Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 167: A Confucian Cultivator Against a Confucian Cultivator

Qiu Jin’an shook his head, seemingly unbothered by Du Xueyi’s disappointing performance. “The kid still lacks combat experience. He should take this defeat as a lesson.”

Lu Yang thought, Sect Leader Qiu, you don’t have to keep up the pretense. You have already crushed a teacup, yet you’re still saying that one defeat is nothing.

It had been Lu Yang’s idea to let Meng Jingzhou appear in the first round so that the latter could assert dominance right off the gate.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy hesitated before commenting, “Sect Leader Qiu, with how Meng Jingzhou managed to temper even his hair and ram it into his opponent’s head, I don’t think that ‘lacking combat experience’ is an apt description.” At the very least, I’ve never seen such an absurd method of reinforcing the body in ancient times.

Could this be what new-generation physique cultivators are like?

Qiu Jin’an almost choked because of her blunt words. Can I get someone else to sit next to me?

He put on an indifferent expression. “I let Du Xueyi go up first just as a warm-up for the audience. The next person won’t be as easy to deal with.”

An elegant Confucian cultivator donned in light blue Confucian robes appeared at the Martial Plaza. He wore a silk cap and held a paper fan, his demeanor unruffled.

“This is our sect’s most outstanding Confucian cultivator at the Foundation Establishment Stage. His name is Fang Hao.” In spite of what Qiu Jin’an had said, those from the Five-Elements Sect knew that Fang Hao’s level was not much different from Du Xueyi’s.

“What a coincidence, I am also a Confucian cultivator.” Man Gu made a late entrance from the other side of the Martial Plaza, walking over while carrying a large hammer.

Initially, Man Gu planned to drag Meng Jingzhou over, but the referee wouldn’t allow it, stating that Meng Jingzhou was not a weapon. Therefore, Man Gu could only settle for the next best option—the Dark Sand Iron Hammer he had redeemed.

The handle of the hammer was stuck with talismans capable of reciting the entirety of Words of Sages.

“The sages once said, ‘Is learning and regularly practicing something not a form of joy...’”

Man Gu slowly advanced toward Fang Hao, his face twisted with malevolence. The voice from the recital of Words of Sages reverberated throughout the Martial Plaza, sounding like a murderer chanting the Rebirth Requiem after slaughtering a family of twenty-eight and not even sparing the rats. No matter how others looked at it, the contrast was jarring.

As soon as the match began, Man Gu swung the Dark Sand Iron Hammer toward Fang Hao. The latter stepped to the side, dodging the attack in a graceful fashion.

Man Gu exerted force with his wrist, abruptly changing the hammer’s trajectory and sweeping it horizontally at Fang Hao.

Not expecting such a brute strike from Man Gu, Fang Hao couldn’t evade in time and used his paper fan to block it. However, it shattered upon impact, and he was swept off his feet.

The paper fan was a magical treasure that shielded the user from one fatal blow, so Fang Hao remained unscathed. However, he now retracted his smile, realizing that Man Gu was no easy opponent.

A miniature whirlwind swirled around Fang Hao. After it dissipated, an invisible force enveloped him.

“Vast Righteous Qi?”[1] the Everlasting Immortal Fairy exclaimed. This was her first time witnessing it since her resurrection.

Since Fang Hao was a proper Confucian cultivator, the invisible force was naturally the Vast Righteous Qi.

Lu Yang asked, “There were also Confucian cultivators and Vast Righteous Qi in ancient times?”

“Of course. The author of Words of Sages appeared much earlier than you might think.”

“So did Confucius become an immortal?”

“I don’t know.”

“You don't know?”

“‘Sage’ isn’t a cultivation realm but a state of mind based on ‘benevolence.’ A person who spends their whole life embodying the concept of ‘benevolence’ achieves the realm of the sages.

“There are many interpretations of ‘benevolence.’ I could talk for three days and three nights and still not finish sharing everything. That said, with my level, I can’t talk for that long either.” Clearly, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was well aware of the limits of her knowledge.

