Chapter 1130: It's Really Her!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Eh! Brother Que, we really have to go back to the Lost City. And the Vital Ants are not able to stay close to the Lost City!" Lan Hetu said with an embarrassed smile, for he had decided to pour cold water on Xu Que.
Xu Que was surprised. "Why?"
Before Lan Hetu had time to say anything, Qian Guowan explained, "Maybe you don't know, Overlord! The Rules of Heaven and Earth were ruined here. Only the Rules of Life and Death are left—the life and death from reincarnation. After losing the rest of the Rules of Heaven and Earth, this world is out of balance. And, after staying under these rules, human beings will be assimilated!"
"Be assimilated? Do you mean…human beings will become subject to the Rules of Life and Death?" Xu Que asked in surprise.
Qian Guowan nodded his head. "Exactly! Once a human being stays outside the city for one to two years, this person will be assimilated and disintegrated into the Rules of Life and Death. Someone placed a small number of the power of the five elements in the Lost City, which provides some Rules of Heaven and Earth. Therefore, the Lost City is inhabitable for human beings!"
"Your words remind me! I sensed feeble Spiritual Qi of the five elements in the Lost City!" Xu Que nodded his head slightly. At the beginning, he thought it was the remaining energy of the five elements in this world. He didn't expect it had been placed by someone intentionally. Now, it seemed as if the Lost City was really an extraordinary place. No wonder Li Tianxun could say those tough words before leaving here. He believed Xu Que would go back sooner or later.
"Overlord, you really have to go back to the city before one or two years are up. Otherwise, you will be endangered! Also, the Vital Ants are not able to approach that city, which is the only forbidden place for us in this world. Once we get close to it, we will be killed by the restrictive spell no matter how powerful we are!"
Qian Guowan paused a bit. Then he continued to say as he looked at Lan Hetu and the others, "That's why the Vital Ants have never attacked the Lost City while human cultivators have kept on stealing our Vital Rice!"
"OK, forget it! I won't go back. I would never want to stay with people who have the bad habit of stealing!" Xu Que announced smugly.
In fact, he would finish the preparation of the Void Interface Spell in two months. Then he could leave this shabby place forever. Since the Vital Ants couldn't go into the city, he couldn't act tough! Therefore, the Lost City was meaningless to him now.
"You won't go back? Please don't do that, Overlord! Please don't worry. I will prepare everything for you. Unless Li Tianxun is about to wage a life-and-death fight with us, he doesn't dare to do anything to you!" Qian Guowan said seriously.
"What?" Hearing that, Xu Que raised his eyebrows and snorted, "What do you mean? Could the One Chosen by Heaven be terrified by that Li Tianxun?"
"Overlord, please forgive me! That's definitely not what I meant!" Qian Guowan changed his expression and bowed in a hurry.
Being close to the king is like being close to a tiger! I said that out of kindness. I didn't expect I would annoy the Overlord! Qian Guowan was quite agonized. Also because of this, he started to show more reverence to Xu Que.
"Forget it!" Xu Que waved his hand at last. "It is not necessary to worry about my safety! In fact, I will leave here eventually. It doesn't matter whether I go back to the Lost City or not!"
"Understood!" Qian Guowan replied hurriedly.
"OK, you can leave me alone now!" Xu Que waved his hand. He enjoyed this treatment very much. It was really cool to boss around a powerhouse at the Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm.
"Yes, Overlord!" Hearing that, Qian Guowan stood down and left by the passage without saying anything.
Now, only Xu Que, Lan Hetu, Lan Xinyue, and the others were in the abode.
Xu Que turned to them with a smile. When he was about to say something, a dull sound came from the passage suddenly.
Bang!
"Who is that?" Qian Guowan's shout could be heard.
Xu Que was startled as he looked down the passage. Along with much air-rending sound, several figures appeared in the passage and dashed into the abode— Lin Baiwan, Yao Gongming, and several other cultivators at the Human Celestial Realm.
They had come into the nest of the Vital Ant King after Li Tianxun. However, they didn't know the way inside the nest. So they had had to wander around. At last, they were chased into this abode by Qian Guowan.
"My fellow cultivator, you are here!"
"Are you imprisoned by the Ant King in this place?"
When they saw Xu Que, they walked up delightedly.
Boom!
At this time, Qian Guowan's magnificent pressure descended like a horrible and invisible mountain.
"Ah!" Lin Baiwan, Yao Gongming, and the other cultivators who had just entered shouted. Then they were pressed down on the ground from the pressure. Their faces, pale as ghosts, were full of terror.
The next moment, Qian Guowan rushed up. He folded his hands to Xu Que and knelt on one knee, "Overlord, please forgive me. They were able to come into this place and bother Overlord because of my negligence!"
Instantly, Lin Baiwan, Yao Gongming, and the others were dumbfounded!
Overlord?
Did the Vital Ant King at the Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm call Xu Que Overlord? The Ant King even knelt down in front of him to ask for forgiveness!
My God! Where does this guy come from?
"Heh, heh, it's OK! They are my friends!" Xu Que walked up with a smile at this time.
Friends?
Qian Guowan was puzzled. After all, just now Xu Que told him to kill his friends!
Lin Baiwan, Yao Gongming, and the rest of the cultivators let out sighs of relief. No matter what identity Xu Que had now, they would be safe as his friends.
"Overlord, should I beat them to death?" However, Qian Guowan didn't release them but asked as he looked at Xu Que seriously.
His words stunned Lin Baiwan and the others. Then they became totally annoyed.
Damn! Your Overlord said we are his friends! Why do you want to beat us to death?
This is totally outrageous!
"My fellow cultivator, this…" Lin Baiwan said as he looked at Xu Que seriously. He was waiting for Xu Que's explanation.
"Hah, hah! Calm down, my friends. Let me handle this!" Xu Que said with laughter as he stepped out and looked at Qian Guowan.
The next moment, his face darkened and he said seriously, "Guowan, what do you mean by saying that? They are my friends! How could you treat them in this way?"
"Ah?" Qian Guowan was stunned.
Lin Baiwan and the rest sneered at Qian Guowan proudly.
Then Xu Que continued, "Have you listened to my words carefully? I've told you just now! Please beat them to death! Why do you press them down on the ground? This is a holy place, which can't be stained by them!"
"???"
This time, it was Lin Baiwan and the rest of the cultivators who were dumbfounded. They were totally puzzled.
Please beat them to death? This holy place can't be stained?
F*ck! How could you say that?
"My fellow cultivator, what…do you mean?" Lin Baiwan asked sullenly.
"Nothing! Guowan, what are you waiting for? Do it quickly!" Xu Que said, waving his hand as he turned around.
"Yes, Overlord!" Qian Guowan waved his hand to lift up Lin Baiwan and the rest of the cultivators at the same time. These people were far less powerful than Qian Guowan. With his mighty strength, Qian Guowan restrained all of them completely. They didn't even have the strength to struggle.
"My fellow cultivator, wait, you can't do this!"
"We've agreed to be allies!"
"How could you do this to us?"
"You should honor your word!"
Lin Baiwan and the rest of the cultivators shouted. They did not expect that Xu Que would be so merciless!
"Honor my word?" Puff! Xu Que said, raising his eyebrows. "This is a bad habit!"
Boom!
Almost at the same time, Qian Guowan clenched his fists and threw Lin Baiwan and the others at the entrance of the passage. It had been quite easy for him to kill those people. However, as Xu Que had requested, he didn't want to stain this abode!
Just at this time, Lin Baiwan opened his mouth. A strand of light gushed out from his mouth and wrapped up his body to protect him from the invisible force of Qian Guowan. Then he rushed toward Xu Que. He knew he was not able to escape from this place. His only chance to survive was to grab Xu Que.
"Humph!" However, Qian Guowan, who was faster than Lin Baiwan, snorted and pointed his finger at the sky.
Rumble!
A gust of invisible force gushed out and knocked Lin Baiwan into the depths of the abode.
"No, the platform!" Suddenly, Qian Guowan's expression changed and he shouted in surprise. After being knocked down, Lin Baiwan fell on the platform in the abode. The platform was used to contact the mysterious person, and it would cease to be after being used once. Qian Guowan was too slow. After landing beside the platform, Lin Baiwan's blood spilled onto it. The blood of a cultivator at the Initial Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm was always full of Spiritual Qi!
Boom! The runes on the platform lit up and became dazzling. After a slight vibration, the platform was activated completely.
"Oh, no!" Qian Guowan's face turned ashy. After all, according to the teachings of the deceased ancestors, the mysterious personage would not be bothered unless the Vital Ants were about to become extinct! Now, the only platform that could be used to contact that personage had been activated. How could Qian Guowan stay calm?
Bang!
At this time, the runes on the platform cracked. Then a dazzling ripple of light appeared in the abode.
The next moment, a crisp, cold voice rang out, "What?"
"Holy sh*t!" Xu Que jumped up in shock.
That voice is definitely from Xuanyuan Wanrong!
Damn! It turns out the one who ruined the world all those years ago was really her!
…..
Chapter 1131: Xuanyuan Wanrong, just you wait!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Uh, it's you?"
Along with Xu Que's exclamation, the voice from the Spell Platform was also slightly startled; somewhat shocked and confused.
