World of Cultivation - Volume 06 - All Hail Our King

by Fang Xiang

  Xue Dong also frowned. Lin Qian was right. They could not directly send people for this matter.

  "We can still notify Xiao Mo Ge and have him hide." Lin Qian felt the matter was slightly troublesome. He had never thought that Xuan Kong Temple would send two fanxu xiuzhe for Xiao Mo Ge.

  Fanxu experts were strategic resources. If it was not a matter of life and death to the sect, the sect would not use them.

  It seemed that Xuan Kong Temple also understood the importance of this battle for them.

  ———

  "It is really troublesome this time." Zuo Mo's expression was very ugly. "Xuan Kong Temple really has a high expression of ge. Tsk tsk, fanxu, and two of them!"

  The other commanders had terrible expressions.

  Zuo Mo received a letter today that said Xuan Kong Temple had sent out two fanxu experts to assassinate him. Xuan Kong Temple clearly was wary of Zuo Mo after he killed Marshal Yu so they were even willing to use such dishonorable tactics to completely eliminate this threat.

  While no one knew who the sender was but everyone understood that this letter was probably true.

  Two fanxu. This completely exposed the magnitude of Xuan Kong Temple's great power. To kill a person by sending two fanxu, only the four greats would have the resources to do this.

  This was power.

  Even with someone notifying him, Zuo Mo and the others had no solutions.

  "How about we return to Cloud Sea Jie." Gongsun Cha looked at Zuo Mo with worry in his eyes. Two fanxu would have the ability to cut through their battalion. If they were working with battalions, their power would be even greater.

  Zuo Mo grimaced. "Not enough time! I'm afraid that these two fanxu old thieving baldies are not far from us."

  Bie Han was silent. He hadn't thought that the sect would actually send two fanxu to kill Zuo Mo. He had been with the sect for many years and knew that experts on fanxu level were the ultimate power for the sect.

  Had Xuan Kong Temple felt that they were a threat to the existence of the temple?

  He felt slightly conflicted. He desired to fight against Xuan Kong Temple but he knew that the two fanxu were a big trouble.

  Zuo Mo's gaze suddenly landed on Bie Han. "How many fanxu does Xuan Kong Temple have?"

  Bie Han stilled but quickly reacted. "Five, one left to travel thirty years ago and has not returned. One is still in death seclusion. One was on a mission by the sect leader ten years ago and has not return. There are only these two left."

  Zuo Mo's expression eased and he said, "In other words, they can only send these two fanxu."

  Thinking, Zuo Mo asked, "If I flee, will these two fanxu meet up with Jiang Zhe?"

  Bie Han shook his head. "No."

  Zuo Mo was very surprised at the certainty in Bie Han's answer. "Why? If they meet up with Jiang Zhe, wouldn't their chance of victory increase?"

  "Fanxu can also die," Bie Han said coolly.

  Zuo Mo immediately understood. Yes, while a fanxu was powerful, they could still die. If a powerful battalion did not care about losses, they might be able to kill a fanxu xiuzhe. Xuan Kong Temple did not lack battalions, and would not risk their fanxu experts on the battlefield.

  So the mission this time was an assassination.

  Zuo Mo also understood why Xuan Kong Temple would send two fanxu. He had killed Marshal Yu. In the eyes of Xuan Kong Temple, he was someone that could threaten fanxu.

  Xuan Kong temple could not afford to lose any fanxu.

  Zuo Mo's eyes lit up. He suddenly found that there might be a chance.

  Xuan Kong Temple would not know that someone would have warned him about their assassination mission.

  After thinking for a long time, Zuo Mo raised his head and confidence came back to his face. "I have an idea."

  ———

  Under the ground, Wei Sheng gripped the hilt of the black sword and stopped his breathing. He quickly became like a piece of rock and all signs of life faded from him.

  "Damn it, we lost him again!" one person swore.

  "Are we going to keep chasing?" another asked weakly with a thread of fear in his voice.

  "Of course, if we don't, we will all die!"

  "But if we catch up to him, we will also die … …"

  The group became silent.

  "No, if this continues, we will all die!"

  "Then what do we do?"

  "Wait!"

  "Wait?"

  "Wait for Lord to send out a kill warrant!"

