Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2524 It’s embarrassing

As a grandmaster of array formations, Wenxian had already sensed the effects of the array and had long been itching to make a move.

If we act too late, things could get worse.

The fact that Qu Zhenzun could endure this long shows that his understanding of this formation is deeper than he imagined.

Seeing Wenxian's reaction, the other five True Venerables who were protecting the array base also followed suit.

While operating the formation, She Niu Zhen Zun casually asked, "Won't this hinder the formation?"

“Yes,” Wenxian answered without hesitation, “but not in the quiet zone!”

This is not the kind of space that everyone is familiar with. There are too many anomalies, and it cannot be understood using normal thinking.

Qu Jianlei spent an extremely long time calculating this time, a full half hour.

After completing the divination, he directly inputted a jade slip with his divine sense and tossed it to Han Li, saying, "This is it..."

The next moment, his figure became much more blurred, clearly indicating that he had re-entered the cave.

Immediately afterwards, all six array bases trembled violently and turned into dust.

She Niu Zhenzun's face paled slightly, but his eyes were full of surprise. "This... how come it wasn't protected?"

When Qu Zhenzun was performing divination, there was indeed an unknown energy strongly impacting the array base.

However, as a Nascent Soul True Venerable, protecting a small piece of the array base is not a problem.

As for whether a true deity can protect the six pieces... the surface impression is that it can.

However, once it's put into practice, it's hard to say. Who knows if resonance or something might occur? It's an unpredictable space.

Anyway, Qu Zhenzun's prior arrangements made some sense. Isn't that why the array base was ultimately reduced to dust?

“It’s the energy backlash after the calculation,” Wenxian said in a deep voice, having truly understood the mechanism.

His eyes lit up, and he muttered to himself, "It seems that the Dao of Arrays... can be studied further?"

Han Li reached out and snatched the jade slip, scanned it with his divine sense, and then pointed, "Over there... everyone follow, there will be a sharp turn halfway!"

Qu Jianlei had been calculating for so long, and even with the help of formations, he was inevitably exhausted.

He did break through some of the obscurations in the silent zone, but the final calculation revealed a route with multiple turns.

Upon hearing this, the bystanders didn't bother to ask any more questions and immediately came over.

Han Li charged ahead, followed by one True Venerable after another, while Qing Kong planned to bring up the rear.

From the very beginning of their cooperation, the Great Protector was concerned about security and was always on guard against the other party, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

However, he was not the only one with similar thoughts. The Old True Venerable of the Myriad Realms flashed to the back of the group.

"You go first, I'll take a look at the overall layout and sense what's going on... wait, where is everyone?"

He was worried that the other party wouldn't agree, so he deliberately delayed for several thousand kilometers—which wasn't actually that far, just a matter of a blink of an eye.

As a result, Qingkong simply vanished right in front of him, as if it had been swallowed up by another dimension.

"What the hell..." The old True Venerable was dumbfounded. "That's it?"

His reaction was not only out of caution against the True Venerable of Great Virtue, but also because he genuinely wanted to observe how the situation would change.

This is the kind of thirst for knowledge a true master should have, especially since he is also skilled in divination, so seeking some answers is not unreasonable.

To get a better view, he deliberately stepped back a little further away, so as not to be unable to see clearly from the middle.

However, in just a few thousand kilometers, he suddenly lost contact with the main force.

Even in the quiet zone, where there were tens of thousands of kilometers between us before, it wasn't a big deal. How could this change have suddenly occurred?

The old True Venerable was momentarily stunned. Without thinking, he subconsciously tore open space and chased after him.

But when he reappeared, he was completely dumbfounded. "Where...am I?"

At the same time, Qingkong was also wary of the old True Venerable behind him—he couldn't refuse the other party's rearguard action, so he had to be prepared.

When he discovered that the old True Venerable had vanished in an instant, his heart skipped a beat.

Because he was close to the main force, he didn't need to worry too much, so his focus was on the rear.

It was precisely because of this that he sensed a faint spatial fluctuation.

"Holy crap!" The Great Protector slightly increased his speed, no longer caring about what was behind him, and at the same time, he sent out his divine sense.

"Be careful, space can be distorted at will, and the oldest of all things... has been lost!"

This has never happened before, but now... it's actually normal, because the team is working to break through the impasse.

The other True Venerables were at most stunned for a moment before realizing this.

Breaking the deadlock is different from searching haphazardly; either it triggers change, or it catches up with the chaotic rhythm of space.

"How could this be lost?" She Niu Zhenzun was second to last, and his perception of what was behind him wasn't much worse.

He was certain that his teammates' disappearance had nothing to do with Qingkong Zhenzun, but the consequences were still a bit too frightening.

"Master Colin, we've lost another one... What do we do?"

"How would I know what to do?" Colin was furious, needless to say. "Even Venerable Hanli said he's following!"

"Never mind, he should be able to protect himself. We can only talk to him after we finish our business."

"Then this should be explained more clearly..." a True Venerable of All Things muttered softly.

"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, True Venerable Colin glanced at him coldly. "Who spoiled this child? Does he even know his own cultivation level?"

You're really serious, and others have already told you to "keep up," so what, do they have to say it three times, or carry you on their backs?

Han Li charged ahead without even glancing back, knowing that the phantoms of Jin Ge and Qu Jianlei were right behind him.

With protection behind him, there was no need to worry too much. However, what others didn't know was that his charge forward consumed a lot of spiritual energy.

This is not as simple as "wind-breaking hand" when running or cycling; it is about forcibly cutting into a chaotic yet stable order.

He wasn't sure how Qu Jianlei had calculated such a path, but he was certain that the cost was considerable.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have returned to his cave immediately after completing the divination, without saying a word, only leaving behind a jade slip.

Now that he has taken the jade slip, he absolutely cannot waste this rare opportunity and must try to find the rightful owner in this maze as soon as possible.

He charged forward for almost two days when suddenly a tremendous force came from ahead.

Understanding immediately, he slowed down and released a protective aura around himself. "We're here!"

Almost immediately, the eleven True Venerables behind them caught up one after another.

As Jin Ge stopped abruptly, he dodged to the side, releasing a protective aura that also enveloped Qu Jianlei's illusory figure.

Next to arrive was Colin Zhenzun, who stared in astonishment ahead, muttering two words under his breath, "Damn it..."

Ahead lay a relatively peaceful space—at least not so chaotic.

But what came into his view were massive crystals, the smallest of which was over a thousand kilometers long.

As for the longest one, it has exceeded 10,000 kilometers.

These crystals shimmered with multicolored light, sometimes bright, sometimes dim, and fluctuated with various auras, taking on all sorts of shapes.

The key is the aura emitted by the crystal, which carries an exceptionally powerful pressure, comparable even to that of a Nascent Soul cultivator.

Moreover, these crystals are not inanimate objects; they exhibit obvious fluctuations characteristic of life!

The crystal closest to the True Ones was bluish-green in color, with extremely low brightness, and was over eight thousand kilometers long.

The crystal clearly sensed the abnormal fluctuations not far away, and then a powerful pressure swept over.

Following closely behind were countless dark cyan rays of light, containing extremely powerful energy.

"You're courting death!" Han Li raised his hand, and an invisible wave swept across the front, carrying boundless rage.

"Damn," Colin Zhenzun's eyelids twitched slightly, "This baleful aura and ferocity... isn't it an ice field?"

An invisible wave instantly crushed the dense cyan light, sweeping towards the indigo crystal without the slightest pause.

Only then did Jin Ge have time to mutter, "This is... the Crystal Clan?"

"The Crystal Clan!" Even a True Venerable from the Realm of All Things recognized the origin of the crystals. "How come there are these things?"

In the time it took to speak, an invisible fluctuation had already affected the indigo crystal.

The crystal trembled slightly, then shook violently twice, and finally disintegrated.

The large, shattered chunk instantly broke into countless smaller pieces, then turned into dust, and finally disappeared completely.

The life force contained within the crystal also vanished without a trace.

"Form ranks!" Colin commanded. "Eliminate those closest to us first...protect the divine souls!"

If you don't recognize the other party's origin, that's fine, but if you know they are from the Crystal Clan, then you absolutely cannot be soft-hearted!
The Crystal Clan is a rather rare alien race, and its nature is... rather difficult to describe.

These beings aren't very aggressive, but they're a bit stubborn—if they have any brains at all.

This thing can usually only be naturally formed in places with outstanding natural beauty, somewhat similar to the original form of Jin Ge.

However, Jin Ge would never agree with this assessment. He was purely born and nurtured by nature, evolving from the very essence of the world at its inception.

The essence of the crystal family can be considered as crystals such as gold crystals and wood crystals, but they are more likely to develop intelligence.

They thrive by consuming minerals or water, and have no inherent need to kill living beings.

Individual crystal beings can be subdued by human cultivators and used to improve the environment or create cultivation resources.

—Jin Ge will probably be annoyed again when he hears about the latter use.

However, that only applies to individual crystal groups; groups of crystal groups are different. For relevant differences, please refer to the Star Tapir race.

Crystal-based societies possess a strong sense of community. Although they are unable to reproduce, they have a certain awareness and ability to cultivate their community.

They have a very strong sense of territory, and once invaded, most of them would rather die than retreat.

However, when a group develops to a certain extent, it will inevitably need to expand its living space outwards.

So why do we say they are not very aggressive?

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