I'm the Type to Take Other People's Benefits?

Hua Ziyan's emotions shifted dramatically, and her thoughts grew much more complicated.

"Master Su, could you help Sister Li and Senior Brother? I know this would put you in a difficult position."

Mu Yuxi came back to her senses. Her pretty face was full of worry and unease, and she immediately bowed deeply to Su Li.

Su Li was touched by Mu Yuxi's gentle, imploring words, but his eyes instinctively drifted toward the neckline of her gauzy dress. Unfortunately, he was disappointed: aside from her snow-white neck, he couldn't see a thing.

Cultivators weren't ordinary people, after all. A wardrobe malfunction was obviously unlikely.

If he'd been the man he was before transmigrating, he would have immediately looked away instead of lingering. After all, at eighteen, he'd been a nobody.

But now, as a transmigrator with the Life Archive System, Su Li didn't care in the slightest.

He certainly wasn't going to sneak a peek. If he looked, he'd look openly!

After all, he was now young and accomplished, with no reason to feel inferior!

"Master Su, if you can solve my predicament, I won't begrudge you any reward that I, Ziyan, can provide!"

Hua Ziyan noticed Su Li staring at a certain spot without looking away. Following his gaze, she felt her breath catch, and a faint blush spread across her pretty face.

When she came back to herself, she immediately promised him a reward.

Although this master wasn't exactly proper, she couldn't afford to slight him.

"You're going to reward me?"

Su Li's eyes lit up, but then he shook his head and said with utmost seriousness, "Am I the sort of person who likes taking other people's benefits?"

Hua Ziyan froze. She was just about to speak when Su Li added, "By the way, what kind of reward?"

Hua Ziyan: "..."

Mu Yuxi: "..."

Su Li: "Put it this way—with your status and background, if I refuse your reward, that means I'm looking down on you, right? And if I accept too little, you'll think I didn't do my best to help you, right?

"Well, a thousand or eight hundred pills should do—Marrow Cleansing Pills, Creation Pills, the kind that cleanse the meridians and marrow. Don't give me too many, though. If you do, I'll have a bone to pick with you."

Su Li's words left Hua Ziyan and Mu Yuxi dumbfounded.

"Are those pills... ancient pills from before the Cloud Barrens Era?" Hua Ziyan asked hesitantly.

Su Li: "???"

Su Li was a little baffled. He instinctively opened Hua Ziyan's Life Archive and looked at her current status and thoughts.

After reading them, he felt awful.

[Master Su's never heard of any of the pills he mentioned. They must be extremely precious. But as long as they can break the tribulation of fate, I can ask Father to look for them. That shouldn't be difficult. But given Master Su's current condition, his displayed physique and talent are so poor that he couldn't even take the lowest-grade Qi Refining Pill.

If he swallowed one, his flesh and blood would probably burst apart on the spot, and his soul would be blown to pieces.

Even the mildest medicine, a "perfect-grade" Mortal Transformation Spirit Pill, would require him to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm before he could take it. Otherwise, one mouthful would probably leave blood raining everywhere.

But if I explain all this in detail, will Master Su think I'm unwilling to give up the pills?

Or will he think I'm looking down on him?

After all, his talent and physique are the worst I've ever seen—not even remotely as good as an ordinary mortal's...

If he's deliberately putting on this display, then there's no problem, of course.

But if he's only skilled at divining the secrets of heaven and is mediocre in every other respect, won't I end up killing him without meaning to?]

Su Li silently closed Hua Ziyan's Life Archive.

Hua Ziyan's inner thoughts—Is that any way to talk about a person?

Su Li really wanted some peace and quiet.

"Phew—"

He drew a deep breath and said solemnly, "Based on the changes in your fate, and by applying the rules of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, Yin Yang and Five Elements, Heaven and Earth Bagua, and other principles for divining the secrets of heaven, I've found a solution for you."

"Please enlighten me, Master Su."

Hua Ziyan's pretty face was full of reverence.

Mu Yuxi, meanwhile, was anxious and restless, her big eyes filled with pleading hope.

With his hands behind his back, Su Li paced back and forth for a while, as if thinking deeply about a solution.

