Immortal Mortal

Chapter 829: I Am Not Trading My Immortal Puppet

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"I’m sorry but I am not trading my immortal puppet," Mo Wuji said with a calm tone.

Fu Feiyan threw out two array flags as he replied, "That wouldn’t be up for you to decide because since we’ve decided to trade, you have to trade. Since you chose to renege, don’t blame me for being impolite…"

At the same time Fu Feiyan threw out array flags, Mo Wuji also threw out over ten array flags.

The surrounding s.p.a.ce changed and an oppressive energy was instantly felt. That was the moment Fu Feiyan sensed that something was amiss. The array flags he threw out didn’t activate the deathtrap array or rather, it did activate the deathtrap array but he wasn’t in control of the array. The deathtrap array didn’t trap Mo Wuji as the boundless killing energy and spatial tears were shrouding Fu Feiyan instead. Evidently, this deathtrap array was controlled by the other party.

A dazzling white radiance flashed by and Fu Feiyan saw Mo Wuji’s halberd radiance striking towards his disciple She Du. Despite knowing that the halberd radiance was aimed at She Du, he was completely incapable of stopping it.

Blood radiance splattered out and Fu Feiyan only saw a smear of red colour disappearing without a trace. At this moment, he could no longer bother about She Du’s life. Because this Kun Guest Hall was controlled by Mo Wuji, he had to free himself from the deathtrap array as soon as possible. Otherwise, he might suffer the same fate as She Du even if his cultivation level was one level higher than Mo Wuji.

"Boom!" A fist directly tore Fu Feiyan’s spatial domain as it exploded towards his forehead. A suffocating heat was felt and Fu Feiyan couldn’t bother about breaking out of the deathtrap anymore. He simply raised his hand as he retrieved and ignited multiple talismans.

Mo Wuji’s fist domain appeared like it exploded on an unbroken s.p.a.ce producing more exploding s.p.a.ces. Regardless of how many s.p.a.ces exploded out, it was unable to hurt Fu Feiyan.

Mo Wuji was not anxious because he knew that Fu Feiyan was strong. In Mo Wuji’s eyes, this fella was even slightly stronger than the Eight Great Grand Emperors of the Oblique s.p.a.ce Sea Island.

Even so, Fu Feiyan was still not a threat to Mo Wuji. Even without this deathtrap array, he would still be able to finish off Fu Feiyan easily. The reason why he had yet to reveal all his techniques was because he had yet get his hands on the World Rending Talisman.

"Dao Friend Mo, please stop. This time, I admit defeat and regardless of what request Dao Friend Mo has, I, Fu Feiyan…" How would Fu Feiyan not know that whether it was Array Dao or combat skills, he was never a match for Mo Wuji? If he continued fighting, only death would await him.

Even though Fu Feiyan managed to block off Mo Wuji’s Crus.h.i.+ng Domain Fist, all sorts of killing energy in the deathtrap array had already torn Fu Feiyan’s skin gruesomely.

Mo Wuji was already deep in the fight so why would he stop at this moment? Even if he must stop, he would immobilise Fu Feiyan before considering about stopping.

A Spiritual Will Arrow was shot out by Mo Wuji and following the Spiritual Will Arrow was a Remnant Chasm Sacred Art.

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Fu Xiuhan didn’t walk far before he could feel the waves of intense explosions within the Kun Guest Hall. He came to a halt subconsciously as he thought of how Mo Wuji was fooled into the Kun Guest Hall as a hostage by Fu Feiyan’s disciple, She Du; This was not the first time something like this happened. However, his t.i.tle as the Talisman Lord didn’t live up his actual power because he didn’t really have much control over things in the Thousand Talismans Mountain. As for the affairs of Fu Feiyan and his disciple, he was even more powerless to interfere.

Today’s situation was something Fu Xiuhan had never seen before. Under normal circ.u.mstances, there would usually be no further news of the hostage once he was brought in. The Kun Guest Hall was installed with deathtrap array so even if a strong expert were to enter, it was basically impossible for someone to turn the tides in his own favour against Fu Feiyan and the deathtrap array.

Presently, there were intense spatial fighting fluctuations exploding from within the Kun Guest Hall. There was even energy of the laws mixing together with it.

In half a second later, Fu Xiuhan finally understood that this time, Fu Feiyan and his disciple had struck an iron panel. He subconsciously turned over and walked towards the Kun Guest Hall. Regardless of what had happened in the past, Fu Feiyan was still a Supreme Elder of the Thousand Talismans Mountain.

"Stop…" At this moment, Fu Xiuhan actually heard Fu Feiyan’s plea to stop.

This person must be incredibly strong was Fu Xiuhan’s first reaction. Despite being trapped by the deathtrap array, this person could even get Elder Fu Feiyan to plead for his life. This could no longer be cla.s.sified as incredibly strong but simply ridiculously strong. Within the Thousand Talismans Mountain, the number one expert was actually Fu Feiyan.

Fu Xiuhan could no longer stand idle as he took a step into the entrance of the Kun Guest Hall before saying with a clear voice, "May I ask that this Dao Friend stop your attack? If there is any form of misunderstanding, my Thousand Talismans Mountain is willing to pay you twice the compensation."

Mo Wuji’s spiritual will had already sensed the incoming Fu Xiuhan. He was in the Grand Emperor Stage but Mo Wuji suspected that this person’s cultivation would not be lower than the average Dao Emperor.

He was plotted by the Thousand Talismans Mountain once so why would he stop now? Even before Fu Xiuhan stepped into his deathtrap array, the Remnant Chasm had already swept up all the spatial killing intent before charging down.

Fu Feiyan heard Fu Xiuhan’s voice and was pleasantly surprised. No matter how strong Mo Wuji was, Fu Feiyan was confident of getting out o this deathtrap array with the intervention of Fu Xiuhan

However, at this very moment, a deathly energy enveloped him. All the killing intent within the deathtrap array was swept in by the deathly energy and was almost crus.h.i.+ng Fu Feiyan into pieces.

Cold sweat started dripping down Fu Feiyan’s back. The talisman shaped magic treasure in his hands had turned into a s.p.a.ce, protecting his own entire body.

"Kacha!" Fu Feiyan heard a soft explosion and was scared to his wits. He could actually feel a deathly arrow piercing right into his sea of consciousness.

When Mo Wuji first enlightened his Spiritual Will Arrow, he was still unable to control the intensity of the Spiritual Will Arrow. Previously when he fought Pa Lun, his entire body hollowed out after shooting out one arrow. Due to the strength of the Spiritual Will Arrow, Pa Lun was also instantly killed by this one arrow.

After which when Mo Wuji cultivation rose significantly, he started controlling the intensity of the Spiritual Will Arrow. Mo Wuji knew that if he circulated his spiritual will and immortal energy wildly, he would also be able to kill Fu Feiyan with one arrow. However, Mo Wuji really didn’t wish to weaken himself by shooting out that one arrow. This was why he only chose to tear Fu Feiyan’s sea of consciousness with that same arrow.

To Mo Wuji, this was more than enough. Once his sea of consciousness was torn, the might of his talisman looking magic treasure would be reduced instantaneously.

At the same time Fu Feiyan spat out a mouthful of blood, Mo Wuji’s Remnant Chasm Sacred Art landed.

"Boom!" The entire Kun Guest Hall was smashed under this halberd attack as a few metres long deep Remnant Chasm expanded outwards in a ghastly manner.

"Puff!" A blood fog exploded out and Fu Feiyan’s arm was cleaved off from his shoulder.

Fu Xiuhan just landed in the Kun Guest Hall yet the entire hall was already a piece of ruins.

Fu Xiuhan didn’t have time to bother about the Kun Guest Hall or Mo Wuji as he immediately activated the talisman which produced a green radiance. The green radiance enveloped Fu Feiyan, whose arm was cleaved off by Mo Wuji. Within seconds, the green radiance recovered Fu Feiyan"s physical body.

Even after being healed, Fu Feiyan’s face remained as pale as a white sheet of paper. After his body was cleaved apart by Mo Wuji, almost all his vital blood had been wasted. Fu Xiuhan’s talisman might be good but was still unable to heal his vital blood in a short period of time.

Mo Wuji sneered in his heart as he knew that Fu Feiyan was finished. Even though Fu Xiuhan managed to recover Fu Feiyan’s body using a talisman, it was only on the surface. Fu Feiyan’s sea of consciousness had been ripped apart and all the spirit channels in his body had been completely destroyed. If Fu Feiyan could still recover from this, that fella must have been extremely fortunate because he must possess the highest grade treasure of Heaven and Earth.

Noticing the incredibly pale face of Fu Feiyan, Fu Xiuhan sighed because even he knew that it was over for Fu Feiyan.

"May I ask how should I address this Dao Friend here?" Fu Xiuhan didn’t question about Mo Wuji’s destruction of the Kun Guest Hall or about heavily injuring Fu Feiyan. He simply clasped his fists towards Mo Wuji to ask this.

"Mo Wuji," Mo Wuji’s tone was calm and couldn’t even be bothered to return his greetings.

Mo Wuji had already met this fella once but this fella chose to ignore him. Now that Fu Feiyan and his disciple tried to a.s.sa.s.sinate him and this fella returned. It would not be Mo Wuji’s character to show him respect at such a moment.

Fu Xiuhan didn’t mind Mo Wuji’s att.i.tude as he continued to say modestly, "Previously, my Thousand Talismans Mountain was at fault. If Dao Friend Mo wants any talisman, I am willing to trade with you."

Fu Xiuhan knew what type of people Fu Feiyan and his disciple were. Even if he didn’t know, how could he not tell that Fu Feiyan and his disciple were going after Mo Wuji’s immortal puppet, Da Huang.

"Elder Feiyan, go and rest," Fu Xiuhan glanced coldly at Fu Feiyan before saying with an indistinct tone.

"Yes," Fu Feiyan bowed and hurried off. As for Mo Wuji, he didn’t even have the guts to look at him.

Fu Xiuhan suddenly felt a type of carefree because the Supreme Elder Fu Feiyan of the Thousand Talismans Mountain was never so polite to him. Usually, Fu Feiyan would ignore Fu Xiuhan even if Fu Xiuhan spoke respectfully to him.

He subconsciously looked at Mo Wuji and thought to himself that maybe it might not be a bad thing that his Supreme Elder was hurt by this Mo Wuji in front of him.

Mo Wuji would naturally not bother about Fu Feiyan as he clasped his fists this time round, "I am intending to go to the Mortal World so I would need a few peak grade World Rending Talismans. I wonder if Talisman Lord would be able to help?"

Since Fu Xiuhan admitted their mistake, Mo Wuji had no need to waste his time on Fu Feiyan.

Fu Xiuhan was dumbfounded as he said apologetically, "Dao Friend Mo, my Thousand Talismans Mountain was no longer the Talismans Race we used to be. The talismans Dao Friend Mo requested for are in fact, one of the highest grade talismans. Back then, after my Talisman Race suffered a calamity, we went into hiding and no longer had anyone who could forge out talismans of such grade. In fact, we don’t even have any talismans which could allow those above Immortal King to go back to the Cultivation World."

This shocked Mo Wuji and made him slightly disappointed. To think that Fu Feiyan was indeed not lying to him; that there was truly no peak grade World Rending Talisman to head down to the Mortal World.

Noticing Mo Wuji’s disappointed look, Fu Xiuhan added, "Even though my Thousand Talismans Mountain might not be able to forge such talismans, there is indeed one more way. However, I am afraid that by revealing this method, Dao Friend Mo might think that I have ill-intentions."

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Chapter 830: The True Realm

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"Talisman Lord, please go ahead and tell me about it. I, Mo Wuji, would be able to distinguish between good and ill-intentions," Mo Wuji replied courteously.

The World Rending Talisman was of great importance to him and even if he was unable to return to Earth, returning to the Immortal World would be good enough too. Having left the Immortal World for such a long time, even Mo Wuji began to miss things there.

"My Talisman Race was actually an ancient race but had now fallen to being worse than an intermediate grade sect. Presently, we have deviated so far from average that we wouldn’t even dare to enter the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos…" Fu Xiuhan sighed.

Mo Wuji asked, "Previously, the person who tried to steal my items, Fu Feiyan, should be a peak grade Dao Emperor right? With an expert like this in your Talisman Race, you should have some foothold even if you enter the Heaven’s Beyond right? Moreover, with an expert like this around, you should be able to find a place to survive even if you weren’t at the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos."

Mo Wuji was indeed curious because Fu Feiyan’s strength had definitely surpa.s.sed the majority of Dao Emperors back at the Heaven’s Beyond. The Talisman Race shouldn’t have found it difficult to establish a strong foothold in the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos with an expert like Fu Feiyan around.

Fu Xiuhan shook his head, "Dao Friend Mo might not know the full story. Elder Fu Feiyan was indeed very strong but he had no interest in the Talisman Race. In his eyes, the Sage Dao Talisman of the Thousand Talismans Island was of the utmost importance. If it wasn’t for the Sage Dao Talisman, Fu Feiyan would have left the Thousand Talismans Mountain a long time ago.

Previously, I stopped Dao Friend Mo not because Elder Fu Feiyan made great contributions to our Thousand Talismans Mountain or how important he was to the Talisman Race. The only reason would be that once Elder Fu Feiyan was killed, there would no longer be any more experts in the Thousand Talismans Mountain.

Mo Wuji revealed a faint smile as he didn’t comment anything. Fu Xiuhan might be a Grand Emperor but he was definitely not any weaker than the average Dao Emperors. Therefore, Mo Wuji didn’t make much of Fu Xiuhan’s words and Fu Xiuhan could forget about trying to confuse Mo Wuji. As for the Sage Dao Talisman of the Thousand Talismans Mountain, Mo Wuji wasn’t interested.

