Chapter 911: Show Your Sincerity

"Let's have a fair fight!"

Xu Que's body gave a slight jolt, his face slowly filling with joy. He immediately wanted to summon all his Heaven-Devouring Demon Mosquitoes to reap the remaining health of his opponent.

"Wait!"

Suddenly, the old woman spoke with a calm expression: "You need not think too much. I admit you are very powerful, stronger than many at the Void Integration Stage, but that does not mean I cannot defeat you. If we were to truly fight to the death, the worst outcome would be that we both suffer heavy losses and perish together!"

She did not get angry because Xu Que had broken her formation just now; she remained calm and composed, appearing to be a person of very good temperament.

But Xu Que did not believe these appearances at all. Having spent so many years in the cultivation world, he knew exactly what kind of people cultivators were.

Everyone wears a mask to live; what is there to pretend about?

"Heh!"

Xu Que sneered, standing vigilantly not far away, sizing up the old woman with a meaningful look.

But a moment later, the smile on Xu Que's face gradually faded.

The old woman stood in front, and the powerful aura on her body never weakened.

She was not lying.

Xu Que could clearly feel that the aura on the old woman was very real, not a pretense of strength at the end of her rope. The indifference she displayed was definitely not fake.

The Immortal Realm was not a reputation gained for nothing; even while severely injured, she remained a terrifying existence.

Xu Que himself was only at the Void Integration Stage. Even with many tricks up his sleeve, he was still three major realms behind the Immortal Realm. This gap was very difficult to bridge.

"Heh, I actually think that perishing together with you is better than waiting for you to recover your injuries and crush me unilaterally."

Xu Que still sneered. Just because the opponent was powerful did not mean he would yield.

Weighing the several Beast Spirit Bags in his hand, Xu Que continued with a smile: "Besides, how can you be sure that fighting you now would result in us perishing together? When people from my Exploding Heaven Gang walk the world, who doesn't have a few hundred tricks up their sleeves?"

"You need not be so hostile toward me. My attitude before was somewhat inappropriate. Now that you have proven your strength, you are worth me changing my attitude."

The old woman spoke, her eyes glancing faintly at the Beast Spirit Bags in Xu Que's hand, and she shook her head: "I can swear by my Heart Demon that I will not kill you, nor do I want to kill you. Moreover, if you can cooperate, I have a fortune that I can bestow upon you!"

"Oh?"

Xu Que was stunned once again.

The opponent's attitude was truly beyond his expectations.

Given the old woman's strength and realm, this attitude was a peace offering filled with sincerity.

"Fine, then I will listen to see what you can cooperate with me on, and what kind of fortune you can give me!" Xu Que immediately placed the Beast Spirit Bags at his waist and said meaningfully.

As long as the old woman dared to play any tricks, he would not hesitate to bring out his trump card and quickly suppress and kill her.

But the old woman was surprisingly peaceful, nodding in response: "The cooperation I spoke of, I already discussed with you just now: it is to ask you to go to the Refining Moon Palace and bring back a jade box. However, since my formation has been broken and there is no suitable place for me to continue recovering my injuries, I can enter the Refining Moon Palace together with you."

"Aren't you stronger than me? Since you have a way to enter the Refining Moon Palace, why do you need my help?" Xu Que frowned and asked.

The old woman shook her head: "The Refining Moon Palace is not something where the strong can reach the end. The stronger the strength, the more powerful the restrictions one will face upon entering. Furthermore, at the final gate, one needs someone skilled in music to pass!"

"Music? So, you have taken a liking to my musical talent, not my handsome face?" Xu Que widened his eyes.

Upon hearing this, the old woman said expressionlessly: "Correct. I specifically had the Song family hold a banquet precisely to select talent skilled in music. I had originally selected you and Zhou Linfeng, but I didn't expect that as soon as you made a move, you would suppress and kill him. However... it was also because you made a move that I knew you were also a cultivator!"

"Yo, in that case, why don't you first tell me where you are from? Explain properly how you came here, and if there is any way to leave!" Xu Que's eyes flashed as he began to inquire about the old woman's background.

This time, however, the old woman frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and then said: "You need not know my background, but there is one point I can correct you on."

"Oh, correct what?"

"Above the Great Vehicle Stage, it is not the Immortal Realm, but the Half-Immortal Realm, followed by the Human Immortal, Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, and finally the Golden Immortal! My current realm is the early stage of the Human Immortal Realm." The old woman said faintly.

Xu Que could not help but be slightly stunned after hearing this.

The old woman's words were not only correcting him but also reminding him that being able to know these realms indicated that the region she came from was far more advanced than the region Xu Que was in, so he did not need to know so much.

"As for how I came to this place, naturally, I came from the Refining Moon Palace. Unfortunately, I encountered an ambush by villains and was severely injured, which is why I fled to this place. Now, a hundred years later, I have almost recovered. If it weren't for you destroying the formation, I could have fully returned to my peak and gone back to take revenge!"

When the old woman said this, her gaze glanced at Xu Que with a slightly gloomy look.

Xu Que immediately felt a chill and hurriedly replied: "Old Granny, please pay attention to your status and age. Don't wink at me; I'm still a child!"

"..." The old woman's mouth twitched, and she glared at Xu Que without responding.

Xu Que, on the other hand, felt slightly suspicious.

The old woman was so old, yet her eyes seemed very young, which did not match her appearance.

"Oh? Could it be..."

Xu Que was stunned, and a thought popped into his mind: could this old woman be a woman who had used a disguise?

Swoosh!

Immediately, his mind moved, and he summoned the system: "Little Scammer, quickly check for me if this old woman is disguised!"

"Ding, who is Little Scammer?" the system responded.

Xu Que immediately widened his eyes: "Of course it's you, Little Profiteer, abbreviated as Little Scammer! But that's not the point; check this old woman for me first."

"Ding, detected that the opponent's disguise technique level is too high. Do you wish to consume 100,000 Acting Cool Points to view it?"

"Your sister, I'm not looking!" Xu Que immediately rejected the system.

Damn it, just to see a true face, it actually costs 100,000 Acting Cool Points?

Are you really treating this King of Acting Cool as a fool to be slaughtered?

Xu Que closed the system interface, feeling extremely unhappy.

If it were before, he certainly wouldn't care about a mere 100,000 Acting Cool Points.

But in order to upgrade the system to version 10.0, he had spent all the 2 million-plus Acting Cool Points he had accumulated. He only had a little over 100,000 left, so how could he spend it easily?

However, this inquiry was not a total loss. Although he didn't see the opponent's true face, he could confirm one thing from the system's response: this old woman had definitely used a disguise.

"Young man, have you considered it? Do you want to cooperate with me? After the matter is accomplished, I will give you half of what is in the jade box and tell you how to use it!" At this moment, the old woman looked at Xu Que and asked faintly.

Xu Que raised the corner of his mouth, shook his head, and laughed: "Miss, since we are to cooperate, at least let me see your sincerity, right?"

The old woman was stunned: "Sincerity? Is my sincerity not enough? Then tell me, what else do I need to do to achieve the sincerity you speak of!"

"Very simple!"

Xu Que narrowed his eyes, grinned to reveal a set of white teeth, and smiled brightly: "Take off your clothes... pfft, no, that's not right. Take off your disguise and let me have a look!"

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