Chapter 907: Don't You Dare Regret This!

The three heads of the Dong Family were instantly dumbfounded.

The woman was also stunned.

Xu Que's sudden, outrageous act nearly threw their waists out of joint!

Although none of them understood what Xu Que meant by "Kou-Yi-Ha," when he finally made that cheeky-cute face and cried out "Chu~mi, ying ying ying," it nearly made them rush forward and beat him to death!

Fortunately, their strength was formidable and their mental states sufficiently calm; they possessed the necessary forbearance, so they immediately restrained their impulses.

The woman spoke in a cold voice: "Wang Dachui, if you do not speak properly, then there is no room for negotiation on these conditions."

"If there's no negotiation, then there's no negotiation; do you think I care? Isn't it just 'Kou-Yi-Ha'? Plenty of people outside are fighting to get a taste," Xu Que replied immediately with an air of aloofness.

Whoosh!

At that moment, a black shadow suddenly darted out from nearby, flashing forward like a whirlwind to land before Xu Que and the others; it widened its eyes, stuck out its tongue, and exclaimed with sheer delight: "Kid, what is this 'Kou-Yi-Ha'? Is it something to eat? Quick, let This Divine Venerable have a bite first."

"Kou your sister! Do you have any decency at all?" Xu Que's mouth twitched instantly; he hastily kicked Er Gouzi away, shuddering with disgust.

"Ao! Damn it, kid, you're sneak-attacking again!" Er Gouzi flew several meters before landing, its face filled with rage as it bared its teeth and roared at Xu Que.

But suddenly, its gaze fell upon the woman beside Xu Que; it abruptly shrank its neck back in sheer terror: "Damn it, it's you! You're that Immortal Realm... Ao, This Divine Venerable has urgent matters to attend to, farewell!"

Having said this, it turned its head and attempted to flee.

Whoosh!

"Come back!"

Suddenly, the woman lightly raised her wrist; her jade arm instantly turned metallic, becoming a layer of brilliant gold that radiated intense golden beams, making her appear as though she were a Golden Holy Maiden.

Boom!

As her arm swept down, a golden beam shot out instantly, striking directly in front of Er Gouzi; the floor immediately exploded, sending shards of stone flying.

"Ao!"

Er Gouzi was startled and hastily turned around to run back, speaking with utmost seriousness: "This Divine Venerable just remembered that the matter isn't actually that important, so I'm not leaving."

"Interesting, it's actually a talking dog!" At this, the woman watched Er Gouzi with great interest, murmuring curiously.

Er Gouzi's whole body trembled; it wanted to retort, but immediately chickened out, forcibly swallowing back the phrase it often had on the tip of its tongue: "This Divine Venerable is a wolf."

"Wang Dachui, are you going to state your second condition or not? If you don't, This Seat will first take your beast pet; you can go to Lian Yue Palace and come back later to retrieve it!" The woman spoke again, her eyes sweeping coldly toward Xu Que.

Clearly, she had realized that Xu Que knew Er Gouzi and was threatening to capture the dog to force Xu Que into working for them.

"You... how can you do this?" Xu Que immediately widened his eyes.

Then, with a look of tragic indignation, he puffed out his chest and shouted loudly: "No! If you're going to capture anyone, capture me; don't touch Er Gouzi! I regard him as a brother; I absolutely cannot let him suffer even the slightest hardship!"

"Heh, that's perfect; in that case, we need not worry about you not performing your duties properly! You three, why are you still standing there dumbfounded? Capture that dog," the woman said, turning her gaze directly to the three heads of the Dong Family.

The three snapped out of their daze and immediately, without another word, darted toward Er Gouzi.

Er Gouzi was instantly dumbfounded; by the time it reacted, several large hands were already swooping down before it.

"Ao! Damn it, damn it, damn it! Kid, your mother's paralysis, This Divine Venerable isn't familiar with you!" Er Gouzi screamed frantically, yet in that hair's breadth moment, it dodged the grab of three experts comparable to Mahayana Stage powerhouses with astonishing speed.

"Eh?" Instantly, everyone present was startled and somewhat bewildered; clearly, they had not expected a mere dog to possess such skills.

"Damn it, don't let this kid fool you! This Divine Venerable isn't familiar with him; he just kicked me and nearly delivered a fatal blow; how could he possibly work for you just for my sake?" Having escaped dozens of meters away, Er Gouzi rarely displayed such wit as it spoke the truth.

The woman immediately woke up to the situation; her gaze instantly swept back to Xu Que.

Although she had only just met Xu Que, she already understood quite clearly that this lad was a shameless rogue with no bottom line, the kind of person who was evil to the bone; how could he possibly work for them just for the sake of a dog!

This lad was putting on an act!

"Wang Dachui, you truly possess various skills; I was nearly deceived by you," the woman said, a faint smile playing on her lips.

"Sigh!" Xu Que shook his head and sighed; that fool Er Gouzi actually had a moment of intelligence; it was truly unexpected!

"Enough, This Seat's patience is limited; stop playing tricks and state your second condition. If it is achievable, we can certainly engage in mutual benefit," the woman spoke again, her tone calm and peaceful.

Xu Que smiled and nodded: "Very well; actually, my second condition is to find two types of ash, one black and one white, and both must come from powerhouses whose strength in life was equivalent to yours."

