Chapter 730: Extremely Profitable!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The onlookers were totally stunned by Xu Que's passionate melody and song! His exciting heroic spirit was being spread by the Message Delivering Spells throughout the four continents! At this moment, almost everyone in this world heard the song and Xu Que's words!
Numerous cultivators of the four continents were shocked!
"Don't say we have nothing! We will be the owners of this world!"
"There is no savior! We shall not rely on the celestials and emperors! It is up to us to create happiness for all people in this world!"
"This is the last combat! Let's unite and face tomorrow!"
Many people were repeating the lyrics in a low voice as courage surged in their bodies! But more people were just stunned by Xu Que's words!
They thought Xu Que would ask the Exploding Heavens Faction to launch defensive warfare by leading the cultivators of the four continents. They didn't expect Xu Que to declare war on the Xuanzhen Continent directly by representing the Exploding Heavens Faction!
His bold and arrogant words were unimaginably impressive for those cultivators in despair. It was just like a big hand reaching out to save them from the pitch-black abyss, leading them to seek revenge on those who had pushed them into the depths!
"Let's fight for our dignity! Let's fight for our fate!"
"We will die fighting! We will never die on our knees!"
"Guys, do you have the guts to fight shoulder to shoulder with the Exploding Heavens Faction?"
Xu Que's words were echoing in their ears and making their hearts beat faster! The fiery sky was filled with flames! Xu Que's words were echoing off the city walls! The passionate song was surging all around this area!
Nobody could resist the combination of the environment, the speech, and the background music!
Many cultivators couldn't help but clench their fists tightly. The despair in their hearts had long gone, replaced by rays of hope! They raised their fists with the idea of cutting off all means of retreat and shouted hysterically, "We are willing to fight side by side with the Exploding Heavens Faction! Let's fight for our dignity! Let's fight for our fate!"
All at once, numerous people's deafening shouts were echoing in this area!
"We are willing to fight side by side with the Exploding Heavens Faction! Let's fight for our dignity! Let's fight for our fate!"
"We are willing to fight side by side with the Exploding Heavens Faction! Let's fight for our dignity! Let's fight for our fate!"
Countless cultivators were shouting and raising their arms in the South Continent, the North Sea, and even the West Desert!
"Fine! As long as you are willing to fight side by side with us, you are all members of the Exploding Heavens Faction!" Xu Que shouted at the onlookers heroically.
"The Exploding Heavens Faction!"
"The Exploding Heavens Faction!" The onlookers also shouted loudly to answer him. Xu Que had become their backbone and their commander.
…
In the East Continent, in a hostel of an ancient city, Jiang Hongyan was surprised. Her beautiful eyes were wide open and her mouth was trembling slightly. At last, a smile appeared on her extremely beautiful face. She didn't expect that Xu Que could perform such a miracle to change his situation drastically. One second ago, he was pushed into the corner by public blame. Now, he had managed to become the commander of the four continents with his fiery words!
This public appeal surprised Jiang Hongyan, who also stopped worrying about him.
"This little brat…has grown up!" Jiang Hongyan murmured with a knowing smile!
However, no matter how wide Jiang Hongyan's imagination was, she would never expect Xu Que to be responsible for this speech and propaganda knowing he was a student on Earth! Nothing could be more inspirational and motivational than speeches!
He subdued the onlookers with his strength first. The onlookers were in despair and had lost all hope. Then, he depicted a devastating future for them by telling them they would also die in ten years anyway, which threw everyone into the bottom of an abyss! However, based on what he had done, he had managed to motivate those onlookers instantly with the boundless flames in the sky and the song played with his ability as a musician, which maximized the effect of his speech!
Invisibly, he infused an idea to the onlookers that all of them would die sooner or later. Why didn't they make this last effort? They should die fighting instead of dying on their knees; otherwise, they would be laughed at by their descendants. His tricks got instant results. Most cultivators, who were influenced by this mood and wanted to get rid of the despair in their hearts, were willing to participate in the final combat zealously.
That day, Xu Que dropped into bed when he went back to the hostel. He was totally exhausted! He summoned the System as he tried to calm his heart, but his effort of keeping calm was ruined by the value in the Acting Tough Points area! Today, he gained a lot of Acting Tough Points!
He had motivated everyone in the four continents, which brought him over 300,000 Acting Tough Points!
This was the first time he had ever gotten so many Acting Tough Points at one go before. This was way too amazing! If he could earn Acting Tough Points at such a rate, he could accumulate 2 million Acting Tough Points soon. Then, he could upgrade the System to Version 10.0 and get the method to refine the Space Breaking Spell! After that, he could go back to Earth!
At the thought of this, Xu Que couldn't help but smile happily.
"Why are you giggling? You are sweating!" At this time, a gentle and sweet voice came into his ears. Jiang Hongyan's extremely beautiful face appeared before him. She took out a fragrant handkerchief to gently wipe away the sweat on his forehead with a faint smile.
Xu Que felt a warmth in his heart. He grabbed Jiang Hongyan's tender and smooth wrist with his hand abruptly! Jiang Hongyan was surprised by his move, but she didn't remove her hand. Then, she asked with a gentle smile, "What's going on?"
"One day, I will go back to my hometown with you. You will meet my younger sister and my friends there. Then, we will have a grand wedding ceremony!" Xu Que said sturdily. He knew he would go back to Earth sooner or later!
"You have a younger sister! Is she in the Five Elements Mountain now?" Jiang Hongyan asked in surprise.
"Yes, I have a sister, but she is not in the Five Elements Mountain. My hometown is far, far away. I really miss it!" Xu Que said sadly, as he recalled the good things on Earth.
"OK! I will go with you one day!" Jiang Hongyan smiled as she looked at Xu Que. She also held Xu Que's hand!
…
The second day, numerous cultivators of the four continents started to spread Xu Que's speech and tried to unite more people to confront the Xuanzhen Continent together!
"We will die fighting! We will never die on our knees!"
This sentence had become a slogan and a faith for many people!
Xu Que's speech kept simmering. At last, some hidden families and sects were also motivated and decided to participate in the resistance!
"What Xu Que said is right! The Qianli Sect is willing to fight side by side with the Exploding Heavens Faction to resist the invaders!" a Patriarch at the summit of the Form Synthesis Stage of the Qianli Sect, which was a hidden sect of the East Continent, announced.
The Roc Tribe of the North Sea also declared, "The Roc Tribe will also participate in the resistance!"
The Xuanyin Temple of the West Desert announced, "Amitabha, the Xuanyin Temple, will die fighting!"
…
More and more hidden sects stepped out. People of the four continents were shocked and excited by their appearance! Because the strength of these hidden families and sects went beyond their imagination!
The representatives of the Qianli Sect of the East Continent and the Xuanyin Temple of the West Desert had reached the summit of the Form Synthesis Stage! Many people were pleasantly surprised for they discovered that the four continents were not as weak as they had thought before!
At last, an old man, who represented the mysterious Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Tribe in the South Continent, also stepped out.
"The Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Tribe will also participate in the resistance!" the old man's understated words echoed in the entire South Continent directly.
Wow!
The cultivators of the South Continent were moved immediately!
"My God! He has reached…the Crossing Calamity Stage!"
"Only cultivators at the Crossing Calamity Stage, who have such a powerful True Core Strength and mind sense, could send their words into so large an area!"
"Unbelievable! The mysterious Nine-Tailed Demon Fox Tribe always keeps a low profile. I didn't expect they could have a powerhouse at the Crossing Calamity Stage!"
"I am more and more confident about the combat five years from now!"
…
Many people were excited. Those hidden families and sects were just like unexpected rays of hope for them! However, Xu Que, who was the initiator of all these issues, was hiding in a hostel and smiling at his rocketing Acting Tough Points! His Acting Tough Points had almost reached 400,000, which was quite amazing!
"More, more! In this way, I may really go back to Earth after solving the problem of the Xuanzhen Continent five years from now!" Xu Que said with a smile.
Boom!
A big bang came from outside.
After that, he heard two familiar voices. "Little brat, come out! How dare you say anyone who is willing to participate in the combat five years from now could join the Exploding Heavens Faction! You've ruined my income source! I will have a duel with you!"
"Little brat, you can't do this! Recently, more and more people say they are members of the Exploding Heavens Faction, and they have asked me to drink and chat with them! I've drunk too much wine and almost spit blood! Now, you just come out and let's have a fight!"
Chapter 731: The Combination of Que, De, and Dog
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Ancient City, before the inn: The man and the dog were creating a scene that soon attracted a crowd of cultivators. Everyone winced as they quickly recognized the pair.
"Isn't that Duan Jiude and Buttface, the ones on a par with Xu Que? What are they doing here?"
"Crap, it's the combination of Que, De, and Dog, the famous trio of the East Continent! Now that they've finally reunited, we're in for a good show!"
Sigh…sigh!
"My brother, why are you sighing?"
"It's just such a shame!" the cultivator replied with a pained expression. "Too bad the shackles of the Four Great Continents are so strong; otherwise we could just throw them into the Xuanzhen Continent and maybe we would win by default in five years!"
The crowd nodded in agreement upon hearing those words.
Xu Que, Duan Jiude, and Buttface – together they form the worst nightmare of the World of Cultivators. If only they would turn their attention toward the Xuanzhen Continent and wreak havoc there instead! The Xuanzhen Continent would have their hands full dealing with them, instead of their picking on the Four Great Continents.
Argrwoof! "Insolence, insolence, from whom am I hearing such slander? Fight me if you've got the guts! With my tens of thousands of followers in the Heavenly Explosion Faction, we'll drown you just with our saliva alone!" Buttface's ears, being extremely sensitive, perked up at the sound of people talking behind his back. He turned around immediately and glared.
Shocked at this response, the person who had spoken quickly clarified, while smiling bitterly, "Brother Dog, it's a misunderstanding. I'm also a part of the Heavenly Explosion Faction!"
"Jeez, who are you calling Brother Dog? Please open your eyes wide and take a good look! I'm a wolf! A cold and lonely wolf!" Buttface yelled angrily, grabbing the clothes of Duan Jiude with his paw, while pretending to pounce on that guy. He then shouted, "Screw you, Duan Jiude! Don't stop me! I'll bite him to death!"
