The little monkey leaped and bounded in front of Chu Tian.
It was acting as if it were crying, quarreling, and threatening to hang itself all at once.
Just as Chu Tian was wondering what to do,
the entire city underwent another transformation.
Countless points of light erupted from the ground.
These light points grew more and more numerous.
They formed a silver river in the sky,
streaking across the firmament and encircling the ancient tree.
At that moment, Chu Tian felt a sting in his nose.
He sensed a deep sense of attachment within these seeds,
along with an immeasurable sorrow.
"Chu Tian... this..."
Old Yang, Nie Yun, and Dian Dian all awoke at this moment.
They had no idea what was happening,
but they were all shaken by the spectacle before them.
"Squeak squeak..."
The spiritual little monkey also ceased its frantic cries.
It knelt down before the colossal ancient tree.
At this moment, the anomaly was not confined to this place.
The entire Xuantian Star
was experiencing changes everywhere.
Animals wailed,
and plants bowed their heads.
They were mourning, for the life of the entire star was born from it.
But it... was about to grow old.
Although... it emitted a comforting aura, informing the world,
that it was not dying, but undergoing rebirth!
However... would the reborn it still be the same as it was now?
Yet, the various races that had gained sentience, were unaware of what was transpiring.
Witnessing such an anomaly, they were all thrown into a panic.
... Their intelligence had awakened, yet they had lost their instinctive perception.
It was hard to say whether to rejoice or lament...
"King... thank you for bestowing life upon me once more. This is my final gratitude to you!"
"Go now! My children!"
"And you, little monkey, leave with the King!"
Only Chu Tian could hear these words; Old Yang and his companions showed no reaction.
But the next moment, the silver river reversed its flow,
and shot directly towards Chu Tian.
They seemed to regard Chu Tian as a vessel,
and all poured into his lower abdomen.
The starlight, numerous and brilliant, coiled around the dark Dantian in Chu Tian's body.
As more and more of the multicolored seeds entered,
they slowly rotated around the root of the nascent tree within Chu Tian.
A dazzling, multicolored star cluster appeared.
Chu Tian's Dantian pulsed, and the previously chaotic, swirling star cluster
suddenly began to operate according to a certain pattern.
It gave him an illusion, as if a world were being born.
Chu Tian let out a faint, disbelieving chuckle.
After such a long time, he finally had a Dantian.
He wondered what Dao Tian, that old fellow, would say if he saw it.
After all, Dao Tian had said that Chu Tian would never be able to cultivate a Dantian in his entire life.
Speaking of which, he had lost contact with Dao Tian since arriving here.
Could it be that they were not in the same world?
He wondered how Luo Luo was doing now.
He checked the time; he had been here for several days.
However, the system clock showed only a few minutes.
Chu Tian's eyes widened: Damn it... 5 days have passed, and it's only 7 minutes.
He patted his head, thinking: They probably haven't even noticed yet!
"Little Tian, what's wrong?"
Old Yang, seeing Chu Tian patting his head, thought he had gone mad.
Even Nie Yun looked at him strangely.
"Uh... it's nothing!" Chu Tian blushed.
He looked up at the ancient tree, which was still emitting a faint glow.
He bowed deeply to it.
He thought to himself: If there's a chance to meet again, I hope you have regrown.
The little monkey beside him stared blankly at Chu Tian, then at the ancient tree.
Chu Tian crouched down and smiled, "Come with me! It's not dead, it's undergoing rebirth. You'll have a chance to see it again!"
The little monkey scratched its head, looking confused.
Chu Tian smiled and patted its head.
"Let me give you a name!"
"Let's call you..."
As he spoke, Dian Dian suddenly shouted, "Call him Fluffy! Dian Dian has already thought of it!"
"Chirrrp..."
Chu Tian was stunned. Dian Dian's chosen name was indeed very fitting!
This medicinal spirit monkey was truly fluffy.
Except for its face, its fur everywhere else almost touched the ground.
Even behind its head, there was a cascade of long hair.
