Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 830: The Popular Lu Yang

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou were two prominent characters in Saga of the Dao-Seeking Sect, and the Taciturn Daoist Priest even had entire chapters devoted to their stories. The two of them could truly be called world-famous. Whether it was foreign or local cultivators, all had heard of their names.

Local cultivators in the imperial city knew even more. For instance, they were aware of the fearsome reputation Meng Jingzhou once held in the imperial city. If he hadn’t run away from home, how could the “Imperial City’s Four Young Masters” have emerged?

Recently, Lu Yang’s reputation had become somewhat more resounding than Meng Jingzhou’s. The Taciturn Daoist Priest’s advancement to the Transcendent Tribulation Stage drew everyone’s attention, incidentally bringing Lu Yang into the spotlight as well.

Lu Yang facepalmed. I didn’t expect myself to be so famous. Old Meng simply shouted “Old Lu,” and people could already guess my identity.

In that case, there’s no point in being disguised. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Lu Yang also removed his mask, revealing the face that the world was familiar with.

“It’s really him!”

“You’re Lu Yang!” Li Zhuo’s focus shifted to Lu Yang.

There was some history between his grandfather and the Taciturn Daoist Priest. Hence, his grandfather had instructed him to give Lu Yang a proper lesson if he ever encountered him.

But now, I feel like just keeping myself safe would already be an achievement.

“Little Zhuo, you’ve grown quite arrogant, huh? Just because there’s no seat available, you snatched someone else’s spot? Why weren’t you like this when you followed me in the past?”

Li Zhuo offered an awkward, obsequious smile, not daring to speak.

“Uncle Xu, don’t worry about us. We’ll wander around the imperial city a bit more.”

“Alright.” Xu You smiled and left Heavenly Fragrance Restaurant.

“Young Master Meng, shall I leave too?” Li Zhuo cautiously asked, edging backward stealthily.

“Wait, what are you leaving for? When I placed my bid earlier, I said today’s tab was on me. Since you ended up with the highest bid, shouldn’t that promise be fulfilled by you?”

“Young Master Meng is right, absolutely right.” Li Zhuo didn’t dare say otherwise. All he wanted now was to get away from Meng Jingzhou quickly. What spirit stones? What female companion? I no longer want any of it.

“Alright, get lost.”

Lu Yang felt as though he was granted an amnesty and hastily left Heavenly Fragrance Restaurant.

~~~

The news of Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou’s appearance rapidly spread throughout the imperial city.

“What? The old Taciturn scoundrel’s disciple has appeared?” The Minister of Personnel couldn’t sit still. His cultivation talent was limited, with no hope of reaching the Transcendent Tribulation Stage, so he hadn’t entered seclusion.

He thought he would never have a chance to triumph over the Taciturn Daoist Priest in this life. However, he didn’t expect Heaven to grant him a golden opportunity—the Taciturn Daoist Priest’s little disciple delivered right to his doorstep.

“Son, come here. How’s your cultivation been lately?” The Minister of Personnel summoned his youngest son, the most promising among all his sons and the one with the best cultivation talent.

The Minister of Personnel’s son was handsome and dignified, making young girls turn their heads on the street.

“Thanks to the pills you provided, I haven’t encountered many bottlenecks, Father. I’m now at the Apex Nascent Soul Stage.”

The Minister of Personnel nodded. “I hear people outside have started calling you a prodigy?”

His son flashed a confident smile. “I dare not claim to be a prodigy; it’s merely others flattering me. But when it comes to combat, I have indeed never lost.”

“That’s good then. The Taciturn Daoist Priest’s youngest disciple, Lu Yang, has arrived. Your father couldn’t defeat that old Taciturn scoundrel. Now, your father is counting on you. Go and spar with Lu Yang.”

“Ah?” His son was dumbfounded. I am talented, yes, but I can’t compare to a talent like Lu Yang, the champion at the Dao-Seeking Sect’s 120,000-year celebration.

That’s a monster who could fight Young Creed Leader Lu to a draw!

If I were that formidable in a fight, why would I still be hanging around in the imperial city? I could have just joined the Heavenly Court Creed.

~~~

“Grandpa, Meng Jingzhou and Lu Yang bullied me.” Li Zhuo cried injustice as soon as he returned to the Left Chancellor Estate. The more he thought about it on the way back, the angrier he became, but he was no match for Meng Jingzhou and could only seek his grandfather’s help.

