Chapter Thirteen: If You Want to Fight, Then Fight!

Inside the Tiny Realm Sphere, a large refining cauldron stood by the lake—it was the Panfire Cauldron seized from the Fire Moon Sect. At this moment, Qu Yi placed his hands on either side of the cauldron, channeling his vital energy into it, while blue flames erupted from within.

Three days had passed. After dozens of failures, Qu Yi had finally learned to control his Qianlan True Fire skillfully. After wasting some Starfall Iron, he had also gained some understanding of using true fire to melt materials. Now, inside the Panfire Cauldron, Starfall Iron, Xinyin Stone, and Piantian Jade had all been placed inside. Under the effect of the true fire, they had melted together and were taking shape.

The Artifact God sat beside him on the grass, its round eyes fixed on Qu Yi, occasionally shaking its head lightly.

“Artifact God, why are you shaking your head? Everyone starts as a beginner and becomes an expert. I’ve managed to refine it in just three days. Instead of encouraging me, you keep undermining me,” Qu Yi said unhappily while controlling the true fire.

During these three days, the Artifact God had kept scolding him at first. When it seemed it had run out of insults, it sat down, but its head kept shaking.

“I really regret teaching you the formation techniques,” the Artifact God said resentfully.

Qu Yi immediately fell silent. This infant-like Artifact God acted like a woman—needs to be coaxed. It’s better not to take it seriously. Seeing Qu Yi quiet, the Artifact God grew bored and vanished instantly.

A while later, Qu Yi stared at the Panfire Cauldron with a smile on his face.

“Qianlan True Fire, complete the cauldron!” he shouted. He immediately stopped sending vital energy, and the cauldron was left without a trace of flame. Then, as he channeled his vital energy into the cauldron, four rectangular cards emerged and floated in the air.

All four cards were the same size—about the length of a finger and two fingers wide. They were entirely green, like jade, and very beautiful.

“Space-Transmitting Sound Formation, form!” Qu Yi called out again.

He then performed various hand gestures with his hands. Guided by his vital energy, these gestures formed an ethereal array pattern. In an instant, those patterns were sent into the four cards.

A moment later, Qu Yi threw the four cards into the lake nearby.

“Primordial Spirit Water—perfect for tempering!” Qu Yi exclaimed joyfully, looking at the lake.

It turned out that the Tiny Realm Sphere had transformed the absorbed spiritual energy into Primordial Spirit Water in this lake. A single drop was equivalent to the amount of true energy possessed by a cultivator in the early stages of foundation-building. Using it to temper the artifact embryo yielded better results than ordinary spring water.

At that moment, Bai Man flew over, took Qu Yi’s hand, shook it, and said, “Qu Yi, could you give me one of these communication tokens?”
Upon hearing Bai Man’s delicate voice, Qu Yi’s heart immediately softened. He had originally planned to keep Bai Man by his side and didn’t think he’d need such a communication token, but he really didn’t dare refuse—otherwise, he was certain he wouldn’t be able to withstand Bai Man’s subsequent tactics.
“Senior sister, of course I’ll give you one. This communication token is great; even across thousands of miles, you can communicate through spiritual awareness,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Then, four communication tokens flew out of the lake—one landed in Bai Man’s hand, while the other three were stored by Qu Yi in his storage bracelet.
Bai Man held the communication token, smiling at it for a while before marking it with her blood. Soon after, she held the token out to Qu Yi.
“I understand. I’ll leave my spiritual imprint here for you,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
It turned out that these communication tokens had several spaces designed specifically for storing others’ spiritual imprints. Otherwise, even if there were tokens, there would be no one to send messages to.
Quickly, Qu Yi sent his spiritual awareness into Bai Man’s communication token, leaving his own imprint there.
…
Qu Yi and Qing Wugui had been in Zhongyang City for ten days.
Now, the two of them had arrived outside the East City Gate.
“Qing Wugui, I’ve given you the communication token. If you’re in danger, send me a message right away,” Qu Yi said worriedly.
When they left the courtyard, Qu Yi had already given one communication token to Qing Wugui.
“Don’t worry. Although I’m only at the early Yuan Ying stage, dealing with someone at the middle Yuan Ying stage isn’t a problem for me. Besides, I believe I might break through this time I go out,” Qing Wugui said calmly.
Qing Wugui had also been at the early Yuan Ying stage for some time. On Cuimu Planet, he had experienced several battles, which deepened his understanding of energy. It could be said that he was now at a highly advanced stage of the early Yuan Ying phase, and just one opportunity could allow him to break through to the middle Yuan Ying stage.
Qu Yi nodded and said with a smile, “That’s good. Then let’s go in different directions and engage in our hunting games.”
Qing Wugui immediately took off, shouting, “No breakthrough, no return to Zhongyang City.”
Then, his figure disappeared.
Qu Yi also took off right away, heading in another direction to find targets and strengthen his skills.
…
In a canyon surrounded by steep cliffs, Qu Yi stopped and fully unleashed the fluctuations of his true essence, revealing his strength at the early Yuan Ying stage.

