40: Chapter 40: Conferring Titles upon Master Mo

"Cough, cough."

"I'm fine."

"What could possibly be wrong with me?"

Zhao Mo was currently in tatters, looking indescribably disheveled.

The worst part was that not only was he physically exhausted, but his bones also ached, a discomfort that completely overshadowed the joy of achieving the Golden Core True Person realm.

"Hehe, Junior Brother Ding."

"Did you see that?"

"I, Zhao Mo."

"Survived the First-Nine Lightning Tribulation and became a Golden Core Cultivator with a lifespan of eight hundred years."

"So~"

"From today on, you can call me True Person Zhao."

Seeing Zhao Mo's smug look, Ding Xin felt his anger flare up and retorted directly: "Sure."

"From now on, Senior Brother Zhao is a great Golden Core Stage Cultivator, but could you please cover that big thing first? It looks a bit indecent right now."

As he said this, Ding Xin's face flushed red, but his eyes still glanced over intentionally or unintentionally.

Feeling a chill in a certain area, Zhao Mo let out a shriek.

"You pervert, you're actually peeping at me~"

Ding Xin: "You were the one lying on the ground; how is that peeping?"

Zhao Mo looked around and saw that the Leisurely Residence had been reduced to ruins by the Lightning Tribulation. There was nothing around him, not even anything to cover himself with.

"Ah!"

With a loud shout, Zhao Mo vanished on the spot. It was too embarrassing.

...

A Golden Core True Person was not considered a major figure in the Xuan Sect, which had existed for tens of thousands of years, but at least he could now make a name for himself.

Less than half a day after Zhao Mo survived the Lightning Tribulation, the Xuan Sect began the conferment for Zhao Mo.

Red clouds drifted for a hundred miles in mid-air, with immortal cranes dancing among them, accompanied by various Spirit Beasts, looking truly festive.

"Elder Liu Yun has arrived."

"The Elder is here?"

Zhao Mo hurriedly came out to welcome him.

In the Xuan Sect, Mahayana Stage Cultivators did not concern themselves with worldly affairs, and Soul Emergence and Body Integration Stage Cultivators were basically all in secluded meditation.

Therefore, the affairs of the Xuan Sect were basically handled by Elders in the Deity Transformation Realm.

It was clear that the person who came to confer the title upon Zhao Mo was also an Elder in the Deity Transformation Realm.

"Greetings, Elder Liu Yun."

This Elder Liu Yun sported a long beard and looked at Zhao Mo with a smile, saying: "Not bad."

Then he turned to the people behind him and said: "Begin."

"We have Xuan Sect Cultivator Zhao Mo, who has cultivated for fifty-one years, ascended to the rank of True Person, and attained a lifespan of eight hundred years."

"By the decree of the Sect Leader, you are bestowed the title of 'True Person Mo', one scroll of Golden Core level Five Elements techniques, and we hope you Cultivate diligently to achieve Immortal Ascension early."

Then, a group of maidservants brought out trays containing the Magical Artifacts and clothing the Xuan Sect had given Zhao Mo, along with a jade tablet engraved with the character "Mo".

After the conferment, Elder Liu Yun turned and left.

"We respectfully send off the Elder."

Ding Xin knelt behind Zhao Mo, looking at the Magical Artifacts and jade tablet gifted by the Xuan Sect, feeling truly envious.

"Just wait, in a few more years, I will be able to have a Breakthrough too."

Further away, Ox Martial almost buried his head into the mud; he kept feeling that the Deity Transformation Cultivator from just now seemed to have noticed something.

...

Bang.

Upon learning that Zhao Mo had achieved a Breakthrough to become a Golden Core True Person, Liu Zhiming smashed the thing in his hand.

"Just a few days difference, and he actually became a True Person?"

"I am truly damned."

"No, I cannot hesitate. I will act tonight."

In the more distant Song State.

Although this was the outermost periphery of the Xuan Sect, it was still under the protection of the Xuan Sect.

Today was supposed to be a calm day, but golden light suddenly erupted from the Royal Ancestral Temple of the Song State, attracting the gaze of the entire Royal City.

"What is happening? Go investigate!"

The old King was currently critically ill, and the throne was undecided; it was a time of great anxiety.

"Reporting, reporting to your Majesty."

"In the side chamber of the Royal Temple, a soul lamp suddenly shone brightly and turned into a golden lamp after illuminating the four directions."

