Chapter 396: System, you wouldn't want your work left unfinished, would you?

The sneer on Gu Yuan's face, upon hearing the system's solemn confirmation, not only did not fade, but became even more brilliant.

Primordial Immortal Realm.

Eleventh Land.

Source-Extinguishing Ancestral Toxin.

One hundred years later, it erodes the Heavenly Dao.

Good, very good!

Gu Yuan cheered in his heart, almost unable to hold back his laughter.

This is simply a heaven-sent opportunity!

Although the Ancient Immortal Realm is vast, compared to the Three Thousand Provinces and the Immortal Realm behind it, it is, in a sense, merely a grain of sand in the vast sea.

If one could take any piece of land among the nine heavens and ten earths within the Primordial Immortal Realm and wholly incorporate it into one's divine kingdom...

That cannot be compared to the two small worlds of Mysterious Heaven and Dusk.

But this opportunity is very slim.

A frontal assault? Don't joke.

Although his grandfather Gu Cangsheng had risen to the rank of Colossal Immortal King, with heaven-shaking battle power, the waters of the Primordial Immortal Realm are deeper than imagined.

Not to mention a Supreme Immortal King, he might not be much weaker than his own grandfather.

Moreover, given how deeply the Zang Tian Ge conceals its involvement with the Primordial Immortal Realm, it is certain that it harbors several Colossal-level Immortal Kings!

No matter how strong his grandfather is, it's impossible for him to single-handedly withstand several top-tier Immortal Kings!

But now, the opportunity has arrived.

A perfect stepping stone that would allow him to achieve victory without bloodshed, to strike straight at the heart, has been handed to him by those foolish immortals of the realm.

"Little Love."

Gu Yuan leisurely lifted his teacup, blew on the steam, his relaxed demeanor making it seem as if the earth-shattering news capable of overturning the heavens he had just heard was not a catastrophic disaster, but merely a piece of trivial neighborhood gossip.

"You just said, one hundred years?"

【……According to the highest authority simulation, without considering any external interference, in one hundred and three years and seven months, the Source-Extinguishing Ancestral Toxin will completely fuse with the Heavenly Dao core of the Eleventh Land; at that time, it will transform into an intangible, substance-less legal plague, taking the Eleventh Land as its source, silently spreading along the veins and fortune network of the Immortal Realm to contaminate the entire Primordial Heaven, and subsequently it is expected to contaminate the Primordial Heaven within one hundred and fifty years.】

The system's voice remained solemn; it could not comprehend the host's current ease.

In its database, the danger level of this situation has already been marked as the highest, apocalyptic level.

"Tsk tsk, one hundred years—time is plenty."

Gu Yuan clicked his tongue, his tone suddenly shifting to become extremely "grief-stricken" and "worried",

"Little Love, as a system tasked with repairing worlds and dedicated to maintaining peace and stability across all heavens and myriad realms,

you surely wouldn't want to watch helplessly as this vast Primordial Immortal Realm, with its countless innocent beings and those Immortal Kings who may not be the sharpest but still count as regional powerhouses, be devoured by the Zang Tian Ge's conspiracy, would you?"

【……】

The system fell silent.

Its newly upgraded emotion module, at this moment, for the first time clearly detected an emotional fluctuation named shamelessness.

【Host, please stay calm, do not make such remarks.】

"Look, you're heartbroken."

Gu Yuan wore an "I understand you" expression, continuing to coax gently,

"If the Primordial Immortal Realm falls, that's a mess bigger than thirty-seven, no, three hundred seventy lower realms combined—would you still want your KPI then? Would your 3.0 version be rolled back to factory settings directly?"

【Warning! Host, please do not make baseless speculations!】

In the system's mechanical tone, a hint of obvious panic crept in.

"This isn't speculation; it's a reasonable logical deduction."

Gu Yuan set down his teacup, his fingers lightly tapping the stone table.

"Now, there is an opportunity."

Gu Yuan lowered his voice, full of a seductive tone,

"An opportunity that can solve the problem at its root and also let me—cough, let us advance together, making an outstanding contribution to the peace of all heavens and myriad realms, lies before us."

"You, you just need to be a little flexible."

【……System rules do not allow……】

"Don't talk to me about rules!"

Gu Yuan directly cut it off,

"Rules are dead, people are alive, and the system is alive too, right? You've secretly upgraded yourself to 3.0 and even swapped in such a cute voice pack—this shows you inherently possess high autonomous authority."

"Now, you only need to issue a dedicated mission, giving me a bit of modest 'startup funds' and 'risk subsidies', so I have sufficient drive and protection to venture into the dragon's pool and tiger's den of the Immortal Realm and nip the Zang Tian Ge's conspiracy in the bud."

"Think about it—what a great merit this would be!"

"Most importantly, you wouldn't want the All-Heavens Vacation System to turn into the All-Heavens Funeral System, would you?"

【……】

Little Love completely crashed.

It realized it could not refute at all.

Because logically, what Gu Yuan said… is entirely correct.

Letting Gu Yuan handle it is currently the best and only solution.

But this feeling of being completely manipulated made its newly born human-like module experience an unprecedented sense of frustration.

After a long while.

【……Host, what… do you want?】

That voice returned to a soft, girlish tone, yet carried a hint of aggrieved sadness.

That's right, then.

Gu Yuan smiled satisfied and began to make lion-sized demands,

First, this mission carries extremely high risk; I need absolute safety guarantees. If I mess up, you must guarantee my safety.

【……】 Okay, activate the emergency avoidance protocol, consume the system's origin, can bind the host a one-time absolute homecoming permit; no matter what happens, even if a Celestial Emperor descends, it can guarantee the host's soul and body return to the Gu Family.

Very good.

Gu Yuan nodded,

Second, infiltrating the Immortal Realm is like dancing in a wolf's den; I need a treasure that can perfectly conceal my aura and karma, not a consumable, but something permanent. After all, I may need to visit the Immortal Realm to drop by from now on.

【……】

Xiao Ai, the classmate, wanted to cry.

【……】 Okay. In the rewards treasury, there is a defective Celestial Emperor artifact named 【Heaven-Deceiving Cloak】; wearing it can block all detection beneath a major Immortal King. It can serve as an advance reward for this mission, and by simultaneously using 【World Editor】, it can guarantee that the host will not be exposed even when facing a Supreme Immortal King.

"Defective?" Gu Yuan frowned slightly, a bit dissatisfied, but upon hearing that even a Supreme Immortal King descending wouldn't expose him, he reluctantly accepted, "Alright, makes do. Lastly, and most importantly."

He sat up straight, his expression turning solemn.

I want you to issue an ultimate mission with a reward generous enough.

This time, the system remained silent for a long while.

In the bamboo grove, only the wind whimpered.

It was as if a dirge were being played in advance for some poor fool about to suffer a massive loss.

【……】 As you wish, my dear master.