Chapter 15: Eradicating the Demon Cultivators

Nearly 20,000 powerful cultivators at the Tribulation stage traveled continuously across Core Star One for a month, creating countless passages throughout its layers. This caused the land of Core Star One to collapse, turning it into meteorites and dust that scattered into the starry sky.
Core Star One vanished.
As Core Star One transformed from a planet into stardust, the elders of the seven sects fled in panic from the ground into the sky, watching as a massive planet shattered and collapsed.
Qu Yi, on the other hand, entered the core of Core Star One and was carried into the vast starry sky as the planet collapsed.
The elders of the seven sects also spread their spiritual senses across the entire starry sky, searching for Qu Yi’s presence.
“What’s that? An entire vein of spirit stones has floated out!”
“Just one piece of Dingxing Red Iron Ore—how many top-grade spiritual weapons could be crafted from this?”
“Good heavens! There’s even a Rock-Melting Fire Dragon inside Core Star One. If we can obtain it, we won’t need to generate the Xuanji Tianhuo fire ourselves when crafting weapons.”
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As Core Star One collapsed, countless treasures hidden underground floated into the starry sky, appearing before the elders of the seven sects. It was as if a treasure exhibition was taking place in the sky, with all the treasures laid out for the powerful cultivators to choose from.
In an instant, some elders flew toward these treasures, engaging in fierce competition.
Although the elders of the seven sects had cooperated to hunt Qu Yi, facing such precious treasures, they stopped cooperating and instead sought to seize them by force.
In the starry sky, the elders no longer cared about anything else, and a massive scramble for treasures ensued.
The leaders of the seven sects frowned but had nothing to say.
Meanwhile, at the core, Ting Yu had already received a warning from the God of Weapons. In one direction of the starry sky, the elders were fighting over a huge vein of spirit stones, while the opposite side only had two elders at the late Tribulation stage.
Qu Yi used the “Silent Art” to completely suppress his own spiritual aura, resembling a rock hidden in a layer of soil, and swiftly flew toward those two late Tribulation stage elders.
At this point, Qu Yi’s aura was even thinner than that of the soil surrounding him, so he went unnoticed by the two elders. They thought it was just a pile of soil and never imagined Qu Yi was hidden inside.
Suddenly, Qu Yi emerged from the soil, wielding the Eight Directions Sword, with cold laughter on his lips.

“Ah!” The two elders in the later stages of the tribulation phase were shocked and quickly took out their magical treasures. But it was still too late. As soon as Qu Yi appeared, he swiftly swung his sword twice, and two streams of light pierced straight into the bodies of the two elders, eliminating their life forces instantly. Qu Yi flew away quickly, extracting their yuanlings, and of course not neglecting their magical treasures and space rings. After obtaining everything, he immediately teleported into the starry sky. “Qu Yi… All the elders, chase after Qu Yi right away!” Tai Ming, the leader of the Taiyuan Sect, spotted Qu Yi. As soon as he shouted, he realized Qu Yi had already killed two elders, and his tone turned furious. The elders, still fighting over the scattered treasures, also noticed Qu Yi at this moment, showing reluctance as they had to immediately teleport after him. Once in the starry sky, it became Qu Yi’s paradise of freedom. He immediately used the Planet Shift technique, which was much faster than his teleportation in the later stages of tribulation, and soon left far beyond the spiritual sensing range of all the elders. He was gone! The elders of the seven sects stood frozen in the starry sky, filled with astonishment. “I must be mistaken. How can Qu Yi be so fast? Is this still the teleportation speed of the early stages of tribulation?” “How is that possible? The speed of the early stages of tribulation is even faster than ours in the later stages!” “Qu Yi is truly mysterious, possessing many things that defy the common knowledge of the cultivation world.” “With such speed, who will be able to catch him in the future?” … The elders of the seven sects, especially those in the later stages of tribulation, were utterly shocked—too shocked to even describe it as overwhelming. They felt an urge to race through the stars. In particular, the leaders of the seven sects—Tai Ming, Qing Xu, Lan Wei, Ying Hua, Jin Xiong, Bi Chi, and Cang Huang—all stood motionless in the air, speechless, feeling a sense of powerlessness. Qu Yi’s Planet Shift technique made the leaders and elders of the seven sects realize that they could no longer chase after him. If they couldn’t catch him, killing him was out of the question. Now, the leaders of the seven sects had only one option: to cooperate with Qu Yi! The seven leaders immediately understood this and, with displeased expressions, gathered together. After hesitating for a while and pushing aside their unhappiness, they began to talk. “Six of you, our Qingyun Sect has decided to stop chasing after Qu Yi,” Qing Xu said solemnly first.

