First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1649 - Fellow Daoist Su, Please Go to Your Death!

“You’re just an Immortal Lord, yet here you are, stirring up discord and insulting everyone in the Seventh Gate of Heaven. You simply deserve death!” The gray-robed, white-haired Immortal King’s gaze was sinister. “What of the big picture? The advantages and disadvantages? We understand the situation far better than you! One more word out of turn, and I’ll kill you as a warning to the others!”

His cold, cruel voice echoed throughout heaven and earth.

Zhang Lin sat there in a pool of blood, his hair disheveled. He threw back his head and laughed. “I’m not afraid to die. I’ve decided to rebuke you, so I’ll keep going until I’m satisfied!”

The white-haired Immortal King didn’t hesitate to attack. He was intent on killing Zhang Lin, but Madam Xiangyun stopped him.

“He isn’t wrong, is he?” Madam Xiangyun said icily. “You’d kill him so lightly? You sure are impressive, Wu Zhengqian!”

“Xiangyun, any more nonsense, and don’t blame us for our poor manners!!” The Immortal King in question, Wu Zhengqian, growled.

The other Immortal Kings’ expressions were decidedly cold and unfriendly too. All of them glared at Madam Xiangyun.

When he saw that conflict was about to break out, Garrison Master Shen Qingshi finally broke his silence. “Enough!”

He had a majestic, imposing look on his face, and a single word was enough to quell all other voices.

He looked at Pei Hongjing and said, “Brother Pei, as you can see, the people of the Seventh Gate of Heaven have made their positions clear. Furthermore, your high elder is currently in the enemies’ hands. What do you have to say?”

Pei Hongjing said coldly, “Is that a threat?”

Shen Qingshi furrowed his brow. “As experts of the Immortal Realm, we ought to consider the big picture. Sometimes, we have no choice but to make sacrifices!”

He swept his gaze across the area, then looked at Su Yi. “Fellow Daoist Su, you’re an extraordinary talent with heaven-defying aptitude, a magnanimous spirit, and valiant courage. I hope that you can set aside your self-interest out of consideration for the bigger picture and the well-being of everyone in the Seventh Gate of Heaven!

“Do so, and you’ll save the lives of a group of our fellows unfortunate enough to have fallen into enemy hands. You’ll also prevent unnecessary bloodshed and conflict in the Seventh Gate of heaven!”

His expression was increasingly solemn. “Fellow Daoist Su, I hope you’ll agree to make this sacrifice of your own accord. For the sake of the Seventh Gate of Heaven, please... Go to your death!”

When he’d said his piece, Shen Qingshi faced Su Yi and bowed deeply, an ashamed look on his face.

His righteous facade enraged Pei Hongjing and Madam Xiangyun to the point that their lungs almost burst, and their hearts sank. They found this unprecedentedly absurd.

And infuriating!

But the other Immortal Kings’ spirits soared. They too bowed to Su Yi.

“Fellow Daoist Su, please sacrifice yourself for the Seventh Gate of Heaven!”

“Fellow Daoist Su, please do this for us!”

“Fellow Daoist Su, please go to your death!”

One voice after another echoed throughout the Seventh Gate of Heaven. Many of the distant onlookers joined in.

Zhang Lin sat there in a pool of his own blood, laughing like mad. “See! See how hideous they are? Hahaha!”

But no one paid him any heed. Everyone was focused on Su Yi.

Over in the demons’ camp, Yin Xiaotian and the other Demon Kings couldn’t help but laugh. “Hear that, you little wretch? They’ve asked you to die! Listen! This is how they truly feel!”

Their laughter was wanton and unbridled.

Su Yi casually put away his wine, then gazed at Shen Qingshi and the other Immortal Kings calling for his death. “You... have disappointed me.”

His tone was flat, without the slightest ripple of emotion.

“Su Yi, we’re acting out of consideration for the big picture and the lives of everyone in the Seventh Gate of Heaven. If we’ve angered you, we apologize.” The gray-robed, white-haired Wu Fengqian sighed. “But if you only care about yourself and refuse to consider the rest of us, well, forgive us if we intervene.”

He spoke indirectly, but his meaning was perfectly clear: “If you want to die with dignity, be good and lower your head! If you refuse, we Immortal Kings will just have to make you lower your head!”

Whoosh!

Madam Xiangyun and Yu Sheng shot out of the Seventh Gate of Heaven and arrived in front of Su Yi.

“I said it already. I won’t agree to this!” Madam Xiangyun said firmly. “If you want to offer Fellow Daoist Su in trade, you’ll have to get through me first!”

Shen Qingshi’s expression darkened. He bellowed, “Xiangyun, according to the rules of the Seventh Gate of Heaven, I am in charge of all negotiations with the demons of the Beyond. I order you to step back. Otherwise, you won’t escape punishment!”

The atmosphere was tense, stifled, and oppressive.

Madam Xiangyun was about to say something when Su Yi waved her away. “Fellow Daoist, you can just step aside and watch. As I said in my conversation with Fellow Daoist Pei last night, the Seventh Gate of Heaven has gone off course. Someone needs to get it back on track, and those responsible must be punished!”

“And now, I...” Su Yi swept his gaze across the crowd. “I can see who ought to pay for what's happened, so I’ll seize this opportunity and get it all over with at once.”

The crowd was so stunned that they almost thought they were hearing things. A Universe Realm Immortal wanted to fight everyone in the Seventh Gate of Heaven?

He had to be insane!

The Immortal Kings weren’t just there for decoration. They were far more terrifying than the Demon Nobles Su Yi had killed!

