Chu Mo stood there all the while, desperately resisting that unimaginable pressure, his ancestral realm body... had already begun to crack inch by inch.

He was now hesitating whether or not to take out his doppelgänger!

Just at this moment, all the pressure from every direction lightened abruptly.

Then, Chu Mo saw the Chaos Blood Moon swoosh over in front of him.

Clang!

Heaven Slaying flashed, positioning itself right in front of Chu Mo's eyes.

The Chaos Blood Moon let out a cold snort but did not continue to approach Chu Mo. Instead, it transmitted a divine sense directly into his spirit sea.

"You... possess a Five Elements Foundation?"

"What's it to you?" Chu Mo replied coldly.

"Oh, quite the personality there. But the kind of creature I like the least is someone like you! With hardly any abilities, yet full of personality! How could the heavens create such incompetent, weak, timid, cowardly, selfish, treacherous, and evil beings... yet so full of spirit? Why?"

Chu Mo stared dumbfounded at the big pie in front of him... at that moment, the Chaos Blood Moon resembled a large golden-yellow flatbread, emitting a blood-red glow.

Chu Mo found it hard to imagine that such malicious words could come from an object... Err, it didn't even have a mouth, from its being.

Was this really an object?

It was hard for Chu Mo to imagine if the Wishful, Avoiding Disasters, and Entering Earth Blood Moons that were previously on his body spoke like this, could he still regard them as treasures.

"No response? Scared?" the Chaos Blood Moon continued to provoke: "Weak and powerless creature! Why do you have the Five Elements Foundation?"

A cold light suddenly shot through Chu Mo's eyes as he asked coldly, "Heaven Slaying, can you shatter it for me?"

"Don't..." A vague and enigmatic voice suddenly emanated from within the Celestial Mirror.

This voice was, for the first time ever, clearly heard by Chu Mo, sounding illusory and ethereal. It was the kind of voice that could make one question if it was ringing directly in their spirit sea.

But it was indeed... a real sound that had been made.

Because within the cavern, it carried an echo.

"Chaos has been away from us for too long, and... it's a bit chaotic," the ethereal voice continued to speak.

"And who might you be?" Chu Mo asked with furrowed brows: "Are you the Celestial Mirror?"

"Correct," the ethereal voice became somewhat deeper: "It's me."

"You're all exalted divine artifacts, each one of you among the Ten Heavenly Artifacts of the Heavenly Realm in ancient legends," Chu Mo said. "I like that a lot!"

The Chaos Blood Moon snorted coldly.

Ignoring it, Chu Mo continued: "Over the years, it's indeed because of you that I have been able to smoothly make it this far, and when facing enemies, I have absolute confidence. It's you... who gave me this confidence!"

"Reliance on external objects... What ability does that truly show?" the Chaos Blood Moon scoffed.

Chu Mo still ignored it and went on: "Sometimes I also wonder, what merits or abilities do I, Chu Mo, possess that allowed me to possess treasures like the Celestial Mirror and Chaos Furnace from birth. This matter might be related to my heritage, maybe... it was my family who placed you by my side. Or perhaps it's some other reason. Anyway, I consider this to be a kind of destiny."

"Shameless!" the Chaos Blood Moon said.

"Can you talk less!" Suddenly, a crisp and angry voice came from the Celestial Mirror, and this voice could even reveal a gender!

Unlike the ethereal voice of the Heavenly Mirror, this one sounded like a lively maiden in her twenties.

"Don't think that because you separated from us early on, you're actually very impressive! Among the Ten Moon Phases, no one is much worse than the others, everyone has their own strengths. What are you being so arrogant about?" the woman's voice was icy, delivering a harsh reprimand.

Strangely, with the woman's voice, Chaos Blood Moon actually fell silent!

Not a single word in retort!

Then, the woman's voice rose again, "Master, your concubine is Wishful."

"Heh... you're the Wishful Blood Moon?" A faint smile appeared on Chu Mo's face, "These years, I owe you a lot."

"Master should not speak like that, your concubine knows what you want to say. It is we who need the master, not the master who needs us." The woman's voice softened, "The truth about your origins is taboo, at least you can't pursue it for now. The reality might be very different from what you imagine. But no matter what, it is we who need the master."

The woman's voice became stern again as she spoke, "Chaos, if you are unwilling, you can leave! We have been like siblings, from now on we sever all ties of gratitude and grudge!"

Chu Mo was stunned at this moment, thinking: Isn't it the Ten Heavenly Artifacts and the Ten Moon Phases? Aren't they just objects? Could it be that after the artifacts develop sentience, they refer to each other as siblings like humans do?

At this time, Chaos Blood Moon finally spoke up, "Wishful, that's not what I meant... I just feel that such a human is not worth our allegiance. In the beginning..."

"Shut up!" Wishful Blood Moon spoke coldly, "If you do not care for the sibling ties, then leave. Now no one will hinder you. Although it was Heaven Slaying that separated us back then, I do not hate it. After all, Heaven Slaying at that time..."

Wishful Blood Moon paused there, did not continue, and changed the subject, "Now, if we want to take that step, all our hopes are on the master. If you are willing, then quickly seal your powers and return to the Heavenly Mirror. And then, shut up completely!"

At that moment, a voice came out from the Chaos Furnace: "Cough cough..."

"You shut up!" Chaos Blood Moon roared, "You, a part that split from me, have no right to interject!"

"..." Chu Mo was utterly bewildered, thinking, what in the world is all this!

All these divine artifacts on my body, have they all developed a consciousness? For so many years I've carried them on me, yet I've never felt their sentience could actually be this strong.

How are they any different from a powerful human being?

"Chaos, come back," another voice came from the Heavenly Mirror, "If we follow the master, we may only need to seal ourselves for another ten thousand years, there will always be a chance. But if we separate, that hope will probably be indefinitely out of reach."

"That's right, come back," another voice echoed from the Heavenly Mirror.

Finally, the ethereal voice of the Heavenly Mirror rang out once more, "When the Ten Moons unite, the path of cultivation can be achieved."

"Alright!" After being silent for a long time, Chaos Blood Moon finally let out a sigh of resignation, "I self-seal!"

As he spoke, he transformed into a beam of light and entered the Heavenly Mirror.

At this time, the Heavenly Mirror again underwent a slight change, turning into an object the size of a palm, resembling a mirror. Ten small holes were on its edge. Four of them were already lit, as if adorned with four dazzling rubies.

Heaven Slaying chimed and flew back into the Heavenly Mirror.

The Chaos Furnace silently returned as well.

Chu Mo suddenly felt very tired, his vision darkened, and he passed out on the spot.

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