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

Chapter 424 The Banner of Ten Thousand Souls gains another great general!
"The Jia family has a long history, existing since the time when spiritual energy in the Cold Plum World was revived. How could a mere Flame Fiend Sect easily shake it?"

“My husband is a favorite of the Governor-General of the South.”

"I am a Nascent Soul Ancestor. What right do you, a mere Golden Core junior, have to challenge me?"

“My husband is a favorite of the Governor-General of the South.”

"..."

Jia Fugui spoke more in one breath than he had in the past ten years combined, hoping that the Yan Sha Sect would obediently retreat.

But no matter what he said, the woman opposite him kept repeating the same light, airy sentence.

This made him feel as if his fists were hitting cotton, causing him immense discomfort.

In this endless war of words, he ultimately failed to protect the reputation of the Nascent Soul Clan.

Therefore, Jia Fugui decided to abandon all shame and asked directly:
"Speak, what does the Flame Fiend Cult want?"

"I can provide whatever my Jia family has, even if it means helping you attack other cultivation sects or families."

Jia Fugui was a shrewd and experienced man who knew the importance of avoiding direct confrontation.

Although he didn't know why the Governor of Nancang had taken Yanhe under his command, as long as the latter continued to be useful, he would have to obediently give face to the Yansha Sect and avoid them if possible.

If you really can't avoid it, why not just shift the blame elsewhere?

Hearing this answer, Ye Muyu finally nodded in satisfaction and smiled:
"Master Jia is so generous. Shall we go somewhere where we won't have anyone else around to talk?"

Jia Fugui was more than happy to agree and accepted the condition without hesitation.

In the suburbs of Ronghan Prefecture, there is a mountain villa that belongs exclusively to Jia Fugui.

After dismissing all the servants and inviting Ye Muyu into the spacious reception room, Jia Fugui asked sincerely:

"What kind of assistance does Master Ye need from our Jia family?"

Ye Muyu smiled slightly and said:

"To be honest, I brought up the Jia family head in order to borrow something from you."

"Just borrowing something?"

Jia Fugui felt a sense of relief.

"What do you want to borrow, Fairy Ye? Just name it."

Ye Muyu's golden eyes curved slightly, and she smiled, saying:
"I'll borrow your head for a moment."

Before the words had even finished, the golden stars in Ye Muyu's eyes suddenly began to spin, and the power of destiny was reflected into Jia Fugui's slightly widened eyes.

And so, he saw his future.

It was a very tragic future. His body and nascent soul were crushed into a pulp and poured onto a broken crown of gold and red.

His soul struggled and was thrown into a stick that resembled a banner of ten thousand souls.

The scene was so realistic that it sent chills down his spine and made him lose his composure.

However, after only a moment of distraction, he suddenly realized that the other party had shown him this so-called future in order to distract him and prevent him from dealing with the upcoming attack.

If you are truly stunned by this scene, it will become a reality in the future.

Realizing this, Jia Fugui activated his Nascent Soul cultivation and forcibly broke through the barrier before him.

But as soon as he regained his senses, he found that Ye Muyu had disappeared in front of him, and that he was surrounded by an alluring pink mist.

"The Hehuan Sect, Ruan Pingcui..."

Jia Fugui was no stranger to this neighbor, but after the earlier delay, he had already been invaded by the fog.

In his hazy state of consciousness, a gentle haven, indistinguishable from reality, appeared before him.

Within this haven of comfort, everything—sight, hearing, smell, and touch—was incredibly real, making him linger and reluctant to leave.

These aphrodisiacs were prepared for Nan Cang, and Fei Kongyue put in a great deal of effort in their preparation. Using them to deal with Jia Fugui was a complete waste of his talents, so the latter could hardly break free by his own willpower.

However, external stimuli can.

Just as Jia Fugui was enjoying himself to the fullest, a sharp pain originating from a vital part of his body jolted him awake. He came to his senses and discovered a poisoned blade embedded in his dantian.

At this moment, the dagger had already deeply penetrated his body, leaving only the hilt sticking out.

This strike pierced right through his dantian.

Fortunately, once you reach the Nascent Soul Realm, the dantian is no longer the vital point; the Nascent Soul itself is.

