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

Chapter 276 A Devastating Strike from the Demon-Slaying Lord! (3K views, please subscribe!)

"The Jianmu Divine Needle is the treasure of our Civil Engineering Department, with a long history."

"A hundred years ago, our department joined forces with three master craftsmen from the Xuan Yi Tian Zong sect to create this spiritual treasure, which was rated as high as the peak of the Nascent Soul stage."

"With a diameter of 100 meters and a length that can be freely extended from 100 kilometers to 1,000 kilometers, it is the eternal crystallization of our wisdom as civil engineers."

"To this day, the Jianmu Divine Needle remains the spiritual banner of hundreds of millions of civil engineers in the Blue Star Federation!"

A senior civil engineering student led the first-year civil engineering students on a stroll under the Jianmu Divine Needle, chatting eloquently.

Listening to the glorious history of the Civil Engineering Department, even Wang Zhengyu, the most unremarkable freshman, couldn't help but puff out his chest with pride.

Two months ago, he came to Shixian City with a group of Taihua City's top talents. He felt inferior because his grades only allowed him to apply to the top ten civil engineering departments.

But now it seems that the Civil Engineering Department is no worse than other departments.

My previous worries were completely unnecessary, and the rumors that civil engineering students would face prejudice and discrimination outside the field are probably unfounded.

Gazing at the magnificent Jianmu Divine Needle, Wang Zhengyu suddenly felt a surge of emotion.

He raised his hand, wanting to touch the rough surface of the Jianmu Divine Needle, to feel the dedication of generations of civil engineers since the establishment of the Civil Engineering College.

But just as his hand was about to touch the Jianmu Divine Needle, the senior student stopped him:

"do not touch!"

"The Jianmu Divine Needle is the spiritual totem of us civil engineers. We should keep it in our hearts; touching it would be a desecration."

“What you said is true, senior.”

Wang Zhengyu hurriedly withdrew his hand, looking flustered, realizing he had almost made a terrible mistake.

Just as I was thinking this, the senior student said again:

"Our civil engineering department may have tough times, but it's also really lucrative."

"In order to make money in the future, we should start to work hard now."

“Our School of Civil Engineering happens to have a teaching building that was built 150 years ago that needs to be demolished and rebuilt. This is an opportunity to accumulate valuable experience.”

"As the saying goes, 'Don't let the good stuff go to outsiders.' We can't let outside construction teams make money from this money to rebuild the teaching building."

“Originally, this project was reserved by us senior students, but in order to take care of the new students, we seniors unanimously decided to give this precious opportunity to the freshmen.”

"Starting tomorrow, everyone can have classes at the construction site where the teaching building is being rebuilt."

"With the guidance and instruction of mentors, you can make rapid progress, not to mention you get an internship salary. Isn't that a great deal?"

At this moment, the freshmen were still immersed in the glorious history of the Civil Engineering Department. After hearing what the senior said, they agreed without hesitation.

For a moment, they didn't even realize that something was wrong.

Just as the freshmen of the Civil Engineering Department were getting fired up like they'd been injected with adrenaline, a voice rang out from not far away.

"Excuse me, is this the magical treasure that collects the Nine Heavens'罡气 (罡气 is a type of internal energy) and the Nine Netherworld's煞气 (煞气 is a type of internal energy)?"

Everyone instinctively looked in the direction of the sound and saw a boy wearing the same school uniform as them.

However, the boy's school badge was somewhat different from theirs.

The basic emblem of the Demon-Slaying University is a golden ancient sword with mountains, rivers, plants, the sun, moon and stars engraved on its blade.

Depending on the department, the school emblem will be modified accordingly.

For example, the Civil Engineering Department's school badge would feature wood grain patterns resembling tree rings on a golden ancient sword.

For example, the school emblem for the Kendo department will change from one sword to two. The extra sword is the back of a golden ancient sword, which is engraved with the techniques of farming and animal husbandry, and the techniques of unifying the four seas.

For example, the school emblem of the Exorcism faction features a gem at the end of the golden ancient sword hilt that transforms into a golden divine eye that observes the heavens and the earth.

The school badge of the boy in front of us is the badge of the Exorcism Department!
Wang Zhengyu, who was born in Taihua City, recognized the person at first glance. It was Su Yuan, the famous leader of the Yuan Sect and the top scorer in the college entrance examination in Taihua City!

Leaving aside Wang Zhengyu, the other students, after a moment of confusion, quickly recognized Su Yuan.

After all, Su Yuan's daily live-streaming sales aren't for nothing; he's currently the most popular streamer at Zhuxie University.

The freshmen didn't seem to notice Su Yuan's appearance, but the senior student visibly became wary.

"Su Yuan, what are you doing in our Civil Engineering Department, a freshman from the Exorcism Academy?"

"Oh, I'll borrow the power of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends from the Jianmu Divine Needle to cultivate for a while."

Su Yuan answered casually.

As he spoke, he casually touched the wooden surface of the Jianmu Divine Needle, somewhat amazed:

"This log is huge."

Upon seeing this, Wang Zhengyu clenched his fists. That Su Yuan was too frivolous, casually touching the earth and wood elemental artifacts! He hadn't even touched them!
Senior, please tell him off!
Wang Zhengyu roared inwardly, looking expectantly at the senior, only to find that the other man remained silent, as if he were being suppressed by some kind of force.

