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

Chapter 428 The Thousand-Faced Heavenly Lord is a High School Girl? (3K views, please vote!)

The power of the celestial treasure was unleashed, and the red light connected to Nan Cang's body acted like a straw, slowly draining his cultivation and physical strength.

However, Nan Cang was, after all, a powerful being at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage and possessing certain characteristics of the Divine Transformation stage.

Even when the Crown of Corruption is activated by the Tai Bai Tian Ji, the speed at which it extracts power from the opponent is somewhat slow.

But as long as it works, that's enough.

Nan Cang, who was already exhausted from running around, gradually lost the ability to devour the beings of the Cold Plum World after his cultivation level declined step by step and he was no longer able to reach the peak of the Nascent Soul stage.

Nascent Soul stage, peak Nascent Soul stage, early stage of the ninth level of Nascent Soul...

Nan Cang's cultivation level plummeted. When his realm fell to the eighth level of the Nascent Soul stage, Tai Bai Tianji's realm advanced once again, reaching the third level of the Nascent Soul stage.

The gap between the two sides has widened once again.

Therefore, people's joys and sorrows cannot be the same.

"Wait...wait a minute."

As his injuries worsened and he became increasingly powerless against the attacks coming from all directions, Nan Cang hurriedly raised his hand and said very sincerely:

“Distinguished guests from outside the Heavenly Law World, you cannot kill me now.”

“After all, I am still the unappointed governor of the Cold Plum World. If I die, the Holy Law Council will definitely launch a major investigation and define the forces or civilizations behind you as enemies.”

"So please spare my life, and I will mediate to suppress everything that happened today and prevent any disturbance."

"After that, I am willing to give up my position as governor of the Cold Plum World and wholeheartedly pledge my allegiance to serve your civilization."

Upon hearing this, Su Yuan, who had been hiding behind Tai Bai Tianji, immediately jumped out and, taking advantage of the situation, said:

"Only now are you thinking of reconciliation? Are you kidding me?"

"Teacher Taibai, I think we should just drain him dry. Once we've completely squeezed out Nan Cang's cultivation, you'll be at least at the late Nascent Soul stage, if not at the peak of the Nascent Soul stage."

"At that time, you can directly take over Nan Cang's identity, which will still have the effect of stabilizing the situation."

Upon hearing this, a murderous glint flashed in Nan Cang's eyes.

But Su Yuan showed no fear whatsoever, and stood with his hands on his hips, saying:

"Oh? Why are you looking at me so fiercely? You think I'm afraid of you? You couldn't even budge me if I stood right here and let you hit me!"

Tai Baitianji, Ye Muyu and Chen Nuoyi, who were not far away: "..."

Stop talking, stop talking! If you keep stirring up trouble like this, Nan Cang might just risk his life to kill you.

Fortunately, Nan Cang managed to hold back in the end, and simply looked at Tai Baiji with a sincere and humble gaze.

Taibai Tianji was silent for a moment, then slowly said:

"Judging from the momentum of this battle, it would be unreasonable if neither of us lost a single person."

"And it's quite obvious that the deceased can only be you."

Nan Cang's expression suddenly changed.

Without uttering another word of pleading, he turned and fled without hesitation.

But where can he escape to, now that he's been targeted by the crown of corruption?

Having already reached the third level of the Nascent Soul stage, Tai Bai Tianji further amplified the power of the Crown of Corruption and concentrated its power on Nan Cang.

In just one breath, Nan Cang's cultivation level plummeted another level, falling to the seventh level of the Nascent Soul stage.

Tai Baiji's cultivation level has reached the peak of the third level of the Nascent Soul stage, just one step away from the middle stage of the Nascent Soul stage.

At this point, even disregarding the celestial treasures, the balance of power between the two sides has completely reversed.

Thick, powerful tentacles shot out, forming a net in the air that completely enveloped Nan Cang.

His body was entangled by tentacles, and he was uncontrollably dragged into the black mud.

The battlefield fell silent.

ten minutes later.

Nan Cang's body floated up from the black mud, his breath completely gone.

Beside his body, a gray soul covered in black mud condensed into a sphere, rolling around in the mud.

Nan Cang is dead, leaving behind only his soul that retains his memories, and an empty shell.

Seeing this, Su Yuan frowned slightly and asked in confusion:

"Teacher, why did you kill him directly?"

"Even if we don't accept his surrender, it would be good to corrupt him and use him as material to launch the Crown of Corruption."

Tai Baiji explained:
"Because I need to impersonate Nan Cang, and if I want to secure my position as governor, there must be a scapegoat to take all the blame."

“Nan Cang himself is a good choice. He will become Yan He, the traitor from another realm whom I killed. Whether it was devouring the beings of the Cold Plum World or launching the Ten Thousand Swords Return to the Origin, it was all his doing.”

Su Yuan: "...So you really don't plan to return those hundreds of thousands of swords, is that right!"

Tai Baiji: "..."

Why is this kid always focusing on such weird things?

After holding it in for a long while, he finally said helplessly:
"I will return all the undamaged flying swords from this battle, and I will repay the damaged ones with the Governor's Treasury."

