Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)

The cultivators were furious. “They still dare to ambush us? Take them out!”

Overwhelmed by the Heavenly Emperor’s presence, they had halted their attacks, and so had the Biluo Heaven Legion. Yet the Biluo Heaven Fleet launched another sneak attack after the ceasefire. They’re utterly shameless.

“Everyone, stop,” the Heavenly Emperor chided. In the Zhutian Civilization, he was heaven itself, possessing supreme authority. A word from him could decide life or death, and his commands were iron law, with no one daring to defy him.

The Biluo Heaven Fleet ceased attacking once more.

The Heavenly Emperor swept his gaze over the Fusion cultivators. He wasn’t entirely certain before, but now, seeing these juniors, he could finally ascertain that the Cultivation World was the Box World. This means that the Box World has truly been opened.

“One is the Heavenly Emperor, the Sovereign of Zhutian. There has been some misunderstanding. Where are the immortals? One shall explain in person,” the Heavenly Emperor said, looking at the Fusion cultivators indifferently. He was concerned about provoking immortals.

However, these Fusion cultivators were beneath his notice. In the Great Yu era, Fusion cultivators weren’t even worthy of an audience with me.

So this is the Heavenly Emperor?! The Fusion cultivators were astonished to learn his identity. They realized that they couldn’t see through his cultivation at all. Wait, he can speak the Cultivation World’s language?

Lu Yang was even more surprised than the others. Is he actually the Yu Emperor Wu Yao?

Wu Yao had only swapped his soul out of the Cultivation World. After gaining a physical body, his appearance had changed, so Lu Yang hadn’t recognized him right away. Lu Yang’s situation before being swapped in had been quite dire.

He was even worried that Wu Yao could be in danger after taking his place. But from the looks of it now, I was overthinking it. Wu Yao has been living quite well out there. After all, he has even become the hegemon of the cosmos.

A newly advanced Fusion cultivator flew out of the crowd in indignation. “What bullshit misunderstanding?! Your Zhutian Civilization brought an army to plunder our Cultivation World’s spirit stones!”

If our Cultivation World weren’t powerful, it would have been plundered clean!

A mere Fusion cultivator whose foundation isn’t even stable dares to raise his voice before me? Wu Yao raised an eyebrow, displeased. With a flick of his finger, he sent the Fusion cultivator flying before the latter even had time to react. “You don’t know your place. How did your elders teach you?”

Everyone was shocked. They hadn’t seen how Wu Yao had acted. Those who tried to catch their comrade were also sent flying away.

Lu Yang caught the person and flew to the front, facing Wu Yao directly. “Senior, isn’t it too much to use real force against an ignorant junior?”

Wu Yao sneered. “An Intermediate Transcendent Tribulation cultivator dares to speak up for others? Tell your elders to come see me.”

Everyone held Lu Yang in high regard. Hearing Wu Yao insult him, they all voiced their outrage, with some even preparing to resort to violence.

Lu Yang raised a hand to signal them to hold back and continued speaking. “The immortals are currently wandering the world, and it is uncertain when they will return.

“My name is Lu Yang, and I can represent the Cultivation World. Senior, you can explain this misunderstanding to me.”

Wu Yao’s heart stirred. Does this mean that there are currently no immortals in the Cultivation World? That makes sense. Even I, an immortal, had wanted to leave the Cultivation World and see the world outside. Those immortals surely felt the same. Once the seal was broken, they would have all departed.

“Explain? Sure. Release my fleet first.” Wu Yao’s tone was commanding. Since there are no immortals around, I have nothing to worry about. There’s no need to be overly polite to this bunch of juniors. I’ll get my subordinates back first, then deal with the rest.

Otherwise, if I still have to explain myself meekly when my men are captured, it’ll seem as though I were the one being held hostage. Where would that leave my dignity?

