Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 251 The Great Dao of Water, Abandoning One's Cultivation

The Falling Star Islands, in the southeastern sea area, are home to the headquarters of the dominant Star Guild and an important military node and outpost for humanity in the southeastern sea area.

When Su Yu arrived from Turtle Island, he saw that it had become a huge base camp, with countless players and a large number of warships gathered here, so much so that the port could hardly contain them all.

Su Yu already knew about the battle situation from Cheng Shayu before she arrived.

The fighting has already broken out on the front lines. Players are fighting everywhere in the sea area where the two races meet, with hundreds of thousands dying every day. It is extremely brutal.

However, with such a large number of players on both sides, and likely tens of millions of players gathered in this sea area to fight, these casualties will not affect the outcome.

Su Yu came here without any mission; she was simply being conscripted to participate in the war as per usual procedure.

He wasn't assigned any subordinates either. Unless it's a full-scale war between the two races, there won't be any regular formations in local conflicts like this. If he's a guild leader, he can gather the guild's strength to participate in the war, but an individual is just a lone commander.

After carefully assessing the situation and purchasing a local map, Su Yu mingled with the crowd and left Star Island.

They sped along at breakneck speed, traversing over 100,000 kilometers before entering the seas where the two races were at war.

Everyone became cautious upon arriving here, mostly traveling in groups of a dozen or so, with some groups consisting of several hundred people. Everyone looked wary, and it was extremely rare to see someone like Su Yu traveling alone.

But those who dare to go alone are definitely strong, and no one dares to underestimate them.

The regional channel was in chaos, with people constantly reporting locations, such as horned demon teams being spotted here or requests for support there, and occasionally someone would point out where a powerful horned demon was.

In addition, there is a war zone merit list in the regional channel. Only merits earned in the war zone can be listed. After the battle ends and the results are tallied, those with higher merit rankings will receive additional rewards from the military.

He glanced at it and saw that the person currently ranked first was named Xiao Shuyuan, a top expert ranked 39th on the Peerless Ranking, with a total of 235 million merit points.

"exaggerate!"

Based on the calculation that killing one person earns 1 merit point, killing a master earns 10 merit points, and killing a rogue immortal earns more than 100 merit points, this merit point system is truly outrageous. I wonder how long it took to grind for it.

Su Yu guessed that he had probably been recruited from the very beginning of the conflict.

"Boom!"

Less than ten minutes after Su Yu entered the combat zone, she received a red alert:
"At the 10 o'clock position, there is a battle 854 kilometers away. The human side has 121 people and the horned demons have 84 people. Our side has the advantage."

This is an alarm that Su Yu specially set up. It will alert him whenever there is fighting within 1000 kilometers, and he will decide whether to go and provide support as appropriate.

At this point, the human side was in a superior position, so Su Yu did not participate and continued flying forward.

"At the 11 o'clock position, there is a battle 726 kilometers away. There are 128 humans and 45 horned demons. The horned demons have the advantage."

"The Horned Demons are outnumbered and have the advantage, and they have some experts!"

Su Yu decisively accelerated and flew towards the 11 o'clock direction, and soon saw the two teams engaged in battle.

As he expected, the Horned Demons were outnumbered but had many experts, including five Horned Demon Immortals. The humans were outnumbered but only had two Immortals, who were currently gathered together, using their defensive magic treasures to resist the attack.

Seeing Su Yu approach, the leader of the Horned Demons gave one of the rogue immortals a meaningful look:

"Go and intercept them."

The man laughed heartily:

"Only level 100, it can be solved in less than a minute."

With a reach, the primordial energy of heaven and earth converged into two large grasping hands, grabbing him from the left and right.

Su Yu pointed, and the Starry Sky Twin Swords shot out, transforming into two streaks of lightning that swept across, instantly tearing the grabbing hand in two.

"Nani?"

The horned demon was startled and quickly summoned a precious pearl to protect himself. The next second, two thin, hair-like sword energies wrapped around him, causing the precious pearl to tremble violently.

"Gui Water Divine Thunder (Law)!"

A ball of azure lightning crashed down and exploded with a deafening roar. The terrifying burst of over a million bolts instantly blasted away his protective orb, and with a flick of the sword, he was instantly killed.

Gui Water Divine Thunder (Dao Foundation/Law): Damage (10 + 100% spell damage) * 10, casting range 10 kilometers, damage radius 100 meters, mana cost 1000 points, cooldown 5 seconds.

After the Zhenhai Pearl was unsealed, it finally revealed the power of this innate celestial treasure.

The original 200% water spell power bonus is gone, but it's not gone; it's been covered by the innate Great Dao of Water. Then, all water spells are strengthened by the law, just like the law monsters we've seen before, whose power has increased dramatically.

Holding the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, one automatically masters the laws of the water system, increasing the power of all water-based spells tenfold.

After the Gui Water Divine Thunder advances to the Dao Foundation Dao Technique, its power is fixed at 10 plus 100% spell damage, which is 180. With the law's tenfold bonus, its power reaches as high as 18 million.

Not only the Gui Water Divine Thunder, but the power of all water-based magics increased dramatically, including the innate water thunder.
It's worth mentioning that the 10x power of this water spell has nothing to do with the +10 water law. The +10 law doesn't mean it's 10 times. Before you fully master the law, whether it's +20 or +50, the power bonus is 10 times.

Instantly taking down one, Su Yu waved her hand to open a portal of light, grabbed Ao Run, who had already reached level 185, and threw him into the air.

Accompanied by a deafening dragon roar, Ao Run rapidly expanded into a nearly thousand-meter-long azure dragon, spewing out a blast of icy air.

Immediately afterwards, blue light surged out from the portal, transforming into Xia Xiaoyue, Yue Qingsi, and three other women, who were looking around with delight.

