First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1721 - Waiting for Prey to Fall Into Their Lap

One look at Gong Yuxun and Mo Tianjun’s expressions, and Su Yi knew that Qi Nie hadn’t told them who he was. Su Yi found this a bit confusing, but he couldn't be bothered to ask any follow-up questions.

The reason for this was simple. He disdained spending any effort trying to fathom Qi Nie’s thoughts.

Su Yi rose from his wicker chair and looked at Gong Yuxun. “I’m going to keep you in the Abyss of Dark Fog until I go get even with the Church of the Pure One.”

Gong Yuxun’s expression shifted. “What if I don’t agree to that?”

“Good luck with that,” Su Yi said calmly. “If you don’t believe I can keep you here, I can give you a chance to fight me.”

The pupils of Gong Yuxun’s beautiful eyes constricted, and austere, murderous intent appeared on her brow. “I am a descendant of the Gong Family. How could I possibly give in to fear? I’ve never been afraid to die!”

Su Yi’s gaze shifted inscrutably. “Try it, then.”

Gong Yuxun pursed her lips. A moment later, she attacked directly.

Boom!

Piercingly bright Dao Light exploded around her. The surrounding skies collapsed with a bang, and a mysterious diagram woven out of wind and lightning covered the entire area.

This was her Dao Domain: the Fury of Wind and Thunder!

Fierce gales blew throughout heaven and earth, and lightning poured down like a waterfall. Explosive, destructive power swept through the sky.

Gong Yuxun was like a ruler presiding over wind and thunder. Her slender, delicate figure was bathed in dazzling astral winds and explosive lightning.

And Su Yi was instantly confined within her Dao Domain!

But his expression was as calm as ever.

He brushed off his clothes and leaped into the air.

Clang!!

The Sword of the Human Realm took to the skies. Forceful, tyrannical sword intent instantly rose with it.

“Suppress!” Gong Yuxun flipped her hand.

Boom!

Heaven and earth turned. Wind and lightning swept forth like the tide, descending upon Su Yi in an attempt to crush his attack and suppress it completely.

But she’d severely underestimated how terrifying this strike was!

Wherever Su Yi’s sword pointed, the fierce gales collapsed, and a long, narrow rift tore through the Dao Domain enveloping the area. As Su Yi charged through it, the rift spread and expanded around him. Mere moments later, it broke into pieces!

The edge of a sword was now pressed against Gong Yuxun’s throat. A little closer, and it would pierce it!

Her face paled, and goosebumps rose on her skin.

That strike was just too tyrannical; it had cleaved through everything in its path. The domain she took such pride in broke like paper window paneling, and the threat of death was imminent!

There was no need to even think to know that, had Su Yi willed it, she would've died already, unable to even fight back!

“You’ve only grasped the basics of the Fury and Wind of Thunder. You’re far from true mastery,” said Su Yi, lowering the Sword of the Human Realm. “I’ll give you a chance, but if you refuse to take it, I don’t mind killing you.”

Gong Yuxun’s face paled. Suddenly, she asked, “Why spare me?”

“You’ll understand after I’ve gotten even with the Church of the Pure One,” said Su Yi.

With that, he turned his attention to Mo Tianjun.

The old man’s expression shifted dramatically. “If you’re truly willing to spare us, I wouldn’t mind staying in the Abyss of Dark Fog for a little while.”

Su Yi laughed dryly. “You’ve jumped to conclusions.”

Mo Tianjun’s heart sank. “What do you mean?”

Su Yi gestured to the giant in the distance. “You can live... if you can defeat him.”

“.....” Before Mo Tianjun could respond, the distant giant broke into a cruel, violent grin.

This is bad!! Mo Tianjun visibly lost his composure and turned to flee.

Boom!

An arm like a pillar supporting the heavens rose and slammed back down. Even just the chains wrapped around it were as enormous as a mountain range.

The sky exploded and split beneath the giant’s fist. Heaven and earth shook, and a flood of destructive power sealed off Mo Tianjun’s escape route.

“Break!” Mo Tianjun roared and attacked with all his might. He unleashed every treasure and trump card he had in reserve without the slightest hesitation.

But in the end, it was to no avail. The giant was like a barbarian god. In the face of his fist, Mo Tianjun’s resistance was as feeble as a mantis’s attempts to block a chariot.

Bang!!

The impact crushed him like a bug, and when the giant raised his fist, there was a ten-thousand-foot fist imprint left in the ground.

All that remained of Mo Tianjun was a bloody pulp at the base of the crater!

One casual punch, and he squashed a mid-stage Miracle Realm Immortal King!

His death was so brutal and violent that Gong Yuxun barely resisted the urge to shriek. Her whole body quivered with uncontrollable terror.

But Su Yi was perfectly calm.

The giant’s name was Huang Tuo, and he was the second-greatest expert in the Abyss of Dark Fog, second only to the sword-bearing ape.

“Bring her away,” said Su Yi. “Just find her a good place to go into seclusion.”

“Yes,” Huang Tuo said solemnly, his voice booming like thunder and shaking the surrounding mountains and rivers.

Gong Yuxun was despondent. She realized that if she wanted to live, she really didn’t have the right to refuse...

She wasn’t afraid to die, but she didn’t want to die like this.

If she lived, she might find out why Su Yi was so interested in the Gong Family’s affairs. How could she be stupid enough to throw her life away?

In the end, she silently accepted Su Yi’s arrangements and let Huang Tuo take her away.

