Chapter 68: The Water Dividing Vessel

At the sea eye, there seemed to be a crystal-clear jade mirror, its surface spanning a mile wide. Infinite primordial water energy radiated through it, forming a super powerful water vortex around it.
The vortex resembled a funnel, spinning rapidly. Inside the funnel, there was no seawater—only vacuum.
“Qu Yi, jump straight into this funnel, and you’ll be drawn into the sea eye by that jade mirror,” the Artifact God suddenly spoke.
Hearing the Artifact God’s words, Qu Yi hesitated not for a moment and immediately flew into the funnel-shaped vacuum. He then felt an immense pulling force he couldn’t resist, and was instantly sucked into another space.
Suddenly, darkness gave way to light. Qu Yi quickly realized he had arrived in a special water passage.
The passage was circular, over a hundred meters wide, and stretched straight ahead.
Inside this passage, the water was cool, containing endless primordial water energy that flowed gently.
Qu Yi moved slowly along the passage, and his body began to absorb that primordial water energy.
If a powerful cultivator in the later stages of water-based cultivation techniques were to enter this passage, they would likely go mad with joy, as it was precisely at this stage that they needed to sense primordial water energy. By sensing it and refining a trace of it into their bodies, they could advance to the Mahayana stage. In the Mahayana stage, they continued to refine the primordial water energy, transforming their entire body into a body of primordial water energy.
Although Qu Yi practiced water-based cultivation techniques, due to his simultaneous practice of the five-element techniques, to refine primordial energy, he had to absorb the primordial energy of all five elements at once. Only then could his entire body be transformed into a body of primordial energy; otherwise, the conflict between the vital energies would cause self-destruction.
After trying to sense it, Qu Yi discovered that he could absorb a little primordial water energy, but it would immediately cause the vital energies of the other four elements to shrink, bringing him no benefit at all.
Thus, Qu Yi had no choice but to give up and wait until he had passed through the ninety-nine heavenly tribulations. Only then could he use the five-element primordial stones to absorb the primordial energy of all five elements simultaneously and advance through refinement.
Sighing, Qu Yi thought to himself.
Although *Five Energies and Three Flowers* helped Qu Yi cultivate rapidly, it also posed a major challenge: to break through and advance, he had to gather the energy of all five elements and advance together. Therefore, before breaking through, he had to prepare more than others.

“Qu Yi, already sighing? On the path of cultivation, every breakthrough comes with great peril. Without a firm will, how can one hope to continue advancing?” The Artifact God suddenly spoke up.
Qu Yi nodded, still flying slowly through the water passage, and said with a faint smile, “Artifact God, what cultivation method did you use back then, and how did you achieve your breakthrough?”
At this moment, Qu Yi suddenly changed the subject, trying to probe into the Artifact God’s secrets once again.
“Breakthrough? Cultivation method? I’ve never been in a low-level world like this one; I don’t even know how I came into existence. Anyway, as soon as I appeared, I was already extremely powerful. Later, I became interested in formations and artifact crafting, so I’ve been delving into those fields ever since,” the Artifact God replied leisurely.
Hearing this, Qu Yi immediately stopped and was speechless—this Artifact God grew even more mysterious.
Just then, a cold, eerie energy appeared within the water passage’s primal water energy. These invisible strands of cold energy drifted like hair in the air, appearing one after another in the water passage, with some even entering Qu Yi’s body.
“Hehe, interesting. Emperor Hao has turned the entire water passage into a water-based domain, and within this domain lies the art of coldness. Qu Yi, it’s better for you to enter the Star Luo Ding directly. You can’t resist these attacks now. Although you might be able to hold them off temporarily with treasures like the ‘Water Heart Fire,’ it’s still a waste and futile. So entering the Star Luo Ding is your best choice,” the Artifact God reminded him with a smile.
Qu Yi also sensed it—once any of those cold strands entered his body, his entire body would freeze slightly. If he stayed in the water passage any longer, he might get frozen solid.
Naturally, Qu Yi followed the Artifact God’s advice, immediately taking out the Star Luo Ding and flying into it.
Although Qu Yi still didn’t know the grade of the Star Luo Ding, he was certain it surpassed all immortal artifact levels. Thus, dealing with these attacks from people at the immortal level was a piece of cake for him.
In the water passage, the Star Luo Ding moved swiftly at Qu Yi’s command, diving deep into the passage to search for mid-tier immortal artifacts in this vast oceanic realm.
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Meanwhile, in the ocean, the eight sects’ ten powerful warriors stood in silence.
Since Qu Yi had used a mid-tier immortal artifact to kill Shan Zhen from the Tai Yuan Sect, these powerful warriors who had reached the later stages of tribulation immediately realized that pursuing Qu Yi would only end them in the same fate as Shan Zhen.

