Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 508: Theoretically Speaking, I’m Now a Nascent Soul Cultivator

Chapter 508: Theoretically Speaking, I’m Now a Nascent Soul Cultivator

“Congratulations! Advanced Golden Core Stage at last!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy clapped enthusiastically, her face crinkling with delight. “Your cultivation speed is not bad, just a tad slower than mine. I’d say you’re keeping pace with the likes of the Nine-Layers Immortal and Qilin Immortal.”

Cultivation speed wasn’t the most critical factor in immortal ascension, but it was a telling indicator of one’s potential.

“Seeing you cultivate so diligently reminds me of how the Nine-Layers Immortal and the others used to cultivate in a frenzy, as if their buttocks were on fire. Now that was dedication.”

Lu Yang nodded. Competition in the ancient era was intense. Falling a step behind meant falling behind in everything. Their tireless cultivation was simply a reflection of the harsh environment then.

Nowadays, although it’s said that the Great Era is upon us, with numerous talents emerging as in ancient times, the drive for cultivation still falls short. Slackers like Meng Jingzhou frittered their days away and squandered time on pointless missions, thus neglecting their cultivation. Disgraceful.

“It’s a pity. No matter how hard they trained, they never caught up. I kept defeating them despite their higher levels.

“Speaking of which, while they couldn’t beat me, their escape skills improved dramatically. A few times, I nearly couldn’t catch up to them.”

Lu Yang remarked inwardly, I bet the Nine-Layers Immortal and the others cultivated so desperately just to reach your level and suffer fewer beatings.

“At my current cultivation speed, it’ll take at most half a year for me to reach the Nascent Soul Stage.” Since beginning his cultivation, Lu Yang had never encountered bottlenecks. The Sword Spirit Root emphasized unstoppable momentum, soaring to the heavens in one go and breaking through all barriers.

“Actually, you could consider yourself a Nascent Soul cultivator now,” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy said sagely.

“Why?”

“What’s the hallmark of the Nascent Soul Stage?”

Lu Yang had long memorized the answer. “Cultivating a nascent soul within the dantian and manifesting an infant.” This was the cultivation world’s official definition of the Nascent Soul Stage.

Yun Zhi had once cultivated multiple golden cores within her dantian, then chose one to shatter and form a nascent soul while keeping the others intact. By the cultivation world’s standards, she was already considered a Nascent Soul cultivator and no longer a Golden Core cultivator then.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy replied, “Exactly. I exist as a primordial spirit now. So long as I reside in your dantian, doesn’t that make you a Nascent Soul cultivator? Moreover, you’re capable of challenging opponents beyond your level outside the Dao-Seeking Sect; you possess genuine combat power of the Nascent Soul Stage.

“You’ve got both the hallmarks and power of the Nascent Soul Stage. If you’re not a Nascent Soul cultivator, then who is?”

Lu Yang, “...” 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

I don’t have any objections, but I suspect other Nascent Soul cultivators may disagree.

“Don’t doubt me. This was precisely how the earliest Nascent Soul Stage was defined when ancient forebears first mapped cultivation realms. When our forebears reached the Golden Core Stage but found no other path forward, someone refined a demon beast’s primordial spirit into their dantian. This granted them unrivalled power that could crush any Golden Core cultivator. The ancient forebears named this cultivation realm the Nascent Soul Stage.

“However, this came at a price. Severely shortened lifespans and the incompatibility between demon beasts’ primordial spirits and human bodies easily led to sudden deaths.

“Gradually, someone shattered their golden core and discovered that a tiny figure would dart out. This was their primordial spirit. And thus, the modern Nascent Soul Stage was established.”

Just as the first Golden Core cultivators had used demon cores as a replacement, humanity’s initial exploration of the Nascent Soul Stage also relied on the power of demons. The method of substituting one’s golden core with a demon core still existed today, though the cultivation world called these practitioners “False Core” cultivators.

“So that’s what happened.” Realization hit Lu Yang. For once, the Immortal Fairy has shared legitimate ancient secrets even I won’t get to use.

