Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 785: Conspiracy
Lu Yang hadn’t expected that the Heavenly Court he established later would become the legitimate one.
But upon careful thought, Ao Ling’s words did make sense.
Ao Ling noticed an individual who stood out among the Heavenly Court members. “Senior Brother, may I know who this Yun Zhi is? She actually holds the position of the Heavenly Court Creed Leader, second only to Everlasting-jiejie and even above Lianyi.” 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢
Lu Yang was about to explain, but the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was faster. “Lass Yun is my arch-rival. Our strengths are on par. Once I recover to my peak, along with you, Second-in-Command, and Lianyi, the four of us joining forces will surely defeat Lass Yun and return victorious.”
Lu Yang looked at the Everlasting Immortal Fairy in surprise. Why am I involved in this?
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy seemed to have read Lu Yang’s thoughts and explained, “You are the Second-in-Command. We must share hardships and fortunes.”
Is the price of being the Second-in-Command so heavy?
Besides, since I resurrected you, Immortal Fairy, have I ever enjoyed a single day of fortune?!
“To think such a remarkable person exists.” Ao Ling was astonished. To be called an arch-rival by Everlasting-jiejie, people of later generations truly shouldn’t be underestimated.
“Lianyi has already fought her,” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy said.
“How did it go?”
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy replied seriously, “They fought to a draw.”
Ao Ling heaved a sigh of relief. Then this Yun Zhi isn’t as hard to handle as I’d imagined.
“Senior, shall we leave this bead?” Lu Yang felt that although the bead’s environment was beautiful and a favorite for reclusive cultivators, they couldn’t stay here forever.
“We naturally have to leave.” Ao Ling nodded, then asked in bafflement, “But how do we leave?”
The bead’s internal space was refined by the Qilin Immortal. Even the Everlasting Immortal Fairy and Ao Ling didn’t know about it, much less how to exit.
Lu Yang, “...”
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy volunteered. “Simple. It’s just a broken bead. Smash it, and we’ll be able to leave.”
Forcibly breaking the bead from outside would cause the internal space to teleport randomly, but breaking it from inside wouldn’t pose such a problem.
Lu Yang got a fright. This is an immortal artifact refined from an entire star. It is capable of neutralizing myriad poisons and contains a miniature world inside.
Suggesting to shatter an immortal artifact just like that... Isn’t it a bit too extravagant?
“Then what do you propose?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy only had this idea.
Lu Yang scratched his head; he was all the more clueless. “Come to think of it, when I entered this bead, it continued flying. Where was it flying to?”
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In the inner zone of Penglai Island, at the core location of the ninth-grade spirit vein.
Unbeknownst to everyone, the three great Transcendent Tribulation cultivators of the East Sea’s human race secretly gathered here.
“Big Brother, do we really have to do this?” The speaker looked tense. It was the Yingzhou Island Lord, known as the Sea-Listening Teacher.
The Three Mountains Daoist Priest sighed lightly. “We have no other choice. I am deeply mired in the faith quagmire, unable to extricate myself. Although establishing faiths everywhere helped me condense an Incipient Dao Fruit to become a half-immortal, faith power also has drawbacks.
Not to mention, I was worshipped by someone of a higher status to the point of vomiting blood. Actually, that’s still not too bad—such a powerful being wouldn’t worship me daily; it’s an occasional occurrence.
“The worst is that my body isn’t under my control but influenced by faith. Every action is to fulfil the wishes of believers!”
The Three Mountains Daoist Priest had repeatedly watched helplessly as his body disobeyed him, performing acts against his will.
“My physical body is almost completely beyond my control. I must salvage the situation while I can still command my physical body.”
The matter of the Three Mountains Daoist Priest becoming a half-immortal was known only to the Fangzhang Island Lord and the Yingzhou Island Lord. If not for the Three Mountains Daoist Priest’s dire circumstances, he would have publicly revealed his half-immortal cultivation and unified the East Sea long ago.
The Three Mountains Daoist Priest said indignantly, “I once tried letting my daughter commit evil to ruin my reputation. But the East Sea cultivators’ faith in me is deeply rooted; a few evil deeds can’t harm my reputation!”
The Fangzhang Island Lord, also known as the Six Directions Venerable Lord, asked, “Big Brother, the East Sea has many Transcendent Tribulation cultivators. Why do you want to take over the Old Dragon Emperor’s body? Although he’s the strongest Transcendent Tribulation cultivator in the East Sea, his lifespan is nearing its limit.”
The Three Mountains Daoist Priest waved his hand. “No need to worry about that. Half-immortals differ from immortals. An immortal’s cultivation resides in both the immortal soul and the immortal body, while a half-immortal’s cultivation is all in the soul, and the Incipient Dao Fruit binds to my soul.
“As long as I take over the Old Dragon Emperor’s body, I’ll remain a half-immortal. The Old Dragon Emperor’s lifespan can extend from ten thousand to a hundred thousand years. I won’t have to worry about lifespan problems in the future.
“Furthermore, the Old Dragon Emperor controls the entire Dragon Tribe. What is the Dragon Tribe? It’s the place that gave birth to the Dragon Ancient Ancestor, not to mention that this Ancient Ancestor is also the Qilin Immortal’s wife. One can imagine the Dragon Tribe’s wealth, not just in spirit stones—they might possess half-immortal or even immortal-level magical treasures, like that stone pillar he always coils around. That has to be at least a half-immortal magical treasure!
“Once I take over the Old Dragon Emperor’s body, all this will be ours!”
The Three Mountains Daoist Priest’s words made the other two island lords’ blood surge with fervor.
“It’s a pity that the Old Dragon Emperor refuses to leave the stone pillar. We can only act during that old thing’s birthday banquet!” The Three Mountains Daoist Priest sighed. The Dragon Palace’s foundation runs deep. Even as a half-immortal, I dare not directly barge in.
The Fangzhang Island Lord, the Six Directions Venerable Lord, asked further. “But taking over the Old Dragon Emperor’s body in public won’t be simple, right? Putting aside the issue of being seen by everyone, which makes taking over his body pointless, the most important thing is that your Incipient Dao Fruit doesn’t aid in body takeover. Your soul isn’t as strong as the Old Dragon Emperor’s either. How will you take over his body?”
The Three Mountains Daoist Priest sneered coldly. He had already prepared for this. “Six Directions, have you forgotten Yingzhou Island’s ‘Longevity Immortal Grass?’”
The Six Directions Venerable Lord was inwardly floored. “You mean the Great Void Immortal Grass?”
The world spread rumors that deep within Yingzhou Island’s eighth-grade spirit vein grew a Longevity Immortal Grass planted by the Evergreen Supreme Lord.
In truth, it wasn’t the Longevity Immortal Grass but the Great Void Immortal Grass, which induced hallucinations. Someone poisoned by it fell into illusions, dreaming they achieved longevity and became undying. That was how the ‘Longevity Immortal Grass’ rumor started.
The Great Void Immortal Grass was quite terrifying, able to affect even a half-immortal.
However, over the long ages, the Yingzhou Island Lord had grasped the method to counteract the Great Void Immortal Grass’ poison. “As long as we release the Great Void Immortal Grass at the birthday banquet under the guise of presenting gifts, we’ll catch the Old Dragon Emperor off guard. That way, everyone will be poisoned and trapped in illusions, including the Old Dragon Emperor. Only we will be unaffected.
“The Great Void poison affects even souls. I’ll seize that chance to take over the Old Dragon Emperor right there and then! Afterward, no one will know what happened at the birthday banquet!”
The Three Mountains Daoist Priest had long prepared thoroughly to take over the Old Dragon Emperor’s body.
