My best friend asked me if I was still doing system tasks.

The Demon Lord of Huaiwei, Qin Fansheng, has long, white, curly hair. Irregular green minerals are connected by golden chains and adorn his hair. Through the half of the black jade mask on his face, one can see his cat-like eyes, one green and one gold, and his pink smiling lips.

He wore a white top and bottom, with a cloud-shaped shoulder cape, knee-covering, and sash in gold and green. A candle-shadow whip was wrapped around his waist. Just standing there, he was like the blazing sun shining on the snow-capped mountains.

Qin Fansheng said in a casual tone: "You two relax. I need to investigate the poison you have been afflicted with. If you resist my divine sense and spiritual power, use your bodies as the battlefield. Don't blame me if you die."

The two girls waited quietly for Qin Fansheng to examine them.

Ruan Chayan & Luo Hanying: LOL, no one taught them, so they have no way to resist it, okay?

Qin Fansheng's divine sense, carrying spiritual power, entered the meridians of the two, tracing the traces of the poison.

The two were so disturbed by Qin Fansheng's actions that they instinctively rejected his divine sense and spiritual power. Several codes lit up in Xiange's beast eyes one after another, helping them to control their bodies.

"You two are lucky, I happen to have the antidote." Qin Fan generously took out two palm-sized Xuan Sui Zhi mushrooms, but did not hand them over, instead tossing them up and down in his hands.

Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying exchanged a glance. Ruan Chayan's cultivation was slightly higher than Luo Hanying's, and she also had the String Song to shield her from pain, so she could still grit her teeth and endure the physical pain. Therefore, she spoke first: "I wonder what Your Majesty needs us two sisters to do in order to save our lives?"

Qin Fansheng was pleased with Ruan Chayan's understanding and her mood improved considerably: "Are you two disciples of this sect?"

“That’s right.” Ruan Chayan introduced the two of them, “I am Ruan Chayan, the personal disciple of the head of the Kaitianmen Sect;

She was another elder's personal disciple, Luo Hanying.

Only the two of them remained alive from the entire Kaitianmen sect. It wouldn't matter if they gave their real names, since there was no way to verify them.

"How many people are there in your Kaitian Gate? Besides you, are there any others who are still traveling and have not yet returned?"

Although Ruan Chayan didn't know why Qin Fansheng was asking this, she still told the truth: "The entire sect, a total of over one hundred and eighty people, were all here. Now only the two of us are left... still alive..."

She wanted to feign a few sobs, but when she thought about her unfortunate life and not even knowing how many hours she had left to live, tears streamed down her face.

Seeing her pitiful state, Qin Fansheng softened a bit and then asked, "Why did you all return to the sect?"

"Half a month ago, my master said she found the Spirit Dew in the secret realm and told us all to come back..."

Luo Hanying's voice trembled, "I received a message from Master last night. Master said that only the two of us haven't returned..."

That female demon was wearing my master's clothes..."

Lingxi Dew is a spring essence that exists only in various secret realms. Only a small amount can be accumulated at the springhead. It is said that three drops of Lingxi Dew can allow an ordinary cultivator to advance three levels, and can even increase the success rate of Core Formation and Nascent Soul Formation.

Qin Fansheng said thoughtfully, "So that's how it is. No wonder you humans are all so stupid..."

Zhou Lihong set up two schemes in one go; truly, greed knows no bounds.

If Zhou Lihong hadn't been so impulsive, and hadn't failed to recognize him when they first met, Qin Fansheng probably wouldn't have been able to find her so quickly.

Ruan Chayan, wanting to play her part convincingly, cautiously inquired with hatred in her eyes, "Your Excellency, I wonder what happened to that demonic cultivator now..."

"Dead." Qin Fan uttered these two words lightly, tossing the Xuan Sui Zhi into the arms of the two. "Break it open and suck the red liquid inside to detoxify. This thing, if not refined, will have a certain adverse effect on the meridians. You two should take care of yourselves."

He stepped toward the strange, pitch-black cauldron, its exterior still bearing traces of congealed blood.

Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying unceremoniously bit into the Xuan Sui Zhi, their faces turning green.

"Ugh!" Luo Hanying gagged, her face contorted. ["What's that smell?! It's like Old Wang next door's stinky socks that haven't been washed for a year, which he threw down the drain and then fished out and put in the washing machine!"]

Ruan Chayan covered her face to calm down, then pinched her nose and said, "Eat quickly, the sooner you eat, the sooner you'll be reborn."

Xian Ge burst into laughter: "Hahahaha~! Your expressions are so funny! I'm going to record a video and upload it to Kongshu!"

The sentient systems developed their own "Kongshu" app, which allows users to watch videos. It gathers various embarrassing moments from different time periods and hosts, and also preserves the beautiful memories between the hosts and the systems.

While Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying were engaged in a fierce battle with the Xuan Sui Zhi, Qin Fansheng was studying the elixir cauldron left behind by Zhou Lihong, but he still hadn't gained anything.

I don't know how to break the formation engraved on this alchemy cauldron, nor do I know the purpose of this formation.

He approached the cauldron atop the formation, scanning it up and down with his divine sense, and saw that the flesh and blood inside had turned into withered bones.

"What the hell is this..." Qin muttered with a hint of disgust.

He took a few steps back, untied the Candle Shadow Whip from his waist, and as he swung the whip behind him, he infused it with spiritual power. In a burst of intense red light, the nine-section whip transformed into a Miao knife.

The Zhuyin Whip uses the horn and tail of a Qilin as its handle and tip, and a ring made of Yanxing meteorite iron is used to connect the spine of the Zhulong. This Miao knife is the second form of the Zhuyin Whip.

Qin Fansheng flicked his wrist and threw out the Zhuyin Blade, then spun around and kicked the hilt of the Miao Blade that was spinning in the air. During this brief contact, spiritual power surged into the Zhuyin Blade, and its surface was immediately covered with a layer of blazing flames.

After being kicked, the Candle Shadow Blade spun rapidly in the air several times. Qin Fansheng caught the blade and slashed out: "Nine Heavens of Shadowy Light!"

A frost-white candle dragon enveloped in flames charged towards the pitch-black cauldron. The cauldron shattered and splintered under the blow, the formation collapsed, and the remains turned to dust.

After Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying were detoxified and taking healing pills, they were meditating to regulate their breathing when Qin Fansheng's actions generated a shockwave that sent them flying. The two of them, covered in dust and utterly bewildered, got up from the ground, completely unaware of what had happened.

Qin Fansheng belatedly felt a little embarrassed. He flew down and took out two flowers from his storage space, handing them to the two of them: "Excuse me, take these flowers. You can eat, drink and play for free at the demon race celebration seven months from now."

Even if you go to the Demon Realm, the lower-level demons won't cause you any trouble.

The current Demon Emperor is Qin Fansheng's uncle, and he himself is the city lord of the City of Jiyuan in the Demon Realm.

Luo Hanying spat out a mouthful of blood, wiping her mouth with a ferocious expression, thinking to herself, "I'm already like this, can't you at least give me some medicine?"

Ruan Chayan's displeased expression froze, then immediately softened: "Oh, such an expensive apology gift, this is truly..."

Qin Fansheng saw through Ruan Chayan's hypocrisy and said helplessly, "Just take it. I give away a dozen or twenty flowers a year. It's nothing important."

Ruan Chayan and Luo Hanying quickly accepted the item and put it into their storage rings.

[Ding—] A notification sound rang in their minds, and they paused.

The next second, a cold, mechanical announcement came: "[The first stage of the main quest is now being assigned: Inquire about the matter of Demon Lord Huaiwei opening the Heavenly Gate and annihilating his clan.]"

Mission deadline: two hours.

Task Reward: 500 points.

Penalty for mission failure: 5% deduction from main quest progress.

Ruan Chayan & Luo Hanying: ?

Luo Hanying stretched out her hand like Er Kang to Qin Fansheng's retreating figure: "Wait! Don't go yet! Come back and let's talk!"