First Immortal of the Sword

Chapter 1812 - Keenly Contested

The ruins of the Dragon Palace were a massive hidden realm separate from the outside world.

Here, everything was barren, bleak, and dilapidated. It was like an abandoned world.

They couldn’t even imagine what kind of catastrophe had befallen the Dragon Palace in the early days of the Primeval Era to have reduced their ancestral ground to ruin like this.

Su Yi shot through the sky, quick as lightning, covering tens of thousands of feet in a single bound. His speed was simply shocking.

Along the way, Su Yi thought back to Xi Ning’s message. He couldn’t help but rub his nose.

There was no denying that Xi Ning was really looking out for him. She didn’t want to drag him into their mess.

But looking at it from another angle, didn’t that prove that in Xi Ning’s view, he lacked the strength to duke it out with Jin Zhuliu, Qing Xiao, and the other divine children?

If I were just a pretty face looking to mooch off a woman and I ran into someone like her, I’d cling to her with all my might and do whatever she pleased. I wouldn’t dare defy her... Su Yi’s gaze was a bit strange.

Xi Ning was from the God Domain, and her background was lofty and extraordinary. Moreover, she was an unparalleled Great Unity Stage expert in her own right.

Most impressive of all, both her disposition and her beauty were unparalleled too!

When tranquil, she was graceful, ethereal, and extraordinary, so beautiful as to make a man’s heart shake. Her beauty was enough to dazzle the masses.

But when she was angry, she was domineering, aloof, and contemptuous! She was like a sovereign gazing down upon the nine heavens and the ten earths.

Any other man would have been flattered and delighted if a woman like that were looking after them.

But Su Yi was different. He’d never liked relying on other people. He preferred to rely on himself and his sword, and he’d always disdained external backers.

He naturally didn’t want to mooch off anyone.

If I encountered those divine children in the outside world, I’d have to be cautious, but here in the ruins of the Dragon Palace... they’re the ones who ought to tremble in fright!

The depths of Su Yi’s gaze shone with contemptuous pride.

In the outside world, if the divine children disregarded the risk of divine misfortune and attacked with their full power, they really would be terrifying. After all, all of them had Great Profound Stage cultivation bases.

Even their servants were in the Great Unity Stage. That was naturally enough to fill one’s heart with dread.

Furthermore, in the outside world, Su Yi wanted to avoid revealing his identity. Thus, he wouldn’t use his sword or his power over reincarnation. That made it difficult to display his full strength.

But here in the ruins of the Dragon Palace, everything was different. He had nothing to fear, nor did he need to worry about revealing himself!

"The most ridiculous part is that they still see me as prey they can slaughter as they please..." Su Yi murmured to himself.

“Hm?” Suddenly, he noticed a shift in the golden communication talisman. Fan Zhui had changed course. Instead of drawing closer to Su Yi and Xi Ning, he was moving further away!

Don’t tell me he ran into trouble? Su Yi’s thoughts raced, and he changed course too, chasing after Fan Zhui.

From his current location, if he used the Tree of All Worlds, he could catch up to Fan Zhui within ten minutes.

......

Meanwhile, Fan Zhui was fleeing for his life!

After entering the ruins of the Dragon Palace, he planned to reconvene with Xi Ning immediately. He would never have guessed that, not long after he left, he’d bump into Divine Son Jin Zhuliu.

Just like that, conflict broke out.

Fan Zhui knew he was no match for Jin Zhuliu, so he fled immediately.

Fortunately, the Laws within the Dragon Palace were different from those of the outside world. Both the Great Unity Stage Fan Zhui and the Great Profound Stage Jin Zhuliu had to suppress their cultivations down to the Great Martial Stage.

Otherwise, the Laws of this place would suppress them!

This was what gave Fan Zhui the chance to escape. Were this the God Domain....someone of Fan Zhui’s abilities wouldn’t even have been able to struggle. The Great Profound Stage Jin Zhuliu would have wiped him out a long time ago!

Even so, as Fan Zhui fled, he took heavy injuries.

He and Jin Zhuliu were both currently in the Great Martial Stage, but Jin Zhuliu was a divine son. The powers and abilities at his disposal were extraordinarily terrifying. Fan Zhui couldn’t even begin to compete!

Jin Zhuliu’s voice resounded from behind. “Fan Zhui, I have no interest in killing a small fry like you. Come quietly, and I promise to give you a chance to leave alive.”

His clothes were whiter than snow, and he wore his hair up. He had an impressive demeanor, and a flying golden sword floated above his palm. His gait was neither fast nor slow, but his movements were extraordinarily quick.

He was gaining on Fan Zhui!

Fan Zhui, meanwhile, was already badly injured and covered in blood. His long hair was disheveled, and his face was deathly pale.

He completely disregarded Jin Zhuliu, gnashed his teeth, and fled with all his might.

“Hah! Impervious to reason, I see.” Jin Zhuliu shook his head disdainfully.

Before long, Fan Zhui’s expression shifted dramatically.

One terrifying figure after another whooshed toward him from all sides. They didn’t even bother to disguise their presences, so it was easy to discover them.

Shit! Jin Zhuliu’s subordinates are here too! Fan Zhui’s heart sank.

Jin Zhuliu’s voice resounded from behind him once more.

“See that? Flee all you like. In the end, it’ll do you no good. Compassion cannot save those determined to seek out their own demise. Fan Zhui, it’s time you gave up the struggle!”

