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Chapter 2461 Sect Support
At this moment, Tianli Zhenzun felt utterly disheartened, completely unable to imagine how this matter would end.

His consciousness seemed frozen, unable to react in any way.

After an unknown amount of time, the dark blue figure began to writhe wildly once more, its divine sense emanating once more.

"You, you're finished, Han Li, and that other guy... you two are finished. Just wait for my crazy revenge!"

"Huh?" A flash of light appeared, and a huge butterfly appeared next to Qu Jianlei.

Qingkong Zhenzun asked curiously, "This guy is really stubborn... How many years has it been?"

“Eight hundred to… two thousand four hundred years,” Han Li’s face darkened.

His mind wasn't entirely on the calculations, because he had discovered a bigger problem: "This guy isn't Teng Xi!"

"Damn it, I followed along out of curiosity," Qingkong Zhenzun muttered.

The next moment, the butterfly's mouthparts suddenly extended, reaching towards the dark blue figure.

"Heh, want to know my background? Dream on!" Upon seeing this, the dark blue figure instantly exploded!
"Hanli, please hold this up," the butterfly sent out its divine sense, its long mouthparts continuing to extend forward, the tip slowly transforming into a trumpet shape.

"Hmm," Han Li hummed softly, without saying anything more.

However, the fragments left after the blue figure exploded were indeed frozen, moving and dissipating slowly.

Ultimately, the butterfly's mouthparts absorbed some of the human figure's characteristics.

However, after those special substances enter the mouthpiece, they are not reflected as a dark blue color in the long tube, but remain gray.

It's a multicolored gray.

As the special qualities were fully absorbed, Qu Jianlei's body shrank, his left eye closed again, and his face showed utter exhaustion.

Tianli had so many questions he wanted to ask, but at this moment, he didn't even dare to utter a sound.

Although he is a true venerable one, what happened today is unusually strange.

Han Li remained silent, his handsome face cold.

The butterfly transformed back into a human figure, holding a small ball of light in its hand, tossing it around.

The Great Protector's face was full of smugness. "Tch, in the end, we still have to rely on me!"

Han Li glanced at Qu Jianlei, then spoke up, "Why are you here too?"

"Come and see how the Time God can kill," Qingkong Zhenzun replied with a smile. "I've never seen it before, but unfortunately today... I still haven't seen it."

Then he glanced at Qu Jianlei and said, "You're... not very skilled."

Qu Jianlei had no intention of arguing about this; he even believed that the Great Protector's words might have been well-intentioned.

To be honest, he doesn't want others to see the power of time as a monster. "Well, my abilities are limited."

But Tianli's focus was not on this at all. He asked in astonishment, "Great Protector, you knew all along that you wanted to kill someone?"

For a moment, he felt as if he had fallen into a quagmire... the kind that has no bottom.

Qingkong Zhenzun couldn't be bothered with this unorthodox approach. He gestured with his chin toward Qu Jianlei and said, "Ask him."

However, Qu Zhenzun's current state of exhaustion made it difficult to ask him anything.

Therefore, Tianli Zhenzun could only turn to Han Li and ask, "Did you two plan this when you came?"

However, True Venerable Hanli didn't speak properly, replying without even raising his eyelids, "Fortune and misfortune have no gate; they are summoned by oneself."

Tianli understood perfectly well; the other party was saying that Tengxi Zhenzun had brought this upon himself.

But he still didn't quite understand, "Did you all already know before you came... that the Pixiu wasn't the real thing?"

Thinking about how Tengxi Zhenzun had survived at least a thousand years of erosion and was still alive, he felt a chill run down his spine.

The reason why many true masters tolerated the Pixiu in the past was because they considered that this person was already 6,001 years old and would not live much longer no matter what.

But when this guy was 7,100 years old, he was still alive... that scene is really unimaginable.

The three True Venerables opposite remained silent for a long time before True Venerable Qingkong finally snorted, "You shouldn't get involved in this matter; it won't be good for you."

Tianli Zhenzun immediately shut up. What could be so bad for a Zhenzun? Why would a poor bastard like him ask such a question?
Qu Jianlei finally let out a long breath and said leisurely, "I just wanted to... make your sword intent worthwhile!"

Qu Zhenzun is really good at talking. Even though he's talking nonsense, he manages to come up with a decent reason.

Tianli could also explain it to the outside world like this: Qu Zhenzun is meticulous in his work, and when he takes money to do something, he strives to avoid leaving any future troubles.

But he was still a little uneasy. "Then... what is this guy's true form?"

He didn't even mention Pixiu or Tengxi anymore; this thing is definitely not normal.

“He can’t escape,” said Qingkong Zhenzun calmly. “I have already taken his special qualities. No matter how great his virtue is, he has nowhere to hide.”

Han Li Zhenzun glanced at him indifferently, thinking to himself that he was not the only one who could collect special qualities—that was within his domain.

However, thinking that "even the greatest virtue has nowhere to hide," he decided not to dwell on it, which was something Lingyun Sect was truly impressive about.

The next moment, his expression hardened, he raised his hand to grab Qu Jianlei, and without saying a word, he broke through space and left, with Qingkong Zhenzun following closely behind.

