Chapter 1782 - A Wise Man’s Oversight

The Kunwu Hidden Realm collapsed. It was like the destruction of a miniature world, and it created a shocking, earth-shaking wave of destructive power.

The purple-robed man stood in the sky, battered, bleeding, and wretched. His handsome face was utterly ashen. He’d been injured, and badly at that!

By the heretic who’d mastered reincarnation!

His gaze was sinister as he pointed at Su Yi. “Remember this. This lofty one is called Qing Xiao. Next time I see you, I’ll be sure to cut you down!”

Before his voice had even finished echoing through the air, he vanished.

Boom!

Dazzling golden light cut through the skies, wrapping around the two Immortal Kings of the Floating Mountain and shooting off into the distance.

Su Yi didn’t give chase. He’d known right from the start that he couldn’t kill the divine son with his current strength.

The reason for his certainty was simple. Qing Xiao was in the Great Profound Stage!

If Su Yi pushed Qing Xiao into a corner, he was sure to use all the power at his disposal, heedless of the consequences.

And Su Yi was far from strong enough to contend with a Great Profound Stage expert. After all, he’d yet to even become an Immortal King...

It seems that at least in the short run, even if those divine sons and daughters enter the Immortal Realm, they won’t pose much of a threat to me,

though Su Yi.

The gods had left divine misfortune to target and restrict the world’s Great Realm cultivators.

This was why people like Blood Firmament, Jiang Tai’e, Nan Pingtian, and Chu Shentong had no choice but to turtle up and hide. They dared not show themselves for fear of divine misfortune.

Similarly, even though the divine children hailed from the God Domain, so long as they had Great Realm cultivation, they couldn’t escape the effects of divine misfortune either!

Earlier, Qing Xiao might have seemed pathetically wretched, but even after he was badly injured, he resisted the urge to use his full Great Profound Stage strength. Why? Simple! He was afraid of divine misfortune! Any mishaps would severely impact his plans to become a god.

Given the circumstances, what need did Su Yi have to fear the threat of the divine children?

I just wonder why that golden jade tripod cauldron triggered Li Fuyou’s Dao Imprint like that...

Su Yi pondered.

Don’t tell me that during the Primeval Era, after Li Fuyou left the Immortal Realm to explore the River of Epochs, he clashed with the original owner of that cauldron?

It seems entirely possible! After all, there’s no way my fifth incarnation’s Dao Imprint would react for no reason!

Earlier, Su Yi chose to fight Divine Son Qing Xiao in part because he wanted to seize the opportunity to potentially awaken Li Fuyou’s Dao Imprint.

Alas, in the end, this goal was never realized.

Forget it. I should just leave.

Without any further thought, Su Yi put away the Sword of the Human Realm and floated off.

The night was nearing its end. Daybreak was imminent.

Su Yi headed east.

The Little Spirit Province was all the way to the east of the Immortal Realm, bordered by the Eastern Sea.

One of the Immortal Realm’s three great black markets, the Precious Gem Workshop, was located in the easternmost strip of the province, in an ancient city built along the shore:

Evening Fog City.

Su Yi planned to seize this opportunity to visit the Precious Gem Workshop and see if he could find Self-Renewing Soil, Five-Colored Earth, Nine Abyss Divine Spring Water, or other similar treasures capable of nourishing the Tree of All Worlds.

...

Four hours later, dawn broke, and the skies lit up.

As Su Yi rushed along, he suddenly recalled something.

The gods forbade the power of reincarnation. Thus, the divine sons and daughters entering the Immortal Realm weren’t just after opportunities to become gods. They were most likely tasked with eradicating him, too!

Given the circumstances, it was entirely possible that some of the particularly ruthless divine children would act without fear of divine misfortune!

𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

If I run into any divine children down the line, I cannot get complacent,

thought Su Yi.

He wasn’t

afraid,

but he knew he had to be on guard.

......

Meanwhile.

Qing Xiao sat cross-legged at the bottom of a canyon, tending his wounds.

The Immortal Kings of the Floating Mountain, Xiang Wu and Zu Yun, stood beside him, recounting everything they knew of Su Yi’s origins and accomplishments.

Before long, Qing Xiao understood just what kind of person was the opponent who’d made him suffer such a massive setback.

The reincarnation of the Eternal Night Immortal Sovereign! The man who’d once dominated the Immortal Realm, the mightiest Great Realm expert beneath the heavens!

His attainments in the Dao of the Sword would have dazzled any era he’d appeared in!

Although Su Yi was now just an Immortal Lord, he’d slaughtered numerous Immortal Kings, and he’d single-handedly crushed the entire Church of All Spirits!!

Even Qing Xiao couldn’t help but be stunned by this glorious list of accomplishments.

The God Domain he hailed from was also home to countless immortals, but he’d never heard of an Immortal Lord capable of slaughtering Immortal Kings as if they were nothing.

And that was before even factoring in the heaven-defying strength he’d witnessed firsthand in the earlier battle. Su Yi could even threaten the lives of Great Martial Stage experts!!

“Those who control the power of reincarnation really are heretics. It’s no wonder the gods do not tolerate them!” Qing Xiao’s eyes flashed.

Moments later, his expression shifted. He shot to his feet, then disappeared.

