Chapter 1080: I'll Leave Her A Big Surprise
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Glowing dust?" Xu Que was slightly stunned. A scene flashed through his mind. Then he changed his expression. "Bone ash!"
He was used to seeing the bone ash of some powerhouses in the Refined Moon Palace. Although their bone ash was only black or white, Xu Que couldn't forget the aura of those ashes!
The aura of the glowing dust on the Celestial Artifacts in the palace was even more powerful than the bone ash he had seen before. However, the aura of bone ashes could never be changed!
Gasp!
Xu Que couldn't help but gasp at the thought of this.
F*ck! Now I really have a big problem!
"System! Just come out! We have big trouble! Find me a way to leave here as soon as possible!" Xu Que couldn't afford to waste any more time here. So, he summoned the System and tried to escape from this damnable place.
Ding! "The System's level is not high enough to break the seal in this place. The Host is advised to upgrade the System to Version 20.0!"
The System's rapid feedback totally disappointed Xu Que.
Version 20.0?
Are you kidding? Where could I get so many Acting Tough Points to upgrade you? The current version is just 10.0! At least 10 Million Acting Tough Points are needed to upgrade you to Version 20.0!
"Why are you still here? Just find a way to leave! Otherwise, even if you could stay away from that palace, you will be turned to ashes! No matter how good your kismet is, you will end up here at last!" The Sword Spirit's voice could be heard again at this time.
Kismet?
Xu Que was stunned by the Sword Spirit's words. Then his face beamed with delight!
Right! Kismet! I almost forgot I still have the lucky draw system! It seems I have to gamble again!
"System, I want to perform the lucky draw! Quickly!" Instantly, Xu Que clenched his teeth and activated his Lucky Aura!
When the rotary table stopped rotating, Xu Que got the first award. It was a red rope!
"Holy shit! The Red Rope of Marriage? System, are you kidding me? Do I still need more f*cking predestined marriages?"
Xu Que shook his head when he saw the Red Rope of Marriage. And he dismissed the crazy idea in his mind! Leaving aside whether he could place this red rope on that woman, even if he managed to do that, it was still meaningless! This red rope was designed to create more opportunities for the two of them to meet frequently! Xu Que just wanted to stay away from that woman. Why would he need such a predestined marriage?
"Let me do it again!"
Xu Que clenched his teeth and performed the lucky draw again!
Swish!
When the rotary table stopped again, a line of glowing words appeared in front of him—Void Interface Spell!
"What?" Xu Que's eyes lit up as he looked at the description of the item.
[Void Interface Spell]: The user could tear the Void open forcibly after using this spell to create a Void Interface Point. (Attention: this spell will consume a lot of True Core Strength and Taoist Connotation. Please use it with caution!)
Hah, hah, hah! Xu Que couldn't help but laugh wildly to himself.
The Void Interface Spell was just what he needed now! The Celestial Grade Divine Escape Spell was useless with this seal. But Xu Que believed the Space-Breaking Spell was powerful enough to take him away! However, he couldn't find a Void Interface Point in this place! Now, he had a Void Interface Spell, which solved all his problems!
"What? Have you found a way?" The Sword Spirit sent him a message at this time. It seemed the Sword Spirit had sensed Xu Que's excitement.
Xu Que said with a smile, "Yes! But we have to proceed with caution. And we need some time to carry out our plan!"
"What plan?" The Sword Spirit asked.
Xu Que told the Sword Spirit about the Void Interface Spell and the Space- Breaking Spell directly!
Hearing that, the Sword Spirit was totally shocked, "Do you have the Void Interface Spell and the Space-Breaking Spell? How…could this be? How could these spells appear in this world?"
"Heh, heh! I made them myself!" Xu Que boasted immediately. In reality, he had only made the Space-Breaking Spell. At least, he had collected all the materials.
"You?"
The Sword Spirit ignored what Xu Que had said. Apparently, he didn't believe that. Then the Sword Spirit sighed. "Even if you have these spells, I'm afraid you can't use them. Especially the Void Interface Spell will need a lot of True Core Strength and Taoist Connotation. Your cultivation stage is far too low!"
"I don't know whether I will have enough Taoist Connotation for that. But my True Core Strength is inexhaustible!" Xu Que said with a smile. With the System's Automatic Recovery Function, he had never worried about his True Core Strength. But the Taoist Connotation could really be problematic!
"Forget it! Anyway, I have to try it! Let's go and find a hidden place!"
Xu Que started to check the far end of the cave. If he was to set up the Void Interface Spell, he should keep himself as far away from that woman as possible. Although the entire cave was within that woman's detection range, the farther he was away from her, the lower the possibility that he would be detected!
That day, Xu Que found a vacant place, which was almost at the end of the cave and quite far away from the palace. However, he didn't use the Void Interface Spell. On the contrary, he sat down on the ground with his legs crossed to start his cultivation.
For so many years, he had upgraded himself with the Experience Points gained through killing people. He seldom performed cultivation by absorbing the Spiritual Qi. However, the Spiritual Qi in this place was very rich. When he had just sat down to run his Ancient Five Elemental Arts, he felt endless Spiritual Qi around him was gushing into his body crazily. Almost at the same time, a weak Mind Sense appeared above his head and stayed for a short while before it disappeared.
Inside the ice coffin in the palace, the woman opened her eyes slightly. Then she closed her eyes with a faint smile.
The second day, Xu Que continued to perform his cultivation. He had been immersed in cultivation and nothing could distract him. That weak Mind Sense came over twice.
The third day, his cultivation was still ongoing. The weak Mind Sense came over him twice again!
The 4th day…
The 5th day…
…..
On the tenth day, the Mind Sense only came over once. And it was staying for shorter and shorter periods of time!
One month later, Xu Que opened his eyes with a faint smile. He had sensed the woman's Mind Sense over the past month. He just pretended he didn't know to avoid startling her. He used to use his Thunder Illusion Body. However, the woman didn't know his secret—he still had a Little Gold Clone between his eyes. Because of this, the Little Gold Clone between his eyes sensed the existence of the woman's Mind Sense easily during his cultivation.
During that month, the woman's Mind Sense came over him more than 40 times. Lately, her Mind Sense had come over once every five or six days. After a casual glance, her Mind Sense would disappear.
Now, Xu Que didn't want to wait any longer. He had stayed in this place for one month, which meant ten months had passed in the outside world. He really didn't want to waste his time here. Since that woman had relaxed her vigilance, it should be the time to set up the Void Interface Spell!
Whoosh!
Along with a trivial sound, a strand of golden light dashed out from between Xu Que's eyes. His Little Gold Clone came out with a spell. Then it hid in a dark place that was miles away from Xu Que.
His real body was still sitting on the ground motionlessly. He closed his eyes and started his cultivation again! From this moment, his mind started to control his real body and the Little Gold Clone at the same time. The Little Gold Clone also started to set up the Void Interface Spell.
As the Sword Spirit had said before, the consumption of Xu Que's True Core Strength and Taoist Connotation from setting up the Void Interface Spell was huge. Within three days, the Little Gold Clone had used up all his Taoist Connotation. So, it had to go back to take a break in Xu Que's real body.
One day later, it left and returned to where it had been hiding again. The Little Gold Clone would spend three days setting up the Void Interface Spell and one day to regain its Taoist Connotation! In this way, Xu Que's great hidden operation was performed day in and day out!
Two months later, 25 percent of the Void Interface Spell had been finished.
Three months later, one-third of the Void Interface Spell had been finished!
Four months…
Five months…
At last, one year had passed by rapidly. At the end of the cave, Xu Que opened his eyes abruptly and stood up, clenching his fists tightly. His heart was full of joy and excitement.
He had made it!
He had spent one year to set up the Void Interface Spell. Now he could activate it with a flash of thought! He had had a hard time and also benefited a lot in the last year!
Xu Que had reached the summit of the Crossing Calamity Stage in the fourth month. Then he spent several days crossing his Heavenly Tribulation. During the next six months, his progress was even faster. Now he had reached Level 6 from Level 1 of the Great Vehicle Stage!
He could realize such remarkable progress because of the rich Spiritual Qi in this place and his solid foundation in Taoist Connotation. Also, he had to re-accumulate Taoist Connotation after using it up in setting up the Void Interface Spell. Because of this, he realized fast improvement and his Taoist Connotation became stronger and more abundant! However, the greatest reward Xu Que gained at this time was not the rapid enhancement of his cultivation stage but a remarkable quality—patience!
For the past year, he had played hide-and-seek with the woman many times. Several times, he was so close as to be spotted. Because of his good luck and patience, he didn't arouse any suspicions from that woman! Now, he had managed to set up the Void Interface Spell successfully and didn't need to worry that he would be trapped here forever.
"I have stayed here for one year, which means ten years have passed in the outside world! Today, I must leave this place in any case! Before that, I will let this woman know that she can't offend Xu Que of the Exploding Heavens Faction easily!"
Then, Xu Que said with a cold smile as chilly light flashed in his eyes, "Before leaving here, I will leave her a big surprise!"
Chapter 1081: We Live Together and Die at the Same Time!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
As a cultivator at Level 6 of the Great Vehicle Stage, Xu Que had sensed a great growth of his strength compared to what he had had at the Crossing Calamity Stage! This was the last threshold to the Half Celestial Realm. Cultivators at this stage would focus on accumulating their strength as they were about to cross this threshold. They used to call cultivators at the Half Celestial Realm Celestials.
However, Bai Cailing, the Holy Virgin of the Jade Lake, told Xu Que that the name of Celestials was incorrect! Cultivators at the Half Celestial Realm, the Human Celestial Realm, or the Earth Celestial Realm were not real Celestials. Real Celestials had to be immortal, which was still impossible for people in the World of Near Celestials!
Undeniably, cultivators at the Half Celestial Realm or higher stages were much more powerful than cultivators at the Form Synthesis Stage, Crossing Calamity Stage, and even the Great Vehicle Stage.
