Chapter 21: Surrounded and Besieged, the Sword Dao's Initial Display of Power

  This day, Li Yi had just walked out of the mountain cave. "Now that I have obtained the Lingbao and achieved Golden Immortality, it's time to return to Penglai for a trip. Having been away for so long, I wonder how Qingxiao is doing."

  Li Yi thought about this as he flew towards the East Sea.

  "Who, come out," Li Yi frowned and looked around, his eyes flashing with cold light. "Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless." Li Yi didn't expect that as soon as he left the pass, someone would come to look for trouble with him.

  "Everyone, get ready! The Sword Maniac has found us!" As soon as he finished shouting, dozens of Golden Immortals appeared in unison, presumably having just used some sort of formation to hide their auras and figures.

  If it weren't for Li Yi's strong willpower and penetration, it would be difficult to discover them so quickly.

  These dozens of Golden Immortals were also worried, originally wanting to launch a sneak attack, but they hadn't even made a move before being discovered. The formation that had taken countless thoughts to set up didn't have the desired effect at all.

  "Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

  The five lights and ten colors of the treasure flew towards Li Yi, these dozens of Golden Immortals all knew that Li Yi's speed was extremely fast, even the Great Luo Golden Immortal couldn't help but be caught off guard, so how could they dare to slack off, as soon as they appeared they immediately attacked.

  "Looking for death," hearing that loud shout, Li Yi still didn't know that this group of people had come specifically for him, a thread of murderous intent flashing in his eyes.

  A "swish" sound was heard as the Qinglian ancient sword flew out from his dantian and landed in Li Yi's hand.

  Looking at the rapidly approaching magic treasure, Li Yi sneered: "Since achieving the Killing Sword Path, I haven't had a chance to try it out. You two will do as test subjects."

  "Hmph, big talk isn't cheap, let's see how you dodge attacks from dozens of people like me."

  "Sword madman, don't be arrogant. No matter how powerful you are, after all, you're just one person, while we have dozens of people. This is called 'a minority cannot defeat a majority'."

  "No matter how great your skills are, today you will fall here. Be smart and surrender quietly."

  ……

  These Golden Immortals all shouted in unison.

  "Chant...", Li Yi's arm shook, countless black sword auras flew out of his body, forming small dark swords, thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of millions... The dense dark swords covered the sky and obscured the sun, everywhere was filled with small swords.

  "Go," Li Yi pointed forward, and these small swords lined up in rows, charging forward like a surging tide, quickly overwhelming the dozens of Golden Immortals.

  Those golden immortals' attacks were all broken through by the countless small swords that covered the sky, one sword couldn't break through, then dozens of swords would, if still unable to break through, then thousands of swords would... until they broke through.

  What's even more terrifying is that these small swords seem to contain Li Yi's will, pointing at them and continuously eroding and weakening the spiritual imprints left by those Golden Immortals on the treasure during the collision.

  "Ah, why has my magic treasure lost its power?"

  "What's going on? I, who was left with a mark of the Law Treasure, had it erased?"

  "Everyone quickly recall your magic treasures, Sword Lunatic can erase our spiritual imprints."

  ……

  Dozens of Golden Immortals who were besieging Li Yi were shocked and at a loss.

  A torrent of black swords quickly arrived in front of the dozens of Golden Immortals, who gazed at the surging sword energy and abandoned their attacks, desperately setting up defensive seals in front of them.

  But they soon became desperate, those dark little swords were unexpectedly fierce, not only extremely sharp, but also had strong corrosive properties, and the seals couldn't hold on for long, and were pierced one after another.

  "Hmm, hmm......"

  Those with defensive treasures were fine, but those without were miserable, being shot into beehives by the small sword, their souls destroyed. Even those with defensive treasures were now on the verge of collapse, regretting to death why they had provoked this killing star.

  Just as these Golden Immortals were in utter despair and prepared to close their eyes and wait for death.

  Suddenly, thousands of dazzling rays of light flew quickly towards this side, "It's here, the killer of Jianfeng has come, we are saved," a Golden Immortal exclaimed excitedly.

  Li Yi stopped his attack, and the sword energy that filled the sky disappeared. He stood quietly in mid-air, gazing at the streams of light flying towards him from all directions.

  "Haha, Sword Lunatic, you've finally appeared. I've been waiting for a long time," said a Golden Immortal wearing magnificent clothes.

  "Your Excellency, I don't think I've offended you all, why do you want to kill me and then be quick about it?" Li Yi remembered that although he had offended many people, there weren't this many, and they were all Golden Immortals.

  "You haven't offended us, but rather Lihuo Zunzhe, Qing Shan Zunzhe and Juyue Jianzun," said the golden immortal in brocade clothes with some admiration for Li Yi. He then told Li Yi about the kill order and bounty issued by the three Daluo Golden Immortals, not fearing that Li Yi would resort to any tricks with so many people on his side.

  Li Yi did not expect such a result, now he really became a wanted man, for that generous reward, everyone wants to kill him.

  "Hmph, since you all want me dead, then I won't hold back," Li Yi's eyes emitted a thick and intense killing aura.

