Chapter 1120: Attack the Heaven Alliance!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"What?"
Hearing that, Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming changed their expressions immediately.
Is the important item that could help us to leave this world with Lan Xinyue and the others? Does this mean it has been obtained by the Heaven Alliance?
This made them quite anxious for they would never be able to leave this world if that thing was obtained by the Heaven Alliance! The two of them frowned and started to look at each other suspiciously. That doesn't sound reasonable! Normally, as a powerful cultivator, Xu Que wouldn't give such an important item to others instead of keeping it himself!
The point was that he hadn't proved he could really leave this place! In this way, they didn't need to be worried! At the thought of this, the two of them calmed down and said as they looked at Xu Que calmly, "My fellow cultivator, don't worry! Let's give this matter further thought and discuss it later!"
"Exactly! My fellow cultivator, I've told Leader Yao your plan just now. We've decided to confront the Heaven Alliance together with you! However, we should plan it patiently in advance!" Lin Baiwan said seriously as he placed his hand on his big belly.
Xu Que sneered to himself. However, he still said anxiously, "This is so urgent and can't wait! Frankly, I really do have a way to leave this place for I have the Void Interface Spell and the Space-Breaking Spell!"
"What? The…Void Interface Spell?"
"The Space-Breaking Spell?"
Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming changed their expressions abruptly in disbelief. Their hearts started beating faster. They knew clearly that those two spells were divine items that could really help them to leave this f*cking place!
"I thought it would be quite dangerous if I carried both of the spells myself. So I gave the Void Interface Spell to my friend and kept the Space-Breaking Spell with me!" Xu Que said, as he took out a Space-Breaking Spell out of the pocket of his pants. The spell stirred up the Void around it. It seemed as if its violent strength could tear space open at any time!
Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming couldn't keep calm anymore. They were so shocked and couldn't control the rapid beating of their hearts! One moment ago, they didn't believe Xu Que's words. Now, they were totally convinced. Because this was the authentic Space-Breaking Spell! The long-lost legendary spell was just in front of them. How could they keep calm?
"Alas! What a pity! I shouldn't have given the Void Interface Spell to them! Now, we have a big problem!" Xu Que said regretfully and kept shaking his head. His eyes were full of sorrow.
Now, Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming had been totally convinced by Xu Que and believed Xu Que was really able to leave this place. All their suspicions had gone. After making eye contact again, they made up their minds!
"My fellow cultivator, in this case, let's go to the mansion of the Heaven Alliance immediately!" Lin Baiwan said.
Yao Gongming also said, nodding his head, "Exactly! We must plan it now. My fellow cultivator, I will assign 30 cultivators of the Majesty Alliances at your disposal!"
"My fellow cultivator, the Generosity Sect will also send 30 elites at the Human Celestial Realm!" Lin Baiwan said.
As two crafty scoundrels, they still didn't want to confront the Heaven Alliance even though they knew Xu Que was able to leave this place. So they both decided to send 30 cultivators at the Human Celestial Realm to help Xu Que attack the Heaven Alliance.
For them, this was a win-win method. If Xu Que could get the spell back, they could also leave together with Xu Que. If Xu Que failed, they could tell Li Tianxun that those cultivators at the Human Celestial Realm were not full members of their sect who had been fooled by Xu Que—they had nothing to do with this issue. In future, they could also cooperate with Li Tianxun and leave this place together with him.
This was really a good plan!
However, Xu Que had already seen through their plan. He raised his eyebrows and said, shaking his head, "My fellow cultivators, if you choose to cooperate with me in this way, I'd rather go and seek refuge with the Heaven Alliance and cooperate with Li Tianxun!"
"Eh…" Hearing that, the two of them stopped smiling in embarrassment. It seemed as if they were quite unkind and dishonest. After all, even a fool knew a young cultivator at the Half-Celestial Realm and 60 cultivators at the Human Celestial Realm could only seek death if they were asked to attack the Heaven Alliance!
"My fellow cultivator, you misunderstood us! We will also go with you! Just don't worry!" Lin Baiwan added immediately.
Yao Gongming also nodded his head.
As Xu Que said, he could also cooperate with the Heaven Alliance to lower the risks. In this way, the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance would get nothing! Thus, the two of them couldn't keep out of the issue. They had to go with Xu Que. But it was hard to say whether they would help Xu Que by fighting. Xu Que knew clearly that it would be extremely difficult to get help from these two people in a fight against the Heaven Alliance. However, as long as they were there, he could always force them to fight! They were too naive!
"In this case, let's go to the mansion of the Heaven Alliance first!" Xu Que said with a smile as he started to make a plan in his mind. Nobody could beat him in the scheming category!
Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming couldn't say no anymore. They had to mobilize their men and go to the Heaven Alliance together with Xu Que!
In this way, all of them set off. On their way, Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming insisted on staying in the rear part of the team with the excuse of bringing up the rear. They didn't dare to lead the attack!
Xu Que didn't want to waste his time on them. He said nothing and kept moving forward with a smile.
Soon, they arrived at the Heaven Alliance under the cover of night. Xu Que checked the entire mansion with his Soul Strength. To his surprise, he didn't sense the aura of powerhouses at the Earth Celestial Realm, which meant Li Tianxun was not here. On the contrary, he sensed a familiar aura. It was identical with the one he had sensed in the hostel, which was from Fu Shanchuan.
"Heh-heh, it turns out the old fart is still here!" Xu Que sneered as he rushed in waving his broken sword and stepping on the Firestorm Wheels.
Boom!
The deafening noise of wind, fire, and thunder echoed throughout the area, which startled numerous cultivators of the Heaven Alliance. Dozens of cultivators at the Human Celestial Realm from the Heaven Alliance jumped up into the sky and shouted angrily, "Stop! This is an important place belonging to the Heaven Alliance. Nobody is allowed to fly over it!"
"F*ck you! The Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance will eliminate you today! Guys, attack!" Xu Que shouted as he gave an order to the people behind him by raising his broken sword.
"Charge!" The 60 cultivators at the Human Celestial Realm from the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance also rushed up shouting loudly.
Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming were still "rushing" up slowly from behind.
Xu Que ignored those two crafty scoundrels. He rushed into the building with the broken sword in his hand. Then he shouted, "Fu Shanchuan, you'll die today!"
Fu Shanchuan had already been startled. Hearing Xu Que's voice, he changed his expression and tried to run out of the building.
Whoosh!
However, soon he saw a figure flash over in front of him. Then, a foot, which was moving rapidly toward his face, appeared before his eyes.
Bang! Fu Shanchuan didn't have time to react. He was kicked back into the building. After breaking the wall, he fell to the ground. The next moment, a strand of chilly light flashed in the sky and stopped in front of his throat. Before Fu Shanchuan could stand up, Xu Que's broken sword had been placed in front of his throat. He believed that his head would be chopped off by this sword if he dared to move a bit.
"You…you didn't go to the western suburbs!" Fu Shanchuan looked at Xu Que in disbelief.
He guessed Xu Que would go to the western suburbs to save his friends. But he never expected Xu Que would launch a surprise attack against the Heaven Alliance together with the Majesty Alliance and the Generosity Sect!
"Hey! You are really bold. How dare you capture my friends when I had just left? "Xu Que sneered as he stared at Fu Shanchuan coldly.
Fu Shanchuan replied immediately, "I didn't do that!! It's Lin Huan who did that!"
"Lin Huan? Humph! You are quite good at giving away your teammates! Just tell me about the trap you set up in the western suburbs! Why did you want to lure me to that place?" Xu Que asked coldly.
"Heh! Since you've figured it out, that plan is useless now! I didn't expect I would be defeated by you in scheming!" Fu Shanchuan shook his head with a self-deprecating smile on his face.
Xu Que was amused, "Are you insane? Even a fool could figure out such an easy trap!"
"Humph! They took your friends away and left a map. I had nothing to do with this stupid plan!" Fu Shanchuan said angrily as he thought that this was a humiliation for him. As a smart guy, he would never do that. The back-stabber Lin Huan had ruined his plans completely. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed at the Heaven Alliance mansion now. The one who went to the western suburbs following Li Tianxun was Lin Huan!
Fu Shanchuan continued, "I planned to lure Lan Xinyue and the others to the western suburbs when you knew nothing about that. Then we could also lure you to that place defenselessly. I didn't expect that you would kill Wu Shifeng mercilessly and ruin my plan!"
"You wanted to lure me to the western suburbs defenselessly? Hah! Now I am more interested! Tell me, what the hell are you doing in the western suburbs?" Xu Que raised his eyebrows and asked with a smile.
It seemed Fu Shanchuan was quite angry. Or because he didn't want to hide it anymore, he replied directly, "The nest of the Vital Ant King is in that place. Behind that nest, there is a palace, which contains the Rules of Heaven and Earth that are missing in the Xuanhuang Continent. It is the key factor to perfect cultivators and realize the real realm for cultivators! Most important of all, the opportunity for us to leave this place is also there!"
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Chapter 1121: The Missing Rules
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The missing Rules of Heaven and Earth of the Xuanhuang Continent?
A key factor to realize the real realm?
And the opportunity to leave this place?
Xu Que was shocked and puzzled by Fu Shanchuan's words!
He had never heard of the missing Rules of Heaven and Earth of the Xuanhuang Continent and the so-called Real Realm. The point was that the Heaven Alliance also had a way to leave this place!
Holy sh*t! This is totally unacceptable!
Nobody could leave here after offending me!
Bang!
Instantly, Xu Que stomped the heel of his shoe into Fu Shanchuan's chest and said coldly, "Tell me about the missing Rules of Heaven and Earth of the Xuanhuang Continent and the so-called Real Realm! And tell me about your opportunity to leave here! You have three seconds to answer my questions in detail. Otherwise…heh-heh, I have 100 methods to give you a miserable death!"
Fu Shanchuan was not intimidated by Xu Que's threat. On the contrary, he said, shaking his head with a self-deprecating smile, "Heh! My fellow cultivator, it is not necessary for you to be so impatient. I will tell you everything you want to know!"
Xu Que's stomp was heavy but didn��t hurt Fu Shanchuan. Xu Que just managed to intimidate Fu Shanchuan in this way. However, Xu Que's threat was unnecessary for Fu Shanchuan now, because he didn't want to keep secrets for Li Tianxun anymore.
