First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1379 - Experts Gather

Su Yi’s sixth incarnation fell silent once more.

He’d already lost track of how many times he’d sunk into silence since his conversation with Su Yi had begun.

It seemed he was at a loss for words, like he wanted to argue but couldn’t, or as if these new revelations were making him question everything he’d ever known...

Su Yi let out a deep breath and said, “I don’t know how strong you were in life, but that was ultimately in the past. Now, you’re just a remnant of awareness left in your Dao Imprint.

“I far surpassed your strength at any given realm of cultivation. One day, I’ll be sure to surpass your former peak, too.

“Given the circumstances, if anything, you ought to be happy. After all, we’re ultimately the same person, albeit across past and present incarnations.”

Having said his piece, Su Yi planned to leave his sea of consciousness.

But then, his sixth incarnation suddenly broke his silence and laughed, “Why bother saying all that? It’s because you’re weak! You’re afraid of me, and you’re trying to attack my heart to weaken my will. Am I right?”

Su Yi’s eyebrows rose slightly, but before he could speak, his sixth incarnation said, “Dare you duke it out with me?”

“How’d you like to fight?” asked Su Yi.

His sixth incarnation said with calm determination, “When the time comes, I’ll permit you to fuse with my Dao Imprint. I absolutely won’t resist!”

After a moment’s thought, Su Yi understood. “You want to use your will and memories to influence and overpower my heart. In doing so, you hope to make me into another you. Is that right?”

“Exactly!” said his sixth incarnation. “You can see me as a heart devil. If my memories and will fully permeate your mind, you’ll lose yourself within them and become another me. That will mean I’ve won.”

“But if you protect your Dao Heart and fully absorb my Dao Imprint for your own use, without letting me influence you, that’ll be your victory.”

He spoke openly, contemptuously, and with complete, tyrannical confidence!

“Sounds familiar,” laughed Su Yi.

“It does?” His sixth incarnation looked stunned.

“I’ve already fused with the imprints of two of my past lives, but I’m free from emotional turmoil and mental confusion. They cannot influence me,” said Su Yi. He paused, his eyes suddenly bright with anticipation. “I actually rather hope your Dao Imprint is strong enough to help me temper my heart. The more dangerous, the better!”

His sixth incarnation couldn’t help but burst into laughter. “I felt the same in life. I hated that I had nothing with which to truly test my limits! Even if I searched the entire world, finding so much as a single worthy opponent was incredibly difficult!

“Were it possible to have gripped the heavens, I would have dragged them down!

“And if the earth had a handle, I would have raised it into the air!”

All Su Yi had to say to that was, “When the time comes, let’s duke it out.”

“It’s a deal!” His sixth incarnation seemed eager, and his voice contained a hint of excitement. “I’ve already regained a portion of my awareness. If all goes as I expect, all I need is an opportunity, and I’ll be able to escape confinement! We’ll see who wins in the end!”

Su Yi took one last deep look at the sixth divine chain, then left his sea of consciousness.

......

Su Yi was in his room, sprawled out silently in his wicker chair.

His sixth incarnation was unquestionably an extraordinarily dangerous character, with a prideful, tyrannical disposition. He was unrestrained and unfettered, and even a bit insane.

Someone like him surely had a heart and will powerful beyond imagination. The moment he made up his mind, he absolutely wouldn’t yield in the slightest, no matter what!

A little while later, Su Yi laughed. “Isn’t this... exactly what I’ve been most looking forward to?”

Deep within his bones, he too was proud and confident to the extreme. Encountering such an opponent made him all the more eager to fuse with his Dao Imprint.

I’ll compete with myself. There’s no one I’d rather be than me!

......

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Four days later, late at night, someone knocked on Su Yi’s door.

Su Yi was busy tempering and combing through his cultivation base when he heard this noise. His eyebrows rose, and he got up to open the door. Illuminating Emptiness was standing outside.

“Do you have business with me?”

“Quick, have a look outside! There’s already a sea of people waiting outside Mount Clearmoon. I have no idea how many experts of ancient factions have set up camp there!” Illuminating Emptiness said at top speed.

Su Yi was briefly stunned before he recalled that he’d recently agreed to help some of the experts of ancient orthodoxies break their curses.

And tomorrow was the appointed day!

“Our founder says that the group includes revenants of sixteen different ancient orthodoxies. There are well over a thousand revenants waiting out there!” Illuminating Emptiness was a bit nervous. “In addition to those at or below the Dao Integration Realm, there are quite a few Cloud Soaring Realm old-timers too!’

Su Yi found his reaction rather funny. “What’s there to be nervous about? They’re here to request my aid, not to make trouble for me.”

Illuminating Emptiness shook his head, his expression grim. “The founder says that this has caused an enormous disturbance throughout the stars, and that it’s entirely possible that people will seize this opportunity to stir up waves.”

Su Yi’s spirits soared, and he said with enthusiasm, “Really?”

Illuminating Emptiness was flabbergasted. “Why... Why do you look happy about it?”

“I was just worrying about lacking means to measure my current strength,” laughed Su Yi. “I’d naturally just love it if someone came looking for trouble!”

“....” Illuminating Emptiness didn’t know what to say to that.

A moment later, he swooshed his sleeves through the air and left in a huff. “Dammit, how could I forget? You’ve always been a combat fanatic. The more people come looking for trouble, the happier you are...”

Su Yi watched him fade into the night, then laughed and returned to his room.

...

Dawn the following morning.

