Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 764: Black Feather Venerable Lord

The Kunpeng Tribe’s old ancestor moved with extreme speed, so fast that the group couldn’t discern the surrounding scenery at all. The view changed at the speed of lightning. Even a single glance at the outside world would induce dizziness.

Suddenly, they felt a void beneath their feet. The water sphere restraining them vanished, and they all dropped to the ground like dumplings into a pot.

Fortunately, the fall wasn’t from a great height, so no one was injured. They simply tumbled about, their appearances somewhat unseemly.

“Why is the ground so rough?” Man Gu complained as he rubbed his buttocks.

“No, this isn’t ground. It’s a bird nest,” Li Haoran stated solemnly.

Beneath their feet were criss-crossed branches, each as thick as two men, though it was unknown what kind of tree they had been removed from. The nest itself was boundless, stretching a full thousand li. Even if Lu Yang and the others flew with maximum power, it would take them a considerable time to reach its edge.

Li Haoran’s expression turned grim as an ominous rumor came to mind. “I heard that in ancient times, ferocious birds would venture out to capture prey to feed their young. Meanwhile, we talented cultivators who train all year round possess pure spirit energy refined to an unparalleled degree. That makes us prime nourishment, most suitable for feeding fledglings!”

Man Gu was startled. He recalled his tribe’s records, which corroborated Li Haoran’s words. “Our Barbarian Tribe has similar records. Ancient Barbarians would venture out to hunt food to feed their young. The most suitable food in ancient times was the various ferocious beasts, whose pure spirit energy was refined to an unparalleled degree.”

Everyone looked at Man Gu with strange expressions, silently edging away from him.

Sensing the tense atmosphere, Li Haoran hastily added, “But the situation isn’t beyond salvage yet. I’ve also heard that ancient ferocious birds would pit the fledglings against captured cultivators in combat to train their young. Usually, the cultivation levels of the fledgling and the cultivator would match. If we can defeat the fledglings, we may have a chance to escape.”

A gust of black wind swept past, causing the group to shiver with a bone-piercing chill.

They looked up to see the shadowy figure reveal its true form—an enormous Peng bird. Its spread wings spanned a thousand li, and its feathers were as black as ink. The nest was shrouded in its shadow. It then shrank in size, transforming into a human form, with the appearance of a man past middle age. He had narrow, deeply set eyes that gleamed ruthlessly.

It was the Kunpeng Tribe’s old ancestor, the Black Feather Venerable Lord!

“This esteemed one has invited you all here to ask important questions. You must not lie!

“Are you all really disciples of the Five-Elements Sect? How has Shangguan Yu been recently?”

Shangguan Yu, Qiu Jin’an’s mother, was at the Transcendent Tribulation Stage.

The group, “...”

The identity as Five-Elements Sect disciples doesn’t seem as safe as we’d imagined.

Noticing their silence, the Black Feather Venerable Lord frowned slightly. “Are you not Five-Elements Sect disciples? That shouldn’t be. Didn’t you execute the Five-Elements Combat Tactic?

“You don’t know Shangguan Yu? But that’s not right either. I heard she often mingles among young cultivators like you. And you have those wooden tokens for protection; Shangguan Yu must have given them to you.”

The wooden tokens the Black Feather Venerable Lord mentioned were from their previous study exchange at the Five-Elements Sect. Upon seeing the Jianmu Tree, Shangguan Yu had made Lu Yang and the others call her “jiejie.” As a reward, she took a small branch section and crafted it into wooden tokens, gifting them to the group, who still wore those wooden tokens around their necks.

Lu Yang asked cautiously, “Senior...are you very close with Shangguan-jiejie?”

The Black Feather Venerable Lord revealed a smile that said it was a given. “Back when Shangguan Yu and I were still unaccomplished in our cultivation, we met in the East Sea. I was the one who guided her on a tour of the East Sea. Together, we explored secret domains, searched for immortal grasses, overcame hardships, and weathered difficulties. If not for Qiu Duanya’s sweet talk deceiving her heart, we two would have long tied the knot!

