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Chapter Six Hundred and Seventy Three – Do Not Touch

Ceng Lian'er was the first to act against the quick Five Element Manifestation Wheel.

With one toss, she threw out three Gold Star Silver Thread Beads!

The thumb-sized Golden Star Silver Thread Beads transformed into balls of blood when they left her hand. The sticky blood twisted as it flew through the air and a strong tang of blood immediately filled the area. Inside the each ball of blood, there was blood coloured lightning that floated and flickered and little golden flame lotuses.

Dai Tai snorted coldly and his eyes became more murderous.

In his eyes, he wouldn't need any power to deal with a few Blood Thunder Beads.

Dhyana spells were the natural bane of blood type mo skills. While Dai Tao was not a traditionally trained Xuan Kong Temple disciple, but he had been with the temple very long and almost all the temple records in the were available to him. How could he not know dhyana spells?

He chanted solemnly as his hands moved to activate a dhyana spell.

The shadowy figure of a buddha flew out of the Five Element Manifestation Wheel and took form. She was dressed in white robes, a red mole between her brows, and held a willow branch, as she descended her feet landed on a white lotus. She smiled and lifted the willow branch in her hand. Several drops of dew from the willow branch flew into a ball of blood.

The blood ball roiled violently like a furious wild beast and continued flying forward.

Dai Tao was slightly shocked. It had not been defeated?

The white buddha raised the willow branch in her hand again. Several more drops of dew flowed along the tender branch and shot off towards the balls of blood.

Boom-oom-oom!

The balls of blood hadn't dissolved like Dai Tao had expected, instead the three balls of blood in the air exploded!

Caught off guard, Dai Tao was immediately swallowed by the bloody mist.

Boom boom boom!

The lightning balls that floated inside the wave of blood flew towards Dai Tao like sharks that had smelled blood. The lightning balls exploded in the air and formed an electrical net that went to envelope him. Those nondescript little golden flames were masked by the blinding light of the lightning.

The fast beating of thunder in the blood mist sounded like fireworks.

Dai Tao was left extremely disheveled.

But lightning of this degree was unable to harm him. But the sheer amount of plasma lightning had surprised him. He hurriedly moved, the Five Element Manifestation Wheel and released a light that covered him. While the lightning caused the light shield to shake, it was unable to cause him actual harm.

Such an embarrassment!

Dai Tao's face was flushed red. A fanxu was forced to such a degree by a general level, such a humiliation! And the other hadn't even used shen power!

The angry Dai Tao directed the white-robed Buddha to deflect the lightning.

Counter-attack! He had to retaliate!

He decided that he would not hold back and immediately use a killing move, not giving them any chance at all!

Yet Dai Tao did not notice those hidden little lotus flowers of flame until the flowers of fire had actually burned through the light shield cast by the Five Element Manifestation Wheel!

Dai Tao's expression froze on his face.

How was it possible?

The Five Element Manifestation Wheel was an eighth-grade talisman! What kind of fire was this?

Gritting his teeth, the Five Element Manifestation Wheel above Dai Tao's head moved again. A dignifiedly figure of a buddha appeared, this time they were sitting on a red lotus. The red lotus Buddha pointed, and all of the gold flames flew towards the red lotus under him like birds returning to the nest.

In a blink, the red lotus was covered in the gold flames.

Such a malicious flame!

Dai Tao immediately discovered that these gold flames were difficult to absorb. His red lotus buddha had the ability to absorb all kinds of fire but this time, it was unable to absorb the gold flames.

Was this ... ... shen fire?

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When the thought appeared in his mind, his pupils contracted. These silent gold flames should be shen fire!

Dai Tao felt as though he was going to go crazy soon!

The two buddhas summoned by the Five Element Manifestation Wheel were unable to defeat the other's blood thunder beads.

The enemy was more difficult to handle than he had imagined. Dai Tao calmed down after encountering such a hindrance. It seemed that Ji Zheng Shixiong's injury had not been an accident. These three were stronger than he had expected. If he was careless, he might actually lose.

He held his hand up into the air.

The Five Element Manifestation Wheel slowly spun and under the five colored light, the flames and lightning lights suddenly stilled. The five colored light flowed, the flames and lightning immediately divided, one into two, two into four ... ...

They became smaller and smaller until they shattered and disappeared.

Zuo Mo had not hoped that he could defeat Dai Tao with three Gold Star Silver Thread Beads. While Dai Tao was still feeling troubled by the Sun Shen Fire, the second wave of attack by the trio arrived!

The second to attack was A Gui. Purple energy flashed through her eyes and she slammed her hand towards Dai Tao.

At this time, the five colored light of the Five Element Manifestation Wheel was covering Dai Tao.

The five colored lights moved constantly. A Gui's blow which never had never missed was deflected and brushed against the five colored pillar of light. It shot off and entered the ground below Dai Tao, silently creating a ten zhang hole.

Dai Tao's expression was calm but he was astounded inside. While A Gui's blow had been deflected, his Five Element Manifestation Realm still shook.

At this time, he did not dare to be careless. His Five Element Manifestation Wheel was being pushed to its limits. Within the five colored pillar of light, five buddhas of different colors gradually appeared and slowly moved with the pillar of light.

The trio felt a strong suction force come from the Five Element Manifestation Wheel. A sticky power was furiously pulling them towards the five colored light.

The air seemed to become solidified and the three seemed to be trapped in a bog.

When a fanxu xiuzhe attacked at full power, the trio immediately felt the pressure increase, pressure that came from all directions and was unable to be blocked.

That time they had fought Ji Zheng, Ji Zheng had been the reactive party the entire time and was suppressed by the three. Ji Zheng's attention had been focused on how to resolve the three's attacks.

But Dai Tao had rapidly calmed down from his rage and attacked at full power, the three immediately felt the difference.

Terrifying pressure came from all directions and caused them to feel it was inescapable.

Absolute power!

Zuo Mo quickly reacted and knew that this could not continue. The power in the air around them was increasing. If they did not act, in the end, just the twisting power in the air would tear them to pieces!

Taking a deep breath, Zuo Mo brought out the Little Mo Treasure Cup.

His expression was solemn and when he was about to attempt to activate it, the shen power inside his body suddenly flooded uncontrollably into the Little Mo Treasure Cup. Zuo Mo's mind went blank from surprise.

Ding!

A turtle coin on the shell suddenly became bright.

It jumped off the water's surface, turned into a silver light, and flew towards Dai Tao's figure inside the five colored pillar of light.

"Good attack!" Dai Tao's hairs suddenly stood on end. Without even thinking, he shouted and channeled the ling power in his body to its limits.

The Five Element Manifestation Wheel above his head suddenly accelerated in its rotation. The space within ten li of this place started to twist!

The buddhas within the pillar were all chanting, each took up different positions and expressions: glaring angrily, smiling, dignified, or solemn ... ...

Numerous bright sutra characters floated on the surface of the pillar of light.

The silver light was like a silver arrow.

The silver arrow did not seem to be affected by the twisting of space. In the moment it touched the surface of the pillar, all of the sutra characters turned bright. The five buddhas acted at the same time and singing rang out over the land!

Yet this silver light seemed to have shot into glass.

Cling!

The clear sound was unusually dissonant when heard with the buddhist song.

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The song suddenly stopped.

The silver light that entered the pillar seemed to have entered sticky glue and drastically slowed down.

Dai Tao finally saw that this silver light was a treasure coin that was round on the outside, and square on the inside, covered in silver etchings.

Sparks would come out of the treasure coin and then extinguish within the pillar of light.

Strange!

Dai Tao's expression changed. The sparks were being destroyed but the pillar of light from the Five Element Manifestation Wheel was also dimming. At this time, the clear water inside the cup that Zuo Mo held shook slightly and it rippled.

As the ripple travelled through the air it caused the five colored pillar of light rippled as though it was water. The buddhas within the pillar of light wavered and showed signs of instability.

Dai Tao's heart jumped!

In an instant, the ripples had caused their positions to be reversed.

What kind of talisman was this?

A hint of terror flashed through Dai Tao's eyes.

Ji Zheng who had been at the back changed expression. Not good!

If terror rose in Dai Tao's mind it would disrupt his dhyana heart, and would create a weakness in the pillar of light. Ji Zheng had not thought that the power of these three would have increased so much in just ten days. He finally realized that they had still underestimated the three!

Ji Zheng disregarded the wounds on his body. A gold colour rose on his face. His fingers flickered and pointed towards the turtle coin in the pillar of light.

Boom!

This minute action caused a great thunderous sound!

[Dhyana Sound Thunder Finger]!

Yet the moment a weakness appeared in Dai Tao's mind, the turtle coin in the pillar of light disappeared.

Dai Tao's right arm suddenly exploded.

The bright lightning immediately covered Dai Tao.

Almost at the same time that the terrifying power brushed against Dai Tao's body it had collided with a nearby mountain peak. The little mountain exploded.

Zuo Mo woke up from his stupor. The shen power inside his body had all been wrung out. He suddenly thought of an object and shoved a Sun seed into his mouth. Immediately, the pure and burning shen power turned into a flow into his body.

Zuo Mo was overjoyed. The Sun Fruit seed was as powerful as expected!

He was about to activate the Little Mo Treasure Cup when his expression changed drastically and he shouted, "Run!"

The three were in sync and before he finished shouting, A Gui and Ceng Lian'er had retreated dozens of zhang.

"I will kill you! I will kill you!"

Dai Tao shouted madly. What came from behind them was a tsunami of terrifying ling power vibrations!

Rocks and rivers floated up into the air, leaving gravity and ground behind.

Zuo Mo sprinted as he glanced back. Dai Tai's entire body was burnt black and gave off black smoke. His hair was loose and his right shoulder was a mangled mess of blood and flesh. But at this time, Dai Tai's eyes were full of murderousness!

He raised his left hand. Astounding ling power continued to gather towards his left hand!

The terrifying ling power vibrations were like a wall of wind. The terrifying power that induced hopelessness continued to gather.

Zuo Mo's scalp felt numb .He hated that he didn't have two more legs. All the power he had, including his shen power, was used to flee for his life!

A Gui and Ceng Lian'er also recognized the danger and furiously flew forward!

Zuo Mo flew so hard that his tendons bulged and his face was twisted.

The behind of a fanxu should not be touched! Should not be touched!

Translator Ramblings: That last line ... ...

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Chapter Six Hundred and Seventy Four – Wei Sheng's Sword Oath

"Shidi!" Ji Zheng's shout was like spring thunder. He used a secret Xuan Kong Temple technique, [Nirvana Shout]. Ji Zheng had seen something was not right. Dai Tao was not originally from Xuan Kong Temple and his foundation was much weaker compared to Ji Zheng. His dhyana heart was not as stable, and if Ji Zheng had allowed him to lose control any further, his mind would be damaged. It would definitely cause a permanent weakness and he would have greater difficulty progressing in his cultivation in the future.

The enraged Dai Tao's figure suddenly stilled. His bloodshot eyes recovered some clarity.

Moments later, Dai Tao became completely calm and the blood in his eyes retreated.

"Many thanks, Shixiong!" Dai Tao said gratefully. If he had fallen to his mental demon then, then it would cause great trouble in the future.

Ji Zheng shook his head. "We are of the same sect, there's no need to be polite."

His gaze turned in the direction the three had disappeared into. His tone was unprecedentedly grave. "These three are powerful and each of them is almost comparable to a fanxu. They work together well, are cunning, and also have a great treasure. They will not be easy to deal with."

Dai Tao felt fear. "That talisman Xiao Mo Ge had was very powerful! My Five Element Manifestation Wheel could not stop it at all!"

That turtle coin had passed through his body, disappeared into the distance, and returned to the treasure cup.

Dai Tao was an unlucky one. With his history as a roaming xiu, his Five Element Manifestation Wheel was based in the five elements. If he had encountered another talisman, it would definitely not have been this unfavorable.The seven turtle coins had been made using the Black-heart Treasure Coins, which already had the ability to reverse yinyang and the five elements and was a bane of the Five Element Manifestation Wheel, a natural counter.

Ji Zheng nodded. "It really is a great treasure."

Dai Tao grimaced. "Our boat upturned in shallow water this time. We have been pushed so far by these three younger ones."

Ji Zheng did not feel anything and said solemnly, "It is just the strength of shen power. I have gained some understanding of shen power after fighting these few days."

Dai Tao paused and then he pondered it. He said, "After Shixiong mentioned this, I feel that shen power is not as incomprehensible as before but I still lacks understanding about several key parts. If we can solve them, then it will naturally come."

Dai Tao's tone was slightly excited. The fight these past days had allowed him to experience the power of shen power. It was stronger than ling power.

Those that could enter fanxu were all extremely intelligent. The four great sects had studied shen power for thousands of years, and they had accumulated far more than what normal sect disciples could imagine.

After fighting with Zuo Mo several times, both had begun to grasp a few things.

Their low morale suddenly rose. If they could comprehend shen power, any price was worth it. They had spent a long time at the fanxu level and every bit of progression was difficult. If they could comprehend shen power, their strength would skyrocket.

There was nothing more attractive than this.

"But we are both wounded and our power is hampered." JI Zheng's tone was calm.

Dai Tao gritted, "Those three are too cunning! However, after all the sect elders arrive, they won't be able to escape!"

"There may not be enough time." A hint of worry flashed across Ji Zheng's eyes.

"Why does Shixiong say this?" Dai Tao stilled.

"The effects of that past incident was significant and the other three sects will not ignore this incident," Ji Zheng said gravely. "I'm afraid that their people have already started to move."

"Then ... ..." Dai Tao was astounded. If the other three also came in, the situation would immediately become complex.

"We cannot wait for the sect elders," Ji Zheng said decisively. "Even if our cultivations will be affected, we cannot let these three escape."

Dai Tao thought for a moment and then suddenly said, "I have an idea."

Seeing Ji Zheng turn to look at him, Dai Tao said, "These three are troublesome, but if we are careful, they will not be able to injure us."

Dai Tao's words were right. Ji Zheng did not speak and waited for his next words.

"What we want is just the method of shen power cultivation. If that's the case, then why don't we spar with them?" Dai Tao said what he thought.

"Spar?" Ji Zheng stilled.

"Every day we challenge them to battle, do not aim to win or lose. Using fighting to comprehend shen power and comprehend it before the other sects arrive. That way, even if our sect is not the winner in the end, we will already understand the mysteries of shen power." Dai Tao had an excited expression.

When he thought about comprehending shen power, his heart burned hotter.

Ji Zheng was silent for a moment before raising his head. "Good!"

Dai Tao's suggestion was plausible.

The two were both people that were extremely confident in themselves. They were confident they could comprehend shen power.

The two exchanged a look and chased in the direction that Zuo Mo and the others had disappeared in.

———

Almost all the people of the mo territories were interested in the xuizhe-mo battle that was about to occur. The attention that Wei Sheng received was reduced compared to before.

However, Wei Sheng seemed to not have heard the news. He still cultivated diligently everyday and in his spare time, he would continue to challenge mo experts.

While the mo did not like Wei Sheng and everyone wanted a mo expert to tear him to pieces, he was not harassed in any way.

Wei Sheng used his sword to win the respect of mo.

In the eyes of mo, only a honest victory would be a victory against such a honorable and respected opponent.

Many businesses even came forward. They were willing to provide Wei Sheng with the best rooms and the best food. Every place that Wei Sheng stayed would quickly become famous. This was all about mobei!

If Little Mo Ge was here, he would definitely take the chance to make it rich. Was it so easy to win Eldest Shixiong's patronage? There should be a few auctions so that he could wring out every last mobei!

Of course, Wei Sheng did not have such entrepreneurial abilities. In truth, if it was not for the convenience, he would have rather stayed in the empty and vast mountain valleys.

The evening came. There was a challenge in three days. His opponent was a famed expert in this jie.

Wei Sheng was meditating with his legs folded up in the lotus position, the black sword by his side. There was no joy or sorrow on his face. He almost never relaxed. Almost every drip and drop of time was used on his cultivation as though he was a diligent dhyana xiu.

Suddenly, Wei Sheng opened his eyes in the dark.

"Since you have come, why hide?" Wei Sheng said coolly.

"As expected of Brother Wei Sheng that even Eldest Shixiong praises!" A figure appeared in a ripple from the space in front of Wei Sheng.

The newcomer was a woman dressed in silk and feathers. Her eyes were bright, her teeth white but Wei Sheng's gaze landed on a little row of swords at her waist.

Wei Sheng's gaze focused. "Kun Lun!"

The female bowed. "Kun Lun's Da Ling Feng greets Brother Wei Sheng! Brother Wei Sheng is peerless in courage and this female admires you for entering the mo territories and winning."

Wei Sheng' expression became normal. "Why has Miss Da come to see me?"

There was a small smile on Da Ling Feng's face. "Your sect is related to the fall of Bright Wave Jie. Brother Wei, please come with me to explain the misunderstanding."

Bright Wave Jie had fallen!

Wei Sheng's heart shook but after all the fighting in this recent while, his sword heart had become even stronger. There was no expression on his face. "Oh, you should speak to the sect leader regarding matters of the sect. Why did Miss Da come so far to ask Wei?"

When he said this, Wei Sheng realized, his eyes lit up and became as sharp as a sword. He looked directly at Da Ling Feng, "Are the sect leader and the shishu no longer present?"

Da Ling Feng shook her head. "This female does not know of that. Brother Wei will naturally know when you return to the sect with me."

Wei Sheng was not as cunning as Zuo Mo but he was not stupid. He was not sure about Wu Kong Sword Sect but in a few seconds, he had completely understood why Da Ling Feng was here. There was only one possibility when Kun Lun would come to the mo territories to "invite" him back!

The sect had split from Kun Lun!

Thinking about what Da Ling Feng had just said, Bright Wave Jie had fallen, was it ... ...

Sect Leader, Shibo, Shishu ... ... they most likely ... ...

Wei Sheng's body shook. A wave of sorrow and grief rose. His eyes immediately turned red.

What did their sect have to do with the fall of Bright Wave Jie? These words gave off a thick scent of conspiracy. Kun Lun's enmity was evident! Wei Sheng understood that Da Ling Feng had not come to "invite" him but capture him.

Wei Sheng slowly stood. His reddened eyes stared at Da Ling Feng. His voice was hoarse as he said, emphasizing each word.

"If my sect's elders met misfortune because of Kun Lun then I, Wei Sheng, swear by the sword to destroy Kun Lun!"

The great sorrow mixed with hatred hit Da Ling Feng's mind like a hammer. Da Ling Feng's presence was stolen, her face paled, and she reflexively took a step back.

But she immediately reacted and raged, "Wei Sheng, you dare! Dare to slight my Kun Lun! It seems that you have been secretly colluding with the yao!"

Colluding with the yaomo!

That was Kun Lun's excuse ... ...

Wei Sheng's sorrow increased.

Da Ling Feng's eyes were dismissive as she said proudly, "My Kun Lun is a rightrous and good sect, is it one that a lowly fighter like you can slander? Hmph! Don't think that because you can show off in the mo territories that you can challenge my Kun Lun. Today, I will let you see why my Kun Lun ... ..."

Da Ling Feng's words suddenly stopped.

Because the edge of Wei Sheng's sword was against her throat.

While she was speaking, Wei Sheng's void sword essence had permeated the entire room. Every inch of space was under the control of his void sword essence.

Da Ling Feng's body was paralyzed and her face was ashen. There was only one thought in her mind.

He actually attacked her!

He dared to actually attack!

He dared to attack Kun Lun!

The iciness and brutality of the black sword caused her hairs to stand on end and fear to move.

"I usually do not like to fight women." Wei Sheng's deep voice echoed in the room.

Da Ling Feng relaxed slightly. A hand suddenly removed the row of little swords at her waist.

"For people like you to use the sword, it is a humiliation to the sword."

The bone-aching coldness at her neck disappeared. Da Ling Feng relaxed. Before she could speak, an extremely thin sword essence burrowed into her body. This sword essence was extremely strange. Once it entered her body, it disappeared.

Her face suddenly turned white. Her ling power seemed to have suddenly disappeared.

Her mind blanked.

Her cultivation had been destroyed!

"Return and tell Lin Qian that I will come find him."

In the darkness, Da Ling Feng could not see Wei Sheng's face but every one of Wei Sheng's words were clear on her mind as though they were carved by his sword.

Da Ling Feng stumbled into the darkness.

In the room, Wei Sheng gripped the black sword until his fingers turned white.

The tears could not be suppressed and continued to flow.

Translator Ramblings: Wei Sheng finally learns about Wu Kong Sword Sect. I can't believe he left without any contact method, but he's been progressing well on his own path.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Seventy Five "Disheveled"

Zuo Mo felt it was strange.

The two old thieving baldies kept coming to challenge, no, they were fanxu experts, you could not use the term challenge for fights with little fish like Zuo Mo.

The two old thieving baldies became glue and would not let them rest. They would fight three to five rounds every day, it was as though Zuo Mo owed them mo bei.

Zuo Mo did not know what these two old thieving baldies intended but this was also to his own aims. His goal was to lure the two old thieving baldies away to create opportunities for Gongsun Cha and Bie Han. Zuo Mo had been worried that these two would not fall for it and return to help Jiang Zhe.

Since they wanted to fight, then he would oblige!

The more he fought, the stranger Zuo Mo felt. He found free time and went into the sea of consciousness to as Pu Yao.

"They want to use you to comprehend shen power." With how cunning Pu Yao was, he saw the two's intentions with a glance.

Zuo Mo finally realized and then laughed darkly.

Little Mo Ge didn't just know shen power. Of the trio, only A Gui was limited to shen power. Zuo Mo and Ceng Lian'er both knew mo skills, and if this was any other time, they would not dare to use mo skills to face the two fanxu thieving baldies. However, at present, the enemy was wounded and their power was reduced. They could manage it.

For a greedy person like Little Mo that would wring out benefits even when there weren't any. Little Mo Ge wouldn't be Little Mo Ge If he didn't take advantage of those that came to him!

Heavenly, where would he go to find two fanxu to spar with him for free!

If he pass on such a good opportunity, he would be struck by lightning!

Therefore, Ji Zheng and Dai Tao quickly found that the number of times Xiao Mo Ge came to challenge them increased.

The two were overjoyed. Of the trio, Xiao Mo Ge's shen power was the strongest and the purest. Fight? The two accepted happily.

But they quickly detected something was wrong.

Both Ceng Lian'er and Xiao Mo Ge did not use shen power no matter what happened. It would have been okay if that was just it. Those that were in fanxu did not lack patience.

The two quickly changed their strategy and started to drag out the fights.

After you finish are using your mo skills, I don't believe you won't use shen power!

Consequently, a tragedy occurred.

After fighting for an hour, and seeing Xiao Mo Ge's Ten Crow Celestial Apparatus showed signs of fatigue, the two were slightly tired but they were filled with joy.

Boy! You're done! Shen power, let it out!

Then Little Mo Ge showed them two rows of his snowy white teeth.

Yao arts!

From little yao arts to [Little Thousand Leaf Hands] to the [Archaic Wasteland Sacrificial Art]. He seemed to fire off fireworks that dazzled the duo. He even brought out his half-learned [South Sky Arrow Art] and [Grey Scar Art] for a spin.

The two suddenly seemed to remember that the sect's dossier on Xiao Mo Ge had said this guy knew some yao arts.

However, was this really considered only knowing some?

The two were unprepared. Zuo Mo took advantage of this rare moment and he outperformed himself. He continued for several hours until he used almost all the yao arts he knew before he stopped.

Even though the two were fanxu, they had started to pant!

Dai Tao wiped the sweat off his forehead and said breathily, "Keep him here, we cannot let him escape, otherwise, all that effort would be for nothing!"

Ji Zheng's breathing was heavy. He was intending to nod when Xiao Mo Ge unexpectedly charged again.

The two forced themselves to be alert and was filled with anticipation!

Shen power!

Was it about to start?

Zuo Mo threw out a handful of yin fire beads and then it was followed by a dozen [Sky Glass Wave, then sound type spells that came like the rain.

The two were completely stunned!

Then Xiao Mo Ge drew a flying sword from somewhere and started to perform sword scriptures. Holy, there was also sword essence!

Ji Zheng and Dai Tao were completely stupefied. Their eyes were dazed and unfocused.

They could understand him knowing yao arts. In the minds of xiuzhe, yao and mo were one and the same. It was not strange for a mo to know yao arts. But when did mo know xiuzhe spells? From dhyana xiu to seal xiu to sword xiu, and even more exaggerated, sword essence!

A pure sword essence!

Are you a spy from Kun Lun?

At the start, Zuo Mo had been slightly rusty and clumsy. It had been too long since he used a flying sword. But he quickly familiarized himself and the, now, unfamiliar sword scriptures he had used floated into his mind.

With Zuo Mo's present knowledge and experience, of course it was different when he thought of these spells again.

The power of [Li Water Sword Scripture] skyrocketed. On a high, Zuo Mo forgot himself. At the start, he still followed the moves, and then he started to move as he pleased.

[Li Water Sword Scripture] was just a third-grade sword scripture, and no matter what, it could not threaten fanxu. But as Zuo Mo swung as he wished, it surpassed the limits of [Li Water Sword Scripture]. His sword essence changed and became even deeper.

Yet no matter how Zuo Mo transformed, his cultivation of sword scriptures was too shallow and he could not advance and comprehend much in a day. The pressure he could put on the duo was limited.

He could not pose a real danger to Ji Zheng and Dai Tao, but they also could not threaten Zuo Mo.

The two felt this was a torture. They almost counted the seconds as they forced themselves to endure.

As the power of Zuo Mo's spells weakened, and his ling power showed clear signs of being drained, the two almost cried from joy.

Without needed to talk, the two went forward in preparing to keep Xiao Mo Ge here. If you don't use shen power, what do you use?

Little Mo Ge showed his snowy-white teeth in a grin again. At the same time, he threw a Sun seed into his mouth!

A rush of shen power circulated in his body. The shen power quickly turned into the three powers!

Before, it would take Zuo Mo time to turn shen power into the three powers but as his understanding of shen power had increased, this process became so brief it was almost instant.

His three powers became full again!

Little Mo Ge attacked again.

Again!

———

Li Xian Er finished looking at the paper crane that the sect had sent and great waves formed inside.

Much of the content on the paper cranes was astounding. Li Xian Er could be said to have experienced much but the contents of the paper crane still brought her great shock. At the end of the message, Grandfather had used a very stern tone to tell her to take the people with her. She alone was responsible for catching Xiao Mo Ge and his group, at any cost.

She had enough people. In order to protect her on this trip, Grandfather had selected elite guards. While there were no fanxu, there were many yuanying.

She knew the importance of this matter to Tian Huan so she immediately made a decision.

———

"You have to leave?" Xi was extremely shocked. He did not disguise the strong reluctance on his face.

"Yes, because of a very important matter. My apologies! Please bid farewell to Marshal Di on my behalf, I thank Marshal Di's for his great hospitality these recent days." Li Xian Er's expression was sincere. "Also, thank you to, Big Brother Xi, without Big Brother Xi taking this little sister to play, this little sister would have been unable to see much of the scenery. Big Brother Xi, if you have spare time in the future, remember to come visit Tian Huan and this little sister will also have a chance to enjoy being the guide."

Xi was disappointed but he quickly recovered. A warm smile came back to his face. "I will definitely visit in the future. Sister Xian Er, are you returning to Tian Huan?"

Li Xian Er shook her head. "This matter is in the mo territories."

Xi's eyes lit up. "Oh, mo territories? Then this brother has to take responsibility! The present mo territories are chaotic and unsafe. Sister Xian Er, give this one a chance to enjoy acting as protector!"

Xi's tone was half serious and half joking.

Li Xian Er pondered this and then said with a wide smile, "Then this little sister will thank Big Brother Xi. As long as it doesn't disrupt Big Brother Xi's work!"

"I don't have any work!" Xi smiled and said.

Seeing Li Xian Er was in a hurry, Xi did not dither. He reported this to Marshal Di. Marshal Di did not stop him and picked several experts to go along which caused Xi great joy.

———

"Idiot!" Lin Qian showed rare anger. His expression was dark. The disciples in the surroundings did not dare to breathe.

"Why did you act on your own rather than wait for orders from the sect?" Lin Qian's tone was murderous and his eyes as sharp as a sword. "And using such a stupid method! Do you not have brains? You startled him, stupid!"

The disciples trembled, especially the disciple that was responsible for the matters in the mo territories now had an ashen face. It was the first time they had seen Eldest Shixiong so angry. Eldest Shixiong was usually gentlemanly and warm to others, and almost never spoke heavily. This time, he was extremely angry!

Da Ling Feng's face was ashen white, her eyes filled with terror and hopelessness.

She had originally wanted to return the sect to cry and ask for help. But who knew that when she returned, Eldest Shixiong gave her a scolding. She looked dazedly at the eldest shixiong she revered and couldn't believe her eyes.

Lin Qian was unaffected by the terror and hopelessness in Da Ling Feng's eyes. He said coldly, "Tell me everything that happened and do not hide anything."

Da Ling Feng trembled and narrated everything, even the message that Wei Sheng had told her to tell Lin Qian. Lin Qian asked about a few details but she was unable to answer them.

After hearing this, Lin Qian did not speak and reached out to touch Da Ling Feng's wrist.

Moments later, he stood and ordered, "Send her to Han Shigu and ask Han Shigu to see if there are any solutions."

At this time, Da Ling Feng who was on the verge of a breakdown started to cry. The disciples in the surroundings all were sad.

Two disciples carried Da Ling Feng away. Lin Qian looked around and said loudly, "I know that some of you think I was unsympathetic but listen well. We must treat the orders of the sect with the utmost attention. I will pursue anyone that disobeys orders and acts on their own!"

The disciples all shook. "Yes!"

After the disciples left, Xue Dong couldn't help but shake his head. "Stupid to the utmost! Extremely stupid! This group is used to be being arrogant. I hadn't thought that they would also be the same when they went out into the world. Did she think that she was in Kun Lun Realm!"

Lin Qian grimaced. "It has been peaceful for too long. It is expected that the sect has become proud."

"That's true." Xue Dong clearly had no interest to discuss this matter deeply. He then asked, "You seem to be very wary of that Wei Sheng!"

"Not very, extremely wary!" Lin Qian corrected seriously.

Xue Dong was slightly surprised. "I really am interested in seeing this person you respect so much. Xiao Mo Ge and Wei Sheng, two strong people have appeared. This world is more and more interesting!"

Lin Qian's expression was grave. "Wei Sheng cannot be left alive!"

Xue Dong jumped in fright and asked in surprise. "You don't have to exaggerate!"

"I have a feeling that if Wei Sheng does not die, he will become a great threat to our Kun Lun." Lin Qian's eyes were murderous as he said, "I do not want to leave loose ends."

Xue Dong tsked. "It is a pity that there will be one less thing that I want to see. Because of you people, this world is becoming less interesting."

"Being bored is better than losing your life." Lin Qian glanced at Xue Dong and said.

Translator Ramblings: A quick review of all the things Zuo Mo learned and mastered on his journey of life. Kun Lun is arrogant, they have well-deserved pride in their status as a superpower for the last millennia and more. At the very least, Lin Qian and some others has their heads on right.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Seventy Six – Cunning Killing Move

Gongsun Cha looked at the battalion in the distance and smiled like usual. Beside him, the gazes of the other commanders were not as friendly and their expressions were murderous.

Jiang Zhe!

This name had become famed in the world. If this was any other person, they would be nervous and intimidated as though it was a great enemy. But Gongsun Cha did not feel very much. The only thought that Gongsun Cha could connect to Jiang Zhe was Feng Yue's battalion, that Xuan Kong battalion they had killed many battles ago.

In his eyes, Xuan Kong Temple had been their enemy since long ago. The difference of facing Feng Yue or Jiang Zhe was not large. In any case, they were people he had to defeat. Even though he knew that the enemy would be hard to defeat, he was not nervous.

Unlike other battle generals his journey of growth was marred in blood and death, a cruel history of battle!

Little Miss who had created a path of survival with slaughter had a steel will under that bashful appearance.

There was only excitement.

That excitement of being able to find a equal to fight with rippled through his body.

In this fight, what kind of surprise will his opponent give him?

In the eyes that were as clear as that of a neighbor's boy, a eerie light that was called insanity flashed.

The defense line that Jiang Zhe had set up was almost perfect. While some places appeared rush, the entire defensive line had been established. Even the incomplete parts looked more like traps than openings. They did not affect the overall state at all.

Of course, absolute perfection did not really exist in the world.

Both Jiang Zhe and Gongsun Cha knew this.

Gongsun Cha knew his advantages and disadvantages. They had low manpower but their mobility was high. Vermillion Bird Camp's equipment had always been the best of all those under Zuo Mo's command.

Jiang Zhe had more people and a secure defense line, but the defense line was vast. This meant that their forces were spread thin and that Gongsun Cha had many places to target for an attack.

Jiang Zhe was strong but the battle generals under him were likely less capable. How well they could follow Jiang Zhe's plan was something that had to be tested.

Also, Jiang Zhe had a great disadvantage. They were fighting on enemy territory. The unfamiliar environment and the rebellious mo were all factors that were enough to be fatal.

The hidden road to Cold Mountain Jie was just example of this!

Gongsun Cha did not object to using the same advantage twice.

He did not hurry to attack but started to search for guides that were familiar with the local terrain.

———

Jiang Zhe listened to the reports from his subordinates with an unchanging expression.

Ever since the enemy had orchestrated the wave of attacks from the shadows, Jiang Zhe knew that this fight would be harder than he had imagined. The mastermind had caught their greatest weakness, and it was a weakness that could not be avoided.

If there was ten more years, this weakness would not exist.

But there was no maybes in war.

He did not agree with the enmity Xuan Kong Temple held towards the mo but he did not have any power to speak against this. While he had status in the sect, his status was not enough for him to influence the decision of the sect on a question like this.

What he could do was fulfill his duties.

"Send the order down, every battalion has to hold their position and not act without orders." Jiang Zhe ordered without hesitation.

Regardless of whether if the other was purposefully misleading them or if things were really as they appeared, Jiang Zhe would not change because he had confidence in the defense line he had set up.

When Jiang Zhe had been setting up the defense line, many of Xuan Kong Temple had opposed it. It was hard for them to accept acting defensively. what did the great Xuan Kong Temple acting defensively against a little mo faction? While they had Bie Han and Sin Battalion, Jiang Zhe and the Jiangzi Battalion should still be stronger.

But Jiang Zhe still persisted in setting up a defense line.

Fortunately, Jiang Zhe had a reputation and status that was unrivaled here on the frontline. No one would disobey his orders. While they did not understand, all of the battalions had complied with Jiang Zhe's orders to the letter.

Gongsun Cha publicly recruiting guides did not cause them any shock and panic.

When planning this defense line, they had gone over the plans repeatedly any areas that could be problematic had been reinforced. They didn't miss any hidden places.

They believed that this defense line did not have any weakness.

This battle that attracted the attention of all did not begin with a fierce collision like people had expected and was slightly silent.

———

Zuo Mo repeatedly teased the two fanxu experts. He was low, cunning, shameless and not polite in the slightest.

After a few times, Ji Zheng and Dai Tao realized that the other had detected their intentions.

The two discussed and then still continued to follow the three. But they had given up on their thoughts of comprehending shen power through battle and were waiting for the reinforcements from the sect.

Once the sect experts arrived, they would be enough to capture these three damned people at once!

The two decided that if the trio landed in their hands, they would retaliate for this humiliation by giving these three the internal injuries. The same ones that they had almost suffered these past days, especially that thrice-damned Xiao Mo Ge!

They did not focus on sparring and started to slack off on responding to Zuo Mo's teasing.

Yet what hey didn't know was that Zuo Mo had already started to scheme against them.

Fanxu were terrifying but two injuried fanxu, in the eyes of a toad like Zuo Mo, were swans with broken wings. After teasing them repeatedly, he had gotten a general understanding of the two.

Toads that did not want to eat swans were not good toads. A toad that would pass on a swan with broken wings was not a toad but an idiot.

Zuo Mo had been scheming inside all this time.

If they could kill one, the other one would definitely flee. The danger would be resolved and Zuo Mo was moved just thinking about the riches one fanxu would have.

Zuo Mo's teasing was also intentional. He was like an experienced hunter repeating his actions that were not dangerous to numb the other.

His plan had been successful up until now. Ji Zheng and Dai Tao were clearly not as wary as they had been.

Just like usual, Zuo Mo started his daily teasing.

The one that responded to fight was Ji Zheng. However, he was not motivated as he had been a few days ago. Because he had been acting as a sparring partner in these recent days, his injuries had been suppressed but he hadn't recovered.

Ji Zheng was just going along. As long as Xiao Mo Ge did not use shen power, the other three powers were not of any danger to him.

Would Xiao Mo Ge use shen power?

No!

He had given up a long time ago.

Once they fought, Ji Zheng's mind shook. His dull eyes suddenly lit up. Shen power!

Having been tormented greatly, Ji Zheng almost cried from joy!

The heavens had eyes!

Overjoyed, Ji Zheng focused. He did not keep anything back. Changing from his slacking attitude, he attacked first.

Shen power as expected!

Xiao Mo Ge seemed to be fighting at full power and brimmed with shen power.

Ji Zheng did not feel fear and was overjoyed. He only paid attention to Xiao Mo Ge's powerful talisman. If Xiao Mo Ge would take out that powerful talisman, he would immediately move far away.

He was wary of Zuo Mo's Little Mo Treasure Cup. Without the little Mo Treasure Cup, Xiao Mo Ge was just a tiger without claws and not a threat.

The fighting was intense.

One side had fanxu cultivation. He was wounded but his movements were still imbued with power. The other side had domineering shen power. While his cultivation was lower, but with the wondrously powerful shen power, he was evenly matched to Ji Zheng.

Dai Tao was both shocked and happy.

He was shocked that Xiao Mo Ge had changed what he usually did. Was there something else going on? He was joyed because if Xiao Mo Ge used shen power, then their previous plans could possibly succeed!

But before he could think, an eerie figure flashed. Dai Tao was startled and got on his guard.

A Gui!

Dai Tao could recognize danger. This ugly woman had a strange shen power and was also a target of the sect. Dai Tao's mind moved. If he could capture her ... ...

Xiao Mo Ge had a powerful talisman. Dai Tao did not feel he had any hopes of capturing him. This woman had a strange shen power, but she did not show any powerful talismans. Dai Tao felt that he had some chance of success!

His thoughts moving, he unhesitatingly moved towards her.

The two immediately felt into a fierce fight.

A Gui's shen power was eerie and hard to predict. Unfamiliar with this, Dai Tao almost suffered a great loss in the first clash but using the Five Element Manifestation Wheel, he quickly steadied himself. As he became familiar with this strange shen power, the power of the Five Element Manifestation Wheel started to show.

He started to gain the advantage.

At the beginning, Dai Tao kept a part of his attention focused on Ceng Lian'er but as the battle progressed, he had to focus all his attention on facing A Gui. Otherwise, if he was the least bit careless, danger could appear.

While A Gui's shen power was strange, he could still gain understanding from it.

Ji Zheng had completely forgotten himself in the fight. After anticipating for so many days, he finally saw value in battle. The excitement and joy he felt could be imagined. His desire towards shen power caused him to focus.

