Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

He Xu never thought that one day he would die at the hands of a B-level.

Although his Water Attribute defense wasn’t particularly strong, a B-level... couldn’t possibly break through it, right?

"I... just wanted to ask you why," said Celestial Sound, her eyes turning red again.

After hesitating for a moment, she looked at Qu Jianlei, "Boss, can I kill him?"

"Of course you can," Qu Jianlei answered casually, "He already knows so much, if you don’t kill him, I will!"

"You!" Upon hearing this, He Xu was completely panicked, "You can’t kill me, everyone knows I just returned from the guesthouse!"

"If you kill me, can the guesthouse continue to operate?"

At this moment, his mind was already somewhat muddled, but the accident that happened to him made the guesthouse indeed a point of suspicion.

"Don’t trouble yourself over it," Qu Jianlei responded lazily, "Now, Paranoid... Chao Yun should be chatting with Iron Skin Snake."

He had been watching He Xu for two days, but he hadn’t acted yet, in order to create evidence that Paranoid wasn’t present.

Their group arrived at Paradise, with only Paranoid showing Supreme Cultivation Level, no one expected there were two Supremes in the team.

Theoretically speaking, it’s impossible too, a group of four comes, having one Supreme is already the pinnacle, right?

Then, when Paranoid receives the planet’s Guardian, and He Xu disappears, would anyone think it was the guesthouse staff who acted?

However, what He Xu was focused on was not this. His face suddenly turned pale, "Chao Yun..."

During these three days, he had been wondering, who was the mysterious Supreme?

He was also someone who had reached the Imperial peak, not the strongest, but there were only a few who could make him feel so powerless.

So he had to figure out who that reprehensible person could be.

There were very few people with such potential, making a list didn’t bring up many names.

Among them, Chao Yun was conspicuously on the list—although if he were still alive, he would be four hundred years old, but what if?

In fact, the list also included Rhodiola rosea—but did not include Ran Bingluan.

Although Ran Bingluan also showed strong destructive power, he didn’t have records of battling top-tier Supremes like Balrog.

What made Ran Bingluan most feared was the Tribulation Thunder upon his Supreme Advancement, though the Anomalous Management Division had kept this information very tightly sealed.

So Rhodiola rosea being on the list was reasonable, while Ran Bingluan not being on the list wasn’t surprising.

Now hearing the name Chao Yun, He Xu was filled with despair, "Damn, I remember now... you’re from Chaoyang Academy too!"

Celestial Sound slowly spoke, "Yes, I am at Chaoyang. People call me Celestial Sound."

"Cel... Celestial Sound?" Upon hearing this, He Xu could only smile bitterly, "That Light Attribute genius?"

In the eyes of Supremes, there really is no regard for B-level, even if it’s Light Attribute or Spiritual Attribute B-level, it’s not remarkable.

Nevertheless, there are always exceptions; shortly after graduating, Celestial Sound advanced to B-level.

It’s worth knowing that Mutated Attributes are not only rare, but also hard to improve.

Xiao Moshan once said that if he advanced to B-level before forty, all his crimes would be absolved.

Even though what he awakened was the relatively common Wind Attribute, not the extremely rare Mutated Light Attribute.

The awakening of Celestial Sound’s Light Attribute caused quite a stir before she even entered Chaoyang.

Fortunately, Lord Kong Se was influential at the time, concealing the relevant information, which later wasn’t much leaked.

But all of Chaoyang’s students knew Celestial Sound quickly stepped into B-level; it seemed... Supreme was not just a dream?

In an empire as vast as this, countless geniuses emerge, yet those who leave a lasting impression are few.

Strikingly, Celestial Sound was one of them.

Perhaps compared to the advancement speed of Paranoid and Mu Yu, she wasn’t that astoundingly brilliant.

But Paranoid is Gold Attribute, Mu Yu is Earth Attribute, both are common among the Five Major Attributes.

Awakened ones of the Five Major Attributes, to rise above others, must be extraordinary to squeeze into the elite.

In fact, both Chao Yun and Mu Yu were ultimately recognized by others due to their young age when advancing to Supreme.

Celestial Sound is merely B-level, but her advancement speed is not slower than typical Five Majors, just a bit behind the two.

He Xu’s knowledge of Celestial Sound was somewhat accidental.

He heard Lord Kong Se mentioning a genius niece studying at Chaoyang.

At the time, he didn’t care, thinking the other was trying to maintain a relationship through boasting—such maneuvering is quite regular.

Thus, he didn’t further inquire, merely offering a word of congratulations, thinking that without becoming Supreme, she’d still be a mere ant.

He didn’t ask, and the other naturally wouldn’t introduce actively.

Later, when Lord Kong Se got into trouble, He Xu became even less inclined to learn about the girl’s situation.

It wasn’t until someone killed Kong Se’s young son, and that niece disappeared, that He Xu began to pay attention.

After all, Chaoyang Academy—a collective that’s rather troublesome, just in case that girl is really talented, she might be protected.