"Kill them!" He pointed, and the four women's expressions turned serious. They all unleashed their magical weapons and blasted them away.

Their true spirits reside in the Zhenhai Pearl, which is a far superior innate celestial treasure to the Eight Beauties' Joyful Union Painting. They can now move freely outside, with a maximum range of up to 100 million kilometers.

Xia Xiaoyue summoned the Nine Heavens Cloud Pouch, which opened up and transformed into a circle of clear light, protecting all the girls within it. Holding the Dust-Cleansing Banner, she unleashed a series of Dust-Cleansing Sword Qi.

Yue Qingsi activated two seventh-order flying swords, their sword energy as fine as silk, barely visible to the naked eye in the void.

Cui Yunxian's magical treasures were all auxiliary types. There were only a few dozen double-horned people, so there was no need to set up the Eight Desolations Demon Subduing Formation. She only held the Fixed Light Mirror in one hand and kept shining it on, while she held the Soul-Shaking Bell in the other hand and kept ringing it back and forth.

Finally, Yan Qiubai is a disciple of the Yin-Yang Demon Sect, and Su Yu has not yet equipped her with any magic weapons, but can only use the Five Elements Thunder Technique to assist her from the side.

They all practiced the Five Elements True Scripture, but like Su Yu, they did not need to learn the mental techniques of the Five Elements True Scripture. Instead, they mainly practiced the Five Elements Thunder Technique, Five Elements Escape Technique, Five Elements Forbidden Technique, Five Elements Divine Qi Technique, and other spells derived from the True Scripture.

A top-tier sect disciple, three experts nearing the disciple level, and a level 185 true dragon working together—Su Yu didn't even need to lift a finger to easily crush them all, and none of them escaped.

Killing this group of people earned a total of 584 merit points.

Their true spirits reside in the Zhenhai Pearl, and in the eyes of the monitoring immortal treasure, the Taixu Divine Mirror, they were summoned by him, and all the merits they gained would be attributed to Su Yu.

After collecting his spoils, Su Yu took out his Spirit Wing Flying Boat, jumped aboard, and the boat flew north.

"Qiu Bai."

The beautiful woman leaned forward and replied softly:

"Husband?"

Su Yu reached out and cupped her smooth, flawless chin, and said:
Have you ever thought about retaking the course?

Yan Qiubai immediately understood his meaning and nodded:
"Does my husband want me to start over?"

"Yes, you come from the Yin-Yang Demon Sect, and your cultivation level is extremely incompatible with ours. Even if you have good magic treasures, they are not suitable for you to use. Why not abandon your cultivation and start over? With the Zhenhai Pearl providing experience and cultivation, you will be able to rebuild your foundation in no time."

"Besides, you were only at the third grade of Dao Foundation before, barely at the upper grade. If you rebuild properly and prepare well, you might be able to establish a first grade Dao Foundation."

"But we don't have top-tier Taoist techniques."

"First, I will cultivate the Five Elements True Scripture. I will try to obtain a mental cultivation method at the level of a sect leader or above. If I don't have one, I will accumulate some power of laws to upgrade the Five Elements True Scripture to the level of a sect leader or even the supreme level."

The beautiful girl rubbed her face against his hand and said softly:

"It's entirely up to my husband to decide."

"good!"

Su Yu opened the gate to the Zhenhai Realm and entered, and she followed him in.

He found Canghai and told her about his decision, saying:
“You protect her and help her change her practice.”

Canghai nodded:

"Don't worry, husband."

Yan Qiubai also bowed to the vast sea:
"Sorry for bothering you, sister."

Rebuilding is simple; one only needs to dissipate one's cultivation by collapsing one's foundation. The biggest problem is surviving while collapsing one's foundation, which is very difficult.

After all, the Dao Foundation is the foundation upon which one's life and health are cultivated. It is the unity of Qi, blood, cultivation, and spirit. When the Dao Foundation collapses, the spirit will also crack. If no one is there to protect one's life, one will die instantly.

This death punishment is extremely terrifying, exceeding the limits of normal death; even a wandering immortal with a lifespan of six hundred years could perish completely.

Generally speaking, even celestial protectors cannot guarantee 100% success, but if Canghai intervenes, there will be no problem, as she can use her innate essence to stabilize her soul.

Su Yu sat to the side and watched her shatter her Dao foundation. Her level dropped rapidly as her cultivation level decreased, and in just a few minutes, she went from over a hundred levels to level one.

"Start the repair now!"

With the Five Elements True Scripture in hand, she immediately began to study it and circulate her inner energy. A suction force emanated from her, rapidly drawing back the dissipated cultivation power around her, and her level began to recover.

This is the benefit of having someone protect you; the collapsed cultivation will not disappear, and a portion of it can be restored, so you don't really need to start from scratch.

After a full day and night of retraining, most of her cultivation was absorbed back. When she finished and stood up, her cultivation had been restored to level 95.

She stopped intentionally; otherwise, she could have leveled up to 100 in one go and immediately faced the Heavenly Tribulation again.

At this point, attempting to transcend the tribulation would be extremely risky, with a slim chance of survival, and even then, one wouldn't be able to condense a third-grade Dao foundation without sufficient accumulation.

Next, she needs to accumulate experience again and wait until she reaches perfection before undergoing the tribulation.

She didn't need to worry about that; Su Yu would prepare it for her. Besides, there were plenty of rare and precious materials inside Zhenhai Pearl, which could give her a small boost.

After the transfer, Su Yu casually gave her the Nine-Ring Immortal Canopy. He now had too many and too powerful methods, and the Nine-Ring Immortal Canopy was almost useless.

Since they are one entity, what belongs to them is what belongs to him, and he can use it whenever he needs it.

(End of this chapter)