Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 360 The Lesser Heavenly Cycle Star Formation, The Strategy for Falling Stars
Logically speaking, Falling Star Island would be a better fit, as it is much larger and has a larger population than Blue Mountain.

However, after careful consideration, Su Yu felt that the location of Falling Star Island was not ideal.

Falling Star Island is located at the junction of the human race, the horned demons, the fire race, and the six-eared race. It will definitely become a major battlefield in the future. If the Small Heavenly Star Array is set up there now, it will likely be easily affected by the war in the future.

In particular, this Small Heavenly Star Array can draw down the stellar power of ancient stars in the sky. At its peak, it can supply the cultivation of one Golden Immortal and no less than ten Profound Immortals. If the three races see it, they will definitely destroy or occupy it at any cost, and even trigger a full-scale war among the races.

Su Yu is not yet prepared for a full-scale war with all races. He is currently at a critical juncture in his cultivation, and his own strength has not yet reached the level to overwhelm all races. If he is dragged into the vortex of war for hundreds or even thousands of years and cannot extricate himself, it will greatly affect his growth.

So let's keep a low profile for now and place the Small Heavenly Array in Blue Mountain.

Blue Mountain is a small place, only developed about two hundred years ago. It has very little communication with the outside world, and not many local players go out, let alone to the Falling Star Islands.

Most importantly, he will limit the power and effect of the Small Heavenly Array. Anyway, the guild doesn't even have a single Celestial Immortal right now, so there's no need to go all out.

Unless it reaches the same glorious level as Xinggong did in its heyday, given the knowledge and skill level of the players on the Blue Mountain side, the news simply won't get out.

Or rather, even if word got out, the three races wouldn't take it seriously.

Unless the Blue Mountain region can generate a Xuanxian through this great formation, it is unlikely to attract the attention of various races.

The formation was easy to set up. The materials for setting up the formation had been prepared in advance in the Tianxing Palace. With Canghai, a master of formations, and the guidance of the Star Palace Master, it was not difficult at all.

Centered on the main island of Thousand Stars, the positions were calculated, and 365 star pillars made of Star Divine Iron were buried in different places. These are the cores of the formation.

The great formation has two core elements: the Yin and the Yang.

The eye of the Sun Array happens to be Thousand Star Peak, which is Su Yu's dojo.

Taiyin is located in the main city of Qianxing.

The Small Heavenly Array (Seventh Order): This array is formed by 365 star pillars in the heavens and can draw upon the stellar power of ancient stars in the sky.

Functions: Sealing space (Tier 7), Eliminating buffs (Tier 7), Breaking concealment (Tier 7), Drawing star power, Star power barrier (Tier 7), Star power bombardment.

Sealed Space (Tier 7): No flying, no teleportation, no escape techniques.

Remove Buffs (Tier 7): Removes all buff spell effects from enemies within range.

Break Concealment (Tier 7): Breaks all concealment spells and abilities, revealing the truth.

Star Power Reception: The array can receive star power from ancient stars in the starry sky, 2 seventh-order star power sources, 365 sixth-order star power sources, and 14800 fifth-order star power sources.

Star Power Barrier: Draws upon the star power of ancient stars in the starry sky to set up a defensive barrier with a defense of 300 trillion, 90% damage reduction, 100 mana conversion rate, and 1 million defense strength. It also has the following characteristics: Immortality (Great Luo) and the following spell: Starry Sea.

The Starry Sky: The Small Heavenly Star Array forms its own space to contain star power. The upper limit of the star power pool is 100 trillion, and it replenishes 365 million star power per second.

Star Power Bombardment: Draws upon the star power of ancient stars to attack targets. It can summon up to 2 seventh-tier star power pillars (100 million mana), 365 sixth-tier star power pillars (1000 million mana), and 14800 fifth-tier star power pillars (1 million mana) per day, bombarding targets within a range of up to 100 million kilometers.

"powerful!"

Just how outrageous is this formation? Not to mention its defensive power of up to 300 trillion and damage reduction of 90%, these are standard features of a seventh-tier formation, after all, it has to withstand Golden Immortals.

The key is that the unique characteristics remain unchanged (Da Luo).

Undying (Great Luo): Corresponds to the golden nature of immortality of Golden Immortals. It means that Golden Immortals can crush all special methods below Golden Immortals that cannot be effective against the great formation. Golden Immortals also have to honestly consume the great formation's defensive power one after another.

