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

Chapter 160: The Chen family ancestor must have received a full-service package!
But putting aside the bug in the dog system that caused the timeline to go wrong, the side quest "Red Face and White Bones" was quite attractive to Su Yuan.

This ancient sect, one of the top 100 demonic sects, has been destroyed for who knows how many years!

Once you enter the gate of the Zhu Yan Bai Gu Temple, you can do whatever you want.
If you've got the guts, send one of the disciples from the White Bone Temple out to fight me!

Does it? Does it?
Of course not!

Even a Nascent Soul cultivator couldn't possibly have lived from ancient times to the present!

Moreover, putting aside the system tasks, he absolutely could not stand idly by and watch Teacher Taibai get trapped in the secret realm and unable to get out.

Because Teacher Taibai hasn't written a recommendation letter for me for the preparatory class yet!
Although Professor Ye will personally lead the rescue team in to save people immediately, who can guarantee that she will be able to rescue them?
If Professor Ye gets involved too... well, then there won't be a single recommendation letter for any of the top ten immortal sect doctorates in the entire Taihua City.

However, if I go in with the rescue team, I might be able to help with the rescue of Taibai Tianji while completing the system mission.

Putting everything else aside, the map of the Crimson Bone Temple, which is the reward for the first "challenge" mission, is a huge asset for the rescue mission.

And the "fate-changing" ability that I've been saving up but haven't used yet might also become a tool to turn the tide at crucial moments.

As for the dangers of entering the secret realm... there are certainly dangers.

But staying in Jinhuashan Town is not without its dangers.

Once Instructor Ye leads the rescue team into the secret realm, the weak and vulnerable town of Jinhua Mountain may not be able to stop the Chen family.

What if the Chen family finds out that their backer is gone, and Grandpa Chen himself barges in and beats them up?
You can't help it.

After much deliberation, Su Yuan finally decided to complete this side quest.

However, there is one more issue before that.

Can the rescue team let me in?
Su Yuan turned to look at Ye Muyu, about to speak, but noticed that Chen Nuoyi beside him was acting strangely.

The girl's dress, which had been soaked by the rain, dried at an astonishing speed.

The rainwater turned into mist and evaporated, seemingly due to Chen Nuoyi's suddenly elevated body temperature!

At this moment, Chen Nuoyi's skin was tinged with an alluring pink, and an astonishing heat wave was constantly emanating from her body.

The intense heat quickly dried Su Yuan's wet clothes.

Seeing this strange occurrence, Su Yuan didn't bother asking about the secret realm anymore and turned to look at Ye Muyu.

Su Yuan breathed a sigh of relief after the latter nodded slightly, indicating that everything was normal.

Just then, Su Yuan remembered that it was already a new day, and Chen Nuoyi's fate should have been refreshed.

He immediately unleashed his demonic technique, Fate Finger, to once again probe the girl's destiny.

Just as the Demonic Art: Fate was activated, Ye Muyu sensed something and suddenly turned to look at Su Yuan.

A flicker of curiosity crossed her emotionless, golden, wavy eyes, but she ultimately said nothing more.

Su Yuan didn't notice Ye Muyu's gaze, carefully examining the judgment above Chen Nuoyi's head.

[Transformation into a dragon (unanswered)]

"Transform into a dragon?"

Su Yuan was somewhat puzzled, unsure whether it was an adjective or the literal meaning of "transforming into a dragon."

Could it be that the Chen family has dragon blood?
True Dragon King?
Just as Su Yuan was still somewhat uncertain, fine purple-gold scales began to appear on Chen Nuoyi's body.

These purplish-gold scales shimmered in the night, gleaming with a metallic sheen.

Su Yuan: "..."

It's confirmed! The Chen family ancestor definitely received a full-service package back then!
No wonder the Chen family's direct lineage is unstable; the dragon bloodline is notoriously domineering.

Ye Muyu wasn't surprised at all by the changes in Chen Nuoyi; instead, she smiled and nodded.
"No wonder she's Senior Sister Chen's daughter, her bloodline concentration is really high."

“According to Senior Brother Taibai’s calculation, her potential index was only slightly over one before, but now it’s about to break two, or even higher.”

As time went by, Chen Nuoyi's body was completely covered with golden dragon scales, except for her cheeks, and even two small dragon horns grew on her forehead.

Her power reached its peak at this moment.

Finally, the dragon-transformed girl slowly opened her eyes.

A pair of golden pupils illuminated the entire pavilion.

A sense of oppression, at the level of bloodline, pressed down on Su Yuan.

Holy crap! Golden eyes!

Fortunately, having withstood the pressure of Grandpa Chen's peak Golden Core stage, Su Yuan no longer took this little bit of dragon might seriously.

What worried Su Yuan was that Chen Nuoyi's golden eyes were devoid of any emotion, instead carrying a cruel and ruthless quality like a wild beast.

In the end, it went berserk.

The girl stared at Su Yuan for a long while before suddenly swinging her dragon claw!

The dragon claw swung straight towards... towards Ye Muyu!
But just as the dragon claw approached within three feet of Ye Muyu, it abruptly stopped in mid-air, unable to advance even an inch further.

However, Chen Nuoyi seemed unaware of the difference in strength between the two sides, and kept punching and kicking the invisible wall in front of her.

The sounds of air being pierced by thunder echoed continuously inside the pavilion.

