Cultivation: But Not a Game

Fallen Star Islands, Southeast Sea Region, All Stars Island, the headquarters of the Overlord-level Guild, All Stars Guild, also an important military node, and forward base for humans in the Southeast Sea Region.

When Su Yu arrived from Divine Turtle Island, he saw that this place had already turned into a massive base camp, countless players converged here, and a large number of warships gathered, the port was almost unable to accommodate them.

Su Yu had already learned about the war situation from Cheng Shayu before he came.

The front line had already erupted in battle long ago, players were fighting fiercely across the seas at the boundary of the two factions, tens of thousands died each day, it was extremely brutal.

However, both sides had a vast number of people, with potentially tens of millions of players participating in this sea, such casualties didn’t affect the outcome.

Su Yu came without any tasks, just routinely drafted to participate in the battle.

No subordinates were assigned to him unless a full-scale war between the two factions broke out; in such local skirmishes, there weren’t formal formations. If you were a guild leader, you could mobilize your guild’s power to join the battle, but as an individual, you were just a lone figure.

Su Yu carefully understood the situation, purchased a local map, and slipped away amidst the crowd from All Stars Island.

He sped all the way, like wind and lightning, crossing over 100,000 kilometers to reach the battle sea of the two factions.

Upon reaching here, everyone became cautious; most traveled in groups, ranging from as few as a dozen to as many as hundreds, each with a vigilant face. Such lone figures like Su Yu were extremely rare.

But those daring to be alone must be strong, no one dared to underestimate them.

The regional channel was in chaos, continually there were reports of sightings of Horned Demon People teams or requests for support; occasionally, someone would alert others to the presence of Horned Demon People experts.

Besides, the regional channel also had a war merit leaderboard; only the merits gained in the war zone could make it onto the leaderboard, and after the battle concluded, those ranked ahead in merits would receive additional rewards from the military.

He glanced at it; currently, ranked first was someone named Xiao Shuyuan, an elite ranked 39th on the Grandmaster List, with a total accumulated merit of 2.35 million+.

"Exaggerated!"

According to the calculation, killing one person earns 1 merit point, killing an expert earns 10 merit points, killing a Loose Immortal-level expert earns over 100 points; these merits were indeed astonishing, one wonders how long he had been at it.

Su Yu guessed he must have been drafted at the onset of the conflict.

"Boom!"

Su Yu hadn’t been in the battle sea for ten minutes before receiving a red alert notification:

"At 10 o’clock direction, 854 kilometers away, there’s a battle, 121 humans against 84 Horned Demon People, our side has the advantage."

This was an alert Su Yu had specifically set; any battle within a 1,000 km radius would alert him, and he would decide whether to support it at his discretion.

Currently, the notification indicated humans had the advantage, so Su Yu did not join and continued flying ahead.

"At 11 o’clock direction, 726 kilometers away, there’s a battle, 128 humans against 45 Horned Demon People, the Horned Demon People have the upper hand."

"Few Horned Demon People yet they have the upper hand, there must be experts!"

Su Yu decisively accelerated towards the 11 o’clock direction, quickly seeing the two battling teams.

As he expected, the Horned Demon People had fewer numbers but had experts, five Horned Demon People Loose Immortals, while the human side had more people but only two Loose Immortals, currently grouped together using Defense Treasure to fend off the assault.

Seeing Su Yu approaching, the Horned Demon People’s leader glanced at one of the Loose Immortals, giving a nod:

"You go intercept."

The person laughed heartily and said:

"Only level 100, can be resolved in less than a minute."

He reached out, gathering the world’s energy into two grasping hands, catching from left and right.

Su Yu extended a finger, the Star-Heavenly-Gang Twin Swords darted out, turned into two beams of lightning, instantly tearing the grasping hands in half.

"Nani?"

The Horned Demon People were startled, quickly summoning a Treasure Pearl to envelop themselves in protective light, but in the next second, two razor-thin strands of Sword Qi wrapped around, the protective light trembled violently.

"Gui Water Divine Thunder (Law)!"

A mass of azure thunder light descended, exploding with a roar, the terrifying explosion exceeding a million instantly blasted the protective Pearl away, the sword light twisted and killed instantly.

Gui Water Divine Thunder (Foundation/Law): Damage (100k + 100% magic damage) *10, casting range 10 kilometers, damage range 100 meters, Mana cost 1000 points, cooldown 5 seconds.

With the unsealing of the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, the might of this Innate Immortal Treasure was finally revealed.

The previous 200% water-type magic power boost was gone, not because it was lost, but because it was overridden by the Innate Water Element Dao, and then all water-type magic was law-enhanced, akin to the power surge seen in those law-infused monsters.

Holding the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, one automatically masters the Water Element Dao Law, enhancing the power of all water-type magic tenfold.

After upgrading Gui Water Divine Thunder to a Dao Foundation spell, its power fixed at 100k plus 100% magic damage, making it 180k, with the law tenfold boost, its power surged to 1.8 million.

It wasn’t just Gui Water Divine Thunder; all water-type arts saw a tremendous increase in power, including Innate Water Thunder...

It’s worth mentioning that this multiplier of water-type magic power *10 has nothing to do with the water-type law +10. The law +10 isn’t inherently tenfold. Before fully mastering the law, regardless if it’s +20 or +50, the power boost remains tenfold.

In an instant, after dealing with one, Su Yu waved his hand to open a light gate, reached in and grabbed Ao Run, who had leveled up to 185, tossing him into the air.

With an earth-shattering dragon roar, Ao Run rapidly swelled into an azure-blue True Dragon nearly a thousand meters long, opening its mouth to spew a Meridian Cold Tide.

