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Ding, Chosen One detected, conditions for System activation met.
Ding, System successfully activated.
Suddenly, as Su Yun and the two Xiao Family members approached within a meter of each other, a mechanical and rigid voice echoed in Su Yun's mind.
"System?" Su Yun was taken aback, then overjoyed.
Having been on the Martial Arts Continent for six years, the Golden Fingers essential for a time traveler had finally arrived.
Then, a mysterious sensation entered Su Yun's brain. He closed his eyes and carefully sensed it. A flash of understanding passed through his mind.
This was the System conveying information to him.
In no time, Su Yun opened his eyes again.
The information was not extensive; it was just a simple introduction to the System's functions. Having lived two lives, his soul power was decent, and he digested the information without difficulty.
"These functions are a bit rudimentary..." he thought.
However, if used well, they could have remarkable effects.
While the System was activating, Su Yun had already passed the two Xiao Family members and was heading in the opposite direction.
"Wait, Chosen One?" Su Yun's eyes gleamed. "Xiao Yan?"
Su Yun turned to look at the boy among the two children and silently commanded, "Scan!"
Ding, scanning.
Ding, scan successful.
Then, a piece of information visible only to Su Yun floated in the air.
Name: Xiao Yan
Gender: Male
Cultivation: Martial Qi 3rd Rank
Cultivation Technique: None
Combat Skill: None
Item: Mysterious Ring
"Sure enough, it's Xiao Yan," Su Yun's eyes showed a glimmer of understanding. On this Martial Arts Continent, only Xiao Yan could be called a Chosen One.
If he had known that encountering a Chosen One was necessary to activate the System, he would have tried every means to get in touch with Xiao Yan!
However, it wasn't too late now.
As for the little girl beside him, Su Yun knew who she was without using the System.
"But, it doesn't really matter to me," Su Yun shook his head, not intending to latch onto anyone's success.
He didn't have such intentions before he had the System, and he certainly wouldn't now.
Although the System was somewhat lacking, combined with his foresight, he was confident that he could achieve great heights on this Martial Arts Continent.
Even if he couldn't become a Martial Practitioner in a year, a Martial Emperor in three years, and soar through the heavens in ten years, he was still confident in making a significant impact.
Su Yun's thoughts seemed extensive, but in reality, they took only a moment.
Su Yun turned back and continued walking, but suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"If I remember correctly, in the original story of *Battle Through the Heavens*, Xiao Yan's mother passed away when he was four years old."
"That means the ring is already in Xiao Yan's possession."
Realizing this, Su Yun's hands trembled slightly, and the fervor in his eyes was impossible to hide.
He immediately turned around, his eyes glowing green, and stared directly at Xiao Yan's hands.
Sure enough, a ring was on Xiao Yan's left ring finger.
"System, scan that ring!" Su Yun commanded mentally.
Ding, scan failed.
"The item is out of the scan range."
The System's voice entered his mind, and Su Yun's excitement waned a bit.
He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.
Su Yun walked closer to Xiao Yan, estimating the distance, and said to the System, "Scan that ring."
Ding, scan successful.
"A dormant soul has been detected."
"Continue, scan that soul." Su Yun continued.
Ding, scanning.
Ding, scan successful.
Name: Yao Chen
Gender: Male
Cultivation: Peak Martial Ancestor
Identity: 8th Rank Peak Alchemist
Cultivation Technique: *Blazing Sun Heaven-Burning Technique* (High Earth Rank)...
Combat Skill: *Flame Splitting Wave Ruler* (Low Earth Rank)...
Item: Bonespirit Cold Fire, Mystic Heavy Ruler, Black Demon Cauldron, Bonespirit Flame Ring...
"Scan Yao Chen's memories."
As he issued the command to the System, the fervor in Su Yun's eyes reappeared.
Ding, Yao Chen is in a dormant state, scanning begins.
Ding, scan complete.
"Recycle!"
Ding, recycle successful, Yao Chen's memories have been stored in the System's warehouse.
A smile that he couldn't suppress appeared on Su Yun's lips.
Resisting the urge to burst into laughter on the spot, he immediately turned around, ignoring the puzzled expressions of Xiao Yan and Xiao Xun'er, and quickly left.
"Brother Xiao Yan, do you know this person?" Xiao Xun'er asked Xiao Yan.
"No." Xiao Yan shook his head, his heart filled with the same confusion as Xiao Xun'er.
Su Yun's gaze had made him feel uneasy.
He had never met this boy, who was dressed simply but looked like a porcelain doll.
"Forget it, let's go back. We've been out for a long time," Xiao Yan said to Xiao Xun'er.
Xiao Yan didn't pay much attention to Su Yun's strange behavior.
A stranger he had never met, just a minor incident.
"Okay."
...
Back home, Su Yun locked his door tightly, threw the food to the side, and sat on the bed, immersing himself in the System.
Sure enough, in the empty System warehouse, the first guest had arrived—a grayish-white gas.
"This is the Old Medicine Master's lifetime memories?"
"My first big catch!" Su Yun exclaimed.
Shifting his attention from the Old Medicine Master's memories, he returned to the System.
The System's functions were extremely simple, even rudimentary.
There were only three.
Scan, Recycle, and Fuse.
Even a low-quality online game from his previous life had more functions, Su Yun couldn't help but complain.
The capabilities of these three functions were straightforward and self-explanatory.
Scan: Within a one-meter radius of Su Yun, people and objects could be displayed as information visible only to him.
Recycle: Based on the scan, dead objects, temporarily unconscious beings, and non-resistant living beings could be recycled into the System's space.
And the Fuse function, which Su Yun was about to try.
Carefully sensing the usage and conditions of the Fuse function, Su Yun went out again, heading to the market, and approached each stall, using the scan function carefully and selecting items.
Ding, scanned...
Ding, scanned...
Ding, scanned...
Su Yun waited patiently.
Ding, Bone Washing Flower detected.
Su Yun's heart stirred when he heard this and subtly glanced at the stall owner.
"How much is this Yellow Lotus Essence?"
"This item costs one hundred gold coins."
Feasible! Seeing that the stall owner wasn't paying attention, Su Yun's heart stirred, and he recycled it!
Su Yun checked the System warehouse and saw that the Bone Washing Flower was lying there safely. He immediately left the scene of the crime.
Having succeeded once, Su Yun repeated the process, obtaining the herbs and magic cores he needed from other stalls.
Being cautious, he took only one item from each stall.
This large market often saw stalls lose a few items here and there, which was quite common.
Returning home again, he locked the doors and windows and, after confirming that no one was around, began to count his gains.
Three complete Purple Leaf Orchid Grasses, two Bone Washing Flowers, one 1st Rank Wood Elemental Magic Core, and one 2nd Rank Magic Core.
A smile flashed across Su Yun's lips. Just one step left.
(End of Chapter)