Chapter 640: Any of Them
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Over a dozen figures appeared when the earth-shaking sound happened. With grandeur momentum, they overlooked everything from the sky with their hands behind their backs.
Everyone was totally dumbfounded and their eyes were full of disbelief.
What's going on?
The Exploding Heavens Faction is really ubiquitous!
How can he easily summon so many powerhouses at the Infant Transformation Stage? Also, these powerhouses are at Level 9 of the Infant Transformation Stage!
This is way too outrageous!
The powerhouses who surrounded Xu Que were also shocked.
However, they soon calmed down. After all, they also had over twenty powerhouses at the Infant Transformation Stage. Maybe their powerhouses at Level 9 of the Infant Transformation Stage were outnumbered by Xu Que's reinforcements, but they had quite a few powerhouses at other levels of the Infant Transformation Stage. The winning side would still be determined by the real combat!
"What a powerful Exploding Heavens Faction! It seems you're quite special," a powerhouse at the Infant Transformation Stage of the Carefree Building sneered sarcastically. "Otherwise, they wouldn't send so many people to protect you after the Self-destruction of your Cultivation!" They couldn't imagine summoning so many experts from the Exploding Heavens Faction. The identity of Xu Que must be very special if so many people had been sent to secretly protect him.
"Hmph! You're really shameless! You said you don't want to kill people anymore. I guess you killed those sent to kill you before though, right?" The Jiang Family's powerhouse at the Infant Transformation Stage spoke angrily, for he'd realized the truth!
This realization dawned on everyone else. No wonder this guy could stay intact while those who were sent to kill him disappeared inexplicably. He was being secretly protected by experts.
Damn! He's too insidious!
He said he was ashamed of his ferocious killing behavior and almost convinced us. None of us expected the truth to be this!
We've never seen such a shameless person!
Some disbanded cultivators planning to attack Xu Que hid the fact that they broke into cold sweat hearing this information. Luckily they hadn't carried out their plans; otherwise, they would have been among those MIAs.
"Alas!" Xu Que sighed. "I've told you so many times: After the Self-Destruction of my Cultivation, I stopped killing others. I am really tired of this kind of life. Why can't you allow me to be an ordinary person who lives in peace?"
Hearing his words, those people almost went crazy with anger!
An ordinary person?
What ordinary person would be protected by over a dozen powerhouses at the Infant Transformation Stage in secret?
However, Xu Que didn't kill a person. After all, his real body didn't have any cultivation left, so he couldn't kill others that even he planned to kill sometimes!
His Taoist Body could be equated to another Xu Que, one who had all his cultivation and magic arts before the self-destruction of his cultivation. His Taoist Body could even summon the Shadowmeld of Three Thousand Thunders. In this way, his real body was under the protection of two Xu Que at the Infant Transformation Stage.
As for those replications, they had been created by an ordinary replication art. They appeared to be quite powerful but were really just paper tigers, which could be seen through in real combat!
Even so, a real Taoist Body could easily defeat any opponent at the same cultivation stage. Those who were sent to kill Xu Que had been killed by the Taoist Body.
Also, Xu Que was pleasantly surprised to find that people killed by the Taoist Body didn't trigger the Terrifying Spiritual Qi in his real body. All Terrifying Spiritual Qi was absorbed by the Taoist Body and wouldn't cause any influence on his real body!
Also because of this, Xu Que decided to show up confidently. Anyway, no matter how many people the Taoist Body killed, his real body wouldn't be endangered. Therefore, it was unnecessary to keep hiding in the mountain!
"Hm! I really underestimated your Exploding Heavens Faction, which can send so many experts to protect you!" a young man at the Original Infant Stage of the Jiang Family snorted. "However, don't count your chickens before they hatch! If the Elders at the Void Training Stage of my family were here, you would be taken down no matter how many experts are protecting you!"
The powerhouses of the other big families and sects also stared at Xu Que coldly with murderous looks on their faces!
They believed the reasons Xu Que could be protected by so many powerhouses at the Infant Transformation Stage were his high status in the Exploding Heavens Faction and his powerful strength, which could be well matched with cultivators at the Void Training Stage.
But the status and strength of these protectors must have been low. Otherwise, how did they become protectors of others?
Therefore, they believed that once the powerhouses at the Void Training Stage of their families or sects were here, Xu Que would definitely be taken down—even he had over a dozen protectors at the Infant Transformation Stage!
Xu Que smiled and his eyes were filled with chilly, intimidating rays."Alas! This is so melancholy! Since you can't kill me, why did you come here and disturb my life? How about this? From now on, those whose cultivation stage is lower than the Void Training Stage shouldn't try hunting me, for they can only bring disgrace on themselves. Okay?"
Whoosh!
The entire area fell silent.
Many onlooking disbanded cultivators' eyes widened because of the terror in their hearts.
"Has he … really become an ordinary person after the self-destruction of his cultivation? Why is his momentum stronger than ours?" a disbanded cultivator at the Original Infant Stage asked in terror.
"This is impossible! How could an ordinary person have such powerful momentum?" The other onlookers were also terrified and thought this was unnatural.
The powerhouses encircling Xu Que were also in a dilemma.
All of them wanted to kill Xu Que. However, faced with so many of Xu Que's protectors, they hesitated.
Moreover, they knew Xu Que had spells which could teleport him away instantly. If both sides suffered great loss during combat, Xu Que could ignite the spell to escape, and all their efforts would be in vain.
After a moment of silence, powerhouses of the Jiang Family and the Gong Family stepped out and said coldly, "You, we will let you go this time! When the Elders of our families come back, your death will be imminent!"
Powerhouses of the Carefree Building glared at Xu Que. "We'll let you live several days longer!"
Representatives of the big families and sects expressed their opinions. The rest of the crowd knew that it was over for today, so they stepped back immediately and didn't dare get in Xu Que's way anymore!
However, just at this moment, Xu Que raised his eyebrows and calmly said, "Do you think you can just leave like this after standing in my way? Although I am an ordinary person, I can't accept being bullied by you like that! You can't just show up and leave at will. You should show your due respect to an ordinary person!" Xu Que became excited as he spoke.
The onlookers were dumbfounded.
It's truly unbelievable for an ordinary person to want due respect in front of so many powerhouses at the Infant Transformation Stage!
He is definitely going to cause more trouble!
"Heh, Xu Que, do you really think we are afraid of you?" Hearing his words, the powerhouses of the big families and sects were instantly annoyed.
Originally, they planned to step back and let Xu Que go temporarily. They hadn't expected him to be so stubborn and shameless.
"If you want a fight, we'll give you a good fight! Let's see who the victim will be in the end!" the young genius of the Carefree Building said coldly.
"Okay!" Xu Que replied with a faint smile, then he changed it up again. "However, it's unfair to bully you with so many people. I'll pick one to play with you!"
After saying that, Xu Que pointed at his Taoist Body beside him before the onlookers had time to react; then, he said with a smile, "Li Xiaoyao, I choose you this time. Among them, you are the weakest one. You should take this opportunity to polish your skills by fighting against all of them!"
Chapter 641: I, Xu Que, don't Want a Protector like You!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
One fights against all of them?
Xu Que's words stunned a lot of people immediately!
They thought a messy fight would begin soon. They didn't expect Xu Que could be so arrogant that he only sent one of his protectors to fight against all his pursuers!
According to his words, it seems the one he chose is the weakest among his protectors! He even asked that protector to polish his skills by taking this opportunity!
Damn!
You are facing at least over 20 powerhouses at the Infant Transformation Stage! How could you ask one protector at Level 9 of the Infant Transformation Stage to fight against all of them? You are not asking him to polish his skills. You are sending him to hell!
Whoosh!
At this moment, the Taoist Body landed on the ground from the sky abruptly by standing on the lightnings.
After that, the Thunder Illusion Body also landed and stood beside Xu Que.
Although Xu Que was not afraid of those cultivators, he could still be killed by a low-level cultivator easily as an ordinary person, which would be extremely shameful for him!
Therefore, for the sake of his safety, Xu Que asked the Thunder Illusion Body to stand beside him. The rest replicas, which were all illusions, couldn't protect him at all. He preferred to put them in the sky so that he could earn some Acting Tough Points!
However, if those replicas were standing in the sky quietly, the effect of acting tough was not obvious enough for him!
Xu Que rolled his eyes and then controlled those replicas with his mind!
Whoosh!
All of a sudden, one replica rushed over and said majestically, "These ants are not qualified to act as the practice objects of Li Xiaoyao. Let me kill all of them with one move!"
The onlookers were shocked immediately.
The powerhouses of the big families and sects also darkened their faces as they stared at the replica coldly!
"No, no! Lu Xiaofeng, you go back! Would you please do me a favor? Just don't bully them in this way!" Xu Que stepped out hurriedly and tried to prevent that replica at this time.
The replica frowned and said with a sigh, "Alas! Xu Que, you are so soft-hearted! This World of Cultivators is too cruel for a merciful man like you!"
"I killed too many people, so I destructed my cultivation. Now I only want to be a good man!" Xu Que exclaimed.
The replica shook his head, "Do you want to be a good man? OK, you could tell that to our Faction Leader, and let him decide whether you could be a good man or not!"
Xu Que furrowed his eyebrows slightly, "You are asking me to die!"
"Sorry, I am a policeman!"
"Who knows?"
After saying those words, Xu Que and the replica started to stared at each other thoughtfully.
All at once, their dialogue confused everyone in this area.
Why are they talking about good man? Are they going to start an infighting?
Holy shit! Buttface was dumbfounded directly. He knew Xu Que had a Taoist Body, and the rest were just replicas. The performance of Xu Que and his replica had totally overturned his view of life!
No one could defeat the wickedest person. If the wickedest person is also shameless, he will be invincible in this world!
Buttface exclaimed and was ashamed of being inferior.
"Hmph! Stop your absurd words. How dare a waste person showboat here! If you want a fight, I, Jiang Yungu, will give you a fight!" a sovereign at the Infant Transformation Stage of the Jiang Family stepped out at this moment. With a long sword in his hand, his facial expression was chilly cold!
Xu Que turned around immediately and said by furrowing his eyebrows, "One person is not enough! All of you should gang on my protector; otherwise, it will be very boring!"
"Stop your nonsense! You are seeking death!" Jiang Yungu squinted his eyes and a divine thunder gushed out from the long sword in his hand. The crackling thunder was turned into numerous lightning shadows. It was the famous skill of the Jiang Family's Grand Elder – Nine Heavens Thunder Shadow Sword!
