Chapter 1055: Missing Rules

The Heavenly Dao rules missing from the Xuanhuang Province?

The key to becoming the True Realm?

And there is also an opportunity to leave this place?

Fu Shanchuan's entire speech left Xu Que somewhat stunned and confused!

He had never heard of what Heavenly Dao rules the Xuanhuang Province was missing, nor did he know what the True Realm was. The point was, after making such a big fuss, the Heaven Alliance group also had a way to leave this place?

Damn it, how could this be allowed?

Offending this Bluffing Saint and still wanting to leave? Don't even think about it!

"Slap!"

Instantly, Xu Que kicked Fu Shanchuan hard in the chest and said coldly: "Speak! What exactly is going on with the missing Heavenly Dao rules of the Xuanhuang Province and the so-called True Realm? And what do you mean by the opportunity to leave?

I'll give you three breaths of time. You'd better say everything in detail, otherwise... hehe, I have a hundred ways to make you wish you were dead!"

However, facing Xu Que's threat, not only was Fu Shanchuan not afraid, but he laughed self-mockingly and shook his head: "Heh! Fellow Daoist Xu, you don't have to be so impatient. I will tell you everything you want to know!"

Although Xu Que's kick was ruthless, it wasn't enough to injure him, at most just suppressing him in terms of momentum.

But for him now, there was no need for Xu Que to threaten him; he had long since stopped intending to continue keeping any secrets for Li Tianxun.

From the failure of his plan to Lin Huan bringing Lan Xinyue and the others back, the change in Li Tianxun's attitude toward him and Lin Huan had already made Fu Shanchuan's heart go cold.

Li Tianxun had perfectly performed what it meant to "burn the bridge after crossing the river." Originally, he had promised to share the fortune of the Western Suburb with him, but in the end, he didn't mention it at all, and even demanded that he stay behind, clearly having already kicked him out of the Western Suburb plan.

So at this moment, Fu Shanchuan was probably even more hopeful than Xu Que that Li Tianxun and the others would fail, and now he even wanted to say all this to lure Xu Que to the Western Suburb to destroy Li Tianxun and Lin Huan's plan.

What he, Fu Shanchuan, couldn't get, he wouldn't let anyone else get either!

"Fellow Daoist Xu, from the beginning, I was very confused about your origin. It is said that you ascended, but after seeing the strength you displayed, we all suspected that you are from the Xuanhuang Province, and very likely one of those mysterious young Heavenly Prides on the Heavenly Cauldron List!" At this moment, Fu Shanchuan slowly spoke.

Xu Que was slightly stunned. He hadn't expected Fu Shanchuan to start from his identity, so he frowned and asked: "What does this have to do with the Western Suburb?"

"Of course it has to do with it!"

Fu Shanchuan nodded: "Before this, I was deeply convinced of your identity as a Heavenly Pride on the Heavenly Cauldron List, but now I realize I was wrong. If you were a Heavenly Pride on the Heavenly Cauldron List, you couldn't possibly not know what Heavenly Dao rules the Xuanhuang Province is missing, and you wouldn't know about the True Realm!"

Speaking of this, Fu Shanchuan looked at Xu Que, shook his head, and smiled: "Fellow Daoist Xu, if you truly ascended, then I can only say you are both fortunate and unfortunate, because the Heavenly Dao rules missing from the Xuanhuang Province are the Life and Death Rules!"

"Oh?" Xu Que was instantly shocked.

He understood this part of Fu Shanchuan's words. Everything in heaven and earth has rules and laws, such as the mutual generation and mutual restraint of the Five Elements, the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, the cycle of life and death, etc. Countless kinds of rules construct a complete world, and none can be missing!

Spiritual energy is spiritual energy precisely because it contains various Heavenly Dao rules, and everything is closely related to a cultivator's cultivation and enlightenment.

