Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 748: Spirit Vein

Upon learning that Lu Yang and the others were disciples of the Five-Elements Sect, aside from the Fangshan Island Three Heroes, many other factions extended olive branches[1], hoping they would visit their territories. A number even hinted at marrying their daughters to them to form marriage alliances.

With such a comparison, Lu Yang and the others felt the Fangshan Island Three Heroes were more reliable.

When they arrived at Fangshan Island, Lu Yang discovered that the so-called Fangshan Island wasn’t a single island but the name of an archipelago, with numerous small islands surrounding the main island like stars.

According to the Three Heroes, the main island of Fangshan Island possessed an upper fourth-grade spirit vein, which made many Nascent Soul cultivators green with envy. Legend said that a natural treasure lay hidden beneath the spirit vein, but of course, that was merely a legend; no one had ever seen it.

Spirit veins were also a specialty of the East Sea. Lu Yang had heard that a first-grade spirit vein could aid a Qi Training cultivator in cultivation, a second-grade spirit vein could aid a Foundation Establishment cultivator in cultivation, and so on.

Spirit veins of the same grade could further be divided into upper, middle, and lower classes. An upper fourth-grade spirit vein was the best a Nascent Soul cultivator could obtain.

The Three Heroes were the masters of Fangshan Island. Several families, rogue cultivators, and countless mortals relied on them, totaling nearly a million people. The mortals lived by the sun, rising and resting with it, their primary purpose being to produce potential cultivation seedlings. Basic Qi Training cultivators filled various roles, such as serving as spirit farmers to plant spirit grains.

Fangshan Island was like a small kingdom, which astonished Lu Yang and the others.

“Masters.” Female attendants were already waiting on Fangshan Island for the Three Heroes’ return.

The female attendants were comely and had been carefully selected and trained by the families of Fangshan Island.

Hero Yan, the leader of the Three Heroes, invited the five to the main hall and had the female attendants bring tea.

“Wait a moment.” Lu Yang stopped the female attendant, making Hero Yan nervous, wondering if he had somehow offended Lu Yang.

Lu Yang covered his identity jade pendant with his hand. It bore the name ‘Dao-Seeking Sect’ and mustn’t be seen by Hero Yan.

“Let’s brew this instead. We’re more accustomed to drinking this,” Lu Yang said with a smile, handing the female attendant a packet of tea.

Catching a whiff of the tea’s fragrance, Hero Yan’s pupils constricted sharply. “This is...”

“Wudao Enlightenment Tea?”

“It really is Wudao Enlightenment Tea?!”

“What, have you drunk it before, Hero Yan?”

How could Hero Yan have had the privilege to drink such tea? He had been fortunate enough to attend a banquet organized by a few Fusion cultivators. One of the Fusion experts had mysteriously brought out a treasure, which was Wudao Enlightenment Tea. The other Fusion cultivators wanted some, but he refused. Only after much persuasion did he brew a pot for everyone to share.

On the other hand, the packet Lu Yang brought out wasn’t just enough to brew one pot—it would be more than sufficient to brew a whole basin.

Lu Yang didn’t lack Wudao Enlightenment Tea. Putting aside other sources, the herb garden had a Wudao Enlightenment Tea Tree King. The tea Yun Zhi drank was plucked from that tree king. With Lu Yang’s relationship with the little herb kings, obtaining a few packets of Wudao Enlightenment Tea was effortless. And this was without factoring in the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s innate suppressive effect on spirit plants.

After the Wudao Enlightenment Tree was brewed, the Three Heroes carefully lifted their cups to drink it, as if they were partaking of immortal pills and spirit medicine.

This fragrance is even more mellow than the one at the banquet!

Hero Yan gazed at Lu Yang and the others with more awe.

“Hero Yan, could you introduce us to the factions of the East Sea?” Lu Yang wanted to match them to the markings on the map.

Having received their generosity, Hero Yan shared everything he knew. “The East Sea can be divided into two major factions: the seafolk and the humans. The seafolk have ten supreme races: the Dragon Tribe, the Kunpeng Tribe, the Kui[2] Tribe... All these races have Transcendent Tribulation demon emperors, especially the Dragon Tribe, whose foundation is unfathomable. No one knows how many Transcendent Tribulation cultivators they have. It’s said the Old Dragon Emperor has lived for nine thousand years.

“Below the Ten Great Races are tribes like the Dragon-Horse Tribe, the Mirage-Clam Tribe, the Jiao-Folk Tribe, the Yaksha Tribe, the Dragon-Human Tribe, and so on. These sea tribes all have Fusion great demon kings presiding over them.

