Chapter 76 - 650-659

Chapter 650: You are really Handsome

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Is it delicious?

Duan Jiude's words almost tumbled everyone in this area.

What a weirdo he is!

A moment ago, the two of them were about to start a fierce fight!

When Xu Que mentioned the New Orleans Roasted Chicken Leg Burger and the Hot and Spicy Crayfish, Duan Jiude was distracted immediately!

How could he say the rule of cultivators should be clarified? How could he ask if the New Orleans Roasted Chicken Leg Burger and the Hot and Spicy Crayfish are delicious?

What kind of cultivators rule was this?

"They are extremely delicious!" Xu Que sneered and took out a bag of New Orleans drumsticks from the System Package.

Duan Jiude's eyes widened immediately. He had tasted the grilled chicken wings made by Xu Que and they were unforgettable. He could make chicken wings into delicacies, let alone the drumsticks!

"Damn! Little brat, it turns out you still have a huge inventory! F*ck! I've been hungry for a long time! Why didn't you take them out earlier?" Buttface's eyes also lit up and he rushed over without even considering the threat of Duan Jiude.

At the same time, Duan Jiude said, "Little brat, I am nothing but honest. Frankly speaking, you are really handsome, attractive, smart and majestic! You're a true role model to the young generation!"

Everyone was stunned and completely confused. Their faces were question marks.

What the hell is this?

How could this be?

If I remember correctly, just now you said you would punch him to death!

"Heh-heh, don't waste your words here," Xu Que said. "This time I won't allow you to steal food from me! Also, according to the rule of cultivators, one should fill his empty stomach before a fight. Now I am going to prepare some food. Don't bother me!" He started to prepare his food by taking out a charcoal burner and an iron pan.

At the same time, he sneered in his heart that this Duan Jiude was really a weirdo immune to both soft and hard tactics but quite vulnerable in front of delicious foods.

Whoosh!

The Taoist Body beside Xu Que, made a fire and ignited the charcoal burner immediately. The oil in the iron pan was also heated quickly!

Xu Que took out a New Orleans drumstick and put it in the iron pan directly!

Sizzle! The drumstick and the hot oil crashed into each other, and it looked quite artistic! The white smoke and the sweet smell spread out instantly.

Duan Jiude couldn't keep his seat, so he said, "Young man, according to the rule of cultivators, one should fill his stomach indeed, which means both parties should eat! You can't eat alone!"

"I like eating alone. It's none of your food!"

"Eating alone is illegal!"

"Bullsh*t! Stay away! Otherwise, you'll be considered the loser of this fight!"

"It's okay! Life is full of winners and losers!"

"Why are you so shameless? I warn you, if you come any closer, I will smack you to death!"

"As a young man, you are really too rude! You have no sense for respecting the old and loving the young at all! Also, I'm only looking! I'm not even close to you!"

"Not close? How dare you say you're not close? Your face is almost touching the drumstick … Holy sh*t! Don't drool on my food!"

Their noisy argument made the onlookers quite speechless.

The two of them are really weirdos! They are weirdo elites! Normal people cannot know what they are thinking!

Along with the diffusion of the sweet smell given off from the drumstick grilling in the iron pan, all onlookers were unable to remain calm anymore.

All of them were the best among the young generation. Each of them was a Holy Son or Holy Virgin; they were high ranking and had enjoyed all kinds of delicacies. Now they were in the Void Training Stage, so all of them had been practicing inedia for a long time.

However, when this sweet smell entered their nostrils, they couldn't help but swallow with the urge to eat.

After giving all his cultivation achievements to his Taoist Body, Xu Que was still a Four-Star Chef, who was quite good at cooking. Now he could even enchant an ordinary drumstick, which were much more enchanting than the grilled chicken wings he used to make.

Duan Jiude couldn't stand it anymore; he couldn't even stand upright. He squatted down on the ground with Buttface. Both of them stretched out their heads close to the iron pan and enjoyed the sweet smell closely. They were intoxicated!

"I can't stand it anymore! This guy's cooking is extraordinary!" Buttface howled, raking earth with his paws laboriously.

Duan Jiude nodded to show his approval. "Of course! I've enjoyed numerous delicacies, but I've never smelled such amazing food! Do you know what the most important factor is though?"

"What is it?" Buttface asked curiously.

"The man cooking is so attractive! He is indeed a flawless young man favored by God!" Duan Jiude started to lick Xu Que's shoes without any hesitation.

"Exactly! When I met this young man for the first time, I knew he was a gifted person!" Buttface also flattered Xu Que by imitating Duan Jiude.

Duan Jiude's expression changed immediately, "What? Really? I also got this feeling when I saw him for the first time! I didn't expect you to be so insightful! Please forgive my disrespect!"

"It doesn't matter! You're also extraordinary! Among all the cultivators in this world, I'll only raise my hat to you!"

"My brother Buttface, today we should drink together. When this drumstick is done, let's eat and chat!"

"Sure! My brother Jiude, today we'll enjoy ourselves and get plastered!"

The old man and the dog started to flatter each other like this. It seemed both of them regretted not knowing each other earlier and had forgotten the unpleasantness just now. They even started to call each other brothers!

The onlookers were so embarrassed that they almost wanted to spit blood.

They had never seen a shameless man and a brazen dog like them!

That's why he is Duan Jiude!

Buttface could be his competitor!

Together with Xu Que, who is so good at scamming, this combination of two men and one dog could be invincible!

"Damn! The World of Cultivators will face an imminent disaster!" someone said anxiously.

"Xu Que, Duan Jiude, and a dog . . . we can address them as the combination Que, De, and Dog!"

"They are the three scums of the World of Cultivators! No, they are the three scourges!"

Sizzle!

At this moment, along with a crisp frying sound, Xu Que flipped over the drumstick. The sweet smell became more intense instantly, which lightened the hearts and refresh the minds of everyone in the area!

Many people couldn't help but swallow. Their cultivations were even getting agitated because of the sweet smell!

"What the hell is that meat? Why is it so delectable?"

"I feel my True Core Strength circulating rapidly just smelling it! I bet I could have a breakthrough in my cultivation by eating that meat!"

"Wait! I also have this feeling!"

The onlookers started to mutter their surprise.

Compared to the shamelessness of Duan Jiude and Buttface, Xu Que's cooking skill was more amazing for the onlookers!

"I remember this guy cooked a food called 'smelly tofu' during the Stone-Cutting Convention. That Smelly Tofu could really enhance user's Soul Strength!"

"Could this drumstick also strengthen cultivation?"

"It's horrible! How could such a miraculous item exist in this world?"

"Right!? It's normal to realize those effects with pills and elixirs, but how could he realize those effects with some foods?"

The more they muttered, the more fearful they became. They got a vague feeling that Xu Que's cooking skill would surpass all ancient skills and amaze his contemporaries!

Even though he'd destroyed his cultivation and had become an ordinary person, the big families and sects would still make up to him because of his extraordinary cooking skill, which could even be more powerful than the magic arts of the Nine-Star Pill Refiners!

"Oh, it is almost done!" Xu Que, who was focusing on grilling the drumstick, smiled.

He took out bread and cut it open down the middle before heating it in the iron pan. Then, he inserted the drumstick into the bread together with a lettuce leaf, cheese, and salad.

Along with the addition of various ingredients, a New Orleans Grilled Drumstick Burger with the perfect color, smell and taste combination appeared in his hand! Plumes of white smoke made the entire burger so picturesque, which was more attractive than any of the propaganda posters on Earth!

"Little brat, I would like to be the first one to nibble it!" Buttface's eyes lit up and he was about to grab the burger with his paw.

"Wait! This rough work should be left to me!" Duan Jiude also rapidly tried to seize the burger.

However, no matter how fast they were, Xu Que managed to put the burger back into the System Package thanks to his early preparation!

"Young man, you can't do that! You should respect the old and love the young!" Duan Jiude said impatiently. The thing he couldn't stand the most was not eating something in front of him!

Xu Que calmly said, "You can have it as long as you turn in the two Genesis Herbs!"

Chapter 651: The Hair-raising Combination of Xu Que and Duan Jiude

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

"Is this real?" Duan Jiude's eyes lit up.

Whoosh!

Without hesitating, he took two jade boxes out of the storage ring in his hand.

When he opened the jade boxes, everyone could smell the faint medicinal fragrance coming out along with intense Spiritual Qi.

All the onlookers were shocked.

"Are . . . those the Genesis Earth Herb and the Genesis Wood Herb of the Five Genesis Herbs?"

"Impressive! These herbs are quite rare. Their growth requires a dragon vein. Apparently the growth of one herb like this needs 1,000,000 years. It's full of Spiritual Qi. For example, this Genesis Earth Herb could help a cultivator achieve remarkable enhancement of their cultivation with the Earth Spiritual Root!"

"Is that food really tempting enough to make Duan Jiude hand in two precious elixirs?"

Many people were shocked. They started to eye the elixirs greedily. The two Genesis Herbs were especially attractive for some Demonic Beasts and Demons!

If they were not afraid of Duan Jiude, they would have rushed up to fight for the elixirs.

Xu Que's heartbeat also quickened. "Bring it here!"

With these two elixirs, he would scrape together every one of the Five Genesis Herbs. He would be able to revive Xiao Rou after obtaining the Living Holy Water!

He had been working hard to achieve this for a long time.

The time he had spent with Xiao Rou was very short. But Xiao Rou was nearly the only person he revered; nearly the only one who represented the goodness in his heart.

Reviving Xiao Rou was a promise he had made for her and himself, and it was also a commemoration of all the villagers of the Pan Shan Village!

Now that his goal was about to be accomplished, how could he keep calm?

"Here you are, young man!" Duan Jiude exclaimed. "Actually, I planned to find these two elixirs and give them to you personally! It is my great honor!" He spoke as if he was telling the truth as he handed the two jade boxes to Xu Que.

The next moment, he grabbed the New Orleans Grilled Drumstick Burger with his dirty hands and threw it into his mouth.

"No!" Buttface screamed hysterically. "That's my burger!"

Duan Jiude forgot his friendship with Buttface and gobbled up the burger in one gulp. His body filled with the novel flavor and fresh taste!

Boom!

The next moment, Duan Jiude felt a vibration in his body. His eyes widened and, surprised, he shouted, "How . . . could this be possible?"

