World Of Cultivation

by Stayrr

World of Cultivation is the tale of a disgruntled young man and his quest to be the best farmer he can be, at least if it wasn’t for those annoying people who keep getting in the way of his pursuit of agricultural excellence. Will conspiring forces turn him into a sword cultivator, or will he manage to throw off the shackles of fate and grow the best darn crops in the sect? Those

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Five – All Sides

Feng Xin Zi listened to the sound of dishes being smashed inside the room and smiled dismissively before turning and leaving.

In his eyes, Ji Li Yu might be beautiful, but she was proud like a peacock displaying himself. Other than those few grand feathers, her intelligence was not enough to rival her beauty. In comparison, Feng Xin Zi admired Qinghua Xue's coldness and composure more.

He was not sure if it was a good move to arrange for Qinghua Xue to be with Xiao Yun Hai.

He couldn't see through this girl.

If he hadn't seen the fight with his own eyes, Feng Xin Zi definitely would have never expected that the silent Qinghua Xue would possess such great power. Feng Xin Zi who had always prided himself on his eyes had to admit that his judgment had been wrong this time.

However, he did not worry that Qinghua Xue would do anything stupid. The Blue Flower Family had some political power, but they could not oppose the Council of Elders. Qinghua Xue would not disregard the rest of the Blue Flower Family.

He actually hoped that Qinghua Xue would give an even better performance. The yao did not need a mo weapon grandmaster, but if they had one, the council of elders would undoubtedly have a bargaining chip on their side during negotiations with the mo. This would be a very effective bargaining chip as it had a fatal attraction to any mo faction.

Feng Xin Zi entered the Ten Finger Prison like usual.

When he saw Ming Yue Ye's back, he unconsciously lightened his steps. It was her peerlessly beautiful figure that caused Feng Xin Zi to willingly serve her.

Ming Yue Yi turned around. That heavenly beautiful face entered Feng Xin Zi's vision. Feng Xin Zi's heart imperceptibly quickened.

"Thank you." Ming Yue Ye smiled slightly.

Feng Xin Zi tried to let himself relax. He said teasingly, "It's actually relaxing. We have good food and beautiful women on this journey. It would have been wonderful if my journey in the past were so comfortable."

Ming Yue Ye's lips curved slightly as a smile flashed. Her finger flickered and a ball of light left her hand.

"Oh, it seems that there have been new developments." Feng Xin Zi muttered as he received the ball of light. The information flowed across his mind.

Moments later, his expression became surprised. "Xiao Mo Ge is at Bu Zhou City? This is confirmed?"

"Confirmed." Ming Yue Ye nodded and was unusually sure.

Feng Xin Zi did not ask any more questions. Ming Yue Ye Daren was sure. Then this was definitely true. He continued to read. When he saw the next line, he exclaimed in shock. "Xiao Yun Hai?"

"Yes, we have not discovered Xiao Yun Hai's origins now, but his identity as a mo weapon grandmaster can be used. If Xiao Mo Ge is at Bu Zhou City, he would definitely find Xiao Yun Hai to repair the Anti Dragon Claw. The Anti Dragon Claw is a sky mo weapon. If there is even the slightest possibility of repairing it, there is no reason that Xiao Mo Ge would pass up this chance."

When Ming Yue Ye spoke of these matters, she would give off an intimidating and authoritative presence. Her eyes were as bright as stars.

Some people were born to be leaders.

Countless experts had submitted to Ming Yue Ye's powerful presence. There were already rumors in the higher levels that it was likely she would replace the Chief Elder and become the next leader of the council of elders.

Her intelligence had won the praise of the great majority of elders. No one in her generation could compare to her.

"Speaking of this, I have just become interested with Xiao Yun Hai today," Feng Xin Zi said solemnly.

"Oh, how is this person?" Ming Yue Ye's beautiful eyes flashed in interest.

"I cannot see through him," Feng Xin Zi said with a smile, "Li Yu was rejected by him. However, what was really surprising today was the girl from the Blue Flower Family."

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"Blue Flower Family? I remember she is called Qinghua Xue." Ming Yue Ye had an eidetic memory and quickly found a match after some thought.

"Yes, her. I really felt ashamed, even I made a wrong judgement regarding her. This female is secretive, and her [Blue Flower] is definitely the strongest of the younger generation of the Blue Flower Family. I speculate that the Blue Flower Family also have not realized her potential. Otherwise, they definitely would not have sent her on this trip." Feng Xin Zi had an expression of self-mockery.

"I was the one who failed to fulfill my duties and did not discover this before." Ming Yue Ye honestly admitted her mistake.

"Who could have thought of this? She was hidden very well. If it wasn't that she fought today, I wouldn't have seen it." Feng Xin Zi hurriedly said, "This female is daring and careful, calm and composed. However, she seems to have good feelings towards Xiao Yun Hai and tried to do all she could to get near him. I had her follow Xiao Yun Hai for now. This may be a blessing in disguise."

"You need to pay more attention to Xiao Yun Hai. Ii suspect that Tang Chen may also know that Xiao Yun Hai is the best way to find Xiao Mo Ge," Ming Yue Ye warned. "Your safety is first, do not pursue Xiao Mo Ge too hard. The Mo Shen Temple has given ups great inspiration. We have some hints of understanding shen power. When you return, there should be results."

Feng Xin Zi's heart warmed but it was overtaken by joy. "Congratulations, Daren!"

He knew that Ming Yue Ye had an extremely secretive team of powerful elders who did not care for politics. The goal of this small team was to solve the mysteries of shen power. It seemed now that there were tangible developments.

This was a deed that no one could shake!

Ming Yue Ye who now had the mysteries of shen power had another strong bargaining chip on her side. This greatly increased the chance of her coming to power.

Feng Xin Zi decided inside that even if he had to kidnap Xiao Mo Ge and bring him back to the yao, he would do it.

As though she could read Feng Xin Zi's mind, Ming Yue Ye said with a smile, "Do not feel urgent, the situation is very advantageous to us. The Mo Shen Temple is powerful, but their cultivation method has flaws."

"Ah!" Feng Xin Zi was shocked but then he had a realization. "I was wondering why they didn't take the chance to expand after killing the elders of Xuan Kong temple. So it is because their cultivation method has flaws! No wonder!"

Ming Yue Ye's eyes flashed. She was like the crescent moon in the sky whose light caused the surrounding stars to lose color.

"Our cultivation method will not have this kind of flaw."

Ming Yue Ye's voice was filled with unquestionable confidence.

"We have time!"

———

Li Xian Er's expression was filled with shock. The paper crane in her hand seemed to burn her hand.

A long time later, her shock slowly faded. She recovered her usual calm. A thread of fire came out of her hand and swallowed the paper crane.

Watching as the paper crane in her hand turn to ash, Li Xian Er's mind was not as calm as her expression.

It was just that the news that paper crane had delivered was too astonishing!

Kun Lun had already mastered shen power!

This was a great blow to her. When Xiao Mo Ge had used shen power, everyone had marveled as spectators. However, when the mo gods had massacred the elder corps of Xuan Kong Temple, people were shocked, and also realized a new era had arrived.

But when she learned that Kun Lun had already obtained shen power, Li Xian Er felt as though there was a sword pointed at her back. She could clearly feel the cold bite.

Only three of Tian Huan's shen glyphs had been solved.

The stable equilibrium of the Four Realms had turned to only Kun Lun and Tian Huan with the collapse of Xuan Kong Temple and the decline of Xi Xuan.

Always in history, an equilibrium could only be reached with three factions or more. If there were two factions, there was only one result, one would eventually swallow the other.

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What was terrible was that Kun Lun was one step ahead!

Grandpa's paper crane had been full of worry. He told her to do all she could to find a complete shen power inheritance.

Tian Huan was retreating on almost all fronts, all of their power put into the comprehension of shen scripts.

Shen power inheritance!

Li Xian Er took a deep breath. Her mind was filled with these three words. The first thing she thought about was Xiao Mo Ge. She did not dare to provoke the Mo Shen Temple. They had easily killed the elite of Xuan Kong Temple, and they would be able to do the same to Tian Huan.

Up until now, the three people that everyone knew who had shen power inheritances were all related to Xiao Mo Ge.

Where did this damned Xiao Mo Ge run to?

———

Zuo Mo hid under the eaves and watched Li Xian Er in her room. His mind became alert. The other was a xiuzhe!

While he had felt that the other's presence was one that he had once knew, he had never thought the other was a xiuzhe. It had to be said that Li Xian Er's disguise was very good. Because Zuo Mo had not even thought about the possibility of xiuzhe, he hadn't detected her at all.

However, the flame in Li Xian Er's hand had revealed her identity.

Tian Huan?

Zuo Mo was even more puzzled.

Had he had some entanglement with Tian Huan before his memories had been erased and his appearance changed?

Zuo Mo shook his head. He felt that this was not as likely as Tian Huan using some secret method to spy on him. He and Tian Huan had been on bad terms for a long time. Maybe this girl had been hidden in some corner as an observer during his conflict against Tian Huan.

That fight in the Sun Shen Temple had been so chaotic that Zuo Mo wasn't sure if this girl had been present. If she was, then this feeling of familiarity could be explained.

Li Xian Er's face was disguised and Zuo Mo could not see her true face. This seemed to make his speculation more likely.

Zuo Mo did not stay and left silently. He carefully avoided the defenses and did not cause any trouble.

He only sighed when he returned to his room. He had used everything he had recently learned in his sneaking just now, spells, mo skills, and yao arts. All of them had been techniques in concealment. The effects were unimaginably good. Even Qinghua Xue outside the door hadn't detected anything.

How come people from Tian Huan were together with Gongzi Xi?

Zuo Mo did not believe this was a coincidence at all. Was it, a daring idea rose out of his mind.

The two were going to ally together!

Once this idea came out, Zuo Mo was almost certain he was right.

Marshal Di did qualify to ally with Tian Huan. This woman probably wasn't a normal Tian Huan disciple.

Thinking about the feud he had with Tian Huan, Zuo Mo smirked coldly inside.

How could he pass on such a good chance to con Tian Huan?

Translator Ramblings: Yes, first successful sneak in!

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Six – The Mysterious Old Man

"Put this matter to the side," Tang Chen said coolly after listening to the guard head's report.

"Patriarch ... ..." the guard leader could not stop himself from saying. Head's expression was indifferent as though this matter had nothing todo with him.

Tang Chen glanced at his subordinate and said casually, "After this is over, it is alright for you to kill everyone in the market, but before this, no one is allowed to offend Xiao Yun Hai. Remember, no one!"

The guard leader's heart shook. Patriarch was an authoritative person, but he never spoke gravely. However, his authority was unquestionable. It was the first time he had such a harsh expression! The guard leader was both shocked and scared. There was also a thread of relief. It was fortunate that he had been the one hit. Otherwise, his head ... ...

"Leave," Tang Chen said.

"Yes!" The guard leader shrunk his head and retreated.

When there were only two people left in the room, Tang Chen spoke with a frown, "How did the yao envoys get involved?"

Head shook his head and said gravely, "It does not seem intentional."

"Unintentional?" Tang Chen thought for a moment before saying, "We cannot be careless. It is a pity that we were not able to discover the strength of Xiao Yun Hai's mute servant."

"Unfathomable." A look flashed through Head's eyes. "He wasn't able to fight back at all."

If the guard leader was here, he would be gaping in shock. When he had been thrown out by A Gui, Head hadn't just been passing by in coincidence, but had seen the entire process.

"Were you able to discover their origins?" Tang Chen asked, "Is she similar to one of the two women with Xiao Mo Ge?"

"I could not see it." Head said, "She is similar in style to the purple energy woman with Xiao Mo Ge, but she does not have purple energies. Also ... ..."

He stopped.

"Also what?" Tang Chen's eyes flashed as he asked urgently.

"The feeling she gives me is even more dangerous!" When Head said this, he unconsciously balled his fists, tendons bulging.

Tang Chen's expression changed.

Head was his faithful and strongest expert. What Tang Chen trusted the most was his strength. Head cultivated the [Something from Nothing Spear, a top spear type mo skill. If it wasn't for the chance encounter where Tang Chen had saved Head's life, he definitely would not have been able to recruit such an expert.

Head's strength could rival those top experts that had just risen to marshal level.

He was one of the trump cards in his hand.

Tang Chen had deliberately arranged what had happened today. He was still full of suspicion about Xiao Yun Hai's identity, but he hadn't expected the conclusion they reached to be so surprising.

Head looked like a rough man, but being capable of cultivating the [Something From Nothingness Spear] meant his intuition was unusually sharp. If he said it was more dangerous, there was only one cause. The mute servant of Xiao Yun Hai was even stronger than the Xiao Mo Ge's purple energy female!

That wasn't possible!

All of the mo territories knew that Xiao Mo Ge's purple energy woman cultivated shen power.

A daring idea suddenly rose in Tang Chen's mind.

–Did Xiao Yun Hai's mute servant also cultivate shen power?

He shook his head. Shen power was not so easy to obtain. He changed the subject. "Have you found the use of the White Ridge Snake Bones?"

"The White Ridge Snake Bones can be used to forge mo weapons."

"That's not right!" Tang Chen shook his head. "Xiao Yun Hai's other female servant has been in seclusion ever since they obtained the White Ridge Snake Bones. The news we found from Rare Artifacts Hall was that Xiao Yun Hai only decided to buy the White Ridge Snake Bones because of this female servant in seclusion. The White Ridge Snake Bones definitely has an unknown use and is related to the seclusion of his female servant. Keep investigating!"

———

In the void, A Gui sat silently. The purple chains passed through her body. These purple chains were much thicker than the last time that had Zuo Mo saw them, and the light had become more understated.

Exquisite black patterns had grown on the chains that were closest to her.

Her eyes were closed, and there was a serene and content smile on her face.

The Nether Reincarnation Lotus was extraordinary in effect. Her soul had not withered and grown even more condensed.

In this last while, she had continued to use her soul to nurture the Undying Shen power. The Undying Shen power was even stronger than before, and had changed as a result. The most visible effect was that the energy was not bright, and was now contained inside.

The stronger Undying Shen power restrained her even more completely.

There was no light, no sound, no smell in this void of nothingness.

This hopeless and insane void did not defeat this seemingly fragile young female.

Since the time that her soul received nurturing, she knew that it was definitely Young Master that had helped her. Her serene heart had told her long ago that she was with Young Master. But the dots of light in the void made her suddenly realize–

–She wasn't just with Young Master. Young Master was working hard to save her.

There was nothing that would motivate this young female more than this.

Ever since then, there was always a warm sunny smile on her face.

Maybe Young Master could see her.

She wanted to use her smile to tell Young Master it wasn't painful at all, wasn't uncomfortable at all.

Every bit of pain was the growth of shen power! Shen power growing stronger meant she was able to protect Young master!

She was very happy.

Under the bright smile, something was imperceptibly taking form inside her soul.

———

A Heng woke up from his meditation and his restless heart finally stilled.

Just as he had expected, the Tang Family had a close relationship with Marshal Di. Every time he requested to meet with Tang Chen, the servants would politely tell him the patriarch was busy and not present.

A Heng understood what this meant.

Before this, while Tang Chen had been ambiguous about an alliance, he had been polite to the Ji Family. But his attitude was clear now.

A Heng knew the alliance would not occur.

The new orders from his family patriarch also came to him.

There were two orders: Damage the alliance between the Tang Family and Marshal Di, assassinate Xiao Yun Hai but do not let the Tang Family suspect the Ji Family!

Looking at the orders from the patriarch, A Heng grimaced. Any of the two was almost impossible to complete. The Tang Family and Marshal Di probably had allied together a long time ago, but people just didn't know about it. It also wasn't simple to kill Xiao Yun Hai. The fight that had occurred at the market during the day had reached his ears a long time ago.

Xiao Yun Hai's mute servant's strength was unfathomable, and an extremely powerful young female yao had also came out along the way. She had been able to fight to a tie with the head guard of the Tang Family, her strength ... ...

Where female sidekicks starting come into style in the world?

Xiao Mo Ge was like that, Xiao Yun Hai was the same, but had even more, three of them!

Suddenly, A Heng's mind moved. His expression darkened. "Who!"

Before he finished speaking, his figure slowly became faint.

At the same time, A Heng appeared outside his room. There was a paper gripped in his hand. His face was dark. Even now, his afterimage in the room had not disappeared.

So fast!

A Heng was astounded. From discovery to attack, the other had disappeared without a trace. The understood that the only reason he had sensed the intruder was that deliberate on the other's part.

This thought caused his bones to shiver.

This also meant that if the other tried to sneak an attack on him, he probably would not be able to avoid it.

The person was incomprehensibly strong.

Also, what did the other want? He looked in puzzlement at the paper and a joyful light quickly came into his eyes.

Tian Huan!

He hadn't thought that there would be disciples from Tian Huan in Gongzi Xi's group! He hadn't thought that Marshal Di had a secret relationship with Tian Huan!

A Heng almost wanted to roar with laughter.

Ever since Xiao Mo Ge appeared, the general trend of events suggested that the yao, mo, and xiu were merging together. Xiao Mo Ge was a mo, and no one thought there was anything wrong for him to have xiuzhe under his command. They would feel proud that Xiao Mo Ge were able to conquer xiuzhe.

Some of the wiser factions could see that the merging of the three would be unstoppable, but among the people, this was not common. The hatred between yaomo, and xiuzhe would not be resolved so easily.

In A Heng's view, the alliance of Marshal Di and Tian Huan was a great move.

But things like this could not be made public. Everyone could only have unspoken agreements in secret. Otherwise when people discovered this, just the spit was enough to drown Marshal Di.

A cruel smile floated onto A Heng's lips.

What he held in his hand was a fatal weapon!

———

Zuo Mo in disguise felt proud as he sneaked through the darkness.

The Ji Family wasn't a good one, but they had the power to make things difficult for Tian Huan. Even if they used just their toes, Zuo Mo knew that the Ji Family could destroy the alliance with what they had now.

Let the dogs fight themselves!

Zuo Mo lacked good feelings about these people.

After doing this devious thing, Zuo Mo felt unspeakably comfortable. In such a good state, forging mo weapons would be easy!

At this time, Zuo Mo suddenly stilled and his smugness disappeared. He was like a wild beast that felt danger and immediately entered his battle state.

In the corner of the street, a figure slowly appeared.

"Your wariness isn't bad."

The incomer praised. His figure was revealed in front of Zuo Mo. An old man dressed in rags like a homeless man. His face was heavily wrinkled, his eyes muddy, and he had no presence.

But Zuo Mo did not dare to underestimate the other.

The old man stood there casually but he seemed to be one with the darkness around him.

Zuo Mo had never seen such a synchrony from other people, even in those so called concealment experts.

"Who are you?" Zuo Mo asked.

The old man looked with interest in Zuo Mo. He grinned. "You can call me Old Man." Then he said in a familiar tone, "Your disguise isn't bad. Oh, your sun shen power isn't bad. You really have good luck to have obtained the inheritance from the Sun Shen Tribe. Not bad at all."

"Who are you?" Zuo Mo was astounded. The other clearly knew that he was Xiao Mo Ge, and even discovered the shen power he cultivated with a glance!

The old man grinned to show a mouth of yellowed and missing teeth. "Haha, young person, you have to be patient. Hm, where's your maid?"

The murderousness in Zuo Mo's eyes were as sharp as swords!

Translator Ramblings: And Zuo Mo's streak ends at one.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Seven – Mysteries

"Don't be so fierce!" The old man seemed to not be affected by Zuo Mo's killing intent at all. The wave of killing intent rushed at him and then would quickly dissipate.

Zuo Mo's gaze focused and his heart shook.

The old man suddenly seemed to detect something and threw out, "You have to be careful, many people have their eyes on you."

In the next moment, his figure disappeared.

Zuo Mo stilled but his expression changed slightly. At this time, he found that someone was coming close.

This old man ... ... was really strong!

He thought back to what the old man had just said. The other didn't seem to have malicious intent.

As he thought, he silently left. He had scouted out the nearby area a few times before entering and was familiar with it. Pu Yao and Wei's specialized cultivation was clearly effective. Even though Zuo Mo was not a master at moving under concealment, he didn't have problems fooling average experts.

When he returned to his residence, he was still thinking about that old man. Such a strong old man definitely wasn't someone unknown figure. Yet what shocked Zuo Mo was that he didn't even know what power the old man cultivated.

What did the old man mean in his words?

Many people had their eyes on him? This was clearly a reminder!

Had he exposed himself somehow? Zuo Mo shook his head. While he did not know the old man's intentions, the other's reminder did not seem to be baseless.

The old man said "many people." That meant more than one. Why were those people keeping an eye on him?

Earth mo weapons? This was the most likely guess. Earth mo weapons were the top mo weapon in the present mo territories and there were naturally numerous people that wanted them.

But Zuo Mo who had struggled on the border of life and death had an unusually sensitive sense for danger. This most plausible cause was rejected first.

Other than the earth mo weapons, what could most likely attract attention was his identity as Xiao Mo Ge and the shen power inheritance. If other people knew this, then it would be trouble!

Zuo Mo's brow furrowed and then he put the problem to one side. He would not panic just because of some words from a strange old man. What he needed to do now was to forge a new earth mo weapon.

It was not an accidental idea when he thought of using earth mo weapons to trade for the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass. But now, he felt that this plan was far easier to realize than going to Nether Spring Jie himself.

He was not an unknown person. No matter if it was Xiao Mo Ge or Xiao Yun Hai, both had status.

If he could make a new earth mo weapon, there would be countless people that would search for Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass. The earth mo weapon that was peerless in value in the eyes of many people was just an object to Zuo Mo. It was profitable to trade it for Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass.

If he, who had just forged the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Spear, could forge a new earth mo weapon, his fame would reach an unprecedented height. At that time, his promise would be enough to drive people mad.

After organizing his thoughts, the shadow over Zuo Mo's mind dissipated.

Regardless if it was the old man or other people, his goal was the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass. Other matters had nothing to do with him. He did not fear people finding him.

———

In the dark of night, Ceng Lian'er was dressed in bright red robes like a rose blooming in the night. Her movements were silent and she didn't even cause a ripple in the air as she appeared like a ghost in front of Qinghua Xue.

"Who are you? Why are you here?" Ceng Lian'er who saw Qinghua Xue and asked serenely.

Qinghua Xue felt her vision blur and then a figure appeared without warning in front of her.

Her expression changed slightly. She was astounded but kept her expression calm. She asked back, "Who are you?"

Ceng Lian'er's eyes became blurry like a mist that floated in.

"Come in to talk!" Zuo Mo's voice suddenly came from the room.

Ceng Lian'er's figure immediately disappeared from her spot.

Shock finally came onto Qinghua Xue's face.

———

"This is Qinghua Xue, I defeated her in the past. She was in the yao envoy and she recognized me so I decided to have her follow me to prevent her from going out and talking," Zuo Mo explained. Other people would not know but he was clear that Ceng Lian'er really intended to kill her just now. If he had been a moment later in speaking, Qinghua Xue would probably be a corpse right now.

"I would not squabble with a little girl." An imperceptible smile flashed across Ceng Lian'er's mouth.

She spun, the long red dress blossoming as she elegantly sat in front of Zuo Mo.

Ceng Lian'er was elegant and graceful in everything she did as though it was innate to her. A country bumpkin like himself could not copy it. Zuo Mo shook his head and threw this hilarious thought away. He then asked in concern, "How is it?"

"Success!" Ceng Lian'er said without any modesty. Her smile was like a flower, bright and eye-catching. "My bloodline has been perfected, and this would be of great benefit to my future cultivation. My shen power has grown by half!"

Zuo Mo's expression changed. For mo, their bloodline was the core of their power, and the spring of all their power. Reinforcing their core was tempting for every cultivator, and Zuo Mo gaped at her shen power growing by half.

Even with his right hand that seemed to be a little shen crystal, he he would need about a year to grow half of his shen power without any other assistance.

"Worth! So worth it!" Zuo Mo couldn't help but say excitedly.

Ceng Lian'er gave a small smile. Her eyes that seemed to forever be shrouded in mist flashed with emotion. Of course it was worth it. But what had been traded was an earth mo weapon!

When she had heard that it would take an earth mo weapon, Ceng Lian'er had given up on that set of White Ridge Snake Bones. That price was not something that she could afford. Even her father Ceng Yi, who was a jie master, would not be able to pay such a price.

The person in front of her did not hesitate.

This had nothing to do with love between man and woman. She suddenly understood why there would always be astounding geniuses gathered around Zuo Mo.

Wei Sheng, Gongsun Cha, Bie Han ... ...

Any of these people alone was a star, a blinding existence, but these outstanding geniuses were gathered closely around Zuo Mo. And for him, they were willing to die.

Zuo Mo did not notice Ceng Lian'er's emotions. It was hard to disguise the joy on his face. "Great! You have come out of seclusion so I can rest my worries and forge earth mo weapons."

"Forge earth mo weapons?" Ceng Lian'er had been in seclusion ever since she had gotten the White Ridge Snake Bones. She didn't know anything about what had happened. When she heard that Zuo Mo said he was going to forge earth mo weapons again, she couldn't help but be shocked.

"Yes." Zuo Mo nodded. He grinned and said, "I thought of a wonderful idea. Use earth mo weapons to trade for Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass. This way, we don't have to go to Nether Springs Jie."

"Trade earth mo weapons for Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass?" Ceng Lian'er was stunned. She suspected that something was wrong with her hearing. "Do we have other earth mo weapons?"

Looking at the shock on Ceng Lian'er's face, Zuo Mo was proud. He said with a snicker, "We can make more!"

Ceng Lian'er was speechless. A moment later, her mouth turned into a smile. Zuo Mo's tone was casual when he spoke about forging earth mo weapons. While she was shocked, she did not doubt that Zuo Mo could accomplish this.

Her gaze silently landed on A Gui. For some reason, a serene sigh sounded inside her, like a wisp of mist rising up and covering her eyes.

"When are you going to start?" She smiled.

"Since you are out of seclusion, then there is no time to day." Zuo Mo's smile disappeared. His expression was solemn as he said, "Tomorrow!"

———

"I'm very disappointed that the brutish bull didn't dare to fight me last time I visited." The old man grinned, his gaping mouth full of yellow teeth hard to look at.

An youth appeared nearby, his tight clothing emphasizing the tall figure of the youth. He was lying in the air as though there was an invisible chair behind him. Half of his body was curled up in this invisible chair and his position looked strange.

One hand was holding a plate piled high with blood grapes. The other hand was throwing blood grapes idly into his mouth.

"I wouldn't dare to fight Elder. I have come to eat and play." The youth said through a full mouth, "However, Second Brother failed since Elder protected Xiao Mo Ge last time. This time, you seem to be interested in Xiao Yun Hai. Elder, leave us a path ... ..."

"Xiao Yun Hai? Haven't you come for Xiao Mo Ge?" The old man picked at his ear. "While I am old, and my hearing isn't as good, I am not immune to the nagging. Xiao Yun Hai is the crux to finding Xiao Mo Ge. My ears are getting callouses from hearing this."

"Hey hey, Elder, don't speak so straightforwardly. Let's discuss. Why are you squabbling with us juniors. Elders, name a price ... ..." the youth's tone was fast but his hands were even quicker yet the grapes on the plate seemed to be endless.

The old man looked dryly at the youth. "The Mo Shen Temple have really set their hearts this time."

"So so." The youth laughed. "Elder, you know that we are poor, don't have anything good. Don't ask too high of a price!"

"Don't be modest. If I remember correctly, that Scab Fragrance Tree in your temple should be starting to scab now. This old man doesn't want a lot, five!" The old man showed his yellowed teeth again with unscrupulousness.

The youth's body imperceptibly froze. A cold rush rose. The scab fragrance was one of the core secrets in the Mo Shen Temple. It was planted in a restricted part of the temple. Even the guards of the temple did not know of it. But this dirty old man knew it!

"Elder, you really are wise and powerful! However, only five were produced, if you take all of them ... ..."

The old man snickered. "Tsk tsk, five? How come I heard it was eleven?"

The youth's back immediately broke out in a cold sweat. He stared at the old man with a sharp gaze and said in a cold voice, "Elder, who are you?"

Translator Ramblings: I should be in the middle of my trip home. Things might get back to a more regular schedule then.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Eight – Explosive Weapon Style (1)

"It is not important who I am." The old man gave an honest-looking smile.

The youth was like a coiled snake ready to strike. His muscles were tensed for him to leap at any moment, and was filled with danger. The smile on the old man's face did not change. A moment later, the youth suddenly relaxed and then lazily curled back into the empty space.

"Two, at most twenty," the youth picked up a blood grape and threw it into his mouth. He said around the grape, "If you can give Xiao Mo Ge to us, we can give you all of them ... ..."

The old man chuckled. "Two is fine. However, before Xiao Mo Ge appears, you have to protect Xiao Yun Hai."

"Elder, you care a lot about Xiao Yun Hai." The youth said meaningfully.

"Of course, he is someone that can forge sky mo weapons. This old man still hopes to get a sky mo weapon to play with in this lifetime," the old man said directly.

"Sky mo weapon?" The youth stilled with a doubtful face. "Really? He just managed an earth mo weapon."

"Just watch." The old man waved his hand with confidence on his face.

The doubt on the youth's face did not fade. He felt that the old man's goal was not so simple but he couldn't see it from the other's face.

———

Zuo Mo did not know the situation outside. He was staying in the mo weapon pool and was focused on forging earth mo weapons.

Looking at the scraps of mo weapons in the pool, he shook his head and grimaced, "This Weapon Layering Craftsmanship doesn't succeed every time. I really had good luck last time."

Each failure would waste ten general level mo weapons. After a few failures, the number of general level mo weapons Zuo Mo possess had dramatically decreased. Zuo Mo's heart bled at such a terrible waste.

Zuo Mo thought that he had already mastered the Weapon Layering Craftsmanship, but with every mo weapon layer, the difficulty would multiply. When the time for the fifth weapon to be merged together, the mo weapon would become extremely unstable and the possibility of failure would suddenly increased. Even a skilled mo weapon master like Zuo Mo didn't have a solution.

Earth mo weapons required at least ten general level mo weapons, and not one less.

After losing dozens of general mo weapons, Zuo Mo couldn't tolerate this kind of loss. Each general mo weapon was over three million mobei. In other words, Zuo Mo's losses had reached upwards of a billion mobei.

If it was one of the great families, they may not care but Zuo Mo felt great pain.

"Of course, what do you think earth mo weapons are." Pu Yao said dismissively.

Zuo Mo stilled. He sank into thought. Ever since he forged the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike, he thought he had grasped the secrets of earth mo weapon. He had been filled with confidence about forging new earth mo weapons, but the results were completely different than what he had predicted.

After losing nearly a billion mobei, Zuo Mo had to rethink.

The Weapon Layering Craftsmanship was a simple method but it was not one that could reliably produce weapons. Zuo Mo suddenly found that he had entered a wrong path, and had relied too much on the Weapon Layering Craftsmanship.

Mo weapons and talismans were completely different in the minds of other people, but in Zuo Mo's eyes, there were no innate differences. One was just mo matrices, and the other seal scripts.

Earth mo weapons that were the top of mo weapons had a common trait. They could completely express some hidden power of bloodlines. This was also why earth mo weapons were so valuable.

Its core was mo matrices!

Thinking back to what he had learned, countless mo matrices flashed across his mind.

Zuo Mo's gaze slowly became bright. His eyes were like stars in the night.

Mo matrices that could awaken the bloodline were all powerful. They were usually mo matrices that were already formed as part of top level materials. Normal mo weapon masters just activated these hidden mo matrices.

But Zuo Mo had a deeper understanding of mo matrices. He knew that mo matrices could be inscribed like seal scripts. Inscribing mo matrices had been one of his old jobs.

Then the next question was what could be used to hold the mo matrices. Only strong materials could tolerate such powerful mo matrices.

Normal mo weapon masters could only use those worldly treasures but Zuo Mo had a wonderful idea.

Weapon Layering Craftsmanship!

The stability of the Weapon Layering Craftsmanship would drastically decrease after the fifth mo weapon but before this, Zuo Mo's precise control would guarantee that it would not feel. Zuo Mo's Weapon Layering Craftsmanship had all failed after the sixth merge.

A mo weapon after five merges would not have the power of an earth mo weapon but it could act to hold the mo matrices.

General level mo weapons were valuable, but they were extremely cheap compared to those worldly treasures.

Even more importantly, this method would allow Zuo Mo could endlessly produce earth mo weapons.

Inspiration flooded him. He thought of the water forging method, thought of how to unite seal scripts, thought of ... ...

Zuo Mo sat next to the mo weapon pool, day after day, and completely lost in himself in thought like a statue.

Zuo Mo did not move for five whole days.

On the sixth day, his body suddenly shook and he seemed to wake from a deep sleep.

Awake, Zuo Mo's eyes were as bright as stars. He walked around in the mo weapon pool in circles.

On the fifth circuit, he suddenly stopped. He took out a pile of materials from his ring and started to forge using the sun shen fire. The black ore quickly turned to metal liquid in the sun shen fire. The fire flickered as though it was alive.

Zuo Mo's fingers flew. Streaks of light entered the liquid metal in the fire like birds returning to the nest.

Clink clink clink!

Small black nails dropped from the flame and landed on the ground, giving off ringing sounds.

The black nails were about three cun long and covered in mo matrices.

A smile appeared on Zuo Mo's face. This was the first time he used the ways of forging talismans to set up mo matrices. The results were better than he had expected.

This method was possible!

Zuo Mo's face flushed in excitement.

He flew into the air above the mo weapon pool. The black nails in the air entered the empty space around the mo weapon pool accurately. Then lights of different colors fell from his hands. These lights disappeared when they reached the ground, but there would be faint lines left in the earth.

As the lights continued to land, the lines around the mo weapon pool increased. If mo weapon masters were present, they would find to their surprise that these lines seemed to resemble mo matrices that they knew.

However, these mo matrices were modified from the ones they usually saw.

No one would think that Zuo Mo would use the structure of seal scripts to set up mo matrices.

The lines increased in number and the mo matrices became even more complex. The silent mo weapon pool started to grow restless, boiling and roiling.

Countless icy underflows deep in the Underground Nether River were like sharks that smelt blood and furiously flooded towards the heaven tier mo weapon pool.

These icy undercurrents were the best for forging mo weapons. However, they mostly existed deep in the river and were hard to obtain. They were also extremely icy. Disregarding how hard they were to control, those that were weak in mo skills would turn to ice statues if the cold energy entered their bodies.

Due to this, even though people knew that these icy undercurrents were very suited to forging mo weapons, no one dared to use them.

Zuo Mo did not fear them. He continued to cast light energies.

As the cold flows entered, the restless mo weapon pool quickly calmed down. Threads of cold energy rose from the surface of the pool. Icy frost spread on the ground in all directions. But when the frost went near the mo matrices, they would quickly melt and evaporate.

The mo weapon pool that had originally been black was now a transparent blue.

There wasn't any impurities.

The undercurrents were like tiny little nimble fish that swam around the pool and caused ripples on the surface. Countless undercurrents moved around. Countless ripples were produced in the clear pool which was dazzling to see.

Zuo Mo finally showed satisfaction.

He had used a water seal formation and mo matrices on the mo weapon pool to take the icy undercurrents of the river and create a mo weapon pool of an unprecedented level!

The icy energy of the mo weapon pool did not affect Zuo Mo at all.

Zuo Mo took out a general level mo weapon, and then another, and then more. Moments later, there was a pile of general level mo weapons in front of him. If the chief steward of Rare Artifacts Hall saw this, his eyes would probably drop to the floor. Even the Rare Artifacts Hall would definitely be unable to produce so many general level mo weapons immediately.

He did any inventor. There were more than sixty articles.

Zuo Mo picked and choose sixty.

His expression was excited, and inspiration swirled in his mind. Countless strange plans floated in his mind, and he wanted to immediately try all of them.

Looking at the sixty general level mo weapons in front of him, an unprecedented and made idea suddenly rose.

Once this idea came out, he could not suppress it.

Just having had made a breakthrough, Zuo Mo's entire mind was completely taken over by his inspiration. He felt as though his mind had never been so clear and sensitive. Once a thought rose, his mind seemed to be able to automatically perfect the plan. There wasn't any hardship or delay. The pleasure from this made him so excited he almost wanted to groan!

Without any hesitation, he listed all the materials he needed at an astounding efficiency and threw it to Bean Sprout that had been standing by the door.

He did not stop. He started to forge.

Mo weapons were being thrown into the pool

———

Bean Sprout had been standing by the door and was so bored that he almost fell asleep. He was standing by the door and waiting in the case Grandmaster had any errands for him to run.

He had been very excited to have gotten this duty. He had tried to be alert and waited for Grandmaster to order him at any moment.

Yet his mo physique was very weak and he was not mentally strong. After waiting for three days, he was unable to hold up. He had withered like a tomato after the frost and yawned continuously.

Suddenly, a light flew from inside and landed in his arms.

Bean Sprout immediately shook and hurriedly climbed up.

Grandmaster definitely had work for him.

When he saw it was a list that had flown into his arms, he understood immediately that Grandmaster required some materials.

He became alert. Grandmaster had already spoken with Rare Artifacts Hall. He could go and take any materials that were needed. If it was low level materials, he would go to the city market.

But when Bean Sprout's gaze swept across the list, he turned to stone, his mouth wide open and gaping.

Translator Ramblings: Zuo Mo's luck did not last forever.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Nine – Explosive Weapon Style (Two)

Rare Artifacts hall

The middle-aged mo looked at the list in his hand as though he wanted to find something. He was speechless momentarily. Bean Sprout was urgently waiting for his response. It would be terrible if he was unable to complete the first task that Grandmaster had given to him!

However, he also knew the shock that this list gave people. There was an astounding number requested of each item on the packed list. It was enough to cause people's hearts to beat rapidly. He had delivered the list anxiously. He felt it was very unlikely that Rare Artifacts hall would agree.

There were many valuable materials on the list, and when they were gathered together, it was a great number.

No one would be able to easily maintain their composure at such a list.

"You are sure Grandmaster requested this?" The middle-aged mo looked with slight suspicion at Bean Sprout. If it wasn't for the fact that they had reached an agreement with Grandmaster Xiao Yun Hai before this, he would have suspected that Bean Sprout fabricated the list and wanted to take these materials and run.

It was not that the materials themselves were too valuable and rare, but there were too many of each material requested. There weren't just a variety of types, the amount of each material was astoundingly large.

As the chief steward of Rare Artifacts Hall, the middle-aged mo was not skilled in forging mo weapons, but he had basic knowledge of the field. The materials on this list was enough to forge enough mo weapons for a troop of over one hundred.

What did Grandmaster want to do?

Was so much material needed to forge one earth mo weapon?

This was so strange! So unconventional!

The amount of materials used far surpassed his knowledge.

Maybe Grandmaster was doing an experiment? This thought caused the middle-aged mo to relax. Mo weapon masters would frequently try out different forging methods, and some mo weapon masters preferred to test their new inspirations.

This was undoubtedly a course of action that would burn through the most resources, but this kind of mobei-wasting action was appropriate for their status and identity.

Grandmaster definitely had some new inspiration!

All of the materials were the preparations in order to test out his new ideas. It was definitely that!

The middle-aged mo sighed in relief. He was a decisive person. After the initial shock, he quickly found a realistic explanation for Xiao Yun Hai's request.

Once he found this reason, this list seemed reasonable.

