Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 754: A Safe Journey

Lu Yang’s group had surrounded the Metamorphic Immortal Grass. With Meng Jingzhou brandishing Pure Yang True Fire while eyeing it like a tiger watching its prey, it knew it had no chance of escape. It let out a long sigh and resigned itself to its fate.

“Alright, alright, I won’t run.”

Compared to being roasted and eaten now, being taken back and tended to is clearly the path to survival.

“That’s more like it.” Seeing the Metamorphic Immortal Grass behave, Meng Jingzhou clenched his fist, withdrawing the flame.

Man Gu also tactfully put away the barbeque seasoning. He had switched through several old ancestors earlier but hadn’t yet reached the first-generation ancestor of the Barbeque Man family.

“But let’s be clear upfront. You can’t eat me, at least not all of me.” The Metamorphic Immortal Grass stared at the five warily.

“That’s a given.”

Little herb king-level immortal grasses were extremely precious. Who would eat all of it in one go when it could be harvested for a steady supply? The little herb kings in the herb garden were all living well. At most, a few leaves or roots would be plucked from them when needed, never harming the main body.

“Is your promise reliable?” The Metamorphic Immortal Grass looked at Lu Yang suspiciously. During the fight with the Divine Transfiguration cultivators, I had seen clearly that you have the most tricks up your sleeve, kid.

“I swear by the Heaven Mandate Immortal—if I lied just now, may the Heaven Mandate Immortal strike you with heavenly lightning!” Lu Yang raised three fingers and swore to the heavens.

“So ruthless?!”

The Metamorphic Immortal Grass was shocked by Lu Yang’s audacity to make such a deadly oath. It shook its leaves twice, equivalent to it nodding in belief.

“Don't worry, we won’t treat you poorly. Our sect has several little herb kings,” Li Haoran said with a chuckle. As the reincarnation of Creed Leader Qin, he had learned the latter’s art of managing people—to make subordinates obedient, one needed both the stick and the carrot.

He had also learned Creed Leader Qin’s skill of giving carrots that weren’t tangible.

“Junior Sister Tao, since you have a connection with the immortal grass, how about we entrust it to you until we return to the sect?” Lu Yang suggested with a smile.

A little herb king couldn’t be stored in a storage ring; it could only be carried in a box within a bundle. He already had the Everlasting Immortal Fairy chattering in his ear and didn’t want another little herb king added to the mix.

“Thank you for your trust then, Senior Brother Lu.” Tao Yaoye happily accepted the task. Being with a little herb king will certainly broaden my horizons.

Little herb kings hadn’t lived so long for nothing. The Metamorphic Immortal Grass had its own unique method of concealing its aura. Even a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator couldn’t detect it with their spiritual consciousness.

~~~

A day later, Hero Yan emerged from seclusion, having consolidated his realm. He was now a bona fide Divine Transfiguration cultivator.

Usually, one would be in high spirits and full of vigor after advancing to the Divine Transfiguration Stage, but Hero Yan wasn’t. He maintained a humble heart.

After all, the feat of Lu Yang’s group of five capturing twelve Divine Transfiguration cultivators alive while at the Nascent Soul Stage was still a vivid memory in his mind.

“Hero Yan, are you going to Penglai Island to upgrade your position? Could you take the five of us along?” Lu Yang asked politely.

Hero Yan was an administrator in the East Sea Cultivator Alliance. Now that he had advanced to the Divine Transfiguration Stage, he could apply to be promoted to hall leader.

Having come all the way to the East Sea, we have to visit Penglai Island at least once.

With the map provided by the old horse, they knew how to get to Penglai Island, but they were unfamiliar with the place. It was better to have Hero Yan introduce it to them.

“Of course,” Hero Yan quickly replied.

He gave some instructions to the other two heroes and prepared to set off for Penglai Island.

Penglai Island was very far from Fangshan Island. In the past, Hero Yan needed to stop several times to rest when flying to Penglai Island. But after successfully advancing to the Divine Transfiguration Stage, his dantian had expanded, and his spirit energy was now abundant. He no longer needed to go through such trouble.