He didn't even detect that A Gui and Dai Tao were fighting.

His attention was focused on each of Zuo Mo's blows.

Every collision with shen power would increase his understanding. How long has it been since he had a feeling of a new comprehension since he had stepped into fanxu?

He didn't remember!

But this beautiful feeling was so intoxicating that he did not want to stop and he forgot himself in the ecstasy.

He wanted this battle to never end.

Yet at this time, a feeling of extreme danger suddenly rose. In this moment, all the hairs on his body stood at end!

A streak of silver light flew to his nose. He wasn't able to react at all.

He could clearly feel the intimidating presence of that silver light. It was like a pin had pierced his nose and created pain!

The silver light filled his vision!

An extremely thin wound appeared on Ji Zheng's forehead.

And then exploding lightning covered his entire head.

Nearby, Ceng Lian'er head the Little Mo Treasure Cup. Her face was ashen, her body wavering, her shen power used up.

Translator Ramblings: Enjoying yourself in a battle and on the verge of an epiphany ... ... dead.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Seventy Seven – Seeds of Conspiracy

Shui Yue was nervous.

He had hunted beasts for a living since his youth and his mind had been trained, but at this moment, his heart could not help but beat furiously.

He was many times as stronger than before but this did not give him any assurances because what he faced was authority, intangible but powerful!

"Who are you?" The guard looked warily at him. The fingers of the other guard were spread. If Shui Yue showed any enmity, he would be killed immediately on the spot.

Shui Yue's experience was completely displayed. His furiously beating heart slowed. His expression appeared calm and reassured. He reached out a hand. "I come from Silver Catalpa Cavern, this is the token, please report my arrival."

The guard examined Shui Yue with a suspicious glance. The guard did not feel any untruth from Shui Yue's calm and delicate appearance. He took the token and inspected it. When he felt there was no danger, he nodded at Shui Yue. "Wait here."

Finishing, he turned and entered the hall.

Shui Yue was extremely nervous. He knew that the so-called token was just faked and had been made from a piece of silver thread wood. While Daren's plan was intricate and detailed, there were too many places that were fantastical.

Shui Yue did not doubt Daren. The blood summons could explain everything. He himself was one of the fantastical parts, specifically it was the vast power in his body and the sea of knowledge in his mind. The knowledge was vast and varied, including many ancient secrets. However, what it contained the most of were techniques used to interact with people.

This was the wealth that the ancestors had left.

The blood summon represented an enormous plan. This plan was so great that even he, having grown in power and knowledge, needed to spend a large amount of time to understand it.

When he read the plan from beginning to end, he was completely won over by this daring and unorthodox plan.

Large numbers of techniques used for scheming had been shoved into his mind. But compared to the plan laid out in front of him those great tales of conspiracies were not worth a mention.

A grandmaster schemer!

This was definitely a plan made by a great schemer!

This enormity of the plan exposed the great ambitions of the daren that he served. He suddenly recalled how his grandfather had always liked to mention things like "the past glory of the family." Maybe Grandfather's wish could be realized.

This thought flashed through Shui Yue's mind.

An innately calm person, Shui Yue started to examine this plan in more detail. The more he studied, the more he felt that the great schemer in the shadows was unfathomable. He found that many parts of the plan were related to the knowledge that was provided to him. That grandmaster schemer clearly had considered every aspect.

He repeatedly pondered every detail and memorized the entire plan. He speculated on all the accidents that could occur and how he should respond.

Closing his eyes, Shui Yue tried to erase the nervousness inside. He told himself that with his present strength, even if a problem occurred, he could fight his way out.

When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were once again completely calm.

A while later, the guard jogged back with an expression that was more respectful. "Please come in, Daren is waiting in the main hall for you!"

The main hall meant the greatest of receptions.

Shui Yue politely nodded in acknowledgement and followed the guard towards the main hall.

It seemed that this mo general did have a connection to the Silver Catalpa Cavern. Otherwise, he would not be so nervous. The Silver Catalpa Calver was an ancient inheritance ground. As time passed, there were very few that knew of it.

Shui Yue had secretly investigated this mo general but the information he had gathered was not clear. But in the plan, the mo skill the mo general practiced and even his daily habits were listed in detail.

Shui Yue increasingly felt the great power of the daren behind him. If he did not have great power, how could he do all this?

———

"Investigate this person." Hard at work, Wei threw a name over to Pu Yao.

Unusually Pu Yao did not protest. He took a glance and turned to enter the Ten Finger Prison.

Entering the Ten Finger Prison, Pu Yao familiarly entered the tenth prison with a few hops. The core of the Ten Finger Prison, the restricted lands of the elders!

This was an area that was restricted to elders. The elders that were scattered across the major yao jie would come here to regularly meet and discuss all kinds of problems. The orders that decided the fate of all yao would frequently be made here and then be sent to the major yao jie.

Pu Yao seemed to not see the numerous and varied jinzhi; he floated past them like a wisp of smoke.

He quickly entered a black restricted area.

The black restricted area was covered with terrifying jinzhi.

This was the location of the intelligence division, the Shadow Pavilion, that was under the direct command of the Council of Elders. There was an astounding amount of intelligence gathered here. Every day, the Shadow Pavilion members that were scattered all over would send the intelligence they thought was valuable to this place. The intelligence would then be filtered, categorized, and archived.

Pu Yao strolled through the corridors as though he was wandering through his own backyard.

He quickly sneaked into a storage. After taking a few glances, he quickly found the intelligence he needed.

The Dark Pavilion had eyes everywhere. The intelligence here was not limited to the yao but contained dossiers on the mo and xiuzhe. Any person famous from the three races would have a file here.

Without wasting any effort, Pu Yao found the intelligence he needed and disappeared.

Returning to the sea of consciousness, he gave the intelligence he obtained to Wei.

The two then had a heated discussion.

"This is too dangerous ... ..."

"But if we place our bets right, the profit would be unimaginable ... ..."

Shui Yue's speculation about the mastermind was generally correct but his only mistake was that the daring plan was not made by one but two grandmaster schemers.

———

Fei Lei travelled over mountains and water. His face was weathered. There were more than one hundred young people behind him dressed in worn clothing.

In comparison ot the others, his mission was much simpler. He received a list with some clans and their general living location.

The mission the blood summon had given him was very simple. He was to find these clans and convince them to join him and form a battalion. The battalion's name would be the King's Horn!

The name of this battalion caused Fei Lei's heart to beat wildly. Was the daren who sent the blood summons a king?

The King's Horn!

Fei Lei was not as clever as Shui Yue but he was a reliable person. The inheritance he received included mo skills and knowledge on battle generals. He also had experience in training battalions and this was why Pu Yao and Wei had given him this mission.

He went searching based on the list and the surprise he felt increased.

He didn't know how the daren behind him had found these clans. These clans all had terrible living conditions. Some of the clans only had twenty to thirty people left. After coming into contact with them, Fei Lei was even more astonished. All of these clans possessed a long history and had been great once upon a time.

Fei Lei knew what this meant.

Noble bloodlines!

While these clans mostly had declined due to losing their mo skill inheritances, the blood that flowed within them had not changed. If they could find their mo skill inheritances, they could once again step onto the world's stage.

Thinking about this. Fei Lei's heart moved again because the blood summons had also given him countless mo skills inheritances!

The King's Horn!

Fei Lei's turned towards the young people that were dressed in varied attired, some looked like beggars. He suddenly felt great anticipation.

Under their dirty and young appearances, the awakening of the noble bloodlines ... ...

The King's Horn would blow away the dust of time, and the past glory of their bloodlines would come once again!

———

"What? You're crazy!" Youqing Lie's rebellious face was full of fury as he pointed at Pu Yao's nose and cursed. "Ye just got out of the jail, and you want ye to go back? Ye tells you, ye won't do it!"

Just as he finished speaking, Youqing Lie's body suddenly tightened and he was unable to move.

Youqing Lie strained his neck upwards and continued to curse loudly, "If you have skill, kill ye! Don't think ye will go back to the jail!"

"Kill you?" An eerie light flashed across Pu Yao's bloody pupil. His thin blade-like lips curved slightly. "How can I let you off so easily? You know, I have many ways that to make you unable to live and unable to die."

Youqing Lie stopped talking.

He knew this.

He had inherited all kinds of eerie yao arts related to stealth, concealment, and assassination. Among these yao arts were many torture methods that could make people beg for death. Even he could do them now.

Pu Yao looked down at him coldly. "Your personality is really not suited to moving in the dark. It is a pity that you are the only yao left so the benefits fall to you. That's fine with me, but if you ruin my plan, I will take back what I have given you -with interest."

Pu Yao's icy words caused Youqing Lie to tremble. He knew what the interest was—his life.

Having received the inheritance, he knew just how cruel and ruthless the people that moved in the darkness were.

"What's the benefit in going to a crappy place like jail?" Youqing Lie's throat felt dry. He retreated.

"You have to change your way of thinking." Pu Yao's bloody pupil was bottomless. He said in a slightly mocking tone, "For a commander of the dark, jail is where talented individuals gather. There are conmen, schemers, butchers, swindlers, cheats, each full of talent!"

"Those are bad people!" Youqing Lie couldn't help but say.

"Are you a good person? You were also in jail. It is not important if they are good or bad. What is most important is that they are all enemies of the Council of Elders." Pu Yao tone was cold. "You better familiarize yourself with the rules of darkness as soon as possible. What I need is a commander of the darkness. If you cannot do it, I will switch to someone else. As regretful as the lost time would be, I lack patience."

"You want me to recruit them?" Youqing Lie was not stupid and quickly reacted.

"Recruit? Haha!" Pu Yao seemed to have heard something humorous and laughed loudly.

"What's there to laugh at?" Youqing Lie was angry and embarrassed.

"Those people cannot be recruited." Pu Yao's bloody pupil narrowed and he looked at Youqing Lie. He said meaningfully, "This is a test for you, good luck!"

Finishing, Youqing Lie felt his vision turn dark and he was forcibly ejected from the Ten Finger Prison.

He just wanted to curse aloud when the door was suddenly kicked open. A group of people rushed in and forced him to the floor.

"Stay still! You have been captured!"

In Zuo Mo's sea of consciousness, Pu Yao's expression was displeased. He murmured to himself, "Calling yourself ye in front of me, you don't want to live!"

He couldn't help but think of another person that frequently did this but he was one who he could not do anything against. His displeasure increased. He immediately decided to increase the tasks related to Youqing Lie's mission.

Editor's note: I know you. Ya you. The one reading this. Don't even comment "Who are those people again?" I know you.

Fei Lei – First appears in chapter 560, he leaves his home to respond to the Wei's blood summons. He is described as an older uncle-like figure, he is teaching children in a village when he receives the blood summons.

Shui Yue – Mo from the Water Moon Family. First appearing in chapter 559, he receives a blood summons from Wei. He is an experienced hunter, but has lived an impoverished life.

Youqin Lie – The sole surviving member of the Youqin Family. First appearing in chapter 565, he responds to Pu Yao's summons. He is described as having an irregular blue crystal on his forehead, eyes long and narrow, and fiery red hair. He escapes a yao prison, A Bei Ge Jail, with Pu's technique and decides to repay Pu.

Translator Ramblings: WanderingGummiOfDoom is very considerate, I just let people puzzle it out. This chapter is a casual reminder that Pu Yao and Wei have their own lives ... ...

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Chapter Six Hundred and Seventy Eight – Nether Decay Reincarnation Lotus

Both Ji Zheng and Dai Tao hadn't thought that Zuo Mo would secretly give the Little Mo Treasure Cup to Ceng Lian'er. While the Little Mo Treasure Cup did not have as astounding of power in Ceng Lian'er's hands as it did in Zuo Mo's, it was still enough to deliver a fatal blow when Ji Zheng had let his guard down.

If the news of this spread, Little Mo Treasure Cup would be elevated into the top level of talismans in the world after this fight!

The shock that Ji Zheng's death gave Xuan Kong Temple was peerless.

When they received the news, the elders of Xuan Kong Temple were still on their way. They almost collectively lost the power of speech. Almost none of them believed that this was true.

A fanxu elder could die?

Many elders had blank expressions when they heard the news. In their minds, Elder Ji Zheng was like a god! Many more elders started to waver. While the enemy was only three people, this mission had become more dangerous than it had been in the past!

Of course, the one that had suffered the greatest blow was Dai Tao. He had lost all courage, turned and ran from the scene. This was an instinctive response. It could be seen from this how strong the terror he felt was.

Ji Zheng's death surpassed Xuan Kong Temple's expectations and caused the Xuan Kong temple elders to not know what to do.

This was the first fanxu xiuzhe's death in nearly twenty years.

Coincidentally, the most recent death of a marshal in twenty years in the mo territories had also been caused by Zuo Mo. This was also a Xuan Kong Temple elder of the four great sects.

New of Ji Zheng's death quickly spread to all the sects through all kinds of avenues and created a great wave.

Some of the sects that had been yearning to join the fray quickly changed tactics and recalled the experts they had sent towards the mo territories. While the loss of a fanxu expert to a large sect like Xuan Kong Temple was painful, it would not lead to their immediate collapse. But for sects outside the four great sects, this kind of loss was enough to wound them to the bone.

And reality proved that fanxu were not as powerful as people had imagined. They could also be killed!

The fanxu experts that had lived in luxury for a long time needed time to adjust to the chaotic world.

The name of Xiao Mo Ge once again entered people's ears. However, this time, the name contained intimidation it did not have before.

Killing a marshal might be a lucky circumstance, but if he killed a fanxu as well then no one would doubt his strength.

For Zuo Mo, this risk had been a successful gamble!

He had won!

The gains this time were plentiful as he had expected. Ji Zheng was wealthy. While he did not have many talismans, there were rare materials that had Zuo Mo's eyes lighting up!

Seventeen Incense Fire Ling Wish Beads!

The Incense Fire Ling Wish Beads were forged using a special method unique to dhyana xiu sects. The beads were formed by the power of incense fire. These seventeen ling wish beads were translucent and pure. He didn't know how many years worth of incense had they had been treated with. Only a great sect like Xuan Kong Temple could produce such high level Incense Fire Ling Wish Beads.

The power of incense fire was similar to wish power. However, the beads were not used for cultivation. It was actually an extremely rare dhyana material.

Based on the number of beads, Zuo Mo speculated that Ji Zheng had wanted to obtain eighteen to make a bracelet. If this bracelet could be completed, it would be a top tier talisman. Zuo Mo did not understand the Incense Fire Ling Wish Bead well. Each of the Incense Fire Ling Wish Beads were given in tribute by the sects under Xuan Kong Temple. Each bead had experienced five hundred years of incense fire. The quality was high and rare. It was only because Ji Zheng had been waiting on the last one that he hadn't forged his talisman and his plans ended up benefitting Zuo Mo.

However, the forging of Incense Fire Ling Wish Beads required special methods that Zuo Mo was not suited to using. Zuo Mo decide to leave them to Zong Ru, who had wish power and making it more appropriate for him to forge these. It would be even better than talismans using ling power.

The next treasure was more wondrous. There seemed to be a crimson red lotus growing on top of a rotating black piece of wood.

"Nether's Rotten Reincarnation Lotus!" Pu Yao's exclamation sounded in Zuo Mo's mind.

Hearing Pu Yao's shout, Zuo Mo became alert. Something that Pu Yao would exclaim about would not be an average treasure. He hurried to ask, "What lotus?"

"This is the Nether's Rotten Reincarnation Lotus!" Pu Yao repeated. His gaze was tightly locked on the tender lotus fire and his tone was filled with shock and wonder. "The rumors say that there are organisms that grow in the Ten Thousand Wasteland in the deepest reaches of the Nether Realm. The Reincarnation Lotus is the most valuable material grown in the region. It uses the most corrosive poison as nutrients, and it gives birth to the purest and most miraculous thing."

Zuo Mo felt tempted hearing about it. "Then what is the use in such a thing?"

Pu Yao smirked coldly and said, "The best use for dhyana xiu is to preserve their mind during reincarnation. That old thieving baldy definitely planned to use it like that."

"Reincarnation!" Zuo Mo sighed. He was slightly disappointed. It meant that this could not be used now.

"You do not know the wonders of reincarnation. If someone knows that you possess such an object, your life is over. All those decrepit antiques will come make trouble for you. You can use it to trade for any talisman you want. You can have them do anything you want. Of course, they can also just kill you and steal the treasure."

Zuo Mo jumped in fright, "It is that powerful?"

So this is that valuable! His mind started to move. He was considering what treasure he could trade with this.

Pu Yao then said, "It is not just for reincarnation. This is a rare object that xiuzhe, yao, and mo can all use. Also ... ..."

Zuo Mo looked at Pu Yao that seemed reluctant to speak. "And what?"

"And it has a wondrous effect." Pu Yao glanced at Zuo Mo. "It can nurture the soul. It is the tiny bit of vitality that forms in an place of extreme death and corrosion. Nothing can compare to its effects on nurturing the soul!"

"Nurturing the soul?" Zuo Mo immediately stilled.

"Yes." Pu Yao closed his mouth.

A smile slowly started to form on corner of Zuo Mo's mouth and continue to grow. He was like a child that received his most beloved wish. "Then this is something A Gui can use?"

"Yes." Pu Yao said in a certain tone. "While it is the first time I have seen this and I am not entirely sure what its effect are, it is something that will be of great help to A Gui."

"Great! Great!" Zuo Mo suddenly became excited. He suddenly thought of a problem and hurriedly asked, "Is there anything special method used to consume it?"

"Just eat it," Pu Yao said.

Zuo Mo licked his lips. Suddenly, he felt nervous. He turned his face to look at A Gui. At this time, he was not in the mood to inspect his other gains. Those treasures that were worth ten thousand jingshi were not things that could hold his gaze at the moment.

A Gui looked silently at him. Like usual, those wooden and grey pupils did not avoid Zuo Mo's gaze.

Zuo Mo suddenly felt pain in his heart.

That fragmented scene and this calm and wooden face flashed through his mind.

He suddenly understood.

He wasn't just doing this for an answer.

With his left hand, he grabbed A Gui's hand tightly. He plucked the reincarnation lotus and moved it next to A Gui's lips.

The reincarnation lotus turned into a green energy and burrowed into A Gui's mouth.

Within his hand, A Gui's hand shook.

———

Luo Da was slightly nervous. Xiao Mo Ge's battalion had suddenly disappeared. Thinking to how Xiao Mo Ge's battalion had been publicly searching for guides previously, a thought uncontrollably rose in Luo Da's mind.

Had they truly found a secret path?

Originally, it was not his responsibility to worry about such matters. With Jiang Zhe Daren in command of the entire situation, he just had to listen to orders. But the region in which Xiao Mo Ge's battalions had disappeared was very close to the defense line that he was in charge of.

How could he not have his heart in the air?

He had already sent the information to Jiang Zhe Daren, but up until now, Jiang Zhe Daren had just ordered him to continue to maintain his position.

Out of caution, he sent out several groups of scouts. But the scouts seemed to disappear and not one had returned.

Without any scouts and left ignorant of the situation outside, Luo Dai's worry increased.

———

Other than battles of coincidence caused by outside factors, there would rarely be final battles where the main battalions on both sides would battle when a conflict first started. The two sides would test each other and it would usually start with groups of scouts.

The fighting between battalion elites was much crueler and intense.

Jiang Zhe did not hesitate in sending out large numbers of scouts. He needed intelligence, he needed to know Bie Han's movements.

It had been too long since he fought against Bie Han. He did not know what kind of changes Bie Han had gone through in this time. However, there was something else. The importance he placed on Bie Han surpassed anyone else.

Those elders in the sect all said that Bie Han was dangerous, but no one understood how terrifying Bie Han actually was, only Jiang Zhe did!

He also knew of Bie Han's hate for Xuan Kong Temple.

The two had competed from a young age and were evenly matched. However, Jiang Zhe had been allowed to take sole command of a battalion ever since the age of ten. Later on, he was allowed to form his own battalion, the Jiangze Battalion.

On the other side, Bie Han was forced to copy sutras in the desolate mountain valley. It was supposed to wear away his viciousness. In a break with convention the sect leader had allowed him to take command of Sin Battalion, but it was only after Bie Han had publicly fought him to a stalemate. In the eyes of other disciples, command of Sin Battalion was a punishment.

Sin Battalion was famous but no disciple was willing to be isolated so, to interact all day with a group of silent and unresponsive puppets.

Later, as Bie Han's identity as a mo was made public, Jiang Zhe finally understood why the sect leader and others treated Bie Han so poorly. But he also knew that Bie Han's hate of Xuan Kong Temple reached deep into his bones.

Jiang Zhe decided that no matter what, he had to kill Bie Han in this fight.

He could not sit by and watch as a person as dangerous as Bie Han become the greatest threat to Xuan Kong Temple!

Five hundred elite scouts appeared on front of Jiang Zhe. They formed ten little teams.

Jiang Zhe only had one order for them. Hunt the other's scouts and kill them at any price.

He knew that not many of these five hundred would come back alive. Their expressions were calm and at ease. They did not feel any fear about the upcoming dangerous battles.

They were truly elite.

The fight between scouts meant that this battle that was fated to cause a great number of casualties had formally started!

Translator Ramblings: 香火 or "fragrant fire" has multiple meanings. One refers to the worship of the Buddha/deity by believers, and the second meaning is the incense and candles used during rituals. Since this is a fantasy novel and there hasn't been any mention of worshipers, I'm going with a literal incense fire.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Seventy Nine – A Gui!

Time seemed to suddenly slow. In Zuo Mo's eyes, the streak of light that was the Nether Decay Reincarnation Lotus was extremely slow. Bam bam bam, the sound of his heartbeat echoed in his ears.

Zuo Mo had never been as nervous as this. He watched A Gui closely.

Suddenly, A Gui gave off purple light. The dark and strange shen power suddenly exploded.

Zuo Mo's body shook and he reflexively grabbed A Gui's hand. His shen power shook and deflected A Gui's shen power. This movement was instinctive and did not come from his mind.

The bright purple light entered Zuo Mo's eyes and the scene in front of him changed.

In an endless void.

A young girl was sitting silently in the void. Seven purple chains covered her body, each with the thickness of an arm, and extended into the void.

The young girl was dressed in a white and ethereal robe. There was no pain in her expression as she sat silently.

Zuo Mo's mind shook as he recognized her, A Gui!

While it was the first time he saw that beautiful and unblemished face, Zuo Mo still recognized A Gui at a glance.

The black waterfall of hair fell to her shoulders, and her trimmed bangs gave her a hint of handsomeness. A delicate and beautiful face, long eyelashes, her face was slightly pale but there was no sorrow or pain. She sat silently and only her pursed lips made people feel her concentration and determination.

Zuo Mo seemed to be struck by lightning!

That fragmented scene in his mind resurfaced, a figure sprinting while carrying him on her back immediately became clear.

The panicked breathing of the young female and her rushed steps filled Zuo Mo's mind.

A Gui!

This was A Gui!

"A Gui! A Gui!" Zuo Mo shouted with all his strength.

The young female under the purple chains did not respond at all.

"It is useless," Wei said.

"Wei! What is this? What is this?" Zuo Mo in his panic had found a life-saver and hurriedly asked Wei for help.

A rare sorrowful expression came onto Wei's face. "This is the Undying Shen Punishment."

"Undying Shen Punishment?" Zuo Mo's body shook. For some reason, his heart hurt fiercely.

"The cruelest shen punishment." Wei's tone was sorrowful. "The mind and soul of the punished becomes the source of shen power and creates undying shen power. The undying shen power will continue to corrode the body of the one being punished and cause their vitality to fade. In turn, the damaged body will create more shen power the more it is injured, making it even stronger. It is a cruel punishment as the undying shen power will tear the soul of the one punished from their body, and imprison it in the unconscious void. There, all six senses are sealed, there is no light, no sound, no smell, nothing. The soul will be left to endure in the unconscious void, isolation is the greatest punishment."

Zuo Mo's mind rang out. He suddenly thought of the coldness and emptiness of the shen power inside A Gui's body. His body uncontrollably trembled, his limbs cold. Enormous pain twisted his heart.

Undying Shen Punishment ... ...

His voice was trembling, the fury and hate in his voice was unable to be disguised. "Who ... ... who was the mother*er! Who dares to punish A Gui!"

At the end of the shouting, his voice was a shriek. His anger exploded. The blood in his body ignited, and the burning pain tore at every inch of his skin.

"It is herself." Wei sighed lightly.

It was as though a basin of cold water was poured over Zuo Mo's head. He froze where he was.

"There are no flames of hate on her body. If she was unwilling, the endless void would create flames of hate. The flames of hate will not damage her soul but would cause her to feel endless pain." Wei looked at the young girl sitting silently in the middle of the chains and said with a sigh, "The seven purple chains are the undying shen power."

It was herself ... ... it was herself ... ...

Zuo Mo couldn't hear anything else. His mind was filled with these three words.

The shadows of the forest, those two bare feet running in the mud, the trembling young shoulders of the girl, the determined and harsh breathing, the panicked shouts ... ...

Tears took over Zuo Mo's vision.

———

Bie Han silently returned to the cave.

Cold Mountain Jie was heavily guarded but because it was the rear, Bie Han had found an opening.

No one had thought that Bie Han would sneak into such a heavily guarded Cold Mountain Jie. Due to that, the messenger seals of Cold Mountain Jie were not the special ciphered seals used at the front lines, but the messenger seals that were commonly used inside Xuan Kong Temple.

Bie Han easily disguised himself as a Xuan Kong Temple disciple without any effort and sneaked in. Familiar with the setup of Xuan Kong Temple, Bie Han quickly found the intelligence he needed.

But the arrival of the elder corps disrupted all of his setup.

The members of the elder corps were all yuanying and above, and almost all of them were at the peak of yuanying. They might not understand how to work together like a battalion, but their combined strength was enough to destroy Sin Battalion several times over.

Fortunately, he learned that the elder corps had other matters to deal with and were just passing through.

But out of consideration for safety, Bie Han carefully retreated back to the cavern deep in the ground. He didn't even dare to venture out to scout for information for fear of being discovered.

His disguises in front of those elders amounted to nothing.

His furious fighting spirit cooled. Bie Han and his Sin Battalion waited for the arrival of spring like hibernating snakes.

———

Cold Mountain Jie!

The elders had received news that Elder Ji Zheng had died stopped their journey at Cold Mountain Jie. Ji Zheng's death was a fatal blow to their morale.

What to do now became the biggest problem for Xuan Kong Temple.

Worry filled the faces of the elders. The present situation of Xuan Kong Temple was not good.

Of the four great sects, the one worst off was undoubtedly Xi Xuan. Gu Liang Dao's betrayal had a larger effect on Xi Xuan than their upper ranks had predicted. The situation had quickly become uncontrollable. Outsiders could only speculate about Gu Liang Dao, but among the Xi Xuan disciples, everyone knew what the situation was. This had also caused the great majority of disciples to feel demotivated. Even a disciple who had won such great merit for the sect was treated this way, how could their hearts not feel cold?

It was appropriate to describe Xi Xuan as being abandoned by all close to it now.

But the second worse off was undoubtedly Xuan Kong Temple. Bie Han was not as famous as Xi Xuan's Gu Liang Dao, but his escape still caused people's hearts to move. But because there was still the outstanding Jiang Zhe, people's hearts were moved but nothing else did. But now Ji Zheng's death was a heavy blow to Xuan Kong Temple. The worth of a fanxu expert could not be calculated in jingshi.

Xuan Kong Temple was on a dangerous cliff. If Jiang Zhe won this battle, they might be able to overcome this obstacle, but if Jiang Zhe lost ... ...

The elders did not dare to imagine what would happen.

The grim situation caused the elders of Xuan Kong Temple to form two camps. One side thought that the elders should help Jiang Zhe first achieve victory, as a loss would shake the very foundation of Xuan Kong Temple. The other camp wanted to kill Xiao Mo Ge.

The ones that were in support of killing Xiao Mo Ge had very good reasons to do so. They thought that, by killing Xiao Mo Ge, it would get revenge for Elder Ji Zheng and also reestablish Xuan Kong Temple's authority. The shen power inheritance that they would obtain would allow Xuan Kong Temple an opportunity to develop again.

Most importantly, they were ahead of the other three sects in this mission and the probability of success was very high. They could accept some losses.

If they passed on such a good opportunity, it would not appear again.

They were full of confidence in Jiang Zhe. Jiang Zhe was going to fight a defensive battle and he had the advantage of numbers. Would Jiang Zhe lose? That was worrying too much!

The arguing was intense. The elders in this corps made up almost half of the elders of Xuan Kong Temple, and was the most powerful battle force in Xuan Kong Temple. Their choices would directly determine Xuan Kong Temple's direction.

Everyone knew that they must make a decision quickly, regardless of what it was.

The end result was a compromise. The elder corps would leave ten elders to help Jiang Zhe and guarantee the victory in this fight. The remaining elders would continue to pursue Xiao Mo Ge.

———

Dots of light suddenly appeared in the void. They were like snowflakes that were attracted towards A Gui, who was imprisoned in the purple chains. They flew towards A Gui and then into her body.

"The Nether Decay Reincarnation Lotus!"

In his sorrow, Zuo Mo suddenly saw this and hope rose inside.

Pu Yao had praised the Nether Decay Reincarnation Lotus to the heavens. Zuo Mo had high hopes for it.

Thinking about what A Gui had suffered, Zuo Mo felt extremely uncomfortable and wanted to smash the chains to pieces.

The silent A Gui seemed to detect the change. She suddenly raised her head and opened her eyes.

Zuo Mo could not describe his feeling when he saw those clear eyes. It was like the most precious treasure in the world being unveiled in front of him.

Under the purple chains, A Gui suddenly stood up.

She focused on the dots of light appearing out of the void in front of her. She raised her hand, palm up, and watched as the light merged into her palm. There were threads of pure vitality contained in the threads of coolness.

A flush of colour returned to her pale face. That pure vitality nurtured her soul.

She knew that her body had found Young Master. Before swearing the Undying Shen Punishment, she had left the tiniest bit of her consciousness. That tiny consciousness formed the deepest instinct of her body.

Find the Young Master.

The Unconscious Void sealed everything but a few years ago, she suddenly had a feeling. At that time, she knew, her body had found Young Master!

From then on, her heart had settled. The Unconscious Void which sealed off everything did not seem to be such a hardship. In these years, the only thing she did was use her soul to nurture the undying shen power.

This was the only way she could help Young Master.

Her expended soul was quickly recovering.

"Young Master ... ..."

She suddenly stood. That pair of clearly eyes searched in the darkness.

Even though she could not see anything.

Translator Ramblings: A step in the right direction.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Eighty – The Competitive Pair

In the surrounding area several Xuan Kong Temple scouts were roaming around they warily searched for traces of enemies.

"Can we act now?" The orange haired yao turned as he asked Shu Long.

"Shut up!" A Wen hissed out from between his teeth. He glared angrily at the orange haired yao.

This idiot actually spoke at this time! He was really untrained!

Shu Long looked with slight helplessness at the pleading orange haired yao. He shook his head and said quietly, "Wait a bit longer."

"Still waiting ... ..." the orange haired yao muttered with a twist to his mouth.

Shu Long said patiently, "They have not entered our range of attack. This is not advantageous for our ambush."

The orange haired yao completely disregarded A Wen's disdainful look. He said with puzzlement, "Why do we need to ambush them?"

A Wen really could not stop himself. "Idiot, it is easier to win in an ambush!"

The orange haired yao oohed and realized. "Ah, I understand. You are afraid you won't win."

"You won't win!" A Wen exploded like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"If you can win, then why use an ambush?" The orange-haired yao looked strangely at A Wen with an expression of "You are so weird."

"What do you know! This is tactics!" A Wen felt faint from his anger with the orange haired yao.

"You are just afraid you won't win!" The orange haired yao said in an assured tone. He looked sideways at A Wen.

When A Wen met the orange haired yao's strange gaze, blood rushed to his head. "Come on then, let's fight!"

The people in the surroundings looked at the two fools acting up at this time.

The orange haired yao shook his head furiously.

"Seem you're afraid!" A Wen's expression was disdainful.

The orange haired yao shook his head again. "I will not fight against people that are afraid they can't beat the enemy."

A Wen was furious. "You ... ..."

Shu Long felt exasperated. He decided that he wouldn't lead any team with these two again. Looking at the scouts it was clear they had noticed the noises and were moving in this direction, Shu Long said helplessly, "Then fight!"

"Yes, with a genius like me here, there is no need for an ambush." The orange haired yao was smug. He charged first at the scouts.

"Idiot ... ..." The furious A Wen gritted his teeth. He shot out like an arrow.

The two charged, flying at the front like angry arrows.

The other people saw this and also charged out.

———

The scouts of Xuan Kong Temple were the elite members of each battalion. They were strictly trained from childhood and had rich battle experience. This group had worked together for more than five years and had great teamwork.

They did not panic and quickly formed a battle formation. The chanting of dhyana xiu caused lights to appear on their bodies.

The dazzling sutra characters spun around their bodies. Their expressions were calm and at ease.

The leader of the team looked at the enemy charging at them and a hint of dismissiveness flashed through his eyes. They were experienced, he had great battle training and quickly judged the enemy. While they looked to have a ferocious aura, they were not in sync and their teamwork was terrible.

Was this Bie Han's team?

The leader felt relieved. It had to be said that while Bie Han was not famous outside of the sect, but everyone in Xuan Kong temple knew of him and the famous Sin Battalion. It was like there was a rock on their chests, so heavy they could not breathe. Bie Han was a battle general on the same level as Jiang Zhe!

This group that was charging over was not Sin Battalion. They were probably Bie Han's cannon fodder.

He suddenly recalled there was another battle general with Bie Han called Gongsun something. He did not remember the name of that person clearly. He did not remember most people's names, but that was of no significance to the leader.

The distance between them decreased.

The leader shouted, "Animitta!"

The lights on their bodies spun rapidly and a strange power formed.

———

The orange haired yao and A Wen felt countless lights collapse towards the center of the enemy formation, spinning and forming a multi-colored whirlpool. The whirlpool created a strong force that pulled them to fly towards the whirlpool.

"Whoa whoa whoa, what is that? I've never seen it before! Fireworks? It really is pretty! You have some skill! It is a pity that you encountered this genius, let this genius show you what is the truth of battle ... ..." He furiously sprouted words and his orange fire-like hair flowed in the wind.

"Shut up! You idiot!" Nearby, A Wen could not stop himself from cursing.

The orange-haired yao turned his face to A Wen and said seriously, "You will never be able to understand the thoughts of geniuses. This is why you cannot become a genius." He turned away after saying this and he smugly said towards the Xuan Kong Temple xiuzhe. "Mortals, tremble!"

"Shut up!" Tendons bulged in A Wen's forehead and his expression became more vicious.

The two argued but their actions were also extremely fast.

A layer of faint white flame floated out of the orange haired yaos body. The color of the flames was very light, almost transparent. His expression was exaggerated, waving, his arms spread apart as his mouth moved constantly.

There was a layer of black fire around A Wen's body that was as black as ink. It pulsed at an unique rhythm. This layer of black flame was thicker and deeper than the killing essence he previously had. It did not have any presence as as though it was harmless.

"The genius' genius attack, the genius' invincible body fire bullet!" The orange haired yao shot forward like a cannonball with his white flames, a long tail of fire streaking behind him as he charged towards the enemy's formation!

"Kill!" A Wen suddenly shouted and stabbed with his spear! His movements were smooth and filled with beauty. The black flames on his body suddenly flowed into the black spear. A silent black energy formed at the tip of the spear and entered the middle of the whirlpool.

Stupid!

The leader sneered. It was too idiotic for the two to think they could defeat the formation!

But his smile quickly froze on his face.

Boom!

All of the dhyana xiu shook. All the lights and sutra characters on their bodies were shattered and turned to dots of light!

How was it possible!

The leader paled. The battle formation had been defeated!

The two enemy opponents had directly defeated their battle formation. Were the two yuanying?

But at this time, there was no time for him to think. His instinct formed from many years of battle allowed him to counterattack the situation quickly. With an angry howl, a sutra character appeared on his forehead. His expression was stern and dignified as his palms pressed together and then pushed forward.

Golden palm prints left his hand and immediately turned into two enormous golden hands that slammed towards the two people in the air.

The two hands became bigger and bigger until they covered the orange haired yao and A Wen.

[Imposing Light Palm]!

The sutra character at his forehead glowing even brighter, but his brow became dotted with grey and white.

———

"Leader!" a Xuan Kong Temple scout called in grief. The [Imposing Light Palm] was a skill beyond the Leader's ability. This attack was forcefully used by expending at least ten years of his lifeforce.

The other scouts all showed sorrow but they knew that this was not the time to grieve. No matter what, they could not waste Leader's sacrifice.

All kinds of fist energy, staff shadows, talismans, sutra characters erupted like a volcano.

Their gazes were locked on Shu Long and the others behind the two enemies at the front. They had to keep Shu Long and the others from helping.

Then they saw the remaining enemy scouts stop in unison without any intentions of forcing their way forward.

Some of those with quicker reactions couldn't help but feel strange. But then they were full of disdain. As expected, these were untrained troops!

When their teammates needed reinforcements, they didn't even have the bravery to charge forward.

It was a pity that Leader had ... ...

[Imposing Light Palm] was one of the ultimate skills of dhyana xiu. It was extremely powerful but also demanded highly of the user's cultivation. Only those in yuanying could correctly perform it. Leader was a jindan and had used his lifespan to do so. Everyone believed that the two would not be able to escape.

The lights in the sky were dim in comparison to the two enormous hands.

Bam!

The two hands in the air seemed to pop like bubbles and turned into dots of light.

The orange haired yao's expression was dazed. He was slightly dizzy. The transparent flames around his body were slightly dimmer as he murmured unconsciously, "Hm, slightly dizzy ... ..."

A Wen's complexion was slightly pale and there were some wounds on his body. However, his glacial stare was murderous as he stared at the Xuan Kong Temple team leader.

Almost all of the Xuan Kong Temple scouts were stunned in this moment!

The two were unharmed!

———

Shu Long and the others did not have any intentions of going forward.

"I just knew it would be like this," Ming Jue Zi said with a helpless expression.

"It's great! We can relax." Cang Ze twisted his mouth.

"It is not very good ... ..." Nan Yue had wanted to practice her yao arts .

Listening to the words of the people around him, Shu Long's decision to lead a different team was reinforced.

At this time, the yells of the orange haired yao rang out over the entire battlefield.

"Hey hey hey, don't steal what's mine ... ..."

Answering him was A Wen's angry shout. "Kill!"

"Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!" "Kill!" ... ...

"Mine!" "Mine!" "Mine!"

Nan Yue and the other started to chat on the side.

"Who's going to win this time?" Ming Jue Zi glanced and then asked.

"Tie." Cang Ze answered without even looking.

"Tie." Nan Yue looked towards the battlefield in admiration of the two's fighting.

"Tie." The black smoke yao's voice came out of the black smoke.

Ming Jue Zi sighed. "I also feel it is a tie. However, don't you feel this is boring?"

Everyone exchanged looks.

"Switch teams," Cang Ze said.

