A small mushroom cloud rose from the peak of Mount Jìmie.
The massive Corpse Fragrance Gu exploded, turning into a sky full of falling blood mist.
The sea of corpses and blood, the ground covered in white bones, also turned to dust.
Zi Man gazed at the mountaintop, rubbing her eyes desperately, thinking she was seeing an illusion.
This couldn't be real, even witnessing it firsthand, she dared not believe it.
A Demon Emperor, one of the most troublesome demonic creatures, had been obliterated just like that? Da Feng Novel Network
Ji Mo flicked the bloodstains from his hands, his mind filled with questions.
He had thought he encountered a tentacle monster and was about to pull it out of the soil to see what it was.
Unexpectedly, as he exerted force, the root in his hand inexplicably disintegrated.
Zi Man stared blankly for a moment, then quickly rushed towards the mountaintop, wanting to investigate.
Ji Mo felt her expression was a bit off and followed her.
On the summit of Mount Jìmie, not a trace of the Corpse Demon Ancestor could be seen, not even a wisp of his aura remained.
Zi Man searched repeatedly and finally confirmed that the Corpse Demon Ancestor had truly turned to ashes.
"I am free!"
Zi Man collapsed powerlessly onto the ground, laughing and crying.
For years, she had been controlled by the Corpse Demon Ancestor, living in extreme suffering, and forced to do many heinous deeds. Now, she was finally liberated.
She had never imagined she would escape the Corpse Demon Ancestor's control in this lifetime, and thus, she couldn't suppress her emotions, weeping with joy.
Ji Mo arrived at the summit and saw Zi Man crying and laughing, unsure why she was like this, and didn't know how to comfort her.
He discovered Luo Mujin lying in a pool of blood.
"This bone... it's not mine... I don't want it... Don't force me..."
Luo Mujin's eyes were tightly shut, her brows furrowed, murmuring incoherently in her sleep.
Whatever she was dreaming of, her face was filled with guilt, and tears streamed from her eyes.
Although Ji Mo had a poor impression of Luo Mujin, seeing her on the verge of death and in such a bad state, he couldn't stand by and do nothing. He popped two pills into her mouth.
Then, seeing that Zi Man was injured and disoriented, he gave her a few pills as well.
Where the Corpse Demon Ancestor had previously been rooted, a faintly glowing bead caught Ji Mo's attention.
He picked it up and saw it seemed to be a stone egg.
It was the size of an egg, covered in peculiar patterns, with black and white auspicious light flashing alternately, and the aura of Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements flowing within.
Ji Mo didn't know what creature's egg it was, so he directly stuffed it into his embrace.
After taking Ji Mo's ninth-grade spirit pills, Zi Man and Luo Mujin's injuries healed rapidly, and their spirits gradually calmed down.
Ji Mo, worried that Luo Mujin would cause trouble for him when she woke up, didn't dare to linger and turned to leave.
After a long while, Zi Man's emotions finally calmed down, her expression clear, and she was astonished to feel her cultivation had significantly increased.
She stared blankly at Ji Mo's figure gradually disappearing down the mountain, her mind racing with thoughts.
"Young Master, you are truly an unparalleled senior master. I, Zi Man, will cultivate diligently, so that one day, I may have the资格 to gaze upon your back from afar."
Afterward, Luo Mujin also woke up, finding that she was not only alive but her injuries had also healed, her face filled with disbelief.
She desperately wanted to know what had happened, but unfortunately, Zi Man had already left, and she had no way of knowing the truth.
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Bai Shou Town.
"Master has gone and never returned, only memories remain..."
Tian Peng lay sprawled in his resplendent chicken coop, his belly bulging, basking in the sun listlessly.
A long time had passed since Ji Mo left, and no news had been received.
Tian Peng had even begun to think he had been abandoned.
Fortunately, the pond of dragon fish occasionally chatted with him, otherwise, he would have gone mad from boredom.
*Creak!*
The sound of the courtyard gate opening was heard, followed by footsteps, very familiar.
"It sounds like Master's footsteps, it must be a hallucination. How could he possibly return?"
Tian Peng boredly stuffed a handful of Shen Nong rice into his mouth.
What dispels sorrow? Only gluttony.
Then, he felt a shadow approach, blocking the sunlight.
Tian Peng raised his eyelids and his pupils dilated, his face filled with ecstatic joy.
His eyes welled up with tears, and he excitedly pounced forward.
Then, he was kicked flying directly by Ji Mo.
Ji Mo patted his chest and took a deep breath.
This black chicken at home was terrifying. After not seeing it for a while, it had become as fat as a pig. Its sudden charge had startled him greatly.
Tian Peng fell, dizzy and disoriented, feeling very wronged.
Didn't they say that absence makes the heart grow fonder? Why was it so different from what he imagined?
Ji Mo took out the mysterious stone egg he had obtained from Mount Jìmie and threw it directly into the chicken coop. "Little Black, hatch this egg for me, or I'll castrate you."
Seeing the fat-as-a-ball Tian Peng, he was full of disdain.
Hatch an egg?
Tian Peng was dumbfounded. He was a male, how could he hatch an egg?
But if he didn't, he would be castrated!
He clamped his legs together, trembling, then looked into the chicken coop and almost fainted.
A stone?
Had Master finally decided to extend his wicked claws towards him? He had returned and immediately found an excuse to castrate him.
Under Ji Mo's gaze, Tian Peng crawled back into the chicken coop with a look of utter despair and obediently began to incubate the egg.
Soon, he was excitedly clucking with joy.
This stone actually flowed with the aura of Yin, Yang, and the Five Elements. It was clearly a precious treasure!
But why did Master say it was an egg? Could it really hatch something?
Ji Mo stretched, breathing in the air deeply.
Indeed, no place is like home. The air at home felt sweeter than outside.
He looked around.
The fruits and vegetables in the yard were tender and green, full of vitality, growing vigorously.
By the pond, the silkworm cocoon on the willow tree showed no signs of breaking open.
The Bodhi tree had grown to nearly three meters tall, with lush branches and leaves, ready to be brewed into tea.
In the pond, hundreds of dragon fish tumbled, their bodies more slender and graceful than before. Their bodies had already generated a dense true dragon aura, and they would likely be able to ascend to dragonhood by riding the wind soon.
"I wonder when my fish-raising skill will reach perfection?"
Ji Mo picked a few cabbages and started feeding the fish.
He remembered the system had said that the next skill to reach perfection would bring a mysterious grand prize.
"Is it possible the reward will be cultivation?"
Ji Mo was somewhat expectant.
The cabbage leaves were torn into pieces and thrown into the pond. After passing through Ji Mo's hands, each leaf was imbued with wisps of Dao charm.
The entire pond erupted. The dragon fish scrambled to devour the cabbage leaves Ji Mo threw, their bodies shining with golden light, their surging dragon aura reaching straight into the clouds.
"True dragon aura!"
Hundreds of miles away, a middle-aged man felt his blood boiling and his soul leaping.
He clearly sensed the pure dragon aura, his body resonating with it, and he couldn't help but roar towards the sky.
Greed flickered in the middle-aged man's eyes. "Could a pure-blooded dragon be born? I, Ao Tian, must obtain it."