by Fang Xiang
These yao arts changed greatly, but they did not leave the area of little yao arts.
Thinking back to when Pu Yao had spoke of the little yao arts to him, he suddenly understood.
These yao arts were just constructions made up of different combinations of little yao arts. He instantly understood Pu Yao’s intentions. Pu Yao wanted to use this method to give him a deeper understanding of little yao arts.
Thinking about what he had felt just now, Zuo Mo instantly became excited because he felt this was an effective method.
Pu Yao wasn’t useless after all!
After criticizing Pu Yao out of habit, Zuo Mo decided to rest and recover his spiritual power. When he raised his head, a stammering and nervous voice suddenly sounded in his ear, “El … … Elder … …”
Elder?
Zuo Mo stilled and found Nan Yue standing nearby. However, his first response was to look around. When he found that no one was standing next to him, he finally realized this little girl was calling him.
He rubbed his head and watched as the other was in a trance. This term was slightly weird, and he didn’t know them. Oh, the other was a yao … …
Wait, yao?
Zuo Mo stilled again and curiously examined the other. This yao looked very normal, and didn’t have any of Pu Yao’s presence. Oh, compared to the yao soldiers that he encountered at Desolate Wood Reef, she seemed much weaker.
An interested expression came onto his face. This little yao should be the most normal little yao. Truthfully, he had never seen a normal little yao before!
So normal yao looked like this … …
Nan Yue had faint green hair, her eyes were also faint green like a transparent olive stone. Her chin was slightly pointed and didn’t look any different from any other person. She was dressed in a short robe and looked very capable.
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Nan Yue felt uncomfortable under Zuo Mo’s gaze. She couldn’t help but panic inside. Was this daren a perverted yao?
Yao were very liberal about sexual matters. Most yao came from flora, and the process took a long number of years. The combinations between yao would strengthen the clan. The Council of Elders encouraged reproduction. Adding on that yao were born with long life spans, they were very uncaring regarding the matters of sex.
If it was a female yao that had some experience, they would have instantly shown a seductive posture immediately.
But Nan Yue clearly could not do it.
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Compared to Nan Yue’s caution and discomfort, Zuo Mo was much more casual. He was young, but he had seen much. Right now, he even had a large group of people under his command. If he was still in Sky Moon Jie, he definitely qualified as a warlord. Additionally, he purely thought of this event as broadening his visions.
The yao world didn’t have a jingshi of a connection to him.
“What are you called?” Zuo Mo asked curiously.
“Nan Yue,” The slightly nervous Nan Yue instantly replied.
“Oh, what kind of yao are you?” Zuo Mo asked. He had a pitiful understanding of yao.
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The way that this daren asked questions was really very strange.
Nan Yue’s nervousness disappeared greatly. “Is Elder asking about Nan Yue’s birth? Nan Yue comes from the Wisteria Clan of the South Sky.”
“Wisteria Clan of the South Sky?” Zuo Mo was confused. He could understand the individual words, but he did not understand what they referred to when put together.
“Wisteria Clan of the South Sky!”
With a light sound of surprise, Pu Yao suddenly popped up.
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Translator Ramblings: Zuo Mo’s so curious. It’s not like he’s never seen a yao before. This is the second person to think that Zuo Mo is a pervert on first impression but she’s got the wrong plotline. Zuo Mo only wants a harem of jingshi.
Chapter 339: Origin?
Hearing Pu Yao’s voice, Zuo Mo instantly realized that this Wisteria Clan of the South Sky had some significance.
Before he could ask, he heard Pu Yao say to him, “Ask her if it is the Wisteria Clan of the South Sky at Purple Arrow Jie?”
Zuo Mo could only listen and ask, “Is it the Wisteria Clan of the South Sky at Purple Arrow Jie?”
Nan Yue was very shocked. “Does Elder also know the Wisteria Clan of the South Sky at Purple Arrow Jie?” Her expression then dimmed. “We migrated from Purple Arrow Jie to Core Wind Jie six hundred years ago.”
Pu Yao did not make a sound for a while.
