Cultivation: But Not a Game-Chapter 235 - 146: Am I the Reincarnation of an Ancient Deity?

Chapter 235: Chapter 146: Am I the Reincarnation of an Ancient Deity?

Su Yu was taken aback for a moment and shook his head, saying:

"Fairy, you have mistaken me for someone else, I am not some ancient deity."

"The deity may call me Sword Heart, and Sword Heart does not make mistakes. You should be the reincarnation of an ancient deity, only you have not unraveled the mystery of reincarnation to retrieve your past life’s memories."

"??? "

Su Yu was even more perplexed.

He knew his own situation; he was definitely not the reincarnation of an ancient deity. It’s true he was reborn, but his previous life on Earth had no extraordinary powers whatsoever, how could it possibly relate to an ancient deity?

"Something’s not right."

Su Yu suddenly recalled his golden finger talent. If there was anything related, it could only be that.

"Could it be due to this talent that I’ve been mistaken for the reincarnation of an ancient deity?"

"Quite possibly."

At this moment, Sword Heart waved her hand, and the space shifted once more. They were already above a sea of clouds, drifting forward on colorful clouds.

Golden light shone down on a large white jade lotus floating on the cloud mist, with transparent, intricate petals clustering around a white jade lotus pedestal, surrounded by faint spiritual mist, and shimmering light spinning within.

Through the spiritual mist, he saw a pavilion atop the lotus pedestal, adorned with celestial patterns, with walls flowing with seven-colored radiance.

Sword Heart led him toward the white jade lotus, introducing him to the scenery within the celestial palace.

Su Yu dared not say much, only occasionally echoing agreement.

What kind of experience is it to be mistaken for the reincarnation of an ancient deity?

It’s quite unsettling; he feared speaking too much and being uncovered as an imposter, which would surely result in dire consequences.

Fortunately, Sword Heart was convinced he was the so-called reincarnation of an ancient deity and treated him with the etiquette due to an esteemed guest.

Upon entering the inner hall of the lotus pedestal, there were already attendants preparing a banquet, all beautiful maidens transformed from spiritual objects. Sword Heart invited him to take a seat, brightly saying:

"Since the Palace Master is not present, Sword Heart will entertain you on his behalf. If there’s any lack of courtesy, I beg your pardon!"

Saying this, she clapped her hands, and maidens came forward with various immortal fruits, immortal flowers, and immortal wine he had never seen, placing them before him. Sword Heart gestured invitingly:

"Please!"

Immortal Spirit Fruit: Celestial and Earthly Treasures, Immortal Realm Spirit Fruit.

Attributes: Innate Constitution +2, Innate Wisdom +2, Innate Six Senses +2, Lifespan limit +100 years, effective for one.

Immortal Mansion Jade Lotus Seed: Celestial and Earthly Treasures, Immortal Realm Spirit Fruit.

Attributes: Lifespan limit +50, Mana limit +1000, effective for three.

Ten Thousand Years Purple Crystal Fruit: Celestial and Earthly Treasures, Immortal Fruit Spirit Fruit.

Attributes: Innate Wisdom +2, effective for three.

Jade Nectar: Ninth-grade Immortal Wine, brewed from a hundred kinds of immortal fruits and water from the Immortal Realm Spirit Springs, the supreme wine of heaven and earth.

Attributes: First sip, all innate attributes +3, Qi and Blood and Mana limit +3000.

Attributes: One sip recovers 5 million Qi and Blood and 5 million Mana, then recovers 100,000 Qi and Blood and 100,000 Mana every second, lasting 600 seconds. Feature: Removes status, dispels being possessed.

"Holy crap!"

After seeing the properties of these Immortal Realm fruits and wine, Su Yu almost couldn’t manage his expression.

He was extremely shocked inside, followed by immense joy.

"Just for the sake of these Immortal Realm fruits and Jade Nectar, I must pretend to be the reincarnation of an ancient deity."

"Anyway, I know nothing; I’ll just act like an ancient deity who hasn’t awakened his innate wisdom."

Thinking of this, Su Yu comfortably sat down.

