Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 696: Ice Spirit Root—Peerless Genius!

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy felt that Xie An made a lot of sense. It’s indeed easy to get addicted to this kind of thing. She had often done this with Jiang Lianyi and Ao Ling.

Lu Yang thought, I knew it, Xie An, you are suspicious. There are no beggars in Great Xia. The old beggar was in disguise, and so are you, the young beggar, really a beggar?

What kind of character test is this? It’s unclear who is testing whom.

Senior Brother Dai, what kind of lousy name list did you give us? The first person is already abnormal.

“Then we wish you a pleasant cultivation, Venerable Lord. We’ll take our leave first.” Lu Yang signaled to Meng Jingzhou with a glance. His brain had momentarily malfunctioned earlier, causing him to expose Xie An’s identity in front of Qiao’er and potentially ruining Xie An’s chance of being an old cow eating tender grass. Lu Yang felt terribly guilty.

The two backed away, leaving the dilapidated temple.

“Wait.” Xie An looked at Lu Yang with an unfriendly expression. You brat called out my true identity in front of Qiao’er. How am I supposed to interact with her in the future?

After learning that Xie An was a Transcendent Tribulation mighty cultivator, Qiao’er was dazed, clearly shocked by the revelation.

“Senior, what’s the matter?” Lu Yang smiled widely, his demeanor as respectful as it could be.

“Since you call me ‘senior,’ I can’t be stingy. How about this? I’ll suppress my cultivation to the Basic Nascent Soul Stage, and we can have a match. Let me teach you how to fight!”

Lu Yang, “...”

Senior, if you want to hit me, you can just say so; no need to go through such trouble.

“Are you fighting or not?” Xie An clearly possessed the bearing of a senior, not using his cultivation realm to bully others.

Lu Yang sighed. It looks like a flight is unavoidable. “Please grant me your guidance then, Senior.”

The two walked out of the rundown temple. They were outside the city, where pedestrians were rare; otherwise, the temple wouldn’t have fallen into disrepair.

Xie An released part of his suppression, and his cultivation realm rose gradually—Qi Training, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Basic Nascent Soul! Using his immense power, he imitated his appearance back at the Nascent Soul Stage, even simulating the nascent soul itself. Simulating the Nascent Soul Stage was effortless for him; he had done it the last time he recovered his Dao heart.

“Lu boy, come on!” Xie An adopted a stance and exuded the airs of a senior as he allowed Lu Yang to make the first move.

Lu Yang dared not be careless. He faced the enemy with the Qingfeng Sword, drawing it smoothly like water. The sword’s sharp edge gleamed brightly, and his essence, qi, and mind unified. His ethereal sword intent put all sword cultivators under heaven to shame.

“Great swordsmanship!” Xie An’s eyes lit up. This kid’s Sword Dao ability has improved yet another notch since the battle with the Heavenly Court Creed at the sect celebration.

If I were truly at the Nascent Soul Stage, I would genuinely not have been a match for this kid.

Fortunately, I’m now a Nascent Soul cultivator with the insight of a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator!

Crack!

The nine-section whip lashed out, its tip striking the air and sending sparks of lightning flying. It used softness to overcome hardness like a jiao-dragon in water, its variations endless and unfathomable. A mere contact of the whip against the Qingfeng Sword deflected the blade’s edge. No matter how powerful the sword strike was, it would be useless if it didn’t land.

Lu Yang flicked his wrist, and the sword transformed into four, making it hard to distinguish which was the real Qingfeng Sword.

Sword light gathered sword qi and descended from the nine heavens, entangling with the jiao-dragon in a fierce and inextricable battle.

Then, both the Three Flavor True Fire and the Golden Bird True Flame shot forth. The temperature soared abruptly, and the air was scorched and distorted.

Xie An spat out purple lightning. The collision of lightning and fire produced a rumble as if the heavens were collapsing and the earth was cracking.

Using Draw Underground Prison, Lu Yang trapped Xie An. The latter laughed heartily, and countless water dragons erupted from beneath his feet, bursting through the prison cage.

Lu Yang used the Water-Splitting Technique to dissolve them, but the water dragons turned to vapor and dissipated into the air before they could even touch him.

He burrowed underground. The Twin Lotus Flower bloomed, giving birth to twins. The two people and two swords simultaneously attacked Xie An.

Xie An’s steps shifted as he weaved between the gaps of the two swords. At the same time, a nascent soul flew out from his brow. It held a nine-section whip and wrestled with the two Lu Yangs.

The two battled with their arsenal of moves, embroiled in a tough battle without a clear winner.

