Chapter 1170: Is He Here to Have Fun?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After entering the Equipment Refining Tower, he had a familiar feeling. This was the second time for Xu Que to enter the Equipment Refining Tower. It was different from the last time though, because now this place was full of people.
Thousands of Equipment Forging Grandmasters were refining materials and merging the metal liquids attentively. Many tables and chairs had been placed in all the corners. Big shots of the large sects that were represented by Equipment Forging Grandmasters stayed to enjoy the show, including Feng Lanwu and the other people from her sect.
Xu Que looked around and found Ling Huang, the City Governor of Baihui City, and Elder Li of the Equipment Refining Sect. Almost all the most influential powerhouses were here.
D*mn! It seems I chose the wrong place! I need to wait for the right time to act tough later! Xu Que raised his eyebrows and murmured to himself.
After that, a guard from the City Governor's mansion led Xu Que to a vacant equipment refining workbench.
According to the rules of the Equipment Refining Convention, the contests would be held in two rounds. The first round would be held on the first floor with drawings for third-grade equipment. The top 300 of this round could enter the Waste Realm.
Then, the second round would be held on the second floor of the Equipment Refining Tower with drawings for fourth-grade equipment. The top 20 of this round would have a chance to enter the Equipment Refining Sect.
Because all the materials on the first and second floors had been stolen by Xu Que, it had been impossible for the Equipment Refining Sect to find enough materials for the third-grade equipment in the few days they had had. Thus, the contest for refining fourth-grade equipment was canceled. And only one round of the contest would be held. The top five performers could enter the Waste Realm and the top ten would be qualified to enter the Equipment Refining Sect.
Xu Que didn't want to steal more materials. He stood in front of the equipment refining workbench solemnly, ready to refine his equipment. However, Xu Que's appearance surprised many big shots here. Compared to those middle-aged or old Equipment Forging Grandmasters, he was too young and stood out from the crowd. Although many young people had decided to join this contest when the registration limitation of this convention was canceled, it was too early for him to show up now.
The reason was that people who started to refine equipment now were from the big sects who had signed up long ago. Those disbanded cultivators or inexperienced young people should show up several days later, even if they had signed up today. So, many people fixed their eyes on Xu Que at this moment. They were also looking around and trying to figure out which reckless sect had sent a young man who was under 100 years old to attend this convention.
"It's strange! Did this young man come here alone?"
"His bone age is under 100 years, but he has reached the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage. He could be deemed as a most talented genius in the big academies or sects in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm. Why does he choose to attend this convention? Does he really have time to refine equipment besides his cultivation tasks?"
"That's impossible! He is just at the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage and is not able to refine a third-grade equipment. I'm afraid someone used influence to let him have a try here!"
"Hah, hah, if this guy can really refine a third-grade equipment, he will be really a genius! Maybe he could still be chosen by the Equipment Refining Sect even though he failed to enter the top 500!"
"For sure! The Equipment Refining Sect doesn't enroll new apprentices only based on the equipment they refine, but also on their qualifications and future! If this young man at the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage could really refine a third-grade equipment, he would be the genius of geniuses! Till today, less than five people have accomplished this in the entire Zhenyuan Celestial Realm!"
"As far as I know, one of them is the leader of the Equipment Refining Sect, who is also the most powerful one among the Three King Refiners in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm! It is said that when he was young, he used to refine third-grade equipment at the Later Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage. The equipment was rated as 9 stars, which was a superior product!"
"Hah, hah, hah, the possibility is very low! Not every young man in this place could be deemed a genius! I think this guy is here for fun or to have a try at his equipment refining skills and nothing else!" The big shots were small talking about Xu Que.
Elder Li, the Deacon of the Equipment Refining Sect, lost interest after glancing at Xu Que. Then he started to refresh his spirit by closing his eyes. In fact, he was considering the punishment for the guy who stole the contents of the Equipment Refining Tower. After a short while, the other big shots lost interest in Xu Que too and fixed their eyes on their Equipment Forging Grandmasters again.
At this time, most Equipment Forging Grandmasters were refining their equipment attentively for it was a process that required attention and time. Even a tiny distraction would result in the failure of material extraction or merging or interruption of rune carving! A mistake in a small detail would result in failure of the entire equipment refining process! Everyone was only given three packs of material, which meant they could only fail twice. Once they failed a third time, they would be disqualified from this convention.
However, Xu Que wasn't worried at all. He was able to refine a third-grade equipment without using the Equipment Refining Essence, and he had refined a Hundred Miles Killer Blade at grade 5 in the Equipment Refining Tower before! This time, the drawing he got from the Equipment Refining Convention was still that Hundred Miles Killer Blade at grade 3.
After seeing that, Xu Que smiled.
"System, I want to sell this machete which is an Inferior Celestial Artifact for Equipment Refining Essence!" Xu Que said after activating the System.
When he refined the Hundred Miles Killer Blade previously, he had spent 200,000 points of Equipment Refining Essence. Now, he had almost no Equipment Refining Essence left. So he had to sell another Inferior Celestial Artifact. Xu Que had a lot of Inferior Celestial Artifacts. He had extorted dozens of them in the Good and Evil Village. Then he stole more than ten Inferior Celestial Artifacts from the Steal Sect. Most of these Inferior Celestial Artifacts were useless for him. So he didn't feel bad when he sold them to the System.
Ding! "Recycle finished! The Host has 350,000 points of Equipment Refining Essence!"
At this time, the System's warning tone rang out. Apparently, the quality of this Inferior Celestial Artifact was pretty good so the System gave him 350,000 points of Equipment Refining Essence. Seeing that, Xu Que was about to start the equipment refining.
Whoosh!
Along with a tiny sound, Xu Que waved his hand to place a piece of Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold in the air. Then he started to burn the metal with a strand of black mystical fire that appeared in his palm. The flame attracted the attention of the onlookers.
"What?"
"That young man is starting to refine his equipment! How could he have such powerful flames?"
"This fire is not simple! I've acquired many fire magic arts, but I don't know the name of this fire! The flames of some fire magic arts I acquired are black, but his fire is just so violent! I think I need to ask him about this fire later!" An old man at the Heaven Celestial Stage said curiously.
"Wait! Look, what is that guy doing? Why does he pick up another piece of Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold?" Someone shouted in surprise at this time.
Xu Que had just started the refining of the first piece of Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold. But he picked up another piece immediately.
According to the rules of the Equipment Refining Convention, everyone only had three packs of materials, which meant one pack of materials only had one piece of Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold. It was given according to the formula of the equipment drawing. Now, before finishing the refining of the first piece of Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold, Xu Que grabbed another one, which puzzled everyone.
"Is he really here to have fun?"
"Does it mean he has to use the second one because the refining of the first pack of materials has already failed?"
"Holy sh*t! I guess this guy has lost his mind! Why is he taking out a knife? Hmm, it seems he's using it to scratch his back… What the h*ll? How could he scratch an itch when he is performing equipment refining?"
"My God! He has finished scratching his itch! Now he has placed the knife on that Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold!"
"What the h*ll is he going to do?"
All the onlookers were puzzled.
Clang!
A crisp sound of metal could be heard. Xu Que cut the second piece of the Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold with a knife, which created a lot of sparkles. Then a small piece of Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold fell down. Xu Que placed that small piece into the first piece of Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold and continued the refining.
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Chapter 1171: Stuns Everyone in the Equipment Refining Tower!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Sizzle!
The Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold was melted by Xu Que's high-temperature flames. Many arcs intertwined on the surface of the metal, creating many crisp sounds. The onlookers were shocked and puzzled.
"This guy cut off a small piece of the Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold and placed it into the first piece of Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold!"
"Holy sh*t! Is he going to change the formula of the Hundred Miles Killer Blade?"
"Has he lost his mind? This is a whimsical idea!"
"The equipment drawings were created by those equipment refining geniuses through countless failures! How dare this young man modify the formula recklessly?"
"Who the hell does he think he is? This is a humiliation for the creator of the Hundred Miles Killer Blade!"
"Although the Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold is a precious metal, he shouldn't place too much in it for going beyond the limit is as bad as falling short!"
"Humph! This is outrageous! He has crossed the line! Who allowed him to join this contest?"
The people of many big sects were angry.
Even Elder Li, the Deacon of the Equipment Refining Sect who was taking a break with closed eyes, opened his eyes and looked at Xu Que coldly.
Feng Lanwu and the others from the Wind Chamber of Commerce were also surprised. However, they didn't know that this guy was Xu Que because of Xu Que's disguise. So, they thought it was just a young man's mischievous act and shook their heads.
At this time, Xu Que had placed 10,000 points into the refining of the Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold.
Chi!
After a short while, when a plume of white smoke rose up, the refining of the Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold was finished successfully. All the impurities had been removed. Now the metal had been turned into a big drop of translucent liquid which was floating in the air.
The discussions stopped immediately. The onlookers opened their mouths wide with shock.
"My God!"
"I didn't expect that this guy, who is just at the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage, could refine the Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold to such a degree!"
Gasp! "How could this be? I can't find any impurities in it!"
"Holy sh*t! This guy is so fast! I think…it couldn't even be realized by a Sixth-grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster!"
Many people were shocked. Now not so many people were doubting Xu Que! After all, Xu Que had managed to refine the Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold to such a high grade of purity, which meant he was not here for fun. His basic skill of refining materials could defeat 90 percent of the Equipment Forging Grandmasters!