Fan Zhui’s eyes glinted with ruthless light as he turned and fled in another direction. Meanwhile, he took out a golden communication talisman and transmitted to Xi Ning, “Young Leader, forgive me for failing to meet you as planned. Whatever you do, don’t come to my aid. If you do, our enemies will surround you!”

Once he’d done this, Fan Zhui took a deep breath, then fled into the distance with all his might.

He refused to implicate Xi Ning. This was the determination an attendant ought to have.

As for his own life and death... Well, he’d never been afraid to die!

The only thing he found a pity was that he’d only just made it into the ruins of the Dragon Palace, and he hadn’t even found Xi Ning yet...

Perhaps this was what they meant when they said that worldly affairs were shifting and impermanent.

A group appeared in front of him with fierce momentum. They were Immortal Kings of Penglai Immortal Island.

Fan Zhui’s gaze focused. He cast aside his scattered thoughts and tightened his grip on his spear.

“Don’t fight to the death. You just need to slow him down!” Jin Zhuliu’s voice rang out.

“Understood!” The Immortal Kings nodded. Each readied their treasures and attacked.

Fan Zhui thrust his spear through the air with unstoppable force, breaking through all attempts to intercept him. In the blink of an eye, he’d broken through the Immortal Kings’ encirclement, scattering their ranks and sending them flying.

“This...” The Immortal Kings were astonished.

But as quickly as Fan Zhui broke through their encirclement, they’d still slowed him down momentarily. This gave Jin Zhuliu the chance he needed.

Kcch!

He flung his purple flying sword through the air, and it tore open a bloody wound on Fan Zhui’s back. Fresh blood gushed forth like a waterfall, and even his bones were visible, albeit barely. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

But Fan Zhui wasn’t at all concerned about that. He just fled with all his might. He was already badly injured, and he knew he had no hope of survival. All he could think was, the further I run, the better for the young leader!

“Hah!”

Suddenly, a thunderous voice rang out.

Fan Zhui whipped his head around to look and saw a glittering golden treasure tower descending upon him from above.

It had expanded until it was ten thousand feet tall. Firelight fell like rain.

Even just its sheer momentum left Fan Zhui feeling suffocated!

Yet he grinned, then tossed a purple talisman into the air.

Boom!

The purple talisman transformed into calamitous electric power. It swept through the sky, sending the treasure tower flying.

Fan Zhui seized this opportunity to continue fleeing.

“Gongyang Yu!”

As Fan Zhui fled, he realized who’d just used that treasure tower to intercept him. It belonged to another divine son, Gongyang Yu. The thought made Fan Zhui’s heart sink.

“That must have been a talisman crafted by Divine Venerate Zhenyu, the patriarch of the Xi Family. The Epoch Laws within that Purple Soul Dao Lightning were truly extraordinary.” Gongyang Yu put away the golden treasure tower and furrowed his brow.

“He’s already been forced to reveal his hidden cards. He obviously can’t hold out much longer. Give chase!” said Jin Zhuliu.

“Got it!”

As the two divine sons conversed, they attacked with all their might.

That aside, their allied experts gathered around them from all different directions. It was as if a giant, inescapable net were closing in on Fan Zhui!

Shortly afterward.

A delicate figure shot over from afar and raised a fiery divine whip.

Divine Daughter Qing Wu!

She was a sultry beauty in a wide-sleeved dress, and her attacks were as quick as the wind. When she swung her whip, the sky shattered into pieces.

Fan Zhui roared in fury, waved his spear, and clashed with her head-on.

Crunch!

His spear shattered into pieces.

When that red whip slammed into Fan Zhui, it sent him flying, and it left a startling wound on his tall, majestic figure.

It seemed that had Qing Wu used even a little more force, she’d have whipped him to bits!

“I truly don’t understand. You’re merely a servant of the Xi Family. Why go to such lengths?”

Qing Wu gripped her fiery red whip, her charming eyes full of mockery and disdain.

Fan Zhui stood in the air, his entire body battered and bleeding. Blood poured non-stop, and he was injured to the brink of death.

But his back was perfectly straight.

Still, when he looked around him, he couldn’t help but sigh.

Divine sons Jin Zhuliu and Gongyang Yu were rushing toward him, and other powerful presences were gathering around him from further away.

There was no doubt about it. Fan Zhui was thoroughly surrounded. There was nowhere left to run!

“Don’t kill him. We can use him as bait to lure out Xi Ning and Li Xuanjun,” Jin Zhuliu said leisurely.

Fan Zhui’s heart sank. Just as I thought. I’m not their goal at all. They’re after the young leader and Fellow Daoist Li!

“That works too. Let’s capture him first, then. We can deal with him after Qing Xiao and Qin Jianshu get here,” Qing Wu said with a charming smile.

She shook her wrist, and that fiery red whip shot through the air and swept toward Fan Zhui.

But Fan Zhui wasn’t scared in the slightest. He’d long since realized that he was unlikely to escape disaster. What was there to fear?

But... Even if he died, he had to drag some of his enemies down with him to pave his young leader’s path!

When Qing Wu attacked, Fan Zhui attacked too.

Suddenly, a startling boom resounded from his battered, blood-soaked, majestic frame, and his essence, qi, and spirit burned. He’d undone the seal on his cultivation, which instantly soared to new heights.

Fan Zhui had cast all caution to the wind. He no longer repressed his cultivation base. This was the full extent of his strength!