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

Chapter 438 What I'm about to tell you, don't be afraid! (3K views, please subscribe!)

[By using cunning tactics to achieve great results with limited resources, you easily subdued the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord and the Holy Law Demon Lord, causing the Yuan Sect's power to rise sharply. Even at the Golden Core stage, you already display the makings of a dragon!]

[Now that your demonic sect has entered the top ten, it's time to conquer a vast world of your own. This is also the necessary path for the Yuan Sect to become the number one demonic sect.]

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

[Mission: The Lord of the Yuan Cult has arrived? (In progress)]

[Please conquer a world whose area and civilization level reach at least the level of a Great World, by any means necessary.]

[Mission Progress: Conquer the World (0/1)]

[Task Reward 1: Coordinates of a Branch of the Primordial Chaos Path]

【Quest Reward 2: Increase in Magic Power Level (Selectable) *1】

Su Yuan wasn't too surprised to see the new task appear on the system panel.

He had a pretty good idea that the dog system would most likely cause trouble.

However, considering how generous the rewards for this mission are, let's reluctantly forgive it.

Let's not even mention the magic power upgrade card; its previous use is enough to prove its value.

The Primordial Dao is the foundation for Su Yuan's attainment of Dao. Although the dog system only gave him a coordinate, with so many Nascent Soul Heavenly Lords as his backers, it shouldn't be too difficult for him to get his hands on it.

This task absolutely must be completed.

As for how to complete this task... Su Yuan already had a somewhat immature idea in his mind.

But before that, let's deal with the immediate matters first.

Su Yuan snapped out of his daze, took the application form for joining the sect back from the two girls, and carefully put it away.

Then, he accessed the sect's system and checked the loyalty of these two Yuan Sect Divine Transformation Ancestors.

As deities, they naturally couldn't be very loyal to a sect founded by a junior.

For example, An Xingran's loyalty rate is only 40%.

Surprisingly, Guiyuan's loyalty is even higher than Anxuemei's, reaching 55%.

In short, he doesn't seem like a bad person.

Su Yuan cleared his throat and said solemnly:

"Don't be afraid of what I'm about to say."

An Xingran kept a straight face and said in a serious tone:

"Senior Su, please rest assured, we are Nascent Soul cultivators, we have nothing to fear."

Su Yuan took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"Actually, I also know the divine power of Shadow of the Abyss."

Gui Yuan, An Xingran: "..."

……

In the world of winter plum blossoms, in the residence of the Imperial Envoy on patrol, at the Shenghan Mansion.

Chen Nuoyi stood by the door, gazing at the shimmering snowflakes falling from the sky, a hint of melancholy in her pale golden eyes.

Behind the girl, Qi Hanyue was wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket and squatting next to a charcoal brazier, warming herself by the fire. She was also holding a plump orange at her feet.

"Noyi, Su Yuan has only been gone for three days. We don't even know if he's made it to the Ascension Platform yet. He won't be back anytime soon. Come inside and warm yourself by the fire. It's so cold outside."

Qi Hanyue turned her head and looked at the girl who was standing like a statue waiting for her husband, and said helplessly.

Chen Nuoyi said softly:

"As far as I know, the process of the celestial officials meeting with the Holy Law Council is very quick. It can be over in less than half an hour, or at most two or three hours."

"Perhaps, Su Yuan is already in the Immortal Realm."

Qi Hanyue found a coat, walked to the door, and draped it over the girl's shoulders as she said:
"Then let's go inside and wait. The return trip will take two or three days..."

However, before she could finish speaking, both she and Chen Nuoyi's gazes sharpened simultaneously, staring intently at the figure that appeared not far away.

It was Su Yuan, dressed in the robes of a fourth-rank official.

"Su...Su Yuan? How come you're back so quickly!"

Qi Hanyue's pale gray eyes widened slightly, first in disbelief, then filled with joy.

"That's a long story. This trip to the Immortal Realm was anything but smooth."

Su Yuan helplessly shrugged and said.

Chen Nuoyi looked at Su Yuan's face, frowned, and asked:
"How did you remove your disguise, Fairy Skin Mask and Thousand-Faced Senior?"

Su Yuan rubbed his forehead, a hint of confusion in his eyes:
"I... I don't remember very clearly either. I only remember that we had a conflict with the Holy Law Council. Junior Sister An did her best to carry me out and teleported me to the vicinity."

"I don't know where An Xuemei went or whether she is in danger."

Qi Hanyue's face turned slightly pale upon hearing this:
"Could something have happened to Senior An? No, I have to tell my mom right away so she can ask for help."

With that, the pink-haired girl headed towards the inner room.

She had just turned around and hadn't even taken a step when Chen Nuoyi grabbed her by the back of her neck and pulled her back.

"Noyi, what's wrong?"

Qi Hanyue looked puzzled.

But Chen Nuoyi ignored him, staring intently at Su Yuan, and calmly asked:
“Spit out your corrupt golden elixir and let me see it.”

Qi Hanyue and Su Yuan were both taken aback when they heard the question.

"A corrupted golden elixir? What's there to investigate about that?"

Su Yuan scratched his head in confusion, but still listened to the advice and opened his mouth, seemingly to spit out the corrupted golden pill.

He tried to vomit for a long time, but nothing came out. "Huh? Where did my corrupted golden pill go?"

