Who Let Him Cultivate?!

Chapter 592 - 591: Unusual Rewards

Luo Hong: "..."

The reply from Lu Yang brought a huge shock to Luo Hong, to the point where she didn’t know how to respond for a short while.

Since her birth, she had been a spirit of the Secret Realm, having seen all the geniuses of the Demon Race over the past 300,000 years. Nowadays, the leaders of the Demon Race who were young had all come here to attempt the trials.

Yet none of the geniuses from any race had brought her such a shock as she experienced today.

The second layer’s test was indeed the ability to lie, but she never imagined someone could fabricate a lie so convincing that it deceived even her.

Or was what he said really a lie?

With her existing knowledge, she couldn’t tell whether what Lu Yang said was true or false.

Fairy Eternity laughed hysterically in the Spiritual Space, rolling on the ground, gasping for air as she laughed, tears streaming from her eyes.

"No, no, I can’t, my stomach hurts from laughing, hahahaha..."

She wiped away the tears at the corners of her eyes and tried to hold it in, but as soon as she saw Luo Hong’s reaction, she couldn’t help but burst into laughter again.

Lu Yang looked at Fairy Eternity helplessly, questioning whether this was really necessary.

And Elder Luo Hong, are you really unable to cope with this, isn’t this the very thing the test is about?

Lu Yang always adhered to the rules in his actions, ensuring he didn’t go beyond their scope.

If it’s possible to do well within the rules, why bother to cheat?

The rules for this challenge were very simple, and the loopholes left by Elder Luo Hong were clear at a glance.

For example, there was no rule stating that the seeds had to bloom, or stipulating that they must only bloom on the fifteenth day, and so on.

The only uncertainty was whether Lu Yang could guarantee the real test here was to tell the truth or to lie.

After all, the rules for the second layer were declared by Elder Luo Hong herself; if Elder Luo Hong didn’t abide by them, who could do anything to her?

Therefore, Lu Yang had made preparations for both scenarios, bringing an empty flowerpot for the assessment.

If the test was to tell the truth, he would simply say he hadn’t managed to grow anything.

If the test was to tell lies, he would bring out the same set of pretexts he had just used.

Luo Hong took a couple of deep breaths, clenching and unclenching her fists, almost gritting her teeth as she announced the result.

"You... passed!"

It had to be acknowledged that, on the second layer, Lu Yang’s performance was the highest in history.

Ao Yue and a cohort of Demon Race geniuses watched Lu Yang in shock.

From which race did this man come, having calculated since the first layer that Qin Feng would wait at the entrance of the ladder, setting up an ambush in advance?

During the second layer, he even used such an extraordinary method to pass the challenge.

Where had Jiang Shishi found these two exceptional talents?

And based on Ao Yue’s understanding of Jiang Shishi, she should have made the same choice as himself for this challenge; yet the result was completely beyond his expectations—himself eliminated, Jiang Shishi progressed.

After the second layer’s test concluded, Luo Hong forced herself not to think about Lu Yang’s matter, fulfilling her duty.

She snapped her fingers, and a heap of treasures fell like rain, piling into a small mountain.

Luo Hong pointed to Lu Yang, Meng Jingzhou, Jiang Shishi, Su Lian’er: "You four proceed to the third layer; the rest are eliminated."

"Considering that you have already passed the first layer, each person may choose one treasure as a reward."

"This treasure can only be used by oneself, it cannot be transferred or recounted to another."

This rule was established to prevent powerful beings of the Demon Race from seizing the treasures.

After all, the treasures here could make even the Great Powers of the Demon Race envious.

"Demon Immortals above, this is the cultivation insight left by our Ancient Ancestor, including the stages of breaking core to reach Nascent Soul and the Nascent Soul Stage!" exclaimed the Jade Rabbit Race genius, his astonishment making his rabbit ears twitch and flutter.

Luo Hong had already translated these cultivation insights.

"Our Ancient Ancestor’s cultivation insights are here too!" exclaimed a genius from the Qiongqi Clan in surprise.

Written on the cultivation insights were the words "Metal and Stone," indeed the name of the ancient Qiongqi.

