First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1221 - Honored as a Sovereign

Su Yi shook his head and gave the matter no further thought. He wasn’t at all concerned about Luo Yao’s so-called unexpected reward.

Especially since it’d be three years before she could return.

“Little brat! Come on then! If you’ve got the balls, go ahead and kill me!” Qin Chongxu roared, glaring at Su Yi with utter contempt, his words rife with provocation.

Su Yi laughed, walked over, bent at the waist, and peered down at him, gently patting his face. “I just want you to long for death, but... bullying a remnant soul like you... is far too dull.”

With that, he stood upright, turned, and left the mysterious seal.

“Don’t you want to know those secrets?” Qin Chongxu shouted hoarsely.

Su Yi disregarded him completely, as if he couldn’t even hear him.

Qin Chongxu’s maddened voice emanated from behind. “I’m telling you, no one in this era is permitted to reincarnate ever again. Just you wait! You’ll soon face inescapable calamity! Both gods and demons will view you with enmity!!

His voice echoed through the air, but Su Yi had long since disappeared from view.

......

Su Yi put away the bronze box containing Luo Yao’s skeletal hand and sighed softly.

It no longer mattered how many secrets Qin Chongxu had up his sleeves.

So long as his remnant soul lived on, he’d one day serve as “coordinates” to proceed toward that so-called Epoch of Illusions!

And when the mysterious Luo Yao returned, he’d naturally get some answers.

Before long, Lu Yan and Kong Shen came calling. They had something important to discuss with Su Yi.

Lu Yan told Su Yi that he’d effectively shattered Venerate Flooding Heavens’ rules, and a new era was imminent. Thus, the Graveyard of Fallen Immortals needed to establish new rules.

But it was important that they knew Su Yi’s stance first!

Kong Shen agreed. Furthermore, he said directly that after talking it over with Lu Yan, both were willing to take Su Yi as their sovereign!

This was completely beyond Su Yi’s expectations. “Why?”

After all, both Lu Yan and Kong Shen were Cosmic Enlightenment Realm World Kings! Even in ancient times, they were among Venerate Flooding Heavens’ most powerful subordinates.

No matter how much they respected him, there was no need to lower their statuses by becoming his subordinates.

But before long, Lu Yan gave him a clear answer.

There were three reasons.

First, when Venerate Flooding Heavens established his rules, he said that anyone who overcame the full path of trials had effectively earned the recognition of both him and his legendary experts.

Second, Su Yi had destroyed the spear Divine Tribulation, thereby shattering the pre-existing order and opening the curtains on a new era.

In doing so, he’d also returned Lu Yan and the others their freedom!

Third, Su Yi had once presided over the Wilds as its sole sovereign, and he understood it better than any of them. He was already publicly acknowledged as its only ruler.

When the Laws of the Dark and Gold Star Realm recovered, the world was sure to welcome unforeseeable changes.

With Su Yi to hold down the fort, they could intimidate the masses, preventing excessive turmoil and upheaval.

“Most importantly, your Dao is sure to far surpass ours, and even Venerate Flooding Heavens at his peak,” Lu Yan said with respect. “Given the circumstances, the old peacock and I have agreed to appoint you the ruler of the Graveyard of Fallen Immortals; no one else is better suited for the job.”

Kong Shen nodded solemnly. “Please don’t refuse, Fellow Daoist. Lu Yan and I guarantee we’ll do everything in our power to serve you!”

Su Yi said exasperatedly, “But I’m leaving the Wilds soon.”

He had absolutely no interest in playing ruler.

Lu Yan smiled. “It will take a long time for the Laws of the Dark and Gold Star Realm to recover their vitality, a hundred years at the bare minimum.

“During the interim, even without you, the old peacock and I are confident that we can handle anything short of another catastrophe comparable to the last one.”

He paused, then said, “In other words, you can attend to your affairs as you please, and disregard trivial and unrelated matters. The old peacock and I will do everything in our power to serve you.”

Here, both Officiants bowed, their expressions solemn. “Fellow Daoist, please grant us this request! Please don’t refuse!”

“....”

After they’d said all that, how could Su Yi possibly say no? After a moment’s thought, he replied, “I can agree to this. I only have one request. Before I leave the Wilds, give me a set of rules I’m satisfied with.”

Lu Yan and Kong Shen looked at each other, then solemnly nodded their assent.

They then went on to discuss several matters of lesser importance.

For instance, in the days to come, he’d arrange for some of his old friends to explore the Graveyard of Fallen Immortals, and he hoped that Lu Yan and Kong Shen could look out for them. That is, of course, within the bounds of the rules.

The two Officiants straightforwardly agreed.

That very day, Su Yi, the Heavensdeath Demon Empress, and Meng Changyun left the Graveyard of Fallen Immortals.

Numerous cultivators had gathered outside, coming from all over the Wilds.

Their ranks included experts of a few peak factions.

Like the Nine Extremes Profound Capital, the Little Western Paradise, and the Demons’ Elysium.

“Added up, it’s been over a year since His Excellency Su entered the Wilds, but there’s been no word from him since. I just don’t know if that unparalleled phenomenon that appeared throughout the Wilds recently was connected to him or not.

“Our founder said that in the modern world, only a legend like His Excellency Su could possibly have provoked such an unparalleled phenomenon. No one else could have achieved such a thing.”

“That’s right. Our sect’s old-timers also said that the Wilds were likely to welcome a new era soon, one that will give rise to even World Kings!”

......

