First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 624: A Solitary Island

Ge Changling was Ge Qian’s master. Su Yi naturally had no reason to doubt him.

“Who took Wen Changtai and Qin Qing away? What was their cultivation?” asked Su Yi.

“Two Origin Palace demonic cultivators,” said Ge Changling.

Su Yi sank into thought.

They’d left yesterday morning. The two Origin Palace demonic cultivators were surely proficient at flight, but with their abilities, they’d still need about three days to reach the Sea of Chaotic Spirits.

Furthermore, he dared say with certainty that Chu Xiu had long since returned to the Sea of Chaotic Spirits.

Chu Xiu had once infiltrated the Immortals’ Sword House, and he had to know that Su Yi had already occupied the ruins.

When Chu Xiu failed to capture those closest to Su Yi, he had to have realized that Ning Sihua and the others had hidden in the ruins of the Immortals’ Sword House.

For Chu Xiu to have Su Yi’s former in-laws sent to the Sea of Chaotic Spirits likely implied that Chu Xiu had yet to make it into the ruins.

Su Yi found this reassuring.

The ruins of the Immortals’ Sword House were covered in the formations the Heavensphere Yao Emperor had placed there personally. Although countless years of corrosion meant the formations were severely damaged, they were still more than enough to counter a Spiritual Manifestation cultivator like Chu Xiu.

Besides, Ying Que, the black flood dragon, was there on his orders, protecting the ruins from outside. With Ying Que’s Spiritual Incarnation Realm cultivation, he presented an enormous threat to Chu Xiu even on his own!

This was perhaps why Chu Xiu had no choice but to rack his brains and resort to alternative solutions. He was trying to use Wen Changtai and Qin Qing’s lives to threaten them!

It seems I’ve got to rush to the Immortals’ Sword House,?thought Su Yi. He looked at the demonic infant, and something occurred to him.?If I bring this wicked little creature with me, won’t Chu Xiu be too afraid of hurting her to attack me?

The demonic infant occupied a transcendent position in the Celestial Prison Demon Court.

He’d inferred this from the Spiritual Manifestation Realm Tu Baizhen’s utterly respectful attitude.

Chu Xiu was an elder of the Celestial Prison Demon Court too. If he saw that the demonic infant was in Su Yi’s hands, how could he possibly act recklessly?

“I wouldn’t have guessed it, but it seems you’ll actually be useful, you little imp,” said Su Yi. He looked at the infant appreciatively.

He had no particular attachment for the infant; after all, he’d just picked her up.

Su Yi might not have even bothered if not for her extraordinary talent and her young age.

“And what about you?” Su Yi suddenly glanced at Hong Shenshang. “Why are you imprisoned here?”

He remembered that the former state preceptor of the Great Zhou was one of the Possessed! action

Hong Shenshang grimaced, then said in a low voice, “I’m from the?Darksky?Continent, and I have no connection to the Celestial Prison Demon Court.”

The Darksky Continent!

Su Yi looked thoughtful, but he quickly recalled. The Spiritmartial Marquis, Chen Zheg, had once refined a wisp of a Darksky Continent cultivator’s soul under his guidance. In doing so, he learned a little about the soul’s world of origin.

Apparently, the Darksky Continent had five Spirit Dao-level sects, but not a single Imperial-level orthodoxy.

“Honestly, we cultivators of the Darksky Continent are victims here too,” sighed Hong Shenshang.

“What do you mean by that?” asked Su Yi.

Hong Shenshang said somberly, “Bloodthistle Yao Mountain’s spatial tunnel was originally under the control of Darksky Continent’s factions, but not long ago, something happened. Cultivators of the Xuandu Continent’s Celestial Prison Demon Court invaded the Darksky Continent…”

According to Hong Shenshang, the Celestial Prison Demon Court was the hegemon of its world of origin, and it took them less than a month to defeat all five of the Darksky Continent’s Spirit Dao orthodoxies!

Naturally, the Darksky Continent’s portal to the Azure Continent fell under the invaders’ control too.

Even Su Yi couldn’t help but find this surprising.?This Celestial Prison Demon Court… sure is vicious!

However, none of this had anything to do with him, and he couldn’t be bothered to concern himself with it.

“Come on then. Let’s get out of here.” Su Yi led Ge Changling, Hong Shenshang, and the other captives out of the palace.

Then, he instinctively looked into the distance, where a thousand-foot blood-colored vortex hovered in the air.

Numerous portions of the spatial barrier already showed signs of damage.

It was like a wall had suddenly cracked, giving the Xuandu Continent’s demonic cultivators an opportunity to exploit. They dispatched their forces and had them cross over!

Su Yi examined the rift carefully for a while before determining that without Imperial Realm cultivation, not even he could repair the damaged spatial barrier.

Furthermore, he could predict that over time, the damage would only get worse!

If I weren’t in such a hurry, I could set traps here and wait for prey. I might even catch a few big fish…?Su Yi sighed to himself.

He had to rush to the Sea of Chaotic Spirits, and he couldn’t afford any delays.

If he’d had more time, placing traps here meant he’d catch whatever “fish” threw themselves into his net. Meanwhile, he could just sit back and wait.

By the time he returned to the outside world, darkness had already settled in.

Su Yi found Ge Changling and said, “Fellow Daoist Ge, please stay here a few days longer. When Ge Qian and the others get here, please tell them that I’ve already gone to the Sea of Chaotic Spirits, and have them reconvene with me there.”

“Got it!” Ge Changling straightforwardly agreed.

Then, without any further delays, Su Yi held the infant in one arm and blurred into a streak of light, shooting over the horizon.

