First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1419 - An Immortal Revenant Arrives!

Outside the Mo Family’s gates.

A white-haired, white-bearded elder in black stood there, an unmarked tombstone over his shoulder.

Yue Qi, one of the Entombed Spirit Immortal Sect’s carvers of tombstones!

“Sir, might I ask why you’re here?” said Mo Qingchou as soon as she stepped through the gates. Her eyes were icy.

“I’m here to deliver a message on my sect leader’s orders.” Yue Qi took out a jade slip and passed it over from a distance. “Celestial Mo, please read this, then givea definite answer.”

He then gestured to the tombstone on his shoulders and said expressionlessly, “The Mo Family’s attitude will determine whether or not I need to carve your name.”

“Please wait!” Mo Qingchou snorted coldly, then took the slip and passed back through the gates.

......

“The Entombed Spirit Immortal Sect is pushing us too far!”

The atmosphere was stifled and tense within the Mo Family’s grand hall. The higher-ups’ expressions were unsightly.

All of them had read the jade slip’s contents. They were simple.

Sect Leader Feng Jinghai of the Entombed Spirit Immortal Sect had joined forces with immortal factions like the Heavenly Demon Hong Family, the Fu Family, as well as sects like the Illusory Sword Immortal Tower and the Profound Divinity Sword House. They’d announced their intention of unifying the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone to target Su Yi!

Feng Jinghai had sent a carver of tombstones, Yue Qi, to urge the Mo Family to sever their connection to Su Yi and join forces with them instead.

Refusing would make the Mo Family the enemies of every other faction in the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone!

“Just one measly little Entombed Spirit Immortal Sect, that’s all. They dare threaten us? How impetuous!” someone said indignantly.

“If it were just the Entombed Spirit Immortal Sect, it’d be easy to handle them. The problem is that the other factions hostile to Fellow Daoist Su have already joined forces with them. Who in the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone would dare to oppose them now?” someone said with worry.

“I really wouldn’t have guessed that old codger Feng Jinghai was still alive...” someone said solemnly.

Feng Jinghai was the leader of the Entombed Spirit Immortal Sect, a true ghost immortal!

Most of the ancient orthodoxies were cultivation factions of the Human Realm, but the Entombed Spirit Immortal Sect was different. They were from the Immortal Realm.

Their foundations weren’t one whit inferior to the Mo Family’s!

And Feng Jinghai had been a famous ghost immortal even before the End of the Dharma. He was a top powerhouse of the ghost path.

Even compared to other immortal revenants of the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone, he was a rare expert!

“In the Immortal Realm, Feng Jinghai didn’t amount to much, but here in the Human Realm, he’s the cream of the crop among immortal revenants.” Mo Xinglin furrowed his brow. “Furthermore, if he’s joined forces with immortal revenants of other factions, no one in the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone can oppose him.”

Everyone’s hearts were instantly heavy.

“What should we do, Ancestor?” Mo Qingchou couldn’t help but ask.

Mo Xinglin rubbed his forehead and sank into thought.

The Mo clansmen’s hearts clenched. All of them could tell that this decision was crucial. It would determine whether or not they becthe common foes of everyone in the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone!

Mo Xinglin took a deep breath, his eyes shining with determination. “Qingchou, take the Heaven-Steering Boat and lead our clansmen away from the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone immediately. Take them to Fellow Daoist Su at Mount Clearmoon.”

Everyone was stunned, as they knew this choice was tantamount to casting aside all pretenses of cordiality with the Entombed Spirit Immortal Sect—and, by extension, all of their allies!

“The Mo Family has chosen to stand by Fellow Daoist Su, and we must hold steady. Otherwise, what will others think of us?” Mo Xinglin said gravely, “As for me... I’ll stay in the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone and play with those old-timers!”

Mo Qingchou’s heart clenched. “Ancestor, isn’t that far too dangerous?”

Mo Xinglin couldn’t help but throw back his head and laugh. “Lass, do you really think I'm so easily bullied?”

