Chapter 859: I Am Definitely Going To Become Cannon Fodder!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Clap, clap, clap!!
Everyone fell into a state of confusion as those from the Saint Palace erupted into enthusiastic applause. Dozens of white-clad women from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion could not believe their eyes. The disbanded cultivators were also in a daze. The powerhouses of the Imperial Palace were even more puzzled as they stood rooted to the ground.
What in the hell was going on?
It was bad enough that Young Master Wei was behaving like that, but how could the rest of the Saint Palace follow his madness?
He was merely a young man at the Form Synthesis Stage. Though he was slightly stronger, slyer, and better looking, surely there was no reason for you guys to grovel to that extent? He delivered two slaps to your young master, and yet you guys still talked about forgiveness and even gave him a round of applause?
Wait, Young Master Wei too!
As the respected young master of the Saint Palace, what would you give them an appreciative look as they applaud? You were the one he slapped!
"The people of the Saint Palace must have gone crazy!"
"Are we dreaming?"
"It like the sun has risen from the west!"
Many couldn't believe their eyes. The whole situation was so surreal that it felt like a scene straight out of a dream. After all, the Saint Palace was always on par with the Imperial Palace when it came to prestige and power across the Xuanzhen Continent.
The way they did things was overbearing and oppressive. The Saint Palace was full of scholars who loved to show off their literary talents. As a result, one would always lose against them, be it a battle in brains or brawl. Therefore, almost no one dared to provoke such a faction.
But now, members of such a powerful faction, together with the Young Master, had allowed a kid from the Form Synthesis Stage to bully them so and insisted on forgiving him. If this leaked, how many would cry in horror?
"Uh…." Xu Que was also a bit dumbfounded.
He was quite sure that he had put the Forgiveness Hat on Wei Zixun alone, but why did the group of people from the Saint Palace cheer on blindly?
Hey, so many of you have forgiven me that it makes me a little scared; it's like I've made all of you guys a cuckold!
"Okay enough, stop clapping! Xiao Wei, tell me about the origins of this tile if you truly forgive me! Is it related to Zhang Tiandao?" Xu put up his hand to halt the applause and threw an inquiring look at Wei Zixun.
Wei Zixun immediately said: "My Fellow Cultivator, you must have misunderstood! I would most definitely forgive you. This tile has nothing to do with Zhang Tiandao. It was passed down from my ancestors, and from what I heard, it too was found in the Road of Heavenly Ascension. It was hidden away on the remains of an Immortal Cultivator, but we had not figured out its specific use.
Damn!
Xu Que raised his eyebrows. In the end, this stupid tile had nothing to do with Zhang Tiandao?
Whatever. Into the System parcel then.
Xu Que put away the token and asked again: "What is up with the golden egg in the hide? Also, did you find Zhang Tiandao's Space-Breaking Spell?"
Wei Zixun continued to answer politely. Upon hearing his answers, Xu Que was tempted to drown them in his saliva.
Don't tell him that all the while they were in the cave, they had just loitered in the outer zone and dared not enter the deeper regions? Let alone the Space-Breaking Spell; they don't even know where Zhang Tiandao is trapped!
As for this golden egg, they only snatched it when they saw the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquito attracted to it.
So that was what triggered the previous incident and caused a large number of Heaven- Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes to chase after them; it even emitted a strange red light, but the red light disappeared after Xu Que blasted it away. No one knew what it was!
"I assume that the map and text on the hide were incomplete?" Xu Que looked at Wei Zixun and asked with a faint smile.
He knew that the Saint Palace would never distribute these drawings without any edits. They must have hidden some critical information. And that critical information may determine whether or not they can find Zhang Tiandao.
Wei Zixun nodded, "Yes, we have tampered with the hide. Here's the complete original!"
As he was talking, he pulled out a worn-out parchment from his clothes and handed it to Xu Que. Xu Que's eyes narrowed as he looked it over. It was human skin!
He spread out the human skin and realized the information on this map was far more detailed; the route pointed directly to the interior of the cave and showed the location of Zhang Tiandao. Also, there were more side captions and its descriptions were more specific.
However, it had limited information about the Space-Breaking Spell. While it briefly mentioned the spell in passing, it was enough to attract countless cultivators to rush over.
"Looks like I still have to go in!"
Xu Que pondered silently for a while and decided to enter the cave. After all, he had solved the troubles of the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes. The rest of the risks should probably be just some spells, but for the Space-Breaking Spell, such risks were worth taking!
"Everyone! Those who would like to join this exploration must first hand over their Beast Soul Bags. As long as you hand over your Beast Soul Bags, I will take you into the cave!" Xu looked at the crowd and said with a smile.
There were millions of Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes in the spell formation. He would need hundreds of soul bags to load them all. Xu Que had found more than a dozen soul bags in Wei Zixun's storage rings, but they were not enough. Therefore, he needed to request them from others, since this thing is not for sale in the System store!
"My Fellow Cultivator, we have a few Beast Soul Bags here!" Someone from the disbanded cultivators immediately came out and delivered several soul bags to Xue Que. The ladies from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion seemed to be in a fix. The tall lady hesitated and said, somewhat embarrassed, "Fellow cultivator, the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion does not have the habit of raising beasts, so we do not carry Beast Soul Bags. I wonder if we could replace it with other things?"
Xu Que immediately waved and said, "No, the little fairies of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion don't have to give me anything. Just follow me in later!"
The ladies of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion lit up when they heard that.
"Thank you, fellow cultivator!" The tall woman thanked him hurriedly.
They knew clearly that Xu Que only did this for the sake of the Empress.
Subsequently, under the command of Wei Zixun, the Saint Palace also contributed dozens of Beast Soul Bags. Those from the Imperial Palace did not need Jiang Hongyan to prompt them and quickly surrendered all of their soul bags. They knew that Xu Que needed the bags to take down the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes and were thus more than happy to hand them over. After all, they could never enter the cave if they left the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes unattended, and the trip would just be wasted.
In the end, Xu Que collected more than 100 Beast Soul Bags. He put on some Mosquito-Repellent Perfume and once again stepped into the spell zone. In one fell swoop, he captured millions of Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes all at once. Even when everyone was mentally prepared, their hearts still pounded hard at all the action. The people of the Saint Palace and the Imperial Palace felt some jealousy.
If they could get their hands on the Mosquito-Repellent Perfume on Xu Que, they wouldn't even need to control the mosquitoes; simply releasing hundreds of thousands of the mosquitoes was enough to destroy the universe!
"Okay! It looks like my Exploding Heavens Faction won't need to worry about food for the next six months, as we get to eat deep-fried mosquitoes every day!" Xu Que laughed as he said this.
Everyone's faces twitched vigorously.
Damn, they almost forgot!
This guy did not capture the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitos to destroy the world, but to eat it! How brilliant was that!
"Okay, everyone, follow me into the cave! Xiao Wei, bring your men and walk in front. Be responsible for the mine clearance…. Oh, clearing the mine means that you'll walk in front and be our cannon fodder and you'll block all the dangers so we will not fall into any precarious situations! Hurry, this is no time for dillydallying!" Xu Que said and even lifted his foot to kick Wei Zixun's butt, pushing him to the forefront.
To be their cannon fodder?
Everyone's expressions became confused once again. Even those from the Saint Palace looked at Wei Zixun, and secretly wondered if he would still choose to endure the humiliation this time?
"Why are you all staring at me?" Wei Zixun immediately scowled and glared at the powerhouses of the Saint Palace. He retorted coldly, "Forgive him, of course! Hurry up and follow me to clear the mines! I am definitely going to become the cannon fodder!"
Chapter 860: Let Me Kill Him!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Wei Zixun finally got his wish. Under the shocked gazes of everyone, striding at the forefront, he led the powerhouses from the Saint Palace into the cave to be used as cannon fodder. Although the powerhouses of the Saint Palace were very reluctant, and angry even, they dared not disobey Wei Zixun's orders.
For the time being, they could not guess what the Young Master wanted to do. They could only obey orders. However, if they did encounter danger, they would not hesitate to withdraw. They would never agree to become Xu Que's cannon fodder!
Once they entered the cave, Xu Que and Buttface immediately followed. This human-and-dog partnership made many from the Saint Palace uncomfortable, a little queasy, and downright anxious.
Jiang Hong Yan followed Xu Que, and behind her were the powerhouses from the Imperial Palace. Behind them were the many female disciples of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion and the disbanded cultivators. The demonic beasts followed from afar. They cautiously walked behind the rest of the group, seemingly afraid of a sudden joint attack on them from the humans. However, Xu Que did not have any business with the demonic beasts at this time. He followed the people from the Saint Palace, and everyone knew that he wanted to watch them become cannon fodder!
"That kid is not as simple as he looks!" whispered a jaded middle-aged disbanded cultivator in the back, his expression heavy.
"Why do you say that?" asked his companion.
The jaded man replied, "Pay attention to his position. That position is very sly. Not only would the people of the Saint Palace have nowhere to hide when they encounter any danger, but he could also be the first to loot them if they discover any treasures along the way. What a scary young man!"
"You can't be serious? Isn't everyone's position similar?" The rest of the disbanded cultivators were surprised.
The jaded man with the sullen face shook his head. He sneered. "You are still too young, or too law-abiding, just like the people of the Saint Palace. You know only of the rules, but know nothing of sneaky tricks or sinister ways! The location of the kid is so good that only the experienced could understand it."
