Chapter 440

The next day, Xu Que was in high spirits, coming to the outside of the Empress's sleeping quarters with a full smile.

Xu Que was very happy. In the past, when he hit Er Gou, he could feel pain in his hands, but he had hit it all night last night and only gradually felt pain. This showed that his physical body strength had reached a very deep realm. After absorbing the other attributes of the Pluto Prison Suppression Body in the future, it was very likely that he would truly become a saint in the flesh.

"Knock knock!"

"Little girl, I'm here!"

"Come in!"

Xu Que knocked open the door of the sleeping quarters and walked in.

The Empress was originally reading an ancient book, seemingly a Dharma technique. Seeing Xu Que arrive, she didn't hide it and generously put the ancient book back on the table.

Xu Que didn't care and directly stated his purpose.

He wanted to break into the Imperial Mausoleum of the Water Origin Kingdom today, pick the Primordial Water Spirit Grass, and then he could prepare to find Duan Jiude to settle the score!

After hearing this, the Empress nodded and smiled slightly: "Originally, I thought you would be in danger entering the Imperial Mausoleum, but seeing you undergo the tribulation yesterday, I knew there was no need to worry! Go!"

"Haha, thank you, thank you. It's just a little bit of strength. You haven't seen my truly powerful moves yet, such as the 'Old Man Pushing the Cart,' 'Immortal Picking Grapes,' etc. If there's a chance, let's practice together!" Xu Que innocently issued an invitation.

"Good!" The Empress smiled and nodded, but vaguely, it could be seen that she wasn't very interested, seemingly worried about something.

Xu Que didn't care about the dragon vein problem and said: "By the way, a few days ago I already found a new dragon vein. Although it's not as good as the current one, given time, that new dragon vein will also grow and protect the Water Origin Kingdom!"

"There's no need to rush this matter. It won't be too late to come back and transfer the dragon vein after you have found all five spirit grasses," the Empress said softly.

After all, the influence of the dragon vein on a country wasn't particularly great, and it wouldn't change immediately, so this matter really didn't need to be rushed.

But Xu Que still caught a trace of worry in the Empress's eyes, seemingly she really had encountered something.

"Little girl, are you okay? Why do you seem to have something on your mind? Come, tell your uncle!" Xu Que asked with a smile, sitting opposite her.

But as soon as he sat down, Xu Que realized that the ancient book the Empress had just been studying on the table actually had five big characters written on the cover—"One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones"!

Damn, what's the situation? The Empress actually has this Dharma technique too?

Xu Que was instantly stunned. When he acquired the Zhai Bao Pavilion last time, he had obtained the "Third Chapter of One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones" from a Dharma technique book, and in the system's evaluation, this Dharma technique belonged to the Star Grade, even more powerful than the Heaven Grade.

Unfortunately, the effect of the Dharma technique wasn't what Xu Que had imagined. It couldn't transform into three avatars, but was something about changing fate, which made him lose interest directly.

"Is it this 'One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones'?" Xu Que asked.

The Empress nodded: "Correct. If you are interested, you can take it and read it. There are some insights about the Dao inside, which are very good. But remember not to practice it. You are not suitable for practicing this kind of Dharma technique!"

"As far as I know, the grade of this Dharma technique is not low. You just lend it to me so casually?" Xu Que pretended to be surprised.

The Empress was also slightly stunned: "You know this Dharma technique?"

Then, she smiled and shook her head: "Although the grade is very high, it has been divided into six chapters. For so many years, I have only obtained the first and second chapters. The remaining chapters have probably been lost in the long river of history, difficult to find. So it's not worth your time to practice."

"That's not necessarily true. You know, where there's a will, there's a way. You have to try everything to know!" Xu Que said with a smile.

The rest can't be found? That's really great. This King of Acting Cool has the third chapter on him!

"You have this mindset, which is very good. However, some things cannot be forced. The first two chapters of this Dharma technique were found by my father and mother after exhausting their whole lives. Now I have no clue about the whereabouts of the third chapter. I'm afraid it will be difficult to gather them all in this life," the Empress said with a faint smile. Only when mentioning her parents did a trace of fluctuation appear in her eyes.

After hearing this, Xu Que finally understood. It turned out she was worried about not finding the other chapters of "One Qi Transforming into Three Pure Ones."

Immediately, Xu Que asked: "Last time, Empress Bing Ning mentioned that your fate is not good, but I don't think there's anything bad about you. Why do you still want to practice this Dharma technique to change your fate?"

