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

Chapter 473 Reincarnation Heavenly Lord: Sorry, I am a Demon! (3K)

"Before I go to see Senior Dragon Lord, there is something in the Reincarnation Netherworld that I need your help with."

Su Yuan said cautiously.

"Go ahead."

The Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation spoke casually. Having accepted the fact that he was an illusion and was about to die, he believed that nothing could affect him anymore.

Su Yuan: "You should also have that map marked with red dots in your mind, right? Each red dot represents a projection of a Nascent Soul cultivator, including some Nascent Soul level projections."

"For a projection of this level, I would appreciate it if you could personally take action and eliminate it."

The Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation was slightly taken aback, and carefully confirmed the location of the red dot in the Netherworld of Reincarnation.

Because Zhu Qingqing is currently intensively eliminating the projections of Nascent Soul cultivators, the number of red dots in the Reincarnation Netherworld has decreased significantly compared to the beginning.

The Nascent Soul cultivator projections she left behind were clearly formidable opponents, renowned figures throughout the entire region, either Nascent Soul experts or top-tier Golden Core cultivators.

This level of existence has clearly caught the eye of the Reincarnation Heavenly Lord.

At the same time, these people also have their own spheres of activity and influence, so the Reincarnation Heavenly Lord can roughly determine who is who just by looking at the location of the red dots.

"The Heavenly Lotus Saintess of the Pure Lotus Sect, Qi Changhe of the Righteous Alliance, Kuang Tianzhan of the Hundred Battles Sect... These are all young prodigies with the potential to become Nascent Souls, whom I personally promoted!"

The Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation was astonished:
"In order to nurture them, I try to spend as much time as possible teaching them every day."

"They are nothing less than my beloved disciples, my right and left arms. You want me to go and kill them all now?"

Upon hearing these words, Su Yuan felt an urge to dig his toes into the ground.

He knew this would happen.

No wonder people say that Saintess Tianlian, Qi Changhe, Kuang Tianzhan, and others are projections of Nascent Soul cultivators; they truly shine wherever they go.

Geniuses of their caliber, once they reach a certain level, will inevitably establish contact with their superior, the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation, and it's not impossible that they might even forge a deep friendship.

It was truly cruel to make the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation kill these relatives and friends with his own hands.

That said, why is your moral standard so high, Xiao Deng?
Normally, when you see a genius who threatens your position, shouldn't you nip them in the bud?
Why would you still encourage them to achieve godhood?
Furthermore, before these Nascent Soul projections were possessed by the Shadow of the Abyss, they were all exemplary figures of the righteous path, without a single demon among them!
Otherwise, it wouldn't have been so easy for him to conquer the Ten Great Demonic Sects.

Sigh, if only these Nascent Soul projections were all demons, at least killing them wouldn't be so difficult.

After a long silence, Su Yuan cautiously said:

"Before I came to the Samsara Palace, I had just used the Zhou Tian Star Array Disc to send a message to Senior Dragon Lord and Senior Star River. They should not have finished killing the Nascent Soul projections in their own territories yet."

"How about... you three Nascent Soul cultivators cross over each other's territories and go kill other Nascent Soul projections? Would that make things easier?"

How can I feel good?!
The Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation glanced at Su Yuan speechlessly. Could running away solve the problem?

"Forget it, I'm not the kind of person who would use someone else to do his dirty work. I'll just finish them off myself."

Su Yuan nodded obediently.

With Su Yuan by his side, the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation took a step forward, and the two immediately appeared above a lotus-shaped mountain gate.

This place is the mountain gate of the Pure Lotus Sect, one of the leaders of the righteous path in the Netherworld of Reincarnation.

As the pressure of the Nascent Soul stage descended, chaos immediately erupted within the Qinglian Sect.

A few breaths later, a dignified young woman dressed in a light blue palace gown ascended into the air. She first respectfully bowed to the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation, then asked with a hint of confusion:
"Teacher Samsara, is there something important you need to tell me by suddenly arriving?"

Looking at the girl in green before him, the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation gently shook his head.

The Heavenly Lotus Saintess was slightly taken aback, then suddenly seemed to realize something and exclaimed with delight:
"Could it be that you've come here regarding the Yuan Cult?"

"Just now, I also received news that the Yuan Sect is conducting a large-scale manhunt and killing of righteous geniuses. In just a few hours, more than a dozen rising righteous geniuses have been killed."

"And coincidentally, the places where these righteous geniuses fell correspond to the red dots that suddenly appeared in our minds."

"I suspect that those marked with those red dots are all righteous cultivators that the Yuan Cult wants to eliminate, including me!"

After briefly explaining what she knew, the Heavenly Lotus Saintess continued:

“Teacher Samsara, as long as you give the order, I am willing to personally take down all those evil demons.”

The girl in blue spoke with unwavering determination and righteous indignation.

Standing beside the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation, Su Yuan sighed softly, feeling a pang of reluctance.

What a virtuous fairy! I wonder if her true form is one of the thirty-six ancient deities, and what her current situation is.

Su Yuan couldn't help but say, "Fairy Tianlian, the matter is a bit complicated to explain."

Upon hearing this, the Heavenly Lotus Saintess turned her attention to Su Yuan.

