Who is spreading rumors that my filial piety towards them has changed?

"...Jinyu, um, the girl who made all the women in the room bloated, and even made the cat eat too much for a while, right?"

Although we didn't have much contact, I still have a deep impression of her.

Oh no, does Tsukigawa think that spraying is romantic?

Chu Mingkong was a little desperate. He should have been able to relax and be a couch potato after his carefree days, but instead he was getting caught up in this mess with Yuehe.

Chu Mingkong stammered:

"How about... you know..."

"Just say it."

"I see that those people can absorb other people's knowledge by absorbing essence and blood, so why don't you take a tube of my knowledge and pass it on? I can't quite explain it."

Yuehe understands these methods of acquisition better than Chu Mingkong. These methods don't allow for such profound acquisition; they essentially only provide basic knowledge, such as language and maps.

Those "personal" insights, such as the person's literary background and cultivation techniques, are difficult to absorb.

Otherwise, people wouldn't need to go to great lengths to seek out opportunities and steal other people's cultivation techniques; they could just grab someone else's disciple and suck their blood, and that would be the end of it.

Why there was such a difference was something that even the shamanic tribe at the time couldn't figure out.

Yuehe retorted, "So you drank quite a bit here before, what ancient learning experience could you have gained from that?"

That's obviously not possible. One must suppress their cultivation level to a certain degree before they can cultivate a similar absorption method. Yuehe was just talking; he didn't expect Yuehe to actually gain any wisdom or experience from drinking it.

Chu Mingkong was taken aback: "It seems not, what's going on?"

Yuehe remained silent and closed her eyes to rest.

Seeing this, Chu Mingkong immediately fell silent as well, looking at Yuehe's profile, wondering what she was thinking at that moment.

only......

The existence of Yuehe really needs a way to deal with the hidden dangers. We must find a way to free her from the restrictions of Yin time.

Even after this unprecedented anomaly ended during the Yin period, Yuehe was still able to stay by his side, and by the cat's side.

What will shatter is a bubble, what will vanish is an illusion, but if it is an illusion that will never disappear, then it is real to Chu Mingkong.

......

Chu Mingkong had had enough of being a lazy bum and regained his senses. He saw Yuehe still lying beside him, so he cleaned up his "crime traces" and wiped away the passion he had indiscriminately poured out.

After skillfully attending to Yuehe, Chu Mingkong quietly left the room.

Even though he knew she could sense his movements, he still kept a low profile – that's what a sense of ritual is.

Because of the commotion in Baihua Township, the women all returned to Xianzhen Pavilion and stayed there, not wandering around aimlessly.

Even when lingering over the timeless snowscape of the snow-capped mountains, one simply opens the window, letting the window frame become a picture frame, reflecting the scenery outside into the painting to soothe the inner sense of beauty.

Elder Jiu, having received some unknown news, suddenly rushed towards Yun Nongyu's room.

"Why the rush? Is there some new development on the Daoist side?" Chu Mingkong muttered.

He decided to ask what it was about later, and for now, he would see how the babies were playing with Bai Niang.

As he expected, the two little ones adored Bai Niang and clung to her body, crawling around.

If these two little rascals could turn into little snakes, they'd probably be circling around Bai Niang right now, truly "entangled" with her in every way.

Chu Mingkong walked over and hugged the cat and the girl, kissing each of them before asking Bai Niang:

"Bai Niang, did you feel anything special about that aura just now... I mean, was it difficult to deal with?"

"Given our strength as mere half-Abyssal beings, what level of power would we need to defeat such an enemy?"

Chapter 432 Bai Niang's New Skin?

Do you think the beings in the Abyss would gather together and assign each other a hierarchy?

"Of course not," Chu Mingkong replied without hesitation.

To be honest, he didn't even think that "intelligent" beings would appear in the depths of the Abyss. At most, they would be the kind of extremely powerful Abyss beasts, similar to those on the outer perimeter.

