Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

Chapter 451: Leader Mu Baiyi of the Jiuyou Sect

The eldest senior sister arrived at Prison Peak, and the childlike grandmaster was stunned to see two Tribulation Crossing stage souls.

How long had it been, and now there were two more Tribulation Crossing stage souls.

Counting the time, they had captured four Tribulation Crossing stage souls in a year. If this continued, he wouldn't be able to suppress Prison Peak in a few years.

His strength wasn't weak, but no one could suppress so many Tribulation Crossing stage souls.

"Actually, it's three. One of them was refined into an artifact spirit by me. All three were encountered by our junior brother while he was out."

The childlike grandmaster's face twitched. His grand-disciple was even more troublesome than Bu Yu.

He was only at the Golden Elixir stage; what would he be capable of in the future?

"Even in retirement, there's no peace." The childlike grandmaster sighed. He had retired early, leaving the mess to Bu Yu Taoist and the other eight, because he was too exhausted.

That generation of Seek Tao Sect had many outstanding talents, the most exceptional nine of whom were called the Nine Sons of Seek Tao Sect, considered the hope of the sect.

When he was the sect leader, he spent every day cleaning up the messes these guys made.

Thanks to him, he got to know all the high-level figures in the world of cultivation at that time.

He had cultivated desperately to the Tribulation Crossing stage just to be able to discipline these little rascals.

Otherwise, as a master, watching these little rascals cause trouble and being unable to beat them would have driven him crazy.

"If I had known, I would have swapped with my junior brother back then. He could have come to Prison Peak, and I could have stayed in the Scripture Repository."

The childlike grandmaster sighed as he locked up Wu Youdao and Venerable Xuanlei.

...

Lu Yang swaggered through Seek Tao Sect with Venerable Wuji's soul in tow, looking very punchable.

Fortunately, he arrived at Hundred Refinements Peak without getting beaten up.

He happened to see Li Haoran sparring with Qin Yanyan.

Qin Yanyan's body turned into a wisp of white smoke, ethereal and elusive, with talismans hidden within the smoke that could strike Li Haoran in the dark.

Li Haoran wasn't one to be passively defensive either. He took off the wig on his head, which spun rapidly, dispersing the white smoke.

The father and daughter were evenly matched in their sparring.

"Yanxia White Cloud Pill?" Lu Yang recognized Qin Yanyan's Golden Elixir; it was a first-grade Golden Elixir.

This kind of Golden Elixir could turn a cultivator into smoke and clouds, with form but no substance, making it very useful for both combat and escape.

No wonder Li Haoran had accompanied his former daughter in cultivation for so long.

"Congratulations on forming your Golden Elixir," Lu Yang said with a smile. The father and daughter noticed Lu Yang's arrival and stopped their magic fight.

"Senior Brother Lu, what brings you here?" Li Haoran didn't know about Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou's trip to the Wild State; he just felt it had been unusually quiet without them for a month.

Being struck by karmic backlash wasn't something to be proud of, so Meng Jingzhou naturally kept it a secret.

The disciples of Seek Tao Sect only knew that Qiu Jin'an had ambushed the sect; they knew nothing of the details.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Oh, Old Meng and I went to the Wild State and captured a Tribulation Crossing stage soul. The eldest senior sister asked me to bring it to the Fifth Elder." Lu Yang raised the chain in his hand, speaking as casually as if he were bringing back a small souvenir from a trip.

Even the father and daughter, who were almost used to Lu Yang's luck, didn't know what to say.

Was a Tribulation Crossing stage soul as common as Chinese cabbage, to be encountered on a trip?

"Master is at the mountaintop refining artifacts," Li Haoran pointed the way for Lu Yang.

"Alright, I'll be back soon. I have something to ask you."

Li Haoran was puzzled.

Lu Yang reached the mountaintop and saw the Fifth Elder pondering over a pot, his brows furrowed in deep thought.

"Fifth Elder, what are you doing?"

"Our Heavenly Court Sect collaborates with the Jiuyou Sect using the automatic skewer array. I was thinking, could we refine an artifact that can automatically stir-fry dishes?"

"Did you succeed?"

"Not quite, I encountered many problems. For example, the attack power of this pot is too high. I don't know where the problem is. But enough about that, what brings you here... a Tribulation Crossing stage soul?!"

The Fifth Elder snapped out of his daze and saw the soul of Venerable Wuji in Lu Yang's hand. His eyes lit up, more excited than seeing his wife, rubbing his hands together with a grin that reached his ears.

"The eldest senior sister asked me to give it to you, saying it could be used as an artifact spirit."

"Just as I thought!" The Fifth Elder took the chain, as if receiving a treasure.

With a Tribulation Crossing stage soul, he was confident he could refine a Tribulation Crossing level artifact. It was a precious experience that would greatly enhance his artifact refining skills.

The Fifth Elder tossed the automatic stir-fry pot aside. With the chance to refine a Tribulation Crossing level artifact, who cared about an automatic stir-fry pot?

Lu Yang bid farewell to the now oblivious Fifth Elder and went down the mountain to find Li Haoran, explaining his purpose.

"On this trip to the Wild State, I encountered someone from the Jiuyou Sect. Do you recognize him?"

Lu Yang used his magic to conjure the image of a man wearing a white paper hat.

"Mu Baiyi?"

"Is this person named Mu Baiyi?"

"Without a doubt, it's Mu Baiyi. In Qin Haoran's memory, he was one of the four deputy leaders of the Jiuyou Sect, the youngest of the four."

"He's now the leader of the Jiuyou Sect."

If Lu Yang had any doubts before, after the battle in Hanshui City and seeing Mu Baiyi's displayed power, he was certain Mu Baiyi was the leader.

"He became the leader?"

Li Haoran was slightly surprised. In terms of seniority and cultivation, Mu Baiyi wasn't particularly outstanding. Even Stone Bone had a higher chance of becoming the leader than Mu Baiyi.

"Could he have made some promise, like building Feng City or something?" Li Haoran pondered. Mu Baiyi had no advantages in any aspect, so the only possibility was that he promised to build Feng City if he became the leader, swaying the neutral faction to his side.

"But that doesn't make sense. The Jiuyou Sect is so poor, Qin Haoran was always chased by creditors. Where would they get the money to build Feng City?"

Li Haoran was baffled.

"Mu Baiyi is best at the arts of duplication and transformation. He can change into anyone, young or old. When he was young and studying in the sect, his senior brothers didn't like attending classes and preferred to cultivate on their own. But the elders often took attendance, so his senior brothers asked Mu Baiyi to answer for them, paying him in spirit stones."

"Mu Baiyi came from a poor background and lacked spirit stones, so he agreed."

"Mu Baiyi was diligent. To avoid being discovered, he learned the arts of duplication and transformation, using them when answering roll calls."

"Then why didn't he continue studying in the sect and instead joined the Jiuyou Sect?" Lu Yang was curious. "Was he expelled for answering roll calls for others?"

Who would leave a sect to join a demon cult?

"No, it's just that the sect later disbanded."

"Disbanded?" Lu Yang was even more puzzled. Why disband a perfectly good sect?

"The sect was quite strange. Although many disciples attended classes, with a 100% attendance rate, their end-of-term evaluations were terrible, except for Mu Baiyi, who excelled."

"The sect felt it couldn't teach properly and didn't want to mislead the disciples, so it disbanded."

Lu Yang: "..."