Why is my Hundred Lifetimes Book different?

"Oh, right, there's one more thing. Take out that Blood-Evolving Compass and let me see it."

Seeing that the two had submitted, Ren Qingshan remembered something else and immediately spoke up.

Without hesitation, Gu Weiqiu took out a compass the size of a tortoise shell from his storage bag. It was crystal clear and engraved with various mysterious runes. There was a depression in the middle, which was obviously for dripping blood.

"I possess an artifact bestowed upon me by the Lord that shields me from heavenly secrets. How could this artifact find me?"

Ren Qingshan muttered to himself, then looked at Gu Weiqiu: "Whose stuff is this?"

"He is an old friend of mine, a master craftsman skilled in weapon crafting and divination, named Tao Qingran, who now lives in seclusion in this Heavenly Ruins."

"I have provided him with a lot of refining materials, but this Blood-Evolving Compass is borrowed. It has a restriction set up by him, and he only has the right to use it."

Gu Weiqiu spoke freely about everything he knew.

Ren Qingshan nodded.

It seems that there are quite a few reclusive cultivators in this Heavenly Ruins, including many with profound cultivation.

Qi Xiaoyao, Ling Zhengrong, Feng Bujue, and Tao Qingran.

These people have no powerful backers, so they have no hope of ever reaching the Foundation Establishment stage and obtaining the Heavenly Book. They might as well leave and live their own lives.

Ren Qingshan then asked the two how they deduced his own origins.

After finding out the details, he frowned slightly.

Why couldn't I find it at first?

But yesterday, I was actually seen entering this inn?

I entered this inn because of my carefree fishing rod.

The carefree fishing rod, the blood-derived compass, the vast mortal world's energy... these three causes and effects seem to be intertwined, as if they are vying for the power of heavenly secrets. One is shielding, one is fishing, and one is deducing.

And then there's this inn, which, as Feng Bujue said, is a point where cause and effect converge.

The four paths of cause and effect are locked in fierce battle!

"Do you still have the blood of my father and my son?"

Ren Qingshan asked.

The two were taken aback by this turn of events and were slightly stunned. Liu Fangyuan admired Ren Qingshan's meticulousness while taking out two small half-bottles of essence blood: "These belong to the Ren family. We took them out of expediency and had no other choice, so we are returning them to you."

Ren Qingshan accepted it.

Add two drops.

The Blood Compass runes flickered and glowed, but after a dozen breaths, nothing appeared on it.

Luo Weiqiu was stunned when he saw this.

What's going on?

Everything was fine before, but now, with Ren Qingshan standing right in front of him, he can't find anything?

He scratched his head: "This... is the same as what we saw at the beginning, we can't find it. But, it clearly appeared before, or for some reason? When it comes to secrets of heaven, the right time, the right place, and the right people are all necessary."

Upon hearing this, Ren Qingshan pondered for a moment and then activated the minor supernatural power of the carefree fishing rod.

Fresh blood was then dripped in again.

This time, however, the image clearly appeared, showing himself in his room at the Windy Inn.

Ren Qingshan suddenly understood.

It's a carefree fishing rod!

If we compare the secrets of cause and effect to a vast ocean, the mortal world's turmoil can cause one to sink into it, and all the deductions of cause and effect will fall into chaos and become unknowable.

However, if one uses the minor supernatural power of this carefree fishing rod, it is equivalent to voluntarily surfacing from the sea and rejoining the mysterious and intricate web of cause and effect, becoming a node in it... which can naturally be deduced.

Either avoid the cause and effect, or completely block it out.

Once you've entered the game, you have to be able to afford to play it.

This can be considered a side effect of the carefree fishing rod... But, on second thought, isn't using oneself as bait also a kind of fishing method?

There's no logic to it; you can only try to hook others, not the other way around.

Therefore, among these four causes and effects, the strongest is still the Qi of the Myriad Worlds, which has the power of shielding.

Of course, shielding cause and effect is much simpler than deducing and searching for cause and effect.

It's like, being a hermit in the Heavenly Ruins is always easier than going against the current in Qinghua.

I should also cultivate a supernatural ability to actively deduce cause and effect!

Without this method, it would be impossible to move an inch!

The range that a leisurely fishing rod can cover is indeed limited and not powerful enough.

Ren Qingshan set another small goal in his mind: to improve his Dharma.

"What...what's going on?"

Liu Fangyuan witnessed firsthand that the results of the two Blood Compass readings were different, so he asked out of curiosity.

"Because of my treasure, I'll leave that aside."

"What is your current cultivation level?"

Ren Qingshan waved his hand, already displaying the demeanor of a superior.

Liu Fangyuan didn't press further and immediately smiled, "I'm at the sixth level of Qi Refining, currently cultivating my natal magic weapon. I'm a sword cultivator."

Sword cultivator... what smooth, soft sword?

Ren Qingshan pondered silently, then looked at Gu Weiqiu: "How big is your Gu family's business?"

Gu Weiqiu smiled modestly.

"It's barely enough to make ends meet. I've been doing this for many years, reselling Tianxu cultivation materials, and I can earn about eight million spirit stones every year."

"Lord Liu has already achieved one-tenth of the goal. Now that we are in the same boat, you can also achieve one-tenth."

He said this in front of Liu Fangyuan. Although it was somewhat risky, he knew he had to find a powerful patron.

The thigh of the Foundation Establishment cultivator was clearly much thicker than Liu Fangyuan's.

Liu Fangyuan glanced at him, smiled, and remained silent.

"I ordered you to do things, so you should ask me for money... Here are some cultivation materials. You can sell them. Of the spirit stones you get, keep 10% for our three-person team, send 30% to Tiandu and secretly give it to my father, and give me the remaining 60%."

Ren Qingshan casually tossed out a storage bag.

The repair materials in this bag were all obtained from that barbarian treasure vault, but only a small portion, less than half a percent.

Let's first see if Gu Weiqiu's sales channels are open.

Gu Weiqiu took the storage bag, glanced at it, and his eyes lit up with uncontrollable joy. He felt even closer to Ren Qingshan!

They were exceptionally close!

These supplies are all high-quality building materials, and they come in all shapes and sizes. At a glance, they are at least comparable to the Gu family's annual acquisitions and accumulations!

It seems... Ren Qingshan has clearly made complete collusion with Manzhi?

After all, the person behind him is the patriarch of the Jin family!

"Secretary Ren, from a cursory glance, these are worth at least ten million spirit stones. Such a large quantity of goods will take some time to ship, at least three months."

Gu Weiqiu took precautions in advance.

"It's alright. Secrecy is the top priority. This matter involves the Lord's plans, so do not let any clues leak out from us."

"Lord Liu, do you still have any secrets you're hiding from me?"

Ren Qingshan sensed that the Soul-Seizing Seed had already merged into his divine sense, and immediately asked as if nothing had happened.

Upon hearing this, Liu Fangyuan gave a wry smile.

"Secret Envoy Ren is discerning; I have indeed set up a hidden vein in this Heavenly Ruins, just in case."

"I didn't mean to hide this, I just didn't want anything to happen to me in the future and implicate the two of you."

Please forgive me.

He told the truth with almost no hesitation, revealing that he trusted the person completely and even felt a little guilty.

Seeing the miraculous effect of the seed, Ren Qingshan waved his hand and smiled, "This is a good thing. My Ren family will also set up hidden veins in this Heavenly Ruins. From now on, our three families will be lifelong friends who will share life and death, honor and disgrace."

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