Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 769: Fata Morgana

The Fata Morgana was a mysterious phenomenon that had long circulated in legends of the East Sea. It was said that the Mirage-Clam Tribe was once immensely powerful, ranking among the Ten Great Races of the East Sea. Their most renowned divine ability was the Fata Morgana. Eight thousand years ago, an old ancestor accidentally fell into qi deviation while comprehending a spell and lost control of the Fata Morgana, which swallowed the Mirage-Clam Tribe’s core members.

From then on, the Mirage-Clam Tribe fell from its position as one of the Ten Great Races. The Fata Morgana that went out of control drifted aimlessly through the East Sea, devouring living beings, be they human or seafolk.

Some living beings managed to walk out of the Fata Morgana. They either emerged unscathed or insane and deranged.

Still, more vanished within the Fata Morgana, never to appear again.

According to the recollections of those who came out safely, they encountered the vanished individuals inside the Fata Morgana. However, those people were controlled by illusions and were extremely hostile.

Once, several Transcendent Tribulation demon emperors joined forces, attempting to disperse the Fata Morgana. They ran into the Mirage-Clam old ancestor, who had already gone insane. The old ancestor battled the group until he died from exhaustion. However, even after his death, the Fata Morgana did not dissipate.

Since then, no one had attempted to deal with the Fata Morgana. Instead, it was regarded as a moving calamity that everyone should flee upon sight.

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“What? The life tablet can’t sense Xinghai’s location anymore?!” Chieftain Xiao was recuperating from his injuries when he discovered that Xiao Xinghai’s life tablet had extinguished for no reason. This didn’t signify death but rather that he had moved beyond the life tablet’s detection range.

“Going beyond the life tablet’s range means they’ve entered a fairly high-level secret domain? No, that’s not right. Although Xinghai likes to fool around, he wouldn’t dare to lead guests into a secret domain without a word!

“Could they have been swept into some place... Damn it, it’s the Fata Morgana!” Chieftain Xiao quickly realized.

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“Yo, Chieftain Xiao, why do you have the time to come here today?!” The Mirage-Clam Tribe Chieftain hurried out to greet Chieftain Xiao upon hearing the latter had arrived.

Chieftain Xiao had no leisure for pleasantries with the Mirage-Clam Tribe Chieftain now. His emerald-green eyes icily stared at the Mirage-Clamb Tribe Chieftain, his hooked beak poking the latter’s forehead.

“Let me tell you, my son and my tribe’s esteemed guests are trapped inside that Fata Morgana your tribe created. If anything happens to even one of them, you can expect retaliation!”

The Mirage-Clam Tribe Chieftain turned ashen pale.

“Tell me, how exactly does one escape from the Fata Morgana?!” Chieftain Xiao was prepared to enter the Fata Morgana for a search and rescue operation. Before coming to the Mirage-Clam Tribe, he had already dispatched people to locate the moving mist near their territory, confirming his suspicion.

The Mirage-Clam Tribe Chieftain looked as if he wanted to cry but had no tears. “Chieftain Xiao, that thing isn’t a Fata Morgana at all! If it were, our tribe wouldn’t be completely helpless!”

“It’s not a Fata Morgana?”

“Yes! Eight thousand years ago, an old ancestor discovered a mysterious space. He said if he could comprehend its secrets, he might become a half-immortal. For that purpose, he set up layer upon layer of arrays and entered seclusion.

“Later, no one knows what the old ancestor did, but the mysterious space erupted, becoming a mass of mist. Those arrays proved utterly useless. The old ancestor’s seclusion site was at our tribe’s core area, so when the mysterious space erupted, it devoured the majority of our core members.”

Chieftain Xiao’s expression grew increasingly grave.

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“What do we do now?” Lu Yang’s group was trapped within the Fata Morgana, not daring to move.

They attempted to scout out the place with their spiritual consciousness, only to find that their spiritual consciousness could barely advance an inch here; even Su Yiren at the Fusion Stage was no exception.

Only Man Gu wasn’t knowledgeable about this aspect and was unaware of the Fata Morgana’s terrors. After Xiao Xinghai’s brief explanation, he was also frightened.

“According to the recollections of those who walked out safely, you can leave this place regardless of whether you stay in place or wander aimlessly!” Xiao Xinghai recalled the information. When he mentioned “walked out safely,” he referred to those who hadn’t gone insane.

“So we can leave no matter what we do?” Man Gu asked.

“It’s not that simple. Those who went insane and those who vanished within the Fata Morgana probably all did the same things, so whether we emerge safely is a matter of luck.

“With good luck, nothing will happen, and the Fata Morgana will leave us. With slightly bad luck, you’d get attacked by someone previously trapped here, but after dragging it out for a while, you can still leave. According to records, more than one Fusion cultivator is trapped here. With even worse luck, you could either get killed or be driven insane by the illusions.”

“Immortal Fairy, do you have any solution for this situation?” The Fata Morgana was famous throughout the East Sea. Lu Yang knew this wasn’t a situation he could handle himself; he needed to ask for help.

Transformed into a mermaid, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was lying on the sea and sleeping. Lu Yang’s words roused her, and she woke up reluctantly. “What is it... yawn... What happened?”

“We’re trapped in a Fata Morgana.”

“Fata Morgana? The Mirage-Clam Tribe’s divine ability... yawn... Isn’t that something you can disperse with a breath?

“Wait, this isn’t a Fata Morgana. How could the Mirage-Clamb Tribe have the capability to create something like this?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was well aware of the Mirage-Clamb Tribe’s abilities.

“Then what is this?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy frowned, her tone solemn. “A remnant site of an immortal battle! Both combatants were immortals. This place is filled with traces left by the immortal battle and their Dao Fruits! Tell me, why did you say this was a Fata Morgana earlier?”

Lu Yang recounted all the legends about the Fata Morgana.

“A Fata Morgana created by the Mirage-Clamb Tribe’s Transcendent Tribulation cultivator... That’s definitely a lie.

“It’s more likely that the Mirage-Clamb Tribe’s Transcendent Tribulation cultivator sensed the traces of an immortal battle here and attempted to use this method to comprehend an Incipient Dao Fruit. In the end, he accidentally lost control and caused the residual power of this remnant immortal battleground to erupt and devour him as well.”

“Then whose battlefield was this?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy carefully surveyed the remnant immortal battle site. “I can sense that one of the parties was the Qilin Immortal. His Law of the Jungle Dao Fruit suits every demon race—it’s their inherent nature. Perhaps the Mirage-Clam Tribe’s Transcendent Tribulation cultivator vaguely sensed it too!

“But that’s not right. In my recollection, after the Qilin Immortal became an immortal, he never experienced such a battle!”

Lu Yang also grew nervous, realizing something was amiss. “Is it the battle between the Four Ancient Immortals and the mastermind after you perished, Immortal Fairy?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy shook her head. “Probably not. This battle wasn’t that extreme, but this was absolutely not a friendly spar—it was a fight to the death.”

Lu Yang pondered. How could this be? The Four Ancient Immortals’ enemy should only be the mastermind. Who else could the Qilin Immortal have fought?

Wait, there might actually be someone.

“Immortal Fairy, do you remember that after you perished, there was the Ember Legacy Dynasty? The Ember Legacy is suspected to have produced an immortal who deliberately erased the dynasty’s existence.

“Could the Qilin Immortal’s opponent have been the immortal born during the Ember Legacy Dynasty?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy mused, “An immortal born during the Ember Legacy Dynasty? That’s indeed possible.”