Ultimate Scheming System Chapter 26
This was Xu Ques second visit to the Celestial Sect.
The Sects giant monastery gate was completed by the white jaded stone steps leading to it, glistening with brightness. There was a stone tablet decorated with a flamboyant, cursive calligraphy. It wrote the 3 characters of "Celestial Sect" on it, emitting an imposing atmosphere.
Gazing along the monastery gate in the distance amongst the clouds, one could vaguely see a wide training ground. One could also see rows of red-colored roof tiles along with vibrant colored light flowing through the skies the Celestial Sect disciples riding on their flying swords.
What a scenery!
Xu Que was dazzled. The first time he came was an accident with the Divine Escape Emblem sending him to the treasure store outside the Sect. He then pilfered the store empty and quickly fle but did not have a good look at the majestic scenery the Celestial Sect possess.
This time, he went up to the gate and entered from the front. He was shocked at the imposing aura the monastery gate gave out.
"Whoosh!"
This time, two dazzling light flew from behind. Zhang Su Liang and the other disciple chased and landed beside Xu Que.
"Friend, this way!"
The both of them were very polite to Xu Que, showing the way to him.
Xu Que nodded and followed.
Of course, clutched in his hands was a piece of the Divine Escape Emblem. If the situation gets out of hand, he could escape instantly.
However, the path he was taking seemed steady. He proceeded past a paradise-like arch bridge. Xu Que was ultimately brought to the main center of a main hall.
This was Celestial Sects discussion hall. There were countless members from the smaller Factions along with the Elders seated on both sides of the hall. In the center seat was a middle-aged man with a refined look. It was Celestial Sects Leader Zhang Dan Shan!
The moment Xu Que appeared, everyones focus were fixated on him and at the same time, looking at him from top to toe.
Xu Que wasnt excited at that fact and he turned his head, staring at one of the Elder and asked, "What the hell are you staring at?"
"Ding! Congratulations to host Xu Que for successfully acting tough. The reward is 20 act tough points." The system beep sounded in his head.
The reply "Why cant I stare" which he anticipated did not happen. The Elder acted as if he did not hear anything, lifted his cup and drank his tea.
Several coughs by others could be heard, seemingly to hold back from flaring up. It was as if they felt that the attitude by Xu Que was fitting of the rumor that he was Duan Jiu Des disciple.
Zhang Dan Shan, who was on the center seat, puckered his eyebrows and asked, "As the leader, let me ask you, who was the senior of your master, Duan Jiu De?"
"None of your damned business!" Xu Que replied angrily, with the system beep sounding in his head again.
"..."
The discussion hall momentarily turned silent.
Everybody was stunned. Is this youngster being too daring? His temper is so bad as well. He definitely has an exceptional background.
Zhang Dan Shan also blanked out.
From what it seems, even if this youngster was Duan Jiu Des disciple, he did not have a reason to behave in such a manner. On top of that, he was an Infant Transformation stage and a Sect Leader.
Xu Que felt the weird atmosphere and realized that he may have gone overboard. He then asked, "The reason I was invited here was to discuss, isnt it? Go on and don't ask unnecessary questions. My master doesnt like to be talked about."
After his words, everyone on the scene started to understand.
His master does not like it?
Isnt this equivalent to him saying that Duan Jiu De is his master?
Thank god, we almost offended them. We still can make it up.
Many people heaved a sigh of relief in their hearts.
Zhang Dan Shan puckered his eyebrows again, staring at Xu Que. He thought for a moment and said, "Thats right. The reason we invited you is to clear the misunderstanding between you and the various Factions."
"Eh, say it. What do you want to clear?" Xu Que nodded and replied neutrally.
Zhang Dan Shan looked at the others for a bit and mumbled, "Firstly, its when you stole items from our treasure store"
"Wait, wait!" Interrupting Zhang Dan Shan, Xu Que widened his eyes and replied, "When did I steal from your treasure store? Are you kidding me? I will never do that."
"..." Zhang Dan Shan was absolutely stunned. He blanked out for a moment, face changed and deeply said, "We have a witness. Zhang Su Liang, come out and tell us."
Zhang Su Liang, who was standing at the door, immediately rushed over after hearing the Sect Leader.
Before he could open his mouth, Xu Que let out a harmless smile, then laughed and replied, "Haha! Who knew brother Zhang was there too! I was just cracking a joke if you people dont mind. I, Xu Que, will always stand up for my actions. You are right. I stole from the treasure store."
"..."
Everyone on the scene were speechless.
Zhang Dan Shan let out a gasp and was too lazy to put up an argument with him. He continued, "After stealing from our treasure store, you killed the disciples and Elders from the various Factions."
"Hold on!" Xu Que interrupted again and replied loudly, "I definitely did not kill them."
Damn. They had never met such a shameless guy before.
The people almost spat out blood. The old ones who had a bad temper almost flared up at the scene and wanted to slap Xu Que to death.
