by Fang Xiang
Zuo Mo couldn’t help but make a sound of surprise.
Shu Long’s features had changed greatly. The weariness on his face had disappeared, the wrinkles had disappeared. He appeared much younger. The skin was black and shiny like they had been polished with oil.
Zuo Mo was filled with wonderment. When Shu Long was young, he had been very handsome.
A high nose, a knife-sharp brow, a structured face, deep-set eyes, and tightly pressed lips. The flavor of weariness had disappeared to be replaced by a feeling of deep maturity.
At his forehead, there was a black crystal.
Zuo Mo noticed that sometime ago, Shu Long’s outside was covered by a suit of shiny black armor. The black armor was connected with his body, tightly pressed against his body, and almost enclosing his whole body. Pia, the black heavy armor was brutally pierced through sheer pressure.
Compared to the Golden Armor Guards, Shu Long’s black suit of armor was tighter, and more exquisite. It gave the feeling of stability yet was filled with strength.
“Guard armor!” Pu Yao’s voice was filled with surprised joy.
“What is guard armor?”
“When [Hardship Guard] is cultivated to a certain level, they will create guard armor. This suit of armor has many abilities. When their cultivation deepens, they will be much stronger!” Pu Yao said excitedly, “When they break through to the next level, they could gather killing essence to form weapons. By that time, hee hee … …”
Zuo Mo’s heart was filled with joy. He felt happy for Shu Long.
Shu Long’s breakthrough seemed like a signal. The other camp guards successively created their guard armor.
This process continued for ten whole hours. In these ten hours, Zuo Mo didn’t dare to leave for an instant.
When the last camp guard finished his breakthrough, Shu Long’s tightly-closed eyes opened.
The gaze was as bright as a star and as deep as a star was distant.
He lowered his body in a bow, a greeting that Zuo Mo had never seen before.
“In the name of the Hardship Guard, to follow Daren, never leaving or abandoning!”
Shu Long’s voice was completely different than before, deep and resonant, pleasing to the ear.
“In the name of the Hardship Guard, we follow daren, never leaving or abandoning!”
One thousand Hardship Guards bowed at the same time.
Zuo Mo was stunned.
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Rong Wei hadn’t retreated far away like the other xiuzhe. She was looking from a distance on a peak. On a peak nearby there was a large male and a middle-aged person. Other than that, there were some other scattered xiuzhe, the great majority of which were ningmai third stratum xiuzhe.
It was a rare chance to personally see jindan fight.
This wasn’t guidance, or sparring, but a battle to the death.
Up until now, no one had seen the mysterious master of Golden Crow City fight. The only offensive move would probably be activating the Skyring Moon Chime Formation. However, other than seeing that his skill in formations was extremely deep, it was not possible to see anything about his power.
It would be seen in this battle.
Rong Wei had other thoughts. Truthfully, she didn’t favor the master of Golden Crow City. Clear Sky Old Forefather was a person that even the Marquis was slightly wary of. His power was not so simple.
Only xiuzhe that knew jindan would know how strong a jindan was. To say of nothing else, but the movement speed would leave ningmai in the dust was enough for a jindan to be undefeatable. The difference in casting spells was a difference in the nature of power.
Fighting using numbers was not something that could be used against jindan. This meant that Golden Crow City was fated to only defend. It also meant that Clear Sky Old Forefather would always have the initiative.
It was a terrifying matter for a jindan that had the initiative and did not lack attacking moves.
Rong Wei definitely would not enter into this battle. She didn’t have any qualifications. However, if Golden Crow City was defeated, based on the Marquis’s face, she may be able to save that Moon Silver battle general. It would be too much of a pity if such a young Moon Silver battle general died here.
And if she took the chance to recruit him … …
That was the idea she had.
She reflexively looked at the large male and the middle-aged person nearby. She detected the origins of these two would not be small. Inside, she hoped that these people did not have the same idea that she did.
