Chapter 46: Gathering of the Ten Sects

Qu Yi led the enforcement team of the Taiyuan Gate and successively wiped out the enforcement teams of Bai Shou Peak, Xian Yue Cliff, and Jiu Gong Island. At the same time, he seized the Yuan Ying of Qing Feng Tian Lang, Feng Bao Ying Huang, and Long Lin Huo Ean—a total of 270 in number. With these Yuan Ying, Qu Yi was confident that he would have enough true energy to fight for the Liu He Dao on Tian Yi Star.

Thus, Qu Yi lost interest in targeting the enforcement teams of other sects, as none of them came over. Alone, he went to the Inner Hundred Stars and guarded the space teleportation array there by himself, gazing afar at Tian Yi Star in the starry sky. Now, the entire Tian Yi Star was covered by red clouds, as if the red flames erupting from the equator had turned into clouds, enveloping the whole star and showcasing the wonders of those flames.

Since there were still over three years before the emergence of the Liu He Dao, Qu Yi had no interest in continuously observing Tian Yi Star. He entered the Cun Jie Ball and began to cultivate in silence. He scanned the Three Yuan Paths while getting familiar with the materials needed for refining artifacts.

Meanwhile, the elder groups from various sects who arrived in the Tian Huo Star Region each had their own situations. The elder group of the Taiyuan Gate had it easiest, as Qu Yi had set up space teleportation arrays on more than twenty planets across the Tian Huo Star Region. These elders did not need to fly through space personally; they could travel between planets using the teleportation arrays.

However, the elder groups of the other nine sects faced numerous troubles. The elder groups of Qing Yun Zong, Lan Yang Gong, Ying Tian Pai, Bi Yan Feng, Cang Yang Gu, Bai Shou Peak, Xian Yue Cliff, and Jiu Gong Island had to fly through the vast starfields themselves because their own enforcement teams had been eliminated by other sects. True energy consumption and time loss were not the biggest issues for these groups, but losing face angered their elders greatly, who resented those enforcement members deeply.

Still, with no choice, the elders of these eight sects had to seriously fly to the core area of the Tian Huo Star Region. As for the elders of the Jin Yang Sect, only three remained—Shuo Shang, Shuo Rui, and Shuo Xu. After being controlled by Qu Yi, they stayed in the Cun Jie Ball, having an even easier life than the elders of the Taiyuan Gate.

Another year passed, and the elder groups of the top ten sects in the cultivation world all arrived at the Inner Hundred Stars.

The four major cultivation sects—Taiyuan Sect, Qingyun Sect, Lanyang Palace, and Yingtian Sect—all have councils of eleven elders each, who all arrived at the Inner Hundred Stars unscathed. The three major demon cultivation sects—Jinyang Sect, Biyan Peak, and Cangyang Valley—have councils with varying numbers of elders: Jinyang Sect has only three elders, while both Biyan Peak and Cangyang Valley have eleven each. The three major beast cultivation sects—Bai Shou Peak, Xian Yue Ya, and Jiu Gong Dao—all send councils of eleven powerful combined-stage beast monsters, though they have all taken human form, so their true forms are not visible. The elders of the ten major sects have gathered at the Inner Hundred Stars, waiting for the emergence of the Six Harmonies Blade on Tianyi Star.

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Qu Yi was sent by Liang Kui to the Inner Thirteen Stars. Now, the Inner Hundred Stars are filled solely with the elders of the ten major sects; those law enforcement members in the Divination Stage simply do not qualify to enter. At this moment, Qu Yi arrived at the Inner Thirteen Stars, the planet where he had obtained a large number of Divination Stage Yuan Ying. Inside a cave, Qu Yi said to those law enforcement members, “Gentlemen, it will likely take another year before the elders start competing for the treasures. So during this year, you should stay here and guard well. I’m going to explore the planet to see if I can find some precious ores.” Hearing Qu Yi’s words, the law enforcement members didn’t suspect anything; they were used to him acting alone. “Captain, go ahead. We’ll be here to guard. No one can disrupt the spatial teleportation array here,” the law enforcement members said happily.

The law enforcement members of Taiyuan Sect now greatly admire Qu Yi and fully support his decisions. Without further ado, Qu Yi flew out of the cave and headed to a place in the Inner Thirteen Stars, far beyond the spiritual sensing range of the law enforcement members. Then, he summoned the Golden Qilin and entered the Dimensional Sphere. The Golden Qilin, carrying the Dimensional Sphere, soared into the sky and entered the starry expanse, aiming to cross the stars and reach the Inner Hundred Stars. Yes, although Liang Kui had ordered Qu Yi to leave the Inner Hundred Stars, how could he give up the chance to compete for the Six Harmonies Blade on Tianyi Star? Thus, Qu Yi wanted to use the Golden Qilin, a combined-stage mid-stage beast monster, to quickly transport him to the Inner Hundred Stars. After a month of flight, the Golden Qilin, carrying the Dimensional Sphere, finally arrived above the Inner Hundred Stars. By this time, Shuo Shang, Shuo Rui, and Shuo Xu were already floating in the air, smiling as they waited for the Golden Qilin to descend from the sky. “Golden Qilin, you’ve worked hard,” Shuo Shang said with a smile.

