Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 742: Immortal

The Taciturn Daoist Priest was a cultivator with a steadfast Dao heart. He had lingered in the Dao-Seeking Sect for three full days just to see the Vast Sea Daoist Lord.

Unfortunately, the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s sincerity failed to move the Vast Sea Daoist Lord, who never showed himself.

Left with no other choice, the Taciturn Daoist Priest had to abandon the idea. After teaching Lu Yang for three days, he swiftly departed.

Lu Yang respected his shifu and abided by the Dao, waving goodbye to the Taciturn Daoist Priest at the mountain gate.

When the Taciturn Daoist Priest was a distance away from the mountain gate, the Fusion cultivators guarding the entrance for several days finally saw that the time was ripe. They swarmed forward, determined to execute the “Old Taciturn Scoundrel” on the spot.

The scene was one of extreme chaos.

Lu Yang was still young and couldn’t bear to witness scenes of parting and death. Fighting back tears, he silently turned around, choosing not to watch the ensuing events.

~~~

Upon returning to Heaven’s Gate Peak, he ran into Yun Zhi, whom he hadn’t seen for three days.

“Big Senior Sister, are you done with the interrogation?”

“It’s done. My stance remains the same: the matter of the Ember Legacy Dynasty is very dangerous. Do not involve yourself.” She pondered for a bit, feeling that her statement might not be intimidating, so she added, “Do you remember the Time Terminus Flower in the herb garden?”

Lu Yang nodded. Of course, I remember. The little herb king, the Time Terminus Flower, was extremely beautiful. Legend said it would only bloom in its most beautiful form when the world ended and living beings were in misery, to the point that even time would freeze for it.

“Previously, I found it strange. According to historical records, no major event could be considered a world-ending catastrophe where living beings were plunged into abject misery. Yet, when the sect’s predecessors found the Time Terminus Flower, it had already bloomed.

“I originally thought the legend was mistaken.

“Until just now, I went to the herb garden and asked the Time Terminus Flower some questions. Only then did I finally confirm that it was precisely during the fall of the Ember Legacy Dynasty that it bloomed.

“Of course, it itself is unaware of this.

“Do you get it now? Someone capable of ending the world and plunging living beings into misery can only be an immortal, and a wicked one at that. This is not an entity you can afford to provoke.”

Lu Yang nodded like a chick pecking grains. With my frail constitution, I certainly won’t involve myself in the matters of the Ember Legacy Dynasty.

“By the way, Big Senior Sister, I remember you saying a while back that there are no immortals in the world. What did you mean by that?” Lu Yang suddenly asked. This was something Yun Zhi had casually mentioned during his first year in the Dao-Seeking Sect, when he was cultivating at Heaven’s Gate Peak and had yet to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage.

But we now have the Five Ancient Immortals, the Qian Emperor, Yu Emperor, Imperial Preceptor, and whatnot—that’s quite a few immortals. How could there be no immortals in the world?

“The ‘immortal’ I was talking about doesn’t refer to cultivators who have condensed a Dao fruit. Regarding this point, Senior Immortal Fairy should understand.

“An immortal does not age or die, is not born nor extinguished, is not bound by lifespan limitations, wanders freely between heaven and earth, and is not constrained by any rules.

“This line is from Words of Sages and is also the original definition of ‘immortal.’ It appeared even earlier than the Nine-Layers Immortals and the others.”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy emerged from Lu Yang’s body. “Lass Yun is not wrong. This was the original definition of ‘immortal.’ Later, we gradually figured out the ‘Incipient Dao Fruit’ and the ‘Dao Fruit,’ so we began to call all cultivators who condensed a Dao Fruit ‘immortals.’”

Lu Yang nodded instinctively. “So that’s how it is...” He suddenly realized something amiss in the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s words. “Wait, Immortal Fairy, did you just say ‘we figured out the Incipient Dao Fruit and the Dao Fruit?’”

“That’s right. The Incipient Dao Fruit was something we, the Five Ancient Immortals, came up with.”

“Do you remember that the Epoch Immortal’s original form is the Jianmu Tree? His strength was equivalent to the Transcendent Tribulation Stage.

“When I was at the Qi Training Stage, he was at the Transcendent Tribulation Stage. When I was at the Nascent Soul Stage, he was at the Transcendent Tribulation Stage. When I reached the Transcendent Tribulation Stage, he was still at the Transcendent Tribulation Stage. Why do you think that was the case? Was it because he was unwilling to obtain an Incipient Dao Fruit?”

Lu Yang vaguely sensed a shocking possibility, but he still followed along with the Everlasting Immortal Fairy. “Why is that?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy tittered. “It’s because he alone couldn’t derive the Incipient Dao Fruit. Only until all five of us reached the Transcendent Tribulation Stage and joined forces did we manage to derive the Incipient Dao Fruit.

“Of course, it was mainly thanks to me. The Heaven Mandate Immortal and the others were just freeloaders.

“Back then, after we figured out the Incipient Dao Fruit and the Dao Fruit, when it was time to name them, we thought the title ‘immortal’ was not bad, so we called cultivators who possessed a Dao Fruit ‘immortals.’”

Lu Yang sucked in a cold breath. Immortal Fairy, so you are also one of the founders of the cultivation system, huh?

And your naming sense isn’t bad either. I thought you would have come up with names like “Unbeatable Stage” or something.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy continued, “According to the original definition of ‘immortal,’ there’s indeed no one in this world who can be called an immortal.”

Lu Yang thought that he should perhaps show the Everlasting Immortal Fairy more respect from now on. She’s both a pioneer of the Dao Fruit system and the founder of Buddhism.

“Oh, the Heaven Mandate Immortal was the one who came up with the name ‘immortal.’ My proposals of ‘Unbeatable Stage’ and ‘Doudou Stage’ were unanimously vetoed by them.”

She stamped her foot in anger. “With how much effort I put in, what’s wrong with naming the realms after me? And they still opposed it! How incorrigible!”

Lu Yang, “...”

Immortal Fairy, you could have left out those last few sentences.

