Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 575: The Taciturn Daoist Priest’s Two Lessons

The camaraderie of the Five Ancient Immortals deeply moved Lu Yang.

Laying down an unprecedented cage to trap the murderer within, whereby it can only be unlocked by gathering the power of all Five Ancient Immortals—what grand boldness, what a magnificent feat. Lu Yang was filled with admiration.

He had no other thoughts now; only one question remained. If the Epoch Immortal is gone, how are we supposed to gather the power of the Five Ancient Immortals?

This question also stumped the Everlasting Immortal Fairy. After contemplating a moment, she proposed a plan that sounded unfeasible. “How about you become an immortal and form the Epoch Dao Fruit?”

Lu Yang, “...”

Immortal Fairy, don’t you think you are overestimating me too much?

The rules of time are incredibly hard to master. The Epoch Immortal relied on his identity as the Jianmu World Tree and used his endless lifespan to grind slowly, trading time for time. Only then did he grasp the rules of time.

I’m only eighteen this year, and I’m already planning ahead to wield the Epoch Dao Fruit?

How do I master it? By taking over the Epoch Immortal’s corpse? Or will you teach me the temporal rules, Immortal Fairy?”

“It’s a pity that the fates of the Heaven Mandate Immortal and the others are unknown. Even if they are alive, we have no idea where they’re hiding. Otherwise, we could seek them out directly and ask to get all the answers.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy shook her head regretfully, though Lu Yang could tell she was in good spirits.

Previously, the culprit’s identity was unknown and suspected to be one of the Four Ancient Immortals. After this investigation, the possibility of the Four Ancient Immortals was finally ruled out, allowing her to relax.

“Alright, time to go back.”

With the bottommost layer of the continent investigated, there was no need to stay any longer.

The human and the immortal fused back. Lu Yang employed the Shrinking Earth technique, swimming through the ground as if it were water. He pushed off with both feet, his hands pushing aside layers of soil, like a fish traver—

There was no traversal.

Lu Yang blinked. His movements were precise, but he just couldn’t swim upward.

With a spurt of energy, he pushed off with both feet again, his hands pushing aside layers of soil, like a fish traver—

There was still no traversal.

He looked down at the bottommost barrier of the continent. This thing is sucking me back. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

Noticing Lu Yang’s predicament, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy suddenly realized something. “Oh, I forgot. This place has gravitational pull. You’re stuck.”

The Four Ancient Immortals’ methods were superb. Refining stars into continents wasn’t just kneading them together like clay. They also preserved gravity during the process, or perhaps, constructed a gravity array with spells... In any case, the continents have gravity.

“Use more strength, and you’ll go up.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy spurred Lu Yang on.

Descending hadn’t been strenuous for Lu Yang. At most, when his descent speed was too fast, he used “Draw Underground Prison” to slow it down.

But going up now was too troublesome. Lu Yang had no other choice but to strive to swim upward.

It took him five days to descend to the bottom, but thirteen days to return to the surface. He was left panting with exhaustion.

Fortunately, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s directions had prevented him from veering off course. If he had strayed even a little, he might have ended up in the territory of the Suanni or Qiongqi tribes.

“Your trip took quite a while.” Meng Jingzhou was meditating with his eyes closed, but he woke up in advance when he sensed Lu Yang burrowing toward the surface like an earthworm.

Lu Yang rolled his eyes at Meng Jingzhou. “It would take you just as long to go down and come back.”

Gan Tian looked at Lu Yang, slightly surprised. Little Junior Brother’s round trip took a few days faster than I had estimated.

With such speed, even a Nascent Soul cultivator would feel ashamed in his presence. Little Junior Brother is stronger than I thought. No wonder Big Senior Sister made him the acting sect leader.

“Well, any gains? Your senior sister didn’t lie to you, right?”

Lu Yang nodded. It was a fruitful trip, though I can’t share my gains with others. The implications are too great. Besides, speaking about the Four Ancient Immortals’ Dao Fruits is futile—the listeners will forget immediately.

“Since you’re back, you two stay here and keep watch. I’ll go outside to see if those old fellows have left.” Gan Tian stood up and stretched. She reminded the two not to run around and that she would return shortly.

She picked up a talisman, and it ignited spontaneously. Before their four eyes, she vanished on the spot. Neither sight nor spiritual consciousness could detect Gan Tian. This was a highly advanced invisibility talisman. Only the Everlasting Immortal Fairy could see her.

After about half an hour, Gan Tian returned as promised, with good news. “They’re all gone! We’re safe!”

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou heaved a sigh of relief. We’re finally safe.

“Where do we go now?”

“The Qiongqi Tribe. I have a second base there.”

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou inhaled sharply. Third Senior Sister, you’re leading us right into their stronghold.

“It’s fine. I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been to the Qiongqi Tribe. Don’t be fooled by their formidable reputation outside. Their internal management is quite lax. It can’t compare to our Dao-Seeking Sect’s.”

The two followed Gan Tian out. Only upon emerging from the cave did they realize they weren’t in a mountain but beneath one. To leave, they had to climb upward.

The mountain was shrouded in thick fog and dew. The muddy path was riddled with potholes, and small puddles were everywhere, likely because it had rained not long ago.

Gan Tian suddenly stopped in her tracks.

“What’s wrong, Senior Sister?”

Gan Tian pointed at a small puddle. “Follow me and jump in.”

“Ah?”

Without further explanation, Gan Tian jumped into the puddle. This puddle was just accumulated rainwater, seemingly only two or three inches deep, yet she vanished when she jumped in.

Although the two were puzzled, they didn’t doubt Gan Tian and followed suit in jumping in.

Lu Yang felt his body completely submerged, as if he was entering the depths of the East Sea. He lost all sense of direction, unable to tell east from west, and swam desperately in one direction. After a few strokes, his head lightened, and he surfaced, climbing out of the puddle.

The surrounding scenery was exactly the same as before he jumped in.

“This is the real outside world.” Gan Tian smiled. She had built this place when she first arrived in the Demon Region. To have remained undiscovered, it naturally hid mysterious principles.

Lu Yang understood. Third Senior Sister leveraged the mountain forest’s rainy characteristics, using a puddle as an entrance to create a mirrored underground space. We have been hiding in this underground space all these days.

“This is the second lesson Shifu taught: learn to hide.”

The first lesson the Taciturn Daoist Priest taught Gan Tian was escape, and the second lesson was concealment.

Lu Yang recalled Yun Zhi’s teaching process. The first lesson had me swinging large vats like a circus act, and the second lesson had me bathing in boiling water.

Hard to say which is superior.

“The Qiongqi Tribe is a hundred and fifty li away from here.” Gan Tian pointed in a direction. “Along the way, we’ll have to pass through a branch tribe settlement of the Qiongqi Tribe.

“Take these two invisibility talismans. Ignite them when we get close to the branch tribe.” Gan Tian gave each of them a talisman.

“Branch tribe?”

“Basically, qiongqi with impure bloodlines. They aren’t qualified to be recorded in the Qiongqi Tribe’s genealogy. As you’ve seen, the Demon Region is dangerous. Thus, they cling to the Qiongqi Tribe and stay nearby to survive, acting as guards and servants.”

“Wasn’t the first demon beast we killed a mixed-blood qiongqi?” Meng Jingzhou asked softly.

Lu Yang nodded. It was, indeed. That was when he, Meng Jingzhou, and Man Gu went to eliminate a tiger demon. The tiger demon had Qiongqi bloodline and was a mixed-blood.