"Wow! You want to die first! No way! Li Xiaoyao, you could just play with them casually. Don't use those powerful magic arts! You could practice the sword art I taught you before!" Xu Que said calmly as if he was asking his Taoist Body to fight against some juniors at the Qi Refining Stage.
His words frozen the blood of the onlookers. This guy is really a murderous monster as expected!
"He is so cruel! How could he set up his protector?"
"I've never seen a horrible person like him! After asking his protector to fight against so many powerhouses alone, he even prevented the protector from using powerful magic arts!"
"Alas! We can't afford to offend him!"
Many people shook their heads and thought this Li Xiaoyao was facing his certain death!
However, Xu Que's Taoist Body, who was unusually calm, looked straight ahead with a deadpan expression. His white hairs were whirling about in the wind, just like numerous sharp blades which were gaining momentum!
Boom!
Suddenly, a horrible momentum gushed out from his body. Then, he dashed forward abruptly with an Eight-Star sword in his hand, of which the blade was buzzing!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In the twinkling of an eye, the Taoist Body turned himself into 9 stands of light. Then, the lights formed a majestic Nine Palace Array, which covered those powerhouses directly. After that, the entire area was filled with silent but horrible killing intent!
"What?" Jiang Yungu, who was dashing forward one moment ago, stopped immediately for he had been greatly shocked!
He was quite confident that his Nine Heavens Thunder Shadow Sword was invincible among the cultivators at the same cultivation stage of his. He had never seen such a formidable sword art, which could be turned to 9 strands of light and form a sword array!
Swish!
Swish!
Swish!
At this moment, air-rendering sound came in along with the interwoven sword beams.
All people in this area were dumbfounded and couldn't believe what they had seen.
Now, Xu Que's Taoist Body had disappeared in their eyes. What the onlookers could see were only those dumbfounded powerhouses as well as those dazzling sword beams which were traveling among those powerhouses!
Flop! Flop! Flop!
The next moment, the powerhouses of the big families and the sects fell on the ground one after another, no matter they were at the Original Infant Stage or the Infant Transformation Stage.
They still kept that dumbfounded expression. However, bleeding cuts had appeared in their throats and chests. Their robes had been soaked in blood.
All their vitality had disappeared. Apparently, none of them survived.
Whoosh!
At this moment, Xu Que's Taoist Body showed up and went back to his original position in the blink of an eye.
Clang! He put the sword back to its sheath.
In the breeze, the Taoist Body was still in a deadpan expression as if nothing happened just now. He turned his back on the onlookers and sighed calmly. Then, he murmured in a low voice, "Alas! Another batch of revenants of my sword!"
…
At this time, the entire area was in a dead silence!
Everyone was dumbfounded. They could feel cold in the back and their legs were trembling slightly!
What…is this sword art?
It was an extremely fast sword art, which was as swift as a sudden clap of thunder that left no time for covering ears. The onlookers even failed to see the attack moves clearly. When everything was finished, only a lot of dead bodies were found on the ground!
Is there really such a horrible sword art in this world? Only the legendary celestial sword art could be powerful!
The onlookers became more and more fearful as they thought of it. They swallowed with difficulty and didn't dare to say a word!
Everything happened so quickly! Dozens of powerhouses, who planned to capture Xu Que, were killed easily by a mediocre member of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
How formidable this Exploding Heavens Faction is!
"Alas!"
At this time, Xu Que sighed suddenly. His eyes were full of disappointment and some grief. Then, he said, "Li Xiaoyao, this is unacceptable! You are too weak! I've told you so many times. Your attack should be faster! Just now your attacks were slow and also missed the targets! Forget it, you are fired! This is so humiliating! I, Xu Que, don't want a protector like you! You can leave now!"
Chapter 642: The Sudden Coquettishness!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Shameful?
How could you describe such rapid and powerful sword art as shameful?
Damn! Could it become even faster and more powerful?
The onlookers were almost frightened to death.
The Taoist Body also felt a bit guilty and shook his head. "Alas, it's my fault! Just now I underestimated them, so I was a little bit inattentive. I only used thirty percent of my strength!"
"Under…estimate?"
The onlookers nearly fainted!
His sword attack was so formidable. How could he say he'd only used thirty percent of his strength? What if he used all his strength?
Suddenly, Xu Que lost his temper and angrily said, "Stop your modesty! Do you really think I couldn't tell? How can you say you used thirty percent of your strength? You were using less than ten percent of your strength!"
One replication came over and said, "Okay, okay! I, Lu Xiaofeng, hereby request you to forgive Xiaoyao for my sake."
Xu Que was still very angry and said, "How could I forgive him? He has been practising this sword art for a whole day! And his progress is really poor! Why should I forgive him? How could he possibly enter the top 1,000 of the Exploding Heavens Faction's Expert List next year?"
"Holy sh*t!" one of the onlookers couldn't help but exclaim.
This is too f*cking terrifying!
After one day of practice, he already had such powerful sword art skills! More importantly, Xu Que was still disappointed in him, even with his amazing progress!
More frightening still, how couldn't this powerful "Li Xiaoyao" enter the top 1,000 of the Exploding Heavens Faction's Expert List next year?
In other words, they have over 1,000 powerhouses even stronger than this "Li Xiaoyao!"
Many people were terrified. Especially those small families and sects, who had been letting everyone know they would hunt Xu Que, were very upset.
Even if Xu Que were a liar, the strength of "Li Xiaoyao" proved the extraordinary power of the Exploding Heavens Faction, which they couldn't afford to offend!
"You're right!" the Taoist Body said shamefully. "I didn't work hard enough and I was inattentive! Please give me one more day. I will master this sword art perfectly!"
The onlookers' minds went blank. The corners of their lips twitched!
"You want to master it in one day? No! You should at least reach the peak of perfection of this sword art within one day! Come here, let me show you again!" Xu Que took a sword from his Thunder Illusion Body as he spoke.
Under the solemn eyes of the onlookers, Xu Que became serious and his eyes filled with cold light. He thrust the sword in his hand abruptly forward and then kept that stance for a while; then, he shouted, "Did you see it clearly? Have you grasped the essentials? Just like this … stab it abruptly and then tremble!"
The Taoist Body nodded humbly. "Now I get it!"
The onlookers were confused.
What the hell is this?
Just stab the sword forward, and that's it? Even a three-year-old could do that!
At this moment, Xu Que felt a tingle in his hand from grabbing the sword. After all, now he was just an ordinary person, who was easily tired after keeping a gesture for a long time. Therefore, the sword in his hand trembled a bit uncontrollably.
Before the onlookers had time to react, Xu Que said, "This tremble is the key point of the second move! A little tremble is just perfect! Okay, that's all for today. I hope you won't fail me next time!"
"Okay!" Being controlled by Xu Que's Soul, the Taoist Body nodded cooperatively.
How could this be?
All onlookers blacked out and were angry enough to spit blood.
"Damn! Shameless! He is too shameless!"
Buttface, who stood beside Xu Que, admired him from the bottom of his heart, feeling as if he had just watched a wonderful performance!
He'd lived a long time but had never met a person as good at acting tough as Xu Que.
How can he act tough so proficiently and talk so many waste words during a fight? He even performed an on-the-spot lesson!
"Xu Que is a cruel guy, and is also good at blah-blah-blah!" Buttface said, giving a perfect evaluation.
Xu Que ordered the Thunder Illusion Body to kick Buttface off. At the same time, the warning tone of the System for his successful tough-acting kept echoing in his mind, which made him smile in satisfaction.
Everyone killed by his Taoist Body wouldn't generate any Terrifying Spiritual Qi in his real body. However, his real body couldn't get any experience either. All experience points were gained by the Taoist Body!
However, this was exactly what Xu Que wanted. Before figuring out which Taoist Connotation he wanted to have, he didn't want to start his cultivation.
What satisfied him was that he could always earn Acting Tough Points through his Taoist Body, the Thunder Illusion Body or his replications! Generally speaking, it was profitable for him.
Moreover, to prevent the onlookers from figuring out that he had magic arts to create the Taoist Body or replications, Xu Que didn't order the Taoist Body to use the Buddha's Fiery Lotus or the Dark Heavy Buster Sword. He even didn't allow the Taoist Body to use lightning. On the contrary, he asked the Taoist Body to use a sword.
However, this sword art was also quite extraordinary!
To cultivate his soul, the Sword Spirit had been in his secluded cultivation for a long time. However, before that, the Sword Spirit taught Xu Que a Celestial Emperor's Sword Art which was named, "The Nine Grids Sword Art of Celestial Thunder!"
This sword art was the most orthodox lineage. When the Sword Spirit fought north and south by following the Celestial Emperor, this sword art was branded in the soul of the Sword Spirit, which contained the all the Celestial Emperor's knowledge on sword art.
After that, Xu Que preferred to kill people with simple and crude ways. Therefore, he didn't show off this sword art often. Xu Que taught this sword art to the Taoist Body, and now its amazing power was finally on display.
As for everything he'd said in front of the onlookers and the lesson, it was just more of Xu Que's nonsenses.
Actually, the Taoist Body had used his full strength to show off this sword art. The cultivation stage of the Taoist Body was too low, so the power of the sword art wasn't quite horrible, but it was still lethal enough to instantly kill dozens of powerful enemies at the same cultivation stage of the Taoist Body.
"Alas! I didn't expect the consequences of today's issue to be like this. It's really a shame for me to indirectly cause the deaths of people!" Xu Que looked up and sadly exclaimed, "I hope they can take that as a warning. Stop bothering my peaceful life! I really . . . want to be an ordinary person!"
After saying that, Xu Que looked at his Taoist Body and the replications and, in low spirits, said, "You can go now. Let me experience the danger and evil of this world alone! Even if I'm just an ordinary person, I still want to have a well-honed strong mind!"
The onlookers were speechless. How could you hone your mind by taking dozens of protectors at the Infant Transformation Stage with you?
You will never have a well-honed strong mind in this way! How could you have the nerve to say you are just an ordinary person?
Have you considered the feelings of actual ordinary people?
Finally, being stared at by so many onlookers with terrified and confused expressions, Xu Que's Taoist Body and replications left. Then, Xu Que also turned around and left the city—he didn't want to be in it anymore!
After all, he had finished acting tough, so he could move on to the next destination!
However, the news that Xu Que had protectors spread at a surprising pace, like wildfire on the prairie!