He was totally shocked. He had just realized a breakthrough in his cultivation. The bottleneck which had obstructed him for so many years had been instantly shattered by the delicious burger!

How could such miraculous food exist in this world?

"Young man, thank you! Thank you so much! I am so moved . . . " Duan Jiude, unbearably excited, suddenly expressed rare, heartfelt gratitude to Xu Que.

An instant level breakthrough was a cherished accomplishment for cultivators at his stage. They would risk nearly anything to achieve one.

He never expected to realize one so easily! How could he keep calm?

"Don't mention it, and you are welcome. It was just a lift of my finger." Xu Que was quite happy after obtaining the two elixirs. He waved his hand with a smile and didn't want to waste any more time on Duan Jiude.

Duan Jiude suddenly lowered his head in shame. "Alas! What a shame! Young man, give me your hand!"

Xu Que was surprised. "What?"

"Just now when I handed the jade boxes to you, I used a magic art which could corrode your Meridian gradually. I'll remove it for you immediately!" Light gushed out from Duan Jiude finger and went into Xu Que's wrist, removing the sinister magic art.

Xu Que sighed heavily. "Old beggar, give me your hand."

Now it was Duan Jiude's turn to be surprised. "What happened?"

Xu Que shook his head in shame. "Alas! Just now I added 981 different poisons and over 1,000 different aphrodisiacs, including REGA-001, PGD-820, TAAK-001 and CESD-159, into the burger you ate just now. This is the antidote!"

After receiving the pill, Duan Jiude was moved again. He spoke with tears in his eyes. "Young man, just stand there and don't move!"

"What happened?"

"Just now I set up over 100 killing spells around you when you are not paying attention. Now I will deactivate them for you immediately!"

After saying that, Duan Jiude bent over and took a buried Spirit Stone out from the sandy ground to deactivate the killing spells.

Xu Que was stunned immediately. Then, he rubbed his sore nose and said, "Old beggar, I am sorry! Please don't eat that Antidote Pill. It is DDVP. I will give you the real antidote now!"

After receiving the new antidote, Duan Jiude burst into tears. Then, he took out two brand new jade boxes from his pocket and handed them to Xu Que. "Young man, these are the real Genesis Earth Herb and Genesis Wood Herb. What I gave you just now were fake!"

Xu Que was so moved that he even started crying. After receiving the jade boxes and confirming the authenticity of the elixirs, Xu Que lifted his eyes and sighed, "Alas! Li Xiaoyao, lower your sword. We can't assassinate such a good old man!"

Clang!

His Taoist Body, who appeared behind Duan Jiude, dropped his sword and nodded his head. Then, he turned around and left.

Duan Jiude cried harder immediately. He grabbed Xu Que's hand directly and said excitedly, "Young man, I was wrong! I don't deserve to live! When I gave you the real elixirs just now, I applied poison outside the jade box. Now I will detoxify you!"

After saying that, he took out a bottle of crystal ointment and applied it on Xu Que's hand.

Xu Que shed floods of tears and spoke in a trembling voice. "Old beggar, don't say that! I am the one who deserves to die! Actually, what I cooked just now was not a drumstick but a dead mouse from a stinking ditch! I will cook some real drumstick burgers for you now!"

"Okay! That will be fine!" Duan Jiude nodded and was again quite moved.

However, the next moment, he realized how badly he had fooled. With wide eyes he shouted, "F*ck! Dead mouse from a stinking ditch? Sh*t! I gobbled it up!"

"Alas! I was wrong! But don't worry, now open your mouth!" Xu Que sighed.

"It's in my stomach. What could you do now?"

"Don't worry! Now open your mouth, let me put a cobra into your stomach, so it can take out the dead mouse!"

"F*ck! Young man, you're in a trouble now! I will never forgive you and die fighting you today!"

"Damn! Come on! Let's have a duel! You can't scare me!"

The two of them started to quarrel again and it seemed they were going to start a violent fight!

All the onlookers had been turned to stone. It seemed the gray matter in their brains were not enough to follow Xu Que and Duan Jiude's behavior!

Their behavior was hair-raising, fearsome, and horrible!

They kept setting each other up using poisons, killing spells, fake antidote pills and assassination attempts . . .

The onlookers were totally convinced by their impressive methods.

"Are . . . they human?" a Holy Son asked in terror.

As onlookers, the cultivators were fearful just watching their performance.

"The World of Cultivators is doomed!" someone exclaimed. "Nobody can be more skillful at ensnaring others than Xu Que and Duan Jiude!"

Chapter 652: Precious Treasure in the Mountain

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Now Duan Jiude could hardly stand it anymore. As a longstanding cheater, he never expected that today he would find his match!

That young man was as good as cheating others as he was!

Both of them kept scheming against each other. At last, it turned out Xu Que's tricks were slightly better than his!

Duan Jiude didn't want to admit defeat, so he started to utter dirty words. However, Xu Que's reply was even dirtier than his, which made him so angry that he was almost about to spit blood!

The onlookers were numb to their argument. They started to worry about the future of the World of Cultivators.

The Holy Sons and Holy Virgins from the East Continent were perturbed.

Now they realized how horrible Xu Que was! They had been offendeding Xu Que for a long time. If they couldn't kill him, they would suffer in the future!

All of them could tell Duan Jiude and Xu Que didn't want to fight although they were in a fierce verbal battle—the reason went without saying!

Duan Jiude was a mean machine. He would never put up with being abused by others like this!

However, he just didn't want to fight Xu Que. The possible reason could be the good relationship between him and Xu Que, or maybe he planned to gain more things from Xu Que like the burger which could enhance his cultivation.

Therefore, as long as Duan Jiude was with Xu Que, no one dared attack Xu Que, even after all of them knew Xu Que was now an ordinary person!

"We're gonna have some trouble later on!" Dong Genji was quite depressed. He was smart enough to figure out the situation. As long as Xu Que was under the protection of Duan Jiude, no one in this world would dare attack him.

Of course, they could try to assassinate Xu Que when Duan Jiude was not with him.

"This little guy is . . . really extraordinary!" Liu Jingning murmured to herself in a low voice; she shook her head with a wry smile.

She thought Xu Que was done this time and didn't expect him to outsmart Duan Jiude. His most important tool was that burger!

Han Ying, the Holy Virgin of the Heaven Secret Pavilion, was also shocked. Her eyes gleamed.

She told Xu Que the Heaven Secret Pavilion could help him get the Taoist Connotation. Her so-called "method" was to have Xu Que destroy his cultivation and restart from zero. The success rate of her method was also about zero.

Xu Que didn't follow her advice and just left directly. She could do nothing but give up her plan.

However, she didn't expect Xu Que to really destroy his cultivation and recklessly step into this Mystery Land as an ordinary person!

"Little brat, can you forget this issue for my sake?" At this moment, Buttface tried to stop Xu Que and Duan Jiude from cursing each other.

He knew the purpose for their entering the Mystery Land was not to curse someone, but to hunt treasuries.

"Don't stop me! I really need to curse this old beggar!" Xu Que snorted, staring at Duan Jiude.

"We still have business to deal with!" Buttface reminded him in a low voice.

Xu Que nodded and spoke while looking at Duan Jiude: "This time I'll let you go! I'll beat you up next time I see you!"

Hearing his words, Duan Jiude laughed with the onlookers.

An ordinary person threatened to beat Duan Jiude up! He was crazy!

"Young man, if you beat me up once, I'll beat you up ten times!" Duan Jiude said with a smile.

"If you beat me up ten times, I'll beat you up a hundred times!" Xu Que replied with a cold smile.

He was currently not strong enough to defeat Duan Jiude. When he regained his cultivation achievements, or even when he reached the Void Training Stage, he would merge with his Taoist Body. After reaching the Form Synthesis Stage, he might be strong enough to defeat Duan Jiude!

"Okay, Okay, let's go!" Buttface urged impatiently and started to walk toward the central area of the Mystery Land, dragging Xu Que along with him.

Xu Que realized something was wrong with Buttface. He was being too active and seemed very eager to find that abode.

"Don't go! Wait for me!" Duan Jiude said mischievously and started following them.

"Get lost!" Buttface and Xu Que shouted at the same time.

Xu Que didn't want to look at Duan Jiude anymore and Buttface worried Duan Jiude would steal the precious treasuries in the abode.

"Heh-heh-heh, I won't get lost! What can you do?" Duan Jiude said with a mean, disrespectful smile—what a rascal!

Xu Que raised his eyebrows and was about to say something when they heard a noise.

Rumble!

A big bang came from the enormous mountain beside them!

Everyone was shocked. When they turned around, they found the big bang was from the enormous mountain full of restrictive spells!

Before Xu Que's arrival, the Holy Sons and Holy Virgins of the big families and sects had been bombarding the restrictive spells of this mountain for a long time. They had planned to break the restrictive spells and enter the mountain to find precious treasuries!

When Duan Jiude and Xu Que appeared, all of them had stopped.

Now the enormous mountain started to vibrate suddenly, which caused a thunderous noise as if an intense explosion had just happened.

After that, the restrictive spells outside the mountain became more dazzling as if they were covered by golden light!

"What? Is the thing inside going to blossom and yield fruit?" Duan Jiude, stunned, asked in surprise.

The crowd was confused. What could make such a big noise by blossoming and yielding fruits? Could it be a celestial elixir?

At the thought of this, many people couldn't keep calm anymore.

They knew this Mystery Land had been created in the ancient times, which was quite mysterious. In the past over 1,000 years, many people used to find celestial elixirs in this Mystery Land, which proved that it was most likely the abode, or even the small world, of a celestial.

Dong Genji's eyebrows furrowed. "Oh, no! The noises out here were too loud and activated all the restrictive spells in this area. I'm afraid we can't break all of them!"

If they had attacked with their full strength before, they could have quickly broken the restrictive spells.

However, all of them had chosen to preserve their strength. Therefore, after over half a month, they had still faced the restrictive spells.

Now the entire restrictive spell system had been activated, which was as dazzling as a golden cover. Now even if all of them used their full strength, they would still need another half a month to break the restrictive spells!

"Heh-heh, it's just a shabby restrictive spell system. I could break it in one day!" Duan Jiude smiled his yellow teeth, which were quite disgusting.

The Holy Sons and Holy Virgins were stunned and depressed to hear this.

