Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 453: The Heavenly Court Creed’s Members All Belong to the Righteous Path, so How Could It Be a Diabolic Creed?
“You’re the Heavenly Court Creed Leader?!” Qiu Jin’an shot to his feet, his eyes wide with belief and his voice jumping an octave.
The others reacted similarly. Even the Hanging Monastery’s abbot broke his composure, fearing that Yun Zhi would smirk ominously and state, “This concerns the Heavenly Court’s million-year plan. No mishaps are permitted,” while eliminating all five of them.
A ripple of confusion surfaced in Yun Zhi’s calm gaze. Weren’t you the ones who asked for my opinion on the Heavenly Court Creed? I answered truthfully, so why do you have such strong reactions?
Their intense reactions were understandable. This was Great Xia’s imperial palace, the stronghold of the righteous path, and everyone present was a leader in their own right. After extensive analysis citing classical texts, they had concluded that the Heavenly Court Creed harbored treasonous ambitions as a new diabolic creed, reforming the new Four Great Diabolic Creeds with the other three diabolic creeds.
Yet you suddenly revealed that you are the Heavenly Court Creed Leader—anyone would have reacted this way.
Most importantly, you are the strongest cultivator among all six present.
Noticing everyone overreacting, Yun Zhi felt there was a need to clarify. “Everyone, you need not worry. The Heavenly Court Creed is an internal organization of the Dao-Seeking Sect—it’s safe and trustworthy. It was formed at the proposal of my Little Junior Brother, Lu Yang, with the purpose of infiltrating the Nine-Netherworlds Creed.”
“Lu Yang?” While Qiu Jin’an and Luo Hongxia were aware of Lu Yang’s existence, the Xia Emperor and the other leaders were unfamiliar with his name.
Lu Yang’s talent was stellar, capable of defeating cultivators who dispersed their cultivation to cultivate anew with sangfroid. He was the undisputed number one among the younger generation, but his cultivation realm was too low to catch the attention of these people at the top.
Of course, if he had leveraged the identity of an ancient history scholar, he could have gained fame easily.
Despite Lu Yang’s meritorious contributions in the destruction of the Everlasting Creed, Yun Zhi’s involvement in the battle prevented others from attributing any of the success to a mere Foundation Establishment cultivator like Lu Yang.
“Lu Yang is our shifu’s newest disciple and my Little Junior Brother. He is exceptionally gifted in spells and cultivation. His role in the eradication of the Everlasting Creed was pivotal.”
Everyone was floored. For Yun Zhi to praise someone’s talent in spells as “exceptional,” just how terrifying must Lu Yang’s talent be?
And what else did Fellow Daoist Yun say? Lu Yang played an integral role in the annihilation of the Everlasting Creed? Could Lu Yang have been the key factor to the creed’s destruction?
But Lu Yang’s cultivation at the time... How could he have achieved that?
“I’ve met Lu Yang. He’s indeed a genius with unconventional thinking,” Qiu Jin’an attested. “He once defeated a reforged Great Yu Fusion cultivator at the same cultivation realm.”
“Defeated a reforged Great Yu Fusion cultivator?!” Luo Hongxia covered her mouth. Everyone here was a prodigy in their youth, but even then, such a feat would have been challenging.
“And not just that.” Qiu Jin’an dropped another bombshell. “During the exchange between the Five-Elements Sect and the Dao-Seeking Sect, the Dao-Seeking Sect even claimed that Lu Yang’s combat prowess was extraordinary, defeating Golden Core, Nascent Soul, and Divine Transfiguration cultivators while still at the Foundation Establishment Stage!” This piece of information was even more shocking than Lu Yang defeating the reforged cultivator.
“Fellow Daoist Yun, is this true?”
After a rare hesitation, Yun Zhi nodded, eliciting gasps.
She realized the conversation had unknowingly gone off track and needed to be steered back. “I am the creed leader of the Heavenly Court Creed. There are nine Heavenly Kings protectors from First Elder to Eighth Elder, plus my shifu, but he is still unaware that he has joined the Heavenly Court Creed.
“Apart from them, we have five disciples recruited from the Dao-Seeking Sect—Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou, Tao Yaoye, Man Gu, and Li Haoran.” Yun Zhi didn’t reveal the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s existence.
