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

Chapter 236 Departure! Ten Immortal Cities! (3K views, please subscribe!)

After the college entrance examination, the ten preparatory classes were naturally disbanded.

Su Yuan and others, who originally belonged to Taihua local high school, also began a long vacation.

From June 10th, when the college entrance examination ended, until August 31st, before the freshmen went to register for university, Su Yuan and the others had free time to do as they pleased.

June 11th, inside the advanced class of Taihua High School.

All the students from Taihua City who were admitted to the top ten immortal sects in this year's college entrance examination gathered here.

The nine students in the top ten preparatory classes, led by Su Yuan, and the ten regular college entrance examination candidates who met the admission criteria were seated according to their college entrance examination rankings.

Standing on the podium, Taibai Baiji slowly said:
"As prospective students of the ten major immortal sects, you have two options during this holiday before reporting for duty."

"One option is to study or relax freely until the end of the holiday. The other is to enter the university town of the Ten Immortal Gates in advance and experience the university atmosphere."

“If you choose the latter, I happen to be planning to return to the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect, and you can come with me.”

Upon hearing Taibai Baiji's words, many students were immediately moved.

The university town of the Ten Immortal Sects is not actually a heavily guarded, closed city.

On the contrary, it is the most prosperous first-tier city in the Blue Star Federation, which has gradually grown from ten university towns.

Countless sect headquarters were located there, and residents and merchants settled down.

This university town also has an official name: Shixian City.

It's unclear whether "Shixian City" is an abbreviation for the Ten Immortal Cities University Towns or has some other meaning.

However, because the city of ten immortals is too prosperous and its resources are too concentrated, it is fine for ordinary people to go there for a trip, but if they want to settle there long-term, it will be a real test of their economic strength.

As for the benefits of settling in Shixian City?

There are so many that you can't even count them all.

For sects, Ten Immortals City is teeming with talent; you could throw a brick down and hit three or five geniuses who are rare talents in a decade.

As long as your sect is attractive enough, graduates and interns from the top ten immortal sects will continuously flock to your sect, greatly promoting its development.

For ordinary vendors, the spending power of students and residents in Shixian City allows them to easily make a fortune.

Of course, the premise is that you can withstand the pressure of rent and industry competition.

As for Su Yuan and the other ten prospective students of the Immortal Sects, the biggest advantage of entering the Ten Immortal Cities ahead of time is...

Naturally, this means getting in touch with senior students, and even professors and mentors, to build connections early on.

Immediately, six normal college entrance examination candidates raised their hands, expressing their desire to enter the City of Ten Immortals ahead of time.

Even Xiao Kong and other students in the preparatory class couldn't help but be tempted.

"Su Yuan, shall we go to Ten Immortals City?"

Sitting next to Su Yuan, Chen Nuoyi tugged at the former's sleeve and asked in a low voice.

Su Yuan was also pondering.

The Yuan religion is based in Taihua City.

If I dedicate myself to expanding the Yuan Sect's territory over the next three months, I might be able to extend its influence to surrounding cities and generate even greater profits.

However, if he were to enter the Ten Immortals City ahead of time, he would have to abandon his foundation and start from scratch with his own group.

But the benefits of doing so are also very obvious.

The market in Shixian City is definitely more than ten times larger than that in Taihua City!
Once you establish a foothold in Shixian City, it's equivalent to conquering three or four ordinary cities.

How to choose?
Just as Su Yuan was struggling with his decision, a "ding-dong" sound suddenly rang in his ears.

[After so long of filial piety, you have finally gained the further trust of the Taibai Sword Demon. He has decided to take you into the sacred lands of the Ten Great Immortal Sects and have you join his plan to overthrow them.]

The dog system is talking nonsense again.

This trip to Shixian City is open to all the top ten prospective students, not just special training for me!
There's also the idea of ​​overthrowing the Ten Great Immortal Sects, which neither Teacher Taibai nor I have ever considered.

Can you please stop adding random main storylines?
The ten major immortal sects are deeply entrenched; even if you and the Taibai Sword Demon join forces, you cannot overthrow them in one fell swoop.

[But you've already prepared for a protracted war, for example, by first developing the Yuan Sect's influence under the noses of the Ten Great Immortal Sects and accumulating strength.]

[At the same time, let the Yuan Cult gradually infiltrate the core circles of the Ten Great Immortal Sects, slowly corrupting them without being detected.]

[The Demon Lord's quest has been updated!]

[Quest: Maggots on the Tartar (In Progress)]

Please lead the Yuan Sect cadres to establish the Yuan Sect headquarters within the Ten Immortal Cities, and lead the Yuan Sect to become an affiliated sect of any of the Ten Great Immortal Sects!

This will be your first step in corrupting the Ten Great Immortal Sects.

[Quest Progress: Attaching to a Celestial Sect (0/1)]

[Quest Reward: Holy Church Blood Sacrifice Grand Array Diagram *1]

The mission's objective is... to become a subordinate sect of the top ten?

This was unexpected for Su Yuan, and left him quite speechless.

The dog system really thinks too highly of him.

The Ten Great Immortal Sects are not simply universities; universities are merely their subordinate training institutions.

The true Ten Great Immortal Sects are ten super-large corporations that cover the entire Blue Star Federation, with their industries extending to the lowest levels of the Federation.

Take the Myriad Beasts Demon Sect as an example.

All veterinary hospitals, breeding bases, and countless industries related to spirit beasts in the Blue Star Federation must be approved by the Myriad Beast Demon Sect before they can be established.

Furthermore, the influence of the Nine Great Immortal Sects in their respective industries is almost equivalent to that of the Myriad Beasts Demon Sect in the spirit beast industry.