"Switch teams." Nan Yue had an expression of agreement.

"Switch teams." The black smoke yao's depressed voice came from the black smoke.

Shu Long who had been silent at the side could not resist. "Switch teams!"

Everyone's tone was crisp but they couldn't help but show some admiration in their eyes. The orange haired yao and A Wen were outstanding. After the two of them started to cultivate shen power, they had progressed so quickly it was astounding.

No matter what the two were doing, they competed.

Since a few battles ago, there had been no chance for the others to fight when they encountered small scouting teams like this one. The two of them took over the entire battle and there was no chance of anyone else to attack.

The two's powers had started to become difficult for the others to understand.

Both the orange haired yao's translucent flame and A Wen's midnight black flame were both unfamiliar and strange powers in the eyes of everyone else. They were completely different than the three powers and was slightly similar to Daren.

While they admired the two, their fighting spirit also increased.

Everyone hoped to refine their strength through battle, not to be bystanders.

A battle like this was only a small corner of the entire battlefield.

The fighting in other areas was even more intense.

The intensity of the battle was not outside of Jiang Zhe's expectations. What surprised him was that, in such intense fighting, they were the ones losing!

Translator Ramblings: If Zuo Mo had them do team evaluations ... ... everyone will give A Wen and the orange-haired yao terrible marks in everything but effectiveness.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Eighty One – Zuo Mo's Transformation

Sitting on the rock, Zuo Mo's was expressionless and his eyes were vacant. He stared off into the distance as A Gui sat silently by his side.

Ceng Lian'er did not know what had happened, but she had once shared those fragmented memories with Zuo Mo, but she could guess after watching Zuo Mo feed A Gui the Nether Decay Reincarnation Lotus.

She did not make a sound.

Zuo Mo had been like this for three days.

Over these three days, he did not move. It was as though he a wooden statue.

———

In his sea of consciousness.

"How can I rescue A Gui?" Zuo Mo looked expressionlessly at Pu Yao and Wei.

"I don't know. The Undying Shen Punishment was the cruelest punishment in the ancient era. I have not heard of anyone ever breaking the shen punishment." Wei sighed. At the side, Pu Yao was silent as well.

Zuo Mo became silent again. However, this time, he did not remain silent for long. He raised his face and a light flickered in his eyes, like a candle in raging winds but refused to succumb.

He murmured hoarsely to himself and the words echoed in his sea of consciousness.

"At its core, the Undying Shen Punishment is a kind of shen power."

"Since it is shen power, there definitely is a solution! If I cannot unlock it now, it is because I understand too little about it. My understanding of shen power is too weak. As long as I continue to grow stronger, become strong enough; as long as my understanding of shen power deepens, I can search for clues. I won't give up; I will never give up; I will definitely find the solution."

"Even if no one has broken it before, I will."

The hoarse voice was not fierce, not spirited, not angry. Zuo Mo's tone was indifferent as though he was talking about something unimportant. But within the calm, each word was as stern and determined as it was being engraved into steel.

The flames on Pu Yao's body suddenly exploded. The eerie flames reflected on his eerie face. His thin blade-like lips curved in an eerie smile. "Such a difficult matter really makes one's blood boil. Oh, it is great to use this to pay rent."

Wei's expression was solemn but his eyes were as bright as stars. "The truth of the gravestone armor is to protect! Wei cannot stand idly by and watch A Gui's sacrifice!"

Zuo Mo looked at the duo. A warmth hard to voice flowed inside.

The hundred and thousands of words he felt turned into one word when they reached his mouth.

———

A dot of light appeared in Zuo Mo's unfocused eyes. His statue-like body suddenly shook. At the side, Ceng Lian'er noticed immediately. The worry in her eyes decreased greatly and she unconsciously showed slight joy.

Having refocused, Zuo Mo noticed the worry and concern in Ceng Lian'er's eyes. He said, "I'm fine, do not worry."

"That's good." Ceng Lian'er sighed in relief.

The intelligent Ceng Lian'er perceptively detected the change in Zuo Mo.

Zuo Mo turned his face and looked at A Gui beside him. His eyes became even more determined.

A Gui, I will definitely rescue you!

No matter what!

Over the next few days Ceng Lian'er saw the rapid changes in Zuo Mo's habits.

Cultivation! Furious cultivation!

Zuo Mo seemed to be possessed as he cultivated fanatically. He wasn't willing to waste even a speck of time. Ceng Lian'er had never seen someone cultivate like this. Every time she wanted to urge him to rest, she swallowed her words when she met Zuo Mo's steely gaze.

Every bit of time was so valuable in Zuo Mo's eyes.

Every bit of waste time meant that A Gui had to endure more of that great torture. Zuo Mo's heart hurt.

Pu Yao seemed to have become a completely different person. He brought out all the yao arts, spells and mo skills he collected. Wei also brought out all kinds of ancient sacrificial methods.

Most of the shen power inheritances had been lost over time and it was hard to see the connections. However, the three major systems originated from shen power. While each focused on different aspects, they were developed from the same source.

Pu Yao and Wei thought of a method –reconstruction!

Reconstruct shen power from the three powers!

This was a crude and stupid method but it was a very plausible method, especially since Zuo Mo now had a large part of that Great Peace Mo Stele text which was one of the key points.

Zuo Mo's sun shen power cultivation was not low, but there were many details that were still unclear. This reconstruction process had clarified many of the details.

But Zuo Mo felt that this wasn't enough.

There were too many parts missing to this ancient power that made it hard to understand. What he studied wasn't limited to just sun shen power, but included even greenvine shen power. But the writing was from too long ago, and there was a great barrier between the people now and those ancient records.

Zuo Mo was not skilled in the ancient writing.

Fortunately, Wei was from an ancient tribe. Wei had been from final years of that era, as those ancient tribes declined, but he was still of great help to Zuo Mo.

As the three of them worked together, some of the basic patterns of shen power were clarified.

The division of cultivation levels for shen power was not as complex as the three powers and was much simpler.

Celestial, Earth, Morthal, they represented the three levels of shen power. In ancient times, all of the totem warriors were celestial level. They could move mountains, overturn seas, and destroy stars with their movements. For example, the Sun Crystal Seed inside Zuo Mo's body was something only those heaven level totem warriors could seal.

But as they organized, Zuo Mo and the others also found some interesting things.

According to this division of power, in Wei's era, those powerful totem warriors were earth level. The degradation of shen power was evident in that era.

The ancient era was undoubtedly the era that shen power was strongest. Wei's era was at the end of the shen power era. It was the time that shen power was gradually being destroyed and the three powers started to replace shen power as the mainstream.

Why did shen power degrade?

Zuo Mo suddenly thought of that suffocating Sealed Extinction Battlefield. Was it that too many totem warriors had fallen in that great battle leading to the degradation of shen power?

And that mysterious Shi. Only now did Zuo Mo start to understand the great power of the other. He probably had been a totem warrior.

However, Zuo Mo did not plan on wasting time on uncovering history.

His time was so precious. Any drop of time had to be invested in becoming stronger!

Zuo Mo felt he had never had such a clear goal in life!

Every drop of sweat would not fall for nothing.

Zuo Mo could clearly feel the shen power in his body becoming stronger, especially after he had organized the knowledge of the two shen techniques. His improvement with shen power was clear, but it was clear he had just entered the preliminary stages of mortal level.

The long and distant path did not scare Zuo Mo, who now had a clear goal.

Zuo Mo's rapid improvement of shen power slowed. This was to be expected. He had only cultivated shen power for a short amount of time and he had not accumulated much. After organizing what he knew, he had understood many details and many of the places he had been stuck at had opened. His shen power had increased due to this, but after this burst of improvement the growth of his shen power could only improve through a process of accumulation.

But Zuo Mo was not satisfied.

"Fighting?" Pu Yao's eyes flashed with surprise. Zuo Mo never feared fighting before, but he was not one that liked fighting. It was rare for him to have a desire to fight.

"En." Zuo Mo nodded. His expression was calm. "Fighting can cause my progress to become faster!"

Wei's brow creased slightly. "It is very dangerous."

As they sorted out shen power and understood more, they knew that shen power in mortal level was not of great advantage against the three powers in the later stages. Only when one stepped into earth level could they completely suppress the three powers in the later stages.

In other words, with Zuo Mo's present shen power skill, his chances of victory against a yuanying was high, but if he encountered a fanxu it would be dangerous.

A Gui's shen power was slightly stronger than Zuo Mo and Ceng Lian'er was the weakest of the three.

"There will always be danger." Zuo Mo's expression was calm but his expression was determined. "But fighting will allow me to grow more quickly. Also, even though it is difficult for us to comprehend shen power, why don't we search for comprehension in battle?"

"Search for comprehension in battle?"

Pu Yao and Wei stilled.

"The three powers are different from shen power, but they are all derived from shen power at the core. That means then there must be patterns to the way the power is used. Rather than taking stabs in the dark like we are doing now, it would be better to search through battle. Since it is power, it would be more evident during battle."

Zuo Mo said seriously.

Pu Yao and Wei had thoughtful expressions.

Moments later, Wei nodded. "Theoretically it is true, but too dangerous."

Pu Yao smiled strangely. "This method is interesting! Are you planning on using Xuan Kong Temple?"

Zuo Mo did not find it strange that Pu Yao could guess his thoughts. Spirit burned in his eyes. "Of those two old thieving baldies, one is dead, the other is injured. Xuan Kong Temple will not give up. I speculate that they will definitely send more people and they aren't far from here. Bie Han said that Xuan Kong Temple only has two fanxu now. So the people that they have sent this time would be primarily yuanying. We might have a chance."

Pu Yao snickered darkly. "They definitely will not expect that you dare to look for a fight."

"En, there is also an additional benefit. We can help relieve the pressure on Gongsun Shidi and Bie Han."

"That is a good idea." Even Wei was persuaded by Zuo Mo.

Zuo Mo told his idea to Ceng Lian'er. His original intention was to urge Ceng Lian'er to leave. Escalating this war with more battle was a dangerous course of action. In his view, Ceng Lian'er did not have to accompany them in this.

Ceng Lian'er fluffed her hair. Her serene eyes did not avoid Zuo Mo's gaze. "I stay with you both."

Zuo Mo was shocked. So he had talked so much for nothing.

"What you say is true, it will be dangerous. However, the world knows that I cultivate shen power. If I am alone, I will definitely be captured and forced to give up the shen power inheritance. Father's power is not enough to protect me," Ceng Lian'er looked at Zuo Mo calmly and said.

Zuo Mo was stunned.

Ceng Lian'er was right. The fact that she cultivated shen power was no longer a secret. There were countless pairs of eyes watching her. If she left, she most likely would immediately fall into the hands of someone else.

Her only hope of survival was to stay with them to the end.

Only by staying with Zuo Mo could she reduce the number of people scheming for her shen power inheritance.

No matter how dangerous it was, she had no other choice.

There wasn't any terror in Ceng Lian'er's eyes. Her eyes were a deep unfathomable black that made it hard for people to guess her thoughts.

"If that's the case, then let's fight together!"

Zuo Mo looked at her and said seriously.

A thread of a smile blossomed at the corner of Ceng Lian'er's mouth. It was like a beautiful flowering blossoming in the darkness.

Translator Ramblings: Both the cast list and the table of contents have been updated ...

Zuo Mo's goal has been updated once again.

V1. Find his past.

V2. Help A Gui by finding water cloud embryo,

V2.1. Help A Gui by finding Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass.

V2.1.2 Help A Gui by defeating the Undying Shen power.

Such a long way to go.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Eighty Two – God-Killing Blood Sword

Wei Sheng walked along the street as the people around him gazed on in awe. Wei Sheng was famed in the mo territories. Up until now, he had not lost once.

There had been over twenty experts that had fallen to his sword.

Many of them were famous and were lords of an area. After his successive victories, Wei Sheng had become famous.

He has started by challenging others but was now challenged by others. This change had only taken him a few months.

The mo did not have too much of a negative attitude towards Wei Sheng. He was quiet, speaking few words, and determined. He also was not pretentious and was frugal. He was obsessed with the pursuit of power, and his passion and devotion to the sword was admirable. Also, he was an honest person. While he had defeated more than twenty experts, it was rare that people died by his sword.

In the eyes of the proud mo, Wei Sheng had almost all the attributes that mo revered.

Even the mo found it difficult to feel dislike for such a person. Many mo sighed inside. It would be wonderful if such a person was born a mo.

He was also so strong!

Having defeated twenty general level experts, many people speculated that he would not have a match below marshal level.

Would it really take a marshal to beat him?

However, many people felt that this was not interesting. Which marshal did not have great power and authority? They were each busy fighting to expanding their holdings. Who had the free time to fight against a sword xiu?

Maybe Wei Sheng's strength was almost close to marshal level, but even if it was just a sliver away, this kind of difference was unable to be crossed.

The gazes of the leaders were mostly looking at the battle between Jiang Zhe and Xiao Mo Ge. In their view, an expert like Wei Sheng was worthy of praise. But as long as he did not become a fanxu, he would not have any true influence on the state of affairs. However, the results of Xiao Mo Ge's battle would directly affect the state of the world.

If Xiao Mo Ge won, his reputation would grow, and he would become the first among the new generation of mo generals. Additionally, the decline of Xuan Kong Temple would not be able to be prevented.

If Xuan Kong Temple won, the mo would suffer another loss on the battlefield. Jiang Zhe's reputation would grow, Xuan Kong Temple would become even stronger, and Xiao Mo Ge would not have any place to hide.

The attention this battle received was far greater than Wei Sheng's matches.

Wei Sheng was not affected. These factors were never ones that he paid attention to. He stepped onto the battle stage like usual and waited for the arrival of his opponents.

He sat down in lotus position with the black sword floating next to him.

He did not know who his opponent today was. He had never searched for information on any of his opponents. That was meaningless for him. He was trying to refine his sword essence, and was not fighting to win. Pure victory was not of value to him.

His mind was like a void and a little black sword was within it. If one looked closely, they would find that it was a miniature black sword. However, unlike the savagery and bloodthirst of the black sword, this little black sword had the beginnings of majesty.

The sword was like the endless void!

Vast, deep, and boundless!

Void sword sesence!

His void sword essence had already surpassed any of Wu Kong Sword Sect's forebearers, and reached an unprecedented height. The sixth-grade sword scripture was transforming in his hands.

Suddenly, the little black sword shook lightly.

A faint, almost imperceptible, void sword essence rippled into the surroundings.

Everything nearby appeared in Wei Sheng's mind.

Among the densely packed crowd, one person was extremely clear.

This person was spying on him!

The little black sword was connected to Wei Sheng's mind. It seemed to detect something and shook urgently.

Sword essence!

This person was a sword xiu and also a Kun Lun sword xiu!

This person's eyes were filled with imperceptible enmity but what caused the little black sword to react so was the faint Kun Lun sword presence that he carried. It could not be detected with the naked eye, but in the void of the sword, it was eye-catching.

Wei Sheng knew long ago that Kun Lun would not give up.

But Kun Lun probably had not expected that he would also not give up.

Wei Sheng suddenly opened his eyes. A harsh light flashed across his determined eyes.

Since they had come, then they should not think of leaving!

Wei Sheng stood. The black sword seemed to respond and flashed into his hand.

The mo below the stage were all astounded. It was the first time that they had seen Wei Sheng perform any other actions before a fight. In the past matches, before the opponent came, Wei Sheng would sit motionlessly like a rock with his eyes closed.

What did he want to do?

The mo all showed puzzled expressions.

At this time, they heard Wei Sheng's clear shout ring in their ears.

"Kun Lun sword xiu, when did you become people that hide in the shadows?"

Wei Sheng's black sword pointed towards the Kun Lun sword xiu in the crowd.

Kun Lun sword xiu!

The mo below the stage were astounded.

The two words Kun Lun had brought endless pain towards the mo in thousands of years.

In the direction Wei Sheng was pointing people parted like the tide, revealing the Kun Lun sword xiu among the crowd.

His figure was average and so was his appearance. He did not show any differences compared to the average mo and if he was a part of the crowd, he would quickly fade away.

The Kun Lun sword xiu did not move. Wei Sheng's sword essence had locked onto him.

"I'm very curious how you found me?"

His voice was dry, hoarse, and ugly to hear. There wasn't any presence on him as though he was a normal person. However, his words confirmed his identity.

"My sword recognizes you."

Wei Sheng said coolly.

Just as he finished speaking, the space between him and the Kun Lun sword xiu had turned into a patch of endless void.

"They say that Wu Kong Sword Sect had a sixth-grade sword scripture called the Void Sword Scripture. I hadn't expected that you are able to elevate it. If your sect leader and shishu heard of this in the grave, they would feel gratified," the Kun Lun sword xiu smiled and said to himself.

Wei Sheng's body shook.

His steely gaze gradually became pained. He grip on the black sword tightened, his knuckles turned white and trembled slightly.

The endless void shook and showed signs of instability.

There was a faint smile on the face of the Kun Lun sword xiu. He slowly walked forward as though he was taking a stroll.

"It is a pity that you were not able to see them one last time. Even your fellow disciples ended up in the hands of mo and become their prisoners. It really causes one to feel pity that Wu Kong Sword Sect was destroyed after existing for several hundred years."

Wei Sheng was silent. However, the blood in his face retreated as the other spoke.

The Kun Lun sword xiu looked wryly at Wei Sheng. In the intelligence report, Wei Sheng had a resilient and hardy personality but he cared greatly for his sect, this was his greatest weakness!

Sword essence was eternal and could exist for thousands of lifetimes. Emotions were just common things. If one's sword essence was infected by their emotions, they would never be able to reach the peak.

Such a pity for this good man!

There was still a smile on the Kun Lun sword xiu's face. However, his eyes were filled with ice and emotionlessness.

A transparent little sword that was as thin as a cicada's wings appeared in his hands.

Just as he was about to act, he suddenly became alarmed. His icy eyes suddenly changed.

In front of him, Wei Sheng's presence suddenly changed.

An ancient and desolate presence filled with deep grief flooded from the endless void and turned into threads that entered the black sword in his hand.

The black sword suddenly hummed!

It was like the howl of ancient wasteland beasts. The savagery and vicious presence filled the air. The thick tang of blood came from the sword and merged into the black void in the surroundings.

Almost in a flash, the dark void became tinged with dark red.

Wei Sheng's body trembled violently. His face was ashen as though all the blood in his body had been drained. But his hand that held the black sword was like rock and didn't move a sliver.

The Kun Lun sword xiu suddenly raised his head. He saw an mountainous blood coloured sword floating behind Wei Sheng.

Streams of blood dripped. The savage and bloody presence caused his sword heart to instinctively tremble.

This was ... ...

Wei Sheng's slightly red eyes became deep red, then dark red until they became black.

The same deep black like the previous void.

The killing essence and the tang of blood seemed to disappear. The enormous blood sword behind Wei Sheng also disappeared as if it was just a mirage.

However, the blood tinged void in the surroundings informed people that the scene just now had not been an illusion.

The Kun Lun sword xiu's mouth was wide as he looked behind Wei Sheng. It was as though he had seen a ghost.

"God-Killing Blood Sword ... ... how is it possible ... ..."

He murmured to himself with an ashen expression.

Wei Sheng's expression returned to normal. The black sword in his mind was completely red, and the surrounding void was also dyed red. In the void was a little tiny infant sitting in lotus position on the blood sword. It seemed to be similar to Wei Sheng in features.

Yuanying!

At this time, he broke through to yuanying!

Wei Sheng's sword essence level was always above his cultivation level. Even the mo that he had defeated enver had thought that the person they faced was just a jindan sword xiu.

Today, when he suddenly heard the terrible news about the sect leader and the shishu, he had felt grief and fury. This caused a resonance with the black sword in his soul. The vast killing essence in the black sword had instantly broke through the barrier inside his body.

Previously, he had had a bad feeling about the sect, but there had not been any actual news about the sect leader and the others. He had held some hope. But now that the other had confirmed his suspicions, in great grief Wei Sheng lost the last restraints and calm that he had. The last barrier between him and the black sword was also broken.

The long accumulation and the comprehensions he gained at the border of life and death allowed him to have a successful breakthrough.

The Kun Lun sword xiu wanted Wei Sheng's mind to show weakness but he had never thought that this would become an opportunity for Wei Sheng to break through.

"God-Killing Blood Sword, so that is what you are called."

Wei Sheng lightly caressed the black sword in his hand and murmured to himself. The black sword felt the sorrow inside Wei Sheng and the killing essence grew. It violently trembled, the sword producing threads of blood that ran along the blade. In a few moments, the sword was streaked with blood.

The blood on the sword seemed to have an unique presence.

If Zuo Mo was here, he would instantly recognize this presence was shen power! Pure shen power!

The threads of blood were the blood of totem warriors. The blood that the sword had drank tens of thousands of years ago!

The Kun Lun sword xiu's mind finally cleared up but his face became even paler. He was being completely suppressed by Wei Sheng!

The red void in the surroundings was like an enormous clamp that gripped him.

Impossible!

Even if it was the God-Killing Blood Sword, it could not be so powerful!

Was it ... ...

A terrifying thought flashed through his mind.

At this time, Wei Sheng raised his head.

In this moment, the Kun Lun sword xiu, Wei Sheng, and the red void in the surroundings had merged into one.

As expected ... ... he had a breakthrough!

"Master and the Shishu in Heaven, under my Void Sword Domain, this disciple Wei Sheng offers the blood of Kun Lun as tribute!"

These were the last words that the Kun Lun sword xiu heard.

Translator Ramblings: Wei Sheng's a vampire.

The thing with the heaven/celestial and the morthal typos were all me. WanderingGummiOfDoom finished editing, I was reading it over, and then I realized "person" didn't sound as good as mortal and heaven was weird and celestial fit bitter.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Eighty Three – Explanations of Shen Power

Ceng Lian'er had stared at the ball of light in Zuo Mo's hand for a long time before she couldn't resist speaking, "Why do you cultivate spells?"

Since a few days ago, Zuo Mo suddenly started to cultivate spells. While Ceng Lian'er did not know much about spells, but she knew that with Zuo Mo's personality that he would not do useless things.

To go from cultivating shen power to suddenly cultivating ling power, she found this very strange.

Zuo Mo was sweating and it seemed that it took him great effort. However, he did not stop and spoke as he worked, "The three powers are each branches of shen power. Cultivating the three powers can help us advance our shen power."

Ceng Lian'ers expression was puzzled.

She had the inheritance from the Moon Tribe and her understanding of shen power was completely different than Zuo Mo's.

Zuo Mo did not explain how he arrived at this conclusion but Pu Yao and Wei had found that there was evidence to support this conclusion. It could not be explained in a sentence or two.

But he still added, "The disappearance of shen power should have another cause other than just the loss of the inheritances."

Ceng Lian'er's eyes suddenly it up. "What other reason?"

The disappearance of shen power had always been a mystery. Up until now, no one had been able to explain it. That era was too distant in the past, and there were few records on the matter that had survived the march of time. Most of these were not specific in their wording. The shen power was stronger than the three powers. A Gui, Zuo Mo, and Ceng Lian'er were only in the early stages of mortal level and, when they coordinated, could kill fanxu xiuzhe. The advantages could be seen.

But the powerful shen power had still disappeared and the three powers which were not as powerful had developed and their use had spread until it became the mainstream method. This was something hard for people to understand. No matter if it was xiuzhe, yao, or mo, their pursuit of power was the same.

When Ceng Lian'er heard that Zuo Mo might have found the reason, she became alert.

"Belief." Zuo Mo said. He didn't mess up the spell on his hand.

"Belief ... ... "Ceng Lian'er stilled.

"The warriors of the ancient tribes have another identity. They are the totems of their tribes, they are thought of as the gods of their tribes. They are entities that the tribes sacrifice to and worship. That is why ancient tribes have temples. And now, no matter if it is xiuzhe, or yaomo, we do not have totems nor temples."

Ceng Lian'er contemplated this idea.

"In other words, cultivating shen power now is not the same as in the past. We have the inheritances, but we cannot be like the entities of the past and become totem warriors. We cannot receive the belief and ceremonial sacrifices of other people. However, we can work on the three powers. The three powers are not as strong as shen power but their cultivation systems are stricter and they developed from shen power so they are of great help to cultivating shen power."

As Zuo Mo spoke, the light on his hand showed signs of instability and he hurriedly shifted his focus back.

Ceng Lian'er was intelligent and the inheritance she received from the Moon Tribe was complete. After some thought, she understood that what Zuo Mo said was correct. In the Moon Shen Power inheritance she had, much of the content was related to temples. In the past, she had not thought of this. Now, when she thought of Zuo Mo's explanation, she realized.

The temple was for gathering belief.

"Can you teach me yao arts and spells?" Ceng Lian'er suddenly said.

Zuo Mo stopped. He hadn't thought that Ceng Lian'er would ask this. It had to be said that for an actual mo, it was a difficult matter to learn spells and yao arts from the start.

He looked at Ceng Lian'er. "It is slightly difficult to start from the beginning."

Ceng Lian'er smiled. "At the very least, it won't be as difficult as cultivating shen power."

Zuo Mo was left speechless. Yes, she was right. The cultivation of the three powers would not be as difficult as cultivating shen power. He did not refuse her. After some thought, he took out two jade scrolls. "Your mo physique is very good. This [Jade Bone Spell] uses ling power to refine the bones and will be of help to your mo physique. This [Nether Jail Bone Sacrificial Art] is also suited to you. You might try to practice this."

Previously, Pu Yao had given Zuo Mo all of the spells and yao arts he had collected. Wei's previous master had been a battle maniac and challenged numerous people when she had been young leading Wei to have a deep understanding in mo skills, and all kinds of mo skill styles. Wei had not held anything back.

Those skills that could attract Pu Yao and Wei's interest were not average things. Other than cultivation, Zuo Mo had spent these days reading the spells, yao arts, and mo skills. While they were lacking greatly compared to shen techniques, because they were not as powerful as shen pechniques, their demands on the control and use of power was finer.

Start from the three powers. This was the result of Zuo Mo, Pu Yao and Wei's discussion on reconstruction.

They all thought that the path the present shen power had to take was completely different than in the era of the ancient tribes.

Once this direction was confirmed, Zuo Mo burrowed into the "Pu Wei Record Pavilion", something that could rival those record halls of the four great sects.

He only slept for four hours each day and spent the rest of his time reading or cultivating. Pu Yao and Wei had helped him design an extremely intense cultivation plan. This cultivation plan detailed everything down to ten minute blocks, and was so strict it was like a forging report.

Zuo Mo was perfectly carrying out this cultivation plan.

Whenever he was so tired he wanted to die Zuo Mo's would look towards A Gui, sitting silently beside him, and he would be filled with strength.

He had never been so focused or worked so hard.

Even Pu Yao and Wei were secretly surprised inside. The cultivation plan they had designed only existed in theory. When they had designed it, they had not thought that Zuo Mo would manage to carry it out.

But when Zuo Mo had perfectly finished the first phase, it gave them a scare.

The Little Mo Ge they saw before them was so unfamiliar they were astounded.

Day after day, Zuo Mo's cultivation still diligently followed the cultivation plan designed by the two.

Even though Pu Yao and Wei were left shocked to the point they didn't know what to say, this was still not enough in Zuo Mo's eyes.

The progress was too slow!

Pu Yao and Wei both thought that the present rate of improvement was at the limit unless there was outside simulation. They were definitely at the forefront when it came to the study of shen power.

If regular methods were useless, then he would use extreme methods.

For example, fighting.

Zuo Mo was waiting for the other people in Xuan Kong Temple to arrive. The enormous Xuan Kong Temple would not give up on such a good chance to obtain shen power. From how Xuan Kong Temple was willing to send out two fanxu, it could be seen that Xuan Kong Temple wanted to capture them.

Zuo Mo suddenly stopped the spell and his expression changed slightly.

They had come!

One, two, three ... ...

Thirty people, each of them yuanying!

Zuo Mo was slightly shocked. Xuan Kong Temple had such a high opinion of him!

Such a grand and enormous group did not scare him. He felt his blood boil, fighting spirit filling his chest. He wanted to immediately have a fight against the crowd of thieving baldies.

He quickly calmed down. A strategy was required to win against thirty Xuan Kong Temple yuanying.

A moment later, Ceng Lian'er stopped cultivating and looked at Zuo Mo. Zuo Mo did not speak and nodded at her. Ceng Lian'er understood and moved into the air. Zuo Mo grabbed A Gui and also jumped to fly.

"They are over there!"

The elders of Xuan Kong Temple immediately spotted the trio and pursed them.

But the Xuan Kong Temple eldest found quickly that the three were even faster than they were. In a blink, there was only an extremely thin white mark in the sky and no sign of the trio.

"Such speed!"

Many elders praised. Such speed. It could even compare to the Kun Lun sword xiu.

A widely-read elder had an astounded expression. "This is [Sky Mark]!"

"[Sky Mark]!"

Many elders stilled. They seemed to have heard this name before but they did not remember it clearly.

"It is from before the thousand year battle, the secret skill of Air Travel Sect!"

This elder's explanation immediately stirred people's memories. However, not every elder had an interest in the sects from before the thousand year war. One elder said, "Old Lin, explain in more detail."

Old Lin did not refuse and said, "The Air Travel Sect was an intermediate sect before the thousand year war. They had two powerful spells, one called the [Air Kill Spell] the other [Sky Mark]. [Sky Mark] was the top flying spell at the time. When one flies using it, there will be an extremely thin mark left in the sky so it is called Sky mark. When it was used together with the treacherous [Air Kill Spell, it became famous. However, all of Air Travel Sect had died in the thousand year war. Is this Xiao Mo Ge a descendant of Air Travel Sect?"

When he reached the end, Old Lin was slightly puzzled.

"This boy's history is strange. Elder Dai Tao said that he cultivates all three ways, that appears to be true. However, we do not need to waste effort on this. When he capture him, all will be revealed," an elder said with a snort.

"Elder Pang is right!"

The other elders nodded.

It could be seen that Elder Pang held authority among the elders. He turned his head and said, "Elder Xu, Elder Wu, Elder Hao, you three are the fastest in the sect. Please go first. Once you catch up to him, do not fight him head on, just follow behind him and message us the position. This boy is cunning. Be careful."

The three elders nodded. They did not speak more and moved into the air.

As expected of the three who were skilled in flying spells, with their flying talismans, they immediately turned into three different colored lights and disappeared into the horizon.

The other elders put out their flying talismans, lotuses, lucky clouds, or ling beasts, each using something different.

Xuan Kong Temple was not skilled in flying but as one of the four greats, all of the elders were wealthy. The talismans and ling beasts they used were extraordinary, lights flashing and astounding in presence.

Zuo Mo's spell really had been [Sky Mark].

When he had first came up with the plan, he had planned every detail. His gamble meant his growth had to be quick in order to survive the fighting, the risk did not need to be stated. If he lost, there would not be a chance to regret it.

What was crucial to this battle was speed. If Xuan Kong Temple's elders surrounded him, he was dead.

The flying talismans he had were greatly lacking compared to the elders of Xuan Kong Temple. Therefore, when he found [Sky Mark] among the spells that Pu Yao collected, he immediately started to practice it.

[Sky Mark] was peerlessly quick, as expected of a flying spell that was at the top three thousand years ago.

Enjoying the pleasure of high speed flying, Zuo Mo had started the next step in his plan.

Thieving baldies, enjoy ge's welcome!

Translator Ramblings: Same name, different thing, I can't see Zuo Mo being worshiped. He'll rather worship jingshi.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Eighty Four – Ambush

"Here."

The three stopped. Streaks of light flew out of Zuo Mo's hands and entered the ground. They soundlessly melted into the ground.

Zuo Mo had a satisfied expression. The three flew ahead a bit further and then turned around waiting for the other to arrive.

———

Soon after, the three dots of light in the distance grew larger and suddenly stopped near the three.

The three elders looked warily at the trio. They had learned from Elder Dai Tao that these three were powerful. Normal yuanying were not a match for them. Even Elder Ji Zheng had died at their hands.

The three did not go further forward and moved into defense positions. In any case, their mission was to follow the trio, and to prevent them from escaping.

A cold light flashed through Zuo Mo's eyes. He shot towards the three of them first.

"Kill!"

Ceng Lian'er and A Gui almost disappeared into the air at the same time.

The three elders were shocked. They turned and moved to escape. But unexpectedly several lights appeared under their feet.

Not good!

There was a trap!

The three elder's expression changed dramatically. The lights layered together and almost took up all of their vision. Seal formations! Even if they did not look down, the three could judge from the light that the other had used seal formations. A seal formation of such scale that it would rival the protective shield of a small lsect.

Xiao Mo Ge was skilled in seal formations!

This discovery caused the three to shudder in fear. It was not a secret that Xiao Mo Ge was skilled in the skills of yao, mo, and xiu. However, the three were still shocked that he was this skilled in seal formations. The field of seal formations was profound and complex. It was such an enormous field that even dedicated seal xiu had a hard time cultivating it. How could it be something that yaomo could learn?

But the skill in formations that Xiao Mo Ge showed was not something to be underestimated.

If Xiao Mo Ge had already secretly set up the trap ahead of time and waited for them to run into the net, then their fates were not looking good!

If Xiao Mo Ge had just set it up now, then Xiao Mo Ge's skill in seal formations was even more terrifying!

No matter which case it was, it did not bode well for them.

But there was no time to ponder this now. It was most important to escape the trap first.

The figures of the three elders exploded with light. Sutra characters lit up on the body of one of the elders. The sutra characters turned into a wheel of light in the air to pressed towards the seal formation!

The golden lotus lit up under the feet of another elder. In a blink, countless golden lotuses emerged out of the ground. They spread outwards at an astounding place. When the golden lotuses touched the seal formation's light shield, the golden lotuses started to grow and creep along the shell of light.

The third elder tossed out a string of amber colored Buddhist beads. When the Buddhist beads landed on the ground, it turned into eight buddhas that were twenty five meters tall. Their expressions were different as they shielded him at the center. Three of the buddhas charged forward.

In a blink, the three elders used all they could in hope they could break out of the seal formation as fast as possible.

Zuo Mo knew that the seal formation would not manage to withstand their barrage.

These seal formations were formation disks that he had forged using the materials he had on hand in the last few days. The grade of the materials he had used were high so the formation disks were powerful. But in front of full-powered attacks from three yuanying Xuan Kong Temple elders, they were nothing.

However, Zuo Mo had not hoped that these roughly made formation disks could trap three yuanying elders. His aim was accomplished when they were delayed for a few moments.

Zuo Mo felt surprised when the three elders attacked the formation at the same time. He suddenly understood the three were extremely wary of them!

In front of the three elder's full-powered attacks, Zuo Mo's formation disks turned to dust like paper mache.

Boom!

The ground underneath the elder's feet exploded. The layers of light from the formation all disappeared.

Before the three elders could celebrate, two figures suddenly appeared in front of them.

A Gui and Ceng Lian'er!

Adding on Zuo Mo who was still behind the three, a triangle formed, surrounding them.

However, the three naturally were of extraordinary strength to have become elders.

The sutra characters around the elder at the front suddenly merged into his body. A layer of liquid gold seemed to have been painted onto his body as he rapidly grew larger, stopping only when he was ten meters tall.

[Skanda Golden Body]!

A golden staff appeared on his hand, and he was magnificent to look at.

A cold snort sounded like thunder. He raised the dhyana staff and smashed towards A Gui.

The copper rings on the tip of the staff were suddenly shrouded in fire. There seemed to be countless angry souls wailing inside this fire that caused people's minds to shake. This was the Avici Hell Fire!

A bamboo staff appeared on A Gui's hand. This was the Corpse Sea Bamboo. However, the corpse sea bamboo she held was slightly different than before. The Nether Ghost Core had been embedded on the third joint of the bamboo staff. It appeared like an eerie eye. This Nether Ghost Core came from the Nether Ghost Tribe. Zuo Mo did not know how to use it, and hadn't expected that it would be useful in A Gui's hands.

As shen power was channeled in, the Nether Ghost Core immediately lit up eerily. A Gui waved the bamboo staff.

A monster with a green face and fangs appeared in front of A Gui. It seemed to be a hybrid of ape and human, and had claws on its feet and hands. What was most eye catching was the line of hard spikes that jutted out from the back of its head all the way down to its tailbone. Its eyes gave off eerie purple energy.

When this great monster appeared, it immediately howled into the sky. A vast and vicious energy exploded outwards into the surroundings, like a volcano!

The flora on the ground under its feet withered into ashes at a visible rate.

The Avici Hell Fire that was crashing towards A Gui rippled. The monster reached out and grabbed the head of the staff.

It allowed the Avici Hell Fire to burn its hand and did not seem to feel the fire.

Purple light suddenly flashed in its eyes. The Avici Hell Fire at the head of the staff suddenly turned into a stream of fire and was absorbed into its palm! A red fire script appeared at its right arm at the same time.

The majestic elder changed expression!

Such a powerful being!

He had naturally recognized the Corpse Sea Bamboo that A Gui' had. The Corpse Sea Bamboo could nurture vicious beings but it could not create one so vicious. It definitely had to be the eye that was giving off the purple energy!

His guess was right. If the Old Bamboo Staff Man was here, he would definitely not recognize his Corpse Sea Bamboo. The Nether Ghost Core came from the Nether Ghost Tribe and it was a perfect pairing with the Corpse Sea Bamboo. Under the power of A Gui's Undying shen power, there were new changes.

This monster did not look much different than in the past, but its power had multiplied!

Ceng Lian'er was evenly matched against the other elder. Her movements were hard to predict, and the moon shen power's transformations were profound. The other's dhyana skills were strong, and his talismans extraordinary. At this time, no one was able to defeat the other.

Zuo Mo was also fighting against the enemy.

He did not use the Little Mo Treasure Cup. Such a good chance to fight was something that could not be requested.

For him, victory alone had no meaning. The mountainous obstacle in front of him was not something that even a fanxu could move aside.

Resolving the Undying Shen Punishment, this goal was enough to make other people feel hopeless.

Zuo Mo did not stray in his thoughts. He was extremely focused and threw himself into the fight.

All Shen power was one kind of power in the end.

Only fighting would allow him to detect every change in shen power.

He did not use shen techniques, the Little Mo Treasure Cup, mo skills, yao arts, or spells. He just used pure shen power to face the Xuan Kong Temple elder in front of him.

In front of these buddhas twenty five meters tall, Zuo Mo was minuscule.

His figure seemed as though it could be drowned by these enormous figures at any moment.

What he used was the simplest method of attack. His shen power channeled into his fist and he punched.

Every punch that connected with the buddhas, those enormous figures would shake.

This was the power of shen power!

It was the first time that Zuo Mo used shen power like this.

An unprecedented expression flowed across his mind.

The three powers inside his body were like three flexible but separate chains of power. With every one of his blows, the three chains would twist together and form a thicker and more powerful chain!

Comprehension flowed across his mind.

———

"Master!" Lin Qian respectfully bowed.

Kun Lun Sect Leader's snowy white brows were down. He appeared to be resting with his eyes closed but then said, "I heard that you seem to be focused on the matter with Wei Sheng?"

Lin Qian's heart shook slightly. He bowed his head and said, "Yes. Wei Sheng is of determined personality and is devoted to the sword. He will become a great enemy of our Kun Lun in the future."

