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Chapter 2394, Chapter 2490: Luck - Chapter 91: Doom (Two-in-one chapter, please vote)
Chapter 2490 Luck (Second Update)
Yi He's consciousness kept muttering to itself, and Qu Jianlei felt increasingly uneasy as he listened. He then raised his hand and put the Nightmare Transformation Demon Essence into his cave.

Jin Ge and Han Li didn't react at all, because they also sensed that Yi He's consciousness was a bit off.

From initial excitement, then gradually waning, it felt a bit like... going downhill.

"Is it really that taxing?" Jin Ge muttered softly. "Is this a bit too much excitement?"

“It’s not excitement,” Han Li shook his head slightly, “it seems his consciousness… is almost unable to hold on.”

"Tsk," Qu Jianlei clicked his tongue, then sighed softly, "Isn't it influenced by the environment?"

Jin Ge and Han Li Zhenzun exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves that Xiao Qu was a bit obsessed: Who can escape death?

However, everyone can understand that birth, aging, sickness and death are common for cultivators, but no one can calmly face the departure of a teammate.

Just then, the butterfly, whose entire body was beginning to become crystalline, made a new move.

Its slightly curved mouthparts began to straighten slowly, then gradually lengthened... longer and longer, probing into the depths of space.

The three stopped talking and watched the butterfly's performance with great interest.

The mouthparts extended into the depths of space... their exact length was immeasurable, touching some indescribable barrier.

It must be a barrier in some unknown space, or a boundary, or a small world. Who can say for sure?
The mouthparts were obstructed by a barrier, but this was not surprising; the slender mouthparts were like a long water pipe compared to the vast space.

Such a slow attack poses almost no threat to the barrier.

However, none of the three reacted, because they believed that the other party would not do anything in vain.

Sure enough, the long water pipe trembled slightly the next moment, and the barrier on the other side was easily pierced.

Immediately afterwards, a grayish substance appeared in the straw and began to flow slowly.

Perhaps it shouldn't be gray, but rather a riot of colors, but when all the colors are blended together, it becomes gray.

Qu Jianlei couldn't help but raise his hand and look at Han Li Zhenzun: Should I calculate the realm on the other side?

It's unclear what this butterfly is doing, but it's quite obvious that it's not friendly to that realm.

Although the other party has almost no interest in us, it does not mean that we should adopt a similar attitude.

Therefore, Qu Jianlei felt it was necessary to first investigate what the situation was like in the other realm.
Han Li Zhenzun slowly shook his head and added three words, "Wait and see."

The butterfly absorbed the gray matter from the other's realm, but it didn't last very long, probably only... a day?
In this space, everyone's perception of time became somewhat blurred, as if time itself had been distorted.

After the butterfly retracted its long proboscis, its body remained translucent and remained so.

A few days later—or something like that—the butterfly's mouthparts pierced into another realm.

This time, however, it did not get its wish. Its mandibles trembled several times, but the boundary barrier did not react at all.

This defeat made the butterfly's body less crystalline, but also restored some of its variegation and vibrancy.

It rested for about five or six days, then began to become crystalline again, and started to explore in another direction.

However, it seemed that there was no boundary in that direction, and it was unclear what its purpose was.

Then it neither succeeded nor failed... it couldn't feel what its mouthparts actually touched.

Two or three days later, it was the fourth attempt, and just like the third, there were no results.

Before they knew it, Qu Jianlei and the other two had watched the butterfly operate about ten times, succeeding twice, failing four times, and having no reaction the rest.

The butterfly should have been able to sense the three people observing it, but it still acted as if they didn't exist and went its own way.

"Let's begin," Jin Ge Zhenxian said, feeling a bit bored, and judging from the other party's reaction, the potential danger shouldn't be too high.

The other two agreed, and so they began exploring the entire space.

First, everyone needs to understand what kind of place this is.

They had previously deduced that this should be the spatial connection point between multiple realms.

