"Come on, I'll treat you to a meal! Tell me properly, how did you guess?" the young man said.
Su Yuan's expression was a little strange; this scene seemed familiar. Was Niu Bin's trick going to be used on him again?
"Ahem, ahem, Senior Brother, I haven't asked for your name yet?"
The young man showed a look of emotion: "It's been a long time since anyone mentioned my name, I've almost forgotten it. My name is Gu Qingzhu!"
"So it's Senior Brother Gu!" Su Yuan nodded, then said, "Senior Brother is an Inner Sect Disciple, right?"
"More or less."
"Then, Senior Brother, will you participate in the Inner Sect Grand Competition?"
"No!" The young man retorted, "What about you?"
"Of course I won't participate!" Su Yuan shrugged, "I'm only at the fourth level of Qi Refining."
He looked sharply at the young man and said, "Senior Brother Gu, are you trying to set up a betting syndicate? Let me say this beforehand, I really don't have any special insight. I was purely guessing just now!"
Sect Leader Gu almost stumbled from Su Yuan's erratic thinking.
He was speechless for a moment, then his eyes darted around. He patted Su Yuan's shoulder and said, "Hahaha, Junior Brother has good insight. I didn't expect you to see through my little scheme!"
Su Yuan, with a seasoned look, said, "I knew it! How could there be no betting syndicate for the Inner Sect Grand Competition? This kind of thing isn't easy to do. Senior Brother, you should be careful. The Sect above will definitely investigate, right?"
Sect Leader Gu pondered for a moment and said, "I haven't seen any similar Sect rules."
Su Yuan said in surprise, "There isn't?"
Sect Leader Gu shook his head and said, "No."
"Are the Sect's higher-ups so careless? Alas, the future is worrying!" Su Yuan exclaimed in surprise.
Sect Leader Gu looked at Su Yuan openly criticizing the higher-ups, a wry smile on his face.
"Alright, come with me. I want to discuss something with you."
"Okay, I'll just offer some advice. I can't guarantee anything else!"
"Good, no problem!"
The two quickly arrived at a restaurant and ordered a table of food and wine.
Then Sect Leader Gu watched in astonishment as Su Yuan devoured the dishes like a whirlwind, finishing the entire table of food in mere tens of breaths.
Su Yuan said apologetically, "Well, I haven't eaten so freely in a month. It's a bit rude, sorry!"
Sect Leader Gu waved his hand. He looked at Su Yuan's stomach and said, "Your stomach is a bit unusual!"
Su Yuan calmly replied, "It's natural. I have a good appetite."
Sect Leader Gu didn't pursue the matter further and asked, "You just mentioned a betting syndicate. How can it be profitable? From what you said, you seem to have a lot of experience?"
"I wouldn't dare claim experience, but in my opinion, the most important thing for setting up a betting syndicate is to create an information asymmetry. The more you understand the participants and the more comprehensive your information, the greater your chances of winning!"
Su Yuan spoke eloquently, "Additionally, you need to learn how to mislead others. While gathering the most complete data, you should also use other methods to publicize only partial information about the participants, hiding key details. This artificially creates an information gap. Then, when you set up the betting syndicate, your chances of winning will be very high!"
"Hiding information isn't false information, so even if others lose, they have nothing to say. This business is a guaranteed profit! Of course, all of this requires a powerful intelligence network. If you don't have a certain status, I think it's better not to do it!"
He kindly reminded Senior Brother Gu.
Sect Leader Gu nodded knowingly upon hearing this: "How many Spirit Stones do you think you could earn if this were carried out?"
"A few million Spirit Stones, probably?" Su Yuan said casually.
Sect Leader Gu's eyes gleamed as he asked, "How could there be so much? A few million Spirit Stones is no small amount!"
"I actually said too little. Our Sect has over a hundred thousand Disciples. Although most are Utility Disciples, it's not a problem for them to save a few dozen Spirit Stones. And Outer Sect Disciples, it's normal for them to have assets of hundreds or thousands of Spirit Stones."
"Inner Sect Disciples are even richer, with thousands to tens of thousands of Spirit Stones. On average, it's more than enough for one person to take out a hundred Spirit Stones. If you can win half of that, wouldn't that be a few million Spirit Stones?"
Su Yuan chuckled, "Everything I said above was a joke. Even if it's carried out, the Sect's higher-ups will definitely take the spoils, and then you might even be punished. So, just keep it small-scale; don't make it too big!"
Senior Brother Gu asked, "Are you interested in working with me on this betting syndicate?"
Su Yuan pointed to himself in surprise: "Me? Senior Brother trusts me that much?"
"I think you are a talent!" Sect Leader Gu affirmed.
Su Yuan quickly waved his hand, saying, "I won't do this. I don't like to show my face like this; it's easy to get into trouble."
"Ten percent!" Sect Leader Gu said.
"Huh?" Su Yuan asked, confused.
"I'll give you ten percent of the profit if you help me run this betting syndicate. I'll handle the intelligence and promotion!" Sect Leader Gu said, "It's not a problem to conservatively earn over a hundred thousand Spirit Stones! Ten percent would still be over ten thousand Spirit Stones!"
Su Yuan said in surprise, "Are you that amazing?"
"I am actually a Core Disciple!" Sect Leader Gu smiled lightly.
"This is too risky!" Su Yuan shook his head.
"Twenty percent!" Sect Leader Gu held up two fingers!
Su Yuan swallowed, but still shook his head, "Senior Brother Gu, I am not that kind of person!"
"Thirty percent!" Sect Leader Gu held up three fingers!
Su Yuan looked sharply at Gu Qingzhu, hesitatingly saying, "Are you sure there isn't really such a Sect rule?"
"You can go back and check the Sect rules; there really isn't. Even if the Sect blames you in the end, at most they'll confiscate your Spirit Stones; there won't be any further punishment!" Sect Leader Gu said with certainty.
"Senior Brother, do you really value me that much? This is the first time Senior Brother and I have met!" Su Yuan said.
"You and I hit it off immediately!" Sect Leader Gu affirmed, "I'm not really interested in Spirit Stones; I just think running a betting syndicate is quite fun. I find you pleasing to the eye, so just tell me if you're willing or not?"
Su Yuan immediately recalled the Sect rules. After reviewing them all, there truly was no regulation regarding this type of gambling, let alone penalties; there wasn't even a clause!
"I need to consider it!" Su Yuan said.
"Tomorrow! I will give you the most detailed information on the Inner Sect Grand Competition. You can see my strength! Then give me your answer. There's only one chance!" Sect Leader Gu said with a light chuckle.
"Then we'll talk tomorrow!" Su Yuan nodded.
Su Yuan knew that getting thirty percent of the profit meant he would bear the potential risks, but risk and reward are proportional, and this reward amounted to tens of thousands of Spirit Stones!
Wealth, companion, Cultivation Technique, and land – wealth comes first!
At worst, he would make a fortune and then hide in a Secret Realm. Could others really break in?
To be honest, Su Yuan was tempted, but he still needed to investigate.
After the two parted ways, Sect Leader Gu instructed a Golden Core Elder to prepare a copy of the Disciple information for the Inner Sect Grand Competition, and at the same time, forge an identity document for a Core Disciple named Gu Qingzhu.
Meanwhile, Su Yuan summoned Song Cai and asked him to investigate whether betting syndicates had been set up in previous years, and also to investigate the person Gu Qingzhu.
Song Cai naturally did not dare to delay and went to investigate that very night.
He reported to Su Yuan late at night.
"Senior Brother, no one has set up a betting syndicate these past years. Everyone seems to subconsciously believe that the Sect doesn't allow it, but the Sect rules indeed have no explicit provision regarding this. At the same time, I also found some basic information about Gu Qingzhu. There is indeed a Core Disciple named Gu Qingzhu from Xuanjue Peak, whose Realm is at least Foundation Establishment. As for more specific information, I don't know!" Song Cai said.
Su Yuan stroked his chin: "If he's a Core Disciple, he should be able to handle over a hundred thousand Spirit Stones. Others won't know I'm getting thirty percent of the profit; they'll just think I'm a pawn sent by a Core Disciple!"
He felt this venture had potential. Money or not, it didn't matter; the main thing was that he enjoyed helping others!
It was a bit risky, but Su Yuan actually had a small ulterior motive: he could use this to gain some fame!
Although he didn't want to take risks just for fame, within the Sect, the danger was truly not great! This was a very good opportunity, well worth trying.
Speaking of the System, he glanced at the System panel.
Then he was greatly surprised.
[Name]: Su Yuan
[Region]: Qingke Continent
[Rank]: Rising to Prominence (1126 / 10,000)
[Realm]: Qi Refining Realm, Fourth Level (99 / 100)
[Trait 1]: Labor and Rest Combination: You are very good at balancing Labor and Rest. The longer your rest period, the better your Cultivation effect. Current rest period: 41 days, 8 hours
[Trait 2]: Law Follows Nature: You are very good at comprehending nature. It is easier to comprehend the Great Dao from the mysterious wonders of heaven and earth.
[Trait 3]: To be selected
"When did I get another hundred-plus fame? It's only been one day!"
Su Yuan found it strange.
"The System notification sound is off; it really caused delays. I should turn it on."
Su Yuan finished speaking and waited for a moment, but no increase in fame was seen.
Su Yuan shook his head, his gaze falling on Trait 3.
Then three lines of text appeared before his eyes.
[Three Hearts, Two Minds]: You are very good at multitasking. You can achieve multiple tasks simultaneously.
[All Meridians Unobstructed]: All your Meridians are completely clear, increasing your Cultivation speed.
[Seven Stars Illuminate]: You have a mysterious connection with the Big Dipper, which has many wonderful uses.
Su Yuan pondered. He immediately ruled out the second one, because the Cultivation speed from [Labor and Rest Combination] was already extremely fast, so choosing this would be somewhat redundant.
Next was the first one, 'Three Hearts, Two Minds.' This trait was good, even capable of boosting immediate combat power. Ordinary Cultivators could only control one or two Magical Artifacts, but if he could control four or five Magical Artifacts simultaneously, he could fight multiple opponents!
He could even shine brightly in the Inner Sect Grand Competition!
But Su Yuan had read books and knew that some special Cultivation Techniques possessed this ability. The unique skills of Shenjue Peak were an example, so such a trait could be Acquired later, making it unnecessary to waste a trait slot on it.
The last trait was a bit mystical, but Su Yuan happened to have a mystical Trait 2, [Law Follows Nature]. These two seemed like they could also be connected.
Therefore, Su Yuan decided to choose [Seven Stars Illuminate]!
With a thought, he selected this trait.
Instantly, [Seven Stars Illuminate] fell into place.
Su Yuan looked up and immediately saw seven stars instantly brighten, seven rays of light crossing the star river, shining upon his body!
At the critical moment, Su Yuan decisively activated Trait 1, [Labor and Rest Combination]!
The rest time instantly reset to zero!
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