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

After the sword strike, the illusion of the Mystic Maiden's sword intent and the black python reappeared.

When Chu Mingkong was on the offensive, he faced immense pressure. However, when he was on the defensive, everything was much easier. His opponent could no longer hide in his shell and had to come out and confront him head-on.

But now Chu Mingkong is no longer facing them directly. While delaying, he is frantically absorbing the Buddha's light to nourish himself.

"You beast!" The male bodhisattva lost his composure, uttering this curse through gritted teeth, the eunuch's voice almost cracking.

He kept urging the Buddha's mantra of One Thought Awakening, trying to awaken the imprints in the Buddha's light energy and turn them against Chu Mingkong's soul, but each mantra he uttered was like a stone sinking into the sea, without any response.

He just took over all that hard-earned cultivation power?!

He didn't want to believe it, but now he could only race against time with Chu Mingkong to reclaim his power.

"I know that living bodhisattva over there must have even more insidious and powerful methods of conversion. I need to quickly disperse my energy again. I'm about to be converted, just a little bit more!"

Faced with the increasingly fierce attacks from the Buddhist disciples, Chu Mingkong decided to unleash the killing move he had just learned.

Freedom and ultimate understanding, both the demon and the self are me!

With the help of the newly refined Buddhist light, golden characters fell like stars. These characters were written in Sanskrit, but their core essence was the classics of Taoism, and there were also a few curses specifically targeting Buddhism.

The Buddhist followers were chased and slammed, dodging repeatedly. They recognized the essence of Buddhism in this killing move, and felt a surge of exasperated anger.

"This bastard stole my Buddhist scriptures to fight against Buddhism, and even dared to replace the core of Buddhist secrets with Taoist teachings!"

"Dazhi, what do you wish to do now?" The Arhat monk's brows were furrowed like deep ditch.

"I will once again invite the strongest among my Buddhist disciples to assist in the suppression!" Monk Dazhi once again attempted to summon aid from the light.

Those cultivators who had run far away early were all dumbfounded, envious but dared not try.

"What's going on? Wasn't it said that there was something wrong with the Buddha's light essence emitted by the Bodhisattva? Why are those people from the lower realms completely unharmed?"

"Why don't we give it a try?" Some people were barely able to contain their excitement. The temptation was too great—free cultivation!

“If you dare to try now, the Buddhist sect will use you as an example in a moment. They’re just looking for an excuse to make up for their losses!” Someone saw through it all.

"Wait, can you feel it? It seems like some terrifying aura is approaching!"

One of the men noticed out of the corner of his eye that the forbidden colossus had instantly arrived near the mouth of the valley. He dared not linger any longer and used all his skills to flee far away from there.

A female cultivator with shallow cultivation was quickly affected by the aura of lust. After her body began to mutate, she immediately realized, "My body... it seems like something is growing under my skirt!"

The male cultivator next to him looked over and saw the tent flaps billowing out from under the skirt. His face twitched, and a group of people fled like madmen.

Chu Mingkong was also puzzled as the "honor" of the lecherous immortal was getting closer and closer, but the first thing he saw was Zuo Qiuchi rushing out.

Zuo Donglu held Xiao Zhuyan in her arms, while Zuo Qiuchi held Zuo Donglu in his arms, and Zuo Qiuchi was standing on a flying sword.

"What happened?" Chu Mingkong asked.

"There's no time to explain, quickly deploy your Extreme Yin Shield!" Zuo Qiuchi shouted.

Chu Mingkong suppressed his doubts, ignored the commotion on the Bodhisattva's side, and took the lead in deploying the Extreme Yin Shield to protect the girls inside.

His gaze was fixed on the direction of the Celestial Immortal. Soon, Yun Nongyu arrived, wearing a new dress, indicating that she had successfully advanced to the next level.

Within the aura of the monk Dazhi, several more Arhat monks soon emerged, each with a different physique, but all possessing great power.

As soon as they came out, they saw the figure in the sky and swallowed hard.

Without the slightest hesitation, he turned and disappeared back into the light of Dazhi. The Bodhisattva was unwilling, but could only accept his loss and disappear back into the light.

Sending reinforcements was a huge drain on Dazhi, making him look even older and his vitality increasingly depleted.

But there was no other way but to dive into his own light and completely escape from this place.

......

When Yun Nongyu brought Se Nie Xian over, it was already the end of the advancement ceremony. Her main intention was to use Se Nie Xian's power to deal with those Buddhist monks.

I didn't expect it to be so easy to deal with; the other party ran away as soon as they saw me.

Yun Nongyu calmed herself down and finished speaking, thus concluding the first advancement ceremony.

Chu Mingkong wanted to go over and say a few words as usual, exchange pleasantries and show some concern, but they all appeared to be feeling weak and unwell.

This means they're going to forcibly deport them.

Little Zhu Yan, not understanding, asked in a clear voice:

"Why have your bodies become transparent? Are you trying to conceal your presence and evade Buddhism?"

Chu Mingkong found her wild imagination amusing and explained simply:

"We have to go back to where we were. We have no choice in the situation, and we can't stay any longer. Xiao Zhuyan, could you please pass on a message for me to say goodbye to your mother and Wanxiangyu?"

This time, the passage from the Lower Realm to the Heavenly Realm has been reopened, and we will come again later.

While you're at it, could you also take some time to inquire about Empress Yueqi and gather any relevant information?

As soon as they finished speaking, they both vanished.

Little Zhu Yan, no longer being held, fell to the ground with a "thud." She looked around blankly and then ran into the forbidden area.

