Chapter 589: I Refuse to Accept This!

At this moment, Xu Que could clearly feel that the bone-chilling, icy aura from inside the stone house was coldly locking onto his entire body. He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on his forehead.

It wasn't that he was afraid, but the situation was truly awkward and speechless!

In his original plan, this was supposed to be a dashing and badass act of showing off. He would snatch more than half of the medicine field, drop a harsh threat, and then instantly escape from this place, leaving that stunning Daoist nun in a state of fury and frustration!

Even if she chased after him, he still had the Divine Movement Escape Talisman to keep running.

But now, all his plans had died in the cradle. If he had to describe it in one word, it would be—a total disaster!

He couldn't figure out why the Divine Movement Escape Talisman had failed. It had clearly ignited successfully, yet the void remained unshakable, as if a car had started halfway and then suddenly stalled out of power.

"System, you unscrupulous merchant, come out! What kind of fake goods are you selling? This talisman is useless!" Xu Que immediately summoned the System to demand accountability, because this was too fatal. He had a premonition that if that woman in the Daoist robe truly went all out, she might be able to kill him in one move!

"Ding! After detection, the restrictions in this area are powerful. An Immortal-grade Divine Movement Escape Talisman is required to take effect. It is recommended that the host upgrade this System to version 10.0 to unlock the sale of Immortal-grade Divine Movement Escape Talismans!"

Damn it!

Version 10.0? Are you messing with me?

Xu Que was nearly driven mad with rage. He had spent a full 60,000 Acting Cool Points, exhausting everything he had, just to upgrade the System from 3.0 to 5.0. Now, a single Immortal-grade Divine Movement Escape Talisman required version 10.0 to purchase? That was just too monstrous!

It's over, I'm in trouble now!

Xu Que felt like crying but had no tears; his act of showing off had backfired.

If he had known, he wouldn't have picked so many spirit herbs just now. No, picking the spirit herbs wasn't the serious part; the serious part was dropping that harsh threat.

He had actually said he would "fuck her until she cried" right to her face!

One had to know, this woman was not like Liu Jingning! Liu Jingning was only at the ninth level of the Void Refinement Stage and could still be teased, but this woman in the Daoist robe had unfathomable strength; perhaps even an Immortal couldn't be teased!

Feeling that murderous aura growing more and more intense, the chill on Xu Que's spine had long since turned into frost.

He hurriedly coughed and forced an explanation: "Immortal Sister, that was just a misunderstanding earlier, please don't mind it! I just wanted to help you pick some spirit herbs so you wouldn't have to keep running in and out. Isn't that troublesome?"

"Hmph, shameless scoundrel!" A cold snort immediately came from the stone house.

Following that, a massive murderous intent surged out, directly manifesting into a three-legged bronze cauldron that came crashing down from the sky.

Xu Que's expression changed. Just the murderous intent alone could condense into a physical form—how terrifying was this woman's strength?

Whoosh!

Immediately, his Dao Body utilized the Three Thousand Thunder Movement, stepping on a vast expanse of lightning, and carried his true self to escape from beneath the three-legged bronze cauldron.

The moment the two figures left, the bronze cauldron smashed into the ground and instantly shattered into fragments!

But the next moment, those countless fragments condensed into sharp, pointed swords, shooting toward Xu Que like a torrential downpour.

"Holy crap, is this technique too heaven-defying?"

Xu Que exclaimed on the spot. His Dao Body immediately activated the full-stack Killing Book while simultaneously using the All-Character Secret, causing his strength to skyrocket. He pushed the Three Thousand Thunder Movement to its limit, frantically dodging the dense swarm of sharp swords with his true self.

However, those sharp swords never dissipated; wherever his Dao Body and Xu Que fled, the swords followed!

Xu Que was incomparably shocked in his heart. The momentum of these swords was even more terrifying than a lightning tribulation; he felt that if he were pierced by even one, he would definitely die on the spot!

"Immortal Sister, please stop! This is a misunderstanding!"

Xu Que was truly on the verge of tears now. He had never encountered such a terrifying opponent; it was impossible to fight!

"Immortal Sister, you are beautiful to the point of exploding; can you listen to me for a second?"

"Immortal Sister, I really came here out of admiration; I have no malicious intent!"

"Immortal Sister, actually, someone wants to harm you. A villain named Duan Jiude is currently breaking the restrictions and wants to come in to kill you, which is why I rushed over to protect you!"

"Duan Jiude?" Suddenly, all the sharp swords in the air froze, and the woman's puzzled voice came from the stone house.

Xu Que was instantly overjoyed—there's a chance!

He immediately nodded and said, "That's right, Duan Jiude. This person commits every evil imaginable, he's a maniac. He kicks old folks' homes in the Southern Continent and punches kindergartens in the Eastern Wasteland, and now he's coming to harm you!"

"Hmph, he doesn't have the guts!" The woman suddenly snorted coldly, and the sharp swords in the air lit up with a keen edge again, about to kill Xu Que.

Xu Que hurriedly shouted, "He really has the guts! If you don't believe me, look for yourself. He's breaking the restrictions right now. If I'm lying to you, I'm your father... pfft, no, that's not right. If I'm lying to you, I'm not human!"

