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

Chapter 510 Isn't this also a kind of minotaur? (2.6K)

Su Yuan: "So you're willing?"

Seeing the struggle on the face of the Fairy of Spirit Medicine, Su Yuan's tone became exceptionally seductive.

After several breaths of silence, the Fairy of Spirit Medicine could only nod dejectedly.

What else could she do? She was already close to being hacked to death, and might not even be able to commit suicide.

Whether she refuses or agrees, she will most likely be replaced by the Shadow of the Abyss, so she might as well be sensible and at least get some preferential treatment.

With the person in question having agreed, all Su Yuan had to do next was turn the person into a shadow.

However, replicating the image of a Nascent Soul cultivator was no easy task for Su Yuan, who was only at the fourth level of the Nascent Soul stage.

Fortunately, the Fairy of Spirit Medicine is different from ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators. She has sacrificed most of her own flesh and blood for alchemy, which has reduced the Nascent Soul essence to a certain lower limit.

From the perspective of life alone, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she is the weakest of the gods.

In addition, she is currently seriously injured and in extremely poor condition. Copying a shadow of the same level should not consume too much energy, barely within Su Yuan's tolerance range.

Su Yuan took a deep breath, raised his hand and aimed it at the Spirit Medicine Fairy, activating the Primordial Divine Power, Shadow of the Abyss.

The next second, Su Yuan felt his spiritual power being drained at an alarming rate. In less than a few seconds, the spiritual power of the Primordial Nascent Soul was completely exhausted.

Fortunately, Su Yuan also has a second Nascent Soul, the Corruption Nascent Soul.

Xiao Fu stepped forward and replenished the spiritual power needed to activate the Shadow of the Abyss.

Not only her own spiritual power, but also the cultivation power belonging to the Yu Xuan Demon Clan stored in the Crown of Corruption was sacrificed.

Finally, before Su Yuan's spiritual power was completely exhausted, the Shadow of the Abyss was successfully activated.

A shadow that looked exactly like the Fairy of Spirit Medicine, but with a weak aura, appeared behind the main body.

This shadow is extremely unstable and can only last for a few minutes at most before dissipating.

Unless, within these few minutes, it can replace the original body and become an independent entity.

And it can indeed do that.

After the shadow of the Fairy of Spiritual Medicine was formed, it directly transformed into a pitch-black curtain, completely enveloping the main body, and the three swords of the Sword Master of Exterminating Evil also withdrew in time.

Su Yuan watched this scene with a sigh in his heart.

Using the supernatural powers of the Immeasurable Lord to turn his subordinates into allies, isn't that a kind of Minotaur?

Old Deng certainly never imagined he'd end up like this.

Before long, the curtain transformed back into the Fairy of Spirit Medicine.

She was still wearing a linen robe, her cold face expressionless, and her gaze towards Su Yuan carried a faint...disgust.

No?

Su Yuan's eyes widened immediately.

I must have been rejected by my shadow just now! I must have been rejected!
How could a shadow that is completely under my control despise me? Am I such a bad master?
"A miraculous medicine..."

Gui Yuan gazed at the figure before her that looked exactly like her old friend, her beautiful eyes filled with complex emotions.

"Guiyuan, you look very melancholy. Is it because you feel that I am no longer the person I used to be?"

The Fairy of Spiritual Medicine keenly sensed her old friend's thoughts and smiled faintly, saying:
"When I was under the command of the Boundless Calamity Venerable, I saw many of my companions replaced by shadows."

"At that time, I couldn't help but wonder, since the shadow has all the memories and cultivation of the original body, and its way of thinking is no different from that of the original body, then are the shadow and the original body actually the same person?"

"Those fellow cultivators who gradually became evil after becoming shadows, did they fall because of the original sin inherent in shadows, or were their minds distorted due to the long-term oppression of the Immeasurable Calamity Venerable?"

Faced with this question, the three Nascent Soul cultivators and Su Yuan all fell into deep thought.

Su Yuan thought of the Holy Law Ruler, the Eternal Heavenly Lord, and the Reincarnation Heavenly Lord of the Holy Law Governing Council.

They've all gone bad.

But is the reason they turned bad really due to the shadow of the abyss?
At the very least, the Abyss Shadow Divine Power that Su Yuan possessed did not have this effect.

Perhaps, even if the real Guiyuan were to sit in the position of the Holy Law Heavenly Lord, she would still develop that twisted personality after experiencing more than 100,000 years of enslavement and despair.

He then thought of the sealed-off Heavenly Lord of Corruption.

That shadow was sealed away at the moment of its birth and was never influenced by the Immeasurable Lord.

