As for whether their restless stirrings were born of excitement or unease, madness or agitation, Gu Qingfeng neither knew nor cared to know.
Because with the change in his Mental State and the return of his Fighting Spirit, while he might not dare claim he could dominate them, suppressing them was something Gu Qingfeng had absolute confidence in. Whether it was Bitter Sea of the Netherworld, Blood Glutton, Avici Asura, or even that damned Demonic Thought Beyond the Great Dao, Gu Qingfeng was confident he could suppress them all.
Even if the Demonic Thought Beyond the Great Dao were to try and devour his consciousness right now, he would feel neither fear nor trepidation, fully confident he could defend his own awareness.
Therefore.
Presently, Gu Qingfeng wasn't the least bit concerned about whether these existences were looking for an opportunity to devour his consciousness.
At this moment, he had no interest in that. Compared to the consciousnesses of these Original Sin Children, he was far more interested in another change occurring within him.
With the return of his Fighting Spirit and the revival of his Physical Body, Gu Qingfeng could actually sense Original Sin stirring restlessly.
This Original Sin did not refer to the Original Sin True Blood flowing within his body.
Rather, it was an indescribable, intangible Original Sin, unseen and untouchable, like an illusion.
Regarding the two words 'Original Sin'.
It was no exaggeration to say Gu Qingfeng was both intimately familiar with them and utterly estranged from them.
He was perhaps more familiar with Original Sin than anyone, yet also more alienated from it than anyone.
Familiar because he could clearly feel its call, as if their hearts were connected, intimately linked. He could perceive its various changes and mysteries.
Estranged because he had never truly come into contact with Original Sin.
This might sound somewhat unbelievable.
But it was indeed the truth.
Although Gu Qingfeng's existence was that of an Innate Original Sin Person, and he had later fused with Original Sin True Blood, even being called the greatest Original Sin Variable, to this day he had indeed never come into contact with Original Sin, because he could not sense any trace of Original Sin's existence upon himself—not the slightest bit.
Other Original Sin Avatars, Original Sin Retribution Bodies, Original Sin Dharma Bodies, Original Sin Selves, or even Original Sin Itself—they all carried a dense aura of Original Sin and could unleash terrifyingly powerful Original Sin forces.
But Gu Qingfeng? Forget unleashing Original Sin power, he didn't have even a wisp of Original Sin aura on him.
He had also never experienced the process of losing and then re-conceiving self-awareness like Original Sin Avatars, Retribution Bodies, or Dharma Bodies did.
This had once made Gu Qingfeng doubt whether he was truly an Original Sin Person at all.
If he said he was.
He couldn't sense any Original Sin on himself.
If he said he wasn't.
Yet he could clearly feel the call of Original Sin.
This feeling was very strange.
It was as if his soul and Physical Body were separated. The soul could sense Original Sin, but the Physical Body could not.
Like an Original Sin dream, where the soul roamed freely within it, but the Physical Body could never enter the dream.
Yes.
That was exactly the feeling.
However.
Now it was different. With the revival of his Physical Body, Gu Qingfeng could feel Original Sin stirring restlessly upon himself. Although the sensation was faint, Gu Qingfeng dared affirm it was definitely Original Sin.
He just couldn't quite understand what necessary connection existed between the revival of his Physical Body and the existence of Original Sin.
Why, when his Physical Body was lifeless and stagnant, could he not sense Original Sin at all?
Yet after his Physical Body revived, he could sense it again.
Was it because the Physical Body revived that Original Sin revived, or because Original Sin revived that the Physical Body revived?
Or was it that both the Physical Body and Original Sin were related to his Mental State, and after his Mental State changed, both Original Sin and his Physical Body began to revive?
He didn't know.
After pondering for a long time, Gu Qingfeng still couldn't figure it out.
Since he couldn't figure it out, he didn't continue dwelling on it.
Right at that moment.
Gu Qingfeng detected a subtle change transmitted through his heart-mind.
The existences upon him weren't limited to just the consciousnesses of Avici Asura and the other Original Sin Children. Besides them, there was also a Nirvana Silence Space.
And the change that had just come through his heart-mind originated precisely from the Nirvana Silence Space.
The Nirvana Silence Space was originally located within the Bone Jade of Annihilation, which Gu Qingfeng had always worn around his neck.
However, after igniting the Original Sin Karmic Flames on the Mountain of No Dao back then, the Bone Jade of Annihilation had inexplicably fused into Gu Qingfeng's body.
Previously, when the Bone Jade of Annihilation was separate, if Gu Qingfeng willed it, a single thought was enough to enter it.
Later, after the Bone Jade of Annihilation fused into his body, he could no longer enter it at will.
The reason was simple.
Just like with Original Sin.
He couldn't sense the existence of the Nirvana Silence Space upon himself at all.
Although he had entered it a few times later, those were only occasions when he happened to sense the Nirvana Silence Space by chance.
Now, sensing the Nirvana Silence Space again, he didn't know if it was just another chance occurrence like before, or if the Nirvana Silence Space had also revived along with his Physical Body.
Without overthinking it, Gu Qingfeng focused his mind and directly entered it.
The Nirvana Silence Space was ethereal and illusory.
Entering it was like sinking into Primordial Chaos—seeing nothing, touching nothing, feeling nothing.
It was like this the first time he entered the Nirvana Silence Space, and it remained so on subsequent entries. Later, as Gu Qingfeng's comprehension of the Dao grew deeper, the Nirvana Silence Space was no longer like Primordial Chaos but became twisted and blurred. Later still, it was like being shrouded in mist. It seemed the deeper his comprehension of the Dao, the clearer the Nirvana Silence Space became.
Gu Qingfeng clearly remembered that the last time he entered the Nirvana Silence Space, he could already vaguely make out the contours within it.
But what he didn't expect was that upon entering the Nirvana Silence Space again this time, it had reverted to being like a sea of Primordial Chaos, even more chaotic than when he first entered it as a youth.
This puzzled Gu Qingfeng greatly.
He pondered that his current comprehension of the Dao might not be called profound, but it was at least stronger than before, right? So why the hell did it become even more chaotic upon entering now?
What was going on?
Suddenly.
A voice came through.
"A...
mi...
tuo...
fo..."
The voice was strange and also ancient, hoarse and muffled. Though it was only four words, each one seemed to contain endless eons, accompanied by countless mysteries, as if it had traveled from the Desolate Ancient Era through the Primeval, Ancient, and Archaic Eras to reach the Present Era, imparting a very heavy sense of temporal atmosphere.
Within the ethereal Nirvana Silence Space, there was an ethereal Nirvana Silence Mountain.
Upon the ethereal Nirvana Silence Mountain stood an ethereal Nirvana Silence Temple.
And within the ethereal Nirvana Silence Temple resided an Old Monk of Nirvana Silence whom Gu Qingfeng had never met.
And this Buddhist chant came from that Old Monk of Nirvana Silence.
Gu Qingfeng tried to sense his surroundings but couldn't help shaking his head with a wry smile.
The last time he entered the Nirvana Silence Space, he could not only see the contours within but also sense the Nirvana Silence Mountain, even sensing the Nirvana Silence Temple upon it.
This time entering.
Not only had it become more chaotic, but he couldn't sense the Nirvana Silence Temple anymore, nor could he sense the Nirvana Silence Mountain.
This was really a bit bizarre.
"Old Monk, it's been a while."