novelsite Chapter 2653 Professional
Chapter 2653 Professional
Chapter 2653 Professional
"With me around..." Qu Jianlei nearly died of anger. "Is this your reason for targeting Lian Xing?"
“Of course I have other things,” Baiqiao seemed to be enjoying his debate with the group of scholars, “I can offer the resources of my sect to help!”
"That's why I didn't plan to get involved personally. One reason is that I'm afraid you guys will beat me up, and another is... I'm really poor!"
"You just said that sects are poor and income in other worlds is low!" Han Li seized on his words, "Aren't you ashamed?"
Baiqiao didn't answer him at all, acting as if she hadn't heard him.
Qu Jianlei's expression was a bit strange. "You mean to say that Lingyun's internal information... has absolutely no clue?"
"Tsk," Baiqiao clicked his tongue, thought for a moment, and replied, "I heard that Lianxing sought help from several Grand Dukes, right?"
"Since it's completely useless, and even a Xuanzun can only use it for divination, how much use do you think the sect's information can be?"
"Can you please stop using rhetorical questions all the time?" Qu Jianlei genuinely disliked this way of communicating.
"I just want to ask one thing: does Lingyun have any relevant information? You just need to answer me, yes or no!"
"No!" Baiqiao answered without hesitation.
He paused for a moment, then spoke again, "There's some trivial information, not systematic, and not very valuable. I'm worried it might mislead you."
"You have such a thick skin..." Han Li pointed at him, both amused and annoyed, "Why didn't you just say you didn't have it?"
“Maybe it really is,” Jin Ge said, maintaining a fair stance. “Lingyun has a deep foundation.”
“But it’s meaningless,” Baiqiao said seriously. “Even the sect leader thinks that the true meaning of destiny… is a good starting point.”
It was obvious that the person he was referring to was the Great Lord of Lingyun, and that he highly approved of Qu Zhenzun's line of thinking.
As for why the True Lord didn't continue to intervene... there seems to be no need to think about it too much.
Qu Jianlei pondered for a moment before speaking, "So, besides manpower and resources, Lingyun can't play any other role?"
“The sect has some books that I can lend you,” Baiqiao replied casually, “but I’m worried they might mislead you!”
"To be honest, it's only because of you that I'd even consider getting involved if it were someone else, even if it were the main character who saved the day!"
"Thank you so much," Qu Jianlei said, both amused and exasperated. "What I've always been thinking about is being ready to back out at any time."
"Huh?" Baiqiao was taken aback by his words, and his continuous rebuttal was finally interrupted by his statement.
"Strange?" Qu Jianlei looked at him calmly. If you don't have the strength, why force yourself to participate? Isn't that just courting death?
"This...this is..." Baiqiao said helplessly, "You can't possibly not care about the huge rewards, can you?"
"One should be down-to-earth," Qu Jianlei said casually. "So, just because Lingyun provides some people and things, they think they can profit from karma?"
“This shows how much we value you,” Baiqiao said shamelessly. “If you have ideas, we can all discuss them together.”
"My thinking... I'm sorry!" Qu Jianlei shook his head. He could tell that this was probably what the other party was concerned about.
However, his thinking involves too much of his own privacy. It's fine for him to deduce and experiment on his own, but he will absolutely not make it public.
"I want to emphasize one point: I will not tell you any of my ideas."
“Yes,” Baiqiao nodded, answering without hesitation.
His mind is exceptionally quick. "When you succeed, your ideas won't be a secret either."
Of course, there was one more thing he didn't say: if it doesn't succeed, then whether the idea is good or not is no longer important.
Qu Jianlei had to admit that although this guy was annoying, his overall character wasn't actually that bad.
However, he couldn't help but sigh, "This is something I can easily get out of at any time, but you insist on pushing me to the limit!"
Saying he was withdrawing was a lie; he actually really wanted to take the challenge, but it was a situation where he could attack or retreat at will...
Now look what's happened, they've practically tied them to a war machine!
They roughly reached an agreement, and Jin Ge couldn't hold back any longer, "Baiqiao, you've waited so long just to finalize this?"
“I came here to ask questions,” Baiqiao replied with a wry smile, “but things turned out like this in a daze… I was afraid he would abandon the project.”
“You’ve only expressed an interest,” Qu Jianlei said, not buying it. “We haven’t discussed any agreements yet, so you can easily back out.”
"Who said there was no agreement? Didn't I already promise you that I'd give you a sixth-tier spirit vein for free if things went smoothly?"
"Do you think I care?" Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes at him. "If we're sure we can save the day, it'll take at least a thousand or eight hundred years."
He wasn't really looking forward to such a distant promise.
To put it another way, if he wanted to, there would be ready-made sixth-order beings in the Realm of All Things; he just didn't want to try.
Upon hearing this, Baiqiao raised an eyebrow slightly. "In a mere thousand or eight hundred years, you're confident you can succeed by diverting your attention?"
Qu Jianlei glanced at him indifferently, "Wan Tianqing might just be the path to a split soul!"
Baiqiao remained silent upon hearing this, and after a long while, she sighed softly, "I really want to participate personally."
"Don't respond to that!" Qu Jianlei and Han Li said in unison, then paused for a moment, and then smiled at each other.
