And He Dares Call Himself the Fastest?

The flying shuttle flew hundreds of times slower than on their way here. In Fifth Elder's words, it was to let Lu Yang and the others admire the scenery in the sky. Even so, the flying shuttle continued to overtake one flying boat after another at a speed that left the four disciples trembling with fright, entirely lacking the nerve to look at the scenery outside. "How about we just cultivate? A cultivator's proper duty is cultivation," Li Haoran suggested, timidly raising his hand. Fifth Elder gave it some thought and felt these young fellows were quite diligent. "That works too. Do you need me to activate the Spirit Gathering Formation?" Lu Yang waved his hand with confidence. "No need. I just learned a primordial divine ability that can gather all the surrounding spiritual qi. It can take the place of a Spirit Gathering Formation." Fifth Elder was rather surprised. He had not expected such a divine ability existed—had Yun Zhi taught it to him? Lu Yang proudly craned his neck, opened his mouth, and unleashed the Taotie tribe's primordial grand divine ability—Heaven-Swallowing. A continuous stream of spiritual qi immediately converged toward him. The density of spiritual qi in the surrounding area surged in an instant. "There's actually such a miraculous divine ability?" Experienced and seasoned, Fifth Elder recognized its extraordinary nature at a glance. It consumed almost no spiritual power, was far cheaper than a Spirit Gathering Formation, achieved virtually the same effect, and had no terrain restrictions, allowing one to cultivate anytime, anywhere! The posture was merely a bit ungraceful. Craning one's neck with an open mouth looked just like a celestial hound howling at the moon. Still, as a cultivator, one had to treat cultivation as top priority; whether it looked elegant was secondary. Meng Jingzhou also saw the brilliance of this divine ability. Leaning in, he asked, "How do you practice this divine ability? Can you teach me?" Li Haoran and Qin Yanyan also looked eagerly at Lu Yang, clearly longing to learn it as well. "Easy enough." Lu Yang was not stingy in the least. After obtaining the Immortal Fairy's consent, he taught them the mental chant and key pointers. "Take your time to learn it after we get back. Cultivate for now," Lu Yang said, then opened his mouth again to gather spiritual qi. *** "Halt! Don't you dare run!" "To defy the law and act with utter abandon within Great Xia's borders—do you still think this is your Great Yu Dynasty?!" "Damned Great Xia! Nothing more than usurpers of the throne, yet you dare act so arrogant!" Three streaks of light chased one another through the sky. One streak flew in front, trying desperately to shake off the two behind him. He was a peak Body Integration cultivator of the Great Yu Dynasty who had chosen to enter slumber at his absolute peak so that he could greet the future struggle of the Golden Age. Originally, he was not supposed to awaken now. According to the plan, the Imperial Preceptor was supposed to awaken them one by one. Unfortunately, his slumbering ground had been discovered by a few blind cultivators. Thinking they had stumbled upon a grand opportunity, those cultivators had excavated excitedly, ultimately breaking his slumber. In his fury, he had killed them. Who could have imagined that this act would alert the local Chief Constable? Seeing how menacing he was, the Chief Constable had immediately contacted his superiors, and the imperial capital dispatched two Body Integration cultivators to arrest him. The ground for arrest was the laughable charge of intentional homicide. As a dignified Body Integration expert, what did killing a few petty cultivators amount to? It was merely an excuse to apprehend him. In his eyes, the Great Yu Dynasty had been at the height of its power; this so-called Great Xia Dynasty had to be a bunch of usurpers, brazenly declaring themselves the orthodox lineage. Fortunately, he had prepared contingencies that allowed him to briefly restore his peak state. Moreover, he excelled in escape arts; shaking off this pursuit was well within his capabilities. *Once I shake you off, I'll secretly take control of a small clan, thoroughly investigate the situation of this Great Xia Dynasty, and pave the way for the Imperial Preceptor!