Its legs were completely hidden by the long fur.
"You don't like it? Fluffy is a nice name!"
Evidently, the little monkey's chirping was its way of disagreeing with Dian Dian.
Chu Tian's eyes flickered, and he stood up, speaking in a very formal, solemn, and impactful voice.
"Today, I bestow upon you the name..."
As he said this, everyone was taken aback, infected by his aura.
"The name... Little Kongkong! Huh...?"
Chu Tian himself was dumbfounded as soon as the words left his mouth.
"Tch..." At the same time, Old Yang's disdainful voice was heard.
He had expected Chu Tian to come up with some imposing name.
Nie Yun, however, couldn't hold back her laughter.
Dian Dian muttered, "It's not as nice as Fluffy."
Meanwhile, Chu Tian's eyes widened.
He had clearly intended to say Sun Wukong!
But how did it come out as Little Kongkong?
"Cough cough... I said it wrong, let's start over!"
Chu Tian cleared his throat and continued,
"Today, I bestow upon you the name... Little Kongkong..."
My god...
Seeing the expressions on everyone's faces darken, Chu Tian cursed inwardly.
What in the world is happening...
I refuse to believe this.
"Today, I bestow upon you the name... Little... Kong... Kong..."
Chu Tian shouted each word, almost roaring.
But the three words in his heart simply wouldn't come out, automatically changing to Little Kongkong.
"Hahaha... Uncle Chu Tian is being funny?" Dian Dian laughed, clutching her stomach.
Old Yang covered his forehead, looking as if he didn't recognize Chu Tian.
Nie Yun covered her mouth with the back of her hand, tears of laughter welling up.
Even the little monkey
stared at Chu Tian expectantly, then waved its hand.
Letting out a: Squeak...
It meant: I know, I know, you don't need to repeat yourself.
Only Chu Tian knew what was happening.
Could it be that the legendary powerful being in the unseen realm truly existed?
And that his name was forbidden for others to use?
No... on Blue Star, many eccentric parents named their children Sun Wukong simply because their surname was Sun.
He hadn't encountered such a situation then.
Chu Tian, not entirely convinced, spoke again, "Alright... let's not decide on the name for now. I'll give you a title."
"It will make you more imposing when you go out and mingle."
"You shall be called: Qi... Tian... Little... Sage!"
The moment he spoke, Chu Tian felt something was wrong. Even his title was difficult to pronounce.
However, Qi Tian Little Sage was not bad.
Resigned, seeing that everyone was on the verge of fainting from laughter,
Chu Tian quickly changed the subject, "Little Kongkong, have you seen this?"
Chu Tian took out a piece of deerskin, which was one of the fragments of the Blood Clan's secret map.
It was the only piece he possessed.
Old Yang and the other two, hearing Chu Tian ask about serious matters, slowly suppressed their laughter.
Little Kongkong took the fragment from Chu Tian.
He held it, turning it over and examining it.
Then he brought it to his nose and sniffed it.
"Squeak squeak..." Little Kongkong seemed to be saying something.
Helplessly unable to understand, Chu Tian turned his gaze to Dian Dian.
Dian Dian recalled and said, "It says it hasn't seen this shape before, but it has seen one that smells the same."
Hearing this, Chu Tian's eyes lit up.
"Where is it? This thing is of great use to me. Take me to get it, and you can eat as much fruit as you want afterward..."
Little Kongkong's eyes also lit up after hearing this.
But the next second, it became hesitant.
"What is it?"
Chu Tian asked this, looking at Dian Dian.
"I don't know, it hasn't said anything else!"
Just then, Little Kongkong seemed to have made a big decision.
"Squeak squeak..."
"It says you must keep your word!"
Dian Dian translated directly.
Chu Tian nodded.
Seeing his agreement, Little Kongkong gritted its teeth, looking extremely reluctant.
It lifted its long fur.
Then, reaching into its crotch, it pulled hard.
A map of the same material as the fragment in Chu Tian's hand was pulled out.