I am a male god!

Xu Que silently added this sentence in his heart!

But the sharp swords in the air truly did not continue to fly over, and the stone house was also surprisingly quiet. However, Xu Que could clearly feel that a vast Divine Sense was shrouding the entire medicine garden, expanding infinitely outward.

The next moment, he heard the woman's cold voice coming from the stone house: "Presumptuous! This rebellious disciple actually dares to violate the sect rules!"

"That's right! He is a... rebellious disciple? Holy crap, Duan Jiude is your disciple?" Xu Que was stunned on the spot.

What the hell is going on?

That old bastard Duan Jiude is actually the disciple of this woman in the Daoist robe?

How is this possible?

"Hmph, he is just an unpromising disciple who was swept out of the sect, but you are no better. Prepare to die!"

The woman in the stone house didn't say another word and once again stirred up the dense rain of swords in the air, fiercely blasting them toward Xu Que.

Xu Que's hair stood on end instantly, and he shouted, "Wait, Immortal Sister! You can kill me if you want, but at least let me die with conviction!"

"Heh, what are you unconvinced about?" A cold sneer came from the stone house.

Xu Que said righteously, "Aren't you just bullying me by relying on your higher cultivation level? But with my heaven-defying talent, I will definitely surpass you in time, so I am unconvinced!"

A cold voice immediately came from the stone house: "Do you really think I will give you time to cultivate and wait for you to come and fight me again?"

"No, I just want to ask you three questions. If you can answer all of them, I will commit suicide right now!" After Xu Que said this, he felt nervous in his heart.

Now he was counting on his bluffing method to succeed, hoping that the woman in the stone house would get stuck on a technicality and take him seriously; otherwise, he would truly have no way to escape!

There was silence in the stone house for a long while, and finally, a voice came!

"Fine, ask!"

"Phew..."

Hearing this answer, Xu Que immediately breathed a sigh of relief!

No matter how strong they are, they are ultimately too lacking in social experience. This King of Acting Cool bluffed her easily, and she fell for it!

Three questions, let's see how you answer them!

Xu Que felt secretly happy. Although the woman in the Daoist robe was powerful, it was obvious that she hadn't walked much in the human world and was isolated from the world. In terms of cunning, she was definitely not his match.

Otherwise, if it were any other expert, they would never have given him the chance to talk nonsense and would have killed him forcefully, let alone waste time answering his so-called three questions!

However, this also gave Xu Que a chance to escape!

He stood forward and said with great momentum, "First question: what is a door made of wood called?"

"Hmph, I thought you would ask some tricky question. A door made of wood is naturally a wooden door!" The voice in the stone house was clearly a bit annoyed, as if she felt Xu Que was teasing her.

"Second question: what is a door made of iron called?"

"An iron door! And one last question. Once you ask it, you should be convinced enough to stay and serve as fertilizer for the soil!" The voice in the stone house was already becoming impatient.

Xu Que's mouth curled up slightly, and he smiled faintly, "Fine, last question: what is the door that leads to happiness called?"

"Happi..." The voice in the stone house stopped abruptly.

She realized something was wrong. How could there be any door that leads to happiness?

Whoosh!

Almost simultaneously, taking advantage of the silence in the stone house, Xu Que's Dao Body immediately launched, wrapped up his true body, and rushed toward the entrance he had just come through at extreme speed.

He knew this was his only chance to escape. He had to rush out while that woman was thinking.

"Hmph, playing little tricks!"

However, just as he was about to reach the golden light barrier, a cold snort came from the stone house. The woman had realized what was happening, and a vast pressure immediately descended!

"Are you going back on your word? You couldn't answer the third question, you can't kill me!" Xu Que shouted, but his figure did not stop and he continued to sprint toward the entrance.

"There is no answer to this third question at all. Where in the world is there a door that leads to happiness?" The cold voice came from the stone house. At the same time, the pressure descended like countless giant mountains, causing Xu Que's sprinting speed to suddenly stall.

"There is! The door that leads to happiness is called... us!"

As soon as Xu Que finished speaking, he immediately felt the pressure on his body decrease. Clearly, the other party was stunned by this answer and hadn't reacted in time!

Taking advantage of this gap, Xu Que quickly retracted his Dao Body and, with his mortal body, gritted his teeth and rushed toward the golden light barrier!

Boom!

The golden light barrier distorted, and Xu Que successfully passed through it, disappearing into the medicine field!

At the same time, a stunningly beautiful Daoist nun walked out of the stone house; it was the woman in the Daoist robe Xu Que had seen earlier.

Her beautiful, cold face scanned the place where Xu Que had just disappeared without expression, and she said coldly to herself, "Your name is Xu Que, is it? Very well. Once my three souls and seven spirits are gathered, you will be the first one I go out to find!"

At this moment, Xu Que broke through the golden light restriction and successfully escaped, rushing out from the mountain covered in cold sweat.

Seeing Liu Jingning and Er Gouzi appear before him, Xu Que immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and the first thing he did upon looking up at the sky was to shout angrily, "Duan Jiude, I f*ck your master!"