"My gosh, aren't you exaggerating?" Some people were still in doubt.
"OK, wait and see if you don't believe me. Just now, when we entered the cave, the man and the dog occupied that position right away as if by instinct. They must be crooks!" The middle-aged man smiled and said no more.
Although he had seen through Xu Que's intentions, he did not dare to debunk him in person nor fight for a place. He knew that they were way too strong and important for him. Moreover, Xu Que carried millions of Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquitoes. Who dared to offend him?
By this time, everyone had reached the deeper end of the cave. The entire cave was completely dark and there was a wind blowing, as strong as if you were in a hailstorm. One could not help but feel extremely cold.
Wei Zixun and the others walked in the front. Their speed was average at first, but, as they walked, they began to slow down.
An old man from the Saint Palace suddenly said, "Young Master, hang on. This was where we stopped previously, and so we need to be cautious ahead. There is a Killing Mode within, and we must not endanger ourselves!"
Subsequently, the people of the Saint Palace stopped, including Wei Zixun, their expressions grave. As long as Xu Que hasn't activated the Forgiveness Hat, Wei Zixun is still the original Wei Zixun, cautious and cold.
As soon as they stopped, Xu Que and the people behind him had to stop. Buttface immediately became impatient, "Why are you scared? It is just a small spell; what is there to be cautious about? Be bold and move on. I shall cover you from behind!"
"Shut up!" The old man of the Saint Palace immediately turned around and glared at Buttface. He said, "What would a mere dog like you know? This spell conceals a shapeless and figureless killing intent. I have seen a Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquito enter it by accident. It was crushed into ashes instantly. How can my honorable and prestigious people endanger themselves so casually?"
"Crap, don't stop me, lad! Let me kill him!" Buttface yelled furiously, his face twisted with anger.
"I am not stopping you!" Xu Que spread his hands.
"Hmph! I shall let this old man off temporarily!" Buttface immediately backed down.
However, the old man ignored him; his gaze skipped Buttface and fell directly on the female disciples of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion. He said, "Are you the disciples of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion? I am the third leader of the Saint Palace, Luo Tianlin. Even your leader needs to address me as her teacher when she sees me!"
The female disciples of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion quickly paled. They had guessed what the old man wanted to get at. However, under the oppressiveness of the Saint Palace, they could only bow their heads and greet him in unison: "Greetings, Dean Luo!"
"Eh. Send ten people out to walk in front of us!" Luo Tianlin nodded, his gaze icy cold as he demanded pompously.
"Dean Luo, this…." The ladies of Exquisite Beauty Pavilion immediately turned pale.
Since this spell could crush a Heaven-Devouring Demonic Mosquito in an instant, how could they possibly survive if they were to enter? Luo Tianlin was sending them to their deaths!
"Hmph! Why are you still hesitating? Although your leader is of great potential, she was still once only a student of mine. Do you mean that I can't even instruct the disciples of my student?" Seeing that the girls had refused to budge, Luo Tianlin's face darkened as he growled, "To attain enlightenment, you must first make sacrifices and pay the price. It is a simple truth that you already know!"
"Did you really think that you could just follow us and let the Saint Palace clear the way for you with our lives?"
"Do not worry. We will help you if there is any danger!" The rest of the Saint Palace powerhouses spoke up. They asked the ladies of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion to take their positions as cannon fodder.
It was necessary to have someone enter the spell zone and trigger the formation. Only then would they be able to find the critical points to break the spell or find the location of the safe exit. That was also the reason why the Imperial Palace and the Saint Palace had not ventured deeper into the cave and also the reason why they had spread these maps around. It was to attract cultivators from other forces and make them their cannon fodder!
The Exquisite Beauty Pavilion and the disbanded cultivators, as well as the demonic beasts, had expected this. However, they had not thought that the Saint Palace would choose the disciples of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion to sacrifice first.
"Dean Luo, we are not here for any treasures of this cave. We will be leaving!" The tall lady from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion said after a moment's hesitation. Compared to staying to become cannon fodder, they might as well leave right then and there.
However, the powerhouses of the Saint Palace did not intend to let them leave. Luo Tianlin scolded angrily, "Imbeciles! You juniors are outrageous! Do you ignore your senior when he's assigning you a task? Didn't your leader teach you about respecting your elders?"
Chapter 861: Are My Words Just Wind Past Your Ears?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
If we compare only their cultivation stages, Luo Tianlin was not stronger than the ladies of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion. However, Luo Tianlin's background had been far more daunting than all of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion disciples combined. He was, after all, the previous teacher of their Master. Who would dare to disrespect such a figure?
Nevertheless, his unreasonable request was something the ladies could never accept. Once they entered the spell, it would be the same as walking toward death; nobody would ever agree to this. They did not want to burn bridges with him either. Therefore, they decided to back out of the exploration.
They never thought that the Saint Palace would be this overbearing and would stop them from leaving by weighing them down with status, without grace or mercy. Many ladies of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion frowned. Color drained from the tall woman's face, and she spoke again after much silence, "Please calm down, Dean Luo. We actually…"
"Calm…what? Actually…what?"
The tall woman was interrupted by a lazy and impatient voice. Everyone was stunned. It was none other than Xu Que! Annoyed and flabbergasted, Xi Que's eyes met Luo Tianlin's, "Hey…Dean Luo, is that what you're called? You're the most senior here, eh? Very well then, take the lead and enter the spell. As a reputable teacher, you should set the benchmark!"
"Atrocious! How dare a mere cultivator at the Form Synthesis Stage speak?" Luo Tianlin's face darkened as he reprimanded Xu Que.
He had had enough. He had endured humiliation all this way and was at his limit. In the face of the Killer Formation that could very well cost him his life, he had finally run out of patience. He threw away any considerations for the Young Master. He was prepared to go against Xu Que directly! Upon hearing this, the people of the Saint Palace showed a slight ease. They had reached their limits too.
Wei Zixun's brows locked together as he was about to lecture his people.
However, before he could do that, Xu Que laughed coldly, "Ha, ha, there's no ground for me to speak? You must be overthinking. Are you saying I should freestyle this discussion?"
"Hmph! Cut your crap. This is between the Saint Palace and the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion. None of your business!" Luo Tianlin sneered. He felt no fear of Xu Que.
Another Saint Palace powerhouse nodded in agreement, "President Luo is right. This is a matter for the Saint Palace. Fellow cultivator, I advise you to stay out of this!"
"Fellow cultivator, we urge you to back off while you still can. Do not not cross the line!"
All the rest of the Saint Palace joined in the warnings. After all, to them, Xu Que was still a guy at the Form Synthesis Stage. Even though he displayed formidable powers, he could never compare to them! If not for their Young Master's bizarre obedience toward Xu Que and their constant stopping, they would have murdered Xu Que already.
"Elders, please do not fight. We, of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion, are in the wrong. We have decided to take our leave now. Please excuse us!" The tall woman spoke, in fear of inciting Xu Que.
On the one hand, these words were used to stop Xu Que from rebutting the respected elders of the Saint Palace and blowing this issue way out of proportion. On the other hand, they would very much have liked to use this excuse to leave and withdraw from this mess.
"Wait, did I allow you to leave? Nobody shall leave this place without the Young Master's orders!" Luo Tianlin bellowed in anger. He cast a few spells and sealed off the exits of the cave.
"Dean Luo, are…are you trying to force us to our deaths?" The tall woman was petrified. The ladies behind her stirred, and so did the disbanded cultivators. Luo Tianlin's move had severed their path of retreat. He was explicitly telling them that he was bent on making them his cannon fodder!
Whiz!
A bolt of lightning flashed inside the cave, and a silhouette quickly appeared in front of Luo Tianlin.
Slap!
A crisp sound rang out and Luo Tianlin was sent flying for a few miles. His teeth were knocked out and blood splattered out of his mouth.
Everyone's jaws dropped.
The person who had slapped him was Xu Que!
A cultivator at the third level of the Form Synthesis Stage had delivered a slap that sent a long-time Crossing Calamity powerhouse flying?
How was that possible?
"You old rascal, are my words just wind past your ears?"
Xu Que strode forward and pulled a dizzy Luo Tianlin up by his collar. He frowned. "Did you not hear that I am from the Exploding Heavens Faction? I have already told you once, but you're still this cocky! I said that you're going into the spell! How dare you delegate my orders to someone else!"
Before Luo Tianlin could react, Xu Que swung his arms forward and threw him into the invisible Killing Spell.
"Stop!"
"How dare you!"
Various powerhouses of the Saint Palace yelled furiously, their eyes wide.
"No!" Luo Tianlin screamed in fear as he came to his senses.
However, Xu Que's humongous strength has surpassed any ordinary cultivator of the Form Synthesis Stage; he even slipped in a piece of the Taoist Connotation into Luo Tianlin's body.
In just the blink of an eye, Luo Tianlin fell into the killing spell with a heavy thud.
Boom!
After a loud explosion, the spell started to activate, and white lights began to flare. Strands of ancient killing intent tunneled crazily within the spell. They dispersed, then gathered again, and soon, thick and overwhelming killing intent filled the cave!
Creak! Creak! Creak!
At the same time, Luo Tianlin's body let out a sound that was similar to a deflating tire; he then froze on the spot. The next moment, millions of swords impaled Luo as he turned into dust. His ashes were raked up by a cold wind and stayed afloat on the same spot.
