Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 368 Returning to Beiming Dragon City, Even the Chickens and Dogs Rise to Heaven

The orthodox Xuanmen lineage achieves the Dao as Daluo, while non-Xuanmen side sects achieve the Dao as Taiyi. Strictly speaking, there is not much difference in strength between the two, but the orthodox Xuanmen lineage is generally more powerful, so it gives people the illusion that Daluo is stronger than Taiyi.

That is indeed the case.

After Canghai advanced to True Immortal, he only experienced improvements in his physical body, magical power, and laws; there were no other special changes.

The Yin-Yang Immortal Cauldron was originally a low-grade acquired spiritual treasure, but it was upgraded by the power of the Heavenly Dao, becoming a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure.

The true form of the Chaos Demon God has increased in size significantly, now standing approximately 80 kilometers tall.

Although the improvement may seem small, and the length of the Supreme Dragon Transformation, which is also at the True Immortal Realm of Su Yu, is far less than 1,000 kilometers, strength is not entirely determined by size, but by quality.

Both are 100 meters tall, but one weighs only 5000 tons and the other weighs 50000 tons. Which one is more powerful?
Having completed his tribulation, Canghai returned to the Chaos Realm, and Su Yu continued his journey.

Regardless of her cultivation level, as the Heavenly Dao within the Chaos Pearl, she cannot be separated from it, unless she can attain the Great Luo Dao Fruit in the future and her primordial spirit chooses to align with the Great Dao of the Earthly Immortal Realm rather than the Chaos Pearl.

However, if she were to align herself with the Great Dao of the Immortal Realm, she would no longer be the Heavenly Dao of the Chaos Pearl, meaning her path forward would be cut off.

Because she is a primordial Chaos Demon God, she has only two paths to attain the Primordial Limitless Golden Immortal realm, which is the realm of a saint. One path is to follow the path of the Chaos Demon God and prove the Dao through force, and the other path is to evolve the Chaos Pearl into a great world and achieve sainthood through merit.

Within the Earthly Immortal Realm, there are no paths to sainthood, no matter how much merit one accumulates or how many corpses one severs. The Heavenly Dao of the Earthly Immortal Realm does not allow the birth of new saints.

The Earthly Immortal Realm evolved from the creation of the world by Pangu, and then from the shattering of the primordial world into the Earthly Immortal Realm. Countless powerful beings were born there, but apart from the original six saints, no seventh saint was ever born.

If Heaven does not allow it, Canghai cannot become a saint in the Earthly Immortal Realm.

She only has two paths to sainthood: either go to the depths of the primordial wilderness beyond the Immortal Realm and follow the path of the Chaos Demon God,
Either they can create a vast world within the Chaos Pearl and achieve sainthood through merit.

The path of becoming a Chaos Demon God is uncertain, and one must stay far away from the Immortal Realm. Once one leaves, there is no return, because the Heavenly Dao of the Immortal Realm will not allow a mature Chaos Demon God to re-enter the Immortal Realm.

However, the path of achieving sainthood through merit and cultivating a vast world within the Chaos Pearl is clearly promising.

Once the Chaos Pearl can be repaired, and Su Yu's cultivation reaches its peak, he can prove the Dao of the Great Luo, and the true body of the Chaos Demon God reaches at least level 90. Then, he can emulate Pangu in creating the world within the Chaos Pearl, using the physical body of the Chaos Demon God to create a vast world, and then merge with the infinite chaotic origin within the Chaos Pearl to prove the Dao through force.

Meanwhile, Canghai creates heaven and earth, educates all things, and creates a race destined by heaven in the newly derived Great Thousand World. With the Chaos Pearl Heavenly Dao fusion and the remaining Chaos Origin, combined with immeasurable merit, she can prove the Dao of Hunyuan.

Although the Chaos Pearl is not as powerful as the primordial world created by Pangu combining the bodies of three thousand Chaos Demons, it is still a supreme treasure of chaos. Its origin can support a Primordial Being who proves the Dao through force, and its derived worlds can support a Primordial Being who proves the Dao through merit.