Xu Que could kill cultivators at the Half Celestial Realm when he was at Level 5 of the Crossing Calamity Stage because he had the Firestorm Wheels and the broken sword, which filled the gaps of his cultivation stage! However, when Xu Que was attacked by a lot of cultivators from the Half Celestial Realm at the same time, he had to turn around and escape!
Now, as a cultivator at Level 6 of the Great Vehicle Stage, Xu Que knew he was much more powerful than before. However, without the assistance of the Firestorm Wheels and the broken sword, he could only rival one cultivator at the Half Celestial Realm with his magic arts. And he could possibly be defeated by two or three cultivators at the Half Celestial Realm. Apparently, it was getting more and more difficult for him to kill enemies whose cultivation stage was much higher than his!
But…the situation would be different if he used his equipment! With the help of the Firestorm Wheels and the broken sword strengthened by the Sword Spirit, he was invincible in front all of all cultivators whose cultivation stage was lower than the Human Celestial Realm!
"Humph! When I finish dealing with this woman, I will go out and act tough at will!"
At this moment, Xu Que was approaching the palace silently. He squinted his eyes and started to look at the ice coffin. Although his real body had been immersed in cultivation for the past year, his Little Gold Clone had kept observing the Mind Sense of the woman. At the beginning, he didn't believe the Sword Spirit's words and thought that the woman couldn't do anything outrageous!
One year later, Xu Que found 500 years of his life-span had disappeared. The point was that he didn't sense that the woman was stealing his life-span. His appearance was not changed. It was just like a slow poison that was eroding him gradually. Luckily, he had added over 2,000 years of life-span with the Ancient Life and Death Wheel. Otherwise, he would have died if he had only had 200 years of life-span at the beginning.
She is so ferocious! Her evil nature can't be sensed through her appearance! Today, I must teach her a lesson! Xu Que thought, with hatred in his heart.
Even now he was no match for that woman, but he was not worried at all. The Void Interface Point had been established; he could escape with the Space- Breaking Spell at any time. Without any menace from the rear, Xu Que would definitely seek revenge against the woman.
"What are you going to do?" The Sword Spirit asked, sending him a message. The Sword Spirit disapproved of his revenge plan. First, the strength gap was too large. It was very difficult for Xu Que to inflict heavy losses on that woman. Second, he should leave now. When he was powerful enough, he would find his opportunity to avenge himself in the future.
"Even if I can't kill her, I will do something to disgust and annoy her!" Xu Que said with a cold smile. This had been his style for many years. He would seek revenge on the spot. If he couldn't do it immediately, he would prepare a revenge plan. Anyway, he would try it!
As the saying goes, without trying it, how will you know the feeling of despair?
Xu Que could always try to seek revenge as long as there was a glimmer of hope. Nobody could be meaner than him!
Whoosh!
At last, Xu Que launched his attack! The palace and the ice coffin were very quiet and peaceful at this moment. Xu Que turned himself into a shadow and crossed the suspension bridge silently. Then he sneaked to the gate of the palace like an assassin. The next moment, he took out a storage ring and fixed it on the wall with glue. After that, he walked forward and glued another storage ring on the wall. In this way, Xu Que glued a lot of storage rings on the walls of the palace.
"Heh, heh, the first step is done!" Xu Que said with a smile. Then he started to peer at the main entrance of the palace. The ice coffin was still quiet. He waved his hand to take out several Spell Disks. Then he placed them at the gateway of the palace carefully.
Chi!
When Xu Que arrived at the center of the palace, dazzling light appeared in the ice coffin together with a cloud of magnificent pressure.
"Hey! Master! You have woken up!" Xu Que stood up straight and spoke with a smile.
Meanwhile, a progress bar, which was loading slowly, appeared in front of his eyes. A cloud of magnificent True Core Strength also gushed out from his body.
The Spiritual Qi around the ice coffin formed an illusionary body at this time, which fixed its eyes on Xu Que directly.
"I asked you to perform cultivation. Why are you here?" The woman asked coldly.
Xu Que fixed his eyes on the progress bar, which had reached 12 percent.
He replied with a smile, "Master, I'm worried that all my life-span will be drained by you if I continue my cultivation! I will die soon. So I have come to you to ask for some life-span back!"
Hearing that, the woman was stunned a bit. It seemed as if she didn't expect Xu Que could find that out.
Soon, she said with chilliness flashing in her eyes, "I allow you to perform cultivation in such a precious place. Why can't I borrow some life-span from you? Anyway, you should focus on cultivation. And I won't suck up your life-span!"
"Wow! I thought you might play dumb first. I didn't expect you could admit that directly!" Xu Que said as he shook his head seriously, ���But…I hate those who grab my things without my permission! You sucked out over 5,000 years of life-span from me. Let's settle this account now!"
Over 5,000 years of life-span?
The woman's eyes got wide immediately. She had just sucked out 500 years of life-span secretly. How could this guy extort her by increasing the value? He is way too shameless! Also, your cultivation stage is so low! How could you have over 5,000 years of life-span?
At the thought of this, the woman said seriously, "Stop your clowning! Just go back and continue your cultivation! Your progress in the past year has been pretty good and even surprised me. However, I hoped you could reach the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage within six months. One year later, you should reach the Half Celestial Realm!"
"Reach the Half Celestial Realm after one year? Heh, heh, do you really think I am a God? If I fail to reach the Half Celestial Realm, what will you do?" Xu Que said with an emboldened smile. He knew he could definitely reach the Half Celestial Realm after one year.
However, he had stayed here for one year. Ten years had passed by in the outside world. He was worried about his teammates. After all, when he was caught in this place, there were still cultivators of the Half Celestial Realm in other deathtraps!
If he stayed here for another year, 20 years would pass by in the outside world, which was not acceptable for him!
"One year more, if you can't reach the Half Celestial Realm, you will be useless to me! At that time…" the woman's voice became cold suddenly. Then she continued to say as she stared at Xu Que, "At that time, you will die!"
"Die?"
Xu Que paused a bit as he fixed his eyes on the loading progress bar, which had reached 98.2 percent!
98.5 percent…
98.9 percent…
99.3 percent…
99.8 percent…
100 percent!
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host in obtaining a Best-grade Celestial Artifact [Time Shuttle]!"
Along with the System's warning tone, Xu Que said with a shiny smile, "I will never die! As for you, I'm afraid my Master will stay here till her death!"
The next moment, Xu Que attacked with his palm abruptly.
Rumble!
His violent strength created a gust of wild wind, which gushed toward the woman. Meanwhile, Xu Que ran out of the palace instantly stepping on the Firestorm Wheels! Almost at the same time, all the Spell Disks he had placed in the palace were activated one after another!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The entrance of the palace was sealed by thickly dotted dazzling spell barriers! All those things happened instantly, and the woman didn't have time to react. However, the woman had sensed the change in this cave. Her Time Shuttle had disappeared!
"What…did you do?" The woman screamed in disbelief. Then she ran through those spell barriers like a ghost! Although she was powerful enough to ignore those spell Arrays, she was slowed down by them and couldn't catch up with Xu Que.
Everything had been well planned by Xu Que. Now, he had arrived at the Void Interface Point by stepping on the Firestorm Wheels. Then he took out the Space-Breaking Spell and asked the System to activate it!
"I didn't expect that you would steal her Time Shuttle! How did you do that?" The Sword Spirit trembled a bit in the broken sword and asked in shock at this time.
"Heh, heh, I can do anything!" Xu Que said with a smile.
"So, that's why you placed those storage rings outside the palace, right? I couldn't figure out your intent!" The Sword Spirit said with puzzlement.
"No, those storage rings are for other purposes! I just wanted to annoy her by stealing her Time Shuttle! As for those storage rings, they would not only annoy her, but also disgust her to death!" Xu Que said with a smile.
Patter!
Rumble–!
Instantly, deafening explosions came from the direction of the palace. Over 100 storage rings on the walls exploded at the same time and threw out numerous sticky yellow objects, which were scattered all over and gave off a horrible foul smell.
"I will drive her crazy by exploding these storage rings which were full of excrement! This is the style of our Buttface!" Xu Que said with a calm smile as he turned around slowly.
While the Sword Spirit was dumbfounded, Xu Que had dashed into the Void Gap with the broken sword in his hand and the Firestorm Wheels under his feet!
Boom!
When the figure and aura of Xu Que and the Sword Spirit had just disappeared, the Void Gap also closed instantly.
At the same time, the woman also arrived at this empty place. Then, a cloud of horrible kill intent gushed out from her body!
"Xu Que!"
She shouted coldly. Then she waved her slim hand to take out a crystal stone tablet.
"You said you want to inherit the Taiyi Heaven Book! Good! Very good! I will fulfill your wish! From now on, we live together and we will die at the same time!"
Boom!
The next moment, a powerful Taoist Connotation gushed out from the stone tablet and became a ripple which swept out rapidly. At last, two golden names appeared on the stone tablet—Xuanyuan Wanrong and Xu Que!
Chapter 1082: The Heaven-Sent Blessed Light
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The sky of the South Continent was covered by dense clouds. Lightning flashed in the sky from time to time.
Rumble–!
At this time, along with deafening thunder, a gap appeared in the cloudy sky. Xu Que jumped out from the gap like a drowned mouse. His lips were covered by blood.
"Damn! This Void Interface Spell is way too unstable! If my physique hadn't been strong enough, I would have been crushed in the Void!" Xu Que said angrily. The interface point established by the Void Interface Spell was very unstable and couldn't match those naturally formed interface points!
When he was in the Void Tunnel, he was protected by the Space-Breaking Spell. However, he was still almost torn to pieces by the violent wind in the Void. Luckily, he managed to exit with the assistance of the System's Automatic Recovery Function.
Luckily, he chose the South Continent as his destination, which was not far away. If he had chosen the Xuanzhen Continent or the places which were even farther, he might have been killed in the Void! However, when Xu Que saw the familiar earth and Spiritual Qi of the South Continent again, he felt so relaxed.
Finally, I am back alive!
