Recruit black physique and practice in the wasteland at the beginning Chapter 2016: 2036: Show off 2037: Complain (2-in-1, please double the monthly ticket)
Chapter 2016: 2036: Show off 2037: Complain (2-in-1, please double the monthly ticket)
Chapter 1946: 2036: Show off - 2037: Complain (two-in-one, please double the monthly ticket)
Chapter 2036: Show off
Driven by Zhu Jiayi, the palm-sized wooden shield flew into the air and instantly turned into a large shield that was more than ten meters high and nearly four meters wide.
What shocked Master Sanduo was that the thickness of this wooden shield was close to two meters. "So thick?"
Zhu Jiayi did not answer his words, but felt it carefully again.
Not far away, there were patrolling disciples of the Zhu family. They felt that there was a strange atmosphere here and hurriedly came over.
When they saw the Second Patriarch and Master Sanduo standing there, they raised their hands to apologize and then retreated silently.
"Weird," Zhu Jiayi narrowed his eyes and muttered softly, "What kind of foot is this...?"
Then he asked Master Sanduo to attack the wooden shield.
Master Sanduo pulled out a sharp long sword and slashed it hard against the wooden shield.
The grade of this long sword is already high-level Jindan, but it is not his strongest attack. The name of Sanduo is really well-deserved.
Because he was worried about damaging the wooden shield too hard, he deliberately chose a corner, but he struck with all his strength.
After all, it is a magic weapon that can withstand a blow from the Nascent Soul, so it should be able to withstand it, right?
As expected, he managed to hold on, leaving a shallow sword mark where the long sword struck.
"The defense... is indeed pretty good," Master Sanduo nodded, and withstood Nascent Soul's blow, it shouldn't be a big problem.
But then, he was shocked to find that the second ancestor still looked thoughtful and couldn't help but ask, "Any questions?"
Zhu Jiayi pondered for a few seconds before whispering softly, "No...it's a bit alien."
The alien species mentioned by the cultivators is a general term that covers a wide range. "What do you think, Second Ancestor?"
Zhu Jiayi's face looked a little solemn, "It feels like it's a creature from another space... the possibility is not small."
In fact, he had some other guesses, but he couldn't say them out rashly.
It's just a golden elixir, but its ability to handle things is really poor.
However, even so, Master Sanduo was dumbfounded when he heard, "Alien trees... Nascent Soul?"
"It must be Nascent Soul," Zhu Jiayi nodded and couldn't help but comment, "Refining weapons like this mainly relies on materials!"
It can be seen that his evaluation of Hongye Ridge's weapon refining level is really not high, and he can only say the word "waste".
However, Master Sanduo was still immersed in the surprise just now, "They killed the Nascent Soul of the alien tree?"
"This possibility... objectively exists," Zhu Jiayi's words were very cautious.
After thinking about it, he spoke again, "Aren't you familiar with several direct descendants of the Li family in Cuipingshan? Go show off."
"Go and show off..." Master Sanduo did not reject this order. His title of Sanduo was earned through showing off.
But it was obvious that he sensed that the second ancestor had other intentions, "You are suspicious..."
"I'm not sure." Although Zhu Jiayi is the Zhu family's think tank, he is not omniscient and omnipotent after all. "It's best to have someone to discuss it."
"By the way, how many spiritual stones did you spend on these three wooden shields?"
"No, no!" Master Sanduo hesitated and replied, "How dare I talk about money when a real immortal has given me a treasure?"
"Confused!" Zhu Jiayi snorted, then flicked his sleeves, "Remember to take stock of your family property!"
Master Sanduo's work efficiency was still very high. Within a few days, he took several of his disciples to visit Cuiping Mountain.
It happened that the Li family was still eager to get the Nascent Soul Sword Box, so he used some tricks to see and feel the sword box up close.
In order to express his gratitude, he invited several familiar Li family members to eat and drink.
When he was half drunk, he showed off his wooden shield as he talked about the variables of the current blockade formation and the dangers of the cultivators patrolling.
He did these things flawlessly—it was just his true nature.
