Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 345 Return to Blue Mountain, Current Status of the Guild
The moment Su Yu's spiritual will touched the spiritual imprint within the Doumu Talisman, the will at the core of the talisman was activated. The next second, it transformed into a blazing sun, unleashing unimaginable pressure, and Su Yu's spiritual imprint was immobilized.

A moment later, the great sun transformed into a pupil, and a gaze pierced through layers of space and fell down.

Su Yu's will shifted, and countless phantom images swept across his head, representing his past experiences.

He instantly felt that he had no secrets, as if his entire being could be seen through by that gaze.

"Is this the power of a Great Luo Golden Immortal?"

However, Su Yu soon discovered that although the illusion contained most of his experiences, some experiences were not shown. For example, the image of him entering the Dinghai Pearl did not appear. In addition, as the illusion slid along until he merged the two Dinghai Pearls to return to the origin and create the Chaos Pearl, the subsequent images all disappeared.

"what!"

A clear, cool voice came from behind, seemingly expressing curiosity.

Su Yu felt a sudden lightness throughout her body; the true essence of Doumu Yuanjun within the Doumu Token had vanished, and only one word echoed in her ears:

"Can!"

Upon regaining consciousness, the Doumu Token had already been refined.

"So, I am now considered to have been recognized by Doumu Yuanjun."

"Hehe, I can use the permissions on this Doumu Token from now on."

Su Yu smiled slightly, holding the token, and came out of the secret room. Seeing Jin Chi standing outside the door, she asked upon meeting him:
"Has it been refined?"

He flipped his hand, and strands of immortal light flew out from his palm, quickly outlining the Doumu Talisman. He laughed:
"It has already been approved by the Primordial Sovereign."

Jin Chi's face showed deep envy, and he cupped his hands in greeting:
"Fellow Daoist has gained the approval of the Primordial Sovereign, which is a cause for celebration. Perhaps it won't be long before we become colleagues, and we will surely be promoted to the rank of Immortal Official within a hundred years."

Su Yu said modestly:
"Fellow Daoist, you're exaggerating. It can't be that fast."

"I'm not exaggerating. Once you have the approval of the Yuanjun, you can quickly rise through the ranks after entering the Heavenly Court. At the very least, you can become a seventh-rank celestial official in the future."

"That's an exaggeration, an absolute exaggeration."

Jin Chi smiled, not dwelling on whether it was an exaggeration, but instead changed the subject, his expression becoming serious as he said:

"Now that you have the approval of the Primordial Lord, you will automatically belong to the Primordial Lord's lineage, whether you like it or not. I will compile a basic set of information about the Heavenly Court for you later. Please refer to it carefully so that you don't mistake the celestial officials in the future."

"Thank you, Senior Xie Chi."

"I dare not accept your address as senior. With your cultivation and potential, even a celestial immortal cannot stop you. It won't be long before you overcome the tribulation of heaven and man and become an immortal. Just call me Jinchi."

"Thank you, Brother Xie Jinchi!"

"Brother Su is no ordinary man. I'll take the liberty of getting a free ride from you. Let's add each other as friends first."

The two added each other as friends, and Jin Chi waved and said:

"Come with me, I'll register you first."

The two walked side by side, and Jin Chi introduced them as he spoke:
"After I register you, your name will be on the list in Heaven. Once you become an immortal, you will have to join Heaven."

"However, you don't need to rush to report to Tianzhu Mountain after you have survived the Heavenly Tribulation. You have the approval of the Yuanjun, so you may not necessarily be employed in the Qingcang Immortal Realm. You may go to the Heavenly Court or the Four Continents. This trip will take a long time to come back. It is best to take care of your private matters outside first before you come back."

"Thank you for your guidance, Brother Chi."

The two chatted for a while and soon arrived at the registration desk, where Jin Chi first helped him register.

It involves taking out a celestial register, using magic to record his name, then using a mid-grade celestial baby mirror to record his appearance and aura, and then synchronizing it into the entire Heavenly Court system.

Less than three seconds after he entered his name, a loud voice suddenly rang out from behind them:
"Are you the one holding the Doumu Yuanjun's token?"

Jin Chi shuddered, turned around, and bowed down:
"Young Shi Jinchi greets the Garrison Commander!"

Su Yu quickly turned around and saw a burly man in brocade robes standing behind him. He looked like a human, but had fine scales on his forehead and a pair of jade horns. His origins and cultivation level were unknown.

But he was followed by several figures, including three Xuanxian and two Zhenxian, all of whom led him.

Su Yu quickly bowed:

“Su Yu, a disciple of the Xuanqing Sect, pays respects to the Garrison Commander and all the great immortals.”

"It is because of the great favor bestowed upon me by the Primordial Sovereign that I have received this command token."

The man nodded and said with a kind expression:
"No need to be so formal, I just happened to be passing by."

He paused for a moment, then said:

"If I have the opportunity to see Yuanjun again next time, please give my regards to her."