Hearing this, the Empress couldn't help but be silent. After a while, she looked up at Xu Que and smiled slightly: "My fate is indeed not good!"

"It's fine, with me here, your fate will become good!" Xu Que smiled, almost reaching out to touch the Empress's head, but she had an invisible solemn temperament, which made Xu Que feel somewhat embarrassed, producing a feeling of being unprofanable.

However, for Xu Que's words—with him here, fate could become good.

The Empress didn't care either, always maintaining a smile, nodding slightly.

This made Xu Que a bit unable to sit still. Is this King of Acting Cool's words so uninfectious? Hmph, it seems I have to use a big move.

"Little girl, how about I perform a magic trick for you!" At this time, Xu Que said.

"Magic trick?" The Empress was stunned, seemingly not understanding the meaning of this word.

"It's a kind of trick, for example, I can conjure what you want out of thin air, and you have to promise me a condition. It's a fair exchange magic trick!" Xu Que started to bluff.

Hearing this, the Empress was also somewhat interested.

She knew that this guy Xu Que acted strangely and didn't play by the rules, so he always made her calm and indifferent heart unable to help but feel curious.

"You can conjure what I want?" The Empress asked with a smile, not holding much expectation, because she knew clearly that there was no such method in the world!

"Of course, but we have to agree first. If I succeed, you have to promise me a condition, because performing this kind of magic trick consumes a lot of physical strength and lifespan. It's simply trading life for it!" Xu Que said solemnly, as if it were true.

When the Empress heard this, she couldn't help but be stunned.

Could it be... there really is such a method?

"Little guy, if that's the case, then you can't perform this method!" The Empress shook her head. Whether it was true or false, she didn't want Xu Que to pay such a great price.

"It's fine, as long as you can keep your promise afterward and fulfill the condition you promised me, the physical strength and lifespan I consumed will come back." Xu Que continued to bluff, making this matter sound like a deal with the devil.

After hearing this, the Empress hesitated, seemingly thinking it was a bit impossible, and said softly: "Little guy, then tell me, what condition do you want?"

Xu Que's eyes lit up, the corners of his mouth raised in a smile, but he pretended to be deep and said: "Just give me an Empress, and I can pry up the whole Earth!"

【Second update delivered!】

Following that, countless wisps of golden lightning streaked across the thunderclouds, dense and incredibly astonishing.

But the thunderclouds were very close to the tops of their heads, and when a wisp of golden lightning streaked by, a tiny golden thread at the edge happened to touch the old man's head.

Bang!

The old man was blasted away on the spot, his head broken and bleeding, and he slammed heavily onto the ground.

"Ah!"

He let out a painful scream, but he didn't die; after all, it was only a tiny golden thread at the edge of the golden lightning that touched him, and its power was only comparable to the Purple Cloud Divine Thunder. With the old man's Infant Transformation Stage Layer Six cultivation, although he couldn't take it, he wouldn't be instantly blasted to death either.

The old man quickly formed hand seals and slapped them onto his head to recover from his injuries.

Wood-element True Essence contains vitality; generally, people from the Wood Origin Kingdom possess healing-type techniques.

After the old man barely stopped the bleeding, he looked at Xu Que with a vicious expression: "General Zhuge, are you still not going to take action to suppress the lightning tribulation?"

"Rest assured, it's fine. Come, I'll give you a supreme Dharma treasure, called a lightning rod!" Xu Que smiled and fished out an iron needle, throwing it toward the old man.

As soon as the old man caught it, he was stunned.

A lightning rod? Just an iron needle, can it avoid lightning?

"Is it really fine?" He looked at Xu Que and asked.

Xu Que nodded with a smile: "It's really fine!"

Boom!

At this moment, a loud noise erupted from the thunderclouds again, and dense golden lightning intertwined. A wisp suddenly darted out and charged directly toward the old man.

"What?"

The old man's expression changed drastically on the spot, and he quickly fled backward, shouting in shock: "General Zhuge, what is going on?"

Xu Que stood in the back and replied with a smile: "It's fine, it's fine!"

Boom!

However, the moment Xu Que finished speaking, the golden lightning caught up to the old man and pierced directly through his body. Its terrifying power instantly blasted his physical body into a mist of blood, and with a gust of wind, it vanished into thin air.

At this moment, the entire scene was silent, without a sound!

【OK, the second update is delivered! My head is a bit dizzy; after I finish showering, I'll see if I can write another chapter. In any case, everyone should rest early, because after saying this, I suddenly feel it's highly likely I won't be able to write it, hahahahahaha!】