Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)

“Great Dou Dynasty?” Yu Qian mumbled. What is the Great Dou Dynasty? From the name, it doesn't sound like a major faction.

He looked at his two colleagues, but they shook their heads, signaling that they hadn't heard of it either. “Are you sure it's called the Great Dou Dynasty?”

Seeing Yu Qian’s reaction, the emperor also mumbled to himself. Recalling Lu Yang’s words, he confirmed that he had indeed said “our Great Dou Dynasty.”

The emperor had claimed that they were a vassal state of the Great Dou Dynasty to borrow its prestige and bolster their status, fearing that the divine beings would look down on them. Why does it seem like the other party hasn't heard of the Great Dou Dynasty?

However, the words had already left his mouth. There was no taking it back now.

Yu Qian noticed the emperor's expression and sensed there was something he was reluctant to say. “If you have anything to say, you can speak freely.”

The emperor broke out in a cold sweat, not knowing how to answer. “High immortal, please do not ask any further.”

~~~

“The White Horse Dynasty said they're a vassal state of the Great Dou Dynasty?” The Xia Emperor looked like he had seen a ghost when he heard Yu Qian’s report.

Yu Qian had been able to locate the White Horse Dynasty thanks to Lu Yang’s tip-off. Now that the White Horse Dynasty claimed it was a vassal state of the Great Dou Dynasty, it was easy to guess that Lu Yang was behind it.

That kid Lu Yang acts so quickly? It has been less than a day since the seal's removal, and he's already incorporated an outer world faction into the Great Dou Dynasty?

The Xia Emperor thought of the masters of Great Xia, the Buddhist Kingdom, the Demon Region, and the Extreme North. Realizing they were all subjects of the Great Dou Dynasty, he gave a wry chuckle and murmured, “Indeed, is there any place in the world that doesn't belong to the Great Dou Dynasty?”

“Your Majesty, what exactly is this Great Dou Dynasty?” Yu Qian’s heart skipped a beat. Although the Xia Emperor had muttered under his breath, as a Fusion cultivator, he had heard every word clearly.

“Don't ask. That's not something you should know.” The Xia Emperor’s face darkened as he dismissed Yu Qian. He naturally couldn’t speak about the Great Dou Dynasty.

What am I supposed to say? Do I say that everyone from the Great Dou Dynasty, apart from me, is at least a half-immortal, while I’m the only one still at the Divine Transfiguration Stage? If I were to say that out loud, I wouldn’t be able to show my face again.

Yu Qian grew even more alarmed. What kind of faction is the Great Dou Dynasty? Even His Majesty is tight-lipped about it, as though the subject is taboo. But if it’s so powerful, why haven’t I ever heard of it?

Suddenly, he thought of the Heavenly Court Creed. Before the Heavenly Court Creed appeared, who knew that such a colossus existed in the ancient era? Could the Great Dou Dynasty be a similarly terrifying power in the shadows? Since His Majesty said that the entire world belongs to the Great Dou Dynasty, doesn’t that mean Great Xia is included?

Warm sunlight streamed into the Grand Brilliance Hall, yet it cast a shadow over the Xia Emperor’s eyes. Yu Qian shuddered, suddenly finding the hall eerily cold. He left the Grand Brilliance Hall, leaving the Xia Emperor alone.

The Xia Emperor didn’t notice Yu Qian’s reaction. He was pondering whether there was some deeper meaning behind the White Horse Dynasty being a vassal state of the Great Dou Dynasty.

Unsure how to interpret this, he wanted to consult his old ancestor, but the latter had ventured beyond the Box World and wouldn’t return for some time. He could only count on himself to mull over it.

“The White Horse Dynasty is far too weak; even the weakest city in our world can overrun them. With such a disparity in power, it’ll be difficult to ensure they are treated as equals. But now that the White Horse Dynasty has become a vassal state of the Great Dou Dynasty, doesn’t that imply that Great Xia, the Buddhist Kingdom, and the other nations are no different?

“Is Lu Yang giving us a reason to treat the White Horse Dynasty as equals and protect them from being bullied, or is this a warning? Perhaps this isn’t Lu Yang’s doing at all—perhaps it’s the intention of that number one ancient immortal behind him!”

The Xia Emperor marveled at the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s wisdom. As expected of the number one immortal of antiquity! She truly harbors the world in her heart, devising such a solution only after a brief contact with the White Horse Dynasty. Besides, the White Horse Dynasty hasn’t shown any resistance to becoming a vassal state.

“Such methods put me to shame.” Although the world hails me as the greatest emperor in history, and I believe I am worthy of that title, compared to the Dou Heavenly Emperor, I’m still far inferior.

“I must inform the Demon Monarch and the others of this as well.” The Xia Emperor wrote four identical confidential letters. The five representatives had agreed during their meeting to share any important intelligence discovered during their exploration of the outer world.

The letters contained not only the intelligence on the White Horse Dynasty but also the Xia Emperor’s own speculations. He felt that if he didn’t write out his conjecture, Zhu Tian and the others wouldn’t be able to deduce the implications.

