Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2441 The Chat Has Died
Qu Jianlei wasn't a particularly scheming person, but he had encountered far too many schemes and plots along the way.

However, he didn't fully understand Houdejie's core business, and in his haste, he couldn't make the corresponding judgment.

So he nodded slightly, "Thank you for your guidance, senior. I can consider it."

"And another thing... if I use your method to break through the barrier, what is the success rate?" The ascetic was thinking quite a lot.

"Prohibiting leakage is a must, but if it's not leaked and only benefits one person, isn't one fifth-order spiritual vein too much?"

Baiqiao truly lives up to his reputation as the person in charge of all sect affairs; he considers issues very comprehensively.

But Qu Jianlei didn't like hearing that. He had previously worried that the other party was plotting against him, but now... he really wasn't sure.

He casually remarked, "Guaranteed to open the body... Is there such a secret in the world? You'd have to trade a seventh-tier spiritual vein for that, wouldn't you?"

“Fellow Daoist Qu, please listen to my explanation,” the ascetic said solemnly, “No one can guarantee that you will be able to leave your body. Man proposes, God disposes.”

"If this... Qing Ning's partner can successfully leave her body, even a fifth-order spiritual vein wouldn't be enough!"

"But if that's not possible, I mean payment in installments, with a portion paid upfront and the bulk of the payment made later. What do you think, Qingning?"

"I..." A hint of hesitation appeared on Qing Ning's face, but she finally said it.

"If she fails to advance to the next level, there's no point in me living. It'll only be two thousand years anyway, why should I care where the spiritual vein goes?"

Upon hearing this, the woman in green reached out and grabbed his waist, twisting it hard.

"I knew you'd be like this!" Hyakki Shinzun shook his head helplessly. "I was only thinking of you."

“Of course I know that,” Qing Ning nodded, then hesitated before speaking, “but this secret… Qu Zhenzun cherishes it very much!”

"Hmm?" Qu Jianlei frowned. He sensed something was off: Were these two trying to trick me?

So, was their previous standoff... just an act?

The world of the True Venerable is rather complicated, and he doesn't want to think about it too much.

Everyone likes to be a cunning old man, but if life is only about scheming, what fun is there in being powerful?

Even Han Li has to maintain a childlike heart, so why should he wrong himself?
So he turned his head and glanced at Han Li, "I'll listen to Fellow Daoist Han Li... the root of the problem was your curiosity!"

You don't want to get involved in karma, huh? I'll just slap a label on you, and you won't be able to refuse!
"Tsk," Han Li clicked his tongue in annoyance, and in that instant, he felt the arrival of cause and effect.

He pondered for a moment before speaking, "Baiqiao, if you covet this path to the Out-of-Body realm, you can just say so!"

A single word awakened him from his reverie! Qu Jianlei understood instantly.

Baiqiao's overtures were genuine, and his intentions were real; however, what others ultimately set their sights on was his path to leaving his body!

"Is that so strange?" The ascetic's face remained expressionless. "As the one in charge of all sect affairs, it would be strange if I didn't covet it, wouldn't it?"

“Then you should allocate one spiritual vein first,” Han Li said without hesitation. “Ling Yun has a Nascent Soul and wants to advance to the next level, so we can gradually reduce the amount.”

“I’m afraid that won’t work,” Baiqiao Zhenzun shook his head. “Lingyun is so big, it can’t function without rules.”

"Only if Qing Ning's... Daoist partner successfully leaves the body can this claim be convincing; otherwise, it's just your opinion."

"Don't you take Qingkong Zhenzun's words seriously?" Han Li was clearly getting impatient. "That's your Lingyun's Grand Protector!"

“Don’t tell me that,” the ascetic shook his head, stating bluntly, “I know whether it’s true or false, but what I need now is to convince the public!”

“I also trust the Grand Protector, but now the rules of Lingyun have almost completely collapsed.”

"If I want to restore order, I must set an example and not make exceptions... otherwise, the sect will have another loophole!"

Upon hearing this, the woman in green couldn't help but squeeze the lemon again, secretly sending a fragment of her divine consciousness into it.

"Do all the powerful beings of the human race live such tiring lives?"

“I don’t like it either,” Qingning said helplessly, rubbing her temples. “But that’s life, Qing’er. Bear with it, or someone might overhear us.”

“I’ve heard it all. That’s life,” Qu Jianlei sighed softly. “I don’t want to ask any more questions. What can I give you first?”

After thinking for a moment, Qingning asked, "The Sky-Mending Stone... a piece the size of a human head, would that be suitable?"

"Is this it?" Han Li flipped his wrist, revealing a sky-mending stone the size of a human body. "How big did you say it was?"

"This..." Qing Ning was speechless for a moment, "Are you kidding me? How could Houde have such a thing?"

"The remains of an ancient dragon," the woman in green said, "contains the aura of a divine being!"

Qu Jianlei took out a small ball of light and tossed it in his hand. "Can it catch up with Dao Yunyuan?"

There's really no way to have a conversation like this!
However, the next moment, Qing Ning Zhenzun's eyes lit up, "This Yuan... a transaction?"

Qu Jianlei flipped his hand, put away the Yuan, and said indifferently, "If you want to use it yourself, let's talk about the path."