"Heh, this is quite interesting!" Elder Li, the Deacon of the Equipment Refining Sect, said in a low voice as he looked at Xu Que with a smile. Unknowingly, Xu Que had become the focus through his refining of the first piece of material. The onlookers were shocked again and again when they watched Xu Que's refining of the rest of the materials.
Xu Que added some Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold and reduced a little bit of Zhen Yi Silver. Then he divided a piece of Ice-Soul Dark Iron into three parts and refined them separately—and the heat controls for the three refineries were different.
This meant he had almost modified the entire formula by adding or reducing the main materials. He even modified the way of refining. His bold actions totally stunned every onlooker in the area. They tried to find fault with him, but this guy's refining was awesome! The purity of each material was so high that it couldn't be realized by a Sixth-grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster!
However, they really had a bad feeling about what Xu Que did. How could a young man modify the formula of an equipment! More important, he was just at the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage!
"No! I just can't help it! Please send someone to check this guy's identity!" At last, a big shot at the Heaven Celestial Stage asked his underling to check Xu Que's identity. He was quite curious about where this strange young man came from and who had allowed him to join the contest!
However, Xu Que ignored the reactions of the big shots by focusing his attention on refining the equipment. After finishing the refining of all materials, Xu Que started to merge them and carve the rune marks into the equipment. His movements were as smooth as the floating clouds for he didn't worry about the risk of failure at all. It was not only because of his extraordinary gifts, but also the effect of the Equipment Refining Essence! The Equipment Refining Essence was just like an invisible King Refiner, or a guy who was more powerful than a King Refiner, who guided Xu Que in the refining step by step. So the risk of failure was zero!
Ten hours later, Xu Que was about to perform the last step of his refining. After taking a deep breath, he focused all his attention and was about to shape the equipment and carve the runes for the last time. Actually, it was not necessary for him to be so attentive. Although he was confident of success, he had to pay more attention to it for he would waste ten hours and spend hundreds of thousands of Equipment Refining Essence again if he failed. Also, his tough-acting would also fail in this case, which was unacceptable to him.
Boom!
A powerful Soul Strength gushed out from Xu Que's body to fix that semi-finished Hundred Miles Killer Blade firmly on the workbench. Then an invisible giant hammer formed by his Taoist Connotation and Soul Strength was smashed down abruptly.
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
The crisp sounds of metal colliding echoed throughout the Equipment Refining Tower, and were even more sonorous than the hammering sound made by other Equipment Forging Grandmasters. All the powerhouses of the big sects at the Earth Celestial Stage or the Heaven Celestial Stage were staring at Xu Que seriously.
Xu Que's current progress had gone far beyond their expectations. If this Hundred Miles Killer Blade, of which the formula was modified, could withstand the hammering, it could basically mean that the refining was completed successfully. This result would stun everyone in the area, and even the entire equipment refining industry. After all, it was quite difficult to achieve success after modifying the formula of an equipment.
Clang!
Xu Que hammered the Hundred Miles Killer Blade 81 times to finish the shaping of it. Now this translucent blade was wrapped with a faint golden halo.
Before the onlookers had time to check it with their Soul Strength, Xu Que threw the Hundred Miles Killer Blade into the air. Then his powerful Soul Strength and Taoist Connotation started to carve the rune marks into this blade rapidly. This was the last step which should also be finished without any interruption.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
When sparkles kept falling down, the Hundred Miles Killer Blade became more and more dazzling along with the carving of the rune marks.
Buzz! When Xu Que finished the carving of the last rune mark, the Hundred Miles Killer Blade made an ear-piercing vibrato that echoed in the entire Equipment Refining Tower. Almost at the same time, dazzling golden light gushed out from this brand-new Hundred Miles Killer Blade wrapped in powerful arcs as if it was alive.
Swish!
All the powerhouses of the big sects stood up in amazement.
"A sixth-grade equipment?"
"How…could this be?"
"How could he forge a sixth-grade equipment with a drawing of a third-grade equipment?"
"My God! Who the h*ll is this guy?"
Everyone looked at Xu Que with amazement.
Xu Que waved to them calmly, "Please sit down! This is quite normal for me!"
Whoosh!
At this time, Elder Li, the Deacon of the Equipment Refining Sect, reached out his trembling hand to activate the spell formation in the Equipment Refining Sect. Then a strand of light hit the Hundred Miles Killer Blade made by Xu Que directly. The next moment, the Hundred Miles Killer Blade trembled a bit to absorb the magnificent Spiritual Qi of the Equipment Refining Tower. Then one star appeared on the blade. Then two stars, three stars… At last, altogether 11 stars appeared on the blade!
Gasp! All the onlookers couldn't help but gasp at this moment.
Elder Li changed his expression abruptly. Then he announced with a trembling voice, "The evaluation result….is 11 stars! It is a Sixth-grade Supreme Equipment!"
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Chapter 1172: What a Genius!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Numerous people were gathering outside the Equipment Refining Tower at this moment. Besides more than 10,000 Equipment Forging Grandmasters who had come from all over the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm, cultivators from countless other sects had also come here to enjoy the contest. All of them were curious about the rank of the Equipment Forging Grandmaster who represented their sects.
At this time, No. 1 of the Equipment Refining Ranking Chart was still Liu Zhen, who was deemed as a new genius in the equipment refining circle. As a 300-year-old powerhouse at the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage, he had managed to become No. 67 on the Human List in the Heavenly Tripod List with his achievements in equipment refining.
In the crowds, several old men were looking at the ranking chart. Then, they turned to a young man and said with laughter, "Hah, hah, Grandmaster Liu Zhen, you managed to live up to everyone's expectations! You will definitely be No.1 of this contest!"
"My lords, you flatter me! Countless Equipment Forging Grandmasters haven't finished their contest yet. It is too early to say I will be No. 1 now. But…I guess I can enter the top 10," Liu Zhen said with a faint smile.
"Alas! Grandmaster Liu Zhen, you are too humble! Ordinary Equipment Forging Grandmasters could never forge a Fourth-grade Equipment of 6 stars! Moreover, you are only 300 years old! You managed to achieve such an extraordinary accomplishment at such a young age! You are really the hope of the equipment forging industry in the future!" An old man said with a smile.
Liu Zhen smiled and silently agreed. He believed he was qualified to be praised in this way. Less than ten people had ever attained such an achievement as he had at his age and cultivation stage!
At this time, the old man looked at Liu Zhen and said reverently, "Grandmaster Liu Zhen, this time you have made a great contribution to earn so many places for our Dingtian Academy to enter the Waste Realm! So please be assured that you will receive 30 percent of all the things we obtain in the Waste Realm!"
"Thank you, Dean Lin!" Liu Zhen expressed his appreciation by smiling again.
He had helped the Dingtian Academy because he was trying to join the Equipment Refining Sect through his brilliant performance. Also he had made a deal with the Dean of the Dingtian Academy that he would get 30 percent of the things obtained by this academy in the Waste Realm after entering the top ten of this contest to win a lot of places for Dingtian Academy to enter that place!
Of course, other academies had also contacted him, but he used to be a student in the Dingtian Academy. So he decided to participate in this convention by representing the Dingtian Academy.
"Hey, Dean Qin, you are also here! Where is your Equipment Forging Grandmaster?" At this time, Dean Lin asked as he looked at another old man who was not far away with a smile. Seeing that, the onlookers couldn't help but smile wryly.
Everyone knew Litian Academy, Dingtian Academy, and Yunchen Academy were the top three academies in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm. However, conflicts always existed between Dingtian Academy and Litian Academy, which was caused by something that had happened long ago. At that time, there was an academy of which the name was Dingtian Lidi Academy. When the Dean retired, disputes arose between the two deputy deans. At last, they established their own academies respectively, which were Dingtian Academy and Litian Academy.
However, people of the Dingtian Academy believed their academy was No.1 and better than Litian Academy, although they shared the same origins. The people of Litian Academy didn't want to accept this prejudice. Therefore, more and more conflicts had accumulated between the two academies. Now they took all opportunities to ridicule each other.
Dingtian Academy found Grandmaster Liu Zhen, who ranked the first now. Therefore, Dean Lin, who was quite satisfied and confident, would never miss the opportunity to ridicule the Dean of Litian Academy. At this moment, Dean Qin Xiangtian of the Litian Academy was in a bad mood. He had decided to lead his team to participate in this convention personally, which meant he had attached great importance in it. However, it was quite difficult to find a Fourth-grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster who was under 1,000 years old. He had managed to find one who was 600 years old with great difficulty. However, he didn't expect that grandmaster would fail to keep his promise. He didn't know the guy's whereabouts.
He was also annoyed by another thing. Qin Sanli, who was his third younger brother and also one of the deputy deans of the Litian Academy, had told him someone wanted to marry his granddaughter Qin Susu. He didn't expect that the young man who dared to marry his granddaughter was a frenzied thief who took all the materials and even the equipment refining workbenches from the Equipment Refining Convention. Now, this guy was being hunted down by the Equipment Refining Sect.
The Equipment Refining Sect was far more powerful than Litian Academy. Litian Academy could never ruin its reputation by having this notorious thief as the husband of his granddaughter. Therefore, Qin Susu's marriage was ruined again. That was why he was in a bad mood at this moment. When he was ridiculed by his sworn enemy, he almost lost control of his temper.
"Elder brother, please calm down!" Qin Sanli reminded Qin Xiangtian.
"Humph!" Qin Xiangtian, who restrained his fury, snorted and left directly. Qin Susu also left, following him after staring at people of Dingtian Academy angrily.
