Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 921 - 789: Down Payment

Qu Jianlei was stunned by Granny Jia’s question: You know about Spiritual Qi too?But then, he was relieved.

Whether it’s an Awakened or a Cultivator, once reaching a certain level, the information and mindset they possess aren’t too different.

It’s normal for the Old Lady to know what a Paranoid knows, so he smiled at her without answering.

Granny Jia pondered for a moment, then slowly shook her head, "Even if it’s Spiritual Qi, it might not work, after all, there are differences."

"Hehe," the Paranoid dryly chuckled twice at her words, surprisingly not saying anything further.

He really wanted to tell her: it’s truly not incompatible, he had tried it before, and his current recovery owes to it.

Yet he had already said some things he shouldn’t have, speaking more might anger Rhodiola rosea, which would be unpleasant.

Granny Jia didn’t mind much either—they were discussing merely a hypothesis, a theoretical exchange.

Time can’t be reversed; ultimately, it can’t go back to the past, talking about this only unsettles the mind.

After chatting for a while, the two started arguing again, the Paranoid shook his head, expressing lightly.

"With your way of thinking, even if there was Spiritual Qi at the time, you wouldn’t have been able to break through."

Granny Jia disagreed this time, she looked at Qu Jianlei, "Tell me... Do I have a problem with what I said?"

You guys are talking about things I really don’t understand! Qu Jianlei sighed inwardly.

But he’s been listening all along, and it’s not good to show that he doesn’t understand—it would only deepen suspicion that he’s a Cultivator.

After pondering for a moment, he opened his palm, where an unusual gas gathered, "Are you talking about this alien energy?"

Granny Jia raised a hand and captured the alien energy into her palm, slowly lowering her eyelids.

She was silent for almost half a minute before slowly opening her eyes again, with a deep sense of loss in them.

"Sigh," she sighed heavily, opened her hand again, and the alien energy had disappeared, "I was wrong after all."

Then she stood up and bowed deeply to the Paranoid, "Thank you for your guidance, I was really just a frog in a well."

"I knew it," the Paranoid showed a trace of pride on his face, feeling accomplished to have enlightened a former prodigy.

So then he became a bit carried away, "Actually, if you start absorbing Spiritual Qi now, you could also revitalize your body."

"At least it wouldn’t look so old, by the way, aren’t you not much older than Liu Qingyu? In that case..."

Liu Qingyu is now two hundred and sixty years old, if the body was revitalized, with Jia Shuqing’s aptitude, isn’t there still a chance for a breakthrough?

At the end, his eyes lit up.

"Liu Qingyu... that Celestial Hook?" Granny Jia thought for a moment and connected the dots, "I’m four or five grades older than him, don’t remember too well."

To think the grand Guardian Supreme of the military was so vague in her memory, truly the perspective of a prodigy.

Granny Jia also understood the Paranoid’s implication, shaking her head in dejection, "No hope now, I mentioned earlier, I’ve overdrawn my blood essence."

"Mainly it’s lifespan," the Paranoid also realized and shook his head helplessly, "Such a shame, is there a life-extending treasure?"

Granny Jia shook her head, even too tired to speak, such things only exist in legends.

Even with the Imperial’s advanced technology, life extension can’t be achieved—even if it existed, it’s unlikely she’d be able to seize it.

"Then we can only stop at Supreme," the Paranoid casually remarked, not out of coldness, but having witnessed too much life and death.

Granny Jia didn’t mind his words, instead, she looked at Qu Jianlei, "Do you still have the Spiritual Qi... that alien energy?"

Qu Jianlei pursed his lips, then nodded, "Yes, but it can’t be passed around."

"Then give me some," the Old Lady naturally stated, "Terms can be negotiated."

Seeing the faintly surprised look in his eyes, her face full of wrinkles surprisingly flushed a bit.

"It’s not about revitalizing the body, mainly... mainly wanting to experience the use of this energy."

Heh, women... Qu Jianlei estimated the Old Lady was just being evasive, but he could understand, everyone has an aesthetic sense.

After considering for a moment, he asked aloud, "Can you get the Super Qi Gathering Array?"

"What?" the Old Lady was a bit taken aback, "Super Qi Gathering Array... What do you mean by get?"

"I’m in favor of this," the Paranoid spoke up without hesitation, he also had the same need for another breakthrough in the future.

"Just like you’re thinking, getting it not borrowing."

"Yes," Qu Jianlei nodded, "You mentioned before, during the attempt to break through above Supreme, two sets of Super Qi Gathering Arrays were used."

"I rented them," Granny Jia looked at him with a chuckle, "Super Qi Gathering Array... I’d have to steal it then."

"Then go steal it," the Paranoid stated without hesitation, "Even if you don’t steal it, I’ll have to steal it myself."

Granny Jia glanced deeply at him, then nodded, "Then let’s go steal it together, how many sets?"

Geez... the Paranoid rolled his eyes helplessly, you’re really daring to speak out, "At least one set, two sets would be safer."

Granny Jia contemplated and spoke, "With two sets, we might both end up on the wanted list... it’s such a big deal."

"But no worries, having company makes it easier... when should we act?"

"You’re really bold!" the Paranoid gave her a thumbs up, "But, it’ll have to be after a while."

"Alright, as long as it’s not too late," the old lady replied without hesitation.

Then she looked at Qu Jianlei, "Can you show me your Qi Gathering Array now?"

"It’s not convenient right now," Qu Jianlei shook his head and answered seriously, "It’s too noisy, I’m here on Star No. 2 for business."

"Business..." Granny Jia pondered for a moment, knowing the purpose of the other’s visit.

Previously, she hadn’t planned to intervene, as she was never one to help others unconditionally.

She had helped Qu Jianlei before, but only because she found him agreeable, offering a little help when convenient.

In fact, for her, discovering the Panda’s potential value without making much fuss was already considered supporting the younger generation.

But things were different now. The other party had something she wanted, and the crystal they offered was sent with sincerity.

So, after a brief contemplation, she asked, "Do you need my help against the Divine Text Association?"

The Paranoid smirked, dismissively, "Just three Supremes and a Hunting Team... what can you do to help?"

The old lady responded with determination, "I can create a rain-snow environment, almost natural!"

She said this with great confidence, as a Water Attribute Supreme, if she didn’t have this confidence, how dare she aspire to go beyond Supreme?

Moreover, she believed that the opposing side needed such an environment, as rain and snow weather made it very convenient for surprise attacks.

The Panda didn’t need to be mentioned; it was very convenient for the Attributeless to mimic the Water Attribute.

That senior... if her memory served correctly, should be Gold Attribute, and doesn’t gold give birth to water?

Upon hearing this, Qu Jianlei and the Paranoid exchanged a glance and nodded thoughtfully.

Seeing that the two did not refuse, Granny Jia solemnly stated, "I haven’t taken action in a long time, consider it... a deposit."

Qu Jianlei thought for a moment and spoke, "Then we might leave the Hope Star Realm... finding a safe place is tough."

Hearing this, Granny Jia looked at him and calmly expressed, "That’s not an issue... I can take leave from the library."

Is this... another Supreme joining our ship? Qu Jianlei found it somewhat unexpected.

It seems the allure of Spiritual Qi to a Supreme is indeed great, fortunately, he had not exposed it casually.

However... it seemed that wasn’t completely the case. He recalled giving a ten-thousand-year Stone Milk to Qinghu Supreme.

That was a treasure full of Spiritual Qi, and according to Qinghu’s perspective, there was no further response.

What he didn’t know was, at this moment, Qinghu Supreme held a pair of tweezers with a broken capsule at the tip.

"The liquid containing Alien Energy is sealed within this capsule."

Facing her was a blurred silhouette, from which a clear voice emerged.

"Analyze the capsule’s material, we must find its origin..."

After Granny Jia promised to take action, she proactively mentioned her great-granddaughter Zi Jiu Immortal.

Professor Zi had also advanced to A-level and was currently holed up at Green Water Academy, catching up on project progress.

Her advancement had come quite suddenly, causing the two projects in her hands to be abruptly interrupted.

For Awakened individuals, most of the projects could not match the importance of personal advancement, her reaction was quite normal.

But now, she had no choice but to work around the clock; she hadn’t returned home for two months while staying at the academy.

"Then just focus on being a teacher," Qu Jianlei responded casually, as he didn’t want everyone he knew wandering the world with him.

The teaching job was great, highly respected, and didn’t require taking any risks.

However, after Xiang Xue heard this news, she couldn’t help but humph.

"It’s because you gave me the Cultivation Technique late, if you had given it earlier, I would surely have advanced sooner."

"Should have given it even later," Qu Jianlei replied casually; he had given it to her freely back then.

Only at the time, he had thought of parting ways, not expecting that after many twists and turns, they would meet again in the Outer Star Realm; it was Heaven’s Will.

With Granny Jia’s promise, Qu Jianlei’s revenge progress sped up significantly.

The old lady had spent a considerable amount of time on Star No. 2, and although she was extremely low-key, her connections were solid.

However, Qu Jianlei didn’t want her to utilize her connections to gather information, as this could easily be detected by those with intentions.

After all, everyone has weaknesses, and since he had Little Lake in hand, gathering information was quite easy, why take those risks?

The key was that with Granny Jia’s involvement, there was no need to wait for all three Supremes to be together before taking action.

Two days later, Little Lake noticed a movement, "Number One and Three are going to attend a banquet, while Number Two and Ten stay behind."

Number One and Number Two were two Supremes of the Divine Text Association, Number Three was a family Supreme, and Number Ten was the Hunting Team.

This meant that one Supreme from the Divine Text Association and the Hunting Team would stay at a hotel next to the Military Region, while the other two Supremes left.

The Divine Text Association remained cautious in their actions, although there had been no news of the Panda for a long time, their guard hadn’t dropped.

If it were only Qu Jianlei and the Paranoid, such a situation wouldn’t be the most suitable time to act, and they would continue to wait.

But things were different now, with Qu Jianlei making the decision, "Let’s finish the job early and find a place to continue cultivation."

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