While the materials listed represented a great number, a grandmaster would qualify to guarantee this. Also, the middle-aged mo thought that if a mo weapon grandmaster had new ideas, this meant that the possibility of forging a new earth mo weapon was higher.

After thinking for a moment, the middle-aged mo quickly made a decision.

"There are many materials here that this store doesn't have and I will need to request them from other branch stores. It will take a few days. Three days from now, the materials will be delivered to Grandmaster's mo weapon pool."

Bean Sprout actually stilled. The other had really agreed!

For the first time, Bean Sprout had experienced the power of the word "grandmaster."

———

Without the residents of Bu Zhou City realizing it, many unfamiliar outsiders had appeared around the city. These people did not look friendly. They gave off a feeling of danger, and their gazes were always wary.

The arrival of these people tested the public peace of Bu Zhou City,

Small scale fights occurred on successively days. Yet what shocked people was that the Tang Family that was responsible for order in Bu Zhou City was left on the losing side. This caused the state of Bu Zhou City's peace to worsen.

The Tang Family patriarch was furious after learning this, and moved the strongest battalion of the Tang Family, the Tang Wen Battalion, near Bu Zhou City. They quickly captured more than a dozen of the culprits and the heads of these people were hung above the city gates as a warning.

Such vicious moves immediately intimidated many of those with devious intentions.

But as more and more experts came, the Tang Family's nerves became tense. If they were careless, and caused a conflict, it could cause much of Bu Zhou City to be destroyed in fighting. This loss was not something the Tang Family could afford.

Soon, a strange rumor gradually spread.

The rumor said that Marshal Di was about to ally with Tian Huan by marriage with Gongzi Xi. There was even a rumor that Gongzi Xi already had an important Tian Huan female serving him.

In a short few days, the rumors spread quickly. By the time Tang Chen learned of this, the entire city knew.

"Someone is spreading this from the shadows." Gongzi Xi's handsome face was dark. He said coldly, "This rumor did not come early or late, but at such a sensitive time, their intentions are not friendly!"

"Who also knows the identity of Miss Xian Er?" Tang Chen's expression was normal and no emotion could be seen.

"Only my personal guards." Gongzi Xi's tone was bitter as he said awkwardly. Other than his personal guards, no one knew Li Xian Er's identity.

There definitely was a traitor!

Murderousness flashed through Gongzi Xi's eyes!

Tang Chen noticed the murderousness that flickered through Gongzi Xi's eyes and did not say more. He said after a moment, "Virtuous Nephew, do not pay attention to the gossip. Try to not go out. The people outside the city are suspect, and have other aims. We need to deal with them carefully."

Gongzi Xi said respectfully. "Uncle, do not worry, this nephew knows what is important. Uncle Zhong and Uncle Qin will come in the next few days. With them are two hundred general elite, and they are all guards that have followed my father marshal for many years."

Tang Chen became alert when he heard this. "They have come at a good time! We'll let these people be free for a few more days."

The two exchanged a smile, and their worried expressions disappeared.

———

The situation of Bu Zhou City became even stranger. The rumors still spread, but Gongzi Xi who was the focus of the rumor did not come out in public. No faction had expressed any opinion about this matter. The rumor seemed to lose steam. People's eyes turned more towards the heaven tier mo weapon pool in the Underground Nether River.

Countless eyes stared at the heaven tier mo weapon pool. In the past, only mo weapon masters would come to the Underground Nether River. Now, there were mo everywhere. They would glance occasionally across the heaven tier mo weapon pool and then casually chat.

"There isn't any noise, it really is boring to watch."

"Yes, yes! What earth mo weapon, he can really boast! He conned us all here, but he hasn't made a peep!"

"Ah, let's wait a bit more, is an earth mo weapon so easy to forge?"

"We can only wait ... ..."

Suddenly, they noticed the sound of chatting around them quieted. They stopped their discussion, instinctively raised their heads and were stunned.

An enormous mo steed troop appeared in their field of view in the sky.

The riders of these mo steeds were all tired and dirty. They clearly had just endured a long journey. However, what was most attention catching was the astoundingly large number of boxes on the mo steeds' backs. Each box was more than one zhang in all three of its dimensions.

People who had stayed for a long time in Bu Zhou City immediately recognized the origins of these mo steeds.

"It's Rare Artifacts Hall!"

"Heavens! Rare Artifacts Hall!"

Gasps rose. People's gazes were filled with shock.

There were more than five hundred mo steeds in this troop and more than three hundred guards. They were travel-worn, but their presence was controlled. Their casual glances would give people great pressure

Elite!

Three hundred elite!

Hiss, many people inhaled in shock. Anyone with a small amount of knowledge would know that the things that were protected by such elite guards were definitely astounding in value.

They then looked at the enormous boxes on the backs of the two hundred or so mo steeds. Many people's gazes heated up. But those with more knowledge looked at the boxes of different colors mixed within the two hundred large boxes. These metal boxes of different colors took up one third of the total number. They knew that these boxes were of the highest value. The boxes possessed special characteristics, such as thermal regulation, and were used to hold materials with special qualities.

Such an astounding amount of materials was a great amount of wealth!

Heavy breathing rose in the corners. The gazes that crossed in the air burned with greed!

The captain of the mo steed guards was like a metal tower. His expression was cold, his upper body was bare and covered in criss-crossing scars. He noticed the greedy gazes in the surroundings. His expression turned cold and he snorted.

It was like thunder rolling across the air. Countless people seemed to be struck by lightning, showed shock and all of their desires were swept away.

The other guards acted as though nothing had happened.

The troop stopped outside the heaven tier mo weapon pool.

A steward got off the mo steed and bowed towards Bean Sprout. He said as though relieved of a great burden. "The road was long, but we did not fail. Rare Artifacts Hall has brought all that Grandmaster requested, please inspect and accept."

The guards took the metal boxes off the mo steeds and put them onto the empty ground in front of Bean Sprout. The boxes were opened.

When the materials of two hundred large metal boxes were put together, it was like an enormous mountain. The rare materials released all kinds of colored light. The scene was spectacular!

The power that the materials had even formed a small twister.

Countless people were stunned by this scene. The Underground Nether River was deathly silent.

Bean Sprout swallowed. He was also greatly shocked by the mountain of materials in front of him but he was mentally prepared. He still remembered his own mission. He started to inventory the materials. The list that Grandmaster had given had precise numbers, and he did not want any mistakes on his part.

The crowd seemed to wake up and then exploded.

Heavens!

So material materials!

They didn't all understand earth mo weapon crafting but this was the Underground Nether River. There were many mo weapon masters. Some experienced mo weapon masters quickly made precise estimates. These materials would be enough to forge two hundred top level colonel level mo weapons, or twenty good quality general level mo weapons!

Just the estimated value of the materials was two billion mobei!

Some people finally recalled that the rumor was that Xiao Yun Hai had reached an agreement with Rare Artifacts Hall for them to supply materials. But no one had expected that Xiao Yun Hai would demand such an amount of materials, and Rare Artifacts Hall would actually give them to him!

Two billion mobei!

What did Xiao Yun Hai want to do? Was Rare Artifacts Hall insane as well?

Translator Ramblings: Posting is painful, it takes like 3 minutes but editing, and posting, and organizing is a chore. There needs to be a way to edit and have stuff automatically posted. Also, adjusting to a new computer is taking me forever.

I really want to know the exchange rate between mobei and jingshi.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Ten – Explosive Weapon Style (Three)

The mountain of materials that was worth a substantial amount was piled outside the heaven tier mo weapon pool. The light that they gave off illuminated the entire Underground Nether River. Every person who saw this spectacular scene would unconsciously stop breathing.

All of Bu Zhou City was left stunned!

Countless people fought to enter the Underground Nether River to see this rare sight. The Underground Nether River that was usually quiet and sparsely populated was filled with people.

The light given off by two billion mobei caused gasps.

There were also those that tried to sneak their way in among the chaotic crowds but the three hundred guards of Rare Artifacts Hall were on their guard. These guards had cold expressions, and gave off dangerous auras. Those with some experience were all able to see that they were all elite forces. Also, when Tang Chen heard the news, he also sent a troop out to help with security.

Facing such a tight guard, those with greedy desires could only stare.

News of this event quickly spread, and caused a heated discussion in the mo territories.

The great majority of people saw this and treated it as a joke. In the eyes of the majority, Xiao Yun Hai announcing in a flamboyant manner that he was going to forge a new earth mo weapon was because he didn't know his own limits. Now, he had made such a great ruckus. Many people who had been neutral before didn't have a good impression of him now.

Yet no one had expected that the participation of two people caused the matter to reach a new climax!

Mo Weapon Grandmaster Bo Qing An, Mo Weapon Grandmaster Yan Man!

Unlike Xiao Yun Hai who had just become famous, these two grandmasters had a great amount of experience. They were some of the top grandmasters of the present era, and the idols of countless mo weapon masters, especially Grandmaster Bo Qing An. He was one of the only three grandmasters who had forged two earth mo weapons among all the mo weapon grandmasters!

He had absolute authority in the field of mo weapon forging. The two grandmasters were the founders of the Mo Weapon Master Association, and their statuses were high.

"I have never thought that there would be a mo weapon grandmaster that would dare claim something so shocking. Yes, he forged an earth mo weapon. When considering his age, this is a proud accomplishment, but I want to say that young people have to keep their feet on the ground. Earth mo weapons are the pinnacle of mo weapons, their worth far surpasses your imagination. Do not think that just because you were lucky to forge one earth mo weapon that you have reached the end of that world. Also, as a mo weapon master, you are clownish in your actions to attract attention, and humiliate the prestige of mo weapon master."

Grandmaster Yan Man's tone was strong, his expression filled with dislike, and his words were not polite.

Grandmaster Bo Qing An's tone was much calmer, but his words were also more careful.

"I saw this list of materials he requested, and there are many materials that are unexpected to me. He may have some novel ideas, but I have to say that with just these materials, he cannot forge an earth mo weapon. A skilled mo weapon grandmaster can turn normal materials into great mo weapons, but this does not mean that all materials can be used to forge earth mo weapons."

The words of the two mo weapon masters quickly spread.

There had been arguments but it immediately became one-sided. In the attacks, Xiao Yun Hai was like a clown. The only result would be humiliating himself.

People even started to suspect that the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike was not an earth mo weapon. That was just a con that Rare Artifacts Hall and Xiao Yun Hai had made up.

———

"The situation is not very good." The manager's expression was calm, but his eyes were panicked.

"Oh." The middle-aged mo idly savored his tea with a calm expression. "How bad is it?"

"There are many guests that have sent messages inquiring about this matter. There were a few large orders about to be confirmed, but the customers have stopped. They clearly are doubtful," the manager reported in a small voice.

"Oh, what else is there, report it all together," the middle-aged mo said with a small smile.

"As of last night, fifteen mo weapon masters have quit. The Mo Weapon Master Association has called them into question." The manager's tone started to turn panicked.

The smile on the middle-aged mo's face disappeared. He straightened and said in a deep voice, "Why is the Mo Weapon Master Association interfering?"

"It probably due to Bo Qing An and Yan Man's attitudes. The other mo weapon masters are not resolute, and if it wasn't for the fact that we treated them well over the years, more of them would have left." The manager looked carefully at the middle-aged mo.

The middle-aged mo was silent.

In their infancy, the Mo Weapon Master Association had just been a loose network that was started by a few mo weapon grandmasters. With grandmasters leading the way, they constructed a complete and detailed categorization system for weapons and provided numerous services. They would exchange ideas at regular intervals and hold classes. They would provide members with a variety of materials at low prices, help the members sell the mo weapons they had forged and so on.

With these actions, the Mo Weapon Master Association quickly grew and recruited more members. The evaluations of the association were highly trusted and accepted by all factions. The association quickly grew into a powerful organization. They now controlled almost half of the high level mo weapon market.

This was a terrifying number, and even more terrifying was their unparalleled influence on mo weapon masters.

For a business, the loss of a few orders wasn't a big problem. However, the loss of large numbers of mo weapon masters was enough to hurt their foundation. If a business did not have a steady source of wares, it would greatly affect their reputation and credit.

So the middle-aged mo was unable to sit still when he heard about the loss of the mo weapon masters.

The middle-aged mo's expression changed. He hadn't thought the Mo Weapon Master Association would interfere. The departure of these mo weapon masters was clearly due to the machinations of the Mo Weapon Master Association.

He knew why this was.

They attacked Xiao Yun Hai because Xiao Yun Hai wasn't a member of the Mo Weapon Master Association. The way that the Mo Weapon Master Association acted now was different than at the beginning. Because of the great profits they enjoyed, they tried to do all they could to recruit more mo weapon masters, and the mo weapon masters with talent but were not willing to enter the association would be suppressed both openly and in secret. This wasn't news.

All the factions were increasingly wary of the Mo Weapon Master Association. However, those with power would nurture their own mo weapon masters. However, not every faction had a mo weapon grandmaster.

If Xiao Yun Hai really could forge a new earth mo weapon, he would immediately enter the ranks of the greatest mo weapon masters. If one considered his age, his potential was unlimited!

His fame would immediately surpass the grandmasters of the association.

It had been many years since a new mo weapon grandmaster had appeared. This Xiao Yun Hai who suddenly came out probably caused the grandmasters of the Mo Weapon Master Association to feel threatened.

A cold smirk rose on the middle-aged mo's lips.

Rare Artifacts Hall never skimped on their dues to the Mo Weapon Master Association, and he hadn't thought that the association wouldn't even speak to them before directly attacking them!

Those grandmasters have fallen due to the temptation of the mobei!

In just a few moments, the middle-aged mo calculated the losses and gains. If he submitted to the Mo Weapon Master Association, while he could gain some short-time benefit, but he would be controlled by the other in the future.

Rather than so, it was better to gamble on Xiao Yun Hai!

"Go, send another portion of items on that list to Xiao Yun Hai," the middle-aged mo said coldly.

The manager jumped. "But Grandmaster Xiao probably doesn't need ... ..."

"Then just add it to the pile there!" The middle-aged mo said coldly, "Go tell the child that Grandmaster Xiao took in, he's called Bean Sprout, have him tell Grandmaster to request whatever materials he needs. If our Rare Artifacts Hall have them, then we will give them to him!"

The manager just prepared to acknowledge with a wildly beating heart when the middle-aged mo's tone changed. "No, wait!"

The manager relaxed slightly. Daren had not lost his mind yet!

"Also tell the branch stores. Every store will pick three of their top materials and send it with their best guards. When they arrive, pile them in front of the heaven tier mo weapon pool! Tell Grandmaster he can use them as he pleases. I only have one request, he has to forge an earth mo weapon!"

The middle-aged mo gritted his teeth. That composed face was filled with murderousness!

———

Due to the matters of Rare Artifacts Hall, the rumors about Gongzi Xi in Bu Zhou City cooled down.

"Old Zhong! Old Qin!" Tang Chen was overjoyed when he saw the people who had come.

"You are still like before!" Zhong Wen Tian looked at Tang Chen and a hint of excitement flashed through his eyes. No one knew that they had met each other in youth, travelled together and fought together. They had formed a close relationship.

Qing Min was also smiling as he said happily, "Other than Marshal Di, everyone is here." His voice was soft, and he was also very handsome.

The reunion of old friends stirred emotions and nostalgia.

Moments later, they sat down. Gongzi Xi respectfully sat at the end. Zhong Wen Tian and Qin Ming were subordinates of Marshal Di but Marshal Di treated them like brothers. Gongzi Xi also grew up under their eyes, and they were even closer than normal uncles and nephews.

Suddenly, the chief steward of the Tang Family walked hurriedly in and whispered at Tang Chen's ear.

A look flashed across Tang Chen's face. Seeing the other people look at him, he explained, "Rare Artifacts Hall and the Mo Weapon Master Association have started to fight."

"Mo Weapon Master Association!" Qin Ming's eyes turned icy, and his soft voice was murderousness. "They aren't good."

Tang Chen stilled. "What? Did you have a fight with them?"

"It isn't anything major." Qin Ming waved his hand and said unconcernedly. "Once, we urgently needed some mo weapons. They asked for a great price, and wanted us to trade using mo weapon masters. We naturally were not willing. Then they tried to sabotage us in secret forcing no other families to dare to sell to us."

"And then?" Tang Chen asked curiously.

"Haha. Then Old Zhong went to them and killed twelve general levels before they were frightened and sold the mo weapons to us," Qin Ming said with a smile.

Zhong Wen Tian laughed.

Tang Chen's expression changed.

At this time, there was a ruckus outside.

Translator Ramblings: The obligatory "he can't do it" set up along with the "he's too young" and "it's just luck" along with a heaping of "disapproving elder" and politics.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Eleven – The Continuation of the Explosive Weapon Style (1)

"Idiot, you dare to fight against our mo weapon master association, you don't want to live!" A blue-eyed male within the crowd hatefully spat out.

"He doesn't know what is good for him. If he works with us, he gets what he wants. It is a pity that our people didn't even manage to meet with him. It would have been fine if he was low-key, but he had to say that he was going to forge a second earth mo weapon. We would be completely stupid not to use such an opportunity that was gifted to us," a golden-haired male said.

"I really want to see the expression of Rare Artifacts Hall Tomorrow." The blue-eyed male laughed darkly. "The big ship is about to sink, who is willing to go down with it? When Rare Artifacts Hall find that they have less than half of its mo weapon masters, wouldn't they regret it?"

"Haha! A harsh punishment will show our power," the golden-haired male said with a smug laugh.

Suddenly, gasp rang out along the street. The duo heard the shouts of "Rare Artifacts Hall". The two exchanged a look and flew into the sky without any hesitation.

In the sky, a troop of about fifty mo steeds was coming towards Bu Zhou City at top speed.

Under the gates, the manager of Rare Artifacts Hall who had been waiting for a long time immediately flew into the sky. He bowed towards the mo steed troop and his expression was solemn. "This one is the local manager, Qian Duo. Everyone, you have worked hard, which store are you from?"

"From Flower Mile Jie." The large man at the front bowed slightly with a cool expression. He was carrying a dark gold box on his back that was adorned with exquisite mo matrices.

While the group of fifty had travelled a long way, and were covered in dust, their power could not be disguised.

Qian Duo did not waste words. He said with a solemn expression, "Please come with me."

The large man did not hesitate and followed first. The group silently followed Qian Duo. They moved in the direction of the entrance to the Underground Nether River.

Discussion rose in the surroundings. People's gazes were fixed on the dark gold box on the back of the troop leader. Those with some experience knew that boxes of this kind were expensive to make, and were usually used to hold some peerlessly rare materials.

Had Xiao Yun Hai requested some special materials again?

People discussed in curiosity. Everyone had a feeling that this matter was going to change again. In the crowd, the two from the mo weapon master association looked at each other. They also had a bad feeling.

Some people were preparing to see what was happening at the Underground Nether River while others prepared to leave. Suddenly, someone shouted, "Look!"

Another small group appeared over the horizon.

A similarly strong group of guards, the same dark gold box. They entered the Underground Nether River just like the previous one.

In the following time, people gaped. Small groups from Rare Artifact Hall continued to arrive over the horizon.

Elite guards, dark gold boxes!

These little groups from Rare Artifact Hall all had solemn expressions. They flowed into the city, and their target was the Underground Nether River.

Even the stupidest person knew that something amazing was happening right now! Many people immediately ran for the Underground Nether River to see.

When people arrive at the Underground Nether River, they were dumbstruck by what they saw.

Dozens of dark gold boxes were neatly placed on the ground. All of the boxes were opened, each flashed with bright light like fire burning in the darkness. They illuminated the dim Underground Nether River as though it was daylight.

It was the blinding light that belonged to the top materials, the unique ripples were like the heartbeat of wild beasts that filled the entire Underground Nether River.

The two billion mobei of materials had only caused people to sigh over the enormous amount of wealth.

But every dark gold box and any of the materials in them caused people to become breathless. The great majority of people didn't recognize even one, but they knew that these were all top materials—the top materials that existed in legends.

Yes, in legends, this word caused these lights and vibrations to become untouchable.

People were not as excited, they fell silent.

The light and vibrations that these materials gave off were like those solemn and powerful elite guards. They emanated their power without any disguise!

People were always greedy and hungry for wealth, but they were always filled with respect and awe towards great power.

The people who had been restless seeing the growing number of elite guards were completely calmed down now. The desire in their eyes suddenly disappeared.

Rare Artifact Hall dared to put these materials that were worth entire cities in public view. This meant that they had absolute confidence they would be able to protect them.

Those that knew more finally remembered at this time that Rare Artifacts Hall had a history of millennia.

The number of dark gold boxes continued to increase!

The light continued to grow brighter!

Even the slowest person now understood that Rare Artifacts Hall was showing its power. By why would Rare Artifacts Hall show their power without any reservation at such a sensitive time?

No matter what was going on behind the scene at this time, it was the first time that top materials had been displayed like this in all of the mo territories.

Large numbers of mo weapon masters came. Each of these top materials were worth cities, and it was rare for them to see them as well.

The Underground Nether River of Bu Zhou City attracted the eyes of the entire mo world

———

Bean Sprout felt as though his breathing was slightly difficult. These lights were so close to him it was like a dream. The vibrations that these materials released came in waves. He felt as though he was the little boat in the middle of a storm and would be upturned at any time.

All of the top materials were worldly treasures. They usually were formed naturally over eras, and contained great power!

The power that dissipated out was still too strong for Bean Sprout.

Suddenly, a red figure appeared in front of him. The astounding vibrations immediately disappeared.

Bean Sprout knew the other had blocked the vibrations for him. He said gratefully, "Thanks!"

Ceng Lian'er did not seem to hear it. Her eyes were looking in the distance. A hint of worry flashed through her eyes.

In her eyes, the dark gold boxes covered in light was a pile of trouble.

And big trouble!

Rare Artifacts Hall's attitude was clear. Ceng Lian'er was perceptive and she immediately realized that something had happened outside! Otherwise, Rare Artifacts Hall's attitude would not be so strong.

It really was great trouble!

———

Zuo Mo didn't know what was happening outside at all. He didn't have any knowledge of the Mo Weapon Master Association. Regardless of whether he knew the person or not, he had refused to see any of them in this recent while. He didn't care who had been stopped by.

The new heaven tier mo weapon pool was good, but it demanded more of the user. Even Zuo Mo had to focus all his attention to reach a satisfactory level.

In order to stop others from disturbing him, Zuo Mo set up jinzhi around the mo weapon pool. The present heaven tier mo weapon pool was completely cut off from the outside.

Zuo Mo released a breath. Ten mo weapon rudiments of different colors were floating in the clear blue pond. The cold energy of the pool had lessened greatly.

The sixty general level mo weapons had formed ten mo weapon rudiments. Two mistakes had occurred in the process, and these were the only two mistakes that Zuo Mo had committed. Working at full concentration easily tired people out. Even Zuo Mo could not avoid having made mistakes with two of them.

Zuo Mo was still satisfied with this result.

He sat in lotus position and quickly entered meditation. He was really too tired, and he quickly entered a meditation state.

Ten balls of different colored lights suddenly appeared in the mo weapon pool. Each light shrouded one mo weapon rudiment. The ten lights flashed as though they were breathing.

In the depths of the Underground Nether River, countless minuscule cold currents were like sharks that smelt blood and flooded towards the heaven tier mo weapon pool.

The same situation was also occurring in the depths of the Underground Nether River hundreds of li away from the heaven tier mo weapon pool.

No one would think that an astounding change was occurring in the Underground Nether River that was so calm on the surface.

The mo weapon pool water in front of Zuo Mo started to rise. Deep in his meditative state, Zuo Mo did not know.

A short while later, the height of the water in the pool was the same as the ground in the surroundings yet the currents that flowed in showed no signs of stopping. They continued to come in.

The water continued to rise but they did not spread into the surroundings.

There seemed to be an invisible hand that was pulling water up like a pillar of water.

The light of the ten mo weapon rudiments grew even brighter. They slowly spun in the water. The water was pulled along and the pillar of water continued to spin.

The small currents deep in the Underground Nether River moved even more quickly. They were like a school of fish that dove to the bottom of the river as they swam towards the heaven tier mo weapon pool.

The currents contained power, and when tens of thousands of them gathered togethered, even the steely bed of the river started to tremble!

Boom boom boom!

The ground around the Underground Nether River started to tremble as though tens of thousands of horse were galloping underground.

The people in the surroundings had terrified expressions.

What was happening?

An earthquake?

The Underground Nether River was located dozens of miles underground. As the riverbed started to shake, it caused a string of effects. The rock above people's heads started to fall.

Everyone started to panick. Screams filled the air as people sprinted furiously towards the entrance.

This was deep down in the ground. If they were buried alive, even the most powerful mo skill couldn't save them!

At this time, they didn't care about any worldly treasures. Everyone only had one thought in their mind, get out as fast as possible!

Yet the passage was not wide to begin with, and there were too many people gathered here. People fought to get ahead and the scene was chaotic.

The falling of rocks caused the scene to become even worse.

Outside the mo weapon pool, Bean Sprout had a panicked expression. "This place is about to collapse, we ... ..."

Ceng Lian'er cultivated shen power and she had a feeling that the present situation was related to the mo weapon pool. When she thought of the worldly apparition when the Little Mo Treasure Cut had been forged, she didn't feel any urgency. "It's fine."

Bean Sprout was extremely panicked but Ceng Lian'er did not care. A Gui was completely unresponsive. The only one that seemed slightly normal was Qing Hua Xue. However, Qinghua Xue's expression only changed slightly at the start before she quickly recovered.

Ceng Lian'er glanced at Qinghua Xue and felt slightly surprised by her calmness.

While she was weak, her mental fortitude was pretty good.

At this time, inside the heaven tier mo weapon pool, it was a completely different scene!

Translator Ramblings: They obviously did not build any emergency exits down here ... ...

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Twelve – The Continuation of Explosive Weapon Style (Two)

When Zuo Mo opened his eyes, he jumped in fright at the scene in front of him.

The mo weapon pool was now a water pillar that was hundreds of zhang tall like a twister! The pillar of water was spinning rapidly, ice and frigid air spreading outwards. The ground around the mo weapon pool was covered in a thick layer of ice.

Within the pillar of water, ten lights of different colors floated up and down like ten fairies.

When he looked, Zuo Mo was astounded. This water pillar was formed from hundreds of thousands of tiny water currents. These currents contained great power, and when they gathered together like now, they were like hundreds of thousands of little ice flies that tightly swarmed around the ten balls of light and ground against them.

The ten mo weapon rudiments were completely different than before Zuo Mo had entered his meditation.

What was most evident was that they had shrunk by about one third their size, and the light around them had become purer. It was clear that their quality had increased.

Zuo Mo had used the cold flows in the Underground Nether River to refine the mo weapon rudiments, but he hadn't expected that refining the ten mo weapon rudiments in one mo weapon pool would create such a disturbance.

He focused on the ten mo weapon rudiments. It was the first time he had encountered such an astounding scene and he didn't dare to be inattentive at all.

When the light from the ten balls within the pillar of water started to turn softer, Zuo Mo knew that it was almost time. The impurities in the mo weapon rudiments were almost all cleaned out, and so the mo weapon rudiments' response to the icy currents were gradually getting weaker.

He glanced away from the water pillar and then Zuo Mo flashed to appear outside the mo weapon pool.

"Have the materials been prepared?"

Coming out of the mo weapon pool, he found the chaotic scene outside and was startled. But the quickly understood what had happened. He looked towards the Underground Nether River. As he expected, the water height of the Underground Nether River was dozens of zhang lower than when he entered.

The ten mo weapon rudiments had taken almost all of the power of the Underground Nether River. It was not strange for such a disturbance to occur.

But he didn't have the time to attend to that. All of his attention was on the ten mo weapon rudiments he was crafting.

The ten mo weapon rudiments had taken in the great majority of the Underground Nether River's power, and they were starting to take form. If he could succeed, the level of these ten mo weapons would reach an astounding level! But if he wasn't careful, all of his work would be for nothing and these ten mo weapons would be ruined.

Even Zuo Mo didn't dare to slack off at this time.

When Bean Sprout suddenly heard Zuo Mo's voice. He shook and jumped up from the ground. "They have been prepared!"

When Zuo Mo finished asking, he had noticed the mountain of materials piled up and those extra materials, ones worth entire cities as well. He was slightly surprised, but at such an urgent time, he did not inquire further.

His figure flashed and then he appeared around the pile of materials. In a blink, the small mountain disappeared, and so did Zuo Mo.

———

Many people had seen Zuo Mo's sudden appearance. Their minds moved and then they looked at the guards around the mo weapon pool. None of them had moved. Then they looked at the chaotic passageway. Some people's courage momentarily grew, but they quickly regained their senses.

The chaotic situation was lessened slightly.

Zuo Mo's appearance eased much of Bean Sprout's worries. He was full of awe towards Zuo Mo. As expected of Grandmaster. He wouldn't lose his composure even if the mountains were crashing down on top of them. Grandmaster once again went back to his mo weapon forging. Just this mentality far surpassed many mo weapon masters. This was probably the reason that Grandmaster was able to become a grandmaster!

Bean Sprout motivated himself inside.

In comparison, the guards from Rare Artifacts Hall changed expression minutely, especially the more powerful guard captains. They all had hints of shock in their eyes.

Xiao Yun Hai had appeared without warning and none of them had even detected it.

Also, none of them had been able to lock onto the disappearance of that pile of materials and the departure of Xiao Yun Hai.

The words floated unconsciously into everyone's mind: unfathomable power!

These guards were a close part of Rare Artifacts Hall, and some had even been raised by Rare Artifacts Hall. Their loyalty to Rare Artifacts Hall was unquestionable. Many of them had dissenting opinions when Rare Artifact Hall's higher ups had been so flamboyant, especially as the mo weapon masters had continued to leave. This had increased their worries.

But their loyalty towards Rare Artifacts Hall meant that they faithfully completed the orders, even ones that they did not agree with.

Just like everyone else, they were worried that if Xiao Yun Hai failed in such a public way, then Rare Artifacts hall would become the biggest joke.

All of their impressions of Xiao Yun Hai were from the mirages and the rumors.

Yet when they truly faced Xiao Yun Hai, Xiao Yun Hai's cool gaze and the almost tangible pressure he gave off caused them to stop breathing. Shocked, their mood became much better.

Such a person would not just be a boaster.

"So strong!" A guard of Rare Artifacts hall couldn't help but gasp in a low voice. Every person around him had shocked expressions.

The guard captains exchanged looks ,and saw the shock in each other's eyes. The power that Zuo Mo showed far surpassed their imaginations.

Was this guy really a mo weapon master?

Some imperceptible hums sounded among the chaotic crowds.

Qin Ming's gaze focused slightly as he said in a surprised voice, "I can't seem to get the exact measure of this Xiao Yun Hai's strength."

Beside him, Zhong Wen Tian and Tang Chen's expression were also slightly grave. Qin Ming, a marshal, couldn't see the scope of the other's power, this itself was a problem.

Xiao Yun Hai was not simple!

Zhong Wen Tian suddenly closed his eyes. A moment later, he opened them suddenly. "The Underground Nether River!"

The other two heard this, and they turned to look at the Underground Nether River. Surprise rose in the eyes of the duo. The Underground Nether River that was usually vast was now so depleted of water that the river floor could be seen!

"This is ... ... "Tang Chen murmured. Bu Zhou City was his territory, and he was extremely familiar with the Underground Nether River. The water was always plentiful, and there had never been a situation where the water level would drop.

"Earth mo weapon!" Tang Chen seemed to think of something, and his pupils contracted as he gasped.

Qin Ming and Zhong Wen Tian's bodies shook slightly and expressions of disbelief rose onto their faces.

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"Such a powerful Xiao Yun Hai! Such terrifying vibrations!" Feng Xing Zi stood high up on a protruding rock, as he looked down. His expression changed.

Ji Li Yu was deeply astounded by the scene in front of her. She had seen the enormous change in the Underground Nether River just now. The Underground Nether River that was dozens of li wide was like a silent beast. When it moved, you would be able to feel its terrifying power!

"It may not be Xiao Yun Hai!" Ji LI Yu couldn't help but argue. She really lacked any good feelings about that person.

"I feel its presence," Feng Xin Zi did not turn his face and said coolly.

"What presence?" Ji Li Yu stilled.

"The presence of a powerful mo weapon! It is taking form!" Eyes closed, Feng Xin Zi seemed to be speaking to himself.

He was not as calm inside as he appeared. Xiao Yun Hai had given him too many surprises!

Opening his eyes, his gaze suddenly swept across Qing Hua Xue outside the mo weapon pool with a nervous expression. A thoughtful smile came onto his lips.

It was time for Daren to have a discussion with the Blue Flower Family.

Yet what flashed through his mind was Xiao Yun Hai's ghostly way of movement.

———

At a shaded spot high up beside the Underground Nether River, the youth raised his head and stopped eating the blood grapes. He said thoughtfully, "Now I seem to believe somewhat that this person can forge a sky mo weapon."

"You believe even more that he is the crux for finding Xiao Mo Ge." A wizened voice suddenly came. It was that old man dressed in rags.

The youth seemed to have known the old man was there already. He was not surprised and giggled, "Yes, if he can forge sky mo weapons, he can repair them."

"However, there are many people targeting him." The old man grinned, revealing his yellowed teeth with missing gaps.

"I don't know about the future, but right now, the Mo Shen Temple possesses the strongest shen power," the youth said casually. Then his tone changed, and he said mirthfully, "Of course, that is except for you, Elder!"

"This old man can't deal with the three of you." The old man waved his hand. "However, Kun Lun and Tian Huan have found some ways. With their foundation, it would be fast for them to catch up. You have to be careful."

The youth said with an easy expression. "It is not so easy, we worked for many generations and have just reached the doorway. There are still many shortcomings with our method. Kun Lun, Tian Huan, the others, they will quickly find, tsk tsk, that it is not so easy!"

"That's true," the old man nodded when he heard this and said.

The youth's tone changed. "Of course, there are exceptions, like Xiao Mo Ge! This guy is a shen power cultivation genius! Haha, they will quickly find Xiao Mo Ge's value. But at that time, I want to see how much regret they feel, haha!"

"Xiao Mo Ge?" An imperceptible light flashed through the old man's eyes. "How so?"

"There are no detrimental effects. We found that this guy doesn't just progress rapidly, there are no side effects." The youth put down the blood grapes again, tilted his head, and said gravely. "If Elder works with us, we can share everything."

"No side effects? Really?" The old man had an expression of disbelief.

'When Xiao Mo Ge next appears, Elder, you will know." The youth laughed and then said pointedly, "For Xiao Mo Ge, the Mo Shen Temple is willing to pay everything."

"While this old man was there last time, you didn't have such determination last time." The old man was puzzled.

The youth spread his hands. "At that time, we still hadn't discovered Xiao Mo Ge's benefit!"

Suddenly, the two seemed to detect something at the same time. They stopped their discussion and looked at the mo weapon pool.

The youth instinctively straightened. He held the blood grapes in his hand but forgot to move them to his mouth. He murmured, "It's starting!"

Translator Ramblings: I cut out Fang Xiang's comment but he essentially named the Explosive Weapon Style chapters as "beginning" "middle" and "end" rather than 1,2,3 as I did. As a result, he finished the Explosive Weapon Style (end). Then he discovered the plot didn't really end but he already used "end" so he made these other chapters the "continuation."

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Thirteen – The Continuation of the Explosive Weapon Style (Three)

When a material was tossed into the pillar of water, it would be ground to powder by the rapidly spinning water pillar and then disappear without a trace.

Zuo Mo's expression was solemn and his gaze was focused. Every material would light up on his hand. This was what would occur after the unique traits of the material were activated. If any other mo weapon masters were present, they would find to their surprise that even the lowest grade materials would light up dimly on Zuo Mo's hands.

In the common knowledge of mo weapon masters, materials like this could not light up.

The pillar of water was like a roaring dragon that twisted its enormous body and caused people to feel the astounding power it contained.

The ten balls of light floated and sank in the water pillar. But Zuo Mo's eyes could see countless currents of different colors burrowing into the ten lights.

Every rainbow flow that was hard to see with the naked light was the essence of the material!

As they flowed into the balls of light, the lights would become brighter.

Zuo Mo carefully controlled the rhythm of adding materials. The mountain of materials next to him was vanishing at an astounding rate. The light in the pillar of water was more than ten times as intense as before.

Even the jinzhi that Zuo Mo had set up were unable to completely block these lights.

———

Bean Sprout's mouth was gaping as he looked at the mo weapon pool. Five colored rays of light were like a beam that stabbed out of the mo weapon pool.

Ceng Lian'er's reaction was fast. Her expression changed slightly, she grabbed hold of Bean Sprout as she pushed off and then moved ten zhang back.

When the light from the mo weapon pool touched the ground, a six zhang gap was cut like the ground was tofu!

A Gui, Ceng Lian'er, and Qinghua Xue had all simultaneously retreated in unspoken agreement. The guards also managed to react. Their expression changed. They hurriedly put the gold boxes on their backs and moved back.

Pew pew pew!

The mo weapon pool surroundings were immediately covered in countless gullies. These deep furrows criss-crossed and were heart-stopping to see.

The crowd that had seen this immediately became restless. These people looked with shock at these scar-like furrows. These furrows were not of the same length nor the same depth. Some were covered in frost, others with their edges melted smooth as glass, and others seemed to be chewed up by countless mice. All of them were different.

What mo weapon would possess so many characteristics?

People were both shocked and speculative. The heaven tier mo weapon pool that was giving off light at this time seemed to predict the extraordinary nature of the mo weapon that was about to form!

Some with nimble thoughts thought of the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike that Xiao Yun Hai had forged previously. Was this a mo weapon similar to that?

The mo that were strong were even more shocked and anxious. They could feel the destructive power continued in those seemingly beautiful lights even more clearly!

If the light was already also so domineering and powerful, then the mo weapons ... ...

They didn't dare to imagine it!

The most excited and expectant were the guards from Rare Artifacts Hall. While shocked, all of them had joyful expressions. Based on the noise that was occurring now, the mo weapon that was taking form would definitely be extraordinary!

It could possibly be an earth mo weapon!

This earth mo weapon was for Rare Artifact Hall, who had been forced to the precipice and gamble everything, a sword of light that tore apart the darkness!

Tang Chen looked at the light. After his shock, his expression became more complicated. The disturbance and noise in front of him all proved Xiao Yun Hai's extraordinariness! If Xiao Yun Hai once again made an earth mo weapon, then his reputation was enough to push him to become one of the top people of the mo territories.

Xiao Yun Hai's potential surpassed Tang Chen's predictions.

He had not hesitated to use a mo weapon grandmaster as a lure for Xiao Mo Ge. But at this time, he felt a thread of regret.

Qin Ming glanced at him and knew what he was thinking. Qin Ming comforted, "Even if it is an earth mo weapon, it is not much. Shen power is the most important!"

Tang Chen became alert. He took a deep breath, nodded and said, "You are right, shen power is the most important!"

The hesitation in his eyes was swept away and they became determined again. He was a marshal, and his mind was strong. It could not be so easily swayed. He looked hard at the heaven tier mo weapon pool. This Xiao Yun Hai was able to cause his mind to waver, his abilities were great.

Zhong Wen Tian suddenly spoke, "Why do I feel it doesn't seem like one mo weapon?"

"Not like one mo weapon?" Qin Ming stilled. Zhong Wen Tian looked like a rough man, but in terms of sensitivity, he was the strongest of the three.

"Maybe it is another earth mo weapon like the Sky Snake Ten Manifestation Pike?" Tang Chen said.

