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

Chapter 395 A Secret Meeting with the Crown of Corruption in Front of the Blood Soul True Monarch! (3.6K views, please subscribe!)

As night falls, Su Yuan's dazzling talent, [Night Raid Guaranteed Success], can be used without any restrictions.

This technique, capable of resisting all prying eyes below the Nascent Soul stage, was his greatest reliance in stealing the crown.

However, to avoid potential surveillance within his residence, Su Yuan made certain arrangements before setting off.

Using the methods of corpse refining and creating the Crimson Face and White Bone Puppet, he created a puppet that was exactly the same as his original body, and had it stay in the room in his place, pretending to be cultivating to confuse others.

Su Yuan believed that with his skill in making puppets, as long as Blood Soul True Monarch did not spy on him at close range, no one would notice the problem.

After making the arrangements, he officially entered stealth mode and headed to the study where Blood Soul True Monarch was, following the route he remembered.

Relying on the certainty of a night raid, the journey was smooth and they soon arrived at the study.

At this moment, Blood Soul True Monarch had not yet left the study.

Su Yuan wasn't in a hurry; he simply maintained his stealth state and waited quietly.

Time passed slowly, and after more than two hours, the Nascent Soul True Monarch finally stood up, walked out of the study, and locked the door with an invisible lock.

If this lock is damaged, Blood Soul True Monarch will undoubtedly notice.

But this is not a problem for 'Night Raid Must Succeed', who can penetrate all obstacles while in stealth mode.

Watching Blood Soul True Monarch depart, Su Yuan casually took a step forward and entered the study.

Following the same method, they passed through the walls that blocked the secret passage and once again faced the terrifying aura emanating from the Crown of Corruption.

The whole process went so smoothly it was almost unbelievable; it seemed like the final goal could be achieved without any prior planning.

However, Su Yuan was not worried that such a smooth infiltration might be a trap, because Blood Soul True Monarch would never have expected that he had such a god-level stealth technique as "Night Raid Guaranteed Success".

Moreover, even with this level of stealth skills, it would be almost impossible to steal the Crown of Corruption.

Because the power emanating from this Nascent Soul Treasure is enough to corrupt everything below the Nascent Soul stage, causing cultivators to either die suddenly or become slaves to the Crown of Corruption.

Normally, neither Su Yuan nor Mo Tisi could have escaped unscathed.

Even if Blood Soul True Monarch is cautious, he wouldn't doubt something with a zero probability.

Unfortunately, he never imagined that Su Yuan had mastered the 'Corruption God Kingdom', and that it was a Corruption God Kingdom that had been optimized by the Gods of the Blue Star Federation and upgraded by the system once.

With such supernatural power, he could be considered the rightful successor of the Corruption Demon Lord... only the Demon Lord himself was unaware of it.

When Su Yuan entered the secret passage during the day, he discovered that by revealing the power of the Corrupt God Kingdom, he could largely counteract the erosion of the Crown of Corruption.

Even... he gained the approval of this treasure, simply because Blood Soul True Monarch was by his side at the time, and he didn't do so.

Now that he's all alone, he can act without restraint.

With a thought, the corrupt seed that had grown into a sword lotus suddenly expanded, transforming into a fiery red lotus platform phantom that enveloped Su Yuan entirely.

The corrosive power within the secret passage merged into the phantom of the sword lotus, but instead of eroding it, it was transformed into energy to sustain the sword lotus's existence.

Using the phantom of the sword lotus, Su Yuan flew forward at high speed and soon stood in front of the Crown of Corruption once again.

This time, he directly crossed the final distance to the Crown of Corruption and reached out to touch the iron crown.

In an instant, the crown trembled slightly. With one-third of its body missing, it had lost its spirit and was left with only some instincts.

These instincts clearly indicate that they regard Su Yuan as their true master, and there is a tendency for them to actively seek out and acknowledge him as their master.

Su Yuan anticipated that the top corrupt official would be kind to him, but he didn't expect it to be this intense. He was completely overwhelmed for a moment.

He's not ready to take the crown of corruption today and then immediately defect!

