Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

Chapter 469: The anniversary celebration is getting more and more lively

The Immortal Fairy's words left everyone stunned.

As expected of Bu Yu Taoist's little disciple, already plotting to seize power at the Golden Elixir stage.

Even the eldest senior sister glanced over slightly.

Lu Yang covered his face, he knew nothing good would come from attending a meeting in the imperial capital.

"Fairy, stop trying to imitate the eldest senior sister all the time. Even if you can mimic her speech, you can't replicate her abilities.

You want to be the sect master forever? Even if Master agrees, the eldest senior sister won't!

Right, eldest senior sister?"

Lu Yang turned to look at the eldest senior sister, who had a thoughtful expression as if considering the feasibility of the fairy's proposal.

The Emperor of Xia lightly coughed to change the subject, "Ahem, let's not talk about Bu Yu Taoist. We've already learned the national teacher's location from a Tribulation Crossing stage cultivator of Great Yu. Mr. Chen Tao rushed there immediately, but unfortunately, he was still a step too late. The national teacher and his subordinates had already fled, taking everything in the cave with them, even scraping the ground clean with storage rings."

But Great Yu wasn't to be underestimated either. They abandoned the cave without hesitation, escaping as swiftly as the elusive Immortal Sect.

With the Jiuyou Sect crippled by the Heavenly Court Sect, the two national teachers of Great Yu were undoubtedly the biggest threat at the moment. Capturing them sooner would ease the imperial court's pressure.

"The main reason for gathering everyone here today is to discuss the issue of ancient cultivators starting over after dispersing their cultivation. In the past, we've focused on the Body Fusion and Tribulation Crossing stages."

"Since Sect Master Lu is here, we realized after the incident with Huang Ming from the Corpse Driving Sect that our previous understanding was flawed. These ancient cultivators are ruthless in their pursuit of great opportunities, even resorting to starting over after dispersing their cultivation."

"Right now, they are still weak and pose no threat. But if given time to grow, they will become a major problem. They might stab us in the back at a critical moment or leak core information."

Luo Hongxia frowned slightly, finding the issue troublesome. "We understand the problem, but is there any solution?"

The Emperor of Xia had some ideas, which was why he had gathered everyone.

"I have a plan. I'll issue a decree to gather young cultivators from across the land and hold a grand competition. We'll start with city-level selections, then move to state-level, and finally to the national level. All young cultivators must participate, with no excuses allowed."

"Take Qingzhou as an example. We'll select thirty cultivators from each realm within Qingzhou. These thirty will represent the highest level of young cultivators in Qingzhou. Then we'll gather young cultivators from all seventeen states for a grand competition, and we'll identify those who might be ancient cultivators starting over after dispersing their cultivation."

"These cultivators have certain characteristics. They have rich cultivation experience and won't make the mistakes that other cultivators do. Their combat styles also differ from modern cultivators. Using these two points, we can likely identify them."

Luo Hongxia found the plan feasible but had some doubts. "But won't the ancient cultivators just surrender midway, losing on purpose during the state-level competition so they never reach us?"

The Emperor of Xia shook his head. "Surrender? An ancient Body Fusion stage cultivator, after starting over, deliberately losing to someone of the same level? Their pride wouldn't allow it. If they surrender, even if they succeed in cultivation later, their mindset will have flaws, and they won't achieve great things."

Lu Yang could attest to this. When he fought Huang Ming, Huang Ming used even his spirit arrow technique to win, preferring to reveal his identity rather than lose.

"Why only young cultivators? Can't older ones participate?" The fairy was puzzled but didn't ask aloud, whispering to Lu Yang instead.

"Fairy, think about it. What do these cultivators aim for? They want to reach perfection in each realm before advancing to the next. Why would they choose to stay in one realm until they're old? There's no benefit."

"That makes sense, similar to what I thought."

Yang Ding pointed out a flaw in the plan. "What if your decree doesn't work? What if the ancient cultivators don't come?"

"If they're in a sect, it's easier. With the decree, even if they don't want to go, the sect elders will force them to."

"But what if they hide in a cave, not coming out until they reach the Body Fusion stage?"

"There's nothing we can do about that. If they hide in a cave, no decree will work. But this situation should be rare. Great Xia is a new world for them. Can they resist the temptation to explore, to learn new cultivation theories, to understand the power dynamics, and just stay in seclusion?"

"Even if they hide and come out at the Body Fusion stage, they'll just be another rogue cultivator at that stage, unable to access core information and posing no significant threat."

After the Emperor of Xia's explanation, everyone agreed that the plan was good. Even if it couldn't catch all ancient cultivators starting over, finding some was better than none.

"Should the immortal sects send participants?"

"Yes, ancient cultivators have perfected each realm. Ordinary cultivators might not be able to defeat them. Do we want these ancient cultivators to win?"

"Sect disciples should participate as well."

"Alright."

"Since the Seek Tao Sect is about to hold a celebration, we can host the final national competition there. What do you think, Sect Master Lu?" The Emperor of Xia turned to Lu Yang.

"Of course, no problem." The Immortal Fairy readily agreed, having already received Yun Zhi's approval. The more people, the merrier the celebration, showcasing her capability as the acting sect master!

Luo Hongxia, seeing the Immortal Fairy's delighted expression, suggested, "By the way, Sect Master Lu defeated the ancient cultivator Huang Ming in the same realm. Sect Master Qiu has praised you highly. Would you be willing to demonstrate your skills?"

Though it was called a spar, it was actually a chance to teach Lu Yang a lesson, not too harshly, so Yun Zhi wouldn't object.

The Immortal Fairy looked troubled. "Bullying the weak, isn't that inappropriate?"

As an immortal, fighting a Body Fusion stage cultivator was two levels higher.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Luo Hongxia misunderstood the Immortal Fairy's concern, thinking it was about fairness between Body Fusion and Golden Elixir stages.

She took out a small round box from her storage ring. "This is a treasure from the Immortal Palace. It can adjust our realms to be the same, ensuring absolute fairness!"

As the Palace Master of the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace and a top Body Fusion stage cultivator, she could easily defeat Lu Yang even if their realms were equal.

So what if Lu Yang defeated an ancient cultivator starting over? Only those with weak foundations would do that. She was much stronger than those ancient cultivators!