First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 372: When Raised, There’s Nothing Above It, When Lowered, There’s Nothing Beneath It

Su Yi’s strength had long since become common knowledge.

Those in attendance were all top experts of the Great Qin’s cultivation world, but if they asked themselves, “Could I face Su Yi on my own?”, not one of them would dare proclaim themselves a match for him.

Why had Qin Dongxu invited the prominent guests of tonight’s banquet to join forces with him?

It was because Su Yi was just too strong!

If he wanted to take Su Yi down, he had to gather his fellows and combine their power. Only then did they have any assurance of victory.

Yet now, this girl from the Great Xia was saying that her older brother, a mere Xiantian Martial Ancestor, could fight Su Yi to a draw? Who’d dare believe such a thing?

“Miss, you’re from the Great Xia, and you’re likely unaware of just how incredible Su Yi is. Although we hate him to the bone, we have no choice but to admit that even Origin Dao cultivators such as ourselves must work together if we wish to defeat him,” sighed Qin Dongxu.

Reading between the lines, he was saying, “Girl, you have no idea how terrifying Su Yi is. You’re comparing your older brother to Su Yi? Are you?trying?to make laughingstocks of yourselves?”

“Haha, Miss, don’t tell any more jokes. If Su Yi was comparable to your elder brother, I’m afraid he would have died countless times over already,” Gu Qingdu laughed coldly, his words barbed.

The others in attendance laughed too. None took Hua Xinfeng’s words at all seriously; they saw them as no more than a joke.

This was Su Yi they were talking about! The man who slew over a dozen Earthly Immortals at the Jade Capital, and the man who’d defeated Qiu Hengkong, the top sword cultivator of the Great Wei, in front of the Wheel of the Moon Sect!

Even if they searched the entire world, how could they possibly find a second such heaven-defying figure?

Hua Xinfeng took in the crowd’s reaction, and she couldn’t help but smile. “If you don’t believe me, you’re welcome to test him.”

“Miss Zhou Feng, are you dead set on humiliating yourselves?” Shang Luoyu’s painted eyebrows knit together, and she said icily, “In that case, how about I spar with your brother? Relax, I’ll go easy on him. I won’t hurt him.”

Hua Xinfeng smiled, her bright eyes narrowing into crescent moons. “Great! Miss Luoyu, you count as a legendary figure of the Great Qin’s younger generation, and you won the Celestial Xiezhi Sword’s approval. If my brother beats you, that should be enough to earn everyone’s recognition, right?

As she said this, she swept her gaze across the room.

However, it was then that Gu Qingdu said calmly, “That’d be like using an ox-slaughtering knife to butcher a chicken. Since your brother is a Xiantian Martial Ancestor, why not have His Sixth Highness play with him?”

Qin Fu sat beside him in topaz-colored robes. When he heard this, he promptly stood up. First, he smiled and bowed at Shang Luoyu. “Miss Luoyu, how about I spar with our guest from the Great Xia instead?”

Shang Luoyu nodded. Only then did Qin Fu turn his attention toward Su Yi. His gaze was full of pride. “I am Qin Fu, a disciple of the Great Qin’s Profound Moon Temple. Please instruct me, Brother Zhou Yi.”

Su Yi had been drinking out of boredom this entire time, as if he didn’t care about anything else.

When Qin Fu stepped forth to challenge him, Su Yi just glanced at him, then shook his head. “You won’t do. Better to let Shang Luoyu do it. It’ll save you from inviting your own humiliation.”

Earlier, Shang Luoyu had repeatedly targeted Lan Suo, and Su Yi watched it happen. This was the perfect opportunity to teach Shang Luoyu a lesson.

Who’d have thought that Qin Fu would get in the way before he got the chance?

“This guy from the Great Xia sure is arrogant. He dares say the sixth prince is inviting his own humiliation?” The crowd instantly burst into uproar.

Qin Fu was the foremost of the Great Qin’s eight geniuses. They said he was the nation's strongest Xiantian Martial Ancestor in the past three hundred years. His talent was extraordinary, and he’d cultivated in the Profound Moon Temple from a young age.

He was a peerless genius. Who’d dare say Qin Fu “wouldn’t do”?

Now, when the crowd looked at Su Yi, they looked enraged.?This ordinary, unassuming kid is actually arrogant as can be!

Qin Dongxu, Gu Qingdu, and the other prominent experts were speechless.?Is this what cultivators from the Great Xia are like?

“Zhou Yi, if you can defeat Qin Fu, I naturally don’t mind teaching you how to behave yourself. I’m just worried that you’ll be no match for him,” Shang Luoyu laughed coldly.

Qin Fu said icily, “Zhou Yi, I’ll just ask you this: do you dare duel me?”

“Oh…” said Su Yi. “Fine then. Let’s just do it like this.”

He stretched, then got to his feet.

When the crowd saw this, they hurriedly got out of the way, clearing a wide space on the jade platform.

The night skies were increasingly dark and heavy, but the bright moon hung overhead, and lamps illuminated the entire Celestial Waters Mountain Villa. The jade platform was well-lit

Throughout the venue, all eyes were on Su Yi and Qin Fu.

“I’ll give you the chance to attack first,” said Su Yi casually.

His appearance and bearing both seemed utterly unassuming and utterly exceptional. It was just that everything he said was domineering to the extreme, leaving countless guests inwardly displeased.

“Then forgive my poor manners!”?Qin Fu’s eyes flashed with cold light as he decided to teach this arrogant punk from the Great Xia a lesson he’d never forget.

Boom!

His?aura expanded around him like a volcanic eruption, rumbling and booming within him. Purple qi rose above him, like a giant, roaring dragon ascending into the heavens. action

His purple xiantian qi burst forth, like waters at high tide, rising and whirling around him. His entire momentum was suddenly incomparably imposing.

