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

"Three Holy Ladies, when did you begin this tradition of wearing long stockings?"

Yu Xin didn't know why he asked this, but she answered anyway:

"Not long, only about ten years in total."

The long-legged saint beside him chimed in:

"Strictly speaking, this clothing should be from the region. Some people from the celestial realm who observe the region noticed some changes in clothing and then brought it over."

Another person also said:

"It's like wearing only the trouser legs, which is equivalent to having two extra spaces for self-defense protective clothing."

The Heavenly Realm has never stopped observing the Earthly Realm. For example, the Heavenly Demon Clan would occasionally open a door secretly and act as parasites in the Earthly Realm.

Chu Mingkong calculated the time, and it should be around the time when Qingse started promoting various "strange costumes" in her Immortal Treasure Pavilion.

It took Qingse many years to start this trend, so how come it became popular so naturally in Tianyu?

He didn't elaborate on that topic, but instead returned to the main point:

"Alright, does the Lord of Snow River have anything to say this time? Or is he going to give me three ice swords this time, to see if I can kill another supreme being?"

Otherwise, why would all three of you have come this time?

Actually, only Saint Venerable Binglan was originally supposed to come; the other two were just curious and then followed along.

Before Chu Mingkong and the others went to Sword Tyrant Mountain, none of the three Holy Venerables believed that he could really eliminate a supreme being. They were even worried that he would die too quickly, so they went to Sword Tyrant Mountain themselves.

Given this premise, how could Yu Xin and Qi Xue not be curious about him?

"We have come here not to present you with a sword, but to invite you to the Snow River Divine City on behalf of the Palace Master."

After Binglan finished speaking, Yuxin wanted to add her own words, analyzing the necessity of the matter for Chu Mingkong.

For example, he has now attracted the attention of several supreme beings, and this forbidden area of ​​the Spirit Palace cannot guarantee his peace.

But Binglan stopped Yuxin from speaking, making it seem as if she was teaching Chu Mingkong how to choose.

After Chu Mingkong killed a supreme being, he was no longer someone who stood on the same level as them.

They only needed to convey the palace master's instructions; they didn't need to say anything unnecessary.

"If I go there, what are the chances that your palace master will fully accept the Dao fruit she achieved in the region?"

"...We cannot answer this for the Palace Master, nor can we make the decision for her. She is our master," Qi Xue said.

"What does she want me to discuss with her, to join forces against other supreme beings?"

"I don't know," Binglan replied simply.

Snow River Divine City was indeed a place of refuge in Chu Mingkong's plan.

With the Lord of Snow River in charge, at least the external pressures won't affect the peace and tranquility of the women.

However, Chu Mingkong was now reconsidering the matter of "moving in" to Xuechuan Divine City. He had a concern: if the Lord of Xuechuan really insisted on erasing his master's wife's traces, then she would be another enemy.

This is a bit strange. The master's wife is indeed a dream body of the Lord of Snow River who has forgotten himself. How to deal with her is the Lord of Snow River's freedom.

But she has her freedom, which does not prevent her from erasing the traces of her teacher's wife and the consequences that follow.

Given this possibility, could Chu Mingkong place his family on her territory?

Chu Mingkong then asked:

"Then I'll take advantage of your familiarity with the Heavenly Realm to ask you a question: Is there any place in the Heavenly Realm that even supreme beings cannot set foot in?"

Binglan sensed Chu Mingkong's refusal, but still gestured to her companion with her eyes, asking her to think about the matter for Chu Mingkong.

The graceful woman, dressed in white lace fishnet stockings, thought of a place and said:

"There is a place, the Moonlit Arakawa, but it will soon become unsettling..."

Chapter 239 Heading to the Moonlit Arakawa

Moonlight Arakawa.

Hearing the place name again, Chu Mingkong felt a slight tremor in his heart.

I had made many inquiries beforehand, and I learned that the dangers the two foxes had encountered a few days ago were all in order to find out about Empress Yueqi and Moonlight Arakawa.

Unexpectedly, this name was mentioned by the Holy Venerable of Snow River Divine City under such a question.

"Although Moonlight Arakawa exists as a ruin and a forbidden area, it is different from the Spirit Palace Forbidden Area. It is even placed on the same level as the current Holy Land forces."

Hearing Binglan say this, Chu Mingkong thought of his original purpose for entering the Heavenly Domain, which was to find Yuehe.

Of course, now there's another motivation: to show off to Yuehe that he killed the Heavenly Sword God.

If it weren't for his image, Chu Mingkong would have loved to spread this news back to the region and tell everyone, just like a fisherman who suddenly hooks a big fish.

If the emperor and his adoptive father are still alive, Chu Mingkong can offer them some solace.

Don't be sad. The people who killed you, including the Heavenly Sword God, are all my fallen comrades. Their graves are practically glowing with green smoke!

It's a pity they don't have graves.

Chu Mingkong snapped out of his reverie and focused on the task at hand, saying:

"Why does Moonlight Arakawa hold such a position? Isn't it a no-man's-land?"

