Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 728: Counter Each Other

“I didn’t expect you to possess an Incipient Dao Fruit too!” The Myriad Spells Daoist Lord wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his thumb. The wound on his abdomen rapidly healed as if it had never appeared.

The ability of the Longevity Incipient Dao Fruit—Undying.

“Time acceleration, wound recovery...” The Vast Sea Daoist Lord lacked the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s vast knowledge, so he could only analyze the Myriad Spells Daoist Lord’s Incipient Dao Fruit abilities based on clues from the battle.

I wonder how many times he can use that wound recovery ability. It’ll be troublesome if he can execute it indefinitely.

“Reverse Scale Dragon-Summoning Technique!”

“Ten Thousand Trees Harmony!”

“Shining Sun and Moon!”

“Cyan Lotus Crossing Calamity!”

During the accelerated time, the Myriad Spells Daoist Lord unleashed over ten different spells in one go. This was the benefit of time acceleration; in the time it took others to cast one spell, he could overwhelm his opponents with sheer quantity!

The shadow of a coiling dragon manifested. Bodhi seeds took root upon landing, growing into towering trees that merged with the dragon shadow, transforming into a Bodhi ancient dragon that roared across heaven and earth.

The sun and moon appeared together, an unusual phenomenon only seen in antiquity, their forces of yin and yang dazzlingly brilliant.

A cyan lotus formed from pure magical power drifted out, each petal brimming with destructive energy.

“Go!”

The Myriad Spells Daoist Lord lived up to his title. The dozen spells were diverse and comprehensive. Mastering any one would take others significant time. Only the Myriad Spells had the time to learn this many spells.

Even if someone could defend against a few spells, they couldn’t possibly defend against all of them.

To his surprise, the Vast Sea Daoist Lord smiled nonchalantly, letting the spells strike him without sustaining a single injury.

“Oh no!” The Myriad Spells Daoist Lord sensed something amiss and accelerated time again, hastily shifting his position. Immediately after, all those spells landed on his previous location, causing an earth-shattering explosion.

“Purple Heaven Divine Lightning!” The Vast Sea Daoist Lord turned the ice back into water. Bright heavenly lightning fell into the water, filling the entire area with the power of lightning.

No matter how fast the Myriad Spells Daoist Lord was, he could only be forced to assume a passive defensive position when facing an unavoidable attack.

“What, is this the level of the legendary Myriad Spells Daoist Lord?” The Vast Sea Daoist Lord taunted. He had a Lightning Spirit Root and excelled in lightning spells.

In terms of fame, the Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s status as the Resurgence Ancestor was certainly less renowned than the Myriad Spells Daoist Lord, the genius celebrated through the ages. But greater fame didn’t equate to greater strength.

Some Incipient Dao Fruits countered each other, but clearly, the Longevity Incipient Dao Fruit didn’t counter the Space Incipient Dao Fruit.

“I presume you were always overshadowed by the Second Imperial Preceptor in the early Great Yu era.” The Vast Sea Daoist Lord strolled through the water as endless thunderbolts rained down incessantly, striking the Myriad Spells Daoist Lord into a state of rapture and agony.

The Myriad Spells Daoist Lord realized he couldn’t fight in the water any longer. He cast a Water-Repelling Mantra to split the East Sea waters into two, which would give him a chance to dodge the lightning.

“What do you mean?!” The Myriad Spells Daoist Lord’s emotions were unstable.

“Did I hit a sore spot?” The Vast Sea Daoist Lord continued to pick at his wound. “The Second Imperial Preceptor wielded the Karma Incipient Dao Fruit, which could erase his own existence, making him perfect for assassination.

“Although you can automatically recover from injuries, it’s not infinite. Eventually, the Second Imperial Preceptor would wear you down to death. His Incipient Dao Fruit inherently countered yours!”

“Shut up!” The Myriad Spells Daoist Lord snapped as he seemed to recall some unbearable memory. He unleashed Three Heads Six Arms and stopped time for a few breaths.

“Shared Life and Death!” The Myriad Spells Daoist Lord cast a curse, linking his life with the Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s. This move ignored spatial defenses; both of them would be injured and die simultaneously.

Furthermore, since he had the “undying” trait, only the Vast Sea Daoist Lord would die!

