Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 573: Cage

“Cultivation is about pressing forward courageously, undaunted by hardships. Look at Shifu. He made enemies everywhere, and under immense pressure, his cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds, making him the number one of his generation.” Lu Yang advised Meng Jingzhou not to assume that avoiding the dragon’s inherently lustful nature was a good thing.

Such a mindset is detrimental to cultivation. The greater the pressure, the greater the potential—this is the principle I learned from Big Senior Sister, and this is the principle she learned from Shifu.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest had personally put this into practice, perfectly validating his theory, and even now, he still saw it through. This tireless spirit earned Lu Yang’s deep admiration.

Meng Jingzhou shot a glance at Lu Yang. Brat, you can say that easily because your waist doesn’t hurt when standing! Let’s swap places and see how you like it.

The suanni killed by Gan Tian truly lived up to being a prodigy; he had quite a lot of good stuff.

“Is this a bottle of Nascent Transformation Pills?” Lu Yang found a small vial and poured out a pill. It looked like the Nascent Transformation Pills described in books, which could help one break through from the Golden Core Stage to the Nascent Soul Stage. However, Lu Yang had never seen one in person as the Pill Cauldron didn’t refine such things.

“These three bottles are all Nascent Transformation Pills.”

“What kind of pill is this?” Meng Jingzhou found a pill stored alone in a small vial. Upon opening it, a pill fragrance assaulted his nostrils, smelling incredibly valuable.

“This scent... It should be Divine Concentration Pills, pills for breaking through from the Nascent Soul Stage to the Divine Transfiguration Stage.” Gan Tian sniffed the air and identified the pills.

Not long after, Meng Jingzhou came across another Divine Concentration Pill.

Gan Tian leaned against a stone wall and explained, “The suanni was already at the Intermediate Divine Transfiguration Stage. Divine Concentration Pills were useless to him. He probably accumulated these pills to win over subordinates.

“The Suanni Tribe is internally divided into many factions. To compete for the tribe chieftain position, one needs not only support from the higher-ups but also subordinates to serve them, such as by collecting materials and intelligence. I have seen many subordinates bullying the weak in small tribes under the guise of collecting materials. I killed them in passing, and that’s how I made some of my enemies.

“As for methods to win over subordinates, there are many. Some are based on pure trust, while some are through establishing life-and-death contracts or master-servant contracts, and there are also sacrificial soldiers and whatnot trained by the older generations.”

“By the way, Third Senior Sister, we were short on time in the secret domain, and you didn’t get to explain in detail. What exactly do the Central Continent, the Demon Region, the Buddhist Kingdom, the East Sea, and the Extreme North look like? Big Senior Sister also said to ask you directly if we encountered any strange phenomena at the border between the Central Continent and the Demon Region.”

Hearing Lu Yang bring up this topic, Gan Tian no longer leaned lazily against the wall. She sat up straight, her tone becoming solemn. “Actually, this isn’t something you should know at your cultivation level. But since Big Senior Sister said so, she must have her considerations. Let me confirm again—are you sure you want to know the answer to this question?”

The two nodded simultaneously. The question was right before them; not knowing the answer truly made their hearts itch with curiosity.

Seeing this, Gan Tian sighed. She casually drew a few lines in the air with her fingertip, forming an undulating and orderly continent, and labeled it the “Central Continent.”

“Most cultivators believe the world is flat, that whether it’s us, demons, or seafolks, we all live on one single continent. But that is not the case.”

As she spoke, a continent the same size as the Central Continent appeared to its east, standing vertically against it. This vertical continent was a vast ocean.

“This is the East Sea.”

To the west of the Central Continent, a continent shrouded in yellow sand rose from the ground, parallel to the East Sea continent.

“This is the Buddhist Kingdom.”

To the south of the Central Continent, a continent covered in towering mountains jutted up.

“This is our current location—the Demon Region.”

To the north of the Central Continent, a white continent stood tall, completing the final gap in the encirclement.

“This is the sparsely inhabited Extreme North.”

Gan Tian pinched the air, and a red, scalding sphere appeared between her fingers. She placed this sphere directly above the five continents.

“This is the sun and the moon.”

Gan Tian paused, then continued.

“There is one more continent, not recorded in any books. It’s a continent only high-level cultivators know about.”

A sixth continent appeared, covering the top of the box and sealing it.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou jolted simultaneously, their pupils constricting and their faces filled with disbelief.

“This continent is called the Spiritless Continent. As the name implies, it’s a land completely devoid of spirit energy and utterly worthless. Not only cultivators, but even mortals are unwilling to go to such a place.”

Spirit energy had the effect of clearing meridians and strengthening the body. If mortals went to the Spiritless Continent, their physical constitution would decline.

“You should have heard of the legend where the Ancient Nameless One refined the stars into the continent three hundred thousand years ago. But the Ancient Nameless One didn’t refine the stars into one continent—it was six. These six continents are indestructible, forming a cube that locks everyone inside.

“During this time, many cultivation experts attempted to break through the continents to reach the world outside, but without exception, all failed. Even cultivators proficient in spatial spells couldn’t penetrate the bottom layer of the continents. There are even rumors that not even an immortal can break the continents. Besides, it remains unknown why exactly the Ancient Nameless One did this.

“In fact, whether it’s six continents or one single continent makes no difference to cultivators. These six continents are vast enough that neither cultivation nor combat feels constrained.”

“This...” Although Lu Yang had long anticipated the existence of a sixth continent and suspected they lived in a gigantic, boundless box, witnessing it firsthand still felt like a fantasy.

He had long been puzzled about why the Ancient Nameless One refined the stars into continents. Now, this question that had perplexed him endlessly had its answer revealed—the Ancient Nameless One did it to lock something away.

Using stars as material and continents as barriers, the Ancient Nameless One constructed a box impenetrable by any power and so massive its size couldn’t be calculated.

“If you don’t believe me, you can go down and see for yourselves—that is if you know the Earth Escape Technique,” Gan Tian added. Many cultivators found the truth hard to accept upon first hearing it. Seeing is believing; it is understandable.

“I’ll go take a look.” Lu Yang didn’t hesitate, standing up and diving downward.

This wasn’t just his idea, but also the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s.

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The continent’s barrier was very thick. At Lu Yang’s speed, it would take days. Fortunately, he was already at the Golden Core Stage and could achieve internal circulation, not needing to breathe for long periods.

The only problem was that continuously maintaining the Shrinking Earth technique would deplete his powers. But this problem could be solved with Great Rejuvenation Pills.

Employing the Shrinking Earth technique, he burrowed into the ground with a whoosh.

Three hours passed.

Lu Yang’s spirit energy was exhausted. He built a small space underground using the Draw Underground Prison technique and consumed Great Rejuvenation Pills here. After resting briefly, he continued his descent.

Repeating this twenty times, five days passed.

His descending body suddenly halted. It felt as if he had stepped on solid ground. Even with the Shrinking Earth technique, he could not proceed further.

He had reached the very bottom of the continent.