Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2300 New Membrane
Qu Jianlei was not afraid of revealing the details of the ritual objects, because he was on the side of reason.

"The body of the tree root that has emerged from the body..." After understanding, it was Jin Ge Zhenxian's turn to hesitate.

But in the end, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'll give you the tree root too, it's a good deed."

"Me, rough?" Qu Jianlei and Min Ning Zhenzun both glanced at Jin Ge Zhenxian upon hearing this: When did you change your ways?

Minning Zhenzun spoke with even greater suspicion, "You, who dare to steal from your own post...you must have something on your mind, right?"

"Two strands of Five Elements Origin will suffice!" Qu Jianlei replied without hesitation. "No problem, right?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Ge Zhenxian rolled his eyes and asked, "Three paths won't do?"

“I’m giving you that body,” Qu Jianlei wasn’t going to indulge him. “This is already the greatest sincerity I can offer.”

"It's just half a tree trunk, and you're even helping to clean up the remnant soul? Two strands of essence are still not enough!"

"I'll trade!" True Venerable Minning declared without hesitation. "The head of the next Nascent Soul Mother Tree that I slay will be mine, and I'll sacrifice the entire thing!"

The materials for astral projection are indeed very rare, but the Five Elements Origin... isn't that much different.

The key is that he has already obtained some trunks of the Mother Tree of the Out-of-Body, and he can take them out when needed!
The reason why materials for astral projection are so rare is mainly because they are seldom found and are very difficult to collect.

However, if it can meet its own needs, the remaining function is to trade with the outside world.

However, such transactions are purely based on luck; if there is demand, the price is astronomical, otherwise the goods will just gather dust in the warehouse.

When there is an urgent need for certain supplies, they must be traded even at rock-bottom prices.

Basically, it's the kind of business that "doesn't open for a thousand years, but when it does, it's a lifesaver."

The Five Elements are the opposite; they are rare because they are used so widely that, compared to the demand for the former, they can be considered hard currency.

Since that's the case, Venerable Minning is happy to make a deal, and can also do a small favor and gain some small karma from the ritual objects.

Upon hearing this, Jin Ge Zhenxian became somewhat annoyed. "You already said it yourself, next time it'll just be the big deal again!"

However, when it comes to business, who is Minning Zhenzun afraid of? "What are you saying? Is this a complete mother tree this time?"

“Then I… will change it,” Jin Ge Zhenxian said through gritted teeth, his face full of struggle.

Qu Jianlei was naturally willing to trade with him, because the two sources of origin were debts, and who knew when they could be recovered.

However, if he were to trade with the Venerable Minning, he would have to give up two sources of origin and also owe the Venerable a favor.

As for the Mother Tree being more significant to Jin Ge? Well, that doesn't matter. He can always go and kill the Mother Tree again.

Strictly speaking, it's quite rare for this mother tree to have a remnant soul left behind; who knows if the next one will have one too.

We're currently in the exploration phase. The best approach for the next mother tree is to kill it in whatever way is most convenient. Adding conditions will only restrict our actions and increase unnecessary costs.

"So it's settled then?" After discussing it, Qu Jianlei rekindled his volatile obsession.

Then he looked at the two Grand Venerables, "Let's kill a wave of enemies around first. We can make our move now. Senior Liqi is willing to stand by."

This shows that she doesn't want to put in any extra effort... The two immortals understood this, but they didn't know that this was Xiao Qu's own idea.

But it doesn't matter. The little ants around here are too easy to kill.

Exploring another world should be like this: minimize consumption while not being too fussy about details.

The next steps were simple: the three of them rushed into the spatial rhythm and headed straight for the alien forest.

Minning Zhenzun released the domain, and Jin Ge was responsible for killing the insignificant ants.

After the golden light had struck twice, a phantom of an axe slowly rose and enveloped the emerging tree root.

Instead of killing, it was wrapped up; this is how ritual vessels receive offerings.

The tree root, which had remained motionless until it spotted the axe's phantom, twitched almost imperceptibly twice.

A soul-shaking wave emanated from it, and it sounded... like a howl?

With the axe shadow appearing, True Venerable Minning felt much more relaxed—casting a field amidst spatial fluctuations consumed more energy than normal.

He could sense that the Axe Shadow had a tremendous deterrent effect on the alien races.

Most of the alien races seemed to have encountered their natural enemy and had no will to resist. Since that was the case, he was happy to relax.

Then he couldn't help but sigh softly, "It would be even better if this ritual artifact could be brought out sooner, senior."

Qu Jianlei glanced at him helplessly, "We can't let this affect the harvest of the two Immortal Venerables."

Min Ning remained silent. What he said was true. He and Jin Ge had come here not only to seek opportunities but also to collect treasures.

The next moment, the enormous axe shadow enveloped the roots of the Nascent Soul Tree and then spread to the two dying Nascent Soul Trees.

The Ritual Vessel is actually quite picky about its food. It only made this choice because these two trees were severely damaged by the Flawed Path.

"Master Quling..." Jin Ge Zhenxian couldn't take it anymore, "Mine...it's mine!"

Although he expended a lot of energy killing the tree race, he actually experienced both pain and pleasure, which helped him improve himself.

Two Nascent Soul cultivators from the Tree Clan are fine, but if we take too many... then it'll be a bit of a pain!

