First Immortal of the Sword

Whoosh!

An incomparably dazzling streak of golden sword qi swept through the air.

It was as quick as lightning, and its killing power shocked the heavens.

Su Yi narrowed his eyes.

Although this slash put enormous pressure on him, it didn’t pose a fatal threat.

He made no attempt to dodge. Instead, he pressed his fingers into a sword and slashed through the air.

Bang!!!

Two streaks of sword qi crossed in midair, and both shattered into pieces.

The impact made Su Yi sway on his feet, and his blood and qi churned. 

“Excellent!” Su Yi shouted, his black eyes shining. His will to fight had been fully ignited, and the enormous power of his cultivation base circulated to its fullest extent.

He hadn’t experienced the sensation of battle with an evenly-matched foe in a long time; it had yet to happen since his breakthrough into the Spiritual Incarnation Realm. 

It had been a long time since he’d last felt such an urge to fight, and the sensation burned like the most potent of alcohols, setting Su Yi ablaze.

Whoosh!

He charged in, his tall figure shrouded in dazzling Dao light. His aura was free, unbridled, and utterly contemptuous.

Su Yi’s sleeves billowed around him, and sword qi cleaved through the heavens, dazzling as the light of dawn, forceful as lightning and full of the inscrutability and mysteriousness of the Grand Dao.

Although he fought barehanded, his display of his attainments in the Dao of the Sword was still utterly shocking.

Because at this moment, Su Yi had unleashed the full extent of his cultivation base, holding nothing back.

Someone like Ye Xiao might have been invincible within his level in the Mysterious Blue Realm, but he couldn’t possibly have withstood such power. Su Yi’s current opponent was an Imperial-level combat spirit; it was naturally far beyond Spirit Dao experts.

The thin old man charged, making no attempt to dodge. Golden arcs manifested of Dao Light filled the air around him, blanketing both heaven and earth as they swept toward Su Yi.

Boom!

A grand battle broke out, shaking the entire hidden world.

Dazzling sword qi rampaged through the sky. One shocking and terrifying scene unfolded after another.

Su Yi’s long hair billowed around him. He seemed as contemptuous as a deity, and shockingly, he was an even match for the old man!

This was unquestionably unbelievable. Were anyone to see this, their jaws might well have fallen off for sheer shock.

After all, Su Yi was only in the mid-stage Spiritual Incarnation Realm!

The difference between his cultivation boundary and his opponent’s was like the gap between clouds and mud!

Even though his opponent was only a combat spirit, the gap was still like an insurmountable natural moat.

Yet Su Yi still wasn’t suppressed!

Boom! Boom! 

Sword qi collided between heaven and earth, sweeping outward like a windstorm. The longer they fought, the more fiercely the battle raged. 

Blissful! This is a true battle! This is the type of competition of the Grand Dao I’ve been craving! Su Yi looked utterly delighted, and his heart and mind felt utterly wondrous.

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It really had been a long time since he’d last encountered such an opponent.

This was the joy of a predator who’d spotted his favorite prey.

Were he always invincible, it would be too lonely, and too boring, too.

“Cut! Cut! Cut!” As the battle raged, Su Yi displayed everything he’d learned. All manner of shocking sword intents appeared with casual ease.

From a distance, he seemed like an immortal performing a sword dance, cleansing the human world.

Free and unbridled, domineering and tyrannical!

Su Yi unwittingly found himself completely immersed in battle. His blood, qi, and spirit coordinated perfectly with his cultivation base, making his Dao of the Sword stronger and fiercer…

Just seven or eight minutes later.

A streak of sword qi flew out of Su Yi’s palm.

Bang!

The thin, elderly male figure could no longer take it. Fine cuts appeared all over his skin, like a spider’s web, and he shattered like porcelain. 

After this Emperor’s combat spirit of will dissipated, it transformed, filling the sky with a rain of the light of the Grand Dao and illuminating the overcast heaven and earth of this hidden realm.

Su Yi stood in the distance, his mind clearing from his battle-induced fervor. He couldn’t help but feel unsatisfied.

Although his opponent was strong, he was, ultimately, just a combat spirit. He couldn’t bear the relentless devastation of repeated streaks of sword qi.

Fortunately, the fourth trial ground had no shortage of combat spirits.

Su Yi stretched out his hand, gathering all of the rain of light filling the air. It surged into his body, and his mastery over the Void Cosmos and Supreme Palace Dao Intents improved significantly!

He showed signs of nearing major success!

Su Yi’s spirits soared. 

These early-stage Profound Illumination combat spirits contained far more of the River of Forgetfulness Ancestral Origin’s power than the Spiritual Revolution Realm combat spirits of the third layer.

Even better, their Grand Dao power was incomparably pure. There was no need to refine or contemplate it; he could directly convert it to his own power!

Whoosh~~

Misty light flowed in over the distant horizon, condensing into yet another combat spirit.

This time, his opponent was a tall, stalwart man in gray. He gripped a halberd, and he had the unsurpassed presence of a towering, majestic divine mountain.

Based on his aura alone, he was unquestionably stronger than Su Yi’s first opponent.

Su Yi was quite satisfied. I didn’t come here tonight in vain. I ought to fight to my heart’s content!

Boom!

The tall, stalwart man waved his halberd and attacked from afar.

