Survival Is Difficult, How Can There Be a Bottom Line

Hua Yunxiao looked deeply at Su Li.

The ancestor's inexplicable resurrection could be a good thing, but it could also be a bad thing.

After all, for a powerful being in the Infant Transformation Realm to be resurrected in the form of an "Infant Body" or "Infant Soul," was it their true self that awakened, or a completely new, independent consciousness?

If it was the former, then the ancestor was still the ancestor, of course.

If it was the latter...

Hua Yunxiao was somewhat hesitant.

However, he had no intention of asking Su Li about this matter—because if the ancestor had truly revived with his 'original self,' then the person before him was very much in line with the ancestor's needs.

Of course, the only concern was...

Was this Master Su truly talentless and without any cultivation, or was it a method of self-'concealment'?

These were things that needed to be carefully considered.

Hua Yunxiao pondered, while simultaneously gripping a piece of "Heavenly Secrets Sacred Jade" in his palm. Waves of mysterious warm energy continuously flowed from his palm into the depths of his heart, gradually calming his uneasy and guilty feelings.

This was a "Heavenly Secrets Sacred Artifact" for "Shielding Heavenly Secrets" that he had borrowed from Zhuge Wuwei. With this item, even this "Master Su" could not easily pry into or deduce his thoughts.

Furthermore, although his daughter's transformation had been successful this time, he felt a sense of dissatisfaction deep down.

This dissatisfaction stemmed from the fact that he had actually seen that his daughter's transformation this time was extremely perilous.

His daughter wasn't without hope—couldn't she completely resolve it by encountering the person who possessed the "Nine Radiance Glazed Heart" to break through the tribulation?

And that person was about to be born!

This point had already been deduced and confirmed by the peerless Heavenly Secrets Spiritual Master, Zhuge Wuwei!

In other words, there was no need to take such a risk in this situation!

And this risk, if taken and successful, would indeed be an immense favor!

But what if it failed?

Then, not only would his daughter be completely annihilated, but if he couldn't resist and intervened in his daughter's tribulation, it would attract an even more terrifying Infant Transformation Heavenly Tribulation, leading to the destruction of the entire sect!

Previously, the other party had displayed divine deduction miracles all the way, causing him to blindly follow without stopping his daughter!

Was the other party using this kind of danger to seize Heavenly Secrets power and transform their own deduction abilities?

Thinking of the purpose of "Master Su" as analyzed by Zhuge Wuwei, Hua Yunxiao felt a chill down his spine.

However, he was very rational. Although he had many thoughts in his heart, he suppressed them all at this moment!

After all, his daughter had succeeded!

And it seemed she had completely broken through her accompanying Destiny Tribulation because of it!

Therefore, regardless of the other party's intentions, this was a great kindness!

Su Li was unaware of Hua Yunxiao's thoughts.

However, based on instinct, he still used the system to scan the Life Archives of the two.

As soon as he scanned, something happened.

From Yun Wanchu's Life Archive, Su Li saw an unbelievable, even infuriating scene—his parents' graves had been dug up!

Not only that, but even Lihe Village in the Luoxia Barren Mountains region, with its nearly a thousand inhabitants, had been completely slaughtered, leaving no bones behind, all of them refined alive!

And Yun Wanchu only discovered this by chance—previously, in order to investigate Su Li, he feared Su Li and the cultivators of Yinshang Cave Heaven would join forces, so he had made various hidden arrangements in the Luoxia Barren Mountains region.

This was a very ancient "Time Reversal Projection" formation.

This formation had only one effect, which was—short-term monitoring and playback.

It was precisely this effect that happened to suddenly record that horrific scene!

If not for this, no one would likely know who did it!

After carefully reviewing Yun Wanchu's detailed archives regarding this matter, Su Li painstakingly sifted through it, followed the clues, and traced it to Wu Xu Hong, Zheng Tianyin, Wang Wenyuan, and Yun Yifan.

Then, by indirectly locking onto "Yun Yifan" and checking his archive, Su Li gained a general understanding of Yun Yifan's motives and intentions.

For a moment, his heart surged with insane rage and killing intent.

This was the first time since entering this world that he had wanted to grind someone into dust!

However, he already knew the path he needed to take, so controlling his emotions was a crucial step.

Therefore, even after witnessing such an event that drove him to the brink of madness, and knowing that the other party intended to suppress him and forcibly seize his 'opportunity,' his expression did not change much.

After drinking the "Nine Radiance Heart-Inquiry Tea," his entire being underwent a fundamental transformation, so he understood very well that in this world, to survive, a heart that remained "unshaken by the sky falling" was very necessary!

At this moment, after repeatedly forcing himself to calm down, he carefully examined Hua Yunxiao's Life Archive again.

