Black Water Lady's every word was like a thunderclap in the old beggar's ears, which made his heart surge up and down.
The old beggar sat on Black Water Mountain with his eyes wide open and his mouth agape. He frowned deeply and held a jar of wine in his hand. Lady Black Water's words kept echoing in his mind.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that Lady Black Water's words made sense.
Indeed.
Nameless Immemorial was the embodiment of karma, the messenger of fate. He knew the past and the future, controlled karma of fate, deduced the universe, and understood the universe!
How could she not know when Gu Qingfeng had merged with a Divine Sense and Demonic Will outside of the Great Dao?
She knew.
She must know.
Since she knew, why didn't she stop him?
Just as Lady Black Water said, since Nameless Immemorial did not stop Gu Qingfeng from merging with the Divine Sense and Demonic Will outside of the Great Dao, either Nameless Immemorial had a way to deal with it, or Nameless Immemorial was certain that the Divine Sense and Demonic Will outside of the Great Dao would not be a threat to Gu Qingfeng, or the Divine Sense and Demonic Will outside of the Great Dao was a karma that Nameless Immemorial had carefully designed.
After all.
Nameless Immemorial could not afford to wait or lose more than anyone else.
She would never watch as Gu Qingfeng's self-awareness was devoured, nor would she allow her carefully designed karma to go down the drain.
At this moment.
Lady Black Water's voice sounded again. "There's one more thing that can be proven. Even if Nameless Immemorial is like us and does not know when Emperor You merged with the Divine Sense and Demonic Will outside of the Great Dao, he would not be able to stop it from devouring Emperor You's self-awareness. Even if Emperor You's self-awareness was devoured … Nameless Immemorial would not be indifferent."
"An original sin outside of the Great Dao has already messed up the karma and fate of the Great Dao of this world. No matter what kind of existence the demonic consciousness outside of the Great Dao that devoured Emperor You's self is, Nameless will not allow it to appear at this critical moment. He will definitely eliminate it at all costs!
"Nameless Immemorial has not appeared yet, which can only prove that Emperor You's self-awareness has not been devoured."
Hearing this.
The old beggar couldn't hold it in any longer. He suddenly stood up. His old face was flushed, and his heart was thumping. His shattered hope seemed to have been reborn, and it was rekindled. He was so excited that he stuttered, "So … that boy's ego is very likely not … not … not swallowed by the Divine Sense and Demonic Thoughts outside the Great Dao? This old man didn't wait in vain all these years? The Daoless Era … is still … possible? "
Lady Black Water didn't respond immediately. Instead, she remained silent for a long time before replying, "Perhaps!"
"What? Maybe? "
The rekindled hope was doused by Black Water Lady's words. The old beggar shouted, "Sister Black Water, can you be more precise with your words? You just said that the boy's ego couldn't be devoured. Why did you say 'maybe' now? Are you messing with this old man? Or are you making fun of this old man? "
The old beggar was very angry, saying, "I'm in a bad mood now. You'd better not joke with me. Otherwise … this old man will not let you off!"
Lady Black Water shook her head slightly, saying, "That's just my guess. After all, I'm not Nameless Immemorial. I don't know what she wants to do."
"Damn it … Has this boy's ego been devoured or not?"
"I don't know!"
Lady Black Water sighed, saying, "The only thing we can do now is to wait … Whether Emperor You's ego has been devoured or not, I believe the truth will be revealed soon."
"This old man … this old man …"
The old beggar's face was livid. He angrily pointed at Lady Black Water. He was so angry! He was so angry that his mouth was crooked.
Originally.
After knowing that Gu Qingfeng's self-awareness had been devoured, he was already in despair. He finally convinced himself to accept such a cruel fact.
He didn't expect that Lady Black Water's confident and reasonable speculation gradually pulled him out of the abyss of despair. The shattered hope was rekindled.
And the result.
The hope that was rekindled with great difficulty was mercilessly extinguished by Lady Black Water's words.
The one who pulled the old beggar out of the abyss of despair was Lady Black Water, and the one who pushed the old beggar into the abyss of despair was also Lady Black Water.
From despair to rekindling hope, and then falling into despair again … Such a huge drop really tormented the old beggar.
On the field.
The experts of the Great Dao that were hibernating in the void had all disappeared. It was unknown how many had died.
And for some reason, Gu Qingfeng's figure had also disappeared without a trace.
All that was left was the sky filled with ash grey smoke that burned like flames.
Moreover.
That ash grey smoke was not as ancient and tyrannical as before. Instead, it was becoming more and more sparse.
Within the ever-changing Li Palace, which contained boundless mysteries, the air that was riddled with holes began to heal bit by bit. Fissures and holes began to faintly discern themselves as they gradually recovered.
On the other side of the void.
A pavilion was hidden.
The base of the pavilion was like a blooming black and white flower. When it bloomed, it was like Yin and Yang were intertwining. It looked very mysterious.
