Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)

Chapter 1122: My Fate is Mine to Decide, Not Heaven’s!

Lu Yang’s face was charred black. Upon hearing Meng Jingzhou shout that he could recite Immortals’ Quotes backward, his complexion instantly turned ashen.

No matter how I look at it, this amplified third wave of lightning tribulation seems designed to strike people dead.

I originally wanted to sabotage Old Meng, but I ended up screwing myself over as well.

“Old Lu, you bastard, you set me up!” Recalling the peculiarity of the third lightning tribulation, Meng Jingzhou instantly realized he had been duped.

The Heaven Mandate Immortal thought highly of Old Lu? Clearly, Old Lu has somehow offended the Heaven Mandate Immortal, and I’m now implicated!

And the cause is most likely this book—Immortals’ Quotes!

“You were the one who said to put in a good word for you with the Heaven Mandate Immortal and give you a pull!”

“I didn’t ask you to pull me down into the water!”

“How can you call this pulling you down into the water—this is a great fortuitous opportunity—it’s because we’re good brothers that I included you—don’t you know that the ancient immortals once said that lightning tribulations are trials from Heaven—the greater its power when you face it, the more benefits you’ll receive after passing it... Fine, I can’t keep this up anymore; I’m out of ideas...”[1]

Their voices were soon drowned out by the thunder.

The brand-new lightning tribulation was tremendously ferocious. The entire Dao-Seeking Sect rumbled. The lightning tribulation’s range expanded, pulling previously safe areas into it. The disciples who had been watching the spectacle from nearby turned and fled, still glancing back to see how the two were faring under the tribulation.

“As expected of Senior Brother Lu and Senior Brother Meng—they still have the leisure to dance within such a fierce lightning tribulation.”

“Exactly, exactly! I wonder if we can be this composed when we undergo our tribulations.”

“Let’s do our best together.”

Seeing Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou dance within the lightning tribulation and challenge the heavens, countless disciples felt inspired. They resolved to become great cultivators just like them.

“Since the second and third lightning tribulations don’t have names, why not name them after our two junior brothers?”

“Sounds reasonable. Then the second tribulation shall be called the Jingzhou Lightning Tribulation, and the third shall be called the Lu Yang Lightning Tribulation.

“Excellent names, excellent names! I’m sure our two junior brothers will be delighted to leave their mark in history through lightning tribulations!”

“Old... Lu... just... you... wait... once... I... get... out... I’ll... make... you... pay... for... this...” Meng Jingzhou could barely speak now, and his auditory messages through spiritual consciousness were faltering. He was like someone being electrocuted, losing control of his body and convulsing all over.

“Wait... for... me... to... find... the... Immortal... Fairy... to... save... us...”

“Go... quickly...”

“Immortal Fairy, help!” Lu Yang had no choice but to rush into his mental space to request assistance.

However, Qing He stood at the entrance of the Great Dou Imperial Palace, blocking Minister Lu. “Shh, don’t shout. The Mistress has already fallen asleep. Do not disturb her rest. If there’s anything, wait until the Mistress wakes up.”

“I have something urgent to report!”

“Wait until the Mistress wakes up.”

Seeing Lu Yang snap back to attention, Meng Jingzhou knew he had emerged from the mental space. He pressed anxiously, “What did the immortal say?”

Lu Yang’s face was filled with grief and indignation. His heart ached as he exclaimed, “The scribe has seized power. The kingdom is doomed!”

I’ve faithfully accompanied the Everlasting Immortal Fairy and worked assiduously to cut through thorns and thistles, establishing the Great Dou Dynasty and becoming the first successor. Who would have thought it would be ruined by a scribe’s rise to power?!

“Ah?”

The Meng Family was the number one ancestral clan and also a family of officials. Meng Jingzhou was familiar with all sorts of political maneuvers, yet he simply couldn’t figure out how to connect the terms “scribe” and “seize power.”

Old Lu sure plays lots of interesting games with the immortal.

“Let me try the new move.” Lu Yang’s expression was grave. I’d prepared it for Old Meng, but now it seems that I would have to use it on the Heaven Mandate Immortal first!