"Hmph!"

The sect leader's displeased cold snort was like a heavy hammer that smashed against Lin Qian's mind.

Lin Qian's head went even lower.

"You have your priorities in the wrong order!" The sect leader slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were like a vast ocean filled with sword essence. He said indifferently, "You are the eldest disciple of Kun Lun, yet you panic over a little sect disciple from an unknown sect. You have to remember you are the future sect leader. You are Kun Lun. You are a mountain that they will never be able to ascend, and will always look up to!"

"Yes!" Lin Qian responded in a low voice.

The sect leader's tone eased. "I know that you are taking care of most of the matters of the sect. It has been hard for you."

Lin Qian shook his head. "This is this disciple's duty."

"This is what I want to tell you. We are Kun Lun, sword xiu. The sect leaders must always be the strongest members of the sect! Put everything else aside and focus on your cultivation. You are wary of Wei Sheng because you do not have enough confidence in your own strength. If you are strong enough, wouldn't Wei Sheng be an ant in your eyes?"

The sect leader looked at Lin Qian and said, emphasizing each word, "Remember, this world is ruled by the sword!"

Lin Qian's body shook. "This disciple will remember!"

"Go to the Sword Pavilion to find your Wei Shishu. Starting from today you will train under him. You will only leave the Sword Pavilion when your shen power enters earth level."

Lin Qian suddenly raised his head, his face filled with disbelief. "Shen power? Is it ... ..."

The sect leader glanced at Lin Qian and said coolly, "Yes, our sect's shen methodology has taken shape. While some details still need to be perfected, it can be practiced. You were the one that contributed the most in this matter, so you are the first to cultivate it. Other than you, all of the elders will start to practice it in order to perfect this shen methodology together. When it is completely perfected, the other core disciples will cultivate it."

Lin Qian was so shocked by the new the he was left speechless.

The sect leader saw Lin Qian's dazed expression and showed a small smile. He liked this disciple very much and couldn't resist reminding, "Do not spread news of this matter but work hard."

His voice suddenly became ethereal as though it was coming from very far away.

"After this, it will be the era of shen power."

Translator Ramblings: Lin Qian has a good teacher.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Eighty Five – Becoming Better

Tian Huan.

Countless lights suddenly appeared inside a deep cave behind the mountains. The lights contained great power. The moment that they formed, all of Tian Huan was disturbed.

An old and slightly mad voice echoed out of the cave.

"Haha! Shen glyph! This old man finally succeeded! This old man finally succeeded! Ancient shen glyph. Haha, no, in the future, it will be called the Tian Huan shen glyph!"

The mad laughter of the person that was speaking to himself caused the Tian Huan elders that had flew over to be stunned where they stood.

But in the next moment, ecstasy rose onto their faces.

Shen glyph!

Every disciple of Tian Huan, who had started by using seal formations, knew the meaning of these two words!

———

Shen power flowed through his entire body. Zuo Mo's gaze was pure and clear.

In his sea of consciousness, Pu Yao paid close attention to every change of shen power inside Zuo Mo's body. All of these changes were recorded. Pu Yao's rich experience and vast knowledge would help prevent Zuo Mo from making many mistakes, but what was most important was that Pu Yao was a sky yao. His terrifying ability to create simulations from the torturous sea of yao spells meant that he could help Zuo Mo perfect his shen power cultivation quickly.

Shen power was much more complex than yao arts and the work to reconstruct the method was unprecedentedly vast and complex. Even Pu Yao did not have any spare time for other matters and was forced to leave all of those conspiracy matters to Wei.

Pu Yao and Wei were not in disagreement about this division of labour. Their opinions were unusually in agreement.

In their view, there had to be a pattern that connected the three powers to shen power, a pattern that could be used to evolve into shen power. That was because the development of the three powers had reached a peak a long time ago. No matter if one was yao, mo, or xiuzhe, their pursuit of power was not different; the final stages of each power were highly similar.

From the general trend, the arrival of the era of shen power was inevitable.

The shen power that would develop would be very different from the shen power of the ancient era. While the two had the same name, the shen power of the present would be reconstructed from the three powers.

Therefore, in Pu Yao's view, the one that managed to stay ahead of the others would have the greatest advantage in this era of shen power.

Zuo Mo's luck was unspeakably good. Even Pu Yao and Wei sighed about it.

But they could not just rest on their laurels. The inheritance of the Sun Tribe was able to dominate the ancient world but there were great differences between the ancient world and the present world. This inheritance was just a crude beginning, and there was still a great distance until it developed into a perfected cultivation method.

For Zuo Mo, the content that Pu Yao was considering was too far in the future.

Resolving the Undying Shen power was his only goal.

"Alright, finish the battle," Pu Yao said to Zuo Mo. There were numerous bright lines spinning furiously in the ball of light in front of him. If a normal person looked for a bit too long at the ball of light, they would feel dizzy.

Each moving light represented a recording of a certain trait of shen power.

Hearing this, Zuo Mo did not hesitate and immediately took out the Little Mo Treasure Cup.

Clink!

The treasure coin immediately penetrated through the chest of the Xuan Kong Temple elder and created a spurt of blood.

Zuo Mo's shen power was completely used up but, having experienced this before, he did not panic. He threw a sun seed into his mouth. When the sun seed entered his mouth, it turned into a warm flow and shen power filled his body again.

The Little Mo Treasure Cup was powerful, but it consumed a great amount of shen power. The Little Mo Treasure Cup surpassed the limits of normal talismans. It could only be activated by shen power. It probably could be said to be the first shen power talisman in the world.

The monster that A Gui had summon was extremely powerful. But what surprised Zuo Mo was by was that the shen power from this human-ape hybrid that wasn't weak at all!

The monster's body was as hard as steel and unable to be damaged by flying swords. The spells of dhyana xiu were not as effective as it should have been against monster. Theoretically, the spells of dhyana xiu were most effect against dark and evil monsters. Zuo Mo felt that shen power might be the reason that the spells were not effective.

The monster was unusually valiant, charging at the front, and A Gui's figure was unpredictable. The Undying shen power killed people silently. The enemy was dodging right and left. If A Gui quickly found a weakness and then she only needed one attack!

Of the three, the one having the hardest time was Ceng Lian'er.

She had the advantage. However, the other's talismans were endless and their cultivation was higher. Her shen techniques were powerful but it took time to use them. She had destroyed a few of the enemy's talismans but hadn't wounded the other.

But she was smart. When she saw she could not do anything, she stopped using shen power. She managed to keep the enemy suppressed and didn't give them the chance to run away.

When this elder saw Zuo Mo and A Gui leap at him, a shocked expression came onto his face.

Pew.

The one who had delivered the killing blow was A Gui.

The Undying shen power had sealed A Gui's soul but her fighting instinct was the most terrifying in the trio.

The three did not linger. They cleaned the corpses of the valuables and turned to leave.

A while later, when the elder corpse of Xuan Kong Temple arrived, they saw the three stripped corpses on the ground and their expressions were extremely ugly.

———

"Here, here, here, here ... ..."

Pu Yao pointed out seven things in one go. In front of him, Zuo Mo's expression was focused and serious. The places that Pu Yao had pointed out where the areas that needed to be redeveloped and practiced again.

These seven places were the result of Pu Yao spending three days studying the battle and modeling shen power.

Even in Pu Yao's time, he was not the most powerful sky yao. However, with the name of [Encyclopedia of Yao Arts, no one could rival his ability to understand and analyse yao arts.

After working for three days, he showed signs of tiredness. However, the light in his eyes showed that he was extremely excited at this time.

Perfecting shen methodology was something extremely difficult that there were only a rare few in the world who could do it.

A new era was about to sprout from his hand. Oh oh oh, what was more exciting than this?

Such great work!

Maybe he could leave behind a great mark on history!

He thought about his teacher having told him go to the First Yao Art House to leave behind his name. Compared to what he was doing now, that wasn't worth a mention.

He started to dream what great nickname would appear in front of his name.

Oh, the father of new shen methodology. This nickname wasn't bad!

However, when his gaze landed on Zuo Mo's focused face, he immediately refocused. He coughed lightly and continued, "Try out the changes in these seven places. I based the changes off some methods from spells and yao arts. From the models, it should increase efficiency by about three percent and would decrease the activation delay by five percent."

Zuo Mo carefully noted down the seven places that had been improved. A few percent of improvement seemed to be a very small number but Zuo Mo knew that the accumulation of these tiny numbers over time would be astounding.

"You are still in the preliminary stages of mortal level. Accumulating shen power is the most important thing. There is no source of belief now, the increase in shen power will need to come from advancing the three powers. The greater your cultivation in the three powers are, the more shen power you will get every day. What is most important here is balance. How much shen power you can produce is decided by your lowest cultivation."

Pu Yao snickered. His expression was smug. "There aren't many freaks are like you? Who cultivates three powers? For ones like Kun Lun, even if they now understand what shen power is, they need to start from the beginning in cultivating the three powers. Also, your right hand is a great boon of fortune."

Then his expression turned stern. "However, do not slack off. A great sect like Kun Lun had all kinds of methods once they understand the design. The resources they can invest are great!"

Zuo Mo shook his head. "I will not slack off even one day until I resolve the Undying Shen Punishment."

Pu Yao stilled. After a moment of silence, he looked at Zuo Mo and nodded. He said, "That is good. You are someone with a foundation now. You might want to have the people at Cloud Sea Jie start to cultivate the other powers and prepare for cultivating shen power in the future."

Zuo Mo said, "You are right."

He had been cultivating shen power for a while and increasingly felt that shen power was much more powerful than the three powers. While it was more difficult to practice, the difficulty was being resolved gradually.

Now, Zuo Mo could clearly feel that shen power was something that other people could cultivate.

"Give me all the spells, yao arts, and mo skills you two have collected. 'Pu Wei Library' Access will be divided according to their service." Zuo Mo looked at Pu Yao and Wei.

Pu Yao said carelessly. "Alright."

Right now, Pu Yao was only interested in shen power. He did place any importance on what he had collected over the years. Maybe by doing this he could collect a copy of the Moon shen power inheritance.

Wei nodded and said, "Alright."

Zuo Mo gave a smile. With Pu Yao and Wei's collection, Cloud Sea Jie's power would skyrocket in the short time. Also, with that, Cloud Sea Jie's foundation would become more secure. The reason that the large sects had survived for thousands of years and not fallen was because, other than possessing a great amount of resources they had numerous spell inheritances.

Adding on shen power in the future, Cloud Sea Jie would grow stronger.

Having reached an agreement with Pu Yao and Wei, the remaining matters could be handled by Pu Yao through the Ten Finger Prison. He did not have to worry as he cultivated.

Coming out of the sea of consciousness, Zuo Mo did not immediately cultivate. He still had to face the Xuan Kong Temple elder corps behind him. In his eyes, the enormous elder corps was a group of sparring partners. With every one that he killed, his shen power would grow.

———

The situation for the elder corps was very bad.

Xiao Mo Ge was clearly more cunning than they had imagined. The death of the three elders reminded them that while the other was unable to face their combined might, the enemy had the power to kill them individually.

Possessing astounding speed, great individual power, cunning, and devious. From every angle, Xiao Mo Ge seemed to be the one in the role of the hunter.

The elder corps was already starting to regret this mission.

Translator Ramblings: There's more than one way to achieve shen power. Think of it as radiation, there's light, the gamma rays, the infrared and others. Zuo Mo's shen power is all three powers together but it's not the only way.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Eighty Six – The Mo Gods Emerge, The World Is Left Astounded

"Oh." A tall, large mo suddenly turned. There were two sickle shaped red marks on his thin face. His faint blue eyes were slightly narrowed as he sat on a throne carved with exquisite designs.

There was a smile on his face, but no one was able to feel any warmth from it.

"Xuan Kong Temple is really a failure, even now, they have not reached the gate to shen power yet they dare to target our mo. Have the xiuzhe declined so much in the thousand years?"

His smile became slightly disdainful and cold.

"Itis probably because they were the winners in that war." A voice came from the corner. The one that spoke was covered in thick armor. His body was brawny and there was a horn growing out of his forehead. He was imposing and his voice was deep and thick.

"There is no way around it, we were the losers, losers will also scheme to take back what was lost in the past."

A mo youth that was lying in midair had an unconcerned expression as he spoke. As he spoke, he threw a bloody red grape into his mouth. He was relaxed and said unclearly, "Don't think about sending me, ah've been in a lazy mood, don't want to go anywhere, sweep, ah just want to sweep ... ..."

The mo sitting on the throne had an exasperated expression and could only turn to the horned mo in the corner.

"I will go." The rhinoceros mo said with a grave expression. "This year is coincidentally the two hundredth year of the shen temple's founding. I can use those people as a sacrifice, the shen temple will grow in authority and will be able to attract more clans. It is time to show our shen temple to the world!"

More belief meant more shen power.

"That's right." The mo sitting on the throne narrowed his eyes and said with a light laugh. "Since the others are not willing to act, then let the era of shen power start with us."

The brawny figure disappeared.

———

Jiang Zhe had been defeated!

The news spread as though it had wings, flying to every corner of the three realms. If it Bie Han's sneak attack of Cold Mountain Jie was a dagger shoved into Jiang Zhe's soft belly, then Gongsun Cha had accurately grabbed Jiang Zhe's weaknesses and tore at Jiang Zhe until he bleed to death.

Learning that his retreat had been cut off, Jiang Zhe had tried to lead his main forces to break out of the encirclement.

But Gongsun Cha did not give Jiang Zhe any chances to retreat peacefully. Some people said that Gongsun Cha was like a cunning wolf that tightly clung to Jiang Zhe's battalion. Whenever he saw a chance, he would leap and take a bite.

All the people who saw the battle described it like this.

In their eyes, Gongsun Cha's forces were sharp demonic blades. They would be hidden. But every time they appeared, they would slice off a thin layer of flesh from Jiang Zhe's battalions and draw blood. It would cause the enemy to feel great pain yet each cut was not fatal.

Jiang Zhe's battalions gradually grew weaker.

The disadvantage of fighting in foreign territory was completely apparent now. No mo along the way would help Jiang Zhe. Actually it was the opposite. Small mo troops along the way would attack any Xuan Kong Temple xiuzhe that had fallen behind. They weren't even afraid to attack small battalions.

Jiang Zhe's forces seemed to have landed in an endless bog. There were also terrifying demonic blades hidden in this horrific bog.

Eventually Jiang Zhe died by Bie Han's hand.

This battle that was enough to change the world's state of affairs finally ended now. The effects of this event were still deeply affecting the world.

Yet no one had expected after just one day, the world's attention was attracted by another matter.

Something called the Mo ShenTemple had suddenly appeared.

A mo god of the Mo Shen Temple with seven mo temple guards had killed the twenty seven Xuan Kong Temple elders.

But even more astounding was that this mo god immediately announced that he would sacrifice these twenty seven Xuan Kong Temple elders would be sacrificed to the shen temple.

Then this mo god announced that Black Cloud Jie was under the protection of the shen temple. Any action that would cause fighting in Black Cloud Jie would be taken as a provocation and a challenge to the Mo God Temple.

All of the world was shocked speechless by the Mo God that had appeared out of nowhere.

Their first response was to suspect the truthfulness about death of the twenty seven Xuan Kong Temple elders. However, the mirages of the twenty seven elder's corpses and their talismans were made public by the Mo Shen Temple.

People now discovered that this was true.

Xuan Kong Temple was finished!

While they still had fanxu elders, they had lost Jiang Zhe, their main battalions, and their elder corps were destroyed. No one could save it from the fate of death.

Those with any sense of logic would be able to conclude this. However, no one paid attention to Xuan Kong Temple now. Losers would always be immediately forgotten by people. Even if it was a colossus like the four greats, when it crashed to the ground, people would reminiscence about how great it had been. They would say that while things had changed, people were the same and such. But in a blink, their gazes would gather on the victors. The losers would become a footnote in history to memorialize the strength of the winners. And the past identity as one of the four greats would just cause this contrast to become even grander and eye-catching.

Everyone was deeply astounded by the Mo God Temple.

Twenty seven Xuan Kong Temple elders. Such a grand group was one that no factions in the mo realms would guarantee that they could defeat.

All killed by the Mo Gods of Mo Shen Temple!

There was a lot of information in these last two words.

Normal people might have been astounded by the power that the Mo Shen Temple displayed. But among the major factions, their attention was on last two words–

— Shen temple!

They knew very well what the phrase that had been lost in time meant.

Shen power!

It definitely was shen power that allowed the Mo Shen Temple to kill all twenty seven Xuan Kong Temple elders.

All of them believed this.

No matter if it was yao, mo, or xiuzhe, any sect or clan that had some history desired shen power. However, up until now, they had not heard of anyone that found the way to cultivating shen power. The Great Peace Treasure Pavilion had been hotly contested and what people wanted was that nameless mo stele said to be the key to shen power.

The attraction of shen power could be seen.

Shen temple, so the crux of shen power was at the shen temple!

Many mo suddenly realized.

As more and more intelligence about the Mo Shen Temple was gathered, people found to their shock that the Mo Shen Temple had existed for two hundred years in the remote Black Cloud Jie. Even in Black Cloud Jie, there were not many that knew of the shen temple.

Before this, who knew the name of Black Cloud Jie?

Having worked for two hundred years before suddenly walking onto the world's stage. There were many questions behind all this.

After the sacrificial ceremony, the Mo Shen Temple suddenly announced that the recruits of the mo shen guard that passed the exams were able to learn shen power.

These words were like throwing a spark into a pot of boiling oil.

Shen power!

The Mo Shen Temple announced for the first time that they had mastered the method to cultivate shen power.

Black Cloud Jie immediately became a new holy ground. Countless mo seemed to be possessed as they moved towards Black Cloud Jie.

This was just the beginning.

Very quickly, the defense lines of the xiuzhe almost all moved back. Almost overnight, the xiuzhe who had had held the advantage all this time had lost all of their power. The positions of the two sides flipped and this increased the reputation of the Mo Shen Temple.

A sorrowful mood spread among the xiuzhe.

Shen power, the mo had found the way to cultivate shen power!

———

Pu Yao's dream about being the "Father of New Shen power" was destroyed. The Mo Shen Temple had started two hundred years already. Even Wei praised their determination and endurance.

Zuo Mo had seen the fight between the mo god and the elder corps with his own eyes and saw the strength of that mo god.

He really was too powerful!

Zuo Mo suspected the other had earth level shen power.

Few understood better than Zuo Mo what earth level shen power meant. When shen power reached earth level, it would change to something that the three powers could not match.

Even if one was a marshal, they would not have any power to fight back in front of earth level shen power.

He had seen how the mo god had easily killed the twenty seven Xuan Kong Temple elders. The talismans and spells that hit the mo god were like smoke and could not harm him. Zuo Mo's hands and feet felt cold.

When the mo gold had glanced in his direction before leaving, he almost suffocated.

In that moment, his mind was completely blank.

He gradually recovered long after the mo god had disappeared.

A chill ran from his feet to his scalp. All the hairs on his body were standing up.

So terrifying!

Was this earth level shen power?

It was terrifying!

Even Pu Yao was silent for a long time. That kind of power surpassed his imagination. The other clearly was further along than they were. This caused Pu Yao to feel demotivated and dispirited.

Yet what Pu Yao hadn't expected that when Zuo Mo recovered from his initial shock, the first thing he did was to start cultivating shen power like usual.

Pu Yao couldn't help but say, "They are using the shen temple!"

"Oh." Zuo Mo did not stop and continued to cultivate.

"Their method is more effective their ours. They have recreated belief, their cultivation speed is faster than ours," Pu Yao continued.

"Oh." Zuo Mo did not show any intentions of stopping.

"Oh? Can you be normal? Their method is simpler and more effective than ours, they ... ..."

Zuo Mo stopped what he was doing and interrupted Pu Yao, "No matter how good their method is, it is not suited for me. I cannot make a shen temple. We are on a different paths so we will continue on ours. It is not important who is better."

"Not important?" Pu Yao widened his eyes as though he heard something incomprehensible.

"I do not cultivate shen power to defeat them." Zuo Mo looked at Pu Yao and said to himself, "I am doing it for A Gui, to release A Gui from the Undying Shen Punishment, and for myself."

Pu Yao stilled.

"Also, seeing his power fills me with confidence. Earth level is so powerful. When I reach earth level, I might be able to release A Gui's Undying Shen Punishment!" Zuo Mo's eyes were as bright as stars. He unconsciously tightened his fists.

Zuo Mo suddenly turned his face, his smile sunny.

"Also, I believe that the shen methodology that you, Pu, has perfected will not be lacking to any one else's! You are Pu!"

Translator Ramblings: For those of you who wondered about the yaomo, here are the mo with their own shen power.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Eighty Seven – The Hero and the Beauty

After the string of events, the Mo Shen Temple quieted down but the effects of its appearance on the world had not stopped at all. The present state of affairs became even more unpredictable. Even those that studied the situation did not dare to guarantee they could grasp the direction matters would develop.

However, this did not have too much to do with Zuo Mo.

He was heading towards Nether Spring Jie. Since he already learned that A Gui's soul was being restrained by the Undying Shen Punishment, Zuo Mo still hoped that the Reverse Shadow Spirit Silkgrass would provide some him some clues.

However, this time, Zuo Mo planned for Gongsun Cha and Bie Han to return to Cloud Sea Jie.

In the past, Zuo Mo's individual strength was not enough so he had to get the aid of the battalions. But now his shen power had developed, he also had A Gui and Ceng Lian'er who were also strong. Even if they were facing marshals, they had the ability to fight and it was not a problem to flee.

Also, the collapse of Xuan Kong Temple and the appearance of the Mo Shen Temple caused Zuo Mo to have a feeling they were at a turning point of the era.

This was a chance for Cloud Sea Jie.

Xuan Kong Temple, one of the four greats, had been defeated at the front lines and lost its experts. Its decline could not be stopped. However, its enormous body was the richest banquet and caused countless factions to drool.

For a very long time, the xiuzhe world would be in a turbulent state. The old equilibrium had been broken, and a new equilibrium will only start forming from fighting and rivers of blood. Zuo Mo hoped that Cloud Sea Jie would be able to get a share of this great banquet.

The present Cloud Sea Jie possessed two powerful battalions and the [Pu Wei Library]. What it lacked was resources.

This was not apparent because Cloud Sea Jie was always on the defensive and it was hidden. But there would be a day that Cloud Sea Jie would come to prominence and the enemies they would face then would be titans like Kun Lun. The resources the two sides would be able to move would not be on the same level.

Their enmity with Kun Lun could not be resolved.

Other than this, Cloud Sea Jie needed to establish deeper foundations.

This meant that Cloud Sea Jie needed to expand its territory. Only by expansion could it possess more resources and establish itself.

In Zuo Mo's view, this was the best opportunity for an expansion.

Once the new equilibrium was formed, expansion would antagonize all of the surrounding factions. The best way was to take advantage of the chaos. If they missed such a great opportunity, it would never come again. With a terrifying enemy like Kun Lun, if they did not strengthen themselves early, then they might not even qualify for a final battle.

In Zuo Mo's view, resolving the Undying Shen power for A Gui, and solving the riddle of his origins were his personal matters.

As the leader of Cloud Sea Jie, he could not allow his personal matters to affect the future of Cloud Sea Jie and lose the best chance to develop. The present him had enough strength to reach Nether Springs Jie.

So he ordered Gongsun Cha and Bie Han to return to Cloud Sea Jie.

Gongsun Cha and Bie Han had strongly opposed this but Zuo Mo did not waver at all. Out of helplessness, Gongsun Cha and Bie Han could only lead their battalions back to Cloud Sea Jie and prepare for the expansion.

However, Gongsun Cha told Zuo Mo before he returned that Wei Sheng had entered the mo territories with only his sword in order to help Zuo Mo. He was going to use battle to refine his sword essence. Before this moment, Gongsun Cha and the others had concealed this matter from Zuo Mo.

Zuo Mo was dumbstruck upon hearing this.

His chest was filled with warmth, but more was the worry for Eldest Shixiong. The danger of a sword xiu moving in the mo territories alone was scalp-numbing to think about.

Zuo Mo immediately listened for word about a sword xiu that was in the mo territories.

He hadn't expected that he would obtain the information without any effort. Wei Sheng's name had been spread far and wide. There were details about each of his fights. Zuo Mo was overjoyed. He hadn't thought that Eldest Shixiong would have made such a great reputation for himself in the mo territories. He wasn't just undefeated, he had won the respect of the mo. When he had been searching for news, he found that all the mo spoke with reverence and respect when they talked about Wei Sheng. The declarations the major personages gave also showed this.

Zuo Mo immediately stopped worrying.

He had absolute confidence in Wei Sheng. Unless a marshal came, no one would be able to defeat Eldest Shixiong in a fight unless they did something underhanded.

But then the report of Eldest Shixiong killing a Kun Lun assassin caused murderousness to boil inside Zuo Mo's chest.

Kun Lun!

Zuo Mo quickly calmed down. Xuan Kong Temple was about to crumble. Kun Lun would not let such a chance past. At this time, Kun Lun definitely would not focus their attention on Eldest Shixiong.

Thinking about this, Zuo Mo took out a snowy piece of paper. This was fifth-grade natural snow paper. It was one of the top types of paper. Zuo Mo carefully drew out seal formations on this paper. The seal formation that he was drawing was completely different and more complex than the normal seal formations on messenger paper cranes. A while later, Zuo Mo put down the brush. His fingers moved and spells shot into the paper crane.

Only now did Zuo Mo show a satisfied expression. He blew at the paper crane. The paper crane seemed to be folded by an invisible hand and took form.

Once the paper crane formed, it disappeared.

It was as though a rock lifted off Zuo Mo's chest. Zuo Mo naturally had an imprint from Eldest Shixiong. However, there was such a great distance that normal paper cranes could not reach him. Therefore, he forged this sixth-grade paper crane. The other reason was that the contents of the paper crane were extremely important. Zuo Mo had written down the shen methodology that he had been perfecting recently into the paper crane.

The shen power system was about to replace the three powers and become the newest and highest power system.

With Shixiong's personality, he would not make a shen temple. Therefore, he could only walk the same path as Zuo Mo.

Zuo Mo felt some anticipation about what Eldest Shixiong, that focused on the sword, would become when he cultivated shen power.

However, Zuo Mo had warned Eldest Shixiong not to expose the fact that he was cultivating shen power. The appearance of the Mo Shen Temple had made shen power the most attractive thing at the moment. If people knew that Eldest Shixiong had a shen methodology, those marshals would not continue to sit still.

When the paper carne disappeared, the last thread of worry in Zuo Mo's mind disappeared with it.

He, with A Gui and Ceng Lian'er, changed their appearances. They departed for Nether Springs Jie.

———

Ji Li Yu's expression was dejected. Her thoughts wandered as she looked at the sky.

Qing Hua Xue was sitting thoughtfully in the corner. She knew of Ji Li Yu's unwillingness. This was not hard to understand. Ji Li Yu had become famous very early on, and the Ji Family was a powerful family. In these years, she had become the fantasy lover for countless youths. While Ming Yue Ye's order could not be disobeyed, she still was unwilling.

However, Ji Li Yu cultivated the [Charm Clothing] and was the most suitable person.

The importance that Ming Yue Ye placed on this matter far surpassed other people's expectations. Other than Ji Li Yu, there were more than thirty people that had come along. These beauties were of different kinds, seductive, dignified, elegant, friendly, it was enough to dazzle the eyes.

The Blue Flower Family had also been selected.

Qinghua Xue was from a branch family of the Blue Flower Family and had an outstanding appearance. She was extremely suitable. Her elder brother had opposed it strongly but she had agreed because she heard the target of this mission was Xiao Mo Ge.

These three words seemed to have an unusual attraction towards her and would always unconsciously attract her mind.

Of the group, Ji Li Yu was undoubtedly the brightest pearl. The other beauties lost color under her light. Qinghua Xue calmly stayed in the corner. She did not attract attention and secretly observed this group.

The creator of this plan was Ming Yue Ye, but without the support of the council of elders, the Ji Family would not have made such a great sacrifice as to send Ji Li Yu.

Qinghua Xue was intelligent and had great perception. She felt that the goal of this mission was not as simple as the rumors said.

The leader of the guards for this group was Feng Xin Zi. This man gave her great pressure. She needed to be very careful in order for him not to discover her actual strength. The other experts were only just slightly weaker than Feng Xin Zi.

What surprised Qinghua Xue was that the group did not disguise their journey. They made a fuss along the way. Ji Li Yu's charisma worked on both yao and mo. Her natural seductiveness caused the [Charm Clothing] to be used to its limits. Seductiveness formed as she moved.

Ji Li Yu's talent in music was extremely high and she immediately won over the hearts of countless mo.

There was great mixing between yao and mo. Ji Li Yu was one of the most famous beauties among the yao and her popularity in the mo territories was not low. When she appeared in the vision of the people, they found that she was even more beautiful than the rumors. Countless mo was enchanted by her. They accompanied and protected the group. Even the three princesses' limelight could not compare.

Ji Li Yu unintentionally stated the goal of their mission in public. It was Xiao Mo Ge who was extremely well-known at this time. She seemed to be admiring and loving in her tone.

Xiao Mo Ge's prison-breaking battle and his interactions with Ji Li Yu were quickly dug up. People found to their surprise that Xiao Mo Ge and Ji Li Yu had entanglements before.

Many people realized. So this was how it was!

In the past, with that astounding battle, Xiao Mo Ge had completely won over Miss Ji li Yu's proud heart. In these years, Miss Ji Li Yu had thought of him day and night, unable to sleep, and tortured by love. She finally gathered her courage and came to the mo territories to search for Xiao Mo Ge ... ...

Rumors like this quickly spread through the mo territories and sounded extremely convincing.

The people who spread this had expressions of certainty and those that listened were interested.

Xiao Mo Ge was, expected, a good male mo!

Only a peerless beauty like Ji Li Yu could pair with such a heroic youth like Xiao Mo Ge.

The rumors spread wider and wider and convinced many people. Busybodies even started to search for Xiao Mo Ge's tracks.

Naturally, no one found Zuo Mo that had changed his appearance.

But when he heard the rumors, he didn't know to laugh or cry. He almost didn't remember the name Ji Li Yu. When he finally thought of it, he shook his head.

He didn't have any good impressions of that woman.

He quickly threw this matter to the back of his mind. Other than cultivating, what they did everyday was travel.

He only had one goal, Nether Springs Jie!

Translator Ramblings: As per your editor, Ji Li Yu is One Mole.

Also, in terms of shen power and how fast it appeared, they popped up before in the story. For example, that jade pendant Wei Sheng had and that transportation formation that moved him into the Sealed Extinction Battlefield, those were all ancient artifacts related to shen power. Wu Kong Sword Sect's sword scripture and sword essence most likely originated from the presence of shen power. Shi Zi Ming also figured out a part or all of shen power a few hundred years ago but he couldn't cultivate it himself.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Eighty Eight – Rock

In order to spend more time cultivating, Zuo Mo and the others chose to ride a large mo steed.

Fully grown Sky Sharks were about nine hundred zhang long. Their bodies were strong and was able to resist the harsh wind in the sky. In some regions, it was also used as a combat unit. Its vicious personality made it suited for battle. It was a mo beast that lived in the sky, the void, and the chaotic turbulence. There were rarely things that were a threat for them.

Its enormous body meant that the inside of its body was large enough to be used as accommodations. It was a good choice for long journeys.

Zuo Mo did not lack money so they had rented a whole courtyard to themselves.

Rather than say it was a yard, it was a residence made from three little houses. In order to make it easy for travellers to cultivate, there were blood pools that were used for cultivating mo physiques inside the yard.

It was a pity that the blood pool was not of any use to Zuo Mo now. He only hoped that no one would disturb him.

If Ceng Lian'er was alone, she definitely would not cultivate so madly. However, she was alongside Zuo Mo. Whenever Zuo Mo started to cultivate sun shen power, the energies in her body would uncontrollably move and her moon shen power would also circulate. She had to follow Zuo Mo's rhythm in cultivating or risk suffering side-effects.

Only at this time did she truly understand how freakish Zuo Mo was.

He seemed to never know exhaustion. He used any time he had to cultivate. It was fortunate that Zuo Mo had many things he needed to practice such as the three powers so it gave her time to breathe, but even so she still felt that she couldn't keep up.

Yet when she finally had a day of rest and inspected herself, she found to her shock that in a few short days her shen power had grown by a tenth!

In this whole day of rest, she was immersed in deep shock.

Her deep eyes were full of emotion.

Zuo Mo did not have the time to dwell on his emotions. He squeezed everything he could out of his time. He needed to face each battle with all of his power.

Zuo Mo panted, his body was soaked with sweat. His fingers that dangled at his side were convulsing.

He had just finished a practicing high difficulty finger movements. The ling power he had was almost completely used up. Right now, he was able to control the change between shen power and the three powers.

Of the three powers, his weakest was ling power and this was the main focus of his practice.

In the cultivation plan that Pu Yao had given him, the practice of spells was a very important part.

[Bowstring Finger Spell] [Five Element Communication] [Mist Raindrop Sword Scripture] [Hundred Dhyana Sutra Records] ... ...

All of these spells focused on transformation. Zuo Mo had originally thought that his finger motions were pretty good, but when he saw the requirements for the [Bowstring Finger Spell, his scalp turned numb and his face went ashen.

Cultivating this each time was alike being tortured.

But Zuo Mo managed to persist. His ling power had grown greatly and become even more pure, easier to control, and more powerful.

Even though it was still far from satisfying Pu Yao, Zuo Mo still felt a clear improvement, especially in the advance of his shen power.

His shen power became more malleable and directing it was like moving a part of his body. Some blurry details seemed to resolve themselves and he could now unconsciously carry out some actions.

Zuo Mo, Pu Yao, and Wei were all very motivated. This quick advancement showed that their thoughts were in the right direction.

In exploring unknown cultivation, what was most important was direction. If the direction was wrong and ran counter to the answer, the consequences were not just detrimental but could easily cause injury. If the general direction was right, then the details was just a matter of hard work and experience.

After about ten breaths, Zuo Mo's breathing finally recovered. The sweat on his face disappeared. Zuo Mo's recovery abilities were very strong due to his powerful mo physique. This was an important reason that he had managed to persist.

Turning his face, he saw A Gui sitting silently beside him. Zuo Mo's gaze became much gentler.

At this time, a ruckus sounded outside the door.

Zuo Mo couldn't help but frown.

It had to be said that the mo's sound blocking techniques were lacking compared to the xiuzhe. The use of mo matrices was far behind seal scripts, and there were not many that understood the use of mo matrices.

Zuo Mo's gaze flickered to the room on the left. His gaze focused. Ceng Lian'er was at an crucial time in her cultivation!

The sound outside did not show signs of quieting down and became even louder.

Zuo Mo sent a sound-blocking spell towards Ceng Lian'ers room and then stood to walk out.

Opening the gates, he saw a circle of people outside.

"I said that I'm not selling to you!" The youth that was speaking had an angry expression as he tightly gripped a stone in his hand.

"Hahaha, you won't sell? Ye doesn't have the patience to quibble with you. Even if you don't want to sell it, you have to!" The one who poke was a youth dressed grandly. His expression was proud as he played with a short staff in his hand. The short staff was inlaid with all kinds of precious stones and it could be seen to be extremely valuable at a glance.

There was a group of guards surrounding the youth that was selling stones with maliciousness in their eyes.

Zuo Mo did not have any sense of justice. If this was another time, he wouldn't even look twice. But now, Ceng Lian'er was at a crucial juncture. It would be troublesome if she was disturbed now.

When his gaze flashed across the stone, Zuo Mo's pupils suddenly shrank.

The stone was about the size of a basket, completely blue, and threaded with lines of blood red. It seemed slightly eerie.

That stone ... ... was interesting!

He felt a ripple of shen power from it. This was extremely weak. If it wasn't that Zuo Mo's shen power had become purer recently, he probably would have had a difficult time detecting it.

This was the first time Zuo Mo had encountered something that contained natural shen power. Was there things that contained shen power like how jingshi contained ling power?

———

At this time, a guard said darkly, "Buddy, for one stupid stone, we're giving you twenty thousand mobei! Know your limits, if you anger our master, you won't get even one mobei!"

The youth with the stone had a flushed face. "I only said I'll trade, not sell, I'm only trading for mo weapons! Brigadier mo weapon!"

"Brigadier mo weapon? Ha, you're dreaming! You dare to ask so much of ye, you don't want to live ... ..." the young master snorted coldly.

At this time, a voice suddenly interrupted. "I'll trade with you."

Everyone immediately quieted.

The stone-selling youth was not very excited. He looked suspiciously. "Brigadier mo weapon, only brigadier mo weapons!"

This person was dressed normally and was not attention catching. A person like this did not look like one that would have a brigadier mo weapon. Even the lowest of the brigadier mo weapons cost over thirty thousand mobei on the market.

Zuo Mo did not waste words and took out several mo weapons.

"This black sickle is brigadier level, it is formed from killing energy. With every person killed, the killing energy will increase. When the killing energy accumulates to a certain level, it can form fiendish souls. This Heaven Azure Dagger-Ax is brigadier level. It is as light as a feather, suited to fast attacks. It can rip through the void. This blood fiend axe is one hundred and eighty thousand catties heavy. It is suited to power-type mo physiques. When it is swung, an axe fiend will form. Which one do you want?"

When Zuo Mo introduced each mo weapon, he would wave it and show it. He had many mo weapons. They were all taken from the mo experts that he had defeated before.

The crowd around immediately shifted. Many people's eyes became burning hot. Even the guards were moved. All of them had expressions of greed.

Each of these three brigadier level mo weapons were all fine ones that were above fifty thousand mobei. The three articles together were one hundred and fifty thousand mobei. The shock they gave could be imagined.

The stone-selling youth stilled. From when he got the stone, he wanted to trade for a brigadier mo weapon but it had been over half a year, and he still hadn't managed to trade for one. At many times, he had thought that his price was too high. When there were really three mo weapons in front of him, he didn't know what to do.

Seeing the other dumbstruck, Zuo Mo could only remind the other, "Which one do you want?"

The stone-selling youth seemed to wake up and rushed out, "I want the Sky Azure Dagger-Axe!"

Zuo Mo did not waste words. He waved his hand and the Sky Azure Dagger-Axe flew in front of the youth. With a wave of his hand, that stone came out of the youth's arms and flew into his hands.

"Where did you get the stone?" Zuo Mo asked.

"The deep abyss of Hundred Energy Jie." The youth hugged the Sky Azure Dagger-axe after saying this with an excited expression.

A brigadier level mo weapon! It really was a brigadier level mo weapon!

Having gotten the mo weapon of his dreams, the youth felt as though he was dreaming.

Hundred Energy Jie!

Zuo Mo knew the name. It was one of the jie on the way to Nether Spring Jie. He had remembered all of them and this Hundred Energy Jie was among them.

At this time, a dark voice sounded.

"Young Master, this one remembers that the compound was robbed a few days ago and lost many mo weapons. This Sky Azure Dagger-axe is among them!"

The one that spoke was one of the young master's guards. His eyes showed greed that he wasn't able to disguise.

