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Chapter 2500, Chapters 2597 (Blindness) and 98 (Powerlessness) (Two-in-one chapter, please vote with double monthly tickets)
Chapter 2597 Blindness (Second Update)
Lingyun Sect's response can be considered a concession, but it can only be said that they gave the guests some face and seemed to be trying to settle things peacefully.

However, Qu Jianlei and his three companions did not believe that this meant Baiqiao had given in.

Jin Ge went even further, saying, "This guy is playing mind games again; it's really pointless."

“I think you can learn from him,” Min Ning said with a smile. “You need to improve too.”

"Is the path to distraction something you learn?" Jin Ge scoffed at that. "I am who I am, unique and irreplaceable!"

“There’s no need to consider Ling Yun’s reaction,” Qu Jianlei had now figured it out. “In any case, we’ve finally managed to get him out!”

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Liu Laogen sat on the warship, his eyes half-closed, his divine sense extending to perceive the abnormalities around him.

He is a retainer of the Wanyuan Chamber of Commerce, at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, nearly 1,600 years old, and has rarely been seen in recent years.

If a Nascent Soul cultivator can be offered as a sacrifice, it sounds like the Wanyuan Chamber of Commerce's business is nothing special.

But in fact, Wanyuan is not bad at all; it has more than one True Venerable Force among its shareholders.

At the very least, Wanyuan has branches in 30% of the Houdejie area, which is quite remarkable.

It's important to know that some sectors belong directly to powerful forces—for example, the Lingyun Sect has several directly subordinate sectors.

There are also sectors where one company dominates and doesn't allow outside forces to get a share.

Taking all these factors into account, 30% is really not bad.

Liu Laogen is quite strong. His wood-based magic is highly skilled and can be used for offense, defense, and reconnaissance.

As an illegitimate son of the family, he ran away from home when he was young, and his nickname was given to him haphazardly by others.

His current situation and cultivation level are all the result of his hard work. He did not return to the Liu family, but instead established his own clan.

None of that matters. The key is that he has been in the underworld for so long that he not only has a strong network of connections but is also quite flexible in his actions.

Cultivating immortality involves more than just fighting and killing, and so does engaging in commerce. This explains why he was a worshipper.

He was meditating with his eyes half-closed, surrounded by three Nascent Soul cultivators, but they dared not speak easily and could only communicate with each other through divine sense.

“The price of Asura slaves has gone up again,” a Nascent Soul cultivator lamented, “and most of them are ugly.”

In the past, the wars between cultivators and Asuras rarely involved capturing slaves; it was usually a fight to the death, and even prisoners were rare.

But this time was different. Asura had an entire tribe that had pledged allegiance to him and was actively wielding his sword against his own kind, which changed everyone's perception.

Actually, many people have already noticed that the female Asuras... well, they do fit the human aesthetic standards quite well.

As for the height and size not matching... that's a matter for the buyer to consider, and it absolutely does not affect the seller's photos.

Moreover, Asuras are also adept at manual labor, and some cultivators are even obsessed with cooking and are thinking about developing new dishes.

"Are there any beautiful Asuras?" The one who sent out the divine sense was a female Nascent Soul cultivator, her face ashen. "And one who can bear your children?"

"Alright," Liu Laogen muttered softly, then slowly opened his eyes. "Trouble is coming."

"What trouble?" The three Nascent Soul cultivators immediately tensed up and released their divine senses in unison.

"Put it away!" Liu Laogen said calmly, his voice low but undeniable, "We can't afford to offend them."

The three Nascent Soul cultivators instantly understood, knowing that the Old Root Offering was already the ceiling that Wan Yuan Energy could offer.

Whether it's combat strength, knowledge, connections, or methods of handling affairs, as long as the True Venerable doesn't appear, no one will be convinced.

“We are less than a billion kilometers away from our destination,” a Nascent Soul cultivator realized, his face turning pale.

Ten to eight hundred million kilometers is still a considerable distance for a warship or a Nascent Soul cultivator.

But for the True Venerable, this is a place he can reach with a mere thought.

Their final destination was a massive procession of cultivators from other realms, containing an unknown number of True Venerables.

Since someone dares to cause trouble here, there's nothing more to say... Here comes the thing!

There's no need for anyone to overthink it. Just like what Old Immortal said, don't react at all, lest you cause the Great Venerable to misunderstand.

