Who Let Him Cultivate?!
Chapter 1189 - 1188: Hush Money

Immortal Jiuchong's technique wasn't a true halting of time, he could only cause an area to enter Absolute Zero, where time in the Extreme Northern Lands comes to a stop while the rest of the continent continues as normal.

The range of the Time Immortal's time stop encompassed the whole world.

Seeing the situation take a turn for the worse, The Controller turned and ran.

All his methods had been countered by Immortal Jiuchong, the battle was going poorly, and if not now, then when?

"Not good, he's trying to escape!" Lu Yang shouted. A battle between Immortals, even if one could determine the victor, it was hard to seal one's fate; if one wanted to flee, the other could hardly stop them.

However, Lu Yang quickly relaxed, although Eldest Senior Sister had not made a move, she must have arrived by now.

With Eldest Senior Sister here, Immortal Jiuchong was sure not to escape.

"Why call that Miss Yun for help? We, the Five Ancient Immortals, are enough to catch someone." Fairy Eternity would rather ask the Four Ancient Immortals for help than seek Miss Yun's assistance.

"Fairy, are you sure Immortal Jiuchong can catch someone?"

"Of course, Immortal Jiuchong alone can't manage it, but I can call for help."

"Little Yang, go out and shout 'Yingtian Immortal is petty' a couple of times, and Yingtian Immortal will come over."

"Yingtian Immortal has always been like this; he could sense anyone who cursed him, but then Ashy Bean was around, Yingtian Immortal didn't dare to tune in, but now that Ashy Bean's gone, his senses have restored."

"...Fairy, wouldn't it still be better to ask Eldest Senior Sister to help catch the person?" After some deliberation, Lu Yang felt that catching a Daqian Immortal wasn't worth risking his own small life.

"Oh, what are you afraid of, with me protecting you, nothing will go wrong!" Fairy Eternity held her small chin up and gave her chest a confident pat.

A subject must obey when the emperor commands his death; without any other choice, Lu Yang left the spiritual world and whispered a sentence.

"Yingtian Immortal is petty..."

Crack—

Absolute silence reigned in the Absolute Zero domain of the Extreme Northern Lands, the sudden sound of thunder was terribly conspicuous.

Thunder tore through the void, and Yingtian Immortal, constructed of lightning, appeared in front of Lu Yang, his expression somewhat unfriendly.

"Kid, was it you who called me petty?"

"This..." Lu Yang's forehead broke out in sweat, stammering. Yingtian Immortal had arrived too quickly; wasn't this very pettiness?

Fairy Eternity stepped forward to back up Lu Yang, protecting him as though she were shielding a small chick: "It was I who cursed, what of it?"

Yingtian Immortal's expression shifted then settled into a smile, he chuckled sheepishly: "I was wondering who was reminding me to be careful, and it turns out to be you, Fairy Eternity."

It was only now that Yingtian Immortal noticed something amiss, this was the domain of Absolute Zero, also detecting the chase high in the sky, he noticed the dueling sides.

"Immortal Jiuchong and The Controller?"

At the same time, he looked at Lu Yang in astonishment; how come you're at the scene again, kid?

"You first help Immortal Jiuchong." Fairy Eternity urged.

Yingtian Immortal nodded and flew towards the sky.

"Ying Tian?"

Immortal Jiuchong wasn't surprised by the arrival of Yingtian Immortal; that thunderclap made it obvious someone had cursed Yingtian Immortal, announcing the arrival of his Thunder Clone.

"Another one?!" The Controller couldn't help but glance back while frantically escaping, almost cursing out loud.

Those Four Ancient Immortals they couldn't find no matter how hard they looked before, how come two have suddenly turned up in such a short span?

Was what Yang Kongdong said true, that this place had clues to the Four Ancient Immortals? But these clues were just too many.

"Let's join forces and catch him."

"Alright!"

The two had known each other since Ancient Times, and although both had suspected each other of being body-snatched by some mastermind behind the scenes, with no contact for three hundred thousand years, they set aside their past grievances in the face of a common enemy and joined forces to capture the foe.

