Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)

“If Big Senior Sister’s path is impassable, I can only condense an Incipient Dao Fruit then.”

Several days had passed since Lu Yang advanced to the Transcendent Tribulation Stage. He had stabilized his cultivation and was beginning to contemplate the path ahead.

“I wonder if there’s a way for Big Senior Sister to retain her human nature after Dao Union.”

Lu Yang sighed. If Big Senior Sister attains Dao Union without losing her human nature, that will be the best possible outcome.

Unfortunately, she didn’t give me a straight answer when I asked her.

“Immortal Fairy, how does one condense an Incipient Dao Fruit?” Lu Yang asked the founder of the Dao Fruit path.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy lay on the bed, hugging a pillow. Hearing his question, she sat up briskly, propping the pillow against the wall and leaning back on it.

“Simple. It depends on what type of Incipient Dao Fruit you want. Dao Fruits can be divided into two categories: ‘karma-tainted’ and ‘karma-severing’ types.

“My Everlasting Dao Fruit and Meng Junzi’s Borrowing-Lending Dao Fruit belong to the former, while everyone else’s fall under the latter.

“For the former, the ultimate realm is Omniscience, and for the latter, the ultimate realm is Transcendence.

“But regardless of which type of Dao Fruit you condense, the method is the same—comprehension.

“The Epoch Immortal was able to condense the Epoch Dao Fruit because he was born a Jianmu world tree, an existence with the longest lifespan. He’s innately sensitive to temporal arts.

“The Nine-Layers Immortal likes yin and yang. To condense his Yin-Yang Dao Fruit, he sought out every opportunity to observe matters related to yin and yang, comprehending his own principles from them.

“Demons generally believe in the law of the jungle, the survival of the fittest, and natural selection. That’s why Little Ling, Lianyi, and the Qilin Immortal condensed such Dao Fruits.

“The Heaven Mandate Immortal felt that only heavenly tribulations could showcase his status and was convinced that he was born under the mandate of tribulation, so he studied all manner of tribulations, thereby condensing the Tribulation Mandate Dao Fruit.

“This immortal notices that you have a high comprehension of the Everlasting Dao Fruit. That’s why I’ve always recommended you condense an Everlasting Incipient Dao Fruit.

“Therefore, it depends on what kind of Dao Fruit you want or what purpose you wish to achieve through it. With the right approach, any Dao Fruit can be condensed.”

“Suppose I have a friend... Oh right, it’s Old Meng; what if he wants to condense a Harem Dao Fruit?”

“That’s also possible. Dao Fruits either grasp or add rules. The Harem Dao Fruit would add a rule like ‘everyone likes him.’ The end result will likely be that every being, regardless of gender or race, will be madly in love with him, fighting over him, and wherever he goes, it’ll be like stirring up a hornet’s nest.”

“Forget it then.” Lu Yang hastily shook his head. The Harem Dao Fruit sounds ominous.

While Lu Yang was still contemplating which Dao Fruit to condense, a familiar yet unexpected voice came from outside his cave abode.

“I heard Little Yang has cultivated to the Transcendent Tribulation Stage?”

Lu Yang took a moment to recognize the voice—it was the Taciturn Daoist Priest.

Lu Yang walked out of his cave abode to see Yun Mengmeng confronting the Taciturn Daoist Priest, with Qing He and Ye Zijin standing at the side. It seems that Second Senior Brother has returned with Shifu.

“Bad peach, what are you doing here?!” Yun Mengmeng eyed the Taciturn Daoist Priest warily. He is no good person. He was the one who abducted Little Zhi from the secret domain.

Out of respect for his shifu, Ye Zijin chose to face off against Qing He when he saw his shifu and Yun Mengmeng facing off. This way, it’ll be two against two, and Shifu won’t look like he’s at a disadvantage.

But for some reason, Ye Zijin couldn’t help but feel uneasy when meeting Qing He’s gaze.

