dmims Chapter 2626 Not in vain
Chapter 2626 Not in vain
Chapter 2626 Not in vain
This divine sense startled the female voice from Taiyuan Sea. "Huh? Whose True Lord is this... Little Qu?"
“Not the one who kidnapped me,” Qu Jianlei answered readily, even asking in return, “Not Ling Yun’s?”
“Ling Yun…hehe,” the woman’s voice emitted a series of ambiguous laughs, offering no further explanation.
"I hope it's not that person from the Myriad Things faction," Han Li said leisurely. "Houde has been getting more and more lively lately."
That's true. If you count how many powerful princes have recently emerged with great virtue, how many have there been?
So, if Xiaoyou's master arrived, people would have been shocked in the past, but now, it's not so surprising.
As it turns out, Han Li does indeed possess the power to make his words come true.
On the fifteenth day after they entered the void, while they were divining about Yi He's hometown, a sudden fluctuation came from behind them.
The ones who chased after them were none other than Xiao You, Han Wei, and another True Venerable of All Things.
Qingkong glanced at the three of them and asked in surprise, "Xiaoyou, don't you have anything serious to do every day?"
The Grand Protector has always acted in a straightforward manner within the Lingyun Sect, and it's not like he's deliberately targeting anyone.
It has to do with one's personality, but if he is too easy to talk to while serving as a protector in the sect, he will have endless things to do.
True Venerable Xiaoyou didn't stand on ceremony and calmly replied, "Please ask True Venerable Qu if discussing the Dao isn't a proper matter?"
Qu Jianlei remained silent. Discussing the Dao was, of course, a serious matter, and besides, he had a fairly good impression of this female cultivator.
People who are willing to spend money will always have good interpersonal relationships, no matter when or where.
The next moment, Xiaoyou spoke again calmly, "Master heard that a great lord has appeared and suspects that it is an old friend, so he arranged for me to carefully investigate."
In her previous remarks, she was very careful to avoid mentioning her master, but now she is deliberately bringing it up.
"Is that so?" Han Li looked at her with a half-smile, clearly somewhat disbelieving.
However, what can one do if one does not believe? The cause and effect involving the Great King are not something he can arbitrarily explain.
Qu Jianlei's face darkened a bit upon hearing this, but not because the other party wanted to follow his group.
"This means... I'll be contacted by that person a second time?"
One such experience is enough. Xiaoyou, you wouldn't... possibly become a law of words, would you?
“An excuse,” the woman’s voice echoed in his mind, “she just wants your body.”
If someone else had said this, I might have believed it! Qu Jianlei said expressionlessly.
But I'll pretend I didn't hear what you, old pro...veteran driver, said!
“I’m not sure either,” True Venerable Xiaoyou replied seriously, “but Master might not like it.”
This is a very obvious signal: the relationship between that person and her master is probably... at least not very harmonious!
Logically speaking, Xiaoyou is a junior, and even matters concerning her master should not be casually discussed with outsiders.
Her current statement carries another layer of meaning: since there's no need to hide this matter, there's a greater than 90% chance it's true.
Even Han Li raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, "You really are under a lot of pressure!"
Even if the True Venerable goes to inquire about the True Lord's whereabouts, it is still quite dangerous, regardless of what trump cards the other party's master has given him.
"Master has made arrangements," Xiaoyou hinted, indicating that she had some ability to protect herself, and then smiled slightly.
"Fellow Daoists are all formidable individuals. Walking together with you will give us some peace of mind."
As she spoke, she glanced at Qu Zhenzun's shoulder, seemingly casually.
After that accident at the entrance of the dojo, even cultivators of all things knew that this spider possessed at least the strength of a quasi-divine being.
Moreover, look at the opposing camp; which of the four True Venerables isn't a skilled fighter?
Of course, she herself is no less impressive. Even disregarding the Great Lord's trump card, she is one of only two True Venerables who have mastered the power of time.
Qu Jianlei nodded upon hearing this. With such a skilled fighter, even if they encountered that person again, they might still have a fighting chance.
However, he still had to say some things openly: "Our mission is to send the remnant soul of an old friend who is at the Nascent Soul stage back to his hometown."
“Nascent Soul…” Xiao You was a little surprised to hear this, but fortunately, she hadn’t been in the Out-of-Body stage for very long, so she wasn’t too discriminated against.
But she couldn't help but ask, "A very heavy cause and effect?"
"Not really," Qu Jianlei shook his head slightly, "We were comrades-in-arms for a while, and that place is just a small world..."
“Small world,” Xiao You nodded slightly, her face expressionless, but one could sense a hint of indifference.
In a mere small world, even a True Venerable would have been too many, but now there are seven, plus a Quasi-Divine Transformation.
However, although she was proud at heart, she still understood some social etiquette.
She said softly, "Qu Zhenzun is a man who keeps his promise and does not forget his old friend."
Han Li glanced at her indifferently upon hearing this, "Stop fooling around. He's not good at severing worldly ties anyway. Why can't you praise him a little?"
"Just an old friend," Xiaoyou said, not at all intimidated by him. "Old friends will always become fewer and fewer, it doesn't affect severing ties with the world."
