Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 45 Azure Sparrow Sword, Seven-Aperture Pearl (Please subscribe and vote with monthly tickets)

Both being sixth-tier flying swords, Su Yu discovered that the Azure Sparrow Sword was more agile than the Sun-Covering Sword, and the same sword moves were easier to execute.

The attributes showed that the flying sword's agility was increased by 20%, but after actually activating it, he felt that the efficiency improvement was much more than 20%.

"When choosing flying swords in the future, this attribute can be prioritized after armor penetration."

After practicing for a while, Su Yu reached out and recalled his two swords, then pursed his lips in deep thought.

Now that he has two sixth-tier flying swords in hand, his strength has increased significantly. He is sure to win against Lan Yiying, but he is not so confident in dealing with Ding Lingyu.

The base damage of the Sun-Covering Flying Sword is 1960. The Golden Turtle Ring adds 200 to the flying sword's attack, for a total of 2160 attack. With a swordsmanship level increase of 30%, the total output is 2808.
The base damage of the Azure Sparrow Flying Sword is 1810. The Golden Turtle Ring adds 200 to the flying sword's attack, for a total of 2010 attack. With a swordsmanship level increase of 30%, the total output is 2613, which is almost 200 less than the Sun-Covering Sword.

Based on the results of the last quiz, under normal circumstances, it is estimated that the defense was just broken through Ding Lingyu's, which is equivalent to scraping the sand.

Only when the Sun-Covering Sword's Radiant Transformation is activated can it deal sufficient damage.

However, the transformation only lasts for 15 seconds, which is definitely not enough time to kill someone with 36 HP. Moreover, three months have passed, and Ding Lingyu's strength will definitely improve further, with even higher HP and defense.

"We still need to strengthen it a bit."

"Either the Taibai Sword Technique is raised to level sixty, or the sword skill level is raised another level. Meeting either of these two conditions will be sufficient."

"Of course, we also need to prepare a good defensive magic item."

Having enough offensive power is useless if your own defense is insufficient; you won't be able to hold out long enough to defeat Ding Lingyu.

"I only have 70 gold right now, which isn't enough to buy a sixth-tier defensive magic item. I still need to make money."

"The next quiz is in two months, let's level up first."

"If I can't improve my swordsmanship level, I have to improve the Taibai Sword Technique to level sixty first. I have to satisfy one of them."

Su Yu immediately began implementing the arrangements made for the next two months.

After resting for a day, I went out to level up again the next day.

This time, he was careful, fearing he might be followed. Before leaving the city, he spent 20 taels of silver to have a guild member specializing in celestial magic cast a spell on him to prevent others from using the same spell or magic item to calculate his whereabouts.

After leaving the city, they dived directly into the Yuan River and left underwater.

Soon after, they met up with Ao Run and traveled up the Yuan River, returning to their previous temporary cave before stopping. The two of them then buried themselves in training at the bottom of the river, which was three or four thousand meters deep.

This time he brought enough supplies; he bought a whole thousand low-grade Rejuvenation Pills to restore mana, which cost him a full 5 gold coins.

"Huh! Huh!"

Two dazzling sword lights crossed underwater, and a deep, bottomless bloodstain instantly appeared on the body of a level 76 Giant Mouth Fatfish in the center of the intersection, with seventeen blood flowers floating up in an instant.
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The Taibai sword energy followed closely and landed precisely on the wound, cutting the giant fatfish in two.

The two flying swords, which passed each other, circled in the water and grabbed another fish spirit nearby. They nimbly circled around the spirit, and a dozen or so blood flowers instantly floated up.

After several days of practice, Su Yu suddenly realized that the Azure Sparrow Sword was no less efficient than the Sun-Covering Sword in combat.

Although the flying sword's destructive power is not as great as the Sun-Covering Sword, its agility attribute gives it greater flexibility, making it more efficient in actual combat.

The Sun-Covering Sword can deal eight hits of damage when it circles the body, while the Azure Sparrow, being more agile, can deal nine hits of damage when it circles the body. The extra hit, when spread out, is no worse than the Sun-Covering Sword.

