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Chapter 2281 So fast
Chapter 2281 So fast
After the regimental-class ship sailed for a while, Venerable Minning couldn't help but ask, "Lord Quling, is this how you traversed the void back then?"
Qu Jianlei sighed softly, "It's better not to mention it. There were elders present at the time, but... it's good to take a look at the scenery along the way."
He spoke vaguely, revealing nothing at all, but he didn't actually say anything wrong.
The two Great Venerables naturally understood as well. True Venerable Hanli suddenly spoke up, "How much longer until they arrive?"
Qu Jianlei considered for a moment before answering, "About ten years."
“That’s not far off,” True Venerable Hanli said with some relief, then flew into a rage. “Then why are you telling me it’ll be within a hundred years?”
"That was an estimate by me and Senior Jin Ge!" Qu Jianlei replied casually. "And this is only for one way!"
Although the Master of Arts was an ancient golden essence with incredible speed, he ultimately did not completely leave his body.
If we really only rely on Jin Ge, including rest stops along the way, it would take about twenty years one way.
Even so, it's still much faster than when Qu Jianlei and the others arrived, isn't it?
Now that three Nascent Soul True Venerables are taking turns, with a one-way journey of ten years, that's truly a wonderful thing.
If one's lifespan is six thousand years when one leaves the body, and a journey takes ten years, is that really a big deal?
However, True Venerable Hanli snorted lightly, "Alright, I understand, but it still takes too long... Is there a shortcut?"
"Too long?" Qu Jianlei was taken aback: Do you have some misunderstanding about void travel?
Cultivators often spend hundreds of years in the void; isn't that normal?
However, True Venerable Hanli was no ordinary being; he seemed to hear his innermost thoughts.
"Lord Quling, we are not wandering in the void, but are being led by you!"
"This situation will take another ten years, which is a bit too long... If I live to be sixty, this will be a journey of more than a month!"
Are wandering and traveling the same thing? Just like Lop Nur in China, how many people have died because they got lost there?
If you have a clear goal and are on your way, even if you're walking, you can get out in three or four days at most!
The key point is Han Li Zhenzun's analogy, which forces us to re-examine the attitude of high-level cultivators towards time.
Everyone felt that the Great Venerable's lifespan seemed to be endless.
In reality, ten years is just a blink of an eye for an immortal, but if you calculate it carefully, it is also one six-hundredth of a lifespan.
Even the Golden Horse Immortal couldn't help but let his divine sense emerge from his cave upon hearing this, "Ten years is not something I can underestimate."
"Why are you getting involved!" Qu Jianlei cursed angrily, then said seriously, "This is the best I can do in terms of finding my way around."
"If you want to improve further, I really can't help you. How about... we consider turning back? We've already left an anchor point anyway."
With anchor points, the True Venerable can travel back and forth much faster, roughly three to ten times faster.
In other words, once they reach their destination and want to return, it will take them at least a year and at most three years.
"What's wrong with you?" Han Li Zhenzun was a little displeased. "I can go back if I want to, but don't you want to resolve your inner conflict?"
"My... knot in my heart?" Qu Jianlei was taken aback upon hearing this. "I don't quite understand what you mean, Great Venerable."
A mysterious smile appeared on the handsome young man's face. "You understand!"
Qu Jianlei remained silent for a long time before letting out a soft sigh, "Great Venerable One, I am truly convinced..."
He couldn't help but admire him. Whether it was his cultivation, his analysis of people's hearts, his foresight, or his attention to detail... all he could say was that the Great Venerable truly lived up to his name.
"Come on, I also have something to ask of you," Han Li Zhenzun said, somewhat disdainful of his submission.
"You came back because you have something to hold onto, and I have something to hold onto too—I want to improve... So, stop trying to outsmart me, okay?"
Qu Jianlei was utterly speechless. "What I mean is, is the journey really that long!"
“Then let’s keep it as short as possible,” Han Li said. “Are there any places you think might be dangerous and that we need to go around?”
"Hmm?" Qu Jianlei, who had been completely defeated, frowned slightly upon hearing this: So you were waiting for me here?
In the end, they still want to control the narrative of the voyage and don't want to be led by me!
Qu Jianlei could actually understand this feeling; during the Empire's interstellar travels, there were many people with such great wisdom.
Besides disagreeing on the course of operations, they also had different predictions of danger, to the point that... they didn't want to listen to the captain's orders!
This kind of thing sounds bizarre, but it's not uncommon at all. People think they're pretty good at it, but in reality, they know absolutely nothing.
However, True Venerable Hanli's starting point may be a little different—his ultimate goal is probably still the right to speak!
Qu Jianlei had known the other party for quite some time and did not believe that he was a bad person, much less a fool.
Ultimately, this person was too concerned about the gains from the Asura world.
To maintain a voice, one must strive to expand one's authority.
If he can seize some of the decision-making power during the voyage, who will be able to compete with him for the right to distribute the world in the future?
Having figured it out, Qu Jianlei was speechless. "You can shut up now and focus on getting on your way."