But how could this be? This senior is a dignified Foundation Establishment Peak cultivator, how could he be suppressed by Su Yuan?
Is it just because he is ranked in the top two among the new students of the Exorcism Department?
After a long silence, the senior student slowly spoke:
"If you want to use it, then go ahead and use it."

"However, our college will also need to use Jianmu Shenzhen for the renovation of the teaching building. Our construction time is from 8:00 to 11:00 in the morning and from 2:00 to 6:00 in the afternoon. You can work at any other time."

These words seemed quite normal, but to Wang Zhengyu and other freshmen in the Civil Engineering Department, they sounded like a sign of grievance and compromise!
A sacred artifact of the Earth and Wood element is about to be used at will by someone from another element!

What's the difference between this and seeing your wife go out with a handsome and rich man and lying to yourself that they're just friends?
It’s hard, the fist is hard!
Su Yuan was unaware of the strange emotions among the civil engineering students around him, and simply said sincerely:

"Don't worry, senior, I will definitely use it on time and will not cause you any trouble."

Senior student: "Do you want to use it now?"

Su Yuan thought for a moment, then smiled and said:
"There's no rush. I'm already here, it would be impolite not to visit the Civil Engineering Department."

As he spoke, Su Yuan said with anticipation:

“I could see the Jianmu Divine Needle that pierces the heavens and earth even from outside the Ten Immortals City. If my counselor hadn’t told me, I would never have believed that this spiritual treasure was actually of the earth and wood element.”

"If a single Jianmu Divine Needle is so extraordinary, there must be even more powerful cultivation facilities in the Department of Earth and Wood."

"After all, your Civil Engineering Department is the top in infrastructure among all departments, so it's definitely a perfect match for your major."

Faced with Su Yuan's words, which were not malicious and full of expectation, the senior's face immediately darkened.

It's happened! The situation he least wanted to see has occurred!

These old men from the Exorcism and Swordsmanship departments always manage to say a bunch of hurtful things to the hearts of civil engineering students without them even realizing it.

What kind of cultivation facility is more powerful than the Jianmu Divine Needle?
There's never been anything like this in the Civil Engineering department!
It took the Earth and Wood Department a full fifty years to pay off the cost of forging the Jianmu Divine Needle. Now they can barely catch their breath. Where can they find a treasure comparable to the Jianmu Divine Needle?

As for infrastructure?

The slogan "Civil engineers, civil engineers, we are all dream builders" is indeed true.

But we're building other people's dreams, not our own, okay?

Many civil engineers spend their entire lives working on construction sites, only to find they can't even afford a house in the city.

The Civil Engineering Department is in a similar situation to the Civil Engineering students. They possess the largest infrastructure resources in Zhuxie University, but due to a lack of funding, they have to trick freshmen into doing the work of rebuilding an old building that is over 150 years old.

You think you, a demon-slaying lord, want to visit the Civil Engineering Department?

Can I visit the construction site?

The senior student was internally ranting, but couldn't bring himself to say a word.

Gradually, Su Yuan seemed to realize something, and asked in a tentative tone:
"Could it be that the only valuable treasure the Earth and Wood Department has is the Jianmu Divine Needle?"

Wang Zhengyu and the other freshmen immediately panicked upon hearing this.

Su Yuan's words were a blatant insult! How could the Department of Civil Engineering only have a single Jianmu Divine Needle?
Senior, hurry up and come up with a couplet to defeat him!
However, the senior's prolonged silence quickly cooled the enthusiasm of many civil engineering freshmen.

An idea that was hard for them to accept appeared in their minds.

Is what Su Yuan said true?
However, Su Yuan's barrage of attacks was not over yet:
"Although I haven't been in school for long, I have seen quite a few Nascent Soul level spiritual treasures from the Exorcism category, probably no less than ten."

"There was even a Nascent Soul level spiritual treasure, I remember it was called Skynet, the central hub of the entire Federation's Skynet system, providing technical support to law enforcement agencies throughout the Federation..."

"So the Civil Engineering department really only has one Jianmu Divine Needle? That's way too poor."

The civil engineering freshmen fell silent.

Immediately, the senior's slightly bitter voice rang out:
"Originally, I wanted to let everyone know later... that way everyone might feel better."

"It's a pity that Su Yuan, the evil-slaying master, has arrived. That's why I hate them. They always manage to hurt the hearts of us civil engineers without us even realizing it."

The civil engineering freshmen were all speechless.

The glory of civil engineering students and the spirit of civil engineers vanished at this moment.

If they could change their major, they would just want to pack up and run away right now, but unfortunately they can't.

[Did you really corrupt the Daoist resolve of hundreds of newly recruited menial disciples of the Demon-Slaying Holy Land with just a few words? Your ability to incite people has improved once again.]

You dog system, you've gone too far! That's the real blow to civil engineering students!

What is a servant disciple?
They're all the same, okay... At the very least, they should be considered outer disciples!

Even without the dog system's reminder, Su Yuan realized he had said the wrong thing.

He waved his hand somewhat awkwardly, quickly found the wooden door on the Jianmu Divine Needle, opened it, went inside, and escaped this embarrassing place.

Little did he know that his act of entering the "spiritual wives" of civil engineers would deliver another devastating blow to everyone present.

(End of this chapter)