Chapter 1340: I'm the One Who Took It Away!
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Xu Que and his teammates left the Heaven Palace Academy in haste.
They arrived at a Teleportation Device and took it directly to the Tianxiang Celestial Realm.
Normally, they would have gone to the Taiyin Celestial Realm if their destination was the Divine Farmer Clan. But the Taiyin Celestial Realm, which was quite powerful, was worried about possible invasion by the Ziwei Celestial Realm, the overlord of the Heaven Continent. So, the Taiyin Celestial Realm had stopped teleportation between their realm and the Ziwei Celestial Realm. In this way, those who wanted to go to the Taiyin Celestial Realm from the Ziwei Celestial Realm had to go to the Tianxiang Celestial Realm first.
This was also one of the reasons that the Taiyin Celestial Realm maintained a good relationship with the Tianxiang Celestial Realm. Anyway, teeth couldn't live without lips. Because of the decline of the Jade Lake's strength, the Tianxiang Celestial Realm was also declining, although it was still number one of the 14 Celestial Realms. Now, it seemed as if the Tianxiang Celestial Realm was about to become the doorkeeper of the Taiyin Celestial Realm.
At the same time, the Heaven Palace Academy was in a mess.
Although Xu Que and his teammates had left, the noises they had made startled the entire Heaven Palace Academy! Countless apprentices were quite anxious and flustered because of this overbearing and ruthless new Deputy Dean.
Those who used to bully Buttface and Duan Jiude had even started to pack up because they decided to take shelter by going home for some time. Some people were preparing elixirs and other precious items which could be used as gifts when they made an apology to Buttface and Duan Jiude.
Also, the death of the Grand Deacon who was in charge of the abodes of the elite apprentices also startled many big shots in the Heaven Palace Academy.
Besides Li Qinghe and Li Qingshan, there were still many other powerhouses in the Heaven Palace Academy. For example, the Grand Deacon and the old man who was responsible for the treasure house, who were not members of the Li Family, had reached the level of the Celestial of the Great All-Embracing Heaven!
When these powerhouses heard about the death of the Grand Deacon from the teachers and apprentices of the academy, most of them were shocked.
Some of them even didn't know the academy had a new Deputy Dean. Also, they didn't expect this new Deputy Dean would be so ruthless and horrible!
In the Equipment-Forging Pavilion of the Heaven Palace Academy, a middle-aged man at the level of Disbanded Celestial of the Great All-Embracing Heaven sighed, "Why did the Dean decide to add a new Deputy Dean? All the decisions that have been made by the academy recently are so confusing. I'm afraid we are going to have an eventful period soon!"
In the Pill-Refining Pavilion, two old men were sitting in front of a Pill Furnace. After hearing the report of an apprentice, one of them said as he shook his head, "Let's just wait until the Dean and the rest of our colleagues come back from the Ancestor Worship Ceremony!"
In the Earth Forgetting Pavilion in the West Building of the Heaven Palace Academy, there was a young man.
He was very handsome and was sitting in an Array. Beside him, several guardians were watching over him vigilantly.
The man's body was wrapped in strands of dazzling rays, which were composed of numerous thickly dotted runes generated between Heaven and Earth. This man was performing cultivation quietly with these dazzling runes.
His guardians were responsible for protecting him from being bothered by others. At this moment, all of them were staring at each other with furrowed brows.
"We've just got news about them. That man has left for the Tianxiang Celestial Realm from the academy. I don't think he will come here to bother our young master!"
"Humph! This is outrageous! The Heaven Palace Academy is totally useless. They nominated a new Deputy Dean inexplicably. This guy killed some apprentices first. Then he killed the Grand Deacon of the academy. And last, he ruined the abode of our young master! He is so arrogant! Does it mean no one can restrain him?"
"I'm afraid nobody is able restrain him. People thought he was just an old liar. Nobody expected he could kill the academy's Grand Deacon! I guess he must at least be a Celestial King!"
"I won't believe he is a Celestial King unless I see him with my own eyes!"
"Forget it! Since he has left, the young master is safe temporarily. Fortunately, we did a good job this time not disclosing the news that the young master has realized a breakthrough. Also, thank goodness we didn't stay in that abode. Otherwise, we would have been in big trouble!"
"There is another issue which is quite risky. I've heard that they went to the treasure house. The Elder in the treasure house said they just looked around in it. It seems they tried to find an elixir. Finally, they just left empty-handed!"
"So, should we remove the thing we are hiding in the treasure house now? It is crucial for our young master to break the limitations of his physique!"
"No, that thing is too important. Now is not the time for the young master to refine it. If we take it out, it will make a lot of noise that will startle too many people. What if that guy comes back when he hears the news?"
"What No. 3 said is right! Since that guy has been to the treasure house and didn't find the thing that we have hidden there, it means our concealing spell was effective. Also, he is the Deputy Dean of the Heaven Palace Academy. Maybe he killed the Grand Deacon with good reason. The treasure house hasn't offended him before. I guess he won't cross the line by plundering the treasure house flagrantly!"
"Right! Okay, let's continue to protect the young master. I guess the young master will reach that level within three months. At that time, with the help of that thing, he will reach the level of first-rate Divine Being of Taoist Fetus and become invincible among his peers!"
…..
At the same time, more and more people were learning about the deeds of the new Deputy Dean of the Heaven Palace Academy.
Within half a day, almost all the people in the Ziwei Celestial Realm had heard the news.
Numerous people were shocked and terrified.
"My God! Are you sure it is not a rumor?"
"How could Xu Que's father, who was wanted by the Heaven Palace Academy, become this academy's Deputy Dean?"
"Reliable sources have confirmed that Xu Que's father killed three apprentices of the academy after he had just become the Deputy Dean. Then he even declared war against the Bao Family, the Zhang Family, and the Lin Family!"
"Even worse, he also killed the Grand Deacon of the Heaven Palace Academy. That Grand Deacon had reached the level of the Golden Celestial of the Great All-Embracing Heaven!"
GASP! "Is he really so horrible?"
Many people were shocked and didn't believe their ears.
Within a day, so many horrible things had occurred in the Heaven Palace Academy! And all these things had been done by Xu Que's father, who everyone had considered an old liar! How could this be?
However, when the apprentices of the Heaven Palace Academy confirmed all these things that had happened that day, people stopped being suspicious. It turned out that all this hearsay was true!
"I didn't expect he could kill that Grand Deacon in the Heaven Palace Academy! The strength of Xu Que's father is really horrible!"
"I've heard that the Grand Deacon placed the abode of the Body of Heavenly Kismet and the Divine Being of Taoist Fetus together. Now, everybody knows Jiang Hongyan is the daughter-in-law of Xu Que's father. So the decision of that Grand Deacon of the Heaven Palace Academy led to her death!"
"Alas! This is so random! Nobody knew that Xu Que's father would become the Deputy Dean! His strength is so horrible. I'm afraid he is really a Celestial King!"
"Hah! Hah! I've heard that Xu Que's father also exploded the Divine Being of Taoist Fetus's abode after killing that Grand Deacon. Does it mean he also declared a war against the Sage Sect?"
"Heh! If he is really a Celestial King, the Sage Sect could do nothing to stop him from exploding the abode of the Divine Being of Taoist Fetus!"
"Right! Until now, the Sage Sect hasn't expressed their opinion about this issue. I'm afraid they have been intimidated by the strength of Xu Que's father!"
"Anyway, I've also heard that the Holy Water River of the Sage Sect dried up recently. It is said that the source of the Holy Water River and the entire palace on the Snow Fog Mountain were stolen by someone!"
"What the h*ll? How could this be? Is this for real?"
"It seems it is true. Also, someone said they were stolen by Xu Que's father!"
PUFF! "Come on! That's definitely a rumor. Outsiders are not allowed to enter Snow Fog Mountain. So, nobody could see that the palace on that mountain was stolen. If the apprentices of the Sage Sect saw that, they would have already reported it to the Sect Leader of the Sage Sect. Why is the news just spreading out now?"
"Right! The Sage Sect didn't hunt down Xu Que's father. It seems this is just a rumor!"
People kept talking about all the things that had happened in the Heaven Palace Academy. Then people started to pay attention to the palace on the Snow Fog Mountain of the Sage Sect that had been stolen. At last, some apprentices of the Sage Sect confirmed that the palace had been stolen. But so far the thief hadn't been found.
Apparently, they clarified this to avoid offending Xu Que's father. They were afraid that if Xu Que's father was provoked, he might become a horrible enemy of the Sage Sect!
Several days later, Xu Que, who had just stepped out from the Teleportation Device in the Tianxiang Celestial Realm, smiled to himself when he heard the discussion about the missing palace on Snow Fog Mountain.
"I stole it a long time ago. Why are people starting to discuss it now?"
Then Xu Que walked out into a bustling street and shouted loudly, "Stop your speculation! I am the one who took the palace on Snow Fog Mountain! Remember! I took it! But I didn't steal it! How could a cultivator be a thief? Moreover, the real owner of the palace is Xuanyuan Wanrong who is the building head of the Heaven Palace Sect's South Building. I guess the Sage Sect should know that.
"Therefore, I took away the palace on Snow Fog Mountain with good reason! Oh, by the way, let me tell you something. Xuanyuan Wanrong is also my daughter-in-law!"
Chapter 1341: Heaven Continent's Most Shameless Guy
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
RUMBLE!
The cultivators listening to Xu Que were terrified and started shuffling and clearing their throats as they looked at each other in shock.
If Xu Que had just mentioned the name Xuanyuan Wanrong, most people would not have recognized it because it belonged to a distant era. The only people who would have known this name were those who read ancient records or who had knowledge about the Heaven Palace Sect's affairs.
But Xu Que had added a title to the name, and he had stated that Xuanyuan Wanrong had been the head of the Heaven Palace Sect's South Building.
When everyone heard this, even people who didn't know about Xuanyuan Wanrong couldn't keep calm.