"What the hell, no one's stopping you! Crap, stop grabbing my clothes…. They're going to tear!" Duan Jiude quickly freed himself from Buttface's paws. Heart aching, he held the fabric close to his chest to protect it.
Buttface stopped immediately upon seeing Duan Jiude's reaction. He looked up arrogantly and sneered, "Forget it! I'll let you off today! Be careful of your ancestral graves exploding should I hear you slander me again!"
Everyone's lips pursed at Buttface's words. This dog is indeed how Xu Que used to be – seriously shameless!
Thank goodness that Xu Que has come around to the right side. With the fate of the Four Great Continents resting on his shoulders, he's about to lead everyone to defend their lands against their enemies. What a remarkable young hero! With that in mind, everyone heaved a sigh of relief and felt more confident than ever in Xu Que.
Creek!
At that moment, a window opened from the second floor.
Seconds later, with the sound of sloshing water, a large basin poured down from above, spilling right on Buttface and Duan Jiude.
"Crap! Who did this?"
"Screw the bastard who did this!"
Buttface and Duan Jiude yowled as they jumped aside, glaring at the room above. Xu Que peeked out from the window and teased, smiling, "Wow, what rare guests! Old beggar and Buttface, what business does the 'Shameless Duo' have here?"
"Screw you, who's shameless? You attack us out of the blue, and you've got the cheek to call us shameless? Come down and fight me right now!" Buttface challenged haughtily.
Duan Jiude also narrowed his eyes, "Young lad, aren't you a tad too unkind? As comrades of the righteous faction, let's not resort to such underhanded methods, shall we?"
Everyone present pursed their lips again. Comrades of the righteous faction? For goodness sake, you three had nothing to do with the righteous wing!
"Ho, ho, are you sure that you want me to come down?" smiled Xu Que, as he sat on the windowsill.
"Umm…," Buttface cowered when he saw Xu Que's expression and quickly replied, "You can stay there if you want to!"
Duan Jiude mocked, "Hmph, why are you afraid of him? I'm still here, aren't I!"
Amused, Xu Que posed with his fists and commented lightly, "Old beggar, I've learned a new fistfighting technique recently. It's called the King of Tough-Acting Fist, and with it, I just killed a cultivator who was at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage…."
Duan Jiude froze for a second, then hurriedly pushed Buttface in front of him, "Buttface, you're up!"
"Ugh, owww!" Buttface pretended to fall from that shove and let out a piercing scream, "Duan Jiude, you jerk, you attacked me when I was off guard! Xu Que, I'm hurt today! Let's call a truce!"
"Screw you…you jackass!" Duan Jiude was stunned by Buttface's underhanded play.
Everyone has to admit, though, that the dog's acting skills are indeed like no other. From being pushed to falling to the ground, his movements flowed as fluidly as running water. Where'd he learn all that?
Xu Que tched for the umpteenth time. He had wasted enough time messing around with these two silly heads. He waved, "Enough, stop messing around! Come on up, you both arrived just in time. Let's discuss the Xuanzhen Continent as we eat!"
"Coming!" Buttface stood up the instant he heard that there was food. He nimbly slipped into the inn, with no sign of injury at all.
Duan Jiude glared as he entered the inn and rubbed his forehead in exasperation. He was unable to swallow the fact that Buttface was the Kylin Patriarch of the Mighty Sect, even until today. The dog is just too pathetic!
The show was over with the two troublemakers gone, and the crowd quickly dispersed. Though the news that the combination of Que, De, and Dog had reunited still spread all around. Some became excited. Some smiled bitterly, while others whined!
At the table, Duan Jiude and Buttface are sitting upright with complete alertness, not daring even to breathe. The person that they are afraid of is not Xu Que, but Jiang Hongyan who was sitting with a slight smile on her face. During this period, they had realized the identity of Jiang Hongyan. She was none other than the esteemed Empress of the Xuanzhen Continent, and her origins were extraordinary.
What was most important and shocking was that Jiang Hongyan's cultivation stage had already shot to the first level of the Crossing Calamity Stage. Even Xu Que was astounded by her advancement. When Jiang Hongyan first emerged from the Ancient Bronze Hall, she had just reached the pinnacle of the Void Training Stage. By merely doing secluded meditation over this while, her Cultivation Stage rose as if she was riding on a rocket. In her own words, she's not refining her cultivation; she is recovering her cultivation.
In her past life, she was at the first level of Mahayana, the Great Vehicle Stage, when she was killed. Now that she's reborn, she has recovered to the first level of the Crossing Calamity Stage a while ago. Even though Duan Jiude had reached the first level of the Crossing Calamity Stage, he felt that he might still lose to Jiang Hongyan if they fought head-on. That was in spite of him being technically stronger than her in terms of cultivation.
Not to mention Buttface – though his potential is arguably unlimited – he's as timid as a mouse and is so cowardly that he had avoided fighting a cultivator in the Foundation Building Stage. And he was even more cowardly when in front of Jiang Hongyan!
Of course, it was also because Jiang Hongyan carried herself with the natural air of an Empress. Her magnificence could not be diminished, even if she looked serene or smiled kindly. In front of her, even Duan Jiude and Buttface couldn't help but be prim and proper.
Xu Que was thoroughly amused by the situation, "What's wrong with you two today? Eat up. There's so much delicious food! Don't hold back!"
"No,no, I'm the guest after all, so I should act like one. I won't touch the food before you move your chopsticks!" said Buttface in all seriousness.
Duan Jiude nodded in earnest agreement, "That's right! Though we may be familiar with each other, we still know basic etiquette. We ought to observe table manners!"
"I see. All right then, let's not eat. Someone, please clear the dishes, we're going to have a serious discussion!" With a wave of his sleeve, Xu Que swiped all the dishes and, in a blink, moved to the entrance.
Duan Jiude said, "Crap!"
Buttface said, "What the hell?"
"For heaven's sake, can you guys get a grip? Spouting vulgarities every time you speak! Don't you have any manners? Settle down. We have more important things to discuss!" Xu Que scolded sternly. The two instantly glared back, with indignation written all over their faces. Jiang Hongyan, who stood beside Xu Que, suddenly gave them a slight smile. Duan Jiude and Buttface whimpered immediately and swallowed whatever profanity they had wanted to say.
Their response delighted Xu Que, who then pretended to be proud and aloof. With half of his body on the chair and one hand knocking on the table, he asked, "Spill it. For you two to suddenly appear here with confidence, you guys must have thought of a solution, no?"
���No!" chorused Buttface and Duan Jiude, both shaking their heads.
"Really?" Jiang Hongyan smiled as she sat beside Xu Que.
Clank!
Buttface immediately jumped off his chair and fawned over the Empress, "At your service, my Holy Senior! I have suddenly thought of a brilliant idea!"
Chapter 732: The War Challenge from Xu Que, Duan Jiude, and Buttface!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Damn!"
Xu Que and Duan Jiude cursed at the same time!
Xu Que felt Buttface was shameless. He had just ignored Xu Que and tried to flatter Jiang Hongyan by offering suggestions to her directly!
Duan Jiude, who was annoyed by Buttface's move, shouted, "Holy Senior, don't believe Buttface's nonsense! That brilliant idea was figured out by me!"
Puff! "Duan Jiude, you get lost! How dare you disrespect your Patriarch! Doesn't your consciousness hurt?" Buttface retorted.
"You are the Patriarch of nobody! Also, I left the Mighty Sect a long time ago! Just step aside, I will offer my suggestions to the Holy Senior!" Duan Jiude stepped forward by pushing Buttface aside.
"Behave yourself! I am the Prime Minister appointed by the Holy Senior personally! How dare you disrespect me?" Buttface also tried to push Duan Jiude aside.
"I will be the Prime Minister!" Duan Jiude and Buttface started to push each other.
Damn!
Xu Que's face darkened. Duan Jiude and Buttface were too shameless. He couldn't believe that they were fighting for the position of the Prime Minister of the Xuanzhen Continent in the future! That was why they were behaving so well suddenly. They were not only intimidated by Jiang Hongyan's strength, but they also tried to impress her so that they could be promoted to the Prime Minister in future!
"That's enough. You two could offer your suggestions together!" Jiang Hongyan interrupted the quarreling between Buttface and Duan Jiude with a smile.
Xu Que's eyes widened, "If either of you dares to speak any more nonsense, I will…play an old CD to recall our friendship from previous times!" He changed his tone and replaced his threats with some lyrics! The reason was that Xu Que had an inexplicable familiarity with the pitch-black fire stick stolen by Duan Jiude!
"What the hell…is this?" Xu Que asked in surprise. As the fire stick came closer to him, he felt a connection with his heart, as if he had known this stick since when he was born!
"Heh-heh, this is a broken stick. Please ignore its ugly appearance. It is a divine artifact that could save the four continents actually!" Duan Jiude said proudly. He didn't notice Xu Que's weird expression!
Buttface also stepped forward and said, "Frankly speaking, this stick was collected from the Mighty Sect by me! Therefore, 90 percent of the credit in saving the four continents should be mine!"
Jiang Hongyan was surprised a bit. She looked at the fire stick questioningly, but she knew nothing about it.
Xu Que also frowned as that inexplicable familiarity was becoming stronger and stronger. Then he asked, "What is this thing used for?"
"Hah-hah, little brat, do you remember the seals of the Five Elements Mountain?" Buttface asked with laughter.
"The seals of the Five Elements Mountain? You mean the five Dragon Veins, right?" Xu Que said in surprise.
Buttface said, nodding his head, "Exactly. I used to tell you there are altogether six seals in the Five Elements Mountain, including the five Dragon Veins. This stick is the key to break the last seal!"
"Damn! Don't tell me you two are going to release the creature subdued under the Five Elements Mountain!" Xu Que came to himself, his eyes wide in shock.
Although he guessed that the legendary Monkey King was subdued under the Five Elements Mountain, what if his guess was wrong? If a ferocious creature was released, it was just like cutting their own throats!
"No, no, no! There is no creature subdued under the Five Elements Mountain! Even if a creature used to be subdued there, it would have died a long time ago!" Duan Jiude said, waving his hand.
Buttface also nodded, "I can prove that!"
"Damn! Buttface, you said a creature was subdued under the Five Elements Mountain before!" Xu Que said embarrassedly.
