novelsite Chapter 2668 The Two Venerables of Time
Chapter 2668 The Two Venerables of Time
Chapter 2668 The Two Venerables of Time
"Hmph," Xiaoyou snorted coldly upon hearing this. Although she was a little younger, this kind of provocation would not make her lose her balance.
What she was really concerned about was Qu Zhenzun's condition, and... some other news.
Looking at Qu Zhenzun's figure, which was so faint it was almost imperceptible, she spoke up, "Fellow Daoist Qu, you haven't been affected by the Dao Transformation, have you?"
After a long while, the faint figure finally let out a sigh of relief, "Thank you for your concern. I'm alright, but it was indeed very dangerous."
Qu Jianlei is speaking the truth, because the true meaning of birth and death is fighting against the Dao of Transformation, and the struggle against it is quite arduous.
In particular, the other party was skilled at bewitching—in the beginning, he, Han Li, and Xiao You were all slightly tricked without realizing it.
This was taken completely by surprise, so I won't go into details, but it's enough to demonstrate the opponent's strength.
The Dao of Transformation and the Divine Power of Birth and Death are of the same nature; this is the most dangerous battlefield.
However, neither Han Li nor Xiao You could sense the other battlefield; its terror was truly indescribable.
Simply put, the opponent's Dao Transformation was extremely fierce, and after encountering the attack of Life and Death, it kept trying to devour him.
Fortunately, he and Xiaoyou had a flash of inspiration and developed a new tactic that effectively disrupted the opponent's rhythm of transformation.
If this person can maintain a normal pace, Qu Jianlei believes that he will most likely flee in panic when he can no longer hold on.
However, with two True Venerables who have mastered the divine power of time attacking at the same time, it is unrealistic for the opponent to maintain the rhythm of the Dao Transformation.
The key to victory still lies in new tactics, but the main battlefield is on a different track.
With Qu Jianlei's cultivation level, maintaining an offensive stance throughout—using the power of birth and death to diminish the transformation of the Dao—is extremely difficult in itself.
During that period, what he missed most was the hypocrite.
Even now, he still doesn't understand how the old man's remaining obsession could have unleashed that Dao-severing strike.
Although he died and his Dao vanished, he directly shattered the Dao Transformation Realm—he admitted he was inferior to him!
Objectively speaking... or to boast a little, he believes that this person's transformation is more complex and natural than that of the Master in the Pot.
Therefore, the process of breaking it was a bit more difficult for him.
Qu Jianlei's thinking was not without basis; in the process of the battle between the Dao and the cycle of birth and death, they had gained sufficient understanding of each other!
There's an old saying that the person who understands you best is not your friend but your enemy, and that's no exaggeration.
At the very least, he sensed the other party's information—a True Venerable of this realm who had lived for over ten thousand years!
This man, who was once a brilliant and talented individual, chose to seek enlightenment in the Lost Plateau at the age of five thousand.
This was a path with a 90% chance of death, but... he had no choice!
This enlightenment took six thousand years, and unknowingly, it led me down the path of transformation.
However, the most difficult thing to deal with is that this one is the true self transformed into the Dao, unlike Hu Zhongzi, who is a clone transformed into the Dao.
Logically speaking, once he successfully transforms into the Dao, he can disappear without even realizing it, which, in a sense, can be considered a great freedom.
But let me repeat myself: the process of transforming into the Dao is natural and cannot be rushed; it must be done in accordance with the laws of nature.
He woke up this time because he sensed that the situation in the entire realm was changing.
This person chose the Lost Plate as the place to attain enlightenment, which led to the long-term abnormality of this plate.
However, once he achieves enlightenment, or rather, successfully transforms into the Dao, it will affect the entire Yelang realm—just as the rumors say.
Therefore, his focus was on the entire Yelang region.
When Qu Jianlei and the other two were initially merging the two realms, this person didn't pay much attention. However, this commotion lasted for more than a year.
He didn't know when this would end.
He is a quasi-Great Monarch, but he is constrained by the Dao Transformation Realm, and his freedom of action may not actually be comparable to that of a True Venerable.
He also wanted to find out the truth, but he could vaguely sense that the other party seemed to have a similar level of cultivation.
So this time, as he emerged from his cocoon, he was basically prepared to fight to the death—perhaps this was the tribulation of enlightenment?
Qu Jianlei's victory was largely due to luck, including Han Li's initial mistake!
Without the opponent's pause caused by a misoperation, he and Xiaoyou might not have been able to come up with a new tactic.
Without new tactics, even if we win this battle, it will likely be a Pyrrhic victory unless Spider or the young lady intervenes.
In fact, even now, Qu Jianlei is not sure whether he has been tainted by the aura of the Dao Transformation.
The aura of this thing is really too strange, and the other party is skilled in the art of deception.
For a time, he even thought that he was transforming into the Dao, and that the other party was going to use the power of birth and death to obliterate him.
That feeling, it really is—is it or isn't it, turning into a butterfly?
Fortunately, he had the aura of creation or fortune within him, which allowed him to escape this calamity.
So even now, he's not entirely sure, "Miss, am I still me?"
"Hmm, that's a problem," the woman's voice said leisurely. "You feel defiled, impure, don't you?"
"Forget it, I'll figure it out myself," Qu Jianlei said, clearly not in the mood to appreciate driving skills—he was under a lot of pressure.
"It's okay, I won't mind," the experienced driver said, speeding along as always. "You can go into the mud and wash yourself off."
