Arc 30The Panda Team’s New Base

Qu Jianlei’s team rescued You You, struck back at her enemies, and escaped a military crackdown before settling on Transit Star. As they built up their strength and worked on a formation, Baron’s interest in Qu Jianlei’s group created a new problem.

  • Qu Jianlei’s team attacked the Divine Script Society and Qingfeng Merchant Guild on Hope Star, killed three Supremes, and escaped before the military’s planned bombardment.
  • Qu Jianlei returned to Second Star, built an underground cultivation chamber, and had Old Lady Jia secure Xiao Moshan’s release from military custody.
  • Qu Jianlei and Old Lady Jia traveled to Planet Three with Paranoid, rescued You You with Xiao Moshan’s help, and brought her safely back to Second Star.
  • Qu Jianlei helped You You meet Fourth Boss, then led the team in destroying Starfield’s branch on Fourth Star as the military moved against Old Lady Jia.
  • Paranoid ambushed four military Supremes near Old Lady Jia’s estate, and Qu Jianlei’s group later killed Mars at the Second Star starport before fleeing aboard the Unlucky Starship.
  • Qu Jianlei’s team reached its camp on an abandoned Mineral Star and then moved to Transit Star, where Hua Xiezhi advanced to A-grade and the group established itself on Qu Jianlei’s land.
  • Baron tried to recruit Qu Jianlei after using hypnosis on him, but Qu Jianlei refused and changed course when Baron’s people watched the 8384 Ship.
  • Paranoid told Qinghu that Baron’s demand for Birdsong Stream required a response, then warned Qu Jianlei that Qinghu had guessed they were building a formation.
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Ch. 727Stunned

After the Panda Team escaped Second Star’s search, they reunited with Xiao Qin and Claire and traveled onward under false identities to avoid suspicion. On Hope Star, Xiao Hu reported that the Divine Script Society’s three Supremes had joined forces with the Qingfeng Merchant Guild.

  • Paranoid praised the group’s coordination after they escaped the battlefield, while the Second Star government prepared to search for those responsible for the deaths of three Supremes.
  • Military inspectors searched the manor, but Qu Jianlei, Paranoid, and Bentley concealed themselves while Old Lady Jia, Hua Xiezhi, and Xiang Xue stayed in view.
  • Xiao Qin and Claire arrived on Second Star, and Qu Jianlei’s group reunited with them before leaving for Fourth Star with Old Lady Jia traveling under a false identity.
  • The group learned that the Divine Script Society’s Supreme on Fourth Star had fled, then left Xiao Qin and Claire behind and used forged documents to travel toward Hope Star.
  • After the starship reached Hope Star, Xiao Hu told Qu Jianlei that the Divine Script Society’s three Supremes had joined forces with the Qingfeng Merchant Guild.

Ch. 728Trap

Qu Jianlei learned that the Divine Script Society had pressured Qingfeng Merchant Guild into joining forces and set a trap around their estate with five armed starships authorized to fire without further approval. After Old Lady Jia revealed the hidden defenses, Qu Jianlei investigated them with his team and prepared a plan while both sides spent a tense, rainy night expecting an attack.

  • Qu Jianlei learned from Xiao Hu that Hawkstan had pressured Cessna and Qingfeng Merchant Guild into cooperating with the Divine Script Society.
  • Qu Jianlei observed the guarded estate where the four Supremes from Qingfeng Merchant Guild and the Divine Script Society were staying.
  • Old Lady Jia told Qu Jianlei that five hidden starships had unrestricted firing authorization and that the Divine Script Society wanted to capture at least two people alive.
  • Qu Jianlei and his companions investigated the five starships during the rain and made arrangements to deal with them.
  • The Divine Script Society and Qingfeng Merchant Guild remained on high alert overnight, fearing an attack by a Water Attribute Supreme.

Ch. 729Ordeal, Enemy Attack

Bentley and Qu Jianlei launched a coordinated attack on the City Garrison base after two days of intermittent rain kept its defenders on edge. Qu Jianlei overwhelmed the Divine Script Society’s Supremes, leaving the third Supreme disoriented as he fled.

