Chapter 1191 - A Sword Opens Layers of Cloud, Its Light Radiant

The layers of cloud were dense and heavy, and the rain poured down in buckets. As it clattered against the ruins, mist rose into the air.

Wei Heng and his three companions stood in the air, like gods descending from on high.

They gazed at the run-down Daoist temple in the distance.

“He actually fled to the Crane Fairy’s territory. Does he hope to request her aid?” Jing Feng’s brow furrowed slightly. His blue clothes swayed around him, and he carried a massive bronze mirror on his back. His entire body glowed with Dao Light.

“I refuse to believe the Crane Fairy would oppose us on account of a single trial-taker!” Wei Heng said indifferently.

His lean body surged with murderous intent, his eyes glinting like knives and shining with startling light.

He suddenly shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice booming like thunder throughout the surrounding area. “Crane Fairy, tell us where you stand!”

His words were forceful and straight to the point.

Within the Daoist temple, the Crane Fairy’s eyes flashed. “Are you aware of the consequences of what you’re about to do?”

“The Enforcers will punish us severely, that’s all.” Wei Heng said flatly, “So long as we avenge Shan Ning before that happens, we’ll have no regrets, not even if we die!”

The Crane Fairy instantly sank into silence.

How could she fail to realize that the four Custodians were about to go all out?

“Senior, didn’t you say that the First Custodian was sure to get involved?” the Heavensdeath Demon Empress said with concern.

“Err...” The Crane Fairy laughed bitterly. “I can say with certainty that Old Man Stargazer won’t remain a bystander forever, but as for when exactly he intervenes... that’s hard to say...”

The crane looked ill at ease, and she avoided the Heavensdeath Demon Empress’s gaze.

“It seems we really can’t rely on others to uphold justice on our behalf. Seems to me that the rules of the Graveyard of Fallen Immortals went rotten a long time ago!” Meng Changyun said indifferently.

Su Yi rose and put away his wicker chair. “You wait here for now.”

With that, he put his hands behind his back and walked out of the temple.

“Senior...” The Heavensdeath Demon Empress was about to continue convincing the Crane Fairy to help.

However, Su Yi said without so much as looking back, “Don’t make this difficult for her. She isn’t colluding with them, and that’s good enough as far as I'm concerned.”

The Crane Fairy sighed, then shook her head bitterly.

Meng Changyun said hurriedly, “Your Excellency Heavensdeath, you needn’t worry! Those Custodians are surely no match for His Excellency the Temple Master!”

He’d been there when Su Yi cut Shan Ning down, and he was full of confidence.

The Heavensdeath Demon Empress was stunned.

Is that true?

Outside the temple.

It was pouring rain, and thunder rumbled overhead.

When Wei Heng and the others saw Su Yi emerge from the temple, the killing intent on their faces intensified.

This was the person who’d killed Shan Ning!

“Just the four of you?” asked Su Yi. His bearing was leisurely, and he walked through the air as if out for a stroll. It was pouring rain, but none of the water dampened his clothes. He seemed composed and transcendent.

“Hear that? That bastard thinks there are too few of us...!” Meng Zhan grinned.

He was big-boned and stalwart, with a staff resting on his shoulder and an imposing, ferocious bearing.

“He’s grasped the secrets of reincarnation, and he slew Shan Ning with his Profound Unity Realm cultivation. The boy’s pride isn’t at all unfounded,” Huang Sanjia said somberly. “If that wasn't the case, we wouldn’t need to work together to hunt him down.”

Boom!

Suddenly, the sky around Su Yi split. Countless blood-colored vines surged forth, enveloping Su Yi in the blink of an eye.

The vines slithered like countless spirit serpents, wrapping around him and flashing with the power of the Laws. They were terrifying beyond limit.

At the same time—

“Go!” Wei Heng’s sleeves billowed around him as six purple stone steles soared into the sky, resonating with one another. It was as if six heaven’s gates had opened, suppressing Su Yi from above, below, as well as the east, west, north, and south.

Every purple stone stele was covered in mysterious lightning Dao Markings. They crackled with electricity and ripped through the sky.

“Hah!” The bronze mirror on Jing Feng’s back whooshed into the air, then suddenly erupted with countless blue divine flames, illuminating heaven, earth, and everything in between.

The blue flames were condensed out of the power of the Laws. They seemed intent on incinerating the heavens, annihilating the earth, and refining the ground upon which Su Yi stood.

“Suppress!” Meng Zhan suddenly raised and thrust the staff resting on his shoulder.

Boom!

Mountain after mountain of white bone rose from the ground, putting pressure on the skies as they bore down on Su Yi.

“Success!” Huang Sanjia laughed.

When they conversed earlier, he silently took action, unleashing a forbidden secret art to trap Su Yi in countless blood-colored vines.

Meanwhile, Wei Heng, Meng Zhan, and Jing Feng each unleashed the strongest methods at their disposal to thoroughly suppress Su Yi.

This entire series of actions all happened in a flash, and it was over unbelievably quick.

Within the Daoist temple, the Heavensdeath Demon Empress’s delicate frame stiffened, and her expression shifted dramatically.

“What——!?” Meng Changyun gasped, feeling as if his soul had lost his body.

Too terrifying!

They were obviously still talking things over just moments prior, yet a crisis erupted just like that. All of a sudden, Su Yi was surrounded and suppressed!

Who could have failed to realize that the four Custodians had come prepared? They’d long since discussed their approach: they’d bided their time until the moment was right, then struck like lightning to unleash a lethal blow!

The Crane Fairy sighed. She understood Wei Heng and the others’ dispositions. All of them killed decisively, and they had an abundance of combat experience. Every last one of them was utterly ruthless.

The moment they decided to attack in defiance of the rules, she knew they would do everything they could to destroy Su Yi!