It's ridiculous that someone can't even afford an Astral Projection Path and is still thinking about other things.
However, Qu Jianlei was also a little frustrated. He casually took out a treasure and someone took a liking to it. It was true that it was right to keep one's wealth hidden.

However, when Han Li took out such a large piece of the Sky-Mending Stone, no one said anything. Where can we reason with them?

"The path..." Venerable Qingning pondered for a moment before speaking, "How about considering a rule of destiny as an upfront fee?"

"Destiny?" Upon hearing this, the ascetic who had remained unmoved immediately brightened up; this was definitely not for sale.

Rules of destiny are extremely rare, and they are of great help to cultivators, so they are almost impossible to find on the market.

To put it simply, before this moment, no one had ever heard that Qing Ning possessed the rules of fate.

Even the Venerable One, having obtained this item, still kept it hidden, which shows how precious it was.

The path to the other body is not for sale; only treasures like the rules of destiny are open to trade.

“Not enough,” Qu Jianlei and Han Li answered in unison, with the latter adding, “We need at least one more stroke of good fortune!”

This goes without saying; in short, the rules of creation are even more precious than fate.

However, Qu Jianlei shook his head slightly, clearly not satisfied with the price.

“There’s no luck,” Venerable Qingning frowned, sighed, and shook his head. “How about we try something else?”

He didn't think the other party was asking for too much; a new path out of the body was, by any measure, more difficult than the rules of fate.

Throughout the history of the Houde Realm, how many rules of destiny have appeared, and how many paths to astral projection have emerged?
Anyone can do the math. Even if the path to astral projection is not the same as the path to success, that is the risk of astral projection, and has nothing to do with the path itself.

When Qingning Zhenzun came to Red Leaf Ridge, he didn't have much hope for Qu Jianlei's method of leaving his body.

He just wanted to understand the underlying logic, because his Azure Dragon Daoist partner was not suitable for leaving his body in the Houde Realm.

Ultimately, they are outcasts, and Houde is not a world where humans and dragons can coexist. For dragons to leave their bodies in this world is extremely risky.

The Great Thousand Worlds within the cultivation system suppresses non-human beings far more than the Middle Thousand Worlds.

Even if he successfully leaves his body, the negative impact on this world would be enough to warrant several True Venerables joining forces to hunt him down.

When he brought his Daoist partner to Houde, he was looking for a suitable place so that she could have the opportunity to break through to the Out-of-Body stage.

Unfortunately, the world he came from was unsuitable, and this place is still unsuitable.

He had absorbed the rules of fate and had a premonition that staying in this world gave him a chance, but leaving meant there was absolutely no hope.

This wait lasted for over two thousand years. During this time, with the help of friends, he occupied a spiritual vein and cultivated his power.

He sensed that Master Quling could offer some insights, but how effective they would be... his expectations weren't high.

After all, while successful body separation in another world is rare in the cultivation system, it's not an isolated incident.
If Qing Ning had known beforehand that the other party had perfectly exited the body on the new path, how could he have acted so recklessly?

But now it's good, he no longer needs to search for information about other worlds and astral projection; he can just focus on this place.

Unfortunately, he suddenly realized that he was quite poor!

Strictly speaking, it was because the other party was too wealthy. The treasures he brought out were not bad, but the other party's standards were too high.

In short, no matter what, Qingning could not give up this opportunity, so she proposed several other ways to exchange treasures.

However, Qu Jianlei felt that even adding one more rule of creation was a stretch, so how could he possibly be interested in anything else?

After much deliberation, Qing Ning Zhenzun could only set his sights on his own fifth-order spiritual vein.

The ascetic remained silent for a long time, observing coldly, though a slight sense of admiration lingered in his heart.

This trip to another world really made the explorers a fortune!

He still remembered that when Qu Jianlei was still a Nascent Soul cultivator, even the Five Elements Origin was extremely scarce, to the point that Jin Ge was forced to steal it from him.

Nowadays, people can casually display a mass of Daoist essence, showing little concern for fate or the rules of creation.

Upon hearing Qing Ning mention the spiritual vein again, Bai Qiao's clone couldn't help but ask, "Han Li, is adding another fortune... enough?"

Han Li Zhenzun glanced at him and said, "I think it's alright, but I feel that Xiao Qu... Fellow Daoist Qu is a little dissatisfied."

“Now that I’ve caught up with this, I’m willing to make it happen,” the ascetic said calmly. “Lingyun can make a deal with Qingning.”

The Lingyun Sect possesses the Rules of Creation, which are so precious that even True Venerables find them too hot to handle. They are one of Lingyun's most treasured possessions.

There are so many True Venerables within the sect who covet this rule that it's difficult to allocate it, so it remains so to this day.

The meaning of "Hundred Bridges" is to trade the remains of an ancient dragon with "Lime".

It's hard to say which one is more valuable; it mainly depends on demand. But generally speaking, remains are slightly more valuable.

Since Qing Ning wasn't negotiating with Qu Jianlei, and was quite strict about maintaining boundaries, she felt a bit cheated.

"The remains contain the Daoist essence of a divided spirit, which can benefit multiple True Venerables. Baiqiao, you can't be too ruthless, can you?"

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