World of Cultivation - Volume 02 - A Problematic Youth Page 5

  Zuo Mo spread his hands helplessly, “There’s no way around it!” After thinking for a second, he decided to remind Shijie, “Shijie could try to buy some raw materials about now.”

  Li Ying Feng looked in shock at Zuo Mo and then suddenly smiled, “Didn’t think that Shidi is also concerned about business. En, Shidi, don’t worry too much. The sect has already hoarded enough materials. Especially dan-making materials. Master had started hoarding a long time ago.”

  Zuo Mo was relieved. That seemed correct. A problem that even he could see, someone as clever as Yan Le Shibo, how could he not see it?

  Zuo Mo’s heart was steadied by the sect’s proactive approach.

  He was paid twenty pieces of third grade jingshi from Li Ying Feng. Taking this enormous sum of wealth, Zuo Mo didn’t feel very happy. He only felt that time was even tighter. The market prices had risen again! This was undoubtedly a strong signal.

  Give it to Pu Yao? Zuo Mo gritted his teeth. Okay. But then, he paused. How would he give it to Pu Yao?

  Usually, Pu Yao would do it himself, and rob him of jingshi. Zuo Mo didn’t have any way to take jingshi into his consciousness.

  Pu Yao, it’s not that ge doesn’t want you to use it… …

  Zuo Mo, mind at peace, put away the jingshi. After some thought, he decided to rent a ling garden.

  Due to the climate of Sky Moon Jie, it was very suited for farming so there were many ling gardens. But many of the ling gardens, especially those with ling fields above third grade, they always lacked people to farm them. For ling fields of third grade and above, it needed somewhat professional xiuzhe to farm them. Otherwise, it was too much of a waste of resources. Normal xiuzhe were not able to pay the huge rent. Sky Moon Jie was primarily sword xiu, and the number of ling plant farmers were pitiful so there were many empty ling gardens.

  The owner of the ling garden in front of him was chattering on, “Don’t worry, I won’t cheat you. This ling garden isn’t big but the ling energy is dense and it is all third grade ling fields. The air is very humid and sun exposure is appropriate. It is suited to farming all kinds of ling grasses and herbs. It would be a pity to just farm ling grains.”

  “How much for a year?” Zuo Mo asked straightforwardly.

  “Fifteen pieces of third grade jingshi.” The other answered resolutely.

  “Accepted!” Zuo Mo, whose wallet had just bulged, responded briskly. He was trying to steal time right now.

  Two hundred mu of third grade ling fields, it was enough for him to work with! Now that the ling fields had been rented, it was a question of what to plant. Since it was two hundred mu of ling fields, he couldn’t pay as much attention and care as he did for the ling fields of West Wind Valley. Luckily, this ling garden was not far from Wu Kong Sword Sect.

  He needed time… …

  Zuo Mo’s eyes were entirely red and extremely motivated.

  In the end, Zuo Mo picked a ling grass called Fiery Red Flower that was used very commonly in many healing lingdan. It also grew extremely quickly. The turnover was very quick and easy to sell, it was just perfect.

  Zuo Mo planted a whole one hundred and eighty mu of fiery red flowers!

  The remaining twenty mu, he planted three kinds of slightly rare ling herbs. This twenty mu was to increase his cultivation speed.

  Speaking of how to speed up increasing cultivation, there were many methods, but the majority was related to jingshi. Of the ways, the best was to just take in the ling energy inside jingshi. This could dramatically increase the speed of cultivation. However, it require special methods to resolve the domineering nature of the ling energy of the jingshi. In comparison, Zuo Mo felt that it was more practical to find a way in dan-making.

  Most of what he could make presently were first and second grade lingdan. His success rate with first grade lingdan was relatively high. It was hard to say about the success rate of second grade lingdan.

  There were very little low level lingdan that could directly increase cultivation. As the ling grasses and herbs in low level lingdan were also low grade, their effects were very limited. Zuo Mo had been able to find a few that he needed in the records room of Fragrant Ginger Yard, like the [Bone Tempering Dan] to change the flesh, the [Evil Removing Dan] for removing impurities of the body. The effects of these obscure lingdan were not major, and the effects were all those that were not prioritized by sword xiu.