Zhang Dan Shan changed his expression and replied, "If you continue with this attitude of yours, we shouldnt discuss further."
"If you don't want to discuss further, so be it. My master will personally discuss it with you all. Bye." Xu Que pushed up his sleeves and walked off.
Everyone on the scene panicked. They were already having troubles with the disciple. If the master comes, wont it be the end of the world?
An Elder from the side reacted quickly. He stood up and held onto his hand. He let out an awkward smile and said, "Small Brother, don't be rash. Sect Leader Zhang didnt mean it that way."
"If it doesnt mean that, then what does it mean? Ive already asked you all on solving the problem. You people didnt want to give me a proper answer and talked some nonsense about things which had already happened. As people from the ancient times have said, let bygones be bygones, does bringing it back up have any meaning?"
Xu Ques brief remark started to make them unhappy.
Everybody was speechless. They were thinking who exactly said those nonsense? That fool just wanted to run away from the consequences.
Zhang Dan Shans face became more unsatisfied by the minute but he held on to his temper and replied, "Since you like to go straight to the point, we shall say what we wanted to say then."
"Before your arrival, Ive already discussed with the various Factions. We have decided that you have to apologize to everybody and then we will let the matter rest."
"Of course, you can choose to not do it. After all, you are Senior Duans disciple and we will not lay our hands on you. However, for the lives of the Pan Shan Villagers, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to protect them."
Xu Que heard the remark and let out a cold laugh, "Are you threatening me?"
"This is not threatening. I am just informing you about the two consequences." Zhang Dan Shan nodded and murmured, "As the Celestial Sect Leader till this day, I have many skills and weapons at my disposal. Among them, I have a Spell-breaking cartridge which can break any Beginner Spells. Therefore, the spell you have casted is definitely not invincible."
Spell-breaking cartridge? Able to break any Beginner Spells?
Hehe after this round of acting tough, I shall go back and change to an Intermediate Spell. I shall see how you fools break it.
Xu Que laughed coldly in his heart and nodded, "I will never apologize. When I first joined my masters school, my master told me that no matter what I do, I must never apologize over my dead body. If not, he would kick me out of the school. At that time, I gave him a big tight slap on his head. He chased and beat me for three days and three nights and I never gave in and apologize. And now"
Having said that, he stuttered a bit, gave a brief look at the people, and continued, "And you want me to apologize? Are you even worthy of my apology?"
"Ding! Congratulations to host Xu Que for successfully forcefully acting tough. The reward is 20 act tough points!"
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Ultimate Scheming System Chapter 27
"Atrocious!"
A few of the bad-tempered elders finally could not take it anymore so they stood up and began angrily shouting.
Xu Que briefly looked at the few of them, nodded and said, "If you all show me such attitude, I will not discuss with you all further as well. You all can talk to my master."
The few elders stuttered and heavily panted for a bit. As if being choked, they could not continue to say anything!
The discussion halls atmosphere became still once again.
None of them wanted to offend Xu Que but none of them were willing to put down their ego and settle this peacefully.
In actuality, Xu Que did not want to stir up any trouble as well. He was very clear on exactly how to settle this type of issue.
With this extremely tough "Master" as a backing, he definitely cannot appear to be too easy going. On top of that, the rumours say that Duan Jiu De had an eccentric nature and therefore he had to be a little more arrogant.
If he apologized to them easily, it will have an opposite effect of making them suspicious. If, in the worst case scenario, his true identity was revealed, the various Factions will definitely come back with a greater vengeance.
He was not afraid of anything as he had the system at his hands. However, the Pan Shan villagers would be in great danger!
Therefore, he had to put on this act till the end!
Xu Que clenched his fists as he thought to himself, "There are going to be many more opportunities to act tough. Im in!"
...
"Since you wont apologize, what do you think will solve this issue?" The Sect Leader Zhang asked amongst the quiet atmosphere.
The weird part was that, the Leaders tone was not as cold as previously. Instead, he sounded a little more accommodating.
Xu Que let out a smile in his heart. He was successful with the act he was putting up and reckoned that even this Celestial Sect Leader was starting to believe his identity.
But, didnt the Sect Leader himself meet Duan Jiu De a few times before?
Thats good. I can still play this card for a little while more!
Xu Que realized that and he pretentiously mumbled to himself, contemplated for a moment before replying, "How about this. Since the misunderstandings stemmed from my side and everyone here is considered my senior, why not let me use this place and treat everybody to a feast. This way, we can all become friends. What does Sect Leader Zhang think about this?"
After that, Xu Que sincerely looked at Zhang Dan Shan and gave him a brief smile.
It was as if he was hinting Zhang Dan Shan that he was here to become friends and he shouldnt resist this goodwill!
Zhang Dan Shan slightly squinted his eyes and nodded, "I, the Celestial Sect Leader, do not have any objections. I shall lend you our training grounds outside and let you arrange for the feast tonight."