Some people started guessing Xu Que's background. Some people started sniffing around for all information about the Exploding Heavens Faction. Everything everyone talked about was related to Xu Que and the Exploding Heavens Faction . . .
The consequence was that when Xu Que arrived at an ancient city, everyone tried to keep a good distance from him. Nobody dared offend or approach him!
This made Xu Que quite depressed, but also a bit relieved!
After all, he could really sense Heaven, Earth and the Taoist Connotation, and he would figure out his own Tao as well as his path to the future!
…
Two months later, Xu Que was still in this desolate area in the Celestial Burial Valley.
Without the aid of magic arts or teleportation devices, he traveled on land like Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty who had gone on a pilgrimage for Buddhist scriptures.
On his way, Xu Que passed by some villages of ordinary people that reminded him of the days he'd spent in the Pan Shan Village.
He sought temporary lodging in some ordinary persons' cottages in those villages for several days. He was kindly treated. Although the time was quite short, he started to feel that he was still in the Pan Shan Village!
During this period, he became lost in many thoughts.
The content mind pursued by unsophisticated villagers was a type of Tao.
The interest pursued by businessmen who journeyed north and south was a type of Tao.
The scholarly honor and official rank pursued by poor scholars was a kind of Tao.
The loneliness of the widows at night was a kind of Tao!
Every night, Xu Que climbed high walls to peep at the widows taking baths, which was also a kind of . . . No, it was not Tao, it was a kind of hobby!
…
Generally speaking, Xu Que sensed the life of the ordinary people with his eyes and his heart!
He started to have a vague feeling about his Tao.
One day, Xu Que arrived at another village. The old Village Chief asked Xu Que, "Young man, what do you do for a living? Why do you come to this small place?"
Xu Que smiled a bit and replied, "I am building my path!"
Hearing that, the old Village Chief was quite delighted. "Building a path? Good! Come here, young man, could you repair the road at the entrance to our village?"
"Are you kidding?"
"What?"
"Nothing! Old Village Chief, building a path is different from repairing a road!"
"There is nothing different! A path is a road and a road is a path, right? Although they are created by people, you have to repair them from time to time. Otherwise, they'll stop working. Young man, are you really a man who builds paths?"
A road is a path? A path is a road? They are created by people?
Xu Que was stunned a bit and kept repeating these words. His eyes lit up gradually!
The next moment, his mind became clear as if he had figured out everything! A mysterious aura appeared in his body suddenly, which made him quite otherworldly.
"I got it! Hah-hah, finally, I figure it out!" Xu Que laughed delightedly.
Sometimes the simple answer is always right there. However, people still try to search for it like headless chickens. Once they are reminded by others or figure it out themselves, they know the answer is right in front of them.
This was just like someone calling his friend with his cellphone while searching in his pockets and yelling, "Damn! I lost my cellphone!"
As an old saying goes, "There is always a dark area under an oil lamp." Its implied meaning is exactly same with this!
Xu Que finally had a clear feeling about his Taoist Connotation!
For a long time, he had been puzzled by the method of acting tough. He wondered what the Tao of acting tough was!
Defeating an enemy by showing signs of weakness? Crushing the enemy with mighty power?
Now he knew none of these was the Tao of acting tough!
The so-called Tao of acting tough was to choose the Tao he wanted boldly and confidently, no matter what the Tao was!
There are numerous ways of cultivation, and I only choose the one that suits my heart!
…
That day, Xu Que summoned his Taoist Body and ordered it to repair the road for the old Village Chief. Then, he left hurriedly with Buttface and planned to find a place to start his cultivation!
With tens of millions of high-grade Spirit Stones and countless elixirs, he only needed one or two years of secluded cultivation to return to the Infant Transformation Stage. He could even reach the Void Training Stage!
However, before he had time to find a satisfactory place for his secluded cultivation, the East Continent exploded once again in an uproar!
Everyone was shocked by the news sent from the South Continent.
"My God! The background of that Xu Que is finally clear!"
"Duan Jiude declared in the South Continent that Xu Que is his favorite apprentice!"
"I also heard that Duan Jiude asked people to deliver the news that he hopes Xu Que can have dinner with him as soon as possible to strengthen the Master-Apprentice bonding; otherwise, his herbs will wither!"
Chapter 643: Surprise! Surprise!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Half a month later, the hearsay had spread over the entire East Continent!
This was not only due to Duan Jiude's powerful strength but also Xu Que's recent amazing actions. The combination had startled the entire continent.
"I knew from the beginning that Xu Que, who is so shameless, mean, and ruthless, could only be the apprentice of Duan Jiude!"
"Awesome! But I have to say Xu Que is even superior to Duan Jiude! The apprentice has outdone his master!"
"I'm not sure about that. Duan Jiude used to cause a lot of trouble and nobody could stop him! In recent decades, he chose to keep a low profile. I heard that he found it quite boring when nobody dared to offend him!"
"Hah-hah, that's why he cultivated an apprentice and sent him to make troubles in the world!"
…
This topic was being talked about in all places where there were cultivators.
After hearing this annoyable news, Xu Que frowned immediately.
He planned to settle scores with Duan Jiude, but he didn't expect Duan Jiude could move first by declaring publicly that his apprentice was Xu Que!
"Damn! He tried to force me to meet him in the South Continent by threatening me with two Genesis Herbs! Heh-heh, this old bastard is too arrogant!" Xu Que sneered.
Duan Jiude knew clearly that Xu Que wanted those Genesis Herbs very much. Therefore, Duan Jiude took away the two herbs deliberately and pushed him to this place from the Five Elements Mountain. Now he provoked and threatened Xu Que again. Xu Que was very anxious to go to the South Continent and beat that old guy up.
"Duan Jiude was nothing! When I overran the world, he hadn't been born yet!" Buttface said disdainfully after hearing the news.
"Come on, let's go to the South Continent and set scores with him!" Xu Que patted Buttface's head and said with a smile as he looked beyond.
Buttface was surprised by his words, "Are you insane? You haven't started your cultivation yet. It is impossible for you to go to the South Continent as an ordinary person! It's a daydream!"
"Don't worry. We can still use the Teleportation Devices!" Xu Que said with a smile.
"No way! As an ordinary person, you will be torn into pieces when the Teleportation Device is activated!" Buttface said disdainfully.
Xu Que shook his head, "You don't need to worry about that. I have all kinds of defensive magical artifacts!"
Indeed, the Spirit Visage and the Banshee's Veil could resist the tearing force generated from the Teleportation Devices.
However, Xu Que planned to perform secluded cultivation for one or two years till he reached the Void Training Stage. At that time, he would break all shackles and nobody could defeat him. He could also enter the Ancient Bronze Hall to save Jiang Hongyan!
The problem was that he couldn't find an ideal place for his secluded cultivation. The Spiritual Qi in this area was too sparse, which was even sparser than the Five Elements Mountain. No matter how much Spirit Stones he had, his cultivation requirements couldn't be satisfied. Now Duan Jiude was so arrogant, Xu Que decided to punish him first and took back two Genesis Herbs at the same time.
"Hey, little brat, it suddenly occurred to me that it seems you could also benefit from going to the South Continent as an ordinary person!" Buttface lit up his eyes and said excitedly.
Xu Que was surprised, "Why did you say that?"
"Hah-hah-hah, I used to enter that Mystery Land in those years. The Spiritual Qi was quite intense there. You could absolutely yield twice the result with half the effort if you could perform your secluded cultivation there!" Buttface said.
Xu Que squinted his eyes immediately, "Why did you offer me such a good opportunity? No, this is not like you!"
"Shit! What do you mean by saying that? I've never cheated you before!" Buttface pissed off immediately as if he had been wronged.
However, the next moment, he changed his attitude. He looked at Xu Que and said in a fluttering way, "Of course, I also have to trouble you by asking you to help me in dealing with something!"
"Heh-heh, I know that!" Xu Que smiled ironically as he shook his head.
"Come on, little brat! It is also for your own sake. If you go there, I could ensure you will gain a lot of benefits and we could divide the precious items in the Mystery Land equally!" Buttface continued his persuasion.
Xu Que was quite calm. The last things he wanted now were those so-called precious items. However, he was quite interested in Buttface's suggestion that he could perform secluded cultivation in the Mystery Land.
"So, what precious items are hiding in the Mystery Land?"
"Damn! I haven't entered that place either. How could I know that? But don't worry, I'm sure there are good things there, and nobody has found them till now. As the largest treasure house in the Mystery Land, that place is well-hidden. I tried to enter that place in those years, but I was stopped by the powerful spells. Now with your help, we could absolutely enter that place!" Buttface said excitedly.
Xu Que shook his head, "No way! My knowledge about spells is quite limited, maybe even less than yours. At least I can't improve my spell skills remarkably in a short time!"
Xu Que was quite embarrassed about his spell skills. Now he had over 10,000 Acting Tough Points, but it was not enough for him to enhance his spell skills remarkably; otherwise, he would have broken the spells in the Ancient Bronze Hall now.
"Heh-heh, you don't need to break the spells!" Buttface smiled sinisterly and said cryptically, "Although nobody could break that spell, I know a secret about it!"
"What secret?" Xu Que asked curiously.
Buttface replied in a low voice, "I am the only one who knows this secret! That spell is only effective for cultivators, but it has no effect on ordinary persons. When an ordinary person without any cultivation achievements walks through it, the spell will perform practically no function!"
"Really?" Xu Que was dubious about that. Although he knew there were spell mechanisms like this, he still felt Buttface's reply was unreliable.
Buttface said by patting his chest immediately, "It is absolutely true! If I lie to you, I will be a dog!"
"Damn! You just shut up!" Xu Que said disdainfully.
However, he summoned his Taoist Body at last, for he decided to go to the South Continent to set scores with Duan Jiude and take back the Genesis Herbs. Then, he would enter that Mystery Land and tried to regain his strength by reaching the Void Training Stage, so that he could come back to save Jiang Hongyan!
…
…
Two days later, Xu Que's Taoist Body stepped on lightnings and started to fly towards an ancient city nearby by taking Xu Que's real body and Buttface with it.
When they arrived, Xu Que put on the Spirit Visage and the Banshee's Veil to protect his body. Then, he walked into the Teleportation Device before the astonished eyes of the onlookers!
Boom!
Being propelled by the powerful strength of the best-grade Spirit Stones, the Teleportation Device was activated and started to run rapidly!
