Chapter 1420: The Truth About the Bloodline
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"It's good to be young?"
Two ice-cold stares suddenly fell on Liu Jingning, who was standing next to Xu Que.
However, Liu Jingning still maintained her languid expression, seductively leaning against Xu Que's shoulder as she ignored the two stares.
Zixia Fairy then turned her gaze toward Xu Que.
Xuanyuan Wanrong looked as if she was smiling and yet not smiling, as she slowly raised her white arm.
"Enough!"
Xu Que's face changed and he gave a deep growl.
The entire inn suddenly fell completely silent. Previously, no one had dared to speak a word. Now they didn't even dare move.
Xuanyuan Wanrong had raised her arm, but now she slightly paused before she put her hand back down. The corners of her mouth slightly raised to reveal a hint of a smile, while she threw Xu Que a playful look.
Xu Que pointed a finger at the window and said with a look of indignation across his face, "The weather is so nice outside. Don't you all want to go outside for a barbeque?"
SWISH!
Everyone present was embarrassed and felt at a complete loss.
In particular, everyone from the Exploding Heavens Faction was speechless. They'd thought that Xu Que would have exercised his power as a man and managed the affairs better among his women. Who would've thought that this guy called them all to order about a barbeque?"
"To hell with the barbeque…"
"What? A barbeque? That's great, good, Your Holiness has not eaten for a long time!" Only Buttface exclaimed in delight as his eyes lit up and his tail started wagging quickly.
He had a deep obsession when it came to food.
"F*ck, Master Buttface, are you blind? This boy is simply changing the subject," Duan Jiude immediately shouted.
"Who gives a damn! A barbeque is the most important idea," Buttface roared.
"That's right, food first, ethical niceties second. Let's go, let's go, we'll go outside for a barbeque," Xu Que said and immediately pushed Liu Jingning outside, but also not forgetting to give Zixia Fairy a meaningful look, asking her to also come outside.
The situation was very dangerous. The moment Xuanyuan Wanrong raised her hand, Xu Que was terrified for fear that once this woman was angry, she could really kill Liu Jingning.
Even if Liu Jingning was already at the Earth Celestial stage, she wouldn't be able to withstand Xuanyuan Wanrong's snap of her fingers.
"Why are you so nervous? Did you really think I was going to make a move?"
Suddenly, the voice of Xuanyuan Wanrong sounded in Xu Que's mind. It was actually the art of soundless communication.
Xu Que couldn't help but stare blankly. He turned to look over at her. Xuanyuan Wanrong was also smiling at him. Although her smile looked beautiful, it really made him feel panic.
"You're at the threshold of becoming a Celestial Emperor. So why are you still squabbling with them?" Xu Que frowned and responded through soundless communication.
"No reason," Xuanyuan Wanrong wiped the smile off her face and replied coolly.
In fact, she also didn't want to bicker with Liu Jingning and Zixia Fairy. When all was said and done, her seniority was indeed very high, and her age was even older than Zixia Fairy and Liu Jingning by many times. It was not worthwhile to talk about the issue of old versus young here.
In the World of Cultivators, age was never something that was worth showing off or feeling inferior about. Only the strength of one's cultivation stage counted for everything!
But after all, she was also the Building Head of the Heavenly Palace Sect. Her status was high, so it was difficult for her to get used to someone disrespecting her.
But once Xu Que meddled, this had turned into a farce.
Liu Jingning also didn't continue to cause trouble. She pinched Xu Que's waist hard and then turned toward her room with a smile and she left.
Zixia Fairy swept a glance toward Xu Que and then looked at Duan Jiude. She asked, "Where is my room?"
"Grand master, please kindly wait for a moment. I, Little Duan, will go arrange a top-notch room for you," Duan Jiude immediately transformed into a footman and obediently ran out to arrange for a room for Zixia Fairy.
Zixia Fairy also didn't stay. She strode off following Duan Jiude.
Inside the inn, other than Xu Que, Xuanyuan Wanrong, and Buttface, only Mo Junchen and the others from the Exploding Heavens Faction remained.
"Get out, everyone!" Xuanyuan Wanrong was silent for a moment and then waved her hand, ordering everybody out.
"Yes, ma'am," everyone was deferential. Then they started to retreat outside.
"F*ck!"
Xu Que suddenly stared at them all and said, "What's going on with you guys? Is this a collective defection? Why are you all so obedient toward her? Do you still recognize me as your Faction Leader? I say all of you should stay."
"Well…" The crowd slowed down and looked at Xu Que with agony across their faces.
"Faction Leader, aren't you making things difficult for us?"
"She is such an awesome presence and maybe she is also the Faction Matron. She has instructed us to all go outside. How can we not go out?"
"You stay, everyone else goes out." At this time, Xuanyuan Wanrong reached her hand out and pointed to Xu Que and said with a smile, yet not a smile.
"Yes, ma'am," the crowd immediately responded, and then rushed out of the inn without stopping as if they were fleeing.
Buttface and Mo Junchen ran the fastest among them!
"D*mn, Guardian Mo, are you still considered a guardian?" Xu Que immediately scolded.
Mo Junchen pretended not to hear and slipped away without even turning his head.
Xu Que stared and turned to look at Xuanyuan Wanrong. He said, panting with rage, "You see, these people are really too much. As the Faction Leader of the Exploding Heavens Faction, I must go and teach them a strict lesson. You wait here for me, I promise to come right back!"
Having said that, Xu Que also marched out of the room, ready to rush out of the inn.
However, he had not run but a few steps when he heard a BANG and the inn door suddenly closed.
"You're not expecting to come back, are you?"
Behind him came the sound of Xuanyuan Wanrong's voice, full of teasing.
The corners of Xu Que's mouth curled up, and a smile was revealed on his face. He turned around with a grin and said, "How can that be? I said I'll come back, so I'll certainly be back!"
"Come and sit down. I want to see your bloodline!" Xuanyuan Wanrong came directly to the point and didn't talk nonsense. She stated the purpose of making Xu Que stay behind.
Xu Que's eyelids immediately twitched. "She wants to look at my bloodline?"
"Motherf**ker, is it something that you can casually take a look at? I could lose my life at any minute."
"Wait a minute!" Xu Que immediately raised his palm and solemnly said, "Remember what I said before?"
"About the second request?" Xuanyuan Wanrong frowned.
Before Xu Que had come out of the cave, he did mention to her that the presence of the bloodline was a misunderstanding. As to the specifics of the matter, he needed to leave first before he could say anything. He also had her agree to a second request.
"Yes, the second request is that no matter what happens next, you can't touch me and the people I know at all, okay?" Xu Que nodded and asked.
Xuanyuan Wanrong frowned even more.
The second request made her hesitate. With her ability and wisdom, how could she not guess what Xu Que wanted to say or do next? It would certainly make her angry.
"Don't worry, I'm not going to do anything to you. I'm just trying to tell you about the matter regarding the presence of the bloodline," Xu Que saw her hesitation and further clarified what he wanted to say.
"All right!" Xuanyuan Wanrong calmly nodded.
"Well, in that case I'll tell you the truth about the presence of the blood…"
Xu Que stood imposingly in place with his hands clasped behind his back. He suddenly looked up and puffed out his chest. He spoke in an imposing manner, "The truth of the matter is, I am your grandfather!"
Having said that, he reached out to Xuanyuan Wanrong with both his hands trembling and face full of tears as he declared, "Wanrong, Grandpa missed you so much!"
Chapter 1421: We're Even!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Heh, heh, heh," Xuanyuan Wanrong laughed scornfully and stared at Xu Que, the coldness in her eyes seeming to threaten him.
"Your request, that I won't harm you, is that meant to humiliate me?" She shook her head and smiled bitterly.
Xu Que laughed lightly and made a carefree gesture, "I'm not that kind of person."
"What kind of person are you?" Xuanyuan Wanrong's bitter smile vanished, and her expression became serious. "You're someone who is 200 years younger than I am, and yet you still dare to pretend to be my senior? This is evil, stupid, and childish."
As she spoke, her face was filled with disgust and she rose to her feet.
Xu Que touched his nose with an embarrassed gesture and said, "Don't be too eager to scold me. I had good intentions. Let's do this: I'll ask you a question, and if it isn't your grandfather who appears, but your parents who appear…"
"How dare you," Xuanyuan Wanrong answered in a stern voice. A majestic death aura swirled out of her and exploded toward Xu Que.
PING!
A loud noise rang out. Xu Que's whole body flew up in the air and slammed through the door of the inn, falling heavily on the street outside.
The entire street, which was paved with green stone slabs, cracked on the spot. Xu Que's mouth filled with blood, and he looked at Xuanyuan Wanrong in shock.
"I'm warning you, just because you have the Heavenly Book of Taiyi doesn't mean you can be presumptuous to me," Xuanyuan Wanrong said in a low voice as she slowly walked out of the inn, staring icily at Xu Que.
Following which, she threw a bottle of elixirs to him and made as if to leave.
"Wait a minute," Xu Que shouted.
Xuanyuan Wanrong paused and coldly turned around.
Xu Que had already stood up and wiped the dust off his body. Simultaneously, he'd shifted his state of mind and taken out the Firestorm Wheels from the System.
Once the Firestorm Wheels appeared, the two spirits inside started to move restlessly and soon they rushed out frenziedly and landed in front of Xuanyuan Wanrong.
Xuanyuan Wanrong's facial expression changed. She took a step back, and, at the same time, raised her arm in preparation to attack.
But the next moment, her entire body froze.
"This breath of blood…" she muttered in a low voice, her lips gently trembling, unable to believe the sight of the two spirits in front of her.
"If I didn't guess wrong, these two seniors are probably your parents. When I came upon them, my body had your replica, and they wrongly mistook it as you. Hence, they treated me as their child and wanted to follow me no matter what, so I could only keep them in my celestial artifact to protect them."
