Chapter 101: Mission Reward
A clear tone rang out.
“Congratulations, Host. You have completed a random quest and earned one hundred villain points.”
After hearing the system’s voice, Li Jiansan said with some disdain,
“What the hell? I worked so hard, and all I get is this little bit?”
As soon as he finished speaking, the system spoke again.
“The system has detected that the target, Chu Xier, has raised her favorability toward the Host to one hundred points.”
“Congratulations, Host. You have won the goddess’s heart and completed the side quest.”
“Reward: ten system transactions. A mysterious gift package has been delivered to the storage ring. Open it?”
Ten trading chances.
Last time, Li Jiansan had traded only once and broken through to the Foundation Establishment stage. He wondered what mysterious power he might obtain now that he possessed ten such opportunities.
“A mysterious gift package?”
Li Jiansan said, “Open it.”
“A broken divine-grade prescription has been delivered to the storage ring. Secrets of the Imperial Capital have been delivered to the storage ring. The Purple Extreme Demon Eye has been delivered to the storage ring.”
Looking at these scattered items, Li Jiansan muttered in confusion,
“I thought there’d be something that would send my cultivation soaring. Instead, none of this can even improve my cultivation at all.”
Hearing this, the system said with some contempt,
“Master, you really don’t know a treasure when you see one. Every single item here is a priceless treasure that can’t be bought even if you have money. If any one of them were leaked, it would stir up a storm of blood and slaughter.”
“Is it really that powerful?”
Li Jiansan had been cheated too many times, so he was half doubtful of the system’s words.
“A broken divine-grade prescription may be incomplete, but if the full formula is ever gathered, it can be used to refine divine-grade pills!”
“Do you know what divine-grade pills are? They are divine elixirs that surpass the worldly nine grades and contain the great dao of heaven and earth!”
“For ordinary people, the effect is not merely a simple transformation of body and bones. The terrifying power within a divine pill can elevate one beyond mortality and into sainthood, even leading one to the realm of immortality!”
“Beyond mortality and into sainthood... into the realm of immortality...”
At the system’s words, Li Jiansan’s body shuddered.
The realm of immortality was almost the realm of a god.
After a moment, Li Jiansan came back to himself.
“Tch, stop dangling bait in front of me. If the complete prescription can’t be gathered, isn’t it just a piece of waste paper?”
“Waste paper?”
The system replied, “Even if it’s not a complete divine-grade prescription, it’s still worth a fortune.”
“And the Secrets of the Imperial Capital are even more precious. They contain, in near-totality, the hidden secrets of all the major figures in the Imperial Capital. With them in hand, you possess their weaknesses. Use them well, and you can make the great figures of the capital work for you.”
The system continued.
“The hidden secrets of those great figures... this is good, this is good.”
Li Jiansan’s eyes lit up. With this one item, he could almost walk sideways through the Imperial Capital.
“And the final item, the Purple Extreme Demon Eye, can see through other people’s flaws. If cultivated to the extreme, it can even control another’s mind through the eyes.”
Li Jiansan’s expression changed as well. He had not expected these things to be so terrifying.
A clear tone rang out again.
“The current stage’s protagonist has been eliminated by the Host. It is recommended that the Host change maps and seek out a more powerful protagonist.”
After hearing the system, Li Jiansan said,
“That is only natural. Since I’ve chosen to be a villain, I certainly can’t let those chosen protagonists shine in this world.”
After a pause, he continued, “But where should I go?”
The system replied, “The system has detected that the Imperial Capital is full of experts, and there are many people with great fortune nearby. The Master may go to the Imperial Capital.”
Li Jiansan said, “Good. Then to the Imperial Capital we go, and I’ll keep trampling the geniuses there.”
Not long after Li Jiansan returned to his room, Li Qingming came to see him.
“You brat, how did you become the disciple of the three masters?”
Li Qingming looked at his son and drew in a deep breath.
Li Jiansan had already shocked him too many times.
Ye Tian had returned in triumph with the powerhouses of the Imperial Capital, his锋芒 aimed straight at Shengjing Gate.
Under those circumstances, Li Jiansan had responded with composure. That calm and collected bearing was like that of some old monster who had lived for hundreds of years.
What was more, when faced with Ye Tian’s top-tier martial arts from the Imperial Capital, Li Jiansan had simply used a few basic techniques and still managed to contend with him easily, never even falling behind. His comprehension of martial arts was practically heaven-defying.
Then, under Ye Tian’s overwhelming array, Li Jiansan had dealt with it effortlessly, forming hand seals to set up an even stronger formation, striking his opponent down and leaving him grievously wounded.
Finally, even after Gu Yue stepped in to stop him, he still killed Ye Tian with crushing force, utterly disregarding Madam Gu Yue’s fury.
Even more, when Gu Yue valued his talent and wished to recruit him, Li Jiansan not only refused but also mocked him to his face, showing no regard at all. What arrogance that was, what unrestrained audacity!
Not only that, under Gu Yue’s furious assault, he had even gone on the offensive, yet in the end Gu Yue had ended up flattened beneath his feet like a dog.
Because he was that “Little Pill King,” the disciple of the three giants of the Alchemists’ Association.
Li Qingming never imagined that Li Jiansan was actually that monstrously gifted Little Pill King.
Now that he thought about it, what were the other geniuses worth before him?
This boy had hidden himself far too deeply... always bringing surprise after surprise.
His talent was unfathomable.
No, it was simply terrifying beyond measure.
“That day, I met an old beggar on the road, and he called out to me.
He said a beam of divine light was shooting out from the crown of my head.
He also said that at such a young age I already had a body forged with iron-clad sinews, a once-in-a-century prodigy.
If I could learn alchemy...
I would soar straight into the heavens.
Then he took out a manual and said it was a priceless treasure. He asked only ten coins to pass it on to me.”
Li Jiansan felt he could no longer keep brushing things off with some old grandfather. He had to make up a vivid, convincing story.
He went on,
“After reading that manual, my understanding of alchemy changed completely. So I decided to try my luck at the Alchemists’ Association.
I never expected it would alarm those three old... those three masters. They immediately saw my talent and fought over me to take me as their disciple.”
Looking at Li Qingming’s burning eyes, Li Jiansan suddenly felt something was wrong.
“But that old beggar said the book was destined only for me. No one else must ever read it, or disaster will surely follow.”
After Li Jiansan finished, the light in Li Qingming’s eyes gradually dimmed.
“I suppose that old beggar was no ordinary man either. You must study that manual well. If you thoroughly master it, you may yet achieve even greater success.”
After a pause, Li Qingming asked,
“What are your plans next?”