Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 96 The Vast Ocean, Flying Star Island

The sea is vast and boundless.

Breathe in the vast expanse, exhale the spiritual tides.

This phrase perfectly describes the ocean.

After leaving Blue Ocean City, Su Yu did not rush on her way, but flew close to the sea surface, occasionally summoning two flying swords to plunge into the sea.

There's no need to rush now. Second Brother can't leave Golden Dragon Island, and the Sword Palace has stood there for countless millennia, so he can't run away either.

Since he had come all the way to the East China Sea, he wanted to make the most of the sea scenery and its unique features.

As they casually fought monsters along the way, they discovered that the level of the sea monsters was far higher than that on land. Even in the nearshore waters not far from Blue Sea City, the monsters that surfaced were already level 50 or 60, and if they dived into the sea, they would encounter monsters that were easily level 70 or 80.

Moreover, most sea monsters are enormous. At the same level, sea monsters are significantly larger than those in rivers and lakes, and their health, attack, and defense are also much higher, making leveling up much more difficult.

However, the experience provided by the sea spirits is more than that provided by the martial arts world.

Once Ao Run entered the sea, she was like a dragon swimming in the ocean, even more active than in the rivers and streams on the island. Every now and then she would dive into the seabed and not return for a long time, making him worry that she might suffer a loss at the bottom of the sea.

There's no way around it; the ocean is not like inland rivers. The ocean is a place where hidden dragons and crouching tigers reside. Level 200 demons, which are extremely rare on land, can be found in the depths of the ocean, if not everywhere.

Although Ao Run was quite strong, he was nothing in the vast ocean. If he were unlucky enough to run into a big one, he would be finished.

Fortunately, although she seems wild, she still has some sense of propriety and won't provoke anyone she can't afford to offend.

After flying and grinding for most of the day, Su Yu discovered that there were more players on this vast ocean than he had imagined.

Along the way, we saw flying boats carrying players passing by from time to time, and occasionally we saw huge warships floating on the sea, filled with players. The Divine Thunder Tower kept gathering clusters of divine thunder and blasting them into the sea to level up.

Warships capable of navigating the open sea are at least Tier 5 Whale Ships or Tower Ships. Tier 4 Wave-Piercing Giant Ships can only sail in inland lakes and rivers. Once they enter the open sea, they are easily capsized by waves tens or hundreds of meters high.

Therefore, the Tier 6 Giant Wood Divine Ship and Poison Dragon Ship, which can serve as the absolute main warships of guilds inland, can only be regular warships at sea.

On the high seas, the most advanced warships are Tier 7 warships.

However, it is also extremely rare, and most guilds do not have it.

Su Yu fought her way through the monsters, and after more than ten days, she slowly left the nearshore area and entered the deep sea.

The number of players here has decreased significantly, but their quality has increased dramatically. When he was leveling up by hovering above the sea, he would occasionally see long sword lights or escape lights sweeping across the sky. Occasionally, there would be sword lights that looked like those of a Loose Immortal level expert, which would streak across the sky. The sword rainbows were hundreds of meters long and had an astonishing aura.

The level of the monsters in the deep sea has increased again. There are level 70 or 80 monsters on the surface, and when you dive into the sea, you will find experience monsters that are over level 90. Occasionally, you will encounter experience monsters that are over level 100.

The level 100 experience monsters would occasionally give one or two points of cultivation, which was exactly what Su Yu needed right now. So she simply dragged Ao Run into the sea to specifically find these level 100 experience monsters to farm.

Not only are they skilled in Taoism and have high experience, but even the random materials they drop are more valuable.

The two, one human and one dragon, swam swiftly in the seabed. Their combined magical power of over 70,000 made their endurance virtually limitless, allowing them to remain on the surface for several days without needing to surface.

"clang!"

While the man and the dragon were fighting monsters in the sea, they suddenly heard a deep bell ringing in the distance. Su Yu paused and turned to look in a certain direction.

"what sound?"

A moment later, another muffled sound came from that direction, sounding like the tolling of a magic bell.

Su Yu pondered for a moment, then instructed Ao Run:

"Stay here and don't wander off. I'll go check on things."

After speaking, he transformed into a celestial ghost, turning into a wisp of smoke and drifting towards the direction of the sound.

Half a minute later, the smoke stopped. Not far ahead, three people were attacking a dark green sea serpent that was two hundred meters long.

The sea serpent was level 122, an elite model, with a dark green body and a row of venomous spines emitting a crystalline green light along its back. It had a hard bulge on its head, and its snake-shaped mouth was open, constantly spewing out streams of venomous water. Its massive body was incredibly agile in the water.

Their opponents consisted of only three people: two men and one woman.

One of the beautiful women had a blue pearl on her head that emitted a protective blue light. She was activating a large net that covered an area of ​​several hundred acres, trapping the sea serpent in this area.

Another middle-aged man had a silver pagoda hanging above his head, with strands of silver light protecting his entire body. He raised a blue flag in one hand and waved it continuously, with streaks of blue sword energy breaking through the seawater and shooting towards the sea serpents.

