First Immortal of the Sword

Yao Sovereign Ruyi!

The title alone was enough to make the experts of the Church of All Spirits quiver. Their hearts shook, and their expressions shifted.

But Chief Libationer Ming Xing snorted coldly and said with disdain, “Who in the Immortal Realm doesn’t know that she disappeared long before the Age of Fallen Immortals began, and that there’s been no word of her since? If she were still alive, why would she have just watched as the House of Little Joys, the faction she built, sank so low?”

His subordinates couldn’t help but chime in their agreement.

Meanwhile, Chief Libationer Ming Xing waved. “Release the prey into the air.”

“Got it!”

A stalwart Immortal Lord in gray robes stepped forth holding a captive. Soon, he arrived beneath the dome of heaven and said with a sinister smile, “I’ll give you a chance at life. Flee, and if you can dodge the chief libationer’s arrow, we’ll let you live.”

The captive was only a Void Realm True Immortal. When he heard that, he shouted, “If you want to kill me, just kill me! I refuse to become your plaything!”

“You’re seeking death!” The gray-robed Immortal Lord’s eyes flashed with cold light.

An arrow shot through the air, exploding the Void Realm True Immortal and splattering the sky with a waterfall of blood.

Immortal Queen Liu Yun sighed deeply, and Qing Wei felt as if she’d been stabbed in the heart.

When the Fang siblings and the others took in this bloody spectacle, they were startled, grief-stricken, and furious.

The captives were all experts of the House of Little Joys. The Church of All Spirits had captured them in hopes of forcing Immortal Queen Liu Yun to lower her head.

But she staunchly refused.

Thus, once every fifteen minutes, the Church of All Spirits brutally murdered another group of prisoners. By now, only a few remained!

Meanwhile, on the ground, Chief Libationer Ming Xing nocked another arrow and waved. “Next. This is a bit dull, but it’ll pass the time.”

Before long, his subordinates brought another captive into the sky.

Ming Xing’s bow was already strung. He released another arrow.

Boom!

It shot into the sky, tearing through the captive’s chest. The force reduced him to countless bloody chunks; it was an utterly brutal way to go.

“We’re giving them an opportunity. Why aren’t they fleeing?”

“Perhaps they’ve just been scared stupid. Haha!”

The experts of the Church of All Spirits chatted amongst themselves. They took this bloody spectacle in with calm equanimity. None of them found it at all inappropriate.

Immortal Queen Liu Yun, Qing Wei, and the others were overcome with fury. Their expressions were incomparably unsightly.

But more than that, indescribable helplessness and grief filled their hearts. They saw practically no hope of turning this around!

Only Fang Han gnashed his teeth, his gaze proud and stubborn as he hissed, “Even if all of us die, Senior Su is sure to avenge us!”

“Senior Su…” Fang Yourong looked dazed as she recalled that ethereal, extraordinary young man in blue.

At the mention of Su Yi’s name, Qing Wei’s dull eyes lit up. She took a deep breath and said slowly and clearly, “That’s right! I have faith in him too!”

“Even now, you’re still foolish enough to think that someone will avenge you?” Chief Libationer Ming Xing snickered, but he couldn’t be bothered to argue. He waved. “Bring out the next one.”

Soon, someone brought Xie Hengqiu into the air.

“Your Excellency Liu Yun, Fellow Daoist Qing Wei, I’ll be leaving ahead!” Xie Hengqiu said with a burst of valiant laughter. His voice resounded throughout heaven and earth.

What brave warrior feared death?

“Hmph!” Ming Xing’s brow furrowed. He knocked his bow and fired an arrow.

Boom!

The arrow arced through the air, tearing through the sky.

The Immortal Lord who’d dragged Xie Hengqiu into the air had long since moved further away, but not because he was afraid. He just didn’t want Xie Hengqiu’s death throes to splatter blood on his robes.

“Farewell!” Immortal Queen Liu Yun sighed to herself. The Church of All Spirits had attacked the local branch of the House of Little Joys because she’d come here. Now, even its manager, Xie Hengqiu, had met with disaster. She couldn’t help but feel guilty.

But it was then that a large, slender hand grabbed Xie Hengqiu and pulled him a bit to the side.

Boom!

The arrow hit nothing but air. As it shot into the distant dome of heaven, it tore open a long, thin spatial rift. Its tyrannical power had actually opened a hole in the sky!

“Hm?” Chief Libationer Ming Xing was stunned. He could tell at a glance that it was a stalwart man in a tall hat and a broad belt who’d saved Xie Hengqiu. Furthermore, this new arrival emanated the characteristic energy fluctuations of an Immortal King.

“Someone actually barged into Blazing Firmament Immortal City?”

“This isn’t good! That guy’s an Immortal King!”

The crowd was in uproar. The experts of the Church of All Spirits’ expressions shifted. They would never have guessed that an Immortal King would attack out of nowhere!

At the same time, they noticed a young man in blue accompanying this Immortal King. However, his aura was entirely unassuming, so they subconsciously took him for one of the Immortal King’s juniors.

However, when Qing Wei saw him, she was instantly excited. She almost couldn’t help but cry out, “Sovereign!”

Her enchanting face lit up with utter delight.

He… had come for them!

“Senior Su!” Fang Han shouted at the top of his lungs. His face was full of delight.

Fang Yourong, Liang Wenyu, and the others recognized Su Yi too, but they couldn’t help but feel as if they were dreaming.