“Everyone, Qu Yi has now entered one of the Sea Eyes. Should we go look for the other nine Sea Eyes and enter their worlds as well, to compete with Qu Yi for the mid-grade immortal artifacts in this Ten Directions Sea Eye Realm?” Suddenly, Shui Long, the leader of Jiugong Island, called out.
The water-based cultivation techniques practiced by Shui Long were highly advantageous in this Ten Directions Sea Eye Realm, and he really wanted to gather the strength of ten people to fight Qu Yi to the death.
“No, Qu Yi is only missing one mid-grade immortal artifact now. We can no longer compete with him, and our danger has also increased greatly. We now have only one chance, which is to fight for the mid-grade immortal artifacts in the other three light walls’ worlds—only then can we still compete with Qu Yi,” Tai Ming said gravely.
Although Shan Zhen had died just now, Tai Ming quickly regained his composure.
With those words, he shattered everyone’s illusions, making them realize that it was unrealistic to try to compete with Qu Yi for the mid-grade immortal artifacts in this Ten Directions Sea Eye Realm anymore. Thus, the only way for these ten people to turn things around was to seize other mid-grade immortal artifacts.
Inside the Liuhe Hall, there were six light walls, each leading to a different world. Three of these light walls hadn’t been explored yet, and these ten people could only compete with Qu Yi by venturing into those three worlds and obtaining their mid-grade immortal artifacts.
Soon, the ten people split into three groups.
Tai Ming and Shan Zhen from Taiyuan Gate, Qing Xu from Qingyun Sect, and Ying Hua from Yingtian Sect—these four cultivators stood together.
Jin Xiong and Feng Han from JinYang Sect, and Cang Huang from Cangyang Valley—these three demon cultivators gathered together.
Qing Long from BaiShou Peak, Tu Long from XianYue Cliff, and Shui Long from Jiugong Island—these three beast cultivators brothers also stood together.
At this point, these eight powerful factions formed three groups.
In moments, these three groups flew out of the ocean, found a space teleportation array, left the Ten Directions Sea Eye Realm, and returned to the Liuhe Hall.
The four cultivators chose one light wall and flew straight in.
The three demon cultivators also chose a light wall and flew in.
The three beast cultivator brothers did the same, flying in together.
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By this time, Qu Yi had already activated the Xingluo Ding and reached the end of the water path, where he found a vast, independent space containing a glowing crystal about a hundred meters in size.
At the top of the crystal was a purple kettle, only the size of a palm, yet it emitted streams of water-based primordial energy, as if all the water-based primordial energy in the entire water path came from this kettle.

Qu Yi glanced at the kettle and then carefully examined the surroundings of the separate space, discovering nine more water channels connected to it. The ten channels were evenly distributed around the space, continuously drawing on the primordial energy of water to maintain their operation.
“Qu Yi, that kettle is already a mid-grade immortal artifact. You don’t need to fight anymore. Just activate the Star Luo Ding and take it directly,” the Voice of the Artifact God suddenly rang out.
Given that Qu Yi was only at the middle stage of the tribulation cultivation level, fighting against a mid-grade immortal artifact that was three levels higher would not bring much improvement. Thus, the Voice of the Artifact God didn’t want Qu Yi to engage in pointless battles; it was better to rely on the Star Luo Ding to acquire the artifact directly.
When Emperor Hao first established the Heavenly Immortal Mansion, he never imagined that those who entered it later would possess artifacts even more powerful than immortal artifacts. If Emperor Hao were still alive, he would likely have killed Qu Yi on the spot. But now, relying on the Star Luo Ding, Qu Yi had easily reached the top of the crystal.
“Haha, these attacks from the primordial energy of water cause me no harm at all. Then, this kettle belongs to me,” Qu Yi said happily, standing inside the Star Luo Ding and looking at the purple kettle.
After saying that, Qu Yi activated the Star Luo Ding, which immediately enveloped the kettle. The various energies stored within the Star Luo Ding began to circulate, generating a powerful suction force that pulled the entire kettle inside.
Once inside the Star Luo Ding, even a mid-grade immortal artifact like this couldn’t escape.
In a short while, all the primordial energy of water in the kettle was drawn away by the Star Luo Ding. Naturally, Qu Yi could now claim ownership of it through blood sacrifice.
Drip!
After his blood fell on the kettle, Qu Yi heard Emperor Hao’s voice again.
“Mid-grade immortal artifact, a water kettle—congratulations!”
It was that familiar voice again, and another mid-grade immortal artifact. Qu Yi’s face lit up with joy.
“That’s enough. Just one mid-grade immortal artifact—have you become too complacent? Now take that crystal away. Below it is a space teleportation array that can send you back to the Six Harmonies Hall,” the Voice of the Artifact God urged once more.
Qu Yi immediately closed his mouth and used the Dimensional Sphere to retrieve the hundred-meter-tall crystal. Sure enough, there was a space teleportation array beneath it.
Soon, Qu Yi returned to the Six Harmonies Hall via the space teleportation array.
“Huh? Where are these ten guys? Why aren’t they waiting for me in the Six Harmonies Hall this time?” Qu Yi exclaimed in surprise upon arriving and finding the hall empty.

“Do you think those ten are fools? Knowing full well that you possess a mid-grade immortal artifact, how would they dare to pursue you again? Now, the only way they can compete with you is by obtaining a mid-grade immortal artifact as well. I guess they must have entered the other three light walls,” said the Artifact God slowly.
Qu Yi thought about it and agreed with the Artifact God’s guess. Immediately, his eyes fixed on one of the light walls, his lips twitching.