Chapter 1443: I Want to Know the Truth

Boom!

A deafening sound shook the heavens and the earth!

A brilliant explosion erupted in the air, with radiance scattering everywhere.

The Yellow Springs Great Handprint condensed by Xu Que was actually torn open by a large gap by that pale blue sword blade.

The next moment, the incomplete palm print completely covered the area and slammed down heavily. The ground shook violently in an instant, and countless dust and gravel were sent several zhang into the air, leaving the entire area completely shrouded in turbidity.

"Damn, an Immortal King from tens of thousands of years ago is this ridiculously strong?" Xu Que was stunned.

He had seen clearly just now that the Great Handprint had been torn open, and after it fell, the middle-aged man was exactly in the gap of the palm print and had not been hit.

This truly exceeded Xu Que's expectations. He had originally thought that one Yellow Springs Great Handprint, combined with the power of those few killing arrays, would be enough to suppress and kill this Immortal King.

But he hadn't expected this Immortal King to be so formidable; he had actually broken the Yellow Springs Great Handprint.

"Impressive, truly impressive. With this kind of strength, he could completely contend with the Immortal Venerable stage powerhouses encountered tens of thousands of years later!" Xu Que sighed endlessly. This Immortal King from tens of thousands of years ago lived up to his reputation. He had still underestimated them, especially this explosive power, which was truly surprising.

"Swish!"

While Xu Que was sighing, he waved his palm forward.

All the dust and gravel were swept away instantly, and the world returned to clarity!

The ground, which had originally been covered with large trees and lush grass, had now become barren, and there was a clearly sunken outline of a large palm print on the ground.

The middle-aged man knelt on one knee on the ground, his face pale, gasping for breath.

That sword just now had almost hollowed him out; the consumption was immense, and his dantian had also suffered heavy damage, with many meridians broken. His injuries were not light.

Yet, the more this was the case, the stronger the middle-aged man's fear of Xu Que became!

He had squandered all his Immortal Yuan and damaged his life source just to unleash such powerful strength, only to find that he could barely contend with that one palm from Xu Que, with the two forces canceling each other out for the most part.

But this young man, after executing that palm, was as if nothing had happened; he clearly hadn't even used his full strength!

"Heh..." The middle-aged man couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh.

He had given up, and he had no strength left to resist; it was simply impossible for him to win against this young man.

Moreover, he could see that the surroundings had long been set up with array restrictions; no matter how loud the commotion was here, the outside world would never know.

What was even more terrifying was that there were several powerful killing arrays in the surroundings, which had increased the power of this young man's Immortal Art several times over.

How could he fight this?

"Forget it, forget it. The winner is the king, the loser is the bandit. Young man, before I die, I just want to ask you one question!" The middle-aged man sat directly on the ground, his face full of exhaustion as he spoke, his voice filled with desolation.

"Oh? What question?" Xu Que narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the middle-aged man to prevent him from playing any tricks.

The middle-aged man just raised his head, looked at Xu Que, and asked, "How long have you been with Xiao Li, and when did you start planning this?"

"???"

Xu Que was instantly filled with question marks, his face full of confusion: "Wh... which Xiao Li?"

Which Xiao Li?

When the middle-aged man heard this, he instantly flew into a rage. At a time like this, you still refuse to answer this simple question for me?

"Of course it's Wang Meili!" he roared angrily.

"Ah? Big brother, you might have misunderstood something. I don't know any Wang Meili! I just simply knew you were coming to rob me, so I ambushed you in advance to rob you back," Xu Que said, stunned, shaking his head.

"You knew I was going to rob you?" The middle-aged man was also stunned, then his face flushed red with anger, and his vision even began to darken—true rage attacking the heart.

Damn it, are you trying to fool a three-year-old? I came to rob you on a whim, and you say you knew in advance and ambushed me here? You didn't know shit in advance!

"Pfft!"

Finally, the middle-aged man couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood, literally angered into it.