"Nascent Soul-level defensive magic weapon..." Several disciples of the Li family were extremely jealous. After all, the highest cultivation level among those present was only the Golden elixir.
So some Jindan disciples expressed that they really wanted to see their defensive capabilities.
Master Sanduo said that the method of refining this wooden shield was average, and he hoped that everyone would be merciful when testing it.
This won't be a big problem. Although a bunch of bad friends usually joke around and don't take it seriously, these are extraordinary times.
Everyone tried it out a few times at the Li family's martial arts arena and found that the defensive power of this wooden shield was really good.
One of them, a golden elixir who was good at refining weapons, also expressed the same emotion, "This is purely because the materials are good, it's a bit of a waste!"
"Huh?" A soft huh came, and an old man in his sixties suddenly appeared outside the martial arts arena.
The old man had a plain appearance and ordinary clothes, but several of the Li family members were all surprised, and then bowed deeply.
They all said in unison, "I have met Patriarch Handong."
The person who came was none other than Li Handong, another Nascent Soul ancestor of the Li family. He raised his hand and directly took the big shield into his hand.
He looked at the wooden shield carefully, then used his spiritual consciousness to sense it, and then looked at Master Sanduo.
"My little friend, where did you get this treasure?"
He vaguely felt the breath of another world, and was surprised, so he hurried over - after all, there was something strange happening in the town sealing formation.
Although the breath on the wooden shield was extremely weak, he lived long enough to notice the abnormality.
As for the refining techniques, he was not interested in caring about it at all. The material used was the key point.
Li Handong also knew that the owner of the magic weapon was a good friend of the clan members, so he rarely went out to ask questions.
Master Sanduo first bowed deeply and said, "I have seen my ancestor, where this treasure came from... and you want to ask me, the second ancestor of the Zhu family."
"It turns out to be the Zhu family..." Li Handong nodded slightly, threw the wooden shield back, and then disappeared.
At the same time, he sent out a spiritual consciousness, "Yu Ren, come here, I have something to do..."
Half a day later, Li Yuren came to see Master Sanduo.
He also took the wooden shield and played with it for a while, then said in a deep voice, "Take me to meet your second ancestor."
This matter was originally out of his control, and his eyesight was not very good, but he is a rookie that the Li family is currently strongly supporting.
Cuipingshan intended to increase his knowledge, connections and influence, so most of the external affairs were left to him.
Two days later, Li Yuren met Zhu Jiayi by the Biyu Lake.
He asked straight to the point, "I dare to ask my friend, where does the wooden shield held by little friend Niandi come from?"
Zhu Jiayi asked instead, "Did your Handong ancestor of the Li family also sense something unusual?"
"This material comes from a foreign race in a different world," Li Yuren said with certainty. The Handong ancestor made this very clear.
However, he and Li Handong were more concerned about something else, "But what are the gains outside the town sealing formation?"
"That's not true," Zhu Jiayi shook his head and replied casually, "it was your forces under Cuiping Mountain that gave it to him."
"Under the command of Cuipingshan..." Li Yuren was startled for a moment, then realized, "Hongye Ridge?"
"Are you kidding? How dare Cuiping Mountain take them under its command...are they really them?"
Zhu Jiayi nodded when he heard this, "Nian Di is thick-skinned and insists on asking for something for self-defense. Fellow Taoist Qu actually loves and protects this junior."
"If it's them, it wouldn't be surprising," Li Yuren thought and nodded slightly.
Then he said thoughtfully, "Old ancestor of Jiayi, why don't you and I go together?"
"I won't go to save you the inconvenience of talking," Zhu Jiayi slowly shook his head, "After all, it involves a different world."
Li Yuren also knew in his heart that the other party had a plan just in case.
If the people in Hongyeling are spies from a foreign race, and Zhu Jiayi doesn't go, at least the insiders won't be wiped out in one fell swoop.
Although this possibility is almost non-existent, when the Khajiit invaded in the past, weirder things happened...
The cultivators of Dongsheng have been preparing for war for hundreds of years, and they are still very vigilant.
Li Yuren smiled nonchalantly, "They shouldn't be that kind of people, but fellow Taoists are just waiting for my news."