  • Hawkstan refused to disperse the rain clouds, and the Divine Script Society and Qingfeng Merchant Guild spent two days waiting for an attack.
  • Bentley struck two Armed Merchant Ships with lightning, damaging them and preventing them from launching immediately.
  • The attackers detonated bombs beside the other three warships as Hawkstan put on Golden Armor and readied the Sky Opening Axe.
  • Qu Jianlei resisted Hawkstan’s attack, then used Mental Strength to freeze the Water Attribute Supreme and draped Purification Armor over him, blasting him into the air.
  • Qu Jianlei targeted the Fire Attribute Supreme, whose defenses could not withstand Purification Armor, and disoriented him with a Mental Attack as he tried to flee.

Ch. 730Unexpected Twists

Qu Jianlei and Paranoid attacked the Divine Script Society’s manor, killing three Supremes but failing to eliminate Cessna, who escaped into a fortified underground bunker. They withdrew to rendezvous with Old Lady Jia’s group, who arrived with an unconscious Water Attribute A-rank captive.

  • Paranoid killed Hawkstan and the Water Attribute Supreme while Qu Jianlei pursued the Fire Attribute Supreme and cut off his head.
  • Cessna survived by sheltering in an underground war fortress, and Paranoid’s Sky Opening Axe split the structure open without killing him.
  • Qu Jianlei and Paranoid withdrew after destroying the manor’s defenses, taking several Item-Storing Talismans and the Sky Opening Axe.
  • Qu Jianlei contacted Bentley, who said Old Lady Jia’s group was already withdrawing, and directed everyone to the fourth rendezvous point.
  • Hua Xiezhi and Xiang Xue monitored the three damaged military warships as they rose into the air.
  • The groups met thirty kilometers away, where Lao Ben carried an unconscious Water Attribute A-rank captive that Old Lady Jia’s group had brought back.

Ch. 731Err on the Side of Caution

Qu Jianlei's team learned that the Divine Script Society and the military had prepared dangerous countermeasures, validating his cautious tactics during the raid. After escaping, the team discovered that Above Supreme Cessna had survived but remained unconscious, while Hope Star began a sweeping search.

  • Bentley explained that Old Lady Jia had killed a Divine Script Society Above Supreme lying in ambush, while Bentley raided the base and rescued the others with two Item-Storing Talismans.
  • Paranoid and Old Lady Jia questioned Qu Jianlei about whether a higher realm existed, then Old Lady Jia used Soul Searching Art and Truth Serum on the captured Water Attribute A-rank.
  • The captive revealed that the Divine Script Society had begun mobilizing a powerful force against Panda, while the military had aimed Heavy Cannons at the manor and stationed observers there.
  • Qu Jianlei's team quietly left under cover of rain, having escaped the military's planned bombardment by not pursuing a complete annihilation.
  • Xiao Hu found a military message reporting that Cessna had survived being buried but remained unconscious, and Hope Star began searching and screening people as the Star Domain Government reacted angrily.

Ch. 732Wonderful Uses of Spiritual Qi

Qu Jianlei’s group returned to Second Star and prepared their estate for cultivation, while Old Lady Jia experienced spiritual qi’s effects in a Gathering Spirit Array. The chapter ended with Old Lady Jia and Paranoid emerging to find Qu Jianlei and Xiang Xue setting up a Calculation Unit cluster.

  • Qu Jianlei decided the group had spent long enough traveling, and they returned to Second Star after regrouping with Claire and her companion on Fourth Star.
  • Qu Jianlei and the others built a large underground Stone Chamber beneath Old Lady Jia’s estate and installed Gathering Spirit Arrays and defenses.
  • Old Lady Jia cultivated beside Paranoid and discovered that spiritual qi repelled harmful influences and rules in her body while seeming to repair her cells.
  • Paranoid finished cultivating, recognized the effects spiritual qi had on Old Lady Jia, and told her she had affected his cultivation.
  • Old Lady Jia and Paranoid went aboveground, where they found Qu Jianlei and Xiang Xue adjusting a Calculation Unit cluster.

Ch. 733Who Should They Turn To?

