Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2317 No Malice
Qu Jianlei stayed on the three planets for a total of seven days, and was almost discovered by the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Tapir Clan twice.

Although cultivators look down on other races at heart, to be fair, the tapir race also has some unique advantages.

For example, in terms of perception, they should be more acute than humans of the same cultivation level, perhaps it is a kind of innate instinct similar to beasts?

Qu Jianlei was quite confident in his ability to hide, and he almost got discovered more than once.

On this day, he left the sixth planet, wanting to go and see the seventh... just in case there were even more cold-resistant tapirs there?

Even without the tapirs, he could still look for suitable mineral deposits. If the tapirs weren't mining them, he might be able to make a little extra money.

Anyway, it will still take some time for the Golden Spear Immortal to finish refining the spearhead; it's just a matter of waiting.

The seventh planet is not large, but it has a relatively high mass density, so it has a thin atmosphere.

What's remarkable is that there's a faint, almost imperceptible spiritual energy in the atmosphere.

This might be free-floating spiritual energy attracted from space, or it could be that there are spiritual stone mines on the planet.

Qu Jianlei believes that the possibility of finding a mine is slim, and even if there were, given the strength of the tapir tribe, they would have already mined it.

Cultivators may look down on other races, but they cannot assume that others are less intelligent. Otherwise, they will suffer the consequences sooner or later!
In any case, given his personality, he wouldn't land directly when he gets close to the seventh star.

Whether or not there are tapirs, or whether or not there are mineral resources, we should at least take stock of the situation of the entire planet.

Currently, the three Grand Venerables are all in a very relaxed state, and he can't just wander around aimlessly and cause trouble for his companions.

However, the moment Qu Jianlei raised his hand, a faint, unseen stirring arose in his heart.

He casually touched his chin, then flipped his wrist, revealing a black shuttle in his left hand.

Then he flipped his right hand, and another stone plate the size of a washbasin appeared. The plate had markings on it, and it looked like a sundial or a compass.

He frowned as he looked at the stone slab, seemingly considering how to use it.

The next moment, the faint disturbance seemed to disappear—or at least it was so subtle that even he couldn't detect it anymore.

Immediately afterwards, Qu Jianlei frowned again and released a section of a tree-like trunk—the kind that reaches the Nascent Soul level.

Then he slowly backed away, seemingly to get away from the planet.

"A very cautious little fellow," a subtle divine thought transmitted, "You personally killed the Tree Clan Nascent Soul cultivator, not bad!"

Qu Jianlei's figure flashed suddenly, directly traversing seven or eight hundred thousand kilometers away.

"Enough!" The next moment, a spatial fluctuation occurred around him, and his body was instantly frozen in place. "I meant no harm!"

Qu Jianlei wanted to drive Xizhao to make a second trip, but he never expected to be unable to move in an instant.

The other party's divine sense transmitted very quickly: "Don't touch what you have in your hands. We can talk."

Immediately afterward, another divine sense swept over from afar; it was the will of True Venerable Han Li. "Hmm?"

Han Li and Jin Ge Zhenxian are at least tens of millions of kilometers away from Qu Jianlei.

However, from the moment he detected the spatial fluctuations to the moment his divine sense arrived, it was incredibly fast, demonstrating just how vigilant he was.

However, Han Li Zhenzun did not make any further moves, but simply cast his attention from afar.

“I didn’t intend to communicate with you,” the subtle divine sense sighed softly, “and I can be sure you have no ill intentions.”

"Are you really not being malicious?" A distorted shape appeared beside Qu Jianlei, and a faint human figure emerged.

The figure was blurry, but it was vaguely recognizable as the appearance of True Venerable Han Li. "Then how did you get discovered?"

The divine sense remained silent for a few seconds before replying, "I am deeply grateful that you did not harm my kin!"

Han Li Zhenzun said calmly, "I still made a move and probed his memories."

He's just that straightforward. You're saying he didn't take action? That's not true!
Meanwhile, the figures remained blurry, indicating that Han Li had not deployed more forces.

However, this single figure was able to break through the opponent's restraint on Qu Jianlei, so it should not be underestimated.

The divine sense on the other side was naturally more aware of this, so it adopted a more humble posture.

"It is normal for you, as those in positions of authority, to want to know the situation, and the investigation has not caused any damage."

Han Li Zhenzun did not reply, and his figure disappeared instead. "Xiao Qu, you handle it."

Qu Jianlei had a sudden thought and put away the stone plate and the black shuttle. He asked helplessly, "I'm the weakest, right?"

The other party's divine sense was still very subtle. "I was just worried about the safety of my own kind, and your sudden appearance is too powerful."

"I just wanted to observe you carefully; you're the most suitable."

"What would be most suitable?" The space rippled and a crack appeared, from which Min Ning and Venerable Wen Xian emerged.

"Why bother?" A ripple appeared on Planet Seven, and a tapir appeared.

This tapir is over 20 kilometers long. Judging from its shape, its skeleton is quite similar to that of the star tapir from the Forgotten Peninsula, only smaller.

