When Qu Jianlei was in retreat, he released Bentley and Mu Guang as his own family members to assist other protectors.
Min Ning and Wen Xian also released their subordinates - in order to prevent the news of Otherworld from leaking, they all carried them with them.
So in this dark, cold, graveyard-like space, a very strange scene appeared.
There was actually a small semi-enclosed space with a large number of living people moving around.
Although this place is closed and boring, there are several Abode here, and it has its own world inside.
There are also some cultivators who occasionally fly out of the semi-enclosed space together to look for opportunities in the surroundings.
Looking for opportunities in the cemetery is boring, but... haven't several Great Venerable also discovered some opportunities before?
However, the space here is quite corrosive, and cultivators who go out to explore will have to come back if they persist for a while.
Therefore, this semi-enclosed space also has the nature of a safe haven.
It is worth mentioning that cultivators who go out to explore do not find nothing, and they can bring back some weird things from time to time.
There is nothing too valuable, otherwise it would have been picked up by the True Venerable Realm long ago.
However, items that have been in Star Swallowing Beast's belly for who knows how many thousands of years will have some unique features.
Needless to say, corrosion resistance is certain. Star Swallowing Beast's digestive juice... is strictly a rule and is very powerful.
As time goes by, everyone has become more and more certain that this space is composed of the remains of the dead Star Swallowing Beast.
Based on dozens of calculations by True Venerable Han Li, the basic scene of that battle was roughly restored.
Many details cannot be traced back, but one thing is certain: this Star Swallowing Beast has completed the basic steps to impact Soul-Splitting Realm.
There is even a high possibility that this beast has just completed its advancement.
At that time, it may be in urgent need of replenishment, or it may have suffered heavy damage for some reason, so it rushed in to devour the battlefield.
Unfortunately, Star Swallowing Beast was affected and eventually died.
Han Li made these calculations mainly because he wanted to know where those World Core that have not been completely digested came from.
According to the records of Cultivation World, when any world collapses, its core is very easy to dissipate and is extremely difficult to preserve.
The cores of many worlds cannot be solidified into cores at all. When the world collapses, it will turn into various energies and splash out.
However, in a world swallowed by Star Swallowing Beast, the core may be preserved, and individual Star Swallowing Beast have the ability to refine the core.
But these are all legends. In fact, the probability of discovering the core of the world in Star Swallowing Beast's body is extremely low.
There are also rumors that Star Swallowing Beast will eventually spit out World Core because it is too difficult to digest.
But there is not much evidence, because the spitted core will dissipate quickly, and only Buduo can be retained.
For Star Swallowing Beast, using its method to digest World Core, the time unit starts from a thousand years, and it is not uncommon for ten thousand years.
However, once it is completely digested, its cultivation level will improve accordingly.
However, it must be a complete World Core. The incomplete core will not be of much help in cultivation, but at least it can replenish energy.
What Han Li wants to know most is what happened to the original world with these World Core fragments?
This is not only curiosity, but has little to do with chance. It mainly helps him make better use of the core fragments in his hand.
World Core is a good thing, but if fragments of the original world can be found, higher absorption methods can be developed.
Star Swallowing Beast dares to devour planets and worlds without fear of cause and effect, and can also moderately obliterate Causality Line.
At the very least, the related cause and effect of the World Core in its body has long been severed, and no one can deduce it.
Therefore, Han Li can only look back at the information about that battle and try to find relevant clues.
On this day, Old Magus found True Venerable Wen Xian and said that the outside world is very exciting. Are you interested in going to see it?
Formation Dao Da Grandmaster simply refused, "Don't mess with me. They didn't agree to your business, and I'm not a breakthrough here."
Just as he was talking, a figure flashed and True Venerable Qingkong was back.
At the beginning, he would come here basically once a year to understand the status of Qu Jianlei.
In fact, in the initial stage of retreat, it is almost impossible for anything to happen to the person involved, and variables will only appear in the later stages.
He mainly uses this to get closer. Favor is something that will last if you move around a lot, but will fade away if you don't move around a lot.
By the way, he just wants to know about the recent situation here. If there are new opportunities, he wouldn't mind participating.
Not to mention more, just a trip to and from Void takes more than three months. He can come every year, and the time cost is not low.
But after four consecutive years of coming, he suddenly stopped coming. It was not until this year, the ninth year, that he showed up again.
He tapped Han Li's Residence's door twice with his spiritual consciousness, intending to say hello, and then went to find Min Ning.
I have been to Five-Person Group in the Empire World, that is, Min Ning, and the reception of Grand Protector was quite warm.
Qingkong chatted with him for a few words, and then explained that the reason why he hadn't been here in the past few years was because he was being targeted.
This sounds a bit weird. Who thinks that the world is not worth it and dares to stare at the Lingyun Sect Grand Protector?
