First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1470 – Returning to the Dark and Gold Star Realm

The Immortal Realm really had such a rule.0

Once every thirty thousand years, the Central Immortal Court chose a new leader. But before the new leader took the throne, they needed Wang Ye’s approval. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be legitimate, and they wouldn’t be qualified to wield authority over the Central Immortal Court.0

This rule had begun with their sixth leader, the Divine Mountain Immortal Sovereign. Over time, it became an ironclad rule!0

No one dared to even voice their dissent, let alone defy it!0

Take Daoist Master Red Cloud’s ancestor, the Southern Profound Immortal Sovereign. When he assumed authority over the Central Immortal Court, Wang Ye personally put the crown on his head!0

“I’m… not worthy?”0

Su Yi’s direct, blatant rejection made Qi Nie’s expression darken.0

But a moment later, he laughed coldly. “All of that is in the past. Ever since you lost to my master and his allies, that rule has existed in name only! Besides, the Immortal Realm has been suffering the aftereffects of that catastrophe all this time. The world’s order has collapsed, and you’re no more than a reincarnation. Who are you to stand in my way?” 0

He spoke with staunch conviction, his voice tinged with rebuttal, mockery, and disdain!0

“Watch and wait,” Su Yi said indifferently.1

He raised his finger and gently poked the curtain of light, which dissipated with a bang.0

Qi Nie still had more to say, but now, he could only force it back down. Flaunting his power? Or was he perhaps… declaring war? Wang Ye, aren’t you being overly arrogant?2

Bang!0

Qi Nie waved his sleeves, flinging the wooden zither on his lap and shattering it into pieces.0

His face was icy, and his eyes shone with utter fury.0

The young disciples listening in the distance trembled, as silent as cicadas in winter. It would have been obvious to anyone that their sect leader was furious!0

Master went into seclusion in the Great Pure Heaven during the Age of Fallen Immortals. If he found out that Wang Ye’s reincarnation was in the Epoch of Demonism, he’d do everything in his power to kill him! 0

But then, Qi Nie sighed to himself.0

The Age of Fallen Immortals had overturned the order of the Immortal Realm, completely changing the balance of power. In the present day, there was still no way for those in the Immortal Realm to cross the River of Spacetime. Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been any need to go to all this trouble. They could have just sent a group of immortal experts to the Epoch of Demonism to take Wang Ye’s reincarnation down!0

But from the sound of things, Wang Ye’s reincarnation will likely come to the Immortal Realm soon. Otherwise, how could he dare proclaim he’d stop me from re-establishing the Central Immortal Court? 0

As this occurred to Qi Nie, his eyes silently lit up. The Immortal Realm was completely different from before! 0

Their Church of the Pure One wasn’t the only faction to view Wang Ye’s reincarnation as prey. Several other unparalleled experts and their subordinates longed for nothing more than to capture Wang Ye’s reincarnation as soon as possible!2

“Very well. I’ll just… wait and see, then!” Qi Nie muttered to himself, his heart surging with murderous intent.0

He was the eldest disciple of the Blood Firmament Immortal Sovereign, and the leader of the Church of the Pure One, as well as a terrifying Immortal Lord in his own right. He stood at the very pinnacle of the Immortal Realm!0

So long as Wang Ye’s reincarnation dared show his face, there’d be no need for Qi Nie to rely on his master. He was confident he could duke it out with Wang Ye’s reincarnation!4

……0

The Epoch of Demonism, the Ancient Wilds Demon Mountains.0

Within a divine palace.0

Su Yi murmured, “If Qi Ye has means of reaching the Epoch of Demonism, he’ll send people over immediately. If he does, that will in turn imply that it’s possible to reach the Immortal Realm from the Epoch of Demonism. Don’t you think?”1

He turned to look at Mu Jing, who was standing further away.0

Mu Jing stiffened, lowered his head, and said, “You’re absolutely right, Sovereign.”0

He’d witnessed Su Yi and Qi Nie’s entire exchange. He’d initially assumed that Su Yi intended to declare war against the Church of the Pure One.0

Only now did he realize that his sovereign had revealed himself to find a path to the Immortal Realm!0

“I’ll wait here for three days. If Qi Nie’s forces can get here, that’ll be plenty of time,” said Su Yi. “If they can’t make it within three days, that’ll mean it still isn’t possible to go to the Immortal Realm from the Epoch of Demonism.”0

He naturally hadn’t contacted Qi Nie to show off. There was no need for that, and Qi Nie wasn’t worthy of it anyway.0

His goal was simply to reveal himself and test Qi Nie’s reaction. That would let him confirm whether or not it was really impossible to travel between the Epoch of Demonism and the Immortal Realm.0

He wasn’t doing this for his own sake. Rather, he was paving a path for Mu Jing, Wu Meng, Bai Tuo, and the others.0

……0

Three days passed in a flash. They were entirely uneventful, without any unexpected developments.0

Su Yi finally dared say with certainty that there was no way to travel between the Epoch of Demonism and the Immortal Realm.0

Otherwise, given the Blood Firmament Immortal Sovereign and Qi Nie’s dispositions, how could they possibly have remained seated after learning that he was in the Epoch of Demonism?0

Su Yi set off that very day. Before he left, he told Wu Meng, Mu Jing, and the others that after he reached the Epoch of Demonism, he’d find an opportunity to bring them over too.2

Then, Su Yi took one last trip to the Shen Family. However, he just watched them from a distance for a moment before leaving in silence.0

……0

Mount Clearmoon, Universal Emptiness Temple.0

When Su Yi left for the Epoch of Demonism, he had a transmission altar built.0

That very altar now rumbled and surged with strange spatial energy fluctuations.0

A moment later, Su Yi appeared out of thin air.0

“He’s back already?” Illuminating Emptiness and the Antique Dealer were drinking and playing chess not far away. When they saw Su Yi, they couldn’t help but be flabbergasted.0

When they did the math, they realized that Su Yi had been gone less than a week.0

“What, did you want me to stay in the Epoch of Demonism forever?” Su Yi walked over, snatched the jug of wine from the table, and started drinking.0 fr𝚠𝔟𝚘v𝔩.𝔠𝚘m

“It seems everything went smoothly,” the Antique Dealer said with a laugh.0

As they spoke, Daoist Master Red Cloud, the dog Xing Que, Qing Tang, Sword Immortal Qingshi, and the others heard the commotion and walked over.0

When they saw that Su Yi had returned, they couldn’t help but smile.0

That very day, the group held a banquet to welcome Su Yi back.0

After several rounds of food and drinks, Daoist Master Red Cloud said suddenly, “Three days ago, we received word from Mo Xinglin. He said that the major factions of the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone have announced their willingness to submit. All they ask is for an opportunity to have their curses broken.”0

“Furthermore, they’ll agree to any conditions you desire so long as it’s within their power!”0

When Su Yi heard that, he couldn’t help but laugh dryly. “They can’t remain seated, huh?”0

“The Laws of the Immortal Dao are starting to recover. Who knows how long it will be before the long-lost Domain Boundary Battlefield re-enters the world?” said the yellow dog between bites of meat. “That means that the path to the Immortal Realm is sure to reappear. Given the circumstances, how could those old revenants be anything but frantic?”0

Revenants were neither fully human nor ghost. They couldn’t reconstruct their physical bodies, and they certainly couldn’t continue their pursuit of the Grand Dao!0

This was the unfortunate predicament all ancient factions of revenants had to face.0

Qing Tang said icily, “It wasn’t long ago that they saw my master as their common foe, and they joined forces to suppress him on numerous occasions. Now that they’ve realized they’re no match for him, they want to submit and receive his forgiveness. How could that be possible?”2

The ancient factions had indeed started numerous large-scale battles in hopes of taking Su Yi down; the battles of the Violet Heavens Platform, Mount Clearmoon, and Lake Bluemist were but a few examples.0

But without exception, all such attempts ended in grievous defeat. Especially the battle in the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone’s Lake Bluemist. There, Su Yi killed immortal revenants until heads fell like rain.0

After that, the ancient orthodoxies completely lost all courage to oppose him. By now, no faction amongst the stars dared start anything with Su Yi!0

For the ancient factions to choose to submit meant they had no other choice. They could only lower their heads and endure.1

“We really can’t agree to that lightly,” the Antique Dealer said with a cold laugh. “At the very least…. We have to bleed them dry, then have them make unbreakable oaths. They have to display absolute submission. Then, perhaps, we can consider it.”0

The Antique Dealer’s suggestion was quite ruthless!0

Su Yi laughed. “I’ll leave that up to you, then.”0

“Me?” The Antique Dealer was flabbergasted. “Don’t even joke! How could someone like me suppress those ancient factions? I can help you take inventory of your spoils, though. You know I’m better at appraising treasures than anyone. I guarantee I won’t let the ancient factions fob you off with second-rate treasures.”0

Illuminating Emptiness sneered. “You’ve got our bro the Temple Master behind you. What’s there to be afraid of? Worthless!”0

“I…” The Antique Dealer opened his mouth to argue, but he didn’t get far.0

“It’s settled,” said Su Yi. “I plan to return to the Dark and Gold Star Realm tomorrow. I have no time to take care of such trifles.”0

“You’re returning to the Dark and Gold Star Realm?” The group couldn’t help but find this surprising.0

“I have some trivial matters to take care of. If all goes as I expect, I’ll be back shortly,” Su Yi said casually.0

Daoist Master Red Cloud thought it over. “Fellow Daoist, you’d best act quickly. I estimate that within three months at most, the Domain Boundary Battlefield will re-enter the world. Leave those miscellaneous tasks to me.”0

Su Yi inclined his head. “Thanks.”0

The Antique Dealer was visibly delighted. He’d long since learned that Daoist Master Red Cloud was a terrifying expert of the Immortal Dao. With her here to oversee things, he was absolutely confident that he could wring those ancient factions dry!0

“Master, can I go with you?” Qing Tang said eagerly. She was once the ninth disciple of the Grotto of Abstruse Force, and she’d lived and cultivated in the Wilds for a long time. She wanted to take this opportunity to go back.0

Su Yi agreed, and the following morning, he and Qing Tang set off in a treasure ship.0

At Su Yi’s current level, even without a boat, his cultivation was enough to carry him through the stars. Returning to the Dark and Gold Star Realm wasn’t difficult. 0

Just seven days later, he and Qing Tang reached the Nightmare Winds Belt.0

When Su Yi first left the Dark and Gold Star Realm to venture into the stars, he’d had to cross this perilous natural border too. The only difference was that this time, he was leaving the stars to return to the Dark and Gold Star Realm.0

“Hm?”0

After crossing the Nightmare Winds Belt, Su Yi suddenly sensed that something wasn’t quite right.