"Holy crap!" Xu Que cursed in astonishment.
A powerhouse at the peak of the Crossing Calamity Stage gone, just like that?
More horrifying was the fact that the spell had also destroyed the Taoist connotation he slipped into Luo Tianlin. This Killing Spell was not something people of their caliber could easily trespass!
"You lowly beast! You are asking for death!" The fellows of the Saint Palace realized what had happened and were outraged. They fished out their magic arts and charged at Xu Que! At this point, they couldn't be bothered with Wei Zixun anymore.
They could bear some humiliation if there were no casualties. However, Xu Que had now caused the death of the Third Dean of the Saint Palace. He had crossed their baseline and damaged their reputations. Even if Wei Zixun, the Young Master, tried to stop them, they would not tolerate this anymore!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Within seconds, dozens of towering True Core Strengths took shape in the air. They transformed into a formidable killing magic art, taking aim at Xu Que.
"Small piece of cake!" Xu Que smirked. His silhouette blurred as he moved at high speed and charged forward as an uncapturable shadow.
Whiz!
He instantly appeared before a Saint Palace powerhouse. He pressed down with much strength and with a strand on Taoist Connotation on his palm; he picked up the man, and with great force threw him into the killing spell behind him!
Then he moved to the back of the second Saint Palace powerhouse and repeated it, then the third, and the fourth. One by one, he threw those who were trying to kill him to their deaths!
Dozens of the strongmen of Saint Palace were picked up and thrown out by Xu Que as if they were garbage. Within seconds, more than 30 powerhouses at the Crossing Calamity Stage were cleaned out.
The vast area that they had previously occupied was now only left with Wei Zixun! The whole process took no more than a moment.
Everyone watched, stunned and horrified.
Chapter 862: Let Me Ask You Guys A Question!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"This…how can this speed and power belong to someone at the Form Synthesis Stage?"
"All 37 Saint Palace powerhouses at the Calamity Stage were thrown out before they could react?"
"Such strength is difficult to achieve even at the Great Vehicle Stage!"
"What kind of monster is he?"
The many powerhouses from the Imperial Palace trembled at the revelations and felt their scalps go numb. The dozens of female disciples from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion were also full of awe, as they stared in disbelief and immense shock. At this moment, they seemed to understand finally. So this was why the young man was qualified to stand side by side with the Empress and could proudly proclaim that the Empress was his woman!
He was powerful and qualified enough to do that!
"Wait, that killer spell…." Someone exclaimed suddenly. This call shifted everyone's attention to the battle spell. One glance was enough to terrify them instantly!
The more than 30 powerful men from the Saint Palace, thrown into the battle spell by Xu Que, stood silent and expressionless within the formation. Then, like Luo Tianlin, their flesh and bones gradually were reduced to dust. They drifted with the wind and slowly fell to the ground.
For an instant, everyone held their breaths and stood rooted to the ground. The power of this battle spell was beyond their imagination!
Ding! "Congratulations to the host Xu Que for successfully acting tough. You have received 12,000 Acting Tough points!"
Ding! "Congratulations to the host Xu Que for successfully killing a Calamity Stage powerhouse. You have received 60 million experience points!"
Ding! "Congratulations to the host Xu Que for successfully killing a Calamity Stage powerhouse. You have received 60 million experience points!"
…
Ding! "Congratulations to the host Xu Que for successfully advancing in level. You are currently at the fourth level of the Form Synthesis Stage!"
The system prompts kept sounding in Xu Que's mind!
Xu Que's cultivation stage had risen again, but he paid it no mind. His face gradually became solemn as his eyebrows knitted into a frown.
More than 30 powerhouses died so quietly without any chance to resist. Wasn't this battle spell too powerful? There must be something wrong! Hey, wait a minute. Something's not right! Why were four people missing?
Xu Que suddenly realized that he had only received 33 System prompts of experience acquisition. However, he had unmistakably thrown in 37 people! Did that mean that there were four who were still alive?
Xu Que's eyes brightened a little as if he had grasped a thought.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, he swept his eyes around, and his gaze fell directly on Wei Zixun.
Wei Zixun had not yet regained his composure. Meeting Xu Que's stern gaze, he cried out, "Fellow cultivator, I forgive you!"
"….."
The whole area fell silent again. Everyone was utterly speechless.
You're the only one left from the Saint Palace that he hasn't killed. How is it that you forgive him?
Wow, Young Master Wei, you swallowed great humiliation while bearing a heavy load. What on earth are you planning?
"Ha, ha!" At this time, Xu Que suddenly laughed and looked away from Wei Zixun. He peered behind Jiang Hongyan, at the dozens of prominent Imperial Palace followers.
"Holy crap!"
Many Imperial Palace powerhouses paled and trembled all over, crying out hastily, "You… why are you looking at us? We won't forgive you like Young Master Wei!"
"What a coincidence, I don't need your forgiveness either!" Xu Que laughed and walked smugly forward.
At this point, even a fool could see that Xu Que's strength was far superior to an average cultivator of the Form Synthesis Stage. He was capable of fighting with a Great Vehicle Stage cultivator. As they watched him approach them, step by step, the many Imperial Palace powerhouses began to panic.
"You…stop right there! What are you trying to do?"
"Don't come over, fellow cultivator. Let's talk this out!"
"Holy Senior, do something about him please!"
The powerhouses hailing from the Imperial Palace began to retreat and called out to Jiang Hongyan for help. Jiang Hongyan smiled slightly. She was graceful but ignored their pleas. No matter what Xu Que wanted to do, she would not object. Such was her position because she knows very well that she is now Jiang Hongyan, not the Empress of her past life!
"All right, why are you guys scared? I didn't say I'd throw you in! I can crack this spell, just that if we're carrying on, it's your turn to walk in front!" Xu Que said with a laugh and stopped advancing.
All of them were staggered by his words.
Are they continuing?
Wait, no, did he say…that the spell could be cracked?
"How is that possible?"
"This spell can instantly detain and decompose a Cultivator. Even the strongest men at the peak of the Crossing Calamity Stage have no chance to resist. How could you possibly break it?"
The powerhouses from the Imperial Palace were surprised.
Xu Que smiled and shook his head, "You guys truly believed that this spell was that powerful? If It had the power to instantly erase a cultivator at the peak of the Crossing Calamity Stage, how did the Zhang Tiandao enter?"
"Eh?"
People realized the inconsistency of Xu Que's words.
That's right. Zhang Tiandao was only at the Crossing Calamity Stage back then. How did he get through this battle spell?
Moreover, the power of this battle seemed to be too strong. An entity at the peak of the Crossing Calamity Stage was already dominant. For someone like that to directly turn into dust upon entering, wasn't that too exaggerated?
"First of all, I can confirm that not all the people who just entered are dead! Secondly, this battle spell is just an illusion!" Xu Que smiled. He took out a long rope and flicked it suddenly!
With a crack, Xu Que tossed one end of the rope into the formation Array. The rope gradually desertified in everyone's eyes and turned into a trail of dust. Suddenly, Xu Que pulled the end of the rope he was holding in one swift motion. To everyone's surprise, he was able to pull back the disintegrated end of the cable, revealing a whole, intact rope.
"Huh? This…what's going on?"
"This is odd! It was clear that the rope had turned to ashes. How could it suddenly become whole again?"
"Illusory Array? Could it be that what we saw was just an illusion?"
The crowd stirred, unsettled and confused.
Xu Que nodded, "Yes, what we see is not necessarily true. However, I believe that this kind of Array can still be dangerous. As you can see, the group that just entered never came out, and I guess they are gone for good. Therefore, I will make a deal with you guys!"
"What deal?" Asked many of the Imperial Palace powerhouses.
Xu Que smirked. "I'll be responsible for breaking this battle spell. However, from here on, all of you must walk before me."
Everyone from the Imperial Palace frowned in disagreement.
Xu Que was trying to make them his shield. Even if he could break this battle spell, what about the next one?
"Fellow cultivator, with so many cultivators here, isn't it too wasteful to use us as cover?" said an influential Imperial Palace follower. As he said that, he looked at those from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion and the group of scattered practitioners. It was a hint that Xu Que could join hands with them and use those people as cover instead.
Xu Que's eyes narrowed and he laughed, "No, I want you guys to be the cover! Moreover, it's not like you have a choice either!"
Those from the Imperial Palace looked dark and angry at his words. Xu Que was right; they had no choice at all. Should they refuse, Xu Que would throw them into the spell, delivering a brutal end worse than being a shield. At least if they worked as a cover, there might be a glimmer of hope for survival. If Xu Que threw them into the illusory spell, it was just a matter of time before they died!
"My fellow cultivator, why are you doing this?"
"Are you trying to force us to fight with you to the death?"
"Don't forget that we belong to the Imperial Palace. If you do this, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear the consequences that follow once you leave the Road of Heavenly Ascension!"
The Imperial Palace powerhouses immediately opened their mouths, trying to persuade Xu Que.
Xu Que raised his eyebrows. "It's nothing actually. The main reason that I wanted to do this was to ask you guys a question!"
Question?
The Imperial Palace powerhouses were stupefied, "What do you want to ask, fellow cultivator?"
