Transcending the Nine Heavens

Chapter 1441 Our Future Is Not In Here

In his own room, Mo Tianji, who listened to Chu Yang telling him about both matters, started to frown deeply.“That actually happened?!” Mo Tianji got a huge shock. He jumped to his feet and started pacing about in the room.

Chu Yang was naturally aware that Mo Tianji’s ‘That actually happened?!’ was referring to ‘There’s actually something pertaining to the seventh fragment of the Nine Tribulations Sword’, rather than ‘You actually have such a premium-grade grandfather and uncle’.

Mo Tianji was someone who had always lacked a sense of humor. He always liked to grasp the most critical point instead.

“Yes, this really happened.” Chu Yang sighed.

Mo Tianji went a full circle with his brows tightly furrowed. It was only then that he finally burst into raucous laughter and said, “This grandfather and uncle of yours can actually survive in this martial world in the Upper Three Heavens... This is really abnormal...”

Chu Yang’s forehead was covered with black lines. “Let’s not talk about that now. Tell me what you think first.”

Chu Yang himself didn’t expect this to happen either. He had only intended to resolve the issue of the traitor when he came back; he didn’t expect that it wasn’t just one pressing issue that he needed to deal with when he came back this time.

But two!

One regarding the traitor.

And one regarding the seventh fragment of the Nine Tribulations Sword!

Mo Tianji contemplated and said, “This matter regarding the Yang Clan cannot be delayed at all! We must take action immediately! Even though it’s impossible for the Xiao Clan to discover anything... There’s always a chance of unexpected things happening. In the event that... we would be stuck in an extremely passive situation.”

Now that the matter about the seventh fragment of the Nine Tribulations Sword had cropped up, Mo Tianji threw the matter about the traitor to the back of his mind.

“I know we have to take action, but the problem is how we should go about it!” Chu Yang said, “The Yang Clan is not even 1,200 miles away from the Chu Clan. This distance may be a long journey to regular people, but to experts, this is not worth mentioning.”

“Therefore, since the Xiao Clan has occupied that place, in order to guard against the Chu Clan, it must be heavily guarded! I’m afraid that there will be a terrible battle this time!”

Mo Tianji thought about it for a moment before shaking his head. “Not necessarily!”

“The operation this time is in the place of Dragon and Phoenix Bringing Prosperity. The Xiao Clan only knows of Dragon and Phoenix Bringing Prosperity; there’s no way they would know of the matter about the Nine Tribulations Sword!” Mo Tianji said, “Therefore... They will only excavate on a large-scale basis... There will be experts there but not necessarily heavily guarded!”

“As for what exactly is underneath there... We will only know when we get there!”

Mo Tianji said resolutely, “However, we still need to make thorough preparations! The operation this time involves both the Dragon and Phoenix races. Ao Xieyun and Rui Butong will need to take the lead. Gu Duxing, Dong Wushang, Luo Kedi, Xie Danqiong, Ji Mo, you and I shall be the second wave. You will need to convince the Moon Breeze elders to have one of them come along with us to bring up the rear. That way, it will be foolproof!”

Chu Yang rolled his eyes. “The Nine Tribulations’ operation... The Moon Breeze elders joining us doesn’t feel right... Moreover, people of such cultivation level will break the balance. Have you ever seen ninth-grade peak-level Supreme Martial Artists taking part in the Nine Tribulations’ operations??”

“With regard to the journey of the Nine Tribulations, this is a huge taboo.”

Chu Yang wasn’t making things up. Ning Tianya had mentioned it before — People of cultivation level like theirs cannot directly partake in the world unification war of the Nine Tribulations.

Otherwise, there would be serious consequences.

The Sword Spirit had also reminded him several times — The journey of the Nine Tribulations was one of training and gaining experience. The balance mustn’t be broken...

Mo Tianji rolled his eyes. “We’re not letting them take part in any battle... We’re just asking one of the elders to go and have some fun traveling. What does this have anything to do with the Nine Tribulations?”

Chu Yang coughed.

