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

Is Chapter 2 about dual cultivation right from the start? That's interesting!
"Even if I'm choking you, you're going to swallow the last bite of dragon fruit? Hagisu, you bastard!"

Looking at Su Yuan, who was resolute in the face of death, Chu Lanxi shook her head helplessly.

"Never mind, it's just a box of fruit after a meal anyway, you can eat it if you want."

With that, Chu Lanxi released Su Yuan and went to find food in the refrigerator on her own.

Su Yuan wiped his mouth, feeling a little embarrassed:
"You might not believe it, but I'm actually making an attempt that will determine the future rise and fall of the cultivation world! Your takeout has made an indelible contribution to it!"

"But don't worry, your delivery won't have been sacrificed for nothing. I'll definitely make it up to you in a couple of days."

Chu Lanxi didn't even turn her head, she just gave a light snort and said:

"So, it turns out my sacrifice of delivering takeout was actually quite meaningful."

Seeing that Chu Lanxi did not pursue the matter further, Su Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and focused his attention on the system panel in front of him, his previously dormant heart rekindled!

Good grief, is stealing a takeout meal considered stealing someone else's opportunity? Hajitong, you bastard!
But isn't something wrong here? Why is the system's definition of a demon so arbitrary?
A bug?
Su Yuan thought and thought, but couldn't come up with a suitable explanation. He couldn't help but peek out and look at Chu Lanxi, who was doing stretching exercises in the living room after finishing her milk, and asked:

"Lanzi, what is your definition of opportunity?"

"What a stroke of luck..."

Chu Lanxi pondered for a moment and replied:

"Depending on the era, cultivators naturally have different definitions of opportunities. In our era, spiritual plants and fruits have been mass-produced, so even ordinary people can occasionally enjoy them."

"Take that dragon fruit you ate before, for example. In the ancient cultivation world, it would be considered a low-grade spiritual fruit. In that ignorant and unproductive era, it could be considered a stroke of luck."

"In a more impoverished and chaotic world, where starvation is rampant, a meal or a piece of meat would be an opportunity that countless people would flock to."

After hearing these words, Su Yuan understood.

Is it possible that the system is indeed bugged?

It identified its host's era as a resource-poor era, now defined as the ancient era of the underworld's cultivation of immortality.
Therefore, taking away a box of low-grade spiritual fruits from someone can indeed be considered taking away their opportunity.

Then I can completely replicate the act of stealing Chu Lanxi's takeout and max out the mission progress.

only……

Chu Lanxi eats in the school cafeteria most of the time, and ordering takeout late at night is a rare occurrence. If you're hoping that Chu Lanxi will meet the task quota of ten opportunities to seize others, it will probably take a month to complete.

No way! The college entrance exam is in just over 200 days. He spent a month completing the first system task. How is he going to overcome the college entrance exam?
Besides, every time Chu Lanxi orders takeout, I sneak a bite. I'd probably get a beating for that.

Su Yuan felt that one shouldn't keep taking advantage of the same person.

The sheepfold needs to be expanded.

After thinking for a while, Su Yuan suddenly had an idea. He immediately contacted the restaurant manager in the part-time job group and said that he had something to do the next day and resigned from his temporary restaurant waiter job.

Then, Su Yuan opened the Kangaroo Crowdsourcing APP on his phone, studied the terms and conditions for delivery drivers, and smiled with satisfaction.

As I remembered correctly, if I accidentally spill, lose, or deliver the wrong food during the delivery process, the damage will only be half the original cost of the food, and I will still earn the delivery fee.

As long as you make good use of this rule, you can easily handle system tasks.

Losing nine meals a day is a bit excessive and could easily get you warned by the platform, but losing nine meals in three days is quite reasonable.

After all, cultivators can deliver food very quickly, easily handling two to three hundred orders a day. A one percent order loss rate is reasonable! Very reasonable!

Because of the anniversary of the spiritual revival, I got a three-day holiday, so I was able to deliver food for three days straight and also take care of my own meals for those three days.

"I'm simply a genius! Who else but me is the new era's demon king?! Hehehe!"

The thought of receiving the system reward soon made Su Yuan's lips curl into a wild smile, and he couldn't help but want to hum a soft hum.

Chu Lanxi, in the living room, tilted her head in surprise at Su Yuan's bizarre expression.

The next morning, Su Yuan didn't even eat breakfast. He went downstairs, scanned a shared flying sword, and opened Kangaroo Crowdsourcing to start accepting orders.

He has a monthly pass for the shared flying sword, which allows unlimited flying for thirty days, with free access for up to sixty minutes each time.

As long as the flying sword is locked and then unlocked every sixty minutes, the shared flying sword will not deduct money from his account.

This is common sense that a poor high school student should possess.

That's a very realistic portrayal of life.

Using this method, Su Yuan practiced swordsmanship all day long using a shared flying sword, and is now an elite food deliveryman who can outrun more than 70% of security guards.

Five minutes later, just as dawn was breaking, Su Yuan received his first order.

This is a breakfast menu. The package contains soy milk and two steaming hot meat buns, which look very tempting.

Not far from the breakfast shop, Su Yuan stared at the takeout in his hand, rubbed his rumbling stomach, and sneered:
"Want to see your master? Sorry, this is your death day!"

[Demon Lord's Mission: Stealing Opportunities (In Progress)]

[Task progress: 2/10]

However, Su Yuan was still very professional. He finished his takeout in no time, and after confirming that the task progress had increased, he immediately contacted the customer to ask for a refund and reorder. Then he prioritized delivery to the customer so as not to delay the customer's business.