His plan had been ruined by Xu Que. When Lin Huan took Lan Xinyue and the others, Li Tianxun's attitude toward him and Lin Huan had changed, which disappointed him totally. Li Tianxun gave a perfect show of burning a bridge after crossing it. He promised he would share the opportunity and fortune found in the western suburbs with Fu Shanchuan. Now, Li Tianxun didn't want to mention it. He even asked Fu Shanchuan to stay at the Heaven Alliance mansion. Apparently, he had kicked Fu Shanchuan out of their plans in the western suburbs.
Therefore, Fu Shanchuan was even more desperate than Xu Que for the failure of Li Tianxun. He even tried to disclose everything to Xu Que, so that Xu Que could ruin the plans of Li Tianxun and Lin Huan in the western suburbs. If Fu Shanchuan failed in something, nobody could accomplish it!
"My fellow cultivator, from the very beginning, I was puzzled by your history and background. It is said that you rose immortally to this world. After witnessing your strength, all of us doubted you were from the Xuanhuang Continent. And it is highly possible that you are one of the young sovereigns on the Heavenly Tripod List!" Fu Shanchuan said slowly at this time.
Xu Que was shocked. He didn't expect Fu Shanchuan would start with his identity. He said as he frowned, "Does this relate to the thing in the western suburbs?"
"Of course!" Fu Shanchuan said, nodding his head, "Before this, I firmly believed you were a young sovereign on the Heavenly Tripod List. Now, I know I've made a big mistake! If you were a sovereign on the Heavenly Tripod List, you would definitely know the missing Rules of Heaven and Earth of the Xuanhuang Continent and the Real Realm!"
After saying that, Fu Shanchuan looked at Xu Que and said with a smile, "My fellow cultivator, if you really arose immortally to this place, you are both blessed and cursed. Because the missing Rules of Heaven and Earth of the Xuanhuang Continent are just the Rules of Life and Death!"
"Oh?" Xu Que was surprised immediately.
He could understand Fu Shanchuan's words. Everything between Heaven and Earth was governed by rules, such as the mutual generation and restriction of the five elements, the seven emotions, and the six sensory pleasures and reincarnation, etc. A complete world was composed of countless rules and none of those rules was dispensable!
The Spiritual Qi was full of all kinds of Rules of Heaven and Earth, which were closely related to cultivators' cultivation and Tao Comprehension. When cultivators performed cultivation, the Spiritual Qi was absorbed into their bodies, which meant the Rules of Heaven and Earth were integrated in their bodies. The higher the cultivation stage, the more Spiritual Qi had been absorbed, which meant the Rules of Heaven and Earth in their bodies were more magnificent.
In this way, cultivators were able to comprehend all kinds of rules and turned them into their Taoist Connotations. Along with the cultivation, cultivators were integrated with Heaven and Earth gradually. Therefore, they could lengthen their life-spans and even become immortal!
Once the Rules of Heaven and Earth were incomplete, no matter how hard the cultivators tried to perform cultivation and comprehend Tao, their Taoist Connotation was always defective. The higher the cultivation stage was, the more obvious would these defects be. At last, these defects would become a big gap to stop the cultivators from gaining further progress in the rest of their lives.
"This is not correct! If the Rules of Life and Death are missing, how could you reach your current realm?" Xu Que couldn't help but ask.
Fu Shanchuan said with a self-deprecating smile, "That's why we have the term of the Real Realm!"
"Oh, so, we start to talk about the Real Realm now, right?" Xu Que raised his eyebrows.
Fu Shanchuan said by nodding his head, "As the name suggests, the Real Realm is the authentic realm! Like the Earth Continent and the Heaven Continent, the realms in the Xuanhuang Continent include the Half-Celestial Realm, the Human Celestial Realm, and the Earth Celestial Realm, etc. In fact, cultivators in the Xuanhuang Continent are far weaker than cultivators in the Earth Continent and the Heaven Continent!"
"Just because one Rule of Heaven and Earth is missing, right?"
"Exactly! Just because of this, cultivators in the Xuanhuang Continent are laughingstocks of cultivators in the Earth and Heaven Continents. They call us the fake Half-Celestial, fake Human Celestial, and fake Earth Celestial!" Fu Shanchuan said.
Hearing that, Xu Que was surprised. Damn! It turns out these people are not cultivators at the authentic Half-Celestial Realm, Human Celestial Realm, and even the Earth Celestial Realm!
"My fellow cultivator, please forgive my upcoming words which could be a little bit offensive. Although you killed Liu Hualong, he was just a cultivator at the Initial Stage of the fake Earth Celestial Stage! If you encounter a cultivator at the authentic Earth Celestial Realm, I guess you could escape if you are lucky enough, let alone kill your opponent!" Fu Shanchuan said calmly.
His words didn't impress Xu Que at all. It was not because Xu Que looked down upon authentic cultivators at the Earth Celestial Realm but he had anticipated that before. He was almost killed when he tried to kill Liu Hualong, who was just at the Initial Stage of the fake Earth Celestial Realm! He didn't believe he could also kill a cultivator at the authentic Earth Celestial Realm. Maybe as Fu Shanchuan said, he could escape if he was lucky enough.
"In this case, your so-called plan in the western suburbs is to obtain the thing which could complete the Rules of Life and Death, so that you could reach the authentic Human Celestial Realm and the Earth Celestial Realm, right?" Xu Que asked as he looked at Fu Shanchuan at this time. It seemed he had figured out everything.
Fu Shanchuan replied, nodding his head, "Precisely, it is not a thing but Rule Fragments. Although this place is full of Rules of Life and Death, we are not able to reach the Real Realm by absorbing them into our body. Under the nest of the Vital Ant King, we found the Rule Fragments. A small piece of Rule Fragments could complete the Rules of Life and Death we need. Then we can reach the Real Realm and realize metamorphosis!"
"I see! But how could you leave this place through that?" Xu Que continued to ask.
"My fellow cultivator, you misunderstood me. What I said just now is not to leave this place but an opportunity to leave this place!" Fu Shanchuan replied. "Actually, 1,000 years ago, we used to go to that place before. Besides the unexpected discovery of the Rule Fragments, we also found a platform, where a spell was placed. The spell explained the function of that platform—we can send a message to the one who ruined this place!"
"Send a message to that guy?" Hearing that, Xu Que raised his eyebrows and asked curiously, "Your so-called opportunity is to send a message to that guy, so that he will come here and release you, right?"
"Exactly! Although we are not sure whether that person is still alive or could receive our message, at least it is a glimmer of hope!" Fu Shanchuan replied, nodding his head.
Xu Que was amused immediately. It turns out they hoped Xuanyuan Wanrong could save them!
Heh-heh! This is just a daydream!
Although he was not sure whether the one mentioned by Fu Shanchuan was Xuanyuan Wanrong or not, according to various signs, the possibility that it was her reached 80 to 90 percent.
However, according to Xuanyuan Wanrong's style, would she care about people in this place? This is absolutely impossible! She will never come here to save them from afar!
Of course, the point was that Xuanyuan Wanrong was also trapped under the Celestial Burial Valley. How could she come here to save them?
"Hah-hah-hah!" At the thought of this, Xu Que couldn't help but gloat about her.
Fu Shanchuan was stunned by his laughter, "My fellow cultivator, what are you…laughing at?"
"Nothing! It is always good for you to have dreams!" Xu Que said with a smile as he raised the broken sword in his hand and was about to slash it toward Fu Shanchuan's head.
Fu Shanchuan was shocked. He shouted in surprise, "My fellow cultivator, what are you going to do? Wait! Please stop! I have other words to say! You can't kill me now!"
"Oh? Any last words?" Xu Que stopped his movement and asked.
"You haven't asked me the reason that we wanted to lure you to the western suburbs!" Fu Shanchuan said.
Xu Que widened his eyes immediately. Right! I almost forgot this!
Then, he said with a faint smile, "Good! Fu Shanchuan, congratulations to you for lengthening your life successfully! We can continue to talk now. Come on, tell me why you tried to lure me to the western suburbs with difficulty!"
"Because you are quite powerful and you could use the destructive 6-Color Fiery Lotus!" Fu Shanchuan replied immediately. Then he narrated the plan and the reasons surrounding it.
In fact, after they broke into the place under the nest of the Vital Ant King 1,000 years ago, they never had a chance to go there again. When they found the Rule Fragments and the platform, they startled all the Vital Ants in that nest before they had time to take anything away. The tunnels in the nest of the Vital Ants were well-connected. When numerous Vital Ants appeared in front of them, they were not able to rush into that area and grab anything. At last, under the pressure of the Vital Ant King and countless Queen Ants, they had to retreat.
After that, they hadn't found a chance to go there for 1,000 years.
After the intrusion of human cultivators, the nest of the Vital Ant King was heavily guarded. Once human cultivators approached that area, all Vital Ants and Queen Ants would be startled. After several seconds, human cultivators would be devoured by all the Vital Ants in this nest.
Therefore, no matter how powerful Li Tianxun was, he didn't dare to challenge the Vital Ant King, who was as powerful as he was, as well as countless millions of Vital Ants. When the fight commenced, he would definitely be entangled and wouldn't have time to grab the Rule Fragments.
He couldn't ask others to put away or grab the Rule Fragments for him. The Rule Fragments would go into the body of anyone who touched them. So, they failed to find a way to grab the Rule Fragments for a long time. The day before yesterday, the plan brought forth by Fu Shanchuan gave hope to Li Tianxun.
If Xu Que was lured to that area, he would definitely draw a lot of fire from the Vital Ants. Also, Xu Que could buy them precious time with his powerful 6-Color Fiery Lotus. During that period, Li Tianxun and the others could sneak into the place under the nest to grab the Rule Fragments and even activate the platform to ask for help by sending a message.
As the plan maker, Fu Shanchuan was qualified to go to that place together with Li Tianxun. It was a pity that he sent Wu Shifeng to lure Lan Xinyue. But Wu Shifeng was killed by Xu Que before he could meet Lan Xinyue. Then, Fu Shanchuan asked the people of the Assassination Star to take away Lan Xinyue and the others secretly. But his plan was ruined by Xu Que again.
The consecutive failures greatly frustrated Fu Shanchuan. The point was Lin Huan dragged Lan Xinyue and the others away when Xu Que was not there. Then, he even left a message to Xu Que. In this way, Lin Huan turned Fu Shanchuan's plan into a kidnapping case! Although Lin Huan's action was quite low, he became the one who had laughed last. Now, he had replaced Fu Shanchuan and become the only one who could grab the Rule Fragments together with Li Tianxun!