One year in the cave means ten years in the outside world! This was so difficult for me!
Xu Que opened his Soul to search for Liu Jingning and Buttface immediately.
Boom!
Suddenly, a cloud of mighty power descended from the cloudy sky. Then Xu Que was unable to move. A strand of light landed on his body.
"Holy sh*t! What is going on? Is that woman also here?" Xu Que's expression changed abruptly. If that woman was also here, he would be in big trouble!
Whoosh!
The Sword Spirit also dashed out from the broken sword and formed his body with black fog. Then he said in surprise, "The woman is not here! Wait! This light…it seems it is the Heaven-Sent Blessed Light!"
"The Heaven-Sent Blessed Light?" Xu Que was surprised and didn't understand the Sword Spirit's words.
Swish!
At this time, the light shrank rapidly and became a strand of dazzling light beam in front of Xu Que.
"What? What the hell is this?" Xu Que looked at the glowing object in front of him with puzzlement. When the dazzling light on that object dimmed, its real appearance was displayed. It was a book-size stone tablet. He saw two names were printed on the tablet. One of these two names was Xu Que!
"Damn! Why is my name on it? Who is this Xuanyuan Wanrong?" Xu Que asked with puzzlement for he didn't know what that object was.
The Sword Spirit beside him trembled a bit suddenly. Then he shouted in surprise, "The Taiyi Heaven Book! How…could this be?"
The Taiyi Heaven Book?
Hearing that, Xu Que's eyes got wide..
Is this the Taiyi Heaven Book? No way! I remember this is something from that woman! How could it follow me?
Wait! Why is my name on it? Also…I have a vague feeling that this stone tablet seems to connect with my mind! This feeling is really hard to describe!
Xu Que was surprised and he turned to the Sword Spirit. The Sword Spirit fixed his fiery-red eyes on the stone tablet so it looked as if two strands of red ghostly light were fixed on the tablet.bWhen he realized Xu Que was looking at him, he trembled a bit. Then the Sword Spirit sighed and shook his head, "Xu Que, you are doomed!"
"What the hell?" Xu Que asked.
What do you mean by saying that? This Taiyi Heaven Book appeared in front of me from nowhere. Why am I doomed?
"Forget it! Let me tell you something about this Taiyi Heaven Book first…"
The Sword Spirit shook his head and told Xu Que about the history of the Taiyi Heaven Book as well as the one chosen by the Heaven and the condition to inherit the Taiyi Heaven Book—the emotional imbroglio between a man and a woman, which was roughly the same as Buttface's had been before.
Hearing this, Xu Que's face turned dark instantly. Now, he knew his current situation. It turned out the Taiyi Heaven Book was not something good, but a large scourge! The one chosen by Heaven was actually fooled by Heaven!
"Now, you know what I mean, right? That woman was driven to the wall by you. So, she had to choose you as her cultivation companion. In this way, she could force you to save her. Otherwise, if she dies, you will also be killed at the same time!" The Sword Spirit said as he looked at Xu Que. A strand of sympathy even appeared in his fiery red eyes.
Xu Que raised his eyebrows, "Holy crap! Don't look at me like that! I don't believe that! Does this mean she will die if I commit suicide now? Damn! You can never be more vicious than me!"
"Are you going to commit suicide?" The Sword Spirit was stunned with disbelief.
"No! It was just a metaphor!" Xu Que twitched his lips.
He would never commit suicide! He still had a lot of good days to enjoy, why would he do that? If he was brave enough to kill himself, why wouldn't he have the courage to live on?
"Humph! Anyway, she stole 500 years of life-span from me! She couldn't defeat me easily!" Xu Que snorted.
The Sword Spirit said, shaking his head, "500 years are definitely not enough! That woman used the Time Shuttle, so that she could sleep and reach Nirvana State in it. Tens of thousands of years passed by in the outside world equal to several thousand years in the Time Shuttle! I guess she knew her life-span was not long enough, and she doesn't want to wake up too early. So she used this thing and wanted to wait for another golden age!"
Then the Sword Spirit said, looking at Xu Que, "If you didn't steal the Time Shuttle, she could stay in it for 500 years, which means you will have 5,000 years in the outside world. In this way, you may have a glimmer of hope! But you stole the Time Shuttle, which backfired on the situation!"
"Damn! If I had known this earlier, I never would have taken this f*cking thing!" Xu Que cursed immediately. "In order to annoy her, I stole this Time Shuttle. However, it is totally useless to me! If I perform cultivation in it for one year, others will have finished ten years of cultivation in the outside world! It is totally counterproductive!"
"No, it's not what you think!" The Sword Spirit said, waving his hands, "As one of the ancient divine items, the Time Shuttle could magnify and reduce time! In other words, it could allow you to spend one year in it while ten years have passed in the outside world. Also, you could stay in it for ten years while only one year has passed in the outside world! All these functions can be realized by it! However, this is just a replica! The real Time Shuttle could allow you to stay in it for 10,000 years while only one year has passed by in the outside world!"
"What?" Xu Que was totally shocked.
This thing is a Best-grade Celestial Artifact! How could it be a replica?
And the real Time Shuttle could allow its user to hide in it for 10,000 years when one year passes by in the outside world!
Holy sh*t! It is so amazing!
But this replica is also quite extraordinary! At least I can hide in it for ten years while only one year has passed by in the outside world! Wait! In this way…
Suddenly, an idea occurred to Xu Que. He lit up his eyes and said with a chuckle, "Sword Spirit, you've made a mistake! Since this Time Shuttle could magnify the time ten times, my cultivation in it for 500 years will be equal to 5,000 years of cultivation in the outside world, right?"
The Sword Spirit shook his head directly, "You think too much! You are not powerful enough to activate it! Although it is just a replica, it is still quite extraordinary and precious! The user will need a lot of True Core Strength and Time Shuttle to activate it. No, I should say a bulk of True Core Strength and Taoist Connotation!"
"A bulk of? Please describe that more specifically!" Xu Que raised his eyebrows and said in a recalcitrant manner.
"I guess…it equals to 100 times of the True Core Strength and Taoist Connotation you used to set up that Void Interface Spell!" After thinking it over for a while, the Sword Spirit replied earnestly.
100 times?
Xu Que said, waving his hand, "I have stayed in the World of Cultivators for so many years. And I never used this kind of thing to enhance my strength! The Time Shuttle? Heh, heh, it is just a piece of rubbish! I will be invincible after performing cultivation for 500 years. At that time, I don't believe I can't defeat that woman!"
After saying that, Xu Que put away the stone tablet. Then, he turned around and dashed toward the Mystery Land in the South Continent.
Chapter 1083: The Prosperous Exploding Heavens Faction
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After running out from the Celestial Burial Valley, Xu Que arrived at the South Continent. Then, he started to search for Liu Jingning, Duan Jiude and the rest people with his Soul Strength. However, he found nothing!
Now, he had reached Level 6 of the Great Vehicle Stage, which meant his Soul Strength was far more powerful than before. However, even he did his best, his Soul Strength could only cover half of the South Continent!
In the area covered by his Soul Strength, the Mystery Land was also included. But he failed to sense any familiar aura.
Before he went to the Celestial Burial Valley, he asked an underling to set up a branch of the Exploding Heavens Faction at the Mystery Land in the South Continent. Later, around 1,000 members arrived and joined that branch. Now, this branch had at least 10,000 persons, which totally surprised Xu Que.
This is weird! Does it mean the Mystery Land in the South Continent reappeared? No way! I can't sense any aura of the Mystery Land at all! Xu Que was puzzled and couldn't help but picked up speed.
After all, he had stayed under the Celestial Burial Valley for 1 year, which meant 10 years had passed by in the outside world! He failed to kill all Celestials in those deathtraps. So, the Exploding Heavens Faction might have a hard time now.
Therefore, Xu Que was well-prepared for anything bad. People of the Exploding Heavens Faction might have hidden away, including Liu Jingning, Buttface and the rest people. It would be quite difficult for him to find them. So, he guessed only a few people were in the branch at the Mystery Land.
However, over 10,000 people gathered in this place at this moment, which was quite incredible!
Boom!
Along with the booming of the Firestorm Wheels, Xu Que arrived at the valley where the Mystery Land was. Then, he was totally dumbfounded by what he saw.
When the Mystery Land disappeared, this place became a desolated mountain. Many mountains were ruined in the combat. Even the building in the branch was also quite shabby.
Now, this place, which covered an area of around 10 square kilometers, was quite prosperous. Many magnificent buildings were built in it. A lot of tall towers were built up at the peripheral area of this place to guard it.
To Xu Que's surprise, all guards and people in this area wore black robe and with the words of "Exploding Heavens Faction" on their back, which made them quite graceful.
Holy shit! I thought they are having a hard time now. It seems they are having a good time! Xu Que let out a sigh of relief!
Apparently, the Exploding Heavens Faction was free from any oppression. The current prosperous situation should be attributed to its powerful strength!
"Who is that? Why are you here?" At this time, the guards on the tower spotted Xu Que and shouted immediately.
"I am Xu Que! Show me the money!" By placing his hands behind his back, Xu Que replied with a faint smile. Then, he landed on the ground by stepping on the Firestorm Wheels.
His voice was very calm but sonorous, which echoed in the entire branch, which covered an area of around 10 square kilometers!
Instantly, the entire branch was dropped into a silence. Then, it was filled with all kinds of uproars.
"Fraction Leader!"
"My God! This is the Faction Leader's voice! He is back!"
"Damn! F*ck Buttface, I didn't expect our Faction Leader is still alive!"
"F*ck! You are seeking death! How dare you say that?"
"Ahem! Sorry, I was overexcited!"
"Stop your nonsense! Guys, let's welcome our Faction Leader!"
A lot of people rushed out with wild joy. All of them were totally shocked by Xu Que' s return.
All of them knew Xu Que killed a lot of people in the Celestial Burial Valley. But he was dragged into the lake below the altar by an extremely powerful powerhouse at last. Almost nobody believed he could come out alive!