"Tch, you don't understand," Han Li snorted coldly, offering no explanation.
"Isn't it just that Red Leaf Ridge is going to dominate Cangwu?" To be honest, Xiaoyou actually knew what he was referring to.
"Ling Yun's magnanimity is ultimately too small. If it were the Myriad Things Realm, a sixth-order spiritual vein would be a sure thing."
Upon hearing this, Han Li looked at her in surprise and said, "You've put a lot of effort into this. It's not easy."
There was something else mixed in with his words.
However, the one who reacted even more strongly to these words was Qingkong Zhenzun.
"Han Wei Zhenzun, please persuade him that Ling Yun's actions do not need outsiders' opinions."
He actually knew that Han Wei and Xiao You had an unusual relationship, which shows that Ling Yun's Grand Protector had other sources of information.
However, Xiaoyou didn't buy into that. She frankly stated, "If the Great Protector has something to say, just tell me directly."
"The affairs of the world are for the people of the world to manage. Qu Zhenzun isn't even one of your people, Lingyun, is he?"
"Alright, that's enough," Qu Jianlei glanced at her, "I understand your kindness, fellow Daoist."
That's all he could say. He couldn't possibly express gratitude or make any promises.
He believed in Xiaoyou's sincerity towards him, but her master and the other forces of all things might not necessarily have any good intentions.
"So young, yet so cunning!" The voice of a seasoned female cultivator rang out again, "She clearly knows she's after you."
“Ancestor, I really didn’t mean that,” Qu Jianlei explained weakly. “Love between men and women is not the whole of life.”
"Of course, there's also the affection between the male and female cultivators..."
Anyway, with someone to chat with every now and then, the journey wasn't so lonely.
After traveling for more than three months, under the intentional or unintentional encouragement of True Venerable Xiaoyou, the group actually started discussing the Dao again.
The female voice sounded somewhat smug, "The lingering power of the Taiyuan Sea Dao Discussion is truly terrifying..."
Qu Jianlei finally got his chance and subtly retaliated against the female driver, saying, "This is the second time Xiaoyou and I have had a discussion."
"Yes, yes, you've got a taste for it, I understand, but young man, you must know how to be moderate..."
In the second year of their journey, the group encountered three Star Devourers, one large and two small.
If a True Venerable were to encounter such a being alone, it would be unlikely to clash with him, because winning would be extremely difficult.
Losing allows you to escape, but getting injured in the void will trigger a series of consequences.
Not to mention there were three on the other side.
However, this time, the three Star Devouring Beasts were really unlucky and were completely wiped out, even though Qu Jianlei and Xiao You didn't use their Time-Breaking Technique.
The lifespan of the Star Devourer is already extremely long, so the cost of using the Time-Traveling Divine Power is relatively high.
Moreover, some parts of them lose much value once they age and decay.
Everyone used ordinary methods, and the battle lasted for more than ten days. Fortunately, in the end, everyone survived.
Even if there are seven people to share these three Star Devouring Beasts, this trip will not have been in vain.
Xiaoyou even wanted to share some with the spider—the spider silk played a decisive role in restraining the enemy in this battle.
However, the spider wasn't interested at all, and simply said, "Here, Little Tune!"
After this battle, everyone was even more excited and wanted to find more void creatures to kill—who would complain about having too few assets?
In the past, it was not safe for True Venerables to wander in the void because they had too few companions. If they had such a team, the danger would be greatly reduced.
However, the possibility of True Venerables forming large-scale teams to go to the void is basically nonexistent.
It involves the distribution of opportunities and gains, as well as mutual trust, etc. Anyway, those who know, know, and there's no need to say more.
However, the greater torment that True Venerables encounter while wandering in the void is actually loneliness and solitude...
For example, after this encounter, for a very long time, no one encountered a second similar event.
Until... they found the small world where Yi He was.
This small world is extremely well hidden and has no void entrance.
Fortunately, Qu Jianlei possessed the aura of a small world, and the team had no shortage of divination experts, including a quasi-Grand Monarch, making it easy to lock onto the target.
But how does one enter this world? Qu Jianlei really didn't know.
Would it be appropriate to call out to Yi He, who is resting in the Nightmare Transformation Essence?
"Calculate!" Spider tapped him on the shoulder. "In this tiny world, do you still need to hesitate?"
Qu Jianlei had originally wanted to ask how Yi He got out back then, but after hearing this, he felt that there was indeed no need to be too careful.
He raised his hand to calculate, found a weak point, and then looked at the others.
"It's easy to open there, but who can fix it afterward?"
This is Yi He's hometown. It's fine to force our way in, but we can't leave any potential problems behind when we leave, can we?
Upon hearing this, Qingkong glanced at him, then looked at the spider on his shoulder. "Don't you have some misunderstanding about the Great Lord's strength?"
"I'll do it," Xiaoyou said in a deep voice, then her body swayed, and suddenly a clone appeared, disappearing into the weak spot.
The next moment, her illusory image vanished.
Qu Jianlei could see clearly that this person's clone had directly passed through the boundary membrane, and should be... entering the small world.
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