Who Let Him Cultivate?!

After its leader’s death, the Nine Nether Sect faded into nothingness in the next nine hundred years.

Survival of the fittest, perhaps this was the harsh reality of the Cultivation World… Oh please.

Lu Yang couldn’t help himself from interrupting his own narration.

Isn’t aggression and plunder the rule in the brutal world of cultivation? Then why does it look more like financial scamming here?

What happened to the claim of power being supreme?

The mystery surrounding the Nine Nether Sect’s downfall thousands of years ago was finally solving today, and Li Haoran didn’t quite know what to say.

Although the previous two masters of the sect had no real connection to him, he felt like he should, perhaps, make a statement?

He began to clap.

Good riddance to everyone in the Nine Nether Sect, they deserved their downfall!

Fifth Elder cleared his throat twice: “In any case, I agree to your proposition of becoming the Protector of Heaven’s Court.”

“According to you, our branch of the Heaven’s Court is in a barbecue shop in Yanjiang County, when do we set off?”

“How about we set off tomorrow? The night is full of dreams,” Lu Yang suggested.

“Alright.”

“Oh, also, remember to disguise yourself, Elder. It would be bad if someone from the Nine Nether Sect recognized you,” Lu Yang reminded him. Previously, they’d come into contact with members of the Nine Nether Sect using fake names and appearances.

“Piece of cake. Although my disguising skills aren’t as proficient as Old Nine’s, I can still handle the folks from the Nine Nether Sect. They might even send someone at the Unification stage this time, who can see through your disguises in one glance.”

“Before we set off, let me disguise all four of you.”

It seemed the Fifth Elder was quite experienced in this aspect.

After parting ways with the Fifth Elder, Lu Yang didn’t forget to expand the members of Heaven’s Court. He wanted to invite Tao Yaoye and Man Gu to join Heaven’s Court and pretend to be ancient geniuses in Yanjiang County.

Unfortunately, when Lu Yang went to them, he found out that Tao Yaoye and Man Gu were in seclusion.

Senior Sister told Lu Yang that Tao Yaoye and Man Gu were consolidating their Golden Core realms and wouldn’t be free for a while.

“By the way, Fairy, could you teach me some magic skills or divine abilities? You know, something ancient-looking that screams ‘from the ancient era’ at a glance?”

Lu Yang explained, “Think about it, I’m posing as an ancient genius, so if I keep using modern techniques, I might give myself away.”

Fairy Eternity gazed silently at Lu Yang, thinking to herself, ‘None of your techniques look modern. Is it the Shrinking Ground Into Inches or the Tree Growing Spell?’

However, she was a considerate fairy and didn’t voice any discouraging words. “Sure thing.”

“I have an ancient Qi Refinement technique here. It allows you to gather the spiritual notes of Heaven and Earth, the morning and evening’s radiance, to process and ingest it, resulting in longevity and everlasting youth. The Qi Refinement stage is derived from this ancient technique.”

“While Immortal Jiuchong was proving himself to be the first person to become an Immortal, he referenced many ancient texts, one of which mentioned this ancient Qi Refinement technique. Using his Immortal magic he surmised that, when practiced to its fullest, it could refine the nebulous purple Qi, an overwhelmingly powerful force. However, this is purely theoretical, I’ve never seen anyone manage to do it.”

Lu Yang shook his head: “This won’t do. If I don’t get a chance to use it in front of people from the Nine Nether Sect, they won’t be able to tell that it’s an ancient Qi Refinement technique.”

“How about the Dragon Transformation Manual? The dragons possess a formidable physical body. By practicing this technique, the practitioner can partially ‘transform’ into a dragon and gain some of the talents the dragons have, like summoning rain and stirring up the sea.”

“Yingtian Immortal had studied the Dragon Transformation Manual. He is so far the highest achiever in this technique, able to transform completely into a dragon. Even the dragons themselves refer to him as ‘Ying Dragon’.”

Lu Yang’s eyes lit up: “Hey, this is good, how do I learn it?”

“Let me think, I think you should initially soak yourself in dragon’s blood for three days. Although there is a chance of your body swelling like Yingtian Immortal’s, since I will be guiding you, there shouldn’t be any issue… Oh right, is there a short supply of dragon’s blood in your era?”

In the ancient period, to acquire dragon’s blood, one would either force it out of a dragon through strength, kill a stray true dragon, or, like Yingtian Immortal, be recognized by the dragons for their potential, making them willing to invest in you.

“I do have dragon’s blood.”

Seek Dao Sect was sure to have dragon’s blood, but the problem was that they were setting off tomorrow. You couldn’t possibly soak in dragon’s blood on the way, let alone for three days.

Fairy Eternity had mentioned before that it could lead to the same consequences as Yingtian Immortal’s experience.

“Is there anything else?”

“How about the divine ability of the Taotie clan, Devour the Sky and Swallow the Earth?”

Lu Yang was startled. The Devour the Sky and Swallow the Earth technique of the Taotie clan was well known. He had heard of it from his master before he had begun cultivation.

It was said that this technique was capable of absorbing souls, spiritual energy, the sun, moon, stars, space, and everything in the world!

If he could learn it, that would certainly be a good thing.

“But isn’t this the innate divine ability that only the Taotie clan can learn? Can I learn it too?”

As always, Fairy Eternity was full of confidence, patting her chest and saying, “You make it sound like it is difficult. With my guidance, what can’t you learn?”

“Then I’ll learn this!” Lu Yang made up his mind, eagerly waiting to learn his new skill.

Lu Yang found a spacious area far from the kitchen on Sky Gate Mountain where Fairy Eternity appeared in person to instruct him.

“To learn Devour the Sky and Swallow the Earth, the most important thing is to have the desire to devour, it is the key.”

“Why are the Taotie clan such gluttons? It’s because their desire to devour is innate, uncontrollable!”

“Close your eyes and imagine yourself being very hungry, desiring food.”

Lu Yang followed Fairy Eternity’s instructions, imagining himself as a mortal with an empty stomach, starving and salivating at the thought of food.

He imagined a plate of delicious food in front of him… For example, tomato scrambled eggs.

Instantly, he no longer felt hungry.

He opened his eyes to see Fairy Eternity watching him with a tilted head.

“What’s wrong?” the innocent-looking Fairy asked.

“…Nothing, a minor mistake, let’s imagine again.”

Lu Yang banished the scrambled egg with tomatoes from his mind, picturing instead a plate of mouthwatering, aromatic dishes:

Beautifully glazed roasted pork knuckles, snails with firm meat and spicy flavors, noodles with hot oil chili…

Lu Yang wiped his mouth. He was genuinely hungry now.

Fairy Eternity’s voice floated to his ears at the right moment, “Remember the incantation that I’m reading out. Do not try to memorize it. Instead, understand it. Imagine its meaning on a deeper level.”

Then came the ancient and difficult language.

Perhaps because Lu Yang’s hunger harmonized with the incantation, even though it was still incomprehensible, he no longer found it abrasive.

From noon until evening, Lu Yang kept his hungry state to comprehend the incantation. Gradually, he felt more and more familiar with the incantation until it almost seemed as if he understood its implication – to eat.

He opened his eyes again, and an urge rose in his heart as he chanted the incantation silently and looked at the ground beneath him.

He wanted to eat earth.

“Wait wait, why do I want to eat the earth?!” Lu Yang suddenly realized something was off.

Fairy Eternity, reclining on the ground, propped up by her arms, said matter-of-factly, “Congratulations, you’ve mastered the ‘Ground-Eater’.”