Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 285 Heading to Zhongyuan Peak to Visit My Future Father-in-Law
"Miss Qingchan, who is he?"

A shocking voice startled the kissing couple from their reverie. Su Yu turned around with Qing Chan in her arms and saw a handsome man standing not far away, his face contorted with shock and pain. He stared at Su Yu with gritted teeth, as if he were staring at his father's killer.

With just one glance, Su Yu understood the situation and said:

"My name is Su Yu, and I am Qing Chan's boyfriend."

"That's impossible. Miss Qingchan has never met any other man alone. You must be a scapegoat that Miss Qingchan found, right?"

Su Yu embraced Qing Chan from behind and gently pressed her back, the beauty kissing her cheek:

"Believe it now."

"You can go and tell the other suitors that she's already taken, and tell them to stop bothering us, or they'll regret it."

After saying that, he put his arm around Qingchan and left the teleportation platform, flying towards the city.

"No!"

A painful and shrill scream came from behind them, gradually fading away as they left.

Luo Qingwei followed behind them like a servant, her bright eyes full of curiosity.

Su Yu held Luo Qingchan's hand, their fingers intertwined. The wind blew the ribbons, making them look like a perfect couple. The two strolled slowly through the city. Su Yu whispered to her about her experiences over the years, and she leaned against her side, listening patiently.

The two didn't mention the incident at all; he didn't ask, and Qingchan didn't offer any explanation.

The two were as in sync as ever; they could understand each other with just a glance, without needing any explanation.

"I knew you could definitely build a top-grade immortal foundation!"

Qingchan smiled brightly and said in a crisp voice:
“My Zhongyuan Luo Clan is powerful enough that I don’t need a marriage alliance. I can decide my own marriage. But if you are not strong enough, it will be difficult to gain my family’s approval.”

Su Yu smiled and said:

"what about now?"

“Absolutely, even my father would have nothing to say.”

"So when are we going to meet your father?"

Qingchan raised an eyebrow and asked in return:
"Are you ready to meet your father-in-law and mother-in-law?"

"I can go anytime."

The two stared at each other, and after a moment she gave in, saying in a crisp voice:
"Let's look around first and let my dad prepare himself mentally."

“That works too. I was just preparing some gifts for the visit.”

"By the way, I just browsed the local trading channel and saw that Wanbaoge has quite a few tenth-tier magic weapons and top-grade natural treasures for sale. Should I buy one here as a gift for your dad?"

Upon hearing this, Qingchan shook her head and said:

"Buying it like this is too expensive. A normal tenth-tier magic weapon is worth 500 million gold, and even a rare one is only worth 700 to 800 million gold. Wanbao Pavilion is selling it for 998 million gold, which is two or three million more."

"Um, okay."

"If you want something suitable, you need to join these super guilds and become a senior member to buy it at the normal market price. If you want something better, you'll have to wait for the auction. I remember Wanbaoge is holding an auction in Dongji Main City next month. If you have enough funds, you can go and take a look."

Su Yu waved her hand and said:

“I saw it, but the auction invitation from Wanbaoge costs 10 gold coins and it’s non-refundable. That’s outrageous.”

Qingchan immediately explained:
"This is for non-Wanbaoge customers. If you are a Wanbaoge member of Xuan level or above, you can participate directly."

"I seem to be just a regular member, not even a yellow-level member. I probably won't be able to level up anytime soon, right?"

"I'll take you there then; I'm a Xuan-level member."

"That works, but before that, we need to buy some gifts for the visitors."

"That's easy. Do you have any rare medicinal herbs or fruits on hand?"

"Well"

Su Yu recalled the many treasures within the Zhenhai Pearl, and quickly remembered one thing. He flipped his hand, revealing a bright red spiritual fruit with purple markings, and asked:

"How about this?"

Purple Mansion Immortal Fruit Tree: A spiritual root, an immortal fruit from the immortal realm. It takes one hundred years to flower, one hundred years to bear fruit, and one hundred years to mature, and can produce 36 Purple Mansion Immortal Fruits.

Purple Mansion Immortal Fruit: +3 to innate physical constitution, +3 to innate comprehension, +3 to innate six senses, and +300 to lifespan limit.

It takes three hundred years to mature. One batch matured a year ago, and the second batch is still growing. It is estimated that they will mature in the next year or the year after.

Unfortunately, this thing is not like the Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit Tree, which can split its branches and grow again. It must evolve from the Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit Tree. It can either evolve using the power of the Zhenhai Realm's origin, or live for more than 10,000 years in the Zhenhai Realm to have a chance to evolve. Otherwise, he would have had Canghai get a few plants long ago.

It is worth mentioning that Zhenhai Realm has now condensed another strand of Heavenly Dao Origin Power.

I'll save it for now; I haven't decided where to use it yet.

Upon seeing the immortal fruit, Qingchan nodded and said:
"That's fine. One Purple Mansion Immortal Fruit, and some other spiritual fruits will suffice."

"One is too few, how about three?"

One is enough. It's just the first visit, not a betrothal.

"Uh, okay!"

"However, you really need to consider how to propose. You can't come in person. If you go back to Blue Mountain Island to ask your elders, it will take too long."

Su Yu smiled and said:

"My parents are on the mainland of China."

Qingchan, who was deep in thought, was startled, and then her pretty face blushed slightly.

"After you've met your uncle, come home with me."

"Ok!"

The two strolled hand in hand, chatting as they wandered through the vast city, occasionally browsing through some shops.

Almost two hours had passed when Luo Qingchan suddenly stopped, turned her head and said:

“My dad told us to go over there.”

"Alright!" The two took to the air and left the city, flying towards Zhongyuan Peak.

