The rules of the Cangwu Realm were just like this: when they obtained something good, their first consideration was to offer it up to the Houde Realm, in hopes of receiving more help in return.
But True Venerable Qingkong remained unmoved. "Heh, offerings... do you think Houde truly cares about them?"
"We're merely cultivating the Cangwu Realm's awareness of equivalent exchange, telling them that nothing should be taken for granted."
This was simply a case of each side having its own argument. In any case... each had their own position.
Qu Jianlei, for his part, no longer wanted to keep talking with him. They stood on different sides; saying more was useless.
He glanced at Han Li and said nothing more: You decide.
Han Li withdrew his divine sense and looked at True Venerable Qingkong. "Divine sense relay, or assistance?"
"Either is fine," the Grand Protector answered casually. "I can assist you."
Providing divine sense assistance at the same cultivation level was not easy, let alone when both parties were in the Out-of-Body Realm.
So his words carried not only a trace of arrogance, but also a bit of self-satisfaction.
"Heh." True Venerable Han Li gave a mirthless snort and tossed him a bead. "Field augmentation... it's yours!"
"Hm?" True Venerable Qingkong caught the bead and examined it, nodded slightly, then sighed softly. "You've also... reached this step!"
"So, old man, you'd better move faster!" True Venerable Han Li said expressionlessly. "Don't let me, The Latecomer, surpass you!"
"Heh." Qingkong glanced at him, then directly crushed the bead. A wave of extreme cold spread out.
With the help of the Extreme Cold Bead, his divine sense rapidly probed forward.
Almost at the same moment, the Grand Protector's body began to gradually fade, and the crystalline butterfly slowly appeared again.
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