Who Let Him Cultivate?!

Chapter 580 - 579: The Highest Standard Battle in History

"A pottery jar?"

Upon hearing Third Senior Sister calling him, Lu Yang interrupted Fairy Eternity’s explanation.

Unlike the ancient and rough pottery jar paintings Lu Yang remembered, which required guesswork to understand their contents, the pottery jar from the Qiongqi Clan’s funeral offerings was exquisitely detailed.

The painting depicted a catastrophic change in heaven and earth, as if the end times had come. All beings were like ants, and even through the pottery jar, Lu Yang could feel that extreme despair. In the face of such might, there was no room for resistance. The Ancient Qiongqi spread its wings, desperately protecting its race.

The intent of the painting was to illustrate the significant achievements of the Ancient Qiongqi, which had protected the Qiongqi Clan during a great disaster.

But Lu Yang wasn’t focused on the Ancient Qiongqi; instead, his attention was on the background of the painting.

The apocalyptic disaster stemmed from the four indistinct figures in the background.

The four figures were blurry, but their every move displayed their boundless might.

"These four figures must be the Four Ancient Immortals," Third Senior Sister confidently stated.

Only the legendary Four Ancient Immortals could have caused the Ancient Qiongqi to spread its wings in protection of its kin.

"Indeed," Lu Yang nodded, his expression slightly solemn, having likely guessed the content depicted in the painting.

"But the question is, what kind of adversary could make the Four Ancient Immortals join hands to face the enemy?"

Third Senior Sister was particularly puzzled; from their positions, the Four Ancient Immortals stood in a line, clearly allied.

What enemy in ancient times could make these four legendary, invincible beings unite?

Even after consulting all the ancient texts, Third Senior Sister couldn’t find any mention of such an adversary.

Lu Yang remained silent; of course, there was one—the mysterious being capable of assassinating Fairy Eternity and enraging the Four Ancient Immortals.

The painting depicted the Four Ancient Immortals’ battle against the Immortal who had assassinated Fairy Eternity, unlike the usual sparring among the Five Ancient Immortals, which aimed to exchange insights on cultivation, learn from one another, identify and fill gaps, and mutually improve without intent to kill.

This was different. In the great battle of the Four Ancient Immortals against the mysterious Immortal, the five Immortals fought with all their might, without holding back, in a battle the likes of which had likely never been seen before!

This was the most powerful battle in history!

An epochal war!

Even Semi-Immortals had no place meddling in this battle!

But Lu Yang couldn’t share these things with Third Senior Sister. Eldest Senior Sister had warned him, the identity and purpose of the secret antagonist were unknown, and he must not reveal the existence of Fairy Eternity.

Perhaps if the secret antagonist discovered that Fairy Eternity had been resurrected, they would want to kill everyone who knew of Fairy Eternity’s existence as well.

Lu Yang shook his head, signaling that he also did not know who the Four Ancient Immortals’ opponent was.

Just as Third Senior Sister was feeling disappointed, Lu Yang pointed out another detail in the painting.

"Third Senior Sister, look. There are other planets in the background of this painting, each with a ring of light around them; these should be protective shields."

The Four Ancient Immortals had not lost their rationality to anger; even amidst battle, they took the effort to protect these planets.

If there wasn’t this layer of protection, I fear that most of the universe’s creatures would have suffered death or injury.

"That’s indeed the case." Third Senior Sister was extraordinarily surprised; this was a major discovery. Current historical records only mention how Jiuchong Immortal used Breath Soil to save people and contain no other accounts of the three Immortals saving anyone. This has led to ongoing disputes among historians over the personalities of the other three Immortals.

Now one thing is clear — the Four Ancient Immortals did not regard all beings as mere ants.

The protection of the planets by the Four Ancient Immortals was not actually discovered by Lu Yang, he had never seen the Four Ancient Immortals intervene, nor knew what the halo encircling the planets was. It was Fairy Eternity who recognized it.

