Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 893: Good Things Must Be Shared

The immortal peach was a rare immortal item that both Lu Yang and the Everlasting Immortal Fairy found delectable. One could imagine just how exquisite its flavor must have been.

Despite Lu Yang suffering from having his body taken over by the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, Yun Zhi remained unmoved, even revealing a sliver of a smile—a terrifying scene indeed.

“Immortal Fairy, don’t eat them all! I still want to let Junior Sister Tao and the others have a taste.” With a whole basket of immortal peaches before him, it didn’t sit right with Lu Yang to hog them all himself.

“I have no intention of eating them all. I’m just tasting one to recall the flavor.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy wiped her mouth clean and returned control of Lu Yang’s body to him.

“Big Senior Sister, can I share these immortal peaches with others?”

Yun Zhi readily agreed. “These immortal peaches are all yours. It’s your choice to eat them yourself or share them.”

It’s good that Little Junior Brother is willing to share. These immortal peaches were harvested from my secret domain. If he wants to eat more, I can simply pluck more.

She reminded him, “After stabilizing your cultivation realm, don’t forget to continue writing the cultivation manual.”

Lu Yang’s face turned bitter immediately. The joy of breaking through and eating peaches vanished instantly.

The thought of writing the continuation of his cultivation technique gave him a headache. It’s so difficult. Who knows how many days I’d have to stay in the scripture library this time?

~~~

“Third Senior Sister, I have something good for you.” Lu Yang first looked for Gan Tian, who also resided on Heaven’s Gate Peak.

As always, Gan Tian had her eyes covered with a black cloth. She sat by the stream and played the qin as if she had melded with nature. She was comprehending the state of unity between heaven and humans.

“What a fragrant peach scent.” Even from a distance, Gan Tian caught the aroma of an immortal peach. She had eaten many exotic fruits in the Demon Region, but none compared to this.

“It’s said to be a product of the World Natural Spiritual Root; this is a true immortal fruit.”

Gan Tian was somewhat embarrassed. “Little Junior Brother, you’ve just broken through, and I haven’t even prepared a congratulatory gift as your senior sister. Instead, you’re the one bringing me a present.

“How about this? Let me play the piece Spring Snow[1] for you to aid your communion with heaven and earth.”

“Then thank you in advance, Senior Sister.”

Gan Tian’s delicate fingers lightly brushed across the strings. A faint, subtle fragrance seemed to permeate the air, and even the surrounding birdsong fell silent. As she played, the melody of Spring Snow flowed forth slowly. The qin’s notes were crisp and mellifluous, like a clear mountain spring babbling, yet also like a spring breeze caressing the face, warm and gentle.

Lu Yang closed his eyes. His perception spread outward, sensing the rustling in the mountain forest and the changes in nature. After his breakthrough to the Divine Transfiguration Stage, his communion with heaven and earth had felt hazy and indistinct. Now, with the help of the qin music, he tangibly experienced this feeling of controlling his surroundings, elevating his soul as a whole.

“Oh, right, qin cultivation has this effect. I’ll have Zhu Tian play a piece for you sometime.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy recalled Zhu Tian, who was proficient in all forms of music.

“Where did this immortal peach come from?” Gan Tian asked, holding the fruit.

“Big Senior Sister said she planted it.”

Gan Tian pondered. Big Senior Sister planted it?

I remember Big Senior Sister mentioning that the secret domain she inhabited was filled with peach blossoms and peaches. Is there some connection?

~~~

Lu Yang walked to the deepest part of the Great Mission Hall with familiarity, without anyone stopping him. Dai Bufan had said that Lu Yang could find him anytime.

“Senior Brother Dai, are you busy?” Lu Yang knocked and entered.

Dai Bufan involuntarily shuddered at the sight of Lu Yang.

He had witnessed the entire process of Lu Yang’s breakthrough and had just returned from Heaven’s Gate Peak, but seeing Lu Yang in his own room always gave him an ominous feeling, as if the next moment, Lu Yang could recount some “good deeds” he had done in the outside world.

From Transcendent Tribulation cultivators to immortals—there have been precedents for this. Although he hasn’t gone out this time, it doesn’t mean that everything is fine.

