Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 138: Everyone is Scheming

Outside Buyi Town, five Fusion experts were engaged in an all-out battle that had been going on for five days.

Four ancient Fusion cultivators controlled their territories to prevent the brunt of the battle from getting out, while the Taciturn Daoist Priest expanded his territory, launching fierce attacks.

Damn it, why do we have to face the most troublesome sword cultivator!” One of the Fusion cultivators furrowed their brow. Throughout the ages, sword cultivators have always been the pinnacle of offensive power, yet the first Fusion cultivator we face just has to be a sword cultivator. What terribly bad luck we have.

The four included Advanced Fusion cultivators and Apex Fusion cultivators, an undeniably formidable lineup. Coupled with their seamless teamwork, they were unbeatable among Fusion cultivators, all until they were up against the Taciturn Daoist Priest. Not only did they not gain any upper hand, but any slip-up could even be lethal.

Although this was partly due to them allocating part of their power to maintain the rules of Buyi Town and not yet being in a fully awakened state, the fact that the Taciturn Daoist Priest could still pose such a challenge was evidence of how terrifying he was.

“Even if it was in our era, Fusion Sword cultivators didn’t possess this level of skill!” Another Fusion cultivator spat out a mouthful of blood, his aura fluctuating. He was accidentally pierced by a sword earlier and needed to focus on healing his injuries.

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“Fortunately, there’s four of us and only one of him. A prolonged battle favors us. If we can hold out for another ten days, I bet he won’t be as vigorous as he is now!”

“Nothing should happen in Buyi Town, right? If someone exploits the rules and finds a reasonable way to leave the Buyi Town, we will suffer a backlash.”

Clearly, the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s ability to break the rules of Buyi Town with sword qi wasn’t within the boundary of what was considered “reasonable.”

“What’s there to fear! Old Five is the town mayor, though he technically took over the body. Even then, he isn’t someone those two little brats can deal with.”

“True.” Reassured by Old Five’s presence in Buyi Town, the four began a prolonged battle with the Taciturn Daoist Priest.

Hearing their conversation, the Taciturn Daoist Priest grew slightly concerned about Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou. I told them to stay put in Buyi Town. They should be obedient, right?

Believing that Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were good children who listened to him, he could afford to begin the prolonged battle against the four. Little Yun will definitely be worried about me bringing Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou along. Once enough time has passed, she’ll surely come looking for me.

“One Sword Into Ten Thousand Swords!” the Taciturn Daoist Priest roared as if he was ready to exert all his power for a swift resolution to the battle, frightening the four.

The technique of One Sword Into Ten Thousand Swords was already renowned in ancient times, so they were naturally aware of it. They watched as the Taciturn Daoist Priest raised his sword high up, golden sword qi radiating as dazzlingly as the sun. With a flick of his sword, ten thousand swords appeared, all solid and indistinguishable from one another.

One could only imagine the calamitous might of those ten thousand swords once they descended.

“Be careful! He’s going all in!” one of the four warned.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest switched his sword move again. “Person and Sword as One!” His body completely disappeared as it merged with the sword.

With no fewer than ten thousand swords present, the four couldn’t find the sword the Taciturn Daoist Priest had merged with, so frustrated that they wanted to vomit blood. We’ve never heard of such a stalling tactic!

“And you have the face to call yourself a sword cultivator!”

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Buyi Town’s Yamen Bailiff Rules

Rule 1: Those dressed in black are from the authorities. Once the black clothes are worn, they cannot be taken off.

Rule 2: You can call out to anyone as you wish, and the person you called out to will have their neck twisted and broken.

Rule 3: There are only 50 yamen bailiffs and one town mayor in the municipal office. If you see anyone else, please ignore them.

Rule 4: From 9pm to 9am, you must stay within the municipal office.

Rule 5: You only have meat baozi as sustenance. If you don’t eat for three days, you will die.

Rule 6: The town mayor only has one head and two arms.

