by Fang Xiang
In Zuo Mo's view, resolving the Undying Shen power for A Gui, and solving the riddle of his origins were his personal matters.
As the leader of Cloud Sea Jie, he could not allow his personal matters to affect the future of Cloud Sea Jie and lose the best chance to develop. The present him had enough strength to reach Nether Springs Jie.
So he ordered Gongsun Cha and Bie Han to return to Cloud Sea Jie.
Gongsun Cha and Bie Han had strongly opposed this but Zuo Mo did not waver at all. Out of helplessness, Gongsun Cha and Bie Han could only lead their battalions back to Cloud Sea Jie and prepare for the expansion.
However, Gongsun Cha told Zuo Mo before he returned that Wei Sheng had entered the mo territories with only his sword in order to help Zuo Mo. He was going to use battle to refine his sword essence. Before this moment, Gongsun Cha and the others had concealed this matter from Zuo Mo.
Zuo Mo was dumbstruck upon hearing this.
His chest was filled with warmth, but more was the worry for Eldest Shixiong. The danger of a sword xiu moving in the mo territories alone was scalp-numbing to think about.
Zuo Mo immediately listened for word about a sword xiu that was in the mo territories.
He hadn't expected that he would obtain the information without any effort. Wei Sheng's name had been spread far and wide. There were details about each of his fights. Zuo Mo was overjoyed. He hadn't thought that Eldest Shixiong would have made such a great reputation for himself in the mo territories. He wasn't just undefeated, he had won the respect of the mo. When he had been searching for news, he found that all the mo spoke with reverence and respect when they talked about Wei Sheng. The declarations the major personages gave also showed this.
Zuo Mo immediately stopped worrying.
He had absolute confidence in Wei Sheng. Unless a marshal came, no one would be able to defeat Eldest Shixiong in a fight unless they did something underhanded.
But then the report of Eldest Shixiong killing a Kun Lun assassin caused murderousness to boil inside Zuo Mo's chest.
Kun Lun!
Zuo Mo quickly calmed down. Xuan Kong Temple was about to crumble. Kun Lun would not let such a chance past. At this time, Kun Lun definitely would not focus their attention on Eldest Shixiong.
Thinking about this, Zuo Mo took out a snowy piece of paper. This was fifth-grade natural snow paper. It was one of the top types of paper. Zuo Mo carefully drew out seal formations on this paper. The seal formation that he was drawing was completely different and more complex than the normal seal formations on messenger paper cranes. A while later, Zuo Mo put down the brush. His fingers moved and spells shot into the paper crane.
Only now did Zuo Mo show a satisfied expression. He blew at the paper crane. The paper crane seemed to be folded by an invisible hand and took form.
Once the paper crane formed, it disappeared.
It was as though a rock lifted off Zuo Mo's chest. Zuo Mo naturally had an imprint from Eldest Shixiong. However, there was such a great distance that normal paper cranes could not reach him. Therefore, he forged this sixth-grade paper crane. The other reason was that the contents of the paper crane were extremely important. Zuo Mo had written down the shen methodology that he had been perfecting recently into the paper crane.
The shen power system was about to replace the three powers and become the newest and highest power system.
With Shixiong's personality, he would not make a shen temple. Therefore, he could only walk the same path as Zuo Mo.
Zuo Mo felt some anticipation about what Eldest Shixiong, that focused on the sword, would become when he cultivated shen power.
However, Zuo Mo had warned Eldest Shixiong not to expose the fact that he was cultivating shen power. The appearance of the Mo Shen Temple had made shen power the most attractive thing at the moment. If people knew that Eldest Shixiong had a shen methodology, those marshals would not continue to sit still.
When the paper carne disappeared, the last thread of worry in Zuo Mo's mind disappeared with it.
He, with A Gui and Ceng Lian'er, changed their appearances. They departed for Nether Springs Jie.
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Ji Li Yu's expression was dejected. Her thoughts wandered as she looked at the sky.
