Chapter 760: He Squanders Like A King!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Sigh!
Xu Que fell back onto the bed, consumed by boredom once again. Placing an order with the Debt Collector Beats Debtors had given him some hope, but the wait time of one month to ten years on the display screen was such a downer. It had extinguished his joy like a bucket of cold water, drenching him from head to toe.
He could have accepted the wait if it had been a month or even a few months. However, ten years! That was just too long! He might have even returned to Earth by then.
Sigh!
Xu Que sighed again. He could only pray that the Act Tough King Ye Qiu would deliver, and that he would receive the SIM card before he returned to Earth! Without a SIM card, he couldn't even check if the booster could receive signals from Earth!
How depressing!
A third sigh.
The next instant, his gaze swept toward the other two Big Growth Gift Bags in the System interface. Should he try again? What if it gives him a SIM card right away this time? Yeah! What if? Anticipation filled Xu Que once more, and he quickly leaped from his bed. To maximize his luck, he carefully washed his hands before activating the Lucky Aura.
He then opened the second Big Growth Gift Bag.
Swoosh!
As with his previous try, a few beams of light flew straight into the blank spaces in his parcel.
Basic Puppet Spell, Basic Puppet Spell, Signal Booster!
"What the hell, what's going on? Where's my SIM?" Xu Que buried his head in his hands, apparently desperate.
The only difference was that the second bag just had one extra Basic Puppet Spell.
"This can't be it. I'll try the last one!" He bit the inside of his cheeks and activated the Lucky Aura again.
High-Class Puppet Spell, Signal Booster, Signal Booster, Rent-free Card!
"You must be kidding me!" Xu Que screamed agonizingly.
Still no SIM card! He didn't have the only card that mattered – the SIM card – and got a Rent-free card instead!
Rent-free your ass! I don't need a crappy Rent-free card!
This third gift bag was nothing but a colossal disappointment to Xu Que. It only gave him an extra signal booster, a rent-free card, and an upgraded Puppet Spell. It functions exactly like the previous one, just that high-level spells can be used on cultivators who are at the Great Vehicle Stage.
To Xu Que, it was something redundant, though nice to have. He was, however, trapped in this illusory realm. Forget about cultivators in the Great Vehicle Stage – he couldn't even find a cultivator in the Qi Refining Stage! As for the Rent-free card, all it does is waive the rent for anything rentable in the store for a day and will expire after three uses!
Sigh, forget it, I should be happy with the Puppet Spell. With this Rent-free card, it's time to run amok…pooh, no, time to act tough!
Xu Que gathered himself, and, with gusto, recovered himself as the Act Tough King! He strolled out of the chamber with both hands behind his back, and gazed thoughtfully upon the landscape. A brief moment later, he had put on a neat set of an Imperial Guard uniform and made his way to the next chamber. He strode on, knowing the palace routes like the back of his hand. Who would have guessed that he was no more than an outsider who had just entered the palace!
After all, he had spent the past months observing the palace maids and the Empress where they sleep, eat, or bathe, all with his drone as he lay comfortably on the bed with nothing better to do. He considered these just observational records of how the ancients lived, more scientifically known as archaeological work! His archeological work had familiarized him with the structure of the entire palace.
He headed to the Emperor's chamber – the Flying Frost Palace! With the help of the drone, he easily avoided the eyes of the imperial patrol guards. He quickly used a Basic Puppet Spell and sneaked in. After a while, he slipped out again and returned to the Empress Dowager's Pure Heart Palace.
He quickly called up the System Store. With the Rent-free card, he started to order all kinds of cutting-edge weapons.
"Tanks? I'll take five squadrons of those!"
"Assault Amphibious Vehicles, five squadrons too!"
"Tracked Artillery Vehicles, ten squadrons!"
"Rocket cars? Give me 20 squadrons!"
"Bombers? Ten echelons!"
"Fighter planes? Ten echelons!"
"Iron Man? 20…no, give me 50 units!"
…
Xu Que squandered the rent-free card like a king. He milked everything rentable from the System as long as it was possible. He had merely wanted to vent his frustration, to act tough, and to feel good! Before long, many tanks and all kinds of armored vehicles filled the enormous space in front of the Pure Heart Palace. All types of combat aircraft lined up on the sides; he even had 50 different models of Iron Man,which, like an army of steel, waited for his orders. Xu Que's mental orders controlled all of them. He stood outside the Pure Heart Palace, and, at the full array laid out before him, his mood finally turned better.
"Miss Azi, Young Princess, stop singing karaoke and see me act tough instead!" Xu Que yelled toward the Pure Heart Palace.
He jumped onto a tank. Merely standing on it lifted his heart to high spirits. With so much firepower, Xu Que felt a pressing need to conduct a military parade that marched from within the palace to outside the castle gates, circling the Imperial City before returning to the castle. It would be impressive!
…
At the same time, the air was heavy in the palace's smelting house. Monarch Jin had summoned 1,000 dare-to-die soldiers from the archery squad and made them go through specialized training. They trained with pistols for a whole day and finally perfected their aims. They were far from good, but the Emperor had ordered them to eradicate Xu Que tonight. Their mission tonight was to prevent this technology from flowing into other countries, and every second of delay was costly.
"Hmph, Hua An, when today comes again next year, it will be your death anniversary!" A cold smile rested on Monarch Jin's lips as he scanned the 1,000 soldiers in the smelting house. He had already understood from the butler that Xu Que had a Gatling Gun that could kill several people instantly. However, he brimmed with confidence. 1,000 soldiers firing at the same time would be much more powerful than that thing called a Gatling Gun!
"Soldiers! After tonight, be it in life or death, you will all be heroes of the Li Nation!" Monarch Jin turned toward the 1,000 soldiers and raised his cup.
Whip!
1,000 soldiers all raised their wine cups at the same time and together they yelled, "Unafraid of life or death, we shall lay our lives down for the Emperor!"
When their voices fell, everyone swallowed their wine in one shot.
The sky gradually darkened.
Monarch Jin led 1,000 soldiers out of the smelting house. He directed his intense and icy gaze toward the Pure Heart Palace. The next second, he climbed onto his horse and punched the air, yelling: "Death to Hua An! Eradicate the rebel!"
1,000 soldiers thundered after him.
"Kill him!"
On his horse, with 1,000 soldiers behind him, Monarch Jin majestically charged toward the Pure Heart Palace.
Chapter 761: I Am Your Daddy!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At this moment, in the Flying Frost Palace, the Emperor had just finished reading over the reports. He walked to the window and let out a sigh of relief. He fixed his eyes on a team of soldiers that was marching toward the Pure Heart Palace under the cover of night.
The Emperor couldn't help but smile coldly, "After tonight, that divine weapon will be possessed by the Li Nation exclusively! And I will rule the entire world soon!"
This was the ambition of an Emperor!
He turned around and walked to his bed. Then he lay down slowly and was about to take a rest as he waited for the good news from Monarch Jin. He didn't expect the yellow spell, which had been placed in the center of his bed, to be attached to his back tightly as he lay down.
Whoosh!
The Emperor was immediately frozen on the bed, and his eyes gradually became blank and sluggish. The next moment, a voice started to echo in his mind, "I am your daddy!"
"Daddy?"
"Do you hear me? I am your daddy! No, I am your birth father! I am your adopted father! Now come to the Pure Heart Palace with your men and be the audience for me when I act tough!"
…
At the same time, outside the Pure Heart Palace, Xu Que was standing on a tank with a smile. He was quite happy, for he had just brainwashed the Emperor!
"The Queen Dowager could be the next target of the Puppet Spell!" Xu Que said with a smile.
Then, he raised his hands at the tanks and armored vehicles in front of him and was about to hold a military parade to the Imperial Palace!
Squeak!
At this time, the young Princess and Zixia Fairy walked out from their bedchambers. They were stunned by what they saw.
"These…"
"What are these?"
They had never seen things like this before: the tanks, the rocket launchers, the jet fighters, or the iron men.
The two of them stood on the spot, dumbfounded.
"The Military Parade of the Exploding Heavens Faction starts now!"
Standing on the tank, Xu Que was just like an emperor. He shouted majestically and waved his arms!
Boom!
Instantly, all the weapons and vehicles in the square were activated and started to move forward slowly. Almost at the same time, a team of soldiers appeared at the arched door of the Pure Heart Palace! The team was led by Monarch Jin, who shouted majestically, waving a pistol, "Hua An, you are a rebel! Just get out…"
Before finishing his words, Monarch Jin stood stunned on the spot.
The 1,000 dare-to-die soldiers behind him were also shocked and stood rooted to their spots.
They couldn't believe what they were seeing:
Many gigantic steel monsters were moving slowly in front of them. Their orderly queue, their unbreakable armor, and their big gun barrels were overwhelming!
What the hell are these?
How…could they appear in the Imperial Palace?
Whop! Whop! Whop! Whop! Whop…
Several combat helicopters flew overhead, their rotary wings creating deafening noises!
After that, more than ten jet fighters flew over!
