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

Chapter 328 Facing the Purple-Gold Dragon Lord? (3K votes requested!)

Rewards one and three are self-explanatory and will be skipped.

Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi's gazes immediately fell on Reward Two.

Golden apple.

For Chen Nuoyi, who only possesses the Immortal Spirit Root, the Golden Apple might be an unfamiliar term, but for Su Yuan, the value contained within this term is all too clear.

Although the golden apples produced by the Senluo Spirit Root have all been transformed back into nutrients for nurturing the Spirit Root.

However, Su Yuan could sense that each golden apple produced by the Senluo Spirit Root contained golden, even dazzling, supernatural power.

His golden apple was like that, and naturally, the golden apple of the Purple Gold Dragon Emperor was also like that.

What surprised Su Yuan was that the Golden Apple could actually be given away as a gift.

He had always thought this stuff was only for internal digestion.

This discovery also made Su Yuan think of the darkness that might exist in the ancient cultivation world.

In that era, the technology for transplanting spiritual roots and talents was not mature, and it was extremely difficult for the scions of aristocratic families to improve their cultivation talents.

However, if a wild genius with divine spiritual roots could be captured, they could be imprisoned and their talents enhanced by harvesting the genius's golden apple after the genius reaches the Foundation Establishment stage.

The number of golden apples that a single divine root can produce is limited.

But even a small number is enough to forcefully create an unparalleled genius through the various golden and dazzling magical powers contained within.

It's not hard to imagine that wild geniuses with divine spiritual roots in the ancient cultivation world usually had many misfortunes.

Fortunately, it is extremely difficult for a naturally born deity to awaken. At least in the more than three hundred years since the spiritual energy revival, there have been almost no such geniuses.

To get back to the point, the value of the golden apple is undeniable, and it is an absolute must-have.

The only thing that Su Yuan regretted was the number of golden apples.

There's only one! That's not nearly enough to go around!

It's said that this thing is like a Devil Fruit; it takes effect after the first bite, but it stops working after eating it again.

Su Yuan thought about it seriously for a moment, then turned to look at the girl beside him and said solemnly:

"Noyi, you can eat this golden apple later."

"The innate divine power that the Purple-Gold Dragon Lord has developed should be helpful when you receive his inheritance later."

Chen Nuoyi was slightly taken aback, and quickly waved her hand, saying:

"I didn't do anything in this level; it was all your work. So the reward for passing this level should naturally be yours."

Su Yuan: "Listen to me, you can eat it."

Seeing this, Long Bai's beautiful eyes showed a hint of surprise.

'Su Yuan seems like a selfish guy, but I didn't expect him to care so much about the people around him.'

'These are my biological father's golden apples! He produced ten golden apples in total, five of which were given to human geniuses, and three of those five geniuses went on to achieve the Nascent Soul stage…'

'Such a precious reward, and this guy just throws it away like that?'

[Long Bai's Favorability (150/200)]

Hearing Long Bai's thoughts, Su Yuan secretly curled his lip.

Giving away his dazzling talent is certainly not his style.

The reason he didn't want the golden apple was actually very simple... He was worried about being influenced by the righteous power within the golden apple.

Each golden apple that grows from a divine root possesses supernatural powers that change according to the nature of the root and the temperament of its owner.

Take Su Yuan for example.

When he first broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage, the first golden apple that appeared still carried a hint of righteousness. However, as his mastery of demonic arts improved, the supernatural powers contained within the golden apple only became more and more evil.

So, who is the Purple-Gold Dragon Lord?

Su Yuan was worried that if he ate the Golden Apple of the Purple-Gold Dragon Venerable, he would be directly purified, since he was a pure human saint.

So it's clear that Chen Nuoyi, who hasn't really practiced demonic arts, is more suited to eat the golden apple.

Besides, if the supernatural powers within the Golden Apple are useful, why can't he just extract them using the Human Pill method?
Of course, this shouldn't be said aloud, otherwise it would lower Long Bai's favorability.

Under Su Yuan's repeated insistence, Chen Nuoyi had no choice but to agree.

He made a promise with Su Yuan that whatever the reward for clearing the final level was, it would definitely belong to Su Yuan, and he was not allowed to refuse.

After choosing the reward, a golden apple with some purplish-gold patterns on its surface appeared in front of the two.

After asking about the uses of the golden apple, Chen Nuoyi didn't hesitate and took a bite.

The fist-sized golden apple instantly transformed into a pool of golden spiritual spring, sweetening the girl's throat.

Su Yuan immediately brought up Chen Nuoyi's ability panel.

Chen Nuoyi: Deputy Leader of the Yuan Cult

[Loyalty: 100%]

Special Abilities: Purple-Gold Dragon Qi (Primordial True Transmission Version) (Colorful), Dragon King Bloodline (Colorful), Dragon Stomach (Gold), Clouds Following the Dragon (Purple), Five Dragons Heavenly Heart Sword (Gold), Dragon Eye (Purple), Dragon Breath (Purple), Dragon Armor (Gold)

[Wang Zuo's Demonic Strength Index: 13798/10000]

Today's luck: 66

[Contribution Points: 31779] 66 points of luck? Such a high luck value even without any points being added. It seems Miss Chen is going to have a very lucky day.

