Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 923: The Unlucky Merchant Guild

Yun Mengmeng and Bu Yaolian, engrossed in their self-detonations, failed to hear Lu Yang’s despairing cry amidst the thunderous explosions, blasting away with great relish.

Bu Yaolian thought, Learning from Big Boss is indeed far more efficient than muddling through alone. With just a few words, she had dispelled the clouds and shown me the path ahead.

If I had received her guidance earlier, I wouldn’t have needed to resort to a war of attrition when fighting Great Yu’s Second Imperial Preceptor. I would have blasted him to smithereens.

Yun Mengmeng was playful by nature and found something as fun as self-detonation to be right up her alley. It was a perfect example of edutainment, and she devoted herself to learning with remarkable zeal.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

As the two half-immortals gradually mastered the minor skill of self-detonation, the continuous explosions caused the small world to tremble.

Just like that, they blasted for five days.

During these five days, Lu Yang successfully used the Seven Stars Sword Set to weaken the Chengying Sword’s resistance, imprinting his mark upon it and becoming its master.

He had a wooden clone hold the Chengying Sword while he wielded the Qingfeng Sword. They sparred in impeccable synchrony, and he familiarized himself with the feel of it in his hand.

In contrast to the Third-in-Command and the Fourth-in-Command‘s self-detonations fifty li away, Lu Yang’s sword dance forms were quite elegant.

Compared to the Mingyue Sword, the Chengying Sword was lighter and sharper, and its lingering spiritual nature was obedient, allowing him to wield it with ease.

“Good sword, good sword.” Lu Yang grinned from ear to ear. As a sword cultivator, he loved swords, especially legendary peerless ones like this.

Like the Qingfeng Sword, the Chengying Sword had been sealed layer by layer by Yun Zhi to prevent Lu Yang’s overreliance on divine weapons. Now, it suited Lu Yang perfectly.

The Third-in-Command and the Fourth-in-Command also returned with success from their training. They dutifully planted trees, moved mountains, and filled seas, restoring the small world to its original state.

In the secret domain, Yun Mengmeng had been the playful and trouble-making type, often accidentally knocking down trees, so she had learned the Tree-Planting Mantra.

Possessing the memories of all Everlasting Creed members, Bu Yaolian also knew the Tree-Planting Mantra.

The two were so disciplined that the Everlasting Immortal Fairy didn’t need to teach them.

Cleaning up took half a day. A rough job would have been quick given their cultivation, but under the Second-in-Command’s oppressive gaze, they had to tidy up everything meticulously.

Only after seeing the small world fully restored did Lu Yang finally let them off.

“Let’s stop the training here for now. You’re still beginners and can’t self-detonate at will; there’s still a small gap between self-detonations. Experienced opponents might exploit this opening.

“However, constant self-detonations aren’t sustainable. Go rest outside and practice slowly when you have time.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy emphasized balance in cultivation. Daily self-detonation would blast them stupid.

“Yes.”

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After leaving the small world, Bu Yaolian stayed at the barbeque shop, while Lu Yang and Yun Mengmeng chose to walk away.

It was evening, the commercial street’s busiest time. Smelling the wafting aromas, Yun Mengmeng’s eyes twinkled.

Since she lacked contribution points, Lu Yang had to accompany her to shop for snacks, just like in Shu Province.

As they walked down the street, they drew many glances, and it was because no one had seen Yun Mengmeng before. The sudden appearance of a stranger attracted attention.

“Old Lu, there you are...” Meng Jingzhou approached. He was about to greet Lu Yang when he noticed the peerless beauty beside him, chatting happily with a face radiating bliss.

Wait, while I was dragged around by the Old Ancestor for training all day long, this fellow got to spend the whole day with a beauty?

“Oh ho, Old Meng, you’re back! You’ve also reached the Divine Transfiguration Stage?” Lu Yang spotted him and waved.

Meng Jingzhou grinned smugly. “Reaching the Divine Transfiguration Stage was a piece of cake. And this is?”

“Yun Mengmeng, Big Senior Sister’s good sister.”

Meng Jingzhou was taken aback. Yun Mengmeng? Big Senior Sister, so you’ve been using your good friend’s name in public?

“Senior Brother, who is this?”

“Meng Jingzhou, my junior brother.”

Meng Jingzhou was taken aback. What did she call you? “Senior Brother?” What’s the relationship between the two of you? Is she even twenty years old? I’ve only been gone for a little over a year. Why does it feel like everything has changed beyond recognition? 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The three found a spot at the Food Stall Federation and ordered a few signature dishes, with Meng Jingzhou treating.

“I heard Sword Tower collapsed. It had something to do with you, right?” Meng Jingzhou asked after taking a seat.

“Don’t talk nonsense. I went to Sword Tower to participate in the Sword-Seeking Grand Ceremony. Its collapse was due to a battle between immortals. What does that have to do with me?” Lu Yang believed his conscience was clear.

Meng Jingzhou snorted, not buying it. The outside world had been spreading tales of a battle between two immortals at Sword Tower, and Lu Yang clinching first place at the Sword-Seeking Grand Ceremony. These two matters seem completely unrelated, but I can tell at a glance that they’re one hundred percent related to Lu Yang.

He smirked with schadenfreude. “You don’t know how bad the Luodi Merchant Guild had it this time.”

“Merchant guild?” Lu Yang was befuddled. What does that have to do with anything?

“You don’t know, right? Tower Leader Guan bought insurance from them for Sword Tower, and it was comprehensive coverage.

“After the Sword Tower collapsed, the merchant guild had no choice but to pay up—pay through the nose. I heard the Shu Province branch head hasn’t been able to eat or sleep, and he’s lost a noticeable amount of weight.

“According to the rules, since Sword Tower’s collapse was due to man-made causes. After the compensation, the merchant guild should claim from the culprit. I’d like to see if they dare.”

The merchant guild would have to be suicidal to look for Hui Doudou.

“By the way, was the one who intervened at Sword Tower this Yun Mengmeng...Senior Sister?” Meng Jingzhou wasn’t sure how he should address her.

“It’s her.”

Meng Jingzhou pieced things together. “So she claimed to be Yun Zhi and fought Liu Ningxuan? No wonder the outside world is saying that Big Senior Sister is a Transcendent Tribulation expert, with some even guessing that she’s a half-immortal.”

This battle at Sword Tower had exposed much information. By the time several versions reached Meng Jingzhou, they had been distorted. As I thought, the best way to understand what happened at Sword Tower is to ask the original culprit.

When Lu Yang asked how Meng Jingzhou was trained by Meng Junzi, his eyes showed terror, clearly unwilling to recall that miserable period.

After chatting for a while with Meng Jingzhou, Lu Yang and Yun Mengmeng returned to Heaven’s Gate Peak.

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“You’re back?” Yun Zhi was seated on the monarch chair, as if she had been waiting for the two of them all this time.

“Big Senior Sister...were you waiting for us?” Lu Yang probed tentatively.

Instead of answering, Yun Zhi raised another matter. “Guan Shanhai explained how Wu Yao sealed the sun and told me the method to break the seal. I plan to undo one of the seals. Would you like to take a look?”

After over a year of torture, Guan Shanhai finally succumbed and divulged crucial intelligence. He felt that if he didn’t disclose something valuable soon, Yun Zhi would directly search his soul.

Lu Yang’s eyes lit up. This is an amazing sight that one might not witness even in hundreds of millennia. I naturally can’t miss it.

“Let’s go!”

“I’ll listen to Senior Brother,” Yun Mengmeng added.