Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 629: A Whole New World
Lu Yang even suspected the senior male disciple who shouted about the Taiji diagram was a shill hired by Meng Jingzhou.
Jiang Lianyi clicked her tongue in amazement as she watched. Despite having witnessed the cultivation concepts from numerous prodigies and talents in ancient times, this was her first time hearing of a Taiji diagram with one yang and one yang. Is this the cultivation philosophy after three hundred thousand years?
No wonder the Phoenix Tribe doesn’t fare as well as humans now—their thinking isn’t as advanced.
Meng Jingzhou had forked out his own money to buy most of the unusual phenomena, but the two nascent souls forming a pure-yang Taiji diagram was a genuine phenomenon.
Lu Yang was glad no unusual phenomena had appeared when he formed his nascent soul. If there had been any phenomena, it would probably have been the Unbeatable Nascent Soul giving me a brutal thrashing.
That would have been too embarrassing.
Oh wait, it would be embarrassing for Young Creed Leader Lu—nothing to do with me.
Jiang Lianyi pondered and noticed another peculiarity with Meng Jingzhou. “This is the first time I’ve seen someone with two nascent souls.”
Lu Yang was curious. “Were there no cultivators who developed two nascent souls in the ancient era?”
Jiang Lianyi shook her head gently. “A few did develop two golden cores, but they had different properties. Upon reaching the Nascent Soul Stage, according to the Yin-Yang Conservation Law, they would merge into one golden core before shattering to form a nascent soul.
“Do you know why the Nascent Soul is not just called Soul but has the character ‘Nascent’ added in front?”[1]
“Please enlighten me, Senior.”
“‘Nascent’ carries the meaning of origin, first, and primary. Simply put, the Nascent Soul Stage refers to a ‘primordial infant.’”
“So?”
“So, this little Meng fellow isn’t at the Nascent Soul but at the ‘Two Infants Stage.’”
Lu Yang’s eye twitched. Senior Lianyi’s naming skills are on par with the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s.
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy nodded in the mental space. “The name is not bad! It fits the actual thing perfectly!”
Lu Yang, “...”
Can’t you at least call it the “Double Infants Stage?”
Meng Jingzhou didn’t care about the name of the cultivation realm; he simply knew he had dual nascent souls.
The two nascent souls retreated into the cave abode with a whoosh. The various unusual phenomena transformed into petals, raining down beautifully.
With a wide smile, Meng Jingzhou pushed open the door to his cave abode, refreshed and delighted with his breakthrough.
Only Lu Yang knew he was delighted about the perfect conclusion of his performance.
“Congratulations, Junior Brother Meng! Shattering the golden core to form a nascent soul, your future is boundless!”
“Two nascent souls are unheard of! Junior Brother Meng, you have made history! This calls for a celebration!”
“Congratulations on achieving the Nascent Soul Stage, Senior Brother Meng! We must regard you as our idol and boldly strive forward!”
“Not at all, you flatter me; you’re exaggerating, fellow senior brothers and senior sisters. I’m just an ordinary Nascent Soul cultivator. I don’t deserve such praise.” Despite what he said, Meng Jingzhou was so jubilant that his heart blossomed with flowers.
Once the crowd had mostly dispersed, Lu Yang and Jiang Lianyi walked over.
“Old Lu, you’re here! Did you see my performance? Serves you right for breaking through early! Now you can’t enjoy such treatment!” Meng Jingzhou boasted smugly.
Heartless brat, who told you to go against your conscience and break through first!
Upon spotting Jiang Lianyi beside Lu Yang, his expression shifted, and he hurriedly bowed. “Greetings, Senior Lianyi.”
Although Jiang Lianyi had changed her appearance, Meng Jingzhou wasn’t stupid. The person beside Lu Yang could only be Jiang Lianyi.
Hearing Meng Jingzhou’s words, the old horse galloped over and spoke in the human tongue. “Greetings, Phoenix Ancestor!”
This is the legendary Phoenix Ancestor, second only to the Demon Immortal! I never imagined I’d get to meet her in this lifetime!
“Holy crap, old horse, you can speak?” After all these years, this was Meng Jingzhou’s first time hearing the old horse talk.
Jiang Lianyi glanced at the old horse. “Demon king level. Are you this kid’s guardian?”
The old horse didn’t dare hide anything. “Entrusted by Elder Brother, I am to ensure no one else beats him to death before Elder Brother can do it himself.”