The suffix "Daluo" indicates that even a Daluo Golden Immortal cannot directly break through it.

Even the Great Luo Immortal couldn't use any tricks, and the same goes for many other special abilities. For example, the laws of space, the Great Wilderness Ancestral Dragon Claw, and the Chaos Divine Power, all of which have the characteristic of directly breaking formations, are all ineffective.

Such a powerful formation was breached mainly because the Star Palace Master was ambushed and killed by three Golden Immortals outside.

Yes, according to Fang Hong, the three Golden Immortals who attacked him were two of them: the ruler and the Eastern King of the Wuding Immortal Dynasty, and the third one whose origin was unknown.

If he were in charge of the formation, even three Golden Immortals working together would not be able to break through the Lesser Heavenly Cycle Star Formation.

Of course, the above attributes are those of the complete Small Heavenly Cycle Star Array. The actual attributes will be sealed by one level after the array is set up, which is equivalent to only level six.

Both the starlight bombardment and the guiding star power have decreased by one level.

Two sixth-order star power sources, 365 fifth-order star power sources, and 14800 fourth-order star power sources.

This is already outrageous. You have to know that there are only five fifth-order spiritual veins in the entire Blue Mountain, which is enough for use, but not too outrageous.

The construction of the grand formation was slow, and by the third month, Su Yu had to withdraw all his attention because Chu Xinyue and Xiao Qingli were about to give birth, and he wanted to focus all his attention on them.

On the day they gave birth, most of the guild's top leaders gathered, several of Su Yu's brothers came, and even her parents and eldest brother, who lived on the main island of Shenzhou, rushed over.

That evening, the two women went into the delivery room separately, and Su Yu waited outside. In less than an hour, she heard two clear cries, followed by a continuous stream of baby cries.

When Su Yu heard the two cries, she was momentarily stunned.

He turned to look at the room, and even through the wall, he could feel the bond that came from blood ties.

I have a child!

"I have offspring."

Su Yu's lips involuntarily curled up, revealing a genuine smile on her face.

Su Huan, who was also waiting in the side hall, smiled and cupped his hands in greeting:

"Congratulations, little brother, you've become a father."

Fourth Sister Su Rui and Ninth Brother Su Rui both stepped forward to congratulate him, while Gu Zhi Qiu, Shi Ning, Zhuang Zhuo, and other old brothers greeted him with smiles and clasped their hands in greeting.
"Congratulations to the eldest son on becoming a father."

"thanks, thanks."

Su Yu grinned and repeatedly returned the greeting with clasped hands.

At this moment, the door opened, and his second sister-in-law said to him:
"The baby has been born, come and see."

Su Yu cupped her hands in a respectful gesture to the crowd:
"Excuse me."

Then, they rushed into the room and saw Chu Xinyue and Xiao Qingli lying on the bed. Their faces and lips were pale, their faces were covered with sweat, and a strand of hair soaked with sweat clung to their faces, making them look extremely weak.

Su Yu quickly went to the two beds, took their hands in hers, and said softly:
"Thank you for your hard work."

A faint smile appeared on Chu Xinyue's pale face as she softly said:
“Look at our children.”

Su Yu turned her head and saw a ball wrapped in extremely soft blue cotton cloth, resembling a silkworm cocoon, with only a small hole the size of a fist showing, next to their bed.

He leaned closer and looked through the fist-sized hole, where he saw a wrinkled little face.

The baby's skin was rosy and tender, and his eyes were closed. His little face was smaller than the palm of his hand and was still wrinkled from not having fully grown. However, you could already tell that he had a good foundation, after all, his mother was a great beauty.

Then he looked at Xiao Qingli, who also looked fragile, stepped forward, took her hand, lowered his head to kiss her pale cheek, and said softly:
"Thanks a lot."

Xiao Qingli's eyes held a complex expression, but she still gave a soft "hmm" and looked at the silkworm cocoon wrapped in pink cotton cloth on the side. Su Yu leaned closer and saw another wrinkled little face inside through the small hole.

The two babies look very similar, but this one has thinner eyebrows and a more delicate appearance; you can tell at a glance that it's a girl.

"Pretty!"

"cute!"

Su Yu was filled with joy, her heart overflowing with the images of her son and daughter.