“Everyone, you may have some misunderstanding about the Heavenly Court Creed. We, the Dao-Seeking Sect, belong to the righteous path, and since the Heavenly Court Creed’s members are composed entirely of the Dao-Seeking Sect’s higher-ups and promising disciples, how could it be a diabolic creed?” Yun Zhi declared matter-of-factly.
Since the Heavenly Court Creed’s members are righteous cultivators, the Heavenly Court Creed is naturally a faction of the righteous path.
The five other people’s eyelids twitched. Due to their status and seniority, they couldn’t refute her.
“Then, this Dou Heavenly Sovereign...” Qiu Jin’an suddenly recalled the Nine-Netherworlds Creed Leader’s words.
“Dou Heavenly Sovereign casually plays with the stars like they are beans.”
Since the stars in the skies are Yun Zhi’s golden cores, she could naturally casually play with the stars!
And as for her peerless record of being unbeatable among her peers and defeating three opponents alone, Yun Zhi could totally achieve that with the national fortune’s power!
Lu Yang is also Yun Zhi’s Little Junior Brother, which means that Yun Zhi would secretly protect him whenever he goes out.
It aligns; everything matches up!
Those present were all clever individuals, quickly inferring that Yun Zhi was Dou Heavenly Sovereign.
Although Yun Zhi didn’t give a direct answer, everyone had a tacit understanding. We get it. It’s fine even if she doesn’t answer.
Yun Zhi continued, “The Heavenly Court Creed has already gained the Nine-Netherworlds Creed’s trust. I advise against making a move on them for the time being to avoid alerting them prematurely.”
“Of course,” everyone readily agreed. Now that we know that the Heavenly Court Creed is on our side, things become much easier.
“The Heavenly Court Creed and the Nine-Netherworlds Creed have established a preliminary collaboration, where the Heavenly Court Creed provides technical expertise, while the Nine-Netherworlds Creed provides manpower. We have opened a barbeque franchise, with business just in its initial phase. The more creed followers involved in running the barbeque shops, the lower the likelihood of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed committing evil. Hence, I hope the imperial court can craft policies to invigorate the food and beverage industry, thereby discreetly supporting the development of the barbeque business.”
The Xia Emperor considered the idea. Boosting the food and beverage sector would benefit taxation, the nation, and the public. It’s a good initiative. “This can be arranged.”
“That’s great then. One more thing. Wu Youdao’s trio is in the Dao-Seeking Sect, and I managed to obtain some intelligence from them.”
Everyone exchanged knowing looks. But of course! With Yun Zhi right in Hanshui City, how could she have let them escape?
As Yun Zhi relayed Wu Youdao’s confession, the mood sombered.
“Just as I suspected,” the Xia Emperor sneered. “Daring to scheme against our national fortune means they must possess immortal-level combat power.” He was hardly surprised upon learning the cultivation realms of the two imperial preceptors.
Great Yu’s goal was to replace Great Xia. Despite knowing the national fortune is the creation of an immortal, they dared to entertain such ambitions, which could only prove that Great Yu had an immortal on their side.
“Great Yu’s next target is Ji Province, which is densely populated with many cities. It would be difficult to conduct a thorough search with the imperial court’s power alone. Thus, I’d like to request the immortal sects to lend a hand.”
Locating the whereabouts of Great Yu cultivators required cultivators to be minimally at the Fusion Stage. Even if the imperial court had many Fusion cultivators, they couldn’t dispatch all of them to Ji Province, for other areas also required Fusion cultivators to keep watch. Furthermore, Fusion cultivators from immortal sects were of better quality than those from the imperial court, enabling better response time and communication efficiency.
“This concerns Great Xia’s stability. The Five-Elements Sect won’t stand back.”
“Same goes for the Prison Suppression Sect.”
Except for the voiceless Hanging Monastery’s abbot, the representatives of the four immortal sects pledged their support. The Hanging Monastery’s abbot could only nod vigorously to express that he held the same stance.
He was frustrated. The Mouth-Shut Chan Meditation is truly not easy to cultivate. I had to suppress my urge to speak several times.
Facing the Taciturn Daoist Priest is still better. At least I can just use my fists instead of my mouth.
