First Immortal of the Sword - Chapter 2252 - A Spirit of the Natural Order
Chapter 2252 – A Spirit of the Natural Order
The head’s eyes bulged, and blood gushed from the stump. It was a hideous sight.
It belonged to Xi Qingsong.
According to Xi Jingshan, Xi Qingsong had been decapitated, and the other elders had been punished accordingly. If Su Yi wasn’t satisfied or had any requests, he was welcome to bring them up.
Su Yi just smiled and shook his head. Xi Jingshan was the leader of the Xi Family, and more importantly, he was Xi Ning’s father. Out of respect for him, Su Yi naturally wouldn’t say anything.
Ultimately, this was an internal affair of the Xi Family. He was an outsider, and it wouldn’t do for him to get overly involved.
Later that day, Qi Wei arranged for the entire Xi Family to pack up their belongings and every treasure stored on Skybright Mountain. Then, she, Li Sanjiu, and a group of Qilin Trading Company experts led them away. They were headed directly to the Eastern Victory Divine Continent to get the Xi Family settled in.
Xi Ning left with her family.
Last night, she and Su Yi had discussed their next steps. She’d go with her family for now and help them establish themselves in the Eastern Victory Divine Continent.
Su Yi, meanwhile, would continue to lie low under the pseudonym “Xiao Jian.”
Even though he’d revealed his location in the battle of Skybright Mountain, almost no one knew that he was now the Vice Palace Master of Qingwu Divine Court’s Wandering Night Palace.
This identity could help him resolve endless trouble, and it gave him an opportunity to focus on his cultivation and boost his strength as quickly as possible.
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“Now I can go, right?” said Lin Jinghong. She was worried about A’Cai, and she wanted to return to the Sea of Exorcism as soon as possible.
Su Yi asked with great interest, “Just what kind of good fortune are you two after, anyway?”
Lin Jinghong blinked, then said mysteriously, “You’ll know when the Dark Days of Legend are upon us.”
Su Yi was stunned. “Does it involve the mysteries of the nine abysses?”
There were two places in the God Domain more mysterious and taboo than all others. One was above the nine heavens, while the other was beneath the nine abysses.
The place beneath the nine abysses lay in the Central Divine Continent!
“You needn’t probe. Even if I told you now, there’s no way you could investigate further,” said Lin Jinghong with a laugh. She placed a jade-like hand on Su Yi’s shoulder. “After all, you’re just a ‘pitifully weak little Lesser God.’”
“…” Su Yi laughed dryly, then removed Lin Jinghong’s hand from his shoulder. “You have no respect for your elders. Going by seniority, you ought to call me ‘uncle.’ Even your father’s master addressed me as ‘Fellow Daoist.’”
“Trying to take advantage, huh?” Lin Jinghong. “Let me tell you, there’s no way I’ll ever consider you my senior!”
Su Yi laughed. “Then I’ll just take you for a junior.”
“….” Lin Jinghong smacked him in the shoulder, sending him staggering backward.
A moment later, she laughed; it seemed she’d vented her frustration. “Enough. I should leave.”
She turned and was just about to leave when she said, “Did you recognize that ‘little girl’ we saw earlier?”
The little girl in question instantly floated to the forefront of Su Yi’s sea of consciousness. He thought for a moment, then said, “No, but I suspect that she and I are irreconcilable enemies.”
The moment he laid eyes on her, he felt intense, instinctual aggression and murderous intent.
“If I’m not mistaken, that little girl wasn’t really a living human being,” said Lin Jinghong. “Rather, she was a spirit manifested from a taboo natural order of the Grand Dao!”
“A spirit of the natural order?” Su Yi’s gaze focused.
Lin Jinghong nodded. “There’s no small number of similar taboo lifeforms in the River of Destiny. They’re manifestations of natural orders of the Grand Dao, not living people, but they’re intelligent and self-aware. They’re extremely strange and terrifying.
“I suspect that that little girl reviles you because your powers of the Grand Dao are diametrically opposed to the natural order she represents. The two of you are like fire and water!”
Su Yi couldn’t help but frown. A spirit of the natural order from the River of Destiny? The manifestation of a power of a natural order diametrically opposed to mine?
“It seems that this too is connected to my power of reincarnation,” Su Yi said thoughtfully.
Lin Jinghong looked at him sympathetically. “So you’d best be careful. If a spirit of the natural order has targeted you, she’ll be far more dangerous than someone like Di E ever could be.”
She paused, then continued, “But you needn’t worry. Before the Dark Days of Legend arrive, those who’ve reached the River of Destiny will not be able to intervene in the God Domain’s affairs directly.
“Anyone who tries will be erased by the Laws of the present day!
“That goes for that ‘little girl’, too. It might have seemed as if she appeared on the battlefield yesterday, but in truth, that was just a projection. It presented no threat to speak of.
“Di E didn’t dare use his full power for much the same reason. He’s already taken half a step onto the River of Destiny. Had he drawn upon his full strength, he would have invited his Tribulation of Destiny. Assuming he’d failed to overcome it, he’d have been destroyed!”
At the mention of Di E, Lin Jinghong couldn’t help but sigh. “Ultimately, we’re the same. My cultivation is still too weak. Otherwise, forcing him to use his full power would have been enough to destroy him!”
Su Yi said casually, “In clashes of the Grand Dao, you cannot pin your hopes of victory on external power. I’m eager to one day use my own powers of the Grand Dao to kill Di E in a fair fight!”
