Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 32: Millennium Vermilion Fruit, One-Horned Viper

"what?"

Wei Xia waved to Su Yu and looked down at his panel.

"Wait a minute, someone sent me a message."

A hint of surprise appeared on his face. He operated a little on the system panel that only he could see, then looked up and said to Su Yu:
"Someone discovered a hidden cave in the center of the secret realm. Inside is a thousand-year-old red fruit tree with more than a dozen thousand-year-old red fruits on it that are about to mature."

Su Yu's eyes lit up and he asked:

"Millennium Vermilion Fruit? Where is it?"

"It's said to be in the center of the map."

"How do I find it? I went through the secret realm before, but I couldn't find the center of the secret realm at all."

"Someone just set off a flare there. It can be seen from dozens of kilometers away. Let's go over there first."

"Row."

The two turned around and flew north.

After flying for about half an hour, Wei Xia contacted his friend again and kept adjusting the direction. Finally, after more than an hour, he saw the huge fireworks floating in the sky for a long time.

The two flew over quickly and saw more than a dozen figures standing on each of the three hills below the fireworks. They were people from the Sword Spirit Pavilion, the Thunder Eagle Society, and the Thousand Feather Society.

The two flew to the peak where the Qianyu Club was located and landed. Ding Lingyu came to meet them. Wei Xia looked at the figures on the two opposite peaks and asked:

"Did they find out too?"

Ding Lingyu nodded solemnly:
“They found out too.”

"Is the catacombs underground?"

"Yes."

On the other side, Su Yu had already seen a huge crushed gully in the canyon covered with lush vegetation between three small hills. It looked like it was crushed out by a huge snake, extending to the center of the valley and drilling into a huge cave.

"A one-horned viper over a hundred levels high discovered this underground cave. Someone just went in to explore it. Inside is a huge underground space with a spiritual lake at the bottom. In the lake stands a thousand-year-old red fruit tree with more than a dozen red fruits growing on it, and they look like they're about to ripen."

"But the unicorn viper has already regarded this red fruit as a forbidden delicacy. We will be attacked if we get close."

Ding Lingyu said in a deep voice:
"Before you came, the three of us discussed it and decided to gather the others to kill the unicorn snake first, and then divide the red fruit."

Su Yu immediately asked:

"There are only a dozen or so Vermillion Fruits, right? How do we divide them?"

Ding Lingyu glanced at him and said:

"There are a total of 16 Vermillion Fruits. We can get 5 of them based on the strength of the three families, and then we will divide them among ourselves. As for the distribution rules."

He said calmly:
"Of course strength is everything!"

He looked at Wei Xia and said:
"Brother Wei, you can share one if you come over, but you'll need to spend some money to compensate other supporters, about 20 taels of gold."

Wei Xia pondered for a moment and asked:

“How many have been distributed now?”

"Besides you and me, the only ones who are eligible for a share right now are Xu Lulu, Lan Yiying, and Cao Ze. We've already contacted them, but they're on their way and haven't come yet."

Wei Xia immediately pointed at Su Yu and said:

"I remember that Brother Su Yu defeated Cao Ze in the last quiz, so he should have a spot."

Ding Lingyu frowned and explained:
"He was able to defeat Cao Ze only because of the advantage in the arena environment. Whether it's magic weapons or the level of Qi Refining Mentality, he is not as good as Cao Ze."

Su Yu raised his eyebrows and laughed.

"why are you laughing?"

Seeing them like this, Wei Xia was afraid of quarreling, so he quickly said:
“Brother Ding, I can prove that Brother Su Yu is very powerful and is not inferior to you and me.”

"Does he have this ability?"

"I saw it with my own eyes. He saved my life not long ago."

Ding Lingyu still seemed unconvinced.

At this time, several people who were chatting in the back heard what they were saying and came over. One of them smiled and said:
"No matter how much we say, it's not as clear as the actual situation. When Cao Ze comes over, let them fight again and we will know who is stronger and who is weaker."

Another person also nodded and said:
"Yeah, in this environment, no one has an advantage. If you lose, you can't say who has the advantage."

Ding Lingyu looked at him deeply and was about to nod, but Su Yu asked first:
"I have another question. If the red fruits are divided, who will own the red fruit tree?"

Ding Lingyu said:
"If we can capture the Vermilion Fruit Tree, I'll give my Vermilion Fruit to the remaining person who has made the greatest contribution. If you perform well, I'll give you the Vermilion Fruit, but the Vermilion Fruit Tree must be mine."

"You have a good plan."

Su Yu shook his head and said:
"I don't want the red fruit either. I want a branch."

"???"

"You don't have a cave, a spiritual vein, or a high-level spiritual farmer. Even if you take the Vermilion Fruit Tree branches, you can't grow a new Vermilion Fruit Tree."

"Just because you don't have it now doesn't mean you won't have it in the future. Just tell me whether you agree or not."

Ding Lingyu was silent for a moment, then nodded and said:
"If you can demonstrate your strength and value, then so be it."

