First Immortal of the Sword

The Temple Master had barged in, alone save for his sword, disrupting the Yun Family’s day of celebration and attacking Goldendawn Divine Mountain!

He fought alone, but it was as if his enemies weren’t even there. He broke their Immortal Dao sword formation, shattered their immortal sword, slew the Cloud Soaring Realm powerhouse Wei Changfu, and annihilated the Transcendents of the Yun Family!

In the end, Family Head Yun Changhong went so far as to kneel and pay for his crimes with his life, all to buy his clan a thread of hope!

When word got out, cultivators throughout the stars felt completely dumbstruck.

Just three days prior, the Temple Master created enormous waves atop the Violet Heavens Platform. Word of that battle was still circulating the stars.

Yet now, just three days later, the Temple Master stirred up yet another bloody storm, suppressing the ancient Yun Family!

This was unquestionably far too domineering. It completely overturned their imaginations.

“Is the Temple Master going to get even with everyone so... dynamically?”

Countless people’s hearts shook with astonishment.

In the present-day Eastern Profound Star Domain, the Six Ancient Guardian Clans of the Dao were unquestionably the top modern cultivation factions around, like sovereigns of the stars.

The ancient Yun Family’s foundations were unfathomably deep. Rumor had it that their roots could be traced back to antiquity, and they’d always called themselves descendants of immortals.

Historically, even the Studio of the Heart, Church of the River of Stars, and other such top sects were somewhat inferior by comparison.

Yet now, the Temple Master had single-handedly made the Yun Family’s territory run red with rivers of blood!

“This is simply unprecedented. If the Yun Family can’t withstand the consequences of this disaster, it’s likely they’ll face annihilation!”

Some older-generation cultivators reached this conclusion.

When a tree fell, the monkeys scattered. When a wall rocked on its foundations, there were always people ready to tip it over.

The world was changing by the day. After this enormous disaster, never mind recovering their vitality, the Yun Family would struggle just to cling to life!

“It’s so satisfying! Earlier, everyone pointed their spears at His Excellency the Temple Master. They called him the common foe of everyone beneath the heavens, but look at him now! He’s finally started his counter-attack!”

Some of the younger-generation cultivators cheered Su Yi on. They were incomparably excited.

It was the other five Ancient Guardian Clans of the Dao who were the most astonished.

The Yun Family’s misfortune left them feeling vulnerable. They sympathized, but more than that, they could sense the powerful threat in the air!

That very day, all five of the other Ancient Guardian Clans of the Dao convened their higher-ups to discuss this matter.

If the battles at Universal Emptiness Temple and the Divine Forge had merely informed the world of the Temple Master’s heaven-defying combat prowess, then the battles at the Violet Heavens Platform and Goldendawn DIvine Mountain had left the world shaking in terror. Everyone now understood on a visceral level just how terrifying the Temple Master was!

Both then and now, a man and his sword had been enough to intimidate the stars!

......

The Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone.

The territory of the Profound Divinity Sword House.

“Everyone knows that we backed the Yun Family. Furthermore, two of our high elders, Wei Changfu and Ruan Caizhi, have met with disaster at Su Yi’s hands. He even destroyed one of our immortal treasures, Divine Purple!

“If we don’t avenge a grudge of this magnitude, we’ll become nothing but laughingstocks. Our reputation will be in shambles!”

The higher-ups of the Profound Divinity Sword House sat within a grand hall shrouded in immortal mists.

A man in red robes spoke vehemently, his voice filling the entire hall. The others’ expressions darkened just listening to him.

The Yun Family’s misfortune alone was enough to damage their sect’s prestige, but the deaths of Wei Changfu and Ruan Caizhi completely infuriated every last member of the Profound Divinity Sword House!

“That’s right. We absolutely can’t let this end here!” said another higher-up. He was seething with murderous intent.

“Think back to the past. We were one of the greatest factions of sword cultivators around. When have we ever been provoked like this?”

“A Cosmic Enlightenment Realm World King has relied on the secrets of reincarnation to throw his weight around. How could anyone bear this?”

The leader of the Profound Divinity Sword House, Hua Qinghai, had listened in silence all this time. However, when he saw how agitated and furious the crowd was, he couldn’t help but frown and interrupt them. “Do you want to throw your lives away?”

One sentence, and the crowd sank into silence, their expressions uncertain.

“If we proceed to the outside world, we’ll be subject to the restriction of the Laws. Cloud Soaring Realm experts will at most be able to display forty percent of their strength,” Hua Qinghai said with cold dignity. “As for Su Yi? He doesn’t just control our bane, the mysteries of reincarnation. He has other cards up his sleeves too.”

“Were that not the case, how could he have destroyed Divine Purple and the Thirty-Six Unparalleled Immortal Swords Formation with such ease? And how could Wei Changfu and Ruan Caizhi have met with disaster?”

The atmosphere within the grand hall was instantly incomparably oppressive. The crowd felt indescribably stifled.

They’d been pushed this far. Were they really supposed to just hold their noses and bear it?

“Wait a while longer!” Hua Qinghai said gravely. “Within three months, the Laws will slacken, and early-stage Cloud Soaring Transcendents will be free of restrictions.

“That will be the ideal opportunity to take Su Yi down!

“Furthermore, I trust that we’re not the only ones who will choose to seize that opportunity to take action. We can take advantage of the situation to strike like lightning!

“That’s all I have to say. Does anyone have any objections?” Hua Qinghai swept his gaze across the crowd.

The crowd fell silent. No one argued.

But then, someone suddenly spoke up. “Sect Leader, hasn’t Ancestor Hong Yu already reawakened? If he takes action, he ought to be able to cut Su Yi down with ease!”