In addition, the realm can also have multiple positions similar to the Six Saints of the Primordial World, just like the Primordial World. However, the origin of the Chaos Pearl is not as good as that of the Earth Immortal Realm, and the position is not that of a Primordial Saint.

In other words, the Chaos Pearl's origin can give birth to a maximum of two Primordial Saints, but the remaining amount is insufficient to give birth to a third Primordial Saint.

"That's enough."

With the opportunity to become a saint, what more could one ask for?

They continued their journey and soon arrived at the underwater outpost from which they had come before.

After a strong spatial distortion, the space before him changed, and he returned to Tianzhu Mountain. He immediately received a notification and found that he had gained 500 points of immortal skill.

"The Ancestor of the Lunar Eclipse has escaped?"

Su Yu was very surprised. According to what Jin Chi had said, if he could capture the Eclipse Moon Ancestor alive, he would gain one minor merit by handing over the Eclipse Moon Blood Seal. If the Heavenly Court generals killed the Eclipse Moon Ancestor, he would gain 1500 immortal merits.

He only has 500 Immortal Skills now, which only proves that handing over the Eclipse Moon Blood Seal was useful. He did use it to find the Eclipse Moon Ancestor, but he didn't kill the Eclipse Moon Ancestor and let him escape.

"An old monster that can live this long must have some skill."

He wouldn't doubt that the Heavenly Court was being lenient, nor could it be that the Heavenly Soldiers and Generals were useless; it could only be that the Eclipse Ancestor was too cunning and had some skill.

As soon as Su Yu stepped out of the teleportation platform, she greeted Jin Chi:

"Brother, I'm back."

Jinchi waited a little while before responding:
"I was just in a meeting. Where is General Su? Let me host a welcome dinner for you."

"???"

The two met soon after, and Su Yu asked curiously:
"You know everything?"

Jin Chi smiled and said:

"Look at what you're saying. I'm right here at Tianzhu Mountain. Any news from our clan has to go through me to be relayed to our clansmen in the Azure Immortal Realm or other parts of the Earth Immortal Realm. I received that news a few years ago."

He looked Su Yu up and down, unable to hide the amazement in his eyes:
"I never expected Brother Su to be even stronger than I imagined. It's unheard of for a Celestial Immortal to possess the combat power of a Profound Immortal. Even the geniuses of various races who have joined the famous Golden Immortal, Taiyi, and Daluo sects are no more than this."

“I remember that you are a disciple of the Xuanqing Sect, which is the lineage of Guangchengzi, the head of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect. Every hundred years, there are ten spots for you to go to Taoyuan Cave on Jiuxian Mountain in Dongsheng Shenzhou for further study. You’d better try to get one of these spots, Brother Su.”

Su Yu smiled and said:

"That's exactly what I was thinking. I'm going back to ask my master."

"With your strength, you can definitely win a spot and strive to become a disciple of Guang Chengzi. With your talent, you will surely stand out. If you can become a formal disciple, you may even become a Golden Immortal in the future."

"Try your best."

"Come on, brother, I'll treat you to dinner."

Jin Chi was in high spirits and led him straight to a gathering place for visiting cultivators outside Tianzhu Mountain. The two ate and chatted at the same time.

"By the way, if you are going to Peach Blossom Cave on Nine Immortals Mountain, don't rush to join the Heavenly Court. Wait until you have successfully joined before you do. The treatment of joining the Heavenly Court from a small sect is different from that of a Golden Immortal disciple of the Chan Sect."

Su Yu immediately understood the difference and nodded:

"My little brother understands."

He knew without needing any explanation that the level of importance one received when joining the Heavenly Court as a Golden Immortal disciple was vastly different from that received when joining as a disciple of an ordinary minor sect.

Although Xuanqing Shangzong is also a branch of the Chan Sect, there are countless minor branches within the Chan Sect. Joining the Heavenly Court would not bring much preferential treatment; at most, as members of the Chan Sect, they would not be easily bullied.

However, the Golden Immortal disciples are different, especially the formal disciples recognized by Guang Chengzi. They have a noble status and will be taken care of by fellow disciples of the Chan Sect when they enter the Heavenly Court. They can also skip the soldier stage and obtain an immortal position from the very beginning.

