Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 572: Little Junior Brother, What You’ve Said Is Wild Unofficial History?

“Little Junior Brother, have you heard of the battle between the Demon Immortal and the two Dragon and Phoenix ancestors?” Gan Tian recalled a certain legend, thinking perhaps her little junior brother had a different version or interpretation.

“The three of them fought?” Lu Yang thought to himself, Didn’t the Qilin Immortal kneel on sword arrays every day? Were you three fighting in bed?

“Yes, it’s rumored to be a battle between the Demon Immortal and the Dragon and Phoenix tribes for a position in immortal ascension. In other words, it was a battle for immortal ascension. It’s famous in history, ranking among the top ten battles of peerless experts. Many scholars wish to conduct deep research on that battle. However, existing records of that battle are very vague, making research fraught with difficulties.

“Multiple ancient texts record that the Demon Immortal and the two Dragon and Phoenix ancestors were all half-immortals. The three possessed the power to obscure the heavens and battled among the stars. They fought until heaven and earth dimmed, the sun and moon lost their light, the world plunged into a darkness where one couldn’t see their hand before their eyes, and pandemonium swept across the populace. In the end, the Demon Immortal, fighting one against two, paid the price with his life and won the battle. He changed the heavens and replaced the sun, allowing the world to regain light.”

“Immortal Fairy, are you familiar with that battle?”

“What kind of question is that? Those two dragon and phoenix lasses are my unofficial disciples, while the Qilin Immortal is someone I have beaten since childhood. I have close bonds with all three. How could I not have spectated such a major battle?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy felt Lu Yang had underestimated her. I always care for my friends.

“It wasn’t just me—Heaven Mandate, Epoch, and Nine-Layers were all watching from the side. That battle was indeed pretty fierce. The Qilin Immortal’s combat prowess was fearsome. Despite fighting one against two, he didn’t get beaten to death.

“Originally, it was a three-way melee. But as they fought, the two Dragon and Phoenix lasses found that the Qilin Immortal was the toughest to deal with and needed to be taken out first, so they joined forces to attack him.

“The Qilin Immortal was severely injured, beaten until his face was bruised and swollen. It was unsightly beyond words. He realized this wouldn’t do and that everyone below was watching. If this image of him got out, how would he show his face in public again?

“During the fight, he intentionally or unintentionally moved closer to the sun and moon, nearly frightening the Jinwu Golden Crow and Jade Rabbit to death. With three half-immortals battling, even a slight brush would lay them up for half a year, and two brushes would lay them up for a lifetime. The Jinwu Golden Crow and Jade Rabbit quickly fled with the sun and moon.

“After they fled, heaven and earth turned pitch black because there was simply no light. We could see the Qilin Immortal’s battle, but mortals and ordinary cultivators couldn’t. The Qilin Immortal’s plan had succeeded.

“Fighting one against two was still challenging for the Qilin Immortal. Fortunately, there was no light at the time. Otherwise, if the sight of him being pummeled had spread, he’d probably have wanted to die on the spot. My painting skills are superb, so I seized the opportunity to draw the scene. The Qilin Immortal asked me for the painting many times, but I never gave it to him.

“As the Qilin Immortal was beaten by me since childhood, he had robust vitality. The Survival of the Fittest Incipient Dao Fruit allowed him to grow stronger the more he fought, which made it very suitable for prolonged battles. And you know about burning lifespan, right? It’s essentially an offensive method that trades injury for injury. The Qilin Immortal used his Incipient Dao Fruit to adapt to burning lifespan beforehand. The result was that he could elevate his combat power without reducing his lifespan.

“Toward the end of the battle, the moves of the two Dragon and Phoenix lasses had minimal effect on him. The Qilin Immortal emerged triumphant, and the two lasses conceded defeat wholeheartedly.

“After winning, the Qilin Immortal wanted to invite the Jade Rabbit and the Jinwu Golden Crow back, but they refused to return, no matter what. He had already scared them away, so how could asking them to return be easy?

“Out of options, the Qilin Immortal could only invite two different Jinwu Golden Crow and Jade Rabbit.”

Lu Yang, “...”

What a magnificent “sun and moon lost their light,” “changing the heavens and replacing the sun,” and “paying the price with his life.”

