Since Ancient Times, Passionate Hearts Are Left With Regret

Su Li felt a deep sense of envy towards the transcendent aura of Hua Yunxiao, Yun Wanchu, and Zhuge Qingchen.

If only I could have such an aura one day, he thought. With this kind of aura, plus my peerless good looks, then all the celestial maidens in this world would be out of reach for other men.

"Sigh, one must have dreams, anyway, they don't take up any space."

Su Li muttered inwardly, then gave a slight nod to Zhuge Qingchen. "Mystic Master Zhuge."

"Master Su."

Zhuge Qingchen's gaze had already fallen upon Su Li.

Seeing Su Li greet him with a smile, he humbly cupped his fists in return.

A smile played on his lips, his movements natural and relaxed, giving off the impression of a gentle, jade-like noble.

Su Li subconsciously focused on him, attempting to open his Life Archive. However, as Qian Lan's system virtual panel popped up, a special prompt suddenly appeared: [This viewing requires the consumption of 500 Heavenly Secrets Value. Confirm?]

"Huh? What's going on? I'm not viewing his Life Archive for the next seven days, why would it consume Heavenly Secrets Value?"

Su Li's heart stirred. This was the first time such a situation had occurred.

At the very same moment, Zhuge Qingchen's gaze also shifted slightly. His look towards Su Li changed from a casual appraisal to one of slight solemnity.

"Master Su, are you deducing some Heavenly Secrets about Qingchen? May I ask, how is the deduction going?"

As Zhuge Qingchen spoke, he revealed a gentle smile again, then looked at Su Li with confidence.

At this moment, Su Li noticed that a brand new message popped up on the system panel again: [This viewing requires the consumption of 3000 Heavenly Secrets Value. Confirm?]

Su Li certainly would not confirm.

It was obvious that Zhuge Qingchen had employed a special 'Shielding Heavenly Secrets' technique. However, while this technique was powerful, it wasn't truly unsolvable.

It was just that Su Li felt this person wasn't worth him consuming Heavenly Secrets Value for.

He already found 500 points a bit much, and at 3000 points, Su Li would definitely not waste it on this pretty boy.

Wouldn't it be better to use these 3000 Heavenly Secrets Value to refresh the system's Heavenly Secrets Mall, purchase items from the mall, or perhaps fleece Hua Ziyan again... wouldn't that be more satisfying?

"Mystic Master Zhuge truly lives up to his reputation. Impressive."

Su Li stopped trying to view Zhuge Qingchen's Life Archive, smiled, and offered a compliment.

"Master Su is the truly extraordinary one. Barely twenty years old, yet you've already reached the threshold of 'Peeking into Profundity'. It's truly admirable. Unlike Qingchen, who has cultivated diligently for nearly seventy years and is merely a Mystic Master Nine Stars, unable to even achieve basic 'Peeking into Spirit'. Alas, failure, such utter failure."

Zhuge Qingchen said, shaking his head and sighing with apparent regret, as if hating his own lack of progress.

However, Su Li could hear Zhuge Qingchen's inner thoughts, which were completely different: This Master Su is only seventeen or eighteen years old, and judging by his talent and physique, he's not particularly outstanding. His Soul, however, shows some unusual mutations. This situation has given him a special talent in deducing Heavenly Secrets, but it's probably only at the level of Peeking into Profundity? He must have tried to deduce me just now, but was immediately met with immense obstruction, leading to complete failure. His talent for deduction does exist, but it's far from as outstanding as mine, after all, even Heaven is jealous of my talent. Alas, I thought I might find a prodigy whose talent was barely comparable to mine, but I didn't expect the gap to still be so vast. Life, truly is as lonely as snow. Why am I so excellent, so successful? In less than seventy years, with just casual cultivation, I'm already close to surpassing my master's three hundred years of cultivation. Yet my master is hailed as a Heavenly Secrets prodigy rarely seen in a million years by the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion...

Su Li suddenly heard Zhuge Qingchen's inner thoughts, and for a moment, his mind was in turmoil.

This is f*ing ridiculous!

You've been cultivating for seventy years and are only a Mystic Master Nine Stars, who gave you the courage to be so arrogant?

Su Li thought for a moment and decided to use Zhuge Qingchen as a tool to test whether the system's 'Reasoning to Convince' function was useful.

Anyway, the 'Washing Ancestral Bones' matter has tied Hua Yunxiao down. For the time being, Hua Yunxiao probably won't stand by and watch him get beaten to death for speaking his mind.

Even someone as cowardly as Yun Wanchu would cautiously protect him, ensuring he doesn't die easily.

With such great bodyguards by his side, Su Li felt he could try to 'Reason to Convince' Zhuge Qingchen.

After making this decision, Su Li's attitude became even more enthusiastic. He looked at Zhuge Qingchen as if he were looking at an ATM.

This enthusiastic gaze made Zhuge Qingchen a little puzzled: Could it be that Master Su has started to admire me?

Yes, that's right. Someone as outstanding and peerless as me being admired, favored, or even liked is perfectly normal—even if the other party is a man, he can't escape my unparalleled, peerless charm.

Zhuge Qingchen mused inwardly.

"Mystic Master Zhuge has indeed been somewhat of a failure. What's more of a failure is that Mystic Master Zhuge consistently believes himself to be outstanding. That's quite awkward."

As Su Li spoke, Zhuge Qingchen's breathing hitched.

Even Hua Yunxiao and Yun Wanchu glanced at Zhuge Qingchen in surprise upon hearing this.

"Master Su?"

