Chapter 115 (2/4):  Chinese Creation, Geniuses Emerge

Still, she clicked in to check the brief introduction:

[This map is a nine-level maze, and its time flow is different from standard: one year in the maze equals one hundred days in reality.]

Su Fu hadn’t expected it to be a time-type dungeon. 

That meant that, even with only half a semester left, if she chose this dungeon, she’d have nearly three times as much time inside.

Very tempting, but sadly, S-level was still beyond her reach.

Next.

The second dungeon was [Qishan: Abyss of Eclipse Hexagrams].

No doubt about it—this was Zhou Wenwang’s map.

It had a note: [This map requires proficiency in formations and hexagrams, and the requirements are quite high. Three days on the map equals one day in reality.]

This time ratio was also three times—exactly what she wanted. 

But formations… that was too technical. 

Just thinking about it made her scalp numb—tons of calculations, especially Zhou Wenwang’s Eight Trigrams formation, which fused the principles of heaven and earth, the changes of yin and yang. 

Not only did it need extreme calculation power, but also spatial imagination. 

“Difficult” didn’t even begin to cover it.

But then Su Fu’s eyes brightened as she thought, ‘What if I combine it with the Wisdom Fruit?’

After all, the Wisdom Fruit was a divine item that unlocked the mind. 

If combined, it might really work wonders.

She decided to put it on the backup list and keep looking.

The third dungeon was [Weishui: Fragment of Investiture].

‘Hm?’ Su Fu’s expression sharpened— ‘Investiture? This was Jiang Ziya’s dungeon.’

Prompt: [This dungeon is of the looping reset type, with a maximum of three times time flow.]

She remembered Teacher Zhuge mentioning the Sisyphus looping dungeon—supposedly, you push the boulder up the mountain, it rolls back down, and you repeat, again and again.

As for the latter half of the note, it probably meant there was a limit to the number of resets within a certain time frame.

The last dungeon was [Yunmeng: Death Game of Strategy].

“This must be Guiguzi’s, and it sounds like a chess match.”

But the time ratio for this dungeon was marked as “uncertain.”

Which meant even Shen Yan couldn’t determine what it would be?

Su Fu suddenly remembered the story of “Dreaming at Lanke”—a woodcutter watched immortals play chess, and in the time of a single game, his axe handle rotted away, a hundred years passing in the mortal world.

Not only was the time ratio uncertain, but more importantly, she didn’t know how to play chess!

“So that just leaves the Jiang Ziya dungeon and the Zhou Wenwang dungeon.”

She rubbed her temples, lying back in the rocking chair to make her final decision.

“I’m not in the mood for advanced math right now. Why not pick Jiang Ziya’s dungeon?”

“Let the willing take the bait, plan without error. And Jiang Ziya is familiar with Nezha and Erlang Shen.”

Su Fu mused: ‘Jiang Ziya is a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, Nezha is Taiyi Zhenren’s apprentice, and Yang Jian is under Yuding Zhenren.’

According to the ranks of the Chan School, they all have to call Jiang Ziya “Uncle Master.”

Not to mention, during the Investiture of the Gods war, Jiang Ziya made Nezha the “Marshal of the Central Altar,” while Yang Jian became the “True Lord of Pure Origin and Wonderful Path.”

Those three should all have pretty good relations, right?

In that case, an idea popped into her head: she could first ask Laozi for a blessing—the Qingling Summon Array.

This array could automatically trigger a group summon for closely related gods—she’d used it before to summon Nezha and Erlang Shen.

If this one map could summon all three, she’d totally hit the jackpot.

Su Fu made up her mind at once and muttered, “It’s you, [Weishui: Fragment of Investiture]!”

Time to roll the dice.

But now wasn’t the right moment to enter. 

With time-accelerated dungeons like these, she had to make sure she stayed inside long enough to make it worthwhile—which meant that once she entered, she might not be out for a while.

So she had to get her company’s affairs in order first.

‘Ahem, by the way, George’s artisan abilities could improve no matter where he worked, right? Why not invite him to Kunlun Holy Land?’

‘Since he’d be coming anyway, might as well help with some crafting too.’

Su Fu quickly messaged him, inviting Theresa to come visit the Saint Land as well.

After wrapping all that up, Su Fu finally had time to plant the Ginseng Fruit tree.

She went to the herbal garden nearby. 

After half a year without a harvest, the place was bursting with bounty.

The Chiling Fruit was loaded with clusters of little red berries. 

The Water Dragon Vine had produced a whole patch, and the Clear Water Grass was lush and green…

In short, it was a bumper crop.

What was she waiting for? 

Su Fu grabbed her little trowel, eyes shining: “Time to collect you all!”

After harvesting the spirit plants, Su Fu cleared a new plot next to the garden, dug a big hole, and planted the Ginseng Fruit tree.

Then she evenly sprinkled Spring Dew Water over the surrounding soil, and the Ginseng Fruit tree immediately perked up before her very eyes.

Su Fu spoke softly, “Come on, little one. This will be your new home from now on. Be sure to grow up strong.”

After finishing everything, Su Fu clapped her hands in satisfaction, looking at the refreshed herb garden.