The furious young master immediately understood and snorted coldly. "No wonder I find these mo weapons so familiar, they are from my compound! Come, capture this thief!"

The guards immediately surrounded Zuo Mo.

Zuo Mo's expression was calm but he was slightly surprised. He hadn't thought that he would encounter such an absurd matter. At this time, he detected movement from the yard. Ceng Lian'er had finished cultivating.

Zuo Mo immediately lost the last qualm he had.

He grinned and showed snowy-white teeth. He smiled and said, "A few days ago, some thieves sneaked into my residence, and stole many things from me. So it was you!"

The guards had shocked expressions. They had done things like planting evidence and accusing others many times but it was the first time they were accused.

Before they could react, the figure in front of them disappeared.

A guard was hit with a slap on his face before he could react. Pia. His body seemed to be hit by a rampaging rhinoceros and was sent flying. He fell to the ground unconscious.

Zuo Mo's control of the three powers in his body had increased and so had his control of his mo physique.

His figure flashed and he appeared like a ghost in front of another guard. His left hand shook and the shadow of his hand was like whip that accurately hit that shocked face.

Another figure was sent flying!

Zuo Mo's figure was lightning fast.

In a flash, none of the guards were left standing. The entire area was silent. Everyone was shocked by the chaotic attacks.

The young master's face was as white as paper. "I ... ... I am from Horizontal Jie's Ji Family ... ... You ... ... you ... ..."

"Do you know ye's nickname?" Zuo Mo walked towards the young master.

"What ... ... what name?" The young master was like a frightened rabbit.

"Scalping Zombie!" Zuo Mo snarled

Ooh!

The young master fainted from too much fear.

The other really had no resistance to fear. Zuo Mo shook his head. He walked next to the young master and, with practiced motions, stripped them of their possessions.

Scalping always made him feel good.

Translator Ramblings: Ceng Lian'er gets pulled along into all this ... ... none of this is her fault. And now she's running for her life.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Eighty Nine – Shen Crystal

In truth, Zuo Mo did not find the things these people had particularly valuable. What he wanted was to re-experience that feeling from his days at Wu Kong Mountain. Of course, he had to pretentiously sigh over the passing of time. He had once been satisfied for a long time by a few jingshi. That pure joy had become a beautiful memory long ago.

Zuo Mo prepared to leave but someone called him.

"Daren, is that Blood Fiend Axe for sale?"

A man stepped out of the crowd and looked heatedly at Zuo Mo.

Zuo Mo stopped walking and turned around. He examined the other and immediately understood. This person was a brigadier and was perfectly suited for the mo weapon. The mo weapons that Zuo Mo had were mostly taken from the elite members under Marshal Yu's command. They were mostly mo weapons that the general levels had wielded and were of extraordinary quality for brigadier level mo weapons.

Zuo Mo did not have much use for these brigadier level mo weapons but he also had lots of mobei. Therefore, he said, "Trade only."

The other immediately had an expression of difficulty, but when he saw the rock in Zuo Mo's hand, he was inspired. Maybe this daren liked strange things?

He had went to been to places. While he didn't have treasures, he had several strange articles.

He took out everything he had and put them in front of him. He said respectfully, "Daren, all this one has is here."

Zuo Mo was slightly surprised by the other's briskness. This person's reaction was quick.

While he admired the other, with Little Mo Ge's caution in doing business, he naturally examined the articles in front of him seriously.

The man was not rich and the pile of items were almost all fragments of things. There wasn't one complete mo weapon. Zuo Mo's eyes, however, suddenly it up.

A piece of broken sword that was rusted all over.

When he touched the broken sword fragment, the shen power inside was stimulated.

An ancient item!

Zuo Mo immediately understood. He picked up the broken sword. Unexpectedly, the sword was light as though it was a feather. There was something here! No wonder the man had kept it with him. The man had not recognize the origins of this item, but just the weight of the item would have been enough to pique his curiosity.

"I'll trade for this."

Zuo Mo did not hesitate. He waved his hand. The Blood Fiend Axe turned into a streak of red light that embedded itself in the ground in front of the man.

The man was overjoyed. "Many thanks, Daren!"

After saying this, he was afraid Zuo Mo would regret the trade. He hurriedly picked up the Blood Fiend Axe, put away everything, and disappeared. He had picked up the broken sword by chance. Other than being unexpectedly light, it wasn't special at all. In the beginning, he had searched for people to examine it, but other than marveling at its light weight, no one was able to identify it.

It really was worth it to use a useless broken sword to him to trade for a brigadier mo weapon!

With this mo weapon, his power would skyrocket!

The other people saw the man had used a rusty broken sword to trade for a fine brigadier level mo weapon. Their eyes turned red.

"Daren, Daren, please look here, do you have anything you want?"

"Daren, look here!"

They took out what they had and hoped that Zuo Mo would trade for one of their items. Then they could also trade for a brigadier level mo weapon. There wasn't another place with bargains like this!

An unknown stone, a rusty broken sword, these were actually traded for two high quality brigadier level mo weapons.

The other passengers on the Sky Shark heard the news and all ran in this direction.

How could they miss such a good event?

Such a noisy affair naturally disturbed the guards on the Sky Shark. The price of riding the Sky Shark wasn't low so there was a full guard on board for security on the trip.

But when they arrived, they coincidentally saw the heated scene.

The price to travel on a sky shark was high and consequently, the guests here definitely had some wealth. They quickly found that this daren was not interested in the things that they thought were pretty good. It was usually a knick-knack of unknown origins that easily attracted his favor.

After some more people successfully traded for mo weapons, the crowd immediately became even more restless.

It seemed that this daren had strange taste.

Zuo Mo had a whole bunch of brigadier level mo weapons on him. Since he had no use for them, it was worth it to trade them for useful things. Also, Little Mo Ge had good eyes, and knew the ways of doing business. Of course he only profited and did not lose.

When the leader of the guards walked over, he saw the scene of the trades. There seemed to be an endless number of mo weapons behind that guest, each was of extraordinary quality.

Even though he had entered general level a long time ago and brigadier level mo weapons were not of great use to him, he still pondered if he should trade for one or two. It would be a great present to give to his juniors. The next few mo weapons traded away were all of outstanding quality. No wonder even the guards were moved.

Fortunately the leader of the guards did not forget his duties. He forced down his impulse. What he needed to do was to maintain order and prevent chaos.

"Boss, there!" a subordinate suddenly shouted.

The leader of the guards stilled and turned his face. Following the finger of his subordinate, he saw the almost naked people lying on the ground. Wait, wasn't that Young Master Ji?

The leader of the guards broke out in a cold sweat.

It was over!

He had a deep understanding of Young Master Ji's arrogance. However, the Ji Family of the Horizontal Jie was powerful and protective. Other people did not dare to resist. But Young Master Ji was stripped so cleanly ... ...

The leader of the guard did not plan on thinking further about what would happen next. Inside, he grimaced. This had occurred on his sky shark and he would most likely be affected as well.

However, he did not immediately try to get justice for Young Master Ji. He was experienced and he knew that if the person who dared to act so against Young Master Ji of Horizontal Jie and his people was either powerful or had his own backing. No matter which, they would not be someone he could offend.

But it was not good for Young Master Ji's group to be left lying naked in the street. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Put clothing over them."

Some shark guards took off their outer robe and put them over the bodies of the Ji Family members.

Seeing no one step out, the leader of the guards sighed in relief. Putting clothes on Young Master Ji was a test of this daren's intentions. No one stopped him so he said, "Help them back to their own rooms."

No one paid attention to the movements of the shark guards. Everyone was excitedly attempting to trade with Zuo Mo. Zuo Mo of course detected it, but he ignored it. For him, this was just a small punishment. If the other still did not recognize what was good for him and came back to look for trouble, he did not mind giving that Horizontal Jie Ji Family a memorable lesson.

The shark guard leader quickly learned of what had happened and his gaze as he looked at Zuo Mo became respectful and awed.

Zuo Mo's business was quickly finished.

His eyes were skilled and his consciousness swept across the items almost as soon as other people took them out. He immediately spotted if there was anything he was interested in.

Today, he had obtained some good things. He was in a good mood.

However, it was not worth it to waste his cultivation time for these things. He stopped his transactions and returned to his yard, ignoring the calls of the other passengers behind him.

The shark guard leader opened his mouth but did not say anything in the end.

Returning to the yard, Zuo Mo immediately set up a large number of jinzhi.

Then he took out the stone streaked with blood. He raised his head and said to Ceng Lian'er who was looking at him with a curious expression, "Give me the Green Carp Tongue Sword to use."

Ceng Liane'r handed over the Green Carp Sword.

Zuo Mo held the Green Carp Tongue Sword and started to strike at the surface of the stone.

The stone was cut piece by piece like a piece of dough. Ceng Lian'er had a shocked expression. As the stone became smaller, her surprise increased. A Gui felt shen power and unconsciously moved closer to inspect the stone.

Shen power!

This stone actually contained shen power!

Zuo Mo's cutting movements became slower, and it was evident that it was taking effort to wield the Green Carp Sword in his hand. As he continued to slice off layers, the concentration of shen power contained in the rock layers became denser. The stone also became stronger. Zuo Mo had to channel shen power in order to continue to slice off layers.

As he cut deeper, the blood color became more apparent.

Zuo Mo cut off the last piece of the surface. A pure and clear red cube appeared in front of the trio.

Shen crystal!

In that moment, Zuo Mo and Ceng Lian'er stopped breathing at the same time.

The shen crystal was about the size of a walnut. It was completely red, clear and glowing, beautiful. What was even more enchanting was that the wave of shen power it exuded was pure and gentle. It filled the entire yard. If not for the jinzhi that Zuo Mo had cast before, everyone on the Sky Shark would have been alerted to this wave of shen power.

"There are actually shen crystals in this world ... ..." Zuo Mo murmured to himself. His expression was grave. He naturally knew what this meant.

In the xiuzhe world, jingshi mines were the core of the income for every sect. It was the most important resource of all resources, and the life of every sect.

A crack had been opened in the gates to the shen power era. At the time, the value in the discovery of shen crystals was peerless!

Holding the shen crystal in his hand, Zuo Mo's shen power seemed to be simulated. It became unprecedentedly active. Almost as his mind moved, a thread of shen power came out of the shen crystal and burrowed into Zuo Mo's body along his palm.

When this shen power entered Zuo Mo's body, it immediately merged with the shen power inside Zuo Mo's body. Zuo Mo felt refreshed and comfortable.

The light of the shen crystal in his hand dimmed slightly.

As expected, then shen crystal could help him cultivate shen power!

Zuo Mo suddenly opened his eyes, the light in his eyes bright. He handed the shen crystal to Ceng Lian'er. Moments later, Ceng Lian'er's expression changed.

Ceng Lian'er's shen power was of a completely opposite attribute to his but she could also use the shen crystal. This showed that the shen crystal's shen power did not have any attribute.

This would be of great aid to shen power cultivation of any kind.

If he had the help of shen crystals, his cultivation would be even faster. If he could find enough shen crystals, then his cultivation speed would multiply!

This meant that the time he needed to advance would be greatly decreased.

A Gui's Undying Shen Power!

Almost without hesitation, Zuo Mo made his decision.

"We need to go to the abyss of Hundred Energy Jie!"

Translator Ramblings: A rival for Zuo Mo's love of jingshi!

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Chapter Six Hundred and Ninety – The Gravestone Oath

"They really are trash!" Anger flashed through the eyes of the middle-aged person. "They have lost the face of the Ji Family! If he wasn't my son, humph!"

The last word was spat out murderously. The temperature in the room suddenly dropped.

Ji Heng, the present patriarch of the Ji Family. He was not the eldest son of his family but his marshal level power had allowed him to become the patriarch without any opposition. In the decades that he had been the patriarch, the power of Horizontal Jie's Ji Family had expanded quickly.

"Young Master has five general level guards. This person having defeated them in a flash is not weak." The one who spoke was a middle-aged man with a goatee. He was Ji Xi, a member of the Ji Family's branch family. However, he had the position of chief steward and was deeply trusted by Ji Heng.

"Have A Heng go and pick up that trash. Every time he goes out, he embarrasses us! After he returns, throw him into the Deep Mo Hole," Ji Heng said coolly.

Ji Xi's heart shook. The Deep Mo Hole was the cruelest training ground the Ji Family had. It was filled with demonic monsters and it had been many years since someone dared to go down. Being sent there had now become a form of punishment in the clan. Those that had committed great wrongs were thrown in there. If they were able to come out of there alive, they were spared their death sentence.

"Young Master is slightly proud, but he has not committed any major mistakes ... ..." Ji Xi couldn't help but urge. He knew that if Young Master was thrown into the Deep Mo Hole, he wouldn't be able to come out alive with his power.

Ji Heng smiled coldly, his white teeth cruel. "If he cannot climb out, he is not qualified to be my son."

Ji Xi was silent. He knew that Master had already made his decision and any further attempts at persuading him was futile.

Ji Heng did not look at Ji Xi and said to himself. "As to that person who acted against us, have A Heng take care of him."

Ji Xi nodded to indicated his understanding. He changed the topic. "Master, we haven't heard any news from the people we sent to the Mo Shen Temple. They most likely have all died."

A shadow flashed through Ji Heng's eyes. He sneered coldly and said, "The Mo Shen Temple does have some skill to have formed shen power. Is there any news of Xiao Mo Ge?"

The Mo Shen Temple gave him great pressure. Marshal level had only days ago been the greatest power in the mo territories but now they were not.

The Mo Shen Temple was now the strongest existence!

"No." Ji Xi shook his head. "He seems to have suddenly disappeared. According to our investigation, the elder corps of Xuan Kong Temple came to capture Xiao Mo Ge. Three of the elders died in the hands of Xiao Mo Ge's group. The Mo Shen Temple's people appeared along the way. Strangely, Mo Shen Temple and Xiao Mo Ge did not have a conflict."

Ji Heng had a thoughtful expression. A moment later, he raised his head. "Pay attention to Xiao Mo Ge. His shen power is not as powerful as the Mo Shen Temple but he does not have a shen temple, he should be cultivating it some other way."

"Yes!" Ji Xi responded and then left the room.

Ji Heng sank into deep thought. Moments later, he suddenly rose, left the room, and flew into the air.

———

A short while later, he came to a well-concealed valley. The surroundings were heavily guarded.

He was very familiar with this place. Entering the mountain valley, there was a shen temple.

While the shen temple was still incomplete, but there was a sacrificial altar and the main temple. It could be seen that the shen temple hadn't been constructed recently. It was at least a decade old. He slowly walked to the center of the sacrificial altar and spread his arms. A strange feeling rose.

No one knew that ten years ago, he had started to study shen power.

But ten years had passed, and progress had been slow. Shen power was a sensitive matter. Out of consideration for secrecy, he had never publicized the shen temple.

The sudden appearance of the Mo Shen Temple was a great blow for him.

So belief was the most important thing!

A hint of decisiveness flashed across his eyes.

———

As he continued to cultivate, Zuo Mo's spell skill level rose rapidlly. His ling power was the weakest of the three powers. Every improvement in that would directly increase Zuo Mo's skill at controlling shen power.

According to Pu Yao's new categorization method, his mo physique skill level barely reached first-class, his yao arts were second-class, and his spell skill level, even after his furious cultivation spree, had just reached third-class.

Pu Yao judged that Zuo Mo's shen power control was third-class. The most important cause was that his skill with spells was dragging him down.

There was someone to compare to. That rhinoceros mo god. Pu Yao's judgement of him was earth level in power, first-class in technique!

It could be seen just how great the difference between them was. It wasn't just the difference in shen power, even the difference in technique was great.

However, Zuo Mo was not dispirited. He was filled with fighting spirit.

The shen power inside his body was growing everyday, and his technique was growing better by the day. His right hand could endlessly provide him with shen power as though he had a natural shen crystal inside his body. This was an advantage that no one else had.

As for techniques, Pu Yao had already made a list for him. If he could master those frightening spells, he believed that he could conquer shen power.

In Pu Yao's model, if Zuo Mo's shen power methodology could reach first-class, and his shen power level reached intermediate mortal level, or if his methodology was second-class and his shen power was late mortal level, he would be able to match a marshal level without the Little Mo Treasure Cup.

Zuo Mo did not have any interest in marshal level.

But he was enchanted with the study of shen power methodology. It would allow him to more easily discover the mysteries of shen power and could help him understand the underlying principles of shen power.

For other people, fighting was the most important.

But for Zuo Mo, what he needed to discover was the essence of shen power.

If he could understand the principles of shen power then he would have a way to resolve the Undying Shen Punishment.

When a certain technique was practiced to a very high level, its power could allow you to hold an advantageous position in battle. This was the common saying "one novel move to make a living." Once one had several of these moves, the chances of victory would greatly increase.

But if you wanted to discover the roots of power, you needed to understand as many methods of use as possible. Each method represented utilization of a certain quality of that power.

The more qualities of the power you mastered, the closer you were to the true essence of the power.

This path he chose was the more difficult path.

Also, the practice of methodology was something that one could not take a short-cut with. It was completely a labor of effort. One had to tirelessly practice it over and over until it became instinct.

Only then would this method, or rather, this quality of power became something that you understood at a fundamental level rather than just cursory understanding.

This was what Zuo Mo was pursuing. His right hand that could continuously form shen power enabled him to invest more time into the dull and vast practice of methods.

Zuo Mo had finished using the shen crystal. He made a general estimate. The shen power contained in the shen crystal was about twenty days worth of shen power produced by Zuo Mo's right hand. This amount was significant.

Undoubtedly, if he could possess enough shen crystals, it would greatly increase the progress of his shen power cultivation.

There was still a while before reaching Hundred Energy Jie. He decided to temporarily put this matter aside until he reached there.

He had carefully recorded what he had experienced in during his study. Then he passed these reflections back to Cloud Sea Jie through Pu Yao. These reflections would be organized and then added to the Pu Wei Library.

Zuo Mo did not hide anything on how to cultivate shen power. He did not have the time to go back to Cloud Sea Jie so he could only use this method to make a minor contribution to Cloud Sea Jie.

But Zuo Mo had never thought that this action, one he felt minor, would directly push Cloud Sea Jie into the era of shen power.

Pu Wei Library had a strict entrance policy. Those that were able to enter at the present were those that had followed him for a long time. Zuo Mo's subordinates had a nearly blind trust in him. The cultivation reflections among the great number of jade scrolls were always the most welcome content.

In the present Cloud Sea Jie, cultivating three powers at the same time was a new fad.

Due to their isolated location, they did not have much information coming in from the outside world. However, their trust in Zuo Mo allowed them to unhesitatingly choose to cultivate the three powers.

Zuo Mo did not know of all this.

In the sea of consciousness, the three were in discussion.

"Progress is too slow." Pu Yao frowned. He was not satisfied with Zuo Mo's progress. "Based on this speed, it would take at least five years for your spells to reach first-class alone! You also have to elevate your yao arts to first-class."

Zuo Mo also didn't know what to do. His talent on spells was the weakest of the three powers. He had diligently followed Pu Yao's cultivation plan but Pu Yao was still dissatisfied with his rate of progress. The difficulty of moving from third-class to second-class was far great difficulty, and moving from second to first class was multiple times more difficult than that.

Pu Yao also didn't have a solution. Zuo Mo was hardworking almost beyond Pu Yao's imagination, but his lack of skill and talent in spells was almost beyond Pu Yao's imagination. Zuo Mo was, however, unusually outstanding in the mo skills and yao arts.

Damn it, spells were about to become Zuo Mo's shortcoming!

Pu Yao's expression was slightly ugly. If Zuo Mo's spell skill level really wasted too much time, then it meant that the path that he had modeled had a fatal weakness.

At this time, Wei suddenly spoke, "Maybe you can try the Gravestone Oath."

"Gravestone Oath?" Zuo Mo stilled. "What is that?"

He hadn't thought that Pu Yao who usually looked down on Wei and had repeated objected to this to say, "Maybe you can try it."

Zuo Mo looked in confusion at the duo.

Wei slowly spoke, "The Gravestone Oath is a method of using the Gravestone Armor."

"Gravestone Armor?" Zuo Mo's expression was blank. He could not connect the topic at hand to the Gravestone Armor.

"The use of the Gravestone Armor is actually a kind of self-sacrifice. In essence, it is a trade. Sacrifice oneself in trade for power to protect." Wei's expression was solemn and carried an indescribable devoutness.

Zuo Mo jumped in fright. "You are saying for me to turn into the Gravestone Armor?"

"It can be said to be something like that, but also not." Wei said calmly, "In the past, in order to obtain the power for me to protect my tribe, I chose to make the greatest sacrifice in order to gain the greatest amount of power. But you do not need this kind of power. Similarly, you do not have make such a large sacrifice. This is the rule of the gravestone."

Zuo Mo seemed to understand slightly.

"The Gravestone Oath is frequently used by the inheritors of the Gravestone Armor. In order to pursue greater cultivation, they would frequently swear certain directed oaths."

Zuo Mo inquired, "You mean that I need to accept your inheritance?"

Translator Ramblings: Going away on a trip starting tomorrow. Nothing will be impacted except that I will have less time to look at comments and reply.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Ninety One – Bu Zhou City

"The power to protect comes at a price," Wei said meaningfully. His deep gaze flashed with a light that was stubborn and determined.

Zuo Mo stilled, looking away, he thought of A Gui.

In terms of protection, there was probably none that was more determined than A Gui's protection. But at the same time, there was no protection that carried such a cruel price.

Was this what it meant to protect someone?

Zuo Mo's thoughts swirled.

Wei did not speak. Pu Yao also maintained his silence. There was only the crackling of the eerie flames in the sea of consciousness.

Moments later, Zuo Mo looked up and grinned to show an unconcerned smile. "You want to frighten me? Ha! From every angle, this seems to be a profitable business, why wouldn't I do it? Tell me, tell me, how do I do this?"

Wei looked deeply at Zuo Mo. "You are sure."

"So chatty, it is best to be quick. Ge is in a hurry to cultivate. Can you afford to waste ge's time?" Zuo Mo glared.

Wei smiled. "It is very simple."

As he finished saying this, the gravestone in Zuo Mo's sea of consciousness suddenly shattered into pieces. It turned to black energy that became snakes that burrowed into Zuo Mo's body.

Then the black energy formed into a little gravestone inside Zuo Mo's body.

There were many complex grey patterns on the surface of the new formed gravestone. If one did not not closely, it would be hard to detect them.

In this moment, Zuo Mo seemed to understand something.

"To abide by your ceremony, to execute your wishes, to swear your oath, will you?"

An ancient voice echoed in Zuo Mo's mind. This scene summoned many memories. But Zuo Mo immediately detected a difference. Hm, the lines were not right!

He remembered the first time it had been "To abide by my ceremony, to execute my wishes, to swear my oath." How come it changed?

But Zuo Mo did not hesitate for long. When he made his decision, his mind was filled with Wei's words, the power to protect comes at a price.

Taking a deep breath, the uncaring smile on Zuo Mo's face faded. His expression became solemn and he said, "I'm willing!"

When the words escaped his lips, the complex patterns on the surface of the gravestone suddenly lit up like a web of light.

Zuo Mo's mind blanked.

Moments later, when he recovered from his daze and his eyes refocused, his first action was to touch his chest.

A strange feeling came.

When the gravestone had entered his heart in the past, it had felt rootless and intangible. But now, while the gravestone was still the gravestone, it seemed to have grown many roots in his heart.

"This is it?" Zuo Mo asked Wei in puzzlement.

Wei's expression was slightly tired. But he still smiled and said, "Yes, you did not require much so the price you paid was not large. From now on, the effect of practicing your spells will be three times what it was before, and the price you need to pay is ... ..."

"En?" Zuo Mo looked at Wei.

"It is ... ..." Wei trailed off.

The tendons in Zuo Mo's forehead started to throb.

"It is ... ..." Wei was smiling.

"It is your mom!" Zuo Mo erupted. His temples throbbed as he howled angrily at Wei's face.

Wei had a faint smile as he calmly waved a finger. His expression was dignified. "Not my mom."

Zuo Mo almost went crazy. "I will kill you! I will kill you!"

The most crucial information being withheld left Zuo Mo's anger burning. If the heavens bestowed a metal rod to him right now, he would skewer this horrid person and burn him over a fire! Also, he would put on enough hot chili!

Wei looked at Zuo Mo with a smile. That smile, that expression, it was like there was "come beg me, come beg me" written on his face.

Zuo Mo gritted his teeth. To deal with a lowly person like this, it seemed he had to use his ultimate move!

The anger on Zuo Mo's face faded as he said darkly, "Wei, we should calculate rent. You have lived here a long time, but you haven't paid rent! Right, ge only accepts jingshi and no other currency. Also, don't think of using spells, mo skills, or other things to make up your debt, ge only wants jingshi!"

Wei's smile froze on his face.

Pu Yao who had been watching silently stepped back and hid in the flames. It would not be good to appear in front of Zuo Mo at this time.

If the city gates were burning, it would still affect the fish in the moats.

Rent was a great problem ... ...

"Oh, that, actually, your gravestone oath is very simple. There will be a day in every month that you will lose all power until your shen power can resolve the Undying Shen Power. How about it, this price isn't too great, I had to work hard to obtain this for you. Choosing gravestone oaths is a highly technical matter and demands great experience, it isn't something normal people ... ..."

Wei nattered on as though he had done great favor by completing a hard task.

"Humph!" Zuo Mo snorted coldly. He turned and then swaggered out of the sea of consciousness.

Behind him, Wei wiped away his cold sweat. As expected, it was easy to forget himself ... ...

Pu Yao stepped out of the flames with an expression of scorn.

Coming out of the sea of consciousness, Zuo Mo was thinking.

Losing all of his abilities for one day of the month in exchange for three times the effect when practicing spells, this was a very profitable transaction. However, this was a hidden weakness. If he encountered danger on the day that he lost all of his powers, then it was over for him.

It seemed that he needed to make preparations.

While this created a hidden weaknesses, Zuo Mo was still very satisfied with the gravestone oath. Three times the effect meant that his training time could shrink by two thirds.

In the yard, Zuo Mo started to practice spells.

He was using the [Bowstring Finger Spell]. This was a very complex and profound finger spell that was primarily based on finger movements. It belonged to a sect from before the thousand year war, and it was the sect's founding spell. There were pitifully few high level finger spells in the present. There were only some crude spells such as the [Little Art of Cloud and Rain] that used finger movements.

Xiuzhe currently believed that when the control of ling power reacted a certain level, they could leave behind finger movements.

Theoretically, this was completely correct.

But this finger spell was completely different. Its intentions was to use finger movements to allow xiuzhe with low cultivation to use higher level spells.

From the moment he started to practice the finger spell, Zuo Mo immediately detected differences.

His ling power seemed to have become more sensitive. Some parts that he did not understand before were much clearer. After practicing a few times, Zuo Mo's finger movements became smoother and unlike the clumsiness of the past.

As expected, it was effective!

Zuo Mo became alert. Cultivating ling power had always been a painful matter for him. Zuo Mo was enchanted with the ease when he cultivated mo skills and yao arts. But today, the pain had flown away. Zuo Mo finally found that familiar yet unfamiliar feeling of ease.

After practicing furiously for twelve hours, Zuo Mo had not slowed down, still hungry for more.

This feeling was great!

Based on this speed, Zuo Mo had enough confidence that he could raise his spell level to first-class in a short amount of time.

He suddenly felt the Sky Shark descending.

Someone knocked on the door.

Zuo Mo's consciousness spread and he saw the person who came. It was the leader of the sky shark guards.

He waved his hand and the door opened on its own.

"Honored Daren, our shark has reached Bu Zhou City. According to the original schedule, we will stay here for three days. If Daren finds staying on board boring, you may want to go explore," the leader said respectfully.

There were ways to inform all guests but the shark guard leader still decided to make the trip personally to show respect.

Someone as strong as this was qualified to receive this respect.

Zuo Mo nodded. "I understand."

The guard leader saw this and did not talk any more. He bowed and then left.

"I have heard that Bu Zhou City produces White Ridge Snake Bones. It is of use to me," Ceng Lian'er suddenly spoke up.

"White Ridge Snake Bones?" Zuo Mo's reaction was quick. "Your mo physique?"

"En." Ceng Lian'er nodded and explained. "A secret of our White Fang Clan. I learned from my father. The White Ridge Snake Bones can improve our White Fang mo physique. However, the White Ridge Snake Bones are only produced in a few places, Bu Zhou City being one of them."

Hearing this, Zuo Mo nodded and said, "Let's go and see. I hope that you have enough luck to find some this time."

Ceng Lian'er smiled. While she had changed her appearance to a normal one, this smile was still filled with beauty.

"A Heng, you have to help me kill him!" The young master of the Ji family gritted out. He had never been humiliated so. Being beaten and stripped naked had actually happened to him. Whenever he thought of what had happened that day, he wanted to find a crack in the ground and bury himself.

It was too embarrassing!

A Heng was not tall. His body was thin, his skin dark, his hair short and bristly. He was dressed in short robes and looked like a manual laborer without any presence of an expert.

But a person like this was an existence that people in the Ji Family feared.

A Heng looked with slightly pity at the Young Master. This idiot didn't know what fate was awaiting him when he returned. However, he did not show any disrespect on the surface. He laughed lightly. "Young Master, do not worry. It is not so easy for someone to get away with shaming our Ji Family."

The Ji Family young master had an excited expression. "Haha, right! I will want to be present that day. I want to personally see how this guy will die!"

When he finished, his tone was bloodthirsty and hateful.

A Heng smiled dismissively. In his eyes, this kind of cruelty was just an expression of being useless.

"He's exiting the sky shark now," a subordinate reported.

Suddenly, a light flashed across A Heng's eyes. He stood and walked outside.

The young master of the Ji Family seemed to become excited. His eyes were red as he hurried behind A Heng.

A Heng did not pay attention the young master. His body moved like lightning towards the place his subordinate had reported. People along the way were alarmed and moved aside.

Almost at the same time, Zuo Mo seemed to feel something. However, his gaze moved towards the other side of the street. His expression couldn't help but show a thread of shock.

Hm, that was ... ...

Translator Ramblings: What Zuo Mo swore here is a lower-level version of what he was offered way back in the beginning of the story. So not his entire soul and life.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Ninety Two – Feng Xin Zi

Yao!

An enormous group of yao were slowly heading in this direction. It was common to see yao in the mo territories, but it was rare to see such a large group of yao. There were also many high level mo guards around the group. Zuo Mo muttered inside, was this a yao envoy?

The society structure of the yao and mo were completely different.

The yao had many large clans, but the Council of Elders were the highest power of the yao. Among the mo, the fractions divided everything up, heroes leading their families to rule over an area.

It was the first time Zuo Mo had seen a group of yao receive such a level of welcome. Bu Zhou City was part of the land of the Tang Family. The Tang Family's most famous expert, Tang Chen, ruled multiple jie with his marshal level power. The Tang Family was also a family with a long history. It could be traced back to the thousand year war.

The Tang Family's style was a peaceful one, and they paid attention to the development of their lands. Due to this, they were respected by the people.

Was the Tang Family going to ally with the yao?

This thought flashed through Zuo Mo's mind but he quickly threw it to the back of his mind. The Tang Family allying with the yao had nothing to do with him. He was just making a short stop in Bu Zhou City and naturally would not worry too much about this matter.

At this time, a sharp presence filled the entire street around him.

Zuo Mo raised his head in surprise. Had someone recognized them?

His upper body did not move as he pulled A Gui. They both seemed to slide backwards like he was on ice. His movements were relaxed and free. Ceng Lian'er followed silently behind him. Her movements seemed more ethereal and eerie. There seemed to be a shadow moving constantly.

"Hm!" A hint of shock flashed across A Heng's face.

The other's movement was unusually smooth. They were able to immediately break free of his lock .It was rare for him to encounter such an event.

But then he snorted. His body suddenly became blurred and divided into six copies. The copies turned to six grey shadows that leapt at the trio from different directions.

It was the first time that Zuo Mo had encountered such an unique mo physique and he couldn't help but feel slight interest.

His hand opened slightly, and his five fingers danced at an unique rhythm. A strong suction formed at his palm. One of the grey shadows was trapped by the suction force and was immediately became unable to move.

[Collection Art] was not a high level yao art but it had other abilities when used in this situation.

Zuo Mo's mo skills were first class, his yao arts second class, and his spells third-class. His spells were too weak to face enemies. His mo skills were the best and was enough to win this fight but he would lose a chance to train. The gains received from battle was more effective and clearer than usual practice.

His yao arts could be used to fight and also needed to be improved. It was perfect to use now.

Seeing Zuo Mo unexpectedly use yao arts, Ceng Lian'er immediately understood and perceptively did not act. A Gui also seemed to understand the situation. She silently allowed Zuo Mo to pull her and did not attack.

For Zuo Mo, it took almost no thought for a low level yao art like [Collection Art] to form.

The grey shadow that he had caught seemed to be made from a ball of mist. Its figure was very similar to that person but the features were blurry. While they were lightning fast, Zuo Mo found that their movements were still slightly stiff.

Seeing the [Collection Art] was effective, Zuo Mo's fingers moved. A few more Collection Arts locked onto the other grey shadows.

Once Zuo Mo's [Collection Art] appeared, A Heng frowned. Yao!

If this was any other situation, he would not have any misgivings and would directly kill the other. However, the news of Ji Li Yu's group arriving in mo territory was a hot topic. Old news such as the alliance of yao and mo were once again mentioned.

The mo were close to the yao, and it was common for the two races to marry. However, compared to the frequently interchange between the people, the attitudes of the governments were not so harmonious. It was just because the two had a common enemy that they could stand on the same side regarding major issues. Of course, this was also related to the fact that the mo were made up of many fractions and lacked a true king.

But the furor caused by Ji Li Yu's group caused the relationship between yao and mo to once again be in the public spotlight. A Heng immediately felt wary at the sudden appearance of a yao expert at such a sensitive time.

The Ji Family and the Tang Family were usually at peace. The two even encouraged marriages between the families. However, it was frowned upon to kill people in another's jie. If one wasn't careful, it was possible to strain relations between the two sides.

In this span of time, the other grey figures had charged. Their movements were slightly stiff but the murderousness they gave off was not false.

At this time, Zuo Mo's other hand rose and drew out a circle.

A silver blinding hoop of light!

Hiss-crack!

The grey shadows seemed to hit a wall of lightning. Countless electrical arcs released, and lightning snakes walked. The lightning immediately swallowed the grey shadows and did not leave anything behind.

A Heng's pupils suddenly contracted. Such a powerful yao art!

"Hm! [Sky Pole Lightning Hoop]!"

A bright voice suddenly spoke. A Heng's heart shook even more. He hadn't even detected this person coming so close. He turned his face and when the other's appearance entered his field of view, he was shocked again, yao!

"Who are you?" The incomer asked as he looked at Zuo Mo with curiosity, "They say that the Sky Pole Lightning Hoop had been lost long ago. I hadn't thought that someone would still know it. So interesting."

Zuo Mo raised his eyes to look at the other and was astounded inside. This person had been silent when approaching, like a ghost. If it wasn't that Zuo Mo's sixth sense was much stronger than the average person, he would have had a difficult time detecting them.

This person was not old. His clothing was tasteful and it could be seen at a glance that he had status. The other had a sunny smile and seemed friendly.

However, Zuo Mo did not answer. While the other looked harmonious, Zuo Mo could feel a thread of a chilling presence from the other. This presence was extremely faint and hidden deeply. However, Zuo Mo's sixth sense was above normal. He was unusually sensitive to dangerous presences. This cold presence gave him an extreme feeling of danger. It was like a snake coiled in the darkness, cold and cruel.

Also, this kind of cold cruelty was hidden in that sunny and warm smile. It caused Zuo Mo's hairs to stand up.

"Sir is?" A Heng showed a smile as he looked thoughtfully at the other.

"I am Feng Xin Zi." The youth smiled.

A Heng's expression changed. "So Sir is Feng Xin Zi, my apologies for my manners! I hear that among the younger generation, Brother Feng is a leader!"

His heart was filled with helplessness. The more he didn't want to encounter something, he encountered it. Feng Xin Zi was the guard leader of Ji Li Yu's group and also an expert among the yao. His power was unfathomable and A Heng did not have any confidence he would win in a fight.

Feng Xin Zi smiled and said, "Minuscule abilities like mine cannot be seen in public. What are you two fighting about, how about everyone take a step back for my sake?"

A Heng's face was smiling. "Since Brother Feng said this, this little brother is no problems."

At this time, Zuo Mo saw the Ji Family young master hurrying over and understood what had happened. An imperceptible smile came to the corner of his mouth. "This one doesn't have any objections."

Feng Xin Zi was overjoyed. "Great! Why don't I have a drink with you two, since we have resolved matters peacefully?"

The Ji Family young master was about to speak when A Heng glanced at him. His cold gaze caused the young master's curses to shrink back into his mouth. A smile once again hung on A Heng's face. "Naturally."

Feng Xin Zi turned to look at Zuo Mo.

Zuo Mo shook his head. "My apologies, this one still has matters and not the time. Please pardon me."

Finishing, he left with A Gui and Ceng Lian'er.

Feng Xin Zi's gaze immediately darkened. A Heng saw this, and an imperceptible smile flashed across his lips before disappearing. "Brother Feng, let's go and drink until we are drunk!"

A sunny smile came back onto Feng Xin Zi's smile. "Alright!"

Feng Xin Zi. Zuo Mo was sure that he had heard this name somewhere. But no matter how hard he thought about it, he could not remember.

He gave up, but he was sure that Feng Xin Zi was extremely powerful. Zuo Mo noticed that Feng Xin Zi had come from that yao group. Right now, Zuo Mo only wanted to cultivate and not get dragged into other matters. Consequently, he had not hesitated in refusing Feng Xin Zi's invitation.

"Let's go and see where we can buy White Ridge Snake Bones," Zuo Mo pushed his thoughts aside and said to Ceng Lian'er.

Zuo Mo's group went into a few shops and did not have any discoveries. A kind-hearted storekeeper told them honestly that what they sold would not reach the level of the White Ridge Snake Bones and suggested for them to go the Rare Articles Hall to look.

The three followed the shopkeeper's suggestion and went to the Rare Articles Hall.

The entrance to the Rare Articles Hall was normal and almost in disrepair. It seemed like an average little store and did not show any of the presence of the best store in Bu Zhou City.

Zuo Mo and Ceng Lian'er exchanged a look. Both of them were slightly surprised.

But since they had come, Zuo Mo decided to go in to look. When they stepped across the doorway, the scene in front of them changed.

Mo weapons of strange shapes hung in the void in front of them. Each mo weapon had a completely different presence, some warm, some explosive, some cold ... ...

These mo weapons of various styles were arranged in parallel to form a staircase made completely of mo weapons.

Stepping on the stairs, they could clearly feel the unique presence of the mo weapons under their feet. This feeling was extremely strange.

Zuo Mo couldn't help but sigh in shock. Such extravagance.

Each of these mo weapons were general level mo weapons. Any of them, if put on the market, would be good things. But in this place, they were just used as stairs for people to step on.

Ceng Lian'er's eyes immediately lit up. With this staircase, it could be seen just how powerful Rare Articles Hall was.