~~~

“Senior Yu Qian should have finished registering the White Horse Dynasty by now, right?”

Lu Yang flew through the vast and boundless cosmos, minor planets occasionally drifting past him. Everything was novel to him, and he soon forgot about the White Horse Dynasty.

When I escorted those Fusion cultivators home, their respective factions had already learned of the White Horse Dynasty’s existence. Since all the major factions are now aware of it, no cultivator will dare to have designs on the White Horse Dynasty. As for the dynasty’s rising sea levels, there are plenty of cultivators in the cultivation world capable of solving that problem.

“So that is the Calamity Star?” Lu Yang located the star that the Cold Winter Daoist Priest had blasted apart with a single arrow. He had come to clean up after the Cold Winter Daoist Priest. The latter could create the south and north poles, but he couldn’t restore the Calamity Star.

“Good thing there’s no one on the Calamity Star.”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy yawned and floated out of the mental space. “Of course, there’s no one. Do you think stars inhabited by living beings are common? In the ancient era, maybe only one in a hundred million stars had life. The number is definitely smaller now. Are you going to use your Incipient Dao Fruit to restore the star?”

“I’ll give it a try.”

Lu Yang rubbed his hands together, excitement running through him. Restoring a star with an Incipient Dao Fruit was theoretically possible, but he had never put it to the test. The Calamity Star had a radius of ten thousand li, even larger than the White Horse Planet.

As the Calamity Star had been blown to pieces by the Cold Winter Daoist Priest, countless fragments scattered as meteorites in every direction. All that remained in place was a star core and the core zone surrounding it.

Lu Yang activated his Origin-Tracing Incipient Dao Fruit, linking his will to the star core and establishing a delicate equilibrium.

“Origin Tracing!”

The star core generated a suction force. At first, the surrounding fragments were drawn back and reattached themselves to the star core. Afterward, the meteorites that had scattered everywhere flew back and returned to their original positions. Everything reassembled together piece by piece like a jigsaw puzzle. Finally, the cracks on the star’s surface sealed themselves, leaving no trace that it had been blown apart before.

“Success!” Lu Yang was overjoyed. It had gone far more smoothly than expected, with barely any spirit energy depleted.

“Xiao Yangzi, you’re amazing!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy clapped her hands in applause.

“Come on, let’s keep looking for stars with life!” Lu Yang waved his hand and directed himself onward. He felt more powerful than ever before, as though there was nothing he couldn’t accomplish.

~~~

In the blink of an eye, more than ten days had passed.

“How have I flown for so long without finding another star with life?” Lu Yang’s earlier ambition had faded. He had thought he would quickly stumble upon the next White Horse Planet, but now it seemed he had been overly optimistic.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was not at all surprised. “I told you, stars with life are rare. There isn’t even one in one hundred million. Besides, you fly too slowly. You’re not going to find one any time soon.”

Hearing this, Lu Yang regretted choosing to explore on his own instead of following Yun Zhi. Among the first batch of explorers, Ao Ling, Jiang Lianyi, and Jin Caiwei have gone with the Qilin Immortal; Old Meng has gone with Meng Junzi; and Sister Mengmeng has gone with Big Senior Sister. Everyone is following an immortal, and an immortal’s flying speed naturally exceeds mine.

On the other hand, I am all alone, with no one to rely on.

His gaze settled on the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, who was amusing herself by spinning in various directions.

Oh, wait, I do have an immortal with me too. It’s just that she isn’t of much use.

“Why are you staring at this immortal?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy felt that Lu Yang’s gaze was disrespectful to an immortal. He should be secretly delighted to have a beauty like this immortal by his side.