In the past, when he pursued the Heaven-Earth Great Dao, he could never grasp its profound mysteries.
Now that he had abandoned it, his understanding of the Dao's profundity grew clearer and clearer.
This left Gu Qingfeng somewhat helpless and rueful.
He felt that Heaven played tricks on people, and so did Fate!
When you needed something, you couldn't get it no matter what.
When you didn't need it, you'd obtain it effortlessly by chance.
It was truly maddening.
After sighing for a moment, he began to introspect and examine his internal state.
His Dantian Purple Palace remained like a miniature heaven and earth, shrouded in Nether Fire that burned wildly.
The evil heart he had previously cultivated throbbed slowly like a real heart.
The Great Nature Seed brimmed with vitality, continuously evolving.
That gray, dull Lone Star Tear still lay dormant there, motionless and devoid of any life force.
In addition, within Gu Qingfeng's Dantian Purple Palace, there was now a Buddha statue—an ancient statue emanating Buddhist radiance.
It was none other than the Wrath Incarnation of Great Sun Tathagata, except this incarnation had its eyes closed.
Gu Qingfeng's reason for devouring the Wrath Incarnation of Great Sun Tathagata was simple: he wanted to refine it and make it his own, using it to balance the complex situation within his Dantian.
Whether it was the Great Nature Seed, the lifeless Lone Star Tear, or that evil heart, Gu Qingfeng could not absolutely control any of them. The only thing he could do was let these mysterious entities restrain and suppress each other, then refine them bit by bit to achieve complete mastery.
He could only refine them little by little.
These existences were each more bizarre and mysterious than the last, with origins grander than one another—especially the Wrath Incarnation of Great Sun Tathagata.
Great Sun Tathagata was a symbol of Buddhism. Wanting to refine his Wrath Incarnation was definitely harder than ascending to the heavens.
Or rather, it should be said it was fundamentally impossible.
For others, refining the Wrath Incarnation of Great Sun Tathagata might be impossible, but for Gu Qingfeng, nothing was impossible.
Because he possessed Nine Nethers Fire.
And Nine Nethers Fire was a Primal Fire, capable of refining all things between heaven and earth.
Moreover, Gu Qingfeng's Purple Palace was also a Nether Fire Purple Palace. It was no exaggeration to say it was practically equivalent to a cauldron. As long as the Nether Fire kept burning, forget the Wrath Incarnation of Great Sun Tathagata—even if the true body of Great Sun Tathagata himself came, there would be a day when he too would be refined.
Gu Qingfeng was in no hurry; this kind of thing couldn't be rushed anyway.
Next, he took out two stones from his storage pouch: one like ice, the other like fire.
The ice stone was precisely the Bing Xuan Heart.
The fire stone was the Yanyang Heart he had snatched from the hand of the Wrath Incarnation of Great Sun Tathagata.
Gazing at the Yanyang Heart, Gu Qingfeng's thoughts grew exceptionally complex, as if he had returned to five hundred years ago. He still remembered clearly how, back at Cloudmist Sect, he had only dripped a single drop of blood onto the Yanyang Heart, then inexplicably fused with it.
As for why he had fused with the Yanyang Heart, Gu Qingfeng still didn't understand to this day. He only knew that from then on, his body underwent incredible changes, later achieving a Flame True Body, cultivating eighty-one Golden Cores, and forming a terrifying Primordial Spirit...
Although Gu Qingfeng's path of defying the heavens wasn't caused by the Yanyang Heart, one point was undeniable: this Yanyang Heart had opened the door to his path of defying the heavens.
Looking at the Yanyang Heart, Gu Qingfeng suddenly noticed that the drop of blood he had dripped onto it long ago could still faintly be seen. He then looked at the Bing Xuan Heart; there was also a drop of blood inside, but this drop wasn't his—it should be Yun Nichang's.
Observing the Yanyang Heart and the Bing Xuan Heart closely.