In the past, the Heaven Palace Sect had been the Heaven Continent's unrivaled overlord, even loftier than the current Heaven Palace Academy. A Heaven Palace Sect's building head would have to be someone at the very least at the Celestial Prime Stage. This person would possess terrific power.
And now suddenly, Xu Que's father had unexpectedly stated that Xuanyuan Wanrong was his daughter-in-law. "Hadn't he done so?"
"D*mn! How could this be possible, considering their ages?"
"How is it possible that your son was able to marry a woman from tens of thousands of years ago who was at the Celestial Prime Stage?"
Moreover, the Heaven Palace Sect had declined, and even if that woman was super strong, it wouldn't be possible for her to have survived up to this day.
"You shouldn't look so shocked, as if you have never seen what goes on in the world. What I have just said is true. Xuanyuan Wanrong is really my daughter-in-law. My son will soon arrive in the Heaven Continent, and, at that time, you will believe me once you see how handsome he looks. In this world, there isn't anything that my son's beauty can't solve." Xu Que wore a prideful look and spoke confidently to the innumerable cultivators.
Every single person in the crowd started frowning thunderously. In their world, the most unreliable asset was none other than beauty.
"Moreover, the solemn Heaven Palace Sect's building head was a Celestial Prime, so how could she choose a mate by his appearance?"
"F*ck! Kiddo, you have become even more shameless," Duan Jiude shook his head and spoke.
Buttface cast a disdainful glance at Duan Jiude. "How ignorant you are! This lad's shamelessness isn't anything new. Why are you still sighing with sorrow about it?"
"I'm sighing with sorrow because I didn't expect that human shamelessness could descend so low. It's like he doesn't even have a bottom line," Duan Jiude spoke helplessly.
"I feel like this bottomlessness is a type of bottom line. At least, he's an open and straightforward shameless lad," Liu Jingning pursed her lips and chuckled. In the distant past, she had been attracted by Xu Que's shamelessness. It was plastered on his face, as if he wanted everyone to know his true character.
Later, she gradually discovered that this guy was quite interesting and had many different facets to his personality. She ended up getting used to him, and he became a very important person to her.
"I agree and feel like Second Madam. Xu Que is an open and straightforward scoundrel, and he's true to himself. He's much better than all the hypocritical gentlemen in the world. After all, it isn't everyone who can become an upright gentleman such as me," Buttface spoke in approval of Liu Jingning's opinion.
Duan Jiude, Liu Jingning, as well as Mo Junchen, looked at Buttface's sincere face and shook their heads. "He, he, you are so naive!"
…..
In the end, Xu Que's group left the ancient city and proceeded toward Tianxiang City. They had left many dumbfounded cultivators behind.
No one believed Xu Que's claim. No one believed that a several 10,000-year-old big shot would become his daughter-in-law.
However, they were also flabbergasted because Xu Que had admitted that he was the one who had stolen the Snow Fog Palace.
Then, after several days had elapsed, this piece of news spread.
When the Heaven Palace Academy members heard of it, their faces turned pale, and they nearly cried out of anger.
The Deputy Dean's war declaration against the three great families hadn't been settled, yet he unexpectedly went to provoke the Sage Sect once again.
"Everyone was trying to help you settle this affair, and even the Sage Sect dispatched people to help. So, why didn't you attempt to resolve this issue?"
"Why do you want to disgrace everyone?"
"Shouldn't you care a little about the Sage Sect's honor?"
Sure enough! After several days had passed, a Deputy Dean of the Sage Sect sent a message to Xu Que. It said, "Mr. Elder Xu, I hope that you will take a trip to our Sage Sect to explain this matter. I hope that you can provide a clear explanation of everything."
On the same day that the Deputy Dean of the Sage Sect sent this message, Xu Que heard news about this matter, and, before he stepped into a Teleportation Device, he replied forcefully, "What the h*ll should I explain? You have occupied by force my daughter-in-law's palace for so many years, and I haven't even taken any rent money for it, yet you still have the nerve to want to talk to me? I hope that you won't be so shameless and quickly provide me with an explanation. Moreover, if you don't want to do this, just come to the Heaven Palace Academy at a later date and fight with me."
When this message spread to the Ziwei Celestial Realm, tears streaked down the faces of innumerable Heaven Palace Academy's disciples. "Great celestials are fighting, and we can't afford to offend anyone. Deputy Dean Xu, please let us off the hook and go to fight elsewhere."
After two days had passed, Xu Que reached Tianxiang City, and after he came out of the Teleportation Device, he replied uprightly, "Academy's disciples, don't be afraid! I will stay with you, and I will fight the enemies along with you."
At this moment, the whole world descended into silence.
Everyone suddenly understood a certain matter. The most shameless person in the Heaven Continent was Xu Que's father.
During this period, the Jade Lake had gotten a lot of shocking news one after the other, and many female disciples including Bai Cailing couldn't help but realize what they had suspected for a long time.
When Xu Que was listed as a wanted criminal, they didn't dare to come out to help him because they possessed low power and weren't on a par with even the Divine Farmer Clan. So how could they try to fight against the Heaven Palace Academy?
Then, after several days had passed, news came from the Ziwei Celestial Realm that Xu Que's father had become the Heaven Palace Academy's Deputy Dean. He quickly showed off his might and spread his fame throughout the whole Heaven Continent.
Such a matter was obviously good news to the Jade Lake.
But what no one had expected was that on the way to Tianxiang City, Xu Que started stirring up trouble once again, and he had unexpectedly insulted the Sage Sect. He had admitted of his own accord that he had stolen… No that wasn't right, he admitted that he had taken the Snow Fog Palace and severed the source of the Snow Fog Mountain's Holy Water River. He had challenged the Sage Sect openly!
Xu Que had ended up offending the Sage Sect in a spectacular manner, and thus he had offended one of the Ziwei Celestial Realm's greatest ruling factions. Even if the Sage Sect didn't want to challenge Xu Que, this wasn't any longer possible, as if they didn't do anything their sect would become a laughingstock.
The Jade Lake members became hesitant again. They wondered whether they should risk offending the Sage Sect and continue trying to get close to Xu Que.
In the end, Bai Cailing defied all the people opposing her decision and took a team with her to welcome Xu Que when he came out of Tianxiang City's Teleportation Device.
The reason behind this was that since the beginning, she couldn't see through Xu Que's father. Every time he did something shocking, he would come out safe and sound and turn the tide.
In the past, he had killed the Divine Farmer Clan's Yi Zhong and Yi Dan, but what was the outcome? The Divine Farmer Clan's guardians paid 200 Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines in compensation in order to be able to leave.
When Xu Que scolded the Heaven Palace Academy in front of everyone, what was the outcome? He became the Heaven Palace Academy's Deputy Dean.
And now, Xu Que had confronted the Sage Sect forcefully, and the outcome was easily imaginable.
"How weak was a person who could kill even a Daluo Genuine Celestial?"
"How weak was a person who dared to act so brashly?"
If this person didn't possess great power, would he dare to do so? This was impossible, as the only people in the world who were so daring were either people with great power or people who were insane.
Bai Cailing believed in the former. She believed that Xu Que's father was a person with unfathomable power.
"Elder Xu has already reached Tianxiang City, we must go over there to welcome him. Even if we have to offend the Sage Sect, we must still do so."
Bai Cailing stood next to the Jade Lake's great gate and was looking at more than ten deacons. She looked very serious and she said, "Putting aside whether you believe that Elder Xu is a Celestial King or some higher being, if we manage to revive the Peach Garden it wouldn't be impossible for us to overtake the Sage Sect. You shouldn't forget that innumerable years ago, our Jade Lake was one of the Heaven Continent's overlords."
As her voice echoed out, she waved her hand and her feet stepped on a pink light beam. The light beam shot into the sky and turned into a radiant arch bridge.
The Jade Lake disciples strode forward and followed Bai Cailing. The bridge flew into the distance and disappeared in the twinkling of an eye.
Meanwhile, in a region next to the Teleportation Device in the center of Tianxiang City, Xu Que had arrived.
He had already responded to the outside world's news and was about to leave along with Buttface, Duan Jiude, and their companions. He wanted to visit the Jade Lake!
After all, since he had already come here, he mustn't rob the Divine Farmer Clan without going to greet the Jade Lake's people. Such actions didn't conform to the Exploding Heavens Faction's etiquette.
But before Xu Que had started on his journey, a dazzling rainbow-colored light appeared suddenly in the sky, and some people descended.
It was 100 female disciples of the Jade Lake, led by Bai Cailing and many deacons.
This group landed in front of Xu Que's group, and they saluted him, before they shouted at the same time, "We welcome respectfully Elder Xu's return."
The crowd that was milling around the area was startled, and they all wore astounded expressions.
"Weren't the Jade Lake afraid of offending the Sage Sect?"
Xu Que also wore an astounded look, but he quickly came to his senses and smiled. He sighed with emotion and said, "My good daughter-in-law, my good daughter-in-law. You are really considerate, and I feel quite gratified. Tonight, we must drink until we get drunk."
Upon hearing this, Bai Cailing smiled knowingly.
As for all the people watching this exchange, they looked at the same time envious and pained. Everyone was already aware that Bai Cailing was the daughter-in-law of Xu Que's father, and even the Jade Lake didn't deny such a matter.
As the people were pondering this, they realized that Xu Que's daughters-in-law were all outstanding.
It was first the Jade Lake Saint, followed by the Happiness Faction's Liu Jingning. Then there was the Heaven Palace Academy's Heavenly Kismet Body, Jiang Hongyan, as well as the Heaven Palace Sect's South Building Head, Xuanyuan Wanrong, who had lived tens of thousands of years ago.
"Why did this Xu take everything good for itself? He already had such a great team of daughters-in-law. Wasn't it too outrageous?
"Why don't you add several more daughters-in-law? If you add several more women, our jealousy will become so intense that it might be able to split open walls!"
On this night, many single cultivators sat in front of windows with their heads buried in their shivering arms, with tears streaking down their cheeks.