Upon this situation, the members of other Factions seconded, "Brother Xu, you are too kind. We, the Fierce Flame Faction do not have any objections. Lets drink till we drop."
"We, Pale Mountain Faction have no objections as well."
"We Sunset Faction have no objections!"
At last, the Sunset Faction members agreed as well as they swallowed their anger.
They had no choice. Even the big Celestial Sect has let the matter go. What rights do a small faction have?
On top of that, the situation started with them being greedy, bearing a malicious intent to kill Xu Que for his treasures. In the end, the tables turned and many disciples and Elders from their side were killed. The only thing they could do now was to act like they were mutes.
As a result, a previous situation filled with possible vengeance and killing was solved with a simple round of feast.
However, the main reason was the name Duan Jiu De. It had a very big effect.
When the night descended, the Celestial Sect carried out the feast as planned.
Xu Que became popular with the Sect and the factions due to bringing all them together. Wherever he walked, he was being toasted in respect.
He was crowned with the name "Duan Jiu Des disciple" out of the blue. He naturally would not let this perfect chance to act tough to slip by with the chance to drink wine. He could brag about himself all he want without reservations.
"Years ago, I remembered master bringing me down the mountains to train. He brought me to a Sect and everybody there were very tactful. They immediately presented us with a pile of treasures saying that this was just a door gift, leaving us with a very deep impression. After that, when that Sect were being attacked by enemies and I, being a righteous and loyal friend, without any qualms, dragged my master to help out. We destroyed those enemies of the Sect completely in the end."
Everyone were shocked upon hearing that and they realized something.
Is Is he hinting us to send him gifts?
One of the Elders from Fierce Flame Faction reacted quickly while holding up his wine cup and replied, "With Brothers and Senior Duans godly hero tactics, everywhere they go, everybody will know them. The old man shall toast you and we shall offer you a few magical weapons from our Faction. Just treat this as an old mans door gift, hope Brother Xu dont mind."
"Brother Xu, I, too, shall represent Pale Mountain Faction and toast you. We have a few roots of 800 year old Medicinal Qi Grass here for you to keep."
"Tch, just a mere few roots of Medicinal Qi Grass? Brother Xu, we Fire Cloud Faction offers you a bottle of Jiu Zhuan blood-soaked powder. These medicine pills temper with your blood circulation and is an important godly medicine for one to become a sage." One of the elders stood up and boldly said.
Everyone was shocked as they inhaled a breath of cold air.
This Fire Cloud Faction is way too aggressive. They were willing to offer so much just to impress Duan Jiu De. They were presenting a bottle of the Jiu Zhuan blood-soaked powder and it is said that they have only 3 of them in their whole Faction.
"What, how can I take it?" Xu Que let out a shy smile,and rejected sarcastically.
"Brother Xu, don't be a stranger! If you treat this old man as a friend, you must keep it."
While the Fire Cloud Elder was talking, he immediately took and stuffed the medicine bottle into Xu Ques hands, looking at him with the "You must take it, if not you are not stroking my ego" look.
Xu Que had no choice but to take the medicine.
Of course, he had to take the gifts from the rest of the Factions. His system deposit space was stuffed full after one meal and he collected many act tough points too.
At the same time within Celestial Sects inner area, in an attic.
A disciple was kneeling on the ground and was speaking with a white-haired old woman.
The old woman widened her eyes after hearing the disciple and screamed out with a unbelieving tone, "What did you say?! Not only the Sect Leader didnt let that scoundrel apologize, he borrowed the training ground to him to arrange a feast?!"
That old woman was Tang Xue Rous master, Elder Sun. It seemed that she was too angry at the fact since her voice sounded shaky. She also threw the tea cup on her hand, landing with a loud "Pa" sound.
"M-Master Sun Elder, that was the case!" The disciple was scared stiff and started to tremble while kneeling down.
The old womans face became gloomy by the second and her eyes were filled with flames of anger.
"This guy is treacherous and vicious. He also sexually harassed my disciple in the past. I will never forgive him."
The old womans focus changed to the kneeling disciple. With a cold voice, she said, "Take my token. Go to the inner Sects treasure chamber and get me the Spell-breaking cartridge. Remember, this is between the two of us. I don't want a third person to know, including the Sect Leader. Understand?"
"Ye-Yes I understand."
The disciple took the old womans token and quickly ran towards the direction of the treasure chamber.
The old woman looked at her disciples shadow as he ran and her eyes started to gradually focus into the distance, face letting out a sinister grin, "Since I cant do anything to you little scoundrel, I shall let those ants in Pan Shan village atone for your sins."
Ultimate Scheming System Chapter 28
A few hours later, as the night darkened, the feast that Xu Que planned had also come to an end.
Many members and Elders from the various Factions were merrily drinking. While leaving, some of them wanted to drink more with Xu Que.
Xu Que naturally rejected politely.