If Duan Jiude made up his mind to get the treasure in the mountain, it would be impossible for them to take a share.

"Young guys, don't be so nervous! I know the treasury inside is quite extraordinary. However, I am a noble person! Do you think I will grab it from the young generation?" Duan Jiude asked with a contemptuous expression as if it were disdainful to do something like that.

The silent crowd smiled wryly. The answer in their hearts was, "Of course you would!"

"Okay, I promise I will only come inside and have a look. I won't take anything!" Duan Jiude turned to Xu Que. "Young man, now I don't want to follow you anymore. You can leave and play by yourself!"

After saying that, he started to walk toward the enormous mountain.

The Holy Sons and Holy Virgins were driven in despair for they knew they had lost everything this time.

Liu Jingning's expression shifted slightly. She planned to say something but ultimately didn't utter a word.

Xu Que shouted, "Old beggar, you're really shameless! How could you rob a group of young men in broad daylight?"

Duan Jiude raised his eyebrows at him. "They can't break the restrictive spells anyway. I can break them. How is that robbery? Also, if I really want to rob you, what can you do to stop me? Young man, bide your time—I'll punish you sooner or later!"

Xu Que smiled disdainfully. "Hey, you're bragging shamelessly! If I wasn't afraid of being accused of bullying an old man, I would have smashed you into a piece of crap already!" Duan Jiude might be a horrible opponent for others, but not for Xu Que!

"Heh! If I wasn't afraid of being accused of bullying a small kid, I would have trampled you to death!"

Xu Que looked up and shouted, "You've already bullied too many small kids! Stop wasting your words. Come here and let's have a one-on-one! I will fight against you with only one hand!"

"Hah-hah! I will not have a one-on-one with you! What can you do? What can you do?" Duan Jiude smiled meanly as he gracefully walked toward the enormous mountain.

Xu Que was speechless. Duan Jiude was way too shameless. As a loose cannon, he was even immune to a provocative approach!

The onlookers also shook their heads. If Xu Que could do nothing to stop that old man, what could they do?

Buttface approached Xu Que. "Little brat, we should take this opportunity to leave. The precious item in this mountain is extraordinary, but I bet things in the third layer are better!"

Xu Que smiled and, in a low voice, said, "It's not necessary for us to rush to the third layer now. I remember you told me these restrictive spells are useless for ordinary people, right?"

"Right! But if you get involved, we'll never shake that old b*stard off!" Buttface said anxiously.

"Hey! Don't worry. There should be more than one entrance to this mountain. Let's pretend to leave first, then we can enter the mountain from somewhere else. We will leave immediately after grabbing the precious items in the mountain so that the old beggar will die of anger!" Xu Que said with a mean smile as he stepped back.

Buttface was stunned a bit. Then, he was impressed by Xu Que's plan, so he started following him excitedly.

Not far away from them, Liu Jingning happened to see their facial expressions. Her eyes lit up as if she had figured something out. Then, she jumped up and started to follow Xu Que and Buttface.

"Little Queque, wait for me! Your sister will go with you!" Liu Jingning said with a smile, appearing in front of Xu Que airily.

She blinked her beautiful, coquettish eyes. Her smile was very charming and full of temptation.

When Xu Que still had his cultivation, he could still resist her temptation. Now, as an ordinary person, he could never resist Liu Jingning's deliberate flirting!

"Sh*t! Don't come closer!" Xu Que shouted immediately as if confronted with a formidable enemy. This she-devil was too good at flirting!

"Little Queque, what's wrong with you? Are you sick? Should I check your body?" Liu Jingning sniggered charmingly. She was about to touch Xu Que's face with her jade-like hand!

Xu Que stepped back hurriedly and said, "No, no, no! Don't come any closer! Otherwise, I will be starving!"

Liu Jingning was stunned. "What do you mean 'starving?'" She decided to stop teasing Xu Que, and shook her head with a smile. "Okay, that's enough. Let's talk business. There are two precious treasuries in this mountain. One of them is very important to me. Do you have any idea of how to enter this mountain?"

"No! Absolutely not!" Xu Que and Buttface said resolutely.

Chapter 653: The Awful Flirtation

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

No?

Liu Jingning's face filled with a charming and attractive smile.

She knew Xu Que and Buttface's personalities very well. Their resolute denial meant they must have found a way into the mountain. She also saw the two of them whispering together before breaking into sinister smiles. Therefore, she guessed Xu Que might have discovered a way to enter, so she went over to see what was going on.

"Little Queque, you're not being honest! Are you going to cheat your sister?" Liu Jingning started to speak in a coquettish and attractive voice. This, combined with her extremely beautiful appearance, made all the men in the world crazy about her.

Xu Que almost jumped in surprise. "Sister, wake up! Don't do that! Please restrain yourself!" This she devil was very good at flirting.

Buttface patted Xu Que's shoulder. "Little brat, you also need to wake up!" he shouted. "Don't be seduced by her!"

"Ah! This she devil is poisonous!" Xu Que shouted as he tried to keep a distance from Liu Jingning by quickening his steps.

It was not because his self-restraint was not enough, it was that Liu Jingning's glamour was awful! Nobody could resist her except those who were not interested in women.

"Little Queque, don't walk so quickly, please wait for me . . . " Liu Jingning's attractive and coquettish voice reached his ears again!

Xu Que felt his blood freeze, so he started to run.

"Little brat, ask your Taoist Body to fly us there!" Buttface shouted. His words reminded Xu Que, who had wanted to summon it anyways.

Whoosh!

Just at this moment, Liu Jingning's fragrant figure landed directly in front of Xu Que.

"A Taoist Body?" Liu Jingning looked at Xu Que skeptically. "Little brat, is the one who flew out just now your Taoist Body?"

"Don't trust Buttface's nonsense. That is my cousin Li Xiaoyao, who came here to see me from Yuhang County!" Xu Que replied seriously.

As a smart woman, Liu Jingning could tell Xu Que was talking nonsense.

However, she was quite shocked. The formation of a Taoist Body was only mentioned in some of the ancient books, and almost nobody trusted they could be formed at all for cultivators could never make one out of their real body. Only celestials could realize that!

But Xu Que might have a Taoist Body now. Moreover, the aura of that white-haired man was quite familiar and similar to the aura of Xu Que.

"Little Queque, you're so naughty! I didn't expect you to tell so many lies to me in half a year!"

Liu Jingning looked at Xu Que as she blinked her beautiful eyes like a newlywed who had been wronged.

"Ah! That's enough, stop! Be serious! I do have a Taoist Body and also have a method to enter that mountain!" Xu Que said through clenched teeth.

He couldn't stand the flirtation of that she-devil anymore. If an ordinary woman flirted like that, Xu Que would have immediately walked away.

However, Liu Jingning was different. She was born with a coquettish temperament, and after many years of cultivation, she had become more and more attractive. As a Holy Virgin, she flirted coquettishly in front of him, which was as destructive as an atomic bomb!

The reason that Liu Jingning dared to act like this was Xu Que had become an ordinary person! If Liu Jingning had dared to do this when Xu Que still had his cultivation achievements, he would have seduced her.

"You really have a Taoist Body?" Liu Jingning was shocked by his words for she didn't expect Xu Que could form a Taoist Body as an ordinary person. Now she realized that he had transferred all his cultivation achievements to his Taoist Body, which was not the self-destruction of his cultivation.

He was so sinister! No wonder nobody could hurt him!

"You are so mean! You've fooled everyone!" Liu Jingning said as she looked at Xu Que.

Xu Que rolled his eyes. "That's enough, let's get moving" The most urgent thing now was to arrive at the rear part of that mountain. It would be too late if the old bast*rd Duan Jiude broke the restrictive spells!

"Little Queque, are you angry at me?"

Suddenly, Liu Jingning leaned on Xu Que. Her long legs, which were slim and white, pressed onto him. She even raised one leg slightly to rub Xu Que's thigh, blinking her watery beautiful eyes at him.

"I was wrong! Just don't be angry at me, please . . . "

Holy sh*t!

Xu Que felt his instinctive drives start to grow out of his control like an erupting volcano.

If he still tried to hold back his desire, he wouldn't be deemed a man!

"You are done!" Xu Que said seriously as he was about to order his Taoist Body to capture Liu Jingning and take her in the grassland beside him.

Liu Jingning smiled shrewdly. She drifted away before Xu Que had time to capture her. Then, she sniggered, "Little Queque, I'm just kidding. Don't be so serious! Let's enter the mountain now. I really need something in that mountain!"

"You teased me just because you want me to help you, right?" Xu Que asked sullenly.

"No!" Liu Jingning replied with a smile.

She was quite calm. It was true—she knew that Xu Que would definitely help her if she asked.

"Okay, that's enough! Lead the way. Let's go to the rear part of the mountain! Don't get spotted by the others!" Xu Que nodded, not wanting to waste more time with Liu Jingning.

His original plan was to rob something from the mountain to infuriate Duan Jiude. Since Liu Jingning needed help now, he would definitely help her. After all, she was beautiful and elegant . . . No, she had helped him before. She had worried about his safety after the self-destruction of his cultivation, so she sent someone to protect him. He would never forget her kindness.

"Okay, let's go!"

Liu Jingning nodded. This time she didn't tease Xu Que but waved her hand. Then, her magnificent True Core Strength turned into a cloud of black fog under her feet, which carried her into the sky.

Xu Que and Buttface also stepped on the black fog. Then, the three of them flew up and dashed toward the mountain.

On the way, Xu Que told Liu Jingning the method to enter the mountain earlier mentioned by Buttface. As an ordinary person, he was the only one who could enter.

His words shocked Liu Jingning for she didn't know the restrictive spells could be bypassed this way.

"The thing I need is a Humanoid Fruit, which is a major ingredient to refine the Form Synthesis Pill. This pill could help me break the bottleneck and reach the Form Synthesis Stage in a short time!" Liu Jingning named the thing she most needed, the only purpose for her entering the Mystery Land!

Xu Que was surprised by Liu Jingning's ambition and foresight. When the other Holy Sons and Holy Virgins had been striving to be number one, she had looked to some place further. She planned to refine the Form Synthesis Pill with the Humanoid Fruit, which could accelerate her breakthrough to reach the Form Synthesis Stage.

This way, she would be as prestigious as the patriarchs of the big families and sects.

