Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2544 It’s hard to calm down

The aura of leaving the body flashed by, and the residents living nearby almost simultaneously fainted.

Some of them suffered permanent trauma, and a few even died on the spot.

Fortunately, this aura of leaving the body only appeared for a moment before dissipating.

In that very instant, the short arrow pierced into the man's consciousness and easily passed through.

Immediately afterwards, the short arrow circled rapidly above the man once before shooting into the sky and disappearing without a trace.

Its circling around was mainly to sense whether this person and this body had any other causes and effects—that is, a remnant soul.

The short arrow quickly determined that there were no other remnant souls left, and then it shot away like lightning.

After the short arrow disappeared, the man swayed, collapsed to the ground, and breathed his last, "Causal Kill..."

He wanted to run, but he couldn't do it at all when faced with the causal killing. Even the main soul might not be able to escape, let alone the divided soul.

The next moment, an exclamation rang out, "My God, has it unleashed its power?"

Then came the sound of alarms and the rising of dazzling magic—this was the first reaction to the attack on the market.

The reaction was undeniably fast, but for a battle of this caliber, it was still too slow.

Although this Golden Core cultivator was already dead, without the suppression of the split soul, his body was emitting an aura of leaving his body...

The only saving grace is that this person was skilled in various methods of concealing their presence during their lifetime.

His ability to suppress his aura was so deeply ingrained that it had become almost instinctive, a trait he maintained even after death.

Otherwise, the mere aura emanating from the corpse could cause significant damage to the market.

Before long, a group of Lingyun disciples arrived, but they did not dare to get too close.

They stood at a distance, whispering among themselves: Is this great venerable one still alive?

As for other matters? Sorry, those are simply beyond their control. They can only cordon off the area and then report it to higher authorities.

Unfortunately, the Solitary Plate originally had two True Venerables, but neither of them are present at the moment.

One of the True Venerables went to another world, leaving behind an avatar to guard the spiritual vein. At this moment, he only swept over it with his divine sense.

"This True Venerable has already fallen, but the cause and effect... tsk tsk, it's really a mess. Let's see who in Lingyun will handle it."

He could sense some cause and effect, but he really couldn't say anything; the waters were too murky, and there was no need to get involved.

The mere fact that a True Venerable One is hiding in Lingyun's market, yet the pursuers still dare to attack so brazenly, is enough to illustrate the complexity of this matter.

The message was reported quickly, but the response was very slow.

A full month passed before Lingyun's investigation team arrived. Although the leader was a True Venerable, it was only an avatar...

After the giant axe killed its opponent, it did not retrieve the conjured short arrow, but instead let it disappear in another direction.

This was Qu Jianlei's suggestion: as long as the cause and effect and manipulation are severed, the short arrow will disappear naturally and quickly.

He didn't want anyone to find out that he was involved in this matter, at least not in the short term.

In the time that followed, he did not show himself, but instead consulted the oracle about Wenxian.

Wenxian's main body did not arrive; his clone arrived first.

After hearing his request, the clone said that upgrading the spiritual veins wasn't difficult, but he needed to clearly explain his request.

When Wenxian learned about the target spiritual vein, his first reaction was to sell a piece of spiritual land to Qu Zhenzun.

He also had plans for Efengsan, but now that he plans to scale back completely, those plans are no longer important.

He had originally intended to give it to Qu Zhenzun anyway; he really didn't need these few small gifts now.

But Qu Jianlei was unwilling to accept it. He still owed Wenxian a lot, and he wouldn't waste his favors on a problem that could be solved with spirit stones.

These actions took him almost a month, during which time he did not show up again.

He would even hide in his cave whenever he had free time, staying within the aura of the Dao stele to prevent others from sensing him.

Ultimately, he didn't want others to know his current condition or the severity of his injury.

As for the mastermind behind it all, he has already identified it—that's right, it's Baiyou Business Alliance!

This fact really made him feel a little resentful, because he had quietly withdrawn from the bidding process.

He refused to communicate with the other party, but did not spread the word about seeking revenge—it was Houde's rule that in the struggle for the spiritual vein, one had to accept the consequences of the bet.

Moreover, Ling Yun's attitude was somewhat ambiguous; he didn't want to be used as a pawn by Bai Qiao for nothing.

However, almost everyone believed that he couldn't swallow this insult, and Min Ning even suggested that he could impersonate someone from the Merchant Alliance and ambush him.

The incident happened when he came back last time, and some time has passed since then. He has no plans for revenge for the time being.

Helping the two women advance through the ranks is the top priority right now.

In his plan, he would only consider this matter after arranging these two things properly, in order to attract the attention of others.

But now, the other side has actually... sent assassins first! This is truly intolerable.

Logically speaking, since the other party has already won the bid, they shouldn't have such thoughts anymore—they've already won, what more do they want?
But Qu Jianlei could understand the logic behind the other party's actions—they believed that he would inevitably retaliate.

