Who Let Him Cultivate?!

Despite being completely unaware himself, Fairy Eternity had, in effect, already become a figure of great interest in the Imperial City, with various powers keeping a close eye on Lu Yang's every move.

The Second Prince and Fifth Prince were especially attentive to Lu Yang's dynamics.

They knew that the remnants of the Fourth Prince would certainly make a move against Lu Yang, which was the price for opposing the princes.

Although they were in competition with the Fourth Prince, it was still a matter among the royal family, and it was not Lu Yang's place, an outsider, to interfere.

Moreover, he had used the filthy means of denunciation.

A bloody price must be paid!

Yet, after a long wait, what came was the silent disappearance of the Fourth Prince's followers, without leaving behind even a single corpse, only several large pits that were formed when they were kneeling on the ground.

"Transcendence Tribulation Stage! There's more than one Transcendence Tribulation Stage powerhouse by Lu Yang's side!" They concluded simultaneously, if only one Transcendence Tribulation powerhouse made a move, it couldn't have been handled so cleanly!

"No wonder Lu Yang has always been so confident; we thought he was backed by the Seek Dao Sect, but we didn't expect him to have a Transcendence Tribulation expert right by his side!"

The two were filled with shock and uncertainty, the more they interacted with Lu Yang, the more frightening they found him to be, his strength unfathomably deep!

Nobody knew, however, that the glorious Lu Yang had long been possessed by an Ancient Immortal, and the current Lu Yang was nothing more than a puppet casually played with by an Ancient Immortal, how sad and lamentable it was.

Back at the Meng Residence, because the Meng Family was besieged from all sides, outsiders couldn't possibly enter the residence, but Meng Potian was very optimistic about Lu Yang's future and granted him rights within the Meng Family equivalent to those of Meng Jingzhou.

That meant all rights except inheritance rights, which included bringing outsiders in.

Meng Potian, in particular, after hearing that Lu Yang relied on the Ministry of Punishments to eliminate the Fourth Prince, felt more than ever that Lu Yang was fated to be aligned with their Meng Family.

"Brother Lu Yang, you're back?" Meng Jingyu ran over excitedly upon seeing Lu Yang return.

"Who is this brother?" Meng Jingyu curiously looked towards Xia Tian, who was behind Lu Yang.

Emperor Xia's face twitched when he heard Meng Jingyu calling him "brother."

He knew Meng Jingyu, he even personally attended her hundred-days feast.

The mother of the Meng Jingzhou siblings was Emperor Xia's eldest sister, the Princess Royal, so by generation, the Meng Jingzhou siblings were his nieces and nephews.

"His name is Xia Tian. Although his Cultivation Level isn't great, he makes up for it with a sharp mind and now he's following me," Fairy Eternity said in a tone reminiscent of a bandit leader, which to Meng Jingyu sounded inexplicably impressive.

Meng Jingyu blinked and cheerfully greeted, "Hello, Brother Xia."

Now, Emperor Xia began to regret his decision, how could he forget that, although following Lu Yang might broaden his horizons, Lu Yang had a good relationship with Meng Jingzhou and was sure to be in frequent contact with Meng Family Members.

What should he do?

He had just entered the Meng Residence and was already reduced in stature.

Meng Jingyu had little interest in Xia Tian and pulled Lu Yang by the hand towards the study.

"Brother Lu Yang, the teacher left some homework for me to do about Ancient Times, can you teach me? Brother often praises you for your exceptional knowledge of Ancient Times."

The Meng Family valued the comprehensive development of their children, which included history.

Upon hearing this, Fairy Eternity immediately agreed.

"A trifling matter."

When it came to Ancient Times, who could be more familiar than her?

...

Meng Jingyu was a devoted and studious child. The study was lined with neatly arranged books whose covers were slightly dirty, clearly the result of frequent perusal, unlike Fairy Eternity, who would just leave books to collect dust in the study.

"How do I solve this problem? There was an Ancient Immortal who forged the Open Mountain Axe. What was the reason for its forging?"

If the real Lu Yang had been there, he would have tactfully told Meng Jingyu that there was nothing worthwhile in studying ancient history, and that focusing on modern history was a good approach.

But Lu Yang had been possessed, and Fairy Eternity only spoke the blunt truth.

"If you're asking about that, there's a lot to tell..."

...

The next day, the private school teacher scanned the fidgeting Meng Family juniors with a cold gaze. He was famously grumpy and stubborn, and he feared no one.

"Yesterday's homework was indeed challenging, especially the origins of the Open Mountain Axe."

"As everyone knows, the Open Mountain Axe is an ancient magic artifact. Although its power is nowhere near that of the Immortal Artifact, Sky-Opening Axe, its fame is by no means less than that of the Open Mountain Axe."

The Open Mountain Axe and Sky-Opening Axe were both very famous. Back when Seek Dao Sect conducted their entrance trial, River Spirit had drawn forth from the river an ordinary axe, an Open Mountain Axe, and a Sky-Opening Axe.

"Regarding the origin of the Open Mountain Axe, there's no clear record in any ancient text, but if you carefully read the additional materials I assigned, you can infer the answer."

"The Open Mountain Axe was forged by the Yingtian Immortal before he became an Immortal."

"According to the records, the ancient people were trapped within a hundred thousand mountains, unable to travel or communicate with the outside world. Yingtian Immortal forged an axe, split open the mountains, and created a path. The ancient people revered this axe as the Open Mountain Axe."

The teacher's voice grew colder: "But look at you. You all handed in blank papers. Of course, there were those who didn't submit blank papers, like Meng Jingyu. Come, tell us what you wrote!"

Meng Jingyu spoke confidently about the story Fairy Eternity had told him yesterday: "In ancient times, Yingtian Immortal was poor and destitute. To make a living, he dug through mountains to collect a toll. He would place his axe across the path and say to travelers, 'This mountain is mine to open, this tree is mine to plant.

If you wish to pass through here, leave behind some money as a toll.' Only after receiving the money would Yingtian Immortal lift the axe to let them pass."

"The ancient people thus called this axe the Open Mountain Axe."

"Is this what you learned from reading books?" The teacher looked puzzled. Which bootleg book was corrupting the youth?

"Brother Lu Yang told me all this; it must be right." Meng Jingyu had complete trust in Lu Yang.

"Lu Yang? Call him over. I'll have a word with him!" The teacher was certainly aware of Lu Yang's reputation, but Lu Yang was known for his cultivation talents, not as a history prodigy. He himself had devoted years to the painstaking study of ancient history and would not be intimidated by Lu Yang in matters of ancient history.

Meng Jingyu promptly invited Fairy Eternity over.

"Brother Lu Yang, the teacher said you were wrong about yesterday's story."

"Ah, where was I wrong?" Fairy Eternity wondered, puzzled. Had she remembered incorrectly? That shouldn't be. She had come up with all those details for Yingtian Immortal herself.

The teacher reiterated the standard answer, which was also the academically accepted one.

"Isn't that pretty much what I said?"

The teacher, puffing with anger and glaring, retorted, "It's very different. According to you, Yingtian Immortal is a highway robber!"

Fairy Eternity asked defiantly, "How did that turn into robbery? Yingtian Immortal painstakingly used the axe to carve through the mountains and forge a path. He cultivated the 'Tree-Planting Sutra', planted trees, and charged a small fee. Isn't that reasonable?"

"But Yingtian Immortal wouldn't say something like 'this mountain is mine to open!'" The teacher felt this was a slander of the image of Ancient Immortals!

Fairy Eternity was even more puzzled, "If you don't say it like that, how will others know that you were the one who opened the mountain and be willing to pay the fee willingly?"