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

Chapter 256 Su Yuan: No, you actually believe that?! (3K views, please subscribe!)

The first day in the world of Absolute Sword passed in the blink of an eye.

The four teams, far from the camp, occasionally exchanged their observations and experiences.

But as today's horoscope suggests, they didn't make any particularly interesting discoveries throughout the day.

It was just some trivial information, such as killing a lone sword slave, discovering a relic that seemed to contain a swordsmanship lineage, but finding nothing after investigating.

To achieve higher exploration efficiency, each team will occasionally split up to explore further.

Of course, for safety reasons, students in the same team will never stray too far from their team leader.

Su Yuan, on the other hand, spent most of the day peacefully cultivating in the camp.

Just after midnight, the alarm clock that Su Yuan had set went off.

He opened his eyes, snapped out of his meditation, picked up his phone, and immediately sent a private message to Chen Nuoyi, asking her to take the lead in checking today's fortune.

Chen Nuoyi replied with an "OK" and immediately tagged 'AA Xiaozhu' in the military training group.

【AA Xiaozhu @ Chen Nuoyi】

Your fortune today is: Moderately Auspicious.

[Wandering through the wilderness, I occasionally gained something; diligence is rewarded by Heaven, so I will continue my efforts.]

Su Yuan frowned slightly as he read Chen Nuoyi's verdict.

Is it just Kyrgyzstan?
Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the team members following Chen Nuoyi will be of medium to high skill level unless they are alone.

Today, Chen Nuoyi's team might find one or two swordsmanship inheritances, but they are all of average level and not worth traveling thousands of miles to get points.

After Chen Nuoyi set an example in the group, the other group members also started checking their daily fortunes.

The captains of the other three teams also joined soon after.

【AA Xiaozhu @ Chi Le'an】

Your fortune today is: Very auspicious.

[With extraordinary fortune, things go smoothly, a chance encounter with immortals leads to a higher level.]

Chi Le'an: The wisdom of our ancestors.

Not only did Chi Le'an get a very lucky streak, but his teammates also got either a medium or very lucky streak. It's clear that they'll be getting a huge win today thanks to Chi Le'an!

This made Su Yuan somewhat jealous.

What a wonderful Heavenly Heart Saint! Not only is his character flawless, but his luck is also incredibly good.

Could he really be the chosen one?
No! Today I must fulfill my duty as the devil and steal his opportunity!

A sinister glint flashed in Su Yuan's eyes (seriously), like a reborn villain plotting to steal the protagonist's luck and fortuitous encounters.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Kong's fortune for the day was also displayed.

Xiao Ji, there's no need to even look at him.

Not everyone with the surname Xiao is a main character.

He's got Chi Le'an wrapped around his little finger today, and nobody can do anything about it!

However, just as Su Yuan stood up, preparing to charge towards Chi Le'an's location, Qi Hanyue's fortune for the day was also displayed.

【AA Xiaozhu @ Qi Hanya】

Your fortune today is: Very bad.

[Innocent and carefree, yet attracting calamity; without demonic assistance, certain death is inevitable.]

Qi Hanyue: Bah! Feudal superstition!

Staring at Qi Hanyue's fate, Su Yuan fell silent.

No, is this girl really having such a miserable day?
Without demonic assistance, there is no chance of survival.
Who is this demon? It's so hard to guess!

"I originally thought that by acquiring Chi Le'an, a hidden dragon, I could gain many benefits today, but unexpectedly, another phoenix chick has appeared. How should I choose..."

Su Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

That's what they say, but in reality, ever since Qi Hanyue was given a terrible omen, Su Yuan only had one choice left.

We're just trying to save them, what else can we do?

Moreover, you can't interfere beforehand when saving someone, because fate is something that happens more often than you try to avoid it.

If you forcibly interfere, you might end up with a very unlucky fate yourself.

Rather than getting involved prematurely and getting yourself caught up in it, it's better to wait and see what happens before taking action.

Anyway, with the Blood Sacrifice Summoning as a backup, as long as Qi Hanyue isn't killed instantly, no matter what danger she's in, he can rescue her.

As for reporting Qi Hanyue's potential danger to Instructor Zhao in advance?
It would be strange if Instructor Zhao believed it.

While fortune-telling does exist in the world of cultivation, it depends on who is telling the fortune.

If it were a cultivator from the Guantian Pavilion who was proficient in fortune-telling, Instructor Zhao would naturally believe it without hesitation. But why should Instructor Zhao believe something calculated by a group of robots?

Unless Su Yuan reveals his demonic technique, "Fate-Pointing."

But that is impossible.

Therefore, Su Yuan had to personally take on the task of saving lives.

If we act quickly, we might be able to save Qi Hanyue while also seizing the opportunity with Chi Le'an.

Even if they can't catch up, it doesn't matter. With one "fixed fate" move, Chi Le'an will still have great luck tomorrow and can still fleece people.

Without delay, Su Yuan stepped onto the Crimson Yuan Sword, his figure transforming into a streak of blood-red light as he charged towards Qi Hanyue's team. Seeing this, Instructor Zhao finally nodded in satisfaction.

Throughout the journey, Su Yuan sped at the maximum speed his body could withstand, and nothing along the way made him stop.

At this relentless speed, he arrived near Qi Hanyue's team in just half an hour.

