First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1759 - An Explanation

Tslipped by.

As huge as the grounds were, they were empty save for Su Yi and the Sword Stele.

Suddenly, a patch of dark clouds appeared beneath the clear blue skies, blotting out the sun. Heaven and earth dimmed.

Four figures appeared silently at each corner of the grounds, three men and one woman. All four had Miracle Realm cultivation, and each had a sword hovering before them. A restrictive power silently appeared alongside them, blanketing the entire mountainside.

Meanwhile, a group appeared on the mountaintop. Their leader wore long, plain robes. He was tall and thin, and when he opened his eyes, they surged with endless sword light.

This was none other than Sect Leader Lei Yunting of the Endless Swords Immortal Sect. The sect’s other Immortal Kings had gathered around him like stars clustered around the moon.

Whoosh!

As soon as they arrived, all of them locked onto Su Yi. Each wore a different expression on their face: astonishment, playful curiosity, or bewilderment...

Su Yi stood there, one hand behind his back, the other holding a jug of wine. He scanned the group, but even after taking in their entire lineup, his expression remained as calm as ever, without the slightest panic.

Su Yi was the first to speak. “Do you want to fight first, or givean explanation first?”

His calm voice resounded clearly throughout heaven and earth.

His sheer composure, and the domineering flavor of his words, made the Immortal Kings furrow their brows.

“Let’s talk,” Lei Yunting said with dignity.

He stood on the peak and gazed down at Su Yi from on high. “What have you chere to accomplish?”

“You obviously know the answer to that, so why ask?” Su Yi laughed dryly. “Oh, fine. I’ll ask you once more. Why did you send people to killnot long ago?”

“Oh,” said Lei Yunting. Instead of answering, he asked right back, “Did the three Immortal Kings of the Endless Swords Immortal Sect die in the Abyss of Dark Fog?”

“Answer my question first,” said Su Yi.

Lei Yunting said calmly, “A guest should follow his host’s lead. Since you are a guest here, I urge you to cooperate.”

The atmosphere silently grew stifled and oppressive as they stared each other down.

The Immortal Kings gathered here might have seemed calm, but in truth, all of them had locked onto Su Yi, and they were obviously ready to fight at a moment’s notice!

Su Yi laughed. “If you don’t want this place to run red with rivers of blood, you’d best givea satisfactory answer first. My patience is limited. Your attitude will determine how many of you die here.”

His tone was casual, but his sheer domineeringness made many of the Immortal Kings’ expressions darken.

This was the Endless Swords Immortal Sect’s territory! Who’d have thought that an Immortal Lord like Su Yi would dare threaten them to their faces here of all places?

“Sect Leader, seems towe might as well just attack and get it over with. Why waste ttalking to him?” growled one of the Immortal Kings, his eyes cold.

“Perhaps the boy thinks he can disregard us now that’s crushed the Church of All Spirits,” another Immortal King chuckled.

Su Yi ignored their response completely. He just stood there calmly and looked at Lei Yunting.

His calm, distant gaze made Lei Yunting inexplicably uncomfortable, and his brow gradually furrowed.

A moment later, he laughed and said, “Very well, I’ll just tell you. I am indeed the one who ordered those Immortal Kings to hunt you down. The reason was simple. Just like the Church of the Pure One, the Church of SuprOneness, and the Church of Divine Flame, we of the Endless Swords Immortal Sect cannot tolerate your existence in this world.”

“You call that a reason?” said Su Yi, his eyes frosting over. “I’ll ask you one more time. Why pursue me?”

A hint of pity appeared in Lei Yunting’s eyes. “If you survive, I promise to give you a satisfactory answer.”

Before his voice had even finished echoing through the air, something unexpected happened.

Boom!

Seemingly without prior discussion, the four Immortal Kings positioned in each cardinal direction attacked.

Four swords rose into the air, creating four massive sword curtains that blanketed the sky and blotted out the sun. The grounds were now completely sealed off on all sides. Immediately afterward, the dark clouds gathered overhead transformed into a waterfall of sword qi that ccrashing down. A thorough, terrifying killing and sealing formation floated up, surrounding Su Yi completely.

“Suppress!”

The Immortal Kings poured their power into their swords. The formation rumbled and boomed, stirring up dazzling, terrifying currents of sword qi.

The Four Absolutes Immortal-Slaughtering Sword Formation!

The four ancient swords served as its foundations. They linked with the underground spirit vein of the Blue Firmament Divine Mountains to control thirty-three subsidiary unrivaled killing formations placed by the sect’s seniors.

Once activated, this formation could execute any and all Immortal Kings!

At the stime, a fiery red tripod cauldron descended from the peak, expanding until it was one hundred thousand feet across. Just like that, it covered and suppressed the entire grounds!

