Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 130: “Rules”

“What’s happening?” Meng Jingzhou was appalled as the flying carriage began to plummet.

Cold sweat broke out on Lu Yang’s forehead as he desperately tried to activate the Flying Sword Technique. However, the flying carriage didn’t stop descending; he had lost all control over the Qingfeng Sword, no longer able to sense its presence.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest announced gravely, “We can’t use our spirit energy here. All spells have become ineffective!”

“What?!”

With the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s extensive knowledge and experience, he could roughly guess what was happening. If this is truly what’s happening, then the three of us are truly unlucky. But now’s not the time to be thinking about this. The top priority is to save Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

He stood up and tore open the carriage’s roof, wrapping one arm around Lu Yang and the other around Meng Jingzhou. Securing them at his waist, he leaped downward. Although they couldn’t use their spirit energy here, there were no constraints on his physical body. As an expert at the Fusion Stage, nothing would happen to the Taciturn Daoist Priest even if he jumped down from the sky.

Lu Yang attempted to open his eyes a few times to check what was happening, but the strong winds during their descent prevented him and Meng Jingzhou from doing so.

Just as the three of them were about to hit the ground, the Taciturn Daoist Priest released his grip and gently held the two of them up so that he would land first. He struck the ground with such force that it created a giant crater, following which Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou landed, caught by the Taciturn Daoist Priest.

All of this happened within a second.

Had the Taciturn Daoist Priest not held them in his arms, he would have been unscathed, but Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou wouldn’t have been able to withstand the impact.

Huff, huff, huff! Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were still reeling from the shock. This trip is really unique. We crashed just as we set off.

“What is this place?” Lu Yang knitted his brow, realizing that they were in an ordinary small town. He couldn’t figure out why they were unable to use spirit energy here.

“Why is there no one showing themselves?” Lu Yang discovered a new problem. It’s past 9pm, and the flying carriage should have made quite the noise, but why is no one coming to check on the situation?

Could it be that there’s no living person in this small town? A dead town?

No, that can’t be right. The thatched cottages and inns have candles lit, and I can see shadows flitting past the paper windows. There must be people around.

What’s going on?

There was an uncanny feeling about this place.

Lu Yang turned to Meng Jingzhou, who shook his head. The latter was equally clueless about the situation.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest approached the wreckage of the flying carriage and pulled out the Qingfeng Sword from beneath it. Yun Zhi had given the Qingfeng Sword to Lu Yang, and its high quality ensured that it was impervious to such damage.

“Hold on to this for self-defense.” The Taciturn Daoist Priest handed the Qingfeng Sword to Lu Yang. The jovial expression had completely disappeared from his countenance, now replaced with solemness.

He realized that the suppression of spirit energy in this place was extremely intense; even he couldn’t activate his spirit energy.

Suddenly, a piece of paper appeared in each of their hands; both the front and back were covered in dense text.

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Buyi Town’s Rules

Rule 1: There is no spirit qi within the town; you are unable to utilize spirit energy.

Rule 2: From 9pm to 9am, thatched cottages and inns with closed doors are absolutely safe; anywhere else is dangerous.

Rule 3: You must leave the thatched cottages or inns between 9 - 11am and not return before 7pm.

Rule 4: Be sure to fall asleep before 11pm.

Rule 5: You cannot enter the Heaven-Grade Room.[1]

Rule 6: If you hear knocking on the door or window while in a thatched cottage or inn, do not open the door or window, regardless of what the other party says.

Rule 7: There are only spotted and white dogs in the town; there are no black dogs. If you see a black dog, run immediately.

Rule 8: The private school has been abandoned for many years. There is no private school teacher in town; the sounds coming from the private school will only be of dogs barking, not students reading.

Rule 9: The person wearing gray clothes is the private school teacher. If you meet the private school teacher, you must pretend that you did not hear whatever they said.

Rule 10: Do not make eye contact with the private school teacher; if you do, you will turn into a black dog.

Rule 11: All food in the town is provided free of charge; you can help yourself to it, but never eat steamed meat buns.

Rule 12: Be wary of the people from the authorities. Those dressed in black are from the authorities; if you encounter them, run immediately and do not look back no matter what.

Rule 13: If you feel like someone is following you, firmly believe that this is an illusion. You must not show any signs of unease or irritation.

Rule 14: The body of a deceased person is called a corpse; it is normal for corpses to move.

Rule 15: If you have questions inside the inn, ask the innkeeper. If you have questions outside the inn, ask the apothecary owner. However, you cannot speak to them.

Rule 16: After entering a black door, do not speak or eat anything inside.

Rule 17: Do not easily trust the words of strangers, but everything said by someone clad in white clothes is true.

