Chapter 80 - 681-689

Chapter 681: Go, Buttface

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

Buttface was stunned. "What? What did you say?" His expression was cute but a little bit stupid.

Duan Jiude and Liu Jingning were also shocked and didn't know the meaning of Xu Que's words.

Is Buttface the Kylin Patriarch?

How . . . could this be?

All of them were totally confused by Xu Que's words.

"Young man, watch your mouth! The Kylin Patriarch represents our Mighty Sect. You can't insult him like this!" Duan Jiude jumped up and shouted after coming to himself.

Buttface became annoyed. "What do you mean, old fart?" he asked angrily. "How could I insult your stupid sect?"

"Everything about you could be deemed a humiliation of our sect, including your name, your body, your words and your behavior!" Duan Jiude retorted without hesitation.

"Damn it! I am really angry now! Little brat, don't stop me! Let me kick this old fart to death!" Buttface, who looked quite tough, was about to put up a desperate fight against Duan Jiude.

Xu Que shrugged. "I won't stop you."

"Why . . . won't you stop me?"

"You said not to!"

"Damn! You're bullying a wolf!"

"That's enough!" Liu Jingning, who couldn't watch it anymore, stopped their farce at last. Then, she turned to Xu Que and asked, "Little Queque, was that a joke or are you serious?"

Liu Jingning asked seriously. She was very smart and could tell when Xu Que was kidding. Therefore, she was curious why Xu Que had said this.

Duan Jiude also fixed his eyes on Xu Que. After all, he used to be an apprentice of the Mighty Sect, and he still cherished their reputation.

XU Que landed the jet fighter calmly. Then, he leaned on the pilot chair and put on a pair of black-framed glasses and a red bow-tie. After that, he said, "I, Conan of the Exploding Heavens Faction, never tell jokes! Buttface—"

"What?" Buttface's patience had run out.

"Where is the tape recorder I gave you? Play the BGM now!"

"Which song should I play?"

"Detective Conan! I've selected the song, you just need to press the play button!"

Liu Jingning and Duan Jiude stared at him in silence.

Click!

When Buttface pressed the play button of the tape recorder, the BGM played a saxophone tune which Xu Que had heard many times in his childhood.

The elated and exciting melody made Xu Que get right into the moment.

Buttface was also touched by the melody and was almost about to dance with the music. Liu Jingning and Duan Jiude, on the other hand, were quite speechless about this scene.

At this time, Xu Que started to talk about the main point seriously. "Actually, this issue was quite clear from the very beginning. It is quite possible that Buttface is that Kylin Patriarch! My reasoning rests on Buttface's miraculous fate. He said he is the descendant of the Ancient Magic Dragon, and that after nine reincarnations, he will become a real Ancient Magic Dragon for his final form. Although I wasn't sure whether his words were true or not, I have concluded that what he said might be true after several years' observation—"

"The Ancient Magic Dragon?" Duan Jiude interrupted. "Are you kidding? That is totally absurd! Moreover, if he is the so-called Ancient Magic Dragon, how could he be related to the Kylin Patriarch of our Mighty Sect?"

Xu Que smiled slightly. In the BGM of Detective Conan, his smile was quite wise. Then, he said calmly, "Old beggar, if I'm not wrong, your Kylin Patriarch was not a real Kylin, right? It's just like how Buttface calls himself a wolf but everyone else says he's dog!"

"F*ck! Little brat, you're lying through your teeth! How don't I look like a wolf?" Buttface barked.

However, Xu Que's words stunned Duan Jiude, who was dumbfounded and had nothing to say.

According to his knowledge, an apprentice of his sect was cleaning in the library when he found an old portrait. It seemed the portrait was an arrest warrant for the Kylin Patriarch. However, the Kylin Patriarch in the portrait didn't look like a Kylin but more like a Tigon!

"Buttface changes into a different form with each reincarnation, and he loses almost all his memories. He can only remember a little bit about his past life. Just now he kept saying he used to live here during his 5th Reincarnation as a Kylin. When he entered this place, he found a treasure vault here. At that time, there was no sect here, so . . . "

Xu Que spoke firmly as if he was convinced this was the truth. Then, he pointed at Buttface with wise light shining in his eyes. "So, in summary, the murderer is . . . " He hesitated. "No, in summary, it is highly possible that Buttface is the Kylin Patriarch!"

His words dropped the entire cockpit into silence!

Duan Jiude and Liu Jingning were totally shocked!

Buttface, whose mouth and eyes widened, looked once again like an emoji pack.

Duan Jiude shook his head. "That's impossible!" he said after coming to himself. "I've never heard of the Ancient Magic Dragon, let alone the nine reincarnations. Even if this is a real story, it can't prove this stupid dog was a Kylin in those years!"

If Buttface proved to be the Patriarch of the Mighty Sect, he would kill himself by jumping into the Upflowing Sea—it was too humiliating!

"Old fart, stop your nonsense! As a mighty cultivator, how could I act as the leader of a pathetic sect in those years?"

Xu Que smiled as he stood up to open the cabin door. Then, he pointed at the ruins not far away. "Old beggar, you said the Kylin Patriarch set up restrictive spells in that treasure vault, and nobody could enter it except for the Kylin Patriarch himself, right? We could ask Buttface to try!"

"Wow, that's right!" Duan Jiude's eyes lit up. He stood and slapped his thighs. "Only one with that specific bloodline could enter without being attacked by the restrictive spells. One couldn't change his bloodline even through a reincarnation! Little dog, if you aren't a coward, you should go there and try to enter. I just don't believe you have experienced the reincarnation!"

"No!" Buttface shouted as he turned around and prepared to escape.

"You have to go. It's quite important to prove your identity! Maybe you left something good in the vault in those years!" Xu Que summoned his Taoist Body to capture Buttface.

"Young man, mind your words! This stupid dog is too arrogant! I will throw him into the restrictive spells so that he will get some punishment. Except for the Kylin Patriarch, anyone who enters that area will be attacked by lightning before being driven out!" Duan Jiude sneered as he also started to chase Buttface.

Buttface howled in panic. "Don't do anything stupid! I will never go to that place!"

"F*ck! Little brat, how dare you betray me? I've taken care of your for so long and now you bite the hand that feeds you!"

"Damn!" he howled. "Duan Jiude, you're an old bast*rd! If you come any closer, I will kick you to death! Ouch, ouch, ouch . . . It hurts, hurts . . . Let me go!"

The entire cockpit filled with Buttface's hysterical screams, which were quite noisy.

Finally, Xu Que asked the Taoist Body to prevent Buttface from running around with the collar magic art. Then, they managed to capture him.

Xu Que knew clearly why Buttface was so terrified. Apparently, he also didn't believe he was the Kylin Patriarch. Therefore, he was afraid of getting hurt after being thrown into the restrictive spells.

However, Xu Que still decided to try. Lightning wouldn't hurt Buttface because of his extremely strong physique.

More importantly, Xu Que was quite curious about Buttface's identity. It would be a fun story if Buttface was a reincarnation of the Kylin Patriarch! Maybe he would really one day become an Ancient Magic Dragon!

"That's enough! Stop your howling! You can't die!" Xu Que's Taoist Body grabbed Buttface and dashed toward the treasure vault in the ruins. Liu Jingning and Duan Jiude followed.

Buttface stopped struggling and looked at Xu Que seriously. "Little brat, let me go. I have something urgent to deal with! For real! I remember I have an urgent issue to attend. I hereby guarantee with my wolfality that I will come back and destroy that stupid restrictive spell after finishing my business!"

"Tell me your urgent issue!" Xu Que said with a smirk, easily seeing through Buttface's lie. He asked the Taoist Body to keep moving toward the ruins with Buttface.

Buttface failed to find an excuse. When they were in front of the treasure vault's restrictive spell, Buttface freaked out and shouted, "I am going to poop!"

"Really?" Xu Que's Taoist Body stopped abruptly.

Buttface's eyes lit up and he started nodding furiously. "Yes, yes!"

"Okay, you can do that in there!" Xu Que's Taoist Body threw Buttface into the restrictive spell of the treasure vault.

Chapter 682: Buttface, You've Changed

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

Buttface's hysterical scream echoed throughout the open and spacious mountain!

Although Xu Que was standing outside the restrictive spell, after throwing Buttface inside he put most of his Soul Strength into his Taoist Body.

Once Buttface was endangered, he would ask the Taoist Body to take him out immediately!

"Heh-heh, don't worry, this restrictive spell won't kill people!" Duan Jiude said with a proud smile after noticing Xu Que's expression change.

When the Mighty Sect had been in great danger, all the members of the sect, including the apprentices, pets, and even the Peak Lords and Elders, tried to enter the treasure vault. They tried to find out if there was a descendant of the Kylin Patriarch among them who could enter to find the precious items. These would have been able to assist the Might Sect in turning around their desperate situation.