"Ash from powerhouses whose strength is equivalent to This Seat?" Upon hearing this, the woman immediately frowned.

The three heads of the Dong Family also wore expressions of shock.

Dong Yue exclaimed in horror: "Wang Dachui, what do you need that stuff for?"

Xu Que smiled solemnly: "As you know, I am an artist; I wish to paint, to create a painting that shocks Heaven and Earth and makes ghosts weep, so I need this kind of ash to use as pigment!"

"You want to use the ash of Golden Powerhouses as ink and brush?" Dong Yue and the others immediately turned pale with fright, filled with disbelief.

To paint using the ash of Golden Powerhouses—what kind of existence would such a painting be?

It could indeed be described as shocking Heaven and Earth and making ghosts weep!

"Wang Dachui, This Seat thought there wasn't a single truthful word in your mouth, but now it seems you truly have never been to Lian Yue Palace, and this journey of yours was not intended for Lian Yue Palace either!" At this, the woman suddenly spoke, a smile hanging on her face.

"Oh?" Xu Que glanced over at her.

The woman said solemnly: "If you knew about Lian Yue Palace, you would never ask me for the ash of Golden Powerhouses, because within Lian Yue Palace, the remains of Golden Powerhouse-level experts are more abundant than treasures."

"What? There are remains of Golden Powerhouses inside? Damn it, I haven't read many books; don't trick me!" Xu Que widened his eyes.

The Golden Powerhouses of this realm should be comparable to those in the Immortal Realm.

Yet, since this woman claimed there was ash from Golden Powerhouses inside Lian Yue Palace, Xu Que became highly suspicious.

If Golden Powerhouses could enter, why didn't this woman go herself? Or why didn't she take him along? Instead, she had to humble herself like this.

"I am not deceiving you on this point; if you don't believe me, you can go out and inquire; anyone who has entered Lian Yue Palace knows there are many remains of Golden Powerhouse-level experts inside, all of whom have been dead for thousands upon thousands of years. However, This Seat does not know why they are inside, because only those below the Golden Rank can enter Lian Yue Palace," the woman explained solemnly.

Xu Que immediately believed eighty percent of it.

It was not because this woman's words were trustworthy, but because he suddenly recalled the earlier scene of "Throwing Shoes to Ask the Way," where the tips of his shoes had consecutively pointed toward the sky several times.

"Where is Lian Yue Palace?" Xu Que asked.

The woman shook her head: "It comes from the vast sky; no one knows exactly where it is, but it appears once every hundred years."

"Then there's no problem, old iron; there's an eighty percent chance that black and white ash are inside Lian Yue Palace!" Xu Que immediately rejoiced.

Now, regarding the materials for refining his Sky-Breaking Talisman, he was only missing those two things.

"Oh? So does this mean you've agreed?" The woman's eyes sparkled with a hint of unusual light.

Xu Que smiled: "Of course, no problem. But at the very least, you must first tell me what exactly is inside that box you want?"

The woman smiled faintly: "Naturally, I can tell you that much. This is precisely why you need to go up the Tower, because only the person up there knows what is actually inside the box!"

"Oh? After all this trouble, I still have to climb the Tower? Fine. If you all can fly down from up there, do you think I can't fly up?" Xu Que shrugged his shoulders and immediately stepped forward.

"Wait!" Suddenly, Dong Yue, the third son of the Dong Family, called out to stop him.

Xu Que turned around. Dong Yue, with a grave expression, said: "This Tower can only be ascended by walking through the entrance and descended by flying from the top; this is the rule."

"Moreover, only with The One's permission can we ascend safely. But now he demands that you undergo a trial, so you must enter through the Main Gate!"

"It doesn't matter. I'll enter from the outside; as long as I can get in, that's enough." Xu Que waved his hand.

Although this Tower was filled with intricate mechanisms, for him, dealing with them was effortless—not to mention breaking them, he could even dismantle the entire Tower with ease.

As for entering through the door or flying up from the outside, there was essentially no restriction, because this Tower possessed no Restriction power.

"No!" However, Dong Yue still stepped forward, demanding with a serious face: "The One wishes to test you; you must walk through the Main Gate, otherwise I will not allow you to ascend."

"Damn it, what difference does it make?" Xu Que immediately became annoyed. It was clearly the same either way, and flying up from the outside was obviously faster, so why fuss over this?

Xu Que rolled his eyes, too lazy to waste more words, and immediately strode toward the Tower.

You want me to walk through the Main Gate, do you?

Fine, this Saintly Badass will walk it for you to see; just don't come regretting it later!

Watching Xu Que head toward the Tower, the Dong Family's Eldest Master and Second Master exchanged glances, nodding silently with sighs: "Ah-Yue is truly very strict!"

The woman gazed at Xu Que's retreating figure with her beautiful eyes and smiled faintly: "It seems this little rascal is about to suffer quite a bit inside the Tower."

【First Update. Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! I've arranged the program for all you big shots: tonight, just eat mooncakes, admire the Moon, and cast your Monthly Tickets—truly one of life's greatest joys! Also, stop asking me to play 'Survival'; I don't love playing it, I just know the 'Chicken Dinner' meme.】