CHAPTER 1155: CHAPTER 877: EXISTENCE

Looking at Gu Jinlai, who directly vanished into the Immortal Immortal Realm, the Great Powers present were silent for a moment.

After a while, Kunwu from the Primordial Spirit Temple slowly uttered a sentence: "For him to leave so rudely with our inquiry unfinished... truly... audacious."

"Though he is nurtured and cultivated by the Primordial, he is ultimately also a Great Power, believing himself to stand at the pinnacle of the Cosmic, such arrogance is expected."

Emperor Xi appeared quite calm.

It was as if it wasn’t him who had just been aggressively forcing Gu Jinlai.

In fact, not only him, but even the Creation Immortal Emperor, Heavenly Mechanism Tower Master, Tai Yuan, and other Great Powers showed little expression at this moment.

To these Great Powers, any emotion, words, actions, all serve the ultimate purpose they wish to achieve.

Aside from the ultimate purpose—the Three Saints Realm—everything else is merely a supplementary expression of their personality setting, a way to maintain their "self."

Everything is unaffected by external forces, relying solely on themselves.

"It seems Gu Jinlai is not so easily subdued, what next?"

Fate Immortal King turned his gaze to the Creation Immortal Emperor: "Primordial... should have other tricks up his sleeve."

From how the Primordial had given the Creation Divine Artifact to the Creation Immortal Emperor, it was clear who among the present had the closest relationship with that ancient being.

"Not that many tricks."

The Creation Immortal Emperor replied calmly: "Firstly, this concerns the Three Saints Realm, concerning the path beyond the Daoist Ancestor, even for us who claim to be All-knowing and All-powerful, the Honorable Daoist is still beyond our knowledge, being All-knowing and All-powerful is just empty talk in such attempts. Secondly, when the Primordial acquired this Cosmic Oddity, he made every effort to arrange it, but since the Cosmic Oddity originates from the Cosmic Core, where the Daoist Ancestor resides, he could not be entirely certain if he could nurture this Cosmic Oddity into Life."

Speaking, he paused: "Honestly, it’s a great surprise that this Cosmic Oddity has quickly manifested in the world in the form of Gu Jinlai."

The other Great Powers were slightly surprised upon hearing this.

They had thought everything was under the Creation Immortal Emperor’s control.

"I do believe the Primordial wouldn’t lack any countermeasures."

Fate Immortal King smiled and said.

He had seen the fate lines of Gu Jinlai and the Primordial, though separated for a period, eventually fused into one.

"Countermeasures... simple yet complex."

The Creation Immortal Emperor said: "If we can will that Cosmic Oddity to willingly step onto the unified path to greet the Primordial’s return, that’s the best outcome. If this cannot be achieved, then we can only resort to making the Cosmic Oddity perish."

"Perish? Is it the Cosmic Oddity’s consciousness that perishes or the Cosmic Oddity itself?"

Emperor Xi asked.

"Both are possible."

The Creation Immortal Emperor replied: "The Primordial would not commit such a small mistake; whether the Cosmic Oddity’s consciousness perishes or the Cosmic Oddity itself, ultimately everything he nurtures becomes a stepping stone for the Primordial to tread the path of the Three Saints Realm. Like chives, whether grown or lain flat, it’s only the difference between harvesting directly and harvesting after gathering."

"He clearly intends to hide, even disappear from the universe’s depths. If a Great Power elects to conceal, making him perish is not easy."

Heavenly Mechanism Tower Master said.

"First mobilize all forces to search, limited to ten thousand years, if indeed we cannot find... let the Void devour him."

The Creation Immortal Emperor declared.

"Erase the concept of his ’existence’?"

Emperor Xi, Fate, Tai Yuan, Kunwu, Heavenly Mechanism Tower Master, and others felt a sudden chill in their hearts.

The Void.

This is a taboo for many Eternal Lifers.

When all traces, characters, and objects related to a Great Power are entirely erased, yet he cannot show himself openly in the Cosmic, even if he still lives, it makes no difference from him being dead.

This is the concept of erasing "existence."

When a life form descends into this stage, the erosion effects of time would increase geometrically on him, to a degree even the power of the Eternal Life Realm cannot withstand.

Ultimately...

He himself will slowly lose the meaning of his own "existence," being devoured little by little by the Void.

Even before perishing, as the power of the Void begins to devour him, he will lose control, go mad at first, committing actions that provoke the wrath of heaven and humans.

Of course, what he does is not important to these Great Powers.

What’s important is that once he stirs up trouble, they will naturally be aware.

At that point, whether to capture him or kill him, they may choose at will.

"The more emotionally charged a life is, the greater the chance of being devoured by the Void once the traces of ’existence’ are erased. Gu Jinlai has only been cultivating for a mere thousand years... Once he’s erased, in ten thousand, several tens of thousands, or over a hundred thousand years, he will go mad. We can afford to wait such a short span."

Emperor Xi stated.

"Speaking of being emotionally charged... perhaps we can start from this aspect, gathering all persons and objects associated with his ’existence’ and spread the news that they will be erased throughout the universe, forcing him to show himself."

Kunwu suggested.

"I don’t think that holds any effect, for us Great Powers, the true core is only ourselves; other outsiders, external objects, are illusory. If one truly threatened me in such manner, it would prove he is completely helpless against me, prompting me to hide more secretly, and one day sever his path, exacting a tenfold, hundredfold price."