However, none of them managed to enter the treasure vault. All of them were blackened by the lightning stroke before being driven out by the restrictive spells. Although the situation was chaotic, none of them had been killed by the restrictive spells.

Apparently, the restrictive spells were nonfatal.

"Just because it won't kill people," Xu Que said helplessly, "it doesn't mean that it won't kill dogs!" He shrugged.

"Damn! Young man, are you nuts? I mean the restrictive spells won't kill any living creatures!" Duan Jiude spat.

"Calm down! Actually, I am inclined to believe Buttface is the Patriarch of your Mighty Sect!" Xu Que said with a smile.

Duan Jiude's face darkened and he was about to curse him.

Rumble!

Just at this moment, a large noise came from the ruins and interrupted their conversation. They turned to the source of the noise and found countless crushed stones and dirt on the ground flying up slowly to restore the original appearance of the buildings bit by bit as if time was flowing backward.

The barrier of the entire restrictive spell became dazzling. It seemed something abnormal was happening.

Duan Jiude's jaw dropped. "How could this be?"

Xu Que also became quite serious but he said nothing.

After all, he had believed the possibility of Buttface entering the treasure vault was very high, for it was highly possible that Buttface was the Kylin Patriarch.

Now the restrictive spells of the treasure vault weren't stopping Buttface. On the contrary, something miraculous was happening in it, which could prove Buttface was really the Kylin Patriarch of the Mighty Sect.

Howl!

At this time, Buttface's howl came in from the ruins—it sounded quite content.

"I feel I am in the Heaven! I am full of power!" Buttface shouted excitedly.

The original appearance of the buildings had almost been restored, and an enormous stone arch door was looming in front of them. The dazzling barrier of the restrictive spells was dimming as if its power was being sucked out.

Rumble!

The next moment, the restrictive spells exploded in a blast of powerful energy and the magnificent momentum of the blast swept out.

The buildings, which were nearly restored, crumbled again. The destruction of the place was even more absolute now. The broken stones had been crushed to powder and vanished.

The broken stones and the restrictive spells disappeared at the same time. A giant pit appeared in the ground, which was a passage with stairs leading to the underground area.

"Holy sh*t! This is so refreshing and pleasant!" Buttface's excited voice came from underground again.

Duan Jiude shouted, "Little dog, don't touch what belongs to the Kylin Patriarch!"

After saying that, Duan Jiude turned himself into a black shadow and dashed towards the underground area.

"What the . . . " Liu Jingning, who was standing beside Xu Que, was shocked by Duan Jiude's move after coming to herself.

"It seems Buttface was not bragging. His reincarnation story is real!" Xu Que said with a wry smile.

He was quite sure that Buttface could really be the descendent of the Ancient Magic Dragon, who needed many reincarnations to finish his transformation.

"But how could this be possible?" she asked in confusion. "If he is the Kylin Patriarch, his strength must be extraordinary. I guess he should at least be able to reach the Great Vehicle Stage, which is one step away from becoming immortal! Why does he need to reincarnate?"

"I don't know why either. Even Buttface has forgotten that. I guess he is not naturally intelligent. Forget it, let's go down and have a look—maybe he has remembered something!" Xu Que stepped toward the entrance of the treasure vault.

Liu Jingning also stepped forward, closely following Xu Que without asking more questions.

However, when they reached the entrance and were about to descend, an exclamation came from the bottom.

"The . . . Kylin Patriarch? Holy sh*t! How could this be?" Duan Jiude's terrified voice, which was a little bit distorted, floated up to them.

"Hmph! Why don't you kowtow to me after seeing me?" a deafening voice came from the bottom.

"No! Little dog, what did you do? Why are you pretending to be the Kylin Patriarch?"

"Watch your mouth! As an apprentice of the Mighty Sect, how dare you disrespect me? Are you going to dishonor your Master and ruin your Patriarch?"

"Little dog, stop pretending! Our Kylin Patriarch will never be as wretched as you! According to the description in the ancient books, the Kylin Patriarch was majestic, extraordinary, and invincible. He could never look like you! What did you do?"

"Hmph! How dare you doubt my identity!"

"Damn! I'm out! I don't care whether you are the Kylin Patriarch or not. I was kicked out of the Mighty Sect! I am no longer their apprentice, so why should I obey you?"

After that, the sound of wind came from the passage. Duan Jiude appeared ready to dash out.

Xu Que made eye contact with Liu Jingning. Then, they went downstairs and tried to stop Duan Jiude.

However, he didn't slow down a bit. He passed through the gap between Xu Que and Liu Jingning as he walked forward angrily with his hands behind his back. A moment later, he appeared on the ground surface.

His rapid bodily movement proved his extraordinary strength.

But what happened down there that terrified Duan Jiude?

Has Buttface really become the Kylin Patriarch?

Xu Que saw Duan Jiude was in a bad mood, so he didn't want to waste his time asking questions. He went downstairs with his Taoist Body and Liu Jingning.

After reaching the bottom, they found a spacious underground palace.

At the center of the underground palace, a ferocious monster that looked like the combination of a tiger and a lion was gobbling up elixirs on the ground.

Holy sh*t!

Xu Que's eyes widened.

According to its eating posture, that was definitely Buttface! But his appearance was incredibly different! Did he evolve after entering here?

Almost at the same time, the monster also saw Xu Que. His eyes lit up and it stood abruptly. Then, he puffed out his chest and angrily shouted, "Who are you? How dare the two ants trespass in my underground palace?"

"Buttface!" Xu Que said.

"Watch your mouth! I am the Kylin Patriarch! There is no Buttface here!" the monster yelled.

Xu Que smiled as he shook his head. "Buttface, stop pretending! You are really bad at acting! You didn't even remove the collar from your neck! How could you pretend to be a monster?"

The monster was stunned a bit. Then, he rolled his eyes and shouted furiously, "Who did that? Who put the collar on my neck? Come here and duel me!"

Xu Que sighed and shook his head in disappointment. "Buttface, you've changed, you've really changed! How could the majestic and invincible Buttface become a cowardly dog?"

Buttface was stunned and dumbfounded for a while.

After that, he smiled stupidly. "Awesome! Little brat, what did you say just now? 'The majestic and invincible Buttface,' right? Say it again please!"

"Stop your nonsense! Taoist Body, beat him up!" Xu Que waved his hand as his Taoist Body turned into a black shadow and dashed toward Buttface.

Chapter 683: Just Tremble, Earthians!

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

A familiar howl echoed in the underground palace again.

The Taoist Body activated the collar. Buttface, who had turned himself into the Kylin Patriarch, lied down on his stomach.

However, Xu Que had figured out that although Buttface had changed his form and enhanced his strength, his personality had not changed. He was still good at bragging, but he was also still a cowardly dog deep in his heart.

"It hurts!" he howled. "Brother Que, brother Que, please let me go!" Buttface admitted his defeat, patting the floor.

"Eh? You've changed back? Are you going to be arrogant? Are you going to act tough?" Xu Que asked with a smile.

Buttface shook his head with a long face. "No, I will stop acting tough. Damn! After eating the blood essences, I still couldn't defeat you!"

After that, light glowed from his body and a red halo gushed out. Then, his body shrank quickly and his glossy black-and-white fur reappeared with his stupid dog head. It seemed he was just a large version of a Husky.

"Blood essences? What happened?" Xu Que was surprised by Buttface's reply.

Buttface was quite proud a mean smile crossed his face. "When I entered this area, I found a sacrificial altar with ten drops of Kylin Blood Essences. It felt like my blood had some kind of connection with the blood essences, so I gulped all of them down. I didn't expect them to store perfectly in my Dantian. Therefore, I chose to explode one blood essence. Then, my form was changed."

Buttface laughed in satisfaction. "The funniest part is that when Duan Jiude saw my majestic form, he was so scared that he collapsed."

"So, it seems like you can regain the form of your previous life by activating the blood essence, right?" Xu Que asked curiously.

Buttface shook his head in confusion. "I don't know either. Anyway, after exploding one drop of the blood essence, I could regain the form and strength from my fifth life. It's a pity that the time duration was a bit short. Wait! No, it seems some strength remained in my body!"

Xu Que nodded for he had summarized the situation well.

Now the only thing he could confirm was that Buttface had been the Kylin Patriarch during his fifth life—he had established the Mighty Sect.

"Wait! It appears I really am the Kylin Patriarch, right? Holy sh*t!" Buttface exclaimed when he finally figured it out.

Xu Que rolled his eyes and shook his head. After all, the stupidity of Buttface was hardly news to him.

Liu Jingning was shocked. Then, she was amused by Buttface's foolishness and started to smirk.