"What? How is this possible?"

"Did you see wrong?"

"Shining in four directions and turning into a golden lamp, does this mean someone in our Royal Clan has successfully achieved Core Formation?"

"Quick, help me to the Royal Temple."

The old King, who had been on his last breath, suddenly acted as if he had taken a miraculous elixir, trembling, and actually stood up on his own.

Inside the Song State Royal Temple.

The old King Zhao Qing looked at the golden lamp, tears streaming down his face; this was the soul lamp of his third son, Zhao Mo.

"Ancestors, our Zhao family has finally produced a Golden Core Cultivator."

"Quick, send people to the Xuan Sect to inquire about my son's whereabouts and make sure to invite him back for a visit."

At this moment, the old King Zhao Qing's eyes had light in them; a Golden Core True Person with a lifespan of eight hundred years could at least ensure the glory of his Song State, no, the glory of his Zhao Clan for eight hundred years.

Once the news spread, the entire Song State was shaken, and there was a trend of it spreading in all directions.

Meanwhile, the protagonist Zhao Mo was staring intently at the uninvited guest in front of him.

"Who are you, True Person?"

"Why are you acting so sneakily?"

The Golden Core True Person opposite Zhao Mo said: "You actually really broke through to the Golden Core?"

"Truly a Genius. Xinzhi doesn't seem to have come out of the Heavenly Phoenix Grotto-Heaven yet, right?"

"It has only been ten years."

This Golden Core True Person exuded an aura of decay, which made Zhao Mo very uncomfortable.

"Are you a Golden Core True Person of the Liu Clan?"

"Indeed, my name is Liu Zhiming, a member of the Liu Clan, and the former manager of the Liu Clan Wine House."

"Liu Clan Wine House?" Upon hearing these four words, Zhao Mo's heart skipped a beat.

After Chen Yuxiang plotted against the Liu Clan Wine House, he had reminded Zhao Mo more than once to be careful of the Liu Clan's revenge.

For this reason, Chen Yuxiang even stayed in Wang Town, but this precaution lasted for several years, and it was only two days ago, when Zhao Mo was about to have a Breakthrough to the Golden Core Stage, that Chen Yuxiang left.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he left, Liu Zhiming arrived.

"So it is True Person Zhiming."

Zhao Mo greeted him, planning to slip away, wondering if he could bluff his way out.

Whoosh.

It was as if Zhao Mo had eyes on the back of his head, accurately dodging Liu Zhiming's attack.

"True Person Zhiming, what is the meaning of this?"

"I want your life." Liu Zhiming said.

"Why? I have no grudges or enmity with you, True Person."

A flash of light appeared in Liu Zhiming's hand, revealing an iron hammer. "No grudges or enmity? Why pretend to be ignorant?"

"How you used the enlightenment spirit wine to plot against my Liu Clan Wine House, I know, and you know even better."

"Because of this, my Golden Core was tarnished, and my cultivation was nearly crippled."

"What a pity. If I had been more decisive and killed you a few years ago, there wouldn't be a True Person Mo now."

Saying this, Liu Zhiming swung the hammer at Zhao Mo a few times.

Bang, bang, bang...

Liu Zhiming's iron hammer grew with the wind, directly expanding from the size of a fist to seven or eight meters long, hammering the unprepared Zhao Mo directly into the ground.

"Suppress, heavy pressure!"

"Die for me!"

Liu Zhiming's left hand did not stop casting spells, and streams of magical power were continuously added to the iron hammer.

"He really intends to put me to death." Zhao Mo, buried in the soil, cursed secretly.

Fortunately, he had now given birth to magical power, and he just happened to be cultivating the Five Elements techniques. With a thought, his gray-white magical power made the surrounding soil turn into something like water.

Zhao Mo plunged into the ground, and when he emerged, he was already three meters away.

"Five Elements Evasion Technique?" Looking at the unscathed Zhao Mo, Liu Zhiming's expression turned ugly.

In fact, this was not any kind of Evasion Technique; it was just that Zhao Mo had been forced into a corner and was forcefully using his magical power.

"So what if you know the Five Elements Evasion Technique? Let's see how much magical power you can use!"

"Meteor Hammer Fall."

Liu Zhiming threw the hammer in his hand, and it descended from the sky like a meteor, carrying out an indiscriminate attack on the area around Zhao Mo.