What made Gu Qingfeng helpless was that, whether it was the Yanyang Heart or the Bing Xuan Heart, he didn't know what these things were. He couldn't comprehend them.
He had cultivated for over five hundred years and had seen countless rare treasures. He had also perused numerous texts recording rare treasures. But regarding the Yanyang Heart and the Bing Xuan Heart, he truly had no idea what kind of existences they were. They were utterly unheard of.
After some thought, Gu Qingfeng raised his hand, and a wisp of Purple Nether Fire appeared in his palm. The Purple Nether Fire burned both the Bing Xuan Heart and the Yanyang Heart.
The two crystals, like ice and fire, repelled each other yet also fused together. They were like Yin and Yang in the Supreme Ultimate, with Yin containing Yang and Yang containing Yin, indistinguishable from one another.
Soon, under the burning of the Nine Nethers Fire, the Yanyang Heart and the Bing Xuan Heart completely fused into one, becoming a crystal that was both fire and water, both Yin and Yang—like a Supreme Ultimate Crystal. Yin and Yang intertwined and interwove, continuously evolving and transforming, seemingly containing boundless, endless life. It was truly marvelous.
Looking at the transforming Supreme Ultimate Crystal, Gu Qingfeng suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.
He felt this thing was very similar to that Great Nature Seed brimming with vitality inside his Dantian Purple Palace.
Both had Yin and Yang intertwining, both continuously evolved, and both contained boundless, endless life.
Why was this so?
Gu Qingfeng knew that both the Yanyang Heart and the Bing Xuan Heart were related to one person: Yun Nichang.
Seeing the transforming Supreme Ultimate Crystal couldn't help but make Gu Qingfeng suspect: Could it be that Yun Nichang had some connection to the Great Natural Order?
Hmm?
Gu Qingfeng suddenly thought of Ouyang Ye.
Yun Nichang had buried her soul within Ouyang Ye's body, after which a mysterious totem appeared on Ouyang Ye's chest. That totem also possessed boundless, endless life. Even Ouyang Ye's emotions—joy, anger, sorrow, happiness—could affect changes in the Great Natural Order.
Putting it together, Gu Qingfeng was basically certain: Yun Nichang must have some relationship with the Great Natural Order.
He just didn't know what exactly that relationship was.
Gu Qingfeng pondered, considering that if Yun Nichang truly had a connection to the Natural Dao, then this matter would become even more complicated.
Now it was certain that Yun Nichang and he shared Karma, and that woman had been making a fuss over this Karma matter.
That wasn't important.
What was important was that the Natural Dao had forcibly stuffed him with a Great Nature Seed.
Gu Qingfeng had long known that the Natural Dao giving him this Great Nature Seed definitely had a purpose. He just hadn't expected it might be related to Karma!
"Damn it all!"
Gu Qingfeng cursed.
Due to the scarcity of spiritual energy in the ancient era, the so-called Great Natural Order was lifeless and stagnant. It could hardly be said to have a Great Natural Order at all.
Therefore, Gu Qingfeng didn't understand the Great Natural Order too well, nor did he have any grievances or entanglements with it.
After this great tribulation, he no longer wanted to get involved in the conflicts between the Great Daos. The Great Natural Order forcibly giving him a Great Nature Seed was already headache enough. If he also had Karma with the Great Natural Order, the trouble that would arise later would be inextricably tangled.
"It really is 'fear something and it will surely come'!"
Heaving a helpless sigh, Gu Qingfeng sank into deep contemplation. He racked his brains but couldn't figure out how he could have Karma with the Great Natural Order.
In this lifetime, he had absolutely no interaction with the Great Natural Order. Where would Karma come from?
Could it be the so-called previous life?
Mentioning the words 'previous life,' Gu Qingfeng couldn't help but shake his head. He hadn't even figured out this life yet; how could he spare the energy to worry about matters of a previous life?