Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 949: Honest Confession

The Moonchaser True Person considered her life to have been fulfilling. She had lived through the warlords’ contention in the late Great Yu era, witnessed the fall of Great Yu in the battle for supremacy, endured the tumultuous age punctuated by battles of Transcendent Tribulation cultivators and half-immortals, exchanged blows with Meng Junzi, aided Jiang Ping’an in establishing Great Xia, and founded the Five Great Immortal Sects with several fellow Daoists.

Tales of these exploits were passed down through generations, reinterpreted and reenacted, becoming part of the widely beloved storytelling epic Heroes of Great Xia.

Yet, they truly pale in comparison to Lu Yang’s experiences.

Lu Yang remarked inwardly, This is just the tip of the iceberg. What I’ve been sharing is the abridged versions. I haven’t even mentioned resurrecting the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, the various inside stories of half-immortal and immortal battles, encountering Hui Doudou, and overthrowing Great Xia to establish the Great Dou Dynasty.

“Don't digress so far. Confess honestly: why did you dose the moon laurel trees?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was displeased with how the Moonchaser True Person had described Lu Yang's experiences over the past few years.

How could you call that absurd? This is clearly called "fulfilling." I greatly admire Xiao Yangzi’s life experiences—full of surprises and challenges.

The Moonchaser True Person intended to explain matters clearly from the moment she decided to show herself. “To explain this, I must first start from the day Little Ye gained spirit intelligence.

“Little Ye's true form is what the world calls the Moon Laurel Tree Ancestor, a moon laurel tree that has existed since ancient times. It is at least three hundred thousand years old, and after weathering the ages, it developed consciousness, then spirit intelligence, becoming a true living being.”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy nodded. This was the standard process for spirit plants to develop spirit intelligence. There were no shortcuts to speak of; the patient waited through the passage of eons.

If it truly is a moon laurel tree that has survived from ancient times, it might really have been planted by the Heaven Mandate Immortal.

“I am Bai Ri. Little Ye took my surname, Bai. She is fond of luna power and enjoys being active at night, so she named herself Bai Ye.

“Little Ye didn’t really like using the Tree Ancestor’s body, finding standing still all day far too boring. Thus, I found a method from ancient texts for spirit plants to create clones, allowing her to separate a body from the Tree Ancestor, which is what you see now.

“After several hundred years, something went wrong with my cultivation. My physical body was incinerated, and my soul was damaged so severely that no miraculous pills were effective. The situation then was dire.

“Fortunately, moon laurel trees are inherently yin in nature and possess the ability to nourish souls, their capability even surpassing that of locust trees. As the Moon Laurel Tree Ancestor, Little Ye’s soul-nourishing ability is unparalleled in the world.

“She noticed the problem with my cultivation and hastily transferred my soul into this clone. At the time, I was delirious and unaware of her actions. I only felt a comfortably warm energy nurturing my soul, and I instinctively accepted it.

“Normally, nourishing the soul is a slow process. But the Moon Laurel Tree Ancestor’s soul-nourishing ability was too strong, and so was my will to survive. The combination of these two factors accelerated the process tremendously, ultimately causing my soul to become so entangled with this clone that they could no longer be separated.

“Although my soul had recovered fully, I could no longer leave this clone.

“Nevertheless, having survived such a life-and-death crisis, living in this clone isn’t so bad. I can guard the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace, secretly watch the disciples grow, and visit the scripture library daily to read. Besides, I also quite like moon laurel trees.”

Had she not genuinely loved moon laurel trees, the Moonchaser True Person wouldn’t have chosen to establish the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace on the harsh, unforgiving Great Snow Mountain.

“Little Ye grew accustomed to this clone and eventually shared it with me, leaving only instinctual responses within the Tree Ancestor’s true form.

“Later, we discovered that whichever soul was stronger would forcibly seize control of this body. This was an involuntary process beyond either of our control.

“Little Ye’s soul strength fluctuates with day and night. Solar power weakens her soul, so control of the body is passed to me during the day, and she will either sleep in her true form or within this body. At night, when luna power peaks and her soul strengthens, she will use this body.

“This clone is sufficiently robust, and with the Tree Ancestor continuously transmitting spirit energy, it also has strong regenerative abilities. Only two problems remain unsolved. First, as mentioned, the clone cannot leave the Tree Ancestor’s territory; second, it doesn’t quite match my image.”

The Moonchaser True Person sighed, reminiscing about her glorious past. “I was once a peerless beauty in the mortal realm, my fame resounding across the world. Who could resist my charm?

“In contrast, Little Ye’s clone is too short and utterly lacking in charm. I’m embarrassed to be seen like this. Hence, I thought about whether I could make this clone taller—if not permanently, then at least during the day.

“Unfortunately, this clone’s form is difficult to alter. Changing it would require an alternative approach.

“Since this clone is essentially a moon laurel tree, I wondered if I could develop a formula to accelerate the growth of moon laurel trees. With that, I took several herbs from the medicine repository, decocted them into various proportions, and poured the concoctions onto moon laurel tree roots to see which ratios promoted growth.

“I figured that with moon laurel trees covering the Great Snow Mountain, picking a few for experiments wouldn’t matter. Who could have anticipated that someone would harvest petals for mooncake filling and chop down a tree for barbecue?”

The Moonchaser True Person was already embarrassed to face anyone. Naturally, she would hide these experiments on promoting moon laurel tree growth as much as possible.

But when it came to luck, there was really no telling.

Lu Yang listened quietly to the tale and could understand the Moonchaser True Person’s feelings. In the few days since I’ve shrunk, haven’t I kept wanting to grow back?

“Done with the confessions? Then come back with me and plead guilty.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy remained unmoved by the Moonchaser True Person’s smooth talk, ever mindful that her purpose here was to apprehend a criminal.

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“Strange, where has that kid Lu Yang gone?” Luo Hongxia murmured to herself. The last to have seen Lu Yang were several immortal palace disciples soaking in the hot springs.

According to their accounts, Lu Yang had been on skis, carrying a basket of spirit fruits on his back, his face beaming with excitement. After that, no one had seen him again.

And that person called Bai Ye still can’t be tracked down either.

“Palace Leader Luo, open the door.”

Hearing Lu Yang’s voice, Luo Hongxia opened the door to find “Lu Yang” grinning as he held Bai Ye’s hand, as if he was afraid she would escape.

“Palace Leader Luo, I’ve caught the culprit!” “Lu Yang” raised their hands and handed Bai Ye over to Luo Hongxia.

“How did you catch her?” Luo Hongxia was floored. I couldn’t even catch up to Bai Ye. How did Lu Yang manage it?

“That’s nothing. She has also confessed honestly to her crimes.” At that moment, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy felt as though she had accomplished a great task and was ready to retire with glory.

“Tell me, what happened?” Luo Hongxia pressed.

“It’s like this...” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy repeated the tale that the Moonchaser True Person had told, leaving Luo Hongxia dumbfounded.

“In summary, your founding ancestor, the Moonchaser True Person, stole medicinal ingredients in hopes of growing taller. I’m not too familiar with sentencing, but you people at the immortal palace are well-versed in criminal law. How many years should she get?”