Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 538: Granny-Shifu

All this time, a question had plagued Lu Yang’s mind.

If simply uttering the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s name could resurrect her, why had it taken three hundred thousand years, only for her to be revived by chance?

Drawing parallels from the Imperial Preceptor’s Karma Incipient Dao Fruit techniques, the culprit who assassinated the Immortal Fairy could have relied on similar methods to erase all memories of her from the world.

But could such a method also work on immortals?

No one can say for sure.

Now, the Epoch Immortal’s body is buried under the Wood Branch, and his immortal soul has vanished without a trace, his fate unknown.

If this is the state of the Epoch Immortal, what about the Heaven Mandate Immortal, the Nine-Layers Immortal, and the Qilin Immortal? What role had they played in the Epoch Immortal’s fall?

Were they culprits or victims?

“Immortal Fairy, do you really not remember what happened before your demise? Did the culprit have any distinguishing traits?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy frowned, struggling to recall what had transpired back then.

“My memories from that period are extremely blurry. I only remember sleeping that day, and in a haze, I felt my soul drifting upward. It felt comfortable, like I was going to melt. I can’t remember anything that happened afterward. The next time I woke up was when you called my name. My soul reformed, and I was successfully resurrected.”

Lu Yang sighed. It looks like I won’t be getting any useful information out of her.

For the Everlasting Immortal Fairy to proclaim herself the head of the Five Ancient Immortals, she must have possessed some skills. It’s impossible that she was ambushed without her knowing. Either the assailant was too powerful, or she wasn’t in the right state then.

“Killing me was one thing, but they didn’t even spare the Epoch Immortal and the others. They better not let me find out who they are. Watch me beat them to death!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy seethed.

Dying once doesn’t matter much to me. Over the endless passage of time, someone will eventually call out my name by accident. But it’s different for the Epoch Immortal. With his original body buried here, I’m afraid his fate is grim.

The Epoch Immortal helped me a lot when I was condensing my Everlasting Dao Fruit. I must repay his favor.

“I’ll inform Big Senior Sister about this when we return and let her decide.” Lu Yang hung his head, dejected that he couldn’t offer any help to the Everlasting Immortal Fairy for now. “If the Epoch Immortal’s condition is unknown, how is the Jianmu still able to radiate vitality?” Lu Yang pointed to the wooden plaque they had just received.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy gazed at the phantom image of the Jianmu she had conjured, her expression complicated. With a soft sigh, she explained, “A marvel like the Jianmu only needs the tiniest remnant to restore its vitality gradually, completing the conversion from death to life. It could be considered another form of resurrection, though it would be an entirely new Jianmu, no longer related to the Epoch Immortal.

“The Jianmu beneath us is in the process of regenerating its vitality. In tens or hundreds of thousands of years, it will fully revive and rise from the earth, becoming a brand new Jianmu World Tree that reaches the sky.

“See that tree that Lass Shangguan was standing by earlier? It shouldn’t have grown so tall, but it was influenced by the Jianmu’s vitality. If my guess is correct, its roots must be very close to where the Jianmu is.

“The Epoch Immortal once said that the Jianmu suffered a great tribulation in the past and was severed at the waist, its vitality extinguished. The new Jianmu grew from the remains of the old one, and that became him.”

“Alright, you young fellows have toured enough for today. Rest tonight.” Shangguan Yu clapped her hands and instructed Bai Ming to lead them to their accommodations. Tomorrow, they will begin studying General Principles of the Five Elements.

Although she hadn’t discerned that the Epoch Immortal’s original body lay beneath the Wood Branch, she recognized the Jianmu’s value. She didn’t give things away easily; she believed these five were destined for greatness and would leave indelible, colorful marks in the annals of cultivation. This was her way of forging good karmic ties with the juniors.

The lodging arranged by the Five-Elements Sect was at the convergence of the Five Branches—in other words, Qiu Jin’an’s territory, comparable in status to Heaven’s Gate Peak.

“Yo, you’re all back. It’s been a long time since we last met, Sect leader Lu.” A familiar voice teased Lu Yang.

Lu Yang turned to see Lin Shaoyou, Qiu Jin’an’s eldest disciple. He had a Wood Spirit Root, and his combat prowess at the Basic Fusion Stage already rivaled Advanced Fusion cultivators, placing him in the same tier as talents like Dai Bufan.

