Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 285 - 195: Truefire Heart Lamp, Fallen Star Islands
What does it feel like to kill someone and then run? 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
"Awesome!"
Su Yu dashed over ten thousand kilometers in one breath, then dived into the sea to use the Water Escape Skill, seamlessly merging into the water and appearing a thousand miles away, and by the time he emerged again, he was tens of thousands of kilometers away.
After confirming no one was following, he soared into the sky, took out the Spiritual Wing Flying Ship, sat on it, and began inspecting a few items he had seized.
A total of nine items dropped.
Normally, only three items would drop, but the Sword of Fate Reincarnation’s effect of death by 200% not only added an extra lifespan penalty but also increased other death penalties by 200%.
Looking through the loot, most were various materials, but there was one great item.
True Fire Heart Lamp (Tier Seven): A rare item, it is a treasure lamp that embodies the Three-Flavored True Fire, with boundless power.
Attributes: Activates the flame of the Three-Flavored True Fire Lamp, causing 8000+80% magic damage as fire damage, affecting a range of 1-5 kilometers, with a casting distance of 20 kilometers, consuming 1000-10000 mana points per second.
Three-Flavored True Fire: This is a fusion of essence, energy, and spirit, ignoring 100% fire resistance, capable of harming the soul.
"Great stuff."
He had even managed to get a Tier Seven Treasure, and a rare item at that. Su Yu happily removed the Wind-Fire Vajra Wheel and equipped the Heart Lamp.
Although the Wind-Fire Vajra Wheel was powerful, its functionality was too singular, making it less effective in PK scenarios, nowhere near as useful as the True Fire Heart Lamp.
After closing the treasure inventory, the joy on Su Yu’s face gradually faded. He looked in a certain direction, silent for a long time.
"Who would have thought I’d encounter another player civilization here? Could it be that the location of the Celestial Derivation Immortal Sect has been taken over by the Horned Demon People?"
He pinched his brow, feeling somewhat troubled.
If the Celestial Derivation Immortal Sect had been occupied by the Horned Demon People, then that area was their territory, making it difficult to retrieve the other half of the Celestial Book.
Regardless of whether it was occupied or not, he needed to go there once; only by seeing with his own eyes would he give up.
Reviving his spirit, he continued flying in the predetermined direction.
The sea area where he had just encountered that giant wooden ship was still the deep sea, but the presence of a battleship indicated land was not far away. If positioned on Blue Mountain Island, it would belong to the sea area eastward by millions of kilometers from Ten Thousand Poison Island.
After racing forward for about six days, covering millions of kilometers, Su Yu began to see escape lights crisscrossing in the high sky.
However, the distance was too great and the speed too fast, leaving him unable to tell if those escape lights belonged to the Horned Demon People.
He wasn’t in a hurry. It was evident that he was nearing the coast and would soon know the specifics.
A day and a half later, the whizzing escape lights suddenly stopped. Su Yu hovered in the air, looking down to see two fleets battling on the azure sea below.
On one side were the familiar Horned Demon People, with three giant wooden ships and nine Rage Whale Ships.
On the other were the even more familiar humans, with two giant wooden ships and seven Rage Whale Ships.
The fleets lined up seven to eight kilometers apart, with the Divine Thunder Towers on the ships continuously gathering dense thunder and fire to bombard the other side.
The sky was filled with hovering figures, bombarding each other across the seven to eight-kilometer sea area.
Above, over a dozen Loose Immortal-level experts were clashing, with fire clouds and demon clouds intertwining. Two colossal avatars stood atop the fire clouds and thunder clouds, explosions of thunder and fire everywhere below, and several sharp sword lights flashed between the thunder clouds, appearing and disappearing swiftly.
In the farther distance, reinforcements of both humans and the Horned Demon People were continuously approaching.
As Su Yu neared the battlefield, he heard someone transmit a message to him:
"Brother, you’re just in time. This group of Horned Demon People is an elite fleet from the Eastern Alliance. Killing one gets you 1 merit point, killing an expert gets you over ten merit points, and destroying a Rage Whale Ship earns 1000 merit points."
"Uh...."
Su Yu hesitated for a moment, looking around. He quickly spotted a human flying over, waving at him.
Thinking for a moment, he moved closer, and as the man approached and saw Su Yu up close, he paused, a look of disappointment on his face.
Su Yu guessed that his fast escape light made the man think he was a Loose Immortal, which he wasn’t.
However, the man quickly recovered, his disappointment vanishing as he said:
"You’re just in time. Quickly join up with the main group to avoid getting surrounded by the Horned Demon People."
Su Yu wanted to find a local, so he nodded and followed the man down while asking,
"Brother, I come from outside. It’s my first time here and I don’t know the situation. Could you introduce it to me?"
The man paused, surprised:
"You’re not a local from the Fallen Star Islands?"
"I came from Blue Mountain Island."
The man’s jaw dropped even wider in shock:
"You came here alone from over a billion kilometers away at Blue Mountain Island?"
"Yeah."
"Impressive!"
He suddenly got interested and said,
"Of course, no problem. I’m Lin Tao from the Tianyun Gang. You can ask me anything you want to know."
Su Yu was straightforward, immediately asking,
"How big are the Fallen Star Islands? How many races are there? Besides us and the Horned Demon People, are there other player civilizations? Where are they distributed? Do you have a map of the Fallen Star Islands?"
Lin Tao thought for a moment, then replied,
"The Fallen Star Islands are extremely vast. I can’t say exactly how large, but they are probably several hundred to even over a thousand times bigger than our Mainland of Divine Land."
