Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

Lan Jian examined the alchemy furnace carefully again and said, "However, this alchemy furnace should have been damaged. It needs to be placed in the inner palace and nurtured with spiritual energy for a period of time. After the damage is repaired, it can be re-acknowledged as its master."

For ordinary cultivators, nurturing something in their inner palace with spiritual energy is not difficult, but for someone like Xu Lingguang, whose inner palace has been severely damaged, it is extremely difficult.

He thought of Chaos Soil; perhaps Chaos Soil could also be used.

Dongyang Li said that the Chaos Soil was alive and could transform into anything it was fed. So he took out the Chaos Soil and showed it to Lan Jian: "After the Chaos Soil absorbs a magic weapon, it can transform into the shape of a magic weapon without losing any power. Can I feed the Sun Furnace directly to the Chaos Soil?"

Lan Jian frowned upon seeing the Chaos Soil, paused for a moment, and said, "The Chaos Soil is indeed a living thing, but its effects are not as beneficial as rumored. It devours magical artifacts to nourish itself, and over time, its greed will gradually grow stronger. Once its master loses control of it, there is a risk that it will devour its master."

Xu Lingguang's mouth dropped open. He thought he had found a treasure, but how could it be a monster?

He quickly said, "Never mind then, I'll try to figure out how to maintain the Sunrise Furnace."

Seeing that he was not greedy, Lan Jian nodded in agreement and said, "The Chaos Soil is not something that ordinary people can control, so it is best not to abuse it."

Xu Lingguang thought of the Heart of Mountains and Seas again. Could it also have some hidden side effects?

He quickly took it out and showed it to Lan Jian: "Then take a look at this one. Does this Mountain and Sea Bamboo Heart have any side effects?"

Lan Jian hadn't expected that he would even get his hands on the core of the Mountain and Sea Bamboo. He stared at the seemingly ordinary bamboo section for a moment, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes: "The core of the Mountain and Sea Bamboo is indeed as legendary as it is. Only countless Mountain and Sea Bamboos can be refined into such a small core. You can make good use of it, it would be best to use it on your natal magic weapon."

"Is such a small bamboo section really that powerful?" Chai Feng also said that the Mountain and Sea Forged artifact, made from the heart of the Mountain and Sea Bamboo, could even kill gods. He couldn't help but wonder: "Can magical artifacts made from bamboo heart really kill ancient gods?"

Lan Jian glanced at him and asked slowly, "Who do you want to kill?"

Xu Lingguang felt a chill run down his spine as he suddenly realized that the person in front of him was an ancient god. Would Lan Jian think he had ulterior motives?

He quickly waved his hand and explained, "How could I dare to kill anyone? I just heard about this rumor and was a little curious. If it's inconvenient for you to say, then don't."

Lan Jian had only meant to tease him, but seeing him sweating profusely, she stopped teasing him and, after thinking for a moment, said, "The rumors are true."

"You must have heard the legend of how Zhu Rong and Gong Gong fought and knocked down the pillar of heaven, causing the Mountain and Sea Mirror to collapse, right?"

Xu Lingguang had heard bits and pieces of information about it, and nodded: "Yes, I've heard a little bit."

Lan Jian recalled, “People only know that Gonggong and Zhurong fought each other, but they don’t know why they fought. Although the two clans often disagreed and had constant friction, they did not actually fight to the death. The reason they fought to that extent was because five or six of Gonggong’s cubs were killed by Shan Haizhu.”

At that time, only human cultivators knew how to refine the Mountain and Sea Forging technique.

However, it is not easy for human cultivators to obtain the Heart of the Mountain and Sea Bamboo.

Firstly, the Mountain and Sea Realm is the abode of the gods, and various races occupy all directions. Human cultivators are no match for the gods and dare not easily step into the Mountain and Sea Realm.

Secondly, the Mountain and Sea Bamboo grows on the top of Buzhou Mountain, which is the pillar supporting the Mountain and Sea Realm. It has always been guarded by Gonggong and Zhurong in turn, and other gods cannot easily get close to it, let alone human cultivators.

The time when the Mountain and Sea Bamboo fell into the human realm, and human cultivators extracted the core of the Mountain and Sea Bamboo and used it to create the Mountain and Sea Forging that could kill the ancient gods, coincided with the time when Zhu Rong was guarding Buzhou Mountain.

Gonggong therefore suspected that Zhurong deliberately gave the human cultivators the Mountain and Sea Bamboo, allowing them to refine the Mountain and Sea Casting, and then slaughtered the young in his clan.

