Gu Zifeng was taken aback.

"You don't know?"

Zhou Yu shook his head.

Gu Zifeng suddenly remembered.

"Oh right, you all just came from the outside, didn't you?"

"No wonder you don't know."

"This creature is a demon formed from the Dark Demon Qi."

"Dark Demon Qi?"

Zhou Yu was startled, and his first thought was that this thing might be related to 'darkness'?

"How did it come about?" Zhou Yu asked.

Gu Zifeng didn't conceal anything and started explaining to Zhou Yu.

"The origin of this thing possibly traces back to the Ancient Times..."

"No one knows the exact time they appeared."

"We call that thing the Dark Origin."

Dark Origin?

Zhou Yu's pupils narrowed slightly.

It really is related to 'darkness'.

"The appearance of the Dark Origin is a huge threat to the entire world, its existence affects everyone."

"The Dark Origin releases Dark Demon Qi."

"This type of demonic qi has very bizarre properties; it can affect a person's Primordial Spirit, flesh and blood, and even the Divine Soul."

"Once invaded, one gradually becomes a puppet, controlled by the Dark Origin, starts to harm those around, and then rapidly contaminates others."

"If this thing is not discovered at its initial appearance, it can, in less than a month, wipe out a large sect."

"Even in the Ancient Times, those sects were no exception."

After hearing Gu Zifeng's explanation, Zhou Yu was filled with shock.

At this moment, he thought of the cave mansion of the Five Thunders True Man.

Back then, the cave mansion of the Five Thunders True Man also had this thing, only in smaller quantities than here.

Could it be that the destruction of the sect to which the Five Thunders True Man belonged was also caused by this thing?

If that's the case, then isn't this thing too terrifying?

"That's the general situation."

Gu Zifeng looked at Zhou Yu and found Zhou Yu's expression somewhat odd.

He immediately asked:

"Brother Zhou, are you... okay?"

Zhou Yu snapped back to reality, grinned and said:

"I'm fine."

"It's just that what you said was too shocking, I didn't register it for a moment."

Gu Zifeng suddenly understood and chuckled:

"Actually, this is quite normal because not many people know about the Dark Origin."

"Moreover, even those who know about it are not entirely devoted to eradicating the Dark Origin; some harbor ulterior motives and wish to use the Dark Origin to satisfy their own interests."

"These people will eventually be backfired upon by the Dark Origin."

Gu Zifeng cursed.

Zhou Yu was again surprised.

"The Dark Origin can be utilized?"

"How is it being used?"

Gu Zifeng explained.

"In the Ancient Times, some cultivators did indeed betray humanity. They used the characteristics of the Dark Origin to create some evil techniques, enabling them to quickly enhance their realm and cultivation by devouring Dark Demon Qi."

"But ultimately, those people were backfired upon by the Dark Origin, turning into puppets without consciousness."

"Later, some evil techniques from the Ancient Times were handed down. Even in today's Martial Arts World, some people secretly cultivate them and ambitiously want to continue using Dark Demon Qi to fulfill their personal desires."

Saying this, Gu Zifeng sighed and said:

"This is human nature."

"It never changes."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yu immediately thought of the Heavenly Slaughter Sect and Rong Fang, the Second Elder of the Pill God Temple.

These people seemed to have utilized the Dark Demon Qi.

Zhou Yu nodded and then asked.

"Brother Gu, what exactly is the Dark Origin?"

"Is it some kind of living creature, or something else?"

Hearing Zhou Yu's question, Gu Zifeng gave a bitter smile and shook his head.

"Brother Zhou, you've stumped me."

"In fact, even my sect likely doesn't know what exactly the Dark Origin is."

"In the Ancient Era, perhaps some great powers knew, but those people have long since vanished."

Hearing Gu Zifeng mention his sect, Zhou Yu immediately asked:

"Brother Gu, might I ask if your sect is the Taoist Sect?"

Hearing this, Gu Zifeng was momentarily taken aback, then showed a look of surprise.

"My Taoist Sect rarely walks among humans."

"Especially in the past thousand years, almost everyone has been solving the problem of Dark Demon Qi in various secret realms and absolute lands."

"Brother Zhou, how do you know this?"

The fact is, Gu Zifeng had already admitted he was a disciple of the Taoist Sect.

Zhou Yu looked deeply at Gu Zifeng.

He had been searching for the Taoist Sect for a long time, except for when he met Yun Feifei's uncle, the Taoist Master Wu Wen, in Yunzhou, who had some connection with the Taoist Sect, he had never seen anyone from the Taoist Sect since.

And that Taoist Master Wu Wen was just a lay disciple of the Taoist Sect and had nothing to do with the true Taoist Sect.

Unexpectedly, today, in this Secret Treasure, he met someone from the Taoist Sect.

Zhou Yu immediately said:

"I once happened to learn some Taoist Magic. Moreover, the old man at my home also taught me some simple Taoist Magic."

"Earlier, I noticed that the spell you used seemed somewhat similar to what I learned, so I made a guess."

Hearing this, Gu Zifeng was puzzled.

"The old man at your home?"

"How does he know Taoist Magic?"

"Who is he?"

"Could it be, he's also from the Taoist Sect?"

Zhou Yu shook his head.

"Probably not."

"The old man at my home goes by the alias Primordial Elder, I don't know if Brother Gu has heard of him."

With these words, Gu Zifeng was instantly shocked.

"Primordial Elder?"

"You are a disciple of the Primordial Elder?"

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