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Chapter 422 Su Yuan: Was it intentional or accidental? (3K views, please subscribe!)

"Master, you and this corrupt official, uh... and this Lord Su are..."

Seeing her master and Su Yuan in such harmony, Wei Youzhu was a little stunned.

Ruan Pingcui glanced at her disciple. Although she didn't understand why the other was here and so artistically bound, she still smiled and nodded:

“Young friend Su is a trustworthy ally, otherwise I would have died at the hands of Nan Cang.”

After answering her apprentice's question, she turned her gaze back to Su Yuan.

Su Yuan replied without hesitation:
"Senior Ruan, why did you and Kong Yue of the Ghost Shadow Sect attempt to assassinate Nan Cang? Is there some irreconcilable conflict between you?"

Ruan Pingcui sighed softly and explained:
"Kong Yue... is my Daoist partner."

Su Yuan: "..."

Seeing the strange look on Su Yuan's face, Ruan Pingcui explained:

"Although I am the sect leader of Hehuan Sect, I am not a dissolute person. I took Yanhe away before for other reasons. As for the reason for assassinating Nan Cang, it is actually very simple. Kong Yue and I have been forced into a corner."

Su Yuan: "Cough, I absolutely didn't think too much about it, please continue."

Ruan Pingcui: "You don't know this, but Nan Cang's efforts contributed more than 50% to my achievement of the Nascent Soul stage."

“But I don’t thank him, because in his view, my only mission after breaking through to the next level is to serve as a furnace for his training.”

"If that's all there is to it, then so be it. It's just a matter of falling back from the Nascent Soul stage to the Golden Core stage. Although it's humiliating, we can still barely make ends meet."

"But as Kong Yue and I got to know Nan Cang better, we gradually discovered that this old ghost wasn't just after me."

"The old ghost of Nan Cang has mastered an extremely strange demonic art that can devour the target's flesh, cultivation, and soul without reservation."

“Every Nascent Soul cultivator in the Cold Plum World will become his target for devouring; it’s just a matter of sooner or later.”

"If you don't want to be devoured, either kill Nan Cang directly, or steal his travel token and escape to the outside world."

Su Yuan listened silently, then asked solemnly:
"But your assassination attempt failed because Nan Cang's strength far exceeded your expectations."

"And your Daoist partner was eaten alive by Nan Cang, am I right?"

Ruan Pingcui nodded sadly.

Su Yuan: "Then I can't help but have a question to ask."

Ruan Pingcui: "What's the problem?"

Su Yuan: "What we're saying is, if Nan Cang can swallow a target whole, what happens to the things stored in that target's large intestine?"

"Even Nascent Soul cultivators eat and drink for leisure, and some impurities will inevitably turn into the five grains of reincarnation... So from this perspective, Nan Cang eating cultivators alive is equivalent to eating... you know."

Ruan Pingcui: "..."

She stared at Su Yuan with a strange expression, her grief over her partner's death abruptly interrupted.

No, I said I kill without blinking, and you ask me if my eyes are dry?
I can't connect with my emotions, okay?

However, after a brief silence, Ruan Pingcui suddenly smiled:

"That's true. That old codger Nan Cang ate Kong Yue, which is equivalent to eating his 'five grains and reincarnation' (a metaphor for something that is essentially meaningless but very satisfying)."

After a pause, she continued:
"However, this kind of mental victory can only provide temporary relief, and we don't have much time left."

"If we cannot resolve the Southern Cang issue within a certain timeframe, or escape the Cold Plum World, we will all die!"

As she spoke, Ruan Pingcui's tone grew increasingly serious, carrying a hint of fear emanating from the depths of her soul.

Su Yuan was slightly taken aback, realizing that behind this assassination attempt, there was an even more terrifying event that could potentially affect the entire Cold Plum World.

"please say."

Su Yuan's gaze deepened, and he spoke solemnly.

Ruan Pingcui: "As mentioned before, Nan Cang has a demonic art that can devour living people."

"What I didn't say was that once Nan Cang's cultivation reaches the peak of the Nascent Soul stage, he can unleash the full power of this demonic technique, using the devouring of all living beings in a great world as a foundation to achieve the half-step Divine Transformation stage."

"In other words, he has long regarded the Cold Plum World as his own private property, waiting for him to reach the required level of cultivation before he can devour the entire world and achieve his own Great Dao."

"However, if he does this, once the Immortal Realm notices something is wrong, he will inevitably be hunted down by the members of the Holy Law Governing Council."

"Therefore, Nan Cang must find a new home in advance, and the alien world that Yan He knows about is a good destination."

Ruan Pingcui's words were like a bombshell, leaving Su Yuan dizzy and disoriented.

What the hell?
The Qing Dynasty... cough cough, is the world of winter plum blossoms about to perish?
This world is about to become our master's territory! How can that old bastard Nan Cang cause so much destruction in the Cold Plum World? It's outrageous!
Fortunately, his master had made arrangements early on and had already infiltrated Nan Cang's side, just waiting for his black-attracting physique to make its mark.

You can see results in less than a week.

Surely we can't possibly not even have a week, right? It can't be that bad...

Just as he was thinking this, Su Yuan felt a sudden sense of unease and cautiously asked:

"What realm is Nan Cang at now?" Ruan Pingcui: "He was previously at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul stage. If he uses me as his furnace, he can quickly reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage within a year."