This fellow was seriously eloquent. Just asking one of the elders to go and have some fun traveling? Just traveling and having fun? ...Hmm, but it seemed like this wasn’t a bad idea?

Mo Tianji looked at him, as if wanting to speak yet holding back. He coughed a couple of times before he said, “Actually... Chu Yang, the fact that we need to train is exceptionally important, but it is also just limited to training. As the Nine Tribulations Sword Master... Don’t you feel that you’ve already surpassed the past generations of Nine Tribulations Sword Masters by too much?”

Chu Yang asked, “Hmm? What you mean is?”

Mo Tianji took a deep breath and replied, “During this period of time, I’ve looked up a lot of information. The Lan Clan’s data bank has basically been stored in my brain.”

“Out of each generation of Nine Tribulations Sword Masters, only a few were able to make it to ninth-grade Supreme Martial Artist.”

“Most of them only managed to reach third or fourth-grade, fifth or sixth-grade, and stopped at seventh or eighth-grade Supreme Martial Artist, unable to move forward anymore.”

“And that’s their final achievement after the Nine Tribulations Sword has been completed!”

The light of intelligence shone in Mo Tianji’s eyes as he said, “I don’t understand why it suddenly became so much more difficult when it reached our generation. Obstacles also came one after another... But what is undeniable is that right now, among our brothers, the average cultivation level has basically already reached third-grade Supreme Martial Artist!”

“While you have only just obtained the sixth fragment of the Nine Tribulations Sword!”

Mo Tianji went on. “I do not understand the Nine Tribulations Sword Master nor do I understand the reasons behind all this, but just looking at the surface alone, your achievements have already surpassed all the other Nine Tribulations Sword Masters!”

“Such as now — After everyone experienced the revival of the phoenix together with Rui Butong, Dong Wushang and Rui Butong have already reached fifth-grade Supreme Martial Artist! They took the lead while the other brothers have also reached the point of breakthrough! When you obtain the seventh fragment, the strength of us brothers will improve by leaps and bounds again!”

“When that time comes, with the seventh fragment of the Nine Tribulations Sword, you will completely surpass all the previous generations of the Nine Tribulations Sword Master!”

Mo Tianji said, “Therefore, I always have this feeling that... you’ve already surpassed the scope of the Nine Tribulations Sword long ago! Or perhaps, already surpassed the scope of the Nine Tribulations Sword in the Nine Heavens Continent long ago!”

He continued without waiting for Chu Yang’s response. “According to such a progression rate, by the time you obtain the eighth fragment of the Nine Tribulations Sword, we’ll be able to reach... the Moon Breeze elders’ level. And when you obtain the ninth fragment... Where will we go?”

“Where will we go??” Chu Yang truly didn’t expect Mo Tianji to think this far ahead.

“According to your progression rate, how short a time have you spent to get these few sword fragments? Each generation of the Nine Tribulations Sword Master, all the way till they united the Nine Heavens, had to spend dozens of years! The slowest one took close to a hundred years. Meanwhile, how short a time did we take?”

“If we continue at this speed, before we turn twenty-five years-old, we’ll be able to unite the Nine Heavens!” Mo Tianji spoke quietly.

“What happens after that? ...”

Mo Tianji tossed out a question of deep meaning. He asked calmly, “Do you know why I brought up the issue of the Nine Super Clans when we were at the Lan Clan?”

Chu Yang knitted his brows, “Eh?”Chu Yang’s brows drew together. “Hmm?”

“I have a vague feeling that... our future is not in here!” Mo Tianji smiled.

A jolt went through Chu Yang’s heart!

He hadn’t mentioned anything regarding this before.

But Mo Tianji could already feel it!

Chu Yang gave Mo Tianji a deep look and replied in a low voice, “Yes, our future is not in here!”

A brilliant light flared in Mo Tianji’s eyes as the corners of his lips curled up into a smile.

“Then, the matter regarding the traitor?” asked Chu Yang.

