Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 309 A Shocking Secret, The Mandate of Heaven (6K)

"That's an exaggeration."

Su Yu recalled how the Golden-Winged Divine Bird mastered the Law of Wind, and with a flap of its wings, countless black winds, stretching for kilometers, slashed into the sea, carving out trenches several kilometers deep. The sea serpent and its countless demon soldiers were powerless against the divine wind, and anything that touched it was cut in two.

This reminded Su Yu of the nameless divine bird battling a sea serpent when she first entered the East China Sea in Lanshan.

This golden-winged divine bird is far superior to that nameless divine bird.

A month later, Su Yu saw a storm stretching for an unknown distance ahead, so vast it blotted out the sky. Without thinking too much, he activated the Sky Escape Shuttle and plunged into the storm, preparing to pass through it.

"I wipe!"

Less than ten seconds after it went in, the Sky Shuttle came out with a 'whoosh' and quickly ascended into the air as if its tail was on fire.

"Humanity?"

"Death!"

The next second, the storm exploded, and a large hand covered with dense blue scales and enveloped in wind and thunder emerged from the storm, reaching for the Sky Escape Shuttle.

Time has stopped!

Without hesitation, Su Yu unleashed a sword strike, a wave of time energy spreading out. His large hand paused, then crushed the time energy and grabbed at her in the next second.

However, this strike interrupted the momentum of the giant hand. The demonic hand, several kilometers wide, grazed past the Sky Escape Shuttle and struck nothing. The terrifying power pressed down on the space, and a hurricane raged.

"Ok?"

A muffled sound came from the storm, and the demon's hand swung upwards to grab something.

At this moment, Qingchan decisively summoned two tenth-tier flying swords. The tenth-tier Annihilation Divine Sword and the Thunder Swamp Divine Sword, which had already advanced to the tenth tier, merged and disappeared. The next instant, a bloodstain appeared on the palm of the Sky-Supporting Demon Hand. In the blink of an eye, dozens of demon hands shot out before the demon hand reacted and clenched its fist.

"Boom!"

The terrifying force caused the void to explode, and the combined swords, which were moving at a speed so fast they were in a state of flowing light, were forcibly shaken out.

"Sword light differentiates!"

In an instant, hundreds of sword energies split off and slashed down.

Without making any movement, the demonic hand merely clenched its fist and shook it, unleashing a violent shockwave that shattered hundreds of sword energies. The combined swords were also blasted apart, revealing two flying swords that were ejected.

"Damn, this is the power of a Celestial-level super BOSS!"

Su Yu exhaled softly and pressed her hand down lightly:

"Time field!"

An invisible force of time was unleashed. The demonic hand that pressed down did not immediately freeze upon touching the time domain, but instead slowly slowed down, only stopping and freezing in mid-air after three seconds.

"The law of time?"

The surging storm suddenly calmed down, parting slightly to reveal a massive demonic face looking at the rapidly receding Yuan Magnetic Stream Light Escape in the sky.

He hesitated for a moment, then ultimately did not pursue the matter.

A flash of light, covering a thousand miles in an instant.

After rushing for over 100,000 kilometers in one go, and confirming that the super BOSS hadn't caught up, Su Yu let out a long breath, still somewhat shaken, and said:

"This Azure Immortal Realm is too dangerous; super BOSSes of level 300 or higher can be found everywhere."

Sea Serpent Man, Demon Immortal Youyuan, Golden-Winged Divine Bird, yet another nameless sea serpent man and nameless demon immortal. In all the time I've cultivated in Blue Mountain, I haven't seen as many immortals as I have in the last few months.

Qingchan, still somewhat shaken, patted her ample chest and said:
"Shall we find a larger immortal city and use the teleportation array to travel to the major sects?"

Su Yu nodded:

"Okay, it's definitely too dangerous outside."

With a thought, he opened the map, determined his location, and, along with Qingchan, activated the Yuan Magnetic Flowing Light Escape, transforming into a streak of light that vanished into the horizon.

In its escape form, it moves incredibly fast. Even if a celestial being is momentarily distracted, it will have already run far away and generally won't chase after it.

As they sped along, Su Yu and Luo Qingchan were constantly on edge.

On his way back from the deep sea, he could sense the undisguised terrifying aura emanating from the ocean from time to time. The number of super bosses, comparable to celestial beings, far exceeded his imagination.

"The density of super bosses is just too high!"

The light continued its relentless speed for four days and four nights, finally arriving at Bibo Island in the East China Sea after traversing hundreds of millions of kilometers.

