Chapter 849: Retrogradation of the Blood in the River
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Bang!
At the last possible instant, a crisp sound could be heard. Thanks to his sharp eyes and agile hands, Xu Que stopped Buttface by hitting his forehead.
This lake was full of Soul Marrows. If Buttface swam in it, it would be turned into a lake of Soul poisons!
Howl! "Little brat, let me go! I want to swim! Damn! Why do you lift me up? Ouch.…" Buttface struggled as he cursed. However, Xu Que still lifted him up and threw him out of the cave.
After that, Xu Que sealed the opening of the cave with several restrictive spells to stop Buttface from making trouble inside.
"OK, finally this guy has been driven away. Now we can settle down to perform cultivation!" Xu Que turned around and clapped his hands.
Jiang Hongyan had sat down in front of the Soul Marrows with her legs folded. She took off the Human-skinned Mask. Her extremely beautiful face was so breathtaking!
Xu Que walked over to her and said cheekily, "Come on, let's perform cultivation and dominate this world together!" After saying that, he started to touch her, putting his hand on her shoulder.
Jiang Hongyan said with a faint smile, "Little brat, are you sure you are going to perform cultivation together with me?"
She looked at Xu Que with her bright and clear eyes. Apparently, she knew Xu Que couldn't perform secluded cultivation in this place according to this style. It would be even more serious than killing him.
"Just hang around and come back after one month. I will be right here waiting for you!" Jiang Hongyan said gently before Xu Que could reply. She was very considerate and didn't want to force Xu Que to stay with her in this place. She even hoped Xu Que wouldn't feel any restraint when he was with her.
Moreover, she only needed one month to condense her soul. After that, they could take away the unused Soul Marrows. It was unnecessary for both of them to perform secluded cultivation here.
"No, I want to stay here with you. I can't live without you for even one minute!" Xu Que didn't want to leave. He grabbed Jiang Hongyan's arm and uttered mushy words.
Luckily, Buttface was not in the cave. Otherwise, he would have spit blood on the spot.
Jiang Hongyan grinned. She shook her head embarrassedly when she saw Xu Que was hugging her arm like a naughty boy.
Howl! "Little brat, come out, I found something important!" Buttface shouted excitedly at this time. He managed to make a hole on Xu Que's restrictive spell and put his head in.
Holy shit!
Buttface, how dare you spoil our tryst!
Xu Que stood up and stared at Buttface's head angrily.
Buttface didn't know what had happened. He still tried to enter the cave through the hole he had made as he shouted excitedly, "Come on, little brat. I set up a trap two months ago, which has caught some fish at last!"
"What the hell? Do you know how to set up a trap?" Xu Que frowned immediately.
Rumble!
Before he had time to think it over carefully, a deafening big bang roared in from outside the cave abruptly, which made the cave tremble violently.
"Holy crap! Buttface, what have you done? The cave is about to collapse!" Xu Que's eyes widened. They found this quiet place with great difficulty. However, his plan to perform secluded cultivation together with Jiang Hongyan had already been spoiled.
"Little brat, let's leave this place!" Jiang Hongyan stood up without any hesitation.
Although they knew they could protect the cave with magic arts, it seemed a terrible calamity must have occurred outside to make such a big bang. More than 100 cultivators were fighting. Also, the fight was drawing nearer to them. Therefore, it was unnecessary to protect this useless cave. They could abandon the cave, but the Soul Marrows had to be extracted.
"System, extract all Soul Marrows here!" Xu Que ordered after activating the System.
Whoosh!
A strand of light gushed out from his body, which was turned into intangible strength. Then, all the Soul Marrows in the lake were taken away like the Living Holy Water.
When he was about to leave, he saw a faint halo of light in the dry lakebed.
"What?"
Xu Que couldn't help but go closer to have a look. Then, he was surprised by what he saw. A milky crystal was in the lakebed, which was as large as a watermelon.
"A Soul Marrow Crystal?" Jiang Hongyan was also shocked by that object.
"It is a crystal generated from the accumulation of the Soul Marrows after many years. A small piece is as powerful as an entire lake of Soul Marrows. I didn't expect this one could be so large. How long has this place been deserted?" She frowned with puzzlement.
"We don't have time to think. Let's get out of this place first!" Xu Que waved his hand to extract that crystal. Then, he dashed toward the opening of the cave holding Jiang Hongyan's hand.
Buttface also followed them excitedly as he shouted, "I made it!" Xu Que was so angry that he almost wanted to smash Buttface to death!
When they came out of the cave, they found the mountains outside the cave had burst apart. Hill stones were rolling everywhere. They could still hear the loud noises in the distance, together with shrill cries and wails of countless people.
A strand of faint red appeared in the waterfall running down from above, which gave off the blood smell. Then, the waterfall became redder and redder, and the blood smell also became stronger!
"Buttface, what the hell have you done?" Xu Que frowned as he looked at Buttface.
The waterfall was filled with blood, which meant at least 100 people had been killed.
Buttface also said in surprise, "Holy crap! Why were so many people killed?"
Then, he shook his head, "No, something is wrong! I passed through the valley behind this mountain. But the opening of the valley was blocked by a big rock. I couldn't move it. So I placed a spell on the rock, so that others could be lured here to smash the rock! The big bang could have been caused by the smashing of the rock apparently. But I also don't know why so many people were killed!"
"What kind of spell did you place on that rock?" Xu Que said embarrassedly. It seemed Buttface didn't lie to them, and this issue was not related to him.
"Nothing!" Buttface scratched his head and said, "It was just an ordinary piece of yellow paper, and I wrote on it: 'Anyone who dares to tear it down will lose all family members. If you are not a coward, just come in and fight me!'"
"…" Xu Que's lips twitched. This dog is so wicked!
"This is really a big problem! Could it be that that giant rock smashed those people after being broken by them?" Buttface said.
"It is impossible for them to be killed by that rock!" Xu Que couldn't help but shake his head and said with a cold smile as he looked at those broken mountains in the distance, "I'm afraid something precious is hidden behind that rock, which triggered a bloody fight! However…it doesn't make sense. Normally, even if they started a bloody fight over precious items, they couldn't kill so many people in such a short time!"
He observed the cultivators on the Road of Heavenly Ascension. Most of them had reached the Void Training Stage. Only a few cultivators hadn't reached the Void Training Stage. Therefore, even if they fought by risking their lives, it was still impossible for such big casualties in such a short time.
"Hey, little brat, see, why is the blood in the river going back against the water current? Damn! This is so weird!" Buttface shouted in surprise as he pointed at the river and the waterfall.
Hearing that, Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan turned around. They were shocked by what they saw. The large waterfall and river were still flowing downward as usual. However, the blood in the river was gushing toward the upper reaches of the river as if someone was drawing the blood.
"How could this be?"
All at once, Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan looked up at the mountain in the distance seriously.
A creepy atmosphere and ominous premonitions were permeating this area gradually.
Chapter 850: A Major Disaster!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Rumble!
The booming of all the magic arts was still echoing in the mountains, along with miserable screams. The ominous premonition was approaching! Soon, they could see several figures escaping crazily up in the sky. It seemed like they were being chased by something!
Xu Que frowned as he checked out the mountains with his Soul Strength, but could find nothing behind them.
What are they escaping from?
Whoosh!
Then, Xu Que waved his hand to create a cloud of magnificent strength in the sky, which stopped the escaping people like an invisible giant hand.
"My fellow cultivators, please hold on a moment!" Xu Que yelled.
However, it seemed as if all the people had been badly scared. They continued to run forward crazily and just ignored Xu Que's voice.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Along with several dull sounds, the people fell down directly like flies that had been knocked down by a flyswatter.
"Eh…this is so weird!" Xu Que waved the sleeve of his robe. Then, a cloud of gentle strength in the form of seawater wrapped those people up and sent them to the ground safely. The people were as pale as ghosts because of terror. They stood up and were about to run away again, but they were restrained where they had fallen by the seawater created by Xu Que.
They started to shout, "Run, run for your lives!"
"My fellow cultivators, nothing is behind you. What are you afraid of? What happened in that place?��� Xu Que walked up and asked.
Hearing Xu Que's question, the cultivators turned around abruptly. Then they sat down on the ground, as they let out sighs of relief. With lingering fear on their faces,you could see that their foreheads were covered by cold sweat.
"Just tell us what happened up in those mountains?" Buttface, fierce-looking, rushed up and shouted.
The cultivators, who had already been badly frightened, were surprised by Buttface and almost broke down again.
"That's enough, Buttface! My fellow cultivators, what happened?" Xu Que asked again. He was getting a little bit impatient.
At this time, one cultivator, whose lips were still trembling, looked at Xu Que and said in terror, "There are…Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes in those mountains – countless Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes! After so many years, the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes have reappeared in the Road of Heavenly Ascension! We are doomed! We are doomed!"
"Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes?" Xu Que was surprised. Apparently, he had never heard of this species before!
"Oh, no!" Jiang Hongyan frowned and said in a low voice, "If the Heaven- Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes really have reappeared, we have to leave immediately!"
"Are the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes…so horrible?" Xu Que asked curiously.
Although the name was quite intimidating, it can't be so horrible! If we run away before a fight, I won't have time to act tough! This is not the style of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
"The Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquito is like the living dead! If you smash its body, it can still be alive! It can only be killed by smashing its head precisely! However, the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquito can also multiply rapidly. It sucks cultivators' blood. When a cultivator's blood is sucked by this kind of mosquito, over 1,000 Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes will be generated from the cultivator's body. It is impossible to kill all the mosquitoes!"
After saying that, Jiang Hongyan said dubiously as she shook her head slightly, "According to my knowledge, the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes were eradicated more than 5,000 years ago! How could they reappear now?"