After spending the whole day at the Celestial Sect acting tough and adding on the time spent at the feast, he had gained a total of 200 over act tough points. That should be enough to exchange for a cheap Intermediate Spell.
Opening the system interface, his character stats appeared in front of him:
"Host: Xu Que
Status : Prince Consort of Fire Country
"Right. I almost forgot to upgrade my spells.
Cultivation Stage: Core Bearing Stage Level 5 (Clear Understanding)
Experience Points: 0/200000
Acting Tough Points: 280 Points
Skill Path: Intermediate Level
Abilities: Soaring Dragons Nine Transformation (Maximum); Lightning Haste (Maximum); Troop-Secret Character (0% progress); Flame-Devouring Wave (0% progress); Six Corporeal Forms (0% progress).
Essence: Skill Path Essence (330 Points)
Occupation: None
Ever since Xu Que exchanged for the new skill books, he had never activated them before and therefore their progress stayed at 0%. He finally realized it after checking his skills.
However, his Skill Path Essence were left with 300 over. How should he assign the points?
Previously, for the Soaring Dragons Nine Transformation and the Lightning Haste skills, they belonged to the Earth-rank skill class and both of them required just 100 Skill Path Essence points to reach the maximum.
However, now that he had acquired the Troop-Secret Character, which belonged to the Sky-rank skill class, in order to raise it to maximum, it will definitely need more than just 100 Skill Path Essence.
"Forget it. Ill try using 100 Skill Path Essence points on it first!"
Xu Que thought for a bit, activated the system and used 100 Skill Path Essence on the Troop-Secret Character.
"Ding! Consumed 100 Skill Path Essence points, Troop-Secret Character rank up successful. Current progress 10%."
Damn it!
Xu Que almost jumped up.
I just used a whole 100 Skill Path Essence points, which could have already maxed out Earth-Rank skills but its only worth 10% of progress for Sky-Rank skills? This is absurd.
No way! I cant just waste them like this.
"System, put the other 200 Skill Path Essence points on the Flame-Devouring Wave and the Six Corporeal Forms."
Xu Que felt that currently, what he needed most were these types of skills which allowed him to maneuver on weapons. If not, cultivators who are able to use flying swords would have an edge over him in combat. Also, he was far from reaching the stage of having invulnerable skin.
"Ding! Consumed 100 Skill Path Essence points. Flame - Devouring Wave rank up successful. Current progress 100%, trained to the maximum!"
"Ding! Consumed 100 Skill Path Essence points. Six Corporeal Forms rank up successful. Current progress 100%, trained to the maximum!"
Following were two system beeps. Xu Que felt a sensation of warmth flowing around internally followed by the warmth converging into the pubic region where the Qi resides. He immediately felt his whole body filled with strength.
"Such a nice sensation. Its time to return to the village."
Xu Que felt elated. Just as he was about to leave, he sighted a silhouette not too far in front of him.
The figure stood silently in the pitch black darkness and stared towards his direction.
"Sect Leader Zhang, why havent you gone to sleep?"
Xu Que let out a laughter but felt some uncertainty in his heart. He was thinking that Sect Leader Zhang was here to talk about Duan Jiu De.
Zhang Dan Shan stood in the distance and nodded towards Xu Ques direction.
Before one could blink, seemingly without any pre-action, he appeared right in front of Xu Que and almost scared him.
"Several hundred years ago, your master and I have met each other a few times. Is he still doing alright?" Zhang Dan Shans tone was filled with warmth as if treating Xu Que as Zhang Jiu Des disciple already.
Xu Que laughed, "He is doing very well, he has been drinking and eating happily in the East Continent these past few years."
"Oh, the old man is currently still in the Fire Nation?" Zhang Dan Shans eye brightened up.
"Not sure. That old mans whereabouts are random. Even Im not sure where he is. However, he gave me a secret Emblem and every time I am met with danger, he will appear immediately. You want to try it, Sect Leader Zhang?" Xu Que told him while smiling from cheek to cheek.
The secret Emblem and whatnot, were of course things he had read in Internet novels in his previous life and he has no idea what he was talking about.
Apparently, Zhang Dan Shan believed him. He blanked out and became a little gloomy for a little and then nodded briefly, "Forget it. We will meet if we have fate."
He then looked at Xu Que and warmly said, "From today onwards, if you want to stay at Celestial Sect, just tell me. Regarding Pan Shan village, I will definitely not do anything to them."
"Alright, Ill give you my thanks, Sect Leader Zhang! But for now, I have to go back to tidy up some things." Xu Que waved his hands in laughter.
Zhang Dan Shan nodded, "Hm. Go on."
Xu Que did not say anything and activated the Lightning Haste. With lightning interweaving beneath his feet, he flew downwards from the mountains and left.
Zhang Dan Shans tone and attitude being like this was a good thing but the danger still persisted.
If his true identity is made known, what would come after will be very bad.
However, being the bold and able man he was, he still accepted Zhang Dan Shans offer for him to stay at the Celestial Sect.
