Who Let Him Cultivate?!-Chapter 757 : 756

"It's still my master who's reliable, not on the bounty notice," Meng Jingzhou, Man Gu, and Li Haoran said with self-satisfaction.

The bounty notice only listed the masters of Lu Yang and Tao Yaoye.

Lu Yang said nothing, silently walked around to the back of the notice board, where the bounties for the Third Elder, Fourth Elder, and Fifth Elder were posted, slightly lower than those on the front of the board.

"Our entire sect has been annihilated," Meng Jingzhou clicked his tongue.

Lu Yang frowned and rebuked Meng Jingzhou, "What do you mean 'our sect'? The bounty notice lists the Seek Dao Sect, what does that have to do with our Five Elements Sect?"

Li Haoran nodded repeatedly, agreeing with Lu Yang's reasoning.

"Besides, it's not an utter annihilation, Uncle Ba wasn't on the bounty."

Uncle Ba hadn't lied; he was the only senior survivor of the Seek Dao Sect.

Seeing how dangerous the East Sea was, the five of them checked again to make sure they were all disciples of the Five Elements Sect and agreed to shout for their Sect Leader first before anything else if they ran into Qiu Jin'an.

Lu Yang felt that, considering the life-and-death bond he shared with Qiu Jin'an in Hanshui City, Sect Leader Qiu shouldn't fuss over such a trivial matter.

Lu Yang and the others left the notice board, and before they did, they overheard passersby discussing other topics.

"The Immortal Appraisal Congress is coming up soon."

"What Immortal Appraisal Congress? It's just a fame-grabbing event for the disciples of the three islands."

"What can you do? The disciples of the three islands, whether in cultivation talent or in attire and provisions, are far superior to us. Who among the same realm could beat them?"

"But they shouldn't use the heads of us ordinary cultivators to boost their fame."

"Just accept it."

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"Did so many people come to Penglai Island because of that Immortal Appraisal Congress?"

"That should be the case."

"Hey, this magic artifact looks pretty interesting," Li Haoran discovered an exquisitely crafted magic artifact in a forge. The artifact was an iron lotus flower, likely a hidden weapon given its structure, forged with an entirely different philosophy from that of Great Xia. It was perfect to purchase and study.

"How much for this magic artifact?"

"I'll buy this magic artifact," a voice rang out from behind them. They turned and saw a cultivator dressed elegantly with three wave patterns embroidered on his cuffs.

The cultivator was handsome and possessed a Nascent Soul Stage cultivation level. He was followed by several servants with cultivation levels not weak, all at the Nascent Soul Stage, with one even at the Divine Transformation Stage, which among the servants Lu Yang had encountered, ranked them as quite high.

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"Who are you?" Li Haoran frowned, finding the man impolite.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Fan Chong, we failed to welcome you properly," the shopkeeper came out with an apologetic smile.

"No need for nonsense, I'm buying this iron lotus flower. It will come in handy at the upcoming congress; how much?" Fan Chong, the cultivator called, didn't even glance at Li Haoran and completely ignored him.

"For others, it would be 280,000 Spirit Stones, but since it's you, just the cost price of 100,000 Spirit Stones."

Fan Chong gave a signal, and one of his servants took out 100,000 Spirit Stones to purchase the artifact. Even so, the shopkeeper still smiled as he saw them off.

After Fan Chong left, the shopkeeper heaved a sigh of relief and looked at Li Haoran with a hint of dread, "Lucky for you, you didn't fight him for the artifact. If you'd angered him, you might not be able to leave Penglai Island."

"Who is he, is he famous?"

"You're not from around here, are you? Disciples of Penglai Island are divided into three categories: outer sect, inner sect, and core. You can tell by the wave pattern on their sleeves. The cultivator just now named Fan Chong is a core disciple of Penglai Island."

"And Fan Chong is extremely special even among the core disciples."

"He is a disciple of Xuanling Daoist, whose father is the legendary Island Master of Penglai Island."

