Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 303: Heavenly Court Creed

Geniuses from ancient times?!

The Heaven Mandate Immortal was envious of their talents?!

Lord Mi was deeply shaken by these two bombshell revelations.

As the Great Era approached, many experts from the past were awakening. Some were from the Great Yu Dynasty, while others were from the Great Qian Dynasty. However, they had one thing in common—their minimal cultivation was the Advanced Fusion Stage, with foundations so solid it was terrifying. They were qualified to step onto the stage of the Great Era and vie for the fortuitous opportunity to ascend to an immortal.

But I haven’t heard any news of cultivators from the ancient era awakening.

Yet, the cultivation realm and combat power of these individuals are undeniable. A Golden Core cultivator going against the tide to fight a Nascent Soul cultivator? Such geniuses can be counted on one hand and deserve to leave their names in history.

Judging by their tone, the Five Great Immortal Sects and the Great Xia Dynasty seem to be nothing in their eyes. And it didn’t sound like they were faking it either.

Is it true or false?

The more I think about it, the more frightening it becomes. If it were true, that would be absolutely horrifying. This is definitely not something a mere Nascent Soul cultivator like me should get involved in.

Hold on. Lord Mi sensed something off. The sword qi from earlier might not have been unleashed by them. It’s likely that they used a sword qi talisman given by an elder.

“Drop the mysterious act!” Lord Mi felt that he had seen through their facade. A surge of black energy rose from his chest, and a Knife-Wielding Ghost[1] emerged, merging with Lord Mi.

His aura changed in an instant. Wielding a bone-cleaving knife, he was like a ghostly general. I have to capture these four youngsters in one fell swoop and show them that I’m not so easily fooled.

This was an extremely obscure cultivation method known as the Five Organs Ghost Commanding Technique, where one nurtured five ghosts within their five organs. During battle, the ghosts could either possess the host’s body or be commanded by them, allowing for both close and ranged combat.

One of the figures behind Lu Yang narrowed his eyes and brazenly attacked with full explosive power. His brilliance was like the sun, subduing all demons and monsters and suppressing all evil.

Bang!

The two forces collided with a deafening roar, sending tremors through the earth.

“Long Jingzhou, I’ll leave it to you.”

Meng Jingzhou couldn’t stop his peals of laughter as he looked down at Lord Mi. “A bunch of evil creed followers who don’t even know the origins of the Nine Netherworlds dare to attack me?”

His body ignited with raging flames, causing the surroundings to boil, as if a sun had risen from the ground.

The ghost possessing Lord Mi let out a blood-curdling scream, its body continuously melting away.

This was the Pure Yang True Fire that every cultivator with a Single’s Spirit Root would obtain. It was the ultimate yang energy—the bane of all ghosts and monsters.

Just a glance at the Pure Yang True Fire was sufficient to make Sir Qin feel as though his eyes were burning. He had to use all his cultivation to suppress the sensation.

Anyone else fighting Lord Mi for the first time would be unaccustomed to his ghost-commanding combat style, putting them at a disadvantage. Unfortunately for Lord Mi, he had encountered Meng Jingzhou, a cultivator who dared to form two Single Golden Cores, resulting in Meng Jingzhou’s Pure Yang True Fire being the strongest among all Single’s Spirit Root cultivators in history.

Ghost energy spiraled around Lord Mi, creating quite a scary sight. But in reality, this was a sign of his ghost energy leaking out everywhere; he was already at a disadvantage.

Meng Jingzhou’s iron fists slammed into the knife, leaving countless fist imprints on its surface.

“That’s enough,” Lu Yang said insipidly.

Meng Jingzhou tactfully stepped back, sparing Lord Mi’s life.

Lord Mi was still in disarray. He quickly recalled the Knife-Wielding Ghost back into his heart to recuperate; it wouldn’t be able to fight again for a while.

This time, Lord Mi was certain that the people he was dealing with were truly peerless geniuses. A Basic Golden Core cultivator could corner a Basic Nascent Soul cultivator like me into a disadvantage. Although I didn’t expend all my methods, did they necessarily display their full strength?

They look so relaxed as if they hadn’t even fought at all.

Whether they drew the envy of the Heaven Mandate Immortal, I don’t know. But I can be certain that even in this era of abundant geniuses, there are no more than ten with such talent!

“Lord Mi, we are actually not enemies. While it’s true that the Five Great Immortal Sects and the Great Xia Dynasty are so fragile they crumble in a single blow, our Heavenly Court Creed has yet to fully awaken, so we lack the strength to confront them in their entirety.

“Moreover, we have a deep-seated enmity with the Dao-Seeking Sect!

“The Dao-Seeking Sect single-handedly destroyed the Everlasting Creed and cut off any chance of the Everlasting Immortal’s resurrection. The Everlasting Immortal was the protector of our ancient Heavenly Court and holds immense significance to us!” Hatred and killing intent toward the Dao-Seeking Sect flickered in Lu Yang’s eyes.

