Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 75: Flee For One’s Life!

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At the Everlasting Creed’s headquarters, a bronze ancient cauldron was flowing with white mist. The consciousness of the rogue diabolic cultivators were right inside this cauldron. As the Immortal Eye opened, it projected a light screen that displayed the rankings.

The creed leader and vice creed leader were paying attention to the top few performers.

“Look, this person from Kunlun City is not bad. He would chant the Rebirth Requiem before killing. That’s quite the ritual. I heard that he was once a monk at a temple. He was of the notion that killing was a means to enlightenment and secretly killed many people. When the abbot found out, he wanted to flog him to death with the plank. Having exposed himself, this person smashed a Buddha statue and escaped in advance. He came to our Everlasting Creed because he wanted to see if the Everlasting Immortal would support his notion.”

“That little fellow from Quhe Commandery is also one with ideas. He likes to have family members killing one another. He controlled the child to kill the father and the grandson to kill his grandfather. After they died, he would turn them into puppets.”

“Oh, this one is interesting. He smashed a load-bearing wall, causing the building to collapse and crush many people to death.”

The two fervently commented on the cultivators in the top few positions. To have achieved such results, they were surely ruthless individuals, and they had a high probability of being promoted to the upper ranks in the future.

“What about those three outstanding young fellows from the first two rounds?”

The two people scrolled through the screen for a long time before finding their names, finding out that the trio was discussing whether to visit a brothel.

The vice creed leader was very displeased with their low ranking. “They’re ranked so far behind. Could they be spies from the righteous path and don’t know how to commit evil deeds?”

The creed leader shook his head with experience. “You shouldn’t think of it in that way. From what I have seen, this Lu Yang is someone with many ideas. He probably has a big plan to suddenly amaze everyone with one feat. You must understand that committing evil deeds doesn’t necessarily have to be about making haste in the present; planning for the long-term is the far superior option.”

Without much progress from Lu Yang’s side, they switched the screen back to the top to check in on what evil things the person in first place had done.

“The first place uses poison. He poisoned the well, killing the entire street. He also poisoned the cows so that they would go mad on the streets, trampling many people to death. Excellent, this is how poison should be used.

“What strange method is this? Acquiring numerous shops then firing all the staff?

“The one below is similar to him. After purchasing the shops, they forced the employees to work overtime without pay? Does this also count as an evil deed?”

The vice creed leader felt that he wasn’t keeping up with the times.

Suddenly, an incredibly powerful soul descended from the sky, breaking through the various arrays set up in the headquarters and dashing straight toward the bronze ancient cauldron shrouded in primal chaos aura waves!

The bronze ancient cauldron seemed to be unable to withstand such a forceful impact, and a tiny crack appeared on its surface!

“Oh no, my cauldron!” the creed leader cried out.

The bronze ancient cauldron was named the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron. It was capable of containing all things. He had devoted half of his life to refining his life-bound magical treasure, and it was only a fine line away from becoming an immortal treasure!

“An expert from the righteous path has discovered this place!” The creed leader was in disbelief.

What on earth happened? Why did a righteous expert find us in the blink of an eye?!

“This aura wave...it’s Yun Zhi from the Dao-Seeking Sect?!” Sensing familiar aura waves, a chill ran down the creed leader’s spine as he recalled some terrifying past events.

A fierce expression clouded the vice creed leader’s face as he took out his weapon, preparing to kill whoever it was. “Yun Zhi? Isn’t she just a disciple from the Dao-Seeking Sect? In any case, it’s only one person. We just have to gather everyone and attack her together. Can’t we take her down then?”

As Yun Zhi rarely acted, she wasn’t very well-known across the Central Continent. The Dao-Seeking Sect’s sect leader, eight elders, and even Dai Bufan were more famous than her. However, having a low profile didn’t signify that she was weak. Anyone who had seen her in action would have their understanding of cultivation completely overturned!

The creed leader happened to have the chance to witness Yun Zhi in action. She plucked the stars, grabbed the moon, reversed yin and yang, and casually suppressed strong foes. I really feel that my three thousand years of cultivation has been for naught, all transferred to a dog.

The creed leader sent the vice creed leader tumbling across the ground with a kick. Is this the time to be fighting with your lives?

