Chapter 1240: The Purge
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Not long after, a group of people set out from the exit of the God of Hell's Realm. It could have been a dangerous journey, but because of the presence of Mo Junchen, the situation had completely changed.
None of the people in this group dared to tell the truth to Mo Junchen. After all, Mo Junchen had sworn to join the Exploding Heavens Faction. Nobody dared to speak up. Even if they wanted to expose them, how were they going to go about doing it? They couldn't simply say, Sect Leader Mo, you had been deceived. The Exploding Heavens Faction was a mysterious force. In the past few years, they had robbed the Steal Sect and looted all the refinery materials from the Equipment Refining Tower. Then they had initiated and created a conflict with the Equipment Refining Sect. They were a group of scoundrels. If they told Mo Junchen, they weren't sure whether he would kill anyone. But they believed that they would be the first target of Mo Junchen's anger. He would question their rationale of not telling him earlier.
However, there was another thing to note, which was that in the minds of all the people of the Equipment Refining Sect, the Exploding Heavens Faction wasn't that useless. It was rumored that the members of the faction were all geniuses. Many people had also quietly enquired about how to join the Exploding Heavens Faction, and in fact they were pretty envious of Mo Junchen. Hence, all of the cultivators from the Equipment Refining Sect kept their mouths shut. They pretended that they knew nothing, as if they were totally uninformed.
The three King Refiners of the Inferior Artifact were extremely obedient. They had been leading the way with their heads down. They took Xu Que and Mo Junchen to the headquarters of the Equipment Refining Sect, where the Deputy Sect Leader and the Sect Leader were located. Although the Equipment Refining Sect's influence was widespread in the Six Major Celestial Realms, the Xuanyi Celestial Realm was their base, because this was where they had originated. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to send out three King Refiners of the Inferior Artifact to hunt down Xu Que and his group at once.
Mo Junchen had been their Sect Leader thousands of years ago. According to the rules, when a new Sect Leader was appointed, Mo Junchen could no longer be regarded as a Sect Leader. But sometimes the rules weren't enough to encompass everything. Mo Junchen had a high prestige during his reign in the Equipment Refining Sect, and there were countless disciples under him. Those disciples were now the core strength of the Equipment Refining Sect. Of course, the most important thing was that the current Sect Leader of the Equipment Refining Sect had also been a disciple learning directly under Mo Junchen. Mo Junchen was bound to have a say in the Equipment Refining Sect today.
As for the Deputy Sect Leader who had taken advantage of the Sect Leader who was in Secluded Meditation, he took the opportunity to extend his power into various forces. Everyone knew very well that the Deputy Sect Leader would never dare to confront Mo Junchen. After all, who dared to provoke Mo Junchen? Even if the current Sect Leader wasn't a disciple learning directly under Mo Junchen, no one dared to confront him anyway. This was a world that worshipped a person's prowess, and whoever was stronger had the say!
Along the way, the three King Refiners of the Inferior Artifact were quiet and well-behaved. Buttface and Duan Jiude didn't punish them. Their excuse was they were sparing them because of Mo Junchen. But in fact, they wanted them to owe the Exploding Heavens Faction a favor so that they could get some benefits and precious materials after arriving at the headquarters of the Equipment Refining Sect.
The ethical Mo Junchen never had a notion that he had been hornswoggled. He was still chatting with Xu Que at the moment, and inquiring about the achievements of the Exploding Heavens Faction. Xu Que had been boasting all the way and singing praises of the Exploding Heavens Faction, but he had never talked about anything substantive. Mo Junchen was suspicious of him at first, but at last Xu Que glanced at him calmly and asked, "Do you know the Heavenly Tripod List? Well, to tell you the truth, the top 20 of the Half-List and Human List of the Heavenly Tripod List are members of the Exploding Heavens Faction. If you don't believe it, you can ask those from the Equipment Refining Sect." As soon as Mo Junchen heard that, he was astounded! He looked at some cultivators from the Equipment Refining Sect, and they nodded one after the other to indicate that Xu Que was telling the truth this time. The Heavenly Tripod List was indeed dominated by those from the Exploding Heavens Faction. Even after more than two years, no one could break their top 20 records on the Half-List and Human List of the Heavenly Tripod List.
"Sure enough, most of the heroes are the youths. The Exploding Heavens Faction is full of elites!" Mo Junchen was overjoyed and increasingly felt that he had made the right decision to join the Exploding Heavens Faction. As a Sect Leader in the past, he clearly knew the most important aspect for a force was to be powerful. With so many geniuses, the future of the Exploding Heavens Faction would be extraordinary.
…..
A few hours later, they arrived in an Ancient City. They took a Teleportation Device and alighted in the central region of the Xuanyi Celestial Realm. The headquarters of the Equipment Refining Sect was here.
As soon as the crowd landed, Buttface and Duan Jiude rushed ahead, smashed on doors, thud-thud-thud, and shouted, "Fellow townsmen, open the door, open the door, the Exploding Heavens Faction is here to spread warmth!"
Many of the cultivators of the Equipment Refining Sect heard them with a twitch of their lips. That scene was too familiar. The most popular phrase in the Zhen Yuan Celestial Realm was fellow townsmen, open the door, and now even those from the Xuanyi Celestial Realm were aware of it. However, Mo Junchen didn't understand it. On the contrary, he thought that Buttface and Duan Jiude were pretty nice. They must be doing this because of his presence, addressing those from the Equipment Refining Sect as fellow townsmen.
Xu Que glanced at Mo Junchen and said with a faint smile, "Guardian Mo, hide your presence. Don't expose your identity first." Mo Junchen was startled for a second, but he collected himself and nodded. He understood Xu Que's intention. Since he wanted to clean up the corrupted, he must know what the situation of the Equipment Refining Sect now was. If he revealed his identity, he wouldn't be able to see the real Equipment Refining Sect!
…..
At the same time, inside the headquarters of the Equipment Refining Sect, in a spacious Alchemy Room, there was a pungent smell of medicine pervading the room. In the center of the Alchemy Room was a huge iron barrel, with a fire burning fiercely under it. The barrel of traditional Chinese medicine was boiling. There was a person sitting inside the barrel who was pale, but, with several people beside it who were continuously adding medicinal herbs into the barrel, the complexion of the man in the barrel was gradually recovering.
Suddenly, the man in the barrel opened his eyes and his gaze swept to the outside. His murderous aura erupted, "Exploding Heavens Faction? Humph, have they finally been captured by the Equipment Refining Sect?"
Apparently, the man in the barrel was King Equipment Refiner Liu. After being injured by Xu Que's spell at the edge of the Waste Realm, only his upper body managed to escape. He went through various hardships to rush back to the Xuanyi Celestial Realm. He had recovered his lower body after more than two years of treatment. However, his strength was seriously damaged, and he had to consume a lot of precious herbs every day.
However, during those days, he had never forgotten about revenge. He had been sending people to track down the news of Xu Que and the Exploding Heavens Faction. He heard that Xu Que was back a few days ago and he had arrived in the Xuanyi Celestial Realm with his people. He was instantly delighted. He felt that it was his time for revenge. He had to vent his anger, if not it would turn into his Inner Demons in the future. Hence, he sent out three King Refiners of the Inferior Artifact to capture Xu Que and he even gave a Death Order. If they couldn't catch him alive, they had to bring Xu Que's corpse back.
Now when he heard the knocking and shouting outside, a grim smile appeared on King Equipment Refiner Liu's face. He had already captured the familiar presence of Xu Que. He was very pleased with the three King Refiners of the Inferior Artifact. They were truly capable and reliable to be able to capture him alive.
"Someone, bring that little b*tch to my room. After I've settled accounts with that little scoundrel Xu Que, I'll pamper her!" King Equipment Refiner Liu had a tinge of viciousness on his face. He laughed coldly and stood up from the barrel of medicine at once. He had recuperated for more than two years before he recouped his lower body. After all, he was badly injured after being bombarded by the Terrain Obliterating Spell. His injuries were beyond and incomparable to any other ordinary physical injuries; he almost couldn't stand up when his legs were recovered.
Now that his body had been fully restored, he wanted to try to see if his masculinity was affected, so he had secretly captured a woman and detained her till now. His subordinates heard him and dared not say more. They immediately followed his orders and left the room. Subsequently, King Equipment Refiner Liu put on his robe and stepped directly into the Void to get to the gate of the Equipment Refining Sect. He couldn't wait to go out and torture Xu Que, to kill that young man who had seriously injured him. After all, Xu Que was a great humiliation to him. Moreover, as far as he knew, the captured woman was acquainted with Xu Que!
At the thought of that, a sensational thought suddenly flashed through his mind. "Someone, bring that little b*tch out. I want that scoundrel Xu Que to witness the scene with his own eyes and let him die in agony!" King Equipment Refiner Liu shouted at his subordinates, and then a ruthless smile rose from the corners of his mouth.