It was already a rare privilege to learn about the excitement deep within the Abyss from Bai Niang.

It's unrealistic to expect these beings to pull up a small chair and calmly arrange a hierarchy of seating.

Even the existing nine-level division of the Five Elements cultivation seems somewhat arbitrary to Chu Mingkong, likely due to the chaos of ancient times.

In a given period, whoever is the most powerful becomes the epitome of the highest rank. This has gradually evolved to the present day, where only the simplest classification remains. If someone becomes the new epitome, they are simply assigned to the ninth rank; if they die, the classification is simplified back to the ninth rank.

One day, it became difficult for powerful figures from ancient times to appear again, and they were unknowingly completely solidified into the ninth rank.

Bai Niang dodged the cat's little paws and said:

"Generally speaking, when 'people' from the depths of the abyss meet, size is the best way to judge their strength. Powerful people can shrink, but the weak find it extremely difficult to feign their grandeur."

Aside from temples and shrines located deep in the mountains, most places of worship will erect exceptionally large statues of deities, which are meant to resemble the physical forms of the deities being worshipped.

Does Na Yuehe also possess a similar Dharma body?

However, when Yuehe launched his attack, the Moonlit Sword Blade, formed from pure power, was indeed exceptionally large.

Chu Mingkong, by using the black Buddha relic, could also display a strike similar to the Dharma of Heaven and Earth, but he felt that it was not refined enough.

In the mortal world, one could easily contend with those Buddhist monks, but when faced with the Moon River, one feels as dim as a firefly seeing the starlight.

"But Bai Niang, shouldn't the Dharma body be formed from the small divine soul and primordial spirit between the eyebrows as the soul cultivates? I feel that my primordial spirit hasn't grown much?"

"But your Abyss Body has grown larger, having received my inheritance, and it has undergone a slight transformation," Bai Niang reminded her.

"That's true." Chu Mingkong gently waved his hand, and black energy flowing from his heart transformed into a black python that appeared beside him.

Even at its largest size, this python cannot compare to Bai Niang's true form. In appearance, it is basically the same as Bai Niang, except that because it is formed from his heart's black blood, it is pitch black all over, unlike Bai Niang's fair and lustrous skin.

When Chu Mingkong's cat and his daughter saw the "black lady" appear, their little eyes widened like copper bells as they looked at her with curiosity and surprise, wanting to go over and hug her to feel her.

Chu Mingkong urged the black python to climb onto his body, wanting to tease the little ones, but the "black mother" was gently pushed away by the white mother.

The black python was driven away by an irresistible force, returning to its heart as black energy once more. Bai Niang then coiled around him, taking the place of the black python.

The two babies were happy, able to continue touching Bai Niang's body. Chu Mingkong could only chuckle wryly. Bai Niang's possessiveness wasn't exactly strong, but saying it was weak was practically nonsense...

"Then, Bai Niang, if we use this black snake as a measure, when will I be as strong as... Yuehe? That is, what size?"

As Chu Mingkong spoke, he suddenly felt a little tired. This feeling of constantly finding reference points to measure his strength was truly subtle.

In his personal opinion, Bai Niang was stronger than Yue He, at least stronger than the young Yue He. As for Yue He, who was the founding empress, it was a bit difficult to compare them.

"I see that your human empire has the concept of dragon veins?" Bai Niang confirmed.

"Oh? Bai Niang, you know about this matter. There is indeed a dragon vein, but dragon veins are divided into primary and secondary ones, and it is difficult to classify them by dragon veins."

"I have not sensed the main dragon vein, but if it is the dragon vein formed by the favorable weather and peaceful people behind your Xiling, then taking it to touch the Yuehe River would be like destroying the dragon vein along with jade."

"Given the power of the Abyss, if the Western Dragon Vein touches your Abyss body and you immediately erode and devour it without resistance, then you will possess the strength to touch the Moon River."

"..."

