Today, His Majesty the Emperor can finally have a hearty meal.

Gu Qingfeng greedily absorbed the tribulation energy permeating the unseen world. Suddenly, his spirit jolted as he noticed the tribulation energy in the void had violently surged several times over.

"What's going on? Why has the tribulation energy suddenly increased? Could it be that an Immortal Emperor expert is plotting against me?"

Gu Qingfeng pondered for a moment and quickly understood. A tribulation of this magnitude meant that an expert at the Immortal Emperor level had definitely noticed him and was preparing to make a move.

This was a calamity aimed specifically at him, which was why the tribulation energy had skyrocketed in such a short time.

"Jiejiejie..." He suddenly let out a sinister laugh, his expression filled with excitement. "An Immortal Emperor! This is simply wonderful."

Several days passed just like that. Gu Qingfeng could clearly feel that within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles, many hidden gazes were spying on him. Those eyes, whether overt or covert, watched him with the same greed.

Yet Gu Qingfeng remained seated cross-legged at the peak of the mountain, showing no signs of panic, allowing them to spy on him as they pleased.

"It's about time."

As he spoke, he unexpectedly pulled out a Black Lotus of Calamity that hovered between illusion and reality. Placing it in front of him, he made no attempt to hide as he used the Black Lotus of Calamity to absorb the unseen tribulation energy.

The moment the Black Lotus of Calamity appeared, he could clearly feel the surrounding air grow a few degrees hotter.

It was due to those fiery, greedy gazes!

Sensing the greed of the crowd, Gu Qingfeng laughed sinisterly in his heart.

You covet my Origin, but little do you know that I have my eyes on your lives!

The appearance of the Origin of Calamity was like a catalyst, igniting everyone's desires into a blazing inferno.

However, strangely enough, no one made a move to snatch it, even though the Origin was right in front of their eyes.

They were wary.

Wary of Gu Qingfeng!

Ever since it was revealed that Gu Qingfeng possessed the Origin, information about him had been thoroughly investigated. No one knew his background; they only knew that he had consecutively killed two Immortal Venerables.

Immortal Venerable Wuji and Poison Demon.

It should be known that battles between Immortal Venerables rarely resulted in death. After all, if an Immortal Venerable could not win, they could simply flee back to their own Dao Domain. Unless the gap in strength was massive, or several Immortal Venerables besieged a single person, it was very difficult to kill one.

But Gu Qingfeng had single-handedly slain two Immortal Venerables in succession. What did this mean?

It meant that his own strength had likely already reached the apex of Immortal Venerables, placing him among the absolute top tier of their ranks.

Moreover, the most crucial point was that Gu Qingfeng was simply too calm.

So calm that it was bizarre!

Right now, countless experts were spying on him from the shadows. With his strength of killing two Immortal Venerables, it was impossible for him not to notice those hidden observers. Yet, even though he clearly noticed them, he turned a blind eye and even brazenly took out the Origin to cultivate. This was simply unimaginable.

Bizarre, far too bizarre.

Even though these Immortal Venerables had lived for endless ages, it was their first time encountering such a bizarre person whom they could not see through at all.

Originally, they heard rumors that Gu Qingfeng had actively exposed his Origin himself. At the time, they did not believe it, thinking it was just a rumor. It was impossible for anyone in this world to willingly expose their Origin. But now, looking at Gu Qingfeng's unbridled actions, they fell silent.

It seemed the rumors were true.

All of this was enough to make everyone hiding in the dark feel apprehensive. To be able to cultivate to the Immortal Venerable realm, they were naturally no brainless fools. No one wanted to be the first to stick their neck out.

Furthermore, everyone knew clearly that the first person to strike was actually the one with the least chance of snatching the Origin.

Because they would not only have to face the bizarre Gu Qingfeng, but also the siege of the crowd. It could be said that whoever struck first would die.

Thus, the situation fell into such a bizarre stalemate.

Immortal Venerables were very patient. Figures of this level would never lack patience, especially for the sake of an Origin; they were naturally even more willing to wait.

