Who Let Him Cultivate?!
Chapter 1174 - 1173: Killing Heart Ancient Realm

"How did he die?" Xue Shilou wondered. The Carefree Guest was renowned for his steps throughout the Extreme Northern Lands. His "Carefree Steps" were unpredictable and unparalleled in the world, making defeating him nearly impossible, let alone killing him.

Yet, how had the Carefree Guest died right at his doorstep when he hadn't even grasped the supreme swordsmanship from the Rake Skill?

With the death of the Carefree Guest, the position of the foremost Divine Transformation Stage Cultivator in the Extreme Northern Lands had unexpectedly fallen to him.

The second round of the trial was mysteriously passed.

"I don't know." Just then, Lu Yang was cultivating in his room and hadn't noticed any disturbances outside.

Lu Yang turned and asked the Immortal Fairy in his Spiritual Space.

"Fairy, do you know how the Carefree Guest died?"

"He committed suicide," Immortal Fairy stated confidently.

Lu Yang looked at the Carefree Guest's body, which was covered in wounds, and fell into deep thought. "Snow Daoist, lend a hand, let's lay the Carefree Guest to rest."

"Ah, oh."

Lu Yang and Xue Shilou carried the Carefree Guest's body, moving it under the tree near the door of Lu Yang's room.

Fittingly, just beneath the tree were buried the remains of Luo Shi, a Foundation Establishment Stage killer from the Ghost Killing Alliance. Knowing that his body now had for company the formerly strongest Divine Transformation Stage Carefree Guest would probably make him die happy.

"Old Lu, is something happening outside..."

Meng Jingzhou walked out of his room, watching Lu Yang and Xue Shilou carrying an unrecognizable body, one in front and the other behind.

"I didn't see anything, I'm going back."

"Go back my ass, come help."

"Ugh."

Meng Jingzhou reluctantly picked up the right arm of the Carefree Guest and placed it back onto his body.

Lu Yang pulled out three shovels, and each of them began to dig a hole.

Meng Jingzhou and Xue Shilou, unaccustomed to such rough work, moved awkwardly. In comparison, Lu Yang worked with practiced ease.

Xue Shilou thoughtfully pondered, could this be the real usage of the shovel? Had he been misunderstanding it all along?

Now that he had passed the second round of the trial, it was time to focus completely on creating his own unique moves.

"I see why the tree at your door grows so well; it's well-nourished," Meng Jingzhou commented as he dug. The method was unique and not easily imitated.

Upon hearing the report from his subordinate, Vice City Lord Ma's expression turned cold enough to drip water, frightening his subordinate not to even dare breathe.

"The only Divine Transformation Stage Cultivator who could escape me must be the Carefree Guest!"

"Still no clue to that bandit's whereabouts, damn it, he got away!"

The Carefree Guest's final words of threat lingered in his mind. Vice City Lord Ma couldn't always be on guard against the Carefree Guest; raging, he hit the table, "Find him! Dig three feet into the ground if you have to!"

Muxue City was locked down for ten days, the whole city hunting for the Carefree Guest, but found nothing.

Clearly, the soldiers of Muxue City were not strictly executing Vice City Lord Ma's order to dig three feet into the ground.

...

Soul Cliff.

A rope was tied around a boulder, dangling down to the bottom of Soul Cliff. Su Yuan held the rope tensely, waiting for any signals from the other end.

Suddenly, the rope shook; Su Yuan snapped to attention and quickly pulled up the rope.

Feeling the vibrations along the rope, Su Yuan sensed that the person on the other end was climbing up rapidly.

A figure flashed by, somersaulting several times in the air before landing steadily.

It was Fang Zhige!

"Three days, and you finally came up. If you hadn't, I would have had to call on Old Lu for help," Zhige said. "How did it go, any gains?"

The usually solemn Fang Zhige unexpectedly showed a cheerful smile, "I passed!"

"That's great!"

Hearing Fang Zhige's response, Su Yuan involuntarily thought of the events that had occurred not long ago.

