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

Chapter 472 The Taixu Army Attacks the Chu Army, Let's Go! (3K)

"I won't say more, or my shadow will come and try to take over this body again if we drag this out any longer."

"There is no time to lose, I will now issue the holy decree."

Gui Yuan didn't notice Su Yuan's strange expression and said softly.

As she spoke, the blonde girl's aura suddenly expanded, as if some extremely powerful force was flowing into her body through some strange connection.

However, because this power was too immense, even though the blonde girl had already reached the initial stage of the Nascent Soul realm, her physical body still inevitably collapsed.

Starting from the girl's limbs, her body gradually transformed into golden particles of light.

Her eyes shone with selfless divinity as she issued a decree to the vast universe:

"I have ordered the world that all Nascent Soul cultivator projections within the Great Void World must be marked within the next month, and every mortal will be able to obtain their location in real time."

The moment the decree was issued, a three-dimensional map immediately appeared in the minds of Su Yuan, Zhu Qingqing, and all the beings in the Taixu World.

On this map, a total of forty-nine blood-red dots flashed in different locations.

When the person corresponding to the light spot moves, the light spot will also change its position in real time.

Gui Yuan's actions granted everyone in the Taixu World the ability to monitor these Nascent Soul cultivator projections.

"Forty-nine of them? Even including the three Nascent Soul cultivators and Gui Yuan, the number is still outrageous... Are there really that many Nascent Soul cultivators in the entire cultivation world?"

Su Yuan glanced at the scarlet dots on the map and said incredulously.

At this moment, most of Guiyuan's body had disappeared, leaving only her head and part of her upper body.

Hearing Su Yuan's question, she smiled and explained:
"This is not surprising. As the Shadow of the Abyss created by the Immeasurable Calamity Venerable, the fake Chu Jiang's memories are not limited to the current era or our era."

"He also remembered the Nascent Soul cultivators from even earlier times, and many of them had become vassals of the Boundless Calamity Venerable."

"Moreover, most of these forty-odd Nascent Soul cultivator projections are just smokescreens; fewer than ten of them actually possess cultivation levels above the Nascent Soul stage."

"But to prevent some exceptionally talented Nascent Soul projections from becoming Nascent Souls within a month like I did, it would be safest for you to kill them all."

Su Yuan nodded in realization.

"Then, I wish you a speedy union with all forces that can be united to achieve the Nascent Soul stage."

At the last moment, Gui Yuan winked at Su Yuan.

"The Celestial Law World is waiting for you to save it."

Su Yuan opened his mouth, about to say something, but all that remained before his eyes were the gradually fading points of light.

He had no choice but to shut his mouth and sigh softly.

In the real world, Gui Yuan is majestic, but in the fantasy world, the young Gui Yuan is quite cute.

However, the latter disappeared completely.

There's a sense of melancholy, like parting ways with newly acquainted friends.

Composing himself, Su Yuan looked at Zhu Qingqing and said:

"Take the people from the Ten Great Demonic Sects and search for the Nascent Soul projections in the Reincarnation Netherworld. Once you find them, kill them without mercy!"

“I will go see the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation now. If things go smoothly with him, I will ask him to send his men to assist your operation.”

Zhu Qingqing nodded in agreement.

Su Yuan turned to leave, but then, as if suddenly remembering something, he turned back and gave a final instruction.

"By the way, every character who can cultivate to the Nascent Soul stage is a protagonist template, so don't let your guard down even when facing a projection."

"No matter how high the target's cultivation level is, you must go all out. It's best to challenge them in the opposite direction, such as ten Nascent Soul cultivators attacking one Qi Refining cultivator. That's the safest approach."

"As for those Nascent Soul stage Nascent Soul projections, you can just keep an eye on them from a distance, because going up there will only make you easy prey."

"I will ask the Heavenly Lords of the Divine Transformation Realm to personally take action against them."

Zhu Qingqing nodded vigorously, showing none of the arrogance typical of a brainless villain.

She had deeply experienced the combat power of a Nascent Soul cultivator's projection through Gui Yuan, and she had made up her mind that no matter how weak the target was, she must stay behind the scenes.

Su Yuan then left with peace of mind, boarded the waiting delegation's flying boat, and arrived at the Samsara Palace.

At the entrance of the Samsara Palace, Su Yuan walked in alone and saw Samsara Heavenly Lord, who looked like a seven or eight-year-old boy with black patterns engraved on his bald forehead.

The young boy, who was pretending to be young, was clearly aware of what had happened in the exchange match and was looking at Su Yuan with great interest.

"Su Yuan, you really do keep your word. You said you'd eat the soft rice of a Nascent Soul cultivator, and you actually did, and you ate the soft rice of two Nascent Soul cultivators in a row."

As he spoke, the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation deliberately made a frightened expression.

"Luckily I don't have a daughter, otherwise I would be in danger too."

Su Yuan sensed the subtle sarcasm in the tone of the Reincarnation Heavenly Lord.

