Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 261 - 171: Returning to the Sect, Counting the Spoils

Chapter 261: Chapter 171: Returning to the Sect, Counting the Spoils

"Run!"

Su Yu immediately propelled his flying sword into the sky, and the next moment, the position where he had just been was engulfed by countless magical treasures and Magic.

What does a speed of 8200 mean?

It was already faster than most Loose Immortals who weren’t skilled in speed. The nearby players, whose strength was limited, couldn’t even react before he had escaped, heading straight for the outer realms.

However, soon some Loose Immortal demon cultivators couldn’t hold back and started their pursuit, riding various flying Magical Treasures or using Escape Skills to catch up.

"So fast!"

Su Yu glanced back and knew he was outmatched. Sighing inwardly, he retrieved and activated the Earth Immortal Talisman, and the ancestral master’s phantom rose into the sky, hanging in the air. As the Loose Immortals gathered to attack wildly, he stood firm in the embrace of his ancestral master, activating the Great Transposition Divine Talisman.

In ten seconds, it activated, and he ascended like a flash of light.

Once again, he appeared back at the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect.

"Safe now."

Su Yu exhaled lightly, pressing his hand to his chest, feeling his heart race.

Too thrilling.

Killing a True Inheritor right under the noses of millions of players, and then escaping their pursuit, was just too exhilarating.

Standing still in the air for a moment, Su Yu opened his Magical Robe, revealing a blood-colored mark on his chest, a curse cast by Sikong Xiang before his death. It hadn’t disappeared even after returning to his true form.

"I’ll ask the ancestral master if it can be removed later."

Having it linger on him wasn’t good.

It not only affected his state of mind but also deceptively helped in comprehending the Blood and Slaughter Laws, which led to falling into demonic influence as the price.

Indeed, the more he slaughtered, the more he would be affected by the curse. Once he comprehended the Blood and Slaughter Laws, it would mark his entry into demonic influence.

Closing his collar, he opened the panel again, checking the log with a smile on his face.

In that minute and a half of frenzied slaughter, he had actually gained over fifty thousand merits. Adding what he already had, his total merits now reached 90509, just under ten thousand short of one hundred thousand.

In addition, by helping the Heavenly Dao eliminate the Blood Demon, he had gained one more Heavenly Will, now at Heavenly Will +3.

"Nice!"

"After the situation cools down, I’ll find another chance to visit the south."

The thought alone made him grin.

After all, demon cultivators aren’t anything good. Whether refining zombies or ghosts, they used the flesh and souls of living humans, either indigenous or by killing other players for refinement. None of them were good.

Especially someone like Sikong Xiang, a True Inheritor of the Blood Demon Hall. Previously uncertain, but this time, after transforming into a Blood Demon, he cruelly refined and slaughtered tens of thousands of players to create the Blood God Child.

Dying in this way costs at least a decade of lifespan, very vicious. Eliminating him was carrying out the will of heaven, and he felt no guilt.

Closing the panel, Su Yu did not immediately return to Xuankong Mountain but flew toward Xuanzhen Immortal City outside the sect, intending to first deal with the spoils of war.

He headed straight for the branch of the Heaven-Reaching Commerce Association in Xuanzhen Immortal City to dispose of all unnecessary spoils of war.

Including the Blood Shadow Divine Saber, he sold a total of three ordinary Tier Seven Treasures and two Tier Seven refined treasures for 7000 gold.

The sixth-grade bracer sold for 50 gold.

Seven Blood Evil Elixirs sold for 105 gold.

Thirty-two Blood Essence Stones sold for 320 gold.

The Blood Transformation Flight Skill sold for 150 gold.

The Five Desires Yin Demon Thunder Skill sold for 200 gold.

The Refined All Heavens Five Desires Yin Demon Skill sold for 2500 gold.

Four sets of Subtle Level Blood Shadow Demon Scripture sold for a total of 9600 gold, each for 2400 gold.

Two sets of Profound Mysterious Blood Killing Skill sold for a total of 26000 gold, each for 13000 gold.

