Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 335: This Golden Core Can Sever Karma!

Although it was inappropriate to speak of a father’s visits to brothels in front of his daughter, the torment of reliving Qin Haoran’s memories left Li Haoran with no choice but to cast aside propriety and expose Qin Haoran’s sordid past.

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou surreptitiously observed Qin Yanyan, noticing that she showed no signs of anger or disappointment.

Their actions didn’t go unnoticed by Qin Yanyan, who questioned them, “Why are you two looking at me? Did you think someone from a diabolic creed would be a good person? How could I not have anticipated something like this?”

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou pondered for a bit and found her reasoning sound.

It never occurred to these two that they themselves were from a diabolic creed.

Li Haoran began to narrate the tale. “Back then, Qin Haoran wasn’t the creed leader yet. He was the type to spend all his money as soon as he got it, never saving any. He lived by the philosophy of “if there is wine today, I’ll drink to my heart’s content,” enjoying the moment while it lasts.

“Thus, when he was broke, he often sold his body—specifically, his blood.

“Of course, he did take safety precautions. Before selling his blood, he would erase all traces of himself from it. After all, there were spells that could be cast through blood. Qin Haoran would avoid such potential issues.

“After the creed leader before him passed away from a fit of rage, Qin Haoran thought that the Nine-Netherworlds Creed had plenty of members and wealth. If he became the creed leader, wouldn’t that mean he could spend money however he pleased?

“Hence, he swept away all obstacles and defeated his competitors. After he finally became the creed leader, however, he discovered that the Nine-Netherworlds Creed wasn’t as wealthy as he’d imagined.

“But by then, it was too late to step down.”

Lu Yang could easily picture how desperate Qin Haoran must have felt.

After jubilantly taking on the mantle as creed leader, he dreamed of wielding absolute authority, commanding the wind and rain, and indulging in a life of debauchery where lakes of wine and forests of meat surrounded him. However, he discovered that the Nine-Netherworlds Creed was so poor that it couldn’t even pay its followers their monthly stipends. Furthermore, the members below were oblivious to all this. Even if he announced the truth and proclaimed that the previous creed leader had lost the money in investments, people would simply assume that Qin Haoran had embezzled all the money himself.

“The previous creed leader scammed out of money? Impossible! We diabolic creeds have always been the ones scamming others. Since when did others scam us diabolic creeds?”

“Qin Haoran must be lying!”

Due to these sundry reasons, after Qin Haoran became the creed leader, he had no choice but to rectify his old habits and dutifully focus on developing...or rather, maintaining the Nine-Netherworlds Creed.

Lu Yang suspected that the current Nine-Netherworlds Creed’s leader shared the same sentiments. “I thought becoming creed leader would be great, only to discover that it’s purely a burden. Whoever becomes creed leader must have been cursed to be unlucky for eight lifetimes.”

Moreover, the current creed leader can’t even speak the truth. Everyone would question, “When Qin Haoran was creed leader, the Nine-Netherworlds Creed could operate normally. Why is it that as soon as you take over the reins, you say that the creed has no money? Where has the money gone?”

Lu Yang wondered, How does the current creed leader make money? By following Qin Haoran’s example and taking out loans?

Li Haoran’s words interrupted Lu Yang’s thoughts. “Of course, Qin Haoran’s Limb Rebirth wasn’t just for selling blood. It could also block karma. But I’ve just formed my golden core, so I can’t use this move yet.”

“How so?” Lu Yang hadn’t expected Limb Rebirth to be related to something as profound as “karma.”

Li Haoran elaborated, “Think about. With Limb Rebirth, if your arm gets severed, can’t a new one grow back?”

“That’s right.” Lu Yang nodded.

“If your leg gets severed, can’t a new one grow back?”

“That’s right.” Meng Jingzhou nodded.

“Can’t your torso and internal organs also grow new ones back?”

“That’s right.” Qin Yanyan nodded.

“If your head gets severed, can’t a new one grow back?”

