Chapter 9: Reunion

Taiqian Star is a large planet, the closest large planet to Liupan Star.
On this planet, there are ten continents, each shaped like the character “character “one”,” evenly dividing the eastern and western hemispheres into five landmasses along their latitudes. Thus, all ten continents are long and narrow in shape.
On the equatorial axis, Yingxian Island lies in the east, while Jiemo Island is in the west, situated precisely between the two longest continents in the middle of the eastern and western hemispheres, one to the east and one to the west.
Now, Bai Man, carrying the Dimensional Sphere, traveled tirelessly between space teleportation arrays without rest until she arrived at Yingxian Island.
She then checked into a guesthouse called “Yuanpeng Inn.” Naturally, Qu Yi, Jin Qilin, and Huanwu Die also came out of the Dimensional Sphere.
“There’s one last stop before we can teleport to Liupan Star,” Bai Man said with a smile upon seeing the four of them emerge.
Qu Yi stroked Bai Man’s face and said with a laugh, “Sister, thank you for your hard work this past month.”
Since Jin Qilin and Huanwu Die were both demon cultivators, Qu Yi was worried that some powerful cultivators might detect their auras and follow them, causing trouble. Therefore, he had no choice but to let Bai Man take charge. After all, Bai Man had a pure human cultivator aura and practiced absolutely pure cultivation techniques. Her cultivation level was merely late Yuan Ying stage, which wouldn’t draw attention—undoubtedly, she was the most suitable candidate.
Bai Man glanced at Jin Qilin and Huanwu Die, her face turning slightly red, but she was still happy inside.
“Alright, let’s stay at this inn for now and wait for Wuqing to arrive. I don’t think it will take long,” Qu Yi said with a faint smile.
The two had not seen each other in a hundred years since they parted on Tianhua Continent, and Qu Yi missed her greatly.
“Hehe, I wonder if Qingwugui and Muhuan have had children?” Bai Man said softly.
Obviously, having already given birth to children whom she was proud of, she now felt a sense of comparison.
Qu Yi smiled but didn’t know what to say in response.
Jin Qilin, hearing this, laughed strangely and then stared at Huanwu Die, as if waiting for an answer.
Huanwu Die’s face flushed slightly, and she instinctively grabbed Jin Qilin’s waist, only to find it ineffective. She huffed in annoyance and ignored him.
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On Zefeng Star, Qingwugui and Muhuan had lived in seclusion for eighty years, currently residing in a shelter surrounded by trees blooming with red flowers.
Usually, Qingwugui would focus on mastering the contents of the “Spirit Talisman Manual,” dedicating herself to the art of crafting spirit talismans.
Suddenly, Qingwugui’s eyes lit up, and she took out a communication token.

Sanwei Long had just sent a message to Qingwugui.
“Qu Yi, as soon as you come out, you need to head to Liupan Star,” Qingwugui said with a smile after scanning the message on the communication tablet.
Mu Han also heard this and flew out of the residence, standing beside Qingwugui with a smile. She said lightly, “Wugui, it seems we’re about to leave Zefeng Star.”
Qingwugui nodded, then gently hugged Mu Han as they gazed at the starry sky.
By this time, the enforcement team of Taiyuan Gate had long left Zefeng Star. After all, eighty years had passed with no sign of Qingwugui, so it was impossible to keep sending people to Yingxian Island and Jiemo Island for surveillance. Thus, after a year of guarding, the people from Taiyuan Gate withdrew.
Qingwugui and Mu Han went to Yingxian Island on Zefeng Star and used a spatial teleportation array. After half a month of travel, they finally arrived at Yingxian Island on Taqian Star.
At Yuanpeng Inn, Qu Yi and Qingwugui, who had been separated for a hundred years, finally met again.
“Haha, Qingwu, you don’t even have a trace of killing intent anymore!” Qu Yi said with a loud laugh as he gave Qingwugui a big hug.
After breaking through the level of “Destruction Killing Intent” on Zefeng Star, Qingwugui had lived in seclusion for eighty years, focusing on studying the Spirit Talisman Manual. He had even achieved some insights and hidden his killing intent, making him seem like an ordinary person.
“Qu Yi, it seems your strength has improved rapidly over these hundred years,” Qingwugui said calmly after feeling excited.
Qingwugui was now at the mid-stage of the “Divine Mind” realm. He had thought his cultivation level was far higher than Qu Yi’s, but to his surprise, Qu Yi was not only at the early stage of the same realm but also had his soul realm advanced to mid-stage.
“Hehe, Qingwu, I’m really curious about what you’ve been doing these hundred years,” Qu Yi said happily.
Qingwugui was speechless after hearing this. He wasn’t good at recounting his past, so he looked at Qu Yi awkwardly.
Qu Yi burst into laughter.
Meanwhile, Bai Man pulled Mu Han, and their spiritual energies were exchanging rapidly.
“Mu Han, I have a son. What about you? Have you had any children?”
“Oh, you have a son? Where is he? Is he on Cunjie Ball? Take me to see him.”
“He’s on another planet. And you? You still haven’t told me if you’ve had any children.”
“Oh… no.”
Bai Man looked at Mu Han with regret, then glared at Qingwugui, making the happily smiling Qingwugui break into a sweat.
Mu Han pulled Bai Man away, asking her not to look at Qingwugui that way, though her eyes showed a sense of disappointment.