Buttface said, "Because I lost my memory at that time. I only remembered that I had read this legend in an ancient book. When I devoured the blood essences in the Mysterious Land, I regained some memories. So, I remembered I used to investigate the Five Elements Mountain as the Kylin Patriarch in those years!"
"Oh? You have investigated the Five Element Mountains?" Xu Que asked curiously.
"Yes! I remembered I went there once. That area is full of perils and horrible seal strength! Although I failed to reach the very inside, I am sure there is no living thing under the Five Elements Mountain!" Buttface said.
Xu Que was shocked a bit. Could this just be a coincidence? Isn't the Monkey King subdued under the Five Elements Mountain?
At this time, Jiang Hongyan shook her head slightly and said, "It may not be necessarily like that! According to the memories of my past life, an ancient ferocious creature is subdued under the Five Elements Mountain indeed. However, nobody knew if it was a person or a monster! But it is just there!"
"What? Oh, no!" Buttface said diffidently.
Jiang Hongyan said, "As you said, the Five Elements Mountain is full of seals. You didn't find any living thing there. Maybe its aura was blocked by the seals, or…that creature has reached a very high stage. According to my knowledge, cultivators at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage can unite with the heavens and become formless! Nobody could sense their existence easily!"
"I see. Holy Senior is so majestic and mighty! You will rule this world forever!" Buttface flattered pathetically for he was still longing for the position of Prime Minister!
Xu Que's lips twitched, and he almost beat up Buttface with his palm However, he had something more urgent now on his mind and he needed to get some information.
"OK, stop talking about the creature under the Five Elements Mountain. You said you could break the last seal. How could the four continents benefit from that?" Xu Que asked.
Duan Jiude sneered, "Young man, for this issue, you are the one to be blamed!"
"Me?" Xu Que looked surprised.
"Exactly! Actually, the six seals of the Five Elements Mountain are one of the spell cores of the four continent's shackles. You destroyed the five dragon veins of the Five Elements Mountain, which weakened the shackles of the four continents remarkably!" Duan Jiude sighed.
"Crap! I only destroyed three of them. The other two veins were destroyed by you!" Xu Que cursed immediately.
However, he was quite surprised and embarrassed in his heart. I didn't expect the crisis of the four continents to be caused by me! This is so embarrassing!
"Alas, I didn't know it at that time, or I would never have destroyed them!" Duan Jiude said helplessly.
Xu Que rolled his eyes and said, "In this same way, why are you going to destroy the last seal?"
"Compared to a temporary repair, a fundamental solution is more effective!" Buttface replied with an unfathomable expression.
Bang!
"Speak human language!" Xu Que slapped Buttface with his palm directly.
"Ouch!" Buttface cried miserably, and replied in a hurry, "It means we will abandon that spell core! Half of the Five Elements Mountain's spell core has been destroyed. It is not functional at all but keeps consuming the Spiritual Qi of the entire shackle. So, we could just destroy the last seal and abandon the entire spell core directly. At that time, the Spiritual Qi in the shackle will become intense again, which could protect the shackle for another 40 to 50 years!"
"Really?" Jiang Hongyan's eyes lit up in surprise.
"Yes! I've found the spell drawing of the shackles for the four continents in the ruins of the Mighty Sect. Now I know the shackles just like I know the palm of my own hand!" Buttface said definitely.
Xu Que frowned slightly and shook his head. He didn't think it was a good idea! Although the destruction of the last seal in the Five Elements Mountain could buy more time for the shackles, which was a good thing! However, it was also risky. If an ancient creature was released after the destruction of the last seal, it would be disastrous! It would be OK if the creature released was the Monkey King. What if it was not? Then, the four continents would be slaughtered by that creature!
We can't do that!
"Holy shit! Little brat, why did you shake your head? Isn't my suggestion a good method?" Buttface asked.
"I didn't say it is not a good idea, but it is just unnecessary!" Xu Que replied with a profound gaze.
"Why is it unnecessary?" Duan Jiude and Buttface asked at the same time.
Even Jiang Hongyan was also surprised by his words. She turned her beautiful eyes to Xu Que gently.
Xu Que sneered, "I won't talk about the risk under the Five Elements Mountain! Because…five years are long enough for me! Five years from now, I will kill any cultivator who dares to invade us! I will keep my word!"
"Holy shit!" Buttface was stunned immediately.
Duan Jiude was also shocked, "What do you mean? You mean you are capable of confronting the powerhouse at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage in five years, right?"
Jiang Hongyan was surprised and looked at Xu Que in delight.
"Exactly! Five years from now, I will reach the summit of the Form Synthesis Stage or the Crossing Calamity Stage! At that time, cultivators at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage will be just like ants in front of me!" Xu Que said with magnificent confidence.
Whoosh!
He took out a reel of jade slips and put it on the table.
Duan Jiude and Buttface were surprised by his move and asked, "What are you going to do?"
Xu Que replied with a smile, "The Xuanzhen Continent has sent us a written war challenge, right? We shall return their kindness by also sending a written war challenge now!"
"Holy crap! Are you really going to do that?" Duan Jiude was moved.
Leaving aside whether he could confront the cultivator at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage five years from now, it was so…exciting to send a written war challenge to the Xuanzhen Continent now!
"Count me in!" Duan Jiude said in delight.
"Don't forget me! I will write something first!" Buttface said in wild joy and tried to reach his paws to the jade slips.
"Step aside! Do you know how to write?" Xu Que pushed Buttface aside and started to write on the jade slips with a big brush pen.
…
Cultivators of the four continents were shocked by the news the next day, which brought them into an uproar again.
"My God!"
"What happened?"
"The combination of Xu Que, Duan Jiude, and Buttface has started to make trouble again! They prepared a written war challenge and asked somebody to deliver it to the Xuanzhen Continent through the Infinite Sea in the North Sea!"
"Holy crap! I didn't expect they would send a written war challenge to the Xuanzhen Continent!"
"This is crazy! Don't they worry their letter may annoy the powerhouses of the Xuanzhen Continent?"
"There is nothing to worry about! Anyway, they will invade us anyway in five years. We must defend our dignity now!"
"What does the war challenge say?"
"Hah-hah, we've copied the war challenge through inscription rubbing. Now it's being circulated in the four continents!"
"Just show us!"
…
That day, many copies of the war challenge were circulated in the four continents publicly. Numerous cultivators were shocked by the content.
[War Challenge]:
"The four continents received the war challenge from the Xuanzhen Continent several days ago!
I, Xu Que, hereby express my great astonishment and a vigorous denouncement, as well as a strong protest to the Xuanzhen Continent by representing the Exploding Heavens Faction!
The war challenge of the Xuanzhen Continent has caused mental trauma to countless cultivators in the four continents. If you don't apologize and make compensation for our mental stress, when the shackle breaks in five years, the Exploding Heavens Faction will slaughter the Xuanzhen Continent! Because…
Anyone who dares to invade us will be punished no matter how far the invaders are away from us!"
— by Xu Que of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
"What Xu Que said is right!" — by Duan Jiude of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
"Growl! Growl! Growl!" — by Buttface of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
Chapter 733: There's No Time Like The Present!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It is yet another day where the Four Great Continents seem surprisingly boisterous. With the announcement of Xu Que's challenge letter, countless cultivators found their hearts excited by his words. Many had thought that the whole letter was written just to put on a tough act; nobody truly believed that in the future they would be strong enough to launch an attack on the Xuanzhen Continent. However, it didn't stop their hearts from pounding passionately at what Xu Que had written at the end of the letter.
"Invaders of our Continent! We will hunt you down, no matter how far away you may be!"
"How powerful and magnificent this sentence is!"
"Ah, I wish that our Four Great Continents would be truly powerful enough to say that to the outsiders!"
"I wish that I'd still be alive to see that day come! It makes my heart proud just thinking about it!"
"But what's up with Duan Jiude and Buttface?"
They understood that it was a joint letter, but what the hell is with Duan Jiude for simply writing that "Xu Que is right"? Doesn't he have anything better to say?
"I'd say that even Duan Jiude had written better than Buttface! Look at what Buttface has written. Howl, howl, howl? Is he addicted to acting like a wolf?"
…
At the same time, in the North Sea, at the Roc Tribe, a well-endowed, but cold-faced, pretty madame sat in the hall. If Xu Que had been here, he would recognize this pretty madame right away. She is none other than the Eighth Elder of the Roc Tribe, the person who made him pledge to "screw the Rocs"– Yi Bamei!
For some time now, she had been staring blankly at the letter in her hands. The more she looked at it, the more confused she got. She suddenly lifted her gaze and her beautiful eyes glanced toward the ragged cultivator who had delivered the letter. With an expression as cold as stone, she asked, "Fellow cultivator, you mean to say that Xu Que requested that they open the small gap on the shackle, just so that we could deliver this challenge letter to the Xuanzhen Continent?"
"Yes, Eighth Elder, that is correct!" the cultivator bowed and forced a slight smile.
Yi Bamei contemplated for a moment, then nodded, "Bring my reply to Xu Que. Consider this letter delivered, but we also hope that he will practice in secluded meditation seriously from now on. We'll be counting on him for the battle five years from now!"
"I have received your words," responded the cultivator, as he excused himself.
…
In the East Continent, at the Utmost Happiness Faction, in the Sect meeting room, the Sect Leader of the Utmost Happiness Faction sat on a high chair, and in his hands was a copy of the challenge letter. Once he had finished it, he sighed with emotion, "The heavens do favor young friend Xu! He is one of a kind, the only chosen one, who has finally appeared after tens of thousands of years. Our decision to betroth Jingning to him is right. It will be a good marriage."
"Uhm, Sect Leader, the Holy Virgin is still locked up in the Sacred Grounds, at the back of the mountains. When should we let her out?" asked an Elder.
'Oh? Is she still kicking up a fuss?" the Sect Leader asked with a frown.
The Elder shook his head, confused, "Strange. She used to be so loud in the beginning that even our disciples dared not go near her. However, she hasn't seemed to move at all these last few days. Psst, Sect Leader, could it be that she has gotten into some kind of accident…?"
The Sect Leader laughed it off. "Haha, good, good! It looks like the young lass finally understands my good intentions. That's enough, and you are not to disturb her during this period. Let her concentrate on practicing the Arts of Carefree Heavenly Desires!"
"What?"
