Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 1024 - 857: Perfectly Matched Profession (Part 2)
The voice was clearly quieter, with an odd tone: "Yes, why should I hurry? After all, when heaven and earth collapse, it will be everyone’s loss. Even in death, I’m not dying alone; having so many Demon Cultivators accompany me in burial makes this lifetime worthwhile."
The quiet room fell into complete silence.
Du Li was no longer at ease and carefree as before, and with heavy thoughts, he stared out the intricately carved wooden window, lost in thought.
......
The last time Jiang Yuan came to the Demon Realm Alliance headquarters, it was at the invitation of Qu Luming to witness a special execution. His impression was quite profound and he understood why the Human World’s Spiritual Energy had been cut off for hundreds of years, regressing severely.
Upon using the Teleportation Talisman to arrive at the Demon Realm Alliance headquarters again, the weather over the Wilderness was not agreeable. The sun resembled a circular cut-out from white paper pasted in the sky, while the cool breeze rustled the leaves, creating a wailing sound of mournfulness.
Vice Alliance Hierarch Du Li had long arranged for subordinates to welcome him. As Jiang Yuan stepped through the grand and opulent gates of the headquarters, a prompt indeed popped up in his view—
[Triggering Side Quest: Collective Ascension]
[The Demon Realm Alliance of Wilderness World has reached a transaction agreement with the Lord of the Demon Realm; both want to ascend to the Upper Realm using the remaining Power of the Celestial Dao from this world. The Demon Realm Alliance is in a favorable position, aiming to take 80%, along with treasures traded with the Demon Realm, attempting to lead all alliance members to collectively ascend.
However, unexpected events and misunderstandings occur frequently, and the fragile trust between the Demon Realm and the Demon Realm quickly breaks down. News of the Demon Realm’s invasion and the impending collapse of the Wilderness World prompts the Demon Realm Alliance to attempt to start the collective ascension plan, forcibly creating gods.
Once the action begins, it will gather the entire power of the Wilderness World at the Ascension platform, where the creation of gods is doomed to fail, leading this world to irreversible destruction. Please infiltrate the Demon Realm Alliance and prevent this plan that will destroy the heavens and earth for rich rewards.]
[Task 1: Successfully obtain a position within the Demon Realm Alliance, regardless of rank. Reward: Sheet Music for the Immortal Melody Music Box +1]
[Immortal Melody Music Box: A Magical Treasure crafted by Artifact Refiners or Puppet Masters, automatically playing Immortal Melodies from the Celestial Realm with the addition of a Spirit Stone, which can increase the yield of animals raised in the entire courtyard by 15%; Cultivators in the courtyard hearing the melody can improve cultivation efficiency by 15%]
"No wonder you need to wait until the courtyard reaches Level Eight to trigger this; stopping the Demon Realm Alliance’s plan sounds difficult." Jiang Yuan looked at the details, contemplating whether he should just find the Ascension platform and blow it up!
Of course, if good things can be moved back to the small courtyard, that would be better.
While indulging in these random thoughts, a sudden spark of insight flashed through his mind. He looked at the task requiring him to "take a position," and was secretly shocked, wondering if the system expected him to use his inherent ability to bring down the Demon Realm Alliance?
Indeed, truly indeed!
As of now, this talent skill that causes collapse wherever he works has never failed; if he could indeed bring down the alliance, the colossal collective ascension project would naturally stall.
When Yan Xuan successfully ascends to Black Tortoise, propping up the battered Wilderness World, with a little effort, there might still be hope!
"I have long admired Mr. Jiang’s reputation, and seeing you today, truly outstanding in presence." Du Li heard from his subordinate’s report and immediately rose to greet the guest.
Upon seeing a young man with not a hint of Spiritual Power, he smiled and said: "I should have gone out to welcome you, but due to certain reasons, I haven’t been able to leave this quiet room for many years. I hope Mr. Jiang understands."
Jiang Yuan made polite small talk, his eyes wide with shock at the details instantly popping up.
He spoke truthfully; this quiet room arranged with various Arrays resembled a prison that had "confined" him for nearly a century!
Looking around the not-so-large quiet room, merely thinking about staying here for ten days to half a month seemed tiresome, yet here he could sit for nearly a hundred years; what perseverance for a Great Demon Cultivator, truly impressive!
Then, Jiang Yuan’s gaze naturally shifted toward the dark corner of the quiet room.
If not for the system marking out the blood bar and dotted outline, he truly would not have noticed the shadow hiding there.
[Du Li’s Heart Demon: As a ruler of the Demon Realm Alliance, Du Li has spared no effort to maintain the splendor of Wilderness World, even at the cost of bearing severe sins himself.
But human efforts cannot surpass the Celestial Dao; with the Wilderness World gradually declining, his anxiety grew. After failing to seize Yuan Man’s fortune and Life Origin, he felt powerless to reverse the situation. Thus, he plans to lead the Demon Race in finding a better path before the world completely collapses, hence the collective ascension plan emerged.
Throughout the journey, Du Li’s Heart Demon grew increasingly rampant and insolent. To avoid being seduced and corrupted, Du Li tried various methods to ultimately separate the Heart Demon and use multiple Arrays to "seal" himself with it in this quiet room.]
[Note: The Heart Demon cannot be easily detected or felt by ordinary Cultivators, but it influences the main body’s mood and emotions and provokes discord, leading to loss of self-control. Du Li has fought with the Heart Demon for years and still cannot entirely escape its influence.]
That lengthy blood bar Heart Demon, really the first of its kind! Compared to Ghost Cultivator He Miancun, it’s like a dwarf in the presence of a giant.
Jiang Yuan felt itchy-handed; how fitting to his expertise!
The Demon-Subduing Pestle, always ready to serve!
"Please sit, Mr. Jiang." Du Li smiled slightly, but his gaze followed Jiang Yuan’s unintentional glance toward the corner where even Qu Luming’s clone could not detect the presence.
His heart filled with doubt—did the young man truly sense something, or was it mere coincidence?
After some simple polite exchanges, the tea set and Spirit Tea information popped up on the tea table, the former on par with the gilded teapot; the latter from tea trees produced in a Level Ten Spirit Field of the small courtyard, not yet available.
"Where are you from, sir?" Du Li initially had a bunch of questions but upon truly meeting the other party, faced with such a clean, clear-eyed young human, didn’t know where to start, so he casually asked.
Jiang Yuan recalled the background introduction upon binding the system and entering the "game" and smiled, "I hail from the Human World, considered a Loose Cultivator. I heard that Alliance Leader Du isn’t originally a Wilderness-born Demon Cultivator?"
"Yes, indeed. I was born in a very chaotic small world, and when I barely started remembering, the Spiritual Energy disappeared instantaneously, causing collapse. Fortunately, following a powerful master, I escaped a calamity and twisted my way to Wilderness World. Since then, almost my entire demonic life has been spent here; the Wilderness is my second home."
Just after the words fell, that scornful voice from the corner, heard only by Du Li, jeered: "You invited the clone multiple times, asking him to come just for idle chatter?"
"Du Li, you’re the Vice Alliance Hierarch of the Demon Realm Alliance. Not only do you lack any sense of superiority, but you’re also playing pretend with such a green, naïve child—you’re truly at the end, wanting to break the pot in despair..."
Du Li took a deep breath, striving to keep the Heart Demon from affecting his emotions.
"What are you babbling in the corner for? Show some courage and come out, stand before me and say it loudly." Jiang Yuan thought to complete the position task, at the very least show his strength, and the tone of this Heart Demon truly annoyed him.
Not to mention how easily it influences the main body, even he wanted to smack it after hearing it.
The Heart Demon’s babbling abruptly halted; Du Li was quite shocked at the young person before him addressing the corner, challenging the Heart Demon that was impossible to see.
He had endured much torment by the Heart Demon; previously, consuming Clear Heart Pill and other Elixirs could suppress it, but later, heavy desires led to a situation where the way of demons grew taller, making it hard to find large quantities of high-tier Elixirs to restrain the Heart Demon.
Du Li then managed to separate it, and the benefit was he no longer easily controlled by the Heart Demon. The downside was needing layers of Arrays to suppress it, unable to integrate nor separate, resting in this quiet room, never finding peace.
This kind of life has already been a torment for nearly a hundred years.
"Mr. Jiang, what are you saying?" He wore a slightly forced smile, not quite believing his deeply hidden secret had been exposed by a young man meeting him for the first time.
Jiang Yuan pointed to the Heart Demon that instantly cowered in the corner, "Alliance Leader Du must be irritated by this thing? Honestly, I’ve never seen such a formidable Heart Demon, but..."
He pulled out the Demon-Subduing Pestle from his Storage Bag and displayed a harmless smile, "What a coincidence, I’m quite skilled in dealing with this sort of thing. Since Alliance Leader Du has managed to separate it, I’m not sure if removing the Heart Demon will cause discomfort, yet we can give it a try."
Pausing for a moment, Jiang Yuan further added: "Free trial, if it proves effective, we can discuss a deal, how about that?"
