Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)

“Heh, young people are just too young, falling for such an obvious provocation!” The Nine-Layers Immortal threw his head back and laughed.

Now that Yun Zhi has voluntarily given up the nifty weapon that is the Fate Arbiter, how could she be my match?

“Wuji[1] Mountains and Rivers, Alternating Sun and Moon!”

A magnificent vista unfolded above the Nine-Layers Immortal, complete with mountains, rivers, lakes, and seas. High above, the sun and moon were suspended in the sky, alternating as time flowed.

Any onlooker would think this was a space carved out from the Central Continent. But once they touched it, they would realize it was a boundless great world evolved from the Nine-Layers Immortal’s immortal fire and Mystic Ice. The moment it touched anything, yin and yang would generate and restrict each other, unleashing endless chaotic energy.

This move was one of his trump cards. During his battle with the Fate Arbiter, he hadn’t dared to use it out of fear that the Fate Arbiter would transfigure this boundless great world.

But against a barehanded Yun Zhi, such concerns are unnecessary.

The Fate Arbiter finally had a chance to observe from the sidelines. He recognized the power of this move. If it hit the ground, the Extreme North would be transformed into a realm of ice and fire.

How will Yun Zhi respond?

“Falling Cloud Palm.”

A soft, fluffy great hand, like a cloud plucked from the sky’s edge, grasped the great world of immortal fire and Mystic Ice.

Rumbling explosions echoed from within the cloud hand. The immortal fire and Mystic Ice painted it into a tapestry of ever-changing colors, making it appear as though a giant vat of dye had been spilled over it.

The teeny bit of explosion that leaked through the gaps between the fingers blasted straight through the Extreme North and down to the deepest layer of the world.

One could only imagine how terrifying the true explosive power of that great world must have been.

However, no more explosive energy leaked out.

The Nine-Layers Immortal’s expression changed drastically. He couldn’t understand why Yun Zhi’s combat power had increased after ceasing to use the Fate Arbiter as a weapon.

“Falling Cloud Palm.”

“Nine-Layers Heavenly Ice Shield!”

Faced with the second Falling Cloud Palm, the Nine-Layers Immortal immediately erected an absolute defensive barrier with nine layers of ice shields stacked together. This was the strongest defensive technique he could perform.

A pleasant cracking sound rang out, like an instrument accompanying the battle. Layer after layer of the ice shield was shattered, ice shards scattering everywhere. The Nine-Layers Immortal was embedded in the snow along with the ice shards.

He climbed out of the ice crater with much effort, only to see the third palm strike following.

“I’ll return this body to you!” The battle-obsessed personality dared not face Yun Zhi head-on and immediately ceded control of the body back to the Nine-Layers Immortal.

“Who asked you to give it back now?!” The Nine-Layers Immortal panicked. What exactly is Yun Zhi’s background? How exactly did the Heaven Mandate Immortal manage to exchange even a couple of moves with her?!

“Why are you making things so complicated? I said it’s yours, so it’s yours!”

“I already told you I don’t want it!”

The battle-obsessed personality and the Nine-Layers Immortal went back and forth, each trying to defer control of the body to the other.

The Falling Cloud Palm descended, and the world returned to silence.

The Fate Arbiter swallowed hard. No wonder the Emperor-Lord fled at the sight of Yun Zhi. If I’d been a step slower, both of us would likely have been captured.

“Falling Cloud...”

“Stop, stop, it’s me!” Seeing Yun Zhi about to attack again, the Nine-Layers Immortal hastily raised his hands in surrender.

“Back to normal?”

“I suppose so,” the Nine-Layers Immortal replied cautiously, observing Yun Zhi’s expression. “The battle maniac personality and I have an agreement—he can’t come out without my permission.”