Seeing his joyful expression as he played with his son and daughter, Chu Xinyue and Xiao Qingli exchanged a glance, both able to see the complexity in each other's eyes.

The initial idea was that they were unable to conceive and wanted to find a suitable man to have an offspring; there was no romantic feeling involved.

But when she actually becomes pregnant and gives birth to a child for this man, their bloodline unites to create the crystallization of life, and at this moment, the initial thoughts are no longer as pure as they were at the beginning.

After all, he was the only one who had entered the passage to his own heart, and he entered it frequently, often touching his own soul.

After the child was born, a grand banquet was held throughout the Thousand Star Kingdom. From Wan Du Island in the east to Long Tu Main City in the west, all the ruled areas of the Thousand Star Kingdom celebrated, making it a nationwide carnival.

In the days that followed, Su Yu ignored everything and stayed home every day with them and their two babies.

They were just born, not yet old enough to awaken their data-driven bodies, but everyone knew they would eventually awaken, once they reached that age.

In addition, the two babies began to show their extraordinary qualities just a few days after they were born.

The son, Su Yu, was found to have awakened the Five Elements Divine Body, one of the most outstanding acquired physiques, after testing.

The daughter's name is Su Jinzhu, and she was born with a sword heart and a virginal body.

Both inherited a portion of his power; the son inherited the Five Elements Law, while the daughter inherited the Time Law and her swordsmanship talent.

Once their talents were identified, the father immediately began preparations for them.

Each person will take three Purple Mansion Immortal Spirit Fruits, which can enhance their innate attributes when they are older.

Each person prepared five level-ten magic treasures, a flying boat, one defensive treasure, one functional treasure, and two offensive treasures. The daughter also prepared four level-ten flying swords, making the set complete.

They don't have any spiritual treasures; these things are too high-grade, and they can't equip them in a short time.

In addition, Su Yu took out the Five-Colored Divine Ox that had been stored in the Chaos Pearl for a long time and gave it to her son as a mount.

This divine ox has been eating and sleeping inside the Chaos Pearl, and its level is now 285. Given Su Yu's strength, it probably won't be of much use to him, so it's better to wait until his son grows up to use it as a mount.

Of course, this was done with Lao Niu's consent.

Su Yu promised to help him become an immortal and pledged to give him a piece of Chaos Origin within ten thousand years. In return, the old ox made a heavenly oath and willingly became his mount.

As for his daughter, he gave her the level 296 Azure Phoenix inside the Zhenhai Pearl, and made the same Heavenly Oath as the Five-Colored Divine Ox.

Su Yu stayed at home for almost a year, spending time with her son and daughter, until the agreed time with the Human Headquarters arrived.

After dinner, while taking a walk in the garden, Su Yu suddenly said:

"I'm going to the Falling Star Islands in a week."

Chu Xinyue paused, then asked softly, "How long will it take?"

"It will probably take one or two years."

"Ok!"

There was no sound.

Su Yu's gaze swept over the two women, and suddenly she simultaneously transmitted her voice to them:
"I'll come find you tonight."

The two women paused slightly without turning around, but at the same time, they both let out soft "hmm" sounds.

Su Yu's eyes lit up, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.

The emperor spent a warm spring night in the boudoir, and from then on, he neglected his morning court. The days of constant activity were quite enjoyable, but the time was too short. A week later, he reluctantly bid farewell to the two women and headed to the Falling Star Islands.

South China Sea, Shengui Island.

When they returned, Jiang Dongjun had already returned, along with 126 celestial beings and four true immortals.

These more than one hundred celestial beings all came quietly without alerting outsiders. Even most of the military officers in the Falling Star Islands were unaware of the plan, with only a very few knowing about it.

Furthermore, the military had already secretly prepared various supplies a year in advance.

Because of the large lead time and small actions, the market has only seen some price fluctuations, but no one knows exactly what happened yet.

Inside the main hall, a dozen high-ranking military officials were seated, including seven True Immortals, such as Su Yu, and seven Celestial Immortals representing the military's high-ranking officials.

The seven True Immortals include Su Yu, who possesses True Immortal combat power.

The two True Immortals who reside permanently on the Falling Star Islands are General Li Wumian and General Zhu Yuanshuang.

In addition, there were four newly arrived True Immortals: General Yan Jinfeng, General Peng Beisheng, General Guo Yu, and General Wang Ziqing.