However, before eating, he thought of Qingchan, stood up boldly, cupped his hands, and said:

"Thank you for your hospitality, but please forgive my boldness. I came with my Dao companion, Qingchan; may I know where she is? I wish to enjoy this together with her."

"That can be arranged!"

Sword Heart clapped cheerfully, and the space slightly twisted, rippling as a familiar figure stepped out. Su Yu immediately stood up and waved:

"Qingchan!"

At this moment, Luo Qingchan’s exquisite face still showed confusion. A moment ago, she was trying hard to resist her Heart Demon Mirror Image, and the next second the space shattered, bringing her to an unknown location.

Seeing Su Yu upon looking up, she immediately approached, eyes full of doubt.

Su Yu patted her hand, explaining to her:

"This is Sword Heart, entertaining us on behalf of the Sword Palace Master."

Qingchan still knew nothing in her heart, but her face showed realization, and she immediately saluted Sword Heart:

"Honorable Sword Heart!"

"No need for excessive courtesy, Honorable Qingchan, please take your seat."

The three of them seated themselves, Sword Heart clapped her hands again, and maidens stepped forward to perform dances, faint spiritual mists rising, beautiful maidens dancing gracefully within the mist, adding to the celestial ambiance of the banquet.

Su Yu was no longer reserved, picking up an Immortal Spirit Fruit to share with Qingchan, while drinking the Jade Nectar himself.

Sword Heart occasionally sipped Jade Nectar, ate a piece of the Immortal Realm Spirit Fruit, and while eating, she inquired about some matters.

Quite unexpectedly, Sword Heart’s questions were surprisingly down-to-earth, mostly about the conditions outside, the present world, and his experiences, among others.

From her questions, it was evident she had a vague understanding of the outside world, probably learned from those cultivators trapped in the Sword Palace.

She was very curious about the outside world, but due to her status as an Artifact Spirit, she was unable to leave this place.

After chatting for a while, Su Yu curiously asked one of the questions puzzling his heart:

"Please forgive my boldness; I’ve heard that your Palace Master has been continuously reincarnating and is still alive. Why hasn’t he returned by now? Did something unexpected happen?"

The heart of the sword was silent for a moment, then shook its head and said:

"I also do not know whether the Palace Master’s reincarnation has faced any accidents, but back then the Palace Master told me she needed to use the Power of Reincarnation to heal the Primordial Spirit’s injuries, possibly requiring many cycles of reincarnation. But so much time has passed, theoretically she should have recovered by now. However, since the Palace Master has not returned, I wonder if any accident has occurred."

"I see...."

Su Yu tried to say:

"Thank you for your hospitality. For now, I have no gift in return. If you don’t mind, perhaps I can help you keep an eye out for your Palace Master’s whereabouts."

The heart of the sword showed a smile:

"Thank you very much!"

"You’re welcome. Is there any token, or any means to confirm the Palace Master’s identity?"

The heart of the sword pondered for a moment, then gestured with her hand. Suddenly, countless rays of clear light emerged inside the palace, rapidly condensing into a sword-shaped mark. She gently tapped it, and the mark flew out, landing in Su Yu’s palm:

"If the Palace Master’s reincarnated form appears near you, the Sword Talisman will light up. You can activate the Sword Talisman to teleport back to the Sword Palace as long as you are within a million kilometers of the palace."

Su Yu nodded:

"I hope we meet."

The heart of the sword smiled but said no more, thinking the possibility was quite slim, agreeing merely on a one-in-a-million hope.

Time passed, and before they knew it, one hour had gone by. Unconsciously, the two had consumed nearly all the Immortal Realm’s Spirit Fruit and Jade Nectar at the table. Regardless of taste, they each took a bite of every Spirit Fruit, first reaping the attributes carried by the fruits.

Once they were full, Su Yu secretly checked the panel, which displayed a series of notifications.

"Notice: Consumed Celestial and Earthly Treasures Immortal Spirit Fruit, Innate Root Bone +4, Innate Insight +4, Innate Six Senses +4, Lifespan Limit +200 years."

"Notice: Consumed Celestial and Earthly Treasures Immortal Mansion Jade Lotus Seed, Lifespan Limit +100, Mana Limit +2000."

"Notice: Consumed Celestial and Earthly Treasures Immortal Mansion Jade Lotus Seed..."