The voice inside him had informed him that by devouring the soul of the Ghost Kill Alliance Leader, he learned of an Ancient Secret Realm known as the Killing Heart Ancient Realm.

The Killing Heart Ancient Realm was an opportunity that allowed the Ghost Kill Alliance Leader to rise early in his career. He passed the first trial in the realm and acquired the incomplete "Killing Heart Scripture," which transformed him into a feared assassin.

He had fled to Muxue City, also hoping to rise again by overcoming subsequent trials in the realm.

The Killing Heart Ancient Realm was located in the deepest part of Soul Cliff.

However, the only way to enter the Killing Heart Ancient Realm was to harbor a killing intent. The voice had tried several times to tempt Su Yuan into killing, but Su Yuan had firmly refused.

Having no other choice, the voice then had Su Yuan contact Fang Zhige, who possessed the necessary killing intent to qualify for entry into the Killing Heart Ancient Realm, agreeing to split any gains fifty-fifty.

After lengthy discussions and thorough preparations with Su Yuan, Fang Zhige finally decided to venture into Soul Cliff.

The voice recognized that Fang Zhige was a cultivator at the Great Perfection of Qi Refinement. If Fang Zhige betrayed them after gaining some benefits, he could control Su Yuan's body under the guise of saving him.

Fang Zhige had no intention of betraying, however. As per their agreement, he detailed the gains from the Killing Heart Ancient Realm.

"The Killing Heart Ancient Realm seems to be a relic left by an Ancient Killer of great power, who had no descendants or disciples, hence setting up the secret realm, hoping to pass down her legacy."

"The realm comprises three trials. I was fairly lucky to have passed all three."

Though Fang Zhige spoke lightly, Su Yuan could see the fear in his eyes when he mentioned this, indicating the trials were not easy to pass.

"This is the 'Killing Heart Scripture' that only I can cultivate. I'm keeping this for myself," Fang Zhige said, pulling out an ancient scripture, also the Cultivation Technique practiced by that Ancient Killer.

"Alright."

"Since the Killing Heart Scripture is mine, here's sixty percent of the Spirit Stones and the other techniques for you."

"I actually obtained one more thing from the Ancient Realm, something I can't understand, and it wasn't mentioned in the transmission of memories."

"What is it?"

Fang Zhige unwrapped the package on his back, revealing a three-foot-long ice box.

Only then did Su Yuan notice that Fang Zhige had a package on his back; he hadn't carried one when he went down.

"This ice box can't be stored in the Storage Ring and has a seal set on it; I don't know how to open it."

"However, from the transmitted memories I received, it seems whatever is inside the ice box was very important to the owner of the Ancient Realm."

"Do you know what this is?" Su Yuan asked the voice inside him.

The voice, unusually silent, didn't know what was inside and was embarrassed to say so.

"Maybe Old Lu has seen many things; how about we ask him when we get back?"

"Let's go. There's a parent-teacher meeting soon; we shouldn't be late," Fang Zhige said, also trusting Old Lu deeply.

...

Facing the combined forces of the Jiuyou Sect and the Yaoyang Sect, the Ruthless Sect's disciples were either captured or directly subjected to Soul Searches, with extremely efficient operations.

The three Transcendance Tribulation Stage great powers from both sects sat together, sharing the intelligence gathered.

The Chi Sect Leader of the Yaoyang Sect, grimacing, uncertain whether to cry or laugh, said, "The situation is more tricky than we imagined. I didn't expect that the Ruthless Sect Leader is really in the Extreme Northern Lands, and it seems he is searching for something."

"Just don't know where he is now; otherwise, we could take the initiative to strike and perhaps resolve this in one fell swoop."

Mu Baiyi took out a piece of freshly obtained intelligence, showing it to the Yaoyang Sect, "I found out that there's a famous Divine Transformation Stage individual known as the Carefree Guest in the Extreme Northern Lands, a disciple of the Ruthless Sect Leader."

"And the last place the Carefree Guest was seen was in Muxue City."