Zhong Wen Tian did not speak, but his eyes were filled with shock and puzzlement.

———

"This Xiao Yun Hai is a genius." The Mo Shen Temple youth's gaze changed as he looked closely at the heaven tier mo weapon pool in the distance.

The old man said dryly, "Now you have a fondness for talent?" The old man couldn't resist looking back, and he was shocked inside.

"The era of shen power is about to come, that means the era of shen device is about to also come." The youth lost all of his casualness, and he seemed to murmur to himself. "Don't you feel that this Xiao Yun Hai might be able to forge a shen device?"

An imperceptible contempt flashed at the corner of the old man's lips before disappearing. "Shen device? Haha! You are thinking too much! To regain shen power, just how many years have we spent? The era of shen power, no one knows when we will enter it. As for shen devices, who has even seen one before? We haven't ever seen one, how can we make one!"

The Mo Shen Temple youth immediately recovered his usual cheer. "Then, Elder, don't compete with us at that time!"

The old man gave a cunning smile. "I can't do that. This old man still understands the value of buying low and then selling high later. I will definitely participate. At that time, this old man will give it to whoever gives the highest price!"

The Mo Shen Temple youth felt a headache. This old man wasn't moved by anything, but his origins were mysterious and he was almost ridiculously powerful.

But the change in the heaven tier mo weapon pool quickly interrupted his random thoughts.

———

When the last material was placed into the pool, the pillar of water suddenly stopped spinning.

The ten balls of light suddenly released blinding light like ten suns that people could not easily look at.

The clothing Zuo Mo wore melted like snow under a strong sun. Zuo Mo was astounded. He had picked the clothing casually in order to disguise himself, but because he had enough mobei, and he had the label of grandmaster, the clothing he had picked were all expensive and their defensive abilities were outstanding.

Yet the clothing couldn't stop the lights for a moment. It was possible to see the power of these lights.

When the lights shone on Zuo Mo, he only felt warm and lazy, and nothing else. This was enough for him to marvel, but this time wasn't the time to marvel.

Zuo Mo refocused, and walked in a circle around the pillar of water to activate the mo matrices he had already prepared.

Dark green mo matrices lit up around the pool. These mo matrices were extremely complex. Each mo matrix was thin and exquisite, complex, and layered as they spread out.

The still pillar of water suddenly shook.

Immediately after, a roar came from under the ground.

At the same time, six spots on the ground around the pool collapsed to form six holes that were about six zhang in diameter. They were so deep the bottom couldn't be seen.

The roar had come from the six deep holes.

The vibrations of the ground grew even stronger as though some monster was about to erupt.

Even Zuo Mo had a grave expression. The spells on his hands flowed towards the pillar of water. When the light of these spells touched the pillar of water, they would disappear.

With every spell, a mo weapon within the pillar of water would gain an extra seal script.

Zuo Mo's expression was solemn. There were countless tiny currents around him that seemed to form spheres of energy that spun rapidly. At this time, Zuo Mo did not hold anything back and all of his powerful presence was exposed.

Suddenly, six crimson dragons of fire flew into the air from the six holes and leapt for the pillar of water! This was the scorching hot lava from deep underground, and it was the fire method of the xiuzhe that Zuo Mo had merged in!

Six Yang Cauldron Method!

In this moment, Zuo Mo's eyes seemed to light up. The dark gold sun matrices floated into his eyes!

There was no emotion on his face as though he was a deity!

Without any hesitation, light spun on his hands. The sun shen power suddenly gathered. His fingers drew in the air, and the gold streaks followed his fingers and stopped in the air!

Zuo Mo's fingers moved extremely slowly and it looked as though it took great effort. He was like a bow that had been pulled to its limits!

A profound and hard to describe ancient seal script slowly formed. This seal script had been recorded in the golden leaf, and Zuo Mo was just barely able to use it.

When the last stroke formed, the seal script disappeared into a handful of golden lights that entered the pillar of water.

When the golden lights entered the pillar of water, it started to spin rapidly, and the suction of the water pillar suddenly increased.

Boom boom boom!

The Underground Nether River shook again, and the underwater currents moved. The water height was decreasing at an astounding rate.

As the six fire pillars exploded, the crimson lava became dark red, and the heat was multiple times what it was before. Very soon, the dark red lava became a burning white.

Zuo Mo showed slight joy.

The burning white lava was the earth core lava at the core of the earth. It was hundreds of times as strong as normal lava!

The pillars of fire were like dragons and intertwined to become a cauldron!

The six pillars of white fire were like six dragons that coiled around the pillar of water and crept up.

The energy of the ice and the energy of the earth fire were like countless tentacles criss-crossing. In the sky, they formed a complex blue and white pattern!

If one looked closely, they found find that there were mo matrices in this complete pattern and also seal scripts!

The white and blue pattern seemed to have put a woven net around the pillar of water and fire. It caused it to appear beautiful.

Yet even Zuo Mo who had created it underestimated its power!

Translator Ramblings: This is the part where Fang Xiang should add "it took a long time to describe but happened in a flash." Filler chapter, but a lot more details on how Zuo Mo's forging and formation skills have advanced.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Fourteen – A God's Descent

The entire underground complex was trembling, large pieces of rock dislodging from the cave walls above them. It seemed to be like the apocalypse yet all those people that choose to remain were experts. They skillfully sidestepped the falling debris as they watched everything. Everyone's gazes were locked onto the heaven tier mo weapon pool.

While they could not see the situation inside due to the layers of jinzhi, they could clearly feel how great and terrifying the power being created was inside! It was like an ancient monster slowly awakening from its deep slumber.

The guard leader of Rare Artifacts Hall felt his heart shudder. He was standing very close to the mo weapon pool, and this feeling of power grew even stronger. He had a strong feeling that the mo weapon taking form in the mo weapon pool was filled with danger!

"Retreat! Everyone, retreat!" he shouted at the top of his lungs.

The other guards stared at each other, and hesitated. The guard leader's orders were in opposition to the orders from the higher-ups, but the status of the guard leader was extremely high in Rare Artifacts Hall and he had the final say on outside matters.

"All of you, retreat!" The guard leader shouted angrily.

The hesitation on the faces of the other guards swept away. They packed up the dark gold boxes on the ground and retreated like the tide.

Just as they retreated out fifty zhang, the mo weapon pool rang out, and a thick blue and white pillar of light shot into the sky!

Boom boom boom!

The pillar of light was ten zhang thick, and when it touched the rock overhead, the mo matrices that covered the rock layer disappeared like paper mache. The hard rock was cut like soft tofu in by the pillar of light. The pillar of light penetrated the thick rock layer without any effort.

———

Boom boom boom!

The ground shook. The crowds on the streets had astounded expressions as they flew into the sky.

"What happened?"

"Is it an earthquake?"

Just as they started a discussion, a thick blue and white pillar of light suddenly erupted from the ground and entered the sky.

The pillar of light stabbed into the cloud layer.

Boom boom boom!

The cloud layer seemed to be moved by an invisible hand. The clouds from all directions started to gather rapidly towards the pillar of light.

In a flash, the cloud layer became black and heavy. The sky started to darken at a visible rate. Only that thick pillar of blue and white light became even brighter and eye-catching!

The thick inky black clouds were so heavy they were suffocating. A wild wind rose, and swept up sand and rock.

People looked at the sky in fear .

Suddenly, a bright and thick bolt of lightning exploded in the sky!

Boom-om-om!

The thunder seemed to explode in people's minds. Those that were less courageous almost dropped out of the sky.

Plop plop, thick bean-sized droplets of rain poured down. In this moment, a wild wind and storm suddenly started gusting. The sky and earth was deluged in a heavy rain that impeded their vision!

Silver snakes danced above their heads, and the power of the world was displayed.

The terrified crowd did not have any attention to spare to marvel at the power of the world. Their gazes were all fixed in fear at the blinding blue and white pillar of light!

———

Inside the blue and white pillar of white, Zuo Mo was disheveled.

This was the first time he had merged mo matrices and seal scripts together so perfectly yet the power of the two together surpassed his imagination. When the blue and white mo matrices lit up, he had a bad feeling, but the light that charged upwards had immediately swallowed him.

The remnants of his clothing turned to ash. As his expression changed drastically, the grey dragon claw bracelet on his wrist suddenly lit up with a faint blood colored tinge.

This layer of blood suddenly shot out and wrapped around Zuo Mo like a ball of fire. The blue and white pillar of light was vicious but it could not defeat the thin layer of blood.

The Anti Dragon Claw!

Zuo Mo was astounded. Ever since the Anti Dragon Claw had been heavily damaged the last time he used it, it had lost its shine and its power. Its unusual state at this time caused Zuo Mo's heart to beat uncontrollably.

Zuo Mo looked down. There seemed to be even brighter threads of blood mist wrapped around his hand. They were like tiny blood dragons that wrapped around him. Suddenly, a handful of the blood mist rose, and the dragon raised its head.

"Roar!"

A dragon's roar sounded in Zuo Mo's mind without warning. The blood mist opened, like a dragon stretching its great maw and howling angrily!

The ball of light that was closest to Zuo Mo immediately shook and then started to fly shakily towards Zuo Mo.

This was ... ...

Zuo Mo gaped at this scene. Before he could react, the blood mist on his wrist acted like a real dragon and accurately struck the ball of light floating over.

When the blood mist hit the light ball, it turned into a ball of bloody mist and tightly surrounded the ball of light.

The ball of light continued to struggle in the bloody mist, but its struggles quickly weakened until it became motionless.

The blood mist roiled as it swallowed the ball of light. The blood mist soon became denser, and there was some more light on the dragon claw bracelet on Zuo Mo's wrist.

After feeding, the blood mist became multiple times stronger and immediately headed to another ball of light.

The interior of the pillar of light turned to chaos. The remaining nine balls of light flew frantically to avoid this terrifying ball of blood mist. These balls of light were intelligent, and nimble in movement. The blood mist leapt around for a while but didn't manage to get even one.

Suddenly, the blood mist stopped and formed into a blurry dragon's head. It suddenly opened its mouth and gave a furious roar.

"Roar!"

The dragon's roar exploded in Zuo Mo's mind. His mind immediately blanked. The nine balls of light that had been fleeing all simultaneously froze. The blood mist immediately took this chance and swallowed another ball of light.

The dragon claw bracelet on Zuo Mo's hand became even brighter.

At this time, a dark gold little figure suddenly appeared within the pillar of light. A mirror image of Zuo Mo, it was the Black Gold Seal Soldier! He greedily licked his lips. He suddenly lunged at a ball of light and tried to chomp on it with his mouth. His body was small to begin with, and when he consumed the ball of light, his hands were locked around the ball of light as his legs kicked in the air. He clearly was using all of his strength.

The blood mist acted just as it had before. It swallowed three balls of light in total before contently flicking its tail and burrowing back into the dragon claw bracelet. The dragon claw on Zuo Mo's wrist had changed from its withered state. It became lifelike, its flesh and muscles filled out, and its claws crimson red.

A feeling rose in Zuo Mo's mind. He was able to discern the thoughts that the dragon claw was passing to him.

The efficiency of the Black Gold Seal Soldier was much lower. He only had time to chew on two balls of light. He looked yearningly at the remaining balls of light. He then carefully looked at Zuo Mo. Taking advantage of the fact that Zuo Mo was distracted, he escaped burrowing back into the ring.

Zuo Mo gaped at everything that had occurred.

He hadn't expected that the Anti Dragon Claw and the Black Gold Seal Soldier would come out midway during crafting and before he could get a grasp of the situation, he lost half of his balls of light.

The Anti Dragon Claw looked more energetic, but it had not recovered to its past state. The Black Gold Seal Soldier started to sleep again ... ...

Each ball of light was an earth mo weapon ... ...

In a flash, there were five fewer earth mo weapons ... ...

Five earth mo weapons!

Realizing this after the fact, Zuo Mo's mind exploded. How many mobei was that? He seemed to see an ocean of mobei disappearing in a flash. Anger rose!

There was nothing more hateful than stealing jingshi and mobei from ge!

Zuo Mo's eyes filled with blood, an extremely dangerous presence coming off him. The remaining five balls of light trembled like the sheep trembling under the claws and fangs of a demon king.

Yet the last bit of remaining reason suppressed Zuo Mo's anger. After losing five of the balls of light, the concentration of power in the blue pillar of light skyrocketed!

The forging of the mo weapons had reached the most important step. If he was the least bit careless, it would all be for nothing.

The blue pillar of light was a dan cauldron made from the earth fire and the cold currents!

Zuo Mo took a deep breath and, with the anger suppressed inside, he furiously shot mo matrices into the five mo weapons. With every mo matrix that was put into the balls of light, there would be a thread of pure earth fire and cold current that would burrow into the ball of light.

Yet, stimulated by the disappearance of an astounding amount of mobei, Zuo Mo clearly was sent into a rage, and the mo matrices that left his hands became more and more ridiculous!

With the first ball of light, he was still trying to control himself, and the mo matrices he had used were within the range of normality.

By the last ball of light, his restraint was completely gone. The mo matrices rained down like a waterfall, and there were numerous complex seal scripts mixed within them.

On this last mo weapon, he smashed mo matrices and seal scripts for two hours. He seemed to vent his anger into this ball of light.

The balls of light trembled, the Anti Dragon Claw was docile, and the Black Gold Seal Soldier was silent.

When an astounding amount of cold currents and earth fire flooded into the last ball of light, the ball of light seemed as though it would burst at any moment.

Only now did Zuo Mo suddenly recover his calm and jumped in fright.

The last ball of light was twice the size of the other four balls of light. It was like an over-inflated balloon that swayed.

Zuo Mo immediately felt his scalp prickle!

If this guy exploded ... ...

The result caused him to shudder. He saw this and hurriedly stopped.

The rudiments within the five balls of light were like five balls of metal liquid. They started to take shape. Zuo Mo widened his eyes and didn't dare to miss even a detail. Seeing the growth of these rudiments was very beneficial for him.

A three part weapon: sword, sabre, and shield combo; a blood coloured spear with an icicle tassel; a sun and moon chakram; a pair of thirteen-chain linked whips ... ...

Only the largest ball constantly changed but did not fully take form. It was like a ball of liquid metal with mo matrices and seal scripts constantly flowing on it. Zuo Mo widened his eyes to look closely but felt dizzy. He was astounded, and his anticipation of this mo weapon grew slightly higher.

Twelve whole hours!

An unexpected mo weapon finally took form–

–a set of battle armor!

The icy blue battle armor had beautiful curves. Its dark red helm was had a murderous appearance. Every armor piece were thin and ice blue. If one looked closely, they would see that every scale was covered in countless complex and beautiful lines. There was a pair of snowy white wings attached to the back that gave it an aura of holiness.

Even Zuo Mo who had forged countless treasures couldn't help but be enchanted by this set of battle armor.

When the battle armor took form, the entire pillar of light suddenly grew.

Zuo Mo felt a great power suddenly erupt from under the ground.

Before he could react, he was like a little stone that was shot out. He shot upwards and when he passed by the five mo weapons, the five mo weapons turned into five streaks of light that tightly spun around him.

When he passed through the dozens of li of rock and flew out of the earth into the sky, everyone in Bu Zhou City couldn't help but raise their heads.

"Ahhhhhh!"

Zuo Mo left a long cry tailing after him. He had never flown so high before!

Through the cloud layer, through the atmosphere, Zuo Mo was above the clouds and didn't know how long he flew for.

Suddenly, he felt his body start to fall. He panicked even more, and an even more piteous wail started. "Ahhhh ... ..."

In a panic, Zuo Mo grabbed the battle armor spinning around him!

Zuo Mo only had one though in his mind.

The armor had wings!

At this time, the black clouds that filled the sky suddenly dissipated. A blinding light suddenly shone out from the thick cloud layer!

Within this great beam of light, under the upraised gazes from all of Bu Zhou City, an glittering perfect figure with large snowy wings and radiating sparks, surrounded by four glowing mo weapons, dove down like a meteor.

A shocking hum filled the air.

Boom!

The legs wrapped in icy blue armor were slightly bent as they heavily stepped onto the ground. Air currents on the ground carried dust and soil as they moved outwards. The snowy white wings moved fanned upwards and outwards, and Zuo Mo seemed to be a statue.

Pew pew pew pew!

Four streaks of light heavily embedded themselves into the ground around him. The four mo weapons showed their true appearance with a murderous air.

Everyone suddenly felt the same words appear in their minds–

A god's descent to earth!

Translator Ramblings: Everything Zuo Mo touches becomes a glutton. We're also done with the long chapter titles.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Fifteen – The Monarch of Mo Weapons

Cui An looked warily around. He found there were four people close in strength to him in this group of people. Those flickering gazes were filled with faint danger and great wariness.

It was crowded inside the sky shark. The sky shark that used to transport only a few hundred people now was forced to hold over two thousand and twenty people. The overcrowding could be imagined.

However, no one dared to complain. This was a sky shark that had been temporarily added to the route. There were more than three hundred sky sharks like this. All of them had one destination, Bu Zhou City. Yet even with the addition of three hundred sky sharks and their massive carrying capacity was not able to satisfy the crazy flow of people.

Each sky shark was filled to capacity with people. All the privileges of the private yards and first class residences were revoked. Each corner was filled with people. But even in such terrible conditions, people still paid twice the usual cost for a ticket.

Cui An had good luck. He had bought a shark ticket using a connection from his friend to board this sky shark.

Many more people had to travel day and night, on small mo steeds, over mountains and rivers to head to Bu Zhou City. They formed groups like herds of ants that moved towards Bu Zhou City tirelessly.

The present mo territories was boiling because of a miracle.

Four earth mo weapons and a super mo weapon of unclear grade had been created, Grandmaster Xiao Yun Hai had astounded the world!

News of this incomprehensible miracle immediately spread to every corner of the mo territories. Before this, no mo weapon grandmaster had been able to forge two earth mo weapons at once, never!

Four earth mo weapons!

Yes, four earth mo weapons. All four of them had been examined by Rare Artifacts Hall and they were all earth mo weapons of great quality. After obtaining the agreement of the grandmaster, Rare Artifacts Hall immediately publicized the detailed descriptions of these four earth mo weapons. In a brief amount of time, the information spread to the rest of the world like lightning.

The information on these four earth mo weapons were made public was like pouring hot water into a pot of boiling oil.

[Iceblood Three Hound Seat] was comprised of three mo weapons: a sabre, a sword, and a shield. This was a very rare set. The sabre and the sword were both long and narrow. The sabre was dark red, and its channels flowed like rivers. The sword was icy blue, sharp, and transparent like a sword made from crystalline ice. The shield was an buckler shield. It was completely black and had five irregularly placed stars on it.

[Blue Horsefly] was the only long range weapon among the four mo weapons. It was a blood spear, and had a tassel made from twelve ice blue crystals. What was even more wondrous was the body of the spear. The crimson red spear seemed to be soaked in fresh blood, yet when one gripped the spear, they would find that the body was made from countless minuscule flows of blood. These blood colored flows would shift slightly as though they were alive.

[Dark Clear Li Chakrams] were a pair of larger and smaller chakrams. The large one was dark gold, and had a fiery pattern. When it was held in the hand, it was like holding a ball of fire. The smaller chakram was snowy white and covered in faint patterns of the moon, almost weightless in the hand. When the two chakrams were placed close together, they would attract each other and slowly spin.

[Thirteen Pillars] was a pair of whips, each with thirteen links. The pair of whips were extremely heavy. With every flick of the whip, thunder and wind would sound. When the two whips danced together, it could cause thunder to manifest in the sky. If one was to nurture them in storm clouds, they would become even more powerful. This was an extremely rare earth mo weapon with great power.

All four earth mo weapons were first class. When Rare Artifacts Hall publicized them, the other mo weapon masters started to judge them, but everyone of them placed them in the top fifty of earth mo weapons.

Other than the Mo Weapon Master association which put all four earth mo weapons at the very bottom.

However, no one paid attention to the Mo Weapon Master Association's assessment. Everyone thought of the promise that Xiao Yun Hai had given before. One Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass could be used to trade for an earth mo weapon!

Many people beat their chests and stomped their feet. Why didn't they believe this before? Right now, on the black market, the price of a Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass had risen to a ridiculous level, and there was no supply.

Cui An had Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass!

He was just a half-step away from marshal level. Owning an earth mo weapon was something that he had dreamed about. Even if he became a marshal, obtaining one would take a very long time. But no matter which method he tried, he hadn't managed to obtain an earth mo weapon. Every earth mo weapon was treasured by their master, and would not be easily given to others.

So when he had heard Xiao Yun Hai's promise, he didn't believe it, but he had held some hope. He tried his best to get a Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass.

When the four earth mo weapons came into the world, he became excited and immediately started to head for Bu Zhou City.

On the road, he was extremely careful especially when he found there were others that were close in power to him. These people were mostly mo like Cui An that were on their own. They were not dragged down by their families nor did they rely on any faction.

They had strong desires for earth mo weapons. Usually, earth mo weapons were bought out by the major factions, and they would not go onto the market. They never had any chances.

For them, Bu Zhou City was a one in a thousand chance!

Cui An couldn't help but become nervous. Among those travelling with him, would the four that were close in power to him also have Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass?

For experts of his level, other than earth mo weapons, they would be able to obtain other treasures if they tried, like the Reverse Shadow Soul SIlkgrass.

Cui An laughed inwardly. He hadn't thought that there would be a day that he would feel nervous. He had always felt that he would be able to calmly face whatever happened. He hadn't thought that he would lose his calm today.

But, in the end, he was a strong mo. His mind was strong and he quickly adjusted.

Having quieted the restlessness in his heart, Cui An was immediately listened in on the exchange between the surrounding mo weapon masters.

"Grandmaster Xiao Yun Hai is definitely the best grandmaster of this era! No, he is the best grandmaster of all time!" A mo weapon master dressed in blue robes said with an excited expression.

Strangely, no one objected to his words.

"It really ... ... is really too astounding!" another mo weapon master couldn't help but say. When he said this, there was incredulity mixed on his face with shock and reverence. It was a complicated expression.

Everyone had discussed this title many times in the recent while. They were not the only ones. Right now, all of the mo territories couldn't wait to present the title of best mo weapon grandmaster to Xiao Yun Hai.

Other than the strong objections from the Mo Weapon Master Association, no one else felt that this was sudden and inappropriate. Even many people inside the Mo Weapon Master Association agreed, but due to the stern attitudes of the grandmasters leading them, they didn't dare to publicly state their opinions.

But more and more factions supported this, thusly more and more commentary would use appellations of respect such as "the greatest mo weapon grandmaster" or "the grandmaster of grandmasters" when they discussed Xiao Yun Hai.

They no longer said that he didn't know his limits, they no longer said that he was arrogant, they no longer said that he was boasting.

Countless people departed for Bu Zhou City to see this grandmaster that had come out of nowhere and was so strong he could defeat any grandmaster in history, the strongest grandmaster!

He was like the undoubted monarch of mo weapon masters!

All the mo weapon masters in each mo jie moved as the news spread. They came from all areas to see this mo weapon monarch that had never appeared in history before.

"And that super mo weapon, why didn't Rare Artifacts Hall publicize its information?" The blue-robed mo weapon master had a heated gaze of reverence. He said heatedly, "Surpassing earth mo weapons, then isn't it a sky mo weapon?"

"It's not a sky mo weapon." A grey-robed youth with a grave expression suddenly spoke. When he spoke, everyone else quieted. He said calmly, "I studied the mirage of the mo weapons coming out. That super mo weapon should be the complete set of body armor with wings that Grandmaster was wearing."

The grey-robed youth was the most knowledgeable and skilled mo weapon master among this group, the others deeply respected them.

Even the enthusiastic blue-robed youth believed the grey-robed youth's judgement. He said in puzzlement, "What is it if it is not a sky mo weapon?"

"I don't know either," the grey-robed youth shook his head and said, "I am going to the Mo Weapon Holy Pool to look. I might be able to find some clues."

"Yes, yes! We have to see the Mo Weapon Holy Pool!" Everyone nodded.

Cui An heard this and couldn't resist saying, "Sorry to disturb everyone, what is this Mo Weapon Holy Pool?" He had never heard of a mo weapon holy pool.

The blue-robed youth replied first, "The mo weapon pool where Grandmaster Xiao Yun Hai forged the mo weapons! You don't know? This mo weapon pool has given birth to four earth mo weapons and that super mo weapon. For some unknown reason, the mo weapon pool has completely crystallized, and all of Grandmaster's preparations have been perfectly preserved. A few days ago, Grandmaster had ordered to allow the public to view the holy pool."

Cui An finally understood.

Another mo weapon master said emotionally, "I would even crawl to Bu Zhou City for the opportunity to see the holy pool!"

Cui An immediately recognize a serious problem. "Doesn't this mean that more and more people will come to Bu Zhou City?"

The grey-robed youth glanced at Cui An and said coolly, "No mo weapon master will pass on this chance. Barring any accidents, the holy pool will become the holy ground for mo weapon masters!"

The other people nodded with similar expressions.

Cui An's grimace became even more bitter.

———

In a tightly guarded secret room underground.

"This is still unable to be assessed." The middle-aged mo shook his head. He had a grimace. His tone was admiring and amazed. This was the sixth time he had gathered various appraisers to judge this unique mo armor. But none were able to determine or guess at its level. These appraisers were all experienced. Each of them had at least twenty years of working experience.

But even with so many assessors, they were unable to determine the general level. For this, they had fought countless times, slapped the table, swore at each other, and even fought. However, they were still unable to give an assessment.

But they were strangely in agreement on one point, it definitely wasn't a sky mo weapon!

Or rather, it was completely different than any other sky mo weapon in history.

Every appraiser couldn't bear to allow their gaze to leave this breathtakingly beautiful set of mo armor. It really was too beautiful! It had many wondrous and incomprehensible parts. These wondrous traits were different than any mo weapon that these appraisers had seen before.

What really was this?

All of their puzzled gazes focused on Zuo Mo.

Translator Ramblins: What Frankenstein's monster did you make, Zuo Mo?!

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Sixteen – Angel Device Raiment

Zuo Mo was also slightly uncertain.

The appraisers were not the only ones puzzled, Zuo Mo was also very puzzled. The formation of this mo raiment had been accidental. At the time, the black gold seal soldier and the Anti Dragon Claw had consumed five earth mo weapons which had caused his anger to shoot to his head. He had thrown everything he prepared for those five weapons into the last ball. It had wondrously not exploded and formed this strange thing.

In reality, the earth fire and cold current that this freak rudiment had absorbed surpassed the sum of the other four earth mo weapons.

Even if it was strange, it was a powerfully strange one.

Zuo Mo tried to manipulate it using normal mo weapon methods, but there was always a feeling of being blocked. This puzzled him. While mo weapons might have slightly different methods of use, they were not different at the core. Mo's strongest power was their physical body, their body was the source they derived their power from. The mo weapons were formed from this unique trait of the mo.

But no matter how Zuo Mo channeled his mo art, while he was able to use it, there was always a feeling of being hampered.

Zuo Mo thought of the seal scripts that he had sent out during the forging process. Was it more like a talisman? Zuo Mo tried to use ling power to activate it. Strangely, it was also able to be used, but there were still places where it was sluggish.

It really was strange!

Zuo Mo had seen so many talismans and mo weapons, but had never seen such a strange item before. This strange thing was also something that he had forged.

Yet while this mo raiment seemed to be a thin layer, it was impervious to damage by water and fire. Even Zuo Mo's sun shen fire didn't affect it at all. This astounded Zuo Mo. He knew the power of the sun shen fire. It was able to melt almost everything.

When this mo raiment was put on, it would automatically tighten around the body to become a thin skin. That pair of wings would move according to one's thoughts. They looked soft but they were difficult to damage with mo weapons. Strangely, when Zuo Mo used the sabre of the [Iceblood Three Hound Seat] to chop out a cut, after one night, it managed to heal itself and not leave a mark behind.

Everyone gaped at this.

Zuo Mo could only grimace and spread his hand. "I don't know either."

The middle-aged mo's gaze was hot. He couldn't resist saying, "Grandmaster, no matter what the price is, please state it, this mo raiment ... ..."

Zuo Mo waved his hand. "There's no need to say more, I won't sell this mo raiment."

Even if he knew this would be the answer, the middle-aged mo was still slightly disappointed. He quickly adjusted his mood and said with a smile, "Then, Grandmaster, give it a name. The only thing left is that it doesn't have a name."

"This thing is slightly strange." Zuo Mo thought for a moment before saying, "Then it will be the [Angel Device Raiment]."

"A good name!" the middle-aged mo praised but his expression was slightly strange.

Zuo Mo glanced at the middle-aged mo. The other had done everything to help him. While there were other reasons, it was clear the two were in alliance at the moment. He said, "Pick one of the four earth mo weapons. The remaining three will be traded for the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass."

The middle-aged mo was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "I want [Blue Horsefly]!"

Zuo Mo smiled and said, "You have good eyes."

[Blue Horsefly] was the only long-range weapon among all four earth mo weapons. These four mo weapons all had a unique characteristic, they all had two attributes. This was because they had been forged using earth fire and the cold currents of the Underground Nether River. [Blue Horsefly] was the only single piece mo weapon of the group. While it was a single item, it had both fire and ice attributes, and was the best among the four mo weapons.

The middle-aged mo smiled freely, "However, I will not take this from you for free. That batch of materials was valued at just two billion mobei, it is far below the worth of this. Since the materials in the dark gold boxes have been delivered, it will be troublesome to return them, so I will gift them all to Grandmaster. If Grandmaster has any new works, please give one or two to my Rare Artifacts Hall."

Zuo Mo changed expression. Every one of the materials in the dark gold boxes were rare, and each was of equivalent value to cities. The other was so generous to give all of them to him. This present was astounding.

Zuo Mo thought and then said, "If I have new works in the future, you can have the first choice of two for free."

The middle-aged mo smiled brightly. "Many thanks, Grandmaster, many thanks!"

The materials had been accumulated by Rare Artifacts Hall over time, and he also felt heartache at giving them out. However, it was still profitable exchange if it cemented their relationship with the strongest mo weapon master. He had not thought that Zuo Mo would actually give two more earth mo weapons. These two earth mo weapons were more than enough to trade for these materials!

Zuo Mo smiled and said, "If I have a need for the help of your hall, Boss Yi, please take care of me."

Zuo Mo had only learned the middle-aged mo name not long ago, Yi An.

Yi An hurriedly said, "Grandmaster is too courteous! Grandmaster's reputation is so great right now that no one would dare to offend you!"

Yi An's words were pointed. He had seen the attitude of the Tang Family to Zuo Mo. However, with Zuo Mo's present fame, the Tang family would not dare to treat him like they did before. Even as a marshal, Tang Chen would not dare to commit such a great crime.

With Zuo Mo's present status, even Tang Chen would have to call him "Grandmaster" if they met.

Tang Chen was a marshal but he was not the strongest marshal, much less ranking in history. Yet the name Xiao Yun Hai had reached an unprecedented height that left all others looking up to him.

This was Zuo Mo's present status!

Zuo Mo smiled unconcernedly. He was wary of Tang Chen but he did not fear the other. In terms of strength, Ji Zheng who he killed was even more powerful. Right now, he just didn't want to cause any waves, and everything could wait until he got the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass.

"Put everything aside, Boss Yi, please spend more effort on the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass!" Zuo Mo said.

"Of course! Of course!" Yi An hurriedly said.

His face was filled with joy. This time, he had gambled rightly! This mo weapon miracle would leave a great mark on history. And Rare Artifacts Hall that had played such a great role in this event would benefit for many years from this!

The four earth mo weapons were placed in Rare Artifacts Hall and he would be in complete charge of exchanging the earth mo weapons for Reverse Shadow Soul SIlkgrass. Not long in the future, the name of Rare Artifacts Hall would pass into all of the mo territories.

Yet Zuo Mo who was only focused on obtaining the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass didn't know what kind of whirlwind he had created!

———

Mo Shen Temple.

The eyes of the two mo gods were locked onto the mirage on the table, it was the [Angel Device Raiment]!

They had gotten the mirage from other avenues and the fidelity of the image to the event was high. Every single detail was clear. There was also a segment after on Zuo Mo landing from the sky.

Their expressions were filled with surprise. Without blinking, they had stared at the mirage for a whole night.

"It is not a sky mo weapon," the rhinoceros mo god rumbled out. There was a rare blush on his calm face, and his excitement could be seen.

"It is a shen device!" The eldest mo god's gaze didn't move at all. It was possible to hear a thread of insuppressible excitement from his cold tone. On his thin face, the sickle shaped mark was completely exposed.

"Shen device?" The rhinoceros mo stilled. While that [Angel Device Raiment] was unlike any mo weapon he had seen before, he hadn't thought that it would be a shen weapon.

"Old Three said that the mysterious old man said that Xiao Yun Hai might be able to forge shen devices. I hadn't thought that he would actually forge something so close to a shen device," The eldest mo god slowly said. The sickle red mark on his face moved and appeared unspeakably terrifying.

"Close to shen device, I understand." The rhinoceros mo god's shock lessened slightly and nodded. He could accept this.

"It is very close." There was surprise and admiration on the eldest mo god's face. He stood and drawled, "If a shen device appears, the era of shen power will come even more quickly."

The rhinoceros mo said gravely, "We do not need to change anything."

"No!" The eldest mo god narrowed his eyes and his tone was sharp. "We need to quickly resolve our fatal weakness, expand even more quickly to get the most advantage before our enemies have grown up. While their relative power has fallen, they have strong foundations and this means that they will be stronger in the long run."

"What should we do?" The rhinoceros mo gold's expression did not change as he rumbled out a question.

"We need the [Angel Device Raiment, this is the mo weapon that is closest to a shen device right now. We need to study this." The eldest mo god narrowed his eyes and said methodically, "Also, if Xiao yun Hai is on our hands, we do not have to worry that Xiao Mo Ge will not come."

"But this way, wouldn't we make too much of a fuss?" The rhinoceros mo god looked at the eldest mo god. His tone was calm. "Xiao Yun Hai is a star right now, it will be troublesome if we move against him."

"In the end, we can only have a say in this world based on power," the eldest mo god said coolly. "In front of absolute power, everything else is as fragile as paper."

"The Tang Family will have qualms, but we do not need to worry."

The eldest mo god said proudly.

———

Zuo Mo did not go out and show off. While he would receive numerous exquisitely crafted invitations everyday, he ignored them all. He had gained much this time. Other than his mo weapons crafting ability, he felt as though his spell level had also skyrocketed.

Forging was able to increase control of ling power so the xiuzhe that were skilled in forging would usually have outstanding control of ling power. This could be seen from how many sects mandated forging as an essential class to take.

The control of ling power had always been Zuo Mo's shortcoming, but after forging in this time, and with the gravestone oath's boost, he had progressed rapidly.

Other than the earth mo weapon he gave Rare Artifacts Hall, according to the promise he had given before, he would only be able to get three Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrasses.

He didn't know if three Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrasses would be enough but he decided to use the time to forge some more earth mo weapons to change for more Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass.

Also, he had gained greatly from forging earth mo weapons. If he did it again, his ling power control would go up a level, and his strength would grow stronger.

The rare thousand year old collection of Rare Artifacts Hall was on his hand right now. These materials stimulated him, and he kept on having new ideas.

The previous forging process had also given him many inspirations, especially that strange [Angel Device Raiment].

He had a strong impulse to forge new mo weapons.

Editor's note: I hate the armor's name. But the running joke with Zuo Mo's naming sense has to be left in. Even the middle aged mo has a reaction...

Translator Ramblings: Just to clarify, the Gravestone Armor is not the same thing as the shen device. A shen device can be in the shape of anything, not just armor. It's a tool, a weapon, something that acts as a medium for shen power. The Gravestone Armor is an entity, a devil that you sign a contract with, more of a parasite than anything else. It has a spiritual aspect and Wei is the present armor spirit but there are ones before him. Really powerful stuff can become "intelligent" like the Anti Dragon Claw but that's not on the same level as what the Gravestone Armor is.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Seventeen – The Mysterious Old Man

Zuo Mo was optimistic about forging, but the reality of the situation was not so sunny. The water level of the Underground Nether River had been drastically lowered, and for the first time, it was lowered almost to the riverbed. The heaven tier mo weapon pool had completely crystallized and it was unusable for forging mo weapons.

On this matter, the party who lost was the Tang Family. Zuo Mo had almost dried up the entirety of the Underground Nether River, and it would be many years for the mo weapon pools to recover to their previous state. However, there was no way they could ask for reparations from Zuo Mo. In the eyes of other people, the Tang Family had benefited greatly.

An endless stream of visitors had caused the Underground Nether River to become a tourist spot.

It was not so easy for Zuo Mo to find another high level mo weapon pool.

Also, before he found a new mo weapon pool, he needed to deal with another problem—the [Angle Device Raiment]! There were many people who had used all kinds of methods and connections to inform him that they hoped to see the [Angel Device Raiment].

Look at the background of these people.

The Tang Family patriarch Tang Cheng, Gongzi Xi, Feng Xin Zi of the yao envoys, Ji Li Yu, Mo God Youxi Ya Ke of the Mo Shen Temple.

Any of them were influential on their own, and what was most unexpected to Zuo Mo was that the Mo Shen Temple would send in such a request.

Zuo Mo had a deep impression of the great power of the rhinoceros mo god of the Mo Shen Temple. At that time, Zuo Mo finally saw the power of shen power. Even though he had cultivated shen power for such a long time, he had never seen such astounding shen power.

It would not be easy for Zuo Mo to refuse any of the requests.

Their demand was not outrageous. They only wanted to see the mysterious [Angel Device Raiment].

After some thought, Zuo Mo decided to hold a small public demonstration to show off the [Angel Device Raiment]. There were many parts to the [Angel Device Raiment] that Zuo Mo had a hard time understanding, and he also hoped that these experts would give him some ideas.

Numerous invitations were sent out.

Yet what followed surprised Zuo Mo. More requests and inquiries came in. He had to increase the number of invitations.

———

The Underground Nether River wasn't the only spot filled with people. All of Bu Zhou City was filled with people in every corner. It was the first time so many people were visiting Bu Zhou City since it was built. Unlike the Tang Family who was worried about maintaining their control, the other factions were excited. This was such a good opportunity to make money.

The busiest and most populous place in Bu Zhou City was still the Rare Artifacts Hall.

If Zuo Mo came to visit the Rare Artifacts Hall again, his jaw would drop in shock. The outer wall of Rare Artifact Hall had been taken down. Other than the heavy jinzhi that were kept, everything else was cleared out, and there were only four crystal shelves inside.

There was an earth mo weapon floating inside each crystal case.

The four newly created earth mo weapons were like four vicious beasts silently hibernating as they showed off their beauty and power.

Every mo that came to visit showed intoxication when they saw these four top mo weapons. The perfect merging of beauty and power. The mo who revered strength didn't have any immunity towards them.

It was the lifelong wish of many people to see the grandeur of the legendary earth mo weapons at a close distance.

If it wasn't for the heavy jinzhi on the crystal cases, and the great jinzhi that curved to cover the entire place, many people would have instinctively reach out. Inhales, swallows, and gasps of shock rang out. Every shopkeeper of Rare Artifacts Hall straightened their backs, their faces covered in professional smiles. They felt peerlessly proud and excited at the scene in front of them.

Cui An was among the crowd.

His gaze was burning and desirous as it fixated on the four earth mo weapons. However, what he felt more of was anxiousness. One Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass to trade for an earth mo weapon, was this true?