"Tsk-tsk-tsk!"
Hearing that, Xu Que shook his head and said as he looked at Fu Shanchuan with a smile, "You are really good at scheming! Do you really think you are Zhuge Liang? Also, you thought too much of yourself! Although that Lin Huan is more abominable, I have to say his simple and rude measures were more practical than your plan. And he defeated you at last, right?"
The reason for Xu Que's words was that he preferred the simple way of Lin Huan. He would also do that to extort his opponents with the lives of their friends.
However, Fu Shanchuan was quite arrogant. He thought his plan would have definitely worked. So he despised those simple and rude measures. His plan would really have been effective for ordinary people. However, Xu Que didn't play according to Fu Shanchuan's plan. He even killed Wu Shifeng in front of Lan Hetu. Therefore, his actions totally surprised Fu Shanchuan. Even Wu Shifeng didn't expect he would die in that way.
So, all the plans of Fu Shanchuan were ruined, which left an opportunity for Lin Huan.
"Alas!" Fu Shanchuan sighed and shook his head at last. Although he was quite arrogant in his mind, he had to lower his head in front of the reality. Xu Que's words were quite harsh. After all, Lin Huan was the one who laughed last. Fu Shanchuan had nothing to say about it.
The point was that his life was still in Xu Que's hand. He didn't dare to retort to Xu Que at all.
"My fellow cultivator, there is no profound hatred between us. It is unnecessary for you to waste your time in killing me here!" Fu Shanchuan said as he looked at Xu Que at this time.
Xu Que said with a faint smile, "I have plenty of time. And I really like wasting my time!"
Fu Shanchuan twitched his lips. Then he let out a sigh and said, "My fellow cultivator, would you let me go if I tell you something about Wu Shifeng and Lan Xinyue?"
"Oh? I am listening!" Xu Que said thoughtfully.
Fu Shanchuan told the story in detail. Wu Shifeng used to attack Lan Xinyue secretly. But Lan Xinyue thought Wu Shifeng saved her at the cost of his life.
Hearing that, Xu Que was dumbfounded. Lan Xinyue was so grateful to Wu Shifeng. He didn't expect that this guy was such a hypocrite!
The God of destiny makes fools of the people!
However, it seems I killed the right person!
"My fellow cultivator, besides this, I also know another secret of Wu Shifeng!" Fu Shanchuan said seriously as he looked at Xu Que at this time. His eyes were full of a weird light. Then he said, word by word, "Also…he is still alive now!"
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Chapter 1122: Nirvana State
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Not dead yet? Xu Que thought.
What's this? Faking death or playing tricks with your Act Tough Saint? Xu Que thought.
Xu Que was instantly dissatisfied about that and glared at Fu Shanchuan.
Xu Que hadn't spoken but Fu Shanchuan immediately explained further, "Xu Fellow, actually Wu Shifeng is capable of a secret skill; it was an immortal inheritance from the Ancient; he could engage in Nirvana State and reborn continuously. If you had to kill him, you had to destroy his body. Otherwise, after every death when his body was available, he could awaken after a year or two, at the same time his strength and cultivation would have extraordinarily enhanced!"
"Oh? There's such a strong secret skill in this world?" Xu Que raised his brows.
Although Xu Que was expressing his doubts, he didn't felt that it was impossible; reawakened from death or reborn from bones, he had seen many like that. However, he didn't expect Wu Shifeng to inherit such secret skill!
Fu Shanchuan smiled bitterly, "In fact, I had discovered his secret more than a hundred years ago, but he was unwilling to hand over the inheritance of his Nirvana State. Later, when I found out the weakness of his inheritance, he handed over the jade slip used for the inheritance of the Nirvana State to me and worked under me. Unfortunately, for decades, I couldn't get the inheritance from the jade slip, because that kind of secret skill needed special physique to practice."
Speaking of that, Fu Shanchuan had taken the initiative to take out an ancient jade slip and delivered it to Xu Que.
Obviously, he was offering Xu Que a favor but at the expense of others. However, what he had offered was indeed an extraordinary treasure, and his intention was for Xu Que to let him off.
Xu Que reached out for the jade slip and was dumbfounded.
It was because the skills or inheritance within the jade slip was real. Based on System's evaluation, the name of that inheritance of secret skill was "Nirvana Art". After 81 times of Death Tribulations, one could engage in an incredible transformation and it was until the end of the ninth major metamorphosis that "Nirvana Art" was attained.
Put simply, 81 times of Death Tribulations were needed for one reincarnation and "Nirvana Art" needed nine of such reincarnations for mastery; such that one had to die a total of 729 times. Most importantly, one needed at least one or two years to awaken from every death. And with the increasing numbers of death, the time needed for awakening would become lengthier. In fact, one might need thousands or tens of thousands of years for awakening.
Thus, it would take at least tens of thousands of years to really achieve the Nirvana State, and you had to be killed all the time!
"I'm afraid it's not suitable for me to practice in the long run!" Xu Que shook his head after he understood the usage.
He didn't have that kind of patience; to spend tens of thousands of years on the same Magic Art. The key was that he had to constantly seek death throughout the tens of thousands of years for mastery of the skill. Wasn't that a waste of time and effort?
But it was worth mentioning that, if one mastered that secret skill, it might be an excellent way to save your life.
For example, if he had encountered a real danger, when someone accidentally killed him, and as long as the other party wasn't mad enough to destroy his corpse into pieces, then he could reborn.
However, as Fu Shanchuan said, that kind of secret skill required a special physique to practice. It depended on a person's innate talent; he must have the Celestial Spiritual Roots. The Celestial Spiritual Roots must gear toward the Yin and cold attributes, such as the Water Element Celestial Spiritual Roots or the Wood Element Celestial Spiritual Roots.
It was because the Celestial Spiritual Roots represented the speed of cultivation and the speed of reborn and awakening.
The stronger the Celestial Spiritual Roots, the faster the speed of reborn and awakening would be.
Xu Que not only owned the Five Elements Celestial Spiritual Roots, but he could also use the Ancient Five Elemental Arts to transform the Five Elements Celestial Spiritual Roots into the same attribute. It meant that when he practiced the "Nirvana Art", his speed of re-awakening might be more than five times faster than that of the ordinary cultivators with Celestial Spiritual Roots.
But he still didn't want to spend too much time focusing on that Magic Art; after all, his life was good. He didn't have the plan to rely on death to enhance his strength, not to mention the time wasted on reborn towards the later stage would just be lengthier.
Hence, that secret skill, for him, could only be used as a means to save his life.
"Xu Fellow, I wonder if these are enough to exchange for my life?" Just then, Fu Shanchuan looked at Xu Que and asked, looking extremely serious.
He was speaking from the bottom of his heart and sincerely wanted to use that in exchange for his life; he explained thoroughly and without reservation about what Xu Que asked and even what Xu Que didn't ask.
After a pondering, Xu Que squinted and smiled, "Of course, O-J-B-K!"
Immediately, he kept away his broken sword and released Fu Shanchuan instantly.
Whatever it was, there was no deep hatred between him and Fu Shanchuan. Moreover, he was leaving soon, and he didn't have the need to kill him.
Of course, the biggest reason was that he could no longer earn Experience Point from killing. Otherwise, according to his style in the past, he would surely kill him after he had received the treasure. There was absolutely no such leniency.
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At last, Xu Que left with the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance. Fu Shanchuan could then finally be completely relieved.
He looked at the scene of chaos and bloody mess in the mansion of Heaven Alliance, Fu Shanchuan sighed slightly. Li Tianxun took away most of the backbone members and disciples away, only leaving a dozens of cultivators in their Human Celestial Stage. They were mostly killed by the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance, and both sides suffered a lot of casualties.
"Forget it!" Fu Shanchuan shook his head and sighed. He stood up and with disappointment written all over his face, he finally left.
He decided not to stay in the Heaven Alliance. On one hand, he was disheartened. On the other hand, the situation took a turn for the worst and if Li Tianxun could come back alive, he wouldn't let him off. He had no other way but leave the alliance!
And the news of the war was spread throughout the Lost City overnight.
In the day, the cultivators in the city were all astounded. They didn't expect Xu Que to be that bold and took the initiative to attack the Heaven Alliance? The key was that he had joined forces with the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance and struck the Heaven Alliance into huge a great disorder.
From then on, the cultivators in the city were all talking about it, exclaiming that the city was about to have a drastic transformation.
They all knew that Xu Que together with the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance were able to destroy the Heaven Alliance that smoothly was because the leader of the alliance, Li Tianxun, wasn't in the mansion. Now, the chaos was created. When Li Tianxun returned, there would inevitably be another bloody battle between the two sides. They were afraid that many innocent cultivators in the Lost City would be affected!
Hence, the following day, many cultivators escaped out of the Lost City to take refuge. Many people would rather go to the outskirts of the city finding a place to hide, rather than staying in the city. After all, no one knew when Li Tianxun would return. Upon his return, the battle with Xu Que together with the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance would have an unpredictable impact.
However, unexpectedly, Xu Que left the Lost City with the people from the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance on the same day. They chose to leave the city, and rushed in the direction towards the western suburbs.
The key point was that even Yao Gongming, the leader of the Majesty Alliance, and Lin Baiwan, the Chairman of the Generosity Sect, had followed suit.
Many people were instantly surprised.
"What's the situation now?"
"Are they taking refuge too?"
"Da*n it! They made a mess and run away?"
"No, it doesn't look like they're running away to take refuge!"
"Yes, it's certainly not to take refuge. Who would take refuge without their family? Especially Lin Baiwan, who is famous for cherishing his daughter, he didn't take Miss Lin with him."
"Could it be… they're looking for Li Tianxun?"
"Oh my god, are they out of their mind? Shouldn't they be preparing for Chief Li's attacks instead of sending themselves over?"
"Looks like that terrifying battle is going to happen faster than we thought!"
"Anyone interested to take a look?"
���Da*n it, aren't you afraid to be implicated?"
"What are you afraid of? Just hide further away. After all it's a battle hard to come by in hundreds of years!"
Many people discussed endlessly, most of them were about to take refuge outside the city, but in the end, many people couldn't suppress their curiosity; they travelled far behind Xu Que and the group, heading towards the center of the western suburbs.
