First Immortal of the Sword

Time slipped by.

Qing Shuang’s delicate eyebrows gradually furrowed.

She’d slashed over a hundred times in rapid succession. Every strike was sufficient to effortlessly destroy any Spiritual Manifestation Realm cultivator around.

Yet now, a Gathering Stars Realm young man was dodging her attacks!

It wasn’t that she didn’t change up her approach, either.

She’d even tried a net of interwoven sword qi which enveloped Su Yi on all sides.

It seemed to control the force of their surroundings, and the majestic pressure of the Spiritual Incarnation Realm was fused into it. She was attempting to block off every possible escape and leave Su Yi with no space to turn things around it.

It was like using a sword formation to suppress her foe…

However, against Qing Shuang’s expectations, Su Yi slipped nimbly through her net, as if he had precognition. He dodged each and every attack by a hair, always finding a path to life.

This was unquestionably unbelievable!

There’s not much time left. I can’t let things go on like this. Qing Shuang was inwardly a bit frantic.

The spatial tunnel would only last about eight minutes total. She couldn’t afford to drag this out!

“Activate!” Qing Shuang let out a clear shout, and Silver Bright stabbed the air thirty-six times.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Moonlight surged, and amidst the flowing silver radiance, thirty-six radiant moons floated into the sky and revolved there, drawing upon the enormous power of the true moon overhead.

The entire area was instantly overcome with torrents of explosive power. They pressed, entangled, revolved, and clashed… forming a unique force domain.

The terrifying presence of the Dao of the Sword emanated from each of the thirty-six radiant moons, like a boundless flood of moonlight bathing the human world.

The Moonlit Sword Dance!

Thirty-six moons rose, and sword qi danced throughout heaven and earth!

This was a domain only a Spirit Dao cultivator could control. It contained the Mysterious Truths of the Grand Dao. Within the domain’s bounds, its user was like a sovereign!

As soon as an enemy found themselves trapped, they were effectively sealed within the user’s private world; all connection to the outside world was severed.

That is, unless they too wielded the power of a domain.

Without such power of their own, they were helpless. The domain’s user could dispose of them as they pleased.

“What kind of power is this?” Ge Qian, Yuan Heng, and the others were stunned. This scene left them astonished.

Yue Shichan’s heart clenched.

“Young friend, can you still dodge this time?” A cold glint appeared in Qing Shuang’s eyes as she swung Silver Bright.

Boom!

The “Moonlit Sword Dance” formed of thirty-six bright moons swept toward Su Yi, bringing with it terrifying power sufficient to shake heaven and earth.

There was absolutely no way to dodge. The flowing, dazzling moonlight and sword qi were everywhere; it completely filled this entire stretch of heaven and earth!

Just watching from afar was enough to make one give into helplessness and despair.

“A sword domain? It’s a pity…” 

Shockingly, in this moment of crisis, Su Yi shook his head.

This time, he didn’t dodge.

He stepped into the sky, his sleeves billowing around him, and his aura instantly surged to its maximum strength. He clenched his hand into a fist, then swung it at a distant radiant moon.

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Boom!

Sword force arced through the air, piercing everything in its path. 

Everywhere it passed, the sword force struck with the precision of a butcher taking apart a cow. It landed on the weakest, most fragile spot of the Moonlit Sword Dance sword domain, slamming into a single radiant moon with a bang.

The radiant moon shook, then burst apart.

The power of the domain enveloping heaven and earth shook with it. The surging flood of moonlight seemed to boiler over; the sword force had obviously affected it.

In a single punch, Su Yi had created a path to survival!

This domineering scene made Qing Shuang’s expression change dramatically, and her eyes filled with disbelief.

The power of that fist wasn’t overly terrifying.

The truly terrifying part was the way it had instantly locked onto the fleeting, transient weak points of her Moonlit Sword Dance!

The shifts in the domain’s power were extremely inscrutable. Apparent weak points would, as the domain continued to shift, transform into lethal traps.

Only the user fully understood their secrets.

This was what made the power of the domain so unfathomable, and why it was so hard to defend against.

Yet Su Yi had, in the blink of an eye, discerned the Moonlit Sword Dance’s secrets in full. Then, just as quickly, he struck the dance’s weakest point, tearing open a rift!

That was far too terrifying!

“This is bad!” Before Qing Shuang knew what was happening, Su Yi shot through the newly-opened gap in the Moonlit Sword Dance and launched a swift, forceful attack.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

He swung his fist, and with each punch, the sword force overlapped. they really seemed like clear arcs boring through the clouds.

“Suppress!” Qing Shuang activated Silver Bright, pouring its full power into the Moonlit Sword Dance domain. Its power changed, and tidal waves of boundless silver moonlight descended upon Su Yi, one after another.

However, she was obviously one step too late.

With every punch Su Yi threw, a radiant moon split, then shattered with a bang.

In the blink of an eye, each of the radiant orbs manifested of the moon’s power shattered like glass, crumbling beneath the night sky and dissipating like rain.

Rumble!

The tidal waves of silvery moonlight sweeping toward Su Yi seemed to run out of power. As they neared Su Yi, they popped like soap bubbles and disappeared.

The tide of moonlight receded before him!

Su Yi then lowered his fist, placed his hands behind his back, and said softly, “You’ve only tempered the coarse outline of your sword domain, and it’s full of holes. Using something like this against an enemy is a taboo.”

As his voice rang out…

Boom!

Beneath the onlookers’ astonished gazes, the Moonlit Sword Dance enveloping heaven and earth burst. Motes of light poured down like a waterfall.