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Colorful smoke was ejected from the tails of the jet fighters and formed enormous rainbows in the sky!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At almost the same time, dozens of iron men flew toward Monarch Jin and his soldiers abruptly. As they hit the ground, their heavy bodies cracked the earth. After that, all the iron men raised their arms and pointed their fiery-hot palms at Monarch Jin and his soldiers.
"Lethal weapons detected!"
"Put down your weapons in three seconds, or the eradication will be initiated!"
…
Flop!
Monarch Jin fell to the ground from his horse in terror. He couldn't believe the iron soldiers in front of him could even talk! The dare-to-die soldiers behind him were also unable to move or speak.
Three seconds passed, and Monarch Jin' s pistol dropped to the ground, but his soldiers didn't drop their weapons.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a dazzling light beam gushed out from the palm of one iron man!
Bang!
A dare-to-die soldier was blown up immediately. He fell to the ground and died instantly. This sudden scene woke up those other dare-to-die soldiers.
Monarch Jin also changed his expression and shouted hurriedly, "Drop your pistols, quickly!"
He had no time to kill Xu Que!
The power gap was so distinct. Any steel vehicle could crush them, let alone those iron soldiers! They didn't stand a chance to win!
Patter! Patter! Patter!
All at once, all the dare-to-die soldiers dropped their pistols from sheer terror, as they looked at those iron men in a disturbed way. Even though they were ready to die, they were also intimidated by those steel monsters that they had never seen before! They stood no chance of defeating their opponents. They were hopeless and didn't want to sacrifice their lives in such a way.
"Oh, it's you, Monarch! You have also come here to enjoy the military parade, right?"
Suddenly, a lavishly decorated tank passed by them slowly. Xu Que, who was standing on the tank, waved at them with a shiny smile on his face.
Monarch Jin's face twitched a bit. When he was about to scold Xu Que angrily, he swallowed his words after seeing the steel monsters around him. His expression amused Xu Que. Then, he asked with a smile as he looked at the soldiers behind Monarch Jin, "You are here to kill me, right?"
"…"
The dare-to-die soldiers shut their mouths tightly. How could they answer that question? If they said "Yes", they were seeking death!
If they said "No", Xu Que, who was not an idiot, would see clearly from their actions that they were lying.…
Monarch Jin got up his nerve and said seriously, "Hua An, release my daughter and I'll forget what you've done!"
"What? You will forget what I've done? But I will never forget what you've done!" Xu Que smiled meanly and waved his arms. The iron men raised their arms at the same time! In a matter of seconds, the tanks and rocket launchers also stopped. Clang! Clang! The vehicles pointed their guns at Monarch Jin and his soldiers!
The soldiers turned pale and took a step backward immediately! Monarch Jin couldn't stand it anymore. He shouted angrily, "Hua An, are you really going to be the enemy of the entire Li Nation?"
"The enemy of the Li Nation?" Xu Que said with a smile as he shook his head, "Sorry, your so-called Li Nation is not qualified to be my enemy!"
"What did you say?" Monarch Jin shouted angrily. Even the soldiers behind him widened their eyes in anger.
Xu Que was too arrogant. Although the steel monsters in front of them were quite scary, the Li Nation had tens of thousands of soldiers, who might defeat these steel monsters! However, they didn't expect Xu Que to say that the Li Nation was even not qualified to be his enemy, which was a stark humiliation!
"You may kill me but you may never insult me! Hua An, I will die fighting with you today!" Monarch Jin yelled, as he drew his sword and was about to fight Xu Que.
"Stop!" From somewhere, a sharp demand rang out.
People turned around and found the beautiful Queen Dowager was walking toward them hurriedly. In the shade of night, her beautiful face was full of anger!
"We greet you, Queen Dowager!" over 1,000 dare-to-die soldiers kneeled down in front of her immediately.
Monarch Jin was also shocked. Then he folded his hands at the Queen Dowager. "I greet you, Queen Dowager!"
"Humph! How dare you break into my Pure Heart Palace!" the Queen Dowager scolded coldly.
"Queen Dowager, this is a misunderstanding. We are here to kill the rebel…" Monarch Jin explained hurriedly.
"Daddy!" Another surprised voice rang out. The young Princess ran to them, together with a surprised Zixia Fairy.
Monarch Jin was shocked. Then, he said in delight, "Yun'er, you…you are really here! Your belly…" Monarch Jin fixed his eyes on the belly of the young Princess. He was surprised by what he saw. The young Princess's belly was still flat and normal.
Monarch Jin was stunned. "This is…not correct! Normally, after several months, it should…"
"Ah? Daddy, what are you talking about?" The young Princess was confused. She ran to Monarch Jin and said coquettishly as she grabbed his arm, "Daddy, don't blame Hua An. This time I asked Hua An to take me out to play. The Queen Dowager also agreed to let him stay because of me!"
"Come out and play?" Monarch Jin was shocked and shouted angrily, "Nonsense! Do you know Hua An's plan? He is going to rise in rebellion!"
"Rebellion?" the young Princess was shocked by his words. She turned to Xu Que in surprise. Even the Queen Dowager was shocked. Her beautiful eyes glanced at Xu Que seriously in a questioning way.
Xu Que said with a calm smile, "Ridiculous! How could I rise in rebellion? As expected, people can't avoid rumors in this world!"
"Shut up! You left a letter that said you were going to usurp the throne!" Monarch Jin scolded angrily.
"Monarch, are you insane? Whose throne will I usurp?" Xu Que said with a cold smile as he shook his head.
"Humph! Stop your sophistry! You are going to usurp the throne of the Emperor!�� Monarch Jin snorted seriously.
Xu Que widened his eyes and said excitedly, "Monarch, are you an idiot? Why should I usurp the throne of my son?"
Swish!
His words froze the atmosphere immediately!
Your…son?
How dare he say the Emperor is his son?
Monarch Jin was stunned.
The dare-to-die soldiers were also shocked.
The Queen Dowager couldn't believe that Xu Que could utter those words!
The next moment, anger started to surge in their hearts.
Apparently, they knew clearly that Xu Que, who was even younger than the Emperor, could never have had any relationship with the Queen Dowager. The Emperor was not only a position, but also the honor of the Li Nation! They didn't expect that Xu Que could say that their distinguished Emperor was his son, which was a stark humiliation for them.
"Hua An, how…dare you say that?" Monarch Jin scolded angrily.
The Queen Dowager also said coldly, "Joker, do you know you have insulted me and the entire Li Nation?"
"The Emperor has arrived!"
Just at this time, a sharp shout from a eunuch started to echo around the area.
Everyone's expressions changed and they turned around.
The Emperor, who was wearing his dragon robe, was walking toward them hurriedly with a lot of Imperial Guards, eunuchs, and palace maids.
"We greet you,Your Majesty. Long live the Emperor!" The dare-to-die soldiers shouted with respect.
Monarch Jin saluted immediately!
The Queen Dowager was shocked. She frowned and looked at Xu Que calmly. She shook her head, as if she couldn't protect Xu Que this time. However, the Emperor ignored the soldiers, Monarch Jin, and even the Queen Dowager.
Flop!
He ran up and keeled down in front of Xu Que and shouted, "I greet you, adopted father!"
…
Chapter 762: Time Flies By!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The spacious Pure Heart Palace was in dead silence at this moment!
Everyone was dumbfounded and didn't know what they had seen.
He is the supreme Emperor!
How could he kneel down in front of a young man and call the young man "adopted father"?
Everyone's minds were blank.
Monarch Jin was totally shocked.
The young Princess covered her mouth with her hands!
Zixia Fairy, who had lost all her previous memories, was also stunned at this moment.
Even the Queen Dowager almost fainted because of the shock!
"What…what is going on?"
"Your Majesty, what are you doing?"
"Your Majesty, you are the supreme Emperor, how could you kneel down in front of him?"
At this time, the Imperial Guards, eunuchs, and palace maids behind the Emperor exclaimed, as they tried to pulled him up. However, they didn't expect that the Emperor would scold them angrily, "Behave yourselves! Joker is my adopted father! Why don't you greet him?"
What?
You ask us to greet him?
The people didn't know what to do. They shouldn't disobey the Emperor's order, whether it was reasonable or not.
But…how can we greet him?
How should we address him?
Adopted father? No, it is treason and heresy to put ourselves in a position as high as the Emperor!
Adopted grandfather? It is still not correct!
Flop!
Suddenly, an old eunuch kneeled down and kowtowed to Xu Que as he shouted, "We are subjects of our Emperor, who is just like our father! So, the Emperor's adopted father is our adopted grandfather! We greet you, adopted grandfather!"
Holy shit!
The rest of the people couldn't help but be astounded.
In this way, is it reasonable for us to call him adopted grandfather?
But it is really disgraceful to kneel down in front of a young man and call him adopted grandfather!
"Wow, how nice you are! I'll reward you with a tank!" Xu Que said with a smile at this time.
He waved his hand. Then, two tanks stopped in front of them.
The Emperor shouted loudly, "Thank you, adopted father!"
The old eunuch also shouted hurriedly, "Thank you, adopted grandfather!"
The rest of the people opened their eyes wide in shock.
Damn! His rewards are really rash!
One could get a steel monster as a reward after calling him adopted father or adopted grandfather!
