Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

He Xu’s tourism project in the clouds, actually does not have much profit.

Initially, Marriott promised him ten percent in non-voting shares, but he dared not accept—it was simply too much.

He Xu did not want to die mysteriously in some corner on a moonless and windy night.

Supreme is certainly prestigious, but if it involves interests, some capital will absolutely not mind trampling the rules.

So he only symbolically asked for two percent in non-voting shares, expressing to Marriott: I can handle small matters, but don’t want to get involved in big ones.

This request is also normal; different responsibilities match different interests.

In any case, even if it’s just two percent, it’s still a slow stream.

Marriott was unwilling to agree, and the two sides negotiated for a long time, finally settling on just three percent in non-voting shares.

But now, He Xu decided to ignore those shares, even feeling a bit grateful for it—this is the benefit of not being greedy.

After this visit, Marriott had someone contact him, but He Xu arranged for someone else to hold his watch.

The holder consistently replied externally: The Supreme Lord is researching some things and can’t spare himself.

This situation is not uncommon among the Supreme.

At this realm, since life becomes prolonged, cultivating some personal hobbies or researching divine texts is all quite normal.

Of course, a large part of it involves pondering on improving combat abilities and skills, even contemplating the road beyond Supreme.

On the third night after meeting the Paranoid, He Xu found two beauties to accompany him, playing the "creation" game.

He didn’t know, at that very moment, someone else visited the Paranoid.

This time it was the planet’s chief Guardian Iron Skin Snake, a Wood Attribution Peak Supreme.

Iron Skin Snake was also entrusted by someone, wanting to mediate, hoping the inn here would not make an exorbitant demand.

However, he didn’t have much inclination, merely expressing a simple hope, that the inn and Marriott would avoid causing a major incident in Paradise.

As the planet’s chief Guardian, he is qualified to make such requests.

When asked about his background, the Paranoid customarily demonstrated a bit of aura, without directly answering.

But Iron Skin Snake’s insight was far superior to Terry and He Xu, his facial expression changed instantly.

"So it was..." He did not continue, instead inquired aloud, "I wonder about the senior’s achievements in divine texts?"

For the planet’s chief Guardian to refer to him as "senior," already indicates some issues.

The Paranoid replied with a laugh, "Do you have any treasure related to divine texts, you can bring it out, and everyone can explore together."

Iron Skin Snake did not follow up on this, instead changing the topic, "Senior’s cultivation is profound, I wonder which academy did you graduate from..."

In short, the two chatted enthusiastically throughout the night, until dawn the next day when Iron Skin Snake took his leave.

He Xu waited until the two beauties fell into a deep sleep, but he remained unable to sleep, so he walked out of the bedroom into the hall.

For some reason, he always felt a bit uneasy, sensed around with his spiritual power, yet discovered nothing.

So he poured himself a glass of wine, sipping alone, while playing with a Vortex, browsing recent news.

Not all Supreme are surrounded by crowds, some very much enjoy tranquility, like Jia Shuqing, and similarly Qinghu.

He Xu is also such a person, he has several attendants, but dislikes being disturbed.

Suddenly, he felt something amiss, raised an eyebrow, and immediately everything went black, losing consciousness.

When he woke up again, he found himself in a barren, dark room, with no furniture or items.

He instinctively sensed his Inner Breath, a chill ran through his heart: Damn, someone placed a restriction!

By now, how could he not guess what happened? He was ambushed by the Supreme!

He sighed lightly, then spoke in a deep voice, "I wonder which friend... which senior is joking with me like this?"

He used to think calling other Supremes "friends" was suitable, but recent events told him being sweeter might be better.

In the shadowy corner, someone sighed softly, "This is the softest boned Supreme I’ve seen, how do you plan to handle him?"

Immediately, a female voice followed, "It’s come to this, so let’s leave it to you, boss."

These voices... I’ve never heard them, He Xu felt a bit puzzled inside.

In the next moment, the ceiling light turned on, the light not too strong, but enough to see their silhouettes clearly.

He Xu saw the pair in the corner, his expression immediately changed, because the man and woman opposite were not unfamiliar.

These two were precisely the ones who came to Paradise with that arrogant Supreme.

It is said that within a Supreme’s mind, it’s impossible to have too deep an impression on such small figures.

But the Paranoid’s behavior was excessively arrogant, so He Xu casually glanced at the accompanying people’s profiles, finding no clues.

Just one glance, he remembered roughly, plus the events just happened a few days ago, recognizing them at a glance is quite normal.

Then his face turned dark, staring in shock at Qu Jianlei, "Are you also a Supreme?"

The man and woman did not reply, just looked at him with strange expressions, as if watching a clown.

Miscalculated! He Xu knew he had made a grave mistake, damn it... The other party was clearly planning to engage in a head-on clash with the Wan Hao group.

No wonder they quoted a price of four billion; they hadn’t even intended to negotiate formally.

But... I really am innocent here, he cleared his throat and said, "Senior, I admit defeat."

"The land requisition issue was handled by the Wan Hao people, it really doesn’t have much to do with me."

"There’s no guilt for the unaware. If you need compensation, I can still offer a couple of billion to make up for my offense."

"A couple of billion... you’re really disgracing the Supreme," Qu Jianlei snorted coldly, looking at Celestial Sound beside him, "You handle it."

Celestial Sound looked at the Supreme in front of her, her expression changing several times before she spoke coldly, "Those couple of billion... where are they kept?"

"In the safe at my residence," He Xu answered without hesitation, "And I have over a billion in my account as well."

To a Supreme, this amount really isn’t much, but for pocket money, it’s not trivial either.

"The money in the account..." Celestial Sound shook her head. She already knew their team only accepted nameless silver notes, "It’s too little."

He Xu panicked upon hearing this, "As long as you let me go, I promise to gather ten billion within ten days."

"I’m really not the mastermind behind this incident; Wan Hao is the operator, you two must get this straight!"

"You don’t need to explain," Celestial Sound sighed faintly, "You’ve been colluding with Wan Hao for more than just a day or two."

"I initially thought to deal with you after the Supreme, but since the boss is willing to speak for me, let’s settle this grudge."

"After you become Supreme?" He Xu glanced at her suspiciously. Although his cultivation was sealed, his perception was intact.

He could sense that she was just a B-level—how could someone with such cultivation talk about becoming Supreme?

This way of talking is even more arrogant than the Supreme I met a few days ago!

However, he really didn’t plan to care, but instead looked at Qu Jianlei and said, "Senior, is this boss of yours the leader of your team?"

"More or less," Qu Jianlei answered lazily, then raised his hand and pointed to Celestial Sound beside him.

"Your fate is for her to decide. To be honest, you really aren’t worthy to speak with me."

Upon hearing this, He Xu was initially stunned, then he gave a bitter smile and said, "Even that one recognizes you as boss? Then my loss isn’t unjust!"

No wonder the tone was so similar, that "not worthy" felt all too familiar.

He then turned to Celestial Sound, hesitated for a moment, and expressed his confusion.

"I don’t recall seeing you. If I’ve accidentally done something wrong, I’m willing to apologize and compensate."

A Supreme talking to a B-level like this, that’s truly sincere.

"Of course you haven’t seen me," Celestial Sound replied through gritted teeth, anger burning in her eyes.

"Years ago, I begged relentlessly to see you—not even once could I meet you!"

"Hmm?" He Xu felt his heart sink upon hearing this. His instincts told him that trouble was coming.

But what reason does this woman have to think that a B-level requesting an audience with a Supreme means the Supreme must accept? That’s not how the world works!

But then he thought of something else, his expression changed again, "Who... who exactly are you?"

Celestial Sound looked at him, biting out her words, "The Dumbbell Nebula is the most beautiful star system I’ve ever seen..."

"Not only is the galaxy beautiful, the scenery beautiful, even the hearts of the people are beautiful... Kong Se, remember to come to me if anything happens!"

He Xu’s face turned ashen instantly, staring at her in shock, "You, you, you..."

"My uncle sent me," Celestial Sound looked at him coldly, "I’ve requested to see you as well, do you remember now?"

"This... alright, I do have some fault in this matter," He Xu hesitated for a moment and then answered straightforwardly.

"Kong Se did help me a little, but that favor wasn’t enough for me to stand up against Wan Hao!"

"You sought my audience multiple times and I never met you, you should know... leaving immediately was the best choice!"

Celestial Sound laughed coldly, "Because I didn’t leave, you killed my cousin?"

"That really wasn’t my doing," He Xu replied naturally, "It’s just that some people coveted Wan Hao’s bounty."

"If I had really taken action, do you think you would have gotten away?"

In truth, a dignified Supreme would never stoop so low as to personally chase down a B-level!

"You really... disgust me," Celestial Sound shook her head, full of disgust, "You were clearly the one who put out the bounty!"

During the more than two years her boss was missing, she didn’t stop investigating her uncle’s affairs.

So she indeed had the right to speak, "You’ve completely overturned my understanding of a Supreme!"

He Xu did value his life, but which Supreme could tolerate a B-level scolding him to his face?

He nodded, responding in a care-less manner, "Then let it be overturned... what, do you intend to kill me?"

At this point, further arguments weren’t useful. He was curious to see if this B-level dared to kill him directly!

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