  "Take action", said the Golden Immortal Huafeng.

  In an instant, thousands of Golden Immortals unleashed countless divine techniques and laws, their murderous auras and treasured artifacts creating a scene that was worlds apart from the dozens of Golden Immortals who had attacked Li Yi earlier.

  The surrounding space was compressed and issued a "squeak" sound, countless attacks like a magnificent meteor shower rushed towards Li Yi.

  Li Yi's expression was extremely solemn, and he deployed the "Sword Light Flying Wing" divine ability, stirring up two pairs of wings that ceaselessly dodged attacks. However, the number of attacks was too great, and still, attacks continuously landed on his body, causing Li Yi to suffer injuries unceasingly.

  "It won't work, at this rate we'll be defeated sooner or later. It seems there's no other way," Li Yi's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he relied on his superhuman speed to fly into the center of the crowd.

  The Huafu youth was a bit puzzled by Li Yi's action, but didn't think much of it, thinking that Li Yi wanted to use this to make the Golden Immortals have some scruples when attacking, to avoid their own people fighting each other. However, the control of the Golden Immortals was not something to be taken lightly, and with a bit of attention, they could handle it easily.

  "Nine-Colored Treasure Tower", Li Yi shouted loudly, a magnificent treasure tower hundreds of feet high appeared in the sky.

  The numerous Golden Immortals were still perplexed as to what divine ability this was when the colorful light on the treasure tower flashed, and several thousand Golden Immortals felt a wave of dizziness, their heads clearing completely, and the ongoing attack paused involuntarily.

  "The Nine-Colored Pagoda" this soul spirit technique has only been seen by a few people like Golden Eagle King, and they have never revealed it to others. Therefore, the people of Honghuang all know that Li Yi's swordsmanship is profound and his speed is fierce, but they do not know that he also has such a killer move.

  Li Yi used this divine ability in the Xuanxian realm, and it was enough to make the Golden Eagle King dazed for a moment. Now that Li Yi has become a Golden Immortal, this divine ability is several times more powerful. Even if he disperses his attack on thousands of Golden Immortals, they will all be stunned for a moment.

  "Chant..." Li Yi seized this rare opportunity to launch an attack, with countless small black swords flying out of his body and then combining along a mysterious trajectory.

  Soon, a black lotus of tens of millions of feet appeared in the sky, with a thick main vine and thousands of branching vines, covered with black lotus flowers, covering the entire space, even the sunlight dimmed, forming a black lotus space that enveloped all the Golden Immortals inside.

  The numerous Golden Immortals had just awoken, and upon seeing this scene, they were shocked. What kind of divine ability was this? Before they could even think about it, the lotus flowers suddenly detached from their vines and burst forth, shooting out clusters of black sword energy that killed many of the Golden Immortals, who didn't even know what was happening before they were struck down by the sword energy.

  The Golden Immortals, who had just awakened, began to frantically block the sword energy, their hands and feet moving wildly. However, as they continued to block, they discovered a terrifying phenomenon - they were unable to absorb even a hint of spiritual energy in this place. The more they used their magical powers, the weaker they became. Meanwhile, the black lotus flowers seemed endless, and every time one fell off, another quickly grew on the vines. Moreover, these lotus flowers could take root in their bodies, emitting sword energy to attack them from within. One by one, the Golden Immortals began to fall, and at this rate, it was likely that they would all perish soon.

  "Let's all attack those vines together. Without the vines, lotus flowers will never grow again," a golden immortal with a weathered face shouted.

  The numerous Golden Immortals didn't dare to slack off and frantically attacked the vines, but Li Yi's killing sword path was not so easily broken. The numerous Golden Immortals were disheartened to discover that the vines, which had been broken with great difficulty, quickly grew back another one, and these vines also began to join in the attack, starting to strangle everyone. In an instant, the speed of death and injury greatly accelerated.

  The Slaughter Sword Dao not only contains all of Li Yi's moves, but also integrates Li Yi's understanding of slaughter, reaching the realm of natural Taoism. The lotus-like appearance is just one manifestation of the Slaughter Sword Dao, and as long as Li Yi wants to, it can transform into countless other forms. However, this body of Li Yi itself was transformed from a twelve-product green lotus, and the sword he wore was also an ancient green lotus sword. Li Yi's research on the lotus had already penetrated its essence, so the lotus-like appearance maximized the power of the Slaughter Sword Dao.

  Once trapped in the Lotus World, the only way out is to break through with absolute power; otherwise, it's filled with murderous energy that can't be absorbed, and even if you're not killed by sword energy, you'll still be drained to death.

  It wasn't long before the sounds from inside grew fainter, the attacks weaker, until finally everything fell silent. Only a single mysterious and noble black lotus swayed in the air, amidst the thousands of Golden Immortals who had fallen today.

  Hei Lian gradually disappeared, and Li Yi's figure appeared. He looked at the blood flowing like a river, and the corpses covering the ground. "What a pity," he sighed, "Well, let's go." Then, flapping his 4 wings, he quickly left this bloody land.