The next moment, that voice became indifferent again as it continued, "Xu Que, you had indeed levitated heavenwards to that abandoned Fallen Realm!"
"Overlord, this is an accident, some had invaded the Holy Ground, and it was your subordinate��s carelessness to give him a chance to touch the Spell Platform. And it had accidentally activated the Spell Platform, and disrupted you, the Overlord!" Just then, Qian Guowan explained hastily, he was in fear that Xuanyuan Wanrong would chide him.
However, Xuanyuan Wanrong didn't care, but replied coldly, "This is God's will, there's no need to blame yourself, now I want all of you to imprison this person in…"
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you talking about?"
Suddenly, Xu Que barged in, interrupted Xuanyuan Wanrong's words, stared with him eyes widely opened, "What's God's will? This guy mistakenly activated the Spell Platform and disrupted you. I absolutely felt so sorry for you that I can't just let it go!"
"How dare you! What nonsense are you talking about? Do you really think…" Xuanyuan Wanrong immediately reprimanded him.
"What are you going to do? Do you still want to quarrel with me? Come on! Who's afraid of you? I've endured you for a long time. It's because of your bad temper that I ran away from you. I didn't expect that after so many days, you haven't reflected on yourself and recognized your mistakes. I'm really disappointed with you!" Xu Que interrupted again and shouted furiously.
He was fully aware that Xuanyuan Wanrong clearly wanted the Vital Ant Tribe to lock him up.
What a joke. If she had really said that, then the cheap bodyguard he had just fooled would become his enemy? How could he let that happened?
"Humph, you're still pretty smart. How dare you be so…"
"Smart? That's interesting; you're only praising my cleverness now? Let me tell you, it's too late. It's no use talking about anything, let's divorce!" Xu Que was incomparably aggressive as he yelled, showing off his masculinity.
Qian Guowan was struck dumb with astonishment, he was trembling inside!
That woman was known for being invincible and cruel since his ancestor's times. And that Young Master Xu actually dared to speak to her like that, it was simply awesome!
In that moment, Qian Guowan's admiration for Xu Que was instantly out of control, boundless, undying and irreparable!
"You…" Xuanyuan Wanrong was truly angered, and her tone went harsher. Even when they were in a long distance away, they could still feel her fiery murderous aura from the Spell Platform.
However, it was impossible for Xu Que to give her the chance to finish her sentence, as he immediately interrupted, "What? Don't ever think there's still a chance to salvage it. Let me tell you, if you don't change your temper, it'll never be possible for us to get together again. You decide for yourself!"
Xuanyuan Wanrong replied, "How dare you…"
"Yes, because if you like someone you'll get presumptuous. But in love, you've to exercise restraint! You don't even understand that, how could you say you love me?"
"I…"
Xu Que replied, "I thought you would be different from the other women. I thought you could understand my intention and see my inner beauty. However, you only saw my handsome appearance and indulged in my handsomeness. You're too superficial!"
"You…"
"You've changed. You weren't like this before. When you first met me, you were tender and sweet. You even called me sweetie. But since you had played with my body, you began to show your true self and yelled at me all day. I'm really disappointed!"
"Da*n it, that's enough!"
"Enough? All right, you're really sick and tired of me. How could you say 'that's enough' to me? Okay, since you don't want to listen, I don't want to talk to you anymore. Goodbye!"
As soon as Xu Que's voice ended, he swung his hand and pulled out a Dark Heavy Buster Sword under his crotch and smashed it onto the Spell Platform fiercely!
Bang!
With a loud bang, the Spell Platform collapsed in an instant and crumbled into a mass of debris.
Within the grotto-heavens, the sound of a dropped pin could be heard. Everyone looked at Xu Que in silent.
"Don't console me, I'm all right!" Xu Que suddenly lowered his head and waved to the crowd. His voice was full of weariness and vicissitudes, and a trace of melancholy agony!
Anyone who saw his expressions and state would know that he wasn't fine. He was a man who had been hurt all over by love!
"Uh, Overlord…"
Just then, Qian Guowan was full of embarrassment and he felt uneasy. He wanted to say something, but he didn't know what to say.
After all, he felt that he was responsible for that situation. If he hadn't carelessly thrown Lin Baiwan towards the Spell Platform, the Spell Platform wouldn't have activated. If the Spell Platform hadn't activated, the ruthless woman wouldn't have been connected and Xu Que wouldn't have quarreled with her.
"Guo Wan, it's none of your business. As you just saw, my feelings for her were beyond repair and it's hard to salvage. Don't call me Overlord again!" Xu Que was spotted with a lonely face as he replied lightly.
Qian Guowan responded in a hurry, "Overlord, it's all right. It's normal for husbands and wives to quarrel. You should calm down first!"
He felt that since Xu Que dared to speak to that ruthless woman like that, it clearly suggested that the ruthless woman held an important position in his heart, otherwise how would an ordinary people dare to do so?"
Hence, he concluded that Xu Que's relationship with the ruthless woman couldn't be broken, let alone they were connected by the Heavenly Book of Taiyi; how could they just drift apart and break up like that?
"I'm very composed; love is very complicated, there's no way to explain, alas!" Xu Que shook his head as his face was written with gloominess and sorrow.
Lan Hetu, Lan Xinyue and others stood aside, and when they saw Xu Que's sorrowful appearance, they couldn't help but sympathized with him for his heartache, but they couldn't offer any comforting words.
Just as Xu Que said, love is very complicated. What could any bystanders give him any advice!
"Uh!"
At that moment, Xu Que sighed again; he looked up at the sky in 45 degrees, and suddenly hummed sadly.
"If it's not love then don't lie. Just a little attraction!"
"If it's not hate then don't pester, don't pretend to be sad!"
"Understand all, and forgive everything. I tried to search an answer; the answer is simple, simply regretful…"
"Because of growth, we forced ourselves to learn!"
"Because of growth, all of a sudden, we drifted… apart!"
The song which was filled with sorrow and heartbreak ended, and everyone was astonished as they stood in their position!
Such a deep song!
This unique melody and singing method needed a talented and experienced person with stories to compose it!
He must have loved her! That explained for the heartbreaking song!
Qian Guowan was alarmed, he might not understand other parts of the lyrics, but Xu Que's last sentence "drifted apart" had gave him a bad fright.
If, because of his carelessness, the feelings of his two masters were completely broken, he would be condemned by history!
At once, he looked at Xu Que and opened his mouth wanting to say something to dissuade him.
But his words hadn't yet been spoken, but a familiar and cold voice, even with a slight mockery, suddenly sounded in the grotto-heavens.
"Xu Que, that's a good singing, but are you done fooling around?"
F*ck!
Xu Que's face changed in an instant and he was terribly frightened.
What the f*ck is this situation?
Why is Xuanyuan Wanrong still around?
"Humph, do you really think that when the Spell Platform is ruined, I can't get my voice across? Don't forget, this Spell Platform is set up by me, I'm the leader of this world!" Xuanyuan Wanrong snorted, and the mockery in her words became more and more intense.
Since Xu Que destroyed the Spell Platform, she had never disappeared. She just wanted to see the tricks under Xu Que's sleeves. But she didn't expect that dude to be so shameless that he acted so well and even had the tunes composed and deceived everyone in present.
"Uh…" Xu Que had a trace of embarrassment on his face but he smiled politely. He laughed as he backed off and said, "Misunderstandings, everything is a misunderstanding. Sorry to disturb you!"
"Humph, Vital Ant Tribe, take my command!"
Just then, Xuanyuan Wanrong didn't want to continue to talk nonsense with Xu Que. "This man's name is Xu Que. He's a liar. I ordered you to detain him right now, but do not hurt his life. After 500 years, I'll deal with him myself!"
"Detain! Da*n you! Xuanyuan Wanrong, just you wait! Sooner or later I'll make sure you cry under me!" Xu Que immediately broke out in swears, and at the same time, he took out his Escape Emblem, waved his hand, blanketed Lan Hetu, Lan Xinyue and the rest, and quickly escaped from the grotto-heavens.
Chapter 1132: That terrible liar!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Liar?
That guy… is a liar?
Qian Guowan was befuddled, he was in utter disbelief! It was unbelievable!
Such a handsome young man, how could he possibly be a liar?
But soon, as a loyal subject to Xuanyuan Wanrong, he had unconditional trust and obedience towards her. Qian Guowan didn't hesitate, and he immediately listed Xu Que as an enemy, he was instantly burning with rage in his heart.
He was an impressive leader of the tribe, and was fooled by a dude in the Half Celestial Stage, how could that happened!
"Stop!"
Just then, Qian Guowan saw Xu Que and his group making their escape, he instantly roared furiously, darted forward in a speed of light. At the same time, with his gigantic hand, he engulfed an overwhelming amount of power, and slammed towards Xu Que.
However, it was still a step too late. He could only watch Xu Que and his group turned into a mass of shadows and disappeared from their spot!
"That terrible liar!"
Qian Guowan hollered in frustration, he was bent out of shape. He didn't expected Xu Que to be so bold and dared to lie to him like that.
Had Xu Que not been exposed by Xuanyuan Wanrong, Qian Guowan would have been kept in the dark all the time.
Yes, Overlord!
