Chapter Seven Hundred and Forty Eight – The Beginning of Expansion (2/2)

Everyone turned to look at Zuo Mo. No matter if it was Gongsun Cha’s analysis or He Ming’s words, the one who would make the final decision would be Zuo Mo.

“We need to expand.”

When Zuo Mo spoke, everyone became energized, especially the battle generals. They had fought in the past with Lil’ Miss, and felt rusty after being inactive for so many years.

In truth, everyone knew that in the present situation, expansion was their own option.

While Mo Cloud Sea looked as steady as a rock, that was because there was the Nine Great Dhyana Sects in the between them and their enemies. If they waited for Kun Lun and Tian Huan to grow bigger, when the time arrived, they wouldn’t even be able to protect themselves. While the jinzhi defense line was strong, but if Kun Lun and Tian Huan disregarded theloss of life, it would not be difficult to overcome.

Mo Cloud Sea could rival them in elite battalions, but was lacking greatly in normal battalions. Just a battle of numbers was enough to destroy Mo Cloud Sea several times over.

Only by expanding Mo Cloud Sea and strengthening itself, could they possess the power to fight back.

Maybe other people were willing to submit to the other powers, but for the core members of Mo Cloud Sea, this was definitely impossible. The first to disagree would be Zuo Mo. He had great grudges to settle with Kun Lun, Tian Huan, and Xi Xuan. He was fated to only have the path of fighting to the end.

The reason they hadn’t chosen to expand before was that their foundation was shallow. It was easy to conquer territories, but they didn’t have the ability to digest it. Blind expansion would cause internal problems and weaken their defense against other factions. However, after the past several years of development, the present Mo Cloud Sea had the ability to expand now.

“The present question is, which direction do we expand in.”

Zuo Mo threw out the problem, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became fiery.

“Nine Great Dhyana Sects! They look like they have a lot of people, but they definitely cannot fight. Other than Yang Yuan Hao, they don’t have anyone else.”

“Yes, the Nine Great Dhyana Sects. I heard that they were fighting among themselves, this is a good chance … …”

The Nine Great Dhyana Sects were the fourth greatest power in the xiuzhe world but their inner conflicts were fierce. Their system was similar to the Yao Council of Elders. The nine sect leaders formed a sect leader council to govern the entire region together.

Since the Nine Great Dhyana Sects were about the same in power, internal conflict had never stopped since the day they formed. It was only a loose alliance that was not united enough.

What was most fatal was that they lacked top battle generals.

The Nine Great Dhyana Sects only had one top battle general, Yang Yuan Hao. This was not equal to their status as one of the four great xiuzhe powers. In comparison, Mo Cloud Sea possessed two top battle generals. No one dared to underestimate them.

If Xi Xuan hadn’t been extremely weak before Zhong De had come back, the Nine Great Dhyana Sects would be the faction that people had the worst outlook on.

Listening to the people chat, Zuo Mo thought inside. He had been pondering this question a long time ago. This kind of strategic decision would directly affect their future development.

“No, we will not fight against the Nine Great Dhyana Sects.”

Zuo Mo spoke. Everyone immediately closed their mouths to listen carefully.

“The Nine Great Dhyana Sects are like a shield, as long as this shield is not damaged, we do not need to directly face the superpowers like Kun Lun. We should not attack them, rather, we should support them so they do not have to worry about their rear. The best scenario would be for them to fight against Kun Lun and Tian Huan. That is most beneficial for us.”

Gongsun Cha and Bie Han nodded. Zuo Mo’s analysis was reasonable.

“Hadn’t they always wanted to purchase our [Mo Cloud System] shen equipment? Sell to them! We need to support them as much as we can so they will fight with Kun Lun and Tian Huan. Yang Yuan Hao is very strong, and they will likely be fighting a defensive war on home territory, they the advantage. It will not be easy for Kun Lun and the others to win.”

Many people nodded inwardly.

“Then where do we expand?” Someone asked in puzzlement.

Other than the Nine Great Dhyana Sects, the others were all small factions. While it was not costly to fight, the benefits were also small.

After taking down fifty six jie in one go, they did not care about these little pieces. These little factions were small in land and scarce in resources.

“We will expand towards the mo territories.” Zuo Mo’s answer was unexpected.

Everyone stilled but many people’s expressions started to turn existed. The mo territories had vast lands, rich resources. People like A Zha Ge, Shi Dong, and Yi An had desired to expand into the mo territories.

Yet Zuo Mo had always seemed uninterested in the mo territories which had disappointed them.

“Who do we attack first?” Lei Peng’s eyes were bright.

“The Mo Marshal Alliance!” Zuo Mo said unhesitatingly.

Gongsun Cha and Bie Han were slightly surprised. In the Hundred Savage Realm, the Mo Shen Temple was the strongest, followed by the Mo Marshal Alliance led by Marshal Di, then the Heroes Alliance at third. Everyone thought that Zuo Mo would first start with the weakest, the Heroes Alliance, but Zuo Mo unexpectedly targeted the Mo Marshal Alliance.

“Our goal is Hundred Energy Jie.” Zuo Mo’s heated gave was full of desire.

Translator Ramblings: Mo Cloud Sea is a tiny little thing. Bigger than before but still very small in comparison to the major powers.