The cauldron was under Sect Leader Lei Yunting’s control. It was called the Xuanyi Dao-Smelting Cauldron, and it was a Great Martial treasure. Great Martial treasures were refined by Great Martial experts; their strength was too enormous for ordinary cultivators to even imagine.

Boom!

The Xuanyi Dao-Smelting Cauldron erupted with divine flames hot enough to melt heaven and earth in all their manifestations. The fire completely enveloped the grounds as if intent on melting the place down completely.

That explosive, tyrannical divine force made many of the spectating Immortal Kings gasp. The Xuanyi Dao-Smelting Cauldron was one of their suprsect-protecting treasures; they wouldn’t use it lightly. It had been a long, long tsince they’d last seen its power.

But it wasn’t over yet.

Lei Yunting’s sleeve billowed as he swung his arm through the air.

Boom!

Thirty-nine bamboo swords floated into the air, each three feet long and covered in glittering golden light, as if they were forged out of immortal gold. Their surfaces were completely covered in mystical lightning runes.

When the bamboo swords took to the sky, they criss-crossed to form a sword formation diagram in midair. Instantly, countless glittering golden lightning bolts formed and spread, growing like mad to create a massive cage over the entire mountainside.

The lightning spread and surged, erupting with churning electricity and intense, stinging light. Tyrannical power swept outward on all sides.

“The Golden Lightning Bamboo Swords! The Sword Cage of Heaven and Earth!!” someone cried out in shock.

The other Immortal Kings looked stunned too. Not even they would have anticipated that their leader would use the Sword Cage of Heaven and Earth formed of the thirty-nine Golden Lightning Bamboo Swords.

Their founder, Xu Fushi, had left this sword formation diagram for them!

Back then, the sword formation consisted of one hundred and eight Golden Lightning Bamboo Swords, and when activated at full force, it could trap and kill even Great Realm experts!

Prior to the Age of Fallen Immortals, it was the greatest sword formation diagram in the Endless Swords Immortal Sect!

In the present day, although only thirty-nine of the Golden Lightning Bamboo Swords remained, the formation’s destructive power was still even more terrifying than the Xuanyi Dao-Smelting Furnace!

“Even an unrivaled expert of the Great Martial Stage would be doomed if they were trapped in all that!” someone exclaimed.

This deathtrap was mighty enough to make just about anyone’s heart shake.

The Four Absolutes Immortal-Slaughtering Sword Formation could execute Immortal Kings. The Xuanyi Dao-Smelting Furnace was a true Great Martial treasure. And the Sword Cage of Heaven and Earth comprised of Golden Divine Lightning Swords was the killer weapon their founder had left the sect!

This three-layered deathtrap was enough to suppress and kill even Great Realm experts, let alone an Immortal Lord!

“No wonder the sect leader wasn’t concerned about Su Yi’s threats! He’s been certain of his victory this entire time!” someone exclaimed.

Not long ago, all of them had been fraught with worry. All of them, no matter who they were, recognized how terrifying Su Yi was!

He was just one person, but armed with just his sword, he’d crushed an enormous faction like the Church of All Spirits!

Who wouldn’t have been terrified?

Sect Leader Lei Yunting had said with complete confidence that he was fully prepared, and he insisted that if Su Yi showed up, he would never leave. However, his promises hadn’t initially inspired much confidence. Now, after seeing his deathtrap unfold, the crowd finally understood the source of the sect leader’s confidence!

Lei Yunting took in their surprise, and he was nothing but smiles.

Outwardly, however, he spoke with feigned calm. “It’s just a pity that most of the Golden Lightning Bamboo Swords the founder left us were destroyed during the Age of Fallen Immortals. The Sword Cage of Heaven and Earth is far from its former peak. It’s at best... enough to suppress and kill Great Martial experts.”

“Haha, Sect Leader, you needn’t find this a pity. He’s just an Immortal Lord! This is more than enough!” someone said with a burst of laughter.

The others all nodded their agreement.

Meanwhile, the commotion on the central peak had drawn attention from throughout the sect. The disciples and higher-ups on the other peaks all rode in on beams of light, gathering from afar.

The resulting uproar was like a pot blowing off its lid. Startled cries echoed through the sky.

“What happened here?”

“Don’t tellexternal enemies have invaded?”

“My heavens! The sect leader and the other Immortal Kings are all here!”

Lei Yunting said gravely, “A paltry little storm like this? I can break it with a snap of my fingers. Stand back, all of you!”

His voice boomed throughout the surrounding area. The disciples of the Endless Swords Immortal Sect all stepped back. None dared linger.

But their curiosity was already piqued. Just what was happening on the central peak?