Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 431: Solution to Karmic Backlash

Meng Tian True Lord hadn’t expected himself to be defeated so swiftly. In his eyes, he possessed an arsenal of untransmitted spells. Heaven-Patrolling Ten Suns was simply the most devastating among them. However, before he could unleash them, Qiu Jin’an’s Five-Colored Divine Light swept across the three blazing suns and snuffed them out. The canyon plunged back into cool shadows.

Without wasting words, Qiu Jin’an reached for Meng Tian True Lord’s head, planning to search his soul directly to uncover their scheme.

Realizing things had gone south, Meng Tian True Lord couldn’t be bothered about the toll on himself as he gritted his teeth and activated a life-preserving secret spell.

Thump, thump, thump. His heart pounded vigorously, nothing like someone who had just been defeated. The temperature in his heart spiked violently and melted the protective robes around his chest that could withstand part of a Fusion cultivator’s attacks, exposing his bare chest.

Only then did Qiu Jin’an notice that embedded in his heart was not a heart but a dead Jinwu crow!

An arrow pierced through the Jinwu crow, resulting in a mortal wound. Qiu Jin’an suspected that this Jinwu crow was the same one shot to death by the ancient god. No wonder he could comprehend Heaven-Patrolling Ten Suns! He must have found the Jinwu crow’s corpse somewhere and grafted it into his own chest, replacing his heart!

Suddenly, the Jinwu crow’s eyes snapped open. Feathers rapidly grew and covered Meng Tian True Lord’s body.

“Oh no, he’s trying to escape!”

Qiu Jin’an stomped down to nail him to the ground, but when he exerted force, he realized that Meng Tian True Lord had turned into Jinwu crow feathers, and his foot passed right through.

Boom! Meng Tian True Lord exploded, and a flurry of Jinwu crow feathers fluttered in all directions.

Qiu Jin’an silently chanted an incantation and summoned a whirlwind to scatter the feathers. But by the time he did so, Meng Tian True Lord had already vanished, leaving behind only a severed branch of the Fusang Tree.

“The two ran away!”

Meng Tian True Lord’s escape technique was unlike anything Qiu Jin’an had encountered, causing him to react a beat slower.

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Wheeze, wheeze. The severely wounded Meng Tian True Lord and Huang Ming disguised themselves as mortals, blending into the crowds of Hanshui City.

“Damn it! How is that Qiu Jin’an this strong?!” Meng Tian True Lord rejoiced at the close shave. Any moment later, and Qiu Jin’an would have searched my soul, and I’d have died at his hand.

Losing the Fusang Tree’s branch means I can no longer cast Heaven-Patrolling Ten Suns. My foundation is also shaken and can only be mended with Transcendent Tribulation-tier sacred treasures.

But nothing is more important than surviving.

“That was a bough of the Fusang Tree! You have to compensate me for my loss!” Meng Tian True Lord snarled at Huang Ming. If not for this brat Huang Ming’s hidden treasure spots, I wouldn’t have saved him.

“I’ll tell you two more secret treasure spots! That should make up for your losses!” Huang Ming forced the words out through clenched teeth. I only have four secret treasure spots, and they’re meant to accelerate my rise in the future. When I previously promised one spot, it didn’t matter much, but now that I’m giving up three, I’ll have to spend much effort to search for other cultivation treasures!

That would waste so much time! But it’s not like I can refuse. I’m just a Golden Core cultivator. Even if Meng Tian True Lord is seriously injured, I still wouldn’t stand a chance.

Huang Ming asked with a gloomy face, “So what now? Where do we go?”

“In our state, we’re unable to participate in the subsequent operation for Hanshui City. See that house there? The owner worships a wooden statue to pray for blessings, but it’s actually a sacrificial ghost I’ve placed there. The sacrificial ghost has completely controlled the entire household. We’ll hide there first; no one will find out.”

“Alright.”

The two resisted the impulse to sprint toward the house, matching their strides to the crowd to avoid giving anything away.