When a cultivator cultivates, introducing spiritual energy into their body is equivalent to integrating various Heavenly Dao rules into themselves. The more they accumulate, the higher the realm, indicating that the spiritual energy absorbed is sufficient, and the Heavenly Dao rules contained within themselves become increasingly majestic.

Therefore, when cultivators undergo enlightenment, they can perceive various rules, digest them into their own Dao essence, and gradually merge with heaven and earth, which leads to an increase in lifespan and even eternity.

But if any one of these Heavenly Dao rules is missing, then no matter how much the cultivator cultivates and undergoes enlightenment, their own Dao essence will ultimately have defects and deficiencies compared to others.

The higher the realm, the more obvious these defects and deficiencies become, until finally, it may become a huge chasm that blocks the cultivator from advancing further, which is difficult to cross for a lifetime.

"That's not right. You are missing the Life and Death Rules, yet you can still cultivate to this realm?" Xu Que couldn't help but ask.

Fu Shanchuan laughed self-mockingly: "That's why the so-called True Realm appears!"

"Oh, so we're talking about the True Realm now?" Xu Que raised an eyebrow.

Fu Shanchuan nodded and replied: "True Realm, as the name suggests, is the true realm! Although the Xuanhuang Province, like the Earth Continent and the Tianzhou, divides realms into Half-Immortal, Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, etc., in reality, our Xuanhuang Province is always a huge chunk behind the other two continents."

"Because you are missing one of the Heavenly Dao rules?"

"Not bad. It is precisely because of this point that our so-called Half-Immortal, Human Immortal, and Earth Immortal realms in the Xuanhuang Province are simply a joke in the eyes of the other two continents. They call us Pseudo-Half-Immortal, Pseudo-Human Immortal, and Pseudo-Earth Immortal!" Fu Shanchuan said.

After hearing this, Xu Que was instantly startled. Damn it, it turns out this group of people aren't even true Half-Immortal, Human Immortal, or Earth Immortal?

"Fellow Daoist Xu, don't blame me for saying something unpleasant. Although you suppressed Liu Hualong with your own strength, he was ultimately just a Pseudo-Earth Immortal stage cultivator. If you encounter a true Earth Immortal, let alone suppressing the other party, being able to escape would already be quite good!" Fu Shanchuan said indifferently.

Xu Que didn't take it to heart. It wasn't that he felt disdain for true Earth Immortal powerhouses, but that he had already thought of this point himself.

He had almost lost his life just to kill Liu Hualong, a guy at the early Pseudo-Earth Immortal stage. He didn't think that if he encountered a true early Earth Immortal, the outcome would be the same. Perhaps, as Fu Shanchuan said, being able to run away would already be quite good!

"So to speak, your so-called Western Suburb plan is to plot some kind of thing in that place that can help you complete the Life and Death Rules, help you reach the True Realm, and become true Human Immortals and Earth Immortals?" At this moment, Xu Que seemed to understand everything and looked at Fu Shanchuan, asking.

Fu Shanchuan nodded and replied: "To be precise, it's not a thing, but rule fragments. In this Lost Land, although a large amount of Life and Death Rules exist everywhere, we simply cannot cultivate them into our bodies and cannot achieve the True Realm. However, beneath the nest of the Vitality Ant Queen, there is a type of rule fragment. Just a small piece is enough to instantly complete the Life and Death Rules we need, thereby stepping into the True Realm and completing the transformation!"

"So that's it! But what does this have to do with your ability to leave this place?" Xu Que continued to ask.

"Fellow Daoist Xu, don't misunderstand. I didn't say it could leave this place, but that it possesses the opportunity to leave this place!" Fu Shanchuan said. "Actually, nearly a thousand years ago, we went to that place once and accidentally discovered the rule fragments, and also saw an array platform. On it was a talisman explaining the function of the array platform, which could actually transmit sound to the one who caused this place to be abandoned back then."

"Transmit sound to her?" Xu Que raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, and asked with a strange expression: "Your so-called opportunity, could it be that you want to transmit sound to that person and have her come and let you out?"

