"So...
This time, we'll finally know whether or not I, your grandpa, am the True Lord chosen by Original Sin?"
Gu Qingfeng pondered for a moment, then said, "Or perhaps it should be said, whose pawn I am, whose karmic incarnation I represent—this time, nine times out of ten, that will also become crystal clear?"
"That's right, that's exactly how it is."
Da Xing the Mad Monk nodded and said, "You could also say that if you, kid, are not the True Lord chosen by Original Sin, then the real True Lord chosen by Original Sin will also surface and be revealed to the world."
Speaking of which.
Regarding whether Gu Qingfeng was the True Lord chosen by Original Sin or not.
Da Xing the Mad Monk's heart was filled with immense contradiction. He both hoped he was and hoped he wasn't.
The reason for hoping he was was simple: he had staked everything, betting his all on Gu Qingfeng for a future. If Gu Qingfeng was not the True Lord chosen by Original Sin, he might survive, but Da Xing would be in dire straits. Because that would mean he had gambled wrong this time, backed the wrong person, misjudged, and was bound to lose without a doubt, let alone talk about any future.
But if Gu Qingfeng truly was the True Lord chosen by Original Sin, then this time he was certainly doomed. Whether Da Xing had bet correctly or not no longer mattered; what mattered was whether Gu Qingfeng could survive.
This was also the root of Da Xing's contradiction.
Within the arena.
The speed of the whirlwind belonging to the Li Palace Primordial Source had clearly accelerated significantly. At the same time, the aura of Original Sin within the entire Li Palace space grew denser and purer.
And around the primordial source whirlwind, all kinds of Original Sin beings had gathered, densely packed, too many to count or number. In the distant sky, various creation treasures floated, appearing and disappearing like mirages.
Just how many Original Sin beings had come to this Li Palace space, no one knew. How many Great Dao beings had come, likewise, no one knew.
Countless Original Sin beings were all staring intently at the rotating Li Palace whirlwind, not daring to slack off in the slightest, anxiously awaiting the birth of the Li Palace Primordial Source.
Although none of them could probe the existence of the Li Palace whirlwind, that did not hinder them from observing it with their naked eyes.
Even though the naked eye couldn't discern anything substantial, that wasn't so important to them.
What was important was when exactly the Li Palace Primordial Source would be born.
This change in Li Palace would affect the Original Sin Cataclysm. Some Original Sin patriarchs could divine this, and those who couldn't had still heard rumors.
Precisely because of this, they had all gathered here.
As for what exactly the so-called change in Li Palace referred to, most believed it must be Gu Qingfeng dying here. To put it bluntly, many of them had come precisely for this.
Because only by eliminating Gu Qingfeng, a True Lord chosen by Original Sin, would these Original Sin beings have hope of ascending to become the True Lord of Original Sin.
Although the hope was slim, at least there was hope, right? What if, after Gu Qingfeng died, Original Sin chose them to be the True Lord?
Everyone wanted to come and try their luck.
In the void.
Among the many creation treasures, a faintly discernible Blackwater Mountain floated.
On Blackwater Mountain were two people.
One was a woman in black robes, arms crossed, frowning as she stared at the changing, rotating Li Palace whirlwind.
Beside her was an old man, disheveled, sitting cross-legged on the ground, constantly moving his fingers as if performing divination. He kept calculating, his expression growing uglier the more he calculated, his demeanor more dejected and helpless.
It was none other.
Than Blackwater Lady and the Old Beggar.
After an unknown length of time.
The Old Beggar finally stopped his calculations, stood up, first glanced at the densely packed Original Sin beings gathered around the Li Palace whirlwind, shook his head and sighed deeply, then looked up at the creation treasures in the void, numerous as stars, and lamented, "It seems this time, that kid surnamed Gu is truly in grave danger."
The Old Beggar had kept calculating, kept divining, hoping the situation might take a turn. But to his disappointment, not only was there no turn for the better, but all signs and omens grew stronger, the situation became clearer and clearer. Everything indicated Gu Qingfeng could not escape death.
The Old Beggar also tried to divine whether the so-called change in Li Palace truly referred to Gu Qingfeng's life or death. Unfortunately, no matter how he divined, the change in Li Palace ultimately pointed to Gu Qingfeng's life or death.
"It's over, completely over this time."
Although since ancient times, some have said that situations can be reversed, and fate can be changed.
But such words are fine to listen to; one must never take them seriously.
Situations can sometimes indeed be reversed, that's true, but fate... that thing is really hard to change.
And the fundamental reason a situation can be reversed is that fate has not yet decreed death.
Therefore, reversing a situation does not mean changing fate.
Now, divination shows the change in Li Palace will affect the Original Sin Cataclysm—this is fate.
What is fate?
It is the result formed by an infinite number of causes; this result is fate.
In other words.
The change in Li Palace affecting the Original Sin Cataclysm is not accidental, nor coincidental, but an inevitable outcome formed by numerous factors.
What kind of change in Li Palace could affect the Original Sin Cataclysm? The answer could only be one: Gu Qingfeng's life or death. Beyond that, the Old Beggar couldn't think of any other change that could affect the Original Sin Cataclysm.
Looking at Blackwater Lady beside him, who had been silently staring at the Li Palace whirlwind, the Old Beggar said anxiously, "I say, Lady, we've reached this critical juncture. Can't you, venerable one, stop staring? You can't probe that thing either; even if you stare until flowers bloom, it's useless. Right now, the urgent task is for us to think of a way as soon as possible."
Blackwater Lady replied indifferently, coldly, "Why are you in such a hurry?"
"What?"
The Old Beggar said, "What do you mean, why am I in a hurry?
Now that kid is on death's doorstep, you ask why I'm in a hurry?"
"Whether he lives or dies, what does it have to do with you?"
"How is it not related?
I'm counting on that kid to usher in the Wu Dao Age."
"He is not the only Original Sin variable. Even if he dies here, other Original Sin variables will ascend to become the True Lord of Original Sin. For you, who becomes the True Lord of Original Sin, is that important?
No!
It's not important at all. What's important is whether the Wu Dao Age can be ushered in."
"That's true, I've never denied that. Besides, the reason I value that kid isn't just because he's the greatest Original Sin variable; I also value his character, think he's a good kid. If in the end, someone else ascends to become the True Lord of Original Sin, who knows what kind of Wu Dao Age would be ushered in."
The Old Beggar understood clearly: those old fellows scheming for the True Lord of Original Sin were all cut from the same cloth. They claimed to seek the True Lord of Original Sin to usher in the Wu Dao Age, and to usher in the Wu Dao Age to master their own fate.
But in truth, they all wanted to dominate heaven and earth, to become the overlord ruling over all living beings and the myriad things of the world.
If such a person truly ascended to become the True Lord of Original Sin, then the so-called Wu Dao Age might very well become a living hell.