“Heavenly Court?” Lord Mi revealed a perplexed expression. They keep mentioning “Heavenly Court.”

What is the Heavenly Court? Why haven’t I heard of it before?

Lu Yang patiently explained, “The Heavenly Court was the ruler of the ancient era. The stars in the sky, the cycles of nature—all were under the jurisdiction of our Heavenly Court.

“In the age before the rise of the Heaven Mandate Immortal and the others, all living beings revered the Heavenly Court. Unfortunately, as the Heaven Mandate Immortal and the rest rose to power, the Heavenly Court’s dominance waned, and we gradually fell into decline.

“The Heavenly Court worshipped the Supreme Grand Heavenly Sovereign—Dou Heavenly Sovereign. Even the most resplendent stars were but a mere insignificant yellow soybean in the presence of the Supreme Grand Heavenly Sovereign.

“Dou Heavenly Sovereign was the first in the world to ascend to an immortal. However, that abhorrent Nine-Layers Immortal concealed the existence of the Heavenly Court by stealing the glory of the Dou Heavenly Sovereign and claiming to be the first to ascend!”[2]

Lord Mi was flabbergasted. He didn’t even know about the Nine-Layers Immortal, let alone that they were the first to become an immortal. From Lu Yang’s short speech, he caught a whiff of the brutal struggles of ancient times. It seems that the ancient era was filled with deceit and treachery, and immortals were no exception!

Lu Yang continued, “We are all members of the Heavenly Court who have awakened from our deep slumber. We wish to build the Heavenly Court Creed and leverage the arrival of the Great Era to restore the former glory of the Heavenly Court!

“The few of us are not the only ones who have awakened from the ancient era. Some elders are lying low in various places, quietly waiting for more elders to awaken and plot our grand scheme.”

Lord Mi wondered, Could it be that no ancient cultivators have awakened until now, not because there are none in slumber but because all of them were members of the Heavenly Court Creed? And after awakening, they have all hidden themselves? It makes sense that the ancient concealment methods were unknown to the Great Xia Dynasty.

Behind Sir Qin was a Divine Transfiguration cultivator in hiding, sent by the higher-ups of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed to protect Sir Qin. He hadn’t expected to encounter such a situation.

Just as he was about to reveal himself and rebuke Lu Yang for spouting nonsense, Lu Yang suddenly raised his eyes and met his gaze.

How is this possible? My concealment technique is rare in the world. How could he have discovered me, especially since he’s only at the Basic Golden Core Stage?!

Unless there’s also a protector hidden nearby whose cultivation is far above mine?!

The Divine Transfiguration cultivator soon realized this possibility and dared not make any further moves.

Lu Yang withdrew his gaze. It was the Everlasting Immortal Fairy who had informed him that a Divine Transfiguration cultivator was hiding behind Sir Qin.

Fortunately, I had scared him off with just a gaze.

A smart person would automatically fill in the blanks about why I had discovered him—that’d save me the hassle.

“The relationship between the Heavenly Court Creed and the Nine-Netherworlds Creed is closer than you imagine, Lord Mi. The Heavenly Court represents the heavens, embodying yang attributes and governing the yang realm, the world of the living. The Nine Netherworlds represent the earth, embodying yin attributes and governing the yin realm, the underworld. Both the Heavenly Court and the Nine Netherworlds were the true rulers of the primordial ancient era!”

“What?!” Lord Mi exclaimed, never imagining that the Nine Netherworlds and the Heavenly Court were this closely related.

It was not only Lord Mi; even the Divine Transfiguration cultivator hiding behind Sir Qin felt his heart tighten. So the Nine Netherworlds originated from the ancient era?

Seeing Lord Mi so flustered, Lu Yang gently shook his head, as if he was deeply pained by their reaction.

“It looks like with the end of the distant ancient era, many legacies have been lost. Even the most ancient Nine Netherworlds have completely forgotten their relationship with the Heavenly Court.

“That’s why we said earlier that there’s no need for us to fight to the death. Lord Mi, think about it. If we were from the Five Great Immortal Sects or the Great Xia Dynasty, why wouldn’t we have wiped you all out by now instead of wasting time here talking?

“If you still don’t believe us, we have more evidence.

“In the ancient era, the Heavenly Court and the Nine Netherworlds were on good terms. Our elders knew some reincarnation spells, and using these spells, we found the reincarnation of your previous creed leader, Qin Haoran!”

1. Caoguidao is the nickname of Cao Zheng, a character in the classic novel Shui Hu Zhuan or Water Margin. I tried to follow the most common English translation of his title, but I did tweak it a little. ☜

2. I hope I made it obvious, but if it isn’t, they’re talking about the Everlasting Immortal Fairy Huang Doudou here. ☜