The living dead? It can only be killed by hitting its head! It also sucks blood and reproduces in people's bodies!
Damn! Is it the combination of zombie, vampire, and alien?
Also, it must be an upgraded version of aliens, for it can reproduce more than 1,000 mosquitoes in the body of one person!
Xu Que was surprised. However, he let out a sigh of relief after hearing the last sentence of Jiang Hongyan's words, "Little girl, you said this species were eradicated more than 5,000 years ago. Does that mean that we can also do it now?"
"No, it was possible at that time, but I'm afraid it is impossible to do that now!"
Jiang Hongyan shook her head seriously. "I've learned it from some ancient books. More than 5,000 years ago, the entire Xuanzhen Continent was almost ruined by more than 1,000 Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes! Countless people died at that time. Within one day, the quantity of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes had been increased to more than 100 million. Even powerhouses at the Great Vehicle Stage couldn't defeat them. At last, 20 cultivators at the Celestial Realm Stage worked together to eradicate the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes. Among them, one cultivator at the Celestial Realm Stage sacrificed his life during the fight!"
"What? You mean 20 cultivators at the Celestial Realm Stage worked together, and one of them was even killed!" Xu Que was surprised.
I guess we really have to escape now!
Even cultivators at the Celestial Realm Stage can be killed by these mosquitoes! This is horrible!
"This is what the records in the ancient books say. Almost everyone in the Xuanzhen Continent knows this! It was a major disaster! Without those cultivators at the Celestial Realm Stage, the Xuanzhen Continent would have been ruined in several days!" Jiang Hongyan nodded her head. When she looked at that mountain again, her expression had become unprecedentedly serious and worried.
At the same time, the cultivators who had escaped had also come to themselves gradually. They stood up and said in terror, "My fellow cultivators, let's just leave here! The Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes could even devour the Heavens! I'm afraid the Road of Heavenly Ascension will be ruined! We can't stay here!"
"Wait! Just tell me how did these Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes reappear in this world?" Xu Que asked.
The cultivators changed their expressions slightly and started to stare at each other speechlessly. It seemed they didn't want to tell the truth.
Xu Que frowned and said seriously, "You have three breaths to tell me the truth; or I won't mind throwing you back into that mountain again!"
Hearing that, the cultivators trembled a bit. Then, they said hurriedly, "My fellow cultivator, we don't have anything to do with this issue! The Saint Palace distributed a Celestial Searching Map! They said that a certain way led to the end of the Road of Heavenly Ascension. As long as we walked along that way from the entrance of the valley, we would find the opportunity to become Celestials!"
"The Saint Palace?" Jiang Hongyan frowned a bit when she heard that.
The cultivators said, nodding their heads, "Right! This is the map distributed by the Saint Palace! It is said that this map is a replica of an ancient map!"
One of them took out a map that was printed on a hide and handed it to Jiang Hongyan.
Then, they continued to say, "We went to that place together with the people of the Saint Palace. Then, we smashed the giant stone together! But we didn't expect the nest of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes was behind that stone! When the stone was smashed, all the mosquitoes flew out!"
"More than 3,000 people were killed instantly! Luckily, we were at the rear part of the group, so we managed to run away!" After saying that, some of them even started to weep. They wept because they managed to survive the attack of the mosquitoes or because they had just remembered the bloody scene!
Xu Que could also imagine that scene – when the stone was smashed, their team members died one after another in front of them. They also saw thousands of new Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes come out from the corpses of their team members and continue to devour the rest of them!
In this way, at least 3 million new Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes would be generated from those 3,000 people! This was really horrible!
"No way! If there are really so many Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes in that mountain, why are none of them trying to chase you?" Xu Que asked dubiously. He kept searching the mountain, but found nothing besides these cultivators.
"The mosquitoes flew away along that road!" one cultivator replied immediately. "I noticed most Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes flew into the valley. I guess something there is attracting them!"
"For the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes, the thing that is more attractive than the blood of cultivators could only be the Celestial's Blood!" Another cultivator said in terror.
The Celestial's Blood?
"Little brat, come and see this map!" Jiang Hongyan said and handed the map provided by the cultivators just now to Xu Que. Xu Que looked at the map and found a detailed route on it. Beside the route, there were some ancient characters, which looked like the diary or last words written by an ancient cultivator!
After reading those characters rapidly, Xu Que's expression changed, and he widened his eyes immediately. He fixed his eyes on several words and shouted in surprise, "The Space-Breaking Spell"!
Chapter 851: The Weird Last Words
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The Space-Breaking Spell was Xu Que's only hope to go back to Earth!
For such a long time, he had been accumulating the Acting Tough Points so that he could amass more than 2 million Acting Tough Points in order to upgrade the System to Version 10.0 at one go! Then, he could make Space- Breaking Spells by purchasing the method of preparing this spell from the System. After that, he could tear the void open and go back to Earth!
But the Space-Breaking Spell was mentioned in this replicated map. Therefore, Xu Que couldn't help but change his expression abruptly.
"Little brat, what's wrong?" Jiang Hongyan asked affectionately in a low voice at this time.
"The Space-Breaking Spell is mentioned on this map. It is the only thing that could help me to go back to my hometown! Let me read these characters carefully!" Xu Que replied as he received the map. Then, he started to read the characters in the map carefully. A route map and the last words of an ancient cultivator whose name was Zhang Tiandao were contained on this hide.
According to the characters, Zhang Tiandao had also been a cultivator in the Xuanzhen Continent. However, the era when he was living was more than 10,000 years ago. He could almost be deemed as an ancient cultivator. He entered the Road of Heavenly Ascension when he reached the summit of the Crossing Calamity Stage.
At that time, the Road of Heavenly Ascension was a vast territory with abundant rare and precious resources. Even Celestial herbs could be found in it. Therefore, it was called the "back garden abandoned by the Celestials" at that time! Many people managed to become Celestials after eating the pills made from the Celestial herbs found in the Road of Heavenly Ascension.
However, Zhang Tiandao's purpose was not to find the Celestial herbs. He found two Space-Breaking Spells in an ancient ruin, through which he could leave the Xuanzhen Continent. But he couldn't use the Space-Breaking Spell by just activating it. He had to use it in certain places.
In a less technical way, the Space-Breaking Spell was just like a key of a Teleportation Device. The user had to use one Space-Breaking Spell in a certain Teleportation Device, so that the teleportation could be activated. The other spell was the key for the return teleportation.
According to the clues found in the ruins, he realized one portal to use the Space-Breaking Spell was located in the Road of Heavenly Ascension! Zhang Tiandao was so excited. Since there was a portal in the Road of Heavenly Ascension, the Space-Breaking Spell could definitely take him to the Celestial Realm. In this way, he wouldn't need to reach the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage, which could take up to several hundred years!
Therefore, he went alone to the venue in the Road of Heavenly Ascension according to all the clues he had found. Then he started to walk along the road in that valley. On his way, he met a beautiful woman. They broke many restrictive spells together and obtained many rare resources.
After several months, Zhang Tiandao had fallen in love with this woman. They decided to become cultivation companions. So Zhang Tiandao decided to tell the secret of the Space-Breaking Spell to this woman. After finding that out, the woman became quite excited. They swore to be a Celestial couple in the Celestial Realm.
However, the good times didn't last very long. They became deeply trapped in an extremely tricky killing Array on their way. It was a very weird Array. No matter how many people fell into it, they had to work together to break the Array. If they failed, half of them would be released, but the rest of the people would be trapped in that Array forever!
For her survival, the woman betrayed Zhang Tiandao by leaving the Array after robbing his storage rings. Zhang Tiandao was very angry. He spent numerous years studying that killing Array. When his life was about to end, he managed to find an opportunity. Then, he prepared these last words and the route map and teleported them out of the Array. He said the Space-Breaking Spells hadn't been taken away. Anyone who could go into that Array with the head of that woman would get his Space-Breaking Spells!
"…"
After reading this document, Xu Que became speechless and thoughtful.
Apparently, there were several questionable points in these last words. Zhang Tiandao might have hidden something, or these last words may have just been fabricated. However, Xu Que thought the possibility of the former was higher, for it was really not necessary to fabricate those last words. And it was hard to tell whether Zhang Tiandao really had the Space-Breaking Spells.
If Zhang Tiandao really had the spells, Xu Que believed that Zhang Tiandao would have taken those spells with him. Otherwise, Zhang Tiandao didn't need to send his last words out to ask people outside to kill the woman who had already left that Array such a long time ago.
"What did you get from these words?" Jiang Hongyan asked in a low voice at this time.
Xu Que shook his head, "There are many possibilities. However,…"
He paused a bit and looked up at the mountain. Then he said seriously, "It is worth a try! If we can get the Space-Breaking Spells, maybe we can go back to my hometown soon!"
According to Zhang Tiandao's last words, the Space-Breaking Spell should be used at a certain portal. However, he didn't mention where the teleportation device that contained the Space-Breaking Spell was located. Therefore, those portals could be the Void Cracks, which could be activated with the Space- Breaking Spells. After setting the course, he could go back to Earth.
Although it was just all speculation, Xu Que still decided to give it a try. As long as he could obtain the Space-Breaking Spell, he would know what he should do next.
"Are you going to enter that mountain? But,…" Jiang Hongyan's expression changed slightly.
Xu Que interrupted her. "I know there are Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes in that mountain. It doesn't matter. Nothing could scare me away, no matter if it is zombie, vampire, or alien! I must go home!"
"OK, I'll go with you!" Jiang Hongyan stopped trying to persuade Xu Que not to go and agreed to accompany him, nodding her head without hesitation. Her reaction made Xu Que hesitate. After all, he hadn't seen the Heaven- Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes before. He was not sure he could defeat the insects. If Jiang Hongyan went with him, he might not be able to protect her.