After the incident, Gonggong was furious and led his entire clan to Mount Buzhou to confront Zhurong. Zhurong naturally denied it, believing that Gonggong was making false accusations and using the incident as an excuse to cause trouble.

The two tribes already had a grudge against each other, and now they suspected each other even more. In the end, their standoff was fruitless, and they fought a fierce battle on Mount Buzhou, determined to fight to the death.

Until it crashed into Mount Buzhou.

When Xu Lingguang was in the modern world, he had also heard the myth of "Gonggong angrily hitting Buzhou Mountain", but his version was very different from the one Lan Jian told him.

There are many theories about why Gonggong angrily struck Buzhou Mountain. Some say that "Gonggong fought with Zhuanxu for the throne and angrily struck Buzhou Mountain." Others say that "Gonggong fought with Gaoxin for the throne and then hid in the abyss, resulting in the extinction of his clan and the extinction of his lineage."

Meanwhile, the version that mentions Gonggong and Zhurong is "Zhurong defeats Gonggong". The fire god Zhurong and the water god Gonggong are incompatible. Gonggong launched a war but ended up losing. In his anger, he knocked down Buzhou Mountain.

This caused "the pillar of heaven to break, the earth's axis to be broken, the heavens to tilt to the northwest, hence the movement of the sun, moon, and stars; the earth to be incomplete in the southeast, hence the flow of water and dust."

But now, according to Lan Jian's account, there is actually such a hidden story behind the struggle between Gonggong and Zhurong.

Xu Lingguang couldn't help but sigh: "And then what happened?"

He had heard the myth of Nuwa mending the sky after Mount Buzhou was knocked down.

Lan Jian's expression had calmed down, and he said calmly, "After Buzhou Mountain was knocked down, both races realized that they had caused a great disaster. The Mountain and Sea Realm is actually supported by eight mountains, but only Buzhou Mountain can be called the pillar of heaven. With Buzhou Mountain collapsing, the Mountain and Sea Realm is also teetering on the brink of collapse, and the disaster of extinction is imminent."

"When disaster struck, the two clans had no choice but to put aside their old and new grudges and work together to repair the pillar of heaven. Gonggong and Zhurong were among the first ancient gods to repair the pillar of heaven with their own bodies. After the pillar of heaven collapsed, all the members of the two most powerful clans, except for the young children who were unaware of what was happening, filled the pillar with their own bodies."

Later, the Mountain and Sea Realm completely collapsed. The surviving children of the two races remembered the teachings of their ancestors. In order to atone for their sins, even though they still had a chance to escape, they chose to stay until the last moment and die with the Mountain and Sea Realm, hoping to atone for their sins and appease the wrath of the Heavenly Dao.

The ending was too heavy. Xu Lingguang remained silent for a long time before saying, "If only they had known this would happen, they would have done it in the first place. They must have regretted it later."

"The ancient gods were born of heaven and earth, considering themselves the darlings of the heavens. For many years, various races were not convinced of each other's superiority and often fought each other. No one ever thought that the pillar of heaven would fall or the Mountain and Sea Realm would collapse."

Lan Jian's tone was very low when she talked about these things.

Xu Lingguang glanced at him discreetly and noticed that his usually upright ears were drooping slightly. He quickly changed the subject, saying, "It's been so long, there's no point in talking about these things anymore. Those who are alive should keep looking forward."

He pretended to suddenly remember something and said in an exaggerated manner, "Oh right, I've been researching a new ointment these past few days based on my notes. Would you like to take a look?"

Lan Jian wasn't really in the mood, but seeing Xu Lingguang staring at him with bright eyes, clearly wanting to comfort him, she didn't refuse his kindness and nodded gently.

Xu Lingguang went inside and took out the prepared ointment.

The ointment was packaged in a small white porcelain jar, pale green in color, and emitted a faint bamboo fragrance when the lid was opened.

Xu Lingguang has always loved the fresh scent of bamboo forests, so this time the ointment was specially formulated with a bamboo fragrance.

"According to the notes, this ointment can promote hair growth."

Although Lan Jian didn't mention it, Xu Lingguang noticed that he would occasionally glance at the spot on his back where the hair was noticeably shorter, clearly very concerned that the bald hair hadn't grown back.

So, of all the ointment recipes available, Xu Lingguang chose to create this hair growth-promoting ointment first.

Upon hearing this, Lan Jian became quite interested: "Will it work?"

Xu Lingguang said with a smile, "You'll know once you try it."