Chapter 78: Qu Yi, Do Not Leave

Inside the Duzun Hall, in front of the statue of Emperor Hao, there were three rectangular platforms made of ice-like stone, each holding an item.
On the first platform lay a black rectangular piece of jade, with the words “Jade Slab” engraved on it. Qu Yi picked up the jade slab and dropped blood on it to claim it as his own. His spiritual consciousness immediately entered the slab and scanned it briefly, realizing that it contained Emperor Hao’s cultivation techniques, formation methods, and alchemy skills.
“Heh, what a pity. I already have better techniques of my own. But perhaps I can refer to Emperor Hao’s methods in the future,” Qu Yi said with a slight smile.
After all, Qu Yi possessed the divine technique “Five Qi and Three Flowers,” which was the only technique suitable for him. Although Emperor Hao’s techniques were excellent, they were useless to Qu Yi. As for formation methods and alchemy skills, with the master Qi Shen around, they were far superior to Emperor Hao’s, so Qu Yi certainly didn’t need to study those either.
Naturally, Qu Yi’s attention turned to the second platform, where there was only a fiery red ring, with the words “Space Ring” engraved on it.
Qu Yi’s face lit up as he immediately picked up the space ring and dropped blood on it. The space ring recognized him as its master, and his spiritual consciousness entered it to scan the items inside. In moments, his face showed extreme joy, and he clenched his fists so tightly he seemed ready to leap up.
“Materials! So many materials! Emperor Hao truly is a master alchemist of the immortal realm. The sheer quantity and high quality of these materials truly astonish me,” Qu Yi exclaimed excitedly after his spiritual consciousness withdrew.
To put it simply, if the materials Qu Yi had gathered in the cultivation world were equivalent to a towering mountain, then the materials stored in Emperor Hao’s space ring were like an entire mountain range—all of them extremely precious alchemy materials from the immortal realm.
After scanning everything, Qu Yi couldn’t help but express his admiration, thrilled to have obtained such materials.
Calming himself down, his gaze shifted to the third ice-like stone platform, where lay a sword emitting an intense flame aura.
The sword body was completely red, two meters long, with a hilt shaped like surging flames. It seemed as though a world of flames flowed within it, ready to burst forth and burn everything in existence.
Three characters were engraved on the platform: “Hao Tian Sword.”
Qu Yi stared at the sword, feeling excited, but hesitated to drop blood to claim it, instead focusing intently on it.

“Qu Yi, there’s no need to look further. This is a top-grade immortal weapon. It can be inferred that this is the life magic weapon once used by Emperor Hao,” came the voice of the Weapon God.
Hearing the Weapon God’s voice, Qu Yi was stunned. This sword was actually a top-grade immortal weapon, and it was even the immortal sword once used by Emperor Hao.
“I’ve struck it rich! Completely rich!” Qu Yi suddenly cried out in ecstasy, almost losing control of himself.
Immediately afterward, Qu Yi picked up the Haotian Sword and dropped a drop of blood on its blade, claiming it as his own.
“Fellow cultivator, inside the Haotian Sword lies the Flame World I created through cultivation. It carries the essence of my world. Do not use it casually, lest it be discovered too early,” came Emperor Hao’s voice as soon as the claim was made.
Upon hearing this, Qu Yi understood Emperor Hao’s intention behind the warning. He was also afraid of using the Haotian Sword to kill people in the immortal realm casually. If Huang Xu discovered it, it would surely bring endless trouble.
Soon, Qu Yi stored the Haotian Sword inside his body, determined not to use it to fight unless absolutely necessary.
Perhaps the array in the Unique Supreme Hall sensed that the three treasures had left the ice platform. Suddenly, the two eyes of Emperor Hao’s statue emitted two beams of white light, enveloping Qu Yi before transporting him away from the Haotian Immortal Mansion.
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Tai Ming, Ying Hua, Jin Xiong, Cang Huang, Qing Long, Tu Long, and Shui Long—these seven sect leaders were instantly transported away from the Haotian Immortal Mansion inside the Six Directions Hall.
Their figures suddenly appeared in the outer space of Tianheng Star.
In this starfield, there were hundreds of people floating there, seemingly constantly observing the changes within Tianheng Star. These hundreds of people were the Great Perfection-stage cultivators from the ten major sects in the cultivation world. Each sect’s Great Perfection-stage cultivator was responsible for a section of the starfield, so any changes on Tianheng Star would be immediately detected.
Surrounding these hundreds of Great Perfection-stage cultivators were ten figures emitting extremely powerful auras—these were ten Human-Immortal-level powerhouses from the immortal realm, the demon realm, and the fiend realm. Each of these ten controlled a Great Perfection-stage cultivator from a sect, overseeing a region of the starfield outside Tianheng Star.
As soon as the figures of Tai Ming and the other six appeared, they were immediately noticed by the powerhouses of the ten major sects.
Tianheng Star wasn’t very large, and with the divine senses of the ten Human-Immortal-level figures, the entire star was already under their surveillance. Thus, even though Tai Ming and the others appeared in the starfield under the responsibility of the Taiyuan Sect’s Great Perfection-stage cultivator, all ten Human-Immortal-level powerhouses detected them right away.