“That’s right.” Fifth Elder nodded.

Li Haoran revealed a sliver of a smile as he asked, “If a new head, torso, and limbs can grow new ones back, isn’t that equivalent to replacing the entire body?

“In that case, am I still the original me?”

Exclamation marks were practically everywhere in the air.

“If my whole body has been replaced and I’m no longer the original me, can karma still find me?”

Lu Yang remarked inwardly, Truly a ruthless individual who could become the creed leader of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed. Who could have thought of a skill like this?

“However, this involves karma after all. My cultivation realm isn’t stable yet, but once it stabilizes, I might be able to achieve this too.”

Li Haoran found his golden core to be pretty good. Not only can it help me in battle, but it can also efface karma, truly living up to the name “rebirth.”

~~~

As they spoke, the flying shuttle returned to the Dao-Seeking Sect. Fifth Elder took Li Haoran to meet the other elders and Yun Zhi to check if there were any issues with his golden core formation.

“Junior Brother Lu, Junior Brother Meng, Senior Brother Dai is looking for you,” a senior male disciple informed the two upon seeing them. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

The two were caught off guard. “He’s looking for us?”

We didn’t do anything bad on this trip, right?

“Niece, stay at Hundred Refinements Peak for now. We need to step away briefly.” Lu Yang told Qin Yanyan to cultivate at Hundred Refinements Peak or explore the place and experience the Dao-Seeking Sect’s culture while waiting for them.

Best that she visits the dining hall.

~~~

The two arrived at the Great Mission Hall.

“Senior Brother Dai, you were looking for us?

“Fifth Elder accompanied us on this trip. We didn’t do anything out of line!” Lu Yang quickly declared that he was innocent.

Dai Bufan breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s good then. Every time you two go out, you get embroiled in a heap of issues. I’m worried that one day you will somehow be close to wiping out the diabolic creeds, and I would still be in the dark about everything you had done.”

As Dai Bufan managed the Dao-Seeking Sect’s intelligence network in First Elder’s stead, whenever Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou returned from a trip, their exploits would force Dai Bufan to reorganize the sect’s intelligence.

I’m worried that someday these two will cheerfully come to me and report, “Senior Brother Dai, great news! We have gotten rid of all Four Great Diabolic Creeds.” Without even any details on the process, they’ll just hand me the results. That would be a complete failure as the one in charge of intelligence.

To prevent such scenarios, he found it necessary to understand what they did on each trip.

Lu Yang shared, “This time, we simply made the Nine-Netherworlds Creed believe that our Heavenly Court Creed was founded by ancient experts. We also leveraged this opportunity to establish a long-term strategic partnership with them, opening barbeque shops together. We’ll provide the techniques, while they’ll provide the labor. It will be a sixty-forty split of the profits, us taking sixty percent and them forty percent.

“I estimate that after they take some time to figure out the principles of setting up a series of shops, they’ll accelerate the expansion process. I believe they will soon open barbeque chain shops across the continent.”

Dai Bufan expressed high approval of their plan. “That’s actually good news. It looks like the Nine-Netherworlds Creed will stay peaceful for a while.

“By the way, what identity did you give Fifth Elder when you invited him along?” These are tumultuous times; one less problem is one less problem.

Meng Jingzhou answered sincerely, “One of the Heavenly Court Creed’s Nine Great Protectors—the Myriad Treasures Heavenly King.”

Dai Bufan stretched his neck. “Oh, Myriad Treasures Heavenly King. That’s not a bad title. Fifth Elder will like it... Wait, Nine Great Protectors? Where did the Nine Great Protectors come from?”

Lu Yang counted on his fingers. “Eight elders plus Shifu—that makes nine people. We were also thinking of inviting Big Senior Sister to be the creed leader. After all, the Heavenly Court Creed publicly claims to be a colossal power capable of covering the skies with a single hand. Such a lineup shouldn’t be too much, right?”

“So you’re planning to recruit all our sect’s higher-ups into your Heavenly Court Creed?!”