It stepped forward and handed the item to Chu Tian.
Chu Tian, however, took a step back.
His expression was one of utter bewilderment.
Seeing that Chu Tian did not take it, Little Kongkong took another step forward.
Chu Tian's eyes widened. He didn't know whether to take it or not.
Because, just moments ago, when Little Kongkong lifted its long fur,
he had clearly seen that it was wearing a loincloth in its crotch.
And that loincloth was the very item in his hand, the legendary missing fifth fragment of the Blood Clan's secret map.
"Squeak squeak..."
"It's asking if you want it or not!"
Hearing Dian Dian's translation, Chu Tian's face was etched with conflict.
Want it or not?
This was too disgusting!
And it couldn't be washed, damn it.
He wondered how long this monkey had been wearing it!
Centuries... likely!
Chu Tian looked conflicted.
He stood there, with Little Kongkong, one tall and one short.
Staring at each other, their gazes shifting back and forth between the item in the monkey's hand.
Finally, in desperation, Chu Tian extended a trembling hand.
He used his fingertips to grasp a very small edge.
The moment it made contact, Chu Tian directly threw it into his backpack space.
[Ding... System prompt: Main mission [Explore Ruin Remnants] completed.]
[Ding... System prompt: Obtained [Blood Clan Secret Map Fragment] x1.]
"Phew..."
Chu Tian let out a long sigh of relief.
"Thank you... Little Kongkong!"
Chu Tian said this, reaching out and rubbing the top of its head.
More importantly, he used his fingers to twist its fur.
He rubbed off the filth onto its head.
"Alright... we need to get out of here! How to return to the surface is still a problem!"
As Chu Tian said this, Old Yang suddenly stepped forward.
"Little Tian... how... how did you know there was a fragment of the Blood Clan's secret map here!"
"If I'm not mistaken, that should be the most mysterious fifth fragment, right?"
"The reason the Sea of Death remains so peaceful is because of this missing fifth fragment."
"Because the four cities of the Sea of Death all know that even if they seize the fragments from others, they cannot complete the treasure map."
"If... others were to find out, the peace of the Sea of Death would likely end!"
Chu Tian didn't pay much attention to what he was saying.
He smiled faintly and said jokingly, "What are you afraid of? At worst... I'll just unify this Sea of Death..."
[Ding... System prompt: Triggered Ultimate Mission [Conquer the Sea of Death]. Mission Reward: Talent Scroll - Immortality (God-Tier)]
"What?"
"Holy crap..."
"Ah..."
Three different exclamations came from Old Yang, Chu Tian, and Nie Yun.
Old Yang and Nie Yun were both shocked by Chu Tian's words.
The "Holy crap" was naturally exclaimed by Chu Tian.
He had been here for so long, and he had always assumed that completing the main mission,
which was collecting the [Blood Clan Secret Map],
would ultimately reward him with the God-Tier Immortality.
After all, the words "Blood Clan" themselves were the name of the trial mission, weren't they?
He was sent here by the King of Blood through a portal.
He never expected that a casual remark he made just now,
had triggered the ultimate mission.
Now, Chu Tian was dumbfounded.
He quickly opened the mission panel.
Mission Name: [Conquer the Sea of Death]
Mission Requirements: Unify the four main cities of the Sea of Death.
Hurricane City: 0/1.
Beast City: 0/1.
City of Forgetting: 0/1.
Clear Water City: 0/1.
Mission Deadline: Within the trial mission time limit.
Mission Reward: Talent Scroll - Immortality (God-Tier).
Chu Tian looked at the mission panel, certain that the system was not joking with him. Da Feng Novel Network.
This was a huge undertaking!
The Sea of Death was vast. Let alone unifying it, just traveling around the four main cities would take how long?
There were no airplanes or high-speed trains, and the Paramount Raider was also scrapped.
Chu Tian now understood why, when he was bestowing a name upon Little Kongkong earlier,
he couldn't pronounce those three words.
It turned out... one really shouldn't speak carelessly!