by Fang Xiang
"Powerful?" Chun Yu Cheng shook his head with bewilderment. "I don't know that. I only felt that these kind of bones were rare and wanted to try cultivating it."
Zuo Mo's face was black as a pot. "Even you don't know the result?"
"No, this is normal. It is hard to predict the results of many husbandry trials." Chun Yu Cheng said with a righteous tone.
But when Chun Yu Cheng turned and saw Zuo Mo's black face, he knew it was not good. He was so friendly this time because he had a goal. If he ruined the matter, it would be terrible.
He hurriedly pulled Zuo Mo to another place.
Unlike the other beast pools, there was a kind of vine growing here that Zuo Mo had never seen. It grew over multiple mu of fields and under the thick vines, there was a transparent bubble that hung below.
Lil' Black seemed to see Zuo Mo from within the bubble. It furiously moved its legs, but no matter how it moved, it only spun around in the water bubble.
"Shixiong, look, this is the Water Bubble Vine," Chun Yu Cheng hurriedly introduced. "It can grow this a special kind of water bubble, and is a natural beast pool. Also, Shixiong, take a look."
As he spoke, he pulled away the thick leaves covering the ground and showed a beast pool. Zuo Mo found that the roots of the water bubble vine grew into the beast pool.
"The medicine in the beast pool is absorbed by the root system and then gathers in the water bubbles. This process is even more wondrous than the seal formations we engrave. All kinds of medicines can merge together in the water bubble and form a natural beast pool."
Zuo Mo was also attracted by such a wondrous beast pool.
Chun Yu Cheng saw the interest on Zuo Mo's face and continued, "The medicine absorbed will change slightly through the vine's roots and leaves. This is also the source of its great ability. However, because the water bubbles are not very big, it can only be used on those relatively small beasts. I saw Lil' Black and immediately thought of the water bubble vine."
"What is its use to Lil' Black?" Zuo Mo went directly for the core of the matter.
"Hee hee, Shixiong, don't be shocked when you hear this!" Chun Yu Cheng was both smug and mysterious.
Translator Ramblings: I just realized that the Rainbow Mark Butterfly was the only pet of Zuo Mo's to die, and it was the only pet he didn't give a name to. That should have made its fate obvious.
Chapter 762: The Bird with the Domineering Presence
"Speak!" Zuo Mo glared at Chun Yu Cheng.
The smugness on Chun Yu Cheng's face did not decrease. He lowered his voice and spoke softly as if revealing the greatest secret, "Lil' Black is sensitive to ling energy. This is why it can find treasures. However, I discovered after studying that its ability lies with its pair of antennae. Also, it isn't just able to detect to ling energy, it is able to detect to many things such as killing energy, warmth, and presence. However, in reality, what it is sensitive to is vibration."
"Vibration?" Zuo Mo's expression was shocked. This answer was unexpected.
"Yes, vibration." Chun Yu Cheng's expression became grave. "This is the true reason it can find treasures. Ling veins and talismans have unique ling power vibrations and it would find these treasures through these vibrations. The usual husbandry method would strengthen its antennae to make it more sensitive, use ling medicine filled with ling power to stimulate its antennae, so it becomes familiar to the vibrations of ling power and become more sensitive to that energy. However, ling power is already being retired, and shen power is more powerful. But shen power has vibrations. At the core, there is no difference, they are all different kinds of power. I thought that if it could remember vibrations of shen power, couldn't it be able to find treasures with shen power?"
The more he spoke, the more excited Chun Yu Cheng got. "Therefore, I found all kinds of materials with shen power. However, these materials are really expensive and there are too few! Speaking of this, Bao Yi is a penny-pincher! Every time I go to get materials from him, that person looks like a miser, I get so angry!"
Chun Yu Cheng gritted his teeth when he spoke of Bao Yi but Zuo Mo did not care. Bao Yi's personality was so, and, as a result, he was the best choice of personnel to manage the stores. Otherwise, Zuo Mo's little bit of wealth would not be enough for these people to madly waste.
"Did it succeed?" Zuo Mo was more concerned with this.
Chun Yu Cheng was angry about Bao Yi but that was because of the conflict over the materials. The two didn't have any actual personal conflict and so Zuo Mo's question immediately shifted the topic of conversation away.
He hesitated, and then said haltingly, "Theoretically, it should be a success."
