Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 65: Examiners

Lu Yang held Qin Yuanhao’s storage ring. After several failed attempts, he shook his head regrettably. “Such a pity. This storage ring can only be opened by Qin Yuanhao himself. There’s no use even if we get our hands on it. Forcefully opening it would only disperse the internal space, making it an impossible challenge to retrieve anything. Let’s go check out his house. Maybe we can find something.” Lu Yang beckoned to the other two to leave.

The tiger-henchman ghost that had tricked Qin Yuanhao followed them from behind. Man Gu thought that it had done a good job and decided to reward it with two lamb skewers. Based on theory, if the lamb skewer is charred until it becomes like an offering, the tiger-henchman ghost will be able to eat it. As for whether the tiger-henchman ghost tastes the proper or charred version, it will have to be tested in practice.

When they arrived at Qin Yuanhao’s estate, they saw that it looked empty with hardly any decorations. One would probably find the place to be lifeless if they lived here alone.

The trio went to the training room. Aside from a jade statue, there were only two bookshelves packed with various secret manuals on cultivation techniques. The jade statue’s face was blurry, and it wore a long robe, making its gender indiscernible.

“This should be the Everlasting Creed’s object of worship, the Everlasting Immortal.” Meng Jingzhou circled the statue twice. The statue’s material was far superior to normal statues, but its craftsmanship left much to be desired. Who wouldn’t want their statues to be lifelike?

“Water-Repelling Mantra, Introduction to Arrays, Countering Sword Moves...they’re all rather common cultivation techniques. You can even find these on the first floor of our scripture library.” Lu Yang’s fingers brushed across the books’ spines, enjoying the feeling of their uneven surfaces.

“Common Methods to Please Your Superior, Human Nature, Schemes and Intrigue...what’s with all this nonsense?” Lu Yang randomly picked a book which happened to be Common Methods to Please Your Superior. Even its corners were worn; it was evident how often Qin Yuanhao had read it.

“Method one: become your superior’s family. Depending on your age and ability, you can set your sights on your superior or their children.”

[Qin Yuanhao’s note:

The branch leader never takes off their mask. Identity unknown. Gender unknown. Unable to approach. Marriage is impossible.]

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“Method two: offer treasures. Flashy gifts will make the giver seem too ostentatious and unlikable. It is recommended to offer your superior low-key yet expensive gifts.”

[Qin Yuanhao’s note:

Took out a loan to buy a jade chair for the branch leader. Hope it works.]

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“Method three; develop shared interests. Pay attention to your superior’s hobbies and cultivate the same ones.”

[Qin Yuanhao’s note:

The branch leader’s hobby is fishing. I accompanied them to fish by the river. I caught more fish than they did. Hope they don’t get jealous of my talent.]

“Method four...

“Method five...”

Qin Yuanhao had put in a lot of effort into pleasing the branch leader, but the results were lackluster.

“Looks like life in the diabolic creed is also not easy,” Lu Yang remarked with an amused smile.

However, thanks to Qin Yuanhao’s notes, Lu Yang managed to gain a basic understanding of the branch leader and various administrators. “From bottom to top in the Yanjiang Branch, it goes from ordinary members, Administrators, then the Branch Leader. There are many ordinary members, ranging from the Qi Training to the Foundation Establishment stages, but it’s hard for them to access the Everlasting Creed’s secrets.

“Only by passing the exam can a Foundation Establishment cultivator become an administrator. There are altogether twelve administrators in the Yanjiang Branch. Now that Qin Yuanhao is dead, there are eleven left.

“The branch leader’s identity is a mystery. Their exact cultivation is unknown, but they are at the Golden Core Stage, and they like fishing.”

Apart from that, the trio also found some scattered spirit stones and a few spell books that clearly didn’t look like they were meant for those from the righteous path. For example, there were hypnotism techniques and bedroom techniques. Nothing much worth mentioning.

“Let’s go. We should prepare for the diabolic creed’s selection trials nine days from now.”

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At the border of Yanjiang Commandery, countless silent cultivators traversed through the dense forest. Specks of light dappled their emotionless faces, giving them an eerie vibe. Every cultivator kept their distance from one another, vigilant and ready to strike. The moment they spotted someone relaxing their guard, they would ambush them, striving to reduce their competition as much as they could.

