Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 917: Corpse-Slashing Method and Corpse-Liberation Transcendence Method

Chapter 917: Corpse-Slashing Method and Corpse-Liberation Transcendence Method

After acquiring Liu Ningxuan’s memories, the Heaven Mandate Immortal radiated renewed vigor, and the atmosphere around Sword Tower shed some of its gloominess.

He had long been gathering information on ancient matters, seeking to understand this body’s former self. Unfortunately, ancient history was too messy, resembling scattered sand. It was extremely difficult to piece together the full picture.

With Liu Ningxuan’s memories of ancient times, some of his regrets were assuaged.

Suddenly, the Heaven Mandate Immortal sensed two fierce attacks shot toward his back. By the time he turned his head, the strikes were less than three inches from his brow!

“Ten Thousand Swords Return to One!”

“Palm Lightning!”

Seizing the opportunity while the Heaven Mandate Immortal was occupied with absorbing Liu Ningxuan’s memories, the Sword Tower Supreme Lord and Yun Mengmeng launched another joint assault.

Fortunately, his momentary distraction gave them a chance to accumulate power for an attack.

Countless sword lights emerged from all directions, responding to the Sword Tower Supreme Lord’s call. Like a meteor shower, they streaked across the sky, fusing with the Hanguang Sword with unstoppable momentum.

The Soul Sword Dao Field spread beneath her feet, and various sword-qi demons merged into the Hanguang Sword. Her eyes flickered with fortitude and determination. This was a move originally meant for Liu Ningxuan, but now, she had to use it against the far more powerful Heaven Mandate Immortal.

A dazzling light bloomed in Yun Mengmeng’s palm like newborn lightning, accompanied by deafening thunder rolls. She desperately compressed this lightning, condensing it to a single point.

Seeing that, the Heaven Mandate Immortal jerked his head back, then violently thrust it forward, headbutting both the Sword Tower Supreme Lord and Yun Mengmeng!

“Haha, you do have some skill. My effort in deliberately leaving you an opening wasn’t wasted.”

“He doesn’t possess the Tribulation Mandate Dao Fruit!” the Everlasting Immortal Fairy suddenly remarked.

“Why?”

“If he had it, the Palm Lightning wouldn’t dare to approach him, yet he just tanked the attack head-on just now!

“No Tribulation Mandate Dao Fruit, no memories of the ancient era, and he even said ‘this body’... Could the Heaven Mandate Immortal have used the ‘Corpse-Slashing Method’ or the ‘Corpse-Liberation Transcendence Method?’”

“Corpse-Slashing Method and Corpse-Liberation Transcendence Method?” It was Lu Yang’s first time hearing these terms.

“I used the Corpse-Slashing Method when I slew the version of myself with the Silent Annihilation Incipient Dao Fruit.

“The Corpse-Liberation Transcendence Method leaves the physical body behind while the immortal soul transcends.

“These two methods can make one stronger, but the risk of failure is high. Failure results in what we see here—an immortal corpse left behind, reborn and reanimated, forgetting its past life, and becoming a completely new entity.

“It’s just unclear which method the Heaven Mandate Immortal failed at. Though the good news is that since this immortal corpse lacks the Tribulation Mandate Dao Fruit, the real Heaven Mandate Immortal hasn’t died. If the Heaven Mandate Immortal had perished, the Tribulation Mandate Dao Fruit would have transferred to this immortal corpse.

Lu Yang couldn’t help asking, “Could it be that the immortal corpse developed spirit intelligence?”

He felt that a sentient corpse would fit this Heaven Mandate Immortal’s behavior.

Lu Yang recalled the Everlasting Immortal Fairy mentioning that the Epoch Immortal’s true body, the Jianmu World Tree, had once died. It was after eons that a new Jianmu grew from the old, giving birth to a new sentience that was the Epoch Immortal.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy shook her head. “Impossible. For an immortal corpse to develop spirit intelligence, it requires eons. Three hundred thousand years isn’t enough.”

Understanding the origin of this Heaven Mandate Immortal didn’t resolve the deadly situation. Lu Yang and the others were still in a perilous predicament. Once the Sword Tower Supreme Lord and Yun Mengmeng fell, there would be no one else to stop him, and demise would await them all.

“Immortal-Stunning Single Sword!” Suddenly, the Sword Tower Supreme Lord yelled, employing some method that elevated her power severalfold beyond Ten Thousand Swords Return to One.

