Chapter 195: Exercises Are All Effective

The Immortal felt fortunate to possess the memories of all his believers, especially those of a series of excellent believers skilled in criminal law, led by the Cult Master. This was a great help!

His situation was a special case. In the cultivation world, children generally matured early, and the criminal law of the Great Xia Dynasty set the age of criminal responsibility very low. However, no matter how low it was, it would never stipulate that a five-day-old infant could commit a crime. He had truly only been born five days ago, yet he was born with immense power and knowledge of many things. Currently, the criminal law of the Great Xia Dynasty had no provisions for how to handle someone like him.

Generally, in cases where there are no explicit legal provisions, criminal law principles are considered. Based on the principle of protecting minors, he would not be considered to have committed a crime. Even if he were to commit a crime, his attempted body snatching would not be a capital offense. These esteemed orthodox sects surely abide by the law; they wouldn't casually murder and dispose of bodies like their demonic cult.

Immortal Fairy frowned. She felt that The Immortal had a point, but after careful consideration, she realized it wasn't quite right, though she couldn't pinpoint exactly what was amiss. Immortal Fairy knew very little about current laws.

Lu Yang pondered, muttering, "What you're saying has some merit, but if we just kill you here, and do it without anyone knowing, it seems criminal law won't be able to touch us, will it?"

The Great Xia Dynasty naturally couldn't govern what it didn't know.

"Oh~ that's another way, Lu Yang, you're so smart!" Immortal Fairy praised Lu Yang. He truly was the Cult Master she had personally chosen; his mind was so agile.

The Immortal: "!!!"

Is this something an orthodox sect member should say?! After learning that Lu Yang was from the Dao Seeking Sect, The Immortal had thought that all his actions in the Foundation Establishment stage competition were deliberately acted. Now, it seemed, he was simply letting his true nature show!

Yun Zhi had a different approach for handling The Immortal: "The five great immortal sects all have law enforcement powers. Theoretically, you can be handed over to our Dao Seeking Sect for disposition. Since you know the memories of all the cult members, that would be helpful to the Dao Seeking Sect. As long as you confess honestly, we can imprison you in the Dao Seeking Sect."

The Immortal was overjoyed when he heard he wouldn't die. Look, this is what an orthodox sect is like! As for imprisonment, that was a minor issue.

"However, if your confession contains any falsehoods, we will directly search your soul."

The Immortal quickly made a promise, stating that he would definitely be loyal to the Dao Seeking Sect, answer every question, turn over a new leaf, and become a new person. He even swore to the true immortal — Huang Doudou. "Senior, please return the nascent Immortal Dao Fruit to him."

Immortal Fairy understood Yun Zhi's meaning. She gently nodded and placed the nascent Immortal Dao Fruit into The Immortal's soul. Sensing the regained nascent Immortal Dao Fruit, The Immortal felt his power continuously recovering, and the pain from earlier beatings also lessened.

They even returned something like a Dao Fruit to me! There are still many good people in this world.

Yun Zhi added, "Senior, as the controller of the Immortal lineage, you can control those who possess a nascent Immortal Dao Fruit. With you here, we can control The Immortal."

The Immortal: "..." So, the status of a nascent Dao Fruit is that low?

This was something neither Lu Yang nor The Immortal had known.

By the time Lu Yang left the secret chamber, the Great Xia Dynasty had already begun its operation. After the Great Xia Dynasty received intelligence from the Senior Sister, they attached great importance to it. A special envoy delivered the intelligence to Emperor Xia, who was moved upon seeing the contents of the report. To think that the Dao Seeking Sect had found a demonic cult's headquarters, and the cult was completely unaware! This was a once-in-a-millennium opportunity!

The four great demonic cults caused endless harm. With an opportunity to completely eradicate one demonic cult, Emperor Xia could not miss it for anything. He immediately ordered the deployment of troops and generals to cooperate with the Dao Seeking Sect's operation, determined to capture the Immortal Cult, leaving no one behind! The Great Xia Dynasty dispatched personnel to seal all exits. Over a dozen Integration stage mighty cultivators were arrayed, and they sent their subordinates to arrest everyone.

At this moment of life-or-death crisis, the Immortal Cult displayed a high level of discipline—they voluntarily laid down their weapons and surrendered.

"We surrender!"

All efforts bore fruit. Even the seemingly useless surrender drills played a crucial role at this moment. If the Great Xia Dynasty dared to come and arrest them, they must have made thorough preparations. These dozen-plus Integration stage cultivators were just the visible figures; there must have been Transcending Tribulation stage mighty cultivators hidden in the shadows. Under such a configuration, not a single Immortal Cult member would be able to escape. Rather than resisting, it was better to surrender obediently; if they were lucky, they might even keep their lives.

"Lu Yang, how dare you betray the Immortal Cult!" The Cult Master saw Lu Yang and wished he could tear him to shreds. Unfortunately, he was currently sealed, his magic power congealed, his cultivation lost, and he couldn't move. He still didn't know that Lu Yang was actually an undercover agent sent by the Dao Seeking Sect.

"Cult Master, that's where you're wrong," Lu Yang explained to the Cult Master, "subordination defying superiors is our demonic cult's tradition!" He believed the Cult Master hadn't fully understood the meaning of the demonic path; how could such a person lead the Immortal Cult?

The two Integration stage cultivators holding the Cult Master twitched at the corners of their eyes. As expected of someone from the Dao Seeking Sect; there wasn't a single bit of awkwardness in his disguise as a demonic cult member.

Space twisted, and a figure stepped through a spatial gate, appearing before Lu Yang. The figure was slender, a refined young man. He cupped his hands towards Lu Yang: "I am Ming Ge. I would like to meet Daoist Yun Zhi."

Yun Zhi left Lu Yang's spiritual world and returned the bow to Ming Ge: "Lord Ming." Ming Ge hastily said, "Before Daoist Yun Zhi, I dare not be called 'Lord'."

Ming Ge was a Transcending Tribulation stage cultivator belonging to the Great Xia Dynasty and the person in charge of this operation. Ming Ge appeared young, but was actually older than Daoist Buyu. As a Transcending Tribulation stage cultivator, he knew far more than ordinary people. For example, he knew Yun Zhi's true strength. Ming Ge knew that even if the Great Xia Dynasty didn't act this time, Yun Zhi alone would be enough to capture the entire Immortal Cult.

Whether in terms of strength or the merits of this operation, Ming Ge dared not act presumptuously in front of Yun Zhi. Just as Ming Ge was about to speak, a subordinate came to report.

"Reporting, my Lord, we have captured two Immortal Cult members. Their cultivation is only at the Foundation Establishment stage, but they have already reached the position of helmsman. They should be demonic seeds carefully cultivated by the Immortal Cult's higher-ups. However, these two firmly claim to be undercover agents sent by orthodox sects, and not true Immortal Cult members."

"We also received intelligence stating that the Immortal Cult had just held a Foundation Establishment stage competition, and these two individuals won second and third place respectively. Such achievements make it hard to believe they are orthodox sect members."

Lu Yang: "..." How am I not an orthodox sect member?!

Ming Ge rubbed his temples in distress and sighed, "Is one of these two named Meng Jingzhou? He's the young master of the Meng family; I even attended his full moon celebration feast. Both of these individuals are undercover agents from the Dao Seeking Sect."

"Understood."

Some people die, but they don't completely die...