Chapter 1342: Farmland
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
This was the third time that Xu Que had come to the Jade Lake, and the treatment he received had changed greatly.
In the beginning, he was nearly unable to enter this land's great gate, but the second time, when he came back from the ancient battlefield, he was treated as a noble guest.
This time, however, Xu Que wasn't treated just as a noble guest, but as a mighty senior and a great almighty being. Even Bai Cailing spoke respectfully to Xu Que, let alone the other disciples of the Jade Lake.
Even though Xu Que found this odd, he still didn't reveal his true identity, nor did he ask Bai Cailing to stop acting like this.
Xu Que was clearly aware of what was happening, and he enjoyed it greatly. He seldom had the chance to deceive and intimidate people, so why should he reveal the truth? In any case, his life had always been like this. If he could make a living through deception, wasn't he also a sort of winner?
After all, it wasn't easy to make a living through deception without hurting anyone.
Of course, the people who had offended him were obviously an exception and hurting them was often his goal. It wasn't just these people who were harmed, as their families were also fair game.
Xu Que had never treated his enemies kindly!
"Elder Xu, you are worn out from your travels, you should rest properly. If you need anything, just let me know."
After they returned to the Jade Lake, Bai Cailing had arranged a residence for Xu Que's group, and now she spoke to Xu Que with a smile.
She had already decided to stay on Xu Que's side in his conflict with the Sage Sect. Her intuition told her clearly that this old man was outstanding. She believed that he wouldn't make a mistake and that he was a turning point that would help the Jade Lake become powerful once again.
"Daughter-in-law, you don't have to be so polite, we are family," Xu Que waved his hand and spoke with a smile.
"That is right, we are family," Liu Jingning, who was standing in the back, wore a fake smile as she spoke suddenly.
Xu Que felt his scalp turn numb, while the corners of his mouth twitched. "Why did he always feel like this demoness was concocting a ploy?"
Bai Cailing found herself in a predicament. As a matter of fact, she didn't believe that she was a part of this old man's family. After all, her impression of Xu Que was still limited to what she had seen previously in the Refined Moon Palace. She didn't hate him, but she also didn't have a favorable impression of him. She just felt that he was an interesting man!
But she had underestimated Xu Que's shamelessness, as he unexpectedly added another condition on the certificate of indebtedness and turned it into a marriage contract. This was why the Jade Lake had ended up interacting with Elder Xu so many times.
Moreover, she had explained repeatedly that the marriage contract was just a misunderstanding.
But Xu Que didn't want to give up on such an amusing matter, and he continued exploiting his father's identity and playing dumb. This was why Bai Cailing couldn't deny the marriage contract, yet she also couldn't recognize it. She ended up in an awkward position!
"In fact, you have come so suddenly, so please forgive us if we didn't receive you well. You can properly rest now, and I won't disturb you." In the end, Bai Cailing chose to take her leave. She felt like the situation would only become more awkward if she stayed.
This was especially the case since she had guessed previously that the relationship between Liu Jingning and Elder Xu wasn't simple. As Bai Cailing stood here, she felt that the more Elder Xu treated her cordially, the more Liu Jingning's expression turned odd.
This was why she chose to quickly leave and not wade into this muddy water.
However, it was foreordained that Bai Cailing wouldn't manage to leave. Xu Que had come here just to greet them in passing, since his true objective was snatching the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines from the Divine Farmer Clan.
This was why Xu Que wanted to make more inquiries about the Divine Farmer Clan's situation.
"My daughter-in-law, please wait, I still have something to ask you," Xu Que stopped Bai Cailing and questioned her with a smile.
Bai Cailing was scared by his smiling look, and she broke out into a cold sweat. She asked, "What…what is the matter?"
She was done for. If Elder Xu really had a special fetish and was fond of assaulting his daughters-in-law, what should she do? If she had to face such a matter, she didn't know what she would do.
In a split second, many thoughts ran across Bai Cailing's mind, and a nervous look appeared on her face.
When Xu Que saw Bai Cailing's expression, he chuckled inwardly.
"Ah, women!
"Even though I have turned into an old man, I'm still so handsome, charming, and graceful. You have become so nervous just become of a simple smile, haven't you?"
Xu Que spoke, "To be honest with you, I have come here to look for the Divine Farmer Clan and get more Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines from them. Do you think that they will give them to me? If they don't want to do so, what do you think I should do?" As Xu Que spoke, his smile became wider.
Bai Cailing became more nervous, and she felt that Elder Xu was a queer old man with a special fetish. She really wished to beat him to death!
Bai Cailing moved back a step and forced herself to smile. She said, "Elder Xu, I don't recommend you go to the Divine Farmer Clan."
"Huh? Why? Aren't you confident in me?" As Xu Que spoke, he raised his arm and stove to squeeze out a muscle. He was trying to show off in front of Bai Cailing!
Bai Cailing didn't even bother casting a glance at him, and she replied, "The Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines are objects essential for the Divine Farmer Clan to keep its great power, and they have already suffered a grave loss when they gave you 200 vines. If you drop in to ask for more, you will force their hands, and some trouble may occur."
Bai Cailing strove hard to speak tactfully, when what she wanted to express was that a cornered beast would attempt anything. She wanted to ask Xu Que to not force those people's hands.
"Huh? What are you saying? Do you think I'm afraid of trouble? I have to inform you truthfully that I'm in urgent need of Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines, and the more I have of them the better. Even if the Divine Farmer Clan doesn't want to give them, they still have to do so. It's all because they offended me previously." Xu Que still wore a smile.
Xu Que didn't sympathize with the Divine Farmer Clan, as anyone had to pay an adequate price for arrogant actions.
In the past, if Xu Que hadn't killed Yi Zhong and Yi Dan, he would have died. This was how the world worked, and experts were always revered and esteemed.
"Elder Xu, you have misunderstood me. I know that you need Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines, but…you should employ another method, avoiding direct conflict with the Divine Farmer Clan. I know how you can get more Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines in this way," Bai Cailing hesitated slightly, before she spoke.
Xu Que was taken aback. "What method?"
Bai Cailing pursed her lips and spoke softly, "I…I am fairly certain I know where the Divine Farmer Clan has planted the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines."
"What?" Buttface and Duan Jiude opened their eyes wide and cried out involuntarily.
The reason why the Divine Farmer Clan had managed to develop well and become so strong wasn't just because they possessed many recipes for elixirs and pill-refining skills. It was mainly due to the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines, and the Divine Farmer Clan always kept the location of the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines' farmland a secret. No one had ever managed to find it.
But now, Bai Cailing had unexpectedly stated that she knew where it was. This was why Buttface and Duan Jiude had become quite excited.
Finding the farmland was better than going to the Divine Farmer Clan's land to steal. Moreover, they would get a larger amount of Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines in this way.
Chapter 1343: She Is Outstanding
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Where is that land?"
Xu Que looked at Bai Cailing expectantly.
If he could find the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines' farmland, then everything would become simpler.
Bai Cailing hesitated for a moment before she spoke, "Elder Xu, do you still remember Yi Dan? While he was training in a Mystery Land, he got the news of Yi Zhong's death, and he rushed toward the ancient battlefield. At the end of this encounter, several guardians apologized to you and took out 200 Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines. At the time, I found this matter quite strange, and I wondered why they had brought with them such a large number of Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines. This is why…"
Bai Cailing hadn't finished her speech, when Xu Que's eyes lit up suddenly and he said, "This is why the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines' farmland must be in the Mystery Land where Yi Dan trained?"
"That is right," Bai Cailing nodded. Even though this was just her unverified guess, she still felt like it was likely that it was correct.
"Where is the Mystery Land?" Xu Que promptly asked.
Bai Cailing took out a jade slip and handed it over to Xu Que. "Elder Xu, this is a map of the Tianxiang Celestial Realm. More than 10,000 Mystery Lands are recorded on it, and I have already marked the Mystery Land where Yi Dan was. It just happens that it is south of the ancient battlefield, adjacent to the Taiyin Celestial Realm."
"That's pretty great!" Xu Que received the jade slip, while delight welled up in his heart.
Once he got a large amount of the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines, the number of times the two souls could attack would get much higher, and he would be able to gather Acting Tough Points faster. When the moment came for the System to reach the next level, his comprehensive powers would get a great promotion.
"According to my understanding of that Mystery Land, it is enormous, and it isn't just the Divine Farmer Clan members who enter it. If they planted the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines there, then it was surely in a hidden region. I will go there with you as I may be able to provide you some help," Bai Cailing said.
"My good daughter-in-law…" Xu Que revealed a benevolent smile at Bai Cailing once again.
The smile plastered on Bai Cailing's face masked her body's shuddering.
"Ha, ha, ha, this is delightful. Kiddo, when shall we head off? My machete is thirsty," Buttface shouted excitedly.
What Buttface loved the most was shady matters like robberies.
"He, he, do you still have to ask? We will obviously…" Xu Que squinted his eyes, smiled, and spoke.
Bai Cailing quickly interrupted him and said, "Elder Xu, I still have to ask for your help with something."
Xu Que was taken aback, and he said with a smile, "Huh? My daughter-in-law, you don't have to be so polite, we are a family. Go ahead and ask whatever you want. Even if you want to give birth to a child, I still won't refuse you."
"Elder Xu, I wonder whether you can help us treat the peach garden before setting out on the trip?" Bai Cailing asked.
"Treating the peach garden?"
It was only at this moment that Xu Que recalled this matter. He recalled that he hadn't done what he had promised the Jade Lake that he would do.
"Oh! Of course. You can set your mind at ease, and just let me deal with this trivial matter. I will promptly go to take care of it," Xu Que reassured her.
Xu Que had previously used the Living Holy Water to help a peach tree recover, but most of the nutrients of the Living Holy Water had been absorbed by the Nine-Reincarnation Peach that was under the ground.