However, Xu Que was still confused by something. Shaking his head, he asked, "How could you know there are Humanoid Fruits in this mountain before going in?"

"A Patriarch of our faction left us a torn map for some places in the first floor of the Tai Yuan Mystery Land. This mountain was also marked on the map, and it said there was an elixir plantation here that has the Humanoid Fruits!"

"So, what made those large noises just now? The old beggar mentioned something about blossoming and fruit bearing. Could celestial elixirs be planted in this mountain?"

Liu Jingning shook her head. "I don't know about this! After absorbing enough Spiritual Qi for many years, elixirs could be turned into celestial elixirs!"

"Okay! I will check it out after entering this mountain, and I'll find the Humanoid Fruit for you first!" Xu Que nodded his head and stopped asking more questions. Since he had promised to help, he would help her without too much hassle.

Soon, they circled around the mountain and arrived at its rear part after two hours. Then, they landed on the ground.

"Remember, little brat," Buttface said seriously, "when you find precious items, you should come back immediately. Don't start your cultivation in there. Otherwise, once you have gained cultivation achievements, you won't be able to come out even when you are just a cultivator at the Qi Refining Stage!"

"I know! I won't be as stupid as you!" Xu Que waved his hand and started to walk toward the mountain.

He ignored the dazzling golden restrictive spell and passed through it successfully. Then, he started to go up the path along the mountain.

When he passed through the restrictive spell, the Spiritual Qi around him became intense immediately. The scenery also changed drastically compared to what he had seen from the outside.

The mountain had disappeared. A boundless elixir plantation was now in front of him.

Xu Que's eyes widened. He couldn't believe what he saw.

This elixir plantation was too big! He could see all kinds of elixirs. The air was filled with the refreshing elixir fragrance. The flowers, leaves and branches of the elixirs glittered in the sunshine like jewels.

Even more staggering, he saw a small stone house at the center of the elixir plantation. A shack was set up outside the stone house, and a lot of wooden shelves lined the shack. It seemed the shack was used to dry the elixirs!

"Why is this place so creepy?�� Xu Que murmured as he hesitantly walked toward the stone house.

However, when he approached the stone house, he found something was wrong. A lot of elixirs were placed on the wooden shelves in the shack outside the stone house, and some of them were quite fresh as if they had just been picked.

"Holy shi*! Don't tell me someone is living in this stone house!" he said in surprise. The restrictive spells around this area had never been broken before. Those who could enter this area could be ordinary people, or celestials . . .

Out of curiosity, Xu Que continued moving forward.

He stepped forward carefully to avoid trampling the elixirs. Meanwhile, he tried to find the Humanoid Fruit Liu Jingning needed as he observed the stone house.

Also, he became more and more nervous.

This mountain used to vibrate and created big bangs before. Apparently, this should be the source of the vibration and noise. However, he could find nothing blossoming or bearing fruit except for the boundless elixir fields!

Just at this moment, he saw a wisp of smoke coming out from the chimney of the stone house!

Xu Que stopped and was stunned on the spot.

Someone is really living here!

Chapter 654: An Amazing Taoist Nun

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

What the hell? Has someone already entered?

Xu Que was greatly surprised.

He knew that this Mystery Land opened every 100 years. Each time it only stayed open for three years. After three years, the Mystery Land would disappear with everyone inside it. However, someone was apparently in that stone house!

Whoosh!

Xu Que summoned his Taoist Body without any hesitation!

He guessed the one in the stone house had managed to enter by bypassing the restrictive spells with certain methods. If not, this place might be haunted!

Squeak!

As Xu Que was considering how to get close the stone house, someone suddenly opened the wooden door!

The next moment, a woman in a Taoist robe stepped out and walked toward the wood shelf to dry the elixirs as if she didn't sense the existence of Xu Que.

Xu Que gasped and was instantly freaked out.

This woman was too beautiful to be real. Even her baggy Taoist robe couldn't cover her perfect hour-glass figure!

Even more shockingly, her face was extremely pretty like an illusionary image. Her skin was creamy as if she were from another world!

She reached out her jade-like hand and picked up a medicinal herb. Then, she frowned as if unsatisfied with it. When she leaned over to pick up other medicinal herbs, her baggy Taoist robe fell away from her shoulder and exposed her white skin. Faintly, Xu Que could see part of her towering bosom and the deep cleavage—they were suffocatingly attractive!

Holy sh*t! Who is this woman?

Xu Que was shocked for he had never even heard of such an amazing woman!

Only Jiang Hongyan could rival her temperament. However, Jiang Hongyan was a woman who was peaceful on the surface but quite stern in her heart. This woman was as attractive as Liu Jingning on the surface and as stern as Jiang Hongyan in her heart.

Xu Que couldn't help but be absentminded for a while. If Jiang Hongyan was a woman that only a celestial could compare to, this woman in Taoist robes was even greater than celestials . . .

This is horrible! Xu Que thought. Women in this world are remarkable—as expected. Many of them are so tempting and seductive for men. Luckily, I have a strong concentration. Others might jerk off on the spot and then lose interest in everything! He felt proud of himself.

It seemed the woman in Taoist robes had collected all the elixirs she needed. She turned around and walked toward the stone house without even a glance at Xu Que as if she didn't know Xu Que was there.

Xu Que was shocked immediately. He was standing in a quite conspicuous position surrounded by elixirs. How could she miss a person who was standing very close to the stone house?

Could she be blind? Xu Que wondered, and then he shook his head.

This didn't make sense. Even if he hadn't started his cultivation, he could still sense that the woman in Taoist robes was not an ordinary person but someone with extraordinarily strong cultivation.

Therefore, even without using her eyes, she should have sensed his existence with her Soul Strength and the five senses when she was in the stone house.

Creepy! This is so creepy!

Xu Que was quite suspicious and he decided to take a closer look at the stone house.

He ordered the Taoist Body to walk in front of him. Meanwhile, he took out a Divine Escape Spell in his hand. If something went wrong, he would escape immediately.

After being in the World of Cultivators for so long, he knew he should never let his guard down no matter how beautiful a woman was!

However, when Xu Que approached the stone house, he found the wooden door, which was covered by dust, was closed tightly as if it hadn't been opened for many years.

"Wait! What the hell?" Xu Que was stunned.

He remembered the woman in Taoist robes hadn't closed the door when she'd entered the stone house. Moreover, the dust on the door was intact, which meant the door really hadn't been opened for many years.

"Sh*t! Did I see a ghost just now?" Xu Que's lips twitched slightly. He looked around suspiciously. After confirming no danger was around, he asked the Taoist Body to step toward the door.

Squeak! Without any obstruction, the Taoist Body opened the wooden door easily.

However, the next moment, a cloud of murky air gushed out from the stone house.

Xu Que was dumbfounded.

The stone house was a mess. All the furniture, which included a table and chairs, lied shattered on the ground. It seemed a fierce fight had happened in this house. An ancient pill-refining furnace was inside, which was also covered by dust like its surroundings.

This was absolutely a stone house which had been abandoned for many years. It hardly seemed someone was living in it. Also, Xu Que could see clearly that the stone house was empty. That woman in Taoist robes had just vanished.

"My Gosh! I really saw a ghost in broad daylight!" Xu Que said in surprise, but he felt an inexplicable sense of loss in his heart.

A glimpse of the woman in Taoist robes had created an indelible memory in his heart.

Her sexy curves, extremely beautiful face—the white skin exposed after her Taoist robe fell from her shoulder when she leaned down to pick up elixirs . . .

In front of this empty and shabby stone house, Xu Que came to and realized what had just happened could not have been real. According to Chuang Tzu's dream theory, all was vanity!

"That's why it seems so creepy. I guess I was set up by some kind of illusory art!" Xu Que felt suspicious and became more vigilant.

However, nothing happened. The stone house and the limitless elixir fields were still very quiet.

Xu Que smiled regretfully. "Forget it. Let me find the Humanoid Fruit first! It's just a pity that amazing woman was an illusion. I really need to flirt with such a beautiful woman, one who surpasses celestials!"

But he didn't have a lot of regret in his heart. Anyway, flirting with a girl was not something which could be forced.

After all, if the girl didn't exist, how could the flirtation exist?

However, when Xu Que finished his exclamation and was about to leave, a magnificent pressure swept out abruptly.

The next moment, an angry but attractive voice came in, "How dare you!"

Boom!

A violent gust of wind gushed out of the stone house and blew toward Xu Que with a cloud of murky dust.

"Holy shIt!"

Xu Que was shocked. He immediately ordered the Taoist Body to take him back hurriedly. Meanwhile, the Taoist Body used its hand to create a Heavenly Thunder Seal, which was then placed in front of them as a shield.

Bang!

The violent wind bumped into the Heavenly Thunder Seal and caused a big bang. The entire Heavenly Thunder Seal shattered.

"How could this be?"

Xu Que was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out. This was crazy! A violent gust of wind smashed his most powerful Heavenly Thunder Seal!

Although the wind disappeared when the Heavenly Thunder Seal was smashed, the result was still unacceptable for Xu Que.

"This guy must be an extremely powerful cultivator!"

Xu Que realized he'd kicked an iron plate. This woman might even be more powerful than a cultivator at the Form Synthesis Stage!

"Senior, I mean no harm. I entered this place by mistake. I just want to ask for some Humanoid Fruit!" Xu Que explained hurriedly. He guessed that attractive voice had come from the woman in Taoist robes.

Maybe his disrespectful words had annoyed her, so she'd attacked Xu Que suddenly.

"Get out!" the voice screamed from the stone house again. This time Xu Que couldn't feel anger in her words. He could feel only chilliness.

Xu Que raised his eyebrows for he was a little bit unhappy.

However, he realized he made a mistake first, so he had to concede. "Okay, I'll get out as soon as I find some Humanoid Fruit!" he said, nodding his head.

"This is not a place you should remain," the voice said, full of murderous intent. "And you can't take away anything from this place. Get out immediately. Otherwise, you will stay here with your Taoist Body and become fertilizer for the soil in the elixir field." The voice souned quite formidable!

Sh*t!

Xu Que was totally terrified. This woman in Taoist robes had awesome power if she knew he had a Taoist Body!

But she was too unpleasant! She'd refused to give him a Humanoid Fruit and had even threatened him. This was outrageous!

Fine! You're threatening me? You'll see!