Flop! Flop! Flop!
The next moment, all the dare-to-die soldiers and Imperial Guards kneeled down abruptly and kowtowed to Xu Que as they shouted, "We greet you, adopted grandfather!"
"Good!" Xu Que replied contentedly with great joy in his heart!
After glancing at the dumbfounded Monarch Jin and the Queen Dowager, he couldn't help but show his mean smile. Monarch Jin was about to lose his mind. He stared at the Emperor confusedly and couldn't figure out what had happened.
It was the Emperor who ordered me to kill Xu Que. But before I had time to kill Xu Que, the Emperor came here to call Xu Que adopted father! I was totally cheated by the Emperor!
The Queen Dowager who was standing beside Monarch Jin was also puzzled completely. Her mind was chaotic. Everything that had just happened was absurd and unbelievable for her!
"Queen Dowager, why are you still standing there? You should also greet my adopted father!" the Emperor looked up and asked suddenly at this time. The Queen Dowager was stunned. The rest of the people were also stunned. How could the Emperor ask the Queen Dowager to greet that young man?
What…could I call him?
The Queen Dowager was the Emperor's mother. This young man was the Emperor's adopted father. What should the Queen Dowager call that young man?
"Eh, forget it, let's stop here!" Xu Que said embarrassedly.
At last, even he couldn't watch it anymore. Anyway, he had just planned to act tough and punish the arrogant Emperor and Monarch Jin. He didn't plan to give the Queen Dowager a hard time.
"That's enough! You can leave now. Don't bother me with trifles, understand?" Xu Que said, like an old man.
Although the onlookers were not convinced, they had to lower their heads and said, "As you wish!"
Then all of them left. Monarch Jin also left. He caught up with the Emperor and tried to ask him what had happened.
The Emperor replied seriously, "Don't mention this again! From now on, he is my most revered adopted father! Anyone who dares to bother him will be beheaded on the spot!"
After saying that, the Emperor walked away, leaving the confused Monarch Jin in the wind.
…
At the same time, Xu Que had returned to the Pure Heart Palace. The Queen Dowager was about to ask what he had done, but Xu Que refused to talk with her directly. After going back to his bedchamber, he closed the door and even didn't want to continue the military parade. He sat on the chair and stared at the System interface angrily. Then the System sent him a message, which said that the order of Debt Collector Beats Debtors placed by him had been accepted.
This was a good thing. However, Ye Qiu, who accepted the order was too arrogant and even left a message for Xu Que!
"Xu Que, you are a little bastard! Just wait for me! How dare you ask me, the King of Tough-Acting, to be a runner by spending only one Acting Tough Point! Debt Collector Beats Debtors will always accomplish its tasks. Your items will be delivered to you within a period from one month to ten years, no matter if you are in the Spiritual Realm, the mortal world, or the demon world! Debt Collector Beats Debtors is your trustworthy brand.…"
Holy shit!
Little bastard!
The more Xu Que read this message, the more annoyed he was. He even wanted to go back to Earth and kill that Ye Qiu! Xu Que knew he couldn't go back to Earth temporarily, so he had to suppress his anger. After pondering it a bit, he summoned the System and said with a smile, "System, open the interface. I want to reply to Ye Qiu, who has accepted my order!"
Ding! "Connection established. The Host can leave a message now!"
Xu Que raised his eyebrows and smiled coldly at the message board, "You are Ye Qiu, right? Now almost nobody dares to speak to me, the Saint of Tough-Acting, in this way! Don't get the idea that I won't beat you up because your daughter is cute! As a cultivator who will reach the Form Synthesis Stage soon, I am invincible in this world. You'd better deliver my phone card and cigarettes as soon as possible, otherwise, I will ruin you by giving you a "Negative Feedback"! Heh-heh!"
After saying that, Xu Que pressed the send button contentedly.
However, after a short while, he raised his eyebrows and summoned the message board again. Then, he said, "Right, I want to tell you another important thing. You should send me the picture of your daughter together with her vital statistics. Remember, this relates to world peace, please take it seriously!"
Ding! "The Debt Collector Beats Debtor function stipulates that you can only reply to him once to avoid dimensional disorder!"
Damn! Xu Que was annoyed immediately!
Why could I only reply to him once?
No! I haven't sent the most important information! Things will go wrong…in this way!
Ding! "The Debt Collector Beats Debtor function is deactivated. The Host can wait for the delivery patiently!"
After the warning tone, the Debt Collector Beats Debtor function went dim in the interface. No matter how hard Xu Que tried to activate it, it wouldn't come out again! After all, he could only use this function once. If he wanted to use it again, he had to upgrade the System first!
"Tsk-tsk, this is too bad. The user experience of this Debt Collector Beats Debtor is quite poor! Humph, I will sort out the name list in the Debt Collector Beats Debtor and punish all of them by wearing golden armor and standing on the seven-color auspicious clouds!" Xu Que snorted before closing the System interface.
…
The coming days were so boring for Xu Que! With one Puppet Spell, he became the adopted father of the Emperor. No one dared to provoke him in the Imperial Palace, including the Queen Dowager! But his life became more and more boring in this way.
In the beginning, he used to wander around driving tanks or helicopters. However, he could only use the Rent-free Card three times. And each time he could only enjoy the function for one day. To kill those boring days, he started to visit the temporary residence of the Queen Dowager frequently. Then the rooms of Zixia Fairy and the young Princess became the places where he could always be found!
As time flew by, he had led this life for five years! Many things occurred during those five years!
People in the Imperial Palace had got used to the existence of Xu Que. Once upon a time, the bordering enemy state invaded the Li Nation. Xu Que organized a high-tech army by using the Rent-free Card. Within one day, he defeated the invaders, flattened the enemy state's Imperial Palace, and gobbled up the entire enemy state! After that, nobody dared to invade the Li Nation again. All countries did their best to pay tribute to the Li Nation each year.
Then, Xu Que managed to sleep with the Queen Dowager and accomplished the achievement of having sex with an illusionary image, which earned 5,000 Acting Tough Points for him from the System! After that, the young Princess and Zixia Fairy became his women one after another.
Time went by rapidly!
One year had passed!
Five years had passed!
Ten years had passed!
Thirty years had passed!
Xu Que had become an old man; Zixia Fairy was an old woman.
…
Chapter 763: The Return After Breaking The Spell!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Thirty years were almost half of a lifetime for ordinary people! In this illusionary realm, Xu Que couldn't escape the corrosion of aging, even though he had the assistance of the automatic recovery function! After all, the automatic recovery function could only help him retain his best condition and health, but it couldn't lengthen his life!
After leading a life as an ordinary person for 30 years, his young and arrogant heart had mellowed at last! Now he was mature enough to stay calm when he peeped at naked women.
…
In the secret room of the mysterious abode in the Water Nation, everything he had experienced in the illusionary realm had just happened in several hours in the real world. Some experiences of Xu Que and Zixia Fairy in the realm were displayed on the ceiling of the secret room. Several images were displayed from his arrival in the illusionary realm to his dominance in the Imperial Palace. At last, when the image switched, 30 years had passed in the illusionary realm.
The onlookers were surprised and couldn't help but exclaim, "Alas! I didn't expect Joker to become an old man in this image. He is no longer that young and arrogant man!"
"But it is still quite creepy! How does he stay alive till now?"
"What a silly question! If I was as capable as he is, I could also survive that!"
"Right! The steel monsters he took out could even defeat cultivators at the Qi Refining Stage, let alone those ordinary persons!"
"With those things, no matter how wild his behaviors are in the illusionary realm, nobody could harm him a bit!"
"I am a little bit curious whether this guy has really lost his memories?"
"Right! Normally, if he lost his memory, there would be no reason for him to love the woman who entered the illusionary realm together with him!"
"Yes, that woman is naturally good. Her character is even better than the young Princess and the Queen Dowager. However, she is too ugly!"
"Before their entry, everyone knew the relationship between them was unusual. But none of us expected the guy wouldn't change his heart in the illusionary realm. It is quite rare!"
"Could true love really exist in this world?"
"Look, the image switched again!" someone exclaimed.
The rest of the cultivators looked up immediately.
Whoosh!
The image on the ceiling was changed again after the flicker of a strand of white light. Apparently, several decades had passed again with the flicker of light.
The cultivators were surprised when they saw Xu Que, who was already grey-haired, in the image. Moreover, he was no longer in the Imperial Palace. Now, he was living on the top of a desolate mountain with a grey-haired old woman. Only the two of them were living on this enormous mountain. It was not difficult to tell that the grey-haired old woman was Zixia Fairy from her face.
Xu Que and Zixia Fairy were cooking in their shabby cottage. Zixia Fairy, who had a spoon in her hand, was doing her best to stir the vegetables with her trembling arm. Xu Que shook his head and sighed, "Azi, I've taught you a lot of times in these years, but you still can't cook a perfect dish! Just let me cook it!"
"No, old man, stop making troubles for me. I must cook a perfect dish for you!" Zixia was quite stubborn. She pushed Xu Que aside and continued to stir the vegetables in the pot. However, she failed at last. The vegetables in the pot had turned to black from green and started to give off an awful smell.
