Chapter 95: The So-Called Immortal, One Mountain and
One Man (2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At the same time as Iron-ox was heading to the assembly point outside the city.
Many people in the Imperial capital also left their residences and walked toward the assembly point outside the city.
Some of these people were storytellers who told stories in restaurants.
Some were vendors selling candied haws by the roadside.
Some of them were poor scholars who had a bookstore business.
Although they have various identities, these people had one thing in common.
They were all practitioners of the Devil Slayers Division.
The so-called practitioners were not cold machines, nor were they dogs raised in the mortal world.
They were a group of living people, a group of people with their own lives, their own emotions… Living people.
In a corner of an alley in the Imperial capital.
“Lord Lion-ape, we should leave.”
Hearing his subordinate’s words, Lion-ape, who was feeding stray cats, slowly stood up.
When the stray cats saw Lion-ape stand up, they moved forward intimately and rubbed against his pants.
Although he was a little reluctant, Lion-ape still softly pushed them away with his feet. Then, he led his subordinates toward the assembly point outside the city.
At the headquarters of the Devil Slayers Division.
“Young Master, the signal to assemble has been sent out. We should also set off.”
Lu Yuan, who was sitting in the courtyard drinking tea, spoke as he looked at Xu Wan’er, who was standing in front of him.
“Wan’er, our celestial cultivation… What exactly do you think we are cultivating?”
After a moment of silence, Xu Wan’er gave her answer.
“Reporting to Young Master, I feel that this so-called celestial cultivation is naturally to cultivate for freedom and longevity.
“The only way we can transcend the mortal world is by becoming immortal, so we don’t have to live a mediocre life like the common people.”
Xu Wan’er thought that her answer was very good.
But who knew that Lu Yuan would smile and shake his head after hearing that?
“Wan’er, you’ve only cultivated for a few years. How did you get infected with the arrogance of other cultivators?”
Lu Yuan stretched and stood up.
He looked at the sunset in the sky and said with a hint of laughter, “Many cultivators think that after they have gained some ability, they can look down on the common people who do not have cultivation. Not only that, but they also think that they can go against those superior cultivators who neglected them.
“Of course, there are many cultivators who always say ‘going against the heavens’, as if they can instantly widen the gap between themselves and the rest of the world as long as they say it.
“To explain it in my hometown’s language, these people are not immortals at all. They’re just a bunch of people who like to play with double standards.
“Below me, there is a strict hierarchy. Above me, all living beings are equal.
This is the bad habit of those celestial cultivators.”
Lu Yuan then said to Xu Wan’er in a serious tone, “Wan’er, remember this. Cultivators of our generation cultivate freedom. It allows us to do what we think is right.
“Cultivating longevity also gives us more time to do what we like.
“I don’t want you to be like those old fellows, cultivating and cultivating until you become a piece of wood.
“Immortals, immortals, a mountain and a pair of people. We are immortals, but we are also humans.”
After hearing Lu Yuan’s words, Xu Wan’er seemed to have understood something.
Then, she looked at Lu Yuan and asked curiously, “Then did you think it was right for you to chase practitioner Shang and the others away?”
“What’s wrong? Do you have a different opinion?”
“Not really. I just feel that perhaps only someone like you, Young Master, would be able to do such a thing.
“After all, I heard from practitioner Shang and the others that the previous secretary of the Devil Slayers Division had never treated them like humans. Naturally, he would not care about their lives.
“Those people were in the celestial sect, and the situation was similar to that of practitioner Shang and the other people in the Devil Slayers Division. But after coming here, they all acted so arrogantly.
“Perhaps this is the double standard you mentioned, Young Master.”
“You understand quite quickly. That’s right, this is the double standard I just told you about.
“Let me teach you another principle, don’t do unto others what you don’t want done unto you. Don’t force others to do things that you can’t even do yourself.
“This battle is nothing more than a show where the higher-ups fight over pastries. Even if ants like us are injured or killed, it won’t affect the overall situation.
“If that’s the case, then I naturally don’t want to see too many people lose their lives for nothing. I will save as many lives as I can.”
As Lu Yuan spoke, he realized that Xu Wan’er suddenly smiled.
This smile made him very confused.
“Wan’er, is there anything funny about what I said?”
Xu Wan’er waved her hand and looked at Lu Yuan teasingly.
