Chapter 1180: Heh, Heh, You Can't Hit Me!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
On that day, Xu Que broke out of the cave and went directly down to Baihui City. He used the Celestial Grade Disguise Puppet to camouflage himself and went to the city with a new identity. He was still thinking about how to announce his return to the outside world. Nevertheless, as soon as he entered the city, he heard a lot of bad rumors all related to the Exploding Heavens Faction.
It wasn't difficult to hear, even walking in the street, from time to time he could hear others discussing it.
From the threats made by Dean Lin of Dingtian Academy to the contemptuous remarks made by Elder Li, the deacon of the Equipment Refining Sect, Xu Que heard it all. There were even some of them who deliberately exaggerated and described the Exploding Heavens Faction as a weakling which could be finished off at one blow. Xu Que was unhappy to learn about the situation. He slammed the table and left with a sneer on his face to the surprise of everyone.
This time, Xu Que was too lazy to go to Baihui City's City Governor's Mansion. He went straight out of the city, in the direction of the Dingtian Academy!
The Dingtian Academy openly provoked us. They dared to say that whoever from the Exploding Heavens Faction gets close to the academy will have a terrible death? Very good, that's a warm invitation. It's our first meeting, I'll be seeing you right now! In addition, the Equipment Refining Sect, it's all right if you want to deprive me of my place. I'm too lazy to go to the Waste Realm anyway, but how dare you provoke us…
Xu Que traveled at extreme speed, and the sneer on his face became colder and colder. "This time, I'll show those who looked down on the Exploding Heavens Faction—those who dare to provoke us will die!"
Bang!
With a Firestorm Thunderous Roar, Xu Que bolted through the clouds and disappeared in the distance. A few days later, after boarding several Teleportation Devices, he reached the Dingtian Academy smoothly.
As the entrance to the Waste Realm was opened, Dean Lin of the Dingtian Academy had personally led a team in. There was only one ace in the Heaven Celestial Stage and more than a dozen of those in the Earth Celestial Stage who were stationed in the academy. The rest were some teachers in the Human Celestial Stage and disciples.
Xu Que hadn't the slightest concern—even if there was an ace in the Heaven Celestial Stage, he would still land himself outside the academy, as bold as brass. Since he had decided to come, he wasn't going to enter in a low-key way.
"Stop!" However, before approaching the entrance of the academy, there was a loud and clear warning from the mountain, "Without the Token of Passing, it's forbidden to go up the mountain without authorization. We'll not be responsible for your life and death if you've activated the Mountain's Protective Spell Array of our academy!"
"Ha, ha, Token of Passing? I have none! I'm from the Exploding Heavens Faction!" Xu Que shouted without a care in the world. At the same time, he bolted directly to the gate of the Dingtian Academy.
"What?" The man who guarded the gate of the academy looked shocked as he exclaimed. Then he burst into laughter and said, "Exploding Heavens Faction? How dare you appear? Ha, ha, it's impossible to enter, stop day-dreaming. Besides, since you're here, you're not leaving alive!"
His voice stopped, following which there was a whoosh as a ray of light suddenly bolted up to the sky and burst open; its brilliance filled the clouds. Obviously, that was the Distress Signal from the Dingtian Academy.
However, Xu Que wasn't bothered by it at all. He bolted up, raised his sword, and slashed forward.
Bang!
With a loud noise, Xu Que saw dense thunder and lightning in front of his eyes, something struck his chest, and there was a tingling sensation on his palms. His whole person was instantly blown off track and fell back to his original place.
"Ha, ha, ha, it's a wild fantasy for you to break through the Mountain's Protective Spell Array of the Dingtian Academy!" Almost at the same time, ridicule could be heard. Xu Que looked up. At the gate of the Dingtian Academy, many people had already gathered and looked at Xu Que with sneers on their faces.
"Uh? He's in the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage! I thought there was no one in the Human Celestial Stage in the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
"Ha, ha, so what if he's in the Human Celestial Stage? He's just trash that can't even be listed on the Human List!"
"He came alone to our Dingtian Academy? Does he really think we're a pushover?"
"Our academy hadn't activated the Mountain's Protective Spell Array and it gave you, the Exploding Heavens Faction, a chance to break in. Once the Mountain's Protective Spell Array is activated, anyone who comes will die!"
More than a dozen disciples of the Dingtian Academy stood at the gate and shouted; they weren't anxious to get rid of Xu Que. From their point of view, the dude in the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage who came to the Dingtian Academy alone was the same as a rat in a trap. He had no way to escape!
However, Xu Que sneered and shook his head. "Such a lousy spell is worth showing off like this? Ridiculous!" After that, he walked straight ahead, called out the System, raised his right foot, and yelled, "Act-Tough King's Leg!"
Bang!
A golden ray, accompanied by an imposing aura, suddenly swept out from Xu Que's leg. That was a kick from the Act-Tough King's Leg. Xu Que wasn't stingy and used up 100,000 Acting Tough Points; its power was unstoppable and earthshaking!
The Act-Tough King's Leg was different from the King of Tough-Acting Fist. The King of Tough-Acting Fist focused on killing, but the Act-Tough King's Leg not only could kill people, but could destroy all kinds of spells. It was formidable and unmatchable!
Now, with Xu Que's Tao Aura and Cultivation Stage, the 100,000 Acting Tough Points of the Act-Tough King's Leg was no longer comparable to the 100,000 Acting Tough Points of the King of Tough-Acting Fist—it was the difference between heaven and earth!
He kicked out, and the Void twisted. The kick bombarded heavily on the Mountain's Protective Spell Array.
Bam!
Instantly, in a tremendous explosion, Xu Que's single kick had destroyed the Mountain's Protective Spell Array of the Dingtian Academy! It exploded on the spot, broken into pieces as it dispersed into the air and into wisps of Spiritual Qi. It disappeared without a trace.
In an instant, there was dead silence. Many of the disciples of the Dingtian Academy were dumbfounded. Their eyes were opened wide in surprise, in their astonishment they were rooted to the ground.
"How…how is that possible?"
"He, he, he…destroyed the Mountain's Protective Spell Array with a single kick?"
"F*ck!"
"It's a spell that's f*cking hard to destroy even for someone in the Heaven Celestial Stage!"
Suddenly, several disciples were shouting in horror and gasping with astonishment.
But in that moment, Xu Que had already bolted up, his figure transformed into a dark shadow. He rushed to the gate in an instant, holding a sword in his hand, and slashing toward them.
"No! Retreat immediately. This fellow's sword is an Inferior Celestial Artifact!" Several disciples immediately shouted, as one after another they started to retreat.
However, Xu Que wasn't intending to kill any of them. His attack was just a false move. When many disciples of the Dingtian Academy had retreated rapidly, Xu Que's sword changed its direction as it slashed into the pillar of the gate of the Dingtian Academy!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
With a flash of his sword, the stone debris on the pillars crumbled, and a line of words could be seen, "The Exploding Heavens Faction was here!"
Then, to the bewildered gaze of many disciples, Xu Que ignored them and stepped onto his lightning and instantly bolted into the academy. He had sneaked in once before and was familiar with the place. But on this trip, instead of targeting the female disciples, he bolted toward all of the tall landmarks, waved his sword, and left all kinds of words on them.
"How dare you! Kneel down!"
Just then, more than a dozen figures emerged from the depths of the academy, all of whom were aces in the Earth Celestial Stage. Xu Que's high-profile entry had alarmed them.
"Kneel my *ss! Come and hit me if you have the guts!" Xu Que's reply was full of vulgarity. He was no longer hiding as he used the Firestorm Wheels and flew forward in an instant. He allowed the group of aces in the Earth Celestial Stage to chase after him, without fighting back. He ran and engraved letters and graffiti on all corners of the Dingtian Academy.
"Those who dare to provoke the Exploding Heavens Faction will die!"
"When the Exploding Heavens Faction fights, no one will survive!"
"When the Exploding Heavens Faction appears, only needles and thread will be left!"
"Dingtian Academy, lousy Academy!"
"The Exploding Heavens Faction teaches you how to be a human!"
..…
Soon, all kinds of graffiti occupied most of the walls and floors of the Dingtian Academy.
"F*cking stop it!" More than a dozen aces in the Earth Celestial Stage were angry. They were flustered and exasperated as they shouted and chased after him. But Xu Que wasn't stopping. He couldn't fight so many powerful aces in the Earth Celestial Stage now. The key was that there was another ace in the Heaven Celestial Stage. If he stopped and fell into their trap, then he was a real fool!
Bang!
A moment later, Xu Que snapped out a Fiery Lotus and bombarded all the flowers, plants, and buildings in the Dingtian Academy. It was impossible to beat those people, but Xu Que wasn't humble with his destruction! With his bombardment of the Fiery Lotus, the buildings in the academy began to collapse. The academy, which was once beautiful as a fairyland, suddenly turned into a wasteland. All the flowers and plants were burned to the ground. It was akin to a barren land!
But when Xu Que was ready to further realize "only needles and thread will be left", a terrifying presence suddenly dropped from the sky.
Uh, the Heaven Celestial Stage is here? Xu Que's expression instantly froze; he quickly snapped out the Escape Emblem and shouted, "No killing today. I'll teach you a lesson today. The big army of our Exploding Heavens Faction will come to settle accounts another day, good-bye!"
As soon as he had stopped talking, a huge palm emerged from the Void with God-Powered strength and slammed heavily onto Xu Que.
Bam!
The huge palm fell to the ground, and the ground around it collapsed instantly. The strong air current swept out in all directions. Some disciples in the Half-Celestial Stage and Human Celestial Stage were blown away by the air current. However, that horrifying slam from the powerful ace in the Heaven Celestial Stage had failed in the end. At the moment when the palm fell, Xu Que had disappeared and was transported to the gate of the academy by an Escape Emblem.