He suddenly joined the Blood God Cult that day, and then suddenly left that same day. Even if Blood Soul True Lord were stupid, he would have noticed something was wrong and laid a trap to capture him.

Moreover, no one can guarantee that the altar where the Crown of Corruption was kept does not have an alarm device.

Su Yuan thought for a moment, then activated the Demonic Art: Finger Weapon, trying to establish a connection with the Crown of Corruption and achieve a mental communion.

This magical artifact has been in the possession of Blood Soul True Monarch for so long, perhaps it contains information related to him.

The communication with the Crown of Corruption went smoothly, and a piece of information that Blood Soul True Monarch had deliberately concealed before surfaced.

That's another ability related to the damaged version of the Crown of Corruption.

It turns out that, in addition to refining the power of other living beings through blood sacrifice and infusing it into the user of the magical artifact, the Crown of Corruption can also steal the talent of a designated target.

Unlike the blood sacrifice ritual that can be held once every ten years, the effect of seizing talent can only be activated once per user of the magical artifact.

The activation process of this effect is similar to that of a blood sacrifice ritual. The only difference is that the latter requires a large number of living beings as sacrifices, while the former only requires a designated target as a sacrifice.

Within ten years, you can only choose one: the blood sacrifice ritual or the talent-stealing ritual.

"Hmph, no wonder Blood Soul Old Deng was so enthusiastic towards me, it turns out he was lusting after my body."

Su Yuan snorted coldly, finally understanding Blood Soul True Monarch's scheme against him.

From this perspective, it's likely that Mortis was also discovered by the other party and is one of the targets whose talents could be seized.

But to be honest, Old Deng really made the right choice.

With so many golden and dazzling talents on Su Yuan's body, if Blood Soul True Monarch were to obtain them, Old Deng would be set on a meteoric rise.

If nothing unexpected happens, with the appearance of Su Yuan, Blood Soul True Monarch will definitely transform this year's blood sacrifice ceremony into a ceremony to seize Su Yuan's talent.

In this way, Su Yuan sacrificed his own life to save millions of people.

"But... I don't want to die, and I want to save millions of people."

Gazing at the crown of corruption before him, Su Yuan murmured to himself.

He tried to inquire about the magic weapon's effects at its peak, and why it had become so evil and corrupt, but he received no effective response.

Because the artifact's consciousness had been damaged once, its current consciousness was born after the artifact was damaged and it is unaware of what happened when it was intact.

This left Su Yuan somewhat disappointed. But it didn't matter; once he completed the [King of the Laws] quest and obtained the Crown of Corruption crafting method, he would know the answer.

As for how to complete the "Stealing the Crown" quest, Su Yuan also had some ideas.

He did not intend to take the magic weapon directly, lest he alert Blood Soul True Lord.

He will refine the crown of corruption right here and now!
Once this magical artifact truly becomes Su Yuan's possession, then the "Stealing the Crown" quest should be considered complete.

Once we obtain the "Divinely Created External Elixir Forging Method," we may gain a new approach to saving ourselves and the people.

With this thought in mind, Su Yuan covered the crown of corruption with his entire palm and officially began the refining process.

The Crown of Corruption itself has a strong tendency to recognize a master, and it and Su Yuan are like dry tinder meeting a raging fire, instantly igniting each other.

Logically speaking, a Nascent Soul Transformation magic weapon, even a flawed one, should not be something a Foundation Establishment cultivator could get their hands on.

But there are always exceptions.

To use an imperfect analogy, if the crown of corruption were a royal princess residing deep within the palace, the normal procedure for marrying her would be as follows.

First, you need to have enough power, and then through a life of groveling and flattery, you can barely win the princess's favor before you can actually win her over. Moreover, the princess has the power to recruit male lovers, and you can't stop her.

But Su Yuan did not take the usual path.

He was nothing more than a blond-haired lad who sneaked into the princess's boudoir, captivated her with exciting stories, and won her over, leading her to decide to elope with him.

All the formal marriage rituals and formal betrothal procedures were omitted; the princess and the blond-haired man got married directly in the middle of nowhere.

