Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2515 Omissions
Five True Venerables planned to annihilate three Half-Step Nascent Soul cultivators. Upon hearing the news, Song Yue'er came over, wanting to participate.

But nobody paid her any attention—she was the typical type who couldn't resist the allure of something good.

Fortunately, she was relatively obedient to advice, and the True Venerable in the team was strong enough that when she had opinions, she would just mutter a few words and then let it go.

However, this time, Han Li said in a serious tone: We are going to tackle the tough challenges. You can participate in the battle, but you won't get any of the spoils!
Qu Jianlei could somewhat guess why Han Li had this attitude.

In fact, he himself highly suspected that Qingkong's ability to recognize the core of the tree root might be related to Song Zhenzun or Xiwu Zhenzun.

However, Song Yue'er was completely under Han Li's control. After hesitating, she said, "Then I'll choose last, okay?"
Han Li had no choice but to send out six True Venerables this time.

When they arrived near the home planet of the Half-Step Divine Mantis, there was another one—the Great Protector was already waiting there.

Far from their home planet, small groups of cultivators were active in the vicinity. Because they had to be highly vigilant against those at the half-step Nascent Soul stage, they easily discovered the gathering of Immortal Venerables.

After recognizing them as the Five True Venerables of the camp, they actually came over to greet them and asked if they were going to pull out the nails.

After receiving a positive response, the cultivator team expressed their willingness to assist the True Venerables.

Participating in the war is definitely no problem; I can even lead the advance. At the very least, I can help the Great Lords clean up the battlefield!
Ultimately, although the Five True Venerables charge fees that come from the cultivators' hard-earned money, they actually deliver on their promises and have a decent reputation.

The cultivator teams weren't worried about being sold out; they just wanted to get a share of the profits—presumably, the Grand Venerables wouldn't dare compete with them.

After the divination, the seven True Venerables set out together. The battle was uneventful and was resolved in three days.

However, this mantis, which was only halfway to the Divine Realm, had clearly learned a lot and become much smarter. The cultivators had been attacking for many years, and the Zerg were also making progress.

It actually released hundreds of clones, hoping that only one would survive.

Half-step Divine Realm cultivators are inherently difficult to kill, and Qingkong's Karmic Killing technique was also ineffective in eliminating the other clones.

It took them two whole years to completely exterminate the mantis, and they only managed to break even with the acquisition of some treasures.

Moreover, they are really embarrassed to compete with the less skilled cultivators for many low-end resources, otherwise... they might be able to make a slight profit.

Just as everyone had expected, this was a thankless and arduous task.

When Qu Jianlei and his group of five first came to the Tree Clan World, it was truly a world teeming with treasures and opportunities.

Back then, let alone killing a half-step Nascent Soul cultivator, even an ordinary Out-of-Body insectoid would be a huge bargain.

But now there's really no other way. The Zerg have become smarter and have come up with many ways to deal with this.

Moreover, the key point is that war will deplete the resources of the cultivators and the resources of the Zerg!

"The remaining two... let's take a break," Song Yue'er did indeed tone it down, but the meager harvest left her with little interest.

However, after only one day of rest, Qingkong sighed, "Baiqiao has divined my fate again. What's wrong with that guy?"

He was too lazy to travel, so he directly performed the reverse divination. Before long, Baiqiao's clone arrived.

He said helplessly, "Six True Venerables have come from the Realm of All Things, wanting to enter the Maiden Starfield."

Previously, cultivators in the Houde Realm had almost never heard of the Maiden Star Domain; it was only after cultivators from outside the realm discovered it that the news spread.

However, this place belongs to the empire from which Qu Zhenzun originated, which is somewhat taboo, so the virtuous Zhenzun was a little embarrassed to go there.

It is said that the place is extremely dangerous and belongs to the mortal realm, devoid of spiritual energy.

A group of virtuous cultivators, clinging to a sliver of hope, ventured out secretly, only to discover that there was indeed no spiritual energy, and many of them perished in the process.

What's particularly frustrating is that the camp's management area doesn't include that area, so they can't get the Five True Venerables to come to their aid.

Several groups of cultivators from outside the realm have entered, but most of them are still struggling in the Tree Clan or the Asura World.

Therefore, in the eyes of virtuous cultivators, those who venture there are not only "desperate for money," but also very low-class.

This time, six True Venerables from the Realm of All Things actually came, wanting to enter the Maiden Star Domain. Baiqiao felt this was no small matter.

He asked Qu Jianlei very seriously, "What exactly is inside?"

"Ancient battlefield ruins," Qu Jianlei answered seriously, "Didn't you think about why I didn't go?"

This is also one of the main reasons why Houde Zhenzun doesn't pay attention to the Girl Starfield—if it's really beneficial, why doesn't Qu Zhenzun go?
Everyone could imagine that he was wary of the dangers involved, but no one could realize that, besides the dangers, he was truly overwhelmed with other matters.

Since arriving in Houde Realm, Qu Jianlei has been constantly busy. He has some spare time, but not much time for adventure.

The Girl Starfield... that's no joke. It wouldn't be surprising if she were trapped there for thirty or fifty years, and by then everything would have been delayed.

Even now, he and the other four True Venerables can hunt down half-step Nascent Soul cultivators, but they still don't have time to go to the Maiden Starfield.