The treasure chamber he had previously stolen from the Celestial Sect was located at the outer Sect. If there is an outer Sect, there is definitely an inner Sect and the inner Sect will definitely contain many skill books for acting tough. When that time comes, he will be able to steal them and recycle the skills to get a big amount of Essences.
Yet, before doing that, Xu Que knew that he had to go back to Pan Shan village.
Although Zhang Dan Shan just promised that he would not touch Pan Shan village, he still had to quickly exchange for an Intermediate spell to protect the village in fear of things becoming sour if his plot falls apart, implicating the villagers.
On his way back to Pan Shan village, his stomach suddenly felt a little stuffy and had a bad feeling out of the blue.
This seems like a bad omen and a feeling that something bad was going to unfold.
He puckered his eyebrows and his first deduction was that he was poisoned. It must be Zhang Dan Shan, that old fox must have poisoned his wine and food during the feast.
"System, quickly check within my body if I have been poisoned."
"Ding! Host Xu Que body condition is well. Qi and blood flow is good. No signs of poisoning."
Huh, not poisoned?
Xu Que was stumped. How was he feeling this way if he wasnt poisoned?
"Whatever. Ill quickly return to Pan Shan village. Yesterday, Xiao Rou told me to buy fabric cloth back and wanted to make me new clothes. Haha! I think the young girl is worried out of her wits."
Xu Que nodded, shook away any uncertainties he had and hurried back quickly to Pan Shan village.
At this moment, a shadow sweeped past the skies of Celestial Sect and sped into an attic. When she landed, she looked unsteady and immediately fell onto the floor, spitting out fresh blood.
"Elder Sun." A few Celestial Sect disciples on guard saw the situation and went to help.
The Elders face became gloomy and looked scary. She bit her teeth and said, "Damn it! Who knew that little scoundrel's spell was so strong. The spell damaged the Spell-breaking cartridge, causing even me, the Elder, to suffer such heavy losses."
Speaking up to this point, she faced those few Celestial Sect disciples, coldly laughed and asked, "Which part of the Sect is that little scoundrel at now?"
"Elder Sun, he just left the mountains."
"Hes going back already? Hehe Thats good. Let him go back and see what big gift Ive left him and see if he likes it." The Elder let out another cold laughter and under the help of the few Celestial Sect disciples, stood up, and left for the inner part of the attic.
Ultimate Scheming System Chapter 29
At this point, Pan Shan Village was ablazed with flames, soaring high into the heavens. Many villagers had been killed in the massacre and even more were charred to death in the large fires.
The screams of terror and agony combined together as wailings and shrieks could be heard from miles away. Regardless of how the villagers begged for their lives, these ten cultivators didnt show any mercy. With their swords raised up high, they casted spells as they laughed and slaughtered the helpless villagers.
At this point, several shadows flew overhead as their long robes flapped in the wind. One of them had a familiar face. It was the girl immortal who had been harassed by Xu Que, Tang Xue Ru.
She led several Celestial Sect disciples as they travelled. Coincidentally, they witnessed this scene down below and charged down.
"Stop it! Who are you? How dare you kill the innocent people?"
"Keke We, Fallen Spirit Sect are handling our businesses. Those who are not involved, scram now."
"Atrocious. This is the area of Celestial Sect. You Fallen Spirits Clan members are overextending your reach. How audacious!"
"So what if youre Fallen Spirit Sect? If you dont leave now, dont blame my blades for not having eyes to discern who to attack."
"Hm, then come and try me."
Tang Xue Rou and the people behind her gave a sinister look as they charged down upon the cultivators of Fallen Spirits Clan.
...
"Whoosh!"
At this point, the sky was dark and wind was blowing fiercely at Xu Ques face causing a continuous whooshing sound.
The closer he got to Pan Shan Village, the more unsettled he felt!
Whats going on?
Xu Que creased his eyebrows. He was already travelling at the fastest speed possible.
At last, after crossing this huge mountain, he would reach Pan Shan Village in no time.
Indeed at the next moment, the intense scene of killing and desolation, blazing fires and a village drenched in blood was spotted by him. He couldnt believe his eyes. Was that his amicable, kind and innocent Pan Shan Village in ruins?
His eyes almost bulged out its sockets as the fires in his heart was immense and insurmountable. He couldnt help but let out a huge shout!
"No!!!"
He seemed to have gone insane as he charged down the mountains while screaming.
When he looked down at the entrance of the village, he could see a small petite girl being chased out by a cultivator. That shadow of the splendour body belonged to Xiao Rou.
The next instant, she fell over with a thud amidst all the panic. Her face was deathly pale as she bit down hard on her lower lip.
Even before she could pick herself up, a white bright light appeared behind her and plunged into her body from behind through her back.
Shiu!
A flying sword emerged from the front of her body as Xiao Rous body fell to the ground, blood splattering in all directions.
Right at this point, it was almost like time came to a complete standstill.
