by Fang Xiang
Suddenly, Ceng Lian'er turned around.
A male dressed in snowy-white robes silently appeared behind her. It was Qi Diao Yu.
There was a hint of killing intent that suddenly appeared in Qi Diao Yu's eyes. The water droplet that circled around him suddenly shifted and gave off a strange sound.
Ceng Lian'er felt the scenery in her vision change and suddenly became blurry. Her black opal eyes suddenly lit up. A serene light came like a deep night. The black sleeve spread with a strange and invisible ripple.
The water droplet that orbited Qi Diao Yu suddenly stopped making the sound.
"As expected shen power," Qi Diao Yu coolly spoke, a light that was hard to describe flashing through his eyes.
Ceng Lian'er's expression quickly became enchanting, and her beautiful face even more seductive as she breathed softly. "Qi Diao Yu, so your aim is shen power."
"Yes." Qi Diao Yu's eyes flashed. His snowy-white robes moved despite the lack of wind. A thread of yearning appeared on his indifferent face. "When I came here the past, I understood what Shi Zi Ming wanted to speak of was shen power."
"However, he did not state the most important part." Qi Diao Yu said coolly, "I have searched around and have not found any clues. I had not expected to encounter people that cultivated shen power, and three at once!"
Ceng Lian'er's eyes became even more bewitching, her cherry-red lips slightly curved and her voice warm permeated one's mind. "You are really someone that pays attention."
Zing!
The sound was like a sword humming!
A crescent ripple suddenly shot out and accurately hit the water sleeve that had appeared at some unknown time.
The soft water sleeve shook lightly and rippled like water. The crescent shaped ripple was dispersed.
"If the news spread, how many people would be interested? Haven't these families stood guard here waiting for someone to understand shen power?" Qi Diao Yu's voice was indifferent as though he was narrating something that was unrelated to him.
"Yes." Ceng Lian'er's tone was soft and with a thread of laziness. It was like a cat kneading on the heart of a person. "But that has nothing to do with you, Qi Diao Yu. You will not have any connection with this banquet."
Qi Diao Yu's eyes suddenly became cold and his killing intent rose. "But since you have come, I will accept."
Ceng Lian'er smiled seductively. "Then that will depend on if you are strong enough! I like strong men!"
The sound rippled and before it dissipated into the air, Ceng Lian'er's body flashed with a layer of moonlight. Then she quickly became faint at a visible rate in front of Qi Diao Yu.
Ceng Lian'er that almost became transparent blinked her eyes at Qi Diao Yu.
"I'm coming!"
The voice that was filled with seductiveness spread and echoed in the empty air. In front of Qi Diao Yu, Ceng Lian'er slowly disappeared.
Qi Diao Yu's eyes flashed with thoughtfulness.
———
Zuo Mo did not know that something was happening with Ceng Lian'er in this night but even if he did, he would not care. The other was not his subordinate, and it had nothing to do with him.
After learning that Princess Xia was going to arrive in Great Peace City soon, Zuo Mo's restless heart instantly settled. Every day, if he was not keeping A Gui company, he was immersed in cultivation. The orange-haired yao, the black smoke yao, and A Wen were spending their days at the Mo Skill Steles. It was strange to speak of. The orange-haired yao who was such a careless person was extremely talented at cultivation. He was also extremely interested in the Mo Skill Steles that were mostly focused on mo skills. This caused the black smoke yao to rest some of his worries.
If this guy felt that it was boring, then he would not rest. Then no one would be able to accomplish anything.
It had to be said that the content in the Mo Skill Steles were profound and vast. Shi Zi Ming was a legendary genius and had profound insights on even the most ordinary topics. Every time he studied it, Zuo Mo would obtain something.
Zuo Mo's body that had been tempered by the Shifting Star Sand was unusually powerful. In his hands, many of the detailed methods mentioned on the Mo Skill Steles were executed with shocking power. Zuo Mo had comprehended a lot of the Fire Fist of the First Heavenly Stem. The Sun Crystal Seed had become unusually active after that and continuously released burning sun essence into Zuo Mo's Ten Crow Celestial Apparatus mo matrix.