"Heh, heh, you can't hit me. Ace from the Heaven Celestial Stage is nothing more than this!" Xu Que burst into laughter immediately after landing. Not forgetting to mock, followed by a wave of his hand, he rolled up the plaque of the Dingtian Academy and took out an Escape Emblem and fled.
"Scoundrel! Return the plaque!"
The next moment, there was an earthshaking roar in the academy.
But Xu Que had completely disappeared!
The disciples in the academy were dumbfounded. In less than a moment, the academy had become a wasteland. It was hard to accept! Plus, the most annoying thing was that the immoral Exploding Heavens Faction had run away with their plaque of the Dingtian Academy!
Chapter 1181: A Comeback
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The next day, the news of Xu Que's upheaval in the Dingtian Academy spread everywhere! The cultivators of the whole Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm were shocked!
The Dingtian Academy, one of the three major academies in Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm, had been destroyed by a cultivator in the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage. He even ran away from the academy, safe and sound, with their plaque. This was no longer a simple shaming, but a great insult to the tens of thousands of years of its reputation! Since the founding of the Dingtian Academy, there had not been such a great humiliation. It was a true disgrace!
"Oh, my god!"
"That was frenzied and crazy!"
"I thought the Exploding Heavens Faction was out of existence. I didn't expect it to make such a comeback!"
"Pssh, the Dingtian Academy is severely ruined!"
"The Exploding Heavens Faction is really run by a scoundrel. They have the strength, and the Dingtian Academy had no way of dealing with them!"
"Tut, tut, tut, my younger brother was in the Dingtian Academy. He watched the man from the Exploding Heavens Faction merely kick once and the Mountain's Protective Spell Array was destroyed. It was so scary!"
"What? Are you serious? A single kick and the Mountain's Protective Spell Array was destroyed? What was that leg?"
"My younger brother said it was the Act-Tough King's Feet…uh, no, it was the Act-Tough King's Leg. I think it's a formidable Magic Art!"
"It's terrible. The grade of the Mountain's Protective Spell Array of the Dingtian Academy isn't low. It is said that even someone in the Heaven Celestial Stage has to make some effort to break it down!"
"It seems like the Exploding Heavens Faction's disappearance before wasn't due to fear."
"Some people have said that the Exploding Heavens Faction has a deep foundation, and we shouldn't provoke it easily!"
…..
In every corner of the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm, everyone was talking about it endlessly. But it was only half a day before other news was released that shocked the public!
"Oh, my!"
"Have you all heard about it? The Exploding Heavens Faction is so bad*ss!"
"What?"
"They took the plaque from the Dingtian Academy and broke it into three parts. They threw one into the men's toilet and the other one into the women's toilet!"
"Psshaw. This isn't bad*ss, this is crude!"
"Didn't you say there were three pieces, what about the last one?"
"I heard it was burned as firewood by that fellow. He sat outside Baihui City roasting chicken wings!"
"Psshaw, he's really one of a kind!"
"He's so crude that he has no friends! I'm afraid the Dingtian Academy is vomiting blood in anger!"
The crowd shook their heads and laughed bitterly. They were subdued by the actions of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
Since ancient times, few forces had been known for their notoriety. Even if there were, most of them were from the Demonic Sects or those who killed decisively and cruelly and were famous for their fierceness! But the Exploding Heavens Faction was unlike those evil and crude people—they were obviously cruder. They were creating so much chaos, yet no one could catch them!
"It is estimated that in another two days, Dean Lin, who was leading the team in the Waste Realm, will also receive the news!"
"I'm afraid this Elder is going to be very furious this time! This could be a good show to watch!"
"Hey, wait a minute. Speaking of the Waste Realm, maybe it's the Equipment Refining Sect's turn!"
"The Equipment Refining Sect? Ha, ha, what a joke. Are you saying that the Exploding Heavens Faction dares to make a scene in the Equipment Refining Sect?"
"Indeed, the Equipment Refining Sect is not comparable to the Dingtian Academy!"
"The Exploding Heavens Faction could only make a scene in the Dingtian Academy. If they dared to create chaos in the Equipment Refining Sect, I'll chop off my head!"
Everyone mocked the conflict between the Dingtian Academy and the Exploding Heavens Faction. Although the conflict between the Exploding Heavens Faction and the Equipment Refining Sect was deeper, everyone felt that the Exploding Heavens Faction would not dare wreak havoc in the Equipment Refining Sect.
Although the Dingtian Academy was very strong in the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm and belonged to one of the three major academies, the Equipment Refining Sect was much stronger still than the Dingtian Academy in terms of both power and influence.
Moreover, the key point was that everyone in the Equipment Refining Sect was influential in the Equipment Refining circle. First of all, their Cultivation Stages weren't low. Those who had reached the Eighth or Ninth Grade Equipment Forging Grandmasters were at least in the Later Stage of the Human Celestial Stage or in the Earth Celestial Stage. And Equipment Forging Grandmasters were the weakest in the Equipment Refining Sect!
As for the Equipment Refining Great Grandmaster, each of them was either in the Earth Celestial Stage or in the Heaven Celestial Stage, and, on the top of them, there were several King Refiners of the Inferior Artifact, all of which were in the Golden Celestial Stage! With that alone, the strength of the Equipment Refining Sect was way beyond the Dingtian Academy!
So no one could believe that the Exploding Heavens Faction dared wreak havoc in the Equipment Refining Sect, because it was simply foolish! However, Xu Que had always been very stubborn! He always did things regardless of consequences or regardless of his opponents' Cultivation Stages. No matter how powerful they were, as long as he was sure that he could escape in time, then he would go and annoy them!
On that day, as Xu Que burned the plaque of the Dingtian Academy like firewood in front of countless people, he roasted chicken wings and sat at the gate of Baihui City while he ate! By the time the Deputy Dean in the Heaven Celestial Stage of the Dingtian Academy arrived, he had vanished. The Deputy Dean was so angry that he bombarded several huge mountains outside Baihui City flat, as a way to vent his anger, before he turned away and left!
Everyone was horrified. A strong ace in the Heaven Celestial Stage was really dreadful when he was angry!
…..
Soon night fell! Xu Que changed his appearance and presence to get rid of everyone in pursuit. He inquired along the way and easily found the branch position of the Equipment Refining Sect in the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm. Simply speaking, the branches set up by the Equipment Refining Sect in different places were similar to guilds! They didn't specify that all members should stay at the branch. Only those who were in the rank of Leaders or Elders were responsible for taking their shifts in maintaining the branch.
When Xu Que arrived outside the building of the Equipment Refining Sect's branch, he immediately popped his Soul Strength for inspection. There were at least five aces in the Heaven Celestial Stage and there were 30 or 40 in the Earth Celestial Stage. Those from the Human Celestial Stage weren't worth mentioning!
This was when the Waste Realm's entrance was opened and the number of people in the branch was at its lowest, otherwise Xu Que would really have had to reconsider whether he should venture in to create chaos. But now, although there were still a powerful amount of people, it didn't deter Xu Que from doing what he wanted.
Although at first he accidentally stole the materials from the Equipment Refining Tower of the Equipment Refining Sect, he later took the first two places at the Equipment Refining Convention and then left. He had no intention of asking for a place to visit the Waste Realm at all. That was akin to giving consent to the cancellation of his place to visit the Waste Realm; he had taken a step back and maintained the prestige of the Equipment Refining Sect. But then that Elder Li was too arrogant and he dared to mock the Exploding Heavens Faction. That was intolerable!
There was no fairness or injustice in the World of Cultivators, let alone reasoning things out. Whoever was offended first wasn't a concern, what mattered was whose strength was the strongest.
"If you don't want the dignity I've reserved for you, then don't blame me for taking it back! This time I'll even take back all the principal and interest, not even the dregs will be left for you!" Xu Que watched the magnificent door of the Equipment Refining Sect's branch with a cunning smile on his face.
Whoosh!
The next moment, he became invisible. He slowly approached the Equipment Refining Sect's branch and gradually disappeared into the darkness of the night.
The night was dark and suitable for killing.
The wind was strong and suitable for burning.
The Exploding Heavens Faction is here!!
Chapter 1182: I Want to Seek Justice!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Thud!
Thud!
Under the dim moonlight, Xu Que's figure encircled the Equipment Refining Sect's branch, dropping pieces of Spirit Stones and Spirit Crystal Stones! In a few hours, he had laid more than ten Trap and Kill Arrays, one after another, more dreadful than the one before!
These dozens of spells cost him more than 1 million Acting Tough Points—an unprecedented purchase!
Previously, when Xu Que won the top 20 on the Half List of the Heavenly Tripod List, he gained more than 2 million Acting Tough Points. This time, he spent more than 1 million Acting Tough Points to screw up the Equipment Refining Sect. Xu Que didn't even consider whether he was taking a loss at all! After all, there is a saying, "get crazy before you get old"!
Was it crazy to spend more than 1 million Acting Tough Points to set up the Trap and Kill Arrays? No, not at all! For Xu Que, that was only a small warning!
Hmmm, they're all Trap and Kill Arrays. It seems to be a little boring. Although I can't endure the Trap and Kill Arrays, many of them are in the Heaven Celestial Stage. I should seek a safer choice!" Xu Que touched his chin and carefully pondered for a while. He took out a "Killer Book of All Layers", activated the "Secret of All" and possessed a Magic Art to increase the power of any weapon 40fold!
Whoosh!
The next moment, Xu Que waved his hand and made several seals to conceal their presence in the surroundings. Then he clapped his palm and six kinds of Mystical Fires suddenly bolted out. Five of them were in the top ten on the Mystical Fires list; they were unusually powerful. Six kinds of Mystical Fires surged out in a flash, and the Void was instantly burned and distorted. The power was 40 times more than the original. It was terrifying!
"Heh, heh, I'm adding a few Six-color Fiery Lotuses in the Trap and Kill Arrays. It's going to be enough to take you all down!" Xu Que laughed.
