Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 51 - 24: Provocation and Pursuit (Part 2)

He Shoucheng took charge of defense, while others focused on attack. They fought and retreated, quickly eliminating the enemies. It took about fifteen minutes to clear a wave, with a few minutes left for rest.

Repeating this process, the cultivation points gradually accumulated, and battle experience continuously improved.

They kept at it until nightfall, when the team returned to town, finding it surprisingly calm. As expected, Li Yingshen had not come.

Still absent at night, the group went to sleep around nine.

The next day, everyone continued toward the Chained Demon Stronghold.

Early departures and late returns, with consistent determination.

On the fourth day, the team found the Number 4 Nameless Daoist Scripture at the demon stronghold. Su Yu spent the evening at the flea market and gathered the Number 5 and Number 8 Nameless Daoist Scriptures. Now, only the Number 9 and Number 10 Nameless Daoist Scriptures were needed to complete the set.

By the seventh day, Su Yu’s Sword Qi Thunder Sound Swordsmanship had progressed sufficiently, advancing from Minor Achievement to Formal Entry, increasing Sword Control damage by 30% and attack speed by 30%.

This improvement was not simply property enhancement; his swordsmanship skills had also significantly advanced.

Now, each strike could reliably deal 8 hits, with a Swordsmanship realm bonus enhancing each strike’s damage to 660. With 8 hits per strike, the total output reached 5300, easily instant-killing monsters below level 45 even after deducting defense.

In the Thirty-Six Linked Demon Stronghold, regular Wolf Demons and Mouse Spirits were one-hit-kills, while only the thick-skinned Ox Demons required an extra one or two strikes.

Efficiency greatly increased, making grinding more enjoyable.

Before they knew it, about half a month had passed, with Su Yu still full of energy and enthusiasm every morning.

On this particular early morning, the group returned here again.

Su Yu casually swung his sword into a patrolling squad of demon soldiers, luring them closer. He Shoucheng laughed and chatted with his girlfriend, unaffected as he skilfully waved the Palm Leaf Fan to create layers of wind barriers, with the others adeptly coordinating their actions to intercept layer by layer.

It only took a bit over ten minutes to wipe out a group of demon soldiers. After briefly collecting spoils, they sat down to rest and waited for the next wave of demon soldiers.

He Shoucheng whispered to his girlfriend, while Su Yu sat on a rock, holding his sword and rubbing it back and forth. Gu Zhiqiu was on the other side, surrounded by several Golden-winged Flying Centipedes. A stream of multicolored Spiritual Qi flowed from his mouth onto the Golden-winged Flying Centipedes while Zhang Yunchen watched curiously from the side.

The Ten Thousand Gu Spirit Gathering Scripture contained numerous Gu Refining Secret Skills, which Gu Zhiqiu was currently using to refine the Golden-winged Flying Centipede, enhancing its spirituality and raising its level cap.

After a brief rest, another squad of patrolling demon soldiers emerged from the distant stronghold. Su Yu stood up, but before he could speak, a dull bell toll was heard from afar.

Everyone was startled, looking towards the direction of the bell, seeing figures flying in from that direction. Someone shouted:

"The Frostfire Guild is here to kill! Thousand Feather Guild, run!"

Everyone jumped up, flustered:

"Run!"

Su Yu shouted loudly:

"Everyone, save yourselves and find your own way back to Chensha Town."

With that, streaks of sword light exploded, enveloping him as he shot into the sky, leaving a more than ten-meter-long sword rainbow trailing behind as he fled back behind.

He Shoucheng and the others used their own means, soaring into the sky in different directions.

"Clang!"

The clear bell toll sounded closer, and three Taiyi Cyan Spirit Ships marked with the Frostfire Guild symbol flew in from the north, splitting into three groups to intercept them.

The Taiyi Cyan Spirit Ships were Tier Four Flying Ships, twenty-five meters long and five meters wide, capable of carrying 200 people. Each of these three ships carried over a hundred people. At the bow of the central Taiyi Cyan Spirit Ship, stood a man in a green robe, pressing down with his palm from afar.

Vital energy gathered, forming a hand the size of nearly an acre, which pressed down.

"Bang!"

Several were pressed into the big hand, shattered into pieces.

Other ships quickly approached, and streaks of sword light and magic erupted, enveloping them.

Occasionally, those unable to escape would turn and retaliate, but facing the swarming Frostfire Guild members aboard the ships, they were instantly killed.

Seeing this, Su Yu couldn’t help but ask He Shoucheng:

"Can guilds just casually go to each other’s territories to kill?"

He Shoucheng quickly replied:

"Generally, guilds don’t do this, but some have deep seated grievances and are mortal enemies. Naturally, they can."

