Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 148 - 73: 7th-Tier Exquisite Magical Treasure, Four Elephants Star Soul Banner

Su Yu then picked up the jade slip and glanced at it, saying:

"Inside, there's a Refined Level Dao Skill called Four Symbols Star Formulas. It comes with a true understanding, containing many Secret Skills and methods to refine over ten kinds of matching Magical Treasures that can be studied by up to three people."

"According to the agreement, I have one slot."

Wei Xia nodded and said:

"Yes, you can come to learn it anytime you need."

"Let's learn it now."

Su Yu turned to look at several company captains and said:

"I mentioned before that the one who contributes the most will have the opportunity to obtain the Refined Level Dao Skill. In this battle, Hu Qingfeng used an Earth Immortal Talisman to seal the Demon King, giving us enough time to deal with the demon generals and leaders. Among you four, his contribution was the greatest, so this opportunity is his. Do any of you have objections?"

The few exchanged glances and nodded one after another:

"Indeed, in this battle, Captain Hu's talisman played a crucial role, we are convinced."

Su Yu nodded and looked at the delighted Hu Qingfeng, saying:

"Alright then, contribute 1,000 taels of gold to the main treasury, and this Refined Level Dao Skill will be yours."

Hu Qingfeng quickly nodded and said:

"I'll go back and ask my dad for the money."

"No hurry, you can start learning now."

"Thank you, Captain."

He reached out with a slightly trembling hand to grasp the jade slip. As he focused his mind, bits of flowing light flew out and merged into his forehead. After a while, he opened his eyes, full of joy.

After receiving the slot, Wei Xia retrieved the jade slip and stood up somewhat impatiently, cupping his hands and saying:

"Since the demon camp has been captured, the rest is up to you. We are leaving now."

"Farewell!"

Then the group hurriedly soared into the sky, looking eager to return and split the spoils.

Su Yu chuckled, turned, and returned inside the Demon King Palace, saying:

"Let's check the cave dwelling."

Entering the Demon King Palace, in the depths of the Demon King's chamber, they found an entrance emitting rich Spiritual Qi.

Su Yu was initially quite hopeful about the cave dwelling, but upon truly entering, he was greatly disappointed.

This cave dwelling within the mountain was quite large, with over ten acres of spiritual fields. However, the defense Restrictions of the cave dwelling had been damaged by the Ape Demon, and the internal facilities were in chaos, with the pill room and Artifact Refining Room all abandoned. Now, the only useful aspect was the Spirit Vein of the cave dwelling, which could support cultivation for over a dozen people.

Su Yu roughly sensed it, gaining over two million Spiritual Qi experience daily, which wasn't bad.

After coming out of the cave dwelling, Su Yu said to several company captains:

"I'm planning to take over this place as a guild resource point. Which company is willing to move their base here?"

Everyone looked at each other and then turned to Hu Qingfeng.

Hu Qingfeng hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said:

"My fifth company will come."

"Alright, we'll hand over this place to you. You won't need to pay taxes for the next year."

As they walked to the peak, Su Yu inspected the surroundings and said to them:

"In a few days, I will go to the Xuanzhen Immortal Sect to take a master. It will be a year before I can return. During this time, you five should work together and develop well. In a year, I will return to check on the development. The two best-developed captains will be nominated by me for vice-main captain."

The few quickly nodded:

"Captain, rest assured, we'll cooperate well."

"Hmm!"

Without saying much more, Su Yu let them tally the loot and then headed to the Demon King Palace hall to examine the gains.

Four Symbols Star Soul Banner (Tier Seven): A rare treasure, an extraordinary artifact, capable of refining monster and demon souls into star souls. Each star soul grants additional attributes, Star Souls: 0/108.

Attribute: None, Trait: Star-Refined Demon Soul.

Attribute: Activate Four Symbols Star Power, condense Star Power Flying Sword to harm enemies, base damage 1000, Magic Damage bonus 50%, maximum attack range 10 kilometers, each Star Power Flying Sword consumes 50 points of Mana.

Equipment Requirement: Qi Refining Skill at level sixty.

Just now, among two Tier Seven Magical Treasures, Su Yu immediately took a liking to this treasure.

From the attributes, it didn't seem like a Tier Seven rare Magical Treasure, but that's because this Magical Treasure is incomplete.

It is a growth-type Magical Treasure, requiring the refining of demon souls into the banner to increase its power.

Currently, it is empty without a single demon soul inside, naturally having only basic attributes.

If one could capture and refine 108 demon souls inside it, its power could be greatly enhanced.

The higher level the refined demon soul, the greater the power.

Theoretically speaking, the power of this Magical Treasure is limitless.

"Will have to find time to refine a batch of demon souls into it later."

Su Yu clucked his tongue, performed a ritual on the Magical Treasure to equip it, replacing the position of the Floating Light Saber.

Although the Floating Light Saber is a fine Tier Six Magical Treasure with high damage, serving as the main output method for anyone, Su Yu isn't lacking in output now. The treasure had been in his possession without use.

After waiting for almost half an hour in the Demon King Palace, his subordinates finally finished tallying everything and reported to him:

"All minor monster loot, plus the materials in the demon camp's warehouse, are valued at 811 gold in total."

"Alright!"

Including the 430 gold from selling loot and the 1000 gold contributed by Hu Qingfeng, the total income this trip is 2241 gold.

"Not bad!"