“Young Master, you’ve misunderstood me. I’m laughing not because of what you just said, but because of something else.”
“Oh? What is it?”
Xu Wan’er suddenly stepped forward and said gently, “Young Master, may I ask whether your previous trip to Drunken Cloud Brothel is considered a part of your cultivation of freedom?
“After all, I have heard from practitioner Shang that you are interested in the twin courtesans of Drunken Cloud Brothel… He said you are full of praise for them.”
Hearing this, Lu Yuan was dumbfounded on the spot.
Fuck, aren’t we talking about the true meaning of celestial cultivation? Why are you suddenly talking about this matter?
The reason I said those words just now was to find an opportunity to give you a wave of ‘ideology education’ and change your old mindset.
I didn’t mean for you to seize the opportunity to backstab me!
Xu Wan’er looked at Lu Yuan’s stunned expression and suddenly thought of something. She blushed and said, “Actually, if Young Master wants to, I, Wan’er, might not be inferior to those courtesans…”
As she spoke, she even boldly used her fingertips to scratch the back of Lu Yuan’s hand, teasing him to the extreme.
However, before Lu Yuan could respond, Xu Wan’er ran out hurriedly.
Lu Yuan was left standing on the spot with a dumbfounded expression.
After Xu Wan’er left, Lu Yuan finally realized.
Was… Was he just teased by a maid?
After being stunned for a moment, Lu Yuan smiled and shook his head.
It seems like this maid of his still lacked discipline.
As of now, she already dares to tease him and directly challenge his weaknesses.
If this continued, what would happen in the future?
What do you mean by going to Drunken Cloud Brothel is considered a part of my celestial cultivation?
Would anyone go to a brothel to cultivate?
Anyway, I go… Only occasionally.
After laughing, Lu Yuan stood up and walked out the door.
After all, he had made all the necessary preparations. It was time for him to head to the frontline.
He wanted to see what kind of confidence the devilish army of the Liang Kingdom had to come to the Great Xia Kingdom and behave atrociously.
Did they really think that the Qingyun Sect did not exist?
At Great Xia Kingdom, Moon Mountain Pass.
“Kill!”
A soldier of the Great Xia Kingdom slashed at the fiendish demon that had rushed up the city wall.
However, to his surprise, after the saber landed on the half-human half-dog demon, it did not damage it. Instead, it caused a crack to appear on the blade.
It was as if the saber was not slashing at a body of flesh and blood, but at refined iron.
Looking at the crack on his blade, the soldier’s face was filled with despair.
How could he be a match for this demon who had such a monstrous body?
At the same time, the demonic soldier who had climbed up the city wall had already turned to look at him.
After revealing a terrifying smile, he approached him step by step.
The same scene was happening at other positions of the city wall.
Hundreds of canine demons had already climbed up the city wall and started to slaughter the surrounding soldiers.
Looking at this scene, the soldier’s eyes were filled with hopelessness.
How could a normal person… be a match for a demon?
Just as the Great Xia Kingdom soldier thought that everything was over, several green fireballs fell from the sky and struck the demons.
Amidst screams, the previously arrogant demons instantly turned into charred corpses.
The soldiers of the Great Xia Kingdom who had escaped death raised their heads in shock.
In the sky above the city wall, a figure wearing a white mask and flying on a sword appeared out of nowhere.
Below this figure, there were a large number of people wearing similar masks.
The soldiers of the Great Xia Kingdom were no strangers to these people.
They were the Great Xia Kingdom’s devil-slaying practitioners!
Looking at the figure standing on the sword above them, countless soldiers of the Great Xia Kingdom cried tears of joy.
They had been waiting for reinforcements for a long time… And it was finally here.
Lu Yuan looked at the bloody scene below, his eyes turning cold.
“Go, kill them all.”
“Roger!”
After receiving Lu Yuan’s order, countless practitioners rushed up the city wall and began to fight fiercely with those fiendish demons.
Although Lu Yuan’s green flame had already killed most of the demons that had climbed the city wall, there were still many demons that were charging toward the city wall without fear of death.
However, these previously arrogant demons became weak after encountering the devil-slaying practitioners and were easily killed by them.
What a joke. In terms of war, the practitioners were third-rate.
But when it came to slaying demons, they were first-rate!