To use a common analogy, a celestial being from a small, unknown sect like the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect could only be a lowly soldier in the Heavenly Court, starting as a temporary worker.

If a disciple of the Xuanqing Shangzong with some background enters the Heavenly Court, he will become a formal member of the Heavenly Court directly. He can either become a minor official like Jin Chi, or join the Heavenly Soldier System as a patrol squad leader, leading a group of Heavenly Soldiers who have been enlightened.

However, if Guang Chengzi were to become a formal disciple, he would immediately be a ninth-rank official upon entering the Heavenly Court, which is equivalent to starting as a deputy section chief.

Moreover, with powerful figures in the sect looking after him, his promotion speed was incredibly fast.

He's not stupid; of course he'd choose the easier path.

Su Yu did not linger at Tianzhu Mountain. After exchanging a few words with Jin Chi, he bid farewell and headed straight for the East China Sea.

A week later, Su Yu returned to Beiming Dragon City and immediately summoned Ao Qing, the commander of the Central Camp, Gui Bo, the commander of the Western Camp, and Xie Chen, the commander of the Northern Camp, who were stationed in the city.

He and Ao Run sat on the throne at the head of the table, and he asked in a deep voice:
"Tell me about the changes in Dragon City during my absence, as well as the battle between the Dragon Clan and the Sea Serpent Clan."

Ao Qing was about to answer when he suddenly sensed something and looked up sharply, his face filled with shock:

"Commander-in-Chief, City Lord, what is it?"

Gui Bo and Xie Chen both discovered something, and their faces showed shock.

Su Yu raised his eyes, and a dragon's might far stronger than that of a normal True Immortal was unleashed. The three commanders took several steps back, their faces filled with shock.

"This is?"

"Commander-in-Chief, your bloodline?"

Su Yu said calmly:

"Under the protection of the Ancestral Dragon, I have ascended to the Ancient Dragon realm!"

"Gu Long."

Ao Qing's pupils widened. These two words exploded in his heart like thunder, shaking his very soul.

But after the initial shock came an unprecedented excitement, especially when he saw Su Yu transform into a crimson dragon, with a drop of ancient dragon blood condensing at the tip of his dragon claw. His excitement reached its peak.

"Your Excellency has transformed into an ancient dragon; this is a great fortune for the dragon race!"

Then he bowed down as if a jade pillar had been overturned, completely convinced.

Su Yu smiled slightly, waved his hand, and an invisible force lifted them up. With a flick of his finger, three streams of ancient dragon blood flew towards the three commanders, and he said:
"This is a reward for you."

The three commanders opened their mouths and swallowed the ancient dragon's true blood, then bowed down in unison once more:
"Thank you for the reward, Commander."

"Tell me about the changes in Dragon City over the past ten years and the war between the Azure Dragon Clan and the Sea Serpent Clan. Will the other commanders behave themselves?"

Ao Qing replied respectfully:

"It has been more than thirteen years since the Grand Commander and the City Lord left. In these years, Beiming Dragon City has always adhered to the Grand Commander's orders to defend the city. All the commanders have followed the Grand Commander's orders to guard their posts. The war between the Azure Dragon Clan and the Sea Serpent Clan has become increasingly fierce in recent years. More than a dozen Celestial Dragons have fallen in the past ten years."

What is the overall battle situation?

"They're still neck and neck, with no major changes."

"Oh!"

As he expected, for the two powerful races, as long as the top-level combat power is not unbalanced, there will not be any major changes in just over ten years.

He nodded and said in a deep voice:

"Go and summon all the commanders, and return to report to me in a week."

"I obey my orders!"

"Well, let's go."

The three commanders couldn't wait to leave; they needed to go back and refine the ancient dragon's true blood.

These three drops of ancient dragon blood will have the greatest effect on Ao Qing. As a pure dragon, his bloodline will be greatly enhanced after refining them, and his strength will also increase accordingly.

He is currently level 385. After refining the Ancient Dragon's true form, his level will be close to the limit of the Celestial Immortal realm. It won't be long before he can undergo the True Immortal Tribulation.

