Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 81 Going Out, the Endless Forest

On the fourth day of becoming an apprentice, Su Yu left the Suspended Mountain and arrived at the Foreign Affairs Hall in front of the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect's mountain gate square.

The Foreign Affairs Hall is the place specifically responsible for issuing sect missions. Some missions can be accepted directly through the personal panel, while others require an identity token and require you to come in person.

The Foreign Affairs Hall faces the main gate of the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect. Most disciples pass through here to enter and exit. Leaving the mountain gate leads to Xuanzhen Immortal City.

The white jade archway stands tall, surrounded by white jade pillars that seem to reach into the sky, shrouded in mist like a gate to a celestial realm.

The entrance was bustling with people, with countless disciples entering or leaving the sect every minute. Su Yu stood alone at the edge of the square, completely inconspicuous.

He was waiting for someone—Ding Lingyu, Xu Lulu, and Lan Yiying.

They had all successfully joined the immortal sect and were preparing to get together.

After a while, Lan Yiying was the first to arrive.

He saw Su Yu smiling and cupping her hands in greeting:

"Lan Yiying, an outer disciple of the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect, greets Senior Brother Su, an inner disciple!"

Su Yu smiled and reached out to help him up.
"Junior Brother Lan, please rise!"

"Hahaha"

The two laughed.

After laughing for a while, Lan Yiying asked with some curiosity:

"I heard that if you can become an apprentice of any immortal master in the inner sect, your master will give you a gift. What is yours? Is it a high-level magic weapon?"

"Yes, you can choose any high-level flying sword or magic weapon. I'll take a high-level flying boat."

"Is the Daoist technique a refined level Daoist technique?"

"Yes."

Lan Yiying looked on with envy.

Su Yu also asked with considerable curiosity:
"And what about you? What kind of treatment do outer sect disciples receive?"

"A high-level Qi refining technique, and a sixth-tier flying sword or magic weapon."

"No?"

"Gone."

"No exquisite-level Qi refining techniques?"

"That's only for formal disciples, or if you can accumulate 5000 guild contribution points plus a minor merit in the future, you can apply for a refined Qi refining technique."

"Hmm, so how do you become a formal disciple?"

"There are ten peaks in the outer sect. There is a small competition every year. Anyone under the age of 60 can participate. The top 100 in each peak's small competition will be directly promoted."

"That means there are a thousand spots available each year, which is a great opportunity."

"It's big!"

The speaker was Xu Lulu, who had just arrived:

"However, for us, we certainly shouldn't think about getting promoted through this route within the next five years."

Ding Lingyu, who had also arrived, nodded and said:

“The Xuanzhen Immortal Sect has tens of thousands of outer disciples every year. Even after excluding those who are advised to leave when they are over sixty years old, the total number is still close to one million. With so many disciples competing for 1000 spots every year, the competition is still very intense.”

Lan Yiying sighed:

"So time waits for no one. We must work harder to improve our skills and strive to become a formal disciple within 10 years."

Su Yu remained silent.

Judging from the current situation, the fact that the Thousand Feathers Guild can obtain a formal discipleship of the Immortal Sect each year is extremely valuable.

He then thought that the leader had actually given him a spot as a formal disciple of the Qionghua lineage, which was really too good to him.

This shows that the leader holds a very high position within the Qionghua lineage, as he is able to offer such a quota.

At this moment, Ding Lingyu said:
"By the way, have you guys decided where to level up?"

"There are no places to level up near the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect. You have to go to places a bit further away. I've looked into it these past few days, and most people use the sect's teleportation portals to travel to the locations of the sect's various branch residences to level up."

Lan Yiying nodded and said:
“I’ve also looked into it. Our sect’s branches are spread across most of Blue Mountain Island, and some big shots’ residences are even located on overseas islands. However, there are currently no teleportation arrays in the sect that can directly take you overseas.”

"Overseas is too far, let's stay on the island."

"Where?"