Xu Que calmly explained what had happened, gazing toward Xuanyuan Wanrong.
Xuanyuan Wanrong remained silent, as if she still had not recovered from the shock.
Xu Que continued, "I'll lend you these Firestorm Wheels and this storage ring. Inside, there are enough Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines to sustain their spirits for 500 years."
After he'd finished speaking, Xu Que placed the storage ring and the Firestorm Wheels on the ground.
"You…where did you find them?" Xuanyuan Wanrong finally spoke, and her voice trembled.
"I found them in the Heaven Palace Academy, at the ancestral tomb on the mountain in back, which is also the address of the previous Heaven Palace ancestral tomb," Xu Que said in a casual fashion as he got ready to leave.
But before taking two steps, he stopped again. With his back facing Xuanyuan Wanrong, he said, "Oh right. By the way, let me explain myself. Just now I pretended to be your grandfather only as a joke. I just wanted to let you have a slight buffer period so that this wouldn't be too sudden."
"Now that I have returned your parents' spirits to you, we're now even. We don't
owe each other anything. I'm not in your Xuanyuan clan, so regarding the Heavenly Book of Taiyi, I'll find a way to resolve this Hopefully, there won't be any issues in the future, so let's minimize our dealings with each other."
"Take along the elixirs," Xuanyuan Wanrong chirped, dipping her head to look at the elixirs on the ground.
"No need."
Xu Que continued to walk forward. With a PA sound, his foot stepped on the elixir bottle, and the entire bottle split open. The elixirs inside were crushed.
"You…" Xuanyuan Wanrong frowned, opening her mouth to say something.
Xu Que abruptly turned around and said coldly, "I already said, in the future, we won't owe each other anything. You injured me just now, but I've acknowledged this already. After all, I made use of your parents' spirits to kill others. Now I've paid it back to you, but…"
Xu Que smiled, and coldness flickered in his eyes as he said, "From today onward, if you dare to touch me or the people around me even just a little, I won't leave it alone. Trust me, even now, I have the capabilities to kill you. Don't think that being a deity or a Celestial Emperor is something extraordinary." As he spoke, Xu Que wiped away the blood from his mouth, turned around, and strode away.
Xuanyuan Wanrong followed his figure, eyes blazing. Eventually, she silently dipped her head and looked at the bottle with the crushed elixirs, feeling low.
After a few seconds, she picked up the Firestorm Wheels and the storage ring and took the two spirits of Xuanyuan Qishang and Guan Chuchu away, calmly returning to the inn.
That same day, Liu Jingning had received Xu Que's message and left the inn.
Xuanyuan Wanrong sat alone in the study, quietly looking at the Firestorm Wheels. She'd tried to communicate with the two spirits, but to no avail.
Her expression was calm, and she lifted her head to look outside the window.
It was already evening. The sun setting in the west shone streaks of the setting sun on her exquisite face, illuminating the loneliness in her eyes.
…..
While this was happening, Xu Que rushed back alone to the abandoned Celestial Burial Valley in the East.
Even though the Celestial Burial Valley had already been offered up as a sacrifice and become a death trap, there was still a Void Interface Point that existed there.
Buttface had used this Void Interface Point once and unexpectedly come on the path of enlightenment and met up with Xu Que.
At this moment, a group of people were here, getting ready for a journey, preparing to leave from here to go back to the Heaven Continent.
Buttface was eager to go. After all, when Xu Que returned, he would've completed a Heavenly Tribulation. As a Disbanded Celestial of the Great All-Embracing Heaven, in addition to a holy body, he could compete with any Golden Celestial of the Great All-Embracing Heaven.
Buttface felt that the opportunity to return to the Heaven Continent to do whatever he wanted to do was about to come.
Duan Jiude was in low spirits, his face full of melancholy. Standing on the side, from time to time he looked with a resentful gaze at Xu Que, and then at Zixia Fairy, who was by Xu Que's side. He shook his head and sighed.
The Eight-headed Serpent was also very agitated. Back in the olden days, he'd been abandoned at The Four Great Continents, and he'd thought that he would never see Xu Que again. Now he was reunited with Xu Que and the others, and they were about to go to a larger, more powerful continent, resulting in his feeling very excited.
As for the others from the Exploding Heavens Faction, they would naturally stay where they were. They were originally from The Four Great Continents and had a deep sense of belonging to the area, hence they were unwilling to leave. Now they'd all come to the Celestial Burial Valley just to bid Xu Que farewell.
"Xu Faction Leader, in the future if there is time, remember to come back to visit us."
"That's right, we will definitely bring honor to the Exploding Heavens Faction."
"While waiting for you to return, we'll definitely show you the first big movement in The Four Great Continents. It will be from the Exploding Heavens Faction."
The crowd of people from the Exploding Heavens Faction reluctantly waved their hands in farewell.
"Okay, the next time we return, we will drink endlessly," Xu Que smiled and shouted to the crowd. His heart with filled with sorrow and regret, and, looking back on everything, he sighed.
Thinking about the first time he'd stepped into The Four Great Continents such a long time ago, who could have known that all these events would take place…
"To be honest, I'll miss this place. In comparison to the world outside, The Four Great Continents make me feel very safe and stable."
Liu Jingning, who stood by Xu Que's side, said gently, "If not for you, I might've returned to the Five Elements Mountain and led a peaceful life."
"Don't worry, in the future, we'll still come back, or…maybe we'll have a quieter world." Xu Que smiled to himself, thinking about the Chaotic Green Lotus in his Dantian.
"Oh, right. What happened between you and Xuanyuan Wanrong in the inn just now? Why did she attack you? If you hadn't asked us not to come out, I would've scolded her. You obviously saved her, and she still…" Liu Jingning raged at the unfairness.
"Okay, don't say anymore. This was also my fault. Letting her attack me was also a way of returning the favor for using her parents. From today onward, we owe each other nothing and will have no further connection," Xu Que smiled calmly as he said.
Before today, he wouldn't discriminate against Xuanyuan Wanrong. Even though he frequently joked about her, he never actually took any action. Xuanyuan Wanrong had also never done anything to him.
But today, Xuanyuan Wanrong had attacked him.
At that moment, Xu Que had found it difficult to forget that if it hadn't been for his holy body, the blow from Xuanyuan Wanrogn would've killed him.
In that instant, Xu Que became clear-headed.
He knew that there was still a distance between his and Xuanyuan Wanrong's skill levels, and he understood that Xuanyuan Wanrong wouldn't treat him differently because he'd saved her.
At least, when he'd said the wrong thing, she would still fiercely attack without hesitation, as if fighting tiny individuals with no power, driving him off.
This touched a raw spot in Xu Que. Someone who would harm him at her convenience, and, afterwards pitifully throw out a bottle of elixirs, was not worth becoming friends with. Who cared how strong she was?
Chapter 1422: Heaven Fire Ice Lake
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que arrived on the Earth Continent 20 days later.
It hadn't been possible to get there from the Heaven Continent because a shackle had been set that made it impossible to reach there directly with a Space-Breaking Spell.
Although the Earth Continent and the Xuanhuang Continent constituted a portion of the Heaven Continent, they were only a very small fragment. Their shackles were not firm and hence the Space-Breaking Spell was able to bypass them.
If one wanted to return to the Heaven Continent, one had to start off from the Xuanyi Celestial Realm on the Earth Continent, then pass through the Mirror Lake toward the Heaven Continent.
However, Xu Que's first stop was not the Mirror Lake in the Xuanyi Celestial Realm. He first descended to the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm. This was the Celestial Realm where Xu Que had first stepped onto the Earth Continent.
Practically all of the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm was the Exploding Heavens Faction's territory.
Even though it had really only been in name, the Litian Academy and other forces had all announced that they were joining the Exploding Heavens Faction. In town, Lord Zeng took the place of Xu Que as a spokesman.
Everyone knew that the relationship between Lord Zeng and Xu Que was extraordinary, and so his power was extremely large, and the influence of the Exploding Heavens Faction was also very strong.
On this day when Xu Que arrived, he attracted the attention of many important people. Lord Zeng, the Dean of the Litian Academy, and other influential leaders all rushed to welcome him.
Xu Que pretended to be excited, but he was actually in low spirits. He wanted to hurry back to the Heaven Continent, but he had business to accomplish in the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm. Mainly, he wanted to check on Lin Yuxi's current situation.
She had left without saying good-bye to seek her Master's protected inheritance of skill. Xu Que didn't follow her, but sent people fro the Litian Academy to secretly protect her.
But now, returning here, he'd come to see how she was carrying on.
However, the people from the Litian Academy came immediately to seek forgiveness from Xu Que.
Lin Yuxi was lost!
"What happened? When everything was all right, how could you lose her? Is she purposely hiding from you?" Xu Que immediately frowned and looked at the people from the Litian Academy.
At his side, Zixia Fairy also frowned and glanced with a suspicious look at Xu Que. "Who's this Lin Yuxi?"
A person from the Litian Academy said in an alarmed voice, "Reporting back to Faction Leader, that was not the case. During the past few years, Miss Lin has been always searching for the inheritance of skills. Whenever there were dubious people disturbing her, we secretly dealt with them so she wouldn't be in any danger. Then, two years ago, she entered Heaven Fire Ice Lake and since then she's vanished without leaving any message."
"Heaven Fire Ice Lake?" Xu Que was seized with terror.
Back when he was living aimlessly in the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm, he'd heard of Heaven Fire Ice Lake. The first time he heard about it, he'd assumed that it was Xue Fu from Mars Intelligence Agency who'd made it up, but later he'd realized that it was an actual place.
Heaven Fire Ice Lake was a lake that was sealed by ice all year round, but, in the middle of the lake, there was a fire with white flames, burning throughout the year. This was extremely unusual: ice and fire, how could they exist together?
Many people wanted to visit the Heaven Fire Ice Lake to see the white flames, but everyone who walked to the center of the lake never saw anything and left disappointed.
