Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 717: I Will Protect the Two of You Once

“This junior, Fang Wuya, pays his respects to the Founding Ancestor.” Fang Wuya performed a grand bow.

“I dare not accept such honor, I dare not.” The Innate Daoist Priest hurriedly waved his hands. For the Dao-Seeking Sect to survive until now, Fang Wuya’s contributions are no less than mine.

“The Founding Ancestor established the Dao-Seeking Sect. You deserve this bow,” the Innate Daoist Priest stated earnestly.

“Big Senior Sister, who in our sect knows of Senior Vast Sea’s existence?” Lu Yang whispered.

“The Vast Daoist Sea Lord is our sect’s strongest trump card and is not to be accessed lightly. According to the rules, only the sect leader is qualified to know of him. However, by Grand-Shifu’s generation, Grand-Shifu did not inform Shifu about Senior Vast Sea. Hence, Grand-Shifu was the only person who knew of Senior Vast Sea’s existence.”

Lu Yang remarked, Could it be that Grand-Shifu was afraid that if Shifu learned of Senior Vast Sea’s existence, he would rely on having a half-immortal backer and act even more recklessly to cause trouble outside? Maybe that’s why he didn’t tell Shifu.

It seems Shifu’s actions of scamming and swindling everywhere had cost him Grand-Shifu’s trust.

In contrast, although I resurrected an ancient immortal and drew out archaic Fusion, Transcendent Tribulation, and half-immortal cultivators, those events had ultimately occurred through various coincidences and weren’t intentional.

That must be why Big Senior Sister doesn’t consider me a troublemaker and is willing to tell me about Senior Vast Sea.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy looked at Lu Yang in surprise. Isn’t Yun Zhi telling you because the trouble you stir up exceeds the Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s ability, such that telling or not telling you about his existence makes no difference?

“Later, Grand-Shifu noted my remarkable talent in cultivation and hoped the Vast Sea Daoist Lord could guide me through my perplexity in cultivation. That’s why he broke the precedent and introduced me to Senior Vast Sea.”

“What happened after that?”

“After that, I guided Senior Vast Sea through his perplexity in cultivation. He had an epiphany and has been in seclusion ever since.”

Lu Yang, “...”

Meng Jingzhou, “...” 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Did Senior Vast Sea really go into seclusion because of an epiphany?

“By the way, Big Senior Sister, could it be that the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign is also still alive?”

Yun Zhi shook her head gently. “The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign disappeared a long time ago. If the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign were still around, the Dao-Seeking Sect wouldn’t have experienced decline and then resurgence.”

The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign was a figure from the same era as the Xia and Meng families’ old ancestors. He established the concept of the Five Great Immortal Sects, and his strength was unquestionable. If someone like him had remained with the Dao-Seeking Sect, how could it have declined? And how could there have been the mention of “resurgence?”

Lu Yang contemplated it and felt it did make sense. “How did the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign disappear?” he asked.

“According to the sect’s daily records, eighty thousand years ago, the Primordial Heavenly Sovereign declared he wanted to travel the world. After that, no one knew where he went, and he was never heard of again. My guess is that he became trapped somewhere and couldn’t leave.” Yun Zhi sighed.

The Primordial Heavenly Sovereign was a half-immortal, and half-immortals have limited lifespans. After eighty thousand years, it’s unknown whether he is still trapped somewhere or has perished after his lifespan was depleted.

Of course, it’s also possible that he had the misfortune of encountering a certain immortal and was directly eliminated.

“Speaking of which, Founding Ancestor, why have you become a mortal? Did you disperse your cultivation to cultivate anew?” The Vast Sea Daoist Lord inquired.

The Innate Daoist Priest nodded. “Yes.”

“Then do you plan on cultivating again? How about I teach you?” A trace of excitement crept onto the Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s visage.

The Innate Daoist Priest couldn’t help but feel that something was odd about the Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s words. Although I was previously at the Fusion Stage and returning to it won’t be difficult, having a half-immortal teach me will indeed be more effective than cultivating alone.

“Alright.”