"Exactly!" Fu Shanchuan nodded immediately. "Although it's not certain whether that person is still alive, or whether she can truly receive the sound transmission, this is at least a glimmer of hope."

Xu Que was instantly amused. After making such a big fuss, this group of people was actually counting on Xuan Yuan Wanrong to save them?

Hehe, this is truly thinking too much.

Although he wasn't sure that the person Fu Shanchuan mentioned was definitely Xuan Yuan Wanrong, various signs indicated that it was at least 80% or 90% her.

But with Xuan Yuan Wanrong's temper, would she pay attention to this group of people like Fu Shanchuan?

Absolutely impossible, and she wouldn't run back thousands of miles to save them.

Of course, the most critical point was that Xuan Yuan Wanrong herself was currently unable to protect herself, trapped beneath the Buried Immortal Valley, and couldn't even save herself, let alone save others!

"Hahaha!"

Thinking of this, Xu Que couldn't help but laugh gloatingly.

Fu Shanchuan was stunned: "Fellow Daoist Xu, what are you... laughing at?"

"Nothing, just think it's a good thing that you have ideals!" Xu Que said with a smile, and at the same time raised the broken sword in his hand, gesturing to chop toward Fu Shanchuan's head.

Fu Shanchuan was instantly startled and exclaimed: "Fellow Daoist Xu, what are you doing? Wait, stop, I have more to say, you can't kill me!"

"Oh? Any other last words?" Xu Que stopped this time and asked.

"You haven't asked me why we lured you to the Western Suburb!" Fu Shanchuan said.

Xu Que widened his eyes, oh right, almost forgot about this.

Immediately, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he smiled: "Not bad, not bad, Fu Shanchuan, congratulations on successfully extending your life. I can waste some time again. Come, tell me, why did you have to go through such a big circle to lure me to the Western Suburb?"

"Because your strength is powerful enough, and you have that Six-Colored Fire Lotus with astonishing destructive power!" Fu Shanchuan replied immediately.

Following that, he told the entire plan and origin of the matter.

In fact, ever since they accidentally broke into the cave beneath the Vitality Ant Queen's nest nearly a thousand years ago, they never had another chance to enter.

Although they saw the Life and Death Rule fragments and the array platform back then, they didn't have time to take anything away before they alarmed the entire Vitality Ant nest.

The Vitality Ant nest extended in all directions. When the terrifying Vitality Ants surged out like a tide, they couldn't rush in to snatch the rule fragments, and under the pressure of the Vitality Ant Queen and countless Queen Ants, they could only helplessly choose to retreat.

For nearly a thousand years since then, until now, they hadn't had any chance to approach that place!

After all, after the incident of the human race breaking in back then, the Vitality Ant Queen's nest had become heavily guarded, far from what it was back then. As long as any human approached, they would inevitably alarm all the Vitality Ants and Queen Ants in the vicinity. Within a few breaths, all the Vitality Ants around the Vitality Ant Queen's nest would immediately rush over, crushing everything with their numerical advantage.

So even if Li Tianxun were powerful, he wouldn't dare to contend with the Vitality Ant Queen, who was of equal realm, and the countless Vitality Ants at the same time. Because no matter what the result was, he would definitely be entangled the moment he struck, and it would be impossible to have time to seize the rule fragments.

And rule fragments were something that couldn't be collected or snatched by others. Once touched, they would immediately be introduced into the body. So until not long ago, they still couldn't find a suitable opportunity to seize the rule fragments.

Only until the day before yesterday, the plan proposed by Fu Shanchuan allowed Li Tianxun to see hope.

If Xu Que were lured into the Vitality Ant Queen's territory, it would definitely attract a large amount of firepower, and Xu Que's strength was there, plus the power of the Six-Colored Fire Lotus, which would definitely be able to delay a precious period of time. During that time, Li Tianxun and the others could take the opportunity to sneak into the cave beneath the nest, seize the Life and Death Rule fragments, and even activate the array platform to send a sound transmission for help!

