by Fang Xiang
He laughed bitterly. His life was gone. Zuo Mo's attack had completely destroyed all of his vitality. The reason he still managed to climb up was just because he was holding on by a single breath.
He could die, but Tian Huan could not!
Gathering the last bit of power, he quickly flew in another direction. The sky fire landed on his body but he did not seem to feel it.
Moments later, he had a joyful expression.
Found it!
There was no one in the yard. Chief Elder quickly flew into the secret room.
In the room, Li Xian Er had a joyful expression when she saw Chief Elder. "Chief Elder!" But when her gaze landed on Chief Elder's abnormal chest, the joy turned to shock.
"Chief Elder … … you … …"
Who could have injured Chief Elder like this?"
Looking at Li Xian Er, Chief Elder was full of emotion. When he had just entered god-level, he had been full of motivation. He hadn't expected to end up in such a state. However, he was not the average person. He quickly gathered his thoughts. Time was short.
If he lived, Li Xian Er would just be an accomplished disciple. But if he died, Li Xian Er was crucial to Tian Huan's survival!
"There is no time," Chief Elder said gravely, "I cannot return. After you return, meet the sect leader in secret first to stabilize the situation. Especially with Mi Nan, you must be cautious!"
Li Xian Er's face was pale in fright. If Chief Elder died, Tian Huan …. …
She didn't dare to think.
Chief Elder rejoiced that he had left a secret escape route when he closed off this jie. This was just his habit. He hadn't expected this habit to have such an effective use.
"Go."
Chief Elder couldn't do anything else. Using the last bit of power, he started the transport.
Li Xian Er disappeared with a shocked expression.
The battle of the Central Plains stunned the world!
It had been more than ten thousand years since the destruction of a jie. Only a god-level expert could create such a terrifying result.
This battle drastically changed the situation of the world.
The destruction of the Central Plains meant that Zhong De and his Abyss Jail Battalion had been completely wiped out. The rumors said that the king of Mo Cloud Sea, Zuo Mo, also died, but Mo Cloud Sea's movements were not hesitant at all.
Before everyone could react, the battalion led by Gongsun Cha was like a sharp dagger that quickly entered the belly Xi Xuan.
They did not encounter any resistance on their way. Xi Xuan who had lost Zhong De lost their last bit of courage.
When Mo Cloud Sea's battalion was deep within Xi Xuan, people finally realized.
This was the start of another banquet!
Many people still hungered after the banquet that was Xuan Kong Temple last time. Anyone that had attended that banquet had gained greatly.
The collapse of a titan like Xi Xuan was similarly tempting.
Yet the development of the situation was unexpected to all.
Mo Cloud Sea's battalions quickly took over and defended many of the important jies. They did not attempt to take all of Xi Xuan. But those with clear eyes could see that if Mo Cloud Sea finished setting up, they would have control of almost two-thirds of Xi Xuan's territories.
Gu Liang Dao's battalion also entered Xi Xuan with Mo Cloud Sea.
The other party that moved quickly was Kun Lun. Xue Dong led his battalion to quickly enter Xi Xuan. Mu Xuan who had been at a stalemate with Mu Xi turned quickly and entered Xi Xuan.
People final realized that Kun Lun's true target wasn't Mu Xi, their target was Xi Xuan.
Unlike Kun Lun who everyone thought had the better chances of conquering territory, no one thought that Mo Cloud Sea would gain much because of Tian Huan's many defensive fortresses. Tian Huan would not allow Mo Cloud Sea to finishing setting up.
Yet unexpectedly, Tian Huan did not move at all. They watched as Mo Cloud Sea consolidated their control.
What was going on with Tian Huan?
People immediately realized that something had happened within Tian Huan.
At this time, Tian Huan was having a great inner conflict. Li Xian Er became the target of Mi Nan and the others. Of all of Tian Huan's forces, only she had escape. These elders wanted to take away her right to succession. The factions led by Gongye Xiao Rong supported Li Xian Er instead.
The two sides had a great conflict.
Mi Nan, one of the ten great battle generals, led many of the families of Tian Huan to divide their rule, and called themselves the orthodox faction of Tian Huan!
Tian Huan split apart!
