Chapter 95 Choice

The headmaster glanced at her.

"Exorcising demons and defending the Way is the duty of a righteous disciple like me. If I were to be soft-hearted even in exorcising demons, then Liu Luan should not be the senior brother anymore."

He stretched out his hand and made a hand seal, and several iron chains wrapped around Zhong Xiu, forcibly dragging her covered hand out. In her hand was a three-pronged magic weapon, which was flashing with a faint light.

The chain forcefully knocked the magical weapon away, and it fell to the ground, corroding a hole in the ground.

"Don't talk and waste time, you can't run away."

The headmaster stood with his hands behind his back, not looking at her with an expressionless face.

Unexpectedly, she laughed sweetly, "You've gone to all this trouble for a little devil like me. Should I say that your noble and upright family is worse than a child?"

I looked at her and suddenly had a bad feeling.

[Ding Di Ding - Stage 4: Demonic Energy

Demonic energy can trigger inner demons and protect the disciples of the sect... After all, many people have inner demons.

Mission Reward: Demon Transformation Pill (limited to this world)]

ah?

My eyes flashed and I looked around. This time I immersed all my consciousness into the consciousness of heaven and earth, and I once again heard the voice of heaven.

The first time is unfamiliar, the second time is familiar. I can only say that the client’s father has been watching me all the time.

[You are here?]

Can you tell me where the demon cultivator is?

[Have you thought it through? Which side are you on?]

The Heavenly Dao did not answer my question, but asked me a question.

I paused.

...What does this mean?

[I exist to maintain the balance of the world. Everything has two sides, and both sides are the same to me. You and Him... are one, but not entirely the same.]

[I like you more.]

I'm confused. What does this mean?

[…Let me help you.]

[Wait a moment, host——]

The system's words were blocked before I could finish speaking, and I didn't react at all.

Strange beams of light appeared before my eyes, and different red beams of light appeared on each person.

It’s just that the red light beams of some people are particularly obvious.

——The first one is Liu Hong.

He was so red that he was almost turning black.

No... this can't be the severity of the inner demon, right?

[Xiao Yu, the system has been temporarily blocked. It's undergoing maintenance... It seems there's a disagreement within the world consciousness. It asked me to convey this message: Host, please don't be too credulous—]

Then Villar's voice also stopped abruptly.

Okay, another one banned.

...I can see that.

It was obvious that Tiandao and the client's father had some disagreements, and Tiandao obviously wanted me to be the protagonist more than Liuhong.

Then he unilaterally and willfully put the opportunity to make the decision in my hands and did not allow others to interfere with me.

He really is, I cried my heart out.

[You are very similar to me, so I want to give you a chance.]

[Have you ever made a decision completely according to your own wishes?]

The voice of the Heavenly Dao also became more lively. He was always watching me, and I felt that even the flow rate around me had slowed down.

But what He said really stunned me.

Have I ever made a decision according to my own heart?

Not because of anyone's words, not because of any task.

Have I only made decisions as an individual?

...I should have done it, but I don’t quite remember it. Maybe it happened before I died?

[Which side do you want to be on?]

Which side do I want to be on?

...To be honest, I really thought about becoming a villain and letting Liu Hong become independent.

However, although I didn't spend much time there, I really like Sogo-jong.

The classmates are harmonious and friendly, and the teachers are reliable and sober.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t want to be the eldest senior brother.

but……

I looked at Liu Hong's beam of light that was red to black.

——It was like the fact that Liu Hong was going to be possessed by a demon was slapped in my face.

If I were the old me, what would I do for the mission?

I will replace him, I will take away the evil spirit from him... From the glorious eldest brother, he will become a demonic cultivator hated by everyone.

Give up everything I have now.

It makes sense, because that's my job.

I am the shadow of the "protagonist", I am a passer-by in this world, I am just a funny complainer, and all my actions are to make the "protagonist" live well and stabilize this world centered on him.

So it's fine with me anyway.

After all, everyone is used to being a social animal and completing the client's needs, and everyone knows that they are just tools.

This is the optimal solution for me to complete the task.

...As long as the result is good, the process is not important.

Now that I think about it, I was pretty miserable, wasn’t I?!

[…So what will you choose this time?]

[No matter which side you choose, it doesn't actually affect the outcome.]

[It’s just that you will subconsciously choose…]

...Choose the one that "I" think is best for the "protagonist".

Isn't this arrogance?

Thank you. After listening to you, I feel that my brothers and sisters from previous worlds must hate me to death. I am worried that one day when I open the door, I will find them standing outside, ready to hit me with a club.

But, can I be so selfish?

[Of course you can.]

