First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1523 - A Nighttime Ambush

Break through... while he’s at it?

Qi Fufeng was briefly stunned, but he quickly accepted it. To an existence of his level, breaking into higher levels of cultivation really isn’t anything difficult.

“Alright then. Let’s part ways here.” Su Yi had always hated dragging things out. As he spoke, he put away his wicker chair and leaped off the auspicious cloud.

Qi Fufeng opened his mouth to speak, but in the end, he just clasped his fist and bowed. “Sovereign, this junior won’t let you down. I’ll be waiting for you in White Reed Province!”

Su Yi waved without so much as turning his head. “Go quickly.”

It was only after Su Yi faded over the horizon that Qi Fufeng turned to leave.

...

It was already nightfall, and the colorful light of dusk blazed like fire. Su Yi walked through the wilderness as if he were out for a stroll.

Finally, just as the darkness was about to set in, he reached a city.

The city was thoroughly lamplit, and the streets were packed. Everywhere he looked, he saw a diverse array of cultivators, including those of different races.

But there was almost no sign of immortals.

Su Yi understood why. Although the Immortal Realm was home to innumerable lifeforms, the vast majority were not immortals. Immortals were so rare that you ordinarily wouldn’t encounter them out on the streets.

This was especially true in remote places, where even those who’d only just stepped into the Universe Realm were so lofty that others could only gaze upon them from afar.

Su Yi walked amidst the darkened alleys, shuttling through the bustling crowd. As he took in the waves of voices, he felt an inexplicable thread of melancholy.

Heaven and earth were a guesthouse, and he was a traveler. He was ultimately just a passerby in this lively, bustling world.

That was the nature of cultivation. He could wander the red dust of mortality and linger amidst its smoke and fire, but sooner or later, he’d have to continue his pursuit of the Grand Dao.

He maintained a firm Dao Heart, made loneliness his constant companion, and searched far and wide.

Before long, Su Yi shook his head, cast aside that thread of melancholy, and turned and entered the largest trading company in the city. He planned to exchange all the treasures he didn’t need for immortal stones.

When he left the trading company, Su Yi had only acquired three thousand immortal stones.

They were a type of cultivation resource not found in the Human Realm. Here in the Immortal Realm, they were a form of currency. They were used both for cultivation and to buy and sell other goods.

Unfortunately, even the largest trading company in the city had limited financial reserves and a limited supply of immortal stone.

Su Yi had taken out less than a tenth of his treasures, but he’d still emptied out their coffers of Immortal Stone.

On the road ahead, if I encounter cities inhabited by immortals, I ought to be able to sell the rest of my goods for the resources I need, thought Su Yi.

The Immortal Realm was home to forty-nine provinces. All of them were incomparably vast and home to countless cities.

But only the greatest of these cities had sufficient resources to satisfy an immortal’s cultivation. These cities were often called “immortal cities.”

This was the advantage of ascending to the Immortal Realm. Here, cultivation resources were all over the place. It was just a matter of whether or not you were wealthy enough to acquire them.

Back in the Human Realm, it was difficult to find cultivation resources suitable for the needs of his current cultivation level, no matter his wealth.

“Traveler, are you looking for a place to stay?” As Su Yi passed an inn, a servant called out to him.

Su Yi stopped in his tracks. He’d only just ascended to the Immortal Realm, and he really could use a good rest.

But in the end, he shook his head. “If I stay in your inn, I’m afraid I’ll bring disaster to the entire city.”

The servant was stunned, but before he could respond, Su Yi quickly disappeared into the crowd.

“Feh! You’re too poor to stay in an inn, so why put on airs? Who do you think you are?” the servant sneered.

But then, a man appeared out of nowhere and asked gently, “What did he say to you?”

His voice was low, rich, and magnetic.

The servant subconsciously looked up and saw the man’s pitch-black eyes, like twin abysses. An explosion went off in his mind, and his awareness blurred.

He dazedly recounted his exchange with Su Yi.

The man stood beneath the lamplight, dressed in a changshan. A little crown held his hair in place, and his skin was as smooth as jade. He stood there, hands behind his back, his entire body emanating the distinctive aura of one who’d risen out of the dust of mortality.

Only his deep, black eyes were strange and unsettling.

When the man in the Changshan heard the full story, he couldn’t laugh. “He wasn’t at all wrong.”

Before his voice had finished echoing through the air, he disappeared into thin air.

Shortly after, the servant abruptly came to his senses, his expression full of astonishment.

......

A barren wilderness outside city limits.

In the distance, mountains rose and fell beneath the night sky, like a dragon coiled on the ground, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Sparse starlight and a dimly lit moon hung beneath the dome of heaven, and dark clouds hovered overhead.

Su Yi strolled through the night winds, hands behind his back and blue robes billowing around him as he walked into the distance. Within just a few blinks of an eye, he’d disappeared without a trace.

The ground seemed to condense beneath his feet, as if a single step could carry him to the ends of the earth!

As Su Yi traversed the mountains and rivers, he suddenly let out a soft sigh. “I’m afraid it’ll be difficult to find a place to rest for the night.”

Before his voice had even finished echoing through the air...

Boom!!

An arrow cleaved through the sky and shot explosively toward him. Immortal light burst around it as it cleaved a perfectly straight rift in the air.

Dazzling light cast away the darkness, illuminating the mountains and rivers.