Suddenly, Qian Guowan finally remembered that his real master was still there!
Bang!
Immediately, he kneeled on the ground, in a trembling voice, "Your subordinate was inefficient and fell into the trap of a scoundrel, please punish me, the Overlord!"
In such a moment, he dared not asked for forgiveness, because he wasn't only deceived by Xu Que, but he had also lost six Golden Vital Rice and all of the Rule Fragments. He had lost the two most precious treasures in the grotto-heavens.
"There's no harm, you can't be blamed on all of these!" Xuanyuan Wanrong said lightly.
She wasn't an unreasonable person. The reason why the Vital Ant Tribe was deceived was because Xu Que had the Heavenly Book of Taiyi with him. Besides, she didn't saw the importance of the Rule Fragments in the grotto-heavens; hence she didn't feel that she had suffered losses.
Of course, those grains of Vital Rice were what she needed most. Unfortunately, the Vital Ant Tribe was too far apart from and didn't have the ability to cross The Four Great Continents' Celestial Burial Valley.
"Thank you Overlord for forgiving my sins! Your subordinate will try my best to catch the liar and hacked him to death!" Just then, Qian Guowan gritted his teeth and had Xu Que listed as his first enemy.
"No!"
Xuanyuan Wanrong spoke in a serious tone, "I just want you to lock him up. I didn't ask you to take his life. Remember, he has to live well, do you understand?"
"Yes!" Qian Guowan was busy responding but he was greatly confused. The situation is already so bad, but the Overlord still want to protect that liar?
Whoosh!
In that moment, a breeze swept in the grotto-heavens, and the strong aura suddenly vanished.
Qian Guowan collected himself, but he didn't dare to stand up. He carefully asked, "I wonder if there're other commands from the Overlord?"
However, after waiting for a moment, Xuanyuan Wanrong's voice never appeared; obviously she had left.
Qian Guowan heaved a sigh of relief and got up from the ground.
"Father, what's wrong? What had happened here?" Just then, Qian Yi'er trotted out of the corridor, looking at the corpses of Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming on the ground, and asked in surprise.
Then Qian Yi'er looked around and wondered, "Where's that big bad guy?"
"Shut up."
Qian Guowan suddenly got angry and in frustration he said, "Don't mention that liar anymore! Yi Er, now give orders immediately, we've to catch Xu Que with all our might, but don't hurt his life; we must catch him alive!"
…
At the same time, in the wasteland of the eastern suburbs in the Lost City.
There was a series of contortion in the Void, several figures rushed out of it and landed on the ground. It was Xu Que, Lan Xinyue and the group.
After escaping from the Vital Ant King's nest in the western suburbs, Xu Que burned thousands of Escape Emblem in succession, not stingy at all; he frenziedly escaped away from the place.
He could be unafraid of Xuanyuan Wanrong, but that Vital Ant King, Qian Guowan, was in the Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Stage. Even Li Tianxun couldn't win him, if he didn't escaped farther, he would inevitably be beaten, or trapped in there for hundreds of years!
"Brother Que, this… what's going on? Why is it that your cultivation companion said you're a liar?" As soon as Lan Hetu fell to the ground, he asked Xu Que out of confusion.
"Uh, love, love is about deceiving each other. How can you say I'm a liar? Are you sure she's not a liar too? Who hasn't lied in this world? Who hasn't lied, am I right?" Xu Que waved his hand, as he made a random explanation shamelessly.
Lan Hetu and the others stared at him with eyes widely opened. Is love all about deceiving one another? What's more, if you've this awareness, why did you pretend to be so sad and even sing just now?
"Alright, stop talking about this. We should be thinking about where we're heading now." Just then, Lan Xinyue put on a serious face and prevented Lan Hetu and Xu Que from continuing that boring topic!
Everyone heard and fell into silence!
The Lost City had Li Tianxun waiting for them. It was impossible to go back!
But other places, other than the Lost City, weren't optimistic too. It was estimated that now the entire Vital Ant Tribe had begun to search for their whereabouts. Whether in the eastern suburbs, the western suburbs or the southern suburbs, it was the territories of the Vital Ant Tribe. There was no place to escape!
"Don't panic, I've a way!" Xu Que immediately raised the corners of his lips, a glimpse of wisdom flashed in his eyes, and acted like a strategist, he said, "The eastern suburbs is so big that the Vital Ant Tribe has to rely on smells to find us, but I've a way to hide our presence!"
"Brother Que, we also have a way to hide our presence, but this isn't a long-term solution after all. The number of the Vital Ant Tribe is so large, even if we can hide our presence, we can at most avoid them for a few days!" Lan Hetu said with a bitter face.
"I know, so besides concealing our presence, we've to dress up, disguised ourselves and change our directions constantly. When the Void Interface Spell has completed its setup, we can leave immediately!�� Xu Que smiled.
He spent so much time in the World of Cultivators that he had never been afraid of being hunted.
Moreover, the current situation wasn't too bad. The worst scenario was to be caught by Qian Guowan, but if that happened, he still had the Rule Fragments of the Rules of Life and Death, coupled with his Reincarnation Fist, he could exchange a few blows with Qian Guowan, and then find an opportunity to escape. It wasn't a big deal!
Eventually, a group of people accepted Xu Que's simple and crude method. They changed their clothes, concealed their presence, blended with the world, and then began to wander aimlessly in that boundless eastern suburban.
According to Xu Que, that was the best way to avoid being positioned by the Vital Ant Tribe. Its scientific name was "march". Its full name was Exploding Heavens Faction's Extreme Snake March!
"Uh, Brother Que, we've been discovered!"
However, a group of people just ran out of a short distance, and there was a sudden appearance of several Vital Ants right in front of them. They had blocked the mountain intersection. Several pairs of big eyes were frighteningly staring at Xu Que and the group.
"Da*n it, that's impossible! We're wearing our black suit!" Xu Que was alarmed.
Lan Hetu and the rest rolled their eyes, "But it's the day now!"
Chapter 1133: Wandering
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"What's wrong with the day? Who said that black suits couldn't be worn during the day? Besides, there're only a few Vital Ants here. Why are you so alarmed? Go up and kill them, and nobody will know where we are!" Xu Que immediately glared with his eyes opened and said.
In such times, he had to glare at them, blow his beard if he had one, to show that he had the confidence and authority. Otherwise, how could he earn the trust from the crowd!
But Lan Hetu and the others obviously weren't buying his nonsense. They had faces full of bitterness and were speechless. But that situation was within the scope of their acceptance; just a few Vital Ants didn't mean that they had exposed their whereabouts.
Whether their encounter was by chance or discovered, as long as those Vital Ants were killed, all the troubles would disappear!
Whoosh!
At that moment, with a soft sound, Lan Xinyu and the others hadn't yet had time to start their attack but Xu Que had darted forward in a speed of light.
With his strength, it was easy to deal with those Vital Ants in their Half Celestial Stage.
In the astonishment of Lan Hetu and the others, Xu Que's figure leaped high and split into two in the air; both had a black club raised high in their hands, and there was an illusion of a dense shadow of uncountable black clubs. Those black clubs were extremely graceful and natural and unshackled as it crashed onto the several Vital Ants.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
In successive muffled sounds, several Vital Ants fell to the ground and fainted.
With a wave of his hand, Xu Que pulled out a Beast Soul Bag. He stuck his fingers together, swept and swiped; several Vital Ants suddenly floated up and were sucked into the Beast Soul Bag.
"Uh, Brother Que, aren't we killing them?" Lan Hetu was startled.
"What do you know? If we were to kill them, it'll certainly give them clues of our whereabouts; the Vital Ant Tribe will know that we're in the eastern suburbs." Xu Que smiled.
After listening to his explanation, Lan Hetu and the rest nodded as they finally understood his rationale. They had a new understanding of Xu Que at the same time.
It turned out that Brother Que wasn't only a liar, but also an experienced hunter. Otherwise, how could he be so vigilant and experienced!
However, Xu Que's idea of capturing of those Vital Ants was only his last minute plan.
The Vital Ants could only survive in the place where the Rules of Life and Death was strong, and it almost coexisted with the Vital Rice. The Vital Rice was born naturally, but could also be planted. From the nest of the Vital Ant King, Xu Que caught a glimpse of the Vital Rice field of the Vital Ant Tribe, and realized that.
Hence, he knew for sure that the Vital Ant Tribe was really good at growing the Vital Rice. Since he would leave that place soon, in order to ensure that he could still get the Vital Rice in the future, he felt that it was necessary to bring some Vital Ants back. Of course, even if he couldn't use them, maybe he could cook them as a dish for Buttface to enjoy!
Thinking about it, Xu Que's eyes was slightly warmed; he didn't expect himself to miss Buttface, Duan Jiude, Jiang Hongyan, Liu Jingning and the rest.
He was anxious to find them, and that emotion was stronger now!
"Let's go, no one can stop us from leaving now. Anyone who dares to block the road, I'll kill whoever comes, every single one of them!"
Suddenly, Xu Que exuded an imposing killing aura; he was unconscious that he was radiating a formidable Terrifying Spiritual Qi!
Lan Hetu and the others were taken aback, but before they could respond, Xu Que had taken the lead in moving forward sneakily.