Xu Que's face shifted as he started to smile. Then, he folded his hands. "If you say so, I'll take leave now, senior!"

After saying that, the Taoist Body flew into the sky above the elixir field.

The next moment, the Taoist Body waved its hand. A magnificent suction force gushed out and uprooted elixir in more than half of the elixir field.

Boom!

Countless precious antique elixirs were sucked into Xu Que's System Package. Among them, Xu Que found the Humanoid Fruit, which he also bluntly took into the System.

After that, Xu Que laughed loudly and started to utter ruthless words. "Screw you, f*cking senior! How dare you pretend to be a ghost and threaten me? I'll take the elixirs from half your field as interest first. Next time, I'll have you get laid!"

It's so exciting to run after acting tough!

Xu Que was very excited when his Taoist Body ignited the Divine Escape Spell.

Chi! The Divine Escape Spell was ignited, which distorted the space.

However, after a moment, Xu Que's smile froze on his face.

The spell turned to ashes in his hand, but he was still surrounded by those familiar elixir fields! Xu Que was dumbfounded immediately.

The Divine Escape Spell . . . failed!

This spell, which is always functional, failed this time!

Now I am done! I can't escape after acting tough . . .

Chapter 655: Unacceptable

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Xu Que could feel that he had been surrounded by the extremely cold air, and sweat covered his forehead. He was not afraid, but now he was feeling rather embarrassed.

He thought this time he could act tough perfectly. Since he had already taken more than half of the elixirs, he planned to run away as soon as he left a message for that beautiful Taoist nun. Even if the Taoist nun ran after him, he could safely escape with the Divine Tracking Emblem.

However, he was now in a bad situation.

He had no idea why the Divine Tracking Emblem wasn't working. He had already managed to activate the Divine Tracking Emblem, but the void did not change at all.

Xu Que summoned out the System. "System! You're awful! Tell me what on earth is going on? Why isn't Divine Tracking Emblem working?!"

Now Xu Que could tell that if the Taoist nun exerted all her power, he could be easily killed.

Ding!

"The restriction here is very powerful. If you want to leave this place, you should use the Heavenly Divine Tracking Emblem. Before this, you need to upgrade the System to version 10.0."

What the hell?! Are you kidding me?!

Xu Que was furious.

I spent almost 60,000 Acting Tough Points upgrading the System from version 3.0 to version 5.0. Now, to buy a Heavenly Divine Tracking Emblem, I'll have to spend more Acting Tough Points to upgrade the System to version 10.0?! He was becoming more and more upset.

If I had known things would turn out like this, I would never have picked up so many holy herbs, not to mention quarrel with the Taoist nun.

She was far different from Liu Jingning, who was a woman of the ninth level of the Void Training Stage and who could stand others' jokes. The Taoist nun was too powerful for any words.

Xu Que could tell that the nun's intention to kill him was getting stronger and stronger . . .

"Sister, you are as beautiful and powerful as a fairy. I think there has been a misunderstanding between us. Yes, I picked up many holy herbs, but I did it for you. From now on, you don't need to pick them by yourself."

"Nonsense! How shameless you are!"

Xu Que heard someone sneering in the stone room.

The next minute, the nun's murderous intent erupted out and changed into a three-foot bronze cooking vessel that was flying toward Xu Que.

Seeing this, he was shocked.

I never thought her feelings could materialize and change into a cooking vessel. This woman is really scary.

All of a sudden, Xu Que's Taoist Body practiced the Three Thousand Volts Lightning and escaped along with Xu Que. The bronze cooking vessel hit the ground and shattered into pieces.

In the blink of an eye, the numerous pieces changed into countless sharp swords and flew toward Xu Que.

"My goodness! This is insane!" Xu Que exclaimed.

He quickly practiced the fully-developed Killer Book and the All Character Secret to strengthen the power of the Three Thousand Volts Lightning and quickly dodged the flying sharp swords.

However, wherever Xu Que went, the swords followed. He thought they were definitely going to kill him. "Please stop! I think there must be some misunderstanding between us!"

Xu Que was desperate. He had never met someone like this before.

"You are such a heavenly beauty! Could you please let me finish my words?

"I really came to meet you and show you my respect! I don't have any bad intentions at all!

"You know what? Someone wants to set you up! He's a thug named Duan Jiude. He's trying to break the restriction spells, and once he manages to do that, he will kill you. I came here to help you!"

"Duan Jiude?" Suddenly, the woman seemed confused, and all the sharp swords stopped.

Seeing this, Xu Que was amazed.

"Yes! That's right! Duan Jiude wants to set you up and kill you. He's a thug who has done lots of bad things. He once kicked old people in the elderly home in the South Continent and punched kindergarten children in the East Continent, and now he wants to kill you. If I were you, I would never allow this happen!"

Hearing this, the woman sneered, "Nonsense! I don't think he has the balls to kill me!"

The swords began to move again and were about to hit Xu Que.

"I'm not joking!" he shouted. "See it for yourself! He's breaking the restrictions right at the moment. If I'm lying, then I'm your father . . . no, no, no—If I lied to you, then I'm not a man!"

I would be a male god! he secretly thought.

The sharp swords finally stopped and it was extremely quiet in the stone house. Xu Que could clearly feel the magnificent mind-power of the woman spreading out around him.

"How dare him!" she said coldly. "As my disciple, how can he break my rules?!"

Hearing this, Xu Que was surprised.

"What?! Duan Jiude is your disciple?!"

What the hell is going on?! Duan Jiude, that b*stard is her disciple? This is impossible!

"He is my disciple, but I kicked him out of my faction—he is simply not qualified! As for you, you aren't much better than him. Go to hell!"

The swords moved towards Xu Que again. He became furious and shouted, "Wait! You can kill me if you really insist, but you should at least tell me why you're going to kill me! Otherwise, I can't die peacefully!"

"That's not my concern!" she sneered.

"You think you're more powerful than me, so you can bully me like this!" Xu Que said boldly. "But you know what? With my talent, it won't be too long before I surpass you!"

"You think I will give you more time and wait until you become more powerful?!" she asked coldly.

"I don't mean this! I simply want to ask you three questions. If you can answer them all, I will kill myself."

This was an act. He was hoping he could outwit her and buy enough time with his questions to drain her energy and get some answers.

After a while, the woman said, "Fine! Go ahead."

Hearing this, Xu Que was relieved.

She is powerful, but she is naive. I never thought I could so easily cheat her. Let's see how you answer my three questions.

Xu Que was feeling much better. The woman was indeed powerful, but it seemed that she did not have too much contact with others and seldom went to places where people lived. So she was inexperienced and much less clever than Xu Que.

If the woman was a rather foxy and powerful cultivator, she would have never agreed to waste her time answering his questions.

Xu Que walked forward. "First question, what do you call a door made of wood?"

"What a silly question! I thought you would ask some difficult questions. Well, a door made of wood is a wooden door!"

The woman was a bit cross and felt Xu Que was messing around with her.

"Second question, what do you call a door made of iron?"

"An Iron door! One more question and I'll kill you! Accept it!"

The woman was getting more and more impatient.

Xu Que smiled and asked, "Last one, what do you call a door that leads to happiness?"

"The . . . " she trailed off. Wait a minute, this is not right, there can't be a door that leads to happiness!

While the woman was thinking, Xu Que's Taoist Body took this opportunity to run to the entrance, together with Xu Que.

"You think you can run away like this?!"

Xu Que was about to reach to the golden light shield, but right at this moment, the woman realized Xu Que was tricking her. All of a sudden, a magnificent power crashed into Xu Que.

"You broke your words! You promised me you would let me go if you failed to answer the question!" Xu Que shouted while running toward the entrance.

"There is no answer to the last question since there is simply no such a door in this world," the woman said coldly.

Because of the burden of her magnificent power, Xu Que's speed slowed down.

"There is! The door that leads to happiness is called Wo Men!"

All of a sudden, Xu Que could feel the burden weaken a bit. Obviously, the woman was surprised by the answer.

Right at this moment, Xu Que summoned back his Taoist Body and rushed toward the golden light shield.

Bang!

The golden light shield twisted and Xu Que managed to run through it.

Meanwhile, a terribly beautiful woman walked out from the stone house.

She coldly looked in the direction where Xu Que had gone and coldly said, "You are Xu Que, right? Good! Once my soul is complete again, I will leave here and hunt you down!"

. . .

Xu Que quickly ran to the foot of the mountain.

Seeing Liu Jingning and Buttface waiting for him, he finally was relieved.

Xu Que looked at the sky and cursed, "Duan Jiude, f*ck your master!"

Chapter 656: Are You Psycho?

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Xu Que dashed out and cursed angrily, which shocked Liu Jingning and Buttface.

"Little brat, what happened? Why are you in such a panic after taking out an elixir?" Buttface asked suspiciously.

"I met a tough opponent . . . Forget it, I don't want to talk about it. I've got the Humanoid Fruit!" Xu Que said when he took out a red human-shaped fruit from the System Package.

Originally, he'd planned to tell them about the woman in Taoist robes. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that this issue had been caused by the mistake he'd made first.

If he hadn't annoyed that woman in Taoist robes with his rude words, she might not have driven him out forcibly. Because he didn't want to come back empty-handed, and because he'd counted on his Divine Escape Spells, he'd ruined half of the elixir fields and had uttered so many ruthless words. As a result, he'd almost lost his life after acting tough.

It was not a glorious deed, so he chose to omit it.

Liu Jingning took the Humanoid Fruit calmly and glanced at Xu Que with concern. "Little brat, you're not wounded, right?"

"Wounded? Are you kidding? I am invincible!" Xu Que exclaimed with raised eyebrows. However, deep in his heart, he was not confident in saying that. This time he'd managed to escape using his wisdom. Anyone else in his position would have been killed on the spot.

He was greatly shocked. Although one couldn't tell the age of a cultivator from their face, Duan Jiude should at least be hundreds of years old—maybe even 1,000 years old. As his master, the woman in Taoist robes was at least several thousand years old!

How could a woman of several thousand years old have such a pretty face and sexy body? This was totally unbelievable!

"How much do you know about this Mystery Land? Why is it so mysterious?" Xu Que looked at Liu Jingning and Buttface. He wanted to know the history of this Mystery Land because it might be related to the woman in Taoist robes.