This is understandable. As the Holy Son of the Reincarnation Netherworld, it wouldn't be pleasant for anyone to be involved with two of their superior's mortal enemies. However, Su Yuan didn't put on any act of apologizing or expressing loyalty; instead, he stated directly:
"Senior Samsara, this world is in trouble. If left unattended, it will be destroyed in less than a year."

"Although it may sound a bit boastful, as things stand, I am the only one who can save the world. However, my strength alone is not enough, and I need your help."

Samsara Heavenly Lord was slightly taken aback, and carefully examined Su Yuan's half-dragon, half-human body, as well as the undisguised aura fluctuations belonging to the Zhou Tian Star Array Disk.

"You... have already gained the approval of Qi Anong and that old man Long Zun?"

Su Yuan nodded.

The Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation: "What is the specific reason why this world will be destroyed?"

Su Yuan: "I cannot say until you agree to cooperate with us."

The Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation: "If you successfully save the world, will it return to peace?"

Su Yuan: "...No, the world will be destroyed more than half a year earlier."

Samsara Heavenly Lord: "..."

Seeing the little boy in front of him with a speechless and disgusted expression, Su Yuan felt a little embarrassed.

Other saviors bring peace and prosperity to the world, but this savior of his own is going to destroy everything in the Taixu World except for the residents of the Ten Immortal Cities.

For a pure illusion like the Reincarnation Heavenly Lord, this is clearly not so easy to accept.

But there was nothing he could do; the facts were right in front of him, and he couldn't lie to people.

"Senior Reincarnation, please let me explain..."

Su Yuan racked his brains, trying his best to give the other party a reasonable explanation without angering the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation or revealing core information.

But before he could even open his mouth, the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation forcefully waved his hand.

"You don't need to say anything."

The little boy jumped off the high-backed chair, which was big enough to be his bed, and paced barefoot on the cold floor, his expression shifting between light and dark.

After circling the main hall several times, he finally let out a cold snort and said:

"Since that old fellow, the Purple-Gold Dragon Lord, trusts you so much, I have nothing more to say. Tell me, how do you want me to help you?"

Su Yuan: "???"

No? You agreed just like that?

What about all the arguments I've been preparing for?
"Senior Samsara, you won't survive if the world is destroyed either. Are you really not going to reconsider?"

Su Yuan couldn't help but ask.

The Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation said calmly:
"What is there to consider? Everyone dies eventually. No one can live forever. Since Old Man Long thinks we need to die, it can only mean that the situation has reached a point where we have no choice but to die."

"...You are so magnanimous."

After a long silence, Su Yuan finally spoke.

Now that the other party had agreed to cooperate, Su Yuan had nothing to hide anymore. He explained in detail that this world was an illusionary world, his and the people of the Ten Immortals City were in a difficult situation, and what he needed.

The Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation listened silently, then sighed softly:

"An illusion? I was wondering why I felt something was off about myself. It turns out I had forgotten about the great enemy, the Immeasurable Lord of All Calamities."

He turned his gaze to Su Yuan and asked softly:
"Su Yuan, am I dead in the real world?"

Su Yuan nodded somewhat heavily:
"He's dead. Just recently, Senior Dragon Lord's true form also killed the Abyss Shadow that had devoured you."

Samsara Heavenly Lord: "Hmph, old man Long is indeed useless. He let my shadow wreak havoc for so many years before finally killing him. But... more than 100,000 years have passed, and I still have to rely on him to clean up the mess. How shameful."

After a moment of sighing, the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation walked up to Su Yuan, jumped up, gently touched Su Yuan's knee, and muttered:
"I'm not as tall as you, I lost."

[Congratulations, host, for making the world boss 'Lord of Reincarnation' admit defeat willingly! World Boss*1 defeated!]

"As for the power I wield, the most important thing is naturally the method of reincarnation."

The Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation stroked his chin and said:
"I will give you a portion of my reincarnation essence. As long as this portion of essence is not exhausted, you can be resurrected even if you die."

"And I will completely sever my connection with this part of the origin. Even if I personally take action against you, I still won't be able to take back this part of the origin."

As he spoke, the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation touched his forehead, gave it a light pinch, and pulled a dark line from the skin of his forehead. Then he jumped up and slapped it onto Su Yuan's arm.

Instantly, on Su Yuan's arm, which was already covered with dragon scales, jet-black patterns carrying the meaning of death and rebirth continued to grow, quickly covering his entire arm and half of his chest.

From the dark patterns, Su Yuan could feel a chill that seemed to come from the underworld, while at the same time he could faintly sense a vibrant life force of reincarnation.

Su Yuan raised his head, looked at the Reincarnation Heavenly Lord whose forehead clearly lacked a tattoo, and solemnly said:

"Thank you, senior."

The Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation, with his hands behind his back like a little adult, chuckled:
"Stop dawdling and take me to see Old Man Long. I'm about to die, and there's no point in continuing to be angry with him."

(End of this chapter)