Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 319 A New Discovery: A Celestial Array Still in Operation for Hundreds of Thousands of Years
"Hey, this patch of Nine-Turn Rejuvenating Grass is growing really well."

"Good heavens, is this ginseng forest really that dense?"

"This ginseng must be tens of thousands of years old, right? Judging by its grade, it must be at least a fifth-grade ginseng."

"Hey, there's more in here."

After digging up a few plants with a smile, Su Yu simply waved her hand and did the same thing again, scooping up the entire area along with the underground land and moving it into Zhenhai territory.

Unfortunately, no ginseng over 100,000 years old was found; it's likely been eaten by the guardian beasts.

Even though he only skimmed through the area, he often discovered some extremely valuable treasures that made him want to stop and collect them.

After walking and stopping frequently, they soon arrived at another giant peak. From afar, they saw three people with the Heavenly Eye surrounding the corpse of a legendary thunder beast. He glanced at it from a distance, then looked down at a place on the mountainside where spiritual energy was gathering and a precious light was rising.

The air was shrouded in mist, obscuring what kind of elixir it contained.

Su Yu stopped and glanced at it, then turned and left in less than three seconds.

"boom!"

A thunderous roar erupted, and a thick bolt of lightning flashed and exploded in front of him, revealing a person with clairvoyance blocking his way.

Level 242, Golden Core cultivation.

He looked Su Yu up and down with a grin and said:

“I have a deep impression of you. You dare to go out alone when you are only at the Foundation Establishment stage. You must be a top elite of the human race. Killing you will definitely gain the favor of the race’s will and thus gain more fortune.”

Su Yu chuckled and said:

"You know I'm one of humanity's top elites, but didn't you ever think that I'm so powerful I could kill you?"

The man with the third eye laughed:

"I've thought about it, but I don't think you can kill me."

"I've seen top elites like you before, and you are indeed very strong. Even Golden Core cultivators might not be your match. I imagine you often challenge bosses or defeat Golden Core cultivators in your human territory, even if they are of a higher level?"

“But the Golden Core cultivators in our clan’s heartland are not the same as the Golden Core cultivators here in the Immortal Realm. You can challenge those of higher levels over there, but you can’t do that here.”

Su Yu twisted her neck and laughed:

"So you want to give it a try?"

"Yes, I'd like to try."

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yu pointed a finger:
Time has stopped!

The man's expression changed, and he reacted extremely quickly by activating his magic weapon. Spiritual light surged from his body, and a treasure rose above his head, but it was frozen in time at that moment.

Su Yu pulled out the Heaven-Splitting Divine Axe and flashed in front of him, slashing down with the axe. The divine axe directly cleaved through the robe, killing him instantly with two strikes.

The whole thing happened in less than a second, and the other two Sky Eye personnel didn't even have time to react.

"Damn it!"

The two quickly activated their defensive magic weapons. One of them brought out an ancient mirror and shone it at him, but the Azure Cloud Canopy rose up and blocked the light directly.

Another person raised a blue gourd and threw it. The gourd quickly expanded to a thousand feet in length, and a great river formed from the essence of Gui water descended from the sky and stretched across the void.

"Innate naval mine!"

The man pointed a finger, and the power of the laws surged. The terrifying innate Gui water elite and Taiyin water exploded wildly, and the power was almost comparable to the level of Canghai 200.

But
A blue ball of light rose from above Su Yu's head, and the invisible power of the Water Element Law spread out, forcibly calming the boiling Gui Water elites and drastically reducing their power.

When everyone has mastered the laws of water, the power of the same attribute will be greatly weakened.

Su Yu currently possesses four laws: time, which he controls; life and fire, which he controls through the Supreme Dragon Transformation; and water, which is granted by the Sea-Suppressing Pearl. The spells and supernatural powers corresponding to these four laws pose no threat to him.

"He actually mastered the laws of water as well?"

The Heavenly Eye Man, who activated the innate water mine, reached out and retrieved the gourd. He then summoned a green rope and threw it out. The green rope flashed to Su Yu's head, circled around, and fell, but was supported by the Azure Cloud Canopy and could not fall.

"Immune to all laws?"

Another person with the ability to see clearly decisively took out a talisman:
"This guy is a bit abnormal, let's just use the Immortal's Decree."

"it is good."

The jade talisman burned and rose, with clouds billowing overhead, and a phantom image of a celestial being rose up, pointing a finger at Su Yu.

Like a jade finger pointing at a mountain peak, the air became viscous.

Meanwhile, another person with the Heavenly Eye activated the Immortal Talisman, and a jade hand supporting the sky appeared above their head and pressed down.

Su Yu looked up and smiled:

"Forget it, let's finish this quickly."

With a light exhale, the person vanished, replaced by a rapidly expanding crimson dragon.

The Jade Finger of the Sky struck the Crimson Dragon's forehead, unleashing a violent shockwave that traveled over a hundred miles away.

The jade hand that held up the sky pressed down on the massive body of the crimson dragon, causing the dragon to sink down, but it was unharmed.

"A Celestial-level True Dragon?"