Bibo Island is a famous large island in the East China Sea, one of the few large islands mainly inhabited by humans. The island has an ultra-long-distance teleportation array that can directly teleport to the Azure Immortal Realm Continent, and of course, it also has a branch of the Divine Continent Chamber of Commerce.

After entering the city, Su Yu and Qing Chan immediately went to the Shenzhou Chamber of Commerce for help and purchased a teleportation ticket to the inland for them in the name of the Chamber of Commerce.

He then brought Qingchan into the Zhenhai Realm. Holding his ticket, he queued up and, two days later, traveled over a billion kilometers via a teleportation array to appear in the Long'ao Immortal City of the East Sea in the Azure Immortal Domain.

"We have finally arrived at the Azure Immortal Realm."

Su Yu let out a soft breath, opened the regional channel, and saw a dense array of messages flashing.

Compared to Canglan City, where perhaps no one speaks for days, the regional channel in Long'ao Immortal City is extremely active, almost on par with the regional channel in less populated areas of Lanshan.

Su Yu remembered that the information given by Major General Han Zhuofei stated that Long'ao Immortal City was located in the southeast of the main continent of Qingcang Immortal Domain, and was one of the immortal cities where human players were most concentrated.

Human civilization in the Azure Immortal Realm has a total of about 15,000 people, which is the accumulation over the years. There are two True Immortals, more than 20 Celestial Immortals, 90% of the remaining are Golden Core Earth Immortals, and 10% are Foundation Establishment cultivators like Su Yu. There are no Qi Refining cultivators.

Two-tenths of the players are active in Dragon Turtle Immortal City, with a total number of about three thousand, including four Celestial Immortals.

After watching the regional channel for a while, Su Yu suddenly interjected:

"I am Su Yu. I just came from the Human Headquarters. Please take care of me from now on."

The message was quickly buried by the following messages, but after four or five seconds someone reacted and welcomed him in the channel, followed by someone sending him a private message:
"I am Li Wushuang, the head of the Long'ao Immortal City branch of the Chamber of Commerce. Young Master Su Yu is new here. You can register at the Shenzhou Chamber of Commerce and get a basic information sheet to learn about the Azure Immortal Realm. If you have any questions, you can ask in the channel at any time. Everyone is happy to answer them. If you need help, you can also seek help in the channel. Small problems can be solved for free. If it is a big problem, you only need to pay a certain price to post a reward. If someone can help, they will accept the reward."

Su Yu quickly replied:

"Thank you for your guidance, senior."

He quickly accepted Li Wushuang's friend request.

Li Wushuang, head of the Shenzhou Chamber of Commerce branch in Longao Immortal City, level 313, a Celestial Immortal-level player.

This is the highest-level player Su Yu has ever seen.

It was also in the Azure Immortal Realm that experts from many player civilizations gathered. Humans were weak here and needed to band together, which is why they were so approachable and even personally added him as a friend. He had never had the chance to meet such a high-ranking figure in human territory.

After shutting down the communication, Su Yu opened the Zhenhai Gate and pulled Qingchan out.

"Is this the Dragon Turtle Immortal City?"

After listening to Su Yu's introduction, Qing Chan said happily:

"Then we can post a reward to find them."

Su Yu was surprised:

"Who are you looking for? Do you know anyone here?"

"Yes, the two patriarchs of the third and fifth branches have been cultivating in the Azure Immortal Realm."

"???"

Su Yu looked surprised and said:

"Are the two patriarchs here too?"

"Yes!"

"Why haven't I heard you mention that?"

Qingchan's eyes widened in confusion as she asked:
"Didn't I say that?"

"Did you say anything?"

"Uh"

Qingchan blushed, a rare sight for her, and shook his hand, saying:

"But you didn't ask me."

"Ok."

As expected of the most prestigious immortal family among humans, they have connections everywhere they go.

Even in the Azure Immortal Realm, celestial beings are considered mid-level. With them looking after us, things will definitely go more smoothly from here on out.

An hour later, Su Yu and Qing Chan, who had been wandering around Long'ao Immortal City for a long time, arrived at the branch of the Divine Continent Chamber of Commerce. In front of a mountain peak that was ten thousand meters high, the Chamber of Commerce had bought the entire mountain, including a fourth-order spiritual vein below it.

The two completed their registration at the Chamber of Commerce branch at the foot of the mountain, received a basic information sheet, and were then assigned a free courtyard house at the foot of the mountain.

There is a spiritual vein node in the courtyard, which can absorb and refine 5000 million spiritual energy experience and 150 points of cultivation every day. If you want a better spiritual vein, you need to spend extra money.

