Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2318 Pretending to be stupid
Top-grade spirit stones... Venerable Minning was speechless. Are we such narrow-minded people?

In the Realm of Virtue, top-grade spirit stones are indeed a very scarce resource, and are usually used for important magical artifacts and facilities.

For Nascent Soul True Immortals, this is a resource they are almost not qualified to possess; they might have one or two pieces at most, but having more would cause trouble.

Even in the eyes of a Nascent Soul Grandmaster... it is considered valuable, but basically everyone has some knowledge of it.

However, since everyone had previously calculated their opportunities, for the four Great Venerables, top-grade spirit stones were not considered opportunities.

Even for Qu Jianlei, it should only be an opportunity of "below average" or "below average".

However, Venerable Wenxian seemed somewhat interested, "How many top-grade spirit stones do you have?"

The Star-Burning Great Venerable raised his front paw and counted, then hesitated before answering, "Six pieces, all of them are yours."

“Not enough,” Wenxian shook his head. “Who are you looking down on?”

The Star Eater remained silent, as did the two Great Venerables, while Qu Jianlei withdrew four to five million kilometers.

He also wanted to watch the excitement from the sidelines, but in this situation, his first priority was to ensure that he wouldn't become a burden to the team.

After a long silence, the Star-Burning Venerable finally said, "The spirit stone mine can be yours, but... you must promise not to come again!"

This condition is somewhat attractive, after all, it's a mineral vein that can produce top-grade spirit stones.

Wenxian and Minning exchanged a glance, and in the end, it was the latter who spoke up, "Fine, I'm too lazy to bully you!"

When faced with such obedient and sensible alien races, the immortal venerables are generally not completely without principles.

This is a newly discovered otherworld, and the other party is a Great Venerable. Such an existence is very likely related to the cause and effect of this world.

One should have reverence for others; respecting others is respecting oneself. Besides, the Star Eater doesn't have a bad reputation among cultivators.

While the Venerable Minning may be a bit petty in the Houde Realm, he won't act solely on his whims when faced with matters of great importance.

"Don't play dumb. We just want to know some information about the Treefolk and the Zerg."

"But just because we're not robbing you doesn't mean we're easy to talk to. If you continue to deceive us, you'll bear the consequences!"

The following sentence is essential: cultivators have encountered far too many different worlds and have come to a profound understanding of one principle.

There are quite a few ethnic groups that fear power but do not appreciate virtue. If you are polite to them, they will think you are easy to bully!

Otherwise, why would so many cultivators look down on other races? It's not just because of racial differences!
From the perspective of humans, almost all other races lack basic moral standards.

Therefore, when cultivators conquer other worlds, there is a generally accepted rule: when friend and foe are indistinguishable, one must never be soft-hearted.

When Venerable Wenxian arrived, he immediately began setting up the formation without saying a word, which was based on this understanding.

Minning Zhenzun also told the other party: We can take it by force, but we will not do so for the time being!

The Star-Burning Venerable remained silent for a few moments before asking, "A...a cultivator?"

Although it was still a question posed by divine sense, the thought it transmitted actually contained the pronunciation of the three words "cultivator"!
"Heh?" Min Ning Zhenzun sneered with a forced smile. "See? I knew you were pretending to be stupid."

"What healing, what six top-grade spirit stones... How could a dignified Nascent Soul Grandmaster not know how to count?"

The Venerable Wenxian calmly stated, "Have you ever had any conflicts with cultivators? We'll take on that grudge!"

The Star Eater can cooperate with cultivators, but it can also turn against them; he directly made a harsh statement.

"As expected of cultivators," muttered the Star Eater Grandmaster, "At least they didn't openly rob us at the beginning..."

"Thank you for your assessment!" Venerable Minning couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Get to the point!"

“My divine race… the tapir race,” the Star Tapir Grand Venerable actually knew the pronunciation of the tapir race, “and had interactions with cultivators in ancient times.”

"Wait," Han Li Zhenzun's figure reappeared, "We'll talk later... We need to go over there!"

A top-tier Venerable actually has the interest to listen to stories live; he really lives a carefree life!
For some reason, the thought of willfulness made Qu Jianlei think of Xiao Moshan again, even though their cultivation levels were worlds apart.

But... that's normal, isn't it? As long as you have the ability to pay for your own whims, who wouldn't want to live life to the fullest?

The next moment, True Venerable Hanli tore open space and walked over, with True Immortal Jin Ge by his side.

He glanced at Qu Jianlei in surprise. "What are you making up about me? That Great Venerable of the Tapir Clan... you can speak now!"

This Star Tapir Venerable is not very old; the legends about cultivators have been passed down from generation to generation.

For the Tapir race, the ancient times were even before the prehistoric era. After the cultivators left this world, the Tapir race entered a golden age.

The golden age lasted for a long time until they encountered the Tree Clan, which began a war that lasted for tens of thousands of years.

The ancestors of the Tapir tribe said that the Tree Tribe was an invading race, and the Tapir tribe were the original inhabitants of this world.

Unfortunately, the will of this world did not deliberately protect the natives; both sides were treated almost equally.

The Tapir tribe believes that if they have the support of the world's will, they have a good chance of winning this war.

Ultimately, the Tapir Clan is only slightly inferior to the Tree Clan.

Some seniors have mentioned that even with the slightest help from cultivators, intruders would never return!
However, three thousand years ago, an even more powerful invader appeared: the Zerg.