When Xu Que dug out the Nine-Reincarnation Peach, he had already rescued the peach garden. As long as the garden was supplied with a large amount of spiritual Qi, it would quickly recover.
This was why this was a trivial matter, and, even if Xu Que didn't undertake this task, once the Jade Lake members realized this, they could supply the peach garden with enough spiritual Qi, and it would recover. After all, the trouble source had been the Nine-Reincarnation Peach, and it had already been taken away by Xu Que.
"Elder Xu, many thanks," Bai Cailing was overjoyed, and she expressed her thanks.
"You don't have to thank me. After all, I already promised you to do it. By the way, don't forget the old rules. People aren't allowed to approach the garden while I carry out this task." Xu Que waved his hand at Bai Cailing and leaned on his walking stick as he proceeded slowly toward the garden.
Buttface also broke into a run and went toward the garden.
Bai Cailing quickly spoke, "Little friend Buttface, Elder Xu has stated that people shouldn't approach that place, you…"
"I'm not a person," Buttface replied, without turning his head back.
Bai Cailing opened her mouth. She was left at a loss for words and didn't know how she should reply.
At this moment, Xu Que turned around and said with a smile, "They should all follow me, as I need some help."
"Okay! Elder Xu, if you need any other help, just go ahead and inform me," Bai Cailing replied respectfully, as she watched Xu Que's group proceed toward the peach garden.
She stood in place calmly, while delight and excitement welled up in her heart.
The Jade Lake Holy Land had gone downhill for innumerable years, and, for an unknown time, the amount and quality of the peaches harvested had only been becoming worse, which caused the Jade Lake Holy Land to lose its ruling position that it had had at its peak. It had now declined until it was one of the Celestial Realms' 14 weakest factions.
But now, Bai Cailing saw a glimmer of hope.
Once the peach garden recovered, the Jade Lake Holy Land's rise would be imminent.
Bai Cailing was this generation's saint, and she would become a Holy Mother in the future. She was confident that she would be able to bring the Jade Lake Holy Land into glory again.
"One day, my Jade Lake will take back everything it has lost, no matter whether it is glory or status," Bai Cailing muttered in a soft voice that expressed her great resolution.
….
Meanwhile, something was happening in the peach garden.
Xu Que's group entered here, while all the disciples withdrew and left them in a peaceful space.
After all, the Jade Lake's numerous disciples had already heard that the way Elder Xu treated the peach garden was through sleeping with the peach trees. It was enough for him to sleep here!
This was why everyone left because they were afraid of disturbing Elder Xu's sleep, which would affect the peach garden's recovery.
"F*ck! Kiddo, did you already take away that thing?" When Buttface entered the garden, he looked at the pond, before he glared at Xu Que and spoke.
"I depended upon my power to get hold of it," Xu Que spoke uprightly.
In the past, Xu Que had managed to discover the secret hidden in the pond's bed because he discovered an imprint left by Buttface on a peach tree, and, in the end, he managed to get the Nine-Reincarnation Peach. Since Buttface entered here so spiritedly, it was obvious that he had come here for the Nine-Reincarnation Peach.
"F*ck! I have missed another treasure." Buttface beat his chest and stamped his feet. He seemed quite vexed and annoyed!
Xu Que chuckled complacently without paying much heed to this fool. It would be a waste to give a treasure such as the Nine-Reincarnation Peach to Buttface. This was why he would leave it for himself for when he would need it, while he also kept it as a precaution against the Chaotic Green Lotus's next growth spurt.
���Little brat!" At this moment, Liu Jingning looked suddenly at Xu Que and spoke in a soft voice. She wore a grave look!
It seemed as if she had worn this expression since she had entered the peach garden.
"What's up? Little Demoness, who has angered you?" Xu Que was taken aback. Liu Jingning seldom revealed such a serious look, and this was why he revealed a faint smile and questioned her.
"It's Saint Bai…"
Liu Jingning hesitated for a moment and spoke, "She's anything but simple. So, if you really have feelings for her, you must be careful. I'm quite skeptical and vigilant of her."
Chapter 1344: Such a Person
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"Oh! You have started fighting over me so quickly?" Xu Que winked and looked at Liu Jingning playfully.
"I'm serious!" Liu Jingning rolled her eyes at Xu Que and shook her head.
Xu Que reached out and rubbed Liu Jingning's head. He said with a smile, ���Just set your mind at ease, I'm well aware of the situation."
As a matter of fact, Xu Que had also discovered something through his previous conversation with Bai Cailing. She only cared about the Jade Lake. Everything she did was for the Jade Lake's interests.
For this reason, since the two factions, the Jade Lake and the Divine Farmer Clan, had a good relationship, Bai Cailing was not going to sell out and betray the Divine Farmer Clan.
However, the two factions' good relationship was based upon making use of each other, and this was why it didn't matter that Bai Cailing divulged the location of the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vine's farmland.
Bai Cailing had discovered its location when she was in the ancient battlefield, but she didn't inform Xu Que at that time. She had probably planned to look for it by herself if she ever got a chance.
It was only after Xu Que returned that Bai Cailing told him about the location, before she entreated him to treat the peach garden.
According to normal people's thought processes, they would first raise a request before offering something in exchange. However, Bai Cailing had done the opposite.
It was obvious that Bai Cailing had a good understanding of the character of Elder Xu, and she was aware that he hated being threatened or bribed into carrying out exchanges. This was why Bai Cailing had divulged the location of the vines to Elder Xu, in order to keep a good relationship with him. At that time, she raised her request, knowing full well that Elder Xu wouldn't reject her request!
If those two things had occurred separately, one probably wouldn't find anything amazing about them, but, when one pondered them together, one could understand that Bai Cailing was shrewd and sophisticated. Even though she was doing everything for the Jade Lake, she still made Xu Que feel quite uncomfortable.
All after, in other people's eyes, or in Bai Cailing's eyes, Xu Que looked as if he had been exploited.
Even though Xu Que had comprehended this, he wouldn't expose it. He had lived two lifetimes, and he had a good understanding of the ways of the world. There wasn't any need to expose this matter.
Xu Que really didn't have any feelings for Bai Cailing that Liu Jingning needed to be jealous about!
He had mingled in the World of Cultivators for a long time, and, at first, he was just a greenhorn who easily felt things for other people. And, at that time, most of the people surrounding him had had pure intentions.
Now, however, anyone who could cultivate to such a high stage was by definition not a simple person.
Xu Que wasn't any longer as he had been, and he wouldn't easily fall for any pretty woman he saw.
"Lil Que, did you really understand what I said?" Liu Jingning looked suspiciously at Xu Que.
After all, it seemed to her that this guy was quite fickle.
"Ha, ha, it's me who should raise such a question to you. You can be at ease. Do you really think that I'm the same as before and that I haven't changed at all?" Xu Que chuckled.
Moreover, there was still something that he didn't say. Since he had Liu Jingning, Jiang Hongyan, and the others, he was already content with what he had and didn't need any more women.
But Xu Que couldn't really state such words because he found them quite disgraceful. After all, he was someone who had grown up in a monogamous modern society, and, even though polygamy was quite ordinary in the World of Cultivators, Xu Que still found this matter embarrassing. However, it was fortunate that even though he didn't state it, he still felt that Liu Jingning understood it slightly.
"Fine, it seems like you have grown up." Liu Jingning was taken aback for a moment, before she looked at Xu Que with a fake smile and spoke.
"It was always big, okay? I must look for a chance to let you try its size." Xu Que chuckled, before he strode away toward the peach garden. He left behind an angry Liu Jingning, whose face was very flushed.
Mo Junchen and Duan Jiude obviously understood what Xu Que had implied. But they acted like they hadn't heard him and looked around at anything that wasn't Liu Jingning.
As for Buttface, he wore a confused look and pursued Xu Que to join in the fun. He wore a curious look and questioned Xu Que, "Brother Que, brother Que. What size should she try? I also want to try it."
"Get lost!"
…..
One day quickly elapsed.
Xu Que diluted a bottle of Living Holy Water and sprinkled it on every peach tree. He didn't have to spend a long time doing this. But, he still stayed for a whole day in the peach garden so that the members of the Jade Lake would assume that this task was quite difficult.
The next day at dawn, all the peach trees had recovered, and they released boundless Celestial Core Power and Spiritual Qi that spread throughout the whole Jade Lake Holy Land.
Such a great disturbance obviously alerted all the women of the Jade Lake.
At dawn, the entire area surrounding the peach trees became filled with people. Xu Que acted as if he had just woken up from sleep and opened his sleepy eyes, as he walked out, leaning on his walking stick.
Bai Cailing and more than ten deacons and elders rushed over, and, as they saw that the peach trees and all the garden had changed beyond recognition, they all became excited.
"Elder Xu, this is a great favor and kindness, and the Jade Lake will never forget it," Bai Cailing expressed her gratitude.
"It's nothing. I have just slept for a night with them. Fine, since the peach garden has recovered, I also must head off to carry out my proper business. I'm quite pressed for time, and I mustn't delay it any longer," Xu Que spoke calmly.
"Okay, Elder Xu, I will accompany you," Bai Cailing promptly said.
"Huh…you don't have to. Moreover, now that the peach garden has recovered, you are going to be quite busy. It's enough for me to take a trip there." Xu Que was taken aback. He didn't expect that Bai Cailing would be so cordial. He thought to himself, "Did she also want to get her share of the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines?"
Bai Cailing said with a faint smile, "Elder Xu, there is something you don't know. There are many Restriction Spells set up on the Mystery Land, and they can't be broken by brute force. However, innumerable disciples of our Jade Lake have ventured there, and we have accumulated rich experience through many generations. We have managed to figure out a way to pass through the Restriction Spells. But this method is quite complex and touches upon many subjects. This is why I want to show you the way personally so that you can save time and energy."
As Bai Cailing spoke, it seemed as if she had recalled something, and she added something further, "But what you have said isn't wrong. The Jade Lake will have many affairs I must take care of personally, and this is why, after I show you the way inside, I have to come straight back here."
