First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 2498 – When You Lose the Dao, Your Helpers Desert You.

When the formation protecting the mountain split, a grand battle began.

“Die!” Wen Qingfeng swung his sword and led the other old monsters into battle with the Three Purities Daoist Court.

Unstoppable sword qi swept outward, and stingingly bright Unding Dao Light swept throughout the firmament with all-encompassing waves of destructive power.

“Get them!” Master God Yun He bellowed and led the Master Gods of the Three Purities Daoist Court into battle.

Kaboom!

Heaven and earth caved in, and the sun and moon lost their radiance.

The battle reached peak intensity as soon as it began. All manner of shocking, unheard of visions of destruction appeared over the battlefield.

This was a chaotic battle between Undying Realm Master Gods.

Pick any one of Su Yi’s allies, and you’d have someone capable of fighting ten others of the same level singlehandedly. Combined with their extraordinary tacit understanding, several of those enemies yet to reach the Nine-Tribulation died in a flash, bursting like paper window paneling.

Blood splattered the air. Desperate cries shook the heavens.

Treasures rumbled and collided, the sound intermingling with the shouting and roaring of the battlefield to create a blood-soaked vision of purgatory.

Heaven and earth caved in, and the sky collapsed. All of the Three Purities Daoist Court was in chaos!

Off in the distance.

Su Yi leaned back in his wicker chair, calmly taking in the brutality, chaos, and upheaval of the battlefield. All the while, his calm gaze didn’t so much as ripple.

From time to time, he even took a sip of wine.

“Die!” The River Child’s little face was utterly ferocious. He shot through the air, shattering the bodies of Nine-Tribulation Master Gods in a single hit. The tyrannical power of his palms ground even their fleeing soul origins to bits.

Meanwhile, Wen Qingfeng faced Yun Xiao in battle. Both displayed monstrous attainments in the Dao of the Sword as they waged war beneath the heavens, their clashing sword intents collapsing nine hundred thousand feet of sky.

Ji Heng, meanwhile, fought Yun He. He was using every card up his sleeves, but there was no way he could defeat Yun He quickly.

Because Yun He wielded a Taboo Treasure!

It was a perfectly cubical bronze seal about the size of a fist. Its surface was covered in strange and contorted Dao Markings, and it was wondrously powerful. It could effortlessly contort space and shatter the five elements.

All attacks collapsed beneath the suppression of its strange markings. Nothing could damage Yun He in the slightest.

The Greater Purity Seal!

Su Yi recognized it at a glance. This was one of the Three Purities Daoist Sect’s sect-protecting treasure, and it was known throughout the God Domain. It could shatter space, contorting the landscape around it, and it could restrict the Grand Dao. Its powers were wondrous and unfathomable.

Rumor had it that at first, the Three Purities Daoist Court had three such Taboo Treasures: the Greater Purity Seal, the Jade Purity Ruler, and the Supreme Purity Sword.

But no one had seen the Jade Purity Ruler or the Supreme Purity Sword. Apparently, not long after the Three Purities Daoist Court’s founding, its founder took two of the sect’s treasures with him to the River of Destiny.

Master God Yun He was indeed down to just a soul, but with the power of the Supreme Purity Soul, he could firmly suppress all of Ji Heng’s attacks.

Ji Feng would struggle to defeat him, but he’d struggle to defeat Ji Feng, too.

Su Yi wasn’t worried about it.

Way back when Li Fuyou was still active in the Boundless Battlefield, Yun He and Ji Heng clashed on numerous occasions. Ji Heng couldn’t necessarily take Yun He down, but he could hold him back.

Su Yi’s gaze shifted across the battlefield.

There was no denying that the Three Purities Daoist Court’s foundations were quite terrifying. Although several of their Master Gods had died, those still fighting were, without exception, elites even among Nine-Tribulation Master Gods.

As well as Wen Qingfeng and the others worked together, it would be difficult to defeat their enemies quickly.

And these circumstances made it easer for their enemies to launch killer attacks and break through their encirclement!

These were the foundations of a ruling faction.

Even if their formation broke, and even against Wen Qingfeng and the others who’d returned from the Boundless Battlefield alive, they had the strength to fight back!

Su Yi wasn’t at all surprised by this. Were this not the case, he wouldn’t have waited all this time to seek revenge against the Three Purities Daoist Court.

Su Yi stroked the armrests of his chair as he took in the battlefield.

He really didn’t plan to fight. For one thing, his wounds had yet to heal. For another, there was no need for him to join the battle personally.

“Break!” Suddenly, Yun He shouted.

Boom!

The Greater Purity Seal erupted with resplendent light, and a swath of stingingly radiant Dao Markings burst forth, shattering the surrounding skies and forcing Ji Heng back.

Strangely, the markings didn’t dissipate. Instead, they outlined a portal through time and space in midair!

“Gather quickly! We’re leaving!” roared Yun He. He fought with ferocious majesty.

Kaboom!

Elsewhere on the battlefield, the other Nine-Tribulation Master Gods of the Three Purities Daoist Court fought with everything they had, risking injuries and even death to reach Master God Yun He.

Wen Qingfeng, the River Child, and the others tried their utmost to stop them, but they couldn’t shake the Dao Markings originating from the Greater Purity Daoist Seal.

They didn’t hesitate to surround and attack Yun He, only for Yun Xiao to intercept them!

