First Immortal of the Sword

Everyone in the Endless Swords Immortal Sect had witnessed the battle atop the central peak.

The sect’s cultivators felt a complicated mix of emotions in regard to Su Yi.

There was hatred, anger, enmity, and a wordless hint of dread, but also... admiration.

They too were sword cultivators. They admired Su Yi’s terrifying attainments in the Dao of the Sword, but they loathed him for killing their seniors!

Their emotions were entirely at odds.

Still, no matter how much they admired him, their hearts were with their sect. As inheritors of the Endless Swords Immortal Sect, all of them viewed Su Yi with enmity!

Was it wrong to admire their enemy?

It wasn’t! Given the opportunity, they’d kill him without hesitation!

But then, something happened that left the man in plain cloth robes and the other cultivators of the Endless Swords Immortal Sect completely dumbstruck.

Three figures appeared behind Su Yi, each identical to one of the portraits honored in their sect’s hall of ancestral worship!

“Ancestor Rong Yun!”

“Ancestor Zi He!”

“Ancestor Bi Yue!”

The cultivators of the Endless Swords Immortal Sect cried out, and their eyes widened with disbelief.

“Is it really you?”

“How… How is this possible?”

The scraggly-haired, bony old man was Ancestor Rong Rong.

The deathly pale, thin middle-aged man was Ancestor Zi He.

The white-haired, beautiful woman in the blood-stained clothing was Ancestor Bi Yue.

In terms of seniority, the three of them were all of the same generation as Shen Shang. They were experts of the Endless Swords Immortal Sect from the days prior to the Age of Fallen Immortals!

But everyone had heard that these three seniors had passed on a long time ago. This was why their portraits were honored in the hall of ancestral worship. No one could have anticipated that they’d appear here today, still alive!

For a moment, the crowd was completely dumbstruck.

When they saw this, Rong Yun, Zi He, and Bi Yue’s hearts churned. All of them felt dazed.

“Enough. This incident is over, and I ought to get going. You needn’t try to keep me here. I’ll leave what happens next to you,” said Su Yi. With that, he called over Qi Fufeng and the Zhuyou Great Peng, turned, and left.

He drifted off, one hand behind his back, the other holding a jug of wine. His companions stuck to him like shadows.

Rong Yun, Zi He, and Bi Yue bowed and said with gratitude, “Thank you, Your Excellency!”

Their voices resounded throughout the mountains and rivers.

Su Yi waved without even turning his head.

It was only after he disappeared from beyond the sect gates that the three ancestors straightened their backs.

“Ancestors, how are you…” The Immortal Lord in plain cloth robes couldn’t help but blurt.

The others looked over too, all of them completely bewildered.

Ancestor Rong Yun took a moment to calm himself, then said, “It’s a long story. You just need to bear this in mind: His Excellency Su’s intervention has helped us cleanse our sect and excise its festering tumors!”

Everyone was stunned. Su Yi killed his way into our sect to… excise its festering tumors!?

All of them felt that something wasn’t quite right here.

Ancestor Rong Yun said warmly, “Come, let’s visit the founder’s ancestral hall. There, I’ll tell you everything. I have numerous questions for you, too.”

……

Outside the sect gates, Su Yi crouched by the side of a pond, patting the Xiezhi’s massive head. “Help me watch over this place. When the opportunity arises, I’ll come back to visit you.”

The Xiezhi nodded.

Beneath the light of the setting sun, the Zhuyou Great Peng carried Su Yi and Qi Fufeng off.

The Xiezhi watched with obvious reluctance. A long time passed before it slowly sank back into the pond.

Today, Su Yi had ventured into the Endless Swords Immortal Sect, cutting down nineteen Immortal Kings and a half-step Immortal Sovereign, Shen Shang!

He’d also freed Rong Yun, Zi He, and Bi Yue, three of the sect’s old-timers!

When he left, Su Yi didn’t take anything with him. He left everything behind, including the Sword Stele, the Cage of Heaven and Earth, and the Xuanyi Dao-Smelting Cauldron.

This battle was a massive blow to the Endless Swords Immortal Sect, and it was highly likely that the Church of the Pure One, the Church of Supreme Oneness, and the Church of Divine Flame would retaliate.

After all, Su Yi had just killed everyone who’d submitted to them, and there was absolutely no way that Rong Yun, Zi He, or Bi Yue would lower their heads.

How could those three powerful factions possibly just let this go?

Out of consideration for this latent threat, before Su Yi left, he told Rong Yun and the others how to use the Sword Stele and the Endless Swords of Great Unity Formation.

With this formation to protect the sect, even experts of the Great Martial Stage would be doomed if they tried anything!

But such a thing was all but impossible, as in the present-day Immortal Realm, Great Realm experts were too afraid of divine misfortune to show themselves.

……

Late at night.

The Endless Sword Sect, the founder’s ancestral hall.

Everyone in the sect finally understood the full story. They were initially shocked, but after overcoming their initial astonishment, they actually felt calmer.

This was for the simple reason that Su Yi had put far too much pressure on them!

Now that Su Yi was their benefactor, not their enemy, that overwhelming, despair-inducing pressure naturally vanished without a trace.

“But Ancestors, why would His Excellency Su help us?”

“And how could he possibly control the Sword Stele? It’s unbelievable!”