"Fine! Bai Cailing, I will have to trouble you with it." Xu Que revealed a faint smile and nodded.
Bai Cailing added such a statement to inform Xu Que clearly that she didn't want to take a share, and that she didn't covet the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines. This was why after she helped them inside, she would return home. This was really a wise choice!
Moreover, in Bai Cailing's eyes, the value of the Jade Lake's peach trees was much higher than the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines, and, as a matter of fact, this was really the case. If this hadn't been the case, Bai Cailing wouldn't have given up the location's secret to have Xu Que treat the peaches.
Xu Que's group quickly set out on its journey.
Bai Cailing showed them the way personally, and, this time, she didn't let any of the Jade Lake's disciples follow her, and she didn't take any of her guardians with her.
After all, the Mystery Land was in the Tianxiang Celestial Realm's domain, and it wouldn't be too good for them to let many people learn about this affair. This was why Bai Cailing chose to guide the group alone, and such a matter made Xu Que develop a new understanding of her.
This woman was really anything but simple. She was brave, scheming, and shrewd, and Xu Que admired her. After all, nothing that Bai Cailing had done overstepped the bounds of decency, and it seemed to him that she was a trustworthy and moral person.
Such a person had boundless prospects, and such a woman didn't need a man's care or protection. Even on Earth, she probably could become a successful career woman.
Chapter 1345: Strange Eyes
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Once a person became famous, it was easy for him to become popular wherever he went.
The three words "Xu Que's father" were quite well-known in the Tianxiang Celestial Realm, and here their influence was higher than in the Ziwei Celestial Realm.
For example, when Xu Que walked out of the Jade Lake, he immediately aroused many people's attention.
Xu Que's group followed Bai Cailing into Tianxiang City's center to use the Teleportation Device. As they arrived there, many people encircled them and observed them.
"Oh! Is that old man the legendary Xu Que's father. He's so bold and imperious!"
"What is bold and imperious about him? When we saw him for the first time, didn't you say that he looked sickly?"
"This is a different matter. We currently know his true power, and we know his ferocity."
"Ah! But, where do you think they are planning to go?"
"Oh, my God, does this group want to stir up trouble once again? Now, even Bai Cailing of the Jade Lake is traveling with them."
"Bai Cailing is his daughter-in-law, so it isn't strange for her to travel with him. But have you noticed something?"
"What?"
"Why is Elder Xu so fond of taking his daughters-in-law with him wherever he goes? Look over there. First it was Liu Jingning, and now she has been followed by Bai Cailing. In the future, he might even add the Heavenly Kismet Body, Jiang Hongyan."
"Wow! It seems like Elder Xu is quite playful."
"This is probably his hobby, and he's fond of strolling with his daughters-in-law."
The crowd started discussing this matter spiritedly, and when Xu Que's group stepped into the Teleportation Device and left Tianxiang City, the crowd's discussion became even more daring, and someone even uttered something like, "Xu Que's father is fond of strolling with his daughters-in-law."
However, such careless chitchat caught many people's interests, and while Xu Que's group rushed toward the Mystery Land, these words spread to the whole of Tianxiang City in several days, even to the Tianxiang Celestial Realm.
If Xu Que ran into someone next time he visited and greeted him, that guy would probably say, "Huh, Elder Xu, are you strolling with your daughters-in-law once again?" This might quickly become normal.
…..
After several days, Xu Que managed to reach the land next to the Mystery Land mentioned by Bai Cailing.
This Mystery Land had existed since time immemorial, and there were records about it that went back several hundred thousand years, and it was called by the ancestors "Lihuo Mystery Land".
It was said that this land was the abode of a certain generation's Fire God, and it had a giant mountain that was engulfed all year round by flames. It was called Fire Mountain, and its fire had never been extinguished.
However, what was strange about this mountain's flames was that they didn't have any warmth. Even when cultivators approached them, they didn't detect any rise in temperature. But they still ended up burning to ashes among the flames in an inexplicable way, losing their lives.
After a long time passed, people started taking notice of Fire Mountain's peculiarities, and they didn't dare to approach it any longer. They only looked around for anything lucky in the mountain's vicinity or hunted down some Demonic Beasts that were born there.
These Demonic Beasts all had a common trait, and it was that they were all born in Fire Mountain, and their Bestial Core possessed powerful Fire Element Celestial Core Power. This was quite helpful to cultivators who trained in Fire Magic Arts. This was why this Mystery Land had stayed popular among cultivators for many years.
Even the Divine Farmer Clan's geniuses constantly came here from the Taiyin Celestial Realm, and they traveled for thousands of miles to train here. Moreover, they might even have gotten a great lucky chance here long ago and found the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines in a secluded region. They then started planting the vines on a large scale. Every so often,they would make the trip here in order to harvest the vines.
On the voyage, Bai Cailing informed Xu Que of all relevant information related to this Mystery Land. After he had listened to her, he got quite interested in this place. After all, this land had a Mystical Fire. But, since Xu Que had already cultivated to a high stage, Mystical Fire's greater function for him was limited to concocting elixirs or making artifacts. And even though it still possessed a certain might when used for offense, it wasn't as terrifying as in the past, and it didn't possess a might great enough to crush his opponents or kill them instantly.
"It seems as if, after I get the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines, I must take a look at Fire Mountain. If I get an unusual fire, it could be quite interesting." Xu Que spoke to himself.
A market had been built by people in front of the Mystery Land's entrance, and it was filled with inns and stores. Many cultivators lived here all year round!
However, Xu Que didn't choose to rest here because he was having a hard time maintaining the two souls in the Firestorm Wheels. He had previously used up the remaining 30 Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines, and the souls could only persist for three days. After three days, the two souls would start dissipating once again.
This was why Xu Que didn't have enough time to rest, and he immediately asked Bai Cailing to show them the way. They entered into the Mystery Land directly!
Their group's arrival attracted the attention of many people. As a matter of fact, most people had just heard about the deeds of Xu Que's father, and they couldn't recognize him. However, this was a different case for Bai Cailing, because she was the Jade Lake Saint. She couldn't just be recognized in the Tianxiang Celestial Realm, but she would be recognized immediately in all of the other 13 Celestial Realms.
At this moment, Bai Cailing was traveling with Xu Que and his companions, and, after they passed through the Mystery Land's entrance, the crowd quickly reacted.
"F*ck! I was just wondering why the few people in this team seemed familiar-looking. Is it possible that they are Xu Que's father, Buttface, and Duan Jiude?"
"It seems like it's them. A rumor has spread recently that Xu Que's father has come to the Tianxiang Celestial Realm once again."
"You don't have to make guesses about this matter, as who can travel along with Saint Bai Cailing other than Xu Que's father?"
"That is really the case, and it's because she is his daughter-in-law."
"Now that you mention it, several days ago, the Divine Farmer Clan's members came here once again. This time, Yi Fang came over, and he's one of the most promising candidates for the Divine Farmer Clan's new generation of Divine Son. Will he also be killed by Xu Que's father?"
"Ha, ha, it's surely unlikely. The whole Divine Farmer Clan gave in, and, this time, if those people saw Xu Que's father, they would probably make a detour around him."
…..
Meanwhile, in the Lihuo Mystery Land, the group had arrived.
Xu Que's group had entered with no problems. There weren't any Restriction Spells set on the entrance. But, after they had traveled for a while, a plain filled with giant boulders appeared in front of them. They were forced to stop in their tracks because they discerned that something was amiss.
"F*ck! It seems like there is a natural spell here," Buttface frowned and spoke.
"As a matter of fact, this land was at the beginning a divine spell. However, it withered away with the passing of time, before it started fusing with the world gradually. Now, it has already turned into a natural spell." Bai Cailing revealed a faint smile. "But, we still have a way to pass through this spell, and it will save us a lot of time."
After she spoke, she waved her delicate hand and used a lantern. It was unexpectedly a Ninth Grade Magic Weapon!
A flame was burning within the lantern, and wisps of smoke were coming out of it. They seemed quite distinct!
"Elder Xu, some illusions may sometimes appear within this spell, and you won't even manage to see the people next to you. This was why after you enter, don't pay attention to what anyone says. You just have to follow this lantern or the smoke." Bai Cailing looked at Xu Que and instructed him softly.
"Okay!" Xu Que nodded and asked Bai Cailing to show them the way.
Bai Cailing didn't bother with speaking further, and she turned around to step into the plain, where she was followed by Xu Que's group.
The next moment, as Xu Que stepped into the plain, his surroundings instantly changed. They turned from a plain filled with rocks into an ancient city, or, more accurately, a deserted city.
The city was quite shabby, and most of its buildings and roads hadn't been repaired for a long time. This deserted and uninhabited city emitted an archaic air. As for Buttface, Liu Jingning, and the others that entered with him, they all disappeared thoroughly. But, a wisp of smoke was still rising several streets ahead of him, and it was quite distinct.
If Bai Cailing hadn't informed Xu Que beforehand that such a situation would occur, he might have really fallen into a trap.
Xu Que promptly strode forward and followed the smoke.
However, after Xu Que had just taken several steps, his body came to a stop next to a shabby smithy.
The flames of the stove in the smithy had been extinguished innumerable years ago. But a pair of eyes was unexpectedly in this area, and they were staring attentively at him.
Chapter 1346: Curse?
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
"F*ck!"
Xu Que jumped with fright and opened his eyes wide.
Even if everything here was just an illusion, he could still manage to detect a person hiding with his current power unless the person was an almighty being who had reached the Celestial King or higher stage.
He detected clearly that no one was here. However, as he proceeded onward, he suddenly detected an aura and he stopped in his tracks. When he looked in the direction from which he had detected the aura all he saw was a pair of eyes. The owner of the eyes was apparently still hiding in the stove.
Could this be considered a meeting with a ghost in broad daylight?