The people standing at the side of the lake, however, said that the white flames never once disappeared. They had personally watched the people walking to the middle of the lake pass through the white flames. Initially, no one believed this, but, after being tried and tested by many people, it became a legend.
Some people thought that there was nothing special about this, that it was just a normal ice lake, and that the white flames in the center were only an illusion that had been caused by the reflection of the sunlight, and that the flames didn't really exist.
But other people theorized that the white flames had minds of their own, and purposely didn't want the people who came to the lake to discover the truth about them, so they hid. Along the many opinions, the white flames were named Heaven Fire, so the lake was called Heaven Fire Ice Lake.
Afterward, there were many Supreme Existences who personally went there to see and analyze this for a very long time, but to no avail. Eventually, this place gradually became forgotten by cultivators and just became part of the scenery.
And now the people from the Litian Academy said that Lin Yuxi had disappeared in the Heaven Fire Ice Lake. Xu Que couldn't understand what was going on.
He'd gone to that place and hadn't seen anything. Even the System couldn't identify what was so special about the place. The Heaven Fire Ice Lake wasn't big, only about the size of a football field. How could a person disappear inside it?
"We saw her go in, but very quickly she disappeared in a white flurry. No matter how we searched, we couldn't find any trace of her. She just vanished into thin air," the person from the Litian Academy looked pained as he spoke and was terrified, fearing punishment from Xu Que
"Xu Faction Leader, you can't blame them. When we heard the news, we also hurried over with Dean Qin and many others and couldn't find any trace. However, I suspect, and I'm afraid, that the Heaven Fire Ice Lake is the place of the inheritance of skill that Ms. Lin had been talking about," Lord Zeng said.
The people standing around the Qin Academy nodded their heads.
Xu Que became quiet. He may not have trusted the rest of the people, but Lord Zeng was trustworthy.
When Lin Yuxi left, she had left behind a letter saying that she'd gone to search for her master's inheritance of skill.
"Who knew that the result would be her disappearing in the Heaven Fire Ice Lake?"
If this was the case, and there was really an inheritance of skill in the Heaven Fire Ice Lake, then this would definitely be an abnormal occurrence. Previously, the System couldn't identify any clues, perhaps because the version of it that he'd used was too low level.
"Okay. On this journey we're coincidentally going to the Xuanyi Celestial Realm. We'll just stop at the Heaven Fire Ice Lake on the way to take a look," Xu Que said.
The location of the Heaven Fire Ice Lake was right at the boundary between the Xuanyi Celestial Realm and the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm. He decided to take a look in honor of his relationship with Lin Yuxi.
After all, she was from the Earth Continent and had once been his crush.
Every man's crush, no matter whether or not it ended well, would always have a special place in their hearts, one which wouldn't be destroyed easily.
Xu Que was an exception. He didn't think Lin Yuxi should try to walk on the path of cultivation, but once Lin Yuxi had made a decision, he didn't want to interfere.
After all, he didn't really wish to have any more dealings with Lin Yuxi.
Some things should just remain in the past.
"Lord Zeng, why don't you come with us?. Whether or not we find anything, we're preparing to return to the Heaven Continent," Xu Que looked at Lord Zeng and said.
He already had the skill to possess a foothold in the Heaven Continent, and he'd decided to bring along Lord Zeng.
However, Lord Zeng smiled and shook his head, "I understand very clearly what Faction Leader's idea is, but I'm afraid I'll have to reject your good intentions with thanks."
"Oh, why is that?" Xu Que froze.
Back in the day, he'd wanted to bring Lord Zeng to the Heaven Continent, and Lord Zeng had rejected him, saying he wanted to wait for his strength to increase to go back.
Now Xu Que didn't understand why if Lord Zeng's strength had already increased, he still rejected him.
"I've gotten to know a Buddhist master and plan to learn from him," Lord Zeng smiled and seemed to be much more peaceful than he was before, having had a significant change in temperament.
He continued, "This senior has said that before long the Earth Continent will return to the Heaven Continent, so in the future we'll be able to reunite."
"That's good," Xu Que muttered, then nodded with a serious expression, "but you need to take note, the Earth Continent returning to the Heaven Continent won't be smooth, and there may be heavy casualties."
"I know, but if I can't even endure this hardship, what can I do?" Lord Zeng smiled and nodded with a rather dignified appearance.
"Ha, ha, Lord Zeng is awesome," Xu Que smiled widely and gave Lord Zeng a huge thumbs-up.
"Lord Zeng is great," Buttface shouted.
The group of people talked and laughed as they walked forward on the road.
After many days, at the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm boundary, a group of silhouettes appeared. They had reached the Heaven Fire Ice Lake.
The entire lake was covered with snow. The snowflakes floated down like catkins flying in the wind, and from afar it seemed like a snow city isolated from the rest of the world.
In the middle of the lake, there was a small patch of white flames, burning brightly.
The group only felt the cold from the ice and couldn't feel the warmth from the fire. At first glance, the fire seemed to be an illusion that didn't really exist.
"Eh, wait a minute. I seem to have been to this place before. I remember it!" At this moment, Buttface gasped in shock and rushed forward.
Chapter 1423: What's This?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"You've been here before?" Xu Que and Duan Jiude shouted at the same time, looking at Buttface with surprise.
How many places had they gone to where it seemed as if he'd been there before. It seemed as if he'd been everywhere.
Buttface shook his head and looked confused, "I really feel as if I have some impression of this place, but it's very vague, and I can't remember all the details."
"D*mn, then what difference is that from never being here before?" Duan Jiude asked as he looked at him with disdain.
"What's the rush? Let me try to remember," Buttface sat down on the ground, closed his eyes, and frowned. He seemed to be in deep thought.
Zixia Fairy also seemed lost in thought. She looked Buttface up and down, and then she looked at Xu Que. She said coolly, "He boasted that he was a founding father of my Mighty Sect, and I scolded him. Do you still believe him?"
"Eh…" As Xu Que listened, he tried to keep his expression serious, but at that moment he couldn't help but laugh. "I hate to tell you, but Buttface was really the Kylin Patriarch of your Mighty Sect."
"What?" Zixia Fairy was seized by terror, and she frowned, saying in a low voice, "With all due respect, Xu Que, matters regarding my Mighty Sect's Kylin Patriarch cannot be treated as a joke.���
"Ha, ha, ha, let me tell you seriously this time, it's not a joke. In his previous life, he was really the Kylin Patriarch. Duan Jiude also personally saw this appearance, didn't he tell you?" Xu Que smiled and said.
Back in the day, at the Nanchou Mystery Land, Buttface had gotten some Kylin Blood and successfully reverted. This was enough to prove his identity.
Hearing this, Zixia Fairy was absolutely astounded. "Buttface has mentioned this previously, but Duan Jiude denied it…"
In midsentence, Zixia Fairy's sharp gaze fell on Duan Jiude.
Duan Jiude's expression changed, and he shouted, "No! I definitely didn't see anything."
"Oh…" Xu Que looked at him and suddenly got very happy, "Duan Jiude, this is where you're wrong. We both personally saw Buttface swallowing the Kylin blood and reverting. How can you knowingly lie about this?"
After speaking, Xu Que smiled, and his eyes narrowed. Now he had information that he could use against Duan Jiude. He'd like to see him wiggle out of this.
"Sh*t, lad, you… Don't speak nonsense. I didn't see anything," Duan Jiude panicked, waving his arms around and retreating.
Buttface jumped up from the ground in an agitated fashion and angrily stared at Duan Jiude, shouting loudly, "Sh*t, Duan Jiude, it turns out that you betrayed me and made me suffer a beating."
"You're mistaken, you're all definitely mistaken about this," Duan Jiude exclaimed as he backed further and further away.
"What mistake? Buttface, don't you still have the Kylin blood essence? By swallowing a drop, won't the truth come out?" Xu Que hugged himself, by placing his arms around his chest, as he asked with a smile. This time he was going to have the opportunity to get revenge on Duan Jiude. How could he pass it up?
"Sh*t, lad, don't say that. When you talk about this I get angry. I don't know what happened to the drops of Kylin blood that I had back then, but they somehow disappeared." Buttface was very angry.
If he'd had the Kylin blood at the beginning, he wouldn't have had to be taken by Zixia Fairy as a fake Kylin ancestor and suffered a beating for nothing.
"Ah, I almost forgot. Your blood is here with me." Xu Que seemed to remember something and suddenly took out a small jade bottle from his pocket. He had stolen the Kylin blood from Buttface.
After all, this was the real blood of Kylin.
"Sh*t!" Buttface's eyes got wide as he yelled, "D*mn, lad, when did you steal it?"
"AI, Buttface, keep your mouth clean. What stealing? Can the matters of cultivators be considered as stealing? I was afraid that you'd lose it, and I kept it for you," Xu Que said as he made a face at Buttface.
Everyone at the scene was dumbfounded. How did this farce suddenly change from targeting Duan Jiude to Xu Que and Buttface squabbling?
Lord Zeng shook his head and smiled. Dean Qin and the others were all confused. No one seemed to know what exactly was going on with this situation.
"D*mn, you're a thief," Buttface screamed angrily, raised his paws, and pointed at Xu Que. He yelled, "Sh*t, I treat you as a brother. I never thought you were so dirty. What I hate the most are thieves like you."
His words held a sense of justice and were very powerful. But just as he'd finished speaking, an iron rod fell from his belly with a CLANG and hit the ground heavily. It rolled over twice and went directly to Xu Que's feet.
Xu Que bent his head to look down and exclaimed, "Sh*t!" He picked up the stick, shocked, and looked at Buttface, saying, "When did you steal my Tough-Acting King's Purple-Gold Rod?"
"I didn't steal it. You were away cultivating in the Celestial Burial Valley, and I was scared that you would lose it, so I took care of it. This isn't stealing." Buttface was an outrageous liar.
