Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 813: Who in the Dao-Seeking Sect Doesn’t Go to Prison?

Chapter 813: Who in the Dao-Seeking Sect Doesn’t Go to Prison?

Yun Zhi vaguely recalled that she had been worried about the Innate Daoist Priest encountering some mishap while completing his mission outside. This was why I had specifically asked my clever Little Junior Brother and Junior Brother Meng to assist him in secret.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. How is it that you two returned safe and sound, while the Founding Ancestor ended up behind bars?

“What happened?”

The two scratched their heads. This matter really isn’t easy to explain.

Lu Yang tried to summarize the situation as concisely as possible. “Here’s what happened. The Innate Daoist Priest had successfully completed his mission. However, on the way back, he coincidentally came across a lead on the Heartless Creed. They were conducting their entrance trials at the time, so he wanted to go undercover in the Heartless Creed and emulate us in wiping out a diabolic creed.

“We were worried about the Founding Ancestor’s safety, so we also went to participate in the trial. The test required killing the person closest to you in an illusion. Both Old Meng and I failed; only the Founding Ancestor succeeded.”

A rare flicker of curiosity arose in Yun Zhi, and she temporarily set aside the matter of the Innate Daoist Priest’s predicament. “Little Junior Brother, who did you encounter in the illusion?”

Meng Jingzhou was also curious about this. Lu Yang was eliminated even earlier than I was. Exactly what kind of enemy—or rather, person closest to him—did he face?

“Wel, it was...you know...that person...”

“Which person?”

Lu Yang hemmed and hawed, too embarrassed to say it in front of the person in question.

“What’s there to ask? Who else could it be but this immortal?!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy emerged from his body, boasting to Yun Zhi with a smug expression. “Our Everlasting Lineage is united as one!”

Yun Zhi showed no reaction. “Oh. Little Junior Brother, please continue.”

“Right after the Founding Ancestor passed the trial and joined the Heartless Creed, the authorities raided the creed’s base. They arrested all the Heartless Creed followers, including the Founding Ancestor, who had just joined. Seeing the situation turn dire, we hurried back to the sect to report.”

“Wait, how did the Founding Ancestor pass the trial?” Yun Zhi spotted a logical inconsistency. Although I haven’t interacted much with the Founding Ancestor, I know that he is a deeply compassionate and righteous person. How could he have passed the Heartless Creed’s trial?

Lu Yang didn’t dare to bring himself to meet Yun Zhi’s gaze. “Um, well, I saw that the Founding Ancestor really wanted to join the Heartless Creed. Big Senior Sister, you know I’m a filial disciple; I try to fulfil the wishes of elders as much as possible. Thus, I asked the Everlasting Immortal Fairy to help break the Founding Ancestor’s perceptual barriers, allowing him to realize it was an illusion.”

Yun Zhi looked at Lu Yang, who guiltily lowered his head. Then she looked at the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, who wasn’t afraid of Yun Zhi and spoke with conviction. “The Second-in-Command asked for my help. How could I refuse?”

Yun Zhi sighed and continued questioning. “Then didn’t the Founding Ancestor reveal that he was from our Dao-Seeking Sect and explain that he was going undercover in the diabolic creed?” Surely, the authorities wouldn’t arrest a spy.

In fact, upon seeing the Innate Daoist Priest arrested, Lu Yang had immediately transmitted an auditory message to him, urging him to explain the circumstances.

“No, he didn’t. He felt that it was too shameful and was embarrassed to admit he was from the Dao-Seeking Sect.”

Lu Yang felt that entering prison as a Dao-Seeking Sect member wasn’t a big deal, considering that his shifu, the Taciturn Daoist Priest, had entered and exited prison multiple times with ease, setting multiple historical records within Great Xia’s prison cells. Shifu doesn’t wear it as a badge of shame, but of honor. He even authors books about his experiences, becoming a legendary figure in Great Xia’s prison cells.

But the Innate Daoist Priest couldn’t overcome this psychological hurdle.

Yun Zhi was placed in a difficult spot. I can naturally explain the situation to the local authorities and have them release the Founding Ancestor. However, judging by the Founding Ancestor’s current state, he is unwilling to reveal that he’s from the Dao-Seeking Sect.

