First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1064 - Ancestor Peng

“Qing Tang, in the modern Grotto of Abstruse Force, is there anyone but you capable of fighting? If the forces of the Church of the River of Stars weren’t stationed here, Pi Mo and the Studio of the Heart would have long since taken over this place!” A dark glower appeared on the jade-robed man’s face. Qing Tang’s prideful, aloof attitude was an affront to his dignity, and fury rose within his heart.

“Very well. I’ll tolerate you for now, but I’d like to see if you’re still this prideful when the sect leader’s clone returns from the Netherworld!” The man in jade-colored robes took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, then turned and left.

His name was Qin Feng. He was the emissary of the Solar Palace of the Church of the River of Stars, and it had already been a hundred years since he’d arrived in the Grotto of Abstruse Force!

There was no doubt about it; Qin Feng had no idea that the sect leader’s clone had long since fallen on the banks of the Reincarnation Pool.

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The Wilds’ top Daoist sect, the Nine Extremes Profound Capital.

Yan Suni’s secluded cultivation grounds.

The man in the feather coat had only just returned from his mission to aid the Yue Family in the Profound Sky Realm when Yan Suni called him over.

Yue Shichan was there too.

By now, the man in the feather coat had already recounted everything that happened at the Autumn Waters Assembly. When he mentioned Red Dust Demon Mountain’s Mo Hengtian’s unbridled behavior, he made no attempt to conceal his indignation.

And when he discussed Su Yi, he spoke with utter astonishment and admiration.

“Hmph! Red Dust Demon Mountain dares disregard our Nine Extremes Profound Capital? It seems I’ll have to find an opportunity to pay them a visit and kill a few old devils!” Yan Suni snorted coldly, her voice brimming with murderous intent.

She was the most dazzling woman of her generation in the Nine Extremes Profound Capital, and she’d once astonished all of the Wilds. Once, people even said she could compete with Empress Qing Tang!

But now, her status had changed. She’d become the youngest Profound Serenity Elder in the Nine Extremes Profound Capital.

She was dressed in red, with a waterfall of black hair. Her skin was whiter than snow, and her face was beautiful and charming. However, her expression was full of unrestrained murderous intent.

The man in the feather coat wiped cold sweat from his brow. Inwardly, he celebrated that he hadn’t messed this up. Forget about reporting to the sect as a whole; he feared Elder Yan Suni would have been first in line to punish him!

“Shichan, what’s wrong?” Yan Suni suddenly noticed that Yue Shichan looked dazed and completely out of it.

Yue Shichin was instantly startled back to her senses, and she said softly, “Elder Yan, to tell the truth… Su Yi is an old friend of mine.”

“An old friend?” Yan Suni was stunned.

The man in the feather coat hurriedly chimed in. “Fellow Daoist Su indeed said that he and Miss Shichan were old friends.”

Yue Shichan took a moment to steady her emotions, then launched into the tale of how she and Su Yi had met in the Azure Continent.

Her clothes were whiter than snow, and her bearing was colder than ice. She was a woman of few words; this was almost her first time talking so much at once since joining the sect.

Furthermore, anyone would have noticed the undisguisable delight in her expression. It was as if a lake long encased in ice had melted beneath the spring sunlight, and it was a sight to behold.

But by the time Yue Shichan finished her story, the man in the feather coat looked at her with his jaw hanging slack. He stood there in a daze.

Yan Suni looked bewildered too, and her heart shook. A long time passed in silence.

The only sound was the bamboo forest rustling in the wind.

They couldn’t help but be surprised; an Emperor in his teens was all but unheard of to begin with, and Su Yi single-handedly cut down five Profound Serenity Emperors at the Autumn Waters Assembly. This heaven-defying combat prowess was enough to astonish the world!

Who could have imagined a young man like that would originate from a mundane place like the Azure Continent?

Or that he’d step into the Profound Illumination Realm after just a few short years of cultivation?

Yue Shichan wouldn’t have guessed it, either. It had only been two years since they parted ways. The young man in blue whose name once shook the Great Zhou was already a peerless expert of the Imperial Realm!

“Elder Yan, Fellow Daoist Su had a message he told me to pass on to Miss Shichan.” A little while later, the man in the feather coat coughed dryly, looking a bit troubled.

“If it’s a message for Shichan, why ask for my input?” Yan Suni was confused.

The man in the feather coat steeled himself and said, “Fellow Daoist Su said Miss Shichan could cultivate with Elder Yan, but that she shouldn’t rush to accept her as her master…”action

Yue Shichan was stunned, while Yan Suni was flabbergasted. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

The man in the feather coat lowered his head, not daring to meet Yan Suni’s gaze. “Fellow Daoist Su said… that he would guide her cultivation of the Dao of the Sword in the future.”

Yan Suni couldn’t help but be angry. “Does that kid think I can’t teach Shichan? Hah? He really thinks killing a few Profound Serenity Emperors means he can look down on me?”

Her red clothes swayed around her, and her beautiful face was utterly indignant.

Yue Shichan’s heart clenched, but just as she was about to persuade Yan Suni to calm down, an immortal crane flew over.

“Your Excellency Yan, the sect has just received word that someone called Su Yi has come to the Wilds from the Netherworld, and that he’s impersonating the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force!”

