第2181章 第2272厉害73保留(2合1章章求双倍月票)
第2181章 第2272厉害73保留(2合1章章求双倍月票)
Chapter 2181 Chapter 2272 Awesome-73 Reserved (Two-in-one chapter asking for double monthly tickets)
Chapter 2272 Awesome (Second Update)
The Dharma Guardian really felt that Hongyeling was daring and wanted to disturb the upper world by damaging the Forgotten Peninsula...
This is almost like kidnapping, you really dare to think about it!
However, he could not blame the other party, so he could only ask, "What if the upper world's response is not fast enough? What should we do?"
"Then find a way to permanently resolve the Forgotten Peninsula," Qu Jianlei replied calmly, "I'm serious!"
"Permanent solution..." The Dharma Protector's eyelids twitched again, "Can you do it?"
Qu Jianlei did not give a direct answer, but only said, "In fact, the One Palace and Four Sacred Mountains should also have similar means."
"The reason why everyone didn't take action is simply because of the needs of the upper world, but now..."
At this point, he spread his hands and said calmly, "If no one cares about the safety of our world, can't we save ourselves?"
"This matter..." The Dharma Protector frowned and sighed heavily, "I need to discuss it with others."
The conversation between the two soon spread, and the five major forces were all speechless when they heard it, and even the disputes stopped.
However, regarding what Lord Qu Ling said about wanting to deal with the Forgotten Peninsula, many people believed that he could really do it.
Not to mention Hongyeling’s record in hunting down the out-of-body demon, just the five major forces themselves... can also cause damage to the Forgotten Peninsula.
Just as Lord Qu Ling said, everyone is just taking the feelings of the upper realm into consideration and it is not convenient to do it.
However, the five major forces could not accept that Hongyeling was conducting tests with the purpose of destruction.
The five families met and decided to send someone together to lobby Lord Qu Ling.
They earnestly requested that Hongyeling not act so extreme, because the consequences were too uncertain.
Among them, the one who came from the Taoist Palace was the governor of Sanjiang, and the weight he gave to the Lord Yuhua was not enough.
This time, the steward did not act condescendingly, but instead said that he could trade some treasures with Lord Qu Ling in exchange for the other party's mercy.
Qu Jianlei’s answer was that he did not intend to destroy the Forgotten Peninsula.
"The key is, if we can accumulate enough demons, it will be easier to observe the entire process of the demonic energy dissipating."
"That's easy," Zhu Shan Zhenxian said straightforwardly, "The Art Academy also has similar means and can assist you in the observation."
The Dharma Protector also said that the Hall of Stars had a celestial monitoring instrument that could observe everything in the world.
This treasure is at the level of a treasure guarding the palace. It is more important than the Soul-Locking Banner and cannot be taken out of the Star Palace.
Fortunately, the astronomical instrument has a secondary mirror, which is equivalent to its clone, and this can be brought out.
In fact, the number of times the secondary mirror was taken out of the Star Hall was pitifully small.
The last time the secondary mirror was deployed was four hundred years ago. At that time, the Star Palace inspected the isolation formation between Zhongzhou and Dongsheng...
However, the Dharma Protector said that he would definitely be able to produce a secondary mirror this time - after all, this matter was too serious.
After he finished expressing his opinion, he glanced at Master Yulin and said, "You'd better ask your senior brother to borrow the Spring Examination Pen."
The corner of Master Yulin's mouth twitched, "I'm afraid it's too difficult to take on the heavy responsibility of writing the Spring Examination."
"Your library should at least have a pavilion master," the guardian of precepts said calmly.
"If the Spring Examination pen is not enough, then we should ask for the pages of the book or something like that... This is a serious matter."
The people in Kuhai were a little crazy, "It's a pity that my treasure has not been repaired yet, otherwise I could really try to observe... and fight!"
Qu Jianlei thought for a while and said, "Since everyone is interested, let's join in together."
Normally, he doesn't like to be watched when he's doing his job.
But if all five major forces are involved, and any accidents occur, everyone will bear the brunt of the consequences together.
Besides, the team has finally established a foothold in Cangwu, and there is no need to alienate itself from friends and relatives.
