Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 313: Meng Jingzhou Achieves Enlightenment on the Arena Stage

Chapter 313: Meng Jingzhou Achieves Enlightenment on the Arena Stage

“Not bad at all. I thought that your swordsmanship fundamentals might not keep up with your current cultivation after advancing to the Golden Core Stage. I was going to remind you, but it seems that my concerns were unnecessary.”

“It’s all because you taught well, Big Senior Sister.”

How could Lu Yang dare to slack off in training his fundamentals? He recalled the early days of his cultivation. Big Senior Sister had me play with tofu during the day and soak in boiling water baths at night to hone my fundamentals. If not for the ample supply of miracle medicine, it’s hard to say whether I’d have made it out alive. Should Big Senior Sister discover that my fundamentals are not solid and subject me to all that again... Lu Yang shuddered at the thought.

I absolutely can’t go through all that again!

“Little Tao, it’s good that you have comprehended a yin-yang transformation golden core from the Twin Lotus Flower and linked it to illusion techniques. But don’t forget that you also possess the Metamorphic Immortal Physique. Don’t neglect to develop it.”

“Yes, Big Senior Sister!”

“Alright, the two of you can review this battle later. For now, let’s watch Little Meng and Little Man’s fight.”

“These two have been fighting for so long?” Tao Yaoye was floored. She and Lu Yang had fought for quite some time, but she hadn’t expected Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu to last even longer.

“Both of them are physique cultivators, so it’s not easy to determine a winner.” Lu Yang was not surprised. Meng Jingzhou’s golden core had wondrous effects against demons and monsters, but it was useless against Man Gu, who was also a physique cultivator.

Man Gu held a demon beast’s leg bone, a trophy he had obtained from the jungle after slaying a Nascent Soul demon beast with Tao Yaoye. Swinging the leg bone, he howled like a man in the wild, his eyes filled with madness and savagery.

Lu Yang was bewildered. He had never seen Man Gu in such a state before, and this behavior didn’t seem to align with Man Gu’s usual personality. Man Gu fought with brute strength, but he was never this frenzied, like he was hunting demon beasts in the wilderness.

Meng Jingzhou was also startled by Man Gu’s appearance and lost the initiative in the fight. Overwhelmed from the outset, he poured most of his effort into defense, rarely finding an opening to strike back.

Although Man Gu’s fighting style seemed wild, a closer inspection revealed a refined layer beneath the brute force. It was an approach that balanced offense and defense, the product of countless trials and constant refinement.

“Hmm? This fighting style looks familiar! It’s just like the barbarians I’ve encountered before. With stones and bones in hand, they’d charge forward, relentlessly pounding the enemies’ skulls until their brains spilled out.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was excited to recognize something familiar.

Lu Yang was baffled. “Is this the fighting style of the Ancient Barbarians? But why did I hear that their fighting style has been lost to time?” The Barbarian Tribe’s lineage had severe gaps of discontinuity, and records of the ancient era were scarce.

“You’ve forgotten? Man Gu’s bloodline was blessed by me. Just as demon beasts can pass down mighty abilities through their bloodlines, I can naturally do the same!”

When demon beasts reached a certain cultivation realm, the hidden legacy power in their bloodline would awaken, allowing them to master their innate mighty abilities. The Taotie[1] Tribe’s “Devour” and the Nine-Tailed Fox Tribe’s “Charm” were examples of this.

The purer the bloodline, the earlier the inherited powers awakened.

“By the way, what kind of golden core did Man Gu form?” Lu Yang turned to ask Tao Yaoye. There’s no need to keep it a secret now, right?

“Probably an unprecedented golden core too. I think it’s called Ancestor Assembly Golden Core. It allows him to summon the souls and spirits of his deceased ancestors to possess him and aid him in battle.”

“So powerful?!” Lu Yang was flabbergasted. “Doesn’t this mean that the souls of the Ancient Barbarians are still around?”

