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

Chapter 222 The Church Saintess and the Tentacle Monster? (3.2K views, please subscribe and add to your favorites!)

"You two both chose the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect?"

Inside the private office, Tai Baiji stared speechlessly at the young man and woman before him.

These two would be highly sought after by any immortal sect, so why did they have to come to the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect?

However, applying to the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect is not actually a bad choice.

Many fantasy novels, for the sake of plot, force the protagonist to enroll in a worthless sect, adding a main storyline of revitalizing the sect, and so on.

Even if the protagonist applies to one of the top ten immortal sects, that sect is usually the least important one among the top ten.

Or perhaps the sect was doing well, but a major internal upheaval suddenly occurred, forcing the protagonist to turn the tide.

While this might be enjoyable for readers, it's clear that such sects are not recommended for ordinary people.

To the casual readers in the book, the protagonist's decision to join such a sect is tantamount to ruining his future.

But the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect is different.

This immortal sect is not just some random sect; it ranks among the top five of the ten immortal sects.

Sword Sect graduates are quite flexible in their career choices.

Those who join the Exorcism faction can be directly promoted to the Law Enforcement Bureau, becoming legitimate public officials with extremely high social status.

Those with a background in swordsmanship can either join a swordsmanship sect to hone their skills or become a flying swordsman, participating in the most popular flying sword racing competition in the Blue Star Federation, gaining both fame and fortune.

Even some of the less popular majors in the Sword Sect, such as meteorology and civil engineering, still offer opportunities for sword cultivators to hone their skills.

In the meteorology field, sword cultivators can ascend to the highest heavens and travel outside the atmosphere to observe celestial phenomena.

In the civil engineering field, sword cultivators' flying swords are also capable of handling tasks such as tower crane operations, cutting, and concrete mixing.

At the same time, graduates of the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect also have a great advantage in exploring secret realms.

When recruiting members, many secret realm exploration teams prefer graduates of the True Martial Saint Sect, followed by graduates of the Evil Extermination Sword Sect.

From a development perspective, Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi's choices are really not wrong.

As for why Taibai Baiji didn't recommend the two of them join the Zhuxie Sword Sect... well, they've already made their choices, so what else is there to say?

Moreover, as long as one can endure hardship, this reason can, from a certain perspective, become an advantage.

"Teacher Taibai, the reason we joined the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect is because we admire you."

Su Yuan flattered him with a sincere expression.

Tai Baiji rolled his eyes speechlessly, ignored Su Yuan, and turned to look at the five preparatory class students behind Su Yuan.

These students also chose the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect.

Of the fifty-one preparatory class students, the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect received seven, which is quite good.

Tai Baiji glanced casually at the students and nodded slightly.

Three of the five students were swordplay geniuses he had recognized from the beginning.

The fourth person is Xiao Kong. This kid is ambitious and unyielding. He is also a good prospect for sword cultivation, so it is not surprising that he chose the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect.

It's probably because his sister Xiao Meng chose Guantian Pavilion, and he's now thinking of taking a shortcut to overtake her.

But seeing the fifth person surprised him.

"Qi Hanyya! Shouldn't you be going to the Xuan Yi Tian Sect?"

Tai Baiji frowned and asked.

Wearing black-rimmed glasses and standing out in the crowd, Qi Hanyue said shyly:

"Teacher Taibai, I've already suffered enough from alchemy in Su Yuan's factory, and I don't want to learn alchemy anymore."

"If I join the Demon Extermination Sect, I feel it would be easier to get by... cough cough, mainly because I think sword cultivators are cooler than alchemists."

You just said you wanted to coast through life, didn't you?

Taibai Baiji's forehead veins throbbed slightly, angered by his lack of ambition.

“You better study hard when you get to college! If you dare to slack off, don’t blame me for telling your mother about this!”

Qi Hanyue's face immediately fell.

Those around them couldn't help but look on with curiosity.

Do Qi Hanyue's parents know Teacher Taibai?

