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Chapter 2177 Other Thoughts
Chapter 2177 Other Thoughts
For more than half a year, Qu Jianlei's whereabouts have remained a mystery. Not only outsiders, but even people inside Hongyeling don't have much information.
Of course, this may be a smoke bomb released by Hongyeling, but it is indeed rare to see him appear.
As luck would have it, the day after Jiang Hui came, Lord Qu Ling showed up.
Upon hearing that the method of expelling the demon had completed the test, he came to the formation to inquire about it.
Strictly speaking, it is only a phased result, with many prerequisites and is not very convenient to use.
But in any case, this is a key step forward for the research project and has milestone significance.
Qu Jianlei thought about it for a while and thought it was worth a try, and suggested that the test site be located in Zhongzhou.
Master Yulin raised an objection. She believed that the current demonic situation in Zhongzhou was not too serious, but was more serious in Beifuzhou.
This is a fair statement. Everyone is well aware of the current situation in the five major states, and the situation in Beifu Province is the least optimistic.
Beifu asked Zhongzhou for help many times, believing that their situation was comparable to that of Xiniu Huaizhou before its fall.
They even wanted to come to Hongye Ridge for help many times, but unfortunately the fleet was under strict surveillance in Zhongzhou.
Now the exchanges between Zhongzhou and Dongsheng are unrestricted and very frequent, but if other states want to pass through Dongsheng, it is very strictly controlled.
Hongyeling doesn't care about this. It is under the unified management of Zhongzhou and they have no interest in getting involved.
However, Beifuzhou tried every possible means and finally bribed Zhongzhou and sent people to Hongyeling several times.
Hongye Ling did take action once in Beifuzhou, but only once.
Master Yulin believed that wherever Hongyeling had been, there must be a teleportation array, so there would be no problem with the journey.
In her opinion, the situation in Beifuzhou is serious. Conducting experiments there can ease the situation and tolerate a certain degree of error.
"Let's go to Zhongzhou," Immortal Guan Fei objected, "That's the most important center of Cangwu."
There are many people who support him, and many of them even said that some researchers have not been home for a long time and it is a good opportunity for them to go back and visit.
Ever since the discovery that the Star Palace's golden elixir had been possessed by a demon, Hongye Ridge had issued an order: cultivators participating in the research were not allowed to leave at will.
Those who do not accept this condition can leave, and those who stay must abide by the regulations.
Both the Star Hall and the Book Pavilion expressed their understanding that if these researchers were to be possessed by the demon, the consequences would be very serious.
This research project has been going on for almost two years now, and some of them must be missing their families.
In the end, it was decided that the test site was Zhongzhou.
This time, three true immortals appeared in Hongye Ridge, Duo Gan, Jia Shuiqing and... Qu Lingzhu.
That’s right, Qu Jianlei made his itinerary public this time—he was going to Zhongzhou.
After the news came out, Master Yulin was the first to come to him and expressed his desire to be in charge of the same test site with him.
Qu Jianlei shook his head and refused, saying that if it was the third Pavilion Master, he could still consider it, but forget about it for the others.
"Okay, then I'll tell my brother," Master Yulin made the decision decisively, "I'll stay in the formation and continue to guard it."
After the three groups were teleported to Zhongzhou, Duo Gan and Jia Shuiqing each followed a group and left.
In Qu Jianlei's group, apart from the two True Immortals, there are only two Kun Xiu Jindan people, Rhine and Zi Jiuxian.
The image of the Third Pavilion Master has always been calm and composed, and this time is no exception. "Has the test site been decided?"
"I've asked someone to arrange it," Qu Jianlei replied seriously, "and it will be here soon."
Not long after, a flying boat came over and Sanshi Zhenxian and Duan Bowen got off.
This is another circle of Hongyeling in Zhongzhou, which is somewhat gray.
The four of them boarded the flying boat and left. The Third Pavilion Master said nothing and watched Master Qu Ling's arrangements quietly.
However, when he arrived at the destination, he was still somewhat surprised. "Aren't we almost at the Forgotten Peninsula?"
"Yes," Qu Jianlei nodded, "I'll try to drive them away here."
We walked into a small courtyard, which was about one square kilometer in size. This place was vast and sparsely populated, so a courtyard like this was not really that big.
Qu Jianlei nodded to Sanshi and Duan Bowen, "Excuse me, the rest is my business. Goodbye."
"No," said Immortal Sanshi with a smile, "We also want to participate and witness history."
"Isn't this nonsense?" Qu Jianlei shook his head, "Don't make trouble, it will really kill people."
"Who can avoid death?" Duan Bowen said loudly, "I am never afraid of death, I just worry that my death is not worth it!"
"Then it's up to you," Qu Jianlei no longer insisted and began to look around the yard.
At the same time, the group including Duo Gan and Jia Shuiqing also arrived at the designated location.
The local cultivators had already received the news that a Nascent Soul True Immortal was waiting there with his men.
Zhongzhou highly welcomes any field operations in Hongyeling.
However, they told the other party that it would be best to evacuate the surrounding people because if an accident occurred, the situation could easily get out of control.
