First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1232 - Reinforcements

Within a grand hall.

The proprietress of As-You-Wish Tower sat sprawled on the floor, her beautiful face bloodless.

Su Yi had flattened her establishment with a single swing of his sword. For a moment, the proprietress thought she was about to die too.

Although she was fortunate enough to escape with her life in the end, she was left overcome with deep terror. She was the proprietress of As-You-Wish Tower, but ultimately, she worked for a major faction of the distant stars.

As-You-Wish Tower had been destroyed, and she would struggle to escape blame. It was highly likely that she’d be punished severely!

“Your Excellency, it seems to me that we’d best report this right away and have the sect dispatch its experts to destroy the one who did this.” Some attendants walked over and urged the proprietress to request aid.

“Revenge?” It was as if the proprietress had lost her soul. She took a deep breath and said softly, “If they don’t send World Kings, it’ll be useless. Let’s wait a while longer and see if Flying Cloud Tower lasts.”

She’d only just said this when an elderly servant rushed in and cried out in terror. “Y-y-y-your Excellency, it’s terrible! The leaders of Flying Cloud Tower, the Black Lotus Sect, the Divine Star Church, and the Thousand Demons Cult have all been destroyed!”

Complete silence greeted this declaration. Everyone present was astonished.

The proprietress’s delicate frame quivered, and she said bleakly, “Just as I thought. The peak factions of Skyblue City couldn’t endure this reckoning.”

The old servant stammered, “Your Excellency! It’s even more terrifying than that! A battle between World Kings broke out in Flying Cloud Tower’s territory, but in the end... Flying Cloud Tower still lost!”

A clash between World Kings!?

It was as if the proprietress had been struck by lightning. She was completely dumbstruck, and her heart filled with despondency.

And here she’d thought they might have a chance if they sent a World King to get revenge.

Who’d have thought they’d receive news like this?

The nearby attendants were scared out of their wits, and they completely wilted.

Whap!

A clear, crisp slap rang out.

The proprietress had slapped herself, leaving her pretty face bleeding.

But she nonetheless chuckled and murmured, “This time, the sect... won’t possibly let us off...”

The crowd found this unsettling. Has Her Excellency gone insane?

......

The night sky was as dark as ink.

A massive wave of uproar spread throughout Skyblue City. Following the deaths of the leaders of its peak factions, the city’s balance of power descended into chaos and upheaval.

“We cannot possibly resolve this incident on our own,” sighed an elder of the Black Lotus Sect. “We’d best leave it to the higher-ups.”

As he spoke, he shattered a transmission talisman.

“Even World Kings got involved. How could we possibly be a match for them? We have to request reinforcements!”

“We can only avenge this grudge if the sect’s World King ancestors go into battle personally!” said a middle-aged man of the Divine Star Church.

Similar scenes took place in the Thousand Demons Cult and Flying Cloud Tower’s other territories.

These were the city’s peak factions; they’d planted their roots here for years. Each had a powerful faction of the stars beyond standing behind them.

If these factions of Skyblue City wanted to remain in the Dark Nightmare Realm following the massacre that had taken place today, they had no choice but to request aid from their backers!

......

Morning the next day.

The old man in Daoist robes, Yue Kuiju, set off. He left the Dark Nightmare Realm and began his return journey to the Wilds.

He brought the rescued Emperors with him.

Meng Changyun personally saw him on his way. “Let’s go. The young lord has ordered me to see you off, Fellow Daoist.”

Yue Kuiju was both surprised and flattered. He hurriedly bowed to express his gratitude.

The two of them set off that very day.

......

Three days later, Meng Changyun returned and told Su Yi he’d delivered Yue Kuiju to a safe stretch of space, and that there was little chance of him encountering unexpected danger on the road ahead.

Su Yi didn’t find this at all surprising.

“Young lord, after returning to Skyblue City, I asked around, and I learned that the Nightmare Winds Belt will enter a stagnant period tomorrow. Throughout the city, countless cultivators are preparing to set off tomorrow, cross the Nightmare Winds Belt, and proceed further into the stars,” Meng Changyun said respectfully.

“We’ll set off tomorrow too,” said Su Yi, reaching a decision immediately.

That night, someone suddenly came looking for them. He was a man in black, and he was only in the Spiritual Revolution Realm.

“Senior, I am merely an errand boy. I’m here because I accepted money to deliver you this jade slip.” The man in black looked utterly ill at ease, and he proffered the jade slip with both hands.

Meng Changyun accepted it. “You can leave.”

The man in black felt a massive weight lift from his shoulders. He turned and left.

Only then did Meng Changyun examine the jade slip’s contents. Before long, his brow furrowed, and he brought the slip to show Su Yi.

“Young lord, the factions of Skyblue City said that experts from their backers will cross the Nightmare Winds Belt tomorrow. They told us not to leave until then,” reported Meng Changyun.

“Oh?” said Su Yi, his thoughts elsewhere. “And what are they threatening us with?”

“They said that if we leave without permission, they’ll kill all cultivators of the Dark and Gold Star Realm on sight going forward,” said Meng Changyun.

Su Yi’s eyebrows rose slightly. “It seems killing a handful of shrimp and fish was far from enough.”

Meng Changyun’s eyes flashed with cold intent. “Young lord, how about I take a trip into Skyblue City today and rip those factions up by the roots?”

“If you go now, I’m afraid you won’t find anyone.” Su Yi shook his head.