“It’s not too late to come back and deal with the traitor after we’ve dealt with the matter of the Yang Clan.” Mo Tianji said with a light smile, “Since she can be used by the enemy, if we handle it well, she can naturally also be used by us... A traitor is a treasure.”

“A traitor is a treasure?” Chu Yang grinned.

“Fishing out the traitor is merely the lousiest of solutions. The best solution should be — Knowing she’s a traitor yet treating her like a trusted comrade. This way, as long as the strategy is appropriate, we’ll be able to, again and again... get what we couldn’t get at all previously.”

“A traitor is just a tool of a large clan. A large clan can use it, so can we. The key is how we use it... I love using traitors the most... Especially an enemy’s traitor. Using it fills me with an even bigger sense of accomplishment.”

Smiling lightly, Mo Tianji reached out his hand, his five fingers slowly drawing together as he said, “Such as... the enemy’s life!”

Chu Yang took a deep breath. “These words make sense but... I can’t help feeling uncomfortable. It’s filled with an obscene aura...”

“Get lost!” Mo Tianji flew into a rage as he pointed at the door. “Get out!”

Chu Yang glared at him in displeasure. Turning around, he left.

Behind him, a smile appeared on Mo Tianji’s face.

Outside, Mo Qingwu’s voice could be heard. “Big Brother Chu Yang, come to my place.”

Mo Tianji’s countenance darkened immediately...

Watching Chu Yang disappear in a whoosh, Mo Tianji cursed viciously. “Beast!”

Then, he raised his head to the heavens and heaved a sigh. He murmured, “Looks like... Little Sister inevitably cannot escape the grasp of this beast...”

At once, he was filled with endless frustration.

...

“What’s the matter?” asked Chu Yang as he pulled the young girl by her slender waist smoothly into his arms.

Mo Qingwu didn’t mind at all. Leaning into his embrace, she asked, “Big Brother Chu Yang, can you take a look at Xiaoxue and see what’s wrong?”

“What’s wrong?” It was only now that Chu Yang realized that it seemed like he hadn’t actually seen the Wind Fox ever since he was reunited with Mo Qingwu.

“Previously, didn’t you give me a lot of Spirit Beast inner cores? After I came back, when the Moon Breeze elders got to know that I have a use for it, they also gave me a lot.” Mo Qingwu said rather anxiously, “I didn’t think much about it and left them in the room. Later on, when I remembered and went to look, I discovered that that huge amount of inner cores... have all disappeared.”

“How many were there?” Chu Yang had a bad feeling.

“About... 200?” Mo Qingwu’s black eyeballs swiveled uncertainly. “The lousiest ones were fifth to sixth-grade. There were also a few seventh to eighth-grade ones. The Moon Breeze elders gave me a few tenth-grade ones and two eleventh-grade ones... and a twelfth-grade one... All of them are gone.”

Chu Yang’s eyebrows jumped uncontrollably for a while. “They’ve all been... eaten by the little Wind Fox?”

With a troubled and crestfallen look, Mo Qingwu replied, “Most likely...”

As she spoke, she took out a white bundle from her pocket — It was the Wind Fox.

All four of the little fellow’s paws were wrapped around its head as it slept soundly, completely still.

Chu Yang suddenly discovered that there were already five tails on the Wind Fox! The sixth tail had also grown out a small stump, just like a rabbit’s tail. It stuck upwards on the Wind Fox’s bottom.

Chu Yang’s eyebrows jumped wildly again. Judging from how the little fellow looked, it was likely hibernating while digesting medicinal effects. And... it had already digested quite a fair bit. Looking at it... its improvement this time was honestly impressive!

Once it awakened, it would probably be a very terrifying presence!

After all, it had truly eaten a lot this time around. Chu Yang was rather annoyed. Wasn’t this fellow a little too greedy? Wasn’t it afraid that its stomach would be upset?

Each generation of Wind Foxes had never been able to go past eleventh-grade. However, this one here had already surpassed twelfth-grade a long time ago and now, it was breaking through again... Could it be that... this fellow could actually reach a point of surpassing its ancestors? To establish a never-before precedent?