Xu Que was not far from this scene. His mind went blank as he opened his eyes in shock, his mouth was gaping wide. He found it extremely difficult to believe what he had seen.
"Stop it!" Tang Xue Ru and the rest of her immortal cultivators reached the village and started killing the perpetrators of this bloody bloodbath. Seeing the scene before them, they rushed to slaughter the disciples of Fallen Spirits Sect.
However, it was too late. The disciples of Fallen Spirits Sect had done significant damage to the village, killing and destroying everything in their wake. The minute they had achieved that, they fled off on their flying swords.
At this moment, Xu Que finally reached the village from the mountains. His crazed eyes were full of red blood vessels. He looked like he was deep in a trance as he repeatedly shouted, "No! No! No!"
"Oh? Its this pervert? Tang Xu Ru froze as she saw Xu Que.
Xu Que ignored everything and everyone around as he dashed in a mad frenzy towards Xiao Rou.
"Xiao Rou! Xiao Rou, please wake up. Im back. Please dont be scared. I shall save you now."
He rushed to Xiao Rous side and embraced her in a hug. At the same time, he summoned the information interface as he desperately looked for some herbs to heal her wounds.
Xiao Rou opened her eyes with great difficulty. The minute she saw Xu Que, a smile seemed to radiated across her face.
"Xu Brother Xu Youre finally Back!"
"Im back. Im so sorry, Im so sorry! Damn it. I came back too late" Xu Ques eyes welled up with tears.
In both his lives, he hadnt cried in a long long time. At this point, tears flowed freely.
"System, system. Hurry, I wish to buy medication with healing property. I would give up everything to save Xiao Rou." Xu Que shouted out in his head to the system.
"Ding! Due to the systems level being too low, the items within this system can only be used by yourself."
The system replied coldly. This answer felt as though a bucket of cold water had been splashed across Xu Ques face.
What? What do you mean level is too low? I wish to save someone. I need to save someone now!
He felt as if heaven and earth had been reversed, like the sky had crashed down upon him.
He had never experienced such a feeling of helplessness. Even in his previous life, when he was killed in the car accident, the helplessness he felt now was much intense compared to back then.
"No Its alright, brother Xu. Maybe, maybe. This is Xiao Rous fate. But to die in your arms, being able to see brother Xus face, Xiao Rou has no regrets."
Xiao Rou smiled as she slowly lifted her hands, seemingly using up all her energy in the process as she touched Xu Ques cheeks, "Brother Xu Que, please dont cry. Your face is so pale. You look so good"
"Brother Xu Que, Xiao Rou has been wanting to tell you. I like you. I mean really, really like you that way"
"Brother Xu Que, Xiao Rou knows she cannot match up with you. But I know that if I dont say it now, I will never have the chance to say it again."
"Brother Xu Que, Im sorry. Xiao Rou did say she wanted to make you some new clothes But now she cant"
"Brother Xu Que, after Xiao Rou has died, will you Will you still remember Xiao Rou?"
"Xiao Rous best moments in this life My happiest moments, were all with brother Xu Que..."
Pa-da!
The second her last word was uttered, Xiao Rous hands fell from Xu Ques face onto the ground with a smack.
Her large glossy eyes lost its light as Xu Que slowly lifted his hands to close them. Tear stains were still visible at the corners of her eyes
"No!"
Seeing Xiao Rous innocent and bubbly eyes lose their gleam, Xu Que clung onto her lifeless body as he reared his head back and screamed out in agony. He then started rocking back and forth like a demented person, with her body still in his embrace a he shouted out, "Xiao Rou, you musnt sleep. Wake up! I told you I would take you flying on a sword and bring you to have fun and eat loads of good food. Xiao Rou, I still wish to wear the clothes you were supposed to make for me!"
Xu Ques face was stained with tears, his voice was hoarse as he shouted out.
However, the Xiao Rou within his embrace had fallen asleep forever and couldnt ever hear his screams.
In his mind, all these days of Xiao Rous sweet laughter, her feminine demeanor and that innocent and sweet voice replayed continuously.
All his fond memories of her seemed like it happened only yesterday!
Tang Xue Jia and the rest of them watched on, unable to do anything as well.
Although they were all immortal cultivators, they didnt have the powers to bring the dead back to life.
"Wei, pervert. People cannot be revived from the dead. Besides, growing old and falling ill before dying are part of the parcel of life for these normal people. Shes just an ordinary village girl, why must you be so upset? But dont you worry. These lands here including Pan Shan Village belongs to Celestial Sect. I shall report this matter to my master and we will hunt down those Fallen Spirits Sect members to seek justice." Tang Xue Rou walked behind Xu Que and spoke out.
Xu Que sat there quietly, holding Xiao Rou tightly within his embrace.
His pair of arms were wrapped around her as his body trembled. The veins on his neck were popping up.
In the next moment.
"Pu!"
