Chapter 48: The Strongest King of the Fake-Injury World

"Senior Brother, you are at the Nascent Soul Stage Fifth Layer! How... how is it possible you cannot defeat him?" a male Disciple said, his face full of shock, his voice seemingly trembling!

Ye Gucheng glanced at them lightly and said in a deep voice: "When I came down the mountain just now, I saw the Dharma Spell he used; he did not even use his full strength. So... if he wanted to kill you just now, even I would have no way to stop him."

What?

That terrifying heavy ruler strike... it actually... actually did not even use full strength?

The two male Disciples were shocked on the spot; their heads rang with a boom, cold sweat broke out on their foreheads, and they felt their scalps go numb!

Ye Guming continued: "This person has such Heavenly Talent and strength. If he can enter our Tianxiang Valley, in three years' Overseas Trial, we will have one more fierce General. So just now, I also wanted to go with the flow and let him enter the Third Stage assessment directly. Unfortunately, he insisted on passing the Second Stage. Now... we can only see his own Creation."

Saying this, Ye Guming looked at the Fiery Fire Array torn in half, his eyes narrowing slightly: "You four stay here and guard it. I will go ask an Elder for another Array, and report this matter to him at the same time!"

"Respectfully seeing off the Senior Brother!" two men and two women said simultaneously with full respect.

Immediately, they watched Ye Guming turn into pieces of green willow leaves and disappear from the spot.

At this moment, the four finally let out a long breath; the two female Disciples' faces were quite complex.

The Nascent Soul Stage man clenched his fist and said indifferently: "The Senior Brother is doing this for the sake of Tianxiang Valley, so he tolerated that brat. But I extremely dislike that brat. If he enters Tianxiang Valley, I will definitely feel uncomfortable in my heart!"

"Don't worry. The Second Stage assessment has nothing to do with personal strength. Moreover, in these past few days, we have walked all over the Valley. That brat definitely cannot pass the Second Stage." Another person replied in a deep voice.

"Let's hope so. Then we will see how he can still be so arrogant!"

At the same time, Xu Que, Ceng Fanrong, and others had already rushed to the Trial Point on the mountain top!

This place still had a Grand Formation set up; before them, only a barrier like a water curtain could be seen.

As soon as they landed, the others hurriedly stepped into the Formation, seeming not to want to stay with Xu Que for even a moment longer.

Ceng Fanrong felt slightly awkward and could only cup his hands toward Xu Que, forcing a laugh: "Those few people... ah, let Brother Hua laugh at us."

"No problem, no problem!" Xu Que waved his hand and did not care.

Among these few people, the only one he felt he could befriend was this fat youth before him.

Although he looked very plump and cute, his heart and mind were actually quite good.

"By the way, Brother Hua, why did you just refuse that Ye Guming's suggestion? Although I don't know what the Third Stage of this Trial Point is, the difficulty of that Second Stage is indeed not low." At this moment, Ceng Fanrong said with a look of regret.

"Oh? Is the Second Stage that difficult? He said it is related to Fate. Could it be something like a lottery draw?" Xu Que asked curiously.

Ceng Fanrong shook his head: "The Second Stage is actually just letting us enter the Valley to find a kind of Spirit Medicine. That medicine is named Starlight Grass, which is extremely rare. After burning, it produces bright spots like Stars, but its effect is not great. However, Tianxiang Valley has a special prescription that can refine Starlight Grass into a Pill containing Wood Origin Spiritual Energy. After taking it, even without a Wood Element Spiritual Root, one can cultivate some Wood Origin Spiritual Energy into the body."

"So the assessment of the Second Stage requires us to find the medicine from the Valley within six hours. The team is limited to at most six people. As long as one person finds the Starlight Grass, the whole team passes!"

Starlight Grass?

Xu Que was instantly stunned.

This Starlight Grass, he remembered seeing it in the Spirit Medicine Category of the System Mall, and... it was ridiculously cheap!

"Is this Starlight Grass hard to find?" Xu Que asked with a strange expression.

Ceng Fanrong nodded: "Extremely hard to find, but it is everywhere, because it can survive anywhere. However, this grass never grows in clusters. It is said that only one plant can survive within every thousand li."

"Damn, there is actually such a pretentious grass?" Xu Que was instantly speechless.

But... this Second Stage was obviously no problem.

He had just glanced into the System Mall; that Starlight Grass was so cheap it was scary; one Acting Cool Point could buy ten plants!

"Brother Hua, how about this? I will go tell those few people. If we six form a team, the chance of finding Starlight Grass should be quite high." At this moment, Ceng Fanrong suggested.