Valiant and passionate!

His gaze was calm. “Rest assured, I won’t fight with them head-on. I’ll stay behind, but I’ll lie low and coordinate with Fellow Daoist Su when he arrives. When the opportunity arises, I’ll have to kill a few old bastards. I cannot vent my hatred in any other way!”

His voice was tinged with coldness. The Entombed Spirit Immortal Sect had dared join forces with other factions to threaten the Mo Family. Who did they think they were?

They’d thoroughly enraged Mo Xinglin.

“It’s settled. I’ll go see that so-called carver of tombstones now.”

With that, Mo Xinglin disappeared into thin air.

...

The white-haired, white-bearded, black-robed carver of tombstones, Yue Qi, was still waiting outside the Mo Family’s gates.

Whoosh!

Mo Xinglin appeared out of nowhere.

Yue Qi’s eyes narrowed, and he clasped his fists. “This old man....”

Whap!

Mo Xinglin backhanded him, leaving his face red and swollen. Yue Qi was sent flying with a spray of teeth.

“You...” Yue Qi’s expression shifted dramatically.

“Relax. I wouldn’t sink so low as to squash an ant like you.” Mo Xinglin stretched out his hand and grabbed the unmarked tombstone.

Then, he used his fingertip as a knife to carve its surface. When he finished, he tossed it back to Yue Qi. “Scram, and take this with you. Show it to that dog Feng Jinghai.”

Yue Qi looked at the tombstone and saw the words: “We’ll fight until our last breath!”

......

That very day, word of the Mo Family’s domineering attitude spread throughout the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone, stirring up enormous waves.

“Has the Mo Family gone insane?”

“They insist on standing beside Su Yi even if it means becoming the common enemies of the entire Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone. How... stupid is that?”

Numerous people were astonished. They found this difficult to believe.

Over the past half month, the balance of power in the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone had undergone an earth-shaking transformation.

Powerful factions like the Entombed Spirit Immortal Sect, the Hong Family, the Fu Family, and Illusory Sword Immortal Tower had formed an alliance and made their position clear. They were going to kill Su Yi and seize the power of reincarnation on behalf of every revenant beneath the heavens.

Given their promises, practically no faction in the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone dared to oppose their alliance. Doing so would make them the common enemies of every other faction!

Yet the Mo Family was doing it anyway! Who wouldn’t have been surprised?

“This is the Human Realm, not the Immortal Realm! The Mo Family is seeking out their own demise!” Sect Leader Feng Jinghai of the Entombed Spirit Immortal Sect laughed, not at all concerned.

It was true that the Mo Family was an Immortal Lord clan from the Immortal Realm.

But all of that was ancient history!

Disregarding the catastrophe that had befallen the Immortal Realm to focus on the current situation here in the Human Realm, the Mo Family’s forces were nothing compared to these allied factions!

“If the Mo Family insists on seeking out its own demise, we’ll just have to give them what they want!” said Feng Jinghai. He’d made up his mind.

That very day, he summoned the immortal revenants of other factions, and all of them marched upon the Mo Family estate.

But to their astonishment, they soon discovered that the buildings had long since been hollowed out!

Feng Jinghai couldn’t help but laugh. “You’ve fled? Hahaha! ‘We’ll fight until our last breath’? So, you plan to oppose us to the bitter end?”

Word of the Mo Family’s departure spread rapidly throughout the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone, causing an enormous uproar.

All of this only served to highlight how powerful the Entombed Spirit Immortal Sect and their allies were.

Sfactions were originally neutral, but they could no longer withstand the pressure. Now, they too chose to work with the Entombed Spirit Immortal Sect.

......

As the Mo Family fled the Flying Immortal Forbidden Zone, a middle-aged man in black emerged from the curtain of darkness and sauntered leisurely toward Mount Clearmoon.

“Where is Su Yi?” asked the middle-aged man in black, his indifferent voice booming and shaking the formations blanketing the mountain.

