First Immortal of the Sword

Qing Wei shook her head. “No, there’s been no word from them whatsoever.”

Su Yi couldn’t help but find this surprising.

To the best of his knowledge, there was now no small number of divine children spread across the Immortal Realm. Their ranks included even top experts like Jia Yun, Wenren Qingyu, and Huo Jianfeng.

Don’t tell me they’re too afraid to act up after what happened at the Immortal Peach Assembly?

Su Yi most certainly didn’t believe that. Perhaps the divine children were cautious of him, and they might have chosen to stand back and watch from a safe distance for now, but there was no way they’d let up so easily. After all, many of them had come to the Immortal Realm tasked with killing him!

No need to pay them any heed. Even if the experts from the God Domain don’t let up, they’ll have to weigh the consequences of offending me carefully before they try anything.

As he pondered, he realized something. The Academy of Eternal Night was now the center of attention, the place where the wind and waves were fiercest. He was in attendance, so all was well, but what would happen if he left?

Would enemies seize the opportunity to invade?

That very day, Su Yi made a decision. He sent letters to the Sword-Bearing Ape of the Abyss of Dark Fog, Lin Feng, and the Red Dragon Dao Monarch.

……

The ruins of an ancient battlefield deep within the Abyss of Dark Fog.

The Sword-Bearing Ape rose and said, “Huang Tuo, Fellow Daoist Su has called for us. Get your things in order; we’re going to the outside world.”

“Got it!”

Huang Tuo’s hundred-thousand-foot terrifying figure appeared in the distance.

……

Spiritual Desolation Mountain.

Lin Feng was re-condensing his physical body before the Dao Manifestation Chaos Stele when he received Su Yi’s message.

After a moment’s silence, he got up, boarded the Sky-Covering Boat, and left.

……

The ruins of the Dragon Palace.

“Activate!”

The Red Dragon Dao Monarch extended her hand, and the thousand-foot Dragon Progenitor’s Cauldron rumbled and boomed. Firelight interwove, and the treasure shrank to the size of a fist and landed in her palm.

The Red Dragon Dao Monarch’s golden eyes shone with a hint of delight. Just as I thought. It was impossible for me to refine this cauldron before entering the Great Realm.

Just half a month ago, she finally welcomed the opportunity she’d been longing for even in her dreams. She’d relied on her incomparably mighty draconic body to overcome her Great Realm Grand Tribulation and prove her Dao, smoothly entering the Great Martial Stage!

If not for the Sovereign, I could never have achieved this.I absolutely cannot let him down. Once I’ve avenged my foster father, I’ll prove my Dao here in the Eastern Sea, rebuild the Dragon Palace, and recreate the past glory of the dragon race!

She’d only just thought this when she sensed something and pulled a talisman from her sleeves. Su Yi had given it to her to facilitate communication between them.

The Sovereign has summoned me to the Academy of Eternal Night? The Red Dragon Dao Monarch’s spirits soared. I, Chi Su, finally have an opportunity to work on the Immortal Sovereign’s behalf!

She set off that very day, soaring over the Eastern Sea and toward the Immortal Realm’s White Reed Province.

Along the way, she transformed into a hundred-thousand-foot, five-clawed red dragon. As she soared through the clouds, she startled countless immortal factions.

……

A month later.

In the Immortal Realm, whenever a new faction was established, it held an opening ceremony to announce itself to the world. Although the rebuilt Academy of Eternal Night wasn’t entirely new, they still had to have an opening ceremony.

On Su Yi’s orders, the Book of Karma personally selected an auspicious time. And that time was now.

The skies were clear, and the breeze was soothing.

The sun had only just risen, but tens of thousands of people had gathered outside the Academy of Eternal Night. A seemingly endless stream of factions arrived to witness the opening ceremony.

It was a lively, boisterous scene.

Within the Academy of Eternal Night, there stood a grand ritual ground carved out of white jade. Immortal Queen Liu Yun, Qing Wei, Immortal Kunwu, the Sword Fanatic, and numerous other prominent experts were waiting there.

The guests took their seats, one after another. The ancient Tang Family, Bluecliff Academy, and the pure lands of the Buzhou Mountains all sent their representatives. The Divine Fortune Teller and the Zhuyou Great Peng were there, as well as familiar faces like Tang Lingqi and Tang Bao’er. The bobbing sea of heads extended as far as the eye could see!

The opening ceremony of the Academy of Eternal Night would be held here. When the time came, Su Yi would personally announce the academy’s opening and deliver a speech to the world.

Dong——！

When the time came, the boundless ringing of a bell resounded throughout heaven and earth. The clamor of voices instantly died down.

The atmosphere was instantly solemn and austere. All eyes were on the elevated platform at the center of the ritual grounds.

The first to take the stage was a ten-foot ape with a sword case on his back. He had protruding lips and prominent sideburns, and when his eyes flashed, they glinted like the sharp edges of divine swords.

The Sword-Bearing Ape!

“Is that the master of the Abyss of Dark Fog?”

“That’s right. They say he’s a Great Realm expert who survived the Primeval Era!”

The crowd was in uproar as the onlookers whispered amongst themselves.

Of late, lots of information surrounding the Academy of Eternal Night had spread to the outside world. The most attention-grabbing development was that Su Yi had invited three Great Realm experts to watch over the academy. The Sword-Bearing Ape was one of them!

Immediately afterward, another figure appeared.

He was a young man in long robes and a tall hat. His entire body was shrouded in murky gray chaos energy, making him seem extraordinarily mysterious. This was none other than Lin Feng, the third of Li Fuyou’s disciples.

His appearance triggered yet another disturbance. Until recently, Lin Feng was unknown to modern-day cultivators, but all of that had changed. Not long ago, some of the formerly captive divine emissaries had spread word that Lin Feng was actually one of the most famous, unparalleled Sword Sovereigns of the Primeval Era!