"Buttface, besides this, could you remember something useful?" Xu Que wanted to know more details. Buttface's memory was like an unexplored vault. Anything he remembered could be a great opportunity.

However, Buttface shook his head. "I can't remember anything. But one thing I am quite sure of is that the Spiritual Qi in this underground palace is very intense, which is quite suitable for your secluded cultivation. However, the density of Spiritual Qi in this area is a little bit too high–your body may explode because you can't absorb so much Spiritual Qi!"

"The Spiritual Qi . . . " Xu Que trailed off as he realized.

After entering the underground palace, he found the Spiritual Qi so magnificent that it was almost as intensive as the Spiritual Qi in the elixir plantation of the Zi Xia Fairy Shi Qingxuan. Therefore, this underground palace was really an ideal place for secluded cultivation.

As for his body possibly exploding because of the over intensive Spiritual Qi, Xu Que was not worried about it. His current physique was strong enough to absorb as much Spiritual Qi he could!

"I've made up my mind to perform secluded cultivation in this area for two years! I will do my best to reach the Void Training Stage before the Mystery Land closes!" Xu Que said confidently. The intensive Spiritual Qi and the Spirit Stones he had collected could ensure he would reach the Void Training Stage within two years.

Hearing that, Liu Jingning and Buttface were stunned.

Reach the Void Training Stage in two years?

Are you kidding?

"Little Queque, don't be so reckless! You can't be nervous for success in cultivation!" Liu Jingning reminded him seriously.

Even though it was Xu Que's re-cultivation, it would still be impossible for him to reach the Void Training Stage within two years. Liu Jingning did believe, however, that Xu Que could make full use of this opportunity to solidify his foundation and break all his bottlenecks firmly and steadily. In this way, Xu Que's future achievements would be more remarkable.

Buttface also shook his head. "Little brat, I know your cultivation speed has been amazing. However, you just reached the Infant Transformation Stage when you destroyed your cultivation. How could you reach the Void Training Stage within two years? Don't be silly!"

Xu Que spoke with a calm smile. "Apparently, you know nothing about my gift. As a rare genius, I could reach the Void Training Stage within six months if I didn't want to solidify my foundation. I don't want to do that because I am a man who is handsome and steady!"

What he said was true. He had five Celestial Spiritual Roots. Together with the amazing cultivation speed of the Ancient Five Elemental Arts, six months would be enough for him to reach the Void Training Stage if he only absorbed Spiritual Qi from the Spirit Stones he had.

But he knew that he had to perform cultivation on his own strength if he couldn't accumulate experience by killing more powerhouses in the future. Therefore, he had to solidify his foundation.

Two years would definitely be long enough for Xu Que.

Liu Jingning still tried to persuade Xu Que. However, her efforts were in vain. She had to shake her head helplessly at last.

Xu Que didn't waste his time. He took out millions of best-grade Spirit Stones and set up a Soul Gathering Array in the underground palace, which gathered up all the Spiritual Qi in an area covering tens of thousands of square miles.

After that, he flipped his finger to store a strand of Soul Strength in his Taoist Body. Then, he sat on the ground with his legs crossed and started his secluded cultivation!

Liu Jingning was shocked as Xu Que had set up such a big Soul Gathering Array, which was composed of best-grade Spirit Stones, in such a short time. The Spiritual Qi in the underground palace was extremely intensive.

After pondering a bit, she also sat beside Xu Que with her legs crossed. She decided to protect Xu Que from any accidents which might endanger him, and she also started her cultivation.

"Holy sh*t! Are you going to start a Paired Cultivation? I will leave you alone for it is too embarrassing from me!" Buttface couldn't sit still as he saw Xu Que and Liu Jingning start their cultivation.

After all, he was not a man–oh no. He was a dog who could not keep still.

Whoosh!

Buttface dashed out of the underground palace, and his howling could still vaguely be heard.

"Little De, why are you in a daze? Come here and kowtow to me now! Damn! Stop running! Get a footbath ready for your Patriarch now!"

…

Xu Que completely entered into his cultivation. This was his genuine cultivation after knowing his Taoist Connotation in advance.

When he gave a play of the Ancient Five Elemental Arts in his body, each breath of Spiritual Qi turned into scenes of the past in his brain like dreams. It seemed he was reviewing his life.

Memories in his past life on Earth displayed like a slideshow in his brain.

When his parents passed away, he was only ten. After that, he lived with his younger sister. They suffered a lot and were looked down upon. At last, they managed to go to school with the occasional aid of their relatives and the community.

Xu Que was always an ace student in school. When he was twenty, he was admitted by the best university in Yanjing as the No. 1 student in the province where he was born. After that, he turned the campus belle of that university into his girlfriend.

It was a pity that she broke up with him in less than half a year. One week later, Xu Que was hit by a speeding car on his way back to the university after finishing the night-shift of his part-time job. Then, he crossed over to this world!

He had nothing to worry about when he woke up in this world.

He was quite proud of his younger sister. When she was a freshman in her high school, she opened an online shop with her friend. They made a lot of money through the online businesses, which didn't influence their school work. Therefore, she was more powerful than Xu Que in EQ and IQ.

Even Xu Que's tuition and living expenses were paid by his younger sister.

Xu Que didn't want to accept her offer until she left him a message. "Brother, you've taken care of me for so long, now it's finally my turn to take care of you. Please don't reject the money I offered for your tuition and living expenses, for it is my birthday wish!"

…

At the thought of this, Xu Que opened his eyes abruptly and the secluded cultivation stopped.

"Feifei!" Xu Que shouted the name of his younger sister as if he had just woken from a nightmare.

He thought he had nothing to concern about and could forget everything that had happened on Earth. He could enjoy his life in the World of Cultivators.

However, during this cultivation, he discovered many problems.

Why had the school belle break up with him suddenly?

At that time, they loved each other dearly. She had suddenly and resolutely left him after saying "goodbye."

Xu Que was confused and thought he had done something wrong. However, the school belle just ignored all his phone calls and short messages after that.

One week later, when he finally got time to ask her the detailed reason, he was killed in a traffic accident.

As an interested party, Xu Que was quite confused and didn't know what happened. He thought the school belle broke up with him because he did something wrong. He thought he would get her back by coaxing her.

Now, as an onlooker, he realized something was wrong after reviewing his memories.

Why did the school belle change her attitude abruptly?

Why was he killed by a car when he was walking along a spacious street?

The most critical point of this issue was his younger sister!

Xu Que remembered during the week he broke up with the school belle, his younger sister hadn't contacted him. She didn't even answer his phone calls, which was quite unusual.

His younger sister would normally call him three to four times a week, it had almost become habit. Xu Que hadn't thought about it though because of the break up and his part time job.

Considering the car accident, Xu Que started to become more and more shocked and paranoid and broke cold sweat. His face also darkened.

He started to believe that his death had been arranged by someone deliberately, someone who might have also attacked his younger sister!

Who could that be?

Several fuzzy faces surfaced in his mind.

Some were rich boys who used to chase his younger sister with evil intentions.

Some were his rivals in love who also wanted to chase the school belle. Many of them were kids of influential officials.

It would be easy for these people to arrange an "accidental" death for him with their background and resources!

But now, Xu Que could only figure out something was wrong–he couldn't find out who the prime culprit was.

"Little Queque, what happened?" Liu Jingning, who was sitting beside him, opened her beautiful eyes and looked at Xu Que with concern.

Xu Que let out a sigh of relief and shook his head slightly. "Nothing, just some old memories!"

He knew clearly that the Taoist Connotation had been added to his cultivation!

The other cultivators started to use their Taoist Connotation when they reached the Infant Transformation Stage or the Void Training Stage. He started to cultivate with his Taoist Connotation from zero.

The Tao he pursued was to do whatever he wanted and act tough!

Remembering what had happened before was just the first step of the Taoist Connotation. Anything which could disturb him would interrupt his cultivation.

However, Xu Que's self control was extremely powerful now!

After letting out a solid breath, Xu Que had calmed down from all the annoyances of his past life. No matter how anxious he was, he could do nothing now. It was useless to overthink that!

He could return to the Earth once he was powerful enough to obtain the Space Breaking Spell. After that, he could find out the truth and kill those evil guys.

"Are you all right?" Liu Jingning asked with concern. Her eyes were full of kindness and melancholy.

"It's okay! I've reached the summit of the Golden Core Stage!" Xu Que grinned.

"En, two months have passed. Your cultivation speed is really amazing. Are you sure there is no risk?"

Xu Que smiled and his eyes were full of confidence. "I dare say nobody in this world could have a more solid foundation than mine. This time my Tao and my cultivation are perfect!"

He could sense his current strength was incredibly powerful.

He used to be able to kill a cultivator at the Original Infant Stage when he was at the Golden Core Stage because he had those powerful magic arts and the assistance of the People Killing Book and the People Killing Sword.