One day later, he came to Hongye Ridge again. After seeing Qu Jianlei, he couldn't help but complain.
"I think it is necessary to move to your place. Is there any free training cave?"
"You talk strangely," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "It's because you can't stop yourself."
"There are no free caves, and it's not convenient... What's the reason for coming here this time?"
Li Yuren stared at him and asked, "It's inconvenient, you mean alien trees?"
"Huh?" Qu Jianlei turned his head and looked at him seriously before smiling nonchalantly, "Did the Zhu family contact you?"
Li Yuren observed him very carefully, but found that the other person's expression was extremely natural and magnanimous.
He spoke seriously, "I hope to know the source of this material... Fellow Taoist, I am serious."
"What's there to say?" Qu Jianlei raised his eyebrows indifferently, "I have hunted this kind of alien race before."
Li Yuren looked at him seriously, "I want to know the details and the situation of the town sealing formation."
"The sealing off of the town is none of our business," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "Also, why are you asking me for details?"
This is a bit rude, but it is actually normal. As an immortal cultivator, who can have no privacy?
Not to mention the strength that Hongye Ridge is showing now. It is definitely a giant in Dongsheng Continent. How can it not be a little angry?
Li Yuren was silent for a while before asking, "Isn't there this kind of alien race outside the town sealing formation?"
It's not that he didn't believe what the other party said, but he had to figure this out.
In order to avoid arousing the other party's resentment, he now starts with the details, slowly taking circuitous steps, and then reaches a conclusion.
Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes at him again, "You are really ignorant. First, let me tell you something..."
"This kind of alien race is called the tree race. It comes from the different world of migratory locusts and is associated with the alien race of migratory locusts."
"Secondly, they can indeed teleport through the void, but we don't know what is going on outside the sealing formation!"
"I understand," Li Yuren really understood this time. No wonder the other party was unhappy.
That tree is from an attack from another world and is a trophy.
However, he had never heard of the Locust World, and he didn't know if the other party had ever experienced a battle.
If not, where did you get the information?
"Is it the Asura world...that kind of other world?"
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Chapter 2037: Complaints (Third update, please double the monthly ticket)
Regarding Li Yuren's question, Qu Jianlei gave a very simple answer, "Yes, it's that kind of different world."
"As for the details of the locust world and how to deal with it...I'm sorry, you have to figure it out on your own."
Of course Li Yuren knew that this information was not for sale at all, and no matter which power obtained it, it would not be shared with outsiders.
Asuras regard conquering other worlds as a good job, and immortal cultivators also think so.
Why should outsiders ask for valuable information that someone had to fight life and death for?
At this point, Li Yuren was 99% convinced. The key was that he believed that Hongye Ridge could really conquer another world.
After a pause, he asked again, "Then you gave the wooden shield to the younger generation of the Zhu family without any intention of warning Dongsheng?"
This was also a guess he had made beforehand. Even if those who came outside the town sealing formation were indeed the Tree Clan, Hongye Ridge might not be a traitor.
If such a small probability event really happened, Li Yuren would also think that the wooden shield given by Hongye Ridge was more likely to be a hint.
Check out the correct version one by one!
"I didn't think much about it," Qu Jianlei replied without hesitation, "The younger generation of the Zhu family came to ask for help, and I don't have much to hand out."
Li Yuren also knew this. On the way, he had already asked the Zhu family about the golden elixir.
Hearing this, he couldn't help but complain, "I am an outsider in the Li family."
"The Li family didn't even ask if I was right?" Qu Jianlei asked casually, "Is it possible that your family doesn't want it, and I have to take the initiative to give it to you?"
"Then I want it now," Li Yuren said without hesitation, "How many more do you have?"
"How much do you plan to ask for?" Qu Jianlei raised his eyebrows. He really kept a lot of the remains of the tree tribe.
Mainly the Empire and the Alliance have little interest in the remains of the Tree Clan.
Although the material is good, in the Age of Discovery, who else could use alloy?
I seriously want to use the remains of the tree tribe to make a warship, but there are still too many difficulties to overcome.
