Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 959: Subduing Demons and Vanquishing Devils

Facing the cyan beam launched by Luo Hongxia across space, the intruder found it blocked by what seemed like an invisible barrier before him.

“I still got discovered.”

Another intruder materialized, a wide smile plastered on. Since the immortal palace has discovered us, there’s no need to hide ourselves anymore.

It’s not a big problem. In any case, our original intent was to cause a commotion. This merely pushes our plan forward.

“Who are you?!” Luo Hongxia arrived at lightning speed, grasping the Light-Retaining Treasure Box, her gaze fixed intently on the pair.

From how they had deflected my attack with ease moments ago, they should at least be at the Intermediate Transcendent Tribulation Stage.

Judging by their stealthy behavior, they’ve come with hostile intentions.

“Senior Sister Jinghong, run!” Sensing the impending battle, Lu Yang grabbed the frozen Jinghong and pulled her aside, ensuring they wouldn’t be caught in the crossfire.

“How is a mere Fusion cultivator worthy to know our names? Cultivators of later generations truly lack propriety.” The smiling intruder’s eyes narrowed to slits as he glanced toward Luo Hongxia, his pupils emitting an ominous red light.

Luo Hongxia shuddered, as if she had been plunged into a boundless hell, the stench of corpses and oceans of blood assailing her nostrils.

“Why do the two of you have to bully a junior? Does this not diminish your own stature?”

A silver-haired old woman suddenly appeared, placing herself before Luo Hongxia. With a gentle tap of her staff, the illusion before Luo Hongxia dissipated instantly.

“Sect Ancestor Fang.”

Fang Ci was one of the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace’s foundational pillars. Her seniority was so high that even Master Jiesha of the Hanging Monastery had to address her as “senior.”

“As Transcendent Tribulation cultivators, you two are certainly not nameless individuals. Such skulduggery is unbecoming for Transcendent Tribulation cultivators. Who are you, and what business brings you to my immortal palace?”

“We are subordinates of the Midheaven Emperor-Lord, tasked with the duty of subduing demons and vanquishing devils. We have come to your esteemed palace to borrow the Tree Ancestor.”

“You are the Demon-Subduing Divine Lord and the Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord?!”

During the Great Qian Dynasty, the Incense Offering Dao was in trend. From the Midheaven Emperor-Lord down to the various cultivators, all had some connection to incense offerings. If one received incense offerings, they had to fulfil the corresponding duties.

For instance, subduing demons and vanquishing devils, safeguarding the peace of a region.

Another example was the Mountain-River Lord who had appeared in the East Sea. Due to his campaigns across the land, expanding territory, he enjoyed the incense offerings of the mountains and river, thus earning his title.

Although the Demon-Subduing Divine Lord and the Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord were not as powerful as the Mountain-River Lord, they were nonetheless well-known divine lords of their era and Intermediate Transcendent Tribulation cultivators.

“Borrow the Tree Ancestor?” Sect Ancestors Fang sneered. With how you sneaked into the palace, it doesn’t look like your intent is to borrow.

“I’m afraid you will be disappointed. The Tree Ancestor cannot leave the Great Snow Mountain; it cannot be borrowed.”

“It’s fine, it’s fine.” The Demon-Subduing Divine Lord chuckled. “Even a deceased Tree Ancestor has soul-strengthening effects. That will suffice.”

They had refrained from taking the Moon Laurel Tree Ancestor during the Great Qian, Great Yu, or early Great Xia eras because it had not grown enough and lacked in quality. Now that three hundred thousand years have passed, the Tree Ancestor should surely have become an immortal object, fit to offer to the Emperor-Lord.

In their eyes, the so-called Moon Laurel Immortal Palace was merely a sect that had preserved and nurtured the Moon Laurel Tree Ancestor on their behalf.

“Courting death!” Sect Ancestor Fang erupted in fury.

The Moon Laurel Tree Ancestor was the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace’s foundation. Moreover, Luo Hongxia had informed her that the Tree Ancestor had developed spirit intelligence and become a true living being. How could she allow any harm to befall it?!

The staff in her hand transformed into a jade dragon coiling in the heavens. It exhaled frost, planning to freeze the two divine lords into ice sculptures!

The Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord sighed. “Cultivators of later generations truly do not know the vastness of heaven and earth, daring to attack us. Demon-Subduing, teach her a lesson and let her know what it means to respect one’s elders.”

The Demon-Subduing Divine Lord specialized in capturing and slaying various demon beasts.

He transformed into a hundred-zhang titan, smashing a divine halberd toward the jade dragon. The jade dragon roared, and the frost it exhaled froze him into a massive chunk of ice.

But the ice soon shattered. The Demon-Subduing Divine Lord struggled to swing his divine halberd, engaging the jade dragon in fierce combat.

“Advanced Transcendent Tribulation Stage!” Sect Ancestor Fang’s heart sank. From their brief exchange, she discerned the Demon-Subduing Divine Lord’s cultivation realm. And judging by how the Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord had commanded him, the Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord’s cultivation likely surpassed the Demon-Subduing Divine Lord’s!

Is it simply a difference in strength between Advanced Transcendent Tribulation cultivators, or is he...a half-immortal?

As the two Transcendent Tribulation cultivators clashed, the entire Great Snow Mountain shook, the tremors reaching even the underground Sinner Hall.

“So it has finally begun? That’s pretty fast.” Qu Ling smirked, satisfied that her scheme had succeeded.

As she was sentenced to life imprisonment, she could never leave Sinner Hall. If she wanted to, she had to find another way.

She could obtain news of the outside world from new prisoners, and likewise, she could have those released upon completing their sentences deliver her messages outside.

Take the recently released prisoner who had served time for theft as an example. She had given him the method to disable the Great Sect Defense Array, instructing him to take his information to the black market’s top-tier auction. It would be best if the information were auctioned to top-tier factions like the Great Qian Dynasty, the Heavenly Court Creed, the Demon Kingdom, and the Dragon Palace.

The condition for purchasing the array removal method was to cause a major commotion at the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace, providing her a chance to escape.

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Sect Ancestor Fang was only at the Intermediate Transcendent Tribulation Stage and was no match for the Demon-Subduing Divine Lord, who was at the Advanced Transcendent Tribulation Stage. The latter swung his great halberd, as if he had returned to his undefeated prime. The divine halberd descended with enough force to cleave the jade dragon in two!

Sect Ancestor Fang hurriedly performed spells to block the strike, but how could hastily conjured spells withstand the full force of a divine halberd?

Suddenly, overwhelming sorrow gripped the Demon-Subduing Divine Lord. Memories flooded his mind, and grief overwhelmed him until he couldn’t muster any strength. The divine halberd dropped to the ground with a clatter, and he covered his face, bawling out loud.

“Why has that brat Devil-Vanquishing gotten promoted while I’m still stuck here? Is it just because he bribed the superiors? And there’s the Mountain-River Lord; I finally made up my mind to bribe him, and he promised to promote me, but why did he have to die for no reason... No! Someone must be behind this!”

A petite figure hovered in the air, gazing disdainfully at the Demon-Subduing Divine Lord.

“You came to my immortal palace and want to kill Little Ye, yet you have the nerve to ask who I am? Are all you old bastards so shameless?”

The moment the Demon-Subduing Divine Lord and the Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord saw that petite figure, fear spread through their hearts uncontrollably. A chill surged from the soles of their feet to the crowns of their heads. They trembled like sieves, unable to entertain even the slightest thought of resistance.

Who is this petite figure? Why does it feel as though she encompasses boundless, terrifying power, enough to crush us a thousand times over with a single thought?

It’s as if we’re facing the Emperor-Lord!c

“Has Senior Moonchaser finally resolved the issue with her Incipient Dao Fruit?” Lu Yang heaved a sigh of relief. At last, I don’t have to scurry around the immortal palace like a rat in the streets.

Jinghong was back to her normal self. She shyly withdrew her hand from Lu Yang’s grasp. Recalling her earlier actions made her cheeks burn, and she dared not look directly at Lu Yang.

To divert her attention, she covertly informed the black ancient ring of what had transpired.

An aged voice reverberated within the ring. “Had I known that the Seven Emotions Dao Fruit could be used this way, I would have formed it myself.”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy raised an eyebrow. Why is this lass Jinghong speaking to the ring? Is there someone inside?