"Wronged to death! I've been wronged to death!"
Da Xing the Mad Monk hammered his chest and stomped his feet in fury.
The words Cang Yan had spoken were not something he hadn't considered before; on the contrary, he had been thinking about them all along, for the Witch Mother had warned him of this even earlier.
Da Xing the Mad Monk also knew that him bringing Gu Qingfeng into the Primordial Black Hole was already an established fact. Since it was a fact, it would form Karma. And Gu Qingfeng's existence was so special—special enough to influence the situation within the Primordial Black Hole, even the fate of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.
Just as Cang Yan had said, what the ultimate fate of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth would be, no one knew, no one was clear.
If the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth truly perished and the world was reborn as recorded in the Book of Fate, then he, Da Xing the Mad Monk, would become the chief culprit. The debt of the Great Dao's fall would sooner or later be settled upon his head.
If...
The Great Dao did not perish, and Heaven and Earth were not reborn, then the consequences would be even more severe. That would be tantamount to defying Fate.
Da Xing the Mad Monk, as the chief culprit, would certainly be unable to escape the judgment of Fate.
In other words.
No matter whether Fate or the Great Dao and Heaven and Earth emerged victorious from this muddy water of the Primordial Black Hole in the end, Da Xing the Mad Monk would be unable to avoid becoming the scapegoat.
From the current situation, it appeared that what decided the fate of the Great Dao and Heaven and Earth was Original Sin.
And Gu Qingfeng was the predestined True Lord of Original Sin.
Most importantly, it was Da Xing the Mad Monk who had brought Gu Qingfeng into the Primordial Black Hole.
He was the antecedent cause.
If Fate won, his antecedent cause would be the chief culprit behind the fall of the Great Dao.
If Fate lost, his antecedent cause would be the chief culprit behind defying Fate.
If Fate won, the Great Dao and Heaven and Earth would not spare him. If Fate lost, Fate would not spare him.
This debt, no matter what, he could not escape.
Da Xing the Mad Monk knew.
He had always known.
Precisely because he knew, he had been following Gu Qingfeng all along.
He didn't truly want to be the shit-stirring rod that disrupted the situation in the Primordial Black Hole; he wanted to make up for his mistake.
Unfortunately.
The moment Gu Qingfeng entered the Primordial Black Hole, chaos in the situation was destined. Even if Da Xing the Mad Monk possessed heaven-defying abilities, he could not make amends; he would only sink deeper and deeper.
If asked whether Da Xing the Mad Monk regretted bringing Gu Qingfeng into the Primordial Black Hole,
The answer was affirmative.
Da Xing the Mad Monk regretted it so much his guts had turned green.
Moreover.
By now, his mind was completely muddled. He couldn't even remember clearly anymore whether he had brought Gu Qingfeng into the Primordial Black Hole intentionally or unintentionally back then.
Truly.
He couldn't recall, was utterly bewildered.
It felt like it was unintentional, yet also seemed intentional. Whether it was intentional or unintentional, Da Xing the Mad Monk truly couldn't remember anymore. It was more like it had been predestined by the unseen forces all along.
Thinking of this.
Da Xing the Mad Monk's heart skipped a beat. He wondered if he had fallen into someone's trap.
Someone had laid a Karma trap for him. He had stumbled into it in a daze, and then, for no apparent reason, brought Gu Qingfeng into the Primordial Black Hole.
He had been used, made a pawn, and damn it, had ended up carrying such a huge black pot for someone else!
If that were truly the case, who would it be?
Who possessed such formidable capability?
Suddenly.
Da Xing the Mad Monk thought of a person.
One who, in legend, knew the past and the future, and wielded Fate and Karma.
One who, in legend, divined the cosmos and the primordial chaos, and penetrated the mysteries of Heaven and Earth.
An existence hailed as the incarnation of Karma, the emissary of Fate. An existence Da Xing the Mad Monk feared meeting the most.
Lady Tianji, Genggu Wuming!