Emperor Xi said.

"Gu Jinlai has only cultivated for a thousand years after all, perhaps he hasn’t gained such awareness. It’s always worth a try."

Kunwu continued.

"Then try it."

The Creation Immortal Emperor replied calmly.

They found nothing wrong with such methods.

Concepts of good and evil, right and wrong, benevolence and righteousness, morality, they’re simply tools constructed to bind the lower ranks; they never let these tools become shackles placed upon themselves.

This top powerhouse of the Human Clan rested his gaze on Emperor Xi: "He has been in contact only with those from your line, you’ll handle it."

"Okay."

Emperor Xi nodded.

He disliked such approaches, but since the Creation Immortal Emperor had spoken, he would execute without hesitation.

To them, the Human Clan, Fire Cloud Palace, etc., are merely parts of their "persona," an anchor of their "existence."

Sometimes, they might handle some "running errands" kind of small matters.

As for who consists of the Human Clan, Fire Cloud Palace?

It is not important.

As long as these Great Powers are present, as long as this Cosmic has not been degraded by the Evil God, as long as all beings have not been completely controlled, the Human Clan and the Fire Cloud Palace will always exist.

...

Unknown Starry Sky.

Gu Jinlai’s figure constantly drifted in the vast sea of stars.

He wasn’t even piloting a Star Shuttle.

Just positioning himself in an empty starry sky, giving himself a basic acceleration, allowing himself to drift freely among the stars.

He anticipated the adverse consequences if he did not accept the identity of the Primordial Reincarnation Body, but did not expect...

The consequences would be so dire.

Breaking ties with the Human Clan.

Even...

Breaking ties with all species in the entire universe, including the Evil God System.

Especially after he had exterminated more than ten thousand Divine Spirits, including Emperor Jin Yao, alongside his relentless attacks and persecution of the Divine Spirits, resulting in them seeing him as a thorn in their side.

It is no exaggeration to say that he has now become the universal enemy, detested by all beings in the universe.

Gu Jinlai’s thoughts wandered, not calming for a long time.

For a long time...

He silently sighed, "It actually... came to this point."

This was a scene he had never imagined.

He divided his Spirit, observing the Qing Lian, which had completely merged with him in the mental world.

Or rather, the Primordial.

He couldn’t separate the Qing Lian, transformed from the Primordial, from himself.

Even if he chose self-destruction, it would only fulfill the Primordial, perfectly allowing the Primordial to absorb and merge with him.

Despite...

It seemed that he had yet to grow into a true Eighteenth Rank Great Power, the fruit not quite fully ripe, but for the Primordial, a Sixteenth Rank Great Power might barely suffice.

"So, you really are alive, aren’t you?"

Gu Jinlai perceived the Qing Lian in the mental world, talking to himself.

The Qing Lian showed no response.

Like how no one would communicate with an AI on a phone unless out of boredom or necessity.

Yet, the "life" aura from the Qing Lian was unmistakably evident.

Innate Spirit Root?

Merely a top-tier Great Power!

A...

Rooted in him, consuming him thoroughly, such that even if he committed suicide now, he would become fodder for the Eighteenth Rank Great Power.

Now faced with Gu Jinlai’s predictable, fruitless inquiry...

Silence is the greatest contempt.

The Primordial has complete control over him.

Venerable Xuan Tian shielded him from the Evil God.

Let him escape from the hands of the Evil God.

But he...

Cannot find a way to oppose the Primordial.

The gap between them was too vast.

He, having been born for merely a thousand years, his Great Power strength entirely dependent on the mysterious new life of Qing Lian, how could he contend with a top-tier Great Power, one who might have lived for tens of billions or hundreds of billions of years and was once among the cosmic Supremes?

The sheer difference in life scale was millions of times!

Not twice, not ten or a hundred times, but millions of times!

Even factoring in the years of Qingguang’s cultivation, the gap between them possibly remained several times or tens of times...

Moreover, using Qingguang’s cultivation, his so-called decades turned into moments, was only...

"Wait!"

As Gu Jinlai’s thoughts reached this point, they suddenly halted.

Was his cultivation with Qingguang merely the Primordial imparting power from above?

He had once learned about the Creation Immortal Light, a Supreme Treasure, just capable of dramatically enhancing a person’s inspiration, keeping them in a perpetual state similar to Sudden Enlightenment, thereby speeding up cultivation, progressing a thousand miles a day.

Sudden Enlightenment!

Completely different from his cultivation using Qingguang.

Especially considering, during his cultivation with Qingguang, he repeatedly seemed to connect with another life, as if another version of himself in a parallel dimension.

Continuously merging with himself, ultimately achieving the current him...

That kind of experience and fusion...

Surely was not the Primordial’s cultivation experience.

Back then, he preconceived that he was the reincarnation of the Primordial Great Power, mistaking these as the Primordial’s cultivation experiences.

"But if these experiences didn’t come from the Primordial... then where did they come from!?"

Gu Jinlai was shaken in his Divine Sense.

According to others’ statements and everyone’s understanding, his "life" had only emerged for a thousand years!

So...

Where did this cultivation experience, lasting at least tens of billions of years, come from!?

Gu Jinlai suddenly redirected his Spirit towards the Qing Lian.

"Try again!"