"Alas! Big brother, aren't you being childish? Are you trying to scare me? It's really useless! Your tricks have been used by people for ages. Specialists crawl from wells, even televisions. They can crawl out as doubles. In English, it's called Double-Crawling. Do you get it?" Xu Que came back to his senses and faced that pair of eyes and started ridiculing them.
The two eyes had a vacant look, and they stared at Xu Que blankly. Then, the next moment, they started becoming moist and crying.
Now Xu Que was really dumbstruck as he thought he had gone too far.
"What was happening?"
"Couldn't he stand any criticism?"
"He started crying just after I uttered a few words?"
"Hey, big brother! Don't cry! There's no reason for you to start weeping. A great hero shouldn't cry. Hey, is it possible that you are a young lady?" Xu Que spoke, quickly, and, in the end, he became curious about the owner of that pair of eyes.
After all, this person was hiding in a stove, and he couldn't see anything other than his eyes.
But Xu Que still discerned something through the eyes. Even though they had seemed vacant at first sight, they still contained a faint expectation, a longing, and love.
HISS!
Xu Que immediately sucked in a breath of cold air, before letting out a breath that turned into a sigh.
"I didn't expect that even though I have turned into an old man, my unique mesmerizing demeanor still can't be concealed. It has unexpectedly caused you to fall in love with me at first sight. You have good taste!" Xu Que spoke and sighed with emotions. The eyes were a window to a person's soul, and they were the most sincere bridge that connected people. They wouldn't deceive anyone!
RUMBLE!
The next moment, the whole stove cracked open amid a loud, rumbling sound.
An illusory sword appeared, and it seemed as if it came from above the nine skies. It possessed an outrageously high speed, and it instantly penetrated the region between Xu Que's brows.
Xu Que's scalp became numb, and, by the time he came back to his senses, the illusory sword had already penetrated the region between his brows and passed through it.
But…it didn't leave anything behind.
Xu Que's body didn't sustain any injuries. His condition remained good. The sword was just an illusion.
However, Xu Que could still feel a chill run down his spine, while cold sweat beaded his forehead. Fear lingered with him!
If that illusory sword had been a real sword, he probably would have already been dead.
As Xu Que thought about this matter, anger welled up in his heart. "F*ck! You have angered me successfully. It doesn't matter whether you are an illusion, as I will still kill you."
BANG!
The region between his eyebrows shone brightly, and the Little Gold Clone melted and turned into a powerful force that converged in his eyes. He had opened his Heaven Eye!
In an instant, Xu Que could see through all the illusions in the vicinity, and he could see once again the stones and the plain he saw when he had just entered, as well as Bai Cailing, Buttface, Liu Jingning, and the others that walked ahead of him.
He had managed to see through such a trifling illusion!
But the smithy and the stove were still here.
The stove had disintegrated and turned into ashes, and the illusory sword that had attacked him previously was still floating above the ashes. Now, however, a child was hugging the sword's hilt with both arms and crossing his legs around the sword's blade. He seemed like a drowning man who was clinging to a branch. He was holding on tightly, without any desire to let go.
At this moment, the child raised his eyes and looked at Xu Que.
Xu Que immediately recognized him. This pair of eyes were the eyes that had looked at him a while ago from the stove.
"Well? You are a child? This is starting to seem like a movie." Xu Que muttered softly in surprise.
Xu Que smiled, looked at the child, and questioned him, "Little brat, why are you here by yourself? Where are your parents? Do you want me to take you out of here?"
"….." The child didn't reply and just kept staring at Xu Que.
After several seconds, the child opened its mouth and let out a strange, sharp noise. It seemed like a kitten's cry in the depths of night, and it made Xu Que's whole body be covered with goosebumps.
"You…will die in 49 days."
HISS!
After the child spoke, it disappeared instantly, along with the illusory sword and the smithy.
Everything disappeared as if such an illusion had never appeared. Everything went back to normal!
Xu Que stood in a daze, and he didn't regain his senses even after a long time, while a restless feeling welled up in his heart.
According to reason, such an illusion shouldn't affect him. An illusion appeared suddenly and someone in it stated that Xu Que would die after a certain number of days. This was ridiculous beyond belief, and there wasn't any cultivator that would take it seriously.
But after Xu Que heard the child's words, he shuddered for some unknown reason, and he felt as if he had been cursed. He got an intense restless feeling, as if he would really die after 49 days.
"D*mn! What was this?" Xu Que frowned. He didn't think that this was a ploy set up by Bai Cailing because there wasn't anyone in the world who could use such a Magic Art. There wasn't anyone who could curse and kill a cultivator with several words.
But this feeling of dread and restlessness he had was still too realistic, and fright welled up in his heart because of it.
…..
Xu Que had the assistance of the Heaven Eye and didn't have to look for Bai Cailing's smoke. He managed to easily leave the stone plain.
Bai Cailing and the others were already waiting outside, and when they realized that Xu Que had come out only after a long time, they looked startled.
COUGH! "F*ck! Little… Xu Que's father, did you find a lucky opportunity once again?" Buttface questioned Xu Que. After all, this wasn't the first time such a matter had occurred.
Xu Que shook his head with a grave look. Even after he had left the spell's scope, he still had a horrible feeling. He felt as if he had been engulfed by Lifeless Qi. It was an indescribable bad feeling!
"Well? Something is amiss. Old man, why do I feel like the region between your brows is dark? This is a sign foreboding a great calamity," When Duan Jiude saw Xu Que, he cried out suddenly and spoke in surprise.
In the past, Duan Jiude had cultivated many Fortune-Telling Magic Arts. Later, he had received an inheritance when he was in the Heaven Continent, and his fortune-telling had reached perfection. Now he had discerned that the region between Xu Que's brows had darkened, and what he said was not baseless talk. He didn't make irresponsible remarks without thinking.
"Elder Xu, are you all right?" Bai Cailing also looked in surprise at Xu Que. This was the first time she had ever seen Elder Xu wearing such a grave expression.
Xu Que forced himself to smile, and he shrugged his shoulders. "Even if I tell you, you won't believe it. I ran into a ghost a while ago, and it stated that I will die after 49 days."
"What?" Everyone's expressions changed drastically.
Xu Que informed them of the whole sequence of events that had occurred a short while ago.
After they got finished listening to him, they all revealed shocked, stunned looks. They had never heard of such an occurrence, and even Bai Cailing had never heard of someone having something like that happen within the spell.
"Elder Xu, did you end up running into an illusion that was too realistic due to your great power, and it tried to mislead you?" Bai Cailing questioned Xu Que.
Many generations of people had entered this Mystery Land innumerable times, and no one had ever mentioned that he had run across such a weird illusion, and she had never heard any rumors about something like this. This was why Bai Cailing was quite bewildered, and, if she hadn't detected that the Lifeless Qi around Xu Que had become more intense, she probably would have assumed that he was just joking with her.
"It's impossible. I could detect clearly that this was true and real." Xu Que shook his head. He was at his wits' end!
A while ago, he had asked the System to inspect the condition of his body, and the result of the System's inspection was that everything was normal.
Maybe this was because the System's current version couldn't keep up with his needs any longer, or maybe it was because… This wasn't a curse, but a prophecy.
"That child just said that you will die after 49 days?" Duan Jiude asked once again, while he took out his ancient tortoiseshell and started making calculations for Xu Que.
"That's right! That's exactly what it said." Xu Que nodded.
BANG!
All of a sudden, Buttface patted his thigh and spoke loudly, "I have understood it! You have all misunderstood its meaning. The child stated that you will die after 49 Ri (days), but Ri isn't referring to 49 days, but to the verb Ri, which means f*ck.
Chapter 1347
: I Don't Know Whether I Should Utter It
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Buttface's naughtiness was really unpredictable!
Sometimes, he would suddenly act wantonly and leave people lost between laughter and tears. But, since he had dared to act naughtily at this moment, Xu Que almost couldn't stifle his impulse to give Buttface a beating.
"I could die in a little while, yet you are still in the mood for a joke?"
"Don't you have even a little bit of civility?"
"Can't you speak in a civilized and polite way?"
"What do you mean by a verb? What the h*ll are you talking about?"
"Huh? I'm also getting an awful feeling. Did I also suffer this curse?" Buttface became flustered suddenly.
"That is my murderous aura," Xu Que replied suddenly.
"F*ck!" Buttface came back to his senses, and he quickly tucked his tail between his legs and got ready to run away at any moment.
Xu Que really didn't want to pay attention to Buttface, and his gaze fell once again upon the plain. He frowned and shook his head. "Let's forget about this, and get on with our proper business. I really don't believe that he can take my life with a single sentence."
"Fine, well said! Xu Que's father is really amazing." Buttface took advantage of the chance to fawn over Xu Que.
BANG!
At this moment, Duan Jiude hit his tortoiseshell, and several symbols fell off it. His expression changed drastically, and he said, "F*ck, I have calculated it. It's really a sign foreboding a great calamity, and that calamity is very dangerous."
As Duan Jiude spoke, he raised his head to look at Xu Que and forced a smile. He said, "You don't have much time left. It is going to happen in exactly 49 days."
As his words echoed out, they all descended into silence.
Bai Cailing looked startled, while Mo Junchen seemed dumbfounded. As for Liu Jingning, worry appeared in her eyes.
Xu Que frowned and let out a breath before he sneered coldly. "So it's 49 days? Fine, I really want to see who is able to take my life in 49 days."
After Xu Que spoke, he looked at Bai Cailing and spoke calmly, "Saint Bai, please continue showing us the way."
Bai Cailing opened her mouth. She wanted to speak, but she refrained from it, and just nodded silently. She continued guiding them.
On the way, Duan Jiude and Buttface became more well-behaved, and it seemed as if they were pondering over a solution for Xu Que. As for Liu Jingning, she sent a sound transmission to Xu Que, questioning him about the details of this entire affair.
Xu Que didn't want to keep talking about this, and he just gave a perfunctory reply. After all, he had already recounted the whole sequence of events a while ago, and he didn't have anything else to add to it.
