Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 646: The Origin of the Immortal-Exterminating Sword Array

Chapter 646: The Origin of the Immortal-Exterminating Sword Array

“What are you thinking about?” Lu Yang asked upon seeing Meng Jingzhou squatting on the ground in deep contemplation, as if he was pondering some recondite question.

Meng Jingzhou craned his neck to look up at Lu Yang. “I’m thinking about which imperial consort Junior Brother Li was in his sixth lifetime. Did she later become the empress? If she became the empress, she would be the ancestor of the current emperor.”

Lu Yang, “...”

The Xia Emperor’s lifespan is almost exhausted, and you’re finding him an ancestor, huh?

“Junior Brother Li, you have just broken through and need to consolidate your cultivation. We shall not disturb you further.” 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Li Haoran had already shared all he knew, and Yun Zhi had also obtained the answers she wanted. There was no need for them to linger and delay Li Haoran’s cultivation any longer.

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Three days later, at Heaven’s Gate Peak, Lu Yang sat on the sword stone in the lotus position. Beside him was a naturally formed stone pool—the Sword-Cleansing Pond that had latched onto him.

Inside the pond, seven swords swam about like seven lively and cheerful fish.

Sensing the increasingly clear connection with the Seven Star Sword Set, Lu Yang opened his eyes instantly. As he raised two fingers, the seven swords leaped out of the pond, gleaming under the sunlight, readily accepting Lu Yang’s control.

Lu Yang let out a long breath. Finally, I have established a connection with the Seven Star Sword Set.

He carefully took out the first layer of the Immortal-Exterminating Sword Array. This was a bona fide item of an immortal; it could stir up storms of bloodshed anywhere it appeared and was extremely precious.

“This immortal’s items are also very precious. Why don’t I see you handling them so carefully?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy felt this was discrimination. An immortal that even Lass Yun could get rid of is obviously of a low caliber. Such stuff does not warrant this level of care and attention.

“So, Immortal Fairy, what have you given me?”

“The Unbeatable Golden Core and the Unbeatable Nascent Soul! Those are great things that make you unbeatable among your peers of the same level! My initial reputation for storming through the ancient era was built upon the Unbeatable Golden Core!

“Go ask around. Which prodigy back then didn’t quail in terror at the sight of this immortal and flee in panic? How many prodigies had their Dao hearts crushed by me...”

Having cultivated to this point, Lu Yang had long achieved the art of multitasking. He listened to the Everlasting Immortal Fairy recount her glorious ancient battle achievements while focusing on cultivating the sword array.

The Immortal-Exterminating Sword Array was an immortal-tier great array. Even the first layer was quite abstruse. Fortunately, Lu Yang possessed a Sword Spirit Root and exceptional talent in Sword Dao; he understood it within an hour. If it were Meng Jingzhou, he wouldn’t grasp anything even after half a month.

The preface of the manual described the creator’s thought process when devising the sword array. Lu Yang read it softly.

“This sword array is a remnant I obtained by chance while traveling the world to seek traces of ancient immortals, desiring to compete with them. The sword array bore stains of immortal blood. Based on the clues, it can be inferred that this is a sword array left behind by an ancient immortal.

“The ancient immortals were truly brilliant, capable of producing such an array. Magnificent! That said, my own talent can rival the ancient immortals’. If an ancient immortal could create such an array, it’s equivalent to me being able to create it. If I were born in the ancient era, I would have been the one to create this sword array.

“As such, this sword array is essentially my creation—only the timing is off.”

Lu Yang, “...”

He really wanted to know which ancient immortal created this sword array. Where is their sense of shame?

At the same time, he found it strange. None of the Four Ancient Immortals seemed to have used a sword; otherwise, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy wouldn’t be completely ignorant about the Sword Dao.

Setting his doubts aside for now, Lu Yang continued studying the sword array. Although the sword array’s origin is dubious, its power is genuinely formidable.

“The Immortal-Exterminating Sword Array has requirements for the number of swords—a minimum of two and a maximum of nine. The more swords, the greater the array’s power.”

Before Lu Yang lay nine swords—the Seven Star Sword Set he had just bonded with, the Qingfeng Sword, and the Mingyue Sword.

“Rise!”

With a thought, the swords moved according to his heart. Like stunning swans, the nine swords shot straight up, piercing through the clouds and soaring toward the firmament at extreme speeds. In the blink of an eye, they exceeded Lu Yang’s range of control, and his connection with them was lost.

Lu Yang waited with his head tilted back for a long time. Under gravity’s pull, the nine swords eventually retraced their original path and returned to his control range. The nine swords were aligned in a row, resembling a nine-toothed rake. They descended from the sky and sank into the ground like they were cutting tofu, leaving only the hilts exposed.

Logically, a Nascent Soul sword cultivator shouldn’t be capable of controlling nine swords simultaneously, let alone with such effortless ease. However, Lu Yang’s mental power far surpassed the norm. Along with the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s threats to the Seven Star Sword Set and their wish to soak in the Sword-Cleansing Pond again, they allowed Lu Yang and the seven swords to share the same intent. Thus, the Seven Star Sword Set could make the most correct decisions without him exerting effort.

As for the Qingfeng and Mingyue swords, it was needless to say that Lu Yang treasured them immensely. He would rather forget he was a sword cultivator and use spells in battle than employ these two swords.

Such treatment of swords was one of its kind among sword cultivators. The link between Lu Yang and the nine swords enabled his current achievement.

“Array, rise!” Lu Yang uttered softly.

The nine swords resonated, causing the grass beneath his feet to tremble slightly, subdued by the sword qi released. The swords formed a sword array that sealed heaven and earth, and the resulting sword qi was so dense that not even spirit energy could penetrate it.

“Array, move!”

With the Qingfeng Sword as the lead, the nine swords chimed continuously, suspended high in the sky like inverted heavenly sabers ready to cleave all foes. With a single gesture from Lu Yang, the first layer of the Immortal-Exterminating Sword Array was activated, crushing downward with a pressure not inferior to that of an inverted mountain covered with sword tips.

Boom!

Everything beneath the nine swords was annihilated. Even the array’s master, Lu Yang, was awed by its power despite observing from the side.

“Whew, as expected of the Immortal-Exterminating Sword Array!”

Not far away, Gan Tian was consulting Jiang Lianyi about ancient history. Jiang Lianyi had been keeping an eye on Lu Yang’s actions. When she saw him execute the Immortal-Exterminating Sword Array, a peculiar expression crossed her face.

Puzzled, she asked Gan Tian to pause and walked straight over.

After the sword array dissipated, subtle sword qi still lingered in the air. Any Golden Core cultivator present would have been cut.

Lu Yang slumped on the ground, panting heavily. Executing the sword array had drained his mental power and spirit energy. However, the sword array’s power was impressive, far stronger than what he could achieve with only the Qingfeng Sword.

“Senior Lianyi, what brings you here?”

“I couldn’t help but feel that the sword array you performed looked familiar, Senior Brother.”

“Familiar?”

Jiang Lianyi didn’t answer. As she replayed the scene of Lu Yang performing the sword array, realization dawned upon her.

“Isn’t this the sword array my husband knelt on?!”

The Qilin Immortal had often knelt on a sword array. She had become so accustomed to it that she had forgotten that the thing her husband knelt on after misbehaving was a sword array.

Lu Yang asked gingerly, “And that sword array Senior Qilin knelt on, where is it now?”

Jiang Lianyi waved her hand nonchalantly. “I broke it long ago and have no idea where I threw it.”