Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 718: Intermediate Nascent Soul Stage

Although it was their first meeting, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had already developed a considerable fondness for the Vast Sea Daoist Lord.

So this is the magnanimity of a senior.

When the Vast Sea Daoist Lord declared he would protect Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou once, Yun Zhi had originally wanted to advise him against it. However, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were too polite and thanked him too quickly, so it was no longer convenient for her to interject.

The Innate Daoist Priest temporarily remained with the Vast Sea Daoist Lord, while Yun Zhi bid farewell to the two ancestors and took Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou back to their respective peaks.

“You two, focus on your cultivation.”

“As you command.”

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Four months passed. Less than a month remained until the second day of the second month.

Disciples who had been out on missions returned one after another. Dai Bufan looked at the stacks of mission reports, nodding frequently with immense satisfaction. This proves that the characters of most mortals I had selected are acceptable.

Upon the sword stone, Lu Yang sat in the lotus position, gathering sword qi within. The Qingfeng and Mingfeng swords, the Seven Star Sword Set, and the extremely conspicuous Sword-Cleansing Pond hovered around Lu Yang, guarding his cultivation.

With each breath, a fresh energy circulated within him, breaking through acupoints and the shackles of his body, making Lu Yang resemble a slumbering jiao-dragon in the abyss that soared upward to roam the heavens!

Huff... Lu Yang exhaled a turbid breath containing the impurities within his body. The turbid breath transformed into a streak of sword qi that shot out with a whoosh. Following that, countless gigantic trees were severed at the waist and toppled over one after another.

Inhaling qi, he could swallow mountains and rivers; exhaling qi, he breathed out sword qi.

Lu Yang’s comprehension of the Sword Dao had climbed to a new level!

In the current cultivation world, no one had heard of anyone aside from the Taciturn Daoist Priest achieving this at the Nascent Soul Stage!

“Intermediate Nascent Soul Stage now.”

Lu Yang carefully sensed the changes after his advancement. Although it wasn’t as heaven-shocking and earth-shaking as shattering the golden core to form the nascent soul, there were indeed changes, and the improvement was substantial.

Now, I can defeat the Unbeatable Nascent Soul that is at the Basic Nascent Soul Stage!

“Unbeatable Nascent Soul, come forth for battle!”

Having obtained incredible power, Lu Yang attempted to challenge the Unbeatable Nascent Soul.

Soon, the Unbeatable Nascent Soul made him recognize reality.

“W-wait, hit softer.”

After all, the Unbeatable Nascent Soul was also at the Intermediate Nascent Soul Stage.

Wincing from the pain, Lu Yang reconnected his link with the Unbeatable Nascent Soul. Only then did it quieten down and return to his dantian.

After the brief exchange with the Unbeatable Nascent Soul, he had indeed identified his own shortcomings.

“Although my strength and speed are the same as the Unbeatable Nascent Soul’s, its techniques and methods are clearly more sophisticated and brilliant. Theoretically, I should be capable of this too.”

Lu Yang calmed down and repeatedly recalled his earlier beating, gaining significant insights.

“Perhaps this is the true use of the Unbeatable Nascent Soul—to help me find my shortcomings.”

Then, he mobilized the nine swords and activated the sword array excitedly.

“Immortal-Exterminating Sword Array!”

The nine swords levitated high above his head with their tips faced downward, emitting tremendous pressure. The Sword-Cleansing Pond exerted the greatest pressure.

Thud. Lu Yang knelt on the ground, unable to rise.

“Does this damned sword array not distinguish friend from foe? Even the master is affected!” Lu Yang fumed.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy pouted. “Have you forgotten what this sword array was originally used for?”

This was a sword array used by the Qilin Immortal on himself. Since its inception, it was designed to target the sword array’s master.

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At the entrance to Meng Jingzhou’s cave abode, the stone door rumbled open. Meng Jingzhou put away the Yin-Yang Taiji Diagram and stepped out of the cave, stretching comfortably under the sunlight.

“Ah, so comfortable. I’ve finally reached the Intermediate Nascent Soul Stage.

“Hmm? Old horse, what are you doing?”

Meng Jingzhou noticed the old horse guarding the cave abode’s entrance, sitting on the ground with its hind legs crossed and its front legs resting on its knees. It inhaled and exhaled white vapor through its nostrils continuously.

“Are you cultivating?” Meng Jingzhou was unsure as he had never seen the old horse cultivate.

