Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 459: The Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s Golden Finger Cheat Makes Her Life Smooth-Sailing

When the Everlasting Immortal Fairy heard Yun Zhi’s reminder, her expression turned vivid, looking like an overworked official who had slogged away for a grueling year and just stepped out of their doorstep for a vacation, only to be summoned back by their superior to attend to official duties.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy suddenly remembered that she had been revived with the aid of a golden finger cheat, and it was precisely its existence that made life since her resurrection smooth-sailing.

“Lu Yang, help me handle this.” The third fire was set on Lu Yang’s head as Lu Yang was forced to regain control of his body.

Lu Yang, “...”

Just you wait, one day I’ll capture three Transcendent Tribulation souls and become acting sect leader myself, then make you do my work!

Yun Zhi hauled Lu Yang back to Heaven’s Gate Peak.

“All of these.” Yun Zhi dumped a stack of documents before him, some accumulated while she was processing their shifu’s prison release procedures, and others piled up while she was away at the meeting in the imperial palace.

Bit by bit, it added up to this much.

“The top priority is assigning personnel to Ji Province,” Yun Zhi reminded Lu Yang to sort the matters according to their urgency.

Wu Youdao had revealed Ji Province as the next target. The imperial court and the Five Great Immortal Sects had to comb through Ji Province meticulously to search for traces of Great Yu cultivators.

“As for the nine elders...”

Lu Yang was conflicted. With over three hundred cities in Ji Province, sending too few people there to help wouldn’t work. But what is an appropriate number?

It’s inconvenient for Sixth Elder to travel out, while Eighth Elder may easily be arrested if he steps out of the sect—neither can be dispatched.

Just as Lu Yang deliberated, Yun Zhi advised, “While the Dao-Seeking Sect indeed has nine elders, it doesn’t mean there are only nine Fusion cultivators. The vice hall leader of the Great Mission Hall, overseer of the Hundred Refinement Peak’s dining hall, the manager of the commercial street, the proprietor of Hundred Fragrance Restaurant... They are all Fusion cultivators from the same generation as the elders.” She listed a bunch of people Lu Yang had never met before.

“There are many people from the elders’ generation. It’s just that they are either on external missions, in semi-retirement mode within the sect, or guarding secret domains. Although they can’t compare to the elders in cultivation, they are still much stronger than Fusion cultivators in the outer world.”

Lu Yang had previously found it odd. With so many disciples in his generation, the elders’ generation couldn’t possibly comprise only nine people. Where had the rest gone?

Only now did he understand. The eight elders and Shifu are actually the diligent ones. The rest are hidden in places I can’t see.

For instance, the dining hall produces powerful weapons, and I’ve bought weapons there several times, but I never heard that it had an overseer. And Hundred Fragrance is another example. I’ve been there a few times, yet I’ve never seen its proprietor.

“What about Elder Tao from the scripture library?” Lu Yang recalled the amiable old man he had encountered in the scripture library while he was writing his cultivation technique.

“Elder Tao is from the same generation as Grand-Shifu. He has already retired and doesn’t involve himself in external affairs.”

“Alright then. I’ll dispatch Second, Third, and Fourth Elder, as well as the vice hall leader of the Great Mission Hall, overseer of the Hundred Refinements Peak’s dining hall, the manager of the commercial street, and the proprietor of Hundred Fragrance Restaurant—altogether seven people to Ji Province.”

First Elder kept watch over the Great Mission Hall, while Fifth Elder and Seventh Elder were the sect’s financial pillars, so none of them could leave.

“There are two vice hall leaders.”

“Both shall go. That makes eight.” Lu Yang waved imperiously, deploying these outstanding Fusion cultivators to support Ji Province.

“I’ll notify them now.” Yun Zhi nodded and took the initiative.

After she left, Lu Yang jolted back to his senses. There must be more peers of the same generation as the elders. Could Big Senior Sister have wanted to dispatch these people, which was why she told me about them?

“It can’t be, it can’t be.” Lu Yang shook his head, feeling that he was overthinking it.

Lu Yang picked up the top document and opened it to see that it was an invitation to Yun Province Grand Ceremony. It stated that it hoped the Dao-Seeking Sect could send its young disciples to participate in the grand ceremony. After the standard pleasantries, a special note was appended for emphasis. If possible, please refrain from sending disciples Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

Lu Yang, “...”