Xu Que nodded. "To be honest, I just wanted to ask if you're angry that I made you my shield? Are you angry, are you angry? I want to know if you're angry? Ha, ha, all is good if you're angry! Okay, now move along, everybody!"
Chapter 863: You Guys Must Forgive Him!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Without much choice, the Imperial Palace powerhouses could only obediently move to the front of the crowd. On one hand, they were terrified of Xu Que's strength. They worried that Xu Que would throw them into the spell if they resisted him. On the other hand, they were also aware that the Empress was not on their side. While that revelation shocked them, they felt more pity than anything else. Once the Empress of the Tong Tian Nation, she had been unexpectedly won over by an unknown boy. It was like inserting a flower fairy in cow dung!
"Fellow cultivator, let's make this clear – if we come across any really dangerous spell restrictions, we will not go ahead and sacrifice ourselves in vain!" said an Imperial Palace powerhouse as he looked at Xu Que.
Although now they had agreed to risk their lives, they still needed a bottom line. If they came across an obvious death trap, they couldn't be expected to jump in and die.
"Sure!" Xu Que said with a nod and some laughter.
The Imperial Palace powerhouses heaved a sigh of relief. With Xu Que's promise, they didn't feel as cornered onto a hopeless path and they hadn't reached the point of falling out entirely with Xu Que.
As for the future, they would have to play everything by ear. After all, they are the noble people of the Imperial Palace. How could they be led by the nose by a youngster? All the people in the Imperial Palace had an axe to grind.
However, Xu Que did not care much about them at all. He had already walked to the front of the team and stood in front of the Illusory Spell.
"This so-called illusory spell is nothing more than the creation of illusions. It triggers the Inner Demons of its prisoners; even if one has no inner demons, it will create them, which is the most dangerous aspect of this formation. Nevertheless, since it is called an illusion, it means that everything is illusory. As long as it's an illusion, we can break it with one single way!" Xu Que smirked and raised his palms slightly. He grabbed wisps of True Core Strength between his fingers, which began to shine brightly like threads of colorful silk.
"Huh? What is he doing?"
"A magic art?"
"Don't tell me that this guy is thinking of using magic arts to break the spell?"
"Gosh, and I thought that he had an idea! I'm speechless. I have never heard of any magic art that can be used to break a cell formation!"
Suddenly, the many Imperial Palace powerhouses frowned and shook their heads.
"While others could not do it, it doesn't mean that he can't!" Suddenly, a quiet voice of elegance and melodiousness broke through.
Their faces changed as soon as they heard her voice. All turned around and bowed their heads, as they answered respectfully, "The Holy Senior is right!"
There was no doubt that the one who had spoken up was Jiang Hongyan.
With an otherworldly smile, her eyes shone as she looked at Xu Que standing in front of the formation. As always, she believed Xu Que could achieve what others had thought was impossible. After all, this guy had never played his cards adhering to common sense.
Although the Imperial Palace powerhouses seemed to concede to Jiang Hongyan's statement, deep down, they still disagreed. Most of them thought that Xu Que had deceived their Empress to the point that she had lost all her judgment. Otherwise, she would never utter such absurd words.
What did she mean by no one except Xu Que could do it?
What stood before them was an Illusory Spell, mind you, one that could put a cultivator at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage in great peril once he stepped into it. How could a mere magic art break such a deadly formation?
"Whiz! Whiz! Whiz!"
At this time, some sounds of rapid air flow were bursting from Xu Que's direction. Spiritual Qi from all directions gathered madly and consolidated in Xu Que's hands.
His fingers pinched swiftly and quickly. There were many dark and complicated marks, which made people feel like they had lost their minds.
Bang!
Suddenly, a muffled thud came from the void, and the whole void sank in front of Xu Que.
The onlookers were astounded and shocked.
"What was that spell?"
"How could it cause such a huge stir?"
"I think that it's not simple. However,…it's still impossible to break through the battle spell with magic arts!"
The Imperial Palace powerhouses all shook their heads. Even the dozens of female disciples from the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion watched Xu Que with curiosity. They marveled at Xu Que's strength, but they also knew that a magic art was incapable of breaking an Illusory Spell. After all, this battle spell could suppress and kill even a strong cultivator at the threshold of the Crossing Calamity Stage. There was more than enough evidence to show that the spell's rank and power had greatly exceeded the strength of the people present.
"Sigh, I'm afraid he'll fail this time!"
"Yes, it's too difficult!"
"If he wants to break through this formation using magic arts, it won't be possible unless he has reached the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage like his Majesty or was as strong as a mighty Immortal Cultivator!"
"As strong as he is, he still can't compare to those powerful entities!"
Several Exquisite Beauty Pavilion ladies whispered among themselves. While they did not mean to criticize Xu Que, they reached their conclusions based on their experience.
However, Xu Que's pinching of the magic art seal became faster and faster. All his fingers had become blurred at high speed, which made it difficult to distinguish them. From a distance, it seemed to be only a mass of shadows!
Suddenly, his eyes opened abruptly and gazed, torch-like, as he looked directly at the Illusory Spell before him. Then he said, word by word, "The Seal of Heaven and Earth: Fantasy-Killing-Seal!"
Boom!
As soon as his voice fell, he pushed out his palm. A loud crash instantly resounded within the whole void.
The Taoist seal immediately formed in the air – on top, a knife; at bottom, a seal. With a powerful deterrent aura, it carried all the Qi from the surroundings and plowed directly into the Illusory Spell!
Boom!
Within seconds, a loud deafening noise exploded throughout the cave. The ground shook violently as dust and gravel fell from above. There seemed to be a colossal cleaver floating above the entire formation. With great ferocity, it cut down and ripped the formation barrier! With a considerable thud, the whole spell fell away like a fire that encountered water, like water that met thousands of deserts. It tore apart the layer of elusive thick fog instantly!
After a storm comes a calm, and every cloud has a silver lining.
The Illusory Spell was destroyed within seconds, revealing its true profile.
It was a lake separated by a cave passage. Many skeletons were piled up by the lake shores, with dozens of corpses floating on the waters. They were the Saint Palace powerhouses that Xu Que had just thrown in.
Four of them, however, were still struggling in the lake. One choked himself with both hands. Another stabbed himself in the stomach with his sword. However, as soon as the spell broke, they stopped struggling and looked around in perplexity.
"Holy crap, was this place that frightening?" Buttface's eyes opened wide as he exclaimed.
At the same time, the Imperial Palace powerhouses and the female disciples of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion, as well as scattered practitioners, all stood frozen and flabbergasted.
"This…how could this be possible?"
"The Illusory Spell…is broken just like that?"
What shocked them was Xu Que's method of breaking the spell formation. To think that he could demolish such a terrible illusion with a magic art! The magic art seemed to be created only for the sake of countering Illusory Spells. The huge cleaver magic seal was just like the one used to destroy the illusion. It fit so incredibly well that it was almost unreal.
Little did they know, Xu Que's Fantasy Killing Seal from the Heaven and Earth Seal was indeed designed to control illusory formations and spells and to extinguish all hypocrisy!
Although this Illusory Spell was powerful, it was still a far cry from the spell that Xu Que experienced with Zixia Fairy at the foot of the Five Elements Mountain. Therefore, Xu Que could quickly solve it with a simple Fantasy Killing Seal.
"Sigh, and I wondered how powerful this spell was. I tried to break it offhandedly using only 30 percent of my powers, but I didn't expect it to burst so easily! Did I overestimate the power of formation, or did I get stronger again? Ahh, how melancholic!" Xu Que sighed absentmindedly, with a forlorn expression only seen on the face of a great master.
Everybody twitched at his sigh and felt speechless.
"Little bastard!"
Suddenly, there was a roar coming from the lake. The four cultivators had finally regained their consciousness. Filled with anger and terror, they suddenly jumped out of the water, aiming to take Xu Que's life!
"Stop! What are you guys doing?" A figure appeared – it was Wei Zixun, the Young Master of the Saint Palace. He glared at the four and scolded sternly, "You guys must forgive him!"
Chapter 864: You Guys Have Gone Too Far!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Swoosh!
The four survivors of the Saint Palace were stunned, and shock filled their faces. They couldn't believe that their Young Master would still defend Xu Que when things had come to this point.
What the hell was he trying to do?
"Young Master, pardon me for asking this rude question. We have lost more than 30 lives of the Saint Palace. Are they less important than this kid?" A powerhouse snarled, his expression furious. He had not yet pulled out the sharp sword from his stomach. He was too taken aback to remember that he must heal, and so blood was still gushing out from his wound.
Another man also roared, "This little bastard has killed more than 30 of us. Are we supposed to forgive and forget what he did to us, simply because you said that we should forgive him?"
"Atrocious!" Wei Zixun retorted with a cold face. "I have made it very clear that nobody can stop me from forgiving him. Even if you die – even if he kills me – I will still forgive him without hesitation. This is just a trifle. Why are you guys so agitated over a trifle? '
"Young Master, you…." The four survivors stared at each other with wide eyes, incomparably confused.
A small trifle?
You call this a small trifle? That we're kicking up a fuss?
Oh my god, has a donkey kicked you in the head?
They were so confused at this moment that they had no idea what they were going to do, to the point that they even wanted to vomit blood!
However, in Wei Zixun's eyes, these were trivial matters. The effect of the Forgiveness Hat was to weaken his hatred toward Xu Que indefinitely and alter a part of his senses.
