To this day, he still vividly remembered the moment not long ago in the Lingluo Heavenly Domain when he saw Xiao Jinr.
It was precisely that meeting that made him feel the fated True Lord of Original Sin was not him, but Xiao Jinr.
Although Xiao Jinr had not admitted it, he could sense it.
Xiao Jinr had once asked him: if one day in the future, this heaven and earth, these myriad worlds, these Three Thousand Great Daos, these countless living beings could not tolerate her, who would Gu Qingfeng choose?
When Xiao Jinr asked him this, Gu Qingfeng had a very strong feeling—that Xiao Jinr was the fated True Lord of Original Sin. It was also at that moment he decided to seek the Dao of Original Sin, or more precisely, to contend for Original Sin.
Therefore.
The words spoken by Da Xing the Mad Monk held no meaning for him. Regardless of whether the fated True Lord of Original Sin was him or not, he would still contend for Original Sin.
If the fated True Lord of Original Sin was Xiao Jinr, he would seek the Dao of Original Sin.
Because he had promised Xiao Jinr: if the Great Dao of heaven and earth could not tolerate her, Gu Qingfeng would destroy this heaven and earth, destroy this Great Dao.
This was his promise to Xiao Jinr.
What he said, he would certainly do.
If the fated True Lord of Original Sin was not Xiao Jinr, but himself, then he would seek the Dao of Original Sin all the more.
Because he needed to give himself an answer—an answer to who he was, where he came from, and where he was going.
Not only that, he also wanted to give Jun Xuanji an answer.
Back in the Lingluo Heavenly Domain, within the Peach Blossom Secret Realm, he had seen Jun Xuanji once.
The Jun Xuanji beneath the peach blossom tree gave him a heart-wrenching feeling.
Especially that tragically beautiful face, those hollow eyes.
Jun Xuanji was lost.
Adrift and bewildered, soul-lost and demon-mad.
Whether he had ever truly felt anything for Jun Xuanji back then, Gu Qingfeng did not know, and it was no longer important to him. Regardless of whether he had or not, he would spare no effort, at any cost, to free Jun Xuanji from the karma of Original Sin.
Da Xing the Mad Monk had originally wanted to say more, but Gu Qingfeng had no interest in listening further. He gave a casual farewell, then directly leaped up, leaving this Desolate Ancient ruins and plunging into the Desolate Ancient Black Hole.
The Desolate Ancient Black Hole remained as mysterious and vast as ever.
The chaotic currents were still surging violently like tidal waves.
The difference was.
The chaotic vortexes, which had initially been densely packed and countless, had now become sparse and few.
However, though their numbers had decreased, their scale had grown. Looking out, each massive chaotic vortex was like a Primordial Beast, slowly devouring the entire Desolate Ancient Black Hole bit by bit.
At this moment, deep within the Desolate Ancient Black Hole.
A mountain floated amidst the chaotic currents.
This mountain was pitch black, utterly desolate, and gave off a sinister, swamp-like feeling. Two people stood upon it.
One was a woman in black robes who appeared enchantingly beautiful, and the other was an unkempt, disheveled old man who looked like a beggar.
The two were none other than Heishui Niangniang and the Old Beggar from Guixu.
"Chaos!
Utter chaos! To think even the Ancestral Patriarchs of the Yellow Heaven have emerged."
The Old Beggar sat on a stone stool on Heishui Mountain, shaking his head and sighing as he spoke, occasionally pulling out a gourd to take a couple of swigs. "The situation is getting more and more chaotic, and harder and harder to see through."
When the Yellow Heaven Ancestral Patriarch vanished, it had erupted with an extremely terrifying force. This force not only scattered the surrounding chaotic currents into nothingness but also sent almost everyone flying—Gu Qingfeng, Da Xing the Mad Monk, Heishui Niangniang, and the Old Beggar were no exception.
Beside him.