“If it weren’t for Qiu Duan’ya, Qiu Jin’an would have been my son!”

Qiu Duan’ya was Qiu Jin’an’s father, the previous sect leader of the Five-Elements Sect.

“What, haven’t you heard her speak of me?” the Black Feather Venerable Lord asked with displeasure upon noticing Lu Yang and the others looking utterly dumbfounded.

He had secretly admired Shangguan Yu for a long time but never dared to go to Great Xia to see her. Hearing that there were Five-Elements Sect disciples in the East Sea, he decided to take action personally, “inviting” Lu Yang and the others back to inquire about her recent situation.

For the sake of his pride, the Black Feather Venerable Lord had concealed his face when “inviting” them, worried about being recognized by outsiders. He saw through their disguises at a glance, but that was inconsequential. Since the five of them could perform the Five-Elements Combat Tactic and possessed the wooden tokens, he believed they were undoubtedly disciples of the Five-Elements Sect.

“Uh, actually, we are disciples of the Dao-Seeking Sect,” Lu Yang explained awkwardly, bracing himself.

“The Dao-Seeking Sect? Tang Shengyi’s grand-disciples?”

Seeing the Black Feather Venerable Lord’s expression threatening to shift from sunny to overcast, Lu Yang hurriedly added, “But we have a very good relationship with Shangguan-jiejie. She visited our Dao-Seeking Sect, and I was the one who hosted her.”

Hearing this, the Black Feather Venerable Lord’s expression improved. “Then how has she been recently?”

Lu Yang pondered for a moment and replied, “She seemed quite happy from what I saw.” This was the truth. Among the Transcendent Tribulation cultivators Lu Yang had met, Shangguan Yu was the most lively and cheerful.

“Does she have any plans to remarry?” The Black Feather Venerable Lord asked the most crucial question.

Lu Yang recalled Grandpa Ba’s unrequited longing for Shangguan Yu and figured she likely had no interest in him.

“Probably not.”

The Black Feather Venerable Lord hung his head, thoroughly dejected and disappointed. “So be it. It seems the predestined affinity between us has not yet arrived. What transpired here must not be disclosed to outsiders. Should I learn that this matter has been leaked, you all shall face punishment!”

“Yes,” the group hastily agreed, not daring to refuse.

“However, my Kunpeng Tribe is well-versed in etiquette. Since you have come to our tribe, we must offer proper hospitality.”

Once again, the Black Feather Venerable Lord enveloped the group in a water sphere. Transforming back into a black-winged great Peng bird, he soared out of the nest with a whoosh, diving downward.

North of the East Sea was a forest growing within the waters, the lofty trees reaching the clouds. The Black Feather Venerable Lord’s nest was constructed upon the tallest tree.

Below the nest lay the Kunpeng Tribe’s settlement. The group witnessed a giant Kun, accompanied by churning seawater and surging waves, momentarily breaking free from the sea’s surface and rising like a moving island. Its fish scales shimmered with a peculiar light, gradually dissolving and being replaced by robust feathers as it transformed into a Peng bird, soaring across the sky.

The Black Feather Venerable Lord brought the group to the Kunpeng Tribe’s chieftain.

Upon seeing the old ancestor suddenly bring six people over, the Kunpeng Tribe Chieftain quickly bowed. “Greetings, Old Ancestor.” 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

“These six are esteemed guests of our tribe. You must treat them with the utmost hospitality.”

“Yes yes yes.” The Kunpeng Tribe nodded repeatedly. He always handled matters instructed by the old ancestor to the best of his abilities.

“Chieftain Xiao?” Meng Jingzhou blurted upon seeing the Kunpeng Tribe’s chieftain.

Isn’t this the Chieftain Xiao who visited the Meng Family during the New Year and even gave me lucky yasui money?

Chieftain Xiao was taken aback. Seeing through Meng Jingzhou’s disguise, he appeared even more surprised than Meng Jingzhou. “Eldest Young Master Meng?

“Your Meng Family came directly for the Old Ancestor just to collect a debt?!”