Because of Su Yuan's half-dragon, half-human appearance, she didn't initially associate the burly dragon-man in front of her with the leader of the Yuan Cult. But after a closer look, she realized something was amiss.

When Su Yuan was promoted as the Holy Son of the Underworld, his portrait also circulated widely.

The Heavenly Lotus Saintess, who hated evil as if it were her enemy, had a portrait of Su Yuan nailed to her boudoir, ready to cause trouble for this recruited demon at any time.

Therefore, she had a very deep impression of Su Yuan.

After examining the dragon-man before her, the Heavenly Lotus Saintess's pretty face paled:
"You, you're the leader of the Yuan Cult, Su Yuan?!" "How did you end up here, and with Teacher Samsara...?"

Speaking incoherently, the girl in green suddenly seemed to remember something and abruptly turned to look at the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation.

"Teacher Samsara...did you give the order to kill those righteous prodigies?"

Samsara Heavenly Lord: "...You can understand it that way."

Upon hearing this, the girl in green felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave, and said with a mixture of sadness and sorrow:
"So you came here in person to kill me?"

Samsara Heavenly Lord: "...Yes."

Seeing the despair on the face of the girl who seemed like his personal disciple, the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation sighed.

Even though he knew the other person was just an illusion, he couldn't help but offer an explanation.

"Tianlian, those locked by the red dot are all people who may be possessed by extraterrestrial demons. In order to protect the peace of the Taixu World, I, Zijinlongzun, Xinghe Tianjun, have no choice but to do this."

In order not to reveal important information, the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation did not tell the truth, but only told a white lie.

Upon hearing this explanation, the Heavenly Lotus Saintess was initially taken aback, but the despair on her pretty face gradually faded.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end she just nodded slightly.

"That's good."

"That's good?"

Su Yuan and the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation were both taken aback.

Then the Holy Maiden of Heavenly Lotus smiled and said:
"Isn't it something to be happy about that the teacher hasn't fallen into demonic possession and is still working hard to protect the peace of the Taixu World?"

"As for me... being targeted by the extraterrestrial demons can only be attributed to bad luck. The fact that my teacher personally killed me means that I am beyond saving, so I might as well accept my fate."

Su Yuan: "..."

Damn it, can you guys stop acting so righteous and noble?
No, the holy light emanating from you is blinding me!

The Heavenly Lotus Saintess took a deep breath and said apologetically:

"Teacher, self-destruction is very painful. Please let me die without pain. With the power of the Reincarnation Heavenly Lord, you should be able to do this very easily."

Samsara Heavenly Lord: "...Hmm."

The boy, who looked only seven or eight years old, sighed again and pointed his finger at the Heavenly Lotus Saintess's brow.

The next second, the girl in green, whose gaze, which was filled with a faint mist and showed great composure in the face of death, dimmed, and she quickly lost all vitality.

The Heavenly Lotus Saintess, a projection of a Nascent Soul cultivator, has thus perished.

The Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation stretched out his hand, and a River of the Underworld appeared in the void. He placed the girl's body into the river and let her disappear into the turbulent waters.

With another wave of his hand, Huang Quan vanished.

"Let's go, next one."

"The Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation said calmly."

Su Yuan didn't speak, but simply nodded slightly.

But for some reason, he felt a tightness in his chest. He had only met the Heavenly Lotus Saintess once, and they hadn't even had a proper conversation.

She might even be just an illusion, and... we don't even know her name.

But Su Yuan was very angry, an indescribable killing intent and rage burning in his heart.

This murderous intent and rage were not only directed at the fake Chu Jiang, but even more so at the wrath of the Boundless Calamity Venerable.

Alright, alright, now I have another reason to go head-to-head with you, Old Man Wuliang!
The two left in silence.

But the Qinglian followers who witnessed this 'murder' were plunged into immense shock and panic.

In their eyes, the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation, together with Su Yuan, the leader of the Yuan Cult, personally murdered the Heavenly Lotus Saintess, a paragon of righteousness! They even dragged her corpse into the Yellow Springs!
Considering the other righteous prodigies persecuted by the Yuan Cult, the Qinglian Cult members couldn't help but suspect that the Reincarnation Heavenly Lord had been bewitched by Old Demon Su and fallen into the demonic path.

A catastrophe has befallen the righteous prodigies and leaders of the righteous path!

"The Netherworld of Reincarnation is finished! Old Demon Su has completely taken over the world!"

"It's not just the Reincarnation Netherworld. I've heard that during the inter-domain exchange competition, both the Purple Gold Dragon Lord and the Star River Heavenly Lord had close ties with Old Demon Su."

"The distribution of those red dots also shows that the persecution extends far beyond the Underworld!"

"If the three Nascent Soul cultivators all listen to a single demon, is there really any hope left for our Great Void World?"

As the Qinglian Cult spread the news of the murder of the Heavenly Lotus Saintess, a verbal attack on Su Yuan and the resistance of righteous cultivators against the Yuan Cult slowly began!
Within the Netherworld of Reincarnation, there are six Nascent Soul Realm or soon-to-break-through Nascent Soul Realm projections.

Five of them calmly chose to die after hearing the explanation from the Heavenly Lord of Reincarnation, while only one tried to escape.

Clearly, the latter's body had already been possessed by the corresponding Abyss Shadow. There was nothing more to say about such an existence; it was simply annihilated.

(End of this chapter)