"Cangshui!"

Ding Lingyu said a name that Su Yu found somewhat familiar:
"The outer courtyard of the Crimson Sky Sword Clan is right there. Not far away is the Cang River, a tributary of the Yuan River. Behind the Sword Clan is the Endless Forest. You can either go to the Cang River to level up or go to the Endless Forest."

"Also, I checked the sect missions, and there are two missions there."

"One is a bounty issued by the Crimson Sky Sword Vein within the sect, hiring disciples of the sect to serve in the Demon Suppression City. Normal service costs 1 gold per day, while during a beast tide it costs 10 gold per day, with no time limit."

"The other one is a bounty mission. A formal disciple of the guild has established a guild in the Endless Forest. Recently, it has a conflict with another guild nearby. The guild has issued a bounty, inviting disciples from within the sect to help. Travel expenses will be reimbursed, and there will be a reward for killing a disciple of the opposing guild."

Su Yu nodded and said:
"The mission location is in the Endless Forest. You can accept both missions."

Ding Lingyu also expressed her agreement:

"Let's go there."

The two looked at Xu Lulu and Lan Yiying, who nodded with smiles:

"no problem."

"Alright, let's set off now."

The group took to the air and flew towards Xuanzhen Immortal City.

During the journey, Su Yu sent messages to her master, her fellow disciples, and Chu Xinyue to inform them, so that they wouldn't be unable to find her if they suddenly tried to look for her.

A small group of people arrived at the vast Xuanzhen Immortal City and headed straight for the teleportation platform.

The sect's teleportation array costs 1 gold per use.

After queuing for half an hour, accompanied by a surge of spiritual light soaring into the sky, the four of them had left the sect and traveled tens of millions of kilometers away, appearing directly at Crimson Peak.

Xu Lulu and Lan Yiying were visiting a branch outside the main sect for the first time, looking around curiously. Ding Lingyu opened the panel and said:

"I'll contact Senior Brother Cheng first."

Su Yu then opened her contacts and sent a message to Xiao Qingli:
"Uncle-Master Xiao!"

Soon, a series of question marks appeared on the other end.

He immediately explained:

“I have become a disciple of the Hanging Mountain, and my master is Feng Yunzi.”

Xiao Qingli then realized what was happening, but remained silent for a while before asking:
"You are skilled in swordsmanship, why don't you join one of the various sword schools?"

"I am only good at swordsmanship, but I don't have the purity of a true sword cultivator. My core is still the Qi cultivation method."

Xiao Qingli remained silent for a while before asking:

"Any thing else?"

"I came to the Endless Forest for training and just wanted to greet my martial uncle. That's all."

"Well, I see."

And then no more.

After closing the communication, Su Yu grinned.

The group waited for a while at the east gate of Crimson Cloud City, beneath the Crimson Cloud Sword Vein, when a spirit-winged flying boat flew over. The five people jumped down, and the one in the middle greeted them with a smile:
"I am Cheng Younan, the vice president of the Qingzhu Association. Welcome to my fellow disciples to lend their support."

Ding Lingyu went up to him and struck up a conversation.

After exchanging a few pleasantries and becoming more familiar with each other, the group jumped onto the Spirit Wing Flying Boat and flew north.

On the airship, Cheng Younan asked with a smile:
"May I ask your honorable names, fellow disciples? Would you mind introducing yourselves?" Ding Lingyu smiled and nodded.

"Ding Lingyu is a disciple of Xuan Chongzi of the Tongming lineage."

Cheng Younan's eyes lit up:
"So you are a highly accomplished disciple of Master Xuan Chongzi! I've long admired you!"

Su Yu then clasped his hands in a salute:
"Su Yu is a disciple of Feng Yunzi at Xuankong Mountain."

Cheng Younan paused for a moment, unable to recall who this person was, but that didn't stop him from greeting them warmly:

"So you're a disciple of the Hanging Mountain! I've heard so much about you!"