In the guest room, after chatting for a while, Qu Yi set up a spirit confinement barrier, then took Qing Wu Gui and Mu Han into the Inch Realm Sphere.
“Wu Yuan, come and take a look! Who is this?” Qu Yi called out as soon as they entered the Inch Realm Sphere.
With two loud noises, Wu Yuan flew over, spreading his roc wings.
“Woof woof, Wu Qing! I’ve finally seen you! I missed you so much,” Wu Yuan said happily as his dragon head bumped against Qing Wu Gui’s chest upon landing.
Qing Wu Gui patted Wu Yuan’s dragon head and also cheered, “Wu Yuan, why are you still at the late Divided Mind stage? Did Qu Yi bully you?”
Upon hearing this, Wu Yuan’s dragon head drooped, and he looked around frantically, trying to spot the Shadow of the Instrument God.
“Woof woof, stop talking! It’s all that jerk Instrument God’s fault! There’s a strong warrior in the Combined Body stage right in front of me, but he won’t let me devour him. He even says I have to stay at the late Divided Mind stage for ten thousand years!” Wu Yuan roared in resentment, finally venting years of anger.
Hearing Wu Yuan mention the Instrument God, Qing Wu Gui dared not ask further. He still feared the Instrument God greatly, worried that answering might lead to revenge someday.
Seeing that no one else spoke, Wu Yuan cursed, “You all are scoundrels!” before flying away in anger.
After that, Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui went to the soft chairs by the lake and lay down.
“Wu Qing, this time I’m going to Liupan Star to enter the Taiyuan Gate. The Instrument God said one of his old possessions might be there, and he asked me to search for it. If I get the chance, I’ll steal that treasure,” Qu Yi said calmly.
Now, Qing Wu Gui finally understood why Qu Yi wanted to go to Liupan Star. With Qu Yi’s skills at the Divided Mind stage, the best places for training were still the medium-sized planets, not Liupan Star, which was full of experts at the Divided Mind and Combined Body stages. It turned out Qu Yi wanted to help the Instrument God.
After pondering for a while, Qing Wu Gui smiled and said, “The Taiyuan Gate—just you going in is enough to accomplish the Instrument God’s task. I want to train on other planets. I’ve realized now that the reason Du Gu Fu became a miracle in the cultivation world is because he practiced both the ‘Asura Demon Canon’ and the ‘Spirit Talisman Canon’ simultaneously, allowing their complementary understanding of energy to accelerate his progress. I also want to use this method to make my way in the cultivation world and quickly grasp the primal energy of the five elements.”

Qu Yi chuckled and said, “I certainly won’t let you enter Taiyuan Gate. With the killing intent radiating from you, anyone will know you’re not a cultivator. Well, now that we’ve finally reunited, I can also blend in at Taiyuan Gate without worry.”

Immediately afterward, two young men flew out in front of Qu Yi. Both of them had handsome appearances and steady demeanor, and they were both at the early stage of the Divination Realm. They were actually the two descendants of the Li family from Xuemu Star—Li Yu and Li Lin.

The ancestors of the Li family at Taiyuan Gate had secured three spots in the enforcement team through their connections, and later, the three Li brothers recommended Li Mu, Li Yu, and Li Lin. Upon learning that the Li family had submitted applications for the enforcement team, Qu Yi naturally came to take them. It was as if everything worked out as he wished—he could enter Taiyuan Gate without any hassle.

Later, when leaving Xuemu Star, Qu Yi took Li Yu and Li Lin with him and kept them hidden in a corner of the Dimensional Sphere until now.

“Master!” Li Yu and Li Lin called out calmly after emerging.

Qu Yi had already taken control of the two of them. His main goal was to use their identities to disguise himself as a fake member of the Li family and blend in at Taiyuan Gate.

“Alright, it won’t be long before we enter Taiyuan Gate. Rest well. When you meet your family’s ancestors, don’t show any weaknesses, or you’ll die instantly,” Qu Yi said with a smile, yet it carried a murderous aura.

Since the Artifact God had implanted soul shackles on them, any slightest thought unfavorable to Qu Yi would result in their souls being shattered and death.

Li Yu and Li Lin understood and nodded before flying away.

At this moment, Qing Wugui finally smiled. “Qu Yi, you’ve indeed prepared everything. Then I don’t need to worry about your safety at Taiyuan Gate.”

Qu Yi gave a faint smile.

A day later, Qing Wugui left Yingxian Island with Mu Han to explore other planets. Meanwhile, Qu Yi took Li Yu and Li Lin to the spatial teleportation hall on Yingxian Island, intending to use the teleportation array to go to Liupan Star.

In the teleportation hall, there were too many people who wanted to be transported to Liupan Star, so they had to wait in line. Qu Yi and his companions had to patiently wait at the end of the line and move forward step by step.

Suddenly, two middle-aged men with noble and arrogant airs arrived behind them. Their cultivation levels had reached the late stage of the Divination Realm. When they saw that there were still hundreds of people in front of them, they showed displeasure.

“You three, line up behind our two brothers!” Suddenly, one of the two middle-aged men sent a mental message to Qu Yi and the others.
An unreasonable request, delivered in an imperious tone at that!
Qu Yi calmly turned his head, looked at the two men, and said with a faint smile, “What gives you the right?”