Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2470 A Lonely Kill
To truly understand the essence of creation is not something that can be achieved overnight.

Moreover, Qu Jianlei had reason to suspect that there might still be remnants of the Wood Spirit on the compass.

Even if he only wanted to observe and appreciate the workings of nature, rather than absorb them, he did not want to be influenced by other factors.

The main problem is that by now, no one can really teach him much anymore.

Not to mention the heroic spirits, even in the entire Houde Realm, no one can guide the path of the Divine Lord.

This is still within the cultivation world; those Nascent Soul True Venerables can only figure things out on their own.

Therefore, Qu Jianlei could only slowly figure out how to use this compass. Once he reached this level, he really could only rely on himself.

In the blink of an eye, he had been on Jiuyou Island for half a year. On this day, Jin Ge brought Baiqiao Zhenzun to visit.

The Master's attitude was clear: "You two talk things out yourselves. I'm not going to be a messenger."

"It seems this is not a good thing?" Qu Jianlei understood immediately. "Senior Baiqiao, please speak."

Baiqiao has a thick skin... at least he's broad-minded, he said calmly.

"I already know about the Chaos Wood Spirit, and the Celestial Mirror has confirmed it. It was not unjust to kill it."

Qu Jianlei smiled nonchalantly, "No one will think our gains are controversial, right?"

“No one dares to steal this cause and effect,” Baiqiao replied naturally. “The Realm Envoy also has a very high opinion of your actions.”

“There’s no need to trouble that person,” Qu Jianlei shook his head and said calmly, “Virtue belongs to everyone, and everyone has an obligation to uphold it.”

The Celestial Mirror is an innate spiritual treasure, and its greatest strength lies in detection. He didn't want the other party to know too much about him.

“This is consistent with your performance in Cangwu,” Baiqiao Zhenzun nodded. “In view of this, Lingyun will not give you any special reward.”

"Why should I need Lingyun's reward for my own karma?" Qu Jianlei replied casually.

It is said that virtue belongs to everyone, and Lingyun cannot represent all cultivators in the world. He does not need the other party's high and mighty approval.

Most importantly, he has many secrets and doesn't want too much attention.

But then, a sudden thought struck him, "Hmm, is there a problem with that support reward?"

“Yes, the opposition is quite strong,” Baiqiao nodded calmly.

Clearly, he was not surprised that the other party could sense this—how could a True Venerable of Out-of-Body not be able to sense his own karma?

He emphasized that "the internal reorganization of the sect has been going relatively smoothly recently, but this support is their last stand."

Lingyun's support for talented young people has never stopped; the only thing that has stopped is support for young people from outside the region.

Within the sect, support has been ongoing and is showing an increasing trend.

This is one of the reasons why Baiqiao deliberately reorganized; the business was getting bigger and bigger, and the burden was getting heavier and heavier!

In particular, the review process for support is now controlled by a few major factions within the sects.

During the review process, the focus is on the transfer of benefits, and it has little to do with fairness and impartiality.

Only someone like Bu Hu, an undisputed genius, whose lack of recognition would be unreasonable, can receive relatively fair treatment.

Even so, before Bu Hu received any support, various powerful forces had already tried to win him over...

Enough with the small talk, it's basically the typical problems of a big company – everything is available.

Baiqiao's move to support this area almost means that it is going to undermine the other party's core strength—the targets of its support are all promising talents!

His recent actions have been quite significant, and the major factions have made considerable concessions. After all, the internal reorganization of the sects is a good thing!

Of course, Elder Youjian set an excellent example for everyone; otherwise, it would most likely be that "the sect has its own secrets."

The projects that can be supported are really the bottom line, not to mention that the person Baiqiao wants to support is actually Qu Zhenzun!

I've seen people bend their elbows outwards before, but I've never seen one bend like this!
Some even suspect that the Battle of Jujube V might have been secretly orchestrated by Hyakki Yako.

However, there is no doubt that the feud between Qu Jianlei and Elder Youjian was indeed started by the latter.

Moreover, Qu Zhenzun has acquaintances in the Lingyun Sect. While Jin Ge and Min Ning are somewhat marginalized, the Great Protector is a direct descendant!

Therefore, no one would stand up and openly oppose Qu Jianlei.

Their first reason for opposition was that support for non-Buddhist practitioners had been interrupted for tens of thousands of years!
Now that Baiqiao wants to reduce the number of support slots within the sect, everyone can understand—after all, the burden is too heavy, and the sect can't bear it anymore.

But you've reduced the number of spots within the sect, and now you're going to give away the few you've managed to save to people outside the sect?
And there's another problem: think about the person you're supporting—what is their cultivation level? A True Venerable!
It makes no sense that a true venerable being should receive support!
That makes a lot of sense, because the Lingyun Sect's support for cultivators from the outside world is mainly aimed at building good relationships!

Nascent Soul cultivators under two hundred years old and Out-of-Body cultivators under one thousand years old are both worth considering.

However, while that was the original rule, Lingyun Sect gradually grew larger and could no longer support such large expenditures.

