Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 758: The Popular Li Haoran

At the Immortal Appraisal Convention, the robes of the two Fusion Stage True Lords fluttered as they eyed each other frigidly, neither giving in. The auras they released collided on the arena stage, forming two distinctly separate fields.

“Fellow Daoist Su, this person is not even twenty. How could he be your husband? Isn’t your excuse too clumsy?” The Mystic Spirit Daoist Priest stared fixedly at Su Yiren, trying to find a flaw in her reaction.

The Mystic Spirit Daoist Priest was famous for her beauty in the East Sea. As a fellow peerlessly beautiful female cultivator, she felt a natural animosity toward Su Yiren from Great Xia.

Su Yiren replied calmly, “Haoran and I are already engaged. His parents have acknowledged this marriage. How can it be considered an excuse?”

Her words caused an uproar. The crowd present was shocked, but more so envious and jealous.

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“Good heavens, engaged before twenty? How is that possible? Does being handsome really draw so many suitors?”

“I’m so envious. His cultivation isn’t high, yet he’s favored by two Fusion Stage True Lords. If only I had such luck.”

“You don’t say. If I could attach myself to a Fusion Stage True Lord, I wouldn’t need to cultivate for the rest of my life.”

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“Fellow Daoist Su seems to be in fine spirits.”

“Can’t compare to Fellow Daoist Mystic Spirit seducing married men.”

The Mystic Spirit Daoist Priest placed her index finger in her mouth and pulled out a strand of saliva, the other end still clinging to the tip of her extended tongue. She gazed affectionately at Li Haoran. “So what if he’s a married man? Handsome youth, I see your kidney water is abundant. It must be that Fellow Daoist Su is unwilling to give her body to you. Why not submit to me? I can make you ascend to the heavens tonight and provide all your cultivation resources in the future.”

Su Yiren chuckled lightly, not taking the Mystic Spirit Daoist Priest seriously. “Heh, do you think degrading yourself can seduce my husband? Milord, between me and Fellow Daoist Mystic Spirit, who do you choose?”

Feeling the weighty gazes of both Su Yiren and the Mystic Spirit Daoist Spirit upon him, Li Haoran’s scalp tingled.

If possible, I don’t want to choose either. But judging by the current situation, I’m afraid choosing neither will make it difficult to leave the Immortal Appraisal Convention alive.

He forcibly pulled out Qin Haoran’s memories and earnestly grasped Su Yiren’s hand. Su Yiren froze, not expecting Li Haoran to act so boldly.

“Yiren, I’ve always liked you.”

Before Su Yiren could say anything, the Mystic Spirit Daoist Priest reacted first.

“Fine, fine, fine! Since you refuse to choose me, don’t blame me for using some methods!”

Twelve flying swords hovered behind the Mystic Spirit Daoist Priest, their tips pointed outward. They formed a circle and rotated slowly.

These were the twelve Evil-Vanquishing Swords that the Penglai Island Lord had personally refined for the Mystic Spirit Daoist Priest, a testament to his fondness for his only daughter.

The Mystic Spirit Daoist Priest’s aptitude was average. Even her current Fusion Stage cultivation was merely a result of the Penglai Island Lord stuffing her with countless pills and elixirs. She could barely reach the Fusion Stage, let alone the Transcendent Tribulation Stage.

However, Transcendent Tribulation cultivators had long lifespans, meaning the Penglai Island Lord could protect the Mystic Spirit Daoist Priest for a lifetime. This led to her acting wantonly without considering consequences.

If she took a fancy to a male concubine, she would just seize him. Fan Chong’s handsome appearance might have played a part in her decision to take him as a disciple.

Of course, Fan Chong was now bald, bruised and swollen, with multiple burns and severe poisoning—nothing to do with handsomeness.

The twelve Evil-Vanquishing Swords morphed into twelve cyan rays of light that burst forth, slicing through space and forming a sword array that emitted sharp sword cries.

Su Yiren clenched her jade-like hands and threw a punch, stirring up boundless air currents that blew away the twelve Evil-Vanquishing Swords.