Upon hearing what he said, all the Elders present in the hall rustled.
"Sect Leader! Don't tell us that you taught the Arts of Carefree Heavenly Desires – the exclusive arts passed down through the generations – to the Holy Virgin?"
"This…this is against the rules, Sect Leader!"
"Shut up, what do you know!" snorted the Sect Leader as he steeled his tiger-like gaze. "If I don't teach her the Arts of Carefree Heavenly Desires, how can she keep Xu Que under her thumb in the future? A hooligan like Xu Que has always acted underhandedly. What if he bullies Jingning? Our Holy Virgin must not suffer when she marries him!"
"Uhh! Though Sect Leader, we thought that the Arts of Carefree Heavenly Desires don't enhance one's strength that much? They are only passed on to preserve the beauty of leaders through the generations. He who practices it will become more handsome; while she who practices it will become prettier and prettier. Sect Leader…oh!"
The Elder stopped mid-sentence, as if finally realizing what he had just said, and his eyes widened in surprise. Soon the whole hall fell silent. The Elders looked at each other. The relevance had shaken their hearts.
Holy Virgin Liu was already one of, if not the most, beautiful lady in the Four Great Continents. She is even comparable to Jiang Hongyan. If she practiced the Arts of Carefree Heavenly Desires, wouldn't her beauty be unrivaled then? When Xu Que saw her, wouldn't he be utterly mesmerized?
Once they had reached that conclusion, the Elders couldn't help but laugh. Hell! Way to go, Sect Leader! In deploying underhanded methods, you are not to be trifled with either!
…
Meanwhile, at the same time, in an inn within the Ancient City of the East Continent,
Xu Que, Duan Jiude, and the gang discussed their plans for the next five years. Duan Jiude was the first to suggest that they should enter the South Continent Mystery Land for secluded meditation, as the Spiritual Qi there is more robust than all the other places in the Four Great Continents. Also, now that the shackles have weakened, he could forcefully pry the Mystery Land entrance open. They wouldn't have to wait for every 100 years to enter.
However, his condition was that Xu Que must make hamburgers for him every day! Xu Que automatically ignored that condition, but he did agree mostly with Duan Jiude's suggestions. Due to the nature of the Mystery Land, they would be able to improve their skills in half the time and double the results, be it for him or for all the others.
"It's decided then. We'll choose a batch of clever and talented Holy Sons and Holy Virgins to enter the Mystery Land for training. The patriarchs of all the other major factions will also be joining. Our target is to achieve cultivation breakthrough within five years!" Xu Que decided on the plan.
Duan Jiude scoffed, "Achieve a breakthrough in five years? You're too naive. While the Holy Sons and Virgins may stand a chance, I doubt that the Patriarchs will be able to!"
"Who knows? We have many ways to speed up cultivation in the Heavenly Explosion Faction." Xu Que smiled curiously.
Duan Jiude paused for a second, "What do you mean?"
"You don't need to know, so hurry and unlock the Mystery Land. I need to return to the Five Elements Mountain too." Xu Que waved solemnly.
Buttface jumped up immediately excitedly and exclaimed in surprise, "Lad, don't tell me that you're thinking of moving all the stores of the Wanda Mall of the Exploding Heavens Faction over?"
"Yo, Buttface, looks like you're smart for once!" Xu Que,surprised, patted the dog's head.
"Lad, my blissful life is finally commencing!" Buttface was so overjoyed that he bounced all over, like a wild husky off its leash.
"What do y'all mean?" asked the bewildered Duan Jiude, who didn't understand what was going on. Even Jiang Hongyan, who had always stood silently on the side, had her eyes light up instantly. "Sounds good! I'll tag along to the Five Elements Mountain. Now that I think about it, I haven't returned for years. I miss Zi Xuan!"
"Sure!" Xu Que agreed instantly.
While Zi Xuan is not Jiang Hongyan's biological sister, Jiang Hongyan had always treated her as her dearest of kin. It was indeed high time for her to return for a visit. Moreover, besides bringing the Snow City Troops over, Xu Que is preparing to bring Su Yunlan, Madam Ya, Situ Haitang, and the sisters, Su Ling'er and Su Xiao Qi, to the Four Great Continents.
Back when he had first left, he had promised them that when he made a name for himself in the Four Great Continents, he would fetch them to join him. Now that he had carved a name for himself, coupled with the impending great war in five years, the Five Elements Mountain would only become more dangerous. It's was time to fetch all the ladies over to this side.
"When are we setting off?" At this moment, Jiang Hongyan turned to Xu Que and asked softly.
Xu Que smiled, "There's no time like the present, so we'll leave today! Impromptu journey, here we come!"
Chapter 734: Returning to the Five Elements Mountain
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
That day, Xu Que entrusted both Jiang Taixu and Jiang Linlin to Duan Jiude. He was to send them to the Saint of the Utmost Happiness Faction, then immediately make his way to the Five Elements Mountain.
In the beginning, Xu Que had wanted to use this opportunity to have an unforgettable honeymoon trip with Jiang Hongyan. However, Buttface insisted on tagging along. He hugged Xu Que's thighs and cried so heartbreakingly that he soon became a teary person…tsk, no, a teary dog! Left with no choice, especially as Jiang Hongyan joined in the persuasion, he allowed Buttface to come along.
Buttface immediately let out a big sigh of relief and rebounded on the spot. He regained his usual confident stride, stopped sulking, and followed them. Soon, they arrived at an isolated villa in the mountains. Having been deserted for many years, this villa was extremely rundown. When Xu Que first came to the East Continent with Buttface, he arrived via an ancient teleportation device in this mountain village. As this ancient teleportation device had a corner missing, it could only teleport one way. You could get to the Five Elements Mountain using this, but to return, you would have to patch up the missing corner.
"Buttface, you have one hour to repair the device!" Xu Que ordered quickly.
Buttface flared up, "Screw it, what the hell can I repair in an hour? It'll take at least six months to repair this device fully!"
"Six months? Scram then! The Exploding Heavens Faction doesn't need useless bums like you!" Xu Que quipped with disgust.
Buttface was immediately upset and tried to formulate a rebuttal. Suddenly, Jiang Hongyan smiled and walked toward the teleportation device.
"Allow me!" she spoke softly. Between slender fingers she held a small spiritual jade. She placed it into the small opening on the teleportation device.
Buttface's eyes widened. "Is that a spell-mending stone? Aww, all hail the Holy Senior! She shall live for thousands of years, and she shall conquer the world!"
"It is not quite a spell-mending stone. I used to be a frequent user of this teleportation device, so I had some special stones made just for this portal." Jiang Hongyan shook her head, then walked into the device. Xu Que nodded. Only a single person can own this type of spell-mending stone, and it will break after each use. They wouldn't have to worry about others sneaking into the Five Elements Mountain. He followed her in and pulled out a bundle of Best-grade spirit stones, embedding them onto the spell altar.
Boom!
The entire spell instantly initiated and the altar sparkled with a vast amount of runes, which turned into an enormous shrine. With a massive pull on the void, the group disappeared in the spell within the blink of an eye.
…
Two months later, at Five Elements Mountain, in the Water Nation Palace, a beam of white light shone brightly in Jiang Hongyan's old hidden bedroom. After a while, the silhouettes of Xu Que, Jiang Hongyan, and Buttface gradually became more evident.
"We're finally back!" shouted a refreshed Xu Que.
Although the speed of the ancient teleportation device was much faster than other methods, given the vast distance between the Five Elements Mountain and the Four Great Continents, it had still taken them two months. However, the fact that they could return pleased Xu Que.
"Yow! I have many other important matters to settle. See you guys!" howled Buttface, who took off like a wild horse finally out of the fences.
Xu Que shook his head, flabbergasted, "Buttface is such a glutton! I'm sure he went straight for the Wanda Mall of the Exploding Heavens Faction."
"Well, it's been four years since we have been back. Do you think that those stores are still open?" Jiang Hongyan asked curiously.
Xu Que smiled. "Of course not. I instructed them to close all the stores when I left. Ha-ha, Buttface is running for nothing!"
"You should have stopped him!" Jiang Hongyan couldn't decide if she should laugh or cry, so she just glared at him with slight annoyance. Xu Que gazed deeply into Jiang Hongyan's beautiful eyes. He grabbed her slender hands and cooed affectionately, "Isn't this better? At last, nobody can disturb us now!"
"Disturb us at what?" Jiang Hongyan teased.
"What else can a lone man and woman do in a room together? They can't possibly be playing PUBG or LOL!" Xu Que laughed, his heart secretly filled with joy. At least now, he was able to hold Jiang Hongyan's hand naturally. It was apparent that in her heart, she had become accustomed to him. She had accepted him! It's a good omen! He must take advantage of this victory and try to deepen their relationship! In this shared silence, he slowly leaned into Jiang Hongyan's body. He loosened his grip and lifted her hands slightly. He was ready to surprise her, to embrace her in an instant, to lock her in a long, affectionate kiss!
"Sister, have you returned? What are you both doing inside? If I hadn't met Buttface, I wouldn't have known that you were back!" A voice filled with surprise and joy suddenly came from outside the bedroom. Then, a beautiful girl appeared by the door. It was Zi Xuan.
Xu Que's face suddenly stiffened, and his mouth twitched fiercely. Damn, that idiot Buttface!
Jiang Hongyan looked at Xu Que's expression amusedly, before turning around and letting her beautiful eyes fall on Zi Xuan. Gentleness quickly filled her face as she answered tenderly, "Zi Xuan! We're back!"
"Sister, I missed you!" Zi Xuan ran toward her in lovely little steps and launched herself into Jiang Hongyan's embrace.
Xu Que's eyes widened in envy. The next moment, he opened his arms and flew toward Jiang Hongyan and Zi Xuan, shouting, "Ah, we are finally reunited again!"
"Tsk, go away!" Zi Xuan, being ever vigilant, shot daggers with her eyes at Xu Que before he could come over. Seeing that he had missed the opportunity, he pretended to hug his chest in pain.
"What are you doing?" Zi Xuan asked with a hard gaze.
Xu Que shook his head regretfully and sighed, "It's nothing. My heart burst…bah, no, I mean my heart was moved upon seeing your reunion and deep sisterly love!"
Pfft!
Zi Xuan couldn't stop laughing, "Xu Que, I haven't seen you for years! Why hasn't your character changed one bit?"