Seeing that Lord Qu Ling finally gave in, the five major forces all breathed a sigh of relief and each sent people to help capture the demon.
The main reason was that Hongyeling had acted very independently before, and they were not allowed to observe many operations, let alone express their opinions.
This team has many secrets. Everyone can understand this fear, but since they cannot participate, no one has the motivation to take the initiative.
Now it’s easy. If everyone can actively participate, then we can work together to capture the demon and try to accomplish this as soon as possible.
It took only ten days to capture a considerable number of demons, and the five major forces believed that it was enough.
Qu Jianlei felt that it was still a little too little, but he was convinced by them - since they were sharing the same responsibility, they must respect their partners.
Then more than twenty Nascent Souls marched into the Forgotten Peninsula in a mighty force.
In addition to Hongye Ridge, each of the five major forces has at least three Nascent Souls participating, as well as various powerful backup forces.
As for the Jindan Zhenren... they were directly excluded, because even the Yuanying might not be able to withstand the following changes.
From this point, it can be seen that although the five families are actively considering the reaction of the upper realm, they are also prepared for the worst.
This is the simplest logic, and so far they have been actively trying to control the situation.
If you really can't control it, it is a problem of ability, not attitude.
The group did not go too deep. After walking for a day, they began to release the demons.
There are too many high-level Nascent Souls coming, so there is no need for the Five Qi Capturing Technique. After everyone chooses a position, they can just release the Nascent Soul aura.
The first two golden elixir demons dissipated slowly, but later on they dissipated faster and faster.
When Qu Jianlei released nearly a hundred Jindan demons at once, the time these demons were "trapped in the earth" was less than three minutes.
Immediately afterwards, a phantom of the Bagua Tai Chi diagram in the air suddenly twisted and emitted a dazzling white light.
This is the Taoist temple’s “Eight Trigrams Heart-Searching Talisman”, which can drive away all evil spirits and is the best touchstone for evil spirits.
"Sure enough, it's not right!" The Taoist Palace's Jingzhu frowned, "It's not the power of this world!"
However, the other magical weapons did not produce any reaction, including the secondary mirror of the astronomical instrument.
This is a magic weapon used to monitor abnormal movements in this world, yet there is no reaction at all.
The Dharma Protector felt a little embarrassed, but he didn't know what to say, "Well... add a little more?"
He was the one who firmly opposed to using a large number of Heavenly Demons for testing, but now the five major forces are indirectly competing in their strength, so they can't be too weak.
"Then we have to upgrade," Qu Jianlei said in a deep voice, "Everyone be careful!"
When many cultivators arrived, they had already prepared themselves mentally.
Given that the mysterious existence on the peninsula may be involved, communication between them will not be particularly direct in order to prevent leaks.
After Qu Jianlei spoke, without waiting for others to respond, he suddenly released two Nascent Soul Demons and hundreds of golden elixirs.
He only has three Nascent Soul Demons in his hands. If he cannot observe more this time, he will have to leave temporarily.
But even if we can catch more demons, when we come back to test again, will there be new variables? It's really hard to say.
It seems that the demon is still not well prepared!
However, Qu Jianlei would not regret it. After all, it was he who made the decision to give in on quantity.
If you underestimate the difficulties, then just accept the consequences and start over again.
The two Nascent Soul Heavenly Demons were released and they immediately wanted to escape far away. Compared with the Golden Core, they were not at the same level at all.
Fortunately, the cultivators from the five major forces are not given away for nothing. How can a double-digit Nascent Soul not be able to stop two Nascent Souls?
These two Nascent Soul Demons were quite difficult to deal with, and some mechanism within the Forgotten Peninsula seemed to have not expected that a Nascent Soul would appear.
The key is not just one, but two!
The time they were "buried in the earth" was obviously much longer.
Even with the bonus of gravity magic, it took more than three minutes before the two Nascent Souls began to penetrate underground.
Seeing this, Qu Jianlei released the third and final Nascent Soul without saying a word.
However, the time it took for the third one to burrow into the earth was significantly faster. It only lasted about a minute before it began to infiltrate.