“Ancestors, just who is Su Yi?”

Many people asked such questions.

Rong Yun, Zi He, and Bi Yue exchanged glances. They couldn’t help but smile.

“You just need to remember that His Excellency Su is our benefactor, and everyone in the sect owes him the utmost gratitude.”

The three ancestors already knew who Su Yi was, but they tacitly agreed not to explain.

They also hadn’t forgotten Su Yi’s final command before he left the sect. It was up to them to ensure this cleansing was thorough!

Lei Yunting and the other Immortal Kings all had their confidantes and disciples. If they didn’t root them out, they’d become the seeds of future disasters!

That very day, Ancestor Rong Yun commanded that the sect’s gates be sealed, and they began their investigation.

……

The Zhuyou Great Peng carried Su Yi and Qi Fufeng beneath the night sky. They were on their way to the White Reed Province.

Su Yi planned to bring Qi Fufeng back to the ruins of the Academy of Eternal Night, but to his surprise, the Zhuyou Great Peng insisted on carrying them there.

How could Su Yi refuse?

The bird might be obsequious and foul-mouthed, but riding on its back was extremely comfortable. It was extremely quick, too. Su Yi estimated that they’d reach the White Reed Province within a week.

Su Yi sat cross-legged on its back, calming his heart and silently sensing the seedling of the Tree of All Worlds. The Tree of All Words really is a rare and precious supreme chaos treasure, but alas, in its current state, it’s just a seedling. Its power is limited.

During today’s battle at the Endless Swords Immortal Sect, the seedling had come in clutch. At a critical juncture, it helped Su Yi avoid his enemies’ encirclement.

It was with the seedling’s assistance that Su Yi had been so slippery and impossible to trace. Not even those Immortal Kings could lock onto him!

The reason was simple. This was different from typical teleportation. The power of the seedling of the Tree of All Worlds could sense the spatial nodes throughout its surroundings! When it seized them, it could appear freely at whichever spatial node it wished, repeatedly changing positions.

Furthermore, it could hide itself completely, making it impossible for enemies to sense its presence. This ability was far more impressive than typical teleportation techniques.

This ability was so wondrous that, to an extent, it was downright taboo!

Su Yi guessed that even if a true Great Realm expert sealed off his surroundings completely, he’d be able to slip through with ease!

Alas, the Tree of All Worlds was still just a seedling, and its power was limited.

When Su Yi drew upon its power, he could at most shift positions silently and without a trace within a thirty-thousand-foot area.

Outside of that limited range, the seedling’s powers wouldn’t work.

Furthermore, its power only lasted about seven and a half minutes, and once its power ran dry, it would need time to recover and re-accumulate power.

Su Yi estimated that it’d need at least three days to recover before he could use it again.

It’d be great if the seedling grew up a little… thought Su Yi.

If the Tree of All Worlds really grew up, its branches would extend through space and past the barriers between worlds!

With its power, he could shuttle freely between worlds in the quickest possible manner!

I’ll have to keep an eye out for divine treasures that can accelerate the seedling’s growth, like Self-Renewing Soil, Five-Colored Earth, Nine Abyss Divine Spring Water, and Xiantian Qingyi Essence…

All of these treasures were born in chaos sources, and they were rare and precious treasures. Some were so rare that you might go millions of years without encountering them.

Still, if he could acquire even just one of them, it would help the seedling of the Tree of All Worlds undergo an earth-shaking transformation!

Should the chance arise to visit the Eastern Seas, I ought to stop by the Precious Gem Workshop. Many of the world’s rarest and most wondrous treasures are sold and traded there. I might be able to find something similar to what I’m looking for, thought Su Yi.

The Precious Gem Workshop, the Black Dragon Market, and Big Dipper Immortal City were considered the three greatest black markets in the Immortal Realm.

The Precious Gem Workshop was built in the Eastern Seas, one of the most mysterious places in the Immortal Realm. They said that the Precious Gem Workshop had existed even in the Primeval Era, and that this mysterious black market was backed by the Dragon Palace of the Eastern Sea!

Rumor had it that the Dragon Palace of the Eastern Sea was one of the most blessed grounds in the Immortal Realm, and that it was home to treasures beyond imagination!

But all of these were mere rumors.

Long ago, during the Primeval Era, the Dragon Palace of the Eastern Sea disappeared from the face of the Immortal Realm.

Still, there was one thing Su Yi knew for sure. The Precious Gems Workshop had the greatest abundance of treasures, and the largest variety, of any of the three top black markets!!

Wang Ye had visited on numerous occasions in his past life, and he’d acquired numerous treasures from the Primeval Era.

But before I do any of that, I have to spend some time in seclusion. I’d like to break into the mid-stage Saint Realm soon.

Su Yi reached a decision.

Of late, he’d wandered to and fro, visiting the Buzhou Mountains and the Endless Swords Immortal Sect, and in all that time, he’d practically never paused to take a proper rest.

Thus, when he returned to the ruins of the Academy of Eternal Night, he’d go straight into seclusion to settle his accumulations.

Seth's Thoughts

Xirang, or Self-Renewing Soil, as per wikipedia, is "a magical soil in Chinese mythology with the ability to self-expand and grow continuously. Its properties made it particularly effective for use by Gun and Yu the Great in fighting the rising waters of the Great Flood."

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