"Pavilion Owner, is Emperor Wu waiting for me near this place?"
Xiao Huo turned his head, looked at Li Yuan and asked.
Li Yuan shook his head.
"Don't worry. Although I spared his life, he was still severely injured."
"Unless he is lucky and finds some opportunities, he will not be able to recover any time soon."
Even though Li Yuan didn't chase after him, just from the fact that his high-level Divine Weapon was almost shattered, Emperor Wu should have suffered heavy backlash.
Moreover, even if Emperor Wu was fine, Li Yuan guessed that he wouldn't dare to stay near this place.
Otherwise, if Li Yuan found him and chose to take action, wouldn't he be in danger?
Xiao Huo breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed.
Sure enough, it was the right decision to come to this place.
Thinking of all the times he had been hunted down in the past and had to run for months on end, his face couldn't help but darken.
But then, he was a little doubtful.
Thankfully, the Pavilion Owner was here and he could ask freely.
"Pavilion Owner, why is Emperor Wu so determined to hunt me down?"
Li Yuan heard his question and was almost unable to resist the urge to roll his eyes.
'If you, the protagonist, are not chased by various enemies, are you even the protagonist?'
On the surface, Li Yuan didn't say those words and his expression remained completely unchanged.
"If I'm not wrong, it's because of the soul you have on your body."
Saying this, Li Yuan couldn't help but think of the information he obtained through the Identification Technique.
[Name: Emperor Wu]
[Cultivation: Nascent Soul Realm - Peak Stage]
[Current Situation: He reached a deal with the soul of a Saint King and obtained his guidance. He currently practices the Holy-Level Soul Devouring Technique...]
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Surprisingly, Emperor Wu would also obtain a grandpa-goldfinger.
Its strength was even higher than that of Xiao Huo's, reaching the realm of the Saint King.
As for the Soul Devouring Technique?
Li Yuan didn't even need to use the system to understand its effects.
Just from its name, the effect was self-evident.
Next to him, Xiao Huo's eyes widened and he took half a step back.
He didn't expect that Li Yuan would not only know the existence of his master, but he would also mention it so casually.
"Don't worry. He shouldn't have any malicious intent.", Lao Yang's helpless voice rang in his ears.
Xiao Huo thought about it and felt that it actually made sense.
According to his master and his own experience, the Pavilion Owner was at least in the Saint Realm.
Being able to notice his master should be easy for him.
This made him calm down and he didn't deny Li Yuan's words.
Instead, he continued asking.
"Why does Emperor Wu want the soul on my body?"
"Are you willing to pay the price for this information?", Li Yuan didn't answer but asked back.
Hearing these words, Xiao Huo smiled awkwardly and stopped asking questions.
Over the past few days, he had self-destructed most of the items in his body in order to escape from Emperor Wu.
Now, except for some information and cultivation techniques, he was completely broke.
"Then, Pavilion Owner, I'll take my leave."
Xiao Huo saluted respectfully and took flight.
He had to leave this place and increase his strength before Emperor Wu recovered from his injuries.
Soon, he disappeared, leaving Li Yuan alone.
"Even then protagonist doesn't have money anymore."
Li Yuan sighed and shook his head.
He was initially a little depressed, but when he glanced at the HS Points in his balance, his mood recovered somewhat.
In addition, Li Yuan still had an incomplete Holy Weapon that he had yet to exchange.
He originally wanted to exchange it for HS Points after playing with it for a bit, but when he fought against Emperor Wu, he noticed some familiar aura on him.
If Li Yuan was right, the red bow that appeared and protected Emperor Wu was the other half of this incomplete Holy Weapon.
"There is no need to exchange it for now. There might be an opportunity to complete the set in the future."
"A complete Holy Weapon should enhance my strength by a lot."
Even then, with his current HS Points, Li Yuan could easily buy the next chapter of the Great Destiny Technique, or even some spells like the Curse of Destiny to increase his combat power.
He was a little tempted to do so, but finally decided against it.
Now, there were more important things he had to use these HS Points for.
'System, what is the secret of the Dark Mirror Forest?'
[Secret of the Dark Mirror Forest. Price: 10 Billion HS Points.]
'Who is the strongest person in the world?'
[Strongest person in the world. Price: 50 Billion HS Points.]
'Who is the strongest person in the Dark Mirror Forest?'
[Strongest person in the Dark Mirror Forest. Price: 50 Billion HS Points.]
'Who is the strongest person that has malice towards me?'
[The strongest person with malice towards you. Price: 700.000 HS Points.]
When he saw the price needed for the last question, Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
This person should be Emperor Wu.
After all, he was the person with some hatred towards him, and the HS Points needed to buy the information matched his strength.
As for the first three questions, Li Yuan asked them out of habit.
Since he first came to this world, he had asked these three, and countless similar questions hundreds of times.
Unfortunately, his HS Points were not enough to buy the information.
Li Yuan guessed that each of these questions pointed to an Emperor-level figure.
After Li Yuan made sure that nothing was wrong, he finally asked what he was currently the most concerned about.
'System, is there any way to safely leave the Dark Mirror Forest?'
[There are currently 2 suitable ways to leave the Dark Mirror Forest.]
[Option 1. Price: 3 Million HS Points]
[Option 2: Price 1 Million HS Points.]
Looking at the price, Li Yuan gritted his teeth and bought Option 2 first.
If he could, he preferred to spend the least HS Points possible.
[Option 2: Reach the Saint Realm.]
[After you reach the Saint Realm, you will be able to move the Heaven's Secret Pavilion to other places.]
Li Yuan's face turned dark and he felt that the system was ridiculing him.
Saying this was equivalent to saying nothing.
Even if he were to reach the Saint Realm, Li Yuan felt that it would take him years, if not decades to do so.
This Option was simply a complete waste of his 1 Million HS Points.
He hesitated for a bit, but finally bought the Option 1 too.
Glancing at his rapidly decreasing HS Points, Li Yuan was ready to curse the system if this Option was as useless as Option 2.
[Option 1: Buy the Time Clone Technique]
[The Time Clone Technique is a technique that allows cultivators to create 3 clones. The clones share the same consciousness with the real body but are judged as completely different individuals by the Will of Heaven. Price: 1 Trillion HS Points.]
[The Time Clone Technique is divided into three chapters.]