"Should we stop these six True Venerables?" A hint of hesitation flashed in Baiqiao's eyes. "What if something goes wrong..."

He was somewhat hopeful, but also worried that something might actually happen; he was really torn.

"Who gave them permission to come?" Qu Jianlei frowned slightly. "Isn't it forbidden for True Venerables to participate in exploration?"

“That’s the mortal realm, devoid of spiritual energy,” Baiqiao sighed dejectedly. “That’s an oversight!”

The loopholes in the agreement exist not only in the mortal world, but also in the cultivation world.

Qu Jianlei shook his head helplessly, "Then you handle it. Ling Yun is in charge, just don't drag him into this mess."

Baiqiao replied solemnly, "That's what I'm worried about too. I wish something would happen to them, but six True Venerables... that's just too many!"

This number, even within the realm of Houde, is one-twentieth of the True Venerables. Even if the Myriad Realms differ from Houde, the difference wouldn't be significant.

No wonder he was in such a dilemma. Just think about the two million troops of Guojia, and the loss of 100,000 men... what level of loss is that?

Without a reasonable explanation, even if the two realms don't engage in a full-scale war, small-scale conflicts are likely inevitable.

As everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, Han Li sneered, "Heh, fortune and misfortune have no fixed gate, but are summoned by oneself. Just let them leave a message."

He knew that there were opportunities in the Girl Starfield, but he just couldn't find the time.

Let's not even talk about the other world. In the Houde Realm, he also has his own things to do, just fewer than Qu Jianlei.

Baiqiao's clone sighed again, "I also want them to prove themselves, but they want to see Qu Zhenzun..."

Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei's face darkened. "So, you were planning to let them in from the beginning?"

What a joke! It's one thing for them to sneak in, but to openly explore the Imperial territory and you're actually going to agree to it?
Did you ask me before you did this?
“They came to us on their own initiative,” Baiqiao said, seemingly ignoring the question. “Otherwise, it would be very difficult to investigate if they had sneaked in quietly.”

At the void entrance to the Asura world, the virtuous cultivators set up their base camp to manage entry and exit and collect management fees.

It's very lively there now; even a market town has been established.

However, it would be quite difficult to prevent a true master from sneaking in and out.

However, what Baiqiao wanted to say was, "I didn't agree to their request; I just asked them why they didn't just go in directly?"

"They said they wanted to see you first, so I asked if I could prove myself, but they still insisted on seeing you first."

Song Yue'er rolled her eyes. "Your language skills... tsk tsk."

Qu Jianlei glanced at the others, thought for a moment, and replied, "Then let's go see them first."

After the two sides met, he finally understood why the other party insisted on seeing him.

The six True Venerables wished to enter the Maiden Starfield aboard a warship.

Although cultivators look down on mortal items, they still have to use warships in this star field, otherwise they cannot last long.

As everyone knows, even a powerful being like a Nascent Soul True Venerable will inevitably suffer if they do not have a fifth-order spiritual vein to replenish their spiritual energy for a long time.

The same applies to Nascent Soul and Golden Core cultivators; they cannot stay in places with thin spiritual energy for long, let alone places without any spiritual energy at all.

The fact that the six True Venerables wanted to obtain the warship clearly indicated that the Girl Starfield was extremely dangerous, and they might be trapped there for decades.

The Great Venerable One not only possesses a high level of cultivation, but also has a much more meticulous mind than ordinary cultivators. He does not act recklessly because of his cultivation level and has an extremely strong sense of risk control.

Considering the still very bad environment in the star system, it's quite normal to prepare a few warships just in case, right?

However, in order to acquire warships, they had to face one fact: they could only use the models produced by the Empire!
Federation and Alliance warships cannot penetrate deep into Imperial territory or sail on fixed border routes; they must apply to the Empire for permission.

As for the idea that the True Venerable has a cave dwelling where he hides his warships... that involves multiple other causes and effects, so there's no need to elaborate.

In short, if they want to obtain the warships, they need permission from the Imperial military, and more importantly, they must go through official channels.

If illegal means are used, virtuous cultivators will absolutely not allow it!
If cultivators from other realms secretly infiltrate the Girls' Starfield, you can pretend you don't know—we'll let it slide since you're all poor.

If they still dare to attack the Empire, do they really think Qu Zhenzun is just a figurehead?
However, this is the crux of the problem: previously, the cultivators from outside the realm supported the Federation and the Alliance and suppressed the Empire!
Even on that occasion, it was Qu Zhenzun who instructed Ling Yun to warn the other party: Know when to stop and do not interfere in the affairs of the mortal world!

The empire also has sufficient knowledge of the origins and social groups of cultivators.

How could the Empire possibly have a good attitude towards a team of cultivators who had stood up for the Federation and the Alliance?

Later, the imperial government used this as a pretext to repeatedly inform the Digital Phantom team that they wanted to unify the Three Kingdoms.

The True Venerables of the Myriad Realms were also aware of this, and they even secretly verified it with lower-ranking officials of the empire.

As expected, their guess was correct: the empire had a very bad impression of cultivators from outside the region and was extremely hostile towards them.

They didn't want to offend cultivators, much less provoke them, but with the Digital Phantom backing them up, they weren't afraid to stick to their own principles.