The weapon seemed to tear heaven and earth asunder, the boundless power of the Grand Dao exploding as the attack descended.

Su Yi made no attempt to dodge. Instead, he chose to meet it head-on.

Just like that, a grand battle broke out.

This battle was far fiercer and more perilous than the one before.

At first, Su Yi was obviously suppressed, but as the battle raged on, he gradually turned things around.

As the fighting continued, it tempered his essence, qi, spirit, and cultivation base. They were like a precious sword undergoing repeated refinements. 

His mastery over the Void Cosmos and Supreme Palace Dao Intents grew increasingly proficient.

This type of baptism by combat brought transformations far beyond what mere secluded cultivation could offer.

Enough time to brew a cup of tea passed before Su Yi cut the gray-robed man down!

A few wounds had appeared on his body, but they weren’t all that serious, nor would they impede him in battle.

On the contrary, after this battle, his aura grew even sharper and more forceful.

Whoosh~

The power of the Ancestral Origin of the River of Forgetfulness surged into Su Yi’s body, and his mastery of both the Void Cosmos and Supreme Palace Dao Intents reached major success!

Such a great harvest filled his heart with satisfaction.

Why was it that the world’s cultivators so desperately longed to cultivate in a peak orthodoxy?

Because only peak-level orthodoxies had enough resources to satisfy a cultivator’s needs!

Spiritual materials, medicines, legacies… and trial grounds like the nine layers of the Divine Cave of the River of Forgetfulness. These were the foundations of a peak orthodoxy.

Add that to their seniors’ guidance and competition between their sectmates, and a top orthodoxy could ensure its disciples wouldn’t go down the wrong path in their pursuit of the Grand Dao!

Su Yi’s battle raged on.

Half an hour later, he defeated the third combat spirit.

By the time the battle ended, his clothes were stained with blood and he was covered in wounds.

But these wounds were within the limits of his tolerance. Furthermore, this third battle had tempered him, giving his cultivation base, essence, qi, and spirit a rare polishing.

An hour later.

Su Yi took out Abstruse Celestial, then cut down his fourth opponent.

Two hours later, he defeated his fifth opponent.

…

Time slipped by, and Su Yi practically never stopped to rest. He just fought on and on.

Whenever a battle ended, the next battle began, with only a momentary pause in between. There was no time to rest whatsoever.

Over the course of these relentless battles, Su Yi’s injuries grew increasingly severe…

But it was as if he didn’t even notice it. His eyes flashed, staunch as his sword, his figure as upright as his blade. His almost perversely resolute willpower was on full display.

Combat had always been an inextricable part of the Dao of the Sword.

The stronger the sword cultivator, the more startling their combat prowess. In battle, they were terrifying beyond imagination, and they fought without fear of death, as firm and unyielding as a boulder.

In his past life, Su Yi had overcome 108,000 years of battle, reaching the pinnacle of the Nine Provinces of the Wilds step by step. He hadn’t achieved this through heaven-defying aptitude or shocking wisdom and talent.

No, he’d relied on a sword heart as indomitable as iron!

Take his current situation. So long as his life wasn’t in danger, such injuries were no more emotional than eating or drinking. 

“Die! Die! Die!” As Su Yi fought, his body was bathed in blood, but his mind was immersed in comprehending the Dao through combat. 

Although his injuries were already severe, his essence, qi, and spirit seemed as hot as lava, as intense and searing as the sun, and his momentum only became increasingly forceful and terrifying.

Were an Emperor to see this, their hearts would tremble, and they’d be overcome with astonishment again and again. 

After all, the fourth layer’s trial ground was targeted at early-stage Profound Illumination Emperors!

The combat spirits appearing one after another had been left here by early-stage Profound Illumination Emperors over the course of the cave’s history!

Never mind Spirit Dao cultivators; even freshly broken-through Profound Illumination cultivators would have struggled to last this long.

Yet Su Yi had already defeated eight opponents, and he was currently locked in fierce combat with his ninth!

Without seeing it with their own eyes, few would dare believe a Spiritual Incarnation Realm young man was capable of such a feat.

“Die!”

Su Yi suddenly let out a long shout and cleaved his opponent in half. 

Boom!

The ninth combat spirit scattered with a bang, drifting down as a rain of light.

Meanwhile, Su Yi staggered back and almost fell.

His injuries were far too severe. His skin was covered in cracks, and his flesh was in tatters and gushing blood. It was a shocking, incomparably brutal sight.

However, his posture remained straight; it seemed that even if the heavens came crashing down around him, it couldn’t force him to bend his back. His eyes remained determined. It seemed that even if something extinguished the moon and sun, it wouldn’t shake his will.

This was Su Xuanjun’s bearing in a true battle!

It was just that no one had forced him into this state since his reincarnation, that’s all.

“Alas, I’ve almost fully expended my cultivation base. Otherwise, I’d love to keep fighting…” Su Yi sighed, his voice raspy and carrying a hint of regret.

In cultivation, he was hard-working and disciplined. In his daily life, he was utterly indolent. And in battle? He was frenzied to the point of apparent insanity!

Of course, without pushing him to the brink, it was rare for enemies to see him in this frenzied state.

After absorbing the Grand Dao power his ninth opponent left behind, Su Yi didn’t linger. He directly activated the transmission talisman. 

Whoosh!

In an instant, he disappeared from the fourth layer of the trial grounds.