Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 319: Learning Swallowing Heaven Devouring Earth

The Nine-Netherworlds Creed's ten-thousand-year wealth accumulation was completely swindled away by the hundred-thousand-year-old Dao-Seeking Sect, with its creed leader dying as a result. It was truly a tragic loss of both life and fortune.

For the next nine hundred years, the Nine-Netherworlds Creed never recovered from the slump.

Survival of the fittest, where the strong prey on the weak—perhaps such was the cruel nature of the cultivation world...yeah, right.

Lu Yang couldn’t finish narrating the aside.

Shouldn’t the cruel cultivation world be about the strong plundering the weak? Why did it become a financial investment scam here? What happened to strength being king?

The thousand-year-old unsolved case of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed was finally cracked today, but Li Haoran was even more at a loss for words. Although the creed leader before Qin Haoran is not related to me, and the previous creed leader Qin Haoran isn’t closely related to me, I should still show some reaction, right?

He started clapping.

Everyone in the Nine-Netherworlds Creed deserves to be punished! Great job with the scam!

Fifth Elder coughed dryly. “In any case, I accept your invitation to become a protector of the Heavenly Court Sect. According to what you said, the Heavenly Court Creed’s external base is at the barbeque shop in Yanjiang Commandery, right? When should we set off?”

Lu Yang proposed, “The longer the night, the more the nightmares. Why don’t we set off tomorrow?”

“Alright.”

“By the way, Fifth Elder, please remember to disguise yourself. It wouldn’t be good if the Nine-Netherworlds Creed recognizes you,” Lu Yang reminded. Previously, they had used fake names and appearances when they met with those from the Nine-Netherworlds Creed.

“That’s simple. Although my disguise skills aren’t as proficient as Old Nine, dealing with mere members of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed won’t be a problem. However, there might be Fusion members coming along this time, and your disguises would be seen through at a glance.

“Before we set off, let me disguise the four of you.”

It looked like Fifth Elder was quite experienced in this aspect.

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After bidding goodbye to Fifth Elder, Lu Yang didn’t forget his goal of recruiting more members to expand the Heavenly Court Creed. He wanted to invite Tao Yaoye and Man Gu to join the creed and pose as ancient geniuses in Yanjiang Commandery.

Unfortunately, when Lu Yang went to find them, he discovered that both Tao Yaoye and Man Gu were in seclusion.

A senior female disciple told Lu Yang that Tao Yaoye and Man Gu were consolidating their Golden Core cultivation realms, so they wouldn’t be able to leave for a while.

“By the way, Immortal Fairy, can you teach me a few spells or mighty abilities? The kind that looks unmistakably old and from the ancient era at a glance.” Lu Yang explained, “Think about it. My current identity is an ancient genius. How could I use modern techniques and moves? I would easily expose myself.”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy stared at Lu Yang silently. Which of your techniques even resemble modern ones? Is it Shrinking Earth To Inches or the Tree-Planting Mantra? ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm

Nonetheless, as a dignified immortal fairy, I’m kind and understanding, so I won’t say such demoralizing things. “Sure. I have an Ancient Qi Training Technique here. It involves gathering the spirit charm of heaven and earth, as well as the rose-tinted skies of dawn and dusk, and then consuming and refining them to prolong one’s lifespan and maintain eternal youth. The Qi Training Stage was derived from this ancient technique.

“When the Nine-Layers Immortal was proving that he was the first to become an immortal, he flipped through many ancient texts, which mentioned the Ancient Qi Training Technique. With immortal arts, he deduced that perfecting the Ancient Qi Training Technique could produce the incredibly powerful and overbearing Genesis Purple Qi. However, this is just in theory. I’ve never seen anyone achieve it.”

Lu Yang shook his head. “This won’t do. There’s no opportunity to showcase it to the Nine-Netherworlds Creed. They also wouldn’t be able to recognize it as the Ancient Qi Training Technique.”

“What about the Dragon Transformation Mantra? The dragons are endowed with robust and resilient bodies. Mastering the Dragon Transformation Mantra allows you to ‘dragonize’ parts of your body and gain some of the dragon race’s innate abilities, such as summoning the wind and rain and overturning the seas and rivers.