Following that, he quickly activated the Taoist Seal and constantly compressed the six different Mystical Fires. Finally, in less than an hour, ten Six-color Fiery Lotuses were born in Xu Que's hands; they were individually wrapped in a layer of Restrictive Spell and were sent in different directions!
Xu Que was very careful throughout the whole process. After all, the Six-color Fiery Lotus was very unstable. Once it was accidentally knocked against or touched slightly, it would probably explode on the spot. Although Xu Que was in the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage, if he was bombed by the Six-color Fiery Lotus at such a short distance, even if he didn't die, he would be severely injured. The dreadful thing was that he had not just one Six-color Fiery Lotus, but ten of them. If one exploded, the other nine would be detonated. If that happened, he would probably be blown to bits!
It wasn't easy for Xu Que to place ten Six-color Fiery Lotuses in different positions in the Trap and Kill Arrays around the whole of the Equipment Refining Sect's branch. When it was finally done, Xu Que heaved a sigh of relief.
Looking back to when he was in Lost City, Xu Que condensed a Six-color Fiery Lotus when he was merely in the Half-Celestial Stage—it was enough to put an ace in the Initial Stage of the Earth Celestial Stage at the gates of death. That suggested how terrible the power of the Six-color Fiery Lotus was. Now, after successfully placing the Fiery Lotuses, he was considered out of danger!
"Tut, tut, -tut, it's safe and sound now. Whoever dares to provoke me, I'll let you taste the surprise from the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
Xu Que looked at the magnificent Equipment Refining Sect's branch. He laughed and quietly stepped out.
…..
Not long afterward, he rushed to the nearby Ancient City overnight, stood on the city walls, and shouted, "When the Exploding Heavens Faction fights, no one will survive!"
That slogan had been known to the world ever since he was ranked on the Half List.
Xu Que's scream resonated throughout the ancient city. All the cultivators were alarmed and in a commotion.
"D*mn it, is someone shouting the Exploding Heavens Faction's slogan in the middle of the night?"
"Don't tell me the Exploding Heavens Faction is coming. What do they want?"
"Wait a minute, this is where the Equipment Refining Sect's branch is. Could it be…"
Hiss!
Soon, the crowd had guessed the rationale for the Exploding Heavens Faction's slogan, and they gasped in surprise. Then everyone rushed out of the city and they saw a figure with his hands behind his back, standing on the city wall, his clothes fluttering in the wind—he was incomparably free and unfettered!
"Another in the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage?"
"I don't think so, how could they send just one in the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage to wreak havoc on the Equipment Refining Sect?"
"Isn't this courting death? There are at least a couple of aces at the Heaven Celestial Stage in the Equipment Refining Sect's branch now!"
All of them were astounded.
At the same time, as Xu Que stood on the city wall he gazed at the far distance with his unfathomable eyes, and he slowly looked at the many cultivators gathered below the city walls. He was finished with his posing and he shouted, "I'm Chen Shanren from the Exploding Heavens Faction, and I'm famous for my kindness and softness. Originally, the Exploding Heavens Faction was low-key and didn't want to compete with the world. But the Equipment Refining Sect went overboard. They took away our place to visit the Waste Realm and spoke ill of us! As a member of the Exploding Heavens Faction, today I want to seek justice on behalf of the Exploding Heavens Faction. I ask all of you to testify!"
After that, Xu Que stepped out on blazing lightning and headed directly toward the Equipment Refining Sect. Those standing around were stunned and a little slow in reacting.
"Chen Shanren from the Exploding Heavens Faction?"
"Famous for his kindness and softness?" Someone murmured and repeated Xu Que's introduction.
Then someone exclaimed, "D*mn it, what? Did the Exploding Heavens Faction send someone kind and soft to deal with the Equipment Refining Sect?"
"What do they mean?"
"I'm fainting; I don't understand what's going on!"
"Of course! You have to take a look to understand the situation!"
"You're right. I'll inform those from my sect!"
"I'll also inform those from my academy to take a look. There must be something big happening tonight!"
Suddenly, most of the people sent out message-delivering papers and then followed closely behind Xu Que. Everyone was rushing to the Equipment Refining Sect's branch.
When the crowd arrived, Xu Que was alone and standing unarmed in front of the doors of the Equipment Refining Sect's branch. Compared to the magnificent Equipment Refining Sect's branch and its grand door, Xu Que looked really tiny. But he straightened his back with a discernible pride.
"This is serious. This Chen Shanren from the Exploding Heavens Faction looks like an ace. Otherwise he wouldn't possess such bravery and dare to stand outside the door of the Equipment Refining Sect's branch.��
"By the way, it seems that there are many spells set up outside the Equipment Refining Sect's branch. I can feel the terrifying aura of many spells!"
"I guess they were set up by the Equipment Refining Sect to guard against the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
"Then how is this fellow going in?"
"Ha, ha, go in? You think too much. At most, he'll make a few crude remarks to drive them out!"
"Hey, you see, he's about to speak!" Someone pointed at Xu Que.
Everyone looked at Xu Que, and, sure enough, Xu Que put his hand on his waist, pointed to the door of the Equipment Refining Sect's branch, and hollered, "The Equipment Refining Sect, you have gone too far in bullying others. Return the place of visiting the Waste Realm to the Exploding Heavens Faction, otherwise I'll destroy this place!"
As soon as he said that, the crowd was in an uproar.
Destroy this place?
Isn't that a little too insane?
How is that possible?
Bam!
Almost at the same time, a powerful aura emerged from the Equipment Refining Sect's branch, and a young man stepped out of it. He had a cold expression and his eyes swept toward Xu Que.
"Who are you?" The cold young man asked indifferently, his tone full of disdain and arrogance.
"I'm Chen Shanren from the Exploding Heavens Faction, male, single, kind and soft-hearted, Sagittarius. The Equipment Refining Sect has stolen the place of visiting the Waste Realm from the Exploding Heavens Faction. If you don't give me a satisfactory reply today, I'll scold all of you!" Xu Que yelled, straightening his back.
The indifferent young man was startled, and the crowd was dumbfounded.
After wasting so much time, this guy came to swear?
Just then, Xu Que continued, "I have little experience in cursing people. This is my first time. If I curse badly, please forgive me. I shall stop explaining and start cursing. The Equipment Refining Sect, you're all little piggies, big bad wolves, quickly return the place of visiting the Waste Realm to the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
Chapter 1183: I'm Too Softhearted
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Puff!
In an instant, a cultivator spit the water he was drinking out.
Everyone else stared with their eyes wide open, completely dumbfounded and confused.
What's going on?
Little piggies?
Big bad wolves?
That's what he uses to swear and curse?
"D*mn it!"
"There's finally a nice man from the Exploding Heavens Faction. He must indeed be Chen Shanren!"
"That's too kind! He can't even swear at people, and yet he has come to seek trouble from the Equipment Refining Sect?"
"I'm Zhou Kunwei, I'm impressed!"
"I'm Zhou Yanzhi, I'm impressed too!"
Everyone was at a loss for words. After all, according to the great achievements of the Exploding Heavens Faction since its appearance, everyone thought that tonight would be an earthshaking battle. Who could ever have guessed that it would get off to such a slow start?
If he couldn't fight them, they could accept it if he changed it to swearing. But if he couldn't even swear, then that was really boring!
Meanwhile, inside the Equipment Refining Sect's branch, more than ten aces in the Earth Celestial Stage were sitting in the conference hall and sensing what was happening outside with their Soul Strength. They were laughing too.
"As I said earlier, we don't need to pay any attention to the Exploding Heavens Faction. They're just a bunch of clumsy mischief-makers!"
"Ha, ha, they're ridiculous!"
"The rumors about them from the outside world have all been exaggerated stories just like most rumors. How could they occupy the Half List?"
"Unfortunately, several deacons are refining equipment and we can't disturb them. Otherwise, if we asked them to take a look at this, they would certainly have a good laugh!"
"Forget it. Let the younger generations solve this trivial matter by themselves!"
"But then again, I have felt a little uneasy for the last few hours. I don't know if it's related to the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
"Uneasy? Ha, ha, come on, even if you're uneasy, it can't have anything to do with the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
"Yes, don't tell me they could blow us up?"
"Ha, ha, ha!"
In the end, more than a dozen aces in the Earth Celestial Stage roared with laughter. They didn't see Xu Que as a threat at all.
..…
Just then, outside the Equipment Refining Sect, a young man, who had come out alone, was looking at Xu Que and snickering. His face was full of intense contempt.
"Heh, that's the response from the Exploding Heavens Faction?" The young man from the Equipment Refining Sect laughed coldly.
During this period, those from the Equipment Refining Sect would tease the Exploding Heavens Faction from time to time and even bet whether the Exploding Heavens Faction dared or dared not come to their doors, and what would happen after they came. But none of them had guessed the current situation.
"Yes, the Exploding Heavens Faction always tries fair means before resorting to force. We're civilized and like to set a new trend. We don't like to curse!" Xu Que nodded and smiled.
"Try fair means before resorting to force?" The young man from the Equipment Refining Sect ignored the second half of his speech and had a sarcastic smile on his face. He sneered and said, "I'd like to see what kind of force you can resort to!"
"Ah, but I'm not finished with my fair means. Are we getting straight to the point that fast?" Xu Que asked curiously.
"The Equipment Refining Sect doesn't need your fair means!" The young man sneered.
"Well, I didn't expect you to be so anxious. The whole film is 60 minutes long and the buildup to the climax lasts 59 minutes. Forget it, since you don't like the buildup, I'll get straight to the point!" Xu Que said as he slowly took a few steps back.
The young man from the Equipment Refining Sect shook his head and sneered. He wanted to see what kind of tricks would be made outside the doors of the Equipment Refining Sect by a young man who couldn't even swear and was only in the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage.
"Heh, heh!"
