Chapter Fifty Seven Like Fire (1/2)
Zuo Mo is training. I have to admit that his training this chapter isn’t that exciting. Pu is exciting, though. On the other hand, character development of Xiao Guo. She’s the girl with the ox and got Zuo Mo to help out with the female disciples.
Tian Song Zi and Yu Bai get talking about what’s happening in the larger world.
Chapter Fifty Seven Like Fire
Five thousand nine hundred and twenty three!
Zuo Mo’s mouth was wide as he panted heavily, his eyes bulging like a fish before death as he stared at the ice crystal sword floating in front of him. He was like a bamboo stalk swaying in the wind, his body trembling. The clothing was soaked, pasted to his body and revealing his thin stature.
Bam, he fell down. He lost control of the ice crystal sword in midair and with a clang, it dropped to the ground.
Weakly looking at the sky, Zuo Mo’s brain was ringing. The last bit of ling energy had been cleanly wrung out.
Five thousand nine hundred and twenty three times!
If he sliced four thousand more times, he would reach ten thousand……
He hadn’t wasted his time slicing five thousand nine hundred and twenty three times. Any move in [Li Water Sword Scripture], right now, he could unthinkingly complete it in one breath, with no pauses or raw spots. But it was only the sword moves.
The sword moves were the appearance, the sword essence was the bones.
Sword moves without sword essence, it was like a paper tiger, only appearing frightening.
Each sword scripture, the sword essence they had was different. Even in the same sword scripture, different cultivators would form different sword essences. What Zuo Mo had comprehended was Xin Yan Shishu’s tidal sword essence and not Li Water sword essence!
Only a matching sword essence could merge with the sword moves into one.
When he had sliced four thousand times, Zuo Mo realized this rule. The tidal sword essence he had secretly learned from Xin Yan Shibo, it would only have the greatest effect with its matching sword moves. He might have used the sword energy from the golden sword ring to form it one, but Zuo Mo postulated, it was either because the sword energy of the gold ring sword was too low or that he had performed abnormally well that time.
He had tried countless times but was still unable to merge the tidal sword essence into the sword moves of [Li Water Sword Scripture]. The two were like two completely different entities, unable to tolerate each other.
If Zuo Mo hadn’t comprehended a sword essence, he wouldn’t be facing this problem. But after personally experiencing being sliced so many times, the power and greatness of sword essence had already been struck into his heart. A power that easily could slice a soul. Compared to that, the beautiful and grand sword moves were only pretty but not practical.
Sword essence, this was undoubtedly the question he cared about the most.
There wasn’t much time. He had no method to rely on himself to find it so he could only go find Pu Yao.
“Hee hee, want to know? Uh-huh.” Pu Yao gave an intoxicating smile.
Zuo Mo proactively threw the jingshi that he gained from making the golden crow pills to Pu Yao.
“It seems that we have connected on a deeper level now.” Pu Yao gave a light laugh and then said absent-mindedly: “Of course the sword essence from each sword scripture is different, do you need to think about such an idiotic question? Go comprehend Li Water sword essence. Just find a river, go look, what is water. Oh, as to fire, there it is!”
Zuo Mo scanned the surroundings. The deep red flames seemed leap to attention, the flames sprouting higher.
“Open your eyes and take a good look. It won’t be free next time.” Pu Yao voice came out from the sea of fire.
The consciousness was entirely fiery red, the flames dancing rapidly. Countless deep red flames slowly started to rise. It was like countless red flowers blooming in the sky. Each ball of flame was jumping at a certain rhythm. The outer red flames were like the tongues of snakes, spitting randomly.
The whole sky was filled with balls of flames. Suddenly, they all started to head for the center. The entire process was done without a sound, like water flowing into the ocean, not a ripple was made.
An enormous flame rose in Zuo Mo’s sea of consciousness. It exchanged light with the star in the void. It burned quietly. None of the flame flowers could be seen. What could be seen was a red-black sun. A pure red color, as though it was made from crimson metal liquid. Some places were so red it was black. On the surface of the ball, dense flames spit and spat.
“Hot.” Zuo Mo felt as if he was in a stove. A wave of heat rushed over. His entire body seemed to be roasting over a fire. He actually felt a strong burning pain.
He was stunned.
Everything in the sea of consciousness wasn’t material. Even he was just a bit of spirit. Like these flames, in the past, no matter if they took over the consciousness, Zuo Mo hadn’t felt any heat. But this time, this red ball so hot it was almost black, it made him frightened.
The ball of fire serenely floated in midair, burning quietly. But this quiet held agitation and danger. It made Zuo Mo feel awe. The quiet here was like a thin layer of eggshell, able to break at any time.
Just at this time, the ball of flame exploded without a warning!
Zuo Mo saw an extremely awe-inspiriting picture!
Countless red-black flames flowed like a volcano’s lava flows, heading in all directions. The flames were like rain. Everything that Zuo Mo could see was dyed red!
The countless flames colored the black sky crimson red!
Big and small flames, after the shock of the initial high-speed impact, their speeds slowed down.
A sky full of fire flowers, they floated slowly like red dandelion seeds blown by the wind, travelling where the wind blew. The scorching heat caused the air to warp, making the scene seem unrealistic.