Chapter 41: Lower-Class Immortal Weapons

These metal men were all products of weapon refinement. For those skilled in refining weapons, they were as easy as food on the plate of the Weapon God, so they naturally knew very well the attack capabilities of these metal men and told Qu Yi about them one by one.
Relying on the guidance of the Weapon God, Qu Yi flew away from the siege of the nine sects’ experts and arrived right above one of the metal men, waiting for the experts to leave the ground. As soon as the experts left the ground, all the metal men activated. Streams of metal energy seemed to flow into their bodies, propelling them into motion.
Qu Yi also absorbed some of this metal energy, filling his entire body with it and replacing his own vital energy with the metal energy of these metal men, thus concealing his true identity. Since none of the metal men detected him, they naturally did not attack him.
Taking advantage of this, Qu Yi moved freely through this metal world without worry. To avoid the nine sects’ experts, he kept flying above the metal men, enjoying the ease and comfort.
The experts of the nine sects, now on the ground, faced the metal men’s feet and had to dodge rapidly. Each metal man was over a thousand meters tall and two hundred meters wide, with a grayish appearance that gave them a solemn look. A single footstomp from them was as powerful as a strike from a Great Vehicle stage being, and each step would generate waves of metal energy, with layers of golden rings spreading out—each of these rings possessing the power of the late tribulation stage.
Undoubtedly, the experts of the nine sects faced immense pressure as they moved among these metal men. They couldn’t be hit by their palms or legs, nor could they be struck by the energy emitted from the countless rings. Time was extremely torturous.
The experts of the nine sects could only focus on dodging; they had no time to search for the locations of those ten lower-class immortal weapons.
Qu Yi’s figure flying above the metal men’s heads appeared repeatedly before the eyes of the experts. Already enraged by the attacks from the metal men, their eyes burned with fury.
It was too unfair!
“Qu Yi must have received some hint from Emperor Hao. Otherwise, why don’t these metal men attack him?”
“When I was flying in the air, those metal beasts pursued me mercilessly. Why don’t they attack that bastard Qu Yi?”
“In the Emerald Bamboo World, I failed to kill Qu Yi by self-destructing with my Yuan Ying. This time, I won’t miss my chance. As long as Qu Yi comes near, I’ll hold onto him and perish together.”
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The warriors from the Nine Sects kept cursing as they dodged through the air. Qu Yi didn’t bother to understand their thoughts; his focus was entirely on the lower-grade immortal artifacts, hoping to find one quickly so he could be the first to leave this metal world. His efforts paid off when he suddenly spotted a metal crab on the ground in the distance. In the crab’s mouth, wide enough to span ten thousand meters, lay a long sword emitting a golden glow. The primordial energy of metal radiated from the sword. “Heh, a lower-grade immortal artifact—I’ve found it,” Qu Yi smiled upon spotting it. Suddenly, he vanished and appeared right in front of the crab. The crab managed to detect him, and its two golden-clad pincers swung at Qu Yi, blocking his path. Clearly, every metal object in this world had its own metallic energy aura. Qu Yi had managed to deceive the metal humans by absorbing their metal energy, but not this metal crab. He had intended to fly onto the crab’s back and take the sword, but sensing the pincers cutting through space, he stopped moving, afraid to proceed. Meanwhile, the warriors from the Nine Sects, while dodging the metal humans’ attacks, also sensed Qu Yi’s movements and thus noticed the metal crab. A lower-grade immortal artifact! They accelerated immediately, rushing to where the crab was, determined to compete with Qu Yi for it. Qu Yi considered using a divine formula card to defend against the crab’s attacks and then fly into its mouth to retrieve the sword. But the thought of revealing his secret possession of the divine formula card made him hesitate. “Qu Yi, the Star Luo Ding can also be used for self-protection,” the voice of the Artifact God echoed in his mind. Hearing this, Qu Yi smiled, took out the Star Luo Ding, and with a thought, made it twice as large, large enough for him to hide inside. Soon, he entered the Star Luo Ding, which he then guided toward the metal crab with his spiritual energy. Clang! The crab’s two incredibly hard pincers swiftly cut through space and struck the Star Luo Ding. With a loud explosion, both pincers broke, while the Star Luo Ding remained unharmed and had already flown to the crab’s mouth.

