Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)

Witnessing the duel between Lu Yang and Wu Yao, Dean Gao finally realized how terrifying Lu Yang was. He had thought that Lu Yang’s inhuman feats in the Interstellar Alliance were heaven-defying enough. But now? A simple collision changed the orbits of stars, and a few moves could annihilate entire galaxies. Even the term “heaven defying” doesn’t seem sufficient to describe it.

And he’s just a half-immortal. What would it look like if an immortal made a move? Dean Gao simply tried to envision an immortal battle and involuntarily shuddered. He had heard that cultivators at the pinnacle could rewrite the universe’s rules, but such claims were too abstract.

He had struggled to form a concrete picture. Only today did he realize how terrifying the Cultivation World was. These cultivators were actually worried that they couldn’t beat the Zhutian Civilization?

“Merely a Yin-Yang Incipient Dao Fruit.” Wu Yao considered himself no weaker than the Nine-Layers Immortal when he possessed the Replacement Dao Fruit. I had abandoned it to condense a new one. If I still can’t surpass the Nine-Layers Immortal, I would be a joke.

Wu Yao bit his fingertip and drew talismans in the void. Each one was worth a fortune. If a talisman master were lucky enough to study one, they would gain new insights into the Talisman Dao within three days.

A talisman appeared before Lu Yang without warning, as though it had traversed space. It detonated before him, and vast purple heavenly lightning descended, scorching Lu Yang’s flesh. It wasn’t a single bolt but a field of lightning, blanketing an entire star.

Cultivators had an innate fear of heavenly lightning. The Fusion cultivators retreated further, distancing themselves from the battlefield as much as they could.

“What kind of lightning is that?”

“Could it be the legendary Heaven-Shaking Immortal Lightning?!”

The Transcendent Tribulation seniors were deeply shaken. A talisman drawn in midair could contain such power, and Wu Yao was still drawing more!

Lu Yang’s wounds healed rapidly, taking less than a single breath. He had figured it out. Wu Yao had used spatial spells to teleport the talisman in front of him, catching him off guard.

Spatial spells were Lu Yang’s weakness, putting him at a severe disadvantage. I can’t exactly use Close Horizon From Cliff to jump off a cliff and flee. Wu Yao had his pride, and so do I.

Talismans kept appearing beneath Wu Yao’s fingertips, numbering in the hundreds or thousands. They were all different types of lightning talismans, and if they all erupted at once, their power would rival that of an immortal lightning.

Wu Yao performed spatial spells to teleport all the talismans in front of Lu Yang, forming a wall of paper. If one hadn’t witnessed it firsthand, they wouldn’t have believed that Wu Yao could churn out such precious talismans as casually as cabbages. Among all immortals, he was the only one who could use immortal-level talismans.

“Detonate,” Wu Yao commanded softly, and a thousand lightning talismans ignited in unison.

Lu Yang had the intention of becoming an immortal and didn’t fear lightning talismans comparable to an Immortal Ascension Tribulation, but he wasn’t so foolish as to stand still and take the hits.

As the talismans detonated, the cultivators watching from the sidelines felt their hearts tighten. They had no confidence that they could withstand an Immortal Ascension Tribulation.

To their surprise, the burning lightning talismans seemed to have had their time reversed, returning to their intact state.

𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

A question mark popped out of Wu Yao’s head. Ever since he learned talismans, he had never encountered something like this. What is he doing exactly? Could he actually perform temporal spells that even I couldn’t master?

Wu Yao loved exploring the unknown and pursuing omnipotence, but he ultimately lacked the talent for temporal spells. He had only learned the basics. I hadn’t expected to meet an opponent proficient in temporal spells. That said, it’s merely a type of spell I’m not skilled in.

Wu Yao’s right arm jolted as he gripped a bronze spear, an immortal treasure forged from the scant immortal gold his Nine-Layers Heaven Fleet had scoured the cosmos to find. Using an unknown footwork technique, he appeared before Lu Yang in the next instant, thrusting his spear.

“It’s the Chaotic Shadow Steps!” a Transcendent Tribulation senior well-versed in history shouted. “It’s the Yu Emperor Wu Yao’s unique art. Only he could execute it!”

