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

"Palace Master, Yu Xin has something else to report. His Excellency Chu has moved to the Moonlit Wilderness with his family."

Qi Xue echoed:

"It's hard to imagine that this person came from such a backward region. Just the place to settle down, he only chooses to live in forbidden areas. When the forbidden area of ​​the Spirit Palace is no longer safe, he immediately changes to an even more dangerous forbidden area to settle down."

Lord of Snow River looked at the ice crystal in his hand, as if he were looking in a mirror.

Besides Shen Xuejun's flawless sleeping face, there are also occasional flashes of memories.

The images depicting her activities in Xiling include scenes featuring characters like Maomao and Chu Mingkong.

"Chu Mingkong's eldest daughter's mother is Empress Yueqi, so it's not surprising that he would stay in Moonlight Wilderness River. Perhaps it could be said that..."

Returning to the Moonlit Wild River in place of Empress Yueqi.

Binglan took a deep breath and was speechless for a moment.

Moonlight Arakawa is known as a land without an owner, and its vastness is no less than that of other sacred sites.

If Chu Mingkong were to return on behalf of Empress Yueqi... wouldn't that make him essentially the master of the Moonlight Wild River?

A new supreme being?!

Chapter 247 Daring to be the first, striving to be the grandson

After returning to his lair, Chu Mingkong did not immediately go back to the palace to rest.

After discussing it with the Lord of Xuechuan, Chu Mingkong's mood calmed down considerably, but there were still some things he needed to think about alone.

"No matter how big the promise is, it still has to be based on reality. Right now, all I can do is try to improve my strength and cultivation level. In a sense, this is my home turf."

Playing at home offers a slight advantage, which is one of the few consolations.

"If you're constantly preoccupied with how to improve, it means your mind isn't really on improvement at all; you're just caught up in the pressure of time and are simply worrying about it."

For Chu Mingkong, cultivation still requires real combat and chess games.

"Let's use the battles here as training subjects for now."

Chu Mingkong had already inquired beforehand and learned that the Moonlight Wild River was originally divided into several different places, each of which was the territory of a former being.

There remains the "memory" of Yuehe's battle with them, and even the oppressive aura of that time.

"Just pick any place to cultivate for now; sooner or later you'll have to cultivate in all of them."

If they couldn't even handle these minor beings of the past, how could they possibly contend with these supreme beings of today?

......

Chu Mingkong rushed towards the palace at lightning speed, leaving only a trail of silver footprints on the black tide.

Several little ones were sitting in a row playing when a gust of wind suddenly swept by, and before they could even see what was happening, they were kissed several times on their little faces.

Even Aunt Gu and Jin Yu, who were sitting to the side, were not spared from this "sneak attack".

The eldest princess, Cat Cat, wanted to throw a little tantrum, but her father hadn't even shown up, so she had to give up and continue playing with her sisters.

"Mingkong, what are you really doing... trying to scare people?"

The voluptuous and beautiful Aunt Gu touched the corner of her mouth, confirming that what she had just seen was not an illusion.

"Chu Lang must be in a hurry to do something, and just came back to give me a kiss as a token of his affection, right?"

Jin Yu always spoke blindly in Chu Mingkong's favor. Taking advantage of the situation, she leaned closer to the beautiful woman beside her and teased:

"Aunt Gu, don't worry. Just now, Chu Lang didn't give you a proper kiss, so I'll make up for it!"

As she spoke, the pretty and lively young woman pouted her cherry lips and was about to kiss the mature beauty's cheek, which made Gu Jun Gui laugh and scold the girl for her foolishness.

The babies were quick to learn, and each one of them pouted and raised their little hands to kiss the two elders.

......

Chu Mingkong entered a battlefield ruin and, using the legacy left to him by Yuehe, slowly took control of the memories left on this land.

Back then, Yuehe was the victor here, suppressing and killing all the beings in this place.

Chu Mingkong felt that his soul and consciousness had vanished into the past, becoming memories unique to this land.

Perhaps Yuehe suppressed these beings too thoroughly back then, erasing their traces and revealing their true power.

A graceful goddess dressed in green appeared before Chu Mingkong in a daze. She seemed to be beyond the mortal world, yet the mask on her face revealed a fierce appearance.

"This is... the inheritance of the goddesses. The powerful beings that Yuehe mentioned, who lived in several days and places, all indeed derived their power from the goddesses."

