Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 204: Uphold the Righteous Path

Meng Jingzhou struggled to break free, but it was futile. After he was dragged away, wails of agony soon followed.

On the other hand, Lu Yang and Man Gu focused on selecting their rewards.

“Man Gu, what do you want to buy?”

“Probably a calligraphy copybook. Shifu said that my handwriting isn’t good, so I need to practice more.” Man Gu was drawn to a calligraphy copybook on the rewards board.

“Thunderstrike Copybook. What a powerful name! I’ll buy it.”

Lu Yang wanted to advise Man Gu to reconsider, but before he could say anything, Man Gu had already purchased the copybook.

The cover of the Thunderstrike Copybook depicted a gigantic lightning bolt. Flipping it open, the first page was an instruction manual.

“Let me look at the rules...

“Write on the copybook with a brush. If you go beyond the borders, this copybook will unleash ten thousand bolts of thunder. Please use this with caution.

“Note: Do not immerse this copybook in water. There is a risk of electrical leakage.”

Man Gu, “...”

Even writing is so dangerous now?

Man Gu didn’t buy anything else. He wanted to use his remaining contribution points to strengthen his iron hammer at the Artifact Refinement Peak. The automatic chanting of Words of Sages still couldn’t fully reflect his identity as a Confucian cultivator, so Man Gu wanted to engrave “Words of Sages” on his hammer and add two sharp corners. That way, he could ensure that every strike of his hammer would puncture a deep hole.

Perfect.

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In the imperial palace, the Great Xia Emperor sat on his throne in a dignified manner. The eunuch supervisor had served the emperor for forty years. He originally thought he was fairly acquainted with this ruler, but what happened next shattered his understanding.

When the Xia Emperor saw Yun Zhi walking over slowly, he stood up and took the initiative to greet her with a broad smile. “Fellow Daoist Yun Zhi, you’ve arrived. Please, take a seat.”

The Xia Emperor even personally carried a chair for Yun Zhi and sat beside her, not returning to his throne. “Servants, bring over the fruits just offered as tribute by the south. Let Fellow Daoist Yun Zhi have a taste.”

Soon, a young eunuch carried a plate of assorted fruits. Some were shaped like lychees, while some resembled bananas.

Yun Zhi peeled the lychee-like fruit, revealing golden flesh packed with incredible natural treasures. Just eating one would allow a cultivator to leap from the Advanced Qi Training Stage to the Intermediate Foundation Establishment Stage.

“The taste is not bad.” Yun Zhi’s compliment greatly delighted the Xia Emperor.

“Quick, give Fellow Daoist Yun Zhi one whole box to take away!”

Even the eunuch supervisor who had mastered the art of keeping a straight face couldn’t prevent the slight crack in his expression upon witnessing this scene. I’ve never seen His Majesty treat someone so eagerly.

Yun Zhi stopped the Xia Emperor. “There’s no need for that, Your Majesty. If you have any request, just speak.”

The Xia Emperor dismissed everyone, including the eunuch supervisor. After everyone had left, he rubbed his hands, slightly excited. “Fellow Daoist Yun Zhi, I heard that your cultivation is much higher than our family’s old ancestor’s?”

Yun Zhi shook her head slowly. “It’s just a minute difference. Please don’t exaggerate, Your Majesty.”

“It’s like this, the old ancestor has recently been thinking that he’s number one in the world and unbeatable. Such a mindset is detrimental to his cultivation, so I was wondering if I could find someone to teach him a lesson. After much consideration, I believe that you’re the most suitable, Fellow Daoist Yun Zhi.”

Yun Zhi asked, “...Your Majesty, do you have some kind of grudge with your old ancestor?” From Yun Zhi’s impression, the Xia Emperor’s old ancestor wasn’t such a person.

“Haha, Fellow Daoist Yun Zhi, you really know how to jest. My old ancestor has beaten me ever since I was a child. How could there be any enmity?”

Yun Zhi, “...”

“Alright, fine, I was just making a small joke. Please don’t take it seriously, Fellow Daoist Yun Zhi.” The Xia Emperor retracted the smile from his visage.

Yun Zhi wanted to say, “But Your Majesty, you didn’t look like you were joking.” However, it’s probably best that I don’t say such things that can ruin their relationship. I understand these basic social niceties.

