Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2328 Bad Hobbies
As cultivators, they are not afraid to fight against three major alien races at the same time—and it is not uncommon for them to fight against even more races.

The question is whether it's necessary? Cultivating immortality isn't just about fighting and killing; it's also about human relationships and worldly wisdom.

When faced with resources that must be fought for, there is no room for negotiation. However, under normal circumstances, cultivators are not warmongers.

“Even if it’s not a transaction, you are still suspected of assassinating us!” True Venerable Wenxian shook his head and spoke slowly.

"Don't talk to me about your promises, that stuff isn't even worth half a spirit stone!"

"I will still compensate you for what I promised!" Grand Master Ratan seized the opportunity when he saw that the other party's tone had softened.

"Cut off one of its legs," said Jin Ge Zhenxian, "to teach it a lesson!"

He could tell that Wenxian didn't intend to kill him, but trying to get away with it? That was impossible!
“I agree,” said Minning Zhenzun coldly. “Anyway, he has already left his body, so it’s not a big deal.”

"Immortal Venerable, spare my life!" Grand Venerable Ratan was truly desperate. "The Tapir race is not like cultivators; limb regeneration is very difficult for them!"

"Moreover, we are still fighting to the death with two major races, and we need my combat power."

"If I must be maimed, I hope it will be on the battlefield fighting against alien races!"

"Tch, when you're scrambling for opportunities, why didn't you think of the alien battlefield?" True Venerable Hanli sneered disdainfully.

However, he had no interest in arguing over such a trivial matter, so he looked at Qu Jianlei and said, "Little Qu, you should say something too."

"Let's see how much compensation they can come up with," Qu Jianlei also realized that the bigwigs were willing to go easy on them.

The big shots are ashamed to talk about money, so he's the only one who can step forward. In a team, someone always has to play the bad cop and someone else has to play the good cop.

The only difference is that in his previous team, he was the one who played the "bad cop".

But he also has to adapt to this role change. "If he gets enough, a slight punishment will suffice."

Han Li Zhenzun spoke with a half-smile, "If it doesn't hurt or itch, the deterrent effect won't be good."

“Then let them make the same mistake a second time,” Qu Jianlei replied casually. “Would we ever complain about having too many treasures?”

“That makes sense…” True Venerable Wenxian nodded. “Open robbery is never right. Cultivators need to have a legitimate reason for their actions!”

The five of them have now realized that dealing with the Tapir tribe by simply following the path of righteousness is not the way to go.

To deal with a scoundrel, you have to be even more scoundrel than him, because these guys simply don't understand what it means to be virtuous.

Then we can only use their style of doing things to get things done.

In Lanxing's words, some groups' perceptions are worthy of their suffering.

After reaching an agreement, Venerable Wenxian placed a restriction on Ratan before removing the array plate.

At the same cultivation level, it is quite difficult to effectively restrict an opponent, but the restriction he placed only serves as a warning and a delaying effect.

He can sense when the other party harbors evil intentions, and it will take the other party a short time to break through the restriction before they can make a move.

The True Venerable Wenxian didn't even care that the other party could sense the method of the restriction—I only need a little reaction time, that's enough!
Grandmaster Ratan was indeed able to read the restrictions, and for a moment he lost his temper.

With that, the matter came to an end. The five of them spent a few more days divining and confirmed that there would be no fourth opportunity.

So they escorted the three great tapirs back. They had come as companions, but by the time they returned, they were of different ranks.

However, that's how society and life are; once you make a choice, you have to bear the corresponding consequences.

The five-person team is currently resting and discussing the allocation of the three opportunities.

First of all, Jin Ge Zhenxian can be ruled out, as he obtained that spearhead and still owes other people corresponding karma.

The only one with hidden patterns naturally belongs to True Venerable Hanli, which needs no further explanation.

The other Dao Yuan was given to Min Ning, which was not controversial at all.

The last one should have been given to Wenxian, but he was already too full from the previous innate Dao talisman.

At this moment, the only one who had not yet received an opportunity was Qu Jianlei. Several True Venerables asked him if he was interested.

"I do intend to," Qu Jianlei said with a helpless bitter smile, "but I can't."

He barely participated in the entire process of seizing this opportunity, and everyone knew exactly how the three Grandmasters contributed.

So much so that later on, when the three Grand Masters all sent their subordinates to participate in the battle, he did not allow the other members of his team to participate.

Because it's not very significant; it's merely icing on the cake and can't compare to a Grand Venerable's intervention.

It's hard for the rest of the team not to think that the opportunity lies within the Red Giant.

As I said before, the ones facing the greatest pressure to break through to the Out-of-Body stage right now are Jing Yuexin and Duo Gan, both of whom are fire-attribute.

Previously, Qu Jianlei had gone to great lengths to obtain two sources of fire for them, essentially treating them equally.

But is that enough? Not necessarily. Among the team members and prospective members, there have been more than one or two who have failed to advance to the next level.

Kofu, Hua Lei, Xiao Qin, Da Vinci... Failure inevitably leads to death; this is the cruelty of the cultivation system.