As Su Yu entered, more than a dozen gazes filled with emotions such as inquiry, surprise, doubt, and disbelief fell upon him. With a thought, a halo rose behind Su Yu's head, and a crimson dragon circled back and forth within the halo, constantly emitting a deep dragon roar.

"hiss!"

"Such a strong aura."

"It is indeed a True Immortal-level True Dragon, but its aura has already surpassed that of a True Immortal."

"I feel that they are indeed no less capable than Elder Li and the others."

"If we have that kind of strength, and with the addition of several True Immortals, it is indeed possible to crush the three races in one fell swoop and completely seize the Falling Star Islands."

Many True Immortals and Celestials focused their attention on Su Yu, their eyes filled with surprise, exchanging words among themselves.

While attitudes and opinions differed, there was a general consensus on his strength, with everyone agreeing that he possessed combat power comparable to that of a Xuanxian.

The meeting was chaired by General Li Wumian. After all his colleagues had affirmed Su Yu's abilities, he said in a deep voice:

"This operation has been authorized by the Supreme Council. This operation will be fully managed by me and General Wang Ziqing, with all of you assisting us."

He looked at Su Yu and said in a deep voice:

"Before we arrived, the military had already prepared two different operational plans, which are contained in the jade slips in front of you. Major General Su Yu may now examine them carefully."

Su Yu nodded, holding the jade slip in his hand, and a document appeared in his mind.

He scanned the entire battle plan of tens of thousands of words with his divine sense in just a few seconds and already had a clear understanding of it.

Plan 1: Launch a surprise attack on the Horned Demons. Mobilize all active military personnel on the Falling Star Islands in a short period of time to launch a surprise attack on the Horned Demons, who are the closest to them, and directly attack their main city, Four Symbols City, in the East China Sea.

Under normal circumstances, once the main city is under a strong attack, all the experts of the Horned Demon in the East Sea and the Celestial Immortals of the other main cities will rush to support it, which will be the perfect opportunity to kill them all in one fell swoop.

The document also details no fewer than a hundred plans for dealing with various emergencies, basically taking into account all possible countermeasures of the Horned Demons, ensuring a successful breach of the Four Symbols City.

Plan Two: A surprise attack on the Fire Clan. The tactics are the same as Plan One, except that the main target will be the Fire Clan to the west, which also borders the Human Clan. The plan is to launch a direct surprise attack on the Fire Clan's main city, Wanhuo.

There is no plan to attack the Sky-Eyed People. The Sky-Eyed People are located in the north of the Falling Star Islands, the farthest away from them, so it is impossible for them to cross over to attack them.

At this moment, Li Wumian continued:
"After careful discussion with General Wang Ziqing and other generals, we feel that the second strategic plan is more unexpected."

He explained to Su Yu:
"Although we are on the border with both the Horned Demons and the Fire Clan, we have always had the worst relationship with the Horned Demons, and local conflicts have never stopped. Although there have been frictions with the Fire Clan, they are mostly conflicts between lower-level players. There has never been a local war in the last few hundred years, and the border has always been very stable."

"Logically, the best target would be the Horned Demons, but our current strategic plan is to expel all three races, so all three races are our enemies."

"In terms of the element of surprise, the Fire Clan is the best."

"Of course, this is just an idea and it hasn't been finalized yet. If Major General Su has any good suggestions, please feel free to bring them up so we can discuss them together."

Su Yu put down the jade slip and said seriously:
“I have no opinion on which side to focus on, it’s just that I’ve never been to the Fire Clan’s territory before, while I’ve been to the Horned Demons’ territory a few times before, and even ventured deep into their main city, so I know a little about it.”

"That's it."

General Li Wumian laughed:
"Since that's the case, let's use Plan One to defeat the Horned Demons first, and get off to a good start. What do you all think?"

The other True Immortals all smiled and nodded at Su Yu:

"no problem."

The True Immortals were all very kind and approachable, showing none of their haughtiness and treating Su Yu as an equal.

This is only because his current true cultivation level is Celestial Immortal. If his true cultivation level reaches True Immortal, they would probably have to consider themselves his juniors.

After all, strength is the only true currency, no matter where you are. When you have enough strength, your status will naturally rise.

Next, they focused on Plan One and began to discuss the specific operational plan for this operation.

