It is widely known.
When a person of Original Sin becomes an Original Sin Incarnation, they begin to lose their Ego.
Upon becoming an Original Sin Retribution Body, they begin to lose their Id.
After losing the Id, it is equivalent to completely merging into Original Sin.
If a new self-awareness can be gestated within Original Sin, it becomes an Original Sin Dharmakaya.
At this stage, although there is self-awareness, the body can only be considered a Dharmakaya gestated by Original Sin. While it can wield Original Sin, it cannot be considered one's own body.
Only by gestating one's own body does it count as a true self.
Its existence is then no longer simply an Original Sin Dharmakaya, but a deeper Original Sin Self.
As for the Original Sin Itself, it is the Id gestated within Original Sin.
If the Original Sin Self can represent Original Sin, then the Original Sin Itself is already Original Sin.
To put it plainly.
The journey from Original Sin Incarnation to Original Sin Itself is a process from losing the self to gestating the self.
At the Original Sin Incarnation stage, the Ego is lost.
At the Original Sin Retribution Body stage, the Id is lost.
Gestating a new Ego results in the Original Sin Self.
Gestating a new Id results in the Original Sin Itself.
However, the newly gestated Id is not the previously lost Id, but the Id of Original Sin.
In other words.
Once one cultivates the Original Sin Self or the Original Sin Itself, one is no longer the former self, but becomes Original Sin.
After falling into Original Sin, losing the self is easy, but gestating a new self is exceedingly difficult.
Throughout history, those who have cultivated the Original Sin Self are few, and those who have cultivated the Original Sin Itself are even rarer.
The Old Beggar knew of two: one was Ancestral Patriarch Xuanming, the other was Ancestral Patriarch Green Robe.
These two old fellows were already widely known as Ancestral Patriarchs of Original Sin back in the Desolate Ancient Era. Later, like him, they were cast into Gui Xu. These two Ancestral Patriarchs of Original Sin likely did not integrate True Blood. If they had integrated True Blood, they probably wouldn't have been cast into Gui Xu but would have been directly annihilated.
Not long ago, the Old Beggar heard that Ancestral Patriarch Xuanming had appeared in the Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces and was causing trouble everywhere within the Nine Palaces.
As for Ancestral Patriarch Green Robe, there was no news for the time being.
The Old Beggar speculated that the mysterious person hiding in the shadows must be an Ancestral Patriarch of Original Sin. Whether it was Ancestral Patriarch Xuanming, Ancestral Patriarch Green Robe, or some other Ancestral Patriarch of Original Sin, he could not say.
Suddenly.
The Old Beggar sensed something amiss. He looked up and saw a radiance slowly rising in the Void.
At first, this radiance was faint and flickering, like a weak flame burning. Gradually, it burned brighter and brighter, growing more luminous and dazzling, like a great sun that actually began to illuminate the dim Void of the Li Palace.
"This...
What the hell!
Is that... Holy Light?"
The Old Beggar stared at the radiance in the Void, his expression changing repeatedly. Perhaps due to extreme shock, his voice even turned shrill.
It wasn't just him.
Beside him, Lady Blackwater, who had been silent and calm, also wore an expression of deep solemnity.
Within the scene, Huli Great Immortal, Old Immortal Qingmu, the Handsome Youth claiming to be Qiongqi, and even Gu Qingfeng and Da Xing the Mad Monk hidden in the shadows all showed varying degrees of astonishment upon seeing this radiance.
Because everyone could see that this radiance was no ordinary light, but Holy Light—moreover, an incredibly pure Holy Light containing a powerful aura of divinity.
Holy Light was exceedingly rare.
Many who had lived for countless ages had never seen Holy Light.
The reason was simple.
Holy Light was a supreme light.
To be precise, the Holy Dao was a supreme Great Dao.
Among the Three Thousand Great Dao, it was an extraordinary and noble Dao, its status and position transcending the Three Thousand Great Dao. Many Immortals, Buddhas, and even demons and monsters yearned for the Holy Dao.
Legend had it.
The Holy Dao was the Great Dao closest to God, bar none.
Unfortunately.
Since ancient times, those capable of stepping onto the Holy Dao were far too few. Those who truly achieved Sagehood could be counted on one's fingers. After the Desolate Ancient Era, almost no one had achieved Sagehood.
It was widely known that Su Hua, revered as the Holy Maiden, had nearly achieved Sagehood back then, but it was only 'nearly'—she ultimately did not succeed.
Discovering that the radiance in the Void was so sacred and pure, many speculated whether the Holy Maiden Su Hua had arrived. Thinking it over, it seemed only the appearance of the Holy Maiden could unleash such powerful Holy Light.
"Could it be that little girl Su Hua has come?"
Da Xing the Mad Monk cast a suspicious glance at Gu Qingfeng.
Hearing the name Su Hua, Gu Qingfeng's heart couldn't help but tremble, though he himself didn't know why.
Thinking carefully, it had been many years since he last saw Su Hua. Their final meeting was back when Mount Wudao manifested in the mortal world. Then, Gu Qingfeng slept for ten thousand years and had never seen Su Hua again, only hearing that she had traversed the myriad realms searching for him.
"If it really is that girl Su Hua, you'd better be extra careful, kid."
"Why should I be careful?"
"Damn it!
Don't you forget, kid, Su Hua is a Tribulation-Bearer who has received the True Mandate, and she also has karma with you. It's possible Su Hua's very existence is meant to bear your tribulation."
Others might not know, but Da Xing the Mad Monk knew perfectly well: for every Original Sin Anomaly in the world, there was a corresponding Tribulation Constant. The two were like yin and yang, water and fire, opposing yet completing each other.
"Besides, Su Hua is no longer the little girl she was back then. Now she is the Holy Maiden. Although she nearly achieved Sagehood back then, I reckon that by now, Su Hua must have achieved Sagehood. Even if she hasn't, if she wished it, achieving Sagehood would be as easy as turning her hand. What's most terrifying is that the divine and demonic thoughts on Su Hua are no less formidable than yours, kid. Even the Evil Asura, Blood Taotie, and Bitter Sea of the Yellow Springs you carry might not have been a match for her when they were alive."
"Is it that exaggerated?
Tell me, what divine and demonic thoughts does Su Hua have?"
"Exaggerated?"
Da Xing the Mad Monk shot Gu Qingfeng a disdainful look. "What I'm saying isn't exaggerated in the least. On the contrary, it's rather conservative. You'll know when you see Su Hua."
As Da Xing the Mad Monk was speaking, with a sudden *whoosh*, that Holy Light truly began to illuminate the Void like a sacred sun.
The Holy Light was vast, boundless.
It not only illuminated the entire Void but also caused the omnipresent Breath of Original Sin to writhe. The Holy Light burned the omnipresent Breath of Original Sin like flames.
Those Original Sin Retribution Bodies that had lost their Ego, drifting through the Void like lost souls, let out heart-rending screams when enveloped by the Holy Light. As if burned by flames, they clawed and struggled wildly.
The sacred is the bane of all evil. Demons, ghosts, and monsters would flee at the sight of the sacred.
Those Original Sin Retribution Bodies that had lost their Ego, while not demons or monsters, belonged to the category of evil existences. Now enveloped by Holy Light, each suffered immense pain, burning as if set ablaze.
As for the several hundred Original Sin Dharmakayas present, although they did not suffer the same agony as those Original Sin Retribution Bodies when enveloped by the Holy Light, they too felt deeply uncomfortable all over.