Qing Hua Xue was sitting thoughtfully in the corner. She knew of Ji Li Yu's unwillingness. This was not hard to understand. Ji Li Yu had become famous very early on, and the Ji Family was a powerful family. In these years, she had become the fantasy lover for countless youths. While Ming Yue Ye's order could not be disobeyed, she still was unwilling.
However, Ji Li Yu cultivated the [Charm Clothing] and was the most suitable person.
The importance that Ming Yue Ye placed on this matter far surpassed other people's expectations. Other than Ji Li Yu, there were more than thirty people that had come along. These beauties were of different kinds, seductive, dignified, elegant, friendly, it was enough to dazzle the eyes.
The Blue Flower Family had also been selected.
Qinghua Xue was from a branch family of the Blue Flower Family and had an outstanding appearance. She was extremely suitable. Her elder brother had opposed it strongly but she had agreed because she heard the target of this mission was Xiao Mo Ge.
These three words seemed to have an unusual attraction towards her and would always unconsciously attract her mind.
Of the group, Ji Li Yu was undoubtedly the brightest pearl. The other beauties lost color under her light. Qinghua Xue calmly stayed in the corner. She did not attract attention and secretly observed this group.
The creator of this plan was Ming Yue Ye, but without the support of the council of elders, the Ji Family would not have made such a great sacrifice as to send Ji Li Yu.
Qinghua Xue was intelligent and had great perception. She felt that the goal of this mission was not as simple as the rumors said.
The leader of the guards for this group was Feng Xin Zi. This man gave her great pressure. She needed to be very careful in order for him not to discover her actual strength. The other experts were only just slightly weaker than Feng Xin Zi.
What surprised Qinghua Xue was that the group did not disguise their journey. They made a fuss along the way. Ji Li Yu's charisma worked on both yao and mo. Her natural seductiveness caused the [Charm Clothing] to be used to its limits. Seductiveness formed as she moved.
Ji Li Yu's talent in music was extremely high and she immediately won over the hearts of countless mo.
There was great mixing between yao and mo. Ji Li Yu was one of the most famous beauties among the yao and her popularity in the mo territories was not low. When she appeared in the vision of the people, they found that she was even more beautiful than the rumors. Countless mo was enchanted by her. They accompanied and protected the group. Even the three princesses' limelight could not compare.
Ji Li Yu unintentionally stated the goal of their mission in public. It was Xiao Mo Ge who was extremely well-known at this time. She seemed to be admiring and loving in her tone.
Xiao Mo Ge's prison-breaking battle and his interactions with Ji Li Yu were quickly dug up. People found to their surprise that Xiao Mo Ge and Ji Li Yu had entanglements before.
Many people realized. So this was how it was!
In the past, with that astounding battle, Xiao Mo Ge had completely won over Miss Ji li Yu's proud heart. In these years, Miss Ji Li Yu had thought of him day and night, unable to sleep, and tortured by love. She finally gathered her courage and came to the mo territories to search for Xiao Mo Ge … …
Rumors like this quickly spread through the mo territories and sounded extremely convincing.
The people who spread this had expressions of certainty and those that listened were interested.
Xiao Mo Ge was, expected, a good male mo!
Only a peerless beauty like Ji Li Yu could pair with such a heroic youth like Xiao Mo Ge.
The rumors spread wider and wider and convinced many people. Busybodies even started to search for Xi
ao Mo Ge's tracks.
Naturally, no one found Zuo Mo that had changed his appearance.
But when he heard the rumors, he didn't know to laugh or cry. He almost didn't remember the name Ji Li Yu. When he finally thought of it, he shook his head.
He didn't have any good impressions of that woman.
He quickly threw this matter to the back of his mind. Other than cultivating, what they did everyday was travel.
He only had one goal, Nether Springs Jie!
Translator Ramblings: As per your editor, Ji Li Yu is One Mole.
Also, in terms of shen power and how fast it appeared, they popped up before in the story. For example, that jade pendant Wei Sheng had and that transportation formation that moved him into the Sealed Extinction Battlefield, those were all ancient artifacts related to shen power. Wu Kong Sword Sect’s sword scripture and sword essence most likely originated from the presence of shen power. Shi Zi Ming also figured out a part or all of shen power a few hundred years ago but he couldn’t cultivate it himself.