Chapter 1241: Commit Physical Assault in Public
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Outside the gate of the Equipment Refining Sect, dozens of the sect's cultivators were standing anxiously. Xu Que had warned them that anyone who dared to babble would be punished severely. They didn't know what the severe punishment would be. However, they were totally intimidated because Buttface and Duan Jiude had threatened that the d*cks of the three King Refiners would be smashed by a hammer.
Of course, the most important reason for their anxiety was Mo Junchen, who had decided to conceal his aura and didn't want to be spotted. Apparently, he was trying to check out what kind of trouble was going on with the Equipment Refining Sect right now. If these people dared to confront King Refiner Liu, they would definitely not have a problem with Mo Junchen. While the gate of the Equipment Refining Sect remained closed, nobody dared to move for fear that they would be accused of sending news secretly. After all, all of them had witnessed the strength of the three backbone members of the Exploding Heavens Faction—it was so horrible!
"Listen up! Nobody is allowed to speak. Even if you are asked to say something, you should mind your words, or…" Buttface warned with a cold smile again.
"Or your d*ck will be smashed directly!" Duan Jiude added seriously.
"As you wish!" The cultivators of the Equipment Refining Sect all replied at the same time. The one who intimidated them most was not Buttface or Duan Jiude but Mo Junchen who had just glanced at them coldly.
Clang!
Their waiting didn't last long. The iron gate of the Equipment Refining Sect was opened. A pale man with great momentum stepped out. A cold smile could be seen on his face. This man had reached the Medium Stage of the Golden Celestial Stage. He looked quite feeble, and even weaker than a cultivator at the Initial Stage of the Golden Celestial Stage. Several cultivators at the Heaven Celestial Stage were standing behind him.
"Hah, hah, hah! Good! I am satisfied with what you've done! I didn't expect you could bring him back to me alive! You will be rewarded well!" The pale man laughed loudly after glancing at Xu Que. Fury had been raging in his heart for more than two years. He had thought that Xu Que was just a little bug who could be killed by him. He didn't expect that this little bug would kill all the powerhouses in the Equipment Refining Sect branch of the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm and even wound him by an explosion. This had been shameful. So, how could he keep calm when he had the chance to wipe away the shame?
However, no matter how happy King Refiner Liu was, all the cultivators of the Equipment Refining Sect outside the gate lowered their heads bitterly. King Refiner Liu, who had his eyes fixed on Xu Que, was thinking about how he would punish Xu Que later. So he didn't notice the weird reaction of his people, but sneered, "Xu Que, do you still remember me?"
"Eh, frankly speaking, no!" Xu Que answered, with a bit of embarrassment. During their combat, Xu Que hadn't seen the face of King Refiner Liu. When King Refiner Liu dashed toward him, he was about to escape with the Divine Escape Spell and didn't look back at all.
"You…? Great! How dare you act arrogantly in the Equipment Refining Sect? Today I will send you to a miserable death!" King Refiner Liu clenched his teeth angrily and was very anxious to slap Xu Que to death. Then he stopped himself for he didn't want to end Xu Que's life rapidly.
"Oh, a miserable death? Good! Good! Just give it to me!" Xu Que said to King Refiner Liu, as he glanced at Mo Junchen thoughtfully. King Refiner Liu was confused by Xu Que's reaction. Normally, cowardly people would beg for mercy now! Those who took death calmly would try to annoy him to get a quick death! What's wrong with this guy? It seems a miserable death is quite attractive for him. I can even sense encouragement in his eyes! However, this confusion was nothing in front of King Refiner Liu's burning fury. Without hesitation, he waved his hand and shouted at his underlings, "Bring her here!" Then a powerhouse at the Earth Celestial Stage stepped out from the gate, leading a woman.
Seeing that, many people's expressions changed. They knew that King Refiner Liu had asked his underlings to catch this woman. They also knew what would happen to her. But they had just turned a blind eye to it. Now that Mo Junchen had come here, King Refiner Liu was looking to seek his own death if he dared to act according to plan. Even the three King Refiners who were standing in front of Xu Que couldn't help but shake their heads secretly for they believed King Refiner Liu would definitely be killed today.
"Hah, hah, hah! Xu Que, you don't remember me? I guess you knew this little b*tch, right?" King Refiner Liu grabbed the woman as he laughed at Xu Que arrogantly.
Xu Que was shocked a bit. After looking at the woman carefully for a short while, he asked in surprise, "Ms. Feng, why…are you here?" Apparently, he knew this woman, who was Feng Lanwu, the second daughter of the Wind Chamber of Commerce whom he had met when he had just arrived at the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm. When he had some troubles, he decided to stay away from her. He didn't expect he would meet her in this place. Wait! It seems Feng Lanwu was captured by King Refiner Liu!
"My…fellow cultivator, I…" Feng Lanwu said a few words in a shaky voice, but she didn't know what to say. She was in a poor condition. She had been wounded when she was captured by these people. She had been detained for more than ten days, and her wounds hadn't healed yet. Although King Refiner Liu didn't hurt her during this period, she knew what would happen to her. However, she couldn't blame Xu Que for any of this. When Xu Que was being hunted down, she and her maidservant Xiao Ru never mentioned their relationship with Xu Que to others.
When Xu Que and the Exploding Heavens Faction became well known, they didn't try to seek opportunities and fortune for their chamber of commerce through their previous relationship. They decided to attend a Mystery Land Trial and try to find some precious items to enhance the reputation of their chamber of commerce. However, the Mystery Land Trials were always full of danger. People who attended the trials were always the most dangerous!
They managed to find a precious item. Then they were hunted down by others. At last, Feng Lanwu had to announce that she knew Xu Que when she had no other choice. The name of Xu Que scared those who had chased her. Soon, this secret became known by many people. Before they had time to leave the Mystery Land, they had been captured by the Equipment Refining Sect and brought to the Xuanyi Celestial Realm. So she had to accept her bad luck without blaming others. If she hadn't mentioned the relationship with Xu Que, she would have been killed by those who chased her. But she didn't expect that she would be captured by the Equipment Refining Sect after mentioning that relationship.
"Hah, hah, so, Xu Que, this little b*tch is so pretty. I guess you like her, right? What a pity! Now, both of you are in my hands. And your predestined fate will end here!��� King Refiner Liu spoke as he looked at Xu Que sarcastically. However, all the cultivators who were standing beside Xu Que and the three King Refiners were totally shocked for they knew King Refiner Liu would die very soon. All of them glanced at Mo Junchen's face. Although he had concealed his aura, Mo Junchen, whose face was as dark as ink, was extremely angry, which totally terrified everyone.
At the same time, Feng Lanwu trembled a bit and turned pale after hearing that. Then she said as she stared at King Refiner Liu angrily, "I didn't expect you would be so despicable as a King Refiner of the Equipment Refining Sect. You are not qualified to be a King Refiner! If you are not a coward, just kill me!"
"Kill you? Hah, hah! Don't worry! When I display my masculine power in front of that guy, I will kill you!" The King Refiner said with a cold smile. Then he unloosened his belt and was about to tear off Feng Lanwu's clothes.
"Bastard…" Mo Junchen shouted angrily in a low voice and was about to step out.
"Guardian Mo, take your time. Let's wait for a while!" Xu Que stopped Mo Junchen with a thoughtful smile on his face. Mo Junchen was stunned. "Faction Leader, what do you mean? He will rape her!" Xu Que shook his head with a smile and said nothing. At the same time, King Refiner Liu was laughing crazily for he planned to tear Feng Lanwu's clothes into pieces and rape her in front of all these people. At the thought of this, King Refiner Liu felt his sex hormones surging in his body. He unloosened his belt and his trousers fell to the ground.
Instantly, all the people were stunned as they looked at his crotch with wide eyes. King Refiner Liu realized something was wrong and looked down. Then his face got as red as a pork liver. No erection? How could…my little buddy…have no erection?
Chapter 1242: Certain Death
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Hah, hah, hah! Rape her?" At this time, Xu Que couldn't help but laugh loudly. Then he said as he looked at Mo Junchen, "Guardian Mo, tell me, what will he use to rape her? That needle?"
Mo Junchen didn't know what to say. He didn't expect that Xu Que would notice such a small detail. No wonder Xu Que stopped him from stepping out. "How did you know…his erection problem?" Mo Junchen asked curiously.
Xu Que said with a smile, "Guardian Mo, observation is very important! From the very beginning, I noticed that the crotch of King Refiner Liu is shriveled, which means something is wrong with his d*ck!" The crotch…is shriveled? Mo Junchen was stunned. Then he shook his head and smiled, for he hadn't paid attention to such a small detail. After all, almost nobody would pay attention to the crotch of a man!
"Hey, King Refiner Liu, right? Just surrender! Even your little buddy has betrayed you. Why don't you just give up? You are bringing disgrace on your own head!" At this time, XU Que shouted as he looked at King Refiner Liu with a sarcastic smile. Buttface, who was hiding in the crowd, also shouted, "If it is useless, just cut it off!"