Chapter 178 Little Sheep

Inside the Sword Emperor's Palace.

The daily topic of conversation was why Chu Mingkong and the others hadn't returned yet.

Even the big cat couldn't help but ask: Where did Daddy go?

Sister-in-law Huang worriedly muttered to herself: "It's been more than ten days. How much has Keqing been forced to drink? Can her delicate body take it?"

Waiting brings hope, but waiting without any feedback will only turn into suspicion and disappointment.

Just like constipation, you always feel that if you wait a little longer, the product will come out. But the reason why constipation is called constipation is that it is another way of writing about disappointment and regret.

Today, the topic of Chu Mingkong's whereabouts has temporarily stopped. Of course, this doesn't mean that the question is unimportant, but rather that there are more important matters to attend to today.

Xiao Zhi is about to give birth!

The Sword Emperor Palace was bustling with activity. Empress Ba summoned the best physicians and midwives in the entire Sword Emperor Dynasty to assist Xiao Zhi in giving birth.

Since the delivery room couldn't be crowded with so many people, the women had to wait outside.

Once everything was arranged and things were running smoothly inside, the women, who had been taking turns holding the babies, began to have other discussions.

However, the discussion eventually veered back to Chu Mingkong.

Jin Yu didn't blame Chu Mingkong, but after not seeing him for so many days, she had no way to put her worries to rest.

Fearing that her sigh would bring bad luck to the midwifery work in the room, she suppressed a sigh and said:

"Why hasn't Chu Lang returned yet? Zhi'er's mother is about to give birth..."

Although Chu Mingkong had not learned the skills of midwifery, his presence by the side at this time was of a different significance.

In Shangguan Rong's arms hung a large cat. This big baby saw that Gu Gu and Jiao'er were being held by their elders and wanted to be held too. So now she was being held in Shangguan Rong's arms in a princess carry. The big cat knew that she was heavy, so she wrapped her arms around Shangguan Rong's fair neck to lighten her burden.

When the baby heard Chu Mingkong's topic, even though he didn't get along with that wicked father, he was still more worried and missed him than anything else after not seeing him for so many days.

"When will Father come back? Will he disappear in the blink of an eye like Mother...?"

Gu Jun Gui, carrying Xiao Gu Gu, walked up to the big cat, took Xiao Gu Gu's tiny hand, and stroked the big cat's face. The mature and virtuous woman comforted her:

"Be good, big kitty. Your daddy will be back soon. He's in that room, but we can't go in!"

"But how will we know if Father is still inside if we don't go in?"

Madam Zhen and the other women were taking turns leading their daughter around. They wondered if Chu Mingkong had encountered some trouble since he hadn't come out for so many days and had been with Zuo Qiuchi and the others for so long.

Yongzhen looked towards Keqing's room and took the initiative to communicate with Xiao Yunhan, asking:

“Sister Yunhan, Mingkong hasn’t come out for too long, which is really worrying. What’s going on? It’s about time we went in to check on him. If we keep waiting, we might miss the important time when he needs help.”

Xiao Yunhan also thought it made sense. In fact, she had wanted to do this for a long time. When her younger brother had not been seen for two consecutive days, Xiao Yunhan wanted to try to go in and check on the situation, but she suppressed the impulse.

“Alright, once Mother’s condition has stabilized, I will break his barrier and go inside to check on her.”

Meanwhile, Chu Mingkong and the girls woke up in the room.

This scene change made him feel a little uncomfortable, as if his soul had returned to his body but was not in the right position, and his movements felt unfamiliar.

However, he knew that this was because his spiritual strength had suddenly increased, causing some incompatibility between his spiritual and physical bodies.

"Strange, this divine journey through the heavens doesn't feel like I'm moving around in a divine body. This technique is truly amazing."

Upon hearing about the cultivation technique, Chu Mingkong immediately inquired about Ke Qing's condition.

Sister-in-law Keqing's slender body lay motionless on the brocade quilt, her body still connected to his. The Harmony Technique had circulated countless times during this time, its power abundant.

But only Keqing was in a coma and asleep.

Chu Mingkong's heart skipped a beat. He reached out to check her breathing and pulse, and only after confirming that everything was alright did he breathe a sigh of relief.

Zuo Qiuchi and the others woke up one after another. The first thing Zuo Donglu saw when she opened her eyes was Chu Mingkong checking her breath.

A look of slight astonishment appeared on her face:

"Mingkong, Keqing... you made her stop breathing?"

"You're angry! What are you saying!" Chu Mingkong was speechless.

"How many days have passed since then?" Zuo Qiuchi scratched her head, stood up and stretched her body; she had been meditating for so long that her body was sluggish.

Yun Nongyu looked up, across the building, in broad daylight, gazing at the stars and divining:

"It seems... to be more than ten days? The time in the Heavenly Realm is indeed different from ours."

"By the way, Mingkong, the celestial omens say there's good news today; it seems the Queen Consort of Chu is about to give birth, but hasn't yet."

Chu Mingkong stood there stunned for a while, and only after hearing Yun Nongyu's words did his consciousness fully return to the present moment.

"I...I'll go check on the situation. I thought that after I came back, I could rest for a few more days and wait for Consort Zhi to give birth!"

He rushed out in a flurry of activity, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw his sister, Xiao Yunhan, who was also taken aback.

Xiao Yunhan was just preparing to break the barrier as soon as possible, but Chu Mingkong ran out on his own.

"Yunhan, what are you standing there for? Your mother is about to give birth, hurry over and keep her company!" Chu Mingkong didn't have time to explain, and pulled her towards Xiao Zhi's room.