Qu Jianlei and his team continued developing cultivation methods and arrays while avoiding attention over the escalating Panda affair. When Cheng Qingshan reported that Xiao Moshan was under isolated investigation, Old Lady Jia agreed to intervene personally, leaving Xiao Moshan with a powerful advocate.

  • Qu Jianlei prioritized the standard Qi Gathering Array and a Dark Attribute Cultivation Method, while Old Lady Jia obtained B-rank and A-rank methods for the team.
  • Qu Jianlei deduced an improved B-rank Dark Attribute cultivation method as work on the Qi Gathering Array progressed, though the Teleportation Array remained difficult.
  • Qu Jianlei discouraged Xiang Xue from visiting Zi Jiuxian because the Panda affair was escalating.
  • Xiao Qin told Qu Jianlei that Cheng Qingshan had contacted her because Xiao Moshan was in trouble and under isolated investigation.
  • Qu Jianlei called Cheng Qingshan, learned that Xiao Moshan needed an influential military voice, and offered to find a Supreme to help.
  • Old Lady Jia contacted Cheng Qingshan herself and said she would personally intervene on Xiao Moshan's behalf.

Ch. 734Claims and Evidence

Old Lady Jia secured Xiao Moshan’s release, and he traveled to Second Star to meet Qu Jianlei’s group. He revealed that he had found news about You You, but she was not doing well.

  • Old Lady Jia called the relevant officials and insisted Xiao Moshan was innocent, and the military released him within two hours.
  • Xiao Moshan reached Second Star seven days later and evaded surveillance while searching near the Old City Library.
  • Xiang Xue found Xiao Moshan and brought him to meet Jia Shuiqing, Qu Jianlei, and the others.
  • Qu Jianlei assured Xiao Moshan that he was free to leave, and Xiao Moshan explained that he had come to thank Jia Shuiqing and speak with Qu Jianlei.
  • Xiao Moshan told Qu Jianlei that he had found news about You You and that she was not doing well.
  • Xiao Moshan recalled that his investigation on Garbage Star had uncovered missing supplies and improper management, which had led to him being wanted.

Ch. 735No Wonder

Xiao Moshan explained how he had remained detained and told Qu Jianlei that You You was still under investigation, prompting Qu Jianlei to consider rescuing her. After revealing that he was Panda, Qu Jianlei learned that the Divine Script Society and other interested parties were obstructing them, and Xiao Moshan urged him to rescue You You first and ask what she wanted.

  • The military intelligence department protected Xiao Moshan from the military police, but he remained detained because he could not prove he had severed ties with Jian Lei's group and the Garbage Star massacres.
  • Xiao Moshan told Qu Jianlei that You You had endured torture and remained under investigation ten years after the events on Zalifu Star.
  • Xiao Moshan said the Divine Script Society was making trouble for them and suggested joining forces with the Panda Team against it.
  • Qu Jianlei revealed that he was Panda, surprising Xiao Moshan, who realized the team's powerful members included the two Supremes and a female A-rank Water Attribute Awakened One.
  • Xiao Moshan explained that many interested parties were involved and advised Qu Jianlei to rescue You You first, then ask whether she wanted revenge.

Ch. 736Three Supreme Formation

Qu Jianlei, Old Lady Jia, and Paranoid traveled to Planet Three to help Xiao Moshan rescue You You, who had agreed to leave with Jian Lei. After Xiao Moshan took the money needed to arrange her escape, the three began investigating the planet’s Super Qi Gathering Arrays.

  • Xiao Moshan told Qu Jianlei that You You was being held on Planet Three and offered to investigate despite the risks.
  • More than ten days later, Xiao Moshan contacted Qu Jianlei and said he had reached You You, who wanted to wander the stars with Jian Lei, but needed help carrying out a rescue.
  • Qu Jianlei recruited Old Lady Jia and Paranoid; they agreed to travel to Planet Three and considered seizing Super Qi Gathering Arrays if an opportunity arose.
  • Old Lady Jia borrowed an armed merchant ship, and the three Supremes used false identities and credentials to reach Planet Three.
  • At a gym, Xiao Moshan asked Qu Jianlei for three million in unregistered banknotes to get You You out of the military zone for eight hours, and Qu Jianlei paid him.
  • Paranoid sensed only one Super Qi Gathering Array, but Old Lady Jia insisted there were at least two and asked whether he could sense the one in a warehouse.

