Imminent Demise!

"Heh, Master Su is joking. In our path of cultivation, besides normal cultivation, there are also special methods. Heavenly Secrets Cultivation, deducing karma, is one of them.

And this kind of cultivation is divided into the ordinary beginner level of 'Observer of Trends', the 'Heavenly Master' after entering the hall and reaching the room, the 'Mysterious Master' who comprehends the profound mysteries, the 'Spiritual Master' who senses the Heavenly Secrets, and the 'Controller of Heavenly Secrets' Saint Master, isn't it?

Master Su can deduce so many karmic connections, he must have already reached the 'Spiritual Master' level of sensing 'Heavenly Secrets'!"

Yun Wanchu thought his analysis was quite accurate.

In reality, Su Li wasn't even an ordinary Observer of Trends—his deductions relied entirely on the system.

Without the system, he wouldn't even reach one percent of his father's amateur 'Observer of Trends' level.

Seeing Yun Wanchu speak so knowledgeably, Su Li felt that the other party might be more professional than him in the 'Way of Heavenly Secrets'.

"No, this Master cultivates a special Way of Heavenly Secrets: 'observing mountains and rivers, finding dragon veins and spiritual qi, deducing Heavenly Secrets and karma, and controlling life and death'. Therefore, I don't have those messy things you mentioned. As for what level I've reached, you'll find out in the future."

Su Li bluffed.

"Master, so you cultivate the Way of Heavenly Secrets from the Era of Demise. No wonder..."

Yun Wanchu suddenly understood, and then, a person came to mind—two hundred years ago, the sect leader of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion who appeared out of nowhere, 'Zhuge Wuwei'!

That person controlled Heavenly Secrets, grasped karma, achieved great accomplishments, and was unfathomable!

However, even such an existence, in some deductions, was not as effortless and graceful as the current Master Su.

In terms of foundation, Master Su, due to his young age, might not be comparable to the other.

In terms of potential, Master Su would likely far surpass the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Master—after all, the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion Master could not break the 'Goddess's' destined calamity, nor could he resolve his predicament, but Master Su clearly could!

Yun Wanchu's mind began to stir.

At this moment, Su Li stood with his hands behind his back on the Phantom Spirit Boat, exuding an air of an otherworldly expert.

He didn't respond to Yun Wanchu's guesses and probing, letting him imagine whatever he pleased.

Su Li's entire focus was on continuing to examine Yun Wanchu's 'Life Archive'.

Through Yun Wanchu's past, Su Li found a true disciple of the Wanli Holy Land named 'Yun Qingxuan', who had an exceptionally high appearance... and outstanding talent.

Yun Qingxuan was Yun Qinghong's sister, twenty-six years old, but possessed a cultivation base of ninth-level Golden Core Realm, nearing perfection.

Yun Qingxuan was cold-blooded and ruthless, extremely strict with herself and the disciples of the sect. Moreover, she had a strong sense of the bigger picture, always acting out of self-interest, terrifyingly rational.

These were not the key points.

The key point was that after Su Li opened her Life Archive, he also found her Destiny to be 'imminent demise'.

Subsequently, Su Li also brought up the Life Archives of those true disciples of the Wanli Holy Land who were close to Yun Qinghong and Yun Qingxuan. The result was that most of them also showed 'imminent demise'.

Su Li's mood suddenly became heavier.

Were the connections he worked so hard to establish about to be ruined?

What was going to happen in the Wanli Holy Land?

Was everyone going to die?

"Master, that area over there is the Yanmen Pass region.

I have already secretly activated the Killing Talisman Array here. It's layered three times inside and out. If there are still any accidents, Master, don't worry, I still have seven special methods reserved.

If all my methods are used up and the problem is still not solved, Master, don't worry, I still have over ten methods for escaping..."

As Yun Wanchu spoke of escape methods, even the light stubble on his face seemed to dance in the wind with excitement and confidence.

Su Li felt very complicated upon hearing this—it seemed that behind every Nascent Soul old monster, there were many twists and turns.

"Master, I've already detected the killing aura of the Puppet Death Warriors. These Puppet Death Warriors practice dark cultivation techniques like Bloodthirsty and Soul Devouring, making them very difficult to deal with! No wonder, even with A Li's strength and ability, she would encounter trouble against cultivators of the same realm."

Yun Wanchu's expression suddenly turned solemn. Then, his eyes once again emitted streaks of golden light, looking imposing.

Su Li, standing beside him, looked around curiously but could only see the blue sky and white clouds above, the wilderness and valley below, and Hua Ziyan and Mu Yuxi flying their swords in the sky above the wilderness.

Yes, Su Li was currently above Hua Ziyan and Mu Yuxi.

"Master, look, those Puppet Death Warriors are ambushing over there. They are hidden very deeply, making them hard to detect."

Yun Wanchu said, raising his hand and swiping through the void in front of Su Li. An energy vortex condensed at a visible speed, forming a bright screen clearer than a mirror.

On the screen, seven black-robed cultivators, resembling fierce ghosts and covered in dried bloodstains, were hidden within the void clouds, arranged in a strange arrow formation.

"Holy crap—"

Suddenly, seeing these ghost-like figures appear before him, Su Li held his breath, his body trembled, and his heart pounded wildly. He couldn't help but exclaim "Holy crap" in his mind.

