Gu Qingfeng had heard Da Xing the Mad Monk mention the Blood River Ancestral Patriarch before. It was said this Blood River Ancestral Patriarch was a legendary overlord of the demonic path. Apparently, before falling into demonhood, he had been a disciple of some cave heaven. Not only that, he was rumored to have once been an Emperor of the Nine Heavens. Later, for the sake of a woman, he fell into the demonic path, once stirring up a storm of bloodshed in the Great Wasteland, killing until the heavens and earth darkened, and rivers of blood flowed throughout the myriad realms.
This was the famous legend of how a single thought could turn one into a demon, and rivers of blood would flow.
Gu Qingfeng had never heard this legend before, nor did he know that the Nine Netherworlds had a Demon Emperor like the Blood River Ancestral Patriarch.
After hearing the legend of the Blood River Ancestral Patriarch from Da Xing, he had to admit, he was quite interested in the Blood River Ancestral Patriarch. If the opportunity arose, he wouldn’t mind befriending him, because he himself had once done something similar for a woman. Though he hadn’t fallen into demonhood, it wasn’t far off. He reckoned that Blood River Ancestral Patriarch was probably a man of true temperament, just like himself.
Beside him.
Da Xing the Mad Monk looked up at his surroundings and said in a low voice, “Youngster Gu, you know what?
This old monk reckons that even if Floating Life Imperial Lord were willing to go all out to annihilate the Three-Eyed Demon Monarch, he might not have the capability.”
“What do you mean by that?”
“Didn’t this old monk tell you before? The Blood River Ancestral Patriarch has also come to the Primordial Black Hole.”
Seeing Da Xing pout his lips toward the surroundings, Gu Qingfeng understood. “You mean the Blood River Ancestral Patriarch is also here?”
“Whether the Blood River Ancestral Patriarch is here or not, this old monk doesn’t know. But he’s definitely in the Primordial Black Hole. And this old monk dares to guarantee, someone will definitely step forward to plead for the Three-Eyed Demon Monarch. Even if it’s not the Blood River Ancestral Patriarch himself, it will certainly be a high-level expert close to him.”
As soon as Da Xing the Mad Monk finished speaking, a voice sounded from the sky.
“Floating Life Imperial Lord truly lives up to being a heaven-chosen existence. Truly eye-opening, admirable, admirable!
This old one is utterly impressed!”
The voice was aged and quite hoarse. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw an old man flying through the sky.
The old man had snow-white hair and wore a grayish-white robe. His skeletal frame looked as thin as skin wrapped over bones. Leaning on a white bone scepter, he walked leisurely, his steps covering vast distances, arriving in the blink of an eye.
“Damn it!
How did this old thing get here!”
Seeing this old man with the white bone scepter, Da Xing the Mad Monk cursed loudly, appearing very surprised.
“You know this old man?”
“This is an ancient demon from the Nine Netherworlds, known as the Ancient Bone Demon. This old thing is incredibly formidable.”
“Ancient Bone Demon?”
Gu Qingfeng rubbed his chin in thought. The name Ancient Bone Demon sounded familiar, as if he’d heard it somewhere before, but he couldn’t recall where at the moment.
Within the scene.
After the Ancient Bone Demon appeared, he did not look at the Three-Eyed Demon Monarch who was collapsed on the ground, unconscious. Nor did he pay any attention to Floating Life Imperial Lord. To everyone’s surprise, he actually walked over, cupped his fists, bowed, and saluted Gu Qingfeng.
“This old one, Bai Feng, pays his respects to the Nine Nethers Emperor.”
No one expected the Ancient Bone Demon to suddenly salute Gu Qingfeng. Eastern Peak Great Emperor and the others hadn’t anticipated it, Da Xing the Mad Monk hadn’t anticipated it, and even Gu Qingfeng himself hadn’t anticipated it.
Gu Qingfeng still leaned lazily against the large rock, squinting his eyes as he looked the Ancient Bone Demon up and down. “Do we know each other?”
“This old one has never met Your Excellency the Emperor.”
“If we’ve never met, then why are you…” “This old one, as a demon of the Nine Netherworlds, should pay respects to the Nine Nethers Emperor.”
Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng was momentarily speechless. “I am no longer the Emperor of the Nine Netherworlds.”