It was only after watching him disappear into the night sky that Ge Changling got a chance to ask Qing Jin, ?“Earlier… Was it Fellow Daoist Su who killed all those Celestial Prison Demon Court cultivators?”

Hong Shenshang and the others looked at her too.

Qing Jin nodded. Then, Li Changlin stepped forward and explained the grand battle that took place on the surface in full detail.

After hearing the full story, Qing Jin and the newly-freed captives’ hearts swelled with emotion. They were beside themselves with astonishment.

“If immortals truly exist in this world, then Su Yi is definitely one of them!” murmured Hong Shenshang.

Everyone else instinctively nodded their agreement.

……

Beneath the night sky.

Su Yi used the Controlling Currents Evasion Art, shooting forward like a beam of flowing light or a gust of wind. As he flew through the clouds, he flickered in and out of view.

Since returning to the Great Zhou, all sorts of karmic entanglements have hindered me. I’ve had to rush all over, and I’ve yet to get a chance to get a chance to put my feet up. I’ve had no real leisure time, either.

It’s even disrupted my cultivation routine… And Chu Xiu is behind it all!

Su Yi’s heart surged with murderous intent.

He’d come to the Great Zhou in hopes of revisiting old stomping grounds and settling his Dao Heart.

The appearance of the Celestial Prison Demon Court had completely disrupted his rhythm. He’d been swept up into one crisis after another, running to and fro.

From the Cloudriver Prefectural Capital to Guangling City, from Guangling City to the Jade Capital, from the Jade Capital to Bloodthistle Yao Mountain, and from Bloodthistle Yao Mountain to the Sea of Chaotic Spirits…

Su Yi didn’t like this passive feeling at all.

One day, I’m sure to leave the Great Zhou. Before I do, I have to get all my affairs in order to prevent anything like this from happening again,?thought Su Yi.

He’d reincarnated to cultivate anew, and he pursued the Dao wholeheartedly. There was no way he’d stay in one place for long.

Should the day come that the Azure Continent could no longer satisfy the demands of his cultivation, he’d naturally choose to continue his journey elsewhere.

That aside, he still had to return to the Nine Provinces of the Wilds to resolve the enmities of his past life!

There were two things he needed to do first. He had to get stronger, and he had to arrange a place for those he cared about to shelter from the wind and rain.

…..

Deep within the Sea of Chaotic Spirits.

A temporary encampment stood on a solitary island.

The skies were dimly lit, and the seawater churned on all sides. Waves lapped against the shoreline, reminiscent of the low rumbling of thunder.

Chu Xiu stood at the highest point of the solitary island, dressed in black. His eerie green eyes gazed into the distance.

The Azure Continent’s spiritual energy was starting to recover. The Sea of Chaotic Spirits, a dangerous place to begin with, had undergone a shocking transformation too.

The endless waters were fiercer and more turbulent than before. Furthermore, numerous ancient ruins had re-emerged, resulting in numerous strange phenomena of heaven and earth.

Spiritual energy vortexes had appeared in certain stretches of water, and treasures long-buried in the ocean floor surged back into the world.

Ruins, treasures, recovering spiritual energy…

It was enough to make even experts drool. Numerous people came in hopes of good fortune.

Their ranks included martial artists of the Great Qin, as well as a few otherworlders.

This brought turmoil to the entire Sea of Chaotic Spirits, and blood flowed without end.

Chu Xiu didn’t care about any of this.

His only purpose here was capturing those connected to Su Yi!

When he first arrived here, he followed various leads and acquired lots of useful information.

For instance, When Su Yi lived in the Great Zhou, he was closest to a group led by Palace Master Ning Sihua of Heaven’s Origin Academy. This group included Wen Lingxue, Cha Jin, Mu Xi, Tao Qingshan, and numerous others!

During his time in the Sea of Chaotic Spirits, Chu Xiu had attempted to break into the ruins of the Immortals’ Sword House on numerous occasions.

But every attempt ended in failure.

There were two reasons for this:

First, the entrance of the Immortals’ Sword House was covered in terrifying formations.

Second, a terrifying Spiritual Incarnation Realm black flood dragon lurked within these waters!

“With the treasures in my possession, suppressing the black flood dragon won’t be difficult. The hard part will be breaking into the ruins… Fortunately, once?Wen?Lingxue’s parents get here, I might well be able to use them as hostages and create an opportunity to get in!”

Chu Xiu’s eyes flashed. “When the time comes, I’ll capture Ning Sihua and the others. They’ll be enormously useful when it’s time to take down Su Yi!”

He hated Su Yi.

Not even an ocean’s worth of water could wash such intense hatred away!

Suddenly, a respectful voice rang out from afar. A messenger was giving a report. “Elder Chu, we just received word that Wen Changtai and Qin Qing will be delivered here within two hours!”

Chu Xiu’s eyes lit up. “Pass on my orders. When the hostages get here, we’re to proceed to the entrance of the Immortals’ Sword House!”

“Yes, sir!” The messenger scampered off.

There were four Gathering Stars Realm dharma protectors, eighteen Origin Palace Realm deacons, and thirty-nine Grain Avoidance Realm cultivators stationed on the island.

Chu Xiu was confident that so long as they could suppress the black flood dragon, then use Wen Changtai and Qin Qing’s lives as leverage to open a path, their power was enough to take down Ning Sihua and her allies with ease!

It was then that someone sighed. “Fighting and killing, fighting and killing… What an exhausting way to live!”

Chu Xiu stiffened, then whipped around.

He wasn’t sure when he’d gotten there, but a figure now stood atop the nearby cliff. He was dressed in white and seated casually, his legs hanging into the air. He was fishing with a rod whittled out of bamboo.

He looked perfectly content.

However, Chu Xiu felt a chill course down his spine.?When… When did this guy show up?