It seemed something occurred to Xu Que, who shouted at the cultivators outside the Teleportation Device abruptly, "Please deliver this message for me: I am Xu Que of the Exploding Heavens Faction, but I am not the apprentice of Duan Jiude. That old fart is nothing. He is even not qualified to be my apprentice! How dare he pretend to be my Master! He is shameless, impudent and vile! He said he wants to invite me to dinner, right? Please tell him to wash his butt…Puff! No, wash his neck and wait for his death!"
Whoosh!
After saying that, Xu Que and Buttface disappeared in the Teleportation Device.
After being dumbfounded by his words for a while, the onlookers came to themselves and were greatly shocked!
Xu Que is not Duan Jiude's apprentice! He even asked Duan Jiude to wash his neck and wait for his death!
Could it be that he plans to settle scores with Duan Jiude in the South Continent?
My God! Is he insane? He is definitely seeking for his death!
…
That day, the message left by Xu Que caused an uproar in that area. Then, the message was spread over rapidly.
"Shocking news! Xu Que announced he is not Duan Jiude's apprentice! Duan Jiude is pretending to be his Master!"
"Surprise! This news will make men mute and women weep! Xu Que said Duan Jiude is shameless and is even not qualified to be his apprentice!"
"Surprise! If you are a person living in the East Continent, you should spread this news! It is said that Xu Que has left for the South Continent by using the Teleportation Device! He will settle scores with Duan Jiude there!"
Chapter 644: Acquaintances From the Five Elements Mountain
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
A Teleportation Device could be used to travel between the East Continent and the South Continent.
What Xu Que didn't expect was that he'd spent over one month in taking the Teleportation Device to the South Continent!
The distance between the two continents was too large. He might need ten years or half a century to cover this distance by flying, and now he could only walk on the ground!
Xu Que didn't spend a long time in the East Continent. Although he had been to many places, these places were only a drop in the bucket for the entire East Continent! For example, the Celestial Burial Valley and its peripheral area where Xu Que spent half a year was only a small dot in the East Continent!
Now he'd spent over one month by taking the Teleportation Device, which not only surprised him but also made him accept this part of cultivation life: that time was meaningless!
For cultivators, ten years or twenty years went by in the blink of an eye—forget one or two months.
After all, what they pursued was a life not lasting hundreds or thousands of years, but a life that lasted forever!
"Alas! When can I reach a stage where I can freely travel this world with only one step?" Xu Que exclaimed when he came out of the Teleportation Device. However, his heart was filled with anticipation for the future.
Now his real body hadn't started the cultivation yet. However, his real body already had the Taoist Connotation, which bestowed a bright future upon him!
Buttface, who was quite scornful of Xu Que's exclamation, shook his head. "I used to cover all kinds of distances at a slow pace. When I become the Magic Dragon, I will blow off the entire East Continent with a sneeze! That will be a great disaster!"
"You won't die if you don't bluff! When I was an ordinary person in those years, I could kill hundreds of millions of lives by just moving my hand!" Xu Que replied calmly. Then, he started to look around.
Now they had arrived in the South Continent. However, the Teleportation Device was located in the desolate mountains. When they stepped out of the Teleportation Device, they could vaguely hear the thunderous howling and roaring of demonic Beasts in the mountains.
"Those are not howls or roars! Just some demonic beasts breathing!" Buttface said solemnly after listening for a moment.
Xu Que was surprised. "How can their breathing be so thunderous? Sh*t! Does that Demonic Beast have rhinitis?"
When Xu Que was in the East Continent, he'd only dealt with human beings and had seldom come across demonic beasts or half-human-half-demons. He didn't expect to encounter demonic beasts before humans after arriving in the South Continent.
"Heh-heh, this Teleportation Device is located on the verge of a deathtrap in the South Continent—very dangerous!" Buttface laughed confidently. "However, under the protection of your Taoist Body, as well as my mighty deterrent, you have nothing to fear!"
Bang!
Xu Que slapped Buttface's forehead with his hand. "Wake up! Wake up now! Don't try to act tough in front of me! Just show me the way!"
Buttface was stunned. "Holy sh*t! Was I just hit by an ordinary person? How could this be?"
"If you keep talking, I will ask my Taoist Body to beat you up!" Xu Que threatened.
"Damn! I made a mistake! I thought you were an ordinary person, so I relaxed my vigilance . . . " Buttface murmured in a recalcitrant manner. Then, he walked out and started to check the terrain and find the way.
A moment later, Buttface found the way and pointed southeast. "I got it! Come this way and we'll arrive at the entrance of the Mystery Land!"
Without any hesitation, Xu Que summoned his Taoist Body and asked it to fly them to their destination on lightning.
Xu Que chose this Teleportation Device because it was closer to the Mystery Land.
It was still very far.
After flying for seven days and nights, Xu Que and Buttface managed to fly out of those desolated mountains. On their way, they encountered some flying demonic beasts, which were all killed by his Taoist Body!
Half a month later, they arrived at a place outside a valley and landed on the ground.
According to Buttface's description, this valley was the entrance of the Mystery Land, which opened once every 100 years. Every time the Mystery Land opened it was only for three years. After three years, everyone in the Mystery Land was teleported out automatically, and the Mystery Land disappeared. The entire area then turned into a boundless plain!
However, when Xu Que and Buttface arrived, the entrance of the valley was packed with people.
Upon closer inspection, they found these people were standing with members of their families and sects instead of randomly.
These people had set up many tents surrounded by flags with the emblems of their families and sects. At first glance, it was just like the Sword Competition on Mount Hua in the Chinese Kung Fu novels!
Xu Que immediately noticed many families and sects from the East Continent. There were also a lot of strange faces and organizations which probably came from the South Continent, the West Desert and the North Sea. He also noticed a lot of demonic beasts and Half-Human-Half-Demon. The scene was quite spectacular!
These people had their eyes fixed on the entrance to the valley, where a mountainous stone tablet stood. On the tablet, numerous characters, which indicated the names of the families, sects, and persons, were glowing. The ranking of the names kept changing. Some names dimmed down from time to time. The stone tablet was just like a ranking list!
"It's just a Mystery Land. How could it attract all the families and sects in the four continents here? Is it really necessary to be so grand?" Xu Que asked, confused.
"Little brat," Buttface replied with a smirk, "don't underestimate this Mystery Land! It used to be an ancient celestial mountain filled with celestials. Later, it was abandoned. There are altogether nine layers. The higher the layer is, the more precious the items there are. I even heard that the summit of the ninth layer is packed with numerous celestial artifacts and elixirs! It's a pity that I only reached the third layer by exhausting all mental efforts last time."
"You only reached the third layer after three years' effort?" Xu Que was shocked.
"Little brat," Buttface said bitterly, "you'll understand the size of the Mystery Land when you enter. I climbed to the third layer last time as one in a million. I can guarantee that the highest achievement of everyone entering the Mystery Land will be the second layer!"
"You're too weak!" Xu Que said and started to bluff. "If I still had my cultivation, I would reach the summit of the ninth layer immediately and pee into the wind!"
Buttface smiled disdainfully. "Little brat, if you can reach the fourth layer, then I can turn into a pig someday!"
"Really? Then you'll be worse than a pig or a dog in the future, right?" Xu Que asked in surprise.
"F*ck!" Buttface cursed angrily.
However, Xu Que stopped arguing with Buttface. He stepped toward the valley and walked into the crowd.
Instead of going into the Mystery Land hurriedly, he decided to inquire about Duan Jiude's whereabouts first.
According to the news, this was the place where Duan Jiude spread his words, which meant he was somewhere not far away.
Unfortunately, Xu Que wandered around the crowds without meeting any acquaintances.
After all, the Mystery Land had been opened for three months. People like Liu Jingning had long entered the Mystery Land.
In desperation, Xu Que had to take the second best route by finding the Utopia Faction.
However, after a lengthy search, he also failed to find the Utopia Faction. This place was too large—thousands of families and sects were gathering here.
"What? Is that you, Lord Xu?" A surprised voice came from behind Xu Que.
Xu Que was stunned. When he turned around, he was dumbfounded.
He saw acquaintances from the Five Elements Mountain!
Chapter 645: Damn! Xu Que, Halt!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
A group of people, who were led by four old men at the Infant Transformation Stage, were walking up to Xu Que. Behind them, there were many young men and women at the Golden Core Stage or the Original Infant Stage.
Among these young people, Xu Que spotted several familiar faces, including Zhang Suliang and Tang Xueru who used to deal with Xu Que when he was in the Five Elements Mountain.
Tang Xueru left a deep impression on Xu Que. When he had first crossed into this world, he had appeared under Tang Xueru's butt. She had taken off her skirt and was about pee…
Also because of this misunderstanding, Xu Que had offended the Elder of the Celestial Sect. After that, he fled to the treasure house of the Celestial Sect and met Zhang Suliang, who was the senior apprentice of the Celestial Sect when he had been eating those stolen pills.
When Xu Que ruined over half of the Celestial Sect, Zhang Suliang and Tang Xueru left Celestial Sect together with many apprentices.
Xu Que met them again during the trial organized by the Sky Incense Valley. He seized the Star Miscanthus back for them. After that, Xu Que hadn't seen them till now.
He didn't expect he would see them in the South Continent after several years.
"Young Master Xu, do you remember me?" an old man at the Infant Transformation Stage asked. "I hosted the trial you participated in in the Fire Nation! You managed to reach the 8th floor of the Tower of Souls, which shocked me greatly. I didn't expect you to also be in this place!" he said in surprise as he stared at Xu Que.
Xu Que realized these people were from the Sky Incense Valley.
Apparently, Zhang Suliang and Tang Xueru had successfully passed the trial and become apprentices of the Sky Incense Valley. Also, their civilization had seen rapid improvement. Tang Xueru had reached the Golden Core Stage. Zhang Suliang had even reached the Original Infant Stage. They progressed really quickly.
However, the old man brought some memories back into Xu Que's mind when he mentioned the Tower of Souls.
He had met the Empress, who was naked, in that tower. The Empress's beauty had shocked him!
He remembered the Empress used to be an apprentice of the Sky Incense Valley. Therefore, Xu Que folded his hands and spoke with a smile. "Seniors of the Sky Incense Valley, I've heard so much about you! Did you also come here to participate in the Mystery Land Trial?"
Xu Que was puzzled. After all, ordinary cultivators of the Five Elements Mountain were not able to come to this place. Although the Sky Incense Valley was one of the three biggest sects in the Five Elements Mountain, it was inferior to those third-rate sects overseas.