Gritting his teeth, he walked in front of a shopkeeper, "May I ask if it is possible to trade a Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass for an earth mo weapon now?"

The shopkeeper who had a small smile on his face all this time immediately turned grave. "Yes, it can be traded! Sir has a Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass?"

The words were heaven to Cui An's ears. He was overjoyed but kept his expression calm. "Yes."

The shopkeeper did not dare to slight him and hurriedly said, "Please come with me."

The shopkeeper quickly guided Cui An towards a heavily guarded inner room. The shops surrounding Rare Artifacts Hall had been bought, borrowed, or rented at a high price by Rare Artifacts Hall.

An experienced appraiser had been waiting in the room.

Cui An took a deep breath and carefully took out the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass.

The assessor carefully made his assessment. About fifteen minutes later, he wiped the fine sweat off his forehead, nodded, and said, "It is Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass, the quality is good, it can be traded."

Cui An's heart uncontrollably jumped, and a feeling of great fortune flooded his body and mind.

The shopkeeper was also slightly excited when he heard this but he kept his composure. He said, "Congratulations, Sir! Other than [Blue Horsefly, you can choose any of the other three."

It was not a surprise that [Blue Horsefly] belonged to Rare Artifacts Hall. [Blue Horsefly] had been the only weapon marked with the insignia of Rare Artifacts Hall among the four earth mo weapons displayed.

Cui An inhaled deeply, and calmed his excitement. "I want the [Yin Clear Li Chakrams]!"

When the [Yin Clear Li Chakrams] disappeared suddenly from the crystal cases, the people who had been looking at it immediately gasped. Nearby shopkeepers hurriedly explained. The news that someone had used Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass to trade for the [Yin Clear Li Chakrams] spread through the entire city.

Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass could be traded for earth mo weapons!

This was true!

The world immediately went crazy!

———

Zuo Mo looked warily at the old man in front of him. A Gui stood woodenly by his side. Ceng Lian'er narrowed her eyes as her long sleeve that touched the floor remained still as though she was prepared to attack at any moment.

Zuo Mo was astounded when the old man had materialized like a ghost. The guard outside was tight yet the old man had managed to make his way in without being detected.

Yet what surprised him was that the old man was looking at A Gui. His gaze was complex, mixed with pity, tenderness, and guilt.

Zuo Mo unconsciously shielded A Gui and face the old man guardedly.

"She has the Undying Shen Punishment," the old man suddenly asked. His eyes were full of a complicated emotion.

Zuo Mo's body suddenly shook and he abruptly raised his head. He asked gravely as his murderousness came out, "Who are you?"

The old man ignored Zuo Mo. His brow creased with slight dissatisfaction. "Haven't you found that her Undying Shen Power has a problem?"

"The Undying Shen power has a problem?" Zuo Mo's expression changed slightly as he rushed to hold A Gui's wrist.

The purple chain had become even thicker. There seemed to be something that was barely taking form inside A Gui's soul.

"What is going on?" Zuo Mo's tone changed. No matter how he tried, he could not see what was being formed inside A Gui's soul. He was slightly terrified. He could not do anything to the Undying shen power and his greatest fear was a problem occurring.

And as expected, his greatest fear was occurring.

"The Undying Shen Punishment has not changed much," the old man mused to himself, "other than ... ..."

"Other than what?" Zuo Mo unconsciously blurted out.

"Unless she formed the Undying Shen Seal." The old man suddenly raised his head. "Yes, it definitely is the Undying Shen Seal!"

Seeing the blankness on Zuo Mo's face, the old man explained in a cold voice, "The Undying Shen Punishment is the cruelest shen punishment but it is not without hope. The only solution in legend is to form the Undying Shen Seal and search for life in death! I had not thought the legends were true. The Undying Shen Seal, it definitely is the Undying Shen Seal!"

"So this means that A Gui can break free of the Undying Shen Punishment?" Zuo Mo said joyfully.

"It is not so easy." The old man smiled coldly. He looked at Zuo Mo, narrowed his eyes that dimmed and brightened. His gaze caused Zuo Mo's hairs to stand on end. He felt a strong feeling of danger and he was on his guard.

Suddenly, the old man's expression returned to normal as though the enmity he had just exuded was an illusion. He said lightly, "The Undying Shen Seal is the one in ten thousand chance of life in death. While there is the legend, no one knows how it can formed. It is difficult to say whether she has the Undying Shen Power or not. Even if she does, the danger she faces far surpasses your imagination."

"If you have Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass, you may want to try." The old man looked deeply at Zuo Mo. "You want to know your origins, but it will also help her. Those memories can help her understand her own heart and not get lost in the pain of the Undying Shen Punishment."

Zuo Mo seemed to understand. He thought of the peaceful A Gui within the purple chains and shook his head. "A Gui will not lose herself."

The old man stilled slightly when he heard this. His expression quickly recovered and he threw a small bag to Zuo Mo.

"This is Scab Fragrance, feed it to her, it is also of benefit," the old man said coolly. "Don't keep your [Angel Device Raiment, it will only bring calamity."

Zuo Mo received the little bag but noticed the old man's words. He asked in response, "Bring calamity?"

"You poked the hornet's nest," the old man said impatiently. "Also, no matter what, do not expose your identity as Xiao Mo Ge."

Zuo Mo's expression changed dramatically. Even Ceng Lian'er's expression changed and she almost attacked from the side.

The other knew his identity as Xiao Mo Ge!

Zuo Mo's expression wavered and he was shocked inside.

The old man glanced at Ceng Lian'er and then he was clearly unfriendly when he looked at Zuo Mo. "Hmph, so young, but you have many women."

Ceng Lian'er was like a cat who had its tail that was stepped on. Her narrowed eyes immediately froze over.

The old man didn't even look at Zuo Mo. He said, "The yao are a good partner to trade with; ask for [Reincarnation Feather, [Soul Execution Yao Light, [Death Thought Bead]. They are all beneficial for her. If it is Tian Huan, trade for the [Tian Huan Case]. If it is Kun Lun, trade for the [Kun Lun Sword Soul, jade level, and get three! Xi Xuan's [Five Element Soul Dan, Xuan Kong's [Great Compassion Great Sorrow Life Sutra]. The mo don't have anything good for healing the soul."

Zuo Mo was confused but he had a general grasp. He was even more puzzled and couldn't help but ask, "What is the [Angel Device Raiment?"

"Shen device."

"Shen device!" Zuo Mo's eyes widened.

"Just close to it." The old man added, "Do your best."

Finishing, the old man disappeared right in front of Zuo Mo's eyes.

Zuo Mo and Ceng Lian'er changed expression. Zuo Mo suddenly thought of a shen method from the ancient era called the [Shen Void Pass]!

Shen power!

The old man cultivated shen power!

Who was he?

Translator Ramblings: Zuo Mo's path to riches has been cut off, and now he has even more things he needs to buy. Little Mo Ge is going to go bankrupt.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Eighteen – Pseudo-Shen Device The Angel Device Raiment

"It really is a shen device!"

Zuo Mo sighed in praise. He looked down at the blue armor that tightly wrapped around him and the layer of faint but dense flames. The serene blue flames burned soundlessly. When he channeled shen power, the [Angel Device Raiment] would automatically form this kind of water blue flame. This caused the armor that appeared to have been made from layers of clear blue crystal to become even more beautiful.

When Zuo Mo channeled a little over half of his sun shen power capacity, the snowy white wings would give off golden flames. When they moved, sparks would fall. These sparks were miniature shen fire. If one came into contact with it, they would adhere, and burn until everything was ash.

The serene blue and the gold flames intersected and shined, yet they did not give off any presence. Their ability to conceal themselves was greater than any yao art or spell that Zuo Mo knew of.

There was a faint tinge of blood over Zuo Mo's vision. He could easily see the see through over three zhang of thick rock. Even deeply hidden jinzhi were clear to his eyes.

The more he used it, the more Zuo Mo liked it. There was no hindrance when he channeled shen power into it, and when he wore the [Angel Device Raiment] he could activate a shen technique using less than eight-tenths of the shen power it normally took.

Zuo Mo had Ceng Lian'er try as well.

When Ceng Lian'er channeled moon shen power, the [Angel Device Raiment] would flash with a faint moonlight. What was most fantastical was that when the wings danced, a crescent moon would occasionally appear and the shen power shedding off it was sharp instead.

A Gui was the eeriest. When she wore the [Angel Device Raiment, the dark red mask would become purple, and the snowy white wings would become as black as ink and give off faint black mist. The blue armor would also become pitch black. If she stood there and did not move for over three breaths, she would disappear into the darkness like smoke.

As expected of a shen device!

Before this, Zuo Mo had not thought that the [Angel Device Raiment] would be a shen device. Now that the old man pointed it out, he immediately tried and many places that had puzzled him were now clear.

He reluctantly took the [Angel Device Raiment] off. He now understood its value. The old man was right. The [Angel Device Raiment] was something he desired, but also a hot potato. Also, Zuo Mo was willing to trade it for something useful for A Gui.

The [Angel Device Raiment] was good but Zuo Mo had confidence that he would be able to forge even better shen devices in the future. Strictly speaking, the [Angel Device Raiment] was only a pseudo-shen device, and not a true one.

What worried Zuo Mo more was the Undying Shen power in A Gui that had started to change. Neither Pu Yao nor Wei had heard of the Undying Shen Seal but the two did not feel the old man had been lying.

Zuo Mo moved his gaze away from the [Angel Device Raiment] and asked, "What do you think of the old man?"

"The old man cultivates shen power," Pu Yao said coldly. His eyes were narrowed. A cold light moved through the blood pupil like a blade revolving in the sunlight.

All the signs indicated that Pu Yao was not in a good mood.

He had always been the strongest support behind Zuo Mo. No matter if it was yao arts, spells, mo skills, he had guided Zuo Mo. Yet in the blink of an eye, as though it was a dream, he found that the world seemed to change. People that cultivated shen power, and were stronger than him had appeared. The strong return of shen power had caused this world to become unfamiliar, and this tide was not something that an individual's power could reverse.

This made Zuo Mo feel dispirited, and Pu Yao who was extremely competitive disliked this feeling.

"He is very strong. Even in my era, he would be strong!" Wei's expression was unusually grave. He had existed for longer than Pu Yao, from the last stages of the ancient era to now, and to the era of shen power returning. Those memories that had almost disappeared gradually started to become clear again.

Yet, while he seemed to have known them, the memories felt completely different.

This was going to be a new era.

Pu Yao quickly calmed down, and he buried the cold glint in his eyes. As one of the strongest in the world at his time, Pu Yao possessed a strong mind and unparalleled calmness. "He feels enmity towards you, but it seems that he isn't your enemy. He is very friendly towards A Gui, and should have a deep connection to her!"

"Yes, even in our era, the Scab Fragrance is a very rare treasure and has unique effects to calm the soul. I hadn't thought there would be Scab Fragrance here. They definitely have a deep relationship. Otherwise, he would not freely give such a valuable treasure." Wei nodded and agreed with Pu Yao's speculation. Wei would only not be a nag when he was discussing serious matters now.

Zuo Mo nodded as well. His thoughts were about the same as the other two.

"He knows my identity, that means that he has paid attention to me for a long time. He has a deep relationship to A Gui, so it is very likely he knows my origins. Next time, I have to learn this!" Zuo Mo had a thoughtful expression. "When the [Angel Device Raiment] is being sold, he will definitely be observing from the shadows. There will be a chance to meet with him again. But the [Angel Device Raiment] is a big problem!"

When he spoke of this, Zuo Mo couldn't help but grimace. Actually, before the old man's reminder, he had detected something from the tsunami of invitations. Yet when the secret of the [Angel Device Raiment] being a pseudo-shen device was revealed, he knew that trouble was still ahead of him. It was a good idea to trade the [Angel Device Raiment] for those treasures, but if he was the least bit careless, the situation would spiral out of control.

This was the first pseudo-shen device that had appeared in so many years. There were many people that were willing to risk anything to get it!

"It is slightly troublesome," Pu Yao said coldly, "If they scheme, your identity is a sensitive one, you cannot expose shen power, Ceng Lian'er and A Gui cannot fight."

Zuo Mo's brow furrowed. "Have Rare Artifacts Hall come protect us?"

Pu Yao snorted. "They don't know that the [Angel Device Raiment] is a pseudo-shen device. If they knew, the first ones with devious ideas will be them. Also, this time, the ones that are coming are the big names, Rare Artifacts Hall cannot stop them."

Zuo Mo found this was very troublesome.

Pu Yao was right. This time, the ones who had come were big names. Mo Shen Temple, Tian Huan, Kun Lun, the Yao Council of Elders, all the mo marshals, and hidden experts like the old man who were of unknown origins but had unfathomable power ... ...

If those people tried to do something to him, Rare Artifacts Hall could not stop him. Yet he could not expose his identity and fight.

"Use jinzhi," Wei suddenly said, "before they react. Set up a large jinzhi, the seal formations and mo matrices jinzhi that Golden Crow Camp have studied are already mature."

Golden Crow Camp. Zuo Mo stilled. It had been very long since he had communicated with them. The communication was usually one way, where he would send the results of his own studies back to Golden Crow Camp for them to study at regular intervals.

The idea of setting up jinzhi was a good one. If the jinzhi he set was powerful enough, and he was in control, he would not have to worry about anything happening.

But then he thought of the people coming. If they were not marshals, they were terrifying experts like the mo gods. What level of jinzhi could do that?

Zuo Mo did not have jinzhi that could suppress people at the level of marshals and mo gods. If he had a year or more, he might be able to create one, but there was no time for him to think.

Would Golden Crow Camp have such a powerful large scale jinzhi?

Zuo Mo muttered inside.

———

The present Golden Crow Camp was hundreds of times as large as in the past. Because of their rapid expansion, their original site was unable to hold so many people. The two masters found an intermediate-sized cloud island to be the base for Golden Crow Camp. This island was renamed Golden Crow Cloud Island.

Golden Crow Cloud Island was the most famous center for seals, forging, and mo weapons in Cloud Sea Jie.

Along with the return of Lil' Miss and Bie Han, Cloud Sea Jie's rate of expansion rapidly increased. With almost an unstoppable presence, they took dozens of jie in one push. Among those were xiuzhe, mo, and yao jies. Collectively, this was called Mo Cloud Sea.

Mo from Zuo Mo, Cloud Sea for their origin of Cloud Sea Jie

The environment of Golden Crow Cloud Island was outstanding. There was an active volcano was tamed by the Golden Crow Camp using a fire formation that was hundreds of li long. They had also asked the Mist People to find some astounding high quality cold caves under the mountain range of the thick cloud sea.

The previous low level members of Golden Crow Camp were now all in high positions and were influential people.

Wei Cheng Bin started his daily task like usual. His composed face did not have the past wariness and youth. Wei Cheng Bin who had been skilled in making miniature jinzhi was deeply trusted by the two masters. In these years, he had worked tirelessly. Adding to the seal formations and mo matrices in the Pu Wei Library, his present skill level would be that of a grandmaster if he was outside Golden Crow Camp.

But he was willing to stay in the heavily guarded Golden Crow Camp. Other than his research on the topics that interested him every day, the time that he anticipated the most was the reflections that Daren would send through the Ten Finger Prison occasionally.

What Daren sent was the greatest secret in Golden Crow Camp. Other than the core members that could read them, they were not open to outsiders. And Wei Cheng Bin was responsible for receiving them and immediately organizing them.

Wei Cheng Bin liked staying here, mostly because he could see the reflections first. For this duty, he had defeated some strong competitors to obtain this coveted position.

Just like usual, what Daren had learned was passed over.

He methodically imprinted the contents using high level jade scrolls. Like he was savoring delicious food, he read word by word and didn't bear to finish reading. However, even the longest content would be finished at some point. But when Wei Cheng Bin reached the end, he froze.

Daren required a large scale jinzhi?

He only reacted after a long few moments. Without a second word, he sent out two paper cranes to inform the two masters.

In a short amount of time, all the core members of Golden Crow Camp were gathered in one hall.

Everyone was discussing the meaning of Daren's words. Of course, Daren's meaning was very simple. Everyone was just very curious, was Daren going to build a city again?

In the preliminary battle strategies of Cloud Sea Jie, defense had been the most important, so Golden Crow Camp had invested great amounts of energy and resources into that.

The two masters saw more from Zuo Mo's words – the stronger, the better!

This was Daren's focus.

The strongest ... ...

The two exchanged a look. Sun Bao said gravely, "How about that set?"

The entire place immediately became silent. Everyone knew which set Master Sun Bao was talking about. Many people acted to speak but everyone still remained silent.

That set ... ...

Editors note: Ya. I know you.

Wei Cheng Bin – Citizen of Little Mountain Jie, roaming xiu, member of Golden Crow Camp. First appearing in 243, he is a forging xiu of some talent and is coerced by Lei Peng when he shows up to the safe house. After being "recruited" he displays his talent and is favored by Sun Bao. Later in chapter 331, Wan Tian convinces him to study the black fiendish energy. With Wan Tian greatly contributes to the construction and forging of the Crimson Fiend Cauldron.

Translator Ramblings: It's always good to see minor characters grow up. I think Golden Crow Camp is now a think tank, or is it an university with satellite campuses?

Mo Cloud Sea is one of the things I think just doesn't translate that well. It sounds better in Chinese.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Nineteen – That Set of Jinzhi

Everyone in Golden Crow Camp knew of the set of jinzhi that Master Sun Bao spoke of.

Influenced by their initial expansion strategy, the study of jinzhi had always been popular on the island. At that time Guard Camp had been having their mo matrices engraved and activating bloodlines, meaning this was the time when the study of mo matrices had been the most popular as well.

A person who usually was not very eye-catching suddenly suggested a crazy idea.

–Use seal scripts as the structure and fill it with mo matrices.

Many people had been studying the jinzhi of the mo, especially the large amounts of valuable jinzhi that Pu Yao and Wei had provided. That had broadened the vision of Golden Crow Camp. However, no one had thought of merging the two together.

This person had actually found an outstanding seal script framework.

So when he threw out his idea, it had attracted almost everyone in the camp. Interested, they had started to help him perfect this extra large jinzhi.

The creation of large scale jinzhi was an extremely complex and vast work. It was made from countless little seal formations. This number might be a hundred thousand, it might be a million. A person alone, even if it was an expert like Zuo Mo, would need many years to create something like this.

Yet when all of Golden Crow Camp started to work with the two masters managing, their progress was rapid. After spending two months of time, a super jinzhi of unprecedented complexity and size finally took form.

Because it had been created by everyone, and their preferences and skills had been different, it was possible to see the influence of a number of styles. However, its main framework was outstanding, and it was balanced.

After the jinzhi was finished, all of the camp was stunned by this jinzhi.

Theoretically, its power surpassed any kind of jinzhi they knew of.

This astounding conclusion excited the entire camp. Everyone agreed to actually create this jinzhi yet and at that time.

There were many places that needed jinzhi that they could use this at, but they quickly reached an obstacle. The found that the difficulty in forging the core seal formation far surpassed their abilities. No matter what they tried, they could not realize this fanciful dream.

After working multiple months on it, and not having success, this jinzhi was naturally placed to the side.

Daren wanted the most powerful jinzhi. Sun Bao's first thought was this jinzhi.

"This basically is not realistic," someone objected.

But when they finished speaking, someone argued, "We can't do it, but it doesn't mean that Daren cannot!"

People thought, yes, Daren was a freak that built a city with only his own power. Maybe this thing could finally be realized on Daren's hands.

"Pass this to Daren, and let Daren decide if he will use it or not." In the end, it was Master Ji Wei that made the decision.

Master Sun Bao nodded and agreed. "This set of jinzhi doesn't have a name, everyone, give it a name."

"Monkey Ming, you thought of the concept for the jinzhi, give it a name," someone shouted from within the crowd. It caused a roar of laughter. Monkey Ming's true name was Ming Guan Shan, but because he was short and thin, people called him Monkey Ming and he did not object.

Monkey Ming's face flushed bright red. He stood up and said, "Everyone created this together ... ..."

"Ho, Brother Ming is trying to deflect the responsibility, as long as you don't call it Ming Ge Jinzhi, it's all fine ... ..." another person teased and everyone laughed.

Even Master Ji Wei smiled. "This jinzhi came from your creativity, you should name it, do not refuse."

Then someone shouted, "But it has to be domineering and impressive!"

Monkey Ming did not refuse. He tilted his head and thought for a while before he said embarrassedly, "Then it will be called the [King's Forbidden Firmament]!"

[King's Forbidden Firmament]!

———

"How is it? Have you enjoyed your days?" Feng Xin Zi had a friendly smile on his face.

Qinghua Xue bowed slightly. "Many thanks, Daren, for indulging me!"

Feng Xin Zi looked at the composed Qinghua Xue. A hint of admiration couldn't help but flash though his eyes. This really was a woman that could keep calm.

Yet this type of woman was usually hard to deal with. Feng Xin Zi grimaced inside.

"After some more time, the Council of Elders will send people over. Do you know why?" Feng Xin Zi said.

"[Angel Device Raiment]." Qinghua Xue was not stupid. She was also around Zuo Mo and understood the general situation.

"Yes." Feng Xin Zi took a deep breath. He decided to be honest. "The [Angel Device Raiment] is a pseudo shen device, and in this era, up until now it is the first creation that is so close to a shen device. It is very important to us."

Looking at Qinghua Xue who only smiled and didn't respond, Feng Xin Zi felt a headache coming.

"I hope that you can help us. If you can give us aid, the Blue Flower Family will receive a higher status among the yao, and your brother will be able to receive the later stages of the yao art he is studying," Feng Xin Zi said.

Feng Xin Zi smiled slightly. "My brother's talents are limited, even if he has the knowledge, it will be difficult for him to advance. With his personality, this kind of calm and ordinary life is the best for him. As to the Qinghua Family, my family is a branch family, and have never refused our duty to the main family. I have heard a saying, the power that one enjoys should be paired with the appropriate responsibilities."

Feng Xin Zi's admiration rose.

"Yes, power and responsibility should be equal. Then have the other people of the Blue Flower worry about that. However, I hope that, when it does not harm Grandmaster Xiao Yun Hai, you can give us some conveniences."

Qinghua Xue bowed and said, "Many thanks for your understanding."

"Pay attention to your safety. It will not be peaceful in the next while," Feng Xin Zi reminded.

Qinghua Xue nodded. "I will, I need to return." Finishing, she bid farewell to Feng Xin Zi, turned and walked inside.

Returning to the inner compound, worry finally came up into her eyes. She knew Xiao Yun Hai's identity, and knew that if his identity was exposed, it would be terrible.

Focused on her thoughts, she did not notice her surroundings. When she noticed there was someone in front of her, she seemed to wake up from a dream. She lifted her head and saw Xiao Mo Ge gazing at her.

Qinghua Xue was strangely alarmed but she quickly recovered her calm. She bowed and said, "Daren!"

Zuo Mo waved his hand and set up jinzhi around to stop people from eavesdropping. After doing this, he finally spoke.

"Hey, we only fought once in the past, you don't have to chase me all the way here."

Qinghua Xue stilled. She knew that Xiao Mo Ge recognized her. She smiled. "I'm just curious about you."

"Curious?" Zuo Mo felt this explanation was too ... ... he didn't know how to describe it. He asked helplessly, "Because of curiosity, you ran to the mo territories?"

"I had nothing else to do," Qinghua Xue said in a deliberately relaxed tone.

Zuo Mo covered his forehead and sighed sorrowfully. He was completely defeated by this invincible reason. "Aren't you afraid that I will kill you? Don't you know how dangerous ... ..."

"Will you?"

Zuo Mo's expression froze on his face. A moment later, he snorted coldly and said, "Maybe! Do you know ge's nickname in the past? They called me the Bloody Hand Butcher, if I haven't killed ten thousand, I've killed at least eight thousand ... ..."

Qinghua Xue listened with a small smile and didn't interrupt.

Was this woman's mind rusty? Zuo Mo felt for the first time that he didn't know how to keep talking. He shook his head and decided to put this problem to the side. From his observations in the past few days, this woman's mind wasn't normal, but she was still a reliable person.

"Since you have come, ge will not waste labor." Zuo Mo muttered, "Go to the Ten Finger Prison, someone will find you."

Ten Finger Prison? Someone will find her?

Qinghua Xue was slightly puzzled but she didn't ask. She nodded briskly. "Alright!"

Zuo Mo was completely defeated. This girl was not normal, she didn't even ask.

———

If the [Angel Device Raiment] caused the entire world to have currents flowing under the surface, then the hot tide caused by the earth mo weapons was something that every person could feel.

If one had to say who was in the worst mood right now, it was the merchants of Nether Spring Jie. For them, the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass was rare, but they had one or two in stock. But Bu Zhou City was many jie away and they could only stare.

Those were earth mo weapons!

When Cui An traded for the [Yin Clear Li Chakrams, people felt even more regret.

At this time, inside a sky shark, a yellow- faced man stood silently in the corner. His appearance was ordinary, and his presence was not very strong, but his back was straight and his spirit could not be disguised.

If Zuo Mo was here and saw this figure, he would definitely blurt out "Eldest Shixiong!"

Wei Sheng!

When the news that one could use Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass to trade for earth mo weapons spread, Wei Sheng instantly concluded that Xiao Yun Hai was Zuo Mo. He did not hesitate. After disguising himself, he started to travel day and night towards Bu Zhou City.

Fighting in order to elevate himself had caused him to become a pond brimming with water. The content concerning shen power that Zuo Mo had sent him using paper cranes was the hand that brushed away the clouds and mist to show him a completely new path of the sword.

On his journey, he had synthesized Zuo Mo's knowledge, and comprehended a new method to use his mind to refine the God-Killing Blood Sword.

His presence became even more concealed, his sword essence more ethereal and his past sharp edges had dissipated.

He had gotten onto a sky shark. This way, he had more time to comprehend and meditate! While he could only just stand and there wasn't a place to sit, he quickly adjusted. If people in the surroundings noticed him, they would find to their surprise that Wei Sheng's presence was becoming even more ordinary. Even his spirit became fainter.

This sky shark passed through many stops with people getting on and off. However, there were more getting on than getting off. The already tight quarters became even more crowded. While there were mo matrices that filtered the air, it was still crowded and humid inside.

Sound of complains occasionally sounded. Wei Sheng leaned against the way, his eyes half-lidded as though he was asleep.

Suddenly, an imperceptible light flashed across his half-lidded eyes but then disappeared.

Several sharp gazes swept across him and he didn't seem to detect them.

The other's' gaze quickly moved away from him.

Translator Ramblings: Even fantasy worlds cannot avoid packed buses.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Twenty – Trembling In Fear

[King's Forbidden Firmament]!

Zuo Mo was astounded when he received it. He was skilled and was immediately sucked into the unique framework. His skill was far beyond those of Golden Crow Camp and he quickly concluded that constructing this jinzhi was plausible and extremely powerful.

Even he didn't know how strong it would be!

Zuo Mo swept across, reading multiple lines at once. Just at a glance, he could know where there were mistakes in the details. Other than several extremely small flaws, there were actually no major mistakes in such a complex jinzhi. This astounded Zuo Mo.

It had to be said that even those famous jinzhi would usually have several weaknesses, but these weaknesses were just unknown.

From Zuo Mo's perspective, [King's Forbidden Firmament] was a super jinzhi that was almost close to perfect. However, he could only know how powerful this novel structure that merged seal scripts and mo matrices together once he made the jinzhi.

An obstacle that was unsurpassable to Golden Crow Camp was not a problem at all for Zuo Mo who had the Sun Shen Fire.

The [King's Forbidden Firmament] deeply attracted him. He was extremely curious about its power.

Without almost any hesitation, Zuo Mo started to forge. After making the [Angel Device Raiment] and the four earth mo weapons, Zuo Mo's skill had almost reached the point of perfection. Not just in the mo territories, even in the xiuzhe realms, his forging skill would not be lacking in comparison to those forging masters.

He had enough materials and countless treasures.

The strong feeling of danger caused Zuo Mo to forget to rest and eat.

———

Yi An felt his heart beat wildly.

Grandmaster Xiao Yun Hai suddenly requested a terrifying list of materials. The types of materials on it were ten times greater than last time!

What did Grandmaster want to do?

Did he want to forge earth mo weapons again?

Even a person as experienced as Yi An couldn't help but inhale when he thought of this. When the four earth mo weapons had appeared, Yi An had been extremely excited. The amount of attention from all of the mo territories had caused him to see the glorious future of Rare Artifacts Hall. However, he smelt strong danger from the undercurrents caused by the [Angel Device Raiment].

As more and more people came to Bu Zhou City, he became even more anxious. Even the arrogant Tang Family was docilely curled up by the side. Their battalion was stationed outside the city, but they didn't dare to send them inside.

Even he knew that there were at least three marshal levels in the city, and this number was increasing.

Any marshal would be enough to wipe all of Bu Zhou City from the map. In a fight between two marshals, everything within a thousand li would be flattened.

If marshals were in melee battle ... ...

Yi An shook!

He had put away [Blue Horsefly] a long time ago. Right now, he only hoped to get Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass from the two mo weapons and have the gradually uncontrollably situation cool down.

Worried that the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass would excite Grandmaster, he had concealed the news that they had gotten one Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass. He was waiting for the last two earth mo weapons to be exchanged before he presented them to Grandmaster together.

If Grandmaster saw the Reverse Shadow Soul SIlkgrass, was excited, and started to forge earth mo weapons again ... ...

When the worried Yi An saw the materials list that Zuo Mo had handed, his expression changed!

Ten times the previous amount of materials!

With Grandmaster's skill, how many earth mo weapons would it be? Was Grandmaster Crazy? Did he want to become a wholesale supplier of earth mo weapons?

Yi An who had hurried to persuade Zuo Mo to do otherwise was stopped by Ceng LIan'er. Zuo Mo was forging the core parts of the [King's Forbidden Firmament] and could not be disturbed.

Yi An immediately felt his head swell and didn't know whether to advance or flee. If he did not see Grandmaster, he could not persuade him otherwise. Also, Grandmaster had told him to prepare the materials at the fastest possible speed.

If Grandmaster came out, and saw that the materials were not be prepared, it would be terrible!

No matter what, Yi An did not dare to offend Zuo Mo now.

Yi An decided to not care. If the sky fell, it would crush the tallest first. It was correct to first pander to Grandmaster. Returning to Rare Artifacts Hall, he had his subordinates start to prepare materials.

There were no walls without holes in the world. Rare Artifacts Hall was the focus of attention by many and the movement of so much materials could not be concealed.

Grandmaster was going to forge earth mo weapons again!

The news quickly spread as though it had wings.

———

After flying for three days and nights, the sky shark finally stopped. It needed to rest for an entire day. The passengers who had been suffocated inside the sky shark charged out like a flood and breathed in the fresh air outside.

The merchants that had been waiting by the side immediately came over and warmly called at the customers.

Wei Sheng unnoticeably moved away from the merchants. He carefully followed behind that group of people along with the flow of people moving. There was no expression on his face, and there was only an occasional flash of cold that would flash through his eyes.

Kun Lun sword xiu!

Those people were Kun Lun sword xiu!

Wei Sheng was almost unusually sensitive to sword essence. While the others were disguised, there wasn't any slip-up, and their presences were concealed, they would not expect someone would be able to see sword essence so clearly.

Detecting the unique Kun Lun sword essence on their bodies, Wei Sheng's murderousness rose.

The individuals were strong, and should be inner sect members of Kun Lun. Kun Lun inner sect members on this sky shark that was only going to Bu Zhou City. Then their target was definitely Zuo Mo Shidi.

Wei Sheng suppressed the murderousness he felt and decided to first investigate thoroughly.

Kun Lun definitely wouldn't make such a major move for a few earth mo weapons, they definitely had a goal unknown to others.

———

"They really are country bumpkins, just a few earth mo weapons is enough to excite them to this!" Hua Shan couldn't resist complaining. "There are too many people inside, it is smelly and stuffy, so irritating!"

Jin Ran comforted her, "Shimei, hold on for a few more days, when we meet up with Xu Shishu at Bu Zhou City, it will not be so difficult."

"Why didn't Eldest Shixiong come this time?" When Hua Shan mentioned Lin Qian, her eyes became full of admiration. "If Eldest Shixiong had come, that would be great, it has been so long since we saw Eldest Shixiong!"

Jin Ran grimaced inside. He liked Hua Shan but Hua Shan admired Eldest Shixiong Lin Qian. It was difficult to feel jealous of Eldest Shixiong who was also his idol. In the sect, the great majority of female xiu admired Eldest Shixiong.

The heavily bearded middle-aged person who had been silent all this time suddenly spoke, "Your Eldest Shixiong has other duties, he is working much harder."

The two immediately closed their mouths. The middle-aged person was their shishu Lei Yi. Lei Yi Shishu was one step into fanxu. And if it wasn't that the mission this time was too important, the sect definitely would not have sent Lei Yi Shishu.

While Jin Ran and Hua Shan also had yunaying cultivation, Lei Yi Shishu was multiple times stronger than them.

"More important than our mission this time?" Hua Shan couldn't resist asking.

Jin Ran was also curious. He knew that for this mission, the sect had sent out two fanxu shishu, and seven shishu that were close to fanxu.

However, the death of the Xuan Kong Temple Elder Corps meant that Kun Lun did not dare to slack off in this mission.

Lei Yi glanced at her and said coldly, "You have forgotten the sect rules? What you can ask, and what you cannot ask, don't you know?"

Hua Shan's face immediately paled and she trembled.

Jin Ran at the side also felt intimidated.

Suddenly, Lei Yi's eyes widened. "Friend, stop sneaking and introduce yourself."

Wei Sheng who was in the shadows grimaced inside. He was devout towards the sword and the sword oath he had taken was deeply engraved into his mind. When he saw the sword xiu of Kun Lun, the sword oath would appear in his mind and his murderousness would unconsciously leak out.

However, since the other had found him, he would not hide. He held the blood sword as he walked out of the shadows.

"Wei Sheng!"

Jin Ran's expression changed dramatically as he exclaimed. Hua Shan heard this and paled. Among those wanted by Kun Lun, Wei Sheng was among the top. His name among the younger generation was extremely well-known as Eldest Shixiong Lin Qian praised him. Many disciples did not accept this.

Wu Kong Sword Sect?

That obscure primitive sect? They had never even heard of it!

But no matter if it was out of wariness or competitiveness, Wei Sheng's reputation was known among the younger Kun Lun disciples.

Lei Yi slowly said, "So you are Wei Sheng?"

His expression was cold. As though he was looking down at an ant, he said indifferently, "Since we encountered you, today is the day you die."

Hearing this, Wei Sheng raised the God-Killing Blood Sword in his hand and bared his teeth. He said loudly, "This is what I want to say to you! All of you, come at me together!"

Jin Ran and Hua Shan stilled. They hadn't thought that Wei Sheng would be so arrogant!

Lei Yi's murderousness burned in his eyes. He snorted coldly, "You don't know your limits!"

He didn't take out his sword and just pointed his fingers at Wei Sheng.

Hiss-crack!

In a flash, countless dancing electrical snakes erupted from his hands. The blinding light caused one's vision to turn white for a moment. Almost in a blink, the lightning reached a terrifying level. The ground underneath his feet silently turned to dust.

"Lightning!"

A shout with a unique rhythm, the light suddenly exploded. The silver bright light caused Wei Sheng's vision to turn white.

An irregularly shaped lightning bolt that was the thickness of an arm suddenly shot out of his finger, tore apart the air, and headed straight at Wei Sheng!

Boom!

The deep thunder spread.

The air between the two was taken over by the lightning in that moment.

There was nothing faster than lightning!

Before Wei Sheng could block, the curving lightning was almost a hand length from his hand. He could clearly feel the destructive power contained in this lightning sword energy.

If he was struck, he would immediately turn to dust.

At this moment of life and death, Wei Sheng's mind was unusually clear. The God-Killing Blood Sword in his hand felt a threat and the blood light erupted!

Wei Sheng swung it almost without any thought!

The small amount of shen power that he had managed to form inside his body furiously flooded towards the God-Killing Blood Sword with all of his ling power.

Editor's Note: In Chapter 674, Wei Shen swears a sword oath to kill all Kun Lun Sword Sect disciples.

Translator Ramblings: The thing I really want to find out is how much pollution do they save on with using living animals rather than buses.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Twenty One Swear By The Sword

Wei Sheng's body shook

The air around him immediately turned blood red, marks of blood appearing on the body of the God-Killing Blood Sword. A thick killing presence swept out!

A blood red curtain materialized with the sword swing.

The thick lightning sword energy smashed against the blood curtain with the destructive power of nature.

The blood curtain lit up. Howls of wild beasts roared from within, and threads of blood appeared on the blood red curtain.

Lei Yi's expression changed slightly!

Both the blood curtain and the blood sword emanated a strong and savage presence! Lei Yi knew that people who cultivated sword scriptures like this would have their minds corroded over time to become bloodthirsty and cruel. This kind of sword xiu was extremely dangerous. They didn't need any reason to kill people, and were true killing madman. However, those that cultivated a killing sword would have difficulty advancing the further they got. They easily got lost in the bloodlust of killing and would walk to their own destruction in the end.

Yet when he saw Wei Sheng clearly just now...

...under that terrifying curtain of blood, Wei Sheng's eyes were filled with devotion to the sword, and his attachment to his belief. Even his presence was clear and honest without any hint of the insanity! With just a glance, Lei Yi detected Wei Sheng's stone hard determination. In a flash, he thought of Lin Qian, and unconsciously compared the two.

Lin Qian was much better than this boy ... ...

Lei Yi instinctively thought this but at this moment, his gaze met Wei Sheng's gaze. Behind the curtain of blood, there seemed to be something burning in that pair of eyes. Was it belief? Or stubbornness? It burned so hot, so determined, without any qualms, or concerns. Even the thick blood curtain could not hide it!

Lin Qian was much better than this boy, but in terms of attachment to the sword, he was slightly lacking ... ...

Lei Yi jumped in fright at the conclusion he had just made. How was it possible? The two shouldn't be able to be compared at all! Who was Lin Qian? He was the disciple with the most outstanding in talent and personality from hundreds of thousands of Kun Lun disciples. He received the best mentorship, he was hardworking and never slacked off, he was born noble ... ...

Wei Sheng was from a rural little sect, starting as a low sword servant but ... ...

All of these thoughts flashed by like lightning. Lei Yi was paralyzed in shock at his own thoughts.

This boy could not be left alive!

This thought exploded lie thunder in his mind.

Killing intent immediately filled his entire body. Countless little bolts of lightning swam around his eyes. His hair danced in the wind. Lightning shrouded his body, and his presence reached a peak!

At this moment, he didn't have any cares about exposing his identity. There was only one person in Lei Yi's eyes, only one thought!

No matter how, no matter the price he had to pay, this boy had to die!

Blocking the other's strike, the God-Killing Blood sword in Wei Sheng's hand immediately became excited. It rang and hummed in Wei Sheng's hand and tried to break free of his grip!

Wei Sheng's hand seemed to be forged from steel and didn't move a sliver. The battle spirit in his eyes burned even hotter.

Gripping the God-Killing Blood Sword, Wei Sheng's body bowed slightly, curling inward into a ball. However, his slightly raised face was unparalleled in its determination.

"Swear... ... by the ... ... sword!"

The words came from deep within his chest, spoken with great confidence and a steely determination. It was like a hammer smashing against their minds.

The ringing of the God-Killing Blood Sword in Wei Sheng's hand suddenly stopped.

