Fake Husband of the Glamorous CEO-Chapter 426: Calls from all sides, wanting to team up for the dungeon raid

Chapter 426: 426: Calls from all sides, wanting to team up for the dungeon raid

Gu Mansion Garden.

Jianlin was one of the few people in this villa district who had managed to acquire an acre of land.

The main structure of the house was already built and was being decorated, but it didn’t affect him living in a temporary house.

It was hard to imagine that such a tycoon would prefer living in a temporary shed rather than in a luxury villa in the city.

After Jack Ma had refined the Foundation Establishment Pill and became a Foundation Establishment Cultivator, he rarely came to watch the villa under construction and the not-so-large front yard.

His villa in Little Sun Country was more than ten times bigger, but he envied Old Wang for having this acre of land.

"If you ever think of selling this place, remember to let me know," Jack Ma told Wang Jianlin.

Wang Jianlin replied, "Don’t even think about it."

After smacking his lips, Jack Ma took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and savored the rich spiritual energy around him.

He remarked, "No wonder so many big shots prefer to sleep on the ground in their own yards rather than live in city mansions. Only when you become a cultivator can you feel that the spiritual power fluctuations here are much stronger than in the city. And there’s an indescribable sublime quality to this spiritual energy."

The other neighbors around were also building villas, but none were complete. For example, several clan leaders from Europe hadn’t even started working on the land, spending their days meditating and idling on that empty land, taking advantage of the brief presence of great experts at home to absorb nutrients.

Wang Jianlin told Jack Ma, "Just manage the teleportation company for the Gu Family well, and I believe everything will come your way. If you can stick with the person who gave you the elixir, no one will dare to mess with you in the future."

Curious, Jack Ma asked, "You haven’t told me who that young Gu male is?"

Wang Jianlin said carefully, "He’s the brother of a great expert, and also the future number two of the Gu Family! He might be your boss someday."

Jack Ma shivered, feeling a bit thrilled inside.

Thinking about being associated with such an important person from the Gu Family, he felt confident about the future.

Wang Jianlin casually took out his foldable phone and opened up the first global combat competition that everyone was watching.

Jack Ma sat beside him, also watching the match, growing impatient to test his Foundation Establishment Stage strength, "Old Wang, why don’t we spar a bit?"

"You’re no match for me," Wang Jianlin said without looking up. "Besides, it’s not convenient for us to fight here. The two neighbors next door are late-stage Foundation Establishment experts from Europe. Be careful or they might pin you down by your head if you disturb them."

Jack Ma coughed lightly, "Aren’t you in the early stages of Foundation Establishment?"

Wang Jianlin snorted, "Did you think I was wasting my time meditating here these past few days? Sorry, I just advanced to mid-stage. The money spent on this house wasn’t wasted."

Jack Ma grew even more envious, "Old Wang, can you ask if there’s any more land available here? I want to buy a set too."

Wang Jianlin replied, "World’s richest man, Amazon’s Bezos, that bald guy, offered 3 billion US dollars and still couldn’t buy it. Living here isn’t just about proving your wealth, the officials also check your background. If I weren’t at the Foundation Establishment stage, with just my wealthy status, I couldn’t have gotten a plot here."

Jack Ma nodded in understanding, then curiously asked, "I heard that in the arena, all you Foundation Establishment folks had a group?"

Wang Jianlin answered, "It’s already disbanded. When there were fewer people, we could divide the spirit stone resources daily. But now there are too many people, so everyone is fighting on their own."

Jack Ma remarked, "Doesn’t that mean those late-stage Foundation Establishment guys from Europe can monopolize the leaderboard? I see them frequently contesting the top 10 on the Foundation leaderboard."

Wang Jianlin: "That is because Director Liu, Miss Jiang, and the other 48 Peak Masters disdain to compete. If they wanted to compete, the top 10 leaderboard wouldn’t include anyone from overseas."

Jack Ma, curious, said, "But aren’t Director Liu and Miss Jiang only at the middle stage? Haven’t I heard that even the gaps between small ranks are significant?"

Wang Jianlin explained, "Look at this martial arts competition. It has reached the top 16, but all are disciples of the 48 Peak Masters, all at the same level of power. Why are Western masters not as good as Eastern ones? It’s because of the gap in Secret Techniques!"

"Secret Techniques are equivalent to skill damage, and the stats they reflect on the panel are terrifying! Two cultivators of the same realm who do not know Secret Techniques are just like using basic attacks, isn’t that difference huge?"

Jack Ma, who recently had the opportunity to learn more about high-level cultivation knowledge, listened with relish and suddenly realized, "No wonder this competition is so popular lately, and a lot of big capital is investing heavily in Magical Treasures. It turns out that they are all competing for this treasure map that contains records of Secret Techniques."

Wang Jianlin further explained, "In addition to Secret Techniques, the planet where the treasure map is located has materials for Core Formation. Right now, there are probably forty to fifty cultivators globally stuck in the Late-stage Foundation Establishment, and they also want these materials to break through to Core Formation."

Having said this, Wang Jianlin looked at Jack Ma and said, "You should do a good job for Mr. Second. He gave you this Foundation Establishment Pill to facilitate your survey of the Teleportation Arrays in the universe. The headquarters might be set up on some planet in the universe in the future, and maintaining the security of the Teleportation Arrays will also be your responsibility. By that time, the Gu Family will definitely enhance your strength."

Jack Ma was enlightened by his words and was filled with anticipation for his future work.

Indeed, having the backing of a large family meant no shortage of resources!

Of course, he was also very motivated about his upcoming work.

"By the way, does the Great Expert really live inside?" Jack Ma asked Wang Jianlin somewhat gossipingly, "Do you get to see him often?"

Before the words were out, Wang Jianlin sternly glared at him and scolded, "It’s best not to discuss the Great Expert casually!"

Jack Ma immediately saw the point and tapped his mouth, "Thanks for the reminder, I’ll be careful in the future!"

Wang Jianlin continued to watch the fierce competition being live-streamed on his phone.

It was a championship contest between two disciples from different peaks.

Whoever won would get that star map recording the secret treasure.

In the end, Zhan Shijie’s disciple narrowly defeated the opponent and won first place in the competition.

Throughout the event, both sides used all their Magical Treasures.

It allowed the global audience to thoroughly enjoy the matches and experience the dazzling combat and terrifying combat power typical of cultivators.

Jack Ma, also watching, was greatly impressed: "Watching this competition, it seems the more Magical Treasures one has, the greater their chances of winning, right?"

Wang Jianlin said, "It’s not that simple. Every use of a Magical Treasure consumes a lot of Qi. Do you think having more Magical Treasures is enough? It depends on when you use them. Some high-level Magical Treasures require so much Primordial Power to activate that they can drain a Qi Refining Peak completely, and might even cause backlash."

"Didn’t you hear the Great Expert advising the president of the Array Formation Guild? He told him not to activate the Mountain Protection Array until reaching Core Formation stage. It’s roughly the same principle."

Meanwhile, in the department where Zhan Shijie worked, several disciples were excitedly hugging each other and cheering for their junior who had just won the competition.

At the same time, Zhan Shijie’s phone was blowing up.

Various major powers were calling.

All wanting to collaborate and jointly venture into the planetary dungeon!