"I just wanted to ask Brother Gu, what are your plans?"
Gu Qingfeng didn't quite understand Gu Changfeng's meaning. "What do you mean by 'plans'? What are you referring to?"
"My meaning is, since Brother Gu has already decided not to compete for the True Lord of Original Sin, what are your plans? How will you face the current situation?"
Gu Changfeng understood clearly in his heart that the crux of the problem now wasn't whether Gu Qingfeng wanted to compete for the True Lord of Original Sin or not. Because whether he competed or not, neither the Great Dao nor Original Sin would let him off, unless someone could replace Gu Qingfeng, someone with greater variables and a greater threat than him.
At present, it seemed no one could replace Gu Qingfeng, and Gu Qingfeng was destined to face the obliteration of the Great Dao and Original Sin.
"No plans. Take one step at a time, that's all. What other plans could there be? Or perhaps you can point me to a clear path?"
"You flatter me too much. I don't have that kind of ability."
Gu Qingfeng and Gu Changfeng chatted idly, discussing only trivial topics. Gu Qingfeng always felt that Gu Changfeng seemed to have something more to say, but whether it was inconvenient or for some other reason, he appeared hesitant, holding back his words.
Gu Qingfeng said, "I say, Old Gu, if you have something to say, just say it directly. Why are you hiding things from me?"
"You noticed?"
"I'm not blind."
"Alright then!"
Gu Changfeng took a deep breath and said, "Actually, this time, I came specifically to find you."
"Specifically to find me? What do you mean? What, are you really planning to kill me?" Gu Qingfeng laughed. "Besides, even if you wanted to kill me, there's no need to be in such a hurry, right? At the very least, we should have a couple of drinks before taking action."
"Brother Gu, you jest. Although our positions differ, I know that Brother Gu has no choice in the matter. Moreover, since Brother Gu has no interest in the True Lord of Original Sin, why would I take action against you?"
"Heh."
Gu Qingfeng said, "As you said, I have no choice. Even if I have no interest in the True Lord of Original Sin, it doesn't mean the True Lord of Original Sin has no interest in me. Perhaps in the end, I really will ascend to become the True Lord of Original Sin."
"At least, Brother Gu is not the True Lord of Original Sin yet, right?"
Gu Changfeng's implication was simple: regardless of whether Gu Qingfeng was the greatest threat or the greatest variable, as long as he hadn't ascended to become the True Lord of Original Sin for a single day, Gu Changfeng would not take action against him for a single day.
"And if I really do ascend to become the True Lord of Original Sin in the end?"
"Brother Gu has no choice, and I have no choice either. If fate decrees that the two of us must fight to the death, then we can only each accept our destiny."
"Haha! Well said, 'no choice' and 'each accept our destiny'!"
Gu Qingfeng laughed, raised his wine jar, and clinked it with Gu Changfeng's as a sign of respect.
"I came this time because there's something I want to tell Brother Gu."
"What is it?"
"The Old Monster of Black Mountain has also entered this dead yet undispersed Desolate Ancient Space. Did Brother Gu know?"
Gu Qingfeng shook his head. He didn't know about this. The name Old Monster of Black Mountain was thunderously famous, but unfortunately, he had never met him from beginning to end.
"The Ghost Emperor of the Green Lantern and the Old Freak Liao'e are also here, including the Western Heaven Buddha Emperor, Miaorulai. As far as I know, most of the Original Sin Sons and Original Sin Anomalies of the Ancient and Modern Heavens have all entered this place, as if by prior agreement."
"What's the problem with that? It's normal, right?" Gu Qingfeng asked. "After all, the Li Palace Source is about to emerge here, and the Li Palace Source contains the secrets of Original Sin, possibly even the legendary Original Sin Spirit. Anyone scheming for the True Lord of Original Sin would come to compete for it."
"Brother Gu, you must understand that it's not just the Li Palace Source that's about to emerge. The Sources of the Gen Palace, the Zhen Palace, and the other Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces are all about to emerge. Why are they all crowding into the Li Palace's Desolate Ancient Space?"
Hearing Gu Changfeng say this, Gu Qingfeng seemed to understand somewhat. "You mean, they're all coming for me?"
Gu Changfeng stared at Gu Qingfeng, then nodded heavily.
"Are these bastards bored out of their minds? Shouldn't they be competing for the Sources of the Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces at a time like this? Why the hell have they all come to set their sights on me? To obliterate me, they'd even give up the Sources of the Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces? Isn't that like picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon? Even if my threat is the greatest, it's not so great that they'd abandon the Sources of the Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces, is it? Have their brains been kicked by donkeys?"
"Naturally, they wouldn't give up the Sources of the Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces just to obliterate Brother Gu. As Brother Gu said, although your existence is a threat to them, it's not so great that it would make them abandon the Sources of the Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces."
"In that case, why have they all come here?"
Gu Changfeng asked in surprise, "Brother Gu still doesn't know?"
"What don't I know? You mean they've all come here to prepare to obliterate me? If you hadn't told me, I really wouldn't have known."
"No! That's not what I'm talking about."
"Then what are you talking about?"
"What I want to say is, their preparations to obliterate you and their competition for the Sources of the Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces are not in conflict."
"If they all come here to obliterate me, how can they compete for the Sources of the other Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces?"
"Brother Gu, you can't really be unaware that they each possess powerful External Incarnations, can you? And their External Incarnations are spread throughout the Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces."
Hearing the words "External Incarnations," Gu Qingfeng slapped his own head hard, speechless. "Damn it, how could I forget about External Incarnations? You mean their main bodies are coming to deal with me, leaving their External Incarnations to compete for the Sources of the Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces?"
After a pause, Gu Qingfeng shook his head. "No, compared to me, the Sources of the Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces are more important. They should leave their main bodies to compete for the Nine Palaces' Sources and use their External Incarnations to deal with me."
"That's what I think too."
Gu Changfeng said, "Whether they are Original Sin Sons or Original Sin Anomalies, they have long since begun scheming for the True Lord of Original Sin. Especially those Original Sin Sons, like the Old Monster of Black Mountain and the Ghost Emperor of the Green Lantern. To scheme for the True Lord of Original Sin, they have been painstakingly managing their affairs, laying plans for many years. Not only do they have vast forces, but the External Incarnations they cultivate are also terrifyingly formidable. Some are Original Sin Dharmakayas, some are External Selves, and some are even Original Sin Selves."
Gu Qingfeng frowned as he listened. "You mean their External Incarnations have already been cultivated into Original Sin Selves or Original Sin Selves?"
"Exactly!"
"Good heavens! To be able to cultivate their External Incarnations into Original Sin Selves or Original Sin Selves, these old fellows' abilities are truly terrifying!"