Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 631: Manifold Nascent Soul Cultivation Techniques

Chapter 631: Manifold Nascent Soul Cultivation Techniques

Chieftain Jin was equally stunned. He glanced left and right but failed to recognize the disguised Taciturn Daoist Priest. “You know me?”

I had journeyed all the way to Great Xia in search of its top storyteller. Why does this man recognize me?

Am I that famous?

Chieftain Jin grew wary. His aura circulated, murderous energy slicing through his collar. He suspected the other party was a creditor, but then recalled his only creditor was now the Meng Family.

“It’s me, the Taciturn Daoist Priest,” the Taciturn Daoist Priest said in a low voice, unafraid of exposing his identity. He had no grudges with the Qiongqi Tribe.

I’m someone with principles; I choose who I deceive carefully—I don’t scam the poor. The Qiongqi Tribe is poor enough; no need to torment them further.

As for Chieftain Jin accidentally stumbling into the Nine-Netherworlds Creed, that’s Eighth Elder’s doing. What does that have to do with me?

I’m not afraid of Chieftain Jin having ill intentions and evil schemes.

Could someone with ill intentions and evil schemes be this poor?

“Taciturn Daoist Priest?” Chieftain Jin’s eyes widened. No wonder the pingshu performance is called Saga of the Dao-Seeking Sect. Their own sect leader is doing the storytelling. Makes perfect sense.

“Wait, how did you find me?”

“Oh, that’s simple. In my earlier years, I didn’t repay my debts and hid everywhere. As my experience in hiding built up, my experience in finding people increased too.”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest, “...”

“You want to become my apprentice and learn storytelling?” The Taciturn Daoist Priest was somewhat hesitant. This is my first time encountering a disciple actively seeking me out.

Chieftain Jin was also somewhat hesitant. The Taciturn Daoist Priest has a bad reputation. Would becoming his apprentice affect my reputation?

But on second thought, the Taciturn Daoist Priest is truly a good teacher with his gift of the gab and excellent deception skills—exactly what I lack. As the saying goes, ‘use others’ strengths to make up for your weaknesses.’ This is how it should be.

He gritted his teeth. As the saying goes, ‘fortune favors the bold.’ If I want to acquire real abilities, I must take risks.

I’ll gamble!

“Yes, I’m here to ask you to become my shifu!”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest felt Chieftain Jin’s firm resolve and was deeply moved. Although the Qiongqi Tribe’s fate profile is strange and prone to attracting calamity, where even the Luodi Merchant Guild doesn’t dare to take them in, I have always been cautious; I probably won’t run into trouble.

“Formally becoming my apprentice is not necessary. You’re almost a thousand years old. Our Dao-Seeking Sect doesn’t accept disciples that old. But you can follow me and learn.”

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Despite betraying his shifu, Lu Yang continued studying cultivation techniques in the scripture library with a clear conscience.

Jiang Lianyi was also not in a hurry to search for the Taciturn Daoist Priest. In any case, he can’t leave Great Xia. My foremost priority is to learn about the changes in the cultivation world over the past three hundred thousand years.

If she encountered anything she didn’t understand, she could ask Elder Tao directly. Faced with the Phoenix Ancestor’s questions, Elder Tao naturally shared everything he knew. He had no intention of probing how Jiang Lianyi came to the sect.

Since Little Yun sent her, she’s naturally trusted. As a retiree, managing the small scripture library is enough. The sect’s affairs are for the younger generation. Moreover, when I answer the Phoenix Ancestor’s questions, she can also talk about ancient secrets—a mutually beneficial exchange.

The repository had a comprehensive collection of cultivation techniques. The last time Lu Yang came, he was still at the Basic Golden Core Stage. He browsed a few Nascent Soul cultivation manuals and found them obscure. Now, with a higher cultivation and a broader perspective, he no longer had difficulties grasping them.

“Pure Yang Cultivation Technique... Oh, it’s an ancestral cultivation technique for those with a Single Spirit Root. No need to read it.” Based on my understanding, this manual either contains inspirational messages and quotes from Single Spirit Root seniors, essentially chicken soup for the soul[1] without actual substance or gentle cultivation methods, like cooling down with ice when feeling hot, or radical cultivation methods, like taking aphrodisiacs to boost yang energy and pushing through by risking breakdown.