Su Yu pondered for a moment and said:

"Calculate later and distribute 100 guild contributions and 1 tael gold to everyone, an additional 200 guild contributions and 2 taels gold to squad leaders, and 500 contributions and 10 taels gold to each platoon leader. Extra rewards for exceptional contributions."

"Half of what's left will go to the regiment, and the other half stays with the battalion."

This operation is executed in the name of the battalion, so the proceeds don't need to be divided among the platoons.

After calculations by subordinates, they found out a total payout of 96,000 guild contributions and 987 taels gold was needed.

Remaining 1254 gold, half handed over to the regiment, leaving 627 gold.

Currently, the Third Battalion has 755 members, with 1155 taels gold left in the treasury. As the battalion leader, his share is 20%, totaling 231 gold.

It's worth mentioning that although the battalion only receives 100,000 guild contributions per year, it doesn't mean the battalion only has 100,000 guild contributions.

100,000 per year, 1 million over 10 years. These contributions are mostly in the hands of battalion members, flowing like currency when they exchange items from the team.

Hence, the battalion headquarters has way more than 100,000 contributions, releasing this over 90,000 guild contributions bears no pressure.

Half an hour later, Su Yu left the demon camp with four platoons, leaving behind the Fifth Platoon to establish a base.

Su Yu won't manage the construction but anyone with a bit of foresight will turn this base into a supply hub.

Deep within the Taihu Mountain Range, the area has no nearby towns or supply bases, so if built well, players in the vicinity will stop by here.

Returning to Li Shui Town, Su Yu eagerly took the Four Symbols Star Soul Banner to the river to refine treasures.

With swords like lightning, he sliced a Level 96 Black Fish Spirit into pieces. He immediately held the Four Symbols Star Soul Banner close, the banner absorbed the dissipating demon soul into itself, refining it to a star soul, and upon inspection, discovered a new attribute appeared on the banner.

Black Fish Spirit Soul (Trash): Qi and Blood +100, Sword Qi with additional 30 points of Water Attribute damage.

Su Yu immediately opened his attribute panel and saw his Qi and Blood limit increase by 100 points.

"So that's how it's increased."

Su Yu thought for a moment, then casually placed the demon soul into the Star Soul Banner.

Although it's trash, since the Star Soul Banner's empty now, it's best to fill it to enhance the attributes first and later replace with better ones.

After capturing several Black Fish Spirits, he realized that even with the same Black Fish Spirit, the attribute increases varied.

Most increased the Qi and Blood limit, occasionally enhancing physique or strength, rarely increasing Mana and speed-related attributes.

Su Yu first spent a few hours gathering 108 demon souls, enhancing attributes: Qi and Blood +5800, Mana +1600, Physique +220, Strength +360, Sword Qi with water attribute damage +3300.

Su Yu waved the Star Soul Banner, a blue Sword Qi flew from the banner, landing on a nearby Grass Fish Spirit, resulting in 5600 damage.

The Grass Fish Spirit attacked back, swinging its tail towards him.

He stood still, then shook the Star Soul Banner again, consuming 2500 Mana to summon 50 waves of Sword Qi, overwhelming the Grass Fish Spirit.

In an instant, a two-hundred-eighty-thousand outburst pierced the Grass Fish Spirit with countless arrows.

"Not bad power."

Su Yu turned and had Ao Run dive to the bottom of Chensha River, urging her to drive some Level 100+ large monsters up.

No need for Bosses; they're too few and take too long. Just need regular template experience monsters above Level 100.

At the riverbed, they are far more numerous than elite templates, snag a few casually.

For each driven up, the banner's sword qi combined with Covering Sun Bluebird eliminates them after a few rounds, extracting and assessing the demon soul before deciding whether to refine it into the banner.

This time not all demon souls were to be refined; Su Yu prioritized refining Mana increasing demon souls considering his situation.

Qi and Blood at ten thousand wouldn't withstand many hits, but doubling his power could happen with ten thousand more Mana.

Subsequently, Su Yu buried himself in training at the river bottom for nearly a week, assembling a set of Level 100+ all regular template Mana demon souls.

It's not that he didn't encounter elite monsters, but for purity, he extracted these souls but didn't refine them into the banner, instead storing them in a soul cauldron made from Soul Nourishing Wood.

Classifying by attributes, backups for future replacements if needed.

Like an entire set focusing Qi and Blood.

Another set for physique and strength.

Speed-focused set.

Or other future attribute sets, like fire or thunder, when needed.

This full set of 108 Level 100 all regular template Mana demon souls offered excellent attributes: Mana limit +16200, Sword Qi with Water attribute damage +8100.

Now this Magical Treasure finally resembles a Tier Seven Treasure.

"All set!"

Su Yu surfaced from the bottom of Chensha River, withdrew Ao Run, and flew back towards Li Shui Town.

With only a few days left, Su Yu made final arrangements for the battalion, convened a meeting to appoint Gu Zhiqiu to oversee battalion duties, with other platoon leaders assisting.

He also withdrew his share ahead of time, 231 gold in total.

With current funds, he now possesses 627 gold.

Two days later, Su Yu received a message from Chu Xinyue, heading to guild headquarters for assembly, and along with Xinyue and other guild members going to Xuanzhen Immortal Sect, departed Thousand Feather City aboard a Spiritual Wing Flying Ship towards Xuanzhen Immortal Sect.