Therefore, the attitude towards the wreckage there is to destroy it specifically so as not to become nutrients for other tree tribes.
But it is different here in the world of cultivating immortals. In terms of energy erosion, the remains of the tree tribe basically have no impact on the cultivators.
Qu Jianlei also thought of this when he was drifting in the void, and then tried to refine some wooden shield magic weapons.
Regardless of whether it can be used or not, it never hurts to have more of these things in the team.
As for the craftsmanship of refining magic weapons, he didn't need others to complain about it, he himself knew it well.
There is no way, he has not received any weapon refining inheritance, and it is already good to be able to enlarge and shrink the wooden shield he made.
Anyway, he really made a lot of wooden shields, and he didn't even plan to sell them for money at the beginning.
But now someone came to the door, and he also explained the origin of the tree clan, which can be sold to the public, and a wave of blood can be restored.
"Do you have a lot of this kind of thing?" Li Yuren raised his eyebrows, "How many do you have? I want them all!"
"There's so much to buy from Cuiping Mountain," Qu Jianlei replied calmly, then pointed at the flower scorpion in the distance, "Go and talk to her."
He was not interested in this kind of bargaining at all.
It just so happened that the last time he sold repair fluid, Li Yuren shaved off a layer of oil and water on him. Let Hua Scorpion help him take revenge this time.
"I feel murderous," Li Yuren looked at him with a half-smile.
In fact, he also remembered very clearly how Lord Quling threatened him viciously last time he took advantage of it.
Now I feel that this retribution...has come too quickly.
Joking aside, he still asked, "Are there any unused remains of the tree tribe?"
"Yes," Qu Jianlei nodded, "but it's not for sale...you don't have to think about it."
Zhu Jiayi could feel the power of space on the body of the tiger man, and the tree clan's corpse might reveal something.
Seriously, if you make a magic weapon and sell it, you can still get a profit from the processing. So, why sell the raw materials?
Li Yuren frowned when he heard this, "The key is your level of weapon refining... it's really a waste of natural resources!"
"Oh," Qu Jianlei nodded, and calmly sent a spiritual consciousness to Hua Xiezi, "The price will increase by another 50%!"
Hua Scorpion pursed her lips, trying not to smile, but the upturned corners of her mouth had fully exposed her mood.
Haha, those wooden shields were all made by the boss himself.
Li Yuren did not discuss the details with Hua Xiezi because he learned his lesson this time and brought several Jindan tribe members with him.
Why did Zhu Niandi, the younger member of the Zhu family, get the advantage right away? It’s because he came to Hongye Ridge every day!
The younger members of the Li family have not done enough at this point, and they have to rely on him, the ancestor, for everything!
The people below were negotiating, and Li Yuren and Qu Jianlei chatted for a while.
Li Yuren wanted to know more about the Tree Clan, but Qu Jianlei was tight-lipped.
"Bring me some exercises and I can consider telling you something you want to know."
"This knowledge is too expensive," Li Yuren replied helplessly, "By the way, can we still find the entrance to the tree world now?"
Qu Jianlei couldn't bear the pestering, "You are always testing, are you done yet... Do you still want to capture a few tree tribe slaves?"
"There's nothing wrong with that," Li Yuren replied casually, "The main thing is that the Nascent Soul material is so enviable."
Qu Jianlei nodded silently. He chatted with the other party, but it was not just a matter of leisure.
At least he was trying out the attitude of immortal cultivators towards foreign races - they don't necessarily have to be killed, as long as they can be effectively enslaved.
At this point, the tolerance of the Immortal Cultivation World to foreign races is much higher than that of the Empire, Alliance and Federation.
Generally speaking, this comes from the self-confidence of the immortal cultivators in themselves and their belief in the ultimate field control ability of the immortal cultivator.
Just like the immortal cultivators of the past, they could actually allow a race like Asura to serve as pastors and guardians in other worlds. This is a clear proof.
However, there is no doubt that there is still a cost-effectiveness issue here.
It is basically impossible for the same Asura to appear in the world of immortality as a slave - because the value is too low.
Of course, all of this is based on the effective control of alien races. If it cannot be guaranteed, don't worry about the slaves.
