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Chapter 2642 Too Heavy a Taste
Chapter 2642 Too Heavy a Taste
The group only stayed in the formation for half a day before most of them left.
Only Qu Jianlei and Jin Ge remained inside, staying for a full three days.
When they came out, they only saw three True Venerables—Wuqingdao, Qingkong, and Han Wei.
So after those three came out, they went straight into their cave to cultivate in seclusion.
It's not really a matter of whether you like cleanliness or not; it's that the stench of decay can truly erode your very soul.
Actually, it wasn't just those three; Qu Jianlei and Jin Ge were also finding it hard to stand.
When the three appeared two days later, the five of them also went into the cave.
Five days later, the group finally reunited. Han Li even felt that Qu Jianlei and Jin Ge hadn't been properly dealt with.
"This is nothing but death energy. It's coming out so quickly. What will happen to my cultivation path in the future?"
Qu Jianlei replied in a deep voice, "It has already been formed. I have some other guesses that I would like to study."
Jin Ge spread his hands, offering no further explanation, after all, there was a True Venerable from beyond the realm beside him.
"Guess?" Xiao You glanced at Qu Zhenzun in surprise, pursed her lips, and seemed to be thinking about something.
However, it was clear that she had no liking for that deathly and decaying atmosphere, and it was unknown whether she would extend that dislike to everything associated with it.
The True Venerable of the Ruthless Path asked, "I wonder... do you have any guesses? Could you share them?"
This time, Qu Jianlei answered quite decisively, "It involves some confidential information, I can't say!"
Upon seeing this, the Dog-Riding True Venerable quickly spoke up, "Gentlemen, there are still several dangerous places around here..."
“I’m not going,” Qu Jianlei shook his head. “Take me to the newest dead zone to take a look.”
"Huh?" Upon hearing this, Xiaoyou Zhenzun looked at him in astonishment: What... do you have some kind of heavy taste?
The two True Venerables of the Ruthless Path exchanged a glance, and the former spoke again, "Alright, where do the other fellow Daoists wish to go?"
The other three True Venerables of the Realm of Great Virtue unanimously declared, "We'll go together!"
Of the three in the Realm of All Things, Xiao You is the leader, but she did not immediately express her opinion.
Han Wei, seeing this, spoke up, "Of course we'll stand together through thick and thin."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Xiao You, seemingly unintentionally: it was obvious that Qu Zhenzun had discovered something.
They say he's still young? He's such a worry.
“Well… alright,” True Venerable Riding Dog hesitated for a moment, then sighed, “I’ll risk my life to accompany you.”
On his way to the latest dead zone, Qu Jianlei actually blurred his form and entered the cave!
Han Li's eyes darted around, and she spoke up, "Even the Great Lord of Lianxing... why are they all avoiding him like the plague?"
No one answered his question. After a long while, Xiaoyou finally spoke up, "Could it be... that the distance is still far?"
She wasn't saying that the current distance from the point of death and silence was far, but rather that those Nascent Soul Grandmasters were still far from the realm of Integration.
Since it involved a True Lord, she naturally couldn't explain it too clearly, even though the True Lord of Lianxing had already disappeared.
However, she could say this partly because she believed Qu Jianlei's statement—that the rotten smell might actually be beneficial to the Great King.
After all, even Taiyuan Hai didn't directly deny it.
As the spirit of the place where the True Lord discussed the Dao, having listened to more than six thousand sermons, the female voice's knowledge was not much inferior to that of a senior Great Lord.
"This..." The two True Venerables of the Ruthless Path understood, but could not answer.
The Great Khan was a realm beyond their reach, and related information was basically kept out of their control, so they dared not discuss it casually.
Han Li nodded slightly, but looked directly at Qing Kong, "When the Divine Soul breaks through to merge with the Body, all sorts of strange phenomena appear and the world benefits. How could it be dirty?"
Some nascent souls who successfully break through to the outer body give back to heaven and earth, but those who can expel impurities are rare.
It's not that it's absolutely impossible, after all, everyone's path to achieving a split-body state is different, and the ways in which the mind can be distracted are even more varied.
However, Qingkong also had his own explanation: "I heard that not many spirits expel filth, but many merge with the body."
His understanding is that merging means combining the divided spirits together—we can assume that for now, but naturally, impurities must be eliminated.
However, Han Li disagreed with his statement, emphasizing that even if impurities were expelled after fusion, it would still be a rare treasure for ordinary cultivators.
This is a bit like two children arguing about the sun, or two great masters discussing their union; it's basically a wild guessing game.
The others could only listen from the sidelines, since they were already too distracted to even think about merging... who had the right to say anything about that?
However, most people tend to agree with Han Li's words.
Qingkong wasn't annoyed at all. Instead, he secretly sent over a divine sense message, "I helped you change the subject, wasn't that alright?"
Han Li replied, "I'm somewhat impressed by this guy; he can pick up and study anything."
"Heh," Qingkong chuckled inwardly, "I have a feeling... you know something about me."
The next moment, Qu Jianlei's body gradually solidified, and he released his divine sense to sense the area, pointing in another direction, "Go over there."
"No way?" A bitter look appeared on the face of the Dog-Riding True Venerable. "You... you've divined the sixth location?"
They were all ancient monsters who had lived for many years, and he could even deduce from the details that the other party had performed divination.
