Who Let Him Cultivate?!-Chapter 1065 - 1064: Drawing the Scene Based on the Map
Although Sect Master Kong wanted to know what the "few small matters" mentioned by the two were, he was not a cultivator with a heavy sense of curiosity, and he did not inquire further.
"So are you two planning to stay in our sect for two months, and after two months, I just send a letter back with Third Zhang saying you two have been doing quite well here, or do you want to do something else?"
Sect Master Kong wanted to know the real thoughts of Lu Yang and his companion. They were not the first batch of disciples sent to their sect. Besides the Seek Dao Sect, the other Four Great Immortal Sects, as well as Super-grade and First-Grade sects, all had a custom of sending disciples who had made mistakes to undertake obligatory labor here.
Among them, some disciples accepted their punishment willingly, while others worked reluctantly. For the latter, Sect Master Kong found it troublesome to make arrangements and simply let them stay at the sect until their time was up and then return on their own.
Meng Jingzhou bowed respectfully and said earnestly, "Since we have made mistakes, we should be punished, and this is also a rare experience. My brother and I are willing to make some contributions to the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect."
"Not bad," Sect Master Kong nodded, appreciating that the two not only had extraordinary cultivation talents but also demonstrated commendable character. They were indeed rare good seeds.
At such a young age, they had already cultivated to the Spirit Transformation Late Stage, unmatched in the world.
"How much do you two know about our sect?"
At this point, Lu Yang and his companion exchanged glances, their eyes revealing some embarrassment—they knew very little about the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect.
Seeing their expressions, Sect Master Kong understood what they were thinking and smiled, easing the awkward atmosphere: "Very few cultivators know about our sect, so it’s normal not to be familiar with it."
"Despite our sect’s lack of fame, it’s actually very useful for cultivators. Let me tell you a few things, and then you’ll understand the importance of our sect."
"During the celebration in Qingzhou, it was unfortunately disrupted by the Heavenly Calamity Sovereign, and several mountains were flattened or even vanished during the battle. It took our sect a great deal of effort to restore those mountains to their original forms."
"When the sixth Emperor Yu, Wu Youdao, attacked Hanshui City in the Wild State and faced Heavenly Venerate Dou from the Ancient Heavenly Court, he was defeated and retreated. Some houses in Hanshui City were damaged, and the area outside the city was destroyed beyond recognition. Today, Hanshui City has been restored to its original state, which is the result of our sect’s hard work."
"There’s also Chunjiang City, which was pulled into the Void Realm by the Void Venerate. Although the city itself was unharmed, the citizens who witnessed the battle between the Semi-Immortals were terrified, and it was our sect that provided psychological counseling to comfort them."
"Take the Immortal Battle in the Imperial City as another example. When Meng Junzi fought the Great Yu National Preceptor, many landmark buildings in the Imperial City were reduced to ruins, riddled with scars. It was still our sect that acted to give the Imperial City a new lease of life, restoring it to its original condition."
"Then there’s the Western Paradise Temple that was destroyed by an avatar of the Mid-heaven Emperor Lord and still has not been restored. If our sect took on the task, the temple would have been fixed long ago."
Sect Master Kong listed the major events that the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect had handled over the years, with a tone inevitably filled with some pride.
As Lu Yang and his companion listened to the introduction, they nodded and gained a new understanding of the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect. They were eyewitnesses to these great battles and knew how difficult it was to deal with the aftermath. The sect truly had its own unique strengths.
In the midst of their conversation, a young man walked in and, seeing Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, showed a slightly surprised expression but did not say much. Instead, he focused on the matter at hand: "Master, a task commission has arrived."
"What’s the content?"
"It’s a duel arranged by two Divine Transformation Late Stage cultivators in three days at the Qingniu Mountain Range. They hope that our sect will restore the appearance of the Qingniu Mountains after the battle is over."
The Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect, in addition to fulfilling tasks assigned by the dynasty, also took responsibility for the cleanup after battles between ordinary cultivators.
The latter was divided into two scenarios: either the sect would be commissioned after the battle, or it would be commissioned before the battle. The fee for the second scenario was lower than the first.