Clang!!!

It was as if Su Yi had precognition. The Sword of the Human Realm suddenly shot forth, blocking the incoming arrow.

Tyrannical force burst from the arrowhead, making Su Yi stagger on his feet and throwing his blood and qi into disarray.

Immediately afterward, three figures appeared and shot at Su Yi, one in front and one on each side.

A massive spearman in beast skins.

A woman in yellow with a lightning Daoist seal hovering over her head.

And a thin, unarmed man in black.

The moment the three of them revealed themselves, they attacked explosively. Everything happened practically all at once, and they were unbelievably quick.

Three Void Realm True Immortals, and a hidden expert of the Dao of Archery. That’s actually a rather decent lineup.

Su Yi’s thoughts raced, and his eyes caught ablaze with the will to fight!

Clang——!

The Sword of the Human Realm’s clear hum burst with startling sword force.

When Su Yi attacked, sword qi filled the sky and soared into the firmament, like dancing beams of flowing light. They were resplendent to the extreme, and forceful to the extreme.

Boom!

The surrounding landscape collapsed, and the sky was thrown into upheaval.

Su Yi had blocked the three Void Realm True Immortals’ joint attack!

“Has he really only just arrived in the Immortal Realm?” the massive man in beast skins exclaimed.

“If the boy weren’t extraordinary, what need would there be for us to intervene?” the woman in yellow said icily.

“Wondrous to the extreme!” The man in black grinned.

As they spoke, the three of them struck like lightning, their immortal majesty shaking the heavens as they surrounded Su Yi.

Furthermore, one terrifying arrow after another shot out of the darkness, restricting Su Yi’s movements. The attacks were crafty and insidious, and they struck from different angles every time.

“Truly shameless....” murmured Su Yi.

He was comparable to a Dao Integration Transcendent, yet a pack of Void Realm True Immortals had joined forces to intercept him. This was blatant bullying!

The gap in their cultivations was far too enormous.

And these were living Void True Immortals, not revenants!

One-on-one, Su Yi would have had nothing to fear. His strength was enough to destroy any one of them individually.

One against three, he could likely take them down too. He’d just have to do it one-on-one, and he’d have to pay an enormous price.

But in this situation, Su Yi felt no need to fight them fairly. This was because his enemies weren’t just the three Void Realm True Immortals intercepting him. There was the hidden archer too.

And Su Yi most certainly didn’t believe that these four were the only enemies here.

Thus, his first priority was killing his enemies. He had to use the strongest means at his disposal to kill them as soon as possible!

Seven snaps of the fingers later.

Bang!!!

A massive impact rang out as the Sword of the Human Realm parried the massive man’s spear.

The sword’s edge turned, and a bloodied head flew through the air.

The massive spearman’s eyes widened in fury. Astonishment was written all over his face.

The power of Su Yi’s slash was suddenly terrifying and forceful beyond imagination. Despite the massive spearman’s Void Realm True Immortal power, he couldn’t fight back at all!

Alas, by the time he realized what was happening, he’d already been decapitated.

This scene startled his companions. Their expressions shifted, and they drew upon their trump cards, attacking with all their might. At the same time, both of them were increasingly on guard.

But their caution was ultimately in vain.

Thirteen snaps of the fingers later.

Su Yi’s tall, upright figure flashed smoothly through the air.

Splurt!

A streak of sword qi bore right through the woman in yellow, and a spray of blood erupted from her chest.

“You...” The woman opened her mouth as if to speak, but before she could finish her sentence, she exploded into a bundle of bloody mist.

Her remaining companion, that thin man, panicked, activated a Misty Rain Cloud Apparatus Talisman, and fled.

Alas. Had he known how the man in Confucian robes died, he would never have done so.

He could only watch as Su Yi appeared, intercepting him out of nowhere, and swung the Sword of the Human Realm.

Boom!

A boundless waterfall of sword light descended explosively, tearing the thin man into pieces.

“Dammit—!”

An infuriated roar emanated from the distant mountains and rivers.

Su Yi immediately charged toward the speaker, but by the time he arrived, there was no one there. There was no doubt about it; that master archer had already fled.

Heaven and earth returned to stillness.

All that remained was the battered landscape.

Beneath the faint light of the starry sky, Su Yi put away the Sword of the Human Realm, threw back his head, and drank from a jug of wine. Only then did he turn to leave.

Immortal Spirit Qi surged within him, letting him recover the power he’d expended using the Sword of the Nine Hells at shocking speeds.

This was the Immortal Spirit Qi he’d absorbed on the Domain Boundary Battlefield’s Immortal Transformation Platform. At the time, he sealed it all within him in preparation for when he broke into the Manifesting Void Realm, his equivalent of the Cloud Soaring Realm.

But he couldn’t concern himself with that now. He had to recover as soon as possible.

That’s right. When Su Yi killed those enemies earlier, he borrowed the power of the Sword of the Nine Hells!

His opponents were too shameless. They’d left him no choice but to use his hidden card.

At his current cultivation, he naturally could unleash far more of the Sword of the Nine Hells’ power than before.

If he caught them off guard, it was enough to kill a Void Realm True Immortal! Even if his enemy sensed his strength and blocked with all their might, it’d be in vain.

Not long after Su Yi left, a man in a changshan slowly approached the battlefield.