"Actually, Dao Friend Mo said something wrongly earlier on," Fu Xiuhan suddenly changed the topic of conversation.

Mo Wuji clasped his fists and said, "Do enlighten me."

Fu Xiuhan replied, "If Dao Friend Mo doesn’t mind, could you follow me back to the Talisman Lord Residence where I cultivated?"

"Since this is the case, Talisman Lord please lead the way," Mo Wuji was not fearful of any tricks Fu Xiuhan would try to play on him. Any tricks would remain pointless in front of true strength.

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The Kun Guest Hall was located at the waist of the Thousand Talismans Mountain so Mo Wuji presumed the Talisman Lord Residence would be at the summit of the mountain. Unexpectedly, Fu Xiuhan actually brought Mo Wuji to the foot of the mountain.

Located right at the foot of the mountain was a lonely looking hall which had three huge words carved on it: Talisman Lord Residence.

Looking at how doubtful Mo Wuji was, Fu Xiuhan laughed, "The summit of the Thousand Talismans Mountain was occupied by Elder Fu Feiyan. This is indeed where I, the Talisman Lord, stay."

In actual fact, Mo Wuji had no interest in any gossips within the Thousand Talismans Mountain so he didn’t even bother to question any further. The spiritual will from his spirit storage channel had already scanned through the entire s.p.a.ce around him except the back of the hall which was inaccessible using his spiritual will. Mo Wuji didn’t find any sort of marks or traces of deathtrap arrays here.

This improved Mo Wuji’s impression of Fu Xiuhan because if he were to find all sorts of deathtrap array here readied to trap Mo Wuji, Mo Wuji wouldn’t guarantee that he wouldn’t raze the entire Thousand Talismans Mountain when he leaves.

Fu Xiuhan didn’t speak much as he took the initiative to serve Mo Wuji a cup of immortal tea after ushering him to his seat in the Talisman Lord Residence. It was only after this that he said, "Earlier on, Dao Friend Mo said that Fu Feiyan was a Dao Emperor but this was actually wrong."

Mo Wuji was dumbfounded. Could Fu Feiyan be a Grand Emperor too? That’s not right, Fu Feiyan was certainly even stronger than some of the Dao Emperors he fought in the Oblique s.p.a.ce Sea Island so how could he be a Grand Emperor? Unless the cultivation technique of the Talisman Race was truly this mighty? Similar to his Immortal Mortal Technique where the strength would surpa.s.s those of the same stage?

"Dao Friend Mo, do you know what is after the Dao Emperor Stage?" Fu Xiuhan saw Mo Wuji’s confused eyes so he asked.

"Wasn’t it the Grand Emperor Stage?" Mo Wuji asked subconsciously.

Fu Xiuhan shook his head, "A Grand Emperor was actually also an Immortal Emperor but because of the deficiency in the Laws of Heaven and Earth, it remained very difficult for Immortal Emperors to reach the pinnacle. Therefore, everyone addressed this rare few Immortal Emperors who managed to reach the pinnacle as Grand Emperors. The truth was that Immortal Emperor and Grand Emperor were both of the same stage without any qualitative differences."

Mo Wuji clasped his fist in a serious manner, "Do continue enlightening me."

He had already noticed how Fu Xiuhan was much more knowledgeable in terms of realms. Previously, Mo Wuji only knew about Immortal Emperor, Grand Emperor and Dao Emperor.

Fu Xiuhan said with a straight face, "After the pinnacle of the Immortal Emperor Stage would be the Great Circle of the Immortal Emperor Stage. Because of the same deficiency in the Laws of Heaven and Earth, cultivating to the Great Circle of the Immortal Emperor Stage was much more difficult than before. This was also why many Immortal Emperors started enlightening their own laws of the Grand Dao after cultivating to the pinnacle of the Immortal Emperor Stage. They made use of the countless years of experience and acc.u.mulation to enlighten their very own law.

Once the enlightenment of the law is complete, they could stimulate out the Great Circle of the Immortal Emperor Stage and witness a significant increase in strength. This was not only a physical improvement but also in terms of their understanding of the Dao. Hence, this group of people who used their own laws to stimulate out the Great Circle of the Immortal Emperor Stage was called the Dao Emperors."

Mo Wuji was extremely shocked. He knew that Grand Emperors were still within the category of Immortal Emperors and had also guessed that Dao Emperors were also the same. Now that Fu Xiuhan had explained in such details, his guess was indeed right. In fact, they couldn’t even be considered as a true expert in the Great Circle of the Immortal Emperor Stage as they simply stimulated using their own laws.

"This means that both Grand Emperor Stage and Dao Emperor Stage belonged to the same Immortal Emperor Realm. Not many people outside the Talisman Race knew of this explanation and this was the first time I actually told someone who is not in the Talisman Race," Fu Xiuhan explained.

The reason why Fu Xiuhan was willing to explain everything thoroughly to Mo Wuji was that he wanted to befriend Mo Wuji. He believed that Mo Wuji was definitely someone worth befriending.

Given Mo Wuji’s power, there was simply no one who could deal with him after the death of Fu Feiyan. Precisely because of this, Fu Xiuhan was convinced that Mo Wuji was a man with principles. This was because even after he arrived at the scene of battle, Mo Wuji didn’t stop him from saving Fu Feiyan. Not only this, Mo Wuji didn’t even ask for Fu Feiyan’s storage ring.

A person like this was truly almost extinct even in the vast and boundless cosmos.

Mo Wuji stood up and clasped his fists respectfully once more, "Regardless of whether I managed to get the talisman I want today, I have already benefited a lot from the words of the Talisman Lord. Many thanks, Talisman Lord. If the Talisman Race choose to visit the Heaven’s Beyond in the future, I, Mo Wuji, would definitely give the Talisman Race a place to stand."

Fu Xiuhan was stunned as he stared at Mo Wuji. Despite knowing that Mo Wuji was not simple, wasn’t this guarantee from Mo Wuji a little too exaggerating?

The Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos was such a huge, extensive and complicated place where all sorts of forces interact with each other. For a small and insignificant race like the Talisman Race, any random fight between two big races would easily crush them into extinction. Mo Wuji’s promise of giving them a place to stand in the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos was simply…

Seeing that Fu Xiuhan was still in shock, Mo Wuji said, "I am sorry for the brief introduction of myself earlier on. I am actually from the Heaven’s Beyond and am now the first Dao Lord of the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos."

"Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos has a Dao Lord now?" Fu Xiuhan muttered to himself as he finally understood. He stood up hurriedly before looking at Mo Wuji anxiously, "Dao Lord Mo, is there a change to the structure of the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos?"

Mo Wuji nodded, "Yes it has changed. In the past, the G.o.ds Race which has been bullying and killing other races for fun have been exterminated under my lead. There is no longer any G.o.ds Race in the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos and I am now the Dao Lord. Under my reign, there are five defenders of the Cosmos and they are Dao Emperors of the Demon Race, Blood Race, Sky Race, Sea Race and Devil Race respectively. No, they should be called experts in the Great Circle of the Immortal Emperor Stage instead."

Fu Xiuhan was barely able to contain the excitement in his heart as he bowed, "Many thanks Dao Lord Mo for allowing my Talisman Race to head into the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos. Dao Lord Mo, do go ahead to instruct and I, Fu Xiuhan, would do my utmost best to complete the task."

Fu Xiuhan was truly excited because the only reason the Talisman Race didn’t dare to head out was their fear of being crushed to death if they did.

Even so, Fu Xiuhan knew in his heart that even if the Talisman Race remained in the Thousand Talismans Mountain, they would eventually be obliterated within the boundless universe. Their only hope of blooming again would be to walk out of their Thousand Talismans Mountain. In fact, the number of people in the Talisman Race had been decreasing and they had reached a state where they had to head out now or face the consequences of extinction.

Even so, the Elder Fu Feiyan didn’t bother about the livelihood of the people in the Talisman Race as he continued to conceal the Thousand Talismans Mountain with the Pseudo-World Talisman just so he could cultivate the Sage Dao Taliman.

Mo Wuji got Fu Xiuhan to sit back down before taking out a token for him, "Talisman Lord, go ahead to bring your people to the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos and this token allows you own a shop there. I believe that with the capabilities of your Talisman Race, you would be able to continue developing with a shop.

After reaching the Cosmos Edge, hand this token to Castellan Feng Huang or any of the five defenders of the Cosmos or even the eight enforcers. You don’t have to worry about the Cosmos Edge being like what it used to be because that place is now fair and just."

"Thank you, thank you…" Fu Xiuhan took over the token appreciatively and he couldn’t wait to send people over to the Cosmos Edge now. The Cosmos Edge was not only ideal for starting a business, the main gathering area of the resources was also at the periphery of the Cosmos Edge. Anyone who wished to head there would have to pa.s.s by the Cosmos Edge. Moreover, with the materials left behind by their ancestors, the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos was the key location to leave this world.

Mo Wuji shook his hand, "Dao Friend Fu, this is also the best that I could do for you. May I ask Talisman Lord about the realm after the Great Circle of the Immortal Emperor Stage?"

Fu Xiuhan finally calmed himself down before explaining, "Originally, one should face the restrains of the Laws of Heaven and Earth after the Great Circle of the Immortal Emperor Stage. They would then go on to face their lightning tribulation before advancing into a whole new realm. However, after that great war between G.o.ds, the world domain crumbled and the laws were disrupted. The whole new realm no longer had any order and n.o.body knew the specific situation in that whole new realm. This was why for those cultivators who had gone beyond the Great Circle of the Immortal Emperor Stage, our Talisman Race called them as Half-Sage."

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Chapter 831: Exchange

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Mo Wuji remained speechless as he recalled of his trip to the G.o.ds Tower. He was well aware that even if he were to cultivate to the Great Circle of the Immortal Emperor Stage, he would still be considered an ant in the eyes of others. Now that this point had been further reaffirmed to Mo Wuji, his heart still felt helpless and frustrated.

After a while, Mo Wuji replied, "I’ve truly benefited greatly from the words of Talisman Lord today. Previously, Talisman Lord mentioned something about a method of getting the peak grade World Rending Talisman. May I further inquire about it?"

Fu Xiuhan hurried to answer, "Have Dao Lord Mo seen Fu Feiyan’s magic treasure?"

Mo Wuji nodded, "Yes I have, it was a talisman shaped magic treasure."

Frankly speaking, Mo Wuji had many sorts of talismans before but it was his first time seeing a talisman shaped magic treasure.

Fu Xiuhan explained, "Fu Feiyan’s magic treasure was actually made with reference to our Talisman Race’s Sage Dao Talisman. Back then, my Talisman Race offended an expert and was exterminated by that expert. Eventually, some experts of our Talisman Race brought the remaining few survivors and ignited our race protecting treasure, Sage Dao Talisman. The Sage Dao Talisman escaped into the void and transcended several planes and worlds before arriving here. As a result, these experts, who managed to ignite the Sage Dao Talisman, lost their life force.

Fortunately, there was a continuous and long stretch of gigantic mountains here. Because we were unable to s.h.i.+ft the Sage Dao Talisman away, our Talisman Race could only transform and rename this stretch of mountains as the Thousand Talismans Mountain and resided in here."

Mo Wuji asked, "This should be the top secrets of the Talisman Race so why would Talisman Lord be telling me these?"

With a ridiculed laughter, Fu Xiuhan said, "This was indeed the top secret of our Talisman Race but if we continue to keep this secret to ourselves, we would be facing extinction very soon. As my Talisman Race resided here at the Thousand Talismans Mountain, our population decreases with each pa.s.sing day. As for cultivators above the Immortal Emperor Stage, there was only one other person who was closing in to the end of his longevity besides Elder Fu Feiyan, his disciple and myself. I believe that Dao Lord Mo is a trustworthy person and moreover, you would need the Sage Dao Talisman to ask for the World Rending Talisman which was why I choose to tell you these."

Fu Xiuhan truly believed that Mo Wuji was not a despicable person. More importantly, Fu Xiuhan knew that there would no longer be any future for the people of the Talisman Race to continue living on the Thousand Talismans Mountain. Even if he didn’t tell Mo Wuji about this, his Talisman Race could only await upon their death. Now that Mo Wuji had given his Talisman Race an opportunity to survive in the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos, it would be rightful for his Talisman Race to go into extinction if he, Fu Xiuhan, didn’t make full use of the opportunity given.

"Talisman Lord please go ahead and explain," Mo Wuji nodded as he roughly managed to understand Fu Xiuhan’s intention.

Fu Xiuhan nodded and said in a seriously tone, "Not only does the Sage Dao Talisman contained the highest grade talisman of our Talisman Race, it even concealed countless peak grade talismans within it. Fu Feiyan’s reason for staying behind was so that he could refine the Sage Dao Talisman. The pity was that the Sage Dao Talisman was no easy feat to refine and throughout the countless years, n.o.body of our Talisman Race managed to refine it. I am telling Dao Lord Mo about this matter today is because our Talisman Race could no longer keep hold of this Sage Dao Talisman."

"Could it be that Talisman Lord wants me to enter the Sage Dao Talisman to look for the World Rending Talisman?" Mo Wuji questioned.

Fu Xiuhan replied, "I know that my words sounded like I am repaying grat.i.tude with ill intentions but the truth is just like that."

Fu Xiuhan paused for a moment before continuing, "The Thousand Talismans Mountain was never considered a world and had almost no laws here. I know that if our Talisman Race refused to be exterminated, we would have to leave this place. If my Talisman Race leaves, we wouldn’t be able to bring the Sage Dao Talisman away. Instead of leaving it for any random expert that pa.s.ses by, I would rather Dao Lord Mo has it. If Dao Lord Mo is able to bring the Sage Dao Talisman away, the Sage Dao Talisman shall belong to Dao Lord Mo.