"Okay, okay, let's not fight anymore. Let me say something in the name of fairness." Duan Jiude took advantage of the situation and said sincerely, "The two of you are the same. The important thing is that you both know that you're wrong, but you're never going to change, right?"
The whole audience was speechless. "That's not how you try to stop people from fighting? What the heck is he saying? What does he mean by this anyway?What kind of logic is that?"
"Teacher Duan makes complete sense," Buttface calmed down and nodded.
"That's right," Xu Que also nodded and lit a fake cigarette, breathing it in deeply, and blowing out a smoke ring. "It's good that you know you're wrong. Next time you commit the same mistake, you'll be prepared."
"???" Everyone stared at these three, rolled their eyes, and felt like they were going to faint. "What the heck was going on? Saying that Duan Jiude made sense? What kind of people are these?"
The Litian Academy's Dean Qin and the other influential leaders looked at each other, not knowing whether to cry or to laugh. Indeed, Xu Que, Duan Jiude, and Buttface had definitely lived up to their reputations. These three were not normal people.
"Have you all quite finished?" At this moment, Zixia Fairy who had been watching coldly from the sidelines suddenly asked icily. Her gaze fixed on Xu Que and Duan Jiude, as she said indifferently, "So now, who wants to try to explain this matter to me?"
"Let me try," Xu Que raised his hand and volunteered himself confidently, angrily pointing at Duan Jiude. "Regarding this matter, Duan Jiude is the mastermind. He can be said to have deceived his masters and destroyed his ancestors and should be severely punished."
"Sh*t! " Duan Jiude cursed loudly, as his expression changed and he turned around to escape.
Zixia Fairy frowned darkly. Why was the truth of the matter not clear? She immediately flicked her wrists, and wisps of flickering purple light swept out, rushing directly toward Duan Jiude, tying up his hands and feet and binding him to his original spot.
"Ah," Duan Jiude immediately screamed in shock and started to wail, " Master, Master, I'm wrong, senior, I'm at fault, I'm not a person, I shouldn't have deceived you."
"You…" Zixia Fairy said coldly.
BOOM!
Just as the word left her mouth, a deafening sound rang out across the Heaven Fire Ice Lake behind them.
Everyone was shocked and turned their heads to take a look. The Heaven Fire Ice Lake showed no movement and was perfectly calm, without any change whatsoever. But the rumbling below the ice lake continued.
"Look quickly, the heavenly fire at the center of the lake seems to have become smaller." At this moment, someone pointed at the center of the Ice Lake and cheered in surprise.
Xu Que also raised his head and fixed his gaze on it, feeling an unusual oppressiveness coming from the flames. This was a feeling he'd never felt before.
"Unsurprisingly, the land here is strange and not as simple as we thought," Lord Zeng seemed serious as he spoke in a low voice.
"Ah, why can't I seem to remember what this place is," Buttface hit his head with a puzzled look on his face, unable to recall the details of his memory.
"Eh?There seems to be a prohibition spell hidden here," Zixia Fairy seemed to have discovered something and took one step forward. At the frozen lake, she waved her arms.
SWOOSH!
A gust of wind blew past, and the piles of snow on the lake suddenly became glittering and translucent. Everyone's gazes could see right through the clear lake, right to the bottom.
HISS!
The next moment, the whole group breathed in cold air in shock. "This…what's this?"
Chapter 1424: Hundreds of Coffins
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Under the clear water of the lake, they could see hundreds of coffins neatly arranged. All the coffins were arranged in the Eight Trigrams and Nine Palaces formation. Looking down, it was the Eight Trigrams arrangement composed of coffins.
At the center of the formation, there was a white flame burning, brighter and brighter. An overwhelming force flowed out of this vigorous white flame.
"Wow, these coffins are all made of Jiuxuan willow wood, and they must be at least 10,000 years old," someone said as he stared at the hundreds of coffins, sighing in astonishment.
"A 10,000-year-old willow tree. It's not easy to produce even a thumb-sized piece of Jiuxuan willow wood, and here there are so many coffins actually made of Jiuxuan willow wood. Isn't it excessive?"
"There are so many coffins. Who do you think are buried in all these coffins?" asked Dean Qin of the Litian Academy, frowning.
"I'm afraid it's not for burying people, but a pure formation method," a leader of great influence said in a low voice.
"This isn't possible. If it was just for a formation, then there would be no need to make a coffin. There are people inside these coffins. The coffins in the formation have people inside them," Lord Zeng said with a solemn expression.
To them, such a large scene seemed completely exaggerated. Using coffins built with Jiuxuan willow wood over thousands of years, they couldn't do it.
The growth of willows was usually accompanied by a powerful Heavenly Tribulation, and it was very difficult to grow for more than 10,000 years. Jiuxuan willow wood was produced from the heart of the willow tree and was something that only 10,000-year-old willow trees possessed. It was just like how the human race cultivated the golden elixir of a newborn.
Now there were hundreds of Jiuxuan willow wood coffins in the lake. It was hard to imagine how many 10,000-year-old willow trees had been cut down by the person who'd arranged the formation.
"That's strange, why haven't we seen Miss Lin?" At this time, someone asked doubtfully.
Xu Que frowned. Glancing under the lake, there was no trace of Lin Yuxi, not even a trace of her breath. This was really weird. In theory, if Lin Yuxi had really disappeared in this place, then she could only be at the bottom of the lake, but till now, she hadn't appeared.
"Hey, wait a minute, couldn't she be in one of the Jiuxuan willow wood coffins?" Duan Jiude exclaimed in surprise.
The crowd's expressions suddenly changed. Duan Jiude's words had awakened everyone. Since Lin Yuxi had come here, then the only hiding place could be in those Jiuxuan willow wood coffins.
"No, that's not right, Ms. Lin came for her inheritance of skill. How could she get into those coffins? Wouldn't they have been part of the formation?" Someone shook their heads and raised doubts.
Buttface's eyes suddenly opened,as he said with a solemn expression, "Although I still can't remember anything, I've heard the truth since my scalp has been tingling."
Everyone's gazes instantly fell on Buttface.
Buttface stood up and walked toward the lake with heavy steps. He stared at the coffins below and said in a deep voice, "Perhaps the inheritance of Miss Lin was a conspiracy, and she was tricked. She mistakenly entered this place, got sucked into a coffin, and became part of the formation."
"Sh*t, isn't that just like what happened with the furnace in the Celestial Burial Valley?" Duan Jiude asked, frowning.
"That's right, I deduced this result," Buttface nodded.
Xu Que rolled his eyes and thought that Buttface was thinking too much, but as soon as the words reached his throat he swallowed them down. Buttface's inference was baseless, and it was only because of the experience they'd had in the Celestial Burial Valley that'd led him to think in this direction.
However, the problem that had occurred to Xu Que was that Buttface had been originally involved in the arrangements at the furnace in the Celestial Burial Valley. Now that Buttface had said that this place looked a little familiar, but he couldn't recall specific details, Xu Que became hesitant. If this place had also been arranged by Buttface, then it could be very troublesome.
Combining the work of Buttface's previous lives was enough to prove that his past lives didn't involve much good. In the scenario that the Heaven Fire Ice Lake was really related to something he'd been a part of, then Lin Yuxi was probably in grave danger.
"Faction Leader Xu, I think that maybe we have to go down to take a look in order to know the truth," Dean Qin of the Litian Academy looked at Xu Que and said.
Xu Que nodded. Now that it had come to this stage, he had no choice but to go down and take a look. But how does one get down?
"The prohibition on the lake is interconnected with the coffins below. If we forcibly break the ice of the lake, the coffins below will also be affected. If they are destroyed, the consequences could be unimaginable," Xu Que shook his head anxiously.
After the first layer of forbidden ice and snow had been swept away by Zixia Fairy, everyone could see that the transparent layer of ice on the lake was full of forbidden runes. This continued to the bottom of the lake and was interconnected with the coffin arrangement to form the Eight Trigram and Nine Palace formation. It was a large and complex arrangement.
If they acted recklessly and destroyed a part of it, it was likely to cause even greater trouble. This was just like a bomb. The lines couldn't be randomly cut, otherwise it would explode in a matter of minutes.
Xu Que didn't worry about himself, but Lin Yuxi was likely to be in one of the Jiuxuan willow wood coffins below. In the event that there was an explosion, how could Lin Yuxi survive?
"This is really complicated. No matter what part of the formation we destroy, it will implicate the prohibitions below. It's too difficult," Buttface pondered for a moment and shook his head. Restraining formations were his specialty, but even he was worried at that moment.
"There's no other way. We can only use the old method and dig from the side." Xu Que made a decision. Since they couldn't enter directly from the front, they had to force their way in from the back. This was the style of the Exploding Heavens Faction.
"Sh*t, so we have to dig again. Are we going to be considered as grave robbers?" Buttface had a reluctant expression.
"There are so many coffins, it should be counted as graves, right?" Duan Jiude also smiled bitterly.
Xu Que ignored these two useless people and squatted directly on the ground. He gathered a strand of Celestial Core Power in his palm, struck the ground with it, feeling the hardness of the ground. After which, he twisted a pile of soil and frowned slightly. He'd discovered that things weren't so simple.
"Unfortunately, these lands have been frozen by the ice and are much harder than we imagined. I'm afraid it's not so easy to dig," he said, shaking his head.
Buttface also stomped on the ground and nodded, "It seems to be harder than the Mirror Lake of the Xuanyi Celestial Realm. With our strength, I'm afraid that it will take a year and a half to dig through to the ground."
"No. The point is that the ice layer of the lake is not as hard as the surrounding soil. If we use too much force, it is likely to shatter those ice layers," Duan Jiude said with a serious expression.
"Oh!" Xu Que sighed and looked up at the sky.
"Lad, don't be discouraged, there is always a solution," Buttface said as he patted Xu Que's shoulder, comforting him.