With his other hand, he twisted a large bell. Whenever the sea serpent tried to break free of the net of light, he would activate the bell. The clear sound of the bell would cause the sea serpent to fall into a daze. When it woke up again, it would be trapped in the net once more.

The last one was a young woman who looked somewhat similar to them, so they were probably a family of three.

The girl's cultivation was clearly inferior to theirs. She also used a precious pearl to protect herself, and then summoned two flying swords to slash back and forth around the sea serpent.

When Su Yu arrived, the sea snake was already covered in wounds, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time before it was killed.

Just then, the middle-aged man glanced over as if sensing something, and directly transmitted his voice:
"Who is coming?"

"So strong!"

Su Yu clicked her tongue, realizing she had been discovered, and generously deactivated her transformation back to her true form, cupping her hands in a respectful greeting:
"My name is Su Yu. I came to check on things after hearing the bell while I was leveling up. I have no ill intentions."

The man nodded and focused his mind to continue activating his magical artifact to kill the sea serpent.

"The average skill level of players who roam the ocean is really high!"

It was immediately apparent that although the middle-aged man had not yet undergone tribulation, his cultivation level should have reached the top tier below the Loose Immortal level, and he was only one step away from undergoing tribulation.

Su Yu has not seen many masters like this inland, but he has seen several since he went to sea.

"So most powerful guilds and top players operate on the high seas?"

Su Yu clicked her tongue, cupped her hands in greeting to the man, and was about to turn and leave when she suddenly saw a shadow rushing towards her from the depths of the sea. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a sea serpent.

The one of similar level opened its mouth and hissed from afar, and the large sea serpent that was being attacked also hissed in response.

"Have our companions arrived?"

The two adults who were besieging the sea serpent also noticed the charging sea serpent and were clearly surprised. The beautiful woman immediately called for the girl to come closer to her, while the man prepared to face the monster with a solemn expression.

Su Yu glanced at it and transmitted her voice:
"I'll take on the monster!"

He communicated with Ao Run through his mind, pointed his finger and a thunderous roar flashed by, and in the blink of an eye, several bloodstains appeared on the body of the sea serpent a kilometer away.

"Taibai Light-Splitting Sword!"

With a tremor of the two swords, a total of seventy-six Taibai sword energies appeared and struck down relentlessly.

The sea serpent, which had intended to rescue its companion, immediately turned ferocious upon being attacked, baring its fangs and charging at him.

Upon seeing this, Qi Dongyang immediately transmitted his voice:

"Hold on a little longer, young man. I will kill this fiend and come to your aid immediately."

Su Yu grinned and gestured with his hand:

"Suppress the Sea!"

The seawater, hundreds of meters deep in front of him, was frozen by an invisible force field. The giant sea serpent crashed into him as if it had hit a wall, its straight body bending and colliding with something.

However, being an elite monster with a level of over 100 and a size exceeding 200 meters, it forcefully smashed through the solidified seawater and charged forward.

Su Yu reached out and grasped, and the boundless seawater condensed into a hand several acres in size, pressing down.

"boom!"

The gripping hand trembled violently, and with the giant sea serpent pounding its head and tail repeatedly, it quickly shattered inch by inch.

"The level difference is too great."

He had a premonition that if his Qi Refining Technique were to level up another twenty levels, the power of his grappling techniques alone would be enough to directly block ordinary level 100 monsters. If he could reach the maximum level of 100, even before undergoing tribulation, he could suppress level 120-130 mini-bosses head-on thanks to the double bonus from his talent.

Of course, some particularly powerful forces may not be able to suppress them.

"Boom boom boom!"

The frozen seawater collapsed, and the giant sea serpent plowed its way through, soon coming within twenty or thirty meters of him. He could already see the mucus between the dense and sharp teeth in its wide-open mouth.

But
"call!"

A cold front erupted from below, and the seawater quickly froze and spread, freezing the sea serpent. The next second, the ice shattered, and a deep blue dragon rushed out from the seabed and bit the sea serpent's neck.

In an instant, the dragon and the snake engaged in a fierce battle, spraying out large amounts of toxic blood and polluting a large area of ​​seawater.

Su Yu had already summoned the Azure Cloud Canopy to protect herself, and then used her twin swords to pounce on the sea serpent, frantically slashing at it.

This giant sea serpent was level 136, an elite template, not a leader. It was no match for Ao Run and was completely suppressed. Su Yu suddenly attacked from the side, his twin swords slashing wildly in the serpent's eyes and mouth with extremely tricky movements. Several swords blinded the serpent's eyes, and then he frantically drilled into its brain, taking advantage of this weakness.

By the time Qi Dongyang's family had dealt with the giant sea serpent, Su Yu's side had almost finished as well.

A minute later, after slaying the giant sea serpent, Qi Dongyang swept away his spoils with a flash of sword light and flew over, bowing respectfully.