Su Yuan nodded, then lowered his voice and said:

"I think we can ask Captain Zhang to reimburse us for this money... After all, this battle has greatly promoted the Maigou Project."

Tai Baiji: "...You're right." After saying that, he took off the crown of corruption from his head and handed it back to Su Yuan.

Su Yuan subconsciously took the crown, then seemed to realize something and asked:

"Master, are you no longer going to improve your cultivation?"

“Aren’t those Nascent Soul cultivators from the Cold Plum World still trapped in the Governor’s Mansion? Why not go all the way and drain them dry, then blame it all on Nan Cang?”

Tai Baiji shook his head and said:

"That won't do. Advancing two minor realms in a row has already reached the limit of my control over my cultivation."

"If I continue to improve, I will lose control of the excessively expanding power."

"Moreover, although my cultivation level has improved, the Dao essence suitable for me has not yet been replenished. Let's talk about it after I have fully digested the extra cultivation level I gained today."

Su Yuan nodded in realization.

That's fine too. For now, I'll spare the lives of those Nascent Soul cultivators from the Cold Plum World. I'll personally go and take them down one by one, turning their power into my own.

After storing the Crown of Corruption within his dantian, Su Yuan looked at the corpse of Nan Cang floating in the black mud and frowned, saying:
"Teacher, how do we disguise Nan Cang as Yan He?"

“This guy is covered in wounds inflicted by the Blood-Corrupting Sword. He doesn’t look like Yanhe at all. If we just use some flesh-and-blood magic or puppetry to modify him, he won’t be able to hide it from the eyes of the Holy Law Council.”

Su Yuan did not believe that the Immortal Realm would turn a blind eye to the fall of a Nascent Soul stage spy from outside the Heavenly Law World.

Each Nascent Soul cultivator must be treated with utmost care, for a single misstep could reveal their true nature.

Based on this, neither he nor Taibai Baiji clearly had a perfect way to cover up the traces of their crimes.

Even the True Lord Wuluo might not be able to do it.

Ye Muyu, who had just arrived at the side of the master and apprentice, and Chen Nuoyi, upon hearing this question, also showed a faint look of worry.

For undercover agents like them, killing is never the hardest part; the hardest part is the aftermath and the subsequent investigation.

Tai Baiji opened his mouth to answer, but a soft female voice suddenly rang out from not far away:

"It's simple, just let the professionals handle it, right?"

Upon hearing the woman's voice, Su Yuan instinctively shuddered.

It's a natural bloodline-based suppression, similar to that of a mother-in-law over her son-in-law.

Chen Nuoyi subconsciously looked in the direction from which the sound came, and then a look of joy appeared on her face:

"Master."

Su Yuan also turned around stiffly, facing the red-haired mature woman who had appeared not far away at some unknown time, and cautiously greeted her:
"Greetings, Senior Wuluo."

The person who arrived was none other than the True Lord Wuluo.

Judging from her signature red hair, stunning beauty, and hot figure, this must be the real person.

"Su Yuan, we meet again."

Wu Luo Zhenjun stepped forward and ruffled his disciple's hair, glancing sideways at Su Yuan, and asked knowingly:

"Where's Han Ya? Why isn't she with you?"

This is truly a death problem.

It's just as frustrating as running into your future mother-in-law while shopping with other female friends and being asked this question.

Su Yuan forced himself to say:
"Before we encountered Nan Cang, we didn't need her help with our operations, so we didn't bring her along."

"It's fortunate she wasn't there, otherwise it would have been dangerous."

Wu Luo Zhenjun smiled and nodded, ceasing his teasing of Su Yuan, and returned to the main topic:
"You guys are not doing anything on the planned track, which is really giving me, the person in charge of the Maigou Project, a headache."

"Fortunately, the changes in the Cold Plum World also brought benefits. Taking advantage of the gap when the world was closed, my main body and the reinforcements successfully sneaked in without attracting the attention of the Holy Law Council."

"Reinforcements?"

Everyone present, except for Taibai Baiji, looked puzzled.

Wu Luo Zhenjun smiled and said:
"This reinforcement is the professional I just mentioned, and her purpose in coming here was not to clean up the mess for you, but specifically to meet Su Yuan."

Is this related to me?

Su Yuan was slightly taken aback, unable to think of anyone who would come all the way to see him.

However, a conjecture quickly popped into his mind.

This conjecture gave him a huge fright.

Just then, True Monarch Wuluo tilted his arms to the right, spread his hands, and smiled slightly:

"Let us give a grand welcome to the Thousand-Faced Heavenly Lord! Applause!"

The next instant, a black-haired high school girl with long, straight hair, wearing a JK uniform and black round-toed leather boots suddenly jumped out from behind Wuluo Zhenjun.

She emerged from behind the red-haired woman at a 40-degree angle, striking a cool pose as if she were a character appearing on a double-page spread in a comic book.

After standing there for a full three seconds, she raised two fingers and lightly traced them across her fair, pretty face, giving a cheerful greeting:
"Hey! Su Yuan, Chen Nuoyi, nice to meet you! Please take care of me!"

Su Yuan, Chen Nuoyi: "..."

Who...who is this high school girl?

Is she the Thousand-Faced Heavenly Lord?
real or fake?

(End of this chapter)