So later, the regulations were revised, and the final conditions became so stringent that... the support of the True Venerable was limited to those under seven hundred years old.

With these conditions, there's nothing more to say. A True Venerable under seven hundred years old, without any support, wouldn't he be able to earn his own way?

Later on, the support stopped, and there's no need to say more about it.

Baiqiao emphasized that Qu Zhenzun might not even be five hundred years old, yet... it was still useless.

That era is not the same as this era, and the Lingyun Sect of that time is not the same as the Lingyun Sect of today.

Those who oppose it emphasize that times have changed and the world has changed, while those who cultivate immortality actually tend to agree with this view.

If the ocean can turn into mulberry fields, what else can't be changed? Just adapt to it.

The strong opposition is also largely related to the people being supported... but neither side can say for sure.

The reasons for opposing it are quite valid; after all, they've already received less support from their own people, so why should they support outsiders?

This led many ordinary disciples, who were detached from the main sect, to have reservations about the suggestion.

Baiqiao is already considered one of the few true masters in Lingyun's past who really wants to make a difference, but... what does it mean to be chronically ill and unable to recover?

He wanted to win people's respect, so he had to be fair in his actions!
Moreover, given his qualifications and abilities, he is far from being able to forcefully push forward his own motion.

So his visit this time indicates that support cannot be provided in the short term.

However, Baiqiao is not refusing to fulfill his promise. He said that he could first use his personal resources to provide support.

Once the process goes smoothly in the future, the blame will be placed on Lingyun. However, in the short term, there isn't much help that can be provided.

Qu Jianlei was speechless. "This support is not something I'm eager to ask for. If it's inconvenient, then forget it."

Although he wasn't rich, he wasn't starving. "I won't pester him; I can't afford to lose face!"

Baiqiao said seriously, "I promised, how can I go back on my word? It's not you who's embarrassed, it's me!"

"Stop it now," Qu Jianlei waved his hand and answered decisively, "For something as trivial as this, would it be worth it for me to take the blame for you?"

“I already said, if you don’t get Lingyun’s support, you’ll only have more trouble,” Baiqiao said calmly.

"This time, your Time-Traveling Divine Power has once again proven its worth in slaying the evil spirit, and others will only become more wary of you!"

"Again...achieved a great feat?" Qu Jianlei was stunned. Are you sure you know what you're saying?

“Nobody knew that it was a Wood Spirit,” Baiqiao said calmly. “I was only able to confirm it after hearing it from the Great Protector.”

Although Qingkong usually keeps his distance from Lingyun, he still shares key information with the sect.

However, he could only tell Baiqiao; no one else should even think about it.

Baiqiao also obtained other information, namely that after the Pixiu clone reported the news in Rouzhao Wuzi, a True Venerable went to investigate the scene.

The results of the investigation were known to only a handful of people, and Baiqiao happened to be one of them.

The True Lord who investigated believed that the rules of time there were clearly distorted and had not been fully restored for a long time.

Given that the area was once a battlefield, time-related methods must have been involved in the offensive and defensive operations.

There are many methods related to time; some can be done with magical artifacts, while others can be distorted through thought.

However, the reason why the rules of time are so powerful is that they share a common characteristic with other powerful rules—they are difficult to break, but easy to restore.

If the rules of time are broken, yet the aftertaste can last for so long, there is only one explanation: it's a time-manipulating supernatural power!
The resolution of the feud between Tianli and Tengxi is one of the major events that has recently occurred in Houde, with the key point being the confirmation of Tengxi's demise.

Regarding what happened between the two, not to mention the onlookers, many true masters are carefully learning about it.

After all, if the methods to completely annihilate Teng Xi are capable, annihilating other True Venerables wouldn't be difficult either.

Some people's businesses were previously seized by the Pixiu, but now they have fallen into Tianli's hands, and they also want to find out about Tianli's methods.

In short, it's like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each displaying their unique abilities; different directions and channels of understanding have given rise to several versions of the truth!
One version of the story is that True Venerable Tianli asked True Venerable Qu to intervene and use the power of time to obliterate True Venerable Tengxi.

However, this version is not widely circulated and is basically just a rumor.

Because everyone is basically certain that after the battle of Rouzhao Wu, Tianli did not immediately take over the Pixiu's assets.

The change happened at some point in time afterward... but definitely not at that time.

Moreover, the basis of this rumor is nothing more than a speculation made by a certain True Venerable who felt that the rules of time were not normal.

Baiqiao knew the inside story very well, and was practically a firsthand witness.

Using time-based rules to deal with a Wood Spirit is a joke, even if it's just a clone.

However, he thought the rumor was quite accurate: "You used time to kill Teng Xi, that's how you establish your authority!"

"Do you really think you can fool the True Venerable with this?" Qu Jianlei was both amused and exasperated. "Can't we be a little more mature?"

Speaking of this, he was a little angry. "If you had said earlier that you wanted to use the power of time, I would have killed Xuan Yi directly."

The Divine Power of Time made its first appearance, stunning the entire Houde region, but it did not kill anyone.

In his second appearance, he was ready to strike with deadly force... but ended up killing nothing!