Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 400: The Epoch Immortal Ensures Safety

“Going to Wilderness Province sounds good. You should be able to find solutions there.” Third Elder nodded approvingly. I have to give it up to my disciple’s brain.

“I’ll go with you.” Lu Yang felt that he’d been obediently cultivating at Heaven’s Gate Peak for too long and needed to go out for a stroll. My mind is about to atrophy.

Fourth Elder kindly advised them, “If you’re going to Wilderness Province, you could seek help from the Corpse-Driving Sect. They’re on good terms with our sect, with every generation of sect leaders having friendly relations with each other. Even if you request to learn their corpse-driving arts, they wouldn’t refuse.”

The Corpse-Driving Sect was a renowned first-class faction in the Wilderness Province. With their assistance, things would be much smoother. During his travels there, Fourth Elder had received their aid.

Fourth Elder immediately penned a recommendation letter, folded it neatly into an envelope, and handed it to Meng Jingzhou.

Meng Jingzhou took the envelope, then froze in realization. “Just me and Lu Yang? Shifu, are you all not coming?”

All of you were enthusiastically brainstorming solutions for me a moment ago. Although none were useful, it still reflected your concern for me. But why does it now look like only Lu Yang and I are going there?

Third Elder waved his hand. “Not going. This matter of yours is too embarrassing if word gets out.” How is taking Meng Jingzhou to Wilderness Province to lift the curse any different from seeking treatment for yang impotence?

If word of this spreads, how will I continue mingling in the jianghu in the future?

Meng Jingzhou, “...”

Lu Yang, “...”

On the other hand, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was brimming with confidence about their trip. “What are you scared of? With me here, what could possibly go wrong?”

The elders’ medical consultation concluded with the verdict that the patient needed to save himself.

Meng Jingzhou sighed and returned to his cave abode to pack. Unsurprisingly, he didn’t encounter a single senior female disciple along the way.

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Lu Yang also went to pack his things.

“Witchcraft and corpse-driving are specialties of Wilderness Province, along with ubiquitous tombstones and all manner of miasmas and poisons. I’ll need to redeem some detoxification pills at the Great Mission Hall.

“There are many curse practitioners there too. Since I’ve never faced one before, I may be at a disadvantage if I run into one. Should I purchase some items to ward off curses?”

“With me protecting you, why fear curses?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy proudly patted her chest to assert her presence. As the leader of the Five Ancient Immortals, what curse could affect me?

Lu Yang glanced at her. True, the greatest curse in existence is right here. What other curses are there to fear?

Not having to worry about curses would make our trip to Wilderness Province much more relaxed.

“You have it much better now. With me around, you don’t have to worry about curses. Back then, before I became an immortal, I often fought with people, competing for the right to become an immortal. That bunch of fellows were youth prodigies and had some skills and local fame, but once they encountered me, all of that became useless!

“These fellows didn’t deserve to be called ‘youth prodigies.’ They never picked themselves up again after just one defeat from me. Look at the Heaven Mandate Immortal and Qilin Immortal. They got beaten by me all the time, but I didn’t see them giving up on themselves. When they couldn’t defeat me openly, they resorted to secretly casting deadly curses on me.

“Fortunately, I managed to overcome them all with my unparalleled talent.”

Lu Yang recalled that curses originated from ancient times, and curses then were far more vicious and frightening than modern ones. To have resisted those ancient curses and successfully become an immortal is a testament to her strength.

He marveled inwardly, As expected of the Everlasting Immortal Fairy. Although she’s usually frivolous, her reputation in the ancient era was built on true substance.

“The worst were some holy maidens. They were unable to defeat me and were jealous of my looks. Worried that the men they liked would like me, they cursed me to be disfigured!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy pouted lividly. It was evident that even after eons, the actions of these holy maidens still rankled.

“Before I became an immortal, I had fame, cultivation, beauty, and wisdom—but I lacked backing. I was often ostracized, and some even mocked me openly, saying that no matter how strong I was, without powerful support, I’d never ascend.

“Bullying me for having no background? Then I’ll become the greatest backer myself!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy laughed triumphantly. What used to rile her now seemed childish.

“Impressive, Immortal Fairy.”

“Right?”

Lu Yang quickly packed everything he could think of, then visited the Great Mission Hall to redeem many additional supplies that could come in handy.

“Detoxification pills are a must. And these herbs can also be used to concoct emergency antidotes in critical moments.” Lu Yang had studied basic toxicology at Pill Cauldron Peak as part of the standard curriculum for Dao-Seeking Sect disciples. Common poisons were ineffective against him.

When traveling, we should mean no harm to others, but we must guard against harm from others—this was the doctrine of the Five-Elements Sect.

Later, the Taciturn Daoist Priest and eight elders felt that Qiu Jin’an made sense, so they adapted the saying to caution their disciples to guard against others from harming them.

“I should buy a few reference books on Wilderness Province too—Anthropology of the Wilderness Province, Corpse-Driving Legends, Calamity of Witchcraft...

“I may get embroiled in fights, so I have to buy some combat-use talismans and Soul-Restoration Pills... That should be about it.”

After Lu Yang finished procuring his supplies, he proceeded to the sect’s entrance to meet up with Meng Jingzhou. The latter had arrived first and was already waiting in the carriage.

“You’re too slow.”

“What’s the rush? You make it sound like going early would guarantee an early return.”

After Lu Yang boarded the carriage, the two verified their supplies before setting off.

En route, the bored Everlasting Immortal Fairy mused, “If only we could find the Epoch Immortal. His Jianmu World Tree’s body has blessing abilities—just a leaf or twig could remove the Meng Family boy’s karmic backlash.”

“The Jianmu World Tree was capable of such things? Why haven’t I heard of it before?” Lu Yang was puzzled. But with the pitifully sparse descriptions of the Jianmu World Tree in ancient texts, it’s only normal for there to be gaps in my knowledge.

“You know New Year?[1] The day when the old gives way to the new, and you cross over bad luck to obtain good fortune in the coming year? He invented this ‘New Year’ concept.

“Wasn’t there a custom of stepping over branches during the New Year? It was likely they were originally Jainmu branches. However, people of later generations couldn’t find Jianmu branches and substituted them with ordinary ones.

“Speaking of which, I initially didn’t know about the Jianmu World Tree’s effect of praying for blessings. It was the Qilin Immortal and the others told me. They said that the Epoch Immortal had a chance of predicting when I would treat them to a meal and when I would visit their cave abodes, which allowed them to make preparations in advance. That was a massive blessing.”

Lu Yang was in full agreement, nodding at the other immortals’ viewpoint.

“The Epoch Immortal indeed had the function of praying for blessings to ensure safety.”

1. “New Year” literally translates to “cross the year” in the Chinese version here. ☜

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