Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 723: Not A Bad Opponent

“Yun Zhi?” Gu Xie was flabbergasted. Whose heart devil is this?

Yun Zhi hadn’t acted in public many times, and the outside world knew little about her. But who was Gu Xie? He had been secretly gathering intelligence on the major factions of Great Xia, including Yun Zhi.

Yun Zhi, the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s first disciple, possesses astonishing cultivation talent. During an exchange event between immortal sects, she managed to defeat four sect leaders after much effort, including three at the Fusion Stage and one at the Transcendent Tribulation.

Hence, Yun Zhi’s strength is evident—she’s a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator.

She absolutely can’t be a half-immortal.

In this regard, the Myriad Spells Daoist Lord was in the best position to speak. He was the cultivator with the fastest cultivation speed in history; even the Yu Emperor Wu Youdao was slightly slower than him.

However, even he could not cultivate to a half-immortal in less than a thousand years.

Therefore, it’s also impossible for this Yun Zhi of the Dao-Seeking Sect.

So whose heart devil is this?

Gu Junye’s?

Impossible. His heart devil was that pain in the ass Ninety-Nine Immortal Ascension Tribulation, and we’re done with that.

That Qi Tong fellow’s?

It doesn’t look like it from his reaction.

Then it must be Fang Ya!

Gu Junye staggered to his feet, sensing the boundless power emanating from the graceful figure in the sky. His expression had never been this grim.

“I have passed the Ninety-Nine Immortal Ascension Tribulation and become an immortal. I am unbeatable under heaven. Yet, I never imagined denizens of the Heavenly Realm would exploit the rift torn between the immortal and mortal realms during the immortal tribulation to enter the mortal world!”

Gu Junye fell to his knees weekly. “My friends, I can only count on you two to deal with the Heavenly Realm invader now!”

Gu Xie, “...”

Yun Zhi can’t be your heart devil too, right? You brat, just how many heart devils do you have?

Gu Xie sneered coldly. It doesn’t matter whose heart devil it is. I’ve just imagined myself as a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator. At the same cultivation realm, I fear no one!

Gu Xie leaped into the air and struck Yun Zhi with a golden fist seal, and then...

Boom!

Gu Xie was slapped to the ground by Yun Zhi, landing spread-eagled in the shape of a “大” character.

“Pah!” Gu Xie sat up, spitting out mud from his mouth. What cultivation realm is this heart devil at? How is its strength so formidable?

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord thought, So my heart devil is Yun Zhi. This was actually within his expectations; he had just been unwilling to admit it. After all, he had been beaten far too tragically back then.

“This is troublesome.” The Vast Sea Daoist Lord was in a quandary. My heart devil is absolutely undefeatable.

What should I do? Should I reveal my identity and ask the River Spirit for special treatment through a back door?

But I can’t afford to disgrace myself like this.

~~~ 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

In the real world, the River Spirit sat with his legs crossed. He pretended not to know that Fang Ya was the Vast Sea Daoist Lord, excited to watch the spectacle.

Just wait to get beaten up!

“A heart devil of Senior Sister Yun? Whose heart devil is this?” Dai Bufan was flummoxed. Have any of these four even met her?

That doesn’t make sense either. Even if they had met her once, it’s unlikely for her to have become their heart devil.

~~~

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord noticed Gu Xie, who had been slapped to the ground, and became pensive.

During the lightning tribulation earlier, I noticed that this Gu Xie kid has a vivid imagination. Coincidentally, this round tests teamwork. Perhaps the two of us can join forces to defeat Yun Zhi!

“Shall we attack together?” the Vast Sea Daoist Lord proposed.

Gu Xie was also a smart person and instantly understood the Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s meaning.

We can indeed join forces.

Gu Xie and the Vast Sea Daoist Lord soared into the sky, confronting Yun Zhi. For a moment, their auras were evenly matched.

“Mountain-Moving Seal!”

“Ten-Thousand-Zhang Divine Light!”

The two acted simultaneously as if they had a tacit understanding. Gu Xie employed the Mountain-Moving Seal, condensing a range of a hundred thousand continuous mountains into a fist within his grasp and decisively throwing a punch!

