Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 790: Ao Ling Appears

“The Dragon Ancient Ancestor?!”

The banquet attendees saw the peerlessly beautiful woman in a black dress standing calmly before the Old Dragon Emperor. They rose to their feet abruptly, their eyes bulging and faces filled with disbelief.

Several seafolk dignitaries were so flabbergasted that they couldn’t maintain their human forms. With a loud sound, they reverted to their original forms, which were enormous, instantly throwing the entire Dragon Palace into chaos.

Ao Ling was renowned throughout the East Sea, and her portraits were also widely circulated. Those qualified to attend this birthday banquet were all prominent figures in the East Sea and had seen her portraits before.

The sea tribes with deep heritage and ancestors who were half-immortals had records of those half-immortal ancestors being defeated by Ao Ling.

The Phoenix Ancient Ancestor had also publicly declared at the Demon Kingdom’s founding ceremony that she and the Dragon Ancient Ancestor were both wives of the Qilin Immortal.

The crowd couldn’t help but be astounded by the layer upon layer of identities.

“Heavens, she’s identical to the ancient paintings—she really is the Dragon Ancient Ancestor!”

“Why would the Dragon Ancient Ancestor appear here?!”

“Is this what the Three Mountains Daoist Priest meant by an item related to the Dragon Ancient Ancestor?!”

“This is more than just related!”

“As expected of our East Sea’s human leader! To think he found the Dragon Ancient Ancestor, who has been missing for three hundred thousand years!”

“Ancient cultivators have been emerging one after another. The Great Era has arrived, huh?”

Hearing these exclamations and praises, the Sea-Listening Teacher and the Six Directions Venerable Lord were bewildered. They each slapped their own faces and turned to see the Dragon Ancient Ancestor still standing there.

Is the Great Void Immortal Grass’ poison this potent? Did we get affected despite circulating our cultivation technique?

Before opening the wooden box, the Old Dragon Emperor had exhausted his imagination pondering what relic of the Dragon Ancient Ancestor could possibly be inside such a small box.

Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine that the box contained the Ancient Ancestor herself.

“Where have we ended up this time?” Not only were the people present dumbfounded, but even one of the parties involved, Lu Yang, was also dumbfounded.

Why are there so many people here? And who is this old dragon man who’s so excited that he’s about to faint?

Wait a moment. This can’t be the Old Dragon Emperor’s birthday banquet, right?

The timing seems to match up.

“Hmm? Why is there a withered Great Void Immortal Grass here?” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s voice sounded in the mental space.

“What is the Great Void Immortal Grass?”

“A type of grass that tempers one’s mental state by creating illusions. Its effects aren’t up to par, though. When I cooked and plated dishes, this stuff could only serve as a garnish.”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s cooking emphasized the impeccable combination of color, aroma, and taste.

Hearing the Everlasting Immortal Fairy speak so casually, Lu Yang assumed it was just an immortal grass with a fancy name but little substance.

Pft—

The old horse, who was representing the Dragon-Horse Tribe at the banquet, spat out his spirit wine and looked at Lu Yang as if he’d seen a ghost.

Just what happened during this time I wasn’t with you?

It’s only been a month since you all left the Dragon-Horse Tribe. How did this kid Lu Yang end up standing next to the Dragon Ancient Ancestor?

Ao Ling was someone who had weathered countless storms after all. She reacted swiftly, cupping her fists toward Lu Yang. “Many thanks, little Fellow Daoist, for awakening me from slumber. May I know if you would be willing to join my Heavenly Court?”

Lu Yang returned the salute, his manners perfect but his tone resolute. “Senior Ao Ling, this junior appreciates your kind offer, but as a disciple of the Dao-Seeking Sect, I absolutely cannot join another faction!”

“That is most regrettable.”

The context of their casual exchange sparked endless speculation among the listeners.

“So the Dragon Ancient Ancestor is also a member of the Heavenly Court, just like the Phoenix Ancient Ancestor.”

“Both the Dragon and Phoenix ancestors are in the Heavenly Court. I’ve heard they possessed the talent to become immortals, though for unknown reasons, they never did. Just how powerful is this Heavenly Court?”

“The Dragon Ancient Ancestor was sleeping all this time, and Lu Yang awakened her?”

If the Vast Sea Daoist Lord was greatly surprised to see Ao Ling, then seeing Lu Yang standing beside her was downright shocking.

He used his Space Incipient Dao Fruit and grabbed Lu Yang by the scruff of his neck, yanking him to his side in an instant. “What exactly is going on with you, kid?”

Lu Yang explained with an innocent expression. “I don’t know. The Dragon Pearl sucked me in. I saw the Dragon Ancient Ancestor lying inside, so I woke her up.”