Su Yi!? No, I ought to think of him as the reincarnation of His Excellency the Eternal Night Immortal Sovereign! Immortal Queen Liu Yun’s heart shook. She couldn’t help but gaze intently at Su Yi.

He was young, tall, and upright. His blue robes swayed around him, and he had the look of one who’d risen out of the dust of mundanity, but he showed no sign of a cultivation base whatsoever.

But Qing Wei had told Immortal Queen Liu Yun all about Su Yi. She naturally knew that this unassuming young man was once an unrivaled, terrifying existence!

“And here I thought someone dangerous had arrived. So, it’s you, Wen Zhiqiu!” Chief Libationer Ming Xing snorted coldly. “How dare you meddle in our affairs? Wasn’t what happened to Tao Meng enough for you?”

His tone was icy and indifferent, and his words dripped with disdain. They also informed the crowd of Wen Zhiqiu’s identity, causing a round of uproar.

Wen Zhiqiu’s expression darkened. “So, the Church of All Spirits really was behind Immortal King Tao Meng’s divine tribulation!”

His entire body blazed with murderous intent.

Ming Xing couldn’t help but laugh. “If even ol’ Tao Meng couldn’t handle his divine tribulation, where do you get the guts to act so aggressively in front of me?”

He tossed his bow to the ground, then pointed at the distant Immortal Queen Liu Yun. “See that? This is what happens to those who oppose me!”

Wen Zhiqiu’s eyelids twitched. He’d long since realized that Immortal Queen Liu Yun’s situation was precarious; it was no exaggeration to say her life hung by a thread!

And it was the strange and calamitous power of the divine tribulation that currently assailed her, rising like the tide and continuously corroding her defenses!

One foot further, and it’d break through completely!

Wen Zhiqiu instinctively glanced at Su Yi and said, “Fellow Daoist, we cannot afford any further delays. Please permit me to kill that old bastard!”

His words left the crowd flabbergasted. Chief Libationer Ming Xing and the others would never have guessed that an Immortal King like Wen Zhiqiu would request orders from some kid in his twenties!

One by one, the experts of the Church of All Spirits took a moment to re-evaluate Su Yi.

Chief Libationer Ming Xing seemed to realize something. His eyes flashed, and a strange look appeared on his face. “Don’t be in a rush to attack. First, let me ask him something.”

His eyes flashed like lightning as he locked onto Su Yi. “If I’m not mistaken, you’re the one who destroyed Divine Venerate Tian Wu’s divine decree in the Black Dragon Market and caused Libationer Yun Qiong’s death. Am I right?”

Uproar ensued as his subordinates finally caught on. All of them stared at Su Yi in disbelief.

The Church of All Spirits had convened an assembly at the Black Dragon Market, only to meet with an unexpected disaster. Every Church of All Spirits expert who’d participated, including Libationer Yun Qiong, Elder Xiao Ju, and Holy Son Zhong Qi, died there.

It was only long after the incident was over that the church learned that the culprits behind this catastrophe were the boss of the Black Dragon Market, the Red Dragon Dao Monarch, and a mysterious young man.

And it was the mysterious young man who’d destroyed Libationer Yun Qiong’s divine decree!

This incident had thrown the entire church into upheaval. None of them would have guessed that this mysterious young man would reappear now, much less that an Immortal King like Wen Zhiqiu would treat him with such respect!

The atmosphere was stifled and tense.

Su Yi ignored Ming Xing’s questions and asked Wen Zhiqiu, “Fellow Daoist, all you need to do is bring the person you just saved to the side and kill anyone who attempts to flee.”

Wen Zhiqiu was stunned, and his heart was full of doubts.

He knew that although Su Yi’s strength was heaven-defying, he was still just in the Universe Realm. Sure, he’d managed to kill an unrivaled Demon Noble like Yin Beiwu, but he was still ultimately too weak to fight Immortal Kings.

Back at the Seventh Gate of Heaven, it might have seemed like Su Yi slew four Immortal Kings and captured Shen Qingshi with ease, but everyone knew that he’d used the Stele of Heaven’s Will to do so.

But there was no Stele of Heaven’s Will here!

Given the circumstances, how could Su Yi possibly fight Chief Libationer Ming Xing of the Church of All Spirits?

But Wen Zhiqiu didn’t ask questions. He just nodded. You can’t judge Su Yi with common sense. He might really have a way to kill our enemies!

“Hah? You want to fight this lofty one alone?” Chief Libationer Ming Xing’s eyes surged with murderous intent.

The other Church of All Spirits experts had strange looks on their faces. Has he… gone insane?

Su Yi disregarded Chief Libationer Ming Xing once more and looked at the distant Immortal Queen Liu Yun. When he saw the World-Suppressing Seal in her hands, he looked a bit dazed.

“That isn’t how you use that treasure,” he said softly. As he spoke, he walked up to her.

“Stop right there!” bellowed a Church of All Spirits Immortal Lord.

Chief Libationer Ming Xing waved dismissively and said flatly, “Don’t get in his way. Let’s see if he can even make it there alive!”

The entire area around Immortal Queen Liu Yun was shrouded in the calamitous power of her divine tribulation and completely sealed off. Even an Immortal King would suffer a backlash if they approached.

Everyone in the crowd realized this.

Thus, after Chief Libationer Ming Xing spoke up, no one made any further attempts to stop him. On the contrary, their gazes filled with eagerness.

Isn’t this… just seeking death?