The mechanism by which these points of connection are formed is unclear, but there are brief mentions of similar situations in the classics of the cultivation world.

It seems that this is not much different from what everyone previously thought, but there are still many details to explore.

So the three of them decided to take turns performing divination to gradually figure out the situation here.

Initially, one person would perform divination on the side each day. Then, as the understanding of the situation deepened, the frequency of divination was gradually reduced.

After about ten days of divination, the three were basically certain that they could touch the barriers of at least a dozen realms here.

Among them are the Heavenly Demon Realm... and there are two of them.

No wonder the broken sword leaped out on its own; it wasn't just that it was emotionally agitated, but that it had indeed sensed something amiss.

This suggests that this point of connection is not only intertwined with the Dao transformation of the Pot Master, but it should also be the origin of the Cangwu Heavenly Demon.

As for how the Heavenly Demon crossed the boundary barrier or how it was connected to Cangwu, it is currently impossible to determine.

After all, there are too many unknown mysteries in the world of cultivation, and it is not uncommon for situations to be unspeakable.

Most of the other identified realms also have intelligent life, but details cannot be investigated.

Only the Heavenly Demon Qi... Cultivators are too familiar with this stuff; they can sense it even across realms.

In fact, besides these dozen or so realms that have already been perceived, there should be others that have not yet been perceived.

However, those boundaries or barriers are too thick, or the connection with the maintenance point is not deep enough, so they cannot be felt at present.

No one knows how many undetected realms there are, but the butterfly's repeated failed attempts to probe must be partly due to this factor.

Unfortunately, the three of them couldn't ask the Seven-Colored Butterfly.

The potential danger from the other party has been significantly reduced, but it is absolutely not appropriate to disturb them.

From the perspective of cultivators themselves, they do not like to be disturbed.

Disturbing such a powerful being rashly could bring unpredictable risks.

Once these circumstances are clarified, the next step is to investigate whether any opportunities exist.

However, all three of them suffered a slight loss in this aspect.

The opportunities in each realm are not very clear, but it can be basically determined that opportunities do exist. However, if you try to investigate them more clearly, you will encounter backlash.

Perhaps the connection between the point of maintenance and the boundary is not close enough, or perhaps the resistance of the boundary is too strong, making its existence more likely.

Fortunately, the three of them were careful enough that they were not seriously injured.

Then they began to try to divine how to break through the barriers between these realms.
Logically, this should have made things even more sensitive, requiring even greater caution, but the three of them did not suffer any strong backlash.

However, the divination results were not satisfactory, and breaking through the barrier was very difficult, but there were clues to guide us to a roundabout way.

However, Han Li immediately realized a problem: "The guidance could change randomly; the uncertainty is too great!"

Qu Jianlei and Jin Ge immediately understood upon hearing this, and their mood worsened considerably.

Jin Ge Zhenxian couldn't help but mutter, "Do we still need to find a chosen one to connect these realms?"

In the world of cultivation, fortune objectively exists, but it is also elusive and can even be shifted; this is the uncertainty of fate.

Within the Lingyun Sect, there are dozens of cultivators who are suspected of possessing great fortune, and they are under the unified management of the sect.

These chosen ones are under close scrutiny, and there are very strict rules governing their departure from the sect, along with rigorous protection.

Simply put, in order to prevent their fortune from being plundered, in extreme circumstances, the sect would rather eliminate them than let them fall into the hands of outsiders.

This is just an example of how Ling Yun handled the situation; other forces... also have their own rules.

However, there is no doubt that it would be somewhat difficult to get the universally acknowledged chosen one to help out.

Of course, this is nothing to the Celestial Venerable.

But Han Li still shook his head, "The highest level of the chosen one is only the Nascent Soul stage. They cannot bear such karma. Don't even think about it."

This statement touches on a blind spot in Qu Jianlei's knowledge: "Can a chosen one only reach the Nascent Soul stage?"

"Once you leave the body, your fortune will naturally dissipate," True Venerable Hanli replied calmly. "Once you leave the body, any remaining fortune will be too much for the realm to bear!"