Chapter 688: Rock
In order to spend more time cultivating, Zuo Mo and the others chose to ride a large mo steed.
Fully grown Sky Sharks were about nine hundred zhang long. Their bodies were strong and was able to resist the harsh wind in the sky. In some regions, it was also used as a combat unit. Its vicious personality made it suited for battle. It was a mo beast that lived in the sky, the void, and the chaotic turbulence. There were rarely things that were a threat for them.
Its enormous body meant that the inside of its body was large enough to be used as accommodations. It was a good choice for long journeys.
Zuo Mo did not lack money so they had rented a whole courtyard to themselves.
Rather than say it was a yard, it was a residence made from three little houses. In order to make it easy for travellers to cultivate, there were blood pools that were used for cultivating mo physiques inside the yard.
It was a pity that the blood pool was not of any use to Zuo Mo now. He only hoped that no one would disturb him.
If Ceng Lian'er was alone, she definitely would not cultivate so madly. However, she was alongside Zuo Mo. Whenever Zuo Mo started to cultivate sun shen power, the energies in her body would uncontrollably move and her moon shen power would also circulate. She had to follow Zuo Mo's rhythm in cultivating or risk suffering side-effects.
Only at this time did she truly understand how freakish Zuo Mo was.
He seemed to never know exhaustion. He used any time he had to cultivate. It was fortunate that Zuo Mo had many things he needed to practice such as the three powers so it gave her time to breathe, but even so she still felt that she couldn't keep up.
Yet when she finally had a day of rest and inspected herself, she found to her shock that in a few short days her shen power had grown by a tenth!
In this whole day of rest, she was immersed in deep shock.
Her deep eyes were full of emotion.
Zuo Mo did not have the time to dwell on his emotions. He squeezed everything he could out of his time. He needed to face each battle with all of his power.
Zuo Mo panted, his body was soaked with sweat. His fingers that dangled at his side were convulsing.
He had just finished a practicing high difficulty finger movements. The ling power he had was almost completely used up. Right now, he was able to control the change between shen power and the three powers.
Of the three powers, his weakest was ling power and this was the main focus of his practice.
In the cultivation plan that Pu Yao had given him, the practice of spells was a very important part.
[Bowstring Finger Spell] [Five Element Communication] [Mist Raindrop Sword Scripture] [Hundred Dhyana Sutra Records] … …
All of these spells focused on transformation. Zuo Mo had originally thought that his finger motions were pretty good, but when he saw the requirements for the [Bowstring Finger Spell], his scalp turned numb and his face went ashen.
Cultivating this each time was alike being tortured.
But Zuo Mo managed to persist. His ling power had grown greatly and become even more pure, easier to control, and more powerful.
Even though it was still far from satisfying Pu Yao, Zuo Mo still felt a clear improvement, especially in the advance of his shen power.
His shen power became more malleable and directing it was like moving a part of his body. Some blurry details seemed to resolve themselves and he could now unconsciously carry out some actions.
Zuo Mo, Pu Yao, and Wei were all very motivated. This quick advancement showed that their thoughts were in the right direction.
In exploring unknown cultivation, what was most important was direction. If the direction was wrong and ran counter to the answer, the consequences were not just detrimental but could easily cause injury. If the general direction was right, then the details was just a matter of hard work and experience.
After about ten breaths, Zuo Mo's breathing finally recovered. The sweat on his face disappeared. Zuo Mo's recovery abilities were very strong due to his powerful mo physique. This was an important reason that he had managed to persist.
Turning his face, he saw A Gui sitting silently beside him. Zuo Mo's gaze became much gentler.
At this time, a ruckus sounded outside the door.
Zuo Mo couldn't help but frown.
It had to be said that the mo's sound blocking techniques were lacking compared to the xiuzhe. The use of mo matrices was far behind seal scripts, and there were not many that understood the use of mo matrices.
