Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 264: Did She Still Have to Use the Play-Dead Technique After Becoming an Immortal?

Chapter 264: Did She Still Have to Use the Play-Dead Technique After Becoming an Immortal?

After listening to Man Gu’s unfettered imagination, an image involuntarily surfaced in Lu Yang’s mind.

Under the night sky, everything is pitch-black and silent. In the desolate jungle, the only source of light is the campfire, crackling and popping, which only amplifies the deafening quietness of the jungle.

A disemboweled goat has its innards pulled out as it smears itself with strange herbs. It stands over the campfire, performing some unknown dance as if it was a ritual offering to a wicked god.

This is indeed an uncanny scene, beyond humans’ current appreciation of art.

“What a great idea! As expected of a barbarian. His thought process is so close to that of his ancestors!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy clapped her thighs in excitement. She could see the shadow of her own acquaintances in Man Gu. “You know what, I have to admit that although the barbarians’ brains are all muscles and don’t work well, when it comes to food, they have plenty of ideas!

“The main thing is that the Barbarian Tribe is self-motivated and innovative. Of course, I’m not trying to take the credit, but I made a teeny bit of contribution in that.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy gestured a pinch with her thumb and index finger.

Lu Yang felt that the Everlasting Immortal Fairy was being too modest, considering her role as the Ancient Barbarian Tribe’s foremost teacher.

“Immortal Fairy, do you know any corpse-controlling spells?”

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy mulled over it for a moment. “Does the Play-Dead Technique count? This was an immortal technique that the Dragon and Phoenix tribes fought to learn. A conservative estimate is that it can be useful up to the Transcendent Tribulation Stage.”

“...That doesn’t count.”

“I don’t know any then.”

Lu Yang thought of another question. “Immortal Fairy, did you use the Play-Dead Technique after becoming an immortal?” He reckoned that the Play-Dead Technique was something the Everlasting Immortal Fairy had resorted to in her weaker days. Didn’t she claim to be the leader of the five ancient immortals? She probably didn’t need it anymore.

“Of course, I did.”

“Huh? You still played dead after becoming an immortal?”

A rare blush crept onto the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s face as she let out an embarrassed chuckle. “You know me, I can’t save a dime. I burned through all my spirit stones quickly and became broke. But I was also too embarrassed to ask my devotees for spirit stones. After all, I’m their faith.

“What to do when there’s no money? Soon, I came up with an idea—I’d use the Play-Dead Technique. If I pretended to be dead, the Heaven Mandate Immortal and the others would come to mourn for me and give me spirit stones. That way, I would have money again.

“I used this trick several times. It worked pretty well.”

Lu Yang, “...”

I have so many things I want to grumble about, but I don’t know where to start roasting.

“One more thing, can Man Gu’s Ancient Barbarian bloodline be temporarily sealed? We got lucky this time, but next time, it’ll be disastrous if we attract Nascent Soul demon beasts.” Lu Yang was plagued with worry. If we really encounter Nascent Soul demon beasts, even the Huang Doudou Fist may not be sufficient as a trump card. The four of us will have to use the Targeted Teleportation Talismans to return to the Demon Suppression Pass.

“It’s fine. Man Gu doesn’t need to seal his bloodline temporarily. Didn’t you notice what happened toward the end of the fight? Man Gu could already use his bloodline to suppress the armored demon beast. This means that Man Gu’s Ancient Barbarian bloodline can suppress demon beasts up to the Golden Core Stage. A Golden Core beast will flee at the sight of Man Gu, while a Nascent Soul Beast won’t be affected by his bloodline.

“However, if Man Gu advances to the Golden Core Stage, it will be a different story.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s analysis was clear and logical. I never drop the ball when it comes to professionalism. After all, I was the one who built the Ancient Barbarian Tribe into what it was.

Lu Yang breathed a sigh of relief, putting one concern to rest. Otherwise, he would be on edge in the jungle for the next few months.

“Do you want your hair to grow? I have a way.” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy grinned.

“What way?”

“I have a Ginger Fist Technique. Once you pick it up, your hair will grow into shiny black locks!”

To be frank, Lu Yang was tempted. But considering the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s unreliability and the unreliable name of the fist technique...

It just seems awry no matter how I think about it.

“Never mind, my hair will grow back in ten days to half a month.” Normal hair wouldn’t grow that fast, but Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou stimulated their scalps with spirit qi every night to accelerate their hair growth, and the results appeared promising.

In the real world, the four of them were eating freshly roasted lion meat.

Man Gu held the lion’s head and bit into it. “As expected of a Golden Core lion’s meat. It’s so tender and juicy.”

Meng Jingzhou chimed in. “Lu Yang’s control of true fire is also excellent. Typically, with this kind of barbeque, the outer skin will be crispy while the inside remains uncooked. But under Lu Yang’s precise mastery, the true fire seared the outer skin and inner meat evenly, ensuring the perfect consistency. In this regard, he’s better than me.” When it comes to using true fire, I can’t compare to Lu Yang.

I haven’t even mastered a single true fire, so I naturally can’t compare to him.

In truth, those with a Single’s Spirit Root inherently possessed a type of true fire called the Pure Yang True Fire, which could suppress all ghosts and monsters. One could automatically wield it upon reaching the Golden Core Stage. It’s an incredible talent, but with Lu Yang around, it can only serve as a foil to Lu Yang’s abilities.

After eating their fill, the four prepared to rest.

“Junior Sister Tao and I will keep watch for the first half of the night, while Meng Jingzhou and Man Gu will take the second half. How does that sound?”

“Sure.”

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou had experience spending the night in the jungle, so they naturally had to oversee separate shifts. If Tao Yaoye and Man Gu were on duty together, in the real case of an emergency where there was an ambush from demon beasts or humans, they might not react in time.

In the jungle, demon beasts were not the only sources of danger—humans were too.

When Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou spent the night with the Eagle Mountain Five Heroes, they were ambushed by humans. Fortunately, their opponents' cultivation was mediocre, and the duo swiftly dealt with them.

At the start of their night shift, Lu Yang noticed Tao Yaoye extending her spiritual consciousness to scan the surroundings and reminded her, “Don’t keep your spiritual consciousness open like that. If you keep using it like that, it’ll quickly drain you. The night is still long. How much longer can you maintain this?”

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It was not just Tao Yaoye; even Lu Yang, whose spiritual consciousness was on par with Golden Core cultivators, wouldn’t dare to use it in such a manner.

“What should I do then?” Tao Yaoye withdrew her spiritual consciousness obediently.

“Use your eyes to see, your ears to listen, and draw on your five senses to observe the surroundings. You might not be used to it at first, but try a few more times. With your talent, you’ll get the hang of it easily. It’ll also be very useful in battle.

“Don’t overly rely on your spiritual consciousness. Over-reliance can easily lead you into the opponent’s traps,” Lu Yang added. These were what the Everlasting Immortal Fairy had taught him. Now, he was imparting them to Tao Yaoye.

Tao Yaoye nodded and followed Lu Yang’s advice to survey her surroundings.

Neither of them spoke again, simply sitting in silence.

As the second half of the night arrived, they switched shifts.

Tao Yaoye jumped onto a tree and reclined, settling into a relaxed posture to sleep.

When Lu Yang saw that, he couldn’t help but recall their first mission involving the Painted Skin Ghost. They had stayed over at the Shang Estate, and Tao Yaoye complained that she couldn’t sleep because the bed wasn’t as comfortable as those in the Dao-Seeking Sect.

Lu Yang mused, So I’m not the only one growing.