  Just as he finished speaking, one person said joyfully, "Kill warrant, the Lord sent out a kill warrant!"

  "This time, he's done for!" The person speaking sighed in relief.

  "Yes, he's over." The other people also sighed.

  When the footsteps vanished, Wei Sheng emerged out of the soil and a hint of confusion flashed through his eyes.

  A kill warrant?

  He shook his head and didn't think about it. He found a hidden cave, set up some alarm jinzhi and entered meditation.

  Ten continuous days of battle had exhausted his ling power and mind, both were on the verge of collapse. If it wasn't that his mentality was as strong as steel, he would have fallen a long time ago.

  On the second day, he opened his eyes, and a hint of joy flashed across them.

  He had a breakthrough!

  After recuperating a few more days in the cave and his energies recovered to peak condition, he stood up. Taking out the jie map jade scroll, he found his bearing and then flew in a direction.

  He didn't know what the kill warrant was. He didn't know that that kill warrant was causing a storm in the Hundred Savage Realm.

  ———

  "What? They suddenly sped up?" Marshal Hao was slightly surprised. "They didn't change their destination?"

  "No," the middle-aged man said. "It seems that they have already detected it.

  Marshal Hao did not speak. He was deep in thought. A moment later, he raised his head. "It seems that Xiao Mo Ge already knows who their enemy is. Oh, have our people stop the harassment."

  "Stop the harassment?" The middle-aged person was surprised. "Isn't that just…?"

  "It's nothing." Marshal Hao sneered. "We aren't Xuan Kong Temple's subordinates, we don't need to give them too much face. Xuan Kong Temple probably won't have an easy time in this fight."

  The middle-aged man didn't understand why Father would say such a thing.

  "Xiao Mo Ge is really daring!" A hint of admiration flashed through Marshal Hao's eyes.

  ———

  "Why this direction?" Zuo Mo asked in confusion to Pu Yao and Wei.

  He, Ceng Lian'er, and A Gui, were furiously flying forward. In order to avoid the scouts along the way, they did not ride mo steeds but flew on their own.

  Zuo Mo had designed and extremely daring plan.

  He decided to lure the two old fanxu thieving baldies away in a huge circle. Just like how Xuan Kong Temple were not willing to put their fanxu in danger, Zuo Mo was not willing to have these two thieving baldies enter the battlefield and affect their chances of victory.

  Zuo Mo was full of confidence in Bie Han and Gongsun Cha. As long as these two old thieving baldies did not attend the battle, Zuo Mo believed they would win.

  If Gongsun Cha and Bie Han defeated Jiang Zhe, it would be enough to cause Xuan Kong Temple to descend into chaos.

  If he could delay until that time, the two old thieving baldies would no longer have the time to chase him. They would have to go back to steady the sect and his predicament would be resolved.

  The crux of this strategy was a race of time.

  On his end, the longer that he could drag this out, the more beneficial it would be. The other side with Gongsun Cha and Bie Han, the faster they defeated Jiang Zhe, the safer he would be.

  If he had to face the two old fanxu thieving baldies head on, Zuo Mo definitely did not have a chance.

  But if he was playing hide-and-seek, Zuo Mo did not fear it. With Pu Yao and Wei present, these t
wo cunning people, Zuo Mo thought that the two old thieving baldies wouldn't stand a chance.

  In order to lure the two old thieving baldies to take the bait, Zuo Mo had deliberately left behind a trace of shen power. Last time, the four great sects with Lin Qian as the leader had made such a big ruckus for the Great Peace Mo Stele. Zuo Mo knew that these people had an obsession with shen power.

  He hadn't thought that having just stepped out of the camp, Pu Yao and Wei had Zuo Mo flying in this direction.

  Zuo Mo muttered inside, there was a conspiracy!

  Translator Ramblings: Reunions are always so short. Xuan Kong Temple needs better allies.

  Chapter 665: Pu Yao and Wei's Conspiracy

  For fanxu xiuzhe, sneaking into the guarded camp was slightly troublesome, but if the other was not on guard, the chance of success was very high.

  The other had not been on guard.

  The two entered the camp without any resistance.

  A moment later, Dai Tao's expression became strange. "He's not here."

  Ji Zheng did not show any expression.