After all, he could now basically confirm that the woman had stayed in the elixir fields for many years. Otherwise, her strength would have shocked the entire World of Cultivators, let alone her amazing appearance and temperament.

"This Mystery Land is hard to understand. It has existed since ancient times. People say it was spotted by a powerhouse whose name was 'Immortal Tai Yuan.' He composed a notebook on it, which stated that this Mystery Land has nine layers. The ninth layer is connected to the World of Celestials. No one has ever reached the ninth layer. Therefore, this place is called the 'Tai Yuan Mystery Land!'" Liu Jingning said. That was all she knew.

Buttface had his nose in the air. He aloofly crossed his paws over his chest. "You're wrong! From what I know, this Mystery Land is a fragment of a small world! During the war between celestials and demons in the ancient times, part of the battlefield was smashed, which fell down and landed in this area!"

"A world fragment? How could that be?" Liu Jingning was shocked.

Xu Que also frowned. What Buttface said was too incredible.

"It is absolutely true," Buttface said confidently. "I bought an ancient book from a street peddler. It said so in that book!"

Xu Que eye twitched. "How do you know a story in a book you bought from a street peddler is true?"

"I can believe it's true, can't I?" Buttface said.

Bang!

Xu Que kicked Buttface. If this dog went several days without being beaten he became arrogant!

However, he didn't continue his investigation. No matter what this Mystery Land was, Liu Jingning and Buttface only had very limited information about it and couldn't make it clear.

Moreover, people didn't know Duan Jiude's history or background, let alone who his master was!

It seemed they weren't from this era or the four continents!

"Okay, little brat, since you've got what you want, let's hurry to the third layer. We can't waste too much time here!" Buttface urged.

"Are you planning to go to the third layer?" Liu Jingning asked in surprise.

Xu Que nodded. "Yes, do you want to join us?"

Liu Jingning was stunned. Then, she shook her head with a wry smile. "We can't reach the third layer!"

"Why not?"

"This area is too large. If we had five or six years, we might be able to reach the third layer. Now we only have two-and-a-half years left. Even if we do our best, we could reach the central area of the second layer at most!"

Buttface jumped up proudly and, with a smile, said, "That's because you're weak! I know a shortcut that directly leads to the third layer by bypassing the second layer!"

"A shortcut?" Xu Que and Liu Jingning asked at the same time.

Buttface nodded. "Exactly! It's a waterway. The river water flows upward. We only need a boat to reach the third layer!"

"Are you talking about the Upflowing Sea in the firstt layer?" Liu Jingning asked in surprise.

Buttface was about to nod his head, but hesitated. With wide eyes he said, "Its name is not the 'Upflowing Sea!' It's just a small river called the 'Upflowing River!'"

Liu Jingning looked at Buttface with a curious expression and said, "It's recorded that it used to be called the Upflowing River many years ago. But now it's a sea, and not all the sea water flows up. Now it's a place for strength competition among the big families and sects!"

"A sea? Holy sh*t! How is that possible?" Buttface asked.

Xu Que was also shocked. "A place for strength competition among the big families and sects? What does that mean?"

After pondering it for a while, Liu Jingning smiled and said, "You can come with me to have a look. I'll tell you more on the way. The competition will start in the next few days!"

Xu Que nodded immediately. "Okay!"

He was quite curious about how a river had been turned into a sea. How could the sea water flow up? This was so amazing! Maybe there were precious treasuries in the sea!

Led by Liu Jingning, they left that creepy mountain and started to dash toward the central area.

Xu Que didn't want to inform Duan Jiude. He worried that if Duan Jiude broke the restrictive spells, that woman in Taoist robes would come out and give him a hard time.

In addition, now he'd obtained five Genesis Herbs. He only needed to locate the Living Holy Water. Therefore, he needed nothing to do with Duan Jiude now. He had to stay away from that shameless old man to avoid staining his pure heart.

However, when they got around the mountain and were about to fly to the central area, they passed through the sky above Duan Jiude and the rest of the crowd.

Many Holy Sons and Holy Virgins had left. Only several people were still there; they wanted to witness Duan Jiude break the restrictive spells!

When Duan Jiude's work was halfway finished his hand vibrated abruptly. Then, he stood there in a daze.

The next moment, he cried something in a sharp voice with his old face full of terror: "Master!"

"Holy sh*t! Little sister, please fly faster! We can't stay here for a long time!" Hearing Duan Jiude's cry, a horrified Xu Que urged Liu Jingning to speed up immediately, for he thought the woman in Taoist robes was about to come out.

Bang!

Just at this moment, a big bang came in from below.

Duan Jiude had been blown away. He fell hard on the ground. Then, he stood up in fear and started to flee helter-skelter as he loudly screamed, "Master! This is a misunderstanding! It's definitely a misunderstanding! I didn't know you were here! But why are you still alive? Ah—!"

Hardly had Duan Jiude finished his words when he cried miserably again. He was blown off by another formless force.

"What . . . is going on?" Liu Jingning was dumbfounded as she watched from the sky.

Does Duan Jiude have a master?

Duan Jiude was more powerful than cultivators at the Form Synthesis Stage. If he still had a master, how powerful would that guy be?

Could this guy be a cultivator at the Crossing Calamity Stage or the Great Vehicle Stage, or could this guy be a . . . celestial?

Duan Jiude was still being beaten up. No matter how hard he tried to escape, he was repeatedly hit by formless force in the air.

As he cried miserably, he started babbling like a psycho.

"Master! Please stop. I was expelled by you. What makes you beat me up? Ouch!

"Master! It's got nothing to do with me! A guy named is 'Xu Que' forced me to break the restrictive spells on the mountain. You should vent your rage on him!

"Yes! Yes yes! It's him, Xu Que! What? You also know him? Huh? You want me to catch him?

"No, Master! You always keep your distance from men, right? Why are you suddenly interested in a young man? Are you going to become an ordinary woman and have a passionate romance? No, no! I can't bless this marriage! I would rather die than call him Master's wife! Ah—!"

Before Duan Jiude finished his words, he was blasted off mercilessly. This time he spat blood. Apparently, his words had completely annoyed his master, who punished him ruthlessly.

In the sky, Xu Que was urging Liu Jingning to leave this place as soon as possible!

However, when he heard Duan Jiude address him as 'Master's wife,' he was also annoyed, so he angrily cursed, "Duan Jiude! F*ck your master! Are you psycho? I'm a man! Why did you call me Master's wife?"

Chapter 657: Flirting

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Xu Que's voice was so loud that everyone present heard. It was so shocking that even Duan Jiude stopped running and looked at Xu Que in surprise.

Some of the Holy Sons and Holy Virgins were also stunned.

He said he wants to f*ck his master?! Duan Jiude is so old that his master must also be an old guy! His taste is really peculiar!

"Xu Que, now you're finished!" Duan Jiude got up and pointed at Xu Que. "Master, master, he's the one who forced me to break the restrictions–he's the one you should hit!"

"You're too noisy!" a female voice boomed. Duan Jiude was suddenly slammed to the ground by a magnificent power and could not move at all.

"Master! Please be gentle to me, show some mercy!" Duan Jiude screamed with pain. "I have worked so hard to live this long, how can you be this harsh to me?!"

Seeing this, everyone present was shocked and could not believe their eyes.

He has been notorious all these years and has never been treated like this.

Even Liu Jingning was surprised and murmured, "Is it possible that he lost his mind?"

After all, no one could hear Duan Jiude's master's voice. What they could see and hear, however, was Duan Jiude shouting and running around like mad.

Xu Que knew what was really going on. He stayed quiet and tugged on Liu Jingning's clothes, warning her to be quiet.

I said something really bad to that woman. I will definitely be killed if she spots me. I should leave here immediately.

Soon, Duan Jiude became quiet and gently moved his lips, as if he was sending some voice messages to someone. "Master, you were saying the restrictions of the four continents are about to fall apart?" He was shocked.

"Yes! My soul has been recovering rather quickly these days, I can feel the rule of this world is changing. The mysterious place I am now will soon reveal itself to the world. By then, both this place and the Nine Deathtraps will cause a bloody fight for many people."

Hearing this, Duan Jiude grew rather excited.

"I see, this explains why the young people of this generation manage to make so much improvements in their cultivation so quickly. Just as you said, the rule of the world has changed, their Taoist Connotations were not as flawed as ours were. Once the restriction falls apart, they could even make greater improvements!"

"Don't be too positive about this!" his master said coldly. "Many old and powerful figures will soon awake and take control of this region. By the way, you have indeed made lots of improvement in your cultivation, even if you are in a world with restrictions."

"My dearest master, you have no idea how miserable I am! I don't have food to eat or a place to live. Wherever I go, I am bullied! Anyway, I really have to thank Xu Que. Without his help, I could not possibly have made so much improvement," Duan Jiude said gratefully.

Hearing this, Duan Jiude's master sneered. "He's no different from you–both of you are indecent men! If you were not my disciple, I would have killed you by now! How dare you speak good of him in front of me?!"

"Master, you misunderstood me! I've never liked that young man, but I have to say that he is really quite something. He cooked a piece of meat and put it into a bun, I ate it and I managed to grow much much stronger."

"How peculiar!"

"Yes! I swear I am telling the truth! But you should be more careful, that young man is really foxy! Don't be seduced by him, I really don't want to call him master!"

"You are talking nonsense!"

"I'm so sorry! I'm sorry!"

"If you dare speak like this again, I promise I will kill you!"

"Yes!"

Duan Jiude instantly stopped talking and sweat oozed from his forehead.

No matter how powerful he was, in front of his master, he was as weak as an ant.

"That young man is bold but has such a bad character. I intended to ask you to bring him here and put him to death. Since you say he is quite something, I think I can at least allow him to live a few more days."

"Master! Please kill him! Don't spare his life!"

"We shall end this topic now! Before I come, stalk him. I think he might be helpful to me in the future. Now, you shall leave!"

Duan Jiude hurriedly sent a last voice message.

"My goodness! Master, please change your mind, that young man would not be useful to you at all!"

His master gave no reply.

Duan Jiude was rather frustrated, as he had no idea what his master really meant.

She asks me to stalk Xu Que, spy on him and protect him before she comes? This is a nightmare. It's as if I have lost my own freedom!

Thinking of this, Duan Jiude grew extremely angry. He stared at Xu Que and shouted, "F*ck you! Get down from there, I'm going to kill you! Why on earth did you disturb my master?!"