"Who is this over here... the Heavenly Maiden Ba?"

Unfortunately, this was merely the source of the goddess's power, not her true self.

"The place where the Heavenly Maiden Ba lives is extremely arid; it's impossible to even play in the water or watch the fish..."

The Queen Mother of the West suddenly spoke, her tone and eyes filled with endless longing.

What is it?

This force originates from the source and sends an inquiry to Chu Mingkong.

"I will use this opportunity to cultivate and recreate the battle that Empress Yueqi fought here in the past."

Although this is a cultivation program, I will not give you any preferential treatment beyond what is necessary. Please consider this carefully.

"..."

Chu Mingkong looked at the Queen Mother of the West beside him with a surprised expression.

"My goodness, is this really just the source of power, and not the real body?"

"Of course it's not the real me. Look at that dazed look, how could it be the real me?" the Queen Mother of the West said irritably.

"By the way, where have all these goddesses gone?"

"They're asleep. If we can find some traces of their divine thoughts or consciousness, we might be able to have a chat with them, similar to the will described in the scriptures."

Chu Mingkong decided not to delve any deeper, otherwise it would be a waste of time and lead to unnecessary trouble. He would rather wait until he was exhausted and rested before asking his mother about it.

He said to the woman in blue:

"I don't need to stop there, just go all out, I'm pretty fast."

【...】

The Heavenly Maiden Ba was rendered silent by this absurd and abstract dialogue, completely unable to understand how this person could so confidently state how skilled he was at escaping.

The mask in her hand emitted a strange, menacing light.

The surrounding world suddenly changed, from a pitch-black, turbulent expanse to a barren wasteland stretching for miles, with water dried up and the earth cracked.

Because of that mask, the Heavenly Maiden Ba transformed into a ferocious demon-like creature with crimson skin and hair like the blazing sun.

This might be the demon god that Yuehe faced back then, the demon god who obtained the inheritance of Tiannvba.

Feeling the oppressive aura before him, Chu Mingkong pondered to himself:

"The pressure is less than that of the Heavenly Sword God. It seems that these supreme beings may possess several kinds of goddess inheritances. Why didn't I sense it in the Heavenly Sword God's power source back then?"

He didn't think much of it, because the demon god had already charged forward.

Chu Mingkong immediately drew his massive, black, and fierce halberd, and charged forward without fear.

......

Beyond the moonlit Arakawa River.

People came in groups of three or five to pay respects to their ancestors.

It's that time of year again for ancestor worship. Many prominent families bring wine and servants to hold grand and impressive ceremonies to mourn their ancestors.

Even if the person they are worshipping is a defeated enemy of Empress Yueqi, what does it matter?

That was at least a great existence in the past!

Moreover, these people who worship their ancestors may not actually have any ancestral relationship; they simply make up connections and fabricate them in order to show off their heritage and enhance the cohesion of their clan.

Anyway, those who died in the Moonlight Arakawa will not come back to life.

Therefore, these ancestral worship factions sometimes quarrel over the question of "who is the legitimate successor".

This time was no exception; when one side set up a grand ceremony, the other side would naturally come over to reprimand them.

In the past, "grandson" might have been an insult, but here it's a highly honorable title.

"This is my grandfather, I am his grandson, and who are you?"

"How dare you! I'm the one who's a coward!"

　 “The three of us brothers from the same generation are all his grandsons!”

After a long period of noise, someone suddenly noticed something unusual about the Moonlight Arakawa.

"Look! That's the former homeland of the Crimson Earth Demon God! His figure seems to have manifested there! What's going on?!"

"A great upheaval has occurred in the Celestial Realm. Could it be that these fallen beings can be resurrected?!"

"Damn it, I remembered wrong, I seem to be the grand-disciple of the Crimson Earth Demon God!"

"I am!"

Chapter 248 Becoming Stronger by Breaking Through One's Limits

The remaining power of the Heavenly Maiden Ba in this place is definitely not as strong as it was at its peak.

Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse; it hasn't fallen to the point where it can be underestimated.

Chu Mingkong expended considerable effort but ultimately achieved victory.

This competition also gave him new insights.

"Judging from this battle, it is very difficult for me to face an unparalleled being head-on. At that time, I had already exhausted all my strength in order to receive the first sword of the Heavenly Sword God. I even had to join forces with Grandma Basheng and the others to fight against it."