Chapter 820: Just Throw All Your Remaining Tribulations At Me!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Holy crap!"
"Are you insane?"
"Stay away!"
"Oh, no, run or all of us will die here!"
All at once, the soldiers of the Heaven Orc Tribe were thrown into a state of great panic. The attack formation, which had been marching forward courageously with high morale, was all of a sudden at sixes and sevens.
The Heavenly Tribulation brought here by Xu Que crushed the Orc soldiers' fighting wills immediately. This was the Ancient Catastrophe. The golden lightning was powerful enough to intimidate and kill anyone here. Even the cultivators at the Crossing Calamity Stage or the Great Vehicle Stage didn't dare to come any closer.
Because once they were close, they would have to cross the Heavenly Tribulation according to their current level again! And the Heavenly Tribulation had reached the level of the Ancient Catastrophe!
Many people hadn't seen the Ancient Catastrophe in their whole lives, even if they had reached the Great Vehicle Stage. Now, a young man at the Void Training Stage was rushing to them with the Ancient Catastrophe. The only thing they could do was to run for their lives.
The battlefield was in a mess. The mankind cultivators saw Xu Que was coming. They knew their job was done, so all of them retreated at the same time as if they had reached a tacit agreement.
The soldiers of the Heaven Orc Tribe were running away crazily. However, it seemed Xu Que had fixed his eyes on them. He started to chase them enthusiastically.
"My fellow villagers, I'm coming!"
"My fellow villagers, don't run!"
"My fellow villagers, I am here to perform heartwarming activities!" Xu Que shouted as he chased the Orc soldiers with a wicked smile.
The Orc soldiers, who began running even faster, almost spit blood because of anger.
Fellow villagers?
Nobody is your fellow villager!
Nobody needs your heartwarming activities!
"What? You are afraid of this lightning, right? It's OK, let me kill it with a punch!" Xu Que, who had appeared above the Orc soldiers, turned around and threw the King of Tough-Acting Fist, which consumed 5,000 Acting Tough Points, at the golden lightning abruptly.
Ordinarily, the King of Tough-Acting Fist was not powerful enough to intimidate the golden lightning. But this one, which consumed 5,000 Acting Tough Points, was powerful enough. As before, the golden lightning dodged Xu Que's punch. He wanted to tell the golden lightning that Xu Que was not someone it could mess with casually.
Crack!
The golden lightning changed its target and dashed toward the Orc soldiers thickly dotted below. Anyway, this was an area for cultivators to cross the Heavenly Tribulation. The golden lightning could attack anyone at will.
Rumble!
Instantly, the enormous golden lightning exploded in the crowd and created a deafening sound. Numerous golden lightning chains were stampeding, which covered hundreds of soldiers of the Heaven Orc Tribe.
All at once, many Orc soldiers were killed instantly. Those who were close to the center of the explosion were smashed into pieces directly.
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host 'Xu Que' in killing a cultivator at the Form Synthesis Stage. The reward is 20,000,000 Experience Points!"
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host 'Xu Que' in killing a cultivator at the Form Synthesis Stage, the reward is 20,000,000 Experience Points!"
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Ding! "Congratulations to the Host 'Xu Que' in acting tough successfully, the reward is 12,000 Acting Tough Points!"
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host 'Xu Que' in acting tough successfully, the reward is 13,000 Acting Tough Points!"
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The System's warning tones kept echoing in Xu Que's mind.
This explosion killed hundreds of Orc soldiers at the Form Synthesis Stage. Xu Que's Experience Points saved in the Experience Pool had exceeded 10 billion. Of course, for Xu Que, these Experience Points were just like a drop in the bucket.
Once he managed to cross the Heavenly Tribulation and reach the Form Synthesis Stage, these Experience Points might be only enough for him to upgrade another two or three levels.
At this time, everyone in the battlefield was totally shocked.
Then, Xu Que attacked the golden lightning with a punch, but the golden lightning dodged his attack and attacked more Orc soldiers.
"How could this be?"
"That's the Ancient Catastrophe! Why could it be intimidated by that guy?"
"No, that was definitely a fake Ancient Catastrophe!"
"Nonsense! Didn't you see how many soldiers have been killed by it?"
Many soldiers of the Heaven Orc Tribe continued to run away in different directions.
Xu Que only drew benefit from this blow. When the golden lightning reappeared, the Orc soldiers had scattered completely. It was very difficult to find more than 100 Orc soldiers to hit again.
"My fellow villagers, don't panic, let me capture this monster!" Xu Que shouted as he dashed toward the golden lightning.
The rest of the people in the area felt their eyelids twitch in terror.
What is this guy going to do?
Capture the monster? Is he going to capture the Ancient Catastrophe? How could this be?
Many people thought Xu Que had lost his mind. However, the next moment, Xu Que reached out his two hands, which were full of magnificent Taoist Connotation, and captured the golden lightning directly.
Holy crap!
All the people were shocked. They couldn't believe what they had seen.
"He…really captured the Ancient Catastrophe!"
"How…could that be?"
"This…"
Many people didn't even know what to say. However, the soldiers of the Heaven Orc Tribe let out a sigh of relief. Their faces were full of wild joy. Xu Que had captured the golden lightning, which meant they didn't need to run away to dodge its attack.
"Hah-hah, I've always heard that mankind cultivators are stupid. Today, I really saw it with my own eyes!"
"If he let that Ancient Catastrophe chase us, we could be intimidated by him. Since he has captured it, what are we waiting for? Let's kill him when he has no time to attack us!"
"Kill him!" Many Orc soldiers thought this was a good opportunity, so they tried to kill Xu Que when he was fighting with the golden lightning.
Boom!
However, a dull sound came from the sky.
With the golden lightning in his hands, Xu Que swung it down toward the Orc soldiers as if he was swinging a long whip, which was as large as a giant golden dragon.
"Oh, no, this monster is so powerful. It has almost broken away from my hands! My fellow villagers, run for your lives!" Xu Que shouted as he swung the golden lightning toward the Orc soldiers crazily.
Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
Instantly, a lot of Orc soldiers were smashed by the golden lightning. The Orc soldiers behind them were terrified and furious. Everyone knew the golden lightning was still in the hands of Xu Que, who was swinging it like a whip. However, these soldiers could do nothing, for they would also die if they came any closer!
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On the other side, the mankind cultivators vented their anger as they saw this scene. Someone yelled at the Orc soldiers, "See? One mankind cultivator could kill all of you!"
"Scumbags, what did you say just now?"
"Is mankind still vulnerable?"
"Is mankind still weak?"
"Now you are the vulnerable and weak ones who are being slaughtered!"
"Li Bai, kill them all!"
"All hail the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
"The Exploding Heavens Faction is awesome!"
Many people were cheering and itching to become Xu Que, who could kill the Orc soldiers personally.
Rumble!
At last, the golden lightning in Xu Que's hands broke apart in the air. It was exploded into many small golden arcs, which was absorbed by Xu Que and transformed by the God of Hell's Compulsion to strengthen his physique. On the battlefield, all the Orc soldiers were staring at Xu Que speechlessly, but none of them dared to attack him.
Rumble!
At this time, the Third Heavenly Tribulation was being brewed in the sky.
"We have to stop the attack!"
"This guy is crossing the 79 Heaven Tribulations. Now the Third Tribulation is coming!"
"If we continue the attack, I'm afraid we can't afford the casualties!"
"But if we don't kill him, we will have one more formidable mankind enemy in the future!"
"As a cultivator at the Void Training Stage, his strength is already so horrible! If he reaches the Form Synthesis Stage, I guess he could wipe out our entire tribe alone!"
The Generals of the Heaven Orc Tribe were in a dilemma. If they continued to attack, the upcoming casualties would be unaffordable! If they retreated, they would have great future trouble!
"No, I can't wait in this way. This damn Heavenly Tribulation is so inefficient. Several hours have passed, the Third Tribulation has just come!"
At this time, Xu Que looked at the sky. Then he said impatiently, "Come on, I am a man who could earn billions each minute. I don't want to waste my time on you! Just throw all your remaining Tribulations at me! How about ten?"
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Chapter 821: Why Do You Chase It?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
You want to fight all the remaining Heavenly Tribulations?
Hearing that, all the people in the area instantly opened their eyes wide in surprise.
How could he say that?
One Heavenly Tribulation was already so horrible. If the rest come down at the same time, the entire battlefield will be ruined!
The people listening didn't take his words seriously!
After all, this is the Heavenly Tribulation, which is the Heavens' trial to test the cultivators. How could you ask the Heavens to give all the remaining Tribulations to you? Are you kidding?
Rumble!
However, the next moment, a deafening sound came from the thunderclouds in the sky. Following that, four golden slashes of lightning, which were as large as giant dragons, gushed out from the thunderclouds and struck down toward Xu Que abruptly.
All the people standing around the area were dumbfounded.
"What…the hell is going on?"
"The Tribulation really has come according to his request!" All the mankind cultivators were confused and surprised.
"As expected, the Heavens are wise!" The Orc soldiers shouted in wild joy. "This guy is too arrogant and wicked. The Heavens are going to kill him!"
"God…bless us!" Many Orc soldiers shed tears of gratitude as if they had seen hope. They didn't believe Xu Que could survive these four golden lightnings.
Soon, someone's expression changed to terror. "No, this is just the third Tribulation, which is extremely powerful!"
"Holy crap! This is real! The Heavens are really going to wipe him out!"
"I guess he has done too many wicked things, which brought this retribution to him!"
