Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 818: The Heartless Creed’s Revenge

All the higher-ups in the Heartless Creed knew that Wu Lei always wore a deadpan expression, never smiling nor showing any emotional fluctuations, having walked far on the path of the Heartless Dao.

But right now, Wu Lei was truly struggling to keep his heart as calm as water.

Back then, the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s actions had practically crippled the creed fortune of the Heartless Creed, dealing it a severe blow.

When the Heartless Creed recovered from the damage, many privately wanted to seek revenge on the Taciturn Daoist Priest. These were people who had their mental states messed up by the Taciturn Daoist Priest.

But by then, the Taciturn Daoist Priest had advanced from the Divine Transfiguration Stage to the Fusion Stage, even becoming a sect leader. Killing him wouldn’t be easy.

Moreover, the Taciturn Daoist Priest had too many enemies. When the Heartless Creed members wanted to kill him, a Fusion cultivator from the righteous path might suddenly appear, also intending to seek revenge on the Taciturn Daoist Priest.

The problem was that if someone from the Heartless Creed was present, the righteous Fusion cultivator would definitely deal with the Heartless Creed first before finding trouble with the Taciturn Daoist Priest.

However, the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s improved version of killing the wife to prove one’s Dao had gained the creed leader’s approval—or rather, lavish praise. Even after the Taciturn Daoist Priest defected, the Heartless Creed continued to use the improved version he proposed. As a result, many in the Heartless Creed no longer considered proving their Heartless Dao through marriage.

At the thought that the purpose of marriage and love was to send their wives to others... who the hell could carry on with that?

In cultivation, the higher one’s cultivation, the higher the demand on one’s mental state. After the incident with the Taciturn Daoist Priest, many Heartless Creed higher-ups’ cultivation stagnated. It took them several centuries of convalescence to finally restore their original mental states.

Now, Wu Lei looked like he might soon fail to maintain his mental state.

“You’re the old Taciturn... Sect Leader?” City Lord Duan hadn’t expected the Taciturn Daoist Priest to appear and save the day. Did he just happen to be in Ye City?

The Taciturn Daoist Priest scratched his chin. “Actually, I’ve been in your Ye City prison recently. However, I was worried old friends might come to gawk at me and disrupt the order in our Ye City prison, so I considerately used a fake name and changed my appearance.

“Well, seeing our Ye City in crisis, I figured I’d render meritorious service to atone for my crimes, so I came out to fight.” The Taciturn Daoist Priest wore an expression that read, “You must reduce my sentence after I render meritorious service.”

Hearing the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s words, Wu Lei’s heart stirred. He secretly crushed a jade slip.

Following this, the Taciturn Daoist Priest began reminiscing with Wu Lei. “I see that you have little future staying in the Heartless Creed. Why not come to our Dao-Seeking Sect’s Incarceration Peak? It’s full of mighty cultivation experts, more than enough to guide a mere Fusion cultivator like you.

“Let me tell you, I don’t even let others know that our Dao-Seeking Sect has such a great place. It’s only because we know each other that I’m telling you.”

“Shut up!” Wu Lei growled.

He pressed his palms together. Thunder light blazed around him, instantly summoning a thundercloud. Amidst thunderous roars, countless lightning bolts shot from the cloud like spirit snakes, aimed at the Taciturn Daoist Priest.

We're both at the Advanced Fusion Stage. What’s more, I’ve been at the Advanced Fusion Stage for two thousand years—I’m a bona fide veteran Advanced Fusion cultivator. I can just kill you!

A long sword left its sheath. Sword qi crisscrossed like a Milky Way waterfall, resembling a flowing ink painting. The sword qi waterfall surged backward into the sky, colliding with the thundercloud.

The thundercloud seemed like paper and was pierced through by the sword qi waterfall.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest flicked his wrist, and the sword tip lifted slightly, as if it was resonating with heaven and earth, triggering the sword intent drifting about in the surroundings. Sharp sword intent condensed on the blade, refined to the extreme and swift to the extreme.

The sword intent erupted, illuminating Wu Lei’s terror-stricken face.

Wu Lei hastily formed an armor from lightning, protecting his vital spots. However, this still couldn’t withstand the condensed sword intent, which penetrated his shoulder blade.

Wu Lei retreated repeatedly, putting distance between himself and the Taciturn Daoist Priest.

“We’re both at the Fusion Stage. How come you can’t even withstand one of my moves? The gap between us is even bigger than I’d imagined?”

“Little Taciturn scoundrel!” Wu Lei could no longer suppress his anger. In terms of seniority, he belonged to the same generation of cultivators as the Grand-Shifu. The Taciturn Daoist Priest was merely a junior!

The Taciturn Daoist Priest shook his head gently. Concerned for Wu Lei’s future. “Look at you, your mental state is lacking. How can you survive in the Heartless Creed like this?”