During the Five-Elements Sect’s last visit to the Dao-Seeking Sect, Acting Sect Leader Lu Yang had hosted Lin Shaoyou.

Assuming Yun Zhi was still serving as acting sect leader, Lin Shaoyou had proposed a challenge against someone of the same generation, only for Yun Zhi to step forward silently and for Lin Shaoyou to step back silently. And that was the end of it.

“Greetings, Senior Brother Lin.” The five cupped their hands in salute.

“Alright, alright, don’t be so stiff. Relax. I just needed a break from spell practice and saw you coming back, so I figured I’d say hello.

“Eh, Granny-Shifu[1] gave you wooden plaques?” Lin Shaoyou noticed the wooden tokens hanging from their necks.

Suddenly, Bai Ming’s expression changed. He swiftly pulled Lu Yang and the others aside.

A loud crack echoed through the air as lightning struck Lin Shaoyou, charring him to a crisp inside and out, black smoke curling from him.

Bai Ming whispered, “Senior Shangguan hates hearing others call her old. If someone knowingly does it anyway, this will be their end.” 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

“Ahem ahem, just a trivial matter, no harm done.” The charred corpse stirred to life, its eyes twinkling like snow.

A faint crackling sound followed as countless fissures spread across the charred corpse. Lin Shaoyou stepped out of the dried husk unscathed, his robes pristine as if nothing had happened at all.

Bai Ming whispered again, “Big Senior Brother’s robes are formed by refining leaves sprouted from his body into garments. Most people can’t notice this subtle process. I only found out after my shifu told me.”

Meng Jingzhou’s eyes lit up. Lin Shaoyou belongs to the same generation as Senior Brother Dai Bufan, which means he’s also a peer of Big Senior Sister. And most importantly, we’re not in the Dao-Seeking Sect now.

“Senior Brother Lin, this year...”

Before he could finish, Lu Yang suddenly realized the danger and clamped a hand over Meng Jingzhou’s mouth from behind, yanking him backward.

If you want to court death, don’t drag the rest of us down with you!

Everyone else exchanged perplexed glances, thrown off by Lu Yang’s abrupt reaction.

Lin Shaoyou asked directly, “Did you have a question, Junior Brother Meng?”

“No no, not at all. He was sleep-talking just now,” Lu Yang answered on behalf of Meng Jingzhou.

Bai Ming changed the subject. “By the way, Big Senior Brother, didn’t you recently master a new spell? Why are you practicing another one?”

“Hehe, don’t you know how talented your Big Senior Brother is? When there are new ideas, isn’t it perfectly normal to cultivate new spells?

“So this time you’re cultivating...”

“A fusion of the Tree-Planting Mantra and Draw Ground as Prison to enhance the latter’s strength. It’s troublesome to explain; let me demonstrate once, and you’ll get it.”

Lin Shaoyou took out several tree seeds and scattered them in a circular pattern. The seeds took root instantly and grew rapidly to surround him, the trees’ branches and leaves curving inward to form a birdcage-like structure. The trees gleamed with a metallic luster, resembling the trees from the Metal Branch.

“Watch, just like this.” Lin Shaoyou hammered the iron tree with a punch.

The iron tree didn’t tremble.

He stamped the ground forcefully.

The ground didn’t tremble.

The roots had interwoven beneath the ground, creating an indestructible and sturdy formation.

“That’s amazing!” Bai Ming gasped. This move alone can catch opponents off guard. Trapping peers of the same level won’t be a problem. “Big Senior Brother, your execution seems flawless. Why do you keep practicing it? Is there something you haven’t perfected?”

“This composite spell still has one tiny problem that hasn’t been resolved.”

“What is it?”

“I still don’t know how to dispel it.”

Bai Ming, “...”

He slowly raised his hands and cupped his fists tightly. “Big Senior Brother, please take care.”

With that, Bai Ming ushered the group away, leaving Lin Shaoyou to sigh forlornly. Looks like I can only count on myself.

“GRANNY-SHIFU, SAVE ME!”

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Three bolts of lightning descended, yet Lin Shaoyou remained completely intact.

“Eh? How does that work?”

1. Shinai is the wife of one’s shifu and the wife of one’s grandshifu. ☜