Chapter 1012: Listen to My Explanation

Whoosh!

Xu Que flipped his hand, retrieving a compass from his System Package; his expression turned solemn as he stepped in the Yu Step pattern and swiftly darted toward the palace.

"Seeking Dragon and Dividing Gold depends on observing the winding mountains; one layer of winding is one layer of gate!"

"If the gate holds eight layers of danger, one cannot escape the form of the Yin Yang Eight Trigrams!"

As he advanced, he chanted incessantly, constantly observing the cave sections in all directions as well as the arrangement of various decorations.

Finally, he reached a conclusion: this palace was indeed located at the center of a treasure land; no wonder the Spiritual Energy here was so abundant!

"Excellent, it seems my efforts were not wasted; this is a feng shui location where all stars bow to the moon!"

"Oh ho, there's even a Yin Yang River ahead; watch how I, the Acting Cool Saint, break through it!"

Xu Que darted to the edge of a City Moat outside the palace, the corners of his mouth lifting as he scooped a bucket of water from the river, then immediately darted to a nearby wellhead and drew up well water!

"Whoosh!"

The next moment, he rushed to the drawbridge entrance outside the palace gate, pouring the well water on the left side of the drawbridge and the river water on the right side!

"Well on the left, river on the right; this forms the 'Well Water Does Not Offend River Water' formation—clear the path for me!"

Having skillfully completed all this, Xu Que quickly stepped onto the drawbridge and passed through safely and soundly.

"Hmph, crazy woman, is this all the ability you possess? I, the Acting Cool Saint, am about to charge in!" Xu Que crossed the drawbridge, darted toward the palace entrance, and laughed loudly.

At this moment, Xu Que was brimming with confidence; with all the feng shui knowledge he had currently mastered, he was fully capable of handling the Tomb Chambers here.

He strode forward with great strides, continuing to shout provocations as he went.

"Crazy woman, why haven't you handed over the Imperial Physician Heavenly Book yet? I, the Acting Cool Saint, am already outside; don't think I'll just rub against the entrance without entering—I will definitely go in!"

"Hurry up, hand over the Imperial Physician Heavenly Book, then peacefully send me, the Acting Cool Saint, back!"

"Hmph, you actually dare not reply? Do you believe I'll blow up your palace right now?"

"Oh ho, still not speaking? It seems you're forcing me to dismantle your coffin!"

"Ahahaha, I've come in!"

"I'm about to start moving! Eh..."

"Eh, wait, what's happening? Why can't I move? Did it freeze? Network administrator..."

Just as Xu Que stepped into the palace, before he could finish showing off, his entire body suddenly froze at the palace entrance, unable to move even a fraction!

"Ding, detected that the Host has fallen into a Hidden Restriction Array; based on the Host's current strength, it cannot be broken. The System suggests the Host beg mercy from the opponent and let her spare you! Or consume five hundred thousand Acting Cool Points for this System to dismantle the Restriction Array!"

The System's prompt sounded!

Xu Que's eyes instantly widened, nearly bursting into curses.

A Hidden Restriction Array?

Mai Pi, it actually costs five hundred thousand Acting Cool Points to break it?

Xu Que summoned the System Interface and looked at his Personal Information panel; originally, he had only about one hundred thousand Acting Cool Points left, but from the moment he began slaying Half-Immortal Realm experts until this trip to Buried Immortal Valley, he had earned over four hundred thousand Acting Cool Points in total!

So now, adding them together, he possessed over five hundred thousand Acting Cool Points on his person, yet should he spend all five hundred thousand just to break a single Restriction Array?

Xu Que shook his head immediately; he could not be so wasteful, after all, it would be very difficult to act cool in this place, and if he used it up like this, whether he could even leave afterward would become a problem!

Although he still had another five hundred thousand Acting Cool Points of Loan Quota available in the System, Xu Que still felt this was too much of a loss; he truly could not bear to spend it!

Stepping into a Restriction Array for no reason, having to spend five hundred thousand Acting Cool Points to remove it for no reason? Whoever is willing to do that is a fool!

"Forget about using Acting Cool Points; hurry up and think of another solution for me!" Xu Que immediately said to the System.

The System responded directly: "Suggests the Host beg mercy from the other party; with the Host's abilities, I believe you can..."

"Impossible!"

Xu Que immediately interrupted the System's words with righteous indignation, his face full of integrity as he declared: "The men of my Bombing Heaven Faction have bones of steel; when have we ever bowed our heads to beg mercy from others? Hehe, begging mercy is impossible in this lifetime; since Acting Cool Points cannot be spent, I'll just stay here motionless today! Come, exchange for a high-definition computer for me; I want to watch movies—I don't believe she can outlast me!"

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a tremendous noise erupted from above the palace.

Dense cracks burst open across the ceiling, and from within the fissures crawled countless red worms, thin as silk threads, immeasurably numerous, intertwining with one another as they surged crazily toward Xu Que!

Swish!

Xu Que's scalp instantly went numb, goosebumps rising all over his body; if someone with trypophobia saw this, they would probably die on the spot!

"Your Mother's Paralysis, you're actually using such underhanded tricks? Isn't this disgusting?"

Xu Que opened his mouth and cursed furiously, his entire body tensing as he tried to escape from the Restriction Array!