Su Yi, meanwhile, decided to go into seclusion for a bit. When he finished, he’d go to Coiled God Ridge, finish pulling in the net, and end this once and for all!

......

Time slipped by.

Before long, seven more days had passed.

Coiled God Ridge.

The mountains were like a dragon coiled on the ground, towering and majestic.

The dome of heaven was shrouded in dark, leaden clouds. From time to time, bright red lightning pierced through the cloud cover, scattering blood-colored radiance.

Three camps of Immortal Kings, experts of the Church of Supreme Oneness, the Endless Swords Immortal Sect, Jade Firmament Immortal Palace, were gathered on a plateau atop the ridge. When they gazed into the distance, they could see the entire surrounding area clearly.

“What do we do if Shen Mu doesn’t come? Are we just going to wait here forever?” A blue-robed old man from the Church of Supreme Oneness frowned and said gravely.

Xue Hongshan, a mid-stage Miracle Realm Immortal King and high elder of the Church of Supreme Oneness.

The Church of Supreme Oneness had sent five Immortal Kings in total. Xue Hongshan was their leader.

“Better to stay still. Shen Mu is as crafty as a fox, and he’s full of schemes. His strength is heaven-defying, but as if that weren’t enough, he can command the strange life forms of the Abyss of Dark Fog. We have to proceed with the utmost caution, and we cannot afford even the slightest recklessness,” said an old man from Jade Firmament Immortal Palace. His hair was sparse, and his face was covered in dense wrinkles.

Tai Zheng!

The only late-stage Immortal Kings among Su Yi’s pursuers!

“That’s right. Better to wait for our prey to come to us,” a middle-aged swordsman in hemp clothing said solemnly.

Yu Wenqi!

He was a high elder of the Endless Swords Immortal Sect, a terrifying existence who’d condensed a Sword Domain.

“We’ve occupied Coiled God Ridge, and there isn’t a single strange life form within ten thousand miles. If Shen Mu dares come here, he’ll die without so much as a proper burial!”

Yun Wenqi’s eyes glinted with sharp light and seething murderous intent. By now, all of them had witnessed Su Yi’s strength, and they knew they’d fallen into Shen Mu’s trap.

The other Immortal Kings’ brutal deaths served as a warning. All of them understood that Shen Mu could control the strange life forms that inhabited the Abyss of Dark Fog to destroy them.

Like when Shen Mu used the Skeleton-Stripping Demon Butterflies to kill Meng Zhe and his allies at the silver lake.

Thus, these three camps chose to join forces, and they’d gathered in Coiled God Ridge to set a trap!

They’d placed numerous killing formations throughout the ridge, each with enormous destructive power.

Especially the Endless Sword Immortal Sect’s Allheaven Sword Formation. This was one of the greatest killing formations of the Dao of the Sword in the Immortal Realm, and it could easily kill even late-stage Immortal Kings!

On top of all that, the three camps had eleven Immortal Kings between them, including prominent experts like Tai Zheng, Yu Wenqi, and Xue Hongshan. Each had their own trump cards and killer weapons.

They were confident that if Su Yi dared come here, he’d struggle to escape death!

“An Immortal Lord forced us Immortal Kings to turtle up here. How will the world see us if word gets out?” Xue Hongshan of the Church of Supreme Oneness sighed.

The others’ hearts churned.

“Shen Mu is no ordinary Immortal Lord, and his origins are undoubtedly fishy. Anyway, killing him is our only hope of leaving the Abyss of Dark Fog alive,” said Tai Zheng. “Life and death are on the line. What does our reputation matter by comparison?”

“I’m actually most afraid of that sword-bearing ape,” Yu Wenqi said suddenly. “If he and Shen Mu are allies, we’ll be in real trouble.”

The others frowned. It was because of that mysterious ape that they were trapped here in the first place! He was the one who’d sealed off the exit.

“I don't think they're on the same side.” Tai Zheng frowned. “If the ape is on Shen Mu’s side, why hasn’t he attacked us yet?”

“It really is strange,” said Xue Hongshan. “But it seems to me that even if the ape does show up, we have nothing to be afraid of so long as we work together... We might be able to capture him and force him to open the exit!”

Several Immortal Kings’ eyes flashed; they were obviously tempted. It was true! If they captured the ape, they could easily escape confinement!

But then, someone said, “Seven days ago, Mo Tianjun and Gong Yuxun of the Church of the Pure One set off to join us here, but they still haven’t arrived. Do you think... something happened to them?”

“That’s...”

“I’m afraid that’s entirely possible.”

The Immortal Kings’ expressions filled with uncertainty.

“Let’s set that aside for now. I’m most worried that Shen Mu will realize we’ve set an inescapable trap for him here, and that he’ll be too afraid to show up and fight us.” Tai Zheng sighed. “After all, unless he’s stupid, he’ll realize that coming here would be tantamount to suicide.”

The others all felt stifled and dejected. It was true. What fish would be stupid enough to throw itself into the fisherman’s net?

Waiting like this was far too passive! If Shen Mu didn’t show up, all of their preparations and patience would be completely meaningless.

Unfortunately, this was the only option available to them. If they left Coiled God Ridge, all of their hard work would be in vain.

They’d considered sending someone to act as bait and lure Shen Mu to them.

In the end, they rejected the idea. The way they saw it, Shen Mu was so capable that he might well take the bait without getting caught on the hook!

They were waiting for their prey to come to them, but only because they had no other choice.

All they could do was wait!

They were completely passive!

Suddenly, one of the Immortal Kings exclaimed, “Hm? Hey, look! Isn’t that... Shen Mu?”