When the news leaked, the world was astounded.
Only now did the news that Tian Huan's Chief Elder was dead spread. Only now were many details of the battle of the Central Plains exposed.
Zuo Mo, Wei Sheng, Zong Ru, A Gui, Ceng Lian'er, and Luo Li!
The blow that Mo Cloud Sea received was unparalleled.
Xi Xuan, Tian Huan, Mo Cloud Sea, this was a battle that all three sides lost.
Everyone thought that Mo Cloud Sea who had lost Zuo Mo and these many experts would quickly crumble like Tian Huan. Unexpectedly, Mo Cloud Sea did not crumble but became even stronger.
The battalions led by Gongsun Cha quickly finished their fortification in Xi Xuan.
At this time, Gun Liang Dao's battalion encountered Xue Dong Battalion. Gu Liang Dao Battalion was heavily damaged. Just as it looked as though they were about to be defeated, Gongsun Cha came with reinforcements just in time and set up their army at the flank of Xue Dong Battalion. Xue Dong had to withdraw his battalion or risk being pincered, and Gu Liang Dao's battalion was finally saved.
The two great battle generals worked together to restrain Xue Dong Battalion.
Mu Xuan Battalion who entered Xi Xuan encountered obstruction from Yang Yuan Hao Battalion.
Mu Xuan hadn't expected Yang Yuan Hao to attack Kun Lun and suffered a minor loss. The two sides quickly entered deadlock. Mu Xuan's battle style could not be called fierce, and Yang Yuan Hao style was more about being "stable." The two ended up in a long drawn out battle of attrition.
Kun Lun saw their attack was not going well and immediately put pressure towards the Nine Great Dhyana Sect who supported Yang Yuan Hao.
Unexpectedly, Yang Yuan Hao managed to hold against the pressure from the sects and did not move a step back against Mu Xuan.
Mu Xuan saw that if this continued, Kun Lun would lose their last chance so she started a strong attack.
Yang Yuan Hao paid a considerable price to stop Mu Xuan's fierce attack and successfully caught Mu Xuan's weakness after their fierce attack to heavily injure Mu Xuan Battalion.
Yang Yuan Hao's face grew greatly after this battle!
But Yang Yuan Hao holding against the pressure to win against Mu Xuan Battalion caused the Nine Great Dhyana Sects that were internally warring to fracture. Thunder Sound Temple, Lotus Sutra Temple, Splendid Buddha Temple, Surangama Heart Sect formed the Lesser Four Dhyana sects. The others all sided with Kun Lun. At this time, no one had a positive outlook on Tian Huan.
Xi Xuan was covered in battlefields. The cruel and fierce battles caused many of the other factions to stop and just watch.
The fighting between Kun Lun and Tian Huan was also fierce.
Mu Shuang and Gongye Xiao Rong were angered by Mi Nan's betrayal and started an attack on Mi Nan. In the inner conflicts of Tian Huan, Mu Shuang had always kept silent. However, Mi Nan's action of starting a civil war in Tian Huan infuriated this great battle general.
The fighting between the two sides was intense.
All of the xiuzhe world became an even greater battlefield. No place was spared.
In the yao world, using Mu Xi's successful campaign, Ming Yue Ye managed to stabilize her power. An unprecedented cleansing of the yao factions started. This yao cleansing was so great it surpassed everyone's expectations.
Even the one who starte
d it, Ming Yue Ye, never thought of it.
The mo territories were also in chaos. Inside the Hundred Savage Realm, the Mo Shen Temple started to move. They displayed their great power. The Mo Marshal Alliance that Bie Han had beaten down became their first target.
Time passed and advanced, unstoppable, in battle and chaos.
Editor's Note: Civil war in Tian Huan, High ranking spy in Ming Yue Ye's Yao faction, spies in the dhyana sects… Without Pu Yao… how will Mo Cloud Sea contact their spies? Without Zong Ru what will his "disciple" do? So much mystery. Obs that ZM will live and has likely returned… but how is he? How are the others?
Come back tomorrow at the same bat time, same bat-channel.
Translator Ramblings: And there's the end of that arc! Kudos to the comments that guessed Silly Bird was a phoenix.