Boom!
Just at this time, the ranking chart on the Equipment Refining Tower was changed suddenly. All the onlookers erupted!
"Holy sh*t!"
"What's going on?"
"A…Sixth-grade Equipment?"
"This is totally impossible! A Sixth-grade Equipment and the evaluation result is 11 stars!"
"It should be a Sixth-grade Supreme Equipment. Even a Ninth-grade Equipment Forging Grandmaster is not able to make it!"
"Supreme Equipment is perfect and flawless! Nobody could realize that except a King Refiner!"
"I guess something is wrong with this ranking chart!"
"Absolutely! First, nobody here could make a Sixth-grade Supreme Equipment! Then, how could someone make a Sixth-grade Equipment with a drawing of a Third-grade Equipment?"
"Right! Also, I've never heard the name of this guy before. How could a nobody become No.1 on the ranking list?"
"But…it is impossible for the Equipment Refining Tower to make a mistake!"
Many people were talking in disbelief.
The smile was frozen in the face of Dean Lin of Dingtian Academy. One second ago, he was making a display in front of Qin Xiangtian. Now, his No.1 had gone, which was so unexpected and disgusting! However, the one who was most unhappy should be Liu Zhen. Although he said he could enter the top ten, he had been confident to maintain first place. After all, Equipment Forging Grandmasters who were under 1,000 years old were quite rare. Among these people, those who were able to make a Fourth-grade Equipment with a drawing of a Third-grade Equipment were even rarer.
Moreover, the evaluation of the Sixth-grade Equipment made by him was 6 stars, which couldn't be surpassed easily. But now his achievement was just like a joke in front of the new champion.
This is impossible! This is absolutely impossible! Liu Zhen roared to himself as he clenched his fists tightly.
Almost nobody in this world is able to make a Sixth-grade Supreme Equipment! He would never believe it!
"Oh? Someone's No.1 is gone! Hah, hah, hah!" Qin Xiangtian laughed deliberately this time. Dean Lin's face was even gloomier than before!
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At the same time, the Equipment Refining Tower was also in a mess. All the powerhouses of the big sects were totally stunned and couldn't believe the result. A young man at the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage created a miracle in front of them by making a Sixth-grade Supreme Equipment with a drawing of a Third-grade Equipment, which was unprecedented!
"What a genius! He is a real genius!" Elder Li, the Deacon of the Equipment Refining Sect, said as his hands were trembling excitedly.
However, when he was about to rush up and ask whether Xu Que was interested in joining the Equipment Refining Sect, a big bang could be heard from outside at this moment.
Rumble! A ceiling of the Equipment Refining Tower became transparent. Then a giant ranking list appeared in the sky above Baihui City, which showed the Half-List clearly.
Yun Baichuan, who used to be No.3, had become No.4 now. All the people behind him, like The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Awesome, also fell one place automatically. The area of No.3 became vacant. Meanwhile, a halo appeared in front of Xu Que, which was the same as the one that appeared in the Life and Death Ring. It meant he should write down his name which would be recorded on the Heavenly Tripod List.
People in this area were surprised.
"Does it mean this guy hasn't entered the Heavenly Tripod List before?"
"Wait! No! This is right! If he is on the Heavenly Tripod List, how could his name be unknown to us?"
"My God! Where does this extraordinary genius come from?"
Many people kept talking about him.
Xu Que was also quite delighted. He never expected his Celestial Grade Disguise Puppet could not only change his appearance and aura, but also fool the powerhouses and even the Heavenly Tripod List, which asked him to fill in his name again!
"Heh, heh, I will have a lot of fun in this way!"
Xu Que smiled to himself. He didn't write down his name but looked at the entrance of the Equipment Refining Tower. The entrance was open and new Equipment Forging Grandmasters were entering at this time.
"The time is now!"
Xu Que wrote down something with his Celestial Core Power in the halo. Then he rushed out of the Equipment Refining Tower by stepping on lightning. The next moment, he ignited a Divine Escape Spell and disappeared completely. His movements were so fast that all the onlookers were dumbfounded.
No one expected he could escape in such a way. And the scene of his disappearance was quite familiar!
The next moment, the onlookers were totally shocked when they saw the Heavenly Tripod List.
The Heavenly Tripod List (Half Celestial Stage):
No. 1: Li Xiaoran
No. 2: Ye Guhen
No. 3: The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Invincible
No. 4: Yun Baichuan;
No. 5: The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Awesome.
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Chapter 1173: I Want to Sign Up
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Invincible?"
"The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Invincible?"
"Holy sh*t!"
"This guy is also from the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
"D*mn! This guy is challenging the Equipment Refining Convention and the Equipment Refining Sect!"
"My God! The Exploding Heavens Faction is going to make trouble here! How could they provoke the Equipment Refining Sect in this way?"
"Now, we can enjoy the show! This Exploding Heavens Faction…is really good at seeking death!"
Outside the Equipment Refining Tower, many onlookers were dumbfounded.
None of them expected that this "Invincible" would reach No.3 in the Half-List of the Heavenly Tripod List after getting the first place in the ranking chart of equipment refining. Then, this guy just escaped after announcing his identity as a member of the Exploding Heavens Faction.
His actions totally shocked everyone.
"Awesome! The Exploding Heavens Faction has occupied two places on the Half-List within several weeks!" A young man exclaimed.
"Where does this Exploding Heavens Faction come from? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
"Anyway, it is famous now, although its reputation is notorious! I'm afraid this faction will be wiped out by the big sects and the Equipment Refining Sect!" An old man said with a smile as he shook his head.
"But this 'Invincible' is an unprecedented genius in equipment refining! Is the Equipment Refining Sect really going to kill him?" Someone asked curiously.
An old man said with a smile, "Heh, heh, geniuses are ubiquitous in this world. A genius will never rival the reputation of a sect like the Equipment Refining Sect!"
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Qin Xiangtian and Qin Susu of the Litian Academy were also shocked. Qin Sanli said as he looked at Qin Susu seriously, "Susu, you should cut him off in the future! The Exploding Heavens Faction is in big trouble now!"
"Nonsense! That guy was too reckless! I warned him to mind his words! How dare he agree to marry me? I will definitely punish him if I catch him in future!" Qin Susu said angrily.
When Qin Sanli notified the Qin Family that someone dared to marry her, Qin Susu planned to beat Xu Que up. She didn't expect this guy would make trouble again by stealing things from the Equipment Refining Sect. What happened today was even more horrible! A member of the Exploding Heavens Faction won first place on the ranking chart of equipment refining and No. 3 on the Half-List. Then, this guy ran away. Definitely, he was trying to provoke the Equipment Refining Sect!
"Anyway, you'd better stay away from anyone from the Exploding Heavens Faction during this period. We can't afford to offend the Equipment Refining Sect!" Qin Xiangtian reminded her in a low voice. Then he snorted as he looked at Qin Sanli, "Third brother, try to find better candidates in the future! You said this guy's personality is pretty good! How could a guy with a good personality steal things?"
"Eh, elder brother, you can't blame me! I was fooled by that guy because he is too cunning!" Qin Sanli said with embarrassment.
On the other side of the crowd, Ling Feng was trembling. He didn't expect he would be fooled again. He knew what kind of punishment he would face in the future. So his heart was as cold as ice at this moment.
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At the same time, the Equipment Refining Tower was also in a mess. All the powerhouses of the big sects didn't know what to say because they were so angry. Elder Li, the Deacon of the Equipment Refining Sect, was trembling from rage. What Xu Que had done could be deemed as a great humiliation of the Equipment Refining Sect.
Several days ago, the Equipment Refining Sect had announced they would hunt down Xu Que and the Exploding Heavens Faction in this world. But a member of the Exploding Heavens Faction walked into the Equipment Refining Tower and won first place fair and square. Then this guy escaped safely! It was not only a humiliation to the big shots, but also a burning shame for the Equipment Refining Sect!
"My order is as follows! You should try harder, no, do your best to capture all members of the Exploding Heavens Faction!" At last, Elder Li roared angrily.
In a corner of the Equipment Refining Tower, Feng Lanwu and Xiao Ru were totally shocked. After making eye contact, they found bitterness in each other's faces! They used to spend a lot of time with Xu Que and knew some of his magic arts. Therefore, they finally figured out that Bai Zhantang and Invincible must be the same person! However, they didn't dare to say anything at this moment for fear that they would be implicated. However, Feng Lanwu was quite regretful at this moment. If they had chosen to trust Xu Que in the very beginning and stopped him from offending the Equipment Refining Sect, they could have asked Xu Que to attend this convention by representing them. And it was highly possible that the first place would then belong to the Wind Chamber of Commerce. But nobody had yet made a regret pill!
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In all the places of the three continents in the World of Near Celestials, more and more people had noticed the ranking change on the Heavenly Tripod List.
Previously The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Awesome had become No. 4 suddenly, which surprised people for a short while. Now, several weeks later, The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Invincible entered the ranking list and became No. 3. People were starting to get very interested in it. All of a sudden, the Exploding Heavens Faction had become very famous in the World of Near Celestials.
Xu Que, the troublemaker, had sneaked back to Baihui City at this moment. He became Invincible by purchasing a Celestial Grade Disguise Puppet with 50,000 Acting Tough Points. Then he made a great profit by earning over 300,000 Acting Tough Points with it. So he decided to do it again to earn a lot more Acting Tough Points before leaving here.
