Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 604: The Heaven Mandate Immortal was Truly the Qilin Immortal’s Good Brother

Ordinary demons might not recognize Jiang Lianyi, but how could Chieftain Jin, the leader of the Qiongqi Tribe, not recognize her?

The Demon Immortal’s appearance was unknown. Thus, the Dragon and Phoenix ancestors were the demon race’s strongest powerhouses and idols, commanding significant status among the demons.

The ancient Dijiang’s fame was resounding, but compared to these two, it still fell short. The Dragon and Phoenix ancestors had participated in the battle for immortality. Although they were defeated, they retained their honor. On the other hand, the ancient Dijiang hadn’t even qualified to participate in the battle for immortality. The gap was obvious.

If the Little Ancestor were here, Chieftain Jin definitely wouldn’t have begged for mercy. But the problem was that he had no one backing him now. The Little Ancestor wasn’t even interested in coming after hearing that the ancient Dijiang had proclaimed himself the monarch. What am I after by acting tough against an ancient great demon of Jiang Lianyi’s caliber—a quick death from her?

Moreover, the conflict between Jiang Lianyi and the Little Ancestor is related to the Qilin Immortal. It is an internal family conflict, or rather, a conflict between the wife and mistress. Why should I get involved?

The Qiongqi Tribe is so poor. As the chieftain, I have my own way of survival—be ruthless when I should be; be cowardly when I should be.

Chieftain Jin sighed inwardly. The Little Ancestor is right. This Battle of the Great Era is more complicated than we’d imagined. Even the Phoenix Ancient Ancestor has secretly been resurrected. Considering she has the Qilin Immortal behind her, what does our Qiongqi Tribe have to compete for first place?

Wait, why can’t we just pledge allegiance to the Qilin Immortal?

At this thought, Chieftain Jin’s mind suddenly cleared, and he felt a bright future was ahead.

Jiang Lianyi wasn’t aware of how much Chieftain Jin had thought in an instant. The mere sight of a qiongqi riled her. Initially, she had intended to pick a random qiongqi to vent her anger on, but it wouldn’t be enough to teach someone like Chieftain Jin a lesson. It would just be dull.

“Look into my eyes.” Jiang Lianyi’s words seemed to encompass a certain magic, making Chieftain Jin obey her involuntarily.

Chieftain Jin met Jiang Lianyi’s gaze. Suddenly, he transformed into his original form—a patterned winged tiger—and appeared in an unknown space, where a bright moon hung high overhead. He stood on a vast sea, isolated and helpless.

Jiang Lianyi’s voice echoed above him. “You must not mention to anyone about meeting me, whether explicitly or implicitly.”

By the time Chieftain Jin returned to his senses again, he found himself back in the guest room. Everything that had happened earlier felt like a dream.

“What did Senior Lianyi do?” Lu Yang secretly asked the Everlasting Immortal Fairy. To outsiders, Chieftain Jin had spaced out for a moment before recovering quickly. Lu Yang guessed Jiang Lianyi had employed some method.

“This is the Law of the Jungle Incipient Dao Fruit. It can control what the defeated must say and cannot say. She just made this little tiger keep her matters a secret.” Normally, the defeated would need to have fought Jiang Lianyi first. But the disparity in cultivation between Chieftain Jin and Jiang Lianyi was too massive, so she could directly use the Incipient Dao Fruit to control him. “She used this feature frequently in the past.”

“Why?” Lu Yang was baffled.

It was troublesome to explain. The Everlasting Immortal Fairy tilted her head and thought for a moment. “Didn’t the Qilin Immortal often sneak out to seduce female demons? In the beginning, Lianyi would put on a stern face and bluff the Qilin Immortal, and he would confess everything like pouring beans from a sack.

“Later, the Heaven Mandate Immortal taught the Qilin Immortal that as an immortal, he needed a steady character—unruffled when handling affairs and unflustered when encountering problems. The Qilin Immortal managed to learn it. From then on, no matter how Lianyi bluffed him, he wouldn’t tell the truth, becoming as annoying as meat that refuses to be cut by a gear hob.[1]

“Lianyi couldn’t defeat the Qilin Immortal and was powerless about it. Thus, she would seek out the suspicious female demons, fight them, defeat them, and then use the Incipient Dao Fruit to make them tell the truth.