“Not bad, not bad. Now there aren’t just spirit plants, there’s a tree too—much more variety.”

Her farming instincts flaring, she resolved to collect more seeds and seedlings in the future!

At that moment, the Serpent of Temptation couldn’t take it anymore.

“Su Fu! When are you going to teach me the Dragonization Technique? Didn’t you say I’d get it at Kunlun? But you’ve been planting trees this whole time…”

“I don’t care!” It began throwing a tantrum, “If you don’t give it to me, I’m going to make a scene! I’ll turn Kunlun upside down!”

Su Fu: “…..”

She’d completely forgotten about this rotten snake.

“What’s the rush? It’s not like I’m running away—”

She stopped mid-sentence and looked up at the sky, where a streak of light flashed by—that was Master!

“Master!” she shouted to the sky, waving excitedly.

That streak of light had already spotted Su Fu.

Tai Xuanzi flew straight toward her, landing before Su Fu and looking her up and down, smiling with her eyes.

“Not bad, you’ve improved a lot this semester.”

“Hehe~ I missed you so much, Master.”

But Tai Xuanzi’s gaze sharpened, as if she was staring at something. 

She reached out and made a gentle grab.

“You brought something back with you?”

“Aaaah!” The Serpent of Temptation was instantly pulled out, “Su Fu! Save me! Who is this? How can she grab my soul?!”

“Help!” The Serpent of Temptation struggled desperately, but to no avail.

Tai Xuanzi glanced at the little thing in her hand, curling her lips and she asked, “Didn’t you say you were going to make trouble in here? Don’t you recognize me?”

“I’m the head of Kunlun.”

Serpent of Temptation: “…..”

It immediately begged for mercy, sliding down at lightning speed. 

“I was just joking, really! Spare me, Dean!”

Tai Xuanzi looked at it a few times, then realized, “Oh, you’re the snake sealed by the Paradise Pantheon, aren’t you? And now you’re making a fuss in my Kunlun?”

The Serpent of Temptation was in tears, “Su Fu, please explain to your Dean—it’s not like that!”

“I promise, I’ll never do it again!”

Su Fu almost burst out laughing, watching gleefully—served the rotten snake right for threatening her.

But scaring it was enough.

Su Fu quickly explained everything to Tai Xuanzi, including her experiences in Eden and the cooperation she’d reached with the Paradise Pantheon.

“I see.” Tai Xuanzi nodded thoughtfully. 

“In that case, I just so happen to be staying at Kunlun for a while. This little snake of yours wants to learn the Dragonization Technique, right? I’ll teach you.”

Serpent of Temptation: “!!!”

‘Help!’

Its vision went black, its spirit weakening, “No… no, it’s fine. I can wait—really!”

This Dean was outrageously strong—if she started ‘teaching,’ wouldn’t its remaining soul be tormented to death?

Dragonization could wait till later!

But Su Fu said gently, “Don’t be afraid.”

“My Master is very nice. Go on now.”

Serpent of Temptation: “Uuu, I want to go home!”

But no matter how it howled, it couldn’t change its fate, and was forcibly taken away by Tai Xuanzi.

Su Fu finally breathed a sigh of relief—heavens, she could finally have some peace!

This “nurturing fee” wasn’t earned for nothing. 

For this bit of money, she’d gone all out.

Besides, if her Master was willing to teach this snake, that was its good fortune.

Didn’t it want to become a dragon? 

Her Master was a total professional.

Guaranteed results!

***

Meanwhile, as soon as George got the message, he and Theresa packed up and rushed over.

There was no helping it—it was the Saint Land! 

Who could resist?

He certainly couldn’t.

Besides, work was work no matter where you did it as an artisan.

“Let’s go!”

Even hesitating for a second would be disrespectful to the Saint Land.

***

Kunlun Celestial Palace, Artifact Refining Hall.

George had already arrived and was discussing something with Su Fu in front of the huge central holographic projection platform.

In truth, he was here not only for the Saint Land, but also because Su Fu said she had new ideas for Chinese Creation.

New creations—there’s no craftsman who could resist such temptation; it’s the opportunity of a lifetime.

“Look, it’s this one.” Su Fu pulled up a massive model in front of them.

It was a giant starship, sleek overall, with a fish-like tail. 

At first glance it looked like a super-sized starship, but the key was—

“You’re calling it the Kunpeng Battleship? And you want to imbue it with a spirit?” George’s voice rose by eight pitches, incredulous, “The kicker is, this spirit is supposed to come from your Chinese Divine Beast Kunpeng?”

“You’re not messing with me, are you?”

Su Fu actually wanted to put a divine beast’s spirit in this starship? 

Wait, no—her wild plan was to make the starship develop a divine beast’s spirit?

George ruffled his hair and asked, “God, this is… such a wild idea! How could this possibly work?”

You have to know, Spirit Imbuement technology is already at the cutting edge of modern science and theology, and now she wants a starship to develop the spirit of a divine beast? 

That’s unheard of.

Is it even possible to combine the two?

That’s like… like making a robot have a human soul—utterly absurd!

“Calm down,” Su Fu soothed, “With Nuwa’s power of creation, nothing is impossible.”