It had to be said, Da Xing the Mad Monk truly understood Gu Qingfeng’s temperament and disposition inside out.
If not for Da Xing the Mad Monk’s persuasion, he might have really taken action.
He was genuinely impatient, and he genuinely wanted to end all of this as quickly as possible.
Whether he lived or died, he could accept it. After all, he didn’t care about the survival or destruction of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. He had no interest in becoming the Original Sin True Lord or ushering in the Daoless Era. Even living felt meaningless to him; if he died, then so be it. For Gu Qingfeng, there was no such thing as reluctance or attachment.
Even if he didn’t die, even if he continued living like a walking corpse as he did now, as long as it could end all of this, Gu Qingfeng could fully accept it.
He didn’t care about life or death.
He didn’t care about the Great Dao or Heaven and Earth.
He didn’t care about Original Sin or the Daoless Era either.
All he wanted now was to end this damnable mess.
The problem was.
How exactly should all of this end?
Though he didn’t want to, he had to admit one fact: even if he acted now, even if he wiped out all the Ancestral Patriarchs hiding in the void, it probably still wouldn’t end all of this. One thing Da Xing the Mad Monk said was absolutely right: until the final moment, no one knew how to end all of this. Whether it could even end was an unknown.
Thinking of this.
Gu Qingfeng couldn’t help but sigh.
His sigh.
Exhausted all the helplessness in his heart.
It also exhausted all the uncertainty in his heart.
The overwhelming might of the Forbidden Great Daos gradually faded, and the Li Palace Void began its endless transformations once more.
Watching this scene, Da Xing the Mad Monk beside him couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. He knew Gu Qingfeng had ultimately given up.
Glancing at the void, Gu Qingfeng said nonchalantly, “That was just a joke earlier, don’t take it to heart. Alright, everyone who should disperse, disperse. We’ll have plenty of opportunities to fight later.”
Having said that.
Gu Qingfeng didn’t hesitate either, directly flashing away and disappearing.
After Gu Qingfeng left, the void churned with wind and clouds. It seemed both the Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs and the Original Sin Ancestral Patriarchs had already withdrawn.
Indeed, with the main character gone, there was no point in them staying behind. Even if they were unwilling in their hearts, they could only accept it.
It was just that no one had expected this farce to end in such a bizarre manner.
First, Ancestor Green Robe set up a scheme, using Qiongqi as bait to lure out the Sacred Ground, attempting to provoke a war between the Great Dao and Original Sin so he could reap the spoils.
Unexpectedly, the Sacred Ground forcefully entered the game, not only killing Ancestor Green Robe with a single arrow but also stabilizing the chaotic situation. They even laid a trap within a trap, trying to force out the Nether Emperor and eliminate him.
Who could have guessed Empress Wuyue would suddenly appear halfway, ruthlessly humiliating those Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs from the Mysterious Heaven and the Sacred Ground. Without even showing herself, she laid out the current predicament of the Great Dao one by one, not only shattering the Great Dao’s superficial unity but also directly dismantling the trap the Sacred Ground had set.
As a result, Empress Wuyue, using unknown means, made the Nether Emperor appear, and no one on the Great Dao side dared to act.
Anyone with eyes could see and understand that although Empress Wuyue appeared to be humiliating the Great Dao on the surface, that was merely superficial. More than anything, she was frustrated by their lack of resolve and used this extreme method to make the Great Dao realize the current situation.
As for whether the Great Dao side would realize the current situation or change, that remained unknown.
“Damn it all!”
Within the void.
On Blackwater Mountain, seeing Gu Qingfeng leave, the old beggar’s heart finally settled. When Gu Qingfeng had assumed a stance ready for a major fight earlier, he had truly broken into a cold sweat.
Because he had always hoped Gu Qingfeng would ascend to become the Original Sin True Lord and usher in the Daoless Era. Although he hadn’t exactly staked everything on Gu Qingfeng, it wasn’t far off. He didn’t want anything to happen to Gu Qingfeng.
“When that kid was about to act earlier, he really gave this old man a fright. Thankfully, the kid restrained himself, otherwise…
This old man truly can’t imagine what consequences it would have triggered.”
The old beggar tried to imagine: if Gu Qingfeng had really acted earlier, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
Although the previous few times when those Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs surrounded and attacked Gu Qingfeng ended inconclusively, with a few instances even paying a heavy price for it.
This time was different.
This time, far too many Ancestral Patriarchs had gathered here. The old beggar even suspected that the Great Dao Ancestral Patriarchs from the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands might all be present, including the Original Sin Ancestral Patriarchs from the Guixu and Huangxu, who were probably mostly here as well.
Most importantly, everyone could sense that the Source of the Ancient Nine Palaces could emerge at any moment. In other words, this might be the last chance to eliminate Gu Qingfeng. If they missed it, such an opportunity would likely never come again. After all, no one knew what would happen when the Source of the Ancient Nine Palaces emerged. The only thing known was that the Source of the Ancient Nine Palaces was related to Original Sin. No one could guarantee whether the emergence of the Nine Palaces Source meant the emergence of the Original Sin True Lord.
Empress Wuyue used words to shatter the Great Dao’s morale and dismantled the trap the Sacred Ground had set, resulting in the Great Dao side not daring to act against Gu Qingfeng.
But if Gu Qingfeng had launched a massacre, that would have been different.
There were probably quite a few who hoped Gu Qingfeng and the Great Dao would fight to the death so they could reap the spoils, but there were even more who wanted to eliminate Gu Qingfeng. At that point, whether it was the Great Dao or Original Sin, they would likely spare no expense to eliminate Gu Qingfeng. Don’t think that just because those Karmic Constants and Original Sin Anomalies haven’t shown themselves now means they wouldn’t. It’s because none of them wanted to expose themselves; none wanted to be the vanguard or cannon fodder.
But once a real fight broke out, those guys would definitely jump out!
The old beggar had fought his entire life. He had been surrounded and attacked, and he had surrounded and attacked others. He clearly knew that in such a situation, the fewer people acted, the less likely anyone would act. Once two or three people took the lead, with some instigators stirring the pot, the situation would spiral out of control.
Especially when surrounding someone like Gu Qingfeng, whom everyone wanted to eliminate but were wary of due to his mysterious and formidable strength, no one dared to be the vanguard. The longer no one took the lead, the more deadlocked the situation became. But as soon as someone dared to be the vanguard, the fight would definitely erupt.
Ancestor Green Robe knew this principle, which is why he set up the scheme using Qiongqi to lure out the Sacred Ground. As long as the Sacred Ground dared to act against Qiongqi, then the Original Sin side would inevitably act.
Unfortunately.
The Sacred Ground saw through Ancestor Green Robe’s intentions and didn’t act against Qiongqi at all. Instead, they killed Ancestor Green Robe with a single arrow.
Clearly.
The Sacred Ground also knew this principle.
Not only knew it, but were deeply versed in it.
If not, the Sacred Ground wouldn’t have had Xuan Yuan Hao step forward to provoke, challenging everyone from the Original Sin Ancestral Patriarchs, to the Original Sin Sons, to the Original Sin Anomalies, all the way to Gu Qingfeng.
As long as Gu Qingfeng dared to show himself and Xuan Yuan Hao acted against him, once the two started fighting, the Sacred Ground would immediately act. Once the Sacred Ground acted, then the Mysterious Heaven Immortal Dao, including the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands, would all act. Once the Great Dao side acted, the Original Sin side would definitely not stand idly by; they would certainly seize the opportunity to press the attack.
Unfortunately.
The Sacred Ground also failed to get their wish.
The trap they set was dismantled by Empress Wuyue.