Xu Que became a black-haired young man in black robe. His deft movements and good looks gave him a cool, handsome appearance, and attracted many eyes in Baihui City. Many female cultivators couldn't keep their eyes off him. Xu Que was pretty good at being cool. By looking steadily forward and ignoring all women, he walked rapidly toward the Equipment Refining Tower.
After arriving at the sign-up spot, he walked to the front of the queue and said, "My name is Unmatched! I want to sign up!"
The one who was responsible for signing up new entrants was a young man from the City Governor's mansion. He was intimidated by Xu Que's momentum. However, when he found that Xu Que was just at the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage, he said impatiently, "You need to wait in line!"
"I don't have time!" Xu Que replied coldly.
The young man was amused by his words, "You don't have time? I don't have time either! You'd better behave yourself or you will be severely punished!"
"I won't make trouble!" Xu Que replied calmly. "Because…I can take the first place!"
"You? No. 1?" The young man said sarcastically.
"Right!" Xu Que replied calmly. Then, magnificent kill intent gushed out from his eyes as he said seriously, "The Exploding Heavens Faction's Invincible is my sworn enemy! Anyone can be No.1 on the ranking chart of equipment refining except him! My equipment forging skills are far better than his!"
Bang!
A dull sound rang out at this time. Xu Que's hands landed on the table. He leaned forward, putting his handsome face so close to the face of that young man. In this way, he stared at the young man with his deep and charming eyes and asked with his deeply resonant voice with a wicked smile, "So, can I jump the line and sign up?"
Chapter 1174: We Are Fooled Again!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Ah?" The young man who was responsible for signing people up was stunned. When he saw the handsome face so close to him, his face turned red and his heart beat faster. He couldn't help but lean back in his chair.
Patter!
Suddenly, his shoulders were grabbed by two strong hands! The young man was totally stunned for he got a weird sense of security and even wanted to follow this man forever!
"Holy sh*t!"
At last, the young man came to himself.
As a cultivator at the Later Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage, I would never follow a cultivator at the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage! Not to mention he is a f*cking man!
"What are you doing?" The young man broke away from Xu Que's hands. Then he stood up and took two steps backwards. He felt his back was covered by cold sweat for he had almost fallen in love with a man!
"I was asking whether I can sign up!" Xu Que, who had become cold and cool again, asked with a poker face.
The young man was surprised and started to wonder whether he had misunderstood Xu Que.
"What's wrong?" At this time, a familiar voice, which was full of impatience and anger, butted in.
Xu Que turned around and found Ling Feng was walking toward him. Ling Feng was full of anger and hadn't found a way to vent it. When he found someone trying to make trouble, he walked up immediately.
The young man who was responsible for signing up changed his expression and replied reverently, "Young Master, this guy tried to jump the line and sign up!"
"Jump the line?" Hearing that, Ling Feng was even angrier, for this term stood for a humiliation for him now and even in the future.
"Right!" However, Xu Que, who was quite calm, said with a poker face again, "The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Invincible is my sworn enemy. His equipment forging skills are nothing compared to mine. Anyone can be No.1 on the ranking chart of equipment refining except him!"
"What?" Hearing that, Ling Feng calmed down. He had allowed Invincible to enter the tower, and he made a Sixth-grade Supreme Equipment. It was impossible for others to surpass this result, which meant Invincible had taken first place. However, this result was a burning shame for the Equipment Refining Sect and for him, and was totally unacceptable! Now, someone said he could surpass The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Invincible and take first place!
For Ling Feng, this was an opportunity to make amends for previous faults.
"What's your name?" Ling Feng asked as he looked at Xu Que seriously.
"My name is Unmatchable!" Xu Que replied with a calm, cold voice.
"Unmatchable?" Ling Feng couldn't help but frown for he had never heard of a name like that before.
"Yes!" Xu Que nodded his head calmly.
"Are you sure you can take first place of this contest?" Ling Feng asked again.
"Positive!"
"Why should I believe you? It is impossible to surpass Invincible who made a Sixth-grade Supreme Equipment with a drawing of a Third-grade equipment! How could you realize that?"
"I don't need to explain it to you!" Xu Que said overbearingly.
Ling Feng and the young man who was responsible for signing up were stunned by his reply. Ling Feng stared at him. He had met a lot of geniuses before, and usually they shared some common characteristics—pride, confidence, and arrogance! He saw those characteristics in Xu Que, which reassured him.
"Good! You can jump the line and enter the tower, but you must guarantee you will take first place! Otherwise…" Ling Feng nodded his head. He really wanted to give it a try. If the man in front of him could defeat Invincible, the Equipment Refining Sect and he would feel much better.
"There is no otherwise! I said I will win first place and I mean it! The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Invincible is nothing compared to me!" Xu Que shook his head calmly, his eyes were full of confidence.
"Great! I really like people like you! Follow me!" Ling Feng smiled with satisfaction.
Then Xu Que finished the sign-up procedures with the help of Ling Feng. Now he was waiting outside the Equipment Refining Tower again.
It was quite late at night now. Most Equipment Forging Grandmasters sent by the big sects walked out of the tower after finishing their work. More and more young men appeared in the people who were waiting outside the tower.
Soon it was Xu Que's turn to enter. Xu Que stepped into the tower calmly. Led by a guard, he walked up to an equipment refining workbench again. This time, he didn't use the black mystical fire but chose the Nine Nether Golden Flame which ranked seventh in the ranking list of mystical fires.
The flame was golden, but the power of this flame was almost identical with that of the Eight Waste Destruction Flame.
Just like last time, Xu Que added some Wind & Thunder Devilish Gold and reduced some Zhen Yi Silver. At last, he even added some Finger Flexible Gold which he had stolen from the second floor of the Equipment Refining Tower. This metal, which was quite rare, was very flexible and as large as a finger. It could enhance the flexibility and endurance of the equipment. So, it was called the Finger Flexible Gold.
Xu Que added this metal to further enhance the level of the Hundred Miles Killer Blade. In this way, he could place more Equipment Refining Essence in it. He got this idea when he did it before. At this time, a lot of young men were in the tower. Nobody noticed Xu Que's sneaky movements and his modification of the formula. Most powerhouses of the big sects had left. Only Elder Li was still trying to calm down by closing his eyes.
Boom!
Several hours later, a dull sound rang out suddenly. Xu Que had finished the Hundred Miles Killer Blade successfully. The appearance of this new and magnificent Hundred Miles Killer Blade attracted all onlookers immediately. Elder Li opened his eyes and looked at Xu Que directly.
"Another Sixth-grade Equipment?" Elder Li, who was shocked, shouted angrily. "B*stard! How dare you come here again?"
"Again?" Xu Que, who was quite calm, shook his head with a strand of puzzlement on his face, "Senior, you misunderstand me! The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Invincible is my sworn enemy! His equipment refining skills are nothing compared to mine. Anyone can be No.1 of the ranking chart of equipment refining except him!"
"You? The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Invincible is your sworn enemy?" Hearing that, Elder Li's tone became softe, but he still stared at Xu Que closely.
"Exactly! He is my sworn enemy! If he hadn't taken the first place, I wouldn't have participated in this contest!" Xu Que replied calmly.
Elder Li frowned a bit after hearing that. He fixed his eyes on Xu Que for a while. Then he waved his hand.
Whoosh! A strand of light hit the Hundred Miles Killer Blade. Then stars started to appear on the blade.
One star, two stars, three stars, four stars… The blade became dazzling when the 12th star appeared.
The onlookers and Elder Li changed their expressions immediately.
A Sixth-grade equipment with the evaluation result of 12 stars! It was another Supreme Equipment at the highest level! And it was made by a young man at the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage again!
People became suspicious immediately.
Elder Li stared at Xu Que and asked coldly, "What is your name? What is the relationship between you and the Exploding Heavens Faction?"
Xu Que opened his mouth and was about to say something.
Boom!
Suddenly, a big bang exploded from the sky. The Half-List of the Heavenly Tripod List appeared again.
Elder Li and the other onlookers looked up subconsciously. The first place of the Half-List was not changed. But the second place had become vacant.
"Another guy who hasn't entered the Heavenly Tripod List before?" The onlookers were stunned.
Elder Li realized something and turned to Xu Que immediately. However, he was dumbfounded the next moment.
Xu Que had disappeared in the Equipment Refining Tower before leaving his name on the Heavenly Tripod List.
"F*ck! We were fooled again!" A guy from the Equipment Refining Sect shouted angrily.
Almost at the same time, someone shouted in surprise, "Look, he filled in his name!"
Elder Li looked up immediately. As expected, he saw the name on the list, which almost drove him mad!
The Heavenly Tripod List (Half-Celestial Stage):
No. 1: Li Xiaoran
No. 2: The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Unmatchable
No. 3: Ye Guhen
No. 4: The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Invincible
No. 5: Yun Baichuan
No. 6: The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Awesome.
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Chapter 1175: Revenge of the Exploding Heavens Faction
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Ah, ah, ah…" Elder Li's hysterical shriek rang out from the Equipment Refining Tower and echoed throughout the entire Baihui City.
In the crowds outside the tower, Ling Feng was staring at the Heavenly Tripod List in the sky. When he saw the name on that list, he couldn't help but tremble a bit.
"F*ck you, the Exploding Heavens Faction…" Ling Feng rolled his eyes and passed out because of anger and fear the next moment. He never expected Xu Que could do that. The Exploding Heavens Faction had been hunted down by the Equipment Refining Sect. However, it kept sending people to participate in the Equipment Refining Convention, which was too reckless.