What’s wrong with me and Meng Jingzhou? We shone so brightly during the Qing Province Grand Ceremony that the whole world knows about the event!

Among all provincial grand ceremonies, the Qing Province Grand Ceremony is the most renowned—a testament to our painstaking efforts.

Lu Yang penned his official decision. Let Wei Nanfei and Jin Qinqin attend.

These two were his batchmates. In their childhood, one was rescued by Dai Bufan, while the other accidentally consumed a Qingmu Immortal Fruit. Both viewed Lu Yang as their role models. Their cultivation speed was inferior to Lu Yang and the other four, but their foundations were solid, making footprints with every step. By the time they reached Lu Yang’s cultivation realm, they might rival Li Haoran and become the Dao-Seeking Sect’s future backbone.

Attending such large-scale events would be of tremendous aid to them in the future. For instance, if a few Great Yu cultivators pop up during the grand ceremony, the two could broaden their horizons.

The next document was an official missive from the Golden Buddhist Kingdom. It said that Lu Yang’s Second Senior Brother, whom he had never met, had mastered the Sixteen-Foot Golden Body. He relocated the temple’s Buddha statue all day and activated his Sixteen-Foot Golden Body before sitting on it. His Sixteen-Foot Golden Body was cultivated so well that it appeared more sacred than the actual Buddha statues, fooling even monks.

Only after a week did the old abbot realize they had been providing offerings not to a Buddha statue but Lu Yang’s Second Senior Brother. Throughout this week, his Second Senior Brother had maintained his Sixteen-Foot Golden Body state.

Judging by the tone of the official missive, it wasn’t the first time Second Senior Brother had done something like this. Those people from the Buddhist Kingdom wished that the Dao-Seeking Sect could quickly take him back.

“As expected of Second Senior Brother. He sure is Shifu’s legacy successor,” Lu Yang remarked sincerely.

Next was an invitation from Sword Tower, accompanied by a letter. It mentioned that the elders of Sword Tower had unanimously recognized the Taciturn Daoist Priest as the “foremost figure in Sword Dao” of the current era. They hoped that the Taciturn Daoist Priest could head to the Sword Tower to receive the plaque “Foremost Figure in Sword Dao.” Many experts from the Sword Dao community would attend and respectfully welcome the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s arrival.

Based in Shu Province, the Sword Tower stood preeminent even among first-class sects, representing the orthodox Sword Dao. The Sword Tower was once an S-class sect, though it was downgraded to a first-class sect after its Sword Dao Supreme Lord passed away.

Although the Sword Dao Supreme Lord had passed, his legacy and foundation remained. The Sword Tower had a dozen Fusion cultivators skilled in Sword Dao. It could be said that the Sword Tower’s power was stronger than half-baked S-class sects like the Corpse-Driving Sect. The Sword Tower represented the orthodox Sword Dao, while the Taciturn Daoist Priest represented the pinnacle of Sword Dao.

When the Taciturn Daoist Priest once challenged the Sword Tower to a duel, he defeated a dozen cultivators in succession before besting the tower leader of Sword Tower.

However, the Sword Tower had always looked down on the Taciturn Daoist Priest. Is giving him a plaque a sign of concession?

Yun Zhi had finished her task of informing the entire sect. Upon returning, she saw Lu Yang staring at Sword Tower’s invitation in deep thought.

“You want Shifu to go to Sword Tower to collect the plaque?”

“Yes. Wouldn’t this alleviate the relationship between Shifu and Sword Tower?”

“Give up. Shifu won’t go.”

“Why not?” Lu Yang was baffled. “Doesn’t Shifu want to reconcile his relationship with the Sword Tower?”

“Sword Tower acknowledged Shifu long ago, admitting his status in Sword Dao. This isn’t the first time they’re offering Shifu a plaque, but Shifu has never gone there to claim it.”

“Shifu is indifferent to fame and worldly rewards?” Lu Yang mused.

“Because every attendee has grudges with Shifu. Going there would be akin to walking into a trap,” Yun Zhi replied.

“...Shifu’s enemies truly appear where we least expect them to. By the way, can we assign Shifu to Ji Province?”

After some consideration, Yun Zhi stated seriously, “You are the acting sect leader, while Shifu is the sect leader. You can’t order Shifu.”

“So it won’t work?”

“So I can write a letter and suggest that Shifu go to Ji Province.”