Indeed, Chu Mo's friend was none other than the Great Rooster. Since ascending to the Immortal Realm before him, the Great Rooster had gone silent without a trace of news. There were also no rumors about it in the Immortal Realm.

Initially, Chu Mo thought that with the intelligence of the Great Rooster, it would be easy for it to establish itself in the Immortal Realm, and it indeed should have been the case. This chicken was much smarter than many who considered themselves intelligent. The experiences of the Great Rooster itself were quite legendary, having gone through many tribulations.

Back in the Spirit Realm, it had fused with a drop of True Phoenix Blood, so Chu Mo believed that after ascending to the Immortal Realm, its strength must have surged tremendously. Especially after Chu Mo caused such a stir in the Immortal Realm, the Great Rooster should have heard about it and come looking for him. But it hadn't.

This made Chu Mo somewhat restless; he was very worried something unexpected might have happened to the Great Rooster.

Before departing, Chu Mo used the Fengshui Divine Art to perform a divination, which according to the hexagrams, suggested that the Great Rooster should not be in danger. The hexagrams showed a somewhat vague direction—southwest.

The southwest of the Immortal Realm was a very ancient continent, where nearly no human presence was found over millions of miles. It was filled with various fierce birds and savage beasts.

Si Tutu, Yue'er, Xing'er, and others who were more familiar with the Immortal Realm, all expressed opposition when they heard that Chu Mo planned to go there.

"That place is very ancient and full of dangers. Many non-human spirits possess intelligence no less than humans but lack human emotions and even harbor hostility towards humans. It's best not to go there," Si Tutu seriously warned.

Chu Mo didn't listen; the Great Rooster was his partner and his friend. No matter what, he had to make sure that the Great Rooster was safe before he could rest easy.

The Demon Lord and Die were quite supportive of Chu Mo going to look for the Great Rooster.

"Visiting that place can also be seen as a kind of tempering for yourself, go ahead," the Demon Lord expressed support after Chu Mo made his decision.

Chu Mo also asked his master and mistress when they would ascend to the Heavenly Realm. The Demon Lord said he would stay at Piaomiao Palace for a while until Piaomiao Palace was completely stable before discussing the matter of ascension.

Thus, Chu Mo was completely reassured, put down his burden, bid farewell to everyone, and set out alone.

Chu Mo's current state had already surged to the late stage of the Mahayana period. The "Heaven's Will, My Will" technique, when cultivated to the extreme, exhibited astonishing power. If Chu Mo had not been of the Five Elements foundation but had a perfect foundation or Heavenly Grade foundation, he might have already reached the pinnacle of the ascension period by now!

Even with a Heavenly Grade foundation, his cultivation had already reached the mid-stage of the ascension period.

The Five Elements foundation could accumulate a considerable amount of power. That was why Chu Mo could easily challenge cultivators higher in realm than himself. Because the power accumulated in his Five Elements foundation was not less than those of others, and even more!

Being one realm behind naturally made understanding the Tao inferior, but his terrifying Supreme Art and even the saint arts like the Nine Word Mantra… could completely compensate for the differences in realm.

Moreover, Chu Mo's understanding of the Tao was not much less than those who were one or two major realms higher than him. This made his combat power unmatched in his own realm and even formidable in higher realms.

The Immortal Realm was very ancient; the more uninhabited a place, the more it was imbued with an ancient aura.

Majestic, grand, beautiful landscapes!

Chu Mo did not use a warship but flew directly through the air.

During his flight, he continuously absorbed the rolling essence energy between Heaven and Earth. The powerful "Heaven's Will, My Will" technique, once activated, allowed Chu Mo to travel without any consumption and still have a surplus of energy.

In other words, Chu Mo's high-speed flight not only did not deplete his own power but also allowed him to continuously accumulate more.

This secret, if revealed, would probably astonish countless people.

While passing through a desolate Gobi Desert, Chu Mo saw a giant python, over twenty thousand feet long, resembling a huge mountain range lying across this desolate Gobi. It was unclear how many years it had not moved; its body was covered in dust, and in many places, various plants had even started growing.

For ordinary people, it would be difficult even to notice that this winding mountain range on the desolate Gobi was actually a living creature.

Chu Mo was also startled when he realized what this thing was.

Fortunately, this terrifying giant python showed no interest in his passing and did not even move.

Phew!

Once Chu Mo completely flew over the giant python, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Such huge creatures, once they entangled with someone, could lead to a terrifying disaster. Although Chu Mo was not afraid, he did not wish to unnecessarily provoke such trouble.

However, just like Si Tutu had said, reaching this place meant completely leaving the area influenced by humans. It was easy to encounter intelligent beings that harbored hostility towards humans.

Not long after encountering that giant python, Chu Mo came across another creature that was both terrifying and disgusting.

Whoom!

While Chu Mo was flying at high speed, a sudden intense buzzing sound pierced his ears.

Alarm surged in Chu Mo's heart, yet he saw nothing.

Then, a sharp pain erupted in his back, and his body was struck as if by a mountain, staggering forward for hundreds of meters.

Whoom!

The sound came again!

Chu Mo swung his hand back with a slash.

The slash hit nothing!

But the sharp pain in his back came once more.

After two consecutive attacks, he hadn't even seen a shadow of his assailant. This shocked Chu Mo greatly since, with his current strength, not even a cultivator at the peak of the Ascension phase could achieve this feat in front of him.

Fortunately, his body of the ancestral realm displayed formidable defensive capabilities. The two attacks only caused him intense pain but did not penetrate his body.

If it had been an ordinary cultivator, even one at the peak of the Ascension phase, they would have been gravely injured by these two strikes.

Whoom!

The sound attacked for the third time!

This time, Chu Mo was prepared in advance and activated the 'lin' character mnemonic of the Nine Word Mantra—Unmovable as a Mountain!

He then activated the 'zhen' character mnemonic—Conceal Breath, and simultaneously, the 'lie' character mnemonic—Time Space.

Bang!

A powerful force struck right at the back of Chu Mo's heart.

Intense searing pain hit him, and this time, the assailant's attack finally cut through Chu Mo's skin, causing blood to stream out. However, Chu Mo wasn't knocked away like the previous times.

The power of time and space burst forth here, coupled with the concealed breath. He stood there, yet the fourth attack from the assailant missed completely.

Chu Mo raised his hand and sliced with his blade.

Clang!

This slash, as if hitting an immensely hard piece of metal, gave Chu Mo the feeling... that it did not penetrate the assailant's shell.

What was this thing?

Shocked, Chu Mo looked up and finally got a clear view of the thing that had successfully sneaked up on him three times.

It was… a mosquito!

It was a giant mosquito over ten meters long!

If it were any other non-human creature, a ten-meter-long body wouldn't be considered large. But for a mosquito, it was terrifyingly huge.

The mosquito was grey-black all over, and its sharp proboscis, like a sharp sword, was what had pierced Chu Mo three times.

"A mosquito?" Chu Mo widened his eyes, "Such a huge mosquito?"

Though he had encountered many non-human creatures over the years, he had never seen such a monstrous mosquito.

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