Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

As for the bounty on the Clear Wind Shadowless Blade... the Gorge has made no changes, and it's still dead or alive.

Later they heard that two people who possibly knew Jian Lei's background were ambushed by the Douglas Clan and have since disappeared.

The A-level Warrior, furious, specifically called a few stewards from that family over and scolded them harshly.

However, in the following time, Qu Jianlei and the Clear Wind Shadowless Blade disappeared again.

The A-level Warrior waited for the two of them in Central City for a full two years, yet no news was received.

After the two-year period ended, he wanted to keep waiting, but the conditions no longer allowed it.

The Gorge has requirements for those stationed in Central City, and once the time is up, they rotate personnel.

Before leaving, he couldn't help but urge, "If there's any news of Jian Lei, remember to inform me."

What was Qu Jianlei doing these two years? He was continuously cultivating and successfully advanced to the fourth level of Qi Refining.

It's not that he didn't want revenge, but he believed that he and Xiao Moshan might not be able to take down the Douglas Clan.

Last time, they already scouted the ground, and the other side's vigilance was indeed strict. Moreover, once a move was made, support would quickly arrive from all directions.

However, for Qu Jianlei, even without other concerns, he would still act cautiously.

Because he himself is a seasoned trap-setter, he naturally guards against potential ambushes from the enemy.

In a small courtyard in the Celestial District of Houjing, he casually set some traps, causing one death and one severe injury, with one more enemy lightly injured.

Even the Modified Warriors were trapped to death, showing the power of the traps.

Without those traps, Bentley would have found it difficult to escape.

Precisely because of this, Qu Jianlei does not underestimate the Wenste Clan's base—it might very well trap even an A-level Warrior.

So he decided to live cautiously and lie low.

During this period, they also went out to gather information.

They learned that the Gorge had sent another A-level Warrior to guard, even the audacious Xiao Moshan stated: "Let's just focus on cultivating peacefully."

Three years later, Qu Jianlei reached the peak of the fifth level of Qi Refining, and they finally discovered: there weren't many B-level Crystals left.

"I've told you, use fewer techniques," Xiao Moshan couldn't help but complain, "Back then, I stole over two hundred Crystals."

"Just calculating the Wind Armor for you used twenty Crystals," Qu Jianlei couldn't help but argue, "Aren't there still more than thirty left?"

Actually, being someone who lacks a sense of security, he didn't think that thirty Crystals were many at all, after all, it was the cultivation for two people.

Unfortunately, Xiao Moshan is also sensitive to cultivation resources, as he had previously suffered in this regard.

So the two of them figured they couldn't just sit and use up their resources; they had to go out and gather more resources.

To gather resources, they had to go to Central City. It's not that other places didn't have resources, but they had too few.

"Otherwise... should we mess with the Andre Family first?" Xiao Moshan suggested, "Last time there was one of theirs."

The Andre Family is the backer of the Frost Wolves, mainly engaged in casino and loan shark businesses.

Last time the Douglas Family ambushed Qu Jianlei, they used two Ultimate Warriors from outside their family, one of which was from the Andrew family.

Later, Qu Jianlei didn't have time to deal with it, but this matter couldn't just be ignored.

In fact, the involvement of Andrew's forces was not unrelated to the casino incident.

They were unsure if Jian Lei was responsible for sabotaging the Frost Wolves, but there was no doubt that the casino had been disgraced.

"Sure," Qu Jianlei answered without hesitation, as he wasn't a particularly generous person.

If he couldn't bother at the moment, it was fine, but if there was a chance to settle accounts, he would seize it.

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