"Then it's settled."

The Millennium Vermilion Fruit is considered a natural treasure. Taking it can increase the innate bone structure below 30 points by 1 point, increase the mana limit by 500 points and the lifespan limit by 10 years. The first three pills are effective.

But eating it raw has never been a way to maximize utility. Its greatest value lies in alchemy.

Three thousand-year-old red fruits, three thousand-year-old fairy mushrooms, three thousand-year-old ginsengs, nine Gangsha essences, ten drops of earth spirit milk, and a dozen secondary spiritual materials can be used to refine the top-grade elixir Hunyuan Wuliang Pill.

Hunyuan Wuliang Pill (top-grade elixir): Health limit +20000, mana limit +20000, health and mana regeneration +100/second, all spell power +50%, damage reduction 20%, lasts for one hour.

This thing is a magical medicine for overcoming tribulations. Taking one of these pills when overcoming a heavenly tribulation can greatly increase the success rate of overcoming the tribulation.

The market price of the Millennium Vermilion Fruit, one of the main medicines, is around 50 taels of gold, which means that if you can get one, you can earn 50 taels of gold.

But what Su Yu wanted was not this, but the thousand-year-old red fruit tree itself.

If it can be cultivated and survived, you will be able to harvest the thousand-year-old red fruit continuously in the future.

Many people may not understand the difference between the Millennium Zhuguo Tree and the Zhuguo Tree, and think that the Millennium Zhuguo Tree is a Zhuguo Tree that has grown for more than a thousand years.

Answer: Yes and no.

Normally, it takes thirty-three years for the red fruit to bloom, thirty-three years for it to bear fruit, and thirty-three years for it to mature, a total of 99 years.

Generally speaking, if no one picks the red fruit after it is fully ripe, it will naturally fall off, and then the fruit tree will rot and disappear. A new red fruit tree will grow in the same place the next year.

In other words, it can't last long.

There is only a very small probability that due to some special factors, the fruit of the Zhuguo tree will not fall off naturally after it is ripe, but will continue to nurture, and after thousands of years of absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, it will transform into a thousand-year-old Zhuguo.

At this time, whether the thousand-year-old red fruit is picked or falls naturally due to ripeness, the red fruit tree will rot and disappear.

However, if the red fruit tree has the chance to be struck by lightning but survives, the power of the heavenly tribulation or other special power can penetrate into the fruit tree and change its essence, allowing it to last forever, thus becoming a thousand-year-old red fruit tree.

The next fruit produced by this long-lasting thousand-year-old red fruit tree does not need to spend a thousand years to slowly nurture, but will be a thousand-year-old red fruit as soon as it matures.

Just like normal red fruits, it takes thirty-three years to bloom, thirty-three years to bear fruit, and thirty-three years to mature. In a total of 99 years, you can get thirty-six thousand-year-old red fruits from one tree.

If planted in a special medicinal garden that can adjust the flow of time, it will only take a dozen years for a batch to mature. Just imagine how valuable it is.

Su Yu now has neither a spiritual vein nor a senior spiritual farmer, but that does not prevent him from making preparations in advance.

Get the things first, and then plant them after you settle down and have your own cave.

At this time, Wei Xia went over to talk to Ding Lingyu for a few words, then came over to Su Yu and said, "Brother Su, let's go down and take a look at the unicorn snake under the spirit cave."

"Walk."

The two of them took off into the air, flew towards the cave in the valley, and dived into it.

After passing through the long underground passage, the view in front of them suddenly opened up and an underground space with a diameter of about two kilometers appeared in their eyes.

The huge arched dome is covered with vines and dotted with countless firefly-like light spots that illuminate the ground. The bottom is full of rugged rocks. In the center is a pool with a diameter of more than one kilometer. In the center of the pool is a small island, which is filled with spiritual mist. A huge monster can be vaguely seen lingering on the edge of the island.

"The red fruit tree is there."

Su Yu looked towards the center of the island, where the spiritual mist was forming a vortex of mist, and in the center stood a five or six meter tall red fruit tree.

The tree trunk is thick and the bark looks like layers of scales, and its color is purple. I don’t know what it absorbed and transformed into a thousand-year-old red fruit tree.

There are 16 fist-sized fruits on the tree. They are orange-yellow in color, and some parts have turned red. They are only one step away from the blood-red color of mature red fruits.

Su Yu took a light sniff, and a faint fragrance filled the air.

"It will mature at any time."

He turned his gaze to the viper coiled beside the island. It was about a hundred meters long, covered with thick green snake scales, with a single horn on its head. Its head skeleton was very different from that of a snake, and it looked a bit like a dragon.

Look at its properties:
Unicorn Viper (Elite): Level 116, Aquatic, Viper.

Attributes: HP 172 million, demonic power 8, attack power 12000, speed 600 km/h, demonic magic: water-based magic, swallowing, and dragon-walking magic.

