Published at 14th of July 2026 8:06 am

Chapter 2563: Great Desert City (2)

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This battle was relatively low-grade, but Mo Hua fought with great enjoyment.

Of course, Mo Hua only stopped when necessary, infiltrating his Strength into the bandits’ joints, disabling their meridians.

Finally, the other guards and crew from the ship joined forces to slaughter the desert bandits.

After a fierce fight, the bandits were utterly defeated.

The leader of the Foundation Building Middle Stage bandits was also secretly fixed in place by Mo Hua using the Water Prison Technique. Amidst the chaos, the Golden Blade Technique severed his calf, and then he was surrounded and killed by the ship’s captain along with several Foundation establishment guards.

And so, the turmoil was quelled.

The ship captain was overjoyed.

When facing the desert bandits, he had already prepared for a dire situation.

Yet unexpectedly, the tide turned, they actually won, virtually without losses, and not a single person on their side died.

Indeed, it seemed that heaven had favored them.

The ship captain ordered the confiscation of the bandits’ Storage Bags, dismantling of the bandits’ ships, and threw the remaining captured bandits into the Sand Sea.

These cultivators on the ferry didn’t wish for bloodshed. But these bandits, if left alive, would be a curse, so they could only throw them into the Sand Sea and let the Sands take their lives.

Afterward, the ship captain began the celebration.

Obviously, it wasn’t grand, just the crew gathered together, each receiving a few Spirit Stones, some jerky, and a flask of bitter wine.

These were considered the spoils of war.

The crew was ecstatic, their faces lit by the firelight, flushed red.

During the gathering, the ship captain embraced Mo Hua’s neck, greatly praising Mo Hua’s "heroic bravery" in battling the desert bandits during the day:

"So young, daring to fight, not backing down, not fearing death, truly remarkable."

"Just one thing, you weren’t ruthless enough."

"Several times, your staff could have directly killed people, but you didn’t."

"In the face of life or death, hesitation is a big taboo. Remember next time, don’t be soft! You must kill when you should!"

"You’re just too young, haven’t killed enough, that’s why..."

"Come, drink up!"

Mo Hua raised his glass with a helpless smile.

After the battle, and with the feast following their survival, the atmosphere was very joyous, even though the food and drink were of poor quality, everyone was visibly satisfied.

But the feast didn’t last long.

After all, they were still amidst the Sand Sea, dangers lurked everywhere, everyone being crew members also had to manage the ferry.

Afterward, the sand ship continued forward, steering toward Great Desert City.

The largest wave of desert bandits was killed, along the way the sand monsters, as long as cautious, there would be no more obstacles.

Despite the endless yellow sands and harsh environment, people’s moods gradually relaxed.

In the distance amid the sandstorm, the majestic outline of Great Desert City was already faintly visible.

But just at this time, the sand ship stopped moving.

The captain checked it out and then suddenly realized, at some point, the bottom of the sand ship had already been breached.

Not knowing if it touched a reef along the way, was drilled by a sharp beast, or was damaged in the battle against the bandits.

This wound was small, so no one noticed.

But long-distance sailing eventually wore it down, it broke right on the cusp of reaching the destination.

Now, the ship wasn’t moving, and seemed to be slowly sinking.

With no other sand ships around to aid them.

Even if a sand ship passed by, with limited capacity, it couldn’t save all their cultivators aboard.

The cultivators on board looked a bit panic-stricken.

The ship captain too was a bit anxious, a bitter smile surfacing on his face, "Indeed, when luck is good for a bit, misfortune surely follows."

Mo Hua thought for a moment, then said: "Captain, how about I go down to check the ship’s bottom?"

The captain glanced at Mo Hua, "You..."

Mo Hua said: "I know a little about Formations, maybe I can temporarily repair it."

The captain was still somewhat incredulous, "You... know Formations?"

You’re a Body Cultivator, and learned Formations?

Do Body Cultivators have the brains for that?

Mo Hua nodded, "I need to make a living, so I learn a bit of everything."

The captain didn’t know what to say.

Is Formation something you can just casually learn to make a living...

However, under the circumstances, he had no other choice, moreover, along the way his impression of Mo Hua was good, knowing Mo Hua was not one to spout nonsense.

"Alright, go take a look." The captain sighed.

Mo Hua nodded and went to the ship’s hull, to the compartment where the Formation was drawn.

The captain followed him.

The others also wanted to go, but were stopped by the captain.

Normally, this secret compartment was not allowed for any outsiders to enter, to prevent the core Formation of the sand ship from leaking.

In the secret compartment, the captain used the jade key to unlock the secret door.

The sand ship’s core Formation was exposed in front of Mo Hua.

Mo Hua saw the Formation with his own eyes, nodding slightly.

There was one thing he hadn’t mentioned.

The breach in the sand ship’s bottom was actually caused by him.

The purpose was to get the ship to stop for a while so he could come down to repair the Formation.

And verify if the Formation deduced by his Heavenly secret Calculation had any flaws.

Of course, he didn’t deliberately sabotage it.

This sand ship had been used for too long, going through many travails, and even if he hadn’t tampered with it, it would probably break after two or three more voyages.

Now that it broke, he could lend a hand, fix it a bit.

Otherwise, within the next few voyages, if he wasn’t there, if the ship were to break again, the captain and the crew would likely all perish in the Sands.

Living as a Loose Cultivator is hard, but dying is far too easy.

Mo Hua sighed softly, focusing his gaze.

The internal Formations of the sand ship were now completely exposed before his eyes.

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