They were all from the diabolic path. Having heard of the examination’s location through different means, they were hurrying to join the Yanjiang Branch.

Under the pressure from the righteous path, their space for survival had been shrinking. If they wanted to attain more resources, they would need to rely on a large organization, and the Yanjiang Branch had become their prime goal.

In the past, one could only join a diabolic creed through the recommendation of an administrator. To achieve that, bribing the administrators was a must. However, it was different this time around—everyone had a chance. It was the best opportunity in thirty years to join a diabolic creed.

Two hours before the trial began, most of the rogue diabolic cultivators had already arrived.

“Look! Isn’t that Chi Xulong, the one who slaughtered an entire family overnight and left not even a rat alive, then nimbly left right under everyone’s noses?”

A burly man was holding the leg bone of an unknown demon beast, looking like a savage. His skin was bronze in color, and his muscles were bulging. His arms were littered with scars, and when he grinned, his teeth looked like protruding wolf fangs.

Chi Xulong was extremely well-known among rogue diabolic cultivators. Known to be arrogant and unbridled, he had survived countless deadly tribulations and even leveled up during battle. It could be said that the more he fought, the more valiant he became—truly an invincible force!

“Chi Xulong, I didn’t expect to see you here,” A pale-faced scholar teased as he fanned himself with a paper fan.

Chi Xulong snorted. “Heh, if it isn’t Shen Jinyi. As a teacher, why aren’t you teaching in school? What did you come here for? No one here needs you to teach them!”

“What? He’s Shen Jinyi, the one who specializes in running schools to teach people how to kill?” Someone gasped and moved away upon hearing how Chi Xulong addressed the pale-faced scholar.

Shen Jinyi was indeed a teacher, but he didn’t teach Confucian classics but rather the most effective and covert methods to kill. It was unknown how many killers he had trained, and he was also a fearsome figure among rogue diabolic cultivators. One shouldn’t be fooled by Shen Jinyi’s smile and frail appearance. If you offended him, you wouldn’t even know how you died!

“Killers? They’re just a bunch of cowards who don’t dare show their faces,” sneered a bladesman who was carrying a wide saber as tall as a person. He didn’t think much of assassins like Shen Jinyi.

Shen Jinyi was just about to retort, but upon seeing the swordsman’s face, he forcefully swallowed his words back, only managing to squeeze a few words through clenched teeth, “One Zhang Red!”

“Why are you calling for your grandfather?” Unfazed by Shen Jinyi’s murderous glare, One Zhang Red even spat in contempt.

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Some rogue diabolic cultivators widened their eyes; the people filtering in were all big names. “No way, that’s One Zhang Red? Known for drawing blood within one zhang? Rumors say that he’s unrivaled in close combat and even Half-Step Golden Core experts are unwilling to face him!”

Besides these three people, many other notorious criminals had also arrived. They were on the authorities’ wanted list with huge bounties on their heads, but no one dared to provoke them for fear of being killed instead.

With this group of infamous evil people congregating together, the rest acknowledged their lacking cultivation and stood far away, not even daring to speak loudly.

Suddenly, the arrival of three individuals caught everyone’s attention. The one walking in the middle carried a sword on his back. To his left was seemingly a Confucian cultivator holding Words of Sages, while the person on the left wore a dazzling smile and resembled a madman. The three people walked in silence with a non-negligible aura, their gazes fixed ahead and completely ignoring the rogue diabolic cultivators.

“Who are they? Do you know them?”

“I don’t know them, but they seem like important figures.”

The three passed through the crowd until they reached all the way in front. Chanting something about the “Everlasting Immortal,” they opened the stone wall and pretended to take out tables and benches from the other side when they had in fact retrieved them from their jade pendants.

Chi Xulong and the others thought to themselves, They’re probably from the diabolic creed if they are able to open the stone wall.

After sitting down, the person carrying a sword coughed twice, drawing everyone’s attention. They heard him announce in a loud voice, “I’m Lu Yang, and these two are Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu. The three of us are the examiners for this selection trials. The Everlasting Creed’s selection trials shall now commence. Line up and report your personal information.”