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

"My lord, I... cannot accept such a reward without having done anything in return."

"Playing with these little rascals of mine is a service in itself. Besides, even if you haven't done anything meritorious, you've still put in the effort. Doesn't spending time with them take up your cultivation time? Consider these pills as your wages."

Upon hearing this, the little white fox accepted it with a clear conscience.

Chu Mingkong had wanted the little fox to play with the babies more often, partly because she was adorably silly, and partly because she was incredibly blessed and had extremely good fortune.

With her around, it's like finding an auspicious beast to accompany the babies.

Moreover, in a sense, this little Zhu Yan could be considered his goddaughter...

The cat saw that its troublesome father had fed the little fox as soon as it woke up, but hadn't taken care of her much.

Her little mouth went straight for his face, trying to bite it. When she couldn't bite through his skin, she started sucking on it, like sucking on a piece of chewing gum.

She pursed her lips, tilted her head back, and tugged at her father's cheek.

"The cats get food too~"

Chu Mingkong quickly smiled and said, taking out food for the cat, and naturally not forgetting the other little ones as well.

Now, the personalities of the cats and the girl are clear, while those of the girl and the boy remain to be observed and are not yet obvious.

Chu Mingkong played with them for a while, then decided to get up and go for a stroll.

No matter what, the death of the Heavenly Sword God does not mean that we can rest easy.

His current situation is not only that his trump card has been exposed, but also that he has attracted a lot of attention because he killed a supreme being.

"I'm going out for a walk to discuss some things. If Aunt Gu comes back, please tell her for me, Xiao Zhu Yan."

"okay!"

......

Although he said he was going to discuss something, Chu Mingkong actually had no idea what to discuss.

To consider a problem, you need to have a direction first. What can you discuss if your mind is empty?

As soon as I stepped out of the room, the most immediate pressure I would face weighed heavily on my mind.

"Without the clash of bipolar forces, is it really possible to deal with a supreme being?"

Chu Mingkong was still deeply impressed by the immense power that still remained in Jiba Mountain.

After a portion of the extreme Yin power was destroyed and several large parts were refined by their own group, the remaining power was still immense, more than enough to forcefully feed another Saint Venerable.

So when it comes to a direct confrontation of power, even with his extreme Yin power, Chu Mingkong isn't very confident.

One can only say that while one can be optimistic emotionally, one must rationally confront the difficulties involved.

"My goodness, how am I supposed to break through to the ninth level? I easily broke through to the ninth level of perfection in my physical body, but my soul realm is only at the peak of the Saint Venerable level. Why do I still need to comprehend it?"

Chu Mingkong complained to the Queen Mother of the West, feeling utterly exhausted, while glancing around to see if she had appeared.

Unfortunately, there was nothing there; only her melodious and gentle voice reached my ears.

"What you're saying is ridiculous. You cultivated yesterday, so why do you need to cultivate again today? The situations you face at different times are different. How can you endlessly use the results of your past enlightenment?"

Chu Mingkong understood this principle to some extent.

After all, once one's divine soul realm reaches the ninth level, it can be considered that one has completely entered the realm of immortals and can face those supreme beings in one dimension.

However, those supreme beings had already reached the unseen mountaintop, while he had only just arrived at the foot of the mountain.

"The principle is thus, but how does one come to understand it?"

"There's no way I can teach you that. Comprehension is the most difficult thing in the world. Why don't you try letting Grandma and the young lady take the first step and then teach you after they've grasped it?"

Chu Mingkong knew that the Queen Mother of the West was teasing him, making a joke about him in a serious manner.

He could only respond in a very serious manner:

"That's a great idea, let's do it!"

He took out the depleted Yin Core and tried to understand the original owner's cultivation level.

I still remember when I first met that lecherous immortal, these beings from the depths of the abyss dared to face Him directly.

At that time, he was terrified of the beings deep in the abyss. Now, it seems that the level of these ferocious beasts is roughly equivalent to that of a Saint Venerable.

However, the Holy Venerable's physical body was much stronger than his divine soul, and his current situation was extremely similar.

"Bai Niang's physical body seems to be even stronger than those ferocious beasts deep within..."

Speaking of Bai Niang, I wonder how she is doing now.

By entering the Heavenly Domain ahead of time, he had essentially left her behind in the Earthly Domain. However, when he secretly returned to the Western Abyss to cultivate last time, the Black Python failed to reconnect with Bai Niang's consciousness.

Just as he was hesitating, Yun Nongyu took the initiative to come and find Chu Mingkong.

"Mingkong, you've just finished resting and you're already worrying about what's to come?"

Although that's what she asked, Yun Nongyu saw things more clearly than anyone else. She noticed Chu Mingkong's conflicted thoughts and came over.

"Well, there's nothing we can do about that. By the way, Nongyu, did you get any results from the divination?"