Therefore, his reaction was the total opposite of the logical response of ordinary people. The more one hates a person, the more they want to kill them. However, with the influence of the forgiveness hat, the more Wei Zixun hates Xu Que, the more he wants to forgive him.
Therefore, people were feeling that Wei Zixun was acting abnormally, which he was. However, in Wei Zixun's eyes, he thought that those others were the strange ones who weren't acting normally.
"Say no more, or else don't blame me for being ruthless. I won't hesitate to execute old men who dare defy their superiors!" Wei Zixun said coldly, as murder intent flashed through his eyes. After all, to him, his subordinates of the Saint Palace had dared to ignore his words and disobey his orders. They were no different from traitors.
However, the four cultivators were even more annoyed and mad.
What is the use of a Young Master when he wants to kill the four of us for an outsider, and a shameless outsider at that?
"Very well, Young Master! Since you refuse to realize your errors, I will kill this man today, even if it means that I betray the Saint Palace!" The four powerhouses had quickly reached a decision. They could hardly suppress the anger in their hearts. All they wanted to do was to kill Xu Que. Also, they firmly believed that the Lord of the Saint Palace would not blame them even if he caught wind of what had happened. The current young master was acting too strangely. He was not the ruthless young master they had always known.
"All fellow cultivators of the Imperial Palace, please help us to take this man down. The Saint Palace will be forever grateful!" A powerhouse turned to the Imperial Palace for help.
They knew that Xu Que had extraordinary strength. Unless they joined hands with the people of the Imperial Palace, they would not be able to take Xu Que down. However, the powerhouses of the Imperial Palace all looked at them strangely.
Join hands?
Join, your ass!
This fellow's insanely powerful! He could break the illusory spell with just some magic art. Who could kill him? Unless some Great Vehicle Stage cultivator decides to pass by! The Imperial Palace powerhouses pretended to be deaf and dumb, playing that they did not hear anything and avoided the eyes of the powerhouses of the Saint Palace.
This strange scene immediately sank the hearts of the four survivors of the Saint Palace, leaving them chilled and cold. "What's the meaning of this, dear friends of the Imperial Palace? Will this dissolve the alliance between the Imperial Palace and the Saint Palace?" A Saint Palace strongman was immediately outraged.
"He is just a kid in the Form Synthesis Stage. If we join hands, capturing him would be a piece of cake! What are you afraid of?"
"Are all the people of the Imperial Palace just a bunch of cowards?" Several other Saint Palace powerhouses also shouted angrily.
The Imperial Palace cultivators' faces immediately turned dark, and they bellowed, "Fellow cultivators, you're wrong to say that!"
"How can you harm this chivalrous young man with all his kindness! He broke the illusory spell and set you guys free!"
"Yes, if he hadn't broken the spell, you would never have survived!"
"I can't imagine that these are the people of the Saint Palace. It chills my heart!"
"Our Imperial Palace strongly condemns such acts as biting the hand that feeds one!"
Suddenly, those from the Imperial Palace began to blame them shamelessly. The four Saint Palace powerhouses were so mad that one of them roared, "What do you mean? Requiting kindness with enmity? He was the one who threw us into the spell in the first place!"
"But he saved you again!" The powerhouses of the Imperial Palace answered.
"Crap, you stinky, shameless creatures…."
"Damn, I despise your mother!"
"I curse your entire family!"
Immediately, the scene began to be chaotic. The four strong men of the Saint Palace and the people of the Imperial Palace clashed in a huge confrontation, spouting all kinds of dirty words about each other
The rest of the audience looked on in disbelief, and their eyes went dull.
Xu Que also shook his head dumbfoundedly and sighed, "Ah, the human heart!"
If he hadn't been as strong as he was, he would have been the man under siege. No, if he hadn't been powerful enough, he might not even have made it into the cave. He would have been besieged and killed when he was standing outside with Jiang Hongyan.
However, now he could stand safely on the sidelines and watch the fight between the Imperial Palace and the Saint Palace. It all boiled down to the fact that he was strong enough! Therefore, in the face of this situation, Xu Que would not interfere. He was honestly thrilled to see this scene!
…
Eventually, everyone from the Imperial Palace got more and more annoyed, and the scalding battle upgraded to a physical struggle. The two sides collided and spells roared. However, the Imperial Palace, with the advantage of numbers, easily crushed the four survivors of the Saint Palace who were already injured anyway.
"Atrocious! How dare the Imperial Palace commit such barbarity!" Wei Zixun flared up instantly. Although he was wearing the forgiveness hat, the effect of forgiveness only applied to Xu Que. If Xu Qu did not participate in these matters, Wei Zixun's attitude would ultimately be as it usually was.
In the face of the Imperial Palace's crusade, how could he, the young master of the Saint Palace, sit quietly aside?
The Imperial Palace won by a landslide despite them being at the same cultivation stage. They won in the end because they had more fighters.
The magic spells killed the four survivors of the Saint Palace on the spot, reducing them to ashes! Wei Zixun bled all over but still stood upright. A dozen bodies of the Imperial Palace collapsed at his feet, which showed how powerful he still was.
However, no matter how strong he was, he was still just at the Crossing Calamity Stage. Outnumbered, he was an arrow at the end of its flight after killing more than a dozen people one after another. With a bang, Wei Zixun finally fell and lost his life to the bombardment of the powerful imperial palace men's magic arts!
The whole cave fell into instant dead silence.
The remaining Imperial Palace powerhouses were slightly stunned, and their eyes swept toward the comrade who made the last hit.
"What have you done? Who told you to kill him?" Several people roared angrily on the spot. The other people in the Saint Palace can be killed if they fight back. They should never execute the Young Master!
However, in front of the public, all had witnessed that they had killed the Young Master of the Saint Palace. Should the news spread, not only would a few of them be left with no way to live, even the whole Imperial Palace would be affected!
"I…I don't know either. I thought he would go on fighting. How could I know that? The mighty Imperial Palace powerhouse, the one who killed Wei Zixun, looked at his hands incredibly in a panic. He could not accept the fact either!
At that moment, Xu Que came forward slowly. He sighed as he shook his head, "You guys are so muddle-headed! What can I say? That's the Young Master of the Saint Palace! How could you kill him? What do we do now?
"This…." Several powerful Imperial Palace cultivators quickly turned pale.They hadn't expected things to spiral out of control this much. The important issue was that so many people had witnessed this scene. The secret couldn't be hidden.
"Fellow cultivator…." An Imperial Palace cultivator looked at Xu Que, trying to see if he could help.
"Don't call me your fellow cultivator. I don't know people like you!" Xu Que immediately waved him away, his tone righteous and indignant. "You guys have gone too far! The bright eyes of the people have recorded your crimes, and they will not forget it for a lifetime!"
Several Imperial Palace strongmen instantly turned pale and shivered. Despair quickly filled their eyes.
Xu Que continued, one word at a time, "Today, we will lay equal stress on both beauty and wisdom. It will be the form of justice and chivalry. Nothing can stop our determination to expose your crimes to the world!"
As soon as he said that, Xu Que paused, "Unless, of course, you could give us satisfactory hush money!"
Chapter 865: I Have Been Here Before!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
What is…going on?
Hush money?
All at once, all the onlookers were stunned. Even the powerhouses of the Imperial Palace were confused.
Before, Xu Que had said that he would publicize the news that they killed the Saint Palace's Young Master. He was so sturdy and righteous that the Imperial Palace's powerhouses almost abandoned themselves to despair!
Even the rest of the onlookers in this area couldn't stand it anymore.
After all, all of them knew clearly that the Imperial Palace's powerhouses would end up miserably, which would be more terrible than death, if this issue was publicized. Also, a war might break out between the Imperial Palace and the Saint Palace, which would drag the entire Xuanzhen Continent into chaos!
None of them expected that Xu Que, who condemned them justly and severely one second ago, would ask for hush money the next second! It turned out Xu Que's action just now was to prepare the ground for his hush money!
After realizing what happened, the onlookers almost spat blood!
His sudden wickedness is really unexpectedly destructive!
Howl! "Little brat, awesome! Without the hush money, I will also publicize today's issue. It's up to you!" Buttface shouted excitedly as he held his head high! Apparently, he could only be so valiant in scenarios like this.
The powerhouses of the Imperial Palace couldn't help but twitch their lips. However, they let out a sigh of relief secretly. They would be saved as long as they could stop Xu Que from publicizing the news at any cost.
"My fellow cultivator, what do you want? We'll give you anything we have!" The Imperial Palace's powerhouses said without hesitation as they looked at Xu Que.
They knew clearly that Xu Que was the key person at this moment. They didn't care about the rest of the people in this area. They believed Xu Que would keep a secret for this issue after receiving the hush money from them.
"Whatever you have, just give it to me, except for a single needle and a piece of thread! Also, you should continue to act as our vanguards, is that OK for you?" Xu Que asked with a smile.
His question suffocated the Imperial Palace's powerhouses all at once.
He wants us to surrender everything we have, except for a single needle and a piece of thread!
And we should continue to act as his vanguards!
This is so wicked! Why don't you just kill us here?
"Holy crap! Why do you keep silent? Is it unacceptable for you? OK, just wait here, and I'll publicize the news now! You are doomed!�� Buttface clamored and was about to rush out as if nobody could stop him. However, he didn't move at last.
"Buttface, go!" Xu Que also shouted.
