Xiuxian: But It's Not a Game

Chapter 198 Divine Turtle Island, Peerless Prodigy
Tortoise Island, the main city of humanity in the South China Sea of ​​the Fallen Star Islands.

Su Yu initially thought the island was named after its resemblance to a divine turtle, but when he arrived at Divine Turtle Island, he discovered that it was not named after its resemblance to a divine turtle, but rather because the island itself was the divine turtle.

It's just dead.

Looking down from tens of thousands of meters above, there is a giant island stretching for tens of thousands of kilometers, which looks like a giant turtle lying in the sea.

It has a shell, limbs, a tail, and a lifelike head that is raised, but it is not alive.

With just one glance, Su Yu understood that this Divine Turtle Island must have been formed from the corpse of an ancient turtle-like beast.

This is not an isolated case. After some ancient beings with extremely powerful physical bodies perished, their corpses may have transformed into mountains and rivers.

The tortoise shell on the island transformed into a continuous mountain range, with thirteen towering peaks representing the thirteen shells of the giant tortoise. Countless city buildings stand among the mountains, and countless sword-wielding flying boats move freely across the island.

Divine Turtle Island, South Sea City.

Human civilization is located in the main city of the Falling Star Islands in the South China Sea, which can be considered the heartland of humanity.

In the southeast, they were fighting the Horned Demons, and in the southwest, they were fighting the Fire Clan. However, they were both keeping their enemies at the border, and the war had not spread to the heart of the South China Sea. Therefore, this area was peaceful, and Su Yu had not encountered the Horned Demons since that previous battle.

Sword light plunged into Divine Turtle Island, and Su Yu, following Lin Tao's directions, headed straight for the military branch in the city center.

The branch occupies the central, highest, and largest peak of Divine Turtle Island. From a distance, the peak is enveloped in a thick layer of spiritual energy, with clouds and mist swirling above and pavilions and terraces standing tall below, radiating precious light.

He went straight to the office at the base of the mountain peak and saw a giant mirror, a kilometer high, standing on the rock face halfway up the mountain. His gaze fell on the mirror, and his information immediately appeared on it:
Name: Su Yu.

Race: Human race.

Rating: Not rated.

List: Not included in the list.

Merit Points: 15420

Xiao Gong: 1.

Major achievement: None.

Tiangong: None.

This giant mirror is a sub-mirror of the supreme immortal treasure, the Taixu Divine Mirror. Anyone who arrives can see their own information by looking at the mirror, and only the individual can see their own information.

Each time the mirror is looked at again, the data is updated.

This is Su Yu's first time here, and the available information constitutes his current basic situation.

There's not much else to say. The rating refers to the Taixu Divine Mirror's evaluation of an individual's strength and potential, from lowest to highest:

Plain and ordinary: an ordinary person.

Average level: Potential and ability are at an average level, neither outstanding nor mediocre.

Outstanding: Possessing abilities and potential exceeding those of ordinary people, at an elite level.

Outstanding among men: Those whose strength and potential far surpass those of ordinary people, the best among their kind, and top geniuses.

A peerless genius: A super genius whose strength and potential surpass those of the present day.

Peerless prodigy: Named after a prodigy, he overshadows an entire era.

The rating can only be applied to the two main cities of the Falling Star Islands. Of course, it can also be applied to other places in human civilization that also have the Taixu Divine Mirror. This rating is universal.

Blue Mountains Island is a small place and doesn't have that.

Su Yu wasn't interested for the time being; he was only here to learn about the Tianyan Immortal Sect, not specifically to participate in the battle.

As for the other list, it refers to several lists commonly used by the human race, covering all human regions, not limited to the humans of the Falling Star Isles.

The Prodigy Ranking: 36 seats, ranking the 36 people under 100 years old in human civilization with the strongest combined strength and potential. Those who make the list will receive the blessing of human destiny.

The Peerless Ranking: 72 seats, ranking the 72 people who are the strongest in terms of both strength and potential in the 100-year history of human civilization, excluding those on the Prodigy Ranking. Those who make the list will receive the blessing of the human race's fortune.

