by Fang Xiang
He examined Zuo Mo from head to toe. At the end, his eyes landed on the rings on Zuo Mo’s hand. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he laughed loudly. “Old Forefather is getting a tidy sum today! So many dimensional rings!”
As he spoke, he reached out to grab at a ring on Zuo Mo’s finger.
Just as his finger touched Zuo Mo’s finger, a change suddenly happened!
This motionless hand that was wearing several dimensional rings flipped upwards without a warning, and grabbed his hand!
The expression of the yellow-robed old Taoist suddenly changed. “You … …”
A terrifying force passed from his hand. He could not control his body and was slammed towards the other.
Not good!
The yellow-robed old Taoist reacted quickly. He was just going to activate his ling shield when his eyes suddenly bulged, his figure felt numb, and curled upwards.
A punch that could break rock slammed into his abdomen!
Zuo Mo’s features were twisted. Half of his face was still red as he bellowed, “Ge has had to bear with you for a long time already!”
Bang!
The body of the yellow-robed old Taoist shook. The enormous force caused his entire face to deform.
After practicing [Vajra Profound Sutra], Zuo Mo’s strength had increased greatly. The present strength of Zuo Mo who had a Great Day mo physique had reached a terrifying level. The flesh of mo were all extremely strong, and how could Great Day mo physique which ranked second of all brigadier mo physiques lack in this regard?
It wasn’t lacking, and was stronger, much stronger than Zuo Mo had imagined.
When his body had been restricted earlier, he had held some power back. He had personally experienced the restrictive abilities of the Nine Turn Sky Earth Disk, and therefore didn’t panic. The power of the Great Day mo physique was much stronger than the time he had been trapped by the Nine Turn Sky Soil Disk. But no one else in his group had the same terrifying strength he did.
As a single person, he definitely could not defeat the other. Zuo Mo could only feign weakness to bait the enemy.
At this time, he felt satisfaction. He had never felt that his fists were so filled with power, each punch seemed to vent the anger inside of him into the body of the yellow-robed old Taoist.
“Old Forefather! Ha, don’t you know ge already killed an Old Forefather?”
Bang!
“Dare to steal ge’s treasures! Do you want to live?”
Bang!
“Dare to slap ge’s face! You’re finished!”
Bang bang bang!
Zuo Mo handed out more than ten punches, each one landing on flesh. When a wallop landed on the body of the yellow-robed old Taoist, it was possible to see his body shake, and his flesh ripple. Zuo Mo hadn’t vented his anger yet. Holding the neck of the yellow-robed old Taoist, he threw the other onto the ground like throwing down a bag of sand.
Hiss!
Simultaneous inhales came from the surroundings, including Xie Shan who was injured and also looked with abject shock at Boss who had totally gone berserk.
Boom boom boom!
The stone tiles on the ground cracked, stone flying with every blow.
Pia, the ling armor of the yellow-robed old Taoist couldn’t tolerate such brutal strikes and shattered.
Zuo Mo’s hand paused. The ling armor of a jindan should be worth a lot of jinshi!
His heart suddenly started to hurt. He suddenly became furious, and continued to slam the yellow-robed old Taoist into the ground a dozen more times before he stopped. He raised his head with satisfaction, one hand holding the neck of the yellow-robed old Taoist and turned to face the other people.
———
“Are you guys okay?”
Whoosh, everyone simultaneous stepped back.
There wasn’t any anger left in their eyes. They looked with sympathy at the yellow-robed old Taoist that was being held by the neck by Zuo Mo like a rabid dog. The pitiful yellow-robed old Taoist was not shaped like a person any more. He was completely swollen from the beating and was unconscious.
Pitiful, so pitiful!
They had never seen such a pitiful jindan, one that had been punched to the point of being misshapen.
They should never offend Boss!
Even a rough man like Lei Peng was pale with fright like a little girl, his heart shaking rapidly. Zong Ru, who had once taught Boss fist scriptures, had an ashen face. He dared to guarantee that he had not taught this … …
What was wild? What was brutish? What was savage?
