World of Cultivation - Volume 03 - Seeking Survival On A Desolate Island

by Fang Xiang

  Zuo Mo had also started cultivating in this period of time. No matter if it was ling power, spiritual power, or body cultivation, he was in a period of rapid progression. This was the golden time to cultivate. He didn’t dare slack off.

  During the day, he cultivated ling power and his body, at night, he cultivated his consciousness. He even temporarily pushed his studies into formations to the side. Formations were the core, but it was a labor of time. In the short term, it could not increase his strength, but cultivation could.

  [Sky Wave Fist Scripture] was just a very normal scripture, but with the mountain physique the great strength produced motivated Zuo Mo.

  Especially the [Sky Glass Wave], it was even more powerful than Ma Fan’s [Illusory Shadowless Sword of Destruction]. What Zuo Mo needed to do now was to compress the amount of time needed to prepare the attack, to complete twelve revolutions in a shorter period of time. This was not impossible. Zuo Mo was already skilled in controlling ling power, but shortening the preparation time would dramatically increase the burden on his ling channels.

  Zuo Mo had to increase his level of body cultivation, he had to in order to tolerate the greater load, and enable this killing move to have practical value. Otherwise, such a strong killing move would be greatly discounted by having an overly lengthy preparation time.

  Luckily, he was in the middle of a period of rapid improvement. As long as he did not slack off, after cultivating for a while longer, his body should be able to tolerate him using this killing move.

  Of course, this also meant that other than going forward step by step, he did not have any other methods.

  ———

  In the camp, howls would occasionally be heard from the sword formation. Over the last few days, people had gradually gotten used to them. Every person that went into the sword formation would shout and yell like so, but once they crawled out of the sword formation, they would immediately enter seclusion. Up until now, the remaining people that had not entered the sword formation did not even know how scary the inside was.

  They only knew it was very scary, very very scary … …

  But they also knew there were many many benefits … …

  Compared to those xiuzhe who felt a mix of terror and anticipation, Zuo Mo did not have any discomfort at all. He was already used to these howls. When he had carved the formations onto them, the howling that had started up under his hands was no less than the present ones.

  Suddenly, the beast service card at Zuo Mo’s waist suddenly shook.

  Hmm, Zuo Mo’s mind moved, and he unconsciously stopped his actions. This was the first time the beast service card had done this. He hurriedly summoned the rainbow butterfly.

  The Rainbow Mark butterfly flew out, made a nimble turn and started to fly towards outside the camp.

  There was a situation?

  Suddenly thinking about how someone had been spying a few days ago, Zuo Mo was extra cautious, and beckoned at Zong Ru’s unit which was closest to him, indicating for them to follow.

  The three exchanged looks and hurriedly followed.

  Those that noticed this from far away all had admiring gazes. Zong Ru’s little unit really had the best luck. Boss trusted them. Those with experience all knew that familiarizing their face with the boss was directly related to future benefits.

  However, even though Lil’ Miss was not at camp, no one dared to stop their cultivation without Boss’ orders.

  ———

  Gongsun Cha’s eyes were red as he stared deathly at the enemy which seemed like a tide.

  He had already lost this match, but the other side did not have any intentions of stopping, pushing him into a little corner to proceed with the last massacre.

  It was not the first time he had encountered this kind of situation. Once he showed a weakness, what awaited him was retreat after retreat. The other was like a dog with a bone, biting on tightly. What followed after was fierce attacks. Any little crack would be hammered into large gaps in a very short period of time.

  Gongsun Cha was already used to the other pursuing and beating him.

  However, he decided to give the other a little “surprise” this time!

  Zuo Mo led the little team and followed tightly behind the Rainbow Mark butterfly. He rarely used this third-grade ling butterfly. From the grade, this was a very fine top of third-grade, but all three of its spells were related to poison. Zuo Mo rarely interacted with poison so he never used this Rainbow Mark butterfly unless he was feeding it.

  It was the first time that Zuo Mo had encountered the beast service card actively giving a warning. Zuo Mo was very curious.