Its two big eyes stared at the other side. "I didn't make a move, and I meant no harm... You're the ones who came to my doorstep!"

“That’s a bit strange,” Minning Zhenzun ignored its words and instead scanned the planet with his divine sense. “How did you hide it before?”

He and Wenxian had been to this planet, and they didn't notice anything unusual at the time.

"I'm recuperating here," the Out-of-Body Star Tapir replied helplessly, "and naturally I have ways to hide myself."

There's no need to go into details; it was injured, and seeing several human Grandmasters appear, it definitely wouldn't dare to make a move.

When Qu Jianlei strolled over here, the Star Tapir discovered that this was a Nascent Soul cultivator and must have had some ideas about it.

It truly didn't expect that it would be discovered.

Actually, it wasn't really a discovery; it's just that Qu Jianlei is always cautious and wouldn't take even the slightest abnormality lightly.

When he took out the Boundary-Breaking Shuttle, the Out-of-Body Star Tapir realized that he might have been exposed!

It could intuitively sense how much of a threat this unassuming shuttle posed to it.

And that stone slab could also give it a heart-pounding feeling.

Fortunately, the third item Qu Jianlei released showed considerable goodwill—I am considered an enemy of the Tree Clan.

In particular, the Star-Eater's perception was extremely strong, and it was able to determine that the Nascent Soul of the Tree Clan was killed by the Nascent Soul in front of it.

A friend of a friend may not be my friend, but the enemy of my enemy... it's best not to easily start a conflict!

When it saw the other party slowly retreating, it knew that if it didn't show itself soon, it would be too late, as there were at least three beings who had left their bodies on the other side!
If the misunderstanding is not cleared up in time, it may not have a chance to explain when the other party comes with their spirit.

The human Nascent Soul cultivator reacted by fleeing instantly, and at an unusually fast speed.

Fortunately, after realizing that he had been discovered, the Great Venerable of the Tapir Clan adjusted his assessment of the Nascent Soul cultivator's combat strength.

Under these circumstances, it was impossible for Qu Jianlei to escape.

Now that the two opponents have manifested their powers and are demanding an explanation, the Star-Burning Venerable has no choice but to communicate with them in a respectful manner.

“I thought you…” Venerable Minning began, then let out a soft exclamation, “You actually have top-grade spirit stones?”

Beneath the body of the Out-of-Body Star Tapir, there was a faint fluctuation of spiritual energy.

Min Ning immediately understood the situation, "The spirit stone mine... was it pinned down by you?"

“I need it for healing,” the Star Eater replied. “If you want it, you’ll have to trade it for supplies.”

Regardless of how the other party views the relationship between the two parties, it absolutely does not believe that the other party has the right to seize its mineral vein!
"Hmph, injured?" Min Ning Zhenzun chuckled disdainfully, raising his hand to calculate, "Are you really injured?"

"Knowing me?" Believe it or not, this astral tapir is quite something; it can actually sense that the other party is performing divination.

Then it nonchalantly remarked, "Our divine race is inherently noble; how could outsiders possibly predict it?"

It should be noted that the current communication between the two parties is mainly based on spiritual awareness, and there is no standard language.

Terms like "gods" and "noble" are just general terms, a kind of boastful nouns and descriptions.

Of course, it wasn't so foolish as to belittle the other party.

Then it froze, "Friend, what are you doing?"

Wenxian was too lazy to communicate with the other party. Seeing that Minning was talking to the other party, he dodged a few times and threw out a few objects.

This is a large-scale formation to prevent the enemy from escaping. The name "Star Tapir" contains the word "Star," indicating that they are quite capable in space.

Upon hearing the question, Wenxian ignored it, casually tossed a few more stones at him, and then leisurely replied, "I meant no harm."

Indeed, just as the Star Tapir claimed to have no ill intentions, it gave the same response.

"Of course, if you try some unfriendly behavior, it will affect our judgment and may provoke an unfriendly reaction."

Even cultivators can be quite villainous – I can set up an array, and you're not allowed to escape.

If you escape, that's unfriendly, and you can't blame me for taking action; it's your fault!
The Star Eater has a very strong sense of perception and can vaguely guess what the other party has set up.

However, even if it knew this, it dared not flee, because there was an even more terrifying Out-of-Body cultivator who had not yet made a move and was watching from afar.

But it was in a bad mood. After all, it was a top member of the tapir clan. When had it ever been treated like this?

It couldn't help but ask, "Can you call this friendly behavior? You're the one stirring up trouble!"

“Spying on our juniors,” Venerable Minning said calmly, “and then lying about being injured—who was in the wrong first?”

"You are outsiders who have trespassed into my home!" the Star Eater argued vehemently. "You have already attacked the younger members of my clan!"

"It turns out we've been quite friendly to your juniors," Venerable Minning said leisurely, "and to you as well!"

There was no major conflict; only some preventative measures were taken. This logic isn't really flawed.

The Star-Burning Venerable remained silent for a while before speaking, "You can have all the top-grade spirit stones."

"Spare my clan's juniors... or I won't hesitate to fight to the death!"

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