He was especially angry that all the members of the Exploding Heavens Faction entered the tower because of him. The Equipment Refining Sect would find that out and severely punish him. He would even be ridiculed as a fool. At the thought of this, he had to pass out because it would bring him relief for a short while.
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At the same time, the entire World of Near Celestials was also surprised by the newly updated Half-List. Within several weeks, three people with the prefix of the Exploding Heavens Faction had entered the top six of this list. It was so horrible!
The Heavenly Tripod List was set up for all the cultivators in the three continents. The top 100 from this list could be deemed as powerful geniuses! The top ten were elites among the geniuses! Now, three people in the top six were from the same sect, which meant this sect was extraordinarily powerful.
Nobody knew where this Exploding Heavens Faction came from! Nobody had heard of it before. It seemed it had appeared overnight! However, the puzzlement and surprise of people in the World of Near Celestials were far from over.
After being fooled by Xu Que several times, the Equipment Refining Sect and the big sects became vigilant. They fixed eyes on all young geniuses. Any young man who had just appeared would be watched closely. To their surprise, they failed to find anyone suspicious. It seemed the Exploding Heavens Faction had disappeared.
Until the end of the Equipment Refining Convention, the Exploding Heavens Faction never showed up again. The first and second place were still Unmatchable and Invincible!
The Equipment Refining Sect had no choice but to withdraw most of their men because they couldn't stay here forever! When Elder Li left, he said angrily, "From now on, the Exploding Heavens Faction has become the sworn enemy of the Equipment Refining Sect! We will not only hunt them down in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm, but also the rest of the five Celestial Realms! The Exploding Heavens Faction will have nowhere to hide in the Earth Continent!"
After that, the Steal Sect, who always kept a low profile, also announced, "All members of the Exploding Heavens Faction captured by us will be severely punished!"
Within several days after that, all the big sects in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm expressed their support to the Equipment Refining Sect by claiming the Exploding Heavens Faction as their enemy.
Dean Lin of the Dingtian Academy also announced, "This is an abominable issue! The Exploding Heavens Faction is just a villainous and inhuman organization! According to their style, this organization is composed of mobs who are lunatics, because none of them received education in any academies! I hereby appeal to all of you to beat all members of the Exploding Heavens Faction to death! Anyone who manages to kill one member of the Exploding Heavens Faction can join the Dingtian Academy! Anyone who manages to kill two of their members will be fostered with special care in our academy!"
His words agitated many disbanded cultivators who were not able to join good academies because of their poor quality. These people started to search for members of the Exploding Heavens Faction.
All at once, the Exploding Heavens Faction had become a target for all.
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However, one day after Dean Lin's announcement, several apprentices of the Dingtian Academy at the Half-Celestial Stage were ambushed during their off-campus training. The guy who attacked them said he was the Exploding Heavens Faction's Bai Zhantang. He beat up those apprentices, took away their Storage Rings, and even stripped them naked. At last, he hung them up at the gates of Baihui City.
Then, several apprentices of the Dingtian Academy at the Half-Celestial Stage were beaten up and stripped naked by the Exploding Heavens Faction's Invincible. They were hung up at the gates of Liguang City, which was very close to Baihui City.
A billboard with some words on it was found with their bodies. It said, "Those who receive education in Dingtian Academy are nothing more than this!"
That day, the two ancient cities were shocked by these issues. Countless people in this world were startled overnight.
"My God! The Exploding Heavens Faction is so bold! They chose to offend Dingtian Academy after offending the Equipment Refining Sect!"
"It is even worse! It is said that the City Governor of Baihui City is also irreconcilably angry with them!"
"It seems the Exploding Heavens Faction is really in big trouble now!"
Snigger! "As far as I know, we believed the Exploding Heavens Faction was in trouble several days ago. However, it seems only those who try to hunt down the Exploding Heavens Faction are in trouble now!"
"It is quite strange! The Equipment Refining Sect and the big sects are hunting down the Exploding Heavens Faction. But none of them manages to capture even one member of the Exploding Heavens Faction! I don't believe the Exploding Heavens Faction only has one member! How could it be so difficult to capture them?"
"It is hard to say! After all, we only know about the three members of the Exploding Heavens Faction who are in the top six of the Half-List. These people are quite powerful, so it is quite normal to be difficult to capture them!"
Snigger! "Don't tell me the Exploding Heavens Faction only has three members!"
"Hah, hah! This is really possible! Otherwise, it couldn't stay unknown for so long a time, which is so weird!"
People in all places in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm were talking about this issue.
The Dingtian Academy didn't make any comments. They just took their apprentices back and sent many elite apprentices and masters at the Human Celestial Stage or higher stage to search for the Exploding Heavens Faction. However, several days later, apprentices and masters of the Dingtian Academy were attacked again. The apprentices of Dingtian Academy were stripped naked and hung up at the gates of ten ancient cities near Baihui City. Even several masters were knocked unconscious before being thrown into cesspits. When they woke up, they passed out again because of anger.
People in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm were shocked again by the news.
"Holy sh*t!"
"So many experts at the Human Celestial Stage were defeated!"
"No way! I remember the Exploding Heavens Faction only had three geniuses at the Half-Celestial Stage!"
"No, no! I've heard this time the one who defeated them was the Exploding Heavens Faction's Li Xiaoyao, who left his name on the billboards!"
"There are even more! I've heard of the Exploding Heavens Faction's Xiao Yan, the Exploding Heavens Faction's Hua Wuque, the Exploding Heavens Faction's Li Bai, and so on!"
"My God! It seems the Exploding Heavens Faction is having a head-on collision with the Dingtian Academy!"
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That day,the Dingtian Academy took their apprentices back. Then Dean Lin announced angrily, "Exploding Heavens Faction, you are a group of shameless degenerates! Is this all that you can do? You can only ambush our apprentices! If you are not cowards, just step out and have a fair fight with me!"
Hearing that, people of the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm realized all those apprentices of the Dingtian Academy had been ambushed.
"I told you the Exploding Heavens Faction is not that powerful!"
"But they are actually pretty good for they managed to ambush those apprentices!"
"Exactly! The apprentices of the Dingtian Academy are quite powerful. Only those who are more powerful than them can ambush them!"
"You can't say that! If the Exploding Heavens Faction is really powerful, they would have had a fair fight and those sneaky ambushes are totally unnecessary!"
Many people entered into endless arguments about the strength of the Exploding Heavens Faction.
However, one day after Dean Lin's announcement, something happened in the Dingtian Academy.
That night, countless female apprentices shouted in surprise in their rooms. Someone stole their clothes when they were taking a bath. Even worse, dozens of female cultivators were knocked unconscious when they were taking a bath. Their Storage Rings were taken away. When they woke up, they found notes in the same format but with different signatures and handwritings.
"I am the Exploding Heavens Faction's Liu Yishou. My lady, you really have a poor figure! What a shame!"
"I am the Exploding Heavens Faction's Liu Xiahui. My lady, your figure is mediocre! I can only give you four marks!"
"I am the Exploding Heavens Faction's Hua Wuque. My lady, your figure is good! But your boobs are too small. I can only give you five marks!"
"I am the Exploding Heavens Faction's Li Bai. My lady, your figure is just like a bottle of wine. It is a pity that the storage time is too short! I can only give you six marks!"
"I am the Exploding Heavens Faction's Xu Que. My lady, your figure is perfect! However, your skin is a little bit loose. I can only give you seven marks!"
The news was spread throughout that day.
The entire Zhenyuan Celestial Realm was shocked!
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Chapter 1176: The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Coming!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Holy sh*t!"
"Holy sh*t! Holy sh*t!"
"Have they lost their minds? This is outrageous!"
"Horrible! I didn't expect they could do that in the Dingtian Academy!"
"This is really abominable! How could he attack those female apprentices when they were taking a bath?"
"Alas! The Exploding Heavens Faction…is really an organization of beasts!"
"No! According to the authoritative news, the Exploding Heavens Faction just left after stealing things and leaving those notes. They didn't do those disgusting things!"
"Really?"
"Sure! All those female apprentices still have their virginity."
"Alas! The Exploding Heavens Faction…is really an organization of degenerates who are even worse than beasts!"
Countless cultivators in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm were talking about this issue with surprise.
None of them expected that the Exploding Heavens Faction would dare to make trouble in the Dingtian Academy after Dean Lin's announcement! It was just like slapping the face of Dean Lin and the Dingtian Academy.
Dean Lin was trembling with anger. He even offered an Inferior Celestial Artifact as a reward for members of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
Someone interviewed Dean Qin of the Litian Academy about this issue.
Dean Qin said seriously, "Hah, hah, hah, hah!"
…..
The Equipment Refining Sect kept pursuing the Exploding Heavens Faction. However, no matter how much trouble was made by the Exploding Heavens Faction, the Equipment Refining Sect failed to capture even one member of the Exploding Heavens Faction.
"What the h*ll is going on? Why can't we even find a clue? Don't tell me all the members of the Exploding Heavens Faction have hidden themselves underground!" Elder Li, the Deacon of the Equipment Refining Sect, said angrily. The rest of the members of the Equipment Refining Sect felt quite helpless. Normally, they would have found the ones they wanted after mobilizing so many people. But they failed to find even one member of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
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At the same time, the troublemaker Xu Que had arrived at Liqiu City secretly. It was an ordinary ancient city, quite far away from Baihui City. He used a new Celestial Grade Disguise Puppet to turn himself into a young man with an ordinary appearance. He was spending his time hanging around on the streets of this ancient city. He kept doing things to slap the face of the Dingtian Academy during this period.
