Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 302: Geniuses Who Have Slumbered Since Ancient Times

“Sir Qin, may I ask how you plan to find your treasure?”

Sir Qin chuckled softly. “Lord Mi, why do you think I chose to hide my treasure in Guhuai Town? Was it random? No, no. What do you think Guhuai Town is most famous for?”

Lord Mi hesitated. “Female ghosts?” He was reminded of the three female ghosts with the highest performance.

Lord Mi planned to have the three female ghosts summarize their experiences and report them to him. He would then present these as successful case studies to the higher-ups to promote sustainable yang energy absorption strategies, improve living conditions for the female ghosts in the creed, and increase the efficiency of yang energy absorption.

What Little Seven and the other two ghosts didn’t know was that Lord Mi had hundreds of ghosts under his command, all assiduously gathering yang energy. But only the three of them were top performers, earning Lord Mi’s favor.

Sir Qin, “...”

He suppressed his anger and forced a smile. “It’s the locust trees.

“Locust trees nurture ghosts and are rare conduits between the yin and yang realms. Our creed believes in the existence of the Nine Netherworlds, and the locust trees align with our creed’s teachings.

“In my past life, I was well-versed in this and fond of locust trees. Guhuai Town, with its abundance of locust trees, naturally caught my attention back then.

“Hence, the past me buried the treasure beneath a locust tree and sealed it with multiple layers of protection. Along with the effect of the yin energy from the ancient locust trees, the treasure would be obscured from detection methods such as spiritual consciousness, karma, and heavenly eyes. Only the naked eye of those in the living realm can find it.” Sir Qin spoke with an air of serenity, as if he was reminiscing about the experiences in his past life.

In truth, he didn't know where Qin Haoran had hidden the treasure. However, he had the backing of a higher-up in the Nine-Netherworlds Creed, who was proficient in the ways of karma and had paid a price to roughly calculate the clues to Qin Haoran’s treasure.

Locust trees.

This was the result of that higher-up’s calculations.

With this lead, he simply needed to methodically search Guhuai Town for a while, believing he would eventually find it.

As for Lord Mi, he had been observing all this time, so he was the perfect witness.

This way, my identity as the reincarnation of Creed Leader Qin will be cemented.

“Unfortunately, the matter of reincarnation is too complex and entangles far too much. Even though I successfully reincarnated, I still cannot fully comprehend the mysteries of the cycle of reincarnation. At the moment, I have only unlocked a corner of my past life’s memories and cannot recall the exact location of the treasure.” Sir Qin shook his head, his tone laced with melancholy and regret.

“In that case, I will go to Guhuai Town tomorrow to collect the yang energy. Would you like to accompany me, Sir Qin?”

“Very well.”

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Early the next morning, Lord Mi brought Sir Qin to the worn-down temple in Guhuai Town.

Sir Qin subconsciously frowned, somewhat disdainful of the shabby temple. “Here?”

Lord Mi smiled. “Sir Qin, don’t underestimate this place. It provides a large amount of yang energy every month. Just Guhuai Town alone can collect as much yang energy as seven or eight towns, sometimes even more.”

“That is interesting. I’d like to hear more.”

“There are three female ghosts here. They have forgotten their past lives and real names, so they gave themselves nicknames: Little Five, Little Six, and Little Seven. Little Seven is the youngest and the most intelligent and has the highest cultivation talent among the three sisters, with her cultivation at the Advanced Foundation Establishment Stage. Her two older sisters are at the Intermediate Foundation Establishment Stage.”

Sir Qin was rather astonished. Logically, a place as small as Guhuai Town shouldn’t be able to nurture a ghost at the Advanced Foundation Establishment Stage. I can only say that this ghost called Little Seven does have some abilities.

“Little Five, Little Six, Little Seven, come out!” Lord Mi ordered the three female ghosts to appear.

The three female ghosts floated out of the temple, timidly calling out, “Lord Mi,” their voices tickling the hearts of those who heard them.

Each of them held a mutton fat jade[1] bottle containing the yang energy they had collected over the past month.

Sir Qin’s spirits lifted. He had seen many female cultivators and ghosts with decent looks, but he had never encountered anyone like these three female ghosts, especially Little Seven.

