Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 42 The Bewitching Demon Lord, Heavenly Ghost Transformation Technique
Su Yu was also confused, but Ao Run was right beside him and slapped him in the face with her tail to wake him up.

Su Yu covered her face, seriously suspecting that he did it on purpose.

However, the laughter was interrupted shortly afterward, and many bewildered players suddenly realized what was happening and fled back in a cold sweat.

"boom!"

The river water exploded, and a giant cauldron of flames burst out of the water. Streams of blazing flames surged in all directions like a tide. Xu Nan stood on the cauldron, waving his flag repeatedly, and hundreds of sword energies swept across the sky and plunged into the riverbed.

At this moment, the river water was dyed in various colors by the sunset, like an overturned paint bottle, and then quickly burned, with the flames of various colors mixed together in an unusually enchanting way.

The sword energy entered the water as easily as a mud ox entering the sea.

But Xu Nan seemed oblivious, continuing to wave the flags. At the same time, he stomped his foot, and the cauldron slowly rotated, with endless flames surging out from its mouth, forming a huge vortex of fire that slowly rose around the cauldron.

The vortex of flames grew larger and larger, and the aura emanating from the cauldron grew stronger and stronger, like a volcano about to erupt.

Just then, there was a sudden movement underwater; the river water lurched violently and surged upwards.

"Buzz!"

A deafening thud exploded, and the river was pushed open by an invisible force. A dreamlike human figure composed of multicolored light rose from the bottom of the water. The moment it emerged from the water, the multicolored light quickly dispersed.

Mirage Demon/Bewitching Demon Lord (Terrifying) (Possessed): Leader, Level 186/210, Aquatic, Shellfish.

Attributes: Health: ? ? ?, Demon Power: ? ? ?, Attack: ? ? ?, Speed: ? ? ?, Demon Magic: ? ? ?
The moment the colorful figure appeared, Su Yu was momentarily stunned, and an unprecedented sense of threat washed over her.

"retreat!"

Decisively control the spirit fish shuttle to create distance.

The colorful humanoid figure didn't even glance around. It raised its hand and made a grasping motion, causing millions of tons of river water to rise up and converge into a water dragon several kilometers long that shot into the sky.

Xu Nan pointed, and a fireball as bright as the sun flew out of the giant cauldron, illuminating the night sky for tens of kilometers around, like a falling meteor.

"Boom!"

The water dragon collapsed layer by layer like a devastating force, and the scattered flames and water vapor exploded and filled the entire world.

In less than two seconds, the water dragon, several kilometers long, was shattered, and the sun broke through the water dragon as it plunged towards the colorful humanoid figure.

The humanoid figure snorted coldly, raised its hand and made a grasping motion. Endless colorful rays of light flew out and condensed into a giant, colorful hand covering hundreds of acres, reaching towards the sky. It was as awe-inspiring as a god holding up the sun.

A deafening roar echoed through the heavens and earth, and a tremendous energy surge swept across everything like a tidal wave.

Su Yu retreated again and again, and soon retreated to a small hill more than ten kilometers away from the shore.

The earth-shattering explosion caused the river water to surge into giant waves hundreds of meters high, submerging the riverbanks and rushing up the hills to a height of thousands of meters.

"This is truly a battle of gods!"

The combined force of their battle was so immense that even the aftershocks could easily annihilate them.

Only after retreating to a safe position did Su Yu have time to think.

Based on the data, this is a mirage demon possessed by a powerful demonic figure called the Enchanting Demon Lord. Xu Nan probably came to hunt it down because he had accepted a bounty mission.

To be called a Demon Lord, one must be a powerful Earth Immortal of level 200 or higher.

Logically speaking, Xu Nan shouldn't be a match for the Demon Lord, but unfortunately, the Mirage Demon possessed by the Demon Lord was only level 186, less than 200, and belonged to the same major realm as Xu Nan.

In the other shore, the realms of cultivators are divided as follows.

The first realm is called Qi Induction into the Body, also known as the Qi Refining Realm, with levels 1-99. Taoists call them Qi Refiners, Buddhists call them Monks, demons call them Spirits, and demons call them Demons.