"Master, there's no need to be afraid. The Phantom Spirit Boat itself has powerful abilities to conceal its aura and mask its presence, so they can't see us. Besides, this is just a spiritual energy simulation projection."

Yun Wanchu quickly comforted him.

Su Li breathed a sigh of relief and explained, "Afraid? How could this Master be afraid? It's just that the evil cultivation techniques practiced by these Puppet Death Warriors are too wicked and outrageous."

Yun Wanchu nodded, then his gaze shifted to Su Li's hands.

Su Li came back to his senses and immediately released his hands from under Yun Wanchu's robes—if the other party had been wearing modern casual shorts, he might have already pulled them down to his heels by now.

"Are we going to make a move now?"

Su Li asked, looking around as if changing the subject.

Yun Wanchu pondered for a moment and said, "Mm, wait another fifty-seven breaths, and they will have brewed their killing blow. I will wait for a critical moment to interrupt their attack, and thus, they will suffer a backlash."

Su Li said, "I, Master Su, have already deduced the situation of these Puppet Death Warriors. If you wish to act, you may do so at any time."

As he spoke, Su Li immediately brought up Qian Lan, locked onto the seven Puppet Death Warriors, and examined their Life Archives one by one.

Through their Life Archives, Su Li saw the Life Archives of many Cultivators who had interacted with them.

Following this lead...

After a period of 'desperate' 'deduction,' Su Li finally confirmed that this ambush had indeed been long premeditated.

Furthermore, Yinshang Cave Heaven was not the mastermind, merely being 'remotely controlled.'

The mastermind was a force named 'Heavenly Blood Ancient Clan' behind Yinshang Cave Heaven.

"Master, what's the situation?"

Yun Wanchu asked, his gaze fixed sternly on the Puppet Death Warriors on the light screen.

"These are truly just puppets, with virtually no self-will left; they are merely war machines.

The person behind these seven Puppet Death Warriors is 'Wu Xu Hong,' the Grand Elder of Yinshang Cave Heaven, who is highly skilled in Alchemy and Formations. Behind this Grand Elder is 'Yun Yifan' from the Heavenly Blood Ancient Clan..."

Su Li did not conceal much in this regard.

However, as he spoke, Yun Wanchu's expression immediately turned extremely grim.

"Master, please keep this matter confidential and do not mention it to A Li and the others. This matter is beyond my ability to handle, so let it end here. I will report it to A Li's father and have him deal with it."

Yun Wanchu bowed to Su Li, pleadingly.

Yun Yifan was clearly someone Yun Wanchu could not afford to offend!

"Alright, since you have decided, I naturally will not interfere further."

Su Li was not interested in the various grudges and gossip involved.

"They're here!"

Yun Wanchu's expression was solemn.

Then, his entire being suddenly transformed into a beam of light.

The next moment, before Su Li could even react, the sky violently shook, and an invisible cloud of energy in the void suddenly exploded like a mushroom cloud!

As a patch of bloody mist appeared, it was instantly annihilated within.

Everything happened as quickly as it occurred.

A chaotic and violent aura of great terror emanated from the sky!

Although Su Li was not at the epicenter, his mind was still strongly shaken and impacted.

The feeling was akin to witnessing a nuclear explosion firsthand; the world-destroying shockwave in that instant left an indelible impression on Su Li.

"Is this the killing technique of the Nascent Soul realm? Seven Golden Core Realm Ninth Layer Perfected Puppet Death Warriors, who cultivated the Extreme Devouring cultivation method, were instantly annihilated, turning to dust without any power to struggle!"

Su Li took a deep breath, suppressing the churning unease and shock in his heart, and tried to calm his wildly beating eyelids and heart.

Afterward, Su Li accessed the Life Archive System, Qian Lan.

As expected, after the deaths of the seven Puppet Death Warriors, a system prompt appeared on Qian Lan's virtual system information panel.

[Hua Ziyan's Life Archive has undergone a slight change, gaining 1200 Heavenly Secrets Value.]

[Mu Yuxi's Life Archive has undergone a slight change, gaining 250 Heavenly Secrets Value.]

"Heavenly Secrets Value, it's finally increasing!"

Su Li looked at the current '2240' Heavenly Secrets Value and revealed a smile of relief, like an old father.

Now, Yun Wanchu, Yun Qinghong, Yun Qingxuan, and the others were all potential clients. If he could resolve their current 'demise' crisis, even if it was just a temporary solution to the threat of death, the 'Heavenly Secrets Value' he could obtain would likely be considerable.

And the 'Heavenly Secrets Mall' was clearly a system store where one could purchase items using Heavenly Secrets Value.

There were no shortcuts to instant success in the real world, but perhaps there were in the system mall?

"Master Su."

Hua Ziyan and Mu Yuxi flew over from a distance. Upon entering the Phantom Spirit Boat, they immediately bowed respectfully to Su Li.

Afterward, they paid their respects to Yun Wanchu.

"Mm, you--"

Su Li, with a smile, was about to say something like "your crisis has been resolved" when he suddenly froze.

Because upon seeing them, Su Li instinctively used Qian Lan again to lock onto them and opened their Life Archives.

And in the Destiny section of their Life Archives, four intensely red characters appeared for both of them – "Imminent Demise!"