"Huh?" True Venerable Han Li was annoyed by such impolite words. "Can you speak properly?"
"This isn't a time for discussion!" Qu Jianlei stated bluntly. "Void navigation requires an authoritative voice!"
For a moment, he actually rediscovered the feeling of being a captain on a starship.
True Venerable Hanli really shut up. After all, he didn't want to experience being speechless after being rebuked by a mere Nascent Soul cultivator a second time.
During their journey thereafter, they also experienced a void storm.
However, Qu Jianlei made a prediction in advance, and Han Li Zhenzun also calculated the risks involved and avoided them by a great distance.
After more than nine years of sailing, the expedition team finally arrived at the spatial breach guarded by the tiger-men.
Fortunately, more than a hundred years have passed, and the coordinates in the void have not drifted much.
Even though they were in the void, the three Great Venerables noticed the subtle differences.
“This is really…” Venerable Minning was a little excited. “If it weren’t for young friend Qu, we would have missed this anomaly.”
Wenxian Zhenzun also let out a sigh of relief. The experience of traveling through the void for ten years was something only those who had gone through it could truly understand.
"Young friend, how...how do we get in?"
Qu Jianlei glanced at Han Li Zhenzun. "You've been holding back all this time, haven't you? Now you can go!"
The handsome young man's face was ashen as he looked up and down at the gaping wound, but he refused to utter a single word.
Qu Jianlei looked around and noticed that everyone's emotions were not very calm.
Everyone was prepared for the hardships along the way and was confident that they would eventually reach their destination.
But at this moment, when their dreams finally came true, even though they were all great cultivators, they still found it hard to calm down.
"Nobody's willing to make a move?" Qu Jianlei raised his hand to do some calculations, then sighed and shook his head.
Just as everyone's hearts sank, he spoke up, "There are two Asura mother nests inside, and the tiger-men are gone."
This gap was originally guarded by the tiger-man clan. He had to kill two tiger-man Grandmasters before he could enter the void.
One of the tiger-man lords' powerful connections even secured some resources for him in the cultivation world...
Now, the Asura clan is guarding the spatial rift!
So what exactly happened during those hundred years?
Just as he was lost in thought, True Venerable Hanli raised his hand and began to calculate.
He sensed Qu Jianlei's calculations and that they had created a causal connection with the abnormal space ahead, which is why he made his move.
While he may act capriciously, he is not lacking in caution when it comes to such important matters.
Even though he had almost figured out Qu Jianlei's background, this person still appeared out of nowhere in Houde Realm.
He won't capsize in a small ditch at a crucial moment.
Qu Jianlei sensed his wariness, smiled helplessly, then shook his head and sighed inwardly.
Han Li Zhenzun only did a couple of calculations before putting his hands down and glancing at him. "This is another world...shouldn't we be cautious?"
What a joke! There are three Great Venerables here. If they were to be tricked by a little Nascent Soul cultivator like you, they would be laughed at until the end of the Houde Realm!
After saying that, without waiting for anyone else to react, he flashed and entered the spatial rift. "I'll go first!"
He has all the necessary caution, and when he's going to be fierce, he really is fierce.
"Wait for me," True Venerable Wenxian flashed in and chased after him.
No Nascent Soul Grandmaster is incapable of divination; he's just a little slower and less accurate.
Minning Zhenzun did not move, but looked at Qu Jianlei and asked, "Young friend, shall we go?"
He also sensed that there were Asura's bubbles... nests not far inside, but he estimated that he couldn't compete with those two.
But it doesn't matter. Right now, he's on the same side as Qu Jianlei and Jin Ge, so going his own way would be worse.
Qu Jianlei nodded slightly, and the three of them, enveloped by the Golden Spear Immortal, rushed in as well.
They frequently tore through space along the way, and Min Ning and Jin Ge were quite skilled at it. They rushed in in about ten minutes.
Back then, it took the Digital Phantom several days to pilot its warship through the passageway. Compared to this, it's really speechless.
However, the several great venerable ones were too excited, and their speed of travel was a hundred times faster than when they were traveling.
When the three entered the Asura world, they were astonished to find that there was no mother nest at all!
Han Li Zhenzun released a phantom-like giant hand, which was grasping and playing with a secondary nest.
There was also a secondary nest, shrouded in a cloud of light, spinning around.
Wenxian Zhenzun rested his chin on his hand, observing the scene with great interest.
Scattered throughout the space were fragments of the Asura's lair, but the two Great Venerables seemed unconcerned about these small pieces of trash.
"So fast?" Venerable Minning's lips twitched. "Let me at least take a look!"
He was absolutely certain that there had been a mother nest here before, and then... it just disappeared like that?
“There are still many,” True Venerable Wenxian replied casually, “They are still worth studying. Please trouble you to release them, fellow Daoist.”
"Releasing them is easy," said Minning Zhenzun speechlessly, "but you two could at least leave me one to study."
"Here," Han Li Zhenzun flicked his other hand, and another secondary nest appeared out of thin air in the space...