As the last word was said, Wei Sheng's sword was slowly swung as though it was thousands of catties heavy!

The marks of blood on the sword seemed to be attracted by a great force, floating up from the sword and slowly spinning around the blade.

Lei Yi felt extreme danger. The lightning energy in his eyes grew. A silver and uniquely shaped flying sword appeared in front of him. This flying sword seemed to be a section of a lightning bolt, about one zhang long and irregularly shaped. There were many splits like branches of a tree, it twisted and turned. It was completely silver, and the material that it was made from was unknown.

Lei Yi's famed flying sword [Sky Lightning Branch]!

When the [Sky Lightning Branch] was pointed to the sky, the cloud layer within hundreds of li suddenly gathered towards the space above his head like an avalanche. In a moment, there were black clouds gathered above Lei Yi's head that stretched endlessly. The sky immediately became as dark as night.

Hiss-crack!

The sky suddenly lit up with a twisted and burning bolt of lightning. The lightning landed on the [Sky Lightning Branch, and the sword lit up.

This was just a start. As the lightning continued to strike the Sky Lightning Branch, it became almost as bright as the sun. An astounding amount of lightning surrounded it. The lightning accumulated in the cloud layer within hundreds of li all gathered on it.

The Sky Lightning Branch seemed to be alive as it moved within a thick ball of lightning!

The entire city was disturbed by such a great noise.

"Stop!" a mo shouted angrily, "Are you crazy!"

"Careful, they are xiuzhe!"

Lei Yi ignored them. A cold smirk appeared at the corner of his mouth. His eyes that flashed with lightning were icy.

Some mo tried to come closer. Several bolts of lightning suddenly shot out of the gathering ball of lightning and struck them. The lightning flashed, and there was nothing left where the people had been floating there. The other mo all changed expression. No one dared to come close!

Jin Ran and Hua Shan looked excitedly at Lei Yi Shixhu. While they had known that Lei Yi Shishu was unfathomably powerful, they were still greatly amazed when they saw it with their own eyes.

Lei Yi was like a lightning god on earth. He looked on coolly, his index and middle finger pointing out together. His eyes were wide as he shouted, "Die!"

The Sky Lightning Branch within the ball of lightning suddenly turned into an unusually thick bolt of lightning that dove towards Wei Sheng with an unstoppable presence!

The lightning was like a great enormous silver sword with a terrifying presence as it split the sky!

The blinding silver light illuminated the world, reflected in countless pairs of terrified eyes. The power of nature amazed everyone.

This sword strike contained the power of the lightning in the world!

People were unable to make out if it was lightning or sword essence.

Yet in this patch of silver white lightning, a blood curtain seemed to slowly, yet determinedly spread.

The deep voice from within the blood curtain was so clear, and so determined. Even in front of the power of nature, it did not submit at all, and did not tremble.

"By the offering of Kun Lun blood!"

By the offering of Kun Lun blood?

Lei Yi's eyes turned even colder. All the ling power in his blood flooded out without any regard for consequences.

The Sky Lightning Branch at the tip of that curving twisted lightning bolt trembled. The surrounding lightning became even denser. It pierced the air, and shot at Wei Sheng at a speed hard to detect with the naked eye

A hint of joy flashed across Lei Yi's cold eyes. An indescribable understanding appeared in his mind. With this sword strike, he had touched fanxu, and touched the fundamental rules of the world.

His cultivation that had not improved for a long time broke through at this time!

He was so happy he wanted to howl at the sky!

At this time, he suddenly saw out of the corner of his eyes an unusually bright and thin blood line follow the path of Wei Sheng's sword strike. It penetrated the blood curtain and headed straight for the lightning striking down out of the sky!

The blood line wasn't any slower than Lei Yi's strike.

Lei Yi's eyes widened. How was that possible?

Compared to the thick lightning created by the Sky Lightning Branch, the blood line was so thin it was almost overlooked. Compared to the astoundingly destructive presence of the Sky Lightning Branch, the thin line of blood didn't have any presence.

It appeared in front of the sky lightning branch seemingly without any warning.

Both attacks were extremely fast, so fast that both sides could not react at all.

Hiss!

A strange dissonant howl rang out.

The blood line was like an extremely sharp knife that cut across tofu. The strangely shaped and seemingly alive flying sword, Sky Lightning Branch, which caused the thick lightning and changed the color of the sky was split apart by this nondescript thin line of blood!

Split into two!

The blood line that sliced through the lightning disappeared from Lei Yi's vision.

Before he could react, he suddenly felt as though a slippery thing flashed through his mind. He had never felt something so strange.

A ruler-straight mark appeared on the small embryo that had started to form in his body. An embryo that now faded into nothingness.

Lei Yi's eyes went wide. His expression was slightly puzzled. An extremely small and straight mark of blood slowly appeared on his face and body.

This ... ... this ... ...

The puzzlement in Lei Yi's eyes gradually turned into great terror

–This was shen power!

The blood which contained ling power sprouted from that blood mark that traversed his body. His vision turned bloody red.

His remaining ling power could feel the presence of his two nearby disciples who were now just like him.

Bewildered, endless darkness came at him. He seemed to hear a noise and then he lost consciousness. What he didn't know was that their fresh blood had turned into three blood arrows that was absorbed by the God-Killing Blood Sword.

The world was covered by silver light!

The lightning that lost control was a savage power. It exploded!

The bright light forced people's eyes closed. All of their senses were useless in front of such a savage explosion. Everyone's minds were blank and they were like branches swept up in a flood.

Wei Sheng's face was pale and bloodless. He held the God-Killing Blood Sword with a death grip and allowed it to carry him among the turbulence.

In the moment he touched ground, his legs gave out and he almost fell over.

After killing such a strong enemy, there was no joy on his face. There was faint sorrow in his mind.

However, his mind was strong and he quickly broke free of his sorrow. There was a bitter smile on his face. This God-Killing Blood Sword was powerful, but with his power, he only had enough for one strike. After that one strike, he would be exhausted and wouldn't have any power to fight back.

That strike just now didn't just take all the ling and shen power in his body, it had also used almost one fifth of the blood in his body.

Wei Sheng had never cultivated a mo physique. His body was not on a level comparable with Zuo Mo.

One fifth of all his blood was enough to almost kill him.

Right now, he had no power, and he didn't know when he could recover. For xiuhe, the blood in their bodies was their purest source of power. If it was used it, it was difficult to recover.

Shaking his head, Wei Sheng did not feel any regret. The sword oath he had vowed was set in his heart!

Not just one fifth of his blood, even if he lost his life, he would not regret it at all.

However, he could not go on like this to Bu Zhou City. Wouldn't he become a burden to Shidi?

At this time, the God-Killing Blood Sword in his hand suddenly moved and started to pull him down into the ground. Wei Sheng was shocked. He felt as though he was sinking into water without any sluggishness, and quickly sank down into the earth.

The God-Killing Blood Sword continued to pull him downwards!

Translator Ramblings: The sword is almost an object of worship in fantasy novels, especially Chinese ones. I feel that authors lavish more words and content on the sword, the moves, the comprehension than they do on the main character's friends or romantic partner in stories. We could probably call it the cult of the sword.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Twenty Two – Progress

Deep underground.

Wei Sheng's eyes were tightly closed and his face was as white as paper. Suddenly, a thread of blood came out of the body of the God-Killing Blood Sword. The blood flow quickly increased. With the streams of blood coming off the sword, it appeared as though it was just pulled out of a pool of blood. The viscous blood seemed to be alive as it inched along the sword, climbing onto Wei Sheng's sword hand, and up onto his arm.

Blood continued to come out of the God-Killing Blood Sword, and then visibly seeped into Wei Sheng's body. Colour began returning to Wei Sheng's white face .

In the earth, Wei Sheng did not give off any presence.

———

There were thousands of parts piled up in mountains around Zuo Mo, each one a different shape and design. He didn't rest, eat, or drink for five whole days; one part after another forming in his hand and then being thrown onto the mountainous pile next to him.

Even with Zuo Mo's strong mo physique, his body showed clear signs of weariness and exhaustion. However, the sun shen fire in front of him was unusually steady and didn't tremble at all. Zuo Mo's astounding forging skill was perfectly displayed.

Another part was finished. He stopped and shoved a handful of lingdan into his mouth. He carefully felt ling power surge into his dried channels. The sun seed was best for recovering shen power but Zuo Mo couldn't bear to use them. But he had a huge pile of lingdan in his ring, and he could waste them as he wished. With every sun seed used of his finite supply, there would be one less.

Taking the time while his ling power was recovering, he examined the [King's Forbidden Firmament] again.

The jinzhi that Golden Crow Camp had designed naturally leaned more towards seal formations and the [King's Forbidden Firmament] was not an exception. While it used mo matrices, it was still mostly seal scripts. The seal scripts made up seven-tenths and the mo matrices three tenths of the jinzhi.

Zuo Mo's spell level had been exercised greatly by the astounding number of things forged and adding on the aid of the gravestone oath, Zuo Mo's weakest skill, spells, had improved rapidly. Right now, it had reached the second-class and was the same as his yao arts.

After his greatest shortcoming was amended, his power had quickly increased.

According to Pu's system, Zuo Mo's present shen power level was intermediate earth level, and his shen technique was second-class. However, it was far behind the Rhinoceros Mo God. The Rhinoceros Mo God's shen power level was late earth level, and his shen technique was first class.

If he didn't have the Little Mo Treasure Cup, Zuo Mo could not even hope to match the Rhinoceros Mo God.

But after his shen technique reached second-class, Zuo Mo's forging speed became even faster. His control of Sun shen fire reached an astounding level. This meant that he would almost never make mistakes.

The quality of the parts that he forged using shen power far surpassed the level that Golden Crow Camp had required in their design.

All together, there were eighteen thousand parts.

Each part was a work of art, the perfect merging of mo matrices and seal scripts giving off an unique beauty. Zuo Mo found after forging these parts that the effect of shen power in forging was even more outstanding. Shen power and shen fire could almost completely purify the impurities in materials, and inscribe mo matrices and seal scripts into the material. This kind of inscription was completely different from ling power and was closer to a natural growth.

Other than the astounding rate of shen power expenditure, Zuo Mo was overjoyed at its effects.

Zuo Mo used a new forging method for all the core parts, he called it the shen forging method.

Of the eighteen thousand parts, he forged eighty one using the shen forging method. What was another happy surprise to Zuo Mo was that he found the shen forging method could greatly increase the skill of shen techniques.

The skill level of shen techniques was determined by the control level of shen power.

Previously, Zuo Mo was only able to increase his shen technique power through increasing his three powers. With the shen forging method, he could use it to increase his shen technique and control for multiplied effects.

However, Zuo Mo had tested. Not all materials could be used with the shen forging method.

Materials under sixth-grade would turn to ash when the shen forging method was used.

Zuo Mo found several kinds of patterns from the gold leaf that were close to mo matrices and seal scripts. He called them shen glyphs. He had used one on the [Angel Device Raiment] and it had been the simplest one. Zuo Mo had now mastered two shen glyphs. Other than the one he had used on the [Angel Device Raiment, he had one other shen glyph.

Materials that could support shen glyphs had to be at least eighth-grade!

The reason for 'at least' was because Zuo Mo had tried with a seventh-grade material and then watched as it turned into a pile of ash. He had some eighth-grade materials but he didn't bear to use it to experiment.

Only now did Zuo Mo feel shocked by the grade of the mo weapon rudiments he had created with the Weapon Layer Craftsmanship. They were able to tolerate shen glyphs, didn't mean they were at least eighth-grade?

This caused Zuo Mo to be filled with interest about the Weapon Layering Craftsmanship.

While general-level mo weapons were expensive, but as long it was a mo weapon, it could be bought. But eighth-grade materials were not things that could be bought with mobei.

It definitely was a profitable business to use general level mo weapons to convert to eighth-grade materials!

Little Mo Ge suppressed his urges to do business. He felt the recovering shen power turn into the three powers and then slowly into shen power. He once again went back to forging.

Ten whole days.

When the last part was finished, Zuo Mo looked at the mountain of parts in front of him with a feeling of accomplishment.

Eighteen thousand parts!

He had finished in ten days!

While he had finished all the required parts, he did not set up the jinzhi immediately. He shoved a great number of lingdan into his mouth and entered meditation.

Only he would dare to use so many lingdan at onces. If it was a xiuzhe, their ling channels would rupture and explode. Zuo Mo's mo physique was powerful, and his channels were much stronger than other xiuzhe. His ling power could also turn into other powers and reduce the stress on his channels.

Three days later, he opened his eyes again. The faint great day matrices appeared on his eyes with an indescribable aura.

All of the power in his body, and his tired mind had recovered to peak condition!

Standing up, he waved his hand lightly and the mountain of parts in front of him disappeared into the air.

———

Yi An was very happen when Grandmaster summoned him immediately after leaving seclusion. This showed that Grandmaster trusted him, but when he learned that Grandmaster had not forged earth mo weapons, Yi An was slightly disappointed. If Grandmaster forged earth mo weapons, he could pick two for free. However, he was more relieved. As long as there were no more earth mo weapons, the situation which was already so tense that a spark could ignite it would not be further exacerbated.

Yi An felt fear at the dangerous situation of Bu Zhou City.

But Grandmaster's next words caused him to pale and almost jump up.

"Grandmaster! Please do not! The present Bu Zhou City is a barrel of dynamite, it might explode at any movement! If you leave the city now, if ... ..."

Yi An wanted to persuade Zuo Mo away.

Zuo Mo knew his worry and comforted, "It's fine, we will be careful and no one will know. You are familiar with the region, do you know any place nearby that has a river, mountain, and earth fire?"

Yi An's expression was frantic as he opened his mouth to speak. Zuo Mo saw his expression and waved his hand to stop the other. He said, "Don't persuade me otherwise, I also know it is not safe outside. However, if something happens, can you keep me safe?"

"This is relatively safe ... ..." Yi An said.

"Relatively safe?" Zuo Mo smirked coldly. "If the a marshal comes, is it still safe? If it is two marshals, is it still safe? Three? There are at least five marshals in the city!"

Yi An broke out in a cold sweat and couldn't think of any counterarguments.

Zuo Mo waved his hand and said gently, "This cannot be blamed on you. I have to consider the worst case situation. Is there any place nearby that satisfies my needs?"

Yi An did not argue further. Since Grandmaster knew, then he definitely had some move that Yi An didn't know. He thought for a moment and then his eyes lit up. He said, "About seven hundred li northwest of Bu Zhou City, there is a place called the Grave Ghost Mound. It has a river, mountain, and earth fire. However, that place is heavy with yin energy and ghost fiends frequently appear. It is also not a populous place."

Zuo Mo heard this and didn't hesitate. "Then we'll go to the Grave Ghost Mound!"

Yi An gritted his teeth and nodded. "Grandmaster, please wait for a moment."

A short while later, the elite guards of Rare Artifacts Hall finished gathering. Zuo Mo's gaze swept the seventy guards in front of him and nodded inwardly. Rare Artifact Hall was really an old faction with a long history. Just these seventy people represented a considerable amount of power.

Especially that guard leader with the indifferent expression, he was marshal level!

Zuo Mo could not imagine a marshal willing to act as a guard leader for a business. No wonder Rare Artifacts Hall was so confident. They had such an expert, and naturally did not fear.

Zuo Mo's gaze swept around. A Gui, Ceng Lian'er, and Bean Sprout were all here, and only Qinghua Xue was missing.

What was that woman doing?

Zuo Mo was puzzled and was about to ask Pu Yao when his vision blurred and Qinghua Xue appeared and bowed. "Sorry for the wait!"

The moment that Qinghua Xue appeared, the guard leader's expression changed, and his pupils contracted!

Zuo Mo examined Qinghua Xue. His expression did not change but he was shocked inside.

"Pu, what did you do to her?" Zuo Mo immediately asked Pu Yao in secret. He remembered that Pu Yao had Qinghua Xue go to the Ten Finger Prison and most likely had passed something to her.

However, the increase in her power was so great it was slightly terrifying!

Pu Yao was lazy. "Nothing major, I coincidentally had a completed [Blue Flower] on my hands so I gave it to her."

"Just that?" Zuo Mo didn't believe it.

Pu Yao said amusedly, "The Blue Flower Family are a bunch of idiots and wasted such a good seed. Her calmness is shocking, and she is the calmest person I have ever seen. She is born to cultivate the [Blue Flower]. Her accumulation is so great you cannot imagine it. However, she didn't have the following parts of the art so she was stuck at her previous level. Can you imagine it, the previous her compared to when she was thirteen hasn't changed much. The Blue Flower Family has no eyes! However, if she was not so calm, after being stuck for so many years, she would have exploded a long time ago."

"That ... ... that is too exaggerated."

Looking at Qinghua Xue, Zuo Mo was still amazed.

There was such a freak in the world ... ...

Translator Ramblings: Pu Yao finds another lost soul to join his group.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Twenty Three – A Snowy Blue Flower

Taking advantage of the cover of darkness, under the protection of the Rare Artifacts Hall Guards, the group secretly left the city that night.

A journey of seven hundred li was not far for them. Out of consideration for safety, when they left the city, they suddenly sped up. They did not spare the endurance of their mo steeds and flew at top speed.

The moon and stars were bright, the night wind howled, and the group all had extremely grave expressions.

If one had to say who was under the most surveillance in Bu Zhou City, it was undoubtedly Zuo Mo. While there was a blood pool deep in the compound that led out the city, this did not guarantee that they would not attract any attention.

As expected, when they were just thirty li outside of the city, they noticed people trailing them.

The guard leader of Rare Artifacts Hall's expression did not change as he said coldly, "Team Two, stop them!"

Seven guards quickly left the ranks and charged towards the enemies following them. Their mission was not to kill the enemy but delay them.

The guard leader glanced at Zuo Mo. Seeing Zuo Mo's calm expression, a hint of praise flashed through his eyes. He moved his gaze away and ordered, "Burning Fire Medicine."

The other guards heard this and each took out a bright red medicinal pellet then shoved it into the mouths of the mo steeds under them.

The eyes of the mo steeds immediately filled with blood and their speed doubled.

Faint sorrow flashed through the eyes of many guards. These mo steeds had mostly followed them for many years, and were their companions. The Burning Blood Medicine could activate their greatest potential, but when the effects passed, they would die.

The effects of the Burning Blood Medicine was clear. The mo steeds were of extraordinary quality to start, and fast. Now that their speed doubled, they instantly left the people behind in the dust.

Some guards released a breath. The pressure of the mission this time surpassed any of their previous missions.

Zuo Mo and Ceng Lian'er exchanged a look of seriousness. Even with their increased speed they had not managed to throw everyone off. There were at least three people still following closely behind!

Qinghua Xue seemed to detect it as well. She looked at Zuo Mo. Other people thought that Xiao Yun Hai was just a mo weapon master but she knew that Xiao Yun Hai was Xiao Mo Ge. She knew Xiao Mo Ge was strong.

Detecting Qinghua Xue's gaze, Zuo Mo's mouth did not move but his voice passed clearly into her mind.

[Mind Speech Art]!

Qinghua Xue was slightly shocked. She hadn't thought that Xiao Mo Ge would even know such an obscure yao art.

"There are three behind us, and when something happens, you will be the first to attack. Pay attention and try to lead them to a place without people."

Qinghua Xue imperceptibly nodded. She was intelligent and immediately understood what Zuo Mo intended. Of all of them, only she could fight without any reservations, so she naturally became the main fighting force.

Her mind was calm and restful. She was not excited at all about the battle about to come. If this was any other person, and their power had just skyrocketed, their fighting spirit would most likely be high now.

Suddenly, a dangerous shadow appeared in the calm lake of her mind.

Qinghua Xue's expression was calm as the fingers on her right hand pointed behind her. The yao art that had been prepared left her hand was revealed. A blue ray of light flew out of her hand and, like a soft ribbon, circled around and then shot behind her!

[Blue Flower Fulfillment Wrapping Technique]!

If the Blue Family patriarch was here, he would be greatly surprised. The [Blue Flower Fulfillment Wrapping Technique] was a secret of the Blue Family that only the main branch could learn. Even in the present family, there were less than five members that could use this technique, and all of them were elders older than forty years!

Qinghua Xue had a clear understanding of her power and her position. With Zuo Mo and the others as support behind her, she did not need to hold anything back. At the same time, her left hand rose. There was a blue bat on her wrist. This blue bat looked adorable without any hint of killing energy like a pet.

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[Blue Flower Bat]!

The blue bat opened its mouth and gave off a few squeaks.

A faint handful of blue light shot out of the blue bat's mouth. Within the area covered by the blue light, a figure appeared.

The other hadn't thought that Qinghua Xue's yao art was so strong. Caught off-guard, he was struck. When the blue light touched the body, it turned into a dense blue fire that clung onto the person's body and burned.

The other's disguise immediately disappeared and revealed his true appearance.

A bright red ling armor with many places covered in a layer of blue flowers. He looked disheveled.

Xiuzhe!

The other guards were astounded. While they knew that xiuzhe had managed to sneak into the mo territories for the [Angel Device Raiment, they hadn't thought that the xiuzhe would be so daring.

Between experts, a misstep in one moment would mean losing the advantage. Just as this xiuzhe was forced to show himself by the blue light, the [Blue Flower Fulfillment Wrapping Technique] silently wrapped onto the other's legs. The thin blue ribbon was unusually strong. Pia, the other's ling armor at his legs immediately shattered!

A furious howl.

A blue sword light shot into the sky like a hailstorm. Countless shards of ice spread. The blue light of the blue bat was actually blocked by these shards of ice.

The blue flower fulfillment technique that had wrapped around the other was cut into multiple lengths by the sword energy.

Zuo Mo's pupils suddenly shrank, and a strong murderousness spread!

Kun Lun sword xiu!

What the other cultivated was Kun Lun's famous [Glacier Sword]. It used the ancient and ever frozen glacier as sword essence, and could freeze all!

This person's cultivation was close to fanxu and extremely powerful. While he had lost the advantage at the start, when he attacked, the presence was as different as expected!

Qinghua Xue did not think that much. She was not so innocent to think that her two yao arts just now were enough to kill the other. After her two yao arts left her hand, she had begun preparing new yao arts.

Her wrist turned, the blue bat spread its wings and flew into the sky. Countless rays of blue light fell from the body of the blue bat. In the next moment, these thin rays of light formed a blue tower. The blue tower was covered in exquisite patterns. A blue bat stood guard at the top of the tower.

[Bat Tower]!

The blue tower moved quickly. Like an enormous metal cage, it even enveloped the shards of ice.

The iciness immediately dissipated, and the ice shards inside the tower disappeared at an astounding rate.

Lu Han was both shocked and angry. He hadn't though a single moment of inattention would cause him to end up in such a disadvantageous state. He usually was proud, when had he been left so disheveled before? Also, the enemy was just a little girl. If news of this spread, wouldn't his reputation fall to the floor?

For the mission this time, the sect had really bled and sent out numerous experts.

When the [Angel Device Raiment] had appeared in the mo territories, it meant that Kun Lun would not be able to obtain it through conventional methods. If they couldn't trade for it, they could only steal it. In order to not attract attention, the sword xiu of Kun Lun split into groups to sneak into the mo territories.

Lu Han's group arrived the earliest and had been hidden near Bu Zhou City all this time to search for an opportunity. Out of wariness, he had set up several secret scouting bases outside the city. Tonight, these secret scouts finally became useful.

However, he wasn't the only one to set up secret scouts outside of the city.

During the pursuit, they had encountered many factions with the same goal. A melee battle had started, a short yet intense one.

In the span of a few dozen breaths, almost all of the elite sword xiu around him had died. In the mo territories, Kun Lun didn't just lack advantages they also were in enemy territory. If their identities were exposed, they would be surrounded and attacked by other mo factions.

Lu Han was powerful and didn't lose the target.

There were also two people who didn't get left behind like himself. His original intentions had been to sneak close to Xiao Yun Hai, capture him, and then use him to control the situation.

He hadn't expected that he would be found by Qinghua Xue just as he neared.

In the intelligence he received, Qinghua Xue was an insignificant person. While she had fought against the head of the Tang Family guards, but in the eyes of pseudo-fanxu level xiuzhe, strength of that level wasn't worth a mention. Yet they quickly found the details on Qinghua Xue.

Qinghua Xue was born from a branch family of the Blue Flower Family. The fact that she had been sent to join the envoy proved that the Blue Flower did not place any importance on her. Everyone had thought that she had appeared by Xiao Yun Hai's side because Feng Xin Zi had gifted her as a maid to Xiao Yun Hai. This speculation was appropriate to her status and identity.

However, this woman that was thought to be a maid had put him in a sorry state.

His first conclusion was that she was a secret piece that Feng Xin Zi had set down!

Yet the time did not allow him to think on this further. The other's yao arts came constantly like a noose continuously tightening around his neck.

The blue light inside the blue tower was multiple times thicker than before. He seemed to have fallen into a bog. Each movement was difficult. Even stranger was that the speed of his ling power circulation inside his body had started to slow as well.

At this time, Lu Han didn't dare to underestimate Qinghua Xue at all. He moved all the ling power in his body and shouted. The Ice Soul Sword in his body was suddenly thrust into the ground!

Snowy white icy frost quickly spread into the surroundings.

Then immediately after, the ground around Lu Han started to tremble violently as though something was about to break out.

Crack crack!

Cracks appeared on the ground. Countless snowy white and icy sword essences flooded out of the ice cracks.

[Ten Thousand Sword Glacier]!

The ice swords that erupted from the ground could be counted in the tens of thousands. It was like a ferocious flood of ice swords. The cold edges almost tore the exquisite blue tower to pieces in the blink of an eye!

The guard leader's expression changed slightly. Even he couldn't help but reach for his mo weapon at such a vast and furious sword essence.

As expected of a Kun Lun sword xiu!

Yet Qinghua Xue reacted a step ahead of him. She seemed to have expected that the blue tower would not be able to stop the enemy. The blue flowers that were torn up in the ice sword flood suddenly lit up faintly.

It was like a group of fireflies flying in the night. The dots were beautiful mixed in the enemy's ice sword flood.

[Blue Firefly Pounce]!

Lu Han suddenly found that the ice sword flood was raging out of his control. He was stunned. There were dots of blue light within the ice sword flood. No matter what method he used, he was unable to remove them.

It was these dots of blue light that caused his control of sword essence to falter.

He had never seen such a strange yao art before.

He had never heard of the Blue Flower Family having such a move before. Lu Han was astounded. The Blue Flower had some fame among the yao, and Kun Lun had relatively detailed records of the [Blue Flower] technique.

After being defeated continuously, Lu Han felt fear. Then he looked at the Rare Artifacts Hall guard leader waiting at the side. He knew that his plan had failed. If they continued to fight, the ambush would become a frontal assault that would not be advantageous to him.

He was decisive and did not hesitate to move away and retreat.

Qinghua Xue's inexperience in battle showed at this time. She hadn't expected that Lu Han would retreat without any warning. She was a step late in reacting.

Just at this time, something suddenly happened!

Translator Ramblings: I think that Fang Xiang has used that last sentence to end a chapter multiple times in this story. It's Lil' Cliffy's slogan.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Twenty Four – An Unexpected Occurrence

Zuo Mo's murderous intent was great but he forced it down. It was not a good time to enter the fray now.

Yet at this moment, a grey shadow suddenly flashed across his vision, and Zuo Mo's expression changed dramatically!

A Gui!

A Gui seemed to appear out of thin air behind Lu Han. Her hand that flashed with purple energy soundlessly pressed against Lu Han's back.

Lu Han did not seem to detect it and continued to sprint forward. The purple handprint on his back created an eerie purple streak of light in the night.

He went just three more zhang and the purple light continued to corrode Lu Han's body. But Lu Han didn't seem to detect it and flew forward. Patches of purple energy disappeared in the air like leaves swept up by the wind. What disappeared with them was Lu Han's body.

Everyone who saw this felt as though an icy wind swept across their hearts and their hairs stood up.

The stony-faced Rare Artifact Hall head guard's expression changed.

Zuo Mo also changed expression at the same time. He thought, this was bad. He didn't know why A Gui suddenly attacked Lu Han. A Gui was functioning on pure instinct, and she definitely had felt something! Had Lu Han in the past ... ...

Zuo Mo shook his head. This was not the time to think about this. It definitely wasn't possible to conceal A Gui's unexpected attack. There were two more people hiding in the shadows that would have seen her.

Their identities would be soon exposed.

Zuo Mo took a deep breath and calmed the shock inside. His mind was peerlessly calm. There wasn't much time left to him. He needed to finish the setup before these people managed to react.

Right now, there wasn't enough time to run away. Those that were gathering were the strongest experts in the world. The probability of running away from these people was almost zero. Also, the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass was almost here. If he ran away now, all of his efforts would have been for waste.

Zuo Mo said gravely, "Go, hurry to Grave Ghost Mound!"

At this time, he did not hide his strength and flew with all his power.

A Gui, Ceng Lian'er and Qinghua Xue heard this, didn't hesitate and flew at full power.

A hint of shock flashed across the face of the Rare Artifact Hall head guard before his expression became indifferent again. "All of you, return first."

"Daren!" The other guards said panickedly.

"You will not be able to participate in the upcoming battles." Then he leapt off the mo steed to chase after Zuo Mo and the others.

The other guards looked at each other. One person quickly said, "We need to hurry back to report to Boss!"

The group did not hesitate and hurriedly returned.

———

Zuo Mo looked at the head guard that had caught up to them. He was slightly surprised and said, "You don't have to enter this mess!"

"I will naturally finish what Boss has ordered," the head guard said gravely.

A hint of admiration flashed through Zuo Mo's eyes. "What is Sir's name?"

"Kuai An," the head guard said coolly.

Zuo Mo nodded and didn't speak further. The group focused on travelling.

———

Flying at top speed, they managed to cover seven hundred li in less than two hours.

"This is the Grave Ghost Mound," Kuai An said.

Without Kuai An's words, Zuo Mo would still know they reached their destination. This place was so heavy with yin energy that he could feel it from far away. Zuo Mo was slightly surprised. Such thick yin energy would not have naturally formed. He could feel the thick death energy mixed within it.

He couldn't help but ask, "What is the history of this place?"

"Supposedly, during the ancient era, a great battle of over ten tribes occurred here. Countless warriors fell on this place, and their ghosts were difficult to dissipate and turned into spectres and yin fiends. However, that is just a rumor, and there is no evidence," Kuai An said expressionlessly.

Zuo Mo looked down and murmured to himself, "It probably isn't just a rumor."

Kuai An's eyes suddenly lit up.

Zuo Mo did not look at Kuai An. His gaze swept across the Grave Ghost Mound. This place fulfilled all of his needs. It had mountains, water, and there was the smell of sulphur in the air which meant that this place had earth fire. The yin river here had been corroded by the yin energy for a lengthy amount of time and really was a river of yin energy now.

Speaking just in terms of environment, this place was very suited to setting up the [King's Forbidden Firmament]. The yin river was an unexpected surprise and could greatly increase the power of the jinzhi.

But for some reason, Zuo Mo felt a thread of anxiousness.

Zuo Mo shook his head and threw the thread of uncertainly behind him. Even if there was something strange here, it could not compare to the immediate and apparent threat from the experts that would soon arrive.

Mo Shen Temple, Kun Lun, all the mo marshals, the Yao Council of Elders ... ...

There was no need to count all of them, just these few was enough to rob people of courage.

Zuo Mo did not feel any fear at all. Even though A Gui's sudden attack had messed up all of his preparations, he felt relieved of a heavy burden. He no longer needed to be careful, did not need to conceal himself. It was as though he had thrown away all of the chains and qualms weighing him down, and he felt unspeakably relaxed.

Thinking about how he was about to fight against the top experts famed in the world, fighting spirit filled his heart and his body with endless strength.

To contend against the heroes of the world with just his own power!

Just thinking about it caused his blood to boil!

———

"So Elder, you knew that Xiao Yun Hai was Xiao Mo Ge already." The young mo god had an enchanting smile on his face. He stood there lazily as though he was about to lay down and sleep.

The old man that was in front of him grinned to show his missing and yellow teeth. "I would never admit that."

"I'm really curious, Elder, what is the relationship between you and Xiao Mo Ge? Relatives?" the young mo god asked with a smile.

The old man shook his head, "You are wrong, I don't have a good relation with him."

"Then you are enemies?" the young mo god shook his head. "It doesn't appear so!"

"Ha, stop guessing, you won't be able to get it right," the old man said unconcernedly.

"The Scab Fragrance isn't something normal. While I don't hope that you will return it to me, but, Elder, you have to give an explanation. Otherwise, it will be a great embarrassment to me." The young mo god spread his hands.

The old man grinned and said, "This old man didn't break any promise. I said that he was able to force shen devices. While the [Angel Device Raiment] isn't a true shen device, if you get it and study a bit, you may possibly be able to forge your own shen device."

The young mo god sighed and said, "It seems that we will have to fight today."

The old man urged, "Why? Everyone knows each other's power. You alone cannot beat me, if there are two of you, then I definitely cannot win. But only if there are three of you would I be unable to escape."

"That's true. It seems that I can only bear the humiliation until they come," the young mo god tiled his head and said.

"But we will have to fight no matter what." The old man smiled.

"You want me to help you delay. While I am very lazy, what can I do? What I won't be able to get, I'm displeased that the turtles behind me still aim for them." The young mo god's expression was pained.

"Yes, yes." The old man nodded repeatedly with agreement on his face.

"Also, you say that I cannot defeat you, I'm also displeased by this!" The young mo god raised his face and looked directly at the old man.

His shen power rippled. The usual laziness on the handsome face had disappeared and what replaced it was unusual focus. This cased his face to have a light that was eerie and almost something that people could not directly look at. The stone around him seemed to be attracted by an invisible force and slowly floated upwards.

Boom!

A strong shen pressure spun around him, and grew stronger as it revolved. It pulled all of the power within dozens of li!

It was like a twister that reached directly into the sky.

His smile was still enchanting but unusually sharp.

"There's no way about it. There are many matters in the world that are displeasing," the old man grinned and said.

He shook his head and stepped forward.

His steps were not heavy, but in the moment he stepped onto the ground, boom, a deep rumble like that of a drum sounded. The ground within a hundred li seemed to be stuck, and shook once!

A spiderweb of cracks spread more than seven li with his right foot as the center.

The cracks that appeared seemed to reach into the underworld, deep and bottomless.

The young mo god's twister shook. The top part of it suddenly lost control, turned into chaotic turbulence and scattered.

The young mo god's eyes narrowed slightly. The light that came from his narrowed eyes were sharp as blades.

A smile spread on his mouth. "There are many people that have come!"

The old man sighed. "It seems that we need to show some actual skill. Otherwise, we aren't able to intimidate these people."

"I dislike doing hard labor." The young mo gold seemed to say to himself. His eyes lit up with a burning light.

The gazes of the two collided in the air and sparks flew.

———

The strength of the power vibrations produced by the fighting of two shen power experts was like the sun in the dark of the night. Not just the nearby Bu Zhou City, even Zuo Mo a few hundred li away clearly felt it.

Everyone in Bu Zhou City was startled away.

In this period of time, the undercurrents and the continuously intensifying conflicts had been detected by many of the locals who left Bu Zhou City long ago.

Right now, the majority of people in Bu Zhou City were outsiders. The remaining were large families such as the Tang Family who thought they had the ability to protect themselves. But at such a time, the Tang Family were on full guard.

How could they not have detected such a great ruckus.

Tang Chen's face was pale. The vibrations from the collision outside the city made even he, a marshal, feel his heart jump. Beside him was another middle-aged male. Beside the male was Qin Ming, Zhong Wen Tian, and Gongzi Xi who were all standing solemnly. He was Marshal Di who had secretly arrived this night!

Marshal Di's expression was grave, "Both are using shen power."

The shock on Qin Ming's face was difficult to disguise. All of them were marshal experts. Even though they had earth mo weapons, they would have to use their full power to reach such a level.

Yet the two seemed to be strolling in the park. The power ripples given off as they moved were able to upend an ocean!

"The youth is one of the three great mo gods of the Mo Shen Temple, he is called Youxi Ya Ke, the old man's origins are unknown," Qin Ming said gravely.

Marshal Di's gaze swept across the people. Seeing the expression on their faces and how they were clearly intimidated, he suddenly smield and said, "Wen Tian, if you and Old Qin work together, do you have the confidence to fight Youxi Ya Ke?"

Zhong Wen Tian's eyes lit up as he rumbled, "We can fight!"

The other two people's expressions eased.

"Yes!" Marshal Di's voice was strong and powerful, "Adding on Old Tang and I, we have for marshals, and four earth mo weapons. If we count this way, that will be two mo gods. We just have one less than the Mo Shen Temple. In this chaotic situation, we may have a chance!"

Everyone's confidence increased greatly.

"Then what do we do now?" Tang Chen asked.

"Wait!" Marshal Di's expression was at ease. "We are not the strongest, and the timing of our action is most crucial. We must be successful on our first attempt! Old Tang, investigate and see what really happened when Xiao Yun Hai left the city at night before the shen power expert conflict. We need to keep our eye on Xiao Yun Hai, he's the crux of this."

Tang Chen did not hesitate. He nodded and said, "Alright!"

Translator Ramblings: Everyone wants to get Zuo Mo. He needs to clone himself. "Your very own Zuo Mo, comes with a ghost, one ancient gravestone and a yao in spirit form. The sword fanatic shixiong, battle maniac shidi, pets, and other accessories are sold separately. "

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Twenty Five – Shen Power Warrior

The Grave Ghost Mound was completely dark.

Flying down, everyone felt the air was icy. Even Zuo Mo was slightly intimidated. The thickness of the yin energy in the Grave Ghost Mountain was on a completely different level than what he had felt from when flying. It far surpassed his predictions.

"Stay guard and protect me," Zuo Mo said, "I probably need about three days of time."

He had already finished forging all the parts of the [King's Forbidden Firmament]. While the setup was slightly troublesome, it would not be difficult for Zuo Mo. However, he had to first survey the land to prevent an accident from happening in the middle of setup. If any one of the eighteen thousand parts was damaged, it would damage the power of the jinzhi. Even more importantly, he did not have the time to reforge these parts.

Kuai An nodded. Ceng Lian'er and Qinghua Xue also stopped. Only A Gui followed beside Zuo Mo. Zuo Mo didn't know what to do. Sometimes, A Gui would be very obedient, but would sometimes act in surprising ways.

It was likely that A Gui's instincts that detected something.

Zuo Mo realized this and didn't waste words. He pulled A Gui along as he went deeper into the Grave Ghost Mound.

His expression became increasingly grave. The yin energy was even heavier here, almost tangible. The air was a faint grey. The coldness of the surroundings bit into his skin like thorns and Zuo Mo had to channel his Great Day mo physique to counteract the yin energy.

A thin layer of gold quickly appeared on his skin. The sun matrix on his forehead started to slowly revolve. Threads of warmth spread through his body and removed the coldness. Zuo Mo reached out and grabbed A Gui's hand. The warmth of his hand passed into A Gui's body. A Gui's body tensed and her hand gripped Zuo Mo's hand even more tightly.

Zuo Mo turned and smiled slightly at A Gui. Then he moved his gaze to pull A Gui along deep inside.

He was on full alert. The yin energy was so heavy here, that there definitely would be many spectres and yin fiends.

Unexpectedly, after going twenty li deep, they hadn't encountered a single yin fiend. Such an unreasonable phenomenon caused Zuo Mo's wariness to rise.

