Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 212 Zhongyuan Mountain Arena: Masters Emerge Frequently
Chung Yuan Island is located in the western part of Blue Mountains Island, at the junction of the north and south, and is an absolutely neutral city.

The city lord is a rogue cultivator who has achieved the status of a Celestial Immortal. He is neutral and does not favor any sect.

Because of its absolute neutrality, disciples of both the righteous and demonic sects love to set up arenas here to challenge the opposing faction, and there are several such incidents almost every year.

With the super-high speed of the Yuan Magnetic Flow Light Escape, Su Yu only spent two days traveling from the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect to the west side of Blue Mountain Island.

Upon entering the Zhongyuan Island area, he opened the local area channel to check messages.

Having spent more than half a year in the Falling Star Islands and gotten used to the all-encompassing Taixu Divine Network, I found it rather difficult to adapt to the separate regional channels for each area on Blue Mountain Island.

As the largest neutral city on Blue Mountain Island, Zhongyuan Island has a huge flow of people and the regional channel is extremely noisy. However, the fact that the righteous and demonic factions are setting up a arena is a unique and very popular event on Zhongyuan Island. As soon as he opened the channel, he saw people talking about this matter.

"Speaking of which, this battle is quite large in scale. The Xuanzhen Immortal Sect, the Brahma Buddha Sect, and the Nine Heavens Sword Sect all have their true disciples participating, while the Yin Yang Demon Sect and the Blood Demon Palace also have their true disciples ready to fight. It is bound to be a rare and fierce battle."

"Moreover, this time not only are the true masters participating, but the stakes are also very high. The participants must pay 10000 taels of gold as an entry fee, and then they must pay a bet to challenge each other."

"Yes, I heard that the minimum prize is a seventh-tier flying sword or magic weapon, or more than 1000 taels of gold, with the winner taking home the bet."

"This is just the bet of ordinary supporting fighters. I heard that the bets of those true disciples are at least eighth-level flying swords or magic treasures, or tens of thousands of taels of gold."

"Wow, that's exaggerated?"

"Then I need to go buy a ticket and take a look."

Speeding along, Su Yu soon saw Zhongyuan City nestled among the mountains. It was a massive city surrounded by a huge protective array, and most striking of all was a huge upside-down mountain peak suspended above the city, visible from afar.

From the chat in the regional channel, it was known that this suspended peak was the so-called arena, covered with spiritual light and restrictions, and densely packed figures gathered on the suspended peak.

When Su Yu arrived, the arena battle had already begun, but she could join at any time.

Su Yu flew up to the upside-down mountain peak, where there was only one arena on the vast summit.

The arena is equipped with a spatial array. It doesn't look very big from the outside, but it is actually quite complex inside.

In the center of the arena is a circular bowl of light that appears to be only one kilometer long, but it is actually a cave space with a diameter of over a thousand kilometers, large enough to accommodate even a terrestrial immortal, let alone a wandering immortal.

The outer ring of spectator seats is equally impressive, capable of accommodating millions of spectators simultaneously.

You need to buy a ticket to enter the arena; each ticket costs one silver.

This reminded Su Yu of the Thousand Feathers Guild back then, where one silver ticket equaled one vote in the guild arena.

Time flies, and several years have passed in the blink of an eye. I have grown up, but the Thousand Feathers Society has become history.

Su Yu didn't spend 10000 gold to register; he only spent 10 gold to buy a front-row ticket and entered the arena with his hands behind his back.

Since the true master Wan Yu hadn't invited him to help, he wasn't going to eagerly go and assist, even if the registration fee would be refunded later.

For just 10 gold coins, you can sit in the front row and clearly witness the battles between masters from different schools. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

If you want to test the power of the treasure, just go to the Demonic Sect region later and find some Demonic Sect experts.

Su Yu was quite lucky. There were already people fighting on the arena, and they were experts. One was a high monk from the Brahma Buddhist Sect, and the other was from the familiar Blood Demon Palace. Both of them had already established their Dao Foundation and were at level 130+, so they were evenly matched.

