The Side Character Who Wins by Doing Nothing

Her eyes lit up at the sight of these items. She didn’t stand on ceremony. ”Thank you, Master!”

Li Qiancheng laughed heartily. ”This is all thanks to you, Little Junior Sister. You pick first!”

Lu Sangjiu offered a shy, demure smile. ”You’re too kind,” she said humbly. ”Besides, you saved me several times, too, Eldest Senior Brother.”

”Why be so formal with your Eldest Senior Brother? Go on, pick whatever you want!”

So, Lu Sangjiu took him at his word and began picking through the items.

The Elixir Pills and talismans were all more or less the same, so there wasn’t much to choose from. Lu Sangjiu simply divided them into two equal shares, taking one for herself and leaving the other for Li Qiancheng.

There were two Magic Treasures in total: one defensive and one offensive.

The defensive item was a Heart Protection Mirror. At her current cultivation level, she could activate it to completely block an attack from someone at the Golden Core Early Stage. Its main advantage was that it had no usage limit, so it could be used indefinitely.

The offensive item was a Six-sided Exquisite Dice. Five of its faces each represented one of the Five Elements Attributes; using a face would unleash an attack of the corresponding attribute. The remaining face could be used to increase her speed.

Its attack power wasn’t exceptional, and it would be effective only up to the Golden Core Stage at most, but its strength was its versatility.

Both items had clear strengths and weaknesses. ’Bai Heng probably just picked the two he thought were the least impressive.’

However, for Lu Sangjiu, who was at the Foundation Establishment Stage, both were quite decent.

After a moment’s thought, she decided she already had enough life-saving items but was lacking an offensive Magic Treasure, so she chose the Six-sided Exquisite Dice.

”Alright, Eldest Senior Brother, these are all I need.”

When Li Qiancheng saw she hadn’t taken the Heart Protection Mirror, he handed it to her as well. ”You should take this too! Your health isn’t good; you need to protect yourself better.”

Lu Sangjiu didn’t take it, just shaking her head. ”This Heart Protection Mirror is quite good. Eldest Senior Brother, you can still use it even when you reach the Nascent Soul Stage. It will be far more effective in your hands. You should be the one to keep it!”

Hearing this, Li Qiancheng instantly realized that Lu Sangjiu must have chosen the Six-sided Exquisite Dice because she knew he had no use for it. ’My Little Junior Sister is just too considerate!’

Moved, he took out several more bottles of Elixir Pills and pressed them into Lu Sangjiu’s hands.

Before she could refuse, he said, ”Take them. Otherwise, your Eldest Senior Brother will get angry!”

And so, Lu Sangjiu was forced to accept a pile of Elixir Pills and a decent Magic Treasure before finally returning to her quarters.

’Although this whole trip was a huge loss, these things from Bai Heng at least offered some small comfort to my aching heart. After all, most of the things Ye Zhiyao took from my cave residence weren’t much better than what Bai Heng had given me.’

Lu Sangjiu had only remembered on the way back that the things she’d casually tossed onto the bamboo shelf had come from a Cultivator she’d killed back then.

’I couldn’t use a Cultivator’s things, which is why I just left them there.’

’Who would leave truly useful items in a temporary residence? Of course they’d be kept in one’s Storage Ring!’

’It was the same for the Elixir Pills Ye Zhiyao had swallowed. None of them were Elixir Pills used by Demon Cultivators. Otherwise, after eating them so recklessly, Ye Zhiyao would probably be a goner.’

’Those Elixir Pills were probably Fourth Rank at best. After all, anything Fifth Rank or higher is extremely valuable. Even if I couldn’t use them, I would have thought to sell them.’

’While Spirit Stones are not very useful to Demon Cultivators, they are real currency that can be used to buy things from Cultivators.’

’So, thinking about it carefully, most of the things Ye Zhiyao got were just so-so... except for that Ten Thousand Yang Pill.’

