Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 357: Modest Declinations

“What kind of nonsense golden core is this? It rambled on and on, but the conclusion didn’t change at all!” Lu Yang snapped in anger.

“What do you mean ‘it rambled on and on?’ It was analyzing the situation for you.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was determined to defend the reputation of her Unbeatable Golden Core. After all, I’m the creator of the Unbeatable Golden Core. I can’t let Lu Yang slander it.

Just as Lu Yang and the Everlasting Immortal Fairy were locked in a heated debate over the pill’s usefulness, Zhou Fangge seized his opportunity to strike.

“Kill!” Zhou Fangge whipped out four small flags from the front of his robes and flung them into the air. Landing in the four cardinal directions, they encircled Lu Yang.

Lu Yang felt darkness loom over him. Looking up, he saw a mountain appear overhead, descending at a terrifying speed.

“Mountain-Moving Divine Ability!” Lan Ting recognized the spell Zhou Fangge had used. Even Golden Core cultivators would struggle to cast this mighty ability, yet Zhou Fangge had leveraged the four small flags to unleash a divine ability beyond his cultivation realm.

Zhou Fangge wasn’t taking any chances, dishing out one of his trump cards. This will be enough to immobilize a Golden Core cultivator.

As the mountain bore down on Lu Yang, he countered with an ancient mighty ability.

“Swallowing Heaven Devouring Earth!” Lu Yang opened his mouth and swallowed the mountain whole, even letting out a satisfied burp.

“It’s Swallowing Heaven Devouring Earth from the Taotie Tribe!” Bai Ming’s face twisted in incredulity. This is the cornerstone of the Taotie Tribe’s existence. To think that Lu Yang mastered it.

Compared to the Mountain-Moving Divine Art, learning Swallowing Heaven Devouring Earth was several magnitudes harder. Bai Ming had heard that even pure-blooded taotie couldn’t master this mighty bloodline ability at the Golden Core Stage.

“I knew Lu Yang had more than one ancient mighty ability!” Yan Tianzhi narrowed his eyes. As expected of a cultivator who can challenge those at a higher level. He’d even learned a mighty ability like Swallowing Heaven Devouring Earth. I also know Swallowing Heaven Devouring Earth, but it’s a shortcut. It can’t be compared to Lu Yang, who mastered it with genuine skill.

Zhou Fangge hadn’t expected his meticulously prepared trump card to be so easily neutralized. “As expected of an immortal sect disciple. But I came prepared!”

He clapped his hands together, unleashing a blinding white light and an ear-splitting noise that forced the audience to cover their ears. A searing ball of lightning coalesced in Zhou Fangge’s palms, its glow casting eerie shadows across his face.

“This is Palm Lightning.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy recognized the spell. “The Heaven Mandate Immortal developed this. He used it when he was one of the opponents I challenged beyond my level back then. However, to catch me off guard, he had condensed the spell in the soles of his feet. After that, this move was circulated, and I don’t know how it evolved into a palm version.[1]

“...maybe it’s for aesthetic purposes.”

While Lu Yang was in the middle of his conversation, Palm Lightning struck down at him.

Boom!

The Palm Lightning erupted with terrifying force, engulfing the stage in dust. Even Heir Yan and the others, who were in the midst of battle, felt the impact of the shockwaves.

Zhou Fangge panted heavily. Palm Lightning was a spell he had inherited from a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator. Despite possessing ten times the spirit qi of his peers, he had exhausted his spirit energy to execute Palm Lightning.

“Even an Intermediate Golden Core cultivator would be lucky to survive this move, let alone a Basic Golden Core cultivator like you!” Zhou Fangge snickered. This is the price for underestimating me.

“Oh, is that so? I was wondering why it didn’t even tickle.” Lu Yang’s voice echoed from within the dust, sending chills down Zhou Fangge’s spine.

As Zhou Fangge assumed his stance and braced himself for Lu Yang’s attack, Lu Yang appeared behind him and patted his shoulder cheerfully.

Zhou Fangge instinctively leaped toward the front, but Lu Yang’s hand was unexpectedly heavy like a mountain, tilting Zhou Fangge off-balance.

Swallowing a Qi Restoration Pill, Zhou Fangge eyed Lu Yang warily. “As expected of an immortal sect disciple. If even that couldn’t hurt you, I won’t hold back anymore.”

