Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 291 The Benefits of the Peerless Ranking, Family Planning and Forcing Growth
After the battle, Jiang Muyun invited Su Yu to board his immortal ship, and Su Yu gladly accepted.

Upon landing on the deck of the immortal ship, the dozen or so young experts who had previously surrounded Jiang Muyun were already waiting for him, and Jiang Muyun introduced them to him one by one.

"Jiang Wenzhao, a true disciple of our sect, has reached the first-grade Dao foundation."

"Hello there!"

"Hello, Senior Brother Su."

"Li Yunfei, a true disciple of our sect, a first-grade Dao Foundation cultivator."

"I've admired you for a long time."

"Senior Brother Su's cultivation is superb; Yunfei admires it."

They were all disciples of the Wuji Immortal Palace, at least core disciples, with two true disciples, and at least at the upper third grade of Dao Foundation. Moreover, they all came from good backgrounds, clearly second-generation members of prominent families.

Normally, people like Su Yu, who came from ordinary backgrounds, wouldn't stand before them, but at this moment, they all bowed their heads in respect.

A banquet had been set up inside the celestial boat, with numerous spirit puppets offering delicious food, spirit fruits, and spirit wine, and beautiful maids serving them.

Su Yu accepted all the drinks offered and enjoyed a hearty meal.

After a few rounds of drinks, Jiang Muyun suddenly said to him:

"Brother Su has already ranked on the Peerless Ranking, you should have received the reward notification by now, right?"

Su Yu's heart stirred, and she asked:

"Received it. Is there any special meaning behind it?"

With a thought, he opened the panel again and looked at the series of prompts.

Being ranked on the Peerless List has several direct benefits. First, it grants a military rank that is directly promoted to the colonel level. The Peerless List is equivalent to a major, while the Prodigy List is equivalent to a lieutenant colonel, and the difference between the two is not significant.

The benefits of the rank of major include 3 merit points and 1 major merit point per year, which can be accumulated.

There is a 40% discount redemption benefit every year, which cannot be accumulated and will be forfeited if not used within the year.

In addition, one Heavenly Merit is awarded at once, and those who rank on the Prodigy List will receive two Heavenly Merits.

However, this Heavenly Merit reward is not cumulative but summed. If he can advance further and rank on the Prodigy Ranking in the future, he will receive another reward, but he will not receive two more.

Jiang Muyun said in a deep voice:
"There are indeed some intricacies involved."

"Heavenly merits can be exchanged for tenth-tier magic weapons, but I don't recommend you do it now."

"When we redeem the Heavenly Skills awarded by the Peerless Ranking or the Prodigy Ranking, there is a hidden benefit: there are no restrictions. We can see and redeem anything that is in the Human Military Treasury."

"Tenth-tier magic weapons vary in quality. One Heavenly Skill can be exchanged for one below the Rare grade, and one Heavenly Skill cannot be exchanged for a Rare grade or higher."

"Therefore, I suggest you accumulate some merit points first. If you have two Heavenly Merits, you can exchange them for even divine treasures. If you have three Heavenly Merits, you can directly exchange them for some special super treasures."

"For example, some damaged immortal treasures that have been downgraded to the tenth rank, or tenth-rank magic treasures with extremely strong origins that can be upgraded to immortal treasures at any time."

"In addition, being ranked on the Peerless Ranking will bring the blessing of human destiny. Its effect is that when you choose to enter deep seclusion for the first time in the future, you will definitely enter a state of enlightenment and thus gain tremendous benefits."

"However, you only have one chance for enlightenment. You'd better make a good choice and control the direction of your enlightenment yourself, so as not to waste this opportunity by using it in a way that is not very useful."

"Well, I see."

Su Yu sincerely thanked them:

"Thank you for clearing up my doubts, fellow Daoist."

Jiang Muyun smiled and waved her hand, saying:
"This is a legacy. When I was ranked on the list of peerless masters, a senior also gave me special guidance. If you encounter such a junior in the future, you can also give him some pointers."

"I will."

Su Yu stayed on Jiang Muyun's fairy boat for two hours. When the fairy boat left and he returned to the ground to find his elder brother, everyone fell silent. Many people dared not look directly at Su Yu.

