In an era where everyone is cultivating immortality, the system wants me to become a demon?

Chapter 179 The villains seem to have gotten smarter lately.

"Is this Taihua City? Just as I imagined, it's poor and run-down."

Above Taihua City, a large airship, resembling an aerial fortress, floats.

Looking out from the inside, the walls and hull of the airship are completely transparent.

The entire cityscape of Taihua was on full display for the guests aboard the airship.

In a hall that spans nearly 100 square meters (excluding common areas), an extremely wealthy man with his hands behind his back gazes down at the city below, clicking his tongue in amazement.

He then looked up at the Taibai Tianji before him and smiled:

"Junior Brother Taibai, it must have been tough for you to get into one of the top ten immortal sects from such a dilapidated place."

"But I'm curious, can such a remote and impoverished place really produce nine geniuses qualified to enter the preparatory class?"

Before Tai Baiji could speak, Ye Muyu smiled and reminded him:

"Brother Bao, there are eight of them."

"After all these years, your mathematical skills remain as superb as ever."

The Golden Core Doctor surnamed Bao maintained his smile as he looked at the young man behind Tai Bai Tianji.

"Junior Brother Taibai, is this the disciple you particularly approve of?"

"He looks ordinary, and he reeks of poverty."

The young man that Master Bao was referring to was naturally Su Yuan.

Indeed, although this meeting was nominally a meeting of ten examiners, it actually had a certain element of "showing off the kids".

Not only Su Yuan was present, but some of the examiners from outside the region also brought their prized students.

For example, behind this Master Bao was a young man dressed in equally luxurious clothes, with a slightly arrogant expression.

For some reason, the other party was watching Su Yuan intently or unintentionally.

Su Yuan was a little confused, as he hadn't provoked these two people.

Why is one of them sarcastic and sarcastic towards his teacher right away, while the other is hostile towards him as soon as they meet?

It can't be because they look down on poor people.

But Teacher Taibai isn't poor either!

But when Su Yuan noticed the gold ingot-shaped badge on Bao Zhenren's chest, he suddenly realized what it meant.

Because it was the wealthiest of the ten great immortal sects, and the symbol of Wanbaolou.

Wanbaolou's finance department is the best in the Blue Star Federation, without exception. Every student who can study at Wanbaolou is an extremely wealthy person.

Taibaiji has a bunch of large flat-tops, but who knows, it might own the rights to several planets.

Such a super-rich person naturally sees everyone else as poor.

Su Yuan couldn't help but swallow hard, and his money-making radar started spinning rapidly.

Once I'm in the preparatory class, I'll have to figure out a way to make some money off this real guy.

At this moment, Master Bao continued:

“Junior Brother Taibai, according to your potential index calculation method, your disciple’s potential index has just broken three.”

"My disciple's potential index has reached 3.4, and Xiong Wei, a promising talent of the True Martial Holy Sect, has recently made a breakthrough, with his potential index approaching 3.7."

"And the two that were reserved by the Xuan Yi Tian Zong and the Wan Shou Yao Zong both have a potential index of over 3.5."

"Compared to them, your apprentice is really not that great."

"With each new Night Watch mechanism, the Night Watch must have at least one genius who surpasses his peers in order to compete with the outside candidates."

“If Taihua City doesn’t have any students stronger than your apprentice, then the battle will basically be one-sided.”

Hearing this merciless denigration, Su Yuan wasn't too angry.

On the one hand, he has always been tolerant of wealthy people who can generate gold coins.

On the other hand, it's because he was hiding his strength.

Putting aside his various magical abilities, the fact that he possesses the Senluo Spiritual Root, which is mistaken by outsiders as an ordinary spiritual root, is enough to boost his potential index even further.

It feels so good to play dumb and outsmart others.

However, Su Yuan did not underestimate his opponent and looked carefully at the three people mentioned by Master Bao, besides his disciple.

They were basically all the examinees who were taken aboard the airship.

These three people, two men and one woman, were all at the peak of Qi Refining, needless to say.

True Martial Saint Sect, or rather, Xiong Weiren, who was pre-ordained by the sect, was a young man as tall as a bear, just as his name suggested.

His body was jet-black, his muscles massive, and every movement subtly exuded the essence of martial arts. This was a top-tier master who excelled in both sports and martial arts!
The man chosen by the Xuan Yi Tian Zong was tall and thin, with long, white hands that resembled ten sophisticated mechanical arms.

The person chosen by the Myriad Beasts Immortal Sect was a girl holding a white cat in her arms.

All three of them exuded a subtle arrogance.

It wasn't arrogance in his personality, but rather a special temperament cultivated from being unrivaled among his peers for many years.

Just as Su Yuan was observing the three people, Tai Baiji suddenly reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

"How's it going? Are you sure?"

Su Yuan thought about it seriously for a moment, and then answered honestly:

"It's hard to say."

Master Bao chuckled upon seeing this:
"Junior Brother Taibai, don't put too much pressure on your young disciple, he can't handle it..."

But before Master Bao could finish speaking, Su Yuan continued:
"After the preparatory course exam, it's really hard to say how many of the out-of-town candidates will pass."

Upon hearing this, the faces of the several prodigies present all showed a hint of anger.

what happened?

How could a student from such a poor and remote area be so arrogant?

They hadn't even started showing off yet, and they'd already been outdone!
Tai Baiji chuckled and shook his head:

"Su Yuan, they are, after all, your future fellow disciples. There's no need to go too far. You should let them pass the test."

Su Yuan nodded:

"Alright, then I'll give them some Night's Watch tokens as appropriate."

Tai Baiji nodded in satisfaction, then, disregarding the attitudes of the other examiners, directly said:

"Gentlemen, if there are no other arrangements, the candidates may return to await further instructions."

"The preparatory course assessment can begin now."

The examiners were silent for a moment, then the Golden Core Doctor from the Myriad Beasts Immortal Sect spoke first, addressing the girl holding the cat:

"Xiyu, be careful of Master Taibai's disciples during the assessment."

"Master Taibai places such high hopes on him, so he must have something extraordinary about him. Although you are strong, you should be careful not to fall into his trap."

"You can first obtain three Night Watchman tokens to ensure you pass the test before attempting to deal with Master Taibai's disciple."

The girl holding the cat first looked at Su Yuan curiously, then nodded.

The Golden Core Doctors of the True Martial Holy Sect and the Mysterious Art Heavenly Sect also gave such instructions to their respective disciples, leaving Su Yuan somewhat speechless.

No, I just said a few words on a whim.

Why are you making such a big deal out of it?

Where did the brainless villain we were promised go?

Shouldn't they suddenly become brainless and rush over to deal with me without any regard for anything after I've shown off?

Fortunately, there are some brainless villains out there.

The young man behind Master Bao stepped forward and stared coldly at Su Yuan, saying:
"Su Yuan, right? You might not recognize me, but I know you! You better watch out from now on!"

Su Yuan: "..."

This tastes just right.

However, this guy's hatred for himself was inexplicably excessive, and he seemed a little dim-witted.

After a moment's thought, Su Yuan cautiously asked:
"May I ask your surname?"

"Wang Qiu!"

The young man in the fine clothes raised his head and proudly announced his name.

Wang Qiu?

Qiu (Striving to pass the top ten exams)?
Su Yuan suddenly realized.

So you're the one who tipped Yang Meier?

Su Yuan smiled and shook his head, not exposing the truth, and turned to walk towards the exit of the flying boat.

Just then, a crisp "ding-dong" sound rang in my ears.

Oh? The dog system really did send a mission.

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