Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 961: Impossible to Guard Against the Seven Emotions Incipient Dao Fruit
The Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord felt that he had accumulated all his misfortune from eight lifetimes. The battle was overwhelmingly against him. His supposed ally, the Demon-Subduing Divine Lord, was unreliable and could strike him at any moment, and he himself constantly had to recite Buddhist scriptures to regulate his emotions.
On the contrary, the opposing side consisted of a half-immortal, an immortal tree that had developed a soul, and a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator.
Hell, even the Mountain-River Lord himself may not defeat such a lineup, let alone me.
Better to flee.
The Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord felt the tree roots constricting ever tighter around him.
“Let me save you! I hereby establish the Rule: The Moon Laurel Tree Ancestor cannot regenerate itself!” The Demon-Subduing Divine Lord swung his great halberd with all his might.
Suddenly, a tree root shot out and collided with the great halberd. The halberd severed half the root, but it immediately regenerated.
“How is this possible? I established a rule!”
The Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord couldn’t hold back his anger. “Fool! The Tree Ancestor has reached the level of an ‘immortal item.’ How could a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator’s rule possibly affect it?!”
“I was kind enough to save you, yet you dare to scold me?!” The Demon-Subduing Divine Lord was similarly enraged. He grabbed his divine halberd and struck the Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord on the head, leaving his mind buzzing.
“Let me preface this—I did not use the Seven Emotions Incipient Dao Fruit just now,” the Moonchaser True Person declared preemptively.
“Nonsense! That was clearly your doing!” the Demon-Subduing Divine Lord quickly retorted, asserting his stance.
No one could ascertain which side was speaking the truth.
The Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord had no time to discern truth from falsehood; his priority was to escape.
“Vajra Dharma Manifestation!” With a shout, the Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord summoned his Vajra Dharma Manifestation, which was a hundred zhang high. As the roots coiled around the dharma manifestation, he opened a large hole in its chest and fled.
“You think you can come to the immortal palace and just leave?!”
The moment the Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord was about to escape the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace’s bounds, countless tree roots surged skyward, rising straight up to form a wooden wall that stretched beyond sight.
The Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord flew to the right, but the roots were always one step ahead, shooting upward rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, the vast Moon Laurel Immortal Palace was encircled by roots.
The Moon Laurel Tree Ancestor had grown on the Great Snow Mountain since ancient times, its root system extending to every corner of the mountain. Let alone enveloping the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace, even sealing off the entire Great Snow Mountain wouldn’t be difficult.
In theory, the Moon Laurel Tree Ancestor was equivalent to a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator, but her sheer size rivaled that of the Epoch Immortal when he was still at the Transcendent Tribulation Stage. She could not be treated as an ordinary Transcendent Tribulation cultivator.
Her only weakness was the inability to leave the Great Snow Mountain’s territory.
“Damn it, do you really think I’m made of clay?!”
Seeing that escape was impossible, the Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord flew into a rage. Then I shall fight to the death with the immortal palace. Since they have no particularly powerful offensive methods, my Vajra Incipient Dao Fruit has nothing to fear.
Yet, just as his momentum surged, his ire swiftly dissipated, and his aura plummeted.
He erupted in fury again, only to have it vanish once more.
Again and again.
“Immortal palace, you’ve gone too far!” The Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord’s eyes bulged, a sense of emptiness gnawing at his heart. It was too unbearable to keep the rage pent up.
The Moonchaser True Person sneered. “Don’t think you can just yell a few times, get angry, and have your power skyrocket. I won’t give you that chance.”
All those storybooks I read weren’t for nothing.
“Demon-Subduing, go kill all the immortal palace disciples!” The Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord’s brain worked fast despite the emergency. He refused to believe the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace would stand idly by while their disciples were slaughtered.
They’ll surely divert their attention to deal with Demon-Subduing. That will significantly relieve the burden on me.
“Dream on!”
Sect Ancestor Fang produced a wooden box. Upon opening it, a ray of light engulfed the Demon-Subduing Divine Lord just as he was about to unleash a massacre. Unable to resist, he was sucked into the wooden box.