He felt he looked every bit the otherworldly master, the Heavenly Secrets Divine Calculation.

"Here's what we'll do. Send a message to Yun Wanchu and have him come here. Then, with me following discreetly behind you, head together to Yanmen Pass outside Wuyue City. I'll inspect those seven Puppet Death Warriors in person, then divine the exact cause and effect.

"Once we've followed the vine to its root and stormed the dragon's lair, we'll expose the sinister person behind this. After it's done, you can show me your appreciation."

Su Li offered a way to resolve the tribulation of fate—and openly asked for a reward at the same time.

After all, 300 Heavenly Secrets Value hadn't come cheap.

"Master Su, this is a Universe Ring. Inside are many Dao Protecting Talismans and a complete defensive Spirit Armor Set. It's not as good as my Bright Moon Spirit Armor, but it's not far off. There are also a hundred thousand top-grade Spirit Stones, enough to buy plenty of pills.

"Oh, and about the pills, Master Su, you must..."

Hua Ziyan was about to explain how difficult it was to refine and absorb the pills, but the delight on Su Li's face stiffened. He waved a hand to stop her from continuing.

"I won't take anything just yet. Once everything has been fully verified, I'll give you an opportunity. You can repay me then."

Su Li suppressed his excitement and spoke with an air of calm detachment.

How could an otherworldly master look like he'd never seen the world, like he'd never seen "money"?

Stay calm, stay calm.

After Su Li and Hua Ziyan reached an agreement, Hua Ziyan promptly sent out a message.

Given Hua Ziyan's status, summoning Yun Wanchu, the Holy Lord of Wanli Holy Land, was obviously no difficult matter.

After more than three hundred breaths, a cyan ripple suddenly appeared in the sky. As it spread, it transformed into a gray-green shadow that descended like a ghost, appearing in the courtyard of the Ruined Temple where Su Li was.

"You're the Heavenly Secrets Master Su Li that 'A Li' mentioned?"

The gray-green shadow solidified into a tall, slender middle-aged man dressed in a cyan spirit robe.

The man had swordlike brows and starry eyes, his charm explosive.

His waterfall of black hair danced in the wind, while his cyan spirit robe billowed with an aura of spiritual majesty. The man was practically a rare treasure—he seemed to glow!

To be honest, Su Li was scared out of his wits. This guy was a real immortal!

The other man's presence, and the nobility that seemed to come from deep within his soul, struck Su Li with the overwhelming sense that he was tiny and insignificant.

But after a brief moment of stunned silence, Su Li recovered. No matter how badass this guy was, Su Li could still handle him!

"That's right. I'm the Heavenly Secrets Master. Holy Lord Yun may also call me the Divine Calculation Master."

Su Li held his breath, trying his best not to show his nerves in front of such an important figure.

To be honest, the man's presence was pretty intimidating. Most people probably couldn't have withstood it.

"How interesting. You have nothing but an ordinary Barren Bloodline, yet you've withstood the talent test of my Vast Cloud Court and even endured the impact of my holy might. There's certainly something special about you!"

"Still, your soul and spirit are in complete disarray, and you're entirely incompatible with the Heaven and Earth Dao Laws. That's strange, too.

"The fact that you're still alive suggests you must have some ability."

Terrifying traces of power appeared in Yun Wanchu's eyes, and streaks of golden light surged through them.

Su Li was a little alarmed at the sight. Could this guy shoot lightning from his eyeballs?

"I'd thought the Holy Lord Yun was a truly powerful figure, but it seems you're just as shortsighted as the rest."

After the initial shock, Su Li had steadied his mind.

He replied in an even tone.

"Oh?"

Yun Wanchu raised a hand to stop Hua Ziyan from interjecting, his eyes taking on a hint of amusement.

"Shallow Blue, open Yun Wanchu's Life Archive!"

Su Li quietly activated the system panel.

[Name: Yun Wanchu; Gender: Male; Age: 671.

Realm: Nascent Soul Realm, late stage of the sixth level.

Nascent Soul: 3-star Spiritual Infant.

Talent: Vast Cloud Court.

Physique: Vast Cloud Spirit Body.

Fate: On the verge of falling.

...]

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