"In reality?" Zuo Mo immediately saw through his little trick.
"I don't know." Chun Yu Cheng might use some simple and clumsy moves, but he would not lie, especially when it came to his field. "The entire process was very smooth but I have no confidence in the result. No one has ever done this before, and I cannot find any examples. Therefore, I will only know what level it reached when it all pans out."
Chun Yu Cheng was afraid that Zuo Mo would have high hopes and be greatly disappointed so he poured cold water. "However, we cannot rush this. Even if it recognizes shen power vibrations, there is a problem of sensitivity. If it is not sensitive towards shen power, then there is no value. However, I am certain that this is definitely the direction that ling beasts, yao beasts and mo steeds will develop in, shen power is the best path!"
"You did good!" Zuo Mo was certain about Chen Shidi's results. He was not someone who did not have foresight. He knew that what looked like it to run a business, anything that was unable to produce value today could still be an important step.
"Will anything happen to Lil' Black?" Zuo Mo looked at Lil' Black who was spinning in the water bubble and couldn't help but ask.
"What do you mean?" Chun Yu Cheng stilled.
"Things like life-threatening danger," Zuo Mo explained. The little ones had followed him for many years, and Zuo Mo didn't really care if they were strong or not. However, he definitely would not like any accidents happening to them.
"Life-threatening danger?" Chun Yu Cheng's face flushed red, and so did his neck as though he was being humiliated greatly. He said loudly, "So in Shixiong's eyes, my skill is so low?"
Zuo Mo had not expected that his mindless words would cause such a great response from Cheng Shidi. He hurriedly bowed, apologized, and comforted with gentle words to pacify the fires of Cheng Shidi's anger.
Fortunately, Chun Yu Cheng's temper left as fast as it came. When the two reached Lil' Pagoda's beast pool, he had completely forgotten about the incident, and became excited again.
"Lil' Pagoda is actually different from the other little ones, he's a talisman, and also Shixiong's soulbond talisman. Theoretically, husbandry methods cannot be used on him, but he actually is the most intelligent of the little ones after Silly Bird. Its body forms a complete system, from the five element attribute to the dual attributes of yin and yang. I don't know anything about forging, but I understand ling beasts. Lil' Pagoda's highly intelligent and not very different from ling beasts. It knows best about what it needs."
Zuo Mo listened carefully. Of the little ones, he liked the cute Lil' Pagoda the most.
"It can consume all kinds of materials and then deconstruct them into pure yin and yang base essence. Its body is filled with the base essence of yin and yang, however, these two base essence powers are clearly divided and repel each other. This situation has occurred in many ling beasts that have dual attributes, such as fire and water. If they come into conflict, the ling beast will feel great pain and the power of the ling beast will be greatly reduced. The crux to solving this problem is to merge these two completely opposite powers so they will subdue and augment each other like the [Fire Lotus In Water] that is frequently seen. Yin and yang is even easier to balance, they have a perfect merging method, the yinyang fish."
Once in his zone, Chun Yu Cheng seemed to be a completely dif
ferent person. His body gave off a presence of great self-confidence. He waved his arms, his voice strong, "The most important requirement to forming the yinyang fish is that yin and yang have to reach an absolute equilibrium. When the two reach a true equilibrium, the yinyang fish will naturally form. Therefore, I continued to feed yin and yang materials to it to adjust the strength of the yin and yang powers. Hee hee, just as I expected, Shixiong look … …'
Before Chun Yu Cheng finished, Li' Pagoda in the medicine pool had detected Zuo Mo's arrival and happily dove into Zuo Mo's arm.s
Zuo Mo picked it up by the tip of the power and held it in front of him.
Lil' Pagoda happily waved its black eaves.
This guy was even fatter!
Zuo Mo thought hatefully. No matter if it was the top of the tower, the body, or the eaves, they were even rounder than before. What had changed the most was the level just underneath the tip of the tower. There were two little yinyang fish that looked like two eyes. What made Zuo Mo speechless was that Lil' Pagoda could use its fat body to squeeze the yinyang fish. It appeared as though its eyes were blinking.
"This guy's truly intelligent!"
Zuo Mo muttered in joy. Feeling Zuo Mo's happiness, Lil' Pagoda used its round body to snuggle in Zuo Mo's hand.
