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

Chapter 199 Holy crap! A T0 god-tier character has been unearthed!
Su Yuan looked again at the window seat in the back row.

Sitting there was a thin girl with bangs covering most of her face, neat black hair, wearing large black-rimmed glasses, and always keeping her head down.

Upon closer inspection, Su Yuan realized that the other person had long, flowing hair; he hadn't noticed it earlier because of the angle.

As for why Su Yuan just mistook the other person for a boy?
It wasn't because the other person looked masculine, but rather because they were a bit... flat-chested.

In addition, the uniforms for the top ten preparatory classes are not gender-specific, so it's normal to mistake one for the other... right?

What's her name?

Su Yuan turned to look at Zhang Baiyi.

"Qi Hanya".

Zhang Baiyi casually remarked:
"As for her personality issues, I heard about them from my teacher."

"According to my teacher, although she is very talented in alchemy, her resolve is seriously weak and she wants to give up on everything. It was extremely difficult for her to pass the preparatory class exam this time."

Su Yuan nodded in realization.

A bias towards Daoist principles shouldn't affect alchemy, right?

Before class started, Su Yuan left his seat and quickly walked to the girl with the dark corners.

"Qi Hanyya, there's something I'd like to ask you."

The girl, who had been keeping her head down, was visibly startled when she heard someone call her name.

Then she slowly raised her head and lifted her long bangs to look.

A delicate and pretty face with exquisite features appeared before Su Yuan.

Upon seeing that it was Su Yuan, the girl cautiously asked:
"Su Yuan, you...you seem to have something to ask me about?"

For some reason, the girl's accent was a bit strange; she couldn't distinguish between retroflex and alveolar consonants.

Seemingly realizing that her accent was a bit strange, Qi Hanyue quickly covered her mouth and lowered her head again without saying a word.

Su Yuan didn't mind the accent and asked sincerely:

"I've heard that your alchemy skills are the best in our class. Would you be willing to join the Yuan Sect?"

"As long as you join the sect I created, your future prospects will be excellent!"

Qi Hanyue fell silent.

Even Su Yuan felt a little embarrassed.

After all, what kind of good person would invite someone to join a shady sect right away? What's the difference between that and a ghost story?

However, there was no other way. Only by having Qi Hanyue join the Yuan Sect could Su Yuan see her talent through the sect's system and determine whether she could be entrusted with important responsibilities.

Just as Su Yuan was so embarrassed that he was digging his toes into the ground, the girl suddenly nodded seriously:

"I'll join."

"What? You actually joined?"

Su Yuan didn't react for a moment.

Qi Hanyue explained, word by word:
"I've heard of the Yuan Sect. It's an extremely popular sect that you founded, with a wide range of businesses."

"I...I've actually wanted to join the Yuan Cult for a long time."

Su Yuan's lips immediately smeared Nike lipstick, forming an exaggerated smile.

I never imagined that the Yuan Cult would become so famous that even the geniuses in the preparatory class aspire to join.

Based on what the other party said, Su Yuan felt that the treatment should not be too low.

Consider it a case of spending a fortune to buy a horse's bones.

Su Yuan waved his hand and said:

"Then I, the sect leader, will appoint you as the head of the Dan Hall, one of the eight hall masters. From now on, you will be Hall Master Qi."

Upon hearing this, Qi Hanyue nodded with a hint of excitement.

Just then, the school bell rang.

Su Yuanchao waved to the girl, indicating that they would talk after class, and then returned to her seat.

After sitting down, he immediately opened the sect system interface and found Qi Hanyue's name among the eight hall masters.

After opening the follower information and glancing at it casually, Su Yuan's expression suddenly froze.

"This...this is a talent that only humans can possess?"

Qi Hanyue: Head of the Dan Hall

[Loyalty: 10%]

[Special Abilities: Acquired Alchemy Saint (Purple) Limitless (Dazzling)]

[Contribution points: 268]

A dazzling talent! Is it real?
Compared to this dazzling talent called "Limitless," even the purple talent "Acquired Alchemy Saint" paled in comparison.

This is a Tier 0 card!
Su Yuan quickly clicked on the introduction to the "Wuji" talent.

[Wuji: There are no bottlenecks; as long as you strive in one direction, you will always make progress.]

Holy crap! It's dead!

The fewer the words, the bigger the matter. Such a near-divine ability actually appeared in a seemingly minor female character?
In any other script, this would definitely be a protagonist with a cheat code!
Is this reasonable?

If nothing unexpected happens, Qi Hanyue's purple talent of "Postnatal Pill Saint" was also cultivated through "Limitless".

After a long while, Su Yuan finally suppressed his shock and took a deep breath.

Don't panic.

Having a dazzling talent is nothing. Before this kid grows up, we should just kill her... cough cough, this isn't some gangster cultivation, we can't do that.

On the bright side, Qi Hanyue is already one of his followers, and her abilities can be used for his own purposes.

Moreover, the sect system may still be able to be upgraded.

Who knows, after another upgrade, he, as the leader, might be able to utilize the talents of his followers.

Upon further reflection, while the "Limitless" talent is powerful, a cultivator's energy is finite. Although this talent is said to allow for continuous improvement, it doesn't specify the speed of progress.

Who knows, he might run out of lifespan and die before breaking through to a certain major realm.

After figuring these things out, Su Yuan's mindset finally calmed down a lot.

As for the origin of Qi Hanyya's 268 contribution points, after a moment's thought, Su Yuan guessed that the other party must have tipped him or a certain artist under Yuanshi Media.