I am well aware that the Sage Dao Talisman is extremely difficult to bring away. However, there is indeed World Rending Talisman within the Sage Dao Talisman. There is a 90% chance of death if you choose to enter the Sage Dao Talisman to look for the World Rending Talisman. Countless experts of my Talisman Race have indeed found many peak grade talismans within it but less than 10 made it back out alive; Fu Feiyan was one of them. Therefore, it is entirely up to Dao Lord Mo to decide if he wants to enter the Sage Dao Talisman."

Mo Wuji sighed in his heart. The Talisman Race is about to leave this place without the Sage Dao Talisman. Even if he didn’t meet Fu Xiuhan, he would have seen the Sage Dao Talisman here and would have tried his luck in refining it.

Regardless, the fact that Fu Xiuhan talked about this from the onstart proved that he was a straightforward and upright person. Whenever Mo Wuji interacts with another person, he would always think on the good side of people first.

No matter what, a Talisman Lord was also considered a Race Lord and to make a decision like this must not be easy at all.

At the thought of this, Mo Wuji said, "No matter the reason, the fact that Talisman Lord was able to say such words increased my admiration for you. In the future when the pathway between my Immortal World’s Human Race and the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos is opened, my Immortal World would welcome your Talisman Race with open arms. Whether or not I am able to refine the Sage Dao Talisman, these two vases of pills shall be used as an exchange gift for Talisman Lord."

Mo Wuji took out two vases of pills as he handed it to Fu Xiuhan.

Fu Xiuhan was a little confused because even though his Talisman Race might be poor, he shouldn’t be so poor that he couldn’t even afford two vases of immortal pills right? Even Tier 9 immortal pills wouldn’t count for much to his Talisman Race.

Even so, Fu Xiuhan bowed respectfully as he accepted the two jade vases given by Mo Wuji. When his spiritual will scanned through the pills within the vases, a shocked look was revealed.

"This, this is actually two vases of True Emperor Pills?"

A True Emperor Pill would allow an expert in the Great Circle of the Immortal Reverent Stage to gain insights on the Immortal Emperor Realm. Despite being behind in value to the Emperor Dao Pill, every one of such pills was worthy of an entire city. To any race, a pill like this was the most effective for combat. Because of the lack of resources, the Talisman Race had always been unable to produce a new Immortal Emperor. Mo Wuji was basically making a huge contribution for the development of his Talisman Race.

Mo Wuji gave the Talisman Race two vases of True Emperor Pill and that add up to a total of 12 pills. In terms of pricing, these wouldn’t even be comparable to a corner of the Sage Dao Talisman.

From a different perspective, these two vases of True Emperor Pills were what the Talisman Race needed the most desperately. As for the Sage Dao Talisman which Fu Xiuhan promised Mo Wuji, it was like the moon in the lake: only meant for viewing.

Countless years had pa.s.sed and n.o.body in the Talisman Race had been successful in refining the Sage Dao Talisman. It would be a complete joke if an outsider simply came in and successfully refined the Sage Dao Talisman.

Fu Xiuhan kept the True Emperor Pills cautiously before bowing towards Mo Wuji, "Dao Lord Mo, if you’re still willing to look for the World Rending Talisman in the Sage Dao Talisman, I can bring you there now."

Not only did Mo Wuji promise to allow the Talisman Race to reside in the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos, he also promised a place in the Immortal World. Additionally, Mo Wuji even gifted him two vases of True Emperor Pills. On the other hand, he, Fu Xiuhan, merely promised him an unrefinable Sage Dao Talisman to Mo Wuji. Comparatively, the differences in offers between Fu Xiuhan and Mo Wuji was simply too drastic.

"Irregardless, I have to go and take a look. Talisman Lord, please lead the way," Mo Wuji said without any hesitation.

If that Fu Feiyan managed to survive the Sage Dao Talisman, why wouldn’t he, Mo Wuji, be able to do the same? It didn’t matter to Mo Wuji if he could refine the Sage Dao Talisman. What mattered to Mo Wuji was that he could find a World Rending Talisman within the Sage Dao Talisman.

Fu Xiuhan nodded but didn’t continue to say anything. He walked to the periphery of the back wall of the Talisman Lord Hall and spat out a mouthful of blood.

A pathway suddenly appeared within the ordinary looking hall and Fu Xiuhan pointed as he said, "Dao Lord Mo, this pathway leads directly to my Talisman Race’s Sage Dao Talisman."

While speaking, Fu Xiuhan had already set foot onto the pathway. Mo Wuji kept Da Huang and Shuai Guo as he followed Fu Xiuhan onto the pathway. In merely tens of breaths, he was already standing on the periphery of a void.

Mo Wuji’s spiritual will was unable to scan through it. He certainly didn’t expect such a vast and boundless void right behind the Talisman Lord Hall.

Within the void in front of him was a blurry talisman suspended in mid air. A faint silver colour could be seen from the talisman while the surrounding was shrouded in fog.

A vast and boundless energy surged over and Mo Wuji knew in that instance that this was definitely not a simple talisman.

"Dao Lord Mo, this is the Sage Dao Talisman of my Talisman Race. It has been suspending here for countless years but n.o.body has been able to refine it." Fu Xiuhan sighed. He, Fu Xiuhan, was also one of the few who made it out alive from the Sage Dao Talisman and he was also unable to define it.

Between the Sage Dao Talisman or the survival of his Talisman Race, he had chosen the survival of the Talisman Race.

"Many thanks Talisman Lord for bringing me here. May I ask how do I enter the Sage Dao Talisman?" Mo Wuji was immediately interested in entering the Sage Dao Talisman at the sight of it. A talisman with such boundlessness was simply equivalent to a universe.

Fu Xiuhan answered, "The Sage Dao Talisman required the blood of the descendants of my Talisman Race and it only opened once every thousand years. If Dao Lord Mo has made his decision, I can send Dao Lord Mo inside now."

Requires the blood of the descendants of the Talisman Race? Mo Wuji also understood how Fu Xiuhan would actually be making some sort of contribution too. In other words, if the Talisman Race left, no one would be there to open the Sage Dao Talisman. Without mentioning how he wouldn’t be able to refine it, he wouldn’t even be able to enter the Sage Dao Talisman.

Given the how vast and humongous this talisman was, Mo Wuji was certain that he wouldn’t be strong enough to enter this talisman alone.

If Fu Xiuhan left after bringing Mo Wuji here, Mo Wuji believed that the items he gave Fu Xiuhan would be sufficient. Now that Fu Xiuhan even used his blood so that he could enter the talisman, Mo Wuji felt that the items were still not enough.

Mo Wuji wasn’t one who liked to take advantage of someone else as he suddenly recalled how Fu Feiyan wanted his Phecda Clay. Mo Wuji knew that this item must be fatally important to the Talisman Race.

At the thought of this, Mo Wuji took out the remaining half portion of Phecda Clay before saying, "Even if I am unable to refine this Sage Dao Talisman, this was after all the number one treasure of the Talisman Race. I have nothing much to exchange for it so I shall gift this Phecda Clay to your Talisman Race."

"Ah…" Fu Xiuhan was dumbfounded because the price of this piece of Phecda Clay from Mo Wuji was basically impossible to estimate. All he did was to show Mo Wuji the way to the unrefinable Sage Dao Talisman before he leaves. Even so, he knew that the reason why Mo Wuji chose to take out this Phecda Clay eventually was because he didn’t know that Taliman Race’s blood was needed initially.

Mo Wuji was indeed a straightforward and upright person too. This made Fu Xiuhan even more convinced that he would not lose a friend like Mo Wuji. He had a feeling that even if Mo Wuji was unable to refine this Sage Dao Talisman, he would be able to emerge from it safely. An additional friend like Mo Wuji was something his Talisman Race would definitely cherish.

"Dao Lord Mo, I am afraid I cannot accept this Phecda Clay. After all, the odds of Dao Lord Mo being able to refine this Sage Dao Talisman was less than 1%. If I continue to accept the Phecda Clay, it is simply…"

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Chapter 832: Fast Change of Scene

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"But if I managed to refine it?" Despite knowing that the Phecda Clay was a supreme treasure to the Talisman Race, Mo Wuji was really unwilling to take advantage of them.

Another reason was that Mo Wuji didn’t actually understand the real use of the Phecda Clay. All he heard was the small portion from Shuai Guo. The truth was that the Phecda Clay was actually a supreme treasure not only to the Talisman Race but every cultivator.

In Mo Wuji’s heart, nothing would happen if he was unable to refine the Sage Dao Talisman. However, if he managed to refine it, taking out the Phecda Clay now would do him good in the future. After all, the Sage Dao Talisman was still a treasure of the Talisman Race.

Fu Xiuhan said in a serious tone, "If Dao Lord Mo is able to refine the Sage Dao Talisman, this proves the affinity between Dao Lord Mo and the Sage Dao Talisman and it should belong to Dao Lord Mo. I know that Dao Lord Mo is upright and straightforward but the price of this big piece of Phecda Clay is simply… This might be the only piece of Phecda Clay left in this cosmos…"

While speaking, Fu Xiuhan could sense that Mo Wuji was truly sincere in giving this Phecda Clay to him. Therefore, he continued, "Since you insist, why don’t we split this Phecda Clay into two? Otherwise, I wouldn’t have the face to become friends with Dao Lord Mo. A friend who only knows how to receive benefits and not sacrifice is not considered a true friend."

To Fu Xiuhan, the piece of Phecda Clay which Mo Wuji brought out was simply too big. His understanding of the Phecda Clay might be more than Mo Wuji but even he was still unable to gauge the true value of a Phecda Clay.

Mo Wuji didn’t wish to delay any more time so he used his Kun Wu Sword to split the Phecda Clay into two without hesitation.

A terrifying sword intent overwhelmed the entire void around them and the Phecda Clay was already divided into two very soon after.

An item like the Phecda Clay needed to be refined immediately after cutting it apart. Otherwise, it would turn extremely hard afterward.

Mo Wuji kept his half of the Phecda CLay before handing the other half to Fu Xiuhan. "We shall go according to Brother Fu’s words then. Brother Fu shall be my friend from today onwards."

Fu Xiuhan was also unwilling to take advantage of Mo Wuji and this made Mo Wuji admired him even more. Fu Xiuhan could even reject an item like the Phecda Clay and this proved that he was truly a person worth befriending.

At the sight of the Kun Wu Sword, Fu Xiuhan’s heart was even more impressed. He was certain that during his battle with Fu Feiyan, Mo Wuji didn’t even display half of his true strength. Even the terrifying sword intent which he had just witnessed should be able to split the entire Thousand Talismans Mountain into many pieces.

"To be able to befriend a person like Brother Mo is truly my fortune. Since this is the case, I shan’t reject it any further." Fu Xiuhan didn’t stand on any ceremony as he kept the half of the Phecda Clay. He was also pleased that Mo Wuji was no longer addressing him as Talisman Lord. Evidently, Mo Wuji started treating him as a true friend.

After keeping the Phecda Clay carefully, Fu Xiuhan indicated to Mo Wuji the suspending talisman before striking out a few hand signs.

Mo Wuji was an array master and had even a.n.a.lysed a sacred art like the Seven World Fingers before. While watching Fu XIuhan’s hand signs, he seemed to have seen a whole new world.

Fu Xiuhan’s hand signs were the combination of talisman signs and array dao restrictions as it formed a unique dao hand technique.

Closely packed hand signs were struck by Fu Xiuhan and after half an incense worth of time, Fu Xiuhan suddenly smacked his forehead. A strikingly red blood was smacked out by him and sent into the void as it entered that suspending silver talisman.

A faint silver radiance appeared from the ma.s.sive silver talisman and these silver radiance quickly turned into a ma.s.sive silver gate. The gate was faint and it looked like it could break anytime.

Fu Xiuhan’s face was slightly pale and he didn’t hesitate as he continued to smack out blood. The faint looking gate started to become clear and it turned into a gate which at least one person could enter.

"Brother Mo, hurry in. We shall meet in the future again," Fu Xiuhan called out for Mo Wuji desperately. He knew that once Mo Wuji entered the Sage Dao Talisman, he would only exit after many years or even not come out ever again.

"Many thanks Brother Fu, please speak your mind if you have any problems you need my help with in the future," Mo Wuji clasped his fists and his body flashed as he entered the silver gate.

Mo Wuji just entered the gate and the silver gate disappeared.

Fu Xiuhan heaved a sigh of relief. He had opened the Sage Dao Talisman countless times but he always felt that it was getting increasingly harder to open it. If there was a next time again, he had doubts as to whether he would actually be able to open it successfully.

Truthfully, this was another reason why Fu Xiuhan chose to leave the Thousand Talismans Mountain and not continue protecting the Sage Dao Talisman.

One aspect was the decreasing number of people with Talisman Race’s blood and the other aspect was his own gut feel that the Sage Dao Talisman was getting increasingly unrelated to the Talisman Race. He was afraid that a few more years later, even the blood of the Talisman Race might not be able to open the Sage Dao Talisman up. At that point in time, the Talisman Race would basically not be able to call the Sage Dao Talisman theirs.

Before Fu Xiuhan could regain his senses, an extremely loud explosion caused the entire void around him to tear apart.

Following which, Fu Xiuhan stared blankly at the silver light shooting in all four directions in front of him. The Sage Dao Talisman began rotating at extreme speed and the mightily powerful force and energy made Fu Xiuhan feel that this place could explode into pieces in the very next moment. The entire void, including the Thousand Talismans Mountain, would be crushed into pieces by this force.