Now, as a cultivator at the Golden Core Stage, he felt he could punch a cultivator at the Original Infant Stage to death. He could kill cultivators who were one stage higher than him easily!

With the assistance of the People Killing Book and the People Killing Sword, he could even fight against cultivators at Level One of the Infant Transformation Stage! His strength was absolutely unprecedented in the World of Cultivators!

"Don't worry, I'm okay! I will continue my cultivation!" He closed his eyes and entered the status of cultivation again!

This time, he calmed down completely as he made a decision.

Once he finished his secluded cultivation, he would save Jiang Hongyan. Then, he would plan his return to the Earth.

After all, the Space Breaking Spell and its refinery method were not exclusive to the System.

Since Duan Jiude knew the Space Breaking Spell, it meant that it existed in this world. If he could find the refinery method in advance, he wouldn't need to wait until he upgraded the System to Version 10.0. Plenty of time and Acting-Tough Points could be saved.

Just tremble, earthlings! Xu Que of the Exploding Heavens Faction will be back soon!

Chapter 684: The Reappearance of the Patriarchs

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

One year went by quickly.

For cultivators, one year was the blink of an eye during cultivation, especially for powerhouses waiting outside the entrance of the Mystery Land. Sitting in their camps with their legs crossed, they waited for the return of the members of their sects and for Xu Que to fall into the trap himself!

The year had indeed gone by quickly.

However, for cultivators who hadn't entered their cultivation status, a lot of things had happened the past year. Especially the past few days, for many people had heard some stunning news, which had aroused much discussion.

"I've heard that the Patriarch of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe has awoken! He's on his way to this Mystery Land!"

"Are you kidding? Is it really necessary to startle those Patriarchs to capture Xu Que?"

"No, it's not because of Xu Que. Apparently Heaven and Earth are about to change drastically. Many sleeping Patriarchs have been inexplicably awaking. The Heaven Horn Ox Tribe has four generations of Patriarchs, and the youngest one has just woken up!"

"What? Heaven and Earth will change drastically? Could it be misfortune is coming?"

"It's hard to say. It depends on whether these Patriarchs are willing to tell us the truth or give us some clues."

"But the Patriarch of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe is the first who woke up. Now he is on his way to this place. It is said that he will kill Xu Que personally no matter whether Duan Jiude agrees or not."

"Holy sh*t! Could he really be so cruel?"

"Nonsense! I heard that Niu Batian, who was killed by Xu Que in the Upflowing Sea, was the only descendant of that Patriarch. That means Xu Que ended that Patriarch's bloodline!"

"So, there will be a good fight soon. I guess that Patriarch is at least at Level 5 of the Form Synthesis Stage. After hundreds of years of sleeping, he should have reached Level 6 of the Form Synthesis Stage. According to Duan Jiude's style, he won't confront the entire Heaven Horn Ox Tribe for Xu Que!"

Many people discussed this topic. Some took pleasure in Xu Que's misfortune, while some shook their heads indifferently. There was also a small amount of people who felt sorry for Xu Que.

People of the Sky Incense Valley chose to stay in that place. They planned to see what would happen to Xu Que at last. After hearing the upcoming arrival of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe's Patriarch, they sighed and exclaimed in their hearts that this time Xu Que was in deep trouble and would burn himself after stirring up a fire.

However, the next day, someone exclaimed in surprise again outside the Mystery Land.

"Hah-hah, I've got breaking news from the north part of the South Continent! The Patriarch of the Prevailing Wind Pavilion awoke. He will also come here to kill Xu Que!"

"I've also got news from the East Continent. The Patriarchs of the Jiang Family, the Gong Family, the Bai Family and many other sects are awakening. Apparently most of those sects have been cheated by Xu Que. Their Patriarchs are planning to work together to kill Xu Que!"

"My Gosh! The eminent monk of the Dragon Subduing Temple in the West Desert, who has been chanting scriptures on the scripture tower for almost 1,000 years, stopped his chanting and left the tower today. It is said that he is going to convert Xu Que to Buddhism."

"The Patriarch of the Zhu Family in the North Sea also woke up. He will also come here to seek revenge for his descendants."

"It is said that the Zhu Family also invited powerhouses of the Roc Tribe. Maybe members of the Roc Tribe will also come here."

"Holy shit! You gotta be kidding me!"

"This doesn't make sense! Is it really necessary to startle so many Patriarchs just for Xu Que?"

"Nonsense! Actually, everyone knows those Patriarchs are aiming for the Living Holy Tree which has been uprooted by Xu Que!"

"Damn! Is this hearsay for real? Did he uproot the Living Holy Tree on the first island?"

"I suppose so! It is the Living Holy Tree! No wonder so many Patriarchs are so eager to come here!"

"It seems even Duan Jiude is not able to protect that guy anymore!"

…

Several days later, as the discussion became more and more heated, the Patriarch of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe arrived at last.

With silvery hairs on his head, he looked old but no sign of a wrinkle could be found on his face. Two horns were giving off chilliness on his head.

Some cultivators at lower stages lowered their heads first. They didn't dare to see those horns; otherwise, their eyes might be hurt by the chilliness giving off from the horns!

After the arrival of that Patriarch, he didn't enter the Mystery Land but chose to sit on the top of a hill in the distance to refresh his spirit by closing his eyes speechlessly.

The next day, the Patriarch of the Prevailing Wind Pavilion also arrived.

Just like the Patriarch of the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe, he also said nothing but sat on a hill. There was even no communication between the two Patriarchs. Apparently, they planned to stay here until the closing of the Mystery Land. When Xu Que showed up, they would kill Xu Que instantly.

Over the next few days, Patriarchs of the other big families and sects also arrived. The situation was becoming more and more scary.

Many small sects had to fall back to the place which was hundreds of miles away from the entrance of the Mystery Land.

Nobody forced them to do so. Because they were too weak to withstand the formless pressure of those Patriarchs. They felt they would be wounded by those suffocating pressure if they continued to stay there.

More and more people were gathering in this place in these days!

Someone planned to enjoy the fun. Someone came here to pay respects to these legendary Patriarchs who were the most powerful cultivators of the four continents.

"They are cultivators at the Form Synthesis Stage! They are so powerful as expected!"

"We can't approach them when they are just sitting there without using any magic art or pressure!"

"This is the strength of the Taoist Connotation! They have formed their Taoist Connotation at their stages, which is so formidable!"

"As the saying goes, don't attempt to work with people whose Tao is different with yours! If our Tao is different with theirs, our Tao might be eliminated by their Taoist Connotation as we approach them. After that, we will be waste people in the rest of our lives!"

Many people were exclaiming, including a lot of powerhouses at the Void Training Stage whose eyes were filled with expectation.

For they were so close to the Form Synthesis Stage! In future, they might also reach that stage and become one of the Taoist Overlords in this world as their Taoist Connotations took shape!

"In front of Patriarchs at the Form Synthesis Stage, Xu Que's protectors couldn't protect him anymore, no matter how powerful they are!"

"He has been turned into a waste person. His protectors are just like him who only has powerful magic arts but no Taoist Connotation. Maybe all members of the Exploding Heavens Faction are like this. All of them are just half waste people!"

"Exactly! After all, the Taoist Connotation is the key point of cultivation. The goal for our cultivation is to cultivate our Tao!"

"This is just like the saying of the Buddhism. The body is the ship. The Taoist Connotation is the sail. The combination of body and Taoist Connotation could help us to cross the sea of suffering and reach the other shore of salvation!"

The onlookers were talking about the Tao as they thought Xu Que was doomed and he could never turn the tide this time.

…

At the same time, in the 3rd level of the Mystery Land

Two figures were sitting with their legs crossed in the underground palace.

In the underground palace which was full of magnificent Spiritual Qi, Liu Jingning had been cultivating for 1 year. Her strength was enhanced quickly. She was about to realize breakthrough in Level 9 of the Void Training Stage. The summit of the Level 10 of the Void Training Stage was just a stone's throw away from her!

This was the greatest reward she gained for so long a time!

However, the biggest winner should be Xu Que who was sitting beside her!

Xu Que had been soaking in the cultivation stage and never woken up for a whole year!

His long hair, which was black and shiny, had reached the ground. His face was also changed a bit as he looked more like his appearance in his past life. His skin was so white and smooth that even ladies would be jealous of. Together with his pink-white skin, he had been turned into a 100% handsome man!

Liu Jingning opened her beautiful eyes and looked at Xu Que subconsciously. Then, she was shocked.

After 1 year, Xu Que had returned to the summit of the Infant Transformation Stage just like his stage before his self-destruction of cultivation.

It was so difficult for her to understand. However, the fact was just in front of her and she had to believe it.

