Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 35: She-Devil

The moment Lu Yang heard the words “Qilin Immortality Herb,” he felt a shiver run down his spine. Qilin have gone extinct, which means that the Qilin Immortality Herb is also almost extinct.

Only a handful had ever existed since time immemorial. Looking back in time, there were hardly any records of this herb. Some even said that there was only one such herb in the world and that the Qilin Immortality Herb was going through cycles of reincarnation.

An ancient sage once speculated that there was in fact no qilin in the world at all. They were merely figments of people’s imagination. The records of qilin were actually only sightings of Qilin Immortality Herb. Before people opened their heavenly eye, it was easy for them to mistake the Qilin Immortality Herb as qilin, just like how Lu Yang did.

“Grandpa Ba told me to come and loosen the soil.”

“Oh, so you’re here to loosen the soil. You know elemental spells?” The little herb kings appeared very excited. There’s finally someone here to do the work.

Lu Yang had a complicated expression. “I can’t really say that I’m proficient with it. I learned it by accident, so I’m not sure if it’s considered an elemental spell. But I can definitely burrow into the ground.” Lu Yang felt that he was performing a spatial spell, just that it had traits similar to that of an elemental spell.

“It doesn’t matter whether it’s counted as an elemental spell. It’s fine as long as you can burrow into the ground,” the Time Terminus Flower said offhandedly. After the earthworm couple went on leave, it would often hear the various complaints from the herbs. They would grumble about the soil being too hard which made it uncomfortable for growing and the soil being unbreathable, making them want to pull their roots out for fresh air and to bathe in the sunlight. This put the distressed little herb kings on the spot.

But now, the problem could be solved.

Extremely few people knew about the existence of herb kings. Lu Yang was one of them before coming; he didn’t recognize a single one of them. The little herb kings’ medicinal properties were out of this world. If they appeared in the outer world, it would be sufficient to drive the formidable cultivators crazy.

Wait, I actually do recognize one of them.

Lu Yang recognized the sunflower in the Time Terminus Flower’s hand. The petals opened and closed, its black skin shedding off and revealing the jade-white pulp that was the herb king’s nutrients.

The herb king was eating sunflower seeds.

And the seeds were strewn across the ground.

I wonder if this is counted as cannibalism.

“Oh, this is called Sunflower.” The Time Terminus Flower noticed Lu Yang’s gaze and introduced.

Lu Yang answered in his heart, I know that.

The herb kings weren’t big, so rather than saying that they were eating sunflower seeds, it looked more like they were hugging the seeds and gnawing on them. He could see that the Time Terminus Flower was enjoying its meal.

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“Terminus King, you’re littering again. How many times have I said that we are plants and that we shouldn’t follow how humans eat seeds? The seed coat is also edible!” The Qilin Immortality Herb was enraged, berating the Time Terminus Flower for foolishly imitating humans.

The Time Terminus Flower continued doing things its own way. “I was the one who planted sunflowers. I can eat it however I like. What can you do with me? Hmph!”

His words pushed the Qilin Immortality Herb over the edge. The latter pounced toward the Time Terminus Flower, and the two little herb kings began to tussle, rolling over each other but completely not posing any threat.

The ginseng doll and Three-Leaf Starry Grass were already used to such sights. They were focused on clamoring for Lu Yang to demonstrate how to burrow into the ground. “Ignore them. They’ll stop fighting when they get tired.”

Outside the wooden hut, Lu Yang noticed a towering tree. Its roots were as thick as two thighs, and it was in high spirits, its dense foliage of leaves rustling persistently.

“Dao Enlightenment Tree?” Lu Yang was surprised. Even if he returned to his normal size, the Dao Enlightenment Tree could still be considered as blocking out the sky. Even a dozen people wouldn’t be enough to completely hug it.

There was a flow of charming energy circulating it, its rustling leaves sounding like Daoist sounds. It was as if all Dao had converged into one, shaping the Dao Enlightenment Tree to be mysterious, solemn, and inviolable.

“This is the Dao Enlightenment Tree I told you about. We all call it Tree King. It's not a stretch to say that its talent in Daoist arts is unparalleled.”

The leaves of the Dao Enlightenment Tree can help one be enlightened by the Dao. If the tree itself becomes a demon spirit, their talent in cultivation must be ridiculous. Lu Yang couldn’t imagine.

The little herb kings might appear weak, but they each had their own unique magical abilities and were not to be looked down upon. If they didn’t have life-saving skills, they couldn’t have survived up until now just based on the compassion of humans alone.

The big tree laughed and cursed, “Ginseng King, you bastard, overpraising me to my death again. If I’m unparalleled, then what kind of talent does that she-devil have?”

“Who is the she-devil?” Lu Yang was curious. Judging by the little herb kings’ tone, she didn’t seem like a good person.

“Other than Little Ba, only the she-devil can come into the herb garden. The she-devil is incredibly powerful. None of us can defeat her. She takes whatever she wants, and no herb can stop her!”

“A few of my old ginseng roots were broken off by her. It was so painful that I had to lie in bed for several days,” the ginseng doll chided the she-devil for her outrageous behavior.

“She also plucked a few stars off my leaves. Look, aren’t these few stars dimmer than the rest? I don’t know how long it’ll take for it to grow back!”

According to the herb kings’ descriptions, the she-devil was laden with innumerable evil deeds and was the common enemy of all herbs.

“What’s even more infuriating is that she said she would take these things back for bathing. Can you imagine? She actually bathed together with our body parts. How perverted!

“By the way, I heard Little Ba say that the she-devil has a fairly high position in your Dao-Seeking Sect. Her name is Yun Zhi.”

Lu Yang, “...”

He realized that he was not surprised by the answer. Is it Big Senior Sister’s problem or my problem?

Lu Yang laughed awkwardly, unsure what to say. “About that, the person all of you mentioned, I think I know her. She’s my Big Senior Sister.”

The Dao Enlightenment Tree laughed heartily, dismissing it. “That’s nothing. Who doesn’t know that all you Dao-Seeking Sect disciples call her Big Senior Sister. Did you think that we’d take our anger out on you just because you said that you’re her junior brother? You underestimate us herb kings. We have lived for so many years. How could we possibly care about a mere human?”

Upon seeing how reasonable the Dao Enlightenment Tree was, Lu Yang heaved a sigh of relief. “That’s great. It seems like it doesn’t matter even if I share the same shifu as her.”

The Dao Enlightenment Tree’s laughter abruptly stopped. Even the gentle breeze halted in its steps, and the rustling of the leaves ceased.

The ginseng doll waved its ginseng roots, its composed expression cracking to show a trace of a sinister smile.

The Three-Leaf Starry Grass had the stars on its leaves swirling like a volcano about to erupt and exact its revenge.

Killing intent had suffused the air in an instant.

Lu Yang calmly explained, “Don’t resort to violence first. Did you really think that I’m on the she-devil’s side just because I’m her junior brother?”

The ginseng doll stared at Lu Yang suspiciously, waving its roots more slowly. “Is that not the case?”

The Dao Enlightenment Tree and the Three-Leaf Starry Grass also temporarily refrained from attacking.

“Absolutely not!” Lu Yang firmly declared. His hands were tightly clenched into fists as he revealed a pained expression of him recounting unbearable memories. “That she-devil’s behavior is so egregious that it makes my blood boil and my hair stand on end! You are not the only victims of her bullying; even I have received immeasurable suffering! I may seem to be leading an illustrious life with a bright future on the surface, but who can I confide in about the torment I’ve endured?!”