They didn't need it, so they settled in first.

Two hours later, Su Yu finished reviewing all the basic information, looked up at Qing Chan, and said:

“Each sect only opens its mountain gates once every five years. The next time it will open its mountain gates is still half a year away. Let’s issue a reward to contact the Third Patriarch and the Fifth Patriarch.”

"I'll send it."

Qingchan nodded, opened the panel, and posted a bounty in the regional channel.

"Bounty: Luo Qingchan, a member of the Luo clan of Zhongyuan, is offered a reward of 30 Immortal Coins to contact the Third Ancestor Luo Hanchuan and the Fifth Ancestor Luo Yanfeng. This reward is valid for six months."

The bounty was accepted less than a minute after it was posted, and five minutes later there was a knock on the door.

Su Yu immediately went outside and saw a young man standing outside the courtyard. He was also a Level 262 Earth Immortal, and he looked at Su Yu with a puzzled expression, asking:
"Are you Luo Qingchan?"

At this moment, Qingchan came out and said:

"I am Luo Qingchan!"

The man immediately asked:

Which room are you from?

Luo Qingchan immediately replied:
"The eldest son, my father is Luo Qingcang."

A smile immediately appeared on the man's face:

"So you are Qingcang's daughter. I am Luo Nanfeng, from the third branch of the family. I am of the same generation as your father, but more than ten years older than him."

Luo Qingchan immediately bowed:
"My niece greets Uncle Nanfeng."

Luo Nanfeng helped her up with a wave of his sleeve, and said with a smile:

“I haven’t been back for seventy or eighty years. I heard your name from a new member of the tribe not long ago, but I’ve never seen you before. I didn’t expect you to be so outstanding. Who is this?”

"My husband, Su Yu!"

Su Yu also bowed:
"Su Yu greets Uncle Nanfeng."

Luo Nanfeng scrutinized Su Yu for a moment, nodded, and went inside. He then continued to ask:
"Does Brother Qingcang know that you've come here?"

"Father already knows."

"Hmm, now that you've arrived, are you heading to the family headquarters, or..."

Qingchan immediately replied, "We are preparing to travel to various sects to seek apprenticeships, but we don't know much about the specific situation here. We would like to see if we can obtain more detailed information from our family."

What kind of information do you want?

Qingchan said in a crisp voice:

“I know that the Immortal Realm is a gathering place for many player civilizations. When these player civilizations come to the Immortal Realm, they will join various sects, and some even hold high positions within the sects. These sects are obviously not suitable for our development. Uncle Nanfeng has been here for many years and knows the situation here very well. Could you recommend a few suitable sects for us?”

Luo Nanfeng's face showed appreciation, and he said:

"I would have told you this even if you hadn't brought it up."

"There are many sects in the Azure Immortal Realm. There are thousands of sects or forces that have True Immortals or have taken on disciples. There are twenty-seven upper sects with Profound Immortals, not counting the lower sects. Among the upper sects, after considering factors such as distance and compatibility with sect inheritance, there are fourteen sects that are suitable for you."

"Among so many sects, there are differences in strength and potential. I have a list here for you to consider."

"Thank you, Uncle Nanfeng."

"You're welcome."

After a few words, the three became much more familiar with each other. While they chatted, Su Yu turned around and went back into the house to prepare some spiritual fruits and fine wine to entertain them.

"Such pure and exquisite nectar."

Luo Nanfeng took a sip of the fine wine, sighed slightly, and continued speaking to Qingchan:

"Uncle has two suggestions. If you want things to be simple, you can join the Qingxu Temple where the Third Patriarch resides. With the Third Patriarch's help, you can avoid many detours."

"If you want to rely on yourself, you can choose those sects in the Central and Eastern Regions that have ancient heritage."

"However, the competition among the major sects with ancient heritage is extremely fierce. Every year, thousands of top elites from different races join. Although it is easy for you to enter with your potential and you can basically pass the selection, you are only a nominal disciple at the beginning. The number of formal disciples is limited and requires competition, which is extremely fierce."

"Above the formal disciples are the core disciples and the disciples personally taught by the immortals within the sect, and the competition among them is even more intense."

Luo Nanfeng took another sip of wine and said with a wry smile:

"Your uncle was a disciple of Qingxu Temple. After a hundred years of training, I failed the core disciple trials ten times and finally gave up in despair."

Su Yu raised her glass to clink with Luo Nanfeng's and asked:
"Uncle is a disciple of Qingxu Temple. I've heard that Qingxu Temple is the lineage of the ancient Chan Sect's Twelve Golden Immortals, Qingxu Daode Tianzun. Is that true or not?"