In Da Xing the Mad Monk's mind, if there was anyone who could silently lay a Karma trap for him, it must be Genggu Wuming.
That's it!
It must be that damned woman Genggu Wuming!
Fate's favorite pastime was setting up schemes, playing with all beings in Heaven and Earth in the palm of its hand.
Clearly, it was Fate that wanted to destroy the Great Dao, yet Fate wouldn't act directly. Instead, it stirred up Original Sin, letting Original Sin destroy the Great Dao, letting Original Sin bear all the evil consequences.
That damned woman Genggu Wuming was both the incarnation of Karma and the emissary of Fate. She must hope the prophecy recorded in the Book of Fate became reality. She must hope Gu Qingfeng ascended as the True Lord of Original Sin and slaughtered the Great Dao.
Genggu Wuming knew that whoever brought Gu Qingfeng into the Primordial Black Hole would bear the black pot of slaughtering the Great Dao, would be condemned by Heaven and Earth, and would suffer the evil consequences.
Therefore, that damned woman laid a Karma trap for me, making me jump into it and carry this black pot of slaughtering the Great Dao for her!
The more he thought about it, the more Da Xing the Mad Monk was convinced he had definitely fallen into Genggu Wuming's snare!
Damn it!
Genggu Wuming, I curse your ancestors!
Da Xing the Mad Monk was seething with anger.
Although he had long been clearly aware he was a chess piece, knowing was one thing; knowing did not mean he could necessarily accept it, much less that he would resign himself to fate.
The more he thought, the angrier he became, though he did not show it.
Cang Yan, sitting in the pavilion at this moment, had always been in cahoots with Genggu Wuming. And if all this truly was a Karma trap laid by Genggu Wuming, Da Xing the Mad Monk dared to affirm that Cang Yan's coming to warn him today was probably also Genggu Wuming's intention. Even that Life-Death Reincarnation Cauldron might have been given to Cang Yan by Genggu Wuming to scare him.
Another trap being laid this time?
Cang Yan was clearly threatening him to leave the Primordial Black Hole.
What did it mean?
So that damned woman Genggu Wuming, having used me up, was now preparing to discard me?
Or was she afraid I would ruin her plans after learning the truth?
Damn it!
That damned woman Genggu Wuming's tactics run deep!
"This...
Lady Langya, since things have come to this, I don't wish to say more."
Da Xing the Mad Monk rubbed his hands together and said, "You said earlier that making me leave the Primordial Black Hole was for my own good. Let me ask one more thing: if I don't wade into this muddy water, does that mean I won't have to carry this black pot?"
Opposite.
Inside the pavilion.
Cang Yan stood up and strolled leisurely amidst the chaotic flows. Her relaxed expression, lazy eyes, and unhurried pace were as if she were taking a stroll in a garden.
Gazing at the vast and boundless Primordial Black Hole, she softly responded, "Da Xing, have you misunderstood something?"
"Misunderstood?
Misunderstood what?"
"First, I never said making you leave the Primordial Black Hole was for your own good."
"Second, I have already clearly told you that you bringing him into the Primordial Black Hole is a fact; Karma has already formed. Whether you leave or not, you are the antecedent cause and must bear the unknown consequences."
"Third..." Turning around, Cang Yan looked at Da Xing the Mad Monk with a half-smile. "You must understand one point: I am not here today to persuade you, nor to warn you, but to threaten you."
"You have only two choices: either leave the Primordial Black Hole, or I will send you into Reincarnation."
Hearing this.
Da Xing the Mad Monk gnashed his teeth in hatred, staring fixedly at Cang Yan, thinking inwardly: Damn it, she's clearly got me pinned down.
Glancing at the Life-Death Reincarnation Cauldron placed on the table.
Da Xing the Mad Monk sighed and said, "Fine, you win. I'll admit defeat and get the hell out of the Primordial Black Hole right now!"
With that.
Da Xing the Mad Monk instantly vanished in a flash.