Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

Chapter 422: Barbarian Bone: Is the Heavenly Court Sect Still Recruiting?

Chapter 422: Barbarian Bone: Is the Heavenly Court Sect Still Recruiting?

“So, Brother Meng, you’re suffering from karmic backlash, causing women to instinctively dislike you, and that’s why you came to the Desolate Lands to seek a solution?” Barbarian Bone finally understood after hearing Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou’s explanation.

As expected of Brother Meng—his experiences were truly on another level. How could an ordinary Golden Core Stage cultivator ever encounter something like karmic backlash?

After finishing the roast lamb, the three brothers found a spot slightly farther from the Corpse-Driving Sect disciples to catch up.

“And what about you? How did you end up at the Corpse-Driving Sect? Did you come on your own?”

“Well, after I returned to my tribe for the coming-of-age ceremony, I expressed my desire to learn corpse-driving techniques at the Corpse-Driving Sect, mainly for improving my roasting skills. So, the clan chief sent me here and took the opportunity to visit Sect Leader Lu Baqian, but the Sect Leader was in seclusion, so the clan chief left me here and went back.”

Sect Leader Lu Baqian, Sect Leader of the Corpse-Driving Sect, was in the late Unity Stage.

“I had originally thought I might spar with Huang Ming from the Corpse-Driving Sect, but he seems to be away on a mission and hasn’t returned.”

“I heard that the Barbarian Tribe’s coming-of-age ceremony is quite dangerous, requiring a fight with a Golden Core Stage demonic beast.” As the current Eldest Senior Brother, Lu Yang was concerned for Junior Brother Barbarian’s safety.

Barbarian Bone scratched the back of his head with a sheepish smile. “It wasn’t particularly dangerous, especially considering the three of us infiltrated a demonic sect at the early Foundation Building Stage, and by the late Foundation Building Stage, we were chasing after Golden Core Stage demonic beasts in the forest.”

Indeed, compared to those two events, Barbarian Bone fighting a Golden Core Stage demonic beast with his Golden Core Stage cultivation was as safe as returning to the Dao Seeking Sect.

At that moment, Zhao Po walked over. “My master usually spends his time cultivating, but he happens to be free now.”

“Let’s go, then.” Meng Jingzhou smiled, feeling that luck was finally on his side, but he quickly grew cautious and asked, “Is your master a man or a woman?”

“A man.”

“That’s great.”

Barbarian Bone, no longer needed to learn corpse-driving techniques. He didn’t have high expectations for mastering it. As long as he could roast meat, he was satisfied, following Meng Jingzhou to meet the Grand Elder.

Barbarian Bone happily said, “Seeing you guys reminds me of something interesting. A new barbecue restaurant opened in Han Shui City called ‘Come Again Barbecue.’ Its name is just like ours, but it’s a chain, and they claim to use an ancient secret recipe.”

“I was planning to try it, but I just haven’t had the time.” Barbarian Bone shook his head in regret.

Lu Yang: “…”

Meng Jingzhou: “…”

“Actually, that restaurant is somewhat related to us,” Lu Yang said, transmitting his voice so that Zhao Po wouldn’t overhear and mistakenly think they were involved with a demonic sect.

“We didn’t get the chance to tell you because you went home. During that time, Old Meng and I made contact with the Nine Nether Sect…”

Barbarian Bone was left wide-eyed, speechless for a long moment.

He’d only gone home for a short while, but in that time, Brother Lu and Brother Meng had established a sect called the Heavenly Court Sect. Not only that, but they had roped in Eldest Senior Sister, the Sect Leader, elders, and even Peach Blossom Leaf. They had also partnered with the Nine Nether Sect to start a chain of barbecue restaurants.

He hadn’t been gone that long—less than two months.

As expected, Brother Lu and Brother Meng were geniuses.

“Don’t worry, you’re a contributor through your barbecue techniques. You’ll get a 10% share of the restaurant’s profits.”

After all, the recipe they used for the barbecue came from the ancient secret recipe passed down by the Barbarian Tribe.

Barbarian Bone wasn’t particularly concerned about the profits. After all, as the only surviving member of the Ancient Barbarian Tribe, he was treated like a precious treasure, and the entire tribe showered him with Spirit Stones. He never lacked resources—he just didn’t have much need for them.