In comparison to using brute force to hit a jindan to the point of unconsciousness, becoming misshapen due to swelling of the entire body and leaving compound fractures.
We are xiuzhe, we specialize in techniques and ling … …
So when Boss turned with a reddened face, his face ferocious as he panted, they all retreated a few steps.
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Zuo Mo glanced at the yellow-robed old Taoist that he was holding, and felt very good inside. He finally caught a jindan this time! He had promised to give Pu Yao a golden core. He hadn’t expected that he would encounter such a stupid jindan today. At this time, he completely forgot how he was completely suppressed before.
“Back to the camp!”
He waved his hand grandly and flew at the front.
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Far from where they were, Su Yue’s face was slightly pale. It was the first time she had seen such a savage and brutish person.
When she had seen the yellow-robed old Taoist go to make trouble for Zuo Mo, she had taken note. She wanted to see just how powerful this group was, but there was much to be wary of. The appearance of the yellow-robed old Taoist was a great opportunity.
She recognized the yellow-robed Taoist. This person was vicious and cruel and had killed many people. Even other jindan xiuzhe were wary of him.
The beginning of the incident did not deviate from her imagination.
Anyone that had a bit of common knowledge knew the difference between jindan and ningmai. She even felt that Zuo Mo wouldn’t dare to rebel, and obediently give up the talismans. When the yellow-robed Taoist had activated his spell, she had secretly shaken her head and sighed. This Master of Golden Crow City really wasn’t a smart person.
But the scene immediately after struck her dumb.
The Master of Golden Crow City had suddenly moved and grabbed the yellow-robed old Taoist. Without using any ling power, definitely without any ling power like a street-roaming gangster, he had beat down a jindan with his fists.
But … …
The fist that had no ling power actually had beaten the yellow-robed old Taoist to the point of being misshapen.
Was he a body cultivating xiuzhe?
What stage had he cultivated to in order to be able to beat a jindan xiuzhe to this state?
The simple and rough barrage from the Master of Golden Crow City made her pale and uncontrollably feel a thread of fear.
This was a true brute!
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Translator Ramblings: This only became so one-sided because the jindan was captured when he was off-guard, was not able to utilize his speed and got beat up before he could use his spells to attack Zuo Mo. But this does show that Zuo Mo’s physical strength has increased and his power up is significant.
Not a lot of plot progression this chapter … … just action. This might make up for the melancholy of the previous chapters. Or Fang Xiang is doing one of his abrupt changes in tone.
Chapter 309: The Greatest Gain
At the camp.
“Can’t you go faster?” Pu Yao impatiently urged from behind him.
“What are you rushing for? Let me see if I missed anything!” Zuo Mo searched the body of the old Taoist one more time in great detail, to prevent anything from being left behind, before reluctantly throwing the old Taoist to Pu Yao.
Pu Yao hurriedly turned into a black wind that took up the old Taoist and disappeared.
; “So pitiful!” Zuo Mo shook his head in sympathy, but when his eyes returned to his spoils, his face instantly filled with smiles. Fighting against a jindan was a painful process, but inventorying the spoils was the best experience.
Woah … …
There wasn’t much on the body of the old Taoist, but to be seen to have value in the eyes of a jindan, those items naturally were not ordinary. A string of mother and child copper bells, a blue stone about the size of his palm shaped like a mountain, and three jade scrolls.
Zuo Mo first took out the mother and child bells. The big and small yellow copper bells were strung together with a red string.
Zuo Mo found it interesting and swung the copper bell.
Dong!
Zuo Mo seemed to be hit full-on by a wild beast. Before he could react, he was thrown back multiple zhang.
After a while, Zuo Mo shook his head as he climbed up and spat out the sand in his mouth. His eyes were bright as he stared at the bells on the ground.
Such a powerful talisman!
If he did not possess the Great Day mo physique, he probably would have died right there. It was the first time he saw such a strange sound-type talisman. Most sound-type talismans enchanted the mind, and those that were stronger could directly attack the soul.