"Your junior obeys!"

The garrison commander nodded with a smile, turned and left. The other immortals behind him all smiled and nodded to Su Yu before following him away.

After they had all left, Jin Chi wiped the sweat from his brow, stood up, and smiled:
"Don't laugh at me, Brother Su. I've been a member of Tianzhu Mountain for over a thousand years, and I've only seen the garrison commander up close three times. The first time was when I first entered Tianzhu Mountain, the second time was when I was officially appointed, and the third time is today."

Su Yu asked curiously:

"Is it so difficult?"

Jin Chi transmitted his voice:
"What do you think? A seventh-rank garrison commander is a Golden Immortal, while I am just a minor official who has not yet entered the ranks. There is a huge gap between us. I will only have a chance to see him if I can be promoted to a ninth-rank immortal official."

"Well"

Su Yu asked curiously:

"Brother, how difficult is it to get promoted from the ninth rank?"

"It's hard."

"To put it simply, you need either to be appreciated and promoted by a powerful figure, to make great contributions, to accumulate ten thousand years of experience, or to improve your cultivation to the level of a Xuanxian to be eligible for promotion to a ninth-rank immortal official."

"Does it have to be a Xuanxian? Can't a Zhenxian do it? I see the patrol captains outside are all Zhenxian?"

Jin Chi chuckled lightly:

"What kind of True Immortal is that patrol team member? He was selected from fourth and fifth-tier wild beasts and transformed through the Immortal Transformation Pool. He is not a True Immortal who has properly passed the True Immortal Tribulation. The fourth tier is a Heavenly Soldier, and the fifth tier is just a squad leader. They are not in the Immortal Rank and their status is not as high as that of us Heavenly Immortals who have properly passed the Heavenly Tribulation."

"Isn't that asking too much?"

Jin Chi sighed softly:

"It's okay, that's all we can do. We'll just have to get through this."

“Unlike you, Brother Su, you have connections, so your promotion speed will definitely be faster than mine in the future.”

Su Yu asked in confusion:
"What does it have to do with me?"

"You have connections with the Yuan Dynasty ruler!"

"I only obtained the Yuanjun's token by chance, and I don't even know Yuanjun."

"Hehe, no matter where you obtained the Yuanjun's token, the important thing is that you have already gained the Yuanjun's approval. With this relationship, you will be promoted very quickly when you join the Heavenly Court in the future. You may even be promoted to a seventh-rank celestial official, the same as the Garrison Commander."

That's an exaggeration.

"It's no exaggeration. You don't feel it now that you've joined the Heavenly Court, but you'll know later."

Jin Chi said with a grin:
"If Brother Su ever becomes successful in the future, don't forget to give me a hand." "No problem."

Su Yu didn't think too much about it and casually agreed.

Jin Chi's face lit up with joy, and he changed the subject, asking:
"Brother Su, you can now use this token to travel to various places. Do you want to leave now, or wait for the Heavenly Court's Demon-Slaying Team to return?"

"Won't this affect my immortal cultivation?"

"No, regardless of the outcome, the immortal power will be automatically deposited into your account."

"Then I won't wait any longer, I'll go first."

"Okay, I'll take you there."

"Thank you for your help, Brother Chi."

"polite."

Jin Chi enthusiastically led Su Yu away from this peak, flying towards one of the mountain peaks between Tianzhu Peak and the Eight Peaks, introducing the area as he did so:

“Besides Tianzhu Mountain, the Heavenly Court has an observation point in each of the Heavenly Mandate civilizations’ territories, guarded by Heavenly Soldiers and equipped with an ultra-long-distance teleportation array. However, most people don’t know about it. Within the clan, only Heavenly Immortal level experts usually know about it, and ordinary people don’t have teleportation privileges. Brother Su, you have the token, so you can use it freely from now on.”

That makes things easier.

Su Yu thought for a moment and then asked:
"By the way, I know of an ancient teleportation array that connects the human heartland to the Eastern Sea of ​​the Azure Immortal Realm. Do you think it's valuable?"

Jin Chi paused for a moment, then asked in surprise:
"Is that teleportation array intact?"

"It's broken, but I'm already fixing it, it can be fixed."

Jin Chi said excitedly:
"This is a good thing. Human headquarters has limited resources and can't compare to the Azure Immortal Realm in any aspect. The Immortal Realm is vast and sparsely populated, and all races want to send more of their people to the Azure Immortal Realm to claim territory, but they are suffering from the lack of a fast way to travel between them."

"If you hand this over to the Supreme Council of Humanity, you will have made a great contribution and you will be rewarded with a spiritual treasure."

"Hmm, is it okay if I use it myself?"

Su Yu explained:
"I established a super guild in the human headquarters, with tens of millions of members."

“That’s also an option, but I suggest you cooperate with the Supreme Council. With this item and your strength, you can gain a very high status within your clan, which will save you a lot of trouble.”