"Let's go, little brat! This time you are not allowed to take a risk alone!" Jiang Hongyan said in a low voice with a faint smile.
Xu Que was surprised. Then he touched his nose lamely. When Jiang Hongyan was about to go back to the Xuanzhen Continent alone, she might have had the same idea that he would be endangered if he went with her. Jiang Hongyan's words reminded Xu Que that she wouldn't allow Xu Que to risk his life alone!
Howl! "Little brat, I have something urgent to handle, farewell!" Buttface was terrified and was about to escape after realizing that Xu Que was going to deal with those horrible Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes.
Xu Que reached out his hand to grab Buttface. Then, he said with a smile, "Buttface, your urgent business can be handled after this!"
Howl! "No! I really have urgent business to handle!"
"Crap! Little brat, let me go! I don't want to go there!"
"Damn! I don't want to die!"
Buttface did his best to struggle and shout.
His reaction was ignored by Xu Que.
This time we may really need the assistance of Buttface. I can't let him escape!
Then, Xu Que turned around and said with a smile, holding Jiang Hongyan's hand, "Let's go!"
"OK!" Jiang Hongyan nodded her head with a charming smile on her face.
Whoosh!
They jumped up into the sky and started to dash toward the mountain. The cultivators who had just escaped from there were totally stunned and couldn't help but gasp!
"Aren't they afr…afraid of death? How dare they go back?"
"Forget about them. Let's leave the Road of Heavenly Ascension as soon as possible!"
"By the way, don't you feel that woman looks quite familiar?"
"Crap! How can you be in the mood to talk about this now?"
"She is really a perfect woman! I didn't speak just now because I was stunned by such a flawless woman who I had never seen the likes of before in my whole life!"
"No! What are you talking about? Don't you feel she is quite like the one who disappeared for several hundred years?"
"What? Could she be…?"
"Holy crap! That reminds me!"
"Me too!"
"The Empress of the Tong Tian Nation! The fiancee of the Saint Palace's Young Master!"
Chapter 852: This Is Definitely A Serious Issue!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Whoosh!
Two bright strands of light were flashing up in the sky toward the mountain in the distance.
"Little girl, tell me something about the Saint Palace!" Xu Que turned to Jiang Hongyan on their way.
The cultivators who had run out of the mountain away from the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes had told Xu Que that the Celestial Searching Map of Zhang Tiandao had been distributed by the Saint Palace. Since everyone believed that, it meant that the Saint Palace must be quite prestigious in the Xuanzhen Continent.
Also, they had said that some of the Saint Palace's apprentices were also there, which meant it couldn't be a conspiracy planned by the Saint Palace.
However, Xu Que didn't believe the story at all. For him, if the Saint Palace was powerful enough, why didn't they search for the fortune and opportunities after obtaining that map? On the contrary, they distributed the map to the public, which had attracted so many people for the search. This was quite weird!
"The Saint Palace is a power established by the high officials during the reign of the Tong Tian Nation's first Emperor. It absorbs all kinds of smart and genius talents in this world. Till now, it has held a development history of several thousand years! The current Leader of the Saint Palace is Wei Tianli, who is called Master Wei by the public. He has reached the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage and is as powerful as the Emperor. Therefore, the Saint Palace is almost as powerful as the Tong Tian Nation!" Jiang Hongyan said calmly.
"Oh? It seems this Saint Palace is quite remarkable!" Xu Que smiled. He was increasingly confident about his guess. Since the Saint Palace was so powerful, why did it share its information with the public?
Could it be that all members of the Saint Palace are really saints? Heh-heh, that's impossible! Except for the Act-Tough Saint, nobody in the World of Cultivators could be deemed as a good person!
"There is another issue!" Jiang Hongyan said as she grabbed Xu Que's hand suddenly.
Xu Que was surprised. "What?"
In my past life, the Emperor betrothed me to Wei Zixun who is the Young Master of the Saint Palace to enhance the relationship between the Imperial Palace and the Saint Palace. It was well-known then, but I didn't agree. I said I would start secluded cultivation instead. Five years later, they worked a plot together to control me. Then, they reincarnated me by killing me with Celestial Artifacts and mysterious magic arts!
After saying that, Jiang Hongyan looked at Xu Que gently with a faint smile, "Therefore, when you go into that mountain later, you might meet Wei Zixun and the rest of the members of the Saint Palace and the Imperial Palace!"
"A…betrothal? It's OK! It was something that happened in your past life. And you didn't marry him at least. It is just a small issue! Even if I meet them later, I will just wave and smile at them!" Xu Que said with a smile, after being stunned for a short while. Actually, he was extremely unhappy in his heart.
A small issue?
Are you kidding?
This is definitely a serious issue!
How dare the Imperial Palace and the Saint Palace cast eyes at my woman! It is unacceptable even it happened in her past life! If I meet them, I will absolutely skin them alive!
This is me, a strong and staunch man!
"Little brat, you can just ignore that. If they disrespect you, I will punish them personally!" Jiang Hongyan said in a low voice at this time. A faint smile showed in her extremely charming face. She fixed her beautiful eyes on the mountain, which was so close to them. Her temperament became that of an overbearing Empress and was just like it had been when she killed those generals and imperial guards outside the Imperial Palace!
Xu Que couldn't help but start to feel sympathy for the people of the Saint Palace and the Imperial Palace. If you are in the hands of my Hongyan, most of you will die instead of being skinned alive!
Whoosh!
At the same time, they landed on the mountain successfully.
Buttface, who had stopped his struggling, was looking quite dispirited, as if he had lost hope for his life! His appearance amused Xu Que.
"Buttface, what's wrong with you? Are you afraid of heights?"
"Nonsense! I don't want to go here at all! Why do you force me to do that? If you are not a coward, just release me and go there yourself!" Buttface shouted angrily for he was annoyed by Xu Que's words.
"Oh? Really?" Xu Que asked with a smile.
"Really! Let me go for I don't want to go with you!" Buttface shouted.
"Fine!" Xu Que dropped Buttface and said with a faint smile, "Buttface, I planned to take you to my hometown after finding the Space Breaking Spell. Since you don't want to go with me, I won't force you to do that!"
Whoosh!
Buttface ran for several hundred meters after landing on the ground. Then he stopped and said arrogantly, Puff! "As an experienced and knowledgeable cultivator, I don't need to go to your hometown! Little brat, the predestined relationship between us ends here. We'll meet again if fate wills it. Farewell!"
After saying that, Buttface turned around and was about to leave.
Xu Que grinned, "By the way, Buttface, let me tell you a secret. Actually, my Smelly Tofu, grilled chicken wings, and burgers can be bought in each street in my hometown, and they are also very cheap there. You can buy numerous shops with one Low-Grade Spirit Stone. With two Spirit Stones, you can.…"
Whoosh!
Before Xu Que had finished his words, Buttface had rushed back. Then he said, looking at Xu Que excitedly, "What could I get with two Spirit Stones?"
"You can hire a lot of people as your underlings. They will obey your orders and call you the Mighty King, and even fight for a place to do massage for you!" Xu Que said with a smile.
Hearing that, Buttface trembled all over. A cloud of righteous Qi gushed out from his body immediately!
Bang!
Buttface patted his chest with his paw, which made a dull sound. Then he said sonorously, "Little brat, that's enough! I have gone through fire and water together with you for so many times! How could I turn my back on you now? I was joking just now. Let's go! I'll lead you to the entrance of that valley!"
After saying that, Buttface rushed up to the forefront and started to lead the way actively.
Jiang Hongyan was totally embarrassed by his reaction. Then she said with a smile as she looked at Xu Que snappily, "You fooled him again, right?"
"Alas! Little girl, you wrong me this time! What I said just now is true. If you go there, you will be worshipped by everyone in that world every day as a Goddess!" Xu Que said with a smile.
He had started to imagine the carefree life on Earth when he went back together with all his mistresses! He could even act tough at will there!
Led by Buttface, Xu Que arrived at the entrance of the valley together with his great expectations and fantasies! Numerous human bones were scattered at the entrance of the valley. The blood and flesh of those victims had already been sucked up. They didn't even find a drop of blood on the ground. However, luckily, they didn't find those Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes either! It was very quiet in this place!
They found many new footprints at the entrance, which meant someone had entered that valley ahead of them.
"Holy crap! How many people have been killed? How could they fail to kill even one Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquito?" Buttface asked in surprise as he looked at the bones on the ground.
Xu Que also became serious. This was the thing he most worried about. So many people had died miserably, but they had failed to kill even one Heaven- Devouring Demonic Mosquito! It meant those mosquitoes were really powerful!
"Let's go and have a look inside!" Xu Que said
Anyway, they had to enter the valley. The Space Breaking Spells might be hidden in this area. If he could find them, he didn't need to wait to upgrade the System when he had enough Acting Tough Points! Moreover, he could also find a way to deal with those Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes, which he knew only as small insects!
Chapter 853: The Young Master of the Saint Palace Is Also Here!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Five days later, in the skies above the valley, Xu Que was still traveling through the air with Jiang Hongyan, holding Buttface by the hand. They had been journeying for five days, following the map on the hide. However, they have not seen one human, much less any of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes!
But, as they went deeper and deeper into the valley, the distance between them and the mark signaling Zhang Tiandao's location was getting shorter and shorter.
Naturally, several auras of cultivators began to pop up in front of them. Although the cultivators had mostly masked their presence, whatever weak tinges remained could not escape detection from Xu Que's powerful Soul Strength.
Xu Que smiled slightly and threw Buttface to the ground. He took a step forward and gestured, "Fellow cultivators! I am Xu Que from the Exploding Heavens Faction, here to commit some robbery. Could I perhaps meet some colleagues here?"
