First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1484 - Three Hundred Thousand Feet of Auspicious Light

Boom!

The killing formation’s power surged, blanketing heaven and earth to descend upon Su Yi.

In a flash, it enveloped him completely!

“That’s all it took?” Lei Kong’s eyes widened.

The way he saw it, Su Yi might be arrogant to the point that he was sick in the head, but his strength was incontrovertible.

Thus, when he saw Su Yi enter their killing formation of his own accord, he was actually interested to see just what Su Yi was capable of.

Who’d have thought the formation’s power would envelop him instantaneously?

“Don’t tellhe was putting on airs this whole time?” Lei Kong couldn’t help but wonder.

Off in the distance, Suo Yunshan, Wei Huayang, and the others couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

This was their killer weapon!

This formation took a hundred Nascent Divinity experts working together to place, and it could crush all enemies of the scultivation!

But then, Lei Kong’s heart shook, and his expression shifted. He suddenly realized that something wasn’t right here.

“Watch out—!” Lei Kong bellowed.

But before the crowd could react, the killing formation shook violently, and a streak of sword qi took to the skies.

It was like the most dazzling beam of light. It rose directly into the nine heavens, scattering the clouds and piercing the firmament.

Suo Yunshan, Wei Huayang, and the others’ smiles froze in place, and their hair stood on end. This...

Boom!

Terrifying sword force suddenly burst from that rising streak of sword qi.

It was as if the heavens were falling and the earth were caving in.

The killing formation covering the landscape broke into pieces, offering no more resistance than paper window paneling.

The Nascent Divinity cultivators inside didn’t even have tto react. They were like blades of grass swept into a windstorm; that raging power instantly sliced them to bits.

As far as the eye could see, bloody mist rose throughout the lands formerly covered by that killing formation. The very air itself was stained red!

A tall, upright figure emerged from the dense, bloody mists. His blue robes swayed around him, unmarked by the slightest blood or dust, like an immortal from on high!

Lei Kong froze, dumbstruck, rooted to the spot.

Suo Yunshan, Wei Huayang, and the other leaders of their camps reacted as if they’d been struck by lightning. They were completely dazed, rooted to the spot.

One attack, and the killing formation they’d taken such pride in shattered!

And their subordinates, over a hundred Nascent Divinity cultivators from five different camps, all died to the sattack!

It was just too terrifying.

Even though Lei Kong, Suo Yunshan, and the others had seen their fair share of wind and rain, they couldn’t help but be startled out of their wits. Their minds went blank.

Mist and light churned between heaven and earth. Currents of destructive power wreaked havoc in the air.

The smell of blood was so dense that several of the survivors felt the urge to retch.

This was a killing formation Nascent Divinity experts of three different star domains had carefully placed together, yet it had been destroyed just as it displayed its power, gone in a puff of smoke!

“That’s right. That’s all it took,” Su Yi said flatly, his tone light and airy. He was looking directly at Lei Kong.

Lei Kong had said these exact words just moments prior.

Hearing them repeated now was like the straw that broke the camel’s back. Lei Kong shuddered, then broke down and shouted, “You... How could you possibly be in the Nascent Divinity Realm? How could a Nascent Divinity cultivator like you exist in this world!?”

His voice spread far and wide. It was tinged with terror and disbelief, as if he couldn’t accept this.

It really was far too terrifying.

One streak of sword qi, and he slew his enemies on all sides! Over a hundred Nascent Divinity cultivators had been cut down like grass, heartlessly slaughtered!

Who could have accepted this?

Lei Kong couldn’t help but recall his earlier conversation with Su Yi.

“In truth, I didn’t need her to warn me. Your ‘deathtrap’ is nothing but empty posturing to me.”

“To tell the truth, I’d actually just love it if your trap could confine me.”

“Hush, hush! This ‘deathtrap’ was boring from the start. If you reveal too much, won’t you ruin what fun remains?”

...At the time, his arrogance had infuriated Lei Kong to the point of laughter. It seemed absurd, to the point that Lei Kong almost thought Su Yi had gone insane.

But thinking back on it now, every sentence slammed into his heart like a hammer, leaving him on the verge of a mental breakdown!

“Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!” Suo Yunshan cried out, his face ashen.

It wasn’t just him. Wei Huayang, Mu Qingqi, Peng Mingqiao, and the others were overcwith astonishment too. All of them completely lost their composure.

“Why isn’t it possible?” Su Yi swept his gaze across these top experts of their respective star domains. Despite himself, a hint of loneliness flickered through his eyes.

It was just as Wang Ye said. The moment he stepped into the Manifesting Mortality Realm, he entered an unprecedented Path of Transcendence!

His cultivation was, in a sense, just like that of everyone else present.

But when it cto strength, these “unparalleled experts” could only gaze upon him from afar, never to reach him!

This was what it meant to be lonely.

Su Yi took out and drained a jug of wine. It was only after savoring its biting flavor that Su Yi felt somewhat calmer.

Without the slightest delay, he turned back toward Azure Dragon Ridge.

As his first footstep landed, a streak of sword qi surged from beneath his foot and swept outward.

The top experts of their respective camps, Lei Kong, Suo Yunshan, Wei Huayang, Mu Qingqi, and Peng Mingqiao, each a top expert of the Nascent Divinity Realm, died on the spot!

No one just sat around and waited to die.