Just then, Xu Que suddenly yelled out in a deep voice, stamped his foot, and pointed to the sky with one hand, "Enjoy immortal happiness and longevity for thousands of years, the Exploding Heavens Faction is awesome!"
As soon as he had finished his words, Xu Que suddenly pointed his finger in the direction of the Equipment Refining Sect, and a ray of brilliance condensed at his fingertip, turning into a ray of light and darting toward the door of the Equipment Refining Sect.
Bam!
The next moment, there was an earthshaking explosion, accompanied by a huge murderous aura, everything was destroyed in an instant.
Xu Que's dozens of Trap and Kill Arrays, worth more than 1 million Acting Tough Points, were activated at that moment. And their chaotic murderous aura was colliding with the ten Six-color Fiery Lotuses hidden in the Trap and Kill Arrays—all of a sudden, everything burst open with full force!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
A series of deafening explosions submerged the magnificent Equipment Refining Sect under a terrible sea of fire. The young man from the Equipment Refining Sect who was standing in front of the door was completely dazed. There were no thoughts in his head, and he was almost unresponsive. He was instantly bombarded into pieces by the terrible waves of the explosion and turned into ashes in the blazing sea of fire.
Then there came a series of terrible cries of alarm from the Equipment Refining Sect's branch, which all turned into terrible shrieking!
"Ah!"
"Ahhhhhhhhh!"
The heart-wrenching bawling was like a cold knife that tore and ruptured the peaceful night. Several aces in the Earth Celestial Stage were bleeding all over and darted out crazily. But before they could run a few steps, they were instantly trapped and shot down by the Trap and Kill Arrays. There was an enormous, powerful, murderous aura, akin to several invisible sharp swords that pierced their bodies, hurling them into the sea of fire and burning them into ashes!
Hiss!
All the cultivators who were standing around watching what was going on at the Equipment Refining Sect gasped and stared with their eyes and mouths fixed open. They were struck dumb with astonishment. Everyone was bewildered. It was totally beyond their expectations that Xu Que had such terrible destructive power with just a point of his finger. The key was that before he pointed with his finger, whether he stamped his feet or recited the Magic Art, the whole process was clearly without any fluctuation in Spiritual Qi. It was only at the end that he used a little of his Celestial Core Power which caused a horrible lethality. It was simply gruesome and grisly!
"Is this the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage?"
"Such destructive power is from at least an ace in the Heaven Celestial Stage!"
"Oh, my god!"
Everyone was gasping with astonishment and appalled, it was unbelievable.
The whole Equipment Refining Sect's branch had been bombed into a ruin. Countless solid walls collapsed in the explosion, one by one, killing countless people. The screaming gradually lessened and finally there was not a single scream!
Finally, in the midst of the sea of fire, several roars suddenly resonated in the air.
"Scoundrel!"
"Little b*stard, you're courting death!"
These voices rang out loud and clear and resonated in the air. They were like several hammers pounding into people's minds, causing pain in their ears. This was the angry roar from the aces in the Heaven Celestial Stage. If they hadn't been stopped by the dozens of Trap and Kill Arrays, their angry roar alone would have killed some of the cultivators in the Half-Celestial Stage on the spot!
But because Xu Que had set up a dense number of Trap and Kill Arrays, they were so dense that it was hard for the aces to rush out.
Xu Que suddenly sighed, shook his head and said with a face of self-reproach, "Uh, I'm too softhearted. There are still a few aces in the Heaven Celestial Stage. I really can't bear to kill them. The Exploding Heavens Faction shouldn't have sent me here. They should have sent someone who is cold-blooded and ruthless!"
After the crowd heard this, they almost spit blood.
You're in the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage, yet you've killed so many aces in the Human Celestial Stage and Earth Celestial Stage. How can you say you're softhearted?
D*mn it! If this is softhearted, then what's "cold-blooded and heartless" in this dude's definition?
Bang!
Just then, a loud noise burst out in the sky, followed by a glorious ray, whose brilliance was illuminating the dark night sky!
The Heavenly Tripod List? Xu Que was startled and a little confused.
Following which, his eyes lit up, and he cried out in surprise, "So killing…can send me up the Heavenly Tripod List?"
Whoosh!
The next moment, Xu Que put two fingers together and left his name on the glowing blank space in front of him! Immediately, he took out the Divine Escape Emblem and disappeared from the frightened gaze of the crowd!
Everyone stared at the list in the air, their minds flabbergasted.
Heavenly Tripod List (Human List):
No. 1: Exploding Heavens Faction's Softhearted Man
No. 2: Xiao Fengyun
No. 3: Chang Huan
Chapter 1184: I'll Depend on All of You to Make Us Renowned
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
For the second day, the entire Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm was stirred up! Xu Que's upheaval of the Equipment Refining Sect's branch and the destruction of the entire branch had alarmed everyone. Nobody expected that revenge from the Exploding Heavens Faction would come so quickly and vehemently!
Just a day before, they had made a mess in the Dingtian Academy, even robbing their plaque. Then they went to the Equipment Refining Sect's branch on the very next day.
The most horrifying thing was that the Exploding Heavens Faction had sent only one genius from the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage. He single-handedly went to the Equipment Refining Sect's branch. With the power from one finger, the whole of the Equipment Refining Sect's branch exploded, causing numerous deaths and injuries.
All of a sudden, the crowd realized that although it was one of the few killing sprees from the Exploding Heavens Faction, it also was the most brutal killing spree they had seen.
The first killing spree dated back to Baihui City. A fellow named Bai Zhantang of the Exploding Heavens Faction, whose cultivation was only at the Half-Celestial Stage, killed more than a dozen aces in the Human Celestial Stage from the Steal Sect. Later, in the black market of the major Ancient Cities, sometimes he killed, sometimes he didn't! But that killing spree couldn't be compared to the current one!
Chen Shanren, who was only in the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage, single-handedly destroyed the Equipment Refining Sect's branch and killed more than a dozen of aces in the Earth Celestial Stage and a dozen aces in the Human Celestial Stage. He succeeded in leaving unharmed amid the angry roar of several powerful aces in the Heaven Celestial Stage. Such combat success was incomparable throughout the world—no cultivator in the Human Celestial Stage could do it.
He really deserved being number one on the Human List of the Heavenly Tripod List.
"It's so scary!"
"This Exploding Heavens Faction is amazing the world with a single brilliant feat!"
"Was that amazing? That was scary, all right!"
"I was there last night and watched the scene unfold before my eyes. Now I feel as if I were dreaming!"
"Yes, I was there last night too. The finger of Chen Shanren from the Exploding Heavens Faction has traumatized me."
"What kind of Magic Art was that to have such a terrible and formidable force?"
"Uh, I remember some steps." Someone's eyes lit up, and he demonstrated it personally. In front of many people, he stamped on the ground, one finger pointed to the sky, and he hollered, "Enjoy immortal happiness and longevity for thousands of years, the Exploding Heavens Faction is awesome!"
Following which, the fingertip condensed some Celestial Core Power as he suddenly pointed to the distance. When those present saw such a demonstration, they were speechless. It was difficult to believe. Then many people silently noted down the whole set of actions. They had decided to find time and research it. They weren't expecting to master it but if they could learn 10 to 20 percent of it, it was enough to make them strong!
In just a few days, Xu Que's Magic Art was made known to the whole of the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm. In all corners of the Celestial Realm, everyone could be seen secretly practicing that set of movements and mumbling some words.
Even in Baihui City, Ling Feng, the Young City Governor, rushed to the backyard of the City Governor's Mansion early one morning and began to practice secretly. His one foot stamped the ground, one finger pointed at the sky, and he roared, "Enjoy immortal happiness and longevity!"
"For thousands of years…" Suddenly, a familiar voice could be heard from around the corner of the yard.
Ling Feng was startled. Wasn't that his father's voice?
He immediately turned his head to see, and he found himself face to face with Ling Huang, the City Governor. The two were stunned and then they continued to say in unison, "The Exploding Heavens Faction is awesome!"
"D*mn it. Father, you're practicing this too?"
"Uh, just trying it out when I have free time!"
"Father, why do I feel that this Magic Art isn't reliable?"
"Yes, I feel the same way. It's better to have less contact with this kind of deviltry. I still have some matters to handle, I'll leave first!"
"All right, Father!"
"See you!"
"Heh, ha! Enjoy immortal happiness and longevity!"
"The Exploding Heavens Faction is awesome!"
"Uh, Father, didn't you say you aren't practicing?"
"B*stard, you unfilial son, how dare you practice this kind of deviltry. Watch out for my punch!"
..…
At the same time, outside the edge of the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm, there were countless tents stationed on one side of the newly discovered Waste Realm's entrance. The news of the revenge of the Exploding Heavens Faction had reached there, and roars from two of the large tents could be heard at almost the same time.
Dean Lin of the Dingtian Academy said, "Exploding Heavens Faction, when I return, I'll tear you up one by one!"
The Equipment Refining Sect's Deacon, Elder Li, was so angry that he trembled all over, gritted his teeth, and hollered, "Exploding Heavens Faction, you…you're dead!"
In the tent of the Litian Academy, however, there was a solemn and serious atmosphere. Qin Xiangtian, the Dean Qin of the Litian Academy, took a serious look at Qin Susu, and then he looked at Qin Sanli to signal him with a meaningful glance.
Qin Sanli immediately understood and sighed deeply. He said, "Susu, you're old enough. Would you like to try to contact Bai Zhantang from the Exploding Heavens Faction again?"
"Humph, you two old men, stop sharing glances in front of me. I've seen it. If you dare to arrange my marriage again, I'll tie your beards together and burn them!" Qin Susu waved her tiny fist and threatened the two old men. The two old men looked at each other helplessly and shook their heads with a bitter smile.
"But then again, the Exploding Heavens Faction is pretty interesting. Next time, if I meet that silly boy again, I'll ask if they're still accepting new members!" Qin Susu said as she smiled slyly.