"Not good," Fu Xiuhan’s heart froze. He suspected that because he sent in a person without the Talisman Race’s blood, the Sage Dao Talisman started acting so violently.

Even though he felt guilty like he had let Mo Wuji down, Fu Xiuhan knew that his priority now would be to s.h.i.+ft everyone in the Talisman Race to safety.

Fu Xiuhan didn’t waste time pondering as he darted out of the Talisman Lord Hall and shouted, "As the Talisman Lord of the Thousand Talismans Mountain, I am ordering everyone to leave the Thousand Talismans Mountain at once. This place is about to be swallowed by the void so everyone has to leave right now."

Even without waiting for Fu Xiuhan’s orders, the people of the Talisman Race could feel that something was amiss. It wasn’t just the trembling of s.p.a.ce or the messing up of laws, the entire Thousand Talismans Mountain was trembling violently as if an earthquake.

Fu Xiuhan rushed out of the Thousand Talismans Mountain and had already drawn out a ma.s.sive flying s.h.i.+p stopped outside the Thousand Talismans Mountain. Tens of thousands of people had rushed out of the Thousand Talismans Mountain onto this s.h.i.+p.

As he watched upon the collapse of the Thousand Talismans Mountain as well as the destruction of the void in front of him, Fu Xiuhan couldn’t help but sigh. He continued to control the flying s.h.i.+p out of that area.

The only person who didn’t escape the Thousand Talismans Mountain was Fu Feiyan. Fu Feiyan had his cultivation wasted by Mo Wuji and without anyone’s help, he was simply unable to escape on his own.

"Boom!" A frightening explosion was heard and including Fu Xiuhan, everyone in the Talisman Race heard it clearly. The void around them started collapsing and the faraway Thousand Talismans Mountain had been destroyed into nothingness. Even Fu Xiuhan’s flying s.h.i.+p felt the waves of explosions and started trembling violently.

"Talisman Lord, what has happened? Where are we heading to now?" The one other Immortal Emperor walked over to inquire more from Fu Xiuhan.

Fu Xiuhan looked at the missing Thousand Talismans Mountain as he sighed and said, "Even though it was a little rushed, it made my heart more resolute than ever. We shall head towards the Heaven’s Beyond Cosmos now and that shall be where we carry on our lives."

…

The instance Mo Wuji entered the Sage Dao Talisman, he felt something was amiss. Previously, his guess was that the Sage Dao Talisman was only a dangerous world something like a secret realm. After entering this place, Mo Wuji knew that he was wrong.

The s.p.a.ce around him was blurry and he was unable to see any sky, ground or basically anything at all. The only thing he could feel was the constant warping of s.p.a.ce ever since he entered.

Even though Mo Wuji knew the Wind Escape Technique and was capable of hiding long here, he knew this wasn’t a long-term solution to his problem. As time goes by, the warped s.p.a.ce would certainly be able to tear him into pieces.

"Ai!" A lacerating pain was felt across Mo Wuji’s thigh and a large piece of meat was missing from Mo Wuji’s thigh. Regardless how unwilling Mo Wuji was to enter his Undying World or how his Undying World could be destroyed by the warped s.p.a.ce, he had no choice but to enter his Undying World now.

No wonder Fu Xiuhan would say that there was a 90% chance of death in this place. How could this be 90%? It was almost certainly 100% death if he didn’t do anything.

No wait, Mo Wuji suddenly thought of how Fu Feiyan was also able to enter the Sage Dao Talisman. Mo Wuji was well aware of Fu Feiyan’s capabilities and that he was indeed an expert. However, he wouldn’t believe if someone were to say that Fu Feiyan was stronger than himself. If Fu Feiyan wasn’t stronger, how was Fu Feiyan able to survive in the Sage Dao Talisman?

Or could it be that the danger Fu Feiyan faced after entering this place wasn’t this terrifying warped s.p.a.ce?

"My Lord, should I s.h.i.+ft the Breath of HongMeng over?" Shuai Guo ran over as he saw how Mo Wuji entered the Undying World injured once again.

"Hurry up and go cultivate," Mo Wuji said impatiently.

If an injury like this needed the Breath of Hong Meng, his tempered physique would simply be too worthless.

Shuai Guo looked helplessly over at the cultivating Da Huang as it went on to find a place to start cultivating. To Shuai Guo, the most torturous thing was cultivating. As long as it didn’t need to cultivate, it was willing to do anything.

Who would have expected that after reaching Cla.s.s 7, it would still need to cultivate?

Mo Wuji used his spiritual will cautiously to seep out as he sensed that the s.p.a.ce outside was still constantly being warped.

Mo Wuji shook his head and cleared his mind. Fortunately, his Undying World was small and while the warped s.p.a.ce was sweeping up the s.p.a.ce around his Undying World, it was unable to affect or tear his Undying World apart.

Even though he almost lost his life earlier on, Mo Wuji didn’t suspect Fu Xiuhan. His intuition told him that Fu Xiuhan and Fu Feiyan were two very different people.

The situation he found himself in after entering the Sage Dao Talisman would definitely not have anything to do with Fu Xiuhan. It was highly likely that Fu Xiuhan wasn’t even aware of what had happened inside.

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Chapter 833: I"m Truly Too Strong

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The warped s.p.a.ce continuously folded and twisted. Mo Wuji wasn"t in the mood, but he was also afraid of staying idle within his Undying World. His Undying World was not stable; he was worried that a period of carelessness could cause this warped s.p.a.ce to tear his Undying World apart.

Mo Wuji"s spiritual will was constantly revolving outside his Undying World. Sometimes, he would even try using his will to avoid the bits of s.p.a.ce which were especially twisted.

At this moment, a green talisman flashed through his spiritual will. Mo Wuji suddenly stood up. Even though he hadn"t studied the Talisman Dao, he could tell what that talisman was. It was a Grade 9 immortal talisman, Jia Zi Life Talisman[1]

This talisman"s value was in that it could increase the longevity of an ageing Immortal Emperor by sixty years. Sixty years might seem like a blink for an ordinary immortal, but a talisman that could increase the longevity of an Immortal Emperor was definitely not a simple thing.

There were really talismans here!

As Mo Wuji thought of this, he began to extend his spiritual will further. His motive here was the World Rending Talisman.

As for the damage the warped s.p.a.ce would have towards his sea of consciousness and his spiritual will, Mo Wuji directly dismissed them. His sea of consciousness was st.u.r.dy and strong; as long as he didn"t send his spiritual will to the wrong places, the damage the warped s.p.a.ce could do to his sea of consciousness was limited. Moreover, he had the spirit storage channel; this wouldn"t even cause any damage to his sea of consciousness.

In less than two hours, Mo Wuji saw a Grade 9 Wind Escape Talisman, a Grade 9 Gigantic Peak Talisman, a Grade 9 Pseudo-World Talisman, a Grade 9 World Rending Talisman…

Mo Wuji"s heart was shaking with mad glee. The Grade 9 World Rending Talisman was exactly what he wanted.

Unfortunately, this s.p.a.ce was warped to an extreme degree. Even with the level of his physique, he didn"t dare to step out.

After several hours, Mo Wuji could faintly feel that the warped s.p.a.ce outside easing; it did not feel as violent as when he had first entered.

Mo Wuji immediately left his Undying World and appeared within the Sage Dao Talisman s.p.a.ce. Another bit of warped s.p.a.ce came sweeping towards him. This time, Mo Wuji chose not to avoid it. Indeed, the Distortion Law of s.p.a.ce wasn"t as strong as before. It only caused some pressure and ache to his body.

Mo Wuji heaved a sigh of relief. Now, he wasn"t thinking about exactly how this Sage Dao Talisman was created. Instead, he was wondering how he could find the Grade 9 World Rending Talisman.

His spiritual will swept outwards. Mo Wuji soon discovered that this place also didn"t have a sky, nor any land; it was entirely filled with the hazy void. The only difference was that the Distortion Law was weaker here.

An hour later, an unpleasant expression appeared on Mo Wuji"s face. He finally found a pattern.

The stronger the spatial distortions, the higher the chances of talismans appearing. Conversely, the weaker the spatial distortions, the lower the chances of finding talismans.

As the warped s.p.a.ce got weaker and weaker, the number of talismans he found got lesser and lesser. By the time there were no spatial distortions at all, he probably wouldn"t even find a single talisman.

Mo Wuji"s guess was right. After another two hours, the spatial distortions had completely disappeared. Now, he wasn"t even able to catch a glimpse of a shadow of a talisman.

On the other hand, land had appeared. However, it wasn"t made of sand and soil, but the joining of countless of enigmatic talisman runes. The moment Mo Wuji"s spiritual will made contact with these talisman runes, a majestic Talisman Dao energy came surging towards him.

Mo Wuji felt as though he had come to an entirely new school. If Fu Xiuhan’s imprint gave him a window, then these runes gave Mo Wuji an entire world.

Each talisman rune began to glow with a profound light which seeped into Mo Wuji"s spiritual will. Even though it was just a few breaths of time, Mo Wuji had found himself completely deep within these runes.

The Talisman Dao, from the profound to the simple…

His Mortal Dao stemmed from the simplest and most ordinary things of the mortal world; it could be anything from a gra.s.s to a tree. On the other hand, these talisman runes’ dao energy seemed to contain the most complex enigmas of the Heaven and Earth; it seemed to originate from the Grand Dao of the Cosmos.

At this instant, Mo Wuji"s dao revelation channel was filled with insights. Together with his other meridians, his dao revelation channel formed a major circulation path.

It was not that Mo Wuji didn"t know how to create talismans; it was just that his talismans were extremely low in grade. He probably couldn"t even create a simple Grade 1 immortal talisman.

After these profound talisman runes seeped into Mo Wuji’s dao revelation channel, there was suddenly the dao aura of the Talisman Dao within Mo Wuji’s own Grand Dao; various kinds of enlightenment bloomed like flowers

He rapidly began to absorb the various Talisman Dao from the Heaven and Earth, and tried replicating them into various kinds of talismans.

After an unknown period of time, a new and powerful will suddenly appeared within Mo Wuji"s sea of consciousness.

Mo Wuji, who was deep in his insights, awoke abruptly. He stared in astonishment at the illusory spirit body at the side of his violet lake.

"Eh, you actually don"t have a primordial spirit. No wonder why you have such a powerful sea of consciousness and spiritual will. And your physique, it"s also incomparably strong," This spirit exclaimed as it saw Mo Wuji"s violet lake.

Possession? Although Mo Wuji knew that the other party had yet to possess him, how could he simply allow this random spirit to continue staying in his sea of consciousness? Intense killing intent was condensed as three Spiritual Will Arrows were formed; they shot towards this spirit.

"You also have the Spiritual Will Arrow? And such strong ones at that…" This spirit was momentarily confused. However, it was immediately shocked and it threw out multiple talismans.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!" Violent explosions reverberated throughout Mo Wuji"s sea of consciousness. He could feel his sea of consciousness collapsing slightly and his face turned pale. As he opened his mouth, an arrow of blood shot out.

So strong. Mo Wuji"s heart was palpitating in shock. He had never met such a powerful spirit body. Even his Spiritual Will Arrows could be blocked using some talismans.

Mo Wuji wasn"t clueless about possession; in fact, he had experienced possession attempts before. However, he had never feared possessions because of his insanely strong sea of consciousness. Not only that, he didn"t have a primordial spirit. And since he developed his Spiritual Will Arrow, he was even less worried about being possessed.

But today was the first time he encountered a spirit that wasn"t even affected by his Spiritual Will Arrow. Not only was this spirit not harmed, it even caused him to vomit blood.

"You can also try eating one of my talismans." When this spirit saw that Mo Wuji was merely injured by the violent explosions within his sea of consciousness, it was also incomparably shocked.

Over these countless years, he had encountered many targets of possession. Even though he had never succeeded, he had never met an expert like Mo Wuji with such a strong sea of consciousness.

What left this spirit even more astonished was that this fella, who didn"t even have a primordial spirit and had an insanely strong sea of consciousness, wasn"t even a descendant of the Talisman Race.

This spirit whipped out a talisman. As it appeared, tears and scars began to form around it. An extreme sense of disgust and discomfort pervaded. Just as Mo Wuji was about to faint, he did not hesitate to bring out his six pages of the Book of Luo.

"Boom!" The talisman transformed into a sharp light which slammed against Mo Wuji"s Book of Luo. Once again, Mo Wuji was forced to cough blood as he collapsed on the ground of intersecting talisman runes. Mo suspected that if this spirit continued to use this attack, his sea of consciousness would crumble even if the Book of Luo was able to defend against it.

"The Book of Luo? And six pages of it?" The spirit stared at the six pages of the Book of Luo in extreme surprise. His voice was shaking and even Mo Wuji could notice his agitation.

"Originally, I only wanted to possess a descendant of my Talisman Race. Unfortunately, the talents in my Talisman Race only got lesser throughout the years. Even though you don"t have a primordial spirit, your sea of consciousness is extremely strong. Your fleshly body exceeds even the most talented of my Talisman Race. Now, you even have the Book of Luo. Why don"t we negotiate? I want your body. If you have any unfinished wishes, I can help you fulfil them. There"s also no need for you to resist any further, less your sea of consciousness collapses." This spirit finally calmed down.

Mo Wuji raged in his heart. This b*stard wanted to possess him but it still wanted him to accommodate it?

Seemingly sensing Mo Wuji"s anger, this spirit said in a steady tone, "You should know, with my strength and my talismans, whatever attacks you throw at me would be useless. So when I possess you, you can only defend it, but you can"t go against it. To me, you are nothing but an ant."