“Are you two leaving just like that?” A sudden voice froze them mid-step.

The two raised their heads and saw a man in a white paper hat standing in front of them. Despite the bustling crowd, no one seemed to have noticed him.

“Who are you?!”

The white paper-hatted man cackled coldly, sending chills down their spines. “You Great Yu cultivators have been capturing ghosts everywhere and dumping them in Hanshui City, then framing us Nine-Netherworlds Creed. Even the Heavenly Court Creed suspects we’re the culprits. This is straining the friendship between our creeds. And you’re still asking who I am?”

“Nine-Netherworlds Creed...run!”

“Do you think you can run?”

Three more white paper-hatted men appeared, encircling them. The Four Great Diabolic Creeds didn’t survive for so many years without top-notch escape abilities.

“You Great Yu cultivators have also delayed our business operations. Vice Creed Leader Shi has much to say about this. Let’s settle our new and old scores together.”

The white paper-hatted men seized the two, and they vanished from the spot.

~~~

“What a pity, they managed to escape.” Qiu Jin’an sighed. Catching either one of them could have yielded valuable intelligence.

“Sect Leader Qiu, what brings you here?” Lu Yang asked respectfully.

“Isn’t this the acting sect leader? It’s been a long while,” Qiu Jin’an greeted Lu Yang with an insincere smile. “Acting Sect Leader Lu, you’re still serving as the acting sect leader of the Dao-Seeking Sect?”

Back when the Five-Elements Sect visited the Dao-Seeking Sect for an exchange, they suffered a crushing defeat, and coincidentally, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was the acting sect leader for three days at that time.

During the discussion on the competition arrangements, Qiu Jin’an had assumed Yun Zhi was the acting sect leader and boldly proposed that his eldest disciple duel with the strongest disciple in the Dao-Seeking Sect.

Then, Yun Zhi stepped forward and clarified that she wasn’t the acting sect leader then.

Hence, from Qiu Jin’an’s perspective, Lu Yang was the acting sect leader.

Zhao Po was flabbergasted. Sect Leader Qiu’s words revealed some astonishing information. Brother Lu had once been the Dao-Seeking Sect’s acting sect leader? Doesn’t that mean he isn’t just the strongest of the younger generation in combat power, but also the highest in status?!

We’re all peers of similar age, yet why is the chasm between us so wide?

“I stepped down for someone more qualified, and Big Senior Sister took over.” Lu Yang’s blunt honesty threw Qiu Jin’an off guard.

“Alright, enough banter. I’m here to tell Meng boy that I’ve found a way to break the curse.” Qiu Jin’an brought with him a seed of hope.

Meng Jingzhou’s eyes lit up. “Really?”

“How can it be fake? I’ve verified this through numerous channels. It’s extremely reliable.” Qiu Jin’an whispered mysteriously, “Have you heard of the power of national fortune?”

Meng Jingzhou blurted out, “The immortal method?”

Qiu Jin’an froze for a bit. He had prepared an elaborate lecture, planning to flaunt his knowledge. Anyway, they’ll forget afterward. I didn’t expect Meng Jingzhou to know about it.

Technically speaking, he shouldn’t have remembered about the national fortune. But as the leader of an immortal sect, he was often involved in discussions related to the national fortune, and the imperial court gave every immortal sect’s leader a treasure to remember the existence of the national fortune.

“Correct, that’s the one. Are you aware that every provincial governor and commandery governor of Great Xia is protected by the national fortune to prevent anyone from harming them. Do you understand what this means?”

Lu Yang was the fastest in connecting the dots. “It means the national fortune can eliminate karmic backlash!” freewёbnoνel.com

“Exactly, it can eliminate karmic backlash. This is an immortal method. One rinse of the national fortune, and everything will be fine!”

Meng Jingzhou was jubilant. This is much more reliable than waiting for the Corpse-Driving Sect’s leader to break through to the Transcendent Tribulation Stage.

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