The powerhouses of the Imperial Palace said immediately, "Wait, my fellow cultivator, we accept your request!" After saying that, they clenched their teeth and surrendered all their storage rings to Xu Que.
"Good!" Xu Que threw the storage rings into the System package casually, without even seeing them carefully.
Xu Que's reaction embarrassed them. His fluent action meant this was not the first time he had done that. He could be deemed as a habitual offender!
Damn! How could our mighty Empress like this bandit?
They couldn't help but look at Jiang Hongyan. However, Jiang Hongyan was still standing there calmly without any mood swings as if this was quite common for her.
"That's enough! Let's go. Our journey is to the sea of stars!" Xu Que shouted as he raised his arms to enhance the morale of the team.
The rest of the people couldn't help but twitch their lips.
The sea of stars?
Nonsense!
Stop your nonsense for we are not sure whether we could survive this time!
The powerhouses of the Imperial Palace could do nothing but lead the way for Xu Que. However, also because of this, their trip became much easier.
No matter how weak those powerhouses of the Imperial Palace were, they were excellent ones among cultivators at the Crossing Calamity Stage. With them as the team's vanguards, Xu Que was quite relieved.
Once they came across danger, the powerhouses would be endangered first. Therefore, they had to step up their vigilance to guard against any obstacles on the road. However, to their surprise, they didn't encounter any obstacles.
Although they found many spell Arrays and restrictive spells on their way, most of them had been destroyed by others. Some of them had even perished because of the erosion of time. Several days had passed, and they didn't encounter any dangerous situations on their way. Hopes were rising among them again. In this way, they would arrive at the position where Zhang Tiandao had been soon, and could even reach the end of the Road of Heavenly Ascension.
"According to the map, we will arrive at the place where Zhang Tiandao was trapped in a few hours!" A powerhouse of the Imperial Palace said excitedly.
"So many years have passed. I guess that spell might have been broken!"
"Exactly! Also, according to Zhang Tiandao's description of that place, the end of the Road of Heavenly Ascension will be the place where the Space Breaking Spell can be used!"
"It's hard to say. The Emperor said they used to reach the end. However, when they came back again, the end of the Road of Heavenly Ascension had disappeared! I guess there are more than one ends of this Road of Heavenly Ascension, or there might be many fake ends, or…I mean the end of this road changes all the time!"
Although nobody knew where the end of the Road of Heavenly Ascension was and what could be found at the end of this road exactly, these people still tried to satisfy their curiosity by reaching the end. After all, the end of this road represented the hope of becoming a Celestial!
As for the Space Breaking Spell, these people had already given up hope. Everyone knew Xu Que would obtain it for sure!
The female cultivators of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion, as well as those disbanded cultivators and the demonic beasts who were walking behind, couldn't help but exclaim in their minds. They never expected a young man who they despised at the very beginning could get all the powerhouses of the Saint Palace and most of the powerhouses of the Imperial Palace killed in several days. The remaining powerhouses of the Imperial Palace, who were lingering on their last breaths, were ordered to act as cannon fodder for him!
His amazing performance shocked every one of them. A cultivator at the Form Synthesis Stage, who was a prey in the Road of Heavenly Ascension, became a predator instantly. His tricks were so wicked and dirty, which could even be described as the worst. Nobody dared to defy him.
"This time we bet on the wrong horse!" The tall female cultivator of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion exclaimed with a wry smile, as she looked at Xu Que and the Empress from behind.
The rest of the female cultivators also nodded with complicated expressions.
At the very beginning, they wondered why the Empress could like such a young man. Now, when they saw Xu Que and the Empress who were walking side by side, they couldn't feel anything wrong but were quite sure that Xu Que and the Empress were a perfect match!
…
They continued to move forward.
Several hours later, they arrived at the position marked on the map.
"Finally, we've arrived!" A powerhouse of the Imperial Palace shouted excitedly.
As long as they could find where Zhang Tiandao was trapped and the Space Breaking Spell, the path they chose would be proven as correct and they might find the end of the Road of Heavenly Ascension!
"After passing the passage in front of us, we will see the spell where Zhang Tiandao was trapped!" A powerhouse said, nodding his head excitedly.
Xu Que also squinted his eyes expectantly. The Space Breaking Spell, which was his hope to go back to Earth, was just in front of him!
"Let's go and have a look!" Xu Que shouted.
The rest of the people also cheered up and started to move forward together.
At the same time, all of them stepped up their vigilance. If the spell which trapped Zhang Tiandao was still there, they would have a big problem to overcome!
Blast! Blast!
When they had just passed the corner in the passage in front of them, a sound of wind entered, together with a biting chilliness.
"Wait, stop here!" Xu Que shouted, furrowing his eyebrows. He had an ominous feeling that an inexplicable danger was approaching!
"Something is wrong here!" Jiang Hongyan also frowned and said seriously.
The rest of the people were surprised, but they could sense nothing from the pitch-dark passage in front of them.
"Holy Senior, my fellow cultivator, what is wrong with this place?" The powerhouses of the Imperial Palace turned around and asked.
Xu Que shook his head. He didn't know how to answer them.Just like Jiang Hongyan, he also felt something was wrong in this place.
Howl!
Suddenly, Buttface shouted in surprise, "Holy crap! I guess…I have been here before. It is not a killing spell at all!"
Chapter 866: Heavenly Human Or Angel?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Instantly, everyone in the area fixed their eyes on Buttface.
And Xu Que also asked in surprise, "Have you been to this place before? Have you been to this paradise before?"
"No, I would tell you if I had!" Buttface said embarrassedly. Then, he turned to the dark passage in front of him and said to Xu Que, "I remember I used to come here as the Kylin Patriarch all those many years ago!"
"The Kylin Patriarch? Holy crap! It would be the era when Zhang Tiandao lived!" Xu Que frowned, for he doubted the Space Breaking Spell could have been used by Buttface in his past life.
"No, my era would be much earlier than his. This place is not a killing spell, but the territory of a mysterious tribe!" Buttface said seriously.
Xu Que was surprised, "Really? This is a dramatic change. This place has been changed to the territory of a mysterious tribe from a killing spell. Does it mean what Zhang Tiandao wrote on that hide is wrong?"
"No! After all, in those years, only a few people knew this besides me, a wise and majestic cultivator! Zhang Tiandao would also have been puzzled by it!" Buttface replied with a proud smile.
"Buttface, before I beat you up, you'd better tell me everything you know about it!" Xu Que said angrily.
"Damn! Little brat, do you think you can scare me? How dare you threaten me? Humph! OK, I'll tell you!" Buttface, whose courage only lasted for one second, started to narrate when he saw Xu Que raise his hand.
"An ancient and mysterious tribe, whose name was the Heavenly Human, was living in this place. People in this tribe were born with a pair of white feather wings. In theory, they would be the hybrid of humans and demonic beasts. However, their bloodline originates from the earliest hybrids of humans and demonic beasts in ancient times. In this tribe, all men are handsome, while all women are gorgeous. They think highly of themselves. Therefore, they name themselves the Heavenly Human!"
"Nonsense! Don't try to fool me! They sound like angels!" Xu Que couldn't help but say.
People with white feather wings should definitely be called angels!
"Angels? Holy crap! Little brat, they are the arrogant Heavenly Humans, not angels! Anyway, you can call them whatever you like, I don't want to go inside!" Buttface said, as he was about to run away.
"Do you want to escape?" Xu Que, who had anticipated Buttface's plan, grabbed Buttface instantly. Then, he sat on Buttface's body.
Howl! Buttface let out his symbolic shriek. "Let me go! Little brat, what are you going to do?"
This scene shocked the rest of the people in this area, whose eyes opened wide.
What is he going to do?
It is a dog! You can't do that!
Bang!
Xu Que slapped Buttface's forehead and said, widening his eyes, "Behave yourself! Leniency to those who confess, while severity to those who resist! Tell me everything you know about this, or you'll be in my bowl later!"
"Damn!" Buttface had to give up after realizing that he couldn't escape. So, he had to start his confession: "I've told you this is the territory of the Heavenly Humans! They are proud and arrogant. Only those who have passed their trial could enter their territory! Therefore, the trial has started from this passage, which is full of all kinds of weird restrictive spells. It is extremely difficult for normal cultivators to come out alive!"
"Wait! A trial? In this way, what Zhang Tiandao wrote in that hide could be true, right?" Xu Que realized the truth immediately.
If all of this belonged to the trial, it could explain those weird spell rules. If two people entered the spell, they would get only two options – they could reach the end together, or one of them could come out unscratched by betraying the other one!
Zhang Tiandao entered the spell together with that woman. Then, the woman ran away and he was trapped in the spell.
"How could I know whether it is true or false? I entered this area and walked around casually all those years ago. When I found it was not the end of the Road of Heavenly Ascension, I left directly!" Buttface replied. He could still remember these things.
Xu Que nodded and asked after a short while pondering, "How powerful if this Heavenly Human Tribe? Do they have cultivators who have reached the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage, or…even the Celestial Realm?"
"It is impossible for them to have cultivators who have reached the Celestial Realm or they would have eradicated the entire Xuanzhen Continent instead of hiding in this place! However, I guess it is highly possible for them to have cultivators who have reached the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage!" Buttface said.
Hearing that, Xu Que smiled.
They don't have cultivators who have reached the Celestial Realm, right?
