Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 200: I’m Still a Baby!

“That fellow in the imperial palace stays in a forbidden area and rarely takes action, so the likelihood of him being involved is low.

“Then could it be Yun Zhi from the Dao-Seeking Sect?

“That’s not right either. My clone hid by the Everlasting Immortal’s side, and the Everlasting Immortal has always been cautious. How could anyone have found their way there?

“Or could the Everlasting Immortal have awakened his conscience, turned over a new leaf, and voluntarily turned himself in to the Great Xia Dynasty or the Dao-Seeking Sect to plead for leniency?”

The black figure couldn’t help but feel greatly troubled at the thought of those few people from the Central Continent. Ever since the ancient era ended, he had been planning everything meticulously. Logically, there shouldn’t have been any problems.

According to his plan, the Great Qian and Great Yu dynasties proclaimed that there would be fortuitous opportunities to become an immortal in future generations. They asked people to enter a deep slumber and only wake up during the battle of the Great Era to sow chaos and muddle the situation.

Only when it came to the Great Xia Dynasty did unexpected individuals appear one after another, including immortals. These immortals were no longer pawns but players on equal footing with him, forcing him to revise his plans multiple times.

“Especially that Yun Zhi. She’s so young, yet her talent is unprecedented across all ages.”

“Your Excellency, may I ask who this Yun Zhi is...?” The attendant tried to recall the famous and influential figures from the Central Continent but couldn’t think of anyone called Yun Zhi. His Excellency hardly praises someone. This is the first time he’s so generous with his compliment. How astonishing must Yun Zhi’s talent be?

The black figure sneered. “She’s just a little lass from the Dao-Seeking Sect. A hundred years ago, I headed to the Central Continent, and she personally came to receive me, warmly asking me where I was from. I couldn’t be bothered with her, and there was nothing more she could comment on.

“Subsequently, I saw that she had some skills, so I decided to spar with her and offer a bit of guidance. After the exchange, I wanted to leave, but she kept pursuing me, pressing me for more pointers. I believed that relationships between cultivators should be as bland as water and that things shouldn’t be forced. It would be better for our fate with each other to end there. Giving too much advice would instead hinder her path. Thus, I used some escape techniques, unwilling to get tangled up with her further.”

“Your Excellency’s cultivation is number one throughout the ages.” The attendant cupped his fists in flattery, eliciting a hearty laugh from the black figure.

He was relieved. Staying with His Excellency is still the safest option. In the Battle of the Great Era, even the slightest misstep can lead to eternal damnation. With His Excellency’s unrivaled cultivation and schemes that span the ages, he’ll undoubtedly have the upper hand during the Battle of the Great Era. By following His Excellency, I can pick up some leftover benefits, enough for me to lead a comfortable life. With some luck, I might even become an immortal.

As the black figure recalled his encounter with Yun Zhi a hundred years ago, he couldn’t help but feel a sense of humiliation weighing on him. I can’t just say that I had initiated the attack because I saw how young the little lass was, only to be completely defeated and forced to flee. I’ve lived for countless years, yet a child defeated me? That’s an utter disgrace.

I mustn’t tell this to my subordinates; it’ll undermine my authority.

The black figure remembered that he had planned to visit the Everlasting Creed a hundred years ago to check on how close they were to forming the Incipient Dao Fruit. Before he could even find his way to the Everlasting Creed, however, he bumped into Yun Zhi, and a fierce battle ensued.

At the thought of the power Yun Zhi had displayed, the black figure felt that Yun Zhi could be denominated the strongest in the Central Continent—his biggest obstacle in the Battle of the Great Era. Ever since then, he would only send his clones to the Central Continent to avoid being captured.

“Could it be that the Great Xia Dynasty is favored by fortune?”

The notion of fortune was elusive. To become an immortal, one needed not just talent and strength but also luck. For instance, the Transcendent Tribulation cultivator who mastered Law Follows Words could have become an immortal, but he was unlucky and met Huang Doudou, resulting in his demise.

