Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 58: This Is Not How Animal Form Fist Is Done

The Everlasting Creed was one of the Four Great Diabolic Creeds.

“The Everlasting Creed... I remember that they worship the Everlasting Immortal. They claim that the Everlasting Immortal never dies or perishes, existing for eternity. When one becomes a devout follower, they can avoid the three calamities and five tribulations of cultivation[1] and extend their lifespan,” Meng Jingzhou recounted the information he had.

These were just the most basic details that anyone could obtain with just a bit of effort, but the veracity remained to be uncertain.

“Since the Everlasting Creed is recruiting, this is actually a good opportunity for us. When the time comes, with all sorts of people mixed in, the entry requirements will be much lower, and they won't be too strict when verifying our identities.” Lu Yang was elated.

This is good news! I was just fretting over how the three of us have never practiced legitimate diabolic cultivation techniques and whether we can use the Ghost Commanding Spell to muddle through. But Qin Yuanhao happened to bring us such great news; he's our lucky star!

“Then do we still kill Qin Yuanhao?” Man Gu asked. It seems like there's no need to kill him anymore.

“Regardless, he is still a scourge, so we should kill him if we can, but let's not use his bone tablet,” Lu Yang replied.

No matter whether we can infiltrate the diabolic creed, we still need to kill Qin Yuanhao. For a diabolic cultivator to reach the Intermediate or Advanced Foundation Establishment Stage, it's impossible to not have blood on their hands.

Don't be fooled by how Qin Yuanhao didn't kill his underlings. That's not because he is soft-hearted but rather because they were still useful. However, when the underling loses a limb and becomes cumbersome in movement, they'll lose their usefulness to Qin Yuanhao. That's when they'll definitely die.

“Why can't we use the bone tablet?”

Lu Yang called the two tiger-henchman ghosts to serve some skewers, and he explained as he munched on them, “The relationship between diabolic creed members isn't as good as we think. If we frame Qin Yuanhao, he'll investigate and conclude that someone in the diabolic creed has it out for him.

“If we use Qin Yuanhao’s bone tablet to enter the diabolic creed, we'll be marked as Qin Yuanhao’s people. They might make things difficult for us, and it wouldn't be worth it then.”

Realization hit Man Gu.

Lu Yang chuckled. “But the diabolic creed is really prudent. To prevent the location of the base from being leaked, they're only going to announce it at the last minute. Are they afraid that the righteous path will exterminate them after finding out their location?

“We will continue to tail Qin Yuanhao and see if we can find the Yanjiang Branch that way. We can also make the necessary preparations.

“It's getting late. Time to cultivate or rest as you see fit. Let's call it a day.”

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The next morning, Lu Yang yawned after waking up. He got dressed and ate breakfast with the rest. Man Gu had prepared beef offal soup[2].

He had already returned from the market, having pushed back a cart that was loaded with pork, beef, and mutton.

He simmered beef femur bone to make the soup base as well as added a pinch of salt along with other seasoning. After the beef offal bubbled away for a while, a piping hot bowl of beef offal soup was ready.

Lu Yang yelled, “Add more beef tripe.”

“Gotcha.”

After a satisfying breakfast, everyone went about their respective tasks.

Man Gu was supposed to be on monitoring duty today, so he ran to the second floor, planning to sit there for the whole day.

Meng Jingzhou was not one to keep still. Just like an excited rabbit, he had run off somewhere, probably to cause trouble for others.

The two tiger-henchman ghosts worked on butchering a variety of meat, chopping the vegetables, and preparing the skewers. The past four days had allowed them to familiarize themselves with the process. Skewering from morning to evening, they would be just in time for opening the shop and receiving customers at night. Afterward, they'll go to the backyard to heat the charcoal and start the grill, barbecuing for the whole night.

As they worked from morning to night, it could be said that they had a fulfilling time.

Lu Yang also had his own matters to attend to. He took out Animal Form Fist, trying to see if he could grasp the rudiments. As he hadn't practiced martial arts before, he was uncertain deep inside.

“There's a first time for everything.”