This move worked against most half-immortals, but it still couldn’t deal with the Second Imperial Preceptor. Bringing up curses in front of the Karma Incipient Dao Fruit was simply a joke.

Destructive energy gathered in the Myriad Spells Daoist Lord’s hand. He clenched his fist and smashed his own head to pieces.

Transcendent Tribulation cultivators had self-healing abilities, but this destructive energy inherently countered healing. Unless one used the power of an Incipient Dao Fruit, self-recovery was impossible!

Contrary to the Myriad Spells Daoist Lord’s expectations, the Vast Sea Daoist Lord’s head did not explode. It was as if the latter hadn’t been affected by the Shared Life and Death curse.

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord chuckled but didn’t intend to explain.

“Immortal Fairy, what’s going on here?” Lu Yang was puzzled.

“It’s a pretty clever method. He did sustain the injury, but when he got struck, he used spatial power to hold his head together. It’s like smashing a watermelon and then gluing it back together. That way, being injured or not makes no difference.”

Lu Yang was amazed. He never thought the Incipient Dao Fruit could be used in this manner. No wonder Big Senior Sister said Ancestor Vast Sea could handle the Myriad Spells Daoist Lord.

None of those locked in fierce combat in the bamboo forest noticed a figure stealthily slipping into the Dao-Seeking Sect.

In truth, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy and Lu Yang had noticed but didn’t intervene.

Because that figure was heading toward Heaven’s Gate Peak.

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“The Dao-Seeking Sect is really hard to deal with. Even His Excellency is entangled in a bitter battle,” the figure muttered quietly.

He was one of the Myriad Spells Daoist Lord’s aides, and his mission was to infiltrate the sect to find the Yu Emperor’s treasure.

This was originally a backup plan. After all, no one expected the Dao-Seeking Sect’s hidden strength to force the Great Yu Alliance into such an arduous battle.

Fortunately, the Myriad Spells Daoist Lord had devised strategies beforehand and prepared a contingency plan. If both sides reached an impasse, one person would sneak into the Dao-Seeking Sect to seize the Yu Emperor’s treasure while the sect’s interior was empty and vulnerable.

As long as we find the Yu Emperor’s immortal artifact, we can turn the tide!

He was a cultivator from the mid Great Yu era and a once-renowned Transcendent Tribulation cultivator with the title of “Yellow Springs Venerable Lord.” He had once submerged several large cities in the Yellow Springs, delighting in the grievous wails of those living beings.

The legends of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed contained records of the “Yellow Springs,” stating that souls after death must be cleansed in the Yellow Springs before entering the Nine-Netherworlds.

The Yellow Springs mentioned here originated from the Yellow Springs Venerable Lord’s deeds.

The Yellow Springs Venerable Lord had a natural talent for treasure hunting, surpassing even the Treasure-Seeking Mice of the Demon Region. The moment he stepped into the Dao-Seeking Sect, he sensed the aura of treasures.

The richness of the treasure aura was unlike anything he had ever encountered in his life.

“It’s definitely the Yu Emperor’s treasure!”

Suppressing his excitement, the Yellow Springs Venerable Lord followed the aura.

“This is the mountain. According to the intelligence, this place is called Heaven’s Gate Peak. It seems the Dao-Seeking Sect’s treasury is right here.

“Serves you right, Dao-Seeking Sect! You were originally a faction of Great Yu, yet you defected to Great Xia. Your destruction today is heavenly justice, inevitable divine punishment for your misdeeds!”

Halfway up the mountain, he bumped into a puppet carrying a hoe.

As Lu Yang often practiced with his sword on the mountain, the trees on Heaven’s Gate Peak had suffered severe losses. The puppet had no choice but to take on the important responsibility of replanting trees.

The puppet glanced at the Yellow Springs Venerable Lord, stopped in its tracks, and blocked his path.

“Get lost!” the Yellow Springs Venerable Lord said irritably, swatting at it with his hand.

A mere shabby puppet. It’s nothing.

Clang!

The Yellow Springs Venerable Lord’s hand slapped the puppet, producing a crisp metallic sound, but the puppet didn’t budge an inch.

His face was filled with disbelief as he cried out involuntarily, “A Transcendent Tribulation-level puppet?!”

The puppet looked down at the Yellow Springs Venerable Lord’s iron hand, then slowly raised its hoe.