Is the moon river that I just hugged really that abstract?

After leaving the capital, Chu Mingkong didn't pay much attention to dragon veins, and the same was true for his own Xiling dragon vein.

This item was created from the wishes of the people of Xiling. Since it can be transformed into power, it should be used for the benefit of the people and to help bring good weather and abundant harvests. After all, Chu Mingkong does not need the power of the dragon vein.

However, he still has a sense of the Xiling Dragon Vein. With his current strength, being injured by the dragon vein won't cause him any serious harm, and this thing can no longer pose a threat.

However, it still cannot reach the level of "touching the dragon vein is tantamount to self-destruction" mentioned by Bai Niang, and that is without any resistance!

Today's experience has truly broadened Chu Mingkong's understanding of the Heavenly Domain in many ways.

To suddenly encounter an enemy from a completely new realm, it feels like the future won't be any more peaceful...

However, this is not all bad. It means that an opponent of similar level to his master's wife will soon be active in front of him, which will undoubtedly increase his interactions with his master's wife.

"Bai Niang, do you know anything about those teleportation techniques? I feel that the enemy we just encountered was most likely from that so-called..."

The forces of the Celestial Realm—those people are incredibly adept at traveling; in a single breath, they can traverse not only 108,000 li (approximately 54,000 kilometers), but also cross two realms.

"Knowledge is limited; combat strength does not equate to breadth of knowledge."

Bai Niang shook her head. As her head swayed, the cat felt that Bai Niang was playing with her and stretched out her soft little paws to touch Bai Niang's head.

If Bai Niang had mastered these time-traveling techniques, perhaps she wouldn't have been in such a "disheveled" situation when searching for the egg thief.

Determined to pursue the culprit across vast distances, they ultimately turned back to protect the remaining snake eggs, but were forced to retreat into hiding.

"Mingkong, why did you suddenly ask about this? Is it to ensure a way out in case we encounter a powerful enemy in the future?"

Chu Mingkong couldn't wait to state his thoughts:

"No, I was thinking that if those people can come from the Heavenly Realm, then this Realm must also be able to go to the Heavenly Realm... If we encounter people from the Heavenly Realm again someday, we should capture them and use them as a passage!"

I'm referring to the kind of passage that connects the two realms, allowing one to stably escape to the Heavenly Realm for training, and then use the passage to return.

The company of his female relatives and the presence of his daughter had calmed Chu Mingkong down considerably, but the thought of encountering that arrogant Tianyu person today still ignited a nameless anger within him.

It's just a pity that these people are either ugly or old, otherwise Chu Mingkong would have really given her a bellyful of the ultimate marrow for her to study back, so that she could come with her head held high and leave this place with a big belly, staggering and crying.

As for Chu Mingkong's idea, Bai Niang couldn't help him, but could only offer encouragement:

"You'd better work hard, kid. Capturing a Celestial being alive is much more difficult than defeating them."

"Yes, I will." Chu Mingkong nodded seriously and made a plan for the time being: "Now that we have left the Western Abyss, we will not be able to cultivate in the depths of the Abyss for the time being. For now, we will consolidate the power we have and go to the Abyss there when we arrive at the Sword Dynasty."

Seeing that the confusion in his eyes had temporarily disappeared, Bai Niang stopped talking to him about this topic and instead said:

"Mingkong, summon your snake form again."

"Hmm? What's wrong? Is there a problem with my black python?"

Despite his doubts, Chu Mingkong did as Bai Niang instructed.

The black energy surged and reappeared, and the black python that appeared seemed to share Chu Mingkong's doubts. Its eyes showed a hint of unease, which was the least like Bai Niang.

Upon seeing the black python, the little girl became excited again.

Bai Niang explained her thoughts to Chu Mingkong. A crystal-clear snake scale floated down from her body, flew into the black python's body, and merged into one of the python's scales.

"I told you before that I would leave you a snake scale before I left, so here you are now."