Chapter 29: Do You Still Want to Leave?

The ocean monsters successfully destroyed the foundations of Xuanyang Temple, Yusu Sect, and Huoyue Gate, allowing human cultivators to harbor delusions of prosperity once again. From then on, the entire Cuimu Planet became the domain of the ocean monsters.

The triumphant King of the Ocean, Thunder Ice Crocodile, immediately led the ocean monsters back to the sea from the Lanyue Mountains. Linghuo Shangren, Xuan Gu Shangren, and Lingji Shangren gathered together with the remaining members of their three sects. On Huoqing Peak, the only mountain still having an attic, the three shangrens entered and immediately set up restrictions to have a secret discussion.

“Xuan Gu, Lingji, among the spirit talisman masters you know, who is best at crafting space-traveling talismans?” Linghuo Shangren asked with concern.

Qu Yi had escaped several times using such talismans, and Linghuo Shangren was truly worried. There were no spirit talisman masters on Cuimu Planet; they must have come from other planets, so he hoped to find a clue here.

Xuan Gu Shangren and Lingji Shangren understood Linghuo Shangren’s concerns and also tried hard to recall.

“Could it be Dugu Fu…” Lingji Shangren suddenly said.

Xuan Gu Shangren and Linghuo Shangren immediately shook their heads in denial. How could Dugu Fu come to Cuimu Planet?

Dugu Fu was the only genius who had reached the Mahayana stage through the cultivation of spirit talismans and then ascended to the Demon Realm. Even more uniquely, he was a solitary cultivator who relied entirely on his extraordinary wisdom to comprehend energy and achieve great mastery in cultivation.

“Dugu Fu would never come to Cuimu Planet. Moreover, it’s been over a thousand years since he ascended to the Demon Realm, and he has no successors. It’s only rumored that he visited Tianfeng Planet and left quickly—he definitely wouldn’t come here,” Xuan Gu Shangren said softly.

Linghuo Shangren agreed with Xuan Gu Shangren’s explanation. Then he thought again about the Panhu Cauldron and Lingyao Peak—everything here seemed strange. Could the “Earthfire Core Formation” and the “Jiuyang Spirit Gathering Locking Formation” have been cracked by the ocean monsters? But it couldn’t be Qu Yi either. After all, to crack the “Jiuyang Spirit Gathering Locking Formation,” one needed a cultivation level above the early stage of leaving the body. If Qu Yi had such strength, why would he need to hide?

Linghuo Shangren didn’t want to mention these two unsolved mysteries, as it would only worry Xuan Gu Shangren and Lingji Shangren further, adding more trouble to him.

“Xuan Gu, Lingji, what are your plans? Do you still want to stay on Cuimu Planet?” Linghuo Shangren suddenly asked.

Given the current situation of Xuanyang Temple and Yusu Sect, with their main gates completely destroyed, there are likely many troubles ahead. It seems unlikely that Supreme Master Xuan Gu and Supreme Master Ling Ji can rely much on the strength of these two sects.
“Ling Huo, to be honest with you, although the treasure you came to Cuimu Planet to seize is surely valuable, I have an intuition that it’s not something I should possess, or else I’ll regret it deeply. So, I don’t want to waste any more time—I’ll return to Tianfeng Planet,” said Supreme Master Xuan Gu calmly.
Supreme Master Ling Ji remained silent for a while before saying, “What Brother Xuan Gu said has also enlightened me. Though I don’t know how precious the treasure on Qu Yi’s person is, I don’t want to pursue it anymore. Besides, with Qu Yi’s current Golden Core cultivation level, we can’t even catch him, let alone as his strength continues to grow rapidly.”
In fact, these two had an even greater concern: during the Tribulation Phase, there would be the trial of the heart demons, and they didn’t want to be overly obsessed, as that could easily lead to failure under such trials.
Upon hearing this, Supreme Master Ling Huo felt pleased inwardly but kept a very calm expression.
“It seems you two are worried about the Tribulation Phase. Well, I’ll wait another half year. If it still doesn’t work, I won’t waste any more time,” said Supreme Master Ling Huo solemnly.
The treasure on Qu Yi’s person was a jade sword—how could Supreme Master Ling Huo give it up? The half-year plan was merely to deceive Supreme Master Xuan Gu and Supreme Master Ling Ji.
“It seems you’re quite obsessed,” they said with a faint smile.
After discussing for a while, the three lifted the restrictions, left the attic, and then, each leading their own followers, said their goodbyes. Supreme Master Xuan Gu and Supreme Master Ling Ji, along with the remaining members of Xuanyang Temple and Yusu Sect, said their farewells before leaving Cuimu Planet.
Cheng Chang and Qiu Yu, the two sect leaders, took their Golden Core cultivators back to their own temples, aiming to rebuild their sects in the devastated mountains.
Supreme Master Ling Huo approached the twenty-odd people of Huoyue Sect, scanned them once, and then said calmly, “Huoyue Sect is destroyed. From now on, I won’t send you to capture Qu Yi. Whether Huoyue Sect can be rebuilt depends on all of you.”
In truth, Supreme Master Ling Huo had already given up on Huoyue Sect completely. After all, the Black Bone Sect had many similar cultivation sects on other planets, and for a planet like Cuimu, Huoyue Sect’s destruction didn’t matter at all.
“Yes, Lord,” the people of Huoyue Sect replied in unison.

The remaining members of the Fire Moon Sect also knew that it was all thanks to Ling Huo Shangren—his destruction of the Immortal Cloud Sect and his provocation of Qu Yi to seek revenge that had brought such great disaster upon the Fire Moon Sect. But everyone only thought these things in their hearts; they dared not speak them aloud, not even showing the slightest unusual expression.