"Who said that I was discouraged?" Xu Que pushed away Buttface's paws, looked at the ground, and said calmly, "I thought that the knowledge I learned back in the day wouldn't be useful anymore, but now it seems… It's time to show my reserve of great knowledge."
Chapter 1425: Bookworm Xu Que
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"What knowledge?" Buttface froze.
Everyone present looked blankly at Xu Que.
"Don't you know that speed can increase power? Based on precise calculations, we can accurately increase the power we need to an exact value so that we can break the ground but not affect the layer of ice on the lake," Xu Que explained as he smiled at everyone.
Everyone was confused. They didn't understand what Xu Que was talking about, but it sounded like it could be very powerful.
"Wait for me for a moment." Xu Que smiled as he stole a glance at the number of Acting Tough Points on the System interface. It still needed tens of thousands of points before it could meet the conditions for an upgrade.
"In fact, the principle is very simple. Assume that a stone falls from the top of a mountain with a small amount of force. As the distance it's falling increases, so too the power generated by the stone will gradually increase, and…"
"Oh!"
As Xu Que was explaining this principle, he suddenly pinched his fingers together and accumulated a stream of Celestial Core Power. Using his finger as a pen, he started to write confidently on the ground.
"According to the principle of momentum, if the rock rushes down from the high level as fast as possible, then at the moment of contact with the ground it will have the greatest force.
"In order to facilitate this calculation, let's ignore the impulse from the ground. The time taken for the force to take action is roughly 0.1 second. It can also be verified from calculations that the magnitude of the impulse is insignificant compared with the magnitude of the momentum. Therefore, the following formula can be written like this: Mv = (M+m）*v1,v1=(M/M+m)*v.
"Coming in contact with the ground could be either with a fist or foot. The friction is very small, hence it doesn't need to be included in the calculation. Let's set the force on the ground to F1. When I land with the fastest speed, I reach the maximum traction and balance with my own resistance. Thus, the traction can be kept constant as it is offset by the resistance. Then the above formula can be solved like this: 2F1 =（M+m）*a,F1=（M*M/4L（M+m））*V2.
"When landing, the speed is V2. From the momentum theorem, we can get (2f2-mg) * t2 = mv2.
"Then, the ideal way of stepping on the ground, with uniform deceleration and ignoring friction, can be represented by the formula: h =（v2/2）*t2.
"Through this formula, we can substitute the highest altitude I can fly to and the speed of my descent…"
…..
At that moment, Xu Que quickly wrote a bunch of dense formulas on the ground.
Everyone was looking at him blankly, dumbstruck. No one could understand these formulas. "The magnitude of impulse? Conservation of momentum?" These were all words they'd never heard before.
Only Buttface seemed to understand what was going on. He stared at Xu Que, shocked, and he shouted loudly, "I know, this is the knowledge from Earth. It's physical mechanics. Brother Xue is on the way to becoming a bookworm. Everyone, clap. If you don't clap, you're not Chinese."
Everyone, hearing that, although they still didn't understand what was going on, followed through with thunderous applause.
Xu Que suddenly stopped calculating and retracted his fingers. A smile could be seen at the corners of his mouth. "I've finished. The final result is that the speed of 1,310.12 meters per second is enough to break the ground, without affecting the lake ice."
HISS!
Suddenly, everyone in the audience took in a sharp breath of cold air.
"What's going on?"
"Is this for real?"
"Can he actually deduce such a precise number from these incomprehensible runes?"
DING! "Congratulations to Host Xu Que for successfully Acting Tough. You've won 20,000 Acting Tough Points!"
DING! "Congratulations to Host Xu Que for successfully Acting Tough. You've won 50,000 Acting Tough Points!"
"Ha, ha, ha!" Xu Que's eyes became very bright with happiness.
This wasn't all for nothing. Not only was the problem of entering the ground solved, but the Acting Tough Points had also been obtained. It was enough to upgrade the System version, and he even had excess Acting Tough Points to splurge with.
"System, quickly, upgrade now…"
Xu Que immediately called out the System interface and, shifting his state of mind, prepared to let the System start upgrading.
However, at this moment, Zixia Fairy, who had been standing silently by his side concentrating on the Ice Lake, suddenly said, "There's no need to go down."
"What?" Xu Que was startled.
The crowd also looked at her in confusion.
Zixia Fairy pointed at the white flames in the center of the coffins, looked at Xu Que, and said calmly, "I just passed through the flames with the Orbs Spell and saw a young woman whose bone age is about the same as yours. She is practicing in the center of the flames. If I'm correct, she is accepting the inheritance of skill right now. If you dig down, you'll be harming her."
"….." Hearing her words, everyone in the audience froze.
"This meant that Miss Lin had really found the place of the inheritance of skill, and she was accepting the inheritance of skill."
"Oh, my god. If this is the case, this place is really not dangerous."
"So what Faction Leader Xu calculated just now…was useless?"
Everyone's gazes subconsciously turned toward Xu Que, and they fell silent.
DING! "The operation was going as fierce as a tiger, but, at a glance, the record is zero. After judgment, the Host's Acting Tough operation has failed, and the System retracts the special reward!"
At the same time, in Xu Que's mind, a notification also sounded: the Acting Tough Points had been reduced by 50,000 points!
Sh*t!
Xu Que was unhappy and felt as if he wanted to punch himself. But punching himself wouldn't hurt the System, so he just let it go. Fortunately for Xu Que, the System had only retracted the special reward of 50,000 Acting Tough Points, and the Acting Tough Points that had been awarded in front of the crowd were not retracted.
After all, what he'd done had really shocked everyone, and, even if it had been unnecessary in the end, the System couldn't retract the Acting Tough Points.
Coincidentally, it just happened that with the increase of these Acting Tough Points, Xu Que's total Acting Tough Points had now reached more than 2.57 million. In order for the System to upgrade from version 10.0 to version 11.0, the required Acting Tough Points were 2.556 million points. Once the System upgraded, Xu Que would only be left with about 10,000 Acting Tough Points. Poor Xu Que!
It wasn't possible not to upgrade. The System version was too far behind and hadn't been much help lately. Only by upgrading it to version 11.0 would it be qualitatively better.
Xu Que wasn't clear about what the new System would look like after upgrading, but he was looking forward to it.
"System, start upgrading the new version. I hope version 11.0 will not disappoint me," Xu Que said to the System.
This was the only way to go. If he didn't upgrade, Xu Que wouldn't have the confidence to continue to do whatever he wanted. Even if he knew that it was most important for him to become strong, he also realized that if he had the opportunity to upgrade the system and didn't take that opportunity, he'd be letting himself down.
DING! "2.56 million Acting Tough Points have been depleted. The System is successfully upgraded. The estimated time required is ten days."
"Ten days?"
After Xu Que received this notification from the System, a smile broke out on his face.
By the time he'd be ready to return to the Heaven Continent, the System would've finished upgrading. At that time, it would be version 11.0, which he was really looking forward to.
However, the key issue now was still…
Xu Que's gaze once again returned to the Heaven Fire Ice Lake in front of him.
He also had the ability to use the Orbs Spell, but no matter how much Celestial Core Power he gathered, he still couldn't see through the lake to the white flames, let alone see Lin Yuxi's figure.
"What does the woman you see look like?" Xu Que asked Zixia Fairy. He wanted to determine whether the person who was accepting the inheritance of skill was in fact Lin Yuxi.
"She looks like…" Zixia Fairy frowned slightly, pondered a little, and raised her head to look at Xu Que, saying earnestly, "She doesn't look as good as me!"
Chapter 1426: Return to the Heaven Continent
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Not…not as good-looking as you?"
Xu Que was taken aback by her answer and at a loss for what kind of reaction he should give her.
He'd never expected the loveliness of Shi Qingxuan.
The point was that she'd actually answered seriously, saying that Lin Yuxi wasn't as good-looking as she was.
"Goodness, her loveliness had almost drowned his heart."
"Ha, ha, ha, Qingxuan, I didn't mean it that way. I was only asking you so I could identify if it was her." Xu Que couldn't help laughing and shaking his head as he explained this to Zixia Fairy.
Zixia Fairy was, surprisingly, chilly and didn't feel that there'd been anything wrong with her answer. She, then, calmly described the appearance of the woman under the lake to Xu Que, including the similarity of her age to Xu Que's.
Xu Que breathed a sigh of relief after listening. He was almost sure that it was Lin Yuxi.
BOOM!
Almost at the same time, a loud noise came from the bottom of the lake again, and still it made no movement on the ice's surface. This time, though, everyone saw clearly where the loud noise had come from.
At the center of the hundreds of coffins, the furious white flame erupted like a volcano, surging up and then pouring into the ground.
"It really is Lin Yuxi!"
"I saw her!"
"I saw her too!"
In a flash, the crowd exclaimed constantly in an excited manner.
At the moment when the white flame rose up, everyone had seen Lin Yuxi sitting in the center of the flames.
Xu Que had seen her too, and the corners of his mouth could not help lifting a little with a smile.
It was her luck and fate that had gotten Lin Yuxi this heritage. Because of this, everyone should be happy for her.
"Well, then we don't have to hustle and go under the water," Xu Que smiled and looked in the direction of the Xuanyi Celestial Realm.
It was time to leave for the Heaven Continent.
"Master Xu, although Miss Lin has been found, I still have to blame my Litian Academy for her disappearance in the first place. From now on, I will personally sit here until the end of her practicing," Qin Xiangtian, the dean of the Litian Academy, took the initiative and made this promise to Xu Que.
Hearing his words, the leaders of the other factions also, showing fist and palm salutes one after another, said, "Master Xu, we're also willing to sit here and protect Miss Lin until the end."
"Er…thanks to all of you," Xu Que, after a short hesitation, smiled and nodded.