Otherwise, another battle of slaughter could not be avoided. Even more importantly, if the Old Forefather discovered that young person was a Silver battle general, they didn’t have to think of the matter anymore. Old Forefather would either recruit him or kill him.
There was no reason to let such a talent work under someone else.
This plan would only succeed if Clear Sky Old Forefather was ignorant.
Suddenly, a wave rippled across the sky in the distance. A vast presence that could not be stopped covered all of Sky Star Mountain range
Everyone’s expression changed. They felt their body freeze, and were shocked.
He had come!
The golden light of Golden Crow City suddenly brightened, countless golden energies leaping up and swimming like fish. They moved to cover the sky above Golden Crow City. Each formation battle watchtower lit up with silver lights. In a blink of an eye, all thirty six formation battle watchtowers were alight. A golden hoop rose into the sky spreading a burning golden light. Countless golden threads dangled off, and a faint Buddhist chanting could be heard.
Clear Sky Old Forefather seemed to appear out of nowhere in the sky above Golden Crow City.
Hair loose, he looked to be in his forties, but his skin was like that of an infant. A snowy white robe was carelessly tied on his body.
He faintly glanced at the people hiding at a distance to watch the fight.
Everyone felt their hearts uncontrollably jump, and were even more shocked.
The authority of a jindan was fierce!
“Little Miss Rong, is the Marquis well?” the Clear Sky Old Forefather faintly opened as though he was speaking of daily activities.
Rong Wei could only come out. “With the good fortune of Old Forefather, Marquis is well.”
“Oh, then why is Marquis trying to fight for this little jie with me?” Clear Sky Old Forefather’s voice was still faint.
Rong Wei felt her breathing stop and almost fell. Her scalp pricking, she could only say, “Old Forefather is joking. With Old Forefather here, Marquis won’t disturb you. Marquis only heard that Stars in Daytime has appeared in Little Mountain Jie, and sent this servant to investigate. Before coming Marquis had especially ordered this servant to first inform Old Forefather.”
“Oh, so that’s how it is,” Old Forefather nodded, “after this matter, I will go visit the Marquis. If you wish to see this battle, go back fifty more li.”
The tone that Clear Sky Old Forefather spoke to her was very warm, but for some unknown reason, Rong Wei’s heart froze. She didn’t dare to hesitate, and hurriedly retreated fifty li back.
“Everyone else, retreat one hundred li,” Clear Sky Old Forefather said lightly, “in ten breaths. Otherwise, don’t blame this Old Forefather for being impolite.”
The atmosphere in the air was instantly as heavy as mountains.
The other people were even more shocked and retreated in panic. The large male and the middle-aged person’s expressions couldn’t help but change. They exchanged a look, and retreated at the same time.
No one dared to disobey a jindan.
At this time, Clear Sky Old Forefather’s gaze casually turned to Golden Crow City.
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Translator Ramblings: The point of view switch was very abrupt for this chapter but we finally get Clear Sky Old Forefather out of his seclusion!
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Chapter 298: Insanity
“Who killed Zhuo Guang?”
Clear Sky Old Forefather’s voice was not loud but could be heard from far away.
With Clear Sky Old Forefather stalking outside, Zuo Mo didn’t dare to idly relax on the lucky cloud like he did previously. However, this did not stop him for feeling scorn.
“Ge finally knows why the people from Clear Sky Sect waste so many words. It starts at the top.”
Snort, several people couldn’t resist laughing out loud. The tense atmosphere instantly relaxed.
Zuo Mo may have been speaking so, but he was actually very nervous inside. Wu Kong Sword Sect had four jindan experts but he had never seen any jindan expert release their presence without any restraint. Even that day that Wei Sheng entered zhuji, Xin Yan Shibo had not used all of his power.
The pressure Clear Sky Old Forefather gave Zuo Mo was like a whole mountain pressing down. He almost couldn’t breathe.
Jindan was just as terrifying as he expected!
He didn’t have any interest in wasting words. Since the two had gotten to this step, they didn’t need any excuse to fight. What “first diplomacy, then war,” wasn’t that just nonsense?
