SWDnovel Chapter 2661 Don't Learn Bad Habits
Chapter 2661 Don't Learn Bad Habits
Chapter 2661 Don't Learn Bad Habits
Taiyuan Hai has a problem, or rather, a common problem among powerful beings: he likes to leave things unsaid.
However, Qu Jianlei didn't pay attention to it and only asked, "Is it appropriate to force it open?"
“There is no danger,” the woman’s voice answered decisively this time, then sighed softly, “It is rare that they have not perished.”
Qu Jianlei felt a slight sense of disbelief: how dare he, when he was still a Nascent Soul cultivator, lead a group of teammates to force their way into this place?
Even now, it seems like their actions back then were nothing short of suicidal.
Perhaps this is what they mean by "the more timid the matchmaker in the martial arts world is," or "be careful, the demonic energy here is a bit strange."
“Infiltration is the way to go,” Xiaoyou said, surprisingly recognizing this tactic. “If we had launched a direct assault, this place would probably have been destroyed long ago.”
Han Li raised his hand to calculate for a moment, then nodded slightly, "If it is indeed just a Heavenly Demon, then there is no major problem."
Once a cultivator reaches the stage of leaving the body, they can basically ignore the threat of celestial demons.
The limit for a Heavenly Demon is to be able to leave the body; a Human True Venerable might only be in danger if he is surrounded and attacked.
Even those above the True Venerable level will still encounter demons, but these are inner demons or Dao demons, arising from their state of mind, calamities, or karma.
Those demons are not objectively existing alien beings, so we'll leave that aside for now.
Han Lizhan calculated that there was no danger, and the three of them immediately took action, wiping out the demonic energy in this area.
This was something that could be done or not, since it wouldn't affect them anyway, but considering that Qu Zhenzun was the protector of this side, I did it anyway.
Finding and collecting that small realm was easy and not worth mentioning.
Xiao You asked, "Your presence is still inside. Back then... were you protecting this area?"
"It's just cause and effect," Qu Jianlei replied casually. In fact, at that time, he didn't understand anything about cause and effect.
I just wanted to be a person who pays attention to details.
In retrospect, the idea that "reasoning" is essentially about cause and effect is not far off.
The three of them took the small realm and headed straight for the Yelang Realm. They arrived three months later.
This Middle Thousand World also has no external passage, but the boundary membrane has weak points, allowing True Venerables to enter and exit relatively easily.
As they approached the boundary, the three were slightly taken aback. "What's going on... such an intense battle?"
But it doesn't matter. What does it have to do with them fighting to the death in unfamiliar territory?
The three entered this world and discovered that it was actually a small astral plane.
There are a total of fourteen or fifteen large and medium-sized sections here—size is relative.
There are also smaller, inhabited areas, about twenty or thirty in total.
On the largest plate, there is a fifth-order spiritual vein, where a great battle between cultivators is currently taking place.
In other large and medium-sized sectors, war was raging, creating a scene of widespread conflict.
Qu Jianlei roughly estimated that the largest population segment should have a population of several billion.
In short, the population of this world should be only a few hundred billion, which is a little more than that of the Cangwu Realm.
Actually, if you look at it from a closed-door perspective, with such a large population base, it's understandable that they would consider themselves part of the cultivation world.
In his previous life, his planet Earth had a population of less than 10 billion, and people were already fantasizing about whether it was the only planet in the universe with intelligent life.
Xiao You was also slightly surprised, "How...did they start fighting?"
Suddenly, the spider emitted a divine sense, "Time...that's not right!"
"Hmm," Qu Jianlei and Xiao You hummed in unison. Both of them had mastered the power of time and could naturally sense it.
“The flow of time is one and a half times,” Xiaoyou had discovered last time, “so that people born into this world will live a shorter life.”
Han Li nodded. "No wonder war broke out so quickly. What is the cause of this war?"
The three of them had good senses and were skilled in divination, so they quickly figured out the reason: it was because of a struggle for the spiritual vein!
To be precise, this matter originated from the invasion of cultivators from the Realm of All Things.
Xiao You and Yue Ran, two True Venerables, openly appeared in this realm. Not only did they defeat the two True Venerables, but they also brought news of the True Venerable's death!
The original tripartite balance of power has been broken, and there is only one fifth-order spiritual vein here.
Other large sections also have near-fifth-order spiritual veins, which can even barely support the Nascent Soul's attempt to leave the body.
However, once the spirit veins leave the body, they are basically destroyed and need to be nurtured and improved again, or even start anew.
This is a closed world of cultivation, which has fostered arrogance and ignorance, but has also led to the emergence of some unique methods.
Methods like this—raising one's spiritual veins to near-fifth level and then attempting to break through to the Out-of-Body stage—are rarely seen in the mainstream cultivation world.
However, a near-fifth-tier cultivator is ultimately just a near-fifth-tier cultivator, and that unique fifth-tier spiritual vein has always been the focus of everyone's struggle.
After countless wars, the fifth-order spiritual veins became a shared resource of the Yelang Realm, controlled by nine forces.
These forces vary in strength and the share of spiritual veins they occupy. Wars are not uncommon, often fought simply to determine the size of their share.
