First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1397 – Where All Weapons Point

The Mo Family had quite a powerful lineup, and their arrival triggered a burst of uproar.

Aside from Mo Qingchou and Mo Yuanshan, there were more than ten Cloud Soaring Realm old-timers, each with loftier seniority and a more terrifying aura than the one before.

These were the foundations of the Mo Family, an Immortal Lord clan. Even in the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone, they were among the greatest of immortal factions.

When they saw the Mo Family’s lineup escorting Su Yi, the looks in many of the onlookers’ eyes shifted.

“Celestial Mo, does the Mo Family plan to shelter Su Yi?” A clear, hearty voice rang out.

Fu Dongli stood forth, his purple robes swaying around him and his aura imposing. He was accompanied by older members of the Fu Family, an immortal faction.

The atmosphere grew silent following this question. Countless eyes looked over.

“Shelter?” Mo Qingchou laughed. “No, we’re simply here as his escorts.”

“‘His escorts?’” A cold, indifferent voice rang out. “Then this old man would like to ask just what that entails.”

The speaker was Sect Leader Hua Qinghai of the Profound Divinity Sword House. He was here leading a group of Cloud Soaring Realm old-timers, and all of them glared aggressively.

Before Mo Qingchou could respond, Mo Yuanshan said coolly, “We mean that if your Profound Divinity Sword House dares to get mixed up in this, you’ll become the Mo Family’s enemies. Is that clear?”

Hua Qinghai’s expression darkened.

“What escorts? Seems to me that the Mo Family just wants to monopolize the secrets of reincarnation!” Over in the Illusory Sword Immortal Tower’s camp, an old man with a willowy beard and an ancient sword frowned. “There’s absolutely no way Illusory Sword Immortal Tower will agree to that!”

He was seething with murderous intent.

His name was Xie Wenliu, and he was a high elder of Illusory Sword Immortal Tower, a long-established expert of the mid-stage Cloud Soaring Realm.

In ancient times, his prestige hadn’t been any inferior to Sword Immortal Qingshi’s.

The Fu Family’s Fu Dongli, the Profound Divinity Sword House’s Sect Leader Hua Qinghai, and High Elder Xie Wenliu of the Illusory Sword Immortal Tower had each pointed their spears at the Mo Family.

The atmosphere was instantly stifled and oppressive. Numerous onlookers held their breath, visibly stricken.

Today’s duel had yet to even begin, but the air was already rife with tension!

But this was only just the beginning.

Yet another voice rang out as yet another top ancient faction stepped forth.

“Old Monster Mo, have a look around you. Which of our fellow Daoists isn’t a revenant bound by their curse? If the Mo Family hopes to monopolize the power of reincarnation, we of the Hidden Skies Immortal Sect won’t agree, and we’re not the only ones. None of our fellow Daoists will agree either!” Sect Leader Lie Nanye of the Hidden Skies Immortal Sect stepped forth, his gaze icy.

“The Mo Family has come to ensure this duel’s fairness. Fine. We’ll give you face and refrain from interfering. However, we absolutely cannot allow you to monopolize the power of reincarnation,” said an old fogey with a fly whisk. He was from the Southern Flame Pure Lands.

“If the Mo Family doesn’t wish to become the common foe of every other faction in the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone, I ask that you stop here and give up all thoughts of protecting Su Yi.”

“The Hong Family has already announced that if Su Yi loses, they’ll share the secrets of reincarnation and break all of our curses. Why can’t the Mo Family do the same?

…Experts of Allspirit Immortal Mountain, the Profound Yin Demonist Sect, and several immortal factions spoke up as well.

They were pointing their spears at the Mo Family, making them the target of countless arrows! As for Su Yi? They were ignoring him.

Rather, everyone had long since taken him for doomed prey. No one took him at all seriously.

This put enormous pressure on Mo Qingchou, Mo Shanyuan, and the others. Their expressions darkened.

They’d predicted how intense the situation would be today, but they didn’t expect the other factions would target them as soon as they arrived. It almost seemed they’d all reached an agreement in advance!

Su Yi just watched from the sidelines from beginning to end.

There were numerous factions in attendance, a terrifying lineup, including numerous Cloud Soaring experts.

Those who dared step forth to confront the Mo Family were all the cream of the crop.

This scene was absolutely unprecedented and incomparably grand! It seemed as if every top faction of the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone had gathered here today.

No ordinary person could possibly have tolerated this level of pressure.

But Su Yi’s expression remained as calm as ever, without the slightest ripple of surprise.

This was a boundless sea of people, with experts as numerous as trees in the forest. Pick any one of them at random, and you’d have someone capable of dazzling the world.

Su Yi didn’t know who these people were, and he couldn’t be bothered to find out.

Today, if you weren’t his friend, you were his enemy!

Such simple demarcations were best. When you killed your enemies, what need was there to concern yourself with their names?

But Su Yi still recognized a few familiar faces. They hailed from the ancient factions who’d once agreed to help him seek out the Tailor. At Mount Clearmoon, Su Yi had even helped many of them break their curses.

But now, the very people he’d helped stood amidst the crowd like spectators.

When they sensed Su Yi’s gaze, they instinctively looked away, not daring to look him in the eye.

Su Yi didn’t find this at all surprising. People had always flocked toward benefits and avoided anything disadvantageous.

Besides, it wasn’t like he had any sort of deep bond with the ancient factions in question. They were at most working toward each other’s mutual benefit, that’s all.

“What has the Mo Family decided? Please give us a straightforward answer!” Fu Dongli said gravely.

Heaven and earth were silent and still. The murderous intent permeating the landscape was so intense that the onlookers could barely breathe.

