Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)

“Seven Emotions and Heartlessness are two sides of the same coin. After condensing a Seven Emotions Incipient Dao Fruit, the next step is to refine it into a true Dao Fruit.

“Perhaps you failed in your attempt during the ancient era, so you sought to perfect the Seven Emotions Incipient Dao Fruit through the Heartless Dao in the Great Xia era. That’s why you established the Heartless Creed to observe how heartless beings behave and comprehend the Dao of Heartlessness.”[1]

Yang Kongtong’s pupils constricted. He hadn’t expected Lu Yang to deduce so much from his transformation. His killing intent toward Lu Yang intensified.

When he pushed the Killing Heart Scripture to its highest level in a heartless state, the greater his killing intent toward a target, the stronger he would become.

Born in the chaotic ancient era, he knew the importance of concealing one’s abilities. The fewer trump cards one revealed, the better. During his battle with Mu Baiyi’s trio, he hadn’t needed to use his Incipient Dao Fruit. His Apex Transcendent Tribulation cultivation alone had been enough to defeat them.

Combat was about the element of surprise. If he had used the Incipient Dao Fruit earlier, his next opponent would be on guard, making the battle much more difficult.

How does this person know so much about Dao Fruits? Could the Vast Sea Daoist Lord have taken him as a disciple and frequently imparted his knowledge of Dao Fruits?

As he entered the heartless state, Yang Kongtong’s thoughts became extremely clear. Hundreds of notions could flash through his mind in an instant.

But none of that matters now. Lu Yang will die, and the entire city will be buried with him. The matter of the Incipient Dao Fruit will never leak out!

“Frozen Ice Break.”

Having entered the heartless state, Yang Kongtong’s heart was as still as water, perfectly fulfilling the conditions for Frozen Ice Break. Compared to before, its power had reached new heights. Anyone who touched the ice arrows would be instantly frozen.

Faced with the unending barrage of ice arrows, Meng Jingzhou strode forward. Lu Yang’s Golden Bird True Flame and his Nirvana True Flame were channeled entirely into the Supreme Pure Yang Dharma Manifestation.

Ever since he had entered the Extreme North, the bitter cold had significantly suppressed his Pure Yang Spirit Root. Thanks to the frigid climate, Meng Jingzhou had been living comfortably, easily keeping his fiery desires in check.

Now, he stopped suppressing it.

The Supreme Pure Yang Dharma Manifestation erupted with blazing radiance, making even the sun in the sky look dim in comparison. The citizens of Muxue City, who had never known the concept of seasons, experienced the sensation of summer for the first time.

Snow melted, icicles turned to water, and the road paved with bluestone bricks saw the light of day once more after a thousand years.

The dharma manifestation’s six arms moved like six fire dragons, seizing the ice arrows and vaporizing them in an instant without even giving them a chance to turn to water.

Yang Kongtong hadn’t expected Meng Jingzhou’s Supreme Pure Yang Dharma Manifestation to be so absurd. Even the Pure Yang Immortal Physique in the ancient era couldn’t achieve this.

“You have affronted the majesty of immortals. Your fate has run its course!” Meng Jingzhou’s voice wasn’t loud, yet it reached every corner of the city and left the people transfixed, as if Meng Jingzhou were truly an immortal.

I Alone Am Honored Fist!

In this moment, Meng Jingzhou’s mental state rose to an unprecedented level of arrogance. The six fists of his dharma manifestation glowed with brilliant gold light.

Despite Meng Jingzhou’s fierce momentum, Yang Kongtong calmly prepared to counter. Suddenly, Lu Yang appeared behind him like a specter.

“Everlasting Sword Mantra!”

It was a pincer attack!

Even if Yang Kongtong could neutralize Meng Jingzhou’s attack, he couldn’t stop Lu Yang’s sword.

Right then, Lu Yang’s and Meng Jingzhou’s auras plummeted straight down to the Fusion Stage.

“Damn it! Why does my cultivation realm have to fluctuate now of all times?!” Meng Jingzhou cursed. He was sent flying by a single palm strike from Yang Kongtong, crashing into a snow-capped mountain outside the city.

Lu Yang didn’t fare much better. He deflected Yang Kongtong’s attack with his sword, barely managing to stay in the air.

The city’s citizens felt their hearts sink at the sight. Mu Baiyi’s trio was no exception.