Qu Jianlei didn't argue with her. He felt a lot of pressure, but he also gained a lot!
He still needs to take a careful look.
First, he resolved the pressure issue. He first made his body ethereal, allowing the aura of the Dao Stele to cleanse him.
There was nothing unusual about this process, but the Dao of the Dao Stele is also the Dao of the Transformation Dao, so he played with the ink rainbow for a few more days.
The black knife only repelled evil energy; it didn't repel him, but that doesn't mean he wasn't tainted by the aura of the Dao Transformation.
Finally, he asked his volatile obsession to examine himself, as these past out-of-body obsessions had been his greatest reliance.
After he left his body, he still respected his seniors, but he also felt that his cultivation level had improved.
It wasn't until he encountered Huadao again that he realized how much experience he lacked.
That hypocrite who pays so much attention to rituals doesn't seem to have much real strength, but he still can't learn that Dao-slaying move!
There is still so much to learn from him about why a Heroic Spirit is a Heroic Spirit and why it can become an obsession.
The grumpy senior colleague said, "I think you're pretty normal—it's just that you haven't been visiting us as much lately."
"How could I dare to look any longer?" Qu Jianlei could only smile wryly.
He didn't mean to be disrespectful to his seniors, but every time he disturbed a Heroic Spirit, it would deplete the Spirit's resources.
He didn't understand it much before, but now that he's a True Venerable, he understands the cause and effect and logic behind it.
Qu Jianlei believes that the greatest way he can repay others is to protect humanity as much as possible, so that his predecessors can be proud and that there are successors.
The hot-tempered senior did something, and another obsession resurfaced.
If Qu Jianlei wanted to know the inside story, he could investigate the operation and logic of the ritual implements—but it was truly inconvenient to offend him.
This persistent thought let out a soft "Huh? Your aura... never mind, it wasn't affected by the Dao Transformation!"
"Thank you for your guidance, senior," Qu Jianlei breathed a sigh of relief. This person was brought out by the irritable obsession, so his judgment must be sound.
But that soft exclamation made him a little uneasy. "I was just seeing off the seniors back to their hometowns... I'm also inquiring about the Haoran Sect."
"You've already met people from the Haoran Sect!" This person was a little unhappy. "Forget it, whether we go back or not, it's embarrassing and disappointing."
"People from the Haoran Sect?" Qu Jianlei was taken aback. Where did I see them?
Then it dawned on him, "Could it be...that person?"
"It doesn't matter, you've built up a solid foundation," he said, not wanting to say anything more. "I'm going to sleep, you can continue!"
He fell silent, but Qu Jianlei fell into deep thought, and after a long while, he gave a bitter smile, "That's true."
"Also what?" Xiaoyou blinked her big eyes, staring at his illusory figure. "Tell me quickly!"
She was about to take over Han Li's shift and was just waiting for him to give his summary of the battle.
“I mean…” Qu Jianlei hesitated for a moment, then spoke seriously, “This time the harvest was really significant.”
"For example?" Xiao You stared intently at him, "That person's cave dwelling?"
“The cave dwelling…can’t be taken back,” Qu Jianlei sighed, then shook his head, “it has turned into heaven and earth.”
The Dao Transformation Realm is truly terrifying. The opponent's cave still exists, but it is now filled with the aura of the Dao Transformation Realm.
The supernatural power he possesses is time itself, not the ability to reverse time, so... this matter cannot be accomplished!
Xiaoyou has good perception; she could understand what he was saying, and she didn't take it to heart.
She nodded and continued, "That person... did they really perish?"
“He has fallen,” Qu Jianlei nodded without hesitation.
There's a profound point here: True Venerables are difficult to kill, and True Monarchs are also difficult to kill, but this kind of being in a limbo is not necessarily so.
People can be very resilient, or they can be very fragile, especially during the stage of striving for advancement.
Think about condensing the nascent soul, and then think about breaking through to the outer body—if you fail, you will basically die and your cultivation will be extinguished.
These are all pivotal points, where cultivators are extremely vulnerable, and failure often means systemic collapse.
Even if one succeeds in this path of transformation, which is almost an unorthodox one, the person involved may not necessarily live a good life.
Therefore, the moment the gray light rushed towards him was a desperate gamble, and being crushed by the Compass of Creation was the final outcome.
However, Xiaoyou was not so easy to deal with. "You've gained quite a bit, haven't you? Even creation itself has the aura of birth and death."
"Well..." Qu Jianlei chuckled dryly, "It's not much, it's all thanks to everyone's help. Aren't we a team?"
"As expected, you are a true master!" Xiao You huffed angrily. "Then tell me, is it pleasant to cooperate with me?"
"Of course it was enjoyable, very...happy," Qu Jianlei replied with a smile. "Let's do it again next time!"
With the hidden dangers of the transformation path basically eliminated, all that's left for him to do now is take stock of his gains. How could he not be happy?
Xiaoyou blinked twice more. "What if I don't let you cooperate with Hanli in the future?"
"Huh?" Qu Jianlei was taken aback. "Well... we're all on the same team, and I've known him longer!"
“But you’re more pleasant to work with me!” Xiaoyou stared intently at him.
After a pause, she continued, "From now on, you should cooperate with me more and with him less. You and I... are the two most respected figures of our time!"
Has love turned into hatred to this extent? Qu Jianlei was a little bewildered; this was a lack of unity.
"Ahem," two light coughs rang out, and the handsome young man reappeared, looking at Xiaoyou with a dark expression. "What did you say?"
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