"Nonsense, how can you change gender at will?" Xu answered blankly.
Zi Xuan suddenly blushed and spat, "Stinky hooligan! I said character! Hmph, I'm not wasting my breath! Sister, let's go, I have much to tell you!" After saying that, Zi Xuan dragged Jiang Hongyan by the hand and made her way out.
"Okay!" Jiang Hongyan smiled and let Zi Xuan lead her. Xu Que watched as the two women left, paying no attention to him. He scrunched up his face in frustration.
Such a tragedy! If I had known beforehand, I would not have returned so soon. Now that the sisters have reunited, god knows how many days and nights will they spend talking with each other.
"Damn, Buttface, just wait till I get my hands on you!" The thought that Buttface had led to Zi Xuan's appearance made Xu Que furious. He then left the bedroom to head out of the palace. He hadn't been back for some years, but to people both inside and outside the palace, Xu Que was still someone unforgettable. Palace guards and the palace maids were all surprised at first to meet Xu Que, before respectfully greeting him, "General Zhu Ge!"
Outside the palace, be it monks or the ordinary people in the imperial city, they all reacted the same way. Some even asked him when the Wanda Mall of the Exploding Heavens Faction would reopen, as many of them had missed the old hamburgers, french fries, and all kinds of ice-cream coffee!
"This…let's discuss this in the future, in the future! Make way, everybody, I have a dog to slaughter today!" With great effort, Xu Que finally managed to squeeze out from the crowd. He just wanted to find Buttface and vent his anger. Things like reopening the Wanda Mall of the Exploding Heavens Faction were the least things on his mind!
However, when he squeezed out of the crowd, his gaze fell forward, and he saw something that dazed him. At the end of the street, a familiar, beautiful figure had just passed him.
"Sister fairy? Why is she here?" Xu Que was shocked. He couldn't believe his eyes – the beautiful Taoist nun he had met in the mystery land – the master of Duan Jiude, Zixia Fairy, was here!
Chapter 735: Meet Zixia Fairy Again!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Damn! This is not scientific! Why did she come here from the Mystery Land of the South Continent? And…where is Xiao Rou?
Xu Que was greatly shocked and couldn't help but rub his eyes.
The weirdest thing was that cultivators like Zixia Fairy must be quite eye-catching everywhere. However, when she was wandering in the street, the cultivators and ordinary persons around her didn't notice her as if nobody sensed her existence!
Could this be an illusion? Xu Que frowned and decided to check it out.
He started to follow her. At last, he reached an unfrequented corner at the end of the street.
As expected, that familiar beautiful figure appeared in his eyes again!
She still wore her baggy Taoist robe, which couldn't conceal her graceful curves. On her extremely delicate and beautiful face, her chilly eyes were staring at Xu Que like swords.
Is she waiting for me? Xu Que was shocked.
Apparently, she had sensed Xu Que's existence and was waiting for his arrival!
Xu Que felt guilty immediately. This woman was formidably powerful. Moreover, he took liberties with her when she was in secluded cultivation. Now maybe she came here to seek revenge on him!
Now I have a problem!
Xu Que's heart paused a bit as he stopped from coming closer to her!
"So, you are from the Five Elements Mountain!" Zixia Fairy said at this time. Her voice was still cold without any mood swings!
Xu Que started to exert his Oscar-level acting skill immediately. He pretended to be quite surprised as he said with a shiny smile, "Wow! Fairy Maiden, I didn't expect you are here! What a coincidence! Yes, I am from the Five Elements Mountain, so is Xiao Rou! Is she who leads you here? Where is she?"
"She is not here!" Zixia Fairy replied calmly.
"What?" Xu Que's smirk was frozen and his face was darkened gradually.
See that, Zixia Fairy nodded her head slightly and said, "It seems you care about her very much! Don't worry, she is safe. Now she is performing cultivation in the Elixir Plantation in the Mystery Land!"
"Cultivation? What do you mean? You promised you will send her out once she is revived, right?" Xu Que asked anxiously. He thought Zixia Fairy was an upright person. Also, the Mystery Land was about to close. He had no choice but entrusting Xiao Rou to her!
He didn't expect Zixia Fairy could leave Xiao Rou in the Mystery Land!
"Her physique is perfect for she has a Five Elements Chaotic Body. Now she is my apprentice, so I will never endanger her. The most precious time for the Five Elements Chaotic Body is the first 5 years after its appearance in this world. Therefore, I asked her to perform cultivation in the Elixir Plantation, which could facilitate her growth remarkably!" Zixia Fairy said calmly, which could be deemed as an explanation to Xu Que!
Hearing that, Xu Que was stunned a bit.
After thinking about it carefully, he knew what Zixia Fairy said was true!
After its appearance in this world, the Five Elements Chaotic Body was in its purest condition, which hadn't had any contact with this world. It could merge with anything in this world. If it could perform cultivation in an ideal environment, the progress would be extraordinarily fast and its foundation would also be much more solid than all the rest cultivators in this world!
"Emm…I see! Thank you for your considerate arrangement!" Xu Que folded his hands to Zixia Fairy with a guilty smile for he knew he had blamed her wrongly.
Zixia Fairy ignored Xu Que's appreciation. She stared at Xu Que coldly for a while. Then, she frowned and was about to say something!
Oh, no!
Seeing that, Xu Que thought Zixia Fairy was about to denounce him for what he did to her in the Mystery Land.
Immediately, he said first, "Fairy Maiden, what brings you to the Five Elements Mountain? I am a local, please don't hesitate to tell me anything I can help, and I will do my best to help you!"
As expected, he interrupted Zixia Fairy's words successfully.
She stared at Xu Que coldly. After a moment of silence, she said coldly, "It's none of your business!"
After that, she turned around and stepped forward casually. Her figure was blurred on the spot. The next moment, she had appeared somewhere several hundred miles away.
"Holy shit! Wait! I haven't acted tough yet!" Xu Que shouted.
In a blink of an eye, Zixia Fairy disappeared in front of him as if she had never been here.
"Awesome, my Fairy Maiden!" Xu Que exclaimed in surprise.
Zixia Fairy was much more powerful than cultivators at the Crossing Calamity Stage. Maybe she had reached the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage!
However, what brought such a powerful cultivator to the Five Elements Mountain suddenly?
"What? Could it be caused by the Red Rope of Marriage?" Xu Que guessed dubiously.
It was a pity that this time he only got information about Xiao Rou's current state, but failed to polish up his image in Zixia Fairy's heart!
Apparently, what he did in the Mystery Land had left a bad impression to her, and it was quite difficult to change that impression!
"Alas, what a pity! I'm afraid the Red Rope of Marriage will be wasted!" Xu Que shook his head helplessly and left with regrets.
It was extremely difficult to have a woman like Zixia Fairy as girlfriend. Now she disliked him very much and even didn't want to talk to him. The difficulty level might have reached the inferno level, which meant even a celestial couldn't help him.
Therefore, his judgment upon this beautiful Taoist Nun at the very beginning was correct! She was a woman who was even inaccessible for celestials! This was too difficult!
…
That day, Xu Que returned to the street where the Wanda Mall of the Exploding Heavens Faction was opened, but he didn't find Buttface, who had just disappeared after leaving the Imperial Palace!
Xu Que didn't want to search for him anymore, so he had to go back to the Imperial Palace unhappily.
However, in the next few days, Jiang Hongyan was totally "occupied" by Zi Xuan. They ate together and slept together. Therefore, Xu Que had no time to stay with Jiang Hongyan alone.
Xu Que was quite unhappy, but he could do nothing. At last, he had to give up his improper desire and was about to leave for the Fire Nation directly!
He told Jiang Hongyan that he would go to the Fire Nation to visit some of his friends, but he didn't say he would bring Su Yunlan and Madam Ya back.
After all, when he was in the Fire Nation, Jiang Hongyan knew the relationship between Madam Ya and Xu Que, who pretended to be Li Bai.
If he told the truth, he might be involved in a big trouble before bringing those female companies here.
Xu Que always felt guilty when he saw Jiang Hongyan's smilence expression. Therefore, after saying goodbye to her, he left directly.
He could take the Teleportation Device to reach the Fire Nation from the Water Nation.
However, Xu Que didn't want to do that. He decided to go to the Snow City first and visit Situ Haitang!
When he left the Snow City last time, he purchased many training plans of special forces, plans of spy war and high-tech potions from the System. Then, he gave all these things to Situ Haitang and asked her to train the soldiers of the Snow City into the troops of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
Several years had passed, Xu Que was quite eager to know the progress of the training.
Many cultivators were gathering here together with people of the rest four nations. They were talking about something.
"It's so weird. A lot of people entered that abode, but none of them returns!"
"Alas, this abode is out of our reach apparently!"
"Exactly, I grew up in this area, but I've never seen this abode before. I'm afraid it could be a trap set up by someone intentionally to kill cultivators who dare to enter it!"
"Since it is so dangerous, you could just stay away from it!"
"Right! Everybody knows you are trying to scare us away. This abode is not as dangerous as you said. I've heard someone came out alive the day before yesterday with a lot of elixirs!"
"Heh-heh, that man also told us that this abode is quite deep. He just returned after covering a short distance inside. As for those who went deeper inside, none of them has returned yet!���
"Then, we should avoid going deep into it!"
"Right! We could just collect some elixirs in the peripheral area!"
"Come on, who wants to go with us? There is strength in numbers. We will distribute the elixirs we collect fairly!"
…
Although Xu Que was far away from them, his auditory sense was extraordinary at his stage. Therefore, he heard the conversation among those people easily!
Apparently, they found an abode. It seemed it was quite dangerous in the abode and they were not strong enough to reach the deepest point of the abode.
Normally, Xu Que would go there and act tough before plundering everything in the abode.
But now he was in such a mood. He planned to go to the Snow City first. Then, he would leave for the Fire Nation immediately. After several years, he really missed Sect Leader Su Yunlan, the attractive Madam Ya and the appealing Su Ling'er…
"Wait! I sense something!"
However, when Xu Que was about to leave, he sensed a familiar aura!
He turned to the crowd abruptly and fixed his eyes on a figure!
That was a dark-skinned woman, who was quite emaciated. Several scars could be seen in her face, which made her ferocious and ugly. She had just reached the Golden Core Stage.