The four pillars of the pavilion were carved with four pictures. One was like an Azure Dragon, one was like a White Tiger, one was like a Black Tortoise, and one was like a Vermillion Bird. The pictures were vivid and lifelike, as if they possessed the mark of life.
The top of the pavilion was like the vault of heaven. Inside it was the sun, the moon, and countless stars.
The pavilion was hidden in the void, illusory and indistinct.
There were two women in the pavilion.
One of the women was dressed in a black splendid dress. Her long hair was tied up high. Her appearance was beautiful and dignified.
This was a woman of absolute beauty.
Her beauty was stunning, enchanting, and moving. She was beautiful in a myriad of ways, and also beautiful in a peerless style.
Her temperament was unparalleled. She was like the sun, sacred and bright, but also like the moon in the night sky, dark and tranquil.
Her existence was mysterious and ethereal. She was like an immortal from the Nine Heavens or a demon from the Nine Underworlds. She was illusory and real, real and fake. No one could see through her, and she gave people a very unreal feeling.
She was dignified and luxurious. She was like an empress descending from the vault of heaven. She was incomparably noble and made people revere her.
At this moment.
She stood in the pavilion with her arms crossed, staring at the gray smoke that filled the sky. There was no flirtatious expression on her beautiful face, nor was there any charm or allure. There was only solemnity, doubt, confusion, and hesitation.
Beside her, there was another woman.
To be exact, it was a young girl.
The young girl looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old. She was dressed in white and her long hair fell naturally behind her. She was standing in the pavilion barefoot.
This was a very ordinary young girl.
She was so ordinary that there was nothing special about her. She was as ordinary as the weeds on the grassland. She was as ordinary as a drop of water in the sea. She was even more ordinary as if she was a speck of dust in the world. She was insignificant. It was as if you could not remember her appearance after you closed your eyes.
It was the same for her appearance.
It was the same for her eyes.
It was even more so for her person.
From head to toe, even every strand of her hair seemed extremely ordinary. It was as if she was indistinguishable from the ever-changing Li Palace.
She was like the void, constantly changing. Even though she was standing there quietly, it felt unreal, like a dream or an illusion.
These two were none other than the Immortal Demon Empress of the Langya Lord, Cang Yan.
The young girl was known as the embodiment of karma and the messenger of fate, Ancient Wuming.
"My husband's luck can't be that bad, right?"
Cang Yan stared at the grayish-white smoke that filled the sky. She seemed to be muttering to herself, but also seemed to be speaking to Ancient Wuming. She said faintly, "He placed all his hopes on Emperor You. Emperor You also carried all his dreams for the Daoless Era. He practically bet everything he had on Emperor You. Now, Emperor You is gone just like that? The bet hasn't even officially begun... Is he going to lose just like that? "
Ancient Wuming did not respond. He continued to stare at the grayish-white smoke that filled the sky.
Cang Yan continued to ask, "Wuming, did you know that he had a demonic consciousness outside of the Great Dao?"
Ancient Wuming still did not respond.
However.
Even if Ancient Wuming did not say anything, Cang Yan knew the answer.
Ancient Wuming must have known that there was a demonic consciousness outside of the Great Dao residing in Gu Qingfeng's body.
Then.
She asked again, "Why didn't you stop him when he fused with the demonic consciousness outside of the Great Dao? Did you not want to? Or were you unable to stop it? "
Ancient Wuming remained silent as if he did not hear anything.
Cang Yan did not seem to care whether Ancient Wuming answered or not.
Cang Yan might not know if Ancient Wuming could stop the demonic consciousness outside of the Great Dao, but she was certain that even if Ancient Wuming could stop it, he would definitely not do so.
Everyone else thought that Ancient Wuming had meticulously set up a karmic plot. Only Cang Yan knew that Ancient Wuming did not set up a karmic plot. She had never set up a karmic plot of any existence or anyone's fate.
This was especially so for Gu Qingfeng's karmic plot. Ancient Wuming would definitely not touch it. Therefore, even if she saw Gu Qingfeng fusing with the demonic consciousness outside of the Great Dao, she would not stop it. Even if she knew that the demonic consciousness outside of the Great Dao would threaten Gu Qingfeng, she would not stop it either. Even if the demonic consciousness outside of the Great Dao devoured Gu Qingfeng's consciousness, Ancient Wuming would not stop it.
"Can you tell me if Emperor You's consciousness is still there?"
Cang Yan knew the answer to her previous questions. However, she did not know the answer this time.
Finally.
Ancient Wuming opened his mouth but shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"Ha!"
Cang Yan laughed helplessly. She knew that if Ancient Wuming said he did not know, he definitely did not know.
It was because of this that she laughed so helplessly.
"Looks like you're really going to bet everything on Emperor You, right?"
Ancient Wuming said, "Since you're going to bet on him, you have to have absolute trust in him. If you don't even trust him, then there's no need to bet everything on this."
Rather than saying these words to Cang Yan, it would be better to say that Nameless Ancient was saying them to himself.
(End of chapter)
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