A few of them couldn't help but took a look at each other, but eventually they weren't speaking a word and followed in succession.
They didn't know what exactly happened and why Xu Que suddenly seemed to be like a different person. But they knew that this time, he was serious and wouldn't be committing any mistakes again!
…
Maybe it was good luck. Maybe it was true as what Xu Que said; he began to take it seriously.
For more than a month, for more than fifty days, Xu Que and his group were very successful in the eastern suburbs. They kept wandering around without encountering any powerful Vital Ants or even a Queen Ant.
Of course, akin to the small patrol team consisting of several Vital Ants which they encountered for the first time, they had met such patrol teams several times after. At first, Xu Que didn't hesitate to rush forward, wielded his Dark Heavy Buster Sword and kill them into dregs, and at last burned them thoroughly with fire.
But later, Xu Que seemed to return to his initial state, calm and gentle, and no longer continued to attack viciously. Instead, like for the first time, he continued to knock off those Vital Ants and kept them into the Beast Soul Bag.
For more than a month, Xu Que had caught at least hundreds of Vital Ants; it was a great harvest.
But since Lan Hetu and the others could no longer called Xu Que as "brother-in-law", in a short period of more than a month, the relationship between them seemed to have gradually changed. They were no longer as close as before, as if there was estrangement.
Xu Que wasn't a person who would bare his heart to anyone. He had gone through numerous events and was suspicious and vigilant of everything.
Lan Hetu and the others had listened to what Lan Xinyue had told them before, and understood that they and Xu Que weren't of the same fate. Xu Que's fate was doomed to be full of danger, and it would be even worst in the future. After they left that place, they would eventually return to the academy and lead a stable life.
As a result, in their perspectives, after leaving that area, they might never cross path with Xu Que again.
Under multiple anticipations of their imminent separations, there would naturally be an estrangement between them, and it was impossible to chatter as much as before.
However, such estrangement had no impact on them; Xu Que hadn't paid attention to it. He continued to wander while paying attention to the situation of his Little Gold Clone.
The setup of the Void Interface Spell was soon to be completed, and the position he chose was secluded; it was never discovered by the Vital Ant Tribe.
During that period, Xu Que also took time to study and research on the refining equipment.
He exchanged several Occupation Skill Books about refining equipment from the System Store, and after using them together; his Equipment Refiner Skill had upgraded from One Star to a peak of Nine Star. He had become a Nine Star Equipment Refiner!
But it still couldn't help him to refine an Inferior Celestial Artifact, it could be said that he was far from that strength.
Xu Que wanted to refine equipment because he wanted to refine the broken Long Halberd snatched from Liu Wenfeng. Since his broken sword had been destroyed, the most suitable weapon for him in the future was the broken Long Halberd. The Terrifying Spiritual Qi within the weapon was simply amazing and if he could unleash its potential, it would be more ferocious than his broken sword.
However, after spending tens of thousands of Act Tough Points to attain to the level of a Nine Star Equipment Refiner, Xu Que was still unable to find any ways to refine the broken Long Halberd.
He looked up the System Store and found that no matter the equipment refiner or pill refining, or even the making of spell and amulet, all was only be provided up to Nine Star.
But further up, there were more levels.
For example, after the Nine Star Equipment Refining Master, there was First Grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster, until he reached the level of Ninth Grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster, then he could step into the rank of First Grade Equipment Refining Great Grandmaster, and after the Ninth Grade Equipment Refining Great Grandmaster, he would be the King Refiner of the Inferior Artifact.
And weapons like the Inferior Celestial Artifact could only be refined by the King Refiner of the Inferior Artifact.
Such levels were similar in Alchemist, Spell Master and Amulet Maker.
That pressurized Xu Que. Neglecting all others, just with his intention to refine the broken Long Halberd himself, he must at least cross two Cultivation Stages, from the Equipment Refining Master to the Equipment Forging Grandmaster, from the Equipment Forging Grandmaster to the Equipment Refining Great Grandmaster, and finally to the King Refiner of the Inferior Artifact, before he could refine the broken Long Halberd.
That was simply too tedious, if the System Store could continue to sell him Occupation Skill Book so that he could learn the skill immediately, Xu Que could accept such a tedious process. But those Occupation Skill Books was only provided to the peak stages of the Equipment Refiner. It suggested that all the stages afterwards, he had to rely on himself to practice.
"Uh, this is worrisome! This is an annoying System!" Xu Que finally shook his head and sighed.
In retrospect, he thought that if he had the System, he would be invincible.
Who knew that the System could only protect and help him to a Half Celestial Stage, and no longer cared about him; it deprived him of gaining Experience Point from killing. What's more, it surprised him that even those Secondary Occupations were like this; they were only at the basic stage, and could no longer use the Occupation Skill Books to cheat and upgrade. It was really dissatisfying.
But… Xu Que's dissatisfaction came and went quickly.
Gradually, he began to change his mind, thinking that he shouldn't continue to rely on the System. The system deprived him of the function of killing to gain Experience Point; it cancelled out the function without informing him.
What if the System cancelled more functions in the future, wouldn't he be useless then?
Maybe it was time to go self-reliant; to be independent and formidable with his might!
Chapter 1134: Get Lost!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Several days later, Xu Que, Lan Xinyue, Lan Hetu, and the others were retreating rapidly. His Little Gold Clone had finished the preparation of the Void Interface Spell. So they had to go back to the mountain now. After reaching the mountain, they could activate the spell to leave this shabby place.
However, their return trip was not as smooth as their trip before. For more than a month, the Vital Ants had been searching for them. The human cultivators received the news that Xu Que was no longer protected and was even being hunted down by the Vital Ants. So a lot of human cultivators were also sent out to find Xu Que.
Before, Xu Que had kept going deep into the eastern suburbs to stay away from the Vital Ants and the human cultivators. So they hadn't come across a lot of Vital Ants. Now, however, they were heading back, which meant that inevitably they would meet more and more Vital Ants and human cultivators.
After several days, Xu Que, Lan Xinyue, and the others stopped at the side of a large mountain. They were forced to hide themselves in a corner.
"Brother Que, it seems our situation is quite ominous!"
"The path on the left is full of Vital Ants. And I found some human cultivators on the right side!"
"Most human cultivators are from the Heaven Alliance. I also saw a lot of cultivators from other sects!"
"It seems the Heaven Alliance is really trying to kill us. They have even asked other sects to hunt us down!"
Lan Hetu and the others were quite worried for it would be very difficult to break through this siege. They were surrounded by three Queen Ants at the Initial Stage of the Earth Celestial Stage who led around 10,000 Vital Ants at the Half Celestial Stage and the Human Celestial Stage on one side. And, on the other side, there were dozens of human cultivators at the Human Celestial Stage. Therefore, it seemed everyone was trying to ambush Xu Que.
Because of the topography on this mountain, Xu Que had to carve a path through those Vital Ants. If they killed the human cultivators, the Vital Ants would definitely be startled. Then Xu Que and his teammates would be surrounded by Vital Ants and would never escape. So, the best way out was for them to attack the Vital Ants by surprise. Then they could escape before the ants could form up again.
However, then Xu Que made an eye-popping decision. "Let's kill those human cultivators first!" He said coldly.
Lan Hetu and the others were shocked by his words. "Brother Que, we…don't need to do that! They can't stop us no matter whether we kill them or not!"
"Indeed, we don't need to kill them!" Lan Xinyue nodded her head slightly. Then she looked at Xu Que curiously and hoped Xu Que would narrate his reasons to want to do that.
Xu Que reached out two of his fingers and said with a smile, "Two reasons! First, if these people know the direction we are moving in, they will definitely call for reinforcements from Li Tianxun. Maybe you don't understand the current situation. The Vital Ants are trying to capture us alive. They don't dare to kill me. But Li Tianxun will definitely kill us!"
Xu Que knew Xuanyuan Wanrong didn't dare to kill him because their fates had been bonded together by the Taiyi Heaven Book. If one of them died, the other one would also be killed. If Xuanyuan Wanrong was not a fool, she would definitely ask the Vital Ants to keep Xu Que alive!
Li Tianxun was the one who really wanted to kill Xu Que. So they should do their best to stop those human cultivators from sending signals to Li Tianxun.
Hearing this, Lan Xinyue and the others nodded their heads. They now understood why it would be easier to break through the barricade of those Vital Ants.
"Brother Que, what…is the second reason?" Lan Hetu asked at this time.
"The second reason?" Xu Que said with a cold smile, "It is quite simple! I just don't like them and want to kill them."
After saying that, Xu Que jumped up into the sky and dashed toward those human cultivators like a strand of light. As he said, he killed those cultivators because he didn't want to startle Li Tianxun and he didn't like them at all! These people had cast their greedy eyes on his treasures for a long time. When he killed Liu Hualong in the Sword Pavilion, he had figured out the rest of the human cultivators would never help him and only wanted to take advantage of him. Lin Baiwan and Yao Gongming acted like that. All these human cultivators acted like that!
Xu Que didn't want to get involved in too many troubles in this world. But a lot of people kept making trouble for him. Now all he wanted was to leave this place. But these people just wanted to stand in his way.
This was something unacceptable for him!
I have light in my heart. But darkness still exists in this world!
