First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1218 - A Day for the History Books

Profound Sky Academy.

The scroll the old glutton was reading thudded to the floor.

He gazed up at the divine radiance and auspicious light beneath the dome of heaven, a mesmerized look on his face.

“It’s even more beautiful than the stories in books...” he murmured.

He too could sense that the Laws enveloping the Wild were silently transforming!

Meanwhile, the Wilds’ other Imperial Apex old-timers all stopped whatever it was they were doing. Although they were all far away from each other, all of them were looking at the same skies.

To the old-timers who’d stagnated at the pinnacle of the Imperial Apex Realm for countless years, the changes taking place throughout the Wilds were the very miracle they’d longed for even in their dreams!

All of them predicted that after today, the Wilds were likely to welcome an all-new era!

The Grotto of Abstruse Force.

“What beautiful misty light of the Grand Dao. It’s even more radiant and striking than the sunrise,” sighed Jin Kui.

“A phenomenon like this is simply unheard of, unprecedented! Don’t tell me something has changed?” whispered Jing Xing.

“I can say with certainty that the rest of the Wilds cultivators have been alerted too. The Imperial Apex old-timers have probably picked up on some clues,” Wang Que said with conviction.

“This is an auspicious sign. I can sense that the Laws of the Wilds are recovering and becoming livelier...” Astonishment was written all over Ye Luo’s face.

“If Master were here, he’d surely be able to clear up our doubts,” muttered Bai Yi.

Jin Kui suddenly laughed. “Tell me, do you think Master caused this unprecedented phenomenon?”

The others were stunned, but a moment later, they laughed and shook their heads.

There was no evidence to support that conclusion, so they took it as a mere joke.

However, when they discussed today’s events in the days that followed, Jing Xing, Wang Que and the others were all rueful. None of them could have imagined that today’s “joke” was actually a reality!

Throughout the Wilds, cultivators were in uproar, and countless factions were startled into action.

Today was the five hundred and third year of the Wilds’ current era, the sixth day of the sixth lunar month, midsummer.

Divine radiance was reflected in skies full of auspicious light.

The Laws enveloping the Wilds suddenly transformed.

On this day, the overwhelming majority of cultivators didn’t realize what these changes implied.

But in the eyes of future generations, this day marked the start of the Dark and Gold Star Realm’s revival.

They called this year “the First Year of the Legend’s Return!”

Everything that happened on this day was recorded in the annals of the Wilds’ history, and it had a profound impact on its balance of power.

It was also on this day that the man later generations honored as the greatest legend of all time, the Swordmaster of Abstruse Force, stepped onto the Path of Heaven’s Ascension!

......

The skies above the Sea of Chaos.

Su Yi sat cross-legged, his entire body swathed in Dao Light.

Three days had passed already.

Within his Dantian, his Grand Dao Black Hole had already condensed. His boundless cultivation base was like waves of celestial power, pouring in and out of a black hole.

Furthermore, unlike other Heavenly Longevity Realm World Kings, Su Yi’s Grand Dao Black Hole was like a chaotic landscape permeated with profound, inscrutable Dao Light!

It was a chaos ground opened by the Grand Dao of Profound Ruin.

Ordinarily speaking, only Oneness World Kings could establish such hidden realms of the Grand Dao within themselves.

Yet Su Yi had done so immediately upon entering Heavenly Longevity!

Moreover, Su Yi’s chaos ground had given rise to overflowing vitality, shaped like a divine tree. It was rooted in the chaos ground’s soul, connecting heaven and earth, and it was incomparably wondrous.

This was the Root of Heaven and Earth!

The undying spirit of the valley, the one they called the mother of the profound.

The gate of the profound mother was known as the root of the profound! Establishing such a root during the Three Realms of Heaven’s Ascension was something every World King dreamed of!

After refining that immortal peach, Su Yi had established a root of heaven and earth in a single attempt!

There was no getting around it; the peach was wondrously useful. Venerate Flooding Heavens had plucked this divine medicine from the Dark and Gold Star Realm’s chaos source in ancient times.

It wasn’t just good for tempering the heart and strengthening the soul. It could even forge foundations in the Grand Dao comparable to the Root of Heaven and Earth!

It was no exaggeration to say that by establishing a chaos ground and forging a Root of Heaven and Earth immediately upon becoming a World King, Su Yi had established foundations far beyond others of the same cultivation. Even World Kings of higher cultivations would have been astonished.

After all, even some Cosmic Enlightenment Realm World Kings worked their whole lives and still struggled to establish a Root of Heaven and Earth, but Su Yi had done it immediately upon entering Heavenly Longevity. He’d built a chaos ground, too. This was unquestionably unbelievable.

Time slipped by. Seven days went by in a flash.

On this day.

Dao Light receded into Su Yi’s body like waters at low tide, and his surging qi gradually withdrew.

In the end, his aura was entirely calm and unassuming, to the point that others couldn’t sense any trace of his cultivation base whatsoever!

Only then did Su Yi open his eyes.

“A divine object hides its true nature. The same is true of people; when something reaches its peak, it will surely return to simplicity, washing away its impurities and returning to its true nature.”

Off in the distance, Lu Yan sighed. The others’ hearts churned too.

They’d watched from afar for the past ten days, never once leaving. They’d witnessed the entirety of Su Yi’s unbelievable transformations.

Now, when they watched him finally emerge from his meditation, they couldn’t help but feel dazed, as if awakening from a dream.

“Congratulations on ascending into the heavens and becoming a World King! From this day forth, your life shall be as lasting as heaven and earth, as eternal as the sun and moon!” Meng Changyun was the first to step forth and congratulate him, his elder face full of excitement.

