Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2436 Green Shadow (Second Update)

The ritual objects have been basically restored to their original state, but that's only on the surface. How could something that was so badly damaged be repaired so easily?
Currently, only the framework has been established; it is still relatively weak in essence and requires a large amount of material, rules, causality, and so on to fill it.

Reaching its former glory is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

But no matter what, having a framework to fill in the content makes things much easier, and you can even deliver a critical hit when things get urgent.

Just like the previous battle at Zhanling Mountain, as long as you're careful not to overexert yourself, it's not a big deal.

After that battle, plus the previous repairs, Qu Jianlei now only has three of the nearly twenty guardian rules left.

However, the True Venerable Ones will not be anxious about this. Once they begin their large-scale conquest of other worlds, the rules of protection will be supplemented.

The ritual artifact will require some time to be fully repaired, and as it recovers, it becomes increasingly detached from the world.

Ultimately, these are not ritual objects from our own world, so it's normal for there to be some distance between them. Besides, they are all from the cultivation system, so there's not much resistance between them.

This is one change. The second change is that the Heroic Spirits are relatively less active than before.

Ritual objects have no intelligence, only some vague consciousness. After being repaired, this consciousness is only slightly different from that of a broken sword.

Logically, the restoration of ritual objects should be beneficial to those obsessed with them—at least their living environment should be better, right?

However, the hot-tempered senior said that once the ritual implements are restored, they should be the main focus, and they are just guests staying there.

At this moment, the ritual implements are still far from being fully restored, but there is hope for their restoration. These guests should do their best to help their host family.

This is not a requirement imposed by the ritual implements, but rather the awareness of the heroic spirits themselves.

If the ritual objects are forced to imply something, then they cease to be ritual objects, and the guests cease to be guests.

Qu Jianlei felt somewhat regretful upon hearing this explanation. Rather than having an emotional attachment to the ritual objects, he felt more respect for the heroic spirits.

But since the two are mutually causal, he couldn't say much more.

Fortunately, the other seniors also said that you can still talk about anything, but unless it's something serious, it's unlikely that they will offer more help than before.

In other words, the restoration of the ritual artifacts is expected, but the help that the seniors can provide has not resulted in a corresponding improvement.

However, this is still acceptable to Qu Jianlei and will not affect his future efforts to help restore the ritual artifact.

The predecessors were simply trying their best to give back the ritual artifacts, and their own living conditions must have improved. He was satisfied as long as he was certain of that.

Besides, it wasn't that Li Qi didn't help him at all; he had agreed to help with the battle at Mount Zhanling.

Of course, this still involves the cause and effect of repair, but is it necessary to be so serious about things in this world?
When Qu Jianlei raised this question, the hot-tempered senior still stepped forward to answer it.

He said that the ritual object was tainted with the aura of that world and was still a little bit away from being completely cleansed, and asked him what was wrong.

"Then let's deal with the breathing issue first," Qu Jianlei said, indicating that he wasn't in a hurry. "I also need to rest a bit."

Since the ritual implements are somewhat inconvenient and I am not yet fully settled in my current state, it doesn't matter if I wait a little longer.

Anyway, he left a year to distance himself from those who might be involved with the Fang family.

Before he knew it, he had stayed at Efeng No. 3 for another three months. On this day, the Thousand Illusions True Venerable suddenly sent someone to visit him.

Although Qianhuan was in charge of some places, such as spirit stone mines, he was very careful to keep his whereabouts secret.

Ultimately, he had some enemies because of his business of staging accidents, and he usually kept a very low profile.

His men claimed to have discovered a chaotic space that might contain a fifth-order spiritual vein, and invited Qu Zhenzun to come and take a look.

Qu Jianlei did some calculations and didn't sense any danger, but he still invited Han Li and Jin Ge to go together.

This chaotic space, known as the "Wild Cloud Vortex," has existed in the Houde Realm for a long time and has been explored many times.

This space is a bit strange; every now and then, new treasures will appear, somewhat like monster spawn points.

It is said that a powerful being with a divided mind has studied this, but has not been able to find the root cause.

Moreover, the items that refresh here are mostly for those below the Nascent Soul stage; there aren't many suitable for those at the Out-of-Body stage, so they're not worth the attention of True Venerables.

The four True Venerables spent three months in the vortex cloud, but their gains were meager; the largest they obtained was a third-order spiritual vein, which was better than nothing.

Han Li Zhenzun even highly doubted Qian Huan's motives, "You want to prove you've tried by sending this kind of nonsensical message?"

Qianhuan Zhenzun helplessly said, "I'm just a bit difficult to deal with, but I'm not a robber."

There are no unclaimed fifth-order spiritual veins right now. If you want to forcibly seize one, you need to find a reason, right?

However, he also said that he is currently trying to create friction to see if he can cause a change in a certain fifth-order spiritual vein.

These words not only made Qu Jianlei and Han Li frown, but even Jin Ge was a little unhappy.

"You can handle this yourself, why bother telling us... Master Qu only wants the spiritual vein, he doesn't want to hear about this nonsense."

So you're letting me play the bad guy while you reap the benefits? Qianhuan calmly replied, "I don't have to say anything, but who can escape karma?"