…..
At the same time, in the faraway Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm, a figure was flying toward the Waste Realm. It was Xu Que. After finishing off the Equipment Refining Sect's branch, he changed his presence and used the Celestial Grade Disguise Puppet to change his identity, and traveled to the Waste Realm without stopping!
He felt that he had underestimated the power of those aces in the Heaven Celestial Stage. Even though he had used ten Six-color Fiery Lotuses, he couldn't hurt those aces in the Heaven Celestial Stage. Fortunately, the Trap and Kill Arrays had played a role in temporarily trapping them. But when he escaped, something made his scalp numb. He had a feeling of being watched, and he felt that the person might appear in front of him at any time. He was so frightened that he instantly changed his appearance and presence with the Celestial Grade Disguise Puppet, and the feeling of being watched finally disappeared!
However, he might have been a little overly frightened. Xu Que transformed himself into a young lady with an aura of elegance. Even though she had covered her face, many young cultivators along the way tried to get close to her. Xu Que, naturally, didn't pay attention to any of them and hurried on with his journey.
He found that he had made a mistake about the rules of the Heavenly Tripod List. He had thought that his strength would only be recognized on certain sites. But after killing so many people that night, he realized that it wasn't the case! If someone was on the Heavenly Tripod List, then once he was killed, the murderer would naturally be able to take over the place of the dead.
Of course, situations like Xu Que's were relatively rare.
Obviously, among the people he killed last night, there must have been aces on the Human List. The dozen of aces in the Earth Celestial Stage who died in the Trap and Kill Arrays and Mystical Fires must have some ranking on the Earth List. Whatever the ranking of the other parties were on the Earth List, Xu Que used his strength in the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage to kill them, so he deserved first place on the Human List. No one could compete with him!
Now that he understood the method, he finally found the motivation to work on his killing spree! Previously, he seldom killed people, not because he was weak, but because he was too lazy to kill. After all, after killing, he couldn't gain Experience Points so there was no point in killing. But now it was different. He found that if he wanted to continue occupying the top 20 on the Human List, it was faster to achieve that goal by killing people. Of course, he wasn't a killer who killed carelessly. He must pick enemies who were worth killing and enemies who would be annoyed by him. Hence, those from the Equipment Refining Sect and the Dingtian Academy far away in the Waste Realm were the best stepping stones!
Heh, heh, I'll depend on all of you to make us, the Exploding Heavens Faction, renowned! Thinking of that, Xu Que's face couldn't stop smiling.
His real revenge was just beginning.
"Wow, look, that fairy who's cold and distant finally smiled!"
"So beautiful!"
"I really want to know her!"
"Fairy, can you tell us your name?"
Xu Que's smile immediately attracted countless exclamation, and many cultivators started hitting on him.
Faced with that situation, Xu Que suddenly got angry and shouted, "You *ssholes, open your eyes and see clearly, I'm a man!"
Chapter 1185: There's an Invitation from Our Young Master
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Ten days later, Xu Que traveled west as fast as he could. He even took several Teleportation Devices before finally arriving in the Waste Realm!
During his travels, he met numerous young cultivators who hit on him, making him so angry that he hollered several times "I'm a man" but he failed to deter them. Instead, he attracted more pursuers. They all felt that he was a woman with character!
Those experiences made Xu Que very puzzled. Despite transforming into a gorgeous woman with an aura of elegance, he thought it was unreasonable to attract so many cultivators. Xu Que had passed the limit of endurance, and he called out the System to inquire. He learned that he had gained a lot of Charm Points before, and the System had a rule that when the Host changed to a woman, the Charm Points would increase tenfold.
"D*mn it! If I had known this, I would have changed into an ugly girl!" Xu Qu shook his head helplessly and continued on his journey. After all, it cost him 50,000 Acting Tough Points for that Celestial Grade Disguise Puppet. It was really unnecessary to waste it because of a little difficulty! Besides, the Charm Points weren't necessarily good or bad. Since that effect was achieved after a tenfold increase, it might be useful in the future. As long as it wasn't particularly troublesome, there was no need to change that identity!
When Xu Que arrived near the entrance of the Waste Realm, the place was already full of tents and crowded with people. Apart from some cultivators who were qualified to enter the Waste Realm, there were more people here who were seeking enlightenment or even to do business. Many Chambers of Commerce and disbanded cultivators had discovered the business opportunities. They had set up a market here specializing in the sale of elixirs and Magic Weapons. They were also some rare materials and Immortal Elixirs.
Of course, there were also many people who came with the idea of killing and robbing others' treasures. Although the Waste Realm's entrance was under the control of major forces, this time there were a number of disbanded cultivators who had attained places to enter. As long as the bandits waited for them to come out, the disbanded cultivators would certainly be tracked down and killed!
The first thing Xu Que did when he arrived was find a place to rest. He paid a higher price than most of the inns and moved into the room. But Xu Que's appearance had amazed many men inside and outside the market. In less than half a day of his arrival, his reputation was known all over the market.
"This is big news!"
"There's a great beauty that came to the market!"
"What beauty, that's a fairy, a fairy who is out of this world!"
"That's right. Don't tarnish the fairy with words like beauty!"
"Her eyes and smiles, it makes me feel that I'm in a fairyland. It's splendid!"
"It's a pity that the fairy has a strange personality. Nobody knows her name, let alone her origin!"
"She's too cold and distant."
"Our Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm has a ranking of ten beautiful women, but this fairy can be ranked first. Why haven't we heard of her?"
Many people discussed it, and they finally gave Xu Que a nickname—Ice Fairy. It described her cold personality, which was akin to an iceberg. It was hard for outsiders to get close to her.
However, Xu Que didn't come out after he went into the inn. He hid in the room and extended his Soul Strength out to the edge of the Waste Realm, to find out what was the nature of the Restrictive Spell around the Waste Realm. After all, it was a bit difficult to get in through the entrance guarded by countless aces in the Heaven Celestial Stage. Moreover, there was even a faint but terrifying presence—it was naturally the presence of an ace in the Golden Celestial Stage.
If he broke into the entrance forcefully, Xu Que felt that the success rate was too low, and maybe he would be slammed to death in minutes. Hence, he had to find a new way to get in. He had to look for other areas with a weaker Restrictive Spell around the edge of the Waste Realm and open a new entrance. After several days of exploration, Xu Que had succeeded! He had managed to find a place around the edge of the Waste Realm where the Restrictive Spell was the weakest.
However, with his strength, it was still very difficult to break through that area. He even felt that it would be very difficult for an ace in the Golden Celestial Stage to break through.
If I use the System to break the spell, combined with my Act-Tough King's Leg, maybe it would work. But it would take a long time and I would certainly be discovered. Xu Que sat on a chair, cupped his chin with his hand, and pondered the possibilities.
He needed to have enough time to break the spell, and he estimated that it would take at least six hours. Six hours weren't long, but in a place where there were aces from the Heaven Celestial Stage and the Golden Celestial Stage, even one hour was too long. If he accidentally made a little bit of noise, it was enough to let those great powers bolt over and kill him immediately.
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Suddenly, someone was knocking on his door.
Xu Que looked around and heard a voice coming through the door.
"Ice Fairy, excuse me, I wonder if you're free, our Young Master would like to invite you over for dinner!"
Ice Fairy?
F*ck!
When Xu Que heard that nickname, the corners of his lips twitched, and he almost darted out to punch that person.
However, after hearing his entire request, he hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Who's your Young Master?"
"Ice Fairy, our Young Master is the eldest son of the Zhan Family, also the elite disciple of the Dingtian Academy, Zhan Gaoli. He's also the 20th on the Human List!" The person outside the door responded politely, but there was a trace of pride in his tone.
Looking at the whole of the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm, that family's Young Master Zhan had a really extraordinary status. He wasn't only ranked 20th on the Human List, but he was also from a prestigious family. Many people were queueing up to know him!
"Oh? Dingtian Academy?" Xu Que heard that, and his eyes immediately lit up.Then he laughed and replied, "If Young Master Zhan wants to invite me to dinner, I'm going!" Xu Que stood up directly, opened the door, and walked out slowly. Outside the door, the young servant was stunned by Xu Que's appearance and mesmerized. It was his Charm Points doing all the work. After a moment of foolishness, the young servant immediately collected himself. He lowered his head and said nervously, "Ice Fairy, this way please!"
"Sure!" Xu Que smiled, and the crowd seated downstairs was dazzled in an instant.
A million dollar smile—that was probably what it meant!
Subsequently, under the guidance of the young servant, Xu Que came to a larger room. After the young servant tapped on the door twice, he signaled Xu Que to go in. Xu Que sneered in his heart and pushed the door open. It was a very spacious and luxurious room. There was a large table with all kinds of drinks and food on it. A handsome young man was sitting at the table.
Seeing Xu Que arrive, the man immediately stood up with a smile and politely introduced himself, "I'm Zhan Gaoli, thank you for doing me this favor. I've heard of the Ice Fairy for a while now, and seeing you today, it's indeed extraordinary!"
Xu Que immediately pretended to be reserved and covered his mouth as he smiled. He also threw him a coquettish glance and said with a smile, "Young Master Zhan, you're too generous with your praises!"
"Ha, ha, by the way, as far as I know, Ice Fairy is a nickname given by others. I wonder if you can tell me your real name?" Zhan Gaoli asked with a smile on his face.
Xu Que smiled shyly, nodded her head, and replied, "I'm Li Jiangang!"
Chapter 1186: Shout Your Lungs Out! No One Will Hear You!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Li…Li Jiangang?
When Zhan Gaoli heard this name, his expression froze for a second, and he almost wanted to turn his back and leave. If it hadn't been for Xu Que's beauty, he would have lost all his interest in her! Soon, Zhan Gaoli recovered his smile and he replied, "Your name is really extraordinary. It's interesting, very interesting! Ha, ha, come over here, Ice Fairy, please take a seat!"
