Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 39 - 18: Sword Slashes Through the Wind Pillar, Drawing the Bigshots’ Attention
A massive purple hand shot across the sky with a raise of his hand, a muffled ’bang’ sounded as it smashed a large hole in the wind wall.
With just two moves, He Shoucheng dismissed his underestimation, quickly channeling Mana into the Magical Treasure to bolster defense, continuously waving the Palm Leaf Fan in his hand to form multiple layers of wind walls to block the Purple Essence Qi Strength.
Immediately changing tactics, he vigorously swung the massive Palm Leaf Fan, causing the airflow within a hundred meters in front to surge wildly, forming forty to fifty nearly three-feet-long Wind Blades that swept over like a storm.
With five consecutive swings, over two hundred Wind Blades occupied most of the arena’s space in an instant, an impressive display of power.
Su Yu soared into the air with ease, yet the Wind Blades continued to track him.
"A Tier Six Magical Treasure, can’t be blocked head-on."
He made a decision almost instantly, grabbing with a phantom hand, the Flying Sword reversed into a ten-meter Sword Rainbow, fiercely cleaving through four Wind Blades, then weaving back and forth like a nimble snake, precisely slashing through one Wind Blade after another.
The Sword Rainbow weaved back and forth, slicing through nearly a hundred Wind Blades in a few seconds, each collapsing into a gentle breeze and disappearing.
"How is this possible?"
He Shoucheng was shocked, immediately gathering the Wind Blades again, vigorously waving the Palm Leaf Fan, converging endless airflow into a wind blade pillar with a diameter of two to three meters, soaring twenty to thirty meters high.
The pillar emitted a strong gravitational pull, absorbing the surrounding airflow, quickly expanding to over a hundred meters high, the strong attraction even deforming and reversing the nearby Wind Blades.
"Once this wind pillar is formed, it will keep absorbing airflow to grow, eventually affecting the entire arena space, let’s see how you will withstand it."
Though activating this move consumed nearly all of his Mana, He Shoucheng remained extremely confident in his ultimate victory.
Su Yu, expressionless, continually activated the Ice Soul Sword, the ten-meter Sword Rainbow, wrapped in wind and thunder, traversed back and forth, shattering the approaching Wind Blades one by one.
In less than ten seconds, all the Wind Blades were cleared, and the remaining fragments were swiftly absorbed by the expanding wind pillar, the strong suction affecting the arena’s spatial boundaries.
"Not just an ordinary Tier Six Magical Treasure, at least a fine product, possibly even a treasure."
He pursed his lips, the Ice Soul Sword charged into the wind pillar without any hesitation.
With sword fingers joined, the Sword Rainbow circled the inner edge of the wind pillar like a dragon ascending, slicing open the structure layer by layer, collapsing it.
The Sword Rainbow spiraled inside the wind pillar, rising from the bottom to the top in one breath, forcibly destroying the internal structure, causing the gigantic wind pillar to twist and deform, collapsing layer by layer into a massive wind-eye vortex.
The area expanded, but the power visibly decreased.
"How is this possible?"
...
"A bit exaggerated!"
An executive from the guild squinted slightly, murmuring:
"A Tier Four Flying Sword, a Tier Six Magical Treasure, even a beginner of Sword Qi Thunder Sound can hardly achieve this."
"Hmm!"
He gently tapped his finger on the armrest, noticing several others around him showed different expressions.
Everyone exchanged glances and shared a knowing smile.
On the arena, as Su Yu dismantled the wind pillar into a wind-eye using his Swordsmanship, He Shoucheng was dumbfounded.
Since acquiring this Palm Leaf Fan, he had tested its power multiple times, whether against bosses or during PK sparring. Others either avoided the sharp edge temporarily or relied on strong Magical Treasures to withstand it. He had never seen anyone with less powerful treasures directly break through this move.
At most, they withstood it for a while, eventually getting worn down.
He had never encountered a Magical Treasure inferior to his own that could forcefully break this move.
If it were a sparring match, He Shoucheng would immediately take a pill to recover Mana and frantically unleash Wind Blades, if 500 weren’t enough, he’d release 1000, confident that he could wear them down.
But this is in the arena, where taking pills or using one-time items is not allowed.
Both Tier Six Magical Treasures expended a vast amount of Mana, nearly exhausted from the recent bout, leaving him unable to summon another wind pillar, merely swinging the Palm Leaf Fan to release Wind Blades that were all precisely destroyed by the Flying Sword.
The Sword Rainbow sliced through the air, surrounded by rapidly spinning Treasure Light, the defense rapidly diminishing.