Some of the illustrious guests were seeing him in action for the first time, and shock rose unbidden to their faces.?What terrifying foundations in the Grand Dao!

This is obviously upper first-rank Xiantian Qi!

Gu Qingdu, meanwhile, fully understood Qin Fu’s abilities. Even he nodded to himself.

Why did they call Qin Fu the strongest Xiantian Martial Ancestor the Great Qin had seen in three hundred years?

The power he currently had on display was the best possible explanation. His foundations dazzled even older generation experts like Gu Qingdu, leaving them beside themselves with envy.

When they were Qin Fu’s age, they certainly hadn’t achieved power so far beyond their peers.

The other prominent figures in attendance were, without exception, visibly impressed.

Only Hua Xinfeng’s gaze was playful.

In the past, she would surely have exclaimed over Qin Fu too. However, now that she knew Qin Fu was possessed, his mighty foundations seemed utterly unremarkable.

“Take this!” Qin Fu bellowed, then suddenly stepped forward. He appeared within three feet of Su Yi in a flash, bent his elbows, and punched through the air.

Boom!

Overflowing, unstoppable purple xiantian qi condensed into a crystalline fist imprint, like a living, breathing dragon throwing back its head and roaring.

The Dragon Coiling Around the Heavens Palm!

This was Qin Fu’s ancient, secret art. He was circulating his entire cultivation, and his fist shot forth, like a dragon coiling around the heavens, breaking through mountains and rivers.

The crowd could dimly discern a series of draconic roars reverberating throughout the night skies!

The prominent figures in attendance could all tell that Qin Fu held nothing back. He was obviously trying to teach this youth from the Great Xia a painful lesson in a single punch.

Numerous onlookers immediately turned their attention toward Su Yi, watching with bated breath.?How is he going to counter this attack?

But Su Yi just stood there, silent and still, neither happy nor sad. He just stretched out fair, slender hand and pressed the air.

It was a casual, understated attack, with no momentum to speak of, yet as his hand pressed down, it embodied the phrase “there was nothing above it when lifted, and nothing below it when lowered.”

Bang!

Qin Fu’s purple palm reminiscent of a dragon’s head instantly burst apart, as if it were made of paper mache.

This unbelievable scene left the onlookers shaken; their minds practically went blank.

Even Gu Qingdu, Qin Dongxu, and the other prominent figures would never have guessed that Qin Fu’s full-force attack would break apart so easily!

Before they could react, the power of Su Yi’s push reached Qin Fu, like the suppression of a primordial god. It was pushing him to his knees!

“Break!” Qin Fu roared, his topaz robes billowed as his blood and qi boomed and shook. They could even see draconic purple qi shoot out his head, forming a massive cauldron.

The Spirit Cauldron Controlling Dragon Art!

The purple cauldron expanded, becoming several dozen feet tall, like a coiled dragon. It emanated terrifying destructive power, and it seemed intent on breaking the force of Su Yi’s impending strike.

Qin Fu’s cultivation was at the pinnacle of the Xiantian Martial Ancestor Realm, and he was honored as the strongest Xiantian Martial Ancestor the Great Qin had seen in three hundred years. Furthermore, he practiced ancient, secrets arts. He could even contend with Grain Avoidance Realm experts. This was the source of Qin Fu’s wanton pride.

Yet against all expectations—

The Spirit Cauldron Controlling Dragon Art only endured the blink of an eye before bursting apart. Immediately afterward, limitless suppressive power bore down on him with seemingly unstoppable momentum, effortlessly shattering his defenses.

Bang!

A moment later, beneath the crowd’s stunned gazes, Qin Fu was sprawled out against the platform, knees touching the ground. He fell with such force that the entire platform shook, and he left a six-inch depression on its surface.

A single light, airy palm had suppressed Qin Fu!

“How is this possible?” The other Xiantian Martial Ancestors in attendance were visibly stunned.

All of them were well aware of Qin Fu’s strength. He’d tempered his xiantian qi to the very limit, and he was practically invincible and unstoppable, unbeatable amongst those of the same cultivation.

Yet now, someone had defeated him effortlessly with just one palm strike!

Qin Dongxu, Gu Qingdu, and the other higher-ups’ expressions shifted too, and all of them gasped. With their keen eyes, how could they possibly miss that this youth from the Great Xia was overwhelmingly stronger than his opponent? If not, he couldn’t possibly have suppressed Qin Fu in a single strike!

“Dammit!” Qin Fu roared in fury, unable to accept this reality.

One streak of dragon-like purple qi after another surged around him. Each could shatter mountains and split boulders, and each surged with limitless power.

Even so, he couldn’t break free. No, the more he struggled, the more he was suppressed. With a boom, he sank even deeper into the platform, and blood poured from his lips.

“This…” The entire venue fell deathly silent. The crowd couldn’t even speak.

Gu Qingdu’s expression darkened.

Shang Luoyu’s eyes widened.

WIthout exception, everyone who witnessed this was stunned. All of their expressions changed.

Before, everyone saw Hua Xinfeng’s words as nothing but a joke. They didn’t take them the least bit seriously.

Yet now, when they saw Qin Fu’s abject defeat, they could no longer stay calm. When they next looked at Su Yi, their expressions were full of surprise and alarm.

This young man from the Great Xia was obviously a Xiantian Martial Ancestor, yet his strength obviously far surpassed Qin Fu!

Qin Fu was honored as the strongest Xiantian Martial Ancestor to appear within the Great Qin in the past three hundred years, yet even he was no match for this young man from the Great Xia!

In other words, this young man had, with the power of a single palm, displayed enough power to suppress any Xiantian Martial Ancestor in the empire!

Who wouldn’t have been shocked? This was enough to shake anyone!