They didn't expect this guy reappeared in front of them after 10 years!
"Greet you, Faction Leader!"
"Faction Leader, you are so handsome!"
Over 10,000 people shouted sonorously at the same time in front of Xu Que.
Xu Que's heart was filled with sense of accomplishment. He waved his hand with a smile, "Good! Nicely done! The Exploding Heavens Faction is awesome!"
"Faction Leader, you are back at last!"
At this time, a white-haired old man dashed out from the crowd and landed in front of Xu Que.
Xu Que was surprised by him, "Excuse me, who are you…"
"Eh, Faction Leader, I am Chen Zhen, the Grand Elder of the Utopia Faction! Don't you remember me?" The old man replied with embarrassment.
"Chen Zhen?" Xu Que widened his eyes and gasped.
"Yes! When you went to the Utopia Faction, I ushered you in!" Chen Zhen was quite embarrassed by Xu Que's reply.
"Oh, right! Elder Chen, now I remember you! Hah-hah, sorry, I had stayed in that underground palace for so long a time, which even corroded my memory! Xu Que said with a laughter. Now, he remembered that the old man in front of him was the Grand Elder of the Utopia Faction.
Hearing that, Chen Zhen said with excitement, "Faction Leader, as expected, you are so talented and powerful that you managed to come out from that place after just 10 years. Now, you have reached the Great Vehicle Stage! Congratulations!"
"Let's keep a low profile! By the way, where are the rest people? I can't find them!" Xu Que said with a smile by waving his hand.
"Eh…" Chen Zhen was surprised by Xu Que's question. Then, he replied with a wry smile, "Faction Leader, the rest people are gone! You are late!"
"What?"
Xu Que widened his eyes as magnificent momentum gushed out from his body.
The rest people are gone?
What do you mean by saying that? Were they killed in an accident?
"Faction Leader, please calm down! Let me tell you the details!" Chen Zhen said hurriedly, "The rest people, who are led by your wife Jiang Hongyan, have left for the World of Near Celestial! If you could come back 1 year earlier, you would have met them. Now, they have left and we have lost contact with them!"
"Ah? They have left for the World of Near Celestial? Holy shit! Grand Elder, please don't scare me by saying like that!" Xu Que was stunned a bit. Then, he said with a darkened face for he was totally terrified by Elder Chen's words!
"OK! What you said is correct! I said it in a wrong way just now. But…Faction Leader, please call me Old Chen in future! I am no longer an Elder of the Utopia Faction. Now, all members of the Utopia Faction, including our Faction Leader, have joined the Exploding Heavens Faction!" Chen Zhen said with a wry smile.
"Oh? You really have high ideological consciousness! I didn't expect all of you joined the Exploding Heavens Faction! No, no, just tell me why did they leave for the World of Near Celestial? They agreed to save me first!"
Xu Que realized the fact belatedly. When Buttface and the rest people left the Celestial Burial Valley, they promised they would save him! He didn't expect all of them left for the World of Near Celestial within such a short time!
The point was that they were led by Jiang Hongyan!
"Faction Leader, this is a long story. I suggest we can talk about this thing in detail by sitting in the assembly hall!" Chen Zhen said by folding his hands at Xu Que.
"OK! Anyway, they have left here. You can tell me later. Let me have a look at your spectacular branch first!" When Xu Que knew Jiang Hongyan and the rest people were safe, he calmed down and asked Chen Zhen to lead way for him.
Being surrounded by a lot of people, Xu Que was ushered into the assembly hall of the branch of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
When tea and refreshments were served, Chen Zhen started to tell everything happened after the combat in the Celestial Burial Valley.
Xu Que was totally shocked and almost fell down from his chair. At last, he sighed, "Awesome, my little Hongyan!"
…
Chapter 1084: This is so Urgent!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
When Buttface, Duan Jiude and the rest people escaped from the Celestial Burial Valley, they hid themselves in desolated mountains again.
After that, the rest Celestials from other deathtraps went to the Celestial Burial Valley. When they found something big happened in that place, they managed to save several Celestials and knew everything happened from those survivors.
Therefore, they started to seek revenge against the members of the Exploding Heavens Faction.
Luckily, Duan Jiude was smart enough. He found a secret place with abundant Spiritual Qi. Then, all of us started to perform cultivation in that place!
However, the rest members of the Exploding Heavens Faction who didn't have time to join us were slaughtered by the 3 academies!
At that time, only Duan Jiude had reached Level 1 of the Great Vehicle Stage. He had the best chance to reach the Half Celestial Stage. All of us hoped he could reach the Half Celestial Stage as soon as possible, so that he could lead us back to the Celestial Burial Valley to save you!
However, Duan Jiude's cultivation progress was too slow. It was quite difficult for him to realize a breakthrough when he had no supplement of the treasures and elixirs! He even didn't dare to realize a rapid progress in his cultivation for it would make a lot of noise and could startle those powerhouses of the 3 academies!
Frankly speaking, we almost gave up at that time. We even thought we had to stay in that secret place for 1,000 years!
However, 7 years later, the Good Fortune Jade Disk of Jiang Hongyan brought us hope!
In a sunny morning, dazzling light gushed out from the Good Fortune Jade Disk. Rosy clouds appeared in the sky as if the descending of the Heaven's blessing. It was just like the appearance of a precious treasure!
All of us were shocked. When we packed up and were about to run away, the powerhouses of the 3 academies found us!
However, none of them went back that time!
Jiang Hongyan jumped out from the Good Fortune Jade Disk like a majestic and powerful Empress.
Then, with the help of the Good Fortune Jade Disk, she killed over 10 powerhouses of the 3 academies overbearingly!
She was just at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage at that time and hadn't reached the Half Celestial Stage yet.
"What happened after that?"
Xu Que, who was shocked, asked again after figuring out what Elder Chen said.
He was quite confused. Although Jiang Hongyan was very talented and lucky, it was impossible for her to reach the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage within 7 years! This was way too fast!
"What? The Good Fortune Jade Disk? You mentioned the Good Fortune Jade Disk just now, right?"
At this time, the Sword Spirit gushed out from the broken sword abruptly like a cloud of black fog. Then, it asked with excitement.
"Ah!" Chen Zhen was shocked by the Sword Spirit and almost jumped up from his chair.
"Old Chen, it is OK. Don't worry. It is on our side!"
Xu Que waved his hand and turned to the Sword Spirit, "What? Do you also know the Good Fortune Jade Disk?"
"Of course! It is a Divine Item! How could I not hear of it?" The Sword Spirit nodded its head, "In fact, it is related to the Time Shuttle stolen by you!"
"Oh?" Xu Que asked curiously.
"It is said that the authentic Time Shuttle is composed of the Good Fortune Jade Disk and a divine shuttle. Its full name is the Good Fortune Time Shuttle! This item was decomposed. The Good Fortune Jade Disk disappeared. The divine shuttle was also broken in that great war…" the Sword Spirit paused at this time.
"The great war? Which great war?" Xu Que raised his eyebrows and asked.
The Sword Spirit shook its head, "I can't mention it. I won't talk about this topic for now! However, the Good Fortune Jade Disk also has the power of the Time Shuttle. Anyone who tames that disk will have a small world in it. If one could perform cultivation in that small world, the effect could be enhanced for 100 times!"
"100 times?" Xu Que was surprised immediately!
In this way, Jiang Hongyan and Xu Feifei had performed cultivation for 7 years, which meant they had performed cultivation in the Good Fortune Jade Disk for 700 years!
My God! No wonder she could reach the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage! This opportunity is really extraordinary!
"Exactly! 100 times! It is much more powerful than your counterfeit! This is so strange! Who could be so lucky to obtain the Good Fortune Jade Disk?" The Sword Spirit even started to murmur with puzzlement.
"Heh-heh, she is my woman! Also, she has the Body of Kismet, which is quite powerful!" Xu Que replied proudly.
"The Body of Kismet? Now, I know the answer!" Hearing that, the Sword Spirit nodded its head as it glanced at Xu Que and shook its head.
It seemed the Sword Spirit was murmuring in a low voice, "A flower on a heap of cow-dung!"
Xu Que didn't want to waste his time to quarrel with the Sword Spirit. He turned to Chen Zhen and asked, "What happened after that?"
"Ah? Oh, right, after that…"
Chen Zhen, who was still shocked by the Sword Spirit, came to himself at this time. Then, he continued to say, "Ms. Jiang was very angry about what happened to you in the Celestial Burial Valley. She led us back to the Celestial Burial Valley in the East Continent but returned without accomplishing anything. After that, she led us to rescue the remaining members of the Exploding Heavens Faction and killed all the rest people of the 3 academies!"
"Heh, it seems she was really annoyed!" Xu Que said with a smile.
According to Jiang Hongyan's character, she would be so resolute only when she was really annoyed. The 3 academies dared to hunt down members of the Exploding Heavens Faction. Therefore, she decided to get rid of these outlanders without any hesitation.
"Yes! Her resolute and determined royal style impressed all of us. At that time, a lot of members of our sect even wanted to make Ms. Jiang as our new Faction Leader…Eh, that's not what I mean, Faction Leader. Please don't misunderstand me!" Chen Zhen uttered his innermost thought by accident, which embarrassed him.
"It's OK! Please continue!" Xu Que, who didn't care about that, said by waving his hand with a smile. After all, he was not a qualified leader. And he didn't want to be a leader.
Frankly speaking, Jiang Hongyan was well qualified to be a leader. Her royal temperament was unparalleled!
"OK! After eliminating people of the 3 academies, we did our best to save you. However, that place was so weird that we failed to open the altar no matter what method we used. We even placed blood on the altar like people of the 3 academies. But we still failed to open it!"
Chen Zhen continued to say, "2 years after that, which was 1 year ago from now, an old man appeared in the Xuanzhen Continent. He was a powerful hermit who had reached the Half Celestial Stage. When he traveled to the Four Great Continents, he heard of this issue. Then, he told us we couldn't startle the Celestial Burial Valley anymore. And we should give up the plan of saving you. The only method is to go to the World of Near Celestial. Countless experts who are good at spell arrays are in that place. Maybe they could stand a chance to save you!"