The Mystic Spirit Daoist Priest’s expression changed, not expecting Su Yiren to break the sword array in this manner. She wanted to create distance between them, but Su Yiren wouldn’t give her the chance, staying close for melee combat. Su Yiren’s slender and pale body contained terrifying power. Every punch she delivered was enough to cause spatial fluctuations.

Li Haoran’s face turned pallid at this sight. Despite Su Yiren’s delicate appearance, she was actually a physique cultivator.

Lu Yang still had the energy to comment. “Junior Brother Li is so fortunate, having two Fusion Stage True Lords get jealous and vie for his affection.”

Lu Yang waited for a while but didn’t see Meng Jingzhou playing the straight man. He turned and saw Meng Jingzhou gnashing his teeth.

Oh, a Double Nascent Soul expert is also jealous.

Lu Yang was used to seeing Fusion Stage battles, especially high-level ones involving the elders. The fight between Su Yiren and the Mystic Spirit Daoist Priest, both Basic Fusion cultivators, was merely a minor scuffle.

Despite Lu Yang feeling this way, it didn’t mean everyone did. Those qualified to be invited to the Immortal Appraisal Convention were all notable figures in the East Sea, accompanied by retainers wherever they went and enjoying refined lifestyles. Even so, most of them had never seen a Fusion Stage True Lord fight in their lives.

A refreshing sea breeze blew past. An old man stood right in the center of the arena and assumed a Taiji stance. He turned both hands and defused Su Yiren’s and the Mystic Spirit Daoist Priest’s attacks.

“Fellow Daoists, could you cease hostilities on my account? I think the priority should be to neutralize the poison for Junior Nephew Fan Chong.

The two tacitly stopped attacking and snorted coldly at the same time.

“As I thought, it’s the Wind-Stabilizing Savant who intervened to stop this battle.”

“He is the Wind-Stabilizing Savant, reputed as the number one expert under the Penglai Island Lord. I heard he was defeated by the Taciturn...”

“Shh! Do you want to die? You even dared to say such things!” 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Su Yiren linked arms with Li Haoran as they returned to the rest area, where Lu Yang and the others were. She adopted a gentle and demure demeanor like a fragile bird, a stark contrast to the combatant she was moments ago.

“Many thanks for your assistance, Senior Su.” Lu Yang cupped his fists in gratitude. Actually, he wanted to call her “younger sister-in-law” but feared Li Haoran would settle scores with him later.

“It was just a trifling effort.” Su Yiren was humble. She believed that given their statuses, Lu Yang and the others certainly had contingencies. “This Immortal Appraisal Convention isn’t very interesting. Let’s leave.”

Under everyone’s envious gaze, Su Yiren led Lu Yang and the other four away.

“Wait, five people, extraordinary combat power... Could it be Fangshan Island...” One of the invited cultivators suddenly thought of something.

“Fellow Daoist, do you know something?” a nearby cultivator asked.

The invited cultivator didn’t hide anything. News about Fangshan Island would reach Penglai Island in days. “Before departing, I heard that a rare treasure had emerged on Fangshan Island. Twelve Divine Transfiguration cultivators went to seize it but were stopped by five Intermediate Nascent Soul cultivators.”

The commotion from the battle on Fangshan Island was huge. “One Mengs Into Ten Thousand Mengs,” which created hordes of Meng Jingzhous covering the sky, was especially noticeable.

“Five Intermediate Nascent Soul cultivators stopped twelve Divine Transfiguration cultivators?” that person gasped. How is that possible? Challenging beyond one’s levels is already heaven-defying, yet they could even fight one against many?

The person who was in the know lowered his voice. “Not just stopped—they captured them alive!”

“Captured alive?! Is that even possible?!”

“Of course, it’s possible. It’s said that those five Nascent Soul cultivators employed the Five-Elements Sect’s Five-Elements Combat Tactic during the fight. That’s an untransmitted secret from the Five-Elements Sect, implying that they must be disciples, probably even direct successors of the sect leader!”

“Five-Elements Sect disciples are actually so terrifying.”