"It's true. Our sect still maintains connections with the direct lineage of the Pure Void Moral Celestial Venerable, and every hundred years, a true disciple is sent to the Eastern Divine Continent."

Luo Nanfeng glanced at him and asked with a smile:

"Why, are you interested?"

Su Yu smiled and said generously:

"If it's suitable, I'm considering this idea."

Qingxu Temple happened to be among his choices, and with the guidance of the Three Patriarchs upon entering the temple, it was the first choice.

He wouldn't be foolish enough to insist on being self-reliant; that would be forcing himself to endure hardship.

Luo Nanfeng nodded and said:

“Choosing Qingxu Temple is also fine. It will be opening its gates in six months, and I will take you there then.”

"Thank you, Uncle Nanfeng."

"You're welcome."

With the matter settled, the conversation shifted to other topics. Su Yu and Qing Chan took this opportunity to inquire about more information regarding the Azure Immortal Realm, including one question that Su Yu was most interested in:
"Uncle Nanfeng, you've been here for over a hundred years. Do you know anything about the Four Continents?"

"I only have some understanding of Dongsheng Shenzhou, and not much understanding of the other three continents."

"Do you know if there is a human kingdom called Tang Dynasty in the Eastern Continent? Have you ever heard of places like Aolai Kingdom and Flower Fruit Mountain?"

"Flower Fruit Mountain? You've also heard the story of the Monkey King, the Victorious Fighting Buddha?"

"Uh"

Okay, now we know the timeline is after Journey to the West.

Su Yu said with a smile:

"I've heard of it before."

Luo Nanfeng, ignoring his expression, continued:

"I've also heard of Aolai Kingdom. It's a small country in the East China Sea of ​​Dongsheng Shenzhou. As for the Tang Dynasty, it was once a very powerful dynasty, but now it's fragmented, with many races vying for power, hoping to reunify the dynasty and seize the Mandate of Heaven."

Su Yu asked subconsciously:
"What destiny are you fighting for?"

"Of course, it's the destiny of the world's protagonist."

"The protagonist of the last era was the human race. After the Journey to the West, Buddhism flourished. Millions of years have passed since then, and the human race's destiny has ended. Now it is a new era, and all races are vying for the destiny of the new era. All player civilizations are chosen by the Heavenly Dao and are qualified to compete for the protagonist of the destiny."

"Our Earth, as a branch of human civilization, has been chosen by the Heavenly Dao to represent the human race of all realms in this struggle."

Su Yu opened her mouth slightly, wanting to say something, but for a moment she didn't know how to start.

Instead, Luo Nanfeng laughed heartily:
"Aren't you shocked and wondering how I know all this?"

"Most players in the human heartland won't know these things, but leaving the starting village and coming to the Immortal Realm or the Four Continents is equivalent to officially stepping onto the stage to compete for destiny. As elites of the human race representing humanity in the struggle for destiny, you and I will naturally know what's going on."

"These chosen races come from different times and spaces. Some are races that evolved naturally, while others are new races created by powerful beings such as the Great Luo Golden Immortals, who imitated the goddess Nuwa to create humans. Among them are some ancient beings who survived from the primordial era."

"They create new races to join the struggle for the destiny of the era. If the race they create can seize the destiny of the era and become the protagonist of the current era, as the creator, they can obtain overwhelming fortune and merit, thus proving the Great Dao in one fell swoop and becoming the seventh saint since the beginning of the world."

Su Yu remained dumbfounded, speechless with shock at the revelation.

"That's actually the case."

"The destiny of the human race has been lost."

Luo Nanfeng also said with a heavy expression:

"Therefore, we need to cultivate diligently and do our part for the survival of our race."

"Then, what constitutes victory? How can we restore humanity to its position as the protagonist of this era? By annihilating all civilizations?"

"That's not the case. You just need to accumulate enough Fate Points. The first civilization to accumulate 100 Fate Points will gain the approval of the Heavenly Dao and become the protagonist of the new era."

"Yes, destroying other Destiny civilizations is indeed the most common way to obtain Destiny Points."

"How many Fate Points does our human race have now?"

Luo Nanfeng said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry:

"How would I know? Only the very top few people who control the direction of civilization would know."

"Oh"

Su Yu knew her question was a bit silly, so after thinking for a moment, she asked again:
"Is the only way to obtain Destiny Points by destroying other civilizations? Are there other ways to obtain them?"