Mo Wuji took in a deep breath. He suppressed his anger as he said coldly, "I know who you are. Back when the Talisman Race was being exterminated, there was an expert of the Talisman Race that escaped into the void with the Sage Dao Talisman. You are that expert, right? Fu Xiuhan thought that you had already perished. No one would have thought that you were actually hiding here waiting to possess a body."

This spirit sighed and said, "That"s right. I am Fu Jiujiang. Unfortunately, after all these years, the disciples of my Talisman Race that entered the Sage Dao Talisman had never been suitable for possession. To be honest, I have high hopes for you. Your fleshly body is very strong, so it might be able to withstand my possession without exploding."

"That means to say, those spatial distortions aren"t caused because I"m not a descendant of the Talisman Race?" Mo Wuji was speaking with his mouth, but in his heart, he was frantically thinking of a way to deal with this Fu Jiujiang. He was very clear that Fu Jiujiang"s words were right; Fu Jiujiang was so strong that even his Spiritual Will Arrow wasn"t able to do anything. He really didn"t have any methods which he could use to continue resisting Fu Jiujiang.

Whether it was his Wheel of Life and Death or his Seven World Finger, Mo Wuji wouldn"t be able to use them to deal with Fu Jiujiang. There was no need to talk about how these two sacred arts would damage his sea of consciousness, even if he could control the damage, it still wouldn"t be enough to deal with a strong foe like Fu Jiujiang.

"Even though that"s not the whole truth, it"s pretty much the case. After multiple failures, I learned that without a strong fleshly body, anyone that was able to enter this Sage Dao Talisman wasn"t suitable for possession. The only thing I didn"t expect was that the spatial distortions got to a point where it was beyond my control. Ai, now that I mention it, I"m truly too strong," Fu Jiujiang sighed emotionally.

Mo Wuji had already come to an understanding. The reason why Fu Feiyan and the countless of people before him were able to escape the Sage Dao Talisman wasn"t because of their strength but because Fu Jiujiang showed mercy on them. The reason behind this was simple: Fu Jiujiang couldn"t simply kill them all; he needed someone to stay behind to protect Thousand Talismans Mountain and to give hope to the following generations of descendants. He wanted them to know that death was not a certainty within the Sage Dao Talisman.

[1] One Jia Zi is a sixty year cycle

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Chapter 834: Destroying Nine Pillar Island

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"From the looks of it, you will not yield. That"s expected, someone like you is definitely an amazing existence on the outside, right? But if you think that I wouldn"t be able to do anything if your sea of consciousness is destroyed, then you"re wrong. It would only take a few tens of thousands of years for me to repair it. But to me, the least valuable thing is time…"

After the spirit said that, his hand opened and at least ten talismans floated around him. Even though these talismans had yet to be ignited, Mo Wuji could already feel the deathly threat from them.

Mo Wuji"s heart sunk. He was sure that if this fella used these talismans, his soul was bound to be destroyed and his fleshly body would end up with this b*stard.

Originally, Mo Wuji was still hesitating between using Lightning Web and Wheel of Life and Death. But now, Mo Wuji did not hesitate to activate the Kun Wu Sword.

Mo Wuji had only refined the first layer of the Kun Wu Sword. Consequently, he only obtained one of its sword intent sacred art.

Mo Wuji was very clear about the might of this sword intent. This sword intent was even able to slice through the hardest of surfaces, much less his sea of consciousness. All this while, he had never been fully able to control the Kun Wu Sword, and if he used it now, he might never have the ability to control it again.

What this means was that Mo Wuji was sure that his sea of consciousness would be destroyed by this sword.

But at this moment, he didn"t even have another choice. If he didn"t use wield this sword, his body would no longer belong to himself.

Within Mo Wuji"s sea of consciousness, an ordinary looking longsword came cleaving down.

Fu Jiujiang sneered. A mere sword wanted to stop him, Fu Jiujiang? To him, even if this sword was any stronger, it would cause him nothing more than an itch.

But within a few instants, Fu Jiujiang knew that something was amiss. This ordinary sword suddenly swept up all the power within the Heaven and Earth, converting it to the energy of destruction.

At this moment, anything under this sword would be devoured; anything around it would be reduced to nothingness.

"This is the Kun Wu Sword Intent? This is the Kun Wu Sword?" Fu Jiujiang cried out in aghast. He soon verified that this was definitely the Kun Wu Sword in front of him. Who was this person? Not only did he have six pages of the Book of Luo, he also had the Kun Wu Sword?

"You"re mad. You can"t even control the Kun Wu Sword. As this sword descends, everything would be destroyed. Stop…" Fu Jiujiang cried out frantically.

To him, the collapse of Mo Wuji"s sea of consciousness due to the Kun Wu Sword was a minor issue. The terrifying thing was that he definitely wouldn"t be able to survive under the Kun Wu Sword. The Kun Wu Sword was ranked one among the ten ancient G.o.dswords. Even if he, Fu Jiujiang, was any stronger, he couldn"t deal with the Kun Wu Sword as a mere spirit.

Mo Wuji didn"t even have half an intention of stopping. The violet lake within his sea of consciousness erupted violently; boundless spiritual will got swept away by the Kun Wu Sword.

That all-devouring energy of destruction expanded crazily within Mo Wuji"s sea of consciousness. Fu Jiujiang"s spirit was originally rather opaque. But under this terrifying killing intent, it began to tremble; it seemed that it would dissipate at the very next instant.

"Stop…" Besides calling out to Mo Wuji, there was nothing that Fu Jiujiang"s shaking spirit could do.

The talismans floating around him also got suppressed by the intense pressure of the sword intent; they were completely rendered powerless.

"Boom!" The raging energy of destruction of Kun Wu’s sword intent finally descended.

"Ah…" It was unknown how much more powerful Fu Jiujiang was above the Immortal Emperor Stage. However, when placed under this destructive sword intent, it still had no chances of resisting. At this instant, Fu Jiujiang only felt regret. If he knew that Mo Wuji had the Kun Wu Sword, and if he knew that Mo Wuji was a madman who would dare to use the Kun Wu Sword within his sea of consciousness, he definitely wouldn"t have tried possessing Mo Wuji"s body.

He had already spent so many years. What"s wrong with another few years? Unfortunately, it was all too late.

A cry of grief could be heard. Under the unstoppable might of Kun Wu"s sword intent, Fu Jiujiang was reduced into nothingness.

"Crack!" At the same time, Mo Wuji felt an intense pain which felt like his soul was shattering; his sea of consciousness also gradually started to blur.

"An intense feeling of unwillingness boiled within Mo Wuji"s heart. He knew that his sea of consciousness had collapsed. Unfortunately, he was powerless; he could only allow his sea of consciousness to crumble as he fell into a state of unconsciousness

That feeling of unwillingness was felt by the Kun Wu Sword. Mo Wuji suddenly had an urgent wish in his heart. If only he could go back to Earth before he died. Unfortunately, he was in the Sage Dao Talisman; he was completely unable to return to Earth.

"Boom!" Kun Wu Sword"s sword intent suddenly rushed out of Mo Wuji"s sea of consciousness; it appeared within the Sage Dao Talisman.

Mo Wuji only sensed that something seemed to have shattered within the Sage Dao Talisman. After which, he fell unconscious.

…

At the same time, two women stopped above a dull grey tree root.

"Lin Gu, there’s no meaning in continuing any further. Our guess was right, Nine Pillar Mountain is a void island. The two of us have been trapped here for years and we’re unable to escape." The one speaking was the green-robed woman on the left.

The woman called Lin Gu nodded, "Shuyin, you’re right. We have wandered around for more than a year. We have practically gone to every possible part of this island. Besides those nine peculiar pillars, there is nothing else here. This should be an island hidden within the void."

These two women were exactly Lin Gu and Cen Shuyin. Back then, they also landed on the Seven World Stone, just like Mo Wuji. They also chose a direction and dove in. However, because the two of them were too weak, Lin Gu had to use the Book of Luo to protect the two of them.

What the two of them didn’t expect was that halfway during their journey, they were swept away by a strong and unknown force. If not for the Book of Luo, the two of them would have been ripped into pieces.

When the two of them finally awoke, they found themselves in this desolate island. This island was extremely rich in elemental energy. Although Lin Gu was from a huge sect, she had never encountered a place with such rich elemental energy. She felt that the elemental energy here was even better than immortal spiritual energy; it was more suitable for cultivation. As for Cen Shuyin, she was even less aware of such things.

The only peculiar thing was that despite the richness of the elemental energy on this island, there weren’t any plants nor any other forms of life. There were some occasional tree roots, but they seemed to have been withered for countless of years.

Because there were nine pillars on this island, the two of them named it Nine Pillar Island. After the two verified that there were no other people here on the island, they decided to start cultivating.

When Lin Gu arrived, she was at the Grand Zhi Immortal Stage. With Mo Wuji’s pills and the rich elemental energy, she was able to reach the Great Circle of the Grand Luo Immortal Stage in just a few short years.

Cen Shuyin’s talent had always been top cla.s.s. Moreover, her body had been washed by Mo Wuji using the Breath of Hongmeng, and her primordial spirit had been nourished by Mo Wuji using the Underworld Heart Flower. When her fleshly body and her primordial spirit merged back with one another, her talent got even better than before.

Coupled with the rich elemental energy in the area, she also reached the Great Circle of the Grand Luo Immortal Stage in just a few years.

However, there seemed to be limits on the Laws of the Heaven and Earth here. The two of them didn’t have profound insights, nor any pills for advancement. Thus, even though the energy here was extremely rich, the two of them were unable to advance any further. Cen Shuyin was also worried about Mo Wuji, so she was also not willing to continue staying here any further. Thus, the two of them stopped cultivating and began searching for a way out.

A year pa.s.sed and the two seemed to have searched the entire island. The two of them came to a conclusion: This island was within the void and it was sealed by a natural array; they could only enter but they couldn’t leave.

"Lin Gu, I believe that if we want to leave, we have to begin from those nine pillars. Those nine pillars should be the key to this Nine Pillar Island. If we can break those nine pillars down, we might actually be able to leave this place." When Lin Gu heard Cen Shuyin mention the nine pillars, she also believed that those nine pillars might be the key.

Lin Gu hesitated briefly before she said, "Shuyin, where have you refined your Book of Luo to?"

"The 67th seal." Cen Shuyin replied.

Lin Gu gritted her teeth and said, "Shuyin, we’ll do as you say. We’ll join hands and attack those nine pillars. However, you need to constantly use the Book of Luo to protect us. I’m worried that when those nine pillars crumble, Nine Pillar Island will collapse along with it."

"Alright." Cen Shuyin nodded.

…

The Nine Pillar Island truly deserves its name. Besides those nine pillars, there was only murky grey throughout the island.

Over these few years, Lin Gu and Cen Shuyin had already grown used to dangers. They didn’t simply escape from danger once or twice before.

Through their countless escapes from death, the two of them knew that hesitation was the bane of action.

Thus, when the two of them decided to destroy the nine pillars, they didn’t have a single shred of hesitation.

Originally, Lin Gu and Cen Shuyin thought that the two of them might not be enough to destroy the pillars. However, after attacking a pillar with their full force, the two of them knew that they were wrong. The pillar seemed to be lacking a proper support; with every attack, the pillar would crumble bit by bit.

"Shuyin, I understand now. These pillars should have been installed by someone. The reason why we are able to move them should be because they were left without sufficient elemental energy for a long time." Lin Gu came to an understanding after several attacks.

Knowing that these pillars could be destroyed, the two began to strike with greater fervour. They even began using their sacred arts.

One year later, the first pillar crumbled. At the instant it fell, Cen Shuyin and Lin Gu both felt that the s.p.a.ce around them had turned slightly unstable.

The two glanced towards each other and nodded. They knew that this was indeed the way out.

The second pillar only took three months to crumble, then the third, the fourth…

When the two finally destroyed the ninth pillar, the s.p.a.ce around them suddenly started to twist and distort. The ground beneath them began to collapse as s.p.a.ce itself began to tear. Rumbles reverberated through the air; it felt as though the entire cosmos was collapsing.

Cen Shuyin and Lin Gu hugged each other in fear. They hid within the Book of Luo. At the next instant, the violent spatial distortions directly swept the two of them into the void.

…

At almost the same instant, many Great Circle Earthly Immortals from various planets looked up into the sky in astonishment. At this moment, they felt the power of ascension.

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Chapter 835: The Blue Sea Turned Into Mulberry Fields

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When Mo Wuji opened his eyes, he saw a bleached yellow ceiling on top of him. He suddenly sat up and waves of pain struck his mind like needles.

"Hu…" Mo Wuji released a long breath. As he gradually calmed himself down, the pain in his mind also began to subside.

What is this place? Where am I?

Mo Wuji knitted his brows. Just as he thought about what happened back at Thousand Talismans Mountain, his mind felt that unendurable pain once more. Mo Wuji could only force himself to not recall anything as he tried to a.s.sess his current situation.

He was in a relatively big room. Besides the bleached ceilings, the bedsheets were also bleached. Mo Wuji turned to his side and saw a rusty steel stretcher. Right next to his bed, there was a paint-peeled bedside cabinet which had several vases of medicine…

Wait…

Mo Wuji’s eyes went wide. He finally came to a realisation. He was in a hospital.

That raging pain came cras.h.i.+ng into his mind once more. This time, Mo Wuji forcefully endured the pain, and after a few minutes, he completely understood what had happened.

He had gone to the Thousand Talismans Mountain requesting for a World Rending Talisman. Thereafter, he entered the Sage Dao Talisman, and the s.p.a.ce within the Sage Dao Talisman began to twist and contort. He was possessed by Fu Jiujiang. After which, Kun Wu Sword appeared within his sea of consciousness, and with that sword…

That’s not right… Mo Wuji suddenly recalled that he should still be in the Sage Dao Talisman. How did he end up in this hospital bed?

