191: Chapter 191 A Price Tag! The Empress Wants to Instruct Su Yuan?

In the Jidao Empress's original vision, the Pavilion Master who could single-handedly create an efficient assassination Empire like the Shadow Pavilion should have been, if not a peerless old demon with three heads and six arms, at least a formidable hegemon sitting on a throne of bones, clad in black armor of profound malice.

His gaze should have carried three parts chill, three parts cruelty, and four parts heartlessness as he looked down upon all living beings!

Only such a person would barely meet the standard to be taken under the Jidao Empress's command as her top lackey.

But the idle youth before her, who had no proper sitting posture and even enthusiastically invited her to crack melon seeds and watch female cultivators dance, completely shattered her fantasy of a formidable hegemon.

In that moment, the Empress really felt an urge to turn and leave.

However, the Empress was, after all, a Jidao powerhouse who had suppressed the starry sky for a hundred thousand years; her Dao Heart was already as solid as rock.

She knew the truth that one should not judge by appearances; if the other party truly possessed great talent and vision, she didn't need to be fastidious about such superficial details.

"This behavior might just be a facade he uses to disguise himself..."

The Empress thought to herself, a faint, imperceptible glimmer flashing in her eyes.

She secretly activated a secret technique from her past life, the Jidao Qi-Observation Technique, and looked toward Su Yuan.

With this look, the Empress's normally calm heart suddenly surged with waves of shock.

Under the vision of the Qi-Observation Technique, the head of this seemingly lazy youth didn't have the slightest bit of mundane impurity.

Instead, a purple-gold Golden Dragon of Fortune was circling above his Qi Sea!

"This... is this the phenomenon only seen in those with peerless Great Luck?!"

The Empress was greatly shocked.

Such a pure and massive Golden Dragon of Fortune was something even those Immortal Kings who ruled over a Star Domain in her past life might not possess.

This Qianji Realm is just a low-level Small World; how could someone with such a Heaven-Defying fate be born here?

"No wonder he could create the Shadow Pavilion... I must take this person under my command! With the support of such Luck, this Empress's return to her Peak is just around the corner!" The Empress quickly made a decision in her heart.

Meanwhile, Su Yuan, sitting opposite her, had already turned off the image in the Recording Mirror in his hand.

He brushed off the melon seed shells from his hands, and the cynicism on his face instantly vanished, replaced by the shrewdness and sharpness unique to an intelligence chief.

"Jiuyou, right?"

Su Yuan didn't waste any more words and went straight to the point: "I've seen your resume. In one year, you went from a Mortal to the Soul Transformation Stage; the entire Shadow Pavilion combined isn't as competitive as you alone."

"I admire your ruthlessness in risking your life for resources. So, I plan to make the highest level of private investment in you."

Su Yuan leaned forward slightly, staring at the Empress's beautiful, cold face: "From today on, you don't need to work hard outside taking missions to earn extra. All the Heaven And Earth Treasures, top-grade Medicinal Pills, and essence blood of high-level demonic cultivators in the Shadow Pavilion Treasury are yours to use as you wish. This Pavilion Master will fully support your Cultivation!"

The Empress heard this, but there was no joy; instead, her beautiful brows furrowed slightly.

She had held high positions in her past life and knew that there was no such thing as a free lunch, especially with such a massive tilt of resources.

"Conditions."

The Empress's dry and youthful voice carried extreme rationality and coldness: "I... I never take things from others for free. What do you want?"

"Straightforward!"

Su Yuan snapped his fingers and smiled: "My request is very simple. When I use resources to pile you up to the limit of this world—that is, when you reach the Immortal Realm and are ready for Ascension to the Upper Realm."

"You just need to come with me to meet someone."

The Empress's eyes turned slightly cold, and countless dirty transactions of the cultivation world instantly flashed through her mind.

"Meet someone? Whom? If you want to use me as a cauldron to sacrifice to some old monster, I advise you to drop that thought early, otherwise..."

"Stop! What are you thinking!"

Su Yuan rolled his eyes and waved his hand to interrupt her. "I, Su Yuan, am no saint, but I wouldn't stoop to such low-handed tricks. It's just a simple meeting. As for what happens after the meeting, that's entirely up to your own will; I will never force you."

"Just a meeting?" The Empress was puzzled.

"Yes, just a meeting, and your resource debt will be considered settled," Su Yuan answered with absolute certainty.

Su Yuan was calculating carefully in his mind.

He had yet to see a woman his big brother Su Feng couldn't handle.

As long as he brought her before his big brother, with his big brother's overbearing and unreasonable charm, as long as they hit it off, he wouldn't need to worry about the subsequent matters.

