It was precisely because of this that Da Xing the Mad Monk felt the sinister and profound Mysterious Person was spouting nonsense deliberately to sow chaos.
As for how many drops of Original Sin True Blood were preserved back in the Great Desolation Era, Da Xing the Mad Monk might not know.
But as for how many drops of Original Sin True Blood had appeared after the Great Desolation, and who ultimately fused with those that did appear, Da Xing the Mad Monk did know.
Just as the handsome youth had said moments before, even if a single drop of Original Sin True Blood appeared without a trace, and that drop was fused by some Ancestral Patriarch from a Grotto Heaven or Blessed Land without anyone noticing, Da Xing the Mad Monk might not know.
However, if most of the Ancestral Patriarchs from the various Grotto Heavens and Blessed Lands had fused with Original Sin True Blood, that definitely would not be a low-probability event. Da Xing the Mad Monk, whose incarnations were spread across the myriad worlds, could not possibly be unaware.
Based on this,
Da Xing the Mad Monk dared to conclude that the other party was definitely spouting nonsense to deliberately sow chaos.
Yet,
when the Mysterious Person hidden in the shadows said that the Original Sin True Blood fused by the Ancestral Patriarchs of the various Grotto Heavens and Blessed Lands was actually inherited, and moreover, was fought over by the Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs of the Grotto Heavens and Blessed Lands back when the Wu Dao Age first began, Da Xing the Mad Monk was instantly dumbfounded.
He, who had originally been certain the other was talking nonsense, now began to waver internally.
If the Original Sin True Blood fused by the Ancestral Patriarchs of the various Grotto Heavens and Blessed Lands truly was inherited from the Great Desolation Era, then even with his incarnations spread across the myriad worlds, Da Xing the Mad Monk could not possibly know.
"This fellow speaks with such conviction; it should be true, right?"
Beside him,
Gu Qingfeng casually asked a question.
He was hiding in the shadows, sipping his wine while watching the spectacle, a playful smile hanging at the corner of his mouth. His expression was like someone watching a show, not minding if things got bigger, even seeming somewhat gleeful.
Indeed.
Gu Qingfeng had no interest in any so-called Original Sin True Lord, nor did he hold any particular stance toward the so-called Wu Dao Age. Therefore, how many Children of Original Sin who had fused with True Blood existed between antiquity and the present was unimportant to him; he didn't care.
However,
that being said, for an existence who found even living somewhat meaningless, this Original Sin Cataclysm was naturally the more chaotic the better. After all, in his eyes, this cataclysm was just a spectacle to begin with.
"If what this fellow says is true, this is damn ironic."
Although Gu Qingfeng had not experienced the Great Desolation Era, nor witnessed the glory of the Wu Dao Age's inception,
he could still imagine it to some extent.
Just think: back then, when that so-called Venerable Wu Dao slaughtered the Three Thousand Great Daos, the overlord Ancestral Patriarchs of each Great Dao must have defended desperately, and casualties must have been countless. In the end, they still failed to defend the Three Thousand Great Daos, leading to the opening of the Wu Dao Age.
After the Wu Dao Age opened, it was completely understandable for those existences who followed Venerable Wu Dao in slaughtering the Three Thousand Great Daos to fight over the Original Sin True Blood. They were victorious; naturally, they would share the spoils.
But who would have thought that the defeated Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs also secretly fought over the Original Sin True Blood?
This was truly shameless.
One moment, they were desperately defending the Three Thousand Great Daos; the next, after the Three Thousand Great Daos were destroyed and the Wu Dao Age opened, they turned around and fought over the Original Sin True Blood.
What is this called?
This is called swaying with the wind.
No!
This is betrayal.
It's even three parts worse than betrayal.
This is like two armies clashing. Your side is defeated, the other side victorious. Seeing the general trend, to save your own skin, you can only defect to the other side.
What is that if not betrayal!
Only...
Such a thing is not entirely incomprehensible. After all, as the old saying goes, 'The wise man adapts to circumstances.' If the Wu Dao Age was destined to open, then persisting in so-called Three Thousand Great Daos held no meaning.
For those Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs, their identities were not just Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs; they were also the Ancestral Patriarchs of various Grotto Heavens. The Great Dao was destroyed, the Wu Dao opened. For the Grotto Heavens and Blessed Lands to continue their legacy, they had no choice but to find every means to survive in the Wu Dao Age.
How to survive better in the Wu Dao Age? Without a doubt, by fusing with Original Sin True Blood to become Children of Original Sin.
At this moment,
Da Xing the Mad Monk stared solemnly at Gu Qingfeng and said, "Is that all you've thought of, kid?"
"What do you mean, 'is that all'?"
Da Xing the Mad Monk's sudden question left Gu Qingfeng somewhat baffled.
"If what this fellow says is true, then this matter is huge."
This wasn't the first time Da Xing the Mad Monk had said something like this. Gu Qingfeng was already numb to it and casually asked, "How is it huge?
Isn't it just those Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs from the Great Desolation Era fighting over Original Sin True Blood for survival? Understandable!"
"Bullshit!"
Da Xing the Mad Monk cursed fiercely: "If those Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs truly seized Original Sin True Blood, it definitely wasn't just for survival!"
"If not for survival, then for what?
Could it be to scheme for the Original Sin True Lord?"
Gu Qingfeng laughed: "Come to think of it, back in the Great Desolation Era, they fought over Original Sin True Blood for survival. But later, the Wu Dao Age opened and vanished in an instant. That being the case, the Original Sin True Blood they seized lost its value."
"Now, in the Current Era, the Original Sin Cataclysm erupts again. If they wanted to continue guarding the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, they shouldn't fuse with Original Sin True Blood. Once they fuse and become True Children of Original Sin, then nine times out of ten, they want to scheme for the Original Sin True Lord."
Gu Qingfeng smiled: "It seems that after experiencing the slaughter of the Three Thousand Great Daos once, the Grotto Heavens and Blessed Lands are scared. They're preparing to stake everything on one gamble, betting that the Wu Dao Age will definitely open. Or perhaps they deduced that the Wu Dao Age is destined to open?
So they made preparations in advance?
Otherwise, they'd have no reason to fuse with Original Sin True Blood to become Children of Original Sin."
"No!"
Da Xing the Mad Monk shook his head like a rattle-drum: "It's absolutely not just that!
Absolutely not!"
Gu Qingfeng didn't quite understand Da Xing the Mad Monk's words and asked, "What do you mean?"
"What I mean is..." Da Xing the Mad Monk wanted to say something, but the words reached his lips and he shook his head again: "This old monk can't quite put it into words either. Anyway, this old monk feels this matter is definitely not that simple!"
"If it's neither for survival nor scheming for the Original Sin True Lord, I really can't think of any reason the Ancestral Patriarchs of the various Grotto Heavens and Blessed Lands would have to fuse with True Blood to become Children of Original Sin."
"Kid Gu, don't forget!"
"Don't forget what?"
"Although the Wu Dao Age opened during the Great Desolation, it only opened for an instant. Moreover, it vanished the instant it opened. Do you think the Wu Dao Age vanished for no reason at all?"
Gu Qingfeng was no fool. He naturally knew that the Wu Dao Age's brief opening and subsequent disappearance back then was definitely not a coincidence, nor an accident. It must have been some mysterious and unknown terrifying power that caused the Wu Dao Age to vanish. Moreover, Gu Qingfeng reckoned that mysterious, unknown, terrifying power was nine times out of ten related to the legendary Ancient Clan.