Recruit black physique to start practice in wasteland

Chapter 2680 Turbulence
The third beam of white light was relatively faint, yet with just this one strike, the entire vortex of clouds began to churn violently!

Just as the explosion was about to happen, Qu Jianlei raised his hand and made a hand seal, activating the second set of formations—the Binding and Locking Formation!
How could he act without considering the chaos it might cause? Restraining the vortex cloud from collapsing was absolutely necessary.

He didn't need to explain this to Qiu Zhen's true master—it wasn't arrogance, but rather that he fundamentally despised harboring bandits for personal gain!

He could understand that the path of becoming a deity through incense offerings had its own cultivation considerations, but that did not change the fact that he disliked this behavior!
His principle in life was to be worldly-wise without being cynical.

The vortex continued to churn for seven or eight days, and the chaotic energy finally showed signs of calming down.

However, it will take a long time to completely quell the situation.

Two days later, a hole gradually appeared in the vortex cloud, with a diameter of more than 20 kilometers, and it looked like it was going to expand.

As soon as the hole appeared, a massive amount of demonic energy surged out, violently twisting and churning.

Judging from the reaction of the Heavenly Demon Qi, it must have been severely struck within the vortex cloud.

Although it was unusually intense, it had no discernible pattern and felt more like a fragmented outburst!

The Binding Array also has a sealing function, but the effect is not that good, and Qu Jianlei's original purpose was not to seal the Heavenly Demon.

Seeing the demonic energy churning within the formation, he knew breaking it was only a matter of time. He shrugged and said, "Go eat."

"No! I won't!" the spider refused decisively—you've gone too far!

It's one thing to not let me eat the food that makes me feel like I'm going to lose consciousness, but to make me eat this disgusting stuff?
“It is a living being, and it also has cultivation,” Qu Jianlei explained patiently. “Xiao Hu, translate this!”

The big-headed butterfly spun around seven or eight times before giving its feedback, "It's not that it can't be eaten, but... it's too finely chopped!"

The Spider Lord meant that swallowing an Astral Projection whole was fine, as was swallowing a fragmented fragment of it.

But this thing... is not only badly broken, but it also contains too many low-level fragments and auras!
Xiao Hu even imagined a bizarre analogy: "It's like being a Nascent Soul True Venerable, replenishing spiritual energy in a low-level spirit-gathering array..."

The spiritual energy consumed when absorbing spiritual energy is far greater than the spiritual energy gained... Isn't this ridiculous?

Of course, the spider had many other reasons for refusing, but this one reason was enough.

“But…” Qu Jianlei frowned and took out the Creation Compass to perform the ritual.

However, the compass remained motionless in the air, and even seemed to emanate a faint sense of dissatisfaction, though it was unclear what it was angry about.

The projections of the five True Venerable Ones remained completely still. They had dealt with the Heavenly Demons for far too long, and handling this situation was child's play for them.

But they deliberately didn't make a move, not to watch the spectacle, but simply to find out what kind of methods these people possessed.

After waiting for a while, True Venerable Xiwu couldn't help but ask, "Do you need me to use an illusion array?"

"An illusion array..." Qu Jianlei glanced at her, his face full of surprise, "To deal with the Heavenly Demon?"

“Alright,” True Venerable Xiwu nodded readily, “The Heavenly Demon Illusion is nothing special; it can only scare those below the Nascent Soul stage…”

It's no wonder that every True Venerable is not to be underestimated; she actually dared to underestimate the hallucinogenic abilities of the Heavenly Demon.

But upon closer reflection, it doesn't seem so unexpected.

No matter how strong one's racial talent is, cultivation level is the true measure of strength. If a Nascent Soul True Venerable were to try to seize a Nascent Soul, the harm would likely be greater than that posed by a Heavenly Demon.

Back then, the Chaos Wood Spirit spent a very long time and almost assimilated the Creation Compass.

However, the next moment, Xiwu even said, "I can also extract the essence of the Heavenly Demon Qi as the power source for the illusion array."

That's incredibly impressive! Qu Jianlei answered without hesitation, "You just need to take charge of this kind of war-for-war strategy!"

“It’s impossible to sustain war through war,” Yugiri frankly stated. “The extracted resources are less than 20% of the cost; we’re losing money!”

"Then let's get started," Qu Jianlei replied without hesitation. "Using formations is better than exhausting ourselves."

“Okay,” True Venerable Xiwu nodded slightly to him and floated forward. “Give me permission to enter and exit the formation.”

“No permission is needed,” Qu Jianlei replied casually. “Entering the formation is risky. You just choose a place, and I’ll make an exception.”

The formation he set up himself was easy to control; he just let the other party choose their position first.

After choosing a spot, True Venerable Xiwu casually tossed out an array plate—a ready-made array plate!

This operation is somewhat astonishing, as it allows one to absorb a massive amount of demonic energy with a portable array plate.
Seeing the strange looks from everyone, Shinzo Yugiri couldn't help but say, "Stop looking, the cost of using it is very high!"

"If it weren't for that, I would have been searching the whole world for the Heavenly Demon Qi long ago."

Her illusion array can suppress the Heavenly Demon Qi, but she can't keep losing money while making a lot of noise, can she?
"Only when multiple Nascent Soul Heavenly Demons act together can we basically guarantee a balance between income and expenditure."