Chapter 1123: We can win!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Just then, in the western suburbs of the Lost City, dozens of figures swept across the sky, in an imposing killing aura, it was Xu Que and his group.
Headed by Xu Que, he led a dozens of disciples from the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance, heading towards the central region of the western suburbs.
Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming followed and stayed at the very end of the group. They were anxious. They had never thought Xu Que was in such a hurry that after attacking the mansion of the Heaven Alliance, he immediately decided to go directly to Li Tianxun.
Is it… is it really necessary to declare war with Li Tianxun and engage in a full-fledged battle with him?
Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming were uncertain and had been hesitating.
However, Xu Que didn't care about them at all. Now he had begun to mobilize the members from the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance; constantly encouraging them to increase their morale!
"Brothers, we had taken down the Heaven Alliance. That was a battle that you had made a name for yourself! As you've just seen, how many people from the Lost City had looked at us with respect and awe. There were even countless ladies who were full of admiration for us!" Xu Que spoke honorably.
Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming heard his speech and rolled their eyes continuously. Looked at them with respect and awe? That was obviously a look of sympathy!
But the cultivators from the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance nodded one after another; they agreed with Xu Que. After all, it was the first time, they felt that they were under the spotlight, and they were extremely elated. They didn't care about what kind of gaze that was from the others!
At the same time, Xu Que continued to shout, "In fact, the Heaven Alliance isn't terrible, but the fear that stemmed from us is the terrible one! We had always looked up to them too much. When we toughen up, the Heaven Alliance is nothing! Next I'm going to get rid of Li Tianxun. Tell me loudly, do you have the confidence?"
"Yes!" A dozens of aces in the Human Celestial Stage yelled in unison; it made their heart afire.
It wasn't blind optimism but since they couldn't turn round after creating that bloody mess, and if they continued to be fearful, they wouldn't even have a chance to win.
"Confidence is the key! Just follow me in the battle afterwards! Don't be scared. We'll win this battle!" Xu Que in his majestic demeanor, he rushed forward with imposing aura, shouting loudly.
"Yes!" Everyone responded.
Xu Que shouted again, "Come on, let's make a war cry for this battle. It'll give you strength. Shout after me!"
At the mention of that, Xu Que clenched his fist, stamped his feet quickly and shouted, "Go, go, go, I'm the best, yeah!"
Everyone instantly froze in their spot, what kind of war cry was that?
"Don't be so shock. Follow after me, shout out loud, use all your strength and don't be afraid of losing face. We're a big family. There's nothing to be ashamed of. Go, go, go, I'm the best, yeah!" Xu Que was red as he shouted with all his might.
Everyone hesitated for a moment, summoned up their courage and clenched their fists tightly. They shouted, "Go, go, go, I'm the best, yeah!"
"It's too soft. Didn't you all eat? How can we fight against the Heaven Alliance in such a manner? Be louder and shout as loud as you can!" Xu Que hollered with a serious face.
"Go, go, go, I'm the best, yeah!" Everyone shouted.
"Louder! Use some strength!" Xu Que hollered.
"Go, go, go…" Everyone shouted.
"Use more strength!" Xu Que hollered.
"Go, go…" Everyone shouted.
"Harder!" Xu Que hollered.
"Go, go…" Everyone shouted.
"Yes, that's right! Ah! Harder! Yes! You're right! Exert more strength! Ah!" Xu Que hollered.
…
Eventually, under Xu Que's repeated adjustment or brainwashing, the members from the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance shouted vigorously. Every single one of them was red, beaming with murderous aura, unwittingly they felt the surge of their adrenaline, and their combat effectiveness was at its peak!
Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming who were looking from the back were flabbergasted, they were utterly shock.
Are they members from the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance? Da*n it! Why do I feel like this is a cult! Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming thought.
"Go, go, go, I'm the best, yeah!"
As they were approaching the central region of the western suburbs, their people were still shouting loudly, in high morale and adrenaline rushing. They were ready for a fierce battle with an imposing aura.
They couldn't afford to lose that battle, but as long as they win, the Lost City would be their world to rule, and they would never be ruled by the Heaven Alliance ever!
Bang!
Just then, a powerful pressure suddenly swept over, the terrifying aura from the Earth Celestial Stage in the Medium Stage, instantly came crashing down from the sky like a huge mountain.
Li Tianxun and the rest of the Heaven Alliance's backbone and disciples had appeared. They were waiting for Xu Que's arrival. It was impossible for them to enter the central region first to attract the hatred of the Vital Ant's tribe.
Lan Xinyue and Lan Hetu were among them, but their cultivations were sealed and were thrown aside.
Seeing Xu Que's arrival with so many others, Lan Hetu was immediately excited and cried out, "My brother-in-law… uh, no, Brother Que, save us quickly!"
He wanted to call him "brother-in-law" subconsciously, but when he thought of what Lan Xinyue had told him before, he had to change his way of addressing him!
After all, he knew very well that Xu Que couldn't be his brother-in-law just by seeing his sister's attitude!
"Shut up!" Just then, Lin Huan roared to stop Lan Hetu, and immediately stepped out of it. His eyes glanced coldly towards Xu Que. He said indifferently, "Humph, Xu Que, I want you to come here alone. What do you want to do with so many people?"
"Kill every single one of you!" Xu Que smiled; he replied as a matter of fact, he was composed!
"You're seeking death!" Lin Huan roared in anger.
"Humph!" Li Tianxun sneered. He appeared with a sinister expression and ignored Xu Que directly. He stared towards Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming behind the crowd. He inquired, "Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming, are your Generosity Sect and Majesty Alliance opposing the Heaven Alliance?"
"What's wrong with opposing? The Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance are the number one in the world! We're never afraid anyone! Let alone the Heaven Alliance!" Xu Que responded immediately.
Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming heard Xu Que's declaration and were instantly spotted with a long-faced; they were really dragged into the mire.
"Good! Good!" Li Tianxun was in extreme anger that he burst into laughter. A trace of resentment was found in his gaze. He immediately raised his arm and delivered a punch across to Xu Que's side!
Bang!
Instantly, a huge wave suddenly crushed down in a suffocating manner, the Void was twisted, triggering a series of dull thunder-like sound.
In the next moment, before they could respond, several cultivators from the Generosity Sect and Majesty Alliance in the Human Celestial Stage who stood ahead were seized by an invisible force and fell hard onto the ground.
Bam! Bam! Bam!
A few of them hadn't landed but were exploded directly in mid-air. They had turned into a bloody mess; it was an instantaneous kill!
"Hiss!"
Everyone immediately gasped in astonishment, the pupils between the eyes contracted sharply!
Li Tianxun… is so powerful?
What's there to fight?
Everyone couldn't help but looked at Xu Que. It was obvious that Xu Que was their pillar of strength.
Xu Que made a prompt decision, his majestic body shook, taking a single step, in his high-spirited, vigorous and strong demeanor, he shouted, "You guys, don't be impulsive, work hard to build up your strength slowly, we can still win!"
At the end of his speech, he took out his Firestorm Wheels and escaped out of sight!
Chapter 1124: Joint what Program
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
That moment, it was deathly stillness!
Everyone was dumbfounded, from Lan Xinyue, Lan Hetu and his group, to the Heaven Alliance's Li Tianxun, Lin Huan and others; Xu Que's sudden departure really hit them like ton of bricks.
But the most muddled on the scene was undoubtedly the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance which Xu Que had fooled them over. The people on both sides were all in a daze and in a state of confusion. Even Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming didn't manage to react to the situation for quite a moment!
A second before, Xu Que was full of self-confidence and vigor, who had expected him to simply turn around and escaped?
He even told them, "don't be impulsive, work hard to build up your strength slowly, we can still win"?
Da*n it! That isn't what you said earlier!
Where is the promised fearless battle?
Where is the "Go, go, go, I'm the best"?
Everything is a lie!
"Liar! He's a liar!"
���Ah!"
Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming who were as sly as a fox, how could they not know about what was happening at that moment?
They finally collected themselves; they had fallen into a trap. Xu Que led them in the attack of Li Tianxun, to create hatred between them, and escaped thereafter. He was pushing them into the pit of hell!
"Chief Li, listen to our explanation. It's a misunderstanding!"
"Yes, yes, yes, he's right. We had no idea what was going on. Xu Que said there's a land with a good fengshui and brought us here!"
Immediately, Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming explained to Li Tianxun.
However, Li Tianxun didn't have the time to listen to them, he had a grave expression. His powerful Mind Sense had already been activated; scanning the surroundings, searching for Xu Que's presence.
The rationale for luring Xu Que over was that he wanted to make use of Xu Que's strength; he could attract and stop the Vital Ants so as to win time for them.
But he never thought that the dude only lured the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance over, and then ran away on his own; it was totally baffling.
"Chief Li, should we… make the best of a bad bargain, let these people do the job for us?" Lin Huan asked Li Tianxun in a low voice.
He felt that instead of wasting time on Xu Que, he might as well let those from the Generosity Sect and the Majesty Alliance functioned as their scapegoat to fight for extra time for them.
"Humph, what a fool! Those good-for-noting, how long can they delay time for us? If they can be used, will I need to wait so many years in vain?" Li Tianxun stared at Lin Huan angrily.
Lin Huan immediately turned pale and lowered his head, "Chief Li is wise. I'm wrong. Please forgive me!"
"Good-for-nothing!" Li Tianxun snorted coldly, he looked around again and spoke, "Since that dude dares to run away, let's kill a few people for him to see. I don't believe he won't return!��
At the end of his speech, Li Tianxun waved his hand!
The members of the Heaven Alliance immediately understood and they came forward with Lan Xinyue, Lan Hetu and the rest.
Whoosh!
Lin Huan was agile and nimble as he laid a sword against Lan Xinyue's neck almost immediately. He shouted, "Xu Que, we'll only give you three seconds. If you don't show up in three seconds, they will all die!"
Bang!
The next moment, a Firestorm Thunderous Roar exploded.
Xu Que's figure suddenly appeared in the air, a broken sword crashed directly into Lin Huan's head!
"Ah…" Lin Huan cried in fear then and there, but his body couldn't keep up to defense himself at all.
Seeing that the broken sword was millimeter in front of him, he could even feel the murderous aura and chill from the blade of the sword; he was in despair!
Thud!
Suddenly, accompanied by a crisp metal tremor, Xu Que's broken sword was struck by a ray of light, and a series of sparks burst out on the blade of the sword; the broken sword broke in an instant!