With a Mythic template of seven or eight stars, the True Immortal Tribulation is almost effortless unless you're extremely unlucky.

Gui Bo, at level 377, will also experience a significant power boost after refining the Ancient Dragon's True Blood, reaching the limit of the Celestial Immortal realm. Gui Bo's true form is a seven-headed dragon turtle, possessing higher defense and vitality than Ao Qing. Similarly, unless he's extremely unlucky, he'll face no difficulty in undergoing the True Immortal tribulation. The least useful is Xie Chen; the crab and dragon races are not connected by blood, so even if he refines the Ancient Dragon's True Body, he cannot transform into a true dragon.

Regardless, a single drop of Ancient Dragon Blood can significantly enhance his existing Shattered Star Golden Turtle Crab bloodline, max out his level of 377, and allow him to transcend the True Immortal Tribulation.

In other words, three drops of ancient dragon blood can quickly create three true immortal beings.

In addition, when the commanders come to report on their duties later, he will bestow upon each of them the true blood of the ancient dragon to enhance their bloodline and strength.

Perhaps their current level is not high enough to advance to True Immortal in one fell swoop, but the improvement of their bloodline can still greatly enhance their abilities. Most importantly, the Ancient Dragon True Blood has opened up their advancement channel, making it easy for them to advance to Profound Immortal.

Before long, more than a dozen True Immortals will be born in Beiming Dragon City.

After leaving the Dragon Palace, Su Yu arrived at the Dragon Turtle that supported the palace at its base.

This legendary Eight Desolate Dragon Turtle, with a level of 498, was the mount of the previous Sixth Prince of the Dragon Clan. According to Ao Qing, its level has been stuck at the peak of True Immortal for tens of thousands of years. Due to bloodline limitations, it is almost impossible for it to advance to Profound Immortal.

This dragon tortoise that supports the palace has always been lying down and sleeping. It only woke up briefly when Su Yu came to take over the forces of the Northern Underworld Dragon City. Otherwise, it is always sleeping.

Su Yu came to his side, his dragon claw holding a ball of ancient dragon blood, motionless.

After a while, the Eight Desolate Dragon Turtle, which was as big as an island, suddenly began to tremble, and mud and dust surged out and drifted in the clear seawater.

After a while, an enormous head slowly emerged, its two eyes, as bright as the sun, staring directly at the ancient dragon blood in his hand.

Su Yu flew to the front of the dragon turtle, looked it up and down, and suddenly felt that one drop of ancient dragon blood might not be enough.

With a thought, he took out nine more drops of ancient dragon blood, combined them with the drop in his hand to make a total of ten drops of ancient dragon blood, and threw them out.

The Eight Desolate Dragon raised its head, its gaze following the mass of ancient dragon blood. Its mouth slowly opened a crack, and the ancient dragon blood flew into its mouth and disappeared.

After a while, the Eight Desolate Dragon Turtle suddenly raised its head and let out a long dragon roar, then slowly lay down again.

But this time it wasn't a deep sleep; Su Yu could clearly feel the blood in the dragon turtle's body boiling.

"Ten drops of ancient dragon blood should be enough to enable it to successfully transform into human form."

He smiled, turned and left.

There's no need to say anything about submitting to me; merging with the ancient dragon's true blood makes you his bloodline. This bond and loyalty are stronger than any verbal oath.

After leaving the Eight Desolate Dragon Turtle, he came to the water eye not far away and saw the enormous body of the level 459 Crocodile Dragon with the terrifying template lying on the edge of the water eye.

This thing looks a lot like a Titan creature called Godzilla from a movie or novel he read before he transmigrated, only it's many times larger.

He also extracted ten drops of ancient dragon blood from this savage beast-level crocodile dragon.

The crocodile dragon, which was resting by the water's edge, suddenly sprang up with a burst of energy, much faster than the dragon turtle. Looking up, it saw Su Yu hanging above it and felt his undisguised ancient dragon aura. It immediately lay down to show its submission.

"clever!"