"That's too much, really too much," Baiqiao muttered softly, then after a long pause, she spoke again, "I'll be leaving now if there's nothing else."
Still no one paid him any attention. After about half an hour, the ascetic's figure gradually faded and slowly disappeared.
The True Venerable who was watching from outside was scratching his head a bit. When he saw the three of them come out, he couldn't help but ask: What did Baiqiao say?
Qu Jianlei said that he would go to the scene to see the peak Nascent Soul cultivator first, and that what happened earlier was not important!
Having seen one peak Nascent Soul cultivator, it's clear there are many more peak Nascent Soul cultivators in the queue, so there's no need to go into details.
After reviewing five consecutive Nascent Soul Peak experts and providing corresponding adjustment suggestions, another three months have passed.
This period of time wasn't very long, but it basically confirmed one thing: Qu Zhenzun's expertise was indeed not limited to the new path of leaving the body.
He is also very knowledgeable about the mainstream astral projection methods, surpassing many astral projection masters.
Then everyone remembered the rumor that when Qu Zhenzun was still a Nascent Soul cultivator, he chose to go to another world to advance his cultivation level, not because he couldn't advance normally.
The main reason was that for him at the time, the traditional approach was too difficult, so he designed his own astral projection plan.
When this story spread, Qu Zhenzun was indeed considered a master of comprehensive out-of-body solutions.
However, Qu Jianlei was concerned about something else.
Over the past few months, he discovered that the success rate of Duogan and Jing Yuexin in advancing to the next level was actually in the upper-middle range!
They weren't exactly at the very top, but they were above average. Keep in mind, both of them came from the Land of Absolute Spirits.
Han Li had been with him the whole time and was quite familiar with the situation, but could only sigh: Your realm's favor is extraordinary.
These were compliments, but Qu Jianlei couldn't be happy: Is the probability of leaving the body really that low?
“It’s already quite high,” Han Li said dismissively. “When I was in my physical body back then, I wasn’t entirely confident of success.”
"Who are you trying to fool?" Qu Jianlei scoffed. "You think you could break through to the Out-of-Body stage at five hundred years old? I don't believe you wanted to commit suicide back then."
The world of geniuses is only understood by geniuses; ordinary people can only see the gap, but cannot feel how far apart they are.
"Then didn't you leave your body at four hundred years old?" Han Li no longer felt that her record was anything to brag about.
“That Jing Yuexin was no worse than you before, you should have faith in her abilities.”
“Yes,” Qu Jianlei nodded, “but the danger is too great. I don’t want her to die a second time in front of me!”
A cold glint flashed in Han Li's eyes. "Being nostalgic isn't a bad thing, but severing worldly ties will allow you to go further."
"Leaving together isn't unacceptable, at least I won't be lonely... Alright, I'm sorry to you, my Daoist partner."
"I don't like what you said. Please rephrase your statement!"
"Actually, I'm not that obsessed with immortality. No one can live forever... Just live a life where you have a clear conscience."
"Then goodbye and good riddance. I want to live forever, at least longer than Xuanzun! Oh, Baiqiao is here again."
Baiqiao didn't come; he had been guarding the restricted area, waiting for their return.
He didn't come alone; he brought two True Venerables from various sects with him, both of whom Qu Jianlei had never met before.
One of them was the Supreme Being in charge of the assessment, who was also a spirit of the artifact and was meticulous in all aspects of the assessment.
This person's attitude was somewhat domineering, stating bluntly, "I don't care what you two discussed in private."
"But to expect Ling Yun's strong support without any resources... that's impossible!"
Ultimately, Baiqiao was only temporarily in charge of the sect's affairs; he wasn't even the sect leader.
Elder Youjian and the others belong to the factions of the mountain stronghold, while this one is from a powerful department within the sect.
Qu Jianlei was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then laughed, "Actually, I didn't intend to apply... The two of you can leave now."
These two must be from the Lingyun Sect conducting the assessment. It seems that no matter which world you're in, those in charge of assessments are all incredibly powerful.
But Qu Jianlei wasn't buying it. He made it sound like he really wanted the sect's support.
They were forced into this situation, so why are they giving me attitude now?
Baiqiao didn't react much, watching the scene calmly with no emotion in her eyes.
The Supreme Elder looked at Qu Zhenzun for seven or eight seconds, then vanished without a trace, leaving only the words, "I've passed by here."
"Huh?" Qu Jianlei was genuinely taken aback. Didn't you know how to make things difficult for me? "So agreeable?"
Then he looked at the other one, "Can't you just leave like him?"
"What the... provocation?" The man laughed angrily. "It seems you really don't want the cooperation to succeed."
“No, I really hope it will succeed,” Qu Jianlei shook his head seriously, thinking to himself that “cooperation” was not an option.
"They're up to no good!" The man pointed at him and then said seriously, "I'm not in charge of assessments, I'm in charge of coordination!"
"If you need anything in the future, whether it's a person or a thing, just contact me."
Professional coordination? Qu Jianlei was taken aback again, thinking to himself that it seemed Lingyun Sect was really serious this time.
In the past, no matter what the matter was, Baiqiao could handle it all by herself.
However, why does this cultivation world feel more and more like a large technology company?