"There's such a saying?" Qu Jianlei nodded thoughtfully. "So, after leaving the body, one's luck will actually decrease?"

"To some extent, you could say that," Han Li said calmly. "Back in the day, I was also a chosen one!"

No wonder! Qu Jianlei nodded slightly, "Then it seems that it's impossible to find these realms by relying on guidance?"

“It’s not entirely impossible,” Han Li Zhenzun shook his head slightly, “but it’s very difficult…we’ll have to try too many methods.”

“Then let’s learn from that guy,” Jin Ge glanced into the distance, “and forcefully break through the boundary barrier?”

“It doesn’t seem like they forcibly broke through,” Han Li Zhenzun shook his head. “It’s more like they used some means to extract relevant resources.”

“Then it must also be unafraid of boundary consciousness,” Qu Jianlei said, somewhat bewildered. “This is no ordinary powerful being.”

“It’s a pity we can’t communicate,” Jin Ge Zhenxian sighed softly. “He’s really annoying. I really want to take him down.”

Upon hearing this, True Venerable Hanli paused for a moment before speaking, "It's not entirely impossible..."

"This is clearly Lingyun Sect's territory and Lingyun's formation, how can we allow alien races to enjoy such conveniences?"

He was just looking for a reason to take action. Who says that butterflies must be aliens and not clones of human cultivators?

"I can testify!" Jin Ge Zhenxian declared without hesitation, "The dignity of our sect cannot be trampled upon!"

Qu Jianlei hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Why don't we wait a bit? Once we make a move, it will be difficult to hide our whereabouts."

“Hmm,” True Venerable Hanli nodded slightly, “That’s what I was thinking too. Let’s try other methods first, and hide for a while.”

"When we're ready to leave, we'll need to have a talk with this guy!"

“I support it,” Qu Jianlei nodded. “As a cultivator from the Cangwu Realm, I have the right to ask about the origins of this foreign race!”

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Chapter 2491 It's Over (Third Update)
Qu Jianlei knew in his heart that this butterfly was unlikely to be unrelated to cultivators.

However, the fact that the other party appeared so openly on the Forgotten Peninsula gave him the right to intervene.

As I said before, legal principles are sometimes useless, but sometimes they are indispensable.

In any case, Qu Jianlei has enough reasons to stand up for Cangwu, and it doesn't matter if anyone says he's not a pure native.

The team has such a high reputation in Cangwu that no one is qualified to represent the locals against them.

In short, the three have reached a consensus on taking action against the butterfly.

Next, we will try to forcefully break through the boundary barrier, but obviously, this still requires calculation.

The divination results were still quite frustrating—it was almost impossible to break through the barrier.

However, there is one realm that has the potential to be connected, which is one of the two Heavenly Demon Realms.

However, the divination results also indicate that the subsequent risks are very high.

It's obvious without even calculating that, facing an entire realm of demons, let alone the three of them, even Lingyun's grand formation might not be enough.

"Let's not consider that," Qu Jianlei sighed softly. "I don't want to become a sinner of Cangwu."

After much deliberation, the three chose a region that didn't feel particularly alienated.

Qu Jianlei deliberately struck up a conversation with Yi He again, "Senior, is this the scent of your hometown?"

This time, Yi He directly extended his divine sense from the cave. The Nightmare Demon Essence was inside the cave, which could protect him well.

After examining it for a while, he concluded that this was probably not his own realm.

Then he made a suggestion, "Why not ask the hot-tempered seniors? It seems they are all used to fighting and killing."

Qu Jianlei didn't want to take out the ritual objects, so he went directly into the cave to inquire.

The irritable and obsessive man was quite surprised to hear that he had actually found a point of connection to space, saying that he had only heard about it before.

However, after his divine sense reached the outside world, he felt regretful after a while – he could not sense the familiar aura of the world.