Although he had earned over 600,000 Acting Tough Points and made the Exploding Heavens Faction famous in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm, this was not what he wanted. He was trying to spread the news of the Exploding Heavens Faction to the Heaven Continent, so that Jiang Hongyan and the others would know where he was.
Therefore, it was still related to the Heavenly Tripod List. He had to update the Heavenly Tripod List frequently. In this way, Jiang Hongyan would notice the news and come to the Earth Continent to meet him. However, after making so much noise, he noticed he didn't enter the Heavenly Tripod List again. So, he guessed the rankings of the Heavenly Tripod List were updated in some special places.
For example, he needed to go to places like the Life and Death Ring or the Equipment Refining Tower where his strength could be recognized.
Xu Que hadn't made trouble with the Dingtian Academy and the Equipment Refining Sect in days. He decided to update the Heavenly Tripod List again. After making a careful inquiry, Xu Que got some useful information. He found a lot of ancient cities in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm had underground black markets where illegal transactions were made. All these black markets were controlled by the Steal Sect. The most famous place in the underground black market was the underground arena.
All those who had reached the Half-Celestial Stage could fight in the arena, no matter where they were from or what they had done. After winning a fight, a guy could become a champion and win some Spiritual Crystals as reward. Then this guy would need to face the challenge of other cultivators. Anyone who managed to win 100 fights consecutively would get an Inferior Celestial Artifact as a reward.
Of course, the underground arena was so popular because of its betting rules. The Steal Sect was the banker. Any cultivator could place bets. And the winner would get a lot of Spiritual Crystals.
Xu Que had come to Liqiu City because there were a lot of academies near this city. So a lot of cultivators tried their luck in the underground arena. Many apprentices of the academies were geniuses on the Heavenly Tripod List and preferred to fight there, so that they could earn Spiritual Crystals and also enter the Heavenly Tripod List. It was an opportunity for Xu Que to update the Heavenly Tripod List. So he arrived at the underground black market immediately after finding its location from others.
Actually, it was not difficult to find the underground black market. Although the Steal Sect was in a state of disunity, its branches could be found in every corner of this world. Apparently, they had established good relations with the City Governors to gain their footholds in these cities. Therefore, the City Governors would turn a blind eye to their underground black markets.
When Xu Que arrived at the underground black market, he found it was quite like ordinary markets. Many people were selling goods here—most of which were from the Steal Sect.
At the center of the black market, he found an entrance which led to the underground arena on the lower level. Xu Que entered the arena and found it was familiar. It was just like a boxing arena on Earth. In the middle of a huge space, ten arenas were surrounded by a lot of spectators. The entire arena was divided into two levels. The first level was for cultivators at the Half-Celestial Stage, while the second level was for cultivators at the Human Celestial Stage. Countless people signed up for the fights. It seemed the fights would never end.
When Xu Que arrived at the arena, he saw 20 cultivators at the Half-Celestial Stage were fighting in ten arenas. The spectators were cheering for the cultivators they had placed bets on with a paper card in their hands.
Heh, heh, this is quite interesting! Let me have a try in the first floor! Xu Que smiled as he looked around. Then he walked toward the registration point. Soon, Xu Que signed up and finished his first fight. Undoubtedly, he won the fight easily. This kind of fight was too easy for Xu Que. He was powerful enough to be invincible among cultivators who were at the same cultivation stage as his. He could even defeat cultivators at the Initial Stage or Medium Stage of the Human Celestial Stage easily.
Of course, it would be difficult for him to defeat the genius cultivators at the Human Celestial Stage like Qin Susu who were in the top ten of the Human List. However, after the fight, a halo appeared in front of Xu Que as the Heavenly Tripod List appeared in the sky. In front of countless shocked eyes, he reached out his hand and wrote down some words casually in the halo. Then he disappeared by igniting a Divine Escape Spell.
When people saw the new name that appeared in the Half-List, they were dumbfounded.
"No. 60 on the Half-List: The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Coming!"
Instantly, all the people in the underground arena were in an uproar.
The Steal Sect sent people to capture Xu Que immediately. However, Xu Que had reappeared in the underground arena with a new appearance. But he stepped into the arena for cultivators at the Human Celestial Stage.
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Chapter 1177: It Is the Exploding Heavens Faction Again!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
According to the rules of the underground arena, everyone could sign up to fight in the arena for cultivators at the Human Celestial Stage.
When Xu Que signed up as a cultivator at the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage, the one who was responsible for signing up looked at him curiously. Then this guy said, furrowing his eyebrows, "Which academy are you from?"
"I am a disbanded cultivator!" Xu Que replied calmly.
The one who was responsible for signing up was stunned, "A disbanded cultivator? Are you sure this is the place you want to come? This is the arena for cultivators at the Human Celestial Stage!"
"Exactly! I want to fight cultivators at the Human Celestial Stage!" Xu Que looked up and said proudly.
"Fine!" The guy who was responsible for signing up sneered and shook his head. Then he gave Xu Que a number plate directly. He had met a lot of disbanded cultivators like Xu Que who tried to challenge cultivators at higher stages. However, most of them ended up miserably.
Some geniuses at the Half-Celestial Stage from academies also wanted to challenge cultivators at higher stages. However, these geniuses were always under protection. If they won the fight, they would achieve success and win recognition. If they lost, they would still survive.
But the disbanded cultivators who didn't have any backers couldn't enjoy this protection. Once they stepped into the arena, they were on their own. Sometimes they had to confront extraordinarily powerful opponents. However, too many disbanded cultivators were overconfident. Most of them died in the arena, and only a few of them could leave the arena alive. Now, the guy who was responsible for signing up thought Xu Que was also an arrogant disbanded cultivator. So he only sneered and didn't want to waste his words.
"When can I start my fight?" Xu Que got the name plate and asked.
Before the guy who was responsible for signing up had time to answer, a deafening cheer came from the spectator area behind them.
"Hah, hah, he won again!"
"The champion of No. 3 arena is really powerful. He has won 49 fights consecutively!"
"If he could win one more fight, he would be halfway to earning his Inferior Celestial Artifact!"
"This guy always wears a mask. It is said that he is Liang Feifan from the Dingtian Academy. His strength is very powerful!"
"Liang Feifan! He is quite extraordinary indeed!"
"Hah, hah, I've placed bets on him for 30 fights and he has earned a lot for me!"
"I will continue to place my bets on him in the next fight!"
The spectators were cheering and talking excitedly. Those who lost were quite regretful and didn't want to say a word.
Xu Que tossed his eyes at No. 3 arena. A guy who was wearing an iron beast mask was standing there. The other guy was lying in a pool of blood. Both of them were at the Medium Stage of the Human Celestial Stage. But the one who was lying on the ground had suffered a devastating defeat and even lost his life. Apparently, the strength gap between them was quite large.
"It seems this guy is almost as powerful as Qin Susu!" Xu Que squinted his eyes as he looked at the man with the mask. He guessed this guy should be in the top 20 of the Human List.
"Hey! Prepare yourself! Next fight is yours! No. 3 arena!" The guy who was responsible for signing up shouted at Xu Que at this time.
Xu Que was stunned a bit, "No. 3 arena?"
"Don't you want to fight a cultivator at the Human Celestial Stage? Now, it is arranged and you can't regret it! Just go and fight!" The guy who was responsible for signing up widened his eyes and shouted as if he was worried Xu Que would go back on his word.
"Great!" Xu Que replied with a smile. Then he walked toward No. 3 arena with the number plate in his hand.
His reaction surprised the guy who was responsible for signing up fighters. Then he said, as he shook his head disdainfully, "Another arrogant guy!"
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At this time, Xu Que stepped into No. 3 arena with his number plate. The noise in this area stopped instantly. Then all the spectators started to cheer.
"Hah, hah, hah, a cultivator at the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage?"
"How dare he challenge cultivators at higher stages? Don't tell me he is another apprentice from those academies! These cultivators at the Half-Celestial Stage are under protection! The fight will be quite boring!"
"No! The Steal Sect would never put two apprentices from academies in one arena! I bet this guy at the Half-Celestial Stage is a disbanded cultivator!"
"Then Liang Feifan will definitely win this fight! Let's place a bet on the champion!"
"Holy sh*t! The possibility for the challenger to win is too low!"
"Now you are talking! The champion will definitely win this fight! We are lucky if we can earn a little from his victory!"
"Exactly! But this fight will be ended soon, which is too boring!"
Many spectators shook their heads. They placed bets in these fights to earn Spiritual Crystals, but they also wanted to enjoy the good fights. A fight between two opponents with a significant strength gap would be very boring for them. It was just like watching soccer games or basketball games. The collision between two powerful teams would attract a lot of spectators. Almost nobody wanted to watch a game between a powerful team and a weak one.
Many people lost interest in the No. 3 arena where Xu Que was. Most of them placed bets casually and turned to other arenas.
Now Xu Que was looking at the man who wore an iron beast mask with a smile. If he could defeat this man, he could take first place on the Half-List! This fight was really hard to get! He really wanted to show his gratitude to the Steal Sect for providing him with such a good platform and opponent!