Su Yu flicked his finger, and ten drops of the Ancient Dragon's true form flew into the Crocodile Dragon's mouth.

"Roar!"

The Crocodile Dragon roared, its body rapidly cracking and gushing blood. It immediately turned and flew towards the North Sea Dragon City, where it found an open space and lay down. An invisible force spread out, binding the blood surrounding it and forming a blood cocoon.

"Ten drops of true blood are enough for the Eight Desolate Dragon Turtle and the Crocodile Dragon to advance, and the Eight Desolate Dragon Turtle will most likely soon undergo the Xuanxian Tribulation."

"The Crocodile Dragon will probably have to wait a while, but it won't be long before Beiming Dragon City has two more Xuanxian-level warriors."

"Once the commanders are promoted, a group of them can be carefully selected and trained from among the many ordinary dragons in Beiming Dragon City."

The true dragons of Beiming Dragon City are not just a few commanders. In addition to them, there are a large number of true dragons whose cultivation has not yet reached the Celestial Immortal level, as well as various dragon species. Their level templates vary, and their numbers are in the tens of millions.

Su Yu considered that there was still a lot of Ancient Dragon True Blood left, more than 700 drops, which could be used to cultivate powerful dragons on a large scale.

Once he rises to a certain position in the Heavenly Court, he can either choose to be sent to a new immortal realm to establish his own dragon palace, or replace the Azure Dragon King and seek the Azure Dragon King's throne.

His personal inclination was to become the Azure Dragon King, since the human homeland was located in the Azure Immortal Realm, and he could protect his people if he became the Dragon King there.

To do this, he would need to have a certain status in the Heavenly Court, at least a seventh-rank celestial official position, and he would need to persuade the Azure Dragon King to transfer him to a better position.

He was confident in this, but it wouldn't be possible in a short time; it would take at least several hundred years.

A week later, all the commanders gathered at the Dragon Palace to report to him.

After confirming there were no problems, he bestowed upon each of them the true blood of the ancient dragon.

No one could refuse, nor could they refuse. The dragon and aquatic races simply could not refuse the true blood of the ancient dragon, especially when they saw that not long ago they were not much different from themselves, but in just one month they had become so powerful that they could not resist the three leaders, Ao Qinggui, Xie Chen, and others.

Nine commanders, nine drops of ancient dragon blood.

A month later, all twelve commanders had fully integrated with the ancient dragon's true blood, resulting in a dramatic change in their strength.

First Commander Ao Qing, level 399, Mythical Seven Star Template, formerly Azure Dragon, now Crimson Dragon, Commander of the Central Camp.

The second commander, Ao Rui, level 399, is a Mythical Seven-Star template. He was originally a Blue Dragon, now a Red Dragon, and is the commander of the Eastern Camp.

The third commander, Lan Ze, is level 399, a Mythical Seven-Star template, originally a Dragon Whale, now a Fire-attribute Kun Dragon, and the commander of the Southern Camp.

Fourth Commander Gui Bo, Level 399, Mythical Seven Star Template, Seven-Headed Dragon Turtle, Commander of the Western Camp.

Fifth Commander Xie Chen, Level 399, Mythical Six-Star Template, Shattered Star Golden Turtle Crab, Commander of the Northern Camp.

The sixth commander, Ao Bo, level 395, is a mythical seven-star template. He was originally a golden dragon, now a red dragon, and is the second naval commander.

The seventh commander, Crab Purple Thunder, level 392, Mythical six-star template, Shattered Star Golden Turtle Crab, the third naval commander.

The eighth commander, Jin Ying, level 390, a mythical six-star template, a water-avoiding golden-eyed beast, and the fourth naval commander.

The Ninth Commander, Shrimp Commander, Level 386, Mythical Six-Star Template, formerly Golden Lobster, now Red Dragon, Fifth Naval Commander.

The tenth commander, Han Li, level 390, a mythical six-star template, formerly Taiyin Han Chi, now Chi Long, the sixth naval commander.

Eleventh Commander Ao Bai, Level 370, Mythical Seven Star Template, formerly a Golden Dragon, now a Crimson Dragon, Commander of the Seventh Naval Force.