It had completely disintegrated.

This was an astonishing scene.

Earlier, Su Yi stood where the wind of waves of Qing Shuang’s domain were the fiercest. His perilous predicament was enough to make one’s heart shake.

Who’d have thought that in the blink of an eye, both the tidal waves and the numerous perils therein would disappear into nothingness?

With a wave of his sleeves, he punched thirty-six moons into nothingness and beat back the tidal wave of moonlight!

Off in the distance, it was as if Qing Shuang had lost her soul.

This Spiritual Incarnation Realm sword cultivator from another world had come here prideful and with unrivaled elegance. Her sharp, forceful aura soared into the heavens and spread throughout the landscape.

Yet now, it was as if she’d suffered a devastating blow beneath raging winds and a sudden downpour. She was rooted to the spot, her beautiful face pallid.

How could a young man in the Gathering Stars Realm possibly be this strong?

He… How did he see through my Moonlit Sword Dance’s transformations and secrets?

When he dodged earlier, just how miraculous was that movement technique of his? How did he dodge one streak of sword qi after another?

Is it… Really possible for a Gathering Stars Realm cultivator to possess such power?

One question after another rose within Qing Shuang’s mind, throwing her heart into turmoil.

Ge Qian, Yuan Heng, and Bai Wenqing’s hearts swelled with emotion too. All of them were rueful. 

Even though they’d witnessed Su Yi’s unstoppable, heaven-defying bearing back on Sumeru Immortal Island, Su Yi had just suppressed a Spiritual Incarnation Realm sword cultivator’s ultimate attack with his fists. They were beside themselves with astonishment!

“Little girl, that’s not how you’re supposed to use a sword domain,” said Su Yi calmly, standing in the air as he gazed at Qing Shuang.

It was just one light, airy sentence, but Qing Shuang stiffened in response, and she felt indescribable humiliation well within her heart. “I don’t need you to tell me how to use a sword domain!”

She was so ashamed and angry that it seemed she was on the verge of losing it.

Su Yi laughed. “As sword cultivators, we must win with grace, but we must also lose with grace. With your disposition, you’re unworthy of my instruction.”

Qing Shuang’s eyes shone with fury. She was just about to say something when the tunnel in the sky shook, creating faint spatial ripples.

A voice emanated from within. “Qing Shuang, you lost.”

It was just one simple statement, yet it was so majestic that it seemed like the voice of the Grand Dao floating throughout heaven and earth.

Su Yi’s companions felt as if the voice bore directly down on their hearts and minds. Irrepressible reverence rose within their hearts, as if they were gazing upon a deity. 

Qing Shuang looked ashamed. She whispered, “My lord, you’re right to chastise me. I was overconfident.”

The majestic voice rang out once more. “No, even if you’d acted with caution, you wouldn’t have been our fellow Daoist’s opponent.”

Qing Shuang’s delicate frame stiffened, and she stood there, rooted to the spot. Why… Why does he think so highly of that boy?

“Fellow Daoist, many thanks for showing mercy.”

When that dignified voice rang out once more, it seemed to contain a magical power. All of heaven and earth was solemn, and all things were silent.

Su Yi placed his hands behind his back. “You couldn’t have seen everything that happened clearly through a spatial tunnel, so why are you so certain I held back?”

He’d long since guessed the speaker’s identity.

The dignified voice said with a hint of ruefulness, “You were the one who destroyed my last spatial seal. How could I possibly forget you?”

“Oh?” said Su Yi. He instantly understood.

Qing Shuang, however, felt a chill course down her spine, and the look on her beautiful face changed dramatically.

Earlier, she’d been confused as to why her master attached such importance to a Gathering Stars Realm youth.

But now, she understood!

A young Gathering Stars cultivator capable of destroying an Emperor’s spatial seal!? Just how terrifying must his power be?

Thinking back to the details of her battle with Su Yi, she felt increasingly horrified. 

That dignified voice rang out once more, but now, it sounded grave, apologetic, and rife with guilt, and the speaker addressed Yue Shichan. “Child, I understand. You cannot accept everything that’s happening so quickly. All I ask is that you give me a chance, a chance to tell you about what happened.”

“After that, you can decide what you want to do, regardless of whether or not you’re willing to forgive me or accept me, or whether you want to stay behind or return to Azure Continent.”

Everyone fell silent. All eyes were upon Yue Shichan.

The icy, aloof young woman pursed her red lips. She stood there, dazed and silent. Everyone could tell how hesitant and conflicted she felt.

“Your mother left us early, and I… I don’t want to be apart from you any longer, my child. Consider this as me… begging you to come back. Please?”

That dignified voice now contained a hint of pleading.

Qing Shuang’s heart shook. How lofty of an existence was her master?

Yet now, he was merely a father with a guilty conscience. What dignity? What majesty? What pride? All of that had long since ceased to matter. All he wanted was his daughter’s forgiveness and understanding!

Su Yi looked at Yue Shichan. “Sooner or later, you’ll have to face this choice. It’s up to you.”

Yue Shichan’s delicate frame quivered, and she took a deep breath. Then, she looked at Su Yi and said softly, “Brother Su, I… I’ll come back to find you.”

She’d already made her choice.

“Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!” The owner of that dignified voice repeated himself three times; he was more excited than he could express in words.

Qing Shuang looked grateful and excited too. She bowed at the waist and said, “Young mistress, please, follow me!”

“Wait a moment,” said Su Yi.