Clang! Duan Jiude threw an iron hammer in front of King Refiner Liu and said as he shook his head, "I suggest you should hammer it! Maybe you can feel it when you keep hammering it!"
Snigger! Some cultivators of the Equipment Refining Sect couldn't help but snigger. The three King Refiners also turned red as they did their best to keep a straight face. They remembered that Buttface and Duan Jiude had threatened that their d*cks would be smashed. So they didn't want to attract their attention.
"This is…impossible! My wounds have been healed. How could…it be like this?" At the same time, the King Refiner was shouting hysterically. The next moment, he looked up at Xu Que and continued, "It was you! Little bastard! If you hadn't attacked me secretly, I wouldn't have been so seriously wounded. Today, even if I can't rape her, I will ask someone else to torture her to death in front of you!" Then King Refiner Liu said as he looked at the other three King Refiners with a cold smile, "You did a good job. So, I will give this b*tch to you! Now, I order you to rape her to death!"
Bang!
After saying that, King Refiner Liu pushed Feng Lanwu toward the three King Refiners. The three King Refiners were totally terrified. They rushed up and received Feng Lanwu with their gentle Celestial Core Power.
"Miss Feng, are you OK?"
"Miss Feng, are you wounded?"
"Miss Feng, we are sorry!"
They spoke in an amicable manner and passed Feng Lanwu over to Xu Que. Feng Lanwu was totally confused by the great difference in the treatment. She said, nodding her head, "Seniors…I am not wounded!"
"That is great!" The three King Refiners said with relief. Then they just stood there and looked at Mo Junchen and Xu Que reverently. King Refiner Liu and the cultivators behind him were totally surprised by this scene. The three King Refiners had disobeyed an order in public by sending Feng Lanwu back to Xu Que in a reverent and complaisant way. What were they going to do?
"Bastards! What are you doing? Are you deaf? I ordered you to rape her to death. I didn't ask you to send her back!" King Refiner Liu roared hysterically. He couldn't calm down even though he had sensed something was wrong. His mind had been distorted by anger now. He had tried to humiliate Xu Que by raping Feng Lanwu. However, he was even angrier when he found he couldn't do that. So he asked the other three King Refiners to do that. Now he felt he had been ignored. Therefore, he had totally lost his mind because of anger. However, his hysterical roars didn't influence the other three King Refiners at all. Even the cultivators of the Equipment Refining Sect who were standing behind Xu Que were looking at King Refiner Liu in a weird way. In their eyes, sympathy, pity, and sarcasm could be found. It seemed they were looking at a guy who was about to die soon.
Seeing that, King Refiner Liu got uneasy in his heart. Then he shouted angrily, "What are you doing? What are you going to do? Are you going to go against me? Don't forget the vice sect leader of the Equipment Refining Sect is my cousin!"
"Heh, heh, I can't watch it anymore. Guardian Mo, you can get rid of this piece of junk from your sect now! I don't think I should get involved in an issue like this. I am just going to hang out!" Xu Que waved his hand to Feng Lanwu as he stepped into the gate of the Equipment Refining Sect. Xu Que ignored King Refiner Liu and the other cultivators who were standing behind him and just walked in in such a casual way. King Refiner Liu and the powerhouses behind him were stunned by Xu Que's action. They were about to attack Xu Que with horrible killing intent.
"B*stard, are you going to kill him in front of me?" Suddenly, a sonorous voice rang out like divine thunder descended from the nine heavens.
Boom!
Then powerful pressure gushed out from Mo Junchen and shocked everyone. Instantly, King Refiner Liu was stunned. The powerhouses at the Heaven Celestial Stage behind him were also dumbfounded with disbelief. The summit of the Golden Celestial Stage? How could…this be? In the Xuanyi Celestial Realm, nobody could be so powerful except for that Xuanyi Immortal!
"King Refiner Liu, how dare you stand in front of Sect Leader Mo! Kneel!" At this time, one of the three King Refiners stepped out and shouted at King Refiner Liu and his underlings. King Refiner Liu and his underlings were stunned again. Sect Leader Mo? I remember the family name of the Equipment Refining Sect's leader is not Mo! Wait! No…Sect Leader Mo! His face is familiar! He must be that powerful cultivator Mo-Jun-Chen!
Boom!
An explosion occurred in the mind of King Refiner Liu and his underlings at this moment. Finally, they remembered who Mo Junchen was! Mo Junchen had been the most impressive Sect Leader in the history of the Equipment Refining Sect. He disappeared inexplicably several thousand years ago. Now he was standing in front of them. According to the historical records, this Sect Leader was one of the most upright and outspoken Sect Leaders in the history of this sect…
Flop!
All at once, the powerhouses at the Heaven Celestial Stage of the Equipment Refining Sect knelt down. King Refiner Liu also dropped down on his knees as if he had lost his soul. He knew he was doomed. At this time, all his fury had gone. The others might not know Mo Junchen, but he knew this name very well. Even his cousin, the current deputy Sect Leader, was nothing in comparison to Mo Junchen. In short, King Refiner Liu's life would be ended today!
"Heh, heh, you are really fantastic apprentices of the Equipment Refining Sect! I have only left for several thousand years. I didn't expect that the Equipment Refining Sect would be totally ruined by you! Good! Great!" At this time, Mo Junchen stared at King Refiner Liu and said angrily. He wouldn't have had the chance to see this scene if Xu Que hadn't saved him. The Equipment Refining Sect was so evil that it was just like those demonic sects! No, it was even more evil than the demonic sects!
"On a cold night, my thoughts of you were like a river. It was turned to mud in spring to nourish me…" Xu Que walked into the gate of the Equipment Refining Sect as he hummed the song of Coldness. Feng Lanwu, Qin Sanli, and Lan Xinyue followed Xu Que closely. Duan Jiude and Buttface, who planned to see how King Refiner Liu and his underlings were killed, realized something when they saw Xu Que walk into the gate of the Equipment Refining Sect. Then they also ran into the gate following Xu Que as they shouted, "Holy sh*t!"
Chapter 1243: Just Come Down!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Outside the gate of the Equipment Refining Sect, the horrible killing intent suffocated everyone in the area. Mo Junchen walked up with his hands behind his back. The area in front of the gate was covered by the shadow of thickly dotted knives and swords. Nobody could see what happened clearly. When those shadows disappeared, King Refiner Liu and his underlings had already disappeared. Their blood was flowing on the ground slowly.
The three King Refiners and the dozens of other cultivators of the Equipment Refining Sect couldn't help but tremble in terror! They knew Mo Junchen was powerful but they didn't expect he would be so powerful. None of them saw Mo Junchen's attack movement. However, King Refiner Liu, who was at the Medium Stage of the Golden Celestial Stage, was killed in such a quiet way.
"What?" Almost at the same time, a middle-aged man who was performing cultivation sitting on a futon with his legs crossed in the internal hall of the Equipment Refining Sect opened his eyes and looked toward the main gate in surprise. This familiar aura… Does it mean he has returned? The middle-aged man trembled a bit and his face was full of disbelief.
Whoosh!
At this time, a figure rushed in and shouted as he went down on one knee, "Report! Deputy Sect Leader, the apprentice who is guarding the tower found some apprentices are mutinous. King Refiner Liu and several deacons have been killed. Should we activate the kill spell Array?"
"The kill spell Array?" The middle-aged man shook his head with a bitter and complicated smile. Then he said ironically, "If I remember correctly, this Array was set up by him. Now…he is back!" Then, the middle-aged man sighed deeply. Dozens of his black hairs turned white instantly.
At last, he stood up and tidied his robe. Then he walked toward the main gate. He didn't mention that King Refiner Liu had been killed. The one who delivered the information was still kneeling on the ground in puzzlement.
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At the same time, in the treasure house of the Equipment Refining Sect, several figures stepped out with satisfied smiles. It was Xu Que and his teammates. "I didn't expect the Equipment Refining Sect would be so wealthy! This is so profitable!" Xu Que said with a delighted smile. Apparently, he had gotten a big haul from the Equipment Refining Sect today.
Qin Sanli said hesitantly, "Faction Leader, is this…appropriate? If Guardian Mo knows we did this, I'm afraid he…"
"What? What are you worrying about? We are robbing the rich to assist the poor. We are fighting for world peace! I believe Guardian Mo will be quite happy when he knows this. Of course, we don't need to inform him about this unless it is necessary. After all, members of the Exploding Heavens Faction do good things without seeking recognition!" Xu Que said earnestly. Qin Sanli's lips twitched. Is this the reason you ransack the treasure house of the Equipment Refining Sect? Lan Xinyue and Feng Lanwu were totally confused. When they saw Xu Que's calm expression, they could do nothing but admire him secretly.
���Hey, little brat, you agreed to give me half of your loot!" Buttface said seriously as he bit Xu Que's trouser leg. Duan Jiude widened his eyes, "Why? I also deserve a share! The loot should be divided into three parts equally… No! You are a dog, not a human being! So, I should go 50-50 with the little brat!"
