Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 897: Coming Back From the Dead

How could Big Senior Sister’s words be false?

“Of course, I believe that Junior Brother Lu committed suicide,” Dai Bufan said with a forced smile, his legs trembling. He had never felt this close to death.

No matter how I see it, this looks like Big Senior Sister had accidentally beaten Junior Brother Lu to death and is about to destroy the corpse and dispose of the evidence. Yet I blindly came right over to check on him.

Have I lived long enough? I can’t even protect myself now!

This immortal peach really isn’t so easy to accept. First, I owe Junior Brother Lu a favor, and now I have to repay him with my life. Is this what they call karmic inevitability?

“In that case, please continue with your business, Big Senior Sister. Call me if you need anything.”

Dai Bufan quietly retreated. Seizing a moment when Yun Zhi wasn’t paying attention, he turned on his heels and flew outward desperately, not daring to look back.

“Wait, come back.”

How could Yun Zhi let Dai Bufan flee? If I don’t clarify it now, it would be impossible afterward.

With a mere thought, Yun Zhi pulled him back, even retracing his exact path.

“Big Senior Sister, please spare my life! I really didn’t see anything!” Sensing the situation turn dire, Dai Bufan immediately knelt and begged for mercy.

Yun Zhi pressed her forehead helplessly. “Little Junior Brother isn’t really dead. He’s in a play-dead state. He just feigned his death so well that it fooled the soul lamp.”

Dai Bufan had never heard of such a technique, but like a fish with a knife at its throat, he believed whatever Yun Zhi said.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy had detected Dai Bufan’s arrival early on. Understanding that outsiders mustn’t know of her, she had immediately hidden herself.

Originally, Yun Zhi would have detected him too, but she had been preoccupied with deliberating over whether to scorch her little junior brother.

Had I known that Junior Brother Dai would come over, I would have hidden Little Junior Brother Lu’s body properly... though why does something still feel amiss?

Yun Zhi was perplexed. No matter how I handle this, it still seems wrong.

As Yun Zhi approached Lu Yang with the golden flame, before the fire touched him, Lu Yang sprang up with a shot, his corpse coming back to life on the spot.

The soul lamp in Dai Bufan’s hand reignited.

“You were really playing dead?!” Dai Bufan was flabbergasted. He hadn’t imagined such a miraculous technique existed, deceiving even a soul lamp. Is it a lost ancient art or an art created by Big Senior Sister?

He secretly exhaled a sigh of relief. It seems I won’t die after all.

“Junior Brother Lu, are you alright?”

Lu Yang winced in pain. He had been sleeping like he was dead when his soul suddenly felt scorched, jolting him awake.

After waking up, that burning sensation vanished.

“I’m...I’m fine. Senior Brother Dai, what are you doing here?”

Dai Bufan replied inwardly, I came to be buried with you. “Are you sure? Why don’t you check your current condition?” He scrutinized Lu Yang, an odd expression on his visage.

“What condition?” Lu Yang was baffled. He looked down and saw his own body lying peacefully on the ground, while he was a soul in an out-of-body state!

If Dai Bufan weren’t around, Lu Yang would have asked the Everlasting Immortal Fairy what was going on.

“Minor issue. I’m truly fine.” Lu Yang waved dismissively, indicating everything was under control.

Since Lu Yang appeared alright, Dai Bufan departed, though still suspicious.

After Dai Bufan left, Lu Yang leaned backward, trying to merge with his body.

Unfortunately, he failed. Standing up, his soul remained in an out-of-body state.

“Immortal Fairy, how about you come out and explain what’s happening?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy emerged from behind a large tree, praising Lu Yang’s talent. “Xiao Yangzi, you’ve grasped the fundamentals!”

Lu Yang pointed at his soul, then at the corpse on the ground. “Are you sure this counts as grasping the fundamentals?”

“Of course! What is the Play-Dead Technique? It’s a heaven-deceiving art. To deceive heaven and earth, one must first deceive oneself.

“Your physical body is now in that deceived state. It’s become a corpse! If you don’t believe me, have Lass Yun use a Corpse-Driving Technique on it. I guarantee she can manipulate your corpse.”

Lu Yang dared not say he didn’t believe her.

“In your current state, you could even fool insurance companies and make a fortune. Therefore, this isn’t called an ‘out-of-body state;' it’s more accurate to call you a ‘lone wandering ghost,’" the Everlasting Immortal Fairy said, correcting his terminology.

“Your learning pace is much faster than Little Ling and Lianyi’s. When they first learned it, it shouldn’t have been called the ‘Play-Dead Technique’ but the ‘Play-Sleep Technique.’ They forcibly pretended to be dead even without knowing how. As if I couldn’t tell they were just pretending to be asleep.”

Observing from the side, Yun Zhi nodded slightly. “So that’s how it is. Playing dead fooled the soul lamp, Dai Bufan, and even your own body. It seems you can deceive Transcendent Tribulation cultivators, Little Junior Brother.”

Yun Zhi could discern a faint spark of vitality in Lu Yang’s soul when he performed the Play-Dead Technique. This level of vitality was one even Transcendent Tribulation cultivators couldn’t notice.

“Immortal Fairy, save the praise. First, tell me how to return to normal,” Lu Yang said calmly, unswayed by her compliments.

“Simple. Just take over the body.”

“Take over the body?”

Lu Yang was about to ask whose body he should take over when he looked down and saw his body peacefully lying on the ground.

“Take over your body, of course.” Circling Lu Yang’s corpse, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy spoke enthusiastically, like a salesperson pitching unsold goods. “Look how perfectly your soul matches your body—it’s totally a match made in heaven. Taking over your body will not result in any rejection!”

Lu Yang. "..."

Immortal Fairy, I admit you have a point, but could you please stop talking?

Although Lu Yang had never systematically studied how to take over a body, as a frequent victim of having his body taken over by the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, he picked it up easily.

Circulating the mystic art, he merged with his body, successfully taking over his own body.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy planted her hands on her hips proudly. “Hmph, now you know why I'm so skilled at taking over your body, right? I perfected it while developing the Play-Dead Technique back then!”

Lu Yang wasn’t exactly sure what the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was proud of.

“Is this how the Play-Dead Technique is executed?” Yun Zhi murmured. Attempting to circulate the mystic art, she sat on the monarch chair, utterly devoid of vitality.

Just then, a spatial gate opened. The Vast Sea Daoist Lord rushed in with a soul lamp in his hand, urgently checking on the situation.

“Did something happen to Yun Zhi?”

The moment he arrived, he saw Yun Zhi seated on the throne lifelessly, with not a trace of vitality in her.

Seeing this, the Vast Sea Daoist Lord heaved a sigh of relief. “So she’s playing dead.”

Beside him, Lu Yang was bewildered. “Founding Ancestor, you know the Play-Dead Technique too?”

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord was befuddled. “What Play-Dead Technique?”

“Then why did you say she was playing dead?”

The Vast Sea Daoist Lord rolled his eyes. “There isn’t a single wound on her, no signs of battle, and it doesn’t look like something went awry during her cultivation. If she’s not playing dead, am I supposed to believe you killed her, kid?”