Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 364: Eyesight Appraisal Event

The Eyesight Appraisal Event imposed no restrictions on one’s cultivation; regardless of whether they were at the Qi Training or Fusion stages, all were welcome to participate. However, most Fusion and Void Refinement cultivators were not interested in such trivial activities.

At the Luodi Merchant Guild’s temporary venue, four treasures were displayed in a row, surrounded by arrays to block detection from spiritual consciousness, forcing everyone to rely only on their physical sight.

By the time Lu Yang’s group arrived, a sizable crowd had already gathered. Fortunately, the distance wouldn’t affect their judgment—Golden Core cultivators could perceive fine details from several hundred meters away.

“A painting depicting a woman in armor.

“Charred bamboo with two fresh green shoots.

“An insect, perhaps some variety of gu worm?[1]

“Looks like a metal ring that loops around the neck. A neck accessory?

Lu Yang browsed through all the items but couldn’t determine their origins. In fact, no one present could identify the items either, each scrutinizing for traces of clues.

A cultivator next to Lu Yang raised his hand. “Is the third item a gu worm?”

The cultivator from the merchant guild politely replied, “Apologies, I can’t answer your question.”

The cultivator who had posed the question contemplated for a while before declaring with resolve, “The fourth item is a gu worm. The patterns on its wings resemble copper coins. It should be a Money Gu-Worm, which can help its master search for treasures!”

“Regrettably, your guess is incorrect.”

Lu Yang transmitted an auditory message to Meng Jingzhou and the other three. “Do you recognize any of these four items?”

“The first painting may harbor a Painting Spirit. But I’m not sure.” Lan Ting had dabbled in the Dao of Painting.

“The bamboo looks familiar. I have probably seen such descriptions somewhere. Hold on, let me flip through my books.” Bai Ming retrieved ancient texts from his identity jade pendant, leafing through them one by one.

Yan Tianzhi remained silent—he had discerned nothing.

Meng Jingzhou stroked his chin. “The fourth item should be a gu worm. Let me try.”

He raised his hand and asked, “Is the fourth item a Love-Binding Gu-Worm? If you plant it on someone you love, that person will gradually fall in love with you.”

The merchant guild’s cultivator was startled, not expecting someone to make a correct guess so quickly. He retrieved the small worm and placed it in a wooden box before passing it to Meng Jingzhou. “Congratulations, your guess is correct! This is a Love-Binding Gu-Worm.”

The person beside Lu Yang was deeply involved in the research of gu-worms. “Love-Binding Gu-Worm? They look like this? Why do I remember that its wings are blood-red? The one here has transparent wings!”

The merchant guild’s cultivator explained, “This is a variant Love-Binding Gu-Worm. Its wings may have turned transparent, but it doesn’t affect their properties.”

“You can even tell what this is? Have you seen it before?” Lu Yang transmitted an auditory message to Meng Jingzhou.

Meng Jingzhou was smug. “No. I simply heard some rumors. I don’t even know what it looks like.”

“Then how did you guess?”

“It was all thanks to my meticulous observation.”

“What did you observe?”

“When my gaze landed on the worm, it trembled in fear. And why was it scared of me? After much thought, I realized it was because I have a Double Single’s Golden Core and the Single’s Curse Fist, which means the gu-worm I exert a natural suppression on is the Love-Binding Gu-Worm!”

Lu Yang didn’t feel it was something worth boasting about.

“Is it a painting of a household-defending female general?” A certain type of painting could ward off evil when hung on display in homes.

“No.”

“Is the bamboo withered ink bamboo?” After grinding ink bamboo into powder and mixing it with water, it could be used for painting.

“No.”

“Is the metal ring an imitation Vajra bracelet?”

“No.”

Three people in front of Lu Yang had raised their hands to make their guesses, but they were all wrong.

Lan Ting and Bai Ming were still perusing the books with no end in sight.

Lu Yang secretly consulted the Everlasting Immortal Fairy. “Immortal Fairy, do you recognize any of these?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy yawned lazily. “Just some boring playthings.