"Young Master Xu, you may not know the Sky Incense Valley is from the South Continent . . . " the old man said with a smile.
It turned out that the Sky Incense Valley was a small sect in the South Continent. They coincidentally found the Ancient Teleportation Device which led to the Five Elements Mountain, so they established a branch in the Five Elements Mountain and tried to find talented new apprentices to strengthen their headquarters here.
In addition, the purpose for them to take in new apprentices in those years was to cultivate more apprentices for this Mystery Land Trial, so that more apprentices could become stronger by searching for opportunities and fortunes in the Mystery Land. This way, they could strengthen the entire sect.
Xu Que nodded. "I see!"
That was why the Empress chose to join the Sky Incense Valley after arriving at the Five Elements Mountain. Apparently, she fancied the foundation and background of this sect. After all, it was from the South Continent. The resources she got for her cultivation would be far more than what the other sects in the Five Elements Mountain could offer. Her cultivation progress would be faster.
"Young Master Xu, long time no see!" Zhang Suliang stepped forward and folded his hands, nodding at Xu Que.
Tang Xueru's face was quite red. It seemed she also remembered first meeting Xu Que. However, she was not that stiff and said hello to Xu Que with a red face.
"It's really been a long time!" Xu Que replied with a smile.
Then, he cut to the chase by asking the people of the Sky Incense Valley whether they knew the whereabouts of Duan Jiude.
They were shocked by Xu Que's question. The old man at the Infant Transformation Stage leading their team gave him a wry smile. "Young Master Xu, frankly speaking, when we left for this place our Teleportation Device failed, so we just arrived here yesterday. Now we are still finding the encampment of our headquarters. You could join us. When we arrive at there, we will get news about that!"
"Eh, forget it! I provoked several enemies recently. I could be spotted by them at any time. If I go with you, you could be implicated by me!" Xu Que said with a hollow smile, refusing the old man with a wave of his hand.
No wonder these people had shown surprise and not shock when they first saw Xu Que. Apparently, they didn't know Xu Que had become the enemy of the entire East Continent!
"Wait! Young Master Xu, your cultivation . . . " the old man at the Infant Transformation Stage suddenly sensed something was wrong with Xu Que—his cultivation achievements were gone. It was as if he was just an ordinary person!
There were two possibilities for this. Either Xu Que had gone beyond the Form Synthesis Stage, so they couldn't sense Xu Que's cultivation, or Xu Que had lost his cultivation achievements and become an ordinary person!
"Alas! It is a sad story!" Xu Que exclaimed while shaking his head. "I provoked some enemies. Then, I found problems with the magic arts I had cultivated. Therefore, I destroyed my cultivation and became an ordinary person!"
Hearing that, Buttface leered at Xu Que disdainfully, but he didn't debunk his story.
The people of the Sky Incense Valley were shocked by Xu Que's words and didn't believe what they heard.
The self-destruction of cultivation?
How could this be? It seems nobody has done that before. After all, after destroying one's cultivation, the person could not successfully regain any cultivation achievements!
They were quite curious for they didn't believe Xu Que could destroy his cultivation. His pathetic condition could have been caused by being seriously wounded by his enemy, or his enemy just depriving him of his cultivation achievements!
At the thought of this, their hearts filled with mixed emotions.
After being shocked for a while, the old man at the Infant Transformation Stage said with a smile, "Young Master Xu, don't worry. The Sky Incense Valley is a small sect in the South Continent, but we do know a lot of people. Many sects could show due respect to us. If you have offended them, we could help you solve the trouble!"
Although Xu Que had lost his cultivation, he still cherished Xu Que's natural endowment. He thought he should help Xu Que. If he could regain his cultivation achievements, his future would still be extraordinary!
Xu Que smiled. He knew if he told the old man he had offended all the big families and sects in the East Continent, he would be scared senseless on the spot!
However, he was still touched. He rarely met old acquaintances in this place. After learning he had become an ordinary person, the old man had even offered to help him. No matter what his purpose was, it was quite rare in the World of Cultivators!
"Thanks, but no thanks! I am kind of in a rush. I need to get news from others now. We'll meet if fate allows it! Farewell!" Xu Que refused the old man's kindness with a final shake of his head. Then, he turned around and left.
He knew clearly that the big families and sects could do nothing to hurt him because they didn't know his background and history. They were not able to kill him, but they would definitely vent their rage on the Sky Incense Valley if they learned of his relationship to it.
To avoid implicating too many people, Xu Que left directly without any hesitation. The next moment, he had disappeared in the crowd together with Buttface.
Looking at Xu Que from behind, Zhang Suliang exclaimed together with the other cultivators.
Tang Xueru sighed slightly. "Alas! Things remain the same but men do not! When he was in the Five Elements Mountain, he was the top cultivator and invincible! I didn't expect he could lose his cultivation and become an ordinary person overseas."
"When I was in the Fire Nation, I also heard of a lot of senior Que's heroic deeds," an apprentice from the Five Elements Mountain said. "He has always been my role model! I never expected him to become an ordinary person! But why did he refuse our help?"
"I guess . . . this should be the dignity of a powerhouse!" Zhang Suliang said respectfully.
Someone shook his head. "Actually, if we place ourselves in his position, we can see that he's ashamed to accept our help because he used to be the most powerful cultivator. He said he doesn't want to implicate us, which is an excuse for him to avoid embarrassment!"
"Alas! What you said is right! If I were him, I wouldn't have the nerve to face the old acquaintances."
"That's enough!" the old man at the Infant Transformation Stage interrupted "Stop talking about him. Let's find our headquarters' encampment. We are several months late. I'm afraid the main force has left." He sighed in his heart and continued to lead the team forward.
However, just at this moment, an uproar occurred in the crowds behind them.
People of the Sky Incense Valley were surprised by the uproar, so they turned around to check it out.
The next moment, exclamations started to come from the turbulent crowd.
"F*ck! Look, that guy should be Xu Que, right?"
"Holy sh*t! He's walking with a dog! That's him!"
"My Gosh! He really has the nerve to come to the South Continent!"
"Several days ago, I heard news from the East Continent. He said he's not Duan Jiude's apprentice! He even plans to settle scores with Duan Jiude! I didn't expect him to arrive so quickly!"
"Damn! Xu Que, I got you! Halt! The Jiang Family needs to settle scores with you!"
"The Gong Family will also seek revenge from you!"
"The Bai Family is waiting for you!"
"Hmph! The Carefree Building must kill you today!"
Chapter 646: You Have the Root of Wisdom
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
All at once, the whole area was a mess.
All the families and sects from the East Continent were buzzing about Xu Que's appearance. Some of them hated Xu Que to the core. Some of them cast greedy eyes at Xu Que's Spirit Stones. Now that Xu Que was an ordinary person, they were in an uproar and instantly wanted to kill him!
People of the Sky Incense Valley were dumbfounded immediately.
They had just arrived at this place yesterday and didn't know he'd caused such big trouble in the East Continent. They thought him offending some powerhouses had caused the destruction of his cultivation.
However, they hadn't expected Xu Que to have offended all the big families and sects in the East Continent!
"The Jiang Family, the Gong Family, the Bai Family … the Illusionary Flower & Moon Sect and the Heavenly Demon Sect of the East Continent, as well as the Carefree Building, which is famous in the four continents!" An Elder at the Infant Transformation Stage of the Sky Incense Valley, who was wet with cold sweat, read the names of these families and sects in a low voice. He swallowed laboriously.
These families and sects were titans of the East Continent! Any of them could easily eradicate the Sky Incense Valley, and Xu Que had offended all of them!
Zhang Suliang and Tang Xueru were also stunned. Before their arrival, the Sky Incense Valley had described to them all the big families and sects of the four continents. They knew well of the size and strength of these big families and sects!
But they never expected the enemies understated by Xu Que were these big families and sects!
What the hell? This guy hasn't changed at all! Wherever he goes, he makes trouble and offends the toughest opponents!
Now they were a little bit scared and realized why Xu Que was refusing the help of the Sky Incense Valley. If he didn't refuse, the Sky Incense Valley would soon be eradicated.
"Alas! All of you are prestigious cultivators. Why do you insist on giving an ordinary person such a hard time?" Xu Que calmly asked the many big families and sects.
He wasn't laying low because he thought the conditions were perfect. Now he'd become the focal point of this area. If Duan Jiude was nearby, he would also be attracted to this area soon!
Besides people from the East Continent, there were also a lot of people from the South Continent, the West Desert and the North Sea. Most of them didn't know Xu Que's deeds. Therefore, these people were puzzled and quite curious about how an ordinary person could offend so many big families and sects.
All at once, countless people started to investigate Xu Que and his cultivation stage with their Soul Strengths. However, they found nothing. He was indeed an ordinary person!
"Hum! An ordinary person!? You killed so many members of our family!" a powerhouse of the Jiang Family shouted angrily. "Have you forgotten that? Why didn't you claim to be an ordinary person then?"
"You can't ever avoid this blood debt! You have to pay it back!" People of the Gong Family also glared darkly at Xu Que.
People from the Bai Family and the Carefree Building took out their magic artifacts and prepared to attack Xu Que.
"I know I've killed too many people, which makes me extremely ashamed. I destroyed my cultivation to repay my blood debt. I've also taken an oath that I won't kill people anymore. So, please don't bother me again," Xu Que finished sincerely as if he were an eminent monk who, disillusioned with the mortal world, was repenting his past mistakes.
Most of the families and sects in this area were shocked in disbelief.
You destroyed your cultivation because you killed too many people? How can he be so foolish? Is it for real?
"Bullsh*t! You are too shameless!" people of the families and sects from the East Continent denounced angrily, the corners of their mouths twitching.
All of them knew Xu Que didn't have any Taoist Connotation, so he'd destroyed his cultivation to start over. It seemed his plan had failed!
"Amitabha!" An old monk at the Infant Transformation Stage stepped out from the crowd and pressed his palms together devoutly. "Young almsgiver, I am impressed by your consciousness. I guess you must be a man with the root of wisdom! I wonder whether you could join our Great Hermit Temple and become a devout Buddhist by seeing through the vanity of life?"
"The Great Hermit Temple?"
Hearing the name of the temple, many people were shocked.
It was one of the ten ancient temples in the West Desert, which was time-honored and quite powerful. How could they be interested in a waste of a person like Xu Que?
"Amitabha! Old monk, thanks for your kind invitation. However, I don't want to cut my hair and become a monk!" Xu Que replied in a nondescript manner and placed his palms together like the old monk.