“After the truth was told, the Qilin Immortal would kneel on the sword array.”

Lu Yang, “...”

The Qilin Immortal and the Heaven Mandate Immortal were truly good brothers. The Heaven Mandate Immortal taught him the lies and refined the sword array for him.

“Hmm? Haven’t I told you? It was also the Heaven Mandate Immortal who told Lianyi and Little Ling about the fake sword array. The Qilin Immortal was kept in the dark, assuming Lianyi and Little Ling had discovered it by accident; he was full of remorse when the truth was exposed.”

Lu Yang felt the situation in ancient times was complex and intricate, for schemes and intrigue existed even among immortals.

“Senior Lianyi seems very certain that the Qilin Immortal is still alive?” Based on Lu Yang’s observation, Jiang Lianyi was always pondering how to find the Qilin Immortal throughout their journey, as if she was convinced he was still alive and hadn’t been harmed by the mastermind.

“I can see that too. Since she is sure that the Qilin Immortal is alive, he is alive.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy paused before explaining, “Do you remember me saying that the Qilin Immortal could ascend to an immortal while Lianyi and Little Ling couldn’t, right?

“Lianyi was originally qualified to become an immortal. But the Qilin Immortal defeated her and achieved it first, causing her to lose the opportunity to ascend to an immortal. If the Qilin Immortal had passed away, she would feel the force suppressing her Law of the Jungle Incipient Dao Fruit vanish—she could become an immortal immediately.”

Realization hit Lu Yang.

“Cases like Lianyi and Little Ling are extremely rare among half-immortals. There were many half-immortals in the ancient era. The reason they didn’t ascend to immortals wasn’t that we five suppressed them, but that those half-immortals simply couldn’t cultivate to that stage. It was a problem of talent.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was somewhat disdainful of those half-immortals, especially the ancient Dijiang. His own talent is lacking, yet he blames the era, insisting on ascending to an immortal now.

This was also why Jiang Lianyi and Ao Ling were publicly acknowledged as the strongest below the immortals. It wasn’t because the Qilin Immortal was a good husband, but because they themselves were immensely powerful.

Ascending to an immortal through effort alone didn’t work. The most crucial factor was that spark of enlightenment. Back then, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy had many choices regarding her Dao Fruit and found it difficult to decide precisely because she had many such sparks.

When the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was a half-immortal, many of her fellow half-immortals wielded the Undying Incipient Dao Fruit or the Imperishable Incipient Dao Fruit. Once an Incipient Dao Fruit was condensed into a complete Dao Fruit, it would inherently be conferred an invincible position. Who wouldn’t want to condense one? But condensing such a Dao Fruit was exceedingly challenging. Even the Everlasting Immortal Fairy wasn’t sure she could succeed without the inspiration she had received from the Epoch Immortal.

“Alright, you may go back.” Jiang Lianyi tossed Chieftain Jin out of the door.

A demon king-level qiongqi was hardly different from a small tiger in her eyes. If he can’t serve as a punching bag, it’s useless to keep him.

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How could Chieftain Jin be in the mood to continue observing the kingdom-founding ceremony? Feeling as if he was granted amnesty, he raced back to the Qiongqi Tomb under the cover of night to seek an audience with the Little Ancestor.

“Little Ancestor, something terrible has happened...” Chieftain Jin scrambled to find the Little Ancestor. But the moment he tried to speak, he discovered he couldn’t utter a single word.

Seeing Chieftain Jin like this, the little girl’s expression changed slightly. “Law of the Jungle Incipient Dao Fruit? Jiang Lianyi’s method? She’s still alive?” As one of the female demons sought out by Jiang Lianyi in the ancient era, she couldn’t be more familiar with Jiang Lianyi’s methods. Zhu Tian doesn’t use the Incipient Dao Fruit in this manner.

Realizing this, her lips curled into a cold smirk. “I originally had no intention of stirring up conflict; becoming one of the top ten factions in the Battle of the Great Era would have sufficed. But since Jiang Lianyi has appeared, I shall become the eleventh faction!”

1. This is a Northern Chinese slang that refers to an intractable person because they either pester you endlessly or remain unmoved by force or persuasion. ☜