Urban Cultivation with a Demonic System-Chapter 391 - 324: When You Say Suffering, Do You Mean the Hardships of Construction?
"Su... Su Yuan, please don’t choose the Dragon Emperor Coin as your treasure, okay?"
The ice-haired lolita was clearly truly defensive, a pair of beautiful eyes that should have been cold and aloof were covered with a layer of mist, her tone carried a hint of a sob:
"As long as you don’t choose the Dragon Emperor Coin, whether it’s the Sea-Overarching Purple Gold Beam or the Qiankun Mirror, you can pick any of them..."
At this moment, her gaze towards Su Yuan was like looking at an older brother who had taken her most cherished toy.
Su Yuan stood on the beam, playing with the cold golden coin in his hand, and smiled:
"Miss Long Bai, I’m actually not a greedy person. The reason I took this Dragon Emperor Coin is mainly because this treasure is destined for Nuoyi."
"Just think, if Nuoyi obtains the inheritance of the Purple Gold Dragon Venerable, she will certainly become someone recognized by it."
"With a loan limit nearly limitless, the practical value of the Dragon Emperor Coin to her is no less than it was to you in life."
Chen Nuoyi: "..."
Su Yuan was falsely accusing people out of nowhere again.
When did I ever say I was destined for the Dragon Emperor Coin?
The ice-haired lolita pouted, wanting to argue something, but Su Yuan interrupted her: 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺
"Besides, after all, you are just a True Spirit now, the Dragon Emperor Coin is of no use to you."
"So it’s better for me and your Sister Nuoyi to keep it for you, otherwise what if you lose it or a bad person steals it?"
"Why are you looking at me like that? What, do you think I’m that bad person?"
"Tsk tsk, I’m telling you, this little girl’s awareness needs improvement, too emotional."
Su Yuan educated the century-old little lolita while putting the Dragon Emperor Coin into the Tribulation Moon Pearl under her eager gaze.
As the last trace of golden color completely disappeared into the Tribulation Moon Pearl, Long Bai’s tears, like small pearls, dropped down in strings, extremely wronged.
"Su Yuan, isn’t what we’re doing a bit overboard?"
Chen Nuoyi felt a little soft-hearted and cautiously transmitted a message to Su Yuan.
Su Yuan thought for a moment, jumped down from the beam, went to Long Bai, and rubbed her shiny, smooth ice hair.
"Who told you to touch my head, you! Let go of me!"
The ice-haired lolita tried hard to escape Su Yuan’s devilish hands, turned away in anger, seemingly not intending to pay attention to Su Yuan anymore.
But the next second, what Su Yuan said made her perks her ears up.
"Long Bai, my Sister Nuoyi and I really have no intention of stealing your affection."
"Just let us use the Dragon Emperor Coin for a while, and when we’ve reached the Golden Core Nascent Soul after ten or twenty years, we’ll give it back to you, won’t we?"
"Although I am a Demon Cultivator, I always keep my promises."
Long Bai’s ears moved slightly, turned her small head slightly, and asked suspiciously:
"You... you will really return the Dragon Emperor Coin to me?"
"Guaranteed."
"Just twenty years is enough?"
"Of course."
Su Yuan answered resolutely, very convincingly.
This made Long Bai willing to trust humans again.
She quickly wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes and said with a high and cold expression:
"Alright then, I’ll trust you this time! I will keep a close eye on you in the future!"
In her words, she put extra emphasis on the words ’in the future’.
Su Yuan naturally heard the underlying meaning in this girl’s words, his mouth curled slightly, has she decided to follow me?
He glanced at the task panel.
[Long Bai Favorability (120/200)]
Not bad, not bad, this little girl is much easier to handle than she seems.
Although Chen Nuoyi didn’t know whether after the inheritance ended, Long Bai would leave with them, she understood that not a word of Su Yuan’s earlier words was true.
Saying temporarily borrowing the Dragon Emperor Coin, and returning it after twenty years of usage.
Su Yuan dared to say, she didn’t dare to listen!
As if she doesn’t know how adults trick kids for their New Year money?
And indeed, Su Yuan intended to default from the moment he brought up the twenty-year term.
As for how to default?
Very simple, once Long Bai enters the real world from the Dragon King Secret Realm, she will have to rely on him for food and shelter, right?
Then twenty years later, directly tell her, your Dragon Emperor Coin was long spent in the twenty years of raising you, how can you still have the nerve to ask me for it?
You’re so calculating over a Dragon Emperor Coin, is it worth my twenty years of nurturing grace?
He was very familiar with this kind of tactic.
It’s just a pity Long Bai couldn’t hear Su Yuan’s current thoughts.
Otherwise, without Su Yuan’s twenty-year nurturing grace, the ice-haired lolita could perform a hilarious act right now.
After comforting the ice-haired lolita, Su Yuan and the other two left the Dragon Race Treasure Vault and headed towards the third trial location.
On the way, Long Bai formally began to explain the rules of the third trial.
"Participant, Protector, the name of the third trial is called ’Expansion’!"
"During the Ancient Era before the Purple Gold Dragon Venerable became a Divinity Transformation, the life of the Human Race in the Cultivation Realm was extremely difficult."
"Countless common people suffer all day at the hands of demon beasts, natural disasters, and other calamities, with the survival rate of newborns being less than one in ten."
