Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 457: How Many Sect-Leader One-Day Experience Vouchers Can This Immortal’s Contribution Points Redeem?

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s approval means that this spell is authentic and a genuine rarity.

After Lu Yang borrowed Longevity Art, he returned to Heaven’s Gate Peak. Arriving at his usual cultivation spot, he pored over every character with intense focus.

“‘Long’: unbroken continuity; ‘-Gevity’: ceaseless growth...”[1] The preface explained the titular concepts while warning that malicious cultivators could invite calamity upon themselves by misusing it.

Lu Yang contemplated. Since I’m upright and aboveboard, I can’t be considered a malicious cultivator. Hence, he began studying without reservations.

Lu Yang took two deep breaths, exhaling impurities as his mind settled into a focused and meditative state, wholly absorbed in learning this new spell. Perhaps it was because Lu Yang was truly talented in spells or the spell was simple to pick up, he quickly grasped its fundamentals.

“It’s this easy to cultivate?” Lu Yang was surprised. Looks like I’m indeed fated with longevity. “But how do I prove that I’ve mastered this thing?” Lu Yang was frustrated. I can’t possibly wait until my theoretical lifespan ends and check whether I’ll die then.

That’s an awfully high price to pay just to prove a point.

“Never mind. Let me test it out first. Maybe I’ll figure something out.” Lu Yang acted on his idea right away. As he activated the Longevity Art, he felt his scalp tingle.

Away from Lu Yang’s eyes, his hair grew at an alarming speed. He instinctively touched his head and gasped. “Why is my hair so long?!”

Why would the Longevity Art affect my hair?

“In Buddhist sects, hair is often called ‘the three thousand strands of worldly troubles.’ Could the creator of this spell be hinting that longevity is lonely and ultimately a worldly trouble? Loneliness will accompany those who live long lives; longevity is a curse. Thus, one should not seek longevity?” Lu Yang was perspicacious and tried to view it from a different perspective to infer the spell creator’s intentions, obtaining a sudden epiphany.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy couldn’t help but advise him. “Why don’t you check the back of the last page?”

“What do you mean? There’s writing on the back?”

Following the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s suggestion, Lu Yang flipped to the back of the last page.

This spell promotes long hair growth and specializes in treating baldness and hair loss. Do not use it on those from Buddhist sects, for it may easily cause trouble.

Lu Yang, “...”

If you meant ‘long hair growth,’ write it as that! Why did you write it as ‘longevity (long growth)?!’ [2]

Who even abbreviates it like that?!

Who the hell wrote this spell?!

Lu Yang snapped the book shut furiously and saw the author’s name on the cover: Tang Shengyi.

Tang Shengyi was the shifu of the Dao-Seeking Nine, Lu Yang’s grand-shifu, and had already retired.

Lu Yang calmed down, half of his anger dissipating. “Grand-Shifu, who names things like this... Wait, Immortal Fairy, you knew about this spell?”

“Of course. When you were reading in the scripture library, I was too, though with my immortal consciousness. I’ve read this book.”

“Then why did you say this spell is suited for me and that I could use it in the future?”

“Doesn’t the Longevity Art pair well with your Arhat Fist?”

Lu Yang, “...”

Immortal Fairy, your brain only works at times like this, huh?

Well, Xia Emperor, you’re on your own. I’ve tried my best.

Just as Lu Yang was about to argue further, he saw Yun Zhi returning to Heaven’s Gate Peak after the meeting with the elders.

Yun Zhi glanced at Lu Yang, slightly puzzled. Lu Yang’s hair wasn’t this long when I left?

Upon noticing the Longevity Art manual in his hand, she understood what had happened.

“Big Senior Sister, did you find a way to extend the Xia Emperor’s lifespan?”

She shook her head. “Only the Immortal Fairy’s clue about the spiritual tree sounds feasible. The elders’ solutions were somewhat...”

Although Yun Zhi didn’t elaborate, based on Lu Yang’s impression of the elders, he could roughly guess the elders’ ideas. They might even have proposed something like “refine the Xia Emperor into a walking corpse and pretend he’s still alive.”

“Lass Yun, you remember that I’ve just captured three Transcendent Tribulation souls, don't you?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy drifted out of Lu Yang’s body.

“Naturally. The souls you caught are extremely useful, Senior Fairy.”

“Then shouldn’t I get contribution points in exchange?”

“You should.”

“Then how many Sect Leader One-Day Experience vouchers can I redeem?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy made no effort to hide her intentions.

Lu Yang stared at her in horror. Is it too late to change my golden finger cheat now?

Yun Zhi did a brief calculation. “Roughly two months’ worth.”

“That much?!” The Everlasting Fairy grinned from ear to ear. Last time, I was only the sect leader for three days—hardly satisfying. This time, I get two whole months. Now, that’s satisfying!

“In that case, I want to be the sect leader for two months!” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy announced, afraid Yun Zhi would renege.

Lu Yang hastily intervened. “Big Senior Sister, that can’t do! The Immortal Fairy uses my body in public. Last time, when I was acting sect leader for three days, we could use the excuse of saying I found our shifu who’d been missing for ten years—a meritorious deed. But what about this time? We can’t possibly say that I found our shifu who’d been missing for ten years for the twentieth time, right?

Yun Zhi replied breezily, “No matter. We’ll just say that Shifu was impressed by your successful performance as acting sect leader the last time and wishes to groom you further, thus letting you become acting sect leader for two more months.”

As sect leader, the Taciturn Daoist Priest could appoint anyone as acting sect leader.

And as his disciple, Yun Zhi could make him say whatever she wanted him to say.

“Any more questions? If not, it’s settled then! I’ll be the sect leader!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy beamed like she was celebrating the New Year.

“Coincidentally, in two months, the sect will hold a grand celebration to commemorate its 120,000th anniversary. Senior Fairy, you can use these two months to prepare and showcase to the world the grandeur of an ancient immortal.” The corners of Yun Zhi’s mouth curved into a faint smile that vanished quickly.

“Sect celebration?” Lu Yang and the Everlasting Immortal Fairy exchanged bewildered looks.

After a quick explanation from Yun Zhi, the two learned that while the Dao-Seeking Sect was said to have 120,000 years of history, it was technically two months shy.

The Dao-Seeking Sect’s founding date was the sixth day of the eleventh month—the day their founding ancestor, the Innate Daoist Priest, got lost.

The sect celebration would be a lively event with major factions visiting.

The moment the Everlasting Immortal Fairy heard that she had to organize the sect celebration, her expression showed clear signs of regret. “I feel that such matters are best left to members of the Dao-Seeking Sect. I’ll abstain.”

Yun Zhi was slightly surprised as she looked at the Everlasting Immortal Fairy. “Senior Fairy, you are our sect’s guest elder. How are you not a member of the sect? If you are not our sect’s guest elder, you can’t get contribution points.”

“Hmm...” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy pouted, trapped between a rock and a hard place.

“Senior Fairy, or do you find the matters of the sect celebration too overwhelming and too much of a hassle, so you’re planning to bow out?”

“How can that be?! Isn’t it just organizing a celebration? I’ll become the acting sect leader for these two months!” A heroic valor burst forth from the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, her eyes blazing with fighting spirit.

“I’ll have to trouble you then, Senior.”

“No trouble at all!”

1. The term “longevity” in Chinese is made up of the characters for “long” and “life.” ☜

2. The term is made up of four characters and means something along the lines of hair growth. However, if you combine the first character and second character, it becomes the term for “longevity.” ☜