I have hope in my heart. But despair still exists in this world!
If I don't give up, the world has no way to control me!
Boom!
A cloud of divine energy gushed out from the sky. Xu Que used the People Killing Book and the Secret of "All". Four kinds of Mystical Fires were surging in the sky, which were turned to a Four-color Fiery Lotus in Xu Que's hand.
When the human cultivators found Xu Que, they were quite delighted.
"Quick! We've found Xu Que!"
"Inform Leader Li! This time we will make a fortune! Hah, hah!"
Their first reaction was like this!
When they saw the fiery lotus in Xu Que's hand, their faces changed and were full of terror.
"The fiery…lotus!"
"Is this the fiery lotus that killed Liu Hualong?"
"No! Wait!"
"My fellow cultivator, we just passed by this place and meant no harm!"
The cultivators were in a panic. They shouted as they ran away.
However, this time Xu Que had made up his mind to kill them. Before they had time to run away, Xu Que had thrown out the fiery lotus in his hand.
Whoosh!
The fiery lotus which was formed by the integration of four Mystical Fires drifted toward the ground after flying through the Void. Although it was not as powerful as the Six-color Fiery Lotus, it was powerful enough to scare those cultivators out of their wits. Because they were not able to resist the power of this Four-color Fiery Lotus!
Boom!
Along with a deafening explosion, the Four-color Fiery Lotus exploded. The next moment, the cultivators were devoured by a magnificent sea of flames!
Powerhouses who had reached the Later Stage of the Human Celestial Stage might survive in those flames. However, all these cultivators were at the Initial Stage or the Medium Stage of the Human Celestial Stage. Therefore, they were quite vulnerable in these flames, which turned them into ash immediately. Anyway, they were only a group of cultivators at the fake Human Celestial Stage. Their cultivation was defective, which made them weaker than cultivators at the authentic Human Celestial Stage!
Therefore, as a cultivator at the authentic Half-Celestial Stage, Xu Que could kill them easily with the support of all kinds of his magic arts. This combat was finished in several seconds.
Lan Hetu, Lan Xinyue, and the others were totally shocked by this scene. Even though they had witnessed Xu Que's strength before, they were still shocked when they saw this scene.
How could a cultivator at the Half-Celestial Stage be so powerful?
Whoosh!
At the same time, the Vital Ants on the other side of the mountain were startled by the noise. Then they gushed into this place like a flood. Behind them, three queen ants were also rushing toward this place majestically.
Xu Que jumped up into the sky with horrible Terrifying Spiritual Qi. Then he rotated his palms in the sky to play the Reincarnation Palm. The vital energy gathered in one palm. The other palm was full of Lifeless Qi. In this way, he had controlled the Rules of Life and Death in this area!
Swish!
The next moment, a strand of light gushed out from his body and became a stone tablet, which was floating above his head. It was the Taiyi Heaven Book! The appearance of the Taiyi Heaven Book created a horrible pressure on the Vital Ants for they were born to worship the Taiyi Heaven Book on bended knees. All of a sudden, all the Vital Ants were shocked and stopped their movements.
At the same time, Xu Que stared at them coldly and shouted majestically, "I have the Taiyi Heaven Book! Just get lost! Go back and tell Qian Guowan if he dares to follow me again, I will kill all the Vital Ants! I mean it!"
Chapter 1135: Obstruction and Interception
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Lan Hetu, Lan Xinyue, and the others were totally shocked. They walked through the Vital Ants and left the encirclement safely, following Xu Que. Their minds were totally blank because they couldn't believe what they were experiencing. Xu Que had managed to intimidate more than 10,000 Vital Ants and three Queen Ants all by himself! They were shocked by the man who was walking in front of them. He was so powerful—his strength was unfathomable!
…..
The three Queen Ants were quite helpless. They had reached the Initial Stage of the Earth Celestial Stage, so they were not intimidated by Xu Que. Their king had asked them to do their best to capture Xu Que. But the problem was that all of them were intimidated when the Taiyi Heaven Book appeared. They had been totally subdued by that book. The loyalty that had been present for so many years in their bloodline was not to Xuanyuan Wanrong, but to the Taiyi Heaven Book!
Only the Taiyi Heaven Book could change the tribe's bloodline. Therefore, when Xu Que used the Taiyi Heaven Book, his words became orders, which were almost as authoritative as the orders of Xuanyuan Wanrong! Thus, the three Queen Ants didn't dare to move a muscle. Their will was not able to conquer the reverence in their bodies and bloodlines. So they could only let Xu Que go!
…..
During the next several days, Xu Que and his teammates encountered obstruction and interception many times. Most of these were just like the previous ones. A lot of Vital Ants were on patrol. Dozens of human cultivators tried to follow the Vital Ants secretly.
They knew they couldn't rival Xu Que. Therefore, they decided to stay close to the Vital Ants so that they could send signals to inform Li Tianxun when Xu Que had been stopped by the Vital Ants. In this way, they could earn a lot of rewards.
It was a pity that Xu Que knew their tactics. So he would kill all human cultivators whenever he saw them to stop them from sending signals to call for reinforcements. And it was even easier to deal with the Vital Ants for he could just walk away after showing them the Taiyi Heaven Book!
However, the disadvantage of doing this was that Qian Guowan would hear about this sooner or later. Xu Que knew the Vital Ants and the Queen Ants were afraid of the Taiyi Heaven Book. But he was not sure whether Qian Guowan would also be influenced by it. After all, the strength gap between them was too large. Most of the time, strength was more of the deciding factor than the rules. So Xu Que used the Firestorm Wheels to increase his speed. When he sensed the aura of human cultivators, he would put away the Firestorm Wheels and slaughter them quietly
Finally, Xu Que and his teammates had arrived near the mountain where the Void Interface Spell was set up. He ran into Qian Yi'er, who was the cute Queen Ant and the daughter of Qian Guowan, at that place. She had come to that place alone, and she was surprised by Xu Que's appearance. "Bad guy! What brings you here?"
"What's wrong? Are you also going to capture me?" Xu Que said with a smile, for she was not a threat.
"Nonsense! I hope you will let me go!" Qian Yi'er rolled her eyes and said with embarrassment, "Do you realize you're going in the wrong direction? My father and a lot of Vital Ants are just ahead of us. If you walk along this way, you will definitely run into them!"
"Oh? Then, what are you doing here? Did you come to tip me off?" Xu Que was amused by her words.
He knew Qian Guowan would try to stop him from reaching his destination. After all, they had encountered so many Queen Ants these last few days. They would definitely tell Qian Guowan what had happened. According to Xu Que's travel, Qian Guowan could figure out where he was going easily.
Puff! "I am here to find my second sister! She said she had found a new mountain for me. So I will go back to the old nest to take some belongings. I didn't expect to meet you here! What bad luck!" Qian Yi'er said, pouting with her little mouth.
"OK, OK, you can go now. Please don't stand in my way!" Xu Que said with a smile as he let Qian Yi'er go.
Qian Yi'er was shocked by his reaction and said in disbelief, "Are you really going to go this way? I'm not lying to you. My father and his troops are over there!"
"It's OK! They are coming toward us now!" Xu Que said as he looked at the sky behind Qian Yi'er.
This place had been tightly surrounded by numerous Queen Ants and Vital Ants led by Qian Guowan. It seemed they had made up their mind to take Xu Que. They had created a lot of noise, which startled the human cultivators. When Xu Que saw Qian Guowan and the Vital Ants, he also sensed the aura of Li Tianxun and many other cultivators not far away. Maybe they were also rushing toward this place at this moment.
"Heh! It seems the last combat is inevitable!" Xu Que shook his head with a smile. If it weren't really necessary, he didn't want to get involved in tough combat. Although he could always gain experience, the risks were still too high. He didn't like to push the limits. A man who walks on a wire must be very experienced—a small mistake might result in death!
That was not the way Xu Que wanted to live. What he wanted was to become stronger and crush his enemies easily. However, the current situation had nothing to do with easy combat! This combat was going to be tougher than the one with Liu Hualong. He guessed that even a Six-color Fiery Lotus was not going to be able to win this combat for him.
"Xu Que, come back with me! Although you have the Taiyi Heaven Book, we only obey the orders of our Master!" Qian Guowan shouted as he looked at Xu Que. At this time, he was no longer as angry as before. After all, two months had passed, and he had calmed down from his fury. He had figured out that the Master didn't want to kill Xu Que and had forgiven the mistakes made by the Vital Ants. The only reason was that Xu Que's identity was really extraordinary. He was not a fraud but the real One Chosen by Heaven! It was highly possible that Xuanyuan Wanrong was annoyed by a misunderstanding between Xu Que and her. Therefore, Xu Que could still be deemed a master of the Vital Ants theoretically.
"Guowan, you'd better go back now! I don't want to kill all of you. But if you really force me to do that, I don't mind killing all of you! Believe me, I can do that!" Xu Que said with a calm smile.
His words stunned Qian Guowan a bit. He wouldn't have been scared if Xu Que had shouted at him. However, Xu Que's calm reaction, which contradicted the powerful Terrifying Spiritual Qi gushing out from his body, really got on Qian Guowan's nerves. Qian Guowan became speechless. His intuition told him that Xu Que was really able to kill all of them. Although this idea was quite absurd, he still chose to believe it. The reason was quite simple! Because Xu Que had placed a knife in front of the throat of Qian Yi'er at this moment.