Others had then investigated his accomplishments and background. By now, he’d triggered a widespread commotion; people spoke of him throughout the Immortal Realm. After all, he was an unparalleled Great Profound Stage Sword Sovereign!

The third to take the stage was the Red Dragon Dao Monarch.

She looked like a teenager, and she wore a plain black dress. Her long hair was tied up, and her eyes shone bright gold. Her entire body emanated a cold, imposing pressure. When she took the stage, many of the yao cultivators in attendance held their breath. They could sense their very bloodlines being suppressed.

This was draconic majesty. A dragon could intimidate all other lifeforms!

“Isn’t that the master of the Black Dragon Market?”

“I heard that she’s already undergone metamorphosis and become a true Great Martial Stage Red Dragon. Moreover, she inherited the legacies of the Dragon Palace of the Eastern Seas. She’s strong enough to fight even Great Unity Stage cultivators!”

Another commotion ensued.

Three Great Realm experts had appeared, one after another. Their bearing and prestige shook everyone here to witness the assembly.

After all, even top orthodoxies of the present day didn’t necessarily have Great Realm experts to oversee things. Yet now, on the new Academy of Eternal Night’s very first day, three Great Realm experts had taken the stage, each with an extraordinary background. Who wouldn’t have been astonished?

But the crowd soon looked away, their attention drawn to the next to arrive.This time, it was a young man in blue robes. He was tall and upright, with the relaxed bearing of a flowing cloud.

This was none other than Su Yi!

The crowd was instantly in uproar. All of the onlookers were excited, and they gazed at Su Yi with undisguised awe, reverence, and fervor!

After the Immortal Peach Assembly, Su Yi’s prestige reached unprecedented heights. He was now universally acknowledged as the mightiest Sword Sovereign in the Immortal Realm. Seeing him was like seeing the heavens!

They gazed upon him as if he were a god!

A living legend!

“Greetings, Sovereign Venerate!”

Without any prior discussion, all voices rose as one. The sound dispersed the clouds and shook the firmament.

This only made it all the more clear that Su Yi was like a monarch appearing before his subjects!

“Ol’ Brother Wang Ye, your current incarnation has already caught up to you,” the Sword-Bearing Ape sighed wistfully.

“This is what it means to be without equal in any era!” said the Red Dragon Dao Monarch, her gaze fervent.

Waves of emotion crashed through Lin Feng’s heart. There’s still a gap between him and my master, but he… really is already strong enough to force Great Profound experts to lower their heads before him….

He recalled Li Fuyou, then compared him to Su Yi. Gradually, the two figures seemed to fuse into one…

But unlike everyone present, Su Yi wasn’t particularly emotional.

He swept his gaze across the crowd, clasped his fist, and said, “No need for such politeness, everyone. I couldn’t have rebuilt the Academy of Eternal Night without your generous support, and I’m deeply grateful that you came to attend its opening ceremony.”

His voice spread far and wide, booming throughout the surrounding area.

“Now, I’d like to announce that the opening ceremony has officially—”

But before Su Yi could finish his announcement, grating, uproarious laughter resounded from afar.

“How could you begin this grand occasion without us?”

The crowd was instantly in uproar. Who could be so bold as to cause a disturbance at a time like this?

When they looked over, they saw a group approaching from over the horizon. Their leader was a man in bright yellow robes and a jade crown. He rose on a fiery spear, and his entire body emanated an all-encompassing, terrifying majesty.

A group of experts clustered around him, all of them emanating the characteristic auras of Great Realm cultivators.

It wasn’t long before someone recognized them.

“Divine Son Zhu Tianyou!”

“Those other guys must be his divine emissaries.”

The crowd was in uproar. Countless people were startled.

The opening ceremony had drawn attention from throughout the Immortal Realm. Yet now, at this crucial juncture, a divine son had flown in with a group of divine emissaries. They’d obviously come with ill intentions!

The Sword-Bearing Ape, Lin Feng, the Red Dragon Dao Monarch, and the others naturally realized that too.

“Just watch for now. Don’t take any reckless action.” Su Yi waved them back, then fixed his gaze on Divine Son Zhu Tianyou.

“Don’t worry. I’m not here to cause trouble.” Zhu Tianyou stood beneath the distant dome of heaven and laughed. “When I heard tell of this grand occasion, I rushed over to offer my congratulations. Surely you won’t take offense, Fellow Daoist Su?”

He was nothing but smiles, but his tone was flippant.

Su Yi cut straight to the chase. “Tell me why you’re here, or I’ll kill you on the spot.”

This light, airy declaration was simultaneously as domineering and tyrannical as could be.

An austere, murderous air hung over heaven and earth.

When the crowd recalled Su Yi’s glorious accomplishments at the Immortal Peach Banquet, they couldn’t help but rally.

So what if Zhu Tianyou was a divine son? That was nothing to be afraid of!

In the face of Su Yi’s blatant threats, Zhu Tianyou’s smile froze in place. A moment later, he shook his head and sighed. “Fellow Daoist Su, you’ve misunderstood. I’m really just here to offer you congratulations. Moreover, I’ve come with a generous gift!”

Zhu Tianyou stretched and laughed. “Of course, if you want to know just what this gift is, you’ll have to agree to something first.”

“And what might that be?” asked Su Yi.

Zhu Tianyou said solemnly, “First, you have to promise not to get angry.”

Seth's Thoughts

祝 (Zhu) is an ordinary surname, and 天佑 (Tianyou) is an ordinary name, but together, they mean something like "to wish someone the blessing of heaven." It's IMO a funny name for a divine son gate-crashing Su Yi's big opening ceremy.

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