Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 66 Preparations Before the Year-End Exam: The Seventh-Order Magic Treasure, the Heavenly Sound Bell

That very night, Su Yu went out and plunged into the Chensha River to cultivate in seclusion.

Before taking action, he consumed a full 10800 million killing experience points and 300 points of cultivation to raise his basic Qi Refining technique, which had not been improved for a long time, to the seventieth level.

Purple Origin Qi Refining Technique, Level 70: Health +2800, Mana +5600, Spell Power +2800, Mana Regeneration +14 points/second.

To put more pressure on himself, he and Ao Run dived into the depths of the river to face a monster of level 80 or 90.

He told Ao Run to go aside and fight monsters, while he summoned two flying swords and circled two level 90 monsters, trapping them within the sword circle with exquisite swordsmanship.

Cut, entangle, collapse, strangle, trap.
His mastery of basic swordsmanship was almost supernatural, firmly trapping the two enormous creatures, each tens of meters long, within the designated circle, preventing them from escaping no matter how much they struggled.

As time passed, his swordsmanship improved slowly but steadily.

With each increase of one or two points, the already near-advancement of the Condensed Sword into Silk skill reached its peak after a week, successfully advancing to the "Slightly Accomplished" level, with sword energy strength +40% and armor penetration +2.

In terms of swordsmanship, his sword energy was compressed into even smaller and more solid forms, increasing its lethality by a small margin.

Looking down at the attribute panel, Su Yu's gaze fell on the Taibai Sword Manual again. He consumed another 162 million killing experience points and 450 cultivation points to upgrade the Taibai Sword Manual to level 70.

Taibai Sword Technique Level 70: Flying sword damage +4200, attack speed +2800, sword control speed +2800 km/h.

The upgrade is complete. Remaining cultivation points: 1381 million and Taoist cultivation points: 899.

"Everything that could be improved has been improved!"

"With my current swordsmanship and these magical treasures, unless Ding Lingyu's Divine General level can be raised by twenty levels and he can develop even more powerful divine abilities and secret techniques, he will not be my match."

He didn't think Ding Lingyu could do that. The experience required for a Town-level Transformation Technique was outrageous. Based on the level he demonstrated in the last small test, it would take at least a billion cultivation points and several thousand Dao cultivation to continuously advance twenty levels. Even if he rode in the most luxurious car for three months, it would be impossible to accumulate that many cultivation points.

"I will definitely get this spot."

After closing the panel, Su Yu continued to bury herself in her studies.

Although the cultivation points accumulated in the remaining time are not enough to greatly improve any one of the techniques, every little bit helps, and we can improve as much as we can.

For the last half month of this year, Su Yu stayed deep in the Chensha River every day, working from day to night. Even when Ao Run was sleeping, he was still working overtime. His diligence was incomprehensible to many people.

Most team matters were left to Gu Zhiqi, who would show up every few days, occasionally joining team-building activities for a day or two to assert his presence.

To his surprise, Ding Hao never contacted him again after he explicitly refused, nor did he try to suppress or sabotage him behind his back as he had imagined.

He asked Chu Xinyue about this doubt, and her answer reassured him.

“You’re one of my people, he wouldn’t dare do that.”

Su Yu understood immediately.

"Of course, if you are one of the last one or two opponents, and you win, you can inherit the legacy of the Earth Immortals. They will definitely stop at nothing to protect you."

"But not yet. After joining the sect, his competitors will all be guilds or families of the same level, most of whom are stronger than the Thousand Feather Guild. He has to resort to underhanded tactics to compete even before he has entered the sect. What will he do after he enters the sect? Will all of his dozens of competitors do the same thing?"

"Ultimately, it all comes down to strength. If you're really not strong enough, it's best to give up and cut your losses as soon as possible."

"Oh!"

"But don't be careless. Although they won't do anything underhanded, they will definitely support Ding Lingyu with all their might. They have some special treasures that have greatly increased his strength. If you are careless, you will definitely lose."

"I will be careful."

"You know that's good. Come see me before the big exam at the end of the year."

"Ok."

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, a sword aura shot out from the Chensha River, drawing a long arc in the air before falling into Lishui Town. The many subordinates who had been waiting there rushed forward to meet it.

"Brother Su, the big test has begun."

All the squad leaders and above of the entire brigade, including Gu Zhiqi, were present, including the fourth squadron led by Gu Yao and the fifth squadron led by Hu Qingfeng.

They were much smarter than Mu Chen and Xiao Yunya. Although Su Yu did not interfere in the internal affairs of these two squadrons, the two of them would take the initiative to report the situation of their squadrons to him every once in a while.

Once seated in the council chamber, Su Yu listened attentively to the work reports from several squadron leaders and acting squadron leaders.

After the meeting ended and most of his subordinates dispersed, Gu Zhi Qiu approached with a grin and asked:
"Brother Su, are you confident this time?"

Su Yu nodded and said:
"Of course I'm confident."

"Can I buy it then?"

"I'll buy it; I'll buy it myself."

"OK!"

Half an hour later, the group left Lishui Town and headed to Qianyu City.

After entering the city, Su Yu parted ways with them and went to Qingxin Xiaozhu first.

Chu Xinyue had sent him a message earlier, asking him to go there to find her.

The scenery inside the small building remained unchanged, and Chu Xiaoyu was also there. He first bowed to Chu Xinyue with clasped hands, and then greeted Chu Xiaoyu:

"I haven't seen Sister Xiaoyu for a month, and she's become even more beautiful."