Heedless of the injuries he suffered in the process, he forcefully suppressed Wen QIngfeng and the others, fighting with all his might even when outnumbered.

In the blink of an eye, he was covered in wounds. His body was smeared with blood.

But his efforts created an opportunity for Yun He and the others to flee through the spacetime portal. In the blink of an eye, all of them vanished.

When Yun Xiao saw this, he oculdn’t help but look gratified. He threw back his head and laughed. “So, Su Yi, that’s all your plans amount to!”

He was surrounded and severely wounded. He looked utterly wretched.

But he obviously wasn’t concerned with his life or death. He was proud to have fought a fierce battle and succeeded in seeing his allies off!

Su Yi continued reclining in his wicker chair, not moving in the slightest except to say, “You’re celebrating prematurely.”

I’m celebrating prematurely? Yun Xiao’s pupils constricted. He suddenly realized that none of the old-timers surrounding him looked the least bit shocked, bitter, or angry. On the contrary, they were smiling coldly at him, as if they were looking at an idiot.

This… Master God Yun Xiao’s heart thudded in his chest.

Then, suddenly, he heart a heaven-shaking commotion in the distance. The firmament split, and time and space were thrown into upheaval. Master God Yun He and the others fell out of the spacetime rift, looking utterly wretched.

Yun Xiao’s expression shifted dramatically. He roared, “You sealed off the surrounding skies?”

“That’s right,” said Su Yi. “But this wasn’t my work. Someone else acted on my behalf.”

As he said this, one new figure after another appeared in the distance.

“Hahaha, it’s finally our turn to enter the stage!” someone laughed.

He was covered in blood, and his long hair was loose and matted, obscuring his features. The only thing clearly visible were the strange, taboo, blood-red markings surging all over his blood-red robes.

Divine Corpse Blood Robe!

This was the ruler of the Blood Curse Ruins, a terrifying entity shrouded in cursed power. He was mighty enough to strike terror into the hearts of even Nine-Tribulation Master Gods!

“We might not be going after that old bastard Dipankara, but crushing the Three Purities Daoist Court will be enough for now.”

An octagonal palace lantern floated into the air. It was dull gray throughout, and eerie, cold blue flames burned on its wick.

A sultry figure manifested from the flames and stood in midair. She wore a blue feather coat and a star crown. She seemed incomparably holy, but her figure was ethereal, and her features were indistinct.

Divine Priestess Celestial Rains!

Divine Priestess Celestial Rains was already ancient when Li Fuyou first explored the God Domain. She was a terrifying, legendary figure capable of suppressing others of the same cultivation!

“Crushing the Three Purities Daoist Court is a rare, grand occasion. How could I possibly miss it?” said a big-bellied, bald fat man with green eyes and a broad grin. His features were strange, even hideous.

But when he appeared, space contorted and collapsed around him, like a revolving vortex.

The Sky-Swallowing Toad Ancestor!

That aside, there was the one-horned, red-winged Ancestor Blood Lake, and several other old monsters of the same era as Li Fuyou.

Some of them had appeared at the battle of Skybright Mountain, too.

Now, all of them were here! They’d smoothly intercepted Master God Yun He’s spacetime portal, preventing him from fleeing!

“You…” Master God Yun He’s face was ashen. He finally understood why Su Yi was so fearless. Wen Qingfeng and the others weren’t the only ones he’d called here to take down the Three Purities Daoist Court.

There was also the Heaven-Swallowing Toad Ancestor, Divine Priestess Celestial Rains, and numerous other tough customers!

In stark contrast, the Dipankara Buddha, the Angler, the Severed Heavens Demon Master, and the others who’d worked with him to defeat Su Yi in the past weren’t even responding to his messages!

Now, Yun He couldn’t help but feel forlorn. It’s true what they say. When you achieve the Dao, others will scramble to help you. When you lose the Dao, all your helpers will desert you.

He finally understood why Su Yi was so fixated on keeping his word.

That was his Dao!

It was because of his reputation and prestige that he had so many friends willing to risk themselves to come to his aid.

Not even his enemies doubted his promises.

In stark contrast, he, the Dipankara Buddha, and the Angler merely worked together. They couldn’t really bare their hearts to each other.

In the absence of problems, they could coexist and call each other their fellow Daoists, but the moment someone ran into life-threatening danger, their allies would desert them.

No matter how hard Yun He called for help, no one in heaven or earth came to his aid.

“Going to such lengths to defeat us is practically bullying. Was this really necessary?” asked Yun He.

Earlier, he’d laughed and sneered at Su Yi’s arrangements, calling them paltry, but now, he looked as dejected as if he’d just lost his parents!

“Bullying?” Wen Qingfeng and the others couldn’t help but laugh. “Yes, that’s right! We’re here to bully you!”

They couldn’t even be bothered to argue.

These variables and conversations were but a minor interlude. All the while, the battle raged on.

When the Heaven-Swallowing Toad Ancestor and the others arrived, they worked together to seal the area off. Master God Yun He and his allies were thoroughly surrounded.

Back in the Three Purities Daoist Court, Yun Xiao was all alone, surrounded by over a dozen enemies. He was in even graver peril.

He was the first to fall, too. His body was blasted to bits, and his soul was eradicated.

In the last moments before his death, his eyes bulged with fury. Grief and rage were written all over his place.

From beginning to end, Su Yi just leaned back in his wicker chair, calmly taking it all in.

It was only when Yun Xiao died that he tilted his head back and drank.