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

Chapter 100 The Myriad Soul Banner, a standard accessory for demonic cultivators!

Seeing the system task revealed at the last minute, Su Yuan smiled with relief.

The Ten Thousand Souls Banner?

This is definitely a mission with a demonic vibe...

But this is a modern cultivation society! You damn system, do you think this is still the ancient cultivation era where human life was as worthless as grass?
In this era, even cultivators who dare to harm ordinary people should be punished! There will be no leniency!
I certainly can't afford the sword, but the risk of taking the sacrificial banner is obviously much greater!

This damn system, you've really ruined my life!

Just as Su Yuan was ranting about the dog system, the knowledge of refining the Myriad Soul Banner had undeniably flooded into his mind, and he quickly grasped and mastered it.

Just like when the ancient method of corpse refining invaded his brain.

Clinging to his last glimmer of hope, Su Yuan carefully examined the crafting requirements for the Myriad Soul Banner, hoping to use the souls of animals to deceive the system.

But the result greatly disappointed Su Yuan.

The method for crafting the Myriad Soul Banner clearly states that the souls of beings with intelligence lower than that of an eight-year-old child cannot be used to refine the Myriad Soul Banner.

Such a forced creation of the Myriad Soul Banner would result in a severe lack of intelligence in the magical artifact. Forget about hitting any target accurately; the souls inside would likely scatter like a hundred thousand pigs as soon as it is unleashed.

If one absolutely must use the souls of animals to worship the banner, then only the souls of demon kings who have reached the Foundation Establishment stage or above and possess a certain level of intelligence can be used.

That's true. If animal souls can be used to forge the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, then is it still necessary to use human sacrifice banners?
Forget about catching animals in the forest, I can go to the beach and catch fish with a net. I can catch thousands of fish in one go. Not only can I get a large catch, but I can also harvest thousands of living souls. Isn't that great?

They think that all demonic cultivators are fools, preferring to be hunted to death by righteous cultivators rather than be a hardworking fisherman who can make a living.

Sigh, I guess I'll just stick to selling courses and doing live streams to earn a meager living.

Just as Su Yuan was thinking this, Xiao Kong walked over coldly, carrying a lunchbox full of rice.

"Xiao, is there something you need?"

Su Yuan snapped out of his daze and patiently asked the sugar daddy.

Then Xiao Kong said seriously:

"Su Yuan, I admit that your lessons are indeed worthwhile, but based solely on the experience you've given me, it will take me at least a month to master the perfect Great Cycle Training Method."

"But let me tell you the truth, when I get back tonight I will log into the Illusionary Realm and simulate the environment of the national highway and the hearse traveling at high speed."

"Although I cannot improve my physical strength in the Illusionary Realm, I can quickly accumulate proficiency in the Great Cycle Cultivation Technique."

"This is unfair to poor people like you. I hope you are mentally prepared to be surpassed by me at any time."

After speaking coldly, Xiao Kong walked away with an indifferent expression.

Only Su Yuan, the penniless wretch, was left standing there, shedding tears of poverty... Yeah, right!
Xiao Kong's words made Su Yuan feel as if everything before him had suddenly become clear!
He quickly stretched out his hand and called out:

"Fellow Taoist, please stay!"

Xiao Kong paused slightly, turned around with some confusion, and was startled by Su Yuan, who rushed in front of him as if by teleportation.

Su Yuan grabbed Xiao Kong's arm and said sincerely:

"Xiao, we're classmates, right? Can I visit your 'Illusory Realm'?"

"Don't worry, I definitely won't touch it or anything!"

Xiao Kong: "..."

He withdrew his hand with some disdain, shaking his head helplessly.

"The poor are pitiful. Since you've sincerely asked me, fine, I'll take you to experience the Land of Illusion."

"However, this only applies to tonight, and it will not be repeated."

"Uh-huh!"

