Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 185 Hidden Sect, Five Elements Sect
Su Yu immediately replied:

"Currently, Blue Mountain Island has no dominant immortal sect, only five major sects: Xuanzhen Immortal Sect, Nine Heavens Sword Sect, Yin Yang Demon Sect, Blood Demon Hall, and Brahma Buddha Sect."

"These sects are completely unknown to our sect."

Su Yu frowned, unsure of what to say for a moment, so she changed the subject and asked:
"I wonder how your family is doing now that you've secluded yourself in your secluded cave?"

"Now that the gate to the celestial realm has opened, does your sect intend to continue to live in seclusion, or to emerge into the world?"

Elder Jinling sighed softly and said:

"Our sect is not yet aware of the situation outside. The sect leader's idea is to continue to live in seclusion, but some elders and disciples have been staying in the cave for too long and want to see the outside world."

Su Yu smiled and said:

"This is human nature."

Then there was silence. Su Yu remained silent, as did Elder Jin Ling and Elder Huo Ling. Both sides were surprised by the current situation and had not yet decided what to do next.

At this moment, Chu Xinyue said with a smile:

"To be honest, we are quite curious about your secluded paradise. Would you allow us to go in and take a look?"

"Only a few people are going."

Elder Jinling immediately smiled and said:
"No problem at all."

"However, since distinguished guests have arrived, I must wait until I return to my clan to prepare to welcome them."

Chu Xinyue smiled and nodded:
"It's troublesome."

"This is simply a matter of courtesy!"

"Then I'll enter in an hour."

"it is good."

The two elders clasped their hands in a salute and retreated back into the secret realm.

After the two disappeared, Su Yu immediately said in the channel:

"There's something wrong with this sect."

Chu Xinyue and her second brother both nodded and said:

“There is indeed a problem. They don’t even know about the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect. Our sect has a history of over 420,000 years. Could it be that they have been living in seclusion for more than 420,000 years?”

"Indeed, resources and fortune are limited within this small secret realm, and it is impossible to last this long. Either the population and resources will be insufficient and it will slowly decline until the lineage ends, or the fortune will gather and give birth to a child of fortune. The child of fortune, by gathering the fortune of the entire sect, will most likely become an Earth Immortal, and at that time, he will have enough power to reopen the cave heaven."

Su Yu said definitively:

"If a sect can maintain its lineage for more than 420,000 years without interruption, then either the sect itself or the grotto-heaven has a problem."

"We'll project our image inside. If the projection is cut off, it means there's a problem. We'll gather our forces and charge in."

"it is good."

The group made a decision and immediately began preparations.

First, dismantle all the Four Symbols Thunder God Pillars from headquarters and set up the Four Symbols Thunder God Formation at the entrance of the secret realm. If anything inside tries to break out, activate the formation to summon the Four Symbols Thunder Gods to suppress it. With their assistance, it can withstand anything except a level 200 super BOSS.

But as I said before, if there were any Earth Immortals inside, they wouldn't have been trapped for so long. Earth Immortals have the ability to forcefully open the gate to the cave and come out.

Two hours later, Su Yu, Qing Chan, her second brother and sister-in-law, and Chu Xinyue began to condense a projection.

This Taoist technique is very magical. It involves using magical power to condense an illusion with certain attributes of one's own, and then injecting one's divine thought into it. The divine thought controls the illusion to move freely and can also cast most of one's own spells and activate magical treasures, provided that one is carrying magical treasures.

The specific attributes of a projection depend on its grade; the higher the grade, the stronger the attributes.

The projection formed by the Xuan Ting Treasure Book only has 20% of its own attributes, while Su Yu's talent bonus is 40%.

The spells cast include most of his own Taoist techniques, such as thunder magic, grappling techniques, escape techniques, forbidden techniques, and many supernatural secret techniques, but do not include various transformations, nor the inherent characteristics and derived talents and supernatural abilities of his innate bones.

