For now, the only thing he could do was walk around, look around, and head wherever there was commotion. Perhaps a blind cat really could bump into a dead mouse.
The Primordial Black Hole had undergone tremendous changes since Gu Qingfeng first arrived.
When he first came, the Primordial Black Hole was filled with Chaotic Current Vortexes, densely packed and countless. But now, the number of Chaotic Current Vortexes within the Primordial Black Hole had decreased significantly. It seemed they had merged with each other, forming massive Chaotic Current Vortexes.
Gu Qingfeng specifically went in to take a look. As he had guessed, behind these massive Chaotic Current Vortexes, there were also Desolate Ancient Era ruins, and these ruins were far, far larger than the ones he had entered before.
Clearly, after the various Chaotic Current Vortexes merged, the ruins behind them had also fused together.
As Gu Qingfeng traveled through the Primordial Black Hole, he felt quite puzzled. If things continued like this, wouldn't all the Chaotic Current Vortexes within the Primordial Black Hole eventually merge into one? That would mean all the Desolate Ancient Era ruins would also merge together.
If, in the end, all Chaotic Current Vortexes merged into one, would that be the entire Primordial Black Hole?
If all Desolate Ancient Era ruins merged into one, would that be the entire Desolate Ancient Era?
He didn't know.
Gu Qingfeng didn't make wild guesses. He didn't know much about the Desolate Ancient Era, and his understanding of so-called black holes was even less. No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn't figure it out.
Boom!—Crack!
A vast and violent sound came from somewhere, as if piercing through the entire Primordial Black Hole, shaking the black hole.
This wasn't the first time Gu Qingfeng had heard this sound. He had heard this tremendous noise several times before in the Primordial Black Hole. He had tried to find its source, but unfortunately, he hadn't succeeded.
What felt most bizarre to him was that every time this sound came, he felt an indescribable sensation in his heart, as if something was calling to him.
Not only that, but the Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura, the From Azure Heaven to Yellow Springs, and even the Heaven-Devouring, Earth-Eating Blood Taotie within his body would grow restless upon hearing this sound.
These three existences had all fused with the True Blood of Original Sin; they were true Child of Original Sin. From all signs, Gu Qingfeng suspected that the Original Sin within his body was most likely also the True Blood of Original Sin.
The Avici Uninterrupted Evil Asura and the other two grew restless at the sound, and he was more or less the same. This suggested that the tremendous noise was likely related to the Original Sin.
Thinking this, Gu Qingfeng didn't hesitate and tried once more to find the source of the sound.
Unfortunately.
This time, he still couldn't find it.
The sound was too ethereal, too elusive. It seemed to come from all directions, from above and below, from every Chaotic Current Vortex in the Primordial Black Hole, yet also as if it wasn't within the Primordial Black Hole at all. It was as bizarre as could be.
Gu Qingfeng searched continuously for a long time, but in the end, he returned empty-handed. Helpless, he could only give up for now.
He considered randomly finding a Desolate Ancient Era ruin to enter and take a look. Just then, he suddenly heard another strange sound.
It sounded like an angry roar.
Hmm?
What's going on?
Gu Qingfeng remained still for a moment. Not long after, he heard the angry roar again.
Curious, he prepared to go and investigate.
Although this roar wasn't as ethereal and elusive as the sound that pierced through the Primordial Black Hole, and there were traces to follow, it felt to Gu Qingfeng as if it came from very far away. He followed the sound, shuttling through the Primordial Black Hole. He didn't know how long he shuttled, but he still couldn't find the source of the sound.
However, the roar was becoming clearer and clearer. This meant the direction was correct, the location was correct. As long as he continued searching, he should be able to find it.
Thus, Gu Qingfeng continued shuttling through the Primordial Black Hole.
Strangely enough.
Whether he had shuttled to the inner layer or the depths of the Primordial Black Hole, this place actually had no Chaotic Current Vortexes, not even one. There were only layers upon layers of Chaotic Currents, and the Chaotic Currents here were far more ferocious than before, even more frenzied than the previous Chaotic Current Vortexes.
He continued deeper in his search.
Suddenly.
Gu Qingfeng realized something was wrong because he detected Spiritual Breath fluctuations, and they were rushing towards him. These Spiritual Breath fluctuations were very intense—they were Heavenly Destiny auras, and not just one, but two: one of an Emperor Seal Heavenly Destiny and one of a Star Lord Heavenly Destiny. This meant the approaching person was above the level of a Peerless Heavenly Destiny Emperor.
Gu Qingfeng didn't leave. Instead, he remained motionless, wanting to see who the other party was.
Closer.
The other party was very fast. Before long, they appeared before Gu Qingfeng.
It was a man.
A man dressed in white, with handsome features and an elegant, scholarly demeanor.
This man stood with his hands behind his back, slightly frowning, staring at Gu Qingfeng with a look of surprise and suspicion.
He stared at Gu Qingfeng, and Gu Qingfeng also looked at him.
With just one glance, Gu Qingfeng could sense that this person's existence was extraordinary.
If it were merely the so-called Emperor Seal Heavenly Destiny and Star Lord Heavenly Destiny, they naturally wouldn't catch Gu Qingfeng's eye. This man's imposing aura was truly remarkable; one could clearly feel it from afar. What made Gu Qingfeng secretly marvel was that besides the Emperor Seal and Star Lord Heavenly Destinies, the man possessed a full five Spiritual Breaths, and each of these five breaths was more unfathomable than the last.
Gu Qingfeng initially thought to release his divine sense to probe stealthily, but he gave up before even trying, because he found that after releasing his divine sense, he couldn't detect the other's existence at all.
An expert!
Definitely an expert!
Although others couldn't detect Gu Qingfeng's existence either, in his lifetime, he hadn't encountered many existences that couldn't be probed by divine sense. He could count them on one hand, and those existences were all too special—like Jun Xuanji, like Eternal Nameless. One belonged to the Daoless Age, the other was an incarnation of karma and destiny.
This person didn't seem to be from the Daoless Age, nor did he seem related to karma and destiny. He didn't even seem to be a reincarnated person.
Where did this fellow come from?
"May I ask if you are the Nine Nethers Emperor?"
The elegant man opposite spoke calmly, asking a question.
Gu Qingfeng countered, "You know me?"
"Throughout ancient and modern times, who doesn't know the name of the Nine Nethers Emperor? Although I have never met the Nine Nethers Emperor, his great name is renowned."
"Is that so..." Gu Qingfeng rubbed his chin, looking the man up and down. "And who are you?"
"My Dao title is Fangsheng. I come from the Eternal Life Pavilion."