Moreover, judging from Teacher Taibai's tone, he seems to have a lot of respect for Qi Hanya's mother.

This seemingly ordinary country girl... has quite a background!

However, Tai Baiji didn't give the students time to gossip, and cleared his throat, saying:

"Enough of the small talk, I will now begin to formally instruct you on the path of foundation building."

"Which of you has already exchanged for a Celestial Spiritual Root? I will give you priority guidance so that you don't waste your Celestial Spiritual Root."

Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi immediately took a step forward.

The former goes without saying, but Chen Nuoyi's process of exchanging for the Immortal Spirit Root was somewhat tortuous.

The immortal spiritual root she desired was the top-tier "Heavenly Sword Spiritual Root".

This spiritual root and the Heavenly Sword Integration Technique are a set, with an exchange price as high as 12000 credits, which is definitely not enough for her with just her credits.

However, Yin Qiyue provided timely assistance by lending most of her academic credits to Chen Nuoyi.

After all, she already had a celestial spiritual root, so apart from the credits needed to exchange for Foundation Establishment techniques, the extra credits were not very useful.

At Su Yuan's urging, Chen Nuoyi temporarily accepted the credits, but she will still have to repay them when she earns more credits in the future.

In short, having exchanged both the cultivation technique and the spiritual root, Chen Nuoyi is only one step away from Foundation Establishment.

"Those without spiritual roots, please go out first. I will guide you later."

Tai Baiji waved his hand, and Xiao Kong, Qi Hanya, and the other students obediently went to wait outside the office.

"Let me guess, Su Yuan, did you choose the Demon-Slaying Scripture?"

He turned to look at Su Yuan, a half-smile on his face.

Su Yuan scratched his head sheepishly. It seemed that he didn't need to explain anything; the Taibai Sword Demon already knew what to do.

Perhaps this is the unspoken understanding between demon lords.

Tai Baiji spoke, about to reveal his guess that Su Yuan would be inspecting the factory every day, taking the opportunity to absorb demonic energy for cultivation.

But Su Yuan spoke first:

"Teacher, you understand me best. I plan to have all departments of the Yuan Sect hold daily meetings starting today."

"Morning meetings, evening meetings, a large meeting every three days, a small meeting every two days, each meeting lasting at least half an hour."

"While the Yuan Cult's cadres are discussing and reporting their work down below, I'm absorbing demonic energy up here. In just a few days, I'll be able to forge an unparalleled foundation for my Dao!"

Tai Baiji: "..."

I'm sorry, I don't understand you at all! I'm not your teacher either!

A newcomer like you, who calls meetings with all employees every day, shouldn't be in the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect; he should be hanging on a street lamp instead.

Tai Baiji reluctantly glossed over this topic:

"So what spiritual root did you choose?"

“I remember that the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect should not have a spiritual root that matches the Demon-Slaying Yuan Scripture.”

"Even if you do have one, it's the kind that's perfectly respectable and aboveboard; you're not qualified to use it."

Having come this far, Su Yuan was no longer going to hide it.

He directly explained that he possessed the Senluo Spiritual Root and planned to absorb the power of the Immortal Spiritual Root to elevate it to the Immortal grade.

After hearing these words, Taibai Baiji fell silent.

After a long pause, he slowly said:

"Su Yuan, you should really be glad that you were born in an era where people can create spiritual roots."

"If this were the ancient cultivation world, and you dared to drain two geniuses with immortal spiritual roots to achieve the Great Dao, neither the righteous nor the demonic paths would let you off the hook."

However, because he already possessed a strong resistance to Su Yuan, Tai Baiji, after a brief moment of surprise, suddenly said:

"Since your Senluo Spirit Root can continue to grow, is it possible for it to reach a realm beyond the Immortal Spirit Root?"

Su Yuan was slightly taken aback, then nodded solemnly:

"I think it's a good idea, which is why I bought two Immortal Spirit Roots in a row."

