Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 716 - 586: Breaking the Deadlock

Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 716 - 586: Breaking the Deadlock

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Qu Jianlei wasn't speaking casually; Luo Hanshuang herself had said her extreme ability was just 150 meters.

The truth proved that beyond 130 meters, her accuracy would sharply decline, and the influence of subtle air currents would dramatically increase.

"Even if you try a few more times, you only brought twenty bundles of rope in total. How many are left now?"

Luo Hanshuang looked upset, "If I had known this, I would have brought more ropes and fewer Energy Blocks."

However, it's easy to say, but without seeing it firsthand, how could she have made such a choice?

Qu Jianlei chuckled lightly upon hearing this, "Be content. Aunt Han is already worried that I'll kill for treasures. Isn't the haul enough?"

"Killing for treasures?" Luo Hanshuang seriously considered this possibility for a moment.

Luckily, she was just naive, not foolishly sweet, and the next moment, she deliberately changed the subject.

"Ran, your Wind Attribute Technique is really amazing... wasn't it said that learning Attribute Techniques without an attribute is very difficult?"

"I'm an exception," Qu Jianlei replied without hesitation.

He put away the Wood Crystal and dashed away again, "At least I'm good at Wind Attribute, but not really at the other attributes."

"I don't trust you," Luo Hanshuang gritted her teeth and was about to chase after him.

"Save your energy," Aunt Han grabbed her and sprinted forward again.

"His Spiritual Attribute must also be good, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to perceive treasures 150 meters away."

Luo Hanshuang kept yelling, "My waist, my waist... ah, my waist's gonna break!"

"You're too well-proportioned!" Aunt Han sneered, "The Luo Family teachings are really kinda weird!"

She was just a daughter-in-law of the Luo Family, upholding the teachings but not particularly agreeing with them.

"Ran's physique is also well-proportioned," with gritted teeth, she replied, "Did you not notice?"

"Well..." Aunt Han was at a loss for words before changing the subject, "This time, he's definitely making a full set of the Five Elements."

Qu Jianlei wasn't just thinking about completing the Five Elements; he swept all Five Elements Crystals within 300 meters.

Fortunes indeed were scarce near the endpoint, but people who could sense things within 300 meters were rare.

Originally, he didn't want to be this extreme, quietly accumulating wealth is typically more proper.

But now that he's shown his cards, he definitely needs to push towards the Supreme quickly, without holding back on gathering resources.

Having carefully perceived along the way before, and without a naive girl hindering him on the way back, he was very fast.

In almost six hours, he had traveled over a hundred kilometers.

Returning to the starting point was out of the question, but he wasn't far off either.

Then he dashed back, and without Luo Hanshuang dragging him down, the hundred-plus kilometer return trip took only five hours.

An hour over twenty kilometers; does it sound a bit slow for Qu Jianlei's cultivation level?

However, that's not the case; his cultivation level was suppressed to C-level, relying mostly on physical endurance for running.

Moreover, he wasn't certain about the situations he would face next, so he must keep ample strength to handle emergencies.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed the eight-plus hours of rest; preparedness ought to be widened at times.

In fact, after chasing for three hours, Aunt Han thought there was no need to pursue further and turned back earlier, worried about depleting her strength as well.

After all, she had confirmed that he was indeed collecting Five Elements Crystals... and meanwhile, gathering some Spirit Plants.

Luo Hanshuang's proposal indeed unleashed a frightening beast, who would wildly collect Five Elements Crystals.

But she knew in her heart, even without the young miss's words, would the other side really fail to consider this?

That's really unlikely; the other side was far too familiar with this setup, with a very calm disposition.

If not for such a strong mindset, at the moment he knew the Thunder Ram Horn's efficacy, wouldn't he have acted right away?

After going back with Luo Hanshuang, she didn't have the mind to ponder what to write in the divine script, just waiting for the other side to appear.

After waiting for over five hours, they finally saw Ran Bingluan return.

"There's still nearly four hours left, should be enough... Xiao Ran with this cultivation, would surely consider leaving some margin, right?"

Qu Jianlei indeed left a sufficient margin, thinking three hours or so would be enough, while his physical condition was good.

Upon returning, he first extended his hand, "Where's the Thunder Ram Horn?"

"Even the Thunder Ram is given to you," Aunt Han indeed acted responsibly, worthy of her A-level cultivation. ๐™›๐’“๐“ฎ๐’†๐”€๐’†๐™—๐“ท๐’๐™ซ๐’†๐™ก.๐’„๐“ธ๐“ถ

She took out the half Thunder Ram, "Originally, it was your trophy; without you, both of us might have been killed by it."

That is the honest truth, but quite unfortunately, she hadn't thought so at the time, making her sincerity somewhat lacking.

Yet, it cannot be said that she was wrong; wouldn't a bodyguard act to protect during a Thunder Ram attack?

Therefore, her actions at that time can't be simply labeled right or wrong; it can only be said that circumstances and conditions had changed.

Qu Jianlei unceremoniously put away the Thunder Ram and then looked at Luo Hanshuang.

"Your incense burner, could I borrow it, along with... three sticks of incense."

The naive girl handed over the incense burner, which was actually a fist-sized little object, "This is my family's incense burner, useful to you?"

Regardless of whose it is, Qu Jianlei nodded slightly but didn't reply, merely wanting to express some thoughts towards the Divine Land predecessors.

Respectfully lighting three sticks of incense, he sat on the bluestone ground to replenish Qi, casually lighting a cigarette as well.

Luo Hanshuang curiously asked, "How many opportunities did you gain?"

"Less than thirty," Qu Jianlei replied in a deep voice, "similar to you."

"I only have twenty-two," Luo Hanshuang pouted, "not as many as you."

"There's plenty of crystals," Qu Jianlei casually replied, a fist-sized black ore appearing in his hand, "I'll give you one."

He harvested more than twenty pieces of Five Elements Crystals, with varying amounts of different attributes, among which crystals were indeed more abundant.

Luo Hanshuang gratefully accepted it with a smile, "Thank you, Brother Ran."

The three sticks of incense burned out, taking half an hour. Qu Jianlei's adjustments were almost complete.

He walked to the stone platform and, under the gaze of two pairs of eyes, selected a standing piece and began to absorb Gold Attribute Elements.

Then he extended his index finger, mobilized the Power of Gold Element, and wrote the characters "Zhao Yun" in the air.

After finishing writing, faint characters were left on it, but... something seemed off?

Luo Hanshuang reached out and pushed away the pawn under Zhao Yun, then moved the stone "Zhao Yun" downward.

In the next moment, she frowned, "No, this stone shouldn't move."

Qu Jianlei pondered with a frown, then reached out his palm and erased the words "Zhao Yun."

Then he chose another stone to continue writing, but this time, he replaced "Zhao Yun" with "่ถ™้›ฒ".

A slight energy fluctuation swept through, and this stone unexpectedly became somewhat lively.

"Oh?" Luo Hanshuang also noticed the difference, and after nudging it twice more, she cried out in excitement.

"It moved, it really moved!"

Although Brother Ran spoke with full confidence, she truly felt a bit anxious โ€” it's impossible to completely trust anyone.

Not until this moment did she truly relax.

Seeing this, Qu Jianlei nodded slightly, thinking indeed, that elder from the Divine Land didn't use simplified characters.

Then he wrote the characters "Zhang Fei" on the stone that previously bore Zhao Yun.

Sure enough, the piece with "Zhang Fei" could also move.

Aunt Han's face showed no expression, but her mouth was slightly open, though within her heart, waves of shock surged.

Just what kind of person is he, to grasp such information?

If before she only feared Little Ran might kill to seize treasures, now she even had a faint urge to flee from this person.

It really was terrifying; such ability could potentially lead the Luo Family to a disastrous end.

However, she steadied herself and thought, fine, wealth is sought amidst danger, why expect great benefits without taking huge risks?

Qu Jianlei tested the two pieces, then calmed his mind and returned all the pieces to their places.

Next, he wrote "Guan Yu," "Ma Chao," and "Huang Zhong."

When he finally wrote the characters "Cao Cao," another slight energy fluctuation passed by.

Aunt Han already understood this was the reaction to writing correctly, but she couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Only two divine characters?"

Among the largest piece, there were only two characters?

"Writing more than one character is wrong," Qu Jianlei casually replied, then began quickly moving the pieces.

"Is it..." Luo Hanshuang was stunned for a moment but then realized, "To move this largest piece to the very bottom?"

"This isn't a stone, but a piece," Qu Jianlei replied solemnly, "The largest piece escaping is considered a success."

The situation of Huarongdao's horizontal blade and horse, the simplest solution takes only eighty-one steps.

Even old-fashioned computers could use brute force to solve it, so there's no reason the vortex can't.

In fact, the small lake's database had a ready-made solution, even skipping the computing process.

As "Cao Cao" was moved to the bottom, a strange fluctuation came from the Tai Chi Diagram behind them.

"Come quickly," Luo Hanshuang shouted, the stray hairs on her head standing up again.

Her short legs exerted force, quickly rushing to the Tai Chi Diagram, "We'll enter the inner circle!"

Qu Jianlei and Aunt Han reacted swiftly too, with a flash they stood within the black circle.

Immediately afterward, a white fog rose, and the three lost their vision.

When the white fog dispersed, they found themselves inside a stone chamber.

The stone chamber was forty square meters in size, more than five meters high.

On the ceiling of the stone chamber, embedded were three fist-sized stones emitting a faint yellow light.

On one side of the stone chamber was a door, with a two-tier display rack on one side, holding about a dozen items.

The other side featured a stone bed, about two meters squared.

Facing the door was a one-meter-high stone table, atop which sat a human head-sized pill furnace with profound inscriptions.

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