While Su Yuan was on his way, several members of Qi Hanya's team also posted their fates in the military training group, all of which were only minor auspicious fates.

It seems that when Qi Hanyue's terrible fate came true today, she was not with her teammates.

That's good, otherwise if Qi Hanyue's entire team were trapped in some kind of danger, Su Yuan wouldn't have time to rescue them.

After arriving near Qi Hanyue's team, Su Yuan casually landed in an open space. With a wave of his hand, a large number of sword slave remains flew out of his storage magic treasure and piled up into a small mountain on the open space.

Then, Su Yuan took out a bucket of spirit beast blood that he had prepared at any time from his magic weapon, in order to draw the Holy Sect's Blood Sacrifice Array.

At the same time, Su Yuan also ordered Zhu Qingqing to hack the surveillance equipment on Qi Hanyue and monitor her every move.

After making these preparations, Su Yuan sat firmly beside the blood sacrifice array, waiting for Qi Hanya's ominous fate to come true.

Five hours passed in the blink of an eye.

Qi Hanya's team made steady progress, constantly venturing into unexplored areas.

"Gentlemen, you all go and look around here first, I'll go check over there."

In the surveillance video, Qi Hanyue gave orders to her teammates and then quickly headed towards a shady spot.

Upon seeing this, Su Yuan's eyes narrowed slightly.

Before he could find anything from the surveillance video, Qi Hanyue had already noticed the anomaly in the area.

As expected of the Holy Maiden of Wuji, she truly possesses extraordinary qualities.

Then, Su Yuan saw the pink-haired girl find a large rock that was taller than a person, look around, and then swiftly hide behind the rock, lying down like a salted fish.

"I'm exhausted. I'm so tired of being the captain."

Su Yuan: "..."

Hard! The fist is hard!
I've been keeping watch for so long, not daring to relax for a second, just because I was worried that something bad might happen to you, but you just lay down and did nothing?
There's no reason for the boss to work while the employees rest!
No way! I'm going to really squeeze this girl dry after military training is over!
Even her mother's visit couldn't help!
Fortunately, Qi Hanyue's lying down didn't last too long.

As the pink-haired girl leaned against a rock, playing on her phone with her legs crossed, the rock behind her suddenly wobbled slightly, and a piece of debris fell off.

A line of large characters written in ancient and elegant script suddenly appeared on the boulder.

But at that moment, the surveillance footage of the pink-haired girl suddenly became choppy and blurry, and eventually the internet connection was lost.

Su Yuan was slightly startled. Just as he was about to check the network status, the monitoring screen returned to normal.

In the scene, the pink-haired girl is still lying flat on the back of the stone, and the spiritual runes on the stone seem to have been mistaken for something else, as if they had never appeared.

If Instructor Zhao, who was in charge of the overall situation, hadn't been keeping a close eye on Qi Hanyue, he probably wouldn't have noticed the brief, lag-free video.

But Su Yuan felt a sense of dread.

Because he was almost certain that the newly appeared scene was likely fake.

Some entity interfered with the spiritual network surrounding Qi Hanyue and altered the surveillance footage.

The one capable of doing this is definitely not a mindless being like a sword slave, but some kind of intelligent being lurking in the world of Absolute Sword.

Even if Instructor Zhao notices something amiss in the surveillance footage and immediately goes to investigate, he may not be able to find Qi Hanyue at her original location.

Because this intelligent being was risking exposure to manipulate the spirit network, it must have been prepared to abduct Qi Hanyya in time to complete its evil plan.

Unfortunately... this intelligent being encountered Su Yuan.

Su Yuan did not rush to summon Qi Hanyue back directly, but instead summoned Zhu Qingqing first through the Ten Thousand Soul Banner.

The enemy can hack the Spirit Network, but they can't hack Zhu Qingqing.

"What did the inscription on the stone say before the internet was cut off?"

Su Yuan asked Zhu Qingqing concisely.

Faced with this question, the ancient demon cultivator's expression was also strange.

She didn't say anything, but simply projected a photograph, a picture of the inscriptions on the stone.

Su Yuan looked at it with a solemn expression, then fell silent.

"I am Feng Wuyai, an ancient sword cultivator. I am trapped in the underground tomb of the Feng Shui eye of Wanlong Mountain (map)."

"If you rescue me, I will pass on my unparalleled heritage to you and help you become a sword immortal."

Su Yuan: "..."

No, was this kind of scam already prevalent during the ancient times of cultivating immortality?

Qi Hanyue, you can't possibly believe that, can you?

Before Su Yuan could voice his inner thoughts, Zhu Qingqing said with a strange expression:

“I’m still secretly monitoring Qi Hanya. After reading the text on the stone and the coordinates of Wanlong Mountain, she set off with great enthusiasm.”

There's bound to be a twist, right? There's definitely going to be a twist!
You're not stupid enough to actually go to Wanlong Mountain to look for some ancient sword cultivator's treasure!
But the next second, Su Yuan's phone received a private message.

Qi Hanyue: Su Yuan, Su Yuan, I've encountered a great opportunity!

Qi Hanyue: Let's hurry up and go to the underground tomb in Wanlong Mountain. It's said that an ancient sword cultivator is trapped there.

Qi Hanyue: As long as we save him, we'll reap huge benefits!

(End of this chapter)