“Who are you, and why have you come?” Sword Immortal Qingshi and the Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha appeared out of nowhere and gazed intently at the distant middle-aged man in black.

His mysterious, inscrutable aura made their hearts palpitate.

“My nis Cui Zheng, and I hail from the Entombed Spirit Immortal Sect. I’ve chere to meet with Su Yi,” the middle-aged man said coolly. “Tis precious. Quickly, call him out to see me.”

Entombed Spirit Immortal Mountain!

Sword Immortal Qingshi and the Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha both looked stricken. That faction of ghost cultivators from the Immortal Realm actually still exists?

“If you have anything to say, you can say it to me,” Sword Immortal Qingshi said gravely.

“You?” The black-robed Cui Zheng’s eyes shone with disdain. “I’ll give you ten breaths of time. If Su Yi hasn’t cto seeby then, don’t blme for leveling this place!”

He couldn’t have been any more overbearing!

Sword Immortal Qingshi and the Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha looked at each other, then drew their treasures.

Su Yi was still in seclusion. They absolutely couldn’t let anyone disturb him!

When Cui Zheng saw this, he couldn’t help but snort coldly. “Want to fight? Very well, I’ll give you what you want!”

He waved his sleeves, and a long black whip shot through the air and swung at them.

Boom!

Space broke like paper mache, crushed directly to bits. That black whip was unstoppably forceful. One attack was enough to break even Sword Immortal Qingshi and the Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha’s joint offensive, sending them flying backward.

“That’s no Cloud Soaring Transcendent. That’s... most likely an immortal revenant!” Sword Immortal Qingshi coughed up blood, his expression unsightly.

An immortal revenant!

The Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha’s heart sank. How could he fail to realize that the middle-aged man in black was relying on skind of secret treasure to avoid a backlash from the Laws and travel freely?

Boom!

Heaven and earth shook as Cui Zheng stepped into the air, gripped his whip, and struck, shattering the formations covering Mount Clearmoon.

“If not for the restriction of the Laws only lettingrelease twenty percent of my power, that attack would have wiped this place off the face of the earth!” Cui Zheng sighed, then looked up at the sky in apparent displeasure.

With that, he shook his wrists.

Boom!

The whip lashed out like a massive lunging black flood dragon. All of Mount Clearmoon split. The buildings toppled, and dust and smoke permeated the air.

Over in Universal Emptiness Temple, which stood in the forbidden grounds behind the mountain, Illuminating Emptiness, Old Wei, Qing Tang, Wei Shan, and the others were startled. All of them were more nervous than ever before.

Has a powerful enemy cfor us?

“Die!”

The Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha and Sword Immortal Qingshi attacked with all their might. They were risking it all, doing their utmost to stop him without any reservations whatsoever.

Su Yi was still in seclusion, and there was no way Illuminating Emptiness and the others could help them. But how could they possibly just watch as their enemy invaded and attacked?

They had to do their utmost to stop him, even if it cost them their lives!

“Like moths to flame. How ridiculous.” Cui Zheng sneered. “In that case, I’ll just... send you on your way first!”

His long black whip shifted, and...

Boom!

Terrifying black immortal light burst forth, crushing the two Cloud Soaring experts’ joint offensive.

“Founder!”

“No!”

Illuminating Emptiness and the others cried out in alarm.

But just as that terrifying aftershock was about to slam into the Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha and Sword Immortal Qingshi, a cold snort rang out.

Boom!

That terrifying black immortal light burst like a soap bubble and disappeared before it reached its targets.

Meanwhile, a fluffy canine paw slammed into Cui Zheng.

Bang!

Cui Zheng staggered back, then slammed into the ground like a shooting star. His face was covered in dirt, and dust and smoke scattered around the point of impact.

A dog hovered in the spot Cui Zheng had stood just moments prior, its eyes full of cold disdain.

Meanwhile, although no one was sure when he’d gotten there, Su Yi now stood outside the door to his room.