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

Chapter 362 Is the End of Cultivation the Civil Service Exam? (3K views, please vote!)

Su Yuan stared intently at the third part of the text, and after a few glances, his expression gradually became blank.

"Su Youlin competed fiercely with other geniuses in the Cold Plum World, and his purpose in ascending to the main world was actually... to pass the civil service exam?"

"Public organization! Public organization? Is it the public organization I'm thinking of?!"

Su Yuan murmured incredulously, then continued reading.

The more he looked, the more he realized that his guess was correct.

The Celestial Law World is a cultivation world with strong characteristics of ancient feudal dynasties, where various ancient immortal techniques are prevalent and the spirit of craftsmanship is highly valued.

However, the Celestial Law World has a place that is completely different from the ancient cultivation world—

This world is highly centralized under the rule of the Immortal Realm. All cultivation sects, dynasties, families, and even hundreds of millions of ordinary people live under the rule of the Immortal Realm.

The method by which the Celestial Realm rules the Heavenly Law World is very simple: it is a consistent system of celestial officials.

The ranks of celestial officials are strictly hierarchical, with layers of management. The lowest-ranking celestial officials can even go down to the towns and villages, ensuring that the entire world operates under these rules.

Therefore, the dream of all cultivators in the Heavenly Law World and its subordinate worlds is to enter the Celestial Official system and become a glorious civil servant of the Celestial Realm.

Su Youlin and the other ascendants from the Cold Plum World were desperate to ascend, all in order to catch up with the Celestial Official Examination and obtain different official positions based on their exam scores.

The whole system is like the imperial examination system in ancient times, but it is as rigorous as the civil service examination.

"If the information you obtained from the soul search is true, then it probably is."

Captain Zhang was also somewhat surprised.

Because the Celestial Law Main World is so heavily guarded, the Observation Star has never been able to truly observe the core layer of that world.

The culture of the main world can only be understood by observing the "immortals" who "descend" from the main world to manage the subordinate worlds.

Therefore, although Captain Zhang knew that there was a certain bureaucratic system in the Celestial Law World, he did not expect that the bureaucratic style would be so strong.

"According to Su Youlin's memory, the new civil service exam for the Tianlu World will be held in three days."

Su Yuan said, somewhat speechless:
"I'm just a freshman in college. Taking the civil service exam is something I should consider a few years from now."

"Isn't it too much to ask me to go directly to another world to take the civil service exam?"

Captain Zhang coughed a few times, somewhat awkwardly.

It took him a full few seconds before he forced an explanation:
"Doesn't this just prove that the advancement system in the Heavenly Law World is transparent?"

"I used to wonder what the standard was for ascending to the Immortal Realm in this world. Now I know that as long as you hold a high enough position, you will naturally have the opportunity to go directly to the central government."

Su Yuan sighed:

"Sometimes I wonder, how high does one have to be to be considered a high-ranking official?"

Captain Zhang: "Yes, your tone sounds very bureaucratic."

He grabbed Su Yuan's shoulder and said sincerely:

"Su Yuan, we're now at a point where we have no choice but to act."

"No matter what, you must pass this civil service exam."

"Because from what we currently understand about the celestial official system, although the advancement system of the Heavenly Law World is transparent, once you are isolated from this system, let alone ascending to the celestial realm at the Golden Core stage, you may not even be able to ascend even if you reach the Nascent Soul stage."

At the same time, Zhu Qingqing's voice also rang in Su Yuan's ears:

“Su Yuan, I suspect that among the human beings who have reached the Nascent Soul stage in the Heavenly Law Immortal Realm, there must be a powerful figure named Holy Law Heavenly Lord.”

"In my time, the Holy Law Heavenly Lord had been promoting the system of celestial officials, but it was delayed because of the numerous factions in the cultivation world at that time."

"With this resurgence of spiritual energy and the great reshuffling of the cultivation world, he finally had the opportunity to carry out his will and thus created the special world of Heavenly Law."

The "law" in "in accordance with the laws of nature" refers to the laws of law, right?
Okay, okay, let’s play like this!
After hearing the two statements, one explicit and one implicit, Su Yuan's lips twitched, but in the end he could only nod.

There's no other way. We're already here, what can we do but back down?
The worst outcome is simply failing the exam; there's no real danger involved.

Moreover, even if one fails the exam, the responsibility does not lie with oneself, but with Guanluhao failing to thoroughly understand the enemy.

Since the responsibility doesn't fall on his shoulders, he has even less to worry about.

Seeing Su Yuan nod in agreement, Captain Zhang breathed a sigh of relief and a warm, encouraging smile appeared on his face.

Just as he was about to say something, Su Yuan spoke first:
"By the way, Captain, how should I contact you after I enter the Celestial Law World? If we lose contact directly, even if I obtain some important intelligence, I won't be able to report it."

Captain Zhang said solemnly:

"That's exactly what I'm saying."

He flipped his hand, and a magical artifact resembling an earphone case with a charging pod appeared in his palm:

"This is a communication headset manufactured by a military factory. It has extremely strong anti-interference capabilities and should be able to establish contact with the Guanlu ship in most areas of the Tianlu world."