Chu Mingkong thought that Yun Nongyu's cultivation system was quite strange. Back then, she was able to refine the source of power in Jiba Mountain as usual. So, what part of her cultivation did the advancement ceremony of facing the Corpse Immortal correspond to?

"That naturally deepens the direct connection with heaven and earth, and even allows oneself to resonate with the supreme laws of heaven and earth. Just think of it as a sword cultivator. While strengthening yourself with your cultivation, you also need to comprehend sword intent, adding another method to your repertoire."

These words were spoken by the Queen Mother of the West to Chu Mingkong.

At the same time, Yun Nongyu responded, shaking her head regretfully, but then said:

"Mingkong, can you take out that statue altar?"

"Back when we were still at Jiba Mountain, you seemed quite interested in it. What's wrong?"

Chu Mingkong asked, and then took the altar directly from the system backpack given to him by the Queen Mother of the West.

"At the time, I noticed that the statues in this altar could release the power of the goddesses and give it back to me. I wondered if this altar was dedicated to those goddesses?"

Chapter 238 Another Guest Arrives from Xuechuan

Yun Nongyu's conjecture can almost be considered empirical evidence.

Chu Mingkong guessed this when he saw the Queen Mother of the West jumping around on the statue's pedestal.

However, Chu Mingkong could not directly mention the Queen Mother of the West, so he could only omit the matter of the Queen Mother of the West and talk about the origin of this altar.

"The Abyss truly holds many secrets. This was actually found within the Abyss, and it even helped us withstand the power of the clash between the two polar forces..."

With reverence, Yun Nongyu walked her fair, delicate feet to the altar, stood before a statue of a goddess, and gazed up at it.

"Can Nongyu find any clues from this?"

Chu Mingkong stood there watching, hoping that Yun Nongyu could discover new clues from it.

Clues related to power.

That's exactly what he's missing right now.

“Difficult…” Yun Nongyu shook her head gently: “However, at that time, this statue gave me the power of Su Nu, so perhaps it symbolizes the faith of Su Nu.”

Seeing that Yun Nongyu was deep in thought and trying to resonate with the altar with her own Daoist aura, Chu Mingkong did not disturb her.

"I don't know if the other statues are the same... But returning to the function of the altar, it must be for sacrifice, prayer, and faith. If more prayers are offered, can the goddess be awakened?"

Yun Nongyu read out her thoughts and ideas to Chu Mingkong, hoping to give him some food for thought as well.

Unfortunately, when Chu Mingkong encountered problems, he mostly asked others for help, rather than trying to figure things out for himself.

"Ahem... Speaking of which, we've been in the Heavenly Realm for so long, yet we haven't heard of anything related to the Goddess. Why is that? Do they still exist in some corner of the two realms?"

This question, at first glance, seems to be a conversation with Yun Nongyu, but in reality, it is also directed at the Queen Mother of the West.

Unfortunately, Mother was a master of feigning ignorance; she pretended not to understand and simply ignored him.

Although Yun Nongyu was unable to communicate with the altar, she came up with some ideas and said:

"Mingkong, do you think there's a statue of Lady Xuan Nu among them?"

"Why don't you try communicating with them directly? I mean the will of scripture."

“No, Mingkong, you haven’t woken up yet and are still resting. I’ve already asked the two scripture wills, and they only know about the things within the scriptures. They don’t know much else.”

"For now, we can only use this altar as a shield."

Chu Mingkong scratched his head in distress.

He and Yun Nongyu studied the altar for a long time, even after Aunt Gu brought the little ones out for a walk, but they still didn't have many clues.

The babies used the goddess statue as a cat tree, climbing on its undulating shape.

It must be said that the baby monks are quite vigorous and lively. While ordinary babies can only crawl on a horizontal surface, these little guys can climb up and down vertically.

Chu Mingkong moved an armchair to the side and lay down, continuing his fruitless pondering.

Seeing that his traitor was lying so comfortably, Zuo Qiuchi found an armchair and lay down next to him.

Zuo Qiuchi was seen here, and Zuo Donglu soon followed.

In no time, this place became a fish drying ground, with three salted fish lying there.

Fortunately, the tuberose arrived just in time, interrupting Chu Mingkong's agonizing thoughts.

"The people from Snow River Divine City have come again."

Tuberose was unhappy about outsiders roaming the forbidden area of ​​the Spirit Palace, but she was also curious about the Snow River people who possessed the Spirit Palace's heritage.

"Oh? I'll go take a look. I've had a feeling for a long time that the people from Xuechuan Divine City should be here. It's made me think about it for so long."

......

Before long, the guests from Snow River Divine City entered the Palace of Illusion.

Chu Mingkong was somewhat surprised that three people had come at once, and two of the female Saint Venerables were even wearing white silk stockings.

The fashion culture in the heavens is even more trendy than that in the earth.

After a brief self-introduction, Chu Mingkong asked solemnly: