First Immortal of the Sword - Chapter 2281 - The Winds Blow and the Leaves Fall in Cloudy Heights Temple
Chapter 2281 – The Winds Blow and the Leaves Fall in Cloudy Heights Temple
Fa Zhen said hoarsely, “I truly don’t understand. We hid the fact that Ning Xiu had become our pawn so deeply. How… Did you find out?”
Su Yi laughed. He could tell that Fa Zhen was unwilling to accept this!
Indeed, Ning Xiu had fooled even him earlier. He hadn’t sensed anything strange about her behavior. Had the Rahu Yao Ancestor not brought it up, he could never have launched this operation on Cloudy Heights Temple in time.
Unfortunately for Fa Zhen, Su Yi naturally wouldn’t go into those details; he wasn’t going to sell out the Rahu Yao Ancestor.
“Those details aren’t important. It’s just as I said before the battle began. You lost because of your decision to reveal your plans at this Dharma Assembly of Warding Evil,” Su Yi said calmly. “Had you sought refuge in the Western Paradise Spirit Mountains before making this announcement, this disaster would never have befallen you.”
Fa Zhen’s expression shifted erratically.
Off in the distance, those desperate cries gradually faded away. Practically all of the fleeing monks had already perished. Those yet to flee instead shrank back in terror, not daring to act recklessly.
That was true of the guests, too.
“Do you really think we preferred to do it this way?” Fa Zhen sighed. “We originally planned to go to the Western Paradise Spirit Mountains before announcing this, but…”
He shook his head and trailed off. It seemed he’d accepted his fate.
Something occurred to Su Yi. “Did the Dipankara Buddha tell you to do this?”
Fa Zhen neither confirmed nor denied it. He just stood there and gazed woodenly at Su Yi. “Ning Xiu was just one hidden pawn. Even if Cloudy Heights Temple falls today… more and more unexpected disasters will befall you in the days to come!”
Su Yi’s eyebrows rose. “What makes you say that?”
Fa Zhen laughed. “You’ll understand when you’re dead!”
Before his voice had even finished echoing through the air, his whole body caught ablaze and erupted with endless radiance as he charged at Su Yi, his speed shocking to behold!
He was burning his cultivation base in a bid to take Su Yi down with him!
Unfortunately for him, Su Yi was already on guard. Practically the moment he attacked, Su Yi shifted through the sky and moved further away.
Boom!
A heaven-shaking impact rang out as Fa Zhen exploded, his whole body burnt to ash.
Practically simultaneously, his last sigh echoed throughout heaven and earth. It was full of bitterness and regret.
The lofty abbot of Cloudy Heights Temple had chosen to self-destruct, and he’d died full of hatred!
This scene shocked everyone present. The surviving members of Cloudy Heights Temple were all visibly overcome with grief.
But Su Yi wasn’t the least bit emotional about it. He gazed into the distance, then said, “Everyone, you can start the cleanup now.”
The beautiful face, Madam Mei, laughed. “We shall assiduously carry out your orders, Your Excellency Li Fuyou!”
With that, she and the other divine wraiths charged Cloudy Heights Temple and launched a massacre.
Desperate cries rang out once more, and fresh blood permeated the air.
Su Yi stood beneath the dome of heaven, drinking from a jug of wine. He just stood there casually and examined the Blade of Heaven’s Loathing.
The saber was fierce indeed. Even though he’d suppressed it, it struggled with all its might, unwilling to submit.
‘Second Brother Blade’ is indeed impressive. Unfortunately, it doesn’t suit a sword cultivator like me, thought Su Yi.
He’d grasped the Blade of Heaven’s Loathing’s wondrous applications in his earlier battle with Mo Ye.
First, it had shocking destructive power, and its murderous intent was incomparably dense. It was a true, unparalleled ferocious weapon, with viciousness far beyond the other Nine Mysteries of Chaos.
Only the Sword of Proximity could compare to it in this regard.
Second, the blade’s power could seal an entire area! It could lock down the Laws of its surroundings, trapping enemies inside. Once trapped, they were no different from fish encased in ice!
This power was, naturally, heaven-defying. You could even call it a taboo!
After all, sealing an entire area’s Laws was no different than opposing the natural order of the God Domain!
It was no wonder they called it the Blade of Heaven’s Loathing. The heavens loathed it, and gods and ghosts feared it!!
This power made it ideally suited for killing enemies.
Unfortunately, Su Yi was a sword cultivator. Even if he used the Blade of Heaven’s Loathing in battle, he wouldn’t be able to display its true power.
Sword cultivators tempered their sword hearts, while saber cultivators tempered their saber gall! Saber cultivators walked a more tyrannical, extreme, destructive path, so they strove for fearless courage!
Only a saber cultivator like that could display the Blade of Heaven’s Loathing’s true power.
However… Even though it didn’t suit Su Yi, he wouldn’t just give it away. He planned to put the saber into storage for now.
“What about those people, Your Excellency Li Fuyou? Should we kill them, too?” Madam Mei approached and said respectfully. She was talking about the guests who’d come to witness the ceremony.
The guests gathered on the peak of Frigid Pool Mountain panicked and trembled. All of them looked stricken. They felt as helpless as lambs awaiting slaughter.
Especially those among them who hailed from factions hostile to Su Yi. Their hearts sank into the pits of their stomachs.
Given the circumstances, how could Su Yi possibly just let them go?
But against all expectations, Su Yi shook his head. “Cloudy Heights Temple crossed my bottom line. That’s why I destroyed them. There’s naturally no need to kill the guests.”