The two lists together comprise 108 people, representing the strongest young people of their generation within the past 100 years of human civilization, each possessing the appearance of an immortal.

The Ranking of Heroes: 3000 seats, listing the three thousand people under 100 years old in human civilization with the strongest overall strength and potential, excluding the Peerless Prodigy Ranking. To be on this list, one must at least possess the appearance of an Earth Immortal. Those on the list also receive a certain amount of human fortune.

Su Yu assessed her own situation and concluded that with all her trump cards combined, she could definitely make it onto the Popular Ranking, but the Peerless Ranking was another story.

It's not that he lacks strength or potential, but rather that he hasn't accumulated enough experience yet. He hasn't fully mastered the Daoist arts and sword techniques, his immortal bones are incomplete, and the idea of ​​combining the five immortal bones to condense a fighting immortal body is still far from being realized. How can he compare to those who are seventy or eighty years old and have already achieved perfect accumulation or even survived a tribulation?

If he accumulates all of these to perfection, he is confident that he can secure a place on not only the Peerless Ranking, but even the Heavenly Pride Ranking.

Su Yu glanced at the lists, but didn't recognize any of them.

What surprised him even more was that the list of prodigies was incomplete; there were 36 seats, but only 26 names were filled, leaving 10 names empty.

They are third, fifth, sixth, sixteenth, nineteenth, twentieth, twenty-fifth, thirty-first, thirty-third, and thirty-fourth.

This shows that the ranking of the Prodigy List is not based on rank, but on a standard. If the standard is not met, it is better to leave it blank than to add people to make up the numbers.

This demonstrates the prestige of these lists.

After understanding all this, Su Yu closed the leaderboard and looked at the military mission leaderboard. She ignored the ordinary missions and went straight to the super missions that rewarded Heavenly Merit.

The panel flashed and the tasks appeared, with forty-seven tasks that could be seen at a glance.

Heavenly Merit Quest: Destroy the main city of the Horned Demons. Regardless of the method, destroying the city is the only requirement. The reward is 5 Heavenly Merit Points and +1 entry permission to the Immortal Pavilion.

Heavenly Merit Quest: Destroy the Fire Clan's Wanhuo Main City. Regardless of the method, destroying the city is the only criterion for reward. Reward: 5 Heavenly Merit Points, +1 Immortal Pavilion Access Permission.

Heavenly Mission: Destroy the Six-Eared Clan
The top row contains several examples of destroying the main cities of other alien races, and the rewards are all exactly the same.

Su Yu glanced at it and then looked down, quickly finding the Heavenly Merit Quest she wanted to see.

Heavenly Merit Quest: Completely annihilate Jiao Li, ranked 12th on the Horned Demon Pride Ranking. The goal is to remove the target from the Horned Demon Pride Ranking. Reward: 2 Heavenly Merit Points.

Heavenly Merit Mission: Slay the human traitor Li Yu. The mission ends when the target is completely defeated. Reward: 1 Heavenly Merit.

Heavenly Merit Quest: Explore the meteorite ruins and search for the lost ancient sect's star palace. The reward is 1 Heavenly Merit Point for identifying the sect's headquarters.

Heavenly Merit Quest: Explore the ancient battlefield and search for the remains of ancient immortals lost there. Each ancient immortal's remains found will reward you with 1 Heavenly Merit. If you guide a surviving ancient immortal back, you will be rewarded with 10 Heavenly Merits.

Heavenly Quest: Explore the Fallen Demon Abyss
Clearly, these are the Heavenly Merit Quests that Lin Tao mentioned, which don't require much strength; they are all exploration-type quests.

Explore the remnants of a meteorite.

Explore ancient battlefields.

Explore the Abyss of Fallen Demons.

Explore the four: Fallen Star Abyss.

Those who haven't established a foundation in these dangerous places can still enter, but it's extremely dangerous, and if they encounter any danger, they will definitely perish.

But there is really no skill required, all you need is incredible luck.

Su Yu wasn't in a hurry. She closed the panel and then purchased a map and detailed information about the Falling Star Islands from the military through the Taixu Divine Network.