In short, most spells can be used, but spells like the Heavenly Ghost Transformation, the Dragon Transformation Great Divine Power derived from Immortal Bones, and the Sky-Splitting Great Divine Power cannot be used.

In summary, don't expect this thing to be useful in combat; at best, it's good for bullying weaker opponents or for scouting, like it is now.

The five avatars passed through the gate to the secret realm, and after a dizzying spin, they appeared in a different world.

Behind them was a huge vortex of spiritual energy, and the entrance to the cave was located within the vortex.

Su Yu subconsciously took a deep breath and nodded:

"The spiritual energy is quite strong, even stronger than that in the Other Shore."

Beneath their feet lay a continuous stretch of ancient buildings, surrounded by spiritual light, where many disciples of the Five Elements Sect were practicing their studies. Further away were continuous mountain ranges, seemingly no different from those on the other side.

In the air in front of them, there were more than a dozen human cultivators, led by Elder Jinling and Elder Huoling, and behind them were disciples of the Five Elements Sect. They were all of high level, around level 80 or 90, and were all elite.

The leading elder, Jinling, clasped his hands in a salute and sang in an unusual tone:

"This humble Taoist, Jin Lingzi, welcomes all fellow Daoists to the Five Elements Sect."

Su Yu and the others returned the greeting with clasped hands, having come to pay their respects on behalf of the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect.

After exchanging pleasantries, Elder Jinling led them into the cave, introducing them as they flew, completely ignoring the fact that they hadn't come in their true forms.

To their surprise, the buildings below were not the main gate of the Five Elements Sect, but a separate courtyard, with the main gate located in the center of the cave.

Furthermore, there seemed to be no spirits or monsters within this grotto-heaven, only some domesticated spiritual beasts, such as cranes, spirit turtles, and spirit tigers. The mountains and rivers within the grotto-heaven were just like those outside, with extremely abundant spiritual energy. Many mountains had various buildings on them, which were the cultivation places of some disciples of the Five Elements Sect.

Beyond the peaks, there are cultivated spiritual fields everywhere, where various spiritual herbs are grown.

There were no human towns in the cave, and it seemed that apart from the cultivators of the Five Elements Sect, there were no ordinary people.

Half an hour later, the group of five arrived at the center of the cave and saw five towering peaks that seemed to pierce the clouds. They were estimated to be more than ten kilometers high and were clearly the five main branches of the Five Elements Sect.

The five giant peaks were surrounded by thick fog, and upon closer inspection, it was discovered that the spiritual energy was so concentrated that it had turned into mist.

Su Yu took a breath, which quickly transformed into thousands of points of spiritual energy.

At the entrance of the Five Elements Sect, a large number of high-ranking members and disciples were already waiting for them. Cloud carpets were laid out on the road, and spirit beasts surrounded them, which was a sign of the sect's respect.

Standing in front were the other elders of the Five Elements Sect: Elder Wood Spirit, Elder Water Spirit, and Elder Earth Spirit. Among them, Elder Water Spirit was a beautiful woman dressed in palace attire.

"Let's go through the procedures first."

In the channel, the second brother said in a deep voice:

"Don't show any unusual reaction no matter what you see."

"I know."

Next, Su Yu followed behind her second brother and sister-in-law, taking them as the lead.

There was no way around it; he had absolutely no idea what etiquette was required for a formal visit to a sect, and having him lead the way would easily cause problems.

The second brother and sister-in-law are different. Although they haven't had any real experience, they have visited friends with their master and have some experience.

Besides, his cultivation level is not high enough. In such a formal occasion, it would be better for his second brother, who has a higher cultivation level, to take the lead.

Next came a proper visit, and after a series of formalities, I was welcomed into the clan.

As they watched the presentation, the group quickly gained a basic understanding of the Five Elements Sect.

