The Demon Monk System from Another World, but I didn't travel through time.

Chapter 343 Upgrade Complete: Fantasy Immortal Journey!
In the eyes of the fairies, the entire fairyland had changed dramatically.

Fairy Peak is becoming increasingly beautiful, with clear waters and lush mountains, and it looks even more striking.

The Jade Pool, held in the hands of a fairy, emitted steam that condensed into a giant water droplet.

The water droplets flew out in four directions, creating four celestial rivers. These four spiritual rivers in the air radiated spiritual light and shone with seven colors under the dim light from above.

On the ground, spiritual peaks rise up everywhere, strange rocks are everywhere, and then auspicious flowers and herbs grow.

The ethereal spiritual energy was further aroused, revealing a mysterious quality.

They were surrounded by spiritual energy, and even more abundant spiritual energy surged into their bodies.

There are many development paths on the skill tree, which need to be unlocked using merit points.

A forging hall has appeared on the ground.

The equipment's socketing function allows them to forge relics into gems called "Secret Stars" in the Forging Hall instead of handing them over to the Merit Pool.

Different Mystic Stars can be inlaid on equipment to produce various special effects, somewhat similar to artifacts in a certain game.

Beyond the barrier lies a vast expanse of land shrouded in shadow, with mountains, forests, and rivers.

Inside, demonic shadows loomed, and evil spirits roamed everywhere.

Their additional pet system allows them to capture monsters after severely defeating evil spirits.

Then, through the pet system, they can forcibly reset their stats, replace and change them, and fuse them into various pets that they like.

In addition, exploring and occupying shadowed areas to expand the fairyland is also an important source of merit points.

The girls cheered with joy.

There's a sense of excitement, like entering a future world and playing a surreal, immersive online game.

The interior structure of the Temple of Gods and Demons has also been further upgraded.

The sections about the Jade Maiden Skill Tree and the Immortal Pet System also appeared on the crystal wall of the God and Demon Palace.

“Interesting,” Yao Xueqin said. “Is this a combination of work and play?”

"Actually, I've never really understood online games," Liao Xiumei said. "After finally finishing work and studies, instead of taking a proper rest, I waste my time on something meaningless."

"Sit in front of the computer either fighting monsters or running around on the map, going back and forth to collect relics. It's more tiring than going to work. What's the point?"

Xia Zinan said, "This...this one is a little different."

"It must be because of the certainty of the achievement," Zhao Yutong said. "When you know that studying hard can indeed improve your grades and raise your grade ranking, everyone will be very motivated."

"But a lot of people spend all their time and energy on studying, yet their grades never improve."

"Or you work hard, work overtime every day, and finally find that your life is beyond change. All your efforts become nothing but mental exhaustion, while others with connections can easily live a better life."

"But games are different. If you work hard, you can actually level up and improve the strength of your character in the game. So even if you know it's fake, you still can't help but play it."

Xia Zinan said, "That's right! That's probably why none of these children have left this fairyland."

"Because acquiring merit points can really improve equipment, skills, and martial arts, and increase your level here, making you stronger and stronger."

"But outside, life isn't based on points. Even if you work two shifts for thirty years, you can't accumulate enough points to make it soar to the top and cross social classes."

"More likely, they will be plagued by illnesses, and their condition will worsen with age."

Liao Xiumei said, "This..."

"If we could have a fulfilling life every day in the real world, who would pursue that false sense of accomplishment?" Yao Xueqin said. "Conversely, since reality is already so tragic, what's wrong with letting people find a little satisfaction in the virtual world of the internet and anime?"
"It would be too cruel to even concern ourselves with this."

Liao Xiumei remained silent for a while.

She choked up, saying, "You're right."

“I clearly know nothing about this kind of thing, but I always think I know everything. As a teacher, I always thought I could teach children a lot, but I couldn’t even manage my own life, yet I still liked to preach big principles to everyone.”

Zhao Yutong and Yao Xueqin were startled.

"Teacher Liao, that's not what we meant."

"Teacher Liao, we've always thought you were a good person, and what you said makes a lot of sense."

The two girls, flustered and disorganized, ended up comforting their former high school homeroom teacher for a while.

The entire fairyland has been completely renewed, with the Milky Way flowing above and mysterious peaks densely packed below.

Although the overall area protected by the Yaochi Barrier has not changed much, the shadow zone outside the barrier has increased by dozens of times.

Moreover, the spiritual energy has also undergone a significant qualitative change.

Zhang Wuyong looked at the Demon Realm System.

The upgrade of the Demon Realm's "Jade Pool (Fake)" is complete.

[Celestial Aura Value: 500000/2500000! Demon Realm Level Two!]

[The host has been awarded the title "Mastery of All Skills"!]

[Mastery and Integration: By practicing more than 10 skills of the same attribute to a level of proficiency or above, you will receive a special bonus under this title, enabling you to master and integrate them, and even create new inventions.]