The twelfth commander, Ao Han, level 370, is a mythical seven-star template. He was originally a golden dragon, now a red dragon, and is the eighth naval commander.

Su Yu left Ao Run to guard the area, leaving her the Dragon Transformation Well and 100 drops of ancient dragon blood to promote and reward his subordinates.

She had already fused with 10 drops of ancient dragon blood and often absorbed the chaotic energy that the Canghai had purified. Now she was at level 386, with a rank as high as the tenth star of mythology. In terms of bloodline, she was no less than the Azure Dragon King, and in terms of strength, she was much stronger than Ao Qing, who was at level 399.

He told her not to rush and to slowly train her subordinates in Beiming Dragon City before leaving Beiming Dragon City and flying towards the Azure Immortal Realm Continent.

It's been decades since I left, and now I've become an immortal. It's time for me to return to the Xuanqing Sect.

There was no rush to get back. He flew slowly, enjoying the scenery along the way. After landing, he first visited Long'ao Immortal City, and then headed to Xuanqing Upper Sect. It took him about two months to return to the sect.

Upon arriving at the mountain gate, he saw rosy clouds soaring into the sky within the sect, and disciples coming and going were beaming with joy. Curious, he opened the regional channel and quickly understood what had happened.

A disciple of the sect has become an immortal, and other disciples are celebrating for him.

"Even ordinary celestial beings need to celebrate?"

"Indeed, even a Celestial Immortal is still an Immortal. The strongest in the sect is only a True Immortal. A Celestial Immortal can become an elder."

Unbeknownst to him, the immortals he once looked up to no longer held any reverence in his eyes. Over the years, he had killed hundreds of celestial immortals and more than a dozen true immortals, so he could no longer feel any awe towards them.

“Other people’s masters are for life, but the masters I’ve apprenticed to will soon be surpassed by me. I don’t get to enjoy the protection of the sect at all. Instead, I become the sect’s support.”

Su Yu was both amused and exasperated.

"Hopefully the next mentor will be more capable."

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the next master should be the last master.

Upon entering the sect, he directly accessed the sect's grotto-heaven through his privileges. He looked up at the familiar sea of ​​clouds, his powerful eyesight piercing through the clouds to see another space on the other side, filled with incredibly rich spiritual energy and floating immortal islands.

It's obvious that the core of the sect is inside, but we didn't have permission to enter before.

Now.
I still don't have the authority unless I become a true disciple of this sect.

One of his purposes in returning this time was to apply for the position of a true disciple of the Xuanqing Shangzong sect. After all, the prerequisite for competing for a spot to go to Taoyuan Cave in Jiuhua Mountain is to be a true disciple of the sect. Those who are not true disciples do not even have a chance to compete.

One step can take you a hundred miles.

In less than five minutes, a familiar floating immortal island appeared in the void ahead, which was the immortal island of the Tianxing lineage's Daoist temple.

However, when he approached the immortal island, he saw that the main peak where his senior brother was located was bustling with activity, with disciples coming and going from time to time.

"It can't be such a coincidence, right?"

Su Yu looked strange and transmitted her voice to her fourth senior brother:
"Senior brother, is our eldest brother celebrating his ascension to immortality today?"

The fourth senior brother quickly responded:
"Junior Brother, you're back!"

"Well, I'm back."

"It's true that the eldest brother has become an immortal."

"Where's the master?"

"Master is at Dragon Turtle Peak."

"Ok."

After shutting down communications, Su Yu flew straight towards Dragon Turtle Peak.

Inside Dragon Turtle Peak, in the main hall, Ye Lingfeng was sitting cross-legged on the throne, cultivating.

The entire hall was shrouded in spiritual mist, and starlight appeared on the ceiling, with stars occasionally falling into the mist.

Every fifteen minutes, when the spiritual mist in the hall reached a certain amount, Ye Lingfeng would open his mouth and inhale, and the dense spiritual mist and starlight of the entire hall would flow into his mouth and disappear.

Another quarter of an hour passed in focus. Just as Ye Lingfeng was about to speak, he suddenly sensed something and looked up.
(End of this chapter)