Fang Hao used his Vast Righteous Qi as ink and wrote with a brush made from weasel bristle in the air—The gentleman goes no further; the path ahead is forbidden.

Man Gu was charging toward Fang Hao when he involuntarily halted in his tracks upon seeing the words, as if his body was no longer under his control.

This was the Theory and Practice as One Technique, very rare among Confucian cultivators. It could coerce the other party to act according to the words written, achieving the unity of theory and practice.

Naturally, this spell was not without constraints. Even someone as talented as Fang Hao could only employ it on one person at the same cultivation stage at any one time, while those at a higher cultivation realm would be immune.

However, it is just enough to deal with Man Gu.

Fang Hao wrote some words again—Don't do unto others what you don't want done unto you.

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The phrase meant that one shouldn’t impose what they do not wish for onto others. With this phrase, if Man Gu wanted to hit Fang Hao, he would have to hit himself first.

Surprisingly, Man Gu saw that the restraining command halting him in his tracks disappeared, and he smashed his giant hammer in Fang Hao’s direction, giving the latter a huge fright.

“How did you break free of my control?!”

“Control?” Man Gu didn’t really understand what Fang Hao was getting at. “Doesn’t the phrase mean that whatever I don’t want, I absolutely won’t give it to you? That doesn’t restrict my freedom, right?”

Fang Hao almost vomited blood from anger. The prerequisite for the Theory and Practice as One Technique to work is that the other party must understand the meaning of the phrase. But my opponent is a pure savage!

In a moment of carelessness, Fang Hao was grazed by Man Gu’s hammer, and blood flowed profusely. He hurriedly retreated to dodge Man Gu’s large hammer, then held his brush to write again—If you want to attack me, you’ll have to attack yourself first.

Although the effect of vernacular is worse than the classical language, now’s not the time to bother about it.

Man Gu continued swinging his hammer toward Fang Hao, still not getting affected by the control.

Fang Hao was in disbelief. Does this savage not even know how to read?!

When Man Gu leaped to strike his hammer toward Fang Hao’s head, he finally noticed that Man Gu was fighting with his eyes closed!

After learning from Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou for a month, Man Gu’s mind had become more nimble. Through his exchanges with his opponent, he realized that as long as he didn’t look at Fang Hao’s words, he wouldn’t fall into his trap.

In that case, I can just close my eyes!

Before Man Gu’s hammer was about to land, the referee intervened and deflected the attack. If it had smashed into Fang Hao, he would have to give up on picking up a brush ever again.

“Round Two, Man Gu wins.”

Qiu Jin’an’s expression was getting unpleasant, something he was not unfamiliar with considering his experience of getting bullied by the Dao-Seeking Nine since he was young.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy remarked, “As expected of the Ancient Barbarian Tribe. They are a naturally born warrior race. He could even pull off something like fighting with his eyes closed.”

Lu Yang asked, “Do you know a lot about the Ancient Barbarian Tribe?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was overflowing with confidence. “That’s a given! You could even say that I was their teacher.

“You know those barbarians. Their minds aren’t the sharpest. By some coincidence, they heard that I was intelligent and stood out even among immortals, so they invited me to teach their people.

“It wasn’t easy to teach them. They would forget whatever they learned the next day. Fortunately, with my incredible perseverance and patience, I eventually learned the meaning of giving up from the Barbarian Tribe.

“Afterward, I changed my strategy. I would enlighten them directly by pouring my wisdom into their minds and bloodline. That way, their intelligence will rise to a level just below mine!”

Lu Yang sharply inhaled a cold breath of air. Immortal Fairy, you poisoned them irreparably for ten thousand years.

Suddenly, Lu Yang realized something. Despite the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s enormous contributions to the Ancient Barbarian Tribe, Man Gu has never heard anything about her.

“Was there a gap in the passing down of the Ancient Barbarian Tribe’s legacy, or did someone deliberately erase the traces of her existence?”

To make an immortal fade from the entire world’s memory—what an absurd undertaking that must have been!

1. A concept of a grand upright spirit in Confucianism. ☜