Bang!
Zixia threw the spoon back into the pot ruefully. Then she left the kitchen with tears in her eyes. Xu Que walked to the pot slowly with a wry smile on his face. He put out the fire in the furnace and also walked out of the room. He found Zixia was sobbing silently on the stone chair at the door, turning her back on him. Her old and lonely figure really made him feel sorry.
Xu Que walked up to her unsteadily and sat beside her. Then, he said with a wry smile, "Old woman, this is really unnecessary!"
Zixia leaned on Xu Que's shoulder. Their old figures were quite dismal and gloomy!
She said in a low voice, "Old man, before the Queen Dowager and the Princess passed away, they each cooked for you personally! Why am I so stupid? I can never master the skill! I am so useless!"
"How could that be? In my heart, you are the most capable person!"
"No, I am quite clear that I am really useless! Also, my face is so.… Old man, have you regretted spending your lifetime with me?"
"Little fool, if I regret it, how could I leave with you to enjoy this secluded life when you were tired of the life in the Imperial Palace?"
"Old devil! Now both of us are old, and we can never go back to those good days!"
"Right!" the old Xu Que looked up at the sky and exclaimed.
At this time, Zixia, who was leaning on his shoulder, asked again in a low voice, "Old man, have you regretted spending your lifetime with me?"
"Never! I am not good at judging people's faces!"
She asked again, "Old man, have you regretted spending your lifetime with me?"
"Never! Remember I used to tell you I will protect you forever!"
"Old man!"
"What?"
"Have you regretted spending your lifetime with me?"
"Never! Actually, the most important factors of love are not appearance or age but a true heart! Moreover, after turning off the light, I don't care whether you are beautiful or not!"
"Old man!"
"What?"
"…"
She was exhausted!
She failed to ask her next question at last!
She closed her eyes peacefully in the arms of Xu Que.
"Old woman!" Xu Que hugged her tightly in his trembling arms and tried to wake her up for he had realized what was happening.
"Old woman, wake up, you haven't cooked a dish for me yet!"
"Azi, you will catch a cold by sleeping like this! Wake up!"
"Azi, please wake up! Let me sing you the song you like the most, OK?"
He kept asking quietly. However, the woman in his arms couldn't answer him anymore!
After a short moment, Xu Que started to sing softly…
"The time which has passed will never come back!
"The red fallen leaves are buried in the dust forever!
"From beginning to the end, nothing is changed!
"Only you are drifting above the white clouds!"
…
At this moment, all the cultivators in the secret room were stunned by this scene! The old figures of Xu Que and Zixia Fairy made all of them sad! One had become forgetful, who would always forget something she had just asked! The other one was old but could still keep his beginner's mind, who could always answer her repeated questions patiently and sincerely.
At last, she passed away.
She passed away happily and peacefully in his arms.
The only thing she didn't forget was that she failed to cook a dish for him in her lifetime!
Hold your hand and age with you!
With your hand in my hand, I won't ask for anything more!
This devoted and peaceful life was long-cherished by many people!
"This is so touching!" A female cultivator couldn't help but sob.
When she was a young girl, she had dreamed she could enjoy her late years like this with the one she loved.
"Alas! I wonder what love is in the world, why is it a religion worth dying for?" someone sighed as he recited the verse composed by Li Bai of the Exploding Heavens Faction when he was in the Imperial City of the Fire Nation!
Although everyone knew these were just illusionary images, after witnessing the test for Xu Que and Zixia Fairy, many people couldn't help but exclaim in their hearts!
What a hard-won true love!
Rumble!
All of a sudden, a big bang came from the image in the illusory realm. People were startled and looked up. Then, they were shocked by what they saw. Numerous mountains, as well as the sky in the illusionary realm, were cracking slowly. The image of Xu Que, who was hugging Zixia in his arms, was being distorted.
Whoosh!
At last, they disappeared in a strand of white light!
Everything in the illusionary realm was crushed like fragments of a broken mirror. Then, all the fragments were turned into a strand of light, which dashed toward the secret room and reappeared beneath the feet of Xu Que and Zixia Fairy!
They opened their eyes slowly in the secret room. Their eyes were full of wonder at the strangeness of what they had been through. They looked at everything around them with puzzlement. Then, they came to themselves gradually.
It turned out 100 years in the illusionary realm was just one day in the real world!
Xu Que and Zixia Fairy broke the spell after spending a lifetime in the illusionary realm. Now, they had regained their real bodies!
…
Chapter 764: Here We Are!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
All the cultivators in the secret room of the abode were shocked. None of them expected the illusionary realm could be broken in this way. Also, they didn't expect Xu Que and Zixia Fairy could wake up and return safely. After being trapped in the secret realm, several hundred cultivators had entered, and only these two had returned alive!
"I got it! I know how to break the spell!"
"Just ignore all the rest of the issues. As a human being, no one could be isolated from the seven emotions and six sensory pleasures. We could only break the spell by keeping alive to the end!"
"I see! I see! This is not a spell of seven emotions and six sensory pleasures, but a spell of life or death!"
"Whatever! Anyway, we should try to break the spell!"
"Right! After entering the realm, we should take advantage of our remaining memories. We can even survive the spell by finding an uninhabited place to spend the rest of our lives in the realm!"
All at once, many people started to shout and jump for joy.
They had found the key to break the spell from the experience of Xu Que and Zixia Fairy.
Although this method could not guarantee all of them would survive, their survival probability had been enhanced remarkably.
"Thank you, Exploding Heavens Faction!"
"Thank you, Joker and Lady Azi!"
They expressed their heartfelt appreciation to Xu Que and Zixia Fairy with delight. However, Xu Que was still feeling a little bit absent-minded at this time. Although he had kept all his memories, he had spent several decades in the illusionary realm. During this period, he had become a grey-haired old man!
He had experienced a lot of things and finished a lifetime of an ordinary person, which was exciting. He kept reminding himself that everything in the illusionary realm was unreal! The Queen Dowager, the young Princess, and all the rest of the people were just images! However, they also went through their lives together with Xu Que, and passed away one after another at last!
The ordinary person would never get away from the circle of birth, old age, sickness, and death! At last, Zixia Fairy also passed away. At that moment, he also fell asleep in his song!
After breaking the spell, he got a feeling of waking up from a dream, which was quite complicated and frustrating!
"Actually…this is really a spell of seven emotions and six sensory pleasures!"
Hearing the onlookers' cheer, Xu Que sighed and shook his head slightly. At this time, Zixia Fairy was also a little bit bewildered. As even Xu Que's mood was influenced when he had left the spell, Zixia Fairy, who had lost all her memories and thought she was a servant girl in the illusionary realm, was much more influenced.
Zixia Fairy was standing there quietly. The cheers of the onlookers were ignored by her. She recalled everything that had happened in the illusionary realm just like a beautiful, warm, and happy dream! She remembered she had gone through her life with Xu Que! Although her Taoist Body was quite ugly, Xu Que spent his lifetime to stay with her and created a perfect love story for her. They played together in the Imperial Palace. They cooked together and did things they loved to do together until they got old!
Now everything was finished. Her heart was also filled with complicated feelings and even the inexplicable sense of loss! Because all those beautiful things had become history from this moment.
"Old…eh, Lady Azi, we…are back!" She could hear Xu Que's voice at this moment.
He almost called her "Old woman" again because of his habit in the illusionary realm, but he corrected himself at last!
Zixia Fairy turned around and looked at him as she nodded with a faint smile. She knew clearly that he was really a nice young man! Because everyone lost memories in the illusionary realm, but this young man stayed with her to the end! This meant that what he said before was real! He wouldn't change his attitude according to the appearance of a person. And he would always keep his word. What a fearless and lovestruck young man!
…
"Let's go!" Zixia Fairy said softly.
She walked up and tried to grab Xu Que's hand like she always did in the illusionary realm. However, when she had just raised her arm, she put it down secretly. She realized they had regained their real bodies. It was inappropriate for them to act like that.
"I…OK, let's go!" Xu Que was about to say something, but words stopped on his lips after seeing her reaction.
He was also a little bit embarrassed, and his heart was full of mixed feelings. In the illusionary realm, they were an old couple. However, when they left the illusionary realm, the distance between them had been widened again as if they were strangers who met by chance.
He was so unaccustomed to this status.
Zixia Fairy had also noticed his embarrassed expression. They had spent so many years together in the illusionary realm. Some memories couldn't be wiped out. And it was also very difficult to wear away the mutual understanding between them.
Alas!
She sighed in his heart.
She knew what Xu Que was trying to say. Maybe he would ask her to be his cultivation companion to continue their good times.…
However, she knew she couldn't let that happen! Because their identities were distinctive and because she took up the heavy responsibility of rebuilding the Mighty Sect. The most important point was that she didn't know how to tell her real identity to Xu Que.
Deep in her heart, what worried her the most was whether this nice young man could accept her after knowing her real identity.… All these complicated feelings bewildered her. Therefore, she couldn't help but try to ignore Xu Que's embarrassed expression and pretend she hadn't seen that.
…
Alas!