"F*ck! Duan Jiude, you are challenging my authority! You are seeking death!" Buttface released Xu Que's trouser leg and rushed toward Duan Jiude immediately. Then, a man and a dog started to scuffle, punching and kicking crazily. This scene was so familiar to Xu Que. So he ignored them directly. He turned to Feng Lanwu and said with a smile, "Miss Feng, perhaps we were predestined to meet here. We have finished almost all our issues here. Later, I will ask Mr. Qin to send you back to the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm. In future, you may go to Mr. Qin for help whenever you or your chamber of commerce have troubles!"
"Eh…" Feng Lanwu was about to say something. Xu Que interrupted her by waving his hand, "It's OK! Frankly speaking, I really appreciate that you and your maidservant saved me at that time, or I would have been killed!" Then, Xu Que turned to Qin Sanli, "Qin, please look after Miss Feng and her chamber of commerce in the future. If you don't have other business here, you may take her back now. I will also leave here when Guardian Mo has finished his business with the Equipment Refining Sect!"
"OK!"Qin Sanli nodded his head. He had received a message from the Litian Academy. The rest of the four Celestial Realms had been searched, but the people Xu Que wanted to find hadn't been found yet. He had delivered this message to Xu Que. So Xu Que was about to leave for the Heaven Continent. The Heaven Continent was a good place. But it was not suitable for people like Qin Sanli Some stages only belong to real powerhouses. Those who don't have self-knowledge would only be insignificant there.
"So…Qin, Miss Feng, Miss Lan, farewell!" Xu Que gave them a Space-Breaking Spell and said good-bye. There was a Void Interface Point in the Xuanyi Celestial Realm, which meant a Void Interface Spell could be saved.
Lan Xinyue also wanted to go back to the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm. When Xu Que sent people to search for Jiang Hongyan in the rest of the four Celestial Realms, he also asked them to search for Lan Hetu. He didn't expect that Lan Hetu would be found, but he was, and taken back to the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm. Lan Xinyue only wanted to reunite with her younger brother and didn't want to go to the Heaven Continent. For her, the Earth Continent was dangerous enough, but quite suitable for her and Lan Hetu. "My fellow cultivator, please take care! In future, Hetu and I will pay back your kindness whenever we have a chance!" Lan Xinyue wanted to express her sincere gratitude to Xu Que. Without the help of Xu Que, they would have been killed in the Lost City, let alone arrived at the Earth Continent, which was a better place for cultivation than the Xuanhuang Continent.
"That won't be necessary. When we have a chance, we should talk about the philosophy of life!" Xu Que said with a wicked smile. Then he waved his hands as he walked toward the main gate of the Equipment Refining Sect.
Feng Lanwu's heart was filled with complicated feelings when she saw Xu Que from behind. She didn't expect that this shameless young man saved by her in the mountains would become so powerful in such a short time. Now, even the powerful Mo Junchen had become the Guardian of the Exploding Heavens Faction. Almost nobody in the six Celestial Realms in the Earth Continent could be more powerful thanXu Que.
"I guess…this must be the difference between a genius and us!" Feng Lanwu murmured in a low voice.
"No, it should be the halo of the hero!" Buttface, who was sitting on Duan Jiude's head, corrected thoughtfully.
"Buttface, come the f*ck down! And what is a halo of the hero?" Duan Jiude asked Xu Que as he tried to pull Buttface from his head. Buttface said disdainfully as he grabbed Duan Jiude's hair, "Idiot! You don't know about the hero's halo? This must mean you haven't watched Japanese cartoons before! When I was on Earth, I watched a lot of things like that!"
"Stop bragging about your experiences on Earth! I've heard enough! Just come down, or I will attack you with my unique skill! Also, when will you tell him about the truth in the Heaven Continent?"
"Eh…truth? What truth? Let's fool him to go to that place first! Otherwise, only the two of us will be beaten up. This is totally unfair! As old friends, even if we can't share each other's fortunes, we could at least share troubles!"
"Emm, what you said is quite reasonable! But…if you don't want to be beaten up, why do you want to fool that guy into going to the Heaven Continent? We will be more powerful after resting on the Earth Continent for several years!"
Puff! "Duan Jiude, how cowardly you are! I will definitely go back to the Heaven Continent and punish those arrogant bastards! Otherwise, I won't be able to keep my foothold in the World of Near Celestials in future! Moreover, those bastards will be driven mad by that little brat! Hah, hah, hah! Gallop! Gallop!"
"Holy sh*t! Buttface, you just come down!"
Chapter 1244: The Heaven Continent Is About to Change
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Walking out of the Equipment Refining Sect, Xu Que could feel the peace outside the gate. The horrible killing intent, the repulsive blood smell, and the anger had disappeared. Apparently, all the issues had been solved. While they were looting the Equipment Refining Sect, Mo Junchen was getting rid of the bad guys in his sect.
However, when Xu Que stepped out of the gate, he saw another powerhouse who had just reached the summit of the Golden Celestial Stage. He couldn't hold a candle to a powerhouse who had reached the summit of the Golden Celestial Stage several thousand years ago like Mo Junchen. Now, this guy was kneeling in front of Mo Junchen quietly. It seemed he was waiting for his death and didn't want to defend himself.
What? Is it necessary? Although the strength gap between them is huge, this guy is definitely able to run away! Xu Que was confused as he touched his jaw. This middle-aged man was weaker than Mo Junchen. However, he was much more powerful than King Refiner Liu who was just at the Initial Stage of the Golden Celestial Stage. Therefore, he had the ability to run for his life. Why did this guy kneel in front of Mo Junchen and wait for his death?
"Why did you do that? You know I honor the aim of the Equipment Refining Sect very much! You know I don't allow the Equipment Refining Sect to fight for wealth and privilege! Why did you do that?" Mo Junchen asked as he stared at that middle-aged man coldly. Xu Que frowned. Apparently, Mo Junchen knew this middle-aged man.
"I had to do that because it was an irresistible trend!" Without any panic, the middle-aged man replied firmly. However, he lowered his head when he said that and didn't dare to look at Mo Junchen. This stance was not the result of fear but of the reverence of a junior in front of a senior.
"An irresistible trend?" Mo Junchen was stunned a bit by the man's reply. He had been trapped in the God of Hell's Realm for several thousand years. A lot of things had changed in this world. If his sect had to change because of the trends in the world, he couldn't blame this middle-aged man.
"Right! An irresistible trend. The World of Near Celestials has totally changed. The Heaven Continent is sublime. The Earth Continent and the Xuanhuang Continent will be abandoned, which is totally unacceptable for me because these two continents used to be an integral part of the Heaven Continent. I needed to make some changes, or we will cease to advance forever!" The middle-aged man replied reverently.
���Does Ho Ming know what you are doing?" Mo Junchen asked directly. The middle-aged man trembled a bit and a strand of ironic smile appeared on his face. Then he looked up at Mo Junchen and said with a smile, "So many years have passed, compared to your apprentice, I am still not trustworthy, right? I am your grandson! Grandfather!"
Holy sh*t! Xu Que, who was not far away from them, shouted to himself, widening his eyes. It turns out this middle-aged man was Mo Junchen's grandson! Mo Junchen also looked like a middle-aged man. It was quite weird when a middle-aged man called another middle-aged man grandfather. However, it was quite common in the world of Cultivators.
"Hey, Guardian Mo, you are scolding your grandson, right?" Xu Que stepped up and said thoughtfully. Mo Junchen sighed and said, shaking his head, "This is a grandson who is not recognized by me. Nobody knew the relationship between us. But…I didn't expect he would become the deputy sect leader of the Equipment Refining Sect!"
"Please tell me your story!" Xu Que made a gesture of invitation with his hand.
"I really don't want to talk about it. Maybe I was too strict with my daughter in those years. However, I had to obey the rules of our sect. Otherwise, how could I face my ancestors and seniors?" Mo Junchen said, shaking his head thoughtfully.
Xu Que smiled and didn't ask for details. He turned to the middle-aged man and asked, "Do you have a story? Actually, I am quite interested in that irresistible trend mentioned by you just now!" The middle-aged man glanced at Xu Que disdainfully as if a man like Xu Que was not qualified to talk to him.
Bang!
Suddenly, a loud slap echoed. The middle-aged man looked at Xu Que as he covered his face in disbelief. He didn't expect this leader of that so-called Exploding Heavens Faction, who was just like an ant in front of him, would dare to slap his face in public.
"What are you looking at? You are not happy, right? Your grandfather is my underling and colleague. According to the tradition in my hometown, you should call me Grandpa Xu!" Xu Que shouted at the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man was stunned for he didn't know his grandfather had joined the Exploding Heavens Faction. Otherwise, he wouldn't have disrespected Xu Que like that. However, Mo Junchen's silence told him everything. The middle-aged man couldn't help but twitch his lips with embarrassment. He didn't expect his upright and outspoken grandfather would join the Exploding Heavens Faction and call that young man at the Human Celestial Stage Faction Leader! It was so difficult for him to accept the fact.