Qu Jianlei secretly thought, if this is the case, then Feng Wangwang and even Giant Hammer... seem to have a chance to show up?
However, "effective control" is indeed a big problem. There are no traces of slavery on those alien Nascent Souls.
Either he took the oath of heaven, or he was intimidated - the key is that Taoist Jiao is no more than a Nascent Soul, and cannot effectively enslave the other party.
These alien Nascent Souls have been tested many times by Qu Jianlei's team and can basically be trusted.
Now that we are in the world of cultivating immortals, which is the base camp for cultivators, they should be even more afraid to make trouble.
But the crux of the problem is that Qu Jianlei really couldn't show that the other party was under the effective control of Hongye Ridge.
This is somewhat regrettable, but with such news confirmed, at least we can have a direction to work towards, which is also a good thing.
While Qu Jianlei was thinking secretly, Li Yuren started to ask him another question, "By the way, do you understand the world of demons?"
Qu Jianlei glanced at him and couldn't help complaining, "I say, Cuiping Mountain's heritage... is a bit insufficient. Everyone in the Ji family knows that."
"Aren't I curious?" Li Yuren replied angrily, "Although there are many records in the clan, they cannot be guaranteed to be true."
"As for the Ji family, who can be older than his family?"
Then he raised his brows and asked with interest, "Have you discussed this with Ji Xiaohua?"
"Ji Xiaohua is much better than you," Qu Jianlei snorted, "Unlike you, who is young and only knows how to take advantage."
"I asked about the demon for the good of Hongye Ridge," Li Yuren couldn't help but defended.
"That kid Ning Ying from Huai Heng died from the inner demon. Bai Yao Valley is doing its best to investigate which force has come into contact with the demon before."
"Are they really sick?" Qu Jianlei couldn't help but swear, "Is there anyone who checks the demons like this?"
"Then how should we check?" Li Yuren turned his head and looked at him curiously.
"Cha Tian's demonic energy," Qu Jianlei replied angrily, "You don't even have this kind of magic weapon, right?"
"Yes, there are, but not many," Li Yuren replied casually, "It sounds like you also have this kind of magic weapon, can you borrow it for use?"
Qu Jianlei shook his head and replied simply, "It's not convenient."
"Haha, isn't that right?" Li Yuren laughed, "Hongye Ridge still values itself, so why bother criticizing others?"
We have our own reasons... Qu Jianlei curled his lips, but was too lazy to explain.
But he didn't want to talk to this guy anymore, so he stood up and said, "If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten that the Ji family also lacks wooden shields."
Li Yuren was shocked when he heard this, "When I said Master Quling, didn't I mean to sell all of Cuiping Mountain to me?"
"Do you think I'm stupid?" Qu Jianlei asked casually, "I monopolize the business. If I don't do it myself, let you do it?"
Of course Li Yuren is not stupid. He asked just now, just to try to win over - if the other party can't lose face, won't he make a profit?
Seeing that Qu Jianlei was about to leave, he couldn't help but say, "Wait a minute, count me in!"
After following the other party out of Hongye Ridge, he couldn't help but ask again, "Master Quling, are you going in person?"
"Ji Xiaohua treats Hongye Ridge with sincerity," Qu Jianlei replied casually, "I have given you many secret books on how to escape from the body. I should reciprocate the favor."
Please make it clear to me, they really paid the price.
Out of body... secrets? Li Yuren couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly. The Ji family really has a profound background.
"There can't be any out-of-body skills, right?"
Qu Jianlei glanced sideways at him, "Who said it wouldn't be possible? Not only that, but there are two sets!"
He also included the repeated set of fragments, but it was not an exaggeration. Ji Xiaohua must have brought two sets of exercises with him at that time.
Anyway, he thinks it is necessary to publicize this matter - if I don't tell you, how can you roll it up? Roll it up, roll it up hard!
"Two sets..." Li Yuren's footsteps paused slightly, "Are you crazy? Isn't this the end of your life?"
Qu Jianlei ignored him at all, "That's why I miss the Ji family, and they deserve it."
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