Seeing the Innate Daoist Priest agree, the Vast Sea Daoist Lord grew even more excited. “Then let’s start cultivating now—”

“Ah, no, there’s no hurry right now.” The Innate Daoist Priest cut off the latter part of the Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s sentence. “You see, I will definitely be cultivating in the sect in the future, which means I’ll inevitably interact with the sect’s disciples. I can’t possibly tell them I’m the Founding Ancestor; that would make them very reserved.”

The Innate Daoist Priest smiled sheepishly. “And I can’t just directly join the Dao-Seeking Sect; that would seem like I got in through backdoor connections, making our sect look corrupt.”

“Then what do you suggest?”

“Isn’t the entrance trial about to start? I’m wondering if I could pass it and join our sect as an ordinary disciple, starting everything afresh.”

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s eye twitched. Unsure how to respond, he remained silent for a long while before finally saying respectfully, “As the Founding Ancestor commands.” He proposed with a smile, “In that case, since my seclusion isn’t showing much results anyway, how about I give you a tour of the current Dao-Seeking Sect?”

I’ve been in seclusion for so long, but every time I close my eyes, I see Yun Zhi’s punches and kicks, each move threatening my life. In the end, my cultivation hasn’t progressed at all.

Besides, advancing from a half-immortal to an immortal can’t rely solely on seclusion. Throughout history, no immortal had achieved immortality through pure seclusion.

“This line of thinking is correct.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy saw through the Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s thoughts at a glance with her immense wisdom.

She selflessly analyzed the experience of becoming an immortal for Lu Yang. “To cultivate to an immortal, the most important factors are comprehension and mindset. There are many Dao Fruits similar to the Everlasting Dao Fruit, such as the Undying Dao Fruit and the Imperishable Dao Fruit. But why did none of them succeed, while only this immortal did?

Lu Yang couldn’t help but say, “Isn’t it because you are exceptionally talented, Immortal Fairy?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was about to say “It’s because this immortal has a good mindset,” but hearing Lu Yang’s words, she immediately grinned happily. “Yes, it’s because I’m a genius.”

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord continued, “Founding Ancestor, I presume that Yun Zhi brought you directly to this junior after meeting you. You haven’t had the chance to tour the current Dao-Seeking Sect. It’s very different from your time. Putting aside the faraway areas, just take the Incarceration Peak for example—it confines serious criminals with profound cultivation.”

The Innate Daoist Priest nodded. “Yes, I’ve gone to Incarceration Peak. It indeed confines many legendary great cultivators, including the Nightmare Supreme Lord and the Void Emptiness Supreme Lord.”

“Yes, it also confines the Nightmare Supreme Lord and the Void Emptiness... Wait, who did you say is in Incarceration Peak?” The Vast Sea Daoist Lord stopped mid-sentence, realizing something was amiss.

How long have I been in seclusion? Since when are half-immortals imprisoned in Incarceration Peak? Why do I not know about this?

The Innate Daoist Priest looked at the Vast Sea Daoist Lord with a peculiar expression and pointed at Yun Zhi. “I heard it was Yun Zhi who captured them.”

Standing beside Yun Zhi were Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

Previously, the Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s attention had been entirely focused on the Innate Daoist Priest, and he hadn’t noticed the presence of the two mighty Double Infants experts.

“Who are you two?”

“Greetings, Ancestor Vast Sea, I am Lu Yang, and my shifu is the Taciturn Daoist Priest.”

“Greetings, Ancestor Vast Sea. I am Meng Jingzhou of the Meng Family and a disciple of the sect.”

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s knowledge of the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s disciples stopped at the third disciple, Gan Tian. He wasn’t aware there was now a fourth disciple.

“Two decent juniors. Since Yun Zhi brought you to see me, I believe she holds you in high regard and considers you two exceptionally talented with promising prospects. Yun Zhi’s judgment has always been good.

“As your ancestor, I can’t meet you empty-handed, but I don’t have any suitable gifts on me at the moment.” He thought for a moment. “How about this? If the two of you ever cause trouble in the future, I will protect you once.”

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou quickly expressed their gratitude. “Thank you, Ancestor Vast Sea!”