Grandpa has grudges against both the Meng Family and the Taciturn Daoist Priest. Given the chance to get even, he will definitely take action!

The Left Chancellor was an old man with white hair. After listening to Li Zhuo’s embellished account, he pondered for a moment. “You’re saying that the old Taciturn scoundrel’s disciple is also here?”

“Meng Jingzhou is the main problem; he’s simply gone too far with the bullying!” Li Zhuo complained indignantly. He wasn’t too concerned about Lu Yang.

The Left Chancellor ignored him, continuing to mutter to himself. “Say, if you were to acknowledge Lu Yang as your big brother, you and Lu Yang would become peers, and the Taciturn Daoist Priest would be considered to belong to my son’s generation. That’s how the logic works, right?”

“Ah?”

“What ‘ah?’ Hurry up and go acknowledge Lu Yang as your big brother!”

~~~

When Lu Yang returned to the Meng Estate, invitations arrived like falling snow, covering an entire table.

“So many; quite popular, huh?” Meng Jingzhou teased. Although he had many enemies in the imperial city, he was the Meng Family’s eldest young master after all. Those who found him an eyesore didn’t dare act openly.

Lu Yang drew a line down the middle of the table and explained to Meng Jingzhou. “On the left are letters of challenge, and on the right are requests for sworn brotherhood.

“The challenge letters are from the sons of Shifu’s enemies. The brotherhood requests are from the grandsons of Shifu’s enemies.”

Meng Jingzhou egged him on. “What’s there to be afraid of with the challenge letters? Just fight them.”

Lu Yang sighed gloomily. “In a one-on-one fight, I naturally have no fear. The problem is, these are all joint challenge letters.”

In other words, they plan to gang up on me.

Meng Jingzhou scratched his head. This is indeed tricky. Lu Yang can’t foolishly walk into a group beating, nor can he accept a group of little brothers.

If we ignore these invitations and go out, we can’t eliminate the possibility of Lu Yang getting ambushed or having someone cling to his thigh and begging to acknowledge him as a big brother.

“I have an idea.” A spark of inspiration struck Meng Jingzhou.

“What idea?”

~~~

Luotian Forest was a small forest located within the imperial city. Cultivators came here all year round to comprehend the wood spirit qi.

Today, Luotian Forest was livelier than usual. Scions of officials and aristocratic families had gathered here.

“You also received Lu Yang’s response letter?” Li Zhuo got along well with the Minister of Personnel’s son. The two met and had a casual chat.

“Yes. It said to come to Luotian Forest to resolve the problem. It’s been half a day, but why isn’t he here yet?” The Minister of Personnel’s son was baffled.

While everyone was puzzled, Meng Jingzhou jumped down from the treetops.

“Everyone, quiet down. If anyone keeps talking, I’ll have my family raise your interest rates.”

Instantly, no one dared to discuss anything further.

“I believe you all know the reason we have gathered everyone here today—it’s for the sake of my brother, Lu Yang.

“Some of you carry the grudges of the old generation and wish to challenge Lu Yang, while some of you want to take advantage of our sect leader and acknowledge Lu Yang as your big brother. These are all understandable.

“But there is only one Lu Yang. If you all swarm him, he definitely can’t fight you all. If you all swarm him to be your big brother, he can’t accept that either.

“To resolve this problem, Lu Yang and I have discussed and decided to host a grand contest.”

“Grand contest?” The crowd furrowed their brows, not understanding Meng Jingzhou’s meaning.

“As the saying goes, the strong reign supreme; the strong possess special privileges.

“This grand contest shall be named the 'First Lu Yang Championship.' The tournament will adopt a team format, with two-person teams competing against each other. The winning team advances to the next round until a final champion is determined.”

Just as the crowd was still digesting Meng Jingzhou’s words, a large red box suddenly descended from the sky, landing in front of Meng Jingzhou. It was exquisitely packaged and as tall as a person.

Standing on a tree branch, Meng Jingyu caught her breath. She had been the one who threw the box.

Meng Jingzhou swiftly tore open the box, revealing Lu Yang, who was tied to a chair. He grandly announced, “And this...is the price for this tournament—Lu Yang.”

“As long as you win the tournament, you can either challenge Lu Yang or acknowledge him as your big brother.”