~~~

Lu Yang was ultimately someone who had weathered great storms and broadened his horizons alongside the Everlasting Immortal Fairy. After learning this astonishing part of history that could astound both the past and the present, he quickly calmed his mind and still chose to cultivate step by step.

I’m still far from becoming an immortal. There’s no point thinking about things that far.

There is no concept of time in cultivation. Time slips away, days and months shuttle by.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Yang had cultivated for an hour.

“Old Lu, wanna go out and play?” Meng Jingzhou couldn’t stand seeing Lu Yang cultivate. He rushed to Heaven’s Gate Peak and eagerly urged Lu Yang to go out and have some fun—a truly despicable act.

Fortunately, Lu Yang’s heart was like an old Buddha in meditation, unwavered by external influences.

“Let’s go to the East Sea.”

“Let’s go.” Lu Yang leaped up from the large rock.

His Dao heart was not steadfast enough, and he was bewitched by Meng Jingzhou. Just like that, a promising cultivation seedling fell, evoking regretful sighs from bystanders.

“But why did you suddenly think of going to the East Sea?” Lu Yang was puzzled. There must be a reason.

“Isn’t the old horse from the Dragon-Horse Tribe? His hometown is in the East Sea. He wants to visit his family, and I naturally agreed.

“Since the old horse is going to the East Sea, I reckon the two of us can take this opportunity to go together. Neither of us has been to the East Sea before.”

“Good brother.” Lu Yang was touched. Old Meng never forgets me when it comes to good things like going out to have fun.

In truth, Meng Jingzhou had another reason for going to the East Sea.

The past few days, people kept calling him the ‘strongest single’ and encouraged him to remain single to ensure boundless prospects. His face was too thin-skinned to handle such praise, so he wanted to hide outside for some peace and quiet.

The East Sea was a good place—far away and without acquaintances.

There’s no need to tell Lu Yang about this, lest he start praising me too. That would defeat the purpose of going out.

“Just the two of us?”

“I was planning to invite Junior Sister Tao and the other two as well. After all, it’s rare that we get to go on a long trip.”