This was unquestionable proof that Wei Heng and company hadn’t really let their anger go to their heads; none were complacent, and they’d planned this thoroughly!

Boom!

The dense layer of cloud churned as the skies were thrown into disarray.

The six purple stone steles rumbled as they suppressed Su Yi from all sides.

The endless blue divine flames surged, as if intent on burning the firmament.

The towering mountains of bone shattered the skies, relentlessly crushing and bearing down on Su Yi.

The countless dense blood-colored vines formed an overlapping cage, trapping Su Yi inside as they twisted like mad.

It was an unquestionably terrifying scene.

The crowd couldn’t even tell how Su Yi was doing. All their divine senses could detect was that Su Yi’s presence was under terrifying suppression!

With the possibility of complete annihilation at any time!

“That bastard must not have expected we’d attack so suddenly.” Meng Zhan grinned.

“It’s because we caught him off guard that we managed to suppress him before he knew what was happening!” Jing Feng smiled slightly, then used a secret art to circulate the bronze mirror. This made the blue divine flames surge with renewed explosiveness.

“We fought together, and we saw him as a mighty foe. He can find peace in that even in death,” Huang Sanjia said with pride. “After all, ordinary figures aren’t even worthy of our attention.”

“Don’t get complacent. He’s still struggling. When he can’t hold out any longer, remember to leave him with one last thread of life; we need him alive to pry the secrets of reincarnation out of him,” Wei Heng said icily.

The others nodded. Each directed their treasures and secret arts to relentlessly suppress Su Yi.

The entire stretch of heaven and earth showed signs of devastation, and the landscape was in turmoil.

This sight startled the eyes and shocked the heart!

“Detestable!!” The Heavensdeath Demon Empress was completely enraged, and her starry eyes frosted over. Her entire body erupted with murderous intent.

When the Crane Fairy saw that she was on the brink of exploding, she beat her wings. A swath of boundless white Dao Light swept forth, enveloping the Heavensdeath Demon Empress.

“No matter how angry you are, don’t lose control. I’d hate to see you throw your life away,” sighed the Crane Fairy.

The Heavensdeath Demon Empress struggled like mad, but it was to no avail. She shouted, “Let me go!! Death is nothing to be afraid of. Even if I die, I want to die with Su Xuanjun!”

Her matchlessly beautiful face contorted with madness, and she gnashed her teeth so hard they almost shattered.

But the Crane Fairy wasn’t moved. “Only a weakling would seek death at a time like this. The strong endure, lick their wounds, and live to fight another day. Only then can you get revenge.”

The Heavensdeath Demon Empress froze, stunned. Her chest heaved, and her beautiful face shifted. Her torment and agony would have been obvious to anyone.

“His Excellency.... His Excellency the Temple Master... will be fine! Nothing will happen!” stammered Meng Changyun.

His aged face was deathly pale, and his entire body quivered. It was obvious that he was panicking.

Yet he didn’t wimp out!

Furthermore, as soon as the words left his mouth, he gnashed his teeth and charged out of the temple.

Bang!

But before he could charge out of the temple, a swath of boundless white Dao Light blocked his path, sending him staggering back. He fell to the ground and landed on his butt.

“Don’t add to the trouble,” sighed the Crane Fairy.

Meng Changyun lowered his head, his voice raspy and full of grief. “I, Ol’ Meng, have always been cautious. I’ve always clung to life and feared death. The moment I swore to follow the Temple Master, I cast aside my fear, but even so, I can’t help him at all. I... dammit! I hate myself!”

He crouched, his eyes bulging as if about to burst.

The Crane Fairy was stunned, and she sank into silence. Custodians were violating the rules and attacking a trial-taker; this was an egregious crime to begin with.

What really left the Crane Fairy’s heart heavy was that even now, the First Custodian had yet to make an appearance, as if... he was tacitly agreeing to let all of this happen.

The Crane Fairy found this extremely unpleasant.

How can Custodians... act like this?

“Hurry! We have to suppress him completely!” Wei Heng’s cold, cruel shout resounded outside the temple.

Boom!

The sound of the Dao rumbled and boomed, and the mountains and rivers trembled.

Terrifying Dao Light tore through the dome of heaven, shattering the skies.

The four Custodians attacked with full force, holding nothing back.

Every last one of them looked murderous, without the slightest trace of any other emotional fluctuations.

But before long, a calm voice tinged with disappointment rang out. “Is that the extent of your tricks?”

It was just one light, airy sentence, but it pierced the rumbling sound of the Grand Dao and echoed throughout the tumultuous landscape.

The Custodians’ pupils constricted, and within the Daoist temple, the Heavensdeath Demon Empress and Meng Changyun suddenly looked up.

𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

“Hm?”

The Crane Fairy seemed surprised too. She looked over.

Then, beneath their disbelieving gazes, a streak of sword light suddenly shot out of the devastated ground where Su Yi now stood.

The light was dazzling as it soared higher and higher.

Countless blood-colored vines exploded, scattering a rain of light.

Bang!!!

One of the purple stone steles hovering in the skies split; a streak of sword qi bore right through it.

Immediately afterward, that same streak of sword qi tore through the blue flames blanketing the sky...

And the mountain of white bone blocking Su Yi’s path...

It was as if nothing could stand in its way. It cleaved through everything in its way as if it were made of rotten wood and arrived beneath the dome of heaven.

Boom!

The sword qi tore a hole in the dense black clouds blanketing the skies of the Black Blood Ruins. Dazzling light poured in, illuminating the formerly overcast landscape.

It chased away the darkness, bringing light to all of creation.

A tall, upright figure then soared into the air, standing beneath the devastated landscape, bathed in light, his blue robes fluttering around him.

Above him, sword qi filled the dome of heaven.

As radiant and glittering as the sun.