The crane’s voice was clear and bright as it explained the news that had shaken the outside world in detail.

After hearing the full story, Yan Suni, Yue Shichan, and the man in the feather coat looked at each other. This news felt indescribably absurd.

“Isn’t that… a bit too much of a coincidence? Two Su Yis have popped up at once…” The man in the feather coat was dumbstruck.

“It’s most likely the same person!”

Yan Suni took a deep breath, and her eyes flashed. “Killing Huo Yao and subduing Ye Luo…? They were both legacy disciples of the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force, and they were peak experts of the Profound Serenity Realm, yet they were no match for Su Yi! But why impersonate the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force? Isn’t that a bit too brazen?”

Yue Shichan’s heart shook, and deep concern appeared on her icy face. Why…Why would Brother Su impersonate the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force? That’s violating a taboo, and disaster is sure to follow!

Yue Shichan’s horizons were already far broader than when she’d lived in the Azure Continent. She knew how vast the Wilds were.

Here, orthodoxies and Emperors were as numerous as trees in a forest!

But the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force had suppressed even the Wilds’ peak orthodoxies. Throughout the Wilds’ vast territories, he was the unquestioned top expert!

Even though the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force had passed away five hundred years ago, his remaining prestige was still enough to shake the Wilds!

Given the situation, how could Yue Shichan not worry after learning that Su Yi was impersonating the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force?

But then, excitement appeared on Yan Suni’s charming, beautiful face. “Why do I get the sense that… Su Yi is no mere impersonator? According to Shichan, he stepped into the Imperial Realm in his teens, and he has the heaven-defying strength needed to cut down a top Profound Serenity powerhouse like Huo Yao. He’s even from the Netherworld!”

Her eyes sparkled like stars as she looked at Yue Shichan. “Do you think he’s really the reincarnation of the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force?”

Yue Shichan murmured in a daze, “Is that possible? But everyone knows that the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force died five hundred years ago, and Brother Su isn’t even twenty yet. The numbers obviously don’t line up.”

Yan Suni’s eyes sparkled with renewed excitement. “How could age alone be enough to judge this matter? I already can’t wait to meet with him for myself. Shichan, how about we go to the Profound Sky Realm right now?”

She’d always been the decisive type, and she wasn’t willing to delay. She took hold of Yue Shichan’s hand, and they shot directly into the bamboo forest outside.

Yue Shichan was a bit stunned. Isn’t Elder Yan in a bit too much of a rush?

The man in the feather coat had a strange look on his face. He suddenly recalled something.

In her youth, Yan Suni saw the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force as her goal, and she longed to become an almighty expert of the Dao of the Sword just like him!

And Su Yi was already strange and mysterious. Combine that with these shocking rumors, and there was no doubt that Yan Suni’s curiosity had been piqued. She wanted to get a feel for Su Yi’s bottom line!

However, just as Yan Suni and Yue Shichan left the bamboo forest, an unhurried, aged voice rang out. “Suni, this storm has only just started brewing, and the truth has yet to become clear. Why are you in such a hurry?”

Yan Suni instantly stopped in midair, while Yue Shichan’s heart filled with indescribable awe.

A voice, that’s all, but it was like the descent of heaven’s will!

Deep within the bamboo forest, the man in the feather coat trembled from head to toe and bowed low at the waist. “Greetings, Ancestor!”

The Nine Extremes Profound Capital was home to numerous old monsters who seldom ventured into the world. Their seniority was shocking.

But there was only one person the entire sect honored as their founder, the legendary expert all of the Wilds’ Daoist sects recognized as an “ancestor.”

His name was Peng Cheng, and the world knew him as Ancestor Peng!

He was a living fossil who’d proven his Dao and entered the Imperial Apex Realm countless years ago!

“Ancestor, it’s precisely because this storm has only just begun that this is the perfect opportunity to investigate Su Yi! If we wait until we already have answers, there’ll be no point!” Yan Suni couldn’t help but argue.

“This storm involves Old Monster Su. Countless eyes are watching, but you think you can join in on the excitement?” that aged voice rang out once more. It was slow and unhurried, as if the heavens could collapse around him and he still wouldn’t pick up the pace.

“You stay in the sect for now. Let’s wait and see just how big this storm is. That way, you won’t get swept up in it and lose your little life.”

Yan Suni was obviously unwilling, and she pursed her pink lips. “I just want to go have a look. How could that bring disaster upon me?”

“Hah? The ignorant are without fear. Just watch; before the true storm begins, even old-timers like me won’t dare stick out our necks,” said Ancestor Peng.

He’d only just said this when profound light descended from the heavens, wrapping around Yan Suni and Yue Shichan.

“Come with me to my place of seclusion and tell me what you know about that Su Yi person’s past. I’ve been waiting for this day for a long time…”

Before that slow, unhurried voice finished echoing through the air, Yan Suni and Yue Shichan disappeared into thin air.

The moment the light carried her away, an irrepressible thought arose in Yue Shichan’s sea of consciousness: even a terrifying existence like the founder, someone who’s long since ceased to heed worldly affairs, has been startled out of seclusion. Don’t tell me Brother Su’s origins are really connected to the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force?