But Gu Qingfeng was unwilling to wait any longer. He had no patience, nor did he have any exhibitionist tendencies to enjoy being stared at by a group of people.

He was seen slowly standing up. With a disdainful gaze, he swept his eyes across the empty void around him and said indifferently, "What a bunch of cowardly bandits. Since you're here, yet you don't even dare to show your faces. With such a temperament, even if I gave you the Origin, you would never become Immortal Emperors."

Gu Qingfeng directly mocked them, offending countless Immortal Venerables with a single sentence.

Yet strangely, the more arrogant Gu Qingfeng acted, the more no one dared to be the first to step forward.

Because no one present was a naive rookie. Naive rookies could not become Immortal Venerables; they would have died long ago.

This made Gu Qingfeng feel incredibly bored. He shook his head in disappointment. "A bunch of dumbasses."

Although the Immortal Venerables did not know what "dumbasses" meant, they could clearly tell it wasn't anything good, and anger rose in their hearts one by one.

Gu Qingfeng couldn't be bothered to waste time with them anymore and turned around to leave.

But right at this moment, a ray of immortal light suddenly appeared out of thin air in the area.

A heaven-soaring aura caused the world to shake and the void to surge.

It was a middle-aged Confucian scholar, dressed in a green robe, wearing a square scarf on his head, and holding a feather fan.

His sudden appearance instantly made the crowd in the shadows tense up. Like a referee's starting gun going off, everyone stared fixedly at him, seemingly ready to strike at any moment.

"It's Immortal Venerable Wenshan!"

"I really didn't expect him to be the first to make a move!"

"Immortal Venerable Wenshan has always been steady. Why is he so impatient today?"

"Hmph, why do you care? Now that someone is willing to stick their neck out, isn't that just perfect?"

The crowd discussed fervently in the shadows. However, to their surprise, Immortal Venerable Wenshan did not attack. Instead, he said calmly, "Daoist Gu, it seems you intentionally lured us here."

Gu Qingfeng stopped in his tracks, a sinister smile hanging on the corner of his mouth. "Yeah."

He did not hide his purpose at all, because the temptation of the Origin for an Immortal Venerable was simply too great—so great that even if everyone knew there was a trap, they wouldn't be able to resist jumping in.

Such a straightforward answer made even the refined Immortal Venerable Wenshan freeze for a moment. Then he chuckled softly, "Fellow Daoists in the shadows, since Daoist Gu is inviting us so earnestly, we might as well all come out. Otherwise, the outside world might think we are all too terrified of Daoist Gu alone to even show our faces."

"Hmph!"

Several cold snorts echoed from the darkness, clearly showing their inner anger.

Immediately after, a terrifying scene unfolded.

The entire heaven and earth began to tremble violently, the void boiling like a pot of heated water.

Boom!!

Countless figures radiating brilliant immortal light stepped out of the void, soaring into the sky and flying uniformly toward the Ten Thousand Demons Cave.

In that instant, it was as if an army of gods was marching to war. The divine might radiating from them surged like a tidal wave, sweeping across the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Everyone carried heaven-shaking killing intent; they had clearly been thoroughly provoked by Gu Qingfeng's mockery earlier.

When Heaven sends forth its killing intent, the stars shift in the sky.

When Earth sends forth its killing intent, dragons and snakes rise from the land.

When Immortals send forth their killing intent, the heavens overturn, the earth turns upside down, and the Great Dao wails!

The originally empty Ten Thousand Demons Cave was instantly packed with countless Immortal Venerable experts.

As soon as these Immortal Venerable experts appeared, their gazes locked firmly onto Gu Qingfeng.

More accurately, they were locked onto the Black Lotus of Calamity in his hands.

"Gu Qingfeng, this Venerable does not know what your purpose is, but with so many of us here today, you won't be able to stir up any waves. Obediently hand over the Origin, and we can spare your life," an Immortal Venerable wreathed in immortal flames said coldly.

Gu Qingfeng swept his gaze over the sky full of Immortal Venerables, the demonic light in his eyes burning ever more fiercely.

"Hehehe... Today, this Emperor can finally feast to his heart's content."