World of Cultivation - Chapter 691

Chapter 691
Chapter Six Hundred and Ninety One – Bu Zhou City

“The power to protect comes at a price,” Wei said meaningfully . His deep gaze flashed with a light that was stubborn and determined .

Zuo Mo stilled, looking away, he thought of A Gui .

In terms of protection, there was probably none that was more determined than A Gui’s protection . But at the same time, there was no protection that carried such a cruel price .

Was this what it meant to protect someone?

Zuo Mo’s thoughts swirled .

Wei did not speak . Pu Yao also maintained his silence . There was only the crackling of the eerie flames in the sea of consciousness .

Moments later, Zuo Mo looked up and grinned to show an unconcerned smile . “You want to frighten me? Ha! From every angle, this seems to be a profitable business, why wouldn’t I do it? Tell me, tell me, how do I do this?”

Wei looked deeply at Zuo Mo . “You are sure . ”

“So chatty, it is best to be quick . Ge is in a hurry to cultivate . Can you afford to waste ge’s time?” Zuo Mo glared .

Wei smiled . “It is very simple . ”

As he finished saying this, the gravestone in Zuo Mo’s sea of consciousness suddenly shattered into pieces . It turned to black energy that became snakes that burrowed into Zuo Mo’s body .

Then the black energy formed into a little gravestone inside Zuo Mo’s body .

There were many complex grey patterns on the surface of the new formed gravestone . If one did not not closely, it would be hard to detect them .

In this moment, Zuo Mo seemed to understand something .

“To abide by your ceremony, to execute your wishes, to swear your oath, will you?”

An ancient voice echoed in Zuo Mo’s mind . This scene summoned many memories . But Zuo Mo immediately detected a difference . Hm, the lines were not right!

He remembered the first time it had been “To abide by my ceremony, to execute my wishes, to swear my oath . ” How come it changed?

But Zuo Mo did not hesitate for long . When he made his decision, his mind was filled with Wei’s words, the power to protect comes at a price .

Taking a deep breath, the uncaring smile on Zuo Mo’s face faded . His expression became solemn and he said, “I’m willing!”

When the words escaped his lips, the complex patterns on the surface of the gravestone suddenly lit up like a web of light .

Zuo Mo’s mind blanked .

Moments later, when he recovered from his daze and his eyes refocused, his first action was to touch his chest .

A strange feeling came .

When the gravestone had entered his heart in the past, it had felt rootless and intangible . But now, while the gravestone was still the gravestone, it seemed to have grown many roots in his heart .

“This is it?” Zuo Mo asked Wei in puzzlement .

Wei’s expression was slightly tired . But he still smiled and said, “Yes, you did not require much so the price you paid was not large . From now on, the effect of practicing your spells will be three times what it was before, and the price you need to pay is … …”

“En?” Zuo Mo looked at Wei .

“It is … …” Wei trailed off .

The tendons in Zuo Mo’s forehead started to throb .

“It is … …” Wei was smiling .

“It is your mom!” Zuo Mo erupted . His temples throbbed as he howled angrily at Wei’s face .

Wei had a faint smile as he calmly waved a finger . His expression was dignified . “Not my mom . ”

Zuo Mo almost went crazy . “I will kill you! I will kill you!”

The most crucial information being withheld left Zuo Mo’s anger burning . If the heavens bestowed a metal rod to him right now, he would skewer this horrid person and burn him over a fire! Also, he would put on enough hot chili!

Wei looked at Zuo Mo with a smile . That smile, that expression, it was like there was “come beg me, come beg me” written on his face .

Zuo Mo gritted his teeth . To deal with a lowly person like this, it seemed he had to use his ultimate move!

The anger on Zuo Mo’s face faded as he said darkly, “Wei, we should calculate rent . You have lived here a long time, but you haven’t paid rent! Right, ge only accepts jingshi and no other currency . Also, don’t think of using spells, mo skills, or other things to make up your debt, ge only wants jingshi!”

Wei’s smile froze on his face .

Pu Yao who had been watching silently stepped back and hid in the flames . It would not be good to appear in front of Zuo Mo at this time .

If the city gates were burning, it would still affect the fish in the moats .

Rent was a great problem … …

“Oh, that, actually, your gravestone oath is very simple . There will be a day in every month that you will lose all power until your shen power can resolve the Undying Shen Power . How about it, this price isn’t too great, I had to work hard to obtain this for you . Choosing gravestone oaths is a highly technical matter and demands great experience, it isn’t something normal people … …”

Wei nattered on as though he had done great favor by completing a hard task .

“Humph!” Zuo Mo snorted coldly . He turned and then swaggered out of the sea of consciousness .

Behind him, Wei wiped away his cold sweat . As expected, it was easy to forget himself … …

Pu Yao stepped out of the flames with an expression of scorn .