This is indeed true, but what if... the stalker is from Lingyun?
True Venerable Qingkong has been targeted for more than a day or two. Some people even know that he can contact Ridge Lord Qu.
As for where the news came from, it is no longer possible to test. Some people say that it came from other Great Venerable accounts.
Anyway, if you take this kind of thing seriously, you will lose. Grand Protector can take advantage of the opponent, but what if someone conceals the secret?
In the final analysis, it is just a small matter and not worth spending too much energy to deal with. If you really care about it, it shows a guilty conscience.
Bringing the topic back, someone has been secretly following Qingkong for a long time, but they didn't dare to show it due to his identity and cultivation.
But since then, Min Ning and Han Li disappeared, and Grand Protector disappears for about half a year every year, with no trace of whereabouts.
After a few years, Lingyun Sect couldn't bear it anymore and asked Grand Protector what happened because he went out frequently and what should Zongli do?
Qingkong insisted that he was in seclusion, and no one dared to question it.
However, later on, Baiqiao came to the door and said that you should calm down for a while and stay in the clan if you have nothing to do.
If you insist on going out, something might happen, and it may not be easy for the sect to come forward at that time.
In other words, a large part of this pressure should come from within the sect.
Grand Protector has no choice. You must know that he is the protector of the Lingyun Sect, not that Lingyun Sect is his protector.
Baiqiao's suggestion is essentially a kind reminder.
With Great Elder's tyranny and disbelief in evil, even if he steps into a trap, is besieged and fails... so what?
But at the critical moment, he suddenly remembered that he had sworn on his own name not to leak the information about Otherworld.
There are many times when he doesn't like to reason, but he will never provoke Oath of the Heavenly Dao.
Even if he gives up on himself and decides to ignore cause and effect, he still has to consider how to face the pursuit of the Han Li team after leaking the news.
So he made a decisive decision to postpone coming to Otherworld for five years.
He was able to come out this time because the outside world's attention on him has indeed relaxed a bit.
And it's been nine years, so it's time to get to know the situation. Little Qu has been in seclusion for one-third of the time to advance to the next level.
Qingkong gave a brief introduction to the reason why he couldn't come, and then pointed at the light in the middle.
That is where Qu Jianlei went into retreat, "Now Houde, there are too many people looking for him..."
Little Qu is in retreat, so don't mention your name casually, otherwise you will be easily disturbed.
Even if they are True Venerable Realm, Little Qu was Half-Step Out of Body before going into seclusion. Now their words may interfere with each other.
"Isn't it?" Min Ning was more concerned about the content. He looked stunned, "Baiqiao hasn't stopped tossing yet?"
He knows very well how Little Qu became popular in the first place. It was purely because of that guy's hard work.
"We collected a handful of nets three years ago," True Venerable Qingkong said nonchalantly, "But the effect... that's all."
"The news in the sect cannot be kept secret at all. It is leaked like a sieve."
Min Ning nodded slightly, he was also very aware of the situation in the sect, "Then... why does he continue to be angry?"
"It's just that the sect stopped causing trouble," Qingkong shook his head casually, "Seriously, if someone suffered a loss, it should be borne by him."
"In the final analysis, Otherworld has been unable to be developed for a long time, and the cultivators are very resentful."
"The grievances of the cultivators..." Min Ning said with a half-smile, "It's just a few big guys, how much do the little cultivators know?"
He is very familiar with Cultivation World. The more sensitive information and resources are, the more they are in the hands of countless bosses.
If ordinary cultivators really understand this, if they spread it without knowing the importance of it, it may cause the situation to become uncontrollable.
"Tsk, tsk," Grand Protector shook his head, not commenting on his statement, "Anyway, I told you the news."
"By the way, is there still no result in Han Li's calculation?"
"He gave up and is working with Wen Xian to improve Magic Crystal Conversion Array," Min Ning replied casually, "Little Qu did it."
"What's the point of this?" True Venerable Qingkong shook his head disapprovingly, "How many Magic Crystal are there in total!"
He was not surprised by the news, because when he first came here, he heard Qu Jianlei say that he could do some energy conversion.
"Anyway, I am idle," Min Ning replied casually. Protecting the Dharma is a very tiring job, and I have to find something to do.
But in fact, after Han Li studied this project, he gradually became more serious about it from being dismissive at the beginning.
The more he thought about energy conversion, the more interesting it became. Finally, he discovered that it would directly lead to changes in the source.
Even for Out-of-Body Great Venerable, this is a phenomenon worth studying.
Min Ning understands Han Li's change, but there is no need to tell Grand Protector about this kind of thing.
True Venerable Qingkong didn't pay much attention, because he paid attention to another question, "You mean he... often leaves the country?"
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