Bound to Mary Sue, I am against involution in the world of immortal cultivation

"The black fog has become thicker. Now, run!"

Fan Ning didn't hesitate at all, he grabbed Ling You and rushed backwards.

While taking a detour, he opened the system and directly touched the positioning page to start locating the son of luck.

It was just luck.

Things have come to this point, and Fan Ning can no longer rely on the useless system that knows nothing. He can only bet that the son of luck who appeared here has unique strength.

She followed the signs all the way to a cave entrance.

Looking inside, I saw layers of jade-like stones carved into the shape of a lotus, and on top of them, lying a snow-white fox.

The Nine-Tailed Fox was vaguely reflected behind him, intimidating the pursuing black fog and stopping it.

Fan Ning knew that he had made the right bet.

"Don't come close, don't disturb it," Ling You took a breath and sat down on the edge of the cave, his brows still tightly furrowed.

"The Nine-Tailed Fox is the bloodline of the Demon King. Since it's here, I'm afraid we've already entered the depths of the Demon Beast Abyss."

[The Demonic Beast Abyss is a separate zone from the Immortal Cultivation Realm. Beneath it lies the true abyss. Host... it is best not to stay here.]

The system, knowing it had failed in its duty, quickly checked the data, but the sound became lower and lower as time went on.

The sky falls apart.

Fan Ning leaned against the stone wall, looked down at the hard-to-ignore gray on the dark green hem of her skirt, and felt a little heartbroken for a moment.

"Now is not the time to hide things from each other. I have already cultivated the Golden Elixir. What about you?"

Ling You suddenly spoke up, calculating the chances of escaping, and reassuringly said, "If anything goes wrong during the trial, Yueli Sect will definitely send someone to check it out. As long as we hold on for a while, we'll be saved."

"Ah," Fan Ning looked up at the sky that was half dyed red, "No."

Ling You didn't react: "What?"

"Foundation Building, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Out-of-Body, Spiritual Division, Fusion, Tribulation Transcendence, Mahayana..."

The more Ling You listened, the more he felt something was wrong. Just as he was about to ask, he suddenly heard something.

"I'm neither."

Fan Ning was calm.

Everyone present was silent.

"You're still practicing Qi? That's a bit..."

Ling You's word "trash" was stuck in his heart and he couldn't get over it.

Considering his own situation, he tightened and loosened the handle of the knife, and finally managed to say: "It's a bit difficult."

"Then your magic weapon..."

"There is no such thing anymore," Fan Ning said helplessly, turning around and poking the system again.

【Where is my golden finger? 】

The system captured a black shopping mall and silently enlarged and reduced the words "heart value zero" again and again.

[Host, aren't you just one step away from becoming the Demon Lord? What are your abilities?]

Fan Ning: [You know I'm going to be the Demon Lord. Do you think if I show my demonic energy now, he'll kill me first? How can I complete the mission then?]

[Tsk, you didn't even realize I have spiritual energy but can't cultivate spiritual power. Is your system detection so random? I wonder if anything will change in this world...]

[Uh, then, I'll give you a free test? I need you to hold your hair in your hand.]

The system was speechless, and thinking back to the time when Fan Ning's spiritual energy had mesmerized him, he began to worry. "This is just once. It won't be free next time. I'll lose money..."

Fan Ning did as he was told, glanced at Ling You, who had remained silent since hearing the answer, and said something comforting as if it had nothing to do with him:

"Don't worry, we're not the only ones involved this time. Even if we're going to be eaten, we'll definitely be the last ones in line."

Ling You: "...What's the difference?"

Fan Ning tilted her head: "What if we're lucky and it's full?"

Ling You: "How can there be any hope of recovery if we just sit there and wait for death? The demon king could be awakened at any time."

Fan Ning read ruthlessly: "Then we can change our stomachs and stay."

"..."

Ling You turned his back to her and refused to speak.

[Host, you will be disliked if you do this.]

The system was sluggish and silently released the test report, followed by a stack of "The Art of Language".

The test report shows that [there are both spiritual and demonic energies in the host's meridians. The demonic energy is more profound and has the bloodline of a demon cultivator. Therefore, he is identified as a demon cultivator.]

