Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2519 Stone Marrow Ice

Colin ultimately chose to trust Skybreaker, and the Great Protector did not betray his trust.

The butterfly's slender proboscis pecked into the ball of light, held it for four or five seconds, and then retracted its proboscis.

Qingkong Zhenzun lowered his eyelids slightly, while Colin silently watched him: Is just this much enough?
You didn't just use this trick to scare me, did you?

To date, the foundation of trust between the two sides remains relatively weak.

"Tsk," two seconds later, the Great Protector smacked his lips with regret, then shook his head.

Colin's heart skipped a beat as he wondered what bad situation had arisen, when he heard the other person speak.

"This aura is really... well, I'll just have to make do with it."

A small, light gray ball of light, about the size of a grain of rice, appeared in his palm. He then looked at Qu Jianlei and asked, "You've come?"

"It's fine as long as it's in your hands," Qu Jianlei said without reaching out to take it, instead raising his hand to perform some calculations.

This isn't arrogance, but rather caution; who knows how risky it is to divine the other party's fate?

Then he lowered his hand, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Such a weak clue, too vague."

Seeing that he made no further move, Han Li silently took out his counting rods—at least the risk was not high.

Colin also knew of this person's reputation. Although he was a newly promoted True Venerable, he had a considerable reputation in the Houde Realm.

Legend has it that this person was not only strong in combat, but also had extremely high divination skills. Now it seems... well, at least his divination tools are quite remarkable.

Han Li used abacuses right away, not because he underestimated the risks, but because he would need to rest for a few days after the divination.

The key issue was that the warships had suffered too much damage during the previous turns, and he felt it was necessary to first gain control of the situation.

After completing the divination, he spoke in a deep voice, "Four causal lines, but... this direction is indeed slightly stronger."

He acknowledged the other party's judgment, but that wasn't shameful. In the current situation, the worst thing to do is act impulsively.

But Colin was genuinely taken aback when he heard this, "Four...lines?"

He always believed that he had the only solution, and that's why he was too lazy to explain to the other party.

How can there be... four possibilities?

Han Li nodded slightly. "Yes, the fluctuations are quite strong, appearing and disappearing intermittently. The four that are relatively certain are the most likely."

"Is that so?" Upon hearing this, a True Venerable from the Realm of All Things took out three ancient tortoise shells and began to perform divination.

This is an invisible contest. True Venerable Colin possesses some kind of secret technique, but the Realm of All Things is not lacking in divination masters.

At the very least, this person's ability to perform divination based on the rice-grain-sized ball of light in the Great Protector's hand already surpasses that of many True Venerables.

After the divination, the man put away the tortoise shell and calmly stated, "I only divined one thing, which is the direction Colin pointed out."

He was simply stating a fact, not questioning, but his intention was obvious.

Colin glanced at Han Li again. "Which direction is the second strongest causal line in? Why don't we give it a try?"

This guy was really going to take it seriously, but the handsome young man replied expressionlessly, "Is it necessary? We're in a hurry."

Others might think he was putting on a brave face, but Han Li was strong enough that he didn't bother to explain.

Since he had already said that, Colin couldn't insist, otherwise the provocation would be too obvious.

Another True Venerable from the Realm of All Things muttered, "The material of those counting rods, hmm, not bad!"

This guy's eyesight... Which True Immortal doesn't have some special skills? Naturally, someone who dares to come to such a dangerous place to rescue people is even more so.

After this change of course, Qu Jianlei had to switch to another regimental-class ship... Sigh, making money is really not easy.

However, as the journey progressed deeper into the Girl Starfield, the damage caused by the turning became less important.

Even during daily travel, one may encounter various powerful energy turbulences and other forms of damage.

After experiencing a spatial distortion, although they switched to a different regimental-class ship, they discovered a rather large block of ice.

Ice in space is not particularly rare, but it is unusual for this piece of ice to survive in such a violent environment.

The anomaly was discovered by Xiaohu. Although there were thirteen True Venerables inside the warship, they did not continuously release powerful divine sense perception.

This space is extremely unfriendly to divine sense; even the divine sense of a True Venerable will be affected.

The key is that everyone should be fully focused on preventing accidents and not waste too much energy on unnecessary sacrifices.

Moreover, is it worth maintaining such vigilance for at least a year?
The small lake discovered ice blocks 500,000 kilometers away, but instead of announcing it on the public channel, it first communicated with the boss.

Even the big-headed butterfly knew what was important and was worried that the True Venerable of the Realm of All Things would discover its abnormality. The Virtuous True Venerable... was fine with it.

Qu Jianlei subtly adjusted the warship's direction, which was instantly detected by the other True Venerables.

It truly is the realm of a True Venerable; even a Nascent Soul cultivator might not be able to perceive it.

The True Lord of All Things, the Ox, spoke naturally, "True Lord Qu, is there... some danger?"