Countless gazes converged on the experts of the Mo Family. They were waiting for an answer. All of them knew that the Mo Family’s decision would affect everything that happened next!

Mo Qingchou took a deep breath and opened her mouth as if to speak.

However, before she got the chance, Su Yi said, “I started this, and it has nothing to do with the Mo Family. Why should they have to take a stance?”

His calm voice echoed throughout the surrounding area.

The crowd couldn’t help but look askance at him.

“Miss Mo, remember what I told you a few days ago. All you need to do is watch. There’s no need for you to get involved,” Su Yi said calmly.

The entire area was instantly in uproar. Everyone was stunned. Even if you’d hit them over the heads, no one would have anticipated that Su Yi would reject the Mo Family’s protection and insist on facing a throng of enemies alone!

“Hah? Quite considerate!” an old monster said with a cold laugh.

“You’re actually quite gutsy,” said another, his gaze playful.

“Hahaha! See that, Celestial Mo? The famous Temple Master has no desire for your Mo Family’s assistance!” Fu Dongli threw back his head and laughed.

Meanwhile, many of the other factions staring down the Mo Family inwardly sighed in relief.

The Mo Family was an Immortal Lord clan from the Immortal Realm. Their foundations were terrifying. It would naturally be best to avoid conflict with them if possible.

But against all expectations, Mo Qingchou said staunchly, “Even if Fellow Daoist Su doesn’t need our help, we’ve already made up our minds. Today, all who view Fellow Daoist Su with enmity shall become our enemies too!” freewbn𝐨𝘃𝐞𝗹.𝗰𝚘𝗺

She spoke with firm conviction.

The entire area abruptly fell silent. Numerous onlookers gaped, their minds blank. They found this difficult to believe.

The experts of the Fu Family, Illusory Sword Immortal Tower, the Hidden Skies Immortal Sect, and other top factions were dazed. Has the Mo Family… gone insane?

“Mo Qingchou, you’re just one person. Can you truly represent the entire Mo Family?” said Fu Dongli, his expression darkening.

“Of course!” Mo Yuanshan stepped forth and swept his gaze across the entire area. “It seems some of you are deaf, so allow me to say it again. The Mo Family will stand with Fellow Daoist Su, always and no matter what!”

This firm declaration went off like a thunderclap, booming throughout the surrounding mountains.

This was an announcement, as well as a warning, but more than anything, it was a display of determination!

The crowd was stunned and bewildered. They couldn’t even imagine why the Mo Family would do such a thing. Do they not realize that doing this will mean standing against the vast majority of the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone’s factions?

“You’ve lost your minds. The Mo Family has absolutely gone insane!” Fu Dongli bellowed.

“Since you’ve made up your minds, don’t blame us for our poor manners!” Hua Qinghai of the Profound Divinity Sword House said icily.

The higher-ups of other factions had unsightly looks on their faces too.

Mo Qingchou disregarded them completely. Instead, she flashed Su Yi a charming smile. “Please rest assured, Fellow Daoist Su. I’ve committed your words to memory, and we absolutely won’t interfere in your duel. However, so long as you need it, we of the Mo Family are willing to live and die alongside you!”

Her words triggered yet another uproar.

Su Yi took a deep look at her, but said no more on the matter. He understood that the Mo Family was going to such lengths on account of Daoist Master Red Cloud; it wasn’t on account of his prestige.

But he couldn’t be bothered to concern himself with all that.

He then proceeded to place his hands behind his back and step into the air, blue robes swaying around him as he neared the peak.

At the same time, a voice rang out.

“All of you, step aside and let him through!”

The speaker was the young man in white standing atop Mount Luowu, Hong Feiguan. His voice boomed throughout the entire area.

He’d witnessed the earlier confrontation in full, but he said nothing. He couldn’t be bothered to pay it any heed. It seemed he disdained to get mixed up in such a petty conflict.

It was only when Su Yi approached that he finally spoke up.

The numerous prominent experts blocking Su Yi’s path stepped aside, clearing the way ahead.

As Su Yi walked, countless eyes locked onto him. They made no attempt to disguise their cold, murderous intent. It was so dense that it almost seemed tangible, as if the very air itself had frozen. Were Su Yi mentally weaker, he would have long since given in to fright.

But Su Yi’s eyelids didn’t so much as twitch.

He was surrounded on all sides by enemies, but it was as if they weren’t even there. He was as relaxed as if he were on a stroll through his own garden!

In a few blinks of an eye, Su Yi drifted up to the peak.

It was a massive plateau. Hong Feiguan stood at the far end, his back as straight as a spear shaft. His clothes were whiter than snow, and he was as poised as a dragon or a phoenix!

When Su Yi arrived, Hong Feiguan subtly nodded his head. He then swept his gaze across the distant crowd. “I’ll say it one more time. Su Yi and I are about to duel. If anyone dares intervene before one of us is dead, I won’t let them off!”

He spoke slowly and emphatically. Every word reverberated throughout the nine heavens with incontrovertible conviction.

A thin, elderly man emerged from the Hong Family’s ranks, his gaze cold and indifferent. “The entire Hong Family feels the same!”

Hong Jiuchong.

One of the Hong Family’s old fogies.

The entire area fell silent. No one argued. It was as if they were giving their tacit agreement.

But all of them knew full well that no matter who won, the moment the curtains fell on this battle, a massive, unpredictable storm would ensue!

A dark cloud silently spread from beyond the horizon, obscuring the light of the heavens and plunging the mountains and rivers into darkness.

The atmosphere was austere—and murderous.

Su Yi and Hong Feiguan stared each other down from atop the plateau.

Word of their duel first shook the world half a month ago, and everyone was paying attention. Now, their fight was finally about to begin!