Xu Que also sighed in his heart at this moment. Because he felt guilty! Just now, the words stopped on his lips were "Was I impressive? Was I awesome?"
However, he failed to utter those words. He knew Zixia Fairy hadn't figured out he was actually Xu Que. Now he felt guilty and worried Zixia Fairy might kill him with her sword angrily after knowing his real identity. At the thought of this, Xu Que lost the interest to show off his achievements in the illusionary realm.
In this way, the two of them remained silent as they continued to walk toward the entrance at the center of the secret room.
…
The entrance led to a deep underground area.
Xu Que and Zixia Fairy continued to walk down the steps.
On their way, Xu Que tried to break the embarrassment several times, but he didn't know what to say. His reaction was noticed by Zixia Fairy again. The feelings in her heart had become more and more complicated. Several times, she also tried to tell her real identity to Xu Que.
However, they said nothing till they reached the end of the stone stairs.
"What?"
When they left the stone stairs, an empty altar appeared in front of them.
The altar was surrounded by pitch-black areas, which were apparently abysses.
From the stone stairs, there was only a stone bridge leading to the altar. Nothing could be found on the altar. From afar, they could barely see the ground of the altar, which was engraved with sculptures and runes.
"Joker, here we are!" Zixia Fairy stopped suddenly and said as she looked at the altar. "This is the place where the last seal is!"
…
Chapter 765: Open the Seal!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"What?"
Xu Que was surprised.
Finally, we've reached the last seal!
But what should I do next?
Should I really make trouble for her and ruin her plan, after reaching the last seal by going through untold hardships and dangers?
But if I don't ruin her plan, what if she releases the living creature under the Five Elements Mountain?
"Joker!" Zixia Fairy said, as she turned to Xu Que.
"What?" Xu Que came to himself and looked at Zixia Fairy.
Zixia Fairy hesitated a bit. After a short while, she said as if she had made up her mind, "Joker, do you know why I have to open the seal?"
What? Is she going to tell me her identity?
Xu Que was surprised, but still braced himself to say, "I don't know. But…I've heard a living creature is being subdued under the Five Elements Mountain. When we were heading for this position, I guessed this would be the place where it is subdued!"
"A living creature?" Zixia Fairy was stunned. Then she said, shaking her head, "No, this is not true! Joker, look at this!" As she said this, she took out a jade slip from her storage ring and injected her True Core Strength into it.
Whoosh!
The next moment, dazzling light appeared on the jade slip, which formed a lot of characters in the air.
"In Year 421 of the Ancient Barbaric Calendar, I found the Vajra Five Elements Stick, from which I got the method to open the seals. So, I investigated the Five Elements Mountain again and tried to open the seals. I didn't expect when I opened the seals that the heaven and earth would be trembling and the void cracked. I could faintly see a strand of golden light slipped out when the void was torn open! Then, I checked the area beneath the Five Elements Mountain, but I found nothing there.… After that, I felt guilty for what I had done, so I brought Dragons Veins of five elements here to re-seal the Five Elements Mountain at the cost of 3,000 years of my life.
– by Kylin Patriarch, the first Sect Leader of the Mighty Sect"
Gasp!
After reading those characters, Xu Que couldn't help but gasp! Could this Kylin Patriarch really be Buttface? According to his style, he would never re-seal the Five Elements Mountain at the cost of 3,000 years of his life!
That would be impossible! Could it be that he was bragging?
Holy crap! This is highly possible!
Also, the golden light he mentioned could be the living creature released by him!
Moreover, Buttface had found a personal letter of the Kylin Patriarch in the Mighty Sect, which said the Kylin Patriarch used to investigate the Five Elements Mountain but found nothing!
However, this jade slip included the most recent information, which was held by Zixia Fairy. That was the reason that Buttface and Duan Jiude didn't know about it. At the thought of this, Xu Que figured out the origin and development of this issue. Then, he let out a sigh of relief.
At least, it was unnecessary to be perplexed about whether he should stop Zixia Fairy. As long as there was no living creature under the Five Elements Mountain, no danger would be caused if this seal was opened.
So he turned to Zixia Fairy and asked with "puzzlement", "Lady Azi, what is…this Mighty Sect? I've never heard of it!"
Zixia Fairy replied in an unnatural way as she tried to avoid eye contact with Xu Que, "Eh…the Mighty Sect is not located in the Five Elements Mountain but in the overseas area. It is quite normal that you haven't heard of it."
"Oh, I see!" Xu Que nodded. However, his heart was filled with wild joy.
I haven't heard of the Mighty Sect?
No way! I even know Buttface, who is the founder of your Mighty Sect!
"Joker!" Zixia Fairy emboldened herself and said in a low voice at this time, "Actually…I also come from the overseas area, and…"
Xu Que interrupted her before she had time to finish her words, "What? Do you also come from the overseas area?"
A self-deprecating wry smile appeared on his face. Then, he said in a lonely voice, "That explains why I haven't met a powerful cultivator like you in the Five Elements Mountain before!"
He knew Zixia Fairy was trying to tell him her real identity, so he stopped her immediately. After all, he had also concealed his identity. Moreover, if Zixia Fairy knew his real identity, she might kill him instantly.
Therefore, he stopped her so that both of them could continue to conceal their identities. In this way, if she blamed him in the future, he could answer her, "You also concealed your identity. How could you say I am shameless?"
"Joker, I didn't mean to conceal my identity!" Zixia Fairy explained hurriedly.
She noticed Xu Que was so excited after knowing she was from the overseas area, so she didn't dare to continue her confession. She was worried this young man couldn't accept the fact if she told him she was the Peak Lord of the Zixia Peak of the Mighty Sect several thousand years ago and now she had already reached the Great Vehicle Stage!
"I know, it doesn't matter. I don't blame you!" Xu Que waved his hand with a faint smile. However, a strand of "melancholy" and "depression" appeared in his eyes. His mood change was noticed by Zixia Fairy, who started to feel guilty in her heart.
After a short silence, she said again, "Actually, the overseas area is in great danger now of being invaded by its enemies. So, I tried to open the seal of the Five Elements Mountain, which could enhance the power of one shackle in the overseas area, so that it could keep the enemies off!"
As expected, she came here to open the seal! Xu Que murmured to himself.
However, he still pretended to be surprised as he said, "I know that. Members of the Exploding Heavens Faction are talking about this topic now. Xu Que said he can defeat those invaders. Why do you still want to open the seal?"
"You underestimate those invaders. Xu Que couldn't even.… Xu Que is not powerful enough to defeat them! Therefore, I have to open the seal to give the cultivators of the overseas area several decades to prepare their defenses!"
Zixia Fairy's voice became lower and lower. Because she had just told two lies.
First, she had been about to say that Xu Que couldn't even defeat her!
Second, she wanted to open the seal so that she could have several decades more to prepare the defense; otherwise, she was not confident enough to defeat those invaders! However, her reaction was also noticed by Xu Que, who had figured out her intention.
In these circumstances, Xu Que couldn't argue with her. So, he nodded and said immediately, "I see, Lady Azi, you are so nice! Let��s open the seal together to buy those cultivators more time!"
"OK!" Zixia Fairy nodded immediately, as she felt a sense of relief. After that, she flew toward the altar hurriedly as if she was afraid Xu Que would ask more questions.
Xu Que smiled, as Zixia Fairy had become more and more lovely to him. However, he pretended he knew nothing as he followed her.
Soon, the two of them landed at the center of the altar.
Zixia Fairy performed her magic art and a dazzling light appeared in her palm. Then, she hit the altar with her palm!
Boom!
All of a sudden, all the patterns of the altar lit up and started to give out dazzling white light! The next moment, the altar shook violently. Along with a deafening big bang, the altar started to sink rapidly.…
…
Chapter 766: It's Time For The Real Show!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The Altar was gradually sinking, with rays of dim light surrounding it, making it look like the infinite void. Xu Que was surprised, and he was trying to discover what the light really was.
Bang!
The Altar suddenly shook and stopped entirely.
It was completely dark all around.…
Xu Que found that there was a stone wall in front of the Altar, and on the Altar there was a ancient stone door that was full of carved bronze patterns. The patterns looked very peculiar and complicated, and rusty as well. In the middle of the door, there was a piece of yellow Chinese talisman.
Zixia Fairy walked forward and said with a serious face, "Joker, the yellow Chinese talisman is the last seal. I need to concentrate before I tear it off. The Altar will immediately crumble as soon as my hand touches it, and the Ghost Hands will reach out to catch me!"
"Zixia, don't worry, I will protect you!" Xu Que smiled.
At this moment, Xu Que had given up making trouble for Zixia Fairy. Instead, he wanted to leave her with a good impression of him, and he decided to allow her to do whatever she wanted.
Once the seal is cleared, the lock of the Four Great Continents would be back to normal again. I will be able to enjoy life for another few decades.
"But you have to be careful! Although the Ghost Hands are not very powerful, you should not let them touch you. Right beneath the Altar, there is the Nether Land. Once you are dragged down there by the Ghost Hands or you accidently fall down, you would be trapped and lost in the pure darkness until you die. Even if you die, your soul would still be trapped there." Zixia Fairy said with worry on her face.