Our injuries haven’t healed, and we are in no condition to fight. Even if we have recovered, how could we be a match for Yang Kongtong, who possesses an Incipient Dao Fruit?

We don’t even have time to flee.

“Now, what will you do?” Even though Yang Kongtong spoke without emotion, Lu Yang could still detect the thick mockery in his words.

“Let’s fight him to the death!” Meng Jingzhou blasted through the mountain summit and charged forward, only to be stopped by Lu Yang.

“Wait, Old Meng. I still have one move.”

Meng Jingzhou trusted him and withdrew from the battlefield without hesitation.

Yang Kongtong was also curious to see what trick Lu Yang had left up his sleeve.

Under everyone’s eyes, Lu Yang slapped his identity jade tablet. Three sacks of small wooden swords flew out, arranged neatly behind him.

Sensing the sword qi from those small wooden swords, Yang Kongtong made the connection. “So you were the one who wiped out the beast tide I summoned.”

He had planned to use beast-taming techniques to create a beast tide, then plunge the entire city of Muxue into a heartless state, pitting bloodthirsty demon beasts that feared no death against emotionless cultivators to see which side would prevail. It would have aided his comprehension of the Heartless Dao.

However, the plan had just begun when it was thwarted by an unknown sword cultivator annihilating the beast tide.

Swoosh.

Countless small wooden swords streaked across the sky, ripping open gashes in space as they hurtled toward Yang Kongtong.

Yang Kongtong was taken aback. This is just a last-ditch effort. He drew his bow and loosed arrows in rapid succession, shooting down the incoming swords.

Lu Yang tried to send rows of swords flying toward Yang Kongtong, but the latter evaded them with Carefree Step.

Left with no choice, Lu Yang could only keep sending wave after wave of swords, hoping to exhaust Yang Kongtong’s spirit energy.

But Lu Yang’s idea was destined to fail. His supply of small wooden swords was nearly depleted, yet Yang Kongtong’s spirit energy remained unflagging.

Gritting his teeth, Lu Yang controlled the remaining swords to provide covering fire as he drew the Qingfeng Sword and charged forward. Exquisite swordsmanship came to him effortlessly, accompanied by an endless stream of wondrous spells.

But all of it was futile.

“Plum-Plucking Immortal Palm.”

Squelch.

Lu Yang couldn’t dodge in time, and the palm pierced his abdomen. Blood poured profusely from his wound, and his aura withered.

“Old Lu!” Meng Jingzhou cried out in anguish.

“Teacher Lu!” The martial arts school students broke down in tears and couldn’t bear to watch the battle any longer.

Yang Kongtong looked down at Lu Yang from above. “If that’s all you’ve got, you can die now.”

The gulf between our cultivation realms is too vast for any technique to bridge.

“Rest assured. This entire city will be buried with you.”

Lu Yang suddenly looked up at Yang Kongtong. His mouth was filled with blood, but his eyes glinted with mockery. “Senior Yang Kongtong, I heard you like to borrow power through the Harem Golden Core. What a coincidence. I also like borrowing power. Do you know whose power is easiest to borrow?”

“What?” Yang Kongtong was taken aback, unsure what Lu Yang meant.

Suddenly, his expression shifted. He saw something he could never understand in this lifetime.

Lu Yang’s cultivation surged rapidly—Basic Fusion Stage, Intermediate Fusion Stage, Advanced Fusion Stage, Basic Transcendent Tribulation Stage, Intermediate Transcendent Tribulation Stage, Advanced Transcendent Tribulation Stage... Apex Transcendent Tribulation Stage!

What’s going on? How did his Void Refinement cultivation coincidentally fluctuate to the Apex Transcendent Tribulation Stage?

How could there be such a coincidence?

In an instant, Lu Yang’s wounds healed, and his aura soared to an inconceivable height.

Lu Yang approached Yang Kongtong step by step. The latter felt as though he was not facing Lu Yang but an unattainable immortal mountain.

“The answer is—borrowing your own power is the easiest!”

Tofu Heavenly Sovereign Animal Form Fist—borrowing the power of the immortal body in the Buddhist Kingdom.

1. Perhaps “emotionless” would be more apt here, but since we’ve been using “heartless” in most cases, we’ll be sticking to it to avoid confusion. ☜