Zhuge Qingchen was struck in his pride by Su Li's words and was somewhat bewildered.

Is there anyone in this world whose words can penetrate so deeply into my heart?

This person has some skill!

Could it be that this peerless genius misjudged?

While Zhuge Qingchen was still doubting himself, Su Li continued to reason with him, saying, "Actually, it's not that I can't deduce your Heavenly Secrets, Master Zhuge Qingchen, but rather, I felt it wasn't necessary. After all, Master Zhuge Qingchen, your forehead is full and your jaw is round, your brow contains Heavenly Secrets, and your head sprouts greenery, presenting an image of spring returning to all things and vibrant life. This situation indicates that Master Zhuge Qingchen has been smooth sailing and carefree recently, so there's nothing much to deduce.

However, this doesn't prevent me from slightly consuming my essence, energy, and spirit to deduce something for Master Zhuge.

As Su Li spoke, he activated 'Qian Lan' again, locked onto this person's Life Archive, and attempted to view it.

This time, as expected, Qian Lan reminded him that it would consume 500 points of Heavenly Secrets Value, not 3000 points.

It was clear that Zhuge Qingchen's 'Shielding Heavenly Secrets' technique wasn't always active. He probably wanted to show off, so he puffed himself up and used his ultimate skill to shield Heavenly Secrets for a few seconds.

That's right, this kind of pretty boy, all show and no substance, could probably only last for three to five seconds at most!

Su Li thought, and while the price hadn't increased yet, he directly used Heavenly Secrets Value to check.

After deducting 500 points of Heavenly Secrets Value, Zhuge Qingchen's Life Archive information was comprehensively displayed.

[Zhuge Qingchen: Male, 79 years old.

Realm: Nascent Soul Stage 1, Mid-Phase.

Nascent Soul: Spiritual Infant 5 Stars.

Talent: Profound Mechanism Deriving the Way, Severing Karma, Sudden Intuition (Passive), Overwhelming Good Fortune (Passive).

Physique: Nine Paths Pure Yang Spiritual Body.

Destiny: Fixed (Heaven-Sent Opportunity, Destined to Return, God Descends to the Mortal Realm, Unrivaled in the World, Celestial Pivot Without Limit); Fluctuating (Deep Love, Shallow Fate, The Great Dao Lacks Love, Fallen Flowers Are Willing, But the Flowing Water Is Uncaring, Schizophrenia, Wakes Up from Depression, Desperate to Die But Unable To).

At three years old, he decided to marry his senior sister, and his senior sister died.

At five years old, he decided to let the newly accepted junior sister be his bride, and his junior sister died.

At 67 years old, he met Hua Ziyan, who was five years old. It was love at first sight. Hua Ziyan was locked onto by the Extreme Dao Life Tribulation, and the tribulation descended...]

After reading Zhuge Qingchen's Life Archive, Su Li was completely stunned.

He really wanted to recite some elegant poetry or prose to express his inner shock, but lacking culture, he could only take a deep breath and secretly exclaim, "Holy crap!"

This was the most bizarre, most heaven-defying, and most shocking Life Archive template he had ever seen!

This was, without a doubt, a protagonist template! The darling of heaven!

Such a person could exist? It's against natural law! Why not drag this kind of person out and shoot them for ten minutes?

Lemons on the lemon tree, you and I under the lemon tree!

Su Li's heart was truly sour. This Destiny, the first half of it...

Numerous complex emotions all turned into a mournful and sour "Holy crap."

"Oh? Then, Master Su, please deduce for Qingchen."

Zhuge Qingchen was unconcerned—Deduce me, Zhuge Qingchen? He's probably overthinking it! Master Su really likes to joke. Am I someone that can be easily deduced? Even my master can't deduce my specific karma, and Master Su is truly seeing the coffin before shedding tears!

However, on the surface, he still had to give some face, after all, he was also someone valued by Imperial Lord Hua. And Imperial Lord Hua would be my father-in-law in the future, so I must perform well in front of Imperial Lord Hua.

Zhuge Qingchen's duplicity once again fell into Su Li's 'Reasoning to Convince' ability.

Coupled with the Life Archive, Su Li finally understood this person completely.

"Zhuge Qingchen, 79 years old, Nascent Soul Stage 1, Mid-Phase, Spiritual Infant 5 Stars. His talent abilities are 'Profound Mechanism Deriving the Way' and 'Severing Karma.' He occasionally experiences 'Sudden Intuition' when danger approaches. His physique is the 'Nine Paths Pure Yang Spiritual Body.'

At three years old, he decided to marry his senior sister, and his senior sister died.

At five years old, he decided to let the newly accepted junior sister be his bride, and his junior sister died.

Three days ago, you deduced for Hua Yunxiao, believing today was the best time to go to the 'Blazing Wasteland,' but I stopped you. In the Blazing Wasteland, the Heavenly Town Soul Stele descended and almost crushed Hua Yunxiao to death on the spot!

This morning, you deduced for Hua Yunxiao, telling him to undergo Infant Transformation in six days—once he did, Hua Yunxiao would fail the Infant Transformation on the spot and turn to dust...

At dawn, you were still arguing with your master about deducing the karma on the 'Mystic Tortoise Back Diagram.' You believed your master was wrong, and your master thought you were arrogant and stubborn. You slammed the door and decided to find Hua Ziyan, whom you consider your 'destined partner,' to pour out your heart and console yourself..."

Su Li roughly described Zhuge Qingchen's situation.

This left Zhuge Qingchen completely stunned, his mouth agape in an 'O' shape.

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