  Zuo Mo didn’t have any room to choose.

  [Bone Tempering Dan] and [Evil Removing Dan] didn’t have great effects, but he thought that if it was used together with [Vajra Profound Sutra], it would have some effect. The other than that what he placed importance on was [Spirit Increasing Dan]. Its effect was also obscure. It could increase the consciousness of xiuzhe. Zuo Mo decided to use it in combination with [Embryonic Breathing Spiritual Cultivation]. He didn’t know if it would help.

  These obscure lingdan, there wasn’t any place that sold it in Dong Fu.

  It was a pity that couldn’t find lingdan that could directly increase the speed of cultivation. Upon further thought, he found it normal. If those lingdan were easily made, one could just eat dan all day… …

  However, Zuo Mo depressedly found that the three lingdan he had put so much effort into picking, had three kinds of rare ingredients that he couldn’t buy.

  Luckily, he managed to buy the seeds and had planted down twenty mu.

  Chapter 85: Coming Up To The Door

  Zuo Mo had just finished sorting out his just rented ling garden and dragged his exhausted body back to the Little West Wind Yard. But when he saw the pink little thousand crane, he wanted to faint.

  Could she not torment him… …

  Zuo Mo wanted to cry. But this situation wouldn’t change based on his wishes, he could only adjust to it.

  “Ye, it’s so boring, let’s play a game!”

  Zuo Mo wanted to reply with: “Ge really really isn’t bored.” But taking into account the other’s strange fondness for “fireworks”, Zuo Mo was extremely calm and intelligent in returning “I don’t know how to play games.”

  He felt he wasn’t lying to the other. He really didn’t know how to play games. Games, to him, it was so strange that it was like he didn’t even know the word. His life, from the moment he opened his eyes, it was determined that he couldn’t leisurely play games and live a life.

  But the other was very kind in not looking down at him and said: “That’s alright, I’ll teach ye.”

  Zuo Mo gave his last struggles: “I’m dumb and can’t be taught.”

  But, just like previous times, the other didn’t give him any room to rebel. Consequently, Zuo Mo saw a string of about eight thousand characters of game rules. This time, Zuo Mo really fainted. Such difficulty, for someone like him who didn’t like games, it really wasn’t something he could complete. He only read a few words before deciding to give up. He persisted: “I’m really stupid!”

  But considering that the probability of enraging the other was too high, he weakly added another sentence: “How about you find the simplest game?”

  This time, what reached his hand was a set of game instructions about two hundred characters

  Hm, Zuo Mo’s mind couldn’t help but jump. Wasn’t this a formation problem? He read it thoroughly again and finally was certain that this was really a formation problem.

  Formations was an area of systematic study. Zuo Mo, located in a small sect, naturally didn’t have any experience. However, in some large sects, the disciples would learn formations. From the simplest Simple Ling Formation, to Yin Yang Formation, Compound formations and gradually increasing the difficulty. This was an extremely long process of study. To help disciples with learning, some xiuzhe skilled in formations had created a set of methods to learn formations. Included in the methods were all kinds of formation problems.

  Like corrections, fill in the blanks, optimization etc. There were many kinds. Over time, some xiuzhe enjoyed the process and were infatuated, creating even harder formation problems. Between many disciples, they used them as games.

  Zuo Mo had never played this before and felt it was very interesting. The formations that were used were not complicated. Zuo Mo had learned them before. However, the problem was extremely tricky. He couldn’t help but fall into thinking. The other seemed to know that he was thinking and didn’t hurry him.

  Thinking for a long time, he didn’t figure out anything.

  Zuo Mo shook his head hard and recovered some clarity. He couldn’t help but gape inside. Did those large sect disciples play like this? He couldn’t help but admire them. No wonder they were so strong. Even the things they played with were this powerful.

  However, he decided to put this game down first. There were many things he still had to do. Games, it was fine to play when he had free time. In any case, that damned woman hadn’t hurried him.

  Zuo Mo went into the stone room to practice [Embryonic Breathing Spiritual Cultivation] and the gravestone version of [Vajra Profound Sutra].

