Who Let Him Cultivate?!

Chapter 600 - 599: Attracting Hatred

The exit of the Creation Ancient Land formed the ground for a standoff between two sides.

"Clan Leader Jiang, I advise you to surrender. That is the wise move to make right now; your Phoenix Tribe has gone too far," said the Jiuying Clan Leader coldly, his eyes venomous like a serpent’s.

"Not to mention that your Phoenix Tribe sent three people in, two of them received rewards on the third level, and one person has yet to appear!"

All the Demon Race elders present had entered the Creation Ancient Land and knew it was divided into three layers, with rewards only available to those who passed the first layer.

The geniuses of the Demon Clan Alliance were eliminated without even passing the first layer.

Ao Yue and the others were defeated on the second layer, receiving only the most basic rewards.

Meng Jingzhou, Jiang Shishi, and Su Lian’er received the third layer’s rewards.

If it were just that, it wouldn’t be so bad—there have historically been geniuses from the Demon Race who received the third-level rewards.

But the problem was that someone had not left the Secret Realm, an unprecedented event!

The Creation Ancient Land was mysterious and unpredictable, and the rewards of the third level were rich enough to make those in the Body Integration Realm envious. So, what kind of rewards would someone obtain for staying longer in the Secret Realm!

The Jiuying Clan was suspected to be the patron of the enchantress of deceiving sounds, and their Young Master had previously laid a trap for the geniuses of the Demon Clan Alliance in the Ancient Realm. They had incurred the wrath of various major demon clans and urgently needed to divert their attention.

And the Phoenix Tribe was the perfect target!

For this, the Jiuying Clan even had the Clan Leader come over to exert pressure.

"If your Phoenix Tribe is willing to submit to the Demon Nation, we can overlook what has happened," the Jiuying Clan Leader said, his eyes darkening with his true intent showing.

The Phoenix Tribe was already within the sphere of suppression and gathering by the Demon Clan Alliance, but unfortunately, their foundation was too strong for Ancient Di Jiang to act rashly.

This was the perfect opportunity to use the pressure of the Demon Clan Alliance to bring the Phoenix Tribe into the fold—a significant achievement!

"Let bygones be bygones—a big talk indeed!" sneered the Phoenix Tribe’s Clan Leader, seeing right through the intent of the Jiuying Clan Leader.

The Clan Leader of the Phoenix Tribe was named Jiang Xi, a graceful and beautiful woman clad in phoenix robes, noble beyond compare, with a resemblance to Jiang Shishi.

The Phoenix Tribe was a matrilineal race, with most strong members being women, and by tradition, the role of Clan Leader was held by a female.

"Your clan’s genius lacked skill compared to ours, and now you’re blaming my Phoenix Tribe for it?"

Without Lu Yang’s and Meng Jingzhou’s assistance at the first barrier, as well as the enlightenment from their actions, how could Jiang Shishi have passed the second level or obtained the Phoenix Contemplation Chart?

This was a treasure of contemplation left behind by an Ancient Ancestor. With Jiang Shishi’s remarkable talent and the aid of this treasure, her advancement to the Transcendance Tribulation Stage was as like nailing a board.

For this reason alone, they would undoubtedly protect these two!

The original conflict involved the elders of the Jiuying Clan joining forces with the Demon Clan Alliance to pressure the Phoenix Tribe.

The Phoenix Tribe, with the Dragon Clan as their ally and various races in the Secret Realm who had received Lu Yang’s help, was not afraid of the Demon Clan Alliance.

Seeing this, the Jiuying Clan summoned their Clan Leader, and the Phoenix Tribe, not to be outdone, summoned theirs as well.

As the situation developed, the Clan Leaders of the major races came to stand by their respective races and cheer for them.

"What’s going on with Junior Brother? He hasn’t come out in three days," Third Senior Sister quietly asked Meng Jingzhou.

If something had happened to Junior Brother in the Secret Realm, she would feel guilty for the rest of her life.

Meng Jingzhou revealed a helpless smile, "Senior Sister, not to mention that the rules of the Secret Realm forbid disclosing its events, I can’t speak of it, and even if I could, I genuinely don’t know what the hell Lu Yang is doing in there."

"You don’t need to worry about him, Senior Sister. From what I know of him, he should be safe in the Secret Realm—maybe even more comfortable than we are on the outside."

