Who Let Him Cultivate?!

Being affirmed by Eldest Senior Sister, even though only 20%, was a rare and precious accomplishment. It was a good start.

It was a massive improvement from the last time when his work was entirely rejected.

His efforts of scrapping sleep to study intensively in the Scripture Pavilion for nearly a half-month, followed by two and more days of rack-your-brain writings, weren’t in vain.

If this time Eldest Senior Sister affirmed 20%, the next time it might be 40%. It won’t be long before he could produce a technique on par with Eldest Senior Sister.

The future was bright!

But when Lu Yang was about to modestly express that he still needed to work harder, he heard Eldest Senior Sister continue to say:

“The two portions you quoted were what I wrote, so I won’t change them.”

Lu Yang: “…”

Eldest Senior Sister, could you please not leave me hanging the next time you speak?

Inside the Spiritual Space, Fairy Eternity was laughing so hard she was rolling on the bed, even tears came out from her laughter.

Seeing Junior Brother obviously disappointed, Yun Zhi comforted him, saying, “It’s very good, at least you can correctly quote my sentences.”

Lu Yang didn’t feel comforted at all.

Seeing that Junior Brother was still feeling down, Yun Zhi realized that she might not be good at comforting people.

When she emerged victorious against all competitors and became the indisputable champion at the Five Great Immortal Sects competition, to knock her down a peg, the Sect Leaders used the pretext of offering advice to her.

The result was needless to say; the ones who were lectured were the leaders of the Five Great Immortal Sects, whom Yun Zhi soundly defeated.

The leaders, feeling humiliated at being defeated by a junior, looked frustrated.

Seeing their somber moods, Yun Zhi comforted them, saying, “It’s just that my realm is a bit higher than yours. If I scaled down to your level, I wouldn’t be able to defeat you in one move.”

The leaders’ faces grew even more gloomy.

Daoist Buyu, seeing the leaders being embarrassed, gloated by the side.

As her master, he naturally knew his excellent disciple’s Cultivation Level. She was simply unbeatable. No matter who it was, they’d lose.

The leaders glared at Daoist Buyu. They couldn’t defeat the disciple, nor could they beat the master?

They all came forward and ganged up against Daoist Buyu.

In a one-on-one fight, Daoist Buyu feared no one. But who would go for a one-on-one when they could gang up?

The Immortal Sect competition ended with Daoist Buyu battered and bruised.

“Your understanding of cultivation techniques is not yet thorough, so you inevitably mimic other people’s methods. But actually, those others’ understandings aren’t that thorough either. They think they know everything, but they’re still in a half-understanding state.”

“At the beginning of your cultivation, I already mentioned, ‘Mind Seeing Method,’ whose theme you came up with, was a great choice.”

“Cultivators should not only focus on the realm but also the mindset. Upon reaching the Golden Core Stage, one might encounter the Inner Demon Tribulation, a major hurdle for cultivators.”

“Demons are born from the heart, attacking inwardly, making them hard to defend against. Many cultivators are stuck at this stage, their cultivation stagnating.”

“Why are there inner demons? Probably because there isn’t a clear standard for judgment in their hearts. When faced with a choice, and they chose one side, they keep thinking about the possibilities of the other side.”

“If a girlfriend and a mother fall into a river at the same time, and the chooser struggles to decide whom to save, this indicates a lack of clear criteria. If he saves the mother and then the girlfriend drowns, he will regret it. This situation creates material for a heart demon tribulation.”

“Cultivating ‘Mind Seeing Method’ will help you understand your heart, free from the trouble of Inner Demon Tribulation.”

Previously, Yun Zhi said Liu Yang’s choice of technique was good, but she didn’t explain why. Now, seeing Liu Yang’s golden core formation, a great figure in the outside world, she revealed this idea to him.

Upon hearing about this topic, Fairy Eternity also began to explain to Lu Yang, putting it bluntly, “In simple terms, all you need is a healthy, positive, and uplifting heart.”

“If you have no worries or desires, where would the Inner Demon Tribulation come from?”

Lu Yang silently glanced at Fairy Eternity, thinking that she didn’t look like the type to have inner demons.

“I’ll revise your technique for you. Once I’m done, I’ll let you know.” Leaving these words, Eldest Senior Sister turned and walked into her abode.

After Eldest Senior Sister left, the puppet stuck its head out, sizing up Lu Yang from head to toe, shaking its head as if it wasn’t satisfied with Lu Yang’s cultivation progress.

“Hey, you again!”

The puppet had been a vital part of Lu Yang’s cultivation journey. Since the beginning of his cultivation, the puppet had been ordered by Eldest Senior Sister to spur on his cultivation progress. In those days, Lu Yang was tormented by the puppet in the daytime, and at night, he had nightmares about the Mighty Tofu Lord. He led a very miserable life.

In the past, Lu Yang, who was in the Foundation Establishment stage, was helpless against the puppet. However, now he is a Great Power in the Golden Core stage, comparable to the Nascent Soul Stage, considered patriarchs of influential families and worshipped by others in the outside world.

Lu Yang knew that the puppet could talk, but it didn’t because it didn’t bother speaking to him.

“I am not what I used to be, watch how I defeat you today!”

Lu Yang was full of battle spirit, thinking he was invincible in the world, just a mere puppet, he could easily defeat it with a backhand!

The puppet provocatively gestured Lu Yang to come over.

Just as Lu Yang was preparing to make a move, Invincible Elixir issued a warning.

“This is an opponent you can’t defeat. To maintain your winning rate, you can choose to run away or commit suicide.”

Lu Yang: “…”

“Fairy, what kind of Invincible Elixir is this? Since I’ve formed a golden core, I haven’t even used it to defeat an opponent once!”

The only victory Lu Yang had since forming a golden core was the fight against Tao Yaoye, in which the Invincible Elixir recommended using Lu’s Arhat Fist.

Fairy Eternity shrugged, “You can’t blame me for this. Back then, I could defeat anyone at will with the help of Invincible Elixir, either at Foundation Establishment or Golden Core Stage, including Yingtian Immortal. No one could defeat me.”

“Not like you, if it’s not someone in the Unification stage, then they are your Senior Brothers and Sisters.”

Lu Yang felt being in a supreme sect wasn’t necessarily a good thing.

If he was in an ordinary sect, when Senior Brothers and Sisters looked down on him, bullied him because of his poor background and laughed at his lack of sect influence, Lu Yang could publicly, with the early stage Golden Core cultivation, defeat Senior Brothers and Sisters of late stage Golden Core. This would cause a sensation among the sect elders and leaders who would try to make him a core disciple.

However, this couldn’t happen in the Seek Dao Sect.

There was something Fairy Eternity did not tell Lu Yang, that the confidence given to him by Invincible Elixir just now, leading him to believe that he could defeat the puppet, was nullified by the warning from Invincible Elixir that he wouldn’t defeat the puppet.

The positive and negative effects neutralized each other.

“It’s not a big deal.” Fairy Eternity muttered to herself.

Seeing that Lu Yang did not accept the challenge, the puppet took the initiative to attack. Lu Yang immediately turned and ran.

If he knew he couldn’t win, only a fool would fight.

He didn’t know what level the puppet was, but its speed was just a notch higher than Lu Yang’s, Lu Yang couldn’t outrun the puppet no matter how hard he tried.

Just as Lu Yang was about to give up, Invincible Elixir whirled madly, mobilizing Lu Yang’s spiritual essence and speeding him up.

“Wait, this Invincible Elixir is of no use in battle, but how come it’s so responsive when I’m trying to escape?”