Fortunately, there was a consensus in the Yelang Realm that if the fighting continued indefinitely, the result would be mutual destruction, or even the complete destruction of the realm.
Therefore, even if there are disputes, they will be kept within a certain limit and usually resolved through negotiation. Even if there are battles, they will not be large-scale.
When news of the True Venerable's death arrived, the fragile balance was shattered, and unsurprisingly, another great war broke out.
The factions of the two True Venerables do not intend to completely monopolize the spiritual veins—at least not in the short term—but rather want to take a larger share.
From the perspective of Qu Jianlei and other outside True Venerables, it seemed somewhat unworthy to trigger a war between realms over this.
However, the cultivators of Yelang Realm do not see it that way; this is the ultimate goal that they are willing to strive for their entire lives.
Thinking about World War I and World War II on Earth, it doesn't seem so strange; it's determined by our understanding and perspective.
What surprised the three even more was that the two remaining True Venerables were seriously injured, causing fierce fighting to break out on various battlefields.
The nine major forces were divided into three camps: in addition to the two opposing sides, there was also a neutral one.
But the neutrals are also fighting, and they're being attacked by both sides at once—making you sit back and watch the tigers fight!
In short, it was chaos, and the casualties were enormous: in such a chaotic situation, if you don't kill people, people will kill you!
Han Li was a little puzzled. "Shouldn't the True Venerable be the one to make the final move? How can the main general be seriously injured as soon as the battle begins?"
Qu Jianlei sensed it and immediately understood: the aura of creation and fortune was truly not given for nothing.
He shook his head, both amused and exasperated. "Isn't it all because of Xiaoyou?"
"Because of me?" True Venerable Xiaoyou was taken aback. "I don't like either of them."
Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei gave her a strange look and asked, "What...don't you want to learn from this young lady?"
"You think you can just gossip about your ancestor like that?" The old driver was back online. "She's a repressed pervert at heart, what does that have to do with me?"
"Ancestor, you..." Xiao You was truly at a loss for words, feeling utterly speechless. "I mean, neither of them would fight for me!"
"You and Yue Ran have let them know how vast the cultivation world is," Qu Jianlei said leisurely.
"They both believed that it was necessary to integrate the cultivation world of Yelang as soon as possible in order to cope with the changes in the outside world."
This is easy to understand. When the world is only so big, the most powerful forces will be revealed on the final battlefield.
However, when a greater external threat emerges, integrating local forces as quickly as possible is also a viable option.
Han Li indicated that she understood, "Then let's ignore them and merge with the smaller world directly?"
There's nothing wrong with this idea, except it's a bit cold-blooded—but what does your life-and-death struggle have to do with our experiments?
Qu Jianlei shook his head. "Let's announce it first, so that others won't think we're taking advantage of their unpreparedness to do something secretly."
In truth, he was still somewhat worried about the natives of the small world.
Once the two worlds successfully merge, given the nature of the cultivators from the Yelang Realm, they will definitely not hesitate to attack the smaller world.
Although he had no feelings for Xiao Jie, he was the one who brought Xiao Jie into this world.
The upper limit of a small realm is only Golden Core, while the number of Nascent Soul cultivators here should be at least a thousand!
I didn't kill Bo Ren, but Bo Ren died because of me. In any case, this can be considered a cause and effect.
Upon hearing this, Xiao You couldn't help but glance at him, "Qu Zhenzun, you really are... a womanizer!"
"Have you been possessed by Taiyuan Hai?" Qu Jianlei's lips twitched. "I don't want to be seen as taking advantage of someone in distress."
A great war is raging in one world, and suddenly an external force enters and quietly sets up an operation. The people involved will definitely be extremely unhappy.
Xiao You was receptive to advice, and nodded upon hearing this, "Then I'll greet these two."
Then, she secretly scanned the area with her divine sense, and after a short while, she said with a strange expression, "These two mean... their injuries are too severe?"
“Ignore them,” Han Li said coldly. “Just wait.”
The three True Venerables are all very young, but he has seen the most of the world and speaks without hesitation.
"I'm just showing respect for the elderly!" Xiaoyou secretly comforted herself, without uttering a word of rebuttal.
Sure enough, not long after, two illusory figures appeared, and as soon as they appeared, they snorted at each other.
The two clones were formed very hastily, giving the impression that "they wouldn't care if they were lost."
The two glanced at Qu Jianlei and Han Li, then asked directly, "What brings you here, friends?"
Xiao You didn't stand on ceremony and directly said that he had brought a group of cultivators from a small world, the highest of whom was a Golden Core cultivator, and they were looking for a place to live.
She didn't mention anything about global integration, as such behavior would definitely cause considerable dissatisfaction on the other party's part.
So you're going to use our world as a testing ground? What do you take us for?
Anyway, what she's saying now is the truth, just slightly edited.
The two exchanged a glance, indicating that the matter was negotiable, as long as the person was a legitimate cultivator.
It's nothing more than the Golden Core cultivation level. As long as you're not an evil cultivator and belong to the orthodox path of cultivation, it's fine.
One of the True Venerables even stated: As long as outsiders do not go too far, they can be guaranteed to be undisturbed!
The Yelang Realm is a bit isolated, but the lifespan of a Nascent Soul True Venerable is not fake, and he can guess what the other party might be wary of.