As the crowd conversed animatedly, three figures suddenly emerged from the entrance to the Graveyard of Fallen Immortals.

The leader was a young man in blue robes. He looked calm and detached, and he walked with his hands behind his back.

He was accompanied by a peerlessly beautiful woman in a red dress.

And an old man in gray walked some distance behind them.

As soon as they arrived, all eyes were instantly upon them.

“Your Excellency Su!” someone cried out excitedly.

The crowd was instantly in uproar.

A year had passed, but this legendary powerhouse of the Dao of the Sword had finally returned from the Graveyard of Fallen Immortals!

“It seems quite a few people are invested in my life and death,” murmured Su Yi.

The Heavensdeath Demon Empress pressed her lips into a smile. “What do they mean when they compare someone to the midday sun? It means that his radiance illuminates everything beneath the heavens. And you, Su Xuanjun, are the most dazzling sun beneath the skies. It would be hard for them not to pay attention to your each and every move.”

Meng Changyun sighed with emotion. “You’re absolutely right, Fellow Daoist. Thinking back to the past, His Excellency the Temple Master—”

He was already preparing his next words, planning to display his exquisite attainments in the art of boot-licking, only for Su Yi to wave and interrupt him. “Enough. We ought to head back.”

With that, he continued ahead. His companions hurried after him.

All three had suppressed their cultivations to beneath the World King level, thereby avoiding a backlash from the star realm’s laws.

That very day, word of Su Yi’s return from the Graveyard of Fallen Immortals spread throughout the Wilds almost instantaneously, provoking widespread uproar.

......

Three days later.

In his capacity as the leader of the Grotto of Abstruse Force, Su Yi invited a group of the Wilds’ Imperial Apex Realm old-timers to a meeting.

Ancestor Peng of the Nine Extremes Profound Capital, Buddhist Master Inkstone Heart of the Little Western Paradise, and the old glutton of Profound Sky Academy were all delighted to attend.

In the long years to follow, this gathering would be called the “Abstruse Immortal Conference!”

Following this conference, these old-timers, all of whom had stagnated in the Imperial Apex Realm for countless years, proceeded to the Graveyard of Fallen Immortals!

At the same time, shocking news circulated throughout the Wilds.

The Laws of the Dark and Gold Star Realm were starting to recover. In the years that followed, its world of cultivation would welcome an all-new era!

The Path of Heaven’s Ascension was going to re-enter this world!

One stone could stir up a thousand ripples. Soon, the entire Dark and Gold Star Realm was boiling over.

Especially its peak factions. They knew with even greater clarity than most that the onset of a new era was sure to change the balance of power for tens of thousands of years to come!

“He single-handedly changed the trend of the world. One man’s Dao of the Sword shattered the pre-existing order, opening the curtains of a new era. What is he, if not a legend?”

Countless older-generation cultivators sighed, their hearts coursing with emotion.

“Sword in hand, he overlooked the Wilds, reigning as our sole sovereign for tens of thousands of years. His Excellency Su will naturally be the leading expert of the entire Dark and Gold Star Realm going forward, too!”

“The years pass slowly, and the road is long. Had the heavens never borne Su Xuanjun, the ages would be as dark as an eternal night!”

“We might not be able to see the direction of the new era yet, nor do we know how great the waves to follow in the years to come. What I can say with certainty is that future generations of cultivators will remember the great merit His Excellency Su achieved today in perpetuity!”

Everything beneath the heavens was completely in uproar. Everyone was discussing this.

Even the factions and cultivators that had once viewed Su Yi with enmity couldn’t help but admit something:

No matter the age, even if they searched all of heaven and earth, Su Xuanjun... really was the greatest sword cultivator the Wilds had ever seen. There was no one else like him!

......

The Netherworld.

Dark mists hung around the entrance of the City of the Wrongfully Dead’s Great Chaos Ruins.

“Who are you? How dare you trespass here?”

A pitch-black crow appeared out of nowhere, its blood-red eyes locking onto an uninvited guest.

He was an elegant old man in long robes, and he carried a yellowing scroll.

The old man glanced at the Nine Serenities Netherworld Crow, then raised a finger to his lips. “Shh! Be quiet. This has nothing to do with you.”

The Nine Serenities Netherworld Crow was stunned.

A moment later, it was terrified to discover that its power had been sealed. It couldn’t utter a single peep, much less struggle!

He spoke, and the Law obeyed?

Who is this guy? How could he be so terrifying!?

The Nine Serenities Netherworld Crow was astonished.

Meanwhile, the long-robed man gazed into the misty depths of the Great Chaos Ruins. “A’Jiu, why not come out to see me?”

Whoosh!

The mists churned, and a slender, graceful figure appeared out of nowhere.

She wore a plain long dress as dark as ink, and her long blue hair was tied casually up. Her skin was as lustrous and fair as snow, dazzling to behold. Her lips were as red as fire, and her eyes sparkled like water. Her youthful face was exquisite and pure, but there was a hint of an unearthly charm about her.

Her eyes were cold and cruel, and she seemed as contemptuous as a sovereign. This was none other than the Netherworld King, the expert who’d intimidated the countless inhabitants of the Netherworld in ancient times!

When she saw the long-robed old man, her beautiful eyes unwittingly filled with astonishment. A moment later, she was visibly overcome with disbelief. “Heavenly Libationer!?”

The old man smiled warmly. “A’Jiu, the Supreme Leader has ordered me to bring you back.”

He looked benevolent, and his voice was friendly.

Yet the Netherworld King shuddered.