Zuo Mo pulled A Gui to inspect a range of fifty li and hadn't found a thing. Other than the unusually strong yin power, there was nothing suspicious or dangerous.

He did not continue to investigate. Fifty li was enough to satisfy the requirements for setting up the [King's Forbidden Firmament]. More importantly, he didn't have the time to investigate further.

The sky was starting to lighten.

Zuo Mo knew that those people in Bu Zhou City most likely had received the news of his escape.

He had to effectively use his time!

Zuo Mo ignored the anxiousness he felt and started to set up the [King's Forbidden Firmament].

———

Zuo Mo's guess was right. At dawn, the powerful factions at Bu Zhou City quickly received the information. Shocked, they quickly recognized the importance of this news.

Yet the two shen power warriors that were fighting outside the city blocked the route off completely.

Unless one was a marshal or general expert, they would immediately die due to the lingering shockwaves of the collision between the two shen power warriors. Many factions had already tried. However, no one had managed to get through the area where the two were fighting alive.

"So Xiao Yun Hai is Xiao Mo Ge!" The news that Lu Han wanted to send back yesterday should be this." Hou Feng said gravely. He was a large figure, his limbs long, and there was a thick and broad sword on his back.

"Lei Yi's team is dead, Lu Han's team is dead." Bei Xiang's expression was grave and her tone low. She was Hou Feng's second in command. The two worked together on long-term missions and had good teamwork.

"I remember that the sect has information regarding Xiao Mo Ge?" Hou Feng asked.

Bei Xiang was familiar with all kinds of intelligence. She said without a hint of hesitation, "Yes, Xiao Mo Ge is one of our primary targets and our investigation of him has never stopped. Looking from the present information, Xiao Mo Ge is very likely to be Zuo Mo."

"Zuo Mo?" Hou Feng's brow creased. This name was unfamiliar.

"Zuo Mo, a disciple of Wu Kong Sword Sect, an orphan that their sect leader took in. He lost his memory, and his origins are unknown. He is skilled in seal formations and ling farming. He was promoted from an outer sect disciple to inner sect disciple. His talent isn't bad. This is the earliest information we have found," Bei Xiang said smoothly.

"Wu Kong Sword Sect?" Hou FEng's brow creased even deeper. "I remember that all of Wu Kong Sword Sect everyone except Wei Sheng should be dead."

"Because Zuo Mo was sent to a remote location before the invasion of the yao, he and Wu Kong Sword Sect lost contact. Together with him are Gongsun Cha and one other disciple," Bei Xiang responded.

Hou Feng changed expression. "Gongsun Lil' Miss?"

"Yes!" Bei Xiang nodded.

"Wu Kong Sword Sect really has many talented people. I still remember that there is a Wei Sheng, that one is also strong. Xue Dong greatly praised Gongsun Cha, I hadn't thought that he would also be from Wu Kong Sword Sect."

"Yes, actually, we only found Xiao Mo Ge's true identity due to Gongsun Cha," Bei Xiang said.

"This means that Xiao Mo Ge and Xiao Yun Hai were his fake identities?" Hou Feng's brow was creased. "In other words, he knows mo skills, yao arts, and spells?"

"And shen power and shen techniques!" Bei Xiang added. "His origins is highly likely to be related to that storm twenty six years ago."

Hou Feng's eyes suddenly lit up as he murmured, "No wonder ... ..."

Bei Xiang's expression suddenly changed. "Something has happened to Xia Li's team."

Hou Feng's expression was slightly ugly and silent. Ever since the matter of Lin Qian fighting for the stele, managing Kun Lun's activity in the mo territories started to become difficult. Almost all the mo were secretly fighting against Kun Lun. This time, it was also true. If they were the least bit careless and their identity as Kun Lun was leaked, they would be attacked from all sides.

They had traveled far to arrive here, and fighting on foreign territory, their losses had been heavy. The sword xiu that had been sent this time to the mo territories were all elite from the sect, almost all of them fanxu. Such losses were ones that even Kun Lun couldn't shrug off.

At this time, an extremely thin sword light appeared in front of Hou Feng.

Hou Feng's reaction was quick. His hand beckoned and the sword light flew into his hand. The flying sword message of the sect!

His expression showed joy. "Return to the sect!"

"Return to the sect?" Bei Xiang stilled.

"The elders have come out of seclusion." Hou Feng's voice was low but the joy on his face could not be suppressed.

Bei Xiang also had a joyous expression as she said excitedly, "Great! We also have shen power warriors! Now we don't need to fear the Mo Shen Temple!"

Hou Feng said proudly, "Our Kun Lun has lead the xiuzhe world for thousands of years. Can a little temple like the Mo Shen Temple compare to the depth of our foundation?"

"Then the [Angel Device Raiment]?" Bei Xiang said hesitantly.

"It is just a pseudo-shen device," Hou Feng said with a smile. "The sect has spent great time and energy and found some places that are possibly ancient ruins. The next step in the sect's plan is to go to these ruins to search for true shen devices. Searching the xiuzhe world, will we need to risk so much or waste so much effort?"

"This is a good idea! I believe that there would be at least one or two shen devices in so many ancient ruins." Bei Xiang was in agreement. Then she asked excitedly, "Then where have we been sent to?"

"Return to the sect."

"Return to the sect?" Bei Xian was puzzled.

Hou Feng's smile could not be suppressed. "We are in the second cohort to be taught shen power. Once we return to the sect, we will start cultivating shen power."

"Cultivate shen power ... ..." Bei Xiang stilled but then her eyes were full of longing.

Hou Feng said, "The era of shen power is fated to be the era of Kun Lun!"

———

The retreat of Kun Lun was silent and didn't cause any waves. Other than those with good intelligence teams and those with high perceptiveness, everyone else was ignorant.

Almost everyone's eyes were glued to the fight between the two shen power warriors outside the city.

Personally seeing the fight between shen power users was completely different than seeing it through mirages. The power as they moved which could destroy the world, a feeling of suffocation that never seemed to end. Each person felt they were so minuscule and insignificant like ants.

Even marshal experts had to remain alert to break free of such a terrifying feeling.

There wasn't any land left untouched within two hundred li of Bu Zhou City. The ground seemed to have been ploughed over and over. It was possible to see fissures forming webs that curved and twisted for dozens of li.

The land was completely fragmented!

No one dared to charge in. Even Marshal Di and the other three maintained their silence as the fighting between the two intensified. The astounding power turbulence was something that even they were wary of. If someone charged in now, they would most likely become the target of the two and would receive destructive attacks immediately.

The two fought for a day and night without any hint of exhaustion.

The young mo god Youxi Ya Ke was not surprising. What surprised people was that old man dressed in rags, of an unknown background, was an even match.

But no matter who, if they saw this battle, they would make one conclusion.

The power of shen power was much stronger than those top mo skills. Shen power would soon become the peak power once again. A new era had already started.

If there had been many people who had recognized this point previously, then after this public battle of the shen power experts, this point was driven deep into people's minds.

———

Kuai An's expression was wary. He was astounded by the intense fighting that was happening in the distance. For the first time, he was filled with desire towards shen power.

He had cultivated to the marshal level. It would be extremely difficult to take another step up. Other than the king level that only existed in the legends, marshal level was the highest level that all mo could reach. Ever since the first day he reached marshal level, he was filled with confidence about his power. Yet the continuous appearances of shen power warriors caused him to feel he was weak for the first time.

He did not forget his duty. His gaze suddenly focused.

Near the horizon on the opposite side of Bu Zhou City, several black dots suddenly appeared.

There were people!

Before he could give a warning, these little black dots grew large. They were so fast that they had appeared in front of him in a blink.

These people were surrounding a beautiful female!

Kuai An's gaze met the female's gaze. An unspeakable feeling suddenly rose. He was slightly dazed but his reaction was quick. With a shake, he immediately became clear of it.

Such a terrifying woman!

When his gaze landed on the insignias on their clothing, his pupils immediately contracted and his expression changed!

The Yao Council of Elders!

Translator Ramblings: Gongsun Cha will be forever known as Lil' Miss. One day in the future, they will think that his name was actually Gongsun Xiao Niang (Lil' Miss).

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Twenty Six The Entrance of the Yin Energy Cave

"This one is Ming Yue Ye, is Grandmaster Xiao Yun Hai here?" The divinely beautiful female said with a small smile. While her attitude was friendly, it was filled with great presence, and was difficult for people to resist.

A serene voice seemed to come out of the black night. "Grandmaster doesn't have the time, how about coming back after three days?"

Light rose at the horizon and the black of night was pushed back as dawn neared. However, Ceng Lian'er was in a place that seemed to be a bottomless void. She stood with her long red dress touching the ground. Her presence was different from Ming Yue Ye's strong presence, ethereal and hard to grasp.

Kuai An's face was slightly burning. He was a marshal yet at just first contact, he was intimidated by the other's presence. He felt embarrassed.

"I have heard long ago that Miss Ceng is a lady of a famous family. You are just as the rumors say." Ming Yue Ye smiled. Her eyes and teeth were bright and she was stunning.

Ceng Lian'er smiled. "I cannot compare to Elder Sister, below one person and above hundreds of thousands, power in your hands. With just a word, there are countless heroes willing to do your bidding."

Ming Yue Ye smiled. She turned and examined Qinghua Xue. A look flashed through her eyes. "Are you Qinghua Xue?"

"Qinghua Xue greets Elder Ming." Qinghua Xue bobbed slightly.

"The Blue Flower family did not have eyes, it is a pity." Ming Yue Ye sighed lightly before staring at Qinghua Xue. "I coincidentally lack an assistant. If you are willing, you can follow and work for me in the future."

Qinghua Xue said composedly, "Elder, many thanks for your attention. Qinghua Xue is of low ability and cannot accept such a great duty."

"Hm! You do not have good judgement!" An old person of proud attitude said from beside Ming Yue Ye. "No wonder that the Blue Flower Family has declined, you deserve it!"

Qinghua Xue smiled gently as though she did not hear this.

Suddenly, a shadow flashed through the air!

That old person felt his vision blur. Something suddenly appeared in front of him. Startled, he shouted angrily, "You dare!"

The old man's hair spread in anger, the fingers on his right hand flickering. Numerous green lights shot out! At the same time, a glass-like layer of light protected him.

Pew!

When the green light hit the shadow, it immediately turned into fragments.

The old person's expression changed drastically. Just as he wanted to move again, the shadow suddenly disappeared. He couldn't help but still. The next moment, the shadow suddenly came out of the air right in front of the green light shield.

Before he could react, he had to watch as the shadow hit the light shield.

Bam!

A crisp cracking sound was like thunder in his ears. Power came at him like a mountain and he was sent flying dozens of zhang like a kite with its strings cut!

Ceng Lian'er's wrist turned and she withdrew her sleeve as though nothing had happened. She said serenely, "Grandmaster is in seclusion, everyone, please be quieter."

Kuai An's eyes widened disbelievingly!

She actually darted to directly attack an elder of the yao ... ...

Qinghua Xue stilled slightly. However, her expression remained the same and her mind was undisturbed.

A deathly silence!

"Shen power!" another yao elder's voice was deep and hoarse. He gazed hard at Ceng Lian'er. "The rumors say that Miss Ceng cultivates moon shen power which is hard to predict. You have broadened my view today. However, it is unexpected to us that Miss Ceng is so hostile to us."

Ceng Lian'er's smile bloomed like a flower. "Have you come to drink tea?"

This yao elder suddenly stopped breathing. Kuai An seemed to wake up from his dream, his expression serious. He slowly took out his mo weapon, the [Blue Horsefly] that Zuo Mo had just forged!

Ming Yue Ye ignored the faceoff and said meaningfully, "No matter if it is Xiao Yun Hai or Xiao Mo Ge, our goal is the [Angel Device Raiment]. According to what I know, many people are also scheming for your shen power inheritances."

Ceng Lian'er smiled serenely and said, "It will depend on whether they have the ability."

"That's true." Ming Yue Ye did not argue. She suddenly reached out a hand. Several rays of light that appeared like seagrass suddenly grew from her palm and moved.

Ceng Lian'er's voice echoed in everyone's ears. "I understand, you have already mastered shen power."

"If Grandmaster is willing to sell [Angel Device Raiment, we will guarantee Grandmaster's safety. We only need the [Angel Device Raiment." Ming Yue Ye glanced at her.

Ceng Lian'er brushed her bangs in front of her forehead and said softly. "It probably isn't enough just based on the few of you."

"I dare to say this because I have some confidence." Ming Yue Ye did not avoid Ceng Lian'er's doubtful gaze. Her tone was not spirited but it was filled with strong confidence that made people feel that she would be able to do it.

"Who can we not sell to?" Ceng Lian'er smiled. "However, with Grandmaster's temper, the pseudo-shen device will not be cheap."

Pseudo-shen weapon!

These three words clearly touched the nerves of the yao elders. Their expressions were normal but the changes in their gazes could not escape Ceng Lian'er's gaze.

"Pseudo-shen device, shen device, there has to be a price." Ming Yue Ye's expression was normal. "Are you able to give a price on behalf of Grandmaster?"

"No." Ceng LIan'er smiled serenely.

"Then let Grandmaster give a price," Ming Yue Ye said directly.

"Apologies, Grandmaster is in seclusion, and will take three days. Everyone, please come back after three days," Ceng Lian'er said.

"Three days?" Ming Yue Ye shook her head. "We cannot wait so long."

"Then there is no other option." Ceng Lian'er shook her head.

A smile blossomed on Ming Yue Ye's face. "Then let us experience Miss Ceng's moon shen power. Elder Xu, please."

The deep-voiced elder nodded and slowly came out of the ranks. He said seriously, "The Moon Tribe was a famed tribe even in the ancient era, and the moon shen power they used stood at the peak. It is an honor to experience it today."

Ceng Lian'er was about to speak when a voice suddenly sounded, "There is no need to trouble Miss Ceng, I will start."

Kuai An held [Blue Horsefly]. His cool face had a murderous expression.

———

Zuo Mo's movements were fast and he was but a shadow as he flew around. Rays of dazzling light flowed from his hands shooting into the ground.

There were great demands for setting up such a complex jinzhi. There were numerous seal scripts and mo matrices. Even Zuo Mo had to focus all of his attention.

If other people saw him now, they would be dumbstruck and gaping in shock.

The ground was completely transformed and covered in seal scripts and mo matrices all over. The yin energy in the surroundings was starting to be affected, and occasionally would form small twisters.

Zuo Mo's expression was focused and he didn't dare to split his attention. He knew time was precious. The [King's Forbidden Firmament] was their greatest ace against those experts. The faster he could finish preparing this ace, the better it was.

[King's Forbidden Firmament] was five hundred li in diameter in the original design but Zuo Mo had compressed it to fifty li. This way, it would greatly increase its power, but the difficulty of setting it up would also increase dramatically.

A fine sweat covered Zuo Mo's forehead.

But he didn't feel tired at all. His eyes flashed with a stunning light. The great pressure made him unprecedentedly focused. He was completely immersed, filled with bravery. He was in a trance.

His thoughts were livelier than ever before, and his mind was clear as it never had been.

His hand movements started to change, and the jinzhi he set up gradually started to change.

Too absorbed in his work, Zuo Mo did not realize this. His hand movements were almost the same speed as his thoughts and like instinct.

The jinzhi started to form a preliminary shape.

The yin energy was affected even more. Large amounts of yin energy flooded out from the deeper parts of the Grave Ghost Mound and filled the area where Zuo Mo was setting up the jinzhi.

Zuo Mo perceptively noticed this, but at this time, all of his attention was on the jinzhi. The first reaction in his mind was how to use the stunningly dense yin energy.

His hand movement instinctively changed.

More and more yin energy flooded out of the Grave Ghost Mound. They came in a flow, one wave after another as though there was no end.

The drastic increase in yin energy made Zuo Mo even more excited.

The thick yin energy was a power that could be used, and yin energy of such concentration was usually difficult to find.

An imperceptible ripple formed deep in the Grave Ghost Mound.

Zuo Mo did not detect it. A Gui suddenly raised her head, purple energy flashed in her eyes as she silently disappeared into the yin energy.

———

A Gui flew about twenty li before stopping.

There was a deep hole in the ground near her. The thick yin energy was pouring out from that place. The yin energy at this entrance was so thick it was almost inky black.

The trembling of the ground was even more evident here.

The shaking would coming in bursts every ten breaths or so.

A Gui's eyes suddenly flashed with purple energy as she threw herself forward.

A malicious ghost came out of the hole. Its body was shrouded in black smoke and was extremely difficult to detect in the thick yin energy. A Gui suddenly appeared behind it. Her hand covered in purple energy entered the body of the malicious ghost.

The inky black yin energy did not affect A Gui at all.

The malicious ghost froze where it was. The purple energy was like a fire that spread quickly along its body. In a flash, the malicious ghost was covered in the purple fire.

The purple was ferocious and the malicious ghost wasn't even able to wail before it turned to ash.

After being burned up, it left behind only an extremely pure strand of yin energy. A Gui opened her mouth and inhaled. The yin energy burrowed into her body. Moments later, A Gui opened her eyes, and the purple energy in her eyes was slightly brighter.

Another malicious ghost came out of the yin energy.

A Gui repeated the process.

A Gui was like a ghost, her movements lightning fast. She wasn't affected by the yin energy at all. Usually, before the malicious ghosts detected anything, they would be attacked.

Each malicious ghost would be burned by the Undying Shen power to leave behind that thread of pure yin energy. A Gui would absorb it. After consuming dozens of threads, the purple energy on A Gui's hand gradually turned into purple flames.

Just like before, A Gui's body once again disappeared, and her hand covered in purple fire entered the yin energy.

Yet the next moment, the purple fire in A Gui's eyes flashed.

Bam!

A great power came from her hand. A Gui's figure flashed, and she moved backward. Her eyes that flashed with purple fire was locked on the entrance.

A burst of air swept away the yin energy at the entrance to reveal the true appearance of the incomer.

Translator Ramblings: Blue Horsefly sounds so much more interesting in Chinese. Oh well.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Twenty Seven – Ghost Soldier

A ghost soldier dressed in armor and shrouded by yin energy appeared at the cave entrance. Its empty eye sockets were filled with two balls of black flame.

If Zuo Mo was here, he would be surprised to find that this ghost soldier actually gave off faint shen power ripples.

The ghost soldier suddenly opened his mouth. Like a whale inhaling, the yin energy was sucked in. The black fire in its eye sockets more than doubled in size with a snap. The yin energy around the ghost soldier turned into thin wisps of black flame on its armor.

To A Gui, other than the black fire the ghost soldier didn't seem to be any different than the ghosts before it.

The purple fire in A Gui's eyes jumped and her body suddenly disappeared from her spot.

The black fire in the ghost soldier's eyes also jumped and its body also disappeared at the same time.

Bam!

A black and a purple hand hit in the air.

The black and purple flames shot in all directions but the two did not seem to detect it. Their hands continued to collide. Bam bam bam! It was only possible to see two shadows in the air, and light that would occasionally illuminate the environment. The black and purple flames were everywhere. Once it came into contact with something, it would be burned to ash.

Such enormous noise finally disturbed Zuo Mo who had been in a trance.

After focusing slightly, Zuo Mo immediately understood the situation. At this time, the jinzhi was more than halfway finished. He did not immediately interfere and observed in the shadows for a few moments.

This ghost soldier was strong, and what Zuo Mo hadn't expected was that it gave off evident shen power. This was the reason that it had been able to fight A Gui for so long. The other reason was that while it looked wooden, it was experienced in combat. Zuo Mo was shocked and intimidated by many of its moves and reactions. It must have been a very powerful expert before its death.

After observing for a few more moments, Zuo Mo understood even more. The ghost soldier was actually slightly weaker than A Gui. The reason that it was evenly matched with A Gui was because of its greater battle experience.

However, A Gui who relied on her instincts to fight was not controlled by her emotions. In a short amount of time, she started to copy the other's fighting style. A Gui quickly gained the upper hand.

Zuo Mo's curiosity was piqued by the shen power vibrations of the ghost soldier. Its shen power was filled with thick death energy. It was different from any shen power that Zuo Mo had ever seen before. There wasn't any record of this shen power on the gold leaf.

A completely new kind of shen power!

Zuo Mo's mind moved. At present, he knew the value of a completely new kind of shen power.

His fingers flickered and numerous lights entered the ground.

The ghost soldier that was gradually being suppressed by A Gui detected that it was losing and tried to turn and run into the cave. Suddenly, the surrounding yin energy became chaotic. The ghost soldier was surprised. The dense yin energy in the surroundings that he relied on for power, had turned chaotic without any warning. It panicked.

For A Gui whose battle tactics had improved greatly, how could she pass on such a good opening?

Her body flickered, and two images of A Gui suddenly appeared in front of the ghost soldier. The ghost soldier stilled.

Suddenly, it felt a grip on its neck. Its vision blurred, and a hand covered in purple fire raised it up and smashed it hard against the ground!

A Gui had used shen power and the power of the strike was great. The ghost soldier's entire body was deeply embedded into the ground. The black fire in its eye sockets wavered from the smash.

Before it could regain clarity and struggle to stand up, two fingers covered in purple flames pointed at the two balls of black fire in its eye sockets.

The ghost soldier immediately became docile. That face covered in yin energy showed fear.

Zuo Mo quickly appeared next to A Gui, crouched down and looked curiously at the ghost soldier.

Zuo Mo had killed things like ghosts and fiends before but he hadn't studied them greatly. Even in the xiuzhe world, xiuzhe of this kind were rare. Because of the yin energy, they were not welcomed by other people.

This ghost soldier's power was extraordinary to have been able to fight for so long against A Gui. Zuo Mo was even more curious about the shen power it had. Zuo Mo's fingers flickered. Several streaks of light entered the ghost soldier. The ghost soldier's body froze and was unable to move.

A Gui moved her hand away and stood at the side. The ghost soldier stared at Zuo Mo with unusual terror. Zuo Mo's presence was its bane. The sun shen power was the utmost yang and masculine, the natural enemy to ghosts that were born from yin energy.

This was also why while this place was dense in yin energy, Zuo Mo didn't fear it at all.

After a momentary inspection, Zuo Mo was slightly shocked. The shen power the ghost soldier had was from before its death. Due to some reason, while it was dead, its shen power had not completely dissipated, and been kept. This portion of shen power that had been kept continued to merge with the yin energy to form a new kind of shen power that had never appeared before.

The ghost soldier's intelligence was not high and it fought based on instinct.

Zuo Mo's mind moved and he turned to look at A Gui. A Gui's usually expressionless face showed a rare desire. In a moment, Zuo Mo understood. This kind of shen power filled with the energy of death was very beneficial to A Gui.

A Gui's shen power was the Undying shen power, and came from the Undying Shen punishment. While it was called Undying, it originated from the same source as death although its expression was of the complete opposite.

In the traditional understanding of death, death was the final destination but also the start. A beginning and ending, they were twins.

The Undying Shen Punishment was to be forever unable to escape, an imprisonment that would be trapped them in an endless, hopeless, and painful death. It was a death of the undying. The endless pain, suffering, hopelessness, those were the sources of the Undying shen power and also were powers that belonged to death. Yet if one could break free of the hopeless death, then it was undying life!

Life forever needed to come from death!

This was the foundation of the Undying shen seal!

Suddenly, Zuo Mo had a great understanding. Yet his emotions were complex. This path was dangerous, and multiple times harder than the system of traditional death.

Life was forever harder than death!

Zuo Mo did not show his emotions. He moved to the side and left the ghost soldier to A Gui.

A Gui did not hesitate. Her hand slapped down and the yin energy shrouding the ghost soldier immediately crumbled to expose the two purest balls of black fire. A Gui opened her mouth and sucked in. The black fires were immediately sucked into A Gui's mouth and the purple fire in A Gui's eyes grew.

Zuo Mo immediately took A Gui's hand for an inspection.

What was being nurtured in A Gui's body became slightly clearer. The pure shen power that contained death energy was greatly beneficial for A Gui.

Zuo Mo was slightly relieved.

While he was curious what the cave held, time was tight, and this was not a good moment to explore under the ground. But this cave entrance that was continuously spewing out yin energy would give his jinzhi great help.

A Gui was standing guard outside the entrance. She appeared like a hungry child. Zuo Mo couldn't help but grin. He set up several jinzhi near the entrance in case A Gui encountered some danger.

Who knew what else was inside the cavern.

After setting this up, Zuo Mo continued to set up his jinzhi.

The [King's Forbidden Firmament] which was taking shape started to give off an intimidating power.

———

Kuai An's face was covered in wounds. His eyes were like two burning balls of flame. He gripped the Blue Horsefly tightly with its head pointed up.

"It's useless," Elder Xu looked down expressionlessly. The crystal at his forehead was a pure blue and there seemed to be a faintly discernible ripple of a vast ocean, and the sound of waves coming from it.

Elder Xu's shen power was not strong but it had a presence as vast as that of an ocean.

He raised his hand. The faint sound of the waves suddenly grew stronger like a storm forming above the ocean.

Kuai An's vision blurred. He was suddenly surrounded by the angry waves of the ocean. Terrifying power came from all directions, pulling, twisting, and tearing. He had a hard time to keep his position.

An ocean, it was truly an ocean!

Kuai An was shocked. This wasn't an yao art!

Shen technique!

The two words exploded in Kuai An's mind.

A light flashed through Ceng Lian'er's eyes. The other was very strong but his shen power wasn't pure. This was related to the path the other had taken. The merging of shen power and yao arts had formed a completely new kind of shen technique!

As expected of a member of the Yao Council of Elders, he was able to create such an unique shen technique. It really was powerful. Yao arts were full of transformations to start with, and after shen power was added, its flexibility was maintained while its power was dramatically increased.

However, this new kind of shen technique was not without its weaknesses. It impurity was its greatest weakness!

Ceng Lian'er had cultivated shen power for a long time, and knew that the purest shen techniques did not have many complex transformations. Pure shen power could make the simplest moves extremely powerful.

However, this new kind of shen technique was easier for yao to learn. It was possible to see that the yao had a breakthrough in the study of shen power.

If these people all cultivated shen power, then there was great trouble!

Ceng Lian'er was secretly shocked. Looking at Kuai An struggling in the shen art, her eyes flashed with light and she was about to attack.

Kuai An suddenly shouted!

The Blue Horsefly in his hand suddenly lit up. The serene blue light illuminated all of the ocean.

Pew pew pew!

Sharp bone spikes broke out of Kuai An's body. The bone spikes were about five cun long and the thickness of chopsticks. In a blink, bone spikes covered Kuai An's entire body.

Then the bone spikes left Kuai An's body and floated around him. There was a point of white energy at the tip of every bone spike, so many that people's scalps prickled.

Ceng Lian'er's eyes flashed and she suppressed the urge to attack.

Spear Hedgehog Mo Physique!

She hadn't thought that Kuai An who had a non-descript appearance was one of the Spear Hedgehog clan. The Spear Hedgehogs were natural experts in spears and other polearm weapons. What they were most famous for was the Spear Hedgehog mo physique.

One of the top mo physiques that could use spear type mo skills to their true potential.

And the Blue Horsefly in his hand was one of the top spear type mo weapons!

Ceng Lian'er's curiosity was immediately aroused.

Woosh!

The Blue Horsefly flashed with blue light suddenly exploded into tens of thousands of blue fragments. These blue energy fragments were like an enormous school of tiny blue fish that swam in the ocean.

The terrifying power of the ocean did not pose any difficulty for them.

In the opposite side of the fish, the bone spikes that floated around Kuai An gathered towards his hand at a rapid rate. A bone spike spear that was formed from the bone spikes appeared in Kuai An's hand.

The ferocious waves and the great pressure that came from all directions could not stop this from forming.

The moment that the bone spike spear formed, the deep blue school of fish suddenly stilled.

Kuai Ai widened his eyes. He ignored the water around him, following his intuition, and made a textbook and perfect spear stab with a twist of his waist!

Translator Rambling: I don't get how being a hedgehog relates to being good with spears but I guess that's why it's a fantasy world.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Twenty Eight – Threats

The young mo god and the old man simultaneously stopped and turned to look in the direction of the Grave Ghost Mound.

"It seems that someone wants to get there ahead of us," the old man shook his head and said.

"Let's go, let's go, our warm up is finished after fighting for so long, we cannot let the yao come to the mo territories and reap the benefits!" the young mo god said lazily.

The old man shook his head rapidly. "Your Mo Shen Temple is great and bright, those old yao have many people, only I am alone."

"Who are you trying to fool? You clearly are on the same side as Xiao Mo Ge's group." The young mo god rolled his eyes. "Are you in or out?"

"Oh, alright, those that try to steal benefits ahead of others are the worst!" The old man thought to himself for a moment and then immediately put on a murderous expression.

The young mo god clapped his hands and said righteously in agreement, "Exactly!"

The two immediately disappeared.

The frightened people of Bu Zhou City sighed in relief but then some of the experts who were sensitive immediately discovered the noise far away.

"Grave Ghost Mound!"

"It's the Grave Ghost Mound!"

The crowd shifted. Some of the more daring people immediately flew into the sky towards the Grave Ghost Mound.

———

The bone spike spear immediately created a great suction force like a whirlpool that gathered the blue fish-like energy fragments! Ripples radiated from the tip of the spear. The ripples had sharp thorny edges.

The blue energy followed the ripples and gathered at the tip of the spear.

The tip of the spear became so bright that people were unable to look directly at it. Those that saw the blue energy felt their soul shake.

Hiss hiss hiss!

A tsunami of hissing, each ripple with a frequency higher than the last. The blue energies seemed to be alive as they followed towards the lit up spearpoint.

Elder Xu's expression changed. His gaze was focused on that bit of blue light.

Earth mo weapon!

The other actually wielded an earth mo weapon. Suddenly, he recalled that Xiao Mo Ge had also forged four earth mo weapons in addition to the [Angel Device Raiment].

If this was in the past, the creation of new earth mo weapons would attract much attention. But for the yao elders that had successfully reached the doorway to shen power, they had unconsciously dismissed the value of the four earth mo weapons and set their sights on the pseudo-shen device.

Yet when they directly faced the soul stealing bright blue energy, a strong feeling of danger rose.

Elder Xu suddenly woke up, an earth mo weapon was still enough to be a threat to him!

His clothing swayed despite the lack of wind. Elder Xu's face suddenly flushed as though he was drunk. His hands pressed down, and his shout was like thunder, "Set!"

The ocean that had been full of ferocious waves suddenly became clear. The surface of the water was motionless crystal clear like a sapphire.

Within the enormous jewel, that blue light moved unusually slow.

The pressure coming from all directions increased dramatically. Kuai An almost suffocated. His strong mo physique was cracking under such pressure. He was experienced in battle, and had fought his way from the border of life and death innumerable times. He knew that this was the crucial moment.

He unexpectedly closed his eyes, his mind completely serene. His right hand that gripped the bone spike spear now slid along the shaft to the end of the spear and then abruptly twisted!

Snap!

The bone spike spear suddenly exploded. The furiously spinning bone spikes were full of destructive power.

Boom boom boom!

The explosion of bone spikes tore a gap in the ocean water.

A flow of blood came from Kuai An's mouth. He opened his eyes which were unusually calm and bright.

That bit of blue light had flown out through the opening created by the explosion.

There was a thread of amusement at the corner of his mouth. Ever since he discovered the other cultivated shen power, he had gambled on [Blue Horsefly]. What he gambled on was that the other had not cultivated shen power for a long time! He gambled that [Blue Horsefly] was able to hurt the other!

A dot of blue light flew out of the ocean water, and Elder Xu's face turned ashen white.

Pressed, he also used his full power!

Countless walls of water rose from the ocean to try to block this blue energy. However, this blue energy did not seem to be tangible and was not obstructed at all.

The blue light flashed and arrived in front of Elder Xu.

Elder Xu's gaze met the blue light, and found a great suction come from the blue energy. He was unable to move, shocked and hopeless he shouted, "Save me!"

Before he finished speaking, the blue energy pierced Elder Xu's forehead.

Countless blue lights exploded from Elder Xu's head. Elder Xu's body melted like snow.

Pop!

[Blue Horsefly] resumed its original appearance. Its light was dim and the body was covered in cracks. It fell from the sky and smashed to the ground into countless pieces.

Kuai An also fell from the sky, his face paper white, and his breathing almost undetectable.

A shout suddenly sounded in the air. A thread of fire suddenly flew out from the group of the yao elders targeting the unconscious Kuai An.

Snap!

The thread of fire suddenly exploded midair.

A long sleeve wrapped around Kuai An.

Ceng Lian'er's serene voice sounded in everyone's ears. "It's the first time I have seen a honoured elder of the yao this shameless."

"You dare! You girl ... ..." an elder pointed at Ceng Lian'er and shouted angry.

Before he finished speaking, a crescent moon suddenly lit up behind his head. The crescent moon spun and his head separated from his body, and dropped down with a roll.

Ceng Lian'er said serenely, "You are so old, yet your temper is so fiery, why?"

Ceng Lian'ers attack came without any warning. Her attack intimidated all those present. Everyone felt a cold wind at their necks, and were shocked inside. Ceng Lian'er's moves surpassed their imagination. Ever since they stepped into shen power, everyone's power had grown immensely and all of them had been confident. They looked down on normal sky yao, marshals, and fanxu. The only people they were wary of were the three mo gods of the Mo Shen Temple.

Who would have thought that a marshal with an earth mo weapon would take Elder Xu's life.

Ceng Lian'er's moves were even more uncanny and unpredictable. Elder Wang had died where he was. None of them had confidence that they would be able to dodge this move.

Ming Yue Ye's expression was grave as her shen power rippled. Her presence continued to rise. She was like a blinding sun in the sky, giving off light that no one could look directly at. Her eyes were frosty as she said coldly, "This is how Xiao Mo Ge treats his guests?"

Ceng Lian'er's expression was composed but her heart sank slightly. That move just now had been a shen technique she had comprehended not long ago, it was called the [First Moon Strike]. She saw the other's overbearing attitude and had wanted to intimidate them so she had used this move. The [First Moon Strike] was powerful, but it also expended a great amount of shen power. More than half of her shen power was gone.

What she had not expected was that while the other elders showed fear, Ming Yue Ye did not have any fear at all.

Ceng Lian'er was surprised by the shen power vibrations that Ming Yue Ye gave off. It was much stronger than that Elder Xu. If she was at full power, she was confident she would be a match, but right now, if she fought, her bluff would be exposed.

Qinghua Xue had improved greatly, but hadn't cultivated shen power. She was lacking too much compared to these elders, and could not help.

Just as Ceng Lian'er was becoming panicked, a cool voice sounded in the sky.

"This is how I treat my guests!"

Ming Yue Ye's pupils suddenly contracted.

Just as the words sounded, a golden flame suddenly shot out of the ground and rapidly spread between Ceng Lian'er and Ming Yue Ye.

A ruler-straight golden thread of fire was like a sharp knife that completely separated the two.

"All those that cross the line will be killed!"

The cool voice was like a murderous autumn wind that blew into the hearts of the elders. Each of them felt a chill.

Yet no one dared to take the words as a joke. This golden line of fire burned silently yet the purity of the shen power it contained shocked them!

There was such pure shen power in the world!

Even Ming Yue Ye stopped breathing for a moment. She was intimidated. Her expression changed slightly. She knew now that she had underestimated Xiao Mo Ge. The other's skill in shen power far surpassed her predictions.

In a moment, her expression recovered. Xiao Mo Ge was stronger than she had imagined, but she had the absolute advantage in terms of numbers.

All of the elder around her cultivated shen power. While each one individually was not as strong as Xiao Mo Ge, their collective power meant they had the upper hand.

In a few moments, she considered the gains and losses.

She secretly added Xiao Mo Ge's shen power inheritance to their goals this time, other than the [Angel Device Raiment]. If they could obtain Xiao Mo Ge's shen power inheritance, she could completely perfect the elder council's shen power.

"Xiao Mo Ge, you want to become enemies with the Council of Elders?" Ming Yue Ye didn't give up an inch and asked in a cold voice.

Behind the line of fire, it was completely silent. At some unknown time, Ceng Lian'er and Qinghua Xue had disappeared.

"Xiao Mo Ge, while you are of unknown origins, you must have the blood of a yao." Ming Yue Ye was not demotivated, her tone determined and firm. "Right now is the time of great change in the world. Don't you want to accomplish something? The Council of Elders desires those with skill, and you are one that we need! If you are willing to enter the Council of Elders, I am willing to give up my own position, and be your second in command! The Council of Elders has numerous corps, resources, and people. The help they can give you is unimaginable. The faction that you have now will be completely in your command, and the Council of Elders will not interfere!"

The other elders heard this and all changed expression. Their gazes as they looked at Ming Yue Ye were filled with shock and admiration!

Inside the Grave Ghost Mound, Zuo Mo couldn't help but admire Ming Yue Ye as well. This woman was strong! If this was any other person, they would be moved by hearing these conditions. The power of the Council of Elders was so enormous it could not be matched. All of the yao were under its rule. The only one that might be comparable was Kun Lun. Tian Huan and the others were lacking slightly, and as for the mo that were divided under the rule of warlords, no one could compare.

Clap clap clap!

Clapping suddenly sounded in appropriate at this time. A handsome and upright youth slowly entered people's view. It was the young mo god, Youxi Ya Ke.

He glanced at the line of fire on the ground, and his heart jumped. He did not show anything on his face except a lazy smile. "I have heard long ago that Miss Ming is a great woman and a rarity among the yao. You are just as the rumours say! So great! However, how can us mo endure you yao coming to our territory and allow you to dig at our foundations?"

"Are you Mo God Youxi Ya Ke? It is an honor to meet you!" A light flashed through Ming Yue Ye's eyes as she elegantly gave a bow.

"Aiyaya, I would rather not meet such a powerful woman as you." Youxi Ya Ke said impolitely and immediately caused anger to appear on the faces of the elders around Ming Yue Ye.

"Hey, Xiao Mo Ge, how about coming to the Mo Shen Temple? I'll give my position to you. Oh, right, our Mo Shen Temple doesn't have those rules, you can do whatever you want, come whenever you want. It is such a good place to waste away the time and wait for death, there's no other place like this!"

Qinghua Xue and Ceng Lian'er looked strangely at Zuo Mo. Kuai An who had just woken up gaped with shock on his face.

Translator Ramblings: Not a lot of plot progression and a whole load of action.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Twenty Nine – The Prologue to the Feast

Zuo Mo was also slightly stunned but then became slightly smug. So ge was in such high demand!

However, he wasn't the greenhorn ge from the past that had just started out in the world. His smugness did not show one bit on his face, and his tone was filled with conflict and agitation as though he was making a greatly difficult choice. "I need to consider this."

Ceng Lian'er and Qinghua Xue looked at Zuo Mo's strange expression. They heard this sincere voice and gaped. Actor! Definitely an actor!

Kuai An's expression was puzzled. He didn't quite understand. There was nothing more that had to be said of the Council of Elders, and the Mo Shen Temple had leapt to become one of the factions in the mo territories with the greatest potential. While it was unable to compare to the Council of Elders at present, the potential it displayed definitely would allow it to become a titan in the mo territories.

Invitations from two top factions, and he seemed to be joking around?

Under Kuai An's stunned gaze, Zuo Mo hurried to keep setting up the jinzhi.

If he had been anxious before, than Zuo Mo was filled with confidence about the [King's Forbidden Firmament] now. The [King's Forbidden Firmament] had such power just in its beginning form. He greatly anticipated the completed [King's Forbidden Firmament.]

Golden Crow Camp had created something powerful!