Zhongyuan Peak is more than two million kilometers away from Zhongyuan Immortal City. As the Daoist temple of the top immortal family Luo Clan, all the mountains, rivers and mountains within a radius of one million kilometers centered on Zhongyuan Peak are their private property.

As the main peak of the Zhongyuan Mountain Range, one of the three major mountain ranges on the mainland of China, it is a place where the earth's veins and fortune converge, and there is also a cave world within Zhongyuan Peak.

This grotto is rich in spiritual energy, and many ordinary members of the Luo clan live in it. Over the past 100,000 years, countless generations have multiplied, and the number of ordinary members has exceeded 10 billion.

With such a large base, hundreds of thousands or even millions of new awakened individuals are born every year, and among them, a large number of geniuses are bound to emerge.

The Luo clan has five main branches and hundreds of sub-branches. Ordinary clan members can only be registered in the clan genealogy and officially become members of the Luo clan if they successfully pass the first Heavenly Tribulation and become a Loose Immortal.

The three of them traveled over mountain peaks that pierced the clouds. Most of the peaks had buildings on them, indicating that they were owned and inhabited by members of various branches of the Luo clan.

As the direct descendant of the main branch of the Luo family, Qingchan resides on the central Zhongyuan Peak.

Therefore, their destination was Zhongyuan Peak.

As they traveled, the closer they got to Zhongyuan Peak, the more people they encountered. After flying for a short while, they frequently ran into members of the Luo clan. Many of them recognized Qingchan, the prodigy of the Luo clan. When they saw that the hand of the clan's prodigy was being held by a strange man, they all showed expressions of shock.

Before long, members of the Luo clan began to gather along the way to Zhongyuan Peak, and the number of people increased as they went further.

As they approached Zhongyuan Peak, they suddenly saw a large group of people blocking their way.

Qingchan whispered in his ear:

"These are my brothers and sisters from this lineage."

Su Yu glanced at the crowd and, sensing there were several hundred people, exclaimed in surprise:
"so much?"

"That's less than one-tenth."

"Truly a great clan."

The two stopped in front of the crowd. All eyes were on him and a handsome middle-aged man in the crowd. Su Yu noticed that the middle-aged man's cultivation was extremely high, already an Earth Immortal, with a level of 260. Moreover, his appearance was somewhat similar to Qing Chan's, and he was being scrutinized. Su Yu quickly sent a telepathic message to Qing Chan:
"Could this be your dad?"

"This is my eldest brother, Luo Qinan!"

"Big brother?"

"Is he/she much older than you?"

Cultivators generally do not appear old, while Earth Immortals appear to be middle-aged, typically several hundred to a thousand years old.

“My eldest brother was born when my father was less than a hundred years old, and he is now over a thousand years old.”

"Wouldn't that mean he's a thousand years older than you?"

"Yes."

Qingchan stepped forward and called out in a clear voice:

"Big brother!"

Luo Qinan nodded gently, and was about to say something when he heard Su Yu's voice:
"Big brother!"

He smirked, finding the kid even more unpleasant.

However, he didn't show it on his face, and said to her gently:

"Father and mother, along with the other brothers from the clan, have already arrived."

He paused for a moment, then transmitted his voice:

Are you sure you're sure?

Qingchan reached out and grasped Su Yu's hand, replying firmly:

"I've made up my mind!"

Luo Qinan let out a long breath, nodded, and turned to fly towards Zhongyuan Peak not far away, without glancing at Su Yu once.

At that moment, he heard the sound of a cicada:

“I was raised by my older brother since I was a child, so it’s normal that he doesn’t like you.”

".really."

He is both an elder brother and a father figure to me. At this moment, my feelings are no different from those of my father, and I am sure I don't like him.

Following my elder brother, we flew into Zhongyuan Peak, stopped halfway up the mountain, and entered a huge palace complex that stretched for hundreds of kilometers along the mountainside.

As a top-tier immortal family, the Luo family has been operating here for 100,000 years, and its family status is no less than that of a top-tier immortal sect.

The main hall is located halfway up the mountain.

Su Yu led Qing Chan into the main hall, instantly feeling hundreds of gazes fall upon him, some of which were filled with pressure. He looked up and saw a middle-aged man sitting in the center who looked remarkably like his brother-in-law, his brows furrowed and radiating a deathly aura as he stared intently at their clasped hands.

Hearing the voice transmission from Qingchan, Su Yu knew that the middle-aged man in front of her was her father, Luo Qingcang.

Sitting beside him was a gentle and beautiful middle-aged woman, his mother Xia Jinrou, who was looking at them with a kind expression.

Su Yu released his grip, straightened his robes, clasped his hands in a salute, and spoke in a deep and powerful voice:

"Su Yu, the contemporary Daoist disciple of the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect of Blue Mountain Island, greets Uncle and Aunt!"

"Daozi?"

There were whispers all around, and many people's gazes had clearly changed.

Luo Qingcang's expression remained unchanged, but the anger in his heart subsided slightly. He asked in a deep voice:

"I'm asking you, what is your relationship with my daughter?"

Su Yu's eyes were clear as she spoke frankly:
"I met Qingchan on Blue Mountain Island. We fell in love and made a promise that after we survived the Heavenly Tribulation and built our foundation, we would come to the mainland of China to propose to my uncle and marry her."

As soon as he said this, many people looked at him with admiration.

"Humph!"

Luo Qingcang snorted coldly and asked through gritted teeth:

"You've got some nerve. Let me ask you, what makes you think you can marry my daughter, the legitimate daughter of the Luo family, my daughter Luo Qingcang?"

(End of this chapter)