Chapter 1291 - 1151: No Other Choice

Chapter 1291: Chapter 1151: No Other Choice

Qu Jianlei carefully analyzed the Nirvana Technique... How to put it? He felt it wasn’t a proper path.

With his shallow knowledge, he certainly wasn’t qualified to evaluate cultivation techniques in the Immortal Realm.

However, he understood a bit about the general principles and methods of the cultivation system.

Qu Jianlei highly suspected that this technique might not be designed for human cultivators.

Anyway, there should be demon cultivators or the spirit pets of cultivators in the Immortal Realm; he felt this technique was more suitable for the non-human race.

At the very least, it should be for humans with demon bloodlines.

This kind of cross-species life crystal is not very common in the Empire and is even strictly forbidden to be researched.

But in the cultivation world, there are no shortage of similar legends, with various extraordinary beings seemingly adept at breaking reproductive barriers.

For the likes of heroes from the wild, no one finds it hard to understand.

Qu Jianlei furrowed his brow; he believed that with Little Jing’s insight and cleverness, he could also find something amiss.

"Do you think this is a technique meant for humans to cultivate?"

Nutrient Injection blinked slowly, then shook her head, "I know what you want to say."

"Actually, I’m also skeptical. When the master taught me the technique, he deliberately omitted some parts... he should know better."

Qu Jianlei blinked upon hearing that — your master... doesn’t seem like a good person.

Nutrient Injection already guessed what he was thinking and shook her head slightly, "The master treats me well, probably feared I would have concerns."

At this point, she sighed lightly and smiled self-deprecatingly, "Besides, do I have a choice?"

"No matter what bloodline this technique is suitable for, at least it’s relatively complete; the path of imitation in the Awakened System is really too difficult."

After hearing this, Qu Jianlei had no idea what to say.

He did not think cultivators owed anything to the Awakened, but the talents among these Awakened were really too dedicated!

After a moment of silence, he finally said, "This technique actually gave me a lot of inspiration."

This was true; before this, Qu Jianlei hadn’t really come across a decent cultivation system technique.

The closest he came was the fragmented memories of a ghost cultivator.

And the primary receiver of those memories was the Flower Scorpion, whose spiritual power was limited, not to mention its understanding of cultivation techniques.

What Qu Jianlei received was second-hand information, barely providing any useful insight.

Anyway, this technique brought him quite a bit of joy.

After pondering over it for about ten days, he gained a clearer understanding of the process of breaking through to Nascent Soul.

So he modified Granny Jia’s breakthrough plan again.

The old lady really trusted him and immediately started a new round of learning, "I must say, I find these changes quite reasonable."

In a blink, they had been back on Qingyuan Star for two months.

That day, Qu Jianlei was discussing methods of sacrificial refinement of dharma artifacts with Nutrient Injection, when suddenly, the Big Head Butterfly spun around.

"Boss, the delivery from Purple Star has arrived, and there’s tight news over there, requiring to requisition at least one Supreme from Ping’an Trading Group."

Qu Jianlei frowned upon hearing this, their own Supremes were already stretched thin, how could they provide more Supremes?

"Tell them to come up with an excuse to deal with it... How many years do we have left to repay the loan?"

"A total of ten years, five years remaining," the Big Head Butterfly continued spinning.

"The energy stone mine has just started operating smoothly, with major financial groups eager to provide funding; that loan isn’t really a problem."

Qu Jianlei pondered for a moment and found Bentley to explain the situation.

"...What I mean is, if they insist on us providing a Supreme, we might consider giving up some shares in the energy stone mine."

Bentley turned dark upon hearing this, "I’ll go over there; if we really have to give up shares, we won’t let them have it easy."

Qu Jianlei nodded, "Then play it by ear, mainly prioritize ensuring the safety of you, Xiao Moshan, and Xiao Qin."

"Mm," Bentley nodded with a stern face, then grunted, "Hmph, there are really a lot of blind idiots."

At this time, Nutrient Injection’s divine sense inquired, "Which planet, Purple Pool?"

"Mm," Qu Jianlei nodded, knowing she had been eavesdropping all along.

"I’ll handle it," Nutrient Injection asserted, "No need to make a special trip."

Bentley hesitated, then spoke calmly, "Best to keep the shares."

"Of course," Nutrient Injection replied without hesitation, "Leave it to me."

As her divine sense departed, Bentley raised an eyebrow and gave Qu Jianlei a thumbs up.

Boss, you’re still the best.

At this moment, Mu Guang’s divine sense also expressed, "I can also help a bit with this. By the way, boss, I have something to discuss with you."

Qu Jianlei did not doubt him and went to the villa where Mu Guang was.

Mu Guang appeared a bit embarrassed, "Boss, I want to gather some spiritual Qi from the Spirit Gathering Array."

"Hmm?" Qu Jianlei raised an eyebrow at this and then slightly sank his face, "Do you think it’s appropriate?"

Mu Guang knew his request was somewhat excessive, so he offered, "I can pay a price."

"This is not about compensation at all," Qu Jianlei said, his face dark as he looked at him.

"Our team has treated you well, right? If you feel it’s not enough, we can also provide some financial compensation."

The other party’s performance in the last battle was commendable, but he also offered some returns.

Including the Divine Sense Division and the Mountain-Breaking Technique, those were benefits beyond the promise.

But spiritual Qi, this thing is too sensitive, it easily attracts the attention of the Empire.

He doesn’t believe Mu Guang wouldn’t think of this, and besides, spiritual Qi was originally something unique to their small group.

Of course, places like the Celestial Hook Enigma Mansion also have spiritual Qi, but such dense spiritual Qi, he’s got the only supply here.

—If you want to take something unique from me, why don’t you have the guts to ask for the Spirit Gathering Array, too?

Mu Guang sighed helplessly and answered, "This spiritual Qi has an obvious transformative effect on my body."

Qu Jianlei didn’t respond, just looked at the other with a solemn face—Are you trying to say, "This item is destined for you"?

Of course, Mu Guang knew how off-base his reason was, but he still forced himself to explain.

"I can’t digest too much spiritual Qi at the moment, so I want to collect some to adjust my body slowly. I promise it’s for personal use only."

"In return, I can provide the technique to extract and preserve spiritual Qi, which I’m sure... your team also needs, right?"

"Oh?" A shadow flashed, and the Paranoid appeared, looking at Mu Guang curiously, "You have such a technique?"

Everyone in the team knew spiritual Qi was good stuff but couldn’t be easily carried around.

The boss had refined some Qi Recovery Pills, but those only replenished lacking spiritual Qi and couldn’t aid cultivation like Exotic Beast Crystals could.

Besides that, the boss also had some capsules that could compensate for spiritual Qi deficits during combat.

But these capsules weren’t just pure spiritual Qi; they could also heal wounds and even partially restore the inner breath of the Awakened System.

In other words, the capsules’ value exceeded that of concentrated spiritual Qi, but unfortunately, the boss always said there weren’t many capsules left.

No one doubted this claim; if there were many such valuable things, that would indeed be abnormal.

So everyone hoped for a method to replenish spiritual Qi at any time, making it convenient for cultivation at any moment.

Now that Mu Guang claimed to have this technique, it was normal for the Paranoid to be intrigued.

But Qu Jianlei wasn’t very interested—shouldn’t cultivation be conducted at safe times?

The key is, he heard from Nutrient Injection that the guy seemed to have secretly taken some spiritual Qi out, too.

In other words, Little Jing himself already had a way to concentrate spiritual Qi, he just hadn’t asked in detail.

Mu Guang brought up such a condition, which was really dispensable for him.

Mu Guang saw his reaction and sighed inwardly—this guy’s perspective is really something else.

But he couldn’t ignore the Paranoid’s question, "I have a treasure from the Divine Text System that can condense spiritual Qi..."

With this, another shadow flashed, and Nutrient Injection appeared, "A treasure that condenses spiritual Qi?"

Seeing this, Qu Jianlei scowled gloomily; this situation was indeed unpredictable!

However, just for the word "treasure," he couldn’t help being tempted.

Mu Guang noticed that even the supreme was startled, and a bit of hope arose in his heart.

He nodded, "Yes, but I can’t give away this treasure, only allow you to analyze it for a while."

Upon hearing this, Nutrient Injection paused and then looked at Qu Jianlei, clearly waiting for him to make a decision.

His respect for the boss was evident, but how could Qu Jianlei ignore Little Jing and the Paranoid’s attitudes?

Plus, he himself was also quite curious, so he nodded slightly, "I personally think it’s worth considering..."

His attitude towards treasures has always been like this, not demanding ownership, but it must offer certain insights.

"But I need to analyze the treasure’s value before making a decision, doesn’t that seem fair?"

"Fair," Mu Guang nodded without hesitation, completely trusting the boss’s reputation.

Their interactions weren’t frequent, but his daughter had enough interaction time with him.

One day later, someone came to the Gustine Clan’s estate, asking to see the tenant, claiming to deliver something.

It turned out that Mu Guang had already arranged for people to bring the item to Qingyuan Star, just waiting for the terms to be settled.

Qu Jianlei was a bit surprised upon seeing the treasure—it turned out to be a modular array.

Moreover, the array was clearly not an ancient artifact.

Though it looked worn, both the material and the craftsmanship appeared fairly modern.

Seeing the doubt in his eyes, Mu Guang didn’t explain and directly started installing the array.

The array covered only about ten square meters and used a mortise and tenon structure, making installation surprisingly simple.

After installation, Mu Guang motioned to Qu Jianlei, "Just that depressed spot, input a bit of spiritual Qi."

We still need to supply the array with spiritual Qi? Qu Jianlei was a little surprised.

But it shouldn’t be a trap; with so many Supremes and a Fake Nascent Soul like Little Jing in the manor, the other party wouldn’t dare act so recklessly.

Just as Qu Jianlei was about to enter the array, a shadow flickered beside him, and Bentley appeared, "Boss, let me!"

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