Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 116: In Weal and Woe

Lu Yang went all out in roasting the kui ox. This was a contest of wisdom, perseverance, and luck; there was no room for carelessness. He naturally didn’t notice Grandpa Ba’s expression of schadenfreude.

After the kui ox was finally ready, it emitted a mouthwatering aroma that would linger in the kitchen for three days. The Three Flavored True Fire indeed had its merits—as one would expect from Lu Yang’s unique creation. There were only a total of 108 types of true fire in the world, and Lu Yang had forcefully added one to that number with his talent. Such a flame must be extraordinary!

As long as Lu Yang wanted to, he could easily open a chain barbeque restaurant spanning across the continent! Even establishing a barbeque sect might not be beyond the realms of possibility! In fact, this was an opportunity Man Gu could only wish for in his dreams!

However, Lu Yang was not one to chase after fame and fortune, so he had no plans of expansion in this direction.

Lu Yang placed the kui ox on a plate, which was decorated with roasted potatoes, roasted carrots, and roasted cauliflower, and prepared to carry the dishes to the table. The puppet looked at Lu Yang in surprise, not expecting him to be so thorough.

Just as Lu Yang was about to leave the kitchen, he noticed a big chunk of meat missing from the kui ox, exposing its ghastly white bones.

Lu Yang recalled the White Bone Flesh Regeneration Pill he had just exchanged for. “What would happen if I gave the kui ox the White Bone Flesh Regeneration Pill? Would the chunk of meat grow back?” If this were to succeed, it would be a massive business opportunity!

Acting on his ideas right away, Lu Yang pried open the kui ox’s mouth and force-fed it with the pill.

A miraculous scene unfolded as a faint glow emanated from the wound of the kui ox’s corpse. The roasted kui ox slowly levitated and became uncooked again as the wounds were seamed tightly under the golden light.

Lu Yang, “...”

Is this even scientific? I went through all that effort to roast you, yet you turned back into raw meat just like that?!

The puppet couldn’t stifle its laughter and giggled softly.

Lu Yang had no choice but to start over.

Fortunately, with the experience from his first attempt, he was much faster this time. At the same time, he also realized that his proficiency in the “Slashing Word Mantra,” sword qi, and Three Flavored True Fire had improved.

He ruminated over it. Could this be Big Senior Sister’s intention, letting me grow through the process of cooking?

That must be it! There’s a type of cultivator known as a spirit chef, and this is precisely what they do—cultivating through cooking. Our cultivation methods are different but lead to similar outcomes.

“Big Senior Sister really cares about me!” Lu Yang was extremely moved.

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Yun Zhi sat before the dining table. As she cultivated, myriad mystical phenomena appeared in her surroundings; great stars fell, all things resuscitated, and lightning tribulations materialized, as if all the wonders of the world had converged right here.

Noticing Lu Yang’s arrival, she slowly opened her eyes, and the myriad phenomena instantly withdrew into her body, as if everything before was just a figment of one’s imagination.

“Roasted kui ox?” Yun Zhi took a glimpse at the dinner Lu Yang had meticulously prepared. She didn’t make any further comments and signaled for Lu Yang to eat together.

Lu Yang sat up straight at the table, anxiously waiting for Yun Zhi to have the first bite.

Yun Zhi sliced off a piece and sampled it. “Not bad.”

Only then did the grip around Lu Yang’s heart relax.

Yun Zhi opened her storage space and took out a bottle of pills, handing it to Lu Yang, who saw the words “Stomach-Invigorating and Digestion-Aiding Pills” on the label. “This is a classic pill from the Pill Cauldron Peak. It can promote your digestion and absorption of food. The spirit energy contained in the kui ox is far beyond your capacity. You have to eat slower and use the pills to assist you in gradual uptake.”

The Pill Cauldron Peak had been established ever since the founding of the Dao-Seeking Sect, and it was not without reasons that it continued standing strong today; the pills they concocted were sometimes very effective.

Lu Yang took a small piece and chewed on it gently. The kui ox meat was like gelatin, sliding down into his stomach. Copious amounts of spirit energy surged within his stomach and rushed straight to the crown of his head, instantly sweeping away all fatigue from roasting the kui ox; he felt completely rejuvenated.