But that doesn't matter. There are still many obsessions within the ritual objects. As the broken axe absorbed the true meaning of faith, many of these obsessions became active.

The second obsession that appeared was that of the soldier cultivator.

Following Qu Jianlei's instructions, he avoided the necessary risks, and after sensing the surroundings for a while, he pointed in a direction, "There!"

This guy's experience is no joke. After taking a closer look, he said, "This is a prehistoric world, and it's really annoying..."

In the words of the senior soldier, although it was in a primordial state, it was a world where gods existed.

However, the gods there are not systematic and are very barbaric, wielding power based on their talents, and they do not receive much incense offerings.

Moreover, the spirit stones there form a self-contained system, with pitifully little spiritual energy, but some other strange energies.

Qu Jianlei listened to his account, which sounded like a prehistoric Western fantasy, and those spirit stones were actually magic crystals.

That world was dominated by war and slaughter, and the supreme god was a born deity, at the level of a divided god.

This supreme god led a group of deities to conquer various places, but ended up invading the cultivation world and being wiped out by the cultivators.

Later, the world fell into chaos, with several out-of-body deities leading their subordinates in a chaotic massacre.

Then several spirits who had left their bodies perished, and as a result, they still went out to cause trouble, and were slaughtered by cultivators.

According to the memories of the military expert, the cultivators later swept through that world.

However, the natives of this realm were also humanoid, and the cultivators did not slaughter them all.

The master of military cultivation did not think highly of this world, and did not believe there would be any opportunities there.

However, Qu Jianlei doesn't think this world has no redeeming qualities; at the very least, it's a good touchstone, isn't it?
The master craftsman was absolutely certain of this; with enough effort, they could definitely break through.

"Then let's fight," Qu Jianlei relayed the boss's message to his two companions.

“We can fight,” Han Li Zhenzun said nonchalantly, “Just consider it as gaining experience.”

His feelings about this point of connection... are a bit hard to describe. He originally just wanted to find some peace and quiet, but the more he tried to avoid it, the more thoughts he had.

Anyway, let's just do it. Even if Cangwu can't handle the worlds of several out-of-body deities, Houde can definitely digest them.

So he raised his hand, and a beam of white light tinged with blue struck the location of that world with incredible speed.

However, in the next instant, the speed of the bluish-white light suddenly decreased, and it became slower and slower.

After a few breaths, it slowed down to the point of being like a staggering old ox, and then began to sway erratically from side to side, with the amplitude of the swaying increasing.

"As expected," Han Li snorted, raised his hand to withdraw the bluish-white light, and then unleashed the same light again.

This time the light was faster, although it didn't take long before its speed began to decrease, but the decrease wasn't significant.

Han Li Zhenzun's face remained expressionless as he calmly gazed ahead.

Only by staring closely into his eyes could one detect a faint hint of seriousness.

Without a doubt, this bluish-white light had taken a tremendous toll on him.

No wonder that strange butterfly couldn't use its mouthparts freely, and its body had to become crystalline.

Jin Ge Zhenxian's cultivation level was almost the same as Han Li's, and he also sensed Han Li's strain. "Shall I try?"

Han Li Zhenzun slowly shook his head twice, "You're not good enough, but Xiao Qu... let me test the waters first."

This streak of bluish-white light eventually slowed down, finally stopping when it reached the boundary barrier.

Han Li frowned slightly, her lips pressed tightly together, and she remained silent.

The bluish-white light remained steadily there, and after a few breaths, it began to tremble.

The shaking lasted for about a minute. Han Li sighed softly, "It looks bad. We need to prepare."

Qu Jianlei could roughly sense that the opponent's output was rapidly increasing, and that bluish-white light was probably not so easy to control anymore.

Han Li chose this attack method instead of the Frosty Field he usually uses, so he must have his own reasons.

Although the field is powerful, its range of influence is ultimately limited.

Just by looking at the appearance of this bluish-white awn, you can tell that the distance that everyone sees is definitely different from the actual distance.