The crowd instantly sighed in relief. Those experts of factions hostile to Su Yi found this hard to believe.
“You indeed live up to your reputation, Your Excellency! You know what should be done, and what should not be done, always acting within the bounds of righteousness. We are far inferior to you!” sighed Madam Mei.
Who else in this dog-eat-dog world would have simply let this end here? Who else… would have let experts of hostile factions leave with their lives?
Most powerful, influential experts sought to rip their enemies up by the roots. They would never have let anyone leave alive!
Such things were far too common.
But this only highlighted how unusual Su Yi’s approach was.
“In both my past lives and in this one, I’ve never implicated the innocent in my affairs,” Su Yi said calmly. “I’m not afraid of them opposing me in the future, either.”
He said this casually and forthrightly.
Prior to this, the prominent experts of sects hostile to him had only half-believed that he’d spare them, but when they recalled how Li Fuyou had conducted himself in life and Su Yi’s courage and magnificent demeanor, they finally believed him!
Everyone in the God Domain knew that Li Fuyou was a man of his word!
It was to the point that it was universally acknowledged that Li Fuyou’s promises were considered grand strokes of good fortune in their own right.
He always did what he said he would. Not even his enemies could dispute that.
“I dare say with certainty that even if those fortunate enough to have escaped with their lives one day oppose you, they’ll feel deeply conflicted about it,” Madam Mei said solemnly.
Su Yi laughed dryly. “I disdain using such methods to win people over, and I don’t care in the slightest whether they’re grateful or not.”
He spoke straight from the heart. This was a reflection of his code of conduct!
The battle quickly came to an end.
Everyone in Cloudy Heights Temple had been executed. Frigid Pool Mountain was completely smeared with fresh blood. Its slopes were full of scenes of devastation.
When the onlookers took all of this in, they couldn’t help but feel dazed.
The entire Southern Flame Divine Continent had been paying attention to Cloudy Heights Temple’s Dharma Assembly of Warding Evil.
At the assembly, Abbot Fa Zhen had declared war against Su Yi with complete assurance! They announced that they were using a meticulously prepared death trap to force Su Yi into an inevitable defeat.
How confident had Cloudy Heights Temple seemed then? They’d even proclaimed that this assembly would shift the entire divine continent’s balance of power.
Moreover, everyone in Cloudy Heights Temple would soon set course for the Western Paradise Spirit Mountains!
Who could have anticipated this ending? In the face of Su Yi’s sudden onslaught, all of Cloudy Heights Temple’s plans came to naught!
It was just like that famous ancient poem. “I watched them build their tower, I watched them invite their guests, and I watched… their tower crumble!”
It was easy to imagine how great a shock this was to the guests.
It was like a line of poetry.
“The cold glint of a sword, a frigid pool stained with blood. Leaves fall and the winds blow through the ruins of Cloudy Heights Temple!”
……
The curtain fell on the battle at Cloudy Heights Temple that very day. When word spread, it astonished the entire Southern Flame Divine Continent.
It then went on to send a wave of uproar sweeping across the entire God Domain.
The battle at Skybright Mountain had already caused a widespread disturbance. It was then that the God Domain first realized how terrifying Su Yi was.
Except that at Skybright Mountain, people weren’t astonished by his individual strength, but rather by his endless hidden cards and powerful connections.
They still thought of him as a Lesser God capable of killing Greater Gods.
However, the battle of Cloudy Heights Temple completely overturned this perception. Everyone was astonished to realize that Su Yi was already a Mid-Rank God. Moreover, he had means of killing Five and Six-Tribulation Master Gods!
This was unquestionably unbelievable and far too terrifying.
When the God Domain’s top factions learned of this, they were unwittingly horrified. They felt real pressure this time!
Su Yi was growing too quickly, and his strength was just too terrifying!
If things went on like this, who in the God Domain would dare provoke him, save for its greatest factions?
Admittedly, Su Yi had brought a pack of terrifying divine wraiths to help him secure Cloudy Heights Temple, but no one would dare to underestimate his individual strength after this!
……
Frozen Skies City.
“Xinlan, Sword God Su has already left. We should hurry up and leave, too. After the fall of Cloudy Heights Temple, the far western territory is no longer safe,” Bao Yun said softly.
Her impression of Su Yi had changed completely.
She was just upset that her terrible attitude had cost her her chance of getting acquainted with him!
“Mm, let’s go.” Zhong Xinlan nodded.
Before leaving the temple, she received a talisman from Su Yi and a message. He told her that if she ever ran into difficulties, she could rush the talisman, and he’d come to her aid immediately.
Zhong Xinlan had put the talisman away carefully. She now saw it as her greatest treasure.
……
Elsewhere in Frozen Skies City.
The top floor of a pavilion.
Su Yi sprawled out comfortably in a wicker chair, sipping wine as he watched Zhong Xinlan pass through the city gates.
It was only after her delicate figure faded from view that he ordered, “Have that dirty mouth watch over her on her journey.”
“Got it!” Madam Mei agreed with a smile.
“That mouth” referred to the gaping maw capable of devouring both heaven and earth. It, too, was an ancient divine wraith. Others called it “the Sky-Swallowing Daoist.”
Except for Su Yi, who referred to it as “that dirty mouth.”
“Your Excellency Li Fuyou, we retrieved the object you were looking for.”
A massive skeletal hand appeared out of nowhere and proffered a black alms bowl with a strange, mystical aura.