“Good kid, you can actually trade blows with me.” The corners of Xie An’s mouth curled into a cold smile. But do you think this is all I’m capable of?

Today, I’ll let you witness how terrifying a Nascent Soul cultivator with a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator’s insight can be!

Xie An’s feet performed the Supreme Taiji Steps, using his footwork to outline a great array. Within the array, spirit energy became restless, the earth cracked, and plants grew wildly. This array could control all plants within its range and required extremely high precision in setting up the array. It was an array that a Nascent Soul cultivator could never cast!

The frenzied plants carrying heavy clods of earth and the nascent soul holding the nine-section whip above sealed off all escape routes.

“Break!” With a muffled shout from Lu Yang, the Qingfeng Sword and the Mingyue Sword slashed simultaneously. Wood splintered explosively as the swords cleaved open a gap, but before he could charge out, it was blocked by the madly growing trees.

Lu Yang soared skyward, trying to escape, but Xie An’s nascent soul blocked him from above. There was simply no way out!

He looked enviously at Xie An’s nascent soul fighting with the nine-section whip. Why does my Unbeatable Nascent Soul only know how to hit me... Wait, maybe it can do more than just hit me.

“Senior, apologies for the offense!” Lu Yang activated a cultivation technique, severing the connection with his Unbeatable Nascent Soul and sending it into Xie An’s dantian.

Xie An laughed heartily. “If you have any more tricks, feel free to show me! Let’s see how much of Yun Zhi’s style you have... Holy crap, what is this?!”

Before Xie An finished laughing, the Unbeatable Nascent Soul darted into his dantian and started hitting anything it saw. Despite having lived for several thousand years, he had never seen anyone’s nascent soul fight like this!

Xie An hastily summoned his nascent soul back to engage the Unbeatable Nascent Soul in his dantian. However, the Unbeatable Nascent Soul’s every move was exquisite and peerless. Every strike hit Xie An’s pain points. Even with his insight from the Transcendent Tribulation Stage, he couldn’t cope with such attacks. The pain forced him to the ground, sweat beading on his forehead like soybeans.

Suddenly, boundless power erupted from within Xie An, expelling the Unbeatable Nascent Soul.

Lu Yang relinked the connection with his Unbeatable Nascent Soul and smiled. “Senior, this isn’t the combat power of the Nascent Soul Stage.”

Just now, Xie An had subconsciously used a portion of his true power to avoid the vicious beating from the Unbeatable Nascent Soul.

“Alright alright, you win. If you’ve got nothing else, quickly get lost!” Xie An waved his hand irritably, admitting his defeat.

Lu Yang cupped his fists and sheathed his sword. He turned and called out, “Old Meng, let’s get ready to leave.”

“Wait a moment. This little lass has exceptionally good bone foundation.” Meng Jingzhou’s tone carried delight.

He was holding a palm-sized Bone Foundation Stone. It was of the highest quality and didn’t require contact; simply placing it near a mortal could detect their bone foundation and aptitude.

Seeing Lu Yang and Xie An locked in an intractable battle, he figured it was a good chance to test Qiao’er’s spirit roots.

He placed the Bone Foundation Stone near Qiao’er. Within the transparent stone, an ice crystal without a trace of impurity appeared.

A Variant Single Spirit Root—Ice Spirit Root!

“This little lass has an Ice Spirit Root!”

“What? There’s such a good thing?” Lu Yang was also overjoyed. This was an unexpected windfall.

“Oh, I forgot to mention earlier. That lass is also a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator. You saw her at the sect celebration. She’s the Grand Elder of the Allure Sect,” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy reminded.

Lu Yang, “...”

Miss Qiao’er finally snapped out of the shock that her beloved gege was actually the Wuji Venerable Lord. An aura of extreme cold emanated from her, causing one to shudder.

“Wuji, I never imagined it was you!”

I’ve been calling him “Xie-gege” for nearly half a year, planning to secretly provide him with resources and enjoy the thrill of nurturing him before finally revealing my identity so we can marry. I never expected Xie An to be this old scoundrel, Wuji Venerable Lord!

Xie An sensed this familiar power, and he was similarly furious. “Qianjiao, it’s you, old vixen hag!”

I’ve been hoping to cultivate together with Qiao’er, brave numerous dangers, win her heart, be forced to reveal my identity at a critical moment, defeat the enemy, and fly off with her as an inseparable couple. I never expected Qiao’er to be this old vixen hag, Qianjiao Venerable Lord!

Lu Yang thought the Cosmos Purple Cloud Palace truly had profound luck. To think they managed to recruit two Transcendent Tribulation cultivators as disciples. Even the Dao-Seeking Sect doesn’t have such an ability.