As the poisoned blade pierced his dantian, his nascent soul instinctively dodged the fatal blow.

Looking at Ruan Pingcui, who was gripping the knife hilt and had a cold gaze, Jia Fugui felt pain, but his eyes also filled with a strong murderous intent!
"Well, who would have thought that Yan He, Nan Cang's favorite, would secretly be involved with the wanted Hehuan Sect Master!"

"I will take your heads right now and go report to Governor Nan!"

As he spoke, a stream of light suddenly shot out from Jia Fugui's body; it was a bronze sword sheath that exuded an ancient and weathered aura.

The moment the scabbard appeared, a bronze light shone down on Jia Fugui.

The next instant, the wound on his abdomen began to heal rapidly, so fast that it gradually pushed the poisoned blade out.

Clearly, this scabbard not only gave him terrifying regenerative abilities, but also powerful recovery capabilities.

As a Nascent Soul cultivator who rose from humble beginnings and struggled his way up from the early stages of the spiritual energy revival, Jia Fugui had encountered many extraordinary adventures, and the sword sheath before him was one of them.

It was thanks to this scabbard that he was able to survive until today, enduring one upheaval after another.

Jia Fugui gave a cold laugh:
"You didn't expect me to possess such a treasure, did you? It's normal that you didn't, since everyone who has seen this treasure is already dead."

"With this scabbard, I am invincible...?"

However, before Jia Fugui could finish speaking, the top of his head suddenly went empty, and the bronze-green light that had been illuminating his entire body vanished without a trace.

Defense and recovery abilities vanish in an instant.

While Jia Fugui was stunned, the poisoned blade suddenly advanced, accurately locking onto the nascent soul in his dantian and pinning it down.

The excruciating pain brought Jia Fugui back to his senses, but his first action was not to kill the enemy in front of him, but to look at a corner of the reception room.

There, a blue-haired girl with delicate features and an aloof, icy demeanor slowly walked out.

The girl held a gold coin the size of half a palm in one hand, and in the other hand was the bronze sword sheath that she regarded as her greatest reliance.

"This...this is impossible!"

Jia Fugui's eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

He has been refining this treasure for nearly two hundred years since he acquired the bronze sword sheath, and it has only just begun to show some quality.

As a result, the treasure he had cherished for two hundred years was suddenly handed over to someone else.
What's the difference between this and watching your goddess, whom you've admired for ten years, get tricked into bed by a rich second-generation guy in less than a day?
Jia Fugui wanted to summon back the bronze sword sheath, but found that all his efforts were in vain.

It's impossible to turn the tide with the sword sheath, and while poisoned, he simply can't defeat Ruan Pingcui in a short time using only his own strength.

He hurriedly pulled out another powerful magic weapon, but it disappeared as soon as he took it out.

That blue-haired girl stole it!
Jia Fugui was in so much pain that he almost vomited blood. The potent poison on the poisoned blade spread rapidly and had already reached his nascent soul.

He was filled with confusion. Governor Hanmei had the power to oversee the entire realm. Why hadn't he noticed the sudden appearance of the wanted criminal Ruan Pingcui? Why hadn't he been able to get there quickly?
Which link in the chain went wrong?

Filled with unresolved confusion, Jia Fugui passed away peacefully.

With his intentions aligned with the enemy's, and the added advantage of the Dragon Emperor Coin (a bug-level cheat), and considering that his personal combat strength wasn't much stronger than Ruan Pingcui's, his death was not unjust.

Of course, strictly speaking, he didn't actually die; he just lost his physical body and nascent soul.

After all, the restoration of the Crown of Corruption only requires blood and flesh, not the soul.

His soul was taken into the Ten Thousand Soul Banner by Su Yuan for labor reform, exactly the same as the future Ye Muyu showed him.

Ten Thousand Souls Banner has added another general!
After carefully storing Jia Fugui's physical body and nascent soul, and taking Ruan Pingcui and Chen Nuoyi into the Calamity Moon Pearl, Su Yuan used the Immortal Skin Mask to transform himself into Jia Fugui's appearance.

He swaggered out of the reception room and told the servants waiting outside that he had some business to attend to with Ye Muyu and would return in a few days.

Then, he and Ye Muyu walked away without arousing anyone's suspicion.

(End of this chapter)