The Sun Crystal Seed had a great preference for Zuo Mo's shen power. Whenever Zuo Mo drew shen power out of his right hand, a part of the shen power would be swallowed by the Sun Crystal Seed. With every thread of shen power it consumed, the Sun Crystal Seed would spin quicker.
Just like normal, a portion of the shen power was consumed by the Sun Crystal Seed. Suddenly, Zuo Mo felt some shifting!
The surface of the Sun Crystal Seed suddenly erupted in flame. Threads of fire turned into a burning that flowed along the gold threads of the Ten Crow Celestial Apparatus and suddenly entered a sun mo matrix on Zuo Mo's back!
Boom!
Zuo Mo's body shook and his mind was completely blank.
This flood was like ten thousand rushing horses galloping at once. They followed along the gold threads of the Sun mo matrix and rampaged.
A sun had become bright!
The flood that had not lost any of its momentum followed the golden tracks coming out of this sun and continued to advance.
Another sun became bright!
In a blink, the third and last sun on his back was lit up by the flood!
A moment later, Zuo Mo finally recovered from his daze. He felt that something else had appeared on his back but he could not say what it was.
He made a close examination. The Sun Crystal Seed at the center of his chest's mo matrix was slightly smaller than before but its color was darker. As it spun, it occasionally spat out tongues of flame that looked very powerful.
A break through?
It appeared so, but … …
Zuo Mo tried to move. The Ten Crow Celestial Apparatus mo physique did not appear to change. The second transformation did not activate.
However, Zuo Mo was not impatient. He knew, for the general level, what was important was not advancing the mo physique but comprehending [Domain]!
[Domain] was the most powerful power that a general level could grasp.
He thought of that thieving baldy's, Ding Zhen, Lantern Fire Buddhist World. That power had been astonishing. Zuo Mo was extremely tempted by the [Ten Crow Celestial Apparatus Domain] that was unique to Ten Crow Celestial Apparatus!
Advancing the mo physique was a matter of time. His right hand would endlessly provide shen power. If he was given enough time, he would reach it. However, he did not have any ideas about [Domain.]
But he knew this was something he could not force. Just like comprehending sword essence, this required luck and epiphanies.
Zuo Mo could not influence luck but he could always work on his foundation. He hoped that his foundation would become deeper and sturdier so that was why he had studied the Great Peace Mo Skill Steles so hard.
But his cultivation was still disrupted.
Because Shu Long had come back and he had picked up a person.
———
Shu Long saw Zuo Mo and hurriedly bowed. "Daren!"
A mo was by his feet. His face was completely black and he was only breathing faintly. Seeing this, Zuo Mo hurriedly crouched down to look.
"Daren, I found him when I went looking for A Wen and the others near the Mo Skill Steles. I noticed that he wasn't quite right so I brought him back," Shu Long hurriedly said.
"Hm!" Zuo Mo made a sound of surprise. He pulled aside the sleeve of this mo. What appeared on the arm was a dense layer of golden mo matrixes, no, it was seal matrixes!
These were jinzhi!
The corners of Zuo Mo's eyes twitched. He hurriedly inspected the other body parts of this mo. As expected, they were all covered in jinzhi!
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nbsp; When Zuo Mo took the clothing off the upper half of this mo, the dense layers of jinzhi caused everyone to inhale sharply.
Miao Jun was furious and gritted out, "Who did this? They should be killed!"
"It is jinzhi from Xuan Kong Temple." In the sea of consciousness, Pu Yao appeared like a ghost. He said in a cold voice, "Xuan Kong Temple has a very famous battalion called the Sin Battalion. The members are all yaomo that have been captured. They would set jinzhi on these captives, and extract a part of their soul forging them into puppets of slaughter."
Hiss, when Zuo Mo heard Pu Yao's words, for some reason, his scalp prickled.
This was extremely cruel.
Seeing people's eyes gather on him, he repeated what Pu Yao had said. Everyone who heard this changed expression. As a mo, Miao Jun's face was filled with murderousness as he kept on cursing, "Damn it! Damn it!"