Zuo Mo was slightly surprised. It seemed that Pu Yao really knew this Wisteria Clan of the South Sky.
After a while, Pu Yao said to Zuo Mo, “Ask her how many people remain of the Wisteria Clan of the South Sky.”
Zuo Mo obediently spoke.
Nan Yue’s expression became even dimmer. “There is only eleven people left in the clan now.”
“Eleven people … …” Pu Yao was dumbstruck.
As the situation of the clan was spoken of, Nan Yue felt very bad. The Wisteria Clan of the South Sky had been in decline for a long time. She had no memories of the glory they held in the past. Ever since she could remember, the clan’s living conditions had been very harsh.
She hadn’t thought that this elder would know the Wisteria Clan of the South Sky. She was quite shocked. There were not many teachers in the school that knew of the Wisteria Clan of the South Sky.
“Do you practice the [South Sky Arrow Art] of the Wisteria Clan of the South Sky?”
The elder’s question made her pause, but she shook her head. “[South Sky Arrow Art] was lost a thousand years ago.”
Zuo Mo could clearly feel these words made Pu Yao shake.
Nan Yue was also very shocked. The elder was very familiar with the Wisteria Clan of the South Sky. If it wasn’t that she liked learning and had worked hard, she wouldn’t know much of the clan history. If it was her other sibling of the clan, they probably wouldn’t even know what [South Sky Arrow Art] was.
Did this elder have a history with the clan?
Hope suddenly rose in her heart.
Even though Elder looked very young, but Nan Yue would not underestimate him for that. The age of yao had nothing to do with their appearances. The smooth deconstruction that Elder had performed just now had amazed her.
As her thoughts grew, her mood became unconfident.
What made her feel even more insecure was that Elder was silent for a long time and did not speak.
Her heart continued to sink. It seemed there was no hope.
Suddenly, Elder’s voice came. “I will pass [South Sky Arrow Art] on to you. In return you will follow me for a hundred years and will be free after that.”
Nan Yue seemed to have been struck by lightning. Her mind was blank. [South Sky Arrow Art]! Elder knew [South Sky Arrow Art]? Her face was filled with disbelief. The records of the clan said that [South Sky Arrow Art] was the most powerful yao art treasure of the Wisteria Clan of the South Sky, and the ultimate skill of the clan! But the records of the clan also did not leave any mention behind except how powerful [South Sky Arrow Art] was. She had even doubted the validity of these records and if they had been exaggerated.
[South Sky Arrow Art] … … so this world really had [South Sky Arrow Art] … …
Just as Nan Yue’s emotions changed, Zuo Mo pursued Pu Yao and continued to urge Pu Yao in a suspicious tone, “Pu, you really know that [South Sky Arrow Art? You really know? Don’t fool little kids! If you don’t know, and you can’t follow through with the lie, it will be embarrassing … …”
Pu Yao who had been immersed in his emotions instantly felt conflicting emotions. “Nonsense, of course I know.”
“You sure?” The suspicion on Zuo Mo’s face did not decrease. “How come I never heard you say so?”
“There’s a lot you never heard of,” Pu Yao rolled his eyes and said in a negative tone.
“Ooh, right. A gentleman is open, the little person hide
s his schemes. You are usually hidden very deeply. “ Zuo Mo nodded his head, and then snickered. He raised his face and said, “Then let’s add another century. We cannot be unprofitable!”
Pu Yao looked dumbly at Zuo Mo. At this moment, he lost the ability to talk.
Zuo Mo had no hint of shame. He was very smug. “Pu, as a yao, ge isn’t as good as you, but in business, you are far less than ge!”
After a beat, Nan Yue refocused. She did not hesitate in kneeling on the ground. “Teacher!”
Yao usually had long lives, and a century was not a long time for them. Also, the conditions were really too good. In Nan Yue’s view, this elder definitely had a deep history with the clan so he would use this method to help her.
In the sea of consciousness, Zuo Mo sighed at Pu Yao, “It’s over, can’t increase the price.”
Nan Yue knelt on the ground motionlessly.
After a while, she heard Elder say gravely, “Stand up. I do not have the qualifications to accept students and cannot be your teacher. This is a transaction to pass on [South Sky Arrow Art] to you. You can call me daren in the future.”