No amount of preparation before advancing to the next level is ever too much; the principle of "preparing for the worst" is something Boss Qu always keeps on his lips.

As for what opportunities might be hidden within the red giant... how many of these cultivators from the empire are lacking in knowledge?
In fact, the team members already knew what the opportunity was for.

Whether it's Jing Yuexin, Duo Gan, or even Mu Guang, their recent behavior has been a bit strange, clearly indicating that they are distracted by this matter.

Currently, everyone's emotions are in a state of "I know, but I won't mention it".

To be precise, it's "I know everyone knows, but if others don't mention it, I won't mention it either!"
In this situation, Qu Jianlei could not be mentioned either, so the team members were unable to participate in the final stage of attacking the red giant.

Pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth is certainly not good, but if you can't even pretend to be ignorant, that's even worse.

However, when Han Li Zhenzun heard his words, he became interested. "Why not? I think Wen Xian might be willing to give it up."

“I might not be willing to do that,” True Venerable Wenxian laughed upon hearing this. “Array formations can also utilize Yuan.”

This is no exaggeration. Using the Upper Yuan technique on a destructive formation can increase its destructive power by at least one level.

If he were truly willing, a similar formation could even harm a Nascent Soul Grand Lord!

However, Yuan is rare, and trying to integrate into the formation is very difficult; one wrong move and everything will fall apart.

However, regardless of the truth, Qu Jianlei would not consider it.

He shook his head and answered decisively, "Even if it were offered for sale, I couldn't afford it!"

He wants to obtain a Dao Yuan, but he has to pay a price that satisfies everyone else.

And this cost is inevitably linked to the cost of obtaining the opportunity, and this time the cost of obtaining the opportunity is simply too high!

Han Li Zhenzun almost felt he was losing money; currently, he's only "barely satisfied."

So this time, he really couldn't afford to buy any more... and there was only one, which wasn't enough to share, was it?

“That’s interesting,” Han Li chuckled again, then added with interest, “You can owe it to me first, didn’t Jin Ge do the same before?”

Even the Venerable Wenxian couldn't stand it anymore and secretly used his divine sense to contact him, "Why are you keeping tormenting him?"

“Because he knows his limits,” Han Li Zhenzun quietly replied, “he didn’t send anyone to participate in the final cleanup!”

Upon hearing this, True Venerable Wenxian immediately understood, "You mean he's not the kind of person who overestimates himself?"

If Qu Jianlei really wanted to send someone to participate in the final attack, there wouldn't be anything wrong with it, after all, more people mean more strength.

But the great masters see things differently.

There weren't many people in Xiaoqu to begin with, so if they were to actually participate in the war, the symbolic significance would outweigh the practical significance.

The fact that everyone is in another world also has a symbolic meaning, indicating that they are working together with one heart and one mind.

However, by not sending anyone to participate in the battle, it is clear that they fully acknowledge the significant price paid by the three Grand Venerables!

Sending someone to join the war shows you are a trustworthy friend, but not participating shows you are a wise person who knows when to advance and retreat and how to maintain a proper balance!
Most of the Nascent Soul Grandmasters are arrogant and haughty, and this arrogance is based on their own powerful strength.

For them, whether outsiders are trustworthy or not is not important most of the time, just as the Chinese nation on Earth does not need allies.

What they would prefer is that their collaborators are smart enough to save them a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Nobody likes dealing with idiots, especially not the True One.

Han Li believed that at least four people in this team had the mentality of a Grandmaster—Jin Ge might be a little short, but only by a hair's breadth.

Xiao Qu is different. To be honest, he has enough cards to play for this team, but what about his mentality?

Han Li Zhenzun truly considered himself the leader of the team, after all, he and Xiao Qu were the initiators of this team.

Since other worlds really exist and there are indeed various opportunities, he felt it was necessary to manage this team carefully.

So he's provoking Qu Jianlei now to see if the little guy knows what's going on.

Qu Jianlei shook his head, "I'm not used to being in arrears. It's better to live within our means."

“I don’t like being in arrears either,” Wenxian Zhenzun nodded in deep agreement, “especially debts of gratitude; the karmic consequences are too heavy and bothersome.”

They were talking animatedly, but Venerable Minning was a little annoyed. "I'll accept this first... Everyone is welcome to trade with me."

He was not entirely satisfied with the harvest, but since he didn't acknowledge it, he could only temporarily treat it as public property.

Let's take the money and be safe with it. Who knows if we'll have a decent opportunity in the future?
"I'll confiscate mine," True Venerable Wenxian said with a wicked smile, "but this time, the formation has suffered great losses, so everyone should be aware of that."

In the past, he would have done the same as Venerable Minning and secured the prize first.

Moreover, Yuan is definitely more useful to him than to Min Ning; he is truly qualified to be concerned about improving the formation.

However, having already obtained the Innate Dao Talisman, this unexpected joy completely changed his future life plans!
From now on, he needs to prepare resources for breaking through to the Divine Realm; all unnecessary consumption can be stopped.

Before one leaves the body, a skill like array formation is a means of making a living, but after leaving the body, it becomes a "bad hobby".

If he had the means, having a few bad habits wouldn't be a problem, but now... he needs to save money!