The moment his words fell, two people walked out of nowhere.
One of them was a middle aged man with brown hair and a slightly aged face, while the other one was a young woman.
She had black flowing hair, stunning eyes and an indifferent expression on her face.
If it weren't for their strong aura and the fact that they were able to reach this dangerous place, Li Yuan would have thought that they were a father and daughter that just happened to be passing by.
Of course, he wouldn't be fooled by their appearance.
He instantly cast the Identification Technique on both of them.
Instantly, golden translucent text appeared in his field of vision.
[Name: Gu Ling'er]
[Cultivation: Foundation Building Realm - Peak Stage]
[Current Situation: She is secretly following her childhood sweetheart, making sure that nothing will put him in danger...]
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[Name: Liu Feng]
[Cultivation: Saint Realm - Early Stage]
[Current situation: He is tasked with protecting the young lady of the Gu Clan. He is secretly very annoyed with having to save Xiao Huo over and over again...]
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"What are you two looking me for?", Li Yuan asked as continued sipping his now-nonexistent tea.
"Senior aren't you embarrassed to bully a little Foundation Building cultivator? Don't you have any shame at all?", Gu Ling'er asked in a cold voice.
Even if the person in front of her was likely to be a hidden expert, Gu Ling'er wasn't afraid.
She didn't believe that he could defeat Liu Feng and even if he could, there should be no problem with escaping while ensuring her safety.
Moreover, as the young lady of the Gu Clan, who would dare to attack her? Are they tired of living?
"Little friend, you're wrong. I didn't bully anyone, I just conducted a fair transaction."
"It was destiny that brought him here, not me.", Li Yuan shook his head and denied the fact that he had extorted Xiao Huo.
Who was he? The Pavilion Owner of the Heaven's Secret Pavilion!
How could he extort people?
As for the fact that he was the only member of the Heaven's Secret Pavilion, Li Yuan subconsciously ignored it.
As long as he didn't tell anyone, no one would know.
"If you think that I cheated him, you only need to give it a try and see for yourself."
"If you can prove that I'm lying, I'm willing to pay back both you and him."
Li Yuan didn't miss the opportunity to give a sales pitch. This woman with a strong background was a potential customer in his eyes.
Gu Ling'er gritted her teeth and wanted to step forward and attack him, but Liu Feng put his hand on her shoulder and held her back.
He was a Saint cultivator and just like Xiao Huo's master, he couldn't see through Li Yuan's cultivation, as if he were a mortal.
But how could someone that stayed here be a mortal?
Of course, he didn't believe that the young man in front of him was a Great Saint, but he should at least be a Saint cultivator like him.
If they were to fight, he wasn't sure that he could ensure Gu Ling'er's safety.
Seeing Liu Feng act like this, Gu Ling'er calmed down.
Even though she was arrogant due to her upbringing, she wasn't stupid and understood what Liu Feng meant.
"Then senior, please let me know if there is any opportunity that can help me break through the Core Formation Realm in this Dark Mirror Forest."
Her tone was polite, but she was secretly ready to expose this man's lies.
How dare he cheat her childhood sweetheart?
Even her father, a famous Great Saint, couldn't withstand the Will of Heaven's wrath and deduce secrets and predict the future. She didn't believe that this young-looking man could.
In fact, there is a famous legend in the Xuan Continent that there used to be a famous powerful sect that practiced a technique that allowed them to deduce the secrets of Heaven.
However, one day, something changed in the world and every single member of this sect received unimaginable backlash, annihilating the entire sect overnight.
Since then, deducing secrets and predicting the future has become a taboo matter that only those that sought death would do.
Li Yuan saw her distrust but didn't say anything and smiled slightly.
'System, deduce an opportunity suitable for Gu Ling'er to break through inside the forest.'
[There are currently 1592 opportunities that meet the requirements.]
[Origin Energy: Price: 5 Billion HS Points.]
[Quasi-Emperor Corpse. Price: 900 Million HS Points.]
[Ice Phoenix Blood. Price: 300 Million HS Points.]
[...]
Li Yuan already knew the system's outrageous prices and scrolled to the bottom of the list.
Then, he found the cheapest suitable opportunity.
[Two Level 4 Monster Cores. Price: 10.000 HS Points.]
He pinched his fingers with a mysterious expression again, seemingly deducing secrets, before saying:
"There are two Level 4 Monster Cores nearby."
"The price you have to pay is only 100.000 low-grade spirit stones."
'Sure enough, I'm still not cruel enough. I only increased the price 10 times.', Li Yuan thought and praised himself for being a gentleman.
If Gu Ling'er heard his words, not even Liu Feng would be able to hold her back from attacking him.
You're just using the system and steal 90% of our money, how dare you call yourself a gentleman?
The clueless Gu Ling'er didn't know what Li Yuan was thinking and took out thousands of spirit stones with a wave of her hands.
As the young lady of the Gu Clan, these spirit stones were nothing to her.
Li Yuan looked at the spirit stones and immediately exchanged them for HS Points.
His balance instantly increased to 112.000 HS Points.
Then, he paid 10.000 HS Points to buy the information regarding the two Monster Cores.
[Two Monster Cores.]
[After a fight between two Level 4 Monsters, they both ended up dead, leaving behind their Monster Cores. As long as someone is at the peak of the Foundation Building Realm, they can absorb the spiritual energy inside these cores and break through the Core Formation Realm. In an hour, a rabbit monster will find these two cores and swallow them, advancing to a Level 4 Monster.]
[Location:...]
[Safe Path:....]
After spending a few HS Points to materialize the map, Li Yuan gave it to Gu Ling'er.
"You only have about one hour to collect these two Monster Cores. If one hour passes and you don't find them there, you can only blame yourself."
Li Yuan did some after-sales service for free.
Anyway, this arrogant woman was going to be his future customer.
Li Yuan didn't care about her attitude as long as she had enough money.
Gu Ling'er didn't speak but put the map in her space ring with a wave of her hands.
After taking a last look at Li Yuan with a sneer on her face, she and Liu Feng flew away, leaving Li Yuan alone.
"Sure enough, it's really hard to do honest business in this world.", he shook his head and looked at the tea cup that had been empty for the past hour.