"Wow!"
Su Yu swallowed hard, a bit stunned by the size of this island.
"This island is divided into four parts: the East Island, South Island, West Island, and North Island. Our Human Race occupies the South Island, including the South Sea, and is currently engaged in battle with the Horned Demon People who occupy the East Island and East Sea, fighting for control over the Southeast Sea Region."
"Besides the Human Race and Horned Demon People, there’s also the Fire Race occupying the West Island and West Sea."
"The Six-Ear Tribe occupies the North Island, along with the entire North Sea, being the strongest among the four factions."
"Hmm, have you heard of the Celestial Derivation Immortal Sect?"
"Yes, this sect is located on East Island, which is already occupied by the Horned Demon People."
"..."
"Are you looking for the Celestial Derivation Immortal Sect for something?"
Su Yu honestly said:
"Half of the Heart Skill I major in is in the hands of the Celestial Derivation Immortal Sect. I have traveled across millions of miles just to see if there’s a way to get it."
"Then you’re out of luck."
Lin Tao shook his head and said:
"Our four races discovered this island over ten thousand years ago. After years of development and erosion, the Celestial Derivation Immortal Sect is now entirely occupied by Horned Demon People. Trying to seize that half secret manual is almost impossible."
".....Indeed."
However, he still has to go and see for himself, to understand more clearly.
Lin Tao says there’s no chance just from his perspective; the view of an ordinary cultivator and that of a Loose Immortal must be different, not to mention if adding the perspective of a True Dragon comparable to an Earth Immortal.
Of course, that’s something for later; for now, there’s a fight.
Though it’s his first time here, he knows he must engage when encountering these alien races.
Flying down to the fleet above, he joins the crowd and summons the Cyan Gang and Purple Thunder Dual Swords to fight.
The battle tactics of these two races are standard frontal assaults. The warships below are full of the weakest ordinary players; they don’t need to fight, just serve as human batteries providing mana for the warships.
Above the fleet are experts with considerable skill, though not Loose Immortals, each possessing some abilities.
At the very top is the elite force, all belonging to the Loose Immortal level.
Su Yu has the power to defeat ordinary Loose Immortals, so mixing in the middle ranks is like a tiger among sheep; the dual swords silently kill their way in, casually picking a Horned Demon activating his treasure, the swords combine and twist, extinguishing a mere Tier Six Protective Treasure, and then the sword light flashes, sending a head flying.
Then the dual swords twirl to attack another beside him, again combining and twisting, effortlessly taking out another.
After killing four to five people, he finally draws the attention of experts, two beams of sword light coming towards him.
He naturally won’t be afraid and immediately faces them, a series of clanging sounds quickly suppressing them.
This opponent also wields two Tier Seven Flying Swords, but they can’t be cut instantly, and their swordsmanship level is far inferior to his. Within three seconds of combat, they are pressed back, and after ten seconds they can no longer counter.
In less than twenty seconds, Su Yu finds an opportunity to deflect one sword, the dual swords combine for a fierce grind, forcibly breaking one of the Tier Seven Flying Swords.
The other Tier Seven Flying Sword immediately retreats and vanishes.
Su Yu doesn’t bother to search for it; he continues to massacre other Horned Demons.
His killing efficiency is quick, but the battlefield is crowded, each side having twenty to thirty thousand people. Even with killing over a hundred, it’s just a drop in the bucket and doesn’t impact the overall situation.
Moreover, both sides’ main warships have Resurrection Arrays, enabling those who die to be revived on the ship and rejoin the fight.
Su Yu blends in with the crowd, breathlessly slaying nearly three hundred people when suddenly Lin Tao sends a voice transmission:
"Brother, well done! It’s no wonder you dared to cross the ocean alone; you’ve already accumulated 320 contribution points in such a short time."
He asked curiously:
"What are contribution points?"
"You can think of them as guild contributions, they’re military contribution points, but called ’功勋’."
"What is the military?"
"You don’t even know the military?"
"Well, Blue Mountain Island seemingly doesn’t have any player civilization, indeed has no military."
Lin Tao patiently explained:
"The Fallen Star Islands are vast, not inferior to the Mainland of Divine Land where human civilization originated, making them a contested territory for all races. Therefore, the Supreme Council from the human headquarters sets up a military department here, responsible for coordinating operations among various forces and directing large-scale warfare."
"These contribution points are like donations; kill one alien race member, you get one point, kill an expert about ten points, kill a Loose Immortal level expert from an alien race, at least 100 points of contribution, possibly hundreds or thousands more."
"Destroying a Rage Whale Ship rewards 1000 contribution points; if you can destroy a Giant Wood Divine Ship, the reward is 10,000 points and a small contribution. For greater feats, you can earn major contributions, and even extremely rare celestial contributions."
"Hmm, what is the value of these contribution points?"
"One point is worth about 1 gold; small contributions and major contributions are priceless. Advanced treasures or rare artifacts above Tier Seven require small or major contributions for exchange."
Su Yu curiously asked:
"Can everything be exchanged? Is there a Tier Ten Treasure available?"
"Yes, requires one celestial contribution."
"Really?"
"Of course, the military is directly under the Supreme Council of civilization; not only Tier Ten Treasures but also the ultimate Dao Laws are available for exchange."
"By the way, you want to obtain the half of the Celestial Book, right? If you have celestial contributions, you can directly hire military experts to help you retrieve it."
Su Yu exclaimed in surprise:
"How to retrieve it? Shouldn’t the Celestial Derivation Immortal Sect have Celestial Immortal experts?"