With his fastest speed possible, Mo Wuji pulled out the IV drip needle from his wrist. Just as he was about to get out of the bed, he was stunned still.

On his wrist, there were now two faint scars. A sword scar was suppressing a talisman scar…

This are the Kun Wu Sword and the Sage Dao Talisman? Mo Wuji soon verified that his eyes weren’t playing tricks on him. There were indeed two scars on his wrist, and these should be the Kun Wu Sword and the Sage Dao Talisman.

Mo Wuji remembered that right after he brought out his Kun Wu Sword, his final thought was that he wanted to return to Earth.

Could the Kun Wu Sword have felt his intentions? It suppressed the Sage Dao Talisman and sent him back to Earth?

Mo Wuji hurriedly tried to use his spiritual will to form a link with his Kun Wu Sword. Just as he was about to use his spiritual will, his brain began to buzz with immense pain. It scared Mo Wuji from doing anything further. Instants later, Mo Wuji soon came to an understanding of his situation. Currently, besides his insanely strong fleshly body, he didn’t have anything else.

"Eh, you’re awake?" A voice tinged with slight pleasant surprise sounded from the door. Following which, a youth that was approximately 20 years old walked in. This youth had a simple and honest appearance.

"Why did you pull out the needle?" Behind this youth was a middle-aged nurse. She saw that Mo Wuji had actually sat himself up and she immediately scolded him.

"This big brother, those are antibiotics that prevent your injuries from infection, you must not, eh… your injuries..." The youth’s voice gradually tapered off. He discovered that the horrifying injuries on Mo Wuji’s body had virtually disappeared.

The middle-aged nurse also witnessed the situation and she stared at Mo Wuji in astonishment.

Mo Wuji reacted and hurriedly said, "I have an ointment pa.s.sed down from my ancestors. I only need to rub it over my injuries and they would heal quickly."

Just as Mo Wuji thought that these two would continue to ask him questions, he discovered that this nurse and this youth no longer had their previous looks of surprise. It was as though his words were very normal.

"Where am I? My previous memories are slightly hazy?" Mo Wuji asked in confusion.

The youth hurriedly answered, "This is Qi Shu City’s biggest hospital, Xing Da Auxiliary Hospital. I discovered you heavily injured at the feet of Luo Yang Mountain. I thought that you had fallen off the mountain, which was why I carried you on my back to this hospital."

Mo Wuji actually knew of Qi s.h.i.+ City. He had been here before; this was the provincial capital of Kai Nam Province. From the looks of it, Kun Wu really sensed his thoughts and had sent him back to Earth. Not only that, Kun Wu was still suppressing the Sage Dao Talisman. This Kun Wu Sword was really not simple.

But…

This dilapidated place was the biggest hospital in Qi Shu City? Tattered bedsheets, smelly blankets, and dirty bleached ceilings? Was it a joke? How could the biggest hospital of a provincial capital be so run down?

Also, back when he had left Earth, the casual use of antibiotics had been prohibited. How many years had it been? Why were antibiotics being applied through the IV needle?

"Many thanks for saving me. I still don’t know how I can address you." Mo Wuji hurriedly expressed his grat.i.tude.

The youth laughed and waved his hand, "There’s no need to be so courteous. It’s just a simple matter. I’m Xian Zhiyang, I’m a student of the Faculty of Extraterrestrial Biology at Xing Wu University."

Mo Wuji smiled, "It might be a simple matter for you, but it’s far from simple for me. Oh right, I’m called Mo Wuji."

Actually, Mo Wuji knew that even if Xian Zhiyang didn’t save him, he shouldn’t meet with any further injuries since he was on Earth. Even if he met with some wild animal, that animal wouldn’t be able to harm him. His G.o.d Physique would definitely be too tough for the fangs of the animals here. This IV needle was different; it didn’t pose any harm to his body.

"Since you are fine, then you can go and settle the payment," After saying this to Xian Zhiyang, the nurse walked into the room and began tidying the medicines and the tools.

"Alright Mo Wuji, you can follow me. After we pay the fees, we can go for a meal," Xian Zhiyang said jovially as he patted Mo Wuji’s shoulder.

Mo Wuji didn’t have any bag. Although Xian Zhiyang didn’t know where Mo Wuji got his ointment from, he was clear that Mo Wuji didn’t have any cash or ident.i.ty card with him.

"Many thanks. The air here rather smelly, it’s best if we leave soon," Mo Wuji said hurriedly. He seemed to feel that something was amiss. He decided that he was going to ask Xian Zhiyang some questions.

Xian Zhiyang chuckled, "Wuji, the air here has been purified. Once we leave the hospital, you will have a real taste of what’s smelly. However, our country is researching on a nationwide air purification device. When that time comes, things wouldn’t be as bad as it is now."

"Zhiyang, Xing Da Auxiliary Hospital seems rather old and dilapidated. How can it be the biggest hospital in Qi Shu City?" As he followed Xian Zhiyang to pay the bills, Mo Wuji took the opportunity to ask.

Xian Zhiyang sighed, "The equipment here is already tens of years old. Qi s.h.i.+ City cannot compare to other cities. Our city is not developed in terms of spatial navigation. After entering the Age of s.p.a.ce, the Earth’s atmosphere was damaged the air was contaminated. The rich and powerful all chose to leave Earth and head for Planet Diyuan. Our country is considered one of the more powerful countries in the world; we own a piece of habitable land on Planet Diyuan. As long as one is capable, one would have the opportunity to go to Planet Diyuan."

The two had already reached the payment counter. Mo Wuji saw Xian Zhiyang’s receipt; it was $631. The key thing he saw was the date; the year 2077 was especially stunning.

Since he left, half a century had already pa.s.sed. He didn’t know whether he would meet any familiar faces on this Earth.

"Let’s go, let’s have a good meal. Oh right, where’s your hometown? Why did you come to Qi Shu City?" Xian Zhiyang said in an extremely carefree matter after paying the fees.

"It’s Chang Luo. Thereafter, I worked at Jing Yang for a period of time. Oh right, I worked for Jing Yang’s Xia Clan. Have you heard of it?" Mo Wuji was feeling rather absent-minded. Actually, he didn’t really have the same urge to see Xia Ruoyin at this moment. Instead, he wanted to find Wen Xiaoqi. Was she doing well after these decades? Did she have grandchildren? Or had she gone to that Planet Diyuan that Xian Zhiyang mentioned?

"I naturally know of Jing Yang’s Xia Clan," Xian Zhiyang said to Mo Wuji with an expression of respect, "The Xia Clan has direct access to Planet Diyuan. In fact, they have their own s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p. Xia Clan’s body tempering fluid is something the entire world desires. It’s said that Planet Diyuan isn’t as safe as Earth. Even though the air there is clean and the environment is beautiful, there are actually plenty of fierce beasts…"

As he said this, Xian Zhiyang seemed to recall something. He said to Mo Wuji, "Wuji, that ointment of yours is not bad too. It actually healed you in such a short period of time. You didn’t even need any antibiotic injections. If you start a company and sell that ointment, you might be able to tap into a huge market in Planet Diyuan."

Mo Wuji silently clenched his fists tightly. Xia Clan’s body tempering fluid? That was his meridian opening fluid, ok? It was just that the formula that he kept in his notebook wasn’t perfect and there were also some key ingredients and steps which he didn’t write down. After Xia Ruoyin plotted against him, she didn’t receive the exact formula.

Clearly, Xia Clan’s body tempering fluid was modified from that incomplete formula of his meridian opening fluid. However, he would definitely take back whatever belongs to him.

"I don’t have the formula. And that ointment was left behind from my ancestors. After I used it, it’s gone." Mo Wuji was good at discerning people’s character. He could tell that Xian Zhikang wasn’t trying to use an indirect approach to obtain his formula.

Expectedly, Xian Zhiyang sighed, "That’s a pity… Wuji, The Xia Clan’s s.p.a.ce pharmaceutical company is one of the best in the world. It must have been hard for you to enter. Why did you leave?"

Mo Wuji also sighed, "Because I wasn’t good enough, I was chased out. I was almost killed too."

Xian Zhiyang didn’t to seem to have found it peculiar when Mo Wuji said that he was almost killed. In fact, it seemed like it was normal to him.

By now, the two had already walked out of the hospital. Indeed, the air outside was far polluted compared to the air in the hospital; it was filled with an indescribable odour.

Mo Wuji lifted his head and saw the dull grey sky. He sighed with deep emotions.

Xian Zhiyang also sighed, "If not for that planet which exploded near the Solar System those years ago which destroyed Earth’s atmosphere, the Earth wouldn’t be as it is now."

Even though Mo Wuji really wanted to ask about the explosion of that planet, he still resisted it. It would be weird if he didn’t know of such a huge incident. However, after hearing Xian Zhiyang’s words, Mo Wuji had a rough understanding of how Earth got here. It didn’t seem to be entirely man-made. That also seemed right, when he left Earth those years ago, conservation and protection of the Earth’s atmosphere were important matters.

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Chapter 836: The Old Friend Is No Longer Here

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Leaving the hospital, Mo Wuji saw that there didn"t seem to be many cars on the street. There were, however, streams of people and open shops. Clearly, this city was still considered quite lively.

Perhaps they had grown used to it but the people on the street did not seem to notice the foul air.

An hour later, Mo Wuji and Xian Zhiyang arrived at Xing Wu University. The entrance of Xing Wu University was rather majestic: two towering pillars were erected at the two sides, emanating an imposing aura.

Xian Zhiyang pointed at the three words "Xing Wu University" and said, "Qi Shu City"s Xing Wu University is not bad, it"s one of the top twenty schools in the country. There are even some foreign students that pursue their studies here. I can bring you to the best canteen in the university. It"s much cheaper than outside food and it tastes great too."

Although Mo Wuji couldn"t use his spiritual will, he was still an Immortal Emperor with a large scope of vision. The moment he entered the university, he noticed multiple environment cleaning machines. The air within the school was also much cleaner than the outside.

Actually, besides his unfinished business here, Mo Wuji had another reason why he wanted to come to Earth. He could faintly feel that if he wanted to advance beyond the level of the Immortal Emperor Stage, he had to find a resolution to all his matters here on Earth.

Mo Wuji wasn"t clear why it was so. He cultivated the Mortal Dao, so he only had a faint feeling regarding this. Thus, Kun Wu could be said to have helped him obtain his wish. When he recovers his cultivation and leaves Earth, he would install an array around Earth. At the same time, he would try to restore Earth"s environment to an optimal condition. He could take it as contributing to the land that he was born in.

"We"ve arrived. It"s here." The canteen that Xian Zhiyang mentioned was actually not far from the school"s entrance.

There weren"t many people in the canteen. Just as Mo Wuji and Xian Zhiyang entered, they saw two women and one man leave.

"Ya Qi, you"re also…" Xian Zhiyang said subconsciously; then his gaze landed on that male student.

Mo Wuji noticed a fl.u.s.tered expression appear on that Ya Qi"s face. However, this woman"s mental state was not bad; she was able to revert back to normal in a short time.

"Zhiyang, why are you back in school? Didn"t you go to the hospital…" This woman called Ya Qi replied with a question. She didn"t even finish her sentence.

The male student that was by Ya Qi"s side extended his hand and said, "You should be Xian Zhiyang, right? My name is Feng Nan. I come from Jing Yang Star School. I"m a friend of Ya Qi"s."

Mo Wuji wasn"t the same idiot in love that he used to be. The moment he saw that scene, he knew that there was something going on between Xian Zhiyang and this Ya Qi. They might even be in a relations.h.i.+p.

Expectedly, Xian Zhiyang had an unpleasant expression on his face. He didn"t respond to Feng Nan, nor did he extend his hand to return Feng Nan"s handshake. Instead, he looked at Ya Qi and asked, "Ya Qi, when I asked you to follow me to the hospital, you said that you wanted to revise for the Star Grade Exam. Why are you here?"

Ya Qi lowered her head awkwardly. An air of silence fell over them. After some time, she suddenly lifted her head and said, "Fellow student Zhiyang, you should know that I"m going to graduate this year. Going to Planet Diyuan has always been my only dream."

She didn"t go on any further. Even Mo Wuji understood what she was implying: Xian Zhiyang didn"t meet her standards. Xian Zhiyang was probably a reserve. Since she had already met another one, she had to choose between the two.

"Xian Zhiyang, you"re really lacking in manners. There"s no need to talk about how Ya Qi isn"t your girlfriend. Even if she is, you shouldn"t be so disrespectful to her cla.s.smates. This isn"t about the details, doing this would not be any good to your future," The other female student frowned and said.

That Ya Qi had a short hair and a round face. Even though she could be considered pretty, she was only a little above average. The girl that was scolding Xian Zhiyang, however, was much better. Her figure was slender, her skin was translucent and white, her facial features were refined, and her long hair reached her shoulders. She was much better than Ya Qi.

Xian Zhiyang"s face was slightly pale. Clearly, his heart was disturbed.

Even though Mo Wuji knew that Xian Zhiyang"s previous actions were indeed without grace, he still laughed and patted Xian Zhiyang"s shoulder, "Zhiyang, there are plenty of other fish in the sea. You don’t have to care too much about some matters."

It was unknown whether Zhiyang had thought it through by himself, or Mo Wuji"s words had taken effect. He looked at Ya Qi with a hint of reluctance, then he turned to that slender woman and said, "Tan Zhenman, you"re right. I"m not even in a close relations.h.i.+p with Ya Qi. I was simply overthinking it."

After saying this, Xian Zhiyang said to Mo Wuji, "Mo Wuji, let"s go and have a good meal. My school canteen"s mountain pelican is especially tasty."

