Urban Cultivation with a Demonic System

Chapter 541 - 460: Zhu Qingqing: Did I Kill Myself?

"Taibai Sword Demon, huh? Interesting, it seems that my teacher has truly revealed his nature in the Taixu World."

"I just wonder who that righteous female Sword Immortal chasing him is?"

Hearing news about his teacher, Su Yuan showed a look of interest.

He must find an opportunity to awaken Taibai Phecda, who legitimately possesses peak Nascent Soul combat power.

"Su Yuan, don’t gossip about Teacher Taibai behind his back. He just happened to clash with those mismanaged Sword Sects, but he’s actually a good person."

Yin Qiyue tried hard to defend him.

Having been a Preparatory Class student for a time, she held great respect for Taibai Phecda.

Su Yuan chuckled.

Qiyue, you’re still too young, and your understanding of Old Deng Taibai is too shallow.

If you let him stay at the Profound Sound Sect for a couple of days, you would definitely change your naive opinion.

"By the way, Su Yuan, what’s your next plan? To recruit acquaintances from Ten Immortals City? Like the Demon Refining True Monarch and Saintess Zhu?"

Yin Qiyue asked curiously.

"No rush."

Su Yuan pointed towards Zhu Qingqing, who was detained in the corner:

"First, I need to make use of this person to firmly control the Zhu Yan White Bone Observation in my hand, and then, using it as a foundation, gradually erode the forces of the Reincarnation Nether Realm."

"During this process, I’ll operate under the banner of the Primordial Sect, bringing all those who align with me closer."

"Otherwise, searching for so many allies one by one would be too troublesome."

Yin Qiyue was taken aback, surprised:

"But doing this, won’t you alert the Reincarnation Celestial Monarch? It’s still unknown whether that guy is a friend or foe."

Su Yuan: "I’ll be careful and try to keep myself hidden in the shadows, letting those who can be sacrificed stand at the forefront."

"If the Reincarnation Celestial Monarch acts against me, I’ll flee immediately."

Yin Qiyue nodded solemnly:

"I will also lie low for the time being and respond to your call if necessary."

Su Yuan smiled and nodded, not lingering at the residence of the Sect Leader Profound Sound, swiftly setting his plan into motion.

The first step was to deal with Zhu Qingqing in the Taixu World.

Faced with the wicked man approaching her step by step, the bound Zhu Qingqing showed a trace of fear:

"You, what do you want, you demon?"

"Heh, the female demon bites me back, calling me a demon; it seems I’m doing something right."

Su Yuan’s lips curled into a pleasant arc, and he said calmly:

"Don’t worry, I won’t kill you. I’ll capture your soul into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, keep your body for someone useful, and let her do what I want her to do."

Zhu Qingqing: "..."

You’ve already trapped me in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, if that’s not killing, then what is?

And what exactly does this demon want to do to me!

Su Yuan didn’t bother to explain further, directly drawing out the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, which resembled a silver-white metal rod, pressing his other hand onto Zhu Qingqing’s forehead, extracting her soul directly and sealing it into the Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

Then, another soul emerged from the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and entered that soulless body.

A few seconds later, Zhu Qingqing’s body regained its vitality, blinking her eyes.

"How is it? This body should be quite compatible with you, right?"

Su Yuan asked while untying the female demon’s ropes.

"Hmm, it is quite compatible; it’s almost identical to my body when I was young."

"It’s just that watching you kill another version of me in the Ten Thousand Souls Banner leaves me with a slightly complicated feeling."

Zhu Qingqing stood up, flexing her rejuvenated body.

As for the injuries Su Yuan inflicted on her in the process, they had long healed thanks to the strong recovery power of a Golden Core Cultivator.

Indeed, the soul currently inside Zhu Qingqing’s body was now the Artifact Spirit Zhu Qingqing that Su Yuan was familiar with!

After entering the Illusion Realm World, Su Yuan realized that the Cyber Ten Thousand Souls Banner he created using the Taixu Illusion could be used as an actual Ten Thousand Souls Banner here.

The souls of Zhu Qingqing and other cultivators, transformed into electronic lifeforms, were indistinguishable from real souls in the Taixu World.

This nearly realistic Illusion Realm World still has certain characteristics of the original Taixu Illusion Realm, though inherently different from the real world.

"By the way, can this body be taken outside?"

Zhu Qingqing asked curiously, as if something had occurred to her.

Su Yuan pondered for a moment and said solemnly:

"Theoretically, it’s possible. As long as I control the Primordial Dao, I can preserve certain things that should exist in the Illusion Realm when restructuring the Ten Immortals City."