Meng Jingzhou knew best what cards Lu Yang held: an Ancient Immortal protected him within; he could summon Eldest Senior Sister with his Imitation Fist; with both internal and external cultivation, what could go wrong?

"Refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"

The Clan Leader of the Jiuying looked fierce, as the majority of the Demon Race had already joined the Demon Nation. The unification of the Demon Territory by the Ancient Di Jiang was a done deal, yet the Dragon and Phoenix Tribes failed to see the situation clearly and dared to stubbornly resist. He kindly advised them to surrender to the Demon Nation early, but this was how they treated him.

They really didn’t know the word ’death’!

"Haha, what’s all the excitement here?"

A hearty laugh came from the sky, forces from outside the Demon Territory had arrived!

"Isn’t this the Nine-headed Snake? You were locked up by me in the Secret Realm for five years, remember? We haven’t seen each other in more than a thousand years, right?"

"What was your name again, member of the Taozhu clan? Remember me? I’ve beaten you up before!"

Meng Jingzhou recognized the voice as he looked up, Master.

The Third Elder was sitting on the clouds, cheerfully recounting the embarrassing moments of the Jiuying Clan Leader and the others.

Apart from the Third Elder, there were also the Grand Elder, Fourth Elder, Fifth Elder, and Seventh Elder.

More than half of the Elders from the Seek Dao Sect had arrived at the Creation Ancient Land.

"We’ve finally arrived." The Third Senior Sister breathed a sigh of relief; seeing the situation escalating, she contacted the Eldest Senior Sister to ask what should be done.

The reply from the Eldest Senior Sister was simple: I’ll send someone to draw attention.

With the establishment of the Demon Nation imminent, every major force in the Cultivation World had sent people over, including the Seek Dao Sect. The Eldest Senior Sister had the Elders who went to observe the Demon Nation’s founding ceremony help Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou.

"Seek Dao Sect’s people!"

The Jiuying Clan Leader, seeing these familiar faces, flew into a rage, his face distorting as he suddenly transformed into his true form with a bang—a body composed of nine Swallow the Sky pythons.

He remembered the events of a thousand years ago like it was yesterday; if it weren’t for these meddlers, he wouldn’t have been trapped in the Secret Realm for five long years!

He almost missed out on his cultivation!

The Taozhu Clan Leader was similarly furious. A thousand years ago, he was a proud genius, the pride of the Taozhu clan. At the height of his fame, these people from the Seek Dao Sect challenged him to a duel in private.

If the Seek Dao Sect bunch had used tricks to win against him, it would have been one thing, but it was a fair fight, and he, outmatched in physical prowess and strength, lost to the Third Elder of the Seek Dao Sect!

This humiliation was something he kept to himself, sinking into a dark time because of it.

Now that the Third Elder from the Seek Dao Sect had publicized this incident, he couldn’t stand it!

Not just these two races, even the usually good-natured Rabbit Race showed hostility upon seeing the Seek Dao Sect Elders.

"It’s the Seek Dao Sect’s people, let’s all attack together!"

The demons, having their embarrassing stories revealed one by one by the Seek Dao Sect, disregarded any notions of decorum or the Demon Clan Alliance, eager to charge forward and capture them!

The great demons revealed their true forms, and chaos ensued as a horde of monsters danced wildly and demon energy soared into the sky.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, the Grand Elder quickly grabbed everyone and fled.

"If you have the guts, stand still!" The Jiuying Clan Leader desperately chased after them, but the Grand Elder wasn’t about to listen to his nonsense; conjuring clouds underfoot, he fled at the fastest speed!

The bustling Creation Ancient Land instantly became desolate, leaving only Third Senior Sister and Meng Jingzhou looking at each other, bewildered.

Even the Phoenix Tribe joined the chase.

Although there was no deep hatred between the Phoenix Tribe and the Seek Dao Sect, it would be awkward not to follow at this time.

Meng Jingzhou’s mouth twitched, relieved that he had kept a low profile in the Demon Territory and hadn’t exposed his identity as a Disciple of the Seek Dao Sect. What would have become of him if he had been exposed?

"Haha, I’m out!"

The exit of the Creation Ancient Land opened, and Lu Yang popped out, awaiting a warm welcome from everyone.

"Where is everyone?"