Chapter 502: Chapter 422: Su Yuan: Did You Do It on Purpose or by Accident?

"Master, you and this corrupt official, uh... and this Lord Su are..."

Seeing her master and Su Yuan in such harmony, Wei Youzhu was a bit taken aback.

Ruan Pingcui glanced at her disciple, and although she didn’t understand why the other person appeared here tied up so artistically, she still smiled and nodded, saying:

"Su Xiaoyou is a trustworthy ally; otherwise, I would have already died at the hands of Nan Cang."

After enlightening her disciple, she turned her gaze back to Su Yuan.

Su Yuan, without hesitation, said:

"Senior Ruan, why did you and Kongyue of the Ghost Shadow Sect attempt to assassinate Nan Cang? Is there an irreconcilable conflict between you?"

Ruan Pingcui sighed softly and explained:

"Kongyue... is my Dao companion."

Su Yuan: "..."

Seeing the slightly peculiar expression on Su Yuan’s face, Ruan Pingcui explained:

"Although I am the Sect Leader Hehuan, I am not someone who is unrestrained. Previously taking away the Flame River had other motives, and the reason for attempting to assassinate Nan Cang is actually quite simple: because Kongyue and I had been pushed to a dead end."

Su Yuan: "Ahem, I absolutely did not think too much, please continue."

Ruan Pingcui: "What you don’t know is that for me to achieve Nascent Soul, more than fifty percent of the credit goes to Nan Cang’s push."

"But I am not grateful to him, because in his view, my mission after breaking the realm is only one—to serve as his cultivation furnace cauldron."

"If it were just like this, it would be nothing more than falling from the Nascent Soul Stage back to the Golden Core Stage. Although humiliating, one could still barely survive."

"But as Kongyue and I learned more about Nan Cang, we gradually discovered that this old ghost was targeting not just me."

"Nan Cang acquired a very peculiar demon technique, capable of entirely devouring the target’s flesh, cultivation, and soul without reservation."

"Every Nascent Soul cultivator in the Cold Plum World would become his target for consumption, only sooner or later."

"To not be devoured, one must either directly eliminate Nan Cang or steal the pass token from him and escape outside the world."

Su Yuan listened quietly, then gravely inquired:

"But your assassination attempt failed because Nan Cang’s strength far exceeded your expectations."

"And your Dao companion was directly devoured alive by Nan Cang, isn’t that right?"

Ruan Pingcui nodded with sadness.

Su Yuan: "I can’t help but have a question."

Ruan Pingcui: "What question?"

Su Yuan: "Let’s say, if Nan Cang can completely devour a target alive, then what happens to the things stored in that target’s intestines?"

"Even a Nascent Soul cultivator would eat and drink for amusement, right? Some of these impurities would surely turn into things from the cycle of grain... so from this perspective, Nan Cang eating cultivators alive is like eating... you know."

Ruan Pingcui: "..."

She stared at Su Yuan with a bizarre look, as the sadness from her Dao companion’s fall was instantly interrupted.

What? I say I kill people without blinking, and you ask if my eyes dry out?

The emotions just don’t connect, alright?

However, after a brief silence, Ruan Pingcui suddenly laughed:

"Now that you mention it, indeed, Nan Cang that old bastard eating Kongyue is akin to eating his... cycle of grain products. It might not have any real significance, but it’s a bit satisfying."

She paused and continued:

"However, this kind of mental victory only satisfies briefly; the time we have left is running out."

"If we cannot resolve Nan Cang or escape the Cold Plum World within a certain timeframe, we will all die!"

Ruan Pingcui’s tone grew heavier, with a hint of deep-seated fear in her voice as she neared the end.

Su Yuan was slightly stunned, realizing that behind this assassination attempt, there was still a much more terrifying event that could affect the entire Cold Plum World’s future unfolding.

"Please go on."

Su Yuan’s gaze deepened as he solemnly spoke.

Ruan Pingcui: "I mentioned earlier that Nan Cang has a demon technique that allows him to devour living beings."

"What I haven’t completely said is, once Nan Cang’s cultivation reaches the Nascent Soul Peak, he can fully unleash this demon technique and use an entire Great World’s living beings as the foundation to achieve Half-Step Divinity Transformation."

"In other words, the Cold Plum World has long been seen by him as a morsel waiting to be devoured; once his cultivation reaches the standard, he will devour the entire world to achieve his own path."

"Yet doing this, once the Immortal Realm detects anything amiss, he will be relentlessly pursued by members of the Holy Law Governance Council."

"Therefore, Nan Cang must find a place to retreat to in advance, and the Exotic Realm known by the Flame River is an excellent destination."

Ruan Pingcui’s words were like a heavy bombshell, leaving Su Yuan’s head spinning.

What is this? 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

The Great Qing... ahem, the Cold Plum World is doomed?

This world is clearly about to belong to my master’s domain, so how can that old thing Nan Cang just disrupt things in the Cold Plum World as he pleases? It’s utterly unreasonable!

Fortunately, my master had laid out plans early on, and had already infiltrated Nan Cang’s side, just waiting for the opportunity to strike.

Within a week at most, the effects should be visible.

Surely, we have more than just a week’s time, right? Surely...?

As these thoughts ran through his mind, Su Yuan felt a sudden sense of unease and cautiously asked:

"What realm is Nan Cang currently in?"