The two people with the Sky Eye were terrified and turned to run without hesitation.

"Shifting Stars and Changing Constellations!"

As darkness fell and countless stars appeared, the crimson dragon's claws marked two stars. Its massive body vanished in a flash, then it appeared almost instantly above a person with the Heavenly Eye, pressing down with its palm.

"what!"

He frantically channeled his magical power into the defensive artifact above his head.

The dragon claw struck the precious bell, causing it to sink violently and unleash a burst of energy.

Dragon's finger trembled slightly before tapping again.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

It took three loud bangs to knock the bell away, one finger shattered the protective aura, another finger pierced through the protective energy, and the last finger blasted him into dust.

"Not bad, it actually withstood six hits."

The red dragon turned its head and vanished in a flash. A minute later, it reappeared above an unnamed mountain more than two thousand kilometers away, its eyes lowered, chuckling.
"I have an idea!"

This person used earth-遁术 (earth-遁术 is a technique used in Chinese mythology to hide deep underground, estimated to be at least hundreds of kilometers deep).

"never mind."

The red dragon shook its head and turned back.

It's possible to find it if you really want to, but it's too much trouble.

Returning to the canyon, I dug up a Crimson Sun Golden Crow Fruit and a bunch of fire-attribute spiritual herbs.

Continuing forward, they headed towards the center of the cave while collecting various rare and precious materials.

Golden Cicada Flower, Eight Sufferings Nirvana Flower, Seven Hearts Nourishing Soul Lotus, Dragon-Locking Immortal Herb, Ten Thousand Years of Azure Sky, Wind and Thunder Immortal Apricot, Azure Sky and Yellow Springs, Five Elements Spirit Mushroom.
On the summit of the giant peak, Su Yu waved his hand and moved a large patch of Five Elements Spirit Mushrooms along with a large amount of spiritual soil into the Zhenhai Realm. Just as he was about to set off again, he suddenly sensed something, looked down, and opened the regional channel with a thought. He saw someone speaking inside.

Li Wenbin: Deep within the cave, I discovered a separate residence protected by a still-functioning sect-protecting array. Inside, there is a palace, which looks like it must contain some good treasures.

Wang Dan: Really? What kind of grand formation can still operate for hundreds of thousands of years?
Li Wenbin: Coordinates Y52154, X55478, come and see for yourself. Zhang Hong: I'm coming right away.

Xia Qingping: We're coming over too.

Su Yu thought for a moment, then sent a message as well:

"I'm not far from here, I'll be right there."

After shutting down the regional channel, it soared into the air, discerned its direction, and vanished as a streak of light.

Although it's said to be not far, it's actually hundreds of thousands of kilometers away. The Yuan Magnetic Flow Light Escape only takes less than an hour.

An hour later, a human figure appeared in the void with a flash of light; it was Su Yu.

A quick glance revealed a vast valley thousands of kilometers in diameter at the center of the mountains where four peaks converged. Four celestial pillars stood tall, and the center was shrouded by a massive protective array. Through a transparent light screen, an ancient palace could be seen standing inside.

"It really is still a large formation in operation."

Dozens of figures hovered above the canyon, half of whom were human, and almost all human cultivators had rushed over.

The other half are horned demons; 17 out of 23 have arrived, and the rest are probably on their way.

Su Yu flew over, and everyone looked at him in surprise, but no one said anything. He was not even level 200 yet, and he dared to wander around here alone. He must have real skills.

Li Wenwu introduced the newcomer in the channel as follows:

“We just checked around the array. It’s a standard fourth-order array with a defensive capacity of 250 billion, but that’s not the point. The point is that there seem to be Celestial Immortal level puppets inside the array, and there’s more than one.”

“This place is very obvious. Horned demons arrived shortly after I arrived, so I can’t eat alone.”

"250 billion defense capabilities"

Su Yu looked down at the great formation and scratched his head.

"The defensive capabilities are a bit outrageous."

Add to that the Celestial Immortal-level puppet; unless he transforms into a Crimson Dragon, and that transformation can continue indefinitely, and with the combined efforts of hundreds of Golden Core cultivators, it might be possible to wear it down.

It's just a possibility; more likely, it won't break at all.

"Let's ignore it for now and see how things go."

Anyway, he won't step forward.

The Horned Demons shared a similar view, feeling they lacked the ability to break through and needed the help of others. Therefore, both sides stood on opposite sides, not interfering with each other, and even when someone went down to observe the formation, they were not attacked.

Seeing this, Su Yu also flew down and began to examine the edge of the great formation.

The light membrane is transparent; you can sense the array's defensive power of 250 billion, 60% damage reduction, 20 defense strength, and 50 defense recovery speed per second by placing your hand on it.

"I go."

It's more exaggerated than I imagined.

This is just basic restoration. If the formation is attacked, it will automatically draw mana or spiritual energy from the mana pool to restore its defense, up to hundreds of millions of defenses per second.

If a celestial being were to preside over the formation, the recovery of defensive power could be accelerated even further.