Immediately afterwards, a phantom appeared; it was another True Venerable projecting over.

He spotted Tianli immediately and couldn't help but frown. "What are you doing here?"

The person in charge of guarding the Rouzhao No. 5 section was not present, but upon hearing of the anomaly, he hurriedly teleported over.

Tianli spread his hands, "Teng Xi came to cause trouble, so I chased him away."

"This is really..." Upon hearing that it was a Pixiu, this person also had a headache. "Please don't make a move on number five, so I don't have to make things difficult for you."

Then he couldn't help but ask, "Did you chase him away?"

“You might not believe it,” Tianli replied with a wry smile, “but three True Lords happened to pass by and stepped in to help.”

"Save your breath, you don't need to say anything more," the man's head throbbed even more. "Do you even believe what you're saying yourself...?"

Qu Jianlei and the other two did not return to Jiuyou Island after leaving, but went directly to Efeng No. 3.

Because they weren't sure what this self-proclaimed entity was, even though Jiuyou Island was secluded, it was still private property.

Regardless of the circumstances, Efeng No. 3 is a public platform recognized by all cultivators in this realm.

Upon entering Minning's sacred land, the three True Venerables looked at each other, none of them interested in speaking.

Finally, it was Qingkong Zhenzun who spoke up, "Is killing this guy Baiqiao's idea?"

“No, that’s not it,” Qu Jianlei shook his head. “It was my decision, of course, not for any sword intent.”

Han Li nodded in agreement. "Baiqiao wants to use the power of time not only to make a name for himself, but also to make a name for himself."

“I understand,” the Great Protector nodded. Although Baiqiao hadn’t told everyone about his thoughts, Qu Zhenzun hadn’t hidden them.

The current head of Lingyun Sect is primarily focused on reorganizing sect affairs.

As Lingyun has developed to its current state, various relationships have become intricately intertwined, resulting in low efficiency and deeply entrenched problems, for many reasons.

However, the biggest reason is that there are many factions, and the infighting and internal friction are quite serious. If you do nothing, you will make a mistake; if you do something, you will make a mistake.

Moreover, these powerful factions are too large to be easily eliminated, leading to extremely uneven distribution of resources, fierce competition for interests, and severe stratification of social classes.

Among the leaders or behind-the-scenes figures of the various mountain strongholds, many are highly respected individuals, similar to Elder Youjian.

Among these people, there are many who are in their prime, but a large portion of them are elderly.

Many elders can easily influence the situation by relying on their accumulated reputation and connections.

If Baiqiao wants to keep these people in check, he must have appropriate means; he can't always rely on a face like, "Can you give me some face?"

This was what he wanted to discuss with Qu Jianlei: he wanted to use the other man's supernatural powers of time to intimidate these elders.

Given their advanced age, it's understandable that they value their remaining years.

At this point, Baiqiao's attempt to win over a True Venerable skilled in time manipulation, even without doing anything, would be a silent deterrent.

He doesn't necessarily have to do anything. For example, when Qu Jianlei made his first move after leaving his body, he ultimately didn't attack Elder Youjian.

However, Xuan Yi Zhenzun, who interfered, suffered a great misfortune, which makes one think that he was destined to face a calamity.

Baiqiao did not intend to create panic within the sect; however, he could choose not to use this deterrent method, but it was necessary.

However, it would be quite disgraceful to talk about using outsiders to intimidate the sect's internal affairs, and it would easily cause controversy within the sect.

Therefore, he could only discuss this with Qu Zhenzun in private, and he absolutely could not give anyone anything to gossip about.

When Qu Jianlei first heard this request, he was almost dumbfounded: If you do this, won't I become the target of everyone's criticism?
You're certainly having a great time, having a powerful weapon in your hand, which makes management much easier, but I'm in real danger!

And then you tell me this is a good thing? I thank you for your kindness!
He had already decided that if the other party continued to use the other world's share as leverage, he would have to consider taking some action.

—Trying to play the game of double-dipping with me? Sorry, I'm not going to put up with your nonsense!
However, Baiqiao has other reasons. Qu Zhenzun yourself said that... wanting to use the Time Divine Power requires a huge amount of resources.

He said, "Whether you are really huge or not, I will just assume that you have consumed a lot of energy, and that's how I will publicize it."

In view of this, Lingyun will provide you with some free material support under the guise of sponsoring the rising stars of this field!
Is it a sponsorship of cultivation resources, and an unconditional one at that? Don't you think it's a good thing?

This sounds a bit unbelievable. How could such a thing happen in the dignified world of cultivation?
Believe it or not, there really is such a tradition. The Lingyun Sect has had this tradition for many, many years, all in the name of seeking to establish a karmic connection.

Long before Qin conquered the six states, even a mere merchant like Lü Buwei could have such foresight, let alone a great master in the world of cultivation.
Unfortunately, this kind of free support has been interrupted for many years.

As sect resources became increasingly scarce, and under pressure from all sides, support was only provided to disciples within the sect—Bu Hu was one of those who received this treatment.

However, there is another major reason why Lingyun does not support outsiders: there are really no decent talents outside the sect who can win people's respect.

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