First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1434 - Immortals Heed My Commands

The scholarly Yun Huaqing chuckled. “Fellow Daoist Su, why only offer to protect the monk? Isn’t that favoritism?”

Su Yi disregarded this.

The monk Zhe Yin smiled. “Then this humble monk will have to thank you in advance.”

“Time is precious,” Su Yi said to Daoist Master Red Cloud. “If we’re all here, let’s set off.”

From beginning to end, he paid Yun Huaqing no heed whatsoever.

Being ignored twice in a row left Yun Huaqing feeling rather disrespected, and his expression darkened slightly. But in the end, he said nothing.

“Let’s go.” Daoist Master Red Cloud was even more direct. She took out a flower basket, which burst with bright red immortal light, enveloping both her and Su Yi. They then shot toward the distant, chaotic Starjade Forbidden Zone.

The others followed shortly after.

“Ol’ Yun, seems our Fellow Daoist Su rather dislikes you,” transmitted the old man in beast skins. His voice was tinged with sadistic glee.

Yuan Huaqing transmitted expressionlessly, “Was he any politer to you or Fellow Daoist Yu Ning?”

Yu Ning was the woman completely cloaked in black.

The elder in beast skins chuckled. “Fellow Daoist Su controls the power of reincarnation. Despite his tender young age, he can slay Universe Realm immortal revenants. It’s understandable that he’d be a bit arrogant and aloof. And Celestial Red Cloud is backing him. Even if he were far more arrogant, who could say anything?”

Yun Huaqing frowned. “Ol Bao, what’re you going on about all that for?”

The old man shook his head. “I have no other intentions. I just want to tell you that Celestial Red Cloud is overseeing this operation, and that we’ll need Fellow Daoist Su’s assistance. Whatever you do, don’t think any untoward thoughts.”

Yun Huaqing snorted coldly. “Do you really think I’d sink to a mere junior’s level?”

The old man in beast skins laughed. “I hope not.”

As the two of them transmitted to each other, the group shot into the Starjade Immortal Ruins.

......

Chaos churned, and lightning crackled.

A dimly lit, desolate world appeared before the group.

Heaven and earth were overcast. Everywhere they looked, they saw the rubble of collapsed mountains. Nothing grew, not even an inch of grass.

Barren and bleak. A dense air of death filled the landscape.

Crunch!

A thick, blood-red lightning bolt ripped through the chaotic, dark gray clouds. It tore through the sky and descended upon Su Yi and his companions.

Daoist Master Red Cloud was at the front of the group, and she activated that worn-out flower basket.

Bang!!

A deafening impact rang out. The basket blocked the blood-red lightning, scattering remnants of electricity in all directions.

But Daoist Master Red Cloud staggered on her feet.

“That’s the same calamitous aura of the End of the Dharma!” exclaimed Yun Huaqing, his eyes full of deep-seated dread. “Why does that catastrophe’s power linger in this blasted place?”

“That attack was strong, but it's far, far weaker than the power that burst forth during the End of the Dharma. It’s at most strong enough to threaten a Universe Realm Immortal,” said the old man in beast skins.

During the End of the Dharma, that catastrophic power was enough to destroy even peak Void Realm True Immortals like them with ease!

“It really is strange,” said the woman in the black cloak. Her voice was feminine and soft, slightly muffled, with a hint of magnetism. The sound was pleasing to the ears, with a distinctive charm.

Only her pale golden eyes were visible, but the figure beneath the cloak was clearly slender, graceful, and extraordinary.

“Everyone, be careful. To the best of this humble monk’s knowledge, numerous old-timers every bit as strong as us met their ends here during the End of the Dharma,” warned Zhe Yin.

But it was then that Su Yi said out of nowhere, “If we encounter similar calamitous power again, leave it to me.”

“You?” The crowd was flabbergasted.

The monk in beast skin robes couldn’t help but say, “Fellow Daoist Su, that’s the power of the End of the Dharma! In ancient times, it destroyed the Path of Transcendence and slew too many immortals to cou-....”

Crack!

Before he could finish, lightning boomed overhead, and yet another bolt of blood-red lightning ripped through the skies.

It was as if Su Yi had precognition. He immediately took out the Divine Replenishment Furnace.

Weng~

The fist-sized Divine Replenishment Furnace. Purple immortal qi billowed out of the opening.

The furnace swept through the air and gathered the entire bolt of lightning. A moment later, it trembled violently in obvious duress.

As Su Yi put the furnace away, a wisp of the Sword of the Nine Hells’ aura surged into the furnace, instantly suppressing the blood-red lightning.

Upon closer inspection, the blood-red lightning transformed into a dazzlingly bright bundle of tribulation light. It was full of a strange, calamitous aura, but it was now completely sealed and unable to even budge.

Although this aura is far weaker than that of the End of the Dharma, its power is sufficient to threaten Universe Realm Immortals.

After witnessing this, the way the others looked at him shifted. They seemed astonished, and they obviously hadn’t expected this.

Especially the old man in beast skins. He rubbed his nose awkwardly and said, “Let’s just pretend I didn’t say any of that.”

Yun Huaqing, however, stared at the Divine Replenishment Furnace. “What a mystical immortal treasure! Might I ask what you intend to do with the calamitous aura you’ve gathered?”

