Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 267 - 177: Discovery of the Secret Realm, A Fierce Clash

Chapter 267: Chapter 177: Discovery of the Secret Realm, A Fierce Clash

"Su Yu, return to the headquarters."

Su Yu had just returned to the guild headquarters with Qingchan, when midway he received a message from Chu Xinyue:

"Someone from the guild has discovered a secret realm about two hundred kilometers southeast of the headquarters."

"A secret realm?"

Su Yu asked in great surprise:

"What type of secret realm?"

"Temporarily unknown, the secret realm has just appeared, the exit is still unstable, and no one has entered yet."

"However, we are not the only ones to discover the secret realm. A team from the Golden Centipede Gang near there was also leveling and discovered the secret realm. Now the Golden Centipede Gang is assembling a team, probably intending to seize this secret realm as well."

Su Yu knew about the Golden Centipede Gang, a small guild about less than a thousand kilometers away from their headquarters. It’s slightly bigger than theirs and has been operating on Ten Thousand Poison Island for decades, with quite a bit of background.

Su Yu almost hesitated before saying:

"This secret realm is only 200 kilometers away from us and 500 to 600 kilometers from the Golden Centipede Gang; according to the rules, it should belong to us."

However, Chu Xinyue shook her head and said:

"In theory, yes, but the Golden Centipede Gang will definitely not be willing to concede and will fight for it."

"Then we’ll fight for it. There’s nothing to fear from them."

Su Yu said sternly:

"Leader, prepare to assemble the team."

"Okay."

Closing the communication, Su Yu immediately opened the guild channel and posted a rally order at the top of his team’s channel:

"Rally order: A secret realm was found by our brothers two hundred kilometers southeast of the headquarters. By the leader’s order, seize the secret realm. Assemble all members of the second team at headquarters. Assembly deadline is 1 PM, and no excuses for absence unless it’s urgent."

After posting the announcement, Su Yu said to Qingchan:

"After developing quietly for so long, we’re finally facing the many forces on Ten Thousand Poison Island."

Qingchan smiled and said:

"It’s something that will happen sooner or later."

"Indeed."

The two returned to headquarters, and most of the guild members had already returned by then. The channel was noisy, with many members eagerly discussing the secret realm, looking very excited.

"Hopefully, this secret realm is worth something."

Currently, the guild doesn’t possess a single resource site. The only source of income is from items dropped while leveling up and killing monsters.

They’ve been grinding quite diligently for the past few months, especially during the two months of intense grinding when countless Level 100+ mid-sized bosses were killed, accumulating a large amount of loot, which sold for a pretty penny.

This income is sufficient for the guild’s daily operations, but for growth and expansion, one needs a continuous source of income. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

A secret realm, as long as it’s stable, no matter what’s inside, is itself a top-notch resource site.

Su Yu didn’t wait for the guild to gather. After returning and assigning tasks to the second team’s subordinates, he immediately headed to the discovered secret realm location.

Two hundred kilometers passed in the blink of an eye, soon spotting a dazzling beam of light shooting between two parallel mountain peaks, identical to the secret realm’s birth at the Thousand Feather Association before.

At this time, quite a few people were gathered on both mountain peaks’ sides of the canyon; one side was from the Thousand Star Hall, and the other was from the Golden Centipede Gang.

As Su Yu arrived, a squad leader from the first team named Zhang He immediately came to meet him; it was their squad that first discovered this secret realm.

Su Yu shook hands with Zhang He and asked:

"Is the secret realm still not opened?"

"No."

He looked up at the opposite side, roughly two to three hundred people were there, and more were arriving as they continued to assemble their forces.

"Seems like they aren’t willing to concede."

Zhang He nodded and said:

"Of course not. This is a newly appeared secret realm."

After a pause, Zhang He continued:

"The Golden Centipede Gang won’t be our opponent, but I’m afraid they will be of such misfortune that they draw in the three major guilds."

Su Yu chuckled lightly and said:

"So what? Unless all three major guilds come."

Zhang He gave him a sidelong glance, quite surprised by Su Yu’s confidence.

Meanwhile, Su Yu had flown to the peak, looking down at the canyon. The bottom was a dense primeval jungle, once inhabited by countless poisonous creatures and venomous insects, but now entirely cleared by both sides, even driving away the toxic mist and miasma hovering over the canyon.

The secret realm’s exit was located in the center of the canyon, currently just a spatial vortex, from which violent energy shot out, piercing the sky.

Judging by the size of the energy vortex, Su Yu estimated that the secret realm’s entrance would take a few more days to open.

He stroked his chin, a thought flashed through his mind — could he use the Void-Splitting Great Divine Skill to open the secret realm entrance ahead of time?

But this thought passed in a flash; the possibility was almost nonexistent.

The so-called secret realm is essentially a small world attached to the main world; the two are not one entity and are actually separated by a certain distance.

If he slashed through with his sword to tear open space, it might lead to the secret realm or possibly the void outside the realm, the latter being more likely.

At this moment, he suddenly heard a noisy clamor and looked up to see several large Flying Ships approaching from the opposite direction, densely packed with players, probably numbering a thousand or two.

"Guild Leader Su Yu, the Golden Centipede Gang is the first to arrive."

"No worries."

"Our people will be here soon too."

At this moment, a group from the Golden Centipede Gang flew towards the center of the canyon, and someone shouted loudly:

"Let someone who can make decisions from the Thousand Stars Association come forward."

Su Yu had Qingchan stay behind, and he flew over with Zhang He and a few people, clasping his hands from afar:

"Vice President Su Yu of the Thousand Star Hall!"