Many people were shocked. No matter whether they were the mankind cultivators or the Orc soldiers, who hated Xu Que so much, everyone was perplexed at this moment.
They had never heard of anyone's Heavenly Tribulation being so horrible. Nobody could survive this kind of Tribulation!
"Damn! You are really useless! Why are you so mean? If you are not a coward, just throw everything you have at me!" Xu Que cursed at the sky disdainfully at this time.
"Four golden lightnings are nothing! Are you looking down upon the Act-Tough Saint? When I helped Hongyan to cross the Heavenly Tribulation, I defeated one million Celestial Soldiers and smashed the golden lightnings in the shape of great swords! Now you just throw these things down! You don't show adequate respect to the Act-Tough Saint!"
"Damn! This is so annoying! You are wasting my time. I will give you three breaths. If you don't throw everything you have at me, I will blow you up!" Xu Que continued to clamor and ignored the incoming four golden lightnings completely.
All the people watching were totally shocked as they stared at Xu Que.
My God!
What kind of person is this guy?
Is he insane?
Four Ancient Catastrophes are flying toward him! Why does he think it is too few for him?
Damn! What is wrong with this world?
How could a man complain his Heavenly Tribulation is not powerful enough?
Many people were confused, and their minds almost went blank!
Rumble!
Just at this time, another deafening sound came from the sky again! A magnificent Heaven Pressure gushed down abruptly, choking almost everyone in the area.
After that, a giant golden lake appeared behind the four golden lightnings, which was a thunder lake full of the Ancient Catastrophe.
Everyone was dumbfounded again.
"What…is that?"
"Now all the remaining Heavenly Tribulations have been thrown down!"
"A golden thunder lake which has brewed numerous Ancient Catastrophes! My God!"
"It is comparable to 10, 20, or 100 golden lightnings?" Everyone exclaimed in surprise.
"Wow!"
Xu Que got excited suddenly. His eyes lit up and he shouted in wild joy, "Great, well done! Now I can change the color of my Heavenly Thunder Seal to pure gold!"
Whoosh!
After saying that, Xu Que jumped up into the sky directly. He didn't want to wait until the lightnings had descended, so he dashed toward them eagerly. If he could absorb all those Ancient Catastrophes into his body, the power of his Heavenly Thunder Seal would be enhanced remarkably. Then, the Heavenly Thunder Seal would be full of the power of the Ancient Catastrophe, which was powerful enough to defeat cultivators at the Crossing Calamity Stage. He would save his Acting Tough Points by stopping the use of the King of Tough-Acting Fists.
Rumble!
It seemed the thunder lake had sensed Xu Que's provocation. It started to roil and move violently, which created magnificent waves. Spindrifts formed by numerous golden lightnings kept surging violently in the thunder lake.
"This will be extremely profitable!" Xu Que clenched his fists excitedly as he dashed toward the thunder lake like a cannonball.
Bang!
He threw out a King of Tough-Acting Fist, which consumed 10,000 Acting Tough Points, without any hesitation! A mountainous golden fist took shape in front of him instantly, which was so horrible. Then, it rushed toward the four golden lightnings with scary momentum. This King of Tough-Acting Fist was even bigger and more powerful than the previous one, which had consumed 5,000 Acting Tough Points.
Right away, the four golden lightnings tried to dodge the attack. However, they failed to escape the attack range of this King of Tough-Acting Fist. And, at the end, they were hit directly.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
…
Along with four great bangs, the four golden lightnings exploded instantly into thickly dotted small golden arcs like golden raindrops, which were absorbed by Xu Que through his pores.
Crackle! Crackle!
Many crackles came from Xu Que's physique, which meant his bones were being strengthened by the Ancient Catastrophe crazily.
"Wow! This feels so good!" He couldn't help but shout.
All the rest of the people in the area were having their minds blown by his reactions!
Is he strengthening his physique with the Ancient Catastrophe?
Boom!
At this time, another big bang occurred!
Xu Que jumped up into the sky and appeared in front of the golden thunder lake. Then he clenched his fists directly.
"System, give me ten King of Tough-Acting Fists, which each consumes 10,000 Acting-Tough Points. I will use five punches with my left hand and the other five punches with my right hand! I will attack with everything I have!" Xu Que said after activating the System.
He knew clearly that the 100,000 Acting-Tough Points were absolutely worthwhile. If he could smash this thunder lake and absorb all its Ancient Catastrophes, his physique would be further strengthened and his Heavenly Thunder Seal would also be more powerful!
Bang!
At last, being gazed at by so many people in terror, Xu Que threw out his first punch! The entire thunder lake trembled. The giant fist dropped into the lake like an asteroid would hit the Earth, and it created violent explosions. However, Xu Que didn't retreat but continued to move forward. He resisted the thunder attack with the six magic artifacts equipped on his body. Then, he threw out the second punch!
Bang!
The third punch!
Bang!
The fourth punch, the fifth punch…
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In the blink of an eye, he threw out all ten punches!
The entire thunder lake was covered by violent explosions! Countless golden lightnings flowed out and exploded into small golden arcs. The sky was filled with dazzling golden yellow light at this moment!
Xu Que's body was full of bleeding cuts, which were created by the explosions. The Spirit Visage,the Negative Cloak, and 20 Banshee's Veils on his body had already been incinerated. But he survived and was laughing! His pores were opened wide. By giving a full play of the God of Hell's Compulsion, he started to absorb the countless small golden arcs around him crazily!
After that, his wounds started to heal and his bones started to grow. His body was dotted with golden lights. Dazzling golden lights even appeared between his eyebrows.
At this moment, he was just like God's son!
At this moment, the entire area was in a dead silence!
Everyone was looking at this scene dumbfoundedly with blank minds.
They had never seen such an extraordinary person before!
He robbed the Heavenly Tribulations and used them for his own purposes!
How overbearing he is!
"Come on, take this opportunity to kill him when he is wounded and rob the cracked golden lightnings, which are the precious essence of the Ancient Catastrophe!" a General at the Crossing Calamity Stage of the Heaven Orc Tribe gave his order at this time. However, just at this moment, the thundercloud in the sky was shrinking and retreating.
"Humph! How dare you run away! Come back!" Xu Que's eyes widened and he waved his hand with a smile. Then, he started to chase the thundercloud with numerous essences of the golden lightnings.
Holy shit!
People were shocked and confused again!
The Heavenly Tribulation has finished, why do you chase it?
Are you going to chase a Heavenly Tribulation to the Heavens?
Boom!
The thundercloud was retreating crazily. Xu Que was chasing it rapidly. Countless Orc soldiers, who were following him, made the mistake of trying to kill him.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, Xu Que stopped. Then he smiled as he glanced at the Orc soldiers thickly dotted around on the ground.
He reached out his hand and pointed at the Orc soldiers as he shouted at the sky, "I won't chase you. As old friends, we will meet regularly, and it is not necessary to undermine our relationship! If you could kill them all with several Ancient Catastrophes, we will be all square in the future!"
Rumble!
Instantly, several dazzling golden lightnings descended and smashed at all those dumbfounded Orc soldiers!
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Chapter 822: If You Are Handsome Enough!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host 'Xu Que' that your Tough-Acting has Overwhelmed the Heavens. The special reward is 100,000 Acting Tough Points!"
Ding! ���Congratulations to the Host 'Xu Que' in crossing the 79 Heavenly Tribulations and reaching the Form Synthesis Stage successfully. The reward is a Big Gift Bag of Crossing Tribulation!"
Ding! "The Experience Pool is unlocked!"
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host 'Xu Que' in upgrading successfully. The current stage is Level 1 of the Form Synthesis Stage!"
Ding! "Congratulations to the Host 'Xu Que' in upgrading successfully. The current stage is Level 2 of the Form Synthesis Stage!"
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The warning tones of the System echoed in Xu Que's mind!
At the same time, a lot of Orc soldiers on the ground had been incinerated by the golden lightnings.
Xu Que was surprised. He had just said those words casually and didn't expect the Heavens would take his words so seriously. He never expected the Heavens would be so cooperative to throw down several golden lightnings, killing thousands of cultivators of the Heaven Orc Tribe, including several Generals at the Crossing Calamity Stage!
"Awesome, my Heavens!" Xu Que said.
Although the death of those Orc cultivators was not attributed to Xu Que and didn't bring him any Experience Points, he realized a new achievement of "the Tough-Acting has Overwhelmed the Heavens"!
He even earned 100,000 Acting Tough Points! It was not a small sum, but it balanced the Acting Tough Points he had spent in the ten King of Tough-Acting Fists just now. However, soon Xu Que felt guilty.
As the proverb said, God is three feet over your head. Before, no matter how tough he talked, he didn't worry about the wrath of Heavens. But he was a little confused now. Could the Heavens' cooperation be interpreted as a warning?
In this case, it seems I can't provoke the Heavens casually in the future!
Wait! No! Why am I perplexed? How could a mighty member of the Exploding Heavens Faction be intimidated by the wrath of Heavens? This makes no sense!
Anyway, I am the unprecedented Act-Tough Saint. Since I have chosen the way of acting tough, I shouldn't be afraid of being struck by lightnings! Xu Que came to himself and shouted as he looked at the sky, "Good, nicely done! Now we are all square temporarily. In future, you'd better be smarter. When I cross Heavenly Tribulations, you should avoid being so slow, or others will say you are cheating, understand?"
However, the sky had become completely calm and was serene and totally cloudless! All the people on the ground had already dropped into a dead silence. The mankind cultivators and the Orc cultivators were totally without words as they stood around after watching all that had taken place.
Did this guy threaten the Heavens just now?
Moreover, the Heavens really killed those Orc soldiers by dropping golden lightnings!
My God! Where did this guy come from?
He is way too horrible!
At the thought of this, all the Orc soldiers couldn't help but tremble. Before the appearance of Xu Que, their victory was in sight. After the appearance of Xu Que, they had lost over 10,000 Orc soldiers! The casualties were not very serious for them, but all the Orc soldiers had been totally demoralized! And they had lost the battle!
"Victory and defeat – it's all because of Li Bai!" An Orc General in the main body of troops exclaimed as he grew pale. Numerous scared eyes were fixed on Xu Que.
"Withdraw the army!" At last, a magisterial voice came from the home front of the Heaven Orc Tribe. It was the Commander in Chief of the Heaven Orc Tribe at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage who was giving this order.
Honk!
The Heaven Orc Tribe blew the trumpet for retreat. Their army had arrived full of high morale but retreated helter-skelter! After a considerable while, a deafening cheer broke out from all the mankind cultivators!
"We made it!"
"I didn't expect we could hold them off!"
"Thanks to Li Bai!"
"Exactly! Li Bai is the real hero, who is much better than those arrogant and cruel Divine Sons of the Divine Son Division!"
"Thank you, the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
"The Exploding Heavens Faction is awesome!"
"All hail the Exploding Heavens Faction!"
Countless mankind cultivators were shouting excitedly as they waved their weapons to cheer for Xu Que!
Xu Que waved his hand with a faint smile, "You flatter me, guys! Fighting a battle is always the easiest task for members of the Exploding Heavens Faction! All members of the Exploding Heavens Faction are remarkable talents. Normally, we amuse ourselves by shooting an enemy who is 400 miles away or tearing an Orc soldier into pieces with our hands!"
Gasp!
All the mankind cultivators were shocked by his words.
Is every member of the Exploding Heavens Faction as powerful as Li Bai?
Killing someone from 400 miles away?
Tearing Orc soldiers into pieces with your hands?
And all of these are just ordinary amusements?
Holy crap! What is the background of this Exploding Heavens Faction? Why haven't I heard of it before?
Many people were stunned. If Xu Que had uttered those words before today's battle, nobody would have believed him. After witnessing his extraordinary performance today, though, all the mankind cultivators chose to believe him without hesitation.
"Guys, this is my first time to toughen myself in this world. I've learned a lot today. It's time for me to go now! From now on, I'll leave the heavy responsibility of defending the territory to you!"
At this time, Xu Que bowed to the onlookers and was about to leave.
"Wait!" Suddenly, a cultivator stopped Xu Que and said embarrassedly, "Brother Li Bai, could you please tell me whether your Exploding Heavens Faction…needs newbies?"
"Sorry, our admission standard is based on appearance! You can only join us if you are handsome enough!" Xu Que turned back and replied with a smile.
After that, he jumped up into the sky by stepping on lightnings and disappeared on the horizon in front of all those stunned cultivators. A short while later, the onlookers came to themselves and exclaimed embarrassedly.
"Only the handsome guys could join the Exploding Heavens Faction? Does…this mean he rejected us because we are ugly?"
"Damn! What the hell is this stupid standard?"
"Normal sects only choose capable cultivators with good qualifications. Why does the Exploding Heavens Faction only admit new members according to their appearance? This is so annoying!"
"Alas! I guess this is why the Exploding Heavens Faction is so unfathomable, totally different than those mediocre sects!"
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At the same time, in the front line campsite, which was several thousand miles away from the battlefield, a lot of cultivators were gathering in front of the ranking chart for soldiers and generals. All of them were shocked as they stared at the champion of the ranking chart for generals. A name was displayed in that position – Li Bai of the Exploding Heavens Faction!
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
"What the hell happened on the battlefield?"
"How could this guy jump to the top of the chart? Thirty Divine Sons of the Divine Son Division couldn't keep pace with him!"
"Damn! It's even more than that!"
"Look at his credits. They are even more than the sum of the 30 Divine Sons!"
People couldn't stop talking about this issue. Many of them went to the battlefield to check the situation out directly out of curiosity.
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However, General Qin Wei, who was at the summit of the Great Vehicle Stage, was standing thoughtfully in the campsite. Like telescopes, his eyes were also fixed on the name in the champion position of the ranking chart for generals.
"Li Bai of the Exploding Heavens – this young man has really great potential!" He smiled coldly with chilly lights flashing in his eyes.
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Chapter 823: Opening The Big Gift Bag!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Swoosh!
Xu Que rode on a bolt of lightning as he darted through the clouds. He then quickly landed at the foot of a barren mountain near the battlefield. Instead of returning to Jiang Hongyan right away, he decided to take a temporary break and organize his spoils of war. The two wars he had been through today had both been extremely profitable.
He had obtained a staggering total of 1 million Acting Tough points!
There had also been a massive leap in his cultivation stage. He had stepped entirely into the Form Synthesis Stage, and the quality of the Tao Connotation of his body had evolved. Should he execute the King of Tough-Acting Fist in the future, the prowess of the fist would be much stronger than before. He could squish a Crossing Calamity Stage cultivator easily and even threaten a Great Vehicle Stage powerhouse!
Of course, the most important thing was that because this was the first time he had killed an authentic powerhouse at the Crossing Calamity Stage, he had received a Big Mystery Bag as a reward. On top of that, he had also gotten a Big Gift Bag of Heavenly Tribulations for successfully surviving the tribulations. Xu Que was pumped to find out exactly what those bags contained!
This time, he did not receive the Big Growth Gift Bag that he always obtained after climbing a cultivation stage. The System explained that they would no longer provide a Big Growth Gift Bag after he had cleared the Void Training Stage.
"It's just a Big Growth Gift Bag. If they don't provide it, so be it! I don't need it anyway!" Xu Que said in disdain. He put it out of his mind. After all, the items in the Big Growth Gift Bag were often of little practical use, a far cry from what he had gotten in other gift bags. He was most excited for the Big Gift Bag of Heavenly Tribulations and the Big Mystery Bag.
If he could get a few signal boosters from these two gift bags, then he might not need Buttface to contact Earth from now on. He could contact Earth himself anytime, anywhere! However, the prerequisite for that was that Lao Cai would recharge his call credits on his number that was already on a negative balance.
The last time he had used his cell phone to communicate with Earth, he had sent over an entire movie. He did not dare think about the data fee incurred since he had used roaming services with sky-high charges. It would have cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars!
With that said, though, Xu Que reckoned that the movie must have been an enormous hit on Earth, judging from the 300,000 Acting Tough points the film had brought him. The ticket sales must have been through the roof!
Therefore, Lao Cai could afford to charge his phone with $1 million worth of credits. It just depended on whether or not he was resolute enough to do it. After all, it's $1 million worth of phone credits! No average human would do that. If they did, the rumour that you could get a free kid along with a phone recharge could be true!
Let's put that aside first until we open the gift bags. If it's successful, I'll go onto the battlefield once more and shoot a second special-effects film! It'll easily be a greater hit than the last one at the box office!
The movie he had sent back previously had gotten him 300,000 Acting Tough points in one go! He smoked the Mutant Counterfeit Cigarette while he was at it, and the Acting Tough points' worth doubled instantly, giving him a total of 600,000 Acting Tough points!
If he could shoot a movie more awesome and grand than the previous film to show in Earth's cinemas, he could collect millions of Acting Tough points in minutes! By then, upgrading the system to version 10.0 would be an easy feat, and the day that he could finally return to Earth would be nearer!
"Come on! Take a gamble, and the bicycle becomes a motorcycle. Play a game, your ancestors will be proud and honored! Activate my Lucky Aura, System!" Xu Que summoned the System excitedly and turned on his Lucky Aura. At the same time, he entered the item interface and fixed his gaze on the Big Gift Bag of Heavenly Tribulations.
He opened the Big Gift Bag of Heavenly Tribulations with a swoosh. The gift bag transformed into two beams of light, which dashed into the item backpack spaces.
Forgiveness Hat: Single-Use Item. Putting this on a selected target would make him forgive you for anything you've done.
Purchase Voucher: With this voucher, you could purchase an item in the System store for free.
"This…what the hell are these?"
Xu Que stared wide-eyed at the two items in the System parcel and was stupefied for a moment. The Purchase Voucher was decent; at least he could use it to buy some of the costliest things in the System store. But what's the meaning of giving him a Forgiveness Hat? For someone meant for doing great things like the great Act-Tough Saint, why would he need anyone to forgive him for doing wrong deeds?
Eh, wait a minute, why is the hat green?
"Screw you, System, you're forcing me to make someone a cuckold? Impossible, let me tell you, it's absolutely impossible! I, Xu Que, stand righteous before heaven and earth. I will never do such a thing. You can give up on that!" Xu Que scolded the System, and his hands trembled in agitation. Forgiveness Hat, what a great item!
"No, wait. I wanted a signal booster! Why are you giving me this rubbish?" Realization suddenly dawned upon Xu Que, who was immediately crestfallen. He looked over at the Big Mystery Bag in the item space.
"I can only count on you now!" Xu Que thought to himself. With the Lucky Aura still in place, he opened the gift bag filled with hope!
Swoosh!
The Big Mystery Bag instantly dissolved into three beams of light and shot into the item spaces.
Ultra Invincible Emblem: Single-Use Consumable Amulet, withstands all attacks from anyone below the stage of an Immortal Cultivator, lasts for five seconds.
High-Class Escape Emblem: Able to break free from a certain level of restrictions, and perform instant teleportation. Teleports the user to any location within a radius of 10,000 miles.
Skill Essence: Upon use, the user will receive 50,000 points of Skill Essence.
"Ahhh!" Xu Que screamed in agony once he saw the three items. Dammit, no signal booster again!
Brother, I need a signal booster! Why are you giving me all these?
Xu Que grimaced sadly, as depressed as he could be. However, the items from the two gift bags were in fact head and shoulders above everything else he had received in the past. These items far surpassed – in both practicality and preciousness – what he had gotten before.
For instance, the Ultra Invincible Emblem grants the user invincibility for five seconds against any powerhouses under an Immortal Cultivator. Real Men Lasts Five Seconds, this sort of buff cannot be belittled!
As for the High-Class Escape Emblem, it was also an essential and practical item for Xu Que, who loved to run right after acting tough.
Even the final 50,000 points of Skill Essence was something he much needed right now.
All these items were made to boost his survivability and heighten his powers, but it just left out the signal boosters that he wanted the most. That's the reason why he was so exasperated.
"Looks like I have to lose contact with Earth once again!" Xu Que shook his head and exited the System interface. He prepared to leave and meet up with Jiang Hongyan.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, he heard the sound of something cutting through the air. Xu Que turned to face the direction of the stir he had heard. He looked up and saw a black shadow blinking in the distance, and, the next moment, it appeared before him.
"Yo, it's General Qin!" Xu Que quickly recovered from his daze and smiled. The incomer was Qin Wei, the General at the Great Vehicle Stage. Last night, Xu Que had killed tens of geniuses from the Divine Son Division right before his very eyes. Now that the general had sought him out personally, Xu Que was, of course, unclear about what was going to happen next.
However, not only was Xue Que not flustered at all, he pulled the corners of his mouth into a smile, and, within his heart,he felt excited almost!
Chapter 824: You're The One Who Knows Nothing About Power!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Before today, if Xu Que had met a powerhouse at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage with apparent animosity toward him, he might have turned and run immediately after some taunting. However, Xu Que had now merged with his Taoist body, pulling his strength up to a whole new level.
The most important reason was that he had just obtained an Ultra Invincible Emblem and a Forgiveness Hat from the gift bags. No matter how you looked at it, it was a win-win situation! The Ultra Invincible Emblem grants five seconds of invincibility. How could his opponent win if he fought him while being immune to all his attacks?
If worse comes to worst, he could put the Forgiveness Hat on his opponent and make him forgive him. What else could his opponent do?
"Li Bai of the Exploding Heavens Faction! How dare you!" Qin Wei thundered as he glared at Xu Que coldly.
Qin Wei unleashed a tremendous pressure, attempting to scare Xu Que into submission. However, Xu Que just stood as if he could not feel anything; unaffected and with a devil-may-care attitude, he cleaned his ear with his finger and said, "All right, let's do away with this pathetic display of strength. It doesn't work on me, and I advise that you skip the opening speech too. Just bring it on if you want to fight!"
With that, Xu Que provocatively gestured "come on" with his finger at Qin Wei.
Qin Wei's face turned black with rage instantly. As a respected and revered powerhouse at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage, a once-in-a-generation General, how could he swallow such disrespect from a Void Training nobody?
"Ehn?" Suddenly, Qin Wei's expression flickered as he stared intently at Xu Que. With mild horror, he asked, "When did you achieve the second level of Form Synthesis?"
When they met last night, Xu Que was just at the peak of the Void Training Stage. Today, he was already at the second level of the Form Synthesis Stage. Even if he had taken celestial steroids, surely he couldn't have progressed this fast?
"As a member of the Exploding Heavens Faction, I can break through whenever I want, is it that weird? More likely you've never seen the outside world!" Xu Que smiled slightly, "Why don't you become my disciple instead? With your strength and cultivation stage, I could consider accepting you as an Exploding Heavens Faction's follower, in name only!"
"Insolent!" Qin Wei shook in a fury. Great anger suddenly swept from his body. He was already angry before, planning to settle scores with Xu Que. Who would have thought that this fellow would still be this arrogant in the face of impending death!
Boom!
When a powerhouse at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage makes a move, all of the Heaven and Earth will tremble. The void was struck through with his palm, and the atmosphere in that area solidified. As if everything in the world heeded his command and hailed him as their only king, a terrorizing power came straight for Xu Que.
"Heh, right on time…. Let me see just how powerful someone at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage is!" Xu Que laughed and instantly jumped up, as big patches of lightning formed under his feet. He might have looked unbothered, but deep down, he dared not let down his guard. He hastened the Three Thousand Volts Lightning move to the maximum, only to avoid that lightly executed palm of Qin Wei.
However, at the next moment, Qin Wei had appeared atop Xu Que's head and sealed off his route!
"You know nothing about the power of a Great Vehicle Stage!" Qin Wei looked down from the skies above and said icily. Then, he gently lifted both his arms.
Boom!
All of the Spiritual Qi in the area was extracted and consolidated on his two palms and transformed into a murky brilliance.
"No Ash in the Primeval Chaos!" He uttered softly, like the utterings of God. It brought about an overwhelming power, which he slammed down with both his palms. That immense murky brilliance instantly shot toward Xu Que at once.
"I've never cowered in the face of any spell challenge! Take this, King of Tough-Acting Fist!" Xu Que bellowed and balled his hands into fists and threw out a punch forward.
Boom!
The void quivered, and an enormous golden fist suddenly formed in midair and went straight toward the murky brilliance of Qin Wei.
Crash!
A massive explosion resounded around the perimeter. The gold glow and the murky brilliance blew up each other and scattered the whole sky. Xu Que was forcefully pushed back by the heatwave and fell straight toward the ground.
However, Qin Wei still stood coolly in midair. His clothes waved with the wind as he stared down coldly at Xu Que. "As expected of someone at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage!"
Xu Que's expression began to turn serious. The King of Tough-Acting Fist he had just used was worth 5,000 Acting Tough points, but it seemed to be only on par with Qin Wei's spell.
Keep in mind that he was already at the Form Synthesis Stage and his Taoist Connotation was far superior. A 5,000-point Act-Tough Fist today was comparable to the hundreds of thousands of Acting Tough points of the past!
"Is this everything you've got?" Suddenly, Qin Wei, still standing in midair, spoke, his aura cold and unforgiving.
Xu Que touched the bridge of his nose and let out a little laugh, "I had only used 20 percent of my strength. Now, brace yourself because I'm going to show you 50 percent!"
As soon as he had finished speaking, Xu Que swung his fist and 20,000 Acting Tough Points were consumed!
Boom!
Within his fingers, strays of blinding light rays escaped as they launched forward with the strength of 10,000 armies!
A berserk golden monster fist condensed in the air instantaneously. It crashed toward Qin Wei with unrivaled heavenly pressure.
"Ehn?" Qin Wei couldn't help but gasp in surprise. He did not expect Xu Que to have this sort of connotation left in his body.
"No wonder that you could top the Ranking Chart of Generals! With your strength, you might have a winning chance against a Crossing Calamity Cultivator. However, in front of me, you're still a mere ant!" Qin Wei said, his voice devoid of any temperature. He lifted both of his arms again and brought together the spell of "No Ash in the Primeval Chaos", swinging his palm down at Xu Que.
Boom!
A loud crash and the murky brilliance began to glow even brighter. It twisted even the void as it hurled toward the imprint of Xu Que's Tough-Acting Fist!
Xu Que narrowed his eyes and called out the System interface. He shouted silently to himself, "System, amend the value of this Tough-Acting Fist right now to 40,000! I don't believe that he could take that!"
Ding! "Value successfully amended. 40,000 Acting Tough Points deducted!"
Boom!
With the sound of the system initiation, that golden fist already punched out suddenly began to enlarge in the air and evolved into a humongous mountain-like entity. A terrifying pressure seeped out of it as it heaved toward Qin Wei.
"What?" Qin Wei lost his cool. He didn't expect that the punch Xu Que had thrown out could suddenly increase in strength. His irises narrowed and retreated in a burst of speed!
However, the enormous golden fist was big and quick, and it smashed the murky brilliance into smithereens within seconds! Despite this, the glow of Xu Que's fist was still increasing exponentially. With an unflinching killing intent, it plowed down at Qin Wei mercilessly!
Bam!
Qin Wei had no time at all to retreat beyond the size of the Tough-Acting Fist and suffered a direct blow. His whole body fell from the sky like a kite severed from its line and smashed heavily into the mountain peak far away. With a massive crash, half of the mountain was destroyed!
Xu Que chased after him without hesitation. He stepped on a bolt of lightning and raised his fist and, once he had locked onto Qin Wei's presence, crashed down another blow of Tough-Acting Fist worth 40,000 points!
40,000 points per fist were his current limit, and he could not do more for now. However, so long as he could severely injure Qin Wei, it was more than enough to satisfy him.
Crash!
At last, the King of Tough-Acting Fist bore down heavily and demolished the whole of the mountain. He had reduced all of the rocks and stones to ashes, and the mountain was no more; all that was left was a deep pit in its place.
There Qin Wei was, in the large pit, his clothes tattered and torn, as blood gushed out of the many cuts on his body.
"Trash, you're the one who knows nothing about my true power!"
Xu Que looked down from the top as he floated in the air. He had one hand behind his back, and, in the other, he had already clutched into a fist, with strays of golden gleams flashing across it!
Chapter 825: There's Still A Celestial Artifact?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Boom!
Xu Que looked at Qin Wei in the pit on the mountain, bleeding from everywhere, but he felt no mercy for him. Another King of Tough-Acting Fist crashed down! It was the same 40,000-points fist pushed to its limit – a golden beam flared and the gleaming golden humongous fist thundered down.
Ka-boom!
There was a huge blast that shook the forest and the sky and all that was around it. It was more horrifying than an atomic bomb! It meant that Xu Que's King of Tough-Acting Fist was wholly completed.
On this day alone, he had exhausted much of his Taoist Connotation just by undergoing the tribulations. Now that he had battled Qin Wei at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage, it had depleted all of his Taoist Connotation. A total of three fists worth 40,000 points each had all landed solidly on Qin Wei!
Looks like the future battle against the Emperor of the Saint Palace won't be easy either! Xu Que muttered to himself.
He had initially thought that once he stepped into the Form Synthesis Stage, the maximum power of the Tough-Acting Fist would be enough to annihilate a cultivator at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage. However, it now seemed like he had underestimated the terror of a peak Great Vehicle Stage cultivator!
Upon suffering three consecutive blows, Qin Wei was only bleeding from injuries, but was still alive and kicking. If you think about it, this cultivation stage was frightening indeed. So this is the power of an entity just a step short of an Immortal cultivator!
Puu!
Suddenly, Qin Wei who had lain motionless in the pit, coughed out some blood and immediately jumped up from the ground, as if afraid that Xu Que would punch him again. The speed at which he bounced up was so fast that it could not be captured with the eyes.
Xu Que's expression turned slightly peculiar as waves of disbelief heaved in his heart. To think that he could run that fast despite being injured to that extent!
"Li Bai of the Exploding Heavens Faction!" Qin Wei bellowed angrily all of a sudden.
Xu Que turned to look at him. Qin Wei had already appeared in the air not far away from him, the cuts on his body slowly healing. He glared furiously at Xu Que.
"Yo, you're not dead yet?" Xu Que sneered.
In all honesty, Xu Que was not as relaxed as he sounded. He was almost ready to run!
He had painfully managed to beat Qin Wei into that shape by exhausting all of his Taoist Connotation, but he never thought that it was possible for Qin Wei to recover from his injuries so quickly. His strength greatly exceeded Xu Que's assessment of someone at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage.
"Very well, Li Bai of the Exploding Heavens Faction, very well indeed! I have truly underestimated your abilities!" Qin Wei smiled out of the blue – it was a furious smile laced with hatred.
The underestimation was mutual; however, Qin Wei knew that he was the one who had suffered a loss!
Listening to his words, Xu Que just fished out an Escape Emblem and smirked, "General Qin, go back and practice for a few hundred years more! I have no interest in fighting an opponent like you. Till we meet again!"
Once Xu Que had finished speaking, he quickly tried to escape by activating the Escape Emblem.
"Hmph, trying to run?" Qin Wei scoffed icily, and suddenly he clasped both of his hands as if clutching the whole void by its throat! At that moment, the scenery before Xu Que became slightly blurred. The murky brilliance had engulfed everything within a ten-mile radius!
Pa-ta!
The Escape Emblem burst into ashes in his hand and lost all its effectiveness. It could no longer help him escape from this restriction.
"I'll see whether you can escape now!" Qin Wei shouted and clapped his palms together and drew out a sophisticated mark with his hands.
Xu Que frowned and his face turned slightly black. It was not that he could not leave. After all, he had just obtained a High-Class Escape Emblem. However, that's a precious lifesaving item. To use it here would be such a waste!
Although Qin Wei was much more powerful than he had anticipated, he had managed to injure him. Therefore,whether it be the High-Class Escape Emblem, the Forgiveness Hat, or the Ultra Invincible Emblem, Xu Que thought that it was not worth it to use them here.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, a brilliant blue light grew out from Qin Wei's fingers and shot toward the sky! Then, he opened his mouth wide. A blue pearl emerged from his mouth and floated above his head. Once the blue pearl appeared, all of the Spiritual Qi within that area gathered around him automatically, like fans seeing their idol, and began to gush quite insanely! Seconds later, the blue pearl suddenly enlarged and transformed into a giant water droplet. There were ripples on its surface, which sent chills down onlookers' spines.
"Crap, what was that?" Xu Que couldn't help but flinch.
Ding! "Detected a soul-bound Half-Grade Celestial Artifact. The Host should be on alert!" The System notification sounded an alarm.
Xu Que jumped. A Half-Grade Celestial Artifact?
Crap, that pearl is a Celestial Artifact? How could he fight against that?
How could anyone win against a peak Great Vehicle Stage cultivator with a Celestial Artifact?
"Eh, no, I have a Celestial Artifact too!" Xu Que suddenly realized.
Back when he was still under the Five Elements Mountain, he had also obtained a Celestial Artifact. Moreover, it was a Low-Grade Celestial Artifact, which was a grade higher than a Half-Grade Artifact!
However, that Celestial Artifact was used mainly as a support weapon, to increase or decrease someone's life span.For its burst power or practicality in war, it seemed to have no great use. More important, as he was still in the Form Synthesis Stage, he could not fully unleash the prowess of the Ancient Life and Death Wheel. After all, the reason why they are called Celestial Artifacts was that they were weapons used by Immortals.
Back when he was at the Void Training Stage, Xu Que was only able to control 500 years of life span. Now that he was at the Form Synthesis Stage, he could at most control 1,000 years of life span! To someone at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage, it was just a painless peck, unable to deal any lasting damage.
However, Qin Wei was different. He was just a step away from becoming an Immortal cultivator, and he had that Half-Grade Celestial Artifact in his hands. The amount of power he could unleash would be unimaginable!
"Hold on, a fight's a fight; you're a wuss if you use a Celestial Artifact! How could you call yourself a hero if you use a Celestial Artifact to bully your opponent?" Xu Que yelled.
Sarcasm flashed across Qin Wei's face as he laughed coldly, "All I want right now is to kill you as soon as possible. As for the matter that I used a Celestial Artifact to bully a cultivator at the Form Synthesis Stage, no one else would know if you die here today!"
With that, he raised both of his palms, and an overwhelming gush of True Core Strength overflowed. It engulfed that enlarged blue pearl completely.
Boom!
The next moment, the pearl began to rotate at a crazy speed and ignited a powerful suction. Xu Que was caught off guard and was almost pulled away by the pearl.
However, the good thing was he reacted quickly and injected his True Core Strength to the ground below, pinning himself to the ground.
Crack!
At the same time, a huge tree was torn in half by the suction power and flew through the air, going straight for the blue pearl.
Xu Que's eyes widened as he witnessed the huge tree smashed into sawdust, disappearing without a trace!
Holy crap, is that Celestial Artifact a blender? Anything it sucks in gets smashed into nothingness! Xu Que exclaimed to himself, horrified.
"You will die today. I'll make sure of it!" A serious killing intent gleamed coldly in Qin Wei's eyes.
Vast amounts of True Core Strength poured out of his palms madly and gushed into the blue pearl in an endless stream. The speed at which the pearl was rotating became faster and faster; the higher the rate, the greater the suction!
However, Xu Que could already hardly remain standing on his feet. The prowess of the Celestial Artifact was not something he could forcibly take on at this stage.
"Looks like I have no choice but to use that move!" Xu Que narrowed his eyes and smiled coldly at Qin Wei, "General Qin, let me ask you something. Have you seen a true man who lasts five seconds?"
As soon as he said that, he waved his hands and a shining emblem appeared.
It was the Ultra Invincible Emblem!
Chapter 826: Severely Injuring A Great Vehicle Stage Cultivator
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Schwoop!
With a flash of brilliance, the Talisman in Xu Que's hand disappeared without a trace. Then a pale golden halo suddenly emerged. It surrounded Xu Que's body and began to glow brightly.
Thud!
Xu Que took a step in the air and, with the help of the pull of the blue beads, broke through the sound barrier and lunged toward Qin Wei.
"You're asking for death!" A satirizing gaze flashed across Qin Wei's irises as he continued to maneuver the beads, triggering forces more and more violent.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Que had rushed up on the blue beads. At this time, the beads had become as big as half a person. They were blue throughout like huge water drops, sparkling as they rotated at high speed.
Without any hesitation, Xu Que threw out a straight punch!
Boom!
He smashed down a blow that made a deafening crash. The large blue beads suddenly burst into a thick stream of liquid, engulfing Xu Que and enveloping him whole.
Qin Wei broke into a cold smile. "You're merely at the Form Synthesis Stage. Did you think that I, the general, can't deal with you?…"
Qin Wei's expression stiffened before he could finish. Then, his eyes went wide in shock and disbelief.
"This…how could this be possible?" He exclaimed.
While the blue beads were still spinning, the liquid that was surrounding Xu Que had suddenly fallen off!
Xu Que appeared in front of him without a scratch. He then, once again, clasped his fist and landed a heavy blow on the blue beads.
"Stop!" Qin Wei yelled. He wanted to deactivate the blue beads and collect them back! He was the only one who knew that, although the Celestial Artifact was powerful, it would need to recondense once the water curtain fell. Otherwise, once someone lands a hit on it, it would cause damage to the Celestial Artifact. Even he could be injured from the rebounded damage! After all, he had already made this Celestial Artifact into his Soulbound Weapon via refinement.
"Li Bai, stop!" Qin Wei shouted anxiously.
However, it was already too late to retrieve the beads, much less to stop Xu Que.
"Stop, my ass!" Xu Que yelled. At the very instant he had formed a fist, he had adjusted his full body's strength to its peak. The God of Hell's Compulsion was in full swing, and with earth-shaking violence, punched the blue pearl with all his might!
So what if he was at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage?
So what if he had a semi-Celestial Artifact?
Your Act-Tough Saint right here is a Real Man for five seconds. In these seconds, I am invincible!
Boom!
Originating from the core of the bead, a thunderous crash instantly rang out throughout the plains!
"No!" Qin Wei howled in agony as his whole body was thrown by the impact. He quickly paled and coughed out some blood.
Crack!
The blue bead before him was severely damaged, with a very obvious crack running through its surface. It fell directly to the ground as it lost its luster. It was already half-destroyed.
Swosh!
At the same time, Xu Que's invincible aura began to fade away slowly. His five seconds of invincibility were over. However, Xu Que had no fear of Qin Wei at the moment.
This powerful being at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage never expected such a thing to happen. Initially, he wanted to simplify the process and kill Xu Que with a Celestial Artifact. Little did he know that this fellow would escape uninjured, and that, after he blocked the Celestial Artifact, he would take advantage of the Celestial Artifact's frailty and break the bead directly. Mind you, that was his Soulbound Weapon! Once damaged, it would hurt his roots, causing significant trauma.
Therefore, as Xu Que faced a seriously injured opponent at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage, he did not need to worry about what the other side would do to him even if he could not kill Qin Wei. Everyone was now on equal footing.
"Good fight, General Qin! You managed to survive even after I unleashed 60 percent of my prowess!" Xu Que picked up the cracked blue bead and looked at Qin Wei with a knowing smile.
Qin Wei's face was ghastly pale and blood kept gushing from the corners of his mouth. He was silently shocked and, upon hearing Xu Que's words, he was speechless. He felt so gloomy that he almost vomited more blood.
Do you call that a Form Synthesis Stage? He was able to defeat me like this with only 60 percent of his strength. If he goes all out, won't I be bombarded to smithereens?
Crap, where had my thousands of years worth of cultivation gone? To a dog?
"Oh, General Qin, your ball's cracked!" Xu Que pretended to be surprised as he pointed to the cracks on the blue bead.
Qin Wei's face quickly turned black, and, with mind control, he summoned the bead back.
Whiz!
The blue bead immediately disappeared from Xu Que's hand in an instant and was returned to Qin Wei's body. After all, it was his Soulbound Weapon, which can be called out or called back anytime and anywhere!
Xu Que slightly raised his eyebrows and silently cursed that he had been too slow. Otherwise, he would have made the System steal the bead. However, it was only a semi-Celestial Artifact. On top of that, it was already damaged. Thus, Xu Que did not feel any real regret as it was now unattractive.
"Li Bai, you're not too bad." Qin Wei heaved a deep sigh and stared at Xu Que intently.
Xu Que shrugged his shoulders and boasted, "Surely I deserve better than a 'too bad.' I'm a genius!"
"…" Qin Wei bit his gums, feeling a strong urge to rush up and fight Xu Que once more! Nevertheless, he managed to hold himself back. That was because the kind of Talisman Xu Que had just pulled out was simply astounding. It had protected someone from a Celestial Artifact attack. That was just terrifying! Moreover, he could not figure out how many pieces of Talisman Xu Que had on his body. He was afraid that he would be killed if he rushed up again. So after a few moments of contemplation, he thought of an idea. He burst out laughing.
"Ha, ha, ha, nice! It proves that I did not misjudge. You have potential!" Qin Wei's expression changed so quickly that Xu Que did not see it coming. A second ago, this old man saw him as his nemesis; however, now he was now suddenly laughing brightly and even showing appreciation.
What's up with this situation?
Xu Que was taken aback and looked incredulously at Qin Wei.
Qin Wei smiled with a smile that screamed kindness and said, "Li Bai, I made a move just now to test your strength, but you exceeded my expectations! The young are remarkable – to think that you had such a powerful strength and means!"
Wow, you're pulling this move on me when you're losing?
Bro, don't you think that that was too unconvincing?
Xu Que glanced scornfully at Qin Wei. He then suddenly laughed and waved, "You're right, you're right. So General Qin was testing me! You almost scared me to death – I thought that you were trying to kill me!"
"How could that be? I have always loved talented people. Seeing how extraordinary you are, I couldn't help myself but I needed to test your waters. Li Bai, the reason I am here is actually to invite you personally to join the Divine Son Division. I wonder what you would say to that?" Qin Wei quickly piled on his smiles.
Xu Que smirked and exclaimed, "Okay! The reason why I tried to display my strength this much was to attract the attention of General Qin. I had always wanted to join the Divine Son Division, so this is my dream come true!"
"Oh? That's a good thing. Why don't you take this Token of Passing first? With this Token, you could travel all around the Tong Tian Nation of our Xuanzhen Continent. Everybody would know that you are a man of the Divine Son Division and will give you respect!" Qin Wei said as he took out a Token of the Divine Son Division and handed it to Xu Que.
Xu Que was not shy either. He accepted it directly. To be honest, he still wanted to kill this powerhouse at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage. However, this is a big Boss. It would take more than 100,000 Acting Tough Points and an Ultra Invincible Emblem to seriously injure him.
If he had to let it go like this, it would be a waste of a lot of Experience Points and even a Big Mystery Bag. However, even if Xu Que had wanted to pursue this idea, he could not do so. He would have gone for the kill If there was another Ultra Invincible Emblem. However, he had depleted his Taoist Connotation. Hence, the King of Tough-Acting Fist couldn't be performed, and he was not confident of other tricks that could kill Qin Wei.
As the saying goes, a centipede dies but never falls! Xu Que knew this very well.
Qin Wei was still, after all, a cultivator at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage. If it weren't for the showing of his Celestial Artifact and Xu Que's five seconds of invincibility, he would have had no choice but to run away.
Therefore, even if Qin Wei was seriously injured, he did not believe that such a strong man would have no other means to protect his life and let himself be killed. He would have revealed his connotation, which would have been a significant loss.
In reality, Xu Que was right. Judging by strength alone, Qin Wei was still stronger than Xu Que. However, he was afraid that Xu Que could still have some of those invincible Talismans. Therefore, he stopped himself from acting recklessly and changed his strategy to recruit Xu Que instead. In his opinion, as long as the wounds were healed, there were still plenty of chances to kill Xu Que, and he was in no hurry.
Therefore, after Xu Que received the Token, they both smiled warmly. They shook hands and made peace as if they felt regret that they had not known each other sooner. However, Qin Wei did not notice Xu Que's actions. Xu Que had summoned the System interface as he laughed. "System, start the Ancient Life and Death Wheel quickly! Absorb his Life-span and get as much as you can!"
….
Chapter 827: You Animal!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Swoosh!
Suddenly, the palms of Xu Que and Qin Wei were stuck together like glue. Then, an enormous wave of vital force suddenly gushed out from Qin Wei's palm.
"Crap!" Xu Que immediately screamed.
Then he looked at Qin Wei and scolded angrily, "General Qin, what are you doing? I'm warning you, don't you dare try anything funny!"
Qin Wei was bewildered. He felt the vital force draining from his body, then saw Xu Que's expression. He could not process what was happening. I had not yelled anything, so why are you screaming first? Shouldn't I be the one demanding to know what you were doing to me?
"General Qin, I can't believe that you were this despicable! Didn't we call a truce? I can't believe that you used a sneak attack to steal my lifespan! I'm gonna kill you!" Xu Que bellowed in anger and clenched his fists.
Qin Wei finally caught on to the situation. He quickly called out, "Stop! My vital force is also draining away. What are you trying to do?"
"What am I trying to do? I should be the one asking that! I thought that all we were doing was a simple handshake, but why are you clutching my hand so tightly? You're even sucking my lifespan! Let go of me right now!" Xu Que barked furiously.
"What? Who is it if it's not your doing?" Xu Que was shocked. Xu Que's acting was convincing enough to deceive him. He scanned their surroundings and concluded right away that someone had stabbed them in the back.
Slap!
Suddenly, Xu Que gave Qin Wei a hard slap across his face. Qin Wei could not believe it and stared blankly at Xu Que.
Xu Que glared back at him, "You animal! Beast! Old pervert! Release my hand now! Right now!"
As soon as he finished scolding, he raised his free hand and gave Qin Wei another tight slap!
"Atrocious"
The slaps seemed to have slapped the dust out of Qin Wei's mind. He realized what was going on and growled.
"Crap!" Anger filled Xu Que's face as he balled his hand into a fist, preparing to attack Qin Wei.
Qin Wei stopped him immediately, "Stop! Why are you so flustered? I would never do something as underhanded as that! We might have fallen prey to a plot. There's an ambush!"
"An ambush? How's that possible?" Xu Que's eyes opened wide and looked all around.
Qin Wei's face blackened as he evaluated his surroundings. He spoke darkly, "I am Qin Wei, the First General of the Tong Tian Nation! Who is the fellow cultivator scheming nearby with such underhanded means? If you don't cease your actions right now, don't beg for mercy when I find you out!"
Ding! "As per the Host's current cultivation stage power, the Ancient Life and Death Wheel had reached the maximum Vital Force Extraction Limit! You have received a total of 1,200 years of lifespan." Suddenly, the System notification rang within Xu Que's mind.
At the same time, both Xu Que's and Qin Wei's palms suddenly lost all attraction and loosened.
Puu! Xu Que coughed out blood, his face filled with agony. He could not help it. To suck 1,200 years worth of lifespan vital force in an instant was overly nourishing. His body was almost at its limit.
Qin Wei also pressed his chest with a cryptic expression as he speedily healed his injury. He was already hurt before losing over 1,000 years of lifespan for no good reason. It had aggravated his injury and was driving him insane. However, seeing that Xu Que was also injured had somewhat soothed his nerves. He even believed that the mysterious incident just now was not due to Xu Que.
"Li Bai, my Little Friend. How are you feeling? Are you all right?" A moment later, Qin Wei suppressed his pain and came before Xu Que, pretending to be concerned. The very instant that Xu Que says that he was gravely injured, he would kill him. The best opportunity to kill your enemy was when they're weak!
"Thank you for your concern, General Qin. I am all right; I just lost 1,000 years of lifespan!" Xu Que shook his hand and answered calmly.
Qin Wei raised his eyebrows and observed Xu Que closely. Upon confirming that he was indeed okay, he curbed his desire to attack and nodded his head, "That's good. I have also lost a little over 1,000 years of lifespan! Once I find the one who secretly attacked us, I'll make sure that he dies a horrible death!"
1,000 years of lifespan was not little, but also not much to a cultivator at the Great Vehicle Stage. Although it had no real effect on his ability, he still felt disgusting, like he had swallowed a fly. After all, none of the tens of thousands of cultivators in this world would say no to a longer life!
"Hm, how dare he attack both of us! He must be tired of living! I will get my revenge for sure! Rest assured, General Qin. I will go back and gather the followers of the Exploding Heavens Faction and find that sneak attacker! Excuse me!" Xu Que said indignantly. Then he stepped onto a bolt of lightning and left immediately, shooting across the sky.
Qin Wei had not felt anything amiss with Xu Que's actions. To a cultivator at the Form Synthesis Stage, 1,000 years of lifespan was equivalent to half of their whole lifespan, a painful loss. It was normal for him to seek revenge eagerly. He raised his head and watched as Xu Que's figure disappeared on the horizon. His face gradually clouded with gloom.
"Hm, once I recover from my injuries, I'll make sure to plant the Soul Insect Gu within you. I'll then throw you onto the Road of Heavenly Ascension, where you'll toil your life away for me!"
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Several moments later, Xu Que finally returned to the mountain where he had practiced secluded meditation. Once he touched down, he fell onto the ground and blood gushed out of his mouth, as though there was not a drop of strength remaining in his body. He had exhausted all of his Taoist Connotation in his battle with Qin Wei.
Besides, by making the System activate the 'Ancient Life and Death Wheel' to steal Qin Wei's 1,200 years of lifespan forcefully had its cost. It cleaned out all of his True Core Strength, and he had suffered some internal injuries as the huge wave of vital force gushed through his body. To return to the mountain, he had secretly activated the System's automatic recovery ability to regain a small portion of True Core Strength, so that he could pretend to be uninjured in front of Qin Wei.
"Xu Que!" Jiang Hongyan had been waiting for him to return. She rushed out of the cave and was shaken to see Xu Que lying injured. In her eyes, Xu Que was powerful enough to fight a cultivator at the Crossing Calamity Stage with no problems. To hurt Xu Que, you would need at least 100 Crossing Calamity Stage cultivators banded together or the Heavenly Tribulations had become more powerful.
"I'm okay, he, he." Xu Que sat up and waved.
The System's automatic recovery ability was domineering. It had already recovered quite a bit of internal injuries and True Core Strength. Seeing that he seemed to be truly fine, Jiang Hongyan heaved a small sigh of relief, "Did a strong enemy appear on the battlefield?"
"That's not it. I just bumped into Qin Wei on my way back!" Xu Que smiled.
Jiang Hongyan's expression changed into a fit of rare anger, "He tried to kill you?"
"Ha, ha, that's right! He tried to kill me, but in the end…ha, ha, ha!" Xu Que laughed out loud. He then filled her in with what had happened. As they approached the end of his recounting, Jiang Hongyan gasped in surprise, "You mean to say that, not only did you injure him severely, you also destroyed his celestial artifact, and ,on top to that, stole 1,000 years of his lifespan?"
"Yeah! It's a pity, though, that I had exhausted too much of my Taoist Connotation during my Heavenly Tribulations today. Otherwise, I would have many chances to kill him!" Xu Que nodded, apparently regretful.
Jiang Hongyan felt dazed at what she had heard. No matter how she contemplated, she wouldn't have thought that Xu Que's strength had already become this mighty. He was just at the second level of the Form Synthesis Stage, but he was able to fight on a par with someone at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage. Furthermore, his opponent had a Half-Grade Celestial Artifact.
In the end, Jiang Hongyan glowed as she said softly, "If you want his life, I will bring you his head!"
"Save the trouble. If we want to kill Qin Wei, we won't even need to dirty our own hands!" Xu Que beamed his signature mischievous smile.
Jiang Hongyan paused, then asked jokingly, "What wicked idea do you have now?"
Chapter 828: To Kill With A Borrowed Knife
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
On the same day, a piece of news suddenly spread like wildfire in the front-line camps. A mysterious man who claimed to be Qin Wei's enemy was said to have witnessed the battle between Qin Wei and Li Bai of the Exploding Heavens Faction. He swore that Qin Wei's soulbound weapon got destroyed and that he was seriously injured. The mysterious man even stated that he stole the lifespan of more than 1,000 years from both of them while they were distracted.
When the news first came out, nobody believed it at all. How could Qin Wei, a great cultivator at the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage and the protector of the Tong Tian Nation, be defeated by a young man at the Form Synthesis Stage, and even have his soulbound weapon destroyed? However, Xu Que assumed the identity of Li Bai and appeared the very next day. He pretended to pass by the camp and was immediately pulled aside by a group of cultivators, asking whether or not the rumors were true.
Xu Que chided righteously, "I, Li Bai, stand here as I strongly condemn the mysterious man who attacked us! Why did you steal my lifespan as well when your hatred is with General Qin? You must be held accountable for this!"
Then he gathered a group of people like he was holding a press conference and said, "The battle between General Qin and me was not as exaggerated as you thought. I assure you that General Qin's Celestial Artifact was never destroyed, for I had just made a small crack. Therefore, although General Qin suffered serious injuries because of that, there was no major impediment. He should recover fully after a few decades of secluded meditation!"
Everyone who heard this stood stunned in disbelief.
Xu Que added, "I hope that the enemies of General Qin can have a bit of goodness in their hearts and not take advantage of General Qin's injury to seek revenge. That would be just wrong! Well, I have to leave the front line now. Take care of yourselves!" After Xu Que had finished his speech, he hurriedly excused himself and left behind a group of stone-faced cultivators.
At first, when the news came out, they did not believe even half a word. However, Xu Que had now come out personally to clarify the situation. Although what he said was as good as not explaining anything, he had proved the validity of the news.
All of a sudden, people were shocked and rushed to tell each other about this new development. In a short time, all kinds of news had spread throughout the camp, and even to many nearby remote ancient cities, which quickly went viral.
"Big news!"
"Form Synthesis Stage Cultivator Li Bai, from the Exploding Heavens Faction, has defeated the general with a Celestial Artifact!"
"Shocking!"
"Li Bai from the Exploding Heavens Faction has emerged! General Qin Wei suffered a crushing defeat and a heavy blow, with even his soulbound weapon cracked!"
"The latest news!"
"Li Bai of the Exploding Heavens Faction appealed to the enemies of General Qin to speak with civility, to build a new trend, and to carry forward national virtues, and not to seek revenge while General Qin was injured!"
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As the news went wild, more and more people came to know about General Qin's defeat. When the news reached the Divine Son Division, the remaining dozen Divine Sons were dumbstruck. Qin Wei was so angry that he smashed several tables and chairs.
"Damn, is that Li Bai an idiot? The way he phrased it is tantamount to reminding my enemies to take revenge!"
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The news had even reached the Heaven Orc Tribe. Countless Heaven Orc giants swore.
"Talk about civility and creating a new trend?"
"Promoting national virtues?"
"Crap! Talk, my ass! Promote your head!"
"That fella has done all sorts of dirty deeds and still has the face to appeal to others?"
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Ultimately, the impact of the news got bigger and bigger. After all, the issue itself was controversial. On the one hand, you have the renowned General who protected the Nation, an existence who had attained the peak of the Great Vehicle Stage.
On the other hand, you have an obscure young man at the Form Synthesis Stage, but he had now become famous with this battle.
The contrast of strength between the two sides had shaken countless people, and they could not stop debating about it.
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Meanwhile, Xu Que the litigant had left the front line with Jiang Hongyan and made a move for the central area of Tong Tian Nation. Along the way, Jiang Hongyan had also come across the news about the "Battle between Qin Wei and Li Bai" and had mixed feelings.
"Boy, your move to kill him with a borrowed knife is so very clever!" She chuckled.
Xu Que boasted, "Little Missy, this is the best way to kill people! You still have lots to learn!"
"But you've got to be careful now that you've exposed your strength. I'm afraid you've caught the attention of that man!" Jiang Hongyan reminded Xo Que.
Xu Que smiled and said, "That's what I'm aiming for, to attract his attention. Otherwise… how can we lead him away?"
"No! You might have injured Qin Wei severely, but that person's strength was head and shoulders above Qin Wei!" Jiang Hongyan suddenly looked grim. She was serious.
Xu Que also fell silent. If not for the fact that he had an Ultra Invincible Emblem on him, he couldn't have hurt Qin Wei like that. At most, he would have landed a few King of Tough-Acting Fists, and then turned around and ran! Of course, if he hadn't spent too much Taoist Connotation during his Heavenly Tribulations that day, he could have killed Qin Wei with the help of the Ultra Invincible Emblem.