Ruan Pingcui: "Previously, he had just entered the Nascent Soul Ninth Layer; if he uses me as a furnace cauldron, he could rapidly reach the Nascent Soul Peak within a year."

Su Yuan felt slightly relieved.

Then he heard Ruan Pingcui continue, "After devouring Kongyue of the Nascent Soul Third Layer, his time to reach the Nascent Soul Peak would be at most... three days."

Su Yuan: "..."

Well, no hope, just wait for death.

What can be done in three days?

During the National Day holiday, three days might not even be enough to get off the highway. How could I hope to elevate myself to the point of defeating Nan Cang in such a short time?

I wonder how Captain Zhang’s Demon Talent is, and if there’s still time to learn the Holy Blood Sacrifice Technique.

He wanted to run away.

Seeing Su Yuan’s expression of complete resignation, ready to flee at any moment, Ruan Pingcui’s face slightly stiffened and she hurriedly asked:

"Su Xiaoyou, should there be a powerful force backing you, can’t they lend a hand?"

Su Yuan bitterly shook his head and said:

"Distant water can’t quench immediate thirst. No matter how strong the force behind me is, they can’t provide effective aid within three days."

"Moreover, our force cannot risk exposing its existence and location to the Holy Law Governance Council just for a mere Nan Cang, so we must rely on ourselves."

Ruan Pingcui: "...Rely on ourselves? How is that different from seeking death?"

"No...there is actually a difference."

Calming down a bit, a bold idea suddenly sprang to Su Yuan’s mind, dispelling his panic.

He earnestly asked Ruan Pingcui:

"Senior Ruan, since Nan Cang intends to devour the Cold Plum World right under the nose of the Holy Law Governance Council, there must be a way to block the Celestial Law World from observing, right?"

Ruan Pingcui: "Naturally, once the devouring begins, the Cold Plum World will experience a connection interruption with the Celestial Law World for that period, and the latter will be unable to detect it for a certain time limit."

Su Yuan: "So, during this time, even if a cataclysmic battle occurs in the Cold Plum World, the Celestial Law World would remain unaware?"

Ruan Pingcui frowned in confusion: "That is true, but what’s the significance of that? We don’t have the power to contend with Nan Cang."

Su Yuan smiled and said:

"Not now, but perhaps in three days."

"However, the premise is to help me slay two Nascent Soul Cultivators and seize all their flesh and Nascent Souls; if you can accomplish this, then in three days a warrior capable of defeating Nan Cang will emerge."

Indeed, the bold idea Su Yuan just conceived was to repair the Crown of Corruption within three days.

He already possessed all the flesh and Nascent Soul of the Blood Soul True Monarch and needed to collect the full blood and Dao Embryos of two Nascent Souls to complete the repair of the Crown of Corruption.

Of course, the restored Crown of Corruption wasn’t for Su Yuan’s personal use...He wouldn’t be able to exploit the power of this Immortal Treasure even if he tried.

He intended to hand over this treasure to his master, Taibai Phecda.

It should be noted that Taibai Phecda also hails from the Evil Extermination Department of Evil Extermination University and has mastered the ’Corruption Divine Kingdom’ as the Divinity Transformation Inheritance.

His use of the Crown of Corruption is undoubtedly fitting for his expertise.

With his cultivation at the Nascent Soul Stage, he could also support the Crown of Corruption in unleashing its true power.

An intact Immortal Treasure, needless to say, would be influential even in battles below the Divinity Transformation level; it could even be decisive in Divinity Transformation Level battles.

Nascent Soul First Layer against Nascent Soul Peak, the advantage is mine!

What? You say it can’t be done?

Do you think the Crown of Corruption is just for show? If Nan Cang wishes to harvest all the world’s lives, then use the Crown of Corruption to harvest all the Demon Cultivators worldwide!

If you can’t defeat at Nascent Soul First Layer, just enhance your cultivation by several layers, and then you can defeat them.

In short, there’s a chance for victory; the only problem is how to eliminate two Nascent Souls within three days.

And that’s under the supervision of Nan Cang monitoring the world.

However, success or not, it ultimately must be tried to be known.

Ruan Pingcui fell into contemplation.

After a long time, she raised her head, her eyes revealing neither panic nor calmness, only asking peacefully:

"If within three days we can gather the blood and Dao Embryos of two Nascent Souls, what are the odds of defeating Nan Cang?"

Su Yuan pondered for a moment and cautiously replied:

"I can’t guarantee a 100% certainty, but a 70–80% chance definitely exists."

Hearing this answer, Ruan Pingcui nodded:

"Alright, give me one day to adjust my condition; in one day, I will inform you of which Nascent Soul Cultivators we can eliminate."

"During this day, Su Xiaoyou should also try to find more helpers to increase the success rate of slaying the Nascent Soul Cultivators."

Su Yuan: "Okay."

He detected the resolve hidden within Ruan Pingcui’s calm tone, understanding that she would exert full effort in the upcoming operation.

One day’s time would likely allow her injuries to heal completely.

With such a strong ally, the probability of assassinating Nascent Souls would greatly increase.

However, he couldn’t just rely on this person; he also needed other supporters, such as... Ye Muyu.

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PS: Only two Chapters today, going to strive for eight or nine tomorrow!

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