"But... where are the warning signs?" Kun Xiu's nascent soul was a little confused even as he tried to relax.

"The blocking formation is about to begin," Liu Laogen said with a somber expression, letting out a soft sigh, "The same old tricks!"

"A blocking formation," another Nascent Soul cultivator sighed, "Such a grand scheme, it must be something they're determined to achieve."

Another Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't help but ask, "What if... we don't get the buyer's help?"

No one answered him. Everyone knew that the one who set the ambush must be a virtuous cultivator, while the buyer was a cultivator from beyond the realm.

This kind of thing... is really complicated. Nobody wants their own people to lose, but right now, it's business!

The next moment, an immense pressure emanated from afar, vast and boundless. "How dare you!"

The four Nascent Soul cultivators breathed a sigh of relief; after all, the buyer's true form had arrived.

Regardless of whether Houde wins or the outside world wins, at least the four of them are no longer the focus of attention.

Then came a second wave of pressure, faint and gentle, yet carrying an undeniable strength.

Everyone could sense that the second True Venerable was significantly stronger.

Immediately afterwards, the previous True Venerable sent out his divine sense again, "Is this kind of petty behavior what a virtuous True Venerable should do?"

"Come out if you dare. I won't beat you up, I'll just chain you up and take you on a tour of all the different sections..."

It was a very low-level tactic, but to the ears of a cultivator from the Realm of Great Virtue, it was an unbearable insult.

You have to understand, this is Houde's home turf. Who can afford to lose face like this when they're humiliated at home?
Just then, a soft hum rang out, followed by four more powerful pressures descending simultaneously.

"Four True Venerables?" Another divine sense came, and it was the second one, that powerful True Venerable.

"To bully the few with the many, even a virtuous cultivator like yourself is nothing more than this. They have some nerve at our camp gate... huh?"

The next moment, a towering figure appeared. "Bullying the weak with numbers? I'll allow you to rephrase that!"

"Is it... a True Venerable?" The True Venerable opposite him visibly hesitated for a moment. "How... how..."

The enormous figure stretched out its mountain-like palm, which could only be described as a "five-fingered peak".

He beckoned with his finger, "I won't bully the weak; you two come at me together, it'll be a fight to the death... Dare you?"

“This…” Qiang Zhenzun’s scalp tingled. With his strength, he was a formidable figure among the many Zhenzun in the Shangshan Realm.

However, the power of time is not something that can be easily withstood. Apart from special treasures, it requires corresponding supernatural abilities to counter it.

But how many supernatural powers can withstand the test of time?
He truly hadn't expected that behind all these sneaky methods was the notoriously domineering Qu Zhenzun.

When you do things, shouldn't you be reckless and domineering, crushing everything in your path?
Fortunately, the stronghold of cultivators from other regions was right behind him, so he only needed to delay for a while before reinforcements arrived.

As I said before, there has never been an invincible supernatural power in the cultivation world; at most, there are only cultivators who are invincible at the same level!
He spoke in a deep voice, "Would you dare wait a moment?"

"I'm taking on two at once!" Qu Jianlei was utterly speechless. "All things... no, the Upper Good Realm, are they really that cowardly?"

Upon hearing this, Qiang Zhenzun was startled—so this person's divination skills are also so strong?

The next moment, a terrifying killing intent rushed over from afar, moving incredibly fast, followed closely by a gray light.

The light wasn't originally gray; it should have been more white.

However, when the attack came, the space could not withstand it, and countless spatial cracks appeared.

Countless tiny spatial gaps interact and fold, resulting in the refraction of gray.

Is the intention to strike first? Qu Jianlei smiled; that's quite remarkable.

Jin Ge and his two companions did not reveal their true forms, but merely released their auras to indicate that they had four True Venerables on their side.

The aura that emerges from the body can be disguised, making it impossible for the opponent to sense its origin—Qianhuan is particularly skilled at this.

However, the pressure of a True Venerable cannot be faked; without a doubt, there are four different True Venerables.

Sensing this killing intent, a powerful aura emanated from him, and Min Ning made the judgment: "Overdrawn, let's go!"

He wasn't good at sword intent, but he could barely be considered a half-sword cultivator, and he had no problem sensing sword intent.

The three streams of overwhelming pressure vanished instantly, replaced by a murderous aura: "Eyeless!"

Lack of strategy? Qu Jianlei was a little taken aback when he heard this. The name of this move was quite interesting—"Courageous but lacking in strategy?"

But the next moment, he realized, could courage cut through time? Obviously not!

This strike was driven by the sword's intent, its killing intent exceptionally resolute, but even more terrifying was the sword's aura capable of slicing through anything!
The four set up a blocking array in the space, but they only grasped its form, not its meaning.

If it were Wen Xian who made the move, it would definitely be different, but this time it was Qu Jianlei who set up the formation.

Moreover, he only began setting up the formation after determining the direction the warships were traveling, so the time was relatively rushed.

Even so, he didn't think that this reckless approach could be of much use.

It can cut down everything, and the blocking array probably can't stop it. However, could it also cut down time?
However, he didn't want to confront the other party directly, because he subconsciously sensed that this person who came was probably just a preliminary step for reinforcements.

Sword cultivators are the fastest. Even a True Venerable can travel billions of kilometers with a thought, but when it comes to speed, sword cultivators are still the fastest.

This move, where the intention precedes the sword, not only demonstrates exceptional swordsmanship but also incorporates the true intent of a Venerable.

In Qu Jianlei's plan, there was no option to confront the other party head-on; Jin Ge's initial suggestion was to "release negative emotions."

Since they've already shown malice, they should know when to stop; otherwise, wouldn't they be taking the blame for Ling Yun?

He chuckled, and the massive figure vanished instantly. "Those two who have such sharp tongues, don't get left alone."

"You can transform between reality and illusion so quickly?" Upon seeing this, the True Venerable of the Supreme Realm couldn't help but mutter to himself.

He didn't take the other party's threat to heart. It was just a little argument between True Venerables, no big deal.
Some people think that a true master should always keep their word, but in fact, there are plenty of true masters who talk trash and mess with people's mentality.

Ordinary cultivators feel that the majesty of the True Venerable is inviolable, but in reality, they haven't reached that level and it's not worth the True Venerable doing so.

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Chapter 2598 Powerless (Third update, please vote for double monthly tickets)
What the true deities of the highest realm are more concerned about is that the figures of so few true deities have disappeared so quickly!
Of course he knew the famous Qu Zhenzun, who had only advanced to the Nascent Soul stage a few decades ago.

How could such a transformation between the real and the virtual be achieved without hundreds of years of refinement?
Don't underestimate this; the devil is in the details.

The fact that the opponent not only mastered the power of time right after advancing to the next level, but also could use the transformation between reality and illusion so skillfully, what does that mean?
It's not to say that this person is necessarily a reincarnation of a great being, but at the very least, he cannot be regarded as an ordinary True Venerable.

So far, the other party has only shown these two abnormalities, but who can be sure that these are their only specialties?

At the same time, space distorted violently, and a gray shadow flashed, revealing a middle-aged man with brown hair.

He pursed his lips, let out a soft snort, and then said sullenly, "You ran fast enough!"

"Fellow Daoist, you have worked hard," the True Venerable of the Upper Good Realm said slowly, "This sword will surely shatter that fellow's courage!"

"That fellow... how dare you speak of him?" The brown-haired swordsman glanced at him. "Even my blindness might not be able to defy the passage of time!"

Qu Jianlei had already fled far away. After traveling for an hour, he arrived at the meeting point agreed upon by the four of them.

The other three had just arrived, and Jin Ge's expression was not good. "Damn it, that reckless one... destroyed a part of my divine consciousness."

He was very curious about the power of the opponent's sword, so he secretly left a wisp of his divine sense to see what would happen next.

Unexpectedly, the opponent's sword intent was too strong. Although it did not target his divine sense, the aftershocks still annihilated it.

The spiritual consciousness he left behind wasn't strong enough to cause any backlash, but it still made him somewhat unconvinced.

“They dare to come against the tide of time,” Qu Jianlei said with a wry smile, shaking his head. “Senior, you have quite the nerve.”

"I'm... also thinking about my future path," Jin Ge replied dejectedly, "seeing if I can spark any inspiration."

Once you reach the point of leaving your body, you have to figure out the rest of the path on your own, even the encyclopedic sorcerer is no exception.

Upon hearing this, Min Ning shook his head, "You were too hasty. This is not only a focused strike, but also contains the power to sever thoughts."

"Severing Thoughts..." Jin Ge snorted softly and fell silent. If divine sense encounters the Severing Thoughts technique, isn't that just sending him to his doom?
Qu Jianlei, however, seemed a bit curious upon hearing this. "The Divine Power of Severing Thoughts... is a bit weaker than Severing the Dao, right? How can he think it can break through time?"

“I’ve heard of this Eyeless Strike,” Min Ning said slowly. “It should be a divine power that severs emotions and nature.”

Qu Jianlei remained silent upon hearing this, and after a long while, he asked, "The river of time...severing emotions and severing ties?"

To be honest, he felt that the connection was a bit forced.

But at the level of a True Venerable, some speculations... it's not that you're afraid to think about them, but that you simply can't even imagine them!

Try anything that might be related, otherwise no one can help you overcome cognitive barriers!
“That’s one way to think about it,” Min Ning nodded slowly. “The goal of severing one’s thoughts is not only to be heartless and devoid of humanity, nor is it just to sever cause and effect.”

"I understand," Qu Jianlei nodded slightly. "Continuing to develop this path would mean severing both our past and future?"

"More or less!" Min Ning nodded. "He may not be able to break through the barriers of time, but there's a high chance that it will help him hone his skills and overcome them!"

Cutting off the past is easy, cutting off the future is difficult. If one could truly cut off the future, one would not be far from immortality.

"He's dreaming," Jin Ge sneered upon hearing this, "Slash him... Sure enough, sword cultivation is just a minor path!"

“Don’t brag,” Min Ning couldn’t help but say, “If you could do that, you’d basically be a Nascent Soul cultivator!”

"But that's all it can do at the Fusion stage," Jin Ge said boldly. "Any further on, there's no path in the sword path!"

"Isn't that enough?" Min Ning rolled her eyes in exasperation. "Instead of wasting time daydreaming, you should figure out how to break through the Divided Spirit."

“I’m not in a hurry,” Jin Ge smiled slightly upon hearing this. “Time has never been a problem for me.”

"Alright, stop it," Min Ning was completely exasperated. "If I were to talk about age with an ancient golden spirit like you, I would go crazy."

Qianhuan had been listening to their conversation without daring to interrupt, but finally asked, "Is that sword cultivator, the True Venerable, about to be distracted?"

“It feels like it’s still early,” Min Ning replied in a deep voice. “His move just now exhausted his energy and spirit, which clearly shows that his strength is insufficient.”

"However, that person's skill in swordsmanship is indeed extraordinary and should not be underestimated."

"No Eyes..." Qu Jianlei's eyes narrowed slightly, "I also want to help him hone his skills."

He sees "the passage of time everywhere he looks," but the other party deliberately appears to be without eyes. It feels like... a bit targeted?

However, in fact, he could somewhat understand the origin of the name.

It is not easy to sever emotions and desires, and it is even more difficult to be strong without desires. If one truly reaches the state of having no eyes or gaze, wouldn't that be seeing through the illusions of the world and facing life and death directly?
At the level of True Venerables, each has their own strengths and weaknesses, and none should be underestimated...

This encounter was extremely brief, and almost no fighting took place.

However, the mastermind behind the attacks on the intelligence network and disruption of supply channels has finally revealed himself—it is none other than the newly rising Qu Zhenzun.

Cultivators from outside the sect angrily confronted the Lingyun Sect: They demanded an explanation!
But Ling Yun's reaction was predictable to anyone—Qu Zhenzun isn't from our sect, he's just a rogue cultivator, what does it have to do with me!

Moreover, they had their own reasons for taking action; without a doubt, they clearly wanted to protect their rights in the other world!
The outer regions were naturally not convinced, so they brought up Lingyun's support as an excuse.

However, Ling Yun was even more unafraid to say this—this support strategy is aimed at all cultivators of profound virtue.

As a member of the Houde Realm, Lingyun Sect should have its own responsibilities and duties!
In short, their attitude was that the sect could not and had no reason to interfere with Qu Zhenzun's behavior.

But you can't touch this person yet... at the very least, you can't kill him. He's a prodigy that the entire Houde Realm has high hopes for.

If we could capture him, that would be ideal. His freedom could very well be exchanged for a ticket to another world.

