Before returning to Jiuyou Island, Han Li even made a point of reminding him, "Don't carry that mood over to those two Female Cultivators. It wouldn't be good!"
He knew full well why True Venerable Qu was in such a hurry to return. The words were somewhat unnecessary, but they were entirely well-intentioned.
"Actually... you're right!" Qu Jianlei hesitated, then still gave a slight nod.
In his heart, he felt Duo Gan and Jing Yuexin should have been able to take it—after everything they had been through together, what storms had they not seen?
But people sometimes could not be too subjective when doing things. Holding back a little was never wrong.
On Jiuyou Island, Jing Yuexin and Duo Gan were comprehending the Creation Rule—the one Qingning had obtained from the Lingyun Sect.
For those in the Nascent Soul Realm to comprehend Creation felt somewhat forced, but the two of them were no longer suited to going out on dangerous adventures now.
It had little to do with whether Qu Jianlei was around. The key was that if they suffered some accidental injury, there was a very high chance it would delay their breakthrough.
Although the team was not wealthy, the relevant resources their boss had prepared were not few. Just the rules alone numbered more than ten.
Creation was the hardest to comprehend. After the two of them had more or less comprehended the other rules, they used this one to temper their minds whenever they had nothing else to do.
It was still the same old point: no matter how much Qu Jianlei prepared for them, it could not compare to the people involved taking it seriously themselves.
When Qu Jianlei appeared and released Bentley and the others, the two of them jumped up in delight. "Over there...