Zuo Mo pretended.
Nan Yue was slightly disappointed. Daren was still unwilling to take her as his student. It must be that Daren was very rigorous in accepting students, and she did not meet his requirements. She secretly made a resolution to cultivate and work hard to satisfy Daren as early as possible to be accepted. Also, Daren had promised to pass [South Sky Arrow Art] onto her. This yao art which had been lost for so long, was it as powerful as the records said?
She was full of anticipation!
“What to do next?” Zuo Mo spread his hands and asked Pu Yao.
Pu Yao said seriously, “You will first teach her little yao arts.”
Zuo Mo stilled and then stammered as he pointed at his nose, “Me teaching?”
“Is there a problem?” Pu Yao tilted his head to look at Zuo Mo.
Zuo Mo forced a smile and said, “You are really too irresponsible to that little girl.” He was slightly unconfident. He wasn’t afraid at all about explaining spells or formations, but yao arts … …
The other was a true yao. He was a xiuzhe teaching a true yao how to cultivate yao arts … … it was too ridiculous!
“Just teach whatever,” Pu Yao said irresponsibly and then disappeared.
Zuo Mo stood dumbly in the empty sea of consciousness.
Coming out of the sea of consciousness, Zuo Mo looked at Nan Yue who had an yearning expression on her face and instantly had a headache. A beat later, he emboldened his heart. Since Pu Yao said to teach her whatever, if he didn’t teach her well, it couldn’t be blamed on him.
He coughed lightly. “Let’s first start from little yao arts.”
“Little yao arts?” Nan Yue stilled. She hadn’t thought what Daren would teach first were little yao arts.
Didn’t every yao know little yao arts?
Zuo Mo ignored Nan Yue’s puzzled gaze and started to talk to himself. Luckily, Pu Yao had just taught him little yao arts recently and he remembered them clearly. He thought back as he talked. As he talked, he couldn’t help but add in some of his understandings that he had just gotten through deconstruction.
At the beginning, Nan Yue’s expression was filled with puzzlement and curiosity. But her expression gradually became stern and focused.
The little yao arts that Daren talked about were different in many places than what she understood!
Those little yao arts that seemed so simple in her view actually contained a very abundant number of permutations. She had never thought the permutations of little yao arts could be so plentiful and complex. There were such deep connections between different little yao arts … …
For the first time, the little yao arts were so profound in her eyes!
A bottomless, and borderless ocean appeared in front of her.
Zuo Mo finally stopped talking. He released a breath. His talk was not as detailed as Pu Yao but there was nothing incorrect about the main concepts.
Seeing that Nan Yue had fallen for his con, he was slightly reassured. But after the talk, what to do next? His mind shifted, and he instantly thought of a good idea. He pointed at the flowers and grasses and said pretentiously, “From today onwards, you will start to learn how to deconstruct the yao arts of Vast Water Clear Skies. There are thirteen thousand yao arts in Vast Water Clear Skies. If you can deconstruct all of them, your understanding of little yao arts has just begun.”
Zuo Mo felt he was like a conman at this time, especially when he saw Nan Yue’s gaze filled with respect. He felt even guiltier. He immediately got Nan Yue to start learning how to deconstruct yao arts.
At this time, Nan Yue realized why Daren had been deconstructing little yao arts all this time! She happily started to learn from Zuo Mo about deconstructing little yao arts. Seeing the situation, Zuo Mo instantly relaxed and started his deconstruction again.
The person and yao buried their heads and started to make “damage.”
After two hours, Nan Yue took a break. When she raised her head, she was very shocked. Daren was one and a half li in front of her!
The shock in Nan Yue’s eyes faded and was replaced by awe and respect.
As expected of Daren!
She definitely had to work harder to reach Daren’s qualifications for taking students!
Nan Yue balled her fists and made a decision.
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Ma Fan did not cultivate [Fiend Ling]. He was the only xiuzhe of Vermillion Bird Camp that did not cultivate [Fiend Ling]. Even Xie Shan had taken [Fiend Ling] to study.