"Yes, but I don't have a channel to communicate with those above me."

Jin Chi smiled and said:

“No problem, I have a solution. I’m a general in the military and a member of the Supreme Council.”

"Wait for me a moment, I'll ask for leave and go back with you."

"Wait a minute."

Su Yu quickly stopped him, and said with a wry smile:
"No rush, the teleportation array isn't fixed yet. We'll find you when it's fixed, brother."

"That's fine."

Five days later, Su Yu traversed billions of kilometers of space and appeared in the heart of humanity, in an underwater city located in an unnamed sea area 500 million kilometers away from the main island of China.

This observation point is built into an underwater canyon, with a huge light dome enveloping the city.

There is a True Immortal captain in the city and more than twenty Celestial Immortal level guards, most of whom are transformed from the Immortal Transformation Pool. Only a handful of them have actually survived the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Man.

In addition to the garrison, there are also a large number of cultivators from the human race in the city.

They are stationed here to maintain good relations with the local guards.

Su Yu was teleported over, and after registering her name and destination as instructed by Jin Chi, she was allowed to pass directly.

A streak of light burst forth from the sea. Su Yu looked up and gazed in all directions. Although all he could see was the boundless ocean, he still felt a familiar sense of security.

"I'm back home."

The power level in the Azure Immortal Realm is much higher than here. Celestial Immortals and True Immortals can be converted in batches. Celestial Immortals are truly worthless, and True Immortals are everywhere. There is absolutely no sense of security there.

Now that he's home, with his current strength, there's almost no danger for him in the human heartland.

After pausing briefly in the air, he opened the map to determine his direction, then transformed into a stream of magnetic light and headed straight for Blue Mountain.

A month later, Su Yu arrived at that familiar sea area.

Not long after, he appeared alone and quietly on Wandu Island and came to Qianxing City.

The city remained bustling and crowded, appearing even more prosperous than when he left.

Su Yu found a small shop by the roadside and ordered some food. While eating, she opened the regional channel to check on the guild's development over the past period.

"To team up for monster hunting, you need to be level 80 or above and have a magic weapon of level 6 or above."

"Medium-sized Gu Refining Pool for sale, asking price 1800 gold. M if interested."

"Golden Silkworm Gu for sale, minimum order 1000. Mention price in M ​​if interested."

At a glance, nine-tenths of the information was related to various transactions, creating a much stronger business atmosphere than when Su Yu left.

He watched with a smile, in a very good mood.

After a while, when I opened the guild channel again, countless messages immediately reappeared.

This time, he only watched for a short while before the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

"interesting!"

The guild's development over the years has exceeded his expectations.

Before he saw it, he thought that with the foundation he had laid for them, it would be no problem for them to dominate the entire East China Sea. In fact, if his subordinates were more capable, their power could expand from the East China Sea to the north and south, and even extend to the edges of the South China Sea and the North China Sea.

In reality, he had been away for more than a decade before returning, and the Thousand Star Palace's sphere of influence at that time had not only not expanded compared to more than a decade ago, but had actually shrunk considerably.

He immediately used his guild leader privileges to view the guild's entire development history over the past ten years, including all the events recorded in the guild logs, which he could see clearly.

The guild's territory now includes Wan Du Island and the Thousand Star Islands, spanning over two million kilometers from north to south and over five million kilometers from east to west, totaling only about one-third of the East China Sea.

Although his smile disappeared, he wasn't particularly angry, because the guild's lack of progress over the past decade was not the fault of his subordinates.

The main reason is that they have too many opponents, and they can't stop them.

With its power to dominate the East China Sea for a short time, the Thousand Star Palace was the undisputed super overlord of the Blue Mountain Islands more than a decade ago, with the potential to sweep across the entire Blue Mountain. This naturally caused unease and rejection from other forces in the Blue Mountain Islands.

Back when Su Yu was around, his unparalleled strength allowed him to sweep away all the rebels, and the guild naturally developed rapidly and continued to expand.

However, before the guild's strength could achieve absolute dominance, he left for the Azure Immortal Realm, and the guild's development slowed down.

Especially with his departure, the deterrent effect disappeared, and many powerful forces unwilling to let the Thousand Star Palace monopolize Blue Mountain secretly united to suppress and control the Thousand Star Palace openly and covertly.

This situation reached its peak in recent years as players like Su Yu successfully overcame the second Heavenly Tribulation and achieved the Golden Core of Earth Immortal.

Su Yu was not the first pioneer to arrive at Blue Mountain. More than a hundred years before him, the first group of pioneers came here. Among them were many top elites, such as Tang Xingye, the former president of the Heavenly God Society, who was over level 190 ten years ago and was only one step away from level 200.

There were quite a few pioneers in the same batch as Tang Xingye. Their levels were not much different from Tang Xingye's at the time. After more than ten years of cultivation, it was not surprising that they transcended tribulation and became Earth Immortals.

(End of this chapter)