Who Let Him Cultivate Immortality

Chapter 510: Self-taught success

Bu Yu Taoist sighed, thinking Lu Yang truly lived up to being his excellent disciple. Without any formal teaching, he could come up with something like the Heavenly Court Sect.@@novelbin@@

Back when he was at the Golden Elixir stage, he was merely conning other Golden Elixir cultivators. But Lu Yang, at the same stage, was already deceiving Tribulation Crossing stage ancestors, the three major demon cults, and even low-level cultivators and common folk. His ability to deceive both high and low was truly astonishing.

He had originally planned to secretly teach Lu Yang all his con tricks behind Yun Zhi's back, but now it seemed unnecessary.

As a master, he couldn't decide if it was fortunate or unfortunate that his proudest skills couldn't be passed down.

"Since I am the Heavenly King Protector, I should contribute to our sect. I can promote our sect to the outside world," Bu Yu Taoist said with a strong sense of responsibility, always good at leveraging his strengths.

"No way," the Fourth Elder immediately rejected Bu Yu Taoist's proposal.

"Your infamous reputation in the world of cultivation is like a rat crossing the street—everyone wants to beat you. While common folk and low to mid-level cultivators might not know you, which high-level cultivator doesn't recognize you?"

"If you promote our sect, your main audience would be common folk and low to mid-level cultivators. But the Heavenly Court Sect is primarily meant to deceive hidden enemies, who are all high-level cultivators. If you show your face, it would only reduce our credibility."

Bu Yu Taoist: "..."

The Eighth Elder added, "In my opinion, the Heavenly Court Sect should not engage in public activities for the time being. Frequent public appearances would seem like acting. By staying hidden, we leave our enemies guessing and imagining the strength of our sect, which is the best strategy."

The less information there is, the more room for the enemy's imagination. Moreover, the Heavenly Court Sect's strength was evident; even if they did nothing, people would still suspect they were plotting something in secret, making the enemies anxious.

As Bu Yu Taoist's mentor, the Eighth Elder had his own unique theories about deception.

While listening to the elders' discussion, Lu Yang was also suppressing the increasingly ambitious Immortal Fairy in his mental space.

"Hey, hey, your master is back. Hurry up and make him pass the sect leader position to me!" The Immortal Fairy excitedly patted the edge of the bed, urging Lu Yang to reveal his wolfish ambition and seize power.

"Fairy, it's not that simple."

"What's so difficult? Your master doesn't seem to want to be the sect leader anyway."

"The problem isn't with my master; it's with the eldest senior sister. She has held the sect's power for eleven years and is deeply attached to it. She won't easily let go. Previously, she let you temporarily act as the sect leader just to take a break. Even if my master doesn't want to be the sect leader, the next most likely candidate is still the eldest senior sister."

"So what do we do?"

"As long as you defeat the eldest senior sister, we can take the sect leader position whenever we want!"

Lu Yang had to stop her; he feared that if he really dared to propose taking the sect leader position, his master might actually pass it to him.

The Immortal Fairy nodded, agreeing with Lu Yang's reasoning. "There's no rush for the sect leader position. It's not that I'm afraid of Little Yun, but I think she's doing a good job as the sect leader right now. Once I return to my peak state, then I'll fight for the position!"

"Fairy, your foresight and patience will surely allow you to showcase your talents in the Seek Tao Sect in the future."

"I think so too."

The temporary meeting of the Heavenly Court Sect quickly ended. There wasn't much to discuss; it was mainly to inform Bu Yu Taoist, who was already a member but didn't know it yet.

After the meeting, Bu Yu Taoist called Lu Yang over.

"Xiao Yang, stay for a moment."

"Master, is there something you need?"

Bu Yu Taoist draped his horsetail whisk over his arm and stroked his white beard, speaking slowly, "It's nothing major. I just feel that since you became my disciple, I haven't really taught you anything. Now is a good opportunity to teach you how to comprehend swordsmanship."

Lu Yang was overjoyed. There were many in the sect who knew sword techniques, but few were truly proficient. His sword moves were basic, and his understanding of swordsmanship largely relied on his talent.

After two years of apprenticeship, both master and disciple had sword spiritual roots, and now they were finally starting the lessons.

"Take out your swords and let me see."

Lu Yang took out the Green Peak Sword and the Nether Moon Sword.

"You keep your swords in your identity jade token?"

"Is there a problem?" Lu Yang was puzzled; he saw other sword cultivators doing the same.

Could it be that as a sword cultivator, one should always keep their weapon close, meticulously maintain it, and only then would it be more effective in battle?

"It's a big problem. When I was your age, I often encountered ambushes. To deal with them, I always kept my sword with me. If you keep it in your identity jade token, wouldn't you react a beat slower in danger?"

"Was the security in Great Xia that bad when you were young?" Lu Yang was shocked. Since he started cultivating, he had never encountered an ambush. He couldn't believe that two thousand years ago, Great Xia's management was so chaotic.

"Although people say the security in Great Xia was as good two thousand years ago as it is now, based on my personal experience, it was very chaotic back then!"

"Did you report the ambushes to the authorities?"

"The situation was too complicated, so I usually didn't report it."

Lu Yang understood; the bureaucracy was dark.

"How complicated?"

"Mainly because I was the one ambushing others first. If it got to the authorities, neither of us would come out well."

Lu Yang: "..."

Bu Yu Taoist took the swords, unsheathing them slightly. The bright light reflected off the blades and shone into his eyes.

Bu Yu Taoist praised the swords, "Good swords. One was given to you by Little Yun and even has a seal on it, and the other was meticulously crafted by the Fifth Elder."

His horsetail whisk was also crafted by the Fifth Elder. It looked like a whisk but contained countless sword energies, capable of catching people off guard.

Bu Yu Taoist reluctantly returned the swords to Lu Yang. Little Yun was biased; he had asked for the Green Peak Sword many times, but she never gave it to him.

"Show me your sword moves and let me see how well you've mastered them."

"Yes."

Lu Yang aligned the sword hilt with his chest, and sword energy swirled around the blade like a flood dragon coiling around a pillar, exuding a majestic aura.

With a loud shout, Lu Yang's wrist flicked, and the sword moved like a startled swan, its moves sharp and unstoppable.

Breaking move, pointing move, thrusting move...

Basic sword moves came alive in Lu Yang's hands, connecting seamlessly, flowing smoothly without any flaws.

Bu Yu Taoist: "..."

Was this the level one could achieve through self-study?

He felt that even if he had personally guided Lu Yang, the result wouldn't be much different.

Lu Yang sheathed his sword, the Green Peak Sword resting on his back, and bowed slightly to Bu Yu Taoist.

"Master, do you think my sword moves need any improvement?"

Lu Yang was quite anxious. His sword moves were all self-taught. Although he felt good about them, they might be full of flaws in his master's eyes.

Bu Yu Taoist pondered for a moment and then seriously said, "Next time you perform your sword moves, remember to leave a few flaws for me to point out."

The second update will be at eleven o'clock.