"A powerful hermit? Why was he so kind-hearted?" Xu Que frowned immediately. If a hermit at the Half Celestial Stage was really hidden in the Xuanzhen Continent, Xu Que didn't believe this guy could remind them out of kindness!
"Faction Leader, you are really smart! That powerful hermit agreed to help us with 1 condition!" Chen Zhen said with a smile as he folded his hands at Xu Que, "In fact, he noticed Ms. Jiang was about to cross her Heavenly Tribulation. He planned to go back to the World of Near Celestial when Ms. Jiang crossed the Heavenly Tribulation and opened the road to rise immortally! When other people rose immortally in the Xuanzhen Continent, he was still in his secluded cultivation. So, he was late!"
"Ms. Jiang negotiated with Buttface and the rest people about this issue. All of them agreed to find a way to save you in the World of Near Celestial. 1 year ago, Ms. Jiang realized the breakthrough at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage, which attracted her Heavenly Tribulation. She managed to open the road to rise immortally. Then, she went to the World of Near Celestial with a lot of people! When Ms. Jiang was crossing her Heavenly Tribulation, it seemed she used a fruit. The thunder tribulation was so horrible at that time, I didn't see that fruit clearly!"
"Now I know!" Xu Que said seriously as he nodded his head.
The fruit used by Jiang Hongyan should be the Heavenly Kismet Fruit they obtained in the Refined Moon Palace, which could change her Body of Kismet into the Body of Heavenly Kismet completely!
However, what really worried him was the things happened after Jiang Hongyan and the rest people went to the World of Near Celestial!
Unlike this world, the World of Near Celestial was totally different. Jiang Hongyan was invincible among cultivators at the Half Celestial Stage. However, there were cultivators at the Human Celestial Stage and the Earth Celestial Stage in the World of Near Celestial!
The point was that she had the Good Fortune Jade Disk with her. As the Sword Spirit said, it was a divine item! Once it was recognized by someone, an uproar would definitely be caused, which would endanger Jiang Hongyan's life in the World of Near Celestial!
No way! It seems I have to go to the World of Near Celestial! This is so urgent!
Chapter 1085: Give Me Thunders! I want to Cross my Heavenly Tribulation!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Now, Xu Que was friendless in the Four Great Continents!
When Su Ling'er, Madam Ya and Xiao Rou entered the Mystery Land, the entire Mystery Land just disappeared and couldn't be found till now. Even Xu Que didn't know where they were now.
However, the Mystery Land belonged to Zixia Fairy. Duan Jiude said Zixia Fairy moved the entire Mystery Land to somewhere else when she knew the changes happened in the Four Great Continents. So, Xu Que didn't worry about them.
Then, he lost 10 years inexplicably. When he escaped from the Celestial Burial Valley, Liu Jingning and Jiang Hongyan also left together with Buttface, Duan Jiude and the leader of the Utopia Faction.
Xu Que was so lonely in this world.
The Four Great Continents was so big. But it was quite difficult for him to find someone he could get along with!
"Ah! I miss Buttface! I miss Duan Jiude!"
Xu Que exclaimed as he shook his head.
Without the amusement brought by Buttface and Duan Jiude, his life was so boring and lonely!
However, he had to reach the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage as soon as possible, so that he could cross his Heavenly Tribulation of rising immortally and go to the World of Near Celestial!
Normally, killing was the most efficient way for him to gain experience.
However, the experience points he needed to reach the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage from Level 6 were horrible. Now, he could only find cultivators at the Void Training Stage and the Form Synthesis Stage in the Four Great Continents. He could only upgrade for 1 minor cultivation stage by killing 10,000 cultivators like that!
The point was that there were not so many cultivators at the Form Synthesis Stage left in the Four Great Continents. If he went to the Xuanzhen Continent, he would waste too much time on the way!
Therefore, now, he could only perform secluded cultivation, which was the most efficient way!
However, if he had to perform secluded cultivation…
It seems I have to get some precious materials and elixirs and prepare some pills. Otherwise, the cultivation will be too slow if I only use Spiritual Qi and Spirit Stones!
Xu Que touched his jaw thoughtfully.
He had established a perfect way of cultivation. However, for so many years, when he killed people, he didn't want to waste his time in picking up their properties. He just gave the precious elixirs and treasures to Buttface and the rest people.
After all, he could earn experience easily. He could get equipment from the System. The loots were not as good as the equipment provided by the System.
Now, he knew those elixirs were too precious!
However, he could still find a way to obtain those elixirs no matter how precious they were!
I have so many enemies! I could always find enough elixirs by looting one of them!
Xu Que smiled as he looked beyond. He felt the Four Great Continents were just his treasury house!
That day, Xu Que went to the North Sea and tried to visit the Heaven Horn Ox Tribe. It was a pity that this tribe had hidden away.
However, Xu Que still performed careful exploration in their native place. At last, he managed to find their underground treasury!
Apparently, they retreated in a hurry and didn't have time to take the countless precious materials and elixirs in the treasury. Now, they didn't dare to come back for these precious items but chose to hide themselves in a secluded place.
Xu Que took away all those precious items in the treasury without any hesitation. Then, he placed a needle and a piece of thread in the treasury and wrote down the words of "Xu Que of the Exploding Heavens Faction visited here!" on the wall.
Then, he went to the East Continent and had a thorough inspection in the Bai Family.
After that, he performed careful inspection in all sects which used to cooperate with the 3 academies.
2 months later, the Four Great Continents had been dominated by fear. Everyone knew the big devil Xu Que was back. They even called Xu Que the Old Devil Xu!
No matter how helpless they were, Xu Que managed to return fully loaded. He went into the Celestial Burial Valley and prepared to perform secluded cultivation in a quiet place.
After all, the Spiritual Qi in the Celestial Burial Valley was the richest among the 9 deathtraps in the Four Great Continents!
Xu Que was quite bold. He knew that woman's Soul was not able to come out again. So, he went back to the Celestial Burial Valley and set up many Soul Gathering Arrays on the altar fair and square!
He had no other choices because the Spiritual Qi in this place was the richest in the Four Great Continents and the Xuanzhen Continent.
He took out a strand of Soul to prepare all kinds of pills necessary for cultivation according to the recipes under the management of the System!
When everything was ready, Xu Que placed all Best-grade spirit stones and the Spiritual Crystals he obtained from the powerhouses of the 3 academies in front of him.
Then, he took out all elixirs and pills.
At last, he started his secluded cultivation contentedly.
On the peak of the mountain, Xu Que was sitting with his legs crossed and eyes closed. Dazzling golden light was flashing between his eyes!
When the Soul Gathering Arrays were activated, the rich Spiritual Qi in this area gushed towards him.
Boom!
A giant whirlpool was formed above his head, which was sucking the Spiritual Qi crazily. Then, the Spiritual Qi started to gush towards him after being compressed.
All those pills flew up and were drifting in front of him.
Whenever Xu Que opened his mouth slightly, a pill would rush into his mouth automatically. Then, the pill would be digested in the magnificent Spiritual Qi and started to impact his Meridians with powerful effect!
The True Core Strength in his body also became more solid and dense. His Meridians and bones were also changed substantially.
In this way, Xu Que performed his secluded cultivation by absorbing the Spirit Stones and pills continuously.
1 month…
2 months…
Half a year…
1 year had passed.
All the Best-grade spirit stones in front of Xu Que had been consumed. And only 50% of the Spiritual Crystals were left!
He also used up the elixirs he obtained from those big sects by refining pills with them.
Xu Que didn't stop. He took out the Taiyi Heaven Book and continued to perform his cultivation.
It was not a blessing to obtain the Taiyi Heaven Book.
Since he had become an inheritor, he didn't want to just keep it without acquiring something from it. Moreover, it could enhance his Soul Strength. So, he decided to improve his cultivation stage and Soul Strength, so that they could be more suitable for him!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Along with the running of the Ancient Five Elemental Arts, the Spiritual Qi kept gushing into his body crazily, which created a lot of dull sounds as if thunders were rolling in his Meridians. At last, the Spiritual Qi was turned to the True Core Strength of 5 elements, which were gathered in his Dantian!
He had 5 Celestial spiritual roots, which were useless for ordinary persons. However, if they were fed by inexhaustible resources, they could form a divine body for Xu Que!
Because he had 5 Spiritual roots, the Spiritual Qi he needed in his cultivation would be 5 times more than others. However, the result of this cultivation was much more powerful than others.
Strands of formless runes gushed out from the tablet of the Taiyi Heaven Book, which were quite messy and obscure. However, when those runes went into his mind, they became a Soul Art as if it was an innate skill bestowed by the Heaven!
Xu Que realized remarkable progress when his cultivation stage and Soul Strength were improved at the same time.
…
Time flew!
2 years passed by in the blinking of an eye!
In this period, Xu Que had consumed over 10,000,000 Best-grade spirit stones, several hundred thousand Spiritual Crystals and several thousand 9-Star pills as well as countless Spiritual Qi collected by dozens of the Soul Gathering Array.
This day, he broke the last barrier!
Crack!
A crisp sound came in from his Dantian as if a massive rock cracked. New life came out like a butterfly came out from a cocoon!
Xu Que's body was covered by his magnificent True Core Strength of 5 elements. Dazzling light and magnificent momentum gushed out from his body.
He had reached the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage!
He managed to reach this stage after consuming numerous precious items in 2 years!
It was incredible for ordinary cultivators. Even a big sect could supply so many precious materials and elixirs, their cultivators were not able to realize this remarkable progress in such a short time!
Xu Que was very gifted and had 5 Celestial spiritual roots. His Taoist Connotation was comprehended by himself, which meant he paved a new way without any bottlenecks. So, he could realize fast progress smoothly.