Su Yuan felt a slight sense of relief.

Then Ruan Pingcui continued, "And after Kong Yue, who has absorbed the third level of the Nascent Soul stage, it will only take him a maximum of... three days to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage."

Su Yuan: "..."

Well, there's no hope. Just wait to die.

What can you do in three days?
During the National Day holiday, it might not be possible to get off the highway in three days. How can one expect to improve to the point of being able to defeat Nan Cang in such a short time?

I wonder how good Captain Zhang's magical talent is. Is it too late for him to learn the Holy Church's Blood Sacrifice Technique now?

He wanted to get some moisture.

Seeing Su Yuan's expression of utter despair, as if he were ready to run away at any moment, Ruan Pingcui's face stiffened slightly, and she quickly asked:
"Young friend Su, you must have a powerful force behind you, right? Can't they lend a hand?"

Su Yuan shook his head with a wry smile and said:
"Distant water cannot quench immediate thirst. No matter how powerful the forces behind me are, they cannot provide effective assistance within three days."

"Moreover, our forces cannot expose their existence and position to the Holy Law Council for the sake of a mere Nan Cang, so we can only rely on ourselves."

Ruan Pingcui: "...Rely on yourself? What's the difference between that and courting death?"

"No... there are actually some differences."

After calming down a bit, a bold idea suddenly came to Su Yuan's mind, and he stopped panicking.

He earnestly asked Ruan Pingcui:
“Senior Ruan, since Nan Cang intends to devour the Cold Plum World right under the nose of the Holy Law Governing Council, there must be a way to prevent the Heavenly Law World from spying on it, right?”

Ruan Pingcui: "That's natural. Once the devouring begins, the connection between the Cold Plum World and the Heavenly Law World will be interrupted during this period, and the latter will not be able to detect it for a certain period of time."

Su Yuan: "So, in other words, even if a cataclysmic war were to occur in the Cold Plum World during this period, the Heavenly Law World would not be aware of it?"

Ruan Pingcui frowned in confusion: "That's true, but what's the point of asking this? Our side doesn't have the strength to fight against Nan Cang."

Su Yuan smiled and said:
"Not now, but it might not be in three days."

"However, the prerequisite is that you help me kill two Nascent Soul cultivators within three days and seize all their flesh and blood and Nascent Souls. If you can do this, then a powerful expert capable of defeating Nan Cang will be born in three days."

Indeed, the bold idea that Su Yuan just had was to repair the Crown of Corruption within three days.

He already possesses the entire flesh and blood and nascent soul of the Blood Soul True Monarch. By collecting the flesh and blood of two more nascent souls and their Dao embryos, the Crown of Corruption can be repaired.

Of course, the repaired Crown of Corruption wasn't given to Su Yuan for his own use... even if you squeezed it dry, you still couldn't unleash the full power of this celestial treasure.

He intended to give this treasure to his teacher, Taibai Baiji.

It should be noted that Tai Baiji also graduated from the Exorcism Department of Exorcism University, and the Divine Transformation inheritance he possessed was also the 'Corrupt Divine Kingdom'.

His use of the "crown of corruption" was undoubtedly a perfect fit for his profession.

With his Nascent Soul stage cultivation, he could also support the Crown of Corruption in unleashing its true power.

A complete immortal treasure can play a decisive role not only in battles below the Nascent Soul stage, but also in battles at the Nascent Soul stage.

The advantage lies with me, as a Nascent Soul Level 1 cultivator fighting against a Nascent Soul Peak cultivator!
What? You're saying you can't beat them?
Do you think the Crown of Corruption is just for show? If Nan Cang wants to harvest all living beings in the world, then go ahead and use the Crown of Corruption to harvest all demonic cultivators in the world!

If you can't beat them when you're at the first level of the Nascent Soul stage, just increase your cultivation level a few more times and you'll be able to beat them.
In conclusion, there is still a chance of winning; the only problem is how to kill the two Nascent Soul cultivators within three days.

This was still under the surveillance of the entire world by Nan Cang.

However, whether it succeeds or not, we'll only know by trying.

Ruan Pingcui fell into deep thought.

After a long while, she raised her head, her eyes revealing neither panic nor composure, and simply asked calmly:

"If we can gather the flesh and blood of two Nascent Soul cultivators and their Dao embryos within three days, what are the chances of killing Nan Cang?"

Su Yuan thought for a moment and replied cautiously:
I wouldn't say I'm 100% sure, but I'm about 70% or 80% sure.

Upon hearing this answer, Ruan Pingcui nodded:

"Alright, please give me a day to adjust my condition. After a day, I will tell you which Nascent Soul cultivators we can kill."

"During this day, please find as many helpers as possible to increase the success rate of killing Nascent Soul cultivators."

Su Yuan: "Okay."

He sensed the determination hidden in Ruan Pingcui's calm tone, and understood that she would fight with all her might in the upcoming operation.

The other person's injuries should be fully recovered within a day.

With this powerful ally, the probability of assassinating a Nascent Soul cultivator will greatly increase.

However, we can't rely solely on this person; we need to find other help, such as... Ye Muyu.
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P.S.: Only two chapters today. I'll keep working hard tomorrow, eight or nine chapters a day!

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