"Thank you!" Xu Que smiled.
Although I have not laid eyes on the Ghost Hands before, Zixia has said that even a cultivator of the Golden Core Stage could easily deal with the Ghost Hands. I think there is no need to be afraid.
"I shall start now!" Zixia Fairy hesitated for a bit and then walked to the stone door and stopped. Her face was very serious; then she slowly raised up her hands and began to chant complicated incantations one after another.
In the blink of an eye, the magnificent True Strength erupted across her fingers and started to shine in the pure darkness. By the time she chanted the last incantation, the light across her fingers looked like a ball of golden fire and gave out the Taoist Connotation.
"Broken!" She shouted and hit right at the Talisman on the stone door with the golden fire on her palm.
Bang!
The stone door shook heavily suddenly and the dust on its surface fell onto the ground. At the same time, the Talisman began to shine with a golden light and the Altar started to tremble.
All of a sudden, Xu Que could feel the hard Altar begin to soften, as if it was going to become a pile of muddy land.
Bang, bang, bang!
Countless small holes appeared in the Altar, and, the next minute, a huge number of black palms reached out quickly! The palms, which were made of black mist and with sharp fingernails, began to twist like crazy. Anyone with Trypophobia would definitely be terribly frightened by this scene.
Seeing this, Xu Que calmly took out a sharp sword from the System's parcel and instilled lots of True Strength into it.
"Zixia, you just focus on the seal. I will take care of these Ghost Hands for you." Xu Que turned to Zixia Fairy and said.
Right at this moment, staring at the Chinese talisman, Zixia's entire arms were shrouded with the golden light. With the ball of fire devouring the golden light given out by the Chinese talisman, the Chinese talisman was getting smaller and smaller. It seemed that in just a few minutes, Zixia Fairy would be able to tear off the Chinese talisman.
Seeing this, Xu Que nodded and was relieved and turned to the Ghost Hands. With the cracks in the Altar getting wider and wider, more and more Ghost Hands reached out and began to move toward Xu Que.
"Kill!" Xu Que shouted and brandished his sharp sword.
Bang!
The True Core Strength swirling around the tip of the sword suddenly turned into a bright shadow of sword and flew forward.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A huge amount of Ghost Hands were destroyed and changed into lots of black mist. The mist rose up and quickly sneaked into the crack of the Altar.
It is so damn easy.
Xu Que smiled and continued to brandish the sword to cut off the rest of the Ghost Hands. But soon, things were getting rather tricky. The Ghost Hands that had been cut off reached out from the crack again.
"For god's sake, we are not done yet!" Xu Que frowned and quickly took out his sword again.
Although the Ghost Hands could not be destroyed completely, the Ghost Hands still could not get close to them, since Xu Que was cutting them off very fast. This made it possible for Zixia Fairy to destroy the Chinese talisman.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Ghost Hands were cut off, then they emerged again…still, they could not get close to Xu Que. He had been cutting them off for almost 24 hours. For a cultivator of the Golden Core Stage, which Xu Que was, it was time for him to run out of energy. Luckily, with the help of the System, Xu Que's body could automatically recover his strength, and he had got a huge amount of True Core Strength, so he was still fine.
Bang!
Right at this moment, the stone door began to tremble, making a great noise. The golden light dimmed by the second, as if it was going to die out at any moment. Seeing this, Zixia Fairy's face was getting more and more serious. She gathered the True Core Strength of the Taoist Connotation in her palm. All of a sudden, the ball of fire got even bigger.
Bang!
The stone door collapsed, and the golden light completely vanished. Zixia Fairy was very happy and hurriedly tore off the Chinese Talisman.
"Joker! We did it!" She turned to Xu Que happily.
Xu Que smiled and was about to speak. Suddenly, the Altar shook heavily.
Bang!
All the Ghost Hands exploded and changed into many balls of black mist, the mist spreading out all over.
"What's going on?!" Zixia said, surprised.
Xu Que was also shocked and felt something bad was about to happen.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The mist exploded again and disappeared into the darkness. All of a sudden, an enormous vortex appeared. It began to rotate like crazy and started to devour everything around it like a beast's mouth. Xu Que and Zixia Fairy were drawn by gravity and flew toward the vortex.
"Crickey!" Xu Que was startled and hurriedly summoned his System. He wanted the System to break the incantation of the Disguise Puppet, so he could retake his cultivation.
"Joker! You go first!" Zixia Fairy suddenly shouted and gently hit Xu Que's back and pushed him back to the stone door.
"What! Zixia…." Xu Que suddenly realized what was going on.
He fell against the door, and then he turned around, only to find that Zixia Fairy had been devoured by the vortex.
The next moment, the stone door that was full of cracks collapsed. He fell onto the ground on the other side and dodged the gravity.
"No!" He shouted aloud and hurriedly dashed out. However, the vortex began to shrink quickly and, in the blink of an eye, it disappeared. Zixia Fairy's body appeared again and fell right into the crack of the Altar, beneath which there was complete darkness.
"Zixia!" Xu Que shouted and ran forward. By the time he arrived at the Altar, looking through the crack, he saw Zixia Fairy's body being dismembered and changing into many sprinkles of light.
"Doppelganger?!" Xu Que was a bit stunned.
The light then slowly rose up and stopped behind Xu Que. He could feel Zixia Fairy's smell and realized that Zixia Fairy was not devoured by the abyss, and she was about to reveal herself.
It's time for the real show!
"No! Zixia!" Xue Que suddenly shouted at the abyss and sat aside the Altar, as if he had used up all his energy. The next moment, tears rolled down his face. "Why? Why have you saved me?! You can't leave me here! Come back!"
Behind him, Zixia Fairy was slowly walking out from the dazzling light. She was still wearing a beautiful robe. Her face was as stunning as always, her body still curvy. She looked like a fairy from the heavens. She moved her lips and was about to speak. She wanted to tell Xu Que that she was still alive. But when she saw Xu Que sitting next to the Altar and crying, she stopped and felt very complicated.
Maybe, I should just leave like this and never see him again. Anyway, we can't be together.… Now that the seal has been unlocked, the Four Great Continents can be safe for another few decades even if the lock will break at some point in the future. Not only should I work hard to rebuild the Mighty Sect, I also should protect my peers and stop enemies coming from the outside, which means that I am always in a dangerous situation. If I let him be by my side, he would also be in danger.…
Goodbye, Joker.…
Zixia Fairy stood still and stared at the back of Xu Que, with her eyes watering.
There was a lock inside this cave, and a strong cultivator like Zixia Fairy was not allowed to step in. She could feel something was trying to push her out of the cave…. But before she left, she wanted to have a good look at Xu Que.
Suddenly, Xu Que took out his recorder and pushed the "PLAY" button.
"She is gone, the happy time we spent together in the past could never come back; the red leaves are buried deeply under the ground; we are back at the starting point; you are drifting in the air, in the clouds."
…
The familiar tune echoed again.
Hearing this, Zixia Fairy was stunned and all her memories began to flash back in her mind.
The time when he risked his life to save me at the Arrays that consisted of checkerboards; the time in the Illusion World, when he stayed by my side and told me he would never leave me; the moment when he was about to say the words I have been yearning for.
Thinking of this, she could no longer suppress her feelings and began to walk forward.
"Jo…, what's going on?" She said gently.
But how should I explain myself to him when he sees me?!
"Zixia?!" Xu Que suddenly turned around. But when he saw Zixia's beautiful face, he was shocked. His face was already twisted by his sorrow and full of tears. He was very disappointed and shook his head.
"I am sorry, I thought you were someone I know…. I just lost someone who is very important to me!"
Then he stopped and tears rolled down again.
Someone who is very important to him?!
Hearing this, Zixia Fairy was about to tell him the truth, since she could not bear seeing him drowning in sorrow. After a while, she said, "I am so sorry. I am sure you are also very important to her, and, most of all, she knows that too, and the last thing she wants to see is you being sad."
"No, she can't know, since I have never told her…. And now she has died." Xu Que began to cry again.
"She must have already known that!"
Xu Que shook his head and suddenly stood up. He stopped crying and began to stare at the dark abyss. He looked like he had changed into another person, someone who was no longer bright, but full of melancholy. "My dearest lover, goodbye! I will never see you again! I sit here alone, looking beyond the world. When spring comes, flowers will blossom again; but my love, you are drifting in the air, in the clouds and never to be found.…"
The music was still on. Xu Que suddenly began to sing with his hoarse voice, "I was in love with a woman before, but I never really cherished her; by the time I lost her, I was drowned in deep sorrow and regret; this is the worst thing in the world!; if I can have the second chance, I will tell her that I love her!"
Then he closed his eyes, teardrops ran across his face. He strode forward and was about to jump into the abyss.…
….
Chapter 767: Joker, I Will Wait For You!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Joker, wait!" Zixia Fairy shouted aloud. She was already deeply moved by Xu Que's words, and she had never thought he would choose to finish his own life. Luckily, she managed to hold Xu Que.
"What are you doing?!" Xu Que looked at her and said angrily. "Take your hands off me! Don't stop me saving my Zixia!"