Next, blue light streamed out from the light gate, transforming into Xia Xiaoyue, Yue Qingsi, and three other women, all inspecting their surroundings with joyful expressions.

"Take them down!"

He extended a finger, and the four women immediately grew serious, simultaneously deploying their magical artifacts to strike.

Their True Spirits are entrusted to the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, which, as an Innate Immortal Treasure, is of a much higher grade than the Eight Beauties Reunion Painting. They can now freely operate outside, with a maximum range reaching up to one million kilometers.

Xia Xiaoyue deployed the Nine Heavens Cloud Pouch, opening it to form a halo of clear light that protected all the women within. She wielded the Dust-Evading Banner, striking with Dust-Evading Sword Qi.

Yue Qingsi manipulated two Tier Seven Flying Swords, their Sword Qi as fine as silk, hidden in the void and unseen by the naked eye.

Cui Yunxian’s arsenal of magical artifacts was purely supportive. Against these dozens of Horned Demon People, there was no need to set up the Eight Desolations Demon Subduing Array. She only held a Fixed Light Treasure Mirror in one hand, continuously illuminating, and a Soul-Shaking Bell in the other, ringing back and forth.

Finally, Yan Qiubai, a disciple of the Yin Yang Demon Sect, had not yet received magical artifacts from Su Yu. She only assisted from the side by conjuring the Five Elements Thunder Skill.

They all practiced the Five Elements Scripture and, like Su Yu, did not need to learn the Heart Skill of the Five Elements Scripture. They mainly studied the derived techniques such as the Five Elements Thunder Skill, the Five Elements Escape Skill, the Five Elements Forbidden Skill, and the Five Elements Divine Gang.

A top-level sect’s true disciple, three experts nearing the level of a true disciple, plus a level 185 True Dragon working together, easily crushed the opponents without Su Yu having to lift a finger. Not one escaped.

Killing this group of people yielded a total of 584 merit points.

Their True Spirits, entrusted to the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, appeared to have been summoned by him through the surveillance Immortal Treasure, the Taixu Divine Mirror, thus all the merits obtained were credited to Su Yu.

After sorting through the spoils, Su Yu took out the Spiritual Wing Flying Ship and leapt aboard, with the ship flying northward.

"Qiubai."

The beauty leaned forward slightly, replying softly:

"Husband?"

Su Yu cupped her flawless chin and said:

"Have you ever thought about re-cultivating yourself?"

Yan Qiubai immediately understood his implication and nodded:

"Husband wants me to start anew?"

"Yes, you hail from the Yin Yang Demon Sect, and your cultivation doesn’t match well with ours. Even good magical artifacts aren’t suitable for you. It’s better to abandon your current cultivation and start over. With the Sea-Suppressing Pearl providing experience and enlightenment, it won’t take long for you to re-establish your Dao Foundation."

"Moreover, your previous Dao Foundation was only Third-Grade, barely superior. If you re-cultivate with proper preparation, you might even achieve a First-Grade Dao Foundation."

"But we lack top-tier Dao Skills."

"First practice the Five Elements Scripture. I’ll find a way to procure a Heart Skill of sect-level or above. If not, I’ll accumulate some Power of Law to elevate the Five Elements Scripture to sect-level or even supreme level."

The beauty rubbed her little face against his hand gently and said:

"It’s all up to you, husband."

"Good girl!"

Su Yu opened the Sea Suppressing Realm Gate and entered the Sea Suppressing Realm, and she followed him in.

Upon finding the Vast Sea, he informed her of the decision, saying:

"Guard her and assist in her re-cultivation."

The Vast Sea nodded:

"Rest assured, husband."

Yan Qiubai also bowed to the Vast Sea:

"Sorry to trouble you, sister."

Re-cultivation is simple, requiring merely the self-collapse of the Dao Foundation to disperse cultivation, but the main challenge lies in surviving the collapse without losing one’s life, which is very difficult.

After all, the Dao Foundation is the root of life and cultivation, with Qi and Blood integrating with the soul. When the Dao Foundation collapses, the soul also ruptures, and without anyone safeguarding life, one would perish instantly.

This kind of death penalty is extremely terrifying, beyond the normal limits of death, and even a Loose Immortal with a 600-year lifespan could potentially die completely.

Generally, not even a Celestial Immortal can guarantee 100% success when protecting someone, but with the Vast Sea acting, there are no problems. She can use her innate origin to stabilize the soul.

Su Yu sat nearby, watching her shatter her Dao Foundation completely. Her level quickly dropped as her cultivation dissipated, falling from over one hundred to level one within minutes.

"Now begin re-cultivation!"

With the Five Elements Scripture in hand, she immediately studied it, then activated the Heart Skill. A force of suction emanated from her body, rapidly reabsorbing the dissipated cultivation around her, as her level began to recover.

This is the benefit of having someone to protect you: the dissipated cultivation doesn’t vanish completely and can be partly restored, so there’s no need to start entirely from scratch.

After an entire day and night of re-cultivation, most of her cultivation was reabsorbed. By the time she finished and rose, her cultivation had already regained level 95.

She deliberately stopped; otherwise, she could have leaped straight to level 100 and immediately faced another celestial tribulation.

Now, facing the tribulation would be a nine out of ten chance of death, and lacking enough accumulation would mean even a Third-Grade Dao Foundation couldn’t be condensed.

From here, she needs to rebuild, waiting until perfection before facing the tribulation again.

She needn’t worry about this part. Su Yu will prepare for her, and with plenty of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, they can afford a small enhancement.

After the re-cultivation, Su Yu casually gave her the Nine Rings Immortal Banner to use. His means were now so abundant and powerful that the Nine Rings Immortal Banner was almost unnecessary for him.

After all, they were of one body; what’s hers is his, and when needed, it can be used at any time.