"loquacious!"

Even so, it was clear that she was quite pleased.

"Su Yu, are you confident you can beat Ding Lingyu in the year-end exam?" Su Yu smiled and said:

"Of course I have confidence!"

Chu Xinyue smiled, flipped her right hand to reveal an ancient bell, held it in her fair palm, and pushed it in front of him.

Su Yu was stunned for a moment, then reached out and took the ancient bell, and was immediately dumbfounded.

Heavenly Sound Bell (Seventh-Tier Magic Treasure): A rare item, a treasure of the ancient sect, Heavenly Sound Palace.

Attributes: Defense 200000, Damage Reduction 30%, Mana Conversion Rate 300, Additional Trait: Heavenly Sound.

属性：震击宝钟，对周围最远10000米范围内敌人造成3000-30000点音波伤害，法伤加成30%-100%，法力消耗1000-10000点。

Heavenly Sound: Immune to sonic damage from beings below the Celestial level.

Equipment requirements: Qi Refining Technique level 60 or above.

"Wow, these attributes!"

"Too fierce!"

Su Yu was shocked, and asked in a trembling voice:

"Commander, is this for me?"

Chu Xiaoyu rolled her eyes.

"What are you thinking? I'm just lending it to you. You have to return it after the battle."

Chu Xinyue smiled slightly:
"Although I am confident, confidence alone is not enough. You still need to have sufficient strength. Ding Lingyu has received support from his family to establish a sect-level technique, and he has more than one seventh-order magic weapon. If you have one, you won't be at a great loss. I will lend you this bell for now."

"Oh!"

Slightly disappointed, but also understandable.

Even if someone values ​​you highly, they wouldn't give you a seventh-tier rare magic weapon.

Ordinary, fine, rare – each item represents a different level of quality.

This is a seventh-tier rare magic weapon, with attributes even stronger than those of a typical eighth-tier magic weapon.

This Heavenly Sound Bell is both offensive and defensive, making it even better than single-attribute ones, and its value is almost comparable to an eighth-tier fine-grade magic weapon.

"With this magic weapon, the big exam later will be a piece of cake."

Su Yu bowed in gratitude once again:

"Thank you for the treasure, Commander."

After speaking, he quickly poured his magic power into the ancient bell to refine it. Chu Xinyue had already canceled his spiritual imprint long ago. He only spent a minute refining it and leaving his spiritual imprint. Then he took off the Nine Aperture Pearl and replaced it.

He currently has four magic weapon slots, and the one he has already placed is the Zhenhai Pearl. This is a treasure that recognizes its own master and can only be removed after being equipped. Otherwise, he would definitely remove it temporarily and re-equip it after the battle.

The remaining two equipment slots are for the Nine Aperture Pearl, the Mystic Mirror, and the Floating Light Blade.

With the Heavenly Sound Bell, the Nine-Aperture Pearl, which is also a defensive magic weapon but has only a quarter of the defensive power of the Heavenly Sound Bell, becomes superfluous.

It's worth mentioning that the flying sword magic weapon in the Other Shore needs to be refined with magic power and imprinted with a spiritual mark before it can be activated at will. There is no way to equip and use a newly acquired magic weapon directly.

The speed of refining magic power is actually quite fast, especially for unclaimed magic weapons that do not have the spiritual imprint of their former owners, making it easy to refine them.

However, even at its fastest speed, the refining process cannot be completed instantly, and the higher the grade of the magic weapon, the slower the process.

The magic power of first, second, and third-tier low-level magic weapons only needs to pass through once, which only takes a few seconds.

Fourth, fifth, and sixth-tier magic weapons are slower, generally taking about ten seconds.

The refining speed of magic weapons of the seventh rank and above is much slower, taking at least one minute.

Normally this would be considered very fast, but in battle you certainly don't have time to spend more than ten seconds replacing your flying sword magic weapon.

After the refining was completed, Su Yu reached out and summoned the treasure bell, which flew out from his palm and hovered above his head, casting layers of transparent sound waves to protect his entire body.

He reached out and gently flicked it, asking curiously:
"Commander, isn't this the bell that unlucky bastard Li Yingshen of the Frostfire Society owns?"

Chu Xinyue nodded.

"It really is."

That guy was really wronged. With such a rare and top-grade treasure in his hands, no one outside the sect should have been able to do anything to him. But who would have thought that he would run into a ruthless character like Chu Xinyue who possessed an even more powerful treasure? One moment of carelessness resulted in his death and his soul being extinguished.

Su Yu did not stay there for long. After obtaining the magic weapon, she took her leave.

Soon after, Chu Xiaoyu flew out and headed straight for Qianyu Tower, betting a full 300 taels of gold on Su Yu to win.

This time, Gu Zhi Qiu wasn't allowed to buy it. He had already made quite a splash by ranking in the top ten in his third quiz last time.

The odds for this big test are very simple: there are only two ways to bet on the first and second place, and both have double the odds. No matter which place you bet on, the odds are 1 to 2.

This means that in the eyes of the bookmakers, his winning probability is as high as Ding Lingyu's.

Of the 300 taels of gold that Chu Xiaoyu bought, 100 taels were his own, which was the dividend he received in advance from the brigade. He bought it for himself.

If you lose, you lose everything; if you win, you earn 100 gold coins.

(End of this chapter)