“Junior Brother Dai often handles matters of this nature. Go ask him if he has any good solutions.”

“Yes.”

~~~

Following Yun Zhi’s orders, the two jogged all the way to the Great Mission Hall to find Dai Bufan.

Seeing Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, Dai Bufan was momentarily taken aback. “Shouldn’t you two be protecting the Founding Ancestor? What are you doing here?”

Since advancing to the Intermediate Fusion Stage, his mental state had undergone a transformation, making it hard for external events to shake him. Even seeing Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou no longer evoked the previous feeling of encountering the black and white Heibai Wuchang (Black and White Impermanence envoys)[1] coming for his soul.

Meng Jingzhou said seriously, “The court authorities have mobilized forces to protect the Founding Ancestor. He is currently extremely safe and does not require our protection for the time being. It’s Big Senior Sister who sent us to seek your counsel for a solution.”

“Oh? What trouble have you encountered?” Dai Bufan grew interested. I didn’t expect there to be something Big Senior Sister can’t resolve; to think she needs my wisdom.

“The Founding Ancestor wanted to join the Heartless Creed, and then he got arrested by the authorities.”

Dai Bufan coughed violently, nearly hacking up a lung. “You...you two, explain the whole sequence of events in detail.”

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou recounted most of the events faithfully, omitting the parts involving the Everlasting Immortal Fairy.

“Oh, so it was just going there as a spy. You almost scared me to death.” Dai Bufan breathed a sigh of relief. I knew the Founding Ancestor couldn’t possibly have such poor eyesight and judgment to forsake the Dao-Seeking Sect for some Heartless Creed.

“Wait, going undercover is also dangerous! Is this how you two should be protecting the Founding Ancestor?!”

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou nodded. Indeed, it is dangerous. I mean, didn’t he get arrested?

“How long will the Founding Ancestor be imprisoned?” This was Dai Bufan’s primary concern.

“The authorities said that since the Founding Ancestor had just joined the Heartless Creed, had no prior criminal record, and demonstrated sincere remorse, fifteen days of detention would suffice.”

“Thank goodness it’s only fifteen days,” Dai Bufan remarked. If it were over two months, I would have to find a way to rescue the Founding Ancestor no matter what. “In that case, either you two visit him in prison frequently, or get yourselves imprisoned alongside him. Just ensure the Founding Ancestor doesn’t suffer any grievances in his cell.”

Without exposing the Innate Daoist Priest’s identity, the only way Dai Bufan could think of to get him out was to have him impersonate a member of one of the four other immortal sects, claiming he had gone in as a spy. But this method is somewhat underhanded.

Besides, how is it proper to have the Founding Ancestor impersonate someone from another sect?

Fifteen days is neither long nor short. We could simply treat it as the Founding Ancestor gaining some experience in the mundane world.

“Understood.”

~~~

“Which option should we choose? Frequent prison visits, or accompanying the Founding Ancestor in prison?”

“I’m more inclined to the second option. It allows us to take care of him more comprehensively.”

“How about we first visit the Founding Ancestor in prison to check on his condition before deciding?”

“That works too.”

After discussing their plan, they rushed from the Dao-Seeking Sect to Ye City’s prison, carrying two large meal boxes.

“He should be around here.”

Ye City had many prison cells. Using spiritual consciousness here was inconvenient and could easily arouse suspicion, so the two searched the cells one by one.

Lu Yang overheard a conversation between two people not far away.

“Founding Ancestor, I never expected you to come here and keep me company.” The speaker’s tone was filled with complex emotions and tinged with a hint of joy.

“Neither did I expect that. As the sect leader, you didn’t evade your responsibility after making a mistake. Instead, you voluntarily allowed yourself to be imprisoned here. You are truly an exemplary role model for our sect.” 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

Lu Yang saw the Innate Daoist Priest imprisoned together with his shifu. Next to them was Chieftain Jin.

He fell into a long silence.

How did these three end up together?

1. Heibai Wuchang are two underworld deities in charge of escorting the souls of the dead to the underworld. Bai Wuchang is dressed in white (bai) and is tall and thin, with a tongue sticking out. Hei Wuchang is dressed in black (hei) and is short and plump. ☜