Then Lan Yi introduced herself in a humble tone:
"Lan Yiying, a newly initiated disciple, is an outer disciple."

"Xu Lulu, outer disciple."

Cheng Younan said with a smile:
"Both of you are handsome and talented. I believe it won't be long before you make a name for yourselves in the outer sect competition and be accepted into the inner sect."

"Senior brother, you flatter me!"

Cheng Younan has high emotional intelligence and is good at creating a lively atmosphere, so the group quickly became familiar with each other.

During their casual conversation, Cheng Younan also introduced them to the Green Bamboo Guild and the Conflict Guild.

Su Yu listened for a while and got a general understanding.

Simply put, it's a problem caused by resources.

The two guilds had no prior conflicts. They each occupied a territory in the Endless Forest and developed their own territory, keeping to themselves. However, two years ago, someone discovered a secret realm at the border between the two guilds.

This is a well-preserved secret realm, quite large in area, and rich in spiritual energy. Not to mention the resources within the secret realm, the value of the secret realm itself is enough to make the two guilds fight to the death.

Two years have passed since the discovery of the secret realm, and the two sides have fought countless times, with neither side able to gain the upper hand. So they called on their friends and allies to come and help them.

Before them, there had been several large-scale sword duels.

"The next sword duel will be in half a month. When you get to headquarters, you can wander around and level up. I will contact you again when the time comes."

"No problem, we can level up together."

Cheng Younan immediately said:
"Leveling up is no problem. I will share the guild map with you. You can find a suitable place to level up yourselves."

As she spoke, Su Yu received a notification:
"Prompt: Someone wants to share a map with you. Do you want to accept?"

"accept!"

The map unfolded in front of him in the next second. It turned out that only the area around Crimson Sky Sword Peak and Azure Water was lit up, while the Endless Forest was completely dark. Now, a large area of ​​the Endless Forest was lit up.

The map is very detailed, providing information on the types and levels of nearby monsters and other important information. It is one of the most comprehensive map resources available on the market.

More than an hour later, the airship arrived above a certain part of the endless forest. In the distance, the Cangshui River meandered through the endless forest like a snake, and a city stood at a U-bend of the river.

"Everyone, this is our guild headquarters."

Cheng Younan proudly pointed to the city and introduced it:

"The headquarters is right next to the Cangshui River, making it very convenient for leveling up. If you need supplies, just come to Qingzhu City; they have almost everything there."

The flying boat landed slowly in the city. Cheng Younan led them to complete the formalities and arranged a place for them to stay.

"You are all free to do as you please now, just remember to return by the end of the month."

"Don't worry, I will never forget."

Cheng Younan took his leave, and the four of them breathed a sigh of relief.

"Shall we go shopping?"

"go!"

The group then strolled around the city.

After touring the area, Su Yu's biggest impression was that it was new.

The city is about the same size as Qianyu, but it is very new. It can be seen that the city was recently built and still lacks a certain cultural heritage.

This is quite normal. The Thousand Feather Society has been established for over a hundred years, while the founder of the Green Bamboo Society is still alive, and it has only been around forty or fifty years.

The group strolled from the east side of the city to the west side, and Lan Yiying suggested:
"Next time we go sightseeing, let's go report to Demon Suppression City first."

"Walk."

The group summoned their flying boat and headed north.
About 50,000 kilometers north of Qingzhu City lies a demon kingdom called the Demon Ape Demon Kingdom.

As the name of the Demon Kingdom suggests, the ruler of this Demon Kingdom is a legendary demon ape with a level exceeding 270.

The Demon Kingdom spans tens of thousands of kilometers and has three rulers and thirteen demon territories. Each demon territories have a million demon soldiers, and the thirteen commanders are all great demons of level two hundred or higher.

As the demon kingdom expands outwards, every day a steady stream of monsters are driven away by the demon kingdom's generals, forming small-scale beast tides that surge in all directions.