Su Yuan looked puzzled.

Chen Nuoyi's expression remained unchanged as she continued to ask:

"Where's your Xuanqi Sword? Show it to me."

And clearly, Su Yuan, who couldn't produce the corrupted golden elixir, also couldn't produce the Xuanqi Sword.

By this point, even a fool like Qi Hanyue could see the problem.

Something's wrong with Su Yuan.

Chen Nuoyi's beautiful eyes turned cold, with a hint of anger in them:

"He doesn't even have one or two decent magical treasures on him, yet he dares to impersonate Su Yuan? He has quite the nerve!"

"Impersonation?"

Upon hearing this word, Su Yuan finally seemed to remember something and suddenly realized:

“I remember now… I’m not Su Yuan’s real body at all, I’m his shadow…”

"My mission is to infiltrate the vicinity of his beloved and kill them all before the original body returns."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yuan's eyes suddenly turned ferocious, and he pointed at the ground.

The next instant, endless black mud gushed out from the ground, rushing towards Chen Nuoyi and Qi Hanyue like a flood, seemingly about to engulf the two girls.

Chen Nuoyi's anger intensified:

"How dare you use the black mud that Su Yuan painstakingly created from the decaying spores? Did you even pay your taxes?!"

The girl raised her hand and pointed at the tsunami-like wave; in the next instant, the black mud vanished completely.

—It was forcibly taken away by the Dragon Emperor Golden Pill's forced transaction function.

However, just after dealing with the black mud, Su Yuan's shadow rushed over, wielding a Nascent Soul spirit sword identical to the Crimson Yuan Sword, and slashed towards them.

Judging from the power of this spirit sword, it is in no way inferior to the Crimson Origin Sword itself, which is at the Nascent Soul level.

This scene shocked Chen Nuoyi. Although the shadow could not replicate magic treasures of the Immortal level, it could easily create magic treasures of the Nascent Soul level... Was this the work of the Boundless Tribulation Venerable?

Moreover, the fact that the shadow created by the Boundless Calamity Venerable could find its way here suggests that Su Yuan and Junior Sister An may really be in trouble.

What a big deal!

They not only clashed with the Nascent Soul cultivators of the Holy Law Governing Council, but were also targeted by the Boundless Calamity Venerable hiding in the shadows.

The only saving grace is that, judging from the fact that this shadow is penniless, it has not yet been able to replace Su Yuan himself.

It was precisely because of this conjecture that Chen Nuoyi was able to keep her composure and focus on resolving the immediate threat.

Just as she was about to use the Dragon Emperor's Golden Pill to borrow the fake Crimson Origin Sword and punch the shadow in the face, another unexpected event occurred.

The shadow, which looked exactly like Su Yuan, suddenly twisted and then exploded like a puddle of mud, disappearing without a trace.

Chen Nuoyi stared at this scene in astonishment:
"This shadow is dead?"

Her first guess was that Wuluo Zhenjun had suppressed the fake Su Yuan, but she couldn't sense any trace of Wuluo Zhenjun's aura on the field, which made her quickly dismiss this guess.

Just as the girl was pondering, three more figures suddenly appeared in the courtyard.

Chen Nuoyi and Qi Hanyue, who were hiding behind her, looked closely and saw two familiar figures and an unfamiliar blonde girl.

"Su Yuan! Junior Sister An!"

The pink-haired girl perked up and excitedly rushed over to greet him.

But as soon as she lifted her foot, she seemed to remember something and cautiously looked at Chen Nuoyi:

"This... this time it shouldn't be a shadow, right?"

Chen Nuoyi nodded:
"This time it's true."

Qi Hanyue immediately showed a look of curiosity:

"But Su Yuan didn't reveal any magic weapons, so how can you be so sure?"

Chen Nuoyi: "Intuition."

Looking at the large hole in the courtyard and the black mud that was still gushing out from the ground, Su Yuan's expression changed.

"That old bastard Wuliang Jiezun, I had already copied my own shadow at the fastest speed, and had it personally killed by two Nascent Soul seniors... yet the Shadow of the Abyss still managed to infiltrate the official residence first using my identity."

"And this shadow actually stole the black mud I painstakingly prepared! Did he even pay taxes?!"

Su Yuan felt a chill run down his spine.

If I hadn't mastered the vaccine for the Shadow of the Abyss, or if Chen Nuoyi hadn't been more vigilant, a tragedy might have occurred.

Su Yuan quickly used the Demonic Thunder to control the surrounding world, and only after confirming that no one in the official residence had been replaced and that no other shadows were lurking did he breathe a sigh of relief.

"Su Yuan, you guys came back so quickly! You have no idea, while you were gone these past few days, Nuoyi has been... umm..."

The pink-haired girl was only halfway through her sentence when Chen Nuoyi covered her mouth with her hand.

After pulling the former back behind her, Chen Nuoyi looked at the blonde girl:

"Who is this."

"Miss Guiyuan."

Su Yuan explained:
"However, people prefer to call her by the honorific title of 'Holy Law Heavenly Lord'. This time, we were very fortunate to have her help, otherwise, my junior sister An and I might not have been able to come back alive."

After a pause, Su Yuan smiled smugly again:

"Now, Miss Guiyuan is a member of our Yuan Sect!"

(End of this chapter)