The middle-aged man leading the other side looked him up and down and asked doubtfully:

"Can you make decisions?"

Zhang He shouted loudly:

"This is our Vice President. Do you think he can make decisions?"

"So young...."

Yu Chengnan, the Vice President of the Golden Centipede Gang, flashed a look of disdain and said loudly:

"That’s fine if you can make decisions. I’m telling you now, this secret realm belongs to our Golden Centipede Gang. If you know what’s good for you, leave immediately. Otherwise, don’t blame our gang for being rude."

Su Yu chuckled and said:

"This place is only 200 kilometers away from our headquarters, but 600 kilometers from yours. No matter what rule you look at, it belongs to us. Your gang is just seizing it by force, and we have the right to retaliate."

Yu Chengnan turned his head and scratched his ear, exchanged a smile with his companions, and then laughed out loud:

"Naive. Who’s talking rules with you? The truth of the world is that the strong are revered, and the victor is king. We are stronger than you, so this place is ours."

Su Yu wasn’t angered by his insult and still smiled as he asked:

"Are you sure you don’t want to follow the rules and want the victor to be king?"

Yu Chengnan laughed heartily and said:

"What, not convinced?"

"No, I was just confirming."

"Now, have you confirmed? If so, get lost. This place belongs to our Golden Centipede Gang now."

"By the way, you have five minutes to retreat. If you exceed that, we will launch an attack."

Su Yu smiled briefly, turned around, and left.

"A brat who hasn’t even grown all his hair is actually a Vice President. This Thousand Star Hall is just like that. We are sure to win."

Zhang He, who followed Su Yu without speaking the whole time, heard the unreserved voice from behind and asked in a low voice:

"President, aren’t you angry?"

Su Yu replied:

"Of course, I’m angry. I’m not made of clay."

"Then why...."

"Are you wondering why I wasn’t more forceful?"

"Yes."

"It’s straightforward. My girlfriend is here. I have to maintain my image. Otherwise, I would have acted long ago."

"Ah...."

Su Yu patted him on the shoulder and laughed:

"Don’t ’ah,’ go back and prepare for battle. They’ll make a move in five minutes."

Zhang He, with a strange expression, followed him back, but on thinking it over, found this reason quite reasonable.

Back in the formation, he shook his head to clear away stray thoughts and quickly summoned his subordinates to prepare for battle.

Just as they were preparing and a set of All Heaven Fiery Array banners were being set up, the opposing side saw that they weren’t planning to leave. Hundreds of people rushed over, summoning a mass of Gu insects from afar, while some impatient ones hurled a dozen Thunder Fires from a distance.

"They’ve made a move, quickly defend."

A layer of light barrier quickly rose up. The dozen or so Thunder Fires exploded, causing the barrier to ripple like water.

A Gold Centipede Gang captain who had participated in the earlier negotiation shouted from a distance:

"I knew you wouldn’t be willing. Since you don’t want to leave, then don’t...."

Before he could finish, Su Yu pointed a finger, and a flash of Cyan Gang and Purple Thunder sword lights shot forth. In an instant, they arrived before the man, crossing paths with his protective treasure light. The treasure light’s defense plummeted instantly, scaring him into hastily channeling his mana.

When he looked up after replenishing his treasure’s full defense, he found that several people beside him were gone. Two sword lights intertwined around a subordinate, severing both person and treasure in two.

"Damn, focus fire on him."

A dense mass of Gu clouds quickly descended towards Su Yu.

He raised his hand and unleashed a Primordial Qi of Ten Thousand Transformations Divine Thunder. With a thunderous roar, a storm of lightning raged, obliterating all Gu insects within a 700-meter diameter, regardless of size.

"Damn, don’t use Gu insects. Use flying swords, magical treasures, and Thunder Skill to attack."

As soon as he finished speaking, two refined sword lights, barely visible to the naked eye, charged forth. One sword light gently twisted around his treasure light and broke it, while the other sword light swept past his neck, causing a fine head to fall.

The one who acted was Qingchan, wielding a Tier Nine Flying Sword powered by Supreme Sword Formulas with incredible speed.

Additionally, by using Condensing Sword into Silk to compress the Sword Qi as thin as iron wire, anyone but a Loose Immortal would not be able to react.

On the other side, Su Yu, also prepared for a decisive strike, changed tactics upon witnessing this. With a thought, he urged his twin swords, drawing them out into two sword rainbows over 200 meters long, sweeping forth with crisp ringing sounds. Over a hundred flying swords or magical treasures were forcibly cut.

"Oh crap, my magical treasure."

"My flying sword."

Ordinary players mostly used Tier Five or Six flying swords and magical treasures, standing no chance against the Tier Seven flying sword, combined with the Law of Space.

To deal with ordinary players, sophisticated swordsmanship wasn’t necessary. Wielding a sword rainbow, one could sweep back and forth, and regardless of whether it was Gu insects or ordinary flying swords and magical treasures, they would be cut instantly upon contact, even the Thunder Fire they shot being split in half by the sword rainbow.

After grasping Sword Intent, one initially holds the capital to break thousands of techniques with one sword, though against regular opponents, there’s no need to invoke Sword Intent.

The two led the charge, drawing attention. This allowed Zhang He to successfully complete the setup of the All Heaven Fiery Array, and many players of the Thousand Star Hall hid inside the Blazing Fire Array to fight the opposition.

The opposing side didn’t react slowly either, also setting up two All Heaven Fiery Arrays, with a large number of players hiding inside.

With both sides protected by arrays, battle results quickly diminished, entering a phase of attrition and confrontation.