Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 175 The Ancestral Master Bestows the Dharma, the Mysterious Court's Precious Manual, and Half of the Heavenly Book
After the competition ended, Xuanwei Daoist exchanged opinions with the other chief disciples, and upon confirming that everything was correct, he stood up and announced:
"The second inheritance trial of this year has officially ended. Disciples Su Yu and Ye Xiyi have defeated all their opponents and will have the opportunity to cultivate the Xuan Ting Treasure Manual, the inheritance of the Xuan Kong Mountain Sect."

"Furthermore, according to the sect rules, these two disciples will be promoted to core disciples of the sect."

"The remaining eight disciples will be promoted to elite disciples of this sect."

"Su Yu, Ye Xiyi, step forward!"

The sudden, loud shout jolted everyone awake. Su Yu and Ye Xiyi stepped forward, while Xuanwei Daoist turned and, along with the other six faction leaders, bowed deeply into the main hall, saying in unison:

"Our disciples Su Yu and Ye Xiyi, with their superb cultivation and outstanding character, together with the current heads of the seven lineages of Xuankong Mountain, have jointly requested the Ancestral Master to bestow upon us the Xuan Ting Treasure Book of our sect."

After the several powerful figures finished reading in deep voices, they all bowed down in unison:

"Please, Master, bestow upon us the Dharma!"

"Please, Master, bestow upon us the Dharma!"

"Please, Master, bestow upon us the Dharma!"

After three shouts in unison, a stream of light suddenly appeared on the dome of the main hall, slowly transforming into a white-haired, white-bearded figure. His gaze fell on Su Yu and Ye Xiyi, and with a wave of his sleeve, spatial ripples spread out, and the two disappeared.

It was the familiar spatial teleportation again. When Su Yu could see again, she found herself sitting cross-legged in a starry sky. Beneath her feet was a transparent platform, and all around her was an empty expanse of starry sky.

A few stars lit up in the sky, and countless streams of light shot out from the stars, converging above his head to form a celestial book outlined by the flowing light, covered with dense tadpole-like spiritual characters.

Su Yu's gaze fell upon the Heavenly Book, where countless tadpole-shaped spiritual characters lit up, swimming around like real tadpoles in the book.

Su Yu's panel popped up automatically, and the Taoist Magic section began to burn.

The profound and spiritual scriptures, when burned, transformed into chaos.

The crimson lightning of the North Pole burned and transformed into chaos.

"The passing on of tradition has begun."

Su Yu's heart stirred, and she took out the Immortal Talisman and used it decisively.

The Heavenly Book moved automatically without wind. Every time he finished reading a page, it would automatically turn the page, and the tadpole-like spiritual characters on it would fly out, transforming into specks of starlight that converged into a beam that flowed onto his control panel.

Time flies like an arrow.

After an unknown amount of time, the Heavenly Book finally turned to the last page, and the last beam of starlight poured into the panel, and the mental cultivation technique and lightning technique, which had been in a state of chaos, finally began to take shape.

However, Su Yu's gaze wasn't on the panel at this moment, but rather he stared in astonishment at the last page of the Heavenly Book. He could clearly see that the last page of the Heavenly Book wasn't the end of the book as he had imagined, but rather...
"This Xuan Ting Treasure Scroll is not complete?"

The last part of the book looked like it had been torn off, with some fragments remaining.

He had a thousand doubts, but no one could answer them at this time. When the Heavenly Book disappeared and chaos took shape on the panel, his gaze naturally fell on his own Daoist panel.

Mysterious Court Treasure Book (Supreme/Peerless): A nameless heavenly book containing the secret cultivation method, which can lead to becoming a Mysterious Immortal.

Attributes: For each level increased, HP +200, MP +400, spell power +200, MP regeneration +0.5 point/second.

"It is indeed incomplete."

Baoji is now at the town-level education level, but it is incomplete.

The words themselves suggest that a complete Heavenly Book would be a supreme-level Qi cultivation method, but it has been reduced to a sect-level method due to a missing part.

"Doesn't this mean that if we can find another part of the Heavenly Book, the cultivation method will automatically advance to the Supreme Rank?"

"I'll ask my grandmaster later."

This is not the time to think about that; Su Yu turned her attention to the mental cultivation method.

A few familiar fluctuations swept by, and the mental technique changed once again.

Xuan Ting Bao Ji (Zhen Jiao/Wu Shang): The supreme nameless heavenly book of the Xuan Sect, a method of spiritual cultivation that can lead to becoming a Xuan Immortal.

Attributes: For each level increased, HP +400, MP +800, spell power +400, MP regeneration +1 point/second.

The refinement of a celestial manuscript has brought the newly transformed Xuan Ting Treasure Manual to a level of sixty, only twenty levels short.

The Xuan Ting Treasure Book reaches level 60, granting +24000 HP, +48000 MP, +24000 spell power, and +60 MP regeneration per second.

This is the difference between core disciples of major sects and ordinary players. Even without good equipment or magic treasures, they can have tens of thousands of mana just by relying on their cultivation techniques, which is several times that of ordinary players. Their numerical value alone is overwhelming, not to mention that their magic treasures, spells, lightning magic, and so on are all more powerful.

After a brief moment of reflection, Su Yu turned her gaze to the spells derived from the mental cultivation technique.

The first layer of the [Protective Aura]: Condenses a layer of aura with mana to protect the body. Each layer of the mana increases defense by 2000 points, reduces damage by 50%, and increases mana conversion rate by 10 points per layer. The aura takes 30 minutes to restart after it breaks.

Level 60 Power: Defense +120000, Damage Reduction 50%, Mana Conversion Rate 600 points.

Fifth-level derivative [Qi-Controlling Flight]: Use magic power to control qi and take to the air. Each level of the skill increases altitude by 300 meters and speed by 100 kilometers per hour. Magic power consumption is 30 points per second.

Level 60 power: Flight altitude 18000 meters, flight speed 6000 kilometers per hour, mana consumption 30 points per second.

Tenth-level derivative [Mysterious Court Immortal Finger]: Uses mana to condense energy to penetrate the enemy. The base damage is 200% of the base spell damage of the Qi Refining Technique. Each level of the technique increases the attack range by 300 meters. Mana cost is 300 points. Cooldown time is 20 seconds.

Level 60 Power: +48000 spell damage, 18000-meter attack range, 300 mana cost, 20-second cooldown.

The 20th level of the derivative [Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission]: Infuse magic power into the sound so that it can travel thousands of miles away. Each level of the cultivation method increases the distance by 30 kilometers.

Level 60 Power: Casting range 1800 kilometers. Level 30 Derivative [Innate Qi Grabbing Technique]: Uses mana to condense a large grabbing hand to fight the enemy. Each level of the technique increases power by 500 and casting range by 500 meters. Condensing mana costs 3000 mana, and maintaining mana costs increases by 10 points per second per level.

Sixty layers of power: Strength +30000, casting range +30 kilometers.

Fortieth Layer Derivative [Primordial Chaos Divine Thunder]: A sect-level thunder technique that condenses primordial divine thunder with mana, possessing earth-shattering power. Each layer increases base power by 600, casting range by 1000, damage radius by 10 meters, spell damage bonus by 200%, mana cost by 3000, and cooldown by 20 seconds.

Sixty-layer power: base power 36000, casting range 60000, damage radius 600 meters, spell damage bonus 200%.

The fiftieth level derivative [Thousand-Mile Projection]: Use magic power to condense a projection to teleport to a place you have been before. The projection has 40% of your own attributes and can carry flying sword magic weapons. The casting distance increases by 100 kilometers with each level of the mental technique.

Sixty layers of power: Casting range +6000 kilometers.

Compared to the Dongxuan Linggan Zhenjing, all derivative spells have been comprehensively enhanced, and two new derivative Taoist techniques have been added: Hunyuan Yiqi Wanhua Shenlei and Qianli Yangyuan.

The former is a thunder technique that integrates the Crimson Sky North Pole Immortal Thunder, while the latter can project a projection of oneself to places one has been before, or mark certain people and objects and project directly to the marked person.

All of the above-mentioned derived techniques have been doubled by the talent, making them extremely powerful.

Besides, although his level of Taoist magic had not yet risen, Su Yu knew that a magic escape technique and a forbidden technique would be derived later.

Once one survives the Heavenly Tribulation and establishes a foundation for the Dao, becoming a Loose Immortal, corresponding methods will also emerge.

This is the complete lineage, encompassing all kinds of Taoist practices.

"Very good, very powerful."

Su Yu looked at the cultivation technique panel with delight, her heart filled with joy.

However, when his gaze shifted, he accidentally saw the experience requirement for improving the cultivation technique, and subconsciously tilted his head back.

"I wipe!"

To advance from level 60 to level 70, one needs a full 54 billion killing experience points and 4500 points of cultivation.

"That tall?"

He currently has 78 billion killing experience points and 13808 cultivation points in his experience pool, which can only be increased by ten levels at most.

"Damn, isn't this going to be even more outrageous than condensing immortal bones?"

But thinking about it, it's normal. Immortal bones are supreme divine powers, mental cultivation methods are sect-level, and sword techniques are unparalleled. Everyone is at the same level, so it's perfectly normal for the experience requirement to be high.

Moreover, his Qi Refining Technique is a complete inheritance, which includes not only the technique itself but also a sect-level thunder technique, as well as escape techniques and forbidden techniques that will be derived in the future. It is equivalent to a combination of many techniques, so it is perfectly normal that the experience requirement is high.

Moreover, the Qi cultivation method is the core and most crucial element of all cultivation.

Immortal bones are only a part of the supreme divine power. To fully master the Nine Heavens Bone Forging Technique, one needs 1500 billion cultivation points and 15 Dao cultivation points, which seems to be even higher than the supreme Qi Refining Heart Method.

Thinking about this, the high experience requirement of the Xuan Ting Treasure Book seems quite reasonable now.

Since it wasn't convenient to upgrade inside the Ancestral Hall, Su Yu closed the panel, waited for a slight spatial shift, and then returned to the main hall.

Then the grandmaster and several chief disciples encouraged them, and with that, the trial came to an end.

After everyone left, the grandmaster took Su Yu back to his cave.

Inside the hall, the grandmaster and his grand-disciple sat facing each other. Su Yu brewed tea, while Xuanwei Daoist, with his hands tucked into his sleeves, asked with a smile:
"Have you gained any insights since you switched to cultivating the Xuan Ting Treasure Manual of your original lineage?"

Su Yu immediately voiced her doubts:
"Grandmaster, is the Xuan Ting Treasure Manual of our lineage incomplete?"

"you saw it?"

Su Yu pushed the freshly brewed tea in front of her grandmaster and nodded, saying:
"This disciple sees that the Heavenly Book seems incomplete."

"It is indeed incomplete."

Xuanwei Daoist took the tea, drank a sip, and said with emotion:

"This nameless heavenly book originated tens of thousands of years ago. At that time, our lineage's ancestor had achieved some success in his cultivation and went out to train. By chance, he discovered this nameless heavenly book in an ancient ruin. However, at that time, many people were also exploring the ruin. After a fierce battle, the ancestor only managed to take half of the heavenly book, while the other half was taken by another cultivator."

Su Yu immediately asked:

"Has it been so long since it was taken back?"

The grandmaster shook his head with a wry smile:

“That cultivator is not from Blue Mountain Island. To the northeast of Blue Mountain, hundreds of millions of kilometers away, lies Tianji Island, where there is a sect no less powerful than ours, called the Tianyan Immortal Sect. Given the vast distance between us, there is no chance to reclaim it for the time being.”

"So far away"

Xuanwei Daoist looked down at Su Yu and said in a deep voice:
"If this Heavenly Book is combined into one, it will surely become an unparalleled Great Dao. If you achieve success in your cultivation in the future and have the opportunity to go there, you can try to retrieve the other half of the Heavenly Book. Whether it is through exchange, transaction, or force if you have the strength, you must retrieve the other half of the Heavenly Book."

Su Yu nodded seriously:

"Your grand-disciple will remember this!"

These words came from his heart; he truly wanted to take it back if given the chance.

Although a sect-level cultivation technique is very powerful and qualified one to become an immortal, if there is a chance to become a supreme cultivation technique, one naturally cannot let it go. Who would complain about being stronger?

(End of this chapter)