"Don't snuggle, you idiot, you swallowed so much materials, you'll have to sell yourself to pay back!" Zuo Mo said harshly. But his hand was gentle as he put this growing glutton onto his shoulder.
Lil' Pagoda's little eave hands flapped even more happily. It jumped from Zuo Mo's right shoulder to his left and back again as it played happily.
"It really is intelligent!" Chun Yu Cheng couldn't help but say. "It is the first time I have seen such an intelligent talisman."
"How about Silly Bird?" Zuo Mo asked.
"Ha, that's another one." Chun Yu Cheng's expression became even more spectacular. He then said, "Shixiong, come with me, and see."
Coming to the lava pool from last time, Silly Bird still had an expression of idle enjoyment.
"This bird is no ordinary bird!" Chun Yu Cheng couldn't help but say. "Its intelligence is fantastical. Look at its feathers."
Following Chun Yu Cheng's finger, Zuo Mo looked and immediately found that Silly Bird's feathers were bright red and unusually grand. What was the most difficult to comprehend was that the feathers would give off threads of flame.
Zuo Mo's eyes widened as he exclaimed, "Phoenix feathers!"
"You recognized it!" Chun Yu Cheng sounded as though he was sleep-talking, even though he had seen this numerous times before. "The legends say the feathers of the phoenix are as red as blood and can give off unique flames. With one flap of their wing can create a sea of fire. Phoenixes regenerate, are born accompanied by fire, and will die accompanied by fire."
Zuo Mo was dumbstruck.
"It doesn't have any bloodline of a phoenix, I hadn't expected that it could become a phoenix. Truthfully, I'm not sure if a phoenix is something like this. I've never seen one before. But even if Silly Bird isn't a phoenix, it is not much lesser in comparison. Also, this isn't its strongest trait."
Refocusing, Zuo Mo blurted out, "Then what?"
"Her physical body!" Chun Yu Cheng's expression was grave. "Her body is astounding powerful and resilient, stronger than those mo physiques. I threw many yao arts and spells at her and she ignored them all. I found a mo skill to throw at her. She took a glance but then threw it away. I finally understood that she desired to cultivate mo skills."
"She wanted to cultivate mo skills?" Zuo Mo stammered out a question. This matter clearly was beyond the limits of his imagination.
"Yes!" Chun Yu Cheng nodded seriously and then said, "So I started to search for mo skills that were suitable. I hadn't thought that she would be extremely picky. I found more than a dozen mo skills but she wasn't satisfied. You know that I'm very busy and I don't have the time to search through them. I threw all the high level mo skills we had at her for her to choose."
Chun Yu Cheng had a conflicted expression. "I hadn't expected for this one to actually chose one."
Zuo Mo's expression also became strange. "Which one did she chose?"
"Solitary Dance of the Great Dark Wheel Phoenix!" Chun Yu Cheng said. "Only after that did I think, is she actually a phoenix. However, I've never heard of a mortal bird ascending to become a phoenix! It is not rational! It is not rational at all!"
Chun Yu Cheng shook his head furiously as though he wanted to throw this thought out of his head.
"[Solitary Dance of the Great Dark Wheel Phoenix] … …" Zuo Mo was so shocked he was speechless.
If his memory was correct, this mo skill was one that Pu Yao said could not be successfully cultivated!
This bird … …
Did she really get possessed by a phoenix!
Zuo Mo dazedly looked at Silly Bird who was soaking in the lava with an expression of enjoyment.
As he looked, Zuo Mo suddenly felt that Silly Bird's half-lidded eyes and expression of enjoyment did have a certain style. After thinking for a moment, he recalled the phrase … …
–A domineering presence!
Translator Ramblings: Lil' Pagoda is turning into a sphere.
Chapter 763: Chao Xin's Plan
"What what does the report from Thunder Sound Temple say?" Lin Qian asked.
Chao Xin shook his head. "Nothing, they have been very low-key recently. Yang Yuan Hao is training his battalion, his Thunder Sound Battalion has been expand three-fold. It probably will take some time to finish training."
The name Yang Yuan Hao caused Lin Qian's gaze to unnoticeably focus. He asked, "Have we found Yang Yuan Hao's origins?"