The local Yuanying expressed their willingness to actively cooperate, and then immediately began external publicity.
Compared with these two bustling places, Qu Jianlei and his group were unusually low-key.
There were originally few people living near the courtyard, and they did not make a fuss about it. They did not go out for several days and just arranged things in the yard.
On this day, a stranger suddenly came, and he was an inspector from the local government.
The person who answered the door was Duan Bowen. He said we were just passing by while traveling and had greeted us in advance.
Traveling when the devil is rampant... This may sound exaggerated, but it is not surprising. There are many people who run around during epidemics.
The officials wanted to make a fuss, but when they found out that the other party was a True Immortal at the Nascent Soul stage, they really couldn't afford to do so.
Another day passed, and a Yuanying arrived, wanting to confirm what had happened.
As a result, some of the people who came recognized Sanshi Zhenxian and knew that he was affiliated with a considerable force.
The visitor gave a slight warning, "The demons have been rampant recently and have massacred many villages and towns. It would be best for you to leave early."
Sanshi Zhenxian did not make any statement. After returning, he said, "It is really not safe here. It is much worse than Daye City."
Qu Jianlei did not comment on this, but said, "Since they didn't drive us away, we can make arrangements."
Not only Zi Jiuxian and Rhine were deploying various supplies, but Lord Qu Ling himself also got involved.
But Sanshi Zhenxian and Duan Bowen really knew nothing about it.
However, the Third Pavilion Master has been familiar with the Demon Circle Array and can lend a hand, and he does have some of the qualities of a formation master.
But he couldn't help himself and asked as he made his move, "Do we have to choose this place?"
"It's pretty good here," Qu Jianlei answered casually, "I'm curious whether the randomly exiled demons can enter the Forgotten Peninsula."
"It is indeed the case," the Third Pavilion Master shook his head and stopped talking.
He had thought of it in advance that Lord Qu Ling must have other intentions when he came here with such fanfare.
Now it seems that the opponent has not given up on looking for teammates and wants to do something in the Forgotten Peninsula.
He had no comment on this operation. Even though it might violate the management of the Forgotten Peninsula, it was still human nature.
After arranging the equipment in the yard, Duan Bowen has already found two groups of demonic energy.
These two demonic energy groups are in a semi-fixed state and have not formed a fixed demonic domain. They will scatter if attacked.
The evil energy clusters in Zhongzhou now are mainly in this form. They are quite difficult to deal with, and once they are dispersed, they will gather somewhere else again.
The main targets of the cultivators are still those fixed demon areas - if they are not dealt with, demons will continue to arrive.
The two groups of demonic energy are not very large, with an area of only about seventy to eighty square kilometers.
However, there are many demons roaming around the air mass, covering an area of several hundred square kilometers.
Even at a distance of more than a hundred kilometers from the demonic energy group, cultivators possessed by demons can be found.
After selecting the target, Qu Jianlei took Sanshi and Duan Bowen there, while the third pavilion master and two Jindan were guarding the facilities in the courtyard.
There is no need to go into detail about the process. The three True Immortals first took action suddenly and used one day to clear out the demons on the road ahead.
The next two days were spent setting up exile sub-formations around the demonic energy group.
The demon's reaction was not slow either. When he discovered that three human Yuanyings were approaching, he fought back while trying to escape.
It took a total of four days before the demonic energy was successfully exiled.
The noise of exile is quite loud and can be felt from a distance of more than 200 kilometers. It also consumes a lot of spirit stones and materials.
In addition to the high consumption, the effect is not perfect, leaving behind a lot of scraps of demonic energy and some unformed demons.
However, it is certain that all the demons that had taken shape in the demonic energy have disappeared - there is suspected to be a Nascent Soul among them.
Anyway, it's a good start. There are some shortcomings that can be improved slowly.
Then Qu Jianlei calculated and determined that the place where this wave of demons were exiled was beyond his reach.
Putting aside the possibility that the secret of heaven was obscured, the distance to which this demon was exiled was extremely far.
When the out-of-body demon left Xiniu Huaizhou, Qu Jianlei could still sense its presence in the void. Now it must have been exiled even farther away.
If you use shells to tell divination, you might be able to work out the approximate direction, but... why bother?
After checking the results, the three Nascent Souls did not even bother to clean up the remaining demonic energy, but went straight to the second demonic energy group.
Facts have proved that their choice was correct. The vigilance of the demons here was obviously higher than that of the first demonic energy group.
I don’t know if they have learned about the disappearance of the evil spirit. Qu Jianlei believes that the speed of the demons in transmitting messages will not be slow.
It took two days to deal with this group of evil spirits, but this time the banishing formation was only half set up.
The demons were on high alert, and the three of them were attacked fiercely. They surrounded half of the demonic energy and activated the formation.
The effect of this exile was not very good, and a small number of demons remained.
However, the organization of this group of demons was completely disrupted.
While Qu Jianlei was calculating and checking the results, Sanshi Zhenxian and Duan Bowen were clearing out the remaining demons.
At this moment, a warship came rapidly from the distance, and before it stopped, a figure emerged.
"Master Qu Ling, you... Alas, Dao Palace is late."
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