It was not just these two races—ancient cultivation insights from clans such as the Jiuying Clan and the Taozhu Clan that had been eliminated in the first layer were also piled here, mixed with other books; without meticulous searching, they simply could not be found.

These Ancient Ancestors of the various clans were not all Semi-Immortals; more of them were at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.

But the Transcendance Tribulation Stage of ancient times was not the same as the present. One from the ancient Transcendance Tribulation Stage could attend lectures given by Immortals and listen in on exchanges between Semi-Immortals; what they learned and heard was not on the same level as those of the Demon Race of the current Tribulation Stage!

Even among those at the Tribulation Stage, there was a distinction in status between an emperor of the ancient Tribulation Stage and one from the present in the eyes of the Demon Race.

Ao Yue also found the cultivation insights left by the Dragon Clan Ancestor, which made his heart thump wildly.

The Dragon Clan Ancestor was known as the most esteemed person below the Immortals, absolutely powerful.

"What is this, notes from an Immortal, ’Mating Records of the Golden Crow Clan and the Jade Rabbit Clan’?" The genius from the Rabbit Race was so startled upon seeing the title that he almost didn’t hold onto the book firmly.

Lu Yang: "..."

He remembered that this thing was research on the changes of Yin and Yang conducted by Immortal Jiuchong. The things you people have collected in the Creation Ancient Land are quite complete, to have even this.

Aside from various ancient texts and photocopies, there were ancient heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

Such as the longevity grass that could extend one’s life by five hundred years, the spirit fruits that could eliminate hidden injuries upon consumption, and various detoxifying herbs.

In previous years, there had been geniuses from the Demon Race whose relatives or lovers were afflicted with ancient deadly poisons, with their lives hanging by a thread and with no current means to detoxify them, who came to the Ancient Realm to overcome the challenges, searching for ancient herbs that had long been extinct.

This time, though, such an incident hadn’t occurred.

"These things..." Fairy Eternity frowned slightly, swinging back and forth on a tree trunk.

"What’s wrong with these things?"

"These items don’t seem like something ordinary members of the Demon Race could collect."

"Many of the cultivation insights are from Semi-Immortals; ordinary Semi-Immortals wouldn’t have the clout to demand the cultivation insights of other Semi-Immortals."

"And this ’Mating Records of the Golden Crow Clan and the Jade Rabbit Clan,’ it’s the research findings of Immortal Jiuchong. Only the four of us received photocopies; not even the Semi-Immortals have them."

"Who built this Ancient Realm?" Fairy Eternity wondered.

Lu Yang’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing this.

It implied that this Ancient Realm was not the work of a Tribulation Stage member of the Demon Race, nor a Semi-Immortal, but could it be one of the Four Ancient Immortals?!

"Never mind, there’s still the third layer. If you work hard to overcome the challenges, you might find a clue on the third layer."

"And what if I still can’t find any clues?"

Fairy Eternity flashed a radiant smile, her teeth neatly aligned, and gave a thumbs up, "Then we’ll pick a secluded place to give this little missy named Luo Hong a good interrogation!"

Lu Yang prayed he would find a clue on the third layer.

The geniuses from the Demon Race selected the treasures they fancied. Ao Yue did not choose the cultivation insights left by the Ancient Ancestor but instead took a spirit fruit that could eliminate hidden injuries.

Ao Yue and the others were transported out of the Ancient Realm.

Outside the Ancient Realm, the atmosphere was tense; all members of the Demon Race eyed the Jiuying Clan with intense scrutiny.

One could only enter the Creation Ancient Land once in their lifetime, to have gained nothing and to have believed the nonsense from Qin Feng, resulting in the elimination of the geniuses from the Demon Clan Alliance.

Qin Feng was hiding behind an elder, trembling with fear, worried that showing his face would result in being skinned alive.

As Ao Yue and the others were teleported out, the Phoenix Tribe Elder counted the number of people and breathed a sigh of relief; Jiang Shishi was still inside.

Jiang Shishi was about the same level as Ao Yue, and it was feared that if Ao Yue was eliminated, Jiang Shishi would be too.

Third Senior Sister spoke in an even tone, "You see, I told you that you wouldn’t be let down if you cooperated with us."