These mother and child bells could physically attack.
Strange! It was too strange!
Zuo Mo carefully picked up the mother and child bells, his consciousness prying into it. The best way to understand a talisman was the use the consciousness to inspect it.
When his consciousness entered the copper bells, Zuo Mo felt his vision shift and was situated in an empty space.
Countless complex and ancient seal scripts swam around him. They seemed to be alive as they spun freely. Even if Zuo Mo could be considered to be knowledgeable, his head was dizzy when he saw these seal scripts.
Not far from Zuo Mo was a round ball about the height of a person. It was made from dense layers of complex seal scripts wrapped together. That was a jinzhi! How many jinzhi had people put down over the big ball?!
Staring at the round ball covered in jinzhi, Zuo Mo suddenly became curious what was being contained inside this round ball?
Was the thing inside this round ball of jinzhi perhaps the crux to controlling these bells? How had the enormous force that had thrown him back been released? These seal scripts? Or what was contained inside?
He was a bit uncertain, but he didn’t dare to move rashly now. The seal scripts flying in the surroundings were outside of his knowledge of the field. If he accidentally became trapped, he was not certain that he could escape!
Withdrawing his consciousness from the copper bells, Zuo Mo still felt fear.
He couldn’t make a good judgment about the grade of this talisman, but it definitely was above fifth-grade. His intuition told him that it was very dangerous. Out of caution, Zuo Mo decided to temporarily put it aside. The old Taoist that he had defeated probably hadn’t understood how to use it either.
Zuo Mo’s attention then landed on the mountain-shaped blue rock. When he held it, he was very shocked.
It was very heavy!
This rock that was the size of his palm weighed a terrifying two thousand catties!
Zuo Mo instantly became excited. This was another powerful talisman. He couldn’t help but examine it. Countless seal characters could be seen on the surface of the mountain. They were as thin as strands of hair, and displayed the extraordinary skill of the forger.
Zuo Mo channeled ling power into it.
On the surface of the blue rock were the words “Evil Subduing” in bright cinnabar. The small mountain quickly grew to a height of five zhang.
Zuo Mo’s mind moved, his finger pointing upward as he shouted, “Seal”
The mountain suddenly appeared at the location that Zuo Mo’s finger was pointing to and slammed down!
Boom!
The earth shook, and Zuo Mo was almost knocked down. The strong air wave carried the dust as it swept past like a twister.
The entire camp was alarmed by such a loud noise, and many figures flew towards this place.
When everyone saw this blue mountain that was half buried in the ground and the spider-web like cracks radiating outwards, they shouted in shock and were dumbstruck where they stood.
“Hm, you can all go! Go! I’m trying out new talismans!”
Zuo Mo sent everyone away, ran to the little mountain and stared with intoxication at the cinnabar red words “Evil Subduing” written on the surface.
Good treasure, very good treasure!
If this dropped down and hit, even a jindan xiuzhe would be turned into a pancake. Even if it just brushed past, that would result in a broken limb at least.
This “Evil Subduing Peak” was a fifth-grade talisman and Zuo Mo could not stop caressing it. Fifth-grade talismans had to have formation techniques. If it was this powerful when used normally, he didn’t know what the formation technique would look like.
He still put the Evil Subduing Peak back into the ring. The investigation of the formation technique wouldn’t be easy and would take a long time.
After two great talismans, Zuo Mo’s curiosity had been stirred to a peak. He was full of anticipation towards the three jade scrolls that remained.
Taking out the jade scrolls, he read through them one by one.
The first jade scroll recorded the spell that the yellow-robed old Taoist had cultivated, [Heavy Earth Spell]. It was a rare sixth-grade earth element spell. This was astounding to Zuo Mo. Higher level spells belonging to the five element were very rare in the Kun Lun realm, as it was dominated by sword xiu.
He quickly found the move that the yellow-robed old Taoist had used in Bright Water City. It was called [Heavy Earth Restriction]. In an instant, it could manipulate the earth element power under the ground and to produce a restrictive effect.
