Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 176: Shangguan Yu

“Eh, so this is the high-ranking Everlasting Creed member you caught?” A sudden voice from behind Lu Yang startled him. He turned around sharply and saw that it was Shangguan Yu.

“Say, he’s doing great with the barbeque shop, so why did he have to go down the path of joining the diabolic creed?” Shangguan Yu shook her head, relishing the taste of the barbeque skewers that lingered in her memory. She felt sorry for these people.

“In any case, you did a good job. It has been years since someone caught a big shot like this. I wish you the best in extracting useful intelligence from him.” Shangguan Yu patted Lu Yang’s shoulder. “I can tell that you were born to be part of the Dao-Seeking Sect. Keep working hard, I’ve got high hopes for you. Maybe you’ll even surpass the Taciturn Daoist Priest in the future!”

Yun Zhi commented by the side, “Of course, he’ll surpass Shifu.”

Shangguan Yu scratched her head. What I actually meant was that Lu Yang’s wild imagination can surpass the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s. Did Little Yun misunderstand?

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Forget it. Explaining will be a hassle.

Lu Yang was about to say something when Shangguan Yu vanished into thin air, leaving him clueless about how she had done it.

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At the spectator stand, First Elder was maintaining order. “Everyone, please do not panic. It’s just a few Fusion cultivators from a diabolic creed ambushing us with an immortal treasure. There’s nothing to worry about.”

He wore an expression that read, “This is a very common occurrence in the Dao-Seeking Sect. You folks from the Five-Elements Sect haven’t seen something like this before, right? These kinds of people don’t get to stir up any waves here.”

Qiu Jin’an could swear that First Elder was showing off to him.

If a similar incident happened in the Five-Elements Sect, we would certainly go into full security mode. How could we be like the Dao-Seeking Sect and still be in the mood to tease others?

You guys really have nerves of steel, huh.

“From the Everlasting Creed?” Qiu Jin’an recalled that Yun Zhi knew some secrets about the Everlasting Creed.

Fusion Stage? That has to be minimally at the vice creed leader level. The Dao-Seeking Sect has caught a big fish this time.

Qiu Jin’an couldn’t help but be envious. If they dig deep into this big fish, they’re bound to uncover plenty of good things.

Why does the Dao-Seeking Sect always encounter good stuff like this?!

“Verily, it is so,” First Elder replied in an archaic and genteel manner.

Qiu Jin’an suppressed the urge to give First Elder a beating as he tried to suggest, “The Five Great Immortal Sects should unite against a common adversary. Whatever intel you acquire, do share it with us too.”

First Elder was unruffled. “That’s easy. All you need to do is admit that the Five-Elements Sect is inferior to the Dao-Seeking Sect and that you are our little brother. As the big brother, we’ll naturally be happy to share any intel with you.”

“Qin Jiunian, you’re going too far! Among the Dao-Seeking Nine, the only one I can’t beat is the Taciturn Daoist Priest!” Qiu Jin’an slammed the table and stretched with the sounds of his joints popping.

First Elder scoffed and snapped his fingers. From Second Elder to Eighth Elder, all the elders appeared behind him, fanning out like a peacock spreading its tail.

A horrifying aura suffocated Qiu Jin’an.

Sixth Elder is here.

First Elder flashed a smug smile. Just as he was about to speak, he realized that he couldn’t utter a single word.

He transmitted an auditory message to Sixth Elder helplessly. “Sixth Junior Sister, when will you finally be able to control your celestial physique?”

Sixth Elder rolled her eyes. “Be content. Of all those with an Immaculate Celestial Physique in history, my control over it is the best. The last recorded person with an Immaculate Celestial Physique was Chi Qianqian. After she reached the Fusion Stage, her body began automatically repelling the surrounding spirit qi, causing her to give up on cultivation entirely.”

Evidently, celestial physiques were not without downsides.

With the interlude from Sixth Elder, First Elder lost interest in mocking QIu Jin’an.

Sixth Elder tactfully left. The closing ceremony was still ongoing. If she stayed any longer, First Elder and Qiu Jin’an wouldn’t even be able to deliver their closing speeches.

