Whether it was the Nine Heavenly Sons, the Nine Holy Sons, or the Profound Heaven Nine Immortals, including the Sage Elders, Heavenly Elders, and Immortal Elders, they all pinned their hopes on the Immortal Dao Source, the Heavenly Dao Source, and the Sage Dao Source.
The problem was, although the Sage Elders, Heavenly Elders, and Immortal Elders all guarded the Great Dao Sources, they were merely guardians. They had absolutely no power to control the Great Dao Sources.
Moreover, at this moment, whether it was because of his eternal body with an "unscattered form and undying spirit" or because he had truly transcended the Great Dao, none of the myriad supernatural abilities and profound powers could affect Gu Qingfeng in the slightest. Even if they forcibly mobilized the power of the Great Dao Sources, who could guarantee it would definitely be able to annihilate Gu Qingfeng?
Forget annihilating Gu Qingfeng, they couldn't even guarantee whether the power of the Great Dao Sources could affect him at all.
What worried the Sage Elders and Heavenly Elders the most was that if they used the Great Dao Sources, and they turned out to be just like the myriad supernatural abilities—unable to affect Gu Qingfeng—not only that, but if the Great Dao Sources were instead seized by Gu Qingfeng, or even slaughtered by him, then everything would be over.
What to do?
No one knew what to do.
Apart from waiting like this, they could only pray for a miracle.
By now, they could only pray.
Faced with the Gu Qingfeng of this moment, besides praying, they could do nothing else.
Within the scene.
Gu Qingfeng's figure remained ethereal and elusive, like a lonely wandering ghost.
For some reason.
After slaughtering the various Original Sin Patriarchs, Gu Qingfeng had not spoken again. The feeling he gave was as if he had slaughtered those Original Sin Patriarchs purely because he was in a foul mood.
As time passed bit by bit, Gu Qingfeng kept staring at the slowly rotating Chaos Vortex, muttering, "Damn it...
I've already slaughtered so many Original Sin Patriarchs. Those who deserved slaughtering, those who didn't—I've slaughtered them all. Isn't that enough yet?"
"I just want to Let Go of Myself, why the hell is it so troublesome?"
"Is there no end to this?"
"What does your Karma have to do with me?
What do you mean it's also my Karma?"
"I only care about killing, not about redemption."
"What does that mean?
If this Karma can't be severed, I can't Let Go of Myself, is that it?"
"Sigh!"
Gu Qingfeng sighed heavily, shaking his head slightly, looking utterly helpless. He lowered his head, tapped his forehead, and said to himself, "It's precisely because I didn't want to struggle anymore that I decided to Let Go of Myself. Damn it!
Who would have thought Letting Go of Myself would be so troublesome too. If I'd known earlier, what was the point of all that previous struggling!"
Watching this scene.
Empress Wuyou, Empress Shengnü, and the others exchanged glances, a flash of sudden, puzzled realization in their eyes.
Originally, Gu Qingfeng, who was in the process of Letting Go of Himself, had suddenly emerged. None of them knew what his intention was.
When Gu Qingfeng went on a killing spree and slaughtered many Original Sin Patriarchs, they thought he was doing it to avoid being disturbed.
It wasn't until they heard Gu Qingfeng's self-directed mutterings that they understood: Gu Qingfeng had emerged not to avoid disturbance, but to sever Karma.
Only, they couldn't figure out what connection the slaughtered Original Sin Patriarchs had with Gu Qingfeng severing his Karma.
Was there Karma between Gu Qingfeng and those Original Sin Patriarchs?
Probably not.
Even if there was.
Slaughtering those Original Sin Patriarchs couldn't possibly sever Karma.
If slaughtering could sever Karma, then they, these Empresses, wouldn't have appeared today to stop him.
And when Gu Qingfeng spoke to the Chaos Vortex, saying, "What does your Karma have to do with me?" Who was the "you" he referred to?
And what did he mean by "I only care about killing, not about redemption"?
Who exactly did he want to kill?
And who did he want to redeem?
They didn't know.
Gu Qingfeng didn't say, and they didn't dare ask.
Suddenly.
Gu Qingfeng raised his head again and swept his gaze over the various Empresses, asking, "When you planted a Karma seed in me back then, did you already have your schemes all planned out?"
Hmm?
Whether it was Empress Shengnü or Empress Daziran, none of them understood what Gu Qingfeng meant by "schemes all planned out."
Then.
Gu Qingfeng looked at Da Xing the Mad Monk and asked, "What about you?"
This question left Da Xing the Mad Monk utterly confused. He said, puzzled, "Kid Gu, could you speak a bit more clearly? What do you mean?
This old monk is a bit lost."
"I'm talking about you, Da Xing, you old bald donkey. Enough already! We're at this critical juncture, and you're still playing dumb with me? The Karma seed you planted in me, I've already Let Go of it. What are you still pretending for!"
"..." Da Xing the Mad Monk's old face flushed red. He opened his mouth, wanting to speak but hesitating. After thinking for a moment, he was about to speak when Gu Qingfeng suddenly waved a hand, cutting him off, and shouted, "Forget it, forget it!
None of you are any good, the whole lot of you! On the surface, you all look so dignified and proper—either true sages, true immortals, true demons, or true buddhas. But in secret, you're all more cunning and scheming than the last, your little plans ringing out loud and clear."
"If I hadn't Let Go of the Karma seeds you planted in me, I would never have known how damn well you all know how to play the game!
Your methods are so high, they leave me in awe, making me want to kneel down right now and bow in admiration!"
Gu Qingfeng grew more agitated and more furious as he spoke.
Indeed.
He was truly very displeased right now!
Many beings present, such as Floating Life Emperor and Long Wind Great Emperor, had seen their mental states sublimated again and again with the changes of this cataclysm, gradually comprehending the true meaning of this calamity and the tribulation they themselves should face within it.
Gu Qingfeng was no exception.
Precisely because of this, he had resolutely decided to Let Go of Himself.
Because he knew that only by Letting Go of Himself could he redeem his self, transcend his ego, and awaken his true self.
And only by awakening his true self could he ascend to become the True Lord of Original Sin, slaughter the Three Thousand Great Daos, and usher in the Daoless Age.
To be honest.
Gu Qingfeng had no great interest in the true meaning of this cataclysm. He didn't care whether the Great Dao was full of holes, rotten and decayed, or whether the Three Thousand Sources of the Great Dao were the root cause of it all.
As for whether slaughtering the Three Thousand Great Daos would allow the Daoless Age to begin, or whether the true Great Dao would awaken and revive.
He didn't care about that either.
The reason he decided to Let Go of Himself was simple: purely to end this goddamn mess.
If it could end this goddamn mess, even if he wasn't the True Lord of Original Sin recorded in the Book of Fate, he would defy heaven and change fate to seize the position of True Lord of Original Sin.
He knew that Letting Go of Oneself—this thing sounded easy, but doing it would definitely be difficult.
He knew.
He had always known.
But when Gu Qingfeng truly began to Let Go of Himself, he realized it was a hundred times, a thousand times, even ten thousand times more difficult than he had imagined.
Severing the seven emotions and six desires?
The four elements all empty?
These were merely the basic conditions for Letting Go of Oneself.
Only by meeting these conditions did one qualify to Let Go of Oneself.
Having the qualification did not mean one could definitely Let Go of Oneself.