Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 932: Visiting the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace

Stretching across the expanse between the Central Continent and the Extreme North lay an unbroken chain of snow-capped mountains. Snow fell throughout the year there, and clear skies were rare.

“So this is the legendary Great Snow Mountain.” Lu Yang stood at the mountain’s base. Shielding his eyes, he gazed upward. Beyond the swirling, feathery snowflakes, a majestic, pure-white mountain lay quietly before him.

“It’s hardly legendary.” Lan Ting chuckled from beside him. “It’s merely because the place is too remote, and few are willing to come here.”

This was spoken out of modesty. The Moon Laurel Immortal Palace was considered a semi-reclusive immortal sect, rarely engaging with the outside world. Any external communication, such as seeking their aid, issuing missions, convening meetings for the righteous path, and arranging immortal sect gatherings, passed through the Great Communications Hall at the mountain’s foot.

However, there were exceptions in which outsiders could proceed directly to the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace without these procedures. For instance, when Lan Ting escorted Lu Yang up the mountain, it was what the common folk typically referred to as “using connections to enter through the back door.”

Along the small winding path leading up the mountain, small trees resembling translucent jade frequently appeared on both sides. Taller than a man, they were as exquisite as works of art.

“Are these moon laurel trees?” Lu Yang asked. It was his first time encountering a living one; previously, he had only seen their branches in the outside world.

Moon laurel trees grew only on the Great Snow Mountain. Removed from this environment, no divine method could sustain their lives.

“Mmm. The entire Great Snow Mountain is covered with them. Legend has it that during a war among ancient immortals three hundred thousand years ago, the stars were remolded into continents, and the moon was transformed into what is now the Great Snow Mountain.”

“Immortal Fairy, is that true?” Lu Yang sought confirmation from the intermittently effective Everlasting Immortal Fairy.

“Probably. Analyzing the soil composition beneath our feet, it is indeed the moon. In our era, moon laurel trees did grow on the moon. The jade rabbits often dug burrows beneath them. The Nine-Layers Immortal frequently visited the moon to catch jade rabbits for breeding, and the Heaven Mandate Immortal regularly took his Heaven-Splitting Axe to chop down moon laurel trees on the moon and bring them back for me to use as firewood.

“Let me tell you, food cooked over moon laurel wood carries a unique fragrance; no other type of wood can produce a similar aroma.”

The two climbed the Great Snow Mountain at a leisurely pace. Towering thirty thousand meters high, it was the tallest peak in the cultivation world, and ordinary cultivators found it difficult to scale. However, Lu Yang and Lan Ting were already at the Divine Transfiguration Stage, so climbing the mountain was as effortless as walking on level ground.

The closer they drew to the summit, the more frequently moon laurel trees appeared, and the taller they became, all exceeding ten meters.

When Lu Yang climbed onto a massive rocky platform, he beheld a pristine white palace nestled among the mountain peaks, magnificent and ethereal, resembling an immortal realm. It was the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace, known to many through hearsay, but a place few had set foot in.

Lan Ting led Lu Yang to the entrance. Spotting a man approaching, the two female disciples on guard duty instinctively grew vigilant, raising their spears to bar the way.

Just as Lan Ting was about to explain, the two disciples recognized Lu Yang. Their hesitant voices were tinged with delight as they asked, “Could you be Senior Brother Lu Yang from the Dao-Seeking Sect?”

Lu Yang nodded, though he couldn’t help but feel that the gazes of these two female disciples were somewhat unusual.

Lan Ting inwardly exclaimed, Oh dear! I had only thought of inviting Lu Yang to the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace to bring us closer, but I had forgotten just how popular he is here!

“Did Young Master Meng, the Imperial City’s Buddha Scion, not come?” The two female disciples peered about, eager to catch a glimpse of the legendary, aloof Buddha Scion, who was renowned for his unsmiling demeanor, his distance from women, and his wholehearted devotion to the Dao.

“He’s at a critical stage in his cultivation, so it’s not convenient for him to come here,” Lu Yang replied. This was the truth. Given Meng Jingzhou’s current situation, the most important thing was to distance himself from female allure. A place like the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace, which is teeming with beauties, is a forbidden zone for him.