However, the Human Immortal in charge of Taiyuan Gate had some advantages due to his proximity. This man dressed in a golden robe was named Zong Xi. Without waiting for the other nine Human Immortal-level powerhouses to arrive, Zong Xi waved his right hand, and suddenly a pale golden energy space appeared in the starry region where Tai Ming and the others were. Zong Xi had already activated his Golden Element domain to lock them in. Then, he curled his right hand, intending to pull Tai Ming and the others to his side. “Zong Xi, don’t think you can take them all for yourself,” he said. Suddenly, the other nine powerhouses from the lower realms arrived instantly, each forming a hand seal. In an instant, green, red, yellow, gold, and blue palms were pushed toward the space where Tai Ming and the others were. Naturally, these nine also knew Zong Xi’s plan—he wanted to capture the seven alone, escape immediately, and then go to a hidden place to steal all the treasures obtained from the Haotian Immortal Mansion. The Heavenly Flame was still not strong enough, and since these nine Human Immortal-level powerhouses had arrived via instant teleportation, they also reached there at the same time as Zong Xi locked Tai Ming and the others with his Golden Element domain. Seeing the nine approaching and trying to break through his domain, a cold glint flashed in Zong Xi’s eyes. “Hmph, if that’s the case, I’ll take two with me,” he snapped. His left hand also formed a golden palm, which entered his Golden Element domain. Instantly, the Golden Element domain surrounding Tai Ming and the others split into nine streams of Golden Element essence energy, meeting the palms of the other nine. At the same time, Zong Xi transformed into a blur and flew toward the starry region where Tai Ming and the others were. In the starry sky, the nine palms were blocked by the nine streams of Golden Element essence energy, causing loud explosions. Soon, the entire starry sky turned into nothingness, with countless spatial cracks resembling canyons appearing. Zong Xi had already reached Tai Ming and the others, grabbing one with each hand and taking away Tai Ming and Jin Xiong. Then, the other nine powerhouses passed through the spatial cracks and instantly arrived in the starry region where the seven were, only to see Zong Xi already taking two of them away. “Damn it!” The nine shouted in anger and immediately fought over the remaining five. Ying Hua, Cang Huang, Qing Long, Tu Long, and Shui Long had no chance to resist and could only watch helplessly as the nine fought over them before being dragged away from the starry sky and flying deep into the cosmos. Ying Hua was taken away by three other Human Immortals from the Immortal Realm.

Cang Huang was taken away by three demon-human hybrids from the Demon Realm. The three brothers—Green Dragon, Earth Dragon, and Water Dragon—were taken away by three primordial demons from the Fiend Realm. These ten beings from the higher realms took Tai Ming and the other six with them. Besides seizing the treasures they had obtained from the Haotian Immortal Mansion, they also sought to search their souls to uncover everything that had happened there. After all, Emperor Hao had once been a master craftsman in the Immortal Realm, and the treasure he used when descending to the mortal world was one that all the great emperors of the Immortal, Demon, and Fiend Realms desired greatly. These ten people worked so hard just to claim this merit, hoping to rise quickly in the Immortal, Demon, and Fiend Realms and become great emperors by mastering the arts of immortals, demons, and fiends.

It didn’t take long before the ten beings from the higher realms returned to space outside Tianheng Star, each bringing Tai Ming and the other six with them. They had already searched the souls of Tai Ming and the others, learning about their experiences in the Haotian Immortal Mansion and realizing that Qu Yi had seized all the benefits among those who entered it. Since Tai Ming and the others hadn’t obtained any important treasures, they managed to save their lives. However, the memories of their experiences in the Haotian Immortal Mansion had been erased by the ten beings from the higher realms.

Zong Xi stood quietly in space, watching the other nine equally powerful figures who had arrived. He said calmly, “Feng Qu, Yan Xuan, Qiu Rui, Yi Xi, Chen Yan, Rong Han, Jun Wei, Zhuo Hong, Qi Jia—since all the treasures are with Qu Yi, how should we divide them?” Feng Qu, Yan Xuan, and Qiu Rui, like Zong Xi, came from the Immortal Realm and ruled over the Qingyun Sect, Lanyang Palace, and Qiu Rui’s domain respectively. Yi Xi, Chen Yan, and Rong Han came from the Demon Realm and ruled over the Jinyang Sect, Biyan Peak, and Cangyang Valley. Jun Wei, Zhuo Hong, and Qi Jia came from the Fiend Realm and ruled over the Bai Shou Peak, Xian Yue Ya, and Jiugong Island. Upon hearing Zong Xi’s words, the nine smiled faintly but did not answer him. Was it even necessary to ask? Of course, it would be based on strength.

The ten beings from the higher realms continued to stand quietly in space, waiting for Qu Yi to appear. Suddenly, Qu Yi emerged from the Haotