Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 152 The Twelve-Winged Cicada and the Three-Life Stone
A suspended mountain, with a small house on its summit.

Su Yu sat obediently cross-legged on the bright yellow prayer mat, while her master reported to their grandmaster beside her.

To be precise, he was bragging, exaggerating his reputation as his apprentice.

While listening to his little disciple's boasting, Grandmaster Xuanwei looked at Su Yu with kind eyes and nodded repeatedly.

After finishing his sentence in one breath, Jin Yinian picked up the teacup in front of his master and drank it all in one gulp, saying:
"Disciple, show your attribute panel to your grandmaster."

Su Yu immediately brought up the panel and shared the raw data.

Raw data refers to data without the double talent bonus.

Role: Su Yu.

Race: Human race.

Bloodline: Supreme Dragon Immortal Bone.

Innate attributes: Root bone 46, Comprehension 37, Six senses 32, Fortune 26, Lifespan: 20/300.

Health: 822000 points (excluding equipment bonuses).

Mana: 111200 points.

Constitution: 12200 points.

Strength: 12200 points.

Taoist techniques: The Eighty Levels of the Cave Mystery Spiritual Scripture, the Eighty Levels of the Taibai Sword Scripture, and the Supreme Destiny Reincarnation Sword Scripture.

Spells: Mustard Seed Concealment Technique Level 2, Lesser Heavenly Cloud Restriction Technique Level 1, Invisibility Technique Level 2, Geng Metal Sword Fiend Level 100, Sword Palace Sword Nourishing Technique, Heavenly Ghost Transformation Technique Level 70.

Thunder Technique: Crimson Sky North Pole Immortal Thunder Thirty Layers
Forbidden Technique: Thirty Layers of Hundred-Eyed Divine Light

Supernatural Powers: Nine Heavens Bone Forging Technique (Supreme), Dragon Transformation (Great Supernatural Power)
Swordsmanship levels: [Sword Qi Thunder Sound] is superb, [Sword Condensation into Silk] is consummate, [Sword Light Differentiation] is consummate, [True Meaning of Swordsmanship] is the first step.

Sword Control Technique Level: Level 2 of Entering and Exiting the Azure Sky, Level 2 of Controlling a Thousand Miles with a Sword.

Special: The prototype of the Golden Wheel of Merit.

Upon seeing Su Yu's attribute panel, Xuanwei Daoist's expression clearly changed slightly.

He had some impression of this grand-disciple. When he first met him, his strength was average. His only impression was that he had good talent in swordsmanship, but that was all. Among the disciples recruited by the major sword lineages in the sect every year, he could only be considered above average. He didn't pay much attention to him.

But he never expected such a dramatic change in just over a year. He not only mastered the sword intent and obtained the supreme sword dao inheritance, but also condensed immortal bones and greatly improved his innate attributes.

In addition, it also formed the prototype of the Golden Wheel of Merit, which he had been unable to condense even after cultivating for over a thousand years.

With all these changes combined, this grand-disciple's potential has soared, and he has already possessed the appearance of an Earth Immortal, which is extremely rare. It should be noted that among all the disciples and grand-disciples under his tutelage, there are more than a dozen who can be described as having the appearance of an Earth Immortal, but he truly believes that only two and a half of them have the opportunity to advance to Earth Immortal.

Based on the abilities this young man has displayed so far, he is already a promising candidate with great potential for development.

Thinking of this, Master Xuanwei became interested and turned to point at Jin Yinian:

"Looks like you've made a profit again this time."

He turned back and said to Su Yu with a kind expression:
"The Time Divine Object and the Reincarnation Divine Object will be exchanged for for you in the sect's inner treasury by your master, but according to the sect rules, the sect contribution points and merits that should be spent will still have to be spent."

Su Yu immediately asked:

"How much sect contribution and merit are needed to exchange for two divine items?"

Master Xuanwei smiled and waved his hand, saying:
"You don't need to worry about this. I'll do the major work, and your master will provide the contribution points."

Jin Yinian's face fell:
"Master, I don't have that many contributions to the sect."

"Then go earn it."

"You've already taken on apprentices, yet you're still so carefree every day. You should start working harder."

Xuanwei Daoist ignored his young disciple and continued speaking to Su Yu:
"After switching to this supreme sword path inheritance, what are your plans?"

"Is your cultivation method still the basic cultivation method of our lineage? Are you prepared to apply for the sect's most important and inherited cultivation method?"

Su Yu quickly replied:

“I am prepared to switch to swordsmanship first. Then I will go out on an important trip and prepare to apply for the application when I return.”

"No need to wait until you come back, apply now to reserve a spot, I approve."

"what?"

"Huh what?"

Jin Yinian explained from the side:

“Your grandmaster is the head of this lineage, and the application was originally intended to be approved by your grandmaster.”

"Oh."

Su Yu then realized what was happening and asked again:

"How do I apply? Do I need to submit an application form?"

"need."

Xuanwei Daoist glanced at his disciple beside him and raised his chin:
"Go and get an application form."

Jin Yinian's lips twitched, and he inexplicably felt a sense of being out of favor.

He already had the application form on him, so he casually took one out to hand it over, but then thought about it and took out a pen to fill it out himself.

The grandmaster gave him a "you're smart" look, then turned back and continued:
"Once your application is approved, you can go out to take care of personal matters. You can start the inheritance trial whenever you return."

Su Yu nodded quickly and then asked:

"How long can this be delayed at the longest?" "There are still more than two years before the next batch of disciples enters the sect. They can prepare for the trial within two years."

"Your grand-disciple knows!"

Upon seeing this, the Taoist Xuanwei stroked his beard and nodded, then continued:
"Add my master as a friend first, and you can ask me any questions about cultivation in the future."

"Isn't this too much trouble?"

Su Yu glanced at her master, who had already filled out the application form and handed it to Xuanwei Daoist. Noticing his expression, she smiled and said:

"This is a good thing. Your master's cultivation is only average, and there's not much left for me to teach. It's only natural for a grand-disciple to ask his grandmaster questions. Feel free to ask, I have plenty of free time anyway."

Before he could finish speaking, Xuanwei Daoist slapped him on the back of the head and scolded him:

"You wish! Is he your disciple or mine? Here's a task for you: every month you must accumulate at least 2000 sect contribution points and one minor merit point, and every year you must accumulate at least one major merit point to train your disciple. If you fall short, make up the difference yourself."

"what!"

"Oh, what? Starting this month."

"No, Master! I'm your favorite disciple!"

"Not anymore."

Jin Yinian's face immediately fell.

"Now that they have grand-disciples, they don't need their own disciples anymore."

The master was very decisive and efficient. He approved the application on the spot after filling it out, then went out for a short while and returned in less than half an hour, bringing back two divine items and instructions for use.

The Twelve-Winged Spring and Autumn Cicada's Shell (Divine Object): An ancient and wondrous insect that wields the power of time.

The Reincarnation Stone (Divine Object): A divine object containing the power of reincarnation, capable of revealing past, present, and future lives.

The twelve-winged cicada's body was sealed within a piece of amber. Through the transparent amber, one could see a transparent, jade-like cicada with twelve wings embedded in the amber, with faint, invisible ripples spreading out, but it was sealed by a dense ring of runes around it.

The faint, invisible fluctuations were the dissipated power of time, sealed by densely packed runes.

The Three Lives Stone looks like an ordinary stone, its surface also covered with dense sealing runes.

Xuanwei Daoist picked up the amber formed from the body of the twelve-winged cicada from the Spring and Autumn Period, examined it, and said to Su Yu:
"The power of time is extremely dangerous for your level of cultivation. You need to use sword intent to envelop the power of time and condense the foundation of the sword scripture. This sword path requires the simultaneous gathering of the power of time and the power of reincarnation, making it extremely difficult to cultivate. You don't need to go back these few days; just stay here and cultivate in peace."

Su Yu quickly bowed:

"Grandmaster thanks his disciple!"

Xuanwei Daoist stroked his beard and said:

"Cultivate yourself diligently, and don't be as lazy as your master."

Su Yu pursed his lips; he couldn't possibly reply to that.

Then, the Taoist Xuanwei gave him some more pointers and then left, leaving him alone in the quiet room.

Su Yu let out a soft breath and smiled.

It has to be said that having a good sect is quite nice. These two divine items would be worth hundreds of thousands of gold outside, but within the sect, as long as you can demonstrate your value, the sect will prepare them for you without you having to spend a single penny.

"Strive to complete the project as soon as possible."

Su Yu took a deep breath, took out the Azure Gang Sword, sprayed a mouthful of magic power onto it, then activated the sword intent to wrap around the sword, and then activated the secret technique in the Destiny Reincarnation Sword Scripture to pierce into the amber.

The sword tip parted the amber, separating the dense runes on it with an invisible force. The moment the sword tip pierced through the amber and touched the sealed body of the twelve-winged cicada, the power of time swept over him, and his consciousness wavered for a moment, causing him to lose his senses.

"grumble!"

A clear cicada chirp startled Su Yu awake. She immediately sensed the phantom of a twelve-winged cicada appearing in her mind, with a faint power of time emanating from the cicada.

Looking down again, I noticed that the sword that had been embedded in the amber had popped out, and the amber was smooth as new, with no sword mark visible.

The twelve-winged cicada from the Spring and Autumn Period is still inside the amber, but it seems a bit blurry.

The Spring and Autumn Cicada is an ancient and wondrous insect that wields the power of time. It lives in the long river of time and grows by absorbing the power of time.

The original Spring and Autumn Cicada only had one pair of wings, yet its initial strength was already comparable to that of a wandering immortal.

As it grows slowly over time, it gains a cicada wing with each stage of growth. Six wings are equivalent to an immortal, while twelve wings far surpass the average immortal.

The Xuanzhen Immortal Sect somehow managed to obtain the twelve-winged Spring and Autumn Cicada.

The other Reincarnation Stone is no ordinary object either. This kind of treasure can see past life, present life, and future life. If it is used to refine treasures, it will be at least a ninth-grade treasure or even a tenth-grade supreme treasure.

Such precious treasures! It's unknown how much sect contribution and merit our grandmaster spent to exchange for these two divine items.

Fortunately, he didn't have to pay for the sect contributions and merits; otherwise, who knows how long it would have taken him to accumulate them.

After resting for a while and waiting for his sword intent to recover, he once again activated his technique and thrust his sword into the Three Lives Stone.

As the sword touched the Three Lives Stone, Su Yu's vision blurred for a moment, as if various illusions flashed before his eyes.

But when he tried to examine the illusion more closely, it vanished.

As consciousness sank slightly, the phantom of the Reincarnation Stone appeared in his sea of ​​consciousness, right beneath the feet of the Twelve-Winged Spring and Autumn Cicada.

What followed was pure, meticulous work. The supreme swordsmanship techniques were used to continuously extract the power of time from the Spring and Autumn Cicada and the power of reincarnation from the Three Lives Stone. As the extraction continued, the Three Lives Stone gradually turned grayish-white, and the Spring and Autumn Cicada in the amber transformed from solid to ethereal.

Meanwhile, the Three Lives Stone and the Spring and Autumn Cicada in his sea of ​​consciousness became increasingly clear, transforming from a vague concept into a tangible reality.

After an unknown amount of time, during another routine training session, as the secret technique was activated, the last wisp of the amber was extracted by the sword intent, and the Spring and Autumn Cicada within the amber had completely disappeared.

After a short rest, he activated the secret technique again, extracting the power of reincarnation from the Three Lives Stone in the same way. The Three Lives Stone turned completely into stone gray, and was scattered by the wind.

(End of this chapter)