"Yes. He is originally the disciple of the second elder of Thunder Sound Temple but he was not thought of highly before. When the Thunder Sound Shen Methodology appeared, he was spectacular and rose up to quickly become the best battle general of Thunder Sound Temple, and the best of the Nine Great Dhyana Sect. However, this is already related to his master. The second elder is the younger brother of the sect leader."
Chao Xin was unbridled in nature but he was careful and attentive when doing his work and was deeply relied upon by Lin Qian.
"Other than Thunder Sound Temple, is our progress in the other temples going well?" Lin Qian asked.
"Thunder Sound Temple, Splendid Buddha Temple, Venerable Lotus Temple, Laughing Maitreya Temple, it has not been smooth in these four temples. Heart Leaf Temple has been heavily infiltrated by Tian Huan. The one that we have made the most progress is Skanda Sect. We are fighting with Tian Huan for the others: Great Buddha Sect, Karma Temple, Surangama Heart Sect." Chao Xin knew all this like the back of his hand.
"It is not easy to infiltrate the great temples!" Lin Qian smiled helplessly.
"Of course." Chao Xin took a sip of wine and said unconcernedly. "We first aim for the borders, it is easy at first and then becomes difficult later, this is the right way. However, Heart Leaf Dhyana Sect's attack on Mo Cloud Sea's seal formations is detrimental to our actions."
"Yes, it inadvertently alerted them." Lin Qian frowned. "They are a group of idiots!"
"Heart Leaf Dhyana Sect wants to show fealty towards Tian Huan and were impatient. I don't know who it was that found this weakness, but the skill of the mission was really terrible. No wonder Heart Leaf Dhyana Sect is ranked last among the Nine Great Dhyana Sects." Chao Xin shook his head and then said, "But for Mo Cloud Sea, not being able to use the transportation formations is a noose around their throat. We also need to guard against this movement as we also have the same weakness of the transportation formations."
Lin Qian nodded. "Go do this."
Chao Xin acknowledged. "Alright."
However, none of them thought much of this as a great matter. The transportation formations were a weakness, but unlike Mo Cloud Sea who were overly reliant on the formations, Kun Lun's transportation were mostly by jie rivers. While they had to spend more time travelling, it was much cheaper. If Kun Lun used tr
ansportation formations over all of its vast realm, then the expenses in this area would be enough to kill Kun Lun.
Due to this, most of Kun Lun's transportation formations were set up in important places and these places almost all had battalions stationed there to guarantee safety. They only needed to increase the security level of the battalions stationed there.
"After Xue Shidi's battalion has finished expanding, why don't we use the Nine Great Dhyana Sects as an opening?" Lin Qian asked Chao Xin.
Chao Xin said unrestrainedly, "That is not good!"
Lin Qian smiled, and poured another cup of wine for Chao Xin. He asked sincerely for guidance, "Then what should be done?"
"The Nine Great Dhyana Sects have many people with different intentions. If they feel an outside threat, they would abandon their own aims, unite, and face the invaders. Thunder Sound Temple is the strongest, and once they unite, with a top battle general like Yang Yuan Hao, they would be a hard bone to swallow."
Lin Qian was thoughtful. Chao Xin raised his wine cup and threw his head back to drink. He was full of enthusiasm. "But if we treat them peacefully, without threatening their existence, the inner conflicts will gradually become evident. We can scheme and recruit a portion of them, moving in the shadows. The Nine Great Dhyana Sects will be defeated without any attack over time, this is the best plan!"
"You are right!" Lin Qian was full of admiration and then turned to another problem. "Then in which direction should we expand?"
"Hundred Savage Realm!" Chao Xin's voice was loud, a blush on his face. "The Nether Realms produced a king, and is an enemy on the same level as us. We should not really fight them. Also, we know little about the nether realms, and it is not wise to enter. But Hundred Savage Realm is full of warlords, and the best place to begin."
As his interests were stirred, Chao Xin became half-dressed as he drank multiple cups. His gaze was intoxicated as he said slowly, "Looking at the world right now, Tian Huan, the Nether King and the yao are enemies of the same level as us, they all possess one realm of land, have any experts and generals. But if one looks closely, there are differences. Kun Lun, Tian Huan, and the Nether Realm were integrally united. The Yao Elder Council constantly fights internally for power. The new generation as led by Ming Yue Ye and the older generation led by the Chief Elder are fighting in secret. This is an opportunity for our Kun Lun."