Many people tried to keep a distance with her. Male cultivators felt she was too ugly while the female cultivators thought she was too dirty!
She stood there quietly and fixed her eyes on a valley not far away with a dull expression. Nobody knew what she was thinking.
"It's weird. I've never seen this woman before. How could I have a feeling that I met her before?" Xu Que was puzzled.
The next moment, he rolled his eyes and summoned the System immediately!
"System, check whether this woman is using some kind of disguise art!"
Ding! "The investigation may cost you at least 100 Acting-Tough Points! The detailed value is dependent on the stage and the disguise art used by the object!" the System replied.
"Just check that woman, I want to know who she is!" Xu Que locked that emaciated woman immediately.
Ding! "The investigation of the woman is finished successfully. The investigation costs you 5,000 Acting-Tough Points, which have been deducted by the System automatically!"
"Holy shit!" Xu Que widened his eyes and started to curse loudly!
You said it will cost at least 100 Acting-Tough Points!
No matter how high her stage is and how powerful her disguise art is, you can't deduct 5,000 Acting-Tough Points!
This damned unscrupulous System cheated me!
Xu Que was quite angry and about to argue with the System!
The next moment, when he saw the image shown in the System interface, he closed his mouth immediately!
The real appearance of that emaciated woman was shown in the interface.
Xu Que was quite familiar with this person, who he had met not long ago. She was the beautiful Taoist Nun – Zixia Fairy!
Chapter 736: My Name Is Joker!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Holy crap! What a coincidence! I didn't expect I would meet her again! Could it be caused by the Red Rope of Marriage? Xu Que was greatly shocked.
The Five Elements Mountain was not a big place, but he didn't expect he would meet her again in such a short time! Before, Xu Que would have been quite happy about this. After all, this kind of predestined relationship was quite rare. These frequent accidental encounters had given him a lot of opportunities to flirt with girls!
However, after the last encounter, Xu Que had figured out that it was very difficult to change his image in the heart of Zixia Fairy. So, Xu Que had decided to stop his flirtation! After all, it was extremely difficult to flirt with a woman like her. Also, he was not as powerful as she was, which increased the difficulty of flirtation!
"Alas, the Red Rope of Marriage has created many opportunities, but the predestined relationship between us has gone!" Xu Que couldn't help but shake his head. He could win someone's heart forcibly through his efforts. However, for some people, no matter how hard he tried, he wouldn't stand a chance! Undoubtedly, that extremely beautiful Zixia Fairy was one of the latter ones!
…
"What? You said you want to join us?" a young man in the crowd said at this time as he looked at Zixia Fairy, disguised as an emaciated girl.
Zixia Fairy nodded her head quietly as she approached these people and tried to join them. The young man was stunned a bit. Then, he said with a smile, shaking his head, "This…lady, although you have reached the Golden Core Stage, you are…too ugly! Heh-heh, we don't need you for you might scare us in the abode! You could try your luck with others!" After saying that, the man laughed loudly and left directly!
People around her also laughed as they looked at Zixia Fairy sarcastically. However, Zixia Fairy wasn't annoyed by them. She frowned a bit and walked toward other people. It seemed she still tried to find someone to go into the abode with her! But she was really unlucky this time. Nobody wanted to go together with her!
After all, there were a lot of cultivators at the Golden Core Stage in this area. Some cultivators even had reached the Original Infant Stage. It was really a bad idea for Zixia Fairy to disguise herself into an ugly girl at the Golden Core Stage! For people around her, as long as they could get a better choice, they would never choose her!
Interesting! As a powerful cultivator, she could enter that abode easily. There is no reason for her to cover her identity and try to find company! Xu Que was confused. However, the next moment, his eyes lit up and he smiled, for an idea came into his mind!
"System, I want to purchase a Disguise Puppet, which can't be seen through by cultivators at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage!" Xu Que summoned the System.
Ding! "A Heaven-Rank Disguise Puppet has been purchased successfully with 3,000 Acting Tough Points!"
Together with the warning tone of the System, an item appeared in the System package of Xu Que! Without any hesitation, Xu Que defined a face and changed himself into a new appearance immediately!
…
At this time, many groups of cultivators had been formed under the desolate mountain. They were about to enter the abode to search for opportunities and fortunes! Zixia Fairy, disguised as the emaciated girl, was still being rejected by the rest of the people in this area. However, she didn't give up. She walked to another group of cultivators and asked in a low voice, "Guys, could I join you? Also, I don't want anything you might find in that abode!"
"You don't want anything from that abode? Hah-hah, why do you want to enter it?" The cultivators sneered after hearing that.
For them, this was a hilarious joke! Without rewards, nobody would risk their lives in that dangerous abode!
"The ugly person always acts weirdly. Maybe she is planning a conspiracy! Let's just ignore her and prepare to enter the abode!" someone said coldly.
The rest of the people also nodded. They ignored Zixia Fairy and started to make preparations by checking their magical artifacts and spells! Zixia Fairy couldn't help but frown again. However, she said nothing and turned around to ask other cultivators again!
"Excuse me, my lady!"
Just at this time, a gentle and resonant voice came from behind her! Zixia Fairy was surprised. Then, she turned around slightly. She saw a handsome young man in a shabby cloth gown was smiling at her. A bronze mirror which hung on his chest was eye-catching. After making eye contact with the man, Zixia Fairy was sure the young man was talking to her.
"My Lord, may I help you?"
"My lady, my name is Joker, and I am new here. Just now I saw you were looking for a companion. If you don' t mind, I'd like to go with you!�� the young man said gently with a disarming smile.
Undoubtedly, only Xu Que would say he was Joker in this place! He had disguised himself into Joker with a Heaven-Rank Disguise Puppet. His clothing and apparel were also the same as the Joker. The Heaven-Rank Disguise Puppet was quite powerful. Once it was used, the user's appearance, stage, and temperament were changed. Even cultivators at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage couldn't see through it!
After looking at Xu Que carefully for a while, Zixia Fairy was confused! She couldn't figure out why this young man at the Golden Core Stage invited her when the rest of the people turned their backs on her!
"Hah-hah, my fellow cultivator, if you want to find a companion, there are a lot of better choices here. Why do you choose that ugly woman?"
"Right! Everyone can see this woman has an evil intent. The abode is quite dangerous. You should take care of yourself and avoid being murdered by her!"
"Actually, the most important point is that this woman is too ugly. Even if she won't murder you, she might scare you to death in the abode! Hah-hah-hah!" Someone told a mean joke, while the rest of the people also laughed sarcastically.
Zixia Fairy frowned immediately. But she was not annoyed. It seemed she was either holding in her anger, or she didn't care about it at all!
However, Xu Que turned to the onlookers and said with puzzlement at this time, "Guys, why do you say this girl is ugly? For me, she is not ugly at all!"
What?
Is she not ugly for you?
The onlookers were stunned and looked at Xu Que dumbfoundedly.
Xu Que started to smile "shyly" and said by scratching the back of his head, "Frankly speaking, I don't know how to judge a person's appearance, which means I don't know whether a person in front of me is beautiful or not! I decided to go together with this girl because I feel she is quite nice and reliable! I don't care whether she is beautiful or ugly!"
Holy crap!
I've never heard a cultivator in this world who doesn't know how to judge a person's appearance! That's impossible!
The onlookers were totally confused.
Zixia Fairy also looked at Xu Que in surprise.
Then, Xu Que said to those onlookers earnestly, "Actually, I think appearance is not important for a person! The most important point is the inner beauty! As an old saying goes, 'Inside a beautiful woman, there is a skeleton; under the beautiful skin, there are flesh and blood!' It means no matter how beautiful a person is, he or she will be turned into a skeleton after death. Only the inner beauty could never be forgotten!"
His words muted everyone in this area!
"Inside a beautiful woman, there is a skeleton; under the beautiful skin, there are flesh and blood!"
An old man repeated those words several times. Then, he gasped abruptly and said in surprise, "I didn't expect you could have such a profound comprehension about life at such a young age! Could you tell me which sect are you in, please?"
"Heh-heh, you flatter me, senior! I learned from Master Bodhi when I was young. Now my Master is Tang Monk!" Xu Que replied, folding his hands politely. Hearing that, the old man was surprised. The rest of the onlookers were also confused for none of them had heard of the Master Bodhi and Tang Monk before!
Zixia Fairy also looked at Xu Que with puzzlement. Her eyes were full of surprise as she murmured in her heart, "I didn't expect I could meet such a gifted young man at this desolate place! It is quite impressive for him to say 'Inside a beautiful woman, there is a skeleton; under the beautiful skin, there are flesh and blood!', which is so meaningful!"
"My lady, so what do you say? Do you want to go with me?" Xu Que asked gently as he looked at Zixia Fairy.
Zixia Fairy nodded, "My Lord, it is my honor to go together with you! And also thank you for supporting me just now!"
"Please don't mention it! What I said just now was truth! By the way, how should I address you?" Xu Que asked politely.
Zixia Fairy hesitated a bit and replied, "You could call me Azi!"
Azi? The Zi from Zixia Fairy?
Hah-hah, this is interesting!
Xu Que smiled in his heart, and his facial expression wasn't changed.
Then, he said gently, "OK, Lady Azi, please don't call me 'Lord' anymore! I am just a disbanded cultivator and not a Lord! You can call me the damned monkey…Puff! No, please just call me Joker!"
"All right, let's go!" Zixia Fairy ignored those details and was about to enter the abode, after nodding her head slightly. Xu Que was surprised a bit for he really couldn't figure out Zixia Fairy's purpose. How could she enter the abode with only one companion? What is she going to do? Could it be that there is a restrictive spell that she can't break alone in the abode? Otherwise, there is no reason for her to do this!
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Chapter 737: I, Joker, Will Fight You To The End!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que started to follow Zixia Fairy with puzzlement.
After turning herself into an ugly and emaciated girl, Zixia Fairy's appearance was quite "impressive". On their way, a lot of people were startled by her! Then, people started to look at Xu Que with weird expressions!
"Interesting! How could such a handsome man go together with that ugly woman?"
"Are they going to enter the abode? They are seeking their deaths!"
"Hah-hah, that ugly woman has prevented other cultivators from joining them!"
"That woman is quite weird! I bet she is planning a conspiracy!"