In addition, the sect-protecting formations usually come with many powerful forbidden techniques and special features. For example, the Azure Cloud Canopy comes with auspicious cloud protection, which instantly increases the defensive power after activation, or offensive forbidden techniques that can turn an area of ​​several thousand kilometers into a purgatory after activation.

Fortunately, they hadn't done anything yet; they hadn't attacked, and the formation remained silent.

Su Yu circled the great formation, encountering several horned demons who were also observing it, but they only glanced at each other before moving on.

Among them, we also saw a horned demon using earth-burrowing magic to sneak underground. When he returned to his original spot, he also transformed into a celestial demon and disappeared underground.

After spending more than two hours circling underground, they found no loopholes. Even at the deepest point where the spiritual veins converged, there were no loopholes. The spiritual energy directly penetrated the light membrane barrier and was absorbed into the great formation.

After confirming that nothing was missed, Su Yu said in the channel:

“I just went around underground and didn’t see any vulnerabilities.”

Someone immediately replied:

“Someone had already gone down to investigate before you came. There were no loopholes. We can only attack by force.”

"Oh."

After closing the regional channel, Su Yu didn't go up. Instead, she pinched her chin and stared at her personal panel in deep thought.

Great Wilderness Ancestral Dragon Claw (Supreme): Your dragon claw's armor-piercing strength is increased by 1 at your current level. It ignores all restrictions and defensive characteristics, dealing full damage. Power increased by 100%. Additional characteristic: Sky-Splitting.

Sky Rift: Your attack can tear through space, breaking through all defensive restrictions and barriers below the current realm +1, lasting for 60 seconds, with a 24-hour cooldown.

Literally, the Great Wilderness Ancestral Dragon Claw can tear through space and break through all defensive restrictions and barriers below the current realm +1.

Su Yu's true form is only at the second level of Foundation Establishment, and with a level increase of 1, it will only be at the third level of Golden Core. It is definitely not possible for him to break through this fourth-level Celestial Immortal-level sect-protecting formation.

However, if one transforms into a Celestial Immortal-level True Dragon, the realm increases by 1, making one a Fifth-Order True Immortal, which would definitely be able to tear apart a Fourth-Order Celestial Immortal-level protective array.

The effect of this supreme divine power is fundamentally different from the great divine power [Sky Rift] that came with the Sky Rift Immortal Bone, but the effect is exactly the same and even stronger.

This means he can operate as he did when he had the Sky-Splitting Divine Power, activating it to tear open a gap and sneak into the formation without anyone knowing.

However, there is a problem now: there are Celestial Immortal level puppets in this formation, and not just one. It is easy to sneak in, but there is no way to hide.

This was different from when he infiltrated the Blood Fiend Sect's lair in the south of Blue Mountain. At that time, the Blood Fiend Sect was under siege, and there was only one Golden Core Earth Immortal in the sect. His main focus was already tied up outside, so he was able to hide.

There are several Celestial Immortal puppets guarding this place now. Even if all the Golden Core cultivators from the eight clans came, they wouldn't be able to put any pressure on him. If he tries to sneak in, he will most likely be discovered on the spot.

Although the Crimson Dragon Avatar is strong, it has never formally faced an opponent of the same level. It is confident in defeating one opponent of the same level who is not too high, but it is not confident in defeating multiple opponents, especially since it is within the territory of the opponent's grand formation.

"Let's hold off for now and wait until everyone is ready to attack the sect's protective formation."

"With so many experts from prestigious families, there must be a way to break the formation."

Thinking of this, Su Yu came out from underground and returned to the flying boat where they had gathered.

In just a short while, more than twenty people arrived, including a dozen Heavenly Eye People and eleven Snake People.

The speed of Golden Core cultivation is very fast. Each race has its own regional channel. After calling on friends and relatives, teams keep coming to join.

Eight hours later, another group of humans arrived, bringing the total to 27.

The newcomers were the groups that entered the cave after them. Not only them, but people from other races also arrived one after another. Now there are at least two hundred experts from various races gathered in the fragments of the cave.

After waiting for almost twenty hours, a total of 336 people gathered outside the formation.

When it seemed that most of the people had arrived, each of the eight races sent out a temporary leader to discuss how to attack. The temporary leader sent out by the human side was Li Wenbin.

Su Yu and the others stayed in the back, quietly waiting for them to discuss their plan.

Almost half an hour later, Li Wenbin returned and said as soon as he saw him:
"It's all decided. The tactics are simple: everyone gathers in one direction and attacks the sect's protective formation together."

"Let's test the waters with the first wave. Everyone, attack using conventional methods first to see the specific recovery speed of the formation before deciding whether to unleash a burst of power and how to unleash it."

Everyone nodded, with no objections.

Then Li Wenbin clapped his hands, summoning everyone to gather and converge towards the center.

Li Wenbin's instructions came through the channel:
"Everyone should try their best to exert their strength. Also, defensive magic treasures must be activated to avoid being ambushed or counterattacked by someone in the sect's protective formation. Once a fourth-order formation counterattacks, its power is quite fierce. If you are not careful, you may be instantly killed."

"OK!"

(End of this chapter)