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord summoned a ten-thousand-zhang divine light, which transformed into a divine sword occupying most of the sky. The sword’s tip pointed downward, piercing the clouds as it plummeted toward Yun Zhi!

Boom! Boom!

The more the two fought, the more vigorous they became. Since the Yun Zhi in the illusory domain was the Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s heart devil, the bolder he became, the weaker the heart devil Yun Zhi became. As one waxed and the other waned, the two gradually shifted from a state of being beaten to fighting on equal footing.

~~~

“Could they actually defeat Senior Sister Yun?” Dai Bufan was stunned, having watched this side closely.

“Junior Brother Dai, who wants to defeat me?”

Dai Bufan turned around to find Yun Zhi standing behind him, unsure when she had arrived. “Senior Sister, why are you here?”

“I sensed someone manifesting me as their heart devil, so I came over to check on the situation.”

“Inside this bubble?”

“Yes.”

Yun Zhi nodded, saying nothing more. She took a step forward and vanished on the spot, entering the bubble.

~~~

“Whew—”

“Whew—”

Although Gu Xie and the Vast Sea Daoist Lord were battered and covered in bruises, their eyes were filled with hope. Together, we might actually defeat Yun Zhi!

The most obvious sign is that Yun Zhi’s aura is continuously plummeting—it has now dropped to the Transcendent Tribulation Stage!

The heart devil Yun Zhi suddenly paused for a moment, then resumed her previous demeanor. The two couldn’t help but wonder if it was a figment of their imagination when they noticed Yun Zhi’s eyes seeming more lively than before.

Gu Xie also felt the heart devil Yun Zhi glancing in his direction, though he wasn’t sure whether it was intentional. It doesn’t matter. We must finish this quickly to avoid further complications!

“Heaven-Imprisoning Finger!”

A finger thicker than a mountain descended from the sky, aiming to suppress the heart devil Yun Zhi.

“Thousand-Layer Wave Strike!”

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord unleashed a thousand palm strikes, each more powerful than the last. By the thousandth strike, the accumulated force was enough to destroy heaven and earth!

Below, Gu Junye watched the battle excitedly, eager to learn these moves.

The Heaven-Imprisoning Finger and the Thousand-Layer Wave Strike attacked simultaneously. The heart devil Yun Zhi raised her hand, the golden bell on her wrist tinkling softly.

Ding-dong.

Accompanied by the crisp bell chime, an invisible wall seemed to appear before the heart devil Yun Zhi, blocking all attacks.

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord was merely three inches away from the heart devil Yun Zhi, yet he couldn’t breach the defense no matter what.

The heart devil Yun Zhi flipped her palm and gently delivered a strike, returning all the attacks in full measure!

She launched a series of attacks, her moves no longer as rigid as before, and dished out ingenious moves continuously. Although the power of each move did not exceed the Transcendent Tribulation Stage, they forced Gu Xie and the Vast Sea Daoist Lord to retreat repeatedly, wearing them down.

Gu Xie was beaten black and blue. He had eight fractures, and he felt like his organs were intertwined. Even with his willpower, he couldn’t remain expressionless with such injuries.

All he felt now was regret and regret. Being struck by lightning and then beaten up... Had I known, I would have chosen a different method to infiltrate the Dao-Seeking Sect!

Through the exchange, Yun Zhi probed Gu Xie’s hidden strength. Having tested his power, she ended the battle, pretending her power was depleted and feigning defeat before dissipating into the air.

With a massive explosion, the bubble burst. Gu Xie finally heard the heart devil Yun Zhi say, “Not a bad opponent.”

Before leaving, Yun Zhi instructed Dai Bufan to let all four of them pass this round.

~~~

“Big Senior Sister, you’re back so soon?” Lu Yang had not even warmed the throne when he saw Yun Zhi return.

“Things went quite smoothly. Didn’t you say a half-immortal had infiltrated the sect’s entrance trials?”

“Yes.”

“You don’t have to care about him. He’s not a bad opponent—perfect for Senior Vast Sea to handle and restore his confidence.”