About fifteen minutes later, Qing Xiao stood in the ruins of what was once the Kunwu Hidden Realm. He scanned the area, but he sensed no sign of Su Yi anywhere.

“I miscalculated! How could I have forgotten? If I'd killed him, there would have been no need to struggle for opportunities. So long as I brought the power of reincarnation to the clan, I would've earned unrivaled merit! What competition, what search for good fortune? Ancestor Qing Di would have personally helped me achieve my goal of becoming a god!”

Qing Xiao gnashed his teeth so hard they almost broke.

No matter how much a wise man took into consideration, no one was infallible.

Earlier, he’d been so focused on avoiding divine misfortune and negatively impacting his chances of achieving divinity that he’d overlooked the rewards of snuffing out the heretic, Su Yi!

The thought that he’d let such a rare and precious opportunity slip through his fingers made Qing Xiao want to slap himself.

In the end, he let out a long sigh, then turned and left. Who knew how long it would be before he got another chance to capture Su Yi...?

He also knew that when the other divine sons and daughters descended, they were sure to set their sights on Su Yi too. The competition was sure to be fierce! That would make capturing Su Yi all the more difficult.

Ancestor Qing Di said that within ten years, the Immortal Realm will change dramatically, and the Chaos Dao Fruits of the present day will enter the world. When they appear, so will the road to divinity. Furthermore, the power of divine misfortune the gods placed in the Immortal Realm will disappear in a puff of smoke.

To the inhabitants of the Immortal Realm, this will be an unprecedented golden age. All experts of the Great Profound Stage will have an opportunity to vie for Chaos Dao Fruits, ignite their Divine Flames, condense Godheads, and attain divinity.

And doesn’t that apply to me, too?

Qing Xiao had learned numerous secrets from Divine Venerate Qing Di before departing for the Immortal Realm. For instance, Ancestor Qing Di told him that the opportunity to achieve divinity soon to arise in the Immortal Realm wasn’t the least bit ordinary.

If Qing Xiao seized it, he could condense a top-quality Godhead, and after he became a deity, he'd have no need to fear failing to become a High-Ranked God. He even had a shot of becoming the Master God!

This was a title that even deities longed for!

The Chaos Dao Fruit soon to appear in the Immortal Realm were far too rare and precious. Millions of years could pass without anything like them appearing. Thus, the gods had long since set their sights on them!

Thus, the gods had started making arrangements long ago, establishing forces in the Immortal Realm all for the sake of this fast-approaching opportunity to achieve divinity.

It was also for this reason that more and more divine children like Qing Xiao would soon descend into the Immortal Realm!

Qing Xiao didn’t even need to think to know that, if not for the power of the natural order restricting them, the gods would have taken action personally. There’s no way they would have passed up on this grand stroke of good fortune!

“Ten years! Even if I cannot kill that Su Yi within ten years, I have to get my hands on that grand stroke of good fortune and become a god!”

Qing Xiao gnashed his teeth.

......

Su Yi sat by the shore of a grand, surging river in his wicker chair, conversing with Daoist Master Red Cloud and Xing Que.

He quickly learned that they’d only recently arrived in the Immortal Realm. According to the two of them, there was now an all-but-uncrossable natural barrier between the Human and Immortal Realms.

For all of their abilities, they’d overcome endless trials and risked all but certain doom to arrive in the Immortal Realm, and they’d paid a grievous price for their success.

Qing Wan, Qing Tang, the Universal Emptiness Sword Buddha, Illuminating Emptiness, and the Antique Dealer were all still in the Eastern Profound Star Domain.

When he learned that all of his old friends were alive and well, Su Yi relaxed. Only three years had passed. Once he quelled the Immortal Realm’s unrest and established himself at the top, he could naturally usher his friends into the Immortal Realm!

“Ol’ Metal, take Red Cloud and Xing Que to the ruins of the Academy of Eternal Night. Set off immediately,” ordered Su Yi. “When you arrive, use this talisman to enter the Underground Palace of Seeking the Profound. Hide there for now and go into seclusion.”

Su Yi then passed a talisman to the white-robed Immortal Kunwu.

A storm was brewing in the Immortal Realm, and dark currents flowed beneath the surface. The situation would only grow increasingly tumultuous with time. Su Yi could already predict that the factions hostile to him wouldn’t let up. In the days ahead, more and more storms were sure to target him.

Given the circumstances, all Su Yi could do was arrange a safe place for those he cared about.

By himself, he wasn’t at all concerned about the wind and waves. Furthermore, given his abilities, if he wanted to hide, there would be nothing his irreconcilable enemies could do against him!

“Got it!” The white-robed Immortal Kunwu solemnly agreed.

That very day, he bade farewell to Su Yi and led Xing Que and Daoist Master Red Cloud away.

...

Two days later.

The eastern perimeter of the Little Spirit Province, Evening Fog City.

Su Yi took on the appearance of his ninth incarnation, Su Xuanjun, and put on long, white robes before entering the ancient, seaside city.

That very day, Su Yi used a transmission talisman to make contact with the master of the Black Dragon Market, the Red Dragon Dao Monarch. He ordered her to meet him in Evening Fog City as soon as possible.

After visiting the Precious Gem Workshop, Su Yi planned to venture into the Eastern Sea!