"Zhang Sui, the Faction Leader is asking you a question. Just tell us what happened!" At this time, Mo Junchen's face softened. It seemed he had accepted this grandson. Zhang Sui also sighed in relief and said seriously, "You didn't ask why I did that without telling Huo Ming. Thank you! Finally, I feel your trust in me!�� Then a smile appeared on his face. Xu Que noticed Zhang Sui's smile was from the bottom of his heart as if he had been a small kid who was commended by elders.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that's enough. Just answer my question!" Xu Que urged impatiently. Actually, he could understand Zhang Sui's reaction. According to the conversation between Zhang Sui and Mo Junchen, Xu Que knew Zhang Sui was the son of Mo Junchen's daughter, whose marriage had not been accepted by the Equipment Refining Sect, let alone Zhang Sui who was the result of that marriage. So, Mo Junchen didn't like Zhang Sui at all and even didn't want to recognize him. Apparently, this was a large hit for a small kid. After all, kids were innocent. However, Xu Que was not interested in the stories of Mo Junchen's family for his business had the highest priority.
At this time, Zhang Sui changed his attitude toward Xu Que and was no longer concerned with what Xu Que did to him just now. He believed the attitude change of his grandfather had been caused by the appearance of Xu Que. In fact, no one thought Xu Que's slap was anything serious. After all, Mo Junchen had joined the Exploding Heavens Faction. So Xu Que was qualified to slap the deputy sect leader of the Equipment Refining Sect.
"Actually, Huo Ming knows what I am doing because both of us agree about spreading the influence of the Equipment Refining Sect to all big sects in the six Celestial Realms!" Zhang Sui said. As the current leader of the Equipment Refining Sect and the apprentice of Mo Junchen, Huo Ming had won the trust of Mo Junchen and would follow Mo Junchen's strategies in ruling the Equipment Refining Sect. However, he had tried to enhance the strength of the Equipment Refining Sect and control all the sects in the six Celestial Realms after reaching an agreement with Zhang Sui. Apparently, something forced them to do so.
"Why would you do that?" Mo Junchen asked at this time. This was the second time for him to ask this question. However, he was no longer as harsh as before. It was not an interrogation but a calm inquiry.
Zhang Sui looked up at the sky and said seriously, "The Heaven Continent is about to change soon! If the Earth Continent fails to board the big ship of the Heaven Continent, we will be abandoned and cease to make progress forever!"
Chapter 1245: Robbery
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Is the Heaven Continent going to change? If the Earth Continent fails to board the big ship of the Heaven Continent….Wait! Is the Heaven Continent a big ship? Xu Que picked out some keywords from Zhang Sui's words. Then he opened his eyes. Maybe the Heaven Continent was not a big ship—this was just a metaphor meaning, for example, when someone who was about to be successful, they would become a big ship for those who wanted to hang on to their coat tails.
Soon, before Xu Que and Mo Junchen had time to ask more questions, Zhang Sui continued, "About 600 years ago, I received a message. An old man on the Heaven Continent had discovered that it was possible to make progress by observing the stars at night. So he left the continent with several powerhouses. However, when they returned after 100 years, they hadn't made any progress in their Cultivation Stages. In fact, their Cultivation Stages were even lower than before they left. Someone said they were seriously wounded!"
"Did they find a way to rise from the Heaven Continent?" Mo Junchen frowned, as his hands started to tremble excitedly. Xu Que kept silent. From Zhang Sui's words, he figured out that the strongest powerhouses from the Heaven Continent had found a place that was even more powerful than the Heaven Continent. Then they left for that place, but were wounded there. Admitting defeat, they returned to the Heaven Continent 100 years later.
"Right!" Zhang Sui nodded his head and continued, "I got this message from the fourth generation sect leader who also participated in that expedition!"
"What? The fourth generation leader contacted us? But his Tao…" Mo Junchen couldn't help but shout loudly. Apparently, he was totally shocked.
Zhang Sui said with a wry smile, "I was also quite curious because the fourth generation leader is cultivating the Tao of Ruthlessness. He has to break off all relations with the Earth Continent and resolve his karma. Now, he has chosen to build karma with us by sending this message, which could bring flaws to his Tao!"
"According to his character,that is almost impossible…" Mo Junchen said. People who cultivated the Tao of Ruthlessness were always selfish. They would break off all relations by getting rid of all karma related to them and even killing those closest to them. How could he bring flaws to his Tao by seeking an opportunity for the Equipment Refining Sect that he used to belong to?
"No, grandpa, you are wrong! He did that for himself!" A strand of coldness appeared in Zhang Sui's eyes. Then he said seriously, "He didn't tell me anything about that place outside the Heaven Continent. He just told me the Heaven Continent is about to become sublime. If we can control the Earth Continent and bring it back to the Heaven Continent, we will also benefit from what happens to the Heaven Continent! After that, he also told me the reason why he told me this message. He plans to kill some of us after we benefit from this opportunity, so that he could reach a higher realm. However, he agreed he won't kill our descendants, whose lives will be much better than living in the Earth Continent as it is now!"
"It is a transaction!" Xu Que said with a smile at this time. Zhang Sui nodded his head, "Right! It is a transaction! We could choose to be abandoned forever. Or we could choose to bring the Earth Continent back to the Heaven Continent. Then the sect leader and I will become his sacrifice to help him in reaching a higher realm. Meanwhile, our descendants will realize further progress in the future!"
"Is that really necessary?" Xu Que shook his head. Although cultivators could only reach the summit of the Golden Celestial Stage on the Earth Continent, it was an unreachable goal for most people. Even if Zhang Sui could reach that realm in his lifetime, he couldn't ensure that his descendants could also reach that realm. So, why did he choose to sacrifice himself for his descendants?
"It is necessary!" Zhang Sui replied solemnly. "We can reach the summit of the Golden Celestial Stage in the Heaven Continent easily. And we will be more powerful there. However, this is not the reason for the sect leader and me to make this decision. The real reason is that the Earth Continent is about to be abandoned!" Xu Que, who figured out that this might be the key factor, asked, "How could that be?"
"The Earth Continent and the Xuanhuang Continent will be deserted and might even turn out worse than the Lost City. The Rules of Heaven and Earth will disappear slowly. No cultivators on these two continents would be able to leave!" Zhang Sui said and he clenched his fists. It seemed he couldn't accept this result and was determined to fight against it. This was understandable. He had reached the Golden Celestial Stage and become one of the most powerful cultivators in the vast Earth Continent. Now, he found he couldn't control his fate, which was quite pathetic!
"The Heaven and Earth are unkind. They treat the creation like sacrificial straw dogs!" Mo Junchen sighed as he shook his head.
"Wait! If this is true, why do you try to control those sects instead of delivering this message to them?" Xu Que asked, for what the Equipment Refining Sect was doing seemed an unnecessary move.
"Because…it is also related to a big opportunity!" Zhang Sui said, as he smiled with embarrassment. He continued as he looked at Xu Que sorrowfully, "Once we control most sects and bring the Earth Continent back to the Heaven Continent, we will get the most Kismet. Even though we will still be killed by him, the Kismet will belong to our descendants!"
"Is it really so mystical?" Xu Que asked suspiciously. Why could they get more Kismet by controlling those sects? Was it really predestined?
"Isn't it quite normal?" Zhang Sui looked at Xu Que with puzzlement as if he didn't believe Xu Que could question that. Even Mo Junchen looked at Xu Que in surprise. After all, Kismet was always built on karma. And Kismet could only be taken away through karma. However, it was totally inconceivable for Xu Que, who previously had only upgraded through killing people. His total cultivation time was just several decades! Compared to Zhang Sui and Mo Junchen, who had lived for tens of thousands of years, Xu Que was just a newbie, or even an outsider in cultivation.
"Hey! Don't look at me like that. I haven't encountered any problems related to Kismet before. Anyway, Kismet is quite easy for me!" Xu Que smiled as he touched his nose shyly. Kismet, which is so precious for you, can be obtained by me by activating the Lucky Aura. It is totally comparable!
…..
"Little brat, here we are! When will we go to the Heaven Continent?" At this time, Buttface, who was riding on Duan Jiude's head, rushed in from the gate of the Equipment Refining Sect. Duan Jiude was running forward, trying to throw Buttface off his head, which was quite funny.
Xu Que ignored them. He turned to Zhang Sui and asked, "Did your fourth generation leader tell you how much time we have left?"
"600 years ago, when he told me about this issue, he said the Heaven Continent only had 1,000 years left. So…we have 400 years!" Zhang Sui replied.
Xu Que nodded his head and said with a smile, "Good! Now, you should ask your sect leader to come here and announce that the Equipment Refining Sect has joined the Exploding Heavens Faction. Then, you should continue to control the rest of the sects. I won't stay here, for I am going to make some trouble in the Heaven Continent! I will be waiting for you there!"