"Joker! Are you out of your mind?! Why are you doing this?! There are still many good girls out there, she is not worth your doing this!" Zixia Fairy was about to cry. She was angry and, most of all, she was moved.
"Ah!" Xu Que sighed and looked up at the sky. "For me, she is the most beautiful sea I have ever laid eyes on; for me, she is the whitest clouds I have ever seen! Now she is gone, I will never be able to have all this."
Hearing this, Zixia Fairy was stunned.
How sentimental he is! How loyal he is to his lover!
I never thought I was such an important figure in his life. No wonder he still wanted to stay by my side when we were in the Illusion World, even if he had already lost his memories at that time. The only reason I can think of is that he can no longer live without me.…
Zixia Fairy sighed and decided to tell him the truth.
Never mind! I will follow my heart and will never worry about the future anymore!
I only want to stay by his side at this moment.
"Please take your hands off me!" Xu Que said with a determined face.
Seeing this, Zixia Fairy felt this was all too funny and rolled her eyes at Xu Que. "Joker, you still haven't recognized me?!" Zixia Fairy said.
Xu Que was a bit surprised and frowned. "Young lady, please don't play jokes with me! I really don't know you!"
"You even don't remember my voice?!" Zixia Fairy was a bit cross.
"Your voice?!"
All of a sudden, Xu Que's pupils dilated and he got very excited. "You are Zixia?! You are really my Zixia?!" He exclaimed.
At the same time, Zixia could feel something powerful was dragging her out of this place, even the void around her began to twist. Zixia Fairy hurriedly said, "Joker, I need to leave now, and I may never be able to step into the Five Elements Mountain again! Remember that I am called 'Shi Qingxuan', the head of the Mighty Sect in the Zixia Peak. That is why people call me 'Zixia Fairy', you.…"
At this moment, she was dragged away. She did not fight back, since if she did so, all the locks across the mountain would work together to destroy her. Suddenly, a ray of golden light appeared in her palm, and she hit at the air around her.
Bang!
The golden light flew toward Xu Que's arm and vanished.
"Joker, this is the Purple Gold Mark. With that, you can withstand the attack of cultivators of the Form Synthesis Stage for three times. You shall stay here and cultivate. Once you step into the Infant Transformation Stage, come to find me at the South Continent! I will wait for you!" Then she smiled and gently blinked, and she was dragged further away. She slowly disappeared in the twisting winds.
"Wait, Zixia, I have also got something to tell you!" Xu Que strode forward and shouted, "In fact, I am.…"
No matter how hard Zixia was trying to listen, she still failed….
Before Xu Que finished his words, she was gone.
"Xu Que!" The last two words finally came out.
Looking at the empty Altar, Xu Que also felt a bit empty.
"Never mind, maybe it is better for her to not know who I really am. If she knows, she might be angry and even spit out blood." Xu Que forced out a smile and shook his head. Then he rolled up his sleeves and was stunned by the mark. There were three purple dots on his arm that looked like three black moles.
"My goodness! I meet someone who gives me three moles, and that someone is called 'Zixia Fairy'!" Xu Que was a bit shocked.
Anyway, "A Chinese Odyssey" is just a fairy tale. No matter how similar my experiences are with that of the protagonist in the fairy tale, I am Xu Que. I have already got my own Taoist Connotation, which no one should ever try to take from me. In the future, I shall kill anyone who gets in my way. I shall live my life as I like!
Before Xu Que left, he had a look at the collapsed stone door. Earlier, he was busy acting tough and had not had time to see what was behind the stone door. Zixia Fairy was also busy destroying the Chinese Talisman and had no energy to care about what would happen once the stone wall was destroyed. Now Xu Que got rather curious and interested about this.
I am afraid there is nothing good left now. After Buttface has been here two times, so he must have already taken everything away!
Xu Que shook his head and made a judgement about Buttface's character, without realizing he had the same kind of character. Xu Que strode inside and found nothing but a shabby little cave.
There is really nothing left.…
Suddenly, he felt again the vibration of his System parcel, but he took no notice, since it had been vibrating since he stepped into the cave. At the same time, the Fire Stick began to tremble like crazy. Xu Que was a bit surprised. He summoned out his System parcel and took out the Fire Stick. It was still trembling like crazy and the sound of metal cracking echoed in the cave. It seemed that the Fire Stick was about to fly right up into the sky.
"My god! Can it be possible that this stick is the legendary…?" Xu Que was astonished.
All of a sudden, the Fire Stick flew away and drove right into the ground.
Bang!
The entire cave began to shake and the stone wall in the inner side of the cave began to collapse. A huge amount of water came straight down and formed a waterfall that covered the collapsed stone wall. Still, Xu Que managed to see what was behind the waterfall. There was a even bigger room behind.
This is impossible! It can't be the water curtain cave!
Chapter 768: Who Is It? Who Is It?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"This is impossible! I must have gone mad. What I thought is just not true!" Xu Que stared at the waterfall and fell into deep contemplation.
The Five Elements Mountain, Zixia Fairy…. Xu Que could not stop thinking about the movie: A Chinese Odyssey. That was why he was wondering if the cave behind the waterfall might be the water curtain cave. However, he could not figure out how to prove it.
"I have to think in another way!" Xu Que stood still and held his jaw with one of his hands and began to brood. Then he arrived at two answers that had nothing to do with the water curtain cave.
First: According to the theory of the Exploding Heavens Faction, all sticks and stick-like objects are attracted to holes. As soon as a stick penetrated into a hole, it would spurt water. Second: Buttface and Duan Jiude always said that the Fire Stick was the key to break the seal. Now that the seal had already been destroyed by Zixia Fairy, the Fire Stick was still moving around, which meant that it was also the key to some other restrictions set upon the Five Elements Mountain.
Clearly, the second guess was right. The collapsed stone wall is supposed to be the restriction, that was why it was moving around. After I penetrated the ground with the stick, the restriction was relieved.
"I remember that the Fire Stick belongs to the Mighty Sect, anyway. Buttface must have looted this place already!"
Thinking of this, Xu Que shook his head and decided to have a look inside anyway. He pulled the Fire Stick out and found that it had already gone black and looked like a normal stick, as it was before. He then held it in his hand and walked toward the waterfall.
"Open!" He shouted and brandished the stick. The next minute, a crack appeared in the waterfall. Xu Que walked inside and stepped into the cave behind, without getting wet at all.
The cave was much bigger than it seemed from outside, and the corners were all covered with grasses and flowers. On the wall, there were also some green plants. It seemed that no one had ever come here before. Still, it looked a bit bizarre.
"A desolate cave, and there are even grasses here?!" Xu Que frowned and looked around. However, except for the grasses and flowers, there was nothing to see.
"I knew it! Buttface must have taken everything away when he was still the Kylin Patriarch! Screw him! I will give him a good beating when I see him next time!" Xu Que was a bit upset, since he had come all the way here, without finding anything valuable.
He brandished the Fire Stick in his hand and was about to leave.
Bang!
All of a sudden, the waterfall began to rotate and changed into a water dragon that flew toward the cave. Xu Que was a bit surprised and easily dodged the water dragon. The water dragon flew past him and hit right into the ground. Surprisingly, the mud on the ground did not absorb its water. Instead, a hole appeared and started getting bigger and bigger. In the blink of an eye, the waterfall disappeared and a small pond came out of nowhere.
"My goodness! What is going on?" Xu Que was confused.
This cave is really strange. There is cave inside a cave, and there is a pond in the cave. How amazing this is!
Then he walked close to the pond and began to stir the water with the Fire Stick. All of a sudden, the stick began to tremble again and glow. The next minute, the pond moved like crazy, and two rays of golden light came out of the water. Xu Que felt as if the two rays of light were a pair of huge eyes that were staring at him.
"I see, there is a water monster beneath! Come out, you coward! Come and have a fight with me!" Xu Que activated his True Core Strength and was about to fight.
The two rays of light got more and more dazzling and began to move upward. At last, Xu Que realized that the two rays of light came from two shining jade balls. Meanwhile, a huge sound echoed in the cave.
"The Five Elements Body comes from me!"
Bang!
It was so loud that Xu Que's eardrums felt like they were about to break; even his soul trembled.
"Who is it?! Who is yelling?!" Xu Que activated his power to help him withstand the influence. He looked around on the alert.
Who is this?! He must be extremely powerful. What stage can he be at? His sound could simply cause this damage to me! I believe a normal cultivator of the Infant Transformation Stage would have already been dead by now.
"Who is it?! Get the hell out!"
No one answered.
"Who is it! Get out!"
"Hurry up! I am hungry!"
"Come out!"
"Show yourself!"
Right at this moment, the two jade balls jumped out of the water and floated in front of Xu Que.
"Who…," Xu Que was a bit stunned, "sent you here?!"
Ding! "The Incantation Inheritance is detected, does the host want to have it?"
Incantation Inheritance? I remembered the System just said something like "The Five Elements Body comes from me". Can it be possible that the two jade balls are the cultivation of the Five Elements Mountain?
"Of course!" Xu Que was very delighted and answered immediately.