At the same time, the jade maidens were shocked by the great transformation of the Jade Pool Wonderland.

Although in Zhang Wuyong's opinion, this upgrade was still slightly less impressive than the one when "Demon Realm" was upgraded to "Demon World".

Yet it already sent shivers down their spines, giving them a sense of joy and accomplishment at the creation of a new world.

"Can we touch it?" Suddenly, Liu Zhu pointed at the panda grandpa and looked up to ask the four angels.

The two angels, Blood and Darkness, had not yet spoken.

Shui Zha said, "This... is it okay?" They often hugged their father too. The girls immediately cheered.

They donned their battle suits and leaped or bounded towards the panda grandpa.

Jump onto its soft, fluffy body, or roll or crawl.

The panda grandpa was surrounded by the laughter and chatter of the girls.

Some of the young women didn't have the skill to fly or leap, so they couldn't jump over it and were a bit anxious.

Grandpa Panda stretched out his hand and placed it on Fairy Peak.

The girls also jumped onto its hands and ran onto its body.

Grandpa Panda led them, soaring through the clouds and flying everywhere in the fairyland.

It flew to a high place, rode on one of the celestial rivers, and slid down.

As it plummeted rapidly, the maids grabbed its fur and screamed with excitement.

The screams rose and fell, never ceasing.

"No!" Suddenly, another series of screams erupted from the girls.

Grandpa Panda carried them, his enormous body plummeting towards the Jade Pool.

A violent spray of water shot into the sky, soaking all one hundred maidens.

Inside the Temple of Gods and Demons, the Empress Dowager and the three Great Consorts were discussing the various new powers and responsibilities.

The numerous additional lists make them seem more like developers and managers of online games.

"The next phase of the fairyland's development requires more Jade Maidens!" Liao Xiumei looked at the list of potential Jade Maidens. "How many people should we select for the next batch?"

Yao Xueqin said, "There should be at least a thousand people, right?"

Xia Zinan whispered, "With so many people, it's not easy to manage, is it? And it's bound to be a bit chaotic at the beginning."

"How about this!" Liao Xiumei suggested, "Let's promote Yue Ling, Ke Ke, Mo Duo, and Chuan Shan Jia, and give them the position of class monitor... No, no."

"Give them the position of acting angels, to assist Mary and the others in managing the newcomers. Merit points will be calculated separately according to their positions?"

Yao Xueqin and Xia Zinan exchanged a glance.

Yao Xueqin said, "It's not impossible."

Xia Zinan said, "How about we assign more people, to manage discipline, daily life, and so on..."

Yao Xueqin said, "Stop managing them! Apart from the four of them, everyone else is given the power to form clubs and recruit new members."

"Let them recruit new people and build teams themselves. Merit points can be calculated in the name of the team or group and then redistributed."

Teacher Liao said, "Won't this be very messy?"

"So, they're treated like children outside, and they're still treated like children here?" Yao Xueqin said. "Let it be a bit chaotic, competition brings pressure."

Teacher Liao said, "This..."

Yao Xueqin said, "The martial world is not just about human relationships; cultivation also involves swords and shadows. School-style management is too outdated, it's more like Hong Kong gangster gangs..."

Teacher Liao said, "I object!"

Xia Zinan said, "I also think it's not good."

Yao Xueqin: "..."

Two of the three Ming concubines objected.

The owner delegates a lot of authority in management and will definitely not get involved.

The four concubines have no say in the overall direction, and even if they participate in the vote, the vote count would probably be two to two.

In the end, they still treated a large group of innocent young women as students?

She was really unhappy about it, but there was nothing she could do.

That night, after the excitement subsided.

Some of the young women have already started trying to team up and explore the shadowy areas.

The three imperial concubines continued to study how to select the next batch of jade maidens.

This time, the age limit can be relaxed, and we are no longer limited to girls like Song Ling and Keke.

Of course, they also noticed that those who could be included in the list of "pure and innocent girls" were at least under twenty years old.

Teacher Liao was also somewhat relieved that she hadn't entered the spirit world ahead of time and become a Mingfei.

After the Spirit Realm was upgraded to the Jade Pool Wonderland, her name would not be found in the Jade Maiden Register.

Zhang Wuyong returned to the Temple of Gods and Demons and transformed back into his original form.

He indeed had no objection to the decision of the three imperial concubines.

The specific tasks can be handled by them.

Within the Jade Pool Wonderland, the celestial energy underwent a further qualitative change, causing his stagnant cultivation to loosen once again.

He took Tongtong with him to cultivate.

"Aren't you regretting not choosing the traditional (pseudo) cultivation path? That way, they would all become your concubines," Tongtong teased. "Or, that Furui Garden would be pretty good too, with so many anime girls surrounding you, wouldn't that be great?"

"No, no!" How could the useless classmate dare to tell the truth?
He hugged the Empress Dowager and said, "This is fine, yes, it's fine."

(End of this chapter)