Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 451: Nine-Netherworlds Creed Leader Mu Baiyi

When Yun Zhi arrived at Incarceration Peak, the childlike Grand-Shifu was stunned to see two more Transcendent Tribulation souls.

How long has it been since the last Transcendent Tribulation cultivator? And now two more?

Doing the math, four Transcendent Tribulation cultivators have been captured in a year. At this rate, I’ll soon be unable to maintain control over Incarceration Peak. No matter how strong I am, I can’t manage so many Transcendent Tribulation prisoners here. In fact, no one can.

“Actually, there are three. I’ve refined one into an artifact spirit. Little Junior Brother was the one who encountered all three during his outing.”

Grand-Shifu’s cheek twitched. This grand-disciple surpasses even that brat Taciturn in stirring up trouble!

And he’s only at the Golden Core Stage now. What horrors await when he grows stronger?

“I still can’t enjoy peace after retirement,” Grand-Shifu sighed. I’d retired early and thrown all the mess to those nine simply because it was too mentally taxing.

That generation of the Dao-Seeking Sect had produced numerous talents, but nine stood above the rest. Referred to as the “Dao-Seeking Nine,” they were viewed as the hope of the Dao-Seeking Sect.

Coincidentally, all nine are my disciples.

When I was sect leader, my days were spent cleaning up their endless messes. Thanks to them, I became acquainted with every major figure in the cultivation world. I’ve desperately cultivated until the Transcendent Tribulation Stage just so that I can discipline these rascals.

As their shifu, if all I can do is watch these little rascals cause chaos without being able to stop them, wouldn’t I die of sheer frustration and anger?

“Had I known, I should’ve swapped with Junior Brother. He can take Incarceration Peak while I stay in the scripture library.” Grand-Shifu sighed as he locked up Wu Youdao and the Azure Lightning Venerable Lord.

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Lu Yang swaggered through the Dao-Seeking Sect as he casually swung the Witchcraft Sacrifice Venerable Lord’s chained soul, looking like he was asking for a beating. Fortunately, he successfully arrived at Hundred Refinements Peak without getting beaten up.

There, he happened to see Li Haoran sparring with Qin Yanyan.

Qin Yanyan had morphed into a cloud of white mist, ethereal and elusive. Talismans lay concealed within, ready to strike Li Haoran when he least expected it.

Li Haoran was not one to be forced into pure defense. He removed his wig and spun it to disperse the smoke.

Father and daughter clashed, neither gaining a clear advantage.

“Misty Cloud Golden Core?” Lu Yang recognized Qin Yanyan’s golden core. It was a first-grade golden core.

This golden core granted its bearer the ability to transform into mist, tangible yet formless, making it useful for combat, defense, and escape.

All of Li Haoran’s training with his ex-daughter paid off.

“You’ve formed your golden core. Congratulations,” Lu Yang cheered, drawing the father-daughter pair’s attention and prompting them to halt their duel.

“Senior Brother Lu, what brings you here?” Li Haoran was unaware of their trip to Wilderness Province. He simply felt it had been unnervingly quiet without seeing Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou for the past month.

Suffering from a karmic backlash wasn’t exactly glorious, so Meng Jingzhou naturally kept it a secret. The Dao-Seeking Sect’s disciples only knew Qiu Jin’an had ambushed the sect. Beyond that, they were clueless.

“Oh, Old Meng and I made a trip to Wilderness Province. We caught a Transcendent Tribulation Soul, and Big Senior Sister asked me to deliver it to Fifth Elder.” Lu Yang lifted the chain, his tone as casual as bringing back some small souvenirs for his neighbors after returning from a trip.

Despite having almost grown accustomed to Lu Yang’s luck, the father-daughter duo found themselves speechless. Are Transcendent Tribulation souls some roadside cabbages that can be easily encountered? 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

“Shifu is refining artifacts atop the peak,” Li Haoran directed.

“Alright, I’ll be right back. I happen to have something I’d like to ask you.”

Li Haoran was puzzled but nodded.