Thinking about that group of low ranking forging xiuzhe who lived at the bottom and did not have any ambition to being able to create such powerful jinzhi now, Zuo Mo was filled with a sense of accomplishment.

———

At this time, Mo Cloud Sea, and Golden Crow Camp was extremely busy and moving at full speed.

The battalions had finished assembling, and the atmosphere of Mo Cloud Sea was grave and murderous.

An enormous jie map was in front of them.

Gongsun Cha had a smile of a neighbour's boy on his face.

In front of him, Shu Long, Ma Fan, A Zha Ge, Shi Dong, Wei Ran, Ye Ling, and others were gathered and sitting in a row. Any of these people if placed into another faction would be able to be a main commander, but here, they did not dare to even slack off. Each of them had the unique murderousness of a battle general on their face. Their orderly clothing and their stern expressions had became the unique traits for Mo Cloud Sea battle generals.

Bie Han only managed his Sin Battalion, and the entire battle general system of Mo Cloud Sea was managed by Gongsun Cha alone. Gongsun Cha liked a clean style and this influenced everyone under him. Even people like Lei Peng would carefully groom themselves when they went to see Gongsun Cha.

The astounding victories had caused Gongsun Cha and Bie Han's fame to grow. They had made their way into the top ranks of battle generals in the world. The commanders present either had been promoted by Gongsun Cha, or taken hostage by him after being defeated. They in turn would not doubt his orders.

It had been a long time since Mo Cloud Sea has made any big moves. Everyone's eyes burned with spirit. Other than Bie Han, all of the battle generals were present.

"Just now, we have received information that Kun Lun is participating in the fight over Xuan Kong's territories!" Gongsun Cha said with a smile.

Boom!

The conference room shifted. Everyone had undisguised excitement on their faces. All of them understood what this meant.

"Daren! Let us also fight!" Lei Peng who always feared the world wasn't chaotic enough was the first to jump out.

The eyes of Shi Dong who was famed for his calmness flashed with a burning fighting spirit. He murmured to himself, "A good chance!"

The conference room was heated and noisy. Gongsun Cha did not stop them. He knew that these people had been anticipating this opportunity for a long time.

Two hours ago, Kun Lun finally could not resist and started their attack against Xuan Kong Temple! This was a strong signal, a signal that all of the Four Realms had been waiting

The feast to divide Xuan Kong Temple had started!

They had all been waiting for this signal. Everyone knew that Xuan Kong Temple was weak now. There had been more skirmishes in the past while around Xuan Kong Temple's borders than over the past one thousand years!

But Gongsun Cha did not act. He had worked hard to plan out how to gain the most benefit out of this great feast.

Looking at the excited group, his lips couldn't help but curve into a small smile. For some reason, he suddenly thought of Shixiong. How was Shixiong right now? He didn't know. If Shixiong was here right now, these problems would not even be problems!

Gongsun Cha dazed off. He always admired how Shixiong would be at ease dealing with any matter, and then show a smug expression off afterwards.

He gathered his thoughts and his gaze once again focused on these strong commanders. He took a deep breath. No matter what, he had to help Shixiong construct a good foundation!

A strong foundation that could help Shixiong complete what he wanted!

Burning fighting spirit was like a flame that was suddenly ignited and burned crazily. It spread through his calm eyes!

The commanders felt Lil' Miss's fighting spirit. The noisy conference room immediately quieted. All of their postures straightened, and looked hungrily at Gongsun Cha for the orders!

"The plan has already been given to you, I believe that you have already read it over many times so I won't go over it again."

Gongsun Cha's voice that was sharp and held a thread of craziness echoed in the conference room, and caused everyone's burning fighting spirit to become even more fanatical.

"This time, our target is fifty six jie! They have all been marked! Not one more, not one less! Any faction that obstructs you is an enemy! No matter what you do, defeat them, massacre them, take them hostage, I only have one demand, speed! With the fastest possible speed, conquer the fifty six jie!"

Gongsun Cha almost shouted at the end.

"Yes, Daren!" Everyone shouted in response.

———

Golden Crow Cloud Island had never been so busy before. It was filled with people, all of the core members of Golden Crow Camp gathered together. Other than this core group, there were also many outer organizations that made their expansion so enormous.

There were many outer organizations in Mo Cloud Sea. They were mostly led by one or two core members and their composition were the normal strength xiuzhe that specialized in daily skills. Some simple talisman, ling dan and ling food creation was done by these outer organizations. As Mo Cloud Sea's strength increased, the amount of items they needed also increased by an enormous amount. Golden Crow Camp alone was not enough, and so these outer organizations were born.

The young people with outstanding talent had to pass through these outer organization to increase their experience and master their respective field.

Because experts taught spells and techniques, and they could find work easily in a relatively fair competitive environment, the number of these outer organizations increased drastically.

Looking at the noisy crowd, the two masters' brows were tightly locked. Worry flashed across both pair of eyes. Compared to the well-trained and organized Golden Crow Camp, these outer organizations were almost unbearable to look at, with their chaotic management.

Thinking about Gongsun Cha Daren's astounding plan, the two masters felt the pressure increase greatly. Behind them, more than one thousand treasure ships were floating in the air, creating a spectacular scene! These treasure ships had been gathered by collecting all of the treasure ships that the businesses in Mo Cloud Sea used for transportation.

This time, they really made a great investment!

Suddenly, a paper crane flew in front of Master Sun Bao. Master Sun Bao took the paper crane and read. An excited blush came onto his face.

He handed the paper crane to Ji Wei. Ji Wei was also similarly excited.

The Golden Crow Camp members that had been waiting below looked with wide eyes at the two.

Master Sun Bao said gravely, "The battalions have already departed!"

Everyone's eyes lit up, and they shifted restlessly.

Master Sun Bao used all of his strength to shout, his voice passing through the seal formations to every corner of the cloud island.

"Everyone, take your teams, and board the treasure ships according to the order. We will follow behind the battalions. All of the jinzhi forts that we build have their locations designated already. Once the battalions conquer the region, we need to use the fastest possible speed to set up jinzhi forts!"

"All of you, listen up! The fastest! Fastest! One hundred and sixty nine jinzhi fort! Not one less!"

"Get ready to board! We depart immediately!"

The crowd started to move, it was a stampede of bodies.

———

Many people were floating outside the Grave Ghost Mound.

All of their gazes were focused that ruler-straight golden line of fire on the ground. No one dared to cross it. Those with power could smell the strong scent of danger, and those even stronger were more astounded by the purity of the shen power in the golden line.

The news that the Yao Council of Elders had broken the secret of shen power had been spread far and wide. The battle that had occurred just before had not escape investigation. Shen power, this ancient and unfamiliar power was like that ruler-straight golden line of fire, it became a new dividing line.

The difficulty of obtaining the secrets of shen power could be imagined.

But a marshal level had an earth mo weapon could threaten a shen power expert. This was the information taken from the battle just now.

Maybe it wasn't all earth mo weapons, but Grandmaster Xiao Yun Hai's earth mo weapons had proven this!

[Blue Horsefly] had been destroyed, the [Yin Clear Li Chakrams] had been exchanged, the value of the remaining two earth mo weapons suddenly increased. For those marshals, the [Angel Device Raiment] wasn't something they could aspire to own. The only thing that could give them a feeling of safety were the last two mo weapons.

In a flash, the last two earth mo weapons were traded for.

Yi An looked at the three Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrasses on his hands and was in a dilemma.

The development of events had surpassed his imagination. Xiao Yun Hai was actually Xiao Mo Ge! This unexpected result immediately caused him to end up on a train he could not get off.

He didn't have the courage to swallow the three Reverse Shadow Soul SIlkgrass. He wasn't so stupid to provoke such a terrifying enemy for just three Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrasses.

But Xiao Mo Ge's situation was terrible, and surrounded by enemies!

No matter how powerful the jinzhi was, Xiao Mo Ge could not stay inside for his entire life. Once he left, he would face a situation where he was surrounded and attacked on all sides unless he threw his lot into a powerful faction.

The three strands of Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass immediately became a hot potato. If he gave them to Xiao Mo Ge, he would offend either the Mo Shen Temple or the Yao Council of Elders. If he didn't give them to Xiao Mo Ge, and if Xiao Mo Ge didn't die, then he could not afford the risk that the other would come back and settle his debts.

"Daren! Daren!" His subordinate charged in with a pale face.

Looking at his subordinate's expression, Yi An's heart turned cold.

"Kuai An Daren used Blue Horsefly to kill a yao elder. Kuai An Daren is heavily wounded, and Blue Horsefly was destroyed." The subordinate's voice was trembling.

Yi An felt his head ring.

Great trouble!

A long time later, Yi An's expression recovered from ashen white. He gritted his teeth. "Go! To the Grave Ghost Mound!"

Since they had already offended the Yao Council of Elders greatly, and didn't have any relationship with the Mo Shen Temple, the only hope they had left was Xiao Mo Ge.

Translator Ramblings: The important stuff is happening back home. Zuo Mo's like a diversion for the world.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Thirty – Silent Arrival

Zuo Mo furiously continued to set down the jinzhi, the light of spells on his hands flooding downwards. The complex mo matrices and seal formations appeared on the ground with intimidating glows, blossoming and spread!

In a trance, Zuo Mo threw everything happening on the outside to the back of his mind. His eyes were focused, and his mind was clear.

All kinds of seal scripts, and mo matrices flashed across his mind, and then flew out of his fingers.

The geography of the land, the river flows, the earth fire, the movement of the yin energy, everything with fifty li was within his fingertips.

Ceng Lian'er woke up from her recovery meditation. While she had the sun seeds that Zuo Mo had given her, she couldn't bear to use them. Things that could be used to replenish shen power were treasures among treasures right now.

She raised her head to look at Zuo Mo in the sky with a serene expression.

That figure gave off strong confidence. There was no pause or hesitation as he threw down the lights. Without realizing it, Ceng Lian'er's gaze became even deeper. There seemed to be mist overlaid over her eyes. No one knew what she was thinking inside.

Qinghua Xue's gaze was much simpler. Reverence and shock, but these feelings did not make her gaze heat up. It was still as serene as water.

Kuai An's face was pale. He was the most shocked of the group. Xiao Mo Ge, Xiao Yun Hai, these two identities were not secrets now. But even if he was seeing the spectacular scene in front of him with his own eyes, he could not reconcile the two completely different personages and identities as the same person.

Suddenly, he shook from a chill.

It was slightly cold.

This unfamiliar feeling stunned him. Moments later, he reacted. He was heavily wounded, and his mo physique was weak.

He couldn't help but glance behind him out of the corner of his eyes. His eyes suddenly widened.

At some unknown time, it had started to snow. Grey snowflakes fell and the world was completely grey.

This was ... ...

He opened his hand and a grey snowflake landed in his hand. The bone-aching cold caused him to shudder, but then the grey snowflake quickly melted on his palm. A pure strand of yin energy dissipated in the air.

Yin energy!

Kuai An's gaze turned shocked as he suddenly turned his head to look closely at the figure in the sky, that person that was in his own world.

He, he was able to make yin energy into snowflakes!

Kuai An tried to quickly calm himself down. More puzzlement surged. It started to snow within a fifty li area, large patches of feathery grey snowflakes slowly fell down.

These snowflakes ... ... what was their use?

———

Just as everyone was shocked by Zuo Mo's uncanny moves, no one noticed that A Gui had disappeared.

A Gui appeared at the entrance to the yin energy cave, where the ghost soldier had appeared at. Beside her was the Black Gold Seal Soldier that had come out at an unknown time. He was using his metal fists to bang on his metal chest.

The black Gold Seal Soldier had an expression of bravery. "A Gui, don't worry about those ghost soldiers, if one comes, I'll kill one, and then eat it!"

Noticing A Gui turning to look at him, his tone changed and he said fawningly, "I mean I will kill one, and have A Gui eat one! After A Gui is full, I will just take some." When he finished, he hugged his stomach with a grieved expression. He looked pitifully at A Gui, tears welling up, "Sister A Gui, Lil' Black is so hungry ... ..."

A Gui turned around, unaffected, and completely ignored him.

Seeing that trying to be adorable was ineffective, the Black Gold Seal Soldier could only turn to face the cave entrance. He immediately became murderous, and hungry. "The cowardly will die from hunger, the brave will die from overeating, in order to die from overeating ... ..."

Pia, a bare foot stepped onto his back, throwing him off balance. The Black Gold Seal Soldier fell face first into the cave, and a string of wails came from the cavern.

A Gui jumped down.

———

Experts gathered on a cloud outside the Grave Ghost Mound.

Marshal Di looked at the Grave Ghost Mound in the distance and said emotionally, "This Xiao Mo Ge is really an influential person. No matter where he goes, he creates a storm."

Qin Ming nodded and said, "Yes, but it is unwise to become known everywhere. A hero would not stand under a collapsing wall. The situation right now is not a dead end, but it is a closed one. It is difficult to resolve."

Tang Chen grimaced hearing this, "You really are all idle. Let's first think about how to obtain shen power."

The smile on the others' faces faded, and their expressions became serious.

They had received news that the other two mo gods of the Mo Shen Temple were rushing over at full speed and would arrive tomorrow at the earliest. The Yao Council of Elders was another mountain in front of them, and this mountain was even bigger than the Mo Shen Temple.

They looked at the yao elders, each of them didn't bear to tear their gazes away from the ruler-straight line of fire. Ming Yue Ye's public announcement had revealed their aims for Xiao Mo Ge's shen power inheritance.

"What is Xiao Mo Ge doing inside the Grave Ghost Mound?" Zhong Wen Tian asked.

Qin Ming was thoughtful. "Yes, what is he doing inside? Old Tang, what do you you know about the Grave Ghost Mound?"

Tang Chen shook his head. "Not much."

Qin Ming was slightly surprised. Everyone had fought together once and were familiar with each other's personalities. Tang Chen had left their group and returned to his family for familial reasons, but Qin Ming thought Tang Chen was a detail-minded and cautious person. This Grave Ghost Mound was just a few hundred li from Bu Zhou City. It was so close that he was shocked that Tang Chen did not know it well!

Tang Chen grimaced. "It is not that I do not want to know, but this place is slightly strange."

"Strange?" Everyone's attention was attracted. A place that a marshal called strange was most likely a bit strange.

"I've sent many people to explore the area, but not many have returned. I eventually made a trip personally." Tang Chen's expression was grave. "The yin energy inside is extremely dense with soul fiends and malicious ghosts. As I went deeper, the yin energy increased in concentration, and would suddenly boil. If one doesn't personally experience it, it is difficult to imagine the scene. All the yin energy in the surroundings would boil at the same time. If you use mo skills in the slightest, it would cause the yin energy to explode. I almost didn't make out that time."

When he spoke of this, Tang Chen had an expression of fear.

Everyone looked at each other with shocked expressions.

"Is there someone else powerful living in hiding here?" Qin Ming couldn't resist asking.

Tang Chen shook his head. "I don't know, but ever since that time, I never went there again. I didn't expect that Xiao Mo Ge would run in, and I don't know what he is doing inside."

At this time, a strong wave of vibrations came from the Grave Ghost Mound.

Everyone was startled and hurriedly turned.

The Grave Ghost Mound seemed to turn alive, the mountains and rivers moving. The rumbling could be heard from a distance, and the dark red earth fire formed pillars of fire.

Even stranger was that the sky above the Grave Ghost Mound was filled with grey snowflakes.

A vibration that was hard to describe flashed across everyone's minds.

———

The main peak of Xuan Kong Temple looked the same as before, but the fear and alarm on the faces of the disciples could not be disguised. The complete destruction of the elder corps was a fatal blow to Xuan Kong temple.

If the world was not in chaos, they could in act a policy of isolation for decades, and Xuan Kong Temple might be able to recover. But right now, the world was in turmoil, and the balance between factions was changing. People saw the weakness of Xuan Kong Temple. There were continuous skirmishes at the borders of Xuan Kong temple and all kinds of conflicts were escalating in intensity. Those factions were like cunning wolves that were tearing off flesh from the enormous body of Xuan Kong Temple.

All of the Xuan Kong Temple disciples realized that the sect was at the time of life and death!

"Kun Lun has entered the fight!"

When the news came back, all of them had ashen expression. They all knew what this meant. The participation of Kun Lun would be the straw that broke the camel's back, figuratively speaking. In reality, Kun Lun was not a straw but a great mountain.

As expected, on the afternoon of that day, Tian Huan who had maintained their control took over four jie of Xuan Kong Temple at lightning speed!

Kun Lun, Tian Huan, these two former allies of Xuan Kong Temple showed their bright butcher knives.

All of the factions understood that the climax of the feast was about to arrive! Almost all the factions moved at the same time, their eyes red as they furiously attacked.

The fighting was intense and ferocious.

At the moment of life and death, many of the Xuan Kong Temple battalions had the thought of dragging their enemies into death with them. There were battles to the death everywhere. Their fierce and hopeless counterattack exploded. It displayed Xuan Kong Temple's thousands of years worth of foundation and bravery, but also showed its weakness and lack of future.

At the main peak right now, there were only the disciples that were in charge of chores. Any disciple with fighting ability had been sent to the front lines to stop the attacks of the enemy.

People were afraid. Any disciple with any knowledge knew that the present dilemma of Xuan Kong Temple would not be resolved even if there were a few more fanxu experts.

When the entire world came to divide Xuan Kong Temple, it was fated for this sect that was thousands of year old to die.

No one could stop the entire world, not even Kun Lun.

Once the situation formed, the momentum had given their fate a life of its own!

The participation of Kun Lun and Tian Huan extinguished the last bit of hope in the hearts of the Xuan Kong Temple disciples. What was most fatal was that they hadn't thought that Kun Lun and Tian Huan would be so impatient!

These two fatal butcher knives came so quickly!

Ming Xin's mood was terrible. He did not want to die with the sect. The best choice right now was to follow another leader. Other than Xuan Kong Temple, Xuan Kong Realm had nine other great temples, and they were all good choices.

However, it was not possible to go throw himself with another sect with empty hands at this time.

He thought of the Sutra Pavilion and the Dhyana Treasure Pavilion. A daring idea was unable to be suppressed. A harsh look flashed through his eyes. He needed to be fast. There probably were many that had the same idea. If he could get one or two treasures, he would naturally have a place to live in the future.

After arriving at the decision, Ming Xin did not hesitate. Taking advantage of the dark, he sneaked to the Sutra Pavilion.

The Sutra Pavilion was unusually silent today.

A hint of anxiousness flashed across Ming Xin's mind. But he gritted his teeth and sneaked in. Usually, the shishu would guard this place but they had all been summoned away. There were only jinzhi left but he was familiar with them.

Carefully avoiding the jinzhi, he finally entered the Sutra Pavilion and was extremely excited.

But when he saw what was in front of him, he was struck dumb.

Translator Ramblings: Xuan Kong Temple lost its strongest individual fighters, its best war general and its strongest fighting force in pursuit of Zuo Mo. The boy's a calamity.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Thirty One – Act

The night was as dark as ink, thick clouds blocking the sun, and one couldn't even see their fingers.

There was a blurry figure at the highest point on the main mountain peak of Xuan Kong Temple.

The mountain wind was strong, and caused Bie Han's cape to flap loudly in the wind. His frosty and cold face held a complex expression. He was familiar with every blade of grass and every tree here. In this place, he had grown up, learned to be a battle general, was held captive, and was humiliated. He was filled with hatred for this place. Countless times in his dreams, he had personally lit a great fire and burned this damned place into ash.

But when this day truly arrived, when he stepped onto the main peak again, when the scene of his dreams was about to be realized, he didn't feel that pleasure at getting his revenge but an indescribable mix of feelings as he stared at the dark night and this familiar place.

No one could save Xuan Kong Temple. Even if Jiang Zhe came back from the dead, he would not be able to save Xuan Kong Temple.

Bie Han and Gongsun Cha had both felt that Kun Lun would soon make their move, and a daring plan had appeared. Gongsun Cha's sharpness and insanity combined with Bie Han's fiery tactics caused this plan to receive full support.

Bie Han lead Sin Battalion and sneaked through the night to get close to the main peak without being detected. Almost all of the forces of Xuan Kong Temple were positioned on their borders to resist the invasion of other forces. Their center was left comparatively empty and undefended.

For Bie Han who had lived in Xuan Kong Temple since his childhood, it as was though there were no defenses at all.

Once Kun Lun entered the battle, all of Xuan Kong Temple would panick, and this was also when Xuan Kong Temple's main peak defenses would be at its weakest. Bie Han who had been hiding nearby unhesitatingly bared his fangs!

Bie Han who was familiar with every tree and flower didn't even give the disciples of Xuan Kong Temple any chance to send a message before taking down all of Xuan Kong Temple's main peak.

There wasn't anything left alive on the main peak of Xuan Kong Temple.

Bie Han's gaze cleared quickly of its daze and became cold again. He looked up at the sky and knew he could not afford to delay. He was not the only one that was hiding in the dark.

The Sutra Pavilion and Dhyana Treasure Pavilion of Xuan Kong Temple's main peak held the wealth of Xuan Kong Temple accumulated through thousands of years. It was the most tempting and delicious part of this feast! The situation had developed so quickly that Xuan Kong Temple hadn't had the time to move this wealth away. All of the sects were targeting this fat piece of meat.

Among the Xuan Kong Temple disciples that he had just killed, there were six that were spies from other factions.

Soon, the elite experts of other factions would arrive and it would not be so easy to leave then.

Bie Han looked deeply at this dhyana holy ground that had stood for thousands of years. A jade box covered in seal scripts appeared on his hand. He did not hesitate and threw the jade box out.

The jade box drew out a curve as it flew through the night sky, bam, and landed halfway up the mountain.

The jade box immediately cracked.

A dot of fire lit up from the jade box. The fire quickly spread at a mad speed towards the surroundings. In a flash, the middle of the mountain was covered in flames.

The dark red flames danced furiously and consumed everything.

This was a work from the two masters of Golden Crow Camp. Samadhi Fire Box. This kind of sixth grade fire was stunningly power. Harvesting high level fires from fire formations was one of Golden Crow Camp's best skills. The flames of the core members in Golden Crow Camp had all been upgraded a long time ago. Fourth-grade golden crow fire was too low grade for their present needs.

Many sects had Samadhi Fire and using it here would not expose their identity.

In a flash, the flames consumed the entire peak. The crimson red tongues of fire shot up and licked the sky. The entire sky was dyed red, and even the clouds were unable to the lashing tongues of flame the sky was penetrated by the hot flows of air.

Among the flames, Bie Han led the silent and puppet-like Sin Battalion to a soundless withdrawal.

———

The yin energy underground was thick and a passageway stretched forward. The concentration of yin energy inside the cave was multiple times that of above. Waves of yin energy came out of the deep hole.

The Black Gold Seal Soldier's eyes flashed with eerie light. He banged on his chest as he comforted A Gui, shamelessly complimenting himself, "Sister A Gui, don't worry, Lil' Black is very strong now, and can easily capture those ghost soldiers ... ..."

"En." He suddenly stopped and his eyes lit up.

A Gui silently stopped walking.

Suddenly, the Black Gold Seal Soldier gave a sly smile and his body smashed towards the right abruptly.

Bam!

His smash was extremely strong and something immediately flew out!

The Black Gold Seal Soldier's hands and feet were on the ground like a wild beast as he shout out. He stretched out his neck, his face twisted as he howled at the top of his lungs, "Oh oh oh, singing to the sky with a curved neck ... ..." [1]

He was lightning fast and didn't' even leave behind an afterimage in the air.

Woosh, he appeared behind that thing. Bam, his right leg was like a whip that viciously struck the grey shadow. The great power whipped the grey shadow into the air.

The Black Gold Seal Soldier's eyes were bright as he shot out again.

He suddenly appeared in the air, meeting the incoming grey shadow and struck another blow with his leg.

Bam bam bam!

There was a fast rattle of bone-aching sound that would cause people's scalps to prickle.

Suddenly, his figure flashed again and he appeared next to the grey shadow. His right hand was like metal pincers that clasped around the thing's neck.

The series of movements had been lightning fast. The Black Gold Seal Soldier gripped the other's throat and pulled it in front of him. After examining it for a while, he was slightly puzzled. "This is the ghost soldier?"

The flames in the eyes of the ghost soldier were dim as though it had been greatly affected by the storm of attacks and hadn't recovered yet. The bones of the ghost soldier were covered in cracks and it was breathing faintly.

Suddenly, the Black Gold Seal Soldier's nose jerked and his eyes lit up. "Shen power!"

But his face quickly fell. He dragged the ghost soldier in front of A Gui and said reluctantly, "Sister A Gui, here."

A Gui quickly sucked all of the shen power from the ghost soldier's body.

The Black Gold Seal Soldier's power had grown greatly after he swallowed two balls of light while Zuo Mo had forged the earth mo weapons. He rampaged around underground. All of the ghost soldiers that he met were unable to fight back. The two advanced more than a dozen li and killed six ghost soldiers.

A Gui absorbed three threads of shen power and the Black Gold Seal Soldier also absorbed three.

After absorbing the threads of shen power, the Black Gold Seal Soldier became even more powerful. He was also able to automatically take in yin energy from the surroundings and could hide perfectly in it.

After absorbing shen power, the purple fire in her eyes was brighter. The yin energy in the surroundings continuously flowed into her body and then permeated out of her body. The yin energy that came out would carry away threads of black energy.

The Black Gold Seal Soldier suddenly exclaimed in shock, "Sister A Gui, you seem to have become more beautiful! That's great! I have to ask for a reward from Big Bro! If I don't ask for a reward for such a good thing, I really can't live up to my name... ..."

The scars on A Gui's face were much fainter and her exposed skin much smoother.

What was most attractive was still her perfect pair of feet. Her bare feet at present had an additional lustre like that of jade or porcelain. They were untouched by dust despite stepping on the ground.

The Black Gold Seal Soldier touched his face and then his head. He muttered, "Why didn't I become more handsome? It's not fair, this really isn't fair! Ahahah, I want to become handsome! I want to become the handsomest seal soldier, and then pursue the tastiest ling beasts ... ..."

The Black Gold Seal Soldier's wails echoed underground.

The purple fire in A Gui's eyes became less heated and more gentle.

"I really lost out, lost out! I have to get something out of Big Bro to comfort my wounded soul!" The Black Gold Seal Soldier's mouth constantly ran. Suddenly, his gaze met his own hand and he stilled. "En?"

The script on his hand was peerlessly clear.

This pattern was very powerful. It was not like a seal script, nor a mo matrix, it seemed extremely old. Even Big Brother was unable to tell what it was. In the past, it had been very blurry, but now it was extremely clear. Each stroke was clear.

However ... ...

He clearly remembered that this pattern didn't have any black parts!

One line of the pattern on his hand had turned black. He inspected it a few times and couldn't make heads or tails of it. He could only give up. However, he immediately became excited. This hand's pattern had always been his strongest killing move. While he didn't understand what pattern this was, he could feel the great power contained in the hand pattern.

Have a strong one come! Have a strong one come!

Let ge try this out!

The Black Gold Seal Soldier yearned to try.

At this time, deep in the cavern, a deep growl came.

The yin energy in the cave suddenly became ferocious and turbulent as it twisted and headed at the duo.

The Black Gold Seal Soldier was aching for a fight and was overjoyed. He changed forward into the furious wave, heading in headfirst like an arrow! The purple fire in A Gui's eyes suddenly lit up. The wave of air blew away the sand and rocks around her yet A Gui didn't move at all.

A Gui's bare feet lightly danced on the ground before she disappeared.

Bam bam bam!

Loud sounds of collisions entered A Gui's ears. When A Gui arrived, she only saw the Black Gold Seal Soldier fighting intensely against a skeleton covered in flames.

The air vibrated with the exclamations of the Black Gold Seal Soldier and the angry howls of the fire skeleton.

If Zuo Mo was here, he would definitely recognize that it was a sacrificial altar under the Black Gold Seal Soldier and the fire skeleton. At the edge of the sacrificial altar, there were ten totem pillars carved with ghosts and monsters. They were continuously spouting pure and thick yin energy out.

The yin energy followed the passages of the sacrificial altar to gather at a bulge at the center. The yin energy climbed up the steps.

There were four stone statues with grotesque fasts and fangs guarding the four corners of the platform. The statue on the west was already shattered to leave behind a pile of rubble. From the fragments, it was possible to see that this was a statue of a skeleton.

At the center of the statues where the yin energy gathered, a grey set of armor stood silently. The feet of the armor continuously absorbed yin energy that was then spat out through its mouth.

All of the yin energy underground came from here.

The bone armor was like jade. After being permeated for countless years by the yin energy, it was astoundingly fine to touch. Small pieces of bones were layered together and held an unique beauty.

The empty eyes of the bone armor carried the weight of the ages as they soundlessly stared at A Gui.

[1] The Black Gold Seal Soldier mangled the poem the "Song of the Goose." The proper translation is more along the lines of "Goose, goose, goose, she is singing towards the sky, with her neck bending in such a lovely curve" from http/completechinese.blogspot.ca/2014/02/classic-tang-poem.html

Translator Ramblings: Bie Han finally burns down Xuan Kong Temple. Revenge is served burning hot in this case.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Thirty Two – King's Forbidden Firmament!

"He is setting up jinzhi," the chief mo god said coolly.

The rhinoceros mo god stood silently next to him. The two did not have any attendants with them. After changing their appearance, no one recognized them. Having disguised themselves and ordering subordinates to act as body doubles to mislead their enemies, no one knew that they had secretly arrived.

"I already told Third to delay the old man and the Yao Council of Elders when we make our move," the rhinoceros mo god said gravely.

"We need to be fast and capture Xiao Mo Ge before they can react!" The chief mo god's eyes were cold. "The [Angel Device Raiment] is definitely on him. As long as Xiao Mo Ge is in our hands, we have the upper hand."

The rhinoceros mo god nodded. He glanced at the Grave Ghost Mound. "I will break the jinzhi."

His voice was hushed but his tone was filled with confidence. In his view, Xiao Mo Ge's idea of setting up jinzhi was laughable. The jinzhi might be strong, but it definitely could not stop them.

Only shen power jinzhi could stop shen power experts.

"Ceng Lian'er's shen power has not yet recovered, and she is not a threat," the chief mo god schemed, "Xiao Mo Ge is setting up jinzhi and has definitely used a great amount of energy. The only worry is that ugly servant of his."

The rhinoceros listened silently with a composed expression.

"Do not hold anything back." The chief mo god's gaze did not leave the Grave Ghost Mound. "This battle will determine the future of our Mo Shen Temple. If we succeed, we will not need to fear the Yao Council of Elders!

"I know," the rhinoceros mo god said gravely.

"Act now!" Before the words finished, the chief mo god's figure disappeared.

The figure of the rhinoceros mo god flashed and he silently appeared high above the periphery of the Grave Ghost Mound.

He took a deep breath. All the shen power in his body vibrated. He knew that with this attack, his identity would be exposed to everyone.

Victory and defeat was all in this blow!

He eliminated the stray thoughts in his mind, his hands slowly raised up high, and his eyes widened.

Boom!

A stunning presence erupted like a volcano, and was no longer concealed!

It was as bright as the sun!

The powerful shen presence spread across all of the Grave Ghost Mound and the surrounding hundred li like a storm. The suffocating presence was like a roaring wasteland beast from the ancient era. Those mo of average power felt their legs weaken and almost give out.

Blood red hoops suddenly wrapped around the right arm of the rhinoceros mo god.

The rhinoceros mo god opened his eyes, the five fingers on his right hand spread out as he pressed his open palm downwards.

———

The yin energy that multiplied suddenly in ferocity had nearly caught Zuo Mo off-guard. However, his reaction was fast and he immediately adjusted, his hand movements changing.

The yin energy was like a coiling grey dragon that silently moved along the mo matrices and seal scripts already set up. Everywhere it passed, the mo matrices and seal scripts lit up. The yin energy was absorbed by the mo matrices and seal scripts and then turned into grey snowflakes.

The snow grew even heavier.

Even someone as strong as Zuo Mo couldn't help but show weariness after setting up jinzhi for such a long time. He threw a sun seed into his mouth and felt as the pure shen power continuously rejuvenated his body. When his strength returned, the light in his eyes grew brighter.

Looking at the mountains, rivers, and flowing earth fire within fifty li and the packed seal scripts and mo matrices, a smug expression appeared on his face.

Ge is really a genius!

However, he would only know the effect of the jinzhi after activating them.

The strange and heavy grey snow had already been noticed by the experts gathered outside. Numerous pairs of eyes focused on the Grave Ghost Mound behind the line of fire.

Zuo Mo took a deep breath. He looked down at the jinzhi below and his eyes flashed with a stunning light.

Since this was the case, then let it be activated!

———

At the sudden appearance of the rhinoceros mo god, the old man, Ming Yue Ye and the other people all changed expression.

The old man's hair flew up as his shen power reached a peak. His body was covered in a layer of terrifying black light, his muscles bulging. He suddenly grew in height, his figure multiplying in size, his body seemingly made from metal as it turned black. He stepped forward, his back arched as he threw a punch layered in black light at the rhinoceros mo god in the sky. He shouted thunderously, "Get down here!"

A cold light flashed through Ming Yue Ye's eyes. The light blue reeds in her hand danced at an unique rhythm and snapped. A blue butterfly flew out. Its beautiful wings flapped in the air and it disappeared.

"Old Elder, you really have a temper!" The young mo god giggled. Yet there was no humor on his face, only a stern expression at the gravity of the situation.

The bloody light on his body was thick, and his shen power was clearly being channeled to its limits. Within the bloody light, blood thorny vines flew out.

The bloody vines danced in the air like snakes with thorns. They criss-crossed in the air and covered the sky.

Dozens of blood vines twisted eerily as they gathered in one direction. They immediately formed a wall of vines that blocked the punch from the old man.

Boom!

The blood vine wall immediately was penetrated.

The young mo god seemed to have expected this. A second and a third vine wall appeared at almost the same time.

The punch passed through the second blood vine wall, and smashed into the third, but it was halted.

At the same time, the blood vines suddenly bloomed with bright flowers. The flowers withered at a visible rate, the petals falling and dancing in the wind to form a mist surrounding the figure of the blue butterfly.

The blue butterfly lightly flapped its wings. The bright blood mist was unable to move forward. Yet the blood mist thickened and surrounded the blue butterfly.

Pop pop pop!

A rattle of explosions came from within the bloody mist and, abruptly, the bloody mist exploded.

Ming Yue Ye's expression changed slightly. She unhesitatingly cut off her connection to the butterfly. The blood mist in the air exploded, a ring of bloody light spreading ferociously into the surroundings like a storm!

All of the people who had approached were caught off guard and were thrown into the air as though they were hit by a rampaging bull.

Eerie blood colored patterns suddenly appeared on the face of the young mo god. Blood seeped out of these beautiful patterns. He looked both eerie and terrifying. His face was pale, his clothing tattered, and his figure wavering and about to fall. He had managed to stop these two users of shen power but it had cost him greatly.

"Aiyaya, being cannon fodder isn't a great feeling."

He muttered to himself as his thin body floated weakly in the air.

At the same time, a stunning yet familiar wave of air came towards his back.

An accomplished smile appeared at the corner of his lips. Of the three, the chief mo god was the strongest, but in terms of how domineering one's power was, the rhinoceros mo god was the best.

Nothing could stand to the [Mo God's Brute Hand]!

He had completed his mission... ...

The young mo god seemed relieved of a great burden. He relaxed his body and allowed it to drift with the furious flow shockwaves power like a falling leaf. He did not care about the blood that was seeping out of the patterns on his face.

Yet his relaxed body suddenly froze.

In the next moment, the young mo god forcibly twisted his body and turned back to gaze at the Grave Ghost Mound.

His eyes widened and he paled!

———

The Grave Ghost Mound that had been dark and shrouded in grey snow suddenly lit up as though there were ten thousand lanterns. The mo matrices and seal scripts continuously lit up at a stunning rate as though water was flowing through them.

In a flash, the Grave Ghost Mound seemed to appear illuminated as though it was day. The exquisite and complex seal scripts and mo matrices lit up in succession. The land within fifty li seemed to be covered with a bright and fine spider-web. The endless bright seal scripts illuminated the curves of the landscape.

The grey snowflakes floating in the air were dissonant to the beauty below but no one could ignore them.

Yet at this time, no one was attracted by the beauty of the Grave Ghost Mound. Everyone's gaze could not move away from the godly figure in the air as they unconsciously stopped breathing.

[Mo God's Brute Hand]!

Everyone seemed to see a great mountain crashing down from the sky! A brutal and suffocating power that smashed down as it robbed people of hope!

Under the suffocating pressure of the [Mo God Brute Hand, the beautiful Grave Ghost Mound was like a beautiful but fragile work of art.

This hand was enough to flatten all of the Grave Ghost Mound!

Among the grey snowflakes, Zuo Mo suddenly raised his head. He only just detected the approaching furious and intimidating power after he activated the jinzhi!

Zuo Mo had jumped in fright.

This attack had given up on all technique and skill, it was just pure power! This was the first time he saw such an unique shen technique. While most shen techniques were simple and utilized little skill, he had never heard of such a simple and direct method!

He had once seen the rhinoceros mo god during the fight against the Xuan Kong Temple elder corps. He had estimates of the rhinoceros mo god's power, but his mind still wavered at the power of this hand.

But in the next moment, he suddenly reacted and knew the other's intentions

–the other wanted to break his jinzhi!

Zuo Mo's little heart immediately stopped wavering, and his expression became vicious. The gaze he threw up was one of scorn, as he spat out a disdainful sound. It was as though he was displeased that he was being challenged in his most accomplished field.

Ever since ge started learning seal formation, the Turtle Formation Defense style had never been defeated. It had great accomplishments, and you definitely hadn't lived in Sky Moon Jie before ... ...

If there were people inside the Grave Ghost Mound, people would be shocked to find that the scene inside was completely different than what they saw outside. The seal scripts and mo matrices on the ground were not stationary but moved as though they were alive.

The light from the ground suddenly grew. Zuo Mo's eyes grew brighter, all of the humor on his face disappearing and leaving behind only focus and concentration.

Floating in the air, Zuo Mo's face that was not handsome flashed with an indescribable light.

Even the suffocating pressure [Mo God Brute Hand] that was howling down at the ground could not steal his glory at this moment!

Come!

He suddenly spread his arms!

The light under his feet brightened. The flowing seal scripts and mo matrices stilled. And then they seemed to have received a summons, each of them leaving the ground and floating in the air.

There were eighteen thousand parts, and more than tens of thousands of seal scripts and mo matrices involved.

The combined seal scripts and mo matrices that numbered in the hundreds of thousands and of various colors and shapes all flew into the sky.

Looking from afar, in that moment, there were millions of dots of light above the Grave Ghost Mound. They were bright and like a mist. The scene was so spectacular that words could only describe a tiny part of it!

Some stopped and floating in the air, others continued to rise, moving up and down in a staggered fashion.

The grey snowflakes did not continue to fall but floated silently.

Time seemed to be frozen by this indescribable beauty.

What also stopped was the sky of the Grave Ghost Mound.

[King's Forbidden Firmament]!

Translator Ramblings: Zuo Mo needs a turtle in his zoo. Preferably one that eats jingshi.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Thirty Three – Battlefield!

In the middle of the night, the sky above the Grave Ghost Mound was illuminated by a deluge of light. Zuo Mo's figure with his arms spread wide seemed to be a ruler looking down at his realm. The pride and an ease in his manner spoke of absolute control was clear to all those below him in that frozen moment.