Come to think of it, who is this female cultivator?

The Taciturn Daoist Priest bristled. This little lass has found me an eyesore since she was a kid. “I’m the master of Heaven’s Gate Peak. You’re the one who’s out of place here!”

I’ve only been away for a decade or so, yet all sorts of bizarre structures have popped up on Heaven’s Gate Peak. What is this Great Dou Temple?

“Oh, right, you’re the sect leader.” Only then did Yun Mengmeng remember the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s status. Subconsciously, she had always thought that Yun Zhi was the master of Heaven’s Gate Peak.

“Should I give you spirit stones then? I’ve been living here rent-free all these years!” Yun Mengmeng began counting her spirit stones. If I don’t have enough, I may have to ask Little Zhi for an advance on my living expenses.

Once this debt is settled with spirit stones, I can go back to calling him a bad peach.

“Greetings, Shifu, Second Senior Brother.”

“You’re really at the Transcendent Tribulation Stage! You’ve almost caught up with your shifu’s cultivation!” The Taciturn Daoist Priest laughed heartily, praising Lu Yang as a good disciple twice. “Since you have cultivated to this level, there’s nothing more I can teach you. You’ll have to rely on yourself for the path ahead.”

Ye Zijin grinned and slapped Lu Yang on the arm. “Little Junior Brother, you’ve really become famous. It brings us honor when we go out. On our way back, we encountered many of Shifu’s acquaintances. They were hunting him down, but when they heard he was coming back to see you, they said they would wait for him to meet you before going after him.”

Lu Yang wasn’t sure if it was something honorable.

“Shifu.”

Upon hearing of the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s return, both Yun Zhi and Gan Tian came over.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest beamed. “Good, good, good. At last, our branch is complete. Today calls for a celebration!”

Lu Yang looked at him in surprise. Hasn’t our branch been incomplete because you are always out and about?

Shifu is Shifu after all. My thick skin pales in comparison, like a minor magician in front of a great magician.

With the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s branch reunited, Yun Mengmeng volunteered as the spirit chef, with Qing He and Lu Yang assisting. Ye Zijin used talismans to create fireworks for atmosphere, while Gan Tian played random tunes on her guqin. Yun Zhi pondered whether she should rearrange the stars in the sky to spell out a message, but abandoned the idea after finding it too ostentatious.

“Your cooking is quite impressive, little lass!” The Taciturn Daoist Priest took a bite of Yun Mengmeng’s dish and was blown away. “When I passed through the Demon Region and was invited to dine at the imperial palace, even the spirit chefs were only at your level!

“I just didn’t understand why the Demon Monarch was so delighted to see me. His enthusiasm made me uneasy.”

So Little Zhu had invited Shifu? I haven’t heard him mention it, Lu Yang mused.

Zhu Tian had his own ways. He never boasted or claimed credit; the things he did would eventually reach the ears of those who should learn of his deeds.

Lu Yang took a bite. Although it wasn’t his first time, he was still amazed. Sister Mengmeng’s cooking is really delicious, far beyond what the Everlasting Immortal Fairy can manage.

“It’s because of Xiao Yangzi that Little Zhu was so warm to you, of course.” Caught up in the festive mood, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy emerged from Lu Yang’s body.

“Whoa, who are you?!” The sudden appearance of a person, especially from within his youngest disciple, gave the Taciturn Daoist Priest quite the scare.

Qing He quickly swallowed her food, set down her chopsticks, and formed hand seals.

Lotus petals fluttered down, and fireworks served as accompaniment as she solemnly introduced the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, saying, “The Mistress is the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, the foremost of the Five Ancient Immortals, the foremost of the Ten Ancient Beauties, the enlightened one of great wisdom, and the sole Honored One between heaven and earth!”

Clatter.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest’s chopsticks fell to the ground.

I remember Lu Yang saying he has an immortal inside him. So it wasn’t a delusion after all.