Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 781: Ao Ling

“Oh no, we lost Brother Lu!” Man Gu panicked upon seeing Lu Yang and the Dragon Pearl fly away together.

Meng Jingzhou rolled his eyes, not the least bit worried about Lu Yang’s safety.

That grandson Lu Yang can summon Big Senior Sister and has an immortal protecting him. It’ll be truly bizarre if something happens to him.

The Dragon Tribe didn’t know the inside story. Lu Yang and the Dragon Pearl disappearing together wasn’t something they could handle.

“Quickly report to the Palace Leader! Let him decide!”

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Dao-Seeking Sect, Heaven’s Gate Peak, Discussion Hall.

Yun Zhi convened a routine meeting to discuss recent matters requiring attention. The eight elders attended, while the Vast Sea Daoist Lord observed from the side.

Halfway through the meeting, Gan Tian rushed into the hall and delivered to Yun Zhi a letter that had just arrived from the East Sea.

Yun Zhi opened the envelope and scanned it with her spiritual consciousness, her expression turning somewhat strange.

“Junior Niece Yun Zhi, has something urgent happened?” First Elder asked. If it weren’t urgent, Gan Tian wouldn’t have barged in during the meeting.

Yun Zhi didn’t explain but used her power to project the letter’s contents in the center of the hall for everyone to see.

The eight elders similarly displayed strange expressions.

“Junior Nephew Lu Yang snatched the Dragon Pearl? They want someone from our Dao-Seeking Sect to go to the Dragon Palace to discuss what to do?”

“Is your comprehension ability fine? Judging from the letter’s description, it’s clearly the Dragon Pearl that snatched Junior Nephew Lu Yang!”

In fact, the Dragon Palace didn’t know how to describe the matter either, so they kept it ambiguous.

Considering Lu Yang had Yun Zhi backing him, they couldn’t exclude the possibility of him possessing special means to snatch the Dragon Pearl from a group of Fusion Stage dragons.

It wasn’t everyone’s first day knowing Lu Yang. Although he often deceived with the truth, misused the acting sect leader’s authority to challenge higher-level opponents, measured salt by seconds when cooking, set up the ancient Heavenly Court Creed to hoodwink diabolic creeds, and frequently cultivated strange spells... he had never done things like stealthy robbery.

So it must be the Dragon Pearl that snatched Lu Yang.

“What origin does this Dragon Pearl have that it abducts people?”

“What do we do? Who’s going?” The eight elders looked at each other. Aside from Grandpa Ba, their reputations in the East Sea weren’t great. If they headed there and didn’t find Lu Yang, they might get themselves stuck.

“Lu Yang is the hope of the Dao-Seeking Sect; we cannot abandon him. I’ll go!” First Elder took the lead, and the other seven elders fervently agreed.

A clear, youthful voice sounded. “Enough, stop arguing. I’ll go.”

The eight elders looked in the direction. It was the Vast Sea Daoist Lord, who had been observing silently.

“I once said that if Lu Yang encountered trouble, I would protect him once. This Daoist Lord cannot break a promise. It’s time to fulfill it.”

Seeing that the founding ancestor intended to intervene, the elders felt relieved. With the Founding Ancestor stepping in, Lu Yang will surely be fine.

Yun Zhi saw that the Vast Sea Daoist Lord was full of confidence and found it inconvenient to dissuade him, so she could only let him take action.

“We’ll have to trouble you then, Founding Ancestor.”

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord laughed heartily. “A trivial matter!”

~~~

“Where is this?” Lu Yang looked around blankly.

Green mountains, clear water, and verdant grass extended as far as the eye could see. The place was like a paradise.

Just moments ago, I was firmly attached to the Dragon Pearl, with wind rushing into my mouth. How did I end up here in the blink of an eye?

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy emerged from Lu Yang and marveled, “This is the Dragon Pearl’s internal space. I don’t remember the pearl having this structure. Was it refined after my death? Quite cautious with the design, I must say. If not for the Dragon-Pattern Bracelet opening this space, I wouldn’t have noticed a hidden dimension here.”

The bead was originally forged from a star. Adding an internal space upon that foundation would have been simple.

“The Dragon-Pattern Bracelet is the key to entering the pearl’s space. Strange, it didn’t have this function before. Furthermore, if the pearl’s space isn’t opened via the bracelet, the space will teleport to a random location.”

Lu Yang stroked his chin, pondering. Three conditions need to be fulfilled to reach this space: the Dragon-Pattern Bracelet, the Dragon Pearl, and cracking the pearl’s outer shell. In particular, not using the Dragon-Pattern Bracelet to open the space will teleport it randomly, rendering anyone unable to find it, as if it’s guarding against someone.

“Look over there!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy excitedly pointed in a direction.

Lu Yang looked and saw a vast, boundless lake. Mist rose from the water, painting a scene out of a fairyland. He could vaguely see a small pavilion in the lake’s center.

“It’s Little Ling!” Without hesitation, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy grabbed Lu Yang’s hand and hurried over.

Lu Yang felt as if he had teleported, arriving at the pavilion in less than an instant. He saw the pavilion’s interior and subconsciously held his breath.

At the pavilion’s center lay a peerlessly beautiful woman in a black dress. The collar and cuffs were adorned with fine cloud-brocade. She resembled a black lotus blooming in the night, solemn and mysterious. Her raven-black hair cascaded like a waterfall, gently spilling over the bed’s edge with a faint sheen, making her snow-white skin appear even more delicate and smooth.

The pair of gentle, jade-like dragon horns atop the woman’s head revealed her race.

Is this fairy immortal the Qilin Immortal’s other wife, the Dragon Tribe’s Ancient Ancestor, Ao Ling?

Then Lu Yang noticed something amiss and froze.

Even with the immense cultivation gap between him and Ao Ling, he could sense that Ao Ling’s soul was shattered, practically riddled with holes.

She couldn’t be any more dead.

He linked it to their deduction from the remnant immortal battleground. Could it be that after the Qilin Immortal escorted Senior Ao Ling away, she encountered another attack, leading to her demise?

“Immortal Fairy, this...”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy also noticed this and grew irate—a rare occurrence. Her willow-like brows arched sharply like swords, and the aura she emanated made the entire space unstable.

“Who did this terrible thing?!”

“If not for Little Ling using the Play-Dead Technique, she’d be dead now!”

“Immortal Fairy, is Senior Ao Ling still alive?” Lu Yang’s visage was filled with incredulity. She’s already in this state, yet she can still be saved?

“Of course. During the period the Play-Dead Technique is active, no matter what harm is encountered, it falls under the scope of ‘playing dead.’

“Since it’s ‘playing dead,’ she is naturally still alive.”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy extended a fair finger. Glistening immortal qi coalesced at its tip, glowing resplendently like stars descending to the mortal realm.

In an instant, an invisible ripple spread from her fingertip, enveloping Ao Ling. The soul that had been shattered into millions of pieces gathered and connected, restoring Ao Ling’s original form.

Life and death, destruction and rebirth—the Dao of nature was undeniably revealed at this moment. The principles it encompassed were far beyond Lu Yang’s current comprehension.

Ao Ling slowly opened her eyes, life returning.

She turned to look at the expectant Everlasting Immortal Fairy. Tears moistened the corners of her eyes, then silently slid down her cheeks, leaving two clear, transparent trails, before dripping onto her collar like broken pearl necklaces. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Her voice quivered. “Are you Everlasting-jiejie? Have Hubby and the others finally managed to resurrect you?”