Lu Yang felt that this trip to the Moon Laurel Immortal Palace hadn't been in vain. He hadn't known that every disciple of the palace was good at swinging an axe and body cultivation, or what terrifying strength lurked beneath those delicate frames.
He'd only sparred with Lanting a few times, always stopping before either of them got serious. He hadn't known she was also a cultivator with immense strength and a talent for martial arts.
He'd never expected the palace's rules to be so open-minded, either. They didn't interfere in romantic affairs between men and women.
He supposed Moonchasing True Person must be a far-sighted, open-minded senior.
Impressive.
"Come to think of it, I've never really studied body cultivation."
Lu Yang thought back over his cultivation journey. He'd focused mainly on sword techniques and spells, and had never dabbled in body cultivation.
"What would our Immortal lineage need body cultivation for?" said the Everlasting Immortal. "Once you have the rudiment of an Everlasting Dao Fruit, your body will be much tougher than a body cultivator's."
"And even if you became a body cultivator, wouldn't the power of your self-destruction still be about the same as an ordinary cultivator's?"
The Everlasting Immortal laid out the pros and cons for Lu Yang with perfect clarity.
"What do you think? If you feel your body isn't sturdy enough, I can give you a rudiment of an Everlasting Dao Fruit right now." The Everlasting Immortal was eager to try. If Lu Yang so much as said "sure," she'd stuff the rudiment of an Everlasting Dao Fruit into his body.
"No." Lu Yang refused. His goal was to become an immortal, to stand alongside Senior Sister and the Everlasting Immortal as an equally renowned figure. What would it mean to take a rudiment of