But regardless of whether they clashed with this sword qi head-on, tried to flee, or activated a secret evasion art, it was to no avail.

That sword qi was just too terrifying. Su Yi had once used it to slay immortals in the Human Realm.

Against Nascent Divinity cultivators, it was simply overkill, no different from slaughtering a monkey or chicken.

This was why Su Yi found it all so dull.

It was to the point that he even... felt a bit embarrassed!

Were the dog Xing Que here to see him bullying opponents like these with his current strength, it would have turned up its nose at him.

I’d best proceed to the First Battleground sooner rather than later, thought Su Yi.

His figure gradually disappeared from Azure Dragon Ridge.

All that remained was a devastated landscape and puddles of blood!

A while later, a group shot over from afar. These were none other than Celestial Bi Ning and her companions.

“This...”

When they saw the devastated landscape and the carnage littering the ground, they couldn’t help but look stricken.

“Celestial, from the marks on the battlefield, it seems the experts of the five camps lost...” said an experienced fighter. After examining the battlefield briefly, he figured out quite a few details!

He gasped, then murmured, “It’s even entirely possible that the experts of the five camps have been completely wiped out!”

Many of the others suddenly felt chills in their hands and feet. They were overcwith lingering terror.

“Doesn’t that mean that if we’d fought alongside them, we’d have...” someone said in a quavering voice.

Their words trailed off, but their meaning was already perfectly clear!

Celestial Bi Ning’s expression shifted, and she fell into a daze.

Finally, she reacted as if awakening from a dream and let out a deep breath. “I... bet correctly!”

With that, she gnashed her teeth and shot into the depths of Azure Dragon Ridge.

The others looked at each other. They were already starting to understand why Celestial Bi Ning had decided against getting mixed up in this.

“Sometimes, a single decision really can determine your life and death!” someone murmured, a complicated mix of celebration and lingering terror on their face.

......

Outside the canyon.

Celestial Bi Ning looked over from afar.

It was just like the first tthey’d met. That young man in blue sat cross-legged deep within the canyon, his entire body shrouded in chaos mists. They lent him an additional mysterious flair.

The main difference was that this time, Celestial Bi Ning’s view of the young man in blue had undergone an earth-shaking transformation!

“I have chere simply to express my gratitude for your mercy, Fellow Daoist!” Celestial Bi Ning bowed.

When she first divulged the details of the other five camps’ plans, she had indeed hoped to make Su Yi owe her a favor. She figured that way, she might well gain an opportunity to enter the canyon and absorb Nascent Divinity Source.

But now, she no longer harbored such intentions.

There was no need to even think to know even without her divulging those secrets, Su Yi’s strength would have been more than enough to crush all of his enemies!

Su Yi’s eyes remained shut, and he didn’t budge or answer her in any way.

Celestial Bi Ning inwardly laughed at herself, then turned to leave.

But before she’d gotten far, Su Yi’s calm voice echoed through her ears.

“I plan to leave for the Second Battleground in two months. If you’re willing, please leave a little Nascent Divinity Source for the cultivators of the Eastern Profound Star Domain.”

Celestial Bi Ning froze, then whipped around, faced the canyon’s depths, and said solemnly, “Rest assured, Fellow Daoist! Furthermore, for the next two months, I’ll stand guard outside Azure Dragon Ridge and ensure that no one disturbs your cultivation.”

Her words cstraight from the heart. The reason was simple: Su Yi was strong enough to kill every other camp to accumulate merit, but he didn’t do so!

He didn’t concern himself with different camps or past confrontations. He’d even left a thread of positive karma for the other cultivators of the Eastern Profound Star Domain.

Where else could you find such magnanimity and breadth of spirit?

Before long, Celestial Bi Ning left.

Su Yi remained unmoving in the heart of the canyon, focused on his cultivation.

From that day forth, Celestial Bi Ning and her allies stood guard outside Azure Dragon Ridge. They really didn’t let anyone disturb Su Yi’s reincarnation.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month had passed.

During this time, Celestial Bi Ning asked around. Finally, she learned that the young man cultivating alone in Azure Dragon Ridge was called Su Yi!

When she learned of Su Yi’s past accomplishments, she felt as if she were hearing a legend.

He’d cut down an immortal in the Human Realm!

And he’d even slain divine emissaries!

He and his sword were unrivaled in the Eastern Profound Star Domain!

“How could the Eastern Profound Profound Star Domain have been so fortunate? Such an extraordinary figure actually appeared in their ranks.”

Celestial Bi Ning sighed. She dared say with certainty that given Su Yi’s strength, entering the Immortal Realm would be easy, never mind the First Battleground!

Several days slipped by before Su Yi silently emerged from his meditation. He got up, then walked over to the thousand-foot Grand Dao Combat Stele at the heart of the canyon.

“First, let’s see what kind of rank I can leave on the stele prior to breaking through.”

Su Yi raised his hand and pressed it on the stone stele.

In that moment——

The long-dormant Grand Dao Combat Stele suddenly rumbled and boomed.

Abundant immortal light burst from the stele and soared straight into the firmament.

With Azure Dragon Ridge at their center, the surrounding three hundred thousand feet of mountains and rivers resonated with the stele.

A dazzling golden beam of auspicious light fell down to earth like a waterfall pouring down from the nine heavens.

Radiant beyond measure!