As long as Big Brother wants, he could even arrange thirty thousand beauties for his harem!

The Empress pondered for a moment; although she felt this condition was somewhat absurd, she had absolute confidence in herself.

Forget meeting one person, even if it were a Golden Immortal of the Immortal Realm, who could force this Jidao Empress to do something she didn't want to do?

"Fine, I agree to this condition."

The Empress nodded, then changed her tone, her voice carrying an unquestionable arrogance and nobility:

"However, I am clear about my debts and will never take advantage of others. Before, when I did missions for resources, that was the reward you owed me."

"But now that you want to unconditionally provide resources for me to Cultivate to the Immortal Realm, this kindness is too heavy; a mere meeting is not enough to repay it."

The Empress raised her snow-white chin, looking at Su Yuan like a Junior:

"How about this, as extra compensation. During this period, I can make an exception and personally guide your cultivation for seven days."

"Pfft—"

Su Yuan had just taken a sip of Immortal Dew when he heard this and sprayed it all out.

While wiping his mouth, he looked at the Little Loli before him, who only reached his waist, with an incredibly disbelieving gaze, as if he had heard some huge joke.

"No... you said you want to guide me?"

Su Yuan pointed at his nose, laughing out of frustration: "Little Girl, have you gone into Qi Deviation from killing too many people this year? Do you know what Realm this Pavilion Master is at now? You, a Soul Transformation Stage, want to guide me?"

Facing Su Yuan's ridicule, the Empress didn't care and crossed her arms. A flash of extremely precise insight appeared in her deep eyes, and she calmly spoke a single phrase:

"Guixu Tenth Realm Great Perfection."

Su Yuan's laughter stopped abruptly, and his gaze instantly became incredibly sharp.

The Empress completely ignored his oppressive gaze and continued to comment: "The Heavenly Dao Laws of this Qianji Realm are extremely fragmented and can at most accommodate the Early Stage power of the Immortal Realm. But you, the spiritual power Foundation in your body has long since far exceeded the Guixu Tenth Realm. You are merely deliberately suppressing your Realm to avoid attracting the Heavenly Dao Lightning Tribulation."

"Whenever you wish, you can Breakthrough to the Immortal Realm on the spot and ascend in broad daylight."

The Empress sneered: "Moreover, although the Cultivation Technique you practice is overbearing, there is an extremely hidden stagnation in the left side of your heart's meridian along the spiritual power circulation path. Over time, it will inevitably affect your Foundation for condensing the Dao in the future. I only need to give you a few pointers to save you a hundred years of bitter cultivation. You're getting a great deal on this trade."

Now, it was Su Yuan's turn to be completely shocked.

He sat blankly in his chair, a storm of shock surging in his heart.

One must know that to avoid being rejected by the Heavenly Dao of the Qianji Realm, he had used every possible means to conceal his aura!

Even those few Immortals on the surface of this Qianji Realm could never see through his true background!

But this Little Girl before him, who had only cultivated for a year and was only at the Soul Transformation Stage, had actually seen through his true cultivation of the Guixu Tenth Realm at a glance?!

She even pointed out that slight flaw in his technique's operation?!

"So I really did misjudge... this Little Girl is definitely not some ordinary Genius who luckily obtained a Demonic Technique!"

Su Yuan took a deep breath, suppressing the shock in his heart.

At this moment, he was ninety-nine percent sure that this girl codenamed 'Jiuyou' was definitely the target Brother Feng was looking for, whether she was a powerhouse Reincarnation or possessed some Heaven-Defying Legacy!

"Excellent!"

Su Yuan slapped the table and stood up, his eyes flashing with a fanatical light of investment:

"From today on, you are the Shadow Pavilion's highest level, Sequence Zero! All the resources you need, whether essence blood or top-grade Spirit Medicine, can be chosen freely from the Shadow Pavilion's Heaven-grade Treasury; no one is allowed to obstruct you!"

"As for guiding my cultivation..."

A mysterious smile curled at the corner of Su Yuan's mouth. "Let's put that on the tab for now. When the day comes that you truly ascend to the Upper Realm and meet the person I want you to meet... if you're still in the mood, it won't be too late to guide me then!"

The Empress said nothing more, turning and walking toward the door.

"With the Shadow Pavilion's unlimited resource infusion... one year at most!"

She looked at the sky outside the headquarters, her hands unconsciously clenching, and a fierce fire burned in her dark gold eyes.

"In less than a year, this Empress will be able to shatter the Void Realm of this Qianji Realm and return to the Immortal Realm!"