He found it hard to understand how much impact his battle against Jiang Muyun would have on lower-level cultivators. Whether it was his true form, which was hundreds of meters tall, the Great Five Elements Extinction Divine Light, the Heaven-Splitting Divine Axe, the tenth-order magic treasure Ten Directions Ghost God Diagram, or the innate water mine in the Canghai Sea that could be described as world-destroying, each of them had a huge impact on their minds.

It was so dazzling that they dared not look directly at it.

Su Yu simply shrugged at this, showing no intention of changing her mind.

Three hours later, at her elder brother's villa, Su Yu told him her thoughts one by one, and said in a deep voice:
"Whatever decision you make, I will support you."

Su Bo pondered for almost an incense stick's time before speaking:
"My idea is the same as my father's: to establish a branch of the Su family here."

Su Yu nodded as if she had expected it, and then asked:
"So, are you going to start your own business, or take over?"

Su Bo asked:

"Is there a difference?"

Su Yu smiled and said:

"There is indeed no difference."

"That's settled then. I'll prepare the resources for you. You should strive to raise your cultivation to the level of transcending the Heavenly Tribulation within a year, and become independent immediately after successfully transcending the tribulation."

The older brother was taken aback:
"So fast?"

"Fast?"

"How could someone accumulate so many cultivation points and reach the pinnacle of cultivation in just one year?"

“I have a plan. When Fourth Sister and Sixth Brother arrive, I will find a place for you to cultivate in seclusion.”

"What about the local gangs, like the Divine Sword Gang that I used to join?"

"Replace it directly one year later."

"This"

"No buts, it's decided."

Su Yu made a decision.

In just one year, he forcibly promoted his brothers and sisters to the level of Loose Immortal through a method that forced them to grow faster than they could grow. Their aptitudes were all quite ordinary, not much different from Su Yu's before he opened his Dao Foundation, so there was no need to expect them to reach the high-grade Dao Foundation; a mid-to-low-grade Dao Foundation would be sufficient.

Once the other brothers and sisters arrive, Su Yu will set aside a separate area within the Zhenhai Realm for them to cultivate. With the tens of millions of cultivation points and nearly a hundred cultivation points within the Zhenhai Pearl every day, a year will be enough for them to complete their initial accumulation for the Qi Refining stage.

By combining various rare and precious materials with the Five Elements True Scripture, and equipping each of them with a bunch of magical treasures, they should have no problem overcoming their first great tribulation.

Of course, this only applies to the lowest difficulty level of the Heavenly Tribulation.

They would surely die if they faced a mid-level heavenly tribulation.

However, given their potential, they will most likely only encounter the lowest level of tribulation.

Although heavenly tribulations are random, there is a range of randomness. Geniuses and top experts are randomly selected from mid-range to high-range heavenly tribulations. It is impossible for them to be randomly selected from the lowest-range heavenly tribulations. Otherwise, no matter how strong your talent and potential are, you will not be able to build a high-grade Dao foundation.

Therefore, the lower one's strength, the weaker the heavenly tribulation one encounters. The random tribulation will be within the lowest tier, and the probability of encountering a high-tier one is very low. If one does encounter one, one can only accept one's bad luck, and there is nothing Su Yu can do about it.

According to Su Yu's estimation, with his brothers and sisters being forced to improve their abilities through such a forced growth, even if they cultivate the Profound Five Elements True Scripture, they would probably only reach the low-grade Dao Foundation, most likely the seventh grade, with a very small chance of reaching the sixth-grade mid-grade Dao Foundation.

With a few scattered immortals and a terrestrial immortal puppet, establishing a foothold here and occupying a territory in the Clear Water River basin would be no problem at all.

Their generation is responsible for pioneering, so their children don't need to be forced to grow too fast; they can slowly grow and pursue a mid-grade or even a high-grade Dao foundation.

Su Yu possesses the original text of the Five Elements True Scripture, meaning their descendants will no longer need to seek apprenticeship at sects; they will only need to cultivate the family's inherited mental techniques.

Through generations of pioneering efforts, this is basically how large human families have developed.