The old monk was not annoyed. He smiled calmly like an enlightened statue. "Young Almsgiver, after cutting your hair, you will be free from human desires and passions. I think you have an affinity for Buddhism. You really want to reject my invitation?"
"Yes. Actually, I also feel I have an affinity for Buddhism. However, I don't want to become a Buddhist monk right now. As the saying goes: 'One can eat meat and drink wine as long as there is Buddha in his heart.' For me, I will keep Buddha in my heart wherever I go, so I can also be considered a Buddhist!" Xu Que narrated his absurd theory with a smile.
The old monk was mildly stunned. He hadn't expected Xu Que to say those words, so he didn't know how to reply for a moment.
The other onlookers were also surprised and thought Xu Que's words were full of Zen.
"Young Almsgiver, you may have misunderstood us. Meat and wine are not forbidden for Buddhists. You have the root of wisdom. As long as you have Buddha in your heart, you will be a Buddhist anywhere. However, you should join our Great Hermit Temple so that you can learn more Buddhist truths. You will be most likely to rescue yourself from a life of pains and misery and reach the other shore of salvation!" As he spoke, the old monk became more and more interested in Xu Que, so he continued trying to convert him.
"Thanks, but no thanks. I have an affinity for Buddhism, but I have more of an affinity to the world of mortals!" Xu Que smiled as he refused.
No matter if the meat and wine were forbidden or not, he didn't want to cut his hair.
Moreover, after all his experience in this World of Cultivators, he believed that instead of his so-called "root of wisdom," there was another reason the old monk wanted to take him back to his temple.
"Alas! In that case, I won't insist on it. Amitabha!" the old monk sighed with a shake of his head and left.
However, when the old monk got into the crowd, he called over a young monk and sent a message in a low voice. "Go back immediately and report to the Abbot that this guy has a kind of aura much like the God of Hell's Compulsion, a Buddhist physique strengthening art which has been lost for a long time!"
…
At the same time, people from the East Continent encircled Xu Que again after the old monk left.
However, they didn't attack Xu Que immediately, for all of them heard the news that Xu Que was protected by over a dozen powerhouses at the Infant Transformation Stage. Every protector was extremely powerful and was almost invincible among the cultivators at the same cultivation stage of the protector!
Now they tried to flush out Xu Que's protectors so that they could evaluate whether they could take down Xu Que easily.
After all, all powerhouses at the Void Training Stage in their families or sects had entered the Mystery Land. Most of the ones who were still outside the Mystery Land were old guys at the Infant Transformation Stage who could never reach the Void Training Stage in this life!
However, Xu Que didn't take these people seriously. He looked around and tried to find out whether Duan Jiude was here.
He hadn't met Duan Jiude before. Therefore, it was quite difficult for him to distinguish Duan Jiude among so many old guys around him.
"Little brat, what are you waiting for? Just order your protectors to kill these reckless old guys directly. Stop wasting our precious time for treasure hunt on them!" Buttface urged impatiently.
He planned to enter the Mystery Land as soon as possible to find the treasury pavilion he'd seen last time.
Xu Que also didn't think they should waste time here, so he looked at the crowd and shouted, "Duan Jiude, you shameless fool, how dare you pretend to be my master! You're even not qualified to be my apprentice! If you're not a coward, step out and have a one-on-one with me!"
Chapter 647: A Combination of Weirdoes
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Wow!
The entire area fell in an uproar instantly!
Everyone was shocked. Xu Que dared to abuse and provoke Duan Jiude in front of so many people!
That was something even the big families and sects didn't have the nerve to do. He abused so loudly as if he was seeking for his death!
People of the Sky Incense Valley freaked out for they didn't expect Xu Que could be so reckless.
"Oh, no! What the hell is this guy going to do?" the old man of the Sky Incense Valley said bitterly.
Suddenly, he was grateful that Xu Que didn't join the Sky Incense Valley; or their entire sect would be wiped off.
Zhang Suliang and Tang Xueru were also astonished together with the rest people of the Sky Incense Valley. Xu Que was so overbearing for them. He dared to make troubles like this after destructing his cultivation. Maybe they couldn't find another person like him in this world.
Xu Que ignored their shocked expression. He didn't get any response from the crowds, so he shouted again by furrowing his eyebrows, "Duan Jiude, do you have the nerve to face me here?"
"Duan Jiude, I don't want to waste my time. If you don't come out, you will be considered as the loser!"
"I agree to use only one hand during our fight!"
"Duan Jiude, Duan Jiude, you Mom is waiting for you at the school gate with a box of Milk Drink in her hand!"
"Duan Jiude, you Mom asks you to go home and have dinner!"
…
The harder Xu Que shouted, the more dumbfounded those onlookers became.
They used to see reckless people, but this was the first time for them to see a guy who was so reckless by offending Duan Jiude in this way!
At this time, the families and sects from the East Continent stepped back suddenly as if they had reached a tacit agreement. They stopped to surround Xu Que after hearing his abuse as if Xu Que had become a dead man for them!
Finally, someone who couldn't stand his noise shouted, "Duan Jiude has entered the Tai Yuan Mystery Land. It is useless to shout here. You could find him in the Mystery Land!"
"What? He has entered the Mystery Land?" Xu Que was stunned. What was this Duan Jiude going to do? After provoking Xu Que, he just entered the Mystery Land when Xu Que had arrived at this place.
"Damn! This coward chose to hide in the Mystery Land after hearing my arrival. Hmph! I've never seen a shameless person like him!"
Xu Que was so annoyed for he didn't know whether he could find Duan Jiude in the Mystery Land.
The onlookers rolled their eyes speechlessly.
Who is the shameless one?
Duan Jiude chose to hide in the Mystery Land because he is afraid of you? Little brat, you are too arrogant!
Duan Jiude just ignored your existence. He knew you don't have the never to come here, so he entered the Mystery Land!
"Stay out of my way! Anyone who get in my way should face the consequences!" Xu Que didn't want to waste his time here. He pushed away a guy from the Jiang Family in front of him and stepped towards the entrance of the Mystery Land.
However, the Jiang Family didn't stop him but made way for him directly. They just looked at Xu Que sarcastically as if they had known Xu Que would be killed after entering the Mystery Land!
When Xu Que arrived at the entrance of the Mystery Land, the light curtain at the entrance lit up abruptly. Then, two strands of light flew out and landed in front of Xu Que and Duan Jiude.
"A jade plate?" Xu Que was confused when he saw a jade plate falling out from the light curtain.
"Little brat, you could enter the Mystery Land after shouting out your name and your sect!" Buttface reminded him at this time.
Xu Que fixed his eyes on the giant stone tablet outside the entrance of the Mystery Land. Then, he understood Buttface's words and said with a smile, "This is Xu Que of the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
Swish!
The jade plate lit up.
Then, several rows of small characters appeared on it, which were "Xu Que of the Exploding Heavens Faction".
"I am the Mighty King of the Exploding Heavens Faction!" Buttface also shouted majestically at the same time.
His name also appeared on his jade plate.
"Holy shit! Buttface, you lied about your name!" Xu Que said disdainfully.
"Damn! This is my real name!" Buttface retorted.
Xu Que smiled and said no more. Then, he stepped towards the entrance of the Mystery Land with the jade plate in his hand.
Also at this time, the light curtain at the entrance of the Mystery Land was distorted.
"Ouch!"
Before the onlookers had time to realize what happened, a figure flew out of the entrance and fell on the ground along with his scream.
At first glance, it seemed he was kicked out by someone from inside.
Soon, that figure, who looked quite shabby, stood up abruptly and started to curse, "Damn! Immortal Tai Yuan, you were really a shameless bastard. How dare you set me up after your death? I will dig your ancestral grave!"
Gasp!
All at once, all cultivators in this area gasped as they fixed their eyes on that figure.
After a while, their facial expression became complicated.
They could tell the figure fell out of the Mystery Land was Duan Jiude!
More coincidentally, Xu Que hadn't entered the Mystery Land yet. The two of them met at the entrance directly!
"Now we can enjoy this excellent show!"
People of families and sects from the East Continent lit up their eyes and smiled sarcastically.
The rest cultivators were shocked and thought Xu Que was doomed this time. He was so unlucky to meet Duan Jiude in such a way. Maybe he could be killed the next moment!
However, all onlookers were surprised by what happened next.
"Eh?"
Seeing the old man who was kicked out of the Mystery Land, Xu Que was surprised. So, he exclaimed for this old man looked so familiar.
"Eh?" the old man also exclaimed after seeing Xu Que.
"Eh?" Xu Que exclaimed again.
The old man was even more surprised, "Eh? Eh?"
"Eh? Eh? Eh?"
"Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh?"
"Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh? Eh?"
…
An old man and a young man started to exclaimed at each other in this way on the spot.
The onlookers were totally confused and dumbfounded.
What's going on?
What are they talking about?
Eh? Eh? Eh? Why do you always say "Eh"? Please speak human language!
"Holy shit! Old beggar, it's you! What brings you here?"
Just at this time, Xu Que figured out the old man in front of him was the old beggar who used to stole his chicken wings in the Fire Nation.
The old man also recognized Xu Que and said in surprise, "It's me! Chicken wing boy, you are also here! Have you taken chicken wings with you?"
"Forget the chicken wings! Why wasn't you killed by someone?" Xu Que said with a smile. He never expected he could meet this mysterious old man here.
"Boo, I am invincible, nobody could kill me!" the old man widened his eyes immediately. Then, he fixed his eyes on Buttface and said excitedly, "You take a dog here! Are you going to roast dog meat?"
"Holy shit! F*ck you! I am a wolf!" Buttface pissed off immediately.
"F*ck!" the old man was also annoyed by Buttface and was about to curse back.
Xu Que said disdainfully, "Why are you quarreling? I guess both of you don't have any cultural literacy, right? You kept saying dirty words, and your mouths are full of f*ck, f*ck, f*ck! I'm ashamed of you! Damn! Your words even made me blush!"
Puff! "You are no better than us! How dare you scold me? Have you taken chicken wings with you?" the old man said angrily.
"I said you could forget the chicken wings! I am going to settle scores with my enemy! I don't want to waste time here. See you later!"
"Don't go! You are going to find your enemy, right? I could help you to kill your enemy and you only need to reward me with some roasted chicken wings, is that OK?"
"Really? Are your old bones strong enough to kill someone?"
"Nonsense! I will use your family name if I can't kill your enemy!"