The Qingyun Sect has already obtained an Eight Directions Sword. As for joining the pursuit of Qu Yi, it is out of consideration for the great unity among cultivation sects. On the other hand, it’s also a chance to possibly get a second Eight Directions Sword; even if not, it’s not a big deal, as the Qingyun Sect has already earned the right to enter the Haotian Immortal Mansion.
“The Yingtian Sect will also stop pursuing Qu Yi!” Ying Hua continued.
“The Biyan Peak will also stop pursuing Qu Yi!” Bi Chi said similarly.
“The Cangyang Valley will also stop pursuing Qu Yi!” Cang Huang added right after.
The Yingtian Sect, Biyan Peak, and Cangyang Valley also each possess an Eight Directions Sword, so like the Qingyun Sect, they don’t need to worry about securing a spot in the Haotian Immortal Mansion.
At this moment, Lan Wei, the leader of the Lanyang Palace, called out anxiously, “All four of you, are you really leaving the alliance now? Isn’t that unprincipled?”
The Lanyang Palace only has a Six Directions Knife and cannot enter the Haotian Immortal Mansion.
The foremost cultivation sect, the Taiyuan Sect, and the foremost demon cultivation sect, the Jinyang Sect—neither of these two sects has an Eight Directions Sword at the moment. Their leaders, Tai Ming and Jin Xiong, grew extremely dark-faced upon hearing what the leaders of the other four sects said, looking quite frightening.
“All four of you, we seven sects have joined forces, and our plan hasn’t succeeded yet. Do you want to back out halfway?” Tai Ming said coldly.
“All four of you, just because you have Eight Directions Swords, do you think you can freely enter the Haotian Immortal Mansion? If Qu Yi teams up with three demon cultivation sects, can your two cultivation sects and two demon cultivation sects, with twelve people each, compete against them?” Jin Xiong said coldly.
One Eight Directions Sword can take six people into the Haotian Immortal Mansion. With the Qingyun Sect and Yingtian Sect as cultivation sects, and Biyan Peak and Cangyang Valley as demon cultivation sects, six people from each sect—if they face a combined attack from the three demon cultivation sects inside the mansion, they will undoubtedly be wiped out. Especially if two or three Eight Directions Swords are used together, more people can enter, leaving the elders of these four sects even more powerless to resist.
Upon hearing this, Qing Xu, Ying Hua, Bi Chi, and Cang Huang understood that if they backed out now, they would face attacks from the Taiyuan Sect, or in the future, the elders of the four sects would be attacked by the three demon cultivation sects—resulting in nothing at all.
“Very well, the alliance agreement remains valid,” the leaders of the four sects said, expressing the same intention.
A smile appeared on Lan Wei’s face, the leader of the Lanyang Palace.

Seeing that the four agreed, Tai Ming smiled and said, “Everyone, given Qu Yi’s current speed, I don’t think we can catch up with him. So, we only have one chance—wait until the Haotian Immortal Mansion is about to open, and when Qu Yi appears to enter it, that will be our last chance to attack him together.”
To enter the Haotian Immortal Mansion, everyone who wants to transfer in must go to Liupan Star. Then, when the eight Directional Swords are placed close together, the mansion will sense them through the Tianhuo Star and guide everyone inside.
Jin Xiong, Qing Xu, Lan Wei, Ying Hua, Bi Chi, and Cang Huang all lit up upon hearing this and immediately understood Tai Ming’s plan. No matter how powerful Qu Yi was, he was still just one person. To use the Directional Swords and enter the Haotian Immortal Mansion, he would have to join forces with everyone at the last moment—this would be the perfect time to attack.
“But what if Qu Yi allies himself with three demon cultivation sects? Then we won’t be able to do anything about him,” Jin Xiong suddenly thought.
Qing Xu, Lan Wei, Ying Hua, Bi Chi, and Cang Huang nodded immediately, looking at Tai Ming with concern.
Tai Ming smirked viciously and said, “That’s why we need all seven sects to unite and eliminate those three demon cultivation sects. Then we’ll see what support Qu Yi still has.”
After hearing this, Jin Xiong, Qing Xu, Lan Wei, Ying Hua, Bi Chi, and Cang Huang were all shocked—Tai Ming was truly ruthless.
The ten major sects had been at odds for countless years, each with its own strength. If a full-scale battle broke out, not only would Liupan Star be covered in blood, but the entire cultivation world would also be devastated.
“This is too serious. Although I am the sect leader, I can’t make such a decision alone.”
“There are many powerful cultivators at the Great Vehicle stage in those three demon cultivation sects. If we can’t defeat them, it will cause endless problems in the future.”
“Even if we can wipe out those three sects, we’ll suffer heavy losses, and the cultivation world will fall into chaos. This is too drastic.”
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The sect leaders of the six sects were reluctant upon hearing Tai Ming’s plan.
Tai Ming glanced at the six leaders, smiled, and said again, “Everyone, over the years, those three demon cultivation sects have sent their cultivators to various planets to destroy our branches, causing us huge losses. You must be aware of that. Since they’re not satisfied with their status and want to compete with us, the immortal and demon factions, for power, let’s simply eradicate them and turn those cultivators into pets for us, the immortal and demon cultivators.”

Due to the existence of the three sects of demon cultivators, the cultivators and demon cultivators on various planets did not dare to recklessly capture demon beasts to turn them into their own pets. If those three sects disappeared, naturally, the demon beasts on those planets would lose their status.

Upon hearing this, the leaders of the six sects fell silent for a long time, each lost in thought.

“Good, our Qingyun Sect agrees.”

“Alright, the Lanyang Palace also agrees.”

“The Yingtian Sect agrees.”

“The Jinyang Sect agrees.”

“The Biyan Peak also agrees to this plan.”

“The Cangyang Valley also agrees.”

After careful consideration, the leaders of the six sects successively agreed to Tai Ming’s proposal.

The alliance of the seven sects, unable to catch up with Qu Yi, actually shifted its attack target to those three sects of demon cultivators.