Ma Fan was studying [Clear Sky Sword Scripture].
This fifth-grade sword scripture was the sect-establishing ultimate skill of Clear Sky Sect. Zuo Mo did not have much interest in sword scriptures, and after experiencing so much together, everyone had deeper bonds, so Zuo Mo made this public for everyone to study.
However, [Clear Sky Sword Scripture] was profound and hard to understand. Many places were unclear, and those that were just the slightest bit lacking had no ability to understand it. All those of Vermillion Bird Camp that cultivated the sword desired this sword scripture, but there were only a few that could persist in studying it.
Ma Fan was one of them.
The sword scripture he cultivated had no name, and was incomplete. Other than the power of [Illusory Shadowless Sword of Destruction], the other moves were scattered sword moves that he had gathered from other sword scriptures.
For other people, [Clear Sky Sword Scripture] was too difficult, but for him, it was a treasure. He was one of the first to comprehend sword essence. The stage of his sword essence rivalled Xie Shan after he broke through to jindan.
He was used to taking the best parts from other sword scriptures to use for himself. His sword moves were gathered from a scattering of scriptures, but this allowed him to quickly adjust to using a brand new sword scripture.
The destruction caused by Clear Sky Old Forefather while using the [Clear Sky Sword Scripture] frequently crossed his mind, and reinforced his decision to cultivate this sword scripture.
As he comprehended more of the scripture, many places he did not understand instantly flowed.
Everyone only saw him in meditation daily. No one knew that his understanding of sword essence increased every day.
The silently sitting Ma Fan suddenly opened his eyes. His eyes lit up, and his presence suddenly changed!
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Translator Ramblings: Zuo Mo, the swindler of young and innocent yao. Teaching someone when he’s just started out himself … … A little bit of Pu Yao’s history is now revealed.
Day 2 of another road trip. I’ll have enough internet to read your comments but I’m not sure if I want to log in on an open wifi network to respond and do other stuff.
Chapter 340: Going Fishing
Even sitting cross-legged on the ground, Ma Fan was like an unsheathed sword exuding sword essence!
He didn’t se
em to move but disappeared.
Xie Shan who was cultivating [Fiend Ling] sudden felt his heart move and stopped to look at the sky. At the same time, Shu Long also raised his head to look at the sky with a shocked expression.
In the air, Ma Fan silently stood in the fiendish mist.
The poisonous fiendish mist was being repelled by an invisible force, and unable to go with in seven chi of Ma Fan’s body. Ma Fan’s clothes flapped, but what was strange was that while he looked to be of great presence, people only felt the faintest ling power vibrations from him.
“Sword essence … …” Xie Shan’s eyes suddenly widened and lit up. His expression changed slightly.
Ma Fan’s arms were spread out like a great bird in flight. The fiendish mist seemed to retreat in fear. In the blink of an eye, there was nothing within thirty zhang of him.
Such a presence made the people of Vermillion Bird Camp below full of admiration. Boss Ma Fan was really Boss Ma Fan! Vermillion Bird Camp was primarily sword xiu. Everyone’s cultivation was not high, but their eyes were not lacking. They understood that Boss Ma Fan had gained a new comprehension of sword essence.
The one that saw the most clearly was Xie Shan.
The reason the fiendish mist would retreat was because that there were countless invisible and ethereal sword essences in Ma Fan’s surrounding space! These sword essences were silently moving as though they were nurturing something.
Xie Shan seemed to be suddenly struck by lightning. His mouth was wide and his eyes full of disbelief as he looked at the stern Ma Fan.
Manifestation!
Sword essence manifestation!
Impossible!
Wasn’t sword essence manifestation a stage that only jindan xiuzhe could reach? He found it hard to accept what was happening in front of him. A beat later, the dumbstruck Xie Shan gradually regained focus. The taste in his mouth was bitter. He was a xiuzhe in jindan who hadn’t cultivated to sword essence manifestation, but Ma Fan who was a ningmai comprehended it first.
Ma Fan’s entire body was covered in uncountable sword essences, these fine, transparent and intangible Sky sword essences.