“Formation battle watchtowers, attack together!” Zuo Mo gritted out the order.
The silver light of the thirty six formation battle watchtowers exploded!
Hundreds of bolts of hard light covered Clear Sky Old Forefather like raindrops.
“Slightly interesting.” Clear Sky Old Forefather smiled easily, his figure suddenly disappearing from his spot.
Hundreds of hard lightning bolts missed and vanished into the sky.
Hiss, Zuo Mo couldn’t help but inhale!
Such a fast speed!
His consciousness could not catch Clear Sky Old Forefather’s speed! It was the first time he had encountered a situation like this. The other xiuzhe in Golden Crow City all paled.
No one could keep up with the speed of Clear Sky Old Forefather!
He was so fast that even the hard lightning was slightly slower.
Even Zuo Mo had predicted that this battle would be extremely difficult, but it seemed the level of difficulty far surpassed his imagination.
Without needing Zuo Mo to give the order, the second wave of hard lightning shot towards Clear Sky Old Forefather.
It was ineffective!
Zuo Mo silently shook his head. The other was too fast, so fast that even the hard lightning could not catch up.
As expected, Clear Sky Old Forefather disappeared from his spot again.
Couldn’t catch him!
Zuo Mo’s pupils suddenly contracted. That wasn’t right!
Clear Sky Old Forefather suddenly appeared in front of a bolt of hard lightning and raised his palm.
Zzt-zzt-zzt!
The hard lightning seemed to have been stopped by an invisible wall that did not allow it to advance. It stopped at a place three cun from his upright palm. Clear Sky Old Forefather calmly reached out to pinch the hard lightning.
Pia pia pia!
The explosive hard lightning sounded and the snakelike electrical energies wrapped onto his finger.
Clear Sky Old Forefather seemed to not notice it. He put the hard lightning bolt in front of him and examined it. The flashing silver electricity reflected on his face, suddenly light and then it went dim.
“The idea is clever, very rare, very rare.” A hint of shock came onto Clear Sky Old Forefather’s face. Other than surprise, he seemed to have admiration.
As his words landed, two white and narrow fingers pinched. The hard lightning bolt between the fingers was squeezed into countless pieces of electricity and dissipated between his fingers.
Golden Crow City was in a deathly silence.
Everyone was shocked by this scene. Terror came onto Zuo Mo’s face.
That was hard lightning … …
Using fingers to crush hard lightning, that … … that wasn’t possible!
Zuo Mo’s mind was blank. The strength of Clear Sky Old Forefather was far out of his imaginations!
He stood there, dumbstruck.
Clear Sky Old Forefather wasn’t in a hurry. He asked faintly, “Who built the formation battle watchtowers? They can be spared from death.”
Zuo Mo gradually recovered. Thinking about how stunned he had been, he was slightly embarrassed. So he was this afraid of death! The surroundings were deathly silent. Golden Crow City was completely suppressed by Clear Sky Old Forefather. Some people even had expressions of hopelessness.
Zuo Mo’s gaze accidentally swept across the female xiu beside him. Just like usual, the female xiu was silently standing beside him like a wooden person. She was completely unaffected by Clear Sky Old Forefather.
Zuo Mo was even more embarrassed. Ge wasn’t even as good as a woman.
He raised his head and gazed at Clear Sky Old Forefather floating in the sky. His anger suddenly erupted like fire.
This guy looked quite fine, but his intentions were extremely malicious. In this guys’ eyes, the lives of other xiuzhe were not even worth a jingshi!
The more Zuo Mo thought, the angrier he became. If it wasn’t for this guy, he would have left Little Mountain Jie a long time ago. He wouldn’t be worried and frightened everyday like he was now!
Ge will play with you to the end today!
Zuo Mo became determined. Terror and fear instantly flew away.
“Continue to shoot!”