* He felt the Imperial Preceptor truly deserved his title. Back then, even though the Great Yu Dynasty's destiny was in full splendor, having unified the Central Continent without rival, boasting the momentum to swallow rivers and mountains with an unbroken destiny that seemed eternal... The Imperial Preceptor had still believed there was no eternal dynasty. As mighty as the ancient era had been, it still came to an end; no matter how strong the Great Yu Dynasty was, it could not surpass the ancient era that possessed the Four Ancient Celestials. The Great Yu Dynasty would not last forever. Thus, there was only one way to renew the Great Yu Dynasty's destiny: awaken in the era of a new dynasty, use the struggle of the Golden Age, and re-establish the Great Yu Dynasty once more, continuing Great Yu's destiny! He shook his head, pushing these thoughts aside for the moment. The most urgent task was to shake off the pursuit of these two men. The two Great Xia cultivators knitted their brows tightly. Their quarry's speed was astonishingly fast, easily ranking in the top ten among the Body Integration stage. Even though the two of them had used speed-boosting talismans, they were still a step slower. One of the cultivators caught sight of a flying shuttle, which looked remarkably familiar. "Old Chu, keep chasing him. I'll go get some help." Old Chu did not understand his intention—wasn't it a bit late to go looking for help? But trusting his companion's judgment, he nodded. "All right." *** The Great Xia cultivator knocked on the flying shuttle, and Fifth Elder opened the hatch to let him in. The moment the Great Xia cultivator stepped inside, he saw Lu Yang facing upward with his mouth wide open, while Meng Jingzhou and the other two sat around him in a triangle. All four were sitting in meditation, creating quite a bizarre atmosphere. Was this the Dao Seeking Sect's newest cultivation method? Whatever, now was not the time to dwell on that. Seeing Fifth Elder standing with hands clasped behind his back, the Great Xia cultivator beamed with delight. A great savior! "Haha, Zhou Xin, I knew this flying shuttle was yours!" Fifth Elder turned to look at him, an alert expression on his face. "Yu Qian, my flying shuttle wasn't speeding. What do you want with me?" Seeing an unfamiliar cultivator arrive who was an acquaintance of Fifth Elder, the four disciples slowly opened their eyes, curious to see what was happening. Fifth Elder casually introduced him. "This is Yu Qian, a constable of the Great Xia Dynasty. Back when I used to speed in my flying shuttle, he chased behind me every single day to issue me citations. Later, when I didn't speed as much, he stopped chasing me." Lu Yang's eyelid twitched. When Fifth Elder was speeding in his flying shuttle, his cultivation must have been at least at the Soul Formation stage. This Constable Yu Qian belonged to the same generation as Fifth Elder, so his cultivation certainly was not low; even if he was called a constable, he had to be a major figure on par with an Imperial City Chief Constable. Veins bulged on Yu Qian's forehead upon hearing this. "Nonsense! What do you mean you 'didn't speed as much'? It's clearly because no one could catch up to you anymore!" "Just half a month ago, I heard someone complaining that you were speeding in your shuttle again!" When Fifth Elder was young, speeding in flying shuttles had caused Yu Qian and his peers no small amount of trouble. The only reason Yu Qian could run so fast now was that he had trained it up chasing after Fifth Elder back then. "Don't make baseless accusations. When did I ever speed recently? Do you have evidence?" Yu Qian was so angry he wanted to hit someone. You speed so fast that an image-recording orb can't even capture the shuttle's shadow—where was he supposed to get evidence? "Enough, I don't have time to banter with you. There's urgent business at hand. See that person speeding up ahead? He's a Great Yu cultivator. Catch up to him!" Infuriated by Fifth Elder, Yu Qian had nearly forgotten his actual purpose. "He claims to be the fastest runner in the Body Integration stage during the Dayu Era. We can't catch up to him." Fifth Elder glanced up at the fast-flying Great Yu cultivator and sneered. "And he dares call himself the fastest?" "Everyone, hold on tight!" Fifth Elder was getting serious. No one had ever dared challenge him in the domain of aerial flight. Yu Qian let out a sigh of relief. Fifth Elder was an absolute pain as an opponent, but having him as an ally was truly a stroke of good fortune.