This was the first time Su Yu had met a Buddhist player. The Brahma Buddhist Sect was active in the north and northwest of Blue Mountain Island and rarely came to other areas. He had seen fewer than ten Buddhist disciples in all his years of experience.

Inside the cave, the core disciple of the Blood Demon Palace activated the sect's Blood River Technique, transforming it into a sea of ​​blood spanning over ten kilometers in diameter, stirring up towering blood waves, with countless Blood Gods shuttling back and forth within it.

Within the sea of ​​blood, a white lotus swirls, upon which sits a handsome monk in a golden robe, his hands clasped in prayer. His entire body is enveloped in a thick layer of golden light, protecting him as the waves of the sea of ​​blood surge and countless blood god children crash against him, yet he remains unmoved.

Small sandalwood Buddha light!

One of the forbidden techniques of the Buddhist sect, it is combined with merit to create the demon-subduing Buddha light, which is both offensive and defensive, and is extremely powerful.

As soon as Su Yu sat down, she saw the monk launch a counterattack.

"Great Light Wheel Demon-Subduing Mantra!"

He muttered incantations, and a halo of Buddha light rose behind his head. Within the halo, countless illusory monks clasped their hands together and chanted mantras. Countless Sanskrit sounds merged into a loud and resounding chant to subdue demons. As the monks stretched out their hands and pressed down, the Buddha light soared into the sky and surged in all directions like a tide.

The sea of ​​blood that was everywhere in the void was touched by the Buddha's light and quickly burned away.

One by one, the Blood God's children rushed forward, only to be stopped by the Buddha's light. The blood color on their bodies slowly faded, replaced by a gradually gilded gold.

In a short while, one by one, the Blood God Children were forcibly converted by the Buddha's light and flew into the halo behind the monk's head, becoming one of his protectors.

The Blood Demon Palace expert reacted immediately, taking out a demon banner and throwing it. The banner rose into the air and quickly expanded into a mountain-sized banner before falling back down.

The next second, two giant Buddha hands reached out and slowly supported the falling demon banner.

"Boom!" The Buddha's light trembled violently, and the sea of ​​blood surged.

When the Demon Banner's attack failed, it immediately spewed out blood flames, and the countless demons and gods carved on its surface came to life, flying up and transforming into blood demons and yakshas that pounced on the monk.

"Little tricks!"

The golden wheel behind the monk's head opened, and countless subdued figures flew out, fighting against the countless ghosts and monsters around him.

Although it was the first time Su Yu had seen it, he recognized that the halo behind the monk's head was both a high-level Buddhist treasure and a powerful supernatural ability. The combination of spatial magic treasure and Buddhist supernatural ability formed a Buddhist kingdom, which could collect many subdued demons into the Buddhist kingdom behind the monk's head, thus increasing the monk's strength and allowing him to be used in battle when necessary.

The subdued demon's true spirit merges with the Buddhist kingdom, and even those who die in battle can be resurrected within the Buddhist kingdom.

Only Buddhist practitioners who have built a superior foundation in the Dao can cultivate a Buddha-land, which is also one of the thresholds for becoming a master in Buddhism.

Su Yu watched with great interest, enjoying sunflower seeds and snacks while drinking alcohol, thoroughly enjoying herself.

It's a pity there's no beauty by his side, and Canghai can't show himself right now, otherwise it would be even more enjoyable.

Both cultivators were highly skilled, with similar strength. They exchanged blows of Buddhist and magical attacks for almost an hour, but in the end, the Buddhist expert emerged victorious.

Buddhist mental techniques have an extremely solid foundation, are persistent and resilient, and are integrated in both offense and defense. They have no weaknesses and are indeed more durable than demonic spells when the two sides are evenly matched.

After the fight between the two ended, less than ten seconds later, two more people jumped into the arena cave.

One was from the Nine Heavens Sword Sect, and the other was from the Yin Yang Demon Sect; both were at the level of Loose Immortal.