At this moment, a gray mirror suddenly lit up, emitting bright light and illuminating the surroundings.
It was like a small artificial sun suddenly appeared in the dark wilderness.
However, the guardian's expression suddenly changed, "This... is this correct?"
The secondary mirror reacted, and it was a very bright one, indicating that there was indeed a big problem.
But the light shines in all directions, this is... too weird!
The light from the secondary mirror is usually directional and can point out the approximate location of the problem.
Don’t instructions like the current ones mean that there are problems everywhere?
The man in the sea of suffering held a compass in his hand, and the needle on the compass was not moving at all.
However, the next moment, the needle began to spin wildly, and in just three breaths, the compass exploded.
The Academy of Arts carried a half-human-high puppet with bright red eyes, looking around constantly.
There were more than one or two Nascent Souls who raised their hands and made hand gestures at the scene, and they all obviously felt something was wrong.
Qu Jianlei was also making hand gestures.
Instead, Zhu Shan Zhenxian took out an object that looked like a Lu Ban lock and fiddled with it with an expressionless face.
Suddenly, his body stiffened and his face changed. He exerted force with his hands and broke the object into several pieces.
There were too many strange phenomena at this moment, but someone still noticed that something was wrong with him.
Elder Beihai asked hurriedly, "Brother, what are you doing..."
The vice president of the academy of arts shook his head slowly, indicating that it was not a big problem, but he did not say anything.
After a long while, until the three Nascent Soul Heavenly Demons completely disappeared, he let out a long sigh and muttered in a low voice, "Awesome!"
At this point, everyone saw his reaction, and the Dharma Protector asked directly, "What did you calculate?"
Zhu Shan Zhenxian glanced at him, shook his head slightly, then snorted and uttered two words, "Great Honored One!"
"Oh my god," the Dharma Guardian muttered softly, then looked at Qu Jianlei and muttered thoughtfully, "No wonder."
The Sanjiang governor also spoke up, "Who can confirm whether this great master is a human?"
"The last time Lord Qu Ling and Lord Wen Yu Hua came here, they encountered an out-of-body star tapir."
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Chapter 2273 Retention (Third update, double monthly ticket requested)
The top leaders of the other four major forces had also heard about the matter of the star tapir.
However, that was just the notification obligation fulfilled by the Dao Palace, and the relevant details were not announced, and even the location was relatively vague.
If anyone wants to know more detailed information, they need to exchange information with the Dao Palace.
Since no one has plans to forget the Peninsula for the time being, the other four are not in a hurry to obtain this information.
However, everyone had looked up information about the out-of-body star tapir, and the Dharma Protector shook his head simply, "It can't be a star tapir."
As for the reason, he didn't say. Those who understand will understand, and those who don't understand can go back and look up information. Anyway, he has no intention of showing off.
A Yuanying in the Bitter Sea muttered, "It must be the malice of this world!"
Master Yulin was even more straightforward and looked directly at Qu Jianlei, "What did Master Qu Ling say?"
Everyone looked over when they heard this.
Even though there are many big guys among these people, deep down in their hearts, they still highly recognize the people from Hongyeling.
Even though Lord Qu Ling just raised his hand and calculated casually without using any special equipment.
Qu Jianlei narrowed his eyes slightly, and then slowly opened them after hearing the words. He whispered softly, "I feel the cause and effect... acting on the outside world."
"Cause and effect?" The guardian of the precepts raised his eyebrows and started to calculate again.
Although Zhu Shan Zhenxian suffered a considerable backlash, those present were all top figures in this world and would not be easily frightened.
And since we already have the two key words "external environment" and "cause and effect", we can have a goal with vague calculations.
At the same time, you can avoid many pitfalls and try to ensure your own safety.
Then, the guardian of the precepts' face gradually became solemn, and he slowly spoke, "Master Qu Ling, I suggest you leave immediately."
Among the four guardians under the Palace Master of the Star Palace, except for the one who has been in seclusion for many years, he ranks second and can be regarded as the first person below the Palace Master.
Given his status, he always has to consult Lord Quling when making suggestions, which shows the current status of Hongye Ridge.
