Chapter 19: The Confrontation of the Ten Major Sects

Liu Lingxing gave orders to the thirty demon cultivators under his control, Wei Yan, to immediately teleport to various medium-sized planets and purge the Immortal-Demon sects there. Soon after, the demon cultivator forces in Liu Lingxing took control of Yingxian Island and Jiemo Island. After seizing control of the space teleportation arrays, they allowed only the space teleportation arrays on a few planets to send people to Liu Lingxing, while the arrays in Liu Lingxing itself could send people to any planet.

Soon, the demon cultivator forces sent waves of warriors to the medium-sized planets. Meanwhile, Qu Yi and Wei Yan used the space teleportation arrays to head to other planets, continuing their journey toward Liupan Star.

Upon arriving at another large planet, Qu Yi followed his usual method and released the three demon beasts—Wuyuan, Golden Qilin, and Illusory Dancing Butterfly—from the Cunjie Ball. Wei Yan also reverted to his true form, the Four-Winged Swift Eagle. Together, the five of them emerged from the space teleportation array and immediately began slaughtering everyone, taking control of Yingxian Island. Soon after, all the space teleportation arrays on Yingxian Island stopped functioning.

The five then flew to Jiemo Island, killing everyone there as well and shutting down its space teleportation arrays. This planet was temporarily isolated from the outside world.

Next, Qu Yi and the others went to the battlefield where the Immortal-Demon sects and the demon cultivator forces were fighting, wiping out all the disciples of the Immortal-Demon sects in one fell swoop. This time, Qu Yi captured fifty powerful cultivators from the Immortal-Demon sect at the Convergence Stage and also seized forty powerful demon cultivators at the same stage, all of whom were placed under Wei Yan’s control.

On a mountain peak, only Qu Yi and Wei Yan remained.

“Wei Yan, you now control 120 powerful cultivators at the Convergence Stage. With them, you should be able to gain an advantage in this great struggle in the cultivation world and strengthen the power of the Sanding Gate. I need to head to Liupan Star, so I can no longer help you conquer large planets one by one. From now on, it’s up to you to develop the Sanding Gate. As for the ten major sects in the future, let me handle eliminating them,” Qu Yi said calmly.

In the cultivation world, Wei Yan would fight, while Qu Yi would deal with the ten major sects. By now, Qu Yi had already assigned their tasks.

Hearing this, Wei Yan immediately stood tall and declared, “Master, rest assured. With these powerful cultivators at the Convergence Stage and the magical artifacts you gave me, I am confident that I can strengthen the power of the Sanding Gate during this great chaos among the Immortals, Demons, and Monsters.”

Qu Yi smiled and nodded, then suddenly teleported away. Wei Yan also took off to organize the powerful cultivators at the Convergence Stage to fight in the cultivation world.

Qu Yi alone changed his appearance, radiating an aura of pure gold energy, though his cultivation level was only at the mid-stage of distraction cultivation. Inside a spatial teleportation array, he was sent to another one, constantly on the move. In the cultivation world, Yingxian Island and Jiemo Island were now open only to cultivators who practiced immortality or demon cultivation, as the immortal and demon sects had joined forces to combat the demon cultivators. With his pure gold energy aura, Qu Yi drew no suspicion or attention, and his teleportations proceeded smoothly. Soon, he arrived at Pidu Star. Next, he entered the Demon Poison Star region, heading to the planet where the Poison-Feeding Fruit Tree stood. Indeed, before heading to Liupan Star, Qu Yi needed to pick the Ten Poison Fruits from that tree. Since he had used a single Ten Poison Fruit to defeat seven thousand cultivators at the Tribulation stage, he had come to fully recognize its power. Naturally, with ten such fruits in his possession, he felt confident enough to confront the ten major sects head-on. When Qu Yi left the Demon Poison Star region, he had already set up spatial teleportation arrays on the planet with the Poison-Feeding Fruit Tree and on an outer planet as well, allowing him to teleport there quickly. Inside the cave, Qu Yi’s figure appeared, and soon he reached the bottom of the cave, where he saw the Poison-Feeding Fruit Tree. At this time, the entire tree was pitch black and shiny, emitting a faint dark glow, as if covered in a layer of black jade, smooth and lustrous. On the tree, the ten Ten Poison Fruits, nurtured carefully by the Poison Soul Beasts over the past thirty-odd years, had now ripened. Of course, there were also many other Poison-Feeding Fruits—over twenty thousand in total—covering the entire tree. The Golden-Eyed Poison King, Green-Eyed Poison King, Blue-Eyed Poison King, Red-Eyed Poison King, and Yellow-Eyed Poison King, the five most powerful poison beasts in the Demon Poison Star region, had all reached the mid-stage of the Tribulation phase, surrounded by poisonous gas, resembling living Ten Poison Fruits. Upon seeing Qu Yi appear suddenly, the five poison kings were shocked and filled with deep fear—not only because they had become Qu Yi’s slaves but also because of his rapid cultivation progress, having reached the early stage of the Tribulation phase so quickly. “Master, we have fulfilled our mission. We have always guarded the Poison-Feeding Fruit Tree. Not only have our cultivation levels improved, but the strength of the poison beasts in the Demon Poison Star region has also increased significantly,” said the Golden-Eyed Poison King earnestly. Qu Yi smiled and nodded, then suddenly drew out the Eight Directions Sword. With just a shake, ten sword energies flew out, knocking all ten Ten Poison Fruits from the tree.

