Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 622: Fear-Stricken Zhu Tian

The moment the words left his mouth, Zhu Tian felt like his life was hanging by the thinnest thread, his fate uncertain.

Jiang Lianyi cast a cold glance at Zhu Tian but did not strike.

She had no other choice. Worried that Zhu Tian might lie, she secretly used the power of her Incipient Dao Fruit to compel him to speak everything that came to mind and to not withhold any information from her.

Zhu Tian hastily tried to salvage the situation, like mending the pen after the sheep were lost. “I said I thought the Qilin Immortal had long died.” Right afterward, he wished he could give himself two resounding slaps for his big mouth.

In the past, I’d always weighed my words carefully. How did it become like this today? Why am I blurting everything without using my brain?

Jiang Lianyi, “...”

It seems forcing someone to speak the truth also has its drawbacks. Never mind, it looks like Zhu Tian doesn’t have clues to my husband’s whereabouts, much less whether he’s alive or dead.

As Zhu Tian calmed himself, cold sweat drenched his back, and his hands and feet turned icy.

Jiang Lianyi’s question implies that the Qilin Immortal is undoubtedly alive. I haven’t felt the suppression of a superior Dao Fruit only because of my inadequate cultivation.

The Qilin Immortal is alive, yet I dared to make a move on Jiang Lianyi...

Zhu Tian didn’t dare to imagine the consequences. If I cross paths with the Qilin Immortal, even multiple lives wouldn’t suffice!

“Do you know Everlasting-jiejie?”

“Who?” Zhu Tian’s visage was of utter bewilderment. He had never heard of the name.

“This immortal.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy showed her face confidently, darting out from Lu Yang’s body. After all, Zhu Tian is branded with a master-servant mark, so he can’t divulge my identity.

When Zhu Tian saw the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, his hair immediately stood on end. He wondered if he was hallucinating and shot to his feet, unable to control his voice. “An immortal!!”

Having lived through the era where the Four Ancient Immortals ruled and often attended their lectures, I can’t be any more familiar with immortals. This power that seems bottomless at a glance definitely belongs to an immortal!

To think an immortal is hiding within this Young Creed Leader Lu!

He connected this to the matter of the ancient Heavenly Court. Could this immortal be Dou Heavenly Sovereign, the ruler of the Heavenly Court and the fifth ancient immortal?

No wonder Young Creed Leader Lu hadn’t been controlled by the Dijiang Command. Previously, I thought Jiang Lianyi had intercepted it, but now, it looks like it was the work of this immortal.

Zhu Tian suddenly realized that despite being an ancient great demon, his knowledge of ancient times was pitifully shallow, like a frog at the bottom of the well; he only understood matters at the surface level.

“Oh well, it seems like it’s yet another person who doesn’t recognize this immortal.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy pouted, unsurprised. Lianyi is the closest to me and extremely strong among half-immortals, but even she can’t remember me. It’s far more unlikely for the likes of Zhu Tian to remember me.

Zhu Tian was astute enough to produce a fourth throne for the Everlasting Immortal Fairy to sit upon.

The four of them sat in a circle and continued their chat in an atmosphere highly reminiscent of rural life.

“Tell us, what made you decide to slumber, and why did you choose to revive now?”

“This matter traces back to the cataclysmic battle fought by the Four Ancient Immortals. It’s just that I never learned who their opponent was...” As Zhu Tian spoke, his gaze toward the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was filled with even more panic.

The Heavenly Court’s ruler, the hidden fifth immortal, and the enemy of the Four Ancient Immortals—could this mighty expert be the opponent the Four Ancient Immortals faced back then?

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy glared. “Don’t look at me. Keep going.”

“Oh, oh.” Zhu Tian hurriedly calmed his fearful heart, feeling as though he had just walked the line between life and death.

It’s as easy as flipping a hand for the Qilin Immortal to kill me. If this Heavenly Court Ruler could battle the Four Ancient Immortals, I’m afraid her strength is beyond even the Qilin Immortal’s.

