First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1312 - Surrounded

Beneath the cover of darkness.

Wei Shan followed Su Yi further and further into the distance.

Beneath his copper mask, the black-robed man’s eyes frosted over. “In that case, we have no choice but to ‘invite’ the Temple Master to come with us.”

Boom!

Rumbling like thunder and lightning echoed throughout the night sky.

The sky shattered, and a short spear swathed in flowing golden light ripped through the air and shot explosively at Su Yi.

It was swathed in immortal light, and it crushed the forest beneath it. Even the ground caved in with a bang.

Su Yi gripped the Sword of the Human Realm and slashed through the air.

Clang!

He blocked the golden short spear.

Furthermore, as the golden short spear was forced back with a rain of light, a jade ruler, a copper hammer, and a Daoist seal appeared out of nowhere and flew at Su Yi from different directions.

Too quick!

The three treasures appeared practically simultaneously. All of them were swathed in stinging, dazzling immortal light, and their power was terrifying beyond imagination.

But it was as if Su Yi had precognition. Before the weapons descended, he grabbed Wei Shan by the arm, and both of them disappeared in a flash.

Boom!

The ground in which they’d stood just moments prior collapsed and split. The air was thrown into disarray.

A series of voices rang out.

“They actually dodged.”

“Well, this is the Temple Master, the sole sovereign of his era. Common sense doesn’t apply to him.”

“A sword cultivator of a bygone age, that’s all. Nothing special.”

Three figures appeared in different directions in addition to the man in the copper mask.

The first was an old man carrying a jade ruler. He wore a blue ribbon headpiece and a feather coat, and he had the air of a Daoist immortal. His entire body was surrounded by the dazzling, eye-catching light of the Laws.

The second was a tall, stalwart man reminiscent of a barbarian god. He had disheveled hair and an unkempt beard, and he carried a copper hammer flowing with colorful light across his shoulders. His eyes were like twin copper bells flashing with electricity.

The third was an elegantly beautiful youth. A fist-sized Daoist seal hovered above his head, revolving in circles as blue lotuses rose into the air, one after another.

The man in the copper mask gripped that glittering golden short spear with overwhelming forcefulness.

“Young Master, it seems all of them are wielding Transcendent treasures,” exclaimed Wei Shan.

“Can you discern their origins?” asked Su Yi.

All four were Cosmic Enlightenment World Kings, but their faces were unfamiliar.

“I can’t,” said Wei Shan.

This was unquestionably out of the ordinary.

Out amongst the stars, those who achieved Cosmic Enlightenment tended to have prominent backgrounds. Even if you didn’t recognize their face, you could usually pick up some hints from their attire and their auras.

Yet now, despite their perceptiveness, neither Su Yi nor Wei Shan could discern their enemies’ origins. This was unquestionable proof that either they were deliberately concealing their auras or they hailed from a yet-unseen faction!

The night was as dark as ink. Murderous intent filled the air. An oppressive atmosphere swept forth in waves.

Even further in the distance, All Willow City remained thoroughly lamplit and lively. It seemed the city’s cultivators had no idea that a terrifying grand battle raged in a distant, remote forest.

“Be careful. Someone is hiding and using a secret treasure, reversing the force of the surroundings. They’ve sealed this place off completely,” Su Yi transmitted. His expression didn’t even shift.

Someone was using a secret treasure to turn the area into a cage. That meant that he and Wei Shan had effectively become caged beasts!

They’d managed to achieve this undiscovered and in complete silence. That proved that they’d come prepared.

Boom!

The experts attacked in full force without wasting any time talking.

Dazzling treasure light lit up, cleaving through the curtain of night and bringing with it power that threatened to destroy heaven and earth.

All of it was targeting Su Yi.

These four experts’ cultivation bases were clearly far beyond the “typical” Cosmic Enlightenment World King. Furthermore, all of them used Transcendent treasures, making their strength terrifying beyond imagination.

A hint of disdain appeared on Su Yi’s face.

They really had made ample preparations, and their strength was nothing to sneeze at. Most modern Cosmic Enlightenment powerhouses would struggle to escape disaster in the face of such an encirclement.

Alas, in Su Yi’s eyes, such an onslaught had long since ceased to be worthy of his notice.

Clang!

The Sword of the Human Realm hummed. Su Yi gripped it and rotated in midair.

A perfectly round wave of sword qi surged forth, instantly spreading in all directions.

Boom!

The skies collapsed, and the landscape crumbled.

A streak of sword qi, nothing more, yet it crushed everything in its path like rotten wood.

The four Cosmic Enlightenment World Kings’ joint onslaught was cut off with ease.

“So strong!”

“Didn’t they say that if we used Transcendent treasures we’d be able to take him down with ease?” a startled cry rang out.

All four of them were startled and visibly solemn.

“Be careful. His strength is obviously beyond what we estimated!” the man in the copper mask transmitted at top speed.

Before they began this operation, they had gathered reports of the Temple Master’s reincarnation.

In the end, they had reached a petrifying conclusion—

Those at the World King level, even Cosmic Enlightenment World Kings, would struggle to threaten the Temple Master!

Thus, they had each brought a Transcendent treasure as a killer weapon. They had thought that would be enough to capture their target.

It was only after they began their operation in earnest that they realized they’d been mistaken!

The Temple Master’s reincarnation was obviously even stronger than the reports suggested!

Without giving them any more time to think, Su Yi swung his sword and attacked.

