Chapter 16: If You Can’t Be an Immortal, Be a Good Monarch

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Chu Han was very lucky.

He was thrown onto the altar as a sacrifice. Because he was too weak, the Ancestral Magus had neglected him.

After the Ancestral Magus devoured the three Nascent Soul cultivators of the Ghost Mage Sect, the shackles on Chu Han’s body were automatically dispelled.

Under the life-and-death crisis, he burst out with the potential of his life. He actually took advantage of the chaos to run down from the altar and hide in a corner at the edge of the valley.

However, because he was too agitated and his body was weak, Chu Han fainted.

When Lu Xuan was suppressing the Ancestral Magus, he noticed Chu Han’s presence and cast a spell to protect him from the aftershocks of the battle.

“You’re awake.”

Chu Han opened his eyes and saw Lu Xuan smiling. He shivered and subconsciously touched his crotch.

It was said that the young eunuchs who had just entered the palace had fainted. The first thing they heard when they woke up was, “Are you awake? It was very successful.”

Thank goodness, it was still there.

Chu Han heaved a sigh of relief. Although he didn’t use it often, he couldn’t really live without it.

He looked at his surroundings and thought about the scene before he fainted. Chu Han knew that he had been saved.

“Thank you for saving my life, Immortal Master.”

He struggled to get up from the ground and was about to kowtow to Lu Xuan to thank him.

Lu Xuan stretched out his hand and gently lifted him up.

“Crown Prince, you are blessed by the heavens. I did it in passing. There’s no need to thank me.”

Lu Xuan didn’t like to kneel to others, and he didn’t like others to kneel to him either.

“Such a demon…How terrifying.” Chu Han wiped the sweat off his forehead, his heart still trembling. “How can immortal cultivation be like this?”

Not to mention the immortals in the stories, even the emperor of Dongping would refine pills, preach scriptures, meditate, or visit fellow Daoists every day. He was very carefree every day.

However, now that he saw it, there was no trace of immortal energy at all.

“This is what cultivation is like.” Lu Xuan smiled.

“Mortals still have laws and restrictions, but Immortals don’t. Hmm…It was said that many, many years ago, when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was so abundant that one could become an immortal just by lying down, the cultivators were very harmonious.”

Chu Han’s expression became complicated.

“Why? Do you want to cultivate?” Lu Xuan read his mind.

“Before tonight, I thought that cultivation was free and unfettered, carefree and eternal, but I didn’t expect…” Chu Han shook his head.

“Then, do you still want to cultivate now?” Lu Xuan asked.

“Immortal Master, do you want to take me as a disciple?!” Chu Han’s eyes lit up, and his heart was filled with excitement.

His dream of flying in the wind had been shattered at first.

However, after acknowledging reality, he realized that the power of immortals was also something that people yearned for. Only strength could save one from being bullied.

“Uh…Calm down first.”

Lu Xuan gestured for Chu Han to come over and reached out to touch his wrist. He pondered for a moment and said, “Your aptitude is really…What a shocking difference.”

In Lu Xuan’s opinion, His Highness had a weak constitution, no talent, a weak divine soul, blocked spirit meridians, and a dim immortal foundation…

It was as if his father died, his mother lost power, and he was framed for peeking at the Imperial Consort bathing and was reduced to a prisoner and sent to the border…

He could be the main character of a traditional fantasy drama.

Chu Han opened his mouth wide as if he could stuff a thick cucumber into it.

After a long time, he asked, “Immortal Master, do you have a solution?”

“Yes…”

Lu Xuan thought for a moment.

“If I can obtain some precious medicine, I might have a chance to open the path of cultivation for you.”

There were rare medicines in the world. No matter how useless a person was, as long as they ate one, they could immediately reconstruct their Dao bones and become a genius.

This was not a legend because Lu Xuan had eaten it a few times.

However, this was too difficult to find. Moreover, after eating it, he did not feel that it had any effect.

Perhaps it was because Lu Xuan himself was a peerless genius.

If Chu Han could come across one one day, he would be able to embark on the path of cultivation.

However, with Chu Han’s conditions, the possibility of obtaining this precious medicine was even lower than the probability of Lu Xuan becoming a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Chu Han fell silent. He roughly understood what the other party meant. In other words, he was destined to have no fate with cultivation in this life.

Lu Xuan patted his shoulder.

“You’ll be the Emperor of Dongping in the future. You have to be responsible for the people. Train your body well.”

“Thank you for your guidance, Immortal Master.”

After a moment of silence, Chu Han let out a long sigh. He took a step back and bowed seriously.

The Immortal Master was right.

Chu Han accepted reality.

Since he did not have the fate to cultivate, he would work hard to be a diligent and loving monarch.

Lu Xuan nodded. The Crown Prince had a good temperament. He was very accurate in judging people and he felt that he would become a fair emperor.

When he patted Chu Han’s shoulder, Lu Xuan used his mana to sort things out for Chu Han. Although he had no hope of cultivating, there was no problem when it came to maintaining one’s body.

Cheng Lingzhu stood at the side, quietly watching the scene before her, deep in thought.

“By the way, I sensed a living creature’s aura on the altar just now.” Lu Xuan pointed to the other side of the altar. “Your Highness, why don’t you go and take a look? This thing…is fated to meet you.”

Chu Han cupped his hands in thanks and ran towards the altar.

“This prince of Dongping has a good temperament. He is aware of himself and isn’t blinded by temptation,” Cheng Lingzhu said.

Lu Xuan agreed. “Indeed. This is something that we cultivators should learn.”

The two of them were chatting when they suddenly saw a light spot flying over from the horizon.

Soon, two figures appeared in front of Lu Xuan and Cheng Lingzhu.

A young couple dressed in scholarly robes stepped on flying magic artifacts that looked like rulers. The two of them jumped down from the rulers and bowed to Lu Xuan and Cheng Lingzhu.

“Greetings, Fellow Daoists. I’m Zhang Xun (Liang Xia) of Sancai Academy.”

“Greetings, Fellow Daoist.”

Lu Xuan and Cheng Lingzhu returned the greeting.

The man named Zhang Xun said, “We are disciples of the Sancai Academy. We are here to capture the two elders of the Ghost Mage Sect, Life and Death. However, it seems that…”

He looked at the traces of battle around him and hesitated.

Lu Xuan smiled and continued, “That’s right. We’ve already taken care of it.”

The two people from Sancai Academy were like the FBI in the movies, always one step late.

After the heroes and villains were done fighting, the FBI came out to clean up the battlefield and capture the low-level baddies that were still alive.

When Zhang Xun heard this, he immediately cupped his hands.

“Thank you for your help, Fellow Daoist.”

“I’m not the only one.” Lu Xuan introduced Cheng Lingzhu to the two of them, “And this is Fellow Daoist Cheng.”

“May I know where your master is? How should I address you?”

Everyone had just met, and Zhang Xun had not had the time to ask about Lu Xuan’s sect.

“‘I’m Lu Xuan from the Dao Evolution Sect,” Lu Xuan introduced himself.

“So, you’re the senior brother of the Dao Evolution Sect.”

Zhang Xun smiled.

The relationship between Sancai Academy and the Dao Evolution Sect was very good. A few years ago, during the Dao Evolution Sect’s anniversary celebration, he followed his master to the Dao Evolution Sect to deliver congratulatory gifts and witnessed the Dao Evolution Sect’s “Heavenly Abyss” wonder.

Cheng Lingzhu cupped her hands.

“Cheng Lingzhu from Dushi Sword House.”

Zhang Xun’s movements froze when he heard this, and he subconsciously took half a step back.