More importantly, she could clearly sense Xu Que was even more powerful than before for his foundation was very firm and steady.

The magnificent Taoist Connotation gushing out from Xu Que's body was powerful and gentle. Sitting beside him, Liu Jingning felt so soothing as if she was sitting beside a vast sea which contained thousands of rivers. She could even yield twice the result with half the effort in her cultivation.

Undoubtedly, she believed Xu Que was the most powerful sovereign at the Infant Transformation Stage she had met in her life. She even felt Xu Que was strong enough to have a fight with her!

A cultivator at the summit of the Infant Transformation Stage could challenge a cultivator at the summit of the Void Training Stage! It was just a joke before. But Xu Que had realized it.

"Within 1 year, you have reached this stage! Are you going to realize breakthrough and reach the Void Training Stage in the coming year?" Liu Jingning murmured as she fixed his beautiful eyes on Xu Que.

However, she didn't know Xu Que was being trapped in a fuzzy empty world at this time!

Chapter 685: Xu Que Finished His Secluded Cultivation

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

Xu Que had almost lost himself in an empty area and couldn't find his way out. After being trapped for nearly a month, he started to believe it was because of his Taoist Connotation. He struggled around aimlessly in this vast, vacant area with mere strands of his reasoning remaining.

After wandering like this for two months, Xu Que started to become more self-aware.

This place is strange. I am almost certain that it is rectangular without any form of exit.

He was quite sure about the nature of this place and that it would be impossible for him to leave. Perhaps he could try to walk inwards and maybe he could find some type of outlet.

After making the decision, Xu Que managed to reach the center of the area. He felt something inexplicable in his heart, so he sat down with his legs crossed. Then, he closed his eyes slowly as he dismissed the distracting thoughts in his mind.

Since this problem was caused by his Taoist Connotation, he started to reintegrate it without focusing on immortality. His powerful mind only desired a carefree life in which he could do whatever he wanted.

Boom!

Runes suddenly gushed out from him and covered his body like thickly dotted tadpoles. They spread all over him and flowed into the ground and air. At last, the thickly-dotted, small, black characters formed neat lines of text flowing from above him to below him.

Xu Que could see these small characters even when his eyes were tightly closed.

"The way of Heaven is imperfect. The great Tao is impermanent. I only hope the Heaven and Earth can follow my will…

"Everyone in this world pursues immortality, the imperial throne, or the hegemony, but those are just trinkets. You may jump onto your horse and kill millions of enemies with your swords, and create a lofty mountain of white bones. However, the world will still run in its own way. Among numerous people who used to live in this world, who could be remembered forever…

"After all, all shall fade. When the Heaven and Earth follow my will, the supreme way of tough-acting will be realized and deemed the most powerful Tao."

Xu Que was quite surprised.

Is . . . this my Taoist Connotation? Why do my heartfelt wishes appear here? Are they recorded in a book?

He felt like a miniature person trapped in a piece of white paper!

This empty area was a book page, and he was just the pen for writing down the characters. His apprehension for his Tao gushed out and flowed into the book page automatically.

I get it! It's that wordless magic art!

A strand of white light appeared in Xu Que's mind, which enlightened him abruptly.

He remembered he had obtained a classless magic art without words when he had opened the Big Mystery Gift Bag. It was an ancient book for him to create a magic art himself!

These days, Xu Que was not in the mood to create his own magic art. He hadn't expected it to appear now after trapping him for three months.

This is interesting! Now I know how to create a magic art! It seems I have to finish this book at least partially before I can leave.

After his hypothesis, Xu Que took a deep breath and focused on understanding his Tao, dismissing all distracting thoughts.

As time passed, numerous characters flowed out from his body and spread out around him, creating many rivers of text.

Another two months went by.

The area had almost completely filled with characters. It was no longer empty and had filled with the power of Heaven and Earth!

Xu Que let out a sigh of relief.

Finally, I made it!

He had been in this area for over five months and had reviewed and carved the entirety of his Taoist Connotation. The area surrounding him was filled with magnificent power. Xu Que was exhausted as his body was almost drained of power; he could hardly resist the tiredness that pulled at him.

Ding!

"Congratulations to the Host for successfully creating a magic art, which has been identified as a fist art. Please name the magic art and the anonymous ancient book."

Xu Que was surprised. A fist art? Name it?

The System asked him to name to the fist art and the anonymous ancient book, which meant this ancient book had not been finished yet. He had just finished the first page!

This is interesting and fun!

Xu Que became more intrigued. The Taoist Connotation he had was an unprecedented means of tough-acting. He didn't expect he could create a magic art himself, which could combine with his Taoist Connotation perfectly.

However, what should I name it?

After pondering it for a while, Xu Que smiled as he had found the answer.

Ding!

"Congratulations to the Host on naming the magic art successfully. The name is, How A King of Tough-Acting is Born!"

As the System's Warning Tone came in, several big characters appeared on the top of the book page: the First Move of How A King of Tough-Acting is Born: The King of Tough-Acting Fist!

The King of Tough-Acting Fist! It is so simple, violent, confident and graceful! From now on, if I use this move, nobody else will be more proficient than me in acting tough!

Xu Que smiled in satisfaction.

At last, he was expelled from the book page and his soul returned to his body again. His normal cultivation resumed.

The entire process lasted for over half a year. After obtaining his Tao and creating his magic art, he was much more powerful than before!

There is half a year left, which is enough for me to realize a breakthrough in the Infant Transformation Stage and reach the Void Training Stage! Xu Que thought.

After that, he dismissed the distracting thoughts and continued to use the Ancient Five Elements Arts by focusing his attention. His body was just like a bottomless pit, absorbing the magnificent Spiritual Qi around him through his pores.

…

Six months quickly passed.

Xu Que's long hair fell across his waist and touched the ground. His hair was spotless, black and shiny. Each individual strand dazzled like a sword.

His body, with skin as soft as that of a newborn, was extremely tough!

During the six months of secluded cultivation, his five Celestial Spiritual Roots and his Celestial Thunder Spiritual Root in his Dantian absorbed Spiritual Qi crazily like bottomless pits.

Now, the most critical time had come.

Boom!

Xu Que broke the bottleneck. All his spiritual roots reached the consummation state as he realized a breakthrough in the Infant Transformation Stage.

The pores on his body opened wide to gather all the surrounding Spiritual Qi.

Xu Que opened his eyes, which were incredibly deep, as if the galaxy was rotating inside of them.

He uttered a loud cry and stood from the ground abruptly. His hair floated around him. A horribly powerful momentum gushed out from his body.

Liu Jingning awoke with a shock. Before she had time to say anything, a loud sound came from outside the underground palace as if it had come from Heaven.

"Oh, no! The Heavenly Tribulations are coming!" she said nervously. "The Mystery Land is about to close soon. You can't cross your Heavenly Tribulations here!"

Xu Que glanced at the entrance of the underground palace and smiled faintly. "Don't worry, it's just the Heavenly Tribulation. It won't come as long as I don't agree with it."

Xu Que's Taoist Connotation had just taken shape, and what he pursued was to follow his will.

He didn't allow the Heavenly Tribulation to happen just yet—he would not allow Heaven to go against his will. This was the horrible power of his Taoist Connotation.

Liu Jingning was totally terrified and didn't believe her eyes.

How could such a powerful Tao . . . exist in this world?

She was almost subdued by Xu Que's momentum.

Xu Que retracted his momentum and smiled after sensing Liu Jingning's panic. "Let's go. It's time to go out! Let's go meet someone!"

"Meet someone? Who?"

"A cute little girl!" Xu Que replied as he stepped out of the underground palace.

The thunder clouds surged together with the deafening thunders in the sky above the third level of the Mystery Land.

However, it seemed the Heavenly Tribulation was still in preparation and that it would stay there forever without Xu Que's consent.

Xu Que ignored the thunderclouds and continued walking.

Two years had passed. Duan Jiude and Buttface had disappeared long ago. The empty mountains were deadly silent.

Xu Que found a message on a giant rock that had been left by Buttface. Buttface wrote that Duan Jiude was about to do something secretie, so he decided to follow him and discover what was going on. He also wrote that Xu Que didn't need to wait for him.

"What a thoughtless dog!"

Xu Que shook his head. Then, he purchased a jet fighter from the System's Store and prepared to cross the Upflowing Sea and go to the first level of the Mystery Land with Liu Jingning.

…

The world outside the Mystery Land was in an uproar.

The Patriarchs who had gathered outside the Mystery Land had eventually left, one after another, over the course of the year. Only the Patriarch of the Heavenly Horn Ox Tribe motionlessly remained atop the hill.

Over the past year, the Patriarchs of the other big families and sects had also left for the North Sea after waking up. Nobody knew where they were heading.

Their actions puzzled a lot of cultivators.