  After cultivation, he took out the Water Drop sword from the ling spring. With the nourishment from the ling spring, its sheen was clearer than before. Zuo Mo caressed the Water Drop sword and then started to imprint it.

  One flying sword, it needed a long time to imprint it before it could move like a part of the body. And to have it move according to one’s thoughts, the time needed was even longer. The flying sword was like a sword xiu’s partner. The longer they were together, the more chemistry they had. Sword xiu wouldn’t easily change a flying sword. This point, especially after reaching jindan, it was even more evident.

  These days that were spent imprinting it, he didn’t waste his efforts. Right now, Zuo Mo could move the sword like it was a part of his body. It was of a higher grade than ice crysta
l sword and was even more nimble.

  Zuo Mo’s mind moved and the Water Drop sword in his hand jumped into midair. At the same time, he gave a shout and jumped up from the ground.

  The sword flashed and moved easily.

  In mid air, a flame that seemed to be made out of water gave off a faint light. The places the sword passed, a stream of water flames burned silently.

  Zuo Mo seemed to be drunk. Using the Water Drop sword to practice [Li Water Sword Scripture] , it was truly an experience. When he reached the peak of his enjoyment, Zuo Mo didn’t follow the sword scripture anymore. The sword couldn’t be detected as he moved, and the sword seemed to carry a few hints of the explosive li water sword essence in the calm, and it still spread like waves.

  The sword essence which had been light and wave-like, gradually turned heavier and pressuring. When it moved, it moved with great force. The explosiveness which had been barely perceivable started to burn like fire in the wind.

  Still as cool as before but containing a strong explosiveness. Those two conflicting feelings gathered together but Zuo Mo didn’t seem to feel it and wasn’t uncomfortable at all.

  On the Water Drop sword, the light fire-like sword energy gradually started to retreat inside.

  When Zuo Mo woke up from his epiphany, he finally realized, without him noticing, his [Li Water Sword Scripture] had went up a level.

  There wasn’t much joy. He stood there silently, finely savoring it.

  He wasn’t clear himself what level his [Li Water Sword Scripture]was at now. [Li Water Sword Scripture]wasn’t some high level and profound scripture. Even its creator wasn’t some powerful sword xiu. It was quite unusual that Zuo Mo could master a sword scripture like this to this level. However, Zuo Mo needed to explore the road ahead by himself, because the [Li Water Sword Scripture]that he had practiced ended here. Even though the creator had written some of his speculations and frameworks for the future, many of those had been rejected by Pu Yao.

  Based on profoundness, li water sword essence was far from the tidal sword essence Zuo Mo had secretly learned. However, this was Zuo Mo’s own comprehension and the sword essence he had the greatest grasp on! His understanding of li water sword essence far surpassed tidal sword essence.

  Maybe, he could look and study tidal sword essence and change [Li Water Sword Scripture]. Zuo Mo’s heart moved.

  But he only thought about it. He wasn’t so proud to the point of changing a sword scripture. Also, his understanding of tidal sword essence was just a hair.

  At this time, he suddenly detected that someone was outside the valley. The person who was there was very docile and hadn’t set off the jinzhi.

  Mouth of West Wind Valley.

  “Shixiong, Ling Ying Sect’s people came again!” The messenger was still the outer sect disciple that had come last time. However, there wasn’t any of the fear that had been on his face last time, but excitement.

  “They came again?” Zuo Mo was dazed.

  “Yes!” The disciple said respectfully. He couldn’t disguise his excitement: “This time, five people came!”

  Zuo Mo instantly felt his scalp prickle.

  Five people… …

  Last time, three had come. Now this time, five people!

  Zuo Mo wanted to turn and run.

  “They hadn’t given up, and called to spar with Shixiong!” This outer sect disciple completely didn’t notice Zuo Mo’s shift and said excitedly: “This group really doesn’t know their own weight!”

  “Cough.” Zuo Mo forced himself to come and swallowed. He asked: “Who came this time?”

  “The three from last time are all here, and two that I don’t recognize.”