In the World of Cultivation, when a large group of people hid by the roadside and masked their presence, there could only be two reasons. It was either that they were waiting in ambush for an enemy, or that they were trying to rob some passers-by, or even kill them for their treasures.
Xu Que sensed that those auras in front of them were unfamiliar and therefore eliminated the possibility that they were enemies. In that case, there was a good chance that they were going to try to rob them. With him exposing them like that, the cultivators no longer felt the need to hide, and they all stepped out onto the path. A large group of cultivators, all dressed differently, appeared before Xu Que.
It was now apparent that these cultivators belonged to different factions. From how they chose to stand, it seemed like they belonged to three parties. On one side, a group was made up of ladies dressed in long, white skirts. On the other side, there was a party of men and women, who, from their appearances, looked like they were all disbanded cultivators.
Last but not least, the third group was made up of demonic beasts. While they had taken on human shapes, they could not change their auras. It was not difficult to differentiate that among them were the snake race and the tiger race, etc.
"They are not from the Imperial Palace or the Saint Palace!" Jiang Hongyan suddenly whispered that information to Xu Que. "Those women in white probably belong to the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion. Their faction is considered a mid-tier wing in the Xuanzhen Continent!"
"Looks like this is a popular location eyed by many. To think that you guys would arrive earlier than we did!" Xu Que joked.
Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan should, in fact, already be considered quick on their feet. However, based on the number of people that had already arrived, it was evident they had been hiding and observing, and only rushed in when they saw that the Heaven- Devouring Demonic Mosquito had flown away.
"Hmph! Fellow cultivator, did you say that you were here to rob us? Who do you intend to rob, I wonder?" A handsome swordsmanship cultivator stepped out, a mocking smile on his face. He stood among the disbanded cultivators despite wearing a Taoist robe and having the highest cultivation of them all. He had already reached the sixth level of the Crossing Calamity Stage.
However, although he was speaking to Xu Que, his eyes were fixed on Jiang Hongyan. With Jiang Hongyan's beauty, even if she had modified her looks, she would always be the center of attention everywhere she went.
"Holy Senior?" One of the women from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion suddenly exclaimed. Then, a tall white-clad woman came forward. On her face were a mix of shock and confusion.
Jiang Hongyan merely smiled, graceful and gracious as ever. Before she could say anything, the woman and the girls behind her all confirmed their guesses.
"We are the disciples of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion! Respects to the Holy Senior!" Tens of women unanimously bowed and greeted Jiang Hongyan.
"Rise!" Jiang Hongyan smiled and said calmly.
The atmosphere fell silent as if all had lost their voices.
The swordsmanship cultivator was stunned, and the disbanded cultivators behind him all looked horrified. Who would have thought that this lady before them would be the Empress, the one who had disappeared without a trace for several hundred years!
But that can't be!
Before the Empress went into secluded meditation, she was already at the Great Vehicle Stage. How could she now be still at the Crossing Calamity Stage and even have entered the Road of Heavenly Ascension? The strange situation befuddled many.
Among those who were confused were the demonic beasts. They all stretched their necks and peered at Jiang Hongyan curiously.
The Empress was so famous that even the demonic beasts had heard of her name. They had also seen her from afar a long time ago.
Therefore, even though everyone present could not understand why the Empress's cultivation stage had dropped, in their hearts they were very sure that this elegant and luxuriant lady was indeed the Empress.
"My brother, what was your question? Who am I planning to rob? Is that it?" Xu Que came forward and looked at the swordsmanship cultivator, smiling.
The man in question stiffened and lowered his head. In front of the Empress, he would not dare to look around carelessly or say anything carelessly, lest trouble befell him.
However, everyone else was rejoicing inside. Even those disbanded cultivators showed some form of gloating, apparently delighted to see him in such a difficult situation.
However, to their dismay, Xu Que clapped his hands and yelled, "Okay, okay, everyone pay attention! I'll now answer your burning question – that's right! I'm here to rob, and who else could the target be? It must be everyone present! Please cooperate and split into two lines, men on the left and women on the right. As for those who are not men, nor women…urgh, don't look at me like that, demonic beasts! I'm talking about you guys, off to the middle, quickly! Everyone squat with your hands on your heads!"
Swoosh!
Everyone was struck silly by Xu Que's words.
Is this for real?
This fellow did come to rob us?
And he wants us to cooperate?
You can't do that! Even if he's with the Empress, he wouldn't have the authority to do that, would he?
"Holy Senior, this.…" The tall woman from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion looked at Jiang Hongyan in disbelief.
Jiang Hongyan smiled slightly and turned to Xu Que, "The owner of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion was once my friend. She helped me out quite a bit…"
Before she could finish her sentence, Xu Que called out loudly, "Ladies from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion are all fairies, and so they shall be exempted! Everyone else should hurry! Where's your sense of urgency, I still have a next location to rush off to!"
Puu!
Everyone present almost vomited blood.
You mean you even rush from location to location to rob? Did you think that you were a street performer?
However, what chilled them most was Jiang Hongyan's attitude toward Xu Que.
That was especially so for the ladies from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion, who couldn't help but stare blankly. To have entered this stage, they were all the cream of the crop of the pavilion, with an overall strength of Crossing Calamity and above.
A few hundred years ago, when they had just entered the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion, they had the chance to revere the Empress's silhouette from afar. How magnificent, glorious,and dominating she was! The imperial aura as the one and only Empress had been etched into their hearts, and many of them had made the Empress their idol and role model.
However, what is it that they now see? This Empress behaving just like a shy, demure, and accepting wife in front of this young man at the Form Synthesis Stage. Furthermore, even when she was speaking up for the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion, she had just reiterated her relationship with the pavilion in a calm manner. She had not explicitly requested him to let them off.
What's the meaning of this?
If the young man had zero intention to let them off, would it mean that the Empress would wash her hands of this matter?
"Shh-!"
Those who were clear-minded quickly took in a sharp breath. They had guessed something from the Empress's attitude.
This young man at the Form Synthesis Stage either hailed from an astounding background or shared a special relationship with the Empress. In all of the Xuanzhen Continent, there could not be another person who comes from a grander background than the Empress, that she would need to treat with such respect and indulgence.
Therefore, many had reached the same conclusion in their hearts, and their expressions began to change. That included the tall lady from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion, who had guessed the most accurate answer. While shock had filled her eyes, she seemed hesitant and wavering.
"Holy Senior!"
She finally spoke up falteringly, unable to hold it in any longer, "The Young Master of the Saint Palace is also here, as well as people from the Imperial Palace. They are right ahead!"
Chapter 854: Seizing the Treasure!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It was evident that the tall lady from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion had the best of intentions. She was worried that Jiang Hongyan and Xu Que would unknowingly bump into the Young Master of the Saint Palace. After all, from her viewpoint, a cultivator at the Form Synthesis Stage like Xu Que could never compare to the Young Master of the Saint Palace.
However, she could not understand why the Empress would treat this young man so differently. Could it be because of his good looks? But that didn't seem like something that the Empress would do!
Besides, the young man looked seriously unreliable. He was yelling about robbing this many Crossing Calamity powerhouses simply due to the Empress siding with him, which was genuinely underhanded and off-putting. However, she would only think this to herself, never speak it out loud.
At the same time, however, Xu Que was beaming. The people from the Imperial Palace and the Saint Palace had all come?!
Grrrreat!
It's seriously great!
"Lad, remember to take me along!" Buttface reminded Xu Que with a mischievous expression.
Having roamed around with Xu Que for this long, how could he not know Xu Que well? The moment he saw his bright look, he knew that he was about to cook up some trouble!
"Miss, since the people from the Imperial Palace and the Saint Palace are right in front of us, let's go find them together!" Xu Que had already changed his tone. He had shed all his gangster-like aura from when he had wanted to rob them and asked them politely.
Everyone was surprised, as if they had just experienced a mass hallucination.
How could this person put on such a great act?
"Thank you for your kind thoughts, fellow cultivator. Just that…" The tall woman looked at Jiang Hongyan hesitantly, seemingly contemplating if she should continue.
"Just that?" Jiang Hongyan asked directly.
The tall woman continued, "Just that the Imperial Palace and the Saint Palace had just instructed us. Since they were the ones who led the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes away, they should be the ones who entered first. We could only enter after waiting two hours!"
"Nah, don't worry about it. Follow us, and no one would dare to stop you!" Xu Que waved nonchalantly like it was nothing.
After he said that, he even turned to the disbanded cultivators and the demonic beasts, and said generously, "Fellow cultivators, why don't you guys come along too? As it was decreed by providence that we have met, it was by fate that we have come together this day. Let us travel onward together, the more, the merrier!"
Everyone's mouths twitched.
To hell with your decreed to meet by providence! Who would wish to meet you?
The more, the merrier? If not for the Empress, we would have killed you long ago!
"Let's all head there together!" The Empress also nodded.
"Yeah! See, the Empress has spoken. Don't be shy; let's go together!" Xu Que hurried them along.
After all, a noble career such as acting tough needs audiences to scream 666; the more, the better!
However, the crowd did not pay Xu Que much attention. They just felt relieved that the Empress had also agreed, and from that they felt a certain sense of security. The Empress's character was known by all to be righteous and honorable. She would never resort to underhanded tricks or schemes.
It was lucky that these people did not know Xu Que well yet. Otherwise, they would cough out blood while questioning their life purpose, jaw-dropped, while struggling to understand how the Empress would want to be with such a person!
"Thank you, Holy Senior!"
The crowd all thanked Jiang Hongyan, and the large company began to make their way ahead.
And so Xu Que's plan to rob them was shelved. To him, robbing them no longer interested him as much as stripping the people from the Saint Palace and the Imperial Palace!
Following the guidance on the map, the company reached the area where Zhang Tiandao was located after journeying for more than an hour.
