Chapter 59: The Lord of Fire Moon Sect

Huai Qing remained silent for a while before staring at Qu Yi and asking, “Qu Yi, do you know the origins of the four major sects on Emerald Planet?”
Qu Yi immediately shook his head. “I don’t!”
Hearing Huai Qing ask this, Qu Yi lost interest. What good was knowing the origins of those four sects? Did he have to go look for their former sects or avenge some past grudges? He had no interest in any of that.
Seeing Qu Yi’s immediate lack of interest, Huai Qing could only smile. “Hehe, what I want to tell you is that our four sects all come from the same planet—Tianfeng Planet. It’s a much larger cultivation planet, with many people at the Yuan Ying stage, unlike Emerald Planet, where there are only a few. Tianfeng Planet has two continents: the Northern Immortal Continent in the north and the Southern Demon Continent in the south, with the Immortal-Demon Sea in between. The Xianyun Sect and Fire Moon Sect originated from the Northern Immortal Continent, while the Xuanyang Temple and Yusu Sect originated from the Southern Demon Continent. There are space teleportation arrays on Tianfeng Planet that connect to Emerald Planet.”
This was the first time Qu Yi had heard of a cultivation planet other than Emerald Planet, one that even had such a deep connection to the Xianyun Sect. He carefully took note of it.
Northern Immortal Continent? Southern Demon Continent? Immortal-Demon Sea? Space teleportation arrays? Qu Yi pondered carefully.
“Master, are all the sects on the Southern Demon Continent those that practice the demonic path? Does practicing the demonic path also involve cultivating the Five Elements techniques?” Qu Yi suddenly asked.
At least the four major cultivation sects on Emerald Planet practiced the Five Elements techniques, so Qu Yi naturally assumed that practicing demons also involved using those techniques.
“That’s not the case, Qu Yi. The term ‘Five Elements techniques’ is just a general label; it simply divides the energy of heaven and earth into five attributes: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. But the specific methods of cultivation vary greatly. One thing remains the same: it’s about mastering energy. For example, during the Qi Guidance stage, it’s gaseous true qi; during the Foundation Building stage, it’s liquid true qi; during the Golden Core stage, it’s solid true qi; and by the Yuan Ying stage, it becomes true essence energy. We’re not even talking about refining energy further to master it more deeply. The same goes for those who practice demons—they also use their own methods to refine and master energy to reach higher levels,” Huai Qing said with a smile.
Qu Yi was stunned for a moment before almost understanding. After all, Qi Shen had once said that the Five Elements energy was just a general term. Just like metal energy, it exists in countless forms throughout the universe. People cultivate by continuously refining and purifying energy to reach the most fundamental form of the Five Elements energy.

“Oh, by the way, Master, you just said that Tianfeng Star has a space teleportation array connected to our Cuimu Star. So where is the space teleportation array on Cuimu Star?” Qu Yi’s eyes lit up as he asked with great interest.
Huai Qing chuckled and replied, “It seems you really want to venture out there. Let me tell you—the space teleportation array on Cuimu Star is located at the top of Fanglao Mountain. But I must advise you: unless you’ve reached the Yuan Ying stage, never use the space teleportation array, otherwise the terrifying spatial pressure could kill you on the spot.”
Hearing this, Qu Yi’s body trembled slightly—so it wasn’t so easy to use that space teleportation array after all.
“Alright, now I’ll tell you about the origins of our four sects. The Xianyun Sect originated from Qingyi Gate on the North Immortal Continent; the Huoyue Gate came from Jinding Sect on the same continent; the Xuanyang Temple originated from the Heiguo Sect on the South Demon Continent; and the Yusu Sect came from the Baiyue Palace on the South Demon Continent. If you go to Tianfeng Star in the future, you might as well visit Qingyi Gate.” Huai Qing gazed into the distance, seemingly longing to venture out there as well.
After hearing this, Qu Yi suddenly had an idea—Master was acting strangely today. First, there was the matter of marrying off his daughter, then explaining the origins of the sects, sharing some legends of the cultivation world, and even showing concern for his future. This was very different from Master’s usual behavior.
“Master, why are you telling me all this?” Qu Yi asked directly, puzzled.
Huai Qing smiled, but his eyes looked somewhat gloomy as he said softly, “Qu Yi, just as you have your secrets, I too have mine—my precious sword from the Wuxi Sea last time. Lately, during my cultivation, I’ve been constantly disturbed, feeling that some danger is approaching. That’s why I want to tell you some things. More importantly, I need to entrust Maner to you so that I can rest easy.”
Qu Yi immediately understood—Huai Qing was worried that news about the jade sword might leak out. This was indeed an uncertain threat that could affect the fate of the Xianyun Sect and Huai Qing himself.
“Master, you even killed the Han Yue Lord. Who on Cuimu Star could threaten you now?” Qu Yi said right away.
Huai Qing just smiled and said nothing more.
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The cultivation world is vast and boundless. Among countless planets, those suitable for human habitation become human settlements. Naturally, various cultivation sects are established on these planets.
Among these countless cultivation planets, there is one that is extremely large. From outer space, it emits a greenish glow—this is Tianfeng Star.

On Tianfeng Star, there are two continents to the north and south: the Northern Immortal Continent and the Southern Demon Continent. Between the two continents lies the Sea of Immortals and Demons.