Suddenly, Lu Yang vaguely heard the noise of fighting in the distance. “That direction...the mountain gates?”

Lu Yang was shocked. Why would there be fighting at the mountain gates? Is someone attacking the Dao-Seeking Sect? Even the Imperial Preceptor wouldn’t dare attempt something so brazen.

“Let’s go see!” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy excitedly suggested, eager for entertainment.

Descending the mountain, Lu Yang bumped into Meng Jingzhou, who was also heading to investigate.

“What happened?”

“No idea. That’s why I’m going to take a look.”

“Let’s go together.”

“Sure.”

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The fighting sounds grew fiercer, drawing not just the two of them but also crowds of senior disciples making their way to check on the situation at the mountain gates.

The nearer they got, the more violent the sounds became.

Upon reaching the gates, they found multiple Fusion cultivators battling in the sky, their techniques and movements ruthless, swift, and fluid, demonstrating the might of Fusion cultivators.

Lu Yang recognized one of the Fusion cultivators. He was called the Taciturn Daoist Priest.

“Hey hey hey, what’s going on? I just came back to the sect for a bit. Was camping outside the sect gates to ambush me necessary?” the Taciturn Daoist Priest shouted as he dodged repeatedly. Despite his flustered state, his movements remained nimble, and not a single attack landed on him.

“Who would have nothing better to do than to camp here for you? You walked into the trap yourself!” The other Fusion cultivators coordinated perfectly, their relentless assaults giving the Taciturn Daoist Priest no chance to catch his breath.

“Great Wind, rise!”

A raging hurricane swept through, stirring up boundless clouds of dust and sand. Even the gigantic boulders on the ground were lifted into the air. The tornado of debris barreled toward the Taciturn Daoist Priest.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest flicked out his horsetail whisk, slicing through the sandstorm.

“Then why are you here at my Dao-Seeking Sect?”

“We came to propose marriage to your disciple, Lu Yang. But since we happened to see you at the gates, this esteemed one feels that the marriage proposal is no longer important. It can wait until we beat you up.”

The other Fusion cultivators nodded, thinking the same way.

Lu Yang pieced it together. My shifu finally returned to the sect, only to encounter the marriage proposal delegation. The moment they saw him, their anger flared, prompting them to attack him together.

How should I say this? I have absolutely no intention of helping Shifu.

The other senior disciples observing the battle similarly showed no inclination to intervene. Perhaps battles between Fusion cultivators were a rare sight—everyone was too absorbed in studying this rare display to step in.

Tao Yaoye, in particular, studied with rapt attention. This is a bona fide combat between Fusion cultivators, far more vicious than ordinary battles. It’s perfect material for my Dreamlike Bubble Mirage.

At the sect’s celebration, she had showcased the Dreamlike Bubble Mirage’s applications, receiving numerous good reviews. After the celebration concluded, she began aggressive promotion under the sect’s support, and it had already started to take shape.

The target audience was mortals and low-level cultivators. The admission fees were affordable, but when tallied up, it raked in more money than the royalties from Lu Yang’s flying carriage patent.

Among the younger generation, Meng Jingzhou was the wealthiest in spirit stones, followed by Tao Yaoye, with Lu Yang only coming in third. As Man Gu was the Barbarian Tribe’s treasured scion, his considerable pocket money secured him fourth position. In fifth place was Li Haoran, though this was temporary. Once he married Su Yiren and shared marital assets with her, his financial ranking would skyrocket to second place.

Finally, the Taciturn Daoist Priest seized an opening and transformed into a streak of sword light, flying into the sect. The Fusion cultivators here to propose marriage could only give up on their pursuit and depart with disappointment.

Covered in dust and thoroughly disheveled, he struggled to steady his breathing. I was just passing by the sect and thought I’d visit! Who could have imagined enemies waiting at the sect’s entrance?

“Shifu, what grudge do they hold against you?” Lu Yang asked curiously.

“Hard to say.”

“Hard to say.”

“Too many enemies. I’ve lost track.”