“You want to punish them? Hahaha, you’ve got quite the mouth on you, kid!” Off in the distance, Yin Xiaotian couldn’t help but throw back his head and laugh. The way he saw it, Su Yi was just a beast in a cage, no different from a lamb awaiting slaughter.

“You won't escape either.” Su Yi glanced at Yin Xiaotian.

The Demon King’s eyelids twitched. He suddenly realized that even now, this young Universe realm Immortal was extraordinarily calm. Something strange is going on!

Yin Xiaotian looked at Shen Qingshi and bellowed, “Hurry up and capture him! If we’re going to trade, you’d best hurry! Any further delays, and I’ll start killing the hostages!”

Shen Qingshi and the other Immortal Kings’ expressions shifted. Now, when they looked at Su Yi, their eyes were full of unconcealed murderous intent.

“I’d like to see you try it!” Madam Xiangyun and Pei Hongjing stood in front of Su Yi.

“I'm the one in charge of the Seventh Gate of Heaven. If you two stubbornly refuse to obey my orders, don’t blame me for my poor manners!” Shen Qingshi snorted coldly, then walked off the Cloudy Dome Immortal Platform.

He slipped a mottled, ancient formation disc from his sleeves and poured all of his power into it.

Boom!

The formation disc lit up, producing a strange rumbling. The power of countless Laws descended and gathered around Shen Qingshi, making him seem like a sovereign presiding over heaven’s will!

“The Immortal Laws of the Stele of Heaven’s Will!” Pei Hongjing and Madam Xiangyun’s hearts sank.

This was a power only the garrison master of the Seventh Gate of Heaven could control. It was as if he’d taken control of the natural order, and it was terrifying beyond measure.

Only Sovereigns at the pinnacle of the Immortal Dao could contend with it. Those beneath that level couldn’t even fight back!

Boom!

Shen Qingshi attacked.

Supreme, unrivaled Immortal Laws transformed into a massive cage, suppressing Madam Xiangyun and Pei Hongjing.

Both of them stiffened. Their powers of the Grand Dao no longer heeded their call. They’d been completely sealed; they could barely even move a muscle!

Despite knowing how terrifying these Laws were, facing them directly filled their hearts with terror. It was as if they were fighting the Immortal Realm itself. How could they possibly be a match for it?

Even so, without the slightest hesitation, they tried to break free and escape with Su Yi and Yu Sheng.

But then, a calm voice rang out. “Allow me.”

As he spoke, Su Yi stood in the air. His hands formed a strange, old-fashioned seal in the air.

“Break!”

His words were like an invocation. He spoke, and the world obeyed. The cages manifested of Immortal Laws shattered in midair, transforming into a rain of light and melding back into their surroundings.

Pei Hongjing, Madam Xiangyun, and the others stood there in a daze.

Shen Qingshi and the other Immortal Kings were completely flabbergasted. All of them looked on in disbelief. How could a mere Universe Realm Immortal have casually broken through such powerful Immortal Laws?

Everyone felt caught off guard. Their minds almost went blank.

“Strange!” Even Yin Xiaotian and the other Demon Kings were astonished. Over the years, the demons of the Beyond had waged war with the Seventh Gate of Heaven countless times. They were incomparably familiar with how terrifying the Laws defending it were.

Only Demon Sovereigns could contend with them!

None of them would have anticipated that a Universe Realm Immortal could break them with such ease. It was simply unbelievable! Unheard of!

“How is this possible?” Shen Qingshi furrowed his brow and struck once more without hesitation.

Boom!

He poured his power into the bronze formation disc, weaving the Immortal Laws into an enormous net that descended upon Su Yi.

The terrifying power of the Laws stung the eyes. It was like a deity had woven a net of heaven’s will. Even just watching it from afar, the Immortal Kings felt suffocated.

But when Su Yi saw this, he just laughed coldly and swung his sleeves.

Bang!!

The net split into pieces and scattered into a rain of light. It offered no more resistance than paper window paneling!

“How is this possible!?” Shen Qingshi cried out in alarm and fury.

The other Immortal Kings were flabbergasted. Right? How is this possible!? Those are Immortal Laws capable of keeping the demons of the Beyout of the Seventh Gate of Heaven! A power only Immortal Sovereigns ought to be able to contend against! How could some Universe Realm kid neutralize them?

Everyone felt as if their brains couldn’t keep up with it all!

“Senior Apprentice Brother, please stay calm. I’ll go seize him!” said an Immortal King in Daoist robes, unable to hold back any longer. He flew through the air and charged at Su Yi.

Mo Aoyuan!

An early-stage Miracle Realm Immortal King. He was from Cloud Apparatus Immortal Manor, just like the garrison master. He was both Shen Qingshi’s junior apprentice brother and his right-hand man.

His hair was graying despite his youthful features, and his Daoist robes billowed around him as his aura blanketed heaven and earth with incomparably terrifying momentum.

Most Immortal Lords would have been instantly suppressed, unable to budge, let alone fight back!

Even Su Yi felt the pressure bearing down on him. His skin went taut, and he sensed an imminent lethal threat.

Without the slightest hesitation, his eyes flashed, his sleeves billowed, and he shouted, “Suppress!”

The surrounding Laws of the natural order transformed into a mountainous tripod cauldron and descended.

“Dammit! How could he control...” Mo Aoyuan shrieked and visibly lost his composure, but it was too late. When the tripod fell, his Immortal King cultivation was completely suppressed, and he was forced to the ground, sprawled out in the shape of the character “大.”