Thus, He Xu had someone investigate the students of those years, identifying the talents, and figuring out who Kong Se’s niece could be.

Unfortunately, he investigated a bit too late; he couldn’t find any information about Kong Se’s niece at all.

There were indeed a few geniuses among those students, but the one who could truly be called extraordinary was only Tianyin.

He Xu remembered he was in a daze at that time, because Tianyin... is female!

However, could Kong Se’s niece really be Tianyin? He thought the probability was too low.

He Xu wanted to investigate further, but Chaoyang Academy is really not a place where just any Supreme can go wild.

Now, he finally got the answer, the niece of Kong Se in front of him was really Tianyin.

Thinking of that three-hundred-year-old genius Chaoyun from Chaoyang, at this moment, He Xu felt a deep sense of sourness.

"Since you graduated from Chaoyang, why did you need to find me back then? You have plenty of helpers!"

Tianyin’s mouth twitched slightly, secretly sighing, if she could, why wouldn’t she want to seek help from her alumni?

However, her uncle repeatedly warned her never to find alumni, because when a disaster is imminent, what you get may not be assistance.

In the end, it was because no students from those few batches had grown up, not even an A-level, let alone a Supreme.

Thinking of her uncle’s tireless warnings, she increasingly hated the guy in front of her: because of you, I couldn’t even protect my brother!

Tianyin said expressionlessly, "Give me a reason not to kill you... My uncle still cares about you in the end."

"Tsk," He Xu sighed, looking at Qu Jianlei, "Do I still have a chance to live?"

He heard it very clearly, this person intended to kill him.

Qu Jianlei looked at him indifferently, not answering—after all, you already know the Paranoid’s identity, how could you live?

So he absolutely wouldn’t give a definite answer; as for whether the other party would make presumptions, that wasn’t his concern.

However, regarding Tianyin’s words, he didn’t reject it either, living in darkness, he could still gaze towards the light, right?

But He Xu instantly understood his attitude, so he sighed again, "Is there no room for negotiation?"

"Did you ever give her room to maneuver?" Qu Jianlei replied in a deep voice, "Cooperate with her a bit, she’ll only kill you, understand?"

He Xu remained silent for a long time, sighed lightly, "Could I ask for the senior’s name?"

"Before you die," Qu Jianlei answered coldly.

He Xu was startled, wanting to act out, but ultimately shook his head helplessly, looking at Tianyin.

"Alright, what do you want to know?"

Tianyin remained silent, and after a long pause, said, "My cousin... where was he finally buried?"

"No remains," He Xu answered earnestly, "What the Grand Hyatt demanded was complete destruction."

Tianyin paused for a moment, then shook her head, "Forget it, I wanted to ask why, but not anymore."

He Xu felt a sinking heart, but still seized the chance to explain, "Actually, when I didn’t respond, you should have chosen to run."

"So it’s our fault instead?" Tianyin sighed lightly, looking at Qu Jianlei, "Boss, I’ll have to trouble you."

Qu Jianlei stared at He Xu, spoke slowly, "Remember, my name is Rhodiola rosea!"

"So it’s... you!" A flash of realization went through He Xu’s eyes, "But, why would Chaoyun listen..."

His words were cut off as a gray light flashed, and he completely lost consciousness.

His last thought was: provoking Rhodiola rosea, indeed it’s hard to even want to live.

But it’s said that this person really keeps his word, at least the cards he sells are fulfilled, so his family is relatively fortunate...

Qu Jianlei sliced the opponent vertically in two with one stroke, then collected the body and left directly.

In the following days, He Xu’s death did not attract any attention.

He had already been pretending to be missing, and the people at Grand Hyatt weren’t curious about his whereabouts.

As for others... it’s inevitable to say that He Xu did keep a low profile, and feared death, having little presence within the Supreme circle.

Qu Jianlei ransacked He Xu’s safe, taking away more than two hundred million in Silver Notes, so the trip wasn’t in vain.

After returning to the Yunwu Mountain lodging, they concentrated on waiting for the Grand Hyatt people to make trouble, or for He Xu’s matters to be exposed.

In the end, in the blink of an eye, more than ten days passed without anything happening.

The resources in the tourist area were still being integrated, but the pressure on several troublesome families significantly decreased.

As for the lodge, there was no pressure at all, and occasionally some scattered travelers would book rooms.

However, business was still sluggish because most tourist companies were still observing, not recommending the lodge to tourists.

The specific reception and service work of the lodge was outsourced to a labor service company.

Seeing the income not going up, the labor service company was also anxious, coming to Xiao Qin to report their concerns.

There were rumors outside that the lodge wouldn’t last long, and when Grand Hyatt deals with them, it will happen sooner or later.

It was because of these rumors that the tourist companies avoided close contact with the lodge.

It’s not that there’s any bias against the lodge, but speaking business-wise, they don’t want to pick sides until the dust settles.