“The Heaven Mandate Immortal learned the Dragon Transformation Mantra and is the most accomplished practitioner to date. He can fully transform into a dragon, and even the Dragon Tribe calls him ‘Dragon Mandate.’”

Lu Yang’s eyes lit up. “Eh, this sounds good. How do I learn it?”

“Let me think. You should probably first soak in dragon blood for three days. Although you might end up with edema like the Heaven Mandate Immortal, it shouldn’t be a problem with my guidance... By the way, is dragon blood hard to obtain in your era?”

In the ancient era, to obtain dragon blood, you either had to resort to force to coerce the Dragon Tribe into handing it over, slaughter a solitary true dragon, or be like the Heaven Mandate Immortal—someone the Dragon Tribe saw great potential in and was willing to invest in.

“We do have dragon blood.” The Dao-Seeking Sect certainly doesn’t lack dragon or phoenix blood. The problem is that we are setting off tomorrow. We can’t exactly soak in dragon blood on the road, especially for three days. Plus, the Immortal Fairy also mentioned that there’s a chance of ending up like the Heaven Mandate Immortal.

“Do you have anything else?”

“What about the mighty ability of the Taotie Tribe—Swallowing Heaven Devouring Earth?”

Lu Yang was startled. Swallowing Heaven Devouring Earth was a famous mighty ability of the Taotie Tribe. He had heard about it from storytellers even before he started to cultivate. It’s said that this move can devour souls, spirit qi, the sun, the moon, stars, space, and everything in the world! It’d naturally be great if I could learn it.

“But isn’t this supposed to be a life-bound mighty ability only the taoties can master? You mean I can learn it too?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy was as confident as usual, patting her chest. “Do you hear what you’re saying? With my guidance, is there anything you can’t learn?”

“Let’s learn this then!” Lu Yang made up his mind, filled with joy. I can finally learn a new skill.

Lu Yang found an open area far away from the kitchen on Heaven’s Gate Peak, and the Everlasting Immortal Fairy emerged to guide him.

“To learn Swallowing Heaven Devouring Earth, the most important thing is to have the desire to swallow and devour. This is the foundation. Why are the taoties so voracious? It’s precisely because their desire to swallow and devour is instinctual and uncontrollable!

“Close your eyes. Imagine that you’re very hungry and that you really want to eat.”

Lu Yang followed the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s instructions, picturing himself as a mortal with an empty stomach, so famished that he was drooling.

Imagine a plate of delicious food in front of me...such as Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry.

Instantly, he was no longer hungry.

He opened his eyes to see the Everlasting Immortal Fairy looking at him innocently. “What’s wrong?” she asked.

“...Nothing. I made a mistake just now. Let me imagine again.”

Lu Yang threw the image of the Tomato and Egg Stir-Fry out of his mind and replaced it with plates of delectable food that were appealing, aromatic, and flavorful. Braised pork knuckles with reddish-brown fried skin soaked in broth, spicy snails with a firm meaty texture, noodles drenched in chili oil...

Lu Yang wiped his drool; he was genuinely hungry.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s voice rang in his ears timely. “Remember the mantra I’m about to recite. Don’t try to memorize it. You have to understand it and envision the deeper meaning behind it.”

What followed was a series of incomprehensible words in the ancient language.

Perhaps because Lu Yang’s hunger matched the mantra well, even though he still couldn’t understand it, it didn’t feel that obscure.

From noon to evening, Lu Yang maintained his hunger while attempting to comprehend the mantra. Gradually, he became more familiar with it and seemed to grasp its meaning—eat.

As his eyes fluttered open again, the mantra echoed in his mind. He looked down at the soil beneath his feet, and an impulse grew in him.

I want to eat dirt.

“Wait, why do I want to eat dirt?!” Lu Yang realized something was wrong.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy lay on her side on the ground, propping her head up with her arm as she said matter-of-factly, “Congratulations, you have mastered ‘Devouring Earth.’”