[I said, you and I are very similar. If I can be selfish, then so can you.]

It sounds a bit of a joke.

But...it seems to feel pretty good.

Liu Hong, my younger brother, is he destined to stand on a different side from me?

[…For the sake of balance, this is inevitable.]

[It's like two children of destiny appeared in this world. If you two stand on the same side, the balance will be broken.]

[I just want to give you the first choice.]

Tiandao said a lot of things.

I could tell that He wanted me to choose the right path.

But it is understandable... After all, it is really difficult to ascend to the realm of magic.

The chance of ascension is almost zero.

[However... if you are the child of destiny, ascension is inevitable, so there is no need to worry.]

This is almost a major spoiler.

The Way of Heaven is now like a boss who paints a rosy picture for me, but I can feel that He really wants me to make my own choice and wants me to make the choice for “myself”.

why is that?

What did He mean by “we are very similar” when He emphasized it twice?

Too bad the system is banned.

Although I don't think I can ask anything.

I looked at Liu Hong. When I was communicating with Tian Dao, time in the outside world almost stopped. He was also looking at me, but because time stopped, his movements had a sense of delay.

I actually feel guilty towards Liu Hong.

For the first ten years of his life, I treated him as Zhou Tianqi's meal replacement.

...Because he was the only brother besides Villar who made me realize "love". In the end, I left him in a tragic way. Villar was taken away by me, but I couldn't take Zhou Tianqi away.

Unlike Ingres and Yu Yiqing, they have many people who love them besides me. I am just a passer-by in their lives.

But Villar and Zhou Tianqi only have me.

So in the first ten years of this world, I projected my guilt towards Zhou Tianqi onto Liu Hong, and I almost granted Liu Hong's every request - even though they had nothing in common.

This is wrong.

But even if I changed my attitude later, Liu Hong's dependence on me had already exceeded the normal limit.

Then I didn't have the heart to refuse, and continued to spoil him and treat him like a child.

What Wen Yang said that day was like a bolt of lightning that woke me up.

...It's just that I woke up a little too late, so I had to pay the price.

I had to push him away myself.

[Have you thought about it?]

I want to...stay on this side.

Does this count as me choosing the future for the "protagonist" again?

[No, if you stay on this side, it's like you have no choice.]

[This is the inevitable development without you.]

As Tiandao's words fell, the stagnation of time around them seemed to disappear.

The red beam of light in front of my eyes disappeared. At the same time, accompanied by a scream, a black gas rushed up from the back of the entire stadium, covering everyone present, and a magic dragon appeared in the sky.

[…Congratulations, this is your first step that is different from [ ].]

Amid the resounding roar that shook the heavens, I couldn’t quite hear the voice of Heaven.

But now I don't have much time to study His intentions in detail. Now I can control space at will, so I can act freely.

The peak masters have already rushed towards the dragon, but they did not care about the evil spirit.

But I know that those evil spirits cannot be allowed to fall.

Just like the mission said, these evil spirits are not ordinary evil spirits, they will stir up the inner demons.

If you are not careful, you will become possessed by the devil.

Spiritual power coiled around my fingertips, ripples spread across my body, and I leaped onto the sky.

"Flowing water into sound."

The water flow is entangled with the traction and flute sound.

…

Everyone saw Liu Luan leap into the air.

The blue-green spiritual energy and water waves simultaneously blocked the black demonic energy that was sweeping in from the sky. Liu Luan's hair, which was barely tied up, was blown away by the strong wind, and his hair, which had just grown to his shoulders, flew in the wind. His water-blue eyes were shone with a little golden light, and he played the pulling flow to the demonic energy with an expressionless face.

The blue-green water curtain spread out instantly, and the spirit bird pulled the water flow at an extremely fast speed to cover the spreading evil spirit. Accompanied by bursts of flute sounds, the water spirit power fell like rain, and all the disciples present even felt clear-minded and calm.

Liu Luan himself was suspended in the air, looking expressionlessly at the evil spirit that was trying to break through the water curtain. The most dazzling thing in the air was his pair of blue-gold eyes.

Like a god.

Liu Luan is more famous in the Chongguang Sect than he thinks.

He is the new eldest brother of Chongguang Sect, with a single spiritual root of water. His weapon is a white jade flute named "Qianliu".

He is ranked second on the Immortal Ascension List, second only to his master, Immortal Lord Ling Ye.

He broke through to the Nascent Soul stage in just three months after entering the field, and even surpassed the highest level of the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulations.

He is kind to everyone and treats everyone equally. Nothing can make him angry. He will answer any question you ask him. If you come to him with any difficulties, he will help you solve them as long as he is free.