  Lei Peng and the other two had similar ideas and formed a perimeter with Zuo Mo in the middle. No matter what time, protecting Boss was their first job. Compared to Zuo Mo’s curiosity, the three appeared as though they were facing a great enemy.

  The rainbow butterfly flew extremely quickly as though someone was attracting it.

  The mountain valley that Zuo Mo had headed to was in the mountains near the water. The mountain valley curved through the mountains, and the mouth of the valley directly faced Stone Door Beach.

  The mountain valley was very deep. Zuo Mo had not sent anyone to explore since they had only come here for Rotten Metal silver and did not plan on staying here for a long time. Right now, the amount of Rotten Metal silver billets on Zuo Mo’s hands formed a mountainous stack. He guessed that it was about time to depart from Stone Door beach. Zuo Mo decided to wait for the group to all go through the sword formation before they left Stone Door Beach.

  Even more, Zuo Mo had set down formations at the important places. Even though it was not a large formation like the [Skyring Moon Chime Formation] on the Desolate Wood Reef, but these small formations were not easy to overcome either.

  Zuo Mo did not put any formations on Stone Door Beach. The camp was constructed on the patch of sand. The view was wide from there, and everything could be seen at a glance. After the spying incident last time, the guard by the water had become even heavier.

  Was there some worldly treasure that was attracting the Rainbow Mark butterfly?

  Zuo Mo felt that it was not possible. This had been the site of a sect before. If there had been some treasure, it would not have been left for him to find. Suspicious, he tightly followed behind the Rainbow Mark butterfly.

  After twisting and turning, the mountain valley became much steeper, and the humidity from the plants and trees grew.

  The wariness on Lei Peng and the other’s faces grew even heavier.

  Suddenly, the Rainbow Mark butterfly at the front furiously started to flap its wings. In the blink of an eye, with it as the center, a very small whirlpool formed.

  What was going on?

  Zuo Mo stopped moving, even more puzzled. There clearly was nothing in the surroundings.

  He suddenly thought of the specialty of the Rainbow Mark butterfly, poison!

  Was there some poisonous object!

  His mind moved and let the Rainbow Mark butterfly cast a spell on him. The Rainbow Mark butterfly gently flapped its wings, and a five colored light emerged from Zuo Mo’s body. Zuo Mo’s eyes were instantly covered in a layer of five colored light.

  Zuo Mo instantly jumped in fright!

  In front of his eyes, threads of black mist were being attracted by the Rainbow Mark butterfly’s whirlpool, and surged into the whirlpool.

  This was … … poison!

  Zuo Mo suddenly realized and hurriedly pulled back the three people beside him. If it wasn’t for the [Rainbow Pupils], he wouldn’t have been able to find this kind of poison! Even though he did not know how poisonous it was, Zuo Mo couldn’t help but feel fear.

  A tasteless, colorless, and undetectable poison was more than scary enough! Even more, with the Rainbow Pupils, the threads of black mist made Zuo Mo’s hairs stand on end.

  Was there some terrifying poisonous organism nearby?

  That wasn’t right!

  If there was s
omething so poisonous, Xie Shan and the others who had lived here before should have already been turned to a pile of bones.

  The joy the Rainbow Mark butterfly passed on to Zuo Mo did not make him happy, but made him felt as though he had fell into ice, his entire body went cold. He had recalled the other spell of the Rainbow Mark butterfly [Poison Change]! The Rainbow Mark butterfly could absorb all kinds of poisons to transform. The happier it was, the more deadly this poison was!

  Poison was something the great majority of xiuzhe were wary off.

  Some great poisons could even directly kill a jindan. They were extremely strange. Some poisons could be merged with the ling energy in the air, and could not be detected. Some poisons could pass through ling shields. There were all kinds of weird and wondrous poisons.

  Without a doubt, this one was an extremely terrifying poison!

  Someone was scheming against them!

  No matter how stupid he was, Zuo Mo instantly realized it. Other than fear, killing intent uncontrollably rose!

  The three people beside Zuo Mo could not see the deadly poison in the air, but were sensitive enough to catch the killing intent that spilled out of their boss. Their hearts shook!

