Grasping the true meaning of creation was not something that could be done overnight.
And Qu Jianlei had reason to suspect that some lingering aura of the Wood Spirit might still remain on the Compass.
Even if he only wanted to observe and comprehend creation rather than absorb it, he still did not want to be affected by other factors.
The main reason was that, at this point, others basically could no longer teach him much.
Forget Senior Heroic Spirit—even in the entire Houde Realm, there was no one who could give guidance on the path of a Spirit Severing Grand Lord.
And this was the Cultivation World. Those Out-of-Body True Venerables all had to feel their own way forward one by one.
So as for this Compass, Qu Jianlei could only slowly study it himself. At this level, he truly could only rely on himself.
In the blink of an eye, he had stayed on Jiuyou Island for half a year. On this day, Jin Ge brought True Venerable Bai Qiao to visit.
The Art Venerable's attitude was very clear. "Whatever it is, you two can talk it out yourselves. I'm not being a messenger."
"Sounds like this isn't good news?" Qu Jianlei understood as soon as he heard it. "Senior Bai Qiao, please speak."
Bai Qiao was thick-skinned... or at the very least broad-minded. Without showing any change in expression, he said, "I already know about the Chaos Wood Spirit. The Heaven-Monitoring Mirror has confirmed it as well. It did not die unjustly."
Qu Jianlei smiled nonchalantly. "Surely no one thinks there's any dispute over our gains, right?"
"No one would dare snatch this kind of karma," Bai Qiao replied very naturally. "The World Envoy also gave very high praise to your actions."
"There's no need to trouble