  Dai Tao's attire was like that of an average xiu. People would find it hard to deduce what kind of xiuzhe he was based on his attire. Ji Zheng was the exact opposite. Bald head, prayer beads, monk robes, he looked like a stereotypical dhynana xiu at first glance. The only thing that would cause people to take notice was that granite and icy face. It didn't have the harmonious air of dhyana xiu. Instead it was cold and murderous, inspiring fear in the onlooker.

  Dai Tao was not from Xuan Kong Temple. He was a roaming xiu. In order to break through to fanxu, he had joined Xuan Kong Temple. Xuan Kong Temple's enormous resources and the great and famed collection of records had been of great help to him. He had successfully entered fanxu, and became one of the elders of Xuan Kong Temple.

  Ji Zheng was a true disciple of Xuan Kong Temple. His parents had been disciples of Xuan Kong Temple. He had grown up from birth in the temple. Outstandingly talented, he had been one of the disciples that the sect had focused their resources in raising. He himself was a cultivation fanatic and didn't have any interest in other matters. His mind was pure, and his cultivation path could be said to have been a smooth one without facing any major obstacles.

  Ji Zheng suddenly turned his head and walked into a corner.

  When he stepped onto the grass, that emotionless face changed for the first time. His eyes lit up. "Shen power!"

  "Shen power?" Dai Tao paused. When he walked to this place, his expression also changed to shock. "Such pure shen power! Does this boy have a complete shen power inheritance?"

  "We chase him!" Ji Zheng said decisively.

  Dai Tao hesitated. If they took the chance to kill Bie Han, it would be a destructive blow against the enemy. However, he quickly suppressed this thought. In comparison, Xiao Mo Ge's shen power inheritance was more attractive to him.

  Shen power inheritance!

  His mind heated slightly. If he was able to obtain the shen power inheritance, maybe he could enter dasheng level!

  Dasheng!

  The highest level of cultivation and representing the strongest power in the world.

  How many years had it been since a dasheng expert appeared!

  Dai Tao was actually satisfied with having reached fanxu. However, he understood that without Xuan Kong Temple, he would not have been able to do it. Consequently, he hadn't had any thoughts about the distant dasheng stage. But this shen power inheritance that suddenly appeared now gave him a thread of hope.

  Xuan Kong Temple had studied shen power for a long time. Dai Tao was one of the most powerful in the temple and had participated in the process. While Xuan Kong Temple had not produced any results up until now, shen power had been found to be a higher power than ling power.

  For normal xiuzhe, this was nothing. The cultivation of ling power itself was already an endeavor vast as the ocean and endless as the sky.

  But for xiuzhe like them that had almost reached the top level of the xiuzhe system, it was tempting!

  The two quickly disappeared.

  Multiple breaths later, a figure slowly formed from empty space near where the two had been. It was Luo Li.

  Two hours later.

  Xiao Mo Ge's battalions started to mobilize.

  Full speed ahead!

  ———

  "Now tell me why we are going in this direction!" Zuo Mo glowered at Pu Yao and Wei. "Ah-huh, ge isn't so easy to fool! You two lowly cunning, shady, and shameless people. Do not think you can do such unspeakable things behind my back!"

  Zuo Mo's speech was both urgent and fast.

  However, the two in front of him clearly would not be defeated by words of this degree.

  "It is a good thing." Wei smiled harmlessly.

  "It is not so easy to avoid fanxu!"

  Threat! Pu Yao was definitely threatening him!

  However, the thick-skinned and black-hearted Xiao Mo Ge was immune to threats like this. He sneered. "Everyone's on the same both, what's the use in scaring me? You guys can escape if I don't?"

  "This time, it really is a good thing." Wei still had a friendly smile.

  Zuo Mo glanced at Pu Yao. He wondered inside, this guy hadn't argued with him today, it wasn't normal!

  "What?" Zuo Mo responded.

  "Actually, in the past, we did leave behind some things." Wei hesitated but still spoke.

  Zuo Mo stilled but then his eyes flashed like jingshi. "Whoa whoa whoa! JIngshi? Oh, mobei? Or the legendary thousand year treasure hoard? You were so strong in the past, the riches you gathered … … oh oh oh ! Rich rich! Haha … …"

  In the sea of consciousness, Zuo Mo danced excitedly.

