A beautiful young woman with long, vibrant red hair currently existed within the endless void space of Jaune's Multiverse Shop inventory.
Her name was Xing Tong, but she had introduced herself to Jaune as Jasmine.
Jasmine, existing in her fragmented soul form, could observe Jaune directly through his inventory, which was intrinsically connected to his soul.
Jaune had found her at the mountain in the back of Xiao Clan
He had tried to heal her, but even his most potent Remedy Potion could only suppress the ancient, crippling God Slaying Poison she was afflicted with.
He needed a much more powerful alchemical treasure: the High Elixir.
"High Elixir cost more than 100 gold coins!"
Jasmine, a high-level entity in her own right, didn't fully comprehend the value of Gold Multi-Coins, but she understood the absolute nature of the shop:
Everything could be bought, even something that originated from outside the Primordial Chaos.
"Who is he really? He is just a mortal boy, only at the Nascent Profound Realm, but somehow I cannot fathom his origin at all,"
Jasmine mused silently.
She saw the vast, cosmic power of his inventory and the unnatural energy of his Flood Dragon God Body.
His raw power allowed him to fight evenly with figures like Chu Yueli, who was Sky Profound Realm.
Jasmine decided to watch over him. If he proved trust worthy—if he continued to display kindness, immense power, and growth—she might reward him with the Blood Essence of the Heretic God, a treasure of untold power that could accelerate his journey to the Divine Way.
Jaune looked back at Xia Qingyue and Chu Yueli, who had followed him across the city.
His emotions were still raw from witnessing the injustice and the girl's inaction.
"Why are you following us?"
Jaune asked bluntly, his disappointment evident.
"Just go back to your sect."
He was consciously acting like a 'dick' for the first time in his life, fueled by righteous anger and a new understanding of how ruthless the cultivator society could be.
"Don't be like that, Young Master. She is too young and didn't know what to do in that situation,"
Chu Yueli quickly interjected, trying to speak for her disciple.
"Really, I don't think so,"
Jaune countered.
"If all she thinks about is cultivation, then... Forget it. I will keep my promise to you, Miss Chu Yueli, for the treatment of your sect, but I have no interest in making new agreements with her."
Hearing Jaune dismiss her so coldly, threatening her chance at the Realm of Gods knowledge, Xia Qingyue became profoundly nervous.
She walked quickly toward him and, in a completely unprecedented move for the arrogant genius, knelt down in front of him.
Jaune was genuinely shocked.
He was just a little angry at her silence, but this reaction was extreme.
She could have simply waited for him to calm down, or better yet, she could have apologized to Yun Che—who was, by custom, still her married partner.
"Please forgive me, Young Master,"
Xia Qingyue said, her voice shaking slightly, her usually icy eyes wide.
Jaune felt a sudden wave of guilt.
He wanted to forgive her immediately, but Chu Yueli subtly stopped him, placing a firm hand on his shoulder.
"Young Master, please let her repent. The frozen heart art makes her naturally cold; she needs to learn how to control it to some extent,"
Chu Yueli advised, using the situation to force a lesson on her disciple.
Jaune looked at the Elder.
"What is wrong with you people?"
He sighed, shaking his head at the strange customs and emotional distance of the cultivators.
"Stop it, And just come inside."
Jaune walked into his newly established Floating Cloud City shop branch.
Inside, he gathered Yun Che, Xiao Lingxi, and Xiao Lie to discuss their future.
"Che and Lingxi are the official managers of this shop, and they will be safe here. But the most immediate threat is to you, Elder Lie,"
Jaune explained.
"You are a known target of the Xiao Sect now, and you need protection and power fast."
Jaune then laid out the plan to Xiao Lie:
"You must break through to the Sky Profound Realm as soon as possible. I am hiring you as the official Bodyguard for the Floating Cloud City Branch."
Jaune used the system to create a new job profile.
[Job: Floating Cloud City Branch Bodyguard]
[Requirement: Attain Sky Profound Realm and stand guard.]
[Salary: Monthly stipend of 5,000 Purple Profound Coins and a supply of 50 silver coin worth of Silver Rank cultivation resources, including potions and cultivation pills.]
The resources the shop would provide him were treasures he could not find anywhere in this continent.
They would allow him to bypass the years of stagnation.
Xiao Lie, his eyes moist with gratitude, accepted the job immediately.
"I will guard this shop with my life, Young Master Arc."
Jaune smiled. His dependents were safe, employed, and empowered.
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