To be honest, he wasn't worried about Lin Yuxi's safety here. After all, the strength of the ice on this lake was no weaker than that of the Mirror Lake. Cultivators from the Earth Continent could undoubtedly break the ice.
However, since Qin Xiangtian and the others had actually offered to wait and guard Lin Yuxi, no good would be gained for Xu Que to refuse them. After all, these people were titular members of the Exploding Heavens Faction, and it was necessary, anyway, to give them a chance to serve it.
"Master Xu, leave things here to us, and be at ease. I'm afraid that it'll take several years for Miss Lin to practice this time. If the Earth Continent returns to the Heaven Continent in the future, I'll try my best to make sure Miss Lin will enter the Heaven Continent together with us," General Zeng made this promise to his friend Xu Que, smiling.
With this promise, Xu Que could surely put his heart at ease.
And this was the only thing Xu Que could do for Lin Yuxi at this time.
Since he couldn't accompany her for a lifetime, at least…he could protect her for a lifetime.
"I'm leaving, everyone, take care of yourselves. I'll see you again in the Heaven Continent some day."
Xu Que bid farewell to the crowd and set off for the Xuanyi Celestial Realm with Buttface, Duan Jiude, Mo Junchen, Zixia Fairy, and Liu Jingning.
Although it'd been more than ten years since they'd been back to the Xuanyi Celestial Realm, there hadn't been much change in this place.
The Equipment Refining Sect was still a big power that could influence the Six Major Celestial Realms, but Mo Junchen had no desire to go back to have a look. According to what he'd said, the past was like a fleeting cloud after he'd joined the Exploding Heavens Faction.
"Good brother, good guardian," Xu Que patted Junchen on his shoulder with emotion, the strength of which was very strong.
Before long, all of them arrived at Mirror Lake in the eastern part of the Xuanyi Celestial Realm.
This time, it was Xu Que, Buttface, and Mo Junchen who attacked the lake. They had almost no difficulty bombarding Mirror Lake again.
Half an hour later, Mirror Lake was blown open and a gap emerged on the surface, where a mirror-like sky appeared. That was the sky of the Heaven Continent.
"Ha,ha, ha, Heaven Continent, your Mighty King is back," Buttface whistled excitedly and was the first to jump into the Mirror Lake.
"Oh, so childish, this dog is almost hopeless," Xu Que shook his head and smiled with a proud face as he walked up to the Mirror Lake.
The next moment, he stretched out his arms and shouted loudly, "What bullsh*t they are: the Sage Sect and their stupid Divine Being of Taoist Fetus! This time, I, the Act-Tough Saint, will kill you, or I won't be able to live with my name any longer." When he'd finished, he too jumped into Mirror Lake.
All the people present twitched their mouths.
"Grand master, as you can see, this lad is a typical lizard, has no quality, just a mouthful of dirty words," Duan Jiude took the opportunity to rat on Xu Que to Zixia Fairy.
However, Zixia Fair completely ignored him and headed for Mirror Lake, jumping into it after Xu Que.
"Oh, woman," Duan Jiude shook his head, and on his face was an expression of regret at her hopelessness.
In the end, Mo Junchen, Liu Jingning, and the others also stepped into Mirror Lake one after another.
It took them no time at all through this shortcut to get to the Heaven Continent.
After entering the Mirror Lake, the next moment they landed on the Heaven Continent.
However, although Mirror Lake led to the Heaven Continent, it didn't have a fixed landing point.
The last time they landed on the Heaven Continent from Mirror Lake, it was on the snow and fog mountain in the area of the Ziwei Celestial Realm. After many adventures, they also carried away the Jade Elixir Pool and the Palace of Xuanyuan Wanrong.
This time, the place where they landed was an ancient city, and it happened to be the busy market day when they landed.
"Sh*t!"
"What's going on?"
"Who are this group of people? Why did they appear so suddenly?"
"God d*mn it, you people stepped on my stall. Pay for my damage; otherwise, you're not leaving."
This group of people had suddenly appeared out of thin air, which instantly disturbed many cultivators in the busy market and caused a commotion.
Buttface had just stepped on a booth and trampled many elixirs.
"What just happened?" Buttface looked shocked and obviously didn't expect this situation.
As soon as he'd landed, he was being watched by thousands of people.
Oh…so shy!
Buttface immediately smiled at the many cultivators in the market. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
CLAP!
Suddenly, a big hand reached over and closed Buttface's mouth. He thought surely it was Xu Que.
Xu Que glanced at the owner of the booth and took out a piece of top-grade Spirit Stones, "To compensate your Immortal Elixirs, and, by the way, tell me where this is and which Celestial Realm it belongs to?"
The owner of the booth suddenly opened his eyes wide, extremely surprised.
Even if all his elixirs had been sold out, it wouldn't be worth any more than a small piece of an inferior Spirit Stone. At the moment, seeing Xu Que take out a piece of superior Spirit Stone, he became wild with joy.
"Thank you, fellow cultivator. This is Severe Gale Cty of the Qisha Celestial Realm." He took the Spirit Stone with a smile on his face and answered.
"Qisha Celestial Realm?"
Xu Que was stunned when he heard this, and then he couldn't help laughing. Unexpectedly, he'd fallen into the territory of the Dark Shadow Pagoda.
"Hey, something's wrong, look at that dog and that old man," someone in the crowd of onlookers suddenly exclaimed.
Soon the whole audience was exclaiming.
"Sh*t, isn't that Buttface and Duan Jiude from the Exploding Heavens Faction?"
"My God, it's really them."
"They still dare to come here?"
"Where is Xu Que's father ?"
"You're stupid, the whole Heaven Continent is shouting, Kill Xu Que, then kill his father, how could his father possibly dare to come?"
"The Sage Sect, the Heaven Palace Academy, and the Divine Farmer Clan have all announced that anyone who can inform them of Xu Que or his father's whereabouts will be rewarded greatly."
At this point, all the people were staring at Buttface and Duan Jiude.
Chapter 1427: Can You Be Reasonable?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Sh*t!"
"Sh*t! This sh*t came so unexpectedly," Buttface and Duan Jiude were shouting.
With the IQs of these two cunning creatures, surely they'd immediately understood what was going on here. Everyone had obviously recognized them and realized that they must know the whereabouts of Xu Que and his father. Thus, they were ready to interrogate them.
"Ha, ha, ha, this is really interesting. I've been saying that I wanted to come back to do whatever I wanted, even if it means killing people, but I didn't expect a victim to show up so soon," Buttface sneered and crossed his forelegs, with a proud face, full of confidence.
He knew that the real cultivation stage of Xu Que had reached the Disbanded Celestial of the Great All-Embracing Heaven, and, even more important, Zixia Fairy, a real powerhouse, was with them. There was absolutely no need to fear this group of cultivators.
"You little wretches, greedily desperate for your lousy benefits, I, an old man, am just standing here. You people, if you have any balls, come catch me," Duan Jiude was full of arrogance without a touch of fear, and, literally, he was actively provoking and encouraging people to beat him.
"You are looking for death," out of the crowd of onlookers, a cultivator at the Golden Celestial stage snorted coldly and stepped up.
"Death? That's ridiculous. Do I, an old man, look like I'm afraid of death? Today I, the old man, am here to promise that even if you kill me or throw me out of here to die outside, I'll never tell you that this boy is Xu Que," Duan Jiude shouted in a strong voice, as powerful as a bell sounding.
All the people present hesitated, and, the next second, all their eyes turned to Xu Que.
"Master Duan, you are awesome. You've shocked them into motionlessness," shouted Buttface.
"Master Buttface, I'm really flattered," said Duan Jiude, showing off in an ostentatious manner.
This stupid dog…
Mo Junchen and the others felt their mouths twitch, and, shaking their heads, were rendered speechless.
Suddenly, from the crowd of onlookers, someone looked at Xu Que and asked,
"Are you actually Xu Que?"
Buttface immediately looked odd as he said, "Sh*t, how'd you know?"
However, everyone was too occupied to pay any attention to Buttface at the moment. All of their attention was focused on Xu Que.
They wanted to catch Buttface and Duan Jiude simply because they wanted to get out of them the whereabouts of Xu Que and his father. Then they could go to the Sage Sect, the Heaven Palace Academy, and the Divine Farmer Clan to collect their rewards.
But now that Xu Que had presented himself, what was the use of Buttface and Duan Jiude?
"Oh, this is really boring," Xu Que said, smiling, without a touch of fear.
Not only was he now at the Celestial Stage of the Great All-Embracing Heaven, he was with Zixia Fairy, who alone was enough to crush them all.
He was really bored.
"A group of nobodies…I'm really not interested in killing you wretches, mainly because killing you people is not beneficial to me," Xu Que cleaned his ear with his finger, his face full of contempt.
"What was the good of killing these people? He couldn't get either experience or valuable treasures. What was the point?"
"Shut up!"
"You, only a Cultivator of the Human Celestial Stage, how dare you bluster here?"
"Even with a Guardian of the Golden Celestial Stage, you aren't allowed to be arrogant here."
"Remember my words from the Pale Blood Faction, you people can't possibly walk out of Severe Gale City alive today."
"I, a member of the Flying Ghost Sect, have already sent a signal. When my Sect Leader and the Sect Elders show up, show me your arrogance again."
The onlookers had gotten instantly angry and felt humiliated by Xu Que, so they all scolded him angrily.
Among the tens of thousands of people here, the highest stage was only the Heaven Celestial stage, and they dared not do anything rash. After all, Mo Junchen, a cultivator of the Golden Celestial stage, was still standing right there beside Xu Que.
Moreover, the accomplishments of Zixia Fairy were already at the stage of Celestial King. As long as she didn't show it, no one could see her true stage.
Even Mo Junchen had once thought that she was just at the stage of Golden Celestial of the Great All-Embracing Heaven. No one had known the true strength of Zixia Fairy until Xuanyuan Wanrong had told them the truth.