In the blink of an eye, the two balls got inside Xu Que's body and were kept inside the System parcel.
"The Incantation Inheritance number one and the Incantation Inheritance number two are now within your body. The host can only inherit the incantation once they are opened." The sound of the System's notification echoed.
"Things are getting curiouser and curiouser! I like this. Open them up!"
The two jade balls were opened and changed into rays of golden light. The next moment, the light suffused all of Xu Que's body.
"The Five Elements Body comes from me!"
This time, the sound echoed in Xu Que's mind. Then he felt a bit numb at the back of his head. He could feel that something mysterious was trying to invade him and his Taoist Connotation was being attacked by it. Meanwhile, the sound of the System's notification rang again.
Ding! "The Incantation Inheritance is trying to reprogram the host's Taoist Connotation. The firewall of the System has temporarily stopped it. Does the host want to allow this process to continue?"
Ding! "Once this process is allowed, the host's Taoist Connotation would be assimilated and changed completely."
What? Changing my Taoist Connotation? Screw you! No, I will not allow it!
"System! Get the two jade balls out of my body and throw them away!" Xu Que said with his eyes wide open.
Ding! "Removing the Eight Times Nine Transformation and the Pupils of the Fire Eyes!"
"Wait! What did you say? The Eight Times Nine Transformation and the Pupils of the Fire Eyes? If I am right, the two incantations must be the 72 Polymorphic Transformations and the Piercing Eyes from the movie A Chinese Odyssey!" Xu Que exclaimed.
"Ha, ha, ha, ha! The 72 Polymorphic Transformations and the Piercing Eyes from the movie A Chinese Odyssey!"
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Chapter 769: Surprise After Surprise!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que was so excited. He came from Earth, where all the Chinese people knew about the 72 Polymorphic Transformations and the Piercing Eyes. Although the Piercing Eyes sounded a bit different from the Pupils of the Fire Eyes, the Eight Times Nine Transformation is the same thing as the 72 Polymorphic Transformations. In some of the Chinese traditional legends, both Yang Jian and Sun Wukong mastered the 72 Polymorphic Transformations.
Ding! "The System is about to delete the 72 Polymorphic Transformations.…"
The sound of the System's notification rang again.
"Stop!" Xu Que said abruptly, his eyes wide open. "I can't possibly delete such a powerful incantation! How can you even ask me this?! You have shocked me indeed, so you have to help me to remove this incantation's Taoist Connotation for free!"
Ding! "The host would have to upgrade the System to activate the function of removing the Taoist Connotation. The host can also upgrade his own Taoist Connotation, so that his Taoist Connotation could not be invaded," the System answered coldly.
Hearing this, Xu Que was a bit unhappy.
So, to inherit this incantation while maintaining my own Taoist Connotation, I need to upgrade the System to version 10.0?!
Screw you!
If I could upgrade the System to version 10.0, I would have already gone back to Earth.…
"Are there really no other ways?" Xu Que said, frowning.
He was very anxious, since he really wanted to find out if the Eight Times Nine Transformation and the Pupils of the Fire Eyes were the 72 Polymorphic Transformations and the Piercing Eyes or not. Since, the two incantations did not come from the System, but from the World of cultivators, Xu Que was a bit worried about if they were as powerful as he thought.
Suddenly, Xu Que thought of the "One Turning into Three Pure Pellucid Ones" that Jiang Hongyan had been cultivating on.
According to Chinese fairy tales, with the help of the "One Turning into Three Pure Pellucid Ones", someone could create his own doppelgangers. While in this world, it turned out to be an incantation that could help a cultivator change his fate. With the time passing, Xu Que was getting more and more disappointed.
Ding! "There are no other ways,…" the System answered.
"Never mind. Even if I can't use the two incantations now, I am sure I will when my Taoist Connotation grows more powerful!" Xu Que was relieved and was about to turn around and leave. All of a sudden, a powerful energy rushed into his body and he could feel something was ringing in his head.
Ding! "Unknown incantation detected and has been blocked temporarily by the System's firewall. Does the host want to unblock it?" The System's sound echoed.
What? Unknown incantation?
Xu Que was a bit confused and asked, "I wonder whether this incantation will influence my Taoist Connotation?"
Ding! "This incantation does not contain any Taoist Connotation and has no side effects at all. The host can choose to use this incantation or not."
"Of course I would want to use this incantation!" Xu Que was very excited.
What a big surprise! Just now, I got two incantations that I can't use; now I happen to get another incantation that I can use!
Ding! "The transmitting process starts!"
With the sound of the System's notification echoing, Xu Que could feel a strong power pass through his entire body. Soon, he had mastered another incantation. But strangely, somehow, he had a deja vu, as if he had known this incantation before.
Ding! "The host has already cultivated some parts of this incantation before, and the System has automatically been merging the rest of the parts of the incantation."
Ding! "Congratulations to the host for successfully merging the incantation. The Magnificently Derivative Dragon and Elephant Seal, which is of the Star Rank, has changed into the Heaven and Earth Seal, which is of the Moon Rank."
"What is going on?" Hearing this, Xu Que was a bit surprised. He hurriedly summoned the System and checked the screen, clicking the information button.
I see, the Magnificently Derivative Dragon and Elephant Seal extracted from the Dragon Soul Element became the Heaven and Earth Seal. I remember that the Magnificently Derivative Dragon and Elephant Seal contains five seals: Fantasy Killing Seal, Heavenly Thunder Seal, Void Annihilation Seal, Immortal Seal, and Gautama Buddha Seal. Wait a minute, there is one more Seal now – the Heavenly Immortal Gautama Buddha Annihilation Seal.
"Jesus Christ! The Heavenly Immortal Gautama Buddha Annihilation Seal! Clearly, the name of this incantation comes from the five incantations. What on earth is this?!" Xu Que was greatly surprised and asked, "System, will I have to go through another Heavenly Tribulation if I choose to cultivate on this incantation?"
Ding! "The host had already committed lots of sins, and, compared with what the host has gone through in the past, the Heavenly Tribulation that you are going to go through in the future is much, much weaker. So there is no worry!" The System answered.
Hearing this, Xu Que was speechless.
What's wrong with you?! What do you mean by saying that I have committed lots of sin?! And the Heavenly Tribulation that I am going to go through in the future is much, much weaker?
"The transmitting process is done. The original owner of this incantation has left the host a message, does the host want to check it?" Xu Que got very excited and said yes.
Judging by the names of the two previous incantations, I wonder whether this message is left by Sun Wukong. I never thought the original owner of the third incantation would even leave me a message. Maybe via this message, I can figure out if it is really Sun Wukong who has left me the incantations.
In the blink of an eye, a ray of light flashed across the screen, and soon a few sentences appeared.
"The Five Elements Body comes from me; after the war between the immortals and the devils, I had been trapped by the Gautama Buddha Seal. Since I don't want my people to learn what I had learned, I hid all the incantations I have mastered here, hoping someone of my future generations would find them one day."
"That someone must also have the Five Elements Body, and his body must be able to resonate with the King Kong Stick of Five Elements. Only in this way, he can come here and inherit all my incantations."
After reading this, Xu Que was shocked.
The war between the immortals and the devils? His Five Elements Body had been trapped? The Gautama Buddha Seal?
Wait! This Gautama Buddha Seal is the same one as that of the Magnificently Derivative Dragon and Elephant Seal?! No, the Magnificently Derivative Dragon and Elephant Seal should be called the Heaven and Earth Seal now.
Xu Que then opened the Heaven and Earth Seal and saw the Heaven and Earth Seal right in front of his eyes. By now, Xu Que had only mastered the former three incantations of the Heaven and Earth Seal, and he would only be able to use the latter three when he cultivated the former three into full strength. Still, he was deeply shocked by the few sentences.
"My goodness! This is exactly like the Wuzhishan Mountain that trapped Sun Wukong!"
Xu Que was stunned and his heart beat faster.
This is really way out of my expectations! I never thought the incantations were this powerful! The Heavenly Thunder Seal of the Heaven and Earth Seal is of the Moon Rank, its power is going to be invincible.…
If I manage to cultivate the former three incantations into full strength, by that time, when I practice the Gautama Buddha Seal, I might be able to crush someone to death with a heavy and enormous Five Elements Mountain.
"How wonderful!" Xu Que was getting more and more excited.
Someone who has the Five Elements Body and can resonate with the Five Elements King Kong Stick? I see, I happen to meet with the requirements! Lol!
In the first place, I have no idea what the Five Elements Body is, and it was given by the System for free, since at that time, I could not cultivate the Ancient Five Elemental Arts.…
"I am so lucky!" Thinking of this, Xu Que laughed out loud. "Things are getting more and more interesting!"
Xuanzhen Continent? Powerful cultivators from the other side? Cultivators of the top level of the Great Vehicle Stage? Screw you all!
There is one thing I am sure of and that is the cultivator that once was trapped here must be extremely powerful, even more powerful than those from the other side. Even if the seal upon the Four Great Continents would not break, I will definitely go to the other side personally and throw a few hundreds of FIve Elements Mountains to crush them!
By that time, the entire world would be filled with the Five Elements Mountains!
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