Zuo Mo ordered murderously. The other people stilled. Continue to shoot? But that was completely ineffective. However, when their gaze met Zuo Mo’s vicious gaze, they instantly shook. Boss was going all out! They became fully alert, and their terror of Clear Sky Old Forefather instantly dissipated greatly.
The formation battle watchtowers lit up again!
Scorn spilled out of the corner of Clear Sky Old Forefather’s eyes.
The light brightening, the hard lightning shot at Clear Sky Old Forefather again like raindrops.
“Do not stop!”
Zuo Mo’s shout could be heard by the entire city. The xiuzhe in the formation battle watchtowers put their all in as their hearts shook.
The hard lightning was like rain, and extremely loud.
A light laugh passed from within the torrent of hard lightning.
Not one bolt of hard lightning managed to touch the hem of Clear Sky Old Forefather’s clothes. This time, he did not disappear from his spot, but nimbly dodged among the hard lightning rain. For some unknown reason, his speed did not appear to be quick, but not one hard lightning bolt could hit him.
When Clear Sky Old Forefather’s light laugh landed in the ears of the xiuzhe in the formation battle watchtowers, it instantly enraged all of them. All of them furiously channeled ling power into the formation battle watchtower.
The light of the thirty-six formation battle watchtowers was so bright one could not look directly at them.
The hard lightning was even more heavy like a storm. With a savage presence, it head over!
“Keke.”
The light laugh of Clear Sky Old Forefather clearly passed into the ears of everyone present again.
Zuo Mo’s tightly pressed lips suddenly curved slightly upwards on one side.
Clang!
In the sky above Golden Crow City, the Buddha Sound Hoop suddenly released a ball of golden light. The lingering Buddhist sound rose up!
An invisible ripple suddenly spread with Golden Crow City as the center!
The killing move of Skyring Moon Chime Formation – [Moon Chime Sound Storm]!
Clear Sky Old Forefather who had been composed from the start suddenly froze in surprise. Unable to dodge in time, a bolt of hard lightning hit his face!
Pia!
Electrical snakes danced on his face. The body of Clear Sky O
ld Forefather froze.
Pia pia pia!
Several more bolts of hard lightning hit his body in succession.
Boom!
The writhing electrical snakes collided with each other, and released a blinding light. Clear Sky Old Forefather was completely covered by the hard lightning, and it was hard to make out his figure.
“Ha!” Zuo Mo was very excited and wanted to jump up.
The reason that he had ordered the formation battle watchtowers to continue to shoot was to give Clear Sky Old Forefather the impression that the formation battle watchtowers were their biggest support. His mind was connected with Lil’ Pagoda. The timing to which the [Moon Chime Sound Storm] was activated was perfect.
Hee hee, so what if he’s a jindan? Didn’t ge just trick him?
Zuo Mo was very smug and felt unspeakable comfortable like he had eaten a ginseng fruit.
However, he didn’t hope that the hard lightning was enough to kill Clear Sky Old Forefather. The other’s actions of crushing the hard lightning proved that hard lightning of this degree could not cause fatal damage.
However, after this successful attack on Clear Sky Old Forefather, the morale of the troops rose. The heavy pressure that was previously present in the city was swept away. Everyone’s faces showed excited expressions. While most of the xiuzhe inside Golden Crow City were ningmai, and was just a level from jindan, but ninety percent of the people had never seen jindan fight before.
Every action that Clear Sky Old Forefather had made had all been to show how strong he was, so strong that it made people feel hopeless. Zuo Mo used his actions to prove that jindan could be hit too!
Everyone was greatly motivated. Everyone of them believed that this battle might be unparalleled in difficulty but they did have a chance at victory. They did not fear that battle would be difficult, but they were afraid all of their efforts would be all for naught.
The silver light dissipated, and Clear Sky Old Forefather once again appeared in front of everyone.
When they clearly saw Clear Sky Old Forefather’s state, everyone roared in laughter.
Clear Sky Old Forefather’s robe now had some holes like that of a beggar. What really set them off uncontrollably was the black burns on his face.