Chapter 852: Coffin Puller
Just like usual, A Man sat silently as he waited for the appearance of prey.
His body was in the bog with only his head above the mud. His head was hidden by thick branches. In this Cold Nether Bog, there were some strange mo beasts such as the nether-tailed fox that could be sold for a good price. While these mo beasts were not aggressive, they were cunning and it was difficult to catch them.
However, A Man was a skilled hand at this.
He was very familiar with the weather in the Cold Nether Bog. He could enter it, and occasionally harvest some rare nether grasses and flowers.
He did not need to worry that people would steal from him. It was rare to find other people in the Cold Nether Bog. It was surrounded by a dangerous nether mist. If he didn't have his own methods, he would be unable to enter. Even the mud of the bog he was hiding in contained extremely strong nether energy. This was formed from the corpses of mo beasts buried in the bog.
Suddenly, a strange sound came from the distance.
Woo-splash, woo-splash!
A Man frowned. He had never heard a sound like this before.
His heart suddenly jumped. Had a mo beast from deep in the Cold Nether Bog come out? When this thought rose, his blood seemed to freeze. He was able to enter the Cold Nether Bog, but he never dare to actually go deep into this bog, there were many nether beasts beyond his capabilities there.
His ancestors passed down tales that said the Cold Nether Bog's depths led to the Nine Levels of the Underworld.
A Man thought if there really was an underworld but if there was,then it wasn't strange if it really was in the depths of the Cold Nether Bog. With every mile one went into the Cold Nether Bog, the danger would increase dramatically.
The depths of the Cold Nether Bog was the paradise of those dangerous and large mo beasts. Once, he had seen an unknown mo beast rampage its way over. Even when he thought of that vicious and powerful presence now, he felt as though it was a nightmare. He was lucky that time and he was completely immersed in the bog, otherwise he probably would have died.
So when A Man heard an unfamiliar sound, he felt his heart rise up to his throat.
The sound grew closer, and he grew more nervous. The sound came from the nearby bushes. He stared the bushes and unconsciously held his breath. Trying to run away now was the stupidest action. Being able to hear the sound meant that the mo beast was very close. Hiding in the bog right now was the correct choice.
Suddenly, when it appeared in his view, he stilled.
A person!
It was a person!
A man with snowy-white hair appeared out of the thick bushes. He had a few thick ropes thrown over his shoulder. Each thick rope was taut with their ends extending into the bushes.
The male walked over the mud as though he was stepping on flat ground as he pulled the ropes dragging his burden forward.
The whooshing sound came from the bushes.
Suddenly, five wood coffins were pulled out of the bushes. A Man's face changed in fear. He had never thought that the white-haired man was pulling five coffins!
In this unpopulated place to see a man with white-hair pulling five coffins, even someone as daring as A Man's blood froze.
Especially when he saw the other suddenly turn towards him.
His mind immediately blanked.
He had been found!
Finally encountered a person!
Zuo Mo was filled with joy. After struggling and wandering in the endless void for so long, he finally escaped and found another person. His joy could be imagined. Behind him, Qing Xiao reacted even faster. With a shocked exclamation, his hand shook, and the Green Pulse String on his wrist shot towards A Man's hiding place.
Qing Xiao had grown much bigger. He looked about twenty.
After moving through the endless void with Zuo Mo these years, his strength had grown. With the guidance of a god-level like Zuo Mo by his side, and the experiences of the endless void, he was extremely powerful.
Ten years!
Ten whole years!
They had roamed the endless void for ten whole years!
The endless void, the lifeless world without any people, the endless dangers. They had journeyed aimlessly to arrive back to civilization. Even with Zuo Mo's iron resolve, he couldn’t help but feel excited, much less Qing Xiao.
Hiding in the mud, A Man felt something tighten around his body. Then a great force pulled him, he spun and flew in front of the white-haired man.
The hair-thin Green Pulse String wrapped around A Man and held him up in the air.
Zuo Mo gave a friendly smile to A Man who was frightened speechless. Then he said, "A Xiao, you are scaring him. Let him down."
"Oh." Qing Xiao responded. The Green Pulse String seemed to hear and obediently put A Man down, unwrapping from around A Man and retreating back to Qing Xiao's hand.