"This state is caused by the backlash of the jinzhi." Pu Yao was slightly shocked. "He has stayed away from Xuan Kong Temple for too long. The jinzhi they put on these bodies are in numerous layers and extremely hard to solve. There are many places that are tricky and dangerous. The most common backlash is this here. If they have not taken a certain kind of ling medicine after some time, a backlash would occur. This is one of the methods Xuan Kong Temple uses to keep Sin Battalion under their control."
"The thieving baldies of Xuan Kong Temple! As expected, they are evil!" Zuo Mo said hatefully. He had a deathly hate of Xuan Kong Temple.
Looking closely at the jinzhi on this mo, Zuo Mo could see many things. Right now, his skill in seals and mo matrixes was very deep, especially after he came into contact with mo matrix awakening. He had a much deeper understanding of these now.
"Maybe I can try to save him?" Zuo Mo murmured to himself.
Hearing this, Miao Jun's eyes suddenly lit up and he said gravely, "Please, Daren save his life! This person is definitely an elder of our mo, he has been greatly humiliated by Xuan Kong Temple and cannot escape even in death. How can we, the juniors, sit idly and watch this?"
When the words left his mouth, Zuo Mo regretted it. It was easy to speak of, but hard to do. Not speaking of the mo bei that would be used, it would take great time and mental effort. It really was an unprofitable business.
Seeing the righteous anger on Miao Jun's face, Tao Xing angrily spoke from the side, "Yes! The elders of us are being humiliated so, it really is … … really is … …"
Tao Xing was so angry he could not speak. He paused and then said grandly, "Daren, tell me if you need anything, I, Tao Xing, do not have any great ability but do not lack mo bei! In a few more days, the people I have told to deliver the mo embryos will reach Great Peace City. Other than the ones for Daren, I will sell all of the rest! Please, Daren, no matter what, rescue this person! No matter how great the price is, this one is willing!"
Zuo Mo was still focused on Princess Xia and wanted to furiously increase his strength. He did not want to split his attention. However, since they had already said this, and he also felt great sympathy for the mo, he agreed thinking this would also adversely affect Xuan Kong Temple. "Alright!"
Translator Ramblings: Do not lack mo bei … … Tao Xing, you are asking to be beggared.
Chapter 593: The Sin Battalion's Jinzhi
Bie Han's face was pale.
A member of Sin Battalion had disappeared and they hadn’t found them even after searching all night. Sunlight crept in through the window into the silent room and across his body. But he did not feel any warmth at all. Under the sunlight, the lonely figure seemed desolate.
What he had been most worried about had finally occurred!
The time of the jinzhi backlash had come, and once it arrived, Sin Battalion would completely lose control and die, each in a gory explosion. Because he was worried about this, he didn't dare to use Sin Battalion because this would cause a backlash from the jinzhi to occur sooner.
The sunlight could not warm the sorrow he felt inside.
He did not care about the attitudes of his father and brothers, he did not care about the cold treatment he received. He did not care about any of that. The only thing he cared about was Sin Battalion, a group of mo puppets that he had interacted with for more than a decade.
He only had one wish: to take this battalion that was soulless and kill his way back to Xuan Kong Temple!
But he wasn't even able to do that!
Unconsciously, his knuckles turned white as he clenched his fists tighter, he buried his head deep in his arms.
He was a mo, but he did not know any of the mo fighting methods. What he knew, what had been taught to him was what the xiuzhe did. He knew that he was the same as Sin Battalion, something that should not appear in the world, even if the jinzhi on his body were removed.
They were like monsters, monsters that should not appear. Their best ending was to turn into dust in the sunlight and not leave a smidge of dust behind.
He did not care.
The only thing in his heart and in his countless dreams was a vision of him leading Sin Battalion back to Xuan Kong Temple, and torching it, leaving only a sea of flames!
But he could not even do that … …
He, who only knew xiuzhe fighting methods, was left in difficult straits in the mo world. If he did not have Fu Feng, his situation would be even worse.
He had never hated himself like this, hated his uselessness!
No, there had to be a way!
He suddenly raised his head. The light of his eyes was peerlessly vicious like a wild beast that had no way to escape.
At this time, Fu Feng suddenly charged in.