.....

"Notice: Consumed Celestial and Earthly Treasures Ten Thousand Years Purple Crystal Fruit, Innate Insight +4."

"Notice: Consumed Celestial and Earthly Treasures Ten Thousand Years Purple Crystal Fruit..."

....

"Notice: Consumed Immortal Wine Jade Nectar, Innate Root Bone +6, Innate Insight +6, Innate Six Senses +6, Qi and Blood and Mana Limit +6000."

"Notice: Consumed Phoenix Immortal Fruit, Qi and Blood limit +2000."

"Notice: Consumed..."

There were a total of ten Spirit Fruits, each with varying attribute increases, some enhancing innate attributes, some increasing lifespan, and some boosting acquired attributes. Su Yu calculated that altogether, they increased:

"Innate Root Bone +14 points, Innate Insight +16 points, Innate Six Senses +12 points, Lifespan Limit +620 points, Physique +2000, Strength +2000, Qi and Blood +14000, Mana +12000 points."

These were enhanced by the double Talent bonus, but were just theoretical attributes; in reality, they hadn’t increased that much.

Among them, Innate Root Bone only increased by 7 points, which with the existing Innate Root Bone totaled 46 points.

The reason is simple: many Spirit Fruits have limits on increasing innate attributes, much like the Thousand-Year Vermilion Fruit increases Innate Root Bone only up to below 40 points. Beyond 40 points, it becomes ineffective.

This isn’t displayed on the panel, but it does exist.

Thus, Su Yu should have gained 14 points of Innate Root Bone, but since the existing Innate Root Bone was 39 points, most of them couldn’t take effect beyond 40 points.

Fortunately, the Immortal Wine Jade Nectar was of high grade, so all 6 points were added.

Innate Insight wasn’t reduced, with all 16 points added, plus the original 21 points, making the current Innate Insight 37 points.

Originally, Innate Six Senses was 20 points, adding the current 12 points, totaling 32 points.

Theoretically, Lifespan could increase by 620 points, but limited by his realm and without any special physique or bloodline, it could only reach the lifespan limit of 300 years, currently his lifespan is 20/300 years.

In addition, Physique, Strength, Qi and Blood, and Mana weren’t discounted, increasing as much as they could.

"Satisfying!"

This wave truly was satisfying.

Next to him, Luo Qingchan similarly wore a smiling expression; her boosts were substantial as well this wave.

At this time, the heart of the sword clapped her hands, as immortal attendants approached to clear the items, and the dancing immortal maidens retreated one by one. The heart of the sword’s expression became solemn, and she said gravely:

"According to the rules set by the Palace Master, you may choose either one Supreme Sword Formula, or one tenth-rank Immortal Sword, please make your selections."

Su Yu and Luo Qingchan’s expressions also turned serious, knowing the moment had come.

Without hesitation, Su Yu decisively said:

"I need a Sword Formula!"

Luo Qingchan clearly stated:

"I need a tenth-rank Immortal Sword!"

"Agreed!"

The heart of the sword waved her hand, each of the two had a light screen pop up in front of them.

Su Yu focused, and his eyes lit up.

Destiny Reincarnation Sword Manual (Supreme): Supreme Tier Swordsmanship, Sword intercepts destiny, severing lifespan, forcibly altering others’ destiny path.

Heaven-Sundering Void-Shattering Sword Scripture (Supreme): Sword contains the Power of Space, capable of tearing voids, severing everything.

Supreme Emotionless Sword Chapter (Supreme): Severs the Seven Emotions and Six Desires, adhering to the Dao of Emotionlessness.

All Heaven Star Battle Sword Scripture (Supreme): Harnesses the power of the stars to forge the sword, capable of arranging the All Heaven Star Array, turning swords into star streams like meteor showers, one strike drawing the Milky Way to inundate, obliterating mountain and river over a thousand miles.

Blood Prison Immortal Slaying Sword Manual (Supreme): Sea of Blood Asura Dao, validating the Dao through killing.

Celestial Tribulation Thunder Prison Sword Chapter (Supreme): Extracts the power of Celestial Tribulation, Sword Qi possessing resplendent heavenly might, unbeatable.