Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 231: Li Haoran’s Past Life

Out of respect for the Phoenix Tribe’s old ancestor and the romanticized fantasies the people had about the phoenix, Lu Yang felt that there was no need to reveal the ancient secrets he had just learned. I’m just at the Foundation Establishment Stage, yet I’m already carrying so much on my shoulders...

Logically speaking, if a Foundation Establishment cultivator were to be privy to many ancient secrets, they should be able to make use of them to attain various fortuitous opportunities.

For example, if an ancient tribe lost its legacy, Lu Yang could flash a smile and casually utter its location, allowing the ancient race to recover its legacy. They would then be so amazed by Lu Yang that they would offer their holy maiden to be his wife.

Alternatively, he might stumble across an ancient secret domain where others fiercely fought with their lives to clear trials. Leveraging his knowledge of the underlying principles, he would effortlessly claim the final reward, leaving all the prodigies stupefied.

Otherwise, everyone might be indifferent to a seemingly unremarkable treasure at an auction. No one could discern its value, and it almost went unsold. Only Lu Yang would know that it was an ancient relic of immeasurable value, which he would then acquire at a low bid.

However, none of the above fortuitous events happened to Lu Yang. Knowing all these ancient secrets is utterly useless; I can’t even use a single one.

Lu Yang pondered, Did something go wrong?

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After a long night, the matter of the Phoenix Blood Stones was concluded. The biggest gains were inadvertently foiling the Nine-Netherworlds Creed’s sinister plot and Li Haoran learning that Su Yiren was a physique cultivator.

When Li Haoran's parents woke up and saw the vast pit in the courtyard, they fell into deep contemplation. Everything was fine before we went to sleep. Why did such a huge hole suddenly appear out of nowhere?

As Su Yiren was worried that the commotion at night might disturb Li Haroan’s parents and Qin Yanyan from their sleep, she had set up a soundproof array to block out the noise.

Truth be told, the commotion from Su Yiren punching the old phoenix’s corpse was quite deafening. Only those in Li Haoran’s house hadn’t heard it—everyone else in Luofeng Commandery had.

The commandery governor announced to the public that the noise had stemmed from improper control of the scale of the underground works conducted at night; he apologized for the inconvenience and sought everyone’s understanding.

I can’t possibly say that it’s because I’m an incompetent commandery governor who gave the Nine-Netherworlds Creed an opening to exploit the situation and had it not been for Su Yiren, everyone would have been doomed. If I were to really say that, I can say goodbye to my position as the commandery governor.

“A small accident occurred last night. Some evil people sneaked in, but fortunately, Senior Su intervened,” Lu Yang briefly summarized the events of the previous night, leaving out the details of the Phoenix Blood Stone, the commandery governor, the head of the Mo Family, the Nine-Netherworlds Creed, and the old phoenix.

In short, nothing happened last night.

Qin Yanyan cast a glance at Lu Yang who was obviously blathering nonsense. If it required my mom to step in and create such an enormous pit, something big definitely happened last night. However, since Li Haoran’s parents were present, she simply let Lu Yang ramble on.

Li Haoran’s parents nodded despite not fully understanding. Since Lu Yang promised to fill the massive cavity, they no longer pursued the matter.

It was pitch-black in the pit. However, if someone could ignore the darkness, they would see an old phoenix lying at the bottom. According to Jiang Shan, the deceased old phoenix had voluntarily chosen to be buried here, though he wasn’t cognizant of the hidden story behind it.

“Senior Su, I think...”

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“Call me Yiren.” Su Yiren finally found an opportunity to correct how Li Haoran addressed her. Her tone was gentle, reminiscent of a tender embrace in which heroes could lose themselves. No one could associate her with the physique cultivator from the night before.

Although Su Yiren was a physique cultivator, she wasn’t like Third Elder, whose muscles were packed with raw, explosive power. Her figure was well-proportioned and in line with general beauty standards, resembling a fitness expert from Lu Yang’s previous world.

“Yi-Yiren...” Li Haoran stuttered.

“Aye.” Su Yiren chuckled softly.

“I feel that we might not...”

Before the words “not compatible” could leave his mouth, Su Yiren lightly pressed her index finger against Li Haoran’s lips.

“Haoran, I know you need some time to accept this truth. Both of us are cultivators with long lifespans. Let’s try to accept each other bit by bit and gradually adapt. If we’re really not compatible and it doesn’t work out, you can propose a breakup then, alright?”

Li Haoran couldn’t say anything to reject her and nodded.

Su Yiren smiled and withdrew her hand, while Qin Yanyan stomped her foot in ire at the side.

Su Yiren’s index finger might have appeared to be pressed against Li Haoran’s lips lightly, but only Li Haoran knew how much force she had exerted—so much that he couldn’t open his mouth at all.

That said, even if Su Yiren hadn’t pressed his mouth shut, he would still have wanted to give it a try with her.

Now that Su Yiren had achieved her goal of this visit, she didn’t linger. Worried that being overly zealous might make Li Haoran uncomfortable, she decided to keep a distance and give both of them some space.

Su Yiren and Qin Yanyan stayed for the day and departed after dinner. Before setting off, she secretly set up various arrays that would benefit Li Haoran’s parents and waved at Li Haoran. “I’ll come look for you when I have time.”

The next day, Li Haoran resumed his customary performance of cultivating before his parents, practicing his fists and sitting in meditation.

However, as he cultivated, he sensed that something was off. The spirit energy in him surged wave after wave. His fingers and toes involuntarily stretched out and curled out, an indication of his spirit energy overflowing.

“I’m about to advance to the next stage? That makes sense. It’s about time for me to level up.” It wasn’t Li Haoran’s first time encountering this kind of sensation. He had experienced something similar when he was at the Qi Training Stage. Although he was now at the Basic Foundation Stage, due to spending too much time soaking in lava, he was later than Lu Yang and the other three by a month.

Among the top five of their cohort, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had just entered the Advanced Foundation Establishment Stage, while Tao Yaoye and Man Gu had been at the Intermediate Foundation Establishment Stage for some time; Li Haoran’s progress was the slowest. Now, he was finally catching up to the other four.

Li Haoran transmitted an auditory message to Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou to help with guarding his cultivation. The two had woken up a long time ago and were just lounging in bed. Upon hearing that their good friend was about to advance, they didn’t even bother washing up and quickly got out of bed, rushing to the courtyard to guard Li Haoran’s cultivation.

Sitting cross-legged, Li Haoran took a couple of deep breaths, and a small vortex formed above his head, absorbing the surrounding spirit qi. The sound of crackling surfaced from within his body. This was a method to temper the body, similar to how one would refine artifacts, reinforcing the blood vessels, meridians, acupoints, and organs. His skin flushed bright red, resembling a piece of searing hot iron. As sweat was expelled from his skin, it made sizzling sounds as the fine droplets evaporated into mist anon.

Fortunately, this state didn’t last too long. Letting out a muffled grunt, his aura waves burst forth, completing a circulation around the Macrocosmic Loop[1], successfully advancing to the Intermediate Foundation Establishment Stage.

As he did so, a bunch of foreign memories appeared in his mind, though they were strangely familiar, as if he had personally lived through them before.

“Hmm?” He opened his eyes slowly with a puzzled expression.

“What’s wrong?” Lu Yang asked in concern, thinking that he had faced a problem with his cultivation.

“In my past life, I think...I was the creed leader of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed.” Li Haoran’s tone was filled with uncertainty.

“Wut?”

1. Dazhoutian is a “circulation network” as explained in an earlier chapter. I managed to find another article if you’d like to read further. ☜