The Tapir race dares to say they are only a little bit behind the Tree race, but the Insect race is simply too much for them to handle.

Although it was only a short war spanning three thousand years, the living space of the tapir tribe was greatly squeezed.

The tapir tribe is actively searching for ways to deal with this, but so far... they haven't found any better information.

At this point, a hopeful light appeared in the eyes of the Great Venerable of the Tapir Clan, "Our clan has a tradition of cooperating with cultivators!"

“Then you haven’t encountered any evil cultivators!” True Venerable Minning was not buying it.

Don't talk about past friendships. Experienced cultivators won't be easily kidnapped by alien races. Besides, who knows if what you're saying is true or false?
"Tell me first, how many Nascent Soul beings... those beyond the Out-of-Body stage, are there among the Zerg?"

"Beyond the Out-of-Body Realm?" The Star-Burning Venerable was astonished upon hearing this. "Then...then...how can we fight?"

“If we can’t fight, then let’s just give up resisting,” Min Ning really lacked “compassion,” he said indifferently, “We’re going to die sooner or later!”

“No, that’s not right,” Star Eater finally realized, “I’ve never heard of… the Zerg having anything beyond the Out-of-Body realm.”

It stated this with considerable certainty and ruled out the possibility that the Zerg were undergoing training, as both sides were fighting fiercely.

Over the past three thousand years, the Tapir race has lost five Grand Venerables and lost at least six Grand Venerables of the Insect race.

Upon hearing this, the five human cultivators did not believe that the other party's number was necessarily accurate.

In war, those who know about it understand that one's own casualties are always underestimated, while the enemy's casualties are exaggerated.

However, this Star Tapir Grandmaster confidently declared: "Our race takes protection as its supreme belief, and our combat power will surge once it erupts."

However, the number of casualties among the Grand Venerables on both sides is not the most crucial factor. The key is that... it is very difficult for the Tapir Clan to produce a Grand Venerable!
The Zerg are people who cultivate incense to become gods. As long as the amount of incense reaches a certain level, advancing to the next level is a piece of cake.
"Your understanding is wrong!" Venerable Wenxian couldn't help but interject, "The path of becoming a god through incense offerings is not easy to transcend the body."

"Moreover, the struggle for the position of God-King will result in significant losses for the Zerg!"

"But it's still easier than the Tapir Clan breaking through to the Out-of-Body stage!" Star Tapir Grandmaster replied, "Our advancement is too difficult."

"You're telling us humans it's difficult?" Venerable Minning almost laughed in exasperation. "Fine, think what you want."

If a Star Tapir can grow normally, there is a 40% chance that it will become a Golden Core after reaching adulthood, so there is no need for deliberate cultivation!

What is the yield rate of Golden Cores for adult humans?
“But the human race’s limit is not just the ability to leave the body,” the Star Eater Grandmaster replied. “It would be difficult for our race to take another step forward.”

"Who told you that it's easy for humans?" Minning Zhenzun rolled his eyes at it irritably. "Go on."

There's really not much to say after that. It's not easy for someone who has become a god through incense offerings to leave their body, but it's much easier than for humans or tapirs!

As for the casualties caused by the Zerg infighting—the advantage of low Zerg power—please take a look?
This Star Tapir Grandmaster said, "We are not afraid to fight to the death with the other side, but the Zerg experts are growing too fast."

Even worse, as the territory occupied by the Zerg grew larger, the speed of their population growth also increased.

It's a zero-sum game now, no wonder the tapir tribe is so frustrated.

However, despite its complaints, this Star Tapir also provided some information: there must be more than just one or two Zerg creatures that died after leaving their bodies!

Even with a low Zerg power advantage, if the Zerg are distracted, it would be difficult for them to sacrifice so many souls for training.
"So it was all for nothing," Venerable Minning shook his head listlessly. "Never mind, we're leaving."

“Swear an oath in the name of your people that you will not reveal our whereabouts.”

"Swear an oath by the life of one's own kind?" The Star Eater Grandmaster paused for a moment before replying, "I'm sorry, my clan does not swear an oath by the life of one's own kind!"

This feeling is somewhat similar to how Chinese people don't swear oaths by their parents—it's not that they want to break the agreement, but rather that their values ​​don't allow it!
"Then we'll have no choice but to exterminate your entire clan!" True Venerable Han Li finally spoke. "You have one chance to rephrase your words!"

"Please wait a moment, everyone," Venerable Star Eater quickly said, "What I mean is... why don't we all go together?"

"Together...with you?" Venerable Minning shook his head. "There's a saying among cultivators: those who are not of our kind will surely have different hearts!"

"We don't need any help, we just want to know the information... You don't even know if the other party has reached the Nascent Soul stage, you're not qualified!"

“The Zerg have combat abilities exceeding those of the Out-of-Body stage,” Star Eater quickly added, indicating that he was still useful.

"However, it shouldn't have crossed an entire realm... I can ask a senior for similar information!"

"But why should we wait for you?" Venerable Wenxian spoke calmly. "Your so-called half-step Divine Realm is nothing special."

"And just because your Star Eater doesn't mean my human race doesn't have a divided spirit!"

“You… were indeed distracted!” The Star Eater’s eyes lit up. “That makes things much easier.”

"Cultivators also like their Mo Clan companions. I can let you take ten Nascent Soul cultivators with you!"