Luo Nanfeng pondered for a moment, then slowly said:

"There are indeed other possibilities. I've heard that if someone can become a disciple of one of the saints and receive the saint's blessing, they can gain a certain number of destiny points for their race. The exact number depends on how much the saint values ​​them."

"Well"

"That's hopeless. The sage has long since passed away. Who can still become his disciple now?"

"Yes."

Su Yu felt heavy-hearted after his conversation with Luo Nanfeng. He never imagined that the truth about humans entering the other side would be so cruel.

This is not a game at all, but a war that will determine the rise and fall, and the survival of human civilization.

"So, what is my mission if I travel to 100,000 years in the future, before the destruction of Earth?"

"Does this mean I have to turn the tide?"

"But I'm not a reincarnated person."

In the novel, the protagonist is reborn from the future and uses his memories of his past life to gain various opportunities to quickly improve his strength, turning the tide when a great calamity arrives in the future.

However, this was not a rebirth, but a journey from before the end of humanity's destiny to the future. At that time, humanity was still the protagonist of destiny, so there was no struggle among all races for destiny, and there was no need for him to turn the tide.

"So it was just a coincidence?"

He had no answer.

My thoughts were in turmoil until Luo Nanfeng took his leave.

Luo Qingchan saw Luo Nanfeng off, and when she returned, she saw that he still had a frown on his brow. She gently stroked his brow with her delicate hand and asked softly:
"Is my husband worried about the future of humanity?"

Su Yu took the lead and said:
"With greater strength comes greater responsibility, and I do have some concerns."

Qingchan held him in her arms and gently comforted him:
"But that's a long way off. Right now, we only need to do one thing: keep improving our strength until we can decide the course and outcome of the war in the war of civilizations."

"Ok, I know."

Seeing that his brow hadn't relaxed much, Qingchan blushed slightly and slowly squatted down.

"hiss"

Su Yu's eyes widened, and she ran her fingers through her hair, instantly banishing all her worries.

"I was overthinking it. Why think so much when I'm only at the Foundation Establishment stage? My only task now is to improve my strength. Once I'm strong enough, all the problems will be solved."

Early the next morning, Su Yu left his residence feeling refreshed and began visiting fellow experts from the Chamber of Commerce and the city, especially the branch manager Li Wushuang, who was the first to be visited.

He then inquired about the topics he had discussed with Luo Nanfeng the previous day, and received largely the same answers.

During his visit to Li Wushuang, he took the opportunity to sell all the materials he had brought to the merchant guild, earning a total of 26300 immortal coins. Adding this to the 2130 immortal coins he had left, he now had a total of 28430 immortal coins.

Then, the Chamber of Commerce issued a bounty, seeking to purchase two Tier 10 defensive demonic artifacts.

He planned to use the six months before the various sects opened their gates to prepare to raise his Supreme Dragon Transformation level to 299, and then overcome the Heavenly Tribulation to become a Celestial Immortal True Dragon.

The strength level in the Azure Immortal Realm is too high. The Supreme Dragon Transformation strength of the Earth Immortal is no longer enough. We need to continue to improve.

Fortunately, demonic artifacts are as common here as flying swords and magical treasures used by humans and other races. Tenth-tier demonic artifacts are not only common, but also inexpensive.

A normal tenth-tier magic weapon costs over 2000 Immortal Coins, while a top-tier divine treasure can cost up to 5000 Immortal Coins. A demonic weapon only costs half that amount.

The bounty had just been posted when someone accepted it that very day, delivering four Rank 10 demonic artifacts to him for him to choose from.

After browsing through them, Su Yu quickly settled on a Dragon Ball that combined offense and defense, priced at 1200 Immortal Coins.

Ocean Dragon Pearl (Tenth Tier): A rare item, a dragon pearl left behind by a celestial-level true dragon.

Dragon Aura Protection: Activates the dragon aura within the Dragon Ball to protect the body, providing 4000 million defense, 60% damage reduction, 1000% mana conversion rate, and +10000 defense strength. Characteristics: Extremely strong and yang, true dragon power.

True Dragon Strike: Unleashes the Dragon Ball to strike the target, dealing up to 100 + 800% magic damage as physical damage. Casting range is 300 kilometers. Mana cost is 20. Characteristic: Extremely strong and yang.

Extremely strong and yang: The power of the true dragon is extremely strong and yang, capable of isolating and shattering most magical effects.

It was similar to the dragon ball in Ao Run's hand, except that it was one grade higher.

He was about to choose a second item when Li Wushuang suddenly sent him a message:

"I heard you want to buy a demonic artifact. I have a fine treasure here, but it's a bit pricey."

(End of this chapter)