White Rose City was a small city located in a remote part of the Azure Continent.
Compared to the large cultivation cities, White Rose City was nothing special. Most of the cultivators living here were only at the early stages of cultivation, and powerful cultivators rarely visited the city.
On one of the busiest streets stood a small shop with a simple wooden sign.
White Rose Alchemy Shop
The shop mainly sold pills up to Tier 1.
Although it was only a small alchemy shop, it was still considered an important place in the city. Cultivators often came here to purchase healing pills, cultivation pills, and other basic medicines.
In front of the shop, a young boy was quietly sweeping the street.
He looked around fifteen or sixteen years old.
His clothes were old and slightly worn, and his black hair was tied behind his head with a simple cloth band.
He held a wooden broom in his hands and slowly swept the dust away from the entrance.
"Move aside."
A young cultivator walked past him without even looking at him.
The boy immediately stepped to the side.
"Sorry."
He lowered his head and continued sweeping.
This was his daily life.
Wake up early.
Clean the shop.
Carry ingredients.
Deliver pills.
Clean again.
And repeat the same work every day.
His name was Drake or was in his previous life.
Now he is Ji Tianyou in this life.
Drake stopped sweeping for a moment and looked toward the distant mountains.
His expression was calm, but his thoughts were completely different from those of an ordinary fifteen-year-old.
When can I also cultivate?
He had already been living here for several years.
At first, Drake had thought this was simply some strange dream.
But after seeing cultivators flying through the sky, alchemists refining pills, and people using spiritual energy, he finally accepted the truth.
Everything he had once read about in Eastern cultivation novels was real.
Cultivation realms.
Spirit roots.
Alchemy.
Sect disciples.
Spiritual beasts.
Ancient ruins.
Heavenly treasures.
All of them existed.
Unfortunately, Drake had not been reincarnated as some powerful young master.
He was only a menial worker in a small alchemy shop.
And his cultivation talent was even worse.
He possessed an Inferior-Grade Spirit Root.
With such a spirit root, his cultivation speed was extremely slow.
According to what he had learned, reaching the second major realm was already a distant dream for someone like him.
Drake sighed and continued sweeping.
"Forget it."
He looked at the old broom in his hands.
"At least I'm alive again."
He had already accepted his current situation.
But Drake didn't know that today would be the day everything changed.
Because soon, a familiar sound would ring inside his mind.
Ding!
[System Binding Successful.]
[Good Fortune Return System Activated.]
Ji Tianyou's body froze.
The broom in his hand slipped slightly as he stared into the empty space in front of him.
A system?
His heart started beating faster.
"Could it really be..."
Ji Tianyou had been waiting for this moment for sixteen years.
Ever since he realized that he had been reincarnated into a cultivation world, he had secretly wished for a system. He had read countless cultivation novels in his previous life, so he knew how much a system could change a person's fate.
He had seen cultivators gain powerful inheritances, miraculous treasures, and countless opportunities.
But he had received nothing.
He only had an Inferior-Grade Spirit Root and a job as a menial worker.
Now, after sixteen years of waiting, the system had finally appeared.
"You're finally here."
Ji Tianyou's voice trembled slightly.
He had imagined this moment countless times during his childhood. For a moment, he felt like crying.
However, he quickly calmed himself.
No matter how powerful or weak the system was, having one was already a blessing.
At least he finally had a chance to change his fate.
Ji Tianyou quickly looked around.
No one seemed to have noticed anything strange.
He put down the broom and returned to the shop.
"I need to go back for a moment."
After informing the shopkeeper, Ji Tianyou hurried toward his small residence.
His residence was nothing more than a small wooden shed behind the alchemy shop.
Once inside, he closed the door and sat on his old bed.
He took a deep breath before asking in his mind.
"System, what can you do?"
The system quickly responded.
[The Good Fortune Return System has a simple function.]
[Whenever the Host gives an item to another person, the system will return a reward to the Host based on the value of the given item.]
Ji Tianyou was stunned.
"So I just need to give something to someone?"
[Correct.]
"Then what does the return mean?"
[The return reward will be multiplied according to the current Return Multiplier.]
[Current System Level: 1]
[Current Return Multiplier: 1x–100x]
Ji Tianyou's eyes widened.
"Does that mean if I give someone one Low-Grade Spirit Stone, I can receive up to one hundred Low-Grade Spirit Stones in return?"
[No, it's Qualitative Increase.]
Ji Tianyou's breathing became slightly faster.
This system was much simpler than he had expected.
But its ability was extremely useful.
He didn't need to complete complicated missions.
He didn't need to kill monsters.
He didn't need to search for hidden inheritances.
As long as he gave something to another person, he could receive a multiplied return.
"Can I give anything to anyone?"
[As long as the Host genuinely gives the item to another person, the system can activate the return.]
Ji Tianyou nodded slowly.
"Then what determines the return?"
[The value of the item given by the Host determines the basic value of the return reward.]
[The Return Multiplier will be randomly selected between 1x and 100x.]
Ji Tianyou's eyes lit up.
"So if I'm lucky, I could get a hundred times the value of what I give?"
[Correct.]
He couldn't help smiling.
"That's incredible."