Who Let Him Cultivate?!
Chapter 1250 - 1249: Yao Saint

"Yao Saint, it's you!"

Everyone was astonished; the Sixth Immortal turned out to be someone they believed had long since died, yet everyone had heard his name.

Speak and Follow Yao Saint.

"Who is Yao Saint?" Mid-heaven Emperor Lord frowned, for he had not heard the name before.

Lu Yang glanced at Mid-heaven Emperor Lord beside him, wondering how he could be unfamiliar with everyone. However, since Seek Dao Sect had a tradition of treating captives favorably, he kindly introduced, "He's the cultivator from Ancient Times who mastered the divine ability 'Speak and Follow.'"

"Is that him?"

Mid-heaven Emperor Lord suddenly realized, aware that in Ancient Times there existed a genius who mastered the almost lost 'Speak and Follow,' undefeated in his class and never once defeated in battle. However, he fell shortly after advancing to the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, causing the divine ability 'Speak and Follow' to become lost to the ages.

Mid-heaven Emperor Lord had sought out traces of the 'Speak and Follow' numerous times without success.

In the era where geniuses were innumerable and Tribulation Crossing Half Immortals could be found everywhere, Yao Saint didn't stand out much, and even his name did not survive through time.

The reason lay in the fact he had perished too soon; before the Transcendance Tribulation Stage, he indeed enjoyed unmatched glory, with his legend spreading throughout an entire star system.

But which genius from Ancient Times did not have similar legends? Which was not one to have defeated countless rivals, claimed to be unbeatable in their own class, ascending to the pinnacle of a star system atop their heads?

What truly determined their strength, however, was the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.

Regrettably, Yao Saint fell too soon and did not have the chance to confront the other geniuses in battle. He died at the hands of Fairy Eternity, without even a single notable victory to his name.

Even immortals such as Yingtian Immortal had only heard the name of Yao Saint and had not crossed paths with him in combat. They had not expected Yao Saint to be such a formidable adversary.

Lu Yang remembered that, according to Fairy Eternity, she had injured Yao Saint, who had always protected himself too well and rarely took a hit. He cried out "It hurts to death," and consequently, he died.

His death was somewhat abrupt; talking about it, it sounded like suicide.

"In Ancient Times, you broke my Absolute Defense, and now you've pierced through my black mist. Immortal, you really are tough to deal with."

Yao Saint's tone carried a hint of resentment, as if by some twist of fate, such events were constantly being replayed.

As a user of 'Speak and Follow,' he had countless attempts on his life along the way. How could he not use 'Speak and Follow' to increase his defenses—but to his surprise, the Immortal Fairy proved so powerful that she shattered the Absolute Defense he had cast with 'Speak and Follow.'

In preparation to battle the Time Immortal who had yet to ascend to immortality, his Absolute Defense was strong enough to withstand attacks of time itself. Besides that, it could also withstand all sorts of attacks, including spatial curses. However, despite his thorough preparations, Immortal Fairy broke through with pure strength.

It was absolutely unbelievable. Were all geniuses from other star systems this powerful?

He had long utilized 'Speak and Follow' to set a life-saving measure for himself that could help him feign death and escape, anticipating such a situation.

From this encounter, he realized that there were always stronger beings, and he chose to bide his time, feigning death as if he never existed.

"Immortal, you took advantage of my unpreparedness to launch a surprise attack against me, an uncharitable victory, and yet you dare question why I would want to kill you?"

"It was you who first obliterated an innocent tribe!" Immortal Fairy exclaimed angrily, recalling the time when Yao Saint sought to destroy a small tribe, and she had no choice but to intervene urgently.

Moreover, she could only resort to a surprise attack, she and Yao Saint both being at the Transcendance Tribulation Stage; if they were to do battle, that tribe would surely suffer the consequences.

The tribe she belonged to had perished because of the clash of two mighty beings, leaving only her alive. The battle had even inadvertently affected them, and she was determined to prevent such a tragedy from occurring again.

"Mortals fail to recognize celestial authority, offend me, how could they expect anything other than death?" Yao Saint said coldly.

Born high above others, mortals were nothing but playthings to amuse him, even cultivators in his eyes were merely larger playthings. If these playthings did not obey him, killing them was of no concern.

"How did Yao Saint secretly become an immortal, using Verbal Spell to block my probing?" Yingtian Immortal murmured to himself, still puzzled.

His Tribulation Dao Fruit controlled the Heavenly Tribulation, and the Immortal Ascension Tribulation could not possibly be concealed from his Tribulation Dao Fruit.

This meant Yao Saint must have ascended to immortality before him.

But that's not right, Verbal Spell is a divine ability, not a Dao Fruit Outline, and a divine ability could not possibly deceive the outline of his Tribulation Dao Fruit.

Unless...

Yingtian Immortal quickly realized, "His Dao Fruit is Verbal Spell!"

Only by elevating Verbal Spell to the level of a Speak and Follow Dao Fruit Outline, could he deceive his own Tribulation Dao Fruit Outline and ascend to immortality in secret!

The Speak and Follow Dao Fruit, this is an unfamiliar Dao Fruit to all, its true capabilities unknown to anyone!

"Quite lively here," a rather familiar voice suddenly rang out beside Lu Yang.

Lu Yang turned to see, it was Jiang Pingan, disguised as an old farmer, nondescript at all, so he quickly paid his respects, "So it's the elder Jiang Pingan, what brings you here?"

Jiang Pingan looked at Lu Yang intently. Nonsense, such a commotion on my turf, almost piercing through the world, could I not come?

Do you really think you own the whole world just because you're protected by Daoist Yun Zhi and Daoist Immortal?

And without my permission, how could Yun Zhi possibly use the Power of National Fate so freely? Do you think my Power of National Fate is for everyone to borrow?

To prevent Yao Saint from escaping, Jiang Pingan had Yun Zhi mobilize the entire Power of National Fate of Great Xia.

Lu Yang thought for a moment; it seemed he had never seen Jiang Pingan make a move. "Now that you're here, why don't you demonstrate some of your skills?"

Jiang Pingan gave Lu Yang an unimpressed look. This young man never had good intentions. He had arrived during the battle between Fairy Eternity and Yao Saint, a battle he certainly was not qualified to join.

"Let's not. My old bones can't stand such disturbance, and my Dao Fruit isn't suited for battle."

"Daoist Yun Zhi asked me to come to your side, to keep an eye on the Mid-heaven Emperor Lord, to prevent him from causing trouble."

Yun Zhi knew it would be difficult for Lu Yang alone to watch over the Mid-heaven Emperor Lord, so she called for help.

Jiang Pingan, smiling, looked at the Mid-heaven Emperor Lord, "But it seems he's quite docile."

"Daoist Mo Qingshui has established the Great Qian Dynasty atop the ruins, I've long heard of your name, and you should have heard of me. This is, after all, our first meeting."

"Scram!"

The Mid-heaven Emperor Lord cursed rudely, although there wasn't any actual grievance between them. Yet, both being Founding Emperors, one captured and the other exalted, this contrast made him loathe the sight of Jiang Pingan.

Jiang Pingan wasn't a petty man; after being cursed, he still spoke politely, "Daoist Mo, why be so hasty? I heard you've been seeking the Four Ancient Immortals, even threatening to dispose of them if they don't cooperate, to replace them with your four Divine Monarchs. Today, three of the Four Ancient Immortals are gathered. Aren't you going to meet them, or should I call them down for you?"

The Mid-heaven Emperor Lord went silent for a moment, then gave a bowed greeting, "Daoist Jiang Pingan, who swept across the land to establish Great Xia, forging extraordinary merits, I've long admired your name."