The second realm is called Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation. Because it requires building a foundation for the Dao, it is also called the Dao Foundation Realm. The level range is 100-199. In Taoism, it is called a Loose Immortal; in Buddhism, it is called a Dharma Master; and in the Demon Clan and the Demonic Clan, it is called a Demon Spirit and a Demon Spirit, respectively.

The third realm is called Refining the Spirit and Returning to Emptiness, which involves refining the immortal golden elixir, also known as the Golden Elixir Realm, with levels 200-299. In Taoism, it is called Earth Immortal; in Buddhism, it is called Vajra; and in the demon race and the demonic sect, it is called Great Demon and Great Demon, respectively.

The fourth realm is Refining Emptiness and Uniting with the Dao. One transcends the Great Tribulation of Heaven and Man, condenses a pure Yang primordial spirit and a flawless immortal body, accumulates one Yuan Hui of magical power, and reaches a level of 300 or above. In Taoism, this is called Celestial Immortal; in Buddhism, it is called Arhat; and in the demon race and the demonic sect, it is called Celestial Demon and Celestial Demon, respectively.

"Great Demon" is a general term used in the cultivation world to refer to demonic cultivators at the Void Returning level, while "Demon Lord" is a title for demonic cultivators.

The Demon Lord of the Lost Heaven was not from Blue Mountain Island. He came from a demonic sect called the Demon Soul Hall on another archipelago more than 80 million kilometers away from Blue Mountain Island. He was defeated in a battle with his mortal enemy and his physical body was destroyed. Only his primordial spirit escaped.

He was chased all the way to Blue Mountain Island. In order to recover from his injuries, he slaughtered tens of thousands of people in a town to practice magic. As a result, he was discovered by the Danxia Sect and a bounty was placed on his head, which attracted a large number of experts to hunt him down.

After a frantic chase that left him nearly exhausted, he had no choice but to possess a mirage demon.

Previously, it had been hiding at the bottom of the river to slowly recover its magical power. Afraid of being discovered, it could only use its mirage demon talent to lure unlucky people.

But even so, they were still discovered.

After possessing the Mirage Demon, due to the differences between the two races, he could not fully control the Mirage Demon's body and magic power, and could not exert his former strength at all. In addition, most of his original magical treasures were lost. Now, even a mere rogue immortal dared to come and capture him, which made the Demon Lord of the Lost Heaven extremely angry.

But anger cannot change the outcome; if you can't win, you can't win.

After a fierce and earth-shattering battle, as their magical power gradually diminished, the Demon Lord of the Bewitching Heaven felt a stiffness forming between his primordial spirit and the demonic body at the bottom of the water. The bodies, which were not perfectly aligned, began to separate as his magical power decreased.

If this continues, the body may reject the body, and the possession attempt may fail.

Thinking of this, all his fighting spirit vanished. He once again raised his grappling hand and swept it across the raging flames on the river surface, then turned and sank into the water.

Upon seeing this, Xu Nan shook the giant cauldron beneath his feet, causing it to sink and press down on the river water, eventually disappearing into the water.

After the giant cauldron sank, the river surface quickly returned to calm, except for the occasional reddish tinge in the water and the occasional pillar of flames shooting out of the surface.

"Finished?"

The group of spectators looked at each other in bewilderment; no one dared to approach, much less enter the river.

Su Yu didn't dare to go either, but Ao Run was perched at the window, wagging his tail and looking eager to try.
"Should we go down and take a look?"

Su Yu shook her head directly:

"Too dangerous."

"Coward, how can you grow without fighting? If you won't go, I will."

After saying that, he flew out of the window of the Spirit Fish Shuttle and plunged headlong into the Yuan River.

"Ugh"

Su Yu reached out her hand, but Ao Run had already flown far away.

"All right!"

He gave up the idea of ​​forcibly bringing her back.

It's a boss after all, with over two million HP and a magic weapon protecting it, so it's okay to be a little reckless.

The river surface continued to surge with waves as always, and the intermittent flashes of light and the spewing flames indicated that the riverbed was anything but calm.

As time went by, some people, seeing the calm surface of the river, began to get restless, and one after another, people quietly slipped into the river.

Su Yu waited for a while, and was also a little worried about Ao Run. She gritted her teeth and urged the spirit fish shuttle to plunge into the river.