The Ten Thousand Yang Pill was a Seventh-grade Elixir. Even a cultivator at the Divinity Transformation Stage could raise their cultivation by a minor Realm after taking it, let alone someone like Ye Zhiyao at the Foundation Establishment Stage.

In the book, after Ye Zhiyao took the Ten Thousand Yang Pill, Bai Heng personally helped her refine its medicinal power. Just a small portion of it allowed her to advance directly to the Golden Core Stage, while the rest was stored in her body for her to draw upon at any time.

It was precisely because of the support from the remaining power of the Ten Thousand Yang Pill that Ye Zhiyao’s advancements all the way to the Nascent Soul Stage were incredibly smooth.

Thinking of this made Lu Sangjiu’s chest tighten with frustration... She vaguely remembered that she had wanted to analyze the components of the Ten Thousand Yang Pill to see if she could refine a version that Demon Cultivators could also take.

But she’d been called away on urgent business, so she’d casually left the pill there. She never imagined she would get so caught up in other things that she’d never find the time to return.

’And in the end... Ye Zhiyao was the one who lucked out!’

To soothe her heart, which was aching all over again, Lu Sangjiu decided to take out her own Elixir Pills and organize them by category.

’Ye Zhiyao has one Seventh-grade Ten Thousand Yang Pill, but I... I have a whole pile of Third-stage Elixirs! In terms of quantity, that’s way better!’

While organizing, her eyes immediately fell on the small porcelain bottle that Xie Ningyuan had given her.

’As expected of a rich man. Even the bottle for these Elixir Pills is exquisitely made. It seems to even have a Lock Spirit Array carved into it to prevent the Spiritual Power of the pills from dissipating.’

Lu Sangjiu pouted, a little sourly. ”It’s just a Third-stage Elixir. Is there really a need to use such an exquisite bottle?”

Muttering to herself, she opened the porcelain bottle and poured out the elixir pill inside, wanting to see what kind it was.

There was only one pill, lying quietly in Lu Sangjiu’s palm.

Her eyes instantly widened, and she was completely dumbfounded.

’Th-th-this... a Ten Thousand Yang Pill???’

Lu Sangjiu could hardly believe her eyes. She thought she might be hallucinating because she had been thinking about the Ten Thousand Yang Pill so much.

But when she raised her hand and rubbed her eyes hard, the Ten Thousand Yang Pill was still lying there quietly.

She couldn’t help but pick it up and examine it carefully. Finally, she was completely convinced. This really was the Ten Thousand Yang Pill!

Moreover, it was her exact pill. Because it had sat for a century, some of its Spiritual Energy had dissipated. It wasn’t as potent as a freshly refined Ten Thousand Yang Pill, making it easy to identify.

She never would have imagined it. Just when she had resigned herself to her loss, a light appeared at the end of the tunnel—the Ten Thousand Yang Pill had been in her possession all along!

Lu Sangjiu couldn’t help but carefully recall the events of that day.

When Ye Zhiyao was gobbling down Elixir Pills, she happened to turn and look at Xie Ningyuan. By the time she looked back, she only saw an empty box on the ground, so she naturally assumed the pill had been eaten by Ye Zhiyao.

’But what if Xie Ningyuan had already taken the pill before that?’

’While I was tangled up with Qin Yu and Ye Zhiyao, he was standing off to the side, watching the show. The spot where he was standing was quite close to the bamboo shelf, so he’d certainly had the opportunity.’

But... Lu Sangjiu frowned deeply, her eyes filled with bewilderment.

’Why was it that when *I* tried to get the Ten Thousand Yang Pill, I was met with a mountain of obstacles, making it as difficult as ascending to the heavens, yet Xie Ningyuan could just grab it with ease?’

’Who on earth is he? Was it a coincidence, or is there something special about him?’

What baffled Lu Sangjiu even more was why Xie Ningyuan, a man she’d only just met by chance, would give her such a precious Elixir Pill.

’He couldn’t possibly have some... unspeakable intentions toward me, could he?’