At the summit, Lu Yang found Fifth Elder scowling at a wok in deep contemplation, looking extremely conflicted. “Fifth Elder, what are you doing?”

“Since our Heavenly Court Creed partnered with the Nine-Netherworlds Creed by relying on the Automatic Barbecue Array, I was wondering whether we could develop some automatic stir-frying magical treasure.”

“Any success?”

“Not much. I’ve run into many problems. For example, this wok’s offensive power is too high, but I can’t pinpoint why. Anyway, what brings you here...Transcendent Tribulation souls?!” Fifth Elder snapped out of his daze. At the sight of the Witchcraft Sacrifice Venerable Lord’s soul in Lu Yang’s grasp, his eyes lit up brighter than if he’d seen his wife. He rubbed his hands gleefully with a grin that split from ear to ear.

“Big Senior Sister told me to hand this to you, saying it can be used as an artifact spirit.”

“Just as I hoped!” Fifth Elder accepted the chain as though it was a sacred treasure.

With a Transcendent Tribulation soul, he was confident of forging a Transcendent Tribulation-tier magical treasure. It would be a valuable experience, and the process would be a massive boon in advancing his craft.

Fifth Elder hurled the automatic stir-frying wok to the side. Who cares about researching automatic stir-frying woks when there’s a chance to forge Transcendent Tribulation-tier magical treasures?

Lu Yang bid goodbye to the now-unhearing Fifth Elder and descended the mountain to look for Li Haoran.

“In Wilderness Province, I encountered someone from the Nine-Netherworlds Creed. See if you recognize him?” Lu Yang conjured an image of the white paper-hatted man.

“Mu Baiyi?”[1]

“This person is called Mu Baiyi?”

“I can’t be wrong. It’s definitely Mu Baiyi. In Qin Haoran’s memories, he’s one of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed’s four vice creed leaders and the youngest among them.”

“He’s now the creed leader.” While Lu Yang couldn’t ascertain whether Mu Baiyi was the creed leader, the combat power he displayed during the battle in Hanshui City confirmed his status as the creed leader.

“He became the creed leader?” Li Haoran was slightly surprised. In terms of seniority or cultivation, Mu Baiyi hadn’t been outstanding. Even Shi Huagu seemed more likely to become the creed leader.

“Could he have made some promise, like building Fengdu Ghost city or whatnot?” Li Haoran mused. With no other advantages, the only possibility is that Mu Baiyi pledged to build the Fengdu Ghost City after becoming the creed leader. That way, the neutral faction would have swayed to him.

“That doesn’t make sense either. The Nine-Netherworlds Creed is so poor. Qin Haoran was chased by debtors every day. Where would he get the construction funds from?” Li Haoran was flummoxed.

“Mu Baiyi excels in cloning and transformation techniques; he can transform into anyone. He said that when he studied in a sect in his youth, his senior and junior brothers were unwilling to go to the learning hall and preferred cultivating by themselves. However, the elder at the learning hall often did roll calls, so they paid Mu Baiyi to answer for them.

“Since Mu Baiyi was from a poor background and lacked spirit stones, he agreed.

“Mu Baiyi was conscientious and took his duties seriously. To avoid detection, he mastered cloning and transformation techniques.”

“Then why did he join the Nine-Netherworlds Creed instead of continuing his studies at the sect?” Lu Yang was curious. “Did the elder find out that he was calling roll for others and expel him from the sect?” Who would abandon studying in a sect to join a diabolic creed?

“That didn’t happen. The sect simply disbanded.”

“Disbanded?” Lu Yang was even more bewildered. Why would a sect suddenly dissolve for no reason?

“The sect also found it strange. Despite many students attending the learning hall with a perfect attendance rate, their final assessment results were disastrous...except for Mu Baiyi’s stellar performance.

“The sect concluded that they weren’t fit as educators, and they disbanded to avoid hampering their disciples’ progress any further.”

Lu Yang, “...”

1. The given name “Baiyi” literally means “white clothes.” The full name sounds like “admire white clothes.” ☜