"Eh…" Zhang Sui couldn't help but twitch his lips as he turned to Mo Junchen. Xu Que's intention was quite obvious. Once the Equipment Refining Sect joined the Exploding Heavens Faction, most Kismet would belong to the Exploding Heavens Faction when they brought the Earth Continent back to the Heaven Continent in the future. Xu Que was delivering a message to them in a genial but definitely threatening way. This is a robbery and I will plunder your Kismet!
Chapter 1246: A Feeling of Being Fooled
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Zhang Sui turned to Mo Junchen after experiencing Xu Que's brigandish actions. He knew he had no say in this matter. If Mo Junchen was okay with Xu Que's decision, he had to accept it no matter how reluctant he was.
Of course, it was not a 100 percent bad thing, for at least they could survive. After all, the Kismet couldn't be obtained easily. The fourth generation leader had revealed the clue to them, so that they could have the opportunity to seek the great Kismet. To a great extent, this Kismet should be attributed to the fourth generation leader. So, the one who obtained most of the Kismet would become the sacrifice to the fourth generation leader in the end. If Xu Que really obtained the great Kismet, he would be killed by the fourth generation leader.
"Faction Leader, are you sure about this decision?" Mo Junchen, who also understood the consequences of this decision clearly, asked as he looked at Xu Que curiously.
"Of course! To some extent, I am saving your Equipment Refining Sect. After all, someone has to be responsible for this issue. You are lucky that you have me to avoid your misfortune!" Xu Que said, patting his chest earnestly. Nobody would say no to Kismet! Even though Xu Que had the Lucky Aura, its effect couldn't rival the great Kismet that would be obtained by him. After all, the Kismet belonged to countless cultivators on the Earth Continent. If he could really obtain them, he could even become a Deity!
Xu Que didn't worry about that fourth generation leader mentioned by Zhang Sui at all. He had 400 years left. He was quite confident he was able to defeat that guy in 400 years. He could even kill that fourth generation leader secretly before obtaining the great Kismet, which would be more convenient.
"Are you sure?" Zhang Sui asked the same question of Mo Junchen at this time. For him, this was a multiple choice. He could make his descendants successful by sacrificing himself or he could save his life and live together with his descendants. In the final analysis, this great Kismet was a hot potato that could kill the one who obtained it. So Zhang Sui was agonizing over obtaining it. When Xu Que decided to obtain the great Kismet, Zhang Sui was a little bit reluctant but also felt some relief.
"Sui'er, just obey the orders of the Faction Leader!" Mo Junchen said, waving his hand at this time. Zhang Sui trembled a bit and his eyes got moist. As a powerful cultivator at the summit of the Golden Celestial Stage, he was touched because this was the first time Mo Junchen had called him Sui'er, which was a cordial signal from a senior to a junior. It was quite common. However, for Zhang Sui, it was just like a key to open the lock in his heart.
"Okay!" Without hesitation, Zhang Sui agreed at last. On the one hand, he had to obey the order of Mo Junchen. On the other hand, he chose to give up the order of his grandpa.
Mo Junchen nodded his head and said nothing. Then he started to look at Xu Que thoughtfully. He had witnessed how Xu Que had obtained his Mighty Body of Hades. Even though Xu Que had paid a huge price at that time, Mo Junchen believed it should still have been attributed to Xu Que's Kismet. If such a lucky guy could obtain those great Kismets, could the fourth generation leader kill him?
"Heh, heh, great! Are you sure you can control the Earth Continent for the next 400 years?" Xu Que asked as he looked at Zhang Sui and pointed at Mo Junchen at the same time, "I mean can you do that without the help of your grandpa?"
"Before this, I was not sure. Since we have joined the Exploding Heavens Faction, 400 years will be fine for you won't make any trouble for me!" Zhang Sui said with a smile. Xu Que and his Exploding Heavens Faction had made a lot of trouble for him. It was an intangible factor for they didn't know the strength of the Exploding Heavens Faction at all. Now, they had joined the Exploding Heavens Faction, which meant the Exploding Heavens Faction was no longer their enemy. They could proceed with their plans.
"Hah, hah, good! OK, I will leave the subsequent business to you. Your grandpa and I will go to the Heaven Continent to have fun together with the 3,000 deacons and over 1 million members of the Exploding Heavens Faction!" Xu Que laughed as he winked at Mo Junchen. Then they were ready to leave almost immediately.
Zhang Sui was shocked. Is the Exploding Heavens Faction really powerful in the Heaven Continent? A sect with 3,000 deacons and over 1 million members couldn't be underestimated in the Heaven Continent. Instantly, his feelings of contradiction toward the Exploding Heavens Faction were lowered. His grandpa had joined the Exploding Heavens Faction. He believed Xu Que wouldn't fool him.
"Holy sh*t! Why does he want to leave in such a hurry? I think we can take a break for several days before leaving for the Heaven Continent!" Buttface, who had been thrown from Duan Jiude's head, asked with puzzlement as he looked at Xu Que's reaction. For him, Xu Que was not a short-tempered person. After all, Zhang Sui had just agreed to join the Exploding Heavens Faction and hadn't taken any action. According to Xu Que's style, before leaving for the Heaven Continent, he would act tough after Zhang Sui honored his words. Why did Xu Que want to leave in such a hurry this time?
Bang! Duan Jiude knocked at Buttface's head with his hand and said ruthlessly, "Don't tell me you don't know the reason he wants to leave in a hurry! D*mn! How dare you sit on my head for so long a time! You even messed up my hairstyle! Wait! What is this sticky thing? Buttface, how dare you spit saliva on my head?"
"F*ck! Duan Jiude, how dare you hit me! Do you think I am as rude as you, who spit saliva everywhere? That's hair lotion! You can wash your hair with it!" After saying that, Buttface kicked Duan Jiude's butt before running toward Xu Que. Apparently, Duan Jiude's words reminded him of something. Xu Que decided to leave in a hurry because he felt guilty after looting the Equipment Refining Sect's treasure house. Buttface also tried to escape immediately because of his guilty conscience. Duan Jiude also started to run as he shouted at Zhang Sui by pointing at Buttface, "Check your treasure house! I found that dog was wandering outside it just now. Now, he was running in a hurry, which means he must have done something bad. Let me capture him for you first! Bye!"
The treasure house? Hearing that, Zhang Sui's face darkened for he remembered Xu Que had also walked out of the Equipment Refining Sect just now. He knew what had happened without any inspection. Xu Que had looted the Equipment Refining Tower before. Now, he believed nothing was left in his treasure house.
"D*mn! Why do I get a feeling of always being fooled? This Exploding Heavens Faction…is really that powerful in the Heaven Continent?" Zhang Sui murmured angrily in a low voice.
Chapter 1247: The Mirror Lake
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Four months passed by very quickly! After leaving the Equipment Refining Sect, Xu Que, Mo Junchen, Buttface, and Duan Jiude kept moving toward the eastern area of the Xuanyi Celestial Realm. Taking several Teleportation Devices, at last they reached the most easterly edge of the Xuanyi Celestial Realm.
There was a lake here. The water in this lake was clear and quiet like a mirror. Even winds couldn't create any ripples on it. According to what Mo Junchen had said, this was a secret passage to the Heaven Continent, a kind of back door. The lake was like a mirror that reflected the sky in its water.The Heaven Continent was above the Earth Continent. The correct way to get there was by going upward. Normally, nobody could reach the Heaven Continent by just flying upward. People could only reach the Heaven Continent by traveling along the Passageway of Heaven and Earth.
This place was different. Anyone who broke the lake's surface would also break the sky, for the mirror-like lake surface was just like the real sky. People could reach the Heaven Continent by breaking the lake's surface. So, this passage could also lead to the Heaven Continent, although the traveling direction of this passage was opposite to that of the Passageway of Heaven and Earth.
"Holy sh*t! I didn't expect that there was a place like this! It is much easier than the one I mentioned before!" Buttface shouted immediately after seeing this place.
Mo Junchen asked as he looked at Buttface curiously, "Do you know other passages?"
"Of course! I know everything! There is a place where people can travel between the Heaven Continent and the Earth Continent! The Interface Point there is very weak. Anyone who can break it can also travel to the Heaven Continent!" Buttface said proudly.
Hearing that, Mo Junchen said with a smile as he shook his head, "You mean the former site of the Passageway of Heaven and Earth in the Zhenyuan Celestial Realm, right? The passage used to be set up in that place. But it was ruined later. However, as you said, the Interface Point there is very weak. But we are still not powerful enough to break it!"
"No, I believe it is possible for us!" Buttface said in a recalcitrant manner.
"Did you try it?" Mo Junchen asked with a smile. Buttface didn't know what to say for he didn't try it before. He just believed it was possible. However, to save his face, Buttface straightened himself and shouted as he pointed at Mo Junchen, "Guardian Mo, mind your words! I am the Deputy Faction Leader! You should obey the rules of our faction! Your attitude toward me is totally unacceptable!"