It was a mountain cave that had once collapsed. There should be a opening in the cave somewhere, which was the only way in leading to an entrance to use the Space Breaking Spell.
Zhang Tiandao had entered it with that woman, However, they had unfortunately activated a Killing Mode, which resulted in a tragedy.
Today, fallen leaves filled the exterior of the cave, making the whole entrance look dark and eerie. From time to time, cold winds would pick up the scattered leaves on the ground, taking them away to unknown places.
"Looks like Young Master Wei and the rest had entered. Those Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes are also inside!" The tall woman from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion said solemnly.
They all knew that this place had become much more dangerous than before. They were no match for this many Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes. One wrong step and they would all lose their lives here!
"Hmm?"
Abruptly, Xu Que narrowed his eyes and swept his gaze around the entrance. He smiled. "Someone once laid a foundation at this place, a fresh one at that!"
Boom!
A loud crash suddenly came from the cave.
Then, several beams of light shot out from the cave. They were powerhouses at the Crossing Calamity Stage. They were all drenched in blood and looked extremely flustered. The moment the powerhouses left the cave, they immediately took out best-grade Spirit Stones and threw them in all four directions and started to initiate a spell.
"Young Master, we are ready!" These people cried out in unison.
Swoosh!
The next moment, a white-clad silhouette dashed out with many people behind him.
At the same time, a head-tingling buzzing sound came from the cave, like a swarm of bees flapping their wings, inching closer and closer!
"It's the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes! They're coming out!" The tall lady from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion paled as she recognized the sound.
"Young Master, hurry!" The cultivators who had made it out earlier yelled urgently.
The glow of the spell illuminated their hands, and they were ready to seal the entrance. The white-clad man also told the cultivators to speed it up, as they dashed out of the cave.
Swoosh!
However, a red light blasted out of the cave and caught up with them at the speed of lightning!
No!"
"Be careful, Young Master!" Everyone exclaimed in shock.
Tch–ra!
A crisp tear, and the white-clad man managed to avoid the red beam by twisting his body at an impossible angle. However, it still tore a large piece of fabric from his clothing. Almost immediately, a beast-skin pouch fell out from his sleeves. The red beam returned and rushed toward the beast-skin pouch at an astounding speed.
Unwillingness flashed across the white-clad man's face, but it was too late to snatch the item within the beast-skin pouch. All he could do was to dash out while everyone protected him.
Just at the moment he touched the ground, the white-clad man looked over and trembled at the sight of Jiang Hongyan.
"Holy Senior, you…you're back?" He was thrilled and surprised.
However, his smile gradually froze. He saw Xu Que standing beside Jiang Hongyan. Not only that, but they were standing so close to each other that they were almost touching shoulders, looking like a couple.
"Young Master, the item of Zhang Tiandao.…" Someone exclaimed who had discovered the pouch that he had dropped at the cave entrance.
However, before he could make out a complete sentence, the red beam had already curled up the beast-skin pouch, along with the item in it, and tried to escape into the cave.
"Forget it, it's too late!" The white-clad man shook his head.
Boom!
Suddenly, a terrifying crash resounded in the area. It was as though a massive bolt of lightning had passed before them; before they could react, it was already past them like a slight blur in their eyesight.
"Little one, come back!" Jiang Hongyan lost her cool and exclaimed.
It seemed to be the first time she had lost her cool. The one who dashed out was Xu Que. When he heard that the white-clad man had dropped something belonging to Zhang Tiandao, his first reaction was that there was a huge possibility of it being the Space Breaking Spell. He instinctively chased after it!
He used the full power of the Three Thousand Volts Lightning and even enhanced it with all the spells he could handle. With utmost speed and a King of Act-Tough Fist worth 30,000 Acting Tough Points, he clutched his hands into fists and thundered at the red beam!
Boom!
A golden fist condensed out of thin air and, with a killer angle, punched the red beam heavily into the wall. The whole mountain wall cracked instantly, and broken debris flew out. The red beam disappeared, and the item wrapped in beast skin fell onto the ground.
"What? How…how is this possible?"
The ladies from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion who had come with Xu Que, as well as the disbanded cultivators and demonic beasts, all stared in disbelief. How could a cultivator at the Form Synthesis Stage possess such speed and strength?
"Seal the entrance!" A chilling look entered into the eyes of the white-clad man as he ordered sternly. With a slam of their palms, the cultivators outside the cave activated the seal prepared beforehand without any hesitation.
"Wait, don't!" Jiang Hongyan called out rapidly.
Alas, it was too late; a blinding light shot up from the ground and cordoned the perimeter around the cave and its entrance.
Everyone except for Xu Que was safe behind the seal. However, Xu Que paid no attention to the restricting formation. With a light push with his toes, he flew toward the entrance and shoved the item wrapped in the beast skin into his chest pocket. Then, with a plop, he touched down safely with both feet. The whole process was swift, deft, and over within seconds.
Buzzz…
Just then, an earth-shattering, deafening buzz came out from the cave!
Blood quickly drained from everyone's faces.
From within the pitch-black entrance, countless Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes poured out of the cave like a great flood.
Only one thought crossed everyone's mind – that this lad's going to die for sure!
Chapter 855: You Can't Do Anything About Me!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Wei Zixun, undo this spell immediately! It's an order!"
Jiang Hongyan glared coldly at the white-clad man, her face icy. At that very instant, her indisputable tone and regal verve stumped everyone. Such is the verve of the Empress of no equal of her time – even a single sentence was powerful enough to intimidate the crowd.
However, people were most startled about why the Empress behaved like that. From what they remembered of her, the Empress was always composed; no matter what happened, she would be as calm as still water. There was a sense of distance about her, an unapproachable remoteness, but never had she been this assertive!
Now, she had become thunderous for the first time, all for a young man in the Form Synthesis Stage. To think that she would order around the Young Master of the Saint Palace, her fiance, in such a tone!
Not only was everyone shocked, so was Wei Zixun. He had never seen the Empress like this.
"Holy Senior, you,…" he said in disbelief, seemingly wanting to ask her why.
Swoosh!
Before he could finish, Jiang Hongyan had thrown out a wisp of golden glow. The glow swiftly condensed into a sword in mid-air, its tip pointing directly at Wei Zixun's throat. It was a scene that not anyone had ever expected to see.
Orders aside, did she seriously execute a spell to threaten the Young Master?
Wei Zixun was unsettled and jittery, but he also wanted Xu Que to die in the battle. He answered coolly, "Holy Senior, don't tell me that you want to kill me? Have you forgotten about our engagement?"
It was evident that he did not believe that Jiang Hongyan would dare to attack him.
However, once he had finished talking, Jiang Hongyan swept her golden sword toward Wei Zixun's throat without hesitation.
Whiz!
Wei Zixun immediately retreated as quick as lightning. Horror and incredulity filled his face! Everyone else, including those from the Saint Palace and the Imperial Palace, stirred in fright. The Empress tried to kill the young master of the Saint Palace?
"What…what's going on?"
Those from the Imperial Palace stood blankly at a loss, as they wondered who they should support later on.
"Holy Senior, pardon me for being direct, but what's the meaning of this?" Wei Zixun asked chillingly as his expression darkened.
Just now, he had felt Jiang Hongyan's sword going in for the kill. If not for his strength and immediate reaction, he would have died there on the spot!
"If he dies, I'll make sure that you'll be next!" Jiang Hongyan answered. Her frosty expression sent many shivers down everyone's spines.
Especially so when she said "you'll be next"– many knew better than to take that as just a verbal threat and immediately believed that she would walk the walk.
Wei Zixun's handsome face had become somewhat distorted and stormy. Anyone with functioning eyes could see how furious he was. As the young master of the Saint Palace, he was almost on a par with the Empress in terms of status. Moreover, she was his fiancee! However, for another man, the Empress had wanted to kill him without any hesitation. Every man would find that unbearable!
"Well, since the Holy Senior has given an order, why are you guys still standing there stunned? Release the spell!" Eventually, Wei Zixun flung back his sleeves and instructed his men angrily.
The crowd broke into a commotion. Followers of the Saint Palace immediately reacted, "Young master, Holy Senior, this…this will not do!"
"The Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes have all been drawn out. Should we undo the spell, we would have no way to escape in the face of the mosquitoes!"
"Besides, the spell is easy to start but difficult to end. It would take us at least an hour!"
"I'm afraid that by the time we undo the seal, the young man will already be dead. Please, Holy Senior, we implore you to retract your order!"
"Please retract your order" People in the Imperial Palace shouted in unison.
"Crap! Why did you seal the spell so quickly then? That kid had time to escape but fell into your trap. Don't you have any shame? How can you still have the cheek to say such words?" Buttface jumped up and accused angrily.
People's faces turned slightly peculiar. True enough, with Xu Que's speed, it was entirely possible for him to make it out. However, Young Master Wei had ordered them to seal off the formation right away. Who would dare to defy him?
"Forget it, forget it! What's done is done. I've seen through your true colors; all of you are cruel and merciless to the point that it is shameful! Quick, pay me a couple of million best-grade spirit stones as compensation!" Buttface demanded as he held out his paws to the crowd.
The people's eyes all opened wide.
"What are you waiting for? Why are you all staring at me? I am about to lose a good brother. Shouldn't you guys offer some compensation?" Buttface said indignantly.
The crowd's mouths twitched uncomfortably. They were rendered speechless. They had thought that this dog was loyally protecting its master, but it turned out that he was trying to grab the chance to blackmail them! Damn, this is one immoral and shameless dog!
Boom!
Just then, the swarm of Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes had gushed out from the cave like a surge of a flood. The way they densely covered such a large area sent shivers down their spines.
Xu Que stood beside the mountain wall. His position was good enough to avoid being swarmed by the Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes, but the appearance of the mosquitoes still blocked everybody's sight of him.
