Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 247: Would You Believe Me if I Said This Was an Accident?

With Lu Yang’s explanation, everyone finally realized they had made a huge mistake—the black “golden core” they had been examining for half a day wasn’t a golden core at all.

However, they couldn’t be entirely blamed. The excessive bile secretion leading to the formation of gallstones in Mountain-Shouldering Boars only happened to those minimally at the Golden Core Stage. Since the Eagle Mountain Five Heroes never had the chance to be in close quarters with Golden Core demon beasts, it was understandable that they weren’t aware.

Most importantly, who would have thought that Golden Core cultivators could develop gallstones?

“That’s perfectly normal,” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy replied in a matter-of-fact tone. “Mortals develop ordinary gallstones, so it’s only natural that Golden Core cultivators develop Golden Core gallstones. It makes perfect sense.

“You just lack experience. You know about viruses, right? Those things that live in your body and make you sick? I’ve witnessed cases of cultivators growing stronger, only to have their viruses grow stronger too. Ever seen a Nascent Soul cultivator catch a cold virus?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy proudly showed off her bizarre knowledge.

Lu Yang shook his head. Not only have I not seen such a thing, but I have never even heard of it.

“In ancient times, the viruses’ cultivation grew stronger alongside living beings, causing all sorts of trouble. When the Heaven Mandate Immortal established the lightning tribulation system, part of the consideration was to help high-level cultivators purge these viruses.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy disclosed yet another secret.

“Old Three, next time you can’t recognize something, don’t blindly shout nonsense!” the hook-nosed boss chided the third member of their group, who was in charge of dissection.

Old Three felt wronged. Just moments ago, all of you were making wild guesses so enthusiastically, and none of you could tell that this was a gallstone. Now you’re pinning the blame on me?

You can’t be unreasonable just because you’re the boss.

As he mulled over it, he casually pulled out the mountain boar’s gallbladder.

One, two, three, four, five... The phrase “Mountain-Shouldering Boars are full of gall” was not just a figure of speech—it was stating facts.

“Mountain-Shouldering Boars indeed had the gall. They charge at any demon they see, even dragons and phoenixes,” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy spoke from her personal experience.

“Wouldn’t they make enemies out of everyone?”

“Not really. Everyone shunned them. Think about it, most demon beasts rely on their mouths and claws in battle. But if you defeat a Mountain-Shouldering Boar, their bile will splatter all over you, and it’ll be unbearably bitter and nasty. Who could stand that?

“That said, I did create a delicacy based on the Mountain-Shouldering Boar’s unique trait, and it was widely praised.”

“What did you create?”

“Bile-stewed bitter melon. It’s great for clearing heat and detoxifying the body.”

Lu Yang involuntarily shuddered. “And you’re saying this was widely praised? Who had the honor of trying it?”

“The Nine-Layers Immortal! Back when he wasn’t an immortal yet, I saved him when he was severely poisoned. As he was on the brink of death, I made him a bowl of bile-stewed bitter melon to cleanse the toxins. When he slowly came to, he took a sip, commented ‘good,’ and then passed out again.

“Maybe it was because of the poison that he lost control of his body. When he saw me carrying the food over, he struggled desperately, his face contorted in a grimace as he uttered the word ‘good.’ So pitiful.”

“...That is quite pitiful.

“Was he cured of the poison?”

“Yes. After he woke up, he vomited for half a day and spat all the poison out.”

Lu Yang, “...”

Why does this detoxification method of yours sound completely different from what I had imagined?

“Enough talk, time for battle.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy kicked Lu Yang out of his mental space again.

“Battle?” Lu Yang muttered under his breath before reacting quickly. He extended his spiritual consciousness and scanned his surroundings.

“No one? Wait, no...they’re underground!” Lu Yang looked down and saw a depression in the ground—a demon beast was lurking underneath.

“Prepare for battle!” Lu Yang hollered to everyone, his heart palpitating as he felt a sense of dread from the demon beast beneath the ground.

Boom!

A giant earthworm as thick as a water vat emerged from the soil. It had four silver rings that shimmered under the moonlight. Opening its wide, bloodstained maw, it swallowed the two wild boars that had just been dissected.

Due to Lu Yang’s warning, everyone managed to dodge in time, swiftly jumping away and retreating before the earthworm fully emerged.

“What is this?” Meng Jingzhou was flabbergasted. An earthworm can be this powerful?

“It’s a Silver-Ringed Monarch Earthworm!” Lu Yang instantly recognized the demon beast. It was the king of the earthworm species. There’s a pair of these earthworms tilling the soil in the herb garden that Old Ba oversees.

Oh, it’s two pairs now.

The earthworm couple in the herb garden had five silver rings, with the sixth one in the process of forming, signifying that they were at the Apex Divine Transfiguration Stage. The earthworm before us has four silver rings, so it should be at the Nascent Soul Stage.

The more troublesome thing was that Lu Yang’s proud sword techniques hardly posed a threat to this earthworm. One swing of the sword could result in two earthworms, exacerbating matters.

After the Silver-Ringed Monarch Earthworm devoured the third wild boar demon that was roasted over the Three Flavor True Fire, it shifted its gaze to Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, clearly yet to be satiated.

