#246 - Chapter 246: Giving You a Name and Building a Foundation for You
On Mount Xiaoyao.
Ye Kong held a horn in his hand, curved and spiraling, somewhat similar to a ram's horn, with a layer of blood still clinging to it.
Ye Kong rinsed the blood off the horn with water from the Sea of Bitterness, while also refining it.
“How exactly did you cut it off?”
Even now, the Earth Mother couldn't believe that Ye Kong had ventured alone into the Forbidden Sea and managed to cut off a Sea King's horn.
Although there was more than one Sea King in the Forbidden Sea, each Sea King was powerful and controlled countless sea demons.
Even with great strength, it would be difficult to escape from the hands of so many sea demons.
Most importantly, the Earth Mother never expected that Ye Kong could actually enter and exit the Forbidden Sea!
“Is this the first day you've known me?” Ye Kong glanced at the Earth Mother and pointed to the Sea of Bitterness, saying:
“What's so surprising? I've already imprisoned quite a few sea demons in my Sea of Bitterness.”
“It's different.” The Earth Mother shook her head.
“What's different? Isn't it all food?” Ye Kong asked, looking at the Earth Mother.
Earth Mother: …
Entering the Forbidden Sea and the sea demons in the Forbidden Sea appearing on their own are completely different concepts.
It's like fishing: jumping into the sea to catch fish is completely different from the fish appearing on their own and being caught with a net.
The young man he brought back was currently lying beside Ye Kong, having sweet dreams under the soothing influence of the Jade Purification Willow Branch.
Lin Yaoyao was still in seclusion, breaking through, and Little White and the others were also in seclusion, striving to advance their cultivation levels, even if they couldn't catch up, they couldn't be left too far behind.
So, with them in seclusion, Ye Kong was happy to have some peace and quiet.
It wasn't until evening that the deeply sleeping young man woke up from his dream.
The young man got up, looked around, and murmured, “Where is this?”
“Mount Xiaoyao.” Ye Kong said calmly.
Hearing the name, the young man looked at Ye Kong and asked curiously, “Did you save me?”
“Yes.” Ye Kong nodded slightly.
“Thank you!” The young man cupped his hands and thanked him.
“You're welcome. I saved you because I want to take you as my disciple.” Ye Kong said indifferently.
“Take me as your disciple?” The young man was taken aback.
Ye Kong nodded slowly, without saying much.
“My goals are lofty; I'm afraid you can't teach me.” The young man said truthfully.
“Can't teach you?” Ye Kong smiled upon hearing this and shook his head. “I can save you, so naturally I can teach you.”
Hearing these words, the young man couldn't help but recall the scene when the Eastern Forbidden Great Emperor attacked him.
He was able to protect me when the Great Emperor attacked, so his strength must be very strong!
Moreover, he is my savior.
My previous sect has also been destroyed. Since he is willing to take me as his disciple, then I…
“Junior is willing to take Senior as my master!” The young man knelt on one knee, his face resolute.
“Good, what is your name?”
“I am Ji.” Ji said directly.
“No, I'm asking what your name is, not what you eat.” Ye Kong didn't understand.
“My name is Ji, Ji of the Ji surname.” The young man Ji continued.
Hearing the young man's single-character name, the Earth Mother couldn't help but frown slightly.
Single-character names only existed in ancient times. After ancient times, people's names were two or three characters, with both a given name and a surname.
“Ji…” Ye Kong murmured, looking at the young man, and said, “How about this, I'll give you a name.”
Ye Kong pondered for a moment and said, “Let's call you Changsheng, Ji Changsheng.”
“Ji Changsheng…” Ji Changsheng recited his name once, cupped his hands, and thanked him: “Thank you, Master.”
This horn is so extraordinary; could it be the horn of a demon beast?
Is it a Nascent Soul demon beast, or a Shackled demon beast?
Or perhaps, a Venerable-level demon beast?
Ji Changsheng guessed in his heart that this horn was a demon beast's horn.
“Take him to Peach Mountain and build a thatched hut for him to live in.” Ye Kong then looked at the Earth Mother and said.
“Okay.” The Earth Mother nodded and turned to look at Ji Changsheng.
“Come with me.”
Ji Changsheng nodded and followed behind the Earth Mother, heading to Peach Mountain.
Ye Kong cast his fishing line, fishing for special items.
After the Earth Mother brought Ji Changsheng to Peach Mountain, she said, “This is where you will live. There are five senior brothers and sisters ahead of you.”
“I will introduce them to you one by one when they break through and come out of seclusion.”
“My name is Diling, and I mainly teach you how to cultivate the power of nature.”
Ji Changsheng looked at the thatched hut standing there and couldn't help but say, “Why is the accommodation so simple?”
Are experts so simple and unadorned?
“The quality of the place to live doesn't matter; as long as it can provide shelter from the wind and rain. We cultivators can make our home anywhere; living in a thatched hut is the same.” Diling explained.
Ji Changsheng nodded slightly upon hearing this.
The Earth Mother gathered a pile of dry grass and helped Ji Changsheng build a thatched hut.
Originally, she wanted to use the power of nature to build a nest for Ji Changsheng, but on second thought, if he, as a newcomer, lived better than his senior brothers and sisters, it might be a bit inappropriate.
So, the Earth Mother still let Ji Changsheng live in a thatched hut.
After Ji Changsheng built the thatched hut, he stood on Peach Mountain, looking around.
He still didn't understand which sect he was in.
“Senior brothers and sisters, are they breaking through to Foundation Establishment?” Ji Changsheng sensed the aura of breakthroughs and asked curiously.
“Your eldest senior sister is breaking through to Nascent Soul, and your other senior brothers and sisters are probably close to the late stage of Golden Core.” The Earth Mother said.
These words surprised Ji Changsheng somewhat. His senior brothers and sisters' cultivation levels were much stronger than his, which gave him hope.
“Cultivate well.” After saying this, the Earth Mother turned and returned to her room.
Ji Changsheng stood on Peach Mountain and looked out for a long time before returning to the thatched hut, mobilizing the spiritual power in his body, and began to refine the horn to prepare for Foundation Establishment.
Beside the Sea of Bitterness.
Ye Kong fished for a long time, felt the fishing rod sink, and pulled it up.
A crystal-like conch shell appeared in Ye Kong's hand.
“Ding, congratulations to the host for obtaining a special item—Summoning Conch!”
“Summoning Conch—can summon and control sea demons!”
The system's cold voice rang in Ye Kong's ears.
Ye Kong looked at the palm-sized Summoning Conch and murmured, “This Summoning Conch is a bit useless to me.”
“Sea demons, aren't they food?”
To Ye Kong, Forbidden Sea demons were delicious food.
He could just go catch them whenever he wanted, so there was no need to summon them.
However, Ye Kong was quite satisfied with the fact that the Summoning Conch could control sea demons.
When the sea demons in the Sea of Bitterness were eaten, he could just blow the conch shell when he went to the Forbidden Sea in the future, without having to jump into the Forbidden Sea to catch them.
Thinking this, Ye Kong put away the Summoning Conch.
The Summoning Conch might be dispensable to him, but to all cultivators, it was definitely a top-tier treasure.
Whoever possessed the Summoning Conch could control sea demons and dominate the world!
