Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 768: Four Gourd Brothers

Tao Yaoye’s cheeks burned a fierce scarlet as her mind raced, trying to figure out what she should do next.

What was the arrangement in the script? After being rescued by Senior Brother Lu Yang, how am I supposed to react?

Her nervous gaze fixed on Lu Yang’s eyes, where she detected an almost imperceptible flicker of excitement lurking in their depths.

Could it be that despite his talk about acting more convincingly, Senior Brother Lu Yang is also flustered while carrying me in his arms?

She watched as Lu Yang gently set her down on the shore, his movements tender as he strove to conceal the overwhelming emotions in his eyes. With buoyant steps, he spun around and dashed toward Xiao Xinghai.

“Demonic fiend, don’t flee! Battle me for three hundred rounds!”

Xiao Xinghai refused to be cowed. “Who are you? How dare you interfere with this esteemed one’s plans?!”

“You are not worthy of knowing my name! Since you wish to play the hero, you shall stay here as well!”

“Then let’s see if you have the capability!”

Lu Yang wielded the Innate Treasure Sword that came with the Innate Red Gourd. With self-taught proficiency, he charged at Xiao Xinghai with fierce battle cries.

Lying on the bank, Tao Yaoye turned her head to watch Lu Yang, who was thoroughly engrossed in his performance, lost in the moment. Do I have no more scenes after this?

The Metamorphic Immortal Grass crawled out from Tao Yaoye’s clothes and kindly suggested, “How about you eat one of my leaves, gain a few centuries of cultivation, and then forcefully have your way with that Lu Yang?”

Tao Yaoye seriously contemplated the suggestion.

“Kunpeng Nine Transformations!” 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Xiao Xinghai’s aura surged explosively, his body swelling several times in size. Like a golden rampart, he slammed into Lu Yang, churning up countless waves.

Lu Yang retreated repeatedly, but Xiao Xinghai was under the effects of the Kunpeng Nine Transformations. Despite the latter’s massive size, he was agile and nimble, impossible to defeat by retreating a few steps.

“Heavenly Mountain Seven Swords!”

Lu Yang imitated the corresponding hand seal with finesse, randomly inventing a sword technique’s name. With a light swing, afterimages transformed into countless real swords, forming a sword compass that blocked Xiao Xinghai’s hit,

This was a simplified version of One Sword Into Ten Thousand Swords.

“Peng Transformation!”

Xiao Xinghai transformed into a great Peng. Lu Yang seized the chance to flip himself onto the bird’s back. Xiao Xinghai tried to shake Lu Yang off, soaring high into the azure skies before diving violently into the frigid East Sea, all while spinning relentlessly. Yet, Lu Yang clung desperately to the feathers, refusing to let go.

The human and the peng battled fiercely in the sky.

“Demonic fiend! You have a thousand years of cultivation, so why commit evil?!”

“Heaven and earth are not benevolent, treating all beings as straw dogs;[1] I treat all living beings as food—what is wrong with that?!”

Xiao Xinghai grew more agitated the longer they fought. He let out a long bird cry, which gradually grew smoother and deeper in tone. His body also began to change, transforming into a golden true dragon that was several dozen zhang long.

“Dang, Dragon Transformation Mantra?” Lu Yang recognized Xiao Xinghai’s move. He wasn’t acting; he was genuinely surprised.

When Lu Yang was impersonating the Heavenly Court Creed, he had learned from the Everlasting Immortal Fairy about ancient divine abilities that appeared famous at a glance, among which the Dragon Transformation Mantra was mentioned. However, for various reasons, Lu Yang hadn’t learned the Dragon Transformation Mantra but had instead learned Swallowing Heaven Devouring Earth.

“You’re a Kunpeng, yet you also learned the Dragon Transformation Mantra?” Prior to this, Lu Yang had always assumed that only humans learned the Dragon Transformation Mantra.

“Learn from others’ strengths to offset one’s weaknesses. The Dragon Tribe is stronger than our Kunpeng Tribe—that I have to admit,” Xiao Xinghai said with a grin, utterly unbothered.

“Look at the Dragon Tribe. They have the Dragon Ancestor, a half-immortal. I heard news from the Demon Region that she is also the Qilin Immortal’s wife, just like the Phoenix Ancestor. She can strut around with dominance among half-immortals.

“Meanwhile, look at our Kunpeng Tribe. We don’t even have half a half-immortal. It’s perfectly normal for me to learn the Dragon Tribe’s strengths. If we don’t learn from the strengths of other races, how can we make the Kunpeng Tribe stronger?”