Wu Lei formed hand seals and softly changed lightning incantations. Instantly, clouds in the sky churned, and thunder rumbled. Several thick lightning bolts answered his summons, crashing down violently.

Sword light and lightning interwove, illuminating the entire city and erupting with deafening roars.

As the light faded, Wu Lei spat a mouthful of blood. His right arm was severed, and sword light flickered at the amputation point, preventing the wound from healing.

Wu Lei hadn’t expected the gulf between him and the Taciturn Daoist Priest to be so massive, despite both of them being Advanced Fusion cultivators. It was just a few exchanges, and I’m already injured to this extent!

The Taciturn Daoist Priest narrowed his eyes. He had been wary of Wu Lei fleeing, but the other party seemed to have the intention of stalling him, keeping him occupied.

What is he waiting for?

Suddenly, a terrifying oppressive pressure enveloped the Taciturn Daoist Priest. As he was flying in the air, he couldn’t withstand this pressure and nearly plummeted from the sky.

The oppressive pressure’s aftershocks ravaged Ye City. The civilians felt as if they had been plunged into an ice cellar, their bodies shivering and their teeth chattering.

“Little Taciturn brat, I didn’t expect you to be here.

“I hereby establish the rule: [No information may leave Ye City.]

“I hereby establish the rule: [No person may leave Ye City.]”

After these two rules were established, a curtain darker than the night sky appeared above that figure, rapidly spreading in all directions until it encased all of Ye City.

“Now, it’s time to settle our scores.” A cold, middle-aged man looked at the Taciturn Daoist Priest. His voice was like thunder; his mere words could cause space to shake.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest looked up at the middle-aged man and laughed out loud. “I wondered why that trash Wu Lei never fled. So it’s because he wanted to buy time until you come, Great Creed Leader Su.”

The Heartless Creed Vice Creed Leader, Su Moran, was at the Intermediate Transcendent Tribulation Stage.

With Su Moran backing him, Wu Lei’s confidence surged immediately. “Little Taciturn scoundrel, today is the day you die!”

Earlier, the Taciturn Daoist Priest had mentioned that no righteous cultivators knew he was here. Furthermore, Ye City had been sealed by Vice Creed Leader Su, allowing entry but no exit.

Given the immense gap in cultivation and the lack of reinforcements, this was a once-in-a-millennia chance to kill the Taciturn Daoist Priest!

Su Moran was also a victim of that incident back then; he could even be said to have the highest cultivation among the victims. He hated the Taciturn Daoist Priest to the core, but he was always cautious. Unless certain of a one-hit kill, he wouldn’t act.

If they let the Taciturn Daoist Priest escape, killing him next time would only be harder!

“Great Creed Leader Lu, you old thing, why are you like that idiot Wu Lei? Over a thousand years have passed, yet you’re still stuck at the Intermediate Transcendent Tribulation Stage?

“Has your cultivation peaked? Or... has your mental state developed flaws?”

Su Moran was unperturbed. He took out two axes and said solemnly, “Little Taciturn brat, stalling for time is useless. You won’t find loopholes in the rules to escape Ye City.

“I have waited over a thousand years for this opportunity today.”

If he didn’t kill the Taciturn Daoist Priest, his mental state would always be flawed, entangled by hatred. To advance his cultivation, he must kill the Taciturn Daoist Priest. Other methods won’t work!

The Taciturn Daoist Priest wanted to stay more, buying time to seek a glimmer of hope. After all, although he possessed combat power at the Half-Step Transcendent Tribulation Stage, he couldn’t contend with a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator, let alone a veteran Intermediate Transcendent Tribulation opponent.

Su Moran had been investigating the Taciturn Daoist Priest. He knew that if he allowed the latter to speak more, finding a loophole was indeed possible.

The best way to deal with the Taciturn Daoist Priest was to not let him speak.

Clang!

Su Moran’s muscles tensed. Two giant axes slammed down. The axes were broad, their blades incomparably sharp. These were supposed to be two-handed axes, but Su Moran held one in each hand.

The giant axes smashed toward the Taciturn Daoist Priest. He blocked it with his sword, but the force was beyond what he could withstand.

The Taciturn Daoist Priest spat blood and directly crashed into the City Lord Estate’s rockery, forming a “大” character with his limbs splayed out.

“If you try to escape, Ye City’s three million civilians will all join you in death,” Su Moran threatened coldly, knowing this was the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s weak point.

“Escape? Why would I escape?”

The Taciturn Daoist Priest slowly raised his head. Half his face was stained with blood, appearing exceptionally ghastly. His lips curled into an eerie smile.

“Do you know why I never advanced to the Transcendent Tribulation Stage?”

He exerted force with both arms, shattering the rockery. Step by step, he walked toward Su Moran, his imposing aura rising like bamboo shoots.

“I was afraid that if I advanced to the Transcendent Tribulation Stage, you old thing wouldn’t dare to come look for me!”