Zuo Mo's gaze flickered to the room on the left. His gaze focused. Ceng Lian'er was at an crucial time in her cultivation!
The sound outside did not show signs of quieting down and became even louder.
Zuo Mo sent a sound-blocking spell towards Ceng Lian'ers room and then stood to walk out.
Opening the gates, he saw a circle of people outside.
"I said that I'm not selling to you!" The youth that was speaking had an angry expression as he tightly gripped a stone in his hand.
"Hahaha, you won't sell? Ye doesn't have the patience to quibble with you. Even if you don't want to sell it, you have to!" The one who poke was a youth dressed grandly. His expression was proud as he played with a short staff in his hand. The short staff was inlaid with all kinds of precious stones and it could be seen to be extremely valuable at a glance.
There was a group of guards surrounding the youth that was selling stones with maliciousness in their eyes.
Zuo Mo did not have any sense of justice. If this was another time, he wouldn't even look twice. But now, Ceng Lian'er was at a crucial juncture. It would be troublesome if she was disturbed now.
When his gaze flashed across the stone, Zuo Mo's pupils suddenly shrank.
The stone was about the size of a basket, completely blue, and threaded with lines of blood red. It seemed slightly eerie.
That stone … … was interesting!
He felt a ripple of shen power from it. This was extremely weak. If it wasn't that Zuo Mo's shen power had become purer recently, he probably would have had a difficult time detecting it.
This was the first time Zuo Mo had encountered something that contained natural shen power. Was there things that contained shen power like how jingshi contained ling power?
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At this time, a guard said darkly, "Buddy, for one stupid stone, we're giving you twenty thousand mobei! Know your limits, if you anger our master, you won't get even one mobei!"
The youth with the stone had a flushed face. "I only said I'll trade, not sell, I'm only trading for mo weapons! Brigadier mo weapon!"
"Brigadier mo weapon? Ha, you're dreaming! You dare to ask so much of ye, you don't want to live … …" the young master snorted coldly.
At this time, a voice suddenly interrupted. "I'll trade with you."
Everyone immediately quieted.
The stone-selling youth was not very excited. He looked su
spiciously. "Brigadier mo weapon, only brigadier mo weapons!"
This person was dressed normally and was not attention catching. A person like this did not look like one that would have a brigadier mo weapon. Even the lowest of the brigadier mo weapons cost over thirty thousand mobei on the market.
Zuo Mo did not waste words and took out several mo weapons.
"This black sickle is brigadier level, it is formed from killing energy. With every person killed, the killing energy will increase. When the killing energy accumulates to a certain level, it can form fiendish souls. This Heaven Azure Dagger-Ax is brigadier level. It is as light as a feather, suited to fast attacks. It can rip through the void. This blood fiend axe is one hundred and eighty thousand catties heavy. It is suited to power-type mo physiques. When it is swung, an axe fiend will form. Which one do you want?"
When Zuo Mo introduced each mo weapon, he would wave it and show it. He had many mo weapons. They were all taken from the mo experts that he had defeated before.
The crowd around immediately shifted. Many people's eyes became burning hot. Even the guards were moved. All of them had expressions of greed.
Each of these three brigadier level mo weapons were all fine ones that were above fifty thousand mobei. The three articles together were one hundred and fifty thousand mobei. The shock they gave could be imagined.
The stone-selling youth stilled. From when he got the stone, he wanted to trade for a brigadier mo weapon but it had been over half a year, and he still hadn't managed to trade for one. At many times, he had thought that his price was too high. When there were really three mo weapons in front of him, he didn't know what to do.
Seeing the other dumbstruck, Zuo Mo could only remind the other, "Which one do you want?"
The stone-selling youth seemed to wake up and rushed out, "I want the Sky Azure Dagger-Axe!"
Zuo Mo did not waste words. He waved his hand and the Sky Azure Dagger-Axe flew in front of the youth. With a wave of his hand, that stone came out of the youth's arms and flew into his hands.