In the days that followed, Su Yu slept here, joining the battle early every morning and grinding until dark before resting. Sometimes, spurred on by Ao Run, she even had to work overtime at night.

Seeing that she often stayed up for four or five days straight without sleep, Su Yu felt that she shouldn't be surnamed Ao, but should be surnamed Ao.

The monsters here are at least level 70 or higher, often level 80 or 90, and occasionally you'll encounter level 100 monsters. Plus, Ao Run gets some experience points when he works overtime at night. In a day, the accumulated killing experience can reach around 2.2 million, and you can also occasionally gain a few points of cultivation.

Over the course of a month, he accumulated a staggering 6600 million killing experience points, and his cultivation level also increased by 42 points.

Adding the original 1950 million kill experience points in the experience pool, the total kill experience points are 8550 million.

"promote!"

He opened the panel, his gaze falling on the Taibai Sword Scripture, and with a thought, a continuous stream of cultivation points and Dao points flowed into it.

After consuming a total of 82.5 million cultivation points and 300 points of Daoist cultivation, the Taibai Sword Scripture was upgraded from level 50 to level 60 through the Waterway Channel.

Taibai Sword Technique Level 60: Flying sword damage +3600, attack speed +2400, sword control speed +2400 km/h.

As the sword technique is upgraded, the damage output also increases accordingly.

The Hidden Sun Flying Sword deals 2260 damage, the Golden Turtle Ring adds 200, and the Swordsmanship Realm increases by 30%, for a total of 3198 damage.

The speed of the sword is 1580 km/h, the Golden Turtle Ring increases by 200, and the sword skill level increases by 30%, for a total of 2314 km/h.

The Azure Sparrow Flying Sword deals 2100 damage, the Golden Turtle Ring adds 200, and the Swordsmanship Realm increases by 30%, for a total of 2990 damage.

The maximum output has increased by nearly 400 compared to before, and the damage to Ding Lingyu has changed from scratching sand to... still scratching sand, but instead of sandpaper, it's now scraping with steel wool.

After leveling up, Su Yu couldn't wait to find a black fish spirit of about level 75 to test her sword. The Hidden Sun Blue Sparrow cut it in two pieces in just two rounds.

"Steel wool hurts too!"

After testing her sword, Su Yu felt much more confident about the third mini-exam a month later.

"Now we only need a sixth-tier defensive magic weapon to have a chance to challenge Ding Lingyu."

"I guess I'll have to borrow money this time."

After rubbing his hands together, Su Yu threw himself back into the tedious task of leveling up.

They grinded monsters day and night, oblivious to everything else, focusing solely on their work.

To succeed, you must be able to calm your mind and endure loneliness.

Fortunately, Ao Run was there to keep him company this time. They bickered and chatted from time to time, so it wasn't too boring.

I scribbled through the game until the third quiz was about to start, then left the game three days early and returned home.

Over the past month, I have accumulated 6180 million killing experience points and 54 points of cultivation, for a total of 6480 million cultivation points and 797 points of cultivation.

Upgrading the Taibai Sword Scripture from level 60 to level 70 requires over 160 million cultivation points, which is far from enough.

After thinking it over for a while, Su Yu finally decided not to improve the sword technique, but to improve the Heavenly Ghost Transformation Technique instead.

As I said before, his current strength is enough to break through the defenses. If he can beat them, it doesn't matter if he adds two or three more layers. If he can't beat them, adding more layers won't help. It's better to think about it in a different way.

This exquisite transformation technique is incredibly powerful, essentially giving you a second life. If you're stuck in a stalemate, you might be able to break through it.

With a thought, a total of 3125 million cultivation points and 250 points of Daoist cultivation were consumed to upgrade the Heavenly Ghost Transformation Technique to level 40.

Let's look at the remaining 3355 million cultivation points and 547 points of Taoist cultivation.
"what!"

"What a coincidence."

The remaining cultivation points are just enough to raise the Heavenly Demon Transformation Technique to level 45.

"continue!"

With a thought, Su Yu continued to improve it.