But the Formation was ultimately too powerful; even though he exerted his full strength, unleashing the limits of his Divine Soul and Dao Rhyme, he still could not move a muscle!

"Hmph!"

At this moment, Xu Que snorted coldly, his sharp gaze suddenly sweeping toward the Ice Coffin ahead as he shouted loudly: "Young lady!"

Swish! Swish! Swish!

The tiny red worms resembled a blood-colored tidal sea, surging closer crazily!

Xu Que widened his eyes and continued shouting: "Big sister!"

"Little Fairy!"

"Master!"

"I was wrong!"

"I am guilty!"

"I am not human!"

"Save me quickly!"

Boom!

Instantly, a brilliant Spiritual Light erupted from the direction of the Ice Coffin!

Immediately following, a surging Divine Soul swept out from within, abruptly mobilizing the Heavenly Spirit Qi from all directions into a vast sea of raging waves that crashed down upon Xu Que with overwhelming force!

"Bang!"

Accompanied by a muffled boom, the massive, terrifying waves directly swept up the countless, densely packed tiny red worms and hurled them out beyond the Palace.

All of this took merely a few breaths; the entire Palace instantly returned to tranquility, every single tiny red worm having vanished without a trace, leaving only that Ice Coffin and Xu Que, who still stood in his original spot.

"What? Did you not just say it was impossible to beg for mercy? Why are you now yielding to your Master?" At that moment, that cold female voice emanated from within the Ice Coffin.

Xu Que immediately straightened his chest and said with solemnity, "Master, you have misunderstood me; I simply did not wish to trouble your venerable self with every little thing, but alas, my strength is ultimately too weak, so I can only ask for your help!"

"Hmph! Sharp-tongued!" A cold snort from the woman rang out from the Ice Coffin; clearly, she already understood Xu Que's shameless nature and no longer believed his nonsense!

Xu Que raised an eyebrow and spoke again, "Master, since you've started helping, see it through to the end; why don't you dissolve the Restriction Array for me? I have an urgent matter!"

"Urgent matter? What, could it be that your Master must also dissolve the Restriction Array for you so that you may come and destroy your Master's Nine Heavens Ice Soul Divine Coffin?" The woman's cold laugh immediately echoed through the Palace.

It was obvious that she had heard every single one of Xu Que's fierce words from just moments ago.

"No, no! Master, how could I, Xu Que, possibly be that kind of person? Moreover, with my level of strength, it is impossible for me to damage your Nine Heavens Ice... uh, Ice Whatever Coffin! I truly have an urgent matter, so please hurry and activate the Formation for me!" Xu Que said with a face full of urgency.

"Urgent matter? Hehe, you are overthinking it; since you have entered here, just obediently settle down and cultivate. Until the day your Master successfully achieves Nirvana, not a single day will pass where you can leave; any urgent matters are now irrelevant to you!" the woman replied coldly.

Xu Que rolled his eyes and shouted, "Master, the urgent matter I speak of is not some external crisis; my bladder is urgent, I need to urinate! If you do not hurry and dissolve the Restriction Array for me, I will end up urinating right here on the ground!"

"Presumptuous! Do you dare to defile your Master's Saint Heart Hall?" the woman immediately scolded in anger.

Upon hearing this, Xu Que's eyes instantly lit up, and he chuckled with a grin, "Master, this is not something I can control; to tell you the truth, my kidneys are not in good shape, and if I really do urinate, I won't be able to hold it back. Oh dear, oh no, Master!"

"Bastard!"

The woman instantly roared in fury, while simultaneously, a surging wave of energy surged out from the Ice Coffin, slamming fiercely into Xu Que's chest, sending his entire body flying and blasting him out of the Palace; with a "Bang," he crashed heavily to the ground right at the entrance of the Hall!

"Pah!"

After landing, Xu Que immediately spat out a wisp of fresh blood, having suffered tremendous internal injuries.

But at this very moment, a smile curled up at the corner of his mouth!

The restraint of the Restriction Array had vanished!

Now, it was time for this Saint to make his move!

"Whoosh!"

Immediately, Xu Que waved his large hand, pulled out that Broken Sword, plunged his Divine Soul directly into it, and shouted, "Come out, Sword Spirit!"

Boom!

In an instant, the Broken Sword trembled violently, and a surging Black Fog rushed out from within, rapidly condensing in mid-air to take form, transforming into a man with flowing long hair, a body as black as ink, and features that were indistinguishable.

Almost simultaneously, Xu Que raised his arm, pointing directly at the Ice Coffin inside the Palace, opened his mouth, and roared with a voice like a great bell, "Sword Spirit, chop her to death for me!"

"Eh? This is..." The Sword Spirit suddenly froze, its gaze sweeping toward the Ice Coffin.

Whoosh!

The next moment, without another word, it suddenly transformed back into a wisp of Black Fog and charged directly back inside the Broken Sword!

"..."

In that instant, the air all around seemed to solidify; inside and outside the entire Great Hall, there was a deathly silence!

Xu Que's face was a mask of utter confusion; he looked at the Broken Sword, then looked at that Ice Coffin, and suddenly a slightly awkward yet polite smile bloomed on his face: "Uh, Ma... Master, ahahaha, you... you must let me explain!"

【First Update delivered; two more Chapters remain, estimated to be quite late tonight; cultivating tonight!】