Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 506 - 378: Unexpected Discovery

Sand is a mutated attribute, which sounds related to the earth attribute, but it isn’t.

Rock attribute is actually the mutation of earth attribute, sand is the mutation of gold attribute.

Granny Jia’s ability to conceal attributes is exceptionally strong, she disguises herself as the water attribute, even her granddaughter’s displayed attribute is incorrect.

Anyway, Qu Jianlei is quite moved, but also rather helpless.

"Sand attribute, well, I apologize, I truly do not have an improved cultivation method for this attribute."

Granny Jia’s old eyes blinked twice, "The improved type for gold attribute... is it universal?"

"The universal effect is not very good," Qu Jianlei shook his head, since the old lady can reveal family secrets, he wouldn’t hide anything.

"Like the ice attribute and the water attribute, they are two sets... not far off overall, but ultimately there are differences."

Granny Jia fell into contemplation, only after a while did she ask, "What other attributes do you have?"

"Don’t ask about the others," Qu Jianlei answered decisively, "I’ve met the professor a few times, considered it fate, so I speak with you."

He believes Granny Jia’s descendants are not limited to one, showing interest is only human nature.

But the cultivation method he deduced could not be so cheap, the previous cheap deal with Jamaari would not happen again.

"Tsk, alas," Granny Jia hesitated for a moment, sighed, "I am being greedy... then let it be the gold attribute."

She understands that cultivating the gold attribute would not vastly differ from the sand attribute, though not very suitable, it’s certainly better than nothing.

As for the minor adjustments in details, she believes she can contribute some strength.

The supreme wisdom of the elderly, how could an average person understand it?

"Better than nothing?" Qu Jianlei laughed upon hearing this, "I must emphasize, it can only be used by Zi Jiu Immortal, absolutely no dissemination!"

Granny Jia startled, muttering softly, "No dissemination."

Qu Jianlei did not continue, just watched her silently, if she didn’t agree, the transaction would certainly be impossible.

Gold attribute being one of the five major attributes, if the old lady leaked the cultivation method, the losses would be immeasurable.

Besides, Qu Jianlei also worries about drawing the attention of powerful forces—the Sai Family of Hong District is an example.

He isn’t afraid of giving the cultivation method to Granny Jia, because he feels deep down, he can basically handle her.

Even if he can’t take down the old lady, dealing with Zi Jiu Immortal at this B-level is quite easy, he believes the old lady understands the severity.

As for unpredictable risks? Of course, there will be some, but with no risks at all, where would the gains come from?

Granny Jia pondered for a while, couldn’t help murmuring, "But you want quite a lot of things too."

Qu Jianlei answered confidently, "Not much, things like crystals... I plan to buy them at a fair price!"

Granny Jia pondered for a while, asked, "Do you want cultivation and techniques of the spiritual attribute?"

"Spiritual attribute?" Qu Jianlei was astonished upon hearing this, he knows two techniques of this attribute, but really has no cultivation method.

However, being attributeless, once the body’s cultivation level rises, other attributes will follow suit, cultivation method isn’t very significant.

Moreover, cultivation of the spiritual attribute seems quite taboo, "Cultivation method... doesn’t seem suitable, right?"

He didn’t say why it wasn’t suitable, but Granny Jia didn’t need to hear his reasons.

She nodded slightly, "Indeed, the spiritual attribute is troublesome... what about the poison attribute?"

Poison attribute... even had been lost in Gorge! Qu Jianlei thought for a bit, asked, "Is it a technique?"

Granny Jia snorted upon hearing this, "There’s also a cultivation method, this attribute’s taboos aren’t too many."

Not too many taboos but still quite a few, this attribute causes significant harm to the body and environment, the Imperial watches it closely.

But all five major attributes have large-scale destructive techniques, if indeed someone goes insane and uses them, the damage wouldn’t be minor at all.

Qu Jianlei nodded, "It can indeed count as one."

He has a feeling that gathering various cultivation methods would be greatly beneficial to him calculating his own cultivation technique, impacting the supreme.

The spiritual attribute is too sensitive, reportedly only the military possesses it, even if Granny Jia can provide, he needs to assess whether he can digest it.

As for poison, it doesn’t matter, but he couldn’t help asking, "No Divine Text Document?"

Granny Jia waved her hand, calmly saying, "I’ve been in touch with two, but reportedly they’re not helpful for cultivation, you really want them?"

"Other peculiar ancient artifacts are also fine," Qu Jianlei took out a palm-sized object, tossed it up and down, "like this."

The old lady’s eyes were murky, but she recognized the origin at a glance, "Eight Trigrams Map... you got this from their hands?"

Qu Jianlei looked at her, laughing and crying, "Granny Jia, your information is exceptionally well-informed."

This was given by Hilton a while ago, grateful for him saving Xiang Xue and providing some information on the gunman.

Qu Jianlei fancied this item initially just for sentiment, but as the other party willingly gave it, he naturally accepted.

Granny Jia pondered for a while, ultimately made a decision, "I will give you cultivation techniques and techniques, what other attribute do you want?"

"Light and Dark attribute," Qu Jianlei answered without hesitation, "I want both cultivation techniques and techniques."

He lacked these two attributes. Although he had killed a dark attribute warrior, he didn’t acquire the Cultivation Technique and Technique.

Youyou mentioned it briefly before, that the dark attribute warrior had applied directly to the Imperial and received special approval.

It was evident that when Qu Jianlei ravaged Garbage Star back then, he did quite a few excessive things.

Granny Jia shook her head with a mix of emotions, "What an appetite, for three special attributes... in exchange for a set of Cultivation Methods from you?"

"It’s okay to exchange for other things," Qu Jianlei expressed he wasn’t picky, "Actually, there’s not much point in me getting the Cultivation Technique."

Granny Jia understood what he meant, nodded, and asked again, "Will you participate in organizing the Cultivation Technique?"

If I don’t participate... who else will organize it? Qu Jianlei smiled bitterly, "It’s a form of honing for me."

"You really are at ease," the old lady muttered lightly, clearly displeased with the forces behind him.

However, Granny Jia was indeed efficient. The next morning at work, she found Qu Jianlei.

She handed over three attribute Cultivation Techniques plus eight Techniques all at once to him.

Besides that, six A-level Crystals, not a lot in quantity but of absolute top quality, clearly premium items.

The old lady was a bit embarrassed, "My crystal reserves aren’t much anymore; I need to keep some for personal use."

Her price wasn’t high either, six for only half a million — for such quality, this price was indeed inexpensive.

Qu Jianlei flipped through the Cultivation Techniques and Techniques, curiously asking, "How do you have so much cultivation material?"

Granny Jia did not answer directly, only saying, "I’ve accumulated it over most of my life, and now I’ve given it all to you..."

Hearing her speak so forlornly, Qu Jianlei didn’t dare ask more and directly provided the gold attribute Cultivation Method.

Unexpectedly, by the afternoon when he got off work, Granny Jia returned to raise some questions about certain aspects of the Cultivation Method.

Qu Jianlei hadn’t expected the old lady to have a considerable depth in Cultivation Technique practice and a wealth of ideas.

Her foundation was solid, her thinking highly agile; just judging from the latter, one could hardly tell it was the thought process of an aged lady in her twilight years.

For Qu Jianlei, this was a pleasant surprise.

Since his attempts to compute the Cultivation Technique began, he had been exploring alone—barring Xiao Hu.

It wasn’t that he wanted to keep his insights to himself, but he simply couldn’t find someone to converse with; people like Bentley and Xiao Moshan were uninterested.

Now that Granny Jia could communicate with him, that feeling was truly good—without a clash of ideas, where would the sparks of inspiration come from?

Indeed, most of the questions Granny Jia raised were ones he could not answer offhand.

For the majority, he knew the how but not the why—Xiao Hu’s computation efficiency was too high for him to fully comprehend.

Many times, he had to ponder for a while and debate with Granny Jia before arriving at an answer.

In such instances, awakening Xiao Hu to respond could have been easier, but... the energy consumption was too great.

Moreover, Qu Jianlei was unwilling to stop at superficial understanding; debating like this helped him digest and thoroughly grasp the related knowledge quickly.

Notably, Granny Jia’s questions might not always have answers; occasionally, new lines of thought would emerge from the debates.

After talking to Granny Jia for two hours, Qu Jianlei was stunned to find three areas where more perfect solutions could be applied.

He couldn’t help but marvel, "Your thinking really is impressive!"

Little did he realize that while he was shocked, Granny Jia was even more so.

In the end, she couldn’t hold it in, "Why do I feel like you could figure out this Cultivation Method on your own?"

Qu Jianlei smiled wryly, spreading his hands, "I would like to think so too, but do you really think... it’s possible?"

He truly wasn’t lying; Xiao Hu wasn’t a person, but at least could be associated with the term "intelligent."

Granny Jia also thought it unlikely, but regardless, the other’s talent truly amazed her.

Ultimately, she remarked, "It seems this Cultivation Method still has room for improvement..."

"I’ll ponder over how it could be more suitable for the sand attribute, and then I’ll find you to debate it further."

Qu Jianlei did not refuse and happily agreed.

It wasn’t until he was on his way home that he belatedly slapped his forehead, "How could I forget to ask for the sand attribute Cultivation Technique?"

However, since things had come to this, he didn’t want to go back on his word. Anyway, the sand attribute... is indeed rare and not very useful.

Unexpectedly, the next afternoon while he was goofing off in the library, Zi Jiu Immortal came looking for him again.

She handed a dossier to Qu Jianlei, her big eyes filled with obvious confusion.

"This is the Cultivation Technique I practice... it can’t be spread out, you understand?"

Qu Jianlei paused, then smiled, "Rest assured, I understand the seriousness of this more than you do."

Zi Jiu Immortal’s eyes blinked twice, and she couldn’t help but ask once more, "Is this Cultivation Technique very useful to you?"

Qu Jianlei pondered for a moment before responding, "The fact that you brought it over indicates you’ve already made a judgment yourself."

(First update, celebrating Master He Meng "Back to Work After National Day", and by the way, asking for a monthly ticket.)