  Zuo Mo did not speak, and made a hand movement. After watching Lei Peng and the others work together for so long, he knew some of the simpler hand movements. Then, he started to fly up along the walls of the valley, using the Rainbow Mark butterfly as the border. The other side of the boundary was filled with black threads of poison.

  Zuo Mo decided to make a circle to avoid the poison.

  He wanted to see who was scheming against them!

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  Translator Ramblings: Chun Yu Cheng’s pets are in the spotlight again. Remember the water butterfly back when they were on the boat and the grey one Ma Fan had a few chapters ago? Chun Yu Cheng is the silent contributor, he works behind the scene (or is it behind the words?)

  Gongsun Cha is busy in war chess, and everyone else is roaring to go into the sword essence formation. We also get a little peak at what the yao soldiers are doing.

  Chapter 232: Gongsun Cha’s Insane War Tactics

  Pu Yao felt very good.

  He felt a certain kind of satisfaction each time he trampled Gongsun Cha, especially after he was defeated by Zuo Mo. That guy was getting more and more clever over time, and was not so easily tricked. The price he paid with each transaction was increasing. If the conditions were not what Zuo Mo wanted, it was basically impossible to persuade him. What made Pu Yao so irritated about Zuo Mo was that if he felt it was not good, he would just ignore the deal, and not be swayed no matter how Pu Yao provoked and willed.

  Many times, Pu Yao felt he was a mouse pulling Zuo Mo, the turtle, and had no other solution.

  Compared to the hardheadedness of Zuo Mo, Gongsun Cha was like a girl with her arms open, allowing him to do as he wished. Every time he was blocked off by Zuo Mo, Pu Yao would find pleasure from Gongsun Cha’s body.

  This time, the battle situation was not different from any previous time. He had built an advantage very early on. What came after was more of a game of cat and mouse.

  Pu Yao had more than enough skill to be proud, especially in the area of directing battle. In his eyes, Gongsun Cha was just a slightly talented youth. This kind of talent was not enough for him to be shocked. Through the Thousand Year war, he had seen too many young genius battle generals.

  This kind of talent, oh, maybe he could only be the head of a little squad.

  It was a pity Zuo Mo was not interested in becoming a battle general. Pu Yao smacked his lips with regret. If that was possible, it would be so satisfying to abuse him! Pu Yao yearned for the scene of Zuo Mo being totally defeated by him.

  He had no interest in teaching Zuo Mo to become a battle general, but Zuo Mo clearly had no interest in playing with him, so facing Gongsun Cha became his only choice.

  It was so boring recently, Pu Yao sighed inside. He propped up his chin, his bloody pupil filled with an empty loneliness. After spending thousands of years in the Yao Forging Tower, his soul had been seriously damaged. Cultivation was not very useful to him at present. Previously, the secret method that he had been placing his hopes on did not bring the benefits that he had imagined. Right now, he could only pin his hopes onto Zuo Mo.

  But that hope looked so infinitesimally small.

  Maybe, very soon, he would dissipate like smoke. He smiled. He thought of the gravestone, and the loneliness in his eye decreased.

  Hmm!

  When he swept across the battleground from the corner of his eye, he couldn’t help but still.

  An ambush?

  A middle-sized troop of Little Edge Mantis mo suddenly appeared at the side of his main army.

  Pu Yao knew a great deal about any kind of yaomo. Little Edge Mantis mo was not an exception. Little Edge Mantis mo was a low level mo, the same level as White Scaled Attendants. However, its offensive power was three times that of a White Scaled Attendant! In low level mo, the offensive power of Little Edge Mantis mo was able to rank third.

  Most mantis mo lived in the forests. They were natural blade wielders in the forest. After their intelligence was awakened, the pair of blade-like raptorial forelegs would detach, and become their best mo blades. At the same time, their instincts would also wake.

  Compared to those high level mantis mo, Little Edge Mantis mo was one of the lowest mantis mo, but even so, their strong offense was enough for them to be famed among low level mo.

  However, compared to their powerful offense and grand blade mo skills, their defensive power was pitifully low. The thin mo armor on their bodies was like paper, and almost could not stop any attack. This was also the weakness of almost all the mantis mo.