"It is indeed a no-man's land, but traces of past battles remain there. Several great beings died there, and their power is still 'trapped' in the Moonlight Wasteland."

If a supreme being were to attempt to approach Moonlight Arakawa now, he would face attacks from several great beings of the past. Furthermore, if another supreme being were to launch a sneak attack, the one who rashly makes contact might suffer greatly, or even perish!

After Binglan finished speaking, she didn't embellish or exaggerate. As people close to the Lord of Xuechuan, they knew him quite well.

Qi Xue, realizing something, quickly said:

"You wouldn't happen to... be planning to go to Moonlight Arakawa?"

She didn't continue, but from Qi Xue's tone, it was clear that she rejected the plan.

That's incredibly unwise!

Moonlight Arakawa can indeed make the supreme beings wary, but if he is not careful, Chu Mingkong will be attacked from both sides and face the dual pressure of Moonlight Arakawa and the supreme beings.

Chu Mingkong did not respond to Qi Xue's speculation. Taking advantage of having these three people to question, he continued to learn what he wanted to know:

"What is the reason for the major changes you just mentioned in the Moonlight Arakawa?"

The one who responded was still Binglan, who said:

"It's still because of power. There are some things that ordinary cultivators don't understand, but we learned a thing or two from the Palace Master."

Currently, the Supreme Beings are facing another critical point, which may be called a period of great reshuffling. The current Supreme Beings are those who have survived one great upheaval after another.

At this critical juncture, they are all seeking a breakthrough in power.

"Because the physical body's strength is gradually becoming unable to support the power of one's soul?"

The three holy women were all taken aback, not expecting Chu Mingkong to say it so directly.

Despite her surprise, Binglan nodded and continued to answer Chu Mingkong's questions:

"That's exactly why Moonlight Arakawa is about to become a contested territory, because it not only contains the remnants of Empress Moonlight's power, but also the power of several fallen beings."

Chu Mingkong felt...

If we treat power as a resource, then the sum of these powers has never changed; it has always come from the power left behind by the goddesses.

Ordinary cultivators' cultivation is nothing more than sipping soup from the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and smelling its aroma, while these supreme beings directly compete for and absorb the power left behind by the goddess—this is directly eating the meat.

"If anyone is going, will the Lord of Snow River also go?"

"It's hard to say who will go. The Palace Master may not necessarily come into contact with the power there, so she doesn't need to for the time being."

After the Heavenly Sword God's death, there was one less person to divide the spoils, but this didn't mean the supreme beings were more relaxed and generous in their competition; they only wanted to take a larger share from what the Heavenly Sword God had received.

Yu Xin added a sentence for Bing Lan:

"Several supreme beings, including the Heavenly Sword God, originally intended to peacefully divide the Moonlight Arakawa River and fight over other matters later."

After hearing all this, Chu Mingkong chuckled a few times:

"You've told me so much, including a lot about your palace master. Aren't you afraid of leaking secrets about your palace master?"

Binglan shook her head, her calm demeanor tinged with a hint of helplessness:

"This kind of information is useless to ordinary people. Even if the supreme beings reveal their weaknesses to ordinary cultivators, they will not be able to harm the supreme beings in the slightest. They live in the same world, but they are no longer people of the same world."

As for revealing this to other supreme beings, there is even less need. Each supreme being can generally ascertain the situation of the others simply by observing their own knowledge.

Indeed, the existence of these individuals seems to define the world as a game played by just a few of them.

If others know too much, they're just listening to stories.

The path of cultivation has no end. Currently, its limit is a few supreme beings, but for ordinary cultivators, the end of cultivation is...

Whether or not we can reach that level is another matter; all we can see is the Saintly Venerable realm.

Even in ordinary households, it seems the same. The visible enjoyment is in carriages, fine clothes, and beautiful maids in mansions, but the happiness beyond that is beyond imagination.

After discussing the struggle for power for so long, Chu Mingkong remembered the "treasure" left behind at Jiba Mountain.

"By the way, does your palace master need the primordial power from Mount Jiba? It's what the Heavenly Sword God left behind after his death. If you want it, I can help you refine it. I don't want it to be taken by other supreme beings, otherwise it will be even more difficult to deal with in the future."

They'll be even more difficult to deal with in the future. Is Chu Mingkong going to take action against the supreme beings...?

The three beautiful saints simultaneously took a deep breath, a barely perceptible ripple passing across their faces, but they maintained their composure and did not lose their composure.

"The Palace Master has no use for it, and other supreme beings will not covet the divine treasures left behind by the Heavenly Sword God, because they will not indulge the power of their divine souls at the moment... and the Heavenly Sword God's body is rather delicate and difficult for other supreme beings to use."

It seems that's indeed the case...

Chu Mingkong nodded:

"Alright, you can go back now. I'll consider the matter of going to Snow River Divine City."

The three holy beings with snow-white hair and light veils hesitated to speak, but in the end, they exchanged a glance and chose to leave silently to report back.

Watching them leave, Chu Mingkong finally dropped his superior demeanor and muttered to himself: