Chapter 590: Another grand conspiracy!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Hearing the bellow of the Elder of the Jiang Family, everyone fixed their eyes on him.
However, the X-ray Perspective Machine still didn't show up.
The three Elders immediately grimaced.
The Elders of the Gong Family and the Bai Family frowned because they started to suspect the Elder of the Jiang Family.
The Elder of the Jiang Family frowned for he started to suspect he might have been cheated by Xu Que again!
The Elder of the Jiang Family decided to try it again. He took a deep breath, focused his attention, and then he shouted loudly with great dignity. "Come out, my little d*ck!"
Whoosh!
However, nothing changed. The X-ray Perspective Machine had not emerged yet.
The atmosphere in this area became quite embarrassing.
Xu Que was so excited! Why does this foolish old man shout the 'little d*ck' in such an overbearing way? If your d*ck is small, how could you be overbearing?
Everyone's eyebrows knitted even closer together.
The face of the Elder of the Jiang Family was darker than a storm. Now he knew clearly that he'd been cheated again, even though he'd taken all kinds of precautionary measures.
The Elders of the Gong Family and the Bai Family also wore dark expressions.
Under such a scenario, they were inclined to believe the Elder of the Jiang Family. After all, they knew Xu Que's personality clearly. However. . . they also had to take precautions against the Jiang Family!
Therefore, at this moment, the Gong Family and the Bai Family suspected the Elder of the Jiang Family and Xu Que at the same time, and wanted to figure out who was lying!
Liu Jingning's eyes lit up as if she had been struck by a sudden idea. Then, a faint smile appeared on her face.
Xu Que had been writing down something in a pamphlet and said what he was writing was a virus! Now, she figured out that the pamphlet was an operation manual on the surface, but that there must be a catch to it. Some of the information must be fake.
The magic art and hand gesture to take back the miraculous item were both real. However, the magic art and hand gesture to release the miraculous item must be false!
But the people of the other two big families were not fools and couldn't be cheated by such a petty trick.
Liu Jingning sniffled her delicate nose and glanced at Xu Que thoughtfully. What is he going to do next?
"My young friend, your joke is not funny at all!" The Elder of the Jiang Family grinded his teeth and stared at Xu Que with a cold, darkened face.
If the Elder of the Jiang Family were dealing with an ordinary person, he could prove his innocence soon. However, now he was confronting Xu Que, who was good at acting!
At this moment, the old driver Xu Que began his performance.
The detailed execution of his stunned expression was flawless. His lips turned pale and his unsophisticated eyes filled with innocence and a strand of fine-tuned doubt and surprise. He lifted his arms slightly and separated his fingers. He even took a step backwards in a slightly flustered way. This step added the finishing touch.
He provided the perfect interpretation of a leading character's mixed emotions! Then, he said in surprise, "Senior, what . . . do you mean? That operation manual is real! I didn't cheat you!"
Sh*t!
The Elder of the Jiang Family's eyes widened instantly and he was about to spit blood.
D*mn! This guy is really good at acting! I almost believed I'd wronged him! Crap! This is terrible!
A sinking feeling filled the heart of the Elder of the Jiang Family. He knew he had gotten himself in big trouble this time.
Seeing Xu Que's reaction, the Elders of the Gong Family and the Bai Family immediately turned to the Elder of the Jiang Family, as expected. They angrily questioned Elder of the Jiang Family at the same time.
"Jiang Limu, let me tell you—your joke isn't funny either!"
"Where is the miraculous item?"
Jiang Limu was also annoyed. He had been totally wronged for he couldn't sense the existence of the X-ray Perspective Machine at all.
However, he knew he should stay calm. After all, it was a precious item which was well worth 5,000,000 high quality Spirit Stones. No, it was a priceless treasure.
Also, if he lost his temper, he could never prove his innocence!
Immediately, he took a deep breath and coldly said, "You can't trust this guy easily! Don't forget how cunning he is! This operation manual is definitely a fake one!"
"Senior, you can eat whatever you want," Xu Que replied angrily, "but you can't make irresponsible remarks! My operation manual is absolutely real!" His pupils contracted slightly and he clenched his fists. He became slightly breathless.
These details conveyed anger.
"Your death is imminent. How dare you tease me? I will kill you!" the Elder of the Jiang Family shouted angrily. He was about to attack Xu Que with the intent to kill.
Xu Que retreated immediately and shouted, "Wait! Are you going to kill me to prevent the revealment of your secret? Old bastard, I know you want to take exclusive possession of the miraculous item! However, you made a mistake today!"
After saying that, Xu Que turned to the Elders of the Gong Family and the Bai Family and folded his arms. "You two, I can prove I am not the liar!"
The two Elders' eyebrows raised instantly.
"Oh?"
"How will you prove that?"
Meanwhile, they moved closer to the Elder of the Jiang Family to prevent him from escaping or killing Xu Que.
Xu Que paused a bit as if he were hesitating. At last, he grinded his teeth and spoke in a low voice. "Actually, you might wonder why I sold such a miraculous item instead of using it myself. Well, altogether I have two miraculous items. I sold one to you and the other one is hiding in my body!"
What?
Everyone was surprised.
In fact, they had suspected something like that. Why had Xu Que taken out such a miraculous item and sold it in such a way? Either Xu Que was a fool or he had a similar item.
However, this item was too miraculous and amazing! If there were a second one, the whole world would be in great chaos!
Because of this they hadn't taken their suspicion seriously. But now, after hearing Xu Que, their hearts fluttered.
D*mn! There really are two miraculous items! As expected.
Suddenly, everything made sense. Xu Que's actions seemed more rational to the three big families.
However, Jiang Limu felt something was wrong, and his face became darker than before.
Suddenly, Jiang Limu found it was very difficult to justify himself at this moment. It seemed all the cards were held by Xu Que. Everything Jiang Limu said now would be useless.
"Please look carefully," Xu Que said. "Now, I will take off my storage ring, and I have no storage bag on my body. You can have a look. I will prove my innocence by using the same hand gesture and incantation to release the other miraculous item!" The next moment, he took off his black robe and spread his ten fingers. He even turned around so that everyone could check him.
After that, he pressed his palms together and made the same hand gesture that the Elder of the Jiang Family had; then, he gathered Qi in his Dantian and shouted loudly, "Come out, my big d*ck!"
Whoosh!
The X-ray Perspective Machine exited the System Package and instantly appeared in his hand!
The people from the three big families were shocked.
When Xu Que produced the hand gesture, the people from the three big families had fixed their eyes on him. Till the emergence of the X-ray Perspective Machine, they hadn't sensed any Spiritual Qi fluctuation in Xu Que's body, which proved that he didn't take out the miraculous item from a storage artifact.
The method he used was real!
"That's not right. So that's it! Now I got it!" The Elder of the Gong Family's eyes lit up. He picked up the pamphlet and turned to page two, then he spoke with a cold smile. "My young friend, the incantation you wrote for us is different from what you said just now!"
"Ah?" Xu Que pretended to be shocked, then he spoke hurriedly as if he suddenly realized something. "I got it! The incantation is incorrect indeed. I am sorry, for the incantation is very complicated, and I made a mistake! It should be 'big d*ck' and not 'small d*ck!'"
"Ha-ha. You made that mistake deliberately, right?" the Elder of the Gong Family asked coldly.
The Elder of the Jiang Family continued frowning. He didn't think Xu Que was simple enough to try actively proving his innocence.
At this moment, Xu Que put on his storage ring with a smile, then he took out an Intermediate Divine Escape Spell and threw it to Jiang Limu. After that, he folded his hands and said, "Senior Jiang, I made a mistake just now that caused a misunderstanding. I will make amends by giving you this Earth Shrinking Spell as a gift."
Hearing this, the expressions of the Elders immediately changed.
"What? An Earth Shrinking Spell?"
Earth shrinking was a magic more powerful than magic arts. How could he have it?
Jiang Limu started to sneer. He shook his head. "If you really have such a magical spell, why didn't you escape instead of admitting your mistake?"
"Eh, you are really good at joking," Xu Que said with a hollow laugh. "Fighting against the three big families, I'll soon be captured no matter how many Earth Shrinking Spells I have! So, I just don't want to offend the three big families. And the reason that I gave the operation manual to you is that I want to foster a good relationship with you."
His words convinced the three Elders.
No one dared provoke any one of the three big families, let alone offend the three big families at the same time.
Therefore, Xu Que's words were quite logical for the three Elders.
He didn't escape because he knew that he couldn't run away, so he chose to stay and save his life by handing out the operation manual.
Jiang Limu also nodded; he believed he'd failed to take out the miraculous item because of the wrong incantation. Although he hadn't tested the current incantation, he was almost convinced by Xu Que's words.
He came from the Jiang Family, which a young sovereign never had the balls to provoke.
…
Liu Jingning and Buttface staredg at Xu Que dumbfounded at this moment.
According to their knowledge about Xu Que, they knew this was definitely not his style.
Admit a mistake? Make amends?
Are you kidding? This guy wouldn't suffer a loss even the world ended!
A conspiracy!
It's absolutely a conspiracy!
And it should be a grand conspiracy!
Chapter 591: Come out! Come out!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Fine, I'll take the Earth Shrinking Amulet!"
Jiang Limu took the amulet, but he didn't believe it was authentic.
The old man of the Gong Family and the old man of the Bai Family also didn't believe the Earth Shrinking Amulet was something that existed. That was why they didn't stop Jiang Limu from taking it.
Suddenly, Jiang Limu sneered. "Young man," he said, "you have to give your X-ray perspective machine to us!"
"This is impossible!" Xu Que yelled. "I can't possibly do that!"
"It's too late!" Jiang Limu sneered.
Bang!
Suddenly, the black cloud gathered in the air and morphed into a huge palm. The palm quickly came down and shrouded Xu Que, Liu Jingning and Buttface.
"Go!"
Xu Que was furious. He used a Divine Tracking Emblem and, holding Liu Jingning and Buttface tightly, disappeared with them.
Bang!
The huge palm hit heavily on the ground and created an enormous hole, and the woods and rocks all around fragmented after the explosion.
Still, Xu Que managed to run away.
Seeing this, the three old men felt extremely shocked. "They ran away?"
"Impossible!"
"He really has the Earth Shrinking Amulet?!"
Jiang Limu was very happy and tightly held the amulet, his heart jumping very quickly.
The old men from the Gong Family and the Bai Family got very jealous and stared closely at the amulet in his hand.
I should have asked an amulet or two from that young man!
"As you can see, that young man gave me this amulet to apologize. You two still want to take it away from me?!" Jiang Limu asked grimly.
The two old men were silent and shook their heads.
"You won't be so lucky next time!"
"Hahaha! Still, that young man has so many treasured objects with him, I'm sure he comes from a rather influential family! We must make a portrait of him and put his face all over the world. Once he's spotted, we shall immediately catch him!"
Jiang Limy smiled.
Hearing this, the old man from the Jiang Family nodded.
"Good idea! Once we catch this young man, our three families will grow much, much stronger and control the Cultivation World!"
The old man from the Bai Family was impatient. "Stop talking nonsense! Take out the X-ray perspective machine. People from my Family will be here soon. I want to show them how powerful the X-ray perspective machine is!"
Jiang Limu laughed and carefully folded the Earth Shrinking Amulet to put in his pocket. Then he walked forward, made a hand gesture, and began reading the mnemonic phrase.
"Come out! My huge d*ck!"
Nothing happened.
Jiang Limu stopped smiling.
"What's going on? Why is nothing happening?!"
Jiang Limu was frantic. He was one-hundred percent sure that Xu Que had told the truth earlier, but now he realized he might have gotten himself into a bigger trouble.
"Come out! My huge d*ck!
"Come out!
"Come out!
"Come out!
"F*ck!"
Jiang Lim started sweating like an angry beast.
The old man from the Gong Family and the old man from the Bai Family were terribly upset and thought Jiang Limu was lying.
"You must be lying!" the old man from the Gong Family said grimly.
"I'm not lying!" Jiang Limu said angrily. "It's clear we were cheated by that young man again! The mnemonic phrase is fake!"
"Don't be ridiculous! You're such a shameless man!" the old man from the Bai Family cursed. "Your mother will be very disappointed once she learns you're so shameless!"
That young man could get the X-ray perspective machine out, why can't Jiang Limu? He must be lying!
"I'm not lying! We've all been tricked by that young man! This is just a hoax!"
The old man from the Gong Family was furious! "F*ck you! You motherf*cker! Give us the X-ray perspective machine!"
He walked swiftly forward and a huge amount of true core strength surged from his body; it changed into fire that blocked the surrounding area.
A sharp sword appeared in his hand.
Jiang Limu shouted, "Are you two morons! You want to fight me?!"
"If you don't get the X-ray perspective machine out, we will kill you!" the old man from the Gong Family shouted and began attacking Jiang Limu.
Seeing this, the old man from the Bai Family was shocked and could not believe he'd really attacked Jiang Limu.
The old man of the Gong Family already had grudges against Jiang Limu, so he felt extremely angry when he thought Jiang Limu was trying to pocket the X-ray perspective machine.
The old man from the Bai Family quickly waved his sword.
A ray of bright white light flashed, and the next minute, countless rays of light changed into a net about to shroud Jiang Limu.
"B*stard! You two idiots!" Jiang Limu was so angry he was about to explode.
He knew that he'd been tricked by Xu Que, but he could not be reckless and fight with these two. The only thing he could do now was run away.
Suddenly, Jiang Limu gathered a huge amount of energy in his hand and pushed the old man from the Gong Family far away, then he took out the amulet Xu Que had given him.
"Jiang Limu, you're a coward!"
"Stop him!"
The old men from the Gong Family and Bai Family dashed toward Jiang Limu at once.
The space around Jiang Limu began to twist and the next minute, he disappeared.
He managed to run away, but he also made the old man from the Gong Family and the old man from the Bai Family firmly believe he was the liar.
Meanwhile, all the cultivators in the city arrived.
They came to rescue Xu Que, but most of them, in fact, simply wanted to have the X-ray perspective machine as their own.
The big three families had always been rather intimidating, but when the cultivators knew there were just three men of the Void Training Stage present, they were not that afraid.
When they arrived, they were stunned by what they saw.
They could still see the traces of fighting, but they did not see Xu Que or the old man from the Jiang Family.
"The three old men are really mean and cruel! When they saw that young man made a fortune, they got jealous and killed him!"
"We are too late! That young man must have already been killed."
"Shame on you! Hand out the X-ray perspective machine!"
"The X-ray perspective machine belongs to the cultivators!"
The old man from the Gong Family and the old man from the Bai Family as well as the rest of the people from the big three Families became the target.
Chapter 592: Untitled
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Being scolded sanctimoniously by so many people, the Elders of the Gong Family and the Bai Family's faces darkened immediately. Their eyes filled with killing intent and rage.
They were "cheated" by Jiang Limu first. Now these cultivators wanted to rob them in the name of saving Xu Que and seeking justice! Anyone treated like this would be pissed off.
"Are you tired of life?" Gong Huaping, the Elder of the Gong Family yelled angrily. His formidable pressure was turned into a hurricane, which abruptly swept out from him.
Most cultivators coming from the ancient city were dabblers who planned to fish in muddy waters.
Gong Huaping's yell contained the powerful strength of cultivators at the Void Training Stage, which knocked down a lot of people and turned them green. Among these people, only a few cultivators at the Infant Transformation Stage and Void Training Stage stood.
Whoosh!
Just at this moment, dozens of lights approached from the sky; they were so fast that even the sound barrier broke and caused emanating sonic booms.
The expressions of the cultivators planning to kill the Elders of the Gong Family and the Bai Family changed abruptly.
"Oh, no! Retreat!"
"Damn! How could the people of the three big families come here so soon?"
"All of them are at the Void Training Stage! My God!"
Before landing, the lights had scared off the rabble with their earth-shattering pressure. Even the powerhouses at the Infant Transformation Stage or the Void Training Stage among the rabble chose to turn around and flee to the ancient city immediately.
"Hum! Scums! You can't get away!" a snort came in from the sky.
After that, a giant light sword dropped down into the crowd from the sky. The entire sword was wrapped with lightnings.
Boom!
The lightning sword exploded and into numerous electric arcs. The tempestuous energy killed many people instantly by ripping them into pieces.
"The Nine Heavens Thunder Shadow Sword?"
"Isn't it the unique skill of Jiang Yushu, the Grand Elder of the Jiang Family? Damn! How could he be here?"
"Run!"
Several powerhouses at the Void Training Stage among the cultivators coming from the ancient city were greatly terrified. The next moment, they turned around and dashed toward the ancient city directly.
Everyone else had been killed in the explosion; they disappeared from this world without leaving a drop of blood behind.
Bang!
At this moment, the dozens of figures in the sky landed on the ground and appeared in front of the people of the Gong Family and the Bai Family.
Gong Huaping and the Elder of the Bai Family led the rest people to greet the newcomers, for powerhouses of the two big families were also among those dozens of people.
Apparently, they were powerhouses at the Void Training Stage of the three big families who were garrisoning the neighboring areas. After receiving the Message Delivering Spell, they rushed over immediately.
However, to their surprise, Jiang Yushu, the Grand Elder of the Jiang Family was also in this area. He'd come here to help personally.
After landing on the ground, the people didn't waste their time.
"Where is the miraculous item?"
The Elders of the Gong Family and the Bai Family turned their eyes at the people of the Jiang Family immediately; they wore cold expressions. "The miraculous item? You should ask the Jiang Family what their plan is!"
The powerhouses of the Gong Family and the Bai Family who had come here to protect the miraculous item frowned. "What happened?"
The powerhouses of the Jiang Family were also stunned. "What do you mean?"
"Heh-heh, are you pretending to be innocent?" Gong Huaping sneered disdainfully.
"Gong Huaping, stop being so cryptic! Where is the miraculous item?" Jiang Yushu asked. Then, he looked around and furrowed his eyebrows. "Where is Jiang Limu? Wasn't he with you?"
Hearing that, Gong Huaping and the Elder of the Bai Family were immediately pissed off.
"Jiang Yushu, are you still going to act innocent now?" Gong Huaping said angrily.
The Elder of the Bai Family snorted, "Do you dare say you don't know Jiang Limu has escaped together with the miraculous item?"
"What?"
All at once, dozens of powerhouses at the Void Training Stage blanched, including Jiang Yushu.
People of the Gong Family and the Bai Family were infuriated; they immediately surrounded Jiang Yushu and his underlings.
After all, the miraculous item had been jointly purchased by the three big families. The Jiang Family had decided to take exclusive possession of it, which was totally unacceptable to the other two families.
"It's impossible! How could Jiang Limu act so absurdly?" Jiang Yushu frowned and shook his head. No one could tell that he was secretly pleased. The old stubborn Jiang Limu really did a damn good job this time!
"Heh, Jiang Yushu, is the Jiang Family going to start a war with the Gong Family and the Bai Family?" Gong Huaping smiled coldly.
"We haven't figured out the entire issue," Jiang Yushu replied calmly. "Why are you declaring the Jiang Family guilty so quickly? I think it's you who wants to start a war!"
Gong Huaping immediately started shouting filthy words. "You motherf*cker!" He had been holding back his anger until now—Jiang Yushu's reaction caused him to burst.
Gong Huaping had reached the end of his forbearance—he was so angry that even he was confronting Jiang Yushu, the powerful Grand Elder of the Jiang Family. After all, the argument was related to a miraculous item.
The Elder of the Bai Family coldly said, "It is quite clear now. Jiang Limu deliberately escaped with the miraculous item! If the Jiang Family can't provide a satisfactory solution, the Bai Family will fight to the last person!"
The next moment, the intense intent to kill gushed from the powerhouses at the Void Training Stage of the Gong Family and the Bai Family.
Jiang Yushu's facial expression changed quickly and a cold light flashed in his eyes. He had been informed of the magical ability of the miraculous item through the Message Delivering Spell. Therefore, when he knew Jiang Limu stole away the miraculous item, his heart filled with praise.
However, after pondering it carefully, he figured that if the Jiang Family got into a war with the Gong Family and the Bai Family over the miraculous item, the loss would outweigh the gain.
The Jiang Family was still developing and couldn't afford the loss caused by this kind of great battle. Moreover, once the war broke out among the three big families, their positions in the East Continent would suffer because of the damage from the war.
Finally, Jiang Yushu decided to make a temporary compromise and prepared to call Jiang Limu back.
"Don't worry. It's just a miraculous item. The Jiang Family won't take exclusive possession of it. You can wait here a moment, and I will send a Message Delivering Spell to Jiang Limu so that he can come here to confront you. As for you, Gong Huaping, you will answer for your filthy words in the future."
If Jiang Limu had the miraculous item, he should definitely hand it over. The miraculous item would be shared by the three families, which would be a harmonious end for everyone.
As for the ownership of the miraculous item in the future, that was still to be determined!
…
…
While this was happening, Xu Que, Liu Jingning, and Buttface had already put a great distance between themselves and the ancient city.
On the way, Xu Que told everything to Liu Jingning and Buttface, who were dumbfounded by what they heard. The miraculous item taken out by Xu Que had been later taken back from Jiang Limu without being detected by the others, even Jiang Limu himself.
My Gosh! This little brat is really good at scheming!
Liu Jingning was speechless for a long time and stared at Xu Que in surprise.
"Little brat. According to what you said, the old man of the Jiang Family is doomed, right?" Buttface asked.
"That's for sure. However, what I'm concerned with is whether or not a war can be started between the three big families!" Xu Que smiled faintly.
Liu Jingning didn't say a word but looked at Xu Que in quiet thought.
A war among the three big families would be a catastrophic earthquake in the East Continent.
Many lives would inevitably be lost.
The only reason for him to do so was to support Jiang Hongyan by reducing the bounty pressure from the three big families.
Horrible!
He is too horrible!
"Little brat, what are you going to do next?" Buttface asked.
Looking at the dim light in the night sky, Xu Que smiled. "Next, it's time to find Hongyan!"
After saying that, he turned to Liu Jingning with a faint smile on his face.
Liu Jingning stepped back immediately and shook her head. "Little Queque, I promised Hongyan that I would never take you to her!"
"Don't worry. I won't ask you to lead the way. I have many ways to find a person!"
"What will you do?" Liu Jingning doubtfully raised her eyebrows.
Xu Que took off one of his shoes confidently and spoke with a faint smile. "I will definitely use the unique skill of Shui Yu of the Exploding Heavens Faction—Give Direction by Throwing a Shoe!"
After that, Xu Que threw the shoe he held high in the air!
Chapter 593: Directions from a Shoe
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que threw a shoe high into the sky, the shoe fell to the ground, and the tip of it pointed to the southeast.
Seeing this, Liu Jingning and Buttface were speechless.
This is the trick you mentioned? Finding the way by throwing one of your shoes?
Xu Que put his hands on his waist. "You said I am a man of misfortune and since the tip of it pointed to the southeast, I think we should head to the northwest," he said confidently.
Liu Jingning was speechless and shook her head.
"You're talking nonsense! We can't head to the northwest the whole way—what if you can't find Jiang Hongyan in the end? You'll what? Throw a shoe again? You're just wasting time! The Mystery Land Trial will already be over by then!"
Xu Que shrugged. "Then tell me what to do! I have no idea! You know where she is, but you won't tell me!"
Hearing this, Liu Jingning laughed.
"Then stop looking for her! Besides, she doesn't even want to see you while she's going through the Mystery Land Trial!"
"The reason she does not want to see me is that she does not want to drag me into trouble. But still, I want to see her, because I want to flirt . . . no, no, no—I want to rescue her! You're a really cruel woman. How can you just watch her suffer?!"
Hearing this, Liu Jingning rolled her eyes, not believing a word of it. "The closer you are to her, the more unfortunate you will be! You will eventually die!"
"I don't care!" Xu Que shouted. "I would do anything for her!"
"I never thought you would say such a thing! I don't care how you end up! Now you;ll go to the South Continent!"
"No!"
"Fine! I won't tell you Jiang Hongyan's whereabouts anyway!"
"I can find where she is without your help!" Xu Que said angrily.
In fact, from the very beginning he'd decided to discover Jiang Hongyan's whereabouts through Liu Jingning, but now it seemed this wouldn't work.
Fine! I can still find Jiang Hongyan's whereabouts without her help! With the Lucky Aura, the direction the shoe points in is definitely right!
Ding! the notification of the sound of the System echoed. "The Lucky Aura has been activated! Activating the Lucky Aura will cost the host 1,000 Acting Tough Points per second!"
F*ck! A thousand Acting Tough Points per second?!
Xu Que was infuriated and threw one of his shoes high into the sky.
After a while, the shoe fell heavily to the ground.
This time, it pointed to the southwest!
"System! Turn off the Lucky Aura!" Xu Que shouted as soon as the shoe fell onto the ground.
In just five seconds, he had spent around 5,000 Acting Tough Points! He was terribly upset by this!
After upgrading the System two levels higher, he only had around 10,000 Acting Tough Points. He'd made around 20,000 Acting Tough Points in the Stone-Cutting Convention by acting tough, and now he only had around 30,000 Acting Tough Points left.
Activating the Lucky Aura is really expensive! I can at most use it five or six times with the points I've got.
Jiang Hongyan, please don't be hiding far from here! Otherwise, I will go bankrupt!
Xu Que was very down; putting on the shoe, he slowly walked forward.
Seeing this, Liu Jingning was a bit startled.
This time, the shoe had pointed in the right direction.
"Buttface! Come on! Let's go!" Xu Que flew away with Buttface and headed to the southwest.
How can he be so sure that he's heading in the right direction?! Didn't he just say he would head to the northeast just now? Is it possible for him to be a fortune-teller?
Thinking of this, Liu Jingning shook her head. This is impossible, he can't tell fortunes—if he could, he wouldn't be dragged into trouble.
"He got lucky this time! He can't possibly find Jiang Hongyan—and even if he finds her, he can do nothing about it! He's still too young and impulsive and always does things without thorough consideration."
Liu Jingning sighed and, transforming into a black shadow, began to catch up with Xu Que.
Although Xu Que did not consider consequences, this was to his benefit. If he were a person who always thought too much about consequences, he would probably still be in the Five Elements Mountain.
He wanted to see Jiang Hongyan so desperately because he knew what kind of person she was and that she would never break her promise to him.
She promised to meet me in the Bright Moon Hotel and asked Liu Jingning to take care of me, so she must be in serious trouble now!
She might have gotten into trouble with all those influential Families and Factions, but with her ability and characteristics, she can't possibly be afraid of those people. If she were, she would not show herself at the Bright Moon Hotel in the first place.There is only one thing that I am sure of: she is in deep trouble now.
Thinking of this, Xu Que made up his mind to find Liu Jingning.
In fact, before coming here he'd only wanted to take revenge to Duan Jiude and get the Genesis Earth Herbs and the Genesis Wood Herbs to bring Xiao Rou back to life.
Xiao Rou had not been brought back to life yet, and Jiang Hongyan was in great danger.
Xu Que knew he could not rush to bring Xiao Rou back to life, since even if he managed to get the two herbs from Duan Jiude, he still could not bring her back to life without the Living Holy Water.
Currently, the most important thing for him to do was to keep Jiang Hongyan safe.
Having a close relationship with Jiang Hongyan will bring me bad luck? Even if this is true, I'm not afraid! I'm so good at acting tough I'm not afraid of anything at all!
If I am really cursed then I will constantly be dragged into trouble, and I can take it as an opportunity to act tough!
…
Outside the city, Jiang Limu received a voice message from Jiang Yushu and was told to go back.
He was so desperate that he simply wanted to burst into tears. He had been dragged into huge trouble and realized that the only thing he could do was run away as far as he could.
He knew that even if he went back, no one would believe him, and he would definitely be killed if he could not hand out the X-ray perspective machine.
The next morning came. Jiang Yushu and the powerful men from other two Families grimly awaited the return of Jiang Limu.
Everyone believed that Jiang Limu had run away with the X-ray perspective machine.
Gong Huaping was furious. "Jiang Yushu, see?! How can you and your family do such a thing to us! Obviously, you are bullying the Gong Family and the Bai Family. You shall wait and see!" He stormed away.
"You shall wait and see!" the Elder of the Bai Family sneered and also left.
Jiang Yushu was both angry and worried. He realized things had gone out of control, and the entire Jiang Family would be dragged into huge turmoil if he did not solve things.
"B*stard!" Jiang Yushu said angrily. "Find out where Jiang Limu is! I don't care how much time or money it will cost! If he fights back when he is spotted, just kill him and bring me the X-ray perspective machine!" He looked away with a coldness in his eyes.
"If it were not for that sl*tty Jiang Hongyan, this sort of thing would have never happened to my family! I will definitely kill her!"
Chapter 594: An Advanced Star Rank Magic Art
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Now it was quite sunny outside the Water Cloud City, which was located in the southwest part of the East Continent.
Two lights streaked above the ancient city, one after the other, then they landed on a small hill. When the intense Spiritual Qi dispersed, the figures of two people and a dog appeared—these were Xu Que, Liu Jingning and Buttface.
After leaving the Stone-Cutting Convention, Xu Que dashed toward the southwest for a night before they came across the first ancient city: the Water Cloud City.
"Finally, we've landed. Little brat, quick—let's find a restaurant and have a proper meal!" Buttface hungrily stuck out his tongue.
"Don't think about it! After hurrying along for a whole night, it's time to correct the direction!" Xu Que's eyes widened. He took off one of his shoes and prepared to throw it again.
He had to confirm whether the direction he'd chosen was correct. Last night, the shoe-throwing ended up pointing toward the southwest. But Jiang Hongyan might now be in some other place, and if that were the case then last night's direction would be useless.
"Little Queque, it's useless to do that!" Standing behind Xu Que, Liu Jingning watched him take off his shoe again. She smiled and shook her head.
She'd never heard of this method being used to locate a person, and that was because it was totally unreliable. It was impossible to find people using this childish method.
"It works!" Xu Que calmly replied with a smile.
Grabbing the shoe tightly in his hand, Xu Que started calculating the time to activate the Lucky Aura. This aura always resulted in a high consumption of Acting Tough Points per second. It was horrible!
Ding!
"The Lucky Aura is activated. One thousand Acting Tough Points will now be consumed each second!"
When the warning tone of the System sounded, Xu Que immediately threw his shoe in the air.
Patter!
The shoe flew up a bit and quickly dropped back to the ground. This time the toe cap was pointing south.
"Phew!"
Xu Que deactivated the Lucky Aura immediately. He'd used the Lucky Aura for four seconds, which was one second shorter than last night; that is to say, he'd saved 1,000 Acting Tough Points!
Xu Que was quite satisfied with that. Moreover, he'd corrected the direction by throwing the shoe again.
The direction changed to the south from the southwest. Maybe Jiang Hongyan was heading for the south now; or maybe both results of the shoe-throwing were incorrect!
After all, the Lucky Aura only made the user luckier. It couldn't guarantee that the toe cap would point in the right direction every time.
However, Xu Que chose to believe in the results of the shoe-throwing. Without any hesitation, he put on the shoe and dashed toward the south, grabbing Buttface.
Liu Jingning was surprised. She didn't know the exact location of Jiang Hongyan, but she knew her rough whereabouts.
Xu Que had performed his shoe-throwing method twice, and the results were quite close to the location of Jiang Hongyan, which seemed unbelievable.
Could it be that this guy is not influenced by bad luck? No—the things that happened yesterday prove he has been pursued by the bad luck. But the things that are happening today are quite miraculous! Could it be that he has found the way to get rid of the bad luck? Liu Jingning was confused. She pondered it, furrowing her eyebrows for a while, then she jumped into the sky again and started to follow Xu Que closely.
She was so eager to investigate the reason. Is he really so lucky that he can get the correct direction, or has he found a method to overcome the bad luck?
However, Liu Jingning was shocked over and over again during the journey. She was completely confused.
During the next three days they continued forward. Whenever they came across an ancient city, Xu Que stopped to throw the shoe to keep correcting the direction, which was always between west and south.
At such a speed, Liu Jingning had no doubt that Xu Que would really find Jiang Hongyan.
"Little Queque, what have you been doing the past few days?" She finally couldn't help but ask.
After all, it was incredible. How could he find the right direction throwing shoes?
"Ha! Why do you seem so anxious?" Xu Que smiled. "That means this direction is correct, right?"
Seeing Liu Jingning's surprised expression, he could confirmed the direction was correct. Otherwise, this woman would have mocked him for a long time.
"I have to admit that the direction is correct! However, I still can't believe you can find Jiang Hongyan among millions of people only by throwing shoe!"
It was hard for her to believe Xu Que's method could work—it was like looking for a needle in a haystack! No, it was more difficult than looking for a needle in a haystack!
Hearing her comments, Xu Que silently smiled.
This proved the Lucky Aura was helpful. It could get rid of the influence of the bad luck! As long as he had enough Acting Tough Points, he could absolutely find Jiang Hongyan.
Over the past few days, Xu Que hadn't run into trouble. If he came across trouble, he just flew away without stopping.
He did cut open the ancient stones on the journey and had obtained the precious items hidden in the stones, which were from ancient times. Most of them were incomplete magic artifacts, which were seriously damaged and basically useless. However, Xu Que asked the System to recycle them and obtained a large amount of Artifact Refining Essences.
A large Dragon Soul Element was hidden in an ancient stone, which was also quite time-honored. This made Xu Que crazy with delight. Being a Two-Star Dragon Soul Element, it was comparable to the Two-Star Dragon Soul Element obtained by Xu Que through mergence.
If he also merged the two Two-Star Dragon Soul Elements, the probability of obtaining an Advanced Star Rank magic art would be enhanced remarkably—to around 100 percent.
However, Xu Que now had other things to consider. Now he had the assistance of the Lucky Aura, so he thought it was unnecessary to pursue the probability of 100 percent anymore. If he opened both Two-Star Dragon Soul Elements separately, he might obtain two Advanced Star Rank magic arts. So, why not?
But the System told him only one magic art could be obtained from the Dragon Soul Elements. It could be at the Basic Star Rank, the Intermediate Star Rank or the Advanced Star Rank.
The difference between ranks was only the completeness of the magic art!
For example, if the magic art was at the Basic Star Rank, it would be incomplete by only containing several moves. Only the Advanced Star Rank magic art was complete!
Therefore, it would be useless for him to have a lot of Dragon Soul Elements. He could also merge them directly to obtain the Advanced Star Rank magic art once and for all!
"System, merge both Two-Star Dragon Soul Elements first!" Xu Que murmured to the System in his heart.
Next time they stopped to correct their direction by throwing his shoe, he planned to open the Dragon Soul Element the moment the Lucky Aura activated!
Therefore, before that, he had to merge both Two-Star Dragon Soul Elements to maximize the probability of obtaining the Advanced Star Rank magic art to minimize the risk.
Whoosh!
The System interface immediately flashed. The two Dragon Soul Elements intertwined and merged with each other and finally turned into a lump of green light.
Xu Que found the property of the Dragon Soul Element had been changed.
[Three-Star Dragon Soul Element]
The probability of getting a Basic Star Rank magic was 100 percent, the probability of getting an Intermediate Star Rank magic art was 100 percent, and the probability of getting an Advanced Star Rank magic art was 80 percent.
"Nice!"
Xu Que was immediately overjoyed. At the probability of 80 percent, a common man could obtain an Advanced Star Rank magic art without the assistance of the Lucky Aura.
Of course, it was still a little bit risky. The probabilities of obtaining the Basic Star Rank magic art and the Intermediate Star Rank magic art were both 100 percent. If he prioritized magic art with the probability of 100 percent, he might be unable to get the Advanced Star Rank magic art, of which the probability was only 80 percent.
Therefore, Xu Que decided to choose a safer way. He took off his shoe and activated the Lucky Aura. When he tossed the shoe into the air, he opened the Three-Star Dragon Soul Element directly!
Whoosh!
The Dragon Soul Element in the System Package dispersed and turned into an ancient jade slip. At the same time, the warning tone of the System came in!
Ding! "Congratulations to the host in obtaining an Advanced Star Rank magic art: The Great Ultimate Derivation Dragon & Elephant Seal! Are you going to learn it?"
Chapter 595: The Great Ultimate Derivation Dragon & Elephant Seal
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"The great ultimate derivation dragon and elephant seal?"
Hearing this, Xu Que was amazed.
He instantly turned off the Lucky Aura and began carefully reading the introduction of this incantation.
The great ultimate derivation dragon and elephant seal: this extremely powerful incantation was created by the Dragon tribe after 3,000 trials and experiments. There were five seals in total, and completing every seal would give someone the power of the dragon and the elephant . . .
While reading this, Xu Que got more and more excited.
He knew the character "大" should be pronounced like the character "太", and the character "衍" referred to the derivation, so the name of the incantation itself referred to the derivation of Tai Chi.
But there are five seals in total . . . so this can't have anything to do with the Tai Chi itself. I think it must be even more powerful than Tai Chi.
The five seals were the Fantasy Killing Seal, the Heavenly Thunder Seal, the Void Annihilation Seal, the Immortal Seal, and the Buddha Seal.
Although each seal sounded marvelous, Xu Que still thought there was something wrong.
Since it was created by the Dragon tribe, why on earth does it seem it has nothing to do with the dragon? Judging from the name of the five seals, it has much more to do with being immortal or Buddha.
"Can it be possible its creator is also someone who likes to act tough?!" Xu Que laughed and grew more interested in the five seals.
Since this incantation is one of the star ranks, it must be very very powerful!
"System! I want to cultivate this incantation!"
Bang!
A huge noise was suddenly echoing inside Xu Que's head, as if something had exploded.
The jade slip vanished and changed into a ray of light. The light flew between his eyebrows. Countless ancient and mysterious words and pictures appeared inside his brain and flew all over his body.
His flesh and every vein was sealed with these mysterious words and pictures, then the light gradually darkened and at last disappeared.
Finally, his body went back to normal.
Xu Que looked at the screen of the System and found something had changed.
Fantasy Killing Seal: 0 percent
Heavenly Thunder Seal: 30 percent
Void Annihilation Seal: 0 percent
Immortal Seal: not available
Buddha Seal: not available
What?! Thirty percent of the Heavenly Thunder Seal? This must have something to do with the thunder refining essence inside my body. The new incantation must have merged with the that of the ball lightning. But why on earth are the last two not even available?!
"System! What's happening?" Xu Que asked. "Why are the last two advanced incantations unavailable?"
Ding! "According to the rules of the incantation, the host must complete the first three incantations before using the last two."
Hearing this, Xu Que was speechless.
After the thunder tribulation, there was already a huge amount of thunder refining essence inside his body; he had even created the incantation of ball lightning himself, and he just managed to reach to 30 percent of the entire cultivation process of the Heavenly Thunder Seal.
Does this mean that once I complete the cultivation of the Heavenly Thunder Seal, it will be three times stronger than the incantation of the ball lightning?
When I complete the cultivation of the last two incantations, I will be invincible.
Xu Que was getting more and more excited.
All of a sudden, Xu Que's entire body trembled and he could move his body freely again.
The entire process only lasted a few seconds, but the energy gave out by him greatly startled Liu Jingning and Buttface.
"Holy sh*t! What were you doing just now?! You were cultivating some sort of new incantation?"
Xu Que smiled. "Yes! I did!"
"What?! You threw the shoe up into the sky while cultivating some new incantations?"
Xu Que nodded calmly. "There's nothing to be surprised about! I can even show you what I just achieved!"
"You mean you indeed managed to complete your cultivation on some new incantations while you were throwing your shoe?!" Liu Jingning exclaimed, on the verge of collapsing.
As soon as the shoe fell to the ground, Xu Que had suddenly frozen. The next minute, his body began to shine and give out a great energy.
I thought he was in some sort of trouble . . .
Normally, when a cultivator is working, he finds somewhere quiet to avoid being disturbed by others. This is because once he is disturbed, things get out of control. But he easily completes cultivations like this?! He's really quite something!
Liu Jingning stared at Xu Que as if he were some sort of monster. She finally realized why Jiang Hongyan was so optimistic about Xu Que's future.
Meanwhile, Xu Que got rather excited and glanced over at Liu Jingning.
"The shoe is pointing southwest again. I think we're about to find Jiang Hongyan!"
Liu Jingning shook her head. "Little Que Que, to be honest, I already knew she was around here somewhere, but I don't know exactly where she is at the moment. You got us here simply by throwing your shoe, which was not my expectation. But even so, do you really think you can find her by continuing to throw your shoe?"
"Of course I can!" Xu Que said.
Liu Jingning was speechless.
"But are you really sure?! As we are getting closer and closer to Hongyan, you might be more and more misfortunate!" Clearly, she was not joking about the so-called misfortune theory!
"Don't worry! I'll be fine!" Xu Que said confidently, patting his chest. "I've met many ups and downs here in the Cultivation World, and I am always very determined, brave, and tough!"
Bang!
Lightning suddenly bolted across the sky and struck right next to Xu Que's feet.
"F*ck!"
Chapter 596: So what?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que was quite confused.
It was strange that lightning had suddenly struck near him!
Liu Jingning was also shocked and came to after a momentary daze.
She had hardly finished speaking when misfortune came upon Xu Que, which dumbfounded her. She suddenly started to worry about the future of Xu Que.
However, Xu Que didn't stress about it much. On the contrary, he was oddly calm.
A man dogged by misfortune might choke to death drinking water. That lightning aimed for me and missed, so there is nothing to fear!
Moreover, as the King of Tough-Acting, even the Heavenly Tribulation can't scare me. How could I be afraid of such a tiny lightning?
At the thought of this, Xu Que was very pleased and smiled. "See? Even the lightning didn't hit me, which means I—"
Rumble!
Before Xu Que could finish his words, another big bang came in from the sunny sky, and a bolt of lightning as thick as an arm streaked toward his head.
"D*mn! Is there no end to it?"
Xu Que was quite annoyed, then he moved away to evade the lightning instantly.
Bang!
Again, the lightning missed its target but violently hit a rock, creating a giant pit in the ground and crushing a lot of rocks.
"F*ck! If you do it again, I will definitely blow you up!" instead of looking at the ground, Xu Que shouted filthy words and pointed at the sky.
Liu Jingning was dumbfounded.
What is he going to do?
Is he insane?
He has been dogged by misfortune that can even attract lightning to him! Never mind if he doesn't escape, but how dare he abuse the heavens? Isn't he afraid of divine retribution?
How reckless is this guy?
Liu Jingning was shocked. Luckily, she was not a witness when Xu Que crossed his Heavenly Tribulation; otherwise, she might have been very frightened.
After all, the cultivators believed in the existence of "the Way of Heaven" and in reincarnation, which were treated as taboos. They didn't want to mention them. For what goes around comes around, and everything they did was embodied through the Heavenly Tribulation.
However, Xu Que wasn't worried about any of this. Since he had started his way of tough-acting, his appetite had even become better.
The core of cultivation was mind training. But his plan was to do whatever he wanted; otherwise, cultivation would be meaningless for him.
"Xu Que, stop your reckless behavior!" Having no time to guess whether or not there would be more lightning strikes, Liu Jingning pulled Xu Que back.
The sky became quiet at this moment. It didn't release more lightning because of Xu Que's abuse.
Xu Que murmured, "See, I have to curse it—now it is obedient!"
"Enough! Just leave when you still have time!" Liu Jingning worried a greater disaster would come if he kept talking like that!
"Ah? Where should I go? I am about to find Hongyan! How could I leave now?" Xu Que shook his head, then he put on his shoes and was about to hit the road.
Liu Jingning frowned and spoke with a hint of surprise in her eyes. "Are you still going to look for her? You just barely approached her position and were attacked by inexplicable thunder tribulations! Have you considered what will happen if you find her?"
"Of course I have! I could be smashed by a meteor suddenly, or I could die of over-excitement seeing my extremely handsome face in a mirror! Those kinds of things would end my journey, but that is why I don't believe they will happen. Even if they occur, I will not be terrified!" Xu Que smiled.
He was quite confident. If a meteor really fell on him, he could just evade it by activating the Lucky Aura. There was truly nothing to fear.
Seeing his mischievous expression, Liu Jingning felt very anxious. She shook her head. "You don't know how serious it is when a man is dogged by misfortune. That is also why everyone in the East Continent is so eager to kill Jiang Hongyan, for what happened to Hongyan's parents in those years really scared all of them. This is a dead end! Why do you want to get involved in it?"
"Her parents? What happened in those years?" When Liu Jingning mentioned Jiang Hongyan's parents, Xu Que immediately became curious.
Jiang Hongyan had never mentioned her parents. The only time they came up was in the Water Nation, and she had only said that the artifact was left behind by her mother, but she didn't mention her after that.
Now that Liu Jingning had mentioned this topic, his interest had immediately been piqued.
"It is no longer a secret in the East Continent, so it is okay to tell you." After pondering it for a while, Liu Jingning began the story. She planned to scare Xu Que off by telling him the things that had happened in those years so he would be aware of the seriousness of this issue.
After all, it was quite difficult to describe how it felt to be dogged by misfortune! Although many cultivators had heard of it, almost nobody had seen it with their own eyes.
The only example was Jiang Hongyan's parents: Jiang Shanhe and Yi Qing'er.
Yi Qing'er, Jiang Hongyan's mother, was a woman doomed to experience misfortune in her life. However, when she was young, she wasn't haunted by misfortune. It started after she married Jiang Shanhe and became pregnant with Jiang Hongyan.
Someone said Yi Qing'er was implicated by Jiang Hongyan, who was the Heavenly Cursed Lone Star and a calamitous beauty.
However, very few people agreed with this judgment. Old Man of the Heaven Secret, the leader of the Heaven Secret Pavilion, used to practice divination for Yi Qing'er. This resulted in the misfortune being caused by Yi Qing'er herself. Together with the rocky fate of Jiang Shanhe, their marriage resulted in serious consequences. They even passed all their misfortune to Jiang Hongyan.
At that time, the Patriarch of the Jiang Family hadn't yet started his secluded cultivation. He attached great importance to Jiang Shanhe and his wife. He even invited Old Man of the Heaven Secret to solve the problem for them. However, even the Old Man of the Heaven Secret, who was good at fortune-telling and planning carefully by taking every conceivable possibility into consideration, said it had gone beyond his skills. And their problem could only be solved by changing fate.
Therefore, the Jiang Family invested extraordinary resources into solving this issue. After several decades, they managed to find two parts of the One Turning into Three Pure Pellucid Ones. However, before Jiang Shanhe and his wife had time to learn it, both of them died because of their misfortune.
The patriarch of the Jiang Family was heartbroken over their deaths, so he was possessed by the Inner Demons during his cultivation, which almost killed him. He then started the secluded cultivation to withdraw from the world.
After that, the Jiang Family took a lot of continuous hits. From young sovereigns toughening themselves to the family businesses, big problems emerged one after another.
Everyone pointed the finger at Jiang Hongyan, who could bring calamities to her family as a calamitous beauty.
No one wanted to be her friend. When Jiang Hongyan reached the Golden Core Stage, she had to leave the Jiang Family alone. Since then, the Jiang Family had witnessed a turnaround and recovered gradually to stabilize their status as the number one family of the East Continent.
But now Jiang Hongyan had returned to the East Continent, which greatly worried about not only the Jiang Family, but also the rest of the big families and sects. Because she was a cultivator with great talent, her rise was the last thing the big families and sects wanted to see. They were more terrified that if she could really change her fate, the situation of the entire East Continent would be changed.
After hearing the complete history of Jiang Hongyan's family from Liu Jingning, Xu Que was speechless.
He thought the former owner of his body had been quite miserable. He was adopted by the Emperor as a lonely and helpless child. Then, he was treated as elixir and his spiritual root was harvested. After that, he was killed and his body had been dumped in wilderness.
Now he knew Jiang Hongyan's life experience was even more miserable. She was suspected of wearing out her parents, then she was disfavored and hated by the entire family. Later, she had to gravitate to the Five Elements Mountain alone. When she returned to the East Continent, she was still regarded as a public enemy hunted by everyone on the continent.
All these miserable experiences were caused by her misfortune.
"Well, do you still think it's nothing to be haunted by misfortune?" Seeing Xu Que speechless, Liu Jingning thought his determination had wavered so she continued trying to persuade him. "Her parents had reached the Void Training Stage, but they could change nothing and died on their way back to the Jiang Family inexplicably. Now Jiang Hongyan has returned to the East Continent. Her misfortune has become even more violent, almost as if it has been released completely. If you approach her, you will be more miserable than her parents!"
"I know!" Xu Que was unexpectedly calm. He nodded and glanced at Liu Jingning with a smile. "I know the consequences of being haunted by misfortune are very serious. So what? I told you that I have never been terrified by being haunted by misfortune!"
Click!
At this moment, Buttface, bored by their conversation, started to fiddle with the tape recorder. He pushed down the "play" button inadvertently. Then, the powerful and clear singing came out from the recorder.
"It is so lonely to be invincible!
"It is so empty to be invincible!
"Standing on the summit alone, chilly winds blow continuously!
"Who could understand my loneliness?"
Chapter 597: Don't You Think It's Rather Strange?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Buttface was startled by the sound.
Liu Jingning remained very calm, however, since she was still thinking about what Xu Que had just said to her.
He knows the consequences of getting close to Hongyan. Why on earth does he insist on finding her? Is he really not afraid of death?
Gradually, Liu Jingning was also moved by the sound of the song. Seeing Xu Que smiling, she was deeply surprised.
Is he being courageous or reckless?! Confident or arrogant?!
…
A mild breeze gently touched the hair on Xu Que's forehead, and his clothes moved along with the breeze.
He turned around and smiled at Buttface, ready to praise the dog for turning on the recorder at the right time.
He'd managed to act tough again and earned 1,000 Acting Tough Points!
In the past, 1,000 Acting Tough Points might not have seemed a big deal to him. But now that he had no more than 10,000 Acting Tough Points, with the extra 1,000 Acting Tough Points he could use the Lucky Aura for one more second.
Xu Que was very happy.
"Great! We shall leave here now." He picked up Buttface and flew into the sky.
Liu Jingning was about to say something but decided to keep silent.
She finally realized, after asking him over a dozen times not to look for Hongyan, that she could not change Xu Que's mind.
"Jiang Hongyan," Liu Jingning murmured, "I tried my best to stop him! If something bad happens to him, I can't save him! I'm sorry!"
Then, she forced out a smile. "I used to pity you quite a lot! But this time, Hongyan, I envy you. You've got a man who would risk his life to be near you!"
She changed into a shadow and caught up with Xu Que.
…
They didn't stop until the next day.
During their flight, Xu Que had met many troubles.
From time to time, some peculiar stones flew at him and a couple of times almost hit him in the eye.
Sometimes a lightning bolt would strike down at him; if it were not for his speedy dodging, he would have been hit by one.
What was strange was that every time Xu Que managed to dodge the lightning, the lightning would strike at a cultivator walking on the ground. It was as if the sky had guessed Xu Que would not be hit and so kept waiting until a cultivator was walking by.
Those struck by the lightning thought it was Xu Que casting it down, so they got extremely angry and began chasing after him.
Xu Que didn't care and continued flying so quickly that the cultivators could not possibly catch up with him.
Buttface was playing with the recorder and somehow played the song called "Meeting in 1998."
More and more cultivators were being accidentally hit by the lightning.
"You b*stard! How dare you sneak-attack me with lightning! Stop running!"
Then the sound of the song came: "Come come come! Let's meet in 1998!"
Hearing this, the people struck by lightning exclaimed:
"Wait! Is he declaring a fight with us?! Young man, where shall we meet?!"
"Let's meet in the beautiful spring, with the gentle breeze blowing; let's meet in the best time of our life . . . "
"What?! What on earth do you mean?!"
"Our heart is connected with each other, every year, we come here and meet with each other, no matter where I am or how far I am away from you, I will always come to meet you . . . "
Hearing this, all the cultivators were stunned.
Impertinence! My heart is not connected with you!
'Meeting you every year? No matter where you are you will come and meet us?!'
This is all bulls*it!
Xu Que was also angry. "F*ck! Turn off the recorder. Otherwise, I will smash it into pieces!"
"Okay! Fine!"
Buttface quickly turned the device off and hid it. He loved the recorder very much and was afraid that Xu Que really meant what he said.
Xu Que was still flying in the sky with Buttface, who kept singing his version of the music he'd played earlier.
"Come come come! I want to sleep with your father!
"Come come come! I also want to sleep with your father!"
…
At last, Xu Que managed to get rid of those cultivators.
Liu Jingning was just behind Xu Que and was terribly troubled by what had just happened to Xu Que.
She sent him a voice message.
"Little Xu Que, I think we'd better stop and take a rest. Don't you think what just happened to you is really strange?!"
"I don't think so! You told me I am cursed and that I'd become misfortunate! So what?!"
"I don't mean that—I mean the cultivators!"
"What do you mean?!"
Hearing this, Xu Que stopped and looked at Liu Jingning, puzzled.
"Right beneath us is a place where few cultivators come since this area is the most desolate place in the Eastern Continent. Normally, you can't spot a regular man, not to mention the cultivators. The reason Jiang Hongyan chose this place is that she doesn't want to drag anyone into trouble after she starts to go through the Mystery Land Trial. In spite of this, we've seen quite a lot cultivators."
Hearing this, Xu Que was surprised. "So you mean there couldn't be so many cultivators here?!"
Is it possible that because I am cursed, wherever I go people will follow me and get into trouble with me even if they don't want to?
That's impossible!
Liu Jingning nodded. "It's peculiar enough to spot even one cultivator here, and at this point, we've met around a hundred. Something must be not right!"
Xu Que looked around and found nothing but barren land. The Spiritual Qi here was also very thin, and this made the location not an ideal place for cultivators to do the cultivation.
There could only be two reasons for so many cultivators to be here.
One possibility was that a treasured object had been spotted here, and then this attracted many cultivators. The other possibility was that they had probably come here to kill Jiang Hongyan.
Xu Que had come to save Jiang Hongyan's life.
Chapter 598: Not Challenging
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
That day, the deeds of a scoundrel were spreading among the cultivators in the surrounding areas.
"That guy always flies over someone and unexpectedly drops lightning, then he just flees. He is shameless!"
"He flees really fast and no one can catch up with him!"
"It is a kind of provocative act. Instead of killing people, he just attacks them with lightning to fling down a challenge!"
"I've also heard that. It seems people of the Jiang Family and the Gong Family all got hit by lightning. As they were chasing that guy, he just asked them to fight him at ninety-eight. But nobody knows where this ninety-eight is!"
"No, no! I was told that an apprentice of the Illusionary Flower & Moon Sect was hit by lightning. When he tried to chase that guy, he said he wanted to fight the victim's parents!"
"He is too unscrupulous! I've heard he is also very young. I didn't expect he could be so disrespectful to people of the previous generation!"
Many people were talking about this issue, and said they would definitely kill this guy if they came across him.
This kind of person was way too arrogant, unscrupulous, and shameless! He had to be erased from this world.
As the cultivators discussed this issue, they headed for the only ancient city in the area. After the desertion of this area, the ancient city became desolate and uninhabited. Because of this it was called "Desolation City." It became packed with around 1,000 cultivators overnight.
…
Apparently, Xu Que's speculation was correct.
He settled down in Desolation City with Liu Jingning. It was quite easy to learn the purposes of the cultivators here. There were so many in the city that Xu Que and Liu Jingning could get the information by just asking any one of them.
All of the cultivators had come to this area to hunt down Jiang Hongyan.
"Just now I captured three cultivators at the Original Infant Stage. They told me someone invited Old Man of the Heaven Secret Pavilion to predict Jiang Hongyan's location with divination. They also knew Jiang Hongyan's plans to cross her Heavenly Tribulation here. Therefore, all the big families and sects have sent people here and asked for reinforcement. Still a lot more people are coming."
Liu Jingning appeared in a corner of Desolation City, then she returned to Xu Que and quietly told him the information she'd gathered.
Originally, Jiang Hongyan planned to cross her Heavenly Tribulation in this uninhabited area. Liu Jingning had originally decided to stay out of it. However, now so many people planned to kill Liu Jingning when she was crossing her Heavenly Tribulation, so Liu Jingning couldn't stand idle anymore.
She had always treated Jiang Hongyan as her friend, even sister. Although their identities made them rivals, Liu Jingning would help Jiang Hongyan in dire circumstances without hesitation.
Therefore, when they arrived at Desolation City, Liu Jingning started to collect information before Xu Que had been moved to action. Instead of persuading Xu Que to leave, she would now join him in helping Jiang Hongyan.
Xu Que was also quite serious. He hadn't seen Jiang Hongyan's Heavenly Tribulation before, but he knew that it was complicated.
After all, the One Turning into Three Pure Pellucid Ones, cultivated by her, was a Star Rank skill.
The Ancient Five Elemental Arts, cultivated by Xu Que, was just a High-Grade skill. As a result, his Heavenly Tribulations were much more difficult than others. Therefore, Jiang Hongyan, who was cultivating a Star Rank skill, had to overcome unimaginable difficulties to cross her Heavenly Tribulation.
Jiang Hongyan's One Turning into Three Pure Pellucid Ones was a skill which could change fate. It would make the Heavenly Tribulation more dangerous, so there was only the possibility of a narrow escape from death for Jiang Hongyan.
Moreover, the big families and sects of the East Continent would also make trouble for her. Therefore, it was correct to say Jiang Hongyan was facing her certain death.
"We must prevent these people from finding Hongyan. No… I think we'd better take action first!" Intense, murderous intent flashed in Xu Que's eyes. The ferocious aura accumulated through killing numerous people gushed out of his body again.
Liu Jingning stopped Xu Que immediately. She shook her head, saying, "Don't be rash! There are over 1,000 cultivators in the city. Most of them are disbanded cultivators who have just arrived from nearby places. The main troops are still marching toward here. You can't kill them all!"
Liu Jingning became more serious. "Also, all the big families and sects have sent their powerhouse at the Void Training Stage. Many Holy Sons and Holy Virgins are also on their way here. All of them are planning to kill Jiang Hongyan!"
Xu Que frowned. "What? Why do these Holy Sons and Holy Virgins hate Jiang Hongyan so much?"
"Jiang Hongyan was the best among her peers because of her extraordinary talent," Liu Jingning said coldly. "These Holy Sons and Holy Virgins were nothing next to her at that time. Now all of them are targeting Jiang Hongyan. One of them used to say the one who kills Jiang Hongyan will be the number one Holy Son or Holy Virgin in the East Continent!"