“At the very least, you once were. And this old one believes Your Excellency will be again in the future…” There was something peculiar about the Ancient Bone Demon’s words, and the meaning they carried was probably not so simple.
Gu Qingfeng didn’t believe that the Ancient Bone Demon was saluting him in public merely because he was a demon of the Nine Netherworlds and Gu Qingfeng had once ascended to become the Nine Nethers Emperor. This salute felt to Gu Qingfeng not meant for him to see, but more like it was for others to see.
Only, the meaning behind it was something Gu Qingfeng couldn’t immediately figure out.
“Ancient Bone Demon.”
At that moment, Da Xing the Mad Monk said with a smile, “Do you still remember this old monk?”
“Living Buddha Da Xing, how could this old one not remember?”
“Well, well, your memory’s not bad! After all these years, I never thought you’d still remember this old monk.”
Da Xing the Mad Monk jumped down from the large rock, holding his Great Compassion Fan, and said with a smile, “So what’s the deal? What’s the meaning of you popping up out of nowhere like this?
Where did you come from?”
“From where I should come.”
“For that brat Three-Eyed Demon Monarch?”
“Exactly.”
“I say, Ancient Bone Demon, if you’ve come here to save Three-Eyed Demon Monarch, this old monk advises you to go back where you came from. That brat Three-Eyed overestimated his abilities and, ignorant of what’s good for him, tried to snatch the Seven-Colored Lotus from someone else’s disciple. He even attacked and injured Lady Water Mirror. Who is Lady Water Mirror? She’s Floating Life’s master. Do you think Floating Life Imperial Lord will let him off?”
Before the Ancient Bone Demon could reply, Da Xing the Mad Monk continued shouting loudly, “Furthermore, even if Floating Life lad were willing to let Three-Eyed Demon Monarch off today, Eastern Peak Great Emperor, Pure Robe Bodhisattva, Purple Mist Immortal Realm, Loulan Blessed Land, and these other seniors wouldn’t agree.
Even if we take ten thousand steps back and say all these people agreed, this old monk absolutely would not. That brat Three-Eyed has committed countless atrocities in the Present Era. This old monk has long wanted to butcher that little bastard.
To tell you the truth, Ancient Bone Demon, today, not to mention you, even if the Blood River Ancestral Patriarch himself came, this old monk wouldn’t give face.
That brat Three-Eyed has slaughtered over forty worlds and billions of living beings in the Present Era. Every person in the myriad realms wishes to see him dead. Today, anyone who lets Three-Eyed escape is colluding with demons and monsters, intolerable to heaven and earth!”
After speaking, Da Xing the Mad Monk deliberately looked at Eastern Peak Great Emperor and the others, asking, “What do you say, esteemed Great Emperors? Do you agree with what this old monk says? I believe you all also agree with this old monk’s words and won’t let Three-Eyed Demon Monarch escape, right?”
Everyone present, whether Eastern Peak Great Emperor, Pure Robe Bodhisattva, or Lord Lingyin, all had gloomy expressions. No one responded, nor did they know how to respond to this question.
Originally, with the appearance of Floating Life Imperial Lord, even if they were unwilling, they had no choice but to give up competing for the Seven-Colored Lotus. They knew perfectly well they were no match for Floating Life Imperial Lord.
They thought that if they could use Floating Life Imperial Lord’s hand to annihilate the Three-Eyed Demon Monarch, their trip wouldn’t have been in vain.
It wasn’t that they wanted to rid the world of evil for the people, but they all knew that since the Blood River Ancestral Patriarch had passed the Nine Netherworld Banner to the Three-Eyed Demon Monarch, the Three-Eyed Demon Monarch was already a disciple of the Blood River Ancestral Patriarch. If Floating Life Imperial Lord moved to annihilate the Three-Eyed Demon Monarch, he would inevitably provoke the wrath of the Blood River Ancestral Patriarch. If Floating Life Imperial Lord and the Blood River Ancestral Patriarch went to war, it would be a rare good thing for them. Especially in a place like the Primordial Black Hole, where an opportunity was about to be born, if Floating Life Imperial Lord and the Blood River Ancestral Patriarch ended up mutually wounded, they would have two fewer competitors.