"What a piece of junk!" After glancing at Xu Que, the man with the mask said suddenly. Then he turned to members of the Steal Sect and said seriously, "What do you mean by sending such a useless person into my arena? You are looking down on me, right?"
"Liang…eh, you misunderstood us, my fellow cultivator! The opponents are arranged randomly! Just fight! You will have a satisfactory opponent in your next fight!" A member of the Steal Sect explained hurriedly.
"Humph!" The man with the mask snorted. Then he said impatiently, "Just start the fight!"
"OK! You can start at any time!" People of the Steal Sect replied immediately. Apparently, they treated the man with the iron mask reverently.
Seeing that, Xu Que smiled delightedly.
The man with the iron mask looked at Xu Que coldly with kill intent, "What are you laughing at?"
Xu Que asked with a smile, "Your name is Liang Feifan, right?"
"You are not qualified to know that! Just die!" The man with the iron mask snorted as he took out a lightning spear in the air. Then he dashed toward Xu Que.
Xu Que shouted sonorously gathering Qi in his Dantian, "You are a heap of excrement, Liang Feifan!" His voice echoed in all the spectator areas.
Swish! Countless people turned to this arena in surprise. The next moment, all the spectators were dumbfounded. Before the man's lightning spear could hit its target, Xu Que had disappeared. Only the enormous noise created by the Firestorm Wheels was echoing.
"An Inferior Celestial Artifact?" The spectators shouted in surprise immediately.
A young cultivator at the Half-Celestial Stage dares to fight with a Low-grade Celestial Artifact! He is too reckless!
"Humph! I also have Celestial Artifacts!" The man with the iron mask snorted as he took out a reel of golden rope wrapped in lightning from his sleeve. Then he threw the rope into the sky. The golden rope found Xu Que immediately and started to dash toward him rapidly.
"The Inferior Celestial Artifact—the Golden Dragon Rope? As expected, he is Liang Feifan from the Dingtian Academy!" Someone shouted in surprise for he knew this Celestial Artifact belonged to Liang Feifan.
Xu Que was also surprised. But his reaction was very fast. He concealed all his kill intent and Soul Strength immediately. His reaction slowed down the Golden Dragon Rope for a short while. Then it started to chase Xu Que again. However, a short stagnation in a fight between powerhouses could be lethal!
Boom!
When the Golden Dragon Rope was stopped, Xu Que descended by stepping on the Firestorm Wheels immediately. He was so fast that he was almost as fast as cultivators at the Earth Celestial Stage! Instantly, he appeared in front of the man with the iron mask. His sword, which was an Inferior Celestial Artifact strengthened by the Sword Spirit, also slashed down at this moment.
Swish!
Along with a tiny sound, the man with the iron mask was cut in half. The Golden Dragon Rope in the sky lost the support of his Celestial Core Power and fell. Then it was grabbed by Xu Que.
"The Medium Stage of the Human Celestial Realm? Just so-so!" Xu Que sneered as he looked up.
At this time, the entire arena was in a dead silence.
All the people were totally dumbfounded and couldn't believe their eyes. Their speculation had been correct. This fight was really ended in a short time. However, their estimation of the result was wrong. The winner was this young man at the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage who had two Celestial Artifacts!
Rumble–!
Almost at the same time, a dull sound could be heard from the sky above Liqiu City. A giant ranking list appeared.
Xu Que wrote down something in the halo that appeared in front of him. Then he ignited a Divine Escape Spell and escaped without hesitation!
"What?"
"This scene…is so familiar!"
People in the arena realized this fact belatedly. Then they looked up at the Heavenly Tripod List in the sky and were totally shocked by The Exploding Heavens Faction that appeared in the first place of the Half-List.
The Exploding Heavens Faction!
It is the Exploding Heavens Faction again!
Does it mean they have come to this place?
All the people in the arena felt their hearts fill with great anxiety!
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Chapter 1178: The Heavenly Tripod List Is in a Mess
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
That day, in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm, the underground black markets were shocked. The entire Liqiu City was surprised.
Nobody expected that the Exploding Heavens Faction had really come! By defeating their opponent in the arena for the Half-Celestial Stage, they took No. 60 of the Half-List easily and left a name of The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Coming on it.
Then another member, who was at the Medium Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage, entered the arena for the Human Celestial Stage. This guy killed the genius apprentice Liang Feifan of the Dingtian Academy with several moves and took first place of the Half-List!
People of the entire Zhenyuan Celestial Realm and the Earth Continent saw the updated rank list immediately. However, nobody expected the Heavenly Tripod List would be in such a mess.
In the next several weeks, the Half-List of the Heavenly Tripod List was updated frequently in different places on the Earth Continent. It seemed as if the Exploding Heavens Faction sent all its members to participate in the fights for Human Celestial Stage in the underground arenas. They always won easily. After winning a fight, they would disappear immediately.
Those geniuses on the Half-List were surpassed again and again.
During this period,the Dingtian Academy, the Equipment Refining Sect, and other big sects kept searching for the Exploding Heavens Faction. But they found nothing. Their genius apprentices were hung up at the city gates or killed in the underground arenas by the Exploding Heavens Faction again and again. This situation lasted for three months!
At last, the Half-List of the Heavenly Tripod List was totally in a mess. All the top 20 had The Exploding Heavens Faction in front of their names.
The Heavenly Tripod List (Half-Celestial Stage):
No. 1: The Exploding Heavens Faction
No. 2: The Exploding Heavens Faction Only Brings You Extinction
No. 3: The Exploding Heavens Faction Will Only Leave You Needle and Thread
No. 4: The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Unmatchable
No. 5: The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Invincible
No. 6: The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Awesome
No. 7: The Exploding Heavens Faction Is King of the Earth Continent
No. 8: The Exploding Heavens Faction's Buttface, I Am Here
No. 9: The Exploding Heavens Faction Is Big Dick and Good Skill
No. 10: Those Who Offend The Exploding Heavens Faction Will Be Killed Even If You Are Far Away
No. 11: The Exploding Heavens Faction's Advertising Space for Rent.
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If the name of the top ten were reasonable, the Half-List was totally ruined since No. 11 was full of all kinds of nonsense.
This extraordinary showing-off totally shocked all the people in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm and even in the Earth Continent. The geniuses at the Half-Celestial Stage could do nothing about it. No matter how hard they tried, they were still too weak and not able to enter the top 20. The public attitude toward the Exploding Heavens Faction was also changed.
At the very beginning, they were shocked by the frequently updated Half-List. However, they were getting used to the showing-off of the Exploding Heavens Faction and even starting to admire it. After all, this was a world dominated by powerhouses! No sects in this world could occupy the Heavenly Tripod List with their apprentices! A big sect would be deemed as a powerful one if two or three of its apprentices could enter the top 20 of the Half-List!
The Exploding Heavens Faction managed to occupy the top 20 of the Half-List within several months. Many people were talking about it. Some thought the Exploding Heavens Faction was a mysterious organization full of geniuses.
Some thought the Exploding Heavens Faction was a conspiracy by big sects who tried to set up an extraordinarily huge sect by putting their genius apprentices together!
Some guessed the Exploding Heavens Faction was an ancient sect which was hidden for a long time. Now this sect had decided to show up in the world.
Public opinions were divergent. However, they agreed on one point. The Exploding Heavens Faction was very powerful and would be more horrible in the future because they had a way of cultivation to strengthen themselves. Otherwise, it was impossible for them to have so many geniuses!
Therefore, some arrogant geniuses, no matter whether they were from the academies or disbanded cultivators, started to lower their arrogance and search for the Exploding Heavens Faction secretly with the hope that they could become more powerful by joining the Exploding Heavens Faction! However, when more and more people were attracted by the Exploding Heavens Faction, Xu Que, who had been busy making trouble for several months, started to feel bored. After occupying the top 20 of the Half-List, he ran into the mountains and started his introspection in the bosom of nature.
After fighting cultivators at higher stages for several months, he had accumulated over 2 million Acting Tough Points and gained remarkable fighting experience. In the beginning, he had to use two Celestial Artifacts to kill Liang Feifan. Now, he believed he could kill Liang Feifan instantly without using his Celestial Artifacts at all. This was because he had gained much fighting experience. Also, he had reached the Later Stage of the Half-Celestial Stage. He had realized the breakthrough smoothly in a fight several days ago.
However, he was still not happy at all. He thought he would startle Jiang Hongyan and the others by updating the Half-List frequently for several months. But he still didn't get any news from Jiang Hongyan. Even Buttface hadn't appeared yet.
If they are in the Heaven Continent, they would definitely see the changes on the Heavenly Tripod List! Even if they didn't check the list, my achievements in these months should have spread to the Heaven Continent. A lot of people talk about it, which should startle them! Why don't they show up? Xu Que thought to himself as he lay on top of a mountain.
Could it be that they are trapped in a dangerous situation and not able to come here?
Or does it mean they are in secluded cultivation now? In this way, they can't hear of my news!
Or…does it mean they are not in the Heaven Continent and the Jade Lake at all?
No way! I was told all people rise immortally to the World of Near Cultivators. Then they will be sent to different continents according to their quality! Hongyan has the entry order of the Jade Lake. So she will open the entrance to the Heaven Continent regardless of her quality. I am sure she can only rise immortally to the Heaven Continent!
Forget it! I need to perform secluded cultivation again. Since I have occupied the Half-List, it is time for me to enter the Human List. But why is it so difficult to reach the Human Celestial Stage? I have spent several days here but I have no feeling of breakthrough at all. Does it mean I am stuck in a so-called bottleneck?
