First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1755 - A Lead

Night was fast approaching. Heaven and earth were overcast.

Dark, dense clouds gathered beneath the dome of the sky as if about to descend upon the city. It was an incredible sight.

The streets of Yellow Cloud Immortal City were thoroughly lamplit, but the lamps weren’t enough to dispel the stifled, oppressive atmosphere lingering in the air.

The city lord’s manor was thoroughly lamplit. City Lord Yue Wen was enjoying a banquet.

The other diners were all prominent, influential citizens of Yellow Cloud Immortal City. It was a full house, and everyone here was lofty and distinguished.

Yue Wen was dressed in brocade. He had a willowy beard, and a huge grin on his face.

He was an older-generation Immortal Lord, and he’d presided over Yellow Cloud Immortal City for nine thousand years now. He was renowned for his resourcefulness and wisdom.

“City Lord, did you hear about the destruction of the Church of All Spirits?” someone asked suddenly.

Yue Wen nodded. “I only just learned of it today.”

A rueful look appeared on his face. “Who could have imagined that Shen Mu didn’t die in the Abyss of Dark Fog after all, much less than he’d kill his way into the Buzhou Mountains and wipe out the Church of All Spirits?”

Many others sighed with him.

Shen Mu! Or rather, Su Yi. Whatever you called him, over the past few months, he’d caused overwhelmingly enormous waves. Everyone in the Immortal Realm was paying attention!

For a while, almost everyone assumed that he and his pursuers had all perished in the Abyss of Dark Fog.

Then, just two days prior, Su Yi single-handedly crushed the Church of All Spirits. Word of this accomplishment took the Immortal Realm by storm, causing yet another enormous commotion.

Su Yi wasn’t dead! Moreover, he’d crushed a prominent sect backed by a god! The news shook countless immortal factions!

“Isn’t Su Yi afraid of divine retribution?”

Many people found this confusing. The Church of All Spirits had been under a god’s protection! Crushing it was like blaspheming against a god!

“No matter what, Su Yi’s already established himself as the fiercest Immortal Lord beneath the heavens! In less than a year, dozens of Immortal Kings have died beneath his sword! That’s simply terrifying!”

“Just where did we come from? Why didn’t we hear of him before all this?”

As they discussed Su Yi, the diners couldn’t help but exclaim.

“‘The fiercest Immortal Lord beneath the heavens?’” Yue Wen snickered. “Everyone, Su Yi is already the common foe of all of the Immortal Realm’s greatest factions! The more he jumps around and causes a commotion now, the more grisly his death will be when those top factions get even!”

The crowd was stunned, and their expressions grew strange, but many of them agreed. Su Yi was causing far too great a disturbance. It’s like he had no reservations at all. He’d offended countless prominent factions. How could this possibly end well for him?

“The Church of All Spirits had a divine backer, but their divine backer ultimately cannot descend into our world,” Yue Wen said flatly. “But the top factions of the Immortal Realm are different. Both in terms of accumulations and legacies, they’re far beyond the Church of All Spirits.

“Furthermore, which of them doesn’t have Great Realm experts to oversee things?

“Admittedly, those Great Realm experts have gone into hiding to avoid divine misfortune, and they no longer intervene in worldly affairs. But if they’re pushed, crushing a madman like Su Yi won’t be at all difficult for them!”

Here, he raised his cup of wine and took a sip before saying slowly, “When the heavens wish someone dead, they first drive him to madness. Seems to me that now that Su Yi’s revealed his location, he won’t be much longer for this world!”

Several others chimed in their agreement, but some thought differently. If Su Yi were really that easily killed, how could all those Immortal Kings have died trying to hunt him down? And how could the Church of All Spirits have been destroyed? Even those top immortal factions Yue Wen spoke so highly of wouldn’t have dared to offend the Church of All Spirits lightly!

That aside, if the Great Realm experts really took action against Su Yi, they’d have to watch out for divine misfortune!

But none of the guests said this out loud. After all, this was the city lord’s manor, Yue Wen’s territory.

Boom!

A thunderclap went off, and lightning arced through the night sky. It was a dazzling sight, and several of the guests jumped with surprise.

Yue Wen said calmly, “It seems we’re in for rain, but then, what could suit a banquet better?”

He’d only just said this when the rain came pouring down, clattering against the eaves like the beating of a drum.

Thunderclouds clustered beneath the dome of heaven. The rain poured, and the fierce winds howled. But the hall remained thoroughly lamplit and full of laughter and revelry.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps emanated from outside the hall, but it was only barely audible against the backdrop of pouring rain.

The sound of footsteps gradually drew closer. The guards stationed outside the hall were the first to notice them, and they looked over toward the source of the sound.

“Who is it?”

A calm voice rang out. “Is Yue Wen present?”

“Impudent! Bad enough that you’re trespassing in the city lord’s manor. Now, you even dare to call him directly by name? You’re courting death!”

Thud! Thud!

A series of muffled impacts rang out as the guards toppled over backward, instantly unconscious.

The commotion had startled the crowd. All of them stopped what they were doing and gazed outside the hall. Who could be so bold as to cause trouble in the city lord’s manor?

Outside, it was pouring rain. Thunder and lightning churned overhead.

A tall, upright figure approached from afar. The pouring rain bounced off an invisible barrier before it even got close to him.

When the next bolt of lightning cut through the night sky, it temporarily illuminated the entire area, giving the crowd their first clear look at their uninvited guest. He was handsome and dressed in blue. He strolled calmly through the rain and darkness, as if he were out for a stroll through his own backyard.

This was none other than Su Yi.

But to most of the diners, he was perfectly unfamiliar.