Ch. 737Easy Rescue

Qu Jianlei and Xiao Moshan rescued You You from an armed exchange in the wilderness, and she reunited with Qu Jianlei after being freed. As they drove away, Old Lady Jia sensed that Paranoid had encountered an opponent, though she believed it was a minor matter.

  • Paranoid proposed taking a super array, but Qu Jianlei and Old Lady Jia focused on rescuing You You instead.
  • Qu Jianlei and Xiao Moshan met You You's captors at an abandoned training ground and exchanged two million for her release.
  • Xiao Moshan freed You You, and the group escaped after the captors learned they had backup nearby.
  • Qu Jianlei checked You You for tracking devices, freed her sealed cultivation, and learned she needed two years to recover from her injuries.
  • Xiao Moshan assured You You that her family would probably not be punished, while Qu Jianlei said Paranoid was holding the rear guard.
  • Old Lady Jia sensed that Paranoid had encountered an opponent, and Xiao Moshan urged the group to stay cautious.

Ch. 738Prepared for Any Event

Qu Jianlei’s group escaped Planet Three after Paranoid killed three pursuers, though an A-rank Poison Attribute user left him temporarily affected. After they departed, the chapter revealed that the rescue had been arranged by corrupt prison operators for money, while a distant drone recorded the killings and exposed the danger of the group’s retaliation.

  • Paranoid reported that he had killed three pursuers, including an A-rank Poison Attribute user whose poison clung to him.
  • Qu Jianlei decided the group would continue to the starport, and the six of them boarded the Armed Merchant Ship and left Planet Three.
  • After traveling hundreds of thousands of kilometers, Qu Jianlei explained that he had guessed the pursuers held high positions and gambled that they would delay reporting the escape.
  • The chapter revealed that prison operators had taken bribes to create a loophole and release You You, while a separate group pursued the rescuers for their money.
  • A distant drone captured Paranoid killing the pursuers, leaving the operators afraid to report the incident because it would expose their own corruption.
  • The operators recognized one of the rescuers as Gopher, a future Earth Attribute Supreme whom the military had strongly supported.

Ch. 739Ripples Beneath Still Waters

Qu Jianlei brought You You back to Second Star, where she reunited with her friends and began recovering while Xiao Moshan considered his uncertain future. Though Old Lady Jia promised to handle any fallout, Planet Three’s military discovered the pursuers’ disappearance and began investigating, leaving the threat unresolved.

  • You You’s absence was discovered a day after she had escaped and reached the merchant ship, where she spoke with Xiao Moshan about Qu Jianlei and his rescue.
  • Paranoid warned that Planet Three might issue a wanted notice, but Old Lady Jia insisted Second Star would not answer to outsiders; Qu Jianlei revealed the 3344 Ship and 8384 Ship had been waiting as backup.
  • Qu Jianlei and his companions arrived safely on Second Star, where Bentley and Hua Xiezhi welcomed You You home and Claire admitted she barely remembered her.
  • Qu Jianlei discussed Xiao Moshan’s risks and his decision to save You You; Xiao Moshan said he would consider the situation and might eventually travel with Qu Jianlei.
  • You You rested, then began cultivating, while Xiao Moshan quietly left to investigate; Qu Jianlei remained wary that Planet Three’s troubles could reach the estate.
  • Planet Three discovered that the three pursuers were missing, and a Supreme ordered an investigation even if it implicated Jia Shuiqing.

Ch. 740Bloody Grindstone

Qu Jianlei moved his group from the manor to Fourth Star as Old Lady Jia stayed behind to deal with trouble. He then sought information about the Living Dead and reunited with Fourth Boss, whom You You had hoped to meet.

  • You You asked Qu Jianlei to find out how her family was doing and agreed to meet Fourth Boss if it could be arranged.
  • Old Lady Jia told Qu Jianlei to leave the manor, and the group departed that night with only her and Paranoid remaining behind.
  • Qu Jianlei and Bentley traveled to Fourth Star under false identities and found lodging after inspections had become more difficult.
  • At Adventurer's Home, Qu Jianlei asked the Cleaners for information about the Living Dead's upper ranks and paid a deposit.
  • A masked playboy delivered the information, and Qu Jianlei recognized him as Fourth Boss.

Ch. 741Do You Have a Token of Allegiance?

Qu Jianlei arranged for Fourth Boss to reunite with You You, and their meeting led Fourth Boss to ask to join Qu Jianlei’s team. The team agreed to consider him, and he offered to prove his loyalty.

  • Qu Jianlei told Fourth Boss that You You had been rescued and offered to arrange a meeting, and Fourth Boss agreed to see her.
  • Fourth Boss explained that he now led the Living Dead Organization, while Qu Jianlei questioned his ties to the Cleaners and his former deputy.
  • Fourth Boss and You You spoke privately in his vehicle for nearly four hours, and You You later asked Qu Jianlei to let their team take in Zhenshan Fort.
  • Qu Jianlei and the team discussed the request and agreed to hear Fourth Boss out, while Xiang Xue asked whether he would put the team before You You in a crisis.
  • Fourth Boss said the team would come first and asked whether he needed to prove his sincerity by offering a token of allegiance.

Ch. 742Crushing Them Casually

Qu Jianlei’s group attacked Starfield’s branch on Fourth Star, then he completed the transfer of a heavily armored starship arranged through Old Lady Jia. The chapter ended when Xiao Hu reported that the military had sent four Supremes and two Battalion-level Warships to inspect Old Lady Jia’s manor.

  • Fourth Boss proposed helping You You pursue the forces behind her imprisonment, and You You identified Starfield as the clearest lead.
  • Qu Jianlei rejected Bentley’s suggestion to kill indiscriminately, but agreed to target Starfield’s people and implicate their families.
  • On the fifth night, Qu Jianlei’s team wiped out Starfield’s branch on Fourth Star, killing an A-rank, more than twenty of his family members, and two military personnel.
  • Qu Jianlei met a B-rank Awakened One and completed the transfer of a nearly new, heavily armored Armed Merchant Ship with an inspection-exemption pass.
  • Fourth Boss told Qu Jianlei that Camille wanted to return one million in exchange for learning his identity, and Qu Jianlei refused.
  • Xiao Hu reported that the military had sent four Supremes and two Battalion-level Warships to inspect Old Lady Jia’s manor.

Ch. 743Extreme Humiliation

Qu Jianlei learned that Old Lady Jia was facing four Supremes and two Battalion-Class Ships, so he gathered his group and left aboard a notorious Unlucky Starship. After a bombing crippled two energy routes in the Fourth Star military district, the four Supremes blamed You You’s allies and kept Jia Shuiqing under surveillance, but one Supreme sensed danger as they neared their residence.

  • Qu Jianlei ordered Bentley and the others to prepare to leave after learning that the military had deployed four Supremes and two Battalion-Class Ships against Old Lady Jia.
  • Fourth Boss returned after arranging for his trusted people to stay behind, and the group boarded an armed starship that Big Head Butterfly identified as the only still-operating Unlucky Starship on Fourth Star.
  • Three days later, the starship emerged in the Second Star system as four explosions damaged two energy routes near the Fourth Star military district.
  • The four Supremes confronting Jia Shuiqing concluded that You You and the Panda Team were behind the bombing and decided to keep the old lady under close watch instead of rushing to Fourth Star.
  • After spending a day pressuring Jia Shuiqing, the four Supremes left with an elite military squad and a surveillance team, but one Supreme sensed danger when they were still three kilometers from their residence.

Ch. 744Confusing the Enemy

Paranoid ambushed four Supremes leaving Jia Shuiqing’s estate, badly injuring three before retreating. He invoked James’s long-buried history with Sophie to make the raid look like a personal revenge and divert suspicion from Jia Shuiqing.

  • An Earth Attribute Supreme sensed danger, but Paranoid’s Golden Wheels sliced through two vehicles and severely injured three Supremes.
  • Paranoid followed with a Mental Attack and a Supreme-level lightning strike, prompting the survivors to recognize the Panda Team’s methods.
  • Paranoid retreated without killing anyone, claiming Sophie’s friend had come to greet James and promising to return.
  • James denied knowing Sophie, but his hesitation made the other Supremes suspect that he was hiding a personal history.
  • Qu Jianlei had learned James’s secret from the Space Pirates’ Archive Room and chose it as a false motive to confuse the enemy and draw attention away from Jia Shuiqing.

Ch. 745When Hearts Scatter

Qu Jianlei and Old Lady Jia evaded the military after the failed attempt to arrest her, while the injured Supremes refused to continue the operation without a clearer account of Sophie. The military later lost track of Jia Shuiqing, and Qu Jianlei kept watch over her estate as its soldiers debated searching it.

  • The Earth Attribute Supreme and Water Attribute Supreme refused to pursue Jia Yongqing, and the Water Attribute Supreme warned James that he could be held responsible for concealing facts about Sophie.
  • Qu Jianlei returned to Old Lady Jia's estate with his group and told Paranoid not to eliminate the military guards outside.
  • Qu Jianlei met Old Lady Jia, who said she wanted to remain in the Hope Star Region, and they decided to wait before traveling to the Skyhook Star Region.
  • The military surveillance squad discovered that Jia Shuiqing had vanished, but its superior warned the soldiers that the military would not take responsibility if they searched her estate.
  • Qu Jianlei secretly watched the estate and resolved to punish anyone who searched it, while the military failed to find Jia Shuiqing over the next five days.

Ch. 746Courting Death

Mars arrived on Second Star planning to capture Zi Jiuxian, while Qu Jianlei and the Old Lady prepared to meet aboard the Unlucky Starship. As Mars left the starport, Qu Jianlei’s group ambushed him with Gravity Art and repeated lightning strikes.

  • Mars told Second Star’s military to watch Zi Jiuxian and planned to take her down after he arrived.
  • Qu Jianlei agreed to meet the Old Lady, who said she would ride the Unlucky Starship with him.
  • Big Head Butterfly discovered through the military network that Mars was coming to Second Star, and Qu Jianlei decided there was no need to detonate the military district’s explosives.
  • Mars landed at a civilian starport aboard a disguised Armed Merchant Ship and left with soldiers posing as guards.
  • As Mars approached the pickup vehicles, Gravity Art knocked everyone off balance, and he activated Wood Armor against the ambush.
  • Repeated Supreme-level lightning strikes hit Mars, and he realized the attackers had more Electromagnetic Attribute Awakened Ones than he had expected.

Ch. 747Breaking Free

Qu Jianlei, Bentley, and Paranoid killed Mars in a coordinated lightning ambush at Second Star’s spaceport, then escaped aboard the Unlucky Starship. The attack triggered a political crisis as officials and the military disputed how Mars’s arrival had been exposed, while his uncontrolled poison left hundreds affected.

  • Mars realized three Electromagnetic Attribute Supremes were attacking and could not escape the successive area lightning spells that prevented his squad from helping him.
  • Qu Jianlei killed Mars and took his head while Bentley cleaned the battlefield and Paranoid’s Supreme pressure hindered witnesses; the three attackers then fled with Old Lady Jia’s covert support.
  • The Unlucky Starship departed, and Qu Jianlei revealed that an insider at the spaceport had helped ensure their escape; Big Head Butterfly took pride in its contribution.
  • Second Star’s guards and officials arrived to investigate the spaceport attack, and Fifth Boss requested support from the Star Domain Government.
  • Officials revealed that Mars’s uncontrolled poison had affected several hundred people and sent thousands more for emergency treatment, prompting Fifth Boss and the military to trade accusations over the information leak.

Ch. 748Fitting In

After surviving the attack on Mars, Qu Jianlei’s team reached its secret camp, where Fourth Boss and You You learned how the unusually powerful group operated. The team then traveled to Transit Star and began cultivating in the cold conditions at Qu Jianlei’s land.