"I am Qi Dongyang from Flying Star Island. This is my wife, Leng Xijun, and this is my daughter, Xiaoqi. Thank you for your help, Brother Su Yu!"

Su Yu smiled and said:

"No problem, I just happen to be lacking in cultivation."

The two laughed heartily and quickly became acquainted, chatting and resting together.

On the other side, Qi Xiaoqi was gazing at Ao Run, whose body was as blue as jade, with shining eyes, her eyes full of love for beautiful things.

After chatting for a while, Qi Dongyang suddenly changed the subject and asked:
"Young man, you're from the inland, aren't you?"

How can you tell?

"Habit."

What's the difference?

"The way people introduce themselves overseas is different from how they do in mainland China."

Su Yu was surprised:

"What's different? How do you introduce yourself overseas?"

Qi Dongyang smiled and cupped his hands in greeting:
"I am Qi Dongyang from Flying Star Island. Greetings, brother!"

Su Yu immediately realized:

"Flying Star Island?"

“Yes, in a very formal self-introduction overseas, you usually introduce where you usually live. My family and I usually live on Feixing Island. But the little brother didn’t react at all when he heard my introduction. It’s obvious that he came from the mainland and didn’t know where Feixing Island was.”

苏瑜
"Young man, you've come from the mainland to overseas, are you planning to develop your career abroad?"

"Not really, I'm here to find my relatives."

"My second brother is at Mingsu Palace on Jinjiao Island. I wonder if Brother Qi knows about him?"

"Mingsu Palace on Golden Dragon Island?"

Qi Dongyang's expression immediately turned serious, and he asked:

"Your second brother is a disciple of Master Mingsu from Golden Dragon Island?"

"Yes."

Qi Dongyang's expression immediately became much more formal:

"The Mingsu Palace on Jinjiao Island is quite a nice place. I've heard it's a branch residence of the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect on Lanshan Island. Are you planning to go there and become a disciple?"

"No, it's not that. I'm just going to see my second brother."

Qi Dongyang could tell that he didn't want to talk about it too much, so he changed the subject and said:

"You don't need to rush to Jinjiao Island. That island is located deep in the open sea, more than a million kilometers away from here. It will probably take you a month or two to get there."

Su Yu smiled and said:

"I'm not in a hurry. I'll take my time and explore the overseas areas along the way."

He was indeed not in a hurry. He was no longer in the guild; he had now joined a sect. In a sect, the time spent cultivating was often measured in years, so there was no need to rush things like before.

The sea journey to Jinjiao Island is itself part of the training; it could take months, or even a year.

Since I know where my second brother is, I'm not afraid he'll run away.

Qi Dongyang's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he extended an invitation:

"Since there's no rush, young brother, would you be interested in visiting Flying Star Island? It's the most famous large island in the vicinity, where players and guilds from within a million kilometers gather. Trade is smooth there, and it has many marine specialties. You can travel there and broaden your horizons."

Su Yu had the same idea, and nodded with a smile:

"of course can."

After making the agreement, the four of them traveled together, leveling up as they went to Flying Star Island. During breaks, Qi Dongyang would explain some things about the sea to him.

After the group got to know each other, Qi Xiaoqi went to play with Ao Run. He flew to her side and touched her cool, jade-like blue dragon scales, admiring them dearly.

After traveling together for almost a week, the group had been practicing their leveling up when Qi Dongyang suddenly said:

"We're almost at Flying Star Island, we can surface now."

The four of them surfaced on the sea. Qi Dongyang took out a spirit-winged flying boat and took off in a certain direction.

Su Yu looked ahead and found no trace of islands on the vast sea. However, she occasionally saw sword lights or streaks of light flying past her, or flying boats coming from the front, so she knew that there must be a gathering place for players ahead.

After flying for four or five hours, a black line appeared on the vast sea ahead.

As he slowly approached, the black line transformed into land, and a giant island appeared in his sight.

The closer you get to the island, the more players appear, and later they form large groups.

Warships of various sizes appear on the sea surface from time to time, each bearing the name of a team or guild.

"This is a warship belonging to the Sea Whale Gang."

"This one belongs to the Giant Ship Gang."

"What about that one?"

He pointed to a massive fleet on the sea, led by an unnamed behemoth over two thousand meters long, with three giant wooden ships and four poisonous dragon ships as its main force, plus more than sixty tower ships and angry whale ships mixed together, and asked.

Qi Dongyang glanced at it and said:

"That's the Sea Dragon Society, one of the six major gangs on Flying Star Island."

"This guild is extremely powerful. The guild leader is a true disciple of the Divine Boat Sect. Not only is his cultivation outstanding, but he has also learned the Fury Sea Divine Boat, one of the two seventh-tier divine ships of the Divine Boat Sect. It is the flagship of the fleet below and has extremely strong combat power."

"By the way, Brother Su, the Hailong Society is not only powerful, but also very domineering. You'd better not provoke them, or you'll have a hard time getting around overseas."

"Yes, I know."

(End of this chapter)