Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 60 - 29: Ancient Secret Realm, Three Major Guilds
Having completed his training, Su Yu emerged from the secluded chamber and saw Shi Ning refining gu poison, while the others were not around. He casually asked:
"Did they go leveling up?"
Shi Ning shook his head and said:
"They didn’t go leveling today; they went to the Third Squad’s base to plan hiring a group of craftsmen to expand the base."
"Oh!"
Su Yu shrugged, greeted Shi Ning, and headed out, intending to continue leveling up.
With his strength further improved, he ventured into deeper waters, wielding the Sun Concealing Sword to encircle a group of creatures and easily dispatch them, before diving into the depths.
Creatures around level sixty didn’t differ much from those at level fifty for him, just requiring a couple more sword strikes.
After dispatching some nearby creatures, he continued swimming toward deeper waters.
The fortune he had last time was rewarding. In this mountain lake swamp, many caves or treasures left behind by ancient Loose Immortals were undoubtedly hidden, and a chance discovery could yield enormous profit.
In any case, there was nothing else but to wander aimlessly.
Unwittingly, the morning passed without any findings.
He was not discouraged, as such things must be well-hidden, and stumbling upon them easily would be strange.
After a brief rest, he returned to the water.
However, he barely submerged a hundred meters when he suddenly received a message from Gu Zhiqiu:
"Mr. Su, where are you?"
"Leveling up in the swamp."
"Come quickly to Yuanjiang."
"What’s up?"
"Secret realm, the guild discovered an ancient secret realm at Yuanjiang. Check the area channel; the Third Squad has pinned the announcement."
"An ancient secret realm? Let me see."
He quickly opened the area channel and saw the pinned message.
The pinned message was released by the leader of the main Third Squad stationed at the Poisonous Mist Swamp, stating that the guild had discovered an ancient secret realm entrance at the riverbed near the estuary of a small river connecting the Poisonous Mist Swamp to Yuanjiang. Nearby guild members should gather unless they have urgent matters.
Su Yu clicked on the detailed information and, after reading the comments from numerous guild members, he understood the situation.
The good news was the secret realm was real, and no one had entered it yet.
The bad news was the realm’s emergence generated a strong phenomenon visible over hundreds of kilometers.
This area was on the fringe of the Thousand Feather Guild. Across Yuanjiang was the Sword Spirit Pavilion, a guild stronger than Thousand Feather, and downstream was the Thunder Eagle Association, not inferior to Thousand Feather.
The phenomenon in the sky was seen by members of both guilds.
Now, all three major guilds gathered near the ancient secret realm and were in negotiations.
Then Gu Zhiqiu sent another message:
"Do you want to come?"
He snapped back to reality and replied:
"Of course, I’m quite curious about the ancient secret realm."
After he spoke, he closed the virtual channel, soared into the sky, and flew southward.
Riding his sword into the air, the wind surged like lightning, directly crossing the Poisonous Mist Swamp and mountain ranges until he saw the vast sea-like Yuanjiang ahead.
Without needing to ask for directions, he saw a massive column of light piercing the sky from the wide expanse of Yuanjiang, with dense waves of spiritual power rippling outward from its center.
Around the light column on the water, three fleets with a total of forty to fifty ships circled, with the Divine Thunder Tower activated, bombarding the water wildly.
In the air, there were countless shadows of people on flying ships, totaling probably in the tens of thousands.
"What an over-the-top sight."
He swiftly flew over, connected with Gu Zhiqiu, and joined them.
"You’ve come just in time, the three parties have almost settled their negotiations. It likely won’t be long before people are sent inside."
"So quickly?"
"It has to be quick. After the secret realm opened, abundant spiritual power overflowed, attracting a myriad of aquatic creatures. In this short time, several level-one hundred monsters had already entered. If we delay further, even more creatures will come. If it draws over those level-two hundred monsters, we’ll be doomed."
"Time waits for no one. It’s likely the three parties will agree on a joint exploration and set up an array to block the entrance soon."
"I see..."
Su Yu nodded.
At this moment, Gu Zhiqiu shaded his eyes to observe the light column, shaking his head and saying:
"We don’t know what type of secret realm it is or if we’ll have a chance to enter."
Su Yu chuckled and said:
"Whether there’s a chance or not doesn’t concern us much; they won’t let newcomers like us explore it first."
"That’s true."
"Once the guild is done exploring, only scraps will remain."
Su Yu shook his head and said:
"I’m going to Yuanjiang’s edge to hunt some creatures. Do you want to join?"
Zhuang Zhuo jested:
"You’re too diligent."
"Diligence is necessary; without it, how could I keep up with those wealthy second-generation kids or extremely talented individuals?"
"You’re impressive!"
"You deserve your boss status."
"Hehe."
Su Yu waved goodbye, soared into the sky, and flew into the distance.
Away from the crowd, he reached the water’s surface about ten kilometers from Yuanjiang’s shore, where aquatic creatures ranging from level sixty to seventy swam and suited him perfectly for hunting.
With a flick of his finger, the Sun Concealing Sword shot out like electricity, tracing a large arc in the air before descending upon a group of Carp Spirits, the flying sword criss-crossing back and forth, slaughtering them within four or five passes.
After retracting his flying sword, he dove into the water, the Black Water Profound Pearl expanding a waterless space to form a bubble that descended. Within fifty meters, a Black Fish Spirit, seven or eight meters long, opened its massive maw and lunged at him.
Casually pointing, the flying sword met it, slashing along the edge of its mouth in an upward motion, and with one sweep, it sliced the Black Fish Spirit into several chunks.
The scent of blood spread, quickly attracting a swarm of Cyan Fish Spirits to feast on the remains.
Unreservedly, Su Yu swept them all up, sword qi weaving in all directions.
He then dove about four to five hundred meters deep and halted, crouching at this depth to exterminate the wandering aquatic creatures.
