Investment Returns: Starting with funding the enemy, that's my master's wife.

Chapter 7: Investing in the Sword Dao Body, Lin Qingjian Defies Fate

[Name: Ning Hanruo]

[Realm Level: Great Completion of the Golden Core Stage]

[Talent: Average (3 stars)]

[Fortune: Blue (Blessed by the Cangyun Sect) When the Cangyun Sect is destroyed in the future, this person will perish and their cultivation will dissipate.]

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After seeing Ning Hanruo's system page, Li Chang'an expressed his dissatisfaction.

"Why should the Cangyun Sect protect this guy? Aren't I the sect leader of the Cangyun Sect?"

Ning Hanruo frowned as she looked at Li Chang'an, who stood there dumbfounded and did not take the long sword from her hand.

"Does Sect Leader Li have something on his mind?"

Upon hearing this, Li Chang'an reacted instantly, took the longsword, and bowed to Ning Hanruo.

"I was just shocked by Elder Ning's generous gift. Thank you for the spirit sword, Elder."

Ning Hanruo's face lit up with joy. She gently stroked her hair and said calmly.

"Sect Leader Li, there's no need for you to be so polite to this elder."

Immediately, her gaze shifted to the outside of the high-rise building, and she changed the subject.

"At today's Inner Disciple Promotion Conference, does Sect Leader Li have any disciples he favors?"

Upon hearing Ning Hanruo's words, Li Chang'an narrowed his eyes, looked at the lively disciples below the high building, and shook his head.

"Among them, the most talented one is named Zhang Xing. He has been cultivating for nearly a hundred years but has been stuck at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. He has no hope of reaching the Golden Core stage in this lifetime."

At this point, Li Chang'an couldn't help but sigh, and then asked.

"Does Elder Ning have a disciple he cares about?"

Ning Han smiled as if she were ice flowers.

"There is a disciple in the outer sect who, although his talent for cultivation is not good and he has only reached the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment after a hundred years of cultivation, is skilled in swordsmanship and has quite a talent for swordsmanship. I am quite interested in him."

"Who is this disciple who has caught Elder Ning's eye?"

Ning Hanruo's pupils looked down at a man in the Inner Disciple Promotion Conference who was wearing animal skins, his muscles were exposed, he was leaning against an ancient tree for hundreds of years, and he was holding an ancient yellow longsword to his chest.

The man looked around, appearing quite wary.

"Lin Qingjian, I have seen this boy wield a sword before, so it can be said that we have some kind of fate."

Upon hearing the name, Li Chang'an's eyes darted around, and he immediately made a decision in his mind.

"This name, this plot—isn't this the perfect template for a chosen one?"

Immediately, he looked in the direction Ning Hanruo was looking and inquired about the system in his mind.

"System, can I view Lin Qingjian's attributes?"

[Name: Lin Qingjian]

[Realm: Mid-Foundation Establishment]

[Talent: Invincible Sword Heart (Sword Dao Body)]

[Blue Aura (Although he possesses the inheritance of an ancient sword, he cannot use it. In a battle, it was taken by Liu Xinyue, the Lady of Destiny. His invincible Dao Heart was damaged, and he was stuck at the early stage of the Golden Core realm for the rest of his life.)]

"Comment: Heroes are as numerous as carp crossing a river. Even if you are a genius who appears only once in a century, you are nothing more than nourishment for the big fish called the Chosen One."

Upon hearing the system's reply, Li Chang'an couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

"What a pity, what a real pity."

However, looking at the expectant look in Ning Hanruo's eyes, Li Chang'an seemed to be lost in thought, and a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind.

"Since I can change my own luck, maybe I can change this guy's luck too. Would the system rewards be even more generous then?"

After thinking it over, he spoke directly to the system.

"System, I want to invest in Lin Qingjian, specifically in a low-grade third-tier longsword."

"The host plans to invest in a third-grade low-level longsword for Lin Qingjian. Lin Qingjian possesses a sword-path body and is in sync with the longsword, which will double his strength."

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"After obtaining the third-grade low-level longsword, Lin Qingjian will abandon the ancient sword that is difficult to use. The woman of destiny, Liu Xinyue, will no longer conflict with him, and his attribute panel will be changed."