Fifty thousand kilometers south of the Demon Kingdom lies the Crimson Sky Sword Vein. To intercept the Demon Kingdom's southward expansion, the Sword Vein established seven Demon-Suppressing Cities in the south of the Demon Kingdom, forming a defensive line that was specifically designed to curb the southward expansion of the Demon Ape Demon Kingdom.

The Sword Clan regularly issues missions within the sect to recruit disciples for service.

The reward is extremely generous, one gold coin per day.

The Dragon Scale Flying Boat traveled at an incredible speed, arriving at the edge of the Demon Ape Kingdom ten hours later. From afar, they could see the giant peaks standing deep in the endless wilderness jungle, as well as the demonic energy pillars that pierced the clouds.

That giant peak is one of the thirteen demon territories of the demon kingdom, guarded by powerful demons and a million demon soldiers.

In the wild jungle thousands of kilometers away from the demon village, there are three mountain peaks connected in a triangular formation.

Between the mountains, there are passes hundreds of meters high built in the valleys, with defensive barriers and densely packed fire-making crossbow towers, while the mountains are covered with divine thunder towers.

Beyond this demon-suppressing fortress built in the mountains lay a barren wasteland; vast stretches of wild jungle had long since been blasted to smithereens by divine lightning and various spells. Su Yu looked up and saw all sorts of spirits and monsters continuously emerging from the jungle ahead.

Wolves, rats, bears, tigers, scorpions, pythons, toads, centipedes, and other monsters mingled together in an army.

A vast number of ferocious birds of prey, like dark clouds, swooped down and surged toward the Demon-Suppressing City.

"clang!"

The deep tolling of the bells activated the grand array covering the entire city, and a curtain of light rose up, enveloping the entire city along with the three mountain peaks.

One by one, the Thunderfire Towers lit up, and figures rose into the air, unleashing various flying swords and magical treasures, ready for battle.

"We've arrived at just the right time; a demonic tide is attacking the city!"

"Let's go, let's enter the city first."

The airship descended rapidly and entered the formation along with the other players who had stayed outside.

The grand formation has not been fully activated yet, so it is still possible to enter now. However, once the demon tide attacks and the grand formation activates its killing restrictions, no one will be able to enter.

"Prompt: You have been granted the blessing of the Four Spirits Guardian Aura, which increases your maximum health by 1000, maximum mana by 1000, health regeneration by 10, mana regeneration by 10, attack power by 10%, and the power of the Five Elements Daoist Arts by 10%."

"Look, what is that?"

Countless people looked up and saw the sky blazing brightly, with fiery clouds rising like a curtain in the sky, transforming into a thousand-mile-long fiery cloud. The fiery cloud vortex gathered, and from it flew out huge fireballs with diameters of hundreds of meters, which fell from the sky like meteorites and bombarded the Demon-Suppressing City.

"clang!"

The resounding bell rang again, the great array's restrictions suddenly lit up, and countless runes lit up. Immediately afterwards, sword lights shot into the sky from within the city, instantly transforming into thousand-meter-long blades that cleaved the fireballs in two.

There was no deafening roar, only the collapse of the fireball and the endless stream of flames falling.

Immediately afterwards, the boundless energy gathered into a massive hand spanning thousands of acres, which swept across the sky, taking the flowing flames into its palm and making them disappear.

"Wow!"

A piercing shriek came from the sky, and endless flames boiled on the horizon, illuminating the world. The flames surged like waves, and a super fiery bird could be vaguely seen flapping its wings within them.

Even without seeing its true form, its sheer presence alone tells one that this is undoubtedly a super ferocious bird, most likely a great leader of some demon realm.

Fortunately, this super ferocious bird, for some unknown reason, did not show itself, but merely supervised the battle from the rear, urging a continuous stream of monsters and demon armies to launch an attack on the Demon-Suppressing City.

"Do it!"

Su Yu and the others unleashed their flying swords or magical artifacts, launching an attack on the surging beast tide outside the city.

(End of this chapter)