Normally, Refined Heart Skills and basic Sword Formulas range from 2000 gold to 3000 gold. These, being demon cultivator Heart Skills, weren’t strong, and didn’t fetch a good price here.

Profound Heart Skills and basic Sword Formulas range from 12000 gold to 20000 gold, quite a difference. Similarly, these demon cultivator Heart Skills weren’t top-tier in their rank, thus didn’t sell well here.

In total, it all combined to 45925 gold, adding his current funds of 4178, he now had 50103 gold in total.

Lastly, he had not yet sold a thousand-year blood ginseng.

With money in hand, he immediately spent 16000 gold to purchase an Immortal’s Manual for use when converting to the sect’s secret legacy.

Having done all this, he was satisfied and returned to the sect.

Upon returning to Xuankong Mountain, he saw the ancestral master standing at the entrance, smilingly stroking his beard as he watched him.

He hurried forward and bowed:

"Disciple Su Yu greets the ancestral master."

Master Xuanwei gently stroked his head, smiling warmly as he asked:

"Was this journey fruitful?"

He nodded and said:

"The disciple’s journey was successful. I managed to eliminate the Blood Demon Hall’s True Inheritor Sikong Xiang; he will no longer plague the world."

"Excellent!"

Master Xuanwei praised, clapping his hands.

"Come with me."

With that, he turned and flew toward the outside of the sect, and Su Yu immediately followed.

"Since you’ve completed the mission and returned, first submit your task and claim the rewards, then continue to accumulate contributions and merits."

"Disciple understands."

Master Xuanwei stroked his beard again, continuing to ask:

"Which Immortal Bone did you recently refine?"

"The Sky-breaking Immortal Bone."

"How often can you transform into a dragon?"

Su Yu answered honestly:

"Once a month."

This wasn’t something he needed to hide, as it could be guessed over time.

"This is good, with a few months left in the trial, you can accumulate a bit more."

"Of course, you don’t have to go if you don’t want to. With what you’ve accumulated now, securing a place in the top ten is almost guaranteed."

As Master Xuanwei walked, he inquired about certain matters regarding Su Yu, including details about his newly formed Immortal Bone, all of which he knew intricately.

Before they knew it, they arrived at the Internal Affairs Hall within the sect, corresponding to the Foreign Affairs Hall. However, this place does not issue tasks but is only meant for submitting tasks and receiving task rewards, limited to those tasks that earn sect contributions.

With his grandmaster personally accompanying him, the formalities were swiftly completed, and he received his rewards.

10,000 points of sect contribution, a major merit, 50 points for demon subjugation, and +1 to True Inheritor conditions.

"These True Inheritor conditions are related to the future True Inheritor trial. You can accumulate them now, and in the future, if you have the chance to complete more tasks like this, if you accumulate enough, the True Inheritor trial can be bypassed for a direct promotion to True Inheritor."

"How many True Inheritor conditions are needed for direct promotion?"

"At least more than five."

"So many..."

The difficulty exceeded Su Yu’s expectations.

But upon reflection, it seemed reasonable. A True Inheritor, after all, was the most core legacy of the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect. As long as one ascends, even with the worst luck, they become elders of various branches; with good fortune, they might become the heads of various branches, and the most outstanding even have a chance to vie for the position of the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect’s head.

When thinking about this, the difficulty seemed quite justified.

"What are your plans now?"

On the way back, Master Xuanwei casually asked:

"Will you take a break for a while, or continue to accumulate contribution?"

Su Yu had already made up his mind, and responded loudly:

"Disciple is currently wanted, with a bounty nearing one hundred thousand taels of gold, and quite a few Loose Immortals are searching for me. Going south now is too dangerous, so I’ll rest for a while." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

"By the way, does Grandmaster have any way to help disciple remove this curse?"

He pulled down his Magical Robe’s collar to reveal the Blood God Curse on his chest.

Master Xuanwei looked at it, frowned, and after a long silence said:

"It’s possible but very troublesome, time-consuming, and extremely dangerous."

"Dangerous?"

"Yes."