The last method can boost the cultivation speed of those with a Single Spirit Root, but it also carries huge risks. I heard several seniors couldn’t withstand the effects of the aphrodisiacs.

With Old Meng’s Nirvana True Fire, even those seniors who consumed aphrodisiacs would call his approach too radical.

“Mountain-Moving Art: a body-refining cultivation technique. Major mastery allows Nascent Soul cultivators to reach the pinnacle of strength, moving mountains and filling seas effortlessly.” Lu Yang sucked in a cold breath. This Mountain-Moving Art is really impressive. Old Meng can practice this. As for me, I’m not a body refiner, so I can’t cultivate it.

“If you want to refine your body, there’s a shortcut,” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy kindly suggested upon seeing Lu Yang’s interest.

“What shortcut?”

“Getting struck by lightning. If you can survive the lightning tribulation, it can temper the body considerably. The Heaven Mandate Immortal often did this before immortal ascension. If not for great luck and ample pills, he would have been struck dead.

“But it was really effective. During that time, the Heaven Mandate Immortal could overpower the Qilin Immortal and give him a beating. Later, the Qilin Immortal got desperate and also endured lightning tribulations, resulting in a draw between the two. They mutually improved through competition, and it became a celebrated tale, inspiring various prodigies to emulate them—though many got struck dead.”

Lightning tribulations weren’t only for breakthroughs of cultivation realms. One could deliberately attract them over.

“I’m only at the Nascent Soul Stage. Wouldn’t getting struck by lightning be dangerous?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy waved her hand dismissively. My plans are foolproof, and I calculate everything beforehand. “What’s there to be scared of? Have you forgotten about the Unbeatable Nascent Soul? If you really can’t survive the lightning tribulation, the Unbeatable Nascent Soul will flee as a warning. It’s very safe.”

“...The Unbeatable Nascent Soul will be safe, but what about me?”

This question is a bit tricky. The Everlasting Immortal Fairy couldn’t think of a good solution for the time being. “Uh, I could show myself and tell the lightning tribulation to go back?”

“Are you sure the lightning tribulation will give you face?”

“Hard to say. Powerful lightning tribulations like the Nine Heavens Dark Lightning will give me face. But you’re only at the Nascent Soul Stage; it’ll definitely be insignificant lightning tribulations that probably haven’t seen me before.”

Lu Yang shook his head. He tossed the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s proposal to the back of his mind and continued researching the cultivation techniques.

“Myriad Tribulations Imperishable Art: a cultivation technique specialized in tempering the Nascent Soul. Major mastery makes the nascent soul undying, imperishable, and eternal, unharmed even by falling stars or myriad tribulations.”

Lu Yang sucked in another cold breath. I didn’t expect such a formidable, top-tier cultivation manual to be casually sitting on the bookshelf like this! If I can master this, I may become even stronger than the Unbeatable Nascent Soul.

He looked up to confirm this wasn’t the “Yun Zhi Section” before continuing flipping through the pages to find out how this technique was cultivated.

“To achieve a Myriad Tribulations Imperishable Nascent Soul, one must first have the nascent soul survive myriad tribulations.

“...Damn it, so it’s a theoretical cultivation technique,” Lu Yang grumbled. I forgot that such a category of cultivation techniques exists. They are called theoretical cultivation techniques, feasible in theory and limited to theory—no one has ever succeeded in practice.

This type of cultivation technique is either for scamming laymen or whimsical ideas from mighty cultivation experts.

“Who wrote this... Tao Ran? Never heard of the name.”

Lu Yang seemed to recall something and turned to look at Elder Tao, who was explaining modern cultivation concepts to Jiang Lianyi nearby.

I think I’ve found the author.

1. This is the Chinese translation of the title of the 1993 self-help bestseller, Chicken Soup for the Soul. The book is a collection of feel-good, motivational, and inspirational stories. However, when used in Chinese, the term “chicken soup” sometimes has the sarcastic undertone of lacking actual substance. It depends on the context. ☜