The others looked over curiously too.

No matter how strong they’d been in life, they were ultimately just revenants. Although they had their means of countering that calamitous power, none of them dared attempt to suppress it, much less collect it.

Doing so would inevitably lead to a backlash!

Su Yi said casually, “I want to study it and see if I can discern any of its secrets.”

“....”

Su Yi had said little between now and their first meeting.

But every time he opened his mouth, he left these immeasurably ancient Void Realm True Immortals completely gobsmacked.

For a while, they didn’t even know what to say. Even the woman obscured beneath her dark cloak couldn’t help but re-evaluate Su Yi, as if trying to see through him.

The Divine Replenishment Furnace in his hands drew the old monsters’ attention—and astonishment—too.

After all, the End of the Dharma all but destroyed the immortals of that era. Even though some immortal treasures had survived, practically all of them were badly damaged.

But Su Yi’s Divine Replenishment Furnace was obviously extraordinary. It could even withstand the aura of a catastrophe!

Who wouldn’t have been astonished?”

“Let’s go.” Daoist Master Red Cloud led the way, and the group set off once more.

Along the way, every time that blood-red lightning fell, Daoist Master Red Cloud stopped and waited for Su Yi to gather it within the furnace before continuing ahead.

The group’s initial astonishment soon faded, and before long, they’d grown accustomed to this strangeness.

The way they saw it, the Divine Replenishment Furnace was instrumental in Su Yi’s ability to pull this off.

“Celestial Red Cloud, I heard that we old-timers aren’t the only ones who’ve come to the Starjade Forbidden Grounds,” Yu Qinghua said suddenly. “I suspect that when we proceed to the Endless Treasure Grounds, we’ll most likely wind up butting heads with the others.

They’d come to the Starjade Forbidden Grounds to resolve their predicaments and find enough resources to sustain their cultivation.

Or you could say that they were seeking out that mysterious place the immortals had considered a “path to life” during the End of the Dharma!

That was the only way these Void Realm True Immortals could prevent their cultivations from regressing and their vitality from ebbing.

The Endless Treasure Grounds Yun Huaqing spoke of was the very “path to life” of rumors!

Long ago, during the End of the Dharma, numerous immortals came here in search of it, but in the end, practically all of them failed and perished during the catastrophe.

But things were different now. Countless years had passed, and the End of the Dharma was ancient history. The Human Realm was now ushering in a new golden age. The long-vanished Path of Transcendence was returning, but that wasn’t all. Even immortal revenants like them were starting to awaken from dormancy.

That made this the perfect opportunity to seek out the rumored path to life!

“That’s indeed possible,” Daoist Master Red Cloud said with a nod. “But there’s no need for undue concern.”

Yun Huaqing said contemplatively, “You’ve misunderstood. I’m worried that they’ll target Fellow Daoist Su. If that happens, we’ll be in for trouble. After all, everyone knows that he controls the power of reincarnation. That will prove immensely useful here in the Starjade Forbidden Grounds.”

Daoist Master Red Cloud’s delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly. “You think we aren’t capable of protecting him?”

Yun Huaqing shook his head and said patiently, “I just want to seize this opportunity to ask him to break our curses. That way, we’ll be even stronger should we run into enemies.”

Daoist Master Red Cloud instantly understood. All that talk, and he really just wanted Su Yi to help them break their curses. She looked at the others and discovered that all of them were eyeing Su Yi eagerly.

But before she could say anything, Su Yi said, “Breaking your curses is trivial for me. I’d naturally be happy to assist you.”

All of them instantly looked delighted.

But then, Su Yi continued, “But I have a condition.”

The immortals looked at each other. Inwardly, they were a bit displeased. All of them were in the same camp. It was only right that they helped each other. Who’d have thought that Su Yi would have conditions?

But they couldn’t complain. They had connections to Daoist Master Red Cloud, but this was their first time seeing Su Yi. They had no bond to speak of.

They didn’t like it, but they could accept Su Yi directly stating his terms.

Daoist Master Red Cloud never expressed her opinion. She just stood there quietly, her clear gaze never rippling. No one could tell what she was thinking.

“What are your conditions? Please speak directly, Fellow Daoist,” said the old man in beast skins.

Su Yi said casually, “On the road ahead, if you run into insurmountable peril, follow my orders.”

The crowd was stunned, and their expressions shifted.

And here these Void Realm True Immortals had thought Su Yi was going to use this opportunity to squeeze a few extra “benefits” out of them. They’d even mentally prepared themselves to “open a vein” and fork over a pile of treasure.

But Su Yi’s conditions were completely different from what they’d expected!

But when they considered the implications, all of them were offended!

“Follow your orders?” The woman in black finally broke her silence. She was obviously a bit displeased. A junior dares order us about? How impudent!

Yun Huaqing sighed. “Fellow Daoist, you’re making this difficult for us. After all, our lives are on the line. I’m afraid it’ll be difficult for us to agree to your terms.”

They were all Void Realm True Immortals!

If they really ran into insurmountable peril, how could they possibly follow a junior’s orders? That’d be like playing around with their lives!

How could Su Yi demand such a thing? He’s simply sick in the head!