The others instantly reacted as if awakening from a dream. All of them voiced their congratulations.

Su Yi swept his gaze across the group, smiled, and nodded. “Proving my Dao and breaking through was well within my expectations. No need to congratulate me.”

Although he said this, inwardly, his heart filled with emotion.

The World King Realm!

In his life as Su Xuanjun, he’d sought this path for tens of thousands of years to no avail. As the Temple Master, he had regrets about his Path of Heaven’s Ascension cultivation.

Now, his perfect breakthrough was finally a reality!

His cultivation base, soul, and fleshly body had all reached unprecedented heights. Even with the Temple Master’s knowledge and experience, Su Yi could tell that his foundations in this realm were unique!

Su Yi finally dared say with certainty that so long as he continued down this path, he was sure to surpass the Temple Master’s accomplishments in the Grand Dao!

“Fellow Daoist, how about we go to my immortal cave and drink to our hearts’ content?” Lu Yan smiled and extended an invitation.

Su Yi thought for a moment, then agreed. The group promptly set off and left the Sea of Chaos.

......

In the palace built upon purple thunderclouds.

The banquet was already underway.

Su Yi, Lu Yan, the Heavensdeath Demon Empress, and the others were all in attendance, clinking glasses and drinking. The atmosphere was extremely lively.

Even the cold and stern Third Officiant Kong Shen had mellowed.

He already knew that Su Yi had destroyed the spear called Divine Tribulation completely. He naturally also understood that the former order had been shattered, and that a new era was about to begin!

Meng Changyun was completely servile. He deftly kept Su Yi’s cup full, and he kept himself busy, never once stopping to rest. Those who didn’t know better wouldn’t dare believe that this was a Heavenly Longevity World King from the stars beyond!

But then, the crowd had already grown accustomed to this.

During the banquet, Su Yi asked Lu Yan and the others about their future plans.

Lu Yan was completely forthright about it. He told Su Yi that all of them would stay in the Graveyard of Fallen Immortals to watch over the Sea of Chaos for the time being.

It was only after the Laws of the Dark and Gold Star Realm had fully recovered that they’d consider leaving to explore the outside world.

Su Yi instantly understood.

If the Laws of the Dark and Gold Star Realm were to recover, the Sea of Chaos was critical!

Lu Yan and the others were going to continue watching over this place to ensure that nothing else unexpected happened.

“Fellow Daoist, you’ve become a World King, so you could stay here to cultivate. After all, in the Dark and Gold Star Realm, only the Sea of Chaos can support your cultivation now,” Lu Yan said with a smile.

Su Yi shook his head. “The path of cultivation is not one of unending seclusion. Once this is over, I plan to leave the Dark and Gold Star Realm and proceed into outer space.”

“When the time comes, I’ll go with you,” the Heavensdeath Demon Empress said eagerly.

Su Yi smiled but didn’t respond.

He wasn’t venturing into the depths of outer space to go sightseeing.

Contending with the powerhouses of the stars and severing the enmities and karmic ties of his past life would surely lead to unpredictable waves.

Even if he wasn’t afraid of any of it, he didn’t want this karma to entangle anyone else.

Like the karma the Supreme Leader of the Nine Heavens Pavilion had exploited Qing Wan to foist upon him.

Or his inevitable conflict with the Tailor, the Studio of the Heart, the Church of the River of Stars, and other powerhouses of the stars beyond. These were no ordinary matters.

He also planned to find Qing Tang and help her get revenge against those truly responsible for annihilating her clan.

And he wanted to find and treat the old servant who’d followed him when he was the Temple Master, Ol’ Cripple Wei.

He’d already stepped onto the Path of Heaven’s Ascension and become a Heavenly Longevity World King.

These karmic ties belonged to his current incarnation as much as they did to his past selves. He naturally wouldn’t disregard them.

“You! You never give me a definite or straightforward answer!” The Heavensdeath Demon Empress glared irritably at Su Yi.

Su Yi said exasperatedly, “I never said I wasn’t letting you venture into the stars. We just can’t travel together.”

“Why?” pressed the Heavensdeath Demon Empress.

Before Su Yi could respond, Meng Changyun said solemnly, “Fellow Daoist Heavensdeath, when His Excellency returns to the stars, he’s sure to trigger an inestimably huge disturbance! His Excellency has refused to travel with you because he couldn’t bear to see you swept into this storm.”

He paused, then continued, “Of course, given His Excellency’s methods, he can naturally quell these storms. Still, he’s made this decision out of consideration for your well-being, Fellow Daoist. Please, don’t misunderstand his good intentions.”

He spoke with an air of heartfelt sincerity.

The Heavensdeath Demon Empress was dazed, and her expression softened. “So that’s it. In that case... I’ll just venture into the stars on my own.”

When Su Yi saw this, he couldn’t help but glance at Meng Changyun. I wouldn’t have guessed it, but the old-timer’s quite clever.

Suddenly, a group shot over from afar.

Six of them in total.

The leader of them was a young man in golden robes. This was none other than Enforcer Jin Chi!

The other five were his fellow Enforcers.

“We, the Enforcers, have come to accept our punishment!” As soon as they arrived, they lowered their heads and bowed to Lu Yan and Kong Shen.

The banquet’s lively atmosphere instantly dissipated. The air was suddenly tense and stifled.

Su Yi sloshed the wine in his cup and scanned Jin Chi and the other Enforcers.

Accept punishment?

Did they realize that their situation wasn't good? Were they really here to lower their heads and admit to their crimes?

No. Kong Shen and Lu Yan’s prestige was such that they had no choice but to come here.

They weren’t truly lowering their heads to Su Yi!