Chapter 495: System Upgrade, a Bigger and Bolder Golden Finger

This blood, of course, wasn't Zhou Chen's. It was demonic blood that had splattered onto his sleeve when he killed Demon General Mo Yubai's will earlier, and he had casually wiped it onto the corner of his mouth.

Seeing this, Xue Yi was even more moved. His eyes were red, and his fists clenched until they creaked. "Those old fogies in the Demon Palace usually boss me around, and at the critical moment, they used me as cannon fodder. Only you, Brother Lin, treat me sincerely! From now on, my life, Xue Yi's life, belongs to you! If you tell me to go east, I will never go west!"

Zhou Chen was blooming with joy inside, but on the surface, he maintained an air of righteousness.

He reached out and patted Xue Yi's shoulder, speaking with deep sincerity, "Brother, you're overstating things. We are sworn brothers, closer than blood; saying such things makes us sound like strangers. You are already a Tenth Layer Immortal King. When you return to the Demon Palace, your status will surely be different."

"Remember, keep a low profile after you go back. Since Demon General Mo Yubai's will was severed, he won't know the situation here, and his main body must be injured. He won't be able to trouble you for a short while. Just say the Legacy was destroyed, you were heavily injured, and you barely managed to escape."

"I'll listen to everything you say, Big Brother!"

Xue Yi nodded heavily, treating Zhou Chen's words like a divine decree.

Zhou Chen then "with great difficulty" fished out a Jade Slip from his robe. This was something he had just casually recorded using his Divine Sense—of course, it was a redacted and demonically-modified version of the Demon God Body Refining Scripture.

"This is a bit of insight I risked my life to salvage before that Demon Emperor Remnant Soul dissipated."

Zhou Chen stuffed the Jade Slip into Xue Yi's hand. "Though it's incomplete, it should help you consolidate your Realm. Take it; don't let your brother's five hundred years of lifespan be burned for nothing."

Xue Yi held the Jade Slip, his hands trembling.

Now this is what you call character!

Something he fought for with his life, he just hands over to me.

Is he even human? He's a Saint!

"Big Brother…"

Xue Yi fell to his knees with a thud and kowtowed again. "Great kindness cannot be expressed with thanks! From now on in the Demon Palace, I am your eyes and ears! Whoever dares to touch you, Brother Lin, I'll be the first to kill them!"

Zhou Chen nodded with satisfaction. "Go then, don't let anyone discover you."

Watching Xue Yi turn into a streak of bloody light and vanish into the horizon, the weakness and paleness on Zhou Chen's face vanished without a trace.

Zhou Chen straightened his back, patted the dust off his clothes, and casually cast a Dust-Cleansing Incantation on himself. His green robes became spotless once more.

"Tsk, this kid is too honest."

Zhou Chen shook his head, pulled a spirit fruit from his storage ring, and took a bite. "It's making me feel a bit bad about scamming him. Next time… next time I'll at least leave him his underwear."

He turned to look in the direction of the Xuantian Sect.

This trip had been quite fruitful. Not only did he obtain the complete Great Beginning Demon Emperor's Origin power and push his cultivation to the Tenth Layer Immortal King Great Perfection, but he also fed the chaos bell until it was full. More importantly, he had planted an absolutely loyal, high-level double agent inside the Demon Palace.

This wave was a total win.

[Ding! Detected that the Host has continuously intercepted the opportunities of a Nine-Colored Child of Destiny and successfully turned a Destined Great Villain. System energy is full.]

[System upgrade beginning…]

[Estimated upgrade time: Twelve double-hours.]

[During the upgrade, the opportunity panel function is suspended. Storage space and other functions are unaffected.]

That cold mechanical voice rang out in his mind.

Zhou Chen raised an eyebrow.

The System is upgrading again?

The last upgrade unlocked the [Heavenly Dao Grand Event], which allowed him to see that world-destroying giant hand.