Consuming another 3341 million cultivation points and 175 points of Taoist cultivation, the Heavenly Ghost Transformation Technique was upgraded to level 45.

Forty-fifth level Heavenly Ghost Transformation: 90000 Qi and Blood, 18000 Mana, 2700 Physique, 4500 Strength, 1800 km/h Speed, Heavenly Ghost Body, Five Elements Escape Technique, Illusion and Reality Transformation.

This led to the development of a new Five Elements Thunder Technique. He chose the Geng Metal Divine Thunder, which is as powerful as the Bing Fire and Gui Water Divine Thunder.

The upgrade is complete. Remaining cultivation points: 14 million and Taoist cultivation points: 375.

Seeing this remaining amount, Su Yu realized that her cultivation had temporarily reached a bottleneck, and it would be difficult to make rapid progress like she was now.

Regardless of whether it's the Qi Refining Technique or other methods, after reaching the sixtieth level, each ten-level advancement requires hundreds of millions of cultivation points and hundreds of points of Dao cultivation. Just farming cultivation points through killing would take two months. In addition, there's no way to quickly improve Dao cultivation using Dao Heart Pills, further reducing efficiency.

Each upgrade will likely take two to three months, and the speed will slow down as you go on.

Once you enter a sect to learn higher-level Qi Refining techniques and sword skills, the level of your Qi Refining technique will decrease after you switch sects, and the experience requirements will increase. At that time, it may take several months or even half a year to upgrade once.

If the base number of cultivation points and cultivation level required for a low-level Qi Refining technique is 1, the base number for an intermediate-level technique is 2, the base number for a high-level technique is 3 times, and the base number for a refined-level Qi Refining technique is 5 times that of a low-level technique. If you are lucky enough to obtain a sect-level Qi Refining technique, the experience requirement is 30 times that of a low-level technique.

If it's a supreme-level Qi refining technique, the experience requirement is 100 times that of the beginner level, which is extremely exaggerated.

However, the corresponding top-tier Qi Refining techniques also significantly increase the upper limit of mana and spell damage. While it's not as exaggerated as the experience requirement being a hundred times that of the beginner level, it's still more than ten times.

At the same level, with ten times the mana and spell damage bonus, the difference in strength is unimaginable.

With the Heavenly Demon Transformation Technique fully upgraded, Su Yu's accumulated knowledge and skills over the past six months were completely exhausted.

"There really isn't a single drop left."

Su Yu let out a soft breath and sent a message in the group:
"Brothers, I'm out of seclusion!"

"The return of the missing!"

Zhuang Zhuo was the first to speak:

Where are you? Headquarters?

"Yes."

Then Gu Zhi Qiu said:
"wait for me."

Shi Ning and others also spoke up, asking about his current situation.

He sat on the sofa, responding to each question with a smile.

They had only been chatting for a few minutes when someone knocked on the door. Through the door and window, they saw Gu Zhi Qiu standing outside.

With a flick of his finger, Gu Zhi Qiu opened the door and walked in, looking him up and down before asking directly:
"It looks much better than last time. Are you confident this time?"

Su Yu knew what he wanted to ask, and said with a smile:

"We're still lacking a bit of confidence, and we need everyone's support."

"What is missing?"

"A sixth-tier defensive magic item."

How much money is needed?

"At least fifty gold."

"That's easy, everyone just needs to chip in a little."

Gu Zhi Qiu then posted the matter in the group chat, and everyone said it was no problem. Zhuang Zhuo then said in the group chat:

"You need money right now. Our base has made some money in the past six months, let's share some of the profits first."

Su Yu was taken aback and asked curiously:

"I'd completely forgotten if you hadn't mentioned it. How much did you earn?"

"11 gold and 50 silver."

"In addition, I can lend you 10 gold coins."

Then Shi Ning also said:
“I can also borrow 10 gold coins.”

Meng Chen followed closely behind:

"Count me in."

Finally, Gu Zhi Qiu directly proposed a deal to him, saying:
“I previously gave each person 10 gold when I distributed the Ten Thousand Gu Gathering Spirit Scripture. I’m returning these 10 gold to you and lending you another 10 gold.”

