Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 280: Worshipping the Everlasting Immortal Fairy

But why didn’t the four ancient immortals revive the Everlasting Immortal Fairy?

Is it because they didn’t want to, were unable to, or simply because they weren’t aware that she had died?

Wait, even if they didn’t know about her demise, over the course of three hundred thousand years, they should have realized something happened to the Everlasting Immortal Fairy and that she needed to be resurrected.

“Don’t think about this anymore,” Yun Zhi advised. She didn’t linger in front of the mural. She walked away, and Lu Yang and the Everlasting Immortal Fairy quickly followed.

“The only text in the ruins is on the mural. Since we can’t find an answer at this stage, let’s just think about it again after we’ve gathered sufficient information.” Yun Zhi reminded Lu Yang not to obsess over the question and trap himself in a blind alley.

Lu Yang nodded obediently and stopped thinking about the matter.

“There are nineteen floating platforms in this ruin. Although that’s a lot, the layouts of these structures are largely similar.”

Yun Zhi spread out her hand, constructing a model of the ruins in her palm. Eighteen floating platforms surrounded and protected the largest one in a regular arrangement, as if they were enacting some kind of ritualistic offering.

On the largest floating platform, numerous pavilions stood in a similar protective formation, guarding the central altar.

This altar was where the three were headed.

The more the Everlasting Immortal Fairy looked at the layout, the more familiar it seemed. “This ritual setup...why does it look like how they worshipped me in ancient times?”

“Similar to how they worshipped you?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy nodded and revealed another secret of the immortals. “That’s right. After I became an immortal, the Heaven Mandate Immortal and the others forced a planet on me. They said that as an immortal, I needed followers to showcase my mighty power and the dignity of an immortal. I thought it was too much trouble, but they convinced me it was no big deal and that they could design a ritual process for me.

“The ritual method here is similar to what the other immortals had designed. They claimed that the number ‘eighteen’ has a special significance in cultivation. Nine represents the pinnacle, so eighteen represents double the pinnacle—the pinnacle of the pinnacle. This ritual symbolizes that I’ll receive eighteen types of empowerment, allowing me to last for eternity. It is the most exalted form of worship; not even the other four immortals carried out such a ritual.”

Lu Yang gasped. The Immortal Fairy truly commands a high status. Four immortals had gone out of their way to design a ritual process for her and even explained its design philosophy?!

The four ancient immortals were really magnanimous; they didn’t mind the Everlasting Immortal Fairy constantly stirring up trouble for them. Perhaps it’s only with such a mindset that they could become immortals.

Lu Yang was enlightened, but something still felt off.

Yun Zhi had been quietly listening to the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s story, and she wore a peculiar expression. “But according to the research of the senior scholars and the ancient records, it is believed that this is an obscure array from the ancient era, called the ‘Eighteen Hells Devil-Slaying Array.’”[1]

Lu Yang felt that everything made sense now.

On the other hand, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy gritted her teeth, wishing she could challenge the four ancient immortals to show them who the strongest ancient immortal was. “Those scoundrels! I treated them well, yet they dared do this to me!”

In my opinion, they were already holding back. Naturally, Lu Yang didn’t dare to say it out loud in front of the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, fearing he’d get beaten.

“I know! It must be because I beat them up too many times before they became immortals. Then, when they saw me form the Everlasting Dao Fruit, they were envious of my talent and tried to get back at me!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy soon identified the reason—she was too strong.

The three of them arrived at the center of the altar, where a hundred-meter-tall statue of an immortal stood. It was the same androgynous Everlasting Immortal statue Lu Yang had seen before. This appeared to be where the statue had originated. It was upon seeing this statue that the first creed leader founded the Everlasting Creed.

At the feet of the statue were various rare delicacies made from rare treasures, the most inferior of which were five-thousand-year-old lingzhi mushrooms. Perhaps due to the high quality of the ingredients, they still hadn’t spoiled or grown mold after such a long time.

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The Everlasting Immortal Fairy wore a look of disdain, deeply dissatisfied with the Everlasting Creed’s practices. “How uncouth, placing food at the feet.” These were offerings left by the Everlasting Creed during their rituals before the creed’s destruction.

The Everlasting Ruins were of utmost importance to the Everlasting Creed. Aside from the once-a-decade prayers, major events such as the appointment and dismissal of creed leaders, blessings for the creed leaders, and betrayals against the creed leaders all took place here, under the watchful gaze of the Everlasting Immortal.

“Come on. According to the report, there’s a hidden realm inside the statue.” Yun Zhi led the two around to the back of the statue, where a door was concealed. Mysterious symbols hovered up and down in front of the door, sealing it and preventing it from being opened.

She assessed the strength of the symbols and reckoned she could force the door open, but doing so might damage what was inside. “The first creed leader discovered several immortal treasures after accidentally opening this door. He took a few away, but when he tried to return for the remaining immortal treasures, the door had already closed. Despite trying multiple times, he still couldn’t open the door. Out of options, he could only leave the ruins with the other immortal treasures and establish the Everlasting Creed.

“Afterward, he didn’t give up and spent his entire life trying to open the door, but he never succeeded. From then on, subsequent creed leaders also attempted to open the door for the immortal treasures to strengthen the Everlasting Creed, but all failed.

“The senior scholars are also at a loss, claiming that this was a seal left by an immortal and can only be opened by one.

“Immortal Fairy, do you know what this symbol means? Can you open the door?”

Traces of nostalgia painted the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s face. “Why does this look like the door to my kitchen?

“Look at this symbol; I wrote it myself. It means ‘Restricted Kitchen Area—No Unauthorized Entry.’”

1. Eighteen levels of hell is how hell is commonly referred to in Chinese mythology and tales. ☜