He summoned his vital energy and directly sent the Poison Fruit into his space ring. The five Poison Kings watched as the Poison Fruit disappeared, their expressions shifting from excitement to frustration as they openly showed their emotions. After all, Qu Yi had promised to give each of them a Poison Fruit to consume. Qu Yi looked at the five Poison Kings and smiled, saying, “Don’t be disappointed. This time, I want to enter the Haotian Immortal Mansion. No one in the cultivation world knows what’s inside, so I need to bring more things in. I promise you now that from now on, no matter how many Poison Fruits the Poison Fruit Tree bears, they will all be divided equally among you. I won’t take another one. How about that as compensation? Are you satisfied?” Hearing this, the five Poison Kings’ eyes lit up. Although they couldn’t consume a Poison Fruit now, waiting another thirty years would allow them to get almost two Poison Fruits, which was still a good deal. Moreover, consuming two Poison Fruits at once would give them a good chance of breaking through to the later stage of the Tribulation Phase. “Thank you, master!” the five Poison Kings replied happily. After that, Qu Yi gave them some instructions before immediately using the space teleportation array to leave the Demon Poison Star Region. Next, he would rush full speed to Liupan Star. … At that time, on Liupan Star, the seven Immortal and Demon sects and the three Fiend Cultivators’ sects had formed a confrontational stance ready for battle. The four Cultivation sects—Taiyuan Gate, Qingyun Sect, Lanyang Palace, and Yingtian Sect—jointly attacked Bai Shou Peak. The three Demon Cultivation sects—Jinyang Church, Biyan Peak, and Cangyang Valley—jointly attacked Xianyue Cliff. As for the Fiend Cultivators’ sect, Jiugong Island, its headquarters being located in the South Fire Ocean, made it extremely difficult for either the four Cultivation sects or the three Demon Cultivation sects to reach it, hindering any attack. Therefore, the seven Immortal and Demon sects decided to first deal with the two Fiend Cultivators’ sects on the continent—Bai Shou Peak and Xianyue Cliff—before gathering all the forces of the Immortal and Demon sects to completely eliminate Jiugong Island. Taiyuan Gate, Qingyun Sect, Lanyang Palace, and Yingtian Sect—all their powerful cultivators had now arrived on Houyuan Continent and flew together to the vicinity of Bai Shou Peak’s headquarters. Taiyuan Gate had twenty-five Great Vehicle Stage cultivators, nearly twenty thousand Tribulation Stage elders, and one hundred thousand Confluence Stage elders. Qingyun Sect had fifteen Great Vehicle Stage cultivators, nearly ten thousand Tribulation Stage elders, and one hundred thousand Confluence Stage elders. Lanyang Palace had sixteen Great Vehicle Stage cultivators, nearly twelve thousand Tribulation Stage elders, and one hundred thousand Confluence Stage elders. Yingtian Sect had fourteen Great Vehicle Stage cultivators, nearly ten thousand Tribulation Stage elders, and one hundred thousand Confluence Stage elders.

Nearly 450,000 powerful cultivators took positions in all four directions of Beast Peak, surrounding the various formidable demon cultivators trapped within it. At that moment, Tai Ming, the leader of Taiyuan Sect; Qing Xu, the leader of Qingyun Sect; Lan Wei, the leader of Lanyang Palace; and Ying Hua, the leader of Yingtian Sect, all flew into the air and gathered together.

“Gentlemen, our four sects have gathered here, but Beast Peak seems to have made no preparations at all—the entire mountain is eerily calm. It feels strange. Given Beast Peak’s history, there should be a mountain protection array, yet it hasn’t been activated. I’d like to ask if our attack plan remains as originally devised,” Lan Wei spoke first.

The original plan had been for the four sects to attack simultaneously from all sides, surrounding Beast Peak so that it could be overwhelmed and destroyed in one fell swoop.

Tai Ming remained silent for a while before saying with a smile, “This time, our four cultivation sects will attack Beast Peak together, while the three demon cultivation sects will attack Xianyue Cliff. It’s best to improve our attack strategies at the same time. This way, the three demon sects won’t be able to support each other using spatial teleportation arrays.”

The other three leaders were also worried about this. If the three demon sects used spatial teleportation arrays to transfer their powerful cultivators at the Great Perfection stage and Tribulation stage to one another, the four cultivation sects would face strong resistance when attacking Beast Peak.

Now, after hearing Tai Ming’s words, the three leaders understood the situation. As long as the four cultivation sects and the three demon sects attacked the two demon sects at the same time, the demon sects wouldn’t have time to support one another.

Ying Hua said with a smile, “Excellent. As long as we attack simultaneously, even if Beast Peak has a mountain protection array, I believe our four sects’ powerful cultivators at the Great Perfection stage can definitely break through it.”

Qing Xu agreed, adding, “Without a mountain protection array, how could Beast Peak resist the combined forces of our four sects?”

According to years of intelligence gathered by the four sects, there were only twenty cultivators at the Great Perfection stage on Beast Peak, while the four cultivation sects together had seventy such cultivators.

Hahaha!

The leaders of the four sects burst into laughter, as if they could already see victory approaching.

Meanwhile, Qu Yi had already used a spatial teleportation array to reach Taiqian Star. However, Taiqian Star had shut down its spatial teleportation arrays leading to Liupan Star. Thus, Qu Yi flew alone across the starry sky to head toward Liupan Star.