Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 560: Predecessors Dig Pits, Successors Fall In

“Grandpa Ba, did you...provoke the Demon Region in your youth?”

“Absolutely not! I’m such an honest person. At most, I lent a hand and ran errands. The real misdeeds weren’t my doing.”

“I heard both the Dragon and Phoenix tribes are considered friendly to humans. We can visit them, right?” Lu Yang recalled that those from the Phoenix Tribe had sold blood to produce Phoenix Blood Stones in Li Haoran’s hometown. They were quite affable after we announced our identities.

“Well, you can...provided some trivial matters aren’t exposed.”

“What trivial matters?”

“As the saying goes, ‘dragons and phoenixes are auspicious symbols.’ Aristocratic families like to paste dragon-phoenix jianzhi (paper cuttings) at weddings.

“Old Nine got to thinking and said, ‘Aren’t weddings about couples announcing their intention to consummate in the nuptial chamber? Then the dragon and phoenix in the jianzhi should have the same meaning. However, nobody’s had the opportunity to see dragons and phoenixes copulate, so the final design of the jianzhi isn’t reflective of reality.’

“Ever the pioneer, Old Nine secretly found a dragon and phoenix couple, observed their mating process, noted it down, and compiled his firsthand records into a book—Dragon and Phoenix Transformation—serving as a reference for future generations. I’m not sure if you’ve heard of it.”

Lu Yang, “...”

How could I not have? I found it on my first day in the scripture library. It was even hidden in a corner. I thought I’d stumbled across a fortuitous opportunity then.

The senior brother there was puzzled, wondering why a copy of the forbidden book that was unavailable continent-wide had wound up in the sect’s scripture library.

Turns out you wrote it, Shifu!

Judging by the reactions of the Dragon and Phoenix tribes, they probably haven’t discovered that Shifu was responsible, but that might change in the future.

“What about the Bai-Ze[1] Tribe?” Lu Yang heard that the Bai-Ze were from the neutral faction, often called upon to act as mediators to resolve the disputes between demon tribes.

“They’re mostly fine. However, we brothers once caused a small commotion in the Demon Region and were hunted mercilessly. In our desperation, we disguised ourselves as bai-ze to escape. Unfortunately, one bai-ze spotted us and insisted on dragging us back. Driven into a corner, Old Eight asked, ‘Since the Bai-Ze Tribe knows everything, do you know what you don’t know?’

“While he pondered, the few of us fled. We heard that particular bai-ze became the tribe leader later.

“The Bai-Ze Tribe is fair and kind. With how busy they are, they’ve probably forgotten about us.”

“Caused a small commotion?” Lu Yang felt the commotion wasn’t small at all.

“It’s nothing big. We simply came across a secret domain that opened every five years in the Demon Region, so we decided to go in and try our luck at getting some good stuff. The entry requirements were pretty high—one must be pure-blooded. Fortunately, we were pure-blooded humans, so we easily entered.

“To our surprise, the demons inside turned hostile. The secret domain let us in, yet the demons just had to target us—ostracizing us, sabotaging us, and playing dirty, with some even attempting to kill us. How could we tolerate such bullying?

“Thus, I blocked the secret domain’s entrance with boulders, and Sixth Junior Sister created a fake entrance beside it with her illusion. Then, we shouted that something had gone wrong with the entrance and that we couldn’t get out.

“The demons naturally didn’t believe us until they walked to the fake entrance and found themselves not in the outside world but in an unknown space. They hastily turned back, suspecting they were trapped in spatial turbulence.

“The fake entrance was connected to a storage ring of the Beast-Taming Sect, specially modified to contain living beings. Since they stepped into a storage ring, it was an unknown space, of course.”

Ordinary storage rings could only store non-living things.

“After multiple high-ranking demons tried entering the fake entrance, they obtained the same conclusion—spatial turbulence.

“The entrance was open for ten days, and we only left the secret domain right before the ten days ended. Once we were out, we told those outside that the secret domain was perilous and that all the demons inside had died. Just like that, the bunch of demons were trapped inside for five years. Ever since they got out, they’ve been searching for us around the world.

“Honestly, what was the point? Wouldn’t it be better if everyone fought for fortuitous opportunities with our own skills—fair and square? Why must they play dirty and scheme against us?”

Lu Yang, “...”

Meng Jingzhou, “...”

“As for the Taowu Tribe...forget it. They already loathe humans. It doesn’t matter whether we offend them.”

Grandpa Ba nodded. “True. The Taowu Tribe’s hatred toward humans has nothing much to do with the Dao-Seeking Sect. Big Brother simply visited their ancestral tombs in the name of research, but was eventually discovered.”

~~~

After consulting Grandpa Ba, the two found the remaining elders, from the third to the eighth.

They “luckily” found out that Grandpa Ba hadn’t spoken the entire truth—the Dao-Seeking Nine had offended demons far more often than he had claimed.

“How is the precaution ‘not to mention we’re from the Dao-Seeking Sect?’ It’s clearly not going to the Demon Region at all!” Lu Yang felt the road ahead was fraught with great dangers.

“It should be fine. Look, isn’t Third Senior Sister doing well in the Demon Region? She even has the energy to research ancient history. We’ll surely be fine if we rely on her. I’m just wondering whether our portraits have been spread to the Demon Region.”

“Probably not. I mean, we haven’t heard about the names of the Demon Region’s geniuses either. By the same logic, the Demon Region likely isn’t familiar with Great Xia’s prodigies—at most, they might recognize a few names.”

“Makes sense.”

After the two discussed it over, they resolved to proceed to the Demon Region. As cultivators, how can we fear challenges?

They went on a shopping spree, mainly stocking up on life-preserving items. Storing them in their identity jade tablets to travel light, they boarded a flying vessel to a familiar destination—the Demon Suppression Pass.

Yun Zhi had dumped them here last time.

~~~

The once-flourishing wig industry had waned like the setting sun. Without Lu Yang’s antics, they no longer needed wigs.

The two no longer needed bug-repelling pills too. With their Golden Core auras released, no bugs dared to go near them.

The jungle between the Demon Suppression Pass and the Demon Region was where Lu Yang had advanced to the Golden Core Stage.

“Those Golden Core demon beasts used to be a significant threat, and we even had to flee from Nascent Soul ones. But now, they’re nothing much.” The two Eighth-Layer Golden Core old ancestors chatted jovially in the jungle.

Under towering trees that blocked the sunlight, pairs of green eyes glowed from the shadows in the shrubs, bloodthirsty and ravenous as they stared at Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

However, after these two old ancestors casually slew a Nascent Soul demon beast, the demon beasts in the dark retreated silently. It was as though nothing had happened.

Even when the two entered the territories of Nascent Soul beasts, these highly territorial demon beasts didn’t dare show themselves, pretending not to see them and praying nothing would happen. These demon beasts who could reach the Nascent Soul Stage weren’t fools. They were well aware of their own capabilities—mixed bloodlines and average combat power. In contrast, the two’s combat prowess rivalled the prodigies of the demon race. How could they possibly dare provoke them?

The jungle no longer posed a threat to Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

They seized this last chance to strut around and flaunt their power as much as they could before formally entering the Demon Region.

1. The Bai Ze is an ancient Chinese mythological creature that’s said to have the head of a tiger with horns and the body of a dragon. ☜