Perhaps it was because Old Ancestor Green Robe had used Old Ancestor Golden Wheel to make a big fuss, shaking the morale of the Xuantian Immortal Path.
Or perhaps it was because Old Ancestor Green Robe's fanning of the flames had stirred the fighting spirit of the countless Original Sin Dharmakaya beings, making the situation particularly unfavorable for the Great Dao.
The myriad Creation Treasures in the sky began to flicker, as if stirring restlessly.
Seeing this scene.
The expressions of the Original Sin Patriarchs present changed repeatedly, and their hearts grew even more wary of Old Ancestor Green Robe.
What made them wary was not Old Ancestor Green Robe using Old Ancestor Golden Wheel to shake the morale of the Xuantian Immortal Path, nor was it Old Ancestor Green Robe inciting the countless Original Sin Dharmakaya beings with just a few words.
To be honest.
Many Original Sin Patriarchs had experienced Old Ancestor Green Robe's talent for stirring up trouble back in the Desolate Ancient Era; they had witnessed scenes even more bizarre than today. What truly made them wary was that Old Ancestor Green Robe could silently and imperceptibly ignite the fighting spirit of all the Original Sin Dharmakaya beings present.
One must know that every single Original Sin Dharmakaya being here, having managed to cultivate an Original Sin Dharmakaya, was proof enough that none were ordinary.
And indeed, this was the case.
These Original Sin Dharmakaya beings included experts from the Ancient Era, the Remote Antiquity, even the Primordial Era, and there were certainly some from the Desolate Ancient Era as well. Each deserved the title of Original Sin Patriarch. They had either been suppressed in the Guixu or had been wandering the Desolate Ruins. Before being tainted by Original Sin, they had undoubtedly been grandmasters who commanded awe in their respective domains.
Under normal circumstances, they would absolutely not be swayed by others' provocations, nor would they be influenced, let alone become burning with fervor, filled with fervor and excitement (filled with fervor and excitement) because of a word or two.
Yet now, almost all the Original Sin Dharmakaya beings gathered in the Li Palace space had been incited by Old Ancestor Green Robe to brim with fighting spirit. Even braving the terrifying spiritual pressure from the Li Palace Vortex and risking their lives, they were gradually drawing closer to the vortex.
Could a few words from a silver tongue alone incite all the Original Sin Dharmakaya beings to such fervor?
Was that possible?
The answer was certain.
Absolutely impossible.
However.
Now, this impossibility had become possible.
This meant Old Ancestor Green Robe had delved extremely deep on the path of Original Sin—so deep that a few words from him could influence the hearts of Original Sin Dharmakaya beings.
As was well known.
Cultivating the Original Sin Self meant one could represent Original Sin.
Cultivating the Original Sin Itself meant one was equal to Original Sin.
And cultivating the Original Sin True Body meant one was Original Sin.
But did cultivating the Original Sin True Body grant the ability to influence Original Sin Dharmakaya beings with just a few words?
No!
Absolutely impossible!
At the very least, none of the dozen or so Patriarchs present who had cultivated Original Sin True Bodies—Lord Rat, the Diviner, Old Ancestor Golden Wheel, and others—possessed such capability.
Not to mention them, even Eight-Armed Yama, who had integrated Original Sin True Blood and was hailed as the Son of Original Sin, lacked this ability.
Could it be that Old Ancestor Green Robe's true form was the legendary Original Sin Variable?
The problem was, Gu Qingfeng, who was an Original Sin Variable and even hailed as the greatest one, admitted he had no ability to incite the countless Original Sin Dharmakaya beings in the entire Li Palace space with just a few words.
This inevitably raised suspicions: What kind of existence was Old Ancestor Green Robe's true form, and why could he incite so many Original Sin Dharmakaya beings with mere words?
Unknown.
No one knew.
No one could imagine.
In everyone's view, throughout heaven and earth, probably only the legendary True Lord who ruled over Original Sin could accomplish such a feat.
Could it be that Old Ancestor Green Robe had already ascended to become the Original Sin True Lord?
That was even more impossible.
If Old Ancestor Green Robe had truly long since ascended to become the Original Sin True Lord, then he wouldn't need to waste time here.
Just what kind of existence was Old Ancestor Green Robe?