In the Spiritual Space, Lu Yang frowned, confirming that the Four Ancient Immortals were, in fact, the Ancient Nameless One. Yet the Four Ancient Immortals had used a method to protect the stars during battle, which contradicted the historical records he was familiar with.

Historical documents state that the Ancient Nameless One refined stars into continents, causing countless deaths and injuries, leading to a disruption in historical continuity. Not even the ancient language was passed down. The Great Qian Dynasty was established out of the ruins, ushering in the era of Human race dynasties.

If it was the Four Ancient Immortals who refined the stars, how could they have disregarded the fate of all life in that process, leading to such a historical discontinuity?

"Could it be that, after refining the stars into continents, another event occurred that led to historical discontinuity?"

Lu Yang suddenly remembered there was that mysterious Fire Dynasty of unknown origin!

The Fire Dynasty was discovered within the Immortal Secret Realm. According to chronological estimates, it existed during ancient times, yet strangely, there are no current records of the Fire Dynasty, not even a mention of its name!

What exactly happened in the Fire Dynasty?

"Old Lu, what is painted on this pottery jar? Come take a look," Meng Jingzhou called Lu Yang over, knowing that not utilizing such a living fossil would be a waste.

The pottery jar mentioned by Meng Jingzhou was on the other side of the main tomb, with a painting of a dragon and a tiger in fierce battle.

A Qiongqi and a True Dragon were locked in a great battle when a radiant figure descended from the sky and put a halt to the fight between these two unparalleled demon emperors.

Before Lu Yang had a chance to respond, Third Senior Sister, rich in historical knowledge, began to explain.

"This is a very famous legend within Buddhism. You all must have heard of it—the Qiongqi Clan and the Dragon Clan are natural enemies with irreconcilable differences. There was a battle between a Qiongqi and a True Dragon that flooded the lands and caused utter chaos. Fortunately, a Buddha from the Buddhist sect intervened, taming both the Qiongqi and the True Dragon, and thus peace was restored.

This is also the origin of the phrase in Buddhism that the Buddha had ’the power to subdue dragons and tigers.’"

"From my research, this battle could very well have been between the Qiongqi Clan’s ancestor and that of the Dragon Clan, fighting over the position of Immortal, only to be interrupted by someone."

"Actually, this painting here also puzzles me. It clearly depicts subduing the dragon and the tiger, which would be an insult to the reputation of the Qiongqi Clan. Why would it be placed here as a burial good?"

At that time, Lu Yang was listening to the words of Immortal spoken by Fairy Eternity.

"The old Qiongqi had a daughter; she was beautiful and highly talented, rivaling the old Qiongqi himself. Many pursued the daughter, but she fancied no one and only liked the Qilin Immortal. Coincidentally, the Qilin Immortal also had affection for her, and they quickly took a liking to each other.

Later, when a genius from the Dragon Clan found out, angered, she went to confront the daughter of the Qiongqi Clan. This resulted in a fight between them."

"But the daughter of the Qiongqi Clan was no match for the Dragon Clan genius, she couldn’t win the fight. Then the Qilin Immortal came along, pulling favors, and it took quite some reasoning before the two were pacified. It’s said that after heading home, the Qilin Immortal had to kneel in the Sword Array every day."

"Later on, some of us got together and included this affair in Buddhist stories."

Lu Yang: "…"

What do I do? Should I tell Third Senior Sister about the Qilin Immortal’s affair and how his wife found out?

If the Qilin Immortal finds out I know, will I even be able to leave this tomb alive?

"But come to think of it, why is it that only the old Qiongqi is buried here? Where is his daughter? Given how much the old Qiongqi favored her, shouldn’t they be buried together?"

Fairy Eternity was puzzled, remembering that the daughter of Qiongqi was only at the peak stage of Transcendance Tribulation and not even a Semi-Immortal; she was supposed to die before the old Qiongqi.