Putting aside these irrelevant statistics, Qi Hanyue's mere 10% loyalty rate was quite glaring to Su Yuan.

This genius must be kept firmly within the Yuan Sect; we can't let her escape!
If they are enemies and not friends, then they must not be allowed to live!

Just as Su Yuan was brewing many extremely evil thoughts, Master Qiu walked into the classroom.

This Golden Core Doctor from the Xuan Yi Tian Zong sect imparted far more knowledge than Ye Muyu and Tai Bai Tian Ji.

He simply threw out all the introductory texts on alchemy, weapon crafting, talisman making, and formations, allowing the students to learn according to their own interests and talents.

Three days later, Master Qiu will conduct an exam based on the contents of the introductory texts.

Based on the exam results, Master Qiu could determine whether each student had a talent for side jobs such as alchemy and weapon crafting.

If one lacks talent, there's no point in learning the Xuan Yi Tian Zong courses later on.

It sounds like free-range farming, and it is indeed free-range farming, but the introductory texts given by Master Qiu are truly valuable.

These classic texts were compiled by scholars of the Xuan Yi Tian Zong sect, and are more than ten times better than the course tutorials circulating online.

However, after receiving the classic texts and reading through them for a while, many candidates who were originally full of expectations became confused.

can't read.

Alchemy, weapon crafting, talisman making, formation... all the side jobs of cultivators require sufficient talent.

It is clear that most people do not have this talent, even those who are among the best of their generation.

The few students who were able to thrive in the classroom were basically geniuses discovered by Master Qiu and internally selected by the Xuan Yi Tian Zong.

There is only one exception.

And this person was none other than Su Yuan.

He was currently engrossed in studying a book on weapon crafting.

This left Master Qiu, and everyone else who noticed it, utterly astonished.

What do you mean?
Could it be that Su Yuan is really a genius who has a side job of cultivating immortality?

This is certainly not the case.

To be honest, Su Yuan had absolutely no talent for any of the various cultivation side jobs.

He was so engrossed in watching it because his "Special Attack Against the Mysterious Arts Heavenly Sect" constitution was working.

Relying on his "deceptive physique," the moment he opened the weapon-forging manual in his hand, he was passively beginning to transform and absorb the righteous knowledge within, and then converted it into demonic weapon-forging knowledge.

As an introductory guide to weapon crafting, this book contains only one actual blueprint for crafting magical artifacts, in addition to various crafting techniques and precautions.

This magical artifact is called the "Heaven-Opening Pearl"!
Despite its impressive name, this thing is actually recognized as the most basic and one of the best tools for practicing.

The structure of the Heavenly Bead is very simple. The only materials needed are spiritual stones that have been depleted of their spiritual energy, and then the essence of the sun and moon is infused into the spiritual stone to achieve the fusion of yin and yang.

It can be said to be quite good value for money.

The more essence of the sun and moon is incorporated, the better the effect of the Heavenly Bead, and the more it can be used to test the skill level of the weapon refiner.

As for the uses of the Dzi Beads, they are related to the aquaculture industry.

As is well known, the cultivation of spirit beasts and demons lies in their instinctive absorption of the essence of the sun and moon to strengthen themselves.

But what if spirit beasts are kept in large-scale, closed captivity, preventing them from absorbing the essence of the sun and moon?
Like solar panels and moonlight panels, they can certainly serve as a medium for storing the essence of the sun and moon, but they can only meet daily needs.

Whenever the spirit beasts in the breeding farm are about to break through their cultivation level, or when they are in heat and mating, the Heavenly Pearl will serve as an important source of the essence of the sun and moon.

"Hmm, I see. So the essence of the sun and moon in the Heavenly Pearl can be replaced with this kind of power... I understand completely now."

While engrossed in learning the crafting method of the "Heavenly Opening Pearl," Su Yuan muttered to himself.

At that very moment, Master Qiu spoke ruthlessly from the platform:
"Gentlemen, I'm going to tell you a fact."

"Among the hundred arts of my Xuan Yi Tian Zong, weapon crafting is the most basic and easiest to learn."

"Within three days, you must do your best to try to refine a Heaven-Opening Pearl. The test will be conducted on the afternoon of the last day."

"If you can't even refine the Heaven-Opening Pearl, then unless there are very special circumstances, you won't be able to pass any other cultivation techniques either."

This left the students with no time to pay attention to Su Yuan's performance; their faces were all bitter, and they could only focus on studying the classics on weapon crafting.

The first morning's classes ended quickly.

After class, Su Yuan called Chen Nuoyi and Wu Ziying, and the three of them stopped Qi Hanya together.

"Master... is there anything similar?"

Qi Hanyue looked at the three people standing side by side in front of her, like a wall, and spoke cautiously.

"That's right, our Yuan Sect intends to set up a small shop that specializes in selling elixirs."

"I have prepared most of the documents and certificates required to set up the store, and all that is missing is a legal and compliant main prescription."

Su Yuan said solemnly.

Qi Hanyue: "...How can you open a pill shop without pill formulas?"

The girl had a vague feeling that she might have boarded a pirate ship.

After all, no matter what, a normal sect will usually gather one or two pill formulas before opening its pill hall.

This was the first time she had ever seen a sect that didn't even have a single pill formula yet wanted to expand its alchemy business.

Could it be that Su Yuan recruited her just to extract the pill formulas from her?

Qi Hanyue couldn't help but feel a surge of urge to run away.

Loyalty plummeted to a mere 1%.

(End of this chapter)