Ancestor Hong Yu! He was one of the Profound Divinity Sword House’s immortals in the Human Realm. Just like many of the sect’s other higher-ups, he too had met with disaster and become a revenant during the End of the Dharma.

But not long ago, this long-dormant immortal reawakened a portion of his awareness!

Hua Qinghai sighed. “Even if they’ve reawakened, immortal revenants cannot yet show themselves. They need to seize every available moment to recover their vitality. Never mind wandering the world freely; they can’t even leave the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone.”

In other words, if they wanted to take down the Temple Master, they couldn’t count on Ancestor Hong Yu or any other immortal revenant’s help anytime soon!

......

Meanwhile.

“He...actually helped break your curse?” exclaimed Mo Qingchou, her beautiful eyes as round as saucers.

The extraordinarily beautiful girl in a man’s clothing was a descendant of immortals. This was an uncharacteristic loss of composure.

Li Zhong lowered his head, suppressing his delight. “Young Mistress, even now, this old man... finds it difficult to believe.”

Mo Qingchou’s gaze was hard to read as she said, “You needn’t hide your delight. This was your good fortune, and it’s indeed worth celebrating. After this, I’ve realized that establishing a positive connection with Su Yi isn’t as difficult as I imagined.”

Li Zhong said solemnly, “Young Mistress, it seems to me that if we treat him with sincerity and seize every opportunity to express our good intentions, we’ll earn Fellow Daoist Su’s favor.”

Mo Qingchou smiled faintly. “Are you telling me to submit to him?”

Li Zhong’s heart shook, and a chill coursed down his spine. He said hurriedly, “Young Mistress, please, don’t misunderstand! I absolutely didn’t mean any such thing!”

Mo Qingchou sighed. “I have only myself to blame. When I first sent you to meet with him, I wanted him to cultivate alongside me. Now, it seems he’ll never subordinate himself to another, nor will he join another’s camp just to seek refuge from disaster.”

Here, she smiled faintly, her eyes shining with admiration. “You’ve done well. We’ve finally established a bit of a positive connection with Fellow Daoist Su. If things continue like this, we’ll surely have even more opportunities to change his perception of us.”

Li Zhong said hurriedly, “I would never have received this good fortune if not for your support, Young Mistress. I naturally won’t take undue credit.”

Mo Qingchou couldn’t help but smile. “Very well. Since Su Yi asked something of you, let’s use the forces at our disposal to complete this favor with aplomb!”

A prideful, confident look appeared on her beautiful face. “Within one day, I want every ancient faction around to know that so long as they provide useful leads to the Tailor’s location, they won’t just receive an opportunity to have Su Yi break their curse.

“They’ll also receive an immortal weapon of their choice from me, Mo Qingchou!”

Li Zhong gasped, and his heart shook. How could he fail to realize that the young mistress was clearly stating her position? She’d decided to help Su Yi locate the Tailor!

She was tacking on an immortal weapon as a bonus! That was an absolutely lavish display of generosity!

......

As the world descended into uproar, Su Yi returned to Universal Emptiness Temple.

“Little Wei, look after Old Wei for me,” Su Yi said softly. He’d already used the secret method Yun Changhong gave him to remove Old Wei’s Spirit-Confining Chains.

However, Old Wei’s wounds were severe, and his life force was on the verge of drying up. It would be a long time before he fully recovered.

“Young Master, please, relax and leave Foster Father to me!” said Wei Shan, pounding his chest.

Su Yi had successfully rescued Old Wei and brought him back. This left Wei Shan practically mad with delight. He was so moved that the rims of his eyes reddened.

Su Yi left the room, then went looking for Sword Immortal Qingshi and the Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha.

“Time is short, and delays will lead to unpredictable changes. This time, I’ll have to trouble you two,” said Su Yi before explaining his plan. He hoped that these two Cloud Soaring experts could split up and proceed to the Wen Family estate and the base of the Blissful Heavens simultaneously.

Both of them straightforwardly agreed.

Due to the restrictions of the Laws, they still couldn’t explore the stars freely. However, with support from a few secret arts and treasures, they could avoid a backlash.

It was in this way that other Cloud Soaring Transcendents like Li Zhong, Wei Changfu, and Ruan Caizhi had managed to travel unimpeded.

Su Yi had only just emptied out the Yun Family’s treasury, which had contained numerous Transcendent treasures. Some of them were coming in handy already. With their help, Sword Immortal Qingshi and the Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha could avoid a backlash from the Laws.

While the two of them carried out their missions, Su Yi would take a trip to Four Seas Tower!

“But Founder, what if someone attacks Universal Emptiness Temple while you’re away?” said Illuminating Emptiness. He was a bit frantic. “Who knows how many people are keeping an eye on this place by now? If you leave, there’s no way I’ll be able to protect this blasted temple on my own!”

“Worthless!” The Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha glared at him.

Su Yi laughed. “Put the temple away. I can just carry it with me.”

Given his methods, he could store the entire temple with divine arts like A Buddhist Kingdom in the Palm of My Hand, A Universe Hidden up My Sleeves, and Lotus Flowers Become a World.

“That’s perfect!” Illuminating Emptiness grinned. “Nowadays, who beneath the heavens doesn’t know that my bro can destroy Cloud Soaring powerhouses with ease? If you’re protecting Universal Emptiness Temple, we have nothing to worry about!”

No one could argue with that.

After all, during the battle at Goldendawn Divine Mountain, didn’t Su Yi cut Wei Changfu down on the spot? Wouldn’t that serve as a warning to the rest of the stars’ Cloud Soaring Realm old-timers?

Later that day, Su Yi, Sword Immortal Qingshi, and the Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha split up and began their operation.

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