Xu Que felt his chest tremble as he spat out a large mouthful of red blood.
Tang Xue Rou and the rest of her Celestial Sect disciples saw this and their faces were shocked,
This is Blood from the heart!
This persons love mustve been extremely deep seated, for he even spat out blood from the heart. This dead lady mustve been his lover.
Ai, no wonder. Seeing a person you love die in front of you. Who can bear such a heartache?
Everyone present shook their heads and sighed.
Tang Xue Ru was astounded as well as she stared blankly at Xu Que. She was wondering if that was the same pervert as before? Why did it seem like hes changed so much?
Before long, Xu Que finally moved.
He extended a hand to wipe the traces of blood from the corners of his mouth as he raised his head coldly. Intense hatred raged within his eyes.
Tang Xue Ru and the rest of the disciples from Celestial Sect watched on and were taken aback. They subconsciously retreated several steps back and their faces turned pale with fright.
That killing intent was extremely overwhelming!
This This persons killing intent is so scary!
"You You dont do anything on impulse. This is none of our business. I We came here to help!" A disciple was scared out of his wits and assumed that Xu Que wanted to attack them. He then hurriedly explained.
Xu Que didnt seem to bother about him as he held on tightly to Xiao Rous body before standing up slowly.
Under the panicked looks from the cultivators, Xu Que whispered into Xiao Rous ears, "Xiao Rou, Ill bring you to kill them."
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Ultimate Scheming System Chapter 30
"Phew Hes really scary!"
Seeing Xu Que depart, the few Celestial Sect disciples finally heaved a sigh of relief. They could feel sweat staining the back of their robes as they trembled in fear.
"But based on his demeanor, it seems like he's going to find trouble with the Fallen Spirits Sect."
"No way. There're so many people there. Even the Sect Leader is an Original Infant Stage Cultivator. If he goes alone, wouldn't he be courting death?"
"Ai, the Fallen Spirits Sect members are so vicious and evil!"
"..."
Tang Xue Rou looked at the disappearing shadow of Xu Que and bit her lips before speaking, "Let's hurry and return to Celestial Sect and report this matter to the higher ups."
"Yeah!"
The few Celestial Sect disciples nodded their heads and took flight atop their flying swords and headed back towards Celestial Sect.
At the same time, beneath the dark clouds and cold winds, Xu Que clutched on tightly to Xiao Rous slender and petite body. His face remained expressionless as they flew.
His thoughts and emotions were invested within the system as he searched for ways to save Xiao Rou.
"Ding! Planning completed. Since the systems level is not high enough, there are no ways to bring the dead back to life currently. The system suggests that the host purchase a pagoda to store and protect the souls of the dead." At last, the system gave a reply.
"Systems level isn't high enough? Does that mean once I increase the level of the system, I would be able to find a way to resurrect the dead? Xu Que clutched at wild straws, desperate to find a way to revive Xiao Rou, his eyes came alive after hearing this.
"Correct."
"Good. Tell me, how do I increase the level of the system then?" Xu Que finally heaved a sigh of relief.
As long as he could revive Xiao Rou, he would sacrifice everything and pay whatever price required.
"As long as the hosts cultivation level reaches the full foundation of Golden Core Stage, the system will then be upgraded. Since this is the hosts first time using this system, the first upgrade shall be free."
Full circle foundation of the Golden Core Stage?
Good! Very good!
That's very good, System!
Xu Ques face revealed a cold smile.
Just as well that he was going to seek revenge on those Fallen Spirits Sect members. Once he kills them, he would gain experience points as well.
"Ding! It's been detected that the spirit of the deceased next to the host Xu Que is about to disperse. The system recommends purchasing a Soul Pagoda."
The system rang out once more in his head.
Xu Ques face turned grim as he hurriedly replied, "Quick, purchase the Soul Pagoda!"
"Ding! 100 acting tough points had been spent in exchange for the Soul Pagoda. Do you wish to use it now? Note that this Soul Pagoda can only house a single soul."
"Use it. Keep Xiao Rous soul within the Pagoda."
"Ding! The wandering soul had successfully been housed within the pagoda! The system recommends the host to bury the body of the deceased at the soonest time possible to ensure safety of the body. The second he obtains the solution to revive the dead, he can then reconstruct the body." The system reported.
Xu Que squinted his eyes in sadness.
Burying the body to keep it safe! That's necessary.
But before that, I shall let those bunch of dead men, the disciples of Fallen Spirits Sect become a living sacrifice to Xiao Rou and the other dead villagers.
Whoosh!
A streak of lightning flashed through the skies as Xu Que advanced towards the direction which those Fallen Spirits Sect disciples fled in.
Before long, he finally could see the 10 shadows in front of him. Those were the disciples of Fallen Spirits Sect.
"I shall start with the few of you!"
Xu Que gave a sinister laugh as he casted his Three Thousand Volts Lightning and his body moved in a blur.