After making this analysis, Xu Que continued his speculation on how to realize a breakthrough again.
He lay on top of a mountain exposing his body to the wind and rain. Now he focused on his Tao Comprehension.
He was thinking about his Tao carefully. What is the Tao of playing by heart? How far could I walk on this path? What is the end of my Tao? Could I find the real carefree life there? Will my Tao become void at last?
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Chapter 1179: Finish the Secluded Cultivation with Great Momentum!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que had a lot of confused ideas. This was the first time for him to doubt himself and his Tao. It was dangerous. However, it was a process everyone had to experience.
In the beginning, people would be puzzled. Then they would become confident after finding their direction. After that, they started to doubt themselves because they found they were nothing and helpless. At last, they would become more confident as they grew stronger.
Now, Xu Que was in a stage of doubting himself. He had spent many days thinking about it. But he failed to find an answer to convince himself.
Several days later, Xu Que walked down from the top of that mountain. He dug a cave in the mountainside. After that, he sat down in the cave with his legs crossed after sealing the entrance of the cave. Then he became soaked in an even longer speculation.
One day…
Two days…
One month…
Two months…
Six months later, the sealed entrance of the cave had been covered by thickly dotted wild grasses. Xu Que didn't make any noise in the cave. Nobody paid attention to this mountain because it was just like any other mountain.
Because of Xu Que's secluded cultivation, the Exploding Heavens Faction disappeared again. People in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm started to talk about it.
"What's wrong with the Exploding Heavens Faction?"
"They occupied the top 20 of the Half-List. Then they just disappeared!"
"It is quite weird! Does it mean they have been wiped out by the Equipment Refining Sect and other big sects after being spotted?"
"Impossible! The Equipment Refining Sect and the other big sects are still searching for the Exploding Heavens Faction. If they had found the Exploding Heavens Faction, they would have announced it a long time ago. But now they keep silent!"
"Then, where are those members of the Exploding Heavens Faction? They have disappeared for over six months! Nobody has heard of them at all in this period!"
….
Several days later, an apprentice of the Dingtian Academy managed to become No. 9 on the Human List.
That day, Dean Lin of the Dingtian Academy announced with a smile, "The Exploding Heavens Faction is just a mob. Even though they have occupied the top 20 of the Half-List, they are not able to enter the Human List at all! The top 20 of the Half-List are nothing compared to No. 9 of the Human List which belongs to someone from the Dingtian Academy!"
Dean Lin's words were quite arrogant. But nobody answered him.
After all, almost nobody admired the Half-List. Many people said the Half-List was not qualified to be a part of the Heavenly Tripod List. The Half-Cultivation Stage was the lowest stage in the world. So the geniuses at this stage were nothing!
Countless cultivators at the Half-Celestial Stage could be found in the Earth Continent. A cultivator at the Human Celestial Stage was more precious than 10,000 cultivators at the Half-Celestial Stage. No matter how gifted a cultivator at the Half-Celestial Stage was, if he couldn't reach higher stages, he would be a genius who was nipped in the bud and forgotten by this world.
Only cultivators at the Human Celestial Stage had the backbone power which was needed urgently by the big sects. The geniuses at the Human Celestial Stage would become the pillars of the big sects in the future. So most people attached importance to the Human List but sniffed at the Half-List.
Now the entire Dingtian Academy was very happy because one of their apprentices entered the top ten of the Human List. It was as if their humiliation caused by Xu Que was also gone!
Someone interviewed Dean Qin of the Litian Academy about this issue again. Dean Qian said he didn't feel well and didn't want to answer any questions at this moment.
Several days later, Dean Lin of the Dingtian Academy announced again, "Six months ago, some shameless mobs sneaked into our academy. Now they will definitely be killed if they dare to approach our academy!"
His words attracted the attention of a lot of people in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm. They were waiting for the response of the Exploding Heavens Faction.
However, nothing had happened for several weeks since then. Dean Lin's smile was more and more shiny. He even declared that Dingtian Academy had set up a powerful defensive spell Array. So, the Exploding Heavens Faction didn't have the balls to come back.
Hearing that, the onlookers started to shake their heads.
"It seems the Exploding Heavens Faction was just a flash in the pan!"
"They were quite famous for several weeks. But then they just disappeared!"
"Right! After all, the big sects like the Equipment Refining Sect and the Dingtian Academy have prolonged histories and great accumulations! The Exploding Heavens Faction is not able to confront them!"
"What a pity! I even planned to join the Exploding Heavens Faction. Now it seems I was quite lucky because I couldn't find it!"
Many people's awe and veneration toward the Exploding Heavens Faction also disappeared gradually. After all, the reputation of the Half-List never lasted long!
Two months later, nobody talked about the Exploding Heavens Faction anymore. It had become history. More important, the entrance to the Waste Realm would be opened soon.
In the past ten years, 10,000 places to enter this realm were allocated. All big sects got some places. The Pill Refining Sect and the Equipment Refining Sect also got a lot of places through the Pill Refining Convention and the Equipment Refining Convention.
Now, many people fixed their eyes on the Waste Realm when its entrance was about to open. After all, countless precious materials which had been extinct in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm could still be found in this place. People could even find the celestial-grade metals and pills, which were so popular among the alchemists, pill refiners, the big sects, and disbanded cultivators.
However, the allocation of places to the Equipment Refining Sect was controversial. Normally, the Exploding Heavens Faction would have 100 places to enter the Waste Realm because it took the first and second place in the Equipment Refining Convention. But the Equipment Refining Sect just kept those places for themselves.
Everyone knew the conflict between the Equipment Refining Sect and the Exploding Heavens Faction. However, the Equipment Refining Sect's decision was deemed as abusing its power to seek personal gain by the public.
Some suggested those places should be allocated to the disbanded cultivators.
Some thought those places should be returned to the Exploding Heavens Faction.
Elder Li, the Deacon of the Equipment Refining Sect, replied coldly, "The Exploding Heavens Faction is just a despicable organization which has no cultivator at the Human Celestial Stage. It was not qualified to participate in the Equipment Refining Convention and get the places to enter the Waste Realm!"
Hearing that, people became speechless.
Apparently, the Equipment Refining Sect was trying to tell the world that the Exploding Heavens Faction could only take places in the Half-List but was not able to get even one place on the Human List. So they tried to inform the world that the Exploding Heavens Faction lost their places to enter the Waste Realm in this way.
In this way,the Dingtian Academy and the Equipment Refining Sect sought their revenge against the Exploding Heavens Faction. Many people thought the Exploding Heavens Faction would also seek revenge after being humiliated. However, nothing happened in the next few days. The entrance of the Waste Realm was opened. The Exploding Heavens Faction still kept silent. Many people who used to admire the Exploding Heavens Faction were disappointed again.
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At the same time, on a desolate mountain near Baihui City, a whirlpool of Spiritual Qi was forming slowly to attract all Spiritual Qi in this area into this mountain.
In a sealed cave, a handsome young man was sitting on the ground with his eyes closed and legs crossed, like a sleeping rock. It was Xu Que. After performing secluded cultivation for more than half a year, he had reached the summit of the Half-Celestial Stage. After clearing the doubts in his mind, he managed to comprehend Tao at the next level.
His face was spotless as usual. His long, black hair reached his waist. Spiritual Qi kept gushing into his body while he was still soaking in his mystical Taoist Connotation. His world of Taoist Connotation was still that Wordless Heavenly Book.
The first two pages of this book were filled by the runes of his Taoist Connotation. Now he had entered a new page. On this vacant page, he filled in thickly dotted new runes of Taoist Connotation for six months.
The Tao of playing by heart shouldn't contain persistence! He shouldn't persist in pursuing the state of playing by heart. He should enter an overbearing realm. For example, if he needed something, the Heavens should not refuse him! For example, if he didn't want something, the Heavens should not give it to him forcibly! It was not only an ambition, but also a realm! Now Xu Que had figured it out. And he stopped doubting himself. In the world of Taoist Connotation, his incarnation stood up on paper.
In front of him, there was a layer of invisible gauze. He couldn't see it but he could feel it. It was the bottleneck found by Xu Que in this period. Now he had found it. As long as he could break it, he could reach the Human Celestial Stage.
Whoosh!
Xu Que clenched his fists, which were wrapped by a golden light. Without using any Acting Tough Points, he could use the Act-Tough King's Fist in the world of Taoist Connotation.
Boom!
His punch, which was extremely powerful, landed on that invisible gauze heavily. However, the gauze just trembled a bit but was not broken. His punch was resolved by a mystical power easily.
"Heh!" Xu Que smiled as a strand of a wicked smile appeared in his pitch-dark eyes.
The next moment, he lifted up his foot, which was also wrapped by a dazzling golden light, and kicked out with horrible strength.
Rumble!
Instantly, the entire world of Taoist Connotation trembled. The gauze was broken into small pieces and disappeared completely. In this way, his so-called bottleneck was broken by his kick.
Almost at the same time, countless Spiritual Qi in the cave gushed into his body like a magnificent sea.
Then Xu Que opened his eyes directly. The light in his eyes was as dazzling as the sun, the moon, and the galaxy!
He had reached the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage!
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host in comprehending a new skill of Taoist Connotation. Please name it!" Almost at the same time, the System's warning tone rang out.
Xu Que stood up in the cave as he looked forward. Then he said with a faint smile, "The Act-Tough King's Leg!"