Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 240: You’ve Got Quite the Guts to Rob the Creed Founder

“Did you see how they were shopping in the merchant guild earlier? They didn’t even ask the price and bought everything outright.”

Five figures cloaked in black moved swiftly through the forest, their raspy voices masking their gender and age. Traversing the jungle nimbly, they avoided detection by Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

“Fair skin, clean look, and their clothes don’t look like they’re from around here. Probably some disciples from a sect or noble family out here to see the world.”

Another person sneered like a venomous snake hiding in the shadows. “See the world? Then we shall let them see how cruel the world is.”

“Did you hear that effeminate man earlier? He said they’re at the Intermediate Foundation Establishment Stage. Given their background, their combat power should be similar to the Advanced Foundation Establishment Stage.”

“So what if they rival Advanced Foundation Establishment cultivators? All five of us are at this stage, and we’re also veterans. How can these two kids be our match?”

“It’s still best to stay cautious.”

“Remember those few sect disciples we ran into the last time? One big job, and we rested for three months. If we pull this off today, we’ll be set for another three months!”

“Not just that. I bet they’re carrying way more spirit stones than we expect—easy fat lambs for slaughter.”

“This place should do. Not many people come here.”

“Action!”

At the leader’s command, the five figures spread out, deftly moving to encircle the two people. They positioned themselves in predetermined spots, ensuring there was no way for the duo to escape. From how practiced their movements were, it was clear they had done this countless times before.

“Stop right there!” the leader yelled harshly, his voice laced with a soundwave spell to intimidate the mind.

“Who are you?!” Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were visibly startled. Although they adopted defensive stances with much vigilance, they couldn’t conceal the fear in their eyes.

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“Figures, you’re new here. You don’t even know us, the Eagle Mountain Five Heroes, yet you dare wander the jungle?” The leader pulled back his hood, revealing an angular face, a hooked nose, and a frigid gaze.

As he spoke, the five people unleashed the aura waves of Advanced Foundation Establishment cultivators, warning the two not to engage in futile resistance.

“No idea which clan or sect trained you two, but you can’t even tell what we’re here for. So naive,” another person remarked in a terrifying and sinister voice. As he removed his hood, he revealed a face with one eye blinded.

“In the middle of the jungle, with the five of us surrounding you, what else do you two think this could possibly be? We saw you buying a lot of things in the merchant guild earlier. Pretty wealthy, eh?

“Tell us, how many spirit stones do you have? If the price is satisfactory, we can discuss this nicely. But if you don’t have enough spirit stones, don’t blame the Eagle Mountain Five Heroes for not being nice!” His voice grew extremely icy, laced with ruthlessness.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou exchanged a smile with each other and shrugged helplessly. Who would have thought that our first enemies in the jungle aren’t demon beasts but humans?

“Take action! Show them what we’re capable of!” As the leader commanded, the five acted in unison. With their impeccable coordination, they had never met their match at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Closing in on Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, they were ready to seize them the next moment.

To their surprise, the duo acted simultaneously at terrifying speed.

“Draw Ground As Prison!”

“Draw Underground Prison!”

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou deftly traced circles and cast similar spells. Invisible barriers materialized around the five people, blocking their escape routes and dragging them into an underground prison.

“What kind of method is this?!”

“The legendary ‘Draw Ground As Prison?’”

“No, we’re inside a dungeon! This is a spatial spell!”

“It’s the Dao of Painting; it must be!”

The five of them babbled in panic. Trapped within an underground prison and invisible barriers, they were completely bewildered by the sudden turn of events.

“You dared to rob me, a branch leader? Tired of living, huh?” Meng Jingzhou sneered.

“You dared to rob me, the creed founder? You’ve got quite the guts!” Lu Yang sneered.

Meng Jingzhou turned his head in shock. “I’m still a branch leader. Since when did you promote yourself?” Due to incompetent management and wrong recruits, the Everlasting Creed has already collapsed. How did you still get promoted?

“What do you mean by I promoted myself? This was specially conferred by an immortal,” Lu Yang replied, full of self-assurance.

Recalling that there was still an immortal residing within Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou figured things out. He was really envious of Lu Yang. Having an immortal’s soul inside you means that you can consult the immortal anytime and receive their guidance. What a great fortuitous opportunity this is.

“Speak up. How many times have you robbed people? Have you killed anyone?”

“Why waste time asking? They definitely have. Look at this face; does it look like he hasn’t killed anyone before? Let’s just send them to the authorities. Whether they’re killed or imprisoned, let the officials handle it.”

“Wait wait wait! Two young heroes, there’s some misunderstanding!” The boss with the aquiline nose hurriedly protested, “I can’t choose how I look! Anyway, we’re not robbers!”

Meng Jingzhou clearly did not buy his nonsense. “Misunderstanding my ass. You tailed us the moment we left the merchant guild, deliberately hid from our spiritual consciousness when we were in the jungle, followed us all the way to this place, and then encircled us! And you say that this isn’t a robbery?”

Lu Yang added, “You also talked about letting us see how cruel the world is, mentioning the last time you encountered some sect disciples and rested three months after one big job.”

The five were floored. They hadn’t expected their movements to be exposed from the very beginning. But didn’t we make sure we stayed outside the range of their spiritual consciousness?

Where on earth did these two disciples come from? Why are they so perceptive?

What they didn’t know was that Lu Yang’s spiritual consciousness could already rival that of a Golden Core cultivator. Thus, he could hear their conversations loud and clear.

“We really aren’t robbers! We are bodyguards! Bodyguards!”

“What thing?” Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou still hadn’t fully registered what they said.

“We saw that you two didn’t even ask about the prices at the merchant guild. We figured you must be disciples of a noble family out here for training, which was why you didn’t fret over spirit stones. Worried that you might not be familiar with the area and end up in trouble, we specifically came to be your bodyguards!”

“Then what did you mean by letting us see how cruel the world is?”

The hook-nosed boss stammered, “It’s because we saw that you were rich, so we wanted to raise the price a little. If we make big bucks this time, we can rest for a few months after the job’s done.”

“Then why did you ask us how many spirit stones we have?”

“To better set a price.”

“What about not blaming the Eagle Mountain Five Heroes for not being nice if we don’t have enough spirit stones?”

“Keep going ahead, and you will enter the territory of a Half-Step Golden Core demon beast. If you didn’t have enough spirit stones, we wouldn’t warn you and let you continue walking straight into danger.”

“What about ordering them to take action just now?”

“We saw you shrugging and assumed that you’d refuse us as bodyguards. We were planning to lure that Half-Step Golden Beast out and fight it to showcase our strength to you.”

Another person mumbled, “But looking at you two, you probably won’t need us as bodyguards.”

“Then why must you talk to us about being bodyguards in the jungle?”

“We don’t have to pay taxes.”

Lu Yang, “...”

So all of you are treating the jungle as a tax-free zone, huh?