"Your Highness! Your Highness! I found them! It is Xiao Mo Ge! Xiao Mo Ge's subordinate had picked up our person today at the Mo Skill Steles! Many people saw this!"
Xiao Mo Ge?
Bie Han's gaze softened. He suddenly stood up. "Go! We're going to find Xiao Mo Ge!"
Fu Feng had a hesitant expression.
"What is it?" Bie Han asked.
"Your Highness, it is strange to speak of it. This Xiao Mo Ge is very similar to someone this subordinate saw in the xiuzhe world. Even though his figure and appearance are completely different, but his actions and bearing is very similar," Fu Feng explained.
"En?" Bie Han was slightly surprised.
"This person is called Zuo Mo, a disciple of Wu Kong Sword Sect and he is skilled in formations. This subordinate first saw him at a Sword Test Conference, and then interacted with him at Desolate Wood Reef. He left a deep impression on me. Your Highness will definitely remember how he had stopped Lan Tian Long at the gates that day and took away a xiuzhe. In here … …" Fu Feng said hesitantly.
A light suddenly burst into Bie Han's eyes. He murmured, "Zuo Mo. Zuo Mo. Xiao Mo Ge, Xiao Mo Ge … … Little Mo Ge!"
Fu Feng stilled and then his eyes also lit up. He exclaimed in shock, "It's him! Is it really him?"
"We'll know when we go see."
Bie Han walked outside.
———
Zuo Mo felt that Miao Jun should be a pretty good battle general but when Miao Jun displayed his battle general abilities, he shocked everyone. He was a gold battle general!
A gold battle general that not many in Great Peace City knew about.
In a spar against Ye Ling, Ye Ling had lost after a few rounds. Shu Long was not a match either but Miao Jun was full of praise. He thought that while Shu Long lacked flexibility in his tactics, he was methodical in his preparations and after more experience, he could be a great general.
But right now, their group was only these hundred or so people. There wasn't much use in having a gold battle general.
Miao Jun spent his time teaching Shu Long. He was a true mo battle general. He was not as versatile as Lil' Miss, but he had solid fundamentals and he was perfect for teaching Shu Long.
After a few lessons, Shu Long gained greatly.
At this time, the orange-haired yao and the black smoke yao came back from the Great Peace Mo Skill Steles.
The orange-haired yao looked at Guard Camp that was cultivating and instantly became interested. He crowded over.
After watching for a while, the orange-haired yao was confused. He asked, "Old Miao, who is stronger, you or Xiao Mo Ge?"
It was the first time Miao Jun heard someone call him "Old Miao." He couldn't help but glance over. Inside, he thought the other was someone that was a very open person. He said, "Of course, Daren is stronger."
"I also feel this way." The orange-haired yao nodded. "Xiao Mo Ge even defeated Corps Commander Yu Heng. Even I have to admit he is a genius on the same level as me."
At the side, the black smoke yao rolled his eyes and couldn't help but say, "He is more of a genius than you!"
The orange-haired yao turned around and said to the black smoke yao in a serious tone. "I will not admit this."
Corps Commander Yu Heng? He was unfamiliar with the name, but those that were corps commanders had to have some skill. Miao Jun was very confident in his skill but he was not sure that he could defeat a corps commander.
He instantly became interested. "Oh, I have not heard of this, tell me more."
The orange-haired yao instantly became excited and boasted about all the glorious results that Zuo Mo had achieved in the Ten Finger Prison. However, he was an amateur when it came to strategy and his recounting was full of mistakes. At the side, the black smoke yao could not bear it and constantly corrected him.
The more Miao Jun heard, the more shocked he was, and the more puzzled he was.
The orange-haired yao and the black smoke yao clearly were not lying. Their expressions were serious and they were full of details.
Miao Jun had some knowledge about the Ten Finger Prison of the yao. To be able to defeat a corps commander of a regular corps in war chess. How great the strength!
Definitely the strength of a gold battle general!
But … …
He had personally experienced Daren's mo skills. If someone said that Daren was a yao, he would not believe it on pain of death. A yao could cultivate Ten Crow Celestial Apparatus? But he suddenly remembered that in Daren's fight against him, he had used little yao arts.