"Da*n it!" Xu Que cried out almost immediately, it was difficult to believe what he saw as he stared widely opened at the broken sword in his hand in horror!
A third of the blade was already broken, and now after another breakage, there was only a small section left; the hilt was even longer than the blade. How could that be a broken sword? It was shorter than a dagger!
"Humph, ignorant brat, it was merely an Inferior Celestial Artifact and you dared to play tricks over here?"
Just then, Li Tianxun hummed indifferently while he revealed the true grade of Xu Que's broken sword!
Everyone was startled by his speech. It was unbelievable that it was an Inferior Celestial Artifact!
But the truth was right in front of them; the difference between an Inferior Celestial Artifact and a Middle Grade Celestial Artifact lies in the quality of the material. Someone in the Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Stage, like Li Tianxun could never easily shatter a Middle Grade Celestial Artifact, but if it was an Inferior Celestial Artifact, he could easily break it!
"Da*n it! How dare you break my treasured sword!"
Xu Que was furious in an instant. Since the Sword Spirit had entered his broken sword, it became his best weapon for him to kill those in the Half Celestial Stage and Human Celestial Stage. It was really handy. But now it was broken by Li Tianxun. How could he not be angry?
Fortunately, only the sword was broken but his Sword Spirit was still in good condition; he even went unnoticed. Otherwise Xu Que might really pinched another 6-Color Fiery Lotus, mixed it with sh*t and threw it onto Li Tianxun!
"Thank… Thank you Chief Li for saving my life!" At the same time, Lin Huan, who had just escaped death, he calmed his nerves as he knelt and crawled over to Li Tianxun's side; he was kow-towing and thanking him frantically.
A moment ago, he really thought he was going to die. He could fully comprehend the feelings of those cultivators who were killed under Xu Que's sword; it was ghastly and daunting!
It wasn't an exaggeration that Xu Que killed cultivators in the Human Celestial Stage with a single strike!
"Good-for-nothing!" Li Tianxun once again glanced at Lin Huan coldly, then looked at Xu Que and said indifferently, "Xu Que, I can give you a chance to live, take your people to the central region, bring back something for me, with that you can be spared from your death."
Central region?
Lin Baiwan, Yao Gongming and the members of the two forces were standing at the back, and their expression changed drastically when they heard Li Tianxun!
They had lived in this place for so many years; there was no reason not to know that the central region was the territory of the Vital Ant King. If the eastern suburb was the toughest place whereby there was a slim chance of survival, then the central region of the western suburb was a territory with simply no chance of survival!
Nevertheless, the people on both sides kept their mouths shut. No one dared to say more, for fear of provoking Li Tianxun and being thrown in together with Xu Que.
But in that moment, Xu Que didn't care about Li Tianxun, instead he kept away his broken sword with a heavy heart; he regretted using it. He wanted to launch a sneak attack, but he never thought that Li Tianxun was so formidable that he not only failed to injure him, on the contrary, he lost a lethal weapon to kill people; it was a bad deal!
"Brother Que, don't go into the central region, that's the nest of the Vital Ant King, they really detested human beings!" Just then, Lan Hetu stood beside Xu Que and cautiously reminded him.
"How dare you!"
No matter how soft Lan Hetu's voice was, how could it escape from the ears of Li Tianxun? He immediately hollered, his roar was like a thunderstorm, instantly causing convulsions in Lan Hetu; he went pale and almost bled!
"Any more nonsense from any one of you, I wouldn't mind killing anyone first!" Li Tianxun warned!
"Ha-ha!" Xu Que smiled faintly; his eyes squinted as he kept a close eye on Li Tianxun.
He was very clear of Li Tianxun's plan. It was to let them enter the region first and help him resolved or held up the attacks from the Vital Ants. Then Xu Que would lure out the Vital Ant King with his 6-Color Fiery Lotus; basically clearing the obstacles for the Heaven Alliance.
Under normal circumstances, that plan wasn't a problem, but now Xu Que not only had the Escape Emblem, but also had the ability to control the Rules of Life and Death. He was not the least anxious.
Even when he came to that area, he could clearly feel that the power of the Rules of Life and Death had been strengthened; it was much intense than the other areas. Perhaps it was really because of the Rule Fragment of the Rules of Life and Death mentioned by Fu Shanchuan!
That made Xu Que cancelled his escape plan, in fact he wanted to go in and see for himself what that Rule Fragment of the Rules of Life and Death was. Maybe it could also play a huge role in his Reincarnation Fist!
"What? Are you unwilling?" Just then, Li Tianxun stared at Xu Que coldly and asked with a murderous tone in his voice.
"I'm willing! Who says I'm not? Hetu, let's go!"
Xu Que immediately agreed, as he called out to Lan Hetu and the others. Xu Que looked at Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming standing at the back of the crowd and shouted, "Fellow cultivators are we in this together? Is our joint programme still on?"
Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming had confusion written on their faces almost immediately, as if they suffered from Alzheimer's disease, they shook their heads and asked, "Jo… Joint what Program?"
"Joint programme!" Xu Que laughed.
Lin Baiwan inquired, "John programme?"
"Joint programme!" Xu Que laughed again.
Lin Baiwan asked, "What programme?"
"Da*n programme! Get the hell out of my sight!" Xu Que shook his head.
"Okay!" Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming replied in unison.
Chapter 1125: Great Irreverence
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The cowardly character of Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming didn't surprise Xu Que at all!
After all, they didn't want to cooperate with Xu Que sincerely from the very beginning. They would throw out everything they had if they decided to confront the Heaven Alliance. Now, even a fool could figure out they only wanted to take advantage without taking any risks!
They believed they could leave this world no matter they supported Xu Que or Li Tianxun. So, they decided to be a fence-sitter who would support the winner between Xu Que and Li Tianxun.
At this moment, Li Tianxun had gained the upper hand by destroying Xu Que's broken sword with 1 blow.
Therefore, Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming would give up Xu Que by taking this opportunity without any hesitation.
However, it was quite weird that Xu Que was smiling even he was at a disadvantage. Now, he was walking towards the central area with Lan Xinyue and Lan Hetu calmly as if they were not going to get killed but find something good!
"I got a bad feeling about this. Please tell me we didn't make a wrong choice!" Lin Baiwan felt his eye lids twitched a bit. Then, he sent a message to Yao Gongming.
Yao Gongming shook his head slightly, "I also got a weird feeling. I saw a strand of sarcasm in the eyes of that guy when he left!"
Lin Baiwan replied, "For me, it was more like a sneer!"
Yao Gongming said, "Could it be a misconception of us because he is too handsome? No, we need to do something to make him trust us!"
"Exactly! This guy used to say the Void Interface Spell was being taken by Lan Xinyue. It seems Li Tianxun doesn't know that!" Lin Baiwan replied by nodding his head.
Then, they sent a message to Xu Que, "My fellow cultivator, please don't misunderstand us. We try to gain trust from Li Tianxun, so that we can join them. You could go first. We'll launch an attack from inside when you start to fight them!"
Xu Que was amused by this message. Then, he replied, "Ah? My fellow cultivators, that's what you wanted to tell me when you winked at me just now, right? Don't worry. I know what you are talking about. Let's act according to the circumstance later!"
Wink at you?
Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming were surprised for they didn't wink at Xu Que. Could it be that…
They looked at each other suspiciously and started to smile thoughtfully. At the same time, they cursed each other in their mind secretly. What a crafty scoundrel!
Meanwhile, Xu Que had walked cross the boundary of the central area.
This area had been treated as a prohibited place by cultivators for so long a time for nobody used to walk out of it alive! Therefore, nobody dared to step into this area.
Lan Xinyue and Lan Hetu had also heard of this place. Now, they were so nervous and felt great guilty for what they did to Xu Que.
"Brother Que, it's all our fault. You are implicated by us!" Lan Hetu said with guilty.
Lan Hetu knew Xu Que would never be trapped in this situation if he didn't come here to save them.
"Don't be silly! Actually, you became the target of the Heaven Alliance because of me! Anyway, it doesn't matter! The Vital Ants are nothing for me, right? Ms. Lan?" Xu Que patted Lan Hetu's shoulder as he looked at Lan Xinyue.
Lan Xinyue, who was stunned by his words a bit, nodded her head.
She knew what Xu Que was talking about for she saw Xu Que used to defeat a queen ant. After that, she knew his real identity. Therefore, she guessed Xu Que was trying to remind her that his identity could ensure their safety. So, it was unnecessary to worry.
However, that was not what Xu Que wanted to say. He didn't want to intimidate the Vital Ants with his identity as the One Chosen by the Heaven. He believed he had to use the Reincarnation Palm at last!
Xu Que wouldn't be so confident if he was in some other places. When he was approaching the central area, he felt the Rules of Life and Death he could control were more and more powerful. He guessed he could even kill Li Tianxun with 1 blow when he reached the innermost place.
Xu Que believed they would be safe in the central area. Therefore, he started to pick up speed.
On the other side, Li Tianxun and his underlings were smiling as they looked at Xu Que from behind.
Lin Huan started to flatter Li Tianxun, "Heh-heh, thanks to your wise strategy, they have crossed the boundary! Soon, they will be killed by countless Vital Ants! At that time, we can rush into the nest of the Vital Ant King and harvest the fruits of victory!"
"Humph! It is never difficult to deal with an ant like him!" Li Tianxun said with a cold smile for he believed the victory was a sure thing for him.
At this moment, in the nest of the Vital Ant King in the central area
A Vital Ant, who was in the form of a middle-aged man, was sitting on a stone chair. With 2 antennae on his head, he was quite majestic and his eyes were full of chilly light.
Beside him, a slim girl was looking at a small pond on the ground by pouting her little mouth.
An image was showing in the pond, which was Xu Que, Lan Xinyue and the rest people were walking towards them.
"Your Majesty, those human cultivators have crossed our first defensive line. Are we really going to do nothing to stop them?" A Vital Ant knelt down on the ground and asked.
"That won't be necessary!" The middle-aged man shook his head for he didn't want to stop Xu Que.
"Daddy! Why don't you stop him? This guy ruined my nest and annoyed me!" The slim girl pouted as she said angrily.
Apparently, this slim girl was the queen ant Xu Que used to meet in the eastern suburbs who was also one of the daughters of the Vital Ant King!
