After observing Su Muwen's destiny, Lu Yun's eyes widened in astonishment.

  A purple talent!

  Though it was a purple talent leaning towards blue, such a talent was already top-tier. If he invested in it, the returns would be unimaginable!

  Immediately after.

  Lu Yun began rummaging through his storage ring. He should have some Profound Ice Pills on him, but whether he had a dozen or so was uncertain.

  In the end.

  Lu Yun only found 7 Profound Ice Pills on him, but Su Muwen needed over a dozen, which was clearly not enough!

  Right then.

  Lu Yun stood up from his chair. He had to go to the pill refining room to buy a few more, and quickly!

  The Yunxiao Sect was vast; if that kid ran off today, who knows when he'd see him again!

  With that thought, Lu Yun prepared to head out.

  Suddenly.

  He seemed to remember something and quickly ran up to the podium, saying to the elder who was lecturing: "Old Liu, keep an eye on things for me. That young fellow in the corner wearing plain clothes—don't let him leave."

  "If he tries to go at any point, stop him for me and tell him I'll come find him later."

  Old Liu heard Lu Yun's words. Though he didn't know what Lu Yun was up to, he nodded in agreement. After all, there were only a few lecturers in the Martial Lecture Hall; they saw each other all the time, so helping each other out was only natural.

  After instructing Old Liu, Lu Yun finally left with peace of mind.

  "Hurry!"

  "Hurry!"

  Lu Yun tossed out a Flying Talisman and a Speed Talisman together, dashing straight towards the pill refining room.

  Moments later.

  Lu Yun burst into the pill refining room, slamming a bag of spirit stones onto the counter in front of the disciple handling pill exchanges.

  "Quick!"

  "Exchange 20 Profound Ice Pills for me!"

  Lu Yun panted as he spoke to the disciple in the pill refining room.

  "Elder... Elder Lu."

  "Are you alright?"

  The disciple in the pill refining room was clearly startled.

  Elder Lu was usually so composed and elegant—why was he in such a frantic rush today?

  "Don't ask so many questions; hurry and get them for me. I need them urgently."

  Lu Yun spoke again.

  Damn it, how could he not be urgent?

  His investment target was about to slip away!

  You see.

  Anyone blessed with destiny wouldn't fall due to some minor issue. Even if Lu Yun didn't give Su Muwen the Profound Ice Pills today, he'd resolve the fire poison in his body on his own after some time.

  By then.

  How could Lu Yun claim the investment rewards?

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  "Alright, alright!"

  "Elder Lu, please wait a moment; I'll get them for you right away."

  Seeing Lu Yun's state, the disciple figured it must be something serious and hurried to the back to prepare the pills.

  Not long after.

  The disciple came out holding a jade bottle.

  "Elder Lu, here are the 20 Profound Ice Pills you requested."

  "Good, thank you."

  Lu Yun tossed down the spirit stones and left the pill refining room without looking back.

  When he returned to the Martial Lecture Hall, Old Liu's class hadn't ended yet. Seeing that Su Muwen hadn't left, Lu Yun's anxious heart finally settled.

  "Good that he hasn't left, good that he hasn't left."

  With that.

  Lu Yun stepped back into the Martial Lecture Hall, nodding symbolically at Old Liu, and sat back in his corner.

  Soon.

  Old Liu's class ended, and some of the students who had come to listen began to leave.

  This included Su Muwen.

  At that moment.

  Lu Yun made his move.

  Old Liu had been lecturing earlier, so it wasn't appropriate to interrupt him. Now that class was over, it was the perfect time to invest.

  "Student Su, please wait a moment."

  Lu Yun called out to Su Muwen, weaving through the crowd of disciples to reach his side.

  "Sir, are you calling me?"

  Su Muwen looked at Lu Yun with some confusion. He didn't recall attending this teacher's class—how did he know him?

  Moreover,

  If anyone should recognize the other, it should be the student recognizing the teacher, not the other way around.

  "That's right, it's you."

  After speaking, Lu Yun took out the Profound Ice Pills from his storage ring.

  "I noticed earlier that Student Su is afflicted with fire poison. I happen to have some spare Profound Ice Pills here, so I'll gift them to you today."