The few disciples from Fallen Spirits Sect could feel some movement behind them. When they turned their heads back to look, their faces turned ashen.
"No. That person is chasing after us."
"Hurry and scatter!"
"Don't engage in a fight with him. As long as we reach the sects domains, he wouldn't dare to pursue further."
The 10 of them turned away and began to flee in haste.
Xu Que opened up the inventory in the system and withdrew the Soul Pagoda, tying it to his neck so it hung down over his chest. He then held onto Xiao Rous lifeless body and whispered, "Xiao Rou, watch closely. I'm going to send these people to hell to atone for their sins towards our deceased villagers."
The minute he finished speaking, the arc of lightning beneath his feet bury forth as his body disappeared to his extremely fast movement speed. He approached a Fallen Spirits Sect disciple.
Xu Que clenched his fist tightly before hearing a loud roar being emitted from a dragon. Xu Que then entered the ninth form of the Soaring Dragons Nine Transformation.
"Pu!"
A soft groan could be heard as Xu Ques fists passed through the Fallen Spirits Sects disciple and emerged from his chest.
"Ding! Congratulations to host Xu Que for successfully killing a Core Bearing Stage cultivator. The reward is 10,000 experience points."
"Ah!!!"
Several fleeing disciples turned their heads back to see the scene unfold. They were so afraid, it almost drove them crazy. They urged their flying swords on as they attempted to flee from this chaotic scene.
However, their speeds could never match up to Xu Ques.
Before long, another one was caught up by Xu Que and immediately died to his fists.
At the same time, the systems rewards kept beeping in Xu Ques head.
He was unperturbed by the system as he moved with the Lightning Haste spell activated, claiming the lives of the Fallen Spirits Sect members.
After some time, he had killed almost all the culprits apart from the 3 of them.
The remaining 3 managed to reach the boundaries of the Fallen Spirits Sects mountains and felt much safer.
"Sect Leader, save us!" The three disciples started screaming as they dashed straight into their stronghold.
Xu Ques expression was calm as he started to make his descend, landing directly atop the head of one of the disciples.
"Bam!"
That disciples skull cracked open and a mixture of blood and brain seeped out onto the ground.
The other 2 disciples were sent into a state of intense fear and almost went insane.
They called themselves disciples of Fallen Spirits Sect which belonged to Devils Clan. All these while, they managed to gain a notorious and evil reputation for themselves.
However, the person who had been chasing them now was even more evil and vile than the devil. He was the most horrifying demon theyve ever seen!
"How dare you kill my disciples just outside of my stronghold? Are you sick of living?"
In that instant, an awe-inspiring and formidable voice rang out from within the Fallen Spirits Sect and radiated out in all directions.
The pair of trembling disciples seemed like they finally found a lifeline. In that instant, they broke down in tears of relief and screamed out, "Sect Leader, please save us! The rest of the disciples had been killed by this person!"
The minute these words were spoken, a large group of people swarmed out within Fallen Spirits Sect. They were the disciples of the sect and encircled Xu Que, attempting to subdue him.
At the same time, a gale of black wind started to brew from within the sect. Immediately after, an incredible pressure was exerted all around on everyone. An old man dressed in black robes was floating above the clouds. He was the Sect Leader of Fallen Spirits Sect.
His eyes were like slits as he looked down furiously at Xu Que as he whispered sinisterly, "Young one. You should know when its time to stop and scram. Especially now that you still have your life!"
Xu Que laughed out coldly, "Time to stop? Keke Sure, I will. Only when Ive trampled over every single member of Fallen Spirits Sect would I stop!"
All the disciples present flew into a fit of rage.
"Idiot. Do you think you alone are capable of trampling over our Fallen Spirits Sect?"
"Youre a dreaming fool. Scram over."
"Dont think that just because your master is Duan Jiu De, were afraid of you. We are all from Fallen Spirits Sect and we dont fear anything."
"What Duan Jiu De? Ive never even heard of that name. Other cultivators might be afraid of him but that doesnt mean that we are too."
"Haha! You even brought a dead person here? What? Are you trying to use this dead body to scare us?"
"Yo, this dead corpse still looks pretty good. Every hundred years a beauty comes by on this earth. Its such a pity that shes dead."
"Thats okay. She looks like she hasnt been dead for long. I honestly wouldnt mind trying her. Come to think of it, I havent had fun with a dead corpse yet."
...
All these inappropriate and dirty taunts caused Xu Que to turn pale with anger.
"If you insult me, that's fine. But since you've insulted her, you have to die."
Boom!
All of a sudden, a heavy looking, dark black buster sword appeared in Xu Ques hands.
The group of disciples were still laughing in a frenzy. In the next moment, they witnessed a blur. It almost seemed like there were an infinite number of black buster sword shadows surrounding them.
The smiles were frozen off their faces!
What was happening? Why does my scalp feel numb?
Even before they could react in time, the numerous shadows seemed to have formed a crushing aura, pressuring them intently.