The old horse glanced sideways at Meng Jingzhou. I used to think the Fusion Stage was pretty good. After all, as long as Transcendent Tribulation old monsters don’t show themselves, I’m an unbeatable existence.

But now, I know I was wrong. Three years have passed since I pulled Meng Jingzhou away from the Meng Family. During this time, every enemy we encountered had exceeded my ability to handle.

They were either numerous or had high cultivation.

In any case, I could deal with none of them.

Only the clay statue we ran into not long ago gave me a slight sense of reassurance and let me know that I’m actually a mighty Fusion expert capable of sweeping across the world.

If I don’t work hard at cultivation now, it’s uncertain who will be guarding whom in the future.

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“What a lively street.”

The Innate Daoist Priest and the Vast Sea Daoist Lord arrived at the commercial street. Given that they wouldn’t fit in as “strangers” in the Dao-Seeking Sect, the Vast Sea Daoist Lord employed a Daoist spell to conceal their existence.

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord thought, I’ve finally found a place the Founding Ancestor hasn’t visited.

He had just visited Incarceration Peak, confirming that the Nightmare Supreme Lord and the Void Emptiness Supreme Lord had indeed been captured. He also listened to the Grand-Shifu Tang Shengyi complain incessantly for half a day about how Incarceration Peak imprisoned too many half-immortals and Transcendent Tribulation cultivators, and that he—a mere Transcendent Tribulation cultivator—could barely manage it.

Afterward, the Vast Sea Daoist Lord and the Innate Daoist Priest went through a series of twists and turns before finally arriving at the commercial street.

The two traversed the bustling street like passing travelers of the world. Neither the Dao-Seeking Sect disciples nor the mighty experts hidden within the commercial street detected their presence.

“Lamb skewers! Fresh, authentic lamb skewers!”

The Innate Daoist Priest smelled the sizzling aroma of lamb fat dripping onto true fire and sniffed the air. “It smells so good.”

If I were still at the Fusion Stage, I would have passed the phase of satisfying base appetites and wouldn’t be tempted by simple lamb skewers. But I’m now a mortal, and mortals need to eat.

“Founding Ancestor, would you like some?” the Vast Sea Daoist Lord asked attentively.

“Dear guests, would you like to come inside to eat some lamb skewers?” the person hawking outside the barbeque shop entrance asked with a smile.

“Eat... Wait, you can see us?” the Vast Sea Daoist Lord instinctively answered on the Innate Daoist Priest’s behalf before suddenly realizing something was wrong.

We’re both under the effect of a Daoist spell. No one should have noticed us.

Unless the other party is at the Transcendent Tribulation Stage!

Since when does the Dao-Seeking Sect have a third Transcendent Tribulation cultivator?!

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord jerked his head up, staring at the person calling out. A soul form with the fluctuations of an Incipient Dao Fruit. “A half-immortal? Who are you?!”

“Me? I used to be the Everlasting Immortal. Now, I’m the boss of this barbeque shop and the slaughterhouse.”

“The Everlasting Immortal? You’re from the Everlasting Creed!” The Vast Sea Daoist Lord grew even more wary. To think that the Everlasting Creed has a half-immortal figure who has even infiltrated our Dao-Seeking Sect.

Judging from this, the Everlasting Creed is the strongest among the Four Great Diabolic Creeds!

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord activated his Incipient Dao Fruit, preparing to take action.

“Wait, wait, you’ve probably misunderstood. I was captured and brought to the Dao-Seeking Sect,” the Everlasting Immortal hastily explained. He had recognized the Vast Sea Daoist Lord at a glance, for the latter looked exactly like his statue.

“What’s going on?” The Vast Sea Daoist Lord frowned, withdrawing his Incipient Dao Fruit.

I’ve been in seclusion for three hundred years, but why does it feel like it has been tens of thousands of years? It seems the Dao-Seeking Sect has undergone heaven-shocking and earth-shaking changes, yet I know nothing about them.

If he had meticulously investigated the timing of these changes, he would have discovered that they hadn’t occurred over three hundred years, but within the last three years.

The Everlasting Immortal invited the two ancestors into the barbeque shop, instructing Chefs Liu and Gao to bring out their signature skills and serve all the good stuff.

“To explain how I ended up in your Dao-Seeking Sect, we must start from the beginning. It all began when your sect disciples went out on a mission to kill a tiger demon...”