Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 664: Immensely Satisfying

At a teahouse.

“There’s a prodigy in the Dao-Seeking Sect named Meng Jingzhou. This person is truly remarkable. He is the eldest young master of the Meng Family, the world’s number one clan, and known as Eldest Young Master Meng in the jianghu!

“Eldest Young Master Meng’s talent goes without saying; he possesses the one in a million Single’s Spirit Root!

“If it were an ordinary person with such talent and background, they would have been content with the status quo and unmotivated to improve. But Eldest Young Master Meng is different. He voluntarily relinquished his comfortable life in the Meng Family and headed to the Dao-Seeking Sect. Passing its numerous trials, he finally became a disciple of the sect.

“Eldest Young Master Meng doesn’t rely on external aids but solely devotes himself to seeking immortality. Such steadfast resolve is truly admirable!

“One day, Eldest Young Master Meng was out on a mission, accompanied by a female disciple from an immortal sect. They pursued a vile jiao-dragon over a great distance and engaged in three major battles before finally slaying the wicked jiao-dragon at the Turquoise Water Pool.

“That vile jiao-dragon was no easy foe. In the battle at Turquoise Water Pool, it fought desperately and released a poisonous gas. As the two immortal sect prodigies’ eyes widened at the realization that they couldn’t evade it, Eldest Young Master Meng pushed the female disciple aside and was hit by the poisonous gas.

“He temporarily suppressed the poison with his cultivation, but once the arduous battle concluded, he could no longer endure the poison.

“Only then did the two discover that this vile jiao-dragon was actually a lascivious one—it had released not mere poison but an aphrodisiac gas! Those afflicted by this poison would lose their reason and seek to vent their urges with the opposite sex until the poison dissipated. It had always been so since ancient times.

“But who was Eldest Young Master Meng? His Dao heart was staunch, and he did not waver in the slightest despite facing feminine charms. He would rather let his whole body swell and turn red than vent the desires in his heart!

“In the end, Eldest Young Master Meng forcefully overcame the lustful jiao-dragon’s poison by relying solely on his willpower!”

This was a rising storyteller surnamed Jin. Rumors in the jianghu spread that the previous storyteller who narrated Saga of the Dao-Seeking Sect was nearing the end of his lifespan and had found a successor.

Of course, these were merely rumors in the jianghu. The storyteller, Mr. Jin, had repeatedly come forward to deny this gossip.

Nevertheless, Mr. Jin was indeed qualified to inherit the mantle. His storytelling was riveting and widely praised, his skills second only to the previous storyteller.

“If you wish to know what happens next, please stay tuned for next time!” Mr. Jin struck his gavel, concluding today’s storytelling session.

Dressed in a traditional buttoned jacket, he excitedly rushed backstage to find the Taciturn Daoist Priest. “Big Brother, how was my performance?”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest held a horsetail whisk, his clothes spotlessly clean. He set down the teacup beside him and calmly gave an appraisal. “Not bad. There is improvement. It seems you have quite the talent in this area. Your previous lack of eloquence was simply because you hadn’t found a suitable training opportunity.”

“Many thanks for your guidance, Big Brother!” Chieftain Jin looked at the Taciturn Daoist Priest gratefully. Without him, I wouldn’t be where I am today.

He was currently focusing on promoting Meng Jingzhou, hoping the Meng Family would be more lenient when demanding repayment from him.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest added, “However, there are still areas where you need training.”

“Please enlighten me, Big Brother!”

“Your adaptability is lacking. If you wish to train such an ability, you must pay a certain price.”

A hint of ruthlessness glinted in Chieftain Jin’s eyes. “Big Brother, I can pay any price to become stronger.”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest was satisfied with his attitude. Those who achieve great things must have the courage to burn their boats and cut off their means of retreat. “Then come with me to deceive the world! Back then, we, the Dao-Seeking Nine, could successfully deceive the Nine-Netherworlds Creed precisely because of our deception skills we had honed over the years!”

Chieftain Jin deeply agreed. After all, he was the first one who had been deceived.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest stressed, “You must always remember the ‘fraud of an exceptionally large sum’ stipulated in criminal law. That’s the bottom line that mustn’t be crossed.”

Seeing the Taciturn Daoist Priest speak so gravely, Chieftain Jin also grew nervous and swallowed hard. “What if I cross that bottom line?”

“You’ll be sentenced to life imprisonment!”

Chieftain Jin felt enlightened and nodded vigorously. “I’ll remember it.”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest continued, “Different regions have different regulations regarding the ‘fraud of an exceptionally large sum.’ I will tell you about them one by one.”

“Thank you for the reminder, Big Brother!”

Just as the two were about to say more, they suddenly felt a sense of impending doom, as if a sharp executioner’s blade was resting on their necks, ready to behead them at any moment.

Danger!

The bustling streets, the jostling crowds, the hawking waiters, the sugar painting dropped by a child...everything became extremely sluggish, as if time in the world had slowed down. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

Only one graceful figure seemed out of place, walking leisurely toward the two men. The graceful figure placed the sugar painting back into the child’s hand and stood before the two.

“I happened to pass by this city and sensed the mark I left, so I came to check on the situation. I didn’t expect to find an unexpected harvest.”

“Ph-Phoenix Ancestor?!”

Chieftain Jin was the first to recognize Jiang Lianyi, followed by the evil and wicked Taciturn Daoist Priest.

The two broke out in a cold sweat. We shouldn’t have offended the Phoenix Ancestor, but judging by her attitude, it certainly doesn’t look like everything is fine!

Jiang Lianyi was passing through when she sensed the mark she had left on Chieftain Jin. Somewhat curious why the Qiongqi Tribe’s chieftain would appear in Great Xia, she followed the trail and unexpectedly found the Taciturn Daoist Priest.

“Found you.”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest felt her gaze, and his scalp went numb.

I’ve always been mindful of not going overboard. When did I provoke this deity?!

Besides, I’ve never even seen her before!

As if she was aware of the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s bewilderment, Jiang Lianyi retrieved a book from her storage ring that looked extremely familiar to him.

Dragon Phoenix Transformation.

“I heard you wrote this book?” Jiang Lianyi questioned.

Damn it, I forgot this book exists!

Chieftain Jin stared in astonishment at his big brother. Even he had heard of Dragon Phoenix Transformation.

This is a forbidden book that infuriated both the Dragon and Phoenix tribes, and its author has been a mystery. So you were the one who wrote it?!

“No need to answer. Your expression says it all.” Jiang Lianyi burned the book to ashes.

Lu Yang had kindly reminded me that his shifu is full of lies and his words can’t be trusted.

Jiang Lianyi slowly rolled up her sleeves. “Humiliating my Phoenix Tribe is a crime deserving of death.

“Considering that Lu Yang is my senior brother, and you are Lu Yang’s shifu, it seems we can only handle things separately, lest I go easy later.

“I am currently a guest elder of the Dao-Seeking Sect. A guest elder beating the sect leader is considered insubordination and breaches etiquette.

“Fortunately, jiejie told me that those who achieve great things shouldn’t bother about minor details; one should temporarily discard rigid etiquette.”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest was utterly flummoxed as he listened to her. What do you mean, Lu Yang is your senior brother? Isn’t that an act? And what’s this about being the Dao-Seeking Sect’s guest elder? Since when does our sect have a guest elder?

A string of question marks flashed through the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s mind.

Even more nonplussed than the Taciturn Daoist Priest was Chieftain Jin. Piecing the Phoenix Ancestor’s words together, he seemed to have guessed the true identity of the Dao-Seeking Sect.

“Wait...wait a moment, don’t beat me yet. I still have questions... Ah!”