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

Chapter 13 Su Yuan, why is your head so pointy? (Please read on!!!)
After a brief moment of surprise, Su Yuan realized what was happening.

Teachers Li Ziquan and Zhuge Tie probably don't think I'm some poor kid who has to eat other people's leftovers just because I'm so diligently cleaning up these scraps.

Although I am poor, I would never do something so tasteless!
Should we go and explain it?
But wouldn't that make them seem guilty? If the teachers asked Chu Lanxi and found out that she didn't have a pet at all, wouldn't that just make things worse?

So let's just pretend we don't know anything.

In short, an increase in favorability is not necessarily a bad thing.

Su Yuan comforted himself in this way, and just then, a "ding-dong" sound rang in his mind.

[Ignoring the prejudice and ridicule of others, enduring humiliation and hardship, you truly deserve to be called a Demon Lord. The system gives you a good review!]

Really? Thank you.

Su Yuan rallied his spirits and continued collecting the students' leftovers. He changed the garbage bags one after another, and the task progressed rapidly.

When the cafeteria was almost empty, the task progress was finally maxed out.

[Mission Progress: Resources Looted (100/100)]

[Quest Reward: Demonic Skill - Finger Spirit (Already Issued)]

The next second, a large amount of information appeared in Su Yuan's mind, which was all the knowledge about the Demonic Art: Finger Spirit.

At the same time, the spiritual power within his body spontaneously began to circulate according to the trajectory of "Demon Art: Finger Spirit," as if he had practiced this demonic art hundreds of times and had already made it a bodily instinct.

He also fully understood the effects of this demonic art.

[Demonic Skill - Spirit Finger: Consumes spiritual power to extract the spiritual energy contained in a designated item and condense it into a spiritual pill. Depending on the item's effects, the resulting spiritual pill will have slightly different properties.]

Without a doubt, this is an evil technique that extracts the spiritual energy of all things and uses it for its own purposes; it truly deserves the name of a demonic technique.

However, when Su Yuan noticed the several bags of leftover food at his feet, he suddenly realized that the Demonic Skill: Finger Spirit might also be a divine skill that could turn waste into treasure.

I've collected so many leftovers, and I didn't know what to do with them, but they do contain a lot of spiritual energy, so it would be a shame to throw them away.

Now, he can use the Demonic Art of Spirit Finger to directly extract the spiritual energy within and transform it into elixirs for his own use.

At this moment, Su Yuan had another realization:

"In ancient times, if demonic cultivators, who were hated by everyone, wanted to rise to power, they probably had to steal the rare and precious materials left over by righteous people and cultivate in a cowardly manner. The Demonic Art: Finger Spirit may have been born in such circumstances."

"So, the ancient demonic cultivators were actually just a bunch of junk collectors, and I inherited their mantle?"

Thinking of this, Su Yuan felt a strange feeling in his heart.

However, Su Yuan quickly shook his head and suppressed the strange thought.

If a poor person like myself wants to fight my way through the enemy ranks and enter a top-tier immortal academy, isn't that exactly the way to do it—by utilizing every available resource?

The Demonic Skill: Finger Spirit is a timely help.

He looked around and found that the cafeteria staff were busy cleaning up and no one was paying attention to him. He immediately carried the large pile of leftover food to a corner where there were no surveillance cameras.

Opening the garbage bags, Su Yuan stared at the tangled mess of leftover food inside, emitting a strange odor, as if examining a treasure. He reached out and aimed at the food, activating his Demonic Art: Finger Spirit. His spiritual energy was rapidly depleted, while tiny specks of light emerged from the food, gradually converging towards Su Yuan's hand.

Each ray of light was pure spiritual energy, which amazed Su Yuan.

When the countless points of light converged into one place, solidified into a physical entity, and fell into Su Yuan's hand, the effect of the Demonic Art: Finger Spirit ended.

The leftover food was like burnt-out charcoal, leaving only its shell.

Su Yuan eagerly opened his palm and looked at the extra thing in his hand.

It was a pill the size of a fingernail, with a deep blue color.

Upon seeing the pill, a description immediately appeared on the system panel in front of him.

[Unnamed Blue Pill: After ingestion, it significantly enhances digestive function, greatly accelerates muscle growth, and automatically adjusts the body's muscle groups to improve aesthetics and functionality. Side effects include extreme mental stimulation, a lack of fatigue, and a pointed scalp that lasts for two hours.]

Su Yuan: "..."

What the hell is this potent medicine?
Let me ask you, let me ask you, is this drug male or female... cough cough, is this drug legal or not?! Won't I get arrested for failing a urine test after taking it?!

I don't want my head to become pointy!

And why would such a lousy medicine be extracted from cafeteria food?
Isn't it said that the efficacy of medicine varies depending on the ingredients from which it is extracted, and therefore the efficacy of elixirs also varies? So, the seasoning for the cafeteria food contains nine dragons?
Just as he was thinking this, a new line of small print appeared below the drug description.

[Note: The elixir refined by the Demonic Art of Finger Spirit contains no poisons; its side effects can, in certain circumstances, be considered part of the medicinal effect itself! Please consume it with confidence!]

I can't believe it!
Su Yuan angrily shut down the system panel, and even wanted to throw away the blue pill in his hand.

But a second before throwing the pill, Su Yuan stopped himself from doing so!
He forced himself to calm down and then carefully examined the effects of the blue pill.

Putting aside the somewhat strange side effects, the pill itself is quite effective, practically a holy medicine for body refinement! If I could take this blue pill regularly and consistently, my athletic performance should improve rapidly... right?

"The first class this afternoon is PE. Should I trust the product of the dog system? If the side effects are really unbearable, I can just stop taking it in the future."

Su Yuan pondered to himself.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and made up his mind to take the drugs!

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Su Yuan swallowed the small blue pill in one gulp, and it melted in his mouth.

The next second, Su Yuan felt a warm current surge in his abdomen, and then he felt the food in his stomach being digested at an extremely terrifying speed!
His muscles have clearly grown and strengthened, and the stubborn fat that he couldn't lose no matter what he tried has gradually turned into energy that promotes physical strengthening.

Holy crap! Is this technology... no, is it the effect of cheating?

It's several times more effective than just exercising! So, if you exercise while taking drugs, will the physical improvement be even more noticeable?
Just as he was surprised, Su Yuan suddenly felt a wave of hunger wash over him.

Oh no! The medicine is too strong, and my body can't keep up with the nutrition!

Su Yuan hurriedly looked towards the food serving window and found that the food inside had not been completely cleared away, so he rushed over there!

(End of this chapter)