"Jie jie jie jie... I wonder if you all still remember this Ancestral Patriarch?"
As the words fell, the figure gradually manifested.
It was an old man.
An old man with a sinister and ruthless countenance, his eyes sunken like black holes, flickering with a strange, eerie gleam that looked especially malevolent. He was tightly wrapped from head to toe in a green robe covered in scales, each scale shimmering with a dark, bloody light.
On a distant solitary peak, when Gu Qingfeng saw this old man, he couldn't help but let out a soft chuckle. Da Xing the Mad Monk, however, exclaimed in shock, "Damn it! Isn't that Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch?"
That's right!
The old man was none other than Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch.
The appearance of Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch truly caused a great uproar.
Because many people present had personally witnessed Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch being utterly obliterated by one of the Nine Holy Sons, Xuanyuan Hao, using the Sacred Judgment Bow and the Great Sun Judgment Arrow in the Void of Li Palace.
Although many Original Sin Ancestral Patriarchs possessed one or two, or even more, External Incarnations, at that time, Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch had already cultivated into Sin Itself. Therefore, many believed that the one annihilated by Xuanyuan Hao's arrow was not an External Incarnation, but Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch's true self.
It was only now, seeing Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch again, that everyone realized the one obliterated in the Li Palace Void was not his true self at all, but merely one of his External Incarnations.
This was truly astonishing.
One must know that among the countless Original Sin individuals present, most were Original Sin Dharma Bodies. They clearly understood that cultivating an Original Sin Dharma Body was already extremely difficult; cultivating into the Self of Sin was even more arduous; and to cultivate into Sin Itself, an existence akin to Original Sin itself, was as difficult as ascending to the heavens.
What left everyone dumbfounded was that even one of Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch's External Incarnations had cultivated into Sin Itself. Moreover, it seemed he hadn't cultivated just one External Incarnation of Sin Itself, because the Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch appearing before them now was also Sin Itself.
In other words, the current Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch might also be just one of his External Incarnations.
This meant Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch had cultivated at least two External Incarnations of Sin Itself, possibly even more.
If Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch's External Incarnations were all Original Sin, then what must his true self be?
Could it be the legendary Original Sin True Body?
Hard to say!
And difficult to articulate.
If this were any other Original Sin Ancestral Patriarch, it might be impossible. But for Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch, perhaps the so-called impossible became possible.
Any old-timer from the Primal Era knew that the once-renowned Wu Dao Zun Shang, in his youth when his mind was still unenlightened, had been a puppet in Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch's hands. Green Robe had deceived Wu Dao Zun Shang for a very long time. What benefits he gained during that period, aside from Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch himself, no one knew.
Never mind if Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch's External Incarnations had all cultivated into Sin Itself; even if his External Incarnations were all Original Sin Sons who had integrated Original Sin True Blood, in the eyes of some, it wasn't impossible.
"That old fellow Green Robe really is a lingering ghost," Da Xing the Mad Monk said with disgust, glaring at Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch in the Void. Although he had never met Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch before, nor had any dealings with him, for some reason, every time he saw Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch, he felt an innate disgust, as if born with it—a natural revulsion. Especially that green robe of his, shimmering with a sinister light; Da Xing the Mad Monk found it utterly offensive to the eye, really wanting to rush over and slap Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch hard across the face a few times.
"Damn it! This bastard pops up at this critical juncture, who knows what kind of trouble he'll stir up. This old fellow is rotten to the core!"
Perhaps it was an innate dislike for Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch, but Da Xing the Mad Monk always felt Green Robe was profoundly evil—the kind of evil that was as despicable and treacherous as they come, stopping at nothing to achieve his goals. Calling him a troublemaker of the era wouldn't be an overstatement.
He hated such people most in his life.
However, having said that, Da Xing the Mad Monk would not underestimate Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch because of this.
On the contrary.
Not only would he not underestimate him, he actually considered Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch a significant threat.
Putting aside everything else, just the fact that Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch had managed to deceive the unenlightened Wu Dao Zun Shang during the Primal Era was enough to prove this old fellow was definitely not one to be trifled with.
Moreover, in the Li Palace Void, Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch, using some unknown method, had forced even a variable like the reincarnation of the Qiongqi to surface. Using Qiong as bait, he even drew out the Holy Land. All these tactics were enough to prove that Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch was absolutely a master at setting traps, laying ambushes, and orchestrating schemes—a master among masters.
Many Ancestral Patriarchs could deduce that the changes in Li Palace would affect the Original Sin Cataclysm, even the fate of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.
These changes in Li Palace were not formed by chance, but were the inevitable result of numerous factors.
Da Xing the Mad Monk had long suspected that Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch's scheme involving the Qiongqi in the Li Palace Void was definitely one of the many factors leading to Li Palace's changes. Even if it wasn't adding fuel to the fire, it was certainly adding flowers to the brocade.
He just didn't know whether Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch had done it intentionally or unintentionally.
If it was unintentional, then so be it. But if Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch had done it intentionally, then this Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch was truly terrifying.
When Da Xing the Mad Monk was in the Li Palace Void, he hadn't deduced at all that the manifestation of Li Palace's Primordial Source would bring about changes. All signs and omens had been deeply hidden. It was only after Li Palace's Primordial Source began to manifest that all these signs and omens surfaced and erupted.
If Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch's earlier scheme was intentional, aimed at guiding the changes in Li Palace, then it meant Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch might have long since discerned all the signs and omens, thus having deduced long ago that Li Palace would change, even affecting the Original Sin Cataclysm.
If Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch had truly deduced long ago that the changes in Li Palace would affect the Original Sin Cataclysm, then this old fellow must have started scheming long ago.
Da Xing the Mad Monk knew that this old fellow Green Robe had always been plotting to become the Original Sin True Lord. Judging from his ability to cultivate all his External Incarnations into Sin Itself, his true self must be extraordinarily formidable, at least the legendary Original Sin True Body. It was also highly possible he had integrated Original Sin True Blood, and it wasn't impossible he was even an Original Sin Variable.
If that were truly the case, then Green Robe Ancestral Patriarch would absolutely be one of the strongest contenders for the position of Original Sin True Lord.
This old fellow used his External Incarnations to jump around everywhere, digging pits, laying traps, and setting schemes everywhere, letting those Original Sin Sons, Original Sin Variables, and Destiny's Appointed Ones of the Great Dao fight each other to mutual destruction, while his true self reaped the benefits from the shadows.
This bastard was just too treacherous and despicable.
"Kid Gu, you must not underestimate this old fellow Green Robe. This bastard is full of wicked schemes. You must be careful, guard against him, don't fall into his trap."
Da Xing the Mad Monk cursed, "This old thing Green Robe might be even more terrifying than I imagined!"