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

Chapter 471 The title of Regent is confirmed! (3K views, please subscribe!)

As Xinghe Tianjun poured a massive amount of Nascent Soul spiritual power into the array plate and then handed it over, Su Yuan deeply felt the trust from the other party.

He reached out and took the heavy array plate, nodding solemnly:

"Ah Nong... cough cough, Senior Qi, please rest assured, I will definitely live up to my mission and bring this celestial treasure back intact."

As he spoke, he began to place the array plate close to his body.

Just then, the Purple-Gold Dragon Lord spoke up with some emotion.

"I never expected to find relics of an old friend here."

Upon hearing this, everyone present couldn't help but show curiosity.

"Senior Dragon Lord, do you know the origin of this celestial treasure?"

Purple-Gold Dragon Lord: "That's natural. Its origin is unknown, but in my time, it was once controlled by a demon god."

A demon race transforming into a god? The Zhou Tian Star Array?
Su Yuan immediately became alert.

Could "Zijin Laodeng" be referring to two three-legged golden crows?

Please, don't tell me the ancient cultivation world was the primordial wilderness. That kind of trope is outdated!
"A demon race that has reached the Divine Transformation stage? What kind of demon race is that?"

Qi Anong asked expectantly.

Purple-Gold Dragon Lord: "That demon race's Nascent Soul cultivator originated from the Moon Palace..."

Before the other person could finish speaking, Qi Anong excitedly said:

"The Moon Palace? Could this be the legendary celestial treasure wielded by the Jade Rabbit? Hehe, then I'm practically Chang'e, aren't I?"

Purple-Gold Dragon Lord: "..."

He hesitated for a moment, then said helplessly:
"In my time, the moon palace didn't house the Jade Rabbit, but... the Jade Toad."

Qi Anong's smile froze instantly.

"Jade, jade toad? Isn't that just a toad?"

A toad is a toad, what jade is it anyway!
Xinghe Tianjun's face fell instantly, like a wilted eggplant.

The thought that her most powerful treasure came from a toad, and that the inheritance she received in the early stages of her cultivation was also given to her by a toad, made her feel terrible.

With that kind of attitude, why would she want to be Chang'e? She should just be a toad fairy.

Su Yuan, standing to the side, breathed a sigh of relief.

That startled me; I'm just glad it wasn't those two golden crows.

After the brief incident, Su Yuan expressed his desire to return to the Netherworld of Reincarnation to the two Nascent Soul cultivators.

"You're going back already? You, Nuoyi, and Hanya just got together. Why don't you stay a couple more days?"

Xinghe Tianjun tried to persuade him to stay.

Su Yuan shook his head:

"The sooner we deal with the enemy, the sooner we can go home. If all goes well, we'll be back from this trip to the Netherworld in the Cycle of Reincarnation soon. Then, we'll meet here and work together to deal with the remaining will of the fake Chu Jiang!"

Sensing the determination in Su Yuan's tone, Star River Heavenly Lord nodded and said no more.

The Purple-Gold Dragon Lord then inquired:
"Do you need me to come with you?"

Su Yuan: "Uh, then there's no need."

The main reason he dared to decline the Purple Gold Dragon Lord's offer was because he had the support of the Zhou Tian Star Array.

With this formation in place, even if the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation were to attack him, the spirit of the formation plate would automatically activate the protection mechanism to temporarily safeguard him.

At that time, the Star River Heavenly Lord, who sensed the unusual celestial phenomena, would arrive immediately with the Purple Gold Dragon Lord, so there was basically no risk in this trip.

That afternoon, Su Yuan gathered the delegation that had come with him, boarded a flying boat, and headed towards the Netherworld of Reincarnation.

Among the delegation, Yin Qiyue was the one who least wanted to leave.

However, this girl has practically been glued to Chen Nuoyi for the past three days, so she's gotten her money's worth.

The return trip went smoothly without any major setbacks.

However, he did not rush to see the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation immediately, but instead returned to his base camp in the Underworld of Reincarnation first.

Outside the main hall of the Zhu Yan Bai Gu Temple, Su Yuan saw Zhu Qingqing, who came out to greet him, as well as his nominal maid, Gui Yuan.

However, what puzzled Su Yuan was that Zhu Qingqing's expression was very stiff, like a trembling lackey standing next to a big shot.

Seeing this, Su Yuan couldn't help but ask suspiciously:

"Qingqing, what's wrong with you?"

"Even though I changed my skin, it's not that scary, is it?"

Zhu Qingqing shook her little head and said with a somewhat aggrieved expression:
"Boss, you're finally back! I've been under so much pressure while you were gone."

As she spoke, she cautiously glanced at the harmless blonde girl beside her.

It goes without saying who the real big shot she fears is.

Su Yuan also turned his gaze to Gui Yuan, and immediately noticed that the other party was unusual.

Those once clear and beautiful eyes now held a familiar depth and determination.

Despite having only the cultivation level of the initial Nascent Soul stage, she exuded a unique aura belonging to a Nascent Soul cultivator.

“Senior Gui… Senior Gui Yuan?” Su Yuan stared at the girl in surprise, sensing a golden, resilient, and brilliant soul within her frail body.

At this moment, he suddenly realized.

So, the Guiyuan in the illusionary world has also had its body taken over by the real Guiyuan.