  "Riches … …" Wei's expression was dazed.

  "I knew he would be like this," Pu Yao said expressionlessly.

  After being calm for a moment, Pu Yao's tendons visibly bulged up. His forced expression of calm became twisted. There seemed to be an angry fire burning in his bloody pupil that increased. His teeth ground like millstones. He was clearly angry to his limit.

  "It isn't riches?" Zuo Mo stopped. His face was full of disappointment as he muttered, "Not riches, that really disappoints me! Ah, you two were famous people in the past, to be poor to this point, tsk tsk … …"

  "Shut up!" Pu Yao's anger that he had been suppressing immediately erupted as he shouted, "You idiot! Dumbass! You stupid idiot that only knows to laze about, eating and waiting to die! Such humiliation! I actually have a student like you! This is such a great humiliation! What do you understand? Ah! The world! We were fighting for the world, dominating in all directions! Our desires, wishes, how can you who only knows money money money understand … …"

  The furious Pu Yao ignited the flames in Zuo Mo's sea of consciousness. The dark red fires filled the sky and Pu Yao was like a furious god.

  Zuo Mo's face was puzzled. He looked at Pu Yao in the sky that was pointing down and swearing at him. He murmured unconsciously, "What is this … …"

  The light words caused the flames to completely still and Pu Yao's shouts to be choked off.

  Pu Yao was like a deflated ball that flew down without a sound. The fires that burned disappeared.

  Pu Yao and Wei abandoned the puzzled Zuo Mo and went to whisper to each other.

  Wei said calmly, "I just knew that this occasion would be the rest … …"

  Pu Yao's anger roiled. "A waste of all this. To have encountered such a master without any ambition. They are really pitiful, the most pitiful in history … …"

  Wei hit the target with one sentence. "Ambition? It isn't the first time that he was just eating and waiting for death."

  Pu Yao was discontent. "All the things that we had done, so much preparation to leave for … …"

  Wei said calmly, "We do not have any other choices."

  Pu Yao gritted. "The great … … I'm going to die of anger! No! Hmph, how can he benefit without paying a price?"

  Wei looked at Pu Yao who was about to go off agai
n and said calmly, "He probably doesn't want this benefit."

  Pu Yao seemed to think of something and snickered. "Ha, that isn't up to him."

  Wei heard something. "What do you plan on doing?"

  Pu Yao didn't answer and asked in response, "What kind of person do you think he is?"

  Wei did not hesitate. "Lazy, eats and waits for death, dislikes work, greedy, thick-skinned, and black-hearted."

  Pu Yao thought as he asked, "When will he ever actually put effort into doing something?"

  Wei said directly, "When there is no other choice and he has to do it."

  "Oh, in other words, if we want him to do something, this matter has to leave him no avenue of retreat, no choice left and he has to do it." Pu Yao concluded.

  "You mean … …"

  Pu Yao's bloody pupil flashed with an unusual light. "Hee hee… …"

  Wei nodded. "Understood."

  "How about it?" Pu Yao glanced at Wei.

  "Do it." Wei was brisk.

  "Are you now unfamiliar with what has to be done?"

  "I have to familiarize myself."

  "It really makes one's blood boil!"

  "En."

  Suddenly, Zuo Mo had a bad feeling.

  Then he saw Pu Yao and Wei who had been whispering off to the side turn to look at him and grin darkly.

  Zuo Mo shuddered.

  Were those two planning something else?

  Zuo Mo thought. The two had already turned around and did not seem to intent to pay any more attention to him. Zuo Mo suppressed the impulse to ask and left his sea of consciousness.

  He would not get any answers. It would be safer to stay away from these two.

  Of course, most importantly, it wasn't riches!

  After hearing that it wasn't riches, Zuo Mo immediately lost interest in what Pu Yao was talking out. He was very wealthy now: Anti Dragon Claw, Three Thousand Threads of Worry, these two were top treasures. He had also been enriched after killing Marshal Yu's group.

  The Black-Hearted Treasure Coins, the Blue Carp Sword, all of them were powerful mo weapons.

  There were numerous materials, dozens of mo skills that were all first-tier.