[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-who-let-him-cultivate":3,"chapter-who-let-him-cultivate-who-let-him-cultivate-chapter-113":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Who Told Him to Cultivate!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2226294,4131,"Chapter 113: Lu Yang","who-let-him-cultivate-chapter-113",113,"\u003Cp>\"W-well, you can't put it that way. Cultivation is all about balancing work and rest. As the saying goes, 'motion follows extreme stillness'; after staying in one place for too long, one must go out and walk about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think about it, Little Yun. Isn't the whole point of cultivation to achieve immortality and live freely? If you spend all day in closed-door meditation, then cultivation becomes nothing more than serving a prison sentence—it’s putting the cart before the horse,\" Bu Yu Daoist said earnestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a frequent visitor to the Heavenly Prison, he possessed a level of authority on the subject of incarceration that no one else could claim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Furthermore, isn't there a distinction between 'cultivating in the mortal world' and 'cultivating in seclusion'? I am a classic example of the former. Only by mingling with the mortal world, playing among the people, and gaining insights into the Dao can I break through!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang had heard of this theory. Cultivators who joined the Great Xia Dynasty as officials were \"mortal world\" cultivators, while those from the Five Great Immortal Sects tended toward \"seclusion.\" However, there were very few who were as purely \"seclusion-oriented\" as the Senior Sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how eloquently Bu Yu Daoist spoke, Yun Zhi remained unmoved; she didn't even lift an eyelid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, when you taught me, you said that pressure creates motivation, that cultivation requires diligence, that the success of a day lies in the morning, noon, and night, and the success of a year lies in the four seasons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhi had indeed done exactly as Bu Yu Daoist taught, cultivating from morning until night with extraordinary diligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhi was already a genius rarely seen in ages, and with her diligent cultivation, her progress was rapid. When the Immortal Sect Assembly was held, Yun Zhi left everyone in the dust and took the top spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to tradition, the five Sect Masters would critique the winner's shortcomings, and some would even step down to spar with the winner, fearing they might become arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the five Sect Masters were soundly defeated by Yun Zhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the next Immortal Sect Assembly, while the disciples fought bitterly on the stage, Yun Zhi sat in the Sect Master’s seat, critiquing them—right in the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bu Yu Daoist thought to himself: *I just wanted you to cultivate diligently, raise your cultivation base, and take over as Sect Master so I could sneak out and play.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was something Bu Yu Daoist would never say, even if it killed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhi had no aversion to cultivation; on the contrary, she enjoyed the process. When cultivating, she felt the world was unprecedentedly peaceful, as if she had merged with it, and she could clearly feel herself growing stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing a session, her mind was clear and she felt refreshed—what was not to like?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well. Since you want to come out, then come out...\" Yun Zhi said flatly, her tone softening slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bu Yu Daoist was overjoyed. *My efforts weren't in vain; has Little Yun finally decided to let me out?*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By your own ability,\" Yun Zhi said, finishing the second half of her sentence before turning to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bu Yu Daoist opened his mouth, completely at a loss for words. If he could get out by his own ability, he would have done so long ago!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lu Yang, you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bu Yu Daoist wanted to call Lu Yang back to plead for him, but Lu Yang gave him a \"Master, you're on your own\" look and trotted after the Senior Sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On one side was the omnipotent Senior Sister who suppressed the Ask Dao Sect, and on the other was the suppressed Master. Choosing which side to stand on was easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little disciple, don't go! Just help me peel off the talisman, and I'll teach you the 'One Sword Becomes Ten Thousand Swords' technique! Ten thousand swords floating in the air, bright sword tips pointing down—you'll win three points in momentum before the fight even starts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can it defeat the Senior Sister?\" Lu Yang ran back. As a sword cultivator, who wouldn't want to learn a few stylish, peerless sword techniques?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power wasn't important; what mattered was being cool enough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bu Yu Daoist shook his head, and Lu Yang turned to leave again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bu Yu Daoist hurriedly said, \"I can also teach you the *True Interpretation of Sword Dao*, which will give you a deeper understanding of the sword! Once you reach the peak, you can break ten thousand techniques with one sword. No one will dare to take your strike! You'll be invincible among your peers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can it defeat the Senior Sister?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bu Yu Daoist shook his head, and Lu Yang turned to leave again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bu Yu Daoist hurriedly added, \"I can also teach you the *Four Absolute Sword Array*! Once the array is out, it will stir the heavens, sever all life, wither all things, and sweep away every enemy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can it defeat the Senior Sister?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bu Yu Daoist was furious: \"Rebellious disciple! If I could beat her, would I still be locked up here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang felt his Master made a fair point, so he chose to stand with the Senior Sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Senior Sister, I discovered another problem during this mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I found that the reputation of our Five Great Immortal Sects is too low. Many people don't know about us. When they encounter demons or evil, they can only rely on the government. If the government can't handle it, they just have to wait—they have no other options.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Great Xia Dynasty was short-handed and, due to pride, found it inconvenient to ask the Five Great Immortal Sects for help. The ones who suffered in this process were the common people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a problem Lu Yang had noticed while at Songshan. Although the old hunter's ghost was acting the whole time, his ignorance of the Ask Dao Sect was not an act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While in Yanjiang County, Lu Yang had also asked around and found that the commoners knew very little about the upper echelons and were unaware of the Five Great Immortal Sects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Zhi was surprised. She had never noticed this problem, or rather, no one in the Five Great Immortal Sects had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She attended the Immortal Sect leaders' summit every year and had never heard anyone mention it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That really is a problem. Should we compile the Ask Dao Sect's stories into books and spread them among the people?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang offered his method as if presenting a treasure: \"Writing books is indeed an excellent way to spread information, but as far as I know, the literacy rate among the people isn't high, and not many can afford books. Perhaps turning the Ask Dao Sect's stories into storytelling performances would be a better method.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Storytelling?\" Yun Zhi knew very little about this field. Bu Yu Daoist was an expert in this area; after all, he was the one who had donated the *Complete Collection of Crosstalk* to the Scripture Library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, storytelling. Before I entered the Ask Dao Sect, all my knowledge about cultivation came from storytellers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The content of the storytelling currently on the market is uneven, full of contradictions, and the records of cultivation are only half-understood, which easily leads people to have misconceptions about cultivation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we compile the Ask Dao Sect's stories into storytelling performances, they will definitely be very popular!\" Lu Yang said, clenching his fists in excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ask Dao Sect's affairs aren't particularly extraordinary. Will they attract people?\" The Senior Sister remained skeptical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang thought to himself: *If our Ask Dao Sect's affairs aren't considered extraordinary, then just how absurd is this cultivation world?*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Senior Sister, you are so focused on cultivation that you know very little about common knowledge. You probably don't know our reputation in the outside world.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lu Yang felt that given the Senior Sister's cultivation base, people from other sects wouldn't look for trouble by telling her to her face that the Ask Dao Sect was mentally unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will definitely be popular!\" Lu Yang said with conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who in the Profound Heaven Sect is suitable for writing and performing storytelling to promote us to the outside world?\" Yun Zhi frowned slightly, pondering the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I recommend one person who is definitely capable of this task!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1403,"2026-06-17T23:08:26.054Z","2026-06-18T03:42:36.771Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","189cc98dd15fd1d09bb6d3a2b2cb2b8fce562446fe1a15cd87a336e97f9e3326","who-let-him-cultivate-chapter-114","who-let-him-cultivate-chapter-112",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fwho-told-him-to-cultivate-cover.jpg"]