Ying Tian Immortal's Thunder Clone was unbelievably fast, intercepting The Controller in the blink of an eye.

The Controller tried to escape in a different direction but was intercepted by Immortal Jiuchong.

"Thunder Tribulation..." Ying Tian Immortal was about to habitually summon the Thunder Tribulation to deal with The Controller when Immortal Jiuchong stopped him.

"Don't use Thunder Tribulation, his Dao Fruit ability is Enlightenment!"

Ying Tian Immortal decisively abandoned the summoning of Thunder Tribulation, and the two tacitly used their physical bodies to fight.

The Controller had managed to fight Immortal Jiuchong to a standstill only because of the added strength from his bone armor, but now with Ying Tian Immortal joining in, there was no chance for resistance.

Before long, Immortal Jiuchong and Ying Tian Immortal were dragging The Controller back to Muxue City, his many ornaments having fallen off during the fight, lost somewhere, now resembling a plucked rooster.

The Controller did not understand why the two were taking him back to Muxue City.

"Done!"

The two threw The Controller to the ground, and Immortal Fairy emerged from Lu Yang's body, boasting triumphantly.

"How about that, now you know how formidable we Five Ancient Immortals are, right?"

Then she bragged to Lu Yang, "See, what did I tell you? We didn't even need Miss Yun to lift a finger to deal with this 'Death Life' or whatever!"

"It's The Controller," Lu Yang corrected her.

The Controller stared in alarm at Immortal Fairy, not understanding what she meant by the "Five Ancient Immortals."

Wasn't it the Four Ancient Immortals?

"So that's it, I didn't realize the Tribulation Dao Fruit could be used like this." A familiar voice came from behind Ying Tian Immortal, frightening Ying Tian Immortal so much that he almost dissipated his Thunder Clone.

"Eldest Senior Sister!"

"You did well," said Yun Zhi, nodding.

No one knew that what Yun Zhi truly appreciated wasn't the capturing of The Controller but Lu Yang's ability to solve Yang Kongdong on his own.

From initially needing her help when facing a Transcendance Tribulation Stage enemy, to now being able to stand on his own, resolving a Semi-Immortal by himself, was indeed remarkable progress.

The Controller looked at Yun Zhi in disbelief, finally understanding why the Emperor had stepped forward only to retreat immediately.

So this terrifying existence that could even chill the Emperor's spine was also in the Extreme Northern Lands.

"Let's get this clear, I am the one who caught this person!" Immortal Fairy quickly spoke up as Yun Zhi seemed about to take The Controller away.

"... Fairy, can this capture really be counted as yours?" Lu Yang couldn't help but tease.

Immortal Fairy declared righteously, "Whoever is caught through my connections is considered a capture by me."

"What exactly do you want, Senior Fairy? Do you want to become Sect Leader?" Yun Zhi was curious too, not understanding why Immortal Fairy put so much emphasis on this.

Capturing an Immortal to tally Contribution Points, then exchanging them for a Sect Leader voucher, would probably be a process calculated in tens of thousands of years.

Immortal Fairy waved her hand dismissively, "I don't want to be any Sect Leader. This is hush money."

Immortal Fairy's words left everyone present scratching their heads.

"Hush money?"

Yun Zhi repeated the words and chuckled inside, guessing Immortal Fairy's intention—she probably didn't want people to know she could restore her Immortal strength at any time.

Or perhaps, was it a thank-you gift for not telling Junior Brother about this? Was Senior Fairy too embarrassed to say it out loud?

Imagining Senior Fairy's internal struggling and reluctance brought an unusual smile to Yun Zhi's face. She shook her head with a laugh, "Then I'll accept this hush money."

"No laughing allowed!" Immortal Fairy became furious and stomped her foot in annoyance.

Immortal Jiuchong, Ying Tian Immortal, Yun Zhi's Junior Brother, the Immortal Lineage's Second Boss, a High Minister and the Emperor's Master of the Great Bean Dynasty, Young Sect Master of the Heavenly Court Sect, Speechless Daoist's disciple, and a peerless Sword Cultivator all exchanged looks, utterly confused by the situation.