Xu Que rolled his eyes. "It's none of your business!" he shouted back. He then looked at Liu Jingning and said in a low voice, "Let's leave here now!"

Liu Jingning quickly practiced an inscription; the next minute, a black mist appeared beneath their feet and they began to move fast.

"You think you can run away like this after all you have done to me?! It's because of you that I have lost my freedom. It's all your fault!" Duan Jiude began to catch up with Xu Que.

"I told you that it's none of my business!" Xu Que replied.

Hearing this, Duan Jiude became furious. "Get down! It is your business!"

"F*ck your master! I shall not get down, and what can you do about it!"

"My god! Why are you so shameless?" Duan Jiude was so angry that his nose got extremely red.

Even so, he could not kill Xu Que. Instead, he would have to protect him, just as his master had told him to.

"Little Que Que, what on earth is going on?" Liu Jingning asked.

She was very curious when she heard Duan Jiude's mentioning his master.

Xu Que sighed. "Well, I went to fetch the Humanoid Fruit, and I accidentally offended a tough figure. I was actually nearly killed."

"You mean the tough figure you met is Duan Jiude's master?" Liu Jingning was greatly surprised and was sure that Duan Jiude had indeed been talking with his master just now.

"I said something that angered her and stole her elixir," he said unhappily. "If it were not for my being extremely smart, I would have already been killed!"

Hearing this, Liu Jingning was shocked. She had never thought Xu Que was willing to risk his life to bring the Humanoid Fruit to her. Considering what he had done, she was a bit moved.

"Thank you!"

"It's no big deal!" Xu Que waved his hand, pretending that it was not a big deal, but in fact, he was feeling rather embarrassed.

If he hadn't offended Duan Jiude's master, he would not be fleeing.

All this time, Liu Jingning had thought of Xu Que as young and reckless, and believed that he would have been killed by now if it were not for his being extremely powerful.

She never thought Xu Que would risk his life to secure the Humanoid Fruit she needed.

If I hadn't asked him, he might not have even told me what was going on. He was just in a very dangerous situation and, thank god, he managed to escape.

Liu Jingning filled with gratitude and suddenly felt like she might have a crush on this young man. But when she remembered that Xu Que was only twenty, she immediately suppressed her feelings for him.

The man she wanted was not someone with such a reckless character as Xu Que.

She hoped that someday in the future, she would meet a gentleman strong enough to protect her. A person who could only be challenged by herself, and when she grew old, she could live in quietly seclusion with her future husband.

She never realized that she had already started considering Xu Que the man of her dreams; that was why she could not stop herself from flirting with him. Whenever she saw his angry face, she felt extremely happy.

As for Xu Que, he had no idea that Liu Jingning had a crush on him.

…

A few days later, the three finally reached the deep part of the central area in the first floor of the Mystery Land and stopped in front of an enormous sea.

The turbulent seawater was full of huge waves flying upward. It looked as if there was no end to it.

"So this is the The Upflowing Sea?!" Xu Que exclaimed.

This is the most bizarre thing I have ever seen. If Isaac Newton knew about this, he would definitely jump out of his coffin.

Countless cultivators were gathering around the sea. Each influential Faction was there, fixing their boats and preparing to set sail.

"Holy sh*t!" Buttface shouted. "When does this place become like this?!" He was so surprised that his two eyes had grown to the size of lanterns.

Seeing this, Liu Jingning shook her head.

"No one really knows. Since this place flooded with water, no one could ever go to the third floor. There are currently eighteen islands in the sea, and on each island, there is a Living Holy Tree. Once every hundred years, the Living Holy Water will ooze out and gather under the tree and form a pond. The water can be used to make potions and magic weapons, and it can help cultivators heal their wounds in the blink of an eye.

"However, there is not that much Living Holy Water and not everyone can get it. Due to this, the cultivators from all the influential Factions have made this place a battlefield, and only those whose name is at the top of the list of winners can get the water."

Suddenly, Liu Jingning became worried. She saw that her own Faction was here. Considering that her Faction was not as powerful as the others, it would not be that easy for her Faction to win.

As for Xu Que, he was stunned by the scene in front of him and was very excited.

The Living Holy Water . . . I have been looking for it for so long, I am really lucky to find it here. Now that I have collected all the Spiritual Herbs, if I can get the Living Holy Water, I can make the Nine Revolutions Revival Fluid and bring Xiao Rou back to life. I can even rebuild her body and make it into the Five Elements Chaotic Body.

"Let's go then!" Xu Que said, clenching his fists.

Chapter 658: Upflowing Sea Competition

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Go to the sea?

Liu Jingning and Buttface were both stunned, then they were shocked by Xu Que's decision.

"Are you going to take part in the competition?" Liu Jingning asked in surprise.

Xu Que smiled. "Originally, I'd planned to just rob the Living Holy Water. Since there's a competition, I'd like to take part. After all, I'm a good boy who always follows the rules!"

Liu Jingning ignored Xu Que's boasting and said, "Even if you want to take part in the competition, I'm afraid you don't have enough time to prepare. Now, where can we find a suitable ship? Even if I go with you, we still don't have enough people to sail the ship to the small island!"

It was quite an easy task for a cultivator to build a ship.

However, this sea was extraordinary. Ordinary wooden ships could be smashed by the waves instantly.

Therefore, all the ships prepared by the big families and sects for this competition were refined magic artifacts made of the hardest woods. Being protected by various restrictive spells, the ships were steered by several powerhouses at the Void Training Stage who kept strengthening the ships with the True Core Strength. The remaining crew was responsible for paddling so the ship could sprint forward!

Xu Que had no ship and was shorthanded. How could he take part in the competition?

"Heh-heh." Ironic laughter floated over. "Don't tell me you're also going to take part in the competition!"

Dong Genji and several geniuses of the Carefree Building walked over and looked at Xu Que with sarcastic smiles.

Dong Genji used to be afraid of Xu Que. When he realized the relationship between Xu Que and Duan Jiude was not as he'd originally believed, he was relieved.

They heard that Xu Que also wanted to take part in the competition when they passed by. He couldn't help but laugh.

How could an ordinary person sail in the Upflowing Sea? It was nothing but seeking death!

At this moment, another dubious voice chimed, "What? How could an ordinary person be here?"

A tall and strong man with two horns on his head walked over. His body gave off an overbearing momentum. Beside him, several women of the Half-Demon Clan were curiously staring at Xu Que.

All of them were surprised. It was simply irrational to see an ordinary person in this area.

"Brother Ox, this is not an ordinary person. It's more accurate to say that he is a waste of a person!" Dong Genji said with a smile. It seemed Dong Genji knew horned man.

The horned man was confused. "What do you mean?"

Dong Genji smiled cruelly. "It might sound unbelievable but, not long ago, this Lord Xu Que here used to be a sovereign at the Infant Transformation Stage. eH destroyed his cultivation because he failed to cultivate his Taoist Connotation!" He hated Xu Que and Buttface to the core. Therefore, he would never miss an opportunity to kill and, at the very least, mock at them.

"Building Head Dong, it was a bit too much to say that!" Liu Jingning was annoyed by his words. She started defended Xu Que with furrowed eyebrows.

"Holy Virgin Liu," Dong Genji said with a smile, "he's just a waste person! Is it really necessary for you to defend him?"

Liu Jingning's face darkened. She was about to say something when the horned man walked over to her cheerfully. He folded his hands and said, "Holy Virgin Liu, long time no see! I would appreciate your guidance during the upcoming competition in the Upflowing Sea!"

He started to chat with Liu Jingning and ignored Xu Que. His greedy eyes were fixed on Liu Jingning's body.

Liu Jingning's face was even darker. Anyone else who dared to be so rude to her would have been killed instantly.

However, she was quite afraid of the man in front of her. The man's strength, as well as his family, were stronger than her and the Utopia Faction. Therefore, she couldn't afford to offend him.

"My fellow cultivator Ox, please don't make fun of our Utopia Faction!" Liu Jingning said coldly. "I'm afraid this time the Ox Family will at least enter the top three during this competition!"

The horned man wore a proud smile. "Holy Virgin Liu, if you don't mind, the Ox Family is always ready to cooperate with the Utopia Faction!"

"Cooperation?"

Liu Jingning was stunned—this proposal was quite attractive.

However, when she saw the man's thoughtful smile, she calmed down.

This cooperation would only happen at a high cost!

"Exactly! Cooperation between us!" the horned man nodded with a smile. "Holy Virgin Liu, there are too many irrelevant people here. Can you come to the Ox Family's area? We can have a detailed discussion with Building Head Dong?"

Liu Jingning was about to reject this offer without even thinking about it. Just at this moment, Xu Que and Buttface stepped out and looked at the horned man greedily.

"Brother Ox, are you an ox?" Xu Que asked as he fixed his eyes on the man; it looked as if he were appreciating a beauty.

The man frowned immediately. He was quite uncomfortable with Xu Que's gaze and felt goosebumps rise on his skin.

In order to show due respect to Liu Jingning, he quietly replied, "I am a Heaven Horn Ox of the South Continent and I have the bloodline of the Ancient Divine Ox in my body!"

"Holy sh*t!" Buttface shouted in surprise. "He really is an ox!" His eyes lit up and he started to drool!

"I am a Heaven Horn Ox!" the man corrected in an unpleasant voice.

An ox was not even close to a Heaven Horn Ox!

After examining Xu Que and Buttface's expressions, Liu Jingning got a bad feeling in her heart. She knew the two of them were about to cause trouble!

"Xu Que, I still have something urgent to handle with the Utopia Faction," Liu Jingning said immediately. "Let's go back together!" She walked away, grabbing Xu Que's arm without hesitation. She was really worried that Xu Que was about to cause trouble.

After all, the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe was quite powerful in the South Continent; it could even match the big families like the Jiang Family and the Gong Family. More importantly, they were in the South Continent, where the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe had a lot of power. Once they offended the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe, it almost meant they would offend the entire South Continent!

As they left, the man of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe watched with a dark face and ferocious eyes.

Dong Genji smiled, quite satisfied with the current situation.

Just at this moment, they faintly heard the conversation between Xu Que and Buttface!

"Little brat, did you see that? He's really an ox!"

"Of course!"

"I really miss those beef balls!"

"Me too! Also, I miss the Pan-fried Beef Steak with Black Pepper! I really want to eat them now!"