  Zuo Mo’s heart calmed down lightly. Good, good, at least, it wasn’t that all five were people he didn’t know. Two people who had lost to him. Hm, he had completely reason to disregard them. The woman, she hadn’t dared to fight that day, so this time, she definitely wouldn’t act rashly. The headache was those two that he didn’t know. Since the others had come to settle the score, they certainly would be stronger than the last two.

  His mind turned quickly. Inside, he was very hesitant. Should he go or not? He was slightly regretful that he had said too much previously. He asked: “Where’s the other shixiong? You can’t bother just me every time with this kind of matter.”

  “Eldest Shixiong and Shijie are all outside. Luo Li Shixiong is in seclusion. Xu Yi Shixiong is forging and has ordered not to bother him. Hao Min Shijie is being punished. Only Xu Yi Xia Shijie is free. Should I notify her?”

  That woman?

  Dislike instantly rose in his heart. Never mind. If she was notified, the probability that this woman would do something behind his back was very high.

  Fine! Thinking about the new comprehension he just got from [Li Water Sword Scripture], Zuo Mo was instantly full of confidence. He had just learned something, and some people just came over for him to test it on. This Ling Ying Sect really was full of good people!

  After thinking it through, Zuo Mo didn’t retreat anymore. He nodded and said with great composure: “Go.”

  This outer sect disciple was instantly excited and hurried forward to led the way.

  When they reached the mountain gate, Zuo Mo instantly staggered when he saw the dense crowd.

  “Why are there so many people?”

  This outer sect disciple was extremely excited: “Everyone heard that Ling Ying Sect had come and all ran over to personally see Shixiong win and teach a lesson to Ling Ying Sect’s new money!”

  “Uh, but why are there female disciples as well?” Zuo Mo asked speechlessly.

  “Must be coming to admire Shixiong’s elegant demeanor!”

  Goosebumps instantly rose over Zuo Mo’s entire body.

  Seeing Zuo Mo come out, the crowd of female disciples shrieked. Zuo Mo almost tripped.

  “Wow! Shixiong is so handsome!”

  “Please! It’s called cool!”

  “When Shixiong was in the outer sect, I knew then that Shixiong wasn’t an average person!”

  “Really want to seduce him… …”

  “I will kill you!”

  … …

  Large black lines fell over Zuo Mo’s expressionless face. He decided to stay a bit further away from this crowd of crazy women.

  When Zuo Mo started walking towards the side with male disciples, the male disciples also expressed their emotions.

  “Shixiong, kill them!”

  “Chop them!”

  “Chop into eight pieces, cut of their hands and feet, pluck their tendons, break their channels, cut them up… …”

  “So uncreative! Have to sunflower… …”

  … …

  Zuo Mo rapidly distanced himself from these people that were completely sunk in fighting spirit.

  In the short journey of travelling through the female and male disciples, Zuo Mo, who had been full of fighting spirit, almost became completely lacking in the desire to fight.

  Of course, in the eyes of everyone else, Zuo Mo Shixiong was stepping resolutely, with a cool expression, and extremely elegantly passing from their side.

  But when Zuo Mo saw the even worse expressions on the faces of the five people from Ling Ying Sect, his mood instantly became better.

  * * *

  Translator Ramblings: One more relaxing chapter. The sunflower is a reference to a famous wuxia novel.

  Chapter 86: Wen Fei

  “Good day everyone,” Zuo Mo raised his hands in a greeting.

  Yan Ming Zi and Hu Shan’s expressions instantly became slightly uglier. Good? Good? After they returned to the sect, they had been greeted with scorn and mockery. Tao Zhu Er covered her mouth and giggled. Mirth appeared on the faces of the two Ling Ying Sect disciples, but the two managed to restrain themselves.

  Ling Ying Sect had the largest number of inner sect disciples in Dong Fu. At the same time, because they lacked a strong leader, the disciples fell into factions and the complexity of the inner sect was also the first in Dong Fu.

  Tao Zhu Er moved gracefully, her beautiful features instantly attracting everyone’s eyes.

  Wu Kong Sword Sect’s outer sect disciples quickly divided into two camps. The male disciples stared, some of them dazed, as they drooled. Jealousy rose up in the female disciple camp, shouts of “whores” and “fox demon” came out.