Lin Jinghong wanted to say something, but then, she glanced into the distance, where Qi Wei was waiting. Something suddenly occurred to her. “What’s your relationship with that pretty little thing from the Qilin Race?”
Su Yi was stunned. A moment passed before he realized that Lin Jinghong was talking about Qi Wei. “Why do you ask?”
“Oh, it’s nothing,” Lin Jinghong said with a laugh. “But if I were a man, I’d be sure to make her mine! She isn’t just a pretty face. More importantly… she’s a true goddess of wealth!”
Su Yi couldn’t help but laugh.
“Don’t downplay it. The Qilin Race’s origins are far more special than you imagine,” said Lin Jinghong. “Their foundations are far, far more ancient than your typical ‘ancient’ race. All I can tell you is that their true ancestral home is not to be found in the God Domain.
She laughed. “Alright, that’s enough. I really ought to get going.”
With that, Lin Jinghong turned and left. In the blink of an eye, she was gone.
Su Yi took out a jug of wine and had a sip. Inwardly, he was pondering the existence of spirits of the natural order.
“Spirits of the natural order” were just incarnations of the Grand Dao. They were rare, but they existed in the God Domain too.
However, spirits of the natural order from the River of Destiny were far, far too rare. At the very least, neither Yi Daoxuan nor Li Fuyou had ever heard of such a thing!
Di E’s allies don’t just include Dao Lord Lu Shi. There’s also a spirit of the natural order… It seems their combined power is nowhere near as simple as I imagined… thought Su Yi.
It was then that Qi Wei walked over. “What were you and Miss Lin talking about just now?”
Su Yi said casually, “Mm. She said that you aren’t just a pretty face; you’re a little goddess of wealth, too. She said that if she were a man, she’d be sure to run off with you.”
Qi Wei froze, then snorted, apparently bashful. “I’m not so easily kidnapped!”
A moment later, she said, “How did you respond?”
Su Yi just laughed.
“Tell me!”
“I just laughed.”
“…” Qi Wei glared at him, then teased, “Fellow Daoist ‘Xiao’, are you planning to return to Qingwu Divine Court to keep playing vice palace master?”
“Yes,” said Su Yi. “After yesterday’s grand battle, the whole God Domain is watching the Spirit Firmament Divine Continent. It’s a perfect time to return to the Southern Flame Divine Continent. There, I won’t have to worry about trouble knocking on my door.”
Qi Wei’s smile faded. “But you killed Third Elder Ku Zhen and High Elder Yuan Shan. Aren’t you afraid your identity will be exposed upon your return?”
“Grand Elder Wei Zhong will help me cover it up,” said Su Yi. “So why should I worry?”
Only then did Qi Wei understand. “So, you had this in mind when you let Wei Zhong go!”
“It’s a pity, but this time, I’ve really got to take a trip back to the clan. Otherwise, I’d have loved to go back to Qingwu Divine Court with you,” sighed Qi Wei.
The battle that took place yesterday was sure to influence the trend of the entire world. Moreover, now that she’d found Su Yi, she had to go back home and tell her father and ancestor about it.
Su Yi was briefly stunned, but then, he reminded her, “Don’t tell them my identity in Qingwu Divine Court.”
QI Wei nodded.
That very day, Su Yi and Qi Wei returned to the Qilin Trading Company’s base in Divine Abyss City. There, they went their separate ways.
Qi Wei returned to her clan, while Su Yi and Wei Zhong set course for the Southern Flame Divine Continent.
……
Word of the battle at Skybright Mountain had long since taken the world by storm, stirring up enormous waves of uproar.
Who knew how many commotions resulted?
Di E and his allies had suffered massive casualties in this battle, and they’d left in abject defeat.
Even the ancient, legendary expert, the old hunchback, had fallen in battle! Three Nine-Tribulation Master Gods of different orthodoxies had perished! Even Di E had been brutally pummeled and forced to retreat!
This result was utterly shocking. Countless factions were astonished.
“It’s been one hundred and thirty thousand years since a Nine-Tribulation Master God last fell in battle, yet now, three of them died in just the battle of Skybright Mountain!!”
“Even a legendary, ancient expert like the old hunchback died. Who’d have dared to believe such a thing?”
…Even before the battle began, everyone was paying attention. Who wasn’t astonished now, when they learned the results?
And who could possibly have remained seated?
The cards Su Yi had displayed in this battle drew countless lively discussions.
The old man who refused to die, Divine Priestess Celestial Rains, the Heaven-Swallowing Toad Ancestor, Divine Corpse Blood Robe, Zang Wushu, Wan Zitian…
Every last one of them was a long-vanished, legendary figure, yet they’d appeared today, one after another. It was easy to imagine how great a shock that was.
And the mysterious spearwoman’s participation soon made her the center of attention.
She’d fought alone, brutally pummeling Di E. Her terrifying strength made even some ancient experts gasp; they found it unbelievable.
It was also in this battle that the populace realized just how terrifying Su Yi, the reincarnation of both Li Fuyou and Yi Daoxuan, really was!
Admittedly, he was only in the Creation Realm.
However, he had numerous cards up his sleeves and connections throughout the God Domain. His killer weapons were enough to make even peak orthodoxies quiver in fright!
After this battle, everyone knew that anyone who wanted to take Su Yi down would have to carefully weigh the consequences first.
This was exactly what Su Yi had in mind. He wanted to use the battle at Skybright Mountain to kill the monkey to warn the chickens and intimidate the entire God Domain!
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