First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1047 - A Phoenix Perches on a Parasol Tree

But then, that makes sense. Qing Tang has already proclaimed herself sovereign of the Wilds. With that girl Yan Suni’s aptitude, she’s long since been qualified to become an elder of the Nine Extremes Profound Capital, thought Su Yi.

A moment later, he set those thoughts aside. “When you go back to the sect, do me a favor and tell Miss Shichan that she can study the Dao of the Sword with Yan Suni, but that she shouldn’t be in a rush to take on a master.”

The man in the feather coat was flabbergasted.

The vast majority of the WIlds’ sword cultivators longed to take Elder Yan Suni as their master even in their dreams.

Who’d have thought this young man in blue would discourage Yue Shichan from doing so?

“Why is that?” the man in the feather coat couldn’t help but ask.

Su Yi said casually, “Because she’ll have me to instruct her cultivation in the Dao of the Sword.”

The man in the feather coat’s heart shook, but when he recalled Su Yi’s earlier terrifying display of swordsmanship, he vaguely understood.

Indeed, Su Yi might look young, and his cultivation might be far inferior to Elder Yan Suni’s, but the power of his Dao of the Sword let him slay even Profound Serenity Emperors with ease!

Someone like that really was more than qualified to guide Yue Shichan’s cultivation.

Yue Shichan is just a woman from the Profound Sky Realm’s Yue Family. Many of our sectmates have far more impressive backgrounds, yet throughout the entire sect, only she has obtained Elder Yan Suni’s approval.

Now, even this Su Yi person has gone so far as to kill the Emperors of the Red Lotus Cult on her behalf. He’s even unwilling to see her take Elder Yan Suni as her master…

The man in the feather coat couldn’t help but envy her.

Indeed, he couldn’t compete!

It was then that Yue Bailing, Yue Changtian, and the others approached and bowed to Su Yi.

“Fellow Daoist Su, many thanks for intervening on our behalf and resolving the Yue Family’s crisis!” Yue Bailing said gratefully.

Su Yi smiled. “If you really want to thank me, gather up the spoils and let me take them with me.”

Yue Bailing straightforwardly agreed, and he and the others got to work.

Except for Yue Changtian, who couldn’t help but ask, “Fellow Daoist Su, are you… really my daughter’s friend?”

Su Yi’s gaze was suddenly a bit strange. “What, don’t you remember me?”

Yue Changtian was stunned, and he struggled to recall.

But before he could remember, Yue Bailing warmly invited Su Yi to their home. “Fellow Daoist, if you’re willing, please visit the Yue Family and let us show off our hospitality.”

The others nodded, and all of them looked eager. However, Su Yi shook his head. “I have other matters to attend to.”

Yue Bailing was inwardly despondent, but outwardly, he smiled. “We naturally won’t delay your affairs, but no matter what, if there’s anything you need, the Yue Family is yours to command. Even if you send us into the fire, we’d rather die than refuse!”

Here, he clasped his fist and bowed deeply. The others followed suit.

Today’s Autumn Waters Assembly had attracted the attention of the entire Profound Sky Realm. Who knew how many factions were waiting to watch the Yue Family’s humiliation?

Some of their competitors had even long since sharpened their blades and prepared to take advantage of their misfortune to “loot a burning house”!

The Yue Family was at the heart of the storm, and they’d been under unprecedented pressure.

But now that the Red Lotus Cult’s Emperors had been executed, all of that pressure had vanished into thin air!

And Su Yi had even arranged a backer like the Nine Extremes Profound Capital for them. Going forward, who in the Profound Sky Realm would dare underestimate them?

Thus, their gratitude toward Su Yi absolutely came straight from the heart! Before long, Yue Shuihan and the others had finished gathering and sorting the spoils, which they handed to Su Yi.

Then, without any further delays, Su Yi bade farewell and drifted off.

Night had truly fallen. The stars glittered overhead, and breezes blew past.

Su Yi strolled beneath the starlit night sky. In his blue robes, he looked like a banished immortal walking alone through the mundane world. The Yue Family watched as he gradually faded from view.

“He really is like an immortal. There’s no one else like him!” Yue Bailing let out a heartfelt sigh.

“Everyone, I’d best report back to the sect. Farewell!” The man in the feather coat smiled and clasped his fist.

Although Su Yi had dared brazenly rebuke this Emperor of the Nine Extremes Profound Palace, Yue Bailing and company dared not be negligent. They warmly encouraged him to stay a while.

The man in the feather coat smiled and refused politely, then sighed. “The Yue Family is sure to ascend to new heights.”

One sentence, and Yue Bailing’s heads filled with all sorts of daydreams.

But the man in the feather coat didn’t explain any further. He simply turned and left.

“Was that guy saying that with the Nine Extremes Profound Capital’s protection, our prestige will be far greater than before?” someone couldn’t help but ask.

“No, it seems to me that his meaning was simple: that girl, Yue Shichan, will bring earth-shaking changes to the entire Yue Family!” Yue Bailing said with conviction.

It had only been a year or so since Yue Shichan had entered the Nine Extremes Profound Capital, but she’d already won the admiration of the most famous lady sword immortal of the Wild, Yan Suni. She’d even managed to get the sect’s higher-ups to send someone to her family’s aid. How could her influence possibly be ordinary?

It was no exaggeration to say that once Yue Shichan stabilized her position in the Nine Extremes Profound Capital, and as her cultivation base soared, she would bring the Yue Family ever greater benefits!