The two had never faced a Nascent Soul opponent before, and the Eagle Mountain Five Heroes couldn’t help in such a situation.

“Heaven-Shaking Six Forms!” Meng Jingzhou was the first to strike. As his fists clenched with bulging veins, he displayed a vast aura, as if he could shake heaven and earth.

However, the Silver-Ringed Monarch Earthworm was coated in a layer of mucus. Meng Jingzhou’s packed punch couldn’t even make a scratch on its skin before its force was neutralized.

The Silver-Ringed Monarch Earthworm swung its tail and sent Meng Jingzhou flying, breaking several of his bones. If he weren’t a physique cultivator, this strike could have cost him his life.

The divide between the Nascent Soul and Foundation Establishment stages was colossal, with the Golden Core Stage still separating them.

“Break!” Lu Yang yelled as he unleashed his Breaking Word Mantra. Sword light cascaded like a waterfall, breaking the sound barrier and tearing through the darkness. The blade of the sword carried the moonlight, resembling a strike from a god of death.

This was Lu Yang’s most powerful move.

The Qingfeng Sword pierced through the Silver-Ringed Monarch Earthworm’s mucus layer and embedded itself in its body. The earthworm shrieked in pain. Thrashing around violently, it intended to crush this human to death.

Whenever Lu Yang contacted the ground, he used Shrinking Earth to avoid crashing to the ground and getting smashed. He exerted force on his fist, trying to thrust himself upward, but the earthworm’s physical body was too powerful. With its body taut, the Qingfeng Sword was stuck.

The Silver-Ringed Monarch Earthworm growled a few times as if it was mocking Lu Yang’s futile attempts.

Naturally, it could speak, but it didn’t deign to communicate with these weak humans. Opening its gaping mouth, it aimed to bite Lu Yang. At the last second, Lu Yang pulled out the Qingfeng Sword and narrowly evaded the attack.

Lu Yang’s heart sank. The Breaking Sword Mantra strike contains my full strength, capable of killing Advanced Golden Core or even Half-Step Nascent Soul demon beasts in one slash. Yet, this strike didn’t even harm the Silver-Ringed Monarch Earthworm’s foundation and only angered it.

Worst of all, this sword strike has also drained most of my powers.

“Tsk, this is a pain.”

On the other side, Meng Jingzhou noticed that Lu Yang was also at his wits’ end. Suddenly, he remembered something. Reaching into his robes, he pulled out five Targeted Teleportation Talismans.

But there are seven of us here. If Lu Yang and I escape, the Silver-Ringed Monarch Earthworm will definitely not let the Five Heroes off.

“Young Heroes, don’t worry about us! Hurry and go!” The hook-nosed boss shouted upon seeing the Targeted Teleportation Talismans in Meng Jingzhou’s hands. Those in our line of work have long put life and death aside.

Meng Jingzhou gritted his teeth.

What should I do?! What should I do?!

Running away is not my style, but if I don’t, everyone will die here!

In the end, he closed his eyes and took one teleportation talisman, throwing it to Lu Yang. “Lu Yang, catch!”

Lu Yang bent over and dashed forward. However, the Silver-Ringed Monarch Earthworm sneered and placed its gigantic body between him and Meng Jingzhou

“Trying to run?” The earthworm spoke for the first time, snickering repeatedly and ridiculing Lu Yang’s pointless effort.

“Now!” Lu Yang hollered.

“Do I need you to tell me?” Meng Jingzhou’s lazy voice sounded from the other side as he activated the Targeted Teleportation Talisman.

This was the moment he had been waiting for.

An invisible cubic light curtain enveloped the Silver-Ringed Monarch Earthworm. It didn’t understand what was happening and tried to shake free with all its might, but the light curtain was exceptionally firm and couldn’t be broken.

~~~

The moment Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou saw the Silver-Ringed Monarch Earthworm, they remembered the instructions from the attendant at the merchant guild. “If you encounter a life-or-death crisis in the jungle, you just have to activate this talisman, and it will teleport you back to the Demon Suppression Pass. Even a Nascent Soul demon cannot interrupt the teleportation process!”

Looking at it from a different perspective, if humans can be safely teleported back to the Demon Suppression, why can’t demon beasts also be teleported back?

~~~

The cubic light encasing the Silver-Ringed Monarch Earthworm morphed into a streak of light and flew toward the Demon Suppression Pass, where the large characters “Demon Suppression Pass” at the city gate froze the earthworm in place.

The guards were bewildered to see a Nascent Soul demon beast suddenly appear. Despite having worked in this job for over ten years, it’s our first time encountering such a haughty demon beast. It didn’t even try to disguise itself and charged directly at the Demon Suppression Pass.

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“What audacity, you vile beast! How dare you attack the Demon Suppression Pass in the middle of the night!” A deep voice bellowed from within the city; it was a Divine Transfiguration cultivator on duty.

The Silver-Ringed Monarch Earthworm watched helplessly as a burly man flew out from the city toward it. Its heart was filled with despair.

“Would you believe me if I said this was an accident?” The earthworm tried its best to squeeze out a smile.

The burly man snorted. “Do you think I’ll believe you?”

He reached out his massive hand and slapped the Silver-Ringed Monarch Earthworm dead.