The people outside the formation immediately lost sight of him and shook their heads.
"Holy Senior. As you can see, I've instructed my people to release the spell, but it's already too late!" Wei Zixun said in a low voice, but there was pleasure in his eyes. Although he had not known who Xu Que was, he wanted to mutilate Xu Que into thousands of pieces when he saw Xu Que's importance to Jiang Hongyan. Now, seeing Xu Que's figure surrounded by the demonic mosquitoes, he's very sure that Xu Que would never survive. It was exhilarating!
Sigh "He has only got his greed to blame!"
"That's right! Holy Senior, such a man is not worthy of your salvation!"
"Even the young master could not face those things head on, but he rushed in immediately. He's just courting death!"
"Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. Those who are impulsive will eventually pay for their recklessness."
People in the Saint Palace were not afraid of Jiang Hongyan. They served merciless words, one after another, at those they believed to have fallen.
Wei Zixun looked at Jiang Hongyan coldly and mocked, "You can save a useless bum like him once, but you can't save him forever!"
Whiz!
A massive number of golden rays immediately flared on top of Jiang Hongyan's hands, as many golden swords turned into an arc, aiming right for Wei Zixun.
"What do you think you're doing?!" Wei Zixun was outraged and finally lost his composure.
"I've said that if he dies, you'll be next!" Jiang Hongyan said expressionlessly. With eyes full of slaughter, she directly brought down the blade onto Wei Zixun, fully intending to kill him.
Boom!
Everyone felt a sudden, huge crash originating from the spell formation. The crash startled everyone. Even Jiang Hongyan stopped and looked toward the spell. All they could see was a humongous golden fist, crushing numerous Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes as it swung across the sky.
Xu Que's figure reappeared in front of the crowd. He had a faint smile on his lips and was full of ruffian spirits. He seemed not at all panicked as he stood engulfed by that scary swarm of mosquitoes.
"Take it easy, Little Miss. I won't die that easily!"
Xu Que smiled slightly and looked at the mosquitoes as dense as clouds. "Just a small group of tiny mosquitoes. You can't do anything about me!"
With that, he waved his hand suddenly and pulled out something short but thick from his crotch! It was a green bottle.
"Behold, the Exploding Heavens Faction's Ultimate Invincible Six Gods Floral Water!"
Swoosh!
The whole bottle flew into the air and poured itself over Xu Que's head, sprinkling the liquid all over his body! Within seconds, a strong yet mildly cooling fragrance permeated the whole area.
"Buttface, put on the background music!" Xu Que yelled.
Buttface quickly came to his senses. He immediately pulled out the recorder and flipped the switch on with a click!
Boom!
Everyone looked on stupefied as all the mosquitoes fell into chaos. They seemed to encounter something terrifying as they scattered around, and even made an empty passage for Xu Que.
Xu Que put his hands leisurely behind him and walked out confidently. With a radiant smile, he walked out of the many mosquitoes, as if he was strolling in the garden in beautiful weather, unfazed and at ease.
At the same time, passionate and hot-blooded music rang out!
"How lonely it is, lonely it is, to be invincible!"
"How empty it is, empty it is, to be invincible!"
"I stand alone on the peak, as the cold wind keeps washing over me!"
"My loneliness, who could understand me…."
Chapter 856: This Little Thing Is So Cute
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At this moment, the whole area was in a deathly stillness, as if the air was even frozen. Everyone was enveloped in disbelief. When they saw Xu Que walking casually in a swarm of Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes, their minds almost went blank.
How could this be?
This is impossible! It doesn't make sense! Have those Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes changed their nature? How could they stop sucking human blood?
"What the hell is going on?" An old man from the Imperial Palace asked in terror.
Everyone was totally confused.
These are the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes!
They could even kill Celestials. How could they keep off a cultivator at the Form Synthesis Stage?
"Hey, why do you stay away from me? It's OK. Look at these little mosquitoes, how cute they are!" Xu Que's voice could be heard at this time.
When the onlookers saw what Xu Que was doing, all of them were badly scared.
Xu Que captured a Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquito, which was as large as a palm, with his hand from the air as he smiled at the onlookers. The six legs of the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquito, which were full of barbs, were being pinched by Xu Que. No matter how hard it struggled, it couldn't get away from Xu Que's hand. At the same time, the mosquito was waving its jagged mouthpart, which was giving off blood-red light, to attack the hand that pinched its legs!
This scene froze the onlookers' blood. When the scene was where people were being devoured by the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes, they couldn't help but shudder. However, when they heard Xu Que say the mosquito was cute, they were so anxious to beat Xu Que up.
Cute should never be used to describe the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes!
"Hah, this little thing is so lively. Look at its six legs. They are so plump and juicy. Look at its head, it must be very crunchy!" Xu Que murmured as he looked at the mosquito in his hand at this time.
The onlookers' eyelids twitched a bit. What…is this guy going to do?
Jiang Hongyan was also surprised.
Buttface widened his eyes and exclaimed, "Could it be…"
"Right!" Xu Que said as he looked up at Buttface with a smile.
"Are you going to…" Buttface changed his expression.
"Exactly!" Xu Que replied.
Howl! Buttface shouted excitedly as he dashed toward the spell. However, he was stopped by the light screen, so he had to scratch the light screen crazily as he yelled, "Little brat, wait, you said you would take me with you!"
The rest of the onlookers were totally confused by their conversation!
What did they say? Why is their conversation inexplicable?
Snigger! An idea occurred to Jiang Hongyan, who couldn't help but laugh out loud. The onlookers were stunned when they turned around to look at Jiang Hongyan.
A smile appeared on the extremely beautiful face of Jiang Hongyan, who was no longer as threatening as before. Her curvaceous body also trembled a bit along with her smile. She was so graceful and attractive;the entire world had been overwhelmed by her beauty! She was just like a mighty fairy maiden falling into the world. Her authentic beauty was holy and inviolable, which could even make people feel ashamed of their ungainly appearance!
However, her eyes were only fixed on that calm young man who was standing in a swarm of the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes!
"They are really shameless…" Wei Zixun cursed in his heart ferociously as he darkened his face.
At this time, everyone could figure out the relationship between the Empress and Xu Que was extraordinary!
However, nobody dared to say something or even look at Wei Zixun's face, for fear that Wei Zixun, who was annoyed, would kill them to vent his anger.
Flop! Flop!
Just at this time, Xu Que, who was behind the light screen, placed many dry pieces of wood on the ground in front of a swarm of Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes. Then, a strand of flame gushed out from his palm and ignited the dry wood directly. The onlookers were shocked by his action and frowned as they tried to figure out what he was going to do.
"What is he about to do?"
"Is he planning to burn the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes? It's not gonna work at all!"
"The Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquito is immune to element attack. They could only be killed by smashing their head with powerful force!"
"His plan of killing the mosquitoes with fire is fanciful!"
Many people murmured in a low voice as they shook their heads.
Bang!
The next moment, Xu Que waved his hands to take out a large stove and placed the stove on the fire. Then, he put a pot on the stove and poured oil into the pot.
The onlookers' eyes got wide immediately.
After that, Xu Que placed the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquito on the edge of the stove and smashed its head with a cleaver that was enchanted by his Taoist Connotation.
Bang!
Along with a dull sound, the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquito's head was smashed and it stopped its struggle immediately. In front of those dumbfounded onlookers, Xu Que threw the dead Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquito into the boiling oil directly!
Sizzle!
White smoke rose from the pot. The Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquito, which was as large as a palm, was being fried in the boiling oil.
This scene suffocated everyone in this area, who almost spat blood on the spot!
Is he insane?
He doesn't want to escape but chose to fry the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquito at this time!
Damn! Why is he so brave?
Howl! Howl! Howl!
Buttface, who was stretching out on the spell's light screen, started to scream hysterically, "Little brat, you can't eat all that by yourself! Ah-ah-ah! It is so sweet and delicious. Mean dogs, open this spell and let me in!"
Damn!
Crap! Both of them are lunatics!
The onlookers' lips twitched and they didn't know what to say!
We can't open the spell at this time!
He can evade the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes' attack, but we can't. If we open the spell, we will become the food for the mosquitoes!
Jiang Hongyan was smiling. She had figured out what Xu Que would do just now, so she couldn't help but laugh out loud. After all, these were the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes, which made people tremble with fear since ancient times. Even the Celestial would feel sticky about them.
However, this guy was sitting inside to fry the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquito casually. This was so impressive!
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host 'Xu Que' in acting tough successfully. The reward is 12,000 Acting-Tough Points!"
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host 'Xu Que' in acting tough successfully. The reward is 13,000 Acting-Tough Points!"
…
The System's warning tones kept echoing in Xu Que's mind.
He smiled as he took out the mosquito from the pot with chopsticks and placed it on an already prepared dinner plate. A deep-fried, golden Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquito, which was giving off an inviting smell, was placed in front of the onlookers.
After that, Xu Que sprinkled many Western food condiments, such as chili powder and pepper powder, on the mosquito. At last, he even decorated the plate with some vegetable carved in a flower pattern.
Finally, a plate of delicate and nicely decorated Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes was placed in front of the onlookers.
"God helps those who help themselves!"
Xu Que let out a sigh of relief and exclaimed, "I came to the Road of Heavenly Ascension from afar to find this ingredient, so that I could finish the Exploding Heavens Faction's unique Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquito with secret ingredients! I didn't expect I could succeed here. I hereby thank you for your support on behalf of the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
…
The onlookers were dumbfounded again.
Did you come to the Road of Heavenly Ascension to find food ingredients?
Holy crap! What kind of place do you think the Road of Heavenly Ascension is?
What do you take the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes for?
Moreover, the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes are not food!
Are you insane?