Lu Yang faithfully recounted the battle to Gan Tian, whose expression turned peculiar after listening to the story.

“Little Junior Brother, what you’ve said is...wild unofficial history?” This wild unofficial history is truly wild—it dares to spread such rumors about the Qilin Immortal.

“No, this is official history.”

Gan Tian, “?”

Seeing that neither Meng Jingzhou nor Gan Tian needed the immortal-level yang-boosting technique, and that he couldn’t damage it with his cultivation, Lu Yang could only keep it for now, intending to hand it over to the scripture library next time in exchange for contribution points.

“What’s this?” Lu Yang picked up a palm-sized cage. Chains locked a small golden suanni inside the cage. The little suanni resembled a flame, flickering and unpredictable.

Hearing Lu Yang’s description, Gan Tian quickly provided an answer. “This is a suanni’s essence soul, refined from a suanni’s soul. It’s already a dead object. If it’s absorbed, it can further stimulate one’s bloodline and grant even more powerful abilities. It seems the suanni I killed had murdered a fellow tribe member and intended to absorb their essence soul for his own use. But before he could do so, he was killed.

“Murdering a tribesman is a grave crime. Moreover, the suanni victim was definitely pure-blooded and of high status. So much time has passed. Even if we hand this over to the Suanni Tribe, I’m afraid they would only think I was making excuses.

“This was originally a Divine Transfiguration-level essence soul; you two shouldn’t be able to absorb it. But nearly two hundred years have passed. Even if it bears seals, they’re no longer effective. A significant portion of the essence has leaked out, and it’s now downgraded to a Nascent Soul-level essence soul, just right for you two to absorb.

“Junior Brother Meng, you can absorb this essence soul. Suanni are a race born from the union of dragons and lions. They innately possess characteristics of both dragons and lions, though their mastery is not complete. If you absorb a suanni’s essence soul, you have a chance to gain dragon and lion traits. In particular, you might glimpse parts of the renowned Fearless Lion Seal in Buddhist sects.”

“It’s yours.” Lu Yang passed the suanni essence soul to Meng Jingzhou.

Good brothers need not say thanks. Meng Jingzhou placed one hand over the cage while his other hand supported it. The suanni essence soul transformed into strands of golden light that entered his body through his Eight Extra Meridians. Beads of sweat appeared on Meng Jingzhou’s forehead, soon drenching his whole body. His teeth chattered as he engaged in fierce combat with the essence soul in his mental space.

“Just shout if you want to. I’ve set up seals in the cave; outsiders can’t hear anything inside,” Gan Tian kindly reminded him, feeling that Meng Jingzhou was suppressing himself.

The moment the words left her mouth, Meng Jingzhou seemed to have found an outlet to vent. His pupils narrowed into vertical slits, turning golden, and his throat trembled, emitting a sound beyond human capability.

Roar!

It was a lion’s roar.

“No dragon’s roar. It looks like what you mastered is the lion’s roar. A pity—dragon traits are far more powerful than lion traits. Nevertheless, it’s still not bad. This roar of yours has some of the flair of the Buddhist Lion Roar. I heard you also learned the Arhat Fist. Your affinity with Buddhism is deep. In the future, you may master the Fearless Lion Seal.”

“Umm, Senior Sister, if I may ask, what are these dragon traits you mentioned?”

“There are many. For example, summoning the wind and rain, robust physical body, riding clouds and mist, the dragon’s inherently lustful nature, and whatnot—all are good traits.”

Meng Jingzhou couldn’t help but feel there was one trait he absolutely must not acquire.

“It’s fine even if you acquire them. Big Senior Sister praised your willpower effusively. If you obtain that last trait and still preserve your primordial yang, your cultivation speed will definitely surpass Little Junior Brother’s.”

Meng Jingzhou shook his head vigorously, shuddering with belated fear. Luckily, I’ve already broken free from the Meng Family and accumulated virtue through kind deeds, thus narrowly avoiding this calamity.

Right now, I’m already struggling to hold it in. If I gain the dragon’s inherently lustful nature on top of that, even if the Hanging Monastery members take turns chanting scriptures for me, and Master Jiesha takes over my body, I wouldn’t be able to resist my physiological urges.