His third trump card came at a heavy price, yet it was enough to rival an Advanced Golden Core cultivator. For the sake of victory, however, he felt it was a gamble worth taking.

Just as Zhou Fangge steeled himself to activate his ultimate move, he suddenly became weightless. The scenery before him changed so quickly that it blurred.

It was because Lu Yang had grabbed his collar and hurled him off the stage.

In the midst of their gruelling battle, Heir Yan and the others saw Lu Yang effortlessly defeating the confident Zhou Fangge and could only sigh helplessly.

And he dared claim he could defeat Lu Yang? The guy wasn’t even using his full strength. Didn't you realize that Lu Yang never even raised his sword arm the whole time?

Following which, they heard the dreaded words as despair consumed their hearts. “Haha, Old Meng, you’re still not done? So slow! Let me join!”

Lan Ting and the other two couldn’t help but close their eyes, unable to bear the sight. Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou could contend with even Basic Nascent Soul cultivators. Beating a bunch of Foundation Establishment cultivators is easier than beating children.

Seeing Lu Yang enter the fray, Heir Yan and his team abandoned their battle plans and allocated roles, scattering in panic.

Rather than going headstrong into battle, they thought it’d be better to flee and compare their luck. The lucky one might be the last one to step out of the arena and snag third place.

As the audience watched the gleeful duo chase Heir Yan and the others around like little chicks, they couldn’t help but feel that Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou weren’t good people.

“Why do I feel so bad for Heir Yan and the others?”

“Right? Golden Core cultivators beating Foundation Establishment cultivators and grinning so happily? Do they even have any sense of shame?”

“Big Brother Meng, I’m from the Qing Province Yan Family! We’re both from ancestral clans!” Heir Yan stated his identity, trying his best to build some rapport as fellow members of ancestral clans. He had long heard of Meng Jingzhou’s reputation.

Meng Jingzhou had a solemn expression. “This is a tournament. We are all equal here. How could you use your status to determine the outcome? Holding back against you would be an insult to the spirit of competition. Acting this way will disgrace the Yan Family’s honor.”

Heir Yan gingerly asked, “Then, Big Brother Meng, wouldn’t you participating in this tournament as a Golden Core cultivator bring disgrace to the Meng Family?"

“Of course not. I’ve run away from home.”

And then, Heir Yan was kicked off the stage.

After Gu Qisheng voluntarily leaped off the stage, only Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou remained.

“Looks like first and second place will be decided between us.” Lu Yang grinned. He hadn’t gotten his fill of fighting earlier, but now he could fight without restraint.

Meng Jingzhou was also grinning. As his golden core aura emanated from him, even the pebbles on the ground trembled. “Come to think of it, we’ve never actually sparred. This is a good opportunity.”

“My thoughts exactly.” Lu Yang released his aura, matching Meng Jingzhou’s.

On the arena stage, two aura waves, far exceeding what Basic Golden Core cultivators should possess, clashed violently. The entire stage churned like a pot of boiling water, a fearsome sight.

Suddenly, Lu Yang remembered something and called up to the judges’ platform. “Hey, Lan Ting, I forgot to ask something.”

“Go ahead.”

“Is there a prize for first place?”

Lan Ting showed a trace of a smile, which Lu Yang found oddly unsettling. “Of course.”

“What is it?”

“The prize for third place is a set of golden core formation spirit items, which boosts the success rate by fifty percent, with a ten percent chance of attaining a first-grade golden core.

“The prize for second place is a set of golden core spirit items and the provincial governor’s personal golden core formation insights.

“As for first place? On top of the golden core formation spirit items and insights, the provincial governor said that the contestants lack combat and golden core experience, so he asked the three of us judges to personally give the champion some combat pointers.”

Lu Yang blinked at the eerie smiles of Lan Ting and the other two, his hair standing on end. He immediately turned to leap off the stage.

“Old Meng, I’ll give first place to you!”

Meng Jingzhou grabbed Lu Yang and jumped off the stage himself. “My luck is too thin, and my fate profile cannot bear the weight of first place. It’s all yours!”

1. The sole is called “feet/leg palm” in Chinese, while the palm as we know it is “hand palm.” ☜

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