Lu Yang realized, So he's the grand-disciple of someone who's passed the Transcendence Tribulation, no wonder he's so arrogant.

Quite the grand display, leaving the house with so many Nascent Soul Stage cultivators. He thought of his own master, Yun Zhi, who always kept a low profile when she traveled.

The shopkeeper sighed, "If it weren't for his special identity, someone would have already taken over his Dream Mirage and flying car business."

Lu Yang nodded, saying no more.

Lu Yang and his companions left the shop and continued to wander the streets. They had intended to check out the so-called Immortals Appraisal Convention, but unfortunately, it was an event organized by the three islands, and without an invitation, they couldn't enter.

Just as Lu Yang and his companions were contemplating whether to use some tricks to take a look at the Immortals Appraisal Convention, a disciple dressed in the Penglai Island style blocked their way. The disciple's sleeves had two wave patterns, and he deliberately exuded an oppressive aura, being at the Divine Transformation Stage.

"Who are you?" Li Haoran looked at the other party warily and repeated the question.

The disciple still didn't answer, staring coldly at the five of them. He thought to himself: Unfamiliar Nascent Soul Stage cultivators who I've never seen before mustn't be from our three islands. Just right, several were badly injured and won't recover for a while, I'll just use these five to fill in the numbers.

"Hey, you five are in luck. I'll take you to the Immortals Appraisal Convention in a bit. If you perform well, you might catch the eye of a Penglai Island disciple or an elder and become a servant."

The disciple's attitude was forceful, giving no chance for Lu Yang and his companions to say anything, before leading them towards the core area of Penglai Island.

Lu Yang and his companions, being merely at the Nascent Soul Stage, were in no position to resist a Divine Transformation Stage cultivator.

On the way there, through the few words dropped by the disciple, Lu Yang learned that this disciple's name was Xu Ze. He was bringing them to participate in the Immortals Appraisal Convention, which was a grand event inviting prominent figures from various places. Not only were cultivators from the East Sea invited but also those from Great Xia.

Though it's called the Immortals Appraisal Convention, it's primarily for the fame of the three islands' disciples.

Penglai Island's disciples are the elite among cultivators, known as seeds of the Immortal Path, with exceptional battle power. The best way to prove their extraordinary strength is to challenge cultivators of the same level, and not just one-on-one, but one against many.

Unfortunately, Lu Yang and his four companions belong to the "many" that were challenged.

Colloquially known as stepping stones.

Defeating Lu Yang and his four companions would naturally bring great fame and prestige.

The main venue of the Immortals Appraisal Convention was a round arena with passages on two sides, one for the three islands' disciples to enter and the other for regular Nascent Soul Stage cultivators.

The Immortals Appraisal Convention had already begun for a while, and because the three islands' disciples were too heavy-handed, more than ten regular cultivators were unable to continue fighting. Penglai Island had captured more than a dozen cultivators to fill in temporarily, and Lu Yang and his four companions were among them.

"I thought there would be Immortals, or at least a Semi-Immortal or two, but it turns out to be a bunch of self-proclaimed seeds of the Immortal Path joining the convention." Lu Yang yawned, You guys from the Penglai trio really dare to name things.

They were waiting in a rest room on one side of the arena, ready to participate. Initially, they wanted to teach these regular Nascent Soul Stage cultivators how to fight, but these cultivators were very wary and unwilling to speak with Lu Yang and the others.

Lu Yang figured it out, Xu Ze wasn't making empty promises. Ordinary cultivators that performed well at the Immortals Appraisal Convention really did have a chance to join Penglai Island.

That is why these regular Nascent Soul Stage cultivators saw Lu Yang and the others as rivals and were very guarded.

As Lu Yang and his companions were getting bored waiting and considering if they should have a go at each other first, it was finally their turn to go on stage.

"Hey, you five, it's your turn. Hurry up and get on."

Lu Yang and his companions went through the passage to the arena and saw their opponents.

Fan Chong, who they had just encountered half a day ago.