Li Wumian opened a huge projection of the Falling Star Islands map, directly dividing the map into war zones and formulating specific combat plans.

"The key to this operation is surprise and speed."

Li Wumian addressed the generals with a solemn expression:
"This time we need to face three races at the same time, but our strength is not enough to resist all three races at the same time. So we must destroy one race in a short time, or at the very least, completely defeat the Horned Demons and seize their territory before the Fire Clan and the Six-Eared People are fully mobilized."

"Only by completely annihilating the Horned Demon race can we simultaneously contend with the Fire Clan and the Six-Eared People, and then we can defeat them one by one."

"Based on my and the staff's assessment of the Horned Demons' current overall strength and their reinforcement speed, we must destroy the Four Symbols Main City within a week. During this period, the Horned Demons will only send one wave of reinforcements from their headquarters."

"But if the time limit is exceeded, a second wave of support will arrive in about two or three days, and the strength of the second wave of support will definitely be higher than that of the first wave."

"A third wave of support will definitely arrive in about twelve or thirteen days, and this wave will definitely include several True Immortals."

"So we don't have much time. The best-case scenario is to destroy Four Symbols City within a week, then there will only be one wave of reinforcements."

"Furthermore, after capturing Four Symbols City, their support from the Horned Demons' main force will be cut off. Without the teleportation array, their reinforcement speed will be greatly reduced. Initially, only Celestial Immortal level experts can arrive quickly, and their numbers are small, so the threat level is not high. At that time, we may..."

General Li Wumian spoke eloquently, and Su Yu and the other generals listened attentively.

Only after he finished speaking did Su Yu suddenly ask:

"What would happen if we could breach the Four Symbols City within a day or two?"

All eyes turned to him, their gazes filled with inquiry. Su Yu explained:
"My wife and four maids can set up a large array. With the help of you all, we estimate that we can refine the Four Symbols City in two days at most."

The assembled celestial immortals and true immortals exchanged bewildered glances, their faces filled with astonishment. After several seconds, Li Wumian finally asked:

"you sure?"

"You can't just say that. If it doesn't reach the power you're talking about, it will directly affect our subsequent strategic plans, and it might even cause a chain reaction that leads to the failure of the entire plan."

Su Yu also became serious and asked:

"May I ask what grade the protective array of Four Symbols City is?"

Li Wumian immediately replied:
"The protective array of Four Symbols City is of the sixth-grade low level, but it is a composite array. When all the elements are added together, its defensive power exceeds that of the sixth-grade high level and is no less than that of a typical sixth-grade top-grade mountain-protecting array."

General Zhu Wushuang, who had been mostly silent, added:
"According to our understanding, the defense levels of the main cities of the fallen stars are not much different, and there is no seventh-order mountain-protecting formation."

"I understand."

Su Yu's expression visibly relaxed, and she said seriously:
"The array set up by my maid is of the seventh rank, which is enough to destroy arrays below the seventh rank."

"Really?"

"real!"

"it is good!"

Li Wumian slammed his hand on the table and said in a deep voice:

"If what you say is true, and we can capture Four Symbols City within three days, cutting off the Horned Demons' large-scale support, then we will surely win this battle."

The group then discussed the matter further and finalized their specific tactics.

A day later, a strange flying boat carrying 150 celestial beings and five true immortals left Divine Turtle Island and headed straight for the territory of the Horned Demons.

When the flying boat entered the sea area where the two races met, it saw that a large number of human players had already gathered at the border. Before they set off, General Li Wumian had already given the order that more than half of the approximately 200 million players belonging to the military had assembled and formed an army in the sea area where the two races met.

Not far away on the opposite side, the Horned Demons had also noticed the suddenly assembled human army and seemed to have already reacted.

However, this matter came too suddenly. The news has probably only just reached the Horned Demon Army headquarters, and they probably haven't even discussed how to deal with it yet.

As the flying boat crossed the border between the two tribes, General Zhu Yuanshuang took out a piece of green gauze and threw it out. The green gauze quickly expanded, covering hundreds of miles before falling. The green gauze gradually became transparent, and the more than one hundred figures inside also became invisible.

This is a low-grade spiritual treasure that can perfectly conceal their figure and aura. They can only be detected if they brush past a celestial being.

The probability of that is naturally very low; they're not that unlucky.

(End of this chapter)