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Chapter 332: He Dares Claim That He’s the Fastest With This?
The flying shuttle traveled a hundred times slower than the first time they rode it. In Fifth Elder’s words, he wanted to let Lu Yang and the others “enjoy the scenery in the sky.”
Even so, the flying shuttle still overtook flying vessel after flying vessel, its speed so fast that Lu Yang and the other three shuddered in fear, too terrified to even glance at the view outside.
“Maybe we should just cultivate instead. A cultivator’s duty is to cultivate, after all,” Li Haoran proposed as he raised a shaky hand.
Fifth Elder mused for a bit. These little fellows are pretty diligent. “Sounds good too. Should I activate a Spirit-Qi Gathering Array for you?”
Lu Yang waved his hand confidently. “No need for that. I just learned a primitive mighty ability, which can gather all the spirit qi in the surroundings. It can replace the Spirit-Qi Gathering Array.”
Fifth Elder was stunned. I never knew such a mighty ability existed. Did Yun Zhi teach him?
Proudly tilting his head back, Lu Yang opened his mouth and unleashed the primitive mighty ability of the Taotie Tribe—Swallowing Heaven.
Instantly, spirit qi surged toward them in an endless stream, increasing the density of spirit qi around them.
“There’s such a miraculous mighty ability?” With Fifth Elder’s wealth of experience, he recognized how extraordinary the ability was at a glance. This mighty ability hardly consumes any spirit energy and is much cheaper than a Spirit-Qi Gathering Array while providing comparable effects. Moreover, it has no geographical restrictions, which means that one can cultivate anytime and anywhere!
The only downside is that it looks somewhat undignified. Tipping your head backward with your mouth wide open like a divine dog howling at the moon[1] isn’t exactly elegant.
But as cultivators, cultivation comes first. Elegance and aesthetics come second.
Meng Jingzhou also saw how brilliant the mighty ability was and leaned in ardently. “How do you cultivate this mighty ability? Can you teach me?”
Li Haoran and Qin Yanyan also stared at Lu Yang with hopeful eyes. It was clear that they all wanted to learn this move.
“Not a problem, not a problem.” Lu Yang was generous. After obtaining the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s approval, he explained the inner cultivation method and key points to them.
“You can practice it slowly after we get back. For now, let’s cultivate.” With that, Lu Yang opened his mouth again to draw in spirit qi.
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“Stop there! Don’t you flee!”
“How dare you blatantly disregard the law within the Great Xia Dynasty’s territory? Do you think this is still your Great Yu Dynasty?!”
“Damn Great Xia, nothing more than a regime built on usurpation, yet you have the audacity to act so arrogantly!”
Three streaks of light sped through the sky, with the streak of light in front desperately trying to shake off the two behind it.
The former was an Apex Fusion cultivator from the Great Yu Dynasty. He had chosen to enter a slumber in his prime to await the Battle of the Great Era.
Originally, he shouldn’t have awakened now. According to the plan, the Imperial Preceptor would rouse them up one by one. Unfortunately, his slumber place was discovered by a few reckless cultivators, who even thought that they had stumbled upon a great fortuitous opportunity and fervently dug into the site, ultimately disturbing his slumber.
In a moment of rage, he slaughtered those cultivators on the spot.
Unexpectedly, his actions alerted the local chief constable. Noting his aggressiveness, the chief constable immediately contacted his superiors, and the imperial capital dispatched two Fusion cultivators to apprehend him.
And the reason for the arrest was even the ridiculous crime of culpable homicide. As an almighty Fusion cultivator, what’s killing a few insignificant cultivators? It was clearly just an excuse to arrest me.
From his perspective, the Great Yu Dynasty was at its zenith. He believed the so-called Great Dynasty to be a bunch of usurpers shamelessly claiming legitimacy to the throne.
Fortunately, I had prepared contingencies to restore myself to my peak for a short time. Moreover, I specialize in escape techniques. Eluding pursuit will be effortless.
“Once I shake you off, I’ll secretly control a small clan and investigate this Great Xia Dynasty. It’ll also count as paving the way for the Imperial Preceptor!”
As expected of the Imperial Preceptor.