"It’s not just about a certain person or thing; the cultivation we’ve advanced in this world can also be retained."

"If this couldn’t be done, how could the Taixu World be considered an almost completely real world?"

After a pause, Su Yuan added another point.

"Of course, manifesting these things consumes the residual power of the Fake Chu Jiang, and certain high-level things cannot be manifested."

"For example, Immortal Treasures or the Divinity Transformation Cultivators living in this world."

Zhu Qingqing nodded in sudden realization and said happily:

"Then I’ll reserve the preservation of this body, ha. It’s much better to surf the internet with a real body than to be an Artifact Spirit."

Su Yuan nodded with a smile.

With a face full of surprise, Yin Qiyue, who had been listening quietly, asked:

"Then... Sect Leader, what about my cultivation at the Golden Core Peak?"

Su Yuan: "It’s not impossible to retain that cultivation, but your foundation would be weak, and the future limits are uncertain."

"Moreover, as the Primordial Sect’s Left Envoy of Light, you have the authority to use the Crown of Corruption. Even without relying on the cultivation of the Illusion Realm, you can break through to the Golden Core Stage in a short time."

Yin Qiyue nodded in realization and decided to accept Su Yuan’s arrangement.

Su Yuan then looked at Zhu Qingqing and smiled, saying:

"With you there, we’ve infiltrated the enemy’s lines. Next, I’ll mingle among your puppets, and we’ll wreak havoc at the Zhu Yan White Bone Observation!"

Seeing Su Yuan’s enthusiastic gaze, Zhu Qingqing pursed her lips and smiled:

"Do you want me to personally take out my master and senior brothers and sisters? Interesting, I’ve wanted to do this even when I was alive!"

With the help of Yin Qiyue, those puppets imprisoned in the warehouse of the Profound Sound Sect were returned to Zhu Qingqing’s hands.

The next morning, after Gui Yuan successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, Su Yuan took this makeshift maid and covertly left the Profound Sound Sect with Zhu Qingqing.

That afternoon, they arrived at the eerie Zhu Yan White Bone Observation.

Gazing at the familiar mountain gate from afar, Zhu Qingqing laughed heartily and released hundreds of thousands of puppets, pressing towards the mountain gate.

Seeing the return of their own Saintess, the cultivators of Zhu Yan White Bone Observation did not dare to slack off and opened the mountain gate wide, letting the Saintess and her puppets through.

"Saintess Zhu, how did the battle against the Profound Sound Sect go this time?"

A Golden Core elder flew to Zhu Qingqing’s side, asking while glancing at the noticeably reduced puppeteer army behind her.

"It seems, Saintess, that you suffered heavy losses on this trip. You must know these Vermilion Face White Bone Puppets are not your personal property; a great part of them are sect assets. For this defeat, I need you to provide an explanation."

Zhu Qingqing glanced at the elder in front of her.

Hmm, this was someone who clashed with her before she ascended to the position of Observatory Master.

In the real world, after she became the Observatory Master, this person had been decapitated by her for stepping into the assembly hall with his left foot first.

And now, in the Illusion Realm, he was still shouting at her?

Zhu Qingqing’s lips curled into a charming smile, and she said:

"The corpse is talking."

"What?"

The elder frowned, just about to ask what she meant, when suddenly a cold gleam flashed before his eyes.

The next moment, half of his skull, along with part of his brain, flew off.

Even for a Golden Core Cultivator, losing half a head was a fatal injury. The elder, head spurting blood, crashed heavily to the ground.

Zhu Qingqing flicked her hand, which had morphed into a sharp blade, and it returned to its original state.

As a peerless genius in the Puppet Dao, parts of her body had been transformed into a puppet, both in the real world and the Illusion Realm.

"Su Yuan, the people and things in Zhu Yan White Bone Observation are just as I remembered, and there’s only one old Nascent Soul Second Layer among them."

"Don’t be polite, go ahead and strike."

The pink-haired girl displayed a yandere smile, full of sadistic delight, at Su Yuan mixed within the puppet crowd.

Even after a long reformation within the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, her demonic nature had never changed.

"Alright."

Su Yuan nodded slightly, and a golden-red Golden Core with a metallic luster emerged from his mouth.

It was the Corruption Golden Core.

Rays of blood-red light shot from the Corruption Golden Core, targeting every cultivator within the Zhu Yan White Bone Observation.

The sacrificial ceremony, commence!