Urban Cultivation with a Demonic System-Chapter 296 - 243: What! College Courses Are World Conquest?

"Tsk! You can't even handle such a small matter and actually got discovered. I'm really disappointed!"

"What did you say?"

"Nothing, Teacher, feel free to instruct me."

In Evil Extermination University City, in the same pavilion, Taibai Phecda sat boldly on a stone bench, squinting at his disciple with a big smile plastered on his face.

After a long while, he finally sighed and said:

"You little rascal, you've really caused me trouble."

Su Yuan immediately understood his teacher's implication and assured:

"Teacher, rest assured, I promise to make sure Ji Ming and the others keep their mouths shut, not leaking a single extra word."

Taibai Phecda: "..."

That wasn't what he meant. How is this different from covering one's ears while stealing a bell?

But since things have come to this point, it indeed makes sense to try to minimize the impact, turning big issues into small ones and small ones into nothing.

What else can be done? You can't possibly break up the Three Sects now, can you?

Ji Ming and the others have already been influenced by Su Yuan; if they were forcibly removed from the Primordial Sect, they might not even be willing.

After a moment of silence, Taibai Phecda reluctantly said:

"Next time you do something like this, tell me in advance."

Su Yuan nodded earnestly, as if he really understood.

Then Taibai Phecda switched the topic seriously:

"Since the designer of this spiritual energy engine is one of us, I'll be straightforward."

"The engine is good, and I will still push for it to pass the review as soon as possible and have the Evil Extermination Sword Sect invest in it."

"However, I have a small condition: once this spiritual energy engine is mass-produced, I hope more than 30% of the output will be supplied to the Evil Extermination Sword Sect."

"I want to try its effect in actual combat."

Su Yuan's eyes lit up, and he immediately agreed.

Why turn down a gift of orders?

But suddenly, Su Yuan realized something and asked in surprise:

"Teacher, once the production lines are up, the output of the spiritual energy engine will quickly increase. Will the three-campus Evil Extermination University need 30% of the output? Do students have that many opportunities for actual combat?"

Taibai Phecda: "Am I not aware of the maximum output capacity of Juque Sect's factory? I dare to ask for 30% output naturally because I have considerations."

He paused, smiled, and shook his head at Su Yuan:

"This is also one of the reasons I don't recommend you apply for the Evil Extermination Sword Sect."

"Because the Evil Extermination Sword Sect is the divine sword of the Blue Star Federation, not only internally, but also externally."

"Do you know what the year-end examination of this university is for each academic year?"

Su Yuan shook his head blankly.

Taibai Phecda raised one finger:

"First academic year, participate in conquering a small world occupied by the Demon Dao."

He raised a second finger:

"Second academic year, participate in conquering a middle world occupied by the Demon Dao."

Under Su Yuan's shocked gaze, Taibai Phecda slowly raised a third finger:

"Third academic year, participate in conquering a great world occupied by the Demon Dao."

Taibai Phecda sighed:

"The content of the year-end examinations at the Evil Extermination Sword Sect is actually a top-level secret of the Federation."

"If you hadn't already decided to join the Evil Extermination Sword Sect, and as my disciple, you wouldn't be eligible to know this."

"Think carefully, with just these three years of year-end assessments, how much negativity and combat do students face, how many spiritual energy engines are enough?"

Su Yuan: "..."

Actually, my resolve wasn't that firm initially.

What the hell!

Why do you have to conquer the world to attend university?

Even just participating in world conquest is absurd, right?

No wonder the atmosphere in the Evil Extermination District is so fierce, it must have been forged on the battlefield.

Can I still change my application now?

Su Yuan was about to ask, but seeing Taibai Phecda's half-smiling expression, his heart sank.

Who said Old Deng Taibai brushed off the Three Sects' matter lightly, as if waiting for him here!

This was deliberately setting a trap and then logically revealing this Federation-level secret, ensuring he couldn't transfer schools!

Too cunning!

Seeing Su Yuan understood his meaning, Taibai Phecda smiled:

"Oh Su Yuan, when I suggested you apply for schools like Wanbao Treasures Tower or Profound Art Celestial Sect, which serve behind the lines, instead of the Evil Extermination Sword Sect, I was genuinely worried something might happen if you went to the battlefield."

"But you're always tinkering with war-related items, and I suddenly feel leaving you on the Blue Star's mainland might not be appropriate."

"You should indeed be on the battlefield, fighting against those demonic influences occupying worlds."

"Let demons fight demons, let warring sects clash with other cults, that's the best arrangement."

Su Yuan was sweating from listening.

Because this really didn't match his anticipated path.

He just wanted to make the Primordial Sect big and strong, to step outside the three lands, not be in the five insurances, to be a wealthy long-lived gentleman.

And now suddenly, they're sending him to war?

How can you make money fighting?

But the die is cast, it seems he can't escape Taibai Old Deng's pirate ship now.

But after calming down and thinking carefully, didn't our teacher previously show his ambition to become the Realm Master?

Conquering the world is just a matter of time. If the timing is right, could I perhaps catch a ride on the coattails of our teacher to complete the year-end exam at Evil Extermination University?

Maybe I could even seize wealth and distribute land?

Competing with a bunch of alien natives is definitely better than competing within the highly competitive Blue Star Federation.

With this thought, Su Yuan wasn't so resistant anymore.

He thought for a moment and asked:

"Teacher, aside from our Evil Extermination Sword Sect, are there any other Immortal Sects among the Ten Great Immortal Sects that take an external route?"

