Who Let Him Cultivate?!

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The private school teacher opened his mouth, intending to retort, but the words just wouldn't come out.

It seemed that what Lu Yang said also made sense.

"Then how do you explain the Open Mountain Axe, the Yingtian Immortal couldn't possibly have used the axe to split open a path in the sky, shout 'This sky was opened by me,' and then charge a toll, naming the axe after that!"

The teacher thought of the origin of the Open Mountain Axe, and how none of the ancient books from the past recorded why Yingtian Immortal named the magic artifact the Open Mountain Axe; this was a mystery that plagued scholars of ancient history, with numerous conflicting theories.

Some said that the Immortal had used the magic artifact to split the heavens, separating the chaos and dividing yin and yang, others said that when the axe was forged, there were phenomena of sky-opening, where all spirits bowed in worship, and there were even those who said that with this axe, the Immortal could reforge heaven and earth, unleashing landslides, fires, winds, and thunders...

Ancient historians debated endlessly over this, never reaching a consensus, all were speculations, with no evidence.

"Because Yingtian Immortal thought this name was very cool, what other reason does he need?" Fairy Eternity looked at the private school teacher, puzzled.

Although she always felt that names for martial arts techniques and magic artifacts didn't need to be flamboyant, and that simplicity was good, like the Playing Dead Technique or the Immortal Fist Technique, Yingtian Immortal always thought the names of techniques and artifacts had to be cool, such as the Open Mountain Axe, the Chaos Furnace, the Universe Bell.

"Ridiculous, what sort of person is Yingtian Immortal, there must be profound meaning behind his choice of names!" The teacher obviously did not believe Fairy Eternity's words, considering them absurd.

"Like the legendary Chaos Furnace, clearly recorded in ancient books, Yingtian Immortal once used this furnace to refine chaos, which is why it was named the Chaos Furnace!"

"You're talking about the Chaos Furnace, huh? That's because I—" Fairy Eternity unconsciously exposed her identity midway through her words, feeling it was inappropriate, and on the fly she changed her story, "That's because Yingtian Immortal once cooked a Qiongqi in the furnace, so he named it the Chaos Furnace."

A Qiongqi, one of the four fiends of ancient times, as famous as the Qiongqi itself.

Fairy Eternity actually missed the Chaos Furnace quite a bit, feeling that when she cooked without it, something was missing from the flavor.

The private school teacher hesitated for a moment and didn't argue back; suddenly, he remembered that Yingtian Immortal seemed to have written a "Culinary Bible," which mentioned how to cook Qiongqi, and it seemed to make sense.

Could it be that Yingtian Immortal's level in naming was really so low?

"Lu Yang, since you claim to have some understanding of ancient history, would you dare to come to my Imperial Academy for an academic discussion?"

The private school teacher named Ye Gu was not a member of the Meng Family, but rather a historian from the Imperial Academy; he was teaching at the Meng Family's private school simply because they paid well.

"Right now?"

"Right now!" Ye Gu, having been continuously challenged by Fairy Eternity, decided to seek help at the Imperial Academy.

No sooner had he spoken these words than the Meng Family disciples below burst into joyous noise.

If the teacher returned to the Imperial Academy, it meant they wouldn't have class today.

Ye Gu shot a fierce glare at these rascals and had the printed test papers distributed, resulting in an instant outcry.

Emperor Xia hadn't entered the private school; he was waiting outside and then saw Lu Yang walk out.

"Where are you off to?"

"To the Imperial Academy, this person thinks I am pretty good at ancient history and has invited me to give a lecture there," Fairy Eternity declared gleefully.

Emperor Xia looked perplexed; the Imperial Academy was full of cantankerous old scholars with stubborn attitudes. They were willing to have Lu Yang give a lecture?

"I am inviting you to my Imperial Academy for an academic debate!" Ye Gu corrected.

"Provoking me into action, huh? I understand all that," Fairy Eternity saw right through Ye Gu's none-too-subtle machinations.

As Lu Yang's follower, Emperor Xia naturally also went to the Imperial Academy.

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The Imperial Academy was a renowned institution in Great Xia, but unlike other schools, it didn't focus on cultivation but on history, with most information on the histories of Great Qian and Great Yu originating from the research achievements of the Academy.

And the most mysterious and oft-discussed ancient history was also within the area of study at the Imperial Academy.

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Along the way, Fairy Eternity saw many disheveled scholars arguing with each other, each holding their own opinions, and none willing to give ground.

"This 'Culinary Bible' clearly records that cooking should use seconds as the unit. How can there be a mistake!"

"Mistaken characters, these must be mistaken characters!"

"What mistaken characters? It must be because the Yingtian Immortal likes salt. Have you not heard that after Yingtian Immortal defeats strong enemies, he always speaks condescendingly, saying, 'The salt I've consumed is more than the roads you've traveled.' That's solid evidence!"

Three scholars started to quarrel, and they seemed ready to come to blows at any moment.

In the Spiritual Space, Lu Yang silently watched all this, feeling that Yingtian Immortal's reputation might be very hard to recover.

Lu Yang then saw another group of scholars discussing.

"Based on my analysis, Yingtian Immortal's Dao Fruit may very well be related to the Heavenly Tribulation."

"Indeed possible... What did you just say?"

"I was saying Yingtian Immortal... Right, what did I just say?"

The two scholars looked at each other blankly, unable to remember what had just happened.

Ye Gu led Lu Yang and Emperor Xia to the depths of the academy, to a simple thatched cottage.

Inside the thatched cottage, an elderly man with pale complexion was discussing something animatedly, his expressions lively with excitement.

The old man was none other than the dean of the academy, Qi Xiuya, long renowned and masterly knowledgeable in ancient and modern history, unmatched in his understanding of history, and thus reverently known as "Dean Qi" or "Old Qi" in the outside world. He rarely showed his face outside, living a secluded life, so much so that even the famous Lu Yang had never heard of him.

He could even be said to have no enmity with Daoist Buyu, indicating just how disconnected he was from the world.

The person sitting opposite him had his back to the door, making it impossible to see his face.

When Qi Xiuya saw Ye Gu enter, he asked with surprise and a smile.

"Little Gu, at this time you should be teaching at the Meng Family, why have you come here?"

"Teacher, while I was giving a lecture at the Meng Family, we discussed the origin of the Open Mountain Axe, and this Daoist friend named Lu Yang offered another possibility for the origin of the Open Mountain Axe."

Ye Gu repeated what Fairy Eternity had said, and Qi Xiuya stroked his long white beard, silent.

"That is an interesting viewpoint, but there's no evidence, is there?"

Not knowing whether Fairy Eternity was right or wrong, Qi Xiuya had to seek the opinion of the person sitting opposite him.

"Daoist Jin, what do you think?"

Qi Xiuya formally introduced the person opposite him: "Let me introduce, this is a Daoist friend I recently made. He may look young, but he has a unique insight into ancient history. Our brief conversations have greatly enlightened me."

The person known as Daoist Jin thought for a moment: "Indeed, I've heard that in earlier years, before Yingtian Immortal rose to prominence, he was short on cultivation resources and collected tolls using the Open Mountain Axe, even uttering 'This mountain was opened by me...' and such."

"Strange, people nowadays shouldn't know about this."

Daoist Jin stood up and faced Lu Yang, his gaze slightly astonished.

Only then did Lu Yang get a clear view of Daoist Jin — a petite girl with delicate and adorable features, her Little Face stern, not given to smiles or laughter.

Lu Yang did not recognize Daoist Jin, but Fairy Eternity did.

She was the young progenitor of the Qiongqi Clan, Jin Caiwei.