The map cost 2000 merit points, and the detailed information on the Falling Star Islands cost 3000 merit points, for a total of 5000 merit points, which is equivalent to 5000 gold.

Then they rented a temporary cave on the island to settle down and slowly and carefully studied the place.

He wasn't in a hurry; there was a lot of information, more than he could read in a few days. He wanted to settle down first.

Su Yu then stayed in the cave and took the time to carefully review the information.

It took me a full six days to finish reading this document, which was worth three thousand gold. After that, I had a pretty good understanding of the Falling Star Islands, even better than most locals. After all, most ordinary local players wouldn't be willing to spend three thousand gold to buy this document.

"This Heavenly Merit mission is not easy to complete."

Su Yu felt it would be difficult for her to thoroughly understand the situation of these four dangerous locations through the information.

The Meteorite Ruins refer to the ancient grotto-heaven of a super sect called Star Palace located on the Falling Star Islands. It was a super grotto-heaven with an internal length and width of hundreds of millions of kilometers, larger than Blue Mountain Island.

In ancient times, the immortals of the Fallen Star Islands fought fiercely, causing the star palace to fall and the grotto where the mountain gate was located to be destroyed.

The interior is now filled with spatial rifts, chaotic spatial currents, and remnants of immortal battles. Entering without sufficient strength is a near-certain death sentence.

The Ancient Battlefield, the Fallen Demon Abyss, and the Fallen Star Abyss are all ancient battlefield ruins, and the conditions inside are similar to those of the Fallen Star Ruins.

The most dangerous of these are the ancient battlefield and the Abyss of Fallen Stars.

According to historical records, in ancient times, a large number of immortals engaged in a chaotic battle on the Falling Star Islands, which resulted in the destruction of the vast Falling Star main island. Many immortals perished, and the remaining power formed various forbidden zones.

The Ancient Battlefield was once the main battlefield, now located in the Other Shore Main World. It is a desolate place with a diameter of hundreds of millions of kilometers, filled with spatial rifts and the remnants of immortal power.

The Fallen Star Abyss is located at the very center of the Fallen Star Islands, which is also the very center of the ancient battlefield. In ancient times, it seems that an immortal summoned a star to crash down, shattering the Fallen Star Islands into pieces. That star still exists and continuously emits distorted power that radiates throughout the ancient battlefield, causing the underlying laws of the other world to be unable to repair themselves, thus forming a deadly place that has lasted for countless millennia.

All four races have missions to explore the four forbidden lands and search for the treasures left behind.

Leaving aside the possibility of immortal remains, there are definitely tenth-tier treasures or even higher-tier immortal treasures inside. Finding just one would be a fortune.

"It's very tempting, but it's just too dangerous."

Su Yu stroked her chin and thought for a long time before deciding to take it slow.

"Let's focus on improving our strength and refining our immortal body first."

"I currently have 132 billion spiritual experience points in my experience pool and about 120 billion in my spirit gathering bottle, totaling 252 billion spiritual experience points, but my cultivation level is only 3200."

It's quite interesting. After the Zhenhai Pearl was upgraded, the internal time flow rate changed from 1:10 to 1:100. Placing the Spirit Gathering Bottle inside is equivalent to accumulating 100 drops of spirit liquid per day. One drop of spirit liquid is worth 1 million experience points, which is equivalent to accumulating 100 million spiritual energy experience points per day in reality.

Having come from Blue Mountain Island for four months, I have accumulated 120 billion spiritual energy experience.

So now we have plenty of experience, but we lack the skill and understanding.

"First, cultivate your cultivation for a few months to refine the remaining two immortal bones. Then, improve your Qi Refining Technique and Sword Art. Once you reach around level ninety, you can start accumulating cultivation points and cultivation to condense the Nine Heavens Battle Immortal Body."

"Being named after the Battle Immortal Body must mean it's a powerful Battle Immortal Body. It'll make it onto the list in one fell swoop and directly climb onto the Prodigy List for fun."

(End of this chapter)