This was a question everyone wanted answered.
Perhaps Old Ancestor Green Robe had truly grasped some secret of Original Sin.
This was hard to say, and saying it was hard.
After all, Old Ancestor Green Robe had once manipulated the unawakened (not yet awakened) Wu Dao Daozun with ease back in the Desolate Ancient Era. It was entirely possible that he had used Wu Dao Daozun to grasp some secret of Original Sin.
"Too terrifying!
That old turtle Green Robe is truly too terrifying!"
On the Solitary Peak, Da Xing the Mad Monk watched the restless Creation Treasures filling the sky and gazed at the countless Original Sin Dharmakaya beings in the Li Palace space, braving the terrifying spiritual pressure to slowly approach the Li Palace Vortex. He felt a chill run down his spine, the muscles at the corner of his mouth twitching involuntarily twice. "That bastard must have grasped some secret of Original Sin from the not-yet-awakened Wu Dao Daozun back then. Otherwise, there's no way that old turtle could incite all the Original Sin Dharmakaya beings with just a few words!"
Da Xing the Mad Monk had always known Old Ancestor Green Robe was terrifying.
Yes.
He had always known.
Back in the Li Palace Void, Old Ancestor Green Robe's schemes had nearly sparked a war between the Original Sin and Great Dao Patriarchs, making Da Xing realize Old Ancestor Green Robe was far more terrifying than imagined.
Only now, witnessing with his own eyes Old Ancestor Green Robe inciting all the Original Sin Dharmakaya beings with just a few words from his silver tongue, did Da Xing realize that the terrifying nature of Old Ancestor Green Robe's existence might have already exceeded imagination.
"Before, when you said how terrifying that bastard Green Robe was, I didn't really feel it. This time, I'm starting to get a sense of it."
Gu Qingfeng rubbed his chin, smiling as he glanced at the Original Sin Dharmakaya beings in the Li Palace space brimming with fighting spirit, then looked at Old Ancestor Green Robe near the Li Palace Vortex. After a moment of contemplation, he said, "I reckon that bastard must have integrated something from Wu Dao Daozun."
Gu Qingfeng's words made Da Xing's heart jolt. "Integrated what?"
Gu Qingfeng shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.
"What could he have integrated?
Back then, Wu Dao Daozun's various majestic auras (majestic auras) transformed into the Breath of Original Sin, his various obsessions (obsessions) transformed into the Light of Original Sin, his various Supernatural Ability (divine abilities) transformed into the Flower of Original Sin. Even if Old Ancestor Green Robe integrated all of these into himself, he still couldn't incite all the Original Sin Dharmakaya beings with just a few words, could he?"
Da Xing the Mad Monk said, "Forget integrating those; even if he integrated the Original Sin True Blood flowing within Wu Dao Daozun's body, he couldn't do it."
"Could it be he integrated the Spirit of Original Sin, formed from Wu Dao Daozun's soul?"
Da Xing the Mad Monk shook his head. "That's impossible too. From the current situation, the Spirit of Original Sin formed from Wu Dao Daozun's soul is most likely within the Primordial Source of the Nine Palaces. Now that the Primordial Source of the Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces hasn't even emerged, where could that old turtle Green Robe go to integrate it?"
Gu Qingfeng said, "Da Xing, I remember you saying something about the Essence of Original Sin being formed from Wu Dao Daozun's spirit, right?"
"That's right, the rumors indeed say so. But no one has ever seen the Essence of Original Sin to this day. At least, this old monk has never heard of it, and it hasn't appeared in the Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces either."
"Just because it hasn't appeared in the Desolate Ancient Nine Palaces doesn't mean it hasn't appeared in the Desolate Ancient Black Hole. I reckon Green Robe most likely integrated the Essence of Original Sin."
"What makes you say that?"
Gu Qingfeng pointed at the countless Original Sin Dharmakaya beings in the Li Palace space. "Why were these Original Sin Dharmakaya beings retreating earlier, in agony?"
"Of course because they couldn't withstand the terrifying spirit within the Li Palace Vortex. That spirit filled them with fear; they simply couldn't resist or oppose it..." As he spoke, Da Xing the Mad Monk seemed to understand what Gu Qingfeng meant.