System Question: [Seems like you can cultivate spiritual energy? It turns out the host's parents are also magic cultivators...]

Fan Ning smiled calmly: [My parents are from a truly reputable and upright family. Oh, and my mother is also the leader of the righteous path.]

The system is puzzled: [That's not right. Host, you...eh? Why is the gender detected as male?]

Because that's not my hair at all.

system:【……】

The system was shocked: [You even faked a free test?! I didn't charge any fees!]

Fan Ning smiled but said nothing.

Two seconds later, she patted the hem of her skirt, stood up and walked behind Ling You, and in the other's vigilant gaze, she showed the sweetest smile.

"You, are a demon cultivator?"

Ling You's pupils trembled, and before he could utter a word of rebuttal, a pair of white hands pressed down on his shoulders.

"No need to refute, I recognized you the first time I saw you. My eyes are never wrong."

"Didn't I tell you? I came to look for you on purpose."

"Where's the evidence?" Ling You's rapid heartbeat gradually calmed down, and his pupils became deeper.

"I have your hair in my hand. Unfortunately, I also happen to have a magical tool that can trace it back to its source."

"Oh, don't be so impatient."

Fan Ning grabbed the knife that was stabbing at him and calmly took it in his hand, "Hey, good stuff... I'll confiscate this for now."

"What on earth do you want to do!"

Ling You's attempt to suppress him with his realm failed again.

He watched Fan Ning's hands searching for hidden weapons on his body, and he tried to hold back, but in the end he couldn't help it and turned sideways to press the man against the stone wall.

"I don't want to do anything. I mean, demon cultivation is good."

Ling You looked at her hands which showed no intention of resisting at all and felt very suspicious.

"This black fog won't necessarily devour the demonic energy. Do you think this could be considered a turning point?"

Ling You was skeptical: "How do you know? Could it be that you...?"

"I'm just guessing," Fan Ning said confidently, "You'll know if you try it."

After saying that, she slowly pushed away Ling You's grip and smiled as usual: "If you fail, return it. No matter what, I will destroy your 'evidence'."

Fan Ning's meaning is self-evident.

Although it is very suspicious for a righteous cultivator who wants to join an immortal sect to make such a promise.

But she is Fan Ning.

For some reason, thinking of this man's series of actions, Ling You strangely believed it.

[Host, are you serious this time? ]

The system is still skeptical: [You've made so many preparations, but you don't plan to report it? ]

[I am a demon cultivator myself, why would I report him?]

Fan Ning quietly watched Ling You's receding figure, feeling that her reputation had been damaged. She added lazily, "There's no second hair to begin with. If I grabbed a handful, even a fool would see there's something wrong."

[I'm just preparing for both scenarios. I've been among the demonic cultivators for so long, my ability to discern wouldn't wear off even if I moved to another world.]

[What a pity... I was planning to find a local magic cultivator to learn the technique after confirming it.]

System: [...Then why did you threaten him just now?]

There is obviously no such thing as a magical weapon, right?

"Just a little bluff," Fan Ning said nonchalantly, "It's no loss if the trick doesn't work."

system:【……】

The system discovered a blind spot: [That's not right. How did you know I could detect it? It's not written on this system page.]

Who made you so clueless and full of loopholes?

Fan Ning smiled: [It's just a little preparation I made casually. I'll just try to trick him. If he doesn't succeed, I won't lose anything.]

Isn't this a profit?

System: [...Host, you will really be disliked if you do this.]

Fan Ning's smile remained unchanged: "Always be skeptical, so you can live longer. This is the last thing my mother taught me."

The system inexplicably felt heavy: [Host's mother...]

【It’s just a different path.】

Fan Ning spread his hands, his expression remained unchanged, but his eyes seemed to be missing something.

Not long after, she stood up again and turned to walk in the opposite direction of Ling You.

【Host? 】

Fan Ning didn't explain. After walking out of the protection range, he glanced at the black fog that had not caught up with him.

The system was momentarily bewildered: [What... is going on? ]

no answer.

Fan Ning returned to his original place and verified his idea once again.