Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 307: Unlucky Vice Creed Leader

On the way back to the Dao-Seeking Sect, Meng Jingzhou suddenly asked, “Speaking of which, since the thing in the wooden box belongs to Qin Haoran, shouldn’t Junior Brother Li keep it?”

Lu Yang fell silent for a moment before replying earnestly, “Trust me, Junior Brother Li definitely wouldn’t want that thing.”

After the seal on the wooden box was broken, Lu Yang originally wanted to open it and take a peek, but the Everlasting Immortal Fairy quickly stopped him.

“The box contains a debt note that involves the power of karma. Qin Haoran used the box to block the debt note from his own karma. If the person who opens the box has any connection to Qin Haoran, they will develop a karmic link with the debt note and be forced to pay the debt on Qin Haoran’s behalf!

“This debt note cannot be destroyed. If it is, the person linked to it by karma would suffer an attack equivalent to the full-force strike from a Transcendent Tribulation cultivator!

“Qin Haoran must have been unable to repay the debt, so he hid the debt note. Whoever digs up the box, thinking it is a treasure, will be the unlucky one!” The Everlasting Immortal Fairy warned with a rare display of seriousness.

Lu Yang gasped. Qin Haoran truly lives up to his reputation as a diabolic creed leader; his methods are ruthless.

I wonder which unlucky person will form a karmic link with the debt note.

At the same time, Lu Yang understood something. No wonder the seal on the box was an Essence Blood Seal. Qin Haoran had never intended for his reincarnated self to open the seal.