"OK, then let's go! I've heard he has entered the Mystery Land!"
"Let's go!"
The two of them reached an agreement immediately. Then, they stepped into the Mystery Land together by putting hands on each other's shoulders like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years!
The entire area was in a dead silence!
All onlookers were totally confused and dumbfounded.
What the hell is going on?
I remember they are enemies!
These 2 persons and 1 dog have formed a combination of weirdoes!
…
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Chapter 648: Waiting for Your Reply
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
All the onlookers were quite confused and couldn't figure out what was happening!
Duan Jiude had evidently mentioned Xu Que was his apprentice. But now Xu Que claimed Duan Jiude wasn't qualified to be his apprentice and even wanted to have a one-on-one fight with Duan Jiude!
However, it seemed they were old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years. This was surprising!
In short, they were definitely not in a master-apprentice relation, but it seemed they were not enemies either!
More importantly, Duan Jiude said he would help Xu Que kill his enemies. But the onlookers could tell that Xu Que was here to kill Duan Jiude . . .
"Holy sh*t! I guess both of them don't know each other's identity!" someone said in surprise.
"Eh …it certainly looks that way!" Someone nodded, his face full of curiosity.
A guy from the East Continent spoke with a wry smile: "That guy is good at cheating. Now even Duan Jiude cheated by declaring publicly that he would kill Xu Que's enemy, who is actually himself!"
"Ha! Anyway, when the two of them enter the Mystery Land, they will learn each other's identity sooner or later. Then, Duan Jiude will certainly be annoyed and kill Xu Que out of rage!"
"Exactly! According to Duan Jiude's personality, Xu Que's death is unavoidable this time!"
People of all the families and sects from the East Continent sneered for they thought Xu Que was dead meat!
People of the Sky Incense Valley couldn't help but frown. They started to worry about Xu Que after realizing the weird relationship between Xu Que and Duan Jiude.
After all, Duan Jiude . . . is never a guy to be trifled with!
"We've got a big problem now! We should have reminded him earlier!" the Elder of the Sky Incense Valley sighed with a shake of his head.
Tang Xueru and Zhang Suliang also fell silent. After making eye contact, both of them could only smile helplessly.
They didn't have time to remind Xu Que even if they wanted to. More importantly, they were greatly shocked by Xu Que's deeds.
Originally, they thought Xu Que's cultivation was destroyed because he had offended too many people. Now it turned out that the big families and sects didn't dare touch him even after he'd become an ordinary person. On the contrary, the big families and sects were planning to kill Xu Que through Duan Jiude.
Xu Que was always ahead of them!
"I've always thought Lord Xu could even defeat Duan Jiude!" Zhang Suliang said in a low voice. "According to my knowledge, he's always someone who can survive all kinds of hostile environments!"
Tang Xueru agreed with his words by nodding silently. After all, when they were still in the Five Elements Mountain, they had heard of many things Xu Que had done that could almost be described as miraculous!
…
Xu Que and Duan Jiude had stepped into the Mystery Land. Buttface was following them with his head raised aloofly, and he walked majestically like a nobleman. His facial expression was so high and mighty that it seemed he was declaring that the two people in front of him were just guides while he was the ruler of this land.
They went a few steps when Duan Jiude rubbed his hands and said, "Little brat, this Mystery Land is very large. I'm afraid it won't be easy for you to find your enemy. I suggest we find a place and catch several demonic beasts for a barbeque!" He glanced over at Xu Que eagerly.
Xu Que refused by shaking his head. "If I can't find my enemy, I won't be in the mood to eat!"
"Damn! As a cultivator, how can you be so greedy? Shame on you!" Buttface denounced Duan Jiude severely, forgetting he himself was also an eating machine.
Duan Jiude was annoyed immediately. "What a vicious dog! Today I will roast you!" he shouted at Buttface angrily.
"Come on! Let's have a one-on-one fight! I can't bear the sight of you any longer!" Buttface howled.
"Holy shIt! Come here, don't think I don't beat dogs!" Duan Jiude smiled out of rage, then he rolled up his sleeves and tried to catch Buttface.
Buttface howled immediately and started to run. At the same time, he arrogantly shouted, "Come on, if you're not a coward, come and get me!"
"If you aren't a f*cking coward then stop running!" Duan Jiude was so annoyed that he started to chase Buttface.
"If you aren't a f*cking coward, stop chasing me!" Buttface shouted.
The man and the dog started to chase each other around.
Xu Que was quite embarrassed. He decided to ignore them and started to look around.
He was surrounded by endless plains and hills. Some places were pitted with holes. Apparently, a lot of elixir herbs used to grow here; they had been gathered by someone.
He looked up and found the sky was a translucent blue ocean. He was wrapped by intense Spiritual Qi. He could even smell a wisp of light fragrance which gladdened his heart and refreshed his mind.
Buttface told Xu Que that the Spiritual Qi in the Mystery Land was very intense, so it was more suitable for secluded cultivation compared to the outside world. All the big families and sects sent those with great potential into the Mystery Land.
On the one hand, this would benefit their cultivation; on the other hand, they could also make their families or sects more famous.
As long as they could send their apprentices or family members deep into the Mystery Land, their ranks would be shown on the stone tablet outside the Mystery Land. The deeper their apprentices or family member went, the higher their rank would be!
In this way, the big families and sects could compete against each other and check the strength of their new generation of apprentices or family members.
It is indeed a good place for secluded cultivation. However, I have to find Duan Jiude first! Xu Que murmured in his heart.
After that, Xu Que glanced at Buttface and the dowdy old man. "Stop your childish game! Let's hit the road now. I'll find my enemy first, then, I will take my time to start my secluded cultivation!"
"Secluded cultivation? Wait, little brat, I didn't realize until you mentioned that! Where are your cultivation achievements?" Duan Jiude stopped abruptly in surprise.
When he'd met Xu Que for the first time, Xu Que had reached the Golden Core Stage. However, all his cultivation achievements had gone now.
"It's a long story. Let's handle the proper business first. I'll tell you later!" Xu Que was not in the mood to waste his words, so he waved his hand and stepped forward immediately.
As an impatient man, Duan Jiude curiously asked, "Little brat, if you want to find your enemy by walking like this, I'm afraid you won't find anyone for three years. This place is too large. Those who entered here will have arrived at the central area of this layer!"
"Could you help me?" Xu Que asked with a smile.
He'd asked the old man to join him so that the old man could fly and take him, so that he could keep hiding his Taoist Body. When he met Duan Jiude, he could attack him with his Taoist Body in surprise!
"No way! As a prestigious cultivator, I won't fly with someone else so easily! It's not that I don't want to help you—it's a matter of principle!" The old man shook his head resolutely.
For this, Xu Que stretched out a finger and calmly said, "A pair of grilled chicken wings!"
"Let's go!" Duan Jiude used his magic art and started to fly toward the central area of the Mystery Land, taking Xu Que and Buttface without any hesitation.
…
Several days later, they reached the central area of the Mystery Land's first layer.
A group of people were attacking a restrictive spell outside an enormous mountain with their magic arts and artifacts!
"Guys, hang on! The restrictive spell is no longer as strong as before!" a young man at the consummation of the Void Training Stage shouted.
Roar!
A Giant Golden Tiger of the Demonic Beast Clan attacked the restrictive spell with the soundwave of his roar, which was quite powerful.
"Break!"
A gorgeous woman with man-head and snake-body shouted in a low voice. The attack of her magic art was very magnificent!
Apparently, the ones who had participated in breaking the restrictive spell were aces among cultivators at the Void Training Stage.
If Xu Que were there, he would have recognized that some of these cultivators were Holy Sons and Holy Virgins from the East Continents besides cultivators of the Demonic Beast Clan and Half-Human-Half-Demon Clan.
The one who uttered encouraging words just now was Xiao Taixuan, the Holy Son of the Eight Directions Green Dragon Sect.
Liu Jingning, Qin Ji, who was the Holy Virgin of the Illusionary Flower & Moon Sect, and Han Ying, who was the Holy Virgin of the Heaven Secret Pavilion, were also among these people.
They had found this enormous mountain half a month ago. However, the restrictive spell was too powerful. They had kept bombarding the restrictive spell up until now. Finally, it weakened a bit.
They also spent such a long time here to preserve their strength. After all, once the restrictive spell broke, they would rush into the mountain and start fighting each other violently. They didn't want to consume too much strength when breaking the restrictive spell.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, a sound-barrier breaking noise came in.
These people were shocked. Then, they started to investigate with their Soul Strength.
The next moment, all of their facial expressions changed.
"Duan … Duan Jiude? I remember he reached the third layer!"
"Oh, no! He's coming right at us!"
"Guys, don't preserve strength anymore—let's break the restrictive spell as soon as possible!"
Many people started to get anxious for they worried Duan Jiude would take away the treasury items in the mountain.
However, those most shocked were the Holy Sons and Holy Virgins from the East Continent.
They opened their mouths and couldn't believe what they saw!
"Xu Que! How . . . could this be possible?"
"I remember someone delivered the news several days ago that he would duel with Duan Jiude! Why is he now with Duan Jiude?"
"Damn! All of us were cheated by him! This guy must be the apprentice of Duan Jiude!"
"Should we retreat now?"
All at once, the Holy Sons and Holy Virgins from the East Continent started to hesitate for they worried Xu Que would ask Duan Jiude to kill them all!
At this moment, a faint smile appeared on the lips of Liu Jingning who was also shocked.
When she was in the Five Elements Mountain, Jiang Hongyan told her that Xu Que was the apprentice of Duan Jiude. Now she witnessed that with her eyes, so she breathed a sigh of relief.
"No wonder this little brat could always turn danger into safety! He is protected by Duan Jiude!" Liu Jingning murmured in a low voice with a faint smile.
Whoosh!
Duan Jiude had appeared with Xu Que and Buttface.
All the Holy Sons, Holy Virgins, Demonic Beasts and Half-Human-Half-Demons in this area couldn't help but hold their breaths.
The name "Duan Jiude" was like a nightmare for all of them. None of them wanted or could afforded to offend Duan Jiude.
"Heh, we finally see living people! And they're a group of gifted young men!" Duan Jiude glanced at the group and smiled, showing his yellow teeth.
Xu Que also stepped forward majestically. Then, he found Liu Jingning and the other Holy Sons and Holy Virgins from the East Continent, so he smiled. "Guys, glad to see you again!"