That aside, Yue Shichan’s friendship with Su Yi told Yue Bailing that even without the Nine Extremes Profound Capital, Su Yi alone would be enough to protect the Yue Family!

Of course, this relationship was built entirely on his individual connection to Yue Shichan.

The crowd pondered briefly, then finally understood what the man in the feather coat had been getting at.

It was true: so long as Yue Shichan was around, the Yue Family’s meteoric rise was just around the corner!

“Shichan has really done well for herself! Two years ago, when Changtian first brought her back from the Azure Continent, many of our clansmen criticized him. But if anyone dares speak ill of her now, I’ll be the first to teach them a lesson!” Yue Shuihan said with emotion.

But he’d only just said this when Yue Changtian blurted, “So that was him!!”

All eyes were instantly upon him.

“I know who he is! Fellow Daoist Su comes from the Azure Continent! Back then, I used the clan’s ancient transmission array to open a spatial tunnel to the Azure Continent, and I interacted with Fellow Daoist Su through the barrier between worlds!”

Yue Changtian was quite excited, to the point of losing his usual comportment. “I sent that girl Qing Shuang into the Azure Continent, and she sparred with Fellow Daoist Su…

“But as I recall, Fellow Daoist Su had yet to step into the Spirit Dao then…”

When they heard this, the others were so startled they practically jumped.

Two years ago, Su Yi had yet to step into the Spirit Dao. Now, just two years later, he was in the mid-stage Profound Illumination Realm, and he could kill Profound Serenity Emperors like dogs or chickens!?

“Furthermore, Shichan told me about him. It seems Fellow Daoist Su… was her guide to the Dao of the Sword!” Yue Changtian murmured. Despite his lofty cultivation, he was so overcome that he lost his comportment. “No wonder I didn’t realize right away. He’s changed far, far too much since I last saw him…”

Yue Bailing and the others’ hearts shook, and they fell into a lasting daze.

It was as if they’d heard a fleeting legend or rumor.

“At the end of the day, our horizons are just too narrow…” Yue Bailing sighed.

The others were rueful too.

……

The night sky was clear, and the landscape was boundless.

Su Yi walked through the sky, toward a place called Parasol Tree City.

The place honored as the greatest Confucianist faction in the Profound Sky Realm, Profound Sky Academy, was built there.

Although it was a long way away, with Su Yi’s current cultivation, he’d arrive by dawn.

Although the Profound Sky Realm’s territories are far from comparable to the Netherworld, it’s still one of the Wilds’ subsidiary worlds. The spiritual energy is dense, and its natural order is complete and intact. It’s enough to support the full extent of the Profound Dao…

With my current cultivation, all I need to do is take my time and cultivate quietly for a while and I’ll smoothly enter the late-stage Profound Illumination Realm.

Unfortunately, condensing Grand Dao Laws isn’t the sort of thing that happens overnight.

…As Su Yi rushed along, he pondered.

He’d long since condensed the Mysterious Truths of the Apex of Genesis into the Laws of the Apex of Genesis.

However, he’d only achieved minor success, and he was still some distance away from true mastery.

That aside, his grasp of the mysteries of reincarnation was proceeding extremely slowly. Even now, he couldn’t even really say he’d even peered through the threshold.

No matter what, I have to master the Laws of the Apex of Genesis while I’m still in the Profound Illumination Realm. Otherwise, it’ll have a negative impact on my ability to condense Profound Serenity Dao Platforms in the Profound Serenity Realm.

As for the profundities of reincarnation? I’ll just have to slowly wear away at them. There’s no rushing it.

The Profound Illumination Realm was only the foundational stage of the Profound Dao. All he needed to do was temper his cultivation base until he reached the peak of the realm.

But Profound Serenity was the core of the Profound Dao; upon reaching it, he'd need to proceed with the utmost caution. Otherwise, any mistakes were sure to influence his Profound Unity Realm cultivation!

Way back in his past life, Su Yi had already decided on his approach for his Profound Serenity Realm cultivation. It was unique, unprecedented, and irreplicable.

So long as he stepped onto that path, there was no need to even question it: he’d outstrip his past self with ease!

The only thing that gave him a headache was the profundities of reincarnation.

It was just too difficult!

Despite the knowledge and countless years of accumulations of his past life, and despite his mastery of “ten thousand Daos”, grasping the profundities of reincarnation was still extremely difficult. Every step forward was arduous.

Su Yi had a certain premonition that he could go into seclusion and cultivate bitterly for eighteen years without even crossing the threshold!

But Su Yi really wasn’t in a hurry.

Only three years had passed since his rebirth. He had plenty of time to fully master the mysteries of reincarnation.

The night gradually receded, and as the first light of dawn illuminated the world below, Su Yi saw the outline of Parasol Tree City off in the distance.

They said that if you planted a parasol tree, you’d invite phoenixes to roost in your garden.

A long time ago, Parasol Tree City had been known as the City of Phoenixes, and there were parasol trees planted throughout the city.

Whenever the flowers bloomed, they would cover the entire city in a boundless sea of flowers. It was one of the most beautiful sights in all of the Profound Sky Realm.

And Profound Sky Academy, the greatest Confucianist faction in the Profound Sky Realm, was built in Parasol Tree City’s Phoenix Perch Mountain.

And Su Yi had come here to visit that very academy. He wanted to see whether that ancestor-level expert of the Confucian path, the old glutton, was still there.

His goal was to learn the whereabouts of his second disciple, Jing Xing.

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