Ling Huo Shangren then took Wan Chang and flew to Fanglu Mountain to find Qian Shun, who was stationed there, before heading to the Lu Dong Ocean to cooperate with the Thunder Ice Crocodile.

……

Inside the Dimensional Sphere, Qu Yi, Bai Man, Qing Wu Gui, and Wu Yuan gathered around a pile of demon pills.

This time, as the oceanic monsters eliminated the Fire Moon Sect, Qu Yi seized the opportunity to capture hundreds of demon pills at once, without having to search each sea area painstakingly. Among them were 35 late-stage Golden Pill demon pills. However, of these 35 late-stage Golden Pill demon pills, 25 were Water-type pills, while there were only 10 in total for the other four elements—Metal, Wood, Fire, and Earth. As a result, Qu Yi had an excess of Water-type pills but a severe shortage of the others, preventing him from advancing to the late stage of the Golden Pill.

Therefore, Qu Yi’s next step was to collect enough demon pills from the four elements—ten each—to attempt to reach the late stage of the Golden Pill.

“Qu Yi, should we continue to hunt monsters in the ocean to obtain more demon pills?” Bai Man asked anxiously.

Qing Wu Gui and Wu Yuan immediately turned to look at Qu Yi.

Qu Yi smiled and said, “Sister, there’s no need to rush. Let’s first explore the Lan Yue Mountain Range and seize all the mineral resources of the Fire Moon Sect before planning our next move. Besides, I think since the Fire Moon Sect has suffered such great losses, that Ling Huo Shangren probably won’t use it anymore. Right now, Yong Shan is busy dealing with the aftermath, so let’s go disrupt them.”

Ji Shen suddenly appeared in his infant form, laughing heartily. “Qu Yi, you’ve finally used your brain this time. Good. Now go and destroy the Fire Moon Sect.”

Qu Yi smiled proudly, but inwardly mocked himself. With the Fire Moon Sect’s foundation completely destroyed, even a fool would know that now was the best time to destroy it. Did he really need praise from Ji Shen?

After a while, Qu Yi left the Dimensional Sphere and used the “Silent Art” to suppress his cultivation level to the Qi Attraction stage, then rushed quickly toward Fire Clear Peak.

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Among the remaining members of the Fire Moon Sect, there was only Yong Shan, the sect leader at the early Yuan Ying stage, along with 21 people at the Golden Pill stage.

Now, these 22 people stood quietly on Fire Clear Peak, each with a sorrowful and solemn expression.

They were sorrowful because the sect’s foundation had been destroyed, and solemn because the path to reconstruction was incredibly long.

A cultivator at the mid-stage Golden Core stage finally lost patience and asked impatiently, “Master, where are we going now?”
The other twenty Golden Core cultivators immediately turned to Yongshan, hoping he could give them a direction.
Yongshan sighed and forced a smile, saying, “Everyone, our Huoyue Sect also started from scratch and grew to its current prosperity. Now we have over twenty people—can’t we rebuild Huoyue Sect? Don’t worry. There are still some spirit stone deposits in the Lanyue Mountains. Let’s go there first. Once things stabilize, we can look for disciples with innate talent to restore Huoyue Sect.”
These words at least gave the Golden Core cultivators a glimpse of their future.
“Yes, Master. We will surely revive Huoyue Sect,” the Golden Core cultivators replied in unison.
Yongshan nodded with a smile, but inwardly he was filled with sorrow. He had gone to invite Elder Linghuo himself, only to end up in such a situation. If he hadn’t gone to the Jinding Sect to bring back Elder Linghuo, Huoyue Sect could have at least continued to exist on Cuimu Planet. But now it was in such a dire state.
Just as the people of Huoyue Sect were regaining their confidence, a speck of dust floated through the air.
After flying for a while, Qi Yi’s Artifact God sensed the presence of everyone in Huoyue Sect and immediately entered the Tiny Realm Sphere. The Artifact God controlled the sphere, allowing it to drift with the wind to Huoqing Peak, where they finally arrived.
“Qi Yi, that Elder Linghuo has left. Now, Huoyue Sect only has Yongshan at the early Yuan Ying stage, along with twenty-one Golden Core cultivators. This is your chance,” said the Artifact God after sensing everything, taking on an infant form and laughing at Qi Yi.
Qingwugui, Bai Man, and Wuyuan immediately became delighted upon hearing this. Without Elder Linghuo, it would be easy to deal with Huoyue Sect.
Qi Yi’s eyes gleamed as he grinned, “Great! In the past, everyone from Huoyue Sect went to our Xianyun Sect and killed all our disciples. Now let’s wipe out Huoyue Sect together.”
Immediately, Qi Yi brought out the fourteen puppet warriors he had collected, and Bai Man brought out the puppet leopard, filling them with spirit stones.
“Let’s have a good fight soon,” Qi Yi said softly with a smile.
Bai Man, Qingwugui, and Wuyuan also laughed happily.
Of course, the happiest of all was Wuyuan, because by absorbing Yongshan’s life force, he might be able to advance to the early Yuan Ying stage.
Meanwhile, on Huoqing Peak, after speaking with the Golden Core cultivators, Yongshan immediately called out, “Let’s go! We’re heading to the Yunling Mountain Region.”
In the Yunling Mountain Region, there happened to be a small deposit of spirit stones.

Just as the people from the Fire Moon Sect wanted to leave, Qu Yi suddenly appeared and shouted, “Scum of the Fire Moon Sect, do you still want to go?”