"Brother Xu, I didn't expect you to still be so majestic after several months!" Dong Genji walked out immediately and spoke with an artificial smile. He had no time to consider his personal animosity. After all, Xu Que was now supported by Duan Jiude, who was someone they couldn't afford to offend!
"Oh, it's Genji! By the way, is your d*ck fully recovered?" Xu Que asked curiously.
Dong Genji couldn't help the angry twitch of his face. No matter how hypocritical he was, he didn't want to speak with Xu Que anymore.
This issue had become the biggest stain on his life, which had almost evolved into an Inner Demon for him!
"Little brat, is he the enemy you mentioned?" Duan Jiude asked Xu Que after glancing at Dong Genji.
Xu Que waved his hand casually. "No, he's too weak—unqualified to be my enemy!"
"Then who the hell is your enemy? You should make an inquiry now. I will tear him apart so we can enjoy the grilled chicken wings!" Duan Jiude said impatiently.
Xu Que nodded and stepped forward. Then, he looked at the onlookers and shouted, "My fellow cultivators, I am Xu Que of the Exploding Heavens Faction. If you know where that old b*stard Duan Jiude is, please tell me! I am waiting for your reply online for it is quite urgent!"
Chapter 649: A Name-calling Contest between Xu Que and Duan Jiude
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The entire area suddenly fell silent.
What Xu Que shouted dumbfounded every cultivator in this area.
What's going on?
Is he going to use some trick?
Isn't Duan Jiude standing beside him?
Why did he ask us?
Is he going to cause trouble?
Duan Jiude, who stood beside Xu Que, was also completely confused.
No matter how wide his imagination was, he couldn't believe this young man, who could roast the most delicious chicken wings he'd ever tasted, was that Xu Que whom he had long searched for!
More embarrassing, he even promised Xu Que that he would kill Xu Que's enemy and that he would use Xu Que's family name if he couldn't kill that enemy!
Who is Xu Que's enemy? Damn! It's me—Duan Jiude! Now it seems I only have two options! I kill myself, or, I change my family name to Xu!
"Sh*t! Come on, I'm really in a hurry!" Xu Que, who hadn't seen Duan Jiude's dumbfounded expression, urged when he didn't get a response from the onlookers.
After being stunned for a while, Liu Jingning came to herself at last.
At this time, Liu Jingning realized Xu Que wasn't acting and that he really didn't know the shabby old man beside him was th legendary Duan Jiude!
Liu Jingning instantly got a bad feeling in her heart.
"Little brat . . . "
She moved her lips slightly to send messages to Xu Que in a frightened and helpless way.
After all, this was Duan Jiude, a famous guy in all the four continents whose name could make anyone tremble with fear!
Nobody knew the real strength of Duan Jiude. However, the Patriarchs of the big families and sects admitted they were no match for Duan Jiude. Even creepier, those Patriarchs had heard of Duan Jiude's scary deeds when they were still young men. Now those young men were Patriarchs at the Form Synthesis Stage, and Duan Jiude was still alive. Therefore, his strength was immeasurable!
However, this invincible cultivator was a weirdo.
One time, a guy had accidentally offended Duan Jiude. Instead of killing him, Duan Jiude said, "It doesn't matter," with a smile. He ruined that guy's ancestral grave the next day. When the guy got the news and arrived at his ancestral grave, he found that it had been turned into a septic tank.
After some time, the guy who offended Duan Jiude was found dead in that septic tank!
There were a lot of incidences like that. Even guys from the big families and sects who offended Duan Jiude also had to face the same consequence, which was more miserable than being killed by Duan Jiude directly.
Therefore, nobody had dared to offend Duan Jiude till now. Even the Patriarchs had to respectfully address Duan Jiude as a senior and give him some precious items as gifts whenever they ran into him.
Now, Xu Que had called him an old b*stard to his face. Nobody knew what would happen to Xu Que next!
Liu Jingning thought that Xu Que was really doomed this time. His current situation was even more dangerous than being attacked by the big families and sects, and more dangerous than the Heavenly Tribulation formed by 1,000,000 celestial soldiers!
Liu Jingning hesitated a bit, then, she sent a message to Xu Que again in a strange tone. "Little brat, do you know . . . who the old man beside you is?"
Hearing that, Xu Que was instantly stunned.
He was clever enough to deduce the meaning of her message immediately. Then, he shouted in surprise, "What? Please don't tell me this wise, majestic, confident old man beside me is the legendary Senior Duan Jiude? The man who has shocked the universe and moved the gods?"
Liu Jingning smiled in embarrassment and didn't reply to him. She knew Xu Que had figured out the answer.
The onlookers were surprised by Xu Que's words. After analyzing his change in attitude, they realized what had happened.
The Holy Sons and Holy Virgins from the East Continent started to sneer sarcastically and looked at Xu Que as if they were waiting for a show.
One second ago, you called him an old b*stard, but now you are addressing him as a wise, majestic, and confident old man!
Heh-heh, it's too late!
Duan Jiude looked at Xu Que with a smile. "Heh-heh, little bast*rd, you're the notorious Xu Que who pretended to be my apprentice . . . " His smile was quite gruesome!
"Holy sh*t!" Buttface, who realized what was going on, dashed a few dozen meters away before turning around and staring at Duan Jiude in terror.
Xu Que was not at all panicked but calmly said, "This is a misunderstanding and a rumor! I guarantee with my personality and moral integrity that I have never pretended to be your apprentice!"
"A misunderstanding? A rumor? Heh-heh . . . It's ok. Forget about it, then, since it's a misunderstanding!" Duan Jiude grinned as if he was a generous old man.
However, the onlookers felt chills run down their backs after hearing that. They knew of this old man's evil doings.
The actual meaning of phrases he spoke like, "It's ok!" or, "Forget about it," was, "You are doomed"!
"Young man, don't be nervous, it's okay! Come here, tell me how many people there are in your family? Are your parents still living and in good health? Where is your ancestral grave?" Duan Jiude patted Xu Que's shoulder generously and started to talk about ordinary daily life with Xu Que!
The onlookers felt their blood freeze.
Damn! This is exactly the way of that old man! He's too sinister!
Finally, this guy has come to the end of his life and nobody could save him!
"Alas!" Liu Jingning sighed helplessly.
She didn't expect something like this to occur to Xu Que. Even the entire Utopia Faction couldn't save Xu Que this time!
However, Xu Que was still calmly staring at Duan Jiude with a smile.
"Old man, you're not being honest! When we got here, you promised that you would kill yourself or you would use my family name! Are you going to eat your words?" Xu Que asked with a smile, shaking his head.
"Did I?" he asked. "The flood ruined the temple of the dragon king—this is absolutely a misunderstanding! Forget about these details. Also, I promised to kill your enemy, but I didn't say when would do that. Why are you in such a hurry?" Duan Jiude laughed harder as he tried to approach Xu Que.
Splat!
However, just at this moment, Xu Que stopped smiling and spat at Duan Jiude abruptly. His saliva landed on his face!
All of a sudden, the entire area was in dead silence. All the onlookers were stunned on the spot, completely dumbfounded.
How dare he . . .
He dared to spit at Duan Jiude! And he spat on his face!
Is he really so eager to die?
"Duan Jiude, you're an old bast*rd!" Xu Que laughed. "Do you really think I'm afraid of you? This is called meeting plot with plot! Eat my saliva, dumb*ss!"
Splat!
His saliva landed on Duan Jiude's face again!
Duan Jiude hadn't expected Xu Que to spit at him. After being spat at once, Duan Jiude, who had still been in a daze, was spat at again.
After coming to himself, Duan Jiude was furious immediately.
"F*ck! You are a shameless little bast*rd! How dare you insult me this wicked way?" Duan Jiude cursed angrily as he tried to grab Xu Que.
Whoosh!
A light dashed out from Xu Que's body. The light turned into a figure with snowy hairs who chopped a sword at Duan Jiude's hand.
Clang!
"What?" Duan Jiude asked in surprise.
His hand was halted at the sound of the crispy clank. He had failed to grab Xu Que.
Almost at the same time, Xu Que's Taoist Body stepped back into his body. It had a Divine Escape Spell in its hand and prepared to escape at any time.
"Little brat, what magic art are you using? How could you hide a person in your body?" Duan Jiude asked as he looked at Xu Que in terror.
"It's none of your business! Now surrender the elixir, or I will ruin your ancestral grave and sleep with your daughter and granddaughter!" Xu Que shouted. The threat was extremely overbearing and rampant!
He knew he had to use hard tactics to deal with Duan Jiude until he was finally scared off.
"F*ck!" Duan Jiude cursed angrily. "How could you threaten an old man like that? You are really shameless!"
"Damn! You're not qualified to be threatened by me! Shameless old bast*rd, you robbed my chicken wings and stole my elixirs! Do you feel any guilt?" Xu Que shouted forcefully.
The onlookers' lips twitched their lips in astonishment at the words of both men.
A guy who always ruins others' ancestral graves has the nerve to scold the shamelessness of someone else!
A guy who has scammed Spirit Stones from nearly all the families and sects has the nerve to ask someone who robbed his property whether he can feel guilt!
Nobody could be more shameless than the two of them!
Xu Que and Duan Jiude could form a combination of wicked weirdoes!
"Hmph! Despicable young man, I will die fighting with you today! Prepare to die!" Duan Jiude, who was trembling with rage, continued his curse.
"Rubbish!" Xu Que retorted angrily. "You are really shameless to say you will die fighting an ordinary person!"
"I just enjoy bullying ordinary people! What could you do to stop me?"
"You are too arrogant! Even though I'm an ordinary person, you still can't hurt me!"
"Heh-heh, what an arrogant man! I've never seen a man as good at bragging as you!"
"I can't help but shake my head. I've never seen a man as shameless as you! If you're not a coward, come here and fight me!"
"Damn! If you're not a coward, come here and I'll smash you with my fist!"
"F*ck! If you're not a coward, come here and I'll crush you with my palm!"
"If you're not a coward, come here and I'll stab you to death with one finger!"
"If you're not a coward, come here and I'll wipe you off with one fingernail!"
"If you're not a coward, come here and I . . . I . . . "
"Hah-hah! Have nothing to say, right? Buttface, attack! Kill this old bast*rd! I will treat you with the New Orleans Grilled Drumstick Burger and the Hot and Spicy Crayfish!"
"Wait! According to the rule of cultivators, you should tell me whether the New Orleans Grilled Drumstick Burger and the Hot and Spicy Crayfish are delicious before the fight!"