"The Mystery Land is about to close. People who are still in the Mystery Land will be forcibly teleported out. Why did the Patriarchs leave?"

"It's weird! Could it be the big change is really going to happen?"

"I've heard that the Carefree Building left first. Someone saw them leave the North Sea and move forward to the Infinite Sea!"

"Not just them—the Patriarchs of the big families and sects also headed in that direction. I guess they found something precious."

"It doesn't make sense! I heard they were going to meet and greet some big shots."

"What? Are there really big shots welcomed by the Patriarchs of the big families and sects?"

Chapter 686: Break It with the Heavenly Tribulation

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

Within one day, Xu Que had crossed the Upflowing Sea and returned to the first level of the Mystery Land with Liu Jingning.

At this time, most of the cultivators had left the Mystery Land. Only a few people still searching for opportunity and fortune remained.

Now the Mystery Land was about to close. The lucky ones would be teleported out, and the unlucky ones would disappear with the Mystery Land.

"According to my calculation, the Mystery Land will close in three days. We still have time to leave!" Liu Jingning said.

"Right! Three days is enough!" Xu Que nodded.

He didn't want to put things off to the last minute. Therefore, he decided to enter the elixir plantation now and take Xiao Rou out. Then, they would leave the Mystery Land immediately.

However, when they arrived at that enormous mountain, Xu Que realized his mistake. He could previously enter as an ordinary person who could ignore the effect of the restrictive spells.

But now he had finished his re-cultivation. After crossing his 69th Heavenly Tribulation, he would reach the Void Training Stage. It was impossible for him to enter the elixir plantation!

"Oh no! Now we have a big problem!" Xu Que said anxiously.

He had decided this was the best place for Xiao Rou's cultivation, but he had forgotten the most critical part of this plan: how to get her out.

"What happened? You said we're going to get someone. Are you going to take Senior Duan's Master out?" Liu Jingning was surprised and didn't understand why they had returned to this mountain.

Xu Que had told her they were going to meet a cute girl. No matter how wild her imagination was, the Zi Xia Fairy couldn't be deemed a cute little girl!

"No!" Xu Que said with furrowed eyebrows. "I refined the Nine Revolutions Revival Fluid in the elixir plantation, which could revive an ordinary person. But I forgot I can't go inside after my re-cultivation!"

"Maybe Senior Duan could solve this problem. He almost broke these restrictive spells before!" Liu Jingning suggested quickly after noticing Xu Que's anxiety.

He shook his head. "It's too late! We don't know where the old beggar and Buttface are. Now we don't have enough time to find them!"

They only had three days. They would be better off leaving here to find a solution than try searching for Duan Jiude aimlessly in the Mystery Land.

According to Buttface's message, Duan Jiude and he might have left the Mystery Land a long time ago.

After considering the situation for a while, Xu Que stepped to the golden barrier and sent a message with a magic art. "Zi Xia Fairy, I am sorry to trouble you. Would you please send Xiao Rou out?"

This time he was quite polite and humble for he didn't want to annoy the Taoist Nun anymore. Otherwise, things could get messy.

However, after sending several messages, Xu Que still didn't get any response.

Xu Que had a bad feeling. The worst possible scenario was that the Zi Xia Fairy hadn't woken up and couldn't receive his message.

"Little Queque, you just stay here and try to find a way to get inside. I'll try to find Senior Duan." Liu Jingning decided to help Xu Que to find Duan Jiude as she had seldom seen Xu Que this serious and anxious.

Xu Que waved his hand. "Don't do that. I bet he's not in the first level anymore. You can't reach the other levels within such a short period of time. It will be bad if you can't come back to this place before the closing of the Mystery Land!"

"Then, what is your plan? We can't just wait here!"

Xu Que also hesitated. A moment later, he looked up and smiled. "I've got an idea!"

"What?" Liu Jingning was surprised.

"Little sister, please get away from me!"

"What are you going to do?"

"Just get away from me, please! Be good and be obedient!"

Liu Jingning hesitated before slowly stepping back.

After witnessing Xu Que perform so many amazing actions, Liu Jingning trusted him. She believed in him now, even if he stated he could break the powerful restrictive spell.

However, Xu Que really couldn't break it. The restrictive spell was too powerful—almost as powerful as the restrictive spells outside the Ancient Bronze Hall where the Empress was imprisoned.

But Xu Que never followed conventional rules and regulations. If he couldn't break it himself, he would break it with external force!

Let's get started!

He released his magnificent pressure and aimed it toward the golden barrier.

After that, he took a deep breath and tried to reach the Void Training Stage by focusing all the spiritual energy in his body.

Rumble!

All at once, the sky was covered by surging thunderclouds. The entire area was as dark as midnight.

Liu Jingning was shocked and said, "Are you . . . going to cross your Heavenly Tribulation here?"

"Exactly! Since I can't break the restrictive spells, I will have it bombarded by the Heavenly Tribulations!" He looked up and shouted, "Come on! Show me some powerful Heavenly Tribulations! Don't let me down!"

A magnificent waterfall of golden lightning rushed down at him!

Xu Que stood very close to the golden barrier and he did nothing to prevent the golden lightning from falling on his head.

Bang!

With a violent explosion, Xu Que was wrapped in the lightning. Even the golden barrier of the mountain trembled with the explosion.

Liu Jingning was stunned and didn't know what was happening.

The Heavenly Tribulation had come down too fast. The first tribulation was a bolt of magnificent golden lightning even more powerful than the 69 Heavenly Tribulations of Jiang Hongyan!

Will 1,000,000 celestial soldiers appear now?

Boom!

As Liu Jingning's brain was occupied by various wild speculations, another crash came from the sky. The second Heavenly Tribulation had arrived without giving Xu Que a break. A tremendous golden sword slashed down from the sky with suffocating momentum.

"This . . . " Liu Jingning's eyes widened.

Xu Que's 69 Heavenly Tribulations were so horrible. The tribulations were fast! The 1,000,000 celestial soldiers didn't come, but the tremendous golden swords were immediately summoned.

Even more shocking was that Xu Que stood upright under the golden sword without flinching.

In front of such a magnificent Heavenly Tribulation, his body was small but full of momentum so gigantic it was as if nothing could defeat him!

The tremendous golden sword slashed down at Xu Que's head.

With clenched fists, he shouted, "The first move of How the King of Tough-Acting is Born – The King of Tough-Acting Fist!"

Ding! "One thousand Acting-Tough Points have been consumed. The Host's magic art, The King of Tough-Acting Fist, has now been activated!"

Boom!

A giant white fist appeared in the sky and collided with the tremendous golden sword with turbulent momentum and pressure!

The sky was covered by golden light. The horrible explosion created a shockwave that rippled out in every direction.

The golden barrier on the mountain trembled violently, like a canoe in a violent storm that was about to be torn apart by the waves.

At the center of the explosion, Xu Que stood firm. His long hair floated with the wind. The explosion had failed to make a single scratch on him—even his clothes were intact!

Liu Jingning was, naturally, dumbfounded.

Chapter 687: Well, I Shall Not Die!

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

How can this be possible?

Liu Jingning could not believe what she saw.

When Jiang Hongyan went through her thunder tribulation for the first time, Xu Que tried everything he could to withstand the power of the golden sword, but most of the time he simply ran away from it.

Back then, he indeed fought against it with his whole body and his bones all were broken and he almost died.

But this time, even if he was just at the highest level of the Infant Transformation Stage, he managed to fight against the golden sword with his fists containing the magnificent Taoist Connotation. Most important, Xu Que was not hurt at all.

"His fist practices are really brilliant! I have never seen this kind of Taoist Connotation before!" Liu Jingning murmured.

Bang!

Something exploded in the air.

The turbulent thunderclouds were torn up ruthlessly by the energy, and all of a sudden nine enormous golden swords appeared. Shortly after, 28 more followed, and the next minute, 64 more appeared, and soon 128 more followed again.

This all happened in just a few seconds.

Seeing this, Liu Jingning was so surprised that her face twisted up in confusion. "The three times heavenly tribulation, the six times heavenly tribulations, and now the four times one! How can these come out all together?"

"Great! I have been waiting for this moment for such a long time!" Xu Que laughed aloud and became very excited when seeing the mounting golden swords.

All the golden swords fell together into what looked like a pyramid upside down. While they were falling, the void around was torn apart, and the outside world could be seen from time to time.

"Crikey! Xu Que, don't!" Liu Jingning shouted.

Xu Que had been in this situation before; at that time, he had managed to run away with the help of the Divine Tracking Emblem. This time, however, there were more than 200 golden swords.…

The Heavenly Tribulation this time seemed not a tribulation for a cultivator of the Infant Transformation Stage, but one for a cultivator of the Form Synthesis Stage.