"…" Mo Junchen twitched his lips and didn't know what to say. He called Xu Que Faction Leader to show his due respect. After all, Xu Que saved his life. But it didn't mean he had to show his due respect to Buttface. However, he figured he shouldn't take Buttface's words seriously. So, he ignored Buttface and started to observe the lake in front of him.
"Faction Leader, only a few people know this lake. Actually, almost nobody could break it. Even the controllers of the six Celestial Realms have to spend a lot of time and energy to break it. Now, our physiques are strong enough. With the help of Buttface, I guess we can open the passage within six months!" Mo Junchen said with a smile as he pointed at Buttface. Apparently, he was also impressed by Buttface's extraordinary physique.
"Six months? That's too long!" Xu Que frowned for he was so eager to see Jiang Hongyan in the Heaven Continent. Six months was too long for him.
Too long? Hearing that, Mo Junchen said with a wry smile, "Faction Leader, the time we will spend here is almost the same as the time we would spend in traveling through the Passageway of Heaven and Earth. Although we would feel we could reach the destination instantly, more than five months would have passed in the outside world. Now, we only need six months to break this lake. Then we can reach the Heaven Continent instantly. It is already quite fast!"
"I get it!" Xu Que said and nodded his head. It was just like taking the Teleportation Devices in the Four Great Continents. People spent three to four hours in the Teleportation Device to reach the North Sea from the East Continent. However, two to three months passed by in the outside world. The Passageway of Heaven and Earth also operated like this. So, six months were not very long if you looked at it that way.
However, Xu Que's confusion raised Mo Junchen's suspicions. If Xu Que came from the Heaven Continent, why didn't he know about the Passageway of Heaven and Earth? If he didn't come from the Heaven Continent, how could he say he had 3,000 deacons and over 1 million members in the Heaven Continent?
Xu Que sensed Mo Junchen's suspicions. He pointed at Buttface and Duan Jiude and said calmly to Mo Junchen, "Guardian Mo, I haven't been to the Heaven Continent. But they were from the Heaven Continent!"
"Oh? But…why?" Mo Junchen was confused. How could a man who hadn't been to the Heaven Continent have such a big sect there?
"There is something I can't divulge! Guardian Mo, you will know everything when you get there. Anyway, don't worry! I won't make irresponsible remarks, and it is unnecessary for me to fool you!" Xu Que said with a sincere smile as he patted Mo Junchen's shoulder. Hearing that, Mo Junchen nodded his head and didn't make a detailed inquiry. He also believed Xu Que didn't need to fool him for he would know everything when they arrived at the Heaven Continent. But…why do I still get a bad feeling about this? Mo Junchen scratched his head with puzzlement.
…..
Soon, they stopped their small talk and started to punch the lake surface. Among them, Duan Jiude was the only one who couldn't do damage to the lake surface. His physique hadn't been toughened enough. However, he still punched the lake surface with his fist. When his fist touched the lake surface, he was knocked back and fell on the lakeside heavily.
"Ah! This lake is so creepy! I almost hurt my back! Holy sh*t! My fist is ruptured!" Duan Jiude started to whine on the ground.
Xu Que said with a smile as he shook his head, "Duan Jiude, you'd better stay there! You are the weakest one among us. Anyone of us could beat you up!"
"Nonsense! You know nothing about the way of my cultivation!" Duan Jiude stopped whining and shouted after sitting up.
Buttface said disdainfully, "You are just a piece of junk! Let me show you how to break the surface of this lake!" Then Buttface stepped out and was about to punch the lake surface. Normally, Buttface would run away when he saw Duan Jiude's setback. However, it seemed he had made up his mind to go back to the Heaven Continent this time and make fun of Duan Jiude. So, he set foot on the lake surface eagerly!
Chapter 1248: Keep Punching It and Don't Stop!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Boom!
A big bang rang out as Buttface punched the lake surface with his fist. The entire lake trembled a bit. However, Buttface was not knocked back but stood in the lake water. It was just like an ordinary person who punched a window pane with toughened glass. His attack caused a big bang but didn't cause any damage to the lake surface.
"Wait! It seems this lake is really extraordinary!" Xu Que said in surprise. He knew Buttface's physique very well. Even though he had obtained the Mighty Body, which was evaluated as a Holy Physique by Mo Junchen, he didn't believe his physique could be tougher than that of Buttface. Now, Buttface's attack only caused a big bang. This was quite confusing. The lake might be really very tough. Or Buttface didn't use his full strength. Xu Que didn't want to waste his time. He dashed into the lake standing on lightning. Then he punched the lake surface with his fist heavily.
Bang!
Another big bang rang out. Xu Que was knocked back two steps. However, the lake surface was still intact. Now, Xu Que knew the lake was quite tough and Buttface had attacked with his full strength just now.
"Now you understand why I said we need six months, right?" At this time, Mo Junchen walked up with a wry smile. Then he also punched the lake surface with his fist. Then, along with a big bang, Mo Junchen was knocked back one step.
Apparently, Xu Que was the weakest one among the three of them. Buttface wasn't knocked back when he attacked the lake surface. Mo Junchen was knocked back one step, but Xu Que was knocked back two steps. It didn't mean Xu Que's physique was too weak. Mo Junchen's high Cultivation Stage strengthened his physique. As for Buttface, his physique was really very tough indeed.
"Humph! I don't believe it!" Xu Que said with a smile. A strand of ruthlessness appeared in his eyes. Then, he lifted his right leg, which was wrapped by the golden light of his Taoist Connotation.
The Act-Tough King's Leg!
Break!
Rumble!
He attacked the lake surface with the Act-Tough King's Leg worth 50,000 Acting Tough Points, which resulted in a deafening big bang. It was much louder than the one made by Buttface. Xu Que was knocked back for a long distance, and he could feel the numbness in his leg. However, a tiny crack appeared on the lake surface, which was as long as a little finger. The lake was so large that the crack was almost invisible. But Mo Junchen's expression changed abruptly when he saw the crack.
"How…could this be?" Mo Junchen was stunned and looked at Xu Que in surprise. He didn't know what magic art Xu Que had used just now but he knew it was a magic art of Taoist Connotation that was extremely powerful.
"Faction Leader, if you can keep using this magic art, we can break the lake surface within one month!" Mo Junchen said as he looked at Xu Que seriously. He hadn't seen a powerful art like this before, which was impossible for the managers of the six Celestial Realms! Although he knew it was powerful because of Xu Que's Mighty Body, that magic art of Taoist Connotation was still very impressive.
"No way! If I could keep using it for one month, I would have become the ruler of the World of Near Celestials a long time ago!" Xu Que twitched his lips as he waved his hands to ask Mo Junchen and Buttface to continue to punch the lake surface. He tried to test the strength enhancement of the Act-Tough King's Leg after obtaining the Mighty Body of Hades just now. Now, he knew the strength of this magic art had been enhanced remarkably and even gone beyond his imagination. It seemed he was born to become a deity with an extremely tough physique.
But it was impossible for him to keep using the Act-Tough King's Leg for a long time. He had to use 50,000 Acting Tough Points to use this magic art, let alone the Taoist Connotation consumed. If he used the Act-Tough King's Leg 100 times every day, he would need 5 million Acting Tough Points. The amount of Acting Tough Points to use this magic art for one month was enough for Xu Que to rule the World of Near Celestials by upgrading the System to obtain more functions.
"Little brat, are we really going to punch like this for six months? Holy sh*t! You should compensate me for the loss of my precious youth!" Buttface shouted angrily for he felt as if he had been fooled. He would rather die than punch the lake surface for six months.
"Keep punching it, or you won't taste any Smelly Tofu in the future!" Xu Que shook his head. Then he walked back to the lake surface and continued to punch the crack he had created just now. This time, he didn't use the Act-Tough King's Leg. He started to punch with his Celestial Core Power and the strength of his physique directly.
Six months is nothing! He knew what he needed now was patience. No matter how boring it was, he had to do it. Because he had to go to the Heaven Continent! He had to tell those who cast greedy eyes on Jiang Hongyan to stay away from Xu Que's woman!
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
One punch, two punches, three punches. Xu Que kept punching the lake surface with his fists. After being knocked back, he would go back and continue to punch again and again. Seeing that, Buttface had to punch also by following Xu Que. Mo Junchen also started to punch the lake surface. Duan Jiude had nothing to do and just sat there and watched the show with his legs crossed.
One day, two days, three days… Soon, one month had passed.
Many tiny cracks had appeared on the smooth lake surface, which were created by Buttface, Xu Que, and Mo Junchen. Xu Que found his physique was toughened a bit during this month. At the very beginning, he had been knocked back two steps when he punched the lake surface. Now, he was only knocked back one step, and he felt his fists were more powerful than before. I didn't expect it could be used to toughen my physique! Xu Que smiled immediately and started to punch feverishly.