Rule 18: There is a man-eating monster inside the ancestral hall.

Rule 19: The ancestral hall is safe.

Rule 20: The townsfolk cannot disclose anything about the town to outsiders.

Rule 21: If you leave the town or kill the town mayor, you no longer need to abide by Buyi Town’s rules.

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Both sides of the paper were filled with rules. After Lu Yang finished reading, the paper vanished into thin air.

“What is this?” A preposterous feeling crept into Lu Yang as the rules hinted at something ominous.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest said gravely, “It’s the trick of Fusion cultivators!” Upon seeing those twenty-one rules, he finally verified his suspicions.

From the amount of suppression I’m feeling, there is more than one Fusion expert!

“Disciple, Little Meng, have you heard of the ‘Imminent Arrival of the Great Era?’”

The two nodded, though they didn’t fully understand the concept as it was too vague; they didn’t know exactly what it referred to.

“There are many signs that manifest with the imminent arrival of the Great Era, and one of them is powerful beings of other eras awakening from their deep slumber! Now that spirit opportunities are clear and the scene of Dao active, it is easier to cultivate and comprehend the Dao. Some even say that it’s possible to ascend to become immortals!

“During the Great Qian and Great Yu eras, many formidable cultivators emerged, but they were limited by their comprehension and couldn’t break through further. Thus, they devised a method to enter a deep slumber by using spirit stone marrow as a vessel to seal themselves in a deathlike state. When the scene of Dao becomes active, they will awake from their deep slumber.

“After they regain their consciousness, their bodies will require some time to fully recover. Hence, in the meantime, they will use all sorts of methods to protect themselves and prevent themselves from getting exposed. Demarcating areas, creating rules, and imprisoning visitors is one such method.

“Do you know the difference between Void Refinement and Fusion cultivators?”

The two shook their heads. These were all too distant for them.

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“The difference lies in whether they have mastered ‘Rules.’”

“Rules?” Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou subconsciously repeated.

“A Fusion cultivator can alter the rules of reality within a certain range according to their own will. However, the modification cannot be too absurd. For example, they can’t set a rule like ‘I am invincible and undying within this area.’

“When you joined the sect, the trials you faced with the River Spirit and on Heart-Seeking Mountain are reflections of these rules.

“Fusion cultivators have weaker control over rules, so they need to establish multiple rules to restrict the activities of those within their domain. Transcendent Tribulation cultivators and immortals control rules to varying degrees, with immortals being the most extreme. Upon becoming an immortal, they can condense a Dao Fruit. It represents the rules they command, and its mighty power spans the entire world.”

Lu Yang was reminded of the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s Dao Fruit—as long as someone called out her title and immortal name, she could be revived.

Judging by the results, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was an undying and imperishable entity. However, from the viewpoint of the whole world, this implied that the Everlasting Immortal Fairy could bypass the limitations of time, space, soul, and physical body to be resurrected—a truly terrifying defiance of natural laws!

Lu Yang shared his conjecture with the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, and she nodded, affirming Lu Yang’s speculation. “You have a pretty quick mind for someone so young.”

Lu Yang temporarily ignored her teasing as he listened to the Daoist Priest continue, “Based on the rules, only this town is within the other party’s control. However, the area shouldn’t be this small for a Fusion cultivator. They must be afraid of getting discovered by the immortals of the Great Xia Dynasty!

“For the rules to restrict even me, it indicates that there isn’t only one Fusion cultivator involved.”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest’s eyes gleamed ferociously, his gaze as sharp as a sword. “The Five Great Immortal Sects and the Great Xia Dynasty have already joined hands to eliminate many awakening Fusion cultivators. It looks like I can get rid of a few more today!”

With a flick of his horsetail whisk which had a tassel as fine as ox hair, he unleashed tens of thousands of sword qi. Sword Dao was the foundation of the Taciturn Daoist Priest. With a lifetime of comprehension, he could activate sword qi without using spirit energy.

The sword qi struck the town’s barrier, shattering a hole in it. At the hole, four figures awaited the Taciturn Daoist Priest.

There’s indeed more than one Fusion cultivator!

They also had to follow the rules they set. Since they couldn’t use spirit energy within the town, they planned to take care of the Taciturn Daoist Priest outside.

“Kill him!”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest laughed heartily. Striding out of the town, he released the oppressive pressure of his Apex Fusion Stage cultivation as he confronted the four other Fusion cultivators. “Did you bunch of weaklings think you can kill me?”

Before departing, he left a message for Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou. “This battle may last for a few days. Stay alive in the town, you two!”

The hole in the barrier closed, and the Taciturn Daoist Priest vanished outside the town.

1. You can think of the Heaven-Grade Room as something like a presidential suite in modern terms. ☜