Liu Jingning thought even cultivators of either the Form Synthesis Stage or the Void Training Stage would be destroyed in just a few seconds when facing so many golden swords. Although Xu Que managed to destroy one huge golden sword, now his fists seemed no longer to be working.

"Little Queque! Calm down! You can do this!" Liu Jingning shouted.

Right at this moment, Xu Que's surroundings were filled with infinite heavenly energy.

Liu Jingning wanted to walk forward to stop Xu Que, but as soon as she stepped forward, she was terrified by the energy and her face turned pale. She realized that if she took one more step forward, she would be crushed to pieces by the energy.

"Don't come near me!" Xu Que turned around and shouted, "It's already too late!"

Hearing this, Liu Jingning got very frustrated and sad.

She thought Xu Que could make another legend this time, but when she saw his face, she realized that he was not going to survive this time.

Even a cultivator of the Form Synthesis Stage would not survive this, not to mention he, a cultivator of the Infant Transformation Stage! He is just a young man. Why on earth do the Heavens want to punish him like this? No! No! No! Little Queque, I will never let you die here!

Liu Jingning bit her lips and began to practice an incantation. The next minute, purple light appeared in his hands.

"Don't come near me!" Xu Que shouted and smiled handsomely at Liu Jingning, "Don't come near me! Please! All I want is to see you for the last time!"

"No.…" Liu Jingning was so sad that her entire body shrivelled up. She shook her head and tried so hard to stop her tears.

"Don't cry! You don't look beautiful if you cry." Xu Que smiled. "Promise me, after I die, take my ashes with you wherever you go. When you are in danger, sprinkle some of my ashes, and I will protect you!"

Before he even finished these words, the golden swords fell down upon him. The light was so bright that Liu Jingning could no longer see Xu Que clearly.

Liu Jingning shook her head and shouted, "Xu Que, you can't leave me like this! Do you hear me? Haven't you got the Divine Tracking Emblem? Use it!"

Liu Jingning was about to cry….

The Holy Virgin of the Utopia Faction, who was called the Devil by others, had never cried before or cared so much about a man. Seeing Xu Que like this, her heart ached so much as if someone was cutting it with a knife. She was in deep, deep sorrow.

"No, I will not run away this time! This is my choice, and I will never regret it! Just as my Taoist Connotation says, the entire world should not contradict me; all the living creatures in the world should not disobey me; all the Buddhists who ever dare to get into my way should be killed! If I run away, I would break my own Taoist Connotation, and there is no need for me to have it and the iron stick. Tell me what should I deal with if I run away?" Xu Que's voice was so loud that it was echoing in the air.

Hearing this, Liu Jingning suddenly realized what was going on.

The entire world should not contradict him? No wonder his Taoist Connotation is so powerful! No wonder the Heavenly Tribulation is so strong this time! Even so, I can't let him die here!

Liu Jingning clenched her teeth and walked forward slowly in great pain. She had only taken one step, and she had already used up all her energy, and she could no longer take one more step. "Little Queque, you can't die! If the entire world contradict you, I will always obey you; if all the living creatures could not understand you, I will always be the one to speak for you; if the Buddhist gets in your way, I will stand right behind you!"

"The only thing I want in return is your being alive." Liu Jingning's voice trembled, she never imagined that she would care about Xu Que's life so much.

She had been staying by his side for the last two years and watching him getting stronger and stronger. She was very confident that this young man would shake up the world. However, she never thought Heaven would be this cruel to take away his life.

"Really?"

Liu Jingning heard Xu Que's voice.

She was shocked and nodded.

"Great! I shall not die!"

The next minute, Xu Que jumped up. He waved his right fist as quickly as lightning. All of a sudden, seven shadows appeared in the air, and they all waved their right fists at the same time. In fact, the shadows were not Xu Que's doppelgangers, and their appearance was simply due to Xu Que's fast speed of waving his fist.

Ding! "The host has successfully activated the King of Tough-Acting Fist by consuming 7,000 Acting Tough Points!"

Bang!

The void collapsed.

"The King of Tough-Acting Fist with Seven Colors!" Xu Que shouted aloud.

All of a sudden, seven huge fists with different colors appeared in the collapsed void. Xu Que's Taoist Connotation was surrounding the fists. All of a sudden, the seven fists began to head toward the approaching 200 golden swords.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The golden swords were crushed to pieces one after another.

The erupting energy created a fierce energy wave that was even more powerful than the waves in the Upflowing Sea. The surrounding mountains and rivers began to shake and the earth also started to tremble.

Liu Jingning was hit by the energy wave and knocked back more than ten steps. She tried everything she could to stand still afterward.

When she opened her eyes again, she found Xu Que standing in front of her, smiling. "See? I am still alive!"

…

"We all know that keeping promises is one of our virtues. I hope you can follow your words. From today on, you should never disobey me and speak for me!"

…

"I want.…"

…

Chapter 688: Is Something Wrong?

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

Boom!

The entire sky was covered with golden flashes of lightning and interwoven arcs of light as if a golden rain shower were pouring down.

Xu Que stood there with a calm smile. His robe was floating in the wind as if he was an invincible celestial who could never be killed!

"Little sister, I hope . . . "

Liu Jingning came to herself when Xu Que uttered these words. She had never expected those fatal Heavenly Tribulations to be easily defeated by Xu Que in such a simple way!

When he waved his fist, the entire world seemed to be in shock. He was invincible, fighting as if he was facing both Heaven and his fate. All obstacles in front of him could be smashed by his fist. He was unstoppable!

What kind of magic art is that? Why didn't he use it before? Could that be his greatest achievement over the last two years? He managed to learn such a formidable magic art in two years! How could such a genius exist in this world?

Liu Jingning couldn't find words to express her terror. Also, she realized she had been totally fooled.

From the very beginning, Xu Que was quite safe, but he pretended he was about to die and had caused her to become emotional. Liu Jingning was quite angry and snorted, "Little brat, you can forget whatever you're hoping for!"

Xu Que, who didn't like her response, hurriedly said, "Little sister, you can't eat your words!"

"Hmph! Which words did I eat?" Liu Jingning pretended she knew nothing and turned her face to avoid Xu Que's eyes. However, she failed to hide her blush.

Xu Que smirked. "You said you would follow my will!"

"I never said that!" Liu Jingning denied shamelessly. She sounded calm, as if she really hadn't said that.

Xu Que's eyes widened. "You did!"

Liu Jingning grinned like a blooming flower. "Unless you can prove it, I didn't say that!"

"You're awesome, little sister! I didn't expect you to lie so shamelessly! As the saying goes, Jingning is beautiful and sharp, she is also smart and wild!" Xu Que finished, acting embarrassed. However, in his heart, Xu Que was quite happy. Just now he planned to attack when the Heavenly Tribulation fell on the barrier. Therefore, he teased Liu Jingning by pretending he was about to die during the short waiting time. After that, he smashed the Heavenly Tribulation with his King of Tough-Acting Fist with Seven Colors directly.

This art created by him had exceeded ordinary magic arts which he could master at his stage!

The King of Tough-Acting Fist contained magnificent power of his Taoist Connotation. He couldn't use this magic art with just the True Core Strength.

If Xu Que decided to give a play of this magic art, he would need a long time to gather his Taoist Connotation. And he could only use this magic art when he entered the status of Tao Comprehension.

However, with the assistance of the System, Xu Que could omit this time-consuming process directly.

The price he had to pay was just the Acting-Tough Points!

The lowest price offered by the System was 1,000 Acting-Tough Points for 1 punch, 2000 Acting-Tough Points for 2 punches…

Also, he could purchase 1 punch with 2,000, 5,000 or even 10,000 Acting-Tough Points. The power of these punches would be much higher than the punch which only costed 1,000 Acting-Tough Points.

For example, the punch purchased with 2,000 Acting-Tough Points was definitely more powerful than 2 punches of which the unit price was 1,000 Acting-Tough Points — 2>1+1!

But these combinations were quite practicable!

For instance, in front of a bulky Heavenly Tribulation, if he used the punch purchased with 7,000 Acting-Tough Points, the power would be enough but the attack range was too small!

The problem could be perfectly solved by 7 punches purchased with 1,000 Acting-Tough Points respectively.

Moreover, when he threw 7 punches consecutively, the color of each punch would also change – white, pink, red, blue and green, etc., which really formed the King of Tough-Acting Fist with Seven Colors.

In this way, he crossed his 69 Heavenly Tribulations and reached the Void Training Stage successfully. He obtained a Big Growth Gift Bag and also won Liu Jingning's heart successfully.

However, to Xu Que's surprise, under the joint-attack of the King of Tough-Acting Fist and the Heavenly Tribulation, the barrier outside the mountain was still there!

Although it was much darker than before, Xu Que was still not able to enter the mountain!