Meng Changyun instantly fell silent. Indeed, the city’s top factions dared issue that proclamation, so it’s highly likely they’ve already left city limits to prevent us from getting even with them.

Su Yi said softly, “They’re using the cultivators of the Dark and Gold Star Realm as leverage. How ludicrous is that? From this, it’s obvious how unsightly they are.”

Meng Changyun couldn’t help but laugh; he agreed completely. “Indeed. If they had any other means of keeping us here, they wouldn’t try anything so ridiculous and brainless.”

Su Yi immediately reached a decision. “Let’s just wait a few days and see what happens. I’ll actually be interested to see how many experts worthy of notice show up.”

When you helped someone, it was important to be thorough. When you fought your enemies, the same principle applied.

“Take this time to focus on your cultivation,” Su Yi ordered. “If I’m not mistaken, you’ll achieve a breakthrough within three days.”

Meng Changyun’s heart shook, and he nodded his agreement.

The second day.

Off in outer space, the Dark Nightmare Belt slowly sank into dormancy.

Throughout the Dark Nightmare Realm, numerous cultivators shot into space and began their journey further into the stars.

Even from Skyblue City, countless streaks of flowing, radiant light were dimly discernible as they cut through the sky and shot into space.

The third day.

Meng Changyun smoothly broke into the late-stage Heavenly Longevity Realm, his cultivation advancing considerably.

For World Kings like him, every step they took required overcoming incredible adversity. Sometimes, if the right opportunity wasn’t in place, they could forget about making even a minor breakthrough even after hundreds or thousands of years!

That was no exaggeration, either.

Some World Kings lived for hundreds of thousands of years, but remained perpetually trapped in the Heavenly Longevity Realm, perhaps due to limitations of aptitude and foundations, or perhaps a shortage of resources or inability to grasp a higher level of the Grand Dao.

Ordinarily speaking, out amongst the stars, someone who went from Heavenly Longevity to Oneness within a thousand years was already considered a peak genius!

Of course, the world had never lacked for shocking geniuses and proud elites.

Especially the stars’ peak factions. There, it wasn’t at all rare for peerless geniuses to step into the World King Realm at a tender young age.

But the stars were home to trillions of cultivators. These peerless geniuses were, ultimately, in the extreme minority.

As for Su Yi...

He was unquestionably the most atypical of all.

His path of cultivation was made easy thanks to his reincarnation. Breakthroughs had always come easily for him.

However, after reincarnating to cultivate anew, Su Yi had never tried to break through as quickly as possible.

What he sought wasn’t speed, but rather, a Dao of the Sword far beyond his past selves!

The fourth day.

“Wan’er, I’m afraid I’ll have to ask you to cultivate in the Spirit-Nurturing Gourd for the time being,” Su Yi said softly. “I’ve wronged you.”

He’d already used World King-level materials to reforge the Soul-Nurturing Gourd, and it now had its own self-contained world. It was enough to support the cultivation of even an Empress like Qing Wan.

“Young lord, I don’t feel at all wronged,” Qing Wan said gently. “So long as I can accompany you, I... am fully satisfied.”

Su Yi smiled and tousled her hair. “Once we’ve resolved your karmic ties, I’ll bring you deeper into the stars for a proper trip.”

“Mm!” Qing Wan nodded, her starry eyes shining with anticipation.

A moment later, the young woman transformed into a beam of light and shot into the Soul-Nurturing Gourd.

Su Yi then put the Soul-Nurturing Gourd into his Grand Dao Black Hole.

He’d opened a chaos ground within his Grand Dao Black Hole, and in it, he’d planned a Root of Heaven and Earth. Unless he suffered a lethal blow, no danger could reach Qing Wan in here.

But Su Yi hadn’t purely done this out of consideration for the danger.

Qing Wan’s other half was the disciple of the Supreme Leader of the Nine Heavens Pavilion, Heavenly Prayer.

Heavenly Prayer could definitely sense Qing Wan’s position!

To prevent this from happening, Su Yi could only get Qing Wan safely settled in somewhere she couldn’t sense before he ventured further into the stars.

With Qing Wan hidden in the Soul-Nurturing Gourd, and the gourd hidden within his Grand Dao Black Hole, he could sense anything targeting Qing Wan immediately, and respond accordingly!

The fifth day.

“Why aren’t they here yet?” Su Yi’s brow furrowed slightly.

He was naturally well aware that the Nightmare Winds Belt covered an enormous area. It was the size of numerous star realms added together.

Even World Kings needed several days to cross it at the bare minimum.

“Let’s go.”

Su Yi rose, having lost all interest in killing his enemies. He’d decided to leave the Nightmare Winds Belt today.

Meng Changyun naturally had no objections.

The two of them promptly emerged from the grand hall and soared into the skies, toward the space beyond the dome of heaven.

Boom!

But before they’d gotten far, a blue arrow shot toward them, piercing the skies. It was as quick as lightning and tyrannical as fire!

The skies tore, creating a long, thin rift. Rumbling booms shook heaven and earth.

From Skyblue City, it looked like the long tail of a comet tearing through the curtain of heaven. It descended with a bang, its light illuminating heaven and earth.

Incomparably fierce.

Meng Changyun snorted coldly. His black spear appeared in his grip, and he thrust the air.

Bang!!

He blocked the blue arrow, which exploded on impact.

Turbulent currents swept outward, and the surrounding skies split and collapsed.

And one figure after another appeared in the surrounding skies.