Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Flower Scorpion negotiating the price was truly expert, continually emphasizing various dissatisfaction from their side.

However, the other side firmly insisted on one point — Mu Yu Supreme was, in essence, not greatly harmed.

They acknowledged that she had suffered a lot, but if Mu Yu was not satisfied, there could be further discussions later.

After all, they wanted to pass this hurdle first before anything else.

Moreover, according to the rumors, although Mu Yu was very aloof, she should be easier to deal with than Senior Chao Yun.

In the end, both parties agreed that Robbs would pay 1.2 billion to resolve this dispute.

Truth be told, this amount of money could only buy two armed merchant ships and a few small ships, but cash is... quite rare.

After the agreement, neither side was particularly relaxed, but that’s just how these things go.

The next day, under the witness of two Supremes from Chaoyang, the agreement was signed and the other party also paid 1.2 billion Silver Notes.

In addition, the Biological Research Center severely violated the agreement and compensated another 300 million.

Chaoyang is just an advanced academy and not an official notarization institution, yet in this matter, it was more effective than an official institution.

After collecting the Silver Notes, the Paranoid rejected the academy’s invitation and left directly with a scowl.

In his words — "You committed such disgusting acts and still have the audacity to ask me to discuss?"

The two witnessing Supremes felt quite helpless: the Biological Research Center doesn’t entirely belong to the academy!

"This guy is actually 400 years old, didn’t have a chance to ask whether he has crossed that threshold."

"If he really crossed that threshold, today’s matter wouldn’t be resolved so easily; perhaps this person has other opportunities."

The person who said this was indeed guessing wrong; given the Paranoid’s personality, not resorting to violence was mainly due to some concerns.

His greatest concern is Mu Yu; now she needs care. After an intense battle, what if there’s no time to escape?

The damages from battle are not a big concern; he is quite sure that his side has two Supremes, with combat power at least comparable to five Supremes.

However, he wouldn’t be able to send Mu Yu away first and then return for trouble — that would be too much hassle.

After leaving Chaoyang Academy, he explained, "... You won’t think I’m not ruthless enough, will you?"

"How you consider things is unrelated to me," Qu Jianlei shrugged both hands, answering very straightforwardly.

Forgiveness or revenge is between Paranoid and Mu Yu.

"I hold no position in this matter; you are a part of the team, and as long as the demands are relatively reasonable, I will support them."

Flower Scorpion nodded upon hearing this, "For now, this is good, or else Zheng Xuewen might also be affected."

"Then this trip to Blessing Star can be concluded," Paranoid said in a deep voice.

The three of them spent three days confirming they had shaken off various tails, then waited another three days before boarding the Omen Ship.

It was only upon boarding the starship that they learned Mu Yu had briefly regained consciousness yesterday and exchanged a few words with Celestial Sound.

This time, they were heading directly back to Warhammer Star Realm.

During the journey back, Mu Yu’s condition gradually recovered a bit; her vitality slightly improved, and each time she awakened, she could persist for seven to eight minutes.

Nonetheless, Paranoid stated that this was her pre-freezing state and achieving further improvement was expected to be quite challenging.

Originally, Qu Jianlei intended to leave the two of them on Lost Star, but Paranoid thought staying at home would be more convenient for care.

For this reason, they had to remain in interstellar space for two more days, waiting until Mu Yu seemed close to awakening before applying to descend.

Yet even despite this, they still stayed another day at the Star Port before waiting for Mu Yu to awaken.

To put it simply, this journey really wasn’t easy, but thankfully the outcome was satisfying.

On the farm, Paranoid, Mu Yu, and Celestial Sound were there, while Qu Jianlei took Flower Scorpion to Paradise.

In the ensuing two months, there was basically not much going on, and as the tourist season arrived, Yunwu Mountain’s income began to skyrocket.

However, the skyrocketing couldn’t match Little Lake’s expectations, "At this rate... to earn 1.5 billion, it’ll take many years."

One trip to Blessing Star brought in a quick 1.5 billion, instantly raising its expectations significantly.

The key thing is, Paranoid has already expressed that this money will be handed over for team use.

If the boss hadn’t asked about Mu Yu, he wouldn’t have thought to take a trip to Thorn Star Realm, not knowing how much hardship Mu Yu had to endure.

Also, this time, thanks to the teamwork member’s cooperation; if he went alone, he would definitely be overwhelmed.

"You should be a bit more practical," Qu Jianlei advised Little Lake, "Quickly get the Teleportation Array established."

"I want to too," Big Head Butterfly sighed gloomily, "but involving spatial transformation is really not something that can be achieved overnight."

However, immediately after, it started humming again.

"Boss, Paranoid said Mu Yu might be pretty much recovered, hopes you’d come to check it out."

"This guy recently has become quite nagging," Qu Jianlei furrowed his brow, expressing frustration.

"None of them are easy, sigh."

Saying that, he nonetheless booked a ticket to the home and arrived at the farm six days later.

After more than two months of convalescence, Mu Yu’s condition had gotten increasingly better, and even her appearance seemed a lot younger.

Qu Jianlei carefully perceived for a day and night, and finally nodded slowly.

"I feel it’s about right, but I still need to ask her opinion to finalize it."

Another day passed, Mu Yu awoke again, expressing that she was ready to accept the treatment.

However, this time it was evidently too late, so she could only continue to perfect various preparatory work.

Seven days later, she woke up once more, but Qu Jianlei had already chased Paranoid out for guard duty.

Seeing Mu Yu’s eyes turning clear, he directly tossed over a bottle, "Take it!"

Paranoid was outside but carefully sensed the movements inside.

Seeing the familiar bottle, the corner of his mouth couldn’t help but twitch, "It’s this style again, can’t it be a bit creative?"

Actually, there was a slight difference; the mouth of this bottle was slightly larger.

Mu Yu opened the bottle, poured out a brown pill the size of a longan, which didn’t look very remarkable.

She used her Spiritual Power to perceive it for two or three seconds, then raised her hand and shoved it into her mouth.

The next moment, she slightly frowned, "This... is a bit of a headache."

A shadow flickered, and Paranoid had already arrived at her side, muttering quietly, "How come there’s a headache?"

Qu Jianlei gave him a sideways look and turned to walk outside, "Over-nourished but weak, if you lacked Spiritual Power for two hundred years, you’d hurt too!"

Paranoid wanted to continue questioning, but sensing the boss was indeed upset, he finally didn’t dare press further.

Qu Jianlei came to the large courtyard at the front, but also left a trace of attention on Mu Yu.

Regarding the Soul Nourishing Pill information, he was not completely unaware; the Alchemy Scripture heritage he accessed included detailed descriptions.

The brown Soul Nourishing Pill could only be considered of upper-middle grade, but it was sufficient to treat the Golden Core Stage’s soul damage.

However, since he had never used a Soul Nourishing Pill before, no matter how much he learned from the heritage, he still felt somewhat anxious about possible oversights.

Therefore, observing the entire process was also quite necessary.

Around a minute after Mu Yu took the Soul Nourishing Pill, the intensity of the brain’s electrical waves quickly rose.

It was working... Qu Jianlei gently exhaled, and the subsequent matters became mostly stable!

He felt stable, but Paranoid became a bit flustered.

He was very close to Mu Yu, and due to the special relationship between the two, his Spiritual Power could unreservedly perceive the other.

Therefore, he quickly noticed the anomaly; the other’s Spiritual Power was indeed increasing, but...

Thankfully, he was an accumulated Supreme for years, with a more stable disposition than ordinary people; he could maintain his composure at first.

——I’m observing, Rhodiola rosea is also observing, there’s no reason he wouldn’t recognize the situation I’ve detected.

Afterward, Mu Yu’s face grew increasingly pale, large sweat drops slid down her forehead.

After seven or eight minutes, she finally let out a light hum, leaned against the pillar behind, her chest heaving rapidly.

Paranoid could sense her Spiritual Power was still fluctuating violently, suggesting she hadn’t lost consciousness yet.

However, knowing her too well, he realized that unless enduring unbearable pain, she wouldn’t become this discomposed.

Despite not seeing each other for two hundred years, each had limited waking time, so a significant personality shift was unlikely.

Paranoid gritted his teeth, flashed his body, and was already in the outside courtyard.

"Boss, her brain’s electrical waves—disordered garbles and fragments—are already increasing."

In truth, using "garbles" and "fragments" to describe Spiritual Power wasn’t very precise terminology.

Nonetheless, the Imperial research into Spiritual Power was quite far behind, not even achieving a unified understanding.

Thus, the imprecision in wording was unavoidable, so long as the general meaning was conveyed.

"That’s normal," Qu Jianlei didn’t mind and nodded.

"Do you believe that the growth of Spiritual Power should be a structured, smooth enhancement? Especially since she’s a post-destruction rebirth."

"Post-destruction rebirth?" Paranoid pondered briefly, agreeing there was indeed some sense to what he said.

But he couldn’t help asking, "Is there theoretical evidence for what you’re saying?"

"It’s just the principle of breaking before establishment," Qu Jianlei responded indifferently; his answer wasn’t fabricated, the Alchemy Scripture contained similar descriptions.

However, though he spoke with confidence, internally he felt somewhat apprehensive—after all, this was his first practical operation.

Paranoid blinked twice, suddenly asking, "Would using a Spirit Gathering Array be better?"

Ever since he started using the Spirit Gathering Array for Cultivation, his evaluation of the Qi Gathering Array declined, while Mu Yu had been recovering in the Qi Gathering Array.

The key factor is that the boss had only brought out capsules during Mu Yu’s first two awakenings, but none afterward.

"The Qi Gathering Array aligns with her existing Cultivation Level," Qu Jianlei replied calmly, "It’s best not to change when recovering Spiritual Power."

"Once she’s fully recovered, considering using the Spirit Gathering Array for enhancement won’t be too late, excess harm rather than benefit."

Alas, though he spoke methodically, actually he was quite panicked internally.

Paranoid thought it over and cautiously asked, "How about... giving her a few more bottles of capsules?"