Lu Yang felt that Xiao Xinghai made a rather reasonable point. Judging that he had fought enough with Xiao Xinghai, he consciously allowed himself to be defeated, making way for the next gourd brother to enter the scene.

“Ah—!” Lu Yang let out a miserable scream and fell onto the shore, lying next to Tao Yaoye.

The orange gourd split open. Wearing oversized orange shorts, Meng Jingzhou made a dazzling entrance.

“Demonic fiend! How dare you harm my brother! You’re courting death!”

Like a rocket launching, Meng Jingzhou stamped the ground fiercely and leaped into the sky. Carrying on Lu Yang’s unfinished cause, he battled Xiao Xinghai, who was in dragon form.

Lu Yang and Tao Yaoye lay side by side, resting their heads on their arms as they watched Meng Jingzhou slay the dragon—or perhaps the dragon slay Meng Jingzhou.

With the support of the Nirvana True Fire, Meng Jingzhou turned into a fire phoenix and clashed with Xiao Xinghai.

After the dragon transformation, Xiao Xinghai was indeed in a better state than when using the Kunpeng Nine Transformations. The Dragon Tribe was renowned for their formidable physical bodies, and Meng Jingzhou was similarly famed for his. The two fought to an impasse.

“When constructing the Dreamlike Bubble Mirage, edit out the smiles on both their faces,” Lu Yang reminded Tao Yaoye.

Meng Jingzhou and Xiao Xinghai could barely contain their grins as they fought, looking like they were suffering from holding back their laughter.

Soon after, Meng Jingzhou also let out a miserable scream and fell, lying next to Lu Yang.

Then, Man Gu jumped out of the yellow gourd, and Li Haoran popped out of the green gourd.

The four Gourd Brothers were defeated one after another. They lay on the ground, their fates unknown, while Xiao Xinghai laughed arrogantly in the air.

“It looks like this time I can not only devour a cultivator prodigy but also obtain four Innate Treasure Gourds!”

At that moment, the gourd vine flickered with a light of hope that roused inspiration in people’s hearts. The Four Gourd Brothers glowed with red, orange, yellow, and green light. They drifted into the air and were shrouded by the light, fusing with it and becoming an entirely new entity.

Little Gourd Lu Yang, shimmering with four kinds of light, made his entrance!

Once Little Gourd Lu Yang appeared, he brought an indescribably immense pressure upon Xiao Xinghai, causing a bead of cold sweat to appear on Xiao Xinghai’s forehead.

Meng Jingzhou and the other two exited the scene, watching Lu Yang adorn himself with four colors as he flew into the air. Lu Yang grabbed Xiao Xinghai’s tail and smashed him into the water, ripping out the dragon’s tendon. Xiao Xinghai’s tongue was stuck out as he floated up to the sea’s surface.

A perfect finale.

After all, it was acting; they wouldn’t really rip out a dragon’s tendon. This was a prop provided by Xiao Xinghai—a sturgeon tendon.

To celebrate the conclusion of the first act, Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou, and Man Gu lit a fire, roasting the sturgeon tendon before sharing it with everyone.

“What a great flavor!” Xiao Xinghai exclaimed, his eyes lighting up after taking a bite of the steaming roasted sturgeon tendon. Sea tribes rarely used barbecue as a cooking method.

“Let’s rest for a while. Next, we’ll perform the second act: The Kunpeng Floods Penglai Island, the Gourd Brothers Slit Their Throats to Sacrifice Themselves to Heaven and Earth, and the Gourd Immortal Intervenes to Save Them.”

Considering Yun Zhi wasn’t fond of public appearances, during the script discussions, the group changed her character to the Gourd Immortal who planted the Innate Gourd seeds.

“Alright.” Everyone was on a roll, growing more fervent the more they acted.

Suddenly, Su Yiren pointed at a mass of mist floating above the sea not far away, looking bewildered. “What is that?”

Xiao Xinghai turned to look, and his expression changed dramatically. “Oh no! It’s a Fata Morgana! Run!”

“Fata Morgana?”

Hearing this, Su Yiren summoned her powers, pulling everyone as she ran in the opposite direction. As she ran, she activated the power of rules.

“I hereby establish the rule: [The Mist Shall Disperse]!”

The mist remained completely unaffected.

The mass of mist moved far too quickly. Before Su Yiren could fly a distance away, the mist enveloped them, swallowing them whole.

1. Chugou are ceremonial objects as substitutes for real dog sacrifices in ancient China. They were discarded or burned once their ritual purpose was served. The term is used as a symbol for lowly and useless things. ☜