Cultivation: But Not a Game

Chapter 515 - 335: Beiming Dragon Cliff—The Grand Commander’s Trial

Desolate beasts are those with a level above 300 but have neither undergone Celestial Tribulation nor gained intelligence. Generally, they don’t have high intelligence, but their skins are thick, and their vitality is very strong, making them quite difficult to deal with.

The fourth tier corresponds to Celestial Immortal, the fifth tier to True Immortal, the sixth tier to Profound Immortal, and the seventh tier to Golden Immortal.

"It’s just right that Yu Jun isn’t alone, and his cultivation isn’t improving for the time being, so doing a task wouldn’t be bad."

Moreover, there are many Tier Four desolate beasts in Sunken Star Abyss, which would be perfect for a little body nourishment.

However, just as he was about to take it upon himself, Ao Qing from Beiming, who hadn’t replied in a long time, suddenly came over and said:

"After numerous discussions, all the commanders have agreed, allowing you to represent Dragon Maiden Ao Run in the competition. Here are three tasks; you can choose one to complete, and then you’ll receive the recognition needed to become the Grand Commander of Beiming Dragon Cliff."

Su Yu’s expression was serious, and he said solemnly:

"Please, go ahead."

Ao Qing waved his hand, and a light curtain opened before him, displaying three different tasks. Su Yu looked closely and saw——

Task one: Hunt the Snake-men. The Celestial Destiny Snake People, particularly the phantom snakes, have hunted no less than ten dragons. Find and kill him, or capture him alive.

Task two: Destroy Sunken Star Abyss. Plans are afoot for Sunken Star Abyss to join the Sea Snake Race, destroy Sunken Star Abyss and kill at least three City Lords, and you must kill the Master of the Abyss.

Task three: Expel the desolate beasts. There is a Tier Five desolate beast wandering north of Beiming Dragon Cliff; expel or kill it.

At this moment, Ao Qing’s voice rang in his ear:

"The phantom snake is extremely powerful, not only is its cultivation at the Ninth Grade Celestial Immortal, but it has awakened the void python bloodline, mastering the Law of Space, making it elusive. Even ordinary True Immortals find it hard to track him down, and he once escaped from the hands of a Profound Immortal. If you don’t have enough strength, don’t rashly take this task."

"As for Sunken Star Abyss, there’s nothing particularly unusual about it, whether it be the five City Lords or the twenty-some desolate beasts, none are particularly strong."

"The Tier Five desolate beast north of Beiming Dragon Cliff is a giant kun, often devouring the patrolling navy nearby. We’ve tried many times to encircle it with experts, but two Celestial Immortals have died in its mouth. We’ve attempted over a dozen methods to expel it, but have yet to succeed."

After introducing the detailed information of the three tasks, Ao Qing looked at Su Yu and said solemnly:

"You can attempt any of the three tasks, with a time limit of one year."

"But pay attention, you must complete these tasks by yourself, without seeking help from others."

Su Yu immediately inquired:

"My subordinates won’t do?"

Ao Qing glanced at Ao Run, who was beside Su Yu, and replied:

"Miss Ao Run can assist, as can any spiritual pets or similar entities you have subdued."

At this point, Ao Run queried:

"Uncle Ao Qing, aren’t these tasks too hard? It’s nearly impossible to accomplish them alone."

Ao Qing laughed and replied:

"If it weren’t difficult, how would it garner respect? The Beiming Dragon Cliff has tens of billions of navy troops, more than a dozen Celestial Immortals, and many Immortals who have benefitted from the Sixth Prince, wouldn’t be satisfied otherwise."

"But....."

Su Yu raised his hand to stop Ao Run’s words, smiled, and said:

"A year it is, I’ll accept the challenge."

"Good, you have courage."

Ao Qing spoke with admiration:

"You can start anytime without notifying us, just use magic to record the process."

"Alright."

Ao Qing said no more and turned to leave.

"My lord!"

Su Yu raised his hand to stop Ao Run again, smiled, and said:

"Just like Commander Ao Qing said, if it weren’t difficult, how would it garner respect? It’s inevitable."

Recalling the information he had purchased about Beiming Dragon Cliff earlier, Su Yu felt that the difficulty wasn’t exaggerated.

Commander Ao Qing was rather conservative in saying, the real strength of Beiming Dragon Cliff is even stronger than he mentioned earlier. Not counting the billions as cannon fodder, the truly elite navy doesn’t have much left, but there are indeed a dozen Celestial Immortal-level commanders, along with dozens of trained Tier Four desolate beasts and two Tier Five desolate beasts comparable to True Immortal.

Among those two Tier Five desolate beasts, one has a level as high as 498, right on the verge of advancement, and it’s the Eight Desolates Dragon Turtle that was once the mount of the previous Dragon Sixth Prince.

Just like the giant turtle Ao Ying had before, there’s a palace built on its back, which was once the residence of the Dragon Sixth Prince.

Speaking of which, the Dragon Race loves using turtle-like desolate beasts as their palaces, Ao Ying had one, the Cyan Dragon King also had one, and the Dragon Sixth Prince had one.

These are the forces currently at Beiming Dragon Cliff. Besides this, there are many Demon Immortals who were once subordinates of the Dragon Sixth Prince but left following his downfall, as well as many Demon Immortals who once received favors from the Dragon Sixth Prince; it’s a formidable force.

Once this mighty force is achieved, he would immediately ascend to a level considered third-rate among the forces within the Cyan Immortal Domain, worth his full effort.

Don’t be fooled by the seemingly low status of third-rate, it depends on who you compare it with.

Put it this way, the Dragon Race in Cyan Immortal Domain and the Sea Snake Race are considered first-rate forces, the Profound Clarity Upper Sect that Su Yu joined is second-rate, while third-rate forces are akin to the bottom-of-the-rank major sects in Cyan Immortal Domain.

And as for the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect located far away at Blue Mountain, it wouldn’t even count as a third-rate force within Cyan Immortal Domain.

"So now the question remains."

Su Yu pressed his eyebrows forcefully:

"Which task should I undertake?"

Or rather, whether to do the first or the third task, since the second task of destroying Sunken Star Abyss has already been assumed by Ao Ying.

His troops have already assembled, Celestial Immortal experts have been hired, and money spent. It isn’t feasible for him to abandon it.

"Hmm, this might be disappointing for Brother Ao Ying."

Su Yu pressed his eyebrows, showing a slight smile.