No wonder Zhu Qingqing was so frightened.

How could she not be afraid when a righteous deity appeared before her, a demon?

Gui Yuan smiled slightly and said:
“Su Yuan, I have learned the details from Zhu Qingqing. It seems that your hometown has also been severely corrupted by the Boundless Calamity Venerable.”

Upon hearing this, Su Yuan couldn't help but nod with a wry smile.

"Yes, this happened as soon as I got home, but it's almost over."

"The closer we are to seeing the light of success, the less we should let our guard down."

Gui Yuan solemnly instructed:
"Take this body in my illusion, for example. You know, during the time you were gone, my shadow kept trying to invade this body."

Upon hearing this, Su Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

Gui Yuan's body has actually caught the eye of Gui Yuan from the Holy Law Council?
He hadn't even realized this problem before; he was so careless!

However, there was nothing he could do about it. After all, before meeting the Purple-Gold Dragon Lord, he never expected that a Nascent Soul cultivator could infiltrate him through an illusion.

After seeing the example of the Purple-Gold Dragon Lord, he subconsciously thought that only illusions with strength comparable to the original body would be noticed by the original body, and that the little girl in the Qi Refining stage, the Illusionary Returning Kite, was just an NPC to enrich the world view.

However, Gui Yuan's example told him that the upper limit of a Nascent Soul cultivator was higher than he had imagined.

Zhu Qingqing, standing to the side, also said in a trembling voice:

"Boss, you have no idea how terrifying Lord Guiyuan has been lately. One minute she's about to go on a killing spree, and the next she'll be back to normal."

"It's one thing that her consciousness keeps switching, but her strength is also terrifying. Once I tried to stop her, and if it weren't for my grandmaster protecting me, I'm afraid I would have been beaten to death!"

Su Yuan: "..."

Good heavens, so Guiyuan and Saint Law Heavenly Lord have been fighting for control of this illusory body all this time.

Assigning Zhu Qingqing, a Nascent Soul cultivator, to guard a newly awakened Nascent Soul cultivator who is also a Deity Transformation host sounds like a peer supervision, but the hardships and difficulties involved can probably only be understood by the person involved.

Xiao Zhu, you've worked hard.

Gui Yuan smiled calmly and said to Su Yuan:

"In fact, this body of mine should have been destroyed long ago. I've kept it only to help you out."

"It's a good thing you didn't keep me waiting too long, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to suppress my shadow."

"help me?"

Su Yuan was slightly taken aback.

Then Guiyuan explained:
"In the Great Void World, there is more than one Nascent Soul host like me. Perhaps somewhere, there is a young Eternal Heavenly Monarch, a Corruption Heavenly Monarch, or some other Nascent Soul active."

"As long as these phantoms reach the Nascent Soul stage, they will attract the attention of their corresponding original bodies, some of which may have already become the Shadow of the Abyss."

"Before you deal with that fake Chu Jiang, you need to find them all and eliminate them."

"Only in this way can you ensure that you are not betrayed at a critical moment and that no truly important information reaches the ears of the Boundless Calamity Venerable."

After hearing Gui Yuan's story, Su Yuan was both surprised and relieved.

That bastard Fake Chu Jiang has planted a lot of landmines in the Taixu World!
If a certain Abyss Shadow were to invade the Void World through illusion and successfully reach the remnant will of the fake Chu Jiang, then all the information it had been desperately guarding would be transmitted to the ears of the Boundless Tribulation Venerable.

Not to mention that these Nascent Soul stage and Nascent Soul stage hosts are themselves very powerful enemies. If they don't care about the cost, they might unleash an attack close to that of a Nascent Soul stage expert.

If someone were to use this on themselves at a critical moment, who could withstand it?

Thinking about all this, Su Yuan was extremely grateful that he had made the decision to use Guiyuan to level up.

Seeing that Su Yuan realized the seriousness of the problem, Gui Yuan didn't keep him in suspense and continued:
“My method to help you is very simple. I will sacrifice this body and use a portion of the original body’s essence to forcibly bring the ‘Holy Word’ divine power belonging to the original body into this world.”

"By the decree of the Holy Word, I will make all Nascent Soul hosts in the Great Void World red-named."

"At that time, you can organize your people and contact Star River Heavenly Lord, Dragon Lord Teacher and other of your own to hunt them down until they are all killed."

"Use the essence of the Nascent Soul stage...?"

Noticing a word that Gui Yuan had casually overlooked in his words, Su Yuan fell silent.

Thinking about it carefully, I realized that I had received a lot of help from this Holy Law Heavenly Lord.

"Thank you very much."

After a long silence, Su Yuan could only solemnly thank Gui Yuan.

The stern, old-fashioned blonde girl smiled slightly and said:
"It's nothing, after all, I'm also a member of the Yuan Sect."

Su Yuan smiled as well, then, as if realizing something, quickly asked:
"However, won't those Nascent Soul hosts whose true forms weren't transformed into Abyss Shadows also suffer?"

Gui Yuan: "This is a necessary sacrifice, and I believe they will understand."

Su Yuan: "..."

The noble righteousness of a Nascent Soul cultivator needs no further explanation.

But Su Yuan had a feeling that if he issued an order to indiscriminately hunt down these talented young people, his reputation would be ruined.

The title of regent is now confirmed!
(End of this chapter)