At the moment, Zixia Fairy stood on the side calmly. Her true appearance was hidden. Her true temperament could not be discerned. However, most people were concerned with the strength that they could see, so Mo Junchen, at the Golden Celestial stage, was getting the most attention.
"Stop," at that moment, a shout rang out over Severe Gale City.
All the people looked up and saw several figures in the clouds sweeping across the sky, with blood lights and fierce anger.
HISS! "It's the people of the Dark Shadow Pagoda."
"Wait a minute, it's the master, Ji Wuyun of the Dark Shadow Pagoda."
"He's actually in Severe Gale City."
"By the way, I heard recently that he was looking for medicine for his brother everywhere and might come to Severe Gale City."
"But what's he doing here? Although I'd heard that the Dark Shadow Pagoda remained neutral and didn't want to take any part in the search for Xu Que's father, now he's come here. Does he want to rescue Xu Que?"
"Ha, ha, ha, he and his brother are unable to protect themselves. Do you think they dare to meddle?"
"This isn't necessarily true. It's said that Ji Wuyun has a good relationship with Xu Que's father. If Xu Que's father is willing to help him, I'm afraid his brother has the possibility of regaining the position of Divine Son."
"No way! You mean you think Xu Que's father can cure Ji Wufeng's injury?"
"Sure as h*ll, have you forgotten about the story of the Holy Ground of the Jade Lake? It's said that it was because Xu Que's father slept in the Peach Garden several times that he cured it of sickness. Moreover, it is rumored in the city that a female disciple of the Jade Lake was seriously injured and there was no cure, but after sleeping with Xu Que's father once, she recovered on the spot."
People were constantly talking about it, and the more they talked about it, the more the story became ridiculous.
Xu Que was almost stunned when he heard this. "When did he sleep with a female disciple of the Jade Lake? This was absurd."
However, just as he was shaking his head and starting to smile, he suddenly felt a coldness on his back from someone staring at him with an evil look.
"Sh*t, Qingxuan, why are you staring at me? Do you really believe what they said? The story about the female disciple of Jade Lake has nothing to do with me," Xu Que looked at Zixia Fairy and said.
Zixia Fairy looked indifferent, "I know, they are talking about your father, not you."
"Well, no, even that, my father has never slept with a female disciple of the Jade Lake. PAH! My father is me, myself. Anyway, that is just a rumor," Xu Que explained with a smile.
"Really? So they're slandering you?" Zixia Fairy frowned.
"Yes, it's slander, it's darkening my name," Xu Que nodded, relieved. Thank God, this time at least Zixia Fairy was acting reasonably.
"Then I'll help you kill them," Zixia Fairy said coldly, a murderous look beginning to emerge.
"I have no problem with that," Xu Que nodded and said.
But the next second, Zixia Fairy's murderous look suddenly stopped, and she stared at Xu Que coldly, "Sure enough, you want them dead because the dead cannot give witness."
"I…"
"Sh*t, woman!"
Xu Que was flabbergasted. He almost spouted a mouthful of blood from anger. "How could she really act like this?
"If I want to kill them, it'll be because I want to let this matter die out without a witness?
"Can you be more reasonable?
"Can a woman, even an immortal, be so unreasonable?"
"Brother Xu!"
Just then, Ji Wuyun and his entourage had already landed and were coming toward Xu Que.
"Ah, brother Ji!" Xu Que smiled.
In the past, as Xu Que's father, he'd met Ji Wuyun in the ruins of the Tianxiang Celestial Realm. Ji Wuyun had lent him a Celestial Artifact, which he'd recycled to the System, adding Weapon-Refining Essence to achieve his Tough-Acting King's Purple-Gold Rod.
Later, he'd told Ji Wuyun that when he had the opportunity to return to the Qisha Celestial Realm, he'd return his artifact. However, he hadn't expected this coincidence on landing in the Qisha Celestial Realm.
"Eh? Brother Xu knows me?" Ji Wuyun was a little shocked.
"My father once mentioned Brother Ji," Xu Que explained with a smile.
"Oh? That's great. I wonder if your respected father has entrusted you with the mission of returning something to me?" Ji Wuyun looked delighted.
"No, I'm not familiar with him. You have to go to him. I still have something important to do. Let's talk about it next time," Xu Que said, and immediately turned to leave.
"Are you kidding me? Why on earth should I, as the Act-Tough Saint, return the Celestial Artifact that I borrowed?"
Chapter 1428: Arrival of the Ancestors
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Wait a minute, Brother Xu, I have something to talk about with you," when Ji Wuyun saw that Xu Que was leaving, he hurried to stop him.
"Oh? What is it?" Xu Que asked, turning to smile at him.
"Brother Xu, this isn't a good place to talk. If you don't mind, could we talk about it in my house?" Ji Wuyun humbly invited him to visit.
Being humble was very rare for a powerful man like him!
From the gossip that he'd overheard, Xu Que could guess what Ji Wuyun wanted to talk to him about. He just wanted to save his brother Ji Wufeng.
But Xu Que was really in a hurry to find Jiang Hongyan, not to mention that he didn't even know what was wrong with Ji Wufeng so he couldn't really help.
"Brother Ji, I am really in a hurry to do something very important right now. Why don't we sit down and talk about it later when I come back from the Heaven Palace Academy?" Xu Que answered with a frown.
After Ji Wuyun heard these words, he suddenly appeared stunned, and he said, "Brother Xu, you…you mean you're going to the Heaven Palace Academy now?"
"Yes, is there anything wrong with that?" Xu Que was puzzled. It seemed as if things were a little more complicated than he'd thought.
"Brother Xu, do you still not know about the great changes that have taken place in the Heaven Continent?"
Ji Wuyun looked at Xu Que dazedly and continued, "The ancestors of all the major forces have appeared, especially the two major forces of the Ziwei Celestial Realm, who are both looking for you. So, if you go to the Ziwei Celestial Realm at the moment, I'm afraid that you will encounter the Celestial Kings first and be killed before your arrival at the Heaven Palace Academy."
"What? The Sage Sects and the ancestors of the Heaven Palace Academy have shown themselves?" Xu Wei was shocked, for he really didn't know about it.
The facial expressions of Liu Jingning and Mo Junchen also changed.
Even Buttface and Duan Jiude opened their mouths and eyes wide.
Only Zixia Fairy still stood with an expressionless face, and her beautiful eyes were full of indifference. She hadn't been surprised at all.
The crowd also looked calm, as if they'd already known about these things for a very long time.
The only thing that surprised the crowd was the surprise of Xu Que.
The fact that the ancestors of all the major forces had shown themselves was a big thing in the Heaven Continent. Xu Que and the others didn't know about it, which was enough for everyone to guess that they might not have been in the Heaven Continent recently.
"No wonder they couldn't be found anywhere. It turns out that they had left the Heaven Continent."
"I guess they fled to the Earth Continent and have just returned today," someone in the crowd whispered and guessed.
Xu Que's face showed how disappointed he was. Just when he'd managed to rise to the Celestial Stage of the Great All-Embracing Heaven, and before he could crush the Heaven Continent, a bunch of their ancestors had appeared.
All of them were Celestial Kings, or even the existence above Celestial Kings.
"Fortunately, this time I brought my Qingxuan with me, at least I'm not at a disadvantage," Xu Que turned his head and shyly looked at Zixia Fairy.
Zixia Fairy trembled a little as she met Xu Que's eyes and her cheeks turned red. She looked away.
"Brother Xu, it's better if we go to my humble house to discuss it. I can guarantee that, at least in Tian Sha City, no one will dare to touch you, including the other powers' ancestors," Ji Wuyun looked at Xu Que solemnly and promised.
He dared to say such words in front of so many people because obviously he had something to rely on and be confident in.
"Go, surely we must go. Let's go, boy, hurry up," Buttface immediately shouted, anxious to find shelter.
His previous fearlessness was long gone.
��Yes, Master Buttface is absolutely right," Duan Jiude also nodded repeatedly and agreed to go to Tian Sha City.
"All right, then we'll go to Tian Sha City first and take our time to think about this situation," Xu Que pondered a little and finally nodded and agreed.
Now that the Celestial Kings had showed up, the Heaven Continent had become dangerous, especially the Ziwei Celestial Realm. Before he'd left the Heaven Continent in the past, he'd had a big fight with the Sage Sect and killed many of their disciples, so the Sage Sect must now hate him very much.
As for the Heaven Palace Academy, apparently they already knew that his identity was fake. Otherwise, they wouldn't have dared issue a warrant for him so blatantly.
Therefore, it wasn't very rational to insist on rushing into the Heaven Palace Academy.
The strength on his side, except himself and Zixia Fairy, was comparatively weak. If there was a real fight, he probably wouldn't be able to provide cover for Liu Jingning and the others.
Maybe it was a better idea to go to Ji's house at the moment. If there was a way, Xu Que might be able to bring in more helpers to get back into the Heaven Palace Academy.
"Brother Xu, this way, please." After Xu Que had promised to go, Ji Wuyun enthusiastically led the way.
Several guardians followed behind him, looking at Xu Que all the time as if they'd found a savior.
Everyone in the busy market made way for them.
After all, the Qisha Celestial Realm had always been the territory of the Dark Shadow Pagoda. Although Ji Wuyun's brother, Ji Wufeng, had lost his position as the Divine Son, the two brothers were still masters of the Dark Shadow Pagoda, so no cultivators dared to offend them.
…..
Before long, after leaving Severe Gale City and taking the teleportation device, the group of them arrived at Tian Sha City safely.
Tian Sha City was the main city of the Qisha Celestial Realm, and it was also the homeland of the Dark Shadow Pagoda Sect.
The whole city was covered by an Array and suffused with a strong evil atmosphere to outsiders. Ordinary people didn't dare approach it rashly.
In terms of scale, Tian Sha City was much larger than Tianxiang City where the Jade Lake was located, and the City-Protecting Array was also extremely strong, which was enough to prove the true power of the Dark Shadow Pagoda.