Feeling the emptiness of his Mana, He Shoucheng shrugged, acknowledging it was impossible to turn the tide and chose to concede.
"Ring two, number 68 wins!"
Space distorted, and Su Yu found himself back in the resting area as soon as he blinked, hearing a voice behind him before he even sat down:
"This time I was careless, next time I’ll be prepared, you definitely won’t be my opponent."
Turning around, he saw He Shoucheng standing behind him, he smiled slightly:
"Let’s wait and see!"
Su Yu wasn’t bothered by He Shoucheng’s challenge; after this minor examination, he would earn a significant sum, significantly enhancing his strength in three months, with his Heart Skill level rising to at least 50.
And He Shoucheng’s cultivation was at least level 50 now. The higher the Heart Skill level, the harder it is to improve, reaching at most level 60 in three months, with no significant gap widening between them.
This was also true for Magical Treasures; Tier Seven or higher Treasures were extremely rare and required a high level to equip. It was unlikely for He Shoucheng to acquire a Tier Seven Treasure.
Collecting his thoughts, Su Yu sat down to watch other arenas.
From 64 to 32 matches, with 32 battles, 4 matches per round, requiring eight rounds, he could observe the strength of other participants.
With some time, two rounds of contestants had already completed their battles; only the last match at ring three remained, as the two contestants of similar level were engaged in a Magical Treasure duel.
Not a few seconds into watching, a message suddenly arrived—sent by Fu Ping.
"Mr. Su, I didn’t expect you to give me such a big surprise."
"Your performance just now was outstanding; several guild bigwigs inquired about you; you’re going to make it big."
Instinctively turning back, seeing several individuals on the podium looked over, all nodding and smiling at him, among them, the beautiful woman in the ornate palace attire.
He pursed his lips, smiling back, turning back to see Fu Ping had sent another message:
"If I’m not mistaken, after this minor examination, the guild’s three main force groups and individual teams will come to contact you; you can start considering which one to join."
"Is it really that big of a deal?"
"Absolutely, regardless of your performance later, just the Swordsmanship realm you’ve mastered now is worth each group and individual team recruiting you with favorable terms."
"Uh...."
Su Yu had difficulty suppressing his rising grin.
"Here, these are basic materials about the guild’s three main force groups and each individual team. Take a look when you have time, and ask me if you have any questions."
"Thank you, Mr. Fu."
"You’re welcome, given your current performance, your year-end bonus is secure, hahahaha...."
Su Yu chuckled, opening the materials Fu Ping sent.
"Three main force groups, seventy-four individual teams."
Having no time for a detailed look, Su Yu flipped through some pages, planning to review them thoroughly at home after the minor examination.
However, when he turned to the main force second group interface and saw the profiles of several chiefs, he made a small sound of surprise as his gaze halted.
Chu Xinyue, current deputy leader of the guild’s second main force group, and captain of the group’s second team, a core guild member.
His gaze lingered on the flawless profile picture, which stirred his heart.
"Mr. Fu, can you tell me more about Deputy Leader Chu of the second main force group?"
"Her."
Fu Ping furrowed his brow, pondering briefly before replying:
"She is the daughter of the former leader of the second main force group, also an Inner Sect Disciple of the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect, with a promising future."
"But take my advice, she’s not someone you should be thinking about."
"Cough, cough, I was just asking out of curiosity."
Fu Ping, understanding the subtext, said:
"Love between men and women, I understand, but her situation is somewhat complicated."
"Her father was one of the founding elders of the guild, and the second main force group has always been under their family. But sixteen years ago, her father passed away naturally, and five years ago, as her eldest brother failed his tribulation, their family is having issues with controlling the second group."
"She had to return from the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect to manage the situation, but having been away from the guild for so long, her internal reputation isn’t strong, and she can’t suppress the factional powers within the second group."
"Now, not only are her father’s original subordinates eager to make a move, but many guild executives and second-generation members are also pursuing her. Marrying her, combined with one’s own strength, offers a chance to take control of the second main force group."
Fu Ping paused, continuing:
"Right now, she is like a whirlpool, and as a newcomer, entering it could easily crush you. Take my advice, avoid getting involved."
"I understand."
"Understanding is good, your only focus should be to cultivate diligently. When you become powerful enough, what beauties won’t you be able to have?"
.....
Closing the communication, Su Yu shook his head, regretfully turning the page.
The first stirrings of his heart came to an end without result.
"Better just to focus honestly on improving my strength."
He shook his head, continuing to read the materials.