As soon as I entered the water, I noticed that the river water was very hot. The deeper I went, the hotter it became. The deep part of the river was as red as if there was a sun.

They quickly descended to the bottom of the river and arrived near the crevice. There, they saw a giant cauldron, hundreds of meters in diameter, surrounded by raging flames, suspended above the crevice and slowly rotating. The surging flames poured into the crevice, fiercely clashing with the colorful glow.

A dragon with a body covered in jade-like blue scales circled above the crevice, constantly urging the precious pearl to smash into the crevice.

Each impact caused the ground to tremble violently, and streams of multicolored light would burst forth.

There were many people watching, but no one dared to make a move.

Su Yu hadn't planned to make a move, but as soon as she got close, she heard Xu Nan's telepathic message:

"Thank you for your help, young brother. I'll give you a piece of the spoils after I subdue the demon." Su Yu immediately realized that he had misunderstood and thought that he had sent Ao Run to help.

He naturally wouldn't explain; he simply chose the default option.

"Since it's already like this, let's continue to lend a helping hand."

Su Yu pursed her lips, mentally communicated with the Sea-Suppressing Pearl, and reached out to press it:
"Suppress the Sea!"

All five thousand units of magical power were poured in, and an invisible force exploded, instantly sweeping across ten kilometers away.

The rosy light and river water gushing from the crevice were swept away by an invisible force and quickly solidified.

"it is good!"

Xu Nan was overjoyed upon seeing this and quickly activated his magic weapon. The giant cauldron sank down, causing the barrier formed by the five-colored glow to sink as well.

Immediately afterwards, Ao Run smashed down the sacrificial pearl, and with a sound like shattering glass, the multicolored light barrier collapsed.

The evenly matched situation instantly became unbalanced. Flames and sword energy pierced through the shattered barrier and shot into the crevice in the ground, while the giant cauldron's flames slowly sank into the crevice.

Su Yu was overjoyed to see this, knowing that he could play a great role and that he would have a legitimate reason to take the spoils of war later.

"boom!"

The fissure in the ground trembled violently, and terrifying waves surged into the sky along the edge of the fissure. The essence of Gui water, raging flames, shattered multicolored rays, and crushed mud mixed together and transformed into a colorful chaos that shot into the sky and spread across more than ten kilometers of water.

"boom!"

With a loud thud, all sound and vibrations vanished. A warm current surged within Su Yu's body. Upon checking, she discovered she had gained 136 million killing experience points and 122 points of cultivation. At the same time, she heard Xu Nan's voice:
"The Demon Lord has been defeated and killed. Young brother, you may come in."

Su Yu immediately contacted Ao Run to inquire if it was safe, and only after receiving her confirmation did he fly into the crevice.

The spirit fish shuttle descended along the crevice, diving two or three kilometers in one go before reaching the bottom, where it saw a giant cauldron of blazing flames suppressing the bottom of the water, and below it was a broken giant clam embedded in the mud and sand.

The part that is above the water is five or six hundred meters long, and the part embedded in the mud is estimated to be seven or eight hundred meters long, with a total length of over a thousand meters.

This is clearly the true form of the mirage demon, but it has been shattered.

Xu Nan held a ball of light in his hand, inside which a colorful glow mixed with a ring of black smoke swirled wildly, occasionally stopping to coalesce into an angry face that howled silently.

"Finally caught you."

He tucked the ball of light away with a squeeze of his hand, looked up at Su Yu, and seemed to be in a very good mood:

"You've done me a huge favor."

He reached out and flipped his hand, revealing five items placed in front of him:

"These are the spoils of this demon's war; you may choose any one."

Su Yu lowered his gaze, and the names and attributes of the five spoils of war appeared before him.

The first item is a palm-sized, pale white skull, a sixth-tier magical treasure called the White Bone Relic. When summoned, it can summon a level 100 elite White Bone Demon.

The White Bone Demon possesses a four-headed, six-armed white bone demon body, 150 million health points, 30 mana points, 5000 physique points, 5000 strength points, and a speed of 1500 kilometers per hour. It also possesses two sixth-tier white bone relics, two sixth-tier bone rings, and two sixth-tier white bone heart-piercing sword magic weapons.