Regardless of whether he is trying to disgust people, as long as it becomes a fait accompli, the future beneficiaries of the fifth-order spiritual vein will also bear the consequences.

Lesser cultivators might not care about such things, otherwise there wouldn't be so many killings and plundering. But it's different for True Venerables.

“Whether you know it or not, there’s still a difference in cause and effect,” Han Li said calmly. “Don’t try anything funny!”

“But True Venerable Qu only gave me fifty years,” Qianhuan said helplessly, spreading his hands.

"In a few years, we'll be developing another world. I really don't have much time left."

Qu Jianlei pondered for a moment before speaking, "So, in other words, if I had just killed him back then, you wouldn't have had to worry about not having enough time?"

I've already spared your life, and you're still complaining?

"It was my fault," Qianhuan admitted her mistake readily.

Because he was very clear about one thing: if Qu Zhenzun really wanted to kill him, as long as he didn't touch Mount Ling, he wouldn't be involved in the karma of a powerful being.

Most importantly, they can actually kill him, not just can't find his physical body. "I will develop clues as soon as possible."

Jin Ge suddenly remembered something, "That compass self-destructed, leaving no information behind?"

The Compass self-destructed not long after Qianhuan admitted defeat. If it still existed now, finding the Fang family would be much easier.

“The mother and child are just a matter of switching between the real and the virtual,” Qianhuan said helplessly, spreading his hands. “The child compass is also at the level of leaving the body, you know that.”

After a pause, he added, "I've found the Fang family for you. Could you give me some more time?"

For him, acquiring a fifth-order spiritual vein within fifty years is an extremely difficult task.

All Astral Sovereigns prefer to plan their actions meticulously, leaving subtle clues and foreshadowing events far in the future, which is befitting their status as Astral Sovereigns.

Planning a layout that takes three to five hundred years is considered short, equivalent to five or six years for an average person. There are many layouts that take thousands of years to plan.

Fifty years is all it takes to acquire a fifth-order spiritual vein; there's not even enough time for a temporary arrangement!

Qu Jianlei looked at him indifferently, his eyes still empty and lifeless. "Did you discuss this with me before Yingren's calamity?"

"Okay, I understand," Qianhuan was most afraid of those eyes of the other person, which gave him a chilling feeling.

Besides being skilled in illusion, he was also adept at distinguishing truth from falsehood, and he clearly understood that these eyes were not real.

But ironically, these fake eyes gave him this feeling, which shows the danger behind them.

"At worst, I'll just exchange it for my spiritual veins, and add a little extra... Fifty years, I understand."

Qu Jianlei nodded. "It's good that you remember. You don't need to worry about my affairs."

He doesn't reject seeking help, but subjectively he prefers to trust himself and seek help from external sources, which is a bad habit.

Not to mention that the other party was his enemy, Liang Ziyuan's story was far from over!

With this conclusion, the cooperation between the two parties has come to an end.

The main problem is that there are too many cultivators eyeing this place, Cao Mang Wo Yun. Although True Venerables are rare, there are basically no loopholes to exploit.

This time, Qu Jianlei doesn't plan to return to Efeng No. 3. Instead, he will try to break through space and find the teleportation array to return to Cangwu.

He had never practiced breaking through space before, and after pondering it for a long time, he was finally able to give it a try.

Jin Ge, who loves a good show, was determined to see how Qu Jianlei tried it.

Han Li shook her head, both amused and exasperated. "You two are still being watched. Forget it, I'll just have to deal with your troubles this time. Consider it my bad luck!"

Sure enough, Qu Jianlei's previous speculation actually worked. He only tried it twice, and the third time it was exceptionally accurate.

It took three tries to succeed, so there's really nothing to brag about, since it was an out-of-body experience.

However, he himself has not yet mastered his various abilities and coordination, which is quite remarkable.

Han Li shook his head helplessly, "Fine, I'll go to Cangwu with you two. You're such a handful!"

The three of them stepped out of the teleportation array in Yinling and were all stunned. "What does this mean?"

Yinling used to be where Instructor Hua trained his troops. It is not far from Hongyeling, only about four or five thousand kilometers away.

The three of them could now see with their naked eyes that Red Leaf Ridge was shrouded in a thick, dark blue cloud.

Above the crimson clouds, two people were facing off: one was a tall, thin ascetic, and the other was a constantly twisting, blue shadow.

The blue shadow... was actually more than one; there were several afterimages around it, seemingly surrounding the ascetic.

At the same time, the cyan shadow also uttered a mocking sound, its vast divine sense spreading outwards.

"I've given you plenty of face, so get out of here! Others may not know who you are, but I do!"

The ascetic snorted coldly, "This is Cangwu, we do not welcome True Venerables!"

"You talk as if you've ever been in charge of Cangwu," the blue shadow sneered. "Don't be so hypocritical, it's disgusting."

The ascetic was not angry at all. "Your Excellency is truly venerable. If you exert your full strength, Cangwu will not be able to withstand it. Please reconsider."

"I just want to discuss something with the leader of Red Leaf Ridge," the cyan shadow said coldly. "Get out of my way, you can't beat me."