Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 282: The Final Battle of the Four Ancient Immortals Before Their Ascension

Since the Taiyi Holy Water can purify all things, using it to wash vegetables is somewhat justifiable...right?

Yun Zhi was hesitant. As expected of an ancient immortal—quick-witted and able to blaze a new trail.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy lightly tapped the water’s surface with her index finger, causing ripples to spread across the calm water. The water’s surface seemed to have received some command, parting down the middle to reveal an underwater space.

The space below the water was free of water or moisture. A strange force separated the pool from the space below, as if the pool was the lid of a jar and the space underwater its contents.

What Lu Yang saw in the underwater space sent a wave of shock through Lu Yang’s heart. Unidentifiable beast meat brimming with vitality, immortal fruits long lost to the river of time, impossibly spherical stones, flowers shimmering with resplendent multicolored rays... Every item looks like they have an extraordinary story behind it.

But none of these is the main issue. The real question is—

“It’s been three hundred thousand years, and these things are still perfectly preserved?!” Lu Yang was floored. Even several generations of Transcendent Tribulation cultivators would have come and gone.

Yun Zhi raised an eyebrow. Based on her perception, time within this underwater space was completely frozen.

The Everlasting Immortal Fairy ascertained that her treasures were intact and was secretly relieved. Then, she declared flauntingly, “This is a space the Epoch Immortal created for me! He used the power of his Epoch Dao Fruit to freeze time completely within this space. Whatever goes in stays exactly the same when it comes out!”

Lu Yang gasped. Freezing time in a localized space—the Epoch Dao Fruit could even achieve such a feat?!

“When the Epoch Immortal first ascended and formed his Dao Fruit, he couldn’t do something like this. It was with my help that he mastered this technique later. To thank me, he created this time-stopping space for me.”

“Immortal Fairy, you’re also well-versed in the power of Epoch?” Lu Yang recalled the Everlasting Immortal Fairy’s time-related mighty abilities.

One is the Play-Dead Technique, which allows her to manipulate her own time, accelerating the decay of her corpse. The other is the “Weather Forecast,” which can accurately predict the weather.

No matter how I look at it, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy doesn’t seem capable of guiding the Epoch Immortal.

“The Epoch Immortal said that the power of the Dao Fruit could only be unleashed when facing a threat. But for an immortal, hardly anything could be considered a ‘threat.’ Thus, he asked me to cook for him. He wanted to freeze his own time while eating. After a few days of practice, he succeeded.”

Lu Yang, “...”

“While he was eating, he probably remembered the time I pinned him to the ground and beat him up when he was at the Transcendent Tribulation Stage, thereby triggering a sense of ‘threat.’ The Nine-Layers Immortal taught me that this is called a conditioned reflex.”

“Transcendent Tribulation Stage?” Yun Zhi was reminded of a story she had read in an ancient text. “Immortal Fairy, do you know about the grand battle the Heaven Mandate Immortal and the other three immortals underwent before they ascended to immortals, when they were still at the Transcendent Tribulation Stage?”

“The final battle before ascending to immortals?” Lu Yang was instantly intrigued. This sounded like a tale full of drama, evoking all sorts of thrilling imaginations.

Yun Zhi nodded gently, recalling the contents of the ancient text. “It is said that before the four ancient immortals achieved their Dao, they engaged in a grand decisive battle.

“The three prodigies that were the Heaven Mandate Immortal, Qilin Immortal, and the Nine-Layers Immortal, joined forces to confront the Epoch Immortal. According to those who witnessed the battle, the Heaven Mandate Immortal harshly asked the Epoch Immortal, ‘Who can ascend to an immortal?!’ The Epoch Immortal dared not respond, which placed him at a disadvantage in terms of mental state.

“Since the Epoch Immortal, whose original form was the Jianmu World Tree, had existed for an unfathomable amount of time, the world speculated that among the four ancient immortals, he had the most profound foundation and was most likely the first to ascend. They surmised that the other three immortals had joined hands to prevent the Epoch Immortal from becoming the first immortal.”

At first, the Everlasting Immortal Fairy furrowed her brow, unable to recall any final battle before their ascension to immortals. Toward the end, she suddenly understood. “Oh, you’re talking about that? Well, you’ve asked the right person. I know the details.

“Let me tell you, before the Epoch Immortal ascended, he always turned his nose up at everyone. At the time, both of us were at the Transcendent Tribulation Stage, and he asked me, ‘There are countless heroes in the world; who can ascend to an immortal?’

“I asked whether the Heaven Mandate Immortal could do it, and he said that the Heaven Mandate Immortal placed too much importance on status, which would be a burden on his path to immortality.

“I asked whether the Qilin Immortal could do it, and he said that the Qilin Immortal was a boorish warrior who relied on his innate luck, which made his cultivation journey too smooth-sailing. He would struggle to pass the trials for immortal ascension.

“I asked whether the Nine-Layers Immortal could do it, and he said the Nine-Layers Immortal’s talent was average. If not for his immortal physique, he would have been defeated by other prodigies. Someone like him could never ascend to an immortal.

“I asked whether I could do it, and he said I was too ostentatious. Although I walked the ‘Unbeatable’ path, being overly rigid would only make me prone to breaking. He even commented that I was meticulous and not in harmony with the natural Dao, which made my mental state inferior, so I couldn’t ascend to an immortal either.

“I asked him who exactly could ascend. He sighed and said that in this vast world, only he could achieve immortality, destined to be lonely for eternity.

“Back then, I was so angry that I pinned him to the ground and beat him up. After that, he admitted that I could also ascend to an immortal.

“Later, I was still furious and felt that beating him once wasn’t enough. But since I had already beaten him, doing it again wouldn’t be appropriate. Hence, I decided to tell the Heaven Mandate Immortal, Qilin Immortal, and Nine-Layers Immortal about the conversation.

“Then, the three of them teamed up to teach the Epoch Immortal a lesson. The Epoch Immortal feared nobody when it came to one-on-one fights, but against three, he could only suffer a beating.

“When the Heaven Mandate Immortal harshly asked the Epoch Immortal, ‘Who can ascend to an immortal?’ the Epoch Immortal knew he was in the wrong and dared not respond.”

Yun Zhi, “...”

So this is the truth behind the legendary final battle of the four ancient immortals before their ascension?

Lu Yang sneaked a glance at Yun Zhi’s reaction. Now you know the kind of ancient stories I listen to every day, right?

1. Taiyi can be interpreted in various ways: the origin of the universe, the name of a particular god, the North Star, or the hundun (primordial chaos). ☜

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