He wondered what new tricks it would come up with this time.

"I hope it's something practical, not just some flashy nonsense."

Zhou Chen muttered a sentence, and with a flash of his body, he turned into a streak of light and flew toward the Xuantian Sect.

By the time he returned to the Xuantian Sect, it was already the next morning.

A gloomy atmosphere hung over the Sect.

Although the Sect-Protecting Formation had been repaired, the cracks were still shocking. Ruins were everywhere, and many Disciples were still clearing the rubble.

The smell of blood and scorched earth permeated the air.

Zhou Chen silently returned to his Immortal Cave on Qingyun Peak.

His current identity was "Lin Dong," an Outer Sect Disciple who had "luckily survived" the demonic chaos.

As soon as he entered the Immortal Cave, he sensed something was wrong.

The Immortal Cave's Restriction had been tampered with.

Although the other party's methods were very clever, to Zhou Chen, who possessed the Qiankun Inscriptions and Space Law, it was as obvious as footprints in the snow.

"Someone's been here?"

Zhou Chen narrowed his eyes, and his Divine Sense instantly covered the entire Immortal Cave.

There were no traps, and nothing was missing.

Only on the stone table, there was an extra pale-gold token.

The front of the token was engraved with an ancient "Xuan" character, while the back featured a pattern of auspicious clouds.

"Inner Sect Elite Disciple Token?"

Zhou Chen picked up the token, somewhat surprised.

How did this thing end up here?

Just then, a Sound Transmission Talisman flew in, circling outside the formation.

Zhou Chen waved his hand, and the Sound Transmission Talisman fell into his palm. Sect Master Ling Tian's slightly weary voice came from within: "Lin Dong, although you did not directly participate in the battle during this demonic chaos, you performed meritorious service by protecting your fellow Disciples in the Secret Realm. Furthermore, your Dao Heart is firm and was not eroded by Devilish Qi. After deliberation by the Sect, you are specially promoted to an Inner Sect Elite Disciple, and Qingyun Peak is granted to you as your private cultivation grounds. I hope you will Cultivate diligently and become a pillar of the Sect soon."

"Fine then, Inner Sect Elite Disciple it is."

Zhou Chen casually tossed the token into his storage ring. "It'll make things easier for me to act in the future anyway."

He sat cross-legged on a prayer mat and began to organize his gains from this trip.

Tenth Layer Immortal King Great Perfection.

This was already an existence standing at the top of the Spirit Realm's pyramid. Any higher would be the Immortal Emperor Realm that made countless people despair.

Zhou Chen looked at his palm. In his hand, the three Inscriptions of Qian, Kun, and Xun complemented each other, emitting profound fluctuations.

Zhou Chen closed his eyes and began to circulate the Innate Primordial Qi Origin Scripture to stabilize his newly surged cultivation.

Time passed bit by bit.

Twelve double-hours passed in the blink of an eye.

When the first ray of dawn shone into the Immortal Cave, the progress bar in Zhou Chen's mind finally reached its end.

[Ding! System upgrade complete!]

[Unlocked new function: Opportunity Map.]

[Unlocked new function: Luck Plunder (Passive).]

[Original functions optimized: Detection range expanded to ten million miles, information display is more detailed.]

Zhou Chen snapped his eyes open, two beams of sharp light shooting out.

"Opportunity Map? Sounds interesting."

With a thought, he said, "Open Opportunity Map."

The next moment.

A semi-transparent holographic 3D map unfolded directly on his retina.

This map was ridiculously large. It not only encompassed the entire Xuantian Sect but even included several nearby large cities and mountain ranges.

On the map, light spots of various colors were densely distributed.

White, green, blue, purple, gold, three-colored…

Every light spot represented an Opportunity.

"Holy crap…"

Zhou Chen couldn't help but curse. "Isn't this just a damn wallhack?"

Before, he had to scan people one by one; now, he could just look at the map?