Despite pondering for half a day, the black figure still couldn’t reach a conclusion, so he decided to just give up. “Whatever, I’ll stop thinking about all this. Since my clone has been eliminated, it implies that the matter of the Incipient Dao Fruit is already out of the bag. Those from the Central Continent will be on their guard against immortals infiltrating their land. Getting discovered would create unnecessary trouble. I just won’t head there for the time being. I shall wait until the Dao Fruit is close to maturity, and that’s when I’ll step in to claim it! If I can obtain the Everlasting Dao Fruit, that will grant me a tremendous advantage during the Battle of the Great Era.

“It’s a pity for the Everlasting Immortal Fairy that her resurrection is destined to be impossible. She only has herself to blame for possessing the Everlasting Dao Fruit. If she doesn’t die, no one else can lay their hands on it.

“I really didn’t expect that she would be the one to form the Everlasting Dao Fruit back then; how enviable...” The black figure’s voice faded into silence as he departed, leaving only a pile of bones behind.

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“What should we do with the Everlasting Creed?” Lu Yang asked. The goal of their mission was already achieved. They had found the headquarters of the Everlasting Creed, captured the Everlasting Immortal, and even forced the mastermind’s clone to self-detonate.

Now, only one question remained: how should they deal with the Everlasting Creed?

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If they act carelessly, would they inadvertently alert the mastermind? Could they make use of the Everlasting Creed to lure out the mastermind behind the scenes?

Yun Zhi looked at Lu Yang in surprise, flummoxed about why Lu Yang would ask such a question.

“Of course, we report it to the authorities.”

“Ah?”

“There are so many people. The Dao-Seeking Sect can’t interrogate them all even if we capture them. We might as well let the Great Xia Dynasty handle it.”

Lu Yang almost blurted out, “I didn’t know that the Dao-Seeking Sect has such proper methods.” In Lu Yang’s impression, interrogation under torture, coercion and bribes, infiltrating diabolic creeds, and winning first place in the tournaments of diabolic creeds were all standard operations of the Dao-Seeking Sect.

Oh, right, half of that was my doing.

“When are we reporting the case?” Lu Yang asked eagerly. It feels amazing to be dismantling a large-scale den of illegal activities.

Yun Zhi thought for a moment. “Four days ago?”

“Wut?”

Yun Zhi explained, “Right after we entered the headquarters four days ago, my soul had already left my body and went to the Great Xia Dynasty to report the case. The reason we didn’t act was to wait for the Foundation Establishment and Qi Training cultivators to gather so that we could capture them in one fell swoop.

“Of course, the Everlasting Immortal was an unexpected bonus.”

The Everlasting Immortal felt that he had brought this upon himself. Why did I have nothing better to do than take over someone’s body? As long as I stayed hidden, even if the entire Everlasting Creed was destroyed, the Great Xia Dynasty wouldn’t be able to find me.

Yun Zhi shifted her gaze to the Everlasting Immortal. “As for you...”

The Everlasting Immortal hurriedly implored, “My attempt at the body takeover failed. You can liken it to attempted murder. Surely, that’s not worthy of the death penalty! I have always abided by the law and have never done anything illegal. Look, even the statue is reading a book on criminal law!”

Lu Yang turned his eyes to the statue. The statue of the Everlasting Immortal is really holding a book on the penal code.

The creed leader had acted swiftly, updating the Everlasting Immortal statue’s design to hold a copy of the penal code in a bid to encourage the creed’s members to study the law.

“Besides, my soul only became complete the moment I received my name. It’s just been five days since I got my name, so I am only five days old—I’m just a baby! According to the penal code of the Great Xia Dynasty, I am considered under the age of criminal liability and thus exempted from any criminal prosecution or punishment.

“I’m still a baby! Your Excellencies, please be magnanimous and let me off this once!”

Lu Yang stared at the Everlasting Immortal face, so decrepit that it looked like he should be buried in the ground. His name really does suit him.

You could actually say something so shameless, Bu Yaolian?