When choosing takeout options that have been "damaged", he will try to select those that can be prepared immediately, such as pre-cooked meals, fruits, or supermarket ready-made foods.

Lunchtime. "Want to end up in your master's belly? Sorry, this is your death day!"

Dinner time.

"Who should I have for dinner? It's so hard to choose! I'll choose whoever the little rooster points to—you're the one!"

At midnight, Su Yuan dragged his tired body home.

He has been working since early morning and has delivered more than 270 orders. In order to earn more money, he has expanded his order range to within a 20-kilometer radius. Even if he delivers food by flying sword, he can't keep up with it now!

Not to mention that when entering and exiting certain upscale residential areas or company buildings, they have to be surrounded and intercepted by security guards, which is definitely a physical task that is like a life-or-death race!

However, his earnings were also quite substantial.

He earns an average of three yuan per order in delivery fees, and with customer tips, he makes nearly 1,200 yuan a day.

Even after deducting the cost of the three meals, we still made a net profit of 1,100!

In addition, the task of seizing opportunities is nearly halfway complete. Just two more days and you'll see the task rewards!
Thinking about all this, Su Yuan felt all his fatigue disappear and he could still handle another hundred takeout orders!

What is this "innate divine body of cattle and horses"? (Tactical lean back)
Chu Lanxi was sitting on the sofa watching TV when she saw Su Yuan return and greeted him:

"Why did I work all day today? Don't I usually work half a day and train the other half on my days off?"

Su Yuan casually said:
"Take advantage of the holiday to earn more money."

The most urgent task now is to obtain the system reward and test the effects of the so-called "Brahma's Heart of Defilement." Everything else should wait.

Just as Su Yuan was about to go back to his room to rest, another whooshing sound came from outside the window.

Su Yuan skillfully stepped forward and opened the window, only to see a delivery guy who clearly had no experience rushing over. After delivering the food, he didn't even have time to say "Enjoy your meal" before being stopped by security guard Uncle Wang.

"Uncle Wang, are you busy?"

Su Yuan greeted the conscientious security guard.

Old Wang nodded to Su Yuan, grabbed the delivery guy by the scruff of his neck, turned and left, muttering to himself as he rubbed his aching back:
"The more we crack down on these unruly delivery drivers, the more we seem to get away with it. We can't have a peaceful night."

Su Yuan could only smile in response.

In residential communities or companies that don't allow food delivery into the premises, there are usually delivery lockers at the entrance. In most cases, you can simply put your food in the locker and leave.

However, some customers are too lazy to go downstairs, so they make a note to have the delivery guy bring the food to their door. They will give him a tip as long as the food is delivered safely, but if he gets caught, it's none of the customer's business.

Otherwise, Su Yuan wouldn't have received so many tips from customers.

Of course, getting caught wasn't a big deal; it just meant getting a few scoldings and slowing down the delivery of other orders.

It's a case of one party willing to give and the other willing to receive.

Besides, if it weren't for the delivery guys coming to deliver food every day like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, how would the importance of security guards be demonstrated?

Just as Su Yuan was marveling at the symbiotic relationship between the delivery guy and the security guard, a ding-dong sound suddenly rang in his ears, followed by the system's familiar mechanical voice.

You have faced a powerful senior figure in the demonic path who once suppressed an entire region!

Su Yuan: "???"

That senior demonic cultivator suppressed a demonic realm for thirteen years, blocking the paths of countless righteous talents who came one after another. His fame was formidable! Those talented cultivators in yellow robes trembled at his presence; this was a sign of the rise of demons and the decline of the righteous!

Su Yuan remained silent for a long time before finally uttering the word "Holy shit".

What the hell is this "demon path senior"? System, are you referring to Security Guard Uncle Wang? Blocking deliverymen from entering can be considered blocking the path of righteous prodigies?
But even heroes grow old, and that senior figure in the demonic path gradually felt his strength waning, inadvertently revealing to you his desire to find a successor!

[The Demon Lord's Quest Has Been Triggered]

[Quest: Recognize the Demon as Master (In Progress)]

[You possess a hidden demonic heart, yet appear innocent. You should take a senior member of the demonic sect as your master, outwardly respectful but harboring malicious intentions, to extract all his knowledge and skills. Learn the methods the demonic sect used to suppress the righteous path!]

[Task progress: 10%]

[Task Reward: Randomly upgrade one of your martial arts or Taoist techniques to the perfect stage]

Who's harboring evil intentions?! Your whole family is harboring evil intentions!
Su Yuan mentally complained about the system, but when he saw the mission rewards, his heart started pounding.

Compared to the beginner quest reward 'Vajra Demon Heart' whose specific effects are unknown, the reward of this sudden quest is much easier to understand!
Skill upgrade!
It smells amazing!
Moreover, judging from the 10% task progress, the method of blocking the way that the system made him learn from Uncle Wang, the security guard, is probably not the same skill he used to specifically target delivery drivers.

I've seen Uncle Wang use this trick often, which is why I've made some progress on the mission.

As for the requirements for becoming an apprentice...

Based on my understanding of the system, I probably don't need to formally become an apprentice; I can just learn the trade from Uncle Wang, the security guard.

How can we get Uncle Wang, the security guard, to share all his knowledge with us?
That would definitely mean becoming a security guard in the property management's security department!

Thinking of this, Su Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

I never imagined that at such a young age I would already be a master of both food delivery and security!

(End of this chapter)