"Just a few gadgets," Qu Jianlei replied calmly, without offering any further explanation.

The other True Venerables stopped asking questions after hearing what he said, until the mechanical arm caught the ice block.

However, the ice actually froze the robotic arm!

"Huh?" Jin Ge raised an eyebrow. "Stone Marrow Ice... There's actually something like that here?"

“It has some value,” Wanwushe Niu nodded, “but it’s not particularly useful.”

If the True Lord can say something "of some value," then the warship making a turn is definitely worthwhile.

Han Li spoke calmly, "Let's put it into Houde's public treasury first; this item will be useful to me!"

His main field of study is ice-based, so it's not surprising that he has this need, and it's only natural that he would enter the Houde Treasury.

The other True Beings had no objections, but then they began to release stronger divine senses in turn.

So, in this star field, besides the dangers, there really is a chance to find some treasures?
At the same time, Song Yue'er began to discuss with Han Li whether she could give the Stone Marrow Ice to her.

This treasure is an extremely cold substance, resembling ice but not entirely; its greatest function is to maintain the freshness of objects.

Song Zhenzun stated that she has some crucial materials that need to be preserved for a long time, and these materials are of great use to her.

Jin Ge found this somewhat unpleasant to hear. "I said, this treasure can even moderately resist rules... and even time."

Upon hearing this, several True Venerables glanced at Qu Jianlei, seemingly unintentionally—True Venerable Han Li and this man really have a good relationship!

Han Li replied dismissively, "After I absorb this treasure, my combat power will increase. What are your little needs compared to that?"

"Hmm?" Song Yue'er snorted lightly, speaking with a half-smile, "If you're going to be so heartless, don't blame me..."

"Tsk," Han Li frowned and replied impatiently, "Alright, we'll talk about it later."

"Really..." Qu Jianlei shook his head, wondering what leverage Song Yue'er had over this guy.

While stone marrow ice can indeed have some effect on time, expecting it to block the power of time is wishful thinking.

As for extracting some essence from it to resist the passage of time, that is... somewhat possible.

In short, this treasure can moderately influence time-related magical abilities, but it falls short when it comes to refining the Stone Marrow Ice to the True Venerable realm.

This was originally a treasure born from the world, and it was already in its final form when it appeared in the world. It can only get weaker, not stronger.

To further refine this substance, especially in accordance with the laws of time... one can imagine how difficult that is.

The key point is that, in Qu Jianlei's view, this piece of stone marrow ice is not very large, only about a hundred cubic meters.

Even if there really is a true master who can refine it through secret techniques, how much of the refined substance could there be?
Qu Jianlei didn't care about this piece of stone marrow ice. Although the means to resist the power of time were extremely rare, there was more than one such method.

However, he was quite grateful to Han Li, for this was true mutual help among fellow Daoists.

So he even had a thought: should he find an opportunity to secretly teach Song Yue'er a lesson?
She only had a handle on Han Li, what could she do to Qu?

During their subsequent explorations, the True Lords discovered a number of more treasures.

Nearly 30% of the treasures were discovered by the True Venerables of the Myriad Realms, and they also established a public treasury.

However, the virtuous True Venerables did not take it to heart, after all, the other party had also come to provide assistance and had paid a high price.

These costs should be reimbursed, but if we calculate it that way, wouldn't these six True Venerables be pitiful oxen and fodder for the mission?

In fact, not many of the treasures they acquired were of great value.

Of the six treasures in total, only one could barely compare to the Stone Marrow Ice; the others were inferior.

But then again, it's still some unexpected income; it's better to have it than nothing.

If even the true beings of all things are so pitiful, who would have the nerve to haggle over such a small amount of money with them?

Qu Jianlei grew increasingly curious, and one day he suddenly asked, "Among the Five True Venerables who have fallen, are there any important figures among them?"

“Big…figures?” Colin True Venerable paused for a moment before replying, “They’re all True Venerables.”

These are all powerful figures who have transcended physical form. Is there a problem with that?

"You know what I'm talking about," Qu Jianlei said calmly, "but if you don't want to say it, that's fine with you too!"

Han Li then added, "This important figure isn't Yue Ran, nor Han Wei... so who are the remaining three?"

"This..." True Venerable Colin wanted to deny it, but realizing that he couldn't hide it from the other party's perception, he could only sigh.

"When you meet them, you can ask them yourselves."

"An important figure?" Song Yue'er was quite fond of gossip. "Is he at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, here to seek an opportunity to become a Spirit Transformation cultivator?"

She asked the question without any pressure. So what if she was at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage? As long as she wasn't distracted, everyone was pretty much the same.

The ox of all things rolled its eyes at her, "Why don't you guess it's a descendant of the Great King? That's an even bigger figure."

A true socialite doesn't just say nice things; they can respond appropriately to any situation, ensuring their words stay relevant and relevant.

(End of this chapter)