Since even the preconditions are there, it's clear that what they're saying isn't a lie.

But Han Li snorted, "With your habitually stingy nature of keeping things to yourself, if you say you're breaking even, then you must be making a profit."

Each True Venerable has their own special skills, as well as their own personality flaws, just like True Venerable Qu's "not many".

But this guy actually knows quite a lot.

Qu Jianlei couldn't help but twitch his lips slightly. This guy was good in every way, except that his private life was a bit immoral.

Xiaoyou is right here, and you're talking about Xiwu's personality? You're such a scumbag... so unscrupulous!

With a thought, a small gap appeared in the binding array.

Chaotic energy, mixed with demonic energy, surged out of the breach like a flood.

Outside the gap, True Venerable Xiwu raised her slender hand and directly guided the torrent into the formation!
However, her expression turned bitter. "Such a huge energy impact... I've lost out!"

Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei couldn't help but speak up, "It's true that illusion arrays are most vulnerable to chaos, but if they can be used properly, it can actually be a good thing."

He wasn't very knowledgeable about illusions, but he did understand formations, right? He couldn't help but offer some pointers.

“I know that,” True Venerable Xiwu nodded slightly. “I can also set up that kind of array, but this array plate… is fixed!”

“Yes,” Qu Jianlei nodded in understanding, “Actually, array plates can also do these things, but they are more time-consuming to make.”

"Would you be willing to teach me?" Yugiri's eyes lit up at his question. "I know that teachings are not easily passed on, so I can pay you!"

"If you want to learn, sleep with your master," the female voice appeared again in Qu Jianlei's mind. "If I were her, I would also feel regret."

"Such a powerful jet, what a waste...it's a shame."

Before Qu Jianlei could answer, unsurprisingly, Han Li became jealous. "Xi Wu, if there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me!"

"The True Venerable One has so many things to do every day, it would be very inappropriate to disturb him abruptly, do you understand?"

Zha Nan is indeed Zha Nan... Does he really think Xiao You is dead?
However, Yugiri was actually quite patient in explaining it to him.

"The main problem is that if we don't improve it, the formation will suffer greatly increased consumption and wear and tear when it encounters this situation."

"I was just saying," Han Li said casually. "You've brought enough array plates, haven't you?"

“It can be done temporarily,” Yugiri said, seemingly flattered.

However, she was really willing to go all out. Three days later, seeing that the power of the surging demonic energy had not diminished, she pulled out another array plate.

The aloof and elegant True Venerable said calmly, "If no one else is going to take over, then I'll continue!"

"You continue," Qu Jianlei nodded slightly, "I feel like the other side has also noticed, so I'll have to trouble you to hold them off for a while!"

“Understood,” True Venerable Yugiri nodded slightly, saying no more—she was no stranger to this kind of battle that focused on the overall situation.

The key point is that for her, this loss is nothing. As long as the team can gain even a little recognition, it's worth it.

Two days later, the first array plate was almost at its limit, and she activated the second array plate.

The battle seemed to last a bit too long, but in fact, this is the typical pace of a True Venerable-level battle.

Those who can end a battle instantly are usually minor cultivators such as those at the Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment stages.

However, by the ninth day, Xiaoyou didn't want to wait any longer. "The demonic energy that's emanating now seems to be much more regular."

“Hmm,” Han Li nodded, “I suggest we stop with the divination and just charge straight in, so as not to alert the enemy.”

Everyone understands the relevant principles. Upon hearing this, Qingkong raised his hand, and the colorful butterflies reappeared.

The butterfly rapidly swelled, and its long proboscis pierced through the opening, protruding into the great formation.

The next moment, colorful ash flowed into the butterfly's body through the long proboscis of its mouthparts.

In the blink of an eye, the demonic energy within the formation was completely absorbed, along with the chaotic energy.

The next moment, a hole with a diameter of seventy or eighty kilometers appeared in front of everyone.

The vortex clouds are still there, but they are much thinner and feel somewhat broken.

Xiwu glanced at Qingkong, "Great Protector, impressive skills!"

After all that trouble she'd been causing for days, the other party simply cleared the area out in an instant.

Although she knew that it would take a long time for the Great Protector's butterfly to be fully absorbed and digested, it was still quite remarkable.

"I can still show off for now," Qingkong replied calmly. "Once those few prodigies make their move, I'll be out of the picture."

Demonic energy was still gushing out of the hole, but the six True Venerables exchanged glances and entered the opening one by one.

Only a huge, confining array remained, barely maintaining the surrounding conditions.

The five true masters of incense looked at each other, "Is that all?"

"Let's hold out for a while longer," Kunxiu Zhenzun said, "just in case."

“I’m going to take a look over there,” True Venerable Fu Hua declared. “Anyone want to come along?”

The last True Venerable to speak shook his head and sighed, "They've already refused. Don't I have any pride?"

“I will guard this place,” Kunxiu said calmly, “to prevent any possible accidents.”

She had already made her point very clearly, except for one more thing: I'm not just wary of the Heavenly Demon!

In a Middle Thousand World with only five True Venerables, facing immense pressure from the Heavenly Demon, there are still so many different thoughts...

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