"What's a beef steak? I haven't eaten one before!"

"Of course you haven't eaten one before! It's a kind of Western-style food, which also includes the Filet Steak, the Sirloin Steak and the Beef Ribs with Secret Ingredients, and so on! When the beef is medium-rare, you pour black pepper sauce on it. Wow! It's extremely delicious! Oh, no! The more we talk about it, the hungrier I fee;! Why don't we go back?"

"Okay! Okay! Awesome!" Buttface drooled while nodding.

Bang!

Liu Jingning knocked Buttface's head and, embarrassed, hissed, "Can both of you stop making trouble?"

She was astonished—they were planning to eat that Heaven Horn Ox!

The man of the Heaven Ox Tribe, who had clearly heard their entire conversation, was so furious that he trembled with anger.

"They are seeking death!" he said through clenched his teeth.

"Brother Ox, please calm down. They will have no chance to escape during the Upflowing Sea!" Dong Genji said with a delighted smile.

He didn't think this was a good place to kill Xu Que.

Xu Que would definitely not have come to this place without preparation. He had probably prepared an ace card, or he could probably just escape with his spells.

However, the space in the Upflowing Sea was confined. Xu Que could never escape. If he attacked Xu Que with people of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe on the sea, they would surely kill him there.

"You'll meet your death when the competition begins tomorrow!" Dong Genji said, his eyes two chilly lights watching at Xu Que and Liu Jingning walk away.

…

Liu Jingning didn't dare take Xu Que back to the area of the Utopia Faction. She didn't even plan on going back. She found a place with fewer people and sat down in front of Xu Que.

"Little brat, we can't afford to offend the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe," she said, staring at Xu Que seriously. "Otherwise, you'll be in a more dangerous situation than when you were in the East Continent! We can stay here for now. When the competition begins tomorrow, and all the powerhouses have gone out to sea, we'll leave here immediately!"

Xu Que's eyes widened. "Leave here? Why should we leave here? I'm also going to take part in the competition!"

"Exactly!" Buttface agreed. "Why should we leave here? I haven't tasted the steaks yet!"

Liu Jingning angrily rolled her eyes. Shaking her head, she said, "Little brat, this isn't a game! Without a ship or enough people, you can't go in the Upflowing Sea! If you fall into the water, all your vital energies will be devoured immediately!"

"Little sister, please don't worry about me! I have at least 100 ways to cross this Upflowing Sea. And I can defeat those guys easily. Tomorrow, you'll see. I'll be the one getting the Living Holy Water!" Xu Que smiled confidently. He glanced at the big ships docked at the seaside, and a suddenly bit of disdain pulled down his lips.

A rowing race?

Can your shabby ships match up with me?

I don't use paddles to row a boat, I only use waves!

And I will definitely be the ultimate King of Tough-Acting!

Chapter 659: He Is Indeed Crazy!

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Soon, Xu Que got busy preparing for tomorrow.

In case he was disturbed, he lied to Liu Jingning and Buttface and told them that he was going to build a ship. Then he hid himself and began to put his dirty plan into action.

Xu Que bought a surfboard from his System market and threw it directly into the sea, where it was immediately crushed.

The Upflowing Sea is very destructive!

Just as Liu Jingning had said, to sail on the Upflowing Sea, Xu Que had to made a strong ship and strengthen it with some sort of restriction incantations.

Therefore, Xu Que decided to hide himself from Liu Jingning and Buttface and secretly bought many things from the System market. He also strengthened them with restriction incantations.

Since the System had already been updated to version 5.0, anything sold in the market could be automatically strengthened with the restriction incantation. However, it took around 500 Acting Tough Points to set one restriction incantation, which was rather expensive.

Although the restriction incantation of the System was not that advanced, it was still more than enough to counter the Upflowing Sea.

That night, Xu Que spent almost 10,000 Acting Tough Points, which accounted for more than half of all the Acting Tough Points he had. In the end, he only had around 2,000 left.

…

Soon, the sun came up and a new day began.

All the cultivators around the Upflowing Sea had worked very hard for a whole night to prepare for the sailing.

The time for the battle in the sea had finally arrived. Since the winning Factions could get more Living Holy Water, all the cultivators took the battle very seriously.

Some cultivators from Influential Factions were still busy making preparations for the sailing, while others were secretly finding allies.

After all, once they stepped into the Upflowing Sea, it would not be easy to turn around.

The battle was going to last for about two months, and during this time the sea was at its calmest. This did not mean that there would be no waves. Instead, all the waves moved in the same direction so there were no vortexes or random currents.

Once two months went by, the sea would become very turbulent, countless currents and vortexes would appear, and anyone or any boat would be devoured once drawn to them.

Therefore, during this period when the sea was comparatively calm, all the cultivators would sail in the Upflowing Sea to get the Living Holy Water with the belief they could emerge safely.

Xu Que also believed this, so he spent a huge amount of Acting Tough Points buying things from the System market. He planned to take this opportunity to act tough and to get lots of Acting Tough Points. Also, he wanted to sail across the Upflowing Sea and go to the third floor.

"Little Que Que, are you really going to the sea? Do you really think you can come back safely?" Liu Jingning asked Xu Que as soon as he returned.

She was very worried about Xu Que and believed that he had not realized the seriousness of the battle.

Once Xu Que stepped into the sea, he not only had to fight against the sea, but he had to also fight against other cultivators. Once he was surrounded by other cultivators, his boat would probably collide with others' and sink.

Hearing this, Xu Que smiled with confidence. "Don't worry, as long as you are with me, you will be fine!"

Liu Jingning sighed. "Then show me your boat?"

"Here!" Xu Que said while taking out a surfboard and holding it vertically next to him.

Seeing this, both Liu Jingning and Buttface were stunned.

A board?! You spent a whole night preparing and a board is all you've got?!

"This is my boat!" Xu Que said proudly.

Liu Jingning could not believe her ears and was about to faint.

Buttface rolled his eyes and shook his head.

"Are you insane?! You call a board a boat? Even if the Upflowing Sea is still an Upflowing River, you can not possibly cross it with a board!"

"Don't be daft! This is called a surfboard, which is meant for sailing!" Xu Que raised his head proudly.

Suddenly, Xu Que heard Duan Jiude's laughing. "Oh my goodness! Look at him, look how stupid he is! He thinks he can cross the sea with a board! Do you want to commit suicide?"

Xu Que did not pay attention to him and smiled at Liu Jingning.

"Young lady, you frown too much. Relax. Otherwise, people will think I've been bullying you."

Hearing this, Liu Jingning stared at him. "Who said I am worried about you?! I am only concerned about my own safety. The board is such a tiny one, how can two of us possibly stand on it together?"

"I mean I will sail with this board, not you. Once I manage to get in, I will send someone to pick you two up!"

"No! I can't allow you go alone!" Liu Jingning frowned, not believing that Xu Que could manage to get someone to pick them up once he got in.

Most importantly, the board is too small. With the protection of the restriction incantation, even if the board is not be shredded by the waves, it could be flipped over at any moment.

I can't possibly allow him to go alone on that!

Hearing this, Duan Jiude was terrified. He had promised his master that he would keep Xu Que safe, so he had to keep Xu Que alive.

"Young man, think twice before you do anything! I know you have offended my master, which means that you will be killed soon, but really, there is no need for you to kill yourself in the sea. Before my master comes, you can still live for a while."

"Nonsense!" Xu Que said angrily. "Yes, I have offended your master, but she has also offended me, so she is the one who should jump into the sea!"

Hearing this, Duan Jiude sneered. "Young man, I have to say that you are really courageous! You know my master is a tough figure, you think she has no idea that you are speaking ill of her?!"

"So what?! I am proud of myself! I am a vain man!" Xu Que said loudly. But in fact, he was feeling a bit scared.

Can she actually hear what I just said?! That woman is really frightening!

"Anyway, once she comes back to this world, you are doomed!" It seemed Duan Jiude couldn't wait to see Xu Que die.

Xu Que turned around and saw that some boats had already entered the water. Among them, there were a few rather huge ones that looked very grand.

On one particular boat, there were around thirty cultivators standing on the deck.

Seeing this, many people started shouting.

"This is the Jiang Family's boat!"

"I knew it! A big family like this would never disappoint us. Still, I never thought the Jiang Family would be able to make such a huge boat with Floating-Cloud Wood."

"The Floating-Cloud Wood will never sink and is full of the Wood Element Spiritual Qi which can help them regenerate their True Core Strength faster."

"They look so ambitious. Judging by the boat and all the restriction incantations they have set up, they must have spent a few years preparing for today!"

"I am sure they'll be listed in the top three!"

"By the way, the boat of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe from the South Continent is also very good! Their boat is made from the Bai Li Wood which is as hard as a diamond!"

"Look at the boat of the Dragon Tribe from the North Continent, it is made of a dragon's bone!"

"My goodness! The bone is thousands of years old. I can't believe they would take it out!"

"Obviously, they also want to get into the top three!"

…

Seeing the boats in the distance, Duan Jiude laughed. "It seems the battle this year will be much fiercer!"

Liu Jingning was shocked by the scene. Compared with those boats, the boat of her Faction was completely overshadowed.

Even so, Xu Que's so-called surfboard was worse.

She turned around to see if Xu Que was still as confident as before, only to find that he had already disappeared.

"Where is he?" she asked in surprise.

Right at this moment, Duan Jiude shouted, "Holy sh*t! Are you crazy?! If you die, I am also going to be killed by my master!"

Liu Jingning saw Xu Que standing in the shore.

"Crikey!" She hurriedly ran over to him.

Seeing this, everyone present was shocked, in particular the Holy Sons and Holy Virgins on aboard.

"What is he going to do?!"

"He has a board, does he plan to use it to get on our boat?"

"I don't think so, that board is full of restriction incantations. Is it possible that he wants to sail with that board?"

"Is he insane?! My god!"

Someone burst into laughter.

Even Dong Genji and the cultivators from the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe were stunned.

In fact, they had all figured Xu Que would prepare very well for today. They never thought he would sail with a board.

"Look!" a cultivator exclaimed as if he had seen a ghost. "He's about to take off his clothes!"

Xu Que dropped the board on the shore and faced the sea. Then he began to take off his clothes, as if no one was around.

It is only right to get into the water without any clothes on.