“Fellow Daoist Yun Zhi, you have summoned the Great Xia Dynasty and four of the Great Immortal Sects here. It must be because you have made some significant discovery while eradicating the Everlasting Creed?”

“Yes.” Yun Zhi nodded and spoke no further.

The Xia Emperor thought that Yun Zhi was keeping quiet because of some concerns, so he reassured her, “Are you worried that the information might leak? You needn’t worry. The old ancestor has set up an immortal-tier array to protect this place. Even an immortal can’t eavesdrop.

“Or are you thinking that heavenly secrets cannot be disclosed by words and must be hinted through actions instead?” The Xia Emperor pondered over what Yun Zhi’s behavior was alluding to.

Is she insinuating that enemies are everywhere? Is she indicating that silence is the best way to deal with the enemies? Or is she implying that the Taciturn Daoist Priest is the key to resolving this situation?

Yun Zhi hesitated for a bit before speaking, “I just didn’t want to tell Your Majesty now, only to repeat myself later to the sect leaders of the four Great Immortal Sects.”

The Xia Emperor, “...”

The four sect leaders soon arrived at the imperial palace. Among them was Qiu Jin’an, sect leader of the Five-Elements Sect, who they had just parted ways with not long ago.

Qiu Jin’an hadn’t expected the Dao-Seeking Sect to act so quickly. In less than five days, they had not only wiped out the Everlasting Creed but also sealed the breeding ground of the creed leader.

He cupped his hands at Yun Zhi. “Fellow Daoist Yun Zhi, we meet again.”

“That was impressive, Dao-Seeking Sect.” The sect leader of the Prison Suppression Sect laughed heartily. “One of the Four Great Diabolic Creeds is now done. I wonder how the remaining three will react to this. I bet they’ll be so scared that they scurry away like rats!”

There’s no better news than this to lift my spirits. He decided that once he returned to his sect, he would give everyone a five-day vacation to celebrate.

“Excellent.” The abbot of the Hanging Monastery commented as he held the Buddha beads with his fingers. He was someone of little words, but his expression revealed his joy.

The palace leader of the Moon Laurel Celestial Palace, Luo Hongxia, didn’t dare to speak to Yun Zhi, fearing that the latter might remember the marriage contract and force Lu Yang and Lan Ting to get married.

Through this operation, the four Great Immortal Sects had refreshed their perception of the Dao-Seeking Sect.

Their previous evaluation was “The four Great Immortal Sects uphold the righteous path; the Dao-Seeking Sect uproots the righteous path.”[1]

Now, they had changed their assessment to “The Five Great Immortal Sects uphold the righteous path.”

Yun Zhi was aware of their thoughts and directly stated her purpose. “I have gathered all of you here to share some intelligence I had obtained from the Everlasting Creed. Even the creed leader is unaware of this information.

“I’ll start with the conclusion.

“The existence of the Four Great Diabolic Creeds might have overturned our previous postulation. In the past, we thought that the existence of the diabolic creeds was merely cults of diabolic cultivators banding together and that their threat was less significant compared to the imminent Great Era.

“However, I have revised my view. I believe that the masterminds behind the Four Great Diabolic Creeds are ancient immortals. The objective of these diabolic creeds is to form Incipient Dao Fruits. At the right time, the ancient immortals will sweep in to harvest the Incipient Dao Fruits and transform them into their own power.”

All five other people were astonished. With their backgrounds, they were cognizant of many secrets related to immortals, including matters of the Dao Fruits and Incipient Dao Fruits.

The Xia Emperor asked solemnly, “Do you have any evidence?”

If the Four Great Diabolic Creeds exist to condense the Incipient Dao Fruits for the ancient immortals to harvest, then this could mean that an immortal can possess two Dao Fruits!

That would be absolutely terrifying!

“Of course, I do. I have brought a witness.” Yun Zhi snapped her fingers, and a decrepit immortal appeared from another space.

“This is the faith of the Everlasting Creed, the Everlasting Immortal.”

“Greetings, seniors. You may call me Little Face.”[2]

1. The meaning of the original text is that the four immortal sects uphold and safeguard the righteous path, while the Dao-Seeking Sect shakes and disrupts its foundation. The verb used sounds similar (“hanwei” vs “handong”), though the characters used are completely different. Hope the joke is communicated in the English version. ☜

2. If you remember, the Everlasting Immortal’s name is Bu Yaolian, and the last character means “face.” ☜