First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1482 - Joining Forces

Half a day later.

Azure Dragon Ridge.

Celestial Bi Ning stood in the air and gazed into the distance.

It was indistinct, but she could see the canyon enveloped in surging chaos mists and tribulation lightning deep within the ridge. However, she couldn’t see the canyon's interior clearly.

Naturally, she couldn’t see that terrifying cultivator of the Eastern Profound Star Domain either.

“Do you know his name?” Celestial Bi Ning retracted her gaze and asked softly.

A group of over twenty people stood behind her, a mix of men and women, all of them in the Nascent Divinity Realm. This only further highlighted her extraordinary status.

“I don’t.” Someone shook his head, his face full of lingering terror. “He was just too strong. He killed Nascent Divinity Transcendents with a snap of his fingers. His strength is completely unfathomable! Seven members of our camp attacked simultaneously and in full force, but he killed them all with a swing of his sleeve!”

As he recounted this tale, his entire body quivered, as if he were reliving that terrifying, bloody scene.

Celestial Bi Ning’s frown deepened.

He was just one person, yet he was domineering enough to monopolize the greatest good fortune of the Third Battleground!

Just who was this guy? And just how strong was he?

When the Domain Boundary Battlefield opened in the past, no one of any star domain had ever monopolized the good fortune of Azure Dragon Ridge. Yet now, someone from the Eastern Profound Star Domain had done just that. This was unquestionably domineering!

“Celestial, what should we do?” someone asked.

“Don’t panic,” said Celestial Bi Ning coolly. “That guy didn’t just kill our allies. He offended the other major camps too. None of them will be willing to just let this go!”

She’d only just said this when a beam of radiant light streaked over from afar.

These were a group of experts from the Northern Abyss Star Domain. There were more than twenty of them, and they soared in with fierce momentum.

Their leader was a tall, stalwart bald man in warrior robes. He carried a hammer swathed in lightning on his back.

Suo Yunshan!

He was a leading figure among the Northern Abyss Star Domain’s Nascent Divinity cultivators, and his status was incomparably lofty. He hailed from one of the Northern Abyss Star Domain’s top factions.

When he and his companions arrived, they didn’t rush to take action. Instead, they stopped in the air not far from Celestial Bi Ning.

“Fellow Daoist, are you here for that maniac from the Eastern Profound Star Domain too?” Suo Yunshan looked at Celestial Bi Ning.

“That’s right.” Celestial Bi Ning subtly inclined her head.

As the leading figures of their camps, both Suo Yunshan and Celestial Bi Ning had long since investigated each other’s origins.

“We can work together on this one,” said Suo Yunshan.

“Work together?” Celestial Bi Ning’s eyes flashed. “Let’s get a clearer view of the situation first. It won’t be too late to discuss a potential cooperation then.”

Suo Yunshan mulled it over. “That works too.”

The atmosphere was suddenly stifled.

Someone transmitted to Celestial Bi Ning, “This Northern Abyss Star Domain guy sure is cautious.”

“They say that Eastern Profound Star Domain guy slew twenty-six Nascent Divinity Experts in a flash, killing every last one of them in a single hit. It took no more effort than plucking flowers.” Celestial Bi Ning sighed. “Who’d dare get careless against someone like that? We’ve already suffered an enormous loss. We’d be fools not to learn our lessons after that.”

As they conversed, yet another group of experts arrived!

They too were from the Western Chill Star Domain, and there were more than ten of them.

The leader of the group was a man in a tall hat and old-fashioned robes. He carried a fly whisk.

His nwas Wei Huayang.

Regardless of whether you looked at his strength, status, or reputation, he was an unparalleled Nascent Divinity Transcendent not one whit inferior to Suo Yunshan!

“Fellow Daoist Wei, are you willing to join forces with us and take a trip to the canyon?” asked Suo Yunshan.

Wei Huayang swept his gaze across the group. “I can tell that everyone already understands how terrifying that mysterious Eastern Profound Star Domain person is. Seems towe’d best wait for members of the other camps to gather before we discuss an alliance.”

Suo Yunshan frowned slightly, but nodded nonetheless. “That really is the safest way to handle things.”

It wasn’t just “safe.” It was as cautious as could be!

Even if they just added up the three camps of Nascent Divinity Transcendents already present, there were almost sixty of them. Moreover, they had top experts of their level like Suo Yunshan, Celestial Bi Ning, and Wei Huayang.

Had this group formed an alliance earlier, they could have swept through the entire Third Battleground!

Despite this, they’d all chosen to just stand back and watch for now!

No one wanted to be the first to stick out their neck. They were afraid others would use them as a weapon, and they viewed Su Yi with dread and trepidation, too. They weren’t willing to act recklessly.

That aside, there was an even more important reason: the others had yet to arrive!

When the snipe and the clam fought, it was the fisherman who benefited. When the mantis stalked the cicada, the oriole made out like a bandit. Here in the Third Battleground, their camps were all in competition with each other!

If not for Su Yi, there would have been violent conflict between the gathered experts, all in the nof accumulating merit!

Tslipped by.

Before long, three more camps of experts arrived.

Two were from the Northern Abyss Star Domain.

The other was from the Western Chill Star Domain.

The smallest consisted of just over ten people, while the largest had more than twenty members.

Add Celestial Bi Ning, Suo Yunshan, Wei Huayang, and their experts, and their group consisted of over one hundred Nascent Divinity Transcendents!