He ignored Xu Que's name and continued to address him as Ice Fairy.
Xu Que naturally wasn't going to refuse, so he immediately went over and sat down beside Zhan Gaoli. But the next moment, Xu Que frowned instantly! The moment he had sat down, he immediately detected a hidden Restrictive Spell beneath him. It was climbing up his body, quietly eroding his Celestial Core Power, and trying to seal his Cultivation.
"Uh? What's wrong, Ice Fairy?" Zhan Gaoli feigned concern, but his face had begun to reveal a trace of teasing. Zhan Gaoli had done a lot of that kind of thing. Usually, he invited some beautiful women over for dinner, and he would secretly seal their Cultivation. Even if they discovered it in the first moment, it would still be too late!
Now, he realized Xu Que must have noticed it, but he wasn't panicked at all!
"Young Master Zhan, what do you intend to do? No, yamete!" Xu Que immediately pretended to look pitiful, scared, and panic-stricken.
That kind of reaction brought out the beast in Zhan Gaoli. "Ha, ha, Ice Fairy, now that you've found out, I shall speak frankly. In this place, I have the final say, and you'd better cooperate, otherwise…" Zhan Gaoli laughed coldly. At the same time, in front of Xu Que, he called up several marks, which instantly activated the Impenetrable Restriction Spell that sealed up the whole room!
"No please, Young Master Zhan, you…how can you do this? Don't come near me. If you come near me again, I'll shout for help!" Xu Que pretended that he couldn't move an inch on the chair as he shouted anxiously.
"Ha, ha, ha, shout? Shout your lungs out! No one will hear you! This Restriction Spell is the pride of the Zhan family, even aces in the Golden Celestial Stage can't detect it!" Zhan Gaoli burst out laughing.
"Oh? Really?" Xu Que listened, and the panic on his face vanished instantly. On the contrary, he revealed a smile!
"Uh?" Zhan Gaoli was startled by his change. This was obviously different from what he had imagined!
"Heh, heh, heh, Young Master Zhan, do you know who I am?"
Just then, Xu Que simply stood up, crushed the Restriction Spell beneath him with one foot, and at the same time used his Celestial Core Power to restore his original male voice and shouted, "I'm from the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
"What?" Zhan Gaoli's expression changed instantly, and he was badly frightened.
A guy?
Wait a minute, it's all right if he's a guy, but unexpectedly he's from the Exploding Heavens Faction?
D*mn it!
In an instant, Zhan Gaoli immediately triggered several Magic Arts. He wanted to activate the Prohibition Protective Screen in the room. But at the moment when the Magic Arts were about to be triggered, a huge fist as big as a sandbag instantly punched into his face!
Bam!
With a muffled sound, Zhan Gaoli flew up and landed heavily on the ground. Then he finally showed a trace of fear on his face, as he crawled backward, looking at Xu Que as his voice trembled, "You…don't come near me. I'm the eldest son of the Zhan family…you…ah, if you come near me again, I'll shout for help!"
"Go ahead and shout. Shout your lungs out! No one will hear you!" Xu Que answered, with a teasing smile, and he waved his hand and pulled out a thick club from under his skirt. It was the black club that could knock anyone unconscious!
Then to Zhan Gaoli's horrified gaze, Xu Que struck him in one attack. Zhan Gaoli had no chance of fighting back. He was knocked unconscious in an instant and fell to the ground with a big bang. And then he passed out!
"No. 20 on the Human List is nothing more than this. Your Act-Tough Saint here is No. 1 on the Human List!" Xu Que sneered and waved his wrist.
Whoosh!
A ray of light flashed out and, after encircling Zhan Gaoli once, Xu Que successfully found a jade slip on him. It was a Travel Permit to enter the Waste Realm. However, that kind of Travel Permit was exclusive to Zhan Gaoli and was tied up with Zhan Gaoli's presence. No one else could use it at all!
Tut, tut, tut, it seems that I have to waste another 50,000 Acting Tough Points…no, it is going to be 100,000 Acting Tough Points!
Xu Que shook his head as he couldn't bear the thought of losing those Acting Tough Points. He exchanged two Celestial Grade Disguise Puppets from the System store. One was for himself and the other was for Zhan Gaoli!
He used one of the Celestial Grade Disguise Puppets to disguise himself as Zhan Gaoli; he completely duplicated him, including his presence and Cultivation!
Then Xu Que snapped his fingers and used the other Celestial Grade Disguise Puppet on Zhan Gaoli who was still unconscious. He used several Magic Arts and turned Zhan Gaoli into the female Xu Que. Their identities were swapped instantly! However, Zhan Gaoli didn't have the Charm Points that Xu Que had. Hence, he merely looked a little better and had a better figure, but his aura was far worse than Xu Que's female version. Of course, he was now sleeping quietly on the ground, and he was exuding the unique charm of a sleeping beauty.
"Well, I don't know how long I'm going to play in the Waste Realm this time. Forget it. I shall let you sleep for ten days or two weeks!" After pondering, Xu Que exchanged several Slumber Pills from the System store and stuffed them into Zhan Gaoli's mouth. Then he stood up, removed all the seals from the room, and pushed the door open.
When the young servant at the door heard him, he turned around quickly and looked at Xu Que. He immediately said, "Young Master, are there any instructions?"
"Nothing much, I'm finished. It was kind of tasteless. You can go in and have some fun. When you're done, just kill her and throw her out. Tidy up, understand?" Xu Que looked at the young servant and said casually.
The young servant looked surprised, then he fell on his knees with a loud bang. He was full of joy. He repeatedly kowtowed and said, "Thank you for your reward! Thank you for your reward!"
"All right, go on in!" Xu Que waved his hand impatiently and then walked away.
The young servant's heart was beating wildly. When he first saw the Ice Fairy, he was already aroused. But he knew that with his strength and status, he would never be able to have such a beautiful woman in his life. He had never expected his Young Master to be stung by his conscience and leave an opportunity for him!
"Heh, heh, Ice Fairy, I'm coming!" The young servant's hungry eyes swept into the room, he looked at the "Zhan Gaoli Edition" of the Ice Fairy lying motionless on the ground. In an instant, he couldn't hold back any longer. He rushed in, closed the door, and launched an indescribable earthshaking challenge!
…..
At the same time, Xu Que had already left the inn.He openly walked toward the Waste Realm in a dignified way. He was now transformed into Zhan Gaoli. He had imitated everything about him, and he hadn't caused any suspicion when he was walking on the street! However, as soon as he stepped out of the market, there was a clear, cold yell behind him.
"Zhan Gaoli, you shameless scoundrel, return my Senior's life!" As soon as the sentence ended, a cold ray of light suddenly bolted toward the center of Xu Que's eyebrows.
D*mn it!
Revenge?
Xu Que's lips twitched and he took The Walk of Yu under his feet and immediately avoided the cold ray of light. Then he saw a woman dressed in white, standing opposite him. She was staring at him with a murderous glare.
Xu Que sighed helplessly and shook his head, "Miss, you've found the wrong person. I'm not Zhan Gaoli, I'm Zhan Gaoli's younger brother, Zhan Dili!"
Chapter 1187: Now Do You Believe Me?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Zhan Dili?
The woman in white heard his explanation, and she immediately frowned, and fuming with anger, she yelled coldly, "Zhan Gaoli, are you joking or treating me like a fool? Do you think I'd believe such a stupid joke?"
"Uh, it's not, I'm really not Zhan Gaoli!" Xu Que shrugged helplessly.
"Humph, I could identify you even from your ashes, how dare you quibble! You were so arrogant when you killed my Senior. Now, you dare not even admit your sin?" The woman in white was furious. But she didn't get any closer. It seemed that she was either afraid of the strength of'Zhan Gaoli or she was stalling for time.
"Uh!" Xu Que sighed and shook his head. "If you're an enemy of Zhan Gaoli, then I can tell you that I've already gotten revenge for you. Zhan Gaoli is worse than dead now, and he'll die soon. I'm really not Zhan Gaoli!"
"Humph, you're full of nonsense, only a shameless person like you would say such preposterous words!" The woman in white yelled, following it up by thrusting a sharp sword that swept through the air!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several swift and forceful cold lights from the sword were shooting toward Xu Que in an instant.
"Tut, tut, tut!"
Xu Que immediately shook his head. He condensed a resplendent Celestial Core Power on his arm and swept it forward all of a sudden!
Clack!
Clack!
Clack!
Several strikes from the sword fell on his arm, but her attacks were fended off with Xu Que's solid and sturdy arm.
The woman in white was startled. "This…how is that possible? Zhan Gaoli, in merely a few years, you've improved your body to this Cultivation Stage?" She was astounded! Zhan Gaoli didn't have such a strong body in the past, but now he could catch her Sword Qi with his bare hands!
"I said before, I'm not Zhan Gaoli!" Xu Que shook his head and immediately stepped on a blazing lightning!
Whoosh!
In an instant, his figure turned into an unfathomable shadow. In the blink of an eye, he appeared in front of the woman in white. He had taken out his sword and held it against the snowy-white neck of the woman in white! The whole process, only lasted for several seconds, and it had stupefied the woman in white. Feeling the ice-cold blade on her neck, she finally stopped her attacks. The sense of death was enveloping her; she was desperate and terrified.
"It's impossible for you to have become so powerful in just a few years…," the woman in white exclaimed, but then she stopped abruptly! She felt that it was indeed impossible. There wasn't such a mysterious way of cultivation in the world that could exponentially increase a person's strength in just a few years!
"Heh, now do you believe me? If Zhan Gaoli had my strength, do you think he could talk sense into you?"
Just then, Xu Que gave a faint smile. Following which there was a swoosh and the sharp sword against her neck suddenly disappeared. She couldn't even catch a glimpse of Xu Que retracting his sword; he was that swift! In that moment, the woman in white finally believed half of his explanation.