Lu Yang set up the simplest Soundproofing Array so that no sound could pass in or out. Sitting cross-legged, he industriously flipped through the book. “Animal Form Fist—a fist technique that mimics the special abilities and form of various animals as well as the combat and living states of humans. It includes the Tiger Fist, Monkey Fist, Eagle Claw Fist, Snake Fist, and more. This book only contains the Tiger Fist.

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“The Tiger Fist places emphasis on imitating a tiger’s form, borrowing its techniques, internalizing it with reason, and merging them into a fist intent.

“The Tiger Fist’s sequence is short, concise, and compact, while its foot stance and footwork are smaller with a focus on the three-seven stance.

“To master Tiger Fist, the most dangerous step lies in observing tigers. It is best to have experience in fighting a tiger. Only then can one deeply understand a tiger’s combat stance and better imitate it.”

The hardest step was instead the easiest for Lu Yang; he had already fought against a tiger and won.

He closed his eyes slowly.

The roars, pounces, and tearing movements of the tiger during their battle replayed vividly in Lu Yang’s mind. Although the tiger demon had been killed by him, he couldn’t help but acknowledge that the tiger demon was a formidable opponent and that there were areas he could learn from it.

Of course, it calling its wife for help is something I don’t need to learn; I can’t learn it now either.

The tiger demon’s figure and his own figure gradually overlapped, integrating into one, and his human form now possessed the skills of a tiger.

In Lu Yang’s mind, he repeatedly simulated the movements of Tiger Fist. The originally awkward movements became increasingly fluid, as if a tiger had possessed his body and was roaring in his mind. This was something that could only be done upon reaching the Foundation Establishment Stage. It had high requirements for one’s spiritual consciousness. Mortal martial artists wouldn’t be able to accomplish this.

Lu Yang opened his eyes, revealing a fierce glint and a ferocious tiger hidden in his eyes. Leaping into the air, he landed steadily and assumed a stance. His voice and breathing were full of vigor. As energy surged within him, he stomped the ground in a display of might, exuding a ferocious and intense aura.

Hearing the sounds of Lu Yang’s fist, the two tiger-henchman ghosts skewering inside shuddered. They initially thought that the tiger demon had been resurrected, cautiously peeking out of the door. Only after realizing that it was not the tiger demon did they reassuringly continue preparing the skewers.

After completing a set of moves, Lu Yang found his entire body to be energized, brimming with endless strength that needed to be unleashed. Seizing this opportunity, he practiced a few more sets, each set more fluid than the previous one, and every move of his was firm and powerful.

Regardless of how much of it could be applied in an actual battle, right now, even a Tiger Fist master couldn’t find any flaw with Lu Yang.

“No, there’s still room for improvement.”

Lu Yang’s movements grew increasingly faster, though his heart remained as calm as a lake and a mirror. He had reached a wondrous state; every movement of his revealed his comprehension of the fist technique. As he threw fists and delivered kicks, his comprehension deepened, and a faint phantom image of the tiger demon appeared behind Lu Yang.

“Roar!”

When Lu Yang’s comprehension reached its peak, all of it culminated in this one tiger roar that was utterly satisfying.

“Hmm? Why am I lying prone on the ground?” Lu Yang came back to his senses, finding himself in an inexplicably strange position. When he wanted to stand up, his legs felt weak, and even after teetering and stumbling a few times, he still couldn’t get up.

“What’s going on?”

How could there be a mishap from just practicing fists? My talent in fist techniques is pretty high, so how could there be a problem?

A sense of unease crept over Lu Yang. With both his hands and legs, he crawled to the side of a water vat.

Lu Yang finally saw his current appearance.

He had turned into a tiger.

I have successfully mastered Tiger Fist; how delightful.

“Lu Yang, guess what I saw on the streets? There was a tofu shop with a very interesting mascot.” Meng Jingzhou had just come back from strolling around. Having heard that Lu Yang was practicing fists in the backyard, he wanted to check on his progress.

Then he saw a tiger crouching over the side of the water vat as if looking into a mirror.

“Holy crap, a demon!”

1. The three calamities are likely referring to fire, water, and wind. ☜

2. An example of niuzatang or beef offal soup. ☜