"Damn! Let my daughter go!" Qian Guowan yelled angrily.
Qian Yi'er was his dearest daughter, who was more important than anything. If Xu Que threatened the entire Vital Ants tribe with Qian Yi'er, Qian Guowan really didn't know what to do.
"I can let her go, but you should trade her with Li Tianxun's head!" Xu Que said with a smile as he looked somewhere else. He could sense the aura of Li Tianxun. He was sure Qian Guowan could also sense it. He tried to tell Qian Guowan that he would never let Qian Yi'er go if Li Tianxun was not killed.
"OK! I'll kill him now. Just don't hurt her!" Without any hesitation, Qian Guowan dashed toward Li Tianxun.
Xu Que had the Taiyi Heaven Book and also Qian Yi'er as a hostage, which left Qian Guowan no choice. So he decided to kill Li Tianxun immediately before Li Tianxun had time to escape.
Boom!
Qian Guowan jumped up into the sky, which created a deafening explosion in the Void.
Li Tianxun also rushed out from the mountain where he was hiding. Then he escaped, leaving the human cultivators behind. He was never going to be able to defeat Qian Guowan. And, this time, Qian Guowan was determined to kill him, which made Li Tianxun choke with anger. This was caused by Xu Que's words! The more Li Tianxun thought about it, the madder he got. So he shouted angrily as he was running away, "Xu Que, I'll kill you!"
…..
Chapter 1136: The Time Is Now!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"What? I am here now, just come and kill me!" Xu Que said with a wicked smile.
Li Tianxun had no time to reply to him. Qian Guowan had caught up with Li Tianxun and started to attack mercilessly. Li Tianxun tried to escape because he didn't want to have a head-on collision with Qian Guowan. But unfortunately he was caught and now he had to protect himself.
A world-shaking combat between two powerhouses at the Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Stage started. The sky was filled with their splendid magic arts.
"Bad guy! Why…did you kidnap me?" Qian Yi'er, who was grabbed by Xu Que, shouted angrily at this time. She had just figured out that she had been kidnapped by Xu Que and used to threaten her father! She was quite angry.
"Don't worry! I wouldn't kill an innocent girl like you! I was just trying to scare your father!" Xu Que replied with a faint smile. He hadn't planned to use Qian Yi'er as a bargaining chip to scare Qian Guowan. He didn't expect that Qian Guowan would give in so easily! But it had certainly simplified the situation.
Qian Guowan was fighting Li Tianxun. Now, nobody could stop him in this area!
Puff! "You've scared him successfully! Why don't you let me go? Hey! Stay away from me! Why are you poking me with something? Stop it!" Qian Yi'er said in disgust as she pushed Xu Que's arm with her little hands. She wasn't worried about her identity as a hostage at all.
However, her words shocked Lan Hetu and the others.
"Brother Que, this is not a good time for that. Let's just leave here!" Lan Hetu suggested with embarrassment.
"Damn! What are you thinking? She was leaning on my rod! Why are you looking at me this way? Hey, wait! This is a misunderstanding! What I said is not my d*ck, but this rod!" Xu Que said angrily.
In these days, he placed the black rod on his belt so that he could use it to hit his enemies during combat easily. In this way, his movements wouldn't cause any fluctuation of Spiritual Qi to startle his enemies. He didn't expect it would cause a misunderstanding.
"That's enough! I'm sure this is indeed the opportunity for us to leave here!" Lan Xinyue stepped out and ended the farce.
"Great! Little cutie, you should go with me and you will have a delicious lollipop to suck!" Xu Que tried to coax Qian Yi'er so that she would go with them cooperatively. He didn't expect that Qian Yi'er would refuse him this time. But, she even bit Xu Que's arm and shouted, "No, I don't want to do that! My father told me to bite anyone who gives me something to suck to death!"
Gasp!
Xu Que felt chilliness in his crotch. This Qian Guowan is too vicious! How could you ask your daughter to do that? How despicable you are!
Xu Que pulled his arm out of the mouth of Qian Yi'er. Meanwhile, he purchased a lollipop from the System store and said, "Stop! Look! I really have something delicious!"
"What?" Qian Yi'er was attracted immediately. She said, licking her lips, "What is this?"
"This is a lollipop! I remember all ants like sweet foods! Just taste it and go with me!" Xu Que gave the lollipop to Qian Yi'er.
Qian Yi'er put the lollipop into her mouth. Then she said with a delighted smile, "Wow! It is really delicious!"
"Delicious, right? Actually, I've placed a lot of delicious foods in your old nest. Will you go there?"
"OK! OK!" In this way, this little girl was coaxed by Xu Que again. She was walking after Xu Que cooperatively. She was even more eager than Xu Que to reach the destination.
Lan Hetu, Lan Xinyue, and the others were totally shocked, and they smiled wryly with embarrassment. This was the first time they had met such an innocent, cute Queen Ant. It was really unlucky for her to meet a rascal like Xu Que. However, nothing happened on their way after that. The Vital Ants didn't dare to attack Xu Que and made way for them.
Li Tianxun, who was fighting Qian Guowan, kept an eye on Xu Que's direction. When he saw that Xu Que didn't run away but chose to walk toward the mountain, he relaxed.
…..
Soon, Xu Que arrived at the mountain. Then he yelled at the Vital Ants to stop following him. Qian Yi'er, who had eaten up the lollipop, was looking around anxiously. She was trying to find the delicious food mentioned by Xu Que.
"The delicious food you are looking for is here. This is all for you, and you can go back to your father now!" Xu Que was amused by her reaction. He had purchased a lot of candies and snacks from the System store and gave all of them to her.
"Wow!" Qian Yi'er's eyes lit up and she shouted delightedly, "Bad guy, you are so kind! From now on, I won't call you bad guy anymore for you are a good guy!"
"Nonsense! Just go home! Remember, just stay at home when you don't have urgent issues to handle, for you can't always meet a good guy like me in the outside world!" After saying that, Xu Que waved his hand to send Qian Yi'er to the foot of the mountain with magnificent True Core Strength.
Everyone believed Xu Que was a bad guy for almost everything he did was bad. But some of the things he did would always surprise people. When he said "…you can't always meet a good guy like me in the outside world", Lan Xinyue was surprised. It was quite funny to hear those words from a bad guy like him.
On second thought, if an innocent like Qian Yi'er met other people, she would never have been treated in such a good way. Even Lan Xinyue couldn't guarantee that she would treat Qian Yi'er in this way. Maybe only Xu Que could be so nice to Qian Yi'er.
"Ms. Lan, it's your show now. I haven't been to the Xuanhuang Continent before. So you need to activate the Space-Breaking Spell. Don't worry, I will help you when you run out of your True Core Strength!" Xu Que took out the Space-Breaking Spell and placed it in front of Lan Xinyue.
"You…want me to do that?" Lan Xinyue came to herself and was shocked by Xu Que's request. She had never used a high-end spell like the Space-Breaking Spell. She was totally surprised.
"Exactly! You will activate it! Don't worry. Just focus your mind when you think of the Xuanhuang Continent. I will handle all the rest of the issues!" Xu Que said, nodding his head. Then he placed the Space-Breaking Spell into Lan Xinyue's hands. Even Xu Que was not able to activate the Space-Breaking Spell, let alone Lan Xinyue. The True Core Strength and Taoist Connotation for activating this spell were quite complicated. So Xu Que would have to ask the System to do it as before. Therefore, Lan Xinyue's mind was the only thing they needed to leave for the Xuanhuang Continent.
"Prepare yourself. The spell will be activated soon!" Xu Que patted Lan Xinyue's shoulder and said with a smile. Then his Soul Strength gushed out.
The next moment, his Little Gold Clone which was hiding in a corner activated the Void Interface Spell. Then it went back to Xu Que like a strand of golden light.
Rumble!
After that, a deafening big bang came from the mountain. A black whirlpool was created at the place where the Void Interface Spell was set up. The whirlpool, which was becoming larger and larger, caused many strong air currents.
"The time is now! Come on!" Xu Que shouted at Lan Xinyue immediately.
Lan Xinyue closed her eyes and focused her mind to think about everything she could remember in the Xuanhuang Continent. The Space-Breaking Spell in her hands started to melt slowly. Dazzling light, which was coming out of the spell, started to enwrap all of them!
Chapter 1137: Set Off
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Along with the appearance of the Void Interface Point, a deafening sound started to echo in the area.
At the foot of the mountain, the Vital Ants looked up and were surprised by what they saw. Qian Yi'er had been sent back. She was inserting some weird things into her mouth as she smiled like a three-year-old child!
The human cultivators were totally shocked by the magnificent aura of the Void and couldn't stay calm anymore.
"My God!"
"The Void in this world has been opened by someone!"
"Absolutely! The aura of the Void is so magnificent! Someone must open a Void Tunnel!"
"Does it mean we can leave now?"
"Hah, hah, hah, we can leave this place at last!"
Many people ignored the Vital Ants and jumped up into the sky. They started to dash toward the mountain with wild joy.