After all, the first scenario required the sect to find the pre-battle state through other channels, while in the second, they could survey the area in advance, saving a lot of trouble.
"In three days, then," Sect Master Kong looked at Lu Yang and his companion. "That would be a good opportunity to familiarize you two with our sect’s workflow."
"Master, are these two Fellow Daoist Lu Yang and Fellow Daoist Meng Jingzhou?" the young man asked.
Nowadays, besides those cultivators who are in constant seclusion, there’s no one under heaven who doesn’t recognize Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.
"Right, I haven’t introduced you two to each other yet."
"This is my eldest disciple Fang Jin, who has just entered the Body Integration Realm and has already mastered the Law of Heaven and Earth."
Sect Master Kong stroked his beard with a smile, very satisfied with his big disciple. It was important to know that a divine ability like the Law of Heaven and Earth couldn’t be learned by ninety percent of cultivators in the late Body Integration stage, yet Fang Jin had mastered it in the early stage of Body Integration, which spoke volumes about his talent.
In the future, there would be no objections to him taking over the position of Sect Leader.
"Greetings to Elder Brother Fang Jin."
"Junior Brother Lu, Junior Brother Meng, I’ve heard about you from Elder Brother Dai. He always praises you for your upright character, courage, and righteousness, and for punishing the evil and promoting the good. He often thinks of handing over the position of Task Hall Master to you both right now!"
Lu Yang’s eyes twitched. Was Elder Brother Dai praising them? It didn’t quite feel like it.
"Fang Jin, take these two around our sect. They will be staying with us and helping out for the next two months."
"Yes."
The Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect was vast, encompassing various terrains. It was a land specially designated by the dynasty to facilitate the disciples’ practice of the art of mountain moving and sea filling. The sect also featured a variety of architectural styles, and repairing these structures was likewise one of their tasks.
Walking through the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect felt like travelling across all of Great Xia, witnessing all sorts of cultures and customs.
Three days later, to show his importance, Sect Master Kong personally led a team, including Lu Yang and the others, to the Qingniu Mountain Range.
Along the way, all the disciples were curiously whispering about Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou standing to the left and right of Sect Master Kong. They couldn’t believe they were witnessing these two legendary figures in person.
What was even more significant was that these two would be staying in the sect for two months, so in the future, they could proudly tell their peers that they had met Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.
Once the group arrived at the Qingniu Mountain Range and the two Divine Transformation Stage cultivators had yet to arrive, everyone followed the predetermined arrangements, dividing the tasks and cooperating in an organized manner, and started their investigation, taking out Recording Orbs to map the scene.
"With the Qiongqi Clan’s Recording Orbs, this job is so much easier."
"Yeah, it’s said that the Recording Orb comes from an ancestor of the Qiongqi Clan, quite remarkable indeed."
The disciples of the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect couldn’t stop praising the Recording Orb; mapping the scene used to be a very arduous task.
Fairy Immortality looked at the bustling scene with some emotion, "You all are drawing maps based on the scene now, aren’t you? Back in our day, we used to alter the landscape according to the map."
"...Altering the landscape according to the map?" Lu Yang found this concept strange.
"Back then, the Yingtian Immortal said he felt the terrain wasn’t rugged and imposing enough for them. The five of us became immortals, and with countless Semi-Immortals and Transcendance Tribulation cultivators, it was surely a vibrant era to come."
"But the current terrain didn’t match their Cultivation Levels. The mountains were too low, the seas too shallow, the trees too short."
"The Time Immortal and the other two agreed with the Yingtian Immortal’s view. The four of them devised a brand new map and, according to it, moved various races to habitable areas and then used swords and axes to change the landscape."
"Fairy, what you mean is ’radical reform.’"
"Oh, and then they used great swords and broad axes to change the terrain, creating mountains that reached into the universe and oceans that delved deep into the earth’s heart."
"They even moved several veins of top-grade spirit stones to a planet, claiming that it could give birth to life forms composed of top-grade spirit stones."
"The Twenty-Eight Constellations, the Beidou Seven Stars, were also shaped by the Yingtian Immortal and the others moving the stars into formation."