On one hand, she felt that Zhan Gaoli couldn't become so powerful suddenly, and on the other hand, to her surprise, she didn't die! If that man had been Zhan Gaoli and had such a formidable strength, he would definitely have killed her. It was impossible for the real Zhan Gaoli to waste so much time talking to her.
"Miss, in fact there's no harm in telling you, I'm from the Exploding Heavens Faction. Zhan Gaoli has been taken care of by me. Now I've transformed into his appearance because I want to play with the Dingtian Academy and the Equipment Refining Sect. If any of your help is coming, you'd better warn them not to mess with me, because next time, I may not have the patience to explain so much to any of you!"
Just then, Xu Que smiled faintly. He explained in a very light mood but with an imposing aura; he left no room for doubt.
When the woman in white heard him, her expression changed dramatically again and she exclaimed, "You…you're from the Exploding Heavens Faction?"
"That's right!" Xu Que truly laughed this time. He was proud of himself.
He enjoyed seeing the faces of astonishment when they heard the three words, "Exploding Heavens Faction"!
"But…but how can this be possible? Is there such an authentic way to change an appearance? To be honest, if you weren't so powerful, I wouldn't believe that you weren't Zhan Gaoli. You had the same presence and even manners as him!" The woman in white shook her head, she was feeling uncertain!
"Ha, ha!" Xu Que smiled again. "The tricks of the Exploding Heavens Faction aren't comparable to the insignificant skills outside! All right, I have something to do, and I'm not going to blabber with you any longer. You can wait in the market, and, in ten days, you'll surely hear about the tragic end of Zhan Gaoli!"
At last, Xu Que waved his hand and bolted away with lightning underneath his feet. The woman in white looked at him departing and didn't try to catch up with him at all. She really believed that Xu Que wasn't Zhan Gaoli. If he was from the Exploding Heavens Faction, then it was highly likely for him to achieve such an amazing transformation that nobody could differentiate between the real and the fake! After all, the Exploding Heavens Faction had a mysterious omnipotence. Even the Equipment Refining Sect couldn't take them down!
Whoosh!
Just then, a few voices could be heard from behind her. Several masked women in black clothes landed next to the woman in white. After scanning the surroundings, they looked at the woman in white in astonishment and asked, "Junior, where is he?"
"We found the wrong person! He's not Zhan Gaoli!" The woman in white shook her head.
"What?" Several masked women in black were instantly shocked. One of them took off her veil. She had an exquisite face, and even the woman in white was inferior to her. If Xu Que had been here, he would surely recognize this person, because she was the granddaughter of Qin Sanli from the Litian Academy, the No. 10 on the Human List, Qin Susu!
"Junior, that man is clearly Zhan Gaoli. How could we possibly have seen a wrong one?" Qin Susu was surprised, and she sized up the woman in white, "Junior, you were not deceived by him, were you?"
"Senior Qin, am I that silly?" The woman in white laughed bitterly.
"Then what's going on?" A woman in black frowned and asked, "We found out that he had entered the inn, and when he came out, you were tailing him all the way. How could we have identified him wrongly?"
"Yes!" The woman in white nodded her head and said with a mixed expression, "That man is very powerful. I could only launch three attacks on him but I was subdued by him in just one attack. And he didn't kill me. He emphasized several times that he wasn't Zhan Gaoli, but merely transformed into his appearance. Besides, he said that he was from the Exploding Heavens Faction."
"What? He was from the Exploding Heavens Faction?" Several of them immediately stared with their eyes wide opened.
Qin Susu was also dumbfounded, and she quickly asked, "Junior, where is that fellow?"
"He's gone. It looks like he's going to make trouble with the Dingtian Academy and the Equipment Refining Sect!" While the woman in white was talking about that, she paused slightly and she looked uncertain as she continued, "But before he left, he said that the real Zhan Gaoli had been taken care of by him. He said that we should wait in the market and in ten days there would be good news!"
"Ten days?"
Several of them looked at each other instantly, then nodded and said, "All right, it's only ten days, let's wait and see. If he is really from the Exploding Heavens Faction then he mustn't be lying. I'd like to see what happened to Zhan Gaoli!"
Finally, they left.
"Tut, I wonder if that silly boy is here. I would like to find an opportunity to teach him a lesson!" Qin Susu stood on the spot and murmured. She put on her mask again and departed with the others.
However, they didn't expect that they wouldn't have to wait for ten days. It was only three days later that revolting news was spread in the market; it alarmed everyone!
Chapter 1188: Extremely Revolting
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Oh, my god!"
"Ahhhhh, I'm vomiting…"
"That's so gross!"
"It's so insane and bizarre! It's dreadful and appalling!"
"This is the distortion of humanity, and a society that's morally bankrupt!"
"Who on earth did that?"
In the market on the edge of the Waste Realm, there was a serious uproar and commotion. There were countless people speaking at length of the issue at hand. The subject of their discussion was the man lying in a pool of blood who had already died. It was Zhan Gaoli, the eldest son of the Zhan family, the elite disciple of the Dingtian Academy, and 20th on the Human List!
A young servant was kneeling beside Zhan Gaoli. He wasn't wearing his pants and he had urinated all around. He was a mess, completely mentally deranged. He laughed and cried as he mumbled nonstop, "Heh, heh, I did it with my Young Master, I…I even killed him with my own hand, sob…"
Some people who weren't aware of the truth were confused, and they couldn't understand what was going on. But the whole incident was related by the cultivators who lived in the same inn.
A few days ago, they all saw Zhan Gaoli's young servant invite the Ice Fairy out of her room into Zhan Gaoli's room. At that time, many people felt that the Ice Fairy could be tainted, but nobody dared to stop him. After all, Zhan Gaoli's status and strength were far beyond them; no one had the power to curb him.
In the end, they saw Zhan Gaoli leave the room and the young servant rush into the room with an excited face. Then they felt even more despondent. Everyone could guess what had happened, but, in the end, they could only curse Zhan Gaoli for his barbarism.
Nevertheless, it never occurred to them that when on the third day the young servant came out of the room with a tired face, looking like he was sapped of energy. He had wrapped an object in a quilt that he put on his back and left the inn. Many people had guessed who was in the quilt, and thus they secretly followed him. But the young servant perhaps was too tired, he merely went to the back of the inn and slashed the quilt, killing the person inside.
Everyone arrived with the intention to stop him, but they were all too late.
But after that slash, the quilt was torn and tattered, and it revealed the face of the person inside—it was Zhan Gaoli who hadn't been seen for several days!
At that moment, everyone was dumbfounded, and the young servant acted as if struck by lightning. His whole body trembled, and he was so badly frightened that he let out a gut-wrenching scream. He quickly took off his pants and used his Water Magic Art to wash his lower body. And while he was relentlessly washing, he suddenly went insane!
The crowd finally understood that the Zhan Gaoli that went out of his room was really the Ice Fairy, and the real Zhan Gaoli was transformed into the Ice Fairy, and then the young servant…
"Unexpected, it was unexpected, I thought that the Ice Fairy was tainted, I didn't expect that the Ice Fairy would do such a vicious trick, it's so horrifying!" Somebody shook his head and sighed.
"This young servant is in the Initial Stage of the Human Celestial Stage, and he was deceived by the art of disguise. Obviously, the Ice Fairy's art of disguise is extraordinary!" Some were amazed. But the majority of them were absolutely terrified and severely disgusted. Especially those rich Young Masters of extraordinary background, in that moment, they were staring at their young servants with a pair of vigilant eyes.
Among the crowd, Qin Susu stood with several young men and women, at a loss about what to do. They were speechless. The woman in white was shocked through and through, and she secretly scolded Xu Que for being shameless. But she was finally relieved! Zhan Gaoli had died, and he died in such a terrible way that really got rid of all their anger. They were all relieved—the revenge was a success!
"Well done, the Exploding Heavens Faction! Their style is indeed unique. I like them even more now. We had to thank them for avenging our Senior!" A young man's face was filled with joy.
"What's there to thank. You're all welcome!" Qin Susu waved her hand proudly and replied with generosity.
"Uh, Senior Qin, what does this have to do with you?" That man was confused.
Qin Susu's corners of her lips rose as she patted her chest and explained, "Didn't I tell you that I had a silly younger brother who was in the Exploding Heavens Faction? You thanking the Exploding Heavens Faction is akin to thanking my younger brother, you thanking my younger brother is akin to you thanking me; so why aren't you thanking me? You're welcome. It was just a trivial thing!"
"Uh…yes, yes, Senior Qin is right!" The crowd burst into bitter laughter and agreed with her. Others weren't aware of Qin Susu's temperament, but how could they not know? At that moment, if anyone dared to embarrass Qin Susu, they were afraid that from then on, they would need to be careful when walking in the dark!
On that day, Zhan Gaoli's tragic story spread all over the market, and from the market to the edge of the Waste Realm.
Dingtian Academy and the Zhan Family were so angry that they immediately sent someone to retrieve the corpse, and at the same time they took the crazy young servant away.
The next day, at the entrance to the market, many of them saw a corpse that had been tormented and they couldn't even recognize its appearance. But it wasn't difficult to tell from its clothes that the corpse was that of the young servant!
Dingtian Academy and the Zhan Family also quickly tracked the entrance of the Waste Realm, but they found out that the fake Zhan Gaoli had already entered the Waste Realm three days ago. It was impossible for them to trace him. But the two sides had sent more people into the Waste Realm to search for the fake Zhan Gaoli. There were several powerful aces from the Heaven Celestial Stage guarding the entrance and exit, and, as soon as Xu Que appeared, they would immediately take him down!
..…
At the same time, Xu Que was dashing around and about in the Waste Realm! He was aware of Zhan Gaoli's death because the Celestial Grade Disguise Puppet had a unique characteristic—once a person died, the effect would automatically disappear. When the System informed him that the effect of his Celestial Grade Disguise Puppet had expired, he knew that Zhan Gaoli was dead!