“Hmm,” Qu Jianlei nodded slightly and answered calmly, “Since everyone thinks it’s dirty, let’s just find a fresh spot.”
"You little rascal, you're lying again!" A female voice echoed in his mind. "You clearly have ulterior motives!"
"Tsk," the Dog-Riding True Venerable clicked his tongue, then sighed heavily, "There's just no peace and quiet here!"
Even if the stars are broken and tattered, someone has to mend them, but it's getting worse and worse... It's really despairing.
It took the group three days to reach Qu Jianlei and find the sixth location.
During these three days, he went into the cave to rest, but everyone could understand—divining such a big matter would have a significant backlash.
Upon arriving at the location, everyone took a look around and were somewhat taken aback... it was only a flat surface the size of a fingernail.
The color of this small flat area is only slightly yellow, with no gray at all, and its presence is almost non-existent.
And now, even in the Star Realm, there is this faint, elusive aura everywhere.
If it weren't for several True Venerables working together to search, it would have been very difficult to discover such an anomaly.
However, True Venerable Riding Dog was not optimistic at all. His expression was solemn. "If even the Great Venerable could predict it... it's already very serious."
"I need to consider taking steps to block it."
Qu Zhenzun... is that an ordinary Grand Venerable? The Grand Venerables from the outer realms remained calm, and none of them pointed it out.
"Let's wait a bit before the ban is implemented," Han Weizhen said calmly.
He must be on guard against something, which shows that having him accompany Xiaoyou does indeed make things easier for a certain True Lord.
This small, still-developing, desolate space emitted a much fainter aura, so faint that no one could bear it.
Moreover, the development speed was very slow. In the blink of an eye, ten days or so had passed, and it had only grown slightly larger.
On the nineteenth day, Qu Jianlei stopped observing and shook his head at everyone, saying, "Forget it, I'm not going to keep watching."
It seemed he hadn't gained anything, but no one present asked any questions.
However, the True Venerable Riding a Dog asked again, "Won't you all go and check out a few more dangerous places?"
“I’m taking it back,” Xiaoyou said decisively. “I was originally planning to ask you, Wuqingdao, for some compensation, but forget it.”
"Demand compensation?" The other True Venerable was taken aback. "Wasn't this over?"
"Then let's let it go," Xiaoyou replied calmly.
Actually, Han Weizhen told her to say those words, but she didn't understand their meaning.
Because there were many True Venerables around her, and Han Wei was her hidden protector, the two could not communicate too much.
However, just as she was about to reach the entrance of the void passage, Xiao You realized that there were eight True Venerables blocking her way.
These eight people did not form a battle formation, but instead adopted a welcoming posture, and showed no murderous intent whatsoever.
Of course, killing intent can be concealed through secret techniques, and different True Venerables have many secret techniques, which need no further explanation.
But the politeness they showed was genuine.
Behind each of the eight True Venerables were two Nascent Soul cultivators, one for the Heavenly Realm and one for the Earthly Realm. Each of the female Nascent Soul cultivators held a tray in their hands.
Each of the eight trays contained a sealed box, but even so, the radiant light of the precious gems was still undiminished.
"You've really made me very unhappy..." Han Wei glanced at the True Venerable Riding a Dog and sighed softly.
The other six people didn't say a word, they just stared at each other indifferently.
No one seemed particularly nervous, given that they still had True Lord-level combat power on their side, but their displeasure was inevitable.
"Please forgive us, fellow Daoists," the two Ruthless Dao True Venerables bowed deeply with their hands clasped together, and only stood up after more than ten breaths.
Then, the True Venerable Riding Dog's expression turned serious. "This really involves the safety of the entire Lianxing, so I have no choice but to shamelessly ask you for help, fellow Daoist."
He didn't say who he asked for help from, but everyone already understood.
However, no one looked at Qu Jianlei. Seven pairs of eyes stared at him indifferently, and no one spoke.
Seeing that the situation was not good, and knowing the other party's thunderous methods, the other True Venerable hurriedly shouted loudly.
"Fellow Daoists, we have a generous gift to offer!"
The seven remained silent, some even sneering: "Heh, you have the nerve to talk about generous gifts in this shabby place?"
“I possess the true meaning of creation,” one of the eight True Venerables said, flipping his wrist and revealing a ball of light.
Then he looked at Qu Jianlei, "Fellow Daoist, your aura of creation is exquisite; you should be able to take charge of things."
Qu Jianlei spoke calmly, "Fellow Daoist has good eyesight, but when it comes to taking charge, I am still relatively inexperienced."
"I still hope you will grant my request, fellow Daoist," the old man said, cupping his hands in greeting. Without retracting the ball of light, he left it hovering in front of him.
The female cultivator's nascent soul behind him was still holding the tray, and it was unknown what treasures were inside.
Then another True Venerable bowed to Xiao You and said, "Fellow Daoist, I have a Heavenly Sound Fish to offer you!"
Like the Tai Chi Yin-Yang fish, the Tianyin fish is not a real fish, but a natural essence that is concentrated in an extremely demanding environment.
This gel-like treasure is as rare as the laws of time or space, but its applications are extremely limited.
In any case, it's always a good idea to give it to Kunxiu Zhenzun—who doesn't like having a good voice?
His thought was that if other True Venerables had needs, they could exchange with this female cultivator, right?
However, Xiaoyou blinked twice and asked in confusion, "You know what I need?"
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