However, there were not many "ifs"in this world. Kismet and fate decided everything. However, isn't Kismet also a kind of strength? Thinking of this, Xu Que smiled indifferently and looked at Jiang Hongyan. He asked, "How big is the gap in strength between the Emperor and Qin Wei?"
Jiang Hong Yan pondered, and said softly, "I speak from my memories before my reincarnation. The Emperor could kill Qin Wei within 50 rounds. He had two Celestial Artifacts, one for offense and one for defense. Within the Xuanzhen Continent, there are only a handful of people who could compete with them."
"Two Celestial Artifacts?" Xu Que's eyes widened.
How could they fight that?
Qin Wei could crush him with a broken Celestial Artifact.
Not only was the Emperor more powerful than Qin Wei, but he also possessed two Celestial Artifacts, and he took care of both his offense and defense, what the hell!
"That's right. With those two Celestial Artifacts, our chance to succeed…is slim." Jiang Hongyan nodded with a heavy heart.
Xu Que was somewhat at a loss for words, "Why are we still heading for the Imperial Palace then? That person could attain our coordinates whenever he liked. Is this not walking to our doom?"
"When have I ever told you that we were going to the Imperial Palace, little one?" Jiang Hongyan beamed suddenly, and her beautiful eyes were full of wit.
Xu Que got lost in her eyes. His impression of Jiang Hongyan's character had always been that it was calm and collected at every moment; she was mature and dignified, her temperament graceful and luxurious. However, she had now shown her rare cute side.
It almost made Xu Que shout that his old romantic heart was about to burst! No way, he must get this perfect woman quickly!
Almost immediately, Xu Que reached out and pulled Jiang Hongyan into his arms. Jiang Hongyan blanked out for a moment. Before she could speak, Xu Que gazed at her with the eyes of a domineering CEO and joked, "Little Missy, you mean to say…where are we going now? Is it an inn?"
Jiang Hongyan took a moment to digest Xu Que's words. Once she realized what he was implying, she laughed and shook her head lightly, "No! We are going to the Myriad Buddhas Sect!"
"Myriad���myriad what? Buddhas Sect?"
Xu Que was stunned. Don't be like that! Your Act-Tough Saint is wooing you this much, and you mention a Buddhist Sect at this juncture? Did you want me to be a monk? Don't! I am not that kind of person. Those little nuns in the Buddhist Sect or something…. Umm, that doesn't sound too bad either!
Chapter 829: This is Real Tieguanyin!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
On their journey, thanks to Jiang Hongyan's explanation, Xu Que finally figured out her purpose in going to the Myriad Buddhas Sect.
There were a lot of sects in the Xuanzhen Continent. The Tong Tian Nation, where mankind coexisted with demonic beasts, was the only country in this vast continent. Besides this nation, the Heaven Orc Tribe was another prodigious and solitary community. Then, there were also many big and small independent sects.
All these sects had their own territories, which didn't belong to the Tong Tian Nation. The leaders of these sects were extremely powerful, at least as powerful as Qin Wei!
The Myriad Buddhas Sect was the most powerful one among these independent sects. Members of this sect were not real Buddhists. They cultivated the Buddhist magic arts and advocated Buddhist teachings. If they were described with the languages of Earth, they would be called fake Buddhism fans!
Moreover, the leader of the Myriad Buddhas Sect was one of several powerhouses who could rival the Emperor of the Tong Tian Nation. Many people were attracted to this sect by his reputation and came there to seek asylum. However, this time, Jiang Hongyan didn't want to seek asylum in the Myriad Buddhas Sect. She wanted to get a Medication Treasure.
The Medication Treasure belonged to the Magic Artifacts. As an Immortal Elixir, it had evolved into a living Magic Artifact at last! Jiang Hongyan wanted to borrow the Celestial Concealment Herb, which was a Medication Treasure, from the Leader of the Myriad Buddhas Sect.
After activating this treasure, the user's aura could be concealed. Even a Celestial's soul could be concealed with this treasure, even if the Celestial was ten miles away. Jiang Hongyan knew clearly that her aura was being tracked by the Emperor, who would thus know whatever they did. It was almost hopeless to seize the God-realization Tree! Therefore, she planned to evade the Emperor's detection with the Celestial Concealment Herb. Then, they could find an opportunity to sneak into the Imperial Palace and seize the God-realization Tree!
Xu Que agree with this plan entirely. But they still had a problem to solve.
"Little girl, as you said, Lord Zeng, the Leader of the Myriad Buddhas Sect, could rival the Emperor. How will he lend us the Celestial Concealment Herb easily?" Xu Que asked, for this was the problem which puzzled him.
Jiang Hongyan said with a faint smile, "Lord Zeng is an eccentric person. If someone comes to ask help from him, he will pose a difficult question to the visitor. If this question can be solved, he will satisfy the needs of the visitor. The herb is precious, but I am sure Lord Zeng will give it to us if we solve his question!"
"Hah, this will be an easy task. Because of your lucky nature, we have a good chance of winning!" Xu Que said delightedly.
It was not only because of Jiang Hongyan's lucky nature. He could also activate his Lucky Aura when Lord Zeng posed his question. Maybe Lord Zeng could give them an easy question!
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They continued to hurry to the west border of the Tong Tian Nation, almost without stopping because their current movements could definitely be sensed by the Emperor. Therefore, they had to arrive at the Myriad Buddhas Sect before the Emperor sent someone to stop them.
Half a month later, Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan arrived at the territory of the Myriad Buddhas Sect successfully. This place was in a desert, which was quite like the West Desert of the four continents, although the West Desert was desolate and this place was very prosperous. The entire area was like an ancient nation in the desert, which was full of high towers, temples, and markets, with people hurrying to and fro.
Of course, a place like this was always full of people of all walks of life, and was as chaotic as the border of the Tong Tian Nation. Xu Que and Jiang Hongyan were stopped by a team of people who were dressed like warrior monks when they stepped into the desert. Although these people wore clothes of warrior monks, they had hair on their head, which was unusual. However, according to the "Myriad Buddhas Sect" written on their chests, it was quite easy to figure out that this was a patrol of the Myriad Buddhas Sect, responsible for checking the cultivators entering their territory.
"Only devout Buddhists can enter the territory of the Myriad Buddhas Sect!" A warrior monk at the Crossing Calamity Stage said in a low voice.
Xu Que was stunned. He was about to say "Amitabha", subconsciously putting his palms together. Then he noticed someone beside him took out a pendant of a golden Buddha statue. The patrol let this guy go immediately.
"I see!" Xu Que smiled, waving his hand to purchase a small box from the System Store. Then, he tied a rope to the box and hung it on his neck.
The warrior monk frowned and said seriously, "Only devout Buddhists can enter the territory of the Myriad Buddhas Sect!"
"I am a devout Buddhist! See, this is Tieguanyin!" Xu Que picked up the box on his chest and showed it to the warrior monks by opening the box cover. "See, this is the real Tieguanyin, which was produced in 1982!"
The warrior monks wanted to beat him up.
Others wear pendants of Buddha or Bodhisattva. Why do you hang a box of tea on your neck? Do you think you can muddle through by naming your tea Tieguanyin (The Iron Buddha)?
Do you think we are blind?
"That's enough, little brat! Take this and follow me!" Jiang Hongyan said gently, as she gave him a set of Buddha beads.
"This is the authentic Tieguanyin!" Xu Que explained embarrassedly.
However, he didn't want to make trouble in the Myriad Buddhas Sect, so he put on the Buddha beads immediately.
The warrior monks changed their expressions and let Xu Que go as they smiled at him nicely. From this, one could imagine their degree of the Buddhism in the Myriad Buddhas Sect.
When they entered, they found they were in a big market. Peddlers were selling all kinds of consecrated magic artifacts like the Buddha statue and Buddha beads, which they claimed were enchanted by Buddha power. When they moved deeper into the market, they found countless Buddha statues surrounded by burning joss sticks and candles, which were to be worshipped.
Xu Que got a feeling that he was in a big sacrificial ceremony.
However, Jiang Hongyan was not interested in these things. She led Xu Que to the highest tower that was located at the center of the market. It was a magnificent cloud-kissing Buddhist pagoda, which was built in front of a gigantic golden Buddha statue.
There were altogether 81 floors in this pagoda. Buddha statues were also built on the four tower eaves on each floor. Apparently, it was the place where the important people lived. However, a stream of people were going in and out of the pagoda all this time.
Jiang Hongyan stopped and asked confusedly, "Is this where Lord Zeng lives. Normally, nobody is allowed to enter this place. Why is it so bustling today?"
"Don't worry. Let me ask someone!" Xu Que stopped a passer-by with a smile.
"Buddy, could you…"
Before he finished his words, the passer-by said hurriedly, "Amitabha, the Buddha said, 'It can't be said, it can't be said!'" Then, the passer-by left directly.
Xu Que looked confused. "What the hell? Is it really necessary to make it so mysterious? I didn't even finish my question!"
Seeing Xu Que's reaction, Jiang Hongyan couldn't help but smile. Then, she explained, "There is a rule here. We can't talk about this secular world in front of the Buddha!"
"My God! What kind of rule is this? It is too superstitious! Forget it, let me do it directly!"
Xu Que shook his head and stepped forward seriously.
Jiang Hongyan was stunned by his action.
Before she had time to react, Xu Que raised his head and shouted at the pagoda abruptly, "Lord Zeng, the February Red of the Exploding Heavens Faction comes here to ask for medication from you!"
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