When they walked to the end of the staircase, an old person was already waiting there.

Translator Ramblings: Zuo Mo needs to stop using lost arts. They arouse too much interest.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Ninety Three – A Complete Set of White Ridge Snake Bones

"Welcome, please, are you here to sell or purchase treasures?" the old person asked respectfully.

Zuo Mo nodded and said directly, "Does your store have White Ridge Snake Bones?"

"White Ridge Snake Bones?" A hint of surprise flashed across the unclear eyes of the old person. He raised his head and said, "Our store does have White Ridge Snake Bones. Please come with me."

Finishing, he turned and walked inside.

The trio followed behind the old man. The ceiling above their head was like the night sky. Light streaked across like meteors, reflecting on mo matrices. There were mo weapons floating in the sky above them like innumerable stars.

Threads of various colors fell from the mo weapons and swayed like a sea of grass.

Zuo Mo's thoughts shifted. He reached out a hand to grab a green thread in front of him. When his hand touched the thread of light, one of the mo weapons above his head lit up and then it appeared in Zuo Mo's palm.

Ceng Lian'er was extremely interested. She pulled on a silver thread of light. A pair of sickles appeared in her hands.

The old person did not hurry them and explained with a smile. "This is the Mo Weapon Firmament of the store. The mo weapons you are holding are not the real ones, but the presence is the exact same as the real article. You can examine them at your leisure. If you want one of them, you only need to pay the corresponding mobei and it will fly into your hands."

Zuo Mo was skilled in mo matrices. After standing and observing the Mo Weapon Firmament for a while, he had a general understanding of the mechanism. He smiled slightly and opened his hand. The mo weapon in his hand turned into a light that flew into the firmament above them.

He naturally did not have a desire for the mo weapons here.

A short time later, the old person took the trio to an elegant tea room. In the tea room, a white-faced and beardless middle-aged mo was idly drinking tea.

The middle-aged mo saw the trio and showed a smile. He motioned with his hand. "Please sit."

Then he filled three cups and handed them over. A pleasing fragrance spread in the tea room. The old person had an intoxicated expression. Seeing this, the middle-aged mo also handed the old person a cup.

The old person was overjoyed and carefully took the teacup. He said hurriedly, "Many thanks, Chief Steward!"

Ceng Lian'er suddenly spoke, "A pretty good tea, stone sprout."

The middle-aged mo showed surprise and joy. "I hadn't thought that Miss is also enjoys tea like me! Greetings!"

Ceng Lian'er took a sip. After savouring it for a moment, she said serenely, "I hear that your store has White Ridge Snake Bones?"

The middle-aged mo gave a small smile. "Yes, this small store has a complete set of White Ridge Snake Bones."

"Complete set of White Ridge Snake Bones?" Ceng Lian'er was unable to keep her composure or disguise her joy. The White Ridge Snake Bones were hard to find, and a complete set of White Ridge Snake Bones was much rarer.

The middle-aged mo smiled slightly and said, "Yes, this set of White Ridge Snake Bones is complete and flawless. Truthfully, it is the first time the store has encountered such a perfect set of White Ridge Snake Bones since it was founded."

"Name your price," Little Mo Ge said with bravado.

"Trade only." The middle-aged mo took a sip of tea before saying. "Materials of the same level. If it is a mo weapon, it has to be an earth mo weapon."

Earth mo weapon!

Zuo Mo was slightly shocked. A earth mo weapon was just one level below sky mo weapon. In all of the mo territories, there were just one hundred and eight of those. Ceng Lian'er's Green Cicada Sword and the previous Black-hearted Treasure Coins had all been earth mo weapons.

Zuo Mo had forged the Black-hearted Treasure Coins into the Little Mo Treasure Cup. If they brought out the Green Cicada Sword, it would undoubtedly expose their identities.

Ceng Lian'er put down the teacup without changing her expression. She shook her head and said, "It is too expensive."

"It is very expensive," the middle-aged mo nodded his head and said, "but it is worth this price."

Ceng Lian'er was silent. The other was right. A complete set of White Ridge Snake Bones was also a priceless treasure.

She stood and said to Zuo Mo. "Let's go."

Little Mo Ge didn't stand. He turned towards the middle-aged mo. "Does your store want earth mo weapons, or earth level mo weapons?"

The middle-aged mo was slightly surprised. He understood what Little Mo Ge was saying. Did the other have mo weapons that could match earth mo weapons?

There were one hundred and eight earth mo weapons and all of them had been observed and their characteristics recorded. It was possible to find information on everyone.

Mo weapons that could rival earth mo weapons.

Had some mo weapon grandmaster made a new work recently?

The middle-aged mo was puzzled but he still said with a smile, "If the level of the mo weapon can reach the level of an earth mo weapon, it is possible."

An earth level mo weapon that was not among the ranking of earth mo weapons could undoubtedly be sold for a higher price.

No one wanted their mo weapon to be one that other people knew everything about.

Zuo Mo stood. "Alright, we will return after a few days."

Seeing the certainty on Zuo Mo's face, the middle-aged mo felt some trust. He stood to see them off. "This one will respectfully wait for your visit."

Leaving the Rare Artifacts Hall, the trio walked on the street.

Ceng Lian'er serenely spoke, "Other than the Green Cicada Sword, we do not have any other earth mo weapons."

"We'll just forge one." Zuo Mo's words were filled with great confidence.

"Forge one?" Ceng Lian'er was astonished.

She had not expected such words.

Zuo Mo had not been joking.

For a person who was knowledgeable in mo matrices, skilled in forging, that possessed the Sun Shen Fire, and was wealthy, it was not very difficult to forge a mo weapon.

However, Zuo Mo would have to do all he could to make an earth mo weapon. But it wasn't that Zuo Mo didn't have any confidence. He had studied the Black-heart Treasure Coins and the Green Carp Tongue Sword.

Naturally, they could not trade the Green Carp Tongue Sword. All of the mo territories knew that Marshal Yu had died by Zuo Mo's hand. If this thing was made public, it would definitely draw a tsunami of attention.

The next problem was that Zuo Mo needed to forge an earth mo weapon using the materials he had on hand.

He had a lot of good things. As the quality of materials increased, their uses became more general. In terms of low level materials, talismans and mo weapons used completely different materials. But when it came to the higher grades, the two overlapped.

Zuo Mo had a lot of high level materials, especially what he had taken from Ji Zheng's body. Those were all top materials.

Zuo Mo also had an advantage. He had large numbers of general level mo weapons. In that fight against Marshal Yu, almost all the general level mo under Marshal Yu's command had been killed. Their mo weapons naturally landed in Zuo Mo's hand. Other than the mo weapons he had given his soldiers, Zuo Mo still had a large number of mo weapons.

These remaining mo weapons were not of great use to the present Zuo Mo. He didn't lack mobei at this time so there was no point in selling them. Also, the materials that he had to use now were all precious treasures that almost couldn't be bought with mobei.

Zuo Mo's idea was based on these mo weapons.

Before the thousand year war, there had been many mo weapon forging methods but that were now lost. In Wei's words, it was called "craftsmanship." Wei was experienced and the ultimate authority in this area. He could trace any kind of mo weapon forging method back to the ancient era.

Ever since Zuo Mo took the gravestone oath, Wei's attitude was so good it was frightening. He was completely different from his previous half-living state. After enjoying the meticulous concern, Zuo Mo quickly found a nightmare had begun.

–Wei was actually a chatterbox!

Heavens! After knowing this guy for so long, Zuo Mo only now found that Wei was a chatterbox. Even Pu Yao, who ghosts and monsters avoided, chose the path of avoidance when facing the maddening nattering.

Zuo Mo finally understood what it was like to be haunted.

"A Zuo, you want to use the Weapon Layering Craftsmanship? This idea is good. However, I'm not sure about many of the details. It has been too long. You need to try it yourself. Oh, I remember. I've never introduced the history of the Weapon Layering Craftsmanship to you. Aiyaya, I've actually missed such an important matter. I'm old, my memory is failing. Oh oh oh, speaking of the Weapon Layering Craftsmanship, I have to start from thirty five thousand years ago. At that time ... ..."

Zuo Mo felt as though a bunch of flies were buzzing around him.

So terrifying!

"Stop!" Zuo Mo yelled at Wei.

Wei immediately closed his mouth. His eyes were wide and his expression innocent.

Zuo Mo reflexively rubbed his head. He knew that ever since he had swore the gravestone oath, there was a connection between him and wei. All of Wei's hidden personality was now exposed.

Calmed down, Zuo Mo started to think.

He did plan on using the Weapon Layering Craftsmanship. This was the best choice at the moment. The Weapon Layering Craftsmanship was to layer many mo weapons to forge one mo weapon. Zuo Mo had learned of craftsmanship methods that had been lost after the thousand year war from Wei.

The quality of the mo weapons he had was very good. If he used the Weapon Layering Craftsmanship, and he was lucky, he might obtain an earth mo weapon.

However, while Wei had done some mo weapon forging, he was not a proper mo weapon forger. Zuo Mo had to explore many things by himself.

Fortunately, there were mo weapon pools in Bu Zhou City specifically for forging mo weapons.

The forging of talismans mostly used fire, so what resulted were all kinds of cauldrons.

Forging mo weapons occurred in mo weapon pools.

Bu Zhou City had an Underground Nether River that was very suitable for forging mo weapons. Most of the mo weapon pools were constructed by the Underground Nether River.

The Underground Nether River was silent. It was about twenty li wide and spectacular to see. The river water of the Underground Nether River was as sticky as glue, black yet clear, and silent as it flowed.

When one walked along the river, there were mo weapon pools of various sizes along the banks that seemed to stretch out endlessly.

There were also countless caverns that had been dug out along the banks. People frequently used mo skills to guide the water into their caves. The lower the cave was, the more mo weapon pool water there was, and the better the quality. It was also more expensive. The caverns higher up were much cheaper and it required people to get their own water.

There were two kinds of mo weapon pools here. One kind was the mo weapon pools owned by the local prominent families. These mo weapon pools were not open to the outside and were private property of these families. The other kind of mo weapon pools were open to everyone. Anyone that could pay the mobei could use them. These mo weapon pools were managed by the Tang Family.

An old male mo came up. He was wearing the insignia of the Tang Family.

"Is there something you need?"

"I need a mo weapon pool," Zuo Mo said.

"What quality?" the other asked.

"The highest quality," Zuo Mo said without hesitation.

The old man was slightly surprised. The highest quality mo weapon pools wasn't just very expensive to use, the water was turbulent and abundant. If one did not have enough power, they would not be able to control the power.

Was this person a famous mo weapon master?

Translator Ramblings: Zuo Mo is going to add to his repertoire of skills. I keep on imagining a feathered gravestone ... ... I know that Wei's male but that image just doesn't leave.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Ninety Four Weapon Layering Craftsmanship

"He rented a mo weapon pool?" The chief steward was slightly surprised. The trio that visited the other day had attracted his interest and he had ordered his subordinates to pay attention to their movements.

"Yes, they rented the Heaven tier mo weapon pool." The subordinate had investigated thoroughly and hurried back to report.

"Heaven tier!" The middle-aged mo stilled. Of course he knew what this meant. Only those with some skill would dare to rent a heaven tier mo weapon pool. As the highest grade of mo weapon pool in Bu Zhou City, it was expensive to rent. The volume of water was astounding, and it was so difficult to control that almost nobody used it.

Was there a mo weapon master among them?

The face of the average-looking youth flashed across the mind of the middle-aged mo but he suddenly realized that, no matter how hard he thought back, he could not remember the details of the youth's appearance. The other two females were also so ordinary that he could not remember them.

He was experienced and he immediately realized the trio had probably disguised themselves.

But his thoughts did not linger on the question. There were many people in these chaotic times that did not like others knowing their identities. Those with power always had their own eccentricities. What he cared about were mo weapon masters, especially powerful mo weapon masters. Any strong mo weapon master meant an endless and steady profit for a business.

Mo weapon masters were a kind of resource, and a powerful mo weapon master was a resource that had to be fought over.

Thinking about the youth's cool and confident expression, the middle-aged mo's heart reflexively jumped.

Earth level mo weapon!

If he could really forge one ... ...

The mind of the middle-aged mo which he always prided himself on being unaffected by anything was immediately disturbed.

"Pay close attention, I need to know all the details! Do not be afraid of spending money, understand?" It was rare that the middle-aged mo tone was so serious.

"Yes! This subordinate understands!"

In Zuo Mo's view, of the three great cultivation systems, for forging, he had to admit that the xiuzhe far surpassed the other two races. Seal scripts were a vast and complex field that yao and mo could not compare to.

In comparison, while mo matrices were their own system, they were not as well-developed as seal scripts. But even so, those in the mo territories that understood mo matrices were considered well-learned and were few in number.

This was related to the attitude of mo towards their mo weapons.

The forging methods of mo weapons were usually simple and crude but there was something that the xiuzhe could not rival them in, materials. The materials that were used in mo weapons were usually a part of the mo themselves, for example, a feather, or nails. So while mo weapons were crudely made, but after being tempered daily and affinity granted by having come from a part of the owner's body, they were as a literal extension of their own bodies.

However, those were just average mo weapons.

Top level mo weapons such as the earth mo weapons were not so easy to make.

Of the one hundred and eight earth mo weapons, other than the extremely rare few that had been forged by the user, the great majority were forged by mo weapon masters.

For mo weapon masters, forging an earth level mo weapon was the highest goal of their lifetime. The makers of the twelve sky mo weapons were the most accomplished mo weapon masters of their era, and the best mo weapon masters in mo history. Each of their names represented a legend.

In Zuo Mo's view, forging earth level mo weapons were not a very difficult matter. He only needed the necessary materials. Even if he didn't have any, he could still accomplish it through unorthodox methods such as using weapon layering. But the creation of sky mo weapons was out of the range of his abilities.

There were many mo weapon masters gathered around the mo weapon pools of Bu Zhou City. Many people stayed here for many years to forge mo weapons. This city quarter had, long ago, developed into an area for mo weapon masters and provided a large group of residents a way to make a living. Meaning it was possible to buy most common materials from these suppliers.

This saved Zuo Mo a lot of time.

After spending two million mo bei on all kinds of materials, Zuo Mo had finished his preparations.

The monthly rent for the heaven tier mo weapon pool was about five hundred thousand mo bei. In other words, without even starting, Zuo Mo had paid two and a half million in mobei. The wealthy Zuo Mo did not feel anything regarding the expense.

Two and a half million mo bei was just the price of an above average general level mo weapon.

He had a whole pile of general level mo weapons in his ring. This relatively small expenditure was not enough to make him feel pain.

But while he did not feel pain, it did not mean that other people did not feel pain. The mo weapon masters around the Underground Nether River quickly learned that there was someone who had come and spent two million on materials in one go.

When they heard that this person had also rented the heaven teir mo weapon pool, it attracted their attention.

There were two guesses about this person. Either this person was a wastrel or he was someone accomplished!

Zuo Mo did not have the idle time to listen to the gossip. His time was tight. The sky shark would only stay here for a few days.

If he didn't have the weapon layering craftsmanship up his sleeve, and that the complete set of White Ridge Snake Bones being so important to Ceng Lian'er, Zuo Mo definitely would not waste his time on this.

But since he had started, he would naturally do his best!

'Waste' was not a word in Little Mo Ge's vocabulary.

Ceng Lian'er and A Gui stood guard outside the mo weapon pool to prevent others from disturbing Zuo Mo.

The heaven tier mo weapon pool was about half a mu large. The thick and black pool water flowed in from the Underground Nether River and formed a natural whirlpool in the pool .The whirlpool spun at a stunning speed like thousands of horses racing. A thick, dark, and cold presence emanated from it. Those with slightly weaker constitutions would feel cold all over, and would suffer internal injuries if exposed for long periods of time.

But Zuo Mo's mo physique was yang and domineering so he didn't feel any discomfort at all.

He made a circle around the mo weapon pool and nodded in satisfaction. The riverwater of the Underground Nether River was pure and yin in attribute. There were large amounts of mo matrices set up around the heaven tier mo weapon pool. The vast amount of water would be able to completely wash and temper the materials.

When he thought of this, Zuo Mo added many new mo matrices on the foundation of the original mo matrices. The roaring whirlpool suddenly became quiet. However, the center of the whirlpool deepened and ripples spread from the center of the whirlpool.

Zuo Mo started to throw materials into the mo weapon pool.

The black yet clear water started to become opaque. The whirlpool seemed to be able to swallow everything. The materials he threw in disappeared without a trace.

When the last article was thrown into the water, the pool water actually became a dark red.

The dark red whirlpool was like an enormous blood eye continuously spinning and would cause people to focus their attention on it.

Zuo Mo closed his eyes. A general level mo weapon appeared on his hand. This was a copper spear that flashed with a blue light that would shock people's souls.

Zuo Mo threw the little copper spear into the dark red whirlpool.

Eleven general level mo weapons were thrown in a stream into the mo weapon pool. The dark red whirlpool became even more red until it became the color of blood.

When the last general level mo weapon was thrown into the mo weapon pool, the moving whirlpool suddenly stopped.

Zuo Mo did not dare to be careless. Multicolored lights flashed on his hands. As his fingers changed, lights shot into the mo weapon pool.

If xiuzhe skilled in forging saw this, they would gape at everything that was happening here!

Zuo Mo was actually using the methods of talisman forging!

Yes, Zuo Mo was using the methods for forging talismans. However, what he used was different from the average talisman forging methods. The lights that lit up on his hands were not spells but mo matrices!

In other words, he was using methods of seal formations on mo matrices.

This took twelve hours.

Even a person as resilient as Zuo Mo showed slight exhaustion.

Twelve hours passed.

Pop-splish, pop-splish!

The blood like mo weapon pool seemed to be boiling and bubbles surfaced and popped.

Zuo Mo's attention was focused and he did not dare to relax at all. The blood red mo weapon pool by his feet was quickly becoming orange, and he could see the mo weapons at the bottom of the pool. However, each mo weapon was now a size smaller than it had been before while the light they gave off was even brighter than before. After the cleansing and tempering of the mo weapon pool, all of the impurities had been washed away and they were even higher in quality.

The bright mo matrices flowed on the surface of these objects.

Zuo Mo released a breath. Up until now, he had not made a mistake.

There were twelve general level mo weapons in the pool. They stood upright in the water.

Zuo Mo did not immediately start the next step but instead sat down in the lotus position to meditate.

Six hours later, he opened his eyes. The exhaustion on his face had disappeared. His eyes flashed. He had recovered to his peak condition.

He suddenly raised his hands.

One of the mo weapons at the bottom of the mo weapon pool shook. An extremely minuscule ripple appeared on the smooth mirror-like surface of the pool.

That mo weapon slowly melted. One hour later, it had turned into a pile of metal liquid with countless mo matrices flowing on the surface.

Then another mo weapon flew over. This metal liquid seemed to come alive and wrapped around the incoming mo weapon. Then the bright red metal water seemed to slowly and persistently swallow the other mo weapon like a monster.

A hour later, the metal water was twice as big and the mo matrices on its surface had turned brighter and even more complex.

Then it started to consume another mo weapon!

Time slowly flowed by like this.

The pool water of the mo weapon pool slowly became clear and glittering. Any small speck of water seemed to be attracted by an invisible force. It rose up from the mo weapon pool.

Then, mist started to form on top of the pool. The mist seemed to be alive and started to merge together.

The combined mist ball slowly danced on top of the pool like a dragon.

It became more and more nimble and its presence continued to increase.

What Zuo Mo did not know was that an astounding transformation was happening to the Underground Nether River outside of his mo weapon pool.

Mo weapon master after mo weapon master continued to fly out of their mo weapon pools. There were numerous mo weapon masters that were floating above the banks of the Underground Nether River.

They were staring in shock at the vast surface of the Underground Nether River!

Translator Ramblings: Even Zuo Mo's products are greedy.

Editor's note: 9. Get it right or I hold the next one ransom. It looks like I interrupted wyhcwe's routine when we chatted so the scheduling got messed up. But, 9.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Ninety Five – The Presence of Earth Level Mo Weapon

Streaks of blood coloured water rose in the vast and serene surface of the river. In a flash, the clear black color was completely overtaken by blood red. The calm surface also became restless and turbulent as though there was a terrifying monster hidden underneath surface of the river. The waves that rose gradually became higher and higher, and crashed against the shores.

The mo weapon masters floating above the river had never seen the Underground Nether River like this. All of them had panicked expressions.

"Look! Over there!"

Suddenly, a mo weapon master with keen eyes pointed at a mo weapon pool and shouted in shock. He attracted the attention of everyone else. They all turned to look in the direction eh was pointing.

Hiss!

Simultaneous inhales sounded above the river.

Thick black clouds had gathered above a mo weapon pool. The Underground Nether River was thirty li under the ground. How could clouds form from the forging?

But the thick clouds truly appeared in front of them.

Boom-om-om!

Suddenly, deep thunder sounded from within the clouds.

The mo weapon masters above the river stared at each other. There was nothing dangerous from the sound of the thunder but they all knew what this meant. Tales of it had been passed down from a long time ago that when a great mo weapon appeared, it would cause a worldly apparition.

What was happening right now was undoubtedly ... ...

"It's the heaven tier pool! It's the heaven tier pool!" another mo weapon master shouted.

"It's him!"

"So it's him!"

The mo weapon masters all descended into noise. That mysterious person who had spent two and a half million mo bei and rented the heaven tier mo weapon pool. He had been the topic of discussion before. How could they not be shocked when they saw that the mo weapon pool was causing all this noise was the heaven tier pool?

Boom-om-om!

The roars of thunder became more frequent. It was possible to see lightning flash among the thick cloud layer.

At this time, beads of blood slowly rose from the Underground Nether Pool. Each blood bead was glowing and perfect.

It was extremely stunning to see the dense layer of blood beads floating above the vast surface of the river. These blood beads were of various sizes but all of them were perfectly round. Detail-minded mo weapon masters immediately noticed that as the beads of blood rose, the Underground Nether River that had become blood-colored was recovering its original color.

Gradually the surface of the river recovered to its usual calm until there was no tinge of blood in the water.

These blood beads ... ...

Just as everyone was both puzzled and shocked, the blood beads floating above the river suddenly flew together towards the heaven tier mo weapon pool.

Almost at the same time, a great blinding bolt of lightning lit up the cloud and illuminated the Underground Nether River.

An unforgettable scene feel into everyone's field of view. In this moment, they unconsciously stopped breathing.

The sky full of blood beads drew out bright bloody arrows in the air!

The bloody arrows were like water and carved up the air above the river!

All of the blood arrows pointed towards the heaven tier mo weapon pool!

There were so many it stole their breath!

When the last blood bead entered the heaven tier mo weapon pool, a blood colored pillar of light thrust through the clouds like a sword.

Boom-om-om!

The earth seemed to be trembling and vibrating violently.

All of them gaped at this blood colored light pierced the sky like a sword dozens of zhang thick.

Heavens!

The sword of light ... ... actually thrust through the rock and pierced the sky above their heads!

Thirty li! That pool was thirty li under the ground!

The spectacular soul-shaking scene caused all of the Underground Nether Pool to lose their power of speech and become completely silent.

And at this time, Bu Zhou City was in a furor.

The enormous blood colored sword of light suddenly erupted from the earth and charged into the clouds. It could be seen from far away.

Only someone that was blind could not see it.

———

Ji LI Yu looked at Feng Xin Zi who appeared idle and relaxed. She said coolly, "You seem to have free time. What, you didn't go out to drink today?"

Feng Xin Zi roared with laughter. "I have to rest occasionally."

"Just don't forget our mission." Ji Li Yu smiled coldly. "We still haven't found Xiao Mo Ge yet!"

"Don't be impatient." Feng Xin Zi waved his hand.

"Don't be impatient?" Ji Li Yu's voice suddenly rose. Anger showed on her peerlessly beautiful face. "You're telling me not to be impatient? How many days has it been? Didn't the intelligence say that Xiao Mo Ge is definitely taking this route? How come we haven't encountered him until now?"

Feng Xin Zi felt a slight headache. He knew that Ji Li Yu disliked this mission very much. He could only comfort, "There is no use in being impatient. This is the mo territories, not the yao realms."

"So we are just waiting like this?" Ji Li Yu looked hard to Feng Xin Zi and said.

Feng Xin Zi was slightly displeased but did not show it in his expression. "It would be best if you had a solution."

"What about those three? Weren't you suspicious of them?" Ji Li Yu changed the topic.

Feng Xin Zi did suspect that Zuo Mo's trio was Xiao Mo Ge's group. While the appearance was different, but the two women traveled with the man and fit the descriptions. That day, Zuo Mo had also used yao arts. Feng Xin Zi knew that Xiao Mo Ge was skilled in yao arts. Was a person that could beat a prison-breaking battle someone that could only be described as "skilled in yao arts?"

How could Feng Xin Zi not suspect someone that fit the description so well at such a critical time?

Yet what had happened later surprised Feng Xin Zi.

The trio first went to the Rare Artifacts Hall and then to the Underground Nether River. Feng Xin Zi even knew that they had rented the heaven tier mo weapon pool and spent two and a half million mo bei.

All the signs indicated that this person was a mo weapon master, and a skilled one at that.

Feng Xin Zi was slightly depressed but did not show it. "He is a probable suspect. His yao art skill is very high. While he is making mo weapons, it might be a kind of disguise."

"Disguise?" Ji LI Yu snorted. "Why does he have to disguise himself?"

Feng Xin Zi was silent.

This was also something that Feng Xin Zi did not understand. Xiao Mo Ge had a great reputation in the mo territories and had two top level generals in his command. The mo territories factions didn't dare to offend him and even the Council of Elder's opinion was that Xiao Mo Ge's faction was one of the strongest.

In a situation like this, Xiao Mo Ge didn't need to hide himself. No one would dare to provoke him.

Just at this time, a vast and intimidating presence suddenly shot into the sky suddenly.

Feng Xin Zi's expression changed slightly. Such a powerful presence. His mind moved and his figure disappeared!

In the next moment, he appeared in the sky. He saw the straight pillar of blood light that pierced the sky and inhaled suddenly. His eyes even became dazed for a brief moment.

Earth mo weapon!

These three words flashed through his mind.

Feng Xin Zi was one of the most accomplished geniuses among the younger yao generation. He had been educated by an orthodox yao art house and his knowledge was something that the average yao did not have. Without any hesitation, he judged the origin of this terrifying presence!

Only earth mo weapons could have such a terrifying presence!

He had once heard that Xiao Mo Ge had a sky mo weapon, the infamous Anti Dragon Claw. However, that was just a rumor and he had not seen it with his own eyes. But he had experienced the presence of an earth mo weapon before. The unique presence of an earth mo weapon that filled the air and seemed to take over the world was suffocating.

Earth mo weapon, it really was an earth mo weapon!

Had someone forged an earth mo weapon?

Feng Xin Zi looked in disbelief at the blood colored pillar of light that connected earth and sky.

———

When the bloody pillar of light erupted out of the earth, the expression of the middle-aged mo that was idly drinking tea inside the Rare Artifacts Hall changed. His body suddenly disappeared from his spot.

"Earth mo weapon!"

When he saw the bloody pillar of light that thrust into the sky, he shouted in shock.

From his experience of interacting with countless mo weapons, he recognized it at first glance of the bloody pillar of light. He was thoroughly familiar with all one hundred and eight earth mo weapons. While he had not seen them all in person, he knew the unique traits and presence of each earth mo weapon.

The strange presence given off by this thick blood colored pillar of light was completely different than any earth mo weapon he knew of.

He had lived for twenty years in Bu Zhou City and was familiar with everything here. When he noticed the position of the bloody pillar of light, he immediately stilled.

Wasn't it the Underground Nether River there?

Suddenly, he thought of that normal looking youth with that confident expression. A thought flashed through his mind. He gaped with an expression of disbelief.

Had ... ... had that guy really forged an earth level mo weapon?

———

As the masters of Bu Zhou City, the Tang Family was also alerted.

That bloody pillar of light was truly too eye-catching, too stunning! Almost all the experts of the Tang Family flew into the air. Each person paled in shock when they saw the spectacular color of blood.

"Earth mo weapon! Such a presence can only be an earth mo weapon!" A Tang Family elder was so excited his lips were trembling. "Is there an earth mo weapon buried under our Tang Family land?"

"Someone has forged an earth mo weapon!" Tang Chen suddenly spoke. His figure was tall and broad but his eyes were long and narrow. His eyes were bright as he narrowed them.

"Forged an earth mo weapon?"

All of the Tang Family elders were shocked.

The Tang Family were not country bumpkins. The Tang Family had their own earth mo weapon, [Fire Rain Meteor Hammer] ranked forty first! This great mo weapon was owned by the family patriarch Tang Chen. In Tang Chen's most famous battle, he had used the [Fire Rain Meteor Hammer] to defeat the famed patriarch of the Ma Family, Ma Yuan Qi who had also been marshal level.

It had been that battle that established Tang Chen's fame. It was also that battle that had caused the great Ma Family to quickly decline. They had almost died out now.

No one knew better than they did the value of an earth mo weapon!

Earth mo weapons were the weapons most suited to marshals. Only earth mo weapons could completely tolerate the terrifying power of a marshal!

One hundred and eight earth mo weapons existed, although this number did not refering to all the mo weapons that still existed, but from the past to present. These were all the earth mo weapons that had ever existed. Many of the one hundred and eight had disappeared a long time ago. No one knew where they were. Right now, there were just about twenty or so that people knew of.

Sky mo weapons were things of myths and legends, and many people even though they were fanciful tales.

Earth mo weapons were the best mo weapons that almost all the mo recognized!

Someone had actually created an earth mo weapon!

Everyone's eyes turned covetous.

Translator Ramblings: Zuo Mo, you suck at remaining low-key and incognito. Your record of ambush attacks is like 10% success rate or lower. You are just not make for sneaking around.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Ninety Six – Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike

The appearance of the blood colored pillar of light lasted for an hour.

Bu Zhou City was completely overturned. It was possible to see the eye-catching pillar of light from any corner of the city. The pillar of light that reached into the sky, and the terrifying presence it emanated all showed the power of its source!

The great majority people suspected that it was a mo weapon appearing. Only the most well-informed people knew that someone had created an earth level mo weapon!

This news was much more of a shock than the previous guess and more valuable!

A mo weapon master that could forge an earth level mo weapon was definitely among the top mo weapon masters of this era. Every one of them had a significant position in the mo territories, and they were targets that all the factions pursued with all of their power.

Earth mo weapons were in practice the top level of mo weapons. The sky mo weapons might be more powerful, but that did not mean that the craftsmanship techniques were more advanced, but that there was a difference in the materials used.

Take the Anti-Dragon Claw as an example. The Anti Dragon Claw was made from the foreclaw of a vicious dragon. This dragon was savage and vicious, and had killed innumerable number of people. Supposedly, its foreclaw had turned red because it had been dyed in the blood of its victims. But this was not enough to make it possible to forge it into a sky mo weapon. What caused it to qualify to become a sky mo weapon was that in the dragon's final battle, this foreclaw had penetrated the heart of another powerful dragon.

A mo weapon master had coincidentally passed by and cut down this foreclaw. When they had done this, the other dragon's heart had been hanging from the foreclaw. Supposedly, this heart had been beating at that time.

That had created the materials for the Anti-Dragon Claw.

Putting aside the requirement of rare materials seen once in a millennium, earth mo weapons were the peak of mo weapons.

Each earth mo weapon forged represented the true and great skill of a mo weapon master.

They were truly grandmasters. Grandmaster, this great and honored appellation.

Their value was not because they might be able to forge a second earth mo weapon. In truth, the great majority of grandmaster were never able to forge a second earth mo weapon. However, they were still respected and the targets of every faction.

That was because they could greatly increase the skill of other mo weapon masters.

This kind of improvement was decisive and fundament to any faction.

Therefore, Bu Zhou City was in a frenzy!

———

Ceng Lian'er was standing guard by the door. She was filled with shock. That stunning blood colored pillar of light had astounded everyone at the Underground Nether River and also caused her to gape in shock.

Earth mo weapon!

He had actually forged an earth mo weapon!

Up until now, Ceng Lian'er's expression was slightly dazed. This was an earth mo weapon! She possessed the Green Carp Tongue Sword. She was not skilled with swords so she had been surprised when Zuo Mo had given the Green Carp Tongue Sword to her so easily. She treasured the Green Carp Tongue Sword.

Because this was an earth mo weapon!

Only one hundred and eight earth mo weapons had ever existed in the mo territories!

When she heard the quote from the Rare Artifacts Hall, she had given up. It was not because the complete set of White Ridge Snake Bones was not worth so much but because it was too expensive.

The value of an earth mo weapon could not be accounted for using mo bei because there had never been an earth mo weapon on the market.

When the pillar of light had erupted, her mind turned blank.

She looked with slight admiration at A Gui. From beginning to end, A Gui had been unusually calm. The noise hadn't caused her expression to change at all.

Suddenly, A Gui suddenly raised her head. Her lifeless eyes suddenly lit up with purple energy.

Ceng Lian'er paused but she reacted quickly. A sharp light flashed across her eyes as she shouted, "Come out!"

A figure appeared like a ghost.

"Haha, the little girl is very strong ... ..."

Before the other finished speaking, A Gui's figure disappeared from her spot. She did not hesitate to attack.

Ceng Lian'er grimaced. A Gui had attacked too quickly! While she was pretty, she was not a hesitant person. Her eyes flashed and she attacked as well!

They had been together for some time. She knew that A Gui was very sensitive to enmity. If the other had attacked immediately, she definitely had detected the other's enmity!

However, she did not forget that they could not expose their identities. She did not use shen power but mo skills.

Her mo skills were not weak, and had improved greatly after cultivating with Zuo Mo in recent days.

Her right hand raised slightly. White mo matrices appeared on her arm like tattoos. They quickly covered her entire arm. Her fingers were slightly spread as she grabbed at the other.

Hiss!

A thin but sharp sound of the air breaking was like the hisses of a group of snakes that caused hairs to stand on end.

The air rippled.

White shadows lashed out like coiled white snakes.

The enemy clearly was wary of these white shadows. His figure twisted strangely in the air and he managed to break free of these shadows.

But before he could rejoice, he felt a strong feeling of danger. His expression changed slightly. His arms were suddenly shrouded in green light. His body twisted like a braid and his arms went behind his back.

Snap!

A small sound of a crash. However, it was like he was whipped. His body shook, and an astounding power pierced through the green light on his hand.

Before he could react, his vision blurred and his body smashed into the ground!

The instant of enormous pain caused his mind to turn blank.

An unknown amount of time later, he recovered from his daze. His bones felt like they were about to fall apart and he had no strength.

They hadn't killed him!

This caused his mind to scatter and be filled with disbelief. The other's attack was strong, and unpredictable. He hadn't even managed to survive one move before he lost the ability to fight.

When he thought of this, his face flushed. He had always been proud of his own strength, and had never thought ... ...

He struggled to climb out of the hole. The attack had crushed him into the ground.

If his mo physique was not strong, he would have died just now.

Ceng Lian'er looked with interest at the other. She had stopped attacking because A Gui had stepped back. This surprised her. A Gui was usually as wooden as a puppet but when she started to kill, she never had mercy.

It was rare to see her not kill the enemy. Had the other's enmity disappeared?

Since A Gui had moved back, she was happy to do the same. She knew of Zuo Mo's intentions. It would be a troublesome matter to kill someone here.

This male here was slightly interesting.

———

Zuo Mo looked at the mo weapon on his hand with excitement.

This was a long pike. More accurately, this was a double-bladed pike. The body of the pike seemed to be made from multicolored snakes winding around each other. The body of the snakes were clearly divided into different color patterns. If one counted closely, they would find ten completely different colors and patterns on the pike. There was a spot of red in the middle of the snake heads that was extremely eye-catching. What was most unique was the two snake heads at the ends could become ten different weapons.

Zuo Mo had used ten different mo weapons. These ten transformations were the true expression of Zuo Mo's skill.

The Weapon Layering Craftsmanship could forge earth mo weapons but their original attributes would be erase. However, Zuo Mo had melded together some seal script and mo matrix techniques to successfully keep the unique traits of the ten mo weapons.

He decided to name this the [Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike]

The Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike was the first earth level mo weapon that he had forged. There hadn't been any flaws in the entire process. It was so perfect it surpassed his expectations. The power of the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike also surpassed his predictions.

Even among the earth mo weapons, the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike was higher quality.

For a moment, he could not bear to sell it.

But Zuo Mo quickly calmed down. He shook his head and laughed. He had gained greatly in this process. He hadn't just learned the Weapon Layering Craftsmanship, he had gained an even greater understanding of forging mo weapons. He also had many new understandings of mo matrices. In the future, he would be able to forge even more powerful mo weapons.

Also, he had peerless weapons like the Anti Dragon Claw and the Three Thousand Threads of Worry. He was coveting everything, and may, as a result, lose everything.

After thinking, he reorganized what he learned and passed the information back to Cloud Sea Jie through Pu Yao. This was habit he had now developed. Whenever he had new understandings, he would organize them and share them with Golden Crow Camp.

He only wanted to make his paltry contribution to Cloud Sea Jie.

After doing all this, he walked out of the mo weapon pool with the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike.

When he walked out, he saw Hua Ru Hai who was furiously trying to ingratiate himself with Ceng Lian'er.

Ceng Lian'er's eyes lit up when she saw Zuo Mo. A figure flashed out of the corner of the eye. It was A Gui suddenly appearing beside Zuo Mo. Zuo Mo lovingly rubbed A Gui's head and said gently, "A Gui worked hard."

A Gui's expression was wooden.

Zuo Mo turned to look at Ceng Lian'er and Hua Ru Hai with a questioning gaze.

"This guy was sneaking around, we found him." Ceng Lian'er gave a small smile. Her gaze lingered on the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike.

Zuo Mo handed the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike to her.

When it entered her hand, Ceng Lian'er uncontrollably burst out, "Earth mo weapon!"

She had the Green Carp Tongue Sword and was familiar with earth mo weapons. When this entered her hand, she made an accurate estimate. While she knew that it would be an earth mo weapon from the apparition alone, but she still felt excited when she saw it. She waved it a few times and praised, "A good mo weapon! What is its name?"

Hua Ru Hai looked with bright eyes at the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike in Ceng Lian'er's hand. He was almost drooling.

"Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike," Zuo Mo said with a smile. His body relaxed.

"A good name!" Ceng Lian'er smiled and handed the mo weapon to Zuo Mo.

Zuo Mo suddenly detected countless gazes gathered on him and was slightly surprised. He raised his head and saw there were many people floating in the air above the Underground Nether River and the surrounding mo weapon pools.

This was ... ...

Before he could react, the entire sky exploded.

These people suddenly flew madly in his direction. They fought to be first with excited expressions, shouts coming like a tsunami.

"Grandmaster! Grandmaster!"

"Grandmaster, accept me! Accept me as a student!"

The scene became chaotic.

Translator Ramblings: Success. It's good to know Zuo Mo can curb his greed if necessary. I can't remember when he has done it when his life was not on the line.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Ninety Seven – The Domineering Tang Chen

Zuo Mo was used to scenes like this.