On the Northern Immortal Continent, there are five powerful cultivation sects: the Ziyang Palace, the Jiuhan Sect, the Zhuhuo Sect, the Qingyi Sect, and the Jinding Sect.

On the Southern Demon Continent, there are also five powerful demon cultivation sects: the Baixue Valley, the Heiguo Sect, the Baiyue Palace, the Yinfeng Sect, and the Wanlei Cliff.

The forces of the two continents maintain a delicate balance, with no major conflicts.

In the Sea of Immortals and Demons, there is an Island of Welcome to the Immortals in the west and an Island of Connection to the Demons in the east. Both islands have space teleportation arrays. Those from other cultivation planets who teleport here will first arrive on one of these two islands.

At that moment, on the top of the mountain where the space teleportation array was located on the Island of Welcome to the Immortals, a person suddenly teleported there—it was Yongshan, the leader of the Huoyue Sect.

Yongshan had teleported from Cuimu Star!

After a while, Yongshan chose a direction and then used a space-flight artifact called the Wind-riding Ship to leave the island.

The Wind-riding Ship flew north, heading straight for the Northern Immortal Continent.

It took a month, at the speed of traveling a thousand miles in an instant, to cross the Sea of Immortals and Demons and reach the Northern Immortal Continent.

As soon as Yongshan stepped out of the Wind-riding Ship, he determined his direction and headed straight for the Jinding Sect.

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The Jinding Sect is located in the east of the Northern Immortal Continent, occupying a vast mountain range called the Jinding Mountains. The main peak, Jinding Peak, is located in the center of these mountains and is the highest peak in the entire range.

At that time, Yongshan arrived at a welcoming peak of the Jinding Sect, which was specifically used to welcome outsiders entering Jinding Peak.

Yongshan took out the symbol of authority of the Huoyue Sect—a small jade cauldron. The disciple in charge of welcoming outsiders quickly summoned an elder from the welcoming peak and then brought Yongshan to Jinding Peak at the fastest speed possible.

Inside Jinding Peak, there are twenty elder halls, which are designated as residences for elders at the Yuan Ying stage.

Among these twenty elder halls, there is one called the Huoyue Hall. At that moment, Yongshan was in a secret room within the Huoyue Hall, having a confidential conversation with someone.

This person had a very robust physique, large eyes, and thick brows. His fire-based true energy was extremely vast; even a casual glance from him could intimidate others, revealing his overwhelming strength everywhere.

“I greet you, Hall Master!” Facing such overwhelming strength, Yongshan’s voice trembled slightly.

“Since Master Huomiao went to Cuimu Star to establish the Huoyue Sect, five thousand years have passed. Today, you, as the sect leader, have returned—is there some difficult matter that requires our help?” asked the master of the Huoyue Hall casually.

It turned out that the Fire Moon Sect was established thousands of years ago by an elder from the Fire Moon Palace who went to Green Wood Planet.
“Yes, Palace Master. Originally, our Fire Moon Sect was the strongest on Green Wood Planet and had the only Late Yuan Ying stage cultivator, Master Han Shang. But not long ago, Master Han Shang died—killed by a person who used to be far inferior to him, with just one sword strike,” Yong Shan said through gritted teeth in anger.
It turned out that Huai Jin had already revealed everything about Huai Qing killing Master Han Shang.
“Oh, really? Tell me the details.” Only then did the Fire Moon Palace Master show some interest.
So Yong Shan recounted Huai Qing’s background, Master Han Shang’s situation, and finally described in detail how Huai Qing killed him.
After listening, the Fire Moon Palace Master closed his eyes in deep thought. Suddenly, he opened them again, a flash of fire appearing in his gaze.
“You said that Huai Qing killed Master Han Shang using just one sword—a flash of light as the sword was swung, and Master Han Shang couldn’t withstand it even with all his vital energy, right?” The Palace Master’s gaze was fierce, radiating intense pressure toward Yong Shan.
Yong Shan resisted stubbornly before finally confirming, “Yes. It was Huai Qing’s junior brother who told me personally—he was even at the scene.”
The Palace Master stared at Yong Shan for a while, nodded slightly, and then said, “Good. You haven’t deceived me. You may leave now. I’ll make a decision soon.”
Not daring to disobey, Yong Shan left immediately.
When Yong Shan left, the Fire Moon Palace Master’s face suddenly lit up with ecstasy, his eyes sparkling.
“The Jade Swords, theHao Tian Immortal Mansion… Haha! I never thought I, Master Ling Huo, would get the chance to participate too.” The Palace Master murmured, unable to hide his joy.
Indeed, from Yong Shan’s account, Master Ling Huo had roughly deduced that Huai Qing’s stunning sword strike must be one of the eight Jade Swords.
Three days later, Master Ling Huo called Yong Shan back.
“Yong Shan, I’m telling you solemnly now—about how Master Han Shang died, you must never speak of it to anyone else. Do you understand?” Master Ling Huo said calmly.
“Yes, Palace Master!” Yong Shan, being smart, replied immediately.
Only then was Master Ling Huo satisfied. He glanced at Yong Shan, pondered for a while, and then said, “Yong Shan, let’s return to Green Wood Planet tomorrow.”
Yong Shan was shocked—he hadn’t expected the Fire Moon Palace Master to go there in person.