"However, although we’ve had conflicts with the Frostfire Guild before, they were controllable. Incidents like this, where they directly come to kill, were rare. I’m wondering if the Frostfire Guild wants to take advantage of the internal strife within the second group to seize Chensha Town in one fell swoop."

"Regardless, this place is no longer suitable for us to level up. Once we’re back in Chensha Town, I plan to head back to headquarters directly. Do you want to come?"

"Let’s discuss it later, after we shake them off."

"Alright."

Su Yu’s Sword Control speed was exceptionally fast, reaching 920 kilometers per hour and very agile. He soon surpassed the fleeing crowd, temporarily escaping danger.

However, others were not as fortunate, as people occasionally were caught up, with ten or more leaping off the flying ships to attack them, resulting in their deaths.

Gu Zhiqiu was among the unlucky ones; although he had Refined Level Dao Skills, he wasn’t skilled in speed. All his money went into the Golden-winged Flying Centipedes, without a good Flying Magical Artifact. Solely relying on his own air-flying skills, he was the slowest among the fleeing group, quickly getting caught.

"Clang!"

A crisp bell toll and an invisible sound wave exploded, blowing the Golden-winged Flying Centipedes surrounding him into meat paste.

Fortunately, he managed to retrieve most of the Golden-winged Flying Centipedes while escaping; otherwise, he would have lost everything.

"Haha, don’t they look like dogs being chased everywhere, these Thousand Feather guilds?"

"Still, the boss is mighty; Chu Xinyue was played around by the leader."

"Boss, shall we take a stroll to Chensha Town later?"

Li Yingshen retrieved the treasure bell, smiling slightly:

"Sure, let’s go after hunting down a few more."

The Frostfire Guild cultivators on the flying ships were exhilarated:

"You all heard, give it a push to kill a few more before we leave."

"Alright!"

The three Taiyi Cyan Spirit Ships scattered, with over a hundred Frostfire Guild members flying out and splitting into teams to pursue the nearby Thousand Feather Guild members.

"Damn it, we’ve been caught!"

He Shoucheng’s voice came through the channel.

Su Yu turned around, seeing that He Shoucheng’s group on the Fire Spirit Ship was being targeted by a Taiyi Cyan Spirit Ship.

The Tier Three Fire Spirit Ship had a speed of 500 kilometers per hour, while the Tier Four Taiyi Cyan Spirit Ship could reach 1200 km/h. It was only a moment before they were caught up.

Both ships were side by side, with dozens of people aboard one of them, continuously unleashing magical treasures to bombard the Fire Spirit Ship’s Defense Shield.

The Fire Spirit Ship’s defense was decent, reaching 30000, comparable to a sixth-level Defense Treasure, but couldn’t withstand such an assault. Even though all three were continuously infusing mana into the ship, it was hard to maintain.

Fortunately, He Shoucheng was decisive enough to use a Small Transposition Divine Talisman to escape once he realized fleeing was futile.

Fifteen seconds were required to activate the talisman, at which point the talisman ripped through space to send them away.

But while people could escape, the Fire Spirit Ship couldn’t, left behind as a trophy for the Frostfire Guild.

Teleportation Divine Talismans needed 15 seconds to activate. If interrupted during this time, escape was impossible; thus, anyone attempting to activate a talisman on the run became their primary target.

Seeing them leave safely, Su Yu sighed, urging his Flying Sword to speed away.

However, it wasn’t long before a Taiyi Cyan Spirit Ship locked onto him, its 1200 km/h speed surpassing his own.

But the flying ship was not as agile as Sword Control. Su Yu immediately lowered his altitude, diving into the mountains.

"Oh? A swordsmanship expert!"

"Interesting, follow him."

A mid-level captain of the Frostfire Guild aboard the Taiyi Cyan Spirit Ship took interest and ordered the ship to target Su Yu.

A chase ensued, quickly leaving the mountainous region behind.

The sword rainbow dodged nimbly over small hills, flying south. Meanwhile, the Taiyi Cyan Spirit Ship had to take wide turns to follow but could maintain its lock with superior speed.

However, with Su Yu constantly weaving through the mountains, turning left and right, the distance gradually widened, eventually losing them.

"Damn, he’s quite the runner."

The flying ship reluctantly made a turn and returned, disappointed.

"You little!"

After making certain there were no pursuers, Su Yu turned around, raising his middle finger, and adjusted his direction to head back to Chensha Town.

Yet, as he emerged from the mountains onto the Willow Water Alluvial Plain, he suddenly received a message from Chu Xiaoyu:

"Come over here."