Qu Jianlei nodded slightly after hearing this, then looked at the others, "Then... leave?"
There is nothing more to say about this, and everyone quickly evacuated from the Forgotten Peninsula.
At the last moment, Qu Jianlei was still looking back, and his hands did not stop calculating.
As soon as the Dharma Protector came out, he once again raised the secondary mirror and stared at it intently.
After watching for a few breaths, he pulled out a strand of hair and blew it away.
The hair turned into ashes in an instant, and the faint powder fell onto the secondary mirror.
Then he recited a few incantations silently, and a faint light flickered on the secondary mirror.
"Really... there are some variables!" His eyes narrowed slightly, "Master Hu, quickly go collect information about the thirty-six cities."
Hall Master Hu is the head of the War Hall of the Star Palace, and he also came along this time.
Then everyone returned to the vicinity of the courtyard again. Qu Jianlei and other people from Hongyeling entered the courtyard, while other forces all had their own activities.
After entering the yard, Qu Jianlei frowned slightly and was thinking about something when the spiritual consciousness of Master Yulin came from outside.
"The disciples in the pavilion report that the demonic energy in Chongshan City has suddenly increased!"
Her spiritual sense spread out in all directions, and upon hearing the words, several figures flashed and appeared outside the library.
Master Yulin also showed up and gave a brief account of what had happened.
Among the thirty-six first-tier cities, Chongshan City is the place where the Four Sacred Mountains activities are most frequent, without a doubt.
Many relatives and friends of the Four Sacred Mountains disciples gathered in this area, and the book pavilion once gave Hongye Ridge a small courtyard to settle down.
Just half a day ago, two disciples from the Book Pavilion were patrolling for demons when they suddenly discovered a large amount of demonic energy emerging over a hundred kilometers away.
This was a very serious matter, and the two disciples immediately reported it: they discovered an abnormal surge of demonic energy.
As for the process of demonic energy emerging from nothing, our world has observed many cases, and most of them sneak in quietly and moisten things silently.
They had never seen such a dramatic surge.
The two disciples thought that there might be a new weak spot in the space, but the upper echelons of the library were skeptical about this.
Even if it is a weak spot in space, there is no reason for it to emerge so violently.
Therefore, the library notified all disciples to be highly vigilant in the near future, as this might be the beginning of a full-scale invasion by the demons.
As for sending people to solve it? For the time being, we really can't spare any manpower. There are too many demonic spirits of all sizes in Zhongzhou now.
The library only told the two disciples to observe carefully and that disciples would be sent out for support as soon as possible.
However, this support is not to help eliminate the evil spirit, but to mainly support the disciples and improve the observation strength.
The library's mobile manpower is indeed a bit tight, and it is already good to have such a response given the unclear situation.
When Master Yulin returned to the imperial court and learned the news, he informed everyone immediately.
"Chongshan City..." The guardian of the precepts' face darkened when he heard this. He raised his hand and counted twice, then turned his head to look at Qu Jianlei.
He said solemnly, "Master Qu Ling, it is very likely related to those demons... Do you have any teleportation there?"
There is no shortage of teleportation between cities, but their locations are remote, and normal teleportation is a bit of a waste of time.
At this critical juncture, the earlier you can get there, the more information you can get.
"I'll arrange it right away!" Qu Jianlei immediately returned to the courtyard.
He did not arrange the teleportation in the courtyard of Chongshan City, but let Rhine teleport there first and chose another secret place.
However, this did not take more than a few minutes. Soon, everyone entered the courtyard and was directly teleported to Chongshan.
After arriving, everyone released the flying boat and headed straight for the direction reported by the disciples of the library.
It is less than a thousand kilometers away from the teleportation array and is a small basin covering an area of more than one hundred square kilometers.
The basin is surrounded by high mountains and has only one passage leading to the outside world. The spiritual veins are not rich enough and it is not suitable for cultivators to live in for a long time.
However, there were originally some people living there temporarily, about two to three hundred people, who mainly raised spiritual beasts.
Since the start of the Demonic Disaster, this place has not been considered safe. The number of spiritual beasts raised has dropped sharply, and there are only more than twenty people guarding it.