Su Yu nodded and said:
"That's enough."

Three hours later, Zhuang Zhuo and the others arrived and each lent him 10 gold coins plus a share of the profits, for a total of 61 gold coins and 50 silver coins.

"Let's pay back some first."

Su Yu took out the remaining 22 portions of Golden Thunder Crab Roe and shared their attributes with them:

"I'll give you one gold for this, anyone want it?"

Gu Zhiqi immediately raised her hand:
"I want 10 copies."

Zhuang Zhuo was the second to raise his hand:
“I want 10 copies, too.”

Shi Ning and Meng Chen were a step too slow and regretted their haste.

However, they didn't fight over it. After all, this thing only increased physique and strength, and they all followed the path of Qi cultivation, so they didn't have much need for it.

Even if Gu Zhi Qiu and Zhuang Zhuo don't necessarily use it themselves, they could sell it to someone in need and get eleven or twelve gold coins for it.

Su Yu knew this too; she had been keeping it with this in mind all along, but now that they needed to raise money, she decided to let them earn it.

The two of them each took 10 pieces, which paid off the debt of 20 gold coins. They only owed Shi Ning and Meng Chen 10 gold coins each.

He sold the remaining two pieces along with the miscellaneous loot he had acquired during the month of leveling up, earning about 4 gold. His total assets were now 131 taels of gold and 43 taels of silver.

As soon as he got the money, he immediately opened the guild channel and entered the Thousand Feather Pavilion Merchant Guild, directly searching for sixth-tier defensive magic weapons.

After removing the demonic artifacts and Buddhist treasures that did not fit his cultivation method, a row of eleven suitable sixth-order defensive magic treasures appeared before him.

Then, arranging them by price from highest to lowest, my eyes involuntarily fell on the magic item at the very top.

Azure Cloud Canopy (Tier 6): A rare defensive magic item. When activated, it produces azure clouds that are impervious to water, fire, and magic.

Attributes: Defense 80000, Damage Reduction 25%, Mana Conversion Rate 100%, Attached Spells: Impervious to Water and Fire, Unaffected by All Spells, Protected by Auspicious Clouds.

Auspicious Cloud Protection: Activate the Azure Cloud canopy to condense into an auspicious cloud protection, which has five times the defense of a magic weapon, reduces damage by 50%, lasts for 3 minutes, and has a 24-hour cooldown.

Equipment requirements: Qi Refining Technique level 50 or above.

The attributes were so powerful that Su Yu's eyes widened, but his face fell instantly when he saw the price tag below.

Priced at 1000 taels of gold plus 10 guild contribution points.

It is specifically noted that you need to be a member of an elite guild to purchase this item, and you cannot get a discount. The discount for guild members will not apply to this item.

This price is enough to buy a regular seventh-tier magic weapon.

Even a slightly normal seventh-tier defensive magic weapon would be better than this one.

So it's obvious that this magic item was specifically used by Qianyu Pavilion for advertising purposes, with a high price tag that those who want it can't afford, and those who can afford it don't need it.

Upon seeing the price, Su Yu looked away without any further thought.

The price of the second item returned to normal, but it was still a style he couldn't afford.

His gaze moved down one by one, and soon he saw a defensive magic item with good attributes that he could probably afford.

Nine-Aperture Pearl (Tier 6): A defensive magic item that can be activated to create a water curtain to block damage.

Attributes: Defense 48000, Damage Reduction 20%, Mana Conversion Rate 50%, Additional Trait: Nine Apertures.

Nine Apertures: Refining a single strand of fierce essence into each aperture of the Nine Apertures Pearl can increase the magic weapon's maximum defense by 3000 and damage reduction by 1%.

Equipment requirements: Qi Refining Technique level 50 or above.

The magic item costs 150 taels of gold, but guild members can get it for only 135 gold.

Almost, but not by much.

This time, he didn't borrow money from them again. Instead, he sold the Fixed Mirror and the Ice Soul for a total of 5 gold.

As his strength increased, these two magical treasures gradually became useless, so it was a good opportunity to recycle and reuse them without losing money.

(End of this chapter)