It was just a matter of time. He used to destroy his cultivation achievements before and restarted his cultivation from 0. Therefore, his foundation was quite powerful and solid!
Boom!
At last, along with an air wave which swept across in this area, Xu Que opened his eyes abruptly!
At this moment, he was quiet and calm like an ordinary person. Nothing could be sensed in his eyes.
Next moment, when he stood up and looked at the mountains in this area, the entire area was filled with his invincible and majestic momentum.
All creatures in and out of the Celestial Burial Valley were startled. The insects and beasts, which sensed a gust of majestic power of the Heaven, started to worship Xu Que on bended knees.
Standing on the peak of the mountain, Xu Que placed his hands behind his back as he looked beyond. But he didn't look up at the sky.
Suddenly, he raised his hand and pointed at the sky. Then, he shouted overbearingly in an incontrovertible way, "Give me thunders! I want to cross my Heavenly Tribulation!"
…
…
Chapter 1086: This Guy is not a Normal Person!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Rumble–!
Horrible thunders and lightnings fell down like suspended river in the Nine Heavens!
An area with the Celestial Burial Valley as its center, of which the diameter was around 50 km, was covered by the magnificent thunders and lightnings. This horrible scene terrified all cultivators in the East Continent.
However, it was nothing for Xu Que.
After his 79 Heavenly Tribulations, his 89 and 99 Heavenly Tribulations were not very powerful. It was not because his physique was tougher than before. Those Heavenly Tribulations hadn't been strengthened since his 79 Heavenly Tribulations.
Xu Que even doubted the Heaven had figured out he could only act tough and toughen his physique during the Heavenly Tribulations. Therefore, the Heaven decided to satisfy him by throwing out some mediocre Heavenly Tribulations casually.
"Alas! This is so boring!"
After several Thunder Tribulations, Xu Que stood on the peak of the mountain and sighed disappointedly. He thought the Heavenly Tribulations before he rising immortally could be more powerful. He could take this opportunity to toughen his physique again. It turned out that his plan was ruined.
At the same time, in the splendid underground palace on the peak of the mountain
Xuanyuan Wanrong, who was lying in the ice coffin motionlessly, opened her eyes in shock.
Xu Que couldn't see her. But she could see Xu Que's move clearly. The entire process of Xu Que's Heavenly Tribulations totally shocked her!
Since when the Heavenly Tribulation of rising immortally for a cultivator at the Great Vehicle Stage becomes so horrible?
Is this guy a normal person?
How could a normal person deal with so many horrible Thunder Tribulations at the same time?
The point is that this guy is not wounded at all. He is even quite disappointed and said the Heavenly Tribulations are boring!
At this moment, Xuanyuan Wanrong was not only shocked but also confused.
She startled the tomb seal by using the Taiyi Heaven Book last time. After that, she was not able to release her Soul again. Otherwise, she would have grabbed Xu Que back again. Then, she would dissect him to research his structure!
"This is the last Thunder Tribulation! Could you be more powerful? Could you leave me something memorable before I leave here?"
Xu Que shouted at the sky at this time.
Xuanyuan Wanrong widened her eyes in the ice coffin. How could he ask for more powerful Thunder Tribulations?
Has he lost his mind?
This guy is definitely not a normal person!
Rumble!
At the same time, a deafening dull sound came in from the thunder clouds in the sky as if an ancient giant beast was roaring before its attack!
Xuanyuan Wanrong felt her eyelids twitched a bit.
She couldn't move at this time. However, when she felt this sense of danger, she even tried to escape from this place!
It seemed the last Heavenly Tribulation was quite extraordinary, which was much more destructive than the previous ones!
Bang!
At last, the last Heavenly Tribulation descended. Countless golden lightnings fell down like river water gushed out during a dike breach! Then, the golden lightnings were turned to numerous knives, swords, spears and rods and smashed at Xu Que with horrible kill intent!
"Holy shit!"
Xu Que was shocked by this scene. He didn't expect his casual shout strengthened the Heavenly Tribulation for several times, which was so unexpected!
Immediately, he waved his hand to gather Taoist Connotation. Dazzling golden light appeared between his eyes, which meant he was protecting his body with his Little Gold Clone!
He looked down upon the Heavenly Tribulations descended before. When those Heavenly Tribulations were strengthened, he started to feel pressure. Now, the Heavenly Tribulation was strengthened for several times, which totally terrified him!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Instantly, those weapons formed by the golden lightnings landed on Xu Que's body!
Xu Que's Taoist Connotation and Little Gold Clone only protected him during several rounds of attack at the beginning. Then, the subsequent weapons formed by golden lightnings broke his defense and landed on his body directly!
"Ah…"
Xu Que couldn't help but scream. His body was full of thickly-dotted wounds, which were bleeding seriously.
He activated the Automatic Recovery Function of the System and started to purchase recovery elixirs from the System Store crazily. Then, he threw all those elixirs into his mouth.
The last Heavenly Tribulation had gone beyond his imagination!
But Xu Que was quite delighted. He had stopped the deterioration of his wounds, which meant these Heavenly Tribulations couldn't kill him and he could toughen his physique again!
If he could survive, his physique would be even tougher. Maybe he could resist the magic arts of cultivators at the Human Celestial Stage directly!
Xuanyuan Wanrong was totally shocked at this time.
Although those Heavenly Tribulations were nothing for her, a cultivator at the Great Vehicle Stage who managed to cross Heavenly Tribulations like that really shocked her!
The point was that it seemed she was also influenced by that Heavenly Tribulation!
Boom!
At last, along with a big bang, the thunder clouds in the sky dissipated and the sky became sunny again!
Xu Que was lying on his stomach. All his clothes had been ruined. His charred body was giving off white smoke. The ground was covered by his blood!
After a moment, he moved a bit. The wounds on his body started to heal rapidly. The charred skin fell off automatically. Then, new skin and muscle which was tender and white were regenerated.
Xu Que was fully recovered within several breaths. Then, he jumped up from the ground and started to run wildly on the peak of the mountain!
"The Half Celestial Stage!"
"Hah-hah, is this the Half Celestial Stage?"
"It is so extraordinary as expected! I feel I can defeat 100 cultivators at the Half Celestial Stage without the help of the broken sword and the Firestorm Wheels!"
Xu Que shouted wildly as he jumped around. His big dick was swaying in the wind gracefully!
He knew nobody was in the Celestial Burial Valley. So, he didn't worry someone could see his naked body!
However, he forgot Xuanyuan Wanrong was lying in this mountain!
Pervert! What a pervert! He is just outrageous!
Xuyuan Wanrong cursed in her mind as she widened her eyes in the ice coffin.
"What?"
Xu Que stopped his wild movements on the peak of the mountain at this time. He looked up into the sky and exclaimed, "The Void is changed. Is this the so-called Channel of Rising Immortally?"
He found a faint circle in the sky above his head. The color of this circle was getting darker as if someone dig a deep black hole in the sky.
"This Channel of Rising Immortally is really ugly. It is just like a culvert without a lid!" Xu Que was stunned a bit. Boom! When he was about to ask the Sword Spirit, he was grabbed into the black hole by a horrible traction force!
"Holy shit! What the hell is going on? Stay away from me, naked she-devils! This is not the way to the kindergarten! I want to leave…"
Xu Que's shout came in from deep in the Void. Then, the black hole was closed abruptly. Then, the sky regained its tranquility!
At the same time, in the ice coffin below the peak of the mountain
Xuanyuan Wanrong was totally stunned!
Was that…the abandoned fallen area? I didn't expect someone could rise immortally in this way after 100,000 years…
Chapter 1087: Rise Immortally to a Stinking Ditch?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que was dragged into a Void Tunnel. The Spiritual Qi blowing into his face was even more powerful than that in the Celestial Burial Valley!
However, this Void Tunnel was full of sharp wind blades. The chilly winds created many cuts on his body like sharp swords.
Luckily, those cuts were not fatal. Xu Que took this opportunity to toughen his physique again!
After activating the Automatic Recovery Function of the System, he just let that mysterious traction force drag him into the Void Tunnel.
To his surprise, he saw a world in front of him in the Void Tunnel, which was dark and dusty. Before his arrival, he had sensed the powerful oppression obviously.
Even more terrifying, countless sexy and attractive female cultivators, who only covered their private parts with small cloth strips, were standing in the streets of this world.
They were writhing around in the street to attract the male cultivators who passed by. If they were chosen by a man, they would be taken away.
Xu Que, who was surprised by this scene in the Void Tunnel, shouted that he didn't want to come here. Actually, he was so excited and believed this was exactly the right place for him!
Because this scene was so familiar. When he was a college student on the Earth, he could also see gorgeously dressed women when he walked in some streets. When those women asked him, "Sir, do you need a massage?", he could always walk over calmly.
Xu Que thought it was the highest state of "out of the mud without dye". Technically, it could be called "poverty" or "poor" for short!
Now, when he saw this scene in this world, he was shocked. Because when they finished their business, women were always quite satisfied. Sometimes women even gave men some shiny crystals as rewards!
Xu Que was totally dumbfounded.
Is this the way in the World of Near Celestial?
These men should be the legendary "male prostitutes", right?
Holy shit! If I knew male cultivators are so popular in the World of Near Celestial, I should have come here earlier!
Xu Que was so excited in the Void Tunnel.
Boom!
At last, the powerful traction force caused some dizzy to Xu Que. Bang! He felt his feet touched the solid ground.
It was a spacious square which should be the center of this city. Many streets led to this square. A lot of gorgeously-dressed women were standing in front of many archaic buildings, which was just like what Xu Que saw in the Void Tunnel.
He made it!
He has arrived!
"Oh, yes!"
Xu Que waved his fist to celebrate his successful landing.
Soon, he found something was wrong. It seemed a lot of people had noticed his arrival.
Immediately after his landing, he sensed many people had fixed their eyes on his body in surprise. Then, over 10 cultivators rushed to him.
"My fellow cultivator, are you a new-comer?"