Fu Shanchuan, as the first contributor, was originally the most qualified to go to that place with Li Tianxun, but he arranged for Wu Shifeng to lure Lan Xinyue, and Wu Shifeng didn't even see Lan Xinyue before being killed by Xu Que.

Then he arranged for the Dark Star people to go, wanting to secretly take Lan Xinyue and the others away, but it was also destroyed by Xu Que.

Two consecutive failures were a huge blow to Fu Shanchuan. The point was that after Fu Shanchuan left, Lin Huan actually fished in troubled waters, seized the opportunity, and took Lan Xinyue and the others away by force while Xu Que was away, leaving a note for Xu Que, forcibly turning Fu Shanchuan's layout into a kidnapping event!

Although the grade of this dropped instantly, Lin Huan still became the one who laughed last, taking Fu Shanchuan's credit and becoming the only one who could go to seize the Life and Death Rule fragments with Li Tianxun!

"Tsk tsk tsk!"

After hearing everything, Xu Que shook his head repeatedly, looked at Fu Shanchuan, and smiled: "You truly can be considered quite capable of courting death. Did you really think you were Zhuge Liang, calculating everything? And you're still so arrogant. Although I think Lin Huan deserves to die more, I have to say, his simple and crude method is much more practical than yours. Look, didn't he succeed in the end?"

The reason Xu Que said this was largely because if it were him, he would also use Lin Huan's simple and crude method—clearly telling the other party, I kidnapped your people, if you want them to live, you come.

But Fu Shanchuan was arrogant, thinking he was strategizing, and disdained using these crude methods without wisdom. Perhaps with his wisdom, he might have truly succeeded against others, but he happened to meet Xu Que, who didn't play by the rules, and actually killed Wu Shifeng in front of Lan Hetu.

In that situation, let alone Fu Shanchuan not expecting it, even Wu Shifeng himself didn't expect it!

So, Fu Shanchuan's entire layout was completely messed up, which achieved Lin Huan.

"Sigh!"

Fu Shanchuan finally shook his head and sighed. Although he still insisted on that pride in his heart, he had to bow to reality. Xu Que's words hurt him deeply. After all, Lin Huan had truly succeeded in laughing last, leaving him speechless!

The point was that his life was still in Xu Que's hands, so how could he dare to continue arguing?

"Fellow Daoist Xu, actually, the conflict between us isn't very deep. You don't need to waste time killing me here at all!" At this moment, Fu Shanchuan looked at Xu Que and said.

Xu Que smiled slightly: "No hurry, I have plenty of time. I'm just the type of person who likes to waste time, dawdling!"

Fu Shanchuan's mouth twitched, he took a deep breath, and said: "Fellow Daoist Xu, I will tell you one thing, related to Wu Shifeng and Lan Xinyue, and afterward, you spare my life and let me leave, how about that?"

"Oh? Tell me first!" Xu Que said with a smile.

Fu Shanchuan was also very straightforward, directly telling the story of how Wu Shifeng had ambushed Lan Xinyue years ago, but Lan Xinyue had mistakenly thought that the other party had saved her life before dying.

Xu Que was stunned after hearing it. The Wu Shifeng that Lan Xinyue had been thinking about and grateful for for so long was actually such a hypocritical guy?

This is truly fate teasing people!

But now it seems, he didn't kill the wrong person either!

"Fellow Daoist Xu, besides this matter, I also know another bigger secret about Wu Shifeng!"

At this moment, Fu Shanchuan looked at Xu Que, his expression solemn, his eyes carrying a strange gleam as he read word by word: "And... he is actually not dead yet!"

【PS: This is two chapters combined into one large chapter. Because the subsequent plot requires it, there is a lot of foreshadowing, so I didn't update them separately! Alright, that's all. I'm going to do my hair first!】 ===== CHAPTER 1056 =====