“That’s great then.”

~~~

Lu Yang flew above Muxue City to observe the battle.

When the fight first began, Yun Zhi had kicked the Nine-Layers Immortal so far away that Lu Yang couldn’t see the details of their exchange. He could only watch from afar as a cloud descended, as though the heavens were collapsing and the earth sinking.

Before long, Yun Zhi returned to Muxue City with the Fate Arbiter in hand and the Nine-Layers Immortal accompanying her.

“How did the fight go?” The Heaven Mandate Immortal eagerly approached, asking despite already knowing the answer.

The Nine-Layers Immortal glowered at the Heaven Mandate Immortal.

Yun Zhi landed and frowned. She had caused too much of a commotion when she flew off. The Tiger Roar Martial Arts School had been reduced to rubble. Only the two doors remained intact, in Huo Huashen’s possession.

Having obtained the Nine-Layers Immortal, the battle-obsessed personality stepped forward to make amends. “I'll fix it, I’ll fix it!”

Yun Zhi looked at the battle-obsessed personality quietly, her gaze making him extremely uneasy. Only when she said “Fine” did he feel as if he had been granted amnesty.

“Let me see what materials this martial arts school uses... The door is made of Ten-Thousand-Year Coiled Dragon Wood?” The battle-obsessed Nine-Layers Immortal was taken aback. Why does this martial arts school use such high-quality materials for its door?

The rest of the compound had shattered from Yun Zhi’s attacks. Even the spirit nature of the natural treasures had scattered. He couldn’t discern what the other materials were.

But if the door is made of Ten-Thousand-Year Coiled Dragon Wood, the other places must have used materials of similar value, right?

Over the past three hundred thousand years, six generations of Snow Emperors had amassed countless treasures. The Nine-Layers Immortal took out all manner of precious natural treasures from the Snow Emperor’s blank white jade tablet and set to work rebuilding amid a cacophony of clinks and clanks.

The Heaven Mandate Immortal enumerated the materials used in the construction process. “Lightning Tribulation Heavenly Punishment Wood for the beams, Xirang Soil fired into roof tiles, Five-Colored Earth refined into bricks...

Soon, the Tiger Roar Martial Arts School had its doors reinstalled and looked as good as new.

Meanwhile, arcs of lightning danced across the Heaven Mandate Immortal as he departed in style. “This lightning clone’s time is almost up. Nine-Layers Immortal, we’ll catch up another time!”

“Alright,” both personalities of the Nine-Layers Immortal replied in unison.

“You undo the absolute zero field, and you restore the Extreme North,” Yun Zhi instructed. Since the Fate Arbiter could transform the land into a planet, he could also transform it back. It shouldn’t be a difficult task.

Having witnessed Yun Zhi’s power, both the Nine-Layers Immortal and the Fate Arbiter were obedient.

In no time, the absolute zero field disappeared. The stars suspended in the sky gradually unfurled back into the continent, though the process was so slow that no one could perceive it.

The citizens of Muxue City were utterly bewildered. One moment, an inconceivable battle had raged in the sky, and in the next, both combatants had vanished without a trace.

“Was I dreaming?”

“That can’t be. We can’t all possibly have the same dream.”

“Then what do you think happened?”

“No idea.”

The Tiger Roar Martial Arts School was especially lively, with everyone’s face bearing a different expression.

Murong You stared in shock at the Nine-Layers Immortal and the Fate Arbiter standing inside the martial arts school. Weren’t they fighting to the death just moments ago? How are they both here now?

Huo Huashen first wondered who had taken his doors. He then noticed the Nine-Layers Immortal and the Fate Arbiter, and his expression mirrored Murong You’s.

Seeing Yun Zhi here, Meng Jingzhou was not surprised by the two’s presence.

The Snow Emperor wore the expression of an old man entering retirement.

“Little Snow, I have to thank you for keeping me company these eighty thousand years. But I no longer have any reason to stay in the white jade tablet.” With the problems of the Silent Annihilation Immortal and his split personality resolved one after another, the Nine-Layers Immortal had no more worries. “There will also be no need for a Snow Emperor from now on.”

Xue Shilou wore the expression of a young person who had just lost their job.

I’ve painstakingly awakened my bloodline and passed the three trials, becoming the Snow Emperor’s successor. And now the Snow Emperor is gone?

The roof of the martial arts school caught Murong You’s attention. He distinctly remembered someone blasting a hole through it during the battle. How is it gone now?

And there's something about the martial arts school too.

“I can’t help but feel like the martial arts school is different from before.”

1. Wuji is the concept of “no limit.” We have seen it a few times in this novel. ☜