The middle-aged man was Qian Guowan who was the king of all Vital Ants with great power. His cultivation achievements were unfathomable.
When his daughter told him Xu Que's identity, he was totally intimidated.
"Yi'er, if he is really the One Chosen by the Heaven and the cultivation companion of her mentioned by you, we can't stop him and even can't disrespect him! You offended him before. If his identity is confirmed later, you must make apology to him!" Qian Guowan, the Vital Ant King, said seriously.
Only he knew how horrible the woman who ruined this place with her palm. The Vital Ant was just an inconspicuous tribe under her management. If she was annoyed, all Vital Ants would be eliminated!
Hearing that, Qian Yi'er was even more recalcitrant. She said angrily as she looked at Xu Que in the image in the pond by clenching her teeth, "Daddy, I was kidding with him at that time. But he robbed some life-span from me! He even asked me to go to his room alone in the night, so that he could talk with me beside a lamp! Actually, he tried to rob more life-span from me! I will never make apology to him! Because he is a…emmm…bad guy!"
After pondering it for a while, Qian Yi'er managed to find the most vicious word to describe Xu Que – a bad guy!
The Vital Ant King, who was shocked by her words, asked in terror, "What did you say? He…asked you to go to his room alone in the night? My God! Yi'er, you should never do that! You should never stay close to him for it could be deemed as a great irreverence!"
"What?" Qian Yi'er widened her eyes immediately.
How could it be deemed as great irreverence? I am a queen ant! Is it really that exaggerated?
"Humph! If he is really the Cultivation companion of her, his position is too high for us to…Alas! Forget it! You will understand it when you grow up!�� Qian Guowan shook his head and didn't want to finish his words.
He knew Xu Que would never rob life-span from her daughter when he asked her to come to his room alone in the night! Apparently, life-span was not his target!
But he didn't know how to explain it to his daughter. So, he just wanted to ignore that. Then, he stood up and said as he looked at the elite members of the Vital Ants seriously, "This is my order. Nobody is allowed to stop those human cultivators! Just usher them in as distinguished guests. I want to have a meeting with them!"
"As you wish!" A Vital Ant replied as he walked out in a hurry.
…
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Chapter 1126: They are My Friends!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At this moment, Xu Que, Lan Xinyue and the rest people were still going deeper into the central area in the western suburbs.
On their way, it was quite weird that they hadn't seen even a small ant, let alone Vital Ants!
"Hetu, you didn't lie to me, right? This place is not dangerous at all!" Xu Que asked as he looked at Lan Hetu.
"Ah? I…I don't know! I've heard from others that this place is quite dangerous!" Lan Hetu was also puzzled. Everybody knew the central area in the western suburbs of the Lost City was extremely dangerous. However, he found it was not that dangerous after coming to this place personally.
Even Li Tianxun and his underlings were totally dumbfounded at this time.
"What…the hell is going on? Why are those Vital Ants so quiet now? This doesn't make sense!" Lin Huan said with puzzlement.
Li Tianxun also frowned. He had already sensed something was wrong. When they had just stepped over the boundary last time, they were surrounded by a lot of Vital Ants immediately. At last, they managed to escape after taking serious casualties.
Now, Xu Que had stepped over the boundary and was very close to the nest of the Vital Ant King. But no Vital Ants came out to stop them.
"Leader, could it be that the Vital Ants have changed their rules? I suggest we can also enter their territory to stop that guy from grabbing any fortune and opportunities in there!" Lin Huan requested instructions from Li Tianxun.
"Take it easy!" Li Tianxun shook his head slightly, "Let's wait a little longer. I guess the Vital Ants will attack when all of us go into their territory!"
Although he had figured out something was wrong, he would never launch an attack before Xu Que arrived at the nest of the Vital Ant King! If the Vital Ants were planning to ambush them, Xu Que would be no longer useful as a bait!
However, what Li Tianxun expected didn't occur. Xu Que, Lan Xinyue and the rest people had arrived at the nest of the Vital Ant King safely.
To his surprise, when Xu Que arrived at the nest of the Vital Ant King, the entrance of the nest was opened automatically as if they tried to usher Xu Que in. Without any hesitation, Xu Que walked into the nest casually by leading the rest people.
Gasp!
Cultivators of the Heaven Alliance and the other 2 sects couldn't help but gasp after seeing that.
What does that mean?
Does it mean the Vital Ants have changed their character?
Are they going to be friends with human being?
They were looking at each other with puzzlement.
Lin Huan asked as he looked at Li Tianxun with widened eyes, "Leader, what…should we do now?"
"…" Li Tianxun darkened his face and said nothing.
He was totally surprised by the current situation. The original plan of using Xu Que as a bait was failed. Xu Que didn't clear the way for them. Now, the situation was quite unfavorable for them. Even Li Tianxun didn't know what to do.
He really didn't know whether he should go there by following Xu Que or just stay here, for he had to take big risks no matter what decision he would make.
I made a mistake! I should have asked Fu Shanchuan to come here with me!
Li Tianxun regretted the decision he made before. If Fu Shanchuan was here, he would have worked out a safe plan to avoid them from trapping in such an unfavorable situation!
…
At the same time, in the nest of the Vital Ant King
Lan Hetu and the rest young men and women were quite confused. They didn't come across any danger on their way. When they arrived outside the nest, the door was opened to usher them in, which was so confusing.
"Brother Que, this is so weird!" Lan Hetu said worriedly.
"It is not weird but quite normal!" Xu Que smiled as he squinted his eyes for he had figured out something.
When they stepped into this nest, he had sensed a familiar aura with his Soul Strength. It was from the innocent queen ant he met in the eastern suburbs before.
So, it was highly possible that the Vital Ants to usher them in because that queen ant had told them he was the One Chosen by the Heaven.
"Normal? Brother Que, are you kidding? How could this situation be normal?" Lan Hetu said with wry smile.
"It is really quite normal! If you don't believe me, just ask your elder sister!" Xu Que said with a smile.
"My elder sister?" Lan Hetu turned to Lan Xinyue immediately. Lan Xinyue nodded her head calmly to support Xu Que's words.
According to the words of that queen ant, Xu Que's position was higher than all Vital Ants. So, it was quite normal for underlings to welcome their superior.
However, only Xu Que and Lan Xinyue knew this. Lan Xinyue and the rest people were still confused by this situation.
When Lan Hetu was about to ask more questions, they had stepped into the passages in the nest. They found many Vital Ants, each of which was as tall as a human being, were standing on both sides of the passage to welcome Xu Que.
"The standard of the welcome ceremony is quite high!" Xu Que said by placing his hands behind his back as if he was reviewing his soldiers.
Lan Hetu and the rest people, who were totally shocked, had to stay close to Xu Que and didn't have time to ask more questions.
Soon, they walked into a chamber through the passage. The chamber was quite dark like a cave. However, the Spiritual Qi and vital energy in this chamber were much more intense than the outside.
Flop! Flop! Flop!
At this time, a burst of heavy footsteps came in.
A figure came in rapidly from the entrance of another passage in the chamber. Then, a strongly-built middle aged man appeared. When he saw Xu Que, he bowed as he folded his hands at Xu Que immediately. Then, he shouted loudly, "Greet you, my lord, I am Qian Guowan, the Tribe Leader of the 1093th generation of the Vital Ants!"
Gasp!
Instantly, Lan Hetu and the rest people were totally shocked.
Lan Xinyue was also quite surprised. Although she knew Xu Que's identity was extraordinary, she didn't believe Xu Que could intimidate the Vital Ants with his identity according to the reaction of that queen ant.
Now, the Tribe Leader of the Vital Ants acted reverently in front of Xu Que, which totally surprised her.
"Please forego the formalities!"
Xu Que waved his hand calmly.
However, he was not able to keep calm in his mind.
The Tribe Leader of the Vital Ants?
I guess he should be the so-called Vital Ant King!
Holy shit! He has almost reached the Later Stage of the Earth Celestial Stage! Now, he bowed at me and called me "my lord"!
This is awesome!
Xu Que was quite delighted. Apparently, this Vital Ant King had treated as the cultivation companion of their master!
This was indeed the case for Qian Guowan was totally shocked in his heart.
When he sensed Xu Que's cultivation stage, he doubted whether his daughter had made a mistake. When he saw Xu Que with his own eyes and sensed the powerful aura of the Taiyi Heaven Book in his body, all his doubts were swept away!
The ancestors of the Vital Ants extorted in the tribal law that the Vital Ants had made an oath to the inheritor of the Taiyi Heaven Book that the Vital Ants would serve her forever!
Therefore, a sensory ability was integrated into the bloodline of the Vital Ants, which could sense the Taiyi Heaven Book no matter how deep it was hidden. Also, they should obey the orders of the One Chosen by the Heaven unconditionally.
Now, the aura of the Taiyi Heaven Book appeared. Qian Guowan, who didn't dare to disobey their tribal law, decided to treat Xu Que reverently even Xu Que's cultivation stage was so low!
"Your Majesty!"
A Vital Ant walked in hurriedly at this time and said by kneeling down on the ground, "Your Majesty, a lot of human cultivators have stepped into our territory, including 1 cultivator at the Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Stage and 2 cultivators at the Initial Stage of the Earth Celestial Stage!"
"Oh?" Qian Guowan was surprised a bit. Then, he turned to Xu Que.
"It��s OK! Don't worry! They are my friends!" Xu Que said with a smile.
Hearing that, Qian Guowan said immediately, "Let them…"
"Wait!" Xu Que interrupted Qian Guowan with a smile, "Although they are my friends, please…beat them to death!"
"Ah?"
Kill…them?
Instantly, Qian Guowan and the rest Vital Ants were totally confused.
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Chapter 1127: A Bad Guy
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"What are you waiting for? Come on, sent all your troops to kill them! And don't consider my feeling!" Xu Que urged.
Qian Guowan, who had come to himself, said by waved his hand, "All Vital Ants shall reactivate the restrictive spells. Anyone who dares to go into our territory shall be killed!", although he didn't understand Xu Que's words.
"As you wish!"
A Vital Ant replied and left the chamber to transmit the order.
Xu Que looked at Qian Guowan with an approving smile. Then, he said by nodding his head, "Good! I didn't expect you are still so loyal after so many years! I know I've made a right decision to visit you from afar!"
Hearing that, Qian Guowan trembled a bit for he was very excited.
Does it mean our master hasn't forgotten us after so many years? She even sent her cultivation companion to visit us!
