Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 924: Entering Outer Space

Unlike the sun of the ancient era, which evolved from Jinwu golden crows, the sun after the ancient era was the embodiment of pure yang power, possessing boundless might. Countless cultivators relied on it for their cultivation; otherwise, the Radiant Sun Creed wouldn’t have come into existence.

In the Great Qian era, the sun was sealed by the founding Qian Emperor, the Midheaven Emperor-Lord, who claimed it as his.

In the Great Yu era, the founding Yu Emperor Wu Yao saw the seal left by the Midheaven Emperor-Lord and added another layer of seal atop it.

Hence, neither of them could obtain the sun.

With Wu Yao suspected of having gone to the outside world through replacement, Lu Yang had thought the second seal would never be undone. He didn’t expect Guan Shanhai to know the method.

“According to Guan Shanhai, the Midheaven Emperor-Lord sealed the sun, weakening the solar power and luna power it emitted, so that all citizens of Great Qian would worship him.

“At the time, any cultivator wishing to rely on the sun to cultivate had to worship him. After the worship, a sliver of the seal would open, channeling solar power and luna power to them before it was resealed again.

“Therefore, legend had it that the Midheaven Emperor-Lord possessed the power to command the sun and moon.”

During the Great Qian era, faith power was the primary cultivation method. Temples and divine statues were everywhere, and people would go to any lengths to seize faith power. With dynastic changes and shifts in cultivation methods, these temples and statues gradually vanished into the river of history, leaving little trace behind.

“After Wu Yao ascended the throne, he repeatedly tried reaching the sun, but was blocked by the Midheaven Emperor-Lord’s seal. Thus, he added his own seal, preventing the Midheaven Emperor-Lord from approaching the sun, too. This double layer of seals caused the sun’s emitted solar and luna powers to diminish significantly.”

This was a matter hidden in history, not recorded in any ancient text.

“Removing Wu Yao’s seal this time will release a part of the solar and luna powers, greatly benefiting cultivators reliant on them.”

En route to the sun, Yun Zhi explained the background of the matter to Lu Yang and Yun Mengmeng.

“Is the sun in such great demand? So many people are fighting over it.” Yun Mengmeng was baffled. As there was no sun in the secret domain, she couldn’t really understand the importance of the sun.

With Lu Yang’s current cultivation, he could traverse outer space, but not as effortlessly as Yun Zhi. He had to allocate a large portion of his mental power to deal with the harsh conditions of outer space.

On the other hand, Yun Mengmeng didn’t fear outer space’s hostile environment, but her habit of glancing here and poking there severely slowed their flight.

Left with no choice, Yun Zhi encased them in transparent domes and carried them as she flew.

During their journey, Lu Yang beheld countless resplendent stars. Whenever they encountered one, Yun Zhi would unhesitatingly charge toward it. Lu Yang braced for an impact, only to discover that the star before them was merely an illusory projection.

However, some were not phantom images and required Yun Zhi to navigate around them.

“Eh, this star here is Lass Yun’s golden core?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy noticed something amiss. The star before her did exist, but it wasn’t preserved from the ancient era; it had been filled with Yun Zhi’s golden core.

“Little Zhi’s golden core is this big?” Yun Mengmeng was astonished. Why is my golden core so small?

“It just looks big. In terms of power, it cannot rival my Unbeatable Golden Core.”

“What is the Unbeatable Golden Core?” Yun Mengmeng asked. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

“The Unbeatable Golden Core is a golden core that only those of the Everlasting Lineage can form. It ranks first in power among first-grade golden cores! What a pity, your cultivation is too high. You’ve missed the window to condense an Unbeatable Golden Core.”

“That’s so impressive!” Yun Mengmeng’s eyes sparkled. Our Everlasting Lineage is so strong.

Although Lu Yang had long found out that the countless stars overhead were actually Yun Zhi’s golden cores, knowing was one thing, and witnessing it firsthand was entirely another thing.

Only by witnessing them with his own eyes could he grasp the sheer terror of Yun Zhi’s golden cores. If one were to stand upon one, they would mistakenly believe the land beneath their feet was flat.

And this was merely a single golden core. Countless more of Yun Zhi’s golden cores were scattered throughout outer space.

Outer space was dark and frigid, a vast, empty expanse of terrifying silence. Adrift within it, Lu Yang was imperceptibly small. As formidable as cultivators were, compared to the universe itself, they couldn’t be any more minute and insignificant...

“This pitch-black place reminds me of something,” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s emotional musings interrupted Lu Yang’s internal monologue. “Back then, the Heaven Mandate Immortal and the other three managed numerous stars, but the distances between them were terribly inconvenient for travel. Hence, they would often tinker with the positions of stars, moving them closer together or simply establishing spatial passages between the stars.”

After an indeterminate amount of time, Lu Yang spotted a colossal ball of fire. Extreme temperatures raged across outer space. Without the transparent dome Yun Zhi had placed around him, the sheer heat alone would have been sufficient to incinerate him.

Innumerable trailblazers of the Radiant Sun Creed had personally tested the sun’s power. Lu Yang could even discern human-shaped charcoal briquettes orbiting the sun.

Undeterred by the infernal heat, Yun Zhi attempted to draw closer, but just then, a golden chain encircling the sun barred their path.

Brilliant runes shimmered upon the golden chain, and they were so dazzling that they were blinding. They intensified the sun’s already terrifying temperature. These luminous runs seemed to encompass all the principles of the world. A single glance would flood the mind with such a torrent of knowledge that one’s mental space would burst asunder.

With Yun Zhi shielding him and blocking the overwhelming influx of knowledge, Lu Yang could observe the runes at his own pace.

“Big Boss, what do all these runes mean?” No matter how long Yun Mengmeng stared, she couldn’t make sense of any of them and had to turn to their all-knowing leader for help.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was indeed omniscient, effortlessly deciphering the talismanic runes’ meaning and analyzing them for the Second-in-Command and the Third-in-Command.

“Although there’s no explicit subject, judging by the semantics, it appears to be Wu Yao cursing the Midheaven Emperor-Lord. Do you need me to recite the exact invectives...” Toward the end, she hesitated, a rare occurrence. Her cheeks flushed, clearly too embarrassed to voice such profanities.

“No need, no need at all,” Lu Yang replied hastily.

“Speaking of which,” she said, “this sun is truly a creation of the Nine-Layers Immortal. All the Jinwu golden crows of the ancient era combined could never have forged a sun containing such power. Furthermore, it also contains an equal measure of luna power.”

Ao Ling had mentioned that both the sun and moon of the Ember Legacy Dynasty were created by the Nine-Layers Immortal using his Yin-Yang Dao Fruit. To save trouble, he had constructed the sun and moon as a single integrated entity.

However, he also considered that this design would render sundials nearly useless, making it difficult for common folk to perceive the passage of time and impacting daily life. Therefore, he painted a dial and hands onto the sun itself, allowing everyone to tell the time at a glance.

Since the time was verified by the Epoch Immortal himself, its accuracy was guaranteed.