On their way, they could hear all kinds of slanderous gossip. Xu Que was quite happy. When he peeped at Zixia Fairy, he found she was frowning, but was not annoyed. So, he had to admit he was impressed by this broad-minded woman!
However, as her companion, Xu Que knew he couldn't pretend he heard nothing. The next moment, he stopped and said as he looked at the gossipers coldly, "Guys! Please stop your meaningless comments! Lady Azi has a kind heart! You can't judge her according to her appearance for this is totally ignorant!"
His words stunned the people. When they sensed Xu Que had reached the Golden Core Stage, they chose to close their mouths to avoid unnecessary troubles! However, someone who had a lot of companions still ridiculed, "My fellow cultivator, we are free to judge others according to their appearances. You are not qualified to stop us!"
"Humph!" Xu Que's face darkened immediately, "I dare you to say it again! I will never allow you to insult Lady Azi like this!"
His words stunned the people again! Even Zixia Fairy was shocked by his words. She looked at Xu Que in surprise. Apparently, she didn't expect Xu Que would defend her so stoutly for such a trifling thing.
"Heh-heh, then what? Are you going to fight all of us?" someone sneered at this time. He was not afraid of a cultivator at the Golden Core Stage, especially when a lot of his companions were standing behind him.
Xu Que's face turned pale immediately. However, he still stepped forward without any hesitation and said resolutely as if death was nothing for him, "Alive, be man of men; dead, be soul of souls! Death won't scare me away! If you continue to disrespect Lady Azi, I, Joker, will fight to my last drop of blood!"
Boom!
His sonorous voice was echoing in this area!
Everyone was stunned by his words and didn't believe what they had heard.
"Is he insane?"
"What a psycho!"
"How could he risk his life for a woman he met by chance? Is that really necessary?"
"He is crazy! This guy is definitely crazy!"
"Forget it, just leave this idiot alone, let's enter the abode!"
"Right, let's go!"
The people left, shaking their heads. They were not afraid of Xu Que, but thought it was unnecessary to take him on here. After all, this was just a trifling thing. If they suffered casualties in fighting against Xu Que, it would be a great loss for them.
"You don't need to do that! They are free to say anything. I just don't care about it!" Zixia Fairy said, shaking her head slightly as she looked at Xu Que with a strange expression.
Xu Que said seriously and resolutely, "Lady Azi, please don't misunderstand me. What I've done is not only for you, but also follows my heart! If I remained indifferent when they insulted you, there would be no difference between me and a beast! And I would be killed by the torture of consciousness!"
"…"
Zixia Fairy was stunned and didn't know what to say.
The awe-inspiring righteousness of this young man bewildered her. Being a cultivator for so many years, she had never met such a just man like him!
"Anyway, thank you!" Zixia Fairy smiled and nodded her head. The good feeling in her heart about Xu Que was enhanced inexplicably. For her, a just man like Xu Que was quite rare in this world, like one in a million.
"Lady Azi, it is my pleasure. As I said just now, I am just following my heart. Oh, it's getting late, let's get going!" Xu Que also replied with a smile.
The two of them continued to walk forward. The abode was located in a barren plain. Its entrance was at the opening of the valley. Nothing could be found here before. Recently, an entrance appeared out of nowhere suddenly. Someone found it and guessed it was an entrance to an age-old abode!
Xu Que tried to ask Zixia Fairy about the history of this abode. However, Zixia Fairy was not talkative and didn't render useful information. After a short while, they arrived at the entrance of the abode. A lot of cultivators had gathered there. They formed a lot of expedition groups, most of which were composed of around 10 cultivators. In this way, they could look after each other in the abode.
People started to enter the abode. After a short while, they just disappeared together with flickering white light.
"The abode is full of restrictive spells and Teleportation Devices. However, no matter which Teleportation Device we take, it will take us to the bottom of the abode. When we enter the abode, please follow me tightly to avoid being separated by the Teleportation Device!" Zixia Fairy said to Xu Que at this time.
"OK!" Xu Que nodded and said nothing more. He knew Zixia Fairy must know this abode very well. To avoid her suspicions, he chose to keep silent. Anyway, the answers to all the questions could be found in the abode.
…
Soon, cultivators outside the entrance were becoming less and less. Xu Que and Zixia Fairy also stepped into the entrance together!
Buzz!
A buzz came in from Xu Que's mind suddenly. He was surprised and tried to find the source of it in the System package. Then, he found the buzz was from that black fire stick! He had gotten this fire stick from Duan Jiude, who said it was the key to open the last seal of the Five Elements Mountain. Moreover, he had an inexplicable familiarity with this stick. It was not a soul-level familiarity. It seemed the stick could resonate with his body, and he always felt intimacy from it.
What's going on? Xu Que couldn't help but frown.
Before this, nothing could be sensed from the stick. However, after the entry of the abode, it started to buzz suddenly as if it was quite excited to go back!
"What happened?" Zixia Fairy asked, as she sensed something was wrong with Xu Que.
"Nothing, I just got a weird feeling about this place!" Xu Que shook his head slightly, but didn't take out the fire stick!
An idea occurred to him suddenly. Since the fire stick was key to open the last seal of the Five Elements Mountain, and it started to buzz after entering this abode, there could only be two possibilities to explain that!
Possibility No. 1: According to the theory of the Exploding Heavens Faction, all sticks will get excited after entering a cave!
Possibility No. 2: Maybe the last seal is located in this place. So, the fire stick started to react in this place!
Apparently, the possibility of the latter one was higher!
Xu Que couldn't help but look at Zixia Fairy, for he had figured out something.
This woman came to the Five Elements Mountain from afar. I guess she is trying to break the seals of the Five Elements Mountain!
"The Teleportation Device is over there, let's go this way!" Zixia Fairy pointed at a position to her left after stopping in front of a restrictive spell at this time. Xu Que found the ground was full of thickly dotted runes. And almost each group of runes could form an unfathomable spell!
"Let's go there together! Otherwise, we will be separated!" Zixia Fairy said again as she stepped forward.
"OK!" Xu Que also followed her tightly and his heart beat even faster!
He thought he had made a right decision to come here. If Zixia Fairy was about to break the seals, he had to stop her making trouble!
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Chapter 738: I Have Found Their Weak Point!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Whoosh!
A large area of white light appeared in the dazzling runes on the ground!
After feeling the force of the void, Xu Que felt obvious weightlessness. Then, the images of things around him became distorted. The next moment, when he came to himself, he found he was in a pitch-black passage! Nobody was beside him except the emaciated girl who was the disguised Zixia Fairy.
"Be careful! This area is full of restrictive spells. There are also mechanic puppets here!" a soft voice came into his ears, from which he could feel a strand of sincere care!
"OK, Lady Azi, you also take care!" Xu Que replied, nodding his head.
He could sense Zixia Fairy's good feelings about the Joker, which was his new identity. This good feeling was not like the feeling between love birds. It was only because Zixia Fairy thought he was a just man and didn't wish him any accidents!
That's enough! At least this is a good beginning! Xu Que smiled,murmuring to himself.
They started to move forward cautiously. Xu Que didn't sense any danger. However, the powerful Zixia Fairy still moved carefully as if she was not sure she could reach the bottom of this abode safely. Seeing her reaction, Xu Que also started to keep alert and move forward slowly.
Boom!
After a short while, they heard a dull sound in front of them, which was followed by several miserable screams!
"No, retreat!"
"This place is too dangerous! How could so many puppets appear suddenly?"
"Ah! How could this be? My magic arts and artifacts couldn't cause any damage to them!"
"Crap! They can only be smashed by pure strength!"
"How could we defeat them? These puppets are too tough! Nobody can hurt them except the cultivators who were good at physique cultivation!"
"Let's go back and re-enter another way!"
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Along with the air-rending sounds, several cultivators were dashing back from the end of the passage. They were not surprised by seeing Xu Que and Zixia Fairy. After all, they would meet cultivators in this passage from time to time.
"Guys, this way has been blocked. Someone triggered a restrictive spell by accident, and a bunch of puppets appeared. You'd better leave here immediately!" someone reminded Xu Que kindly.
Zixia Fairy frowned. Then she said as she looked at Xu Que, "Joker, let's get out of here first!"
"Lady Azi, please take it easy. Actually, I know something about the puppets. Maybe I can deal with them!" Xu Que said with a confident smile.
"No, the puppets here are different than those in other places!" Zixia Fairy shook her head slightly. Apparently, she had made up her mind to leave. Her reaction surprised Xu Que, because she was definitely powerful enough to confront those puppets directly!
"Lady Azi, please trust me. I started to learn mechanic knowledge when I was a kid. And I know the puppets quite well. I used to encounter powerful puppets in the Imperial Tomb of the Metal Nation. All puppets there had reached the Infant Transformation Stage. However, the puppets are not living things. As long as we can find their weak points, we can defeat them easily!" Xu Que explained patiently.
Hearing that, Zixia Fairy hesitated. The cultivators who had planned to retreat were also impressed by Xu Que's words.
"My fellow cultivator, could you really find out the weak points of those puppets?" someone asked expectantly.
After all, they had arrived at this place with difficulty. If they went back to choose another way, a lot of time would be wasted, and they might also encounter things which could be more dangerous! Now Xu Que said confidently that he could find out the weak points of the puppets. Most of the cultivators believed they should have a try.
"Believe me, I've smashed countless puppets at the Infant Transformation Stage. Now I am skillful enough to find the weak points of puppets at the Void Training Stage and smash them!" Xu Que replied, nodding his head. Then, he turned to Zixia Fairy and asked gently, "Lady Azi, let's go inside. If I can't defeat them, we still have time to retreat!"
After pondering for a while, Zixia Fairy said, "OK, but please do be careful. This place is really dangerous!"
"OK, I got you!" Xu Que nodded his head strenuously.
Hearing that, the rest of the cultivators were quite happy. Then, they said hurriedly, "My fellow cultivator, we will also follow you to watch your back! You just walk forward. Most restrictive spells in this passage have been solved by us. When you find the weak points of those puppets, we will smash them together!"
"OK, thank you, guys!" Xu Que folded his hands politely. Then, he started to walk forward directly. Seeing that, Zixia Fairy shook her head slightly and sighed to herself. This young man is naturally good but too generous! Those people asked him to act as a shield, but he didn't realize that. OK, let me take care of him!