~~~

“...Daoists...slow down.” Hero Yan yelled breathlessly as he gazed helplessly at the five flying ahead.

He was sitting on a painting that swayed unsteadily, as if it might plunge into the sea at any moment. He never expected that his spirit energy as a Divine Transfiguration cultivator was less than that of Lu Yang and the others. Having just advanced, he didn’t have any Divine Transfiguration-tier Qi Replenishment Pills on hand.

Lu Yang was standing on his flying sword. As he spun sharply, two trails of water splashed from the sea’s surface and stopped in front of Hero Yan with style.

“Hero Yan, are you alright?”

“S-slow down.”

Seeing Hero Yan was out of energy, the five decided to slow down.

Just then, a hundred-meter-long giant whale surfaced, its blowhole spraying a hundred-zhang water column. Under the sunlight, it displayed a rainbow of colors.

“Why does it feel like we keep seeing this kind of whale along the way?”

“These are whales domesticated by the alliance. Such whales have special bellies that can carry people. They’re expensive; even Qi Training cultivators can’t afford them. I rode one when I was at the Golden Core Stage. As my cultivation improved, the whale’s swimming speed couldn’t keep up with mine, so I stopped riding them.

“This sea route leads to Penglai Island, which is why we keep seeing them.”

Lu Yang nodded. It seems these whales are equivalent to Great Xia’s flying vessels.

“Hero Yan, if you really have no energy left, how about taking a ride inside the whale’s belly?” Man Gu kindly suggested.

Hero Yan nodded feebly. He wasn’t short on money now. It was just that recalling his high spirits at the start of the journey made him feel a bit embarrassed.

~~~

The six of them successfully arrived at Penglai Island. Their journey had been peaceful and uneventful.

Except for when they entered a whale’s belly and coincidentally encountered the whale being hijacked by plundering cultivators who demanded that all passengers hand over their belongings. Later, Lu Yang and the others righteously intervened and discovered a group of armed escorts disguised as ordinary cultivators, responsible for transporting goods. The plundering cultivators’ target was precisely this shipment. They robbed everyone to cover up their true motive.

And except for when the whale accidentally entered a sea vortex and was transported to an unknown secret domain, where a Fusion Stage demon was sealed. It was later discovered that a passenger had long been bewitched by the demon and had deliberately lured everyone into the secret domain as a sacrifice. Fortunately, among the passengers was the only daughter of a Fusion Stage True Lord. She had run away from home and disguised herself as a man, chatting jovially with Lu Yang and the others. When the daughter met with danger, her father came to the rescue, dealt with the demon, and sent everyone and the whale back to their original sea route. The daughter then had to bid farewell to Lu Yang and the others.

And except for when Hero Yan regained his energy and left the whale, only to come across a battle between the Sea Rabbit Tribe and the Clam Tribe during their flight. The war started because the Clam Tribe had lost a supreme treasure, and suspicion fell on the Sea Rabbit Tribe. Lu Yang later discovered that the lost treasure was the same goods the armed escorts from before were transporting. After retrieving the supreme treasure, the war ceased. Through meticulous analysis, Lu Yang deduced that the Clam Tribe Chieftain’s daughter was responsible. According to her confession, she had fallen in love with someone outside, which wasn’t recognized by her tribe. To seek revenge, she stole the clam pearl, inciting the war. The previous group of plundering cultivators had been arranged by her lover.

~~~

“We’ve finally arrived at Penglai Island. The public security in the East Sea is really poor. We encountered so many incidents despite just riding a whale,” Lu Yang grumbled softly.

Meng Jingzhou and the other three nodded in agreement, commenting that the East Sea’s environment was far inferior to Great Xia’s.

Hero Yan looked at the five with a strange expression. I rode whales countless times when I was at the Foundation Establishment and Golden Core Stages and never encountered a single incident.

Is it too late to distance myself from them now?

If all else fails, I can even cripple my own cultivation; the spirit vein can be downgraded too.