Meng Jingzhou, “...”
Dad, you really hold grudges, huh? I’ve almost forgotten what I did.
Fortunately, Meng Jingzhou wasn’t one to hold grudges. He quickly tossed aside his father’s grudge toward him and discussed the matter of his Nascent Soul Stage with Lu Yang.
“Congratulations, Old Meng. Senior Lianyi said it’s her first time seeing someone with twin nascent souls; it’s unprecedented. So, you’re now not at the Nascent Soul Stage but the Two Infants Soul Stage.”
Meng Jingzhou wanted to question what a terrible name it was, but considering it was given by the Phoenix Ancestor—who was right before him—he didn’t dare criticize it.
“...Good name.”
“Well? What unusual changes have you noticed at the Nascent Soul Stage?” Lu Yang asked eagerly. You have two children! It must feel different from the ordinary Nascent Soul Stage.
“My strength goes without saying; it’s definitely been elevated. The main thing is I feel my blood has changed.”
“Your blood has changed? What changed?”
With a straight face, Meng Jingzhou replied seriously, “It can boost yang.”
“...Are there other changes?” Lu Yang looked at Meng Jingzhou strangely. Old Meng is not far away from becoming Tang Monk’s flesh now—everyone will want a bite of him.
“There should be, but I haven’t found them yet. I’ll need to explore slowly.”
With the Unbeatable Nascent Soul, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s precedent allowed Lu Yang to learn its features directly. However, Meng Jingzhou had no reference, so he could only research step by step.
“What about you? How’s your nascent soul?”
Lu Yang immediately grew spirited. “My nascent soul was personally guided by an ancient immortal herself! It’s called the Unbeatable Nascent Soul! It can fight automatically, executing the most suitable move with the most suitable force at the most suitable opportunity to defeat enemies. Even I am no match for it as an opponent!”
Meng Jingzhou sucked in a breath. Old Lu’s nascent soul sounds so incredible, completely out of my league.
Lu Yang said, “Alright, you have just broken through and need to stabilize your cultivation realm. Senior Lianyi and I shall not disturb you further.”
“I won’t see you off then.”
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After Lu Yang bade goodbye, he and Jiang Lianyi headed to the scripture library.
At the entrance was Zhou Lulu, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time. As always, she was absorbed in a book, her head lowered.
“Senior Sister Zhou, reading again?” Lu Yang greeted her with a smile.
“Ah, Junior Brother Lu, it’s been a long while.” Zhou Lulu relaxed upon seeing it was Lu Yang. “I heard you were in the Demon Region for the past half a year?” Zhou Lulu looked at him enviously. She had always wanted to travel but rarely left the sect due to her shyness, much less go to the unfamiliar Demon Region.
“Senior Sister Zhou, you could actually try touring around the outskirts of the Demon Region. It could improve your confidence.”
“No, no, I’m fine staying in the sect. This is...” Zhou Lulu noticed the unfamiliar but imposing female cultivator beside Lu Yang.
According to the rules, outsiders were not allowed in the scripture library.
“This is a guest invited by Big Senior Sister. She’s here to visit the scripture library. Here’s the approval note from Big Senior Sister,” Lu Yang explained.
Seeing Yun Zhi’s note, Zhou Lulu didn’t question further. “Go in then. Remember not to damage the books.”
“Understood.”
The two went to the second floor, which housed Golden Core and Nascent Soul cultivation techniques. When Lu Yang compiled the Golden Core chapter of the Clear Heart True Nature Mantra, he had stayed here for a full month.
“Senior, feel free to look around. I’ll go study cultivation techniques now.” Lu Yang temporarily bade goodbye to Jiang Lianyi.
After Lu Yang left, Jiang Lianyi brimmed with interest as she examined these cultivation techniques she had never heard of, sensing the rapid changes of the times.
“Great Sun Dharma Body Art, Crane Cry Art, Farming Art... Hmm, why is this book hidden?”
She noticed the cultivation techniques on the bottommost shelf of the bookshelves on the east side were rarely touched and covered in dust. They were likely common manuals seen in the market.
Pushing these aside, she found a hidden compartment behind, extremely well-concealed. She opened it and found a book inside.
“Dragon Phoenix Transformation?”
1. “Nascent Soul” or Yuanying in Chinese translates directly to primordial/nascent infant. To be more accurate, the question is asking why it’s called “primordial infant” and not just “infant” or “infancy.” ☜