On the other hand, with such strength as the Sage Sect or the Heaven Palace Academy had accrued, then, even if you did not have a City-Protecting Array, no one dared to offend you.
Emmm…except Xu Que!
"Goodness, this place is really nice. Qisha handles Terrifying Spiritual Qi, and the Qisha Celestial Realm is really worthy of its name," Buttface marveled as he walked around, looking at the Terrifying Spiritual Qi that pervaded everywhere outside the Array.
"Yes, it's really nice," Xu Que nodded repeatedly.
'So much Terrifying Spiritual Qi here. Later, I will find a moment and let my Tough-Acting King's Purple-Gold Rod absorb a wave of them.'
"Brother Xu and brother Buttface are exaggerating," Ji Wuyun smiled and pointed in front of himself at the same time, "There is my humble house, this way please!"
Xu Que and the others looked up and found that it was a completely dark building, which looked a bit gloomy, but it was quite in line with the name of Dark Shadow Pagoda.
If this had been placed on The Four Great Continents, it would probably have been the biggest Demonic Sect.
However, in the Heaven Continent, there was no distinction between good cultivation and demonic cultivation. Demons were rare, while, basically, all the cultivators were human beings.
This might be related to the fact that the Heaven Continent had been sealed by shackles for many years. The whole world seemed to be complete, but in fact it wasn't whole.
In no time, everyone came to a big door.
Unexpectedly, a figure came out of the gate in a hurry, with long hair to the waist, a face delicate and white, temperament out of this world, and a sexy figure with mature charms.
"Wuyun?"
When she saw Ji Wuyun, she stopped a little and immediately frowned, "Why are you coming back so late? The master of the Divine Farmer Clan is approaching Tian Sha City. Quickly, follow me to welcome him."
She looked in a hurry and anxious, and rushed out after talking to Ji Wuyun. Even the strangers brought by Ji Wuyun were ignored by her.
"Elder sister, wait a minute!"
Ji Wuyun, with a changed expression of his face, grabbed the woman. He was full of surprise and said, "Did you really agree to the conditions of the Drug Deity?"
Chapter 1429: I Don't Agree
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Yes!"
The gloom in the woman's eyes seemed to disappear as she nodded and whispered, "Father and our uncles have already approved. As long as Wufeng can be cured by him and regain the position of Divine Son, it'll surely be a good thing for us."
Ji Wuyun immediately looked anxious. "No, elder sister! Father and our uncles are confused. Why are you as confused as they are? This is clearly a scheme to rob us by the Divine Farmer Clan. Not only do they require you to marry one of their clan, but they also want us to hand over the Dark Shadow Blood Kill Inscription of the Dark Shadow Pagoda Sect. If this news became known by the other people in our clan…"
"Shut up!" The woman scowled and stopped Ji Wuyun.
At this moment, she had realized that strangers were present. She was also surprised that they were even at the gate of the Dark Shadow Pagoda Sect. Ji Wuyun had just revealed these secrets, which were likely to bring disaster on their family.
If it was only the fact that she was marrying into the Divine Farmer Clan, it wouldn't be a big sin.
If Ji Wufeng regained the position of Divine Son, the status of the Ji Family in the Dark Shadow Pagoda Sect would even rise. She, Ji Qinghan, was willing to sacrifice herself for this.
However, the conditions of the Drug Deity included that they had to hand over the Dark Shadow Blood Kill Inscription. Once the other people in the clan found out that the Ji Family had privately leaked the secret arts of the clan, which was a sin punishable by the death of all in the family, it gave the other members of the clan a motive to kill the Ji Family.
"Wuyun, these are…" Ji Qinghan, eyes alert, looked at Xu Que and the others.
Ji Wuyun immediately felt his spirits lift, and he said with joy, "Well, elder sister, these are the capable people of the Exploding Heavens Faction. Especially Brother Xu, who is the son of Xu Que's father."
"What?" Ji Qinghan suddenly exclaimed, her face full of horror.
Although Ji Wuyun had introduced Xu Que as his father's son, which sounded reasonable, it was a bit awkward. After all, everyone had only heard of Xu Que's father, but no one knew Xu Que's father's real name.
However, this was enough to make Ji Wuyun's sister feel panic.
Actually, at this time, the two major powers of the Ziwei Celestial Realm, as well as all the other families, including the Divine Farmer Clan, were looking for Xu Que's father and Xu Que.
Even the slogan had already spread throughout the whole Heaven Continent: kill Xu Que, then kill his father!
Now, just after the Ji Family had invited the Drug Deity of the Divine Farmer Clan to visit, Ji Wuyun had brought Xu Que here, which was simply asking for trouble.
"Elder sister, listen to me before you get all panicky. You all know about the friendship between me and his father. If he's willing to help, Brother Wufeng will surely be saved. Then we don't have to live subject to the Divine Farmer Clan," Ji Wuyun explained.
"Nonsense!"
Ji Qinghan immediately bit her lower lip to suppress her anger and stared at Ji Wuyun, "No one can save your brother's life except the Drug Deity. Even if Xu Que's father once caused the Peach Garden to recover, it has nothing to do with your brother's illness. It can't be true that you still believe the rumors from the outside world that your brother will recover after sleeping with him?"
"Shut up!" Xu Que suddenly shouted at Ji Qinghan, "You are so bold that you dare to talk rudely about my father."
Xu Que looked at Ji Wuyun with a gloomy face, "Brother Ji, is this what you said to me, that no one would dare to provoke us? Look at your sister. Is this her attitude toward talking to a handsome young man?"
"No, Brother Xu, it's only because my sister is confused by anger, please ignore her. I'll definitely give you a satisfactory explanation," Ji Wuyun said in a hurry.
Maybe others didn't believe in the capability of Xu Que's father, but he did. After all, he had seen with his own eyes how capable Xu Que's father was with ancient relics. He was a man who could create infinite miracles.
"No need. Since Miss Ji doesn't welcome us, we aren't comfortable staying. 'Bye!" Xu Que gave him a fist and palm salute and turned to leave.
Xu Que had decided to leave because he could tell with only a glance that Ji Wuyun had obviously no voice in this family. If he stayed, he would encounter the Drug Deity of the Divine Farmer Clan. Then there would be a chance that Xu Que could be sold by the Ji Family.
"Wait a minute, Brother Xu. Please, listen to me for a second," Ji Wuyun was anxious, holding onto Xu Que.
"Not a word, I already know why you invited us to come over. To tell you the truth, my father is not in the Heaven Continent now. However, even if he had a way to cure your brother, I'm afraid he can't help because I can't contact him either," Xu Que replied, shaking his head.
"Then…" Ji Wuyun suddenly stood still.
"Brother Ji, relax, it's not your fault. You are a good friend of mine." Xu Que smiled, patted Ji Wuyun on the shoulder, and then turned to leave.
Before they took a step forward, the voice of Ji Qinghan rang out from behind them, "Stop, you can't leave from here!"
She walked up quickly and looked at Xu Que with a unemotional face, "The Drug Deity of the Divine Farmer Clan is just outside the city, ready to enter. If you leave from here, you will definitely encounter him, which will bring us unnecessary trouble."
"Oh? Then you want me to go out through the back door?" Xu Que smiled and asked.
"No, there is only one teleportation device in Tian Sha City to exit or enter, and there's no such thing as a back door." Ji Qinghan shook her head.
"Well, do you mean that you want to put us under house arrest?" Xu Que suddenly sneered.
If it was to let them go through the back door to avoid the members of the Divine Farmer Clan, for Ji Wuyun's sake he could accept.
But if this woman named Ji Qinghan really intended to put them under house arrest, then he couldn't possibly bear it. Even if she was Ji Wuyun's sister, this was way too much to stand.
"Little Brother Xu, please forgive me. I'm doing this for your own good. The Drug Deity of the Divine Farmer Clan is already a True Celestial of the Great All-Embracing Heaven, so if you encounter him, he will definitely not let you go alive."
Ji Qinghan shook his head slightly and continued, "You were brought here by my brother. If you are killed in Tian Sha City, we wouldn't be able to live down the shame. Also, we would get into some unnecessary trouble. So I would like to ask you to stay in the backyard for the time being, and when the Drug Deity leaves, you will…"
"Sorry, I cannot accept this request," Xu Que interrupted Ji Qinghan and shook his head.
Even if Ji Qinghan had put it in fancy words, it couldn't change the fact that this was no different from house arrest.
Xu Que had planned to stop keeping a low profile before he left the Heaven Continent, so he'd fought a great battle with the Sage Sect. Now he was back, how could he continue to live a life on the down low? What's the difference between being a man and a dead fish if he didn't have any balls?
What's more, Ji Qinghan had also revealed that the Drug Deity of the Divine Farmer Clan was only a True Celestial of the Great All-Embracing Heaven. If Xu Que unlocked the seal, he could kill him in minutes. Moreover, Zixia Fairy was also here with him. Xu Que really couldn't think of any reason to avoid the Drug Deity.
Ji Qinghan was slightly stunned, seemingly surprised by the unexpected response from Xu Que. She scowled a little and said, "Little Brother Xu, are you going to throw yourself into the net?"
"Ha, ha, I'm afraid the person who throws himself into the net will be this Drug Deity of the Divine Farmer Clan," Xu Que replied, shaking his head and smiling.
Ji Qinghan's beautiful eyebrows immediately rose straight up, and she couldn't help shaking her head and sighing. After all, he was so young that he dared to boast, just as the newborn calf was not afraid of tigers.
The Drug Deity of the Divine Farmer Clan was a True Celestial of the Great All-Embracing Heaven, while this Xu Que was just at the Human Celestial Stage. Even with the protection of a strong guardian at the Golden Celestial Stage, how could he be a match for the Drug Deity?
It was ridiculous for him to boast.