“Okay, these two will do,” Qu Jianlei nodded slightly, then connected it with his irritable obsession.

Next, it's fine not to touch the other tree-type creatures, but there's no need to be modest with those that have already been attacked.

Half an hour later, he had killed all the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Tree Clan, and most of their Golden Core cultivators had also been destroyed.

Then, the Venerable Minning released his subordinates.

His spatial rhythm isn't weak yet, but he intends to train his troops and let everyone witness this kind of scene.

However, the cultivators at the dojo were still a bit confused when they saw the huge axe shadow: What kind of strange phenomenon is this?
Minning Zhenzun didn't want to say much either—ritual vessels are all about ceremony, and it would be offensive to say anything to someone's face.

He could only say that this was the work of a powerful being, and that you should simply show respect and not ask any further questions.

The team from the Daoist temple set out despite the spatial fluctuations, and Immortal Jin Ge stopped.

Slaying the Golden Core Tree Clan would offer him almost no benefit, and he would also have to withstand the spatial fluctuations, making it simply not worthwhile.

After reuniting with Qu Jianlei, he spoke up, "This senior... is more than just a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

Upon hearing this, Minning Zhenzun glanced at him: "You dare to discuss ritual artifacts to my face, you're quite ruthless!"

His previous words revealed his considerable respect for Broken Axe, which speaks volumes.

However, thinking about the creature's true form, he felt relieved: as a being of the metal element, one couldn't expect it to be too polite.

Qu Jianlei spread his hands, "I don't know, and I dare not ask."

Actually, what Jin Ge Zhenxian wanted to ask was something else: "This senior seems to still have plenty of energy left; could he be a patron in the future?"

Qu Jianlei shook his head slightly, "Asking a senior for help also involves some expenditure of energy, so it should be used with caution."

Upon hearing this, Jin Ge Zhenxian nodded and exchanged a glance with Min Ning Zhenzun.

It's pretty much confirmed that this guy is quite powerful. As for the cost... well, that's just something we two might be experiencing.

The other party is consuming the offerings, even if they are broken ritual objects. Can the consumption outweigh the gain?
Ultimately, Xiao Qu's reluctance to let ritual artifacts participate in the battle stemmed from a desire to avoid unnecessary losses.

No wonder he could activate the ritual artifact; just for this sentiment alone... he at least made this senior very happy!
It took about a day for the dojo's team to clear out all the tree creatures and locusts.

At this moment, the spatial fluctuations gradually weakened, and the axe shadow had finished digesting the offerings.

As the cultivators at the dojo cleaned up the battlefield, the axe shadow vanished—including the half-tree trunk and the two tree-like creatures.

This time, the ritual implements were truly ruthless, leaving Qu Jianlei with not a single trace.

Qu Jianlei was not heartbroken at all; on the contrary, he was very happy because a new membrane had actually grown from the broken part of the broken axe!
Although it's only a thin layer, it shows that the ritual object is being repaired!
According to the irritable obsession, the broken axe absorbed some substances from the roots of the emerging tree, which is why it grew this membrane.

The ritual implements were not made of pure metal, and there were also some metal elements inside the trunks of the tree race.

In short, he hadn't expected that the broken axe would be repaired after consuming the offerings.

This new membrane will, without a doubt, become part of the ritual vessel in time.

However, as the irritable obsession also pointed out, this repair speed is far too slow, and it's unclear how long it would take to completely repair the damage.

He strongly advised against deliberately pursuing restoration, as it is an almost impossible task—at least not in this way.

However, Qu Jianlei was still very happy: this was a real comeback.

He didn't know how much the Broken Axe had been used up, and the Heroic Spirits didn't say either, but the hypocrite... was gone.

Now that the ritual artifact has not only absorbed enough of the protective rules, it has even begun to repair itself, indicating that its condition is improving across the board.

After cleaning up the battlefield, the three faced a choice: should they continue to observe here, or return to the fluctuation point to wait?

Of course, the primary task is to rest and recuperate. The extent of the two Grand Venerables' exhaustion is unknown, and Qu Jianlei doesn't want to ask, but they definitely need to rest.

After discussing it for a while, the three of them finally reached a consensus to rest here!

Because they need to constantly monitor whether any new tree race members are coming from the passage to another world.

In fact, they haven't found a passage yet, nor have they performed any divination—because this could lead to unforeseen circumstances.

But since we have a vague feeling, we'll just wait here and observe any possible changes.

The change could come from reinforcements from the Tree Clan, or it could come from the relocation of the passageway.

The two immortal venerables valued the passage to the other world more.

Even though Min Ning had a very strong need for the space stone, she was more worried that if she missed the entrance, she would never find it again.

Ultimately, they were still somewhat wary of the two immortals who weren't present—if those two were to find them, the losses would be enormous.

As for the Tree Clan reinforcements? They weren't too worried—if reinforcements appeared, they would find the passage!

Their confidence stemmed from the fact that the battle wasn't as dangerous as they had imagined, the cost to them wasn't too high, and they still had some fighting strength remaining.

Thinking back to when the three of them decided to have a fight, they were really quite nervous.

In any case, when exploring new worlds, one must be cautious, but also be willing to take risks when necessary.

This rest lasted for a month. Qu Jianlei did not urge the two of them. Instead, he sent some regimental-level ships to investigate the situation in the surrounding area.

He wanted to know where this space was located in the Alliance world.

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