“What? He’s the Yu Emperor Wu Yao?!”

The Transcendent Tribulation senior’s words caused an uproar. Hearing Wu Yao speak the Cultivation World’s language so fluently, they suspected he was a cultivator from their world. But none of them had expected the Zhutian Civilization’s Heavenly Emperor to be the Yu Emperor Wu Yao!

Now that his identity was exposed, countless questions followed. Hadn’t the Cultivation World been sealed by the Four Ancient Immortals, with no one able to leave? When had he departed? And how?

Both Lu Yang and Wu Yao could answer these questions, but they were fighting at full strength. Neither of them could spare the attention to explain.

The way everyone looked at Lu Yang changed again. Even though he wasn’t an immortal, he could fight on equal footing with Wu Yao, who had ascended to immortality and then cultivated anew. What terrifying talent! Since time immemorial, his feats had never been heard of!

The prodigies who had sworn to catch up to Lu Yang and those peerless prodigies who had been hailed as “Small Lu Yang” were plunged into despair. He was so powerful that they no longer even entertained the thought of catching up. Even if someone called Lu Yang the number one prodigy of all ages, no one would object.

Concerned about Lu Yang, the Transcendent Tribulation senior well-versed in history cried out in alarm, “Oh no! The Chaotic Shadow Steps disrupt the surrounding space. Lu Yang can’t use spatial spells!”

Just as the bronze spear was about to pierce Lu Yang, he vanished into thin air and abruptly appeared behind Wu Yao without the slightest spatial fluctuation.

“What?!” Wu Yao’s pupils contracted sharply. How did he do that? This is absolutely not a spatial spell! It’s not even something a spell can achieve! This is definitely not the Yin-Yang Incipient Dao Fruit!

In truth, Lu Yang had used his Origin-Tracing Incipient Dao Fruit to return to a place he had already been to. During his earlier exchanges with Wu Yao, he had already passed through every location in this stretch of starry sky. In other words, Lu Yang could now appear wherever he wished!

A sword swept across the sky, its light soaring skyward, capable of severing stars.

Clang!

With Wu Yao’s vast experience, he guessed Lu Yang’s intention and blocked the lethal strike with his spear behind his back. His expression darkened. To think I’ve been deceived by a junior not even a fraction of my age.

“What you possess is definitely not the Yin-Yang Dao Fruit. Who exactly are you—wait, why does your sword look so familiar?”

He stared blankly at the Qingfeng Sword in Lu Yang’s hand. This is an immortal sword I had poured my blood, sweat, and tears into forging. It’s my favorite among all my immortal artifacts!

Only then did Lu Yang remember that the Qingfeng Sword Yun Zhi had given him was part of the spoils seized from Wu Yao.

“Sword, come!” Wu Yao called to the immortal sword with his spiritual consciousness.

The sword showed no intention of returning to him; it even edged closer to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang felt somewhat awkward. “Uh, if I said that this sword is naturally drawn to me because I have a Sword Spirit Root, would you believe me?”

“Who are you trying to fool?! You think I’ve never seen someone with a Sword Spirit Root? Give me back my immortal sword!” Wu Yao flew into a rage. I still can’t take this junior down after all this time. I’ve already lost all face, and now even my favorite immortal sword has betrayed me. Today, only one of us can leave alive!

Lu Yang thought for a moment and decided that using the Qingfeng Sword against Wu Yao was indeed a bit much. He put it away and produced the Chengying Sword and the Seven-Star Sword Set. “Actually, I also know the Immortal-Exterminating Sword Array, but I shall not use it on you.”

Lu Yang was feeling kind and generous for once. After all, the Immortal-Exterminating Sword Array is also Wu Yao’s creation. There’s no need to pour oil on the fire and add insult to injury.

“I don’t need you to go easy on me! Use whatever you’ve got!” Wu Yao bellowed in fury.

The Chengying Sword and the Seven-Star Sword Set formed the Immortal-Exterminating Sword Array, enveloping Wu Yao. A powerful force bent his legs, and with a thud, he dropped to the ground on his knees with perfect posture.

There was a deathly silence.

“You were the one who said not to go easy on you.”

“Brat, you’re courting death!”