"No! The human cultivators have launched an attack! Quick! Let's protect the Queen Ant!" A Vital Ant shouted in surprise. The next moment, countless Vital Ants also jumped up into the sky and started to bite the human cultivators in half with their scissor-like sharp fangs.
The entire sky was filled with bloody rain!
Qian Guowan and Li Tianxun, who had noticed this scene, were still engaged in their own fighting! However, their targets had changed. Li Tianxun recognized Xu Que's Space-Breaking Spell. So he started to dash toward the mountain crazily. This was 100 percent certainly his only opportunity to leave this place. How could he miss it?
Seeing that, Qian Guowan thought Li Tianxun was about to kidnap Qian Yi'er as Xu Que had done just now. Being motivated by paternal love, Qian Guowan did his best to stop Li Tianxun.
"Damn! Why don't you just let me go?" Li Tianxun shouted angrily.
"Stay away from my daughter!" Qian Guowan also yelled angrily.
"My target is not your daughter but Xu Que!" Li Tianxun yelled again.
Qian Guowan shouted, "You are lying!"
The two powerhouses were entangled in a ridiculous combat—one of them wanted to leave, while the other one wouldn't allow it. Qian Guowan kept pushing Li Tianxun back. Li Tianxun was not able to move even one step forward.
…..
At the same time, at the mountain peak, Xu Que asked the System to activate the Space-Breaking Spell. Lan Xinyue held the Space-Breaking Spell in her hand and activated it completely. All of them were wrapped in the dazzling light of runes. The next moment, the powerful traction force at the Void Interface Point dragged all of them in instantly. They just disappeared on the spot.
"No!" Seeing that from afar, Li Tianxun shouted hysterically. His eyes were red. He had stayed in this place for several thousand years and couldn't stand it anymore. He wanted to leave at all costs!
Now, the Space-Breaking Spell had been used, but the Void Interface Point hadn't been fully closed. Although he could sense the chaotic and dangerous aura from it, which meant this Void Tunnel was not stable, he still rushed up without any hesitation. He was going to go into the Void even without the protection of the Space-Breaking Spell for this was his only chance to leave here.
"Bastard! Stop!" Qian Guowan shouted as he threw out his fist, which shocked the Void and knocked Li Tianxun back again.
"Father, stop fighting! That bad…no, good guy has left here!" At this time, Qian Yi'er shouted at Qian Guowan, holding a lot of candies in her arms.
"Yi'er, it is very dangerous here, just stay there and don't move!" Qian Guowan was stunned. Then, he landed on the ground and took Qian Yi'er to the swarm of the Vital Ants with a gust of gentle strength.
Whoosh!
Almost at the same time, Li Tianxun, who had been pushed back, rushed up again with his hair disheveled as he murmured "Leave here" like a psycho. Now, the Void Interface Point was much smaller than before, not large enough for a man to enter.
Li Tianxun ignored that. He kept rushing up and even used the Blood Escape Art to speed up. At last, he smashed into the whirlpool of the Void.
Rumble–!
Instantly, the Void Interface Point was ruined in an explosion, which created a deafening sound and distorted the Void. Half of Li Tianxun's body had disappeared. The other half of his body fell to the ground, soaked in blood.
At this time, the Void started its self-repair slowly. Soon, everything was restored. The chaos in this area was stopped.
"I thought he was going to kidnap Yi'er. I didn't think he was really targeted on Xu Que! But…was it really necessary? He lost his life!" Qian Guowan couldn't help but shake his head when he saw the blood on the mountain.
Maybe the other people didn't see that. Qian Guowan saw everything clearly.
When Li Tianxun went into the Void whirlpool, the whirlpool was too small for him. But he still rushed into it. As a result, his body was cut in half by the Void whirlpool. The upper part of his body was crushed in the explosion that occurred in the Void whirlpool.
A powerhouse at the Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm ended up in this way, which was so lamentable!
Xu Que should be partially responsible for Li Tianxun's death. He killed a powerhouse at the Medium Stage of the Earth Celestial Realm after leaving this place. Qian Guowan was totally shocked for he didn't know whether Li Tianxun's death was part of Xu Que's plan! At the thought of this, Qian Guowan was still terrified by Xu Que. If it had been planned by Xu Que, it was highly possible that he could slaughter all the Vital Ants as he had said before!
"What a horrible young man…" Qian Guowan couldn't help but murmur in a low voice.
"Ah! Father, these things are so delicious! What if I can't find anything like them after eating them all up? No, I need to find that good guy!" Qian Yi'er said loudly at this time.
Her words totally shocked Qian Guowan, who almost spat blood. I saved you from that guy with difficulty. How could you go to find him?
"You are not allowed to do that!" Qian Guowan shouted seriously.
"No, I must find him!" Qian Yi'er said angrily.
"Don't think about it!"
"I…I will definitely do that!"
"Never!"
"I…I am carrying his child!"
"No…what? Holy sh*t! Xu Que, come back!"
…..
At the same time, in the dark and magnificent Void, Xu Que and the others who were protected by the dazzling runes were moving forward rapidly. However, this Void Tunnel was quite unstable. After all, it was created by the Void Interface Spell, which was far more unstable than the Void Tunnels created by the natural Void Interface Points!
But Xu Que believed they could reach the Xuanhuang Continent through this tunnel!
"Wait! Something is wrong! I sense a familiar aura!" Suddenly, Xu Que's expression changed and he looked forward abruptly.
Chapter 1138: Look! Second Miss, the Mountain Deity Has Materialized!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Holy sh*t!"
When Xu Que had just finished speaking, Lan Hetu shouted as he pointed at something ahead of them, "Brother Que, look! I saw a man's head in front of us!"
Xu Que's eyes got wide.
A man's head, which was quite familiar, appeared in the pitch-dark Void. It was Li Tianxun's head! Without the protection of the Space-Breaking Spell, the head was already dead. It was flying aimlessly in the Void like a basketball! And it was gaining speed continuously.
"Holy sh*t! This head is flying toward us!" Suddenly, Lan Hetu shouted in terror.
Xu Que was about to curse. The point was that Li Tianxun's head was flying toward their Void Tunnel. According to its speed and momentum, it could really destroy the entire Void Tunnel!
"F*ck! His body was crushed by the strength of the Void! Why is his head still intact?" Xu Que shouted but he could do nothing.
The Void Tunnel was very unstable. Even under the protection of the Space-Breaking Spell, they could only protect themselves carefully and were not able to knock that head away!
"Brother Que, what should we do now?" Lan Hetu asked anxiously.
Xu Que said seriously, "We have no other choice. We have to throw one person out to knock that head away. Then, we will pull that guy back…"
Rumble–!
Before he could finish his words, Li Tianxun's head had bumped into the Void Tunnel heavily! The entire Void Tunnel, which was more vulnerable than Xu Que expected, collapsed immediately. They didn't have any time to react. The Void Tunnel was smashed into little pieces in the Void.
Xu Que and the others didn't have time to prepare for this horrible explosion. As they saw the explosion was about to happen, a powerful traction force from outside ejected them forcibly. It was as if an airplane had been broken in two, while the flowing air threw everything in the plane outside. The strength of the Void was far more horrible than the flowing air.
Xu Que and the others were not able to stop that. Even under the protection of the Space-Breaking Spell, they were still separated by the powerful traction force. They were thrown out in all different directions. Xu Que found he was thrown out together with Lan Hetu and Lan Xinyue in the same direction. However, the three of them were still far away from each other!
Boom!
The next moment, he heard an enormous bang. Then he felt his eardrums being broken. Along with an ear-piercing sound, he felt a sharp pain as if his body was being torn apart. After that, he passed out directly.
…..
Several days later, when Xu Que opened his eyes, he saw blue sky, white clouds, and dazzling sunshine. However, he was too weak to even sit up. He had to stay resting on the ground quietly. His mind was very peaceful.
I survived again!
He smiled to himself. Then he felt loneliness. He had managed to survive. But he didn't know whether Lan Xinyue and Lan Hetu had made it. However, in his current condition, he couldn't even protect himself. He felt this time his wounds were much more serious than before and even more serious than the wounds caused by the explosion of the 6-Color Fiery Lotus!
Luckily, his eyes were OK. Although his eyes also hurt, at least he could still roll them and see. He started to look around. He found he was lying on a rocky mountain. To his surprise, the Spiritual Qi in this area was quite intense. After waking up, he felt the Spiritual Qi was gushing into his body like a raging river.
The Spiritual Qi is so intense here! Could it be that…? I…I have arrived in the Xuanhuang Continent? Xu Que cheered up immediately. Although he was not sure where he was now, the intense Spiritual Qi here meant this world was much more advanced than the World of Cultivators where he had been before.
"No, this is not the Xuanhuang Continent!" Suddenly, an idea occurred to Xu Que, which frustrated him instantly. As Fu Shanchuan said, the Rules of Life and Death were missing in the Xuanhuang Continent! However, according to the Spiritual Qi that was gushing into his body, he knew the Rules of Heaven and Earth in this world were complete, which was not as Fu Shanchuan had indicated.
Therefore, he could basically confirm that he was not in the Xuanhuang Continent!
Does this mean all my previous efforts go for nothing again? Xu Que was quite frustrated. Why is this journey so difficult?