Furthermore, each of the three freshly arrived groups had a powerful top expert leading them.

Their names were Peng Mingqiao, Mu Qingqi, and Lei Kong!

“Who could have imagined that when the Domain Boundary Battlefield finally reopened after countless years of dormancy, someone from the Eastern Profound Star Domain would monopolize the Third Battleground’s greatest good fortune?” Suo Yunshan sighed.

Wei Huayang suddenly said, “If we restrict and mistrust each other, I’m afraid we won’t be able to take that guy down.”

Many others expressed their agreement with this assessment.

“I have a suggestion. How about our six camps work together? If anyone tries to play any tricks, they’ll becenemies with the rest of us!” said Peng Mingqiao, seething with murderous intent.

He had thick eyebrows, and he was built like a small mountain, with a fierce, valiant bearing.

The discussion continued as the group hashed out their countermeasures.

It might have seemed ridiculous, but these former enemies and competitors had now formed an impromptu alliance, all in the nof defeating Su Yi!

From beginning to end, Celestial Bi Ning remained silent. It was hard to tell what she was thinking.

Before long, the group decided on its strategy.

Mu Qingqi sighed. “Working together, our six camps’ combined strength is enough to sweep the entire Third Battleground. Yet we had no choice but to strategize and make arrangements, all to deal with a single cultivator from the Eastern Profound Star Domain. How much would people laugh if they knew?”

The others didn’t find this thought at all pleasing.

“He’s too strong. No amount of caution would be excessive,” Lei Kong said gravely.

The others nodded. Their opponent really was terrifying this time. Otherwise, what need would they have to join forces against him?

“Let’s start!” Suo Yunshan had long since run out of patience. “Celestial Bi Ning, we’ll have to trouble you!

According to their plan, she would be the first to take action.

“Got it!” Celestial Bi Ning nodded, then turned and shot toward the depths of Azure Dragon Ridge.

......

Celestial Bi Ning appeared before the canyon entrance out of nowhere.

She immediately saw the tall, thin figure seated cross-legged in the deepest stretch of the canyon. He was a handsyoung man in blue robes. His eyes were shut in meditation, like an old monk free of worldly desires.

This is that ‘malevolent god’ they spoke of? Celestial Bi Ning found this quite surprising.

She took a moment to steady herself, then stood outside the canyon entrance. “Disciple Bi Ning of the Western Chill Star Domain’s Highest Heaven Spirit Mountain greets you, Fellow Daoist.”

Su Yi silently opened his eyes, then gazed at the distant Celestial Bi Ning. His gaze was clear and calm, but Celestial Bi Ning instantly felt suffocated. An indescribable fear arose within her heart as she sensed the lethal threat.

The fingers of her right hand silently clenched.

“Do you have business with me?” asked Su Yi.

Celestial Bi Ning took a moment to calm herself, then said, “Experts of six camps, over a hundred of us in total, are now stationed near Azure Dragon Ridge. Their ranks include several top elites...”

But before she could finish, Su Yi said, “Just tellyour intentions directly.”

Celestial Bi Ning’s gaze focused. Su Yi’s calm dispassion only seemed all the more domineering!

She said directly, “Fellow Daoist, if you’re willing to take a step back and permit experts of our six camps to enter the canyon, we can pretend nothing ever happened.”

“Oh,” said Su Yi, his gaze as calm as ever. “Is there anything else?”

Celestial Bi Ning took a deep breath. “If you aren’t willing to make concessions, I’m afraid you’ll find it difficult to cultivate in peace here much longer.”

She spoke indirectly, but the threat was readily apparent.

Su Yi’s gaze was distant. “I can tell that even though you’ve cin large numbers, you're afraid of me. Otherwise, why bother coming here to discuss terms? Why not just rush in and kill me?”

Celestial Bi Ning didn’t deny it. “Your strength is terrifying, Fellow Daoist. That’s why we had little choice but to join forces.”

Su Yi subtly inclined his head. “I have advice for you. Would you like to hear it?”

“Please,” said Celestial Bi Ning.

Su Yi gazed at her and said, “If you don’t want to die, you’d best not provoke me. That goes for you, and for the others, too.”

Celestial Bi Ning froze, as if she found this hard to believe.

“That’s all I have to say. Watch yourself.” Su Yi shut his eyes once more.

Celestial Bi NIng’s expression shifted erratically.

She glanced down at her tightly clenched right hand. The fish-shaped talisman in her palm was quivering violently.

She then looked up at the young man in the canyon once more. “I’ll pass on the message, Fellow Daoist. I won’t leave a single word out.”

With that, she turned to leave.

Su Yi remained seated in the heart of the canyon.

But a talisman silently appeared in front of him. Su Yi’s brow furrowed slightly. He opened his eyes, stretched out his hand, and grabbed it.

Meanwhile, as Celestial Bi Ning made her way back, the look on her beautiful face shifted erratically. It seemed she had a lot on her mind.

In the end, she let out a long breath of turbid air, and her expression regained its typical calm.

When she left Azure Dragon Ridge and saw the experts of the other camps, she was just about to recount her conversation with Su Yi when Suo Yunshan smiled and said, “Fellow Daoist, we witnessed your entire exchange with that madman. No need to recount it.”

Celestial Bi Ning was stunned, but then, she seemed to understand. Her heart filled with fury, and she said coldly, “You were spying on me?!”