Zixia Fairy also stepped forward, following Xu Que closely!
In this way, they started to move forward rapidly!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Soon, they heard big bangs like heavy objects falling on the ground. Actually, they were the footsteps of a lot of mechanic puppets! Their footsteps were really quite noisy. The entire passage was filled with those noises. A lot of sand and crushed stones were shaken off the walls to the ground around them. However, Xu Que still walked forward confidently in the front!
At last, they saw many gigantic mechanic puppets, which were hundreds of meters away from them! But these puppets were not as powerful as Xu Que expected. Each of them had reached the Original Infant Stage. Their bodies, which were covered by faint green light, were made of special bronze material! Behind them, there were several puppets covered by golden light, which had reached the Infant Transformation Stage and were relatively strong.
However, now Xu Que was powerful enough to smash them easily. In order to avoid exposing his strength in front of Zixia Fairy, he had to stop and try to purchase something from the System.
"My fellow cultivator, have you found their weak points?" the cultivators behind him asked anxiously at this time.
Zixia Fairy also looked at Xu Que. If he shook his head, she would take him away immediately.
Xu Que nodded with a smile and said in delight, "I've found their weak points!"
"What? Really? That's great! Tell us where their weak points are, let's smash them together!" The cultivators were excited by his words.
Xu Que said, pointing at the puppets, "The weak point is its body. If we can break it with brute force, the puppet will be incapacitated!"
"Ah?" The cultivators were dumbfounded immediately.
The weak point is the puppet's body, which could be broken by brute force?
Crap, everyone knows that!
We would never have retreated if we could break their bodies!
"Damn! We were fooled by this idiot! Let's retreat!" They started to retreat without any hesitation.
Zixia Fairy was also stunned by Xu Que's reply, for she didn't expect Xu Que would give such an embarrassing answer. As the cultivators had predicted, a lot of restrictive spells had been added to these puppets when they were produced, which were immune to the attack of magic arts. Therefore, they could only be damaged by brute force. However, their bodies were too tough and could only be hurt by cultivators at the Infant Transformation Stage who were good at physique cultivation.
"Lady Azi, please wait here for a moment. Let me smash those puppets!" Xu Que said as he dashed forward.
Zixia Fairy's expression changed, and she shouted, "Joker, wait!"
However, Xu Que didn't slow down. Whoosh! He waved his hand to take out a red and silver metal box and shouted, "Transform! Iron Man!"
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Chapter 739: Are You A Member Of The Exploding Heavens Faction?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
As the metal box dropped on the ground, along with the sound of a machine operating, a lot of metal sheets gushed out and started to wrap up Xu Que's body starting from his feet. In the blink of an eye, he had been turned into an iron man!
Flop! Flop! Flop!
At the same time, a lot of puppets in front of them started to quicken their heavy steps and dash toward Xu Que!
Xu Que raised his arms, which were covered by steel armor. Dazzling white light appeared in his palms!
Swish!
A giant light beam gushed out from his palm abruptly!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A group of puppets exploded in the white light beam and were turned into small pieces, falling to the ground!
Swish!
Xu Que raised both of his arms and continued to fire white light beams.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Another group of puppets were smashed into pieces and fell to the ground.
The cultivators behind Xu Que were totally shocked by him, who had turned himself into the Iron Man. What…the hell is this? How could it be so destructive?
Meanwhile, Zixia Fairy was also stunned, and her face was full of disbelief!
Rumble!
Suddenly, a large bang erupted. The passage shook violently. Several puppets at the Infant Transformation Stage, which were covered by golden light, quickened their steps and started to rush toward Xu Que with magnificent power!
"No!" Zixia Fairy's expression changed, and she tried to grab Xu Que with her hands. However, she was not as fast as Xu Que!
Whoosh!
Dazzling light appeared on the chest of Xu Que's steel armor. Then, a red-hot light beam dashed out toward the puppets abruptly!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The puppets at the Infant Transformation Stage were smashed by the fiery light beam into small pieces and fell to the ground directly! All of a sudden, the passage was in a dead silence!
Zixia Fairy was surprised! The cultivators were also dumbfounded!
"How…could this be?"
"How could he smash so many puppets in such a short time?"
"My God!"
When they came to themselves at last from the terror, they finally figured out the reason!
They remembered Xu Que had said that he learned the mechanic knowledge when he was a kid and was good at finding weak points of puppets. Now they knew what Xu Que had said was true. Compared to his steel armor and destructive light beams, the bodies of those puppets were weak points indeed!
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host 'Xu Que' in acting tough successfully. The reward is 800 Acting Tough Points!"
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host 'Xu Que' in acting tough successfully. The reward is 1,000 Acting Tough Points!"
…
Along with the warning tone of the System, Xu Que returned the armor of the Iron Man to the System reluctantly, as if he hadn't earned enough from it. He didn't suffer a loss this time. He spent 800 Acting Tough Points to rent the armor of the Iron Man, which earned over 1,000 Acting Tough Points for him!
However, he was not satisfied with the result. Among all these people, except for Zixia Fairy who was quite powerful, the rest of the cultivators' stages were too low. If he acted tough in front of those powerhouses in the four continents, he would have earned at least 10,000 Acting Tough Points this time!
"My fellow cultivators, Lady Azi, we can walk on now!" Xu Que said with a smile as he looked at Zixia Fairy and the cultivators.
Zixia Fairy had come to herself. She asked in a low voice, looking at Xu Que curiously, "What kind of artifact is the armor you wore just now? I didn't feel any fluctuation of Spiritual Qi in it. How could it be extremely powerful like that?"
"Um, that's the equipment developed by the Science & Technology Department of our Exploding Heavens Faction! And its name is Iron Man of the Exploding Heavens Faction!" Xu Que said proudly.
However, his words stunned the cultivators immediately. Even Zixia Fairy also seemed very surprised.
"The Exploding Heavens Faction? My God! Now I know why you are so powerful! You are a sovereign of the Exploding Heavens Faction!" The cultivators exclaimed immediately. The Exploding Heavens Faction was very famous in the Five Elements Mountain!
Almost at the same time, Zixia Fairy stared at Xu Que coldly, and she asked seriously, "Joker, tell me, do you know a womanizer whose name is Xu Que?"
Um…
Xu Que's heart trembled a bit!
Oh, no, I spilled the beans, and it has exposed my identity!
When he was in the Mystery Land of the South Continent, he told Zixia Fairy he was Xu Que of the Exploding Heavens Faction when he provoked her. If he had left a bad impression on Zixia Fairy, she wouldn't have a good feeling about the Exploding Heavens Faction either!
No, I have to remedy the situation!
Xu Que suppressed the guilty feeling in his heart and said in a surprised voice, "Lady Azi, you know Xu Que? But…why do you say he is a womanizer? I guess there must have been misunderstandings between you and him!"
"Misunderstandings?" Zixia Fairy said with a chilly expression. "Joker, I'm afraid you have misunderstandings about him! Xu Que is a vile person. How could you become a member of his faction?"
"Ah?" Xu Que pretended he was shocked and was about to say something. However, the cultivators started to yell angrily suddenly, "Shut up! What's wrong with you, woman? Why do you insult Xu Que?"
"Xu Que is the proud master of our Water Nation. He used to recover lost territories and put down rebellions for the Water Nation. He also established the Wanda Mall of the Exploding Heavens Faction to benefit our people. Thanks to him, all of us have realized remarkable progress in cultivation! How could you insult him like that?"
"Right! Sometimes his measures were mean. But he only used those mean measures when he was offended by others!"
"Exactly! Xu Que is a good man in the final analysis, who is much better than those hypocrites. You are not allowed to insult him like that!"
The cultivators stared at Zixia Fairy angrily, as they stood up for Xu Que. Xu Que was dumbfounded by their words. Zixia Fairy was also surprised. Apparently, she didn't expect these people would describe Xu Que as such a good man and even defend him.
This is not…correct!
That womanizer provoked me in the Mystery Land first. Then, he ruined half of the Elixir Plantation. At last, he even took liberties with me when I was condensing my soul. The annihilation of Xu Que should be deemed as getting rid of an evil for the world. How could someone think Xu Que was a good man?
"Humph, all of you were cheated by him!" Zixia Fairy snorted. She was annoyed whenever the name of Xu Que was mentioned.
"Impossible! What Xu Que did for our Water Nation can be seen by everyone!" the cultivators retorted angrily.
Xu Que couldn't help but blush. It is really embarrassing to be praised by you like this!
"Joker!" Zixia Fairy shouted as she stared at Xu Que coldly.
Xu Que, who was surprised, shouted hurriedly, "I'm here!"
"Tell me, between me and Xu Que, who do you believe?" Zixia Fairy tried to prove she was right like a stubborn girl. Xu Que was amazed by her reaction. Suddenly, he felt the temperament of Zixia Fairy was quite like that of the Zixia Fairy in A Chinese Odyssey!
"Lady Azi, I really don't know how…to answer your question! Actually, I believe both of you. Also, Xu Que is really a good man. Maybe there is really a misunderstanding between you and him!" Xu Que said perplexedly.
He knew he would earn some good feeling if he said he believed Zixia Fairy! However, according to his style, he would never degrade himself when he tried to flirt with a girl!
"There is no misunderstanding!" Zixia Fairy's face darkened, and she walked away directly. Apparently, she was annoyed. Before this, when she was ridiculed for her appearance by others, she was not angry at all. However, she was annoyed by Xu Que's words suddenly.
The cultivators also stood there angrily. They thought Zixia Fairy was making trouble out of nothing by insulting the heroic Xu Que who had achieved great accomplishments. Xu Que was totally stunned and bewildered by this situation.
What the hell is this?
"Joker, are you still going to stay here?" Zixia Fairy, who had walked ahead of Xu Que, turned around and looked at Xu Que, a little snappishly.
Hah-hah!
Xu Que's eyes lit up. It turned out this woman could be so cute! Look at her snappish face! Look at her little nose, which was wrinkled up slightly!
Tsk-tsk-tsk!
If she didn't disguise herself with such an ugly face, she would really look like that Zixia Fairy in the movie! However, this was still fine! At least she had stopped acting otherworldly like before!
"Coming!" Xu Que smiled to himself and replied as he ran toward her.