  Due to the characteristic of the Little Edge Mantis mo, they were frequently used to fill battle technique units, not main attack units.

  Gongsun Cha had actually used an ambush of a troop of Little Edge Mantis mo, and there was a lot of them.

  There was no time for him to think more. The black blade lights were like a tide crashing against the shore, layer building upon layer. The entire troop was like a burning hot blade easily slicing through butter.

  Little Edge Mantis mo’s attack power that was beyond its power level was completely shown at this time!

  Pu Yao’s army was cut apart at the waist.

  This group of Little Edge Mantis mo was also damaged, with not even half remaining.

  The troops that had been pushed to the corner of the battlefield attacked at the same time, like a spring that had been compressed to the limit and exploded with all its power! The troop formation changed from an orb formation to a column formation. The two troops attacking from the left and right towards the two sides of Pu Yao’s forces, a furious counterattack!

  Pu Yao saw the sudden change in the battle but was not panicked. The other’s counterattack was sharp and furious, but it was just the last vestiges of strength.

  He did not hesitate in pressing his forces forward. The perimeter did not attack, but stuck to the enemy, keeping a mid-range distance. He furiously calculated inside. He was waiting for the other to run out of power. Once the other was fully expended, it would be time for him to counterattack. The middle of his forces had already prepared. The following attack would be like lightning and quickly destroy the enemy.

  He believed that the other’s troops would soon collapse. This had already happened multiple times previously.

  He did not worry at all about the remainder of the troop of Little Edge Mantis mo. The fragile defense of the Little Edge Mantis mo meant that they only had one chance to attack in such a crowded battlefield. No matter how high their attack strength was, they would quickly be killed.

  The two troops that had broken through towards his flanks, which were guarded by his troops, so they had no chance of escape. Pu Yao smiled coldly inside. Gongsun Cha’s commander definitely would be in one of the troops.

  In the wargame, a loss would onl
y be set when the highest ranking general was killed. Gongsun Cha’s highest commander definitely was hiding in one of the two troops that had tried to break away.

  Yet suddenly, something shocking happened.

  The Little Edge Mantis mo, of which half had been just killed, divided into two little groups that charged straight into the back of Pu Yao’s forces.

  What was he doing?

  Pu Yao was slightly puzzled. Two little groups, each group had less than twenty people. This kind of Little Edge Mantis mo troop basically had no use.

  Little Edge Mantis mo troops were frequently used to ambush, but their fragile defense determined their extremely short lifespans on the battlefield. If the other’s formation was dense, in order to complete the break through, there needed to be a certain number. The reason that the group of Little Edge Mantis mo had been able to so easily cut through his forces had been due to how thick the troop had been.

  It was like a blade made from ice. It might be sharp, but it would quickly melt.

  Such a small troop, other than causing some fatalities, they basically could not affect the battlefield at all.

  Suddenly, a blinding light suddenly lit up at the head of the Little Edge Mantis mo troop at the very front.

  That was not right! Those were not Little Edge Mantis mo!

  Pu Yao’s bloody pupil widened, his face full of disbelief!

  Boom boom boom!

  A string of powerful explosions. A gigantic gap appeared in Pu Yao’s forces in the back half that had been cut away.

  This light … … Pu Yao recognized it.

  Balloon Fish mo’s Suicide Detonation!

  Pu Yao instantly realized what had happened.

  Those two groups hadn’t been Little Edge Mantis mo at all, but were all Balloon Fish, that used illusions … … water mist illusions. That was correct. If it was him, he would also have chosen water mist illusions. The illusions that were made up of countless threads of water mist would tightly wrap around the person it was cast on.

  Most importantly, the water mists could provide rich moisture to the Balloon Fish mo … …

  Balloon Fish mo was something no one willingly provoked. They had hundreds of little sacks on their bodies. Those sacs contained the water element power that they absorbed from the Endless Ocean. If they encountered an enemy, these pure water element power would become their weapon to attack their enemies. No one dared to provoke them, not because they were strong, but due to their Suicide Detonation.