He simply couldn't endure it; this young man had cuckolded him and was still humiliating him like this, refusing to tell even a single truth.

But he was unwilling; he couldn't figure out why he had been betrayed by his beloved Xiao Li. Everything was too sudden, and before dying, he just wanted to know the reason.

"Fellow Daoist, I beg you, tell me the truth. I just want to know why Xiao Li would treat me like this. I've already accepted all of this; I just want to die with my eyes closed!" After his rage, the middle-aged man became extremely dejected and sorrowful.

Xu Que was a bit dumbfounded now. Could this middle-aged man have been beaten stupid by him?

But seeing him like this, he was also quite pitiful. Perhaps he had suffered some emotional trauma in the past and had been brooding over it, leading to a heart demon and mental confusion now.

Sigh, forget it, let's grant his wish and do a good deed.

Xu Que put away the "Asura Mad Demon Finger" he had been preparing to use, looked at the middle-aged man peacefully, and said earnestly: "Alright, since it's come to this, I'll tell you everything. What was it you wanted to know?"

As expected...

The middle-aged man's heart went cold, filled with sorrow and bitterness, and he said in a hoarse voice: "I want to know, why did Xiao Li treat me like this?"

Xu Que's gaze remained fixed on the middle-aged man. After a brief silence, he said earnestly: "To be honest, it's probably because you're ugly. But it doesn't matter; it doesn't matter if a man is old and ugly. Although you can't be loved by everyone like me, as long as you persist in your efforts, keep to yourself, and possess talent, you will find that there are still no women who will look at you!"

As his voice fell, the middle-aged man froze.

Xu Que also froze.

Eh, it seems I said it wrong. I accidentally turned the chicken soup for the soul into poisonous chicken soup!

However, the other party was already mentally confused; he shouldn't care about these small details, right?

"I..."

Suddenly, the middle-aged man opened his mouth to say only one word, but a large mouthful of blood surged out and sprayed out suddenly.

Following that, his body fell straight forward and collapsed onto the ground.

"Fuck your mother..." Finally, he spat out the last three words in a weak, soundless voice, then silently closed his eyes. The vitality within his body was extinguished, and he just like that stopped breathing.

"Damn!"

Xu Que cursed instantly.

This middle-aged man died too suddenly. The key was that he had cursed before he died; it was truly infuriating.

However, Xu Que didn't intend to argue with a dead person; he wouldn't go so far as to whip the corpse or anything like that.

In the cultivation world, failing to kill someone for their treasures and being killed in return was common practice. If Xu Que hadn't foreseen this scene in advance and had fought the other party without any preparation, it would probably have been him who died.

Xu Que knew he wouldn't have been able to take the middle-aged man's final sword strike. His Yellow Springs Great Handprint only possessed the power to contend with that sword strike because it was bolstered by several great killing arrays.

Therefore, the current result had to be attributed to "Tribulation Knowledge," one of the Ten Great Divine Abilities.

Finally, Xu Que stepped forward, stripped the storage ring from the middle-aged man's hand, and successfully found the token with the Heavenly Palace Academy mark inside.

No surprise, this was exactly the Recruitment Order!

Xu Que put away the token and turned to look at the stone steps not far behind him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Finally, he could go to the Heavenly Palace Academy!

But the next moment, his expression suddenly changed, and his eyes widened abruptly.

At the bottom of the stone steps, within the range of the array restriction, a woman in white was standing there. Looking at her posture, it was clear she had been there for a long time, yet he hadn't sensed her at all.

"Where did you learn that palm technique just now?" As their eyes met, the woman in white remained calm and asked.

Xu Que felt a slight bitter smile in his heart. He truly hadn't expected that he would meet Xuan Yuan Wanrong from tens of thousands of years ago in this way so soon after arriving!

【The second update is here. By the way, I'm asking for monthly tickets. Although I'm not competing for the monthly ticket ranking, I inexplicably want some!】 ===== CHAPTER 1444 =====