Su Yuan couldn't even imagine how difficult it would be to become an affiliated sect of such a super giant.

Also, what's with this "Maggot on the Veil" quest name?!
Does this mean that the Ten Great Immortal Sects became corrupted after associating with the Yuan Sect? Is the Yuan Sect really that despicable?
There's also a reward for this task.

The words "Blood Sacrifice Array" are so blatantly obvious, you're not even bothering with any pretense, are you?

How to perform a blood sacrifice?
I ask you, how does a society governed by the rule of law and focused on cultivating immortality involve blood sacrifice?
Humans certainly cannot be sacrificed with blood.

As for sacrificing spirit beasts... although the Yuan Sect consumes a lot of spirit beast materials, they should still be able to squeeze out some if they try.

decide as things go.

Su Yuan snapped the task panel shut and decided to head to Ten Immortals City during the holiday.

It has absolutely nothing to do with system tasks.

It's entirely a personal decision.

There's nothing wrong with staying in Taihua City, this comfortable zone.

But establishing the Yuan Sect headquarters in the City of Ten Immortals would open up even greater possibilities.

As Su Yuan made his choice to go to the Ten Immortals City, the other students from the preparatory class, as well as candidates such as Wu Xingqi and Zhang Jun, also made their decisions.

Head to the City of Ten Immortals!
They hesitated before because they were worried that if they went to the Ten Immortals City alone, they would be ostracized and bullied by the local lords.

But what if Su Yuan also went?

It's hard to say who bullied whom.

Perhaps it won't be long before the Ten Immortals City witnesses the darkness of the Yuan Sect!
After the students unanimously approved, Taibai Baiji nodded slightly:

"I plan to depart in three days. In the meantime, please prepare yourselves. Meeting adjourned."

The students all agreed and went about their own business.

For Su Yuan, the most important thing was the arrangements for the Yuan Sect in Taihua City.

With him and the core members of the Yuan Cult gone, a person who can keep order and manage the Yuan Cult is needed.

Zhu Tianqing, one of the Four Heavenly Kings?

She can't.

Putting aside the fact that this girl has an extreme mentality and is not suitable for management, the fact that she will definitely report to the Ten Great Immortal Sects by August 30th at the latest is unacceptable.

We can't just choose a new manager later.

After much thought, Su Yuan came up with two suitable candidates.

One of them is Chen Nuoyi's Dragon King father.

This seemingly decadent but actually powerful Golden Core cultivator doesn't usually need to get involved in sect affairs, but when it comes to the critical moment of an invasion by a foreign demonic sect, he can definitely keep things under control.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Su Yuan has seen so many Golden Core cultivators, making it seem like Golden Core masters are worthless.

In reality, in Taihua City, a city with a population of several million, there are no more than ten permanent Golden Core cultivators.

There wasn't even a single Nascent Soul True Monarch.

Even so, Taihua City can be rated as a second-tier city in the federal government, which shows how rare Golden Core cultivators are.

The other candidate is the true administrator of the Yuan Sect in Taihua City.

This person is one of the Yuan Cult's own people, none other than Song Shan, the leader of the Black Labor Cult, who is at the peak of Foundation Establishment.

Whether in terms of ability or personality, Song Shan is perfectly capable of being a manager who maintains the status quo.

The reason why he dared to entrust such an important task to Song Shan was because of his trust in the man.

After recruiting the Black Laborers Cult, Su Yuan asked Song Shan curiously why a dignified Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator would mingle with a bunch of Qi Refining stage laborers.
The answer Su Yuan received surprised him.

It turns out that Song Shan is also an inspirational male protagonist.

He was born in a rural area under the jurisdiction of Taihua City. His family was poor when he was young. Through hard work, he was admitted to Xinghe Daozong, one of the ten major immortal sects, and successfully graduated.

For a genius like him, good jobs would naturally come knocking.

However, instead of joining a sect, he devoted himself to helping the working class in Taihua City, the undocumented migrant workers, for more than a decade.

Su Yuan was not qualified to judge whether Song Shan's behavior was right or wrong, but he was indeed a person worthy of respect and trust.

There would be absolutely no problem in entrusting the Yuan Sect to him for management and control of production.

Besides, Su Yuan only went to the Ten Immortals City for further study; it's not like he won't be able to come back.

Every now and then during my holidays, I naturally go back to Taihua City to visit.

Moreover, once the Yuan Sect headquarters in Shixian City is built and grows stronger, would the Yuan Sect branch in Taihua City dare to rebel?

After making proper arrangements for Yuanjiao, Su Yuan, Chen Nuoyi, and their old classmates from Taihua High School had a good get-together and held a farewell banquet.

As for Wu Xingqi, Zhang Jun, Taibai Yuxi, and other acquaintances and friends who went to the Ten Immortals City together, there was no need for any formalities.

Anyway, you can still see it if you go to the City of Ten Immortals.

They might even take the opportunity to join the Yuan Sect's headquarters.

However, on the last night, Su Yuan made a special trip to say goodbye to Zhu Tianqing.

Saying goodbye was a pretense; his real intention was to absorb the demonic energy emanating from her.

After absorbing the demonic energy from the Holy Maiden, another flower bloomed on the crown of Su Yuan's Senluo Spirit Root Tree.

The second golden apple will grow soon.

When the three days were up, Su Yuan and the other ten prospective students met with Tai Baiji and officially embarked on their journey to the Ten Immortal Cities.

　P.S.: Only two chapters today.

　　The map is changing soon. I'll tidy up the outline and resume normal updates tomorrow!
　　
　
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