“No!” Mingtai cried. As her sword spirit, he knew exactly what ‘Immortal-Stunning Single Sword’ meant. It was the ultimate sword technique that burned one’s lifespan. Once executed, even Master’s remnant soul would vanish!

Hearing Mingtai’s shout, tears streamed from the Sword Tower Supreme Lord’s eyes, but she pressed forward, lunging toward the Heaven Mandate Immortal with steadfast resolve!

The Heaven Mandate Immortal was unfazed, curious to see what power this strike could contain.

Amidst the resplendent sword light, a few drops of immortal blood fell from his brow.

At the cost of her life, the Sword Tower Supreme Lord’s strike had finally wounded the Heaven Mandate Immortal.

Meanwhile, her remnant soul thinned. With a clang, the Hanguang Sword dropped to the ground.

She couldn’t even hold her sword anymore!

Touching the blood on his brow, the Heaven Mandate Immortal’s veins bulged with rage as he roared, “I initially planned to play with you a little longer before killing you. You really don’t know what’s good for you!”

All this time, the Heaven Mandate Immortal had been deliberately taking hits. If I fight seriously, victory will be instant!

“You’re courting death!” Enraged, he delivered a strike with his palm.

Winds howled, clouds surged, and heaven and earth changed color, crushing everyone with suffocating pressure.

Suddenly, Yun Mengmeng appeared, shielding the Sword Tower Supreme Lord.

Boom!

Yun Mengmeng was sent flying. Fortunately, her Everlasting Incipient Dao Fruit healed her injuries.

The Heaven Mandate Immortal smirked coldly, discerning that Yun Mengmeng wasn’t a simple Basic Transcendent Tribulation cultivator. She possesses an Incipient Dao Fruit with healing effects, which makes her a half-immortal.

But so what if she’s a half-immortal?

“You want to die together? Then I’ll grant your wish!” He prepared to strike again.

This time, I’ll leave no survivors!

“Wait! You cannot kill them!” A voice suddenly rang out, its tone resolute.

“Who are you?!” The Heaven Mandate Immortal hadn’t sensed anyone passing through the Cosmos Cover. Is it someone inside?

Soon, his gaze landed on Lu Yang.

Having absorbed Liu Ningxuan’s memories, he recognized Lu Yang. It’s the young cultivator who inherited this body’s legacy.

Seeing Lu Yang step forward, everyone suddenly recalled that Lu Yang had obtained the Heaven Mandate Immortal’s legacy. Perhaps this connection would make the Heaven Mandate Immortal consider sparing us.

“I obtained the Heaven Mandate Immortal’s legacy. Don’t you want to know where I met him and received his legacy?!

“If you kill the two of them, I won’t tell you where!”

The Heaven Mandate Immortal’s lips twisted into a cold smirk. In an instant, he was before Lu Yang, his hand on his head. “Why would I need you to tell me? I’ll just search your soul directly.”

Lu Yang’s gaze was unflinching as he met the Heaven Mandate Immortal’s eyes, facing death with equanimity. “When I obtained the legacy, the Heaven Mandate Immortal placed a restriction in my mind. If my soul is searched, the restriction will automatically activate and destroy my mental space, ensuring the location of his legacy will never be known. If you don’t believe me, feel free to try!”

The Heaven Mandate Immortal was torn, unable to determine whether Lu Yang’s words were true or false. He truly wanted to know the Heaven Mandate Immortal’s location. “But the restriction won’t activate if you tell me the legacy’s location?”

Lu Yang shook his head. “Of course it will still activate.”

The Heaven Mandate Immortal exploded in anger. “How dare you toy with me!”

Lu Yang shook his head again. “Although I can’t say it directly, I can hint at it through narrating stories, thus bypassing the restriction.”

The Heaven Mandate Immortal’s eyes lit up, finding it a good idea. “Fine. I won’t kill the two of them or the rest. Speak!”

“How do I know you’ll keep your word?”

The Heaven Mandate Immortal sneered. “Kid, do you have a choice?!”

Lu Yang clenched his teeth. He indeed had no choice but to trust that the Heaven Mandate Immortal was someone who kept his promises.

“You must erect a barrier so that they don’t hear me.”

The Heaven Mandate Immortal could surmise that Lu Yang feared he would kill all witnesses afterward. To convince Lu Yang that he would keep his word, the Heaven Mandate Immortal casually set up a barrier.

“Satisfied now?”

Lu Yang nodded and slowly began. “This story begins in a place called the Ember Legacy Dynasty...”