Moreover, Xu Que had already regained his calm, and he was thinking over this matter rationally. He really didn't believe that the child could take his life because of a single sentence, as this was a matter which even Gods couldn't achieve.
Xu Que became full of expectations about what would befall him in 49 days, and it was unknown whether this was due to his great self-confidence or because he was angry now.
Xu Que sneered, as a heroic air emanated from him. His restless feelings were much weakened.
After a short while, they crossed the next road smoothly and without a hitch.
Bai Cailing revealed many strange ways for crossing Formation Spells, and Xu Que found himself forced to nod at her and express his gratitude. As they ventured further into the Mystery Land, they ran into some complex and dangerous Formation Spells, and if Bai Cailing hadn't been guiding them, they wouldn't have been able to pass through these Restrictive Formation Spells for ten days or two weeks, and they would have wasted a lot of their energy.
It was fortunate that this time they made progress smoothly, and Bai Cailing brought them into the Mystery Land's central region in just one day. This was the sole region where all cultivators could operate and train!
Even though this region was only the Mystery Land's central region, it was still vast and broad. It could have been divided into more than 100 small areas. Even if Xu Que had traveled at full speed with the Firestorm Wheels, he would still have had to spend a year and a half to make a full detour around this region.
Trying to find the Divine Farmer Clan's farmland of Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines in this area was going to be more difficult than finding a needle in a haystack.
But Bai Cailing was quite clever, and she ruled out most areas, as those were all areas frequented by innumerable cultivators. Since people were all bustling around in these areas, the Divine Farmer Clan's secret farmland surely wasn't situated there.
Bai Cailing gave Xu Que a jade slip that had a map, and a certain area on the map was marked up. Even though the area seemed quite small, they would have to waste a long time to search for it. But this was still better than having several people who weren't familiar with the region search it blindly.
Bai Cailing explained everything to Xu Que seriously, "Elder Xu, according to my calculations, this area is the most likely option, and it can be almost assured that the Divine Farmer Clan's farmland is situated there. On one hand, this area has many Demonic Beasts and intruding into it is quite dangerous. This was why cultivators wouldn't train in it. On the other hand, many Illusion Restriction Spells existed in this area, and even though they didn't possess great might, dealing with them was quite troublesome, and there were even some we couldn't deal with. This is why you will have to spend some efforts to find the farmland."
"Thanks a lot." Xu Que smiled and shook her hands as a thank you.
Bai Cailing was startled by his polite attitude. However, she didn't think too much about it, and she promptly returned his politeness. She said with a smile, "Elder Xu, you are too polite. This is just a trifling matter that isn't worth mentioning, and such a little bit of help is nothing in comparison to what you have done for the Jade Lake."
After she finished speaking, she bowed slightly as a salute. "It's a pity that the Jade Lake is quite busy currently, and my power is limited. I'm not able to provide you with any great help. If this hadn't been the case, I would have gone to look for that land with you."
"It's all right, you should go back to the Jade Lake, and leave the rest to me." Xu Que waved his hand at her and spoke with a smile.
Bai Cailing was quite tactful, as she was afraid that Xu Que would misunderstand her attentions and assume that she wanted to get her share. This was why she used the Jade Lake's work as an excuse to leave. She didn't only give Xu Que respect, she also provided herself with a way out. It was satisfactory to both sides, and she could leave smoothly because of it.
Xu Que obviously wouldn't try to have Bai Cailing stay. After all, she had already helped in every way she could, and she had escorted them here. It was tantamount to bringing them to the gate of the destination,and then leaving them to find a way to cross the gate.
Moreover, they really didn't need her anymore, and it would restrain their conversations if she stayed. This was why it was better to seize the chance and let her leave.
In the end, Xu Que and his companions saw off Bai Cailing, before they directed their gazes to the area shown on the map.
"Ha, ha, that lassie finally left. Now we can speak at ease."
At this moment, Buttface suddenly shouted excitedly and looked at Xu Que. He said, "Lad, as a matter of fact, I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should utter it."
"Don't utter it, thank you." Xu Que rejected him without giving this matter any consideration.
"F*ck! Why not? Don't I have freedom of speech?" Buttface spoke angrily.
"Mr. Buttface, a loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble. So, it's better for you to abstain from speaking," Duan Jiude chuckled bitterly and spoke to warn Buttface.
Buttface recalled Xu Que's previous angry expression, and he restrained himself. He nodded and said, "It's fine. In any case, it isn't an important matter. It's better for us to first find that land and make some great profits."
"It isn't important?" Huh, hold on! I really want to hear it," Duan Jiude spoke hurriedly.
Xu Que also looked at Buttface and nodded. He asked him to utter it!
Both people clearly knew that this fool couldn't distinguish was what insignificant from what was important, and if he stated that something was important, then it was usually just a trifling matter. But if he stated that it wasn't important, then it was probably a significant matter.
"It's really not important." Buttface waved his paw and looked at the surroundings. He said, "I have just suddenly recalled something, and it's from a long time ago. It��s unknown from which life it was, but I have recalled that I have been here before. The land has changed a lot, and even the ancient city has disappeared. Some tall mountains have crumbled, and some rivers have dried up, while some deserts have turned into a great sea."
When these words echoed out, Duan Jiude and Xu Que exchanged glances, and they both discerned through each other's look that they had had the same thought. "Sure enough! It is so."
Afterward, they both shouted at the same time, "F*ck!"
Chapter 1348: The Suppressed Sword Spirit
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Buttface had had a previous incarnation, and he said that he had once come to this land. "Had he?"
"But which life was it? Was it in the Celestial Emperors era or in the Gods era?"
The expressions of Duan Jiude and Xu Que made it obvious that they were deep in thought. Buttface had mentioned something about an ancient city, but his last impression of this land had been at a time when cultivators resided here.
Now, they couldn't see even a single brick here, let alone an ancient city's ruins. According to the speed at which nature recovered itself, Buttface's previous incarnation must have been in a distant era. It could even have been in the Gods' era.
"You have been here before? Was this land also a part of your domain?" Liu Jingning spoke with surprise. She had once seen Buttface use a drop of Kylin Blood to make an Ancestral Return, and she knew that the South Continent's Mystery Land had been one of Buttface's domains in his previous life. This was why after she heard him utter such words, she was stunned once again.
As for Mo Junchen, he wore an odd look as he looked at Liu Jingning. "Do you believe his absurd claims?"
Mo Junchen shook his head and didn't give this matter any consideration. He continued examining the surroundings.
At this moment, Xu Que glared at Buttface and said, "Reply truthfully, was it you who set up the Rubble Formation Spell? It didn't really harm anyone, yet it surprised me."
"F*ck! I'm not responsible for that. I just have a faint impression of this place. Only one or two scenes have flashed in my mind with a sense of familiarity. It's obvious that I am not too familiar with this land. This is surely not my domain, and the Formation Spell wasn't set up by me," Buttface emphasized his innocence clearly.
"This is not the time to argue over this. Mr. Buttface, since you have a faint impression of this place, you should quickly think about where there is a land suitable for planting Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines." Duan Jiude waved his hand and looked expectantly at Buttface.
Buttface rolled his eyes and said, "Mr. Duan, are you stupid? I said a while ago that everything has been turned upside down in this land, and it has thoroughly changed. Even if I knew of a place suitable for planting the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines, it would have disappeared after so many years."
"What about that Fire Mountain?" Xu Que asked suddenly, shifting his gaze to the most central region.
Here, there was a mountain peak that reached the clouds, and it was absolutely tremendous. It didn't seem any different from an ordinary mountain, but it could still make people's hearts palpitate with fear.
"A Fire Mountain… It sounds familiar. But I still can't really picture it. Just a single scene flashed through my mind a while ago, and I have discovered due to this that I have been here in my previous lives. It's limited to just this," Buttface wore a sullen look and spoke.
"He, he!" Xu Que chuckled disdainfully and shook his head. "Really… What use are you?"
"F*ck!" Buttface got angry, and he glared at Xu Que. He said, "Lad, why don't you speak again? Do you have the nerve to say that again?"
"What use are you?"
"F*ck! At least I have once been here, while you bunch have never been here."
"Even if you have been here, what use are you? Can you show us the way?"
"I can," Buttface patted his chest and shouted.
Afterward, Buttface looked dazed, and he opened his mouth, while a startled look appeared on his face. "F*ck! I have suddenly recalled more memories about this place. I seem to have recalled some regions."
This time, it was really the case! After Buttface was provoked by Xu Que, he had really remembered more about this area.
The corners of Xu Que's mouth twitched. He was speechless.
A while ago, he had just wanted to ridicule this fool, and he didn't expect that Buttface would recover some of his memory due to his anxiety.
"This is really… All I can say is that the ancients can't deceive me. Once a dog gets anxious, it would even jump over walls."
"Ha, ha! I'm so awesome. Come over, and let's walk through here. If it's this area, then I still have some impression of it, and there are several places where the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines could be planted."
Buttface laughed heartily and confidently, before he pointed at the southern region.
This was one of the regions marked up on the jade slip map given to Xu Que by Bai Cailing.
"Buttface! Now, you have understood my efforts, haven't you? If I hadn't forced you, would you have made any progress? Isn't that right?" Xu Que spoke sincerely, before he patted Buttface's shoulder.
Buttface nodded repeatedly. "That is right!"
"Okay, it's fine as long as you understand it. So, show us the way quickly!" Xu Que said with a smile.
"Okay!" Buttface turned around excitedly and started running.
Xu Que looked at Duan Jiude, Liu Jingning, and the others who were all frowning and shrugged his shoulders. He spoke with pride, "Did you see that? I have settled this matter."
"It's only a fool who can be fooled so easily." Liu Jingning shook her head resentfully.
As for Duan Jiude, he chuckled bitterly.
Afterward, they strode forward as they followed Buttface and traveled onward.
The sole person who still couldn't make sense of the current situation was Mo Junchen, and he wore a dumbfounded look. He was stunned!
"Is this possible?"
"Did you really believe that dog's claims?"