"My fellow cultivator, my name is Wang Qiannian! My God! You look so gifted. I bet you are a genius! Please join our Generosity Sect!"
"My fellow cultivator, don't listen to his bullshit! The Generosity Sect is the meanest sect here. Our Majesty Alliance is the most generous and majestic sect in this place and we never bully our members!"
"Bullshit! Over 50 members of your Majesty Alliance were killed the day before yesterday. How could you boast unblushingly here?"
"Shit! We lost those people because we came across a queen ant!"
"You are even not able to deal with a queen ant! How could you have the nerve to hire new members?""My fellow cultivator, join our Heaven Alliance! We are the most powerful sect in this place!"
Those cultivators were criticizing each other for all of them tried to enroll Xu Que.
Xu Que was shocked again.
The Generosity Sect? The Majesty Alliance? Why the names of their sects are so low?
The World of Near Celestial is way too weird! Look at the sect of Bai Cailing! Its name is the Jade Lake, which is so majestic!
Also, they mentioned the queen ant! What the hell is that?
Soon, Xu Que calmed down and folded his hands at those cultivators politely. Then, he said with a graceful smile, "Guys, I am new here. Could you please tell me is this place the World of Near Celestial?"
"The World of Near Celestial?" His question shocked those cultivators a bit. Then, they said by nodding head with a smile, "Of course! You are in the World of Near Celestial!"
"Oh, what is this place in the World of Near Celestial, please? By the way, do you know the way to the Jade Lake?" Xu Que asked delightedly.
The Jade Lake?
His words shocked and confused those people again.
At this time, Wang Qiannian from the Generosity Sect walked up and said by patting Xu Que's shoulder, "My fellow cultivator, let me give you an introduction! The World of Near Celestial is composed of the Heaven Continent, the Earth Continent and the Xuanhuang Continent where I come from. I've never heard of the Jade Lake. So, I guess you must come from the Earth Continent!"
"Ah? No, I am from the Four Great Continents!" Xu Que said with puzzlement.
This was the first time for him to know the World of Near Celestial was composed of 3 continents. He knew the Xuanhuang Continent for the woman with long whip from the Dongsheng Academy used to tell him that the 3 academies were from the Xuanhuang Continent.
Now, this emaciated man whose name was Wang Qiannian said he was from the Xuanhuang Continent, which meant this place was not the Xuanhuang Continent.
Wang Qiannian also mentioned the Earth Continent. Apparently, this place was not the Earth Continent either!
Then…there is only one truth!
"My fellow cultivator, are we in the Heaven Continent?" Xu Que asked confidently.
"The Heaven Continent?" Wang Qiannian was totally dumbfounded.
Snigger! His words totally amused the rest people in this area.
"My fellow cultivator, are you kidding me? I dare to say nobody in this place is from the Heaven Continent!"
"No, this is not precise! You should say nobody in this area is from the Heaven Continent. And nobody in this area is able to go to the Heaven Continent!"
"My fellow cultivator, the Heaven Continent is the peak of the World of Near Celestial, which is inaccessible for all of us!" Wang Qiannian said as he looked at Xu Que with a wry smile.
Xu Que was confused immediately. He said by furrowing his eyebrows, "Since this is not the Heaven Continent, the Earth Continent or the Xuanhuang Continent, where the hell are we?"
"This place? Here is a rank list! The Heaven Continent, the Earth Continent, the Xuanhuang Continent, the stinking ditch! Compared to those places, this place is just a stinking ditch!" Wang Qiannian said with a self-deprecating smile.
A stinking ditch?
Damn! The Act Tough Saint rose immortally to a stinking ditch directly! Are you kidding me?
"My fellow cultivator, don't try to be so funny! Just tell us where are you from?" At this time, Wang Qiannian said with an enthusiastic smile as he placed his hand on Xu Que's shoulder.
"I'm not kidding! I am really from the Four Great Continents! What a bad luck! I didn't expect I could rise immortally to a stinking ditch…Wait! No way! It seems your stinking ditch is quite nice. You have so many beautiful girls…Wow!" Xu Que said as he looked around. Then, he winked at Wang Qiannian as if he was saying "You know that"!
However, his words stunned all people in this square.
"Rise immortally?"
"You…you are not from the World of Near Celestial?"
"Holy shit! You rose immortally to this place!"
"My God! My fellow cultivator, are you kidding me? How could you rise immortally to this place?"
"This place has been abandoned for a long time. Nobody could rise immortally to this place!"
Many people shouted in disbelief.
The next moment, all people from those sects shook their head and left immediately.
Even Wang Qiannian, who was so enthusiastic just now, took back his hand and wanted to leave with embarrassment.
"Hey, brother Wang! Wait!"
Xu Que shouted hurriedly. He had to find out where he was now and how to find Jiang Hongyan!
However, Wang Qiannian ignored Xu Que and walked away quickly as if he was a deaf person.
What? How dare you ignore me? Did you do that because I am too weak or you are overconfident?
Xu Que raised his eyebrows. Then, he took out a dagger as he rushed up and stopped behind Wang Qiannian.
Chi!
The dagger was placed in front of Wang Qiannian's throat like a strand of light.
Standing behind Wang Qiannian, Xu Que said with a smile, "My fellow cultivator, why are you in such a hurry? I've decided to join your Generosity Sect!"
"Ah?"
Wang Qiannian put on a long face immediately. As a cultivator at the Human Celestial Stage, he didn't want to defend himself or fight back. He turned around and said bitterly to Xu Que, "Please don't do that, my fellow cultivator! Please reconsider your decision. Actually, our Generosity Sect is not generous at all! You'd better join the Majesty Alliance!"
People of the Majesty Alliance shouted from afar immediately, "Bullshit! We've just lost 50 people recently! We are busy conducting funerals and have no time to hire new members!"
…
…
Chapter 1088: This is so F*cking Easy!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"My fellow cultivator, please let me go and don't follow me! The Generosity Sect won't hire you!"
Wang Qiannian said bitterly as he was not able to shake Xu Que.
"Brother Wang, it is OK that I don't join your Generosity Sect. But I've asked several questions. I think you should show me your due respect by answering them!" Xu Que said with a smile.
Wang Qiannian's eyelid twitched a bit. He was quite angry and almost tried to beat Xu Que up!
Show you my due respect?
Buddy, you are placing a dagger on my neck now! How could you ask me to do that in this way?
If I don't care the rules in this place, a cultivator at the Human Celestial Stage like me will never be so cowardly!
"OK! OK! You got me! What a bad luck! What do you want to know?"
Wang Qiannian stopped his step and said as he looked at Xu Que, "But you should take away your dagger first! If I don't care about the rule that 1 year of life-span will be deducted for killing in this place, I would have killed you!"
"Oh? I didn't expect you have such a rule in this place! Hah-hah, does it mean you don't have enough life-span here? I have plenty of them! I guess I still have several thousand years of life-span, which means I can kill a lot of people here!" Xu Que said with a smile.
Wang Qiannian replied with a cold smile, "My fellow cultivator, you are wrong! From the moment you arrived in this place, you only have 1 year of life-span left! So, you'd better put away your dagger because your behavior is quite ridiculous!"
"Me? Only 1 year of life-span?" Xu Que was surprised immediately.
He summoned the System and checked his life-span with the Wheel of Life and Death. The next moment, he was totally shocked by the result.
Originally, he had 2,000 years of life-span. Now, the value was 1 year!
"Holy shit! What the hell is going on?" Xu Que shouted in disbelief.
"My fellow cultivator, please calm down! This world was abandoned because a tough guy used to fight her opponent here. Her Taoist Connotation could rob life-span of other people. After so long a time, her Taoist Connotation was still in this place, which even changed the Rules of Heaven and Earth in this place and caused the current situation!"
Wang Qiannian sighed at this moment, "Alas! I was so unlucky that I fell to this world. Now, I have to do my best to elongate my life every day for everyone here was threatened by the imminent death!"
Xu Que was shocked by his words. He didn't expect one's Taoist Connotation could change the Rules of Heaven and Earth!
Holy shit! How powerful this guy was!
The point is that my life-span was taken away quietly! If Wang Qiannian didn't remind me, I might die confusedly 1 year later.
Wait! Why is it so familiar to me?
It seemed that Xuanyuan Wanrong stole my life-span in this way! Could it be that…
Suddenly, things happened under the Celestial Burial Valley occurred to Xu Que, which shocked him. Then, he turned to Wang Qiannian and asked, "Do you know the name of that tough guy?"
His question stunned Wang Qiannian, who said by shaking his head, "I don't know! This is a hearsay which is handed down from the ancient times. Nobody gives a shit about the name of this tough guy anymore. My fellow cultivator, I suggest you to find a way to elongate your life now. For example, you could have sex with those women who stood in the streets. If they are pregnant, you will get a grain of thumb-sized Vital Rice, which could elongate your life for 1 month!"
"Ah? Why?" Xu Que was surprised again.
This question had lingered in his mind for so long a time. Why do those women give something to the man who had sex with them?
"The rules in this world are quite weird. Any cultivator who landed in this world will be given 1 year of life-span, no matter how powerful this cultivator is. Nobody could take away this 1 year of life-span. Only the newly-added life-span could be taken away or traded! Of course, the weirdest thing here is that the newly-born infant in this world has 16 years of life-span, which can even be collected by others!" Wang Qiannian said.
"What?" Xu Que widened his eyes in terror.
The newly-born infant had 16 years of life-span, which could be collected to elongate other's life!
This was an obvious answer to his question!
Those gorgeously-dressed women in the street tried to conceive a baby by having sex with male cultivators. Then, they would elongate their life with those newly-born infants till they had enough life-span! The life-span of these children could even be traded!
How could they be so cruel and ferocious?
Xu Que felt this was unacceptable for him for it had crossed his bottom line!
"My fellow cultivator, don't be so surprised. A lot of people object this method. However, most people have to use this method to elongate their life!" Wang Qiannian shook his head with a wry smile when he saw Xu Que's reaction.