Therefore, when Su Yuan met him, he still maintained the same sincerity as his original self, which speaks volumes.

So here's the question: if the shadow replaces the original body, can it be considered the original body?
Su Yuan felt that this was a very profound question, one that could not be figured out in a short time.

"It seems this question has stumped you."

Seeing everyone deep in thought, the Fairy of Spiritual Medicine smiled and said:

"Before you figure out the answer, please treat me as your original self." "After all, from my perspective, it only takes a moment for the people around me to look at me differently, and that kind of experience is quite uncomfortable."

Gui Yuan snapped out of her reverie, nodded slightly, and then said:
"To avoid the Boundless Calamity Venerable noticing something amiss and coming to the Azure Realm of Spirit Medicine to confront you, you should take the Azure Realm of Spirit Medicine back to the Blue Star Federation first."

"Later, I'll have Su Yuan check all the people in the Azure Domain of Spirit Medicine. Once we've confirmed that there are no Shadows of the Abyss among them, I'll tell you the coordinates of the Blue Star Federation."

The Fairy of Spirit Medicine did not refuse and turned to look at Su Yuan.

In her view, it was inevitable that the shadow of the Boundless Tribulation Venerable was planted within the Azure Domain of Spirit Medicine; the only difference was the number of his agents.

Hopefully, there won't be too many shadows, so that more people can be preserved.

However, after carefully exploring the spiritual herb Qingyu, Su Yuan revealed a strange expression on his face.

Su Yuan's strange expression suddenly made the Fairy of Spirit Medicine have a bad feeling.

She opened her mouth, wanting to ask something, but her throat felt dry and she couldn't utter a single word.

Su Yuan took a deep breath before slowly saying:

"When I was investigating the situation of Senior Lingyao before, I only glanced at a few people."

"At that time, I wondered why all the people I saw were replaced by the Shadow of the Abyss. Was it a coincidence?"

"After I examined the entire Azure Domain of Spirit Medicine just now, I discovered that this was no coincidence, because all the humans in the world have been replaced with shadows."

"In short, Senior Lingyao, you've been tricked."

Fairy of Herbs: "..."

Her calm and indifferent eyes widened little by little, and the whites of her eyes gradually became bloodshot.

A soaring killing intent permeated the empty cosmic space, much like a lioness returning from her hunt only to find her cubs killed by hyenas, filled with anger and sorrow.

"The Boundless Lord of Calamities... How dare he! How dare he treat me like this!"

"I have already tried my best to compromise, so why won't he let me go and continue to torment me? Does he consider me and my people as his entertainment and amusement?"

The ethereal fairy's cold face twisted, like a female demon, ready to devour anyone she could.

But then, she clutched her head in anguish, large tears welling up in her eyes like pearls, scattering into the cosmos.

"When exactly were my people replaced by shadows? What have I been doing all these years?"

"I've crossed the line time and time again, only to end up with nothing and have accomplished nothing..."

At this point, the Fairy of Spiritual Medicine had clearly gone completely rotten.

If it weren't for Su Yuan, her master, pulling her back, she, as the shadow, would probably have collapsed and committed suicide.

It wasn't because this ancient deity had a weak Dao heart, but because her fate was truly pitiful.

This made Su Yuan feel a little ashamed, realizing that she had gone too far by using her people to coerce and entice her.

Seeing her old friend's almost frantic state, Gui Yuan sighed.

"Lingyao, you're blinded by your own involvement."

"Based on my understanding of the Boundless Calamity Venerable, this old bastard is extremely cunning. How could he possibly let a force with a Nascent Soul Heavenly Lord imparting knowledge and teaching skills develop with peace of mind?"

"What if he develops a peerless genius who could pose a threat to him? Even if the possibility is only one in a billion, he will definitely nip it in the bud."

"From the very beginning, I felt that there was something wrong with the people of the Spirit Medicine Azure Domain, but I never expected that the Boundless Tribulation Venerable would go to such extremes."

The Fairy of Spirit Medicine held her head, her eyes blank and helpless, and murmured in a tone that sounded like delirium:

"That's why... I think it's impossible for you to defeat the Boundless Calamity Venerable."

"He is too insidious and too powerful. If you go against him, it's like water mixing with ink. You will be assimilated and corrupted in the blink of an eye."

"unless……"

At the end, the Fairy of Spirit Medicine suddenly paused, and her tone underwent a subtle change.

"Unless what?"

Su Yuan asked impatiently.

"Unless... someone on our side is even darker than him."

As the Fairy of Spiritual Medicine spoke, she cast a subtle glance at Su Yuan.

Su Yuan: "..."

What are you looking at me for?

(End of this chapter)