If she had acted at the heavenly altar earlier...

Zhu Tian shuddered.

Judging by how Young Creed Leader Lu enjoys a close relationship with the Heavenly Court Ruler, if I can’t curry favor directly with her, currying favor with Young Creed Leader Lu can be considered a roundabout way to achieve the same end.

Zhu Tian continued, “Fellow Daoist Jiang, you witnessed that battle too, didn’t you? That was a realm we half-immortals could never reach, a chasm too vast to cross, plunging everyone into despair...”

Jiang Lianyi corrected him, “I wasn’t in despair.”

“...plunging me into despair,” Zhu Tian rephrased. “At the time, I contemplated. Nothing in this world is eternal. The Four Ancient Immortals couldn’t govern the world forever. Since I couldn’t shine in their era, why not enter slumber and awaken when no immortals—or better yet, no half-immortals—remain in the world?

“The more I pondered about it, the better the idea seemed. Soon, I gathered a trove of natural treasures suited for deep slumber, placed them in a coffin, and buried myself.

“I left a message for my descendants to resurrect me in an era without immortals. This became a top secret known only to successive chieftains of the Dijiang Tribe, passed down through generations.

“Two hundred years ago, my descendants awakened me. When I awoke, I chuckled and thought it was truly a great era. A half-immortal could be unbeatable!

“After that, I spent two hundred years recovering my strength and establishing the Demon Kingdom. The Demon Kingdom was just established this morning when you all came over to attack.”

Seeing that Zhu Tian genuinely knew nothing relevant, Jiang Lianyi didn’t waste any more time questioning him and prepared to leave. “As I stated before, the Phoenix Tribe will become a member of the Demon Kingdom. With the Demon Region unified, you must focus on governing the Demon Nation well. I will be supervising you at all times.”

In the ancient era, immortals governed tens of thousands of inhabited stars; half-immortals were slightly inferior, governing a few hundred. The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was an exception, governing only one star.

Zhu Tian had experience in governance.

Leaving the Demon City’s imperial palace, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy returned to Lu Yang’s body.

“Where to next?”

“To the Phoenix Tribe.”

~~~

Qiongqi Tribe.

A petite figure carefully studied the recording orb Chieftain Jin had spent a fortune to acquire, her expression solemn. The battle between two half-immortals was worth examining repeatedly.

“It’s indeed Jiang Lianyi, and at her peak condition no less.” The petite figure clicked her tongue. She had assumed Jiang Lianyi had just awakened and was far from her peak condition. But now, it appeared that Jiang Lianyi could perform grand and unrestrained moves, resolving the fight with Zhu Tian without even using her trump cards.

“Could it be that A’Shi gave her some good stuff?” she murmured to herself.

“Little Ancestor, regarding our next step...” Chieftain Jin inquired timidly from the side.

“Join the Demon Kingdom first. It isn’t obvious in the recording orb, but based on Jiang Lianyi’s character, she surely would have imprinted a master-servant mark on Zhu Tian. This Demon Kingdom belongs to Zhu Tian in name, but in reality, it is Jiang Lianyi’s.

“With Jiang Lianyi present, the unification of the Demon Kingdom is already a foregone conclusion. It would be unreasonable for our Qiongqi Tribe to keep refusing to join. Better to join now and still retain some initiative.”

The petite figure had clashed repeatedly with Jiang Lianyi in the ancient era and knew her personality all too well. Using the smokescreen to imprint a master-servant mark might fool others, but it wouldn’t fool me.

“This Heavenly Court... I haven’t heard A’Shi mention it.” Since there was nothing more of interest in the half-immortal battle, the petite figure casually tossed the recording to Chieftain Jin behind her. “You can keep this recording orb or destroy it. In any case, ensure no outsiders see it.”

Chieftain Jin was puzzled. “Is it because the matter of the half-immortal battle is too significant to be lightly circulated?”

“It’s because the Baxia Tribe jacked up the price, and the embarrassing process of you buying the recording orb was captured on it.”

“Oh.”