Chapter 475: Worry-free and Understanding

Sikong Yi eyed Han Wuyou suspiciously, disbelief written all over his face. "I've heard of He Zhenghao," he said. "He's quite a prominent figure in Congyun Sea now. You're only at the Qi Cultivation stage; how could you possibly have connections with him?"

Han Wuyou stroked his goatee and said with considerable self-satisfaction, "My methods far exceed what you can imagine, fellow Daoist. I'm not at liberty to elaborate on the specifics of how I achieved it, but you don't need to doubt its authenticity."

Seeing that Baili Chen and Sikong Yi still looked skeptical, Han Wuyou let out a cold laugh. "Fine then, I knew you wouldn't believe it easily."

With that, he tossed over a communication talisman. "This is Senior He Zhenghao's communication talisman. Try it yourselves, and you'll know if I'm exaggerating."

Sikong Yi solemnly gripped the talisman and sensed it slightly. Sure enough, He Zhenghao's image appeared. He tried sending a greeting message; unfortunately, Senior He Zhenghao seemed very busy at the moment and only sent a symbolic automated reply. Even so, it indeed proved that Han Wuyou's words were not empty.

Han Wuyou retrieved the communication talisman and continued to persuade them. "A hundred thousand contribution points, in your hands, will only dwindle away. How much will be left after one year? What about two, or three years?"

"But if it's handed over to Master Li Fan through Senior He Zhenghao, it will be completely different. Perhaps you're not aware, but contribution points invested with Master Li Fan yield at least a fifty percent return every year."

Sikong Yi's breath hitched at his words.

Baili Chen, his clone, exclaimed in surprise, "Fifty percent return every year? How is that possible!"

He quickly calculated in his mind, "Even doing nothing, there would be at least fifty thousand points in return every year."

"If the returns were reinvested with Master Li, in just six years, one hundred thousand contribution points would turn into one million contribution points..."

"Hiss..." A million contribution points. Just thinking about such a colossal number made Sikong Yi dizzy.

Once, he had thought one hundred thousand contribution points was his ultimate goal for this lifetime. Who would have thought he might one day control a million in assets?

Once desire sprouted in his heart, it became difficult to suppress. Although reason told him that such an explosive return curve was extremely unreasonable, the various deeds of Li Fan, widely known throughout the cultivation world, were also not false.

That was a level currently beyond Sikong Yi's reach. Perhaps such incredible divine abilities truly existed?

Sikong Yi's heart pounded with excitement.

Han Wuyou looked at the expression on Sikong Yi's face and knew the deal was done.

"Fellow Daoist Han, please come in, and let's discuss this in detail." Sikong Yi invited Han Wuyou into his cave dwelling and pressed him for all the details regarding the investment.

As Han Wuyou spoke, Sikong Yi listened with a surging heart, regretting only not having met Fellow Daoist Han sooner and thus missing out on many opportunities to get rich.

After a spell of imaginative thinking, Baili Chen sighed slightly. "Although I'd love to immediately hand over the hundred thousand contribution points to Master Li for investment, the matter isn't even close to being settled yet. That Cloudwater Sky Ruins has been sealed for thousands of years, and it's bound to be extremely dangerous inside. I'm not entirely confident I can successfully obtain the Cloudwater Scroll."

"Moreover..." After a moment of hesitation, Baili Chen decided to tell the truth. "In this world, there might still be a successor of the Cloudwater Celestial Palace alive!"

Hearing this, Han Wuyou's expression changed slightly. "Is that so?"

So Baili Chen recounted what he had sensed earlier while cultivating the *Sea-Calming Divine Sword*.

Han Wuyou pondered for a moment and slowly said, "In my opinion, the other party might not necessarily be a successor of the Cloudwater Celestial Palace. It's highly possible they accidentally obtained this cultivation method from some ruin."

Baili Chen smiled bitterly. "Even if that's true, it can't be confirmed. To be honest, Fellow Daoist Han, I don't even dare to approach that island."

Han Wuyou paced back and forth, seemingly pondering something.

After a long while, he spoke, "If you trust me, you can show me the location of that island. I will settle this matter for you!"

"However, if it succeeds, I want forty percent of those hundred thousand contribution points!"

Sikong Yi and Baili Chen both looked up simultaneously, staring intently at Han Wuyou.

After a moment, Baili Chen said in a deep voice, "If you can truly deal with the cultivator practicing the *Sea-Calming Divine Sword*, then what's wrong with giving you forty percent!"

"Excellent!"

So next, Sikong Yi took Han Wuyou to the vicinity of the Body Transformation Island.

"How is it?"

"The island indeed conceals a dangerous aura." From a distance, Han Wuyou observed for a moment, then said with a frown.

"However..." Han Wuyou changed his tone, saying, "It's not a big problem!"

Sikong Yi was somewhat surprised.

But then he heard Han Wuyou say coldly, "In today's cultivation world, the lives of cultivators might not be as precious as one imagines."

"Fellow Daoist, please return to your cave dwelling for now and await my good news!" With that said, Han Wuyou cupped his hands, then drifted away.

Sikong Yi watched his receding figure, an unreadable expression on his face.

He did not return to his cave dwelling but instead hid and lurked near the island.

Three days later, a black figure moved at extreme speed, heading directly towards the sky above the island.

At the same time, a cultivator also flew out from the island.

After a period of confrontation, both launched powerful attacks.

The commotion was astonishing, greatly alarming Sikong Yi, who was observing in secret.

"That Han Wuyou indeed has some tricks up his sleeve," Sikong Yi thought, his heart immediately swelling with excitement. "Judging by the power and commotion, at the very least, a Nascent Soul cultivator is involved!"

After watching for a while, Sikong Yi feared being discovered by the powerful cultivators engaged in battle and being caught in the crossfire.

He secretly departed and returned to his own cave dwelling.

Two more days passed, and Han Wuyou paid another visit.

"Fellow Daoist Baili, you can try cultivating the *Sea-Calming Divine Sword* again!" Han Wuyou said proudly.

"I spent a fortune to entrust a senior with this task," Han Wuyou said with an inexplicable tone. "For the journey to the Cloudwater Celestial Palace, Fellow Daoist, don't disappoint me!"

Hearing this, Baili Chen was overjoyed and immediately attempted to cultivate again.

The cultivation realm transformed by the *Tai Shang Primordial True Scripture* was still preserved within his Dantian. In less than half a day, he successfully recovered his realm from before his cultivation dispersed.

Upon sensing, sure enough, the cultivator who had previously shared the same cultivation method was gone!

"Fellow Daoist Han truly has excellent methods!" Sikong Yi was greatly delighted and immediately felt a newfound respect and trust for Han Wuyou.

Han Wuyou stroked his beard proudly, saying, "In today's cultivation world, simply relying on courage and aggression is useless. You need connections and backing!"

Sikong Yi nodded continuously as he listened.

The three of them then meticulously discussed the details of their plan. After all preparations were complete, the day the Cloudwater Celestial Palace was set to open was drawing ever closer.

So they set off together, heading towards the center of Congyun Sea.

By this time, outside the Cloudwater Celestial Palace, many cultivators had already gathered to observe.