[Name: Lin Qingjian]

[Realm: Mid-Foundation Establishment]

[Talent: Invincible Sword Heart (Sword Dao Body) (Four Stars)]

[Aura: Purple (A single sword strike shakes the ages, an invincible name resounds throughout the Fallen God Continent)]

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"Given that the host's planned investment has triggered a butterfly effect, boosting the luck of the investors, the system has automatically triggered a hundredfold return for the host, rewarding the host with a fourth-tier mid-grade longsword, Desert, and two hundred investment points."

Hearing the system's voice, Li Chang'an's face flushed red, and his eyes shone brightly.

"Indeed, I, Li Chang'an, am the one here who can break the shackles of destiny."

Looking at the system's generous rewards, Li Chang'an's sense of self-importance and arrogance suddenly intensified.

"With a mid-grade fourth-tier longsword, two hundred investment points, and the 'Blazing Sun Divine Body,' my master's great revenge will be avenged soon."

Li Chang'an stared blankly at Lin Qingjian, a slight smile playing on his lips and his brows relaxed. Ning Hanruo was somewhat puzzled, wondering what Li Chang'an could possibly see.

"Sect Leader Li, what have you discerned?"

Although Li Chang'an's eyes gleamed, he still shook his head repeatedly.

"I wouldn't say that!"

"But this kid gives me the feeling of a sword saint."

Upon hearing this, Ning Hanruo closed her eyes and seemed to focus her mind on Lin Qingjian.

"The Sword Saint?"

She murmured to herself, her figure shifting as she hovered in mid-air outside the tall building, looking down at the Cangyun Sect disciples, her aura subtly revealed.

Upon seeing the Grand Elder appear, the Cangyun Sect disciples' enthusiasm soared to an unprecedented level during the Inner Disciple Promotion Conference.

Whether it's the disciples testing their talent on the stone tablet, or the disciples competing in the arena, or...

"Today is the Cangyun Sect's Inner Disciple Promotion Conference, with a 60% elimination rate. All disciples should strive to do their best."

Her icy gaze swept over the disciples below, her tone even colder.

Immediately, the audience fell silent, all the disciples present feeling awe and respect for Ning Hanruo.

Seeing this, Ning Hanruo nodded and turned her gaze to the steward of the inner disciple promotion ceremony.

The steward sensed Ning Hanruo's gaze and bowed to her in mid-air.

"It's an honor to have the Grand Elder personally attend to this. Is there a disciple you've chosen this time?"

Ning Hanruo nodded slightly, and with a flick of her finger, a cold glint appeared on Lin Qingjian, who was leaning against a large tree.

Sensing Ning Hanruo's gaze, Lin Qingjian quickly clasped his sword and bowed.

"Disciple Lin Qingjian greets the Grand Elder."

Ning Hanruo took a step forward and instantly appeared in front of Lin Qingjian.

"Lin Qingjian, if you still remember this elder, then you should know why this elder favors you."

Lin Qingjian was completely confused by Ning Hanruo's words, while Li Chang'an had already arrived beside him.

Upon witnessing this scene, the surrounding disciples were dumbfounded.

"If I remember correctly, Lin Qingjian should be in the mid-Foundation Establishment stage! How is he so lucky to be favored by the Grand Elder and the Sect Master?"

"If a useless Foundation Establishment cultivator who's only been at the Foundation Establishment stage for a hundred years can be favored, why isn't Brother Zhang favored by them? Are the elders and sect leader blind?"

Upon hearing one of his disciples' words, Zhang Xing's lips curled up and his eyebrows twitched, but in an instant he reprimanded the two disciples who had just spoken.

"How could you and I possibly have a say in the decisions made by the elders and the sect leader?"

Despite saying this, Zhang Xing already harbored resentment towards Li Chang'an and Ning Hanruo. As a recognized genius of the Cangyun Sect's outer sect, the spotlight suddenly disappeared and shone on a disciple he had never even glanced at before. Zhang Xing felt terrible.

Sensing the discussions below, Li Chang'an waved his hand and, in front of everyone, gave Lin Qingjian the third-grade low-rank longsword that Ning Hanruo had just given him.

A gust of wind swept by, causing Li Chang'an's Taoist robe to flutter.

"Take this sword, and you'll understand why Elder Ning favors you."