Is It Wrong to Bully the Novice Village for System Rewards?

He absolutely must not let this woman succeed!

Just as Qi Yuan was thinking this, he saw Ji Chan’er give a faint smile and speak in an inscrutable tone.

“Junior Brother Qi, your Senior Sister would like to ask you a few questions. I hope you can answer them truthfully.”

To probe the true nature of the person before her, she refrained from using the Myriad Phantoms Art to bewilder him this time.

Once a person’s soul was captured by the art, their thinking would be severely affected, and their inherent nature largely suppressed, making it impossible to obtain accurate information about their character.

“What questions? Senior Sister, please go ahead. I, your Junior Brother, will surely hold nothing back and speak without reservation.”

Although Qi Yuan said this with his mouth, his inner vigilance deepened another layer.

This woman testing him like this… she must want to ask some strange questions to provoke him and incidentally set the mood.

At a time like this, he absolutely must maintain his composure.

I am the dignified Holy Scion of a Sanctuary. If I were drained dry by this demoness, forget about how much Yang energy I’d lose—wouldn’t I become a laughingstock throughout the entire cultivation world if word got out?

Seeing Qi Yuan so cooperative, Ji Chan’er revealed a trace of a satisfied smile and asked softly:

“I heard that Junior Brother Qi comes from a large family in the mortal world, with many brothers and sisters in the clan. You left home to become a rogue cultivator because you were ostracized by your stepmother.”

“If one day, your adversary threatened you with the lives of your clansmen, saying that if you didn’t comply, your clansmen would be slaughtered miserably, would you be willing to sacrifice yourself for the safety of the entire clan?”

Hearing this question, Qi Yuan was first taken aback, then suddenly understood.

Damn it, I guessed right.

A blatant threat!

This demoness from the Demonic Sect actually wants to use my clansmen’s lives to force me into submission!

Although she added the word “if,” the meaning couldn’t be clearer…

When filling out the entry information, he had borrowed the original owner’s background story. He never expected this demoness would seize upon it as his weakness.

Truly worthy of being a Demonic Sect demoness, stopping at nothing to achieve her goals—utterly despicable.

He originally thought she would try to seduce him first; he didn’t expect her to go straight for coercion!

Unfortunately, she miscalculated one thing!

What do the original owner’s clansmen have to do with me?

If it were the original owner himself, he might hesitate. But Qi Yuan couldn’t care less about that bunch’s life or death!

The only one with some connection to him was Qi Yao, who was now at the Exquisite Sanctuary. The Exquisite Sanctuary wasn’t a third-rate force like Falling Cloud Valley. Even if you gave this demoness a hundred times the courage, she wouldn’t dare infiltrate the Exquisite Sanctuary to cause trouble.

What’s there to be afraid of!

Thinking this, Qi Yuan’s backbone instantly stiffened. With a righteous and confident expression, he declared:

“Clansmen who make me feel troubled are not good clansmen in the first place. Since that’s the case, why should I care about their life or death? Trying to threaten me with my clansmen’s lives is nothing but wishful thinking.”

Ji Chan’er’s eyes lit up upon hearing this.

This lad’s heart is like iron and stone, cold and ruthless. His views and style align very well with The Saint Sect; he is promising material!

Although she was very pleased with this answer, she remained expressionless on the surface and pressed further.

“But they are all your clansmen. If they die because of you, wouldn’t you feel guilty?”

Hearing this, Qi Yuan laughed heartily and said without a care:

“I didn’t kill them; why should I feel guilty?”

“Blame it on the enemy for being cruel and merciless, utterly inhuman.”

“What I can do is find the enemy afterward and send him underground to personally confess his sins and atone for his crimes before all the men, women, young and old of the Qi family—not engage in meaningless self-blame or guilt!”

“Well said!”

Ji Chan’er admired Qi Yuan even more and became even more determined to recruit him into the Nether Fiend Sect.

What ‘well said’?

Qi Yuan was puzzled and looked at her incomprehensibly.

Then he saw Ji Chan’er ponder briefly before continuing.

“If you were cultivating a technique that required you to kill your beloved woman first in order to make great progress, what would you choose?”

What kind of bizarre question is this?

He frowned, thought for a moment, then answered:

“If killing each beloved woman could make my technique progress greatly each time… I would first take an Emotion-Severing Pill to eradicate all feelings and desires within myself.”

Ji Chan’er seemed unsatisfied with this answer. “Why? Don’t you want to become strong?”

With an utterly serious and earnest expression, Qi Yuan said:

“Of course I do. So after taking the Emotion-Severing Pill, I would then take an Emotion-Locking Pill to make my female enemy become my beloved woman… and then kill her.”

“Then take another Emotion-Severing Pill to clear my emotions again. After that, take another Emotion-Locking Pill to find another female enemy to be my beloved woman… then kill her too. Repeat until all my female enemies are killed…”

I’m just that kind of vindictive man. Aren’t you scared now, demoness?

There’s such an operation?!

Ji Chan’er felt her brain couldn’t keep up. She stared blankly at Qi Yuan for a long while, her gaze filled with strangeness and even a trace of… fear.

The Emotion-Severing Pill could sever love and affection, eradicating all feelings.

The Emotion-Locking Pill could make one instantly fall in love with a designated target.

But she never imagined these two pills could be used in such a way.

This man was too terrifying. If he grew powerful in the future, those who opposed him would probably find it hard to sleep or eat…

Coming back to her senses, she forcibly reined in her emotions and said with a complex expression:

“The last question: if your ideals are not accepted by others—if everyone isolates and targets you—if the whole world becomes your enemy…”

“At that time… would you abandon your ideals to blend in with others?”

Although the Nether Fiend Sect had a fearsome reputation in the cultivation world, it was more accurately described as notorious. In a world dominated by righteous sects, everyone denounced them.

It wasn’t hard for one person to do evil deeds; what was hard was persisting in doing evil deeds for a lifetime.

Everyone has an emotional need for acceptance. Going out every day only to be criticized and cursed by others is ultimately unpleasant.

If one’s heart wasn’t firmly set on demonic ways… they might choose to betray The Saint Sect in the future. Even if they dared not betray due to The Saint Sect’s might… accumulated over time… psychological problems would arise—at best leading to qi deviation; at worst causing their body to explode.

Therefore… for disciples of The Saint Sect… this third question was particularly important.

Why is she asking this?

Qi Yuan was slightly taken aback. After falling silent for a moment… he spoke firmly.

“If my ideals are not accepted by this world… then surely it’s not me who is wrong… but this world!”

“What I need to do is thoroughly reform this world… become the founder of a new order… from cultivators above down to mortals below… all must accept my ideals!”

Hiss…

Hearing this, Ji Chan’er immediately drew in a sharp breath… while her heart surged with towering waves of shock.

So ambitious… so vengeful over minor grievances—it clearly shows this lad’s demonic nature runs deep… bearing a striking resemblance to the Demon Ancestor of old!

If such talent were brought into The Saint Sect… he would undoubtedly become her strongest support within the sect in the future!