Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Though the Paranoid pretends to be pitiful, Qu Jianlei firmly refuses without hesitation.

It’s not that he is stingy, but the millennia-old Stone Milk can only lay a foundation during the recovery period; for Mu Yu’s condition, it’s not suitable to make big changes.

The facts were just as he expected. After taking the Soul Nourishing Pill, Mu Yu experienced intense fluctuations in her Spiritual Power for almost ten hours.

Then her Spiritual Power fluctuations began to weaken, and she eventually fell into a deep sleep.

During this process, she perspired at least a thousand milliliters.

Later, it was the Paranoid who couldn’t bear to watch and used the Water Dragon Technique to hydrate and cleanse her.

However, the effect was very apparent. After sleeping for two days and nights, when she woke again, she was still alert.

But from this point on, she became extremely sleepy, spending two-thirds of her day asleep.

In the blink of an eye, half a month passed, and Mu Yu’s waking time grew longer. Anyone could see her spirit improving.

Yet, there was still a small window each day when, even if not asleep, she remained in a dazed state.

Mu Yu was quite obsessive herself, comparable to the Paranoid.

She realized she was gradually getting better, and with a clear mind, she focused solely on Cultivation, barely speaking to the Paranoid.

Truly, "birds of a feather flock together."

You could say such people are truly terrifying; despite having the makings of celestial talents, they work harder than most.

If she failed, it would be downright unjustifiable.

In fact, Mu Yu’s desperate efforts came from sensing a crisis—she believed the Pill played a decisive role.

She hadn’t asked the Pill’s name, but undoubtedly, its preciousness was unquestionable.

Before the Pill’s potency completely wore off, she had to seize every possible moment for Cultivation.

The Paranoid knew her feelings and did not disturb her.

Yet after another half month, he found Qu Jianlei, "Boss, the Pill’s potency feels insufficient, still far from recovery."

Strictly speaking, things had improved greatly. Now, Mu Yu was only dazed for a little over an hour outside of her sleeping time each day.

However, that mere hour was an insurmountable barrier—the Pill’s potency would only worsen!

Undoubtedly, relying solely on Mu Yu’s own efforts to bridge such a gap would take decades.

Not only would healing take a long time, but it’s likely to leave irreparable foundational damage.

If we were more pessimistic...Mu Yu might not even resolve this issue through Cultivation alone.

The Paranoid knew the Pill’s preciousness but couldn’t help seeking out the Boss upon seeing her stuck at this threshold.

Qu Jianlei wasn’t surprised, only answered calmly, "You’ll have to wait five days before taking the second pill."

"There really is a second pill?" The Paranoid looked delighted, "I thought you were so stingy..."

"Ahem, Boss, what I meant was, what’s the reasoning behind waiting five days? Please enlighten me."

You really dare say anything! Qu Jianlei glanced at him with exasperation and answered impatiently.

"You have to wait until the Pill’s potency is nearly gone before taking more, don’t you understand human tolerance to medication?"

"Of course, I understand," the Paranoid answered with a smile, "but you’re certainly considerate, Boss."

Truly commendable, once a proud man, to humble himself so much for a woman.

Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but reflect: ever since crossing over to this world, it seems I...still don’t have a girlfriend?

The idea of not marrying and not having children is obviously anti-human, but given the ongoing crises, it’s something to consider later.

Five days later, Mu Yu took the second Soul Nourishing Pill.

This time, she performed well, not only staying awake but also avoiding last time’s pain.

Two days and nights later, she felt drowsy and proactively spoke, "Boss...should I rest?"

Two hundred years ago, if someone heard the famously proud Mu Yu calling someone Boss, they would undoubtedly think they were hearing things.

Qu Jianlei shook his head, saying, "No, persist until you absolutely can’t anymore."

The Paranoid also asked, "Boss, knowing her personality well, wouldn’t excessive persistence be counterproductive?"

This potential objectively exists, just like someone inexperienced exercising might overstrain and injure themselves.

Qu Jianlei shook his head again, "This Pill has a slow-release period, avoiding persistence beyond seven days is safe."

The slow-release period was specified in the Alchemy Scripture, but the seven days were his calculated estimate.

In his calculations, the theoretical limit was nine days, but fearing imprecision, he conservatively reduced it by two days.

Still, Mu Yu was quite ruthless; she was drowsy by the fifth day, seemingly ready to sleep at any moment.

Yet she painfully held on until the night of the seventh day.

When the Paranoid announced "Time’s up," she collapsed sideways onto the mat and fell into a deep sleep.

This time, she slept three days and nights, and upon waking, she was truly invigorated.

She joyfully declared, "My Spiritual Power is fully restored, and it feels even stronger than before!"

However, the Paranoid reprimanded her without hesitation, "You should cultivate diligently, wait until the effects of the medicine wear off!"

To be honest, when he reprimanded Flower Scorpion and Claire, he was not this severe. Truly, his deep love justifies his stern reproach.

Time flew by, and when Mu Yu absorbed the last trace of the medicine’s power, everyone else on the farm came to know her identity.

Bentley has no particular feelings toward Chaoyang Academy, but both Fourth Master and Youyou understand too well Chaoyang Academy’s prowess.

Yet their knowledge of relevant information doesn’t match Celestial Sound at least the latter is well aware of what level of existence Mu Yu is.

In the team, everyone intentionally hides their true identities, not to guard against teammates, but because they must get used to living with a false identity.

Thus, Celestial Sound merely stated that Mu Yu is hailed as Chaoyang Academy’s once-in-three-hundred-years prodigy.

That’s enough to astound anyone.

Chaoyang is a top-tier academy; they can’t guarantee every student’s term includes a Supreme, but on average, about one appears per term.

This means Mu Yu is outstanding even among three hundred Supremes.

Not to mention, the strength from Chaoyang Academy Bestows Supremes that are evidently stronger than ordinary Supremes.

Mu Yu didn’t prevent them from discussing her, though upon understanding the nature of the Rhodiola rosea team, she was quite taken aback.

"Such a powerful team, and yet not controlled by the Imperial... Most are even wanted?"

"Are there few such organizations?" The Paranoid snorted dismissively at her words.

He always instinctively believes she’s a very young junior sister and habitually lectures without restraint.

"Many organizations claim to be managed by the Imperial, but they’re more sordid inside... at least us, we do things with a clear conscience."

"If you can’t accept it, you can leave on your own, I’ll explain to the boss... just remember to keep it secret."

"Trying to ditch me again? Dream on!" Mu Yu shot him a look, "I just wanted to understand."

"Right, you all use nicknames; I can’t use this title anymore... what would be a good one?"

Later she heard, Fourth Master once stayed in the ’living dead’ organization and simply chose the nickname ’Ancient Tomb.’

Such a big Guo’er, huh? Qu Jianlei heard about it and merely glanced at the Paranoid.

Forget it, since the others like it, he’s too lazy to critique further, after all, it’s just a code name.

Mu Yu even had a nickname, her determination to join the organization was undeniable.

She’s not interested in the origins of Qu Jianlei, whatever the Paranoid endorses, she never has doubts.

Looking back on the twenties of bewilderment, her only thought was "being able to live freely, that’s nice."

However, she finds Qu Jianlei’s Spirit Gathering Array quite interesting.

She’s not very interested in the cracked Qi Gathering Array, though she doesn’t understand it much, she always feels ’each has its own merit.’

But a Spirit Gathering Array that can release Spiritual Qi, that’s different, it almost overturns existing cultivation concepts.

Mu Yu has a deep impression of the few capsules that laid her foundation.

Previously she had researched Alien Energy, so she distinguished it instantly.

Only she’s indeed quite young.

If we don’t count the two hundred years frozen, even adding the twenty-some years of muddle, she’s just around a hundred and twenty years old.

So her research on Alien Energy isn’t deep, but she truly experienced the benefits.

Additionally, even the Paranoid cultivates in the Spirit Gathering Array, fueling her curiosity.

The Paranoid, being nagged by her, had no choice but to recount his experiences, including how he met the boss.

Only then did Mu Yu know that their boss was actually attributeless!

Given her understanding of the Paranoid, she felt it quite reasonable; it’s not attributeless who could suppress him?

Yet the Paranoid believes the Spirit Gathering Array is the correct cultivation path, which leaves her confused.

Regarding Mu Yu’s inquiry, the Paranoid couldn’t fully explain, so the two had to seek out Qu Jianlei together.

Qu Jianlei was somewhat helpless, his cultivation philosophy not only leaked secrets but was also a bit rebellious.

Thus he ambiguously stated, "There’s never a so-called correct cultivation method, only the suitable is the best."

Ultimately, Mu Yu is a prodigy that can accept this notion, but she hopes to synchronize with the Paranoid.

Thus she asked, "If that’s the case, can I cultivate in the Spirit Gathering Array?"

Qu Jianlei thought for a moment before replying, "Cultivating would certainly be fine, but since you’ve just recovered from a severe illness, stabilizing first is better."

The Paranoid originally promised Mu Yu to help her quickly switch to Spiritual Qi so as to save time, but he nodded at this moment.

Honestly speaking, he truly felt, in terms of theory, he was far inferior to the boss.

Mu Yu gave him a suspicious look, feeling a bit puzzled: How did the always-contending guy become so agreeable?

Little did she know, the more someone likes contention, the more they care about their reputation.

At this moment, Flower Scorpion came over, "Boss, the old lady inquired about when you’re returning to Paradise?"

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