Just now, through the spirit sense of the Weapon God, he discovered that there was a cultivator in the middle stage of Yuan Ying flying over from afar, so Qu Yi determined him as his first target for attack. Sure enough, in the sky in the distance, a young man holding a black iron spear was calmly observing his surroundings, his spirit sense constantly scanning. “Hmm, there’s someone in the early stage of Yuan Ying in Sword Cut Valley, practicing wood-based cultivation techniques that are precisely countered by my metal-based techniques. Finally, I’ve found someone suitable,” the young man sneered as he quickly flew toward Qu Yi. Upon receiving the notification from the Weapon God’s spirit sense, Qu Yi knew that the man was approaching, and he sneered repeatedly. “Friend, nice to meet you!” Suddenly, a joyful voice came from the sky. “Nice to meet you, huh? Aren’t you here to kill me?” Qu Yi snapped back angrily. The young man who had spoken just now was stunned for a moment before his expression turned fierce as he immediately flew in front of Qu Yi. “Kid, I was being polite to you, but since you don’t appreciate it, sorry then—you must die now.” The young man raised his iron spear and aimed it at Qu Yi. Qu Yi smiled faintly, drew out the Red Nan Sword, and said, “In the Hundred Demons Mountain Range, there’s no room for courtesy. It’s either you die or I perish. If you want to fight, then let’s fight. Do you really think that just because I practice wood-based techniques, I’ll be easily defeated?” The young man sneered, thinking Qu Yi was still trying to bluff him with words, and said, “Kid, metal defeats wood—you’re doomed to die under my spear. I’m here to end you now.” Qu Yi chuckled and suddenly moved. Wind passed silently! This was Qu Yi’s wind-based speed secret technique from “Five Qi, Three Flowers”—he became like a phantom cloud, disappearing without a trace. The young man’s focus sharpened instantly; he felt panicked because Qu Yi’s speed was extremely fast, on par with that of a cultivator in the late stage of Yuan Ying. He had to concentrate fully to counter, otherwise he would suffer consequences. “Ten Thousand Roots Split the Earth!” Suddenly, Qu Yi appeared above the young man’s head, swinging his Red Nan Sword downward. The sealed “Ten Thousand Roots Split the Earth” formation within the sword was activated, unleashing countless strands of vital energy resembling tree roots, all aimed at the young man. “Do you think just because you’re fast, you can ambush me? Watch my golden light spread everywhere!” The young man shouted in anger. Immediately afterward, he shook his iron spear rapidly, creating a circular barrier that instantly exploded into countless beams of vital energy, all aimed at the incoming wood-based strands. All of the wood-based strands were severed. At that moment, Qu Yi vanished again—this time using his fire-based speed secret technique, Lightning in a Flash.

Like lightning, like flint, Qu Yi’s body moved back and forth before suddenly appearing behind the youth, already holding the Fire Scaled Blade in his hand.
“Flame Great Blade!”
At that moment, Qu Yi poured all the Fire Element Essence from his heart into the Blade, unleashing a hundred-meter-long Flame Great Blade.
The sky-splitting fire rushed toward the youth; wherever the blade passed, space trembled as if about to tear apart, its power terrifying.
“How is this possible? How do you still have Fire Element Essence in your body?” The youth was utterly terrified—this exceeded his understanding.
However, having spent many years training in the Hundred Demons Mountain Range, the youth had extensive combat experience. Though initially shocked, he quickly calmed down and focused on dealing with the situation.
“Watch my Golden Spear to Stabilize the Sky!”
The youth shouted loudly, raising his iron spear high. Then, golden Element Essence flashed at the tip of the spear. As the Flame Great Blade came swinging, the golden essence burst forth, forming as if a golden hand that stopped the blade in its tracks.
The Flame Great Blade shot forth before disappearing soon after.
Qu Yi paid it no mind and vanished again. His entire body seemed to move through the air as if walking, covering a distance of a hundred miles in just one step. It turned out he had used another Earth Element speed technique—Shrinking the World to a Tiny Size.
“Impossible!” The youth had just blocked the Flame Great Blade and regained his composure when he saw Qu Yi still possessing Earth Element Essence, causing him to completely collapse.
“Nothing is impossible. If you dare provoke me, it’s your misfortune,” Qu Yi said casually as he moved through the air.
At that moment, Qu Yi took out a jade sword.
“I’ll cut you!” Qu Yi suddenly appeared in front of the youth and swung the sword down.
Seeing Qu Yi switch to another magic weapon without using any Essence, the youth’s eyes turned vicious. He raised his iron spear and thrust it at Qu Yi.
Qu Yi smiled immediately, slightly deflecting the jade sword to strike the incoming spear.
The spear head fell right away!
“You… What kind of magic weapon is that?” The youth was terrified, scanning around frantically, trying to flee.
Qu Yi chuckled. How could he reveal the jade sword? That would expose his secret.
“Just remember—this sword ended your life,” Qu Yi shouted.
Suddenly, Qu Yi used another Water Element speed technique—flowing like clouds and water.
His entire body moved swiftly and unpredictably, circling around the youth. The youth tried to focus and escape, but found it impossible. It seemed Qu Yi’s presence was in every direction, leaving no way to flee.
“Die!” Suddenly, Qu Yi’s voice rang out.

Then, a finger-width beam of light shot out and struck the young man who was defending himself with all his might. The young man was filled with shock; he never expected that his once-very-confident defensive shield could be pierced so easily. Qu Yi stood quietly in the air, now holding a storage bracelet and a Golden Nascent Soul.