If it were not for someone resolving it, the artifact would never have begun to awaken, and he would not have been able to awaken; the rage within his Divine Soul also would not have dissipated.
Having lost the power of the artifact, he slept again in the Southern Sea, his Divine Soul influenced by the anger of living beings, naturally affecting the celestial phenomena of the Southern Sea unintentionally.
The tribes of the Southern Sea were not wrong, after all. The continuous storms and harsh environment were indeed Ji Meng's responsibility.
His culpability was significant.
Now, gazing towards the northern land, he remained silent for a long time.
As he awakened, the artifact also began to regain its power; the Southern Sea should start to calm as well.
But he was hesitant about whether to retrieve the artifact or not.
His power had severely waned during the countless years of slumber.