By this time, Qu Yi had already emerged from the Tiny Realm Ball. Looking at the three of them, he smiled and said, “Alright, now it’s up to you three to carry the Tiny Realm Ball. Once the Six-Directions Blade is born, we’ll all enter Tianyi Star together.” This was something Qu Yi had planned long ago. To keep his secrets hidden, it was necessary for these three to sneak into Tianyi Star with the Tiny Realm Ball and act according to the situation when the time came.

“Alright, the Six-Directions Blade should appear soon. We, the elders of the Ten Sects, will probably fly to Tianyi Star together,” said Shuoshang.

Qu Yi nodded, then entered the Tiny Realm Ball, which now attached itself to Shuoshang’s hair.

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In the skies above one of the Inner Hundred Stars, the elders of the ten major sects in the cultivation world gathered together. Liang Kui, the leader of Taiyuan Sect; Cui Zhan, the leader of Qingyun Sect; Rong Zhu, the leader of Lanyang Palace; Tan Yu, the leader of Yingtian Sect; Shuoshang, the leader of Jinyang Sect; Yan Zhuo, the leader of Biyan Peak; Li Zhong, the leader of Cangyang Valley; Xiaofeng Shou, the leader of Baishou Peak; Jinyan Diao, the leader of Xianyue Cliff; and Zhenhai Jiao, the leader of Jiugong Island—each brought their own elders and stood there, facing the wind as they scanned the people from various sects around them.

Liang Kui looked at everyone and said with a cheerful smile, “Gentlemen, thank you for your hard work while flying through the starry skies. In a while, we’ll fly to Tianyi Star again, and you’ll have to work hard once more. I wonder if anyone’s vital energy will run out.”

This was outright mockery. Among the ten sects, only the elders of Taiyuan Sect had arrived at the Inner Hundred Stars by using space teleportation arrays without consuming their own vital energy.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, the elders of the other nine sects grew angry once more. After seizing the treasure, they intended to return to their sects and propose measures to strengthen the selection of enforcement members.

At that moment, Yan Zhuo, the leader of Biyan Peak, spoke up, also with a smiling face, “Liang Kui, haven’t you appreciated the beauty of these starry skies? Although we’re flying through space, it doesn’t consume much of our vital energy. But I’m curious—Shuoshang, the leader of Jinyang Sect, your sect is after all the foremost in cultivation of evil magic. Why are only three of you here?”

Obviously, as another sect dedicated to cultivating evil magic, Biyan Peak’s Yan Zhuo wouldn’t miss the chance to mock Shuoshang.

The elders of all sects also harbored great suspicion. Hearing this, they all turned their gaze toward Shuoshang.

Shuoshang’s face turned angry as he glared at Yanzhuo and snapped, “You’re quite lucky. The eleven elders from our Jin Yang Sect encountered the Heavenly Fire Group on the way and didn’t have time to escape, which is why we suffered such heavy losses. But don’t get too proud, Yanzhuo. Even though our Jin Yang Sect only has three people, your Bi Yan Peak can never get hold of the Six Harmonies Blade.”

Yanzhuo smiled upon hearing this and said nothing more.

The elders from various sects also felt shaken after hearing Shuoshang’s words. The sudden appearance of the Heavenly Fire in this starry sky had indeed caused everyone great trouble. If it weren’t for the fact that these elders were at the Combined Body stage and fast, many of them would have perished. Thus, they assumed that the Jin Yang Sect elders must have encountered a very large group of Heavenly Fire creatures, which is why they couldn’t escape—just bad luck.

In reality, however, the Jin Yang Sect elders had been ambushed by Qu Yi and were now under his control. Of course, Qu Yi would never let Shuoshang reveal this truth.

After another silence, Rong Zhu, the chief commander of the Lan Yang Palace, suddenly glared at the elders of the three demon cultivator sects and cursed, “You demon cultivators are nothing but shameless brutes! Our Lan Yang Palace’s enforcement teams were simply traveling through space when your three sects’ enforcement teams joined forces to kill them. Do you think this will stop our Lan Yang Palace from striving for the Six Harmonies Blade?”

After speaking, the elders of the Qing Yun Sect, Ying Tian Sect, Bi Yan Peak, and Cang Yang Valley also glared angrily at the elders of the three demon cultivator sects. Their own enforcement teams had also suffered heavy losses from attacks by those sects.

The elders of the three demon cultivator sects simply stared indifferently, unafraid at all.

Xiaofeng Shou, the chief commander of Bai Shou Peak, immediately shouted, “Why all this talk? Ever since we entered the Heavenly Fire Star Region, our ten sects have been competing. Battles between enforcement teams are completely normal. Do you think you can overwhelm us in numbers just because your enforcement teams lost, and start a fight with our three sects’ elders?”

The elders of Xian Yue Ya and Jiu Gong Dao immediately released their auras, ready to engage in battle at the slightest provocation.

The elders of the five sects—Lan Yang Palace, Qing Yun Sect, Ying Tian Sect, Bi Yan Peak, and Cang Yang Valley—looked around but dared not say another word.

Just then, in the distant starry sky, above Tian Yi Star, a void appeared in a red-hued area. From within the void, a beam of white light stretching millions of miles shot out, illuminating the entire starry sky.

“The Liuhe Knife is about to be born!”
At that moment, the elders of the ten sects shouted in unison, then flew into the sky toward Tianyi Star.