The sea breeze was gentle, the waves rippled, flocks of seagulls soared in the sky, and all that met the eye were cliffs.
This was a mysterious island located in the East Sea, uninhabited, but with beautiful scenery.
"Where is my brother Kongxu, the great benefactor? Why did you abandon him in such a desolate place?"
Ji Mo stood at the highest point of the cliff, surveying the surroundings, but saw no one.
Li Er hurriedly said, "Watch your words. Don't step on the precious treasure."
Ji Mo was startled and quickly jumped away from his spot.
He looked down, his face full of confusion, but was soon attracted by an oval stone the size of a water缸, exclaiming in surprise, "No way, Brother Xu has entered a stone womb, born of heaven and earth. This is incredible!"
Ji Hanhan stared at the stone, marveling at it. Brother Xu, the great benefactor, was too fortunate to be reborn. A congenital chaotic stone womb, once born, would likely possess divine cultivation, essentially winning at the starting line.
However, he soon became confused and asked excitedly, "If that's the case, won't Brother Xu turn into a monkey in this life and stage a 'Monkey King's Return'?"
"What's so good about a monkey? It's covered in fur."
Li Er had his own ideas. He said, "He's in a chaotic womb, not yet differentiated into yin and yang or a race. When the time comes for him to be born, I will personally guide him to take human form. However, there's a big problem now: the precious treasure is malnourished."
Without a maternal womb to nourish him, Great Immortal Kongxu could only absorb the essence of the sun and moon, and the vital energy of mountains and earth to grow.
Although spiritual energy was recovering, the chaotic womb required an unimaginable amount of energy. Under the current conditions, there was simply not enough energy to supply Great Immortal Kongxu's development. If this continued, it was unknown how long it would take for him to be born.
In the past, during the conquest of the starry sky, the great lords had taken away the divine mountains and famous peaks of the Divine Continent. Now, Li Er, as a skilled cook, was unable to prepare a meal without ingredients, and was at a loss.
Upon hearing this, Ji Mo slapped his thigh and said, "What a coincidence! I actually have some good 'milk powder' suitable for Brother Xu, the great benefactor."
As he spoke, he took out a fragment of the Chaos Bell from his Moon God Ring. Inside, a majestic and imposing mountain could be seen.
"Buzhou Mountain!"
Li Er was overjoyed.
Buzhou Mountain, also known as the Pillar of Heaven and Earth, if it could be used to nurture the precious treasure, it would surely cultivate a monstrous talent with unparalleled potential.
He used his great divine power to extract Buzhou Mountain from the fragment, and began to ponder how to raise Great Immortal Kongxu.
Unsure of what the old fellow was thinking, a meaningful smile appeared on his lips, and he asked, "Mo Bao, do you prefer a boy or a girl?"
"Boys and girls are the same."
Ji Mo replied casually, but soon realized his mistake, his expression changing drastically. He said sternly, "Old Li, don't mess around. Don't turn my Brother Xu, the great benefactor, into Sister Xu, the great benefactor."
"What great benefactor? She should be called Sister Xu, the great benefactor. Listen to that name, the more you say it, the more pleasing it sounds."
Li Er's expression was mischievous. Ji Mo's guess was correct; he did have that intention.
The chaotic womb, with its undifferentiated yin and yang, was truly under his control as to whether it would be male or female.
Ji Mo threatened, "If you really mess around, see if I don't beat you."
Li Er was unconcerned and provocatively said, "Then you'd better keep a close eye on your Brother Xu, the great benefactor, otherwise, he might really become Sister Xu, the great benefactor."
Only then did Ji Mo grasp Li Er's intention. Could this damned old man be trying to use Great Immortal Kongxu to keep him here, not wanting him to leave?
Seeing Ji Mo's silence, Li Er spoke with gravity, "You also died once at his hands. You should understand how terrifying that bastard is. Back then, he was still in a dormant state. Once fully awakened, his combat power would be so powerful as to make anyone despair. We mobilized our entire force back then, but in the end, we suffered a crushing defeat, almost annihilated. Only a handful of us survived. Promise me, stay low, develop, and the next epoch will be the era of Kongxu Ji Mo Leng."
"Let me think about it again."
Ji Mo was somewhat wavering, as he truly felt uncertain and had no chance of winning.
Yet, he still felt a deep sense of unease. His intuition told him that things would develop in the worst possible direction.
According to Murphy's Law, the more you fear something, the more likely it is to happen.
Li Er stayed behind to figure out how to use Buzhou Mountain to nurture Great Immortal Kongxu, while Ji Mo returned to the Spring Blossom Orphanage.
At home.
Anubis was irrigating the Chaos Green Lotus with the large amount of divine blood collected from the previous battle.
The lotus seed, which had been shriveled and lifeless, had completely recovered its vitality after absorbing the massive amount of divine blood.
It also seemed to have undergone some change. Mysterious blood-red patterns appeared on the surface of the seed, making it look quite different.
"Master, could there be a problem? I feel a chill in my heart. The aura of this Chaos Green Lotus is becoming more and more terrifying, seemingly exceeding the scope of innate spiritual roots."
Anubis, who had been taking care of the lotus seed, felt it most profoundly.
It couldn't explain why, but its instincts told it of danger.
Once the lotus seed sprouted, it would no longer be the Chaos Green Lotus, but likely a more terrifying existence.
Ji Mo observed for a while but couldn't make out anything.
However, he didn't feel any danger; instead, he felt an immense sense of familiarity.
No matter what changes the Chaos Green Lotus underwent, it would still be his Qinglian.
In the following days, Ji Mo devoted all his energy to repairing the Chaos Bell and the Immortal Slaying Sword.
In a true sense, it was no longer repair, but reforging.
His trip to Xuanyuan Cave had provided him with sufficient materials, and he had even used his own vital blood as a guide to reforge these two supreme treasures of chaos.
The moment the Chaos Bell and the Immortal Slaying Sword took shape, the entire world seemed to stand still.
They were unpretentious and lacked any brilliance, like ordinary objects, but they had truly achieved the ultimate simplicity and become supreme treasures that harmonized with the Heavenly Dao.
"In the past, you shattered yourselves to save me. In the next battle, I will surely make you drink eternal blood and avenge our grievances."
Ji Mo reattached the revitalized Chaos Bell to his hair tip and stored the Immortal Slaying Sword in his dantian to be nurtured, his confidence growing by another notch.
To celebrate, he decided to have a good meal. He took out spoils of war like the Red Spider and the Silverwing Gryphon and made a large pot of spicy stir-fry.
As he was cooking, Senbonzakura stumbled in, shouting anxiously, "Mr. Ji, you must escape quickly! The major divine systems have colluded and are plotting against you. They have gathered all their forces and could attack at any moment."
As a chosen one, Senbonzakura had learned of the gods' conspiracy. The Amaterasu goddess she believed in had even arrogantly instructed her subordinates in advance that once they conquered the Divine Continent, they would seize territories and plunder resources without reservation.
Upon learning that Ji Mo was the target, Senbonzakura was torn. In the end, she made a choice, betraying the Amaterasu goddess and secretly coming to warn Ji Mo.
Even if she were to be executed as a traitor, she did not want Ji Mo to be in danger.
"Oh."
Ji Mo responded with a casual "Oh," showing no great reaction, and enthusiastically invited Senbonzakura to eat and taste his cooking.
This action completely bewildered Senbonzakura. She reiterated the danger and urged him, "Hurry and escape, hide far away, don't let them find you."
Ji Mo said calmly, "Since all the gods want me dead, then none of them shall live. I will initiate Ragnarok and end everything..."