“The races below are too numerous to count, like the Sea Spider Tribe, the Spirit Fish Tribe, and whatnot. These tribes have Divine Transfiguration cultivators overseeing them, but whether they have any Divine Transfiguration cultivators is unknown.”

In the East Sea, Void Refinement cultivators would try their best to keep a low profile and hide news of their breakthrough to prevent enemies from learning they were at the Void Refinement Stage and coming for them.

“Compared to the seafolk, the human side is weaker. For self-protection, they formed the East Sea Cultivators Alliance. The main proponents of the alliance were the three immortal islands—Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou. These are also the three factions with the most say in the alliance. The Transcendent Tribulation old ancestors from these three sects serve as Alliance Leader and Vice Alliance Leaders.

“Among the alliance, the factions with Fusion cultivators include...

“The threshold for joining the alliance is the Foundation Establishment Stage. These people are considered ordinary members in the alliance. When they reach the Golden Core Stage, they will be considered senior members.

“We three brothers hold the position of administrators in the alliance. Above us are hall leaders, elders, and so on.”

After the series of explanations, Lu Yang gained a basic understanding of the East Sea’s factions. Your East Sea really has a lot of rank classifications. And after all these classifications, the Alliance Leader wouldn’t even qualify as one of the Four Regents in our Heavenly Court Creed.

Hero Yan seized the opportunity during the conversation to ask questions regarding cultivation.

In truth, they felt somewhat embarrassed. They had originally intended to bring out good things and show their hospitality in exchange for cultivation advice, but once Lu Yang brought out the Wudao Enlightenment Tea, none of their good things were of any use.

This one packet of tea could buy several Fangshan Islands.

They could only be thick-skinned and ask.

Although Lu Yang’s group cultivated strange nascent souls, they were fairly knowledgeable about traditional cultivation methods. Cultivation problems that had plagued the Three Heroes for decades were resolved with just a few words of guidance from Lu Yang’s side, and it earned deep admiration from the Three Heroes.

The only difficult question was the one Hero Yan asked. “How should one make use of the nascent soul in combat?”

Lu Yang contemplated. I’m still getting beaten up by my Unbeatable Nascent Soul, Meng Jingzhou’s dual nascent souls are unprecedented, Man Gu’s ancestor-manifesting nascent soul clearly doesn’t have reference value, and Li Haoran’s dismembered nascent soul isn’t much better.

After considering everyone, only Tao Yaoye’s nascent soul is reliable.

“By the way, we have always resided in the Central Continent and have never seen a spirit vein. Could you satisfy our curiosity, Hero Yan?” Meng Jingzhou asked.

Among the five, only Li Haoran had seen a spirit vein before from his past life memories.

“Of course,” Hero Yan agreed with a smile.

Generally speaking, a spirit vein was the lifeblood of an island, a forbidden area not to be shown to outsiders. But since Lu Yang had brought out Wudao Enlightenment Tea, the five couldn’t be considered outsiders anymore.

“This way, please.”

The Three Heroes personally led the way, inviting the five into a mountain cave. They held lamps to illuminate the path ahead.

The cave was winding. The deeper they went, the more they could feel the change in spirit qi concentration. After walking for about ten minutes, the cave gradually brightened, becoming even brighter than the Three Heroes’ lamps.

“We’re here.” The Three Heroes extinguished their lamps and gestured for the group to proceed.

Up ahead was a clear, azure spring protected by an array. The spring water emitted glowing spirit qi, which flowed through underground channels to various parts of Fangshan Island. The branching veins that extended from the spring water formed second and third-grade spirit veins.

Suddenly, the ground shook, and the spirit vein boiled. Abundant spirit qi burst through the array, and cyan-green ripples appeared in the sky.

Hero Yan’s expression changed. “Unusual phenomenon! A natural treasure is about to emerge!”

Lu Yang quickly raised his hand to prove his innocence. “This has nothing to do with me.”

1. The expression “extend/offer an olive branch” actually originates from the Noah’s ark in the Book of Genesis. After the flood receded, Noah released pigeons to check the situation. When the pigeons brought back fresh olive branches, it signified that the flood had subsided and symbolized peace. This phrase is now often used in diplomatic relations, where holding out an olive branch expresses one party’s wish to seek reconciliation or simply build friendly ties. ☜

2. The kui is a one-legged mythical beast that resembles a dragon. It is said to live in Liupo Mountain at the East Sea. The Yellow Emperor used its skin to make a war drum. The character is also used in classical texts to refer to a legendary musician. ☜