The Nine Heavens Sword Sect is famous for its swords, and 99% of its members are advanced sword cultivators. Unlike the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect, which has 36 true disciples, the Nine Heavens Sword Sect only has Nine Heavens Sword Disciples who are equivalent to true disciples. Each of them wields a ninth-order immortal sword, and their overall combat strength and level are unparalleled among all sects.

The Yin-Yang Demon Sect is divided into two branches, Yin and Yang, with nine true disciples in each branch, for a total of eighteen true disciples.

The one who went into battle came from the Yin Meridian, and it was impossible to tell what kind of mental cultivation method he practiced. He was not a true disciple of the Yin-Yang Demon Sect, but his Taiyin Divine Qi was so skillful and powerful that he blocked all the sword techniques of his opponent, the Nine Heavens Sword Sect, and finally defeated him head-on.

Su Yu was extremely envious of this Divine Qi Technique, but unfortunately, it could only be practiced after establishing a Dao Foundation.

Alternatively, one can cultivate additional skills. If the level of one's main cultivation method is high enough, a matching Divine Qi technique will usually automatically emerge after the foundation of one's Dao is established.

The next to fight were all experts, with representatives from various sects. Their skill levels varied greatly, ranging from Loose Immortals to Qi Refining experts who had not yet established their Dao Foundation. Although Su Yu believed that none of them were his match, they were indeed far superior to those of the same level, and many of them were capable of challenging Foundation Establishment cultivators of higher levels.

To Su Yu's surprise, after watching for four or five hours, he saw Ding Lingyu appear on the stage.

His opponent was a fellow player of the same rank from the Blood Demon Palace.

After a long absence, Ding Lingyu's skill level has improved considerably. His strength no longer relies on the transformation of a divine general, but rather on a combination of solid magical power and Taoist techniques, integrating offense and defense, which actually led to a victory.

Su Yu admired his performance and sent him a message:
"Great! You've finally found your path!"

Ding Lingyu quickly replied:
"Are you there too?"

"Why can't I see you?"

Su Yu, seated in the front row, could clearly see Ding Lingyu looking around from the players' seats not far away, and replied with a smile:

"I didn't participate; I watched you fight from the stands."

Ding Lingyu walked to the edge of the players' seating area, looked around at the audience seats, and said:
"Are you free? I'd like to treat you to dinner later."

"Of course I'm free."

The two agreed on a time, and Su Yu turned off her communication and continued watching the game.

Not long after, he suddenly saw a familiar face, Ye Xiyi, who was under the name of the Old Ancestor Youlong.

It had been more than half a year since they last met, and his strength had improved even further. Not only was his cultivation superior to Ding Lingyu's, but the various Daoist techniques and forbidden arts he practiced were also of a very high level. He also possessed some excellent magical treasures, including two eighth-order magical treasures.

In terms of Qi Refining level, he is quite good; someone like Ding Lingyu is definitely no match for him.

Unfortunately, his opponent was even more monstrous.

His opponent came from the Yin-Yang Demon Sect, specializing in the Demonic Path. He had somehow managed to cultivate three pairs of Yin-Yang Demonic Heads using some incredibly powerful secret technique.

The Yin-Yang Demon Lord is a unique natal demon lord of the Yin-Yang Demon Sect. It consists of two demon lords, Yin and Yang, and their level is equivalent to their personal Qi cultivation. Their true form is connected to the mind of the demon god. They cannot use magic weapons, but they can use most of their own magic, which is quite abnormal.

The three pairs of Yin-Yang Demons are equivalent to six clones who possess most of their own Taoist magic. When the true body and the demons work together, all kinds of magic are superimposed in seven layers, resulting in extremely strong power.

But that's not the most bizarre part. The most bizarre part is that this innate demon god is not a simple superposition, but an independent entity that can cast various spells on its own in conjunction with the main body. That's the most bizarre part.

(End of this chapter)