However, no matter how frustrated he was, he had to survive first! He had activated the Automatic Recovery Function of the System. It was a pity that this time he was seriously wounded. He needed a lot of time to recover. Xu Que closed his eyes and fell asleep. It seemed as if he had slept for three days and three nights!
…..
One day, footsteps and conversation could be heard.
"Alas! I didn't expect we would get nothing after coming out for so many years!"
"Second Miss, please cheer up! We still have several days! Just don't give up!"
"We haven't found an Equipment Forging Grandmaster in so many years! Now, we only have several days left. Nothing will be changed even if we don't give up!"
"Humph! It's the fault of the Young Master! He said the experts were hiding among ordinary people. This is totally nonsense! How could we find an Equipment Forging Grandmaster easily?"
"Forget it. We can't blame him! This is the only method we had. Maybe it is the will of Heaven!"
"Second Miss, I just don't understand why we can't find an Equipment Forging Grandmaster after looking so many places! Could it be someone is playing tricks?"
"Maybe…we haven't found enough opportunities!"
"Second Miss, the Mount Anhe is in front of us. I���ve heard this mountain is quite miraculous for it is blessed by a Mountain Deity. I guess we might find more opportunities if we worship this mountain!"
"Xiao Ru, you've performed cultivation for so many years! Why do you still believe those folktales?"
"Heh, heh, I don't think all those old wives' tales are groundless! Anyway, we lose nothing if we worship this mountain. Perhaps a Mountain Deity really will descend to the Earth continent and help us to find an Equipment Forging Grandmaster!"
…..
While the two girls were chatting, Xu Que woke up.
"The Earth Continent?"
Whoosh! Xu Que stood up! His face was full of pleasant surprise.
Did they mention the Earth Continent just now?
Did I hear that right?
After so many difficulties and setbacks, I didn't expect I could arrive at the Earth Continent instead of the Xuanhuang Continent!
"Hah, hah, hah!"
At the thought of this, Xu Que couldn't help but laugh. However, his naked body, which was lit up by sunshine, was also exposed in front of the two young girls. They were totally stunned as they looked up at Xu Que's body!
The next moment, an ear-piercing voice rang out. "Ah…"
"Look! Second Miss, the naked Mountain Deity has materialized!"
Chapter 1139: This Guy Is So Weak!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The Mountain Deity has materialized? Naked?
Hearing that, Xu Que realized something was wrong. He looked down and saw two well-dressed young girls at the foot of the mountain. One of them was quite pretty and slim. They did not seem like ordinary people at first sight. Also, they were looking at him in surprise.
Wait…it seems I missed a point!
Naked?
Xu Que came to himself. He lowered his head to look at himself and had a big shock.
"F*ck! Where are my clothes?" Xu Que shouted in surprise and he purchased a black robe from the System store to cover his body. Then, he recovered from his waking, confused state and figured out everything.
When he fell out of the Void Tunnel, he had been seriously wounded. His clothes had definitely been ruined by the violent wind in the Void. And finally, he had fallen onto this mountain. After several days' rest, most of his wounds had been healed—at least the surface wounds had disappeared. He still had some internal injuries though. The System's Automatic Recovery Function could only heal his wounds, but was not able to change the fact that he was naked!
"Second Miss, look, this is really a Mountain Deity, who is alive!" At this time, the girl who was dressed like a maidservant shouted excitedly.
After coming to herself, the slim girl stared at the maidservant and said, "Xiao Ru, stop your nonsense! That's a human being, not a Mountain Deity!"
After saying that, she lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Xu Que again. Then she shouted, "My fellow cultivator, how could be so indecent in broad daylight?"
"Hey! Little girl, mind your words! Why did you say I am indecent? You peered at my body! How dare you blame me?" Xu Que was annoyed and answered angrily. He was sure he didn't suffer from the exhibitionism. He had had no choice this time for it was purely accidental.
"You…you are a pervert!" It seemed the slim girl was annoyed by the "peer at" said by Xu Que. She spoke angrily with a red face as she threw out a Taoist Seal toward Xu Que.
"Wow! How dare you attack me, little girl? New-born calves make little of tiger! Today, let me teach you a lesson!" Xu Que was quite happy to see that. He smiled as he took out his Dark Heavenly Sword and attacked with it abruptly.
Bang!
Along with a dull sound, Xu Que's body became rigid. Then his Dark Heavenly Sword was shattered. His body shook a bit and he rolled his eyes!
"How…could this be?" The next moment, he fell down from the mountain.
Before passing out, he had only one unbelievable idea in his mind. How could I be defeated by a little girl at the Medium Stage of the Human Celestial Realm?
"Ah! Second Miss, is…he dead?" At this time, the maidservant Xiao Ru shouted in surprise.
The slim girl was also shocked. Then she shook her head, "No, he was just knocked unconscious!"
"Phew! Good! Although this abhorrent guy pretended to be the Mountain Deity, he doesn't deserve to die!" Xiao Ru said, patting her chest as she let out a sigh of relief.
The slim girl smiled. This guy didn't pretend to be the Mountain Deity! He was just indecent and doesn't deserve to die indeed!
But…
Suddenly, the slim girl frowned and she said in a low voice, "This guy has reached the Half Celestial Realm. How could he be so weak? I didn't attack him in full force. He just passed out in this way!"
"Heh, heh, Second Miss, it means you are more powerful now!" Xiao Ru said with a smile.
The slim girl rolled her eyes at Xiao Ru and said angrily. "Come on! I know my strength! This young man is almost as powerful as you. You can ward off dozens of my attack moves. How could he be defeated by just one attack move?"
"Maybe he is really quite weak! Second Miss, I've heard some people's realm is realized through eating a lot of pills. Their foundation is fragile. I guess he is just one of those people!" Xiao Ru said earnestly.
Hearing that, the slim girl was convinced that was the case. She nodded her head slightly.
"Second Miss, what should we do now? It is inappropriate to leave him here. He is so weak and could be endangered if a demonic beast appeared in this area!" Xiao Ru said perplexedly as she looked at Xu Que who was lying on the ground unconsciously. It seemed she didn't know how to handle Xu Que.
The slim girl hesitated a bit. Then she said, "Let's just take him to our flying boat. After all, I knocked him unconscious. I will make it up to him by taking care of him as a philanthropic act!"
Hearing that, Xiao Ru said anxiously, "Ah? You can't do that! What if others know a man boarded your flying boat…?"
"Let's keep it between us! Nobody will know!" The slim girl said with a faint smile.
"But he can tell others about this!" Xiao Ru said as she pointed at Xu Que.
"Him?" The slim girl smiled even harder. "Do you think anyone would believe his words?"
"Oh!" Xiao Ru had a realization. Then she said with a smile, "Right! Numerous people boast they used to stay in your flying boat! Nobody will believe them!"
"Don't worry! As a weak cultivator, he will never mention this if he is not a fool!" The slim girl said with a smile.
At last, she used a magic art to roll up Xu Que gently and gave him to Xiao Ru. Then the two of them jumped up into the sky. The Spiritual Qi around them was turned to countless petals which were drifting down slowly. Looking from afar, they looked just like a goddess from the Nine Heavens and her maidservants who were leaving by stepping on clouds. The scene was so charming!
The next moment, the slim girl waved her hand. Then, a strand of light appeared in an open area. The light became a big boat. The boat, which was made of redwood, was just like a giant oval egg. Thickly dotted runes and restrictive spells were placed on the boat, which also had a small door.
The small door was opened by a puff of breeze. Faint smells of flowers came out from the boat. The boat cabin was well-decorated like a young girl's boudoir.
The slim girl and Xiao Ru stepped into the boat. Then Xu Que was also moved into the boat!
After that, a cloud of intense Spiritual Qi rose up. The big boat flew into the sky. Then it was turned into a strand of light and disappeared on the horizon rapidly.
…..
Gasp! When Xu Que woke up again, he couldn't help but gasp for he was being tortured by the sharp pain in his arm. Apparently, he had been wounded by the slim girl's magic art. At the thought of this, Xu Que was so aggrieved that he almost cried aloud.
I am so aggrieved! This is so horrible! I have run wildly in the World of Cultivators for so many years! Since when could I be so weak?
I was wounded in the Void Tunnel first. When half of my wounds were healed, I was knocked unconscious by a woman at the Medium Stage of the Human Celestial Realm with one attack move! Why did all these things happen to me?
"What? Second Miss, look! That weakling is awake!" A familiar voice could be heard at this time.
Whoosh! Xu Que sat up and looked around. He was surprised by what he saw. He was sitting on the cold floor. It seemed he was in a narrow wooden cabin. However, even such a small cabin was also divided into a living room and two bedrooms.
"Tsk-tsk-tsk! It seems that girl is from a rich family. I didn't expect that she was living in such a shabby small house!" Xu Que couldn't help but say as he shook his head disdainfully.
"Hey! What are you murmuring? This is not a shabby small house but the Shooting Star Flying Boat of our Second Miss!" A voice answered him at this time.
Xu Que turned around and found Xiao Ru, the maidservant, was talking to him.
"Shooting Star Flying Boat? What a lousy name! Wait! Don't beat me! I only have one question! Where am I now? Is this place the Earth Continent or the World of Near Celestial?"