Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 794: Ao Ling’s Strength

Faith and the Divine Dao built the foundation of the Great Qian Dynasty. Lu Yang deduced that there might be some connection between the Great Qian and the Ember Legacy dynasties.

Otherwise, how could it be so coincidental that two successive great dynasties were both related to faith?

“Greetings, Fellow Daoist Ao Ling. I am Great Qian’s Mountain-River Lord—” Before the dark-faced elder could finish, he was abruptly sent flying by a kick from Ao Ling.

You’re an accomplice of the Three Mountains Daoist Priest. How could you be a good person?

I don’t care what nonsense you say. I’ll just beat you up first. Explanations can come later!

“Fine, fine! Fellow Daoist Ao Ling, since you’re unwilling to give me face, don’t blame me for being impolite!” The Mountain-River Lord had assumed that an ancient legendary figure like Ao Ling would be someone of decorum. He never expected her to not play by the book and beat him right from the outset.

You want to fight? Then I’ll fight you!

He had given the Three Mountains Daoist Priest an incomplete faith cultivation method, hinting to the latter that he could take over the Old Dragon Emperor’s body. His aim was to use the Three Mountains Daoist Priest to obtain the incense offerings dedicated to the Great Venerable Dragon Mandate. He never expected matters to develop to this point.

“He said he’s the Mountain-River Lord? That grand general who campaigned across all eight directions for the Great Qian Dynasty?”

“After the campaign ended, the first Qian Emperor conferred him as the Mountain-River Lord to eternally enjoy the incense offerings of the mountains and rivers!”

A Transcendent Tribulation old ancestor who heard the dark-faced elder’s title was visibly moved. This was a figure akin to a war god of the Great Qian Dynasty, one who wielded command over the military forces, excelled in warfare, and was victorious in all his battles.

The Mountain-River Lord swung his arm, and a white-bone spear appeared in his hand.

Ao Ling transformed into her true dragon form once more, her body wreathed in purple-gold dragon flames and lightning. The spirit energy of the entire sea region grew turbulent, erupting in a deafening roar that shook heaven and earth.

The Mountain-River Lord’s figure did not waver in the slightest from the impact. With a twist of his body, his spear shot forth like a stunning swan, thrusting toward Ao Ling with lightning speed.

A sense of danger twirled around Ao Ling’s mind. She violently twisted her dragon form, evading the spear tip.

The space where she had been just a moment ago had turned into nothingness, and seawater rushed in to fill the void.

“Be careful, Ancient Ancestor! According to records, the Mountain-River Lord wields the Devouring Incipient Dao Fruit!” Ao Ya anxiously transmitted an auditory message. Historical accounts recorded that those who fought the Mountain-River Lord were often reduced to a fate where not even their bones remained, completely devoured.

“Devouring Incipient Dao Fruit?” Ao Ling narrowed her eyes. This is indeed a little troublesome.

Her dragon head tilted, dodging an attack from a streak of light.

It was the Three Mountains Daoist Priest!

Taking advantage of Ao Ling and the Mountain-River Lord’s brief clash, the Three Mountains Daoist Priest had used all his wishes on his recovery. In the blink of an eye, his injuries healed, and even his depleted spirit energy was restored in full.

“I’m here to aid you!”

It was now two half-immortals against Ao Ling!

The Nine-Tier Demon-Suppressing Pagoda and the white-bone spear were unleashed simultaneously.

The Three Mountains Daoist Priest continued wishing. “Strengthen my physical body, strengthen my pagoda, and grant me the power to overturn mountains and seas.”

The Mountain-River Lord brandished his white-bone spear and donned an armor tempered by incense worship, as if he had returned to his glorious days of campaigning across the lands three hundred thousand years ago. Although he was old now, his battle prowess remained at its zenith.

With three half-immortals attacking, the entire Dragon Palace sea area became unstable and tumultuous. Onlookers watched from afar as darkness enveloped the skies above the Dragon Palace. Three figures clashed fiercely, their every move capable of altering heaven and earth.

“Third Chan Heavenly Wind!”

Ao Ling summoned the wind and rain, stirring up boundless hurricanes over the East Sea. This terrifying wind specifically targeted souls and brimmed with yang energy. It could blow the souls out of their bodies, causing them to dissolve within the gusts of wind silently.

“Under the Bodhi Tree, boundless wondrous methods!” The Three Mountains Daoist Priest had secretly studied a Buddhist method to stabilize the heart and mind. It could anchor the soul within the body, preventing it from being affected by external influences.

However, all he could achieve was merely maintaining his sense of self within the wind; he was unable to retaliate.

On the other hand, the Mountain-River Lord’s soul had been tempered and stabilized, unafraid of the Third Chan Heavenly Wind.

“World-Ending Crimson Lotus!”

A crimson lotus exuding the power of karmic fire appeared above the East Sea. The black clouds were stained a blood-red, as if heralding the arrival of doomsday.

“Innate Ren Water.”[1]

Ao Ling stood upon the crest of a wave. Every drop of seawater beneath her feet could transform into vast oceans and lakes. Innate Ren Water was formed by mixing three types of Innate Divine Water from the sun, moon, and stars. In this age where stars were absent, it had long since vanished without a trace.

Light from fire and water interwove like the collision of two worlds, forming a bizarre and kaleidoscopic tapestry of light and shadow. The Innate Ren Water overwhelmed the World-Ending Crimson Lotus and pressed down to crush the Mountain-River Lord.