Taibai Phecda didn't hold back and patiently explained:

"The Evil Extermination Sword Sect, True Martial Saint Sect, Star River Dao Sect, and Myriad Beasts Demon Sect are all expansion-oriented."

"Many times, during the process of world conquest, these four immortal sects work together."

"The Evil Extermination Sword Sect is responsible for breakthroughs and beheadings, the True Martial Saint Sect and Myriad Beasts Demon Sect handle frontal assaults and act as tanks, while the Star River Dao Sect serves as a Daoist artillery platform."

Su Yuan suddenly understood.

Assassin, warrior, summoner, and mage, right? This is indeed quite a comprehensive combat lineup.

"Then what about the Jiuli General Sect? Aren't they specialized in training officers? Don't they count as an expansion-oriented faction?"

Taibai Phecda replied:

"The Federation Army wasn't born for invasion but to defend against external forces' invasions."

"Only when facing worlds that are extremely hostile to the Blue Star Federation and have the ability to threaten our homeland will the Federation Army deploy on a large scale."

"By that time, it won't just be about conquering one or two minor worlds or Middle Worlds."

"During the most intense times of war, even we expansion-oriented factions will be summoned to fight together."

"Of course, from a macro perspective, all Ten Great Immortal Sects could be considered expansion-oriented."

"After all, developing the economy, constructing worlds, and spreading culture in new worlds cannot be separated from immortal sects like Wanbao Treasures Tower, Profound Art Celestial Sect, and Thousand-Faced Immortal Sect."

Su Yuan nodded, clearing his doubts.

At first glance, expansion-oriented factions seem fierce, swallowing minor, middle, and great worlds in one go, but compared to the Blue Star Federation's homeland, these worlds can only be considered dens of bandits or strongholds of the Demon Sect.

So civilian forces can handle them without even needing the Federation Army.

Only when faced with major events like invasions from hostile nations will the Federation Army truly exert its power.

After Su Yuan digested this information, Taibai Phecda asked:

"Su Yuan, does conquering world after world make you feel that our Blue Star Federation is an evil civilization?"

Su Yuan was slightly stunned, then shook his head and said:

"No, isn't it said that our target worlds are occupied by the Demon Sect?"

Taibai Phecda nodded slightly, feeling relieved.

The Blue Star Federation has been at peace for a long time, and many young people instinctively oppose when they hear of conquest and war.

Fortunately, Su Yuan isn't one of those people.

In fact, for a demon leader like Su Yuan to oppose attacking the Demon Dao would be absurd!

But Taibai Phecda solemnly explained:

"I've seen worlds beyond the Blue Star Federation with my own eyes. It's no exaggeration to say that more than ninety percent of the worlds are occupied by the Demon Dao, causing untold suffering."

"These Demon Daos are not privately defined by the Blue Star Federation to claim righteousness but are even more heinous compared to the Demon Dao of the Ancient Cultivation Realm."

"In worlds ruled by these Demon Daos, one sees people being used for alchemy, artifact refining, turning living humans into puppets, extracting Life Souls to refine the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, suppressing and annexing Righteous Sects, launching Blood Sacrifice Arrays to destroy a city or nation just to satisfy the selfish desires of Demon Masters—these acts are commonplace."

Su Yuan: "..."

Military books, twelve volumes, each one has a famous name?

Fortunately, Taibai Phecda didn't realize his own disciple was exactly the kind of heinous demon he described and continued:

"Eliminating such Demon Daos and rescuing local people from disaster is actually a good deed for the world."

"Even though the conquerors from the Blue Star Federation would become the Realm Masters of those worlds, it doesn't mean they can act as they please."

"On the contrary, the Federation will send a large number of supervisory and management institutions to co-manage the world with the Realm Master."

Su Yuan nodded repeatedly and then quickly changed the topic:

"Teacher, can our culture be compatible with that of the outside worlds?"

"Is it possible that the whole universe speaks Federation language and consists only of humans without aliens?"

Taibai Phecda explained:

"It's naturally impossible for the entire universe to speak Federation language, but it's quite possible for Spiritual Runes to be used universally."

"Huh?"

"According to some experts investigating Ancient Secret Realms, the scope of the Ancient Cultivation Realm's rule was not just limited to Blue Star but spanned the Star Sea."

"The worlds we've conquered and those yet to be conquered are essentially parts of the Ancient Cultivation Realm."

"And Blue Star might just be the central part of the Ancient Cultivation Realm. As inheritors of the Ancient Immortal Sect, we have legitimacy in reuniting the Star Sea."

At this moment, Zhu Qingqing, an ancient Great Cultivator's voice softly reached Su Yuan's ears:

"What Taibai Sword Demon said is mostly correct."

"However, during our time, there was no concept of ruling the Star Sea because the Cultivation Realm ten thousand years ago was an incomparably vast whole."

"The reason it became a cluster of stars and worlds of various sizes is most likely because when the End of the Dharma Era arrived, the Cultivation Realm lost its Immortal Power support and disintegrated into individual small worlds."

Su Yuan: "..."

Good heavens, they have it all figured out!

But for Su Yuan, these things seemed too far out of reach.

Listening is enough. Even if he goes to university, at most, he would experience a bit of external warfare but won't truly become a main force in conquering the world.

It's better to focus on making money and developing the Primordial Sect as a priority.

And Teacher Taibai did not disappoint Su Yuan. In less than three days, the approval and investment news arrived one after another.

The Primordial Sect officially became an affiliated sect of the Evil Extermination Sword Sect.