In this competition between the Five-Elements Sect and the Dao-Seeking Sect, the former suffered a disastrous defeat.

The disciples of the Five-Elements Sect were no fragile flowers sheltered in a greenhouse. They had exterminated their fair share of demons and devils and also mingled with the common folk for the sake of their missions. Both their combat and life experiences were extensive.

However, they had truly never encountered fighting styles similar to the Dao-Seeking Sect. It was so unpredictable that all their experience was useless.

Even for the few matches they won against them, it was because the disciples of the Dao-Seeking Sect had indirectly gone mad.

For instance, during one of the Golden Core matches, the disciple of the Dao-Seeking Sect started out ferociously, completely different from his usual self. Just when his opponent from the Five-Elements Sect was about to crumble under the pressure, the Dao-Seeking Sect disciple suddenly collapsed in exhaustion.

In his last moments, he told the referee, “This is a do-or-die battle... Before the match, I ingested a poisonous pill... It takes effect in five minutes... I’ll only take the antidote after I get off the stage... If I can’t defeat my opponent in five minutes...only death awaits...I...I can’t hold on any longer... How I wish I could win...”

The referee saw that the person was on the brink of death, but he didn’t have any antidote on him, so he quickly took out two of the same poison pills, extending his life by ten minutes. He then rushed offstage to find the antidote and eventually managed to save him.

After both First Elder and Qiu Jin’an hypocritically recited their closing speeches and bid farewell with reluctance, others could see that the Five Great Immortal Sects had a steadfast bond, a far cry from the rumors in the outside world that the Dao-Seeking Sect isolated the other four sects.

“Of course, of course. If the opportunity arises, I’ll definitely come to visit the Dao-Seeking Sect again to enrich my learning.”

At the same time, both of them inwardly cursed, Finally, I don’t have to see this old codger anymore.

However, Second Elder was genuine when he spoke to Shangguan Yu. “Come look for me if you get bullied in the Five-Elements Sect. I have seen Qiu Jin’an grow up. He may look proper, but he’s actually a bad egg. Don’t get fooled by him!”

Shangguan Yu tittered and said that Qiu Jin’an wouldn’t dare to deceive her.

Second Elder’s heart was aching, telling her that it was because she was too innocent that Qiu Jin’an could deceive her.

Qiu Jin’an stepped in between the two, his face stormy enough that it could almost produce rain. “Old Two Ba, I’ve told you before to stay away from her!”

Second Elder shrugged nonchalantly. “Don’t try to scare me. The outside world has been spreading that Shangguan Yu is your younger half-sister. I have already asked around. You are the only son, which means you have no sisters.

“We’ve all grown up together, we know each other well enough. You also don’t have a fiancée. Shangguan Yu has nothing to do with you. Who are you to stop me?!”

Qiu Jin’an exploded in anger. “She’s my mother!”

Second Elder was not one to back down. “Even if she is your mother... Huh? What did you say?” He had retorted out of instinct, but halfway through, he realized something was wrong.

How did courting a girlfriend turn into a conversation about a mother?

First Elder and the others took a few steps back. Perhaps it was because they had been beaten too often as children that they had an instinctive reverence toward those from the previous generation and an impulsive desire to distance themselves.

The disciples of the Five-Elements Sect reacted even more strongly—one of the Five Great Mysteries of the Five-Elements Sect had finally been solved.

“No wonder the cultivation world always says that you can’t judge one’s age by their appearance. It’s indeed true!”

“I remember someone came knocking to propose marriage, and the sect leader kicked him out with an expression that could kill. Back then, I thought he simply had a sister-complex. I didn’t expect the real reason to be this instead!”

Qiu Jin’an turned to Shangguan Yu, who was watching the spectacle unfold. His voice was filled with helpless frustration. “Mom, you too! You can’t hide your identity just so you can pretend to be young and naive. Do you know how much misunderstanding this has caused?”

Shangguan Yu felt that her son was being unfilial. “What do you mean I’m pretending to be young? Am I not only eighteen? Besides, what’s wrong with me pretending to be your younger sister? Your father agreed to it!”

“The grass at my dad’s grave is even taller than I am! Did he visit your dream and send you a message?!”