“The woman in the painting is alive, or rather, you could say she’s changeable. Every night between 11pm and 1am, the woman in the painting will stir and change her clothes. She’s wearing armor today, but it could be a long dress tomorrow, Daoist robes the day after tomorrow, and sleepwear next. Anyway, her outfits never repeat for a full year.

“It has no offensive power, just an item for novelty. I could change outfits daily too!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy tried to prove her superiority over the painting.

Lu Yang gave her a once-over and took in her rumpled attire and tousled look from waking up, his look one of visible distaste. “You should indeed change your clothes. Anyway, what about the black bamboo?”

“It’s a Lightning-Struck Bamboo. When a bamboo survives a lightning strike and manages to gain a new lease of life by sprouting new leaves, it can be called a Lightning-Struck Bamboo. Iron-Eating Beasts love eating this. Take some to the Demon Region, and you could attract one of them to be your mount.”

“I remember there are Iron-Eating Beasts at Confucian Peak.”

“Those are ordinary Iron-Eating Beasts that can’t digest Lightning-Struck Bamboos. I’m talking about Iron-Eating Beasts with cultivation. They are what folks refer to as ancient Iron-Eating Beasts nowadays.”

“And what’s the iron ring? Do you recognize it, Immortal Fairy?”

“Hai, it’s just worthless junk now.”

“Junk?”

“That’s right. Junk. Haven’t you heard of the saying? ‘A good chef needs good tableware.’”

“Why do I remember the saying as ‘a good chef needs good cookware?”

“Pretty much the same.

“After I became an immortal chef, I realized no tableware was worthy of me. The plates, bowls, chopsticks, and whatnot would dissolve upon contact with my dishes.

“Thus, I requested the Heaven Mandate Immortal to refine a set of tableware. Though he was reluctant at first, he finally acquiesced after some coercion and sweet-talking from me.

“The refinement process was grueling. He attempted to use ceramic, metal, and wood, but all failed. This metal ring is a failed product. I poured the soup I brewed into the bowl, and it leaked.”

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This was his first time hearing about someone requiring an immortal to forge their tableware. Still, anything crafted by the Heaven Mandate Immortal had to be more durable and sturdy than that flying sword the Qilin Immortal used to deceive his wife, right?

Lu Yang raised his hand. “The ring is part of a dining plate.”

The merchant guild’s cultivator was astonished. The metal ring is the hardest to guess among the items, yet he got it right.

“Congratulations to this cultivator. Your guess is correct.”

“Dining plate? What are you joking about? No matter how I look at it, this thing resembles a Vajra bracelet!”

“Precisely! Even if it’s not a Vajra bracelet, it should be some other weapon!”

The merchant guild’s cultivator explained unhurriedly, “This cultivator is right; the metal ring is a part of a dining plate. According to the appraisal masters, someone had refined an extraordinarily durable iron dining plate for some unknown reason. Later, the center of the plate corroded from poison, leaving only the rim, which is the ring you see now.

“As for what poison it was, we couldn’t deduce it. No known poison could achieve such effects.”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy stamped her feet indignantly. “Blind fools! How dare they describe my nourishing culinary works as poison!”

Lu Yang didn’t dare to speak. I better not say that the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s dishes are poisonous. What if she prepares another meal for me just to prove that there is no poison?

After Lu Yang accepted the ring, he heard auditory messages from Bai Ming and the others.

“What impressive eyesight and judgment! You could even discern something like this.”

“Handle the metal ring carefully. Who knows if there is residual poison?” Lan Ting was worried about Lu Yang’s safety. Just a single touch of such poison, and he might lose his life.

“Good eyes.”

Lu Yang acknowledged every one of them with a smile.

Just as everyone was prepared to continue guessing, they heard an explosion nearby. Overwhelming aura waves engulfed the whole event grounds like a tidal wave.

Lu Yang could sense violent fury and killing intent from the aura waves. “Immortal Fairy, what cultivation stage is the other party at?”

“Apex Fusion Stage. Two of them. They seem to be those archaic cultivators you mentioned.”

Lu Yang narrowed his eyes. Looks like we have hostile guests on our hands.

Bai Ming was on high alert. “That direction...a secret domain?”

1. ”Gu” is a type of poison typically created from venomous creatures such as scorpions, snakes, and centipedes. It is often depicted as a worm. ☜

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