"In order to allow the human race mortals to live a stable life and develop healthily, the Purple Gold Dragon Venerable fought against the heavens, the earth, and demons."
"He battled against natural disasters and calamities, defeated the Demon Kings and Demon Emperors who regarded the human race as mere blood food, and led the human race to establish one strong city after another, greatly enhancing the survival probability of mortals..."
Listening to Long Bai’s narration, Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi couldn’t help but envision a purple-gold Divine Dragon roaring defiantly at the apocalyptic sights of the skies falling in the northwest and the earth sinking in the southeast.
Long Bai is very much disgusted with her biological father, so this depiction would undoubtedly contain no embellishments.
And if these achievements are all true, then indeed the Purple Gold Dragon Venerable deserves to be called a Protector of humanity, worthy of every human’s respect.
After telling this story from the Ancient Era, Long Bai paused, her clear voice carrying a solemn tone:
"And next, you two will enter a time that is considered ancient even to me, leading a hundred thousand displaced humans to build a home."
"In the process of establishing a home, you will endure the roasting of nine Golden Crows, face disturbances from the water monster Wuzhiqi, and confront countless floods and beasts!"
"Although the strength of these exotic beasts and natural disasters will be adjusted accordingly, they will undoubtedly be designed to push your abilities to the limit."
"The process of establishing a home is painful, and even a slight misstep could result in your true demise. You must be extremely cautious."
Hearing these words, Chen Nuoyi’s beautiful eyes immediately became serious.
A deep sense of mission surged within her!
Is she about to walk the path of the human race’s ancestors?
Even if it’s just an illusion created by the Purple Gold Dragon Venerable, it’s still something that feels sacred!
Yet, just as Chen Nuoyi’s emotions were stirred and the atmosphere on the field grew increasingly solemn, Su Yuan said with a blank face:
"What’s all this? You mean we’re going to toil under the scorching sun, facing the earth to build infrastructure?"
"Why does a dignified Dragon Race assessment have to be tainted with the dirt of construction? It’s really disappointing!"
No wonder Long Bai’s inner thoughts mentioned that he and Chen Nuoyi would suffer greatly next.
How can it not be tough to do construction?
Long Bai, with a darkened face, said:
"Su Yuan, can you stop ruining the atmosphere?"
"Leading people out of barbarism towards civilization shouldn’t be reduced to mere construction."
Su Yuan nodded and said:
"Indeed, at least construction sites offer high-temperature allowances, forbidding work when temperatures exceed fifty degrees, but I have to endure the scorching of nine suns... and there’s no high-temperature allowance."
Long Bai, Chen Nuoyi: "..."
Fortunately, at this moment, they finally reached the assessment site.
Passing through an ancient bronze gate, Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi suddenly felt their bodies lighten, as if they were falling into a dream.
However, what truly startled the two was not this, but the familiar weightless feeling they experienced before.
It bore a ninety-nine percent resemblance to when they entered the Taixu Illusion Realm.
Looking around at the surroundings, an empty expanse stretched out, with nothing in sight.
Long Bai, hands on her hips, with a hint of pride, said:
"This place is where my true body’s sea of consciousness resides, straddling the line between illusion and reality."
"You entered with your true bodies yet can experience virtual things; this is a feat that only Nascent Soul Cultivators or Nascent Soul Demon Emperors can accomplish. Quite impressive, isn’t it?"
Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi exchanged glances and ultimately refrained from telling her that the Taixu Illusion Realm is already widely accessible.
Otherwise, this ancient young girl’s pride would be dashed.
Nevertheless, from Long Bai’s words, the two did learn something new.
Presumably, the Taixu Illusion Realm is modeled after the sea of consciousness of Nascent Soul Cultivators.
Manifesting the power of Nascent Soul Cultivators while implementing safeguards against brain death, it steadily became a feature accessible to everyone, living up to the reputation of the Taixu Sect as one of the Federation’s Ten Great Immortal Sects.
Once Long Bai saw that the two had adjusted to the environment within the sea of consciousness, the assessment began.
The next second, the previously blank world rapidly materialized scenes identical to reality.
From sight, touch, to smell and even the concentration of Spiritual Energy in the environment, everything was extremely realistic!
When this world, which seemed near ancient, fully materialized, a wild and primitive wind immediately hit them.
Long Bai’s figure floated in mid-air, calmly stating:
"I am the overseer of this assessment, and there will be no existence that can notice me, so don’t expect my help."
"Behind you are a hundred thousand mortals, and once they live and work in peace, the assessment will be complete."
"Please note, by the end of the assessment, you must ensure that more than half of the mortals survive; otherwise, it will also be considered a failure."
Su Yuan and Chen Nuoyi turned their heads to behold a crowd of mortals standing behind them.
They were dressed in animal hides, dark-skinned, comprising men, women, young, and old, without a trace of cultivation.
However, what surprised the two was the absurd strength of these ancient humans’ physiques.
Despite not having embarked upon the cultivation path, the physical strength of the adults among them was comparable to mid-to-late-stage Body Cultivators in Qi Cultivation.
Some exceptional individuals could even rival Peak Qi Cultivation Cultivators.
However, upon reflection, this seemed reasonable.
Without such robust physiques, how could the human race have survived this harsh environment?
Su Yuan withdrew his gaze from the hundred thousand mortals and looked up to the sky.
Nine fiery red suns cavorted wildly in the sky, leaving barren, cracked land in their wake.