This…is really a big honor!
"How…is our Master?" Qian Guowan, who was overwhelmed by an unexpected favor, asked.
"She? She is OK as always and hasn't changed!" Xu Que replied casually.
But his words stunned Qian Guowan again.
After so many years, the Vital Ants have experienced the reign of countless Tribe Leaders. But she hasn't changed at all! What does this mean? It means she is still immortal and invincible!
No wonder she could become our Master!
According to the description of our ancestors, our Master is an extremely powerful woman. How could she find such a young cultivation companion whose cultivation stage is so low?
Because he is gifted? Or because the true love between them? Or just because this young man is quite handsome?
Qian Guowan couldn't help but look at Xu Que curiously.
He hadn't doubted Xu Que's identity since then because the Taiyi Heaven Book wouldn't tell a lie. The Vital Ants were born to sense the aura of the Taiyi Heaven Book and nobody could counterfeit this aura!
Although he was quite confused at this moment, he didn't dare to ask.
"Oh, where is that little queen ant? There you are! Come here! I've seen you!" Xu Que looked at the entrance of the passage with a smile suddenly.
Qian Guowan shouted immediately, "Yi'er, come here to greet our Lord!"
After saying that, he looked at Xu Que and said anxiously, "My Lord, my daughter, who was as blind as a bat, offended you before. I will discipline her strictly!"
"Oh, she is your daughter! It doesn't matter! A cute little girl is always naughty!" Xu Que said with a smile.
Qian Guowan's heart missed a bit. Does it mean he is interested in my daughter?
But…this is inappropriate! Although human being used to marry demons, he had never heard a human cultivator used to fancy an ant!
"Greet…you, my Lord!"
A soft voice came in at this time. The voice was a little bit timid. But strong grudge could also be sensed from it.
Xu Que looked up and found that queen ant he used to meet in the eastern suburbs. Now, she walked in from the passage in the form of a human being.
"Come here, don't be so overcautious! No discord, no concord! You were not wounded last time, right?" Xu Que waved at Qian Yi'er with a smile.
Wound?
Hearing that, Qian Yi'er was quite angry.
She was not only wounded by Xu Que last time. Half of her life-span was taken away by Xu Que, which totally annoyed her.
"No!"
Qian Yi'er, who had sensed her father's stern gaze, had to say unwillingly by pouting her little mouth.
"No? This is impossible! I am so powerful! How could you say you were not wounded? No way! Tonight, you should come to my room alone. I will have a health check on you!" Xu Que said seriously.
"Ah?"
Hearing that, Qian Yi'er was badly scared. Then, she burst into tears, "Daddy, I don't want to go to the room of this bad guy! He will rob my life-span again!"
Qian Guowan's hands trembled a bit.
Lan Hetu and the rest people almost fell to the ground.
This…queen ant is too innocent!
Your life-span is never what Brother Que wants! Apparently, he is trying to…
Wait! This is not correct! She is a queen ant!
Suddenly, Lan Hetu and the rest people started to look at Xu Que with their widened eyes.
What the hell? I didn't expect Brother Que is so horny now! How could he do that with an ant?
Lan Xinyue was quite calm for she had witnessed this scene before and was used to Xu Que's shamelessness!
"Eh, it's got nothing…to do with me! Ahem! Forget it. She can cry, which means she is not seriously wounded. I think the health check is unnecessary! Qian Guowan, just lead us to the abode under your nest. This time I will also check those fragments of Rules of Life and Death!"
Xu Que said with embarrassment. Then, he changed topic to the main subject.
He didn't expect this queen ant could be scared into tears easily. What an innocent girl!
"Eh, OK, my Lord, please go this way!" Qian Guowan show the way for Xu Que immediately.
When they left, Qian Yi'er stopped crying and wiped the tears on her face. Then, she said with a triumphant smile as she looked at Xu Que from behind, "Humph! You are a bad guy! Don't try to rob my life-span!"
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At the same time, outside the nest of the Vital Ant King
The Heaven Alliance led by Li Tianxun and the 2 sects led by Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming had gone deep into the central area of the western suburbs.
Thanks to Xu Que, nothing had happened since they crossed the boundary.
All of them were surprised by this scene but also let out a sigh of relief.
"We haven't been to this place for so long a time! It has changed!" Lin Huan said with ease.
"Maybe we came into this place at the right time. I guess something happened inside the tribe of the Vital Ants!" Li Tianxun nodded his head.
"Leader, could it be that the Vital Ant King has died?" Lin Huan speculated at this time.
Li Tianxun, who was surprised a bit, said by shaking his head, "I don't think so. But he should be in a terrible condition now. Otherwise, he would never allow us to come into his place easily!"
He used to fight the Vital Ant King before. Even he had done his best, he could only break even with the Vital Ant King. Then, he was outnumbered by dozens of queen ants at the Initial Stage of the Earth Celestial Stage. At last, he escaped empty-handed.
However, circumstances changed with the passage of time. The Vital Ants were not as powerful as before. They were walking in the territory of the Vital Ants fair and square. Not even a Vital Ant came out to stop them. So, Li Tianxun was more and more confident and got a feeling that nothing could stop him here.
"Guys, our living environment has been so vile in these years. However, we showed our mercy by only digging the Vital Rice without killing those Vital Ants! But they fell into a downfall, which could only prove the weakness of the Vital Ants! On the contrary, the Heaven Alliance is always the No. 1 sect in the Lost City!"
Li Tianxun shouted majestically to motivate his underlings. At last, he started to believe what he said and got a feeling that he would lead the Heaven Alliance to a bright future!
"The Heaven Alliance is awesome!" Lin Huan raised his arms and shouted to respond to Li Tianxun immediately.
"The Heaven Alliance is awesome!"
The rest members of the Heaven Alliance also shouted.
Smile appeared in Li Tianxun's face. Then, he waved his hand to quiet his underlings. After that, he shouted in a low voice, "Members of the Heaven Alliance, I will lead the attack. From now on, we are not only be the No. 1 sect in the Lost City, we will eliminate the Vital Ants and become the No.1 sect in this abandoned world!"
"Attack!" His underlings shouted excitedly again.
All at once, everyone in this area were motivated.
Even members of the 2 sects led by Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming were motivated. They even got a feeling that they were invincible and the Vital Ants were nothing.
Rumble!
Just at this time, big bangs started to come in from the mountains around them. A lot of nests in these mountains were opened. Numerous Vital Ants, which were led by those giant queen ants, gushed out like flood.
Over 100 members of the Heaven Alliance and another 2 sects were surrounded by hundreds of thousands of Vital Ants immediately.
Instantly, Li Tianxun was stunned.
Lin Huan was dumbfounded.
Yao Gongming and Lin Baiwan turned pale.
All members of the 3 sects were scared stiff and their mind went blank.
What…is going on?
Who am I?
Where am I?
What am I going to do?
Chapter 1128: The Golden Vital Rice
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
In an instant, the sudden change shocked all the people from the three parties! Those people, who had just cheered up, became totally demoralized. They had only slightly more than 100 people. Now, they were facing hundreds of thousands of Vital Ants. They were totally outnumbered.
Luckily, they still had Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming at the Initial Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm and Li Tianxun at the Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm. Otherwise, the rest of the cultivators at the Human Celestial Realm would have been scared out of their wits and escaped without a fight! As long as the powerhouses at the Earth Celestial Realm were here, they could still keep calm.
After all, the Vital Ants were only at the Half-Celestial Realm and the Human Celestial Realm. Only the Queen Ants could reach the Initial Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm. With Li Tianxun with them, the Queen Ants couldn't pose a threat. As long as the Vital Ant King was not here, they would still stand a chance, although quite slim.
"Damn! It's a trap!" Lin Huan said ruefully. He couldn't figure out why nothing had happened to Xu Que, but they had had to face so many horrible ants!
"Stop your nonsense! Let's start the attack! Follow me!" Li Tianxun shouted sullenly as he jumped into the sky. The entire area was filled with his killing intent. He had to lead the attack at this time. It was now or never. He wanted to try and rush into the ant nest when the Ant King was not here. After making eye contact, Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming also took off, following Li Tianxun.
Normally, they would definitely have chosen to retreat under such conditions, for the quantity of Vital Ants was too high. They would definitely suffer great losses or even get killed if they moved forward. But Li Tianxun was leading the attack now. After finding Xu Que, it was highly possible for them to go back to the Xuanhuang Continent. They didn't want to miss such a precious opportunity! In this way, a combat between human cultivators and Vital Ants was started!
Li Tianxun didn't want to waste his time in protecting the rest of the human cultivators. He just wanted to move forward and rush into the nest. Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming only tried to take shelter from Li Tianxun. Therefore, they would also move forward smoothly and didn't need to fight hard.
Finally, all the rest of the human cultivators who had lost the protection of the three powerhouses at the Earth Celestial Realm were slaughtered by the Vital Ants one after another.
…..
At the same time, in the nest of the Vital Ant King, the King of the Vital Ants, Xu Que, and the others, led by Qian Guowan, were heading for the abode under the nest through many complicated underground tunnels.
According to Qian Guowan' s introduction, the tough guy who ruined this world set up this abode for secluded cultivation. The Vital Ants were responsible for guarding this place. Therefore, the nest of the Vital Ant King was just like a small house for guards or servants in the mansion of a human being. It could never be mentioned with this abode in the same breath.
After such a long time, the abode collapsed. The space inside it was much smaller than it used to be. Now, it was just like a small cave. But the important things in it were still well-preserved. According to the prime directive of the Vital Ants, only the Patriarch of the Vital Ants could enter this cave.
Now, as the "Overlord", Xu Que requested to go inside and have a look. Qian Guowan didn't dare to refuse him. So he ushered Xu Que and the others into that place reverently.
Soon, Xu Que saw the abode mentioned by Fu Shanchuan. At first glance, it was not different from ordinary caves. However, actually it was full of restrictive spells. The Spiritual Qi and the Rules of Life and Death were very intense in it. Anyone who could perform cultivation in it would be greatly benefited.
"Interesting! I didn't expect this would be a precious place! No wonder that guy built the abode here!" After looking around, Xu Que said with a smile.
He guessed there must have been a large Spiritual Vein here long ago. The abode had absorbed most of the Spiritual Qi from the Spiritual Vein. But its roots were undamaged and were recovering slowly. Therefore, the Spiritual Qi and the Rules of Life and Death were more intense inside this abode than outside.