Then Su Yuan called a delivery truck to take them all back to the city, and then followed Xiao Kong away.

To Su Yuan's surprise, Xiao Kong's home was not the kind of aristocratic manor he had imagined, nor even a large villa; it was just an ordinary large apartment in the city center.

Of course, it was definitely not ordinary for Su Yuan either.

After following Xiao Kong inside, a minimalist house with a completely empty feel of life came into view.

"You're so young and you live alone. Where are your family?" Su Yuan asked curiously.

Xiao Kong: "..."

Seeing the other person's gloomy expression, Su Yuan realized that he had asked the wrong question.

Don't ask, the answer is that the darkness within wealthy families is bottomless.

"Don't look around when you come in, follow me."

Xiao Kong snorted coldly and led Su Yuan into a room where a newer version of the login pod was displayed, clearly more advanced than the one used during the preliminary exam.

And it's not just one, it's two!
"Young Master Xiao, why do you have two landing capsules?"

"One is a new model and the other is an old model. The latter is being sold on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace), but I don't know why no one has bought it."

"Oh, do you have a premium membership to the Illusionary Realm?"

Su Yuan asked curiously again.

"Isn't that standard equipment?"

Xiao Kong made a statement that was uniquely Fu Ge's lack of common sense.

"Alright, stop nagging. Go play with the old login pod by yourself. You're only allowed one hour."

After saying that, Xiao Kong lay down directly in the new landing capsule.

Su Yuan quickly lay down in the old-style login pod, and with a surge of illusory spiritual energy, the login interface of the Taixu Illusionary Realm appeared before his eyes.

Unlike the previous exam machine, this private Taixu Fantasy Login pod allows users to select their preferred mode.

The single-player mode goes without saying, but even the multiplayer mode has two variations.

One option is to invite friends to play online, while the other is to directly enter the Taixu Main World, which is like a large-scale online game. However, the latter requires a premium membership to log in.

Just as Su Yuan was about to enter single-player mode, a pop-up window automatically appeared in multiplayer mode:
"Your friend 'Kongxiao' has been detected logging into the Illusionary Realm. Would you like to invite them to play together?"

Seeing the opportunity, Su Yuan was overjoyed. With a slight tremor of her hand, she clicked "Yes".

On the login screen, seeing the online invitation from "AAA Su Yuan (part-time @ Taihua High School)," Xiao Kong couldn't help but roll his eyes and clicked to accept.

The next second, the two entered the same empty square.

Why did you invite me?

Xiao Kong asked in an annoyed tone.

Su Yuan smiled sheepishly:
"I accidentally slipped, don't worry about me, just keep practicing."

Xiao Kong was immediately annoyed, but in the end he was too lazy to log out of the online mode and log back in. After a few skillful operations, the surrounding environment changed, and a bustling national highway appeared in front of the two of them at night.

Su Yuan pretended not to see anything and watched quietly from the side.

Xiao Kong rushed into the traffic and dodged left and right for a while before being run over by a thousand-ton truck.

Your friend is dead!

A notification sound from the Land of Illusion rang in my ears.

Su Yuan remained silent, taking a few steps closer to the national highway without making a sound, and quietly used the Soul-Capturing Technique from the Myriad Soul Banner crafting method.

Xiao Kong's soul slowly floated into Su Yuan's hand.

[Mission Progress: Absorbing Living Souls (1/10000)]

But the next second, Xiao Kong's soul suddenly disappeared from Su Yuan's hand, and a perfectly intact Xiao Kong appeared in front of Su Yuan.

[Mission Progress: Absorbing Living Souls (0/10000)]

Su Yuan sighed with some regret.

He then created a virtual dummy resembling Jin Hao, killed it with a single sword strike, and absorbed its soul, thus increasing the mission progress as well.

Sure enough, the living souls obtained in the Illusory Realm, which the system classified as an "other world," can also be used to refine the Myriad Soul Banner.

(End of this chapter)