“Light-Retaining Treasure Box.” The Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord sneered. He had heard of this renowned immortal treasure that was crafted from the horn of a xiezhi. It could suck people in and force them to battle, only allowing departure after a victor was determined.
The Everlasting Immortal Fairy had once challenged four immortal sect leaders inside while controlling Lu Yang’s body, enjoying her moment of glory.
The Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord knew his plan had succeeded. Someone will have to enter the treasure box to be Demon-Subduing’s opponent, and that someone must be a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator. Anyone below that will be courting death if they enter.
So that person will be this Transcendent Tribulation surnamed Fang.
To his surprise, Sect Ancestor Fang had anticipated it. She whipped out a bag of ants and stuffed them into the wooden box.
After defeating this army of ants, the Demon-Subduing Divine Lord could only leave. However, the space inside was vast, far beyond what his spiritual consciousness could cover.
“I hope the Demon-Subduing Divine Lord can find all the ants,” Sect Ancestor Fang muttered.
Luo Hongxia’s left eyelid twitched twice. She had never imagined the Light-Retaining Treasure Box could be used in such a way.
No wonder she is the Sect Ancestor.
“Having one fewer opponent is still a good thing!” the Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord said through gritted teeth, refusing to admit his scheme had failed. These cultivators from the later generations are damn despicable.
“Vanquishing Devils and Upholding the Dao!” The Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord drew upon the power of incense offerings, transforming into the peerless divine lord who had protected the land by vanquishing evil and upholding the Dao three hundred thousand years ago.
The jade dragon exhaled extremely frigid air, freezing the Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord in place. The Seven Emotions Incipient Dao Fruit disrupted his emotions, rendering his attacks and defenses disjointed, while the tree roots flogged him mercilessly.
Boom!
The chunk of ice shattered. The Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord emerged slowly, the corners of his mouth curling into a wild, arrogant smile. “Come on! Let’s see how your attacks can harm me!”
“Come on then!” The Moon Laurel Immortal Palace didn’t hold back, launching a second round of assault.
Observing from close range, Lu Yang noticed something amiss. “Is there something off about the Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord’s state? He seems to be rather enjoying this. Could Senior Moonchaser have tampered with him, making him perceive pain as pleasure?”
Lu Yang found the Seven Emotions Incipient Dao Fruit truly terrifying; its abilities were impossible to guard against, and one wouldn’t even know they had been affected.
Fortunately, Senior Moonchaser is on our side.
Lu Yang abruptly looked up, sensing danger. A stray attack was heading toward him and Jinghong.
“Senior Sister, clash palms!” Lu Yang hollered.
Jinghong instantly understood his intention. Their palms collided, propelling each other backward, out of the attack’s range.
“Hmm? Why has someone else infiltrated the immortal palace?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy frowned.
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“Fight, fight; the fiercer, the better.” A figure watched the beleaguered Devil-Vanquishing Divine Lord being pummeled and chuckled to himself.
The two divine lords were mere decoys to distract the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace. I am the one who will chop down the Tree Ancestor.
“Hmm?” The figure suddenly felt a burning sensation in his chest. He pulled out a set of four tokens, one of them glowing hot. He cradled the token, trembling with excitement. “This is... One of the Four Ancient Immortals is nearby?!”
In that moment, he had completely tossed the matter of the Moon Laurel Tree Ancestor to the back of his mind. Compared to the whereabouts of the Four Ancient Immortals and their Dao Fruits, what is the Tree Ancestor?
He kept moving about, searching for the direction where the token burned hottest. Soon, his gaze settled on the black ring in Jinghong’s hand.
Inside that ring is an ancient immortal!
He struck toward the unsuspecting Jinghong. If she took that hit, death would be inevitable!
The entity within the ancient ring sighed. Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to intervene.
A vortex appeared in the ancient ring, absorbing the attack inside.
That figure seized the opportunity to enter the ring.
“Specter Lord of the Great Qian Dynasty pays respects to the Heaven Mandate Immortal.”