This is the property of the descendants of the disciples of the Book Pavilion. In exchange for handing over some spirit beasts on a regular basis, the disciples of the Book Pavilion are invited to help with patrols.
In short, Chongshan City is not short of various mountains and basins, but it is still a rather remote place.
If the disciples of the library had not patrolled the surrounding area, it would have been almost impossible for anyone to notice the surging demonic energy.
One of the two disciples is in the Jindan stage, and the other is in the foundation-building stage. They are also in a master-disciple relationship, where the older one helps the younger one to gain insight.
The master and disciple did not expect that the reinforcements would not only come so quickly, but also consist of... more than twenty Nascent Souls?
It was not until they recognized a few of them that they began to understand - so the Big Five and Hongyeling came together?
Is our discovery this time so surprising?
Facing the surging demonic energy ahead, this time seven or eight people raised their hands and calculated, and even Jia Shuiqing tried it.
She is also learning the art of divination. Although she is still far from mastering it, why not give it a try when the distance is so close?
"Forget the cause and effect of the Peninsula!" The Dharma Protector was the first to express his opinion, and he said it very affirmatively.
Zhu Shan Zhenxian was the second to nod.
Although he suffered a considerable backlash, as the second-in-command of the Academy of Arts, his perception ability alone was much stronger than others.
Next, everyone can finally face the reality, "So, the demons in the Forgotten Peninsula are not really eliminated?"
But that forbidden area, someone used some unknown means to send those demons out again!
Strictly speaking, what should be sent out is the demonic energy, not the demon.
Because everyone present could be sure that those demons had truly dissipated and there was no possibility of their consciousness continuing.
"So, it's a self-cleaning mechanism?" Another Yuanying in the library frowned slightly.
Upon hearing this, the others looked at Qu Jianlei again. They were afraid that they would need the help of Qu Lingzhu to clarify this matter.
Qu Jianlei shook his head and said calmly, "It's not a mechanism, it's cause and effect... Do you feel that there is more or less demonic energy?"
Although they were facing a large group of demonic energy rather than a celestial demon, the cultivators present were among the five great ones, so they were not defeated for nothing.
The people in Kuhai reacted at once, "It's more. The total amount of demonic energy has increased a lot."
"Hmph," Wen Yuhuazhu, who had been pretending to be dead, couldn't help but snort when he heard this.
He has already determined that the existence in the Forgotten Peninsula is definitely not a good person!
"It has indeed increased," the Dharma Protector nodded slightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, "It involves cause and effect... is it a backlash?"
The term "backlash" covers a very wide range, and here it can be understood as revenge from the Forgotten Peninsula.
——You come to my house and throw out a lot of garbage, and I go to your house and throw out more garbage. Is this normal?
"If that's the case, it's a good thing," said the elder of the North Sea, "The Forgotten Peninsula can resist the demons."
Wen Yuhuazhu glanced at him intentionally or unintentionally, with no expression on his face.
But this guy usually behaves in a very shady way, so no one thinks there is anything abnormal about him.
Qu Jianlei pretended not to hear it, and his expression did not change at all.
"In this case, this kind of test should not be attempted lightly again," the guardian of precepts glanced at Qu Jianlei.
"I wonder what Master Qu Ling thinks?"
We released so many demons in the Forgotten Peninsula, but ended up encountering more counterattacks from demonic energy. Can we continue this?
He knew that Lord Qu Ling had done a test before, but with only a few Jindan Heavenly Demons, how big could the scale of revenge in the forbidden area be?
Therefore, it was normal that the other party had not noticed the backlash of the evil energy before.
Even this time, it was a case of good luck, as a disciple from the Book Pavilion happened to be patrolling the surrounding area and discovered it in the first place.
Otherwise, if a large group of demonic energy appeared silently in a certain place, who could determine its origin?
"I reserve my opinion," Qu Jianlei replied calmly, "I will go to the Forgotten Peninsula if I have to."
“Hmm?” The Dharma Protector frowned upon hearing this, and then asked in confusion, “Is there anything else that we didn’t expect?”
That is because the other party is Lord Qu Ling. If someone else dared to disrespect him like this, he would not be polite.
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