“Who are you, sir? And why have you come here?” One of the higher-ups of the city lord’s manor rose and asked gravely.

Su Yi walked through the gates and swept his gaze across the crowd. “Which of you is Yue Wen?”

The originally lively atmosphere was now stifled and tense. Everyone was bewildered, but all of them could tell that their uninvited guest had ill intentions.

“That would be me. What business do you have with me, sir?” Yue Wen sat there like a coiled dragon or a crouching tiger, his eyes flashing with cold light. He’s so young, yet he dared barge into my territory uninvited. He’s simply seeking death!

“Last night, one of my friends disappeared here,” said Su Yi. “You know about that, don’t you?”

Yue Wen’s pupils silently constricted. “Might I ask who this friend of yours was?”

“Qi Fufeng,” said Su Yi.

Yue Wen was briefly stunned, but then, he broke into a playful grin. “Does that mean you’re one of Qi Fufeng’s allies?”

As he spoke, he rose from his seat, his gaze cold and cruel. “Before His Excellency Lu Yang left, he said that Qi Fufeng had called for help, and he told me to keep an eye out. He was right to warn me. Someone really did show up!”

He looked Su Yi up and down in apparent delight. “I just wouldn’t have thought you’d be so stupid as to obediently deliver yourself to my door.”

The guests exchanged glances. None of them understood what was going on.

“So does that mean Qi Fufeng has fallen into your hands?” asked Su Yi.

Yue Wen laughed. “Don’t be in such a hurry. You’ll be able to see him again soon! Furthermore, I’ve prepared a generous gift in anticipation of your arrival!”

He’d only just said this when a group charged into the hall. There were nine of them in total, and all of them came from different directions, each emanating the distinctive aura of an Immortal Lord. Their combined power blanketed the entire area.

The raindrops shattered, and the dark clouds receded.

The guests all looked stricken, and all of them rose to their feet. None could remain seated any longer.

Yue Wen chuckled. “Don’t panic, everyone. Once we’ve captured this prey foolish enough to deliver itself right to me, we can continue the feast.”

Su Yi just took it all in calmly and said, “Kill those people first.”

“Got it!” A voice resounded from outside the hall. Moments later——

A black figure appeared out of nowhere and streaked through the air like lightning.

Splurt! Splurt! Splurt!

The Immortal Lords positioned throughout the area took sharp claws to the throat and toppled over backward.

None of them could even fight back or struggle. No, they didn’t even have time to think of defending themselves! In the blink of an eye, all of them were dead!

It was only after they’d fallen that the crowd saw the killer clearly. The culprit was a black bird barely over a foot tall!

Gasps rang out throughout the room. Every last guest was horrified. All of them felt as if they’d been plunged into an icy abyss. City Lord Yue Wen had only just told them that they needn’t panic, but how could they not panic after seeing this?

Even Yue Wen was unwittingly dumbstruck. He felt a chill in his hands and feet, and he visibly lost his composure.

“You...” He opened his mouth to say something, only for Su Yi to drag him over from afar.

“Where is Qi Fufeng?” asked Su Yi, his gaze as calm as ever.

Everyone felt chills course through them. Their hearts filled with terror.

Who is this young man? Why is he so terrifying? He just captured a peak Immortal Lord like Yue Wen with a raise of his hand!!

“H-he... he... he took him away yesterday,” said Yue Wen, trembling from head to toe. He was stammering with fright, and he was so terrified that his soul practically left his body.

“Who took him away?”

“Lu Yang, the ninth inner elder of the Endless Swords Immortal Sect!”

The Endless Swords Immortal Sect?” Su Yi narrowed his eyes. So the Endless Swords Immortal Sect was involved in Qi Fufeng's disappearance!

Don’t tell me that the Endless Swords Immortal Sect was somehow involved in the Bi’an Spirit Race’s demise?

“Where did they go?” asked Su Yi.

Just as he thought, Yue Wen said, “The Endless Swords Immortal Sect!”

Su Yi continued, “Since this is Endless Swords Immortal Sect business, why did Qi Fufeng appear in your territory?”

Beads of cold sweat appeared on Yue Wen's forehead. “Last night, Qi Fufeng fled into Yellow Cloud Immortal City. The Endless Swords Immortal Sect commanded the city lord’s manor to send its experts to search for him. When we captured Qi Fufeng, we brought him back to the city lord’s manor.”

He hurriedly tried to explain. “Your Excellency, we were just acting on orders. We dared not disobey. I humbly request your magnanimity...”

Crunch!

Yue Wen’s neck snapped, and his entire body crumbled into ash.

Su Yi turned to leave. From beginning to end, he said no more than absolutely necessary. He was calm and outwardly indifferent, and he didn’t drag things out at all. His forceful, tyrannical methods shocked everyone present.

It was only after leaving the hall that Su Yi said, “I’ll leave the rest to you. I’ll wait outside the city. We’ll leave for the Endless Swords Immortal Sect in ten minutes.”

With that, he put his hands behind his back and walked off.

“Got it!” The Zhuyou Great Peng solemnly assented.

This is bad!

The guests couldn’t help but freak out. They’d just come here to attend a banquet. How could they have anticipated that they’d get swept into this storm?

Boom!

The Zhuyou Great Peng beat its wings, and the power of an Immortal King enveloped the entire manor.

......

That very day, the home of the lord of Yellow Cloud Immortal City was obliterated. All that remained was rubble. And the same day, Su Yi got on the Zhuyou Great Peng’s back, and the two of them rushed to the Endless Swords Immortal Sect!

Along the way, Su Yi thought of his old friend and murmured to himself, Ol’ Xu, should circumstance force me to attack the Endless Swords Immortal Sect, just... take it as me helping you to do a little housecleaning.