Even the bright lights could not mask his grandeur.

When time seemed to freeze, a blood colored handprint was frozen soundlessly in the air.

Even while it was bound motionlessly in the air, that bright red handprint would still make people feel the powerful, vicious, and brutal presence!

[Mo God's Brute Hand]!

No one had thought that the [Mo God's Brute Hand] that had drew at the energies of the universe and overwhelmed the world and caused a tsunami of ferocious power was a bright red handprint no larger than their own!

When the mo matrices below lit up, the rhinoceros mo god felt danger. Yet everything that happened next surpassed his imagination.

The destructive power, the furious wave of power he had released, stopped without any delay.

Seeing the [Mo God's Brute Hand] silently stopped in the air, he even stilled.

How was it possible?

Even if his [Mo God's Brute Hand] was stopped, even if the [Mo God's Brute Hand] was destroyed by the other's shen technique, he would not be so surprised. But this strange stillness in front of him surpassed the bounds of his knowledge.

Arms spread, Zuo Mo's eyes suddenly lit up.

His right arm swayed slightly as his hand swept out. He shouted clearly, "Turn."

The surrounding crowds woke up as Zuo Mo's voice seemed to reverberate inside their minds.

The bright rain of light above the Grave Ghost Mound slowly revolved with Zuo Mo as the center. The seal scripts and mo matrices floating in the air woke up and moved around.

When hundreds of thousands of bright patterns moved, everyone changed expressions. Streaks of light formed and were destroyed. Even those that were skilled in mo matrices could not identify any pattern!

It was too complex!

Yet at this time, no one was able to shout in time, and those that were stronger found a faintly discernable figure within the vortex of light.

The chief mo god!

Even the stupidest person could guess this person's identity at this time.

The chief mo god was in a dilemma. The jinzhi in front of him was eerie and strange. The seal scripts and mo matrices around him each gave off different kinds of power. When these powers mixed together, it was like a power bog. He wasn't able to move!

No matter what shen technique he used, it would be consumed and merge with this strange power bog!

Damn it!

The sickle mo matrix on the chief mo god's face was bright and clear, showing the fury he felt at this moment. However, he was a decisive person, and knew that he could not succeed even with the help of the others. It was more important to save himself in this moment. He immediately channeled shen power through his entire body to protect it.

At this time, the surrounding mo matrices and seal scripts suddenly spun. His felt his breathing choke off and his body was restrained.

Innumerable power flows spun around him, cutting, twisting, and grinding at him. This caused the shen power inside him to be quickly expended. No matter how he struggled, he could not break free of the restraint!

Only now did he understand the true meaning of this jinzhi.

It used an abnormal amount of turbulent power flows to turn the entire jinzhi area into a power graveyard. Any kind of power when put in this power graveyard would be broken up and assimilated.

Just as though it was trying to prove his prediction, the blood colored fingerprint that was motionless above his head quickly melted, grew smaller, and then disappeared.

Which monster thought of such a monstrous method!

The fury in the chief mo god's eyes disappeared and a thread of terror replaced it. He knew the true meaning of the jinzhi but he still did not know how Xiao Mo Ge controlled the astounding number of power flows.

The pressure of the jinzhi against him grew even greater, and his shen power was used up at an even faster rate. The chief mo god knew that if he did not make a decision now, he would most likely be forever restrained in this freakish jinzhi.

Viciousness flashed through his eyes. He suddenly bit his tongue. The sickle mo matrix on his face turned from bright red to grey-white. His full face thinned eerily.

He stared viciously at Zuo Mo and gritted out, "Xiao Mo Ge, either you will die or I will die!"

Before he finished, his figure slowly faded at a visible rate until he disappeared.

The rhinoceros mo god detected the chief mo god going all in immediately. Shocked, he also reacted quickly. He knew that the mission had failed this time.

Xiao Mo Ge was stronger than they had imagined!

He looked with lingering fear at the youth in the middle of the bright glittering rain. A hint of relief rose. Fortunately, he had not been trapped in that fatal jinzhi.

Taking advantage of the other people not having recovered from the shock, he suddenly appeared behind to Youxi Ya Ke and grabbed him. His left hand suddenly exploded into a bloody mist and covered the pair.

When the bloody mist dissipated, the figure of the two were gone.

———

The fighting on the ground did not affect what occurred underground.

The fighting underground was similarly intense. The Black Gold Seal Soldier and the fire skeleton were fighting intensely. His strength having grown, the Black Gold Seal Soldier had the upper hand yet the fire skeleton had the advantage of home territory and used special abilities that forced the battle into a stalemate.

This displeased the Black Gold Seal Soldier. The screams and nattering of the Black Gold Seal Soldier echoed over the entire sacrificial altar.

"You trash bones, ye can smell the rot coming off you. You still can't give up after being buried for so many years? Be obedient and let ye help you move on, you can earn some good karma. It is your greatest fortune to come to ye's stomach. So many beautiful beasts beg for it but cannot get it, come come come ... ..."

In his eyes, the fire skeleton that possessed pure shen power was like an extremely high quality slab of braised ribs. Interspersed among the endless nattering was the sound of slurping and swallowing.

The fire skeleton was not of low intelligence and would occasionally give out furious howls.

Suddenly, the fire skeleton froze. A hand covered in purple energy passed through its forehead. All of the flames suddenly disappeared. The bones immediately lost their light.

Bam!

The skeleton immediately turned to bone powder and landed on the ground.

The purple fire in A Gui's eyes were shockingly bright now and seemed to want to emerge from her body. The death shen power inside the fire skeleton was multiple times stronger and purer than the ghost soldier they encountered outside. The shen power of the ghost soldier was like a thin stream, and the fire skeleton's shen power was a raging river.

The Black Gold Seal Soldier was about to cry.

The braised ribs had flown away!

"Ahahaha! All of you come, ye wants you to come out ... ..." The grieving Black Gold Seal Soldier shouted as he charged to the highest level of the sacrificial altar.

Snap snap snap!

The other three status immediately shattered. Three monsters appeared in front of him. One was a monster with a sheep head, one had a bullhead, and one with a hawk head.

The Black Gold Seal Soldier wasn't afraid. His eyes bright as he shouted, "Mine, mine, all mine!"

Hearing this Zuo Mo who had just arrived at the entrance almost tripped. He sweated inside, why does this sound slightly like ge?

Having eliminated the threat of the Mo Shen Temple, Zuo Mo's mind relaxed. He was confident in the power of the [King's Forbidden Firmament]. Only just now had he found that A Gui was missing, his face paled, and then hurriedly came in search of her.

Seeing A Gui safe and unharmed, a rock in his mind landed.

When his gaze turned towards the highest level of the sacrificial altar, his body shook, and his eyes gave off light!

———

The shadow of the fight that had occurred a few days ago faded from people's memories. One side of the fight had been proven to be Kun Lun sword xiu, and had cultivations near fanxu level. This new cast a shadow over this peaceful city.

Kun Lun!

Even in the mo territories, all knew of them. No matter how the mo disliked Kun Lun, they could not refute its great power. In these chaotic times, Kun Lun had become even more powerful unlike Xuan Kong Temple who had collapsed, and Xi Xuan who was declining, and Kun Lun's name caused even more fear in their enemies.

Lin Qian had astounding talent and was an outstanding successor. The sect's inner circle was unusually closeknit. When compared to other sects, this made Kun Lun even more terrifying.

Even the mo that were far from the front lines had expressions of anxiety and fear when they discussed Kun Lun.

Yet there were many pieces of popular news recently that attracted people's attention. The Mo Shen Temple had been defeated at the Grave Ghost Mound, this was the hottest topic of the moment. The Mo Shen Temple had once been thought of one of the factions most likely to unite all of the mo.

However, no one paid attention to the losers.

All of the mo territories were discussing one name, Xiao Mo Ge!

Xiao Yun Hai was Xiao Mo Ge. Even though the major factions had remained silent on this topic in an unspoken agreement, the angry shout of the chief mo god had informed everyone when he retreated. If Xiao Mo Ge in the past was thought of one of the strongest in the younger generation and an upcoming talent, then no one thought that now.

No one paid any more attention to the fight that had occurred a few days ago.

But what no one knew was that there was a great battle occurring deep underground outside the city.

Thirty li under the ground, there was a cocoon of blood about the height of a person.

Blood seeped out from the God-Killing Blood Sword and flowed towards the blood cocoon. It flowed along the passages of the blood cocoon and entered Wei Sheng's body. Wei Sheng's own blood flowed out through another passage and permeated the God-Killing Blood Sword.

There wasn't even one drop of Wei Sheng's own blood in his body.

Every droplet of blood was replaced by the blood of the warriors and great fighters that the God-Killing Blood Sword had drank as it had killed them. Through the ages, it had drank the blood of countless warriors.

The blood was truly the blood of heroes. It contained the power, belief, and hate of these warriors before death, and also pure and stunning power.

Each droplet was like a great poison.

If this was any other person, each and every droplet would be fatal. These warrior's belief were so strong that any normal soul would be rendered into dust. In the end, there would only be one result, the destruction of the body.

Wei Sheng did not die even though all of his blood had been exchanged for this poisonous heroes' blood.

Because he was Wei Sheng. His power might not be strong enough, but his resolve was not lacking compared to any other person!

His body became a battlefield

A battlefield where intense fighting was occurring on every inch, a battlefield where he either would either win or die.

Translator Ramblings: Maybe blood is just a manifestation of power and there aren't any antibodies ... ... the blood most likely is a mix of blood from many races as well.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Thirty Four – Ancient Shen Device

Zuo Mo was quick.

Just having gained comprehension of a new attack in the [King's Forbidden Firmament, Zuo Mo attacked with a killing move. A golden light suddenly appeared on his hand. He slightly reached out and pushed at the cow head monster.

A golden handprint left his hand.

If the rhinoceros mo god saw this handprint, he would be so stunned his eyes would bulge out in surprise. Other than being made out of gold coloured light and not blood coloured light, it was the exact same as his.

[Mo God's Brute Hand]!

No matter if it was the chief mo god or the rhinoceros mo god they would not expect that the core and the strongest part of the [King's Forbidden Firmament] was not the restraining aspect but the "king." Inside the jinzhi, Zuo Mo was the "king" of all. He was the strongest and the central part of the jinzhi.

All the changes of the jinzhi, every minuscule change or minute action would pass into his mind.

Zuo Mo had a general understanding of the restrained [Mo God Brute Hand]. His attack was at least eighty percent similar. However, he cultivated the sun shen power and what left his hand was a golden handprint. The vicious presence was lesser, but a strong and fierce presence was greater.

The yin energy underground was astoundingly thick, and Zuo Mo's sun shen power was both yang and strong. With this attack, it was like hot water in snow.

A hint of fear flashed through the eyes of the bull-headed monster. The terrifying power contained in the little golden handprint made him feel great shock. He retreated. But a purple hand suddenly penetrated through his head.

Zuo Mo and A Gui were in perfect coordination. Zuo Mo's attack was astounding and thunderous to shock the other's mind. A Gui was ghostly, and her one hit one kill, preference for attacking vital areas, was perfectly suited to coordinate with Zuo Mo.

Just like the previous bull-headed monster, Zuo Mo and A Gui finished the hawk-headed monster with a combo of gold and purple energy. After absorbing the shen power of the two monsters, the brutal purple energy in A Gui's eyes gradually dimmed, but a faint mark appeared on her forehead.

Zuo Mo's mind moved. Was this the Undying Shen Seal?

Thinking of the old man's words, Zuo Mo hurriedly took out the Scab Fragrance. A Gui seemed to smell the scent of the Scab Fragrance. And a hint of desire appeared in her eyes. Zuo Mo handed the Scab Fragrance to A Gui.

Each scab fragrance was about the size of a bean, each a different shape, and grey-white in color. When it was taken out, the entire place was filled with its fragrance. This was an unique and indescribable fragrance. Even Zuo Mo couldn't help but swallow.

The Black Gold Seal Soldier stretched out his neck and stared at the Scab Fragrance in A Gui's hand. He appeared as though he forgot about the sheep-headed monster in front of him, and it was possible to see drool glittering at the corner of his mouth.

The sheep-headed monster also stopped and stared at the Scab Fragrance in A Gui's hand.

A Gui directly swallowed the scab fragrance.

The Black Gold Seal Soldier wailed grievously with a pained expression. He turned and stared hatefully at the sheep-headed monster as he blasted out, "Mine, mine, mine, mine ... ..."

Not having recovered from the distraction, the sheep-headed monster was beaten down by the Black Gold Seal Soldier.

Zuo Mo watched for a while. He felt that the Black Gold Seal Soldier didn't need any help so he moved his gaze away. After A Gui swallowed the Scab Fragrance, she immediately sat down in lotus position, and her body occasionally flashed with purple light.

A Gui's expression was calm, and Zuo Mo's worries eased slightly. His gaze once again focused on the bone armor on the platform.

With a flash, he appeared above the bone armor.

Examining it up from close, he increasingly felt the extraordinary nature of the bone armor. This sacrificial altar was located at a special place. There was the mouth to a yin vein under the sacrificial altar. Even normal bone armor would be completely transformed after being immersed in yin energy for tens of thousands of years like this, and become outstanding.

The material of this armor itself was extraordinary, even though Zuo Mo could not recognize what kind of bone it was made from.

The sacrificial altar was a product of the ancient era and it was at least ten thousand years old. According to the golden leaf, the grade of a sacrificial altar was related to its size, but it was not an absolute rule. Many unique tribal sacrificial altars would not pursue grandness and vastness. However, there was one point that was always true, the guardian statues.

A sacrificial altar that had guardian statues meant that this altar was extremely important to its tribe.

The ancient era was too far removed from the present, and Zuo Mo's knowledge of the time mostly came from the gold leaf and the memories that Qing Lin had left him. The gold leaf was cryptic and many of Qing Ling's memories had become blurred through the passage of thousands of years.

The materials of the ancient era were very different from the present. That was the era where wasteland beasts rampaged, and rare materials littered the ground. This material that was able to remain until the present would be even more extraordinary.

Each bone was like a grey crystal, clear and glowing. This yin vein was clearly enormous and the amount of yin energy it contained was stunning. The sprouting yin energy was a flow that continuously washed the bone armor.

Zuo Mo was slightly unused to the dense yin energy.

Unlike the other objects of that time, the bone armor's design as unusually fine. The small bone pieces were ground thin, and layered together like feathers. What was most attention grabbing was the two short daggers inserted at the arms.

Unlike the crystal-like texture of the other bone pieces, the short bone knives were completely snowy white without any flaw. Even Zuo Mo felt a chill staring at the strange and eerie curves.

Zuo Mo reached out to the bone armor. Just as he was about to touch the armor, there was a woosh, and a great pain came from his fingertip.

Zuo Mo's eyes widened and his expression was shocked. He put his finger in front of his eyes. There was an extremely thin wound at the tip of his finger. Zuo Mo's shock increased. He knew just how strong his current body was. Even normal flying swords would shatter if they stuck him, and they wouldn't even manage to wound him.

It was an energy blade made from yin energy.

Yet what shocked Zuo Mo was not the yin energy blade but he realized why the bone armor was placed at the sacrificial altar.

It was a Shen device!

This was a shen device left behind from the ancient era!

This was a true shen device!

Zuo Mo could not suppress the joy on his face. He actually had managed to encounter such a fortuitous matter. The bone armor was pure yin in quality and not suited to him, but very suited to A Gui. The Undying shen power that A Gui had was a kind of death energy. The bone armor also contained death energy, and the two were a match for each other.

Having woken up, A Gui silently appeared next to Zuo Mo, her eyes focused on the bone armor.

Zuo Mo felt her move and turned around. The mark on A Gui's forehead had become clearer. It was a knotted mark. The faint purple chains formed an unique knot.

Hmm ... ...

A Gui seemed to have become prettier!

Zuo Mo stilled and examined her seriously. Upon close inspection, it was as he had thought. The marks on A Gui's face were almost gone, and the new skin on her face was fine and white. She had a delicate and gentle face with a pointed chin. Zuo Mo could see the young female that was restrained in the voice. Instinctively, Zuo Mo reached out towards A Gui's face.

A Gui stood motionless and did not avoid his hand.

A strange and fine feeling came from his fingertips. Zuo Mo's heart jumped. A Gui's face suddenly leaned towards Zuo Mo's hand, and she buried her face in Zuo Mo's hand.

Zuo Mo's heart beat even faster but he didn't bear to pull his hand away.

Compared to the stopping of time by the [King's Forbidden Firmament, time really did stop in this moment.

"Haha! This taste! This is the taste! It is wonderful!"

The laughter of the Black Gold Seal Soldier came over. He had just killed the sheep-headed monster and sucked in its shen power. Zuo Mo was startled and pulled his hand away. His face immediately burned red. He hurriedly dropped his hand, grabbed A Gui's hand and pretended to inspect her.

However, he quickly stopped pretending. Zuo Mo's expression became serious.

Compared to previously, A Gui's shen power was multiple times stronger. The vastness of the shen power caused Zuo Mo's heart to beat rapidly. Fortunately, the shen power inside A Gui's body seemed to recognize Zuo Mo and did not try to hinder his sun shen power, happily welcoming him instead.

Yet Zuo Mo's expression became even more serious.

The purple chains that restrained A Gui had become thinner, but the patterns on the chains became even more dense and fine. There were purple flames that would occasionally rise from the chains.

The stronger Undying shen power restrained A Gui's soul even more. However, what eased Zuo Mo's worries slightly was that A Gui's soul seemed to have become much more solid. The Nether Reincarnation Lotus and the Scab Fragrance had helped her greatly. The young female dressed in white robes had a calm expression, and there was a similar purple knotted mark on her forehead.

This time, A Gui's soul did not detect Zuo Mo.

Yet when his gaze saw the slightly bashful smile on the white-robed A Gui's face, Zuo Mo's heart jumped strangely.

At this time, his brow suddenly moved.

Yi An had come!

———

On the other side of the line of fire, Yi An had never felt like this. Behind him, countless gazes focused on him. He felt as though there was a blade pointed at his back, but right now, he had to persist.

He had seen the Mo Shen Temple being rebuffed. The last bit of hope he felt dissipated. Yi An did not fear powers such as the Mo Weapon Master Association, however, the Rare Artifact Hall wouldn't have a chance against a titan like the Yao Council of Elder.

The only chance was grab onto Xiao Yun Hai, oh no, it was Xiao Mo Ge!

These two names meant two completely different things. Xiao Yun Hai was a mo weapon grandmaster, and represented profit! Xiao Mo Ge was a shen power expert, a warlord, and represented survival.

No matter when, survival was far more valuable than profit.

Yi An was a businessperson. He knew that he had to prove his own value for the other to accept him, prove the value of Rare Artifact Hall. Kuai An now was at odds with the Yao Council of Elders because of Xiao Mo Ge, but if the Xiao Mo Ge didn't want to cause trouble with the Yao Council, he could always ignore their plight.

Right now, the only thing that Xiao Mo Ge would pay attention to was the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass!

Xiao Mo Ge was willing to use earth mo weapons to trade for Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass. This was enough to show the importance that Xiao Mo Ge placed on the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass.

He stood silently outside the line of fire and waited for Xiao Mo Ge's summons.

Expressing himself like this under the eyes of everyone meant that he left himself no other paths to take. The unfriendly gazes of the Yao Council Elders behind him caused him to grit his teeth and persist.

Yet he had stood for so long outside the line of fire and the yao elders hadn't done a thing. This was enough to show how wary they were of Xiao Mo Ge.

This increased Yi An's confidence.

However, more of his confidence was in the contents of the box in his hand.

Translator Ramblings: Yes, a shen device just pops out of nowhere ... ... I think this is one of those things where Fang Xiang had a sideplot and then gave up.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Thirty Five – Kun Lun's Spirit

A perfect body slowly floated up from the medicine pool.

On the tall figure, every muscle was clearly defined and balanced. The eyes on the handsome face were lightly closed. As his eyelids slowly opened they revealed eyes that were deep like the vast stars, and would cause people to get lost in.

He sat up and the water droplets on his body were like the dew on the lily pads, rolling off.

He was flawless, a work of the heavens. All of the elders had satisfied expressions.

"How do you feel?" the snowy-haired sect leader asked. Lin Qian could hear the concern in the sect leader's words.

He did not immediately answer. He tried to move his body and his expression was slightly puzzled.

The sect leader saw this and unhesitatingly said, "To the Sword Testing Field."

Sword Testing Field.

When Lin Qian effortlessly cut a sword testing stone with a single blow as thought it was tofu, all of the elders inhaled sharply.

The sword testing shone was one of the hardest stones in the world. This sword testing stone was Kun Lun's largest piece and was over a zhang tall. Even the sect leader, using all his ling power, would be unable to cut this sword testing stone into two.

Lin Qian did not notice the expressions of the elders. He was immersed in a wondrous state.

This slightly unfamiliar body contained astounding power. As he moved, shen power would naturally flow, and it moved to his thoughts. He tried to merge sword essence into it. There was no obstruction and its power skyrocketed.

Yet the flying sword in his hand could not tolerate the great shen power, melting into liquid metal that dripped down.

This caused Lin Qian to show a surprised expression. The flying sword in his hand was one of the famed swords of Kun Lun, called [Heaven's Death]. It was seventh-grade, and he hadn't thought it would be unable to tolerate shen power.

All of the elders frowned. Shen power was powerful, but if even seventh-grade flying swords could not withstand it, then it was slightly troublesome.

"It seems that we need to carry out our journeys to the ancient ruins earlier," an elder said gravely.

"Yes, a seventh-grade flying sword actually melted, it is most likely that even an eighth-grade sword would be unable to express the power of shen power," another elder said with a sigh. "It would be great if we had the [Angel Device Raiment]. I don't know how powerful the two of them combined would be."

"Why should we sacrifice what is near for what is far? There are so many ruins, there definitely would be one or two shen devices. It is just that we did not pay such attention to them in the past."

The sect leader's gaze was thoughtful. He suddenly said, "Elder Ming, you try."

"Alright!" An elder with snowy-white hair nodded. He went in front of the bisected sword testing stone. He channeled his shen power and made a slice. The sword went halfway into the stone.

All of the elders were intelligent and immediately showed thoughtful expressions.

"As I expected!" The sect leader's authoritative eyes flashed as he said gravely, "If one is in fanxu and starts to cultivate shen power, their power will increase, but it will be much weaker compared to those who are not in fanxu."

Elder Ming's expression turned stern upon hearing this. He closed his eyes and thought for a while. "The sect leader is right. After entering fanxu, one can communicate with the world and be one with them. It is hard to change paths, and the increase in power is limited."

He looked at the flying sword in his hand and his expression was slightly dim. The flying sword in his hand was also seventh grade yet it was unharmed. It could be seen from this that his shen power was much weaker than Lin Qian's shen power.

"Is it better to cultivate this shen power as early as possible?" an elder couldn't resist saying.

"Lin Qian, say what you think," the sect leader suddenly said.

Lin Qian thought for a moment before slowly speaking, "This disciple does not feel that. Our shen power is actually too different from the shen power of the ancient ear. Our shen power comes from ling power, and it is possible to see it as a new power with ling power and sword essence as the foundation. It is its own system. Ling power is the foundation. Before jindan, ling power will be unstable. After entering fanxu, it will be completed. This disciple thinks that it should be the disciples that are in jindan and yuanying that study shen power first. It is likely that those at the peak of yuanying will be affected. However, we will only know the result after trying."

"This is reasonable."

All of the elders nodded. Each of them was profound in cultivation and had a deeper understanding of cultivation than Lin Qian. After Lin Qian pointed this out, each of them realized it. Many elders had dim expressions. Those that were able to become elders were either fanxu, or pseudo-fanxu that were at the peak of yuanying.

The shen power they cultivated could not transform as purely as the young disciples. It meant that their potential in shen power was fated to be limited. They had never thought that the cultivation they had worked so hard for became the obstacle in stopping them from progressing.

The mood became slightly low.

"Lin Qian!" the sect leader suddenly spoke.

"This disciple is listening!" Lin Qian hurriedly went forward and acknowledged.

"You comprehended shen power. While the other shishu have helped you perfect it, you cannot slack off. You need to study it everyday."

"Starting from today, you are the Pavilion Master of Sword Pavilion, and can form the Sword Pavilion."

Lin Qian's body shook. The entire place was silent.

All of the elders couldn't help but show surprise. The Sword Pavilion was an unique existence in Kun Lun. Every pavilion master of Sword Pavilion was the next sect leader. He needed to create his own Sword Pavilion. Including the pavilion master, there would be nine members of the Sword Pavilion. These would be his support after he ascended to the role of sect leader.

The positions of the Sword Pavilion were left vacant most of the time and would only be activated when the sect leader thought that there was a need for a clear successor.

Almost everyone knew that the next sect leader of Kun Lun was Lin Qian, but no one had expected that the day would come so soon. The sect leader's cultivation was unfathomably deep, his authority great, and he was trusted widely.

"Elders, are there any objections?" The sect leader look around at the elders.

"No objections!"

"No objections!"

All of the elders had solemn expressions and the same attitude. Everyone knew that Lin Qian becoming the Sword Pavilion Master was the hope of all and could not be stopped.

"This disciple will not fail Master." Lin Qian did not refuse. His expression became calm again without any excitement. However, the sect leader heard the determination in his voice, and a hint of comfort flashed through his eyes.

The sect leader's expression was authoritative, his eyes so bright people could not look directly at him. His snowy-white hair moved despite the lack of wind, his voice as strong as the sword.

"The old balance has been broken, the new era has started. The future of our Kun Lun is the hands in youths like them. If they can grasp victory in this chaotic world, Kun Lun will win! We will not use the lives of the disciples to conquer those ancient ruins, every disciple is the hope of Kun Lun. It is time for us old people to create paths for them. Everyone, our light is about to dim, our era has passed, the only thing we can do now is to use our still-sharp swords, use our remaining light, our remaining life to increase the probability of success of their future!"

The wind blew past. Above the Sword Testing Field, the sect leader's voice echoed. Every elder listened with concentration. They instinctively straightened, a holy and excited expression on their faces. Their low spirits due to not being able to advance their shen power disappeared.

"We are Kun Lun, this is our responsibility, this is our destiny. We are bound by duty. If this new era demands there be sacrifices, it should be us, the old people! Starting from today, all materials for the [Body Cultivation Pool] and for core formation will not be provided to elders and the sect leader. We have found clues to seven ancient ruins. Three elders will explore each ruin. My sword should move once again. All the remaining elders will go to the front lines to replace all disciples jindan and above. All jindan disciples are to be summoned back to the sect to cultivate shen power! We need to find those that are talented among them and groom them."

"We will trade our lives for the time they need to grow! When they have grown up, Kun Lun's future will be bright!"

The authoritative voice was filled with focused presence.

"Everyone, please! For Kun Lun!" the sect leader bowed, his own brows and hair touching the ground.

All the elders had stern yet heated expressions. They all bowed with great respect, and hard to suppress excitement. They shouted together, "We will abide by Sect Leader's orders! For Kun Lun!"

Lin Qian's nose felt sore, his eyes blurring. He hurriedly bowed his head, both his hands unconsciously balling into fists.

For Kun Lun!

———

Shu Long had a tired expression. At his side, the hardship guards were lying askew as they slept. The camp was silent and there was only the sound was the rising and fall of of breaths. With the hardship guard's strong bodies, a scene like this would only occur when they were completely exhausted. He raised his head to look at the sky that was gradually growing brighter. The ruins and rubble around them indicated that an intense fight had just occurred here.

The travelling speed of Guard Camp had always been a problem. Even though Golden Crow Camp thought of all the ways they could and used all kinds of talismans on them, the effects were not great. They cultivated mo skills, and were not skilled in using talismans. In the end, it was the ling beasts that Chun Yu Cheng Daren raised that had solved this problem.

However, they were still lacking compared to Vermillion Bird Camp.

Therefore, the mission that Gongsun Cha had given him was to protect the flank, an important resource jie, Sand Jie. It had not taken much effort to conquer Sand Jie. At this time, Xuan Kong Temple did not have much power left to defend Sand Jie.

However, many factions desired the resource rich Sand Jie. Up until now, Shu Long had led Guard Camp in defeating eight battalions from different powers!

After the successive hard-fought battles, even the determined Guard Camp felt deathly exhausted.

Suddenly, a paper crane flew over and landed in Shu Long's hand. Shu Long became alert. When he opened the paper crane, an expression of joy came onto his face.

The people from Golden Crow Camp were finally arriving!

Soon, every soldier in Guard Camp was woken up. Large numbers of scouts and patrols were sent out to prevent small groups of enemies from penetrating their defensive line and harming Golden Crow Camp.

Soon after, a vast fleet of boats appeared. Numerous black dots appeared on the horizon, each dot a treasure ship.

As the treasure ship fleet neared, it was possible to hear the urgent shouts, and howls coming from the sound amplifying seal formation. It was extremely hectic on board the treasure ships.

"Quick quick quick! Prepare the material boxes! Prepare to unload the ship! Each time, remain organized, be quick!"

"Everyone pay attention, if any one of you dares to make a mistake, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Find the marked sites, set up the main seal formation, we have to finish before evening!"

Just as the fleet stopped, a numerous crowd and innumerable boxes burst out of each treasure ship like numerous floods. The hardship guards on the ground felt the sky darken. In a flash, it was as if the sky and the rising sun's light was blocked out!

Translator Ramblings: Kun Lun is a dedicated bunch.

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Chapter Seven Hundred and Thirty Six – Won't Forget Even In Death

Zuo Mo opened the box and was slightly surprised. "Why are there five Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrasses?"

Yi An said carefully and respectfully, "The two extra are a gift, Rare Artifacts Hall hopes to receive Daren's protection."

"Protection?" Zuo Mo immediately react and said after a moment of thought. "You do not have to do this, Kuai An killed the yao elder to help me, I will not stand by and ignore the consequences."

Yi An grimaced. "There naturally will not be any problems while Daren is here. If Daren leaves, then Rare Artifact Hall will immediately face a calamity."

Zuo Mo thought and found that Yi An's analysis was correct. The Yao Council of Elders was a great power. If they wanted to do something from the shadows, then Rare Artifact Hall would be unable to stop them. He would also not stay for a long time at Bu Zhou City.

"You may say what you think," Zuo Mo asked.

Yi An said in a respectful voice that was filled with confidence. "Daren is must deal with many great matters, and does not have the time for minor matters. While Rare Artifact Hall is not one of the biggest businesses in the mo territories, we have a stable foundation. We can become Daren's hand in gathering is distributing materials, transporting resources and selling items."

Zuo Mo was truly surprised now. He hadn't thought that Yi An's plan was to fully submit to him. Deeply established family businesses like Rare Artifacts Hall were factions in their own right and would not easily submit to other factions.

"I will agree this to this." Zuo Mo thought and then said, "But you need to think it though. Once you pick a side, you will not be as idle and free as you are now."

Yi An's expression was joyful as he unhesitatingly bowed. "This subordinate has thought this though and this is not an impulse."

Zuo Mo was very satisfied. Yi An's Rare Artifacts Hall was an unexpected hall. No matter if it was Yi An's great experience in managing a business, or Rare Artifacts Hall's enormous mercantile network, they were all things that the present Mo Cloud Sea desperately needed now.

This was free food dropping down from the sky!

"Do not spread the news right now." Zuo Mo paused and thought.

Yi An immediately understood. "Yes!"

Zuo Mo said, "It is too dangerous outside. Stay here now, and prepare an auction for the [Angel Device Raiment]."

"Daren is planning to sell the [Angel Device Raiment]?" Yi An was stunned.

"Yes, sell it, it is just a pseudo-shen device." Zuo Mo nodded and did not expand further. He said casually, "Just some simple preparations."

Finishing, he disappeared.

He left behind a shocked Yi An. Only now did Yi An realize why even the Yao Council of Elders had come to participate in this event. Pseudo-shen device, the [Angel Device Raiment] was a pseudo-shen device.

Yi An had never seen a shen device and could not make a professional evaluation but just the name was enough to make countless people crazy.

'Just a pseudo-shen device.'

Daren was probably the only one that dared to say it like that. The shock on Yi An's face turned into a grimace.

———

Staring at the five Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrasses in the box.

Zuo Mo couldn't help but become excited. For this he had almost traversed through the greater portion of Hundred Savage Realm. In order to not be disturbed, Zuo Mo came to the underground sacrificial altar.

A Gui and the Black Gold Seal Solder were both standing guard underground. The yin energy was of benefit to A Gui, and the Black Gold Seal Soldier liked yin energy. He copied the bone armor, swallowing yin energy and then spitting it out. He played about happily.

Staring at the Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrasses in the box, for some reason, Zuo Mo's heartbeat suddenly sped up.

Strangely, he was slightly nervous.

Those riddles that circled his mind, the voice that repeatedly appeared in his dreams, they would all be answered soon. His birth, his previous memories ... ...

Zuo Mo stared dazedly at the Reverse Shadow Soul SIlkgrass. He didn't move at all.

A moment later, his body trembled. His dazed eyes finally recovered a thread of clarity. His practiced wooden face became alive and his eyes focused.

He exhaled deeply and turned to look at A Gui who was stand guard silently. For some reason, the bewilderment and nervousness he felt immediately disappeared.

He laughed mockingly at his own weakness. Determination and bravery returned to his eyes.

He threw a Reverse Shadow Soul Silkgrass into his mouth.

Something seemed to explode in his mind. Countless streaks of light and sound came at him from all directions.

Boom!

Zuo Mo's mind was completely bland and he was in a daze.

There seemed to be countless people speaking at his ear. He couldn't make out what they were saying. Countless scenes flashed across his eyes but he could not see anything clearly.

Too much information suddenly sprouted out of his memories and surrounded him.

Even with such a strong consciousness, Zuo Mo could not tolerate so many scenes and voices.

The blurry scenes and the noisy sounds seemed to drift far away.

Zuo Mo's world became calm again.

———

Hiding in a corner filled with rubble, a boy trembled.

"We definitely have to get it!" On the other side of the damaged wall, the boy could hear the viciousness in the man's voice.

"Really?"A woman's light laugh sounded. "Kun Lun is really Kun Lun, this present, tsk tsk, different from everyone else! However, before the old woman died, why didn't I hear Kun Lun act so domineering?"

"Hmph! Go to the side, I feel irritated when I see your Xuan Kong Temple's falseness!" the man said disdainfully.

"You really wound me, I want to ally with you. If that thing ends up in the hands of Tian Huan and Xi Xian ... ..." The woman pretended to be wounded and said.

"No need," the man said proudly, "We, Kun Lun, never need to ally with anyone."

———

"Don't waste effort, it cannot be used, the jinzhi cannot be opened."

"Motherf*er, we spent so much energy to get this pile of scrap metal?"

"They may have detected something. However, they would not bear for it to become scrap metal, they would definitely have something else up their sleeve."

"Did someone manage to escape?"

"There seems to be one child that we have not found."

"Dumbass! How can such a mistake happen?"

"He is trash. He doesn't like cultivating, and I heard that the old woman did not like him ... ..."

"Who is he to the old woman?"

"The old woman's grandson ... ..."

"You idiot! Go find him! No matter what, find him! I want to see him alive or dead!"

———

In a dark and damp secret room, the small boy looked with intoxication at the mysterious patterns in front of him. For some reason he felt strangely close to these mysterious patterns. Especially those from the many jade scrolls, these would cause him to feel intimacy and warmth.

"Who let you in?" A cold and shrill voice suddenly came from behind him.

The young boy's hand shook and the jade scroll dropped to the ground. He turned around. An old woman with an icy expression was looking at him expressionlessly.

"I ... ... I ... ..." The young boy's face was ashen white.

"Speak!" the old woman shouted harshly.

"I, I solved, I solved the jinzhi ... ..." Terror filled the young boy's mind and he stammered.

The old woman was silent.

"You like these things very much?"

A moment later, the old woman suddenly spoke. Her expression was still cold but for some reason, she did not seem to be as intimidating as before.

"Yes." The young boy's terror decreased greatly as he bowed his head and spoke.

The old woman's gaze was piercing and the young boy didn't dare to raise his head.

"These are the things that you father left you. I do not agree, but you have still found your way in. Starting from today, this place belongs to you."

The old woman finished speaking expressionlessly and turned to leave.

———

"Starting today, she is your ghost."

There was a young girl with a timid expression dressed in white robes standing next to the old woman.

"What is a Ghost?" The little boy asked fearfully.

"A person to protect you." The old woman was expressionlessly.

"A person to protect me?" The young boy didn't seem to understand. "Why does she have to protect me?"

"Because I will die," the old woman said coldly.

———

"Gui Gui, this name is not pleasing to hear," the young boy muttered. His hands didn't slow at all.

The young girl tilted her head. "Gui Gui feels it is very good!"

"How come you work so hard at such a boring thing like cultivating?" The young boy was puzzled as he carefully treated the wounds on the young girl's feet.

The young girl was teary due to the pain and her voice contained a sob. However, it was unusually determined. "Because only when I become strong will I be able to protect Young Master."

"It is very safe here. There is no need to protect me. I don't like to go outside." The little boy's head shook like a rattledrum.

"What happens if that day comes?" The young girl tilted her head.

"You are thinking too much!" The little boy pretended to be an adult and tapped the young girl's head.

"Ah!" The young girl covered her head.

"What is the old woman teaching you? Why are you wounded every time?" the little boy said furiously, "Is she beating you?"

"Don't talk about Grandma like that!" The young girl pushed out her cheeks in anger.

"Alright, alright, I won't say anything. She doesn't like me anyways." The little boy was slightly dispirited.

"Grandma is very concerned about you," the little girl hurriedly comforted.

"No, I know, she doesn't like me," the little boy's voice was low, "because she doesn't like my mother, I know."

"You are right." A cold voice came from behind him. The old woman was expressionless but hate flashed across her eyes.

———

The tree branches whipped painfully against his face but the little boy gritted his teeth. A Gui had carried him and ran for many days, so many that he had lost count.

A Gui's steps faltered.

Bam.

He fell off her back, hitting the ground he became dizzy.

A stream of blood spilled out the corner of A Gui's mouth. She crawled next to him and said with a sob, "Young Master, Young Master, are you hurt?"

He tried to make his smile easy. "No, I'm fine!"

"Young Master, I really am useless!" A Gui bit her lips, tears in her eyes.

"It's Young Master who is useless." He reached out and rubbed A Gui's hair like usual. "Gui Gui, run."

"No!" A Gui shook her head stubbornly/

He sighed. "They used a secret spell and left behind a mark in my consciousness. No matter how we run, we will not be able to escape."

"No!" A Gui stilled and then screamed heartbreakingly, her tears spilling out.

He smiled and rubbed A Gui's head. "Run, Gui Gui, and live for me as well."

A Gui reached out her dirty hand and wiped away her tears. She suddenly picked him up and put him on his back and started to run frantically without a word.

"Gui Gui, it is useless. Put me down." He urged many times on the road.

After running for an unknown number of days, the last bit of A Gui's energy ran out. The two of them fell to the ground. A Gui's face was ashen. Her power had been used up.

She struggled and crawled next to him. A Gui's face was as white as paper. She touched his face and murmured, "Young Master, will you forget A Gui?"

"Of course not." He smiled weakly. He was also at the end of his energy.

"Young Master, you definitely cannot forget A Gui!" A Gui's face was suddenly covered in tears.

The hot tears fell on his face. His consciousness started to fade as he murmured.

"Yes, even in death, I won't forget ... ..."

Translator Ramblings: We finally get here!

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