If they are so weak, how could they act tough by arranging a trial?
Humph! The Act-Tough Saint will enter their territory to search for the Space Breaking Spell. If they dare to make trouble for me, I will definitely teach them a lesson concerning how to build this World of cultivators!
At the thought of this, Xu Que's eyes lit up as if a lot of Acting Tough Points were placed in front of him! Normally, he didn't want to make trouble in a place like this. However,now he had no choice. Zhang Tiandao was still in the trial arranged by the Heavenly Human Tribe. And it was highly possible that the Space Breaking Spell was also in there. Therefore, he had to enter this area at this time!
"Buttface, hurry up, you should follow me to enter this area!" Xu Que said, patting Buttface's head.
"Holy crap! Are you insane? I guess they really have cultivators at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage!" Buttface shouted immediately. Buttface's voice startled the rest of the cultivators.
"Cultivators at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage?"
"Are there cultivators at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage in this area? You gotta be kidding me!"
"This is impossible! How could cultivators at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage enter the Road of Heavenly Ascension?" Several powerhouses of the Imperial Palace asked.
Buttface couldn't help but sneer, "You are too ignorant! This is the abode of the Heavenly Humans. It is a separate world which has been rooted in this area for over 10,000 years. There are certainly going to be cultivators at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage in this area!"
"The Heavenly Human Tribe?" the rest of the people were puzzled after hearing that. Apparently, they had never heard of this name before!
Xu Que shook his head, "I don't have time to explain this. I suggest you'd better leave now, for the end of the Road of Heavenly Ascension is not here!"
After saying that, he turned to Jiang Hongyan. Jiang Hongyan nodded her head with a faint smile as she walked up to Xu Que.
The powerhouses of the Imperial Palace were surprised, "Holy Senior, are…you also going to enter this area?"
"Yes!" Jiang Hongyan replied gently as she stood beside Xu Que.
The powerhouses of the Imperial Palace were quite perplexed. Normally, no matter how dangerous it would be, they would go through fire and water together with their Holy Senior. However, when they knew they might encounter cultivators at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage in this area, they didn't know whether they should go or not.
"Let's go, Buttface! Don't try to escape! This time you can't get away from me!" Xu Que said with a smile as he grabbed Buttface who was about to run away sneakily. Then, he walked forward, holding Jiang Hongyan's hand.
Whoosh!
A white light, which was like a barrier, appeared in the cave abruptly. When Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan stepped forward, they disappeared together with Buttface instantly.
After that, the white light disappeared. The cave became pitch-dark again.
The powerhouses of the Imperial Palace, the cultivators of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion, and the disbanded cultivators looked at each other in blank dismay.
"Anyway, it would be very difficult for us to survive outside this cave. Let's just go insideand follow the Holy Senior!" A powerhouse of the Imperial Palace said as he looked at those who were behind them. Then, he turned around and walked toward the place where Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan had disappeared just now.
The rest of the people were stunned a bit by his actions. Then, they said nothing and also followed him. They knew clearly that too many people had witnessed their killing of Wei Zixun. It was too difficult to hush all of them outside this place. There were only several powerhouses of the Imperial Palace left. They couldn't kill all the rest of the cultivators to prevent the divulgence of their secret.
Therefore, instead of being in a state of anxiety outside this cave, they preferred to enter by following their Holy Senior. Maybe they could also find fortune or opportunities inside!
"What should we do? Will we also go inside?"
"The Heavenly Human Tribe which has existed for over 10,000 years…maybe it deserves an exploration!"
After a short hesitation, the female cultivators of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion made up their minds to enter and find fortune or opportunity at last.
"Retreat!"
The rest of the disbanded cultivators and the Demonic Beasts turned around and retreated without hesitation.
They would rather leave directly when the risks outweighed the fortune or opportunity, which might not even exist!
Chapter 867: Acquisition Of The God-realization Tree
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After entering deep into the cave, they walked for three days and three nights. The passage in the cave was becoming broader and broader. Soon, they were walking on an endless rocky plain!
The ground was as hard as iron. Above their heads, they could only see endless melted rocks. They couldn't see the end of this place; it was as if they were walking in a sea of rocks.
Frigid cold wind was blowing with numerous invisible icy blades that were stabbing their bodies. It was an illusionary sting, but it felt real and couldn't even be resisted by magic arts!
However, for powerful cultivators like Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan, this sting would never cause any damage to them except for some discomfort. But it was quite creepy that their True Core Strength was being eroded slowly after being blown by this cold wind.
Howl! "I can't stand it anymore! When will we finish this walking tour?" Buttface said with remorse. He regretted that he didn't struggle harder before entering this area, so he might have avoided this trip!
"Why are you panicking? I believe we will reach the end sooner or later!" Xu Que said with a smile, for the hardship in this area was nothing for him. At least his heart was still full of expectation and energy. He kept looking around and trying to find Zhang Tiandao, so that he could find those two Space Breaking Spells!
Jiang Hongyan, who was as calm, elegant, and graceful as always, said, nodding her head gently, "I guess this place was created by someone, and then it became broader and broader over a long period. But it should have an end point. Only this cold wind is quite weird!"
"Yes, and it seems to be an illusionary spell Array which was set up according to the topography of this area. I guess this cold wind is generated by countless small illusionary spell Arrays; otherwise, we would be able to resist it with magic arts!" Xu Que replied as he looked around.
Although he could use his Fantasy Killing Seal to eliminate the illusionary Arrays and illusions, he was quite helpless in front of the cold wind for he couldn't find a target to attack!
"This cold wind can't cause any damage to us in the short term. However, it keeps consuming our True Core Strength! Little brat, we have to speed up now!" Jiang Hongyan said gently.
Buttface retorted immediately, "No, no! The consumption of the True Core Strength will also be faster if we pick up speed. I strongly suggest we should stop and dig a hole on the ground, so that we could take a break to accumulate more energy in the hole!"
Xu Que nodded. With the help of the System's Automatic Recovery Function, he could get supplements for the True Core Strength that was consumed by the cold wind. However, this function was not available for Jiang Hongyan. If they didn't stop to have a rest, they would be in great danger when they ran out of their True Core Strength!
"What?" Xu Que realized something suddenly, as his eyes lit up.
"Heh, heh, you also think my suggestion is wise and brilliant, right?" Buttface said proudly as he saw Xu Que's expression.
"Your suggestion is quite stupid! We need to find a place to take a break, but why do we have to dig a hole in the ground? Look at the ground, it is as hard as steel. We will be fully exhausted after digging a hole!" Xu Que said with a smile as he shook his head.
Buttface, who was not convinced, retorted immediately, "Little brat, you argue for the sake of arguing! If we don't dig a hole, where should we stay away from the cold wind?"
"We will certainly hide in a house!" Xu Que blinked his eyes as he activated the System interface with a smile. Then, he flicked his finger in the air as he said something to himself.
Whoosh!
A white light gushed out abruptly, which was inflated quickly in the air.
Rumble!
Along with a big bang, the white light was turned into an enormous palace in the broad sky. It was the Imperial Palace seized by Xu Que! The translucent Imperial Palace was floating in the air like a gigantic celestial palace!
Luckily, this place was spacious enough, or it would have been burst by the Imperial Palace.
"Holy crap!" Buttface exclaimed in surprise, for he was dumbfounded by what he had seen. Buttface never expected Xu Que could carry such an enormous palace with him, which he could then casually take out of his bag.
"Little brat, what is this? Is it my wolf den?" Buttface shouted in surprise.
"No, this is the Imperial Palace. Duan Jiude and the dog are not allowed to enter it!" Xu Que replied with a smile, as he rushed into the Imperial Palace together with Jiang Hongyan.
"Well done! It means I can enter because I am a wolf!" Buttface shouted and jumped for joy. Then, he also rushed into the Imperial Palace.
This was the first time for Xu Que to enter the Imperial Palace after seizing it. As expected, it was like a celestial palace from his imagination. All the buildings were built with white jade, which was so sparkling and resplendent, like buildings in wonderland.
When they entered the Imperial Palace, they couldn't feel the cold wind anymore. Then, they started to recover their True Core Strength rapidly.
"Hongyan, let's find the God-realization Tree!" Xu Que dashed toward the elixir garden behind the main hall immediately. He didn't have time to obtain the God-realization Tree after seizing the Imperial Palace. Now, it was a good opportunity to do that.
Jiang Hongyan nodded her head and moved together with Xu Que.
Buttface, who was not interested in the God-realization Tree, dashed toward a remote corner. It seemed the kitchen was located in that area. Apparently, he was going to try to find something to eat!
Xu Que ignored Buttface. The next moment, he reached the elixir garden behind the main hall together with Jiang Hongyan. All kinds of herbs were planted in the garden. A faint herbal fragrance was permeated the area.
At the center of the garden, the Spiritual Qi was accumulated. A tiny seedling was inhaling and exhaling Spiritual Fog. A red fruit was hanging on the seedling. The fruit was circled by strands of runes, which were quite weird.
"Is this the God-realization Tree?" Xu Que was surprised, for it was totally different from the God-realization Tree in his imagination. However, he sensed something familiar in this seedling, which was the soul of Jiang Hongyan.
"At the very beginning, the God-realization Tree is just a grass. Now it has become a seedling with fruit. It means it is ripe!" Jiang Hongyan replied. She looked at the tree with a complicated expression as if she was looking at another Jiang Hongyan.