  "Teacher, this... this is too valuable."

  "I can't accept it!"

  Su Muwen saw that Lu Yun was giving him Profound Ice Pills and quickly waved his hands in refusal.

  You see.

  Profound Ice Pills were genuine Tier 4 pills, not comparable to those common Qi Refining Pills or Body Tempering Pills sold on the streets.

  A single Profound Ice Pill cost at least several dozen low-grade spirit stones. What Lu Yun was giving him was a bottle, with at least a dozen inside. With such a high price and quantity, how could he just accept it?

  "Student, have you ever heard the saying: When an elder bestows, one does not refuse."

  "Today, I see that we have a connection, so I'm gifting them to you. How can you decline?"

  Seeing the kid too embarrassed to accept, Lu Yun simply adopted an elder's demeanor, skipping the pleasantries—damn it, just take them!

  "This..."

  "Then, this junior thanks the teacher."

  "May I ask the teacher's honorable name, so that this junior can repay your kindness in the future?"

  Hearing Lu Yun's words, Su Muwen no longer felt it proper to refuse. He respectfully bowed and then accepted the Profound Ice Pills from Lu Yun.

  "My name is Lu Yun; you can call me Mr. Lu or Elder Lu."

  "I may not dare claim much elsewhere, but in this Martial Lecture Hall, I can still put in a word or two."

  "If you ever have any issues in the future, kid, you can come find me."

  Lu Yun spoke candidly, directly stating his name.

  Say it.

  Why not say it?

  The guy was destined to become a venerable figure in the future; of course, he needed to make sure the other remembered him.

  If someone remembers you, they might not repay you, but if they don't remember you, they definitely won't.

  "Today's great kindness from sir, this junior shall repay it like a gushing spring."

  "Alright, alright, enough of that."

  "Hurry along with your business."

  Lu Yun waved his hand, signaling Su Muwen to leave quickly.

  The reason was simple.

  Because in the second after the investment, his feedback rewards had already arrived.

  He was eager to check them!

  After both Su Muwen and Lu Yun had left, the other disciples who had come to the Martial Lecture Hall cast envious glances at Su Muwen.

  In the Martial Lecture Hall.

  If a lecturing teacher took notice of a disciple's talent, they might offer some help or guidance, but such cases were extremely rare.

  If someone was fortunate enough to receive such aid, the benefits were immense.

  "Yo?"

  "This little Lu—haven't seen him guide any disciple in such a long time. Why the sudden change today?"

  Watching Lu Yun's departing figure, Old Liu murmured to himself.

  But after thinking it over, he didn't find it amiss and simply let it go.

  ...

  A wooden hut on the mountainside.

  This was Lu Yun's residence. In his daily life, he had no particular hobbies, so his room was very simple.

  Aside from a bed and some tables and chairs, there were only a few brushes for drawing talismans and some talisman paper.

  After entering the wooden hut.

  Lu Yun immediately locked the doors and windows.

  Once he confirmed the surroundings were safe, he took out the rewards given by the system.

  Investing in someone with purple destiny yielded extremely generous rewards.

  Earlier, Lu Yun had given Su Muwen 20 Profound Ice Pills, and the system rewarded him with a Supreme Thunder Spirit Root, an Earth Tier Upper Grade technique called "Ten Thousand Talismans Treasury," and 5 Boundary Breaking Pills.

  Each of these three rewards was something the former Lu Yun wouldn't even dare to dream of!

  ...

  ...

  Pills/talismans/artifacts and other consumables are ranked from low to high in tiers: 1 to 9.

  Techniques, combat skills, etc., are ranked from high to low in grades: Heaven Tier, Earth Tier, Profound Tier, Yellow Tier, with each tier divided into: Supreme, Upper, Middle, Lower grades.

  Spirit roots are divided into: Supreme, Upper, Middle, Lower, Mortal, Miscellaneous.

  The cultivation realms of cultivators, listed from highest to lowest, are: Immortal Emperor, Immortal King, Golden Immortal, Profound Immortal, True Immortal, Mahayana, Integration, Void Refinement, Deity Transformation, Nascent Soul, Core Formation, Foundation Establishment, Qi Refining.