Other than this, it had many other abilities that made Zuo Mo afraid as he read.
If the other had not been careless today, and been trapped in close combat, it was hard to say who would win. Jindan xiuzhe that were skilled in five element spells were completely different than jindan sword xiu. Even though their attacks were not as powerful as sword xiu, but their moves had more variation.
Zuo Mo decided that he had to practice the [Heavy Earth Spell]. His talent in the five elements wasn’t just a bit stronger than his talent in the sword.
The second jade scroll made Zuo Mo’s mind jump again. It recorded the imprinting and usage instructions for the Evil Subduing Peak. Zuo Mo was entranced as he read and was extremely joyful. This Evil Subduing Peak was made from one hundred and thirty thousand catties of third-grade Sky Blue Rock, and was processed hundreds of times to remove the impurities before finally being reduced to ten thousand catties of the essence.
The jade scroll also recorded the formation techniques of the Evil Subduing Peak. The description was so strong that Zuo Mo’s heart itched.
Evil Subduing Peak was a talisman like the [Heaven Turn Seal]. These types of talismans usually were powerful, but had all kinds of weaknesses. For example, this Evil Subduing Peak had to be held in the hand of the xiuzhe to be used. But it was a terrifying ten thousand catties heavy. Even if it was not activated, it was still two thousand catties heavy. Those that had weak bodies did not have the power to use it.
The yellow-robed old Taoist had possessed this Evil Subduing Peak for a long time, but due to this restriction, he could only leave it in the corner of his ring.
But this was perfect for Zuo Mo. His Great Day mo physique was very strong. Not to mention just two thousand catties, even if it was the full ten thousand catties, he could hold it up. If he also practiced the [Heavy Earth Spell] and used the two together, the power would further multiply.
The jade scroll also recorded how to process it further. Zuo Mo swept over it and put it back into the ring to start reading the last jade scroll.
The last jade scroll was a jie map.
/> This jie map was bigger than the one Zuo Mo had copied from Rong Wei. This shocked Zuo Mo. He guessed that the yellow-robed old Taoist had gotten this jie map from somewhere else and this was not charted by himself.
There were more than five hundred jie marked on the jie map, including some jie that were in very far away locations. Zuo Mo seemed to be able to trace the trips the maker of this jie map had taken through his life. Many of the routes penetrated deep into obscure places.
The information written about each jie were also very detailed.
Zuo Mo couldn’t help but feel respect. To have gone to so many places, this xiuzhe definitely had been very powerful.
Following the jie map, Zuo Mo read the information on each jie one by one with interest.
When he found an intermediate jie called Cloud Sea Jie, a note written about it instantly made him freeze where he stood.
“At the deepest parts of the Water Cloud Sea, it is possible to hunt for Water Cloud Embryo which has the ability to heal and nurture the soul.”
Water Cloud Embryo!
Zuo Mo felt overjoyed. The previous talismans and spells could not make him as happy as this piece of information!
Water Cloud Embryo was in Cloud Sea Jie!
Cloud Sea Jie!
Zuo Mo’s eyes were bright. He instantly found the position of Sky Water Jie and quickly found a route that led to Cloud Sea Jie.
This was a very long route. The route passed through seven intermediate jie and twenty six small jie. He had never thought there would be a day that he would need to go to so many places. But he had no fear or timidity.
He needed to find Water Cloud Embryo and heal A Gui.
A Gui sat silently, Silly Bird, Lil’ Pagoda, and the others were surrounding her as they played happily. Ever since A Gui had been injured, the terrifying presence around her had disappeared. Silly Bird and the others did not fear her at all, and in reverse, they were very close to her.
Lil’ Fire liked to roll around on A Gui’s body, and Lil’ Black liked to hang on A Gui’s hair. Lil’ Pagoda liked to circle around A Gui. What made Zuo Mo feel was the least believable was Silly Bird. This bird, for some reason, was extremely good to A Gui, and was even willing to let A Gui ride her.