Dai Bufan eyed Lu Yang warily. “You’re not here to tell me you encountered an immortal during your heavenly tribulation, are you?”

Lu Yang, “...”

Senior Brother Dai, did you gain the power of clairvoyance after breaking through to the Intermediate Fusion Stage?

Lu Yang chuckled nervously and produced an immortal peach from behind. “Senior Brother Dai, you jest. How could I cause trouble every time? I just felt that it hasn’t been easy for you to manage the Great Mission Hall, and I happen to have something good, so I brought it for you to have a taste.”

“So this is that legendary immortal peach that is said to extend lifespan?” This information had been mentioned in the intelligence gathered from the imperial city.

“Yes.”

Although Dai Bufan felt awkward about accepting his junior brother’s gift, he still took the immortal peach after some consideration. “If you need any intelligence in the future, feel free to ask me.”

After Lu Yang left, Dai Bufan examined the peach for a moment, then left the Great Mission Hall for an ancient tomb hidden in the cliffs deep within the Dao-Seeking Sect.

He walked to the main chamber, where a jet-black coffin rested, and before the coffin was an empty plate.

Dai Bufan placed the peach on it, lit three incense sticks, bowed three times to the coffin, and inserted them into a small incense burner.

“Shifu, remember to eat this when you’re awake.”

This was the First Elder’s seclusion spot. Lu Yang had come here when he first learned Close Horizon From Cliff.

~~~

After giving Man Gu an immortal peach, Lu Yang went to Spotless Peak to see Tao Yaoye.

Tao Yaoye held the immortal peach, unable to put it down. My surname is Tao[2], and Senior Brother Lu Yang has given me this precious immortal peach. Is this some kind of hint?

“Junior Sister Tao, the immortal peach has the effect of stabilizing one’s cultivation realm. If possible, I suggest you wait until you break through to the Divine Transfiguration Stage before eating it.”

Tao Yaoye nodded repeatedly.

Lu Yang sighed inwardly. Among all the female cultivators I know, only Junior Sister Tao is this obedient. Look at the Everlasting Immortal Fairy and Big Senior Sister—does it look like I have any say with them?

~~~

For the last immortal peach, Lu Yang decided to give it to Li Haoran.

“Old Meng is training under an immortal; he must be living like a deity and have no shortage of natural treasures to feast on. He won’t miss this small bite.”

“For me?” Li Haoran was deeply moved. I didn’t expect Senior Brother Lu Yang to remember me when encountering such good things. I thought he only seeks me out when he needs a sparring partner.

Lu Yang plastered on a solemn expression. “Junior Brother Li, I am now a Divine Transfiguration cultivator. How could I forget you when I have something good?”

Li Haoran was silent.

You purely wanted to show off that you’ve reached the Divine Transfiguration Stage, don’t you?

“When you smell the immortal peach, do you feel a sense of familiarity?” Lu Yang attempted to awaken Li Haoran’s incarnation from his first lifetime.

The Five Ancient Immortals often ate immortal peaches, especially the Epoch Immortal and the other three. After tasting the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s cooking, the immortal peaches would surely seem like the finest delicacy, leaving a deep impression.

If I can awaken his first life, it will be a great boon to understanding the late Ember Legacy era and Li Haoran himself.

“A sense of familiarity?” Li Haoran was baffled by Lu Yang’s question. “Senior Brother Lu, are you saying that Qin Haoran had eaten an immortal peach? How is that possible? If he could obtain one, he wouldn’t have resorted to borrowing money.”

Something that can extend lifespan without restriction. Even at an auction for Transcendent Tribulation cultivators, this would have been a highly coveted highlight item.

Lu Yang felt a bit discouraged. True, even now, Junior Brother Li hasn’t fully absorbed Qin Haoran’s memories, let alone those from his first life. Even if the Everlasting Immortal Fairy herself is standing right in front of him, he probably still wouldn’t be able to remember the memories from his first life.

1. Yangchun Baixue is a representative work of the pipa from ancient China. Feel free to listen to various renditions of the piece online. ☜

2. peach ☜