"It's much worse than a dragon."

This thing is just an elite monster, not a BOSS. It doesn't have the bonus of the BOSS template and its strength is limited. Can they kill it if so many of them besiege it together?

The two looked for a while, and after making sure that there was nothing else in the underground space, they returned.

When I came out of the cave, I found that not only Cao Ze and Lan Yiying were there, but even He Shoucheng had come, including his girlfriend.

Su Yu waved to him, and just as he flew to the top of the mountain, he saw Cao Ze looking over and asked:

"I heard you want the Vermillion Fruit too?"

"Red Fruit Branch."

"Same!"

He looked eager to try:
"The limited environment of the last quiz led to my defeat, which has been bothering me ever since. Since we're distributing Vermillion Fruits today, how about a sparring match?"

"of course can!"

Su Yu said without any fear:
"But my explosive power is very strong, I may not be able to stop. If you die under my sword, don't blame me."

Cao Ze was about to agree, but Ding Lingyu stopped him immediately and said:

"Don't do anything yet. Wait until we're done fighting and have taken the Vermillion Fruit."

"also."

Both of them agreed.

After finishing this, Ding Lingyu looked at the sky and said:
"It's almost time."

"Are there any acquaintances of yours who want to come over?"

Everyone shook their heads.

"In that case, let's get started."

He soared into the air and flew towards the center. Another person flew out from each of the other two mountaintops, representing the Thunder Eagle Society and the Sword Spirit Pavilion. The three of them gathered together to discuss.

After a while he returned and said to everyone:
"Later, the three teams will join forces to kill the Viper. The one who gets the final blow will get 20% of the reward. The spoils will be randomly distributed, purely based on luck. Do you have any questions?"

Everyone shook their heads:

"No comment."

"What about the Vermillion Fruit? How do we divide it?"

Some who came later still didn't know the distribution plan. Ding Lingyu explained:
"The Sword Spirit Pavilion takes 6, and we and the Thunder Eagle Club each take 5."

“Why do they get the most?”

"Because they are the strongest."

"Who said that?"

"Although we haven't fought each other, the Sword Spirit Pavilion was indeed stronger than us most of the time."

At this time, Wei Xia coughed lightly and said:
"Just now on the road, Su Yu and I teamed up to kill Lan Feiyu and Leng Hong, who were ranked second in the Sword Spirit Pavilion."

"Ok?"

Ding Lingyu's eyes lit up and he looked at Su Yu:
"Really?"

"To be precise, I was intercepted by Lan Feiyu and Leng Hong, and then Brother Su Yu rushed over and killed Lan Feiyu. In addition, Brother Su Yu has already taken fourteen heads."

Everyone looked at Su Yu in great surprise. Ding Lingyu's eyes changed back and forth, and he punched his palm fiercely:
"If that's the case, the Sword Spirit Pavilion's strength won't have much of an advantage."

"Wait for me, I'll go and communicate with you."

After saying that, he flew towards the hill where the Sword Spirit Pavilion was located and discussed with the leader of the opposite side.

After a few words, the Thunder Eagle Society also flew over, and the three parties began a heated discussion.

Ding Lingyu returned a little later, smiling:
"Done. The red fruits will be distributed evenly, five per family. The extra one will go to the one who performs best. The red fruit tree will be ours. We just need to give each of them a branch."

Su Yu didn't say anything. Just give herself one.

I just went down and saw that the red fruit tree has six branches. In addition to the main branch, there are five more branches, which is enough.

"Hint: Ding Lingyu invites you to join the team, do you want to join?"

Su Yu glanced at the prompt and accepted the invitation to join a team that included everyone from the Thunder Eagle Society and the Sword Spirit Pavilion.

Everyone joins a team and can be immune to friendly fire in team mode, allowing everyone to concentrate on killing the BOSS.

After everything was ready, several temporary leaders entered the cave first, and the others followed.

After entering the cave, they were divided into three directions according to the three guilds.

So many people entering the cave immediately attracted the attention of the unicorn viper on the island. It looked up, slowly opened its body, and let out threatening roars towards the sky.

"Once you're in position, do it freely!"

"Be careful not to affect the Vermillion Fruit Tree."

As soon as the words fell, everyone raised their defensive magic weapons, and then colorful lights emerged, flames and frost flew together, and thunder and lightning rumbled.

"boom!"

Wei Xia arrived first after starting later, swung his thunder hammer and smashed it down. With a crackling sound, a thick lightning bolt struck the unicorn viper.

This seemed to be a signal. The next second, thirty or forty magical weapons of various kinds came together, and with a crackling sound, they instantly submerged the unicorn viper.

"hiss!"

The unicorn viper roared in pain, turned around and dived into the lake nearby. Its huge body moved back and forth in the water, causing ripples and rapidly rising water.

"The art of walking on a dragon, whirlpool!"

Almost in the blink of an eye, the lake water flooded the island, forming an extremely huge whirlpool.

(End of this chapter)