You should at least show your due respect to the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes!
Chapter 857: I Will Only Say Three Sentences To You!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Where does…this guy come from?"
Someone asked other the onlookers around him as his lips twitched because of the shock. However, the rest of the onlookers answered him by looking at him with complicated expressions. Nobody knew Xu Que's background, or at least nobody had cared about Xu Que's background before this.
After all, they didn't expect that the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes, which were even more horrible than the Celestials for them, were nothing but food for this young man. The female cultivators of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion were also greatly shocked at this time. They looked at the beautiful Empress who was smiling in front of them and Xu Que who was in the spell. Suddenly, they realized something.
As for status and rank, the young Master of the Saint Palace was the highest-ranking person in this area except for the Empress. He was even quite prestigious in the Xuanzhen Continent and always a focal point wherever he went. However, when Xu Que started his actions, that Young Master was almost ignored by people. Xu Que had become the focal point of the whole area, whose actions shocked the onlookers again and again.
No wonder the Empress could be attracted by such a handsome man who was so capable and powerful! Because even those female cultivators had been tempted by him at this moment!
…
At the same time, Xu Que looked at the fried Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquito on the plate, which was giving off an inviting smell, but he didn't want to eat it at all! After all, this thing grew up with people's blood and corpses. No matter how delicious it was, he didn't want to eat it. He decided to leave it to Buttface, so that it could provide some nutrition for Buttface.
Howl! Howl! Howl! Buttface was still shouting hysterically outside the spell.
Xu Que said with a smile, "Buttface, stop shouting, I will leave it for you!"
"Wow, awesome, little brat! You are really considerate! I'll break the spell now, so that I could enjoy…no! So that I could save you!" Buttface said excitedly as he waved his paws and tried to break the spell.
"Wait, don't break the spell now!" Xu Que shouted immediately to stop Buttface. He didn't worry about the attack of the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes because of his extremely powerful Mosquito-Repellent Perfume. But if the spell was broken, the rest of the people in the area would be devoured by the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes instantly. No matter how fast Xu Que's actions would be, he would save Jiang Hongyan and Buttface at most. He wouldn't have enough time to save the rest of the people.
Although he didn't care about killing people of the Imperial Palace and the Saint Palace, the female cultivators of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion and the rest of the disbanded cultivators were innocent. He didn't want to jeopardize their lives. Anyway, he had a million methods to deal with the Saint Palace, so he was not in a hurry.
The most important thing to do right now was to – act tough!
"Little brat, what are you going to do?" Buttface shouted outside the spell at this time.
Xu Que said with a smile, "We came here with great difficulty, so I decided to take more food back, so that my brothers and sisters in the Exploding Heavens Faction could enjoy them. We have run out of the Braised Heaven Orc's Gallbladder, the Stir-fried Phoenix Liver, the Azure Dragon's Leg with Minced Garlic, and the White Tiger's Penis with Green Pepper. I could take this opportunity to prepare more food ingredients!"
Gasp!
Braised Heaven Orc's Gallbladder?
Stir-fried Phoenix Liver?
Azure Dragon's Leg with Minced Garlic?
White Tiger's Penis with Green Pepper?
Together with the Fried Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes?
Holy crap! The members of the Exploding Heavens Faction are a bunch of psychos!
What the hell do they eat every day?
"Crap!" Buttface cursed after realizing Xu Que was bragging. Then, Buttface also started to imitate Xu Que. He said disdainfully as he picked his teeth with a toothpick, "Last time the Boiled Old Celestial was so disgusting! The meat was too tough! Next time, you should try to find someone younger!"
Puff!
Hearing his words, the onlookers almost spat blood!
Boiled Old Celestial?
That's too exaggerated!
However, someone who believed Buttface's words threw up on the spot. After all, those who could eat the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes would eat anything!
"Buttface, you should be thankful for the foods I prepared. Why are you so censorious? Just leave me alone. I will catch some Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes first!" Xu Que was quite satisfied with Buttface's perfect cooperation, but his facial expression wasn't changed at all. Then, he took out several Beast Soul Bags.
Seeing that, the onlookers were so shocked that they didn't know what to say.
Catch some Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes?
Damn! A reasonable person will never do something like this!
After disappearing for several thousand years, the Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes reappeared in the Road of Heavenly Ascension. Normal people would escape immediately. However, this guy cooked one mosquito first, and tried to capture more, so that he could cook the mosquitoes for others!
With the protection of the Mosquito-Repellent Perfume, Xu Que was not attacked by any Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquito. Instantly, he captured over 10,000 mosquitoes!
However, there were several million Heaven Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes in this area. Xu Que planned to capture them all, but he didn't have enough Beast Soul Bags.
"It seems I have to go out first!" Xu Que rolled his eyes. Then, he smiled as he looked at the onlookers outside the spell.
He had earned a lot of Acting Tough Points. It was the time to fool these guys. He picked up the dinner plate and walked to the light screen of the spell. After activating the System, he opened a gap on the light screen easily. Then, he walked out from the gap, which was closed immediately.
Howl! Buttface dashed toward him and jumped up elegantly. Then, he carried off the dinner plate instantly. However, the onlookers were surprised.
This is the Universe Prohibition Spell created by the Saint Palace after many years' study. How could he get out so easily?
"This young man is quite remarkable!" an old man of the Imperial Palace murmured in a low voice.
The rest of the onlookers nodded their heads.
"Little girl, I'm back!" Xu Que said with a smile as he walked directly to Jiang Hongyan. Then, he held her hand naturally.
"How dare you!"
"Behave yourself!"
Instantly, people from the Imperial Palace and the Saint Palace scolded at the same time as they looked at Xu Que angrily.
Wei Zixun's pupils contracted abruptly. A cloud of killing intent gushed out from his body. His fiancee's hand was held by someone else in front of him. This was unacceptable for all men in this world! He stared at Xu Que ferociously and he moved his lips slightly to deliver a message to the people of the Saint Palace, "No matter what I do later, you should stay out of it. I will deal with him personally!"
"As you wish!" The people of the Saint Palace replied. Then, they started to look at Xu Que sympathetically as they sneered in their hearts.
The Young Master will do it personally. This guy will be tortured brutally.
However, Xu Que just ignored the onlookers' reactions. Jiang Hongyan said with a smile as she fixed her eyes on Xu Que, "I'm happy to have you back!"
"Wait, little girl, I've heard Lord Wei is also here. Which one is he?" Xu Que said with a smile as he raised his voice deliberately.
Jiang Hongyan smiled snappily. Apparently, she knew Xu Que was about to make trouble again, but she didn't plan to stop him!
"I'm here!" Wei Zixun stepped up without needing Jiang Hongyan's introduction at this time. He stared at Xu Que coldly with a powerful aura, which was full of arrogance and a sense of superiority.
"Hah! So, you are Lord Wei, I've heard a lot about you!" Xu Que said with a smile politely.
Wei Zixun stared at Xu Que's hand, which was holding Jiang Hongyan's hand, and,in a low deadpan, said seriously, "I will only say three sentences to you!"
"First, I'm not interested in knowing you!"
"Second, relax your hand immediately or I will cut it off myself!"
"Third, hand over your perfume and get out of this area!"
Swish!
His words were breathtaking for a lot of people, whose hearts were beating faster. Even though they were not involved in this issue, they were still terrified by the aura of the Saint Palace's Young Master.
"No wonder he is the Young Master of the Saint Palace. Normal cultivators could never have such an intimidating aura!"
"Exactly. If I were in front of him now, I would have sunk to the ground!"
Several disbanded cultivators were talking in a low voice.
The female cultivators of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion were also looking at them nervously.
People of the Imperial Palace and the Saint Palace were sneering as they looked at Xu Que sarcastically.
They believed Wei Zixun would attack immediately if Xu Que disobeyed his orders. Even Jiang Hongyan couldn't stop that.
However, Xu Que's wicked smile wasn't changed.
Only three sentences for me?
How arrogant you are! But I like it!
Xu Que waved his hand and he smiled. Then, a green hat appeared in his hand. Meanwhile, he said to the System, "System, use this 'Forgiveness Hat' for him!"
Ding! "The 'Forgiveness Hat' has been used successfully, which will take effect immediately!" The System's warning tone came on as the green hat disappeared from Xu Que's hand directly.
Wei Zixun's ferocious expression wasn't changed, but Xu Que believed in the System capability.
He continued to hold Jiang Hongyan's hand as he said to Wei Zixun coldly with a smile, "I will also say three sentences to you!"
"First, the marriage contract between Jiang Hongyan and you has been cancelled. She is the wife of Xu Que from the Exploding Heavens Faction now!"
"Second, hand over all your storage rings. Right! This is exactly an extortion!"
"Third, you and people of the Saint Palace should lead me to the body of Zhang Tiandao!"
After that, the entire area was dropped into a dead silence.
Everyone looked at Xu Que with wide eyes as if they were looking at a fool.
Is he insane?
Lord Wei will never comply with your unreasonable request! You are seeking death!
"OK, I understand!"
However, nobody expected Wei Zixun to nod his head in a low deadpan!
Then, in front of the dumbfounded onlookers, he took off the precious storage rings on his fingers and placed them into Xu Que's hand directly.
All at once, the female cultivators of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion were shocked.
The disbanded cultivators were stunned.
The demonic beasts were also confused.
Jiang Hongyan was also surprised. She even planned to start a fight, but she didn't expect this Young Master of the Saint Palace could be so cooperative!
People of the Imperial Palace and the Saint Palace were also stunned on the spot and didn't know what had happened.
"Young Master, what are you…" a cultivator of the Saint Palace said, but he stopped his words immediately.
They remembered what Wei Zixun had said just now. No matter what he would do later, nobody was allowed to get involved. He planned to deal with Xu Que personally.