He has cultivated one hundred levels of the advanced Qi Refining Technique, the White Bone Heart Refining Great Art; one hundred levels of the advanced basic sword technique, the White Bone Heart Eroding Sword Technique; and ninety-two levels of the Five Fires Yin Thunder.

The second item is a secret technique of the demonic sect: the Mysterious Soul Refining Demon Technique, which can erase the souls of spirits and monsters and refine them into puppets.

The third item is a mirage demon's inner core, which can be used to refine pills or to create illusionary magical artifacts.

The fourth item is a thunder technique: Yin Thunder, which is refined from the gloomy and malevolent energy of the earth's lungs that has accumulated over ten thousand years. It is specifically used to corrupt flying swords and magical treasures, and will instantly destroy any person, mountain, or rock that comes into contact with it.

The fifth item is also a transformation technique: Heavenly Ghost Transformation Technique (exquisite). Heavenly Ghosts are born with the ability to escape using the Five Elements, and can change between illusion and reality at will. They are incredibly powerful. Each level increases their health by 1000, mana by 200, physique by 30, strength by 50, and speed by 20. They possess the body of a Heavenly Ghost, the Five Elements Escape Technique, and the ability to transform between illusion and reality.

Training requirements: 20 points of innate talent and 15 points of innate comprehension.

"It's all good stuff!"

It's clear that Xu Nan is quite generous; these five spoils are all quite nice.

He glanced at it and already had an idea in mind.

He definitely wouldn't want any demonic artifacts or secret techniques, as they wouldn't be effective because they didn't align with his mental cultivation methods.

The inner core of the mirage demon is quite good; if a skilled weapon refiner could be found, it could be used to forge a seventh-tier magic weapon. However, it's an illusion-type magic weapon.
Yin lightning is extremely powerful, but it is also not quite a good fit.

Heavenly Demon Transformation Technique.
"Could it be that Ding Lingyu's divine general incarnation is a transformation technique?"

"Probably."

Su Yu suppressed her doubts and said:
"I want the Heavenly Demon Transformation Technique!"

Xu Nan smiled and said:

"no problem."

With a flick of his wrist, the jade slip containing the Heavenly Demon Transformation Technique flew over, and he reached out and caught it.

Xu Nan packed away the rest of the items and said with a smile:

“Young brother, your cultivation is quite good, and you also have a dragon spirit pet. Your future is limitless. I am a true disciple of Danxia Sect. If you ever come to Danxia Sect to become a disciple, you can come to me. I will guarantee you a formal disciple position.”

Su Yu quickly bowed:

"Thank you, senior!"

He certainly wouldn't go, but how could he not express his appreciation if his senior had taken a liking to him?

"I'll go too!"

With a wave of his sleeve, Xu Nan transformed into a beam of light and soared into the sky.

As soon as the big shot left, Ao Run flew over and circled him once, then brought his enormous head close to him and said:

"See? How can you get these benefits if you don't work hard?"

Su Yu rolled her eyes at her.

"I'm over level 100 with over 2 million HP, I can be even more reckless than you."

After speaking, he descended to the corpse of the mirage demon, placed his hand on the enormous seashell, and with a thought, he put away the giant seashell, which was over a thousand meters long, so that it only occupied one space.

A huge crater several hundred meters long was left behind, and a surge of spiritual energy rushed towards us.

There is a large spiritual eye down there.

Ao Run flew into the giant pit, circled around it, and returned, saying:
"This place is suitable for building a cave dwelling."

Su Yu shook his head and said:
"I don't have the capital."

He rolled over and lay on top of Ao Run's head, saying:

"Let's go back to our temporary cave."

The dragon twisted and burst out of the crevice, flying westward.

After returning to the temporary cave and putting Su Yu down, Ao Run continued his rampage outside, leaving Ao Run somewhat speechless.

"He's even more diligent than me."

As soon as the stone door closed, Su Yu took out the jade slip of the Heavenly Ghost Transformation Technique and pressed it to his forehead. With a thought, the jade slip shattered and turned into tiny tadpole-shaped runes that disappeared into his brow.

Open the panel, and the Heavenly Ghost Transformation Technique appears in the Taoist Arts section.

(End of this chapter)