He did not speak and only gave a small smile. A short time later, the noisy crowd quickly quieted. The mo weapon masters looked in reverence and respect at Zuo Mo.

At this time, silence was more effective than speech.

But he still felt a small headache. He would only stay in Bu Zhou City for a short while and forging the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Piek was just to trade for the White Ridge Snake Bones for Ceng Lian'er. He hadn't thought that forging an earth mo weapon would create such a ruckus.

The reason that he had changed his appearance was because he did not want to draw attention to himself and he could reach Nether Springs Jie as fast as possible.

It would not be easy to leave after making such a spectacle.

These mo weapon masters that were looking him with fear and reverence were just a small problem. It would not be so easy to get rid of the prestigious families of Bu Zhou City. Zuo Mo had experienced the conduct of the prestigious families before.

If he revealed his identity, the other would not dare to do anything, but that way, his tracks would be exposed. What would occur would be endless trouble. It was not a secret that he had shen power. If people had doubted that shen power existed before, the mo gods that had killed the Xuan Kong Temple corps had displayed the great force of shen power.

Being in possession of a great treasure was a crime.

Zuo Mo knew this. The trio was not weak. If they secretly moved, they would not encounter any great trouble. The only strong enemies they would likely encounter would be lone experts. If their tracks were exposed, there would be prestigious clans that would use all of the power at this disposal to try to get the shen power inheritance from him.

It definitely would not be a good idea to reveal his identity.

Calming down, Zuo Mo's mind started to turn furiously. He pushed his voice low to say to Ceng Lian'er. "How many people know of the use of the White Ridge Snake Bones?"

Ceng LIan'er stilled but she was smart and immediately understood what Zuo Mo meant. She replied in an imperceptible voice, "Few. Even in the clan only my father and I know."

Zuo Mo was slightly relieved. Their only possible flaw was the White Ridge Snake Bones. If other people knew the use of the White Ridge Snake Bones for the White Fang Snake mo, it would be easy to suspect their identities. It was not a secret that he had a female companion that was a White Fang Snake mo.

He could only deal with the events as they came.

Zuo Mo decided as he smiled as usual.

Suddenly, the crowd behind shifted.

"Congratulations! Congratulations! I had not thought that Honored Sir would actually forge an earth level mo weapon!" The middle-aged mo had a joyous expression and there was a group of guards behind him.

Zuo Mo hadn't expected the chief steward of the Rare Artifacts Hall to come directly to the mo weapon pool. He was slightly surprised but his expression did not change. He said coolly, "All due to Sir's good luck, everything proceeded smoothly. This earth mo weapon is called the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike, it can turn into ten different mo weapons, each with their own abilities."

Finishing, he took out the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike and performed some of the transformations.

The mo weapon masters in the surroundings had never seen a true earth level mo weapon before. They stretched out their necks, their eyes wide in fear they would miss a single detail. When they saw the ten transformations of the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike, they gave gasps of shock.

The middle-aged mo's gaze was burning hot as he started at the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Spear in Zuo Mo's hand. He wanted to take it immediately. As the main steward of Rare Artifacts Hall, he had better judgement than normal people. He had also touched a true earth mo weapon before.

With just a glance, her realized that this Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike was better than the earth mo weapon he had touched in the past.

His gaze became even hotter. However, he was a smart person. He said with a smile, "I have brought the White Ridge Snake Bones."

According to Little Mo Ge's personality, he would not be himself if he did not take the chance to profit enormously. However, this time, he was in a hurry to leave so he did not haggle. He nodded. "It is yours."

The joy on the middle-aged mo's face increased.

The complete set of White Ridge Snake Bones appeared in front of Zuo Mo. Sighs of shock rose in the surroundings again. It was extremely rare to see such a perfect set of White Ridge Snake Bones.

"Please wait!" A voice suddenly interrupted. It was Hua Ru Hai. The urgency on his face had disappeared and was replaced by calmness. "This one is Hua Ru Hai of North Bay's Hua family. I wish to purchase this earth mo weapon ... ..."

Before he finished speaking, Zuo Mo grabbed the White Ridge Snake Bones and shoved the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike into the hand of the middle-aged mo. Hua Ru Hai's expression froze on his face.

Was something wrong with this person's heard? Did he not understand this was chance to raise the price?

Hua Ru Hai's blood rushed to his head and he glared angrily at Zuo Mo.

Zuo Mo ignored him. With the White Ridge Snake Bones in his hand, he gave a look to Ceng Lian'er He grabbed A Gui's hand and quickly proceeded to leave.

The middle-aged mo was still immersed in the joy of obtaining the earth level mo weapon and did not notice the actions of the trio.

"Valued Guests, you leave in such a hurry. My Tang Family has not treated you properly, and slighted such valued guests. This is our crime. This one is Tang Chen and ask for forgiveness from you!"

A deep and pleasant voice echoed in everyone's ears. The noisy scene suddenly became silent. Everyone had speculated that the Tang Family would not stop and watch with a mo weapon grandmaster represent, but when Tang Chen asked for forgiveness, it caused everyone to be speechless.

Then sound spread in a wave.

Tang Chen was the present patriarch of the Tang Family. He rarely was seen in public. They hadn't thought that he would personally come. This really was giving a great honor to this grandmaster!

Zuo Mo's expression was the same but he grimaced. Now it would not be easy to leave.

The other was polite in speech but his position perfectly blocked off their path. Zuo Mo stopped walking and then casually bowed. He said, "I do not dare to accept this. We have matters to attend to and are in a hurry to travel. Mister Tang, please forgive us."

Tang Chen smiled when he heard this. He drawled, "Grandmaster is too polite. Please tell us what the matter is. The Tang Family will be honoured to serve Grandmaster. It is the good fortunate of Bu Zhou City that Grandmaster has come here. Please, Grandmaster, stay for a few days, and let us act as good hosts."

As expected, a difficult person!

Zuo Mo cursed this Tang Chen a few hundred times. He wanted to take out Little Mo Treasure Cup and let it go. It seemed from Tang Chen's posture that Zuo Mo definitely would not be able to leave today. The other most likely would force them to stay.

Zuo Mo's mind moved rapidly and decided to pretend to agree. Later, he would find a chance to sneak away.

Having decided this, he pretended to be reluctant and replied, "Then we will disturb Patriarch Tang for a few days."

Tang Chen gave a satisfied smile. "Grandmaster, please!"

Tang Chen's gaze swept across the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike in the hand of the Rare Artifact Hall Chief Steward. He praised, "A good earth mo weapon!"

The middle-aged mo did not avoid Tang Chen's gaze. He smiled calmly and said, "The mo weapon is good, the grandmaster is even better."

Tang Chen naturally understood the other's double meaning but pretended not to hear it. He smiled slightly and said, "The Tang Family coincidentally needs an earth mo weapon, please, state a price."

His tone was cool but an aura of dominance formed.

The middle-aged mo was not frightened and said slyly, "This one does not dare to overstep this one's authority. If Daren wants to ask about the price, this one will report to the owner."

"You're pretty good." Tang Chen turned and left after saying this.

Zuo Mo showed a thoughtful expression.

It seemed that the support behind this Rare Artifacts Hall wasn't weak.

———

The trio were set up in one compound. This was a very large compound in a great environment. It had all the equipment needed and there were more than a hundreds of servants. There was only the trio living in this enormous compound.

The compound was heavily guard on the outside. There were more than twenty of the Tang Family elite general level and above acting as guards and sentries. There also many mo matrices set up in the surroundings. It was impossible to set up seal formations like transportation formations.

This caused Zuo Mo to grimace. The other was clearly more experienced. After "inviting" them to the Tang Family, they were put under house arrest. The present situation was no different than house arrest even though the other did not restrict their movement.

Zuo Mo had also learned the domineering style of this Tang Family patriarch.

It was impossible to sneak away without being detected while under such heavy guard. If they tried to force their way, then all of their secrets would be exposed and the Tang Family would pay any price to keep them here.

There was great apology and guilt on Ceng Lian'er's face. "If it wasn't for the White Ridge Snake Bones ... ..."

Zuo Mo shook his head and interrupted her. "This isn't your fault. Who would think that the earth level mo weapon would cause such a great disturbance."

Zuo Mo looked at A Gui and felt urgency. If they were trapped here, when would they be able to reach Nether Springs Jie.

At this time, his mind suddenly moved.

He thought of a great idea.

———

"He is going to forge earth mo weapons?" Tang Chen asked gravely.

"Yes! He said that he wants to forge a new earth mo weapon." The subordinate's tone was filled with joyful surprise.

"Earth mo weapon!" Tang Chen's expression changed but then he frowned. He naturally knew of the difficulty in forging an earth mo weapon. This grandmaster had just finished forging an earth mo weapon and now wanted to forge a second one. He felt incredulous at this.

Any earth mo weapon could be said to be the masterpiece of a mo weapon master's life.

The great majority of mo weapon grandmasters only ever forged one earth mo weapon and those that had forged two could be counted on the fingers. He had never heard of one that had forged three.

Tang Chen had not captured Zuo Mo forcibly because of the earth mo weapon but was in hope that he would be willing to help take the role of the teacher for the Mo Weapon Camp.

Bu Zhou City was rich in resources, but the skill level of the mo weapon masters was not high. If the level of these mo weapon masters could be increased, the resources could be turned into an endless flow of fine mo weapons. The Tang Family's power would increase another level in a short period of time.

Had he gotten new ideas from forging the earth mo weapon last time?

While he did not believe that Zuo Mo could forge a second earth mo weapon, Tang Cheng was naturally happy for Zuo Mo to throw himself into the forging of mo weapons.

"En, cooperate fully with him," Tang Chen said without hesitation. "Satisfy his needs to the best of our abilities."

"Yes!" The subordinate acknowledges. However, his expression turned strange. "But Grandmaster had a strange request ... ..."

"Strange request ... ... " Tang Chen stilled.

Translator Ramblings: I'm not quite sure but is this the first time Zuo Mo is being honored for his forging skills? By people other than his subordinates.

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Chapter Six Hundred and Ninety Eight – The Unexpected Guest

Bu Zhou City, Tang Wen Hall.

This was Bu Zhou City's grandest banquet in the past few years. It was popular and filled with people. There were many beauties, the fragrance of wine spread around the air, and those that were conversing would exchange greetings with smiles.

Anyone of slight fame in and around Bu Zhou City had received an invitation from the Tang Family. There were famed experts from surrounding towns that had rushed over.

Other than the Tang Family's unrivaled power in this area, many people had come for another person, Grandmaster Xiao Yun Hai[1]. It was not strange for a grandmaster that had just forged an earth level mo weapon to be pursued to this degree.

Then they heard that it had been Grandmaster Xiao Yun Hai's request to hold this banquet, many people had thoughts about the situation.

While the Tang Family had forcefully stolen Grandmaster away, many people still desired to meet him and form friendly relationships, especially the experts that were strong and lacked mo weapons. They were like flies that smelt meat and all ran over.

Feng Xin Zi had a sunny smile on his face. He had refused the advances of countless beautiful young female mo. He was holding a cup of wine as he sat beside Ji Li Yu.

"You were wrong." Ji Li Yu's tone was slightly mocking. "He's the new mo weapon grandmaster."

Feng Xin Zi shrugged his shoulders. "Maybe Xiao Mo Ge also knows to forge mo weapons/"

While he teased this, inside, he did not believe his own words. Xiao Mo Ge was a genius. Even Feng Xin Zi who was called a genius by others had to admit the other's astounding talent. But even the most talented person could not be good in all areas. Mo weapon creation was a profound and cryptic field. In order to have accomplishments in this area, one needed to accumulate skill and experience. The former was related to talent, and the latter to time.

"Also, don't you feel it is strange? A mo weapon master that can make an earth mo weapon should have at least some fame and reputation before this, but no one has heard of his name before?" Feng Xin Zi looked at Zuo Mo in the distance and said to himself.

"There are many people who leap into fame from obscurity. There is nothing strange about that." Ji Li Yu's tone was dismissive.

"Maybe." Feng Xin Zi did not continue on the topic.

One person forced their way over and said enthusiastically, "Ha, I am so fortunate to encounter such a beautiful miss today! Miss who is so beautiful that my heart has almost stopped beating, can you tell me your name?"

Ji Li Yu felt slight disdain but she did not snow it in her expression. She smiled brightly. "Shouldn't you introduce yourself first before asking for someone's name?"

Ji Li Yu was devastatingly beautiful to start with. When she did not smile, she was the brightest jewel at the banquet. When she smiled, the entire banquet hall seemed to light up. The nearby guests were dumbstruck.

The young person who stepped forward to speak with her was also stunned. After a while, he recovered. His expression was intoxicated. He appeared as though he would be willing to die if Ji Li Yu told him to do so.

"Oh oh oh! I should die for this! I was so impolite. Heavens, this is unforgivable! Please forgive my rudeness, I am Hua Ru Hai from the South Bay's Hua Family. It is a little place, a little place."

Hua Ru Hai smiled fawningly. Shocked inhales sounded in the surroundings. South Bay Hua Family was a faction that rivaled the Tang Family.

"I am very happy to meet you, Mister Hua Ru Hai! I am Ji Li Yu of the yao!" Ji Li Yu's smile blossomed and drew the eyes of the males present.

"Happy, happy, truly happy!" Hua Ru Hai was so excited he could not speak rationally.

"Has Mister Hua Ru Hai also come for Grandmaster?" Ji Li Yu asked curiously.

Hua Ru Hai nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, I was coincidentally around the mo weapon pool when Grandmaster completed forging the mo weapon. I saw with my own eyes the worldly apparition when the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike was created."

"Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike?"

"Yes, it is an outstanding earth mo weapon, and can change into ten different mo weapons. It is the first time I have seen such a wondrous earth mo weapon. It is a pity it ended up in the hands of Rare Artifacts Hall. It will not be easy to buy it from them." Hua Ru Hai shook his head and said with regret.

Ji Li Yu suddenly said, "Grandmaster is really young. Are all mo weapon masters so young?"

Hua Ru Hai smiled and said, "Actually, I was stunned when I met the Grandmaster for the first time. I hadn't expected him to be about the same age as me. However, people at the grandmaster level are probably not the same as us mere mortals."

"That is true." Ji Li Yu smiled faintly. Her gaze turned to the mo weapon placed at the center of the large hall. "That is the Sky Snake Ten Manifestations Pike?"

"En!" Hua Ru Hai looked with intoxication at the Sky Snake Ten Manifestations Pike and murmured, "Perfect! It is absolutely perfect! I haven never heard of this level of craftsmanship. It is great!"

Ji Li Yu stared at the Sky Snake Ten Manifestations Pike. An intimidating yet almost imperceptible presence emanated from the pike and shrouded the entire hall. It would occasionally cause sighs of awe.

———

"It really is a perfect masterpiece," the chief steward of Rare Artifacts Hall praised.

"Many thanks to you for your support!" Zuo Mo offered his thanks to the other. He had sold the Sky Snake Ten Manifestations Pike to the Rare Artifacts hall already. They had only brought it out for display because it was Zuo Mo's request.

"It is nothing," the middle-aged mo smiled and said. Then he said subtly, "No matter the occasion, Rare Artifacts Hall is a friend of Grandmaster."

He had felt great shock when he had received Zuo Mo's request but he quickly made his decision. While he did not know what the Grandmaster's intentions were, it was undoubtedly the best choice to build a good relationship with the other.

Zuo Mo raised the winecup in his hand and toasted the other. "Please!"

"Please!" The middle-aged mo responded with a raise of his glass in satisfaction. It was not common to have a grandmaster owe you a favor.

There was an imperceptible smile on Tang Chen's face. Suddenly, a servant said a few words in a low voice by his ear and he nodded.

He suddenly stood and raised both of his hands. He said in a loud voice, "Everyone!"

The hall immediately quieted down. All gazes turned to focus on Tang Chen. Tang Chen had absolute authority in Bu Zhou City. Just a few of his words could have great effects on Bu Zhou City.

Tang Chen had a big smile. "Today is really a good day, with friends filling the seats, and honored guests that have come."

Just as he was speaking, a procession walked in from the door to the hall. The one leading the way was a youth with a faint smile on his face. His handsome face was filled with confidence as he walked with his head high at the front.

The crowd unconsciously made way for him.

"Uncle Tang!" The youth bowed towards Tang Chen.

Tang Chen laughed and said, "Come here, come here, let Uncle have a look at you. Heroes really come from youth! I really admire A Di for having such a son!"

A Di? Low discussion rose in the crowd. Everyone was speculating who this A Di was.

"Father frequently mentions you, but there has been many matters. He feels very guilty for being unable to visit Uncle Tang these years," Gongzi Xi said respectfully. [2]

"Oh!" A reminiscing expression came onto Tang Chen's face. He said emotionally, "The years have passed so quickly!"

He then laughed. "It is not good to be too emotional on such a good day." Finishing, he turned to face the hall with a hand on the youth. He said in a loud voice, "Everyone, let me introduce you. This is Marshal Di's son, and my nephew, Xi!"

The crowd exploded.

Everyone knew who Marshal Di was. Oh, of course this meant every other than Zuo Mo. Marshal Di was much more famous than Tang Chen and was one of the most famous marshals in the mo territories.

Many people had uncertain expressions. While Tang Chen's authority in Bu Zhou City was unrivalled, the Tang Family was usually low-key and seemed content to be in their area without any ambitions to vie for the world.

Due to this, many people thought of the Tang Family as just a strong local faction. However, Marshal Di was one of the competitors fighting for domination of the world and one of the strongest marshals.

Because of the difference in status of the families, many people were surprised the son of Marshal Di was so respectful towards Tang Chen. To even bow like a junior suggested that the two marshals had a close relationship.

———

Xi's arrival caused the entire banquet to have a turbulent underflow. Many people thought inside that they needed to reassess the strength of the Tang Family.

This included the Ji Family.

In the corner, A Heng's eyes flashed and he was uncertain. The Tang Family had been a faction that the Ji Family had been trying form relations with for a long time. The Ji Family had even hoped that they could use a marriage to ally the two families together.

He immediately detected something unusual nearby when Marshal Di's son Xi had arrived.

The young master of the Ji Family looked with hate and viciousness at Zuo Mo.

Refocusing, A Heng noticed the expression of his young master and frowned inwardly. The newly arrived Gongzi Xi appeared handsome and accomplished, his family's young master in comparison was not acceptable to be seen in public. A Heng shook his head inside.

That Xiao Yun Hai was an honored guest of the Tang Family now. They did not have any more chances to act. Not speaking of how they wanted to form an alliance with the Tang Family, even if they did not care about how the Tang Family felt, they could not act against a valued guest of the Tang Family while in Bu Zhou City.

He reminded, "Young Master, you cannot be rash!"

"So this will be the end of it?" the young master gritted his teeth and his voice seemed to bellow out from his chest.

A Heng said coolly. "Master will not be happy if you offend the Tang Family."

The Ji Family young master's face paled. When he thought of his father's anger, a chill rose from the bottom of his feet. All of his anger immediately disappeared.

After A Heng reminded him of this, he didn't look at his young master again but focused on Gongzi Xi. He decided to stay a while longer and find out why Gongzi Xi had suddenly come to Bu Zhou City.

The Tang Family was low-key but their strength could not be underestimated. They would be of great aid to any family they allied with.

A Heng knew that the Horizontal Jie's Ji Family did not have as much influence compared to Marshal Di. However, he hadn't expected that Tang Chen had concealed this relationship so deeply. They had investigated for so long and hadn't even heard a hint of it.

The Ji Family had started to try to ally with the Tang Family from a very long time ago. Tang Chen's attitude had always been ambiguous. So this was the reason behind it.

No matter what, he could not let the Tang Family and Marshal Di form an alliance.

A cold light flashed across A Heng's eyes.

With the arrival of the new guests, no one noticed the two people from the Ji Family in the corner.

———

Tang Chen's gaze flashed across Gongzi Xi's retinue. When his gaze landed on Li Xian'er, he was slightly surprised. However, he did not change expression and brought Gongzi Xi in front of Zuo Mo.

"Virtuous nephew, come, this is Grandmaster Xiao Yun Hai! Grandmaster has just forged an earth mo weapon, the Sky Snake Ten Manifestations Pike, it is extraordinarily powerful!"

At this time, the corner of Zuo Mo's eye imperceptibly twitched.

[1] This is another pun based on similar sounds and different charcters. Yun Hai as in Cloud Sea, and Xiao being the surname.

[2] The naming convention here seems to follow that of Ancient China. "Gongzi" means the "son of a lord" which later turned to mean "gentleman." So Xi is the name, and Gongzi is like a honorific.

Translator Ramblings: You all thought Zuo Mo's naming sense improved?

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Chapter Six Hundred and Ninety Nine – Zuo Mo's Goal

His gaze unconsciously moved, and swept across Gongzi Xi's group. His gaze suddenly stopped on a female.

For some unknown reason, Zuo Mo had an eerie sense of familiarity.

This female ... ...

Zuo Mo dared to guarantee that he had definitely never seen this female before. He wasn't able to identify anything familiar about her. This included her appearance, her speech and presence. They were all very unfamiliar and Zuo Mo was sure that he had never seen her before.

But that eerie sense of familiarity haunted his mind and could not be swept away.

It really was strange.

Zuo Mo suppressed the strange feeling he had. His expression was normal as he gave a small smile and exchanged greetings with Gongzi Xi. "I'm very happy to meet you."

Gongzi Xi also had a smile. "On the way here, I heard that Grandmaster had forged an earth mo weapon. Xi itches to see it, and has travelled day and night. This journey was not a waste after meeting Grandmaster!"

Tang Chen pretended to be angry. "So Virtuous Nephew has not come to see this old man, this old man thought too highly of himself!"

The people around laughed when they heard this.

Tang Chen also had a small smile as he said, "You and Grandmaster are of similar age, and must be able to converse better. Virtuous Nephew, you should ask for guidance from Grandmaster, you will definitely benefit."

"Uncle is right," Gongzi Xi said respectfully.

Zuo Mo smiled. "Patriarch Tang is too complimentary." He felt strange. This Tang Chen seemed to treat Gongzi Xi like his own nephew. The relationship between the two families was not simple.

Gongzi Xi's gaze turned to the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike in the middle of the large hall. He couldn't resist saying, "This is Grandmaster's new work?"

"This is called the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike," the middle-aged mo elegantly took over. "Does Master Xi want to try?"

"I can?" Xi showed joy.

"Of course!" The middle-aged mo made an ushering motion. "Our hall received the favor of Grandmaster and this Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike. Master can do as you please."

Even a blind person could see that the middle-aged mo was showing goodwill to Gongzi Xi.

Gongzi Xi's expression was excited and he was desiring to try.

———

Li Xian'er secretly examined Zuo Mo. She was unusually sensitive. Zuo Mo had done his best to make his gaze appear casual, but Li Xian'er still detected Zuo Mo's attention focused on her.

Her appearance had been disguised. While she still looked pretty, it was several levels below her true appearance. Which of the servants around Gongzi Xi were not beautiful due to his position? Theoretically, she should be very non-descript and mediocre among the group.

She hadn't thought that Tang Chen and Xiao Yun Hai would notice her.

However, she was very curious about Xiao Yun Hai.

It was not common to see such a young mo weapon grandmaster. Being from Tian Huan, Li Xian'er had seen many kinds of geniuses, but there were only just a rare few that were so accomplished at such an age.

As though he noticed her gaze, the young grandmaster gave a small smile at her.

This guy ... ... was slightly strange!

Li Xian'er thought inside.

———

Qinghua Xue looked closely at Zuo Mo within the crowd. Her eyes were as bright as stars and she was struggling to keep her calm.

It was him!

Yes, it was him!

Qinghua Xue could not suppress the excitement inside.

Almost at first glance, she had recognized Zuo Mo. While the appearance and the name were unfamiliar, Qinghua Xue's eyes had not missed his familiar patterns of speech and movement. She was too familiar with Xiao Mo Ge. She hadn't just fought against him, she had collected almost all the mirages on the market concerning him.

This was him!

Xiao Mo Ge!

The gathering that would have normally found unpleasant and noisy was so beautiful right now. Qinghua Xue's eyes did not move away one bit.

"What are you looking at?" one of her fellows poked her. Her friend was called Ning Xin'er. She was the most beautiful female of the cadet branch of the Ning Family, and due to this, she had been selected.

Qinghua Xue seemed to wake up. Her face was aflame.

"Oh, you like Xiao Yun Hai?" Ning Xin'er teased her. "While he doesn't look handsome, his future is unlimited as he was able to become a grandmaster at such a young age. Haha, if you can get him, the Qinghua Family probably would be overjoyed."

Qinghua Xue quickly recovered her calm. She slanted a look at Ning Xin'er and said pointedly, "Weren't you pining after Xiao Mo Ge?"

"Xiao Mo Ge?" Ning Xin'er said self-mockingly. "I want him. However, with the yao's greatest beauty standing at the front, we can just rest our hearts and act as secondary characters."

The words were tinged with jealousy and some disappointment.

Qinghua xue was silent. She could understand Ning Xin'er's feelings. Of the group of people that had come, there was no one other than her that had been willing. In front of Ji Li Yu, all of them lost in comparison. Everyone felt that if Xiao Mo Ge was going to fall in love, it would be with Ji Li Yu. They were from the cadet branches of their families, but they had many suitors, including sons of main branches. Who was willing to travel thousands of miles to act as accompaniment?

"I feel that Xiao Mo Ge might not fall in love with Miss Ji," Qinghua Xue suddenly said.

"Maybe." Ning Xin'er twisted her mouth. "If he doesn't fall in love with the most beautiful woman, then there is no hope for us."

Qinghua Xue was silent.

Ning Xin'er tilted her head and suddenly became excited. "This Xiao Yun Hai is a good target. I feel that the higher-ups will definitely agree to recruit a mo weapon master of such potential on our side. Nice, nice!"

"They you can go try." Qinhua Xue said sardonically.

"No, he isn't handsome enough." Ning Xin'er pouted. "But that Gongzi Xi is both generous and has presence! His family background is also very good!"

Qinghua Xue smiled upon hearing this.

At this time, Xiao Yun Hai suddenly spoke up, "Everyone."

The entire place quieted. People looked over curiously. Everyone present was filled with curiosity about this newly titled mo weapon grandmaster, especially since he was so young.

Xiao Yun Hai had a small smile on his face without any timidity. His voice was clear and loud.

"First, I would like to thank Patriarch Tang for agreeing to my unreasonable request and hosting such a grand banquet for me. I also must thank the Rare Artifact Hall for their support with today's event. I won't waste words. This time, I have invited everyone because I have something to ask!"

"Grandmaster, please say. If our Rare Artifact Hall can do it, we will not refuse." There was an elegant smile on the middle-aged mo's face. His voice was not loud but could be heard over the entire hall.

Displeasure flashed across Tang Chen's eyes. He was very displeased that Rare Artifacts Hall had taken this opportunity before him. He knew that this was Xiao Yun Hai's retaliation for being forced to come to the Tang Family.

Grandmasters, it was normal for them to have a temper.

The smile on his face remained the same. "Grandmaster, please say it. The Tang Family is not some prestigious family, but there are not many things that we cannot do."

His words were said indifferently but the dominance showed. The other people had planned on saying a few words but then perceptively closed their mouths.

The entire place was unusually silent.

Zuo Mo was not affected at all. He looked around solemnly. "This one needs something called the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass. One plant can be traded for an earth mo weapon."

Woosh!

The crowd exploded!

Someone couldn't resist asking, "Grandmaster, you are serious?"

Zuo Mo said without hesitation. "Yes!"

"Is the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike for trade?" someone else couldn't resist asking, "Wasn't it sold to the Rare Artifacts Hall?"

The middle-aged mo also had a surprised expression. He had expected that Xiao Yun Hai would have a goal but he had not expected that to be publicly announcing that he was buying Reversal Shadow Soul Silkgrass. The price he gave was also an earth mo weapon.

He knew of the Reverse Shadow Soul SIlkgrass. However, it was produced in Nether Spring Jie. While the production of it was not high, it was not so rare. This price was one that no one would be able to resist. He immediately decided that he would send an order to search for Reverse Shadow Soul SIlkgrass the moment he left the venue.

When he heard people ask about the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike, his reaction was quick. "Rare Artifacts Hall is willing to put the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike as a guarantee."

An earth mo weapon was valuable, but it was definitely not a loss to use an earth mo weapon to trade for the friendship of a grandmaster!

Zuo Mo was very surprised. He nodded at the middle-aged mo with a friendly gaze.

The middle-aged mo immediately felt good, especially when he noticed that Tang Chen beside him had a black face. He was proud of how beautiful his move had been. Tang Chen was too overbearing in his action. Was something wrong with this person's brains to force a grandmaster of unlimited potential? The middle-aged mo looked down on this.

But he stilled at Xiao Yun Hai's next words.

"Thanks for Rare Artifact Hall's support, but I have already sold this mo weapon to Rare Artifact Hall. This belongs to Rare Artifacts Hall, how can this one trade using that."

Zuo Mo's expression was confident as he looked around. His voice was not loud but it stunned the entire place. Each word was filled with power.

"Three days later, I will start to forge another earth mo weapon!"

Zuo Mo's expression was determined.

"If my luck is good, and I forge an earth mo weapon, I will leave the article at Rare Artifact Hall. Anyone can trade for this mo weapon with a Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass! I will trouble your hall for this!"

The middle-age mo's mouth was open, his expression stunned. He quickly reacted and nodded hurriedly, "No problem, no problem!"

Tang Chen's expression was dark. He had been completely unprepared for the bomb that Xiao Yun Hai had thrown out.

But he quickly recovered. The corners of his mouth were smiling and full of disdain.

As expected, this was the rashness of a young person!

He had a little bit of accomplishment and he didn't know his own limit anymore. Did he really think that he could achieve anything?

However, this was beneficial for the Tang Family. He wanted to see how Xiao Yun Hai would clean up this mess when he could not forge an earth mo weapon!

At Bu Zhou City, no one except the Tang Family could help him! Not even Rare Artifacts Hall!

Tang Chen's gaze was dark and cold.

Everyone was stunned where they stood. Zuo Mo's words had caused them to lose the ability of speech.

Forge an earth mo weapon? What joke was this? What did he think an earth mo weapon was? He could make one whenever he felt like it?

Xiao Yun Hai was crazy!

Translator Ramblings: Too many aliases and secret identities in this chapter.

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Chapter Seven Hundred – Old and Cunning

An earth mo weapon! Xiao Yun Hai!

This was the hottest topic of the moment, all of the mo territories were paying attention to the news. Theoretically, while earth mo weapons were rare and valuable, it was not enough to create such a great wave. But the extravagant promise that Xiao Yun Hai had thrown out was too astounding.

They did not know Xiao Yun Hai's exact age but he definitely was among the ranks of the youngest mo weapon grandmasters. His future could be said to be unlimited. Yet a mo weapon grandmaster of such potential had suddenly stated that he would trade an earth mo weapon for a Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass. The entire mo territories were scorched by the bomb.

Some were dismissive and snorted. The majority of people considered this a joke, and were simply watching the dubious spectacle.

While shen power was starting to appear in their visions, and mo skills were not considered the top tier of the powers now, earth mo weapons were still one of the strongest weapons. Their limited number, the difficulty of creating them, the great power they contained, were all reasons it was valuable.

Before Xiao Yun Hai, no mo weapon grandmaster dared to announce that he would definitely forge another earth mo weapon.

In the history of the mo, the number of earth mo weapons never surpassed two hundred articles.

But someone had suddenly ran out and stated that he was able to forge earth mo weapons again. Even if he was a mo weapon master that had just become a grandmaster, it caused shock among the mo.

The Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass was valuable, but its value could not rival earth mo weapons. Its rarity was just because it was produced in Nether Spring Jie, the location was far and it was difficult to harvest.

But this wasn't a problem to those prestigious families and large businesses that had far reaching influence.

However, the great majority of people only maintained the attitude of spectators. They didn't believe at all that Xiao Yun Hai would be able to forge another earth mo weapon.

However a small number of factions started to search for Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass with the aim of establishing friendly relations with the grandmaster. They didn't have any hopes about the earth mo weapon. In their view, while the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass was valuable, it was still profitable if one used it to create relations with a mo weapon grandmaster.

Events like this were undoubted ones that people liked to see and hear about.

People were all waiting to see the young person who had just become a grandmaster and didn't know his own limits make a joke of himself. Some even started to take bets on whether Xiao Yun Hai could forge a new earth mo weapon.

It had been so long since there had been such an entertaining event. The people of the mo territories were extremely interested.

Such an interesting even!

———

In the study.

"Virtuous Nephew, what do you think?" Tang Chen asked Gongzi Xi in interest.

Gongi Xi had a thoughtful expression. He grimaced and shook his head. "This nephew doesn't know. This Xiao Yun Hai is too hard to predict, he actually promised this in public, it really ... ... really ... ..."

He didn't know how to describe it.

Tang Chen gave a smile. "Virtuous Nephew, do not be thrown by this. He must have disliked the treatment he received in these days and is not willing to stay in the tang Family. He purposefully acted in public to attract people's gazes."

"But if he doesn't have any confidence, would he dare to say this?" Gongzi Xi's expression was puzzled.

"It is a terrible move made in panic," Tang Chen said coolly. "Young people are always rash. This event is beneficial for us. This boy doesn't know his limits, but he does have some true skill. If we are able to use him, he would be of great benefit."

"Uncle is right," Gongzi Xi nodded and said.

Tang Chen did not linger on this subject and changed the topic. "I noticed that some of the people in your group do not look like mo."

Seeing the wry expression on Tang Chen's face, Gongzi Xi flushed slightly and reported the truth. "Uncle may not know. They are the envoys from Tian Huan."

Tang Chen's expression changed. "Your father plans to ally with Tian Huan?"

"Yes." Gongzi Xi nodded and said.

Tang Chen was silently for a moment before speaking, "It is good for you two families to ally together based on Tian Huan's power. One should always establish relations with those far away and attack those close by. Your two families do not have any conflicts of interest, and it is beneficial for both sides for you to help each other in secret. However, the two sides are far from each other. If there is alliance, it must be marriage!"

As he spoke, Tang Chen smiled. "That female's identity must not be simple."

Gongzi Xi said, "She is the granddaughter of Tian Huan's sect leader!"

Tang Chen nodded. "The families are matched in status! I see that you seem to like her. I will send a letter to your father and speak of this matter on your behalf."

Gongzi Xi was overjoyed and made a deep bow. "Nephew thanks Uncle!"

Tang Chen held Gongzi Xi up. "You father and I's relationship was forged through life and death experiences, I think of you as my own nephew. There is no need for these courtesies." Then his tone became stern. "There is something you need to remind your father."

Gongzi Xi hurriedly said, "Uncle, please speak."

After a moment of silence, Tang Chen said gravely, "Your father must already know about the Mo Shen Temple. I see that your father is busy organizing his faction. If this was the past, this is the right choice, but it is not appropriate now."

Gongzi Xi had a pondering expression. "Uncle means to pay more attention to shen power?"

"Yes!" Tang Chen nodded. "You have also seen the power of shen power. This is a power even stronger than mo skill, ling power, and yao arts. One mo god was enough to destroy all of Xuan Kong Temple's elder corps. This kind of strategic power is enough to change the state of world. Do you know how many military corps Xuan Kong Temple's elder corps is equal to?"

Without giving Gongzi Xi the time to think, Tang Chen continued to speak.

"You cannot fall behind at this time! The person who walks at the front in this field has the advantage. The Mo Shen Temple the greatest enemy of everyone."

Gongzi Xi was not a wastrel. While he was a rake, he understood matters of war. He agreed with Tang Chen but he grimaced, "It is not that Father doesn't want, but he has not been able to get a foot in the door. Nephew knows that Father has already started to build a shen temple but the effect is not very good."

"The Mo Shen Temple had hid and developed for two hundred years. Of course it is not simple," Tang Chen said, "you make want to find a breakthrough in another place."

Gongzi Xi was intelligence. After a moment of thought, he understood. "Uncle speaks of Xiao Mo Ge?"

"Yes!" Tang Chen praised. "Xiao Mo Ge's trio all have shen power inheritances. While they are not weak, they are lacking in comparison to the Mo Shen Temple. If we gather our power, it is very likely we will gain what we desire."

"Xiao Mo Ge is a ghost and there is no trace of him now." Gongzi Xi looked at Tang Chen. When he noticed the imperceptible smile at the corner of Tang Chen's mouth, his body trembled, "Unless ... ..."

Tang chen had a proud expression. "I have been keeping an eye on Xiao Mo Ge all this time. A while ago, the trio suddenly disappeared. I went to Yanmen Ocean to beg Great Shaman Sang Ming Yu to divine. The Great Shaman owed me a favor in the past, and used five years of his life force to divine. He learned that the trio is near Bu Zhou City."

Gongzi Xi's eyes immediately lit up. "Near Bu Zhou City!"

"Yes, at the start, I suspected Xiao Yun Hai was Xiao Mo Ge. He has two female servants with fit with the description of Xiao Mo Ge. However, I had never heard that Xiao Mo Ge knows how to forge mo weapons, much less earth mo weapons. I purposefully was domineering in my conduct, one reason was to test him. But from his response, he doesn't seem to be the one."

Gongi Xi listened carefully in fear he would miss a detail. He thought back to Xiao Yun Hai's actions and he agreed with Uncle's judgment. That Xiao Yun Hai didn't have the presence of a hero. While he was also powerful, his actions were rash. He was far from the uncanny Xiao Mo Ge.

Tang Chen's gaze was deep. "While he isn't Xiao Mo Ge, he is suitable to be bait. I heard that the Anti Dragon Claw Xiao Mo Ge obtained seemed to be heavily damaged. Xiao Yun Hai is a mo weapon grandmaster and one of the most likely to be able to fix the Anti Dragon Claw. If Xiao Mo Ge knows of this, he definitely would not miss this chance. I had been thinking of how to spread the news. I hadn't expected Xiao Yun Hai to attract so much attention and help us."

Gongzi Xi had an admiring expression. "No wonder Uncle is supporting Xiao Yun Hai. Uncle is wise and cunning. You really are the oriole behind the mantis stalking the cicada!"

Tang Chen's expression was normal. "We only need to focus on Xiao Yun Hai and wait! However, when Xiao Mo Ge shows up, we need enough experts in order to trap him."

Gongzi Xi knew this was a rare opportunity and nodded without hesitation. "Uncle, don't worry. I will send a message right now. Uncle Qin and Uncle Zhong are both present!"

Tang Chen's expression became relieved. "I won't worry if Old Qin and Old Zhong can come. This matter is a great secret. Virtuous Nephew, you cannot speak of this to anyone, including your future Tian Huan wife."

The last words were teasing.

Gongzi Xi's face turned red but then he became serious. "Uncle, do not worry. Nephew knows the importance of this and will not mention a word of it."

Tang Chen nodded. "I have spoken to you for so long. Go, don't like Tian Huan's little princess wait for too long."

———

Unlike the other people that were waiting to see Xiao Yun Hai become a joke, Qinghua Xue was full of confidence in Zuo Mo. Only she knew that Xiao Yun Hai was Xiao Mo Ge. With her understanding of Xiao Mo Ge, if Xiao Mo Ge dared to say the words, he had great confidence in the matter.