"This curse is both a curse and a gift. It won’t harm you; on the contrary, it can help you comprehend the Blood and Slaughter Laws. It’s beneficial for you, so even if you form the Celestial Might Star Bone in the future, you won’t be able to remove it."

"Because this power has already attached to your soul, any external attempt to remove it is very dangerous, risking tearing your soul apart."

"Ah..."

"Then what should I do?"

Grandmaster waved his hand and said:

"Don’t worry, it’s just difficult to remove at this stage. But when you form the Celestial Might Star Bone or achieve an Immortal Body, and later establish your Dao Foundation, you can slowly refine it yourself."

"If you can refine it on your own, this curse burning the residual Primordial Spirit and True Spirit of Sikong Xiang becomes a tonic, significantly strengthening your Primordial Spirit."

"Oh!"

Upon hearing this, Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling no urgency.

As long as it can be solved, taking it slow doesn’t matter.

The old and the young flew leisurely and returned slowly to Xuankong Mountain, yet paused in front of the Grandmaster’s cave residence.

Su Yu raised his head and saw the Wandering Dragon Ancestor sitting in the garden in front of the Grandmaster’s cave, drinking tea. Noticing their return, Wandering Dragon Ancestor looked towards Su Yu, eyes full of delight.

Su Yu was puzzled by the expression of Wandering Dragon Ancestor, he suddenly felt the atmosphere wasn’t right. Looking up, he saw the Grandmaster gritting his teeth, waving a hand that pushed him away with an invisible force:

"You should go back first, the old man has some private matters to discuss with your Senior Martial Uncle."

"Oh!"

As he said this word, he was already pushed to the mid-mountain, not far from the Fengyun Daoist School.

Su Yu didn’t think much of it, turned, and went home.

The Master still wasn’t there, nor was the Third Senior Brother, but the Fifth Senior Sister Jin Qianyue was.

The Fifth Senior Sister also knew he was undergoing trials, so she simply asked about his situation without delving too much to avoid being accused of gossiping and interfering with the trials later.

Su Yu didn’t dare to linger long with his Senior Sister, as he realized that under the influence of the Blood God Curse, his own desires were amplified, and he even entertained certain thoughts towards his beautiful Senior Sister.

"No."

After returning to his room, he immediately entered the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, where he saw Canghai extending her jade hand, waiting for him.

Holding her small hand, a cool energy flowed into his body, quickly calming the somewhat restless Qi and Blood.

Canghai gently pressed her cool hand against his forehead and softly said:

"You can come to find me anytime in the future. I can help suppress your inner fire."

"I know."

Su Yu nodded, frowning slightly.

"This matter is a bit troublesome, I will have to rely on Canghai more in the future to suppress the inner fire."

"Also, the Moonlight Condensed Dew."

He took a sip of the Moonlight Condensed Dew, the cool energy seeping into his body, also suppressing a portion of the inner fire.

"Gotta brew more of this."

After all, with Canghai in the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, he couldn’t keep opening it frequently.

"Furthermore, find another Spirit Wine recipe that can suppress the inner fire."

Moonlight Condensed Dew only suppresses fire poison and Heart Demon, not specifically the inner fire and desires.

Without further words that night, Su Yu left the next day and headed directly for Xuanzhen Immortal City. He spent nearly half a day in the city and found a recipe for a wine that could suppress the inner fire — the Profound Ice Jade Marrow Liquid.

Profound Ice Jade Marrow Liquid Recipe: A Tier Seven Spirit Wine, brewed from Extreme North Profound Ice Marrow and millennia-old snow lotus, capable of suppressing Heart Demon and inner fire.

Properties: First sip permanently increases ice resistance by 500 points and slightly enhances resistance to Heart Demon and inner fire.

Properties: Restores 120,000 points of Mana with the first sip, followed by a recovery of 2,000 points per second for 30 seconds, feature: suppresses Heart Demon and inner fire for 2 hours.

This is a Tier Seven Spirit Wine, needing Extreme North Profound Ice Marrow and millennia-old snow lotus, capable of suppressing Heart Demon and inner fire.