Back then, the Great Yu Dynasty was flourishing at its peak. Having unified the Central Continent, it had no rivals. It possessed a momentum capable of swallowing the mountains and the rivers and demonstrated seemingly eternal fortune.
Notwithstanding that, the Imperial Preceptor had maintained that no dynasty lasted for eternity. Even the formidable ancient era had met its end. No matter how strong the Great Yu Dynasty was, it couldn’t surpass the ancient era with the Four Ancient Immortals.
The Great Yu Dynasty would not last forever.
Therefore, there was only one way for the Great Yu Dynasty to continue its legacy—awaken in the new dynasty and leverage the Battle of the Great Battle to rebuild the Great Yu Dynasty, sustaining its fortune!
He shook his head, setting aside these thoughts for now. His current priority was to lose his two pursuers.
The two Great Xia cultivators frowned. Their target’s speed was astonishing, easily ranking among the top ten Fusion cultivators. Even with Speed-Boosting Talismans, the two still lagged behind.
Suddenly, one of the cultivators noticed a familiar-looking flying shuttle.
“Old Chu, keep chasing him first. I’ll find some reinforcements.”
Old Chu didn’t understand what his partner was trying to do. Isn’t it too late to find reinforcements now? Nevertheless, he trusted his partner’s judgement and nodded. “Alright.”
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The Great Xia cultivator knocked on the flying shuttle, and Fifth Elder opened the hatch to let him in.
As soon as he entered, the Great Xia cultivator saw Lu Yang with his head tilted back and mouth open, while Meng Jingzhou and the other two sat around him in a triangle, all cultivating in a meditative state.
It was a rather peculiar scene. Is this the latest cultivation method from the Dao-Seeking Sect?
Never mind, now’s not the time to think about this. The Great Xia cultivator beamed in joy upon seeing Fifth Elder standing with his hands behind his back.
Our savior!
“Haha, Zhou Xin, I knew it! This shuttle is yours!”
Fifth Elder turned around and eyed him warily. “Yu Qian, my flying shuttle isn’t speeding. What do you want from me?”
With an unfamiliar cultivator who was also acquainted with Fifth Elder appearing, Lu Yang and the others slowly opened their eyes to check on the situation.
Fifth Elder casually introduced, “This is Yu Qian, a constable of the Great Xia Dynasty. Back when I used to race flying shuttles, he would chase me every day to issue fines. Eventually, I somewhat stopped speeding, and he left me alone.”
Lu Yang’s eyelid twitched. When Fifth Elder raced flying shuttles, his cultivation had to be minimally at the Divine Transfiguration Stage. Since this constable, Yu Qian, is from the same generation as him, his cultivation can’t be too low. Even if he is a constable, he must be a big shot in the imperial city, maybe someone like a chief constable.
Yu Qian’s veins bulged in anger. “Nonsense! What do you mean you somewhat stopped speeding? It was clearly because no one could catch up to you anymore!
“Just over a month ago, I even heard complaints of you speeding again!”
When Fifth Elder raced flying shuttles in his youth, it had caused much trouble for Yu Qian and others. The reason Yu Qian could run so fast now was precisely due to his training from chasing Fifth Elder back then.
“You can’t just say that. When did I race again? Do you have evidence?”
Yu Qi was so irked that he wanted to hit him. You raced so fast that even recording orbs couldn’t capture your flying shuttle’s shadow! How could there be any evidence?
“Alright, enough bickering. There’s urgent business now. See that speedster ahead? He’s a Great Yu cultivator. Chase him!” Yu Qian was so infuriated with Fifth Elder that he almost lost track of his priorities. “He claims to be the fastest Fusion cultivator of the Great Yu Dynasty. We can’t catch up to him.”
Fifth Elder looked up. Glancing at the Great Yu cultivator fleeing at high speed, he sneered. “He dares claim that he’s the fastest with this?
“Everyone, hold on tight!” Fifth Elder was ready to get serious. No one has ever dared to challenge me in the domain of aerial speed.
Yu Qian heaved a sigh of relief. As an adversary, Fifth Elder was a nightmare, but if he’s an ally, it’s a blessing.
1. Might be referring to Erlang Shen’s dog. Erlang Shen is a river and warrior god. He’s probably known best for being a rival to Sun Wukong. ☜