The sun had only just risen, but the land just beyond Mount Clearmoon was packed. Cultivators filled the landscape, and the air was full of a clamor of voices.

“This day has finally come,” Li Zhong sighed with emotion. He’d arrived leading a group of over one hundred revenants. All were Mo Qingchou’s subordinates.

When Li Zhong looked around, he saw that the area around Mount Clearmoon was packed. There were over a thousand revenants of more than ten different ancient factions. Furthermore, there were several other Cloud Soaring Realm old monsters mixed into the crowd.

Everyone looked eager.

What revenant didn’t long to break their curse, rebuild their body, and resume their cultivation?

“The Wood Spirit Monarch, the Yellow Sword Demon, and the Master of Smoke are here too...” Li Zhong recognized several of the old-timers. All of them had been top powerhouses of the Cloud Soaring Realm in ancient times, and all had been extremely famous.

But soon, Li Zhong furrowed his brow.

Only fourteen factions had agreed to assist Su Yi in locating the Tailor.

Yet he spotted experts of far more than fourteen factions amidst the crowd!

“It seems unexpected variables are highly likely to arise today.” Li Zhong’s eyes flashed. He could sense that something wasn’t quite right.

After all, given Su Yi’s strength, even ancient orthodoxies wouldn’t recklessly act against him.

If someone came looking for trouble now of all times, they would surely come prepared, without fear of declaring war against Su Yi!

“I hope I’m overthinking this,” thought Li Zhong.

Suddenly, there was a clamor of voices in the distance. “He’s come out!”

“That’s the Temple Master, the one who controls the secrets of reincarnation? He’s as young as they say!”

Throughout the surrounding area, everyone stopped their conversations and looked toward Mount Clearmoon.

Beneath the light of the heavens, a group emerged from the mountain gates. Their leader was a tall, slim, handsome man in blue robes. He had a leisurely, composed bearing, as if he’d risen above it all.

This was none other than Su Yi!

He was accompanied by Sword Immortal Qingshi, the Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha, and the Bookkeeper.

As soon as they appeared, they became the center of attention!

The earlier clamor of voices instantly gave way to silence.

Su Yi, Sword Immortal Qingshi, and the Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha took this in with calm equanimity.

But the Bookkeeper inwardly gasped, and his entire body tensed.

More than ten ancient orthodoxies!

Over a thousand Transcendent revenants!

Ordinary people couldn’t possibly have stayed calm in the face of all that.

“I’ve kept you waiting,” said Su Yi, gently clasping his fist.

Li Zhong immediately inclined his head and smiled. “You needn’t be so polite, Fellow Daoist Su. Everyone here is about to receive the gift of a new life from you. What does a bit of waiting matter?”

The crowd smiled and nodded their agreement.

“Let’s get started, then.” Su Yi had never liked exchanging pleasantries. He faced Sword Immortal Qingshi and nodded.

Sword Immortal Qingshi stepped forth, then waved his sleeve through the air.

Boom!

A streak of sword qi flashed into being, then carved a perfectly straight demarcation on the ground.

“Everyone, please wait in an orderly line beyond that demarcation,” said Sword Immortal Qingshi solemnly. His voice was like the humming of a sword, and it boomed throughout heaven and earth. “If anyone dares to cause trouble, they shouldn’t blame me for my heartlessness.”

The crowd was instantly solemn.

That was Sword Immortal Qingshi!

In ancient times, he was the greatest Cloud Soaring Realm sword cultivator around, and he wielded Vast Expanse, an immortal weapon. Who among the revenants could possibly have been ignorant of his reputation?

“Brother Wood Spirit, you first," said Sword Immortal Qingshi.

Su Yi gazed at one of the six Cloud Soaring Realm old monsters standing nearby. Each had a more terrifying aura than the one before.

These were the old monsters Li Zhong had recognized earlier, as well as Sword Immortal Qingshi’s old friends.

Meanwhile, the Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha smiled. “Fellow Daoist Li Zhong, let’s start with your allies. Have them form a line behind the demarcation.”

“Got it!” Li Zhong agreed with delight.

Naturally, none of the experts of other factions had any objections to this. It was just a matter of waiting in line. So long as they broke their curses, who cared who went first?

“Greetings, Fellow Daoist Su.” The Wood Spirit Monarch, the Yellow Sword Demon, and the others approached. All of them greeted Su Yi politely, without the slightest negligence.

Su Yi subtly inclined his head. “I’ve got a lot to do today, so forgive me for not taking the time to chat.”

“But of course.” The Wood Spirit Monarch and the others smiled and nodded.

Su Yi then proceeded to help all of the old monsters break their curses, one by one.

The crowd saw it clearly. Su Yi neutralized their curses with a casual sweep of his arm.

Some of the older-generation cultivators couldn’t help but sigh. How terrifying and calamitous is the curse binding us? Not even immortal revenants can break free of it!

Yet Su Yi, with his mastery of reincarnation, can neutralize it seemingly effortlessly!

After making this comparison, who wouldn’t have been rueful?

“Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Su. Many thanks!”

The Wood Spirit Monarch and the others were all overcome with excitement, to the point that they could barely speak. They were so mad with delight that they lost their comportment.

No one mocked them. On the contrary, they felt deeply moved.

After becoming revenants, they were neither fully human nor ghost, and their curse plagued them constantly. They were like caged beasts, unable to continue their pursuit of the Grand Dao.

It was torment!

Su Yi was the only one in this world who’d mastered the secrets of reincarnation. They couldn’t even imagine how bleak their outlook would be if Su Yi didn’t exist!

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