"That"s the way. Let"s go." Mo Wuji appreciated Xian Zhiyang"s carefree and straightforward att.i.tude

"You"re called Mo Wuji?" That woman called Tan Zhenman suddenly exclaimed.

Mo Wuji nodded, "That"s right, I"m called Mo Wuji. Is there anything wrong?"

He didn"t believe that Tan Zhenman recognised him. He had already left years for several decades. Moreover, he had wholeheartedly immersed himself in the research of herbs and plants back when he was here. His only red threads were with Wen Xiaoqi, who had a one-sided love for him, and Xia Ruoyin, who stabbed him in the back.

"Oh, it"s nothing. It"s just that the name "Mo Wuji’ is too famous. That’s why I was momentarily shocked," Tan Zhenman reacted and replied apologetically.

Mo Wuji clasped his fists and said, "May I request Student Tan to tell me why is the name Mo Wuji famous?"

Seeing Mo Wuji clasped his fists, it wasn’t just Tan Zhenman, but even Xian Zhiyang was astonished. Mo Wuji’s robes already looked quite archaic. Now, he even showed courtesy through the clasping of his fists.

Tan Zhenman said hurriedly, "There’s nothing much. You will know it if you go to Jing Yang. Many people in Jing Yang know of Mo Wuji. Because many years ago, a gravestone appeared on Jingshou Mountain. There were two lines of words on the gravestone: Mo Wuji’s Grave; Erected by Wen Xiaoqi."

"Right, this isn’t a bizarre thing. Everyone in Jing Yang knows about it," By the side, Feng Nan nodded and said.

Even though Xian Zhiyang ignored his gesture for a handshake, he still behaved courteously.

"Mo Wuji’s Grave, Erected by Wen Xiaoqi…" Mo Wuji muttered to himself. In his eyes, a bashful but pretty girl appeared. Her name was Wen Xiaoqi.

Perhaps after he died, the only person who remembered him was Wen Xiaoqi.

"That gravestone looked like an ordinary piece of stone, but it was actually a rare piece of jade. Because of that gravestone, there was a conflict in Jing Yang…" Tan Zhenman noticed that Mo Wuji seemed to be at a loss, so she continued explaining.

"Many thanks, Student Tan. Do you know where on Jingshou Mountain did this gravestone appear at? And where is it now? And did anyone investigate on that Wen Xiaoqi?" Mo Wuji suppressed the anxiety in his heart and he asked a chain of questions.

Tan Zhenman nodded, "After that jade gravestone was discovered, investigations were carried out on Wen Xiaoqi. She seems to have been a lonely person who didn’t get married. She had died and prior to her death, she had also requested to be buried on Jingshou Mountain. As for that jade gravestone, it was already long gone. A few other cla.s.smates and I have visited the gravestone site before."

Wen Xiaoqi is dead?

Mo Wuji felt that intense pain in his head once more. It felt as though millions of needles were stabbing his brain at the same time. His face instantly turned pale. This intense pain in his head, however, wasn’t able to overwhelm the sadness and regret he felt in his heart. His eyes turned misty.

Previously, he cried for Cen Shuyin. This time, he was crying for Wen Xiaoqi. He had returned far too late; he had no way of bringing Wen Xiaoqi away.

A woman remained lonely all her life, all for a man who didn’t give her any promise nor any chances. How much determination was required for that? How deep was her love?

However, he didn’t notice all this. She had always supported him from the back. She never asked for anything in return, nor did she hope for any sort of happy ending. Perhaps, Wen Xiaoqi only hoped to see his smile and to hear his greetings every morning.

But he didn’t even give her these. His heart had been focused on the research on the meridian opening solution. His love had also been given to that Xia Ruoyin, that backstabbing woman.

"Mo Wuji, are you fine?" Xian Zhiyang asked anxiously.

Mo Wuji wiped his eyes and shook his head, "I’m fine."

Thereafter, he looked at Tan Zhenman and said, "Student Tan, I know that my words might sound rude. However, this matter is extremely important to me. Can you bring me to where the gravestone was discovered in Jingshou Mountain?"

"Ah…" Tan Zhenman looked at Mo Wuji in astonishment. She could never have thought that Mo Wuji would have such an unreasonable request.

She had no relations with Mo Wuji. Moreover, Mo Wuji looked sickly and his attire looked weird. If not for the fact that ancient Han clothing was in fas.h.i.+on, she would have really thought that Mo Wuji was a madman.

However, she didn’t have a bad impression of Mo Wuji. Even though Mo Wuji looked like he was in dire straits, he also seemed to give off an indescribable feeling. While Mo Wuji’s clothing was old and tattered, his aura was actually clean and bright.

"Zhiyang, Senior Mo is your friend?" What left Feng Nan and Ya Qi shocked was that Tan Zhenman actually didn’t reject him directly. Instead, she asked Xian Zhiyang a question.

Xian Zhiyang hurriedly said, "Wuji is a friend that I just made. He injured himself falling down Luo Yang Moutain. I was the one who brought him to the hospital."

"Zhenman, why don’t you draw a map for Mo Wuji. After all, this place is too far from Jing Yang," Feng Nan hurriedly said when he saw that Tan Zhenman actually seemed to be contemplating it.

Right at this instant, the school’s broadcasting system sounded, "Graduating students of Xing Wu University, please take notice. The Joint s.p.a.ce Navigation Federation will be accepting three students from our Kai Nam Province. As long as you pa.s.s the Three Star Exam, you will be able to take part in the selection. Registration will be at Qi Shu City’s Observatory Plaza…"

The announcement repeated a total of six times. Mo Wuji saw that all of them revealed an expression of longing; Xian Zhiyang seemed to have forgotten that he had just been ditched.

"Ai, unfortunately, I haven’t pa.s.sed Three Star Exam…" Tan Zhenman sighed.

"If you promise to follow me to Jingshou Mountain, I promise to coach you so that you would pa.s.s the three exams," Mo Wuji suddenly said. He didn’t know what the Three Star Exam was. However, he believed that for an Immortal Emperor like him, it should be nothing.

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Chapter 837: Slash Me

Translator: Sparrow Translations  Editor: Sparrow Translations

Before Tan Zhenman could say anything, it was Ya Qi who scolded harshly, "What nonsense are you uttering? Even the number one expert in the federation, Senior Xi Li, wouldn’t dare to promise anyone a guaranteed pa.s.s in the Three Star Exam. That would require talent and qualifications. You actually dare to say such words?"

Mo Wuji calmly looked at Ya Qi and said, "I’m different from you. When you do things, you take into account all considerations. Even when it comes to a boy-girl relations.h.i.+p, you find spares. If I’m not wrong, this Student Feng Nan should also be one of your spares, right? But the fact that you can make a decisive choice to change your spares is considered quite a character. On the other hand, I don’t have many considerations. If I can do it, I will do it. If I can’t do it, I will not consider any further."

Not only did Mo Wuji notice that Ya Qi’s affection towards Feng Nan wasn’t deep, he also noticed that Feng Nan also seemed to care more about Tan Zhenman.

"You…" Ya Qi’s face turned crimson right but she was unable to explain anything.

In reality, her kind of thinking was very normal. Xian Zhiyang’s character was not bad and his family condition was also okay. If she was unable to get to Planet Diyuan, then Xian Zhiyang was indeed her best option. However, Xian Zhiyang’s talent was clearly lacking. He definitely wouldn’t be able to go to Planet Diyuan. Thus, if she could go to Planet Diyuan, Xian Zhiyang was definitely not suitable for her. On the other hand, Feng Nan has the opportunity to go to Planet Diyuan. In her perspective, her choice of Feng Nan was very normal.

However, it was exactly as Mo Wuji said. If she found a target better than Feng Nan, she would cast Feng Nan aside. In this era, love was just an accessory; this was her, Lu Yaqi’s ideology.

"Zhenman, I personally don’t have any opinions towards Senior Mo. It’s just that Senior Mo’s words are truly too shocking. Actually, Ya Qi is not wrong. Even if Senior Xi Li is here, he cannot guarantee anyone a pa.s.s in the Three Star Exam." Feng Nan didn’t seem to express any opinion towards Mo Wuji’s claim that he was another spare of Ya Qi’s. Instead, he was extremely sincere in his advice.

Xian Zhiyang didn’t say a word. In his heart, he also thought that Mo Wuji’s words were too impractical. It was truly too hard to pa.s.s the Three Star Exam. This was no conversational language exam. However, he was different from these people. He seemed to feel that Mo Wuji was not simple.

What shocked everyone was that Tan Zhenman actually looked at Mo Wuji and said seriously, "Senior Mo, are your words true?"

"They’re true. As long as you’re willing to bring me, I will make it happen," Mo Wuji said resolutely.

"Alright, I believe you." Tan Zhenman actually nodded her head.

Yaqi was filled with anxiety; she hurriedly grabbed Tan Zhenman’s hand, "Zhenman, are you crazy? You actually believe such words?"

A hint of frustration flashed across Tan Zhenman’s eyes. She promptly shook her head and said, "Yaqi, my talent is incomparable to yours. You have the chance of pa.s.sing the Three Star Exam, but I don’t have that possibility. You also know what’s waiting for me if I fail to pa.s.s the Three Star Exam. I’m truly not willing for that, ah…"

Yaqi sank into silence. Tan Zhenman was also a descendant of a sizeable clan. In the Age of s.p.a.ce, beauty was useless. For clans, talent was the most important. Even if a girl was extremely pretty, she still wouldn’t have much value to the clan. The only thing she could do was to help form ties between clans via marriage. That will help the clan form relations with more powerful clans. This fate was something that Tan Zhenman couldn’t control.

"Let’s go. Follow me to my dorm. I will prepare some essentials, then I will immediately bring you to Jing Yang." Seeing Yaqi turn silent, Tan Zhenman looked and spoke to Mo Wuji resolutely.

"Zhenman, I will also be returning to Jing Yang Star School. How about I follow you and Senior Mo," Feng Nan hurriedly said.

Tan Zhenman shook her head, then she looked at Feng Nan and said, "Feng Nan, we’re not suitable for each other. Moreover, we have our paths. You may be able to follow me once, but you can’t follow me forever. Let’s go, Senior Mo."

"There’s no need to call me senior. It’s fine if you call me Mo Wuji. It’s been a long time since I was a student." Mo Wuji felt some admiration towards this Tan Zhenman. She was very decisive; she didn’t falter when she had made her decision.

"..." When Feng Nan heard Tan Zhenman’s words, he instantly felt embarra.s.sed. Honestly, he did feel more affection towards Tan Zhenman than Lu Yaqi. If not because he knew that his chances with Tan Zhenman were lower, he would have chased after Tan Zhenman instead of Yaqi.

Mo Wuji knew of Jingshou Mountain; it was incredibly big. If he could use his spiritual will, he probably wouldn’t have needed Tan Zhenman’s help. But now that he didn’t have his spiritual will, it would be hard to find that gravestone on the vast Jingshou Mountain.

"Mo Wuji, I’ll send you." Xian Zhiyang hurriedly said when he saw that Tan Zhenman was willing to bring Mo Wuji to Jingshou Mountain.

Mo Wuji stopped and said, "Zhiyang, many thanks for sending me to the hospital. When I leave now, I don’t know whether we will be able to meet again. I wonder whether you have any plans?"

Hearing Mo Wuji ask about his plans, Xian Zhiyang’s eyes turned dim, "My talent is limited. It’s already not bad if I can pa.s.s the Two Star Exam. Thus, I probably wouldn’t have the opportunity to go to Planet Diyuan in my entire life. I only hope that after I graduate, I will be able to help my parents run their business. Perhaps if my business flourishes, I can use my capital to purchase the rights to go to Planet Diyuan."

Mo Wuji patted Xian Zhiyang’s shoulder and said, "I only have two things to tell you: 1. Don’t go to Planet Diyuan. I’ve never been there before but I’m sure it isn’t better than Earth; 2. If your business flourishes, all the more you shouldn’t go to Planet Diyuan. Listen to my words, purchase large amounts of land from the developed cities. My words definitely will not be wrong."

Mo Wuji wasn’t blindly speaking. The universe was filled with countless of planets that have been destroyed by experts. If a planet like Planet Diyuan got discovered by experts, it would either be refined or destroyed in battle.

He didn’t know how Planet Diyuan was discovered but he was sure that Planet Diyuan wasn’t as concealed as Earth. Earth should be one of the most concealed planets within the vast universe. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have survived to this day.

Moreover, Mo Wuji decided that he would install a huge array over Earth before he leaves. He would even install a grand array over the entire Solar System. If any expert does discover this system, they still wouldn’t casually destroy his Grade 9 defensive array. This is because destroying this array would be forming a grudge against the person who installed the array. Even an Immortal Emperor wouldn’t want to form an enmity with an expert who could install a Grade 9 immortal array, right?

As he saw Mo Wuji and Tan Zhenman walk off into the distance, Xian Zhiyang had a sudden impulse. He wanted to defer his studies and stock up on land. Now, the rich and powerful have all left the planet. Earth’s environment was now heavily contaminated and land had become the least valuable thing here.

"You should not have given Xian Zhiyang that advice. Earth’s environment is only getting worse. It’s a matter of time before it collapses. At least he will get a chance of life at Planet Diyuan. What you’re doing is breaking his fighting spirit," When they were in a distance, Tan Zhenman suddenly said.

Mo Wuji didn’t mind Tan Zhenman’s words. One’s words depended on one’s knowledge and experience. With Tan Zhenman’s knowledge and experience, there was nothing wrong with her saying such words. He also didn’t have any intentions of advising Tan Zhenman to stay on Earth and to not take part in her whatever exam. That had nothing to do with him. He had only promised to help her pa.s.s her Three Star Exam.