The Mountain-River Lord remained unperturbed, allowing the Innate Ren Water to surge toward him. Before the Ren Water could even touch him, it was completely devoured by his Devouring Incipient Dao Fruit, not a single drop of seawater reaching him.

The Three Mountains Daoist Priest chanted inwardly. “I make a wish upon this place: This is my Dao field, gathering the power of Pengshan Mountain, Fangzhang Mountain, and Yingzhou Mountain!”

This required the use of three wishes, leaving him utterly vulnerable during the process. That was why he hadn’t dared to make such wishes when fighting Ao Ling one-on-one earlier. Now, with the Mountain-River Lord keeping Ao Ling occupied in battle, he finished charging up the power in one go.

“Three Mountains Suppress Demons!” This was the reason for his Daoist title “Three Mountains.” He could mobilize the power of the East Sea’s three mountains!

Three mountain apparitions appeared. Although they were phantom images, they were not at all inferior to the actual mountains descending. These apparitions contained the spirit vein power of those three mountains!

Penglai Island had a ninth-grade spirit vein, while Yingzhou Island had an eighth-grade spirit vein, but after the Great Void Immortal Grass was removed, it was restored to the ninth-grade.

As the three mountains descended, they suppressed all foes.

Ao Ling was struck consecutively by the three mountains, coughing up blood. The Mountain-River Lord pressed his advantage, clinging to her like gangrene to bones. Gripping his spear, he leveraged the momentum to leap, deftly maneuvering across the dragon’s body. His spear tip manifested the power of the Devouring Incipient Dao Fruit, and crimson dragon blood rained down, staining the night sky.

The three immortal mountains rose and fell, stirring up waves ten thousand zhang high and a bloody mist. Ao Ling’s black dragon form was battered until it dripped with blood.

“Kill!” The Mountain-River Lord’s eyes reddened with bloodlust. This was an old habit of his—once he struck, it would be a fight to the death. It was how he had carved out his fearsome reputation across the world during the Great Qian era.

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“Immortal Fairy, is Senior Ao Ling really alright?” Lu Yang’s eyelid twitched as he witnessed this scene. It looks like she is about to lose.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy wore an intrigued smile, looking like she was enjoying the show. “Do you actually think that Little Ling is at a disadvantage?”

“Is she not?” Lu Yang thought, Can Senior Ao Ling still turn the tables despite being beaten to such a state?

“Hehe, have you forgotten her Incipient Dao Fruit?”

Lu Yang suddenly remembered that Ao Ling possessed the Natural Selection Incipient Dao Fruit!

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While the Young Creed Leader and the Heavenly Court Ruler were talking, the scales of victory began to shift.

It was unclear whether it was an illusion, but the Three Mountains Daoist Priest couldn’t help but feel that Ao Ling’s aura wasn’t weakening despite her severe injuries; on the contrary, it seemed to be intensifying.

“Power of Three Mountains!”

The three mountains pressed down on Ao Ling, rendering her immobile. Only then did the Three Mountains Daoist Priest feel slightly reassured.

Suddenly, Ao Ling seemed to have been infused with new strength, arching her dragon spine and tossing away the three mountains crushing her!

The Three Mountains Daoist Priest’s eyes widened. Isn’t Ao Ling gravely injured? How does she still possess such strength?!

A hint of a smile flickered in her huge dragon eyes, reflecting the astonished and bewildered expressions of the two half-immortals.

“Are you done attacking?”

The black dragon flipped over, her body emanating a sacred radiance as her injuries healed at a rapid rate.

“This is impossible!” The Mountain-River Lord cried out involuntarily. Most of Ao Ling’s wounds were sustained from being devoured by my Incipient Dao Fruit. This kind of devouring occurs at the soul level—it isn’t something that can be easily repaired!

Ao Ling paid him no heed. An enormous dragon claw descended, seeking to suppress both of them beneath it.

“If you’re done attacking, then it’s my turn!”

“Oh no! Devouring Vortex!” The Mountain-River Lord activated his Incipient Dao Fruit, attempting to devour Ao Ling’s dragon claw.

However, the colossal claw simply shattered the Devouring Vortex and suppressed the two half-immortals with undiminished momentum.

The Mountain-River Lord crossed his white-bone spear before his chest, but it was still ripped to pieces by the dragon claw. This spear had accompanied him through countless half-immortals and had never suffered significant damage. Who would have thought it would be so easily broken by a dragon claw?

“This is an immortal’s body!”

The Mountain-River Lord wore an expression of utter disbelief. The dragon claw’s ability to crush the devouring vortex and shatter the bone spear wasn’t due to any technique but pure, overwhelming physical dominance!

Ao Ling possessed the Natural Selection Incipient Dao Fruit. As long as she survived an attack, she would grow stronger. In other words, the longer the fight dragged on, the stronger she would become! But since they were all half-immortals, how could anyone defeat her right from the start?

The Three Mountains Daoist Priest could strengthen his body to the Apex Transcendent Tribulation Stage.

But Ao Ling could break through the limits of the Transcendent Tribulation Stage and attain an immortal’s body!

If Ao Ling could elevate to an immortal’s body, even the Qilin Immortal in his half-immortal days would have been unable to defeat her!

1. Ren water represents yang water and is symbolized by expansive bodies of water. ☜