"Remember to avoid using it with cultivators at the peak of the Golden Core stage or above, as they may be able to detect the signal transmitted through the communication headset."

"It's a pity that during the civil service exam, there will likely be high-ranking officials and powerful interference devices monitoring the exam, so we can't help you during the exam. Otherwise, this exam would be no challenge for you at all."

Su Yuan nodded and took the communication headset.

Then, he quickly changed into the clothes, magical artifacts and ornaments left behind by Su Youlin, and wrapped the Calamity Moon Pearl that he had always worn around his neck around his wrist, concealing it in the wide blood-red sleeves.

Su Youlin and Su Yuan were similar in build, so the clothes fit them perfectly. Finally, Su Yuan took out the human skin mask given to him by Wuluo Zhenjun and put it on his face.

The mask quickly adhered to Su Yuan's face, and as it moved, Su Yuan's face subtly changed.

This change wasn't just external; from cultivation aura to soul aura, everything was transformed by the mask into Su Youlin's appearance.

In less than ten seconds, the change was completely completed.

Su Yuan tied up her long, chestnut-colored hair with a jade crown.

A handsome man in a blood-red robe, with fair skin, a tall and straight figure, and eyes that gleamed with coldness and death, appeared before Captain Zhang.

From Captain Zhang's perspective, it was as if Su Youlin, who had just died, had been reborn.

Even when he used his Nascent Soul True Monarch's observational power to observe the other party closely from the inside out, he could not see any problems.

This made Captain Zhang marvel at the powerful disguise effect of the human skin mask, and even more impressed by the high compatibility between Su Yuan and Su Youlin!
However, this disguise was not without its flaws.

Because the young man in front of them had a colder and more imposing aura than Su Youlin himself.

The rising star of the demonic path was like a green recruit in front of him.

"Captain, my disguise was pretty good, wasn't it?"

Su Yuan's voice also became exactly the same as Su Youlin's, with a calm yet cold tone, and even his language switched to the Heavenly Law Language with the accent of the Cold Plum World.

After a moment of silence, Captain Zhang slowly spoke:
"It would be even better if you could tone it down a little more."

Su Yuan tried hard to make adjustments, but the results were mediocre.

It can only be said that a person's temperament is innate and cannot be easily changed.

Fortunately, this won't cause any problems. Even if Su Youlin's acquaintances see it, they will only think that the other party has mastered demonic arts and will not suspect anything else.

"From this day forward, I am Su Youlin."

Su Yuan touched his face and smiled slightly.

As for the original owner's magical treasures, there's no need to deliberately refine them; you can use them directly.

Because in the perception of these mindless magical artifacts, Su Yuan was their original master.

"It's almost time, Captain Zhang. You can switch identities with that puppet now."

Su Yuan put all the items, such as the Myriad Soul Banner, that could easily reveal his identity into the Calamity Moon Pearl, and then smiled and spoke.

Captain Zhang nodded calmly and casually swiped his finger through the air.

In the next instant, Su Yuan's figure flickered, and he switched places with the puppet.

After recovering from the slight dizziness caused by the spatial shift, Su Yuan cautiously looked around and found that even the ascendants from the Cold Plum World closest to him had not noticed his change.

His expression quickly became composed, and he silently followed the 'ascension passage' upwards.

On the way, he continued to receive information about Su Youlin and the Heavenly Law Main World from the Myriad Souls Banner.

The path to ascension is long.

This was, after all, a journey across two worlds. Even though Su Yuan and the other ascendants had reached the limit of Golden Core cultivators, it still took them two full days.

As they approached the Celestial Law World, there were less than twelve hours left until the Celestial Officials' Grand Examination.

Fortunately, the exit of the 'Ascension Passage' has a teleportation array that leads directly to the Celestial Official Examination, so there's no need to worry about being late.

Finally, on a dark night, Su Yuan and his group walked out of the exit and officially set foot on the land of the Celestial Law World.

At that very moment, Su Yuan heard a long-lost 'ding-dong' sound in his ears.

It's here after all! The bastard system's mission!

I've already stepped into another world, I wonder how this guy is going to arrange the mission content.

[You have entered the territory governed by the Holy Law Council. Here, you must strictly adhere to the rules set by the Holy Law Demon Lord!]

[If you break the rules, even as the leader of one of the top 500 demonic sects in the cultivation world, you will perish!]

Oh? Are the laws of the Celestial Law World so strict? Could it be that this is also a law-abiding world?
However, you, who regard the Holy Law Demon Lord as an object of transcendence, scoff at that law that extinguishes human desire.

[You came to the territory of the Holy Law Council for only three things—to cause trouble! To cause trouble!! And to cause the hell more trouble!!!]

Hey, hey, hey, don't drag me into your bragging!

Who scoffs at the laws of the Holy Law Demon Lord? I've always been a law-abiding citizen, okay? Even if I were to go to another world as an undercover agent, it wouldn't matter.

The dog system is slandering again!

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

[Mission: Environmental Destroyer (In Progress)]

Do everything in your power to break the laws and regulations of the entire Celestial Law Continent and spread chaos throughout the world!

[Mission Progress: Rule Violation (0/100)]

[Quest Reward: Demonic Technique - Finger Technique (Level 3)]

(End of this chapter)