...Although most of the time I can't find anyone.

Compared to his younger brother Liu Hong who runs around the sect every day, Liu Luan is more secluded.

And he was the first to discover the demon cultivator.

Now he rushed directly into the sky to block the evil energy for everyone.

How could he not be respected?

…

The spread of the evil spirit was temporarily restrained. I looked at the peak masters who were fighting with the evil dragon. The dragon's aura gradually weakened, but the sect leader was still restraining the evil cultivator.

Everything is under control, but that bad feeling hasn't disappeared.

I looked at Liu Hong again. If I could alleviate some of his inner demons first, would he be able to stand against me later?

I performed hand seals and used a water curtain to wrap the evil spirit, trying to reduce its range and lock it within a certain range. Soon, I shrunk it into a pitch-black water ball and held it in my hand.

System, system?

The ban isn't over yet—

I quickly opened the points mall and started looking for any usable props.

Something that reduces the intensity of one's inner demons, or in other words, reduces one's obsessions.

Love Potion

Forget the things or people you are most obsessed with.

Side effects: Under certain circumstances, you will remember it again, and there is a certain chance that some obsessions will be super-doubled.

Please use it at your discretion.

...I feel like the flag has been raised again.

No, no, next one.

Worry Remover

Say no to internal friction! Say no to worries!

Clear away your worries and anxieties with one click!

Side effects: You might be cleaning too much. After all, the brain is an amazing thing...

This one doesn’t look very reliable either, next one, next one.

Fusion Agent

Integrate all the incompatible things!

Energy, matter, entity and non-entity, there is nothing that the fusion agent cannot do, only your imagination can't do——

(On sale now! Buy two get one free on the event page~)

...Wait a minute, isn't this the most expensive potion on the event page?!

In essence, the inner demon is also a kind of energy. The birth of the inner demon is essentially a kind of energy that is inconsistent with the energy that one practices. You see, demon cultivators don't have much of a concept of the inner demon - because the inner demon and demonic energy are compatible.

So is it useful to use "fusion agent" to fuse the inner demon and the energy of the body?

I looked at my points.

I gritted my teeth and exchanged for two - buy two get one free, so buying just one would be a bit of a loss.

Two million is gone.

I flew towards Liuhong.

But there was a black air current that was faster than me.

"Nephew, be careful—"

I heard a scream from behind. When I was about to touch Liu Hong, he took my hand and turned around to stand in front of me. The black energy behind me instantly hit his back.

"Liu Hong!"

My eyes were blurry, the dragon in the sky had disappeared. The black gas just now was the dragon. It wanted to attack me, but Liu Hong discovered it.

He blocked it for me in an instant, and the black energy penetrated his dantian. I don’t even know when he developed such fast movements.

Time seemed to stand still before my eyes.

Liu Hong spat out a mouthful of blood, soaking my clothes.

"...Sorry bro, I'm going to turn into a puppy."

He forced a smile at me, the blood on his body made his black clothes even darker, and was surrounded by wisps of black air.

I didn't know what expression to make.

I suddenly hated my eyes for being able to see the demonic energy so clearly—

The evil energy has entered his body and he is about to become possessed.

Then the demonic energy fought fiercely with the spiritual energy in his body, devouring each other and tearing his body apart. The huge demonic energy of the magic dragon made it impossible for the spiritual energy to compete.

It was inevitable that he would become possessed by the devil... but the process would be extremely painful.

I took out the "Fusion Agent" with some trembling.

Obviously, this is not the reason why I exchanged the "Fusion Agent".

I poured the fusion into his mouth.

In just a moment, his breathing became much calmer, and then his golden-red eyes turned black and red in a trance and looked at me.

From confusion to coldness.

The demonic energy soared into the sky rising from his body.

“Hahahahahahahaha——”

Zhong Xiu laughed sharply.

"The destined Demon Lord... is born haha ...

Then, before anyone could react, she severed her left leg, and the demon seed flew out from it, and then she exploded - the power of the self-explosion of a demon cultivator in the Void Stage cannot be underestimated. In order to reduce the damage, the sect leader concentrated all his attention on blocking the impact of the explosion.

Then a tiny piece of debris rushed towards Liu Hong in the chaos.

I saw it.

But I pretended not to see anything.

She came to take Liu Hong away.

If Liu Hong doesn't leave, he will die here.

I know this clearly, so for my own selfish reasons, she must take Liu Hong away——

In just a moment, Liuhong disappeared in my arms.

I stood there in a daze, with only the blood flowing on my body.

I suddenly seemed to understand how my brothers felt before.

For a moment, it was really quiet.