Heishui Niangniang stood quietly, gazing into the mysterious Desolate Ancient Black Hole as she spoke softly, "The Human Dao is destined to revive in the Present-Ancient Era. The emergence of the Yellow Heaven Ancestral Patriarch is not strange. Moreover..." She paused, then continued, "The True Lord of Original Sin is to be born in the Present-Ancient Era, and the Daoless Age will also open in the Present-Ancient Era...
No one will miss such an important turning point as the Present-Ancient Era, no one...
The Ancestral Patriarchs of the Yellow Heaven are no exception."
Since Heishui Niangniang and the Old Beggar came from Guixu, they naturally also knew that in the distant past, the Human Dao had presided over the Yellow Heaven. The Ancestral Patriarchs of the Yellow Heaven were thus also the Ancestral Patriarchs of the Human Dao.
"That's true enough, but that was an Ancestral Patriarch of the Yellow Heaven!
As a Yellow Heaven Ancestral Patriarch, he's also my ancestor!
I originally wanted to pay my respects to my own ancestor, but who'd have thought that fellow would run off so fast."
After the Yellow Heaven Ancestral Patriarch disappeared, both of them had immediately given chase, wanting to see just who this Yellow Heaven Ancestral Patriarch was that he could be so terrifying. Unfortunately, after searching for a long time, they could not find any trace of that Yellow Heaven Ancestral Patriarch.
"Heh!"
Heishui Niangniang chuckled inexplicably.
"What are you laughing at?"
"Old Beggar, can you still be considered human?"
"Sister Heishui, saying that isn't very nice, is it?
Even if I, Old Beggar, am not human now, at least I once was. And all these years, I've always considered myself human. I could never do something so treacherous as betraying my ancestors."
Heishui Niangniang did not respond.
The Old Beggar gulped down a few mouthfuls of wine, stood up, and stretched his limbs. "Which Yellow Heaven Ancestral Patriarch do you think emerged?
Judging by that display, he was no ordinary Ancestral Patriarch. Putting everything else aside, just that terrifying aura alone was beyond imagination. Could it really be one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors?"
Heishui Niangniang still said nothing, and the Old Beggar didn't expect her to answer anyway, muttering to himself, "Heh, if it really is one of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, that would be too amusing. Back then, the Three Thousand Great Daos led by the Heavenly Dao used underhanded methods to destroy our Human Dao's Yellow Heaven. What's most infuriating is that they damn well even extracted the three souls from the Human Dao's origin. I still can't swallow that anger. This is good now. Once the Yellow Heaven Ancestral Patriarch emerges, he'll definitely seek revenge against the Heavenly Dao."
At this point, the Old Beggar grew excited. "Damn it!
I've held in this anger for a long time. This time, I can finally vent my grievances!"
Towards the Heavenly Dao.
The Old Beggar harbored deep hatred in his heart. Even whipping the corpse of the Old Man Heaven would not be enough to vent the hatred in his heart.
Firstly, he was not lying. He truly had once been part of the Human Dao, and was even a Desolate Ancient Superior Human. Later, although his path went astray and he deviated from the Human Dao, falling into the ranks of demons and devils, in his heart he still always considered himself human.
A Superior Human was one who received the mandate of the Human Dao.
Throughout history, all Superior Humans were dragons among men, and they were born with powerful physiques and boundless strength.
However.
Superior Humans did not live long.
To suppress the Human Dao and prevent its revival, Superior Humans had always been targets for elimination by the Heavenly Dao. Later, after the Heavenly Dao receded, the Immortal Dao became even more frenzied in this regard.
Back then, the Old Beggar had been hunted by the Heavenly Dao through several reincarnations, each time narrowly escaping death. In the end, to survive, he had no choice but to take a crooked path and fall into demonhood.
And then...
There was no 'and then'.
The Old Beggar was directly cast into Guixu by the Heavenly Dao.
This was also the fundamental reason for his hatred of the Heavenly Dao.