Immortal-level spiritual roots are merely golden talents; dazzling colors represent the ultimate.

If conditions allowed, Su Yuan would naturally want to give it a shot.

But Taibai Baiji slowly shook his head:

"Two immortal spiritual roots are not enough. We need at least two more for the Senluo spiritual root to break through the shackles and reach the level of a divine spiritual root."

The spiritual root above the immortal spiritual root is actually called the divine spiritual root?
Su Yuan was slightly taken aback, then nodded.

Acquiring two more immortal spiritual roots would be no challenge for Su Yuan at all.

He already has over four thousand credits, and the various businesses of Yuanjiao can earn him several hundred to nearly a thousand credits a day.

In other words, in at most another half month, he will be able to obtain two more immortal spiritual roots.

Even if he spent the entire two weeks cultivating the Demon-Slaying Yuan Scripture, it wouldn't be enough time, and it wouldn't affect his Foundation Establishment progress at all.

Seeing that Su Yuan understood his meaning, Tai Bai Tianji continued:
"Let's not talk about the divine spiritual root for now. You should use the immortal spiritual root first."

"The earlier the spiritual root is involved in the cultivation of the foundation-building technique, the better the effect. With your talents, you two may be able to establish your foundation within a hundred days."

Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi nodded in unison and opened the jade box in front of them containing the immortal spiritual root.

Surprisingly, the Immortal Spirit Root and the Heavenly Spirit Root are very different in appearance.

The former is simply a seed!
The two picked up the seeds from the box and, at Taibai Baiji's prompting, swallowed them directly.

The Immortal Spirit Root Seed appeared to be a physical entity, but after entering Su Yuan's body, it quickly passed through his internal organs and fell straight into his dantian.

Once it entered the dantian, the seed immediately took root and sprouted, overflowing with boundless immortal energy.

The celestial energy surged and filled Su Yuan's entire dantian, subtly showing a tendency to evolve the entire dantian.

But in the next second, the true master of the dantian, Senluo Linggen, was activated!

It seemed as if it had encountered a tentacle monster that was a saint of the church, and countless tentacles greedily spread out, tightly binding the newly sprouted fairy spirit root.

The tips of the tentacles penetrated deeper into the core of the immortal spiritual root, greedily plucking its sweetness.

Time passed second by second, and the power within the Immortal Spirit Root was completely devoured by the Senluo Spirit Root.

That ethereal seed vanished into thin air.

However, it seems that there was some loss during the absorption process, and Senluo Spirit Root failed to break through to the Immortal grade in one go, getting stuck at the last step.

This was exactly what Su Yuan had expected. He calmly picked up the second seed and sent it into his dantian.

After the second "church saintess" was completely devoured by the Senluo Spirit Root, this evil spirit root gathered all its tentacles and transformed into the shape of a seed.

It's called a seed, but it actually looks more like a fleshy egg, exuding an eerie aura.

After a full hour of gestation, the top of the fleshy egg blossomed, and numerous twisted, scarlet tentacles extended out, connecting with the dantian to form a giant tree composed of tentacles.

The moment the giant tree fully grew, Su Yuan felt that everything around him came alive.

He can see the spiritual energy contained in all things, distinguish the quality of spiritual energy, and make a distinction in an instant, absorbing only high-quality spiritual energy.

The spiritual energy within the dantian was also continuously refined under the impetus of the Immortal-grade Senluo Spiritual Root.

Although his cultivation level was still at the peak of Qi Refining, Su Yuan could clearly feel that his potential index related to spiritual power was skyrocketing!

After the spiritual energy was cleansed of impurities, the dantian, which was almost full of spiritual energy, once again became empty.

Su Yuan was like this, and so was Chen Nuoyi.

Tai Baiji activated the level-two spirit-gathering array in the office at the opportune moment.

In an instant, the two seemed to turn into two black holes, greedily devouring every wisp of spiritual energy in the office, as if they would never be satisfied.

(End of this chapter)