The above analogy is indeed not quite appropriate, but that's the gist of the matter.

Having bypassed all the cumbersome procedures, how could Su Yuan's refining speed not be fast?

On the first day, Su Yuan used one-third of the Crown of Corruption for purification.

He reluctantly left when it was fully light and the Blood Soul True Lord might return at any moment or come to monitor his situation.

During the day, he wasn't idle either; instead, he diligently practiced the "Heavenly Demon Parasitism Technique," turning his soul into a source of pollution.

The method to corrupt one's own soul is simple: just use the abyssal veins to taint it.

Once the Abyss Vein is upgraded to its maximum level, the Abyss Spiritual Power it condenses contains extremely terrifying polluting properties. Once it comes into contact with a cultivator's body, it will quickly penetrate and completely control them.

If this effect could be integrated into Su Yuan's soul, it would indeed be a significant enhancement for him.

After a full day of cultivation, Su Yuan's soul had initially transformed into a source of pollution, which he then demonstrated to Blood Soul True Monarch late at night.

The latter was very satisfied and was completely certain that Su Yuan was an unparalleled genius in the demonic path.

During the demonstration of the Heavenly Demon Parasitism Technique, Su Yuan secretly observed the expression of Blood Soul True Monarch and found that the other party did not show any abnormality, probably still being kept in the dark by him.

This put his mind at ease, and he became even bolder in his actions.

No sooner had he said goodbye to Blood Soul True Monarch than Su Yuan once again sneaked into the secret passage to meet the princess in the tower... cough cough, to meet the Crown of Corruption.

That night, he performed another third of the ritual.

The third night was no different. As dawn broke, he completed the formal refining of the Crown of Corruption, transforming this incomplete divine treasure into his own possession.

Su Yuan was not worried that Blood Soul True Monarch would find out that the Crown of Corruption had been refined into someone else's magic weapon.

Because Blood Soul True Monarch has never received the recognition of this magic weapon.

To put it bluntly, this old man hasn't even gotten close enough to the princess. He hasn't even been inside her boudoir once. How could he possibly know that the princess has become someone else's princess?

Hehe, the value of the innate yellow-haired holy body is still increasing!
Just then, Su Yuan heard a soft 'ding-dong' sound in his ear.

【Stealing Crown(1/1)】

[Task 2: Stealing the Crown (Completed)]

[Quest Reward: Divine External Elixir Forging Method (Available to claim)]

Seeing the information displayed on the system panel, Su Yuan smiled with satisfaction.

Three days of hard work paid off.

He checked the time; there was still some time before it was fully light, so he immediately claimed the mission reward.

Hopefully, this reward can bring new possibilities.

If not, then he could only brazenly steal the Crown of Corruption and use Chen Nuoyi to activate the Blood Sacrifice Array, summoning himself and Mortis away.

But this way, he and Mortis might be able to save their lives, but the lives of the civilians who have already been captured are uncertain.

With less than a month left before the blood sacrifice ceremony, even though Wu Sheng, the Sea Demon, was killed, the other great pirates had already abducted more than 500,000 people.

These civilians were dispersed and detained in various outposts outside the headquarters.

Even if the Crown of Corruption is gone and the blood sacrifice ceremony cannot be held, will the Blood Soul True Lord still kindly release these 500,000 people back?
Most likely, they would kill him out of spite.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Su Yuan still wanted to find a way to satisfy both sides.

With this in mind, the vast knowledge of the Divine Creation External Elixir Forging Method flooded into Su Yuan's mind.

After digesting this knowledge, his eyes lit up.

A solution that offers the best of both worlds might actually exist!

"However, relying solely on the Divine Creation External Elixir Forging Method is not enough; I still need to devise a better plan."

Su Yuan suppressed his excitement and thought to himself.

He fixed his gaze on the Crown of Corruption, patted the body of this Nascent Soul treasure with some reluctance, and said:
“Princess…cough cough, Crown, please bear with it and stay here a little longer.”

"When the blood sacrifice ritual of Blood Soul Old Deng begins, that will be the day we reunite... At that time, we will never be separated again!"

(End of this chapter)