Even if the immortals return later, they won’t hold such a trivial matter against me. Besides, I had left behind a few contingencies in the Cultivation World. If I return, I can rely on them to contend with immortals. The half-immortals of the Cultivation World are nothing to me.

In a sense, Wu Yao had indirectly saved me, but there is no way I can accept his demand. Lu Yang furrowed his brow. His tone grew more stern. “Senior, your request is unreasonable. Your people ambushed the Cultivation World. If we hadn’t had the means to defend ourselves, we would have been reduced to captives.

“Now that they’ve fallen into our hands, it’s only natural that we decide how to deal with them.”

“Unreasonable? I gave you some face, yet you actually think you’re in the position to reject me?” A cold smile hung on Wu Yao’s lips as he extended a hand that could blot out the sky, intending to take the entire Biluo Heaven Legion away.

The hand was as vast as stars, capable of shattering stellar cores with a flick of the wrist, and encompassed binding power. The cultivators were horrified, frozen as though they were under an immobilization spell. They could only watch helplessly as Wu Yao took the Zhutian warriors away.

Boom!

Lu Yang unleashed Buddhist Kingdom in Palm, colliding with Wu Yao’s hand seal. The two hand seals canceled each other out, and the cultivators were finally able to break free.

“Apex Transcendent Tribulation Stage?” Lu Yang quickly assessed Wu Yao’s cultivation. He had been at a disadvantage when they clashed, not from lack of proficiency, but from the gap in cultivation.

𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

As an immortal who cultivated anew, Wu Yao’s foundation was solid enough for him to challenge beyond his level. Even among Apex Transcendent Tribulation cultivators, he was exceptionally powerful. Wu Yao was already surprised that Lu Yang’s hand seal hadn’t collapsed upon contact.

“You do have some skill. No wonder you claimed that you could represent the Cultivation World.” That said, Wu Yao still didn’t take Lu Yang seriously. Be it cultivation, status, or horizons, I crush Lu Yang in every category.

“But a young man who doesn’t know his place deserves to be taught a lesson!” With a single thought from Wu Yao, the trajectories of stars shifted. In an instant, they were refined into array nodes, forming an unknown grand array that enveloped everyone.

Gravity millions of times stronger crushed down on everyone, and it still increased exponentially. Magical treasures were flattened into sheets and rendered useless. The cultivators’ expressions changed drastically. Everyone but Lu Yang fled the array.

After all, Wu Yao had built the star array specifically to deal with him; wherever he went, the array would follow.

“Fall,” Wu Yao uttered softly.

The refined stars shrank to one-tenth their size but became a hundred times harder. Even Transcendent Tribulation cultivators would struggle to cleave them. Stars rained down, and Lu Yang raised both hands to hold up one star, but then another fell, shattering the first and crashing toward him.

“Coalesce.” Wu Yao activated the array. Green light seeped through the gaps between the stars that buried Lu Yang. The gaps then shrank and vanished, and the stars merged into a single mass, sealing him within.

The spectating Fusion cultivators’ eyes reddened. “Senior Brother Lu Yang!”

The Biluo Heaven Legion soldiers revealed fanatical expressions. No matter how many times they had witnessed the Heavenly Emperor’s power, they were still awestruck. So what if these Cultivation World aboriginals are powerful? They’re still no match for the Heavenly Emperor.

“Hmm?” Wu Yao sensed a tremendous force surging from within the star seal, violently battering against it.

The seal trembled continuously. Suddenly, the stacked stars exploded with a thunderous boom, disintegrating into dust. Heaven shattered, and earth cracked. Sound couldn’t travel through the vacuum of space, yet everyone who witnessed the scene could imagine a deafening noise that echoed across the heavens.

Lu Yang had shattered the star seal with his Arhat Fist. Only the hem of his clothes was slightly dirty, and he hadn’t suffered a single wound.

“I’ve tolerated you long enough. You were the one who struck first!” Lu Yang was furious. Since Wu Yao refuses to give me face, there’s no reason to treat him politely anymore!