When Little Seven and the others saw Sir Qin, they were surprised. Lord Mi always came alone; why has he brought someone today?

Sir Qin is not included in our plan.

“Lord Mi, can you lend me these three female ghosts? They have been wandering Guhuai Town for a long time and can be of great help in my search for the treasure.” Sir Qin’s selfish desires were stirred.

“Rest assured, Lord Mi. I know they are your money-making trees.[2] I just want to borrow them for a short while. Once I find the treasure, I’ll return them to you. How’s that?”

Lord Mi was hesitant. I’m certainly not willing, but this person is suspected to be Creed Leader Qin’s reincarnation. If I offend him, he’ll definitely make life difficult for me in the future.

He gritted his teeth. It isn’t worth offending Creed Leader Qin’s reincarnation over three female ghosts. “Fine, I’ll lend them to you then, Sir Qin.”

Lord Mi formed a hand seal, preparing to transfer the soul restriction to Sir Qin, when suddenly, his expression changed. He pulled the dazed Sir Qin away, hastily retreating.

Three sword qi descended from the sky, piercing the spot where Lord Mi had just been standing. The sword qi was sharp, slicing through the soil like tofu. After plunging into the ground, it was unclear how many meters it penetrated before finally disappearing.

Lord Mi was shaken. The three sword qi had been aimed at his vital points. If not for his unique cultivation technique, which allowed him to evade danger to some degree, he would have been forced to use the life-saving magical treasure he had obtained at the cost of his fortune to block the attack.

Clap, clap, clap.

Nonchalant applause came from behind the three female ghosts, sounding like a frivolous young master.

“What impressive skills, Lord Mi. I thought those three sword strikes would at least cause you some trouble even if they couldn’t kill you. I didn’t expect you to be so agile and dodge them in advance.”

As the dust dissipated, four youthful figures appeared—three men and one woman—all full of vitality and exceptional talent. Compared to them, even Sir Qin, who was suspected to be the creed leader’s reincarnation, seemed to pale in comparison in their presence.

“Who are you?!” Lord Mi was on high alert. They know my identity and have clearly come prepared; they’re not afraid of my Nascent Soul cultivation.

Most importantly, two are at the Advanced Foundation Establishment Stage, and two are at the Basic Golden Core Stage. The sword qi was likely unleashed by one of the Basic Golden Core cultivators.

But how could sword qi from a Basic Golden Core cultivator have posed a threat to me?

What kind of genius is this?

Not even S-Class sects can produce such talent; only the Five Great Immortal Sects can groom such a peerless prodigy. Or maybe it’s because the Great Xia Dynasty intends to nurture a potential candidate for the Transcendent Tribulation Stage?

Regardless of which case it is, the situation is dire.

“Five Great Immortal Sects? Imperial court?” Lord Mi prepared himself. If the situation took even the slightest turn for the worse, he would flee immediately.

The person who had just clapped was the leader of the four. He seemed unaware of Lord Mi’s vigilance and hostility as he chatted with him jovially. “You’re Lord Mi of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed, right?”

He picked at his fingernails, not even looking up. “My name is Lu Yiyang.”[3]

Without warning, Lu Yang looked up, his eyes blazing with intensity like twin swords, causing Lord Mi to flinch and avoid his gaze in fear.

Lord Mi instinctively blinked, but he couldn’t discern anything unusual; it felt as if he had just experienced a hallucination.

“Lord Mi, you’re not very well-informed, so you probably haven’t heard of us.”

Lu Yang chuckled. “The Five Great Immortal Sects? The Great Xia Dynasty? What are they?

“We were all geniuses from ancient times with the aspiration of becoming immortals. Unfortunately, back then, the Heaven Mandate Immortal and others were envious of our talents and set up obstacles, blocking the path to immortal ascension. Thus, we had no choice but to enter a deep slumber, choosing to awaken before the Great Era to compete for the immortal’s Dao Fruit and restore the glory of our Heavenly Court.”

1. It’s a type of premium-grade white jade. You would likely have come across this in Chinese novels because it’s one of the top standards for white jade. ☜

2. The yaoqianshu term here is a legendary tree that would drop money when shaken. ☜

3. The “yi” here is the character for the number “one.” ☜