Rule 7: If you feel dizzy or see black hair growing on your arms and do not return to normal within two hours, you may ignore Rule 4 and immediately head to the ancestral hall.

Rule 8: You will not see the town mayor between 9pm to 9am. If you do, firmly believe that this is an illusion.

Rule 9: If a hundred people’s necks are broken because of you, you can choose whether you want to leave Buyi Town. If you leave Buyi Town, you will lose all your memories of it.

Rule 10: Under the premise that you do not violate the aforementioned rules, you must obey the town mayor’s orders.

Rule 11: In the center of the town stands a three-hundred-year-old locust tree. Between 9pm to 9am, the locust tree will turn into the ancestral hall.

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“Finally, we know the location of the ancestral hall.” Meng Jingzhou grinned. Initially, the two had planned to cause some additional chaos to uncover the location. But things are much easier now. What a pleasant surprise.

Lu Yang’s attention was on another matter. After all, they had gone to great lengths to obtain the “Buyi Town’s Yamen Bailiff Rules” to learn the town mayor’s whereabouts. “This is a bit tricky. The rules state that ‘From 9pm to 9am, you must stay within the municipal office’ and ‘You will not see the town mayor between 9pm to 9am. If you do, firmly believe that this is an illusion.’ This suggests that the town mayor is not in the municipal office during the hours between 9pm to 9am.”

Without knowing the town mayor’s location, this meant that they could likely bump into him when heading to the ancestral hall.

“We shouldn’t confront the town mayor lightly. He probably doesn’t only have one ability, and we have no clue how powerful he is. We need to avoid him as much as possible.”

Suddenly, Lu Yang seemed to have discovered something. “Have you noticed? Between 9pm to 9am, the town mayor is not in the municipal office, and during this time, the thatched cottages and inn are safe, which leaves the streets as the only dangerous place!

“And what is on the streets? Only the monster! It’s highly plausible that the town mayor is a monster!”

Meng Jingzhou knitted his brows. “But look, the rules also state that ‘The town mayor only has one head and two arms.’ Do monsters really fit this description?”

Lu Yang nodded. “Do you still remember the dark figure we saw outside the window on our first night? It was two stories tall, and its upper body looked human. This doesn’t contradict the rules.

“The rules mention nothing about what the lower body looks like!”

Meng Jingzhou swiftly came to a decision. “We won’t return to the inn when it’s 9pm. Instead, we’ll stand beside the locust tree. Once it transforms into the ancestral hall, we’ll charge right in, smash the Buddha statue, and throw the jade pendants. Then, we’ll split up and quickly return to the inn.”

By splitting up, even if one of them encountered the monster, the other person would remain safe, ensuring that at least one of them could make it back safely.

“The monster may not even dare to eat us, for our lives are connected to our soul lamps. As soon as we die, our soul lamps will extinguish, people from our sect will barge in, and only death awaits these Fusion cultivators!” Although Lu Yang appeared to be talking to Meng Jingzhou, his words were actually meant for the all-knowing town mayor.

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The two arrived at the locust tree in the center of the town, and time passed, second by second.

“The hour of the pig...” The night watchman shouted as he rang the gong.

The space where the locust tree gradually became warped and turned into a wooden ancestral hall with the words “Buyi Town’s Ancestral Hall Rules” written outside.

On tenterhooks, the two instinctively reached for the jade pendants at their waist. That was when their expressions changed drastically.

“The jade pendant has vanished!” the two shouted simultaneously.

Just then, a heavy and muffled voice echoed from within the ancestral hall. “Tee hee! Two naive children who overestimate themselves. If you could find the paper with the ‘Buyi Town’s Yamen Bailiff Rules’ amidst the chaos, couldn’t I order the yamen bailiffs to steal your jade pendants amidst the chaos?”

<Rule 10 of the Buyi Town’s Yamen Bailiff Rules: Under the premise that you do not violate the aforementioned rules, you must obey the town mayor’s orders.>