However, the things that drew Xu Que's undivided attention were those Rule Fragments that had been mentioned by Fu Shanchuan! It was something Xu Que had never seen before. For him, the Rules of Heaven and Earth should be invisible and only a formless cognition of Soul—they should never be something that could be made into something tangible!
However, Xu Que saw many small fragments that resembled many different sizes of broken glass in this abode.These fragments were sparkling and resplendent and as thin as cicada's wings. Each fragment was wrapped in a fuzzy black-and-white halo.
"The aura of life and death! How could the aura of life and death be so pure in this place?" Xu Que was completely overwhelmed!
Because of his Reincarnation Palm, he was very sensitive to the Vital Force and the Lifeless Qi. Even though he could control many Rules of Life and Death in this place, he hadn't seen Rules of Life and Death that were so pure and intense before!
The Rules of Life and Death in 1 Rule Fragment were comparable to all the Rules of Life and Death in the Spiritual Qi in the entire eastern suburbs area.
No wonder!
No wonder that Fu Shanchuan had said 1 Rule Fragment could provide Rules of Life and Death needed by one cultivator in the Xuanhuang Continent. It was indeed something miraculous!
"Overlord, we didn't dare to use these Rule Fragments. Because of them, a Vital Tree was generated in this area, which bears one grain of Golden Vital Rice every 1,000 years. One grain of Golden Vital Rice could provide tens of thousands of years of life-span! All the Golden Vital Rice have been well-preserved by us!" Qian Guowan said at this time.
Hearing that, Xu Que raised his eyebrows and said, reaching out his hand, "Where are they? Just show me to prove you are not bragging!"
"Ah?"
His words stunned and puzzled Qian Guowan. But Qian Guowan didn't dare to question Xu Que. Since the Overlord had decided to check this thing, he had no reason to refuse. He had kept those items for so many years and had never dared to use them in case the Overlord might come and check on them in the future!
"Overlord, all the Golden Vital Rice are here!" Immediately, Qian Guowan took out a translucent jade box and handed it to Xu Que.
Six grains of Golden Vital Rice were in the box. Each of them was golden yellow and as large as a thumb, which looked great!
"You only have six grains?" Xu Que asked dubiously.
Qian Guowan replied in a hurry, "Overlord, this Vital Tree started to bear Vital Rice 6,000 years ago. Therefore, we have only obtained six grains of Golden Vital Rice!"
"OK! These Golden Vital Rice could be used as toys by my six children!" Xu Que nodded his head thoughtfully and put away the jade box.
Qian Guowan was shocked and murmured in his heart. The bone age of our Overlord is even less than 100 years. I didn't expect he has already had six children!
Awesome! It seems our Overlord really has strong physical needs!
No wonder he even wanted to… Eh, no, as his underling, I shouldn't have such an idea! I shall never give up my daughter to marry with the Overlord. If that woman is annoyed because of this, we will have a big problem!
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Chapter 1129: Xu Que's Identities
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Hey, Guowan!"
At this time, Xu Que's voice interrupted Qian Guowan's thoughts. Qian Guowan erased those random thoughts from his mind, and he turned to Xu Que and waited for instructions. He was shocked by what he saw.
After putting away the Golden Vital Rice, Xu Que had reached out his hands toward the Rule Fragments that were floating in the air. He said calmly, "I think these Rule Fragments will be useless for you. I am going to take them away and use them as decorations on the walls of my house!"
Use the Rule Fragments as decorations?
Qian Guowan, Lan Hetu, and the others couldn't help but twitch their lips. Everyone knew that no one could take away the Rule Fragments, which would be integrated into the one who touched them. Xu Que said he would use the fragments as decorations. Only a fool would believe him!
However, Qian Guowan didn't dare to refuse Xu Que. He answered, nodding his head, "Overlord, please go ahead!"
Therefore, in front of the shocked eyes of Lan Hetu, Lan Xinyue, and the others, Xu Que took away all the Rule Fragments without any hesitation.They assumed that Xu Que had absorbed the fragments into his body. As a matter of fact, Xu Que had stored all the Rule Fragments in the storage space of the System.
Boom!
Just at this time, a big bang could be heard from outside. Then this place was filled with wild winds. After a violent vibration, a black figure rushed in from the passage abruptly.
"Who has broken into the holy place of our tribe in this manner?" Qian Guowan came to himself first. He shouted as he attacked.
Bang!
With a dull sound, an explosion occurred in the Void, which created a gust of air. Then the wild wind stopped. The black figure landed on the ground and showed himself. It was Li Tianxun at the Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm, who was as powerful as the Vital Ant King!
When he landed on the ground, he ignored the Ant King completely. He turned to Xu Que and said coldly, "Surrender the Rule Fragments, or none of you will leave here today!"
"None of us will leave here? Heh-heh, Li Tianxun, you are really good at boasting. How arrogant you are! Today, I will show you what real strength is!" Xu Que shouted majestically.
Qian Guowan was shocked. Our Overlord has only reached the Initial Stage of the Half Celestial Realm! How can he rival an opponent at the Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm? If he is wounded, how can I explain to that woman in the future?
At the thought of this, Qian Guowan stepped out and tried to stop Xu Que. However, before he had time to say anything, Xu Que stepped back and shouted, "Guowan, go, kill him!"
"???" Hearing that, Qian Guowan was so embarrassed that he almost fell over.
Damn! This Overlord is really good at joking! He was so overbearing just now. Everyone thought he would rush up and fight with Li Tianxun. It turned out that he won't do that! I was really worried for nothing!
Qian Guowan was speechless. Then he dashed toward Li Tianxun with magnificent Celestial Core Power and irresistible strength.
The Vital Ants were born with unusual strength. Even an ordinary ant, which was a bottom feeder, could lift an object that was several times heavier than the ant itself, let alone Vital Ants who could perform cultivation! Qian Guowan's attack was so powerful that it shook the Void!
Li Tianxun didn't dare to underestimate Qian Guowan at all. He also started to dodge the attack and fight back with all his Celestial Core Power!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
The next moment, a combat between two powerhouses at the Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm started. All their movements could cause the Void Fluctuation. Their magnificent magic arts also caused many ripples in the Void! If this abode had not been strong enough, it would have already been ruined by them completely.
"The strength of cultivators at the Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm has gone beyond my imagination!" Xu Que was shocked by this combat.
Although he had confronted Liu Hualong who was at the Initial Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm, he believed, in comparison, Li Tianxun would be able to defeat 100 cultivators like Liu Hualong—the gap between them was that great.
Of course, Liu Hualong hadn't fought with all his strength, because he didn't expect that Xu Que would use the 6-Color Fiery Lotus, which knocked Liu Hualong down before he had time to avoid it.
However, the thing that really frustrated Xu Que was the information revealed by Fu Shanchuan. The realm of Li Tianxun or any other cultivators from the Xuanhuang Continent was fake. Now, Li Tianxun was at the Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm. However, he would be less powerful than cultivators at the authentic Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm in the Earth Continent or the Heaven Continent.
Luckily, Xu Que had obtained the Rule Fragments. When he returned to the Xuanhuang Continent, the missing Rules of Life and Death wouldn't cause him any problems. And his realm in the Xuanhuang Continent would be authentic.
"Brother Que, what…is your identity?" Lan Hetu, who was beside Xu Que, couldn't help but ask at this time. He was so curious about Xu Que. The remaining young apprentices of the Lihuo Academy were also amazed by Xu Que.
Xu Que was a cultivator at the Half Celestial Realm like them. However, Xu Que's strength and connotation were more powerful than theirs. The point was that even the King of the Vital Ants followed his lead and called him Overlord, which was totally unbelievable to them.
"My identity?" Xu Que answered with a smile, "I have a lot of identities! Such as one of the four Act-Tough Kings! What? Don't you know the four Act-Tough Kings? Bei Xuan in the east, Zhang Xuan in the west, Qi Ye in the south, and Xu Que in the north! Haven't you heard of us before?"
"Eh…" Lan Hetu and the others were puzzled for they had never heard these names before.
"Brother Que, anything else?" Lan Hetu asked again.
"Emmm…I am also the most handsome leader among all Faction Leaders of the Exploding Heavens Faction! Also, I am the most powerful Kitchen God, the Ultimate Musician, the Invincible Alchemist, the Inset Painter, and the One Chosen by Heaven, which title I only received recently!" Xu Que narrated his identities.
When he mentioned the Inset Painter, he glanced at Lan Xinyue with a smile. However, Lan Xinyue didn't understand his implication at all. She started to explain for the rest of the people, ���The Cultivation Companion of Xu Que is the Overlord of the Vital Ants. So all Vital Ants obey his orders!"
"What?" Lan Hetu and the others were totally shocked.
"Brother Que, is your Cultivation Companion so powerful?"
"My God! I didn't expect she could be the Overlord of the Vital Ants!"
"Brother Que, is your Cultivation Companion a bee?"
"No, bees, which don't eat ants, wouldn't be the Overlord of the ants!"
"Is she a spider?"
"Do spiders eat ants?"
"I don't know!"
They started to discuss this issue, which totally annoyed Xu Que. Ants, bees, spiders… Do I seem so promiscuous to you? Why all your speculations about bugs?
Bang!
Just then, when Xu Que was about to stop this outrageous discussion, a large bang could be heard from the place where Li Tianxun and Qian Guowan were fighting! Xu Que didn't expect Qian Guowan to gain the upper hand in this combat, but he managed to knock Li Tianxun pretty hard. Li Tianxun was quite angry. The blood on his lips indicated he had been wounded. His failure might have been caused by the missing Rules of Life and Death. One small mistake in a fight with an opponent at the same realm would be fatal for him.
He believed he could never defeat Qian Guowan if he continued to fight. When the Queen Ants joined the fight, he could even be killed here!
"Humph! Xu Que, you are lucky this time. But you can't hide here forever. When you go back to the Lost City, I will definitely give you a miserable death!" Li Tianxun retreated rapidly following those tough words.
Although Qian Guowan had gained the upper hand in the combat, he couldn't stop Li Tianxun, who was as powerful as he was, from leaving the area.
Xu Que sneered and shook his head. "He is really a fool! The Lost City is a shabby place. Why would I go back? Also, even if I was going to go back, I would take all the Vital Ants with me. What could he do?…" Wait! This is definitely a good chance to act tough and I shall never miss it!
Xu Que's eyes lit up. He was eager to give it a try!
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