[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-great-age-of-sail-don-t-disturb-my-cultivation":3,"chapter-great-age-of-sail-don-t-disturb-my-cultivation-great-age-of-sail-don-t-disturb-my-cultivation-chapter-40":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Great Age of Sail: Don't Disturb My Cultivation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2176650,3719,"Chapter 40: A Single Sword Stroke Cleaves the Desert! (Fifth update, seeking flowers)","great-age-of-sail-don-t-disturb-my-cultivation-chapter-40",40,"\u003Cp>Under this torrential downpour,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>very quickly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>within a radius of over a hundred meters,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all the yellow sand that could be controlled by Crocodile\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had been completely soaked by the rain!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this state of being soaked by rain,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even though Crocodile could still control this sand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it would require much more effort!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone knew it,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile had already elementalized himself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>merging into this sky full of yellow sand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this situation,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fear that even many powerhouses proficient in Armament Haki\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would have no way to deal with him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst this vast expanse of yellow sand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was simply impossible to attack his true form!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This torrential downpour filling the sky seemed grand in scale,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but in reality, it could not inflict any substantial damage on Crocodile!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Li Xiao had never intended to rely on the rain anyway;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it was just for the sake of caution,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to play a minor auxiliary role!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao had said it before, ===== CHAPTER 131 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>even if Crocodile merged with the desert,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could still cleave the entire desert open with one sword stroke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he said he would cleave it with one stroke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then he would cleave it with one stroke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao formed a sword seal,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the Green Frost Sword instantly transformed into a streak of light and sped away!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a phantom of mountains and seas slowly emerged behind the Green Frost Sword,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and it rapidly became solid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mountain and Sea Sword Art!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the reinforcement of this mountain and sea phantom,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Green Frost Sword slashed out!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time Li Xiao had executed the Mountain and Sea Sword Art using the Sword Control Technique,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and this strike,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>could be called Li Xiao's strongest strike to date!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this strike,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the mountain and sea phantom had become almost tangible,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as if the true mountains and seas had descended,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>colliding with the sky full of yellow sand while carrying the momentum of heaven and earth!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately following,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a dazzling cyan light flashed by!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this instant,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the entire world seemed to fall into a dead silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and time seemed to have frozen at this moment!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>accompanied by a loud boom,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the sky-covering yellow sand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was actually severed by the sword,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>split into two from the middle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after severing the sky-covering yellow sand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the residual power of the sword energy still traversed several thousand meters,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>carving a deep gully into this vast desert!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this desert,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had truly been cleaved open by Li Xiao's sword!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the sky-covering yellow sand lost its supporting force,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and crashed down!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile's body had also been forced out of elementalization,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>falling from high altitude,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and smashing heavily onto a sand dune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep sword mark could be seen on his chest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>spanning almost his entire body from top to bottom,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with the deepest part of the wound reaching the bone!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under this strike,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even though he had elementalized and merged with the sky-covering yellow sand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was still struck by Li Xiao's sword, which had covered the entire expanse of sand!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now critically injured and dying,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>with no strength left to resist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Bin stared blankly at the battlefield that had almost changed its topography,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her entire being unable to even express a look of shock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't ask,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if you ask, she was completely numb!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene where Crocodile turned everything in that entire area into sand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>manipulating the yellow sand for a hundred meters around to cover the sky and sun, was already terrifying enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what she hadn't expected was,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that Li Xiao's strength was even more terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His whole body glowing with golden light,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he could change the weather of an entire area with a wave of his hand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>forcing a torrential downpour to fall in this scorching desert!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had even cleaved the entire desert with a single sword stroke!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of strength,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was almost beyond the scope of humanity!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luo Bin had witnessed too many unexpected situations,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>at first she would still feel shock,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but by now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she only felt that she had become completely numb!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time she felt she had seen Li Xiao's true strength,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the next second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao would display even more terrifying power!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Luo Bin wonder,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was the scene before her eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>really all of Li Xiao's true strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao slowly walked in front of Crocodile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>waved his hand slightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and took the Green Frost Sword back into his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile narrowed his eyes slightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>looking at him with difficulty,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and seeing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he slowly opened his mouth to ask:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't you kill me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I kill you, who will I go to for the money?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao reached out a hand toward Crocodile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and continued: ===== CHAPTER 132 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I told you long ago, you must give me this money today, otherwise, I will keep hacking at you until you do!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile gave a miserable laugh,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and after a moment of silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, four hundred million Berries, I'll give it to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao shook his finger,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and corrected him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wrong, it's not four hundred million Berries, it's eight hundred million Berries now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile, who was already critically injured,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on the verge of death,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and seemed to struggle even to speak, suddenly widened his eyes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and roared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is it eight hundred million Berries, where did that extra four hundred million come from!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao's words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>almost scared him into jumping up from his deathbed! ===== CHAPTER 133 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Crocodile so agitated,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao simply squatted down,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and began to count on his fingers with a serious face!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Four hundred million Berries of this is the money I won at the casino, which you rightfully owe me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As for the other four hundred million Berries, that is, of course, my appearance fee!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On this sea, my strength is at least worth mentioning, do you think I just fight anyone casually?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not to mention anything else, just from fighting this match with me, didn't you gain something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn't that require paying tuition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, I fought you for no reason, do you know how much loss this caused me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look here, things like food expenses, nutritional supplements, lost wages, mental distress compensation, and medical expenses, adding these up, doesn't it come to several hundred million Berries!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Li Xiao's words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile was stunned!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, what are you eating?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Food expenses plus nutritional supplements cost several hundred million Berries?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this rate of eating,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even the Celestial Dragons would be eaten into bankruptcy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what on earth is that mental distress compensation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did you lose?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I think you were having a damn good time hacking me!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furthermore,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>isn't that medical expense of yours a bit too excessive!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Look at you,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and look at me,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>who do you think needs medical expenses more?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After this fight,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you don't even need to wash your clothes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and you have the nerve to ask me for medical expenses?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wait a minute!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He almost hacked me to death,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and his clothes aren't even dirty!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is even more heartbreaking!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My sadness is flowing like a river!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Crocodile wasn't speaking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao immediately frowned,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, trying to welsh on the debt again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't want to pay, that's fine, I can just hack you and then go raid your place, it's just a bit more troublesome!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at the Green Frost Sword emerging beside Li Xiao,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile took a deep breath,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and finally nodded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, eight hundred million it is! But I can't give it to you right now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because, I don't have that much money...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiao couldn't help but look at him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his eyes mixed with a bit of pity and faint sympathy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After mixing in this world for so many years, it's one thing that your strength is mediocre, but you don't even have money, I feel ashamed for you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile was speechless for a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wanting to retort,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but not knowing where to start!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a user of the Sand-Sand Fruit,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his strength, even across the entire sea,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was ranked among the best!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>if fighting in the desert,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there were few who could firmly suppress him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking of Li Xiao's terrifying sword strike just now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which cleaved the entire desert!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crocodile really couldn't find a way to retort!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, with Li Xiao's strength,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was truly qualified to say that!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the rain had stopped,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the dark clouds in the sky\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were dissipating at a speed visible to the naked eye! ===== CHAPTER 134 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1482,"2026-06-17T01:06:10.717Z","2026-06-17T01:06:32.065Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","d3039b3794aef39966632916e23a456102b24876c449ee0443e500227bfd26e8","great-age-of-sail-don-t-disturb-my-cultivation-chapter-41","great-age-of-sail-don-t-disturb-my-cultivation-chapter-39",144,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgreat-age-of-sail-don-t-disturb-my-cultivation-cover.jpg"]