That's absolutely right. Everyone knows that Qu Zhenzun takes a staggering share of the management fees in the other world.

But the cultivators from other realms just wanted to curse: Why don't you take a look at what kind of nonsense you're spouting!
Are we to capture someone who has mastered the power of time?
It's difficult to injure the True Venerable, even more difficult to kill him. To capture him alive would truly require a whole host of burly men—men on top of men!
In short, the most reliable way to capture Qu Zhenzun alive is to ask the Divine Lord to take action.

However, a problem arises. Putting aside how difficult it is to persuade the True Lord, just consider the fact that the Great Lord bullies the Out-of-Body cultivator. What would the virtuous True Lord think?
So this answer is absolutely shameless!
However, what else could they do? They could only reluctantly say: We tried our best to capture him alive, but we couldn't guarantee that we wouldn't fail.

In fact, after confirming that Qu Jianlei was the mastermind, the cultivators from the outer realms were all a bit overwhelmed – this guy was really difficult to deal with!

The True Venerable Ones, who are like wandering ghosts, are a headache for everyone because they have no constraints!
Qu Zhenzun has a small team around him, but most people only see them as "a few subordinates".

Without a sufficiently large force or interests to restrain a True Venerable, once they give up on themselves, no one can withstand them.

Why is it that an old ancestor on the verge of death is enough to destroy a family?
Qu Jianlei was even more extreme; he didn't even have enough real estate, not even a fifth-order spiritual vein!

Thinking further ahead, if you provoke the other party and they come to cause trouble in your own territory, it will be an even greater disaster.

What's particularly fatal is that Qu Zhenzun has a lot of interests in the other world, and he had previously killed Na Hong Zhenzun, an undercover agent from the Realm of All Things.

Of course, cultivators from outside the realm will not be intimidated by this. He is just a True Venerable, how could he possibly obstruct the interests of the entire realm?
Therefore, the pressure must continue to be applied, while efforts should be made to establish relationships and convey the desire for private communication to Qu Jianlei.

This is not shameful at all. It involves huge regional interests, not just simple personal grudges. Face and such are not important at all.

Of course, at the same time, everyone should also be prepared to guard against sneak attacks.

Although most people believe that Qu Zhenzun is probably just talking—to bring the conflict between realms to himself, wouldn't that be crazy?

However, sometimes we still have to be wary: what if the other party is a cultivator who likes to go to extremes? There are quite a few people like that.

As for who the three True Venerables accompanying Qu Zhenzun were? Nobody cared... Some things can't be investigated too closely; the more you investigate, the more trouble you'll cause!
Two months later, Qu Zhenzun ambushed the Zhenzun from the Shangshan Realm.

This sneak attack... strictly speaking, it wasn't a sneak attack, but rather an attempt by cultivators from outside the region to catch fish in a net and see if he dared to launch another surprise attack.

The person was lured out, but Qu Zhenzun only made one strike before running away when he realized something was wrong, without actually using his Time-Space Technique.

But this strike... how should I put it? It was quite powerful, probably due to that divine weapon.

Before leaving, the other person left a message: "Mo Hong? Heh, call it and see if it answers."

This was the reason that the Realm of All Things had previously come up with. It's not that it's completely without merit, but it's just a guess, and we can't say that it's irrefutable evidence.

As it turned out, this divine weapon was no ordinary weapon; even the Supreme Being of the Supreme Realm, who was focused on defending against the passage of time, suffered minor injuries.

According to the analysis of cultivators from other regions afterward, Qu Zhenzun's strike was likely the result of long-term preparation—after all, it was an ambush laid in advance.

However, those who truly understood the situation tacitly refrained from mentioning another possibility: how terrifying would this divine weapon be if it hadn't been built up?
This really shouldn't be mentioned, otherwise morale will be greatly affected.

So whether the divine weapon is truly terrifying remains to be seen and will be proven by the next person to experience it firsthand...

This kind of thinking makes one feel somewhat powerless.

But what makes them feel even more powerless is that the next time they encounter something other than a divine weapon, it could be the passage of time, or something else entirely...

However, regardless of the circumstances, continued pressure is still necessary. But when the True Venerables from beyond the realm go out, they usually form teams of three or more.

At the same time, they secretly contacted Qu Zhenzun through various channels, trying to resolve the conflict—we really weren't against you!
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