Could it be that the Young Master is planning something?
People of the Saint Palace were in doubt.
"OK, well done! Now you and your men should go into the spell by following me!" Xu Que nodded his head with a faint smile.
Then, he stepped toward the spell holding Jiang Hongyan's hand.
The killing intent in Wei Zixun's eyes had disappeared. He turned around to look at the people of the Saint Palace calmly.
Those people walked up and asked in a low voice, "Young Master, what happened? Why didn't you kill him directly?"
"Young Master, we'd better kill him first, or the undue delay may bring us troubles!"
"Exactly. Young Master, this guy is so arrogant. He knew you and the Holy Senior have been engaged, but he still did that. He is humiliating the Saint Palace, which is absolutely unacceptable!"
"Young Master, why don't you say something? What should we do now?"
Dozens of the Saint Palace's powerhouses were looking at Wei Zixun and waiting for his order.
"What should we do?"
Wei Zixun frowned as he looked at them as if he was looking at a group of fools, "We will certainly forgive him!"
…
Chapter 858: My Fellow Cultivator Is So Skillful!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Forgive him?
The onlookers were dumbfounded by his reply.
That guy took away your fiancee in front of you, as well as your storage rings. He even ordered you to lead the way for him. How could you say you will forgive him?
Holy crap! I didn't expect you were a person like this!
Everyone was completely shocked by Wei Zixun's earnest expression. People of the Saint Palace were totally confused. For them, their Young Master was never a person like this! Normally, their Young Master would have launched his attack ruthlessly.
What is going on?
"Young Master, what is wrong…?" A Saint Palace powerhouse asked tentatively, trying to find out whether their Young Master was still OK.
Wei Zixun's face darkened and he scolded coldly, "I don't want to repeat my words. You should lead the way immediately!"
"As you wish!" People of the Saint Palace replied hurriedly as they swallowed all their doubts. Because Wei Zixun uttered those words sturdily and coldly. For them, their familiar Young Master had come back!
"It seems the Young Master is really planning something, so he chooses to swallow the humiliation!"
Sharing eye contact, the powerhouses of the Saint Palace started to lead the way for Xu Que. At the same time, Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan, who were at the front, couldn't help but smile. Jiang Hongyan asked as she looked at Xu Que with a faint smile, "Little brat, what kind of weird thing have you done just now? How could you make him so obedient?"
"Hah-hah, it's nothing but a tool similar to the black rod!" Xu Que laughed. It was impossible for him to explain it to Jiang Hongyan – he couldn't tell her that he had just put a green hat on Wei Zixun's head!
Jiang Hongyan, who didn't fully understand Xu Que's words, nodded her head. She didn't ask any more questions. She only cared about Xu Que. It was quite difficult for other things to arouse her interest.
When Xu Que arrived at the light screen of the spell, he didn't enter the spell but started to check Wei Zixun's storage rings. When he rushed up to pick up the hide, he also checked the things contained in the hide, which surprised Xu Que a bit.
The thing hidden in the hide was not the Space Breaking Spell, but a tiny golden egg, which was even smaller than a chicken egg. However, the golden egg was very tough and surrounded by a faint halo. What was really strange was that this golden egg couldn't be placed in a storage ring.
Xu Que summoned the System immediately and put the golden egg into the System package. However, the System couldn't identify the golden egg, but reminded him to upgrade the System to Version 8.0, so that the golden egg could be identified. Xu Que determined this golden egg must be something extraordinary. But he was in no hurry to upgrade the System.
After all, it was meaningless if he couldn't upgrade the System to Version 10.0. Therefore, it would be safer to keep over 1 million Acting Tough Points with him. It would be very dangerous if he didn't have enough Acting Tough Points in case of any emergencies.
Therefore, Xu Que was determined to double-down on his plan. He could upgrade the System to Version 10.0 when he accumulated over 2 million Acting Tough Points or he could continue to accumulate the Acting Tough Points and try to find the Space Breaking Spell. Apparently, Wei Zixun entered the cave and took out a golden egg. Xu Que needed to check Wei Zixun's storage rings to know whether he had found the Space Breaking Spell.
Bang!
At last, a dull sound entered.
Xu Que erased Wei Zixun's Mind Sense from the storage rings. Then, he started to check them with his Soul Strength. The next moment, he was stunned by what he found.
In these storage rings, he found numerous rare treasures, various elixirs, pills, high-level magical artifacts, and even many Sky-rank magic arts. All these things were even more valuable than what Xu Que had accumulated all these years.
However, for Xu Que who had the System, these things were not worth mentioning. Only one thing attracted Xu Que's attention, which was a rusty black ferrotungsten entry card. It was so old that even the characters on it were illegible. However, he managed to make out the word "Entry" on it.
Xu Que was quite dubious about it. Among so many rare treasures, this thing was just like an ugly duckling in a herd of swans, which was why it was so eye-catching. With so many rare treasures, why did Wei Zixun keep this shabby ferrotungsten entry card? And what was the meaning of the "Entry" on it?
"Little girl, do you know what this thing is?" Xu Que took out the entry card and placed it in front of Jiang Hongyan.
After looking at it carefully, Jiang Hongyan said, shaking her head slightly, "I haven't seen it before. I guess it is not from this world!"
"Oh?" Xu Que raised his eyebrows immediately.Not from this world? This is quite interesting!
He turned around and waved his hand to Wei Zixun, "Little Wei, come here, I want to ask you something!"
Little Wei?
Hearing that, the onlookers opened wide their eyes again. People of the Saint Palace almost jumped up because of anger.
Damn! How dare you address the mighty Young Master of our Saint Palace Little Wei! Are you looking down upon the Saint Palace?
However, to everyone's surprise, Wei Zixun was not angry at all. On the contrary, he came to Xu Que calmly. Then, he said with a gentle smile, "I'm here. My fellow cultivator, anything you want to know, please just ask me!"
Gasp! All the onlookers gasped instantly.
People of the Imperial Palace and the Saint Palace were dumbfounded.
Last time you let him go, but why do you choose to tolerate him again?
What is the Young Master going to do?
Many people were confused. However, after being warned by Wei Zixun, none of them dared to question him again.
"Little Wei, just tell me the purpose of this thing. Where could I use this entry card, a front door or a back door?" Xu Que asked with a faint smile as he held the ferrotungsten entry card in his hand.
Wei Zixun's expression changed immediately. Struggle could be seen in his eyes. It seemed he didn't want to tell Xu Que the answer. He said with a hollow smile, "My fellow cultivator, I also know little about this thing. At present, it is useless for you. And you will know the answer in the future."
Apparently, he didn't want to tell Xu Que about the history and background of this entry card.
After all, the Forgiveness Hat on his head could only erase his hatred, but couldn't make him obedient. Normally, when people forgave others, people would always perform some acts of kindness to show their sincerity.
Like when Xu Que brought forth unreasonable requests just now, Wei Zixun chose to forgive him. In order to show his sincerity, he accepted Xu Que's requests. However, it seemed Wei Zixun didn't want to grant whatever was requested by Xu Que this time. So…
Bang!
Xu Que slapped Wei Zixun in his face directly!
The crispy sound was quite strident in the quiet surroundings!
After a short while of silence, several angry shouts came in instantly.
"Behave yourself!" People of the Saint Palace rushed up angrily with strong killing intent.
"How dare you! What are you going to do?"
Wei Zixun turned around abruptly and scolded people of the Saint Palace, "I asked you to stay away from this issue. Are you going to defy me?"
Hearing that, people of the Saint Palace changed their expression and replied by bending down their bodies hurriedly, "We will never defy you, Young Master, please cease to be angry!"
Someone who couldn't stand that said reluctantly, "Young Master, he slapped your face. Are you still going to tolerate him?"
"Bastard, how dare you question my decision?" Wei Zixun snorted as his eyes got wide.
"Sorry, I was wrong!" The powerhouse of the Saint Palace lowered his head immediately.
Then, Wei Zixun said coldly, "No matter what he does, I will forgive him! Nobody shall stop me from forgiving him, or you will face the consequence, understand?"
"As you wish.…" People of the Saint Palace replied by lowering their heads. However, they realized something was wrong.
Wei Zixun's action was so weird. It was as if he were not the same person.
His fiancee was taken away, but he forgave Xu Que.
His storage rings were taken away, but he forgave Xu Que again!
Now his face was slapped, but he insisted on forgiving Xu Que!
Is he going to forgive Xu Que till the end of this world?
No matter what kind of plan he is harboring in his heart, it is unnecessary to swallow the humiliation in this way!
"Forget it! I'm afraid the Young Master really has a big plan. Let's stop ruining his plan!"
"Exactly! Just now the Young Master stared at us ferociously as if he will really kill us. I guess he was blaming us for ruining his plan!"
"So, we should also tolerate Xu Que from now on. The Young Master could endure those great humiliations, we can also do that!"
"Great! We will not only tolerate Xu Que, but also cooperate with the Young Master in forgiving Xu Que!"
"OK, let's do it!"
People of the Saint Palace came to a tacit agreement by sending messages to each other. Then, they nodded their heads at the same time.
Bang!
Just at this time, another crisp sound came in.
The onlookers were dumbfounded again.
Xu Que slapped Wei Zixun in his face again. Then, he said, as he looked at the onlookers innocently, "Eh, frankly speaking, I am a person with obsessive compulsive disorder. I felt very bad when I saw there was a palm print on Lord Wei's left cheek but nothing was on his right cheek. I couldn't help but slap him again. Now, he looks much better, right? The palm prints on his face are symmetrical!"
After making eye contact, people of the Saint Palace shouted as they clapped their hands loudly, "Good! My fellow cultivator, you are really skillful! We forgive you!"
All of a sudden, thunderous applause started to echo in this area!