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord poked Lu Yang’s forehead. “You’ve got guts, kid! Lucky for you, the Dragon Ancient Ancestor doesn’t have morning grumpiness, else a single sneeze from her could have finished you off!”

“I won’t dare next time, I won’t dare next time,” Lu Yang apologized profusely with a smile.

“Ao Cang of the Dragon Tribe pays respects to the Ancient Ancestor!” The Old Dragon Emperor rose to his feet shakily and kowtowed to Ao Ling.

Ao Ya also kowtowed.

There was another Transcendent Tribulation cultivator named Ao Fan in the Dragon Tribe. He was at the Intermediate Transcendent Tribulation Stage. He was at the Intermediate Transcendent Tribulation Stage and served as the Dragon Palace’s Vice Palace Leader. It was he who had led Ao Li and the others to attend the Demon Kingdom’s founding ceremony.

I hadn’t expected that after seeing the Phoenix Ancient Ancestor at the Demon Kingdom, I’d see our tribe’s ancient ancestor at the Palace Lord’s birthday banquet half a year later.

“Ao Fan of the Dragon Tribe pays respects to the Ancient Ancestor!”

Noticing the Dragon Tribe had only three Transcendent Tribulation cultivators, Ao Ling knitted her brows slightly. “Does the current Dragon Tribe not even have a single half-immortal?”

The Old Dragon Emperor was ashamed by her words and didn’t know how to respond. Incipient Dao Fruits aren’t that easy to form.

Be it seafolk or humans, their wills united in this moment, and they respectfully bowed in unison, their voices as thunderous as the mountains and seas.

“We pay our respects to Senior Ao Ling!”

The Three Mountains Daoist Priest remained composed. Kneeling on the ground like everyone else, he also loudly greeted Ao Ling.

Suddenly, a pair of elegant shoes entered his field of vision.

He looked up, unsure how long Ao Ling had been standing before him.

Ao Ling stared at the Three Mountains Daoist Priest, her eyes narrowing slightly and her pupils transforming into vertical golden dragon eyes. An extremely dangerous smile curved her lips. “If my eyes weren’t mistaken just now, the moment I appeared, your soul showed signs of leaving the body. Were you intending to take over the body of this descendant of my tribe?”

The Three Mountains Daoist Priest’s body takeover method was subtle, and he had immediately retracted it upon seeing Ao Ling, confident no one would notice.

However, while he could deceive others, he could never hope to fool Ao Ling, who had gained much experience from countless battles in ancient times. The ancient era was far more chaotic than the present, and body takeover was a frequent occurrence.

“What?!”

Ao Ling’s words caused an uproar. The crowd looked at her and the Three Mountains Daoist Priest incredulously. Those whose minds worked a bit slower hadn’t even grasped the situation.

The Three Mountains Daoist Priest wore a blank look of confusion, as if he didn’t know what Ao Ling was talking about. “Senior Ao Ling, do you perhaps have some misunderstanding about this junior?

Ao Ling sneered, seeing through the Three Mountains Daoist Priest situation at a glance. “Misunderstanding? Then why don’t you explain—where did this Incipient Dao Fruit condensed from faith power on you come from?”

Hearing that the Three Mountains Daoist Priest possessed an Incipient Dao Fruit, both seafolk and humans revealed astonished expressions.

“What did the Dragon Ancient Ancestor just say? The Three Mountains Daoist Priest has an Incipient Dao Fruit? Doesn’t that mean he’s become a half-immortal?!”

“The first half-immortal in the East Sea in a hundred thousand years!”

Ao Ling continued, “I don’t know where you learned his half-baked method of condensing an Incipient Dao Fruit with faith power. You didn’t even filter it and simply let the faith power pour into your body.

“I presume your body is no longer under your control most of the time. Under such circumstances, if you don’t choose body takeover, I’d be very curious to know what other method you could have to save yourself.”

Originally, Ao Ling didn’t understand much about faith power. However, the foundation of the Ember Legacy Dynasty was faith. Having spent twenty thousand years there, she had long since become familiar with the usage of faith power.

“I didn’t expect the Dragon Ancient Ancestor to be so knowledgeable about faith power.” The Three Mountains Daoist Priest’s gaze turned fearsome, his face dark enough that water could drip out.

Hearing Ao Ling dissect his situation word by word, he was aware he couldn’t bluff his way through, so he simply stopped pretending. “My original plan was to secretly take over the Old Dragon Emperor’s body, thereby gaining control of the entire East Sea. Since you won’t give me that opportunity, don’t blame me for resorting to force!”

He initially didn’t want the matter of his taking over the Old Dragon Emperor’s body to be exposed, fearing complications. But that doesn’t mean I can’t fight!

Lu Yang sat beside the Vast Sea Daoist Lord obediently. Three Mountains Daoist Priest, with how strong you are, I wonder if you’d vomit blood if I bow to you.