Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 118 The Raging Red Tide
On the Azure Boat, Su Yu opened the panel, first glancing at the experience pool which had accumulated 99150 million killing experience and 1435 points of cultivation, then looking at the Cave Profound Inspiration Scripture and the Taibai Sword Scripture, and after scanning them back and forth, he decided to upgrade his cultivation techniques.

27000 million cultivation points and 750 points of Daoist cultivation were invested into the Daoist method from the experience pool. The invisible power rose from the depths of the flesh and blood, seeped into the meridians from the limbs and bones, and then circulated through a large cycle into the dantian.

With each major cycle, the Daoist power advances by one level.

After ten cycles of the Great Heavenly Cycle, the Cave Mystery Spiritual Scripture was upgraded from sixty to seventy levels.

The Seventieth Level of the Cave Mystery Inspiration Scripture: Health +7000, Mana +14000, Spell Power +7000, Mana Regeneration +28 points/second.

In addition, with the improvement of Taoist magic, the Supreme Dragon Bone also improves, resulting in a total increase of 70 Qi and Blood, 7 Mana, 7000 Physique and 7000 Strength.

With the boost from Taoist magic and the Supreme Dragon Bone, plus the additional boost from equipment and various rare and precious materials, his total mana has now reached 89550, just a tiny bit away from 90,000 mana.

"I'm getting stronger and stronger."

Although Luo Qingchan has strong Taoist skills and good equipment and flying swords, her blood and magic power are definitely not as high as his.

With sufficient magical power, one's strength naturally increases.

"There's no way to upgrade your Taoist skills; it can only be done through the accumulation of time. But you can replace your magic weapons."

"My next step is to get two high-level flying swords and a high-level defensive magic weapon."

"If only we could find a way to upgrade the Azure Cloud Canopy to the seventh rank."

The "Invulnerable to All Laws" attribute is too strong; he really can't bear to change it.

However, there are very few ways to directly upgrade a magic weapon. Either you can use the power of laws to transform it directly, or you can use materials of the same quality as those used to refine the Azure Cloud Canopy but of a higher grade to upgrade it, but neither of these methods is easy to obtain.

"Let's wait until we reach Flying Star Island and take a look."

As the absolute center of overseas trade, Feixing Island must have all the good stuff.

"By the way, maybe we can ask at Wanbaoge."

"As one of the overseas trade centers, Feixing Island must have a branch of Wanbaoge."

Su Yu noted down these two points, closed the panel, and left the room.

Luo Qingchan was admiring the scenery at the bow of the Bichen boat. The sea breeze ruffled her cascading black hair, the night sky was dotted with stars, and the moonlight shone on her slender figure as if shrouded in a light veil. Her profile was breathtakingly beautiful.

Su Yu walked to the edge of the deck, took out the jade gourd, and took a sip.

His gaze fell upon her, where a magnificent, emerald-green dragon was coiled in her arms, munching on a jade-like spiritual fruit on her spectacular chest.

After spending more than a month together, Ao Run and she got along well.

However, it wasn't due to any personal charm; it was simply that Luo Qingchan would occasionally bring out some rare and precious spiritual fruits to coax her over.

The greedy dragon couldn't resist the temptation and reluctantly sold himself.

Su Yu took a sip of monkey wine, then casually took out a gourd and handed it over, asking:
"By the way, you haven't said yet what you're going to buy on Flying Star Island. Would you mind telling me?"

Luo Qingchan took the monkey wine and drank a sip, her voice clear and crisp like a bell:

"My dad sent me some things, I'm going to pick them up."

"???"

"Isn't your dad in China? How can you send something from so far away?"

"Yes, the Tongtian Chamber of Commerce has this kind of business. As long as you are within the human sphere of influence, they can deliver to you. However, they do not offer door-to-door delivery; you must pick it up yourself. Moreover, their business is limited to major cities and large sects."

"Oh!"

This was the first time Su Yu had heard of this kind of business.

Clearly, as his power and status increased, many previously unheard-of secrets and circles gradually opened up to him.

Luo Qingchan knew that Su Yu didn't know many things, but she didn't look down on him. Instead, she specially introduced him to a lot of things in this area, such as the famous sects, merchant guilds, and powerful forces in Shenzhou.

With a gentle sea breeze, fine wine, and beautiful company, it couldn't be more pleasant.

After finishing the gourd of wine, Su Yu saw that it was getting late and waved his hand, saying:

"It's getting late, you should go and rest. I'll keep watch."

Luo Qingchan nodded and transferred secondary control of the Azure Ark to him, allowing him to control the Azure Ark.

After the slender figure disappeared, Su Yu took out another jar of monkey wine from the Azure Pearl and poured it into the jade gourd to continue drinking.

Sitting at the bow of the boat, guiding the Azure Dragon Boat in the predetermined direction, Ao Run coiled around his waist, the man and the dragon, one drinking wine, the other munching on spiritual fruit.

After taking a few bites, Ao Run would spit the pit or seeds from the fruit into a bag, which he could then plant inside Zhenhai Pearl when he had time.

Whether it's monkey-brewed wine or other spirit wines, many require various spirit fruits, especially high-grade spirit wines which have an even higher demand for spirit fruits. It's not a good idea to keep buying these things; it's best to grow them yourself if you have the ability.

The spiritual fruits in Luo Qingchan's possession are all of good quality. If the fruit pits are used for planting, and the time flow is increased tenfold, she will soon be able to produce and sell her own produce.

A gentle sea breeze blows, while the waves surge on the sea surface.

The sky was filled with stars, their rays casting long shadows onto the sea, while plumes of red smoke rose from the ocean.
"Ok?"

Su Yu sat up and looked carefully into the distance. A faint red light had appeared on the starlit sea, gathering and slowly rising as if the ocean were shrouded in a red mist. "What's going on?"

For the past month and a half, I've been looking at the sea every night, and I've never seen anything like this before.

He frowned and stared into the distance. He could see the red light spreading from the distant sea towards him with the naked eye. In less than an hour, it spread to his vicinity. Right under his nose, the sea began to slowly rise with red light, which gathered into a crimson glow.

As the azure boat passed through the crimson clouds, the red light touched his skin, and he felt a sense of unease, a strange anger rising from the depths of his heart.

"Something's not right!"

He immediately sent a telepathic message to Luo Qingchan:
"Qingchan, come out here for a moment, there seems to be a problem outside."

Luo Qingchan quickly came out of the cabin and immediately saw the red light rising from the vast sea, stretching from left to right, from front to back, all the way to the unseen end.

"Red Tide of the Angry Sea!"

Upon hearing this word for the first time, Su Yu immediately asked:
"what is this?"

She immediately activated the Azure Sinking Boat's shield, and a layer of white light rose up, enveloping the entire ship and pushing aside the red light, before turning around to explain:

“In the ocean, every year a large number of spirits are born and die. The death energy and the energy of heaven and earth merge to give birth to an extremely violent energy, which will erupt once every few years. It forms a tide that spans millions of kilometers, sweeping away everything in its range and destroying everything within its range. Each time it erupts, it must swallow countless living beings in order to neutralize and eliminate it.”

"The souls of creatures swallowed by the red tide will be imprisoned within it, never to be reborn."

"If a player dies in the Red Tide, the death penalty is doubled, resulting in a loss of at least ten years of lifespan."

Luo Qingchan said with a serious expression:

"The Red Tide erupts every three to five years. The last outbreak on Golden Dragon Island was a year ago, and it won't erupt again for at least two years. We are now in the Flying Star Island area, where there hasn't been an outbreak for several years. This outbreak will definitely be very intense."

"The Red Tide imprisons many souls, including many super bosses. We are alone and helpless on the sea, and we are easily targeted by the bosses inside. We must find an island to dock."

"Ideally, it should be an island with a large number of players, which can greatly reduce the attention of monsters in the Red Tide."

Su Yu nodded and immediately opened the map to check.

They are currently located in the eastern part of the Flying Star Islands, more than 200,000 kilometers away from the main island of Flying Star. Even if the Azure Sinking Boat flies at full speed, it will take two or three days to arrive, which is too late.

"We can only find a populated island nearby."

He carefully searched the map, and suddenly his gaze fell on one of the islands. His eyes lit up, and he pointed to a point on the map and said to Luo Qingchan:
“I have a friend whose guild is located here, about three hours away. Should we go there to take shelter for a while?”

"You point in the direction!"

"North, at 11:30."

Luo Qingchan immediately adjusted the direction of the flying boat and flew north.

Three hours later, after flying nearly 20,000 kilometers, the Azure Ark spotted an island in the sea ahead. Su Yu immediately sent a message to Qi Dongyang:
"Brother Qi, this is Su Yu. Are you in a guild now?"

After a while, a voice transmission came from the other end:
"Brother Su Yu, you've come to Raging Tide Island?"

"A red tide is about to break out outside. Come to Raging Tide Island quickly."

"Yes, I came with a friend."

At this time, the red light rising from the sea was extremely intense, and in many places it had gathered into clouds. The sea monsters, affected by the red tide, began to become frenzied.

The airship entered the island and headed straight for the east side, where the headquarters of the Raging Tide Gang was located.

Before long, they arrived above the headquarters of the Rage Tide Gang, a large coastal city. The city was under martial law, and the Divine Thunder Towers had been activated. A large number of players gathered on the city walls, watching the outside world with predatory eyes.

The Azure Sinking Boat stopped above the City of Raging Tide, and soon a figure flew up, it was Qi Dongyang.

He let out a hearty laugh from afar:
"I was just thinking about Brother Su when he arrived. What a coincidence."

Upon boarding the Azure Boat, Qi Dongyang saw the graceful Luo Qingchan standing beside him. Even though she had used a secret technique to alter her appearance, her ethereal beauty still momentarily captivated him. He quickly recovered and clasped his hands in greeting:

"Did you come with your younger brother and sister-in-law?"

Su Yu quickly stopped and said:
"This is my friend, surnamed Luo. We traveled to Flying Star Island together, but we encountered a red tide outbreak on the way, so we came here to seek refuge with Brother Qi."

"No problem, let's go down first."

Luo Qingchan put away the Azure Boat, and the three entered the city. Qi Dongyang said:
"Brother Su, please don't be offended. The red tide is coming soon, and I have to go and take charge of the defense. I'll treat you to a meal after the red tide is over."

Su Yu smiled and said:

"Business is important, you don't need to worry about us."

"I'll register you as peripheral members of the guild to avoid being accidentally injured when we start fighting. Also, you can help hold off the Red Tide invasion."

"Of course."

Qi Dongyang cupped his hands in greeting to Luo Qingchan and hurriedly left.

Only then did Su Yu have time to take a look at the City of Rage. There were quite a few people in the city. Although it was not as big as the Thousand Feathers Guild in terms of scale or number of people, it was much better than a small gang like the Divine Wind Gang. It was already quite respectable.

At this moment, the Red Tide arrived, and most of the Rage Tide players either stood on the city wall or flew high in the sky, gazing into the distance.

(End of this chapter)