"Was he really here in his previous lives?"
"Do you believe such absurd claims?"
"Have you turned stupid?"
As Mo Junchen looked at the crowd that was getting far away from him, he shook his head helplessly and followed them.
Even though Buttface did recall some images, this place had changed greatly because innumerable years had passed since the last time he was here. This was why he had to ponder carefully and make guesses before proceeding onward.
After a whole day had passed, the group stopped next to a valley.
"It should be here, I still remember that this valley has two entrances. One of them leads to the inside of the valley, while the other leads to a region inside the mountain," Buttface pointed at the mountain and spoke.
The second entrance mentioned by Buttface led them to the inside of a hollow mountain that had a structure similar to a volcano. The mountain's peak was exposed thoroughly, and many spiritual herbs were growing there, while the entrance was hidden well, and it would be rarely discovered by people.
Xu Que stood next to the valley for a while, and he didn't discover the second entrance, but he was still delighted.
Since this place was so hidden, it was likely that it was the location where the Divine Farmer Clan had planted the Chiliad Gold Resurrection Vines. Even if that wasn't the case, it should still be filled with precious natural resources since no one had entered this place for innumerable years.
"Let's take a walk and go inside." Xu Que waved his hand,and asked Buttface to guide them.
"Wait, I have to think about the way to open the entrance. Give me six or seven minutes." Buttface shook his head and stood in front of the valley while wearing a grave look. He was looking around thoughtfully.
Buttface rarely revealed such a serious look, and when Xu Que and his companions saw this, they didn't disturb Buttface, but waited patiently next to him.
BUZZ!
At this moment, Xu Que suddenly heard a sword's buzzing sound, and it was transmitted from the System's Deposit Storage Space.
Xu Que was taken aback, and he promptly summoned the System interface. The sharp sword that contained the Sword Spirit was shivering.
"F*ck! Sword Spirit, what is wrong with you? Why are you shivering so much?" Xu Que used his mind to question it.
"I'm trying to struggle free of the sealing power," the Sword Spirit replied softly.
Sealing power?
Xu Que was startled once again. "What is happening? Who has suppressed you?"
"It was the previous child. He was also a spirit," the Sword Spirit replied.
Xu Que's expression instantly changed. "Do you see him?"
"That's right. At that time, I wanted to warn you, but I had been suppressed by him before I could emerge." The Sword Spirit transmitted its voice once again. Its voice was quite calm, as if being suppressed wasn't any humiliating matter.
Xu Que was shocked greatly. The Sword Spirit was a being that followed a Celestial Emperor, yet it had been suppressed by a child before it could fight. So the child must be a being at the same level as a God.
What was more terrifying was that from beginning to end, that child was just an illusion.
Since he could suppress the Sword Spirit, then… His curse was probably real.
Chapter 1349: The Prediction and the Prophet
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
At this moment, Xu Que became solemn.
The main reason why he had previously been careless was that he didn't believe that the illusion possessed great power.
But now, the Sword Spirit had divulged that it had been suppressed, and Xu Que hadn't even detected this happening. His own Sword Spirit had been suppressed without his knowledge.
Such great power was really terrifying.
"Can you guess what he meant? Why has he stated that I am going to die in 49 days. No, no,…only 46 days are left now," Xu Que silently questioned the Sword Spirit.
"It must be as he said. You are going to die at that time. It couldn't have any other meaning," the Sword Spirit replied nonchalantly, as if talking about the weather.
The corners of Xu Que's mouth twitched.
Then he heard the Sword Spirit's voice once again. "However, his appearing now is quite strange, and I feel as if something of yours has attracted his attention. This is the reason why the power of this Illusory Array Spell from the Gods' era was awakened."
"Something of mine?" Xu Que was quite confused, and he lowered his head to take a look at his crotch. He really couldn't figure out which object of his had attracted attention.
The most precious object that Xu Que possessed was obviously the Tough-Acting King's Purple-Gold Rod. After all, it was made of Purple Sky Age Metal, and it was priceless. If this wasn't what had attracted him, then it must have been the Heavenly Book of Taiyi, which Xu Que still didn't really understand how to use.
"I have discerned that he doesn't harbor any malice. I was suppressed only because of the disparity in our powers. Any Artifact Spirit or senior being would have been suppressed facing him. If he had harbored any malice, the sword wouldn't have penetrated the space between your brows. Instead, it would have penetrated your abode, and it would have been enough to destroy me," the Sword Spirit said calmly.
Upon hearing this, Xu Que was infuriated, and he spoke angrily, "F*ck! Sword Spirit, you have gone too far with your words. It's true that he didn't harbor any malice toward you because he has targeted me. If it didn't have any malice, why did he run over here to cast a curse upon me?"
"It isn't a curse, but a prediction," the Sword Spirit suddenly revealed the truth about the whole business.
"What?" Xu Que was stunned. "It wasn't a curse, but a prediction?"
"As a matter of fact, I have previously heard the Celestial Emperor mention a special God that existed in the era of the Gods. He had a lofty status and was called the prophet. He was able to see the future and look into the past. You have probably come across a certain prediction power that has discovered that you will face a calamity in the future, and that person has informed you of it in advance," the Sword Spirit spoke calmly, as if this prediction of Xu Que's death was insignificant in its eyes.
"A prophet? F*ck! This is too outrageous!"
Xu Que was quite shocked. He clearly knew what prophet meant. It was a person who could predict the future and look into the past. This was a feat that could only be achieved by a god.
"But…"
"This can't be right. If it was just a prediction, why did I detect great danger?" Xu Que hit the nail on the head.
If it had only been a prediction, Xu Que shouldn't feel such an ominous sense of crisis, as if he had been cursed.
The Sword Spirit replied calmly, "It's quite normal. When he informed you of the prediction, he revealed some of Heaven's secrets by informing you of such a matter in advance. The cycle of karma was disrupted, and the restless feeling, which you would have upon facing danger, was shifted to the present."
"F*ck! Sword Spirit, it turns out that you understand so much. You are really awesome. Why didn't you inform me about your abilities earlier?" Xu Que was quite surprised, as if he had just discovered a new continent, and his eyes lit up. It turned out that his Sword Spirit was so knowledgeable. It was ten times more amazing than the unreliable fool Buttface.
"You never asked me," Sword Spirit replied calmly once again.
When Xu Que heard the Sword Spirit speak with such elegance, he found it quite awesome. Then he realized that this was a Sword Spirit with its own history.
"Sword Spirit, come over and let's have a chat. Let's talk about the prediction. Is there any way to break it?" Xu Que smiled and asked.
All along, he had believed that it was a curse. Now, after he had heard the Sword Spirit mention that it was just a prediction, he had become more relaxed.
A prediction could surely be changed. If this wasn't the case, all predictions would be useless.
The Sword Spirit got quiet for a moment, before it spoke, "My suggestion is… Don't care about anything, and act as if nothing had occurred. You should act as if you don't have any idea about it, and let everything follow its natural course."
"F*ck! Do you want me to die?" Deep frown lines appeared on Xu Que's forehead.
"That's not the case. The prediction may become real because you have gotten to know it in advance and did something different on purpose. Did you never consider this?"
After the Sword Spirit made this point, Xu Que calmed down.
Xu Que's expression became grave, but he had managed to grasp a profound truth through the Sword Spirit's words.
Xu Que had lived on Earth and understood the butterfly effect. A matter like fate was severe. Everything had probably been arranged beforehand, and getting to know the prediction might also be a part of his fate. The prediction might become real only if Xu Que had altered his actions because of it.
However, this was still very confusing and worrying. If the prediction wasn't a part of fate that had been set up for him, then he could walk toward the end described by the prediction through doing nothing.
This was why he had to make a choice: he should either do nothing or meddle in this affair and try to change the final outcome.
"I think that it's better for you to not pay heed to it. Why don't you reflect on how many times you have narrowly escaped from death? Every time, you have managed to overcome all tribulations. So why would you take different actions than usual just because of the prediction? Everything follows the cycle of karma, and, if you interrupt karma with uncharacteristic actions, it will become chaotic, and the final outcome will be worse," the Sword Spirit spoke calmly.
The Sword Spirit had followed Xu Que for innumerable years, and, even though it was just an observer most of the time, it still knew how great Xu Que's power was. This was why it wanted to stay next to Xu Que and observe him become stronger.
"Well said! Sometimes taking many actions is unnecessary," Xu Que got quiet for a moment, before he nodded and spoke.
After a short while, Xu Que changed the subject and smiled. "However, I have always hated being on the receiving end. Since someone has allowed me to learn what is going to occur, I mustn't sit still and wait for death. Even though I have only 40-plus days left, I will still turn the tide. Shouldn't all predictions be used like this?"
"….." Upon hearing this, the Sword Spirit became silent.
Even after several seconds had passed, the Sword Spirit didn't answer. It just went back into the sword.
It was obvious that the Sword Spirit didn't approve of Xu Que's decision. After all, it had already stated what it believed he should do. It was up to Xu Que to make a decision for himself.
Even if Xu Que died, the Sword Spirit wouldn't suffer any loss, and it would just have to cultivate for a while before waiting for its next master. This was the fate of all Artifact Spirits.
At this moment, Xu Que's mentality went through a subtle change.
Even though he had previously been careless, he cared about this affair. But now he didn't just care about it, he attached great importance to it.
Since he attached great importance to it, then he must get serious.
"Even if it was a curse, so what?���
"Even if it was a prediction, so what?"
"It didn't matter which deadly situation he would face, he didn't have any reason to fear it, did he?"
Hadn't Xu Que always depended upon the proverb, Despising life and death, and doing whatever one wants upon meeting any unsatisfactory matter, to walk down the road of his life until this day?
As Xu Que thought about this, a confident smile appeared on his face.
He waved his hand and summoned the System. "System, is there any absolutely safe place that couldn't be approached by any person or force where I could hide for a while? I am now quite afraid. Daddy System, I'm so handsome, and I still don't want to die."