"Yes, in its berserk dragon form, its maximum output is close to that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator with ordinary spiritual roots in the early stages."

"Even if the strength drops somewhat after the bloodline stabilizes, it's still quite good."

While casually defending against Chen Nuoyi's attack, Ye Muyu offered her comments.

"However, physical enhancement is secondary. I remember that in addition to being able to transform into a dragon, Senior Sister Chen also inherited a divine power of a true dragon."

"I wonder what kind of supernatural powers her daughter will gain from the bloodline of the true dragon." As he finished speaking, a playful glint flashed in Ye Muyu's ruthless eyes, and he reached out and tapped Chen Nuoyi's shoulder.

A burst of spiritual energy, like an arrow, pierced through the girl's shoulder in an instant, and crimson blood stained her school uniform.

"Professor Ye, this..."

Su Yuan frowned, but before he could finish speaking, he saw that the injury on the girl's shoulder was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Su Yuan shut his mouth.

There's nothing to say to this kind of cheater.

However, despite Chen Nuoyi's strong recovery ability after transforming into a dragon, she still felt pain. The girl, who had lost her mind, became even more ferocious in her attacks due to the pain.

Of course this is of no use.

Ye Muyu's interest remained undiminished, and another surge of spiritual energy flowed from his fingertips, shooting towards the girl's shoulder once more.

The girl, who had already been hit by an arrow, stared intently at the incoming arrow of energy. Her pupils, which had only turned golden before, had completely transformed into dragon-shaped vertical pupils.

The next instant, a purple-gold energy surged out from beneath the girl's scales, transforming into a dragon-shaped energy that swirled around her.

With a flick of its tail, the dragon-shaped energy blast sent the energy arrow flying.

"Purple-gold dragon-shaped energy? Is it the dragon energy from the Nine Arts of the True Dragon that has been awakened? This is like drawing an SSR. This talent is even higher than Senior Chen's."

Ye Muyu smiled with satisfaction.

Then, seemingly casually, he glanced at Su Yuan and said:
"However, the higher the bloodline concentration, the more difficult it is to suppress the unstable factors in the dragon blood. Su Yuan, you should be prepared."

Su Yuan nodded.

He always felt that the dragon aura around Chen Nuoyi was very familiar.

So is this the supernatural power of a Western dragon or an Eastern dragon? It can't be the supernatural power of that dragon in Heaven!

Is it possible to master the Three Qi Return technique in the future?
After struggling for a long time, Chen Nuoyi's strength was quickly exhausted.

Awakening one's bloodline is clearly an energy-consuming process. The scales on her body slowly faded away, and her skin became smooth and fair again, even more delicate than before.

The girl's golden eyes returned to normal and gradually regained their clarity.

She looked around blankly, then at her school uniform, which was torn in several places by dragon scales, and murmured uncertainly:
"Does this mean I've... successfully awakened my bloodline?"

Ye Muyu smiled and nodded, saying:

"Of course it was a success. The Chen family's bloodline has great potential, you should explore it carefully."

The girl nodded emphatically, expressing her sincere gratitude to Ye Muyu for protecting her.

Then, she turned to look at Su Yuan and said pitifully:

"Su Yuan, I'm so hungry right now."

"It has been prepared for a long time."

Su Yuan smiled slightly, took off the backpack he always carried, and took out a worn-out box that looked like a styrofoam box.

Upon opening the box and reaching inside, a large, dark red roast goose, about the size of a person, was pulled out.

Back when they were live-streaming from the cafeteria, the two had already figured out that they would definitely be hungry after awakening their bloodlines, so they prepared a lot of food on the spot.

As for the foam box, it was a high-end second-hand takeout box that Su Yuan found on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace app). It had some storage function and was barely enough.

The girl took the roast goose and began to devour it without a care for her image.

As Su Yuan watched her eat, her mouth greasy, he handed her a blue pill to speed up digestion.

As Chen Nuoyi ate one roast goose, roast duck, and suckling pig after another, her aura visibly intensified.

Originally only at the ninth level of Qi Refining, she already possessed some of the imposing aura of someone at the peak of Qi Refining.

As for improvements in physical body and spiritual energy quality, there's no need to elaborate further.

Clearly, after awakening her bloodline, Chen Nuoyi has begun a second phase of development, and her strength will enter a period of rapid growth... perhaps her figure will too.

After seeing that Chen Nuoyi had completely stabilized, Su Yuan finally brought up the real business with Ye Muyu.

"Professor Ye, may I go with the rescue team to explore the hidden realm of Jinhua Mountain?"

"Oh, why do you suddenly want to go to the secret realm?"

Ye Muyu put down the goose leg she had somehow acquired, wiped her mouth, and asked.

"I want to go save Teacher Taibai!"

Su Yuan looked sincere.

Ye Muyu: "Speak like a human being."

Su Yuan: "..."

"I want to get some benefits there, and also show off in front of Teacher Taibai so that he'll write me a recommendation letter for the preparatory class sooner."

"Well, that's right."

Ye Muyu nodded in satisfaction, and then said:

"But do you have any special skills? Every member of this rescue team has unique abilities. If you don't have any special skills, even I can't give you this special treatment."

Su Yuan thought for a moment and replied:
"I learned some information about the interior of the Jinhua Mountain Secret Realm through other documents."

"If I'm not mistaken, is the ancient sect ruins in the secret realm the ruins of the Crimson Bone Temple?"

(End of this chapter)