“Is the Heavenly Court Sect still recruiting?” Barbarian Bone eagerly asked, wanting to follow in the footsteps of his role models.

“Of course, we’re recruiting! Our Heavenly Court Sect needs talented individuals like you!” Lu Yang laughed, glad that Barbarian Bone brought it up; if he hadn’t, Lu Yang would have mentioned it himself.

All five of Lu Yang’s peers from his generation had already joined the Heavenly Court Sect.

The group ventured deeper into the Corpse-Driving Sect, where the atmosphere grew increasingly cold.

An old man sat in the depths of a grand yet empty hall, his eyes cold and emotionless.

“Master, these are the two visitors from the Dao Seeking Sect that I mentioned—Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou. You’ve already met Barbarian Bone,” Zhao Po said.

“We greet the Grand Elder!” Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou bowed, offering the appropriate junior salutation.

“Enough of that, no need to be so formal between us. Daoist Non-Speaker’s disciple and the Meng family kid—I’ve got connections to both,” the old man chuckled, his ancient eyes regaining warmth.

“My surname is Gai. You can just call me Elder Gai.”

“This is the letter from the Fourth Elder,” Lu Yang said, handing over the letter written by the Fourth Elder to the Corpse-Driving Sect.

“It’s been ages since I’ve seen a letter from Xie Shanren. His handwriting is always delightful and worth a fortune. Just this letter alone could be auctioned for a high price… Wait, did you open this letter?” Elder Gai’s face darkened, displeased. He believed it was disrespectful for juniors to open a letter meant for seniors.

“It wasn’t us. It was Valley Master Shuang who opened it,” Lu Yang explained helplessly.

“The demoness?” Elder Gai trembled at the mention of her name, quickly using his spiritual sense to scan the letter multiple times, worried that Shuang Feiyan had left a curse on it.

There was precedent for such a thing.

“Thankfully, the letter is safe… Now, explain the situation.”

“Fourth Elder sent us to the Desolate Lands to find a way to resolve the curse. He suggested we come to your sect first for advice. It was our first time here, and we didn’t know the area well, but we heard that the Seven Emotions Valley specializes in curses, so we decided to visit them first…”

Elder Gai’s eye twitched. Such fearlessness from young ones—they had no idea how dangerous their decision was. As the disciple of Daoist Non-Speaker, holding Xie Shanren’s letter, yet daring to seek out Shuang Feiyan? It seemed they weren’t afraid of getting themselves killed.

Especially at the end of the letter, where Xie Shanren referred to Shuang Feiyan as the “demoness”—that was a private nickname, and no one dared call her that to her face.

The fact that this kid could stand unharmed in front of him now was a testament to his remarkable luck.

“The curse is something that Sect Leader Lu Baqian can handle. However, you’ll need to wait a while. He’s currently in seclusion, attempting to break through to the Tribulation Crossing Stage. Once he successfully breaks through, the curse won’t be much of an issue.”

(TL Note: The Lu is different from the Lu in Lu Yang. If anyone shares the same surname I’ll mention it so please assume they’re different unless I put a note saying otherwise.)

“He’s breaking through to the Tribulation Crossing Stage?!” everyone exclaimed in unison.

Sect Leader Lu was of similar age to Daoist Non-Speaker and the other elders of the Dao Seeking Sect. In fact, most of the elders and Sect Leaders from various major powers were around the same age, all secretly competing to see who could reach the Tribulation Crossing Stage first. No one expected Sect Leader Lu to be the first to attempt the breakthrough.

Lu Yang quickly recovered and stepped forward. “Should I inform our elders of this news? We should celebrate Sect Leader Lu’s breakthrough together.”

The Dao Seeking Sect and the Corpse-Driving Sect were on good terms. From both an emotional and practical perspective, Sect Leader Lu’s breakthrough to the Tribulation Crossing Stage was a great joy, and the Dao Seeking Sect should send someone to offer congratulations.

However, he and Meng Jingzhou didn’t have high enough status to officially represent the Dao Seeking Sect.

Elder Gai waved his hand. “No need. Before he went into seclusion, Old Lu specifically told me not to inform anyone about his breakthrough. He wants it to be a surprise. I’ve told you this, but don’t tell anyone else.”

(End of the chapter)