  • The Second Star military considered who had leaked Mars’s itinerary and suspected the Panda Team had attacked him because of its conflict with the Divine Script Society.
  • Fourth Boss and You You traveled aboard the Unlucky Starship, where Fourth Boss questioned the team’s hierarchy and discovered that two more starships were traveling with them.
  • The team reached its secret camp on an abandoned Mineral Star, where Fourth Boss saw its supplies and five starships and privately warned Qu Jianlei about the dangers of artificial intelligence.
  • Qu Jianlei told Fourth Boss that the team’s two distinguished seniors would not interfere with operations, and You You learned that Qu Jianlei was responsible for earning money.
  • After two days of rest, the team boarded No. 8384 and reached Transit Star, where the guards let them pass without checking their identities.
  • Qu Jianlei brought the team to his land, where Old Lady and Paranoid opposed heating the underground cave, so everyone began cultivating in the cold.

Ch. 749Discrimination Chain

Qu Jianlei’s group cultivated on Blue Elf Star while Hua Xiezhi advanced to A-grade, then headed to the starport to test Xiao Hu’s Qi Gathering Array calculations. There, Baron and Cartel confronted Qu Jianlei, tested his identity through hypnosis, and invited him to join their team, leaving Qu Jianlei wary and Sheriff caught between them.

  • Qu Jianlei built Stone Houses and Gathering Spirit Arrays while Hua Xiezhi prepared to advance to A-grade, and the group later obtained Land Deeds after the City Garrison challenged their presence.
  • Hua Xiezhi reached A-grade and stabilized her realm, while Xiao Hu completed calculations for an ordinary Qi Gathering Array.
  • Qu Jianlei and the others ended their cultivation and went to the starport to verify Xiao Hu’s calculations, where they were asked to contact Sheriff.
  • Qu Jianlei found Sheriff with Baron and Cartel, who questioned his origins and used hypnosis on him; Qu Jianlei broke free and accused Sheriff of surprising him.
  • Baron offered Qu Jianlei one million silver notes as compensation and invited him to join the team, but Qu Jianlei rejected the offer and warned Baron not to try again.
  • Sheriff learned Baron intended to recruit Qu Jianlei because his team had several Supremes, while Baron explained that he was investigating the Supreme who had slaughtered the Laival family.

Ch. 750Whose Fault

Qu Jianlei avoided a confrontation with Baron, moved to Tianrui Star to build cultivation formations, and later learned Baron was pursuing a student whose family had been wiped out. The chapter left Paranoid suspecting that the family was the Laifaier Family.

  • Qu Jianlei learned from Old Lady Jia that Baron was a ruthless Mental Attribute Supreme who had killed his family to attain Dao and was protected by the Empire for his research.
  • Baron had people watch the 8384 Ship, so Qu Jianlei changed course from Tianbing Star to Tianrui Star and rented an estate to set up formations.
  • Qu Jianlei spent half a month improving a Qi Gathering Array while the Hongjingtian Team cultivated at the estate.
  • Supreme Qinghu visited on Rhine's behalf and told Paranoid that Baron wanted to stay at Birdsong Stream after one of his students' families had been wiped out.
  • Qinghu explained that Baron's student had a remarkable bloodline and resembled one of his dead children, prompting Paranoid to ask whether the family was the Laifaier Family.

Ch. 751Reversed Cause and Effect

Paranoid questioned Qinghu about Baron’s threat to Birdsong Stream and learned that she suspected the Hongjingtian Team was building a formation. After Qinghu promised to find Baron’s location, Paranoid and Qu Jianlei agreed to let her keep her suspicions to herself, while Paranoid suggested recruiting her and hinted at new work for the team.

  • Paranoid told Qinghu that Baron’s demand for Birdsong Stream warranted a response, and Qinghu agreed to pass the matter to Rhine and find Baron’s location.
  • Paranoid told Qinghu that the team’s combat power exceeded her expectations, while Qinghu warned him that she suspected they were constructing a formation and asked about Ran Bingluan.
  • Paranoid denied knowing about a formation and dismissed Qinghu’s theory, then asked her to purchase additional materials for the team.
  • After Qinghu left, Paranoid told Qu Jianlei that she had uncovered their secret, and Qu Jianlei said they should both act as though nothing had happened.
  • Paranoid suggested recruiting Qinghu, but Qu Jianlei said they would not actively pursue her; Old Lady Jia then asked about a new Supreme, and Paranoid said there was new work.
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