Urban Cultivation with a Demonic System-Chapter 63: What Is the Meaning of Life?

At this moment, Su Yuan had only one thought — quickly finish cooking the roast goose and then make a swift exit.

After being messed around by a certain mischievous girl repeatedly, he was definitely a thorn in the flesh of this future teacher, Taibai Phecda.

He would get brought up in the Special Advancement Class every day!

"Master Taibai, where are the ingredients you want me to handle?"

After sending a message to Chen Nuoyi telling her he was at Master Taibai’s place so she wouldn’t worry, Su Yuan cautiously asked.

Before Taibai Phecda could speak, Taibai Yuxi raised her little hand:

"I know the answer to this question, I’ll take big brother there."

Saying so, the white-haired Lolita trotted off towards the kitchen with her short legs pattering.

Watching the direction in which the white-haired Lolita left, Su Yuan didn’t dare to look back and quickly followed up.

But he had an unsettling feeling that a sharp gaze was following closely behind him.

Upon arriving in the spacious and clean kitchen, Su Yuan was startled by the two ingredients placed in the kitchen.

One of the ingredients was a giant bamboo rat, half as tall as a person, shiny and plump.

Although it was just a bamboo rat, it exuded the fierce aura of a Foundation Establishment Stage spirit beast, the kind that could instantly defeat Su Yuan.

Foundation Establishment Stage spirit beasts aren’t as cheap as Qi Cultivation Stage spirit beasts.

The latter can be farmed en masse, so the price per head at maturity can be compressed to a few thousand bucks, with a meat yield of over a hundred pounds, but the former cannot.

Regardless of the type of spirit beast, once it breaks through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, it becomes much more difficult to breed.

In the Ancient Cultivation Era, Foundation Establishment Stage spirit beasts were demon kings ruling over small mountains.

This trait, inherited over countless years, means almost all Foundation Establishment Stage spirit beasts have an inherent sense of territory.

Even in the modern cultivation era, at most, they can be free-range but not industrially farmed.

Thus, even a bamboo rat at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage, with a low meat yield, would sell for over a hundred thousand.

And the bamboo rat before Su Yuan’s eyes wasn’t even at the Foundation Establishment Early Stage but was a Foundation Establishment Late Stage demon king.

Its market price was probably close to a million! Equivalent to around half a year’s income for a Foundation Establishment Stage worker!

But then, Su Yuan was amazed again to realize that his monthly income actually allowed him to afford a Foundation Establishment Stage demon king; that’s impressive enough.

This illustrates the superiority of the modern cultivation world, where humans take center stage. Even the value and productivity of a Foundation Establishment Stage spirit beast demon king are far inferior to any worker.

Human rights override all other rights.

For instance, a wild boar can easily kill a fragile college student, but one month’s salary after graduation can directly buy a wild boar.

The relationship between Su Yuan and the Foundation Establishment Stage demon king, and between a college student and a wild boar, although slightly different, are roughly similar.

Besides, even though Su Yuan’s hard strength is no match for the Foundation Establishment Stage demon king, as long as he can equip some offensive magical treasures, blasting it with a cannon, even ten Foundation Establishment Stage demon kings would have to kneel.

Yet, that being said, for an unarmed Su Yuan, the threat posed by this Foundation Establishment Late Stage giant bamboo rat is still significant.

However, this giant bamboo rat wasn’t confined in a cage, nor was its cultivation sealed, yet it showed not the slightest aggression.

On the contrary, it cowered in a corner, shivering as if suffering from heatstroke, without any of the majesty of a demon king.

The reason, of course, lay in the other ingredient in the kitchen.

It was an entirely snow-white, over ten meters long white snake, lazily coiled on the ground cooling itself.

This white snake belonged to a more heavyweight category, judging by its cultivation, which must be at the Foundation Establishment Peak!

Plus, the snake’s natural restraint over rodents meant the little bamboo rat wouldn’t dare make a fuss.

And it was precisely because the kitchen was a pit of snakes and rats that the well-informed Su Yuan was startled.

Staring at the two ingredients, Su Yuan was a bit speechless.

The wealthy really are quite unconventional. Instead of enjoying good chicken, duck, and fish, they insist on eating rats and snakes.

But as it’s the sponsor’s request, no matter the difficulty, he had to proceed.

He looked towards the white-haired Lolita: "Yuxi, which one are you planning to eat first?"

However, upon hearing this, Taibai Yuxi was taken aback.

Then, to Su Yuan’s shock, the white-haired Lolita started to pout, a mist forming in her golden eyes.

Su Yuan: "..."

Come on, aren’t you supposed to be a mischievous little girl who thrives on chaos! Why are you suddenly crying?

Question: What should you do if you suddenly make a Master Golden Core’s daughter cry?

Waiting online, very urgent!

Unsurprisingly, a shadow flashed beside Su Yuan like a ghost.

But when Su Yuan cautiously turned his head, he was surprised to find that Taibai Phecda didn’t look very angry.

Instead, he looked somewhat sorrowfully at the white snake, slowly explaining:

"Su Yuan, Bai Ling is not merely an ingredient, but Yuxi’s spirit pet."

"When she was younger, this girl faced a dangerous situation and was saved by Bai Ling, but as a result, Bai Ling sustained irreparable injuries and now has limited lifespan left."

Taibai Phecda sighed:

"This bamboo rat was originally bought to feed Bai Ling, but Bai Ling is already at the end of her life and can’t eat anymore."

Su Yuan was silent.

He raised his gaze again to look at the white snake named Bai Ling.

On its snake body, the luminous white scales sparkling like jade had edges tinged with an unnatural pallor.

Because the other party was a Foundation Establishment Peak spirit beast, aside from using the one-time opportunity to "Change Fate," he could not see its lifespan.

But even without looking, he could tell that Bai Ling’s life force was like a candle in the wind, with only a few days left.

Sigh, if only he had kept quiet.

Su Yuan felt a bit guilty.

But since the words were already uttered, they couldn’t be taken back, so Su Yuan could only pretend as if nothing happened and put all his effort into preparing the bamboo rat to console the injured heart of the white-haired Lolita.

Just as Su Yuan was about to deal with the bamboo rat, Taibai Yuxi’s soft voice suddenly sounded:

"Big brother, what is the meaning of life?"

Su Yuan quickly turned back!

He looked in shock at the white-haired Lolita, who had her head lowered, with her white hair covering her cheeks and exuding an aura of aloofness.

Oh crap! Oh crap!

What kind of ominous statement is this?

Ever since he first noticed Taibai Yuxi’s true nature, Su Yuan always felt this Lolita was a bit unusual, somewhat eerie.

This girl’s terrifying strength could eliminate someone like himself, a Qi Cultivation high school student, and her potential was unimaginable in the future.

If she chooses the Righteous Dao, it would be alright, but should she stray onto the Demon Dao...

She would truly become a real formidable witch.

And now, the chance for this Lolita to turn to the dark side had arrived. Once the white snake that had grown up with her died, would she directly pick up the storyline of Orochimaru?

Would he be sacrificed?

Su Yuan sincerely hoped his speculation was wrong, but the sudden "ding" sound in his ears made his heart sink heavily again!

[You have witnessed history!]

[A naturally talented Righteous Dao master, standing on the edge of both the Righteous and Demonic Dao due to a significant upheaval!]

[At this moment, just a gentle push from you as an unseen hand can lead a future Righteous Dao leader to tilt completely towards the Demon Dao, filling you with frantic joy and excitement!]

Damn system... this time I really hope you’re joking.