Seeing that Mo Wuji remained silent, Tan Zhenman didn’t talk any further. She was indeed a unique person. In less than half an hour, she had already organised all her items and had brought Mo Wuji out of the university campus.

"From Qi Shu to Jing Yang, the high-speed rail will take 6 hours while a flight will take 4 hours. How should we go?" Tan Zhenman asked the moment they left the campus. She was more eager than Mo Wuji since this was related to pa.s.sing the Three Star Exam.

Mo Wuji hesitated briefly before saying, "I lost my identification…"

"Then we’ll take the high-speed rail. I have a method of getting you through the checks," Before Mo Wuji could suggest a chartered car, Tan Zhenman directly interrupted him.

…

Tan Zhenman truly wasn’t bluffing. In an hour, she and Mo Wuji were already sitting on the high-speed rail towards Jing Yang City.

Not only that, she even had a personal commercial box. Clearly, Tan Zhenman’s family was really wealthy.

"Senior Mo, I think it’s more appropriate for me to call you by senior. After all, I still need your help to pa.s.s the Three Star Exam. Now that there are at least 6 hours till we reach Jing Yang, I wonder whether Senior Mo can use this time to instruct me as to how I can pa.s.s the Three Star Exam?" The moment the train roared into action, Tan Zhenman locked the room and directly asked Mo Wuji about his promise.

Mo Wuji nodded and asked, "First, tell me what’s tested in the Three Star Exam. What are the requirements?"

Hearing Mo Wuji’s words, Tan Zhenman stared at Mo Wuji blankly. At the next instant, her eyes were filled with anger and disappointment. Mo Wuji didn’t even know what’s tested in the Three Star Exam but he still a.s.sured her that he would help her pa.s.s. Her mind must have been malfunctioning. Why did she actually believe such a person?

After some time, the anger and disappointment within Tan Zhenman’s eyes gradually faded. It was replaced by helplessness and acceptance.

"Ha…" Tan Zhenman sighed. She slowly said to Mo Wuji, "Just take it as I gave you a free ride. I will stop at the next station. Thereafter, you will walk your own path while I will traverse my own."

Mo Wuji knew what Tan Zhenman was thinking. He looked at Tan Zhenman and said calmly, "It’s not because I’m inferior that I don’t know about the Three Star Exam. Conversely, it’s because the Three Star Exam is too inferior. It’s inferior to the point where I didn’t even care about understanding it. Now, it’s because I need your help to lead the way that I chose to lower myself to learn about this exam. If not for your help to lead the way, I wouldn’t care about how you choose to walk your path. Now, the only thing I can do is for you to believe me."

As he got here, Mo Wuji turned to Tan Zhenman’s bag and said, "If I’m not wrong, you have a knife in your bag. You can take your knife out and slash my arm."

"You want me to use my Tan Clan’s knife to slash you?" Tan Zhenman’s eyes went wide open. She even suspected that she had met with a madman. The rise of the Tan Clan was due to their tools and equipment. Some people that head towards Planet Diyuan even purchased equipment from the Tan Clan. Now, Mo Wuji actually asked her to slash him with one of the Tan Clan’s knives. Didn’t he know that the Tan Clan’s knives were even capable of slas.h.i.+ng through one’s skull?

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Chapter 838: Recovering The Spirit Storage Channel

Translator: Sparrow Translations  Editor: Sparrow Translations

"That’s right. You didn’t hear wrongly." Mo Wuji extended his arm. Inside, he was filled with helplessness. Now, he really had nothing else besides his insanely strong body. If he could use even a strand of his spiritual will, he wouldn’t suggest such a thing.

Tan Zhenman looked at Mo Wuji seriously and said, "Mo Wuji, my Tan Clan rose with our knives. Even experts qualified to go to Planet Diyuan would purchase weapons from my Tan Clan. The knife in my hand, in particular, is a peak grade product of my Tan Clan. You sure you want me to slash you?"

Mo Wuji said indifferently, "That’s right. Just do it. I hope that after you slash me, you will hurry and tell me about the Three Star Exam. I don’t really have that much time."

To Mo Wuji, time was indeed the most precious thing. His sea of consciousness had been split apart and he definitely wouldn’t be able to use his spiritual will. Now, his only hope was to forcibly open his storage ring. That way, he would have a strand of hope. Alternatively, he could forcibly try and enter his Undying World.

As for the knife, although he lost his cultivation, even low-grade immortal equipment wouldn’t be able to cause an injury to his body.

"Alright." Tan Zhenman was extremely straightforward. With a quick movement of her hand, she retrieved the knife from her bag. She didn’t even slow down as she slashed that knife down towards Mo Wuji’s hand.

Seeing Tan Zhenman’s actions, Mo Wuji could tell that this girl was experienced with battles. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have such fluid movements. Clearly, she had some confidence when she decided to follow him to Jing Yang by herself.

As Mo Wuji saw the knife descend, he felt speechless. This slash was clearly a false move. From the looks of it, Tan Zhenman still believed that he was lying to her.

Indeed, the knife suddenly stopped just as it was a few centimetres away from Mo Wuji’s arm.

Tan Zhenman looked at Mo Wuji in astonishment, "You’re really not dodging?"

Mo Wuji looked at Tan Zhenman calmly, "My time is really limited. If you really trust me, then you should tell me what’s tested in that Three Star Exam. If you don’t trust me, then hurry and slash me."

"Alright!" Tan Zhenman didn’t raise the knife in her hand. Instead, she pressed it down softly. With the sharpness of her Tan Clan’s knife, even a light pressure should be enough to cut Mo Wuji.

If her knife cut through Mo Wuji’s skin and Mo Wuji still wanted her to slash him, then she would no longer care about this madman.

Immediately, Tan Zhenman was stunned. At the start, she only used a little strength. Towards the end, she used more force. However, her knife was unable to even cut through Mo Wuji’s skin.

"You cultivate the Steel Sleeve Technique?" Tan Zhenman suddenly recalled a martial art from a novel.

Mo Wuji was too lazy to answer Tan Zhenman. He directly closed his eyes and he tried to slowly communicate with his spiritual will. In merely a breath’s time, that soul-stabbing pain caused Mo Wuji to give up on that crazy idea.

When Tan Zhenman saw Mo Wuji ignoring her, she lifted her knife by 1 inch then slashed down, then 2 inches…

After ten consecutive times, she was sure that Mo Wuji’s arm was truly very tough. She then decided to slash at Mo Wuji in earnest. Even so, she still subconsciously retracted her force as her knife approached Mo Wuji’s arm.

Even after that slash, there wasn’t even a white mark left on Mo Wuji’s skin.

Tan Zhenman gritted her teeth. This time, she didn’t have any intentions of holding back. She raised her knife. Almost drawing an entire arc, she forcefully sliced down towards Mo Wuji’s arm.

At the most, she would send Mo Wuji to the hospital and help him reattach his arm. Thus, this knife contained her intentions of slicing Mo Wuji’s entire arm off.

As this knife approached Mo Wuji’s arm, Mo Wuji actually felt a hint of killing intent.

"Bang!" The knife directly rebounded off Mo Wuji’s arm. The power of the rebound actually sent Tan Zhenman moving backwards, slamming against the door of the commercial box.

Tan Zhenman looked at Mo Wuji in shock. This was the first time she witnessed such a bizarre incident. Even if the federation’s number one expert, Xi Li, got struck by that slash, his arm would be heavily injured, right? Now, she didn’t even see a single mark on Mo Wuji’s arm.

What did this mean?

Tan Zhenman’s heart suddenly burned with fervour. This meant that Mo Wuji was truly someone with capabilities. If that was true, then that would mean that Mo Wuji could actually be able to guide her to pa.s.s the Three Star Exam.

"Big Brother Mo…" Tan Zhenman didn’t dare to call Mo Wuji by his name, she didn’t even call him senior anymore.

However, Mo Wuji didn’t reply. She could see that Mo Wuji’s eyes were closed and he seemed to be deep in something. His brows were continuously twitching, as though he was being tortured by a great pain.

Could he have been injured by that slash? Tan Zhenman soon cast that idea aside. Her slash didn’t even leave a mark on Mo Wuji’s arm, how could it have injured Mo Wuji?

She didn’t dare to interrupt Mo Wuji. Instead, she carefully kept her knife. After she kept her knife, she finally felt the intense pain around her body. That rebound just now had actually caused her muscles to ache.

"Is there anything you need help with?" A service attendant’s voice sounded from the outside of the box.

Tan Zhenman hurriedly said, "No need, no need. We are busy."

The attendant heard Tan Zhenman’s words, shook his head and left. The wealthy really know how to entertain themselves. To think that they would do such a thing in the commercial box of a train.

…

At this instant, Mo Wuji was completely oblivious to what Tan Zhenman was doing. That hint of killing intent exuded by Tan Zhenman actually stimulated his breath scattering channel. Currently, he was trying to link with his breath scattering channel. As long as he got communicate with the breath scattering channel, he could use it communicate with the other meridians.

Mo Wuji no longer dared to count on his sea of consciousness. Now, he could only place his hope on his spirit storage channel.

"Crack!" Mo Wuji finally communicated with his breath scattering channel. He forcefully suppressed his agitation as he got his breath scattering channel to begin its circulation.

Earth didn’t have any spiritual energy but Mo Wuji’s meridians were filled with elemental energy.

After forming one complete circulation, his breath scattering channel then linked with his second meridian. After the two meridians finished a circulation, they connected with the third meridian.

Fourth, fifth…

When Mo Wuji finally communicated with all 108 meridians successfully, he opened his eyes in agitation. His injuries were heavy and he was currently unable to recover. However, this was not important. Now, he had obtained the chance to recover.

Seeing Mo Wuji sit still without moving, Tan Zhenman didn’t dare to interrupt him. She seemed to feel a majestic energy circulating around Mo Wuji. This gave her a peculiar feeling. She felt like she was young again and she was looking up towards the grand s.p.a.ce through a telescope. The current Mo Wuji actually gave her the same impression as s.p.a.ce; they were both majestic and unfathomable.

"Big Brother Mo…" Seeing Mo Wuji open his eyes, Tan Zhenman cried out once more.

Mo Wuji waved his hand. Thereafter, he popped an entire vase of Zhi Nature Pills in his mouth, then he threw out a pile of green crystals around himself.

In merely a few breaths time, Mo Wuji kept his green crystals. He sighed emotionally; it truly wasn’t simple for him to heal his sea of consciousness.

Mo Wuji only revealed his green crystals for a short moment. However, during that short moment, Tan Zhenman actually felt like an entire century had pa.s.sed. The moment she glanced at those crystals, she felt her brain clearing up significantly. In fact, that instant could be the greatest instance of clarity in her entire life.

She almost wanted to beg Mo Wuji to give her one green crystal. She would rather have it than to pa.s.s the Three Star Exam.

Mo Wuji looked at Tan Zhenman, whose eyes were now glued to him. He said, "If you are willing to trust me, then tell me what’s tested in the Three Star Exam. Oh right, because I have always been learning the martial arts with my master in the depths of the mountains, I don’t really have an understanding of the outside world. You can also tell me about the critical matters regarding the Age of s.p.a.ce."

In reality, the moment Mo Wuji managed to communicate with his spirit storage channel, he no longer needed Tan Zhenman’s help. It wouldn’t be a problem for his spirit storage channel to search one Jingshou Mountain.

This was why Mo Wuji’s meridian cultivation was so impressive. If he was any other cultivator, he would be crippled the moment his sea of consciousness collapses. Even though Mo Wuji didn’t have his sea of consciousness, he had his spirit storage channel and his elemental storage channel.

Tan Zhenman slowly regained her composure. Her eyes flashed with an indescribable glee, "I believe you, Big Brother Mo. After Earth entered the Age of s.p.a.ce, the 200 over countries on Earth formed the s.p.a.ce Navigation Federation Control Centre. Every person, organisation, or country that wishes to go to s.p.a.ce must apply through the control centre.

After discovering that Planet Diyuan was habitable, the Spatial Navigation Federation moved to Planet Diyuan. At the same time, the talents on Earth could use the various methods offered by the federation to get to Planet Diyuan. Getting to Planet Diyuan through school is the simplest way. One would only need to pa.s.s the selection test. However, not everyone would get a chance to take part in the selection test. Only those that pa.s.s the Three Star Exam get to have the rights to partic.i.p.ate.

It’s very hard for those that aren’t in schools to get to Planet Diyuan. For these people, they have to pa.s.s the challenges. During these challenges, they would fight with various kinds of beasts. One can only enter Planet Diyuan after succeeding in three challenges. In reality, I heard that out of everyone ten thousand people that take the challenge, not more than 20 would succeed. A majority of those that fail either die or suffer heavy injuries."

Mo Wuji said, "You’re saying that if I help you to pa.s.s the Three Star Exam, you would only obtain the rights to compete with others to enter Planet Diyuan? You’re not guaranteed an entrance to Planet Diyuan?"

Tan Zhenman nodded, "Yes. Actually, it’s already very hard to pa.s.s the Three Star Exam. Xing Da University doesn’t even have ten people that pa.s.s the exams every year. I have already pa.s.sed the One Star and Two Star Exams. However, I have failed the Three Star Exam three times. The Three Star Exam has a theory and a practical portion. Most people can pa.s.s the theory portion. You only need to work hard and study. However, the practical portion is hard. It composes of the endurance test, gravity test, strength test, poison resistance test, physical resistance test, senses test…"

Mo Wuji stopped Tan Zhenman from speaking. He already understood; this was a test of multiple capabilities, "I understand now. I have two options for you…"