His eyes lit up, and he quickly ingested the pill before sitting in a meditative position to cultivate, feeling the waves of spirit qi flowing within him.

A demon beast that was worthy enough to let Yun Zhi personally take care of it was naturally one with exceptionally high cultivation.

On the other hand, Yun Zhi elegantly savored the barbeque, nibbling on it slowly to appreciate the flavors. There are very few things that can enhance my cultivation now.

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Seven elders gathered in the pine forest of Heaven’s Gate Peak; apart from First Elder and Yun Zhi, all the higher-ups of the Dao-Seeking Sect were present.

Even the elusive sect leader was around.

“Say, Old Nine was just doing fine, yet you never know when something could happen.”

“Life is unpredictable. Who can foresee the future?”

The seven elders discussed animatedly, while the Taciturn Daoist Priest sat in meditation, fuming so much that he felt the urge to draw his sword and duel. “I mustn’t get angry, I mustn’t get angry. I must sit here quietly for three days and not break away from my meditative state,” the Taciturn Daoist Priest repeatedly admonished himself not to lose his temper.

The seven elders gloated over his misfortune. Old Nine had toyed with us all the time, and today, we finally get the chance to laugh at him. We must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

“I must say, Old Nine is too petty. It’s a good thing to have a very talented disciple. Why would he get so angry until he has cerebral thrombosis?”

“Nonsense! How can you call this cerebral thrombosis? He’s clearly in a vegetative state!”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest could no longer hold himself back, roaring in rage, “Don’t go overboard with your bullying!”

Who on earth divulged my situation?!

Little Yun? No, I can’t beat her.

That means it must be Lu Yang!

“Serves you right, Old Nine! Even you have gotten your just desserts!” Grandpa Ba laughed, reveling in his misfortune.

Since Grandpa Ba was young, he had liked plants. At that time, the Taciturn Daoist Priest told him that there was a type of plant cultivation method where one would bury themselves in the soil with only their head exposed and use their body to comprehend the earth’s spirit qi, thereby boosting their cultivation.

To this day, Grandpa Ba refused to recall his past foolish self!

The embarrassment of a lifetime!

“Ha! Suffer my sword!” The Taciturn Daoist Priest unleashed the Supreme Four Sword Array toward the seven elders, who immediately assumed defensive stances. However, lightning suddenly burst forth at the entrance, blocking the sword array’s attack.

The seven elders heaved a sigh of relief. Yun Zhi’s defense is indeed reliable.

“Haha, Old Nine, your sword technique has regressed! It can’t even leave a small cave. If it were me, I would have broken out long ago!” Grandpa Ba laughed without restraint.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest sneered. “If all of you are so capable, then go ahead and blast the cave open!”

“Hmph! It’s a mere cave mouth. How hard can it be to blast it open!” Grandpa Ba struck out a mighty palm that hit the cave’s entrance, but it was similarly shattered by lightning.

“That was an accident, I’ll try again!” Grandpa Ba wasn’t ready to accept defeat. He attempted once more, but his attack was again neutralized by lightning.

A drop of cold sweat trickled down his forehead. “I’ve already calculated the position of the array’s focal point, but my offensive methods are limited. I would like to ask all of you to lend me a helping hand!”

The six elders readily agreed.

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The seven elders exerted their powers simultaneously, attacking the array’s focal point as directed by Grandpa Ba. For a moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the whole pine forest was engulfed in the atmosphere of primal chaos and multicolored rays of light.

The seal of the cave abode appeared to be enraged, brewing a force that seemed capable of sucking in everything in the world. Judging that the situation had turned awry, the seven elders resorted to a multitude of methods to escape, but it was futile as they got sucked into the cave abode.

The seven elders, “...”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest was very moved. Is this what true camaraderie between senior and junior brothers looks like—sticking through weal and woe?

~~~

Meanwhile, Yun Zhi suddenly stopped eating, sensing that the seal used on her master had been triggered.

As the people of the Dao-Seeking Sect were full of imaginative and unconventional ideas, Yun Zhi was worried that someone might forcibly break the seal, so she had it set up such that if there was such an attempt, the seal would suck the culprit into the cave, sealing them together inside.

“There can’t be such a person, right?” she mumbled to herself uncertainly.