Xu Que immediately waved his hand: "No need. The two of us are enough."

"Ah?" Ceng Fanrong was instantly stunned.

Xu Que smiled slightly: "If Brother Ceng trusts me, you will definitely not regret it."

"This..." Ceng Fanrong hesitated.

If it were team combat, he would have no hesitation joining Xu Que, but if it were finding medicine, surely the more people, the greater the chance.

"Brother Ceng need not be troubled. After all, this matter also depends on personal Creation and Fate. I happen to be used to acting alone, so I will go ahead first. By the way, if you are interested in the future, you can join our Zha Tian Bang." After Xu Que finished speaking, he waved his hand and walked into the Formation on his own.

Leaving a confused Ceng Fanrong standing in the spot: "Zha Tian Bang? I haven't heard of such a strange gang name yet?"

At the same time, Xu Que had already passed through the barrier and arrived behind the Formation.

What lay before his eyes could fully be described as a sea of people and a mountain of people.

The entire mountain top was almost filled with people; from Core Formation Stage to Golden Core Stage, and even some Nascent Soul Stage Cultivators, all had rushed here to participate in this Trial.

Xu Que could not help but be shocked. Tianxiang Valley was actually this popular? The number of people signing up for one Trial Point was almost catching up with Heavenly Martial Sect!

In the crowd, some green-robed Cultivators were also busy, distributing Wooden Tokens to the registering Cultivators, with numbers carved on them, seemingly for easy recording.

After Xu Que took a look, he happened to find a registration point ahead and immediately walked over.

At this time, the registration point was also full; the registration queue was very long, and there were also many Cultivators around looking for people to form teams.

Xu Que thought for a moment and decided not to cut in line after all; after all, he always felt he was a good person who spoke of civilization and manners. So he walked to the end of the queue and calmly started lining up.

Fortunately, although the number of people lining up was large, almost everyone formed teams of six, and after getting the Wooden Token, they left quickly.

In less than a moment, Xu Que had reached the front of the queue.

At this time, several burly figures suddenly stopped beside Xu Que.

Before Xu Que could ask, someone spoke in a suppressed voice: "Kid, if you know what's good for you, get lost. Otherwise, when we enter the Valley to find medicine later, you will have a bitter time."

"Idiot, get lost!"

Xu Que glanced at the few people lightly and did not even bother to pay attention.

The opponents were only at the Golden Core Stage Eighth and Ninth Layers. Although there were six of them, they were not enough for Xu Que to crush with a single finger.

After hearing Xu Que's words, the six were instantly furious. One of the big men angrily shouted: "Say that again if you dare!"

Yo-ho!

Xu Que instantly laughed. There were actually people addicted to being scolded? Fine, I'll fulfill your wish.

"Your mother exploded, your father is dead, get the hell away from me!" he cursed in a rapid barrage of words.

"You bastard, looking for death!" the burly man roared instantly, clenching his fist as he prepared to strike.

But he was immediately held back by his companion.

The gazes of many Cultivators surrounding them converged simultaneously; some were curious, some delighted in another's misfortune, and others simply wanted to watch the spectacle.

At the same time, a Green-robed Disciple at the Nascent Soul Stage walked over quickly, frowning as he said, "Noise and troublemaking are forbidden here; this is a warning. If there is a next time, all of you get the hell off the Mountain."

Afterward, he shot a fierce glare at both the burly man and Xu Que before slowly turning to leave.

The burly man stared coldly at Xu Que, revealing a sinister smile: "Kid, you're finished! Once we enter the Valley later, no one will be able to protect you."

Having said this, he even patted Xu Que's Shoulders in a mocking manner before turning to depart.

"Aiya!"

Suddenly, Xu Que let out a heart-rending, blood-curdling scream.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he shot backward like a kite with its string cut, crashing onto a small patch of open ground behind him; his hands tightly clutched the Shoulder where the burly man had patted him, his face deathly pale, his Expression a rich tapestry of grievance, rage, and unwillingness, as well as... still grievance!

"Whoosh!"

In an instant, that Nascent Soul stage Green-robed Disciple returned, appearing between Xu Que and the burly man; his face was extremely ugly as he asked in a deep voice, "What is happening?"

Lying on the ground as if on the verge of death, Xu Que "with great difficulty" raised his arm, trembling as he pointed at the burly man, and whispered with breath faint as a gossamer thread: "This... this person is so vicious; I disagreed with him cutting in line, and I never... never expected him... to actually launch a sneak attack!"