"I never would have thought...
You Di has actually come here as well..." After Gu Qingfeng and Da Xing the Mad Monk departed, the group of Patriarchs from the Eternal Life Pavilion did not feel a sense of relief. They still wore heavy, troubled expressions.
They were all venerable seniors who had cultivated for many years, Patriarchs of a blessed land like the Eternal Life Pavilion. Their understanding of the situation between heaven and earth was naturally far greater than most. They all clearly knew that with Gu Qingfeng's appearance in the Desolate Ancient Black Hole, the Desolate Ancient Black Hole was no longer simply the Desolate Ancient Black Hole. The significance it represented and the events that were about to unfold could very well alter the fate of the Great Dao of heaven and earth and all living beings.
'If the Desolate Ancient appears, Original Sin is sure to change.'
This was a prophecy.
It was a prophecy known to the great powers of the Great Desolate, the Patriarchs of the Thirty-Six Cave Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands. It meant that once the Desolate Ancient Era appeared, Original Sin would undergo a transformation.
Now, the Desolate Ancient Era had already appeared. As for what kind of change Original Sin would undergo, no one knew.
Everyone was waiting. Everyone was also preparing.
This was true for both the great powers of the Great Desolate and the Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands.
After all, the emergence of this Desolate Ancient Era was of monumental significance, determining the future situation. Even if the Eternal Life Pavilion wished otherwise, they had no choice but to participate.
"You Di...
He...
Since he has appeared in the Desolate Ancient...
Is it...
Certain that he will die here?"
Suddenly.
Qingqing, her expression complex, gazed intently at the Chaotic Current Vortex not far away and asked a question, almost to herself.
"If You Di has appeared here, nine times out of ten, he will die here."
The one who answered her was none other than Lixin Xianzi.
Truth be told, this was not the first time Qingqing had asked this question. Even before encountering Gu Qingfeng, she had asked it more than once.
Others might not know, but Lixin alone was aware that ever since Qingqing had met You Di that one time in the Great Desolate Void, she had become distracted and absent-minded. Lixin knew that Qingqing had likely become infatuated with You Di.
If possible, Lixin did not want to crush Qingqing's feelings. Even knowing that Qingqing's infatuation with You Di would lead nowhere, she still did not want to tell Qingqing such a cruel truth.
In Lixin Xianzi's view, once You Di appeared in the Desolate Ancient, he would inevitably die here. This was certain; it would become fact sooner or later.
Not only she thought so, but all the Eternal Life Pavilion Patriarchs present, including Kaishan Laoyezi and even Lady Water Mirror, the master of Fusheng Dijun, shared this belief.
Because the great powers of the Great Desolate, the Cave Heavens and Blessed Lands, the Sacred Grounds and Forbidden Lands, the Guixu and Desolate Ruins, the Nine Heavens and Nine Netherworlds—all existences under heaven and earth—would not permit a variable of Original Sin as deep and vast as You Di to live.
If he lived, he would be a threat to the Great Dao of heaven and earth and to all living beings.
Therefore, You Di must die.
And this time was the best, the final opportunity to eradicate You Di.
No one would give up this chance, and their Eternal Life Pavilion was no exception.
'If the Desolate Ancient appears, Original Sin is sure to change.' This was a prophecy many Patriarchs could deduce.
Almost everyone believed this prophecy already indicated that You Di would certainly die in the Desolate Ancient.
As was well known, Gu Qingfeng had once ignited the Original Sin Karmic Flame on Wudao Mountain, awakened Original Sin, and was publicly acknowledged as the True Lord of Original Sin.
If Gu Qingfeng did not die, he would inevitably ascend as the True Lord of Original Sin. Only if he died would the True Lord of Original Sin change.
Yet the prophecies everyone deduced stated that if the Desolate Ancient appeared, Original Sin was *sure* to change. That single word 'sure' already destined Gu Qingfeng to certain death.
Actually.
Qingqing was not unaware of this prophecy. Nor did she disbelieve it. She just...
Found it somewhat difficult to accept this fact.
Perhaps it was truly as Lixin Xianzi said. Ever since that one meeting with Gu Qingfeng in the Great Desolate Void, Qingqing had become utterly infatuated, unable to forget him.
Although she knew her infatuation with You Di would lead nowhere, she did not care about that. She did not hope for any outcome.
But the thought that the person she was infatuated with would ultimately die here made Qingqing's heart ache terribly.
"Let's go."
Lady Water Mirror was about to lead everyone into the Desolate Ancient ruins before them when Kaishan Laoyezi suddenly spoke: "Lady, please wait."
"What is it?"
"Since You Di has already entered these ruins, this old man thinks we should give up."
Lady Water Mirror nodded, finding Kaishan Laoyezi's words very reasonable.
Setting aside whether these ruins held any treasures, even if they did, with You Di already inside, they likely stood no chance of snatching anything from him.
That wasn't the important part.
The important part was that You Di's existence was too dangerous. Countless existences under heaven and earth had their eyes on him. It was best to keep as far away as possible from such a being.
...
Since entering the Desolate Ancient Black Hole, Gu Qingfeng had encountered who knew how many ruins, large and small, of all kinds. Most Desolate Ancient ruins looked the same: a massive Chaotic Current Vortex in the sky, an endless expanse of desert on the ground, with the ruin's space lacking both fundamental laws and orderly structure.
The Taixu Sword Tomb he had entered earlier was a relatively special Desolate Ancient ruin. Although it also lacked fundamental laws and orderly structure, at least it wasn't an endless desert but rather mountains and plains covered in flying swords.
Upon arriving at this Desolate Ancient ruin, he encountered one even more peculiar.
The sky of this Desolate Ancient ruin also held a massive Chaotic Current Vortex, but the ground was not an endless desert. Looking out, mountains, rivers, flowers, grass, and trees were all present. What made Gu Qingfeng even more unbelievable was that this Desolate Ancient ruin seemed to contain Spiritual Energy.
Perhaps it was Spiritual Energy.
Gu Qingfeng wasn't entirely sure if what this Desolate Ancient ruin contained could be called Spiritual Energy. He focused his senses; he had never encountered this kind of Spiritual Energy before.
He pondered that it should be a type of Spiritual Energy.
Otherwise, this Desolate Ancient ruin couldn't possibly have mountains, rivers, flowers, grass, and trees.
If that were all, it wouldn't have made Gu Qingfeng so startled and suspicious.
The reality was that the massive Chaotic Current Vortex in the sky was bizarrely emitting a faint golden-red radiance. This radiance looked somewhat eerie, casting the entire Desolate Ancient ruin as if draped in a layer of evening glow.
Gazing at the scenery within this Desolate Ancient ruin, Gu Qingfeng felt a sense of dazed. It felt like the scenery at sunset, actually carrying a hint of comfort and even a trace of familiarity.
Looking up at the massive Chaotic Current Vortex in the sky, he found nothing particularly strange. Probing with his divine sense yielded no discoveries either. The weird thing was, looking at the vortex, he kept feeling it resembled a great sun gradually setting in the west.
This was truly bizarre!
Even more bizarre was, for some reason, upon entering this Desolate Ancient ruin, Gu Qingfeng felt a sense of déjà vu.
He just couldn't figure out, for the moment, whether this sense of déjà vu came from the sunset-like scenery, from this eerie Desolate Ancient ruin, or from something else.