Beside him, Mo Junchen had already sensed the change in Xu Que's physique. He couldn't help but smile wryly and sigh enviously. He had been punching the lake surface for a long time. But his physique was not toughened. The only feeling he got was exhaustion. This was the difference in their physiques! The Mighty Body, which was true to its name, could be toughened slowly in normal circumstances like this, which was impossible for all the rest of ordinary physiques. Of course, Xu Que's Mighty Body might have reached or be very close to the Holy Physique!
Mo Junchen stood up to take a break. When he saw Xu Que punching the lake surface strenuously, he murmured in a low voice, "I guess the legendary Holy Physique will appear when the Mirror Lake is broken six months later!" Then Mo Junchen looked up at the sky and smiled as he licked his lips.
Maybe the journey to the Heaven Continent could be extraordinarily fantastic! A young man with the Holy Physique will conquer the Heaven Continent with his dog and over 1 million members of the Exploding Heavens Faction! Mo Junchen, who was full of expectations for this scene, couldn't wait to go to the Heaven Continent.
At the same time, Buttface sent a message to Xu Que secretly. "Little brat, let me tell you something. I think it is quite necessary for you to know it!"
"What is it?"
"We should find a place to hide ourselves when we arrive at the Heaven Continent!"
"Why?"
"Actually, the Heaven Continent is different from the Earth Continent. We can't afford to offend those big sects like the Sage Sect and the Heaven Palace Sect now!"
"Do you think I am a fool? I know that! But I think we can at least make some trouble to disgust them and display the sense of our existence!"
"Eh…I don't think so!"
"Why? It is not like your style! Tell me the reason!"
"Because…" Buttface turned to Xu Que and said with an ugly smile, "the Heaven Continent is full of cultivators at the Heaven Celestial Stage and the Golden Celestial Stage!"
Chapter 1249: The Heaven Continent Is So Horrible
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Five months passed by quickly!
The surface of Mirror Lake, which had previously been so smooth, was totally ruined. Countless shallow pits, which were three to four feet deep, could be found on the surface. They were small dents on the surface. At this rate, Xu Que thought they might need over ten years to reach the bottom of this lake. The surface of the lake was composed of water. However, to break it was like breaking ice.
Mo Junchen told them they didn't need to reach the bottom of the lake. They could just break the surface of the lake to open the passage to the Heaven Continent. Hearing that, Xu Que let out a sigh of relief, for they would only need one more month to break the surface of the lake.
When Xu Que punched the lake surface, he couldn't help but look at Buttface. He got a vague feeling that Buttface wasn't using his full strength to punch the lake surface, although his attack was as powerful as that of Xu Que and Mo Junchen. Buttface, who could handle the attack skillfully, pretended he had been exhausted, which make Xu Que quite suspicious. Anyway, they had been punching the lake surface for five months. Xu Que didn't want to urge Buttface in the last month.
Actually, Xu Que also started to doubt whether his decision to go to the Heaven Continent was too hasty. During the past five months, Xu Que had acquired information about the Heaven Continent through messages from Buttface and Duan Jiude. Buttface, who had tried to back out, suggested Xu Que find a place to hide first thing when they reached the Heaven Continent. At the very beginning, Buttface was eager to seek revenge in the Heaven Continent. Now, when they were about to break the Mirror Lake, he began to worry about their safety in the Heaven Continent. Buttface said the Heaven Continent was full of cultivators at the Heaven Celestial Stage and the Golden Celestial Stage. Apparently, this continent was much more powerful than the Earth Continent. Of course, cultivators at the Qi Refining Stage could also be found there. This continent was much more powerful than all the rest of the worlds he was used to going to.
Buttface had instigated Xu Que to seek revenge against the Divine Being of Taoist Fetus of the Sage Sect when they went back to the Heaven Continent. Also, Buttface had asked Xu Que to punish all the rest of the people who pursued and harassed Jiang Hongyan. However, when Xu Que was told of the actual situation, he almost spat blood on the spot. The Divine Being of Taoist Fetus of the Sage Sect had reached the summit of the Heaven Celestial Stage when Duan Jiude and Buttface ran away from the Heaven Continent. His physique was extremely close to the Divine Being of Taoist Fetus. With the assistance of a Middle-grade Celestial Artifact, this guy was very powerful. Xu Que believed this guy could defeat three to five powerhouses at the Golden Celestial Stage on the Earth Continent. Almost all the rest of the geniuses of the Heaven Palace Sect who used to pursue Jiang Hongyan had reached the Heaven Celestial Stage. Each of them was also very powerful, for they had their own Celestial Artifacts.
This was a suffocating pressure for Xu Que. Whenever he felt he was invincible in a place, he would always find countless people who were more powerful than him. This was an inescapable fact. When a cultivator was powerful enough, he would be qualified to find a higher realm, and the gap between himself and the real powerful people would increase. Now, Xu Que was in such a situation. Although he was not invincible on the Earth Continent, he had found powerhouses who were much more powerful than him. Those sovereigns in the Heaven Continent were at the Heaven Celestial Stage, which was different than the Heaven Celestial Stage on the Earth Continent.
Now, Xu Que, who was at the Human Celestial Stage, was able to kill ordinary powerhouses at the Heaven Celestial Stage. He believed those geniuses on the Heaven Continent could also do that when they were at the Human Celestial Stage. Therefore, Xu Que found he had no advantages at all. First, his gifts couldn't give him any advantage. There was a limit for the gifts of a genius, which couldn't be magnified forever. To some extent, Xu Que's cultivation was based on his gifts. However, people with extraordinary gifts like him could also be found. The geniuses in the Heaven Continent might even be more gifted than Xu Que.
So, only strength and equipment could be used for comparison. Those geniuses were at the Heaven Celestial Stage, but Xu Que was just at the Human Celestial Stage. All those geniuses had Celestial Artifacts. Some of them even had Middle-grade Celestial Artifacts. Xu Que's Firestorm Wheels and a sword were Low-grade Celestial Artifacts, and a Sword Spirit could barely break even with those geniuses. So, Xu Que knew he had no advantages at all. In the Heaven Continent, he would still be an ant.
More importantly, those geniuses at the Heaven Celestial Stage were not the most dreaded enemies. The big powers behind them were the most horrible enemies. For example, the Sage Sect, which had held a foothold in the Heaven Continent for a long time, was quite powerful, and its background was extremely horrible. Buttface and Duan Jiude told him the Divine Being of Taoist Fetus had over ten guardians at the Golden Celestial Stage who protected him in public or in secret, let alone the overall strength of the Sage Sect.
Therefore, Xu Que started to doubt whether he was too impulsive. What could they do if they rushed to the Heaven Continent? It seemed they could do nothing. Moreover, if they made some trouble there, they would be hunted down by countless cultivators at the Heaven Celestial Stage or the Golden Celestial Stage. If their enemies really wanted to kill them, they had to face the attack of Taiyi Celestials. At that time, they could do nothing but run for their lives.
A watched pot never boils. Does it mean I have to go to the Heaven Continent when I am powerful enough? Xu Que began to waver. He thought they should do it in a slow and steady way. Otherwise, if he went to the Heaven Continent in a hurry, he would hurl himself willingly into their net. After all, the Heaven Continent, which was totally different from the world he was in currently, was full of powerhouses. The Divine Escape Spell and even the Celestial Grade Divine Escape Spell he always used would be less efficient in the Heaven Continent, which meant he couldn't do whatever he wanted to as before.
"Hey, little brat, why do you stop? Are you slacking off?" At this time, Buttface, who noticed Xu Que was in a daze, stopped his work and started to denounce Xu Que. Hearing that, Mo Junchen also turned to Xu Que and also stopped his movements. He saw hesitation and a faltering will in Xu Que's face.
"Tell me, is it necessary for us to go to the Heaven Continent in such a hurry?" Xu Que asked as he looked at the others in this area. Apparently, he was asking Buttface and Duan Jiude, who knew him very well.
"I don't think it…is necessary!"
"Eh, now that I have calmed down and thought about it, I don't think it is necessary either!"
Buttface and Duan Jiude shook their heads. In the past several months, they had kept sending messages to Xu Que to tell him the actual strength of the Heaven Continent, which meant they had been intimidated and tried to persuade Xu Que to hold back. Mo Junchen, who had said nothing, just waited as he looked at Xu Que calmly. He knew Xu Que was a person who welcomed suggestions but wouldn't change his mind easily if he had made up his mind.
Should we go to the Heaven Continent immediately? Mo Junchen knew Xu Que already had the answer in his mind, which was wavering a bit now. Mo Junchen believed Xu Que wouldn't change his mind at last. How could a man who obtained the Mighty Body of Hades at all costs in the God of Hell's Realm shrink back at this time? Apparently, Mo Junchen was the only one who knew the answer clearly among them.
After a short hesitation, Xu Que lifted his right leg and stomped on the lake surface with his Taoist Connotation heavily.
Bang!
Immediately, thickly dotted cracks appeared on the fragmented lake surface.