Rather than living in constant fear of being plotted against by him for the rest of the years, it's better to strike first and eliminate him.

Only Qu Jianlei could react to such illogical reasoning immediately.

However, he had to admit that the other party's idea was correct; that was exactly what he had planned.

However, the other party's actions were simply too forceful, and they also vividly demonstrated the cruelty of the cultivation world.

Against a powerful True Venerable like him, winning the bid isn't a complete victory; achieving physical destruction is the true solution once and for all.

Baiyou Business Alliance started out in intelligence work, and now its business has spread to several major cultivation worlds. How could it be a spotless white lotus?
In business, harmony brings wealth, but to build a large business, one must have ruthless methods to protect oneself.

Qu Jianlei could understand the logic, but to push his luck to this extent, how dark must his mind be?
Especially since the target was him, what the hell... how much contempt does he have for people?
He had originally been thinking that he should know when to stop when he took revenge, since he couldn't let Baiqiao feel too comfortable, could he?
But now, needless to say, he would rather relocate to the Realm of All Things than swallow this insult.

To avoid being influenced by irrelevant lobbying, he didn't want to contact anyone.

Qu Jianlei has now disappeared, mainly because he wants to solve the prerequisites for the two women to pass the test.

Because he was unsure how long his battle with the Baiyou Business Alliance would last or how intense it would become.

It is almost certain that once he takes action against Baiyou Business Alliance, the threat to his team members will actually decrease.

Before we deal with him, anyone who dares to lay a hand on a lower-ranking member of the team will definitely face even more severe retaliation from him!

Even so, he still wanted to try to resolve as many prerequisites as possible.

In addition, he is also investigating the relationship between the Unworthy True Venerable and the Hundred Friends Business Alliance.

This time, his ambush was truly baffling. He had originally gone to find out the truth behind the attack on the Unworthy True Venerable.

If he hadn't gone to No. 5 Efeng, it would have been almost impossible for anyone to ambush him.

The true master's whereabouts are elusive and difficult for ordinary people to detect, so how easy is it to set up a precise ambush?
The main reason for this was that I, the Unworthy True Venerable, was attacked and he was a suspect, which is why I went to find out what was going on.

However, this could very well be a setup targeting him—would an ordinary person not react in such a situation?

Interestingly, the ambush that I encountered was very similar to his, both being spatial traps. Could this be considered an attempt to cover up the truth?

Anyway, Qu Jianlei felt that this guy was highly suspicious, but right now... it was inconvenient for him to make a prediction.

Regardless of whether the other party possesses any means to conceal secrets, simply stating that when he divines for others, he will naturally expose himself as well.

With just a little manipulation, one can pinpoint his approximate location by following the cause-and-effect relationship.

So what he needs to do now is to help the two women as much as possible, while secretly investigating the Baiyou Business Alliance.

That day, after he finished communicating with Wenxian's clone, he suddenly remembered something.

"If you're aiming for the Nascent Soul stage... have you chosen a sixth-tier spiritual vein?"

Wenxian's clone remained silent for a long time before answering, "If someone else asked me this question, I would get angry."

"I can't go into the details, but the fifth-order spiritual vein is beyond saving... and it's impossible to lend it to you."

Don't let Wenxian's seemingly simple-minded nature fool you; he may appear to be a bookworm focused solely on research, but he's actually quite perceptive.

Qu Jianlei blinked. "Are you planning to absorb the fifth-tier spiritual vein?"

Besides wanting to try borrowing spiritual veins from the other party, he also had many things he didn't understand about the impact of the split spirit.

However, absorbing fifth-order spiritual veins is an effective way to accumulate resources for the Divine Transformation stage, a point that the heroic spirits have mentioned in the past.

It's said that it's extremely difficult to achieve a split soul in the cultivation world, and the resources required to advance to a higher level are truly enormous.

Absorbing a fifth-order spiritual vein not only consumes high-end resources, but even one fifth-order spiritual vein is far from enough.

"Sigh, don't even mention it," sighed Venerable Wenxian. "I wish I had your luck... Are you really not going to show up anytime soon?"

He truly understood everything in his heart, though Qu Jianlei had explained some things to him as well.

"Let's get a few True Venerables first," Qu Jianlei said calmly. "That guy the other day... I didn't get his cave dwelling!"

After completely eliminating the guy who had plotted against him, he really wanted to take over his cave.

Unfortunately, no matter how he tried to divine, he couldn't figure out where that guy's cave was.

Later, he vaguely realized that this guy hadn't hidden the cave, but rather that he didn't have one at all!

It is not surprising at all that a True Venerable Who Has Astral Projection Does Not Have a Cave.

The ambush was carried out by a True Venerable who was over three thousand years old. It shouldn't have been too difficult for him to accumulate enough resources to build a cave dwelling.

However, it seems that this kind of profession, whether it's a fifth-order spiritual vein or a cave dwelling, doesn't offer them much help...?

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