Coming out of the sea of consciousness, Zuo Mo was thinking .

Losing all of his abilities for one day of the month in exchange for three times the effect when practicing spells, this was a very profitable transaction . However, this was a hidden weakness . If he encountered danger on the day that he lost all of his powers, then it was over for him .

It seemed that he needed to make preparations .

While this created a hidden weaknesses, Zuo Mo was still very satisfied with the gravestone oath . Three times the effect meant that his training time could shrink by two thirds .

In the yard, Zuo Mo started to practice spells .

He was using the [Bowstring Finger Spell] . This was a very complex and profound finger spell that was primarily based on finger movements . It belonged to a sect from before the thousand year war, and it was the sect’s founding spell . There were pitifully few high level finger spells in the present . There were only some crude spells such as the [Little Art of Cloud and Rain] that used finger movements .

Xiuzhe currently believed that when the control of ling power reacted a certain level, they could leave behind finger movements .

Theoretically, this was completely correct .

But this finger spell was completely different . Its intentions was to use finger movements to allow xiuzhe with low cultivation to use higher level spells .

From the moment he started to practice the finger spell, Zuo Mo immediately detected differences .

His ling power seemed to have become more sensitive . Some parts that he did not understand before were much clearer . After practicing a few times, Zuo Mo’s finger movements became smoother and unlike the clumsiness of the past .

As expected, it was effective!

Zuo Mo became alert . Cultivating ling power had always been a painful matter for him . Zuo Mo was enchanted with the ease when he cultivated mo skills and yao arts . But today, the pain had flown away . Zuo Mo finally found that familiar yet unfamiliar feeling of ease .

After practicing furiously for twelve hours, Zuo Mo had not slowed down, still hungry for more .

This feeling was great!

Based on this speed, Zuo Mo had enough confidence that he could raise his spell level to first-class in a short amount of time .

He suddenly felt the Sky Shark descending .

Someone knocked on the door .

Zuo Mo’s consciousness spread and he saw the person who came . It was the leader of the sky shark guards .

He waved his hand and the door opened on its own .

“Honored Daren, our shark has reached Bu Zhou City . According to the original schedule, we will stay here for three days . If Daren finds staying on board boring, you may want to go explore,” the leader said respectfully .

There were ways to inform all guests but the shark guard leader still decided to make the trip personally to show respect .

Someone as strong as this was qualified to receive this respect .

Zuo Mo nodded . “I understand . ”

The guard leader saw this and did not talk any more . He bowed and then left .

“I have heard that Bu Zhou City produces White Ridge Snake Bones . It is of use to me,” Ceng Lian’er suddenly spoke up .

“White Ridge Snake Bones?” Zuo Mo’s reaction was quick . “Your mo physique?”

“En . ” Ceng Lian’er nodded and explained . “A secret of our White Fang Clan . I learned from my father . The White Ridge Snake Bones can improve our White Fang mo physique . However, the White Ridge Snake Bones are only produced in a few places, Bu Zhou City being one of them . ”

Hearing this, Zuo Mo nodded and said, “Let’s go and see . I hope that you have enough luck to find some this time . ”

Ceng Lian’er smiled . While she had changed her appearance to a normal one, this smile was still filled with beauty .

“A Heng, you have to help me kill him!” The young master of the Ji family gritted out . He had never been humiliated so . Being beaten and stripped naked had actually happened to him . Whenever he thought of what had happened that day, he wanted to find a crack in the ground and bury himself .

It was too embarrassing!

A Heng was not tall . His body was thin, his skin dark, his hair short and bristly . He was dressed in short robes and looked like a manual laborer without any presence of an expert .

But a person like this was an existence that people in the Ji Family feared .

A Heng looked with slightly pity at the Young Master . This idiot didn’t know what fate was awaiting him when he returned . However, he did not show any disrespect on the surface . He laughed lightly . “Young Master, do not worry . It is not so easy for someone to get away with shaming our Ji Family . ”

The Ji Family young master had an excited expression . “Haha, right! I will want to be present that day . I want to personally see how this guy will die!”

When he finished, his tone was bloodthirsty and hateful .

A Heng smiled dismissively . In his eyes, this kind of cruelty was just an expression of being useless .

“He’s exiting the sky shark now,” a subordinate reported .

Suddenly, a light flashed across A Heng’s eyes . He stood and walked outside .

The young master of the Ji Family seemed to become excited . His eyes were red as he hurried behind A Heng .

A Heng did not pay attention the young master . His body moved like lightning towards the place his subordinate had reported . People along the way were alarmed and moved aside .

Almost at the same time, Zuo Mo seemed to feel something . However, his gaze moved towards the other side of the street . His expression couldn’t help but show a thread of shock .

Hm, that was … …

Translator Ramblings: What Zuo Mo swore here is a lower-level version of what he was offered way back in the beginning of the story . So not his entire soul and life .