When he just arrived at this place, he was also shocked by this method, which was totally unacceptable for him.
Now, he had got used to it. This method had been accepted by his mind.
This was a cruel world. Although a vicious tiger wouldn't eat its cubs. Human's heart and greedy were even more vicious than a tiger!
"Does it mean all of you survive by using the life-span of those newly-born infants?" Xu Que asked coldly.
Although he was quite cruel, he still had a bottom line.
These people elongated their life with the life-span of newly-born infants, which was outrageous and nauseating!
Xu Que thought he arrived at a beautiful new world. Now, he thought this place was indeed a stinking ditch. Maybe it was even worse than a stinking ditch!
"No!" Wang Qiannian replied at this time, "Those female cultivators are not able to conceive a baby every time! Also, a female cultivator could only give birth to 1 infant in each year! There are numerous cultivators in this world. Even several hundred infants are born in each year, their life-span is not enough to satisfy so many people! So, most of us elongate our life with the Vital Rice!"
"Vital Rice? What's that?" Xu Que calmed down a bit.
Wang Qiannian replied, "There is a precious item living in the underground area of this place, which is called the Vital Rice! The size of each grain of Vital Rice varies. The most common Vital Rice is as large as a thumb, which could be used to elongate our life for 1 month! However, we are not able to harvest the Vital Rice at all, which could only be done by the Vital Ants! So, all members of the big sects here, like the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance, have to search for the nest of the Vital Ants every day. After locating a nest, we will dig it and steal their Vital Rice!"
Dig the nest of Vital Ants to steal their Vital Rice?
Xu Que was surprised and said, "So…you dig holes every day, right?"
"Right! It is not as simple as you imagined. It is very difficult to deal with those Vital Ants! Once we come across a queen ant, we will suffer great casualties for a queen ant is as powerful as a powerhouse at the Earth Celestial Stage! Of course, the most difficult work is to find their nests, which are always hidden deeply in the ground! Also, their nests are very strong. Cultivators whose cultivation stage is lower than the Human Celestial Stage are not able to find the nests, let alone steal the Vital Rice!"
Then, Wang Qiannian exclaimed, "So, digging hole is also a technical job! You've just at the Half Celestial Stage. So, you are not able to do that. That's why we don't want to hire you!"
Xu Que was annoyed immediately.
I know digging hole is a technical job!
But why do you say I can't do that?
I am able to rob graves. Cave positioning is one of my basic skills!
So, digging hole is so f*cking easy for me!
Chapter 1089: People of Our Generation Should Be Fearless!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Wang fellow, there's something that I don't know whether I should say, actually…"
��If you don't know, then don't. You promised to let me go after asking questions. Good-bye!"
Without waiting for Xu Que to finish his words, Wang Qiannian hurriedly interrupted, did a fist salute, and left. He was really afraid of attracting a troublemaker like Xu Que. Xu Que was only at the Half-Celestial Stage, and, if he was abandoned on that land, it would be very difficult for him to live!
If Xu Que was a person who understood how the world works and could accommodate to his circumstances, then he would recognize his own strength and abandon his old ideologies. He could then copulate with women in the street to earn enough Vital Rice so that he could quickly cultivate and be promoted to the Human Celestial Stage. It was only then that he could dig his own Vital Rice!
But when Wang Qiannian was talking just now, he scrutinized Xu Que's expression and concluded that Xu Que would never copulate with a woman on the street. Was there a reason to stay on friendly terms with such a person? There wasn't. People like Xu Que who held onto their morals, he had seen many like that and most of them died!
Hence, Xu Que, in Wang Qiannian's perspective and most other people's perspectives, was equivalent to having one leg inside the coffin. He was not worth talking to. And Xu Que was no longer glued onto him; his questions had been answered.
Although the area belonged to the World of Near Celestials, it was also an area where the Rules of Heaven and Earth were altered. Thus Xu Que wasn't panicky. As long as he found a way to solve the problem of his life span, he could concentrate on finding the entrance to the other continents. Of course, in the meantime, he had to inquire about which continent Jade Lake was on in the World of Near Celestials!
After all, from what people said just now, Xu Que was the only one who had flown here. He was the first one over the years. He was certain that Jiang Hongyan and the others weren't here, so he could only try going to Jade Lake. Worse case scenario, he could ask Bai Cailing for help to inquire about their news; it would be more efficient than searching blindly!
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Vital Rice, oh Vital Rice, breeding ground, oh breeding ground. I'll dig you out one by one!"
Xu Que looked toward the outskirts of the city and he began to laugh and talk to himself. Just as he thought, it wasn't difficult to find the Vital Rice if he had the ability of a tomb-raider. After all, Vital Rice was a type of spiritual item that could increase vitality. Most of it had to grow in a location with good feng shui and with abundant Spiritual Qi. That was related to the topography! Moreover, when the Vital Ants built their nests, from their instincts, they would choose a fertile land. This was also related to the topography. Since everything had to do with the land, it was better to dig according to the principle of finding a tomb than digging anywhere with a bunch of people! Immediately, Xu Que strode away and headed toward the outskirts of the city.
From his experience of stargazing, the land to the east of the city was the most fertile. There were many locations with good feng shui. The Dragon Veins were strong, and it was absolutely the place where the Vital Rice was produced. Hence, most of the Vital Ant should be there too!
…..
Meanwhile, some people in the public square were paying close attention to Xu Que. As they saw him heading east of the city, they couldn't help but shake their heads.
"That dude was heading east, toward the outskirts of the city!"
"Ha, ha, that fellow thinks he is clever. I'm afraid he'll end up in trouble!"
"That area is abundant with Spiritual Qi, which everyone knows! However, there's a high possibility that every nest has its Queen Ant and every excavation could kill a massive number of people!"
"Come on, let alone the Queen Ant, he can't even cope with those Vital Ants!"
"Wrong, wrong, all of you are overthinking. Don't forget that this guy only has Cultivation in his Initial Half-Celestial Stage. Do you really think he can flip over the soil?"
Many joined the discussion with mockery and sarcasm in their words, but no one warned Xu Que. If it wasn't my business, I would stay far away from it. That was the rule of thumb in the World of Cultivators!
Xu Que was the same. Although he couldn't stand the behavior of those women on the street, he didn't want to stop them. Everyone had their own choices. What if he stood up and criticized their behavior to stop them from doing that? What was the use of that? If they weren't like that, could he help them extend their life spans? So if we couldn't help each other solve difficulties, why stop them from doing what they do. Xu Que couldn't engage in such hypocritical behavior. He couldn't pretend to care about their lives, while in fact taking away the potential life spans of those trying to survive! And the most important thing at the moment was his survival. If he really couldn't find the Vital Rice, he would be in grave danger!
Whoosh!
After leaving the city, Xu Que quickly found his directions, and he stepped on lightning and bolted out of sight. With his judgment from the Dragon-hunting Formula, Xu Que concluded that there was a natural Dragon Vein thousands of miles away. The terrain was strong and the Spiritual Qi was compelling. It was absolutely the place where all kinds of natural resources and treasures were abundant. It was extremely possible that there were Vital Rice and nests of Vital Ants.
A moment after Xu Que left, a beautiful woman walked out of the city. She looked at Xu Que's back. Her face was full of hesitation and confusion, as if she was contemplating. But soon, without any hesitation, she dashed forward! At the same time, Xu Que, who had just bolted more than 100 miles, realized that something was amiss. After leaving the city, in the eastern outskirts where it was surrounded by Spiritual Qi, there were almost no signs of anyone living; he couldn't even find a shadow of a person. It was totally different from what he had imagined!
"Those people aren't blind. They must know that this is the place with the most Spiritual Qi. Why aren't they willing to come here?" Xu Que frowned and pondered for a while. He had no choice but to heighten his vigilance as he moved on. He had tried to increase his life span by using the Ancient Life and Death Wheel, but the increased life span added by the Ancient Life and Death Wheel was immediately emptied. It was sucked away by the invisible forces of this world. His life span was always restored to just one year!
That was to say that Xu Que's last hope had died. He had only one way left. He had to find the Vital Rice. It was impossible for him to copulate with those women on the street, never! Even if initially he had a hardcore idea, but, out of the bottom line of his morality, that hardcore idea softened!
Uh, this mountain…hasn't anyone dug here yet?
Finally, Xu Que arrived at a huge mountain and was somewhat surprised to see the Spiritual Qi surrounding the mountain range. It was full of vigor. If the mountain had no Vital Rice or nests of Vital Ants, he would be very surprised. But the question was: Why was it that nobody dared to dig in such an obvious place?
"Hey, I guess it's because of their fear of the Queen Ant! Who cares if they're equivalent to the Earth Celestial Stage? Nevertheless, they are just insects. There's no way they could escape from the Ultimate Enhanced Version of the Exploding Heavens Faction's Dichlorvos?"
Xu Que laughed, took a Luo Yang shovel, and stepped forward!
"Fellow cultivator, please stop! You shouldn't climb up that mountain!" Suddenly, a woman's clear voice sounded from behind. Xu Que was a little startled; he turned his head and saw a beautiful female cultivator dashing over in his direction. She was looking apprehensive.
Immediately, he smiled and did a fist salute, "Miss, what does that mean? Why can't I go to this mountain?"
"There's a Vital Ant's Queen Ant there!" The woman answered instantly.
The smile on Xu Que's face got stronger. Indeed, it was because of the Queen Ant that this mountain range which was so fertile was ignored by everyone! But that wasn't a bad thing, otherwise, how could such a big mountain be left to him to explore now?
"Miss, everyone is a cultivator. I think people of my generation should be fearless. Who cares if it's the Vital Ant or the Vital Ant's Queen Ant? No matter how difficult it is, we should overcome it; in that way we can progress!" Xu Que made a powerful speech; he flung his sleeves back, and set off toward the mountains in a natural and unrestrained way.
"Wait a minute!" The woman's face changed in an instant and she exclaimed, "Fellow cultivator, please stay put. I know of a safe place and want you to mine with me!"