He wasn’t stupid—why would he burden his next life with a massive debt?

~~~

At the Nine-Netherworlds Creed’s headquarters, stormy clouds loomed low, and a once-in-a-century lightning tribulation brewed in the sky.

Suddenly, a thick purple lightning bolt illuminated the firmament, like a massive electric sphere bursting and spreading in all directions. Under its brilliance, everything appeared exceptionally clear, as if time had come to a standstill.

Then, another thick lightning bolt streaked across the horizon, followed by a second, a third...

As time elapsed, Shi Huagu had turned into an unrecognizable mess after being bombarded by the relentless lightning strikes, reduced to a piece of smoldering charcoal.

After the thunder and lightning subsided, Shi Huagu opened his eyes.

Cough, cough. He spat out a puff of black smoke mixed with the scent of roasted meat.

“Damn, I almost thought I was going to die just now,” Shi Huagu cursed, tremors of fear still lingering in his heart.

As a yin-type cultivator, he feared yang lightning the most. If not for his solid foundation, there was no doubt he would have died earlier.

Strangely, amidst the devastating lightning strikes that turned the surroundings into a wasteland and scorched Shi Huagu’s clothes, the debt note was safe and sound, as if it had not received the cleansing ritual of the lightning.

Seeing the debt note filled Shi Huagu with rage. He wished he could crush it into dust. But he knew the mighty power of the debt note. If he dared to destroy it, even stronger lightning would descend.

Even nine lives won’t be enough then.

If he didn’t repay the debt, the debt note would summon five bolts of lightning every month. Who could withstand that?

I have two options now: break through to the Transcendent Tribulation Stage or repay the debt.

One billion spirit stones? My total assets aren’t even worth that much.

“Transferring debts—as expected of Creed Leader Qin, someone who could tear down the east wall to mend the west wall!” Shi Huagu’s gaze was frighteningly icy.

He had thought about transferring the debt note again, but unfortunately, it had already established a karmic link with him. Until that karmic link disappeared, the debt note couldn’t be transferred.

“Heavenly Court Creed, was it? Good, very good. This is a warning to show me who’s in charge, huh?!” Shi Huagu gnashed his teeth, realizing how crafty the other party was.

When Lord Mi and the Divine Transfiguration cultivator returned, they saw the charred Shi Huagu and cautiously asked, “Vice Creed Leader, are you alright?”

Shi Hua’s face darkened further. “Do I look alright to you?”

The Divine Transfiguration cultivator read between the lines and cautiously asked, “Vice Creed Leader, are you not alright?”

Shi Huagu suppressed his urge to kill. “Find the creed leader!” Shi Huagu used a spell to clean himself, change his clothes, and don a wig—his hair had been singed off by the lightning and wouldn’t grow back anytime soon.

Lord Mi and the Divine Transfiguration cultivator tacitly agreed not to mention what had transpired before arriving at the creed. freeweɓnovel.cøm

Lord Mi was of a neutral stance and initially planned to hand the wooden box directly to the creed leader. However, the Divine Transfiguration cultivator was Shi Huagu’s confidant and wouldn’t allow that.

Under the Divine Transfiguration cultivator’s insistence, Shi Huagu successfully opened the wooden box.

If Shi Huagu learned of this, he would definitely kill the Divine Transfiguration cultivator with a single palm strike, and even grinding his bones to dust wouldn’t be enough to vent his anger.

Lord Mi could now use this to hold hostage over the Divine Transfiguration cultivator.

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The current creed leader of the Nine-Netherworlds Creed was a handsome young man who seemed out of place in the creed’s dark and gloomy atmosphere.

“Heavenly Court?” The creed leader ruminated for a long time before slowly asking, “Say, does this Heavenly Court Creed have money? Can they lend us some?”

“What?” Shi Huagu thought his brain had been fried by the lightning.

“Ah, no, it’s nothing. I meant to say, ah, it’s the Heavenly Court,” the creed leader quickly corrected himself.

After becoming the creed leader and seeing the monthly deficit reports, he finally realized how difficult life had been for the previous creed leader.

He strived to lead the Nine-Netherworlds Creed to greater heights. For the sake of their faith, he studied finance from scratch and conducted market research and field investigations. Identifying business opportunities from the small details, he set up various new industries and worked assiduously to earn money to keep the Nine-Netherworlds Creed afloat.

Unfortunately, no matter how many spirit stones he earned, it was never sufficient to fill the bottomless pit of building the Fengdu Ghost City.[1]

However, he couldn’t reveal this to anyone, for it would easily cause panic among the members. Facing suppression from the righteous path was already stressful. If the followers learned about the Nine-Netherworlds Creed’s dire situation, they might even consider turning themselves in.

Thus, he greatly admired Qin Haoran. Despite such a huge deficit, he could still maintain the creed’s daily operations.

If he were to find out that Qin Haoran managed to start a family and build a career under such circumstances, he would probably admire him even more.

“Qin Haoran’s reincarnation...”

Previously, he had thought that Qin Haoran’s reincarnation was something the three vice creed leaders had fabricated to compete for his legacy. The Nine-Netherworlds Creed’s teachings mentioned “Reincarnation,” which was theoretically possible. However, throughout the creed’s long history, no one had ever heard of anyone achieving reincarnation successfully.

But now, an ancient Heavenly Court Creed has emerged, claiming to have found Qin Haoran’s reincarnation. To top it off, the person is a woman.

Although it sounds strange, upon closer thought, it does make sense.

“Are you sure it belongs to Qin Haoran?”

Shi Huagu silently took out the debt note. He didn’t know about the creed’s financial losses and assumed that Qin Haoran had left the debt note behind to sabotage people.

The moment the creed leader laid his eyes on the debt note, he was confident that it belonged to Qin Haoran. Furthermore, he remembered that Qin Haoran was proficient in karma and arrays, capable of blocking and transferring karma.

“In that case, the credibility of the Heavenly Court Creed and Qin Haoran’s reincarnation is quite high. Call the other two vice creed leaders over for a meeting.”

Shi Huagu didn’t want to be struck by lightning every month. “Can the one billion spirit stones be taken from the treasury?”

The creed leader replied sternly, “Your accepting Qin Haoran’s inheritance is a private matter. You can’t use public funds. There must be a clear distinction between public and private matters!

“But I have a small suggestion.”

“Please go ahead, Creed Leader.”

“Next time you get struck by lightning, please stay further away from the headquarters. Repairing the headquarters costs money.”

1. According to legends, Fengdu is where the ghosts are managed in the underworld. ☜