Who Let Him Cultivate?!

Chapter 288: 287: Ancestor of Thief Sect_1

Chapter 288: Chapter 287: Ancestor of Thief Sect_1

“Lord Mo, for what reason is my master behind bars this time? Was it for refusing to pay at a brothel, or was he accused of feigning injury in a street corner accident, or did he secretly sell the ‘Wish Granting Technique: Local Version’ again?”

Master claimed to be wronged, but Yun Zhi was skeptical.

After nearly a thousand years of staying with her master, Yun Zhi knew when to trust him and when not to trust him.

“Eldest Senior Sister, when should we believe Master?” Lu Yang curiously asked.

“When Master is silent.”

“And when should we not believe him?”

“When Master talks.”

Lu Yang: “…”

Upon hearing this, the Minister of Justice excitedly slapped his thigh; Yun Zhi’s words struck a chord with him.

No wonder her Cultivation level was so high, she had an analytical ability that he couldn’t match.

If he didn’t listen to the nonsense Old Buyu spouted, wouldn’t everything be fine?

If he had heard this summary before, he wouldn’t be squatting in the same cell as Old Buyu now.

Lord Mo shakes his head, “None of those. Based on our investigation, Daoist Buyu has been in Goose County for over ten days. During these days, he has been well-behaved. In the afternoon, he narrates the ‘Legend of the Dao Sect’ in tea houses. His sessions are always packed with people, and he concludes each one with ‘To be continued in the next session,’ leaving many people sighing in anticipation. At night, he ponders how to proceed with the ‘Legend of the Dao Sect,’ living a rather fulfilling life.”

Lu Yang was astonished. Turns out the stories Master tells are all improvised?

Lu Yang reckons his ability to make stuff up is as good as Meng Jingzhou’s, but he wasn’t capable of doing what Daoist Buyu did, creating the story the night before and then telling it the next day.

“So you wrote the ‘Legend of the Dao Sect’!” Master Xu looked at Daoist Buyu in surprise.

The ‘Legend of the Dao Sect’ is very popular, even the tea houses in the Imperial City recount the tale, and he had listened to it when he was bored.

What he heard was the story of the nine descendants of the Dao Sect, which contained a lot of embellishments about Daoist Buyu, which greatly displeased him, so he stopped listening.

The other officials in the capital felt the same way. They went to listen out of curiosity, but found it hard to accept after listening, so they didn’t listen anymore.

However, the common people enjoyed it very much. Although Daoist Buyu’s story was exaggerated to the point of fantasy, it was still a story of cultivation, and the story of a top sect.

The various behaviors of the cultivators depicted in the story, combined with the vibrant narratives, were fascinating and very appealing.

“Do you have any shame, does your story have any relation to you other than the name!” Master Xu glanced at Daoist Buyu with a face full of disdain.

“That’s called appropriate beautification.” Daoist Buyu said this without the slightest shame.

Lord Mo continued, “Three days ago, the monthly Cultivation Market opened and Daoist Buyu set up a small stall in a corner, selling a method for improving movement speed. He claimed that the ‘Ancestor of the Thief Sect,’ who was famous for his speed, had practiced this method.”

“When people found out they had been tricked, they demanded a refund and argued with him. He denied all accusations, insisting that his method was genuine.”

“After a fruitless argument, people reported him. Upon examination, I concluded his method was fake and sentenced him to ten days of administrative detention.”

Fairy Eternity, unfamiliar with some terms, knocked on Lu Yang’s spiritual space for help, “Lu Yang, who is the ancestor of the Thief Sect?”

As Fairy Eternity’s golden finger, Lu Yang did indeed have all the answers, “Regarding the ancestor of the Thief Sect, I have a rough idea. Fairy, you should know that there are over three thousand heterodox sects and one of them is the Thief Sect.”

Fairy Eternity nodded, signaling Lu Yang to continue.

“The Thief Sect once had an extraordinary thief whose speed was incomparable, reaching a height that his predecessors could not reach. His speed was unmatched in the world. His existence fundamentally changed the Thief Sect, before and after him. Those in the Thief Sect respectfully called him the Ancestor of the Thief Sect, while the people usually referred to him as Thief Ancestor.”

“The speed of the Thief Ancestor was so fast that he could come and go freely even in the royal palace, stealing numerous Spirit Stones and magic artifacts. His boldest move was stealing the palace’s gate. The court was furious but had no way to deal with the Thief Ancestor.”

“So what happened to the Thief Ancestor?” the Fairy Eternity was excited. She had never sparred with a cultivator known for his speed. If she ever encountered one, she would definitely have a go.

Lu Yang shook his head, “That’s a mystery. Nobody knows what happened to the Thief Ancestor in the end. Some say he achieved freedom from worldly desires, some say he retired from worldly affairs due to disillusionment, and others say that he failed in his attempt to reach the Immortal stage and perished.”

Speaking of the Thief Ancestor, Lu Yang couldn’t help but think of another character, the second speedster after the Thief Ancestor- the Thief King.

The speed of the Thief King was so fast that he could go wherever he pleased in the world, violating the teachings of the Thief Sect and stealing from the Land Money Trade Association, then vanishing without a trace.

In reality, Daoist Buyu still insisted he was wronged, “Really, if you practice the method I sold, you will absolutely be as fast as the Thief Ancestor, you will be unmatched in the world!”

Yun Zhi was silent for a moment, recalling something and then asked, “Lord Mo, can we see the method my master sold?”

“Of course.” Mo Danxin called his subordinate to fetch the confiscated evidence from the yamen office.

Shortly after, his subordinate, out of breath, brought over a thin, very old book that looked like a cultivation method unearthed from a cemetery.

No wonder some cultivators were deceived into buying this book. This book does look intimidating at first glance.

Lord Mo added, “Daoist Buyu sold a total of ten copies of this method. The contents of the ten were all the same, and have all been seized. This is one of them.”

Yun Zhi opened the first page, and Lu Yang also leaned over curiously to take a look.

The first page of the ancient book read: To practice this method, first break a leg.

Daoist Buyu spread his hands, “See, I told you. Practice this method and you can be sure to be as unrivaled as the Thief Ancestor!”

Lu Yang: “…”

Master, you really are not wronged at all!

You’re still claiming to be wronged? Even a year or two would not be too much!

Lu Yang roughly understood why his master was the strongest beneath the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.

If his Cultivation level was slightly weaker, he would have been beaten to death long ago.

Yun Zhi looked a bit odd, “The Thief Ancestor indeed only had one leg, so no one disputed when he claimed his speed was unmatched.”

“That is true. I’ve heard of this too.” The Minister of Justice nodded.

A phrase Yun Zhi didn’t say was that after looking through this ancient book and doing some rudimentary extrapolation, she found that if one practiced this method, it seemed like they really could achieve the fastest speed of their realm.

So is this really the method that the Thief Ancestor practiced?