Yun Zhi slowly shook her head. “It’s not what you think. Only an immortal could possess the power to keep a soul from dissipating for three hundred thousand years.”

“Then what’s going on with Man Gu?”

“Although the souls of Man Gu’s ancestors had dissipated and returned to heaven and earth, they are still connected to him through their shared bloodline. His ancestors sensed the presence of the Barbarian Tribe and reassembled a portion of their vanished souls to descend into Man Gu’s body through the Ancient Barbarian bloodline. However, this possession method stems from one’s mindless instincts.”

Lu Yang was reminded of the Everlasting Immortal Fairy. This is somewhat similar to her method, but far less incredible.

“So Meng Jingzhou’s opponent isn’t just Man Gu but an entire Ancient Barbarian Tribe?” Lu Yang felt that Meng Jingzhou was in for a tough fight.

The Ancient Barbarians were a race that followed the Everlasting Immortal Fairy. Fighting was as common to them as eating, and they had plentiful combat experience. How could Meng Jingzhou be their match?

On the arena stage, the attacks pushed Meng Jingzhou back step by step. He couldn’t unleash his Arhat Fist or Heaven-Shaking Six Forms properly.

Man Gu’s eyes were vacant, completely taken over by his Ancient Barbarian ancestors. His fighting was driven by primal instinct alone.

In terms of physical strength, Meng Jingzhou held a slight edge over Man Gu, but he couldn’t compete with Man Gu’s wealth of experience. The combined combat experience of the Ancient Barbarian ancestors amounted to hundreds of thousands of years; Meng Jingzhou stood no chance against that. Although Man Gu had the upper hand and was suppressing Meng Jingzhou, he still couldn’t defeat him outright in a short time.

“Does Meng Jingzhou seem a bit off?”

Meng Jingzhou felt himself entering a strange state. Within his body, his two Single’s Golden Cores sensed Man Gu’s golden core and began to spin uncontrollably, as if provoked. They were like two miniature suns that radiated warmth through him. His body felt transparent and revitalized, and his acupoints opened, each one absorbing and expelling spirit qi.

As the two golden cores spun, Meng Jingzhou’s mind emptied, and his past experiences flooded his brain, with his old memories compressed to their limit. Then, with a deafening boom, they exploded in his mind.

Meng Jingzhou’s head swayed slightly, and he felt that the world seemed clearer than ever before.

“Did I just achieve enlightenment and comprehend a new fist technique?” Meng Jingzhou clenched his fist in disbelief.

He had heard that the state of enlightenment was rare and hard to come by. Most cultivators never experienced it in their lifetimes. Yet, here I am, already achieving enlightenment at the Golden Core Stage? Moreover, judging by what just happened, it seemed like my two Single’s Golden Cores had assisted me in my enlightenment?

“I knew my Single’s Golden Cores were unbeatable!”

As Meng Jingzhou mentally rehearsed the new fist technique, his expression turned peculiar. “This fist technique seems...”

“Wait, stop!” Meng Jingzhou reached out, stopping Man Gu from attacking. “I just comprehended a new fist technique. Barbarian ancestors, if you insist on fighting, don’t blame me for activating it!”

Man Gu froze in place, seemingly waiting to hear what else Meng Jingzhou had to say.

“The fist technique I have comprehended involves the power of karma, curses, as well as the accumulated resentment of my Single’s Lineage. Anyone struck by my fists will be cursed to remain single for life, just like me. This is a karmic curse!

“I shall name it the Single’s Curse Fist!

“This should be the inherent fist technique of my Double Single’s Golden Cores! If you are willing to let Man Gu take this punch, then by all means, keep attacking me!”

The Ancient Barbarian ancestors hurriedly made Man Gu’s body jump off the stage and concede defeat. Their instincts told them that Meng Jingzhou was telling the truth!

1. The taotie is a gluttonous beast in Chinese mythology. It is popular as a decorative element on Chinese artifacts, such as bronze vessels. ☜