Su Yuan carefully examined Chen Nuoyi's densely packed talents and discovered that she had gained an additional golden talent, Dragon Armor.

But this was clearly not a talent brought by the golden apple, but rather the dragon scales on the girl's body that she could freely retract when she bathed in the Dragon Saliva Pool.

However, a few seconds later, a new talent appeared on the ability panel.

【Victorious Fighting Emperor (Colorful): Passive supernatural power; the closer to death, the stronger he becomes.】

There is very little description of this dazzling talent, but as the saying goes, the fewer the words, the bigger the story. The last time I saw a talent described in such a short space was Qi Hanyue's 'Wuji'.

The more serious the injury, the stronger the fighting ability and the stronger the desire to attack, right?
How is this different from world bosses in some games?
However, upon closer reflection, Su Yuan felt that this talent was still somewhat inferior to 'Wuji'.

After all, Wuji's abilities can be applied to all aspects of life, while the Douzhan Shenghuang talent can only be used in battle.

How many times in a lifetime can a person encounter a battle that can injure or even bring them to the brink of death?
Even if you only encounter this talent once, it's worth more than anything else, but in daily life, this talent is rarely triggered.

What does this mean?
This suggests that Zijin Longzun's family background wasn't very good either.

During his Foundation Establishment stage, his circumstances forced his spiritual root to develop such a talent.

It's a pity that the old man didn't know how to cherish it and insisted on saving the golden apple for human cultivators to use.

However, this only proves how awesome Old Deng is; he can still achieve godhood without even eating a single golden apple.

In short, as long as Su Yuan takes a moment to inhale Chen Nuoyi's breath and accumulates one or two 'Victorious Fighting Emperor Pills', the two of them can share this talent, and it doesn't matter who takes it.

Su Yuan closed the ability panel, but saw that Chen Nuoyi was still digesting the power within the golden apple with her eyes closed.

The girl exuded a faint golden glow, making her appear sacred and noble.

More than half an hour later, she slowly opened her beautiful eyes and immediately told Su Yuan about the effects of the Victorious Fighting Emperor's Divine Power.

Su Yuan echoed the sentiments with delight, then turned to Long Bai and inquired about the final challenge.

Even before choosing the golden apple as the reward, Su Yuan had already heard Long Bai's thoughts.

Although the specific details of the fourth level were unknown, Long Bai seemed certain that the two of them could pass this final level, so Su Yuan was not worried about the difficulty of the final level.

Long Bai said slowly:
"Compared to the low tolerance for error in the first level and the potential life-threatening dangers in the second and third levels, the fourth level is relatively simpler."

The theme of the fourth challenge is 'the future'!

Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi were both taken aback: "The future?"

The ice-haired loli nodded slightly, then explained:

"When the Purple-Gold Dragon Venerable established this inheritance, he already knew that the Immortal Tribulation was about to descend."

"He also knew that the cultivation world would revive again after a full 100,000-year period of decline, but he was not sure what the world would be like 100,000 years later, or whether the human race would still be the protagonist of the world."

"For this reason, he specially sealed a portion of his divine consciousness within this inheritance."

"Those who pass the first three trials can communicate directly with his divine consciousness. He will judge whether to pass on the inheritance to you based on the descriptions of the future by the test subjects and the protectors."

Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi both felt a chill run down their spines.

To directly converse with a Nascent Soul Demon Saint?
Even if it's just the remnant divine consciousness of a demon saint, it's still an incredible opportunity!

After all, according to Tai Baiji and others, the Blue Star Federation has never truly had a dialogue with an ancient god-level being.

In particular, the thirty-six Nascent Soul cultivators of the human race are very likely to know the true inside story of the Immortal Tribulation.

Although the Purple-Gold Dragon Lord is not one of the Thirty-Six Transformation Gods of the Human Race, given his relationship with the Human Race, could he also know some important information?

We really need to ask them.

Su Yuan had already started to consider whether he could sell firsthand information about the Immortal Tribulation to the Demon-Slaying Sword Sect at a high price if he could obtain it.

How many contribution points will he receive then?

Three thousand? Five thousand? Or more?

However, after a brief moment of excitement, Su Yuan felt a bit nervous again.

The Purple Gold Dragon is, after all, an ancient artifact that existed in ancient times.

Old people of this age are usually conservative and old-fashioned. What if they can't accept the current cultivation world where demonic forces are rampant?
What if he gets so angry that he kills him and Chen Nuoyi?

If the Nascent Soul cultivator were to personally intervene, even the Boundless True Monarch guarding outside the dragon corpse might not have time to make a move.

Seemingly sensing their tension, Long Bai comforted them:
“You don’t need to be afraid. My father has always been extremely tolerant of the human race.”

"Even if you told him to his face that you wanted to wipe out the entire dragon race, he wouldn't be angry. He might even hand you a knife..."

When she said the last sentence, the ice-haired loli's tone inevitably sounded like she was gritting her teeth.

After thinking for a moment, the two chose to proceed to the fourth level.

We've come this far, we can't just slink back home like this.

With a wave of his hand, Long Bai pulled the three of them together again by the power of space, and in the blink of an eye, they appeared in a new environment.

Beneath their feet was an ice-blue sphere, about one kilometer in diameter.

With a quick sense, Su Yuan knew where he was.

They are on Longbai's Dragon Pearl.

(End of this chapter)