A week later, Su Yu's other siblings arrived and were naturally shocked and incredulous upon learning of Su Yu's current situation.

Fourth Sister Su Rui: 35 years old, only from the class of '82.

Sixth Brother Su Ling: 32 years old, level 86, a disciple of a small sect called Shuiyue Sect.

Su Rui, the ninth student, is 29 years old and was born in 81.

Apart from the eldest and second eldest brothers, none of the other brothers are married yet.

With everyone present, Father Su Wen'an convened a family meeting, formally informing the family of their decision and establishing a series of rules and regulations to formalize the family structure.

It was originally just a family, only with a few more children.

However, with Su Yu's rise to power, the family must become a clan, and the necessary rules must be followed.

At the meeting, Su Yu told the brothers his thoughts and let them choose whether to go to Blue Mountain with him or stay in the local area.

After much deliberation, Su Ling, the sixth brother who had already joined the Shuiyue Sect, decided to stay. The fourth sister and the ninth brother, who had no ties to each other, decided to go to Lanshan with Su Yu.

After the meeting, Su Yu immediately began distributing resources: one Longevity Fruit, three Purple Mansion Immortal Spirit Fruits, a pile of rare and precious materials to increase attributes, a set of Five Elements True Scriptures, and a set of seventh-tier magic weapons to each person.

Both of the eldest brother's children have their own; they don't need to force things, they can accumulate wealth gradually.

In addition, he also brought the Earth Immortal Spirit Puppet, the Four Symbols Star Soul Banner, and Xia Xiaoyue's Nine Heavens Cloud Pouch, two ninth-tier magic treasures, and gave them to his elder brother.

As long as the eldest brother successfully transcends the tribulation, even if he is only an eighth-grade Dao Foundation cultivator, he can obtain 156 million Qi and Blood, 21 Mana, 2 Physique and 2 Strength, and 6.5 Magic Damage by wielding the Four Symbols Star Soul Banner. In addition, with the profound-level Qi Refining Heart Method, his combat power will not be inferior to those high-grade Dao Foundation cultivators who do not have powerful magic treasures.

Of course, this only applies to levels below 150. Upgrading a low-grade Dao Foundation is difficult, and it can't compare to higher levels later on.

After distributing the items, Su Yu opened the Zhenhai Pearl and designated a separate area within it where Canghai and the four women could not meet, allowing them to cultivate there.

After a year, one can accumulate nearly 20 billion cultivation points and more than 30,000 cultivation points, which is more than enough for an ordinary Qi Refining cultivator.

After dealing with family matters, Su Yu and Qing Chan left Qingshui River together.

When they returned a year later, it was time for the family to rise to prominence.

The two flew towards the main city of the Eastern Pole in the Sky-Piercing Shuttle. Su Yu reclined on Qing Chan's lap, completely relaxed, and breathed a sigh of relief, muttering to herself:

"Once things are settled with the family, I can relax and travel freely in the future."

Qingchan traced circles on his neck with her long, black hair, and asked:

"Once this matter is resolved, where will we go to train?"

Su Yu stroked her chin thoughtfully for a moment, then instead of answering, asked:

Have you ever heard of the Azure Sea?

Qingchan pondered for a moment, then shook her head and said:

"never heard of that."

"What about the four continents?"

"I haven't heard of it either."

She asked curiously:
"Where is this? Is it another large, exploitable island region like Blue Mountains?"

"A sea area larger than the mainland of China."

"Ten thousand times larger than the mainland of China!"

"Is the area this big?"

Luo Qingchan sat up in great surprise:

"How come I've never heard of this before?"

"Haven't you heard about this from your ancestors?"

At this point, Su Yu suddenly realized something and asked curiously:

"Speaking of our marriage, does your ancestor know about it? Do he need to know?"

Qingchan shook her head and said:
"Our ancestor has been in seclusion for most of the last thousand years. The last time he came out of seclusion was seven years ago. He only came out for about a year before going into seclusion again. According to past patterns, it will take at least three to five years before he awakens."

"Won't your ancestor wake up if we get married?"

"Probably not, unless we get married in three to five years."

(End of this chapter)