Returning from the banquet, Qinghua Xue completely calmed down and descended into her thoughts.

She had found Xiao Mo Ge, then what should she do next?

Get close to him?

But how to get close to him?

Qinghua Xue was frustrated.

———

No one would have thought that Zuo Mo who had just announced that he would trade earth mo weapons for Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass was being troubled by a completely unrelated matter.

That average looking female and that strange feeling of familiarity.

Zuo Mo trusted his sixth sense highly. He knew this eerie feeling of familiarity would not appear without cause.

He definitely had had some interaction with this person.

But no matter how hard he thought, he could not find any information related to this female.

In the sea of consciousness, the three discussed this matter. However, Pu Yao and Wei were sure they had never seen this female before.

It really was strange ... ...

At this time, Zuo Mo's body froze. A daring thought appeared. Once this thought appeared, it took over every corner of his body.

Even Pu Yao and Wei didn't have an impression of her. Then this female definitely appeared before he encountered Pu Yao and Wei.

Could it be ... ...

She appeared before his memories had been erased and his features changed?

Translator Ramblings: Being used as bait for yourself ... ...

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Chapter Seven Hundred and One – The City Market

When Zuo Mo thought about how the average looking woman could have possibly been from before when his memories had been erased and his appearance changed, his mind could not remain calm.

Because he was going to start forging mo weaons three days later, the Tang Family's "protection" eased off greatly. Other than a few guards, Zuo Mo only had A Gui with him most of the time.

Zuo Mo was someone all of Bu Zhou City knew, especially when he had announced in such a flamboyant fashion that he was about to forge mo weapons. He was the population topic of discussion.

Consequently, when Zuo Mo walked on the street, people continued to greet him. Of course, there were also people that were pointing at him in secret.

Zuo Mo's mind was full of his own thoughts.

Maybe he could find a chance to probe this woman's origins?

Suddenly, a guard said, "Daren, this is the biggest materials market in Bu Zhou City. However, the majority of the items here are normal materials." He was puzzled. It was mostly low level mo weapon masters that came to these markets for normal materials. They did not have enough mobei to buy rare and expensive materials.

Good mo weapons usually required good materials.

Even the best mo weapon master could not forge an earth mo weapon with normal materials. He felt very puzzled when Grandmaster Xiao Yun Hai had requested for them to take him to visit a market for normal materials. In his view, what the Grandmaster needed was the top kind of materials. Didn't he want to forge earth mo weapons?

But the higher-ups had ordered for them to unconditionally cooperate with Grandmaster's request if it was possible.

Zuo Mo's stray thoughts faded. He nodded. "Let's go in."

When they walked into the market, a wave of noise came at them. The stalls were organized neatly with large amounts of materials on display. The sound of bargaining, arguing, and cursing filled the air. It was possible to see the flushed faces everywhere.

The guard couldn't help but freeze. As one of the best among the Tang Family guards, the places he visited were usually elegant ones. It had been a long time since he had come to such a dirty and chaotic place.

He glanced at Grandmaster out of the corner of his eyes. He saw that Grandmaster's expression was composed and without any unease.

In reality, Zuo Mo wasn't just at ease, he was slightly excited when he saw such a familiar scene. His stray thoughts were thrown away.

It was like he was fired up, his eyes red, and his fighting spirit rose.

The surroundings were filled with the sound of bargaining! Again! Bargain bargain bargain!

"One hundred and eighty mobei? Are you joking? The quality is normal, oh, and there are three flaws. The quality can only be considered above average, you dare to ask for one hundred and eighty mobei? One hundred? Don't joke, I'll give you eighty at most ... ..."

"Fifteen mobei, I want one hundred, are you going to sell? No? Let's go!"

"I just said so. You still make a profit, don't think that I don't know ... ..."

The guard leader gaped. Grandmaster was invincible as he bargained his way down.He felt that everything that was happening in front of him was incomprehensible. A great grandmaster was arguing furiously with other people for just a few mobei, this this this ... ...

Shouldn't grandmasters sit in the private rooms, drink the best wine, and elegantly pick the treasures surrounded by beautiful females?

Zuo Mo forgot himself in bargaining and felt great pleasure.

But gradually, he found the situation wasn't quite right.

"Ten mobei, sell?"

"Sell sell sell!"

Zuo Mo looked with puzzlement at the shop owner. The shop owner's expression was excited as though he wanted to sell immediately. This wasn't right, ten mobei was definitely just above cost. He had given the other one mobei above. He hadn't expected the shop owner to agree immediately. Something was strange!

Was there something wrong with the wares?

Zuo Mo flipped it over and inspected it for a long time. He was even more puzzled. There were no problems!

Suppressing the bewilderment he felt, he took two hundred of the material. His gaze landed on another kind of material. "Will you sell for seven mobei?"

"Sell sell sell!" The shop owner nodded repeatedly.

Zuo Mo raised his head and couldn't help but curse, "How can you do business like this? Sell for seven mobei? Are you crazy? This costs at least ten mobei, is something wrong with your head?"

The shop owner nodded with a dumb smile.

Zuo Mo stilled. Was this person really stupid? He raised his head and the excitement quickly receded. He immediately discovered the strangeness in the surroundings. The noisy market was silent.

What was this ... ...

Zuo Mo hurriedly looked around. When he saw everyone's gazes were on him, he understood. Cough cough cough, he hurriedly raised his head and puffed out his chest. He pointed at the things he had bought and said to the guard, "Oh, put these away."

"Yes!" The guard leader's face was burning. Today was really a great embarrassment! He raised his head and glanced at Grandmaster. Grandmaster's expression was normal as though nothing had happened. As expected of Grandmaster, his face was thicker than normal people!

Suddenly, a middle-aged person walked forward with an excited expression. "Respected Grandmaster! Welcome! We feel honored by your arrival!"

"Hello hello!" Zuo Mo smiled.

"Please give us a list for what Grandmaster requires. We do not have anything good, but the quality of our low- level materials is not bad!" the middle-aged person said respectfully.

Zuo Mo had come because he needed to use low-level materials. He had prepared a list before coming but hadn't expected that he would use it at this time. While he could not experience the pleasure of bargaining, it would save him effort. Zuo Mo handed the list to the middle-aged person.

The middle-aged person seemed to have a reputation here. He handed the list to the servant behind him and the servant went away to gather materials.

"Does Grandmaster need assistants?" the middle-aged person inquired.

The guard leader spoke in displeasure, "Are you qualified to be Grandmaster's assistant? Hmph!"

The mo weapon masters in the surroundings were silent. While the guard leader's words were harsh and not easy to hear, but it was the truth. The mo weapon masters that were in this place were not very good.

But Zuo Mo was moved. "If they have talent, they may be able to learn from me."

His words were pretentious but the effect was excellent.

The mo weapon masters in the surroundings became excited. Many of them had desirous expression. Even the middle-aged person was slightly excited. But he was experienced and did not lose his calm. "How do we judge for the talent that Grandmaster speaks of?"

After thinking, Zuo Mo said, "Use mo weapons, the grade doesn't matter, just let me have a look."

The guard leader felt disdain but he could not speak now, otherwise his actions would mean not giving Grandmaster face. The mo weapon masters here were not good ones. The mo weapon masters at Bu Zhou City who had talent were almost all part of the Tang Family.

These toads wanted to eat the meat of a swan?

They were delusional!

He didn't understand. Grandmaster actually agreed to such a boring and meaningless matter?

There were countless mo weapon masters in the Tang Family that wanted to be Grandmaster's assistant. While this grandmaster liked to boast, he was still a grandmaster!

He could not understand Zuo Mo's way of thinking.

A pile of mo weapons were quickly laid out and presented in front of Zuo Mo. The guard leader took a glance and then snorted. There wasn't even a single colonel level mo weapon here.

Zuo Mo ignored the sneer of the guard leader. His gaze swept across the mo weapons.

His gaze suddenly stopped on a dagger mo weapon.

He took out the dagger, raised it up and asked, "Who made this mo weapon?"

A youth with a slightly pale complexion walked out of the crowd. His face was flushed and he was excited. "Grandmaster, I made it!"

Zuo Mo then asked him a few questions. The youth responded smoothly and Zuo Mo confirmed that he was the one to forge the dagger.

Zuo Mo nodded. "Starting today, you are my assistant."

Gasp!

The people around shouted in shock. Disbelief and joy floated into the youth's face. The middle-aged person was also very excited. He went forward and hugged the youth. Then he said solemnly, "Sproutling, be good and learn from Grandmaster!"

His fellows came up to congratulate him. Everyone knew that this opportunity would alter Sproutling's fate.

The guard leader's face was not very good. He hadn't thought that Grandmaster would really select an assistant from here. As a guard of the Tang Family, he naturally put the Tang Family first. There were so many Tang Family mo weapon masters waiting for the opportunity but an outsider had gotten there first. While it was not his mistake, he could not escape being connected to this.

"Grandmaster, shouldn't this ... ..." he couldn't help but speak.

Zuo Mo's expression darkened. "Do I need to report my actions to you?"

Hearing this, the guard leader's heart jumped and he hurriedly said, "Grandmaster is joking, this one doesn't dare. But Grandmaster is of high status, and your safety should be prioritized. This person is unknown ... ..."

Sproutling's face paled.

Zuo Mo impatiently interrupted the guard leader. "I have my own way of conduct!"

The guard leader gritted his teeth and persisted. "If something happens to Grandmaster, and the patriarch assigns blame, this one ... ..."

"A Gui, throw him out," Zuo Mo said coolly.

A Gui who had been silently standing next to Zuo Mo suddenly disappeared.

The guard leader was shocked .Before he could react, his neck was gripped and he wasn't able to use his own strength. Woosh, he flew out of the market. He smashed onto the ground, and wasn't able to get up for a while.

The faces of the other guards changed. They were about to move but when they saw that A Gui didn't seem to have moved at all, their faces were ashen white. Their fighting spirit that had just started to burn immediately disappeared.

A Gui's undying shen power had a great qualities. It had no color and was extremely deceptive.

"What's your name?" Zuo Mo asked Sproutling in a gentle gone.

Sproutling gathered his courage. "Grandmaster, I don't have a name, they all call me Bean Sprout or Sproutling."

"No name, your parents?" Zuo Mo asked.

"They are dead." Sproutling said in a low voice.

Zuo Mo was slightly surprised. He suddenly thought of himself and felt emotional. But he quickly raised his head and patted Sproutling's thin shoulder. "Your way of thinking is good but there are some mistakes. Is there a small mo weapon pool here?"

The middle-aged person knew that Zuo Mo was going to teach Sproutling and was overjoyed. He hurriedly said, "Yes yes yes!"

Zuo Mo looked at the mo weapon masters in the surroundings with desire on their faces and smiled. "You can all come watch."

All of the mo weapon masters cheered!

Zuo Mo definitely would not have thought that his accidental action would ... ...

Translator Ramblings: Zuo Mo can't stand seeing other people deliberately not making a profit.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Two – The Snow of the Blue Flower

The little mo pool in the market was low grade and usually used by the low level mo weapon masters who were short on money. Naturally, the results were never very good.

The middle-aged person was slightly embarrassed, and all the mo weapon masters all had expressions of embarrassment. It really was lowering Grandmaster's status to have him use such a low grade mo weapon pool.

It was not acceptable, but they did not have any better mo weapon pools. They looked uncertainly at Zuo Mo.

Zuo Mo did not care. He looked at the mo weapon pool and then moved his gaze away.

He turned around and faced the crowd with the dagger that Sproutling had made in his hand.

"The concept behind this dagger is very interesting. It has three primary materials, White Wood Bone, Ice Blue Stone, and Concerted Shine Crystal."

Everyone perked their ears up and focused in fear of missing a single a word.

"I believe that everyone knows these three materials. Most people would use the White Wood Bone as the base material, the Ice Blue Stone to give it the trait of iciness, and then use the Concerted Shine Crystal in order to merge the two together."

Some of the mo weapon masters nodded. This was the basic method, and even the most ignorant mo weapon master knew it. They were curious. The more basic the materials were, the harder it was to do something new with it. They could not think how these three basic materials could be put together any other way.

"But Sproutling's thinking is unorthodox. He used the Concerted Shine Crystal as the base, and then used the white wood bone and the ice blue stone as materials to strengthen it."

Gasps rang out. Everyone felt this recipe was impossible and unconventional.

"Speaking from the view of traditional mo weapon forging, this is completely against the rules. The Concerted Shine Crystal is a very good low level material but it is not a material that can act as the base for a weapon because it is too soft."

The mo weapon masters almost unconsciously nodded.

"As a result, Sproutling treated the Concerted Shine Crystal with the sap of the Fragrant Leaf Tree to merge Gold Thread Amber, and hardened Concerted Shine Crystal after the White Wood Bone and Ice Blue Stone was merged."

Some mo weapon masters had thoughtful expressions.

"This is a creative idea." Zuo Mo's words caused Bean Sprout to flush. Bean Sprout knew just how terribly his dagger was made.

Zuo Mo changed subject. "But in order to finish this line of creative thought, good forging technique is required. White Wood Bone is rarely used as a base and people will rarely remember that it has a trait, [Wood Thread]."

The entire crowd was silent, and everyone had expressions of respect. If people had a thread of doubt about Zuo Mo's skill due to the rumors before this, then the doubt now disappeared.

Even the basic materials in Grandmaster's mouth had all kinds of transformations.

"In the eyes of many people, [Wood Thread] is a trait that isn't useful, but if it is used well, it will have unusual effects."

Finishing his analysis, he started to throw materials towards the mo weapon pool.

With each item, he would say the name of the material, and then explain why he was using this material as well as the details that one needed to pay attention to. The mo weapon masters didn't dare to make a sound. They were like Zuo Mo's students and listened with a tinge of devoutness.

Low level mo weapon masters did not have any status in society. Their income was low, and making a living was difficult. Their skill was crude which meant they were unable to make fine mo weapons. Their income was limited which in turn caused them to lose the possibility of improving.

They knew just how rare this chance was.

A grandmaster was giving them a lecture. This was the only and the most important class in their life.

Their gazes as they looked at Zuo Mo were filled with sincere respect and gratefulness.

They memorized Zuo Mo's practiced skill and the contents he spoke casually off. The usually noisy market was completely silent. Zuo Mo's voice was the only sound that echoed.

All of the shop owners did not make a sound. They knew the difficulties of these low level mo masters. Many of them were friends.

They did not understand deep principles, but they were infected by this devoutness, yearning and passion.

In this moment, in this place that only recognized mobei, there was no low and high status of society.

Afterwards a completely new style of mo weapon masters would form from here.

They preferred simple and practical materials. They aimed to be creative, they were enthusiastic about the spread of mo weapon skills.

They had a special name, they were the Market Mo Weapon Masters.

———

"Those damned bastards!" The guard leader gritted his teeth. A Gui was never light handed when she attacked. While he wasn't wounded, he was left disheveled and there was a large green bruise on his face.

He quickly noticed the burning gazes in the surroundings and wanted to find a crack in the ground to hide in.

One of the guard leaders of the Tang Family was left in such a sorry state!

At this time, a familiar, grave and murderousness voice sounded. "Old Three, what happened?"

Head!

He climbed up from the ground with embarrassment. "Head!"

"What happened?" Boss's face was murderousness and his gaze vicious. He was sitting on top of his mo steed that seemed to be a small mountain. The steed's four limbs seemed to be made from iron, the long tail spiked. There was an arm-thick horn at its forehead that flashed with a blue light.

This was a Sword Tail Blue Hone Rhinoceros. It was vicious and battle-hungry, a powerful offensive mo steed.

"The Grandmaster ... ..."

Head immediately understood and his face abruptly changed. His eyes flashed with a cold light as he said, "Even a grandmaster doesn't qualify to run rampant on our Tang Family's land."

He had disliked Xiao Yun Hai's proud attitude a long time ago. The Tang Family treated him as an honored guest yet he was so proud! Even if he might be punished by the patriarch today, he would teach that person who did not know his limits whose land he was on.

"Big Brother, be careful of that servant of his!" the guard leader gritted out.

"Yes, I will cripple her," Head said coolly.

When he finished speaking, he picked up a long spear hanging from the mo steed. He looked towards the depth of the market. Xiao Yun Hai's voice was coming faintly from it. It was unusually silent inside. He did not care. He had absolute confidence in his own power.

He nudged the Swordtail Blue Horn Rhinoceros under his body. With every step, the ground trembled slightly.

Clip-boom, clip-boom!

The head of the Swordtail Blue Horn Rhinoceros started to lower. The blue horn flashed with a soul-shaking light. A low howl came from its mouth. Its heavy breathing showed that it was gathering its strength.

The Head had a secure grip on the long spear in his hand. His cold face seemed to be carved from stone.

The battle spirit that came from the mo steed under him caused his eyes to rapidly turn red.

The icy feeling from the long spear in his hand removed the last stray thought in his mind.

———

Qinghua Xue was enchanted as she listened. There was a knowing smile on her lips.

Actually, she didn't understand what Zuo Mo was saying at all. For a yao, mo weapon forging was so cryptic it was like trying to read the heavens. But she could feel the unique atmosphere of the market. She did not realize that there was a respectful expression on her face.

The Xiao Mo Ge in front of her was so unfamiliar. It was unlike the Xiao Mo Ge that Qinghua Xue had seen in the mirages. There was natural and indescribable presence emanating from his body.

She had been paying attention to Zuo Mo all this time. Zuo Mo had not concealed his tracks and she had quickly followed him as he left the Tang manor.

Ning Xin'er couldn't help but tease. But had agreed to help cover her for. They were not like Ji Li Yu who could come and go as she wished.

Qinghua Xue had seen the entire course of events.

She had never thought that Xiao Mo Ge would pay attention to the lowest level of mo weapon masters. Compared to the strict class structure of the mo, the yao were slightly better but even for the yao no grandmaster would be like this.

Definitely not.

The grandmasters were of great status, far above these mo weapon masters of the lowest class. But such a scene was happening in front of her, and the reason was Xiao Mo Ge that she had been searching all this time.

When her gaze swept across the respect and devoutness on the aces of these low level mo weapon masters, she suddenly was moved.

For some unknown reason.

An enormous figure suddenly blocked the entrance to the market.

A strong killing energy was like a cold and snowy wind that blew in. The temperature inside the market immediately dropped.

"Hmph!"

A cold snort exploded like thunder. The mo weapon masters that had weak mo skills changed expression in unison.

Qinghua Zue's pupils suddenly contracted.

An enormous figure charged like a strong wind.

Qinghua Xue's body reacted immediately. Like a blue bolt of lightning, she suddenly appeared in front of the other's path.

When she blocked the other, she suddenly realized what she had done.

"Unrelated people, move!"

The thunderous and furious howl, along with the roar of the wind and the rumble of the ground shaking echoed through the entire market.

Several serene blue flowers floated up from her hand.

[Blue Flower]!

What was she doing?

Having suddenly realized this, Qinghua Xue's face burned but at this time, she did not have the attention to question her reaction.

While she was from a branch family, she possessed the greatest talent among the youngest generation of the Qinghua Family. All of this was displayed now. In the eyes of everyone else, Qinghua Xue's gaze was as sharp as a sword. At this time, she was like an unsheathed sword.

She was fearless!

She had discovered her weakness in the fight against Zuo Mo. Her talent was outstanding, but she had lacked combat experience. She had strength, but there was not much of it she could express. But now, after resolving that, her power had skyrocketed.

The present her was not the same as in the past!

The moment the blue flowers floated up, she detected a pause from Xiao Mo Ge behind her. While that pause was imperceptible, it caused her fighting spirit to rise to the peak.

All of her terror and timidity disappeared.

In this moment, she only had one thought, she was going to show her power in front of Xiao Mo Ge!

Show all of it!

Translator Ramblings: This is a more positive method of dealing with defeat, get better and don't try to kill the one that defeated you.

Just remember that Qinhua Xue literally means Blue Flower Snow, hence the chapter name.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Three – Interference

The beautiful yet fragile blue flowers caused the leader of the Tang Family guards to feel a trembling in his heart.

He immediately threw away all of his underestimation and condescension. His narrowed eyes were now full of wariness.

Who was this woman?

The blue flowers floating in his view brimmed with hidden killing intent.

The head's gaze turned grave. His legs squeezed, and the Swordtail Blue Horn Rhinoceros under him accelerated in response. Its enormous body was like an arrow leaving the bow. It left afterimages in the air, and the deep roar immediately disappeared.

A point of blinding cold light seemed to come out of the air, and quickly spread among the blue flowers.

The space around the blue flowers seemed to solidify. The point of blinding cold energy was like a whirlpool that sucked countless blue flowers towards the dot like moths to a flame.

[Something from Nothingness Spear]!

The head's stone-like cold face appeared after the point of cold energy faded.

He detected the power of the blue flowers and his first move was a killing move!

A light flashed across Zuo Mo who was beside the mo weapon pool. He was shocked inside. This strike contained laws of [Domain]. With just this strike, this person could be counted among the ranks of experts.

"It's [Something from Nothingness Spear!]" Wei was slightly surprised.

"Such a strange name," Zuo Mo couldn't resist saying.

Wei chatted, "The [Something from Nothingness Spear] is the peak work for spear type mo skills. Ever since it was created, it was one of the most powerful spear type mo skills. However, it is extremely difficult to cultivate. I had thought it was lost, and had not expected to see it today."

Zuo Mo found it easy to multi-task.

He had no difficulty splitting his attention when forging a low level mo weapon. Most of his attention was on the two people fighting. He recognized Qinghua Xue. He had a deep impression of her from that fight against in the Ten Finger Prison. Pu Yao and Wei also recognized her.

"This girl seems much stronger than last time!" Pu Yao was slightly shocked.

"It is definitely because our strong little Mo Mo stole her heart. She worked hard, and see, she chased him all the way to the mo territories! Such a good girl!" Wei was like a gossiping old woman.

Zuo Mo was so disgusted by that "little Mo Mo" he almost ruined the mo weapon in the mo weapon pool.

He was furious. "Wei, I said that you aren't allowed to call me Little Mo Mo!"

Pu Yao nodded and said, "This girl's [Blue Flower] is pretty good. However, is there something wrong with the minds of the Qinghua Family? They have let such a talent out without any protection? Aren't they afraid that something will happen?"

"Maybe she sneaked out of her home and has come in search of our Little Mo Mo ... ..." Wei inserted.

Zuo Mo gritted through his teeth, "Wei, I said not to call me Little Mo Mo ... ..."

At this time, Pu Yao rubbed his chin and said seriously, "A Zuo, how about you seduce her? Recruit her. Give me half a year, I definitely can create an expert."

Zuo Mo realized that it was a dead end to talk to these two heartless people.

He decided to ignore the two scoundrels and put his attention on the fight occurring.

———

The space around the two fighting was now twisting and crumbling. That point of cold energy was as bright as a star. The blue flowers flew towards the dot of cold energy as though they were being sucked into a whirlpool.

Qinghua Xue felt slight shock at the other's spear thrust but she didn't feel any fear. Her mind was focused.

She spread her arms. Her straight back, her full chest, her tight waist and pert behind formed a soul-stealing curving figure.

In this moment, the painting seemed to be set. A beautiful curve, a young face with the eyes slightly closed, one had to sigh at the wonder of creation. Qinghua Xue had a small confident smile on her face that was tinged with piousness. It was like the last stroke that made the drawing come to life.

Her long and white fingers were wrapped in threads of blue energy.

Zing!

A high metallic sound spread across the entire field. The cold energy lit up and the blue flowers that were pulled in were torn into pieces.

Qinghua Xue opened her eyes at this moment!

Each of her eyes had a blue flower floating in them. The two blue flowers slowly spun.

Blue sprouts suddenly appeared on her hands. These sprout grew at an astounding rate. In a blink, the blue vines almost completely took over the space between the two fighters.

When these blue vines were furiously grown, the head had a strong feeling of danger. When they had just came into contact, he did not know what these blue flowers were. However, when he destroyed these dangerous blue flowers, he knew that these were yao arts.

This fragile female in front of him was a yao!

The head immediately started to hesitate. Such a powerful yao was definitely part of the yao envoy. The patriarch had ordered them not to offend the yao envoys!

This yao envoy was the first one that the government of the yao had sent in the last decade. Behind them was the highest authority of the yao, the council of elders.

This caused the head to have second thoughts yet when he found that the surrounding space was almost completely taken over by the blue vines, his expression changed. All of his hesitations were thrown away. The strong murderousness from the young woman caused his hairs to stand on end.

Such a vicious girl!

The other was trying to kill him!

Experienced in battle, the head immediately understood that if he did not fight with his full power, his life would probably end here. The Swordtail Blue Horn Rhinoceros under him also detected danger and gave a low growl.

The head patted the restless Swordtail Blue Horn Rhinoceros and it immediately calmed down. In his field of view, the packed blue vines were like an enormous cage. The blue flowers were blossoming on the vine and the number was astounding.

[Domain]!

The other was a yao expert that had also comprehended [Domain]!

The head bowed his body slightly and tightened his grip on the long spear.

———

"Hm, A Zuo, this is a bit like your yao art cages!" Pu Yao was the first to discover this.

Wei was immediately excited. "Proof! Proof! This is proof! Little Mo Mo, she clearly has been in love with you for a long time!"

Zuo Mo was also slightly surprised. Qinghua Xue's blue flower cage was very similar to the yao art cages he had once used in the Ten Finger Prison. This similarity wasn't just in shape, but in many crucial parts of its structure.

However, Zuo Mo snorted at Wei's clearly one-sided thinking.

It most likely was that the other was not willing to accept her past defeat. She had searched for his mirages to search for his weakness and incorporated what she learned in her own style!

Zuo Mo felt that his line of thinking was more reliable.

The other had stopped this attack for him probably with the intention that she could have a fair battle with him after!

While the other's powerful blue flowers had grown in power and caused Zuo Mo's blood to heat slightly, when he thought of the trouble that would be caused if his identity was exposed, Zuo Mo's fighting spirit quickly disappeared.

It really was troublesome!

Zuo Mo started to ponder another important question. Had this woman recognized him already?

She definitely had! For some reason, Zuo Mo had this strong feeling. Maybe it was Qinghua Xue's strong fighting spirit that stimulated him. He had a high confidence that the other had recognized him!

Damn it!

When Zuo Mo realized this, he had a headache. He had to think of what to do next.

What to do about it?

"Sacrifice yourself! Little Mo Mo!" Wei excitedly suggested.

"Sacrifice yourself! A Zuo!" Pu Yao was serious. But then dark snickered echoed in the sea of consciousness.

Zuo Mo had no more hopes for these two.

Suddenly, a voice interrupted Zuo Mo's thoughts.

"Fighting and killing is not good, if there is time, everyone should drink together!"

A cold wind energy suddenly appeared in front of Qinghua Xue and the head.

This wind appeared suddenly without any warning. A thread of shock flickered through Qinghua Xue's eyes. She didn't even know how the wind that broken through her [Blue Flower Cage].

The head that had just been about to attack suddenly froze. He could not suppressed the shock in his eyes. The wind was at his side but he hadn't detected it at all!

Unfathomable power!

The beautiful [Blue Flower Cage] shattered into fragments of energy. Qinghua Xue released her yao art. The restless Swordtail Blue Horn Rhinoceros was docile and the head's terrifying presence had disappeared.

A figure slowly walked out. It was Feng Xin Zi.

When she found that the person was Feng Xin Zi, Qinghua Xue's expression recovered as though nothing had happened. She went forward and bowed, "Daren."

"It seems that the Blue Flower Family made a wrong judgment." Feng Xin Zi smiled and said, "I remember that you are from a branch family."

"Yes, Daren," Qinghua Xue replied with an indifferent expression.

"Good, good." Feng Xin Zi nodded and then said coolly, "No matter what ideas you have, since you are a member of the envoys, you have to consider and not make trouble for everyone."

"Daren is right, Xue was rash," Qinghua Xue said apologetically.

Feng Xin Zi saw her good attitude and nodded. He turned and said to the head, "This one's subordinate is young and ignorant to offend Sire. Sire, please have tolerance!"

The head looked deeply at Feng Xin Zi, who had a gentle smile on his face without any unease.

Then he left without a word.

When the Swordtail Blue Horn Rhinoceros left the market, the mo weapon masters in the market finally relaxed. They had been at Bu Zhou City for a long time and knew how bad the temper of the Tang Family Head guard was. Killing was a simple matter for him. Even the guards of the Tang Family feared their head and that they would be killed if they angered him.

The gazes of the mo weapon masters landed on Feng Xin Zi, all of them with respect and awe, especially the women. Some even have infatuated eyes.

Feng Xin Zi's appearance was handsome, and his smile friendly. He had a sunny aura, and his power great. No matter where, this kind of person would shine like the sun.

Feng Xin Zi looked in interest at the mo weapon pool as though he had never seen a mo weapon being forged before.

When another figure walked out, the crowd immediately shifted.

When the peerlessly beautiful Ji Li Yu arrived, all the light of the market seemed to gather on her. She walked next to Feng Xin Zi and thoughtfully glanced at the indifferent Qinghua Xue before moving her gaze to Zuo Mo.

Something strange suddenly was occurring at the mo weapon pool.

Translator Ramblings: Zuo Mo doesn't like this new nickname ... ...

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Four – Take Into Control

The black pool water gradually became clear. It was possible to see to the bottom. There wasn't any impurity.

A blue dagger silently laid at the bottom of the pool. The surrounding mo weapon masters stretched out their necks in hope they could see the newly forged mo weapon. Everyone was very curious what the low-level materials could do in the hands of a mo weapon grandmaster.

Zuo Mo's hand shook slightly. The dagger suddenly flew out of the pool and landed in his hand.

People found to their shock that there was an extremely thin grey shadow at the end of the dagger that was difficult to see with the naked eye. The smarter people immediately thought of the trait of the white wood bone that was easily missed – [Wood Thread]!

Zuo Mo had perfectly and carefully modified all the details of the dagger. The mo matrices on the surface of the dagger were exquisite and elegant. The dagger was as thin as a piece of paper. It was covered in blue mo matrices which made it seem like a work of art rather than a weapon to kill.

Zuo Mo did not use mo matrices of high level. These low level materials could not tolerate high level mo matrices. The mo weapon masters present almost all recognized every mo matrix on the dagger but Zuo Mo had spent some effort on choosing and matching the mo matrices.

The unique trait of the ice blue stone was completely expressed and gave the dagger the attribute of "ice." However, Zuo Mo used a mo matrix that would conceal its energy to hide the "ice". When the dagger left the user's hand, it wouldn't be possible to detect any icy presence.

The white wood bone increased the dagger's flexibility. Its [Wood Thread] trait was the attribute that Zuo Mo had strengthened the most. The strong [Wood Threads] were treated with shadow fluid to make it even stronger and harder to detect.

The Concerted Shine Crystal was a material that was usually used during changes. It was used as the base to make the base even more suitable for transformation. The main body of the base was covered in shadow mo matrices that could cause it to turn to shadow. Zuo Mo had set down armor breaking mo matrices at the blade edge of the dagger. The armor breaking mo matrices and the ice mo matrices were connected, and they would touch the hand together. The mo matrix at the handle of the dagger was called [Interlink]. It could increase the synchronization between the mo weapon and the user.

When this dagger passed among the hands of the mo weapon masters, everyone was stunned by this work.

Brigadier level mo weapon!

This was a mo weapon suited for assassination. If it was sold at any auction, it could easily be sold for two million mobei yet the cost of the materials was just six hundred mobei.

As expected of the grandmaster!

These mo weapon masters were completely stunned by Zuo Mo's ability to turn trash into treasure. Low level materials just worth six hundred mobei was able to forge a brigadier level mo weapon that was over two million mobei in value. Such skill was uncanny!

Yet they were able to understand the entire process and Zuo Mo had not hidden any of his thoughts. They even recognized the mo matrices, but they would still be unable to make one.

Even some intermediate and high level mo weapon masters would not be able to put so many mo matrices on the little dagger, much less these low level mo weapon masters.

But this little mo weapon gave them great inspiration. Zuo Mo's way of thinking and his use of mo matrices were different than the traditional mo weapon masters.

"Good mo weapon!" Ji Li Yu suddenly gave a compliment. Her voice was soft and pleasing to hear.

"Miss Ji is too complimentary." Zuo Mo nodded politely at the other. He still remembered Tang Chen's introduction at the banquet.

In the sea of consciousness, Pu Yao asked Zuo Mo, "Do you still remember her?"

"Have we met before?" Zuo Mo stilled and asked.

"Then why do you remember the Qinghua Family female?" Pu Yao asked.

"Because of love!" Wei came over to say.

Zuo Mo rolled his eyes. "Of course I remember her after fighting her."

Pu Yao was slightly excited. "Just like me in the past, not enchanted by beauty ... ..."

Wei interrupted with a sympathetic expression. "Now I know why you still yearned after Boss, and can't forget her after thousands of years. How hard did Boss beat you up in the past! Haha!"

Pu Yao's expression froze on his face, and quickly became twisted ... ...

These two were really lively now!

Zuo Mo came out of the sea of consciousness. However, he didn't have any impression of Ji Li Yu.

Ji Li Yu was slightly discontent. From the start, this Xiao Yun Hai didn't seem to have any patience for her. Even if she took the initiative, the other still had an indifferent wooden face. She questioned, did this person even have any other expression?

Her beauty that never failed didn't seem to have any use on him. Ji Li Yu was very perceptive. While Zuo Mo did not say anything to Qinghua Xue but she detected that Zuo Mo had more of an interest in Qinghua Xue than in her!

She was not in a good mood. While she did not feel that Xiao Yun Hai was great, and there was nothing about him that attracted her, the other's dismissal of her stirred her desire to win.

Did that Qinghua Xue qualify to steal the limelight from her?

"This mo weapon is very beautiful, can Mister give it to Li Yu?" Ji Li Yu controlled her performance to the perfect degree and looked hopefully at Zuo Mo.

Zuo Mo almost said, "Two million mobei, thanks for your patronage," but managed to react. He forced a smile, and said, "My apologies, this mo weapon is an example for the public and will be placed at the market."

"That really is a regret!" Ji Li Yu's enchanting smile did not fade. "Does Mister Xiao have time tonight?"

"Very sorry, this one has other matters to attend to tonight." Zuo Mo shook his head and refused directly.

Disappointment finally appeared on Ji Li Yu's face. Her brow creased and she looked pitifully at Zuo Mo. The surrounding people all had expressions of conflict. They all felt that Grandmaster treating Ji Li Yu like this was cruel. They didn't dare to speak up because of Grandmaster's high status. If this was any other person, they would have rushed in to beat the person up.

Zuo Mo's mo skill was high and his mind strong. Unless it was against freaks like Eldest Shixiong, Zuo Mo thought he would not be weaker than anyone.

Ji Li Yu's [Charm Clothing] had negligible effects on Zuo Mo.

Ji Li Yu was now actually slightly angry. She had almost never begged like this, and hadn't thought that she would encounter resistance today.

The proud Ji Li Yu said coldly, "Then this one will not delay Grandmaster!"

Finished, she turned to leave. Feng Xin Zi had a grimace on his face as he raised his hand in farewell to Zuo Mo. "Grandmaster, do not be angry, her temper is like this. This one will bid farewell, if there is time, let's go drinking together."

Then he turned to say to Qinghua Xue, "There is nothing going on recently. If you are interest in mo weapons, why don't you assist Grandmaster. You have to listen to Grandmaster's orders."

Qinghua Xue's expression was not too surprised or joyed. She coolly bowed and said, "Yes."

Feng Xin Zi looked deeply at Qinghua Xue. For the first time, he felt as though he could not see through this little girl from the branch family of the Blue Flower Family.

This was not a woman that would follow the herd.

However, it fit into Feng Xin Zi's aims that she was interested in Xiao Yun Hai. Feng Xin Zi had been frustrated over being unable to get close to Xiao Yun Hai. While there were no clues that Xiao Yun Hai and Xiao Mo Ge were related, Feng Xin Zi had a feeling that the two definitely had a connection.

When Zuo Mo heard Feng Xin Zi's words, he frowned.

In his view, Qinghua Xue was big trouble. This person who knew his identity was a bomb that could explode at any time.

He hadn't expected Feng Xin Zi to have her follow him around. He was just about to speak but Feng Xin Zi did not give him a chance to speak and disappeared.

"Qinghua Xue greets Grandmaster. Grandmaster, please tell me if there is something to be done," Qinghua Xue said with a faint smile. For some unknown reason, she felt as though the dark clouds had dissipated, and the sun was so bright!

Qinghua Xue, ... ... so she was called Qinghua Xue!

The more he looked at her, the more Zuo Mo felt that the words "The scheme was successful" was written on her face. He immediately had a headache.

But he could not kill her!

"What do you think we should do?" Zuo Mo could only find Pu Yao and Wei to discuss.

"Sacrifice yourself, Little Mo Mo! This will take care of everything!" Wei said determinedly.

If Zuo Mo had a knife in his hand, he would throw it towards Wei.

"Hm, A Zuo, you have to think of a way to get her on your side!" Pu Yao said seriously.

"It seems that we have to first discuss the problem of rent!" Zuo Mo gritted his teeth.

Wei immediately slipped away. Pu Yao's expression froze but then he said with concern as though nothing had happened, "You know that it is very likely she will expose you. The best way to deal with such a threat is to kill such a dangerous woman. Dead people cannot speak. However, you cannot do this now, but you can go for the alternative. Bring her on your side, let her say within your control, this will lower the risk that you will be exposed!"

This ... ... seemed reasonable!

Zuo Mo thought. He had to admit that Pu Yao's words were reasonable.

"Then how can I get her on my side?" Zuo Mo asked.

Pu Yao thought and said, "Two ways, I see that Qinghua Xue has intentions of coming to your side, this shouldn't be a big problem. However, you have to consider the yao envoy. She is a member of the envoy and you need the agreement of the envoy."

"The agreement of the envoy?" Zuo Mo felt the matter was far more troublesome than he had imagined. He was full of regret. Why did he fight Qinghua Xue in the past?

"On the surface, the leader of the envoy is Ji Li Yu but I think the true commander is Feng Xin Zi!" Pu Yao said solemnly. "You have to be careful, this person is cunning, and powerful. He is not easy to deal with."

"We'll deal with Feng Xin Zi later." Zuo Mo also felt that Feng Xin Zi would be difficult to deal with. He decided to put this problem to the side and asked a more practical question. "What can I do to get her completely in my control?"

"Have her look after your daily matters." Pu Yao darkly said.

This idea was pretty good ... ...

"Looking at Qinghua Xue that was waiting for him to speak, Zuo Mo threw away his thoughts of getting her as far away as possible. His tone changed, "Then from today, you can take of my daily matters. Bean Sprout is responsible for the duties related for mo weapon forging."

A smile appeared at the corner of Qinghua Xue's mouth. "Many thanks, Grandmaster!"

Bean Sprout also bowed. "I will definitely work hard!"

He had to get her in his control!

Zuo Mo gritted his teeth and reminded himself!

Translator Ramblings: I don't think Zuo Mo knows what Pu Yao and Wei are implying ... ...

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