There is a powerful spatial distortion here; otherwise, how could Han Li, with his strength, have launched such a weak attack?
In addition, Qu Jianlei believed that this bluish-white light was not only powerful, but also highly controllable.

Otherwise, Han Li shouldn't have refused Jin Ge's offer of help.

None of the three were certain what consequences such an attack would cause, so they had to emphasize controllability.

Now that True Venerable Hanli has spoken, it must be because he is powerless, or at the very least, the blue-white light is not easy to control.

Qu Jianlei knew why he had singled him out, so he flipped his wrist and a small black shuttle appeared in his hand.

The next moment, a shadow flashed, and a butterfly half the height of a person was already close, releasing an aura.

Immediately afterwards, another divine sense transmitted, "Nonsense! How can you use... the Boundary-Breaking Shuttle?"

In that instant, Jin Ge's body had turned golden, clearly indicating that he was ready to attack at any moment, and that his offensive and defensive capabilities were not lacking.

The handsome young man glanced at the other person coldly, pursed his lips, and sent out a divine message, "Are we that familiar?"

The fact that the other party could recognize the Boundary-Breaking Shuttle meant they had at least some connection with the cultivation world, but Han Li didn't intend to buy it.

Originally, everyone was doing their own thing peacefully, and if the other party wanted to act aloof, that was their right.

However, since they have no personal relationship with each other, it's a bit much for them to come over and start pointing fingers.

Moreover, the three of them had already discussed it beforehand, and when they left, they would at least try to catch Butterfly, and they even came up with an excuse.

Now the other party is putting on airs and acting all high and mighty, who can tolerate that?

The butterfly ignored him, its compound eyes scanning the small black shuttle. "This isn't an item from this world... Demonic energy refinement?"

Qu Jianlei looked at it and asked expressionlessly, "Why are you stopping us, senior?"

“You’re a little more polite than this guy, but only to a limited extent,” Butterfly replied bluntly. “The Boundary Shuttle will destroy this place!”

Qu Jianlei wouldn't be dismissed with a single sentence—he already had a guess as to why. "How so?"

"The three of you... do you really want to fight me?" Countless eerie lights flickered in the butterfly's compound eyes.

"Have you considered the consequences of taking action?"

Han Li coldly retorted, "Human resources can't be allowed to be freely used by other races, can they?"

"You're really stubborn!" Butterfly snorted in dissatisfaction. "You don't actually think that the Lingyun Sect can't even protect this little bit of assets, do you?"

"We're doomed!" The handsome young man was taken aback at first, then raised his eyebrows helplessly. "This is really... sigh."

What he least wanted was for the other party to be from Lingyun, because no matter what, this connection point should be considered Lingyun's asset.

Even if it's not directly owned, it can still be considered an affiliated asset, and no one can compete with it.

"Lingyun Sect?" Jin Ge, whose entire body was golden, sneered. "How come I didn't know there was such a person as you... an alien object?"

“You’re the strange one!” The butterfly wasn’t angry; it simply said calmly, “Aren’t you busy building your cave?”

“What the heck…” Jin Ge Zhenxian was truly stunned.

There are quite a few people who can recognize his background, both inside and outside the sect, but only those within the sect know what he's busy with now.

"Hmm?" The handsome young man glanced at the butterfly in surprise, then raised his hand to do some calculations. "Strange!"

The butterfly gave him a cold look. "I've been looking for you for so long, but I never expected this chance encounter."

"What the heck..." Han Li's lips twitched. "Tell me first, can I break through that realm?"

He must have already figured something out, yet he's now asking about something else entirely.

"I can't break it, and you want to?" Butterfly actually answered. "This is still a resource from my sect, why should I tell you?"

"Then you can forget about the benefits of the other world," Han Li replied calmly.

"Oh my god," Jin Ge Zhenxian finally reacted, "Great Protector... what happened to you?"

"This is a treasure I acquired during my travels," the butterfly replied calmly. "After hundreds of years of refinement, it can finally be put to use!"

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