Although this metal crab lacked consciousness, it still had countless arrays within it that kept it functioning, enabling automatic defense mechanisms in the face of danger. When the Star Luo Ding approached, the metal crab immediately started moving sideways at a speed that was no slower than that of the Star Luo Ding itself.

The warriors from the Nine Sects felt sorrow when they sensed Qu Yi taking out the Star Luo Ding, thinking that he would surely obtain that lower-grade immortal weapon right away. As the metal crab moved sideways, their disappointed mood immediately turned hopeful, and they sped up to chase after it, each silently cursing that the Star Luo Ding couldn’t keep up.

“The speed of this Star Luo Ding is still a bit slow—just at the level of someone in the early stages of tribulation. This won’t do,” Qu Yi thought gloomily inside the Star Luo Ding.

At that moment, the voice of the Weapon God rang out, “Qu Yi, why are you still inside the Star Luo Ding? The crab’s pincers have already been broken—do you still fear its attacks? Come out of the Star Luo Ding and retrieve the lower-grade immortal weapon yourself.”

Hearing this, Qu Yi blushed, realizing he had still been worried about the crab’s attacking power.

The crab’s attacks relied mainly on its pincers, and now that they had been broken by the Star Luo Ding, it no longer had any strength to resist Qu Yi’s assault.

In an instant, Qu Yi emerged from the Star Luo Ding, stored it inside his body, and used a speed secret technique to reach the crab’s mouth. He then swung his Six Harmonies Sword at its mouth.

The crab’s mouth split open, and the lower-grade immortal sword stored inside slipped out. Qu Yi triumphantly grabbed the sword, quickly moved out of the crab’s attack range, and landed on top of a metal man.

“Guys, I’ve already obtained a lower-grade immortal weapon. You can search slowly,” Qu Yi shouted triumphantly, waving the sword in the air.

After landing back on the metal man, the golden energy emitted by Qu Yi matched that of the metal man’s, eliminating any risk of attack from him again.

Most of the warriors from the Nine Sects had arrived at the metal crab by then, but it was still too late. Seeing Qu Yi’s triumphant expression, anger filled every cell of their bodies.

However, the warriors also knew that with those metal men as shields, even if all 34 of them attacked together, they couldn’t do anything to Qu Yi. They could only disperse in frustration.

After making his triumphant declaration, Qu Yi immediately dripped blood onto the lower-grade immortal sword to truly possess it.

The voice of the Divine Instrument suddenly rang out, “Qu Yi, don’t rush to claim ownership. If you claim it by shedding blood now, you won’t be able to obtain any other inferior immortal instruments.”
Qu Yi was stunned for a moment before realizing that these inferior immortal instruments must be connected to this metal world. Once he claimed one through bloodshed, he would no longer be able to sense any other inferior immortal instruments.
“Alright, then I’ll go look for other inferior immortal instruments to see if I can exchange them for some treasures from these nine sect’s strongmen,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Now that Qu Yi already had one inferior immortal instrument, the remaining nine could only allow twenty-seven people to leave this metal world. With a total of thirty-four strongmen from the nine sects, at least seven of them were certain to die. Thinking of this, Qu Yi firmly believed he could negotiate with the nine sects.
Soon, Qu Yi continued flying above the metal men, still searching for other inferior immortal instruments.
The strongmen of the nine sects, seeing that Qu Yi was still trying to find more inferior immortal instruments, could hardly contain their anger. Wasn’t this forcing them to die slowly?
“Qu Yi, you bastard! You’ve got one inferior immortal instrument already—aren’t you satisfied?”
“Qu Yi, you shouldn’t be this shameless.”
“Qu Yi, come here! I’ll explode my Yuan Ying right in front of you!”
In moments, the strongmen of the nine sects started shouting in fury, their eyes almost popping out.
Qu Yi didn’t bother to pay attention. He continued flying above the metal men, spreading his spiritual sense to search for inferior immortal instruments.