He was really speechless. Originally, he had thought that the young servant would play for at least seven or eight days before he killed him. To his surprise, only three days later, he couldn't sustain it anymore!
"Uh, he's so weak. I'm afraid in a few days the Dingtian Academy and the Zhan Family will send a lot of people to hunt me down!" Xu Que shook his head, scanned his surroundings and muttered, "But then again, this deserted place isn't that much fun!" He found that the Waste Realm was too vast and the resources were far from ample and endless as what was rumoured outside.
Maybe he was late and most of the things had been taken away, or it was his bad luck. Three days in a row, he didn't even see a weed, let alone an Immortal Elixir.
The entire Waste Realm was desolate, and the Spiritual Qi was extremely turbid, like a world that hadn't been completely formed. But, over the past three days, Xu Que had seen many corpses. The major forces had chosen to send representatives into the Waste Realm by selection; they were strictly prohibited from killing each other.
But such an order, for a cultivator, was simply unheeded advice. They would just take it with a pinch of salt and, if anyone really believed in it, they weren't far away from death!
But what let Xu Que heave a sigh of relief was that this place allowed only the entry of cultivators in the Earth Celestial Stage and below, if those above the Earth Celestial Stage stepped into the Waste Realm, they would be crushed into pieces by the Rules of Heaven and Earth inside. It was because the world hadn't completely formed, so the Rules of Heaven and Earth couldn't tolerate the existence of powerful forces like those in the Heaven Celestial Stage.
Even when those in the Earth Celestial Stage entered the Waste Realm, they didn't dare to exert their formidable strength. If they accidentally exceeded the safety threshold, they would be killed.
But for Xu Que, this place was perfect and he was pleased!
"Uh, Young Master Zhan, why did you arrive earlier than we arranged? The time we agreed upon isn't up yet?"
Just then, as Xu Que was flying over a mountain peak, a clear and pleasant voice suddenly sounded near his ear. Obviously, someone was using soundless communication to speak to him.
Chapter 1189: What a Complicated Relationship
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Whoosh!
Almost at the same time, a beautiful figure suddenly dashed up from the mountain below; it was a beautiful young woman. She looked at Xu Que in confusion and frowned slightly, "Young Master Zhan, why aren't you speaking?"
"Uh, nothing. How's your preparation?" Xu Que immediately resumed Zhan Gaoli's usual expressions and even imitated the tone of his speech. He was curious. When he passed by, he hadn't discovered the existence of that woman. But when the woman appeared, he knew that the mountain was set up with spells and had concealed all forms of presence.
Now that the woman had taken the initiative to find him, Xu Que immediately began to perform. He wanted to find out what Zhan Gaoli was up to since he had actually set a time to meet with someone.
"How else can we prepare? We can only wait for them to ripen. According to what we've promised before, after three days, all the Aquamarine Kirin Fruits will be ripe, and the four fruits will be divided equally! But Young Master Zhan, you have returned once every two days. Is it that you don't trust me?" The young woman's gaze had a trace of seduction, as she accused Xu Que with a fleeting gaze.
Xu Que raised his eyebrows. Good fellow, I didn't know that this woman had a relationship with Zhan Gaoli too!
"Of course not. How could I not trust you?" Xu Que laughed and reached over for the young woman's small waist.
The young woman's expression changed slightly. She pushed Xu Que away. She whispered, "Hey, they're still below. If they find out, our plan will be very hard to achieve!"
"Ha, ha, who asked you to be so attractive? How can I endure it?" Xu Que laughed again, but he didn't make any moves. He had basically understood the general situation. Obviously, Zhan Gaoli and the others had found an Aquamarine Kirin Tree together, but the fruits weren't ripe yet, so they concealed it with spells to prevent others from discovering it.
But the relationship between the woman and Zhan Gaoli wasn't simple; the two had other plans in secret. As for what that plan was, Xu Que could guess. It must be that the two wanted to pocket the Aquamarine Kirin Fruits without sharing.
"Since you're here, let's go down. There are only three days left. You should be more careful. If they discover us in advance, we'll be in trouble," the woman reminded him again.
Xu Que nodded. "Don't worry, with my strength, it will be easy to finish them off!"
"Humph, you have the cheek to say that. You know, every time I poisoned my husband these last few days, I was so frightened. Fortunately, your poison was tasteless enough, and he didn't expect that the woman who has accompanied him for decades would poison him, so he hasn't noticed it!" The woman rolled her eyes at Xu Que.
Xu Que gasped in surprise after hearing her.
This woman is so vicious that she colluded with Zhan Gaoli to poison her own husband!
D*mn it, this is simply a pirated version of Pan Jinlian and Wu Dalang, and my "Zhan Gaoli" is a living Ximen Qing!
"Ha, ha, I had the confidence to entrust you with the task. All right, let's hurry up so that they won't be suspicious!" Xu Que responded casually and urged the woman to go down with him.
After all, he wasn't very clear about their plan now. If he continued to talk about the details of the plan, it would be embarrassing if he couldn't answer her questions, and the wicked woman would surely notice something was amiss.
Finally, under the guidance of the young woman, Xu Que performed a little Lightweight Art and landed among the mountains. The young woman opened the way for Xu Que, so he went through the spell smoothly. At last, he arrived at the middle of the spell Array. Only then did he realize that the foot of the mountain had a completely different environment. It was as desolate as the outside, but the Spiritual Qi was abundant at the foot of the mountain. In the center of a dry land, there was a giant tree which was tens of meters high. Its trunk was covered with dense veins that looked like a Kirin.
Of course, what was really precious about that tree were its fruits!
Aquamarine Kirin Fruit was a very rare Spiritual Fruit. Its growth environment was very demanding, but it was a natural medicinal item. For the cultivators in the Human Celestial Stage, it was a precious treasure. It could increase an enormous amount of Celestial Core Power to achieve breakthrough in the Cultivation Stage. Simply said, an Aquamarine Kirin Fruit was equivalent to a cultivator in the Human Celestial Stage practicing for 500 years in Secluded Meditation; it was extremely valuable!
Now, on that tree there were eight Aquamarine Kirin Fruits in a pale green color. Each Aquamarine Kirin Fruit was only the size of a little thumb, and it emitted a faint light and a strong Spiritual Qi. When they had completely turned aquamarine, it meant that they were ripe and ready to consume.
Seeing that, Xu Que's heartbeat couldn't help but increase. He had finally found a treasure that could make his heart race. If he could swallow those eight Aquamarine Kirin Fruits, he wouldn't need to spend an immeasurable amount of time in Secluded Meditation. He was confident that he could attain the Later Stage of the Human Celestial Stage or even the Earth Celestial Stage in just a few days. He would advance faster than killing to earn his Experience Points like before!
"Uh, Young Master Zhan, you're here?" A hoarse voice was heard.
Xu Que looked around and saw two men coming out of a cave that had been recently dug. The man who spoke was a middle-aged man with a very hoarse voice.
There were many scars on his face.The scars looked very odd, like a kind of Rune Mark that was permanent and looked extremely ugly.
The other man was bland in his appearance, but his facial features were similar to those of the middle-aged man, except that he had no scars on his face, and his Cultivation Stage was similar to that of the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was at the peak of the Human Celestial Stage, while the other man was in the Medium Stage of the Human Celestial Stage. They must be two brothers!
"Uh, there's nothing to do outside, so I have come to wait for the Aquamarine Kirin Fruits to ripen with all of you!" Xu Que immediately nodded and responded with a slightly arrogant tone.
He felt that with Zhan Gaoli's status, he was unlikely to mingle with that group of people. Moreover, the middle-aged man spoke with a trace of fear, so Xu Que felt that he shouldn't be too polite. He needed to have an arrogant demeanor like Zhan Gaoli. Their reactions also suggested that his judgment was right. The middle-aged man didn't suspect anything about him. They nodded after hearing him, and their attention was on the Aquamarine Kirin Tree!
"We're so lucky to find this Aquamarine Kirin Tree here. It's a piece of great enlightenment for us, but we have to thank Young Master Zhan for his spell. Otherwise, there would surely be countless people fighting for this now!" Just then, the middle-aged man spoke.
"Oh, that's nothing, you scratch my back and I scratch yours!" Xu Que smiled, still maintaining that haughty look.
"All right, let's not spend too much time looking at this Aquamarine Kirin Tree. It'll take another three days for it to ripen!" Then, the young woman smiled and went to the side of the middle-aged man and held his arm in a loving manner.
The middle-aged man laughed and said, "Ha, ha, Mei Mei is right. Let's go in first."
After that, the middle-aged man held onto the young woman's small waist and stepped into the cave, following which he activated a Protective Screen to cover up the cave entrance.
But with Xu Que's strength, it was easy to hear the rough and harsh panting sound coming from the inside. Obviously, the two went in to do something indescribable.
"Tut, tut, tut!" Xu Que couldn't help shaking his head. He couldn't imagine that Zhan Gaoli had such a peculiar taste that he even chose a loose woman with an ugly husband.
But just then, Xu Que happened to catch a glimpse of the man beside him. He should be the younger brother of the middle-aged man. He hadn't spoken yet. But when Xu Que caught a glimpse of him, he saw that he was staring at the cave with a trace of jealousy and hatred in his eyes. Although his emotions merely flashed for a short moment, Xu Que captured it and was absolutely sure. He was surprised and he guessed that both brothers liked that woman.
"Humph, this b*tch!" Suddenly, the man cursed under his breath, and then he ignored Xu Que as he walked straight into another cave.
Xu Que felt nothing at first, but when the man entered the cave, he suddenly realized that something was wrong!
The man just scolded that young woman. What's going on?
Xu Que was baffled. What a complicated relationship involving the four of them!