Hua Yunxiao's Life Archive had become very concise—even the crucial parts had become "???".

But Su Li still detected some things through subtle clues.

For example, Hua Yunxiao had secretly summoned Zhuge Wuwei.

For example, after Hua Ziyan underwent her transformation, a protector of the Hua Clan forcibly revived from a sealed state, emerged from seclusion, and released a powerful aura of calamity. This aura, due to their blood connection, was sensed by Hua Yunxiao.

For example, at Hua Yunxiao's request, Zhuge Wuwei deduced Hua Ziyan's destiny, confirming that her Destiny Tribulation had been "resolved"!

For example, Zhuge Wuwei also used deduction to inform Hua Yunxiao that allowing Hua Ziyan to risk transforming into a Nascent Soul was a ploy to harvest her Heavenly Secrets and luck.

Another example is Hua Yunxiao secretly borrowing the Heavenly Secrets Sacred Jade to shield Heavenly Secrets!

Su Li did not check Zhuge Wuwei's Life Archive through Hua Yunxiao, nor did he look at the "resurrected ancestor."

Because, for such an existence, he knew without looking that they were very strong.

And if he looked, the other party might sense something, just like "Yaolan."

Su Li fell silent for a long time, then sighed and said, "I know about the matter in Lihe Village; it was a destined tribulation. This matter is not your fault, Holy Lord Yun, so you need not dwell on it."

Upon hearing this, Yun Wanchu's body trembled slightly, his eyes becoming melancholic.

The moment the title "Holy Lord Yun" was uttered, he knew their relationship had become distant.

He thought this incident was due to his dereliction of duty, his lack of foresight, which led to Master Su's identity being leaked, resulting in the brutal retaliation from Yun Yifan.

Hua Yunxiao sighed and said, "Master Su, my condolences."

Su Li nodded slightly and said, "Deducing Heavenly Secrets always comes at a certain price."

As Su Li spoke, he glanced at Hua Yunxiao again and said, "This trip to Wanli Holy Land has caused much trouble for Senior Hua and Holy Lord Yun. Now that matters are concluded, I should take my leave."

Hua Yunxiao's heart stirred, and he said, "Master Su, please don't rush. After my daughter's condition is completely stable tomorrow, I will have her personally escort you away."

Su Li's heart tightened slightly upon hearing this, but he calmly replied, "That would be acceptable."

"Master Su, if you leave alone now, it is actually... very dangerous. Why not stay at my Wanli Holy Land for a while..."

Yun Wanchu hesitated for a long time before finally revealing that Wanli Holy Land might have spies from other Holy Lands and ancient clans, which led to some information being exposed.

Su Li, who understood everything, feigned a slight look of surprise.

He then smiled and said, "Holy Lord Yun is thoughtful, but in truth, none of this is a major concern."

That night, the stars and moon filled the sky.

Su Li cast several divination spells on himself, and all the results were extremely unfavorable.

However, his mind felt unusually calm.

That night, no one came to his residence on Yunxiu Peak.

"The world of cultivators is indeed full of danger and deceit!"

"One misstep, and you could be utterly ruined!"

Su Li's expression flickered.

Then, with a thought, the system interface before his eyes completely vanished.

Before this, the Life Archives of Hua Ziyan, Fang Yueheng, Yun Wanchu, Hua Yunxiao, and even Yun Yifan had successively appeared and disappeared.

"Ancestor, that body belonged to a young man who greatly helped me. I cannot go against my own principles."

"Your principles? What use are they? Can they ensure the continuation of the Hua Clan's bloodline? Or extend the Cloud Barrens Era for another hundred thousand years without heading towards destruction?"

"Ancestor..."

"You fool! Survival itself is difficult, so what talk of principles? If you feel indebted, help him avenge the destruction of his parents' graves, and that settles the debt! Furthermore, didn't you provide extremely generous compensation? This karma has already been resolved! You, don't be so soft-hearted!"

"But, regarding Yan'er..."

"Do her thoughts matter? They no longer do! Besides, what does this have to do with me possessing a body? Moreover, hasn't Spiritual Master Zhuge already deduced that that brat should have died from soul collapse seven days ago! He might contain core secrets from the Era of Demise!

Why is the Heavenly Secrets art of the Era of Demise so powerful and heaven-defying?

This is also a core secret that Spiritual Master Zhuge wishes to explore!

Compared to the demise of an era, compared to the continuation of my Hua Clan and the Heavenly Secrets Ancient Clan's legacy, what is a mere youth? Furthermore, Yun Wanchu's shadow array has already detected Yun Yifan's intentions—rather than letting Yun Yifan act and make him wish he were dead, it's better for us to do it ourselves.

Those who achieve great things do not fuss over minor details!"

"Ancestor, Yunxiao... understands."

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