His blue robes swayed beneath the night sky, like a banished immortal on a journey, extraordinary and ethereal.

But the Sword of the Human Realm emanated a monstrous, austere, forceful aura. Dreamlike, ethereal Dao Light transformed into sword intent, rising from the edge of the sword and illuminating the landscape.

When Su Yi swung his sword, he was like an immortal waving his sleeve.

Unstoppable sword intent, like divine light raining onto the human world, filled everything between heaven and earth.

Four Cosmic Enlightenment powerhouses joined forces, and none of them dared hold back.

Boom!

A wave of treasure light swept forth.

But mere moments later, their joint offensive broke, and their treasures were almost sent flying. All of their expressions shifted.

Su Yi’s momentum was undiminished. He raised his sword and leaped into the fray.

One slash later, and a deafening impact followed. The jade ruler was sent flying, and its wielder, the old man in the feather coat, was slain on the spot.

Blood burst forth like a waterfall!

“Die!” The tall, stalwart man reminiscent of a barbarian god swung his hammer. Heaven and earth trembled, and explosive Dao Light poured down.

Su Yi shifted his wrist, and the Sword of the Human Realm rumbled, quick as a beam of flying light.

In a flash, a sword pierced the stalwart man’s throat! His eyes widened in clear disbelief. Ultimately, he was annihilated completely, both body and soul.

“Retreat! Hurry up and retreat!” The man in the copper mask turned tail and fled in astonishment.

But a streak of sword qi reminiscent of the river of stars descended from the heavens, blocking off his escape route.

His eyes bulged, and he swung his golden short spear like mad, but in the face of that terrifying sword qi, he was like a mantis trying to block a chariot. A massive boom rang out as the masked man’s body was annihilated in a current of sword qi.

A few blinks of the eye and three powerful foes had fallen!

“Don’t come any closer!”

A shrill shriek resounded in the distance.

That elegant, beautiful young man arrived before Wei Shan in a flash and placed his seal above Wei Shan’s head.

“Come any closer, and I’ll kill him!” the elegant young man bellowed.

Su Yi glanced at him, then said to Wei Shan, “I’ll kill that guy hiding in the shadows first.”

With that, he turned and left.

“???” The elegant young man was baffled. He asked in disbelief, “Aren’t you at all concerned about his life and death?”

Wei Shan grinned. “You ought to be more worried about your life and death.”

“What’s that supposed to mean?” The man’s heart jumped.

It was then that a large hand appeared out of nowhere and grabbed the seal hovering above Wei Shan’s head.

“This treasure is quite something, but with your cultivation base, you have no hope of displaying its true power. You’re simply desecrating a heavenly treasure,” said Li Beishan as he appeared, seemingly out of thin air.

The man’s hair stood on end as he exclaimed, “You’re... You’re a Transcendent!?”

Li Beishan wore a hibiscus crown and Daoist robes. His entire body was shrouded in a rain of immortal light. That transcendent bearing, like a god or immortal, was far beyond what a World King could display.

“Clever.” Li Beishan laughed. “Relax; after I’ve searched your soul, I’ll send you on your way. You won’t have to bear the bitterness of worldly turmoil any longer.”

The man cried out in alarm, turned, and fled like mad.

Whoosh!

A Daoist seal descended, and blue lotuses bloomed one after another, shattering him to bits.

“That treasure of yours sure is something,” Wei Shan couldn’t help but sigh.

“If you like it, go ahead and take it. Of course, assuming His Excellency Su Yi agrees,” laughed Li Beishan.

He was tall, thin, and extraordinarily elegant. Every gesture made him seem like a god or immortal. However, when he spoke, it was with deference to Su Yi.

Even as he spoke, he started searching the man’s soul.

He was just a revenant, but with his strength, not even a peak Cosmic Enlightenment World King’s soul could defend against him. Searching it was naturally well within the bounds of possibility.

But mere moments later, Li Beishan’s pupils constricted. He grabbed Wei Shan and retreated explosively several thousand feet away.

Boom!

The elegant man’s soul exploded in the place in which they’d stood just moments prior, destroyed completely.

“This...” Wei Shan was stunned. “Don’t tell me someone did something to that guy’s soul?”

Li Beishan’s brow furrowed. He nodded and said, “That’s right. A Transcendent left a seal within his soul to ensure a backlash if someone tried to search it.”

“A Transcendent’s backup plan?” Wei Shan gasped as he realized that these enemies’ origins were utterly extraordinary.

“Times have changed. I can wander this world, so surely other revenants have managed to do the same,” said Li Beishan, his eyes flashing. “It seems to me that many of the stars’ top sects likely already have Transcendent revenants in residence. And as time passes, this situation will only become all the more common.

“Furthermore, as these revenants wander the world, they’ll surely long for nothing more than means to break their curse, but only His Excellency Su is capable of that.”

Here, Li Beishan sighed. “That means that in the days to come, more and more trouble will come knocking on our door.”

Wei Shan’s heart shook, and his brow furrowed.

“Rest assured, Fellow Daoist. The power of reincarnation counters revenants like me. They surely know that too. Unless they have no other choice, they won’t dare appear in person.” Li Beishan said, “Of course, even if they do show up, there’s no need for concern.”

Here, a hint of pride and confidence appeared on his face.

Long ago, he was a Dao Integration expert, the master of his own sect. Li Beishan... was no pushover!