“So that’s how it is. Senior Brother, please enter.” Without needing any explanation from Lan Ting, the two female disciples directly permitted his passage.

Just as Lan Ting had said earlier, the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace’s rules were not actually so strict.

Of course, whether the rules were strict mainly depended on who the visitor was. If it were the Taciturn Daoist Priest, the treatment wouldn’t have been so favorable.

Lan Ting was already beginning to regret bringing Lu Yang here. It would have been better to simply host him at my own home.

But I’ve already brought him to the entrance. It’s too late for regrets.

Within the immortal palace, everything was adorned with silver. In the vast expanse of white, a thick layer of snow blanketed the eaves and gathered on the treetops.

The Moon Laurel Immortal Palace naturally possessed the ability to clear the snow, but its founder, the Moonchaser True Person, believed this environment to be conducive to cultivating luna power and that there was no need to erect a barrier to keep the heavy snow outside.

“I’ll take you to see my shifu first,” Lan Ting said.

Lu Yang’s expression shifted subtly.

Lan Ting’s shifu, Luo Hongxia, also the palace leader of the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace, was from the same era as the Taciturn Daoist Priest. She was a highly respected elder, but Lu Yang had defeated her when her cultivation had been suppressed to the same level as his.

Perhaps one couldn’t exactly say that Lu Yang had defeated her. To be more accurate, it was the Everlasting Immortal Fairy who took over Lu Yang’s body who defeated her, leaving her mouth stuffed with leaves.

Fearing that other disciples would discover Lu Yang’s presence, Lan Ting hurriedly tugged him along to find her shifu.

Unfortunately, no matter their speed, they couldn’t run within the immortal palace. Along the way, they encountered several disciples, all of whom recognized the renowned Lu Yang.

Before they could even open their mouths to inquire, Lan Ting had already pulled Lu Yang away and run into the distance.

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“Shifu, look who I’ve brought!” Lan Ting announced excitedly upon arriving at the palace leader’s cave abode.

“Lu Yang?” A flicker of discomfort crossed Luo Hongxia’s face as memories of being beaten by him surfaced.

“Junior Lu Yang pays respects to Palace Leader Luo.” Lu Yang was always well-behaved before elders; the only times he wasn’t obedient were when the Everlasting Immortal Fairy had taken over his body.

“Shifu, while I was out on a mission, I ran into a Heartless Creed elder. It was Senior Brother Lu Yang who appeared and saved me. I thought I should invite him to our immortal palace as a guest. May I?”

As the palace leader’s disciple, Lan Ting possessed life-preserving techniques. Even without Lu Yang’s intervention, her life wouldn’t have been in danger. However, this didn’t prevent her from framing the events in a different way.

Luo Hongxia’s eye twitched almost imperceptibly. You’ve already brought him before me, yet you’re still asking if you may? Can I really say no?

Seeing Lan Ting’s rare display of delight, Luo Hongxia sighed inwardly. I’ve long advised keeping a distance from Dao-Seeking Sect disciples, lest they influence one’s thinking. My good disciple has clearly paid no heed to my words.

A daughter grown is a daughter lost; you can’t restrain a girl once she’s grown up.

She sighed again in her heart, though her countenance remained composed. “Since you’re indebted to him for saving your life, inviting him to our immortal palace as a guest doesn’t count as violating the rules.”

Having obtained her shifu’s approval, Lan Ting gleefully led Lu Yang out of the cave abode.

As soon as they pushed open the door, they found it crowded by numerous disciples, a flurry of beauties that left Lu Yang dazzled and disoriented. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

“We finally get to meet the legendary Senior Brother Lu Yang?”

“Don’t push, don’t push.”

“Senior Brother Lu Yang, how long will you be staying at the immortal palace?”

“Senior Brother Lu Yang, can you tell us what the Dragon Ancient Ancestor is like?”

The immortal palace disciples were immensely curious about this Senior Brother Lu Yang, who was surrounded by numerous legends. News of his arrival had spread swiftly, and everyone flocked to the door, eager to see how the real Lu Yang compared to his portraits.

When had Lu Yang encountered so many beautiful female cultivators? He was momentarily at a loss, a rare expression of embarrassment creeping onto his visage.