"Go and get your soul, and you will become a perfect woman!" Xu Que said in a playful tone to relieve Jiang Hongyan's tension.
Jiang Hongyan sighed, "It is extremely difficult for the God-realization Tree to be ripe. This seedling could be deemed a miracle! If I take back my soul, all the previous efforts of the God-realization Tree and the God-realization Fruit will be ruined."
"Hell, this is nothing! Do you want to leave it to that old bastard?" Xu Que said with a wry smile for he was surprised by Jiang Hongyan's reaction.
Suddenly, Jiang Hongyan fixed her eyes on Xu Que and said gently, "I want to leave it to you!"
Leave it to me?
Xu Que was surprised. Then his heart was filled with warmth.
He rubbed Jiang Hongyan's delicate nose gently with his hand with a faint smile. "Little girl, you really underestimate me! It is useless for me. If I want, I could reach the Great Vehicle Stage in several years. And it will be quite easy for me to reach the Celestial Realm!" Xu Que said as he clenched his fist in the air.
Bang!
All of a sudden, the entire God-realization Tree was uprooted and was floating in the air. The God-realization Fruit on the tree became dim immediately. The runes that were surrounding the fruit also went into the fruit like a mimosa which was touched.
"This…"
Jiang Hongyan was surprised. Apparently, she didn't expect Xu Que would refuse the God-realization in such a decisive way, for he didn't want to waste her soul.
"Here, little girl, just take it and merge with your soul when you have time. Now, you could try to drive this Imperial Palace first!" Xu Que put the God-realization Fruit in Jiang Hongyan's hand with a smile. Then, he was about to leave for the main hall.
Jiang Hongyan nodded her head with an attractive smile as she walked away together with Xu Que.
Let's walk on hand in hand till the end of this world!
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Chapter 868: The Restrictive Spell On The Corpse
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At this time, on the vast rocky plain, the powerhouses of the Imperial Palace and the female cultivators of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion had entered the area successfully. They could feel their True Core Strength was being consumed by the chilly wind. However, they could do nothing to stop this nerve-wracking problem.
The powerhouses of the Imperial Palace, like Buttface, even wanted to dig holes in the ground with their magic artifacts, so that they could recover their True Core Strength before moving forward again.
However, just at this moment, someone shouted in surprise at he looked to the front, "Look! Is that…the Imperial Palace?"
The rest of the people were startled by his words. Then they looked up and were dumbfounded by what they saw. For powerhouses of the Imperial Palace, that palace was so familiar! Even the female cultivators of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion could recognize the palace that was floating in the air as the Imperial Palace of the Xuanzhen Continent!
"What…is going on?"
"Is the Emperor here?"
"No, the Emperor would never move the Imperial Palace, for it is the foundation of our nation!"
"Could this be an illusion?"
The Imperial Palace's powerhouses were totally confused.
They had been in the Road of Heavenly Ascension for several months and didn't know that the Imperial Palace had been taken away by Xu Que. Therefore, they preferred to believe it was an illusion at this moment!
Suddenly, a dog who was gnawing meat between his paws appeared on the roof of a building.
"What?"
People were surprised. Then, they all shouted at the same time, "Buttface!"
"Crap!"
Buttface, who was surprised by their shouting, dropped the meat that he held in his paws. Then, he started to shout angrily, "Are you insane? Why did you shout at me? Do you not believe I can smash you to death?"
"Great, it is not an illusion!��� People shouted excitedly as they quickened their step to rush toward the Imperial Palace. However, the powerhouses of the Imperial Palace were still puzzled. They didn't understand how the Imperial Palace could appear in this area! But it was not the time to speculate. They had to rush up there together with the rest of the people to evade the ill effects of the chilly wind.
Rumble!
At this time, the Imperial Palace trembled a bit and started to fly forward rapidly.
Howl! "My meat!" Buttface, who was trying to pick up his meat that had fallen on the roof, shouted miserably, as the meat flew away as the Imperial Palace started to move forward.
"My fellow cultivator, please wait for us!" The powerhouses of the Imperial Palace shouted hurriedly as they quickened their steps to move forward. The female cultivators of the Exquisite Beauty Pavilion also started to run to catch up.
However, the Imperial Palace didn't slow down and continued to fly forward rapidly and smoothly. The only comforting thing was that they managed to hide behind the Imperial Palace. The chilly wind, which had been blocked by the giant palace, stopped eroding their True Core Strength.
At this time, in the main hall of the Imperial Palace, Xu Que, who had tamed this palace easily, was driving it at will. By sitting on the dragon throne together with Jiang Hongyan, he could go anywhere driving this palace!
"No wonder it is a Celestial Artifact! Impressive!" Xu Que said satisfactorily.
For him, although the palace couldn't be used as a weapon, it was more practical than the Ancient Life and Death Wheel. Now he could go anywhere by sitting in this palace, which was much better than driving a jet fighter or a sports car!
"At this speed, we can cover the entire area soon!" Jiang Hongyan said as she looked forward. A spot of light had appeared in the distance, which seemed like the exit of the cave.
Xu Que nodded. "We have almost reached the end of the cave. But we haven't found Zhang Tiandao yet. Nobody knows where he died…. Wait!"
Before finishing his sentence, Xu Que's eyes lit up and he stood up.
Standing in the main hall, he could see everything outside. He found a burrow in the ground which was quite close to the exit. Although there were numerous burrows in this area, this one was quite different, for its opening was covered by a hide, of which the material was identical with that of the map obtained by Wei Zixun!
"It seems that we have found him!" Xu Que smiled as he directed the Imperial Palace to rush toward the exit. In a short while, the tunnel became increasingly narrow. Xu Que left the Imperial Palace and started to move forward with Jiang Hongyan and Buttface on foot.
People behind them were surprised, but they were sure the Imperial Palace was controlled by Xu Que!
"My fellow cultivator, how…could you have the Imperial Palace?" A powerhouse of the Imperial Palace couldn't help but ask.
"I stole it from the Emperor!" Xu Que answered briefly as he dashed toward the burrow without turning around.
You stole it?
Hearing that, people were totally shocked and their eyes opened wide.
Damn! This guy is definitely a psycho!
How could he steal the Imperial Palace from the Emperor?
"This guy took the Holy Senior away and stole the Imperial Palace! I guess the Emperor must be pissed off!"
"Wait, I guess he is hiding in the Road of Heavenly Ascension to avoid the deadly chase of the Emperor!"
"Holy crap! This is highly possible!"
The powerhouses of the Imperial Palace swallowed and stared at each other in surprise.
Nobody in this world could be so arrogant in the Road of Heavenly Ascension after offending the Emperor!
…
By this time, Xu Que had arrived at the burrow. He landed on the ground immediately.
Boom!
His magnificent Soul Strength gushed into the burrow directly like surging waves!
"What?" Xu Que frowned suddenly.
His Soul Strength was blocked by an invisible force in the burrow. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't push against that force a bit.
"Restrictive spell!" Xu Que figured out that a restrictive spell, which was quite extraordinary, had been set up in the burrow.
Whoosh!
He dashed to the opening of the burrow and started to check it out with his eyes. As expected, a cloud of dazzling light with ancient Taoist Connotation was lingering in the burrow. Numerous runes were flowing on it. It was a quite powerful and extraordinary restrictive spell.
Through the light screen of the restrictive spell, Xu Que saw a corpse lying on the ground. On the stone wall beside the corpse, a few lines of text were carved!
"The one who brings the bitch Yi Ren here could pass through the restrictive spell and get everything I have!"
Yi Ren was an ancient family name, which was also the family name of the woman who betrayed Zhang Tiandao by escaping alone. Zhang Tiandao also mentioned in his last words that the one who could bring the head of that bitch back would get everything he had, including the Space-Breaking Spells!
It was a pity that over 10,000 years had passed. That woman might have died or become a Celestial. Otherwise, Wei Zixun and his underlings wouldn't come here empty-handed!
"It seems I have to break the restrictive spell forcibly. I don't know whether the cave could be ruined if I use the King of Tough-Acting Fist here.…" Xu Que said hesitantly, touching his jaw.
…
Meanwhile, on a rocky hill outside the exit, a man and a woman, who were strongly built and with a pair of white feather wings behind their backs, were looking at the stone wall carefully. They were quite like angels!
Xu Que and the rest of the people in the cave were being displayed on the stone wall. When they saw Xu Que wandering at the opening of the burrow, they started to smile disdainfully.
"After so many years, finally we got some people who seek death here again!"
"Those inferior human cultivators are really foolish!"
"If the things inside could be obtained easily, the Heavenly Human Tribe would have obtained them a long time ago! They will never get the chance to get those things!"
"Alas! That restrictive spell is too powerful! However, the Head of our Tribe said the restrictive spell will be weakened after 10,000 years. At that time, we could obtain the Space-Breaking Spells and break new ground after leaving this place!"
"It is a pity. If we knew this man had so many precious items, we would have taken him down directly instead of throwing him into a trial!"
"It is useless to say this now. We weren't even born at that time! Now what I am interested in is how to play with these inferior human cultivators! If we are not restricted by the rules in our Tribe, I really want to go out and find them now!"
"Hah-hah, take it easy! The Heavenly Human Trial hasn't been activated for many years. When they leave the cave, they will become our playthings in the trial!"
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