“That’s because you haven’t seen her in action. You don’t know how scary she is. Listen to me, run now! If you’re too slow, even the Everlasting Immortal won’t be able to save you!”

He was able to become the Everlasting Creed’s creed leader not just because he was the most devout to the Everlasting Immortal and possessed the highest cultivation. The most important reason was his prudence. He knew when to fight with his life, when to flee for his life, and when to resign himself to his life.[1]

Going head-on with Yun Zhi is not fighting with our lives; it’s called resigning ourselves to our lives!

The creed leader cast ancient mysterious sigils on the Mountain and Rivers Cauldron one after another to prevent Yun Zhi from charging forth right away.

It was the vice creed leader’s first time seeing the creed leader lose his bearings like this. He also realized the gravity of the situation and transmitted an auditory message to all the other higher-ups, issuing a highest-priority order to immediately escape to the alternate headquarters.

Taking precautions against ambush from the righteous path, the Everlasting Creed had designed detailed procedures and escape routes, even going as far as to carry out multiple evacuation drills, so the higher-ups were very familiar with the steps.

In the blink of an eye, the higher-ups of the Everlasting Creed seemed to have vanished into thin air.

Unleashing his mighty ability of Three Heads Six Arms, two of his hands cast sigils and continued strengthening the seals on the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron, while four of his hands returned the people’s consciousness in the cauldron to their original bodies.

The cracks on the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron were only increasing. The speed of sealing could not keep up with the rate at which cracks were forming.

Seeing that everyone had successfully escaped, the creed leader heaved a sigh of relief and severed his connection to the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron. He vomited a mouthful of essence blood, a backlash from his life-bound magical treasure. His aura waves subsided rapidly, and his face became as pallid as paper.

However, there was no time for him to bother. He turned around and immediately fled!

Boom!

The Mountains and Rivers Cauldron shattered, its explosion causing the entire headquarters to shake violently.

Yun Zhi walked out from the cauldron expressionlessly, just like a martial goddess from the legends, sacred and inviolable. She bent down, the tips of her fingers brushing the essence blood left behind by the creed leader. With a snap of her finger, she had made a divination, coldness glinting in her eyes.

“In that direction.”

A blazing white light gathered in her hand, like brilliant heavenly lightning that eradicated all evil.

The white heavenly lightning shot toward the creed leader. He hadn’t expected that Yun Zhi could still locate him in spite of all he had done. He wanted to dodge, but it was too late. Blood burst forth from his shoulder.

“Cicada Sheds Its Carapace!” The creed leader had multiple life-saving tricks.

By the time Yun Zhi caught up, she was left with only a remnant body.

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The creed leader staggered back to the alternate headquarters. He stuffed life-extending pills into his mouth as if they didn’t cost anything. After forcefully cutting off the connection with the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron and using the secret spell of Cicada Sheds Its Carapace, it would take at least several hundred years of peaceful cultivation for him to recover.

That’s still manageable. The biggest blow is the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron! That was a precious cauldron forged with the power of the whole creed, and the amount of treasures it expended can match the Great Xia Dynasty’s ten years of tax revenue!

Yet this priceless treasure has fallen into the hands of the Dao-Seeking Sect just like that!

“How are you feeling?” the vice creed leader asked in concern. Having just seen Yun Zhi in action, he was still overwhelmed with fear. If it were me, my body would have long turned cold. It’s only because of how capable the creed leader is that he’s still alive.

“I won’t die.” The creed leader was still shaken. “Fortunately, we had prepared contingency plans and prepared a hiding place in advance. By disconnecting the causal relationship, Yun Zhi wouldn’t be able to find us. Otherwise, the Four Great Diabolic Creeds would have to become the Three Great Diabolic Creeds.

“Since the Mountains and Rivers Cauldron has shattered, we’ll just end the third trial here. Let’s see who’s currently in first place.”

The Immortal Eye projected a light screen, a name prominently displayed at the top.

First Place: Lu Yang.

“Hmm?”

1. There's supposed to be wordplay done by the author here. I tried to translate it too, but here's an explanation just in case it's not done well. The first expression means putting everything on the line and fighting desperately with all they have, while the last expression means resigning themselves to their fate. ☜