"Now we have a trouble! Even the Heavenly Tribulation couldn't break it!" Xu Que's smile had disappeared. His face was full of anxious expression.

Liu Jingning, who didn't care about Xu Que's trick just now, stepped over slowly and consoled him, "Don't worry. Since Zixia Fairy has been living in this mountain for so many years, I guess her strength must be extraordinary! Even the Mystery Land is closed, the little girl you want to take out will be safe!"

"No, I can't leave her here!" Xu Que shook his head immediately.

Once the Mystery Land was closed, it would be re-opened 100 years later. If he knew Xiao Rou would be trapped in this area for 100 years, she wouldn't have revived her here at the very beginning.

After all, he could definitely find a place of which the Spiritual Qi was as intensive as that in this elixir plantation in 100 years.

Boom!

Just at this time, a big bang came in from the mountain suddenly.

Xu Que and Liu Jingning, who were stunned by the big bang, turned to that mountain.

Although they could see nothing, this big bang was so familiar to them. When they arrived at this mountain for the first time, they also heard this big bang.

At that time, Duan Jiude said something was blossoming and yielding fruit, so he decided to break the restrictive spell excitedly.

Xu Que entered the mountain from the rear part of the mountain. Then, he met that beautiful Taoist Nun, who almost killed him.

Now the big bang came in again. Xu Que lit up his eyes and sent a message immediately, "Fairy maiden, can you hear me? I am here to take my friend away. Would you please send her out or let me in?"

"Hmph!"

All at once, a chilly voice came into Xu Que's mind, which almost froze his thought.

"What a shameless man! It was you who attacked my restrictive spells just now, right?" the Taoist Nun's familiar voice came in again.

Xu Que replied immediately as he had not time to mention others, "Exactly! It was me! The Mystery Land is about to close soon. You didn't reply me when I called you just now, so I tried to wake you up with this terrible idea!"

"Hmph! I guess you tried to break my restrictive spells with the power of the Heavenly Tribulations, right? If I didn't wake up in time, these spells would have been destroyed by you!"

"Eh…You are wrong about me, fairy maiden! I am not that kind of man! God is my witness!" Xu Que shouted in grievance. He was so good at telling lies shamelessly!

Apparently, Zixia Fairy didn't believe what he said, so she snorted, "It seems you also have a lot of secrets. You even managed to reach the Void Training Stage within 2 years. You could be deemed as a genius even in our time!"

"What do you mean in your time? Fairy maiden, I don't have time to chat with you. Please give Xiao Rou back to me!"

"Are you sure you want me to send her out now?" Zixia Fairy asked curiously and a strand of contemplation was contained in her words.

Hearing her words, Xu Que frowned and became suspicious immediately.

Is something wrong to send her out now?

Chapter 689: I Got It Wrong!

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

Xu Que was confused and could not understand what Zixia Fairy really meant.

"You shall leave immediately, and you will pay the price for almost destroying my privacy in the future!" Zixia Fairy's voice echoed in the air.

Xu Que was rather unhappy when he heard this. "What do you intend to do? The reason I wanted to leave Xiao Rou in your medicine garden was because I believe in you. Can I take it that you don't want to set Xiao Rou free?"

"…"

Zixia Fairy did not reply.

Xu Que got a bit anxious. He knew Zixia Fairy was Duan Jiude's master, and he had been told that she was a very decent figure. He never thought she would do something bad. However, he also never thought she would not free Xiao Rou.

"Please! If you are angry with me, punish me. Please don't be tough on Xiao Rou, she is still a young girl!" Xu Que said pleadingly.

Zixia Fairy again made no reply.

Xu Que's face instantly became gloomy.

No, I can't allow this to happen! She must set Xiao Rou free! Well, I will just stay here until she is willing to set Xiao Rou free!

"You really are not going to set Xiao Rou free?"

"…"

"Good! I do admire your courage! Wait for me!"

"…"

"You wait for me here!"

"…"

"You…"

Zixia Fairy still was silent.

Xu Que sneered and then he took out a huge speaker from his System market and put it right at the foot of the mountain. Then he took out a microphone and stared at the mountain.

"Little Queque, what…what are you doing?" Liu Jingning was a bit shocked. She had been standing next to Xu Que all this time, but she had no idea what had just happened between Xu Que and Zixia Fairy.

Xu Que did not explain and pushed the "on" button.

Suddenly, loud music blared out.

Xu Que began to sing:

"The Mighty Sect in the South Continent is already doomed; the biggest sect in the South Continent is already doomed; Zixia Fairy, the bastard, knows nothing but eating, drinking, sex, and gambling; she borrowed tens of billions and is in huge debt; and, worst of all, she runs away with my Xiao Rou. I am really cornered and have already run way out of my way. Now, anyone who could help me to get Xiao Rou out would receive the Living Holy Tree as a reward! The Living Holy Tree will be now free! I would give it to anyone who breaks the restrictions. Zixia Fairy, you are so shameless. I have been working so hard for you for more than half an year! You…"

Hearing this, Liu Jingning was stunned. She could not believe the words that her ears had heard.

So was Zixia Fairy.

The next minute, a magnificent power came flashing down.

Bang!

The power hit right on Xu Que.

He immediately summoned out his Taoist Body to withstand the power, at the same time, he grabbed a microphone and continued to sing:

"I have been working so hard for you for more than half a year! You still want to kill me…."

"Shut up!" Zixia Fairy could no longer suppress her anger and shouted aloud. She shouted so loud that the entire mountain began to shake.

For the first time, Liu Jingning heard her voice, and she was shocked by it.

After all, Zixia Fairy was a legendary figure, someone who was living in an age that was far, far away from hers. In other words, Zixia Fairy had already been born before the Utopia Faction was even established.

Xu Que stared at the mountain and said in a low voice, "Set Xiao Rou free!" He did not care if he infuriated Zixia Fairy, he only cared about Xiao Rou.

Zixia Fairy said angrily, "Shame on you! Two years ago, when I was still cultivating in seclusion, I already knew what you have done. But now, you are still so impetuous. I swear when I get out, I will kill you!"

Hearing this, Xu Que was a bit afraid.

Two years ago, in fact, he sexually assaulted Zixia Fairy when she was cultivating. He never realized that Zixia Fairy knew about it all along, which was indeed embarrassing.

"Well, I think you have misunderstood me. I thought you were dead at that time, so I tried to save your life. You know, I touched your chest to save you! That's called CPR!" Xu Que explained. "Anyway, if you are angry with me, you should take it out on me, not Xiao Rou!"

Hearing this, Zixia Fairy sneered. "I have to say that the way you brought someone back to life is indeed brilliant and unique. You easily bring a girl back to life with five Genesis Herbs and Living Holy Water! But the disadvantage of your doing that is that it often takes a very long time. Xiao Rou is still rebuilding her body. If you take her away now, she would die anyway!"

"What?! She is still not completely alive?"

Xu Que was shocked.

He hurriedly summoned the System and checked the time. It said that it would take two years and three days in total. During the last two years, Xu Que had been cultivating and had not counted the time. According to the System, there were five more days….

Crap! I got it wrong!

Xu Que suddenly got very upset and felt a bit embarrassed.

I see, she wants to help her, not to hurt her! I am really ashamed of myself. It's all because the time period of Xiao Rou's resurrection and that of my cultivation were too close. That is why I forgot to count the days and made a fool of myself.

This place is about to close in three days, and I can't take Xiao Rou away now. Does this mean I would have to wait for another century? If I knew this would happen, I would not brought her back to life so hurriedly. I would have at least waited until I got out of here and found a good spot!

"If I am right, Xiao Rou would need a few more days, and the last few days are of great importance to her. She can not be interrupted. I hope you can be patient." Zixia Fairy's tone got a bit softer, in case Xu Que wanted to do something extreme.

She is indeed a woman of integrity, just like Duan Jiude has said. I have embarrassed her in public, and she did not take revenge, instead, she suppressed her anger for Xiao Rou's sake.

"I am sorry to have misunderstood you! To express my apology, I would like to sing a song to prove you are not guilty!" Xu Que said, while picking up his microphone.

"Shut up! I don't need you to do that. You are right, you have to be responsible for what you have done. I shall never hurt an innocent girl," Zixia Fairy answered, hoping to avoid more of Xu Que's music.

"Good! Then just come to me! I am made of tough things!" Xu Que smiled.

Zixia Fairy sent a voice message. "Well, I thought you would not be willing to admit you are wrong! I will soon get out of here. I promise I will take Xiao Rou with me. When I see you again, I swear I will take your life!"

Hearing this, Xu Que said, "If you take Xiao Rou out of here, I will do anything I can to show you my gratitude! Everyone knows that I am a brave, decent, and tough man who is not afraid of death!"