"F*ck!" Xu Que was irritated. He clenched his fists tightly and blue veins appeared on his hands. He snorted, "Who the h*ll do they think they are? How dare they treat Hongyan as prey?"
"That's the reason I stopped you from acting recklessly. I know your strength is quite powerful, and you could even fight powerhouses at the Void Training Stage. But what if you have to face ten, or even one hundred powerhouses at the Void Training Stage at the same time?"
Xu Que quieted down. He was not terrified by ten or one hundred powerhouses at the Void Training Stage. But what Liu Jingning said was right: now he shouldn't be reckless.
The biggest problem Jiang Hongyan faced was not these scums of the East Continent but the Heavenly Tribulation.
After calming himself down, Xu Que said, "I will kill all of them, even if they send ten or one hundred powerhouses at the Void Training Stage. However, the pressing issue now is to find Hongyan!"
"Exactly! We should find Jiang Hongyan first and discuss our possible countermeasures!" Liu Jingning nodded.
Xu Que took off his shoes and smiled. "We don't need countermeasures. I will help her cross the Heavenly Tribulation! As for these scum, if they dare make troubles, they will never be able to get away."
"Are you going to . . . help her cross the Heavenly Tribulation?" Liu Jingning was confused, then she smiled wryly and shook her head. "Little Queque, I know you are quite powerful, but you are still a cultivator at Level 4 of the Infant Transformation Stage. Jiang Hongyan is going to cross the 69 Heavenly Tribulations. No one could help her cross that easily!"
"I know! I could just absorb some thunder and lightning!" Xu Que said with a smile. If he could absorb thunder from the 69 Heavenly Tribulations, he could make great progress in the cultivation of the Heavenly Thunder Seal of his Great Ultimate Derivation Dragon & Elephant Seal!
Liu Jingning was quite curious. She remembered she used to sense a familiar aura in the lightning while trapped by Xu Que's lightning chain. Now she realized it was really the thunder from the Heavenly Tribulation! This young man could absorb energy from the Heavenly Tribulations!
However, she still shook her head and sighed, "Little Queque, I'm afraid you can't help her this time. This time Jiang Hongyan has to change her fate. Therefore, the Heavenly Tribulation she will face will be much more destructive than the normal 69 Heavenly Tribulations!"
Liu Jingning remembered her experience crossing her 69 Heavenly Tribulations, which had been extremely dangerous. Because of the skill she'd cultivated, when her Heavenly Tribulations were about to end, she had been attacked by a Heavenly Thunder of a Purple Cloud. Luckily, she had prepared properly before; otherwise, she might have been killed on the spot!
Now Jiang Hongyan was about to cross her Heavenly Tribulation and change her fate. The Heavenly Tribulation would probably be extremely horrible!
"Yes! What you say is right!"
Xu Que winked. "The Heavenly Tribulation Hongyan will face won't be that simple. However, I do hope powerful Heavenly Tribulations l will come. I just hope they don't drop those rubbish Heavenly Thunder of Purple Cloud or Ancient Catastrophe. They are not challenging at all!"
Chapter 599: The Whereabouts of Jiang Hongyan
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Hearing Xu Que, Liu Jingning was speechless.
The Heavenly Thunder of the Purple Cloud only existed as a legend. If any of the Holy Sons or Holy Virgins experienced it, they would definitely be frightened. As for the Ancient Catastrophe, I have not even seen it in my entire life.
In her view, Xu Que was really an extremely powerful man and a genius, who had the potential. But when it came to the thunder tribulation, she doubted that Xu Que could survive it.
"Where should we go next? I saw her once here, and now I'm sure that she's not here anymore."
"Stand aside please, I am about to throw my shoe." Xu Que help up a shoe in his hand.
Liu Jingning was shocked.
"You mean you are going to find the path by throwing your shoe again?"
She thought Xu Que was simply joking and had no idea what he was doing. However, Xu Que had indeed found the way to this city by throwing his shoe…
"Yes," Xu Que replied. "If you think I'm joking, do you have a better option? If you do, tell me then!"
Better option? No matter what, throwing the shoe up into the sky is too ridiculous for words… but, it seems that for now, it may be the best option.
Thinking this, Liu Jingning forced a smile and shook her head.
For the first time in her life, she felt hopeless.
Anyone who had known her before this would be stunned by her face.
As the Saint of the Utmost Happiness Faction and a powerful and ruthless woman, she could not think of a better way to find Jiang Hongyan.
"If you can't think of a better option, then step aside please and behave yourself. I'll show you what I am about to do!"
Xu Que summoned his System.
Behave myself? You're much much younger than me, and you dare talk to me in a tone like that?
Liu Jingning frowned and was rather upset by the way Xu Que talked to her. Especially since, in her view, Xu Que was just a child.
In the past, she would have definitely taught Xu Que a lesson, but now she was just a bit upset. Soon, even this feeling faded away.
In Cultivation, it was always someone's competence, not his age, that mattered. But even so, Xu Que should not talk to Liu Jingning in such a way.
During this journey, Liu Jingning had already started regarding Xu Que as someone who was on the same level as herself.
Xu Que activated his Lucky Aura and threw his shoe high up into the sky.
After a short while, the shoe landed pointing to the southeast.
Xu Que quickly turned off the Lucky Aura. "Southeast? What a pity," he sighed. "Throwing the shoe, I can only tell the direction Jiang Hongyan is in, not the distance between her and I! But, anyway, we should head to the southeast."
At this point, knowing Jiang Hongyan's whereabouts was quite something for Xu Que.
"Southeast?! Crikey!" Liu Jingning exclaimed. "This can't be possible! I think she must have gone to the place that she shouldn't go to!"
"What do you mean?"
Xu Que stared at Liu Jingning and didn't notice that he was still standing on the ground with one bare foot.
"Southeast of the Desolation City is the Celestial Burial Valley, which is one of the Nine Deathtraps!" Liu Jingning murmured with a rather serious face.
Hearing this, Buttface proudly said, "I've been to that place seven times, and I am still fine! There is no need to be afraid!"
"F*ck off!" Xu Que pushed Buttface aside. He thought Buttface must be boasting again.
When Xu Que heard the phrase "Nine Deathtraps," he immediately recalled the "Heaven Dragon Cave" he heard about in the Stone-Cutting Convention since it was also one of the Nine Deathtraps. Even people from the Jiang Family and the Gong Family did not have the balls to step inside and only dared to dig out the stones on the outskirts of the Heaven Dragon Cave. Even this had cost the two Families many lives.
Therefore, Xu Que became very worried when he heard the phrase "Nine Deathtraps."
Xu Que knew Jiang Hongyan well, and he was sure that she would go to the Celestial Burial Valley.
The reason Jiang Hongyan had left the Bright Moon Hotel was that she did not want to drag other innocent people into trouble.
"She must have gone to the Celestial Burial Valley!" Liu Jingning said abruptly.
"This stupid woman!" Xu Que said angrily. "She still cares about others even if she knows those people want nothing but to kill her. She is really naive!"
In the Cultivation World, showing mercy to one's enemy would only bring destruction to himself.
Liu Jingning shook her head and sighed, "She doesn't want to make other innocent people suffer!"
Xu Que was furious. "Apart from us, no one who comes here is innocent!"
"You are right!" Liu Jingning said, looking at Xu Que gently. "The leaders should all be hanged, but their offspring and their families should not be killed!"
"What?" Xu Que was confused.
"I can tell you still have not realized the seriousness of the misfortune that Hongyan could bring to people around her!" she sighed.
"Once the tribulation starts, the air of misfortune will permeate. Once someone intends to kill her, she is bound to fight back, and if he dies in a space full of the air of misfortune, his entire family and later generations will be misfortunate!"
Hearing this, Xu Que was stunned.
This is insane! If someone is killed in a space surrounded by the air of misfortune, his entire family is cursed?! Wait a minute, if this is true, then why there are still so many people trying to kill her?
"I know what you are thinking. In fact, not many people know this. I simply happened to learn of this when I met her not very long ago. She doesn't want others to know about this and doesn't want others to suffer."
Hearing this, Xu Que was relieved and laughed.
She knows many people come here to kill her, but she doesn't warn them about the consequences of the air of misfortune. She decides to hide, and if anyone who happens to find her and touch the air of misfortune, she will not be the one who suffers.
If I had this so-called 'air of misfortune,' I wouldn't when I'm about to go through the tribulation. Instead, I would choose a place where my enemies gather . . .
"Let's go! I guess she must be staying in the outskirts of the Celestial Burial Valley!"
"Sure!" Xu Que nodded.
I wonder how she'll react when she sees me…