A Man refocused and knelt with a bang, shouting ,"Elder, have mercy! Elder, have mercy!"
Zuo Mo didn't know what to do. With a wave of his hand, an invisible hand propped A Man up. He said gently, "Don't worry, I don't want your life, I only want to ask you a few questions."
A Man's heart settled slightly. Looking at the other's friendly face, they really didn't seem to want to kill him. He hurriedly said, "Elder, ask whatever you need, this lowly one will not dare to conceal anything."
A Man was not an inexperienced person. In fact, he was very experienced. While he did not know the origins of this elder, the other was clearly powerful. How could a person that walked out of the depths of the Cold Nether Bog be weak?
According to his experience, the stronger the elder, the stranger their tempers were. He had to be careful.
Looking at A Man's caution and wariness, Zuo Mo did not care. He asked warmly, "Where is this?"
A Man stilled but quickly reacted to respond, "Daren, this is the Cold Nether Bog."
"Cold Nether Bog?" Zuo Mo had a blank expression. He had not heard of this name before. He had to ask, "Which jie?"
"Deep Fiend Nether Jie," A Man responded.
Zuo Mo noticed the word "nether" had come up twice and asked, "Belonging to the Nether Realm?"
A Man hurriedly nodded. "Yes, in the Nether Realm!"
Zuo Mo sighed in relief. He hadn't thought that he would arrive at the Nether Realm. He was filled with joy. While the Nether Realm was mysterious, it was part of the mo territories, and there would be some way of returning to Mo Cloud Sea.
Thinking of everyone in Mo Cloud Sea, Zuo Mo couldn't help but become excited. In these years, Zuo Mo's own state had not been good. When he sealed the five people, other than the loss of his longevity, Zuo Mo's unstable cultivation that had just reached god-level had almost collapsed. In the years Zuo Mo spent roaming the endless void, he had been recovering all this time.
But his wounds were to the root, and the endless void was not a good place to heal. He did all he could and had finally stabilized his cultivation. However, his power had not recovered. If it was not for Silly Bird's transformation, the little ones all levelling up, and Qing Xiao's increase in power, he would have died long ago in the endless void.
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p; His sea of consciousness had shattered which meant that he could not enter the Ten Finger Prison, and could not communicate with Mo Cloud Sea.
The Nether Realm was far from Mo Cloud Sea, but it was within the three realms. He could think of ways to get back to Mo Cloud Sea.
"It has been a long time since this one entering the world, this one doesn't know of the changes outside. Will this little brother help us get to the nearest town?" Zuo Mo was very polite.
A Man finally sighed in relief hearing the request. The other having use for him meant they would not kill him. He hurriedly said, "Of course, of course, the closest city to her is Little Serene Town. If we walk, it will take about a day and a half."
"Many thanks, Little Brother." A red bead appeared on Zuo Mo's hand which he threw to A Man. "Little Brother, do not refuse this small token."
A Man took the red bead and his heart jumped. Joy filled him.
The eye of the red-eyed nether wolf!
Faint warmth came from the ruby like bead. There was the thick presence of fire, a pure and serene nether presence, it might be of high quality!
Just this Nether Wolf Fire Bead was more than what he would make in a month!
"Many thanks, Elder! Many thanks, Elder!" He was overjoyed. This time, he had great luck to encounter a well-tempered and generous elder.
Zuo Mo smiled as he had been doing. "Little Brother, no need for such courtesy."
This Nether Wolf Fire Bead was nothing to him. It was something they had kill along the way in the Cold Nether Bog. The little ones wouldn't even deign to look on something of this level.
The endless void was full of danger, but anything that survived there were all hundreds of thousands of years old. The little ones had gained picky tastes. Even Lil' Pagoda who had never lacked interest in the lowliest materials scoffed at something like the Nether Wolf Fire Bead, much less anyone else.
A Man's mood was completely different now. Even his voice carried familiarity as he introduced to Zuo Mo the nearby situation.
Zuo Mo had once ruled over a region and knew how management worked. He asked some seemingly disconnected questions and learned all about the area around Little Serene Town.