In an instant, Lu Yang was wrapped in sword qi as he confronted the lightning tribulation. The sacred, pure, flawless white tribulation lightning struck him, and Meng Jingzhou, who was standing nearby, could see Lu Yang’s bones.

But Lu Yang was aware of his own physical limits. If Old Meng can’t withstand it, I certainly can’t.

Standing in the sky, the Heaven Mandate Immortal looked at Lu Yang in puzzlement, wondering what the latter was up to.

Then he watched as Lu Yang transformed from a person into a sword.

A question mark popped out of the Heaven Mandate Immortal’s head.

He rubbed his eyes, assuming that he was seeing things.

Lu Yang transformed into the Qingfeng Sword once again and unleashed a sword qi with all his strength that clashed with the heavenly lightning, yet he was still no match for it.

In his sword form, his identity jade tablet was tied to the tassel at the sword’s hilt, swaying gently. The Qingfeng Sword, the Chengying Sword, and the Seven-Star Sword Set appeared, surrounding Lu Yang like loyal guardians.

“Ten Thousand Swords Return to One!” Lu Yang shouted the sword technique in his heart.

The nine immortal swords merged with him, and his momentum surged drastically. With a sudden slash of sword qi, he shattered the heavenly lightning.

“Liu Ningxuan’s ‘Person and Sword as One?’” The Heaven Mandate Immortal’s expression grew strange. The first thing that came to mind was the original owner of the Chengying Sword, Liu Ningxuan, who had invented “Person and Sword as One.”

But Lu Yang’s approach was clearly different from Liu Ningxuan’s. He had created his unique version of “Person and Sword as One.”

Though Lu Yang succeeded in shattering one bolt of heavenly lightning, more followed in succession, overwhelming him.

“I Alone Am Honored Fist!” Meng Jingzhou manifested three heads and six arms, reciting Immortals’ Quotes in his heart as he struck with the momentum of “I Alone Am Honored.”

The spectating disciples were swept up by the relentless and unwavering fighting spirit of Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, as if they were personally undergoing the tribulation. Their blood boiled, their passion surged, and their necks flushed red with excitement.

“My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven’s! Senior Brother Lu, Senior Brother Meng, you two can surely defy Heaven!”

No one knew who started it. At first, only a few voices joined in, then it swelled into a chorus that reverberated through the mountains, cheering the two on.

“My fate is mine to decide, not Heaven’s! Senior Brother Lu, Senior Brother Meng, you two can surely defy Heaven!”

Still struggling against the lightning tribulation, Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou stiffly turned their heads, looking incredulously at their junior disciples, who meant well.

Holy crap, don’t shout nonsense like that! Haven’t the two of us treated you well all this time?!

And Senior Brother Dai, why are you so worked up? You’re shouting the loudest!

“Oh ho, that’s quite the shout!” The Heaven Mandate Immortal had been about to call it quits, but as soon as he heard the surrounding cheers, he perked up. Rolling up his sleeves, he continued controlling the lightning tribulation.

I love striking down those who constantly shout, “my fate is mine to decide, not Heaven’s!” Do they really think my lightning tribulation is so weak?

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had been holding their own against the lightning tribulation, achieving a delicate balance. To their horror, the lightning tribulation’s power increased again, sending them into a state of agony and ecstasy.

Lu Yang was blasted back to his original form, and the nine immortal swords scattered across the ground. The two crashed headfirst into the ground, resembling freshly planted saplings, spasming from the lightning strikes.

Propping themselves up with their hands, they pulled themselves out with a pop. Lying on the ground, they stared as the final lightning tribulation brewed in the sky, their eyelids twitching uncontrollably.

“Old Meng, I’m very glad to have known you in this life. See you in the next life.”

Meng Jingzhou wore a mournful expression. “Don’t get to know me in the next life. Find someone else to mess with.

“Old Lu, you know, I’ve always respected Senior Heaven Mandate Immortal. How exactly did you offend him?”

In his brief moment of lucidity before death, Lu Yang was immediately energized. “Oh, you want to know?”

1. This whole paragraph was written without commas in the original Chinese version. It’s hard to achieve the same effect in English, so I resorted to using multiple dashes. Hopefully, it gets the meaning across! ☜