The Five Elements Sect is proficient in the Five Elements Daoist arts and has five main branches. The Daoist temple of each branch is the Five Elements Divine Peaks that surround it, and each branch is presided over by an elder, who is the Five Spirit Elder they met.

In the center of the Five Elements Divine Peaks, there is a short peak, more than ten kilometers in diameter, but only one kilometer high, which looks like a large tree stump.

The top of the pile was perfectly flat, with pavilions and towers standing on it, radiating precious light and surrounded by spiritual energy.

Here, Su Yu met the leader of the Five Elements Sect, an old man with white hair.

Five Elements True Man (Peerless): Level 156, Master of the Five Elements Sect.

Attributes: 125 million HP, 215 million MP, 50000 Attack Power, 5000 km/h Speed: 5,000 km/h Spells: Five Elements True Scripture (Mysterious), Five Elements Thunder Technique, Five Elements Escape Technique, Taibai Golden Blade Restriction, Six Ding Green Wood Restriction, Azure Water Cold Tide Restriction, Earth Extreme Blazing Flame Restriction, Xu Earth Yellow Sand Restriction, Small Five Elements Revolving Divine Light Restriction (Sect-Suppressing Restriction Technique), Five Elements Divine Gang.

"What a formidable boss."

This guy's magic is quite powerful; he truly deserves to be the leader of a sect.

The next step was a normal visit, followed by a series of formalities before being ushered into the Five Elements Hall.

The second brother was free to do whatever he wanted, while Su Yu just stayed behind and watched, laughing when she felt like it and eating when she felt like it.

There were many good things at the banquet, but unfortunately he was only a projection, so he couldn't enjoy these spiritual fruits and fine wines.

He had been merely observing the proceedings until midway through the banquet when the Five Elements Sect Leader, True Man Five Elements, suddenly spoke:
"Our sect has been living in seclusion since then, and with so few disciples, it is difficult to continue. Now that the cave has been opened, after discussing with my fellow disciples, I have decided to open the mountain gates to glorify our sect. I see that your esteemed association has many cultivators, but many of them are independent cultivators. I wish to recruit some disciples from among these independent cultivators. I wonder if your esteemed association would be willing to support me?"

Su Huan hesitated for a moment, then asked in the channel:

"What do you think?"

Chu Xinyue immediately said:
"Delay it for now, say you need to go back and discuss it."

"it is good."

The second brother looked up and smiled:

"The sect leader's suggestion is excellent. Many of our cultivators are originally independent cultivators, and they would be very willing to join a sect. However, this matter is of great importance, and we need to go back and discuss it carefully."

The Five Elements Master stroked his beard and nodded with a smile:

"of course can."

Then, without prior arrangement, they changed the subject and started chatting casually.

Two hours later, the banquet ended. The Five Elements Master led them on a stroll within the Five Elements Sect, but they did not enter the five peaks, nor did they mention it. After they had strolled around for a while, the five took their leave, citing that the sect leader's previous suggestion was too important and needed to be discussed back at the sect.

The five projections left the cave and merged with the real body, and Su Yu immediately knew what the illusions had seen and heard in the secret realm.

"They actually have such thoughts?"

Inside the council chamber, there were only the five of them. After the second brother uttered those words, the chamber fell silent as everyone pondered the feasibility of the proposal.

Su Huan spoke up briefly:
"Logically speaking, this idea is quite feasible. The highest level of this sect is the Profound level, which is not low. It includes the Five Elements Thunder Technique, the Five Elements Escape Technique, the Five Elements Forbidden Technique, and the Five Forbidden Techniques combined into a sect-level forbidden technique. Overall, it can be considered very powerful."

"If you can monopolize the sect's disciple quota, other guilds will have no chance to compete with you, and it won't be long before you dominate Ten Thousand Poison Island."

Su Yu immediately sensed the hidden meaning in her second brother's words and asked:
"Logically, that's how it should be, so does that mean there's a problem?"

"of course."

(End of this chapter)