Urban Cultivation with a Demonic System-Chapter 165 - 162: Have You Ever Been a Demon? Doing Things Haphazardly, Taking Things for Granted! (Double-length - )
"Expert Xiaosu, what do you think we should do next? Will there be more ambushes ahead?"
Captain Wang asked humbly, bowing with respect.
Su Yuan snapped back to reality, momentarily setting aside thoughts of how to deal with the three Zhu Yan White Bone Observation disciples who were likely already dead.
He carefully studied the map and replied:
"There shouldn’t be any more ambushers from the mountain base to the mid-mountain. The Demon Sect has to consider costs too."
"However, my judgment is based on records from ancient texts, which may not be entirely accurate."
Captain Wang nodded slightly and then turned to Ye Muyu for the official captain’s opinion.
Ye Muyu put away his Golden Eyes, which had been observing the White Bone Observation mountain gate, and said lightly:
"Su Yuan’s deduction is mostly correct. As long as we’re cautious on the way to the mid-mountain, there shouldn’t be any problems."
"According to my observation, even if Senior Brother Taibai and his group were trapped, it wouldn’t be on the mid-mountain, but at the mountain top. It was a premeditated trap."
The rescue team was collectively astonished by this statement.
Captain Wang shivered and said:
"A premeditated trap? Could it be that the Zhu Yan Bai Guan ruins... are actually a Living Secret Realm?"
"Most likely."
Ye Muyu nodded and pointed to a female puppet on the ground, saying:
"These puppets, though made of excellent materials, can’t remain uncorrupted for a hundred thousand years."
"For them to be preserved this well and still maintain significant combat power, someone must be maintaining them."
"Perhaps the entire Zhu Yan White Bone Observation has long been under someone’s control, just waiting to catch us like fish in a barrel."
After hearing this analysis, although the rescue team found it hard to accept, they had no choice but to believe it.
Everyone felt a bit heavy-hearted.
It’s hard to say which is more dangerous, a Living Secret Realm or a Death Secret Realm.
But one thing is certain: a Secret Realm with surviving ancient cultivators is far more dangerous than one with ancient demon beasts.
Because you can never imagine what an ancient cultivator, used to a survival-of-the-fittest world, might become after ten thousand years of wear and tear.
Su Yuan listened quietly, a strange thought arising in his mind.
Is it possible that the ancient cultivator who has survived until now is the Saintess of the White Bone Observation, Zhu Qingqing, whom the bothersome system kept mentioning?
Someone whom the system continually remembers is unlikely to be easily buried in the earth.
But hopefully, that won’t happen...
He, an eighteen-year-old high school student, taking on a demoness possibly eighty thousand years old?
That’s no longer just about the age difference!
Fortunately, Ye Muyu provided some good news:
"Ancient cultivators who have lived this long didn’t just survive on lifespan alone."
"They either went into a deep sleep for ten thousand years or transformed into another form of life."
"Since Zhu Yan White Bone Observation is so tightly controlled and not abandoned, it likely falls into the latter category... meaning that what we’ll face is no longer human."
"Ancient cultivators surviving through transformation don’t have high combat power themselves."
"The challenges we’ll face are the various mechanisms and traps of Zhu Yan White Bone Observation."
"Senior Brother Taibai and the others must be trapped by some special mechanism at the top of White Bone Observation."
This news somewhat eased the rescue team’s minds.
But Su Yuan felt even more weighed down.
So Zhu Qingqing is no longer human?
So how to complete the next mission: "Demoness, I want you to assist me in cultivation"?
The dog system earlier specifically mentioned Zhu Qingqing’s special dual cultivation physique. The mission content, "assist me in cultivation," was clear.
But now her physical body might have changed several times. How could he possibly complete this mission? 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦
Forget it, take it one step at a time, even if it means leaving this annoying task unfinished?
Just rescuing Taibai Phecda wouldn’t be a loss.
The group set out again, heading towards the mid-mountain, and indeed encountered no obstacles along the way.
As they advanced towards the Zhu Yan Bai Guan mountain gate, more buildings appeared on both sides of the road, and soon they passed through the residential area of the White Bone Observation disciples.
In this residential area, numerous powerless puppets lay fallen, severely weathered and decayed.
They even saw some skeletons wearing disciple uniforms, feeling as if a soul-type boss might jump out at any moment.
Setting aside the abandoned human puppets, seeing the skeletons of the White Bone Observation disciples gave Su Yuan a sudden idea.
If the dog system believes the Zhu Yan White Bone Observation still thrives,
Could these obviously dead White Bone Observation disciples be deemed alive in the system’s view?
Su Yuan thought for a moment and quickly devised a brilliant detection method.
He casually aimed at a disciple’s skeleton and activated the Demon Technique·Finger Fate.
Immediately, over the disciple’s skeleton, several inky black characters appeared.
[Calamity of Death (Unfulfilled)]
"Hmph!"
Su Yuan snorted coldly, launched a burst of Sword Qi which struck the profoundly decayed skeleton.
Upon slight contact, the skeleton, barely held together, crumbled into dust, completely vanishing from the world.
In the second before it vanished, the words above its head changed to "Fulfilled."
[You killed an unrelated Zhu Yan White Bone Observation disciple, further angering the three great prodigies within the observation.]
A crisp system notification sounded in his ear.
