Chapter 1304: Chapter 1303: When the Local Natives Think You Are Pitiful

Lu Yang bid farewell to the few official cultivators from Great Xia and steered the small boat into the Cultivation World.

"Mr. Lu, you don’t seem surprised about those people moving planets?"

"Surprised? It’s quite unexpected to have such entertainment during the New Year, quite creative."

"No, I don’t mean that. I mean, are there many cultivators capable of moving planets?"

"Are there many...? Well, did you see anyone rowing boats or flying when we were coming here?"

"I did."

"Everyone you saw can move planets at will."

Dean Gao couldn’t help but take a sharp intake of breath.

The moment he entered the Cultivation World, Dean Gao couldn’t help but shiver a little, as if he had eaten a mint, his mind feeling clearer than usual.

Thinking of the mysterious energy often mentioned by Lu Yang, he asked, "Is this Spiritual Energy?"

Lu Yang laughed: "Do you feel the difference? If you had your original body, you’d feel even more comfortable."

The spaceship zoomed all the way and landed at the Seek Dao Sect’s mountain gate. Taking out the Green Peak Sword, he released the entire support team.

After a series of shocks, their initial arrogance was gone, replaced only by excitement.

"Is this the Cultivation World?"

"Finally, we’ve arrived."

"Can everyone here fly?"

"This is the Sect I belong to, the Seek Dao Sect." Lu Yang introduced to everyone with a hint of pride in his tone.

"We meet Elder Brother Lu!"

The two junior brothers guarding the mountain gate recognized Lu Yang and sounded a bit excited.

"These are guests I’ve invited, let them in for a bit."

"Yes."

The two junior brothers opened a door in the Sect Protection Array, gesturing for everyone to enter.

Passing through the mountain gate and walking past the bamboo forest, the serene bamboo forest seemed to be the perfect retreat for the reclusive; the river meandered and encircled the bamboo, nourishing it with spiritual water.

Mist rose from the river surface and gradually condensed into a human figure, blocking the way of the group, startling them - what kind of monster was this?

"Senior River Spirit, these are guests," Lu Yang said with a clasped hand greeting.

"Mmm, I heard what you said at the mountain gate." The River Spirit’s gaze fell on the Ether Submachine that Lu Yang was carrying.

"What is that thing you’re holding, I feel some connection to it?" The River Spirit said, sounding somewhat uncertain.

"What are you?!" The Ether Submachine was even more surprised than the River Spirit. Water vapor condensing into human form? What principle was that?

It also felt something strange, something indescribable, and something it had never felt before.

"This is something I brought from the outside world. It’s a Primordial Spirit Clone and might have some connection with you as both are probably Primordial Spirits, and there seems to be some resonance between you."

"A Primordial Spirit Clone, I see."

Primordial Spirits are extraordinarily rare, and the River Spirit had not seen another of its kind.

Of course, that also had to do with its inability to leave the riverbank.

In fact, most Primordial Spirits cannot leave their main bodies; the Ether Computer is an exception.

"Bring it over when you’re free, let’s have a chat," the River Spirit said with interest in the Ether Computer.

"Alright. By the way, Senior River Spirit, has Eldest Senior Sister and the others returned yet?"

"As far as I know, you’re the only one who has returned from this exploration."

"I’m the first one back?" Lu Yang was surprised; he had returned early, not having met anyone else.

He wanted to take Dean Gao and the others to meet Eldest Senior Sister to show how he spared no effort for the development of the Cultivation World and surely Sister Mengmeng would admire him greatly.

Now it seemed he had thought too highly of himself.

"Elder Brother Dai is here, right?"

"He is."

"That’s fine."

Since he was already back at the sect, it was time to show Elder Brother Dai that not every expedition of his resulted in a fiasco.

Dean Gao quietly asked only after they were far from the River Spirit, "Mr. Lu, who was that just now?"

"That was the River Spirit, a Guardian of our sect. Don’t be fooled by his fierce appearance; he’s actually quite nice. The first time I met him, there was a small misunderstanding, and he chased after me with an axe. As you can see, he doesn’t hold grudges against me anymore."

"A sect guardian? Is he strong?"

"You remember those cultivators from the moving planets? The River Spirit could handle them with just one hand."

Dean Gao took a sharp breath in surprise. The River Spirit was that powerful?

Doesn’t that mean the entire Interstellar Alliance is no match for him?

And this is just a part of the Cultivation World.

Wait, Mr. Lu mentioned that there are few in the Cultivation World more powerful than himself. Just how strong is Mr. Lu?

Dean Gao suddenly realized that what Lu Yang showed in the Interstellar Alliance was just the tip of the iceberg of his true strength!

Entering the core area of the Seek Dao Sect, the support team noticed the disciples fighting on the arena. A brief exchange between two disciples was like a cataclysm, with space itself trembling.

This wasn’t just a figure of speech; the space was literally shaking. What kind of powerful collision was this?!

The disciples of the Seek Dao Sect noticed Elder Brother Lu Yang’s support team, curiously examining their strange and foreign apparels. Out of etiquette, they didn’t stare, instead sneakily observing with their Spiritual Sense.

"Never seen these clothes before, did Senior Brother Lu bring these people from the outside world?"

"The structure of their bodies is so strange, they’re covered in metallic bumps from head to toe, only their heads are like ours."

"Could it be that demon cultivators have crafted puppets by stuffing human brains inside them? That way, the magic artifacts would have Spiritual Wisdom."

"Wow, how pitiful. They must have encountered demon cultivators. No wonder Senior Brother Lu brought them back, he’s looking for someone to save them."

Thinking this, the Disciples of the Seek Dao Sect cast sympathetic glances at the support team, which made them feel quite puzzled.

The disciples of the Seek Dao Sect were giving them the kind of look they were familiar with—it was the way they usually looked at indigenous people.

Not everyone could be brought before Dai Bufan, so Lu Yang asked Dean Gao to follow him into the Task Hall, while the rest waited outside for a while.

As more cultivators ventured out, and the volume of intelligence to be processed increased, Dai Bufan, who had previously enjoyed a leisurely life, once again became as busy as he was in the beginning.

"Elder Brother Dai here?"

Elder Brother Dai was startled by the voice, his heart instinctively jumping to his throat.

How did Lu Yang return? Did he cause more trouble?

"C’mon in."

Lu Yang entered with a well-behaved smile, holding the Ether Submachine, and ushered Dean Gao in.

"Elder Brother Dai, I’m back."

Dai Bufan looked at Dean Gao warily, sensing that the latter was just a mortal. But based on his experience, the man must be someone significant. "Who is this immortal?"

Lu Yang: "..."

What am I in your eyes, Elder Brother Dai?

"Elder Brother Dai, I encountered a power called the Interstellar Alliance during my travels. This is Dean Gao Huanyu, a guest I’ve invited."

Pausing, Lu Yang then added, "He’s not an immortal."

"Oh, a guest. Please, have a seat." Elder Brother Dai relaxed, his worries for nothing.

"So it seems you have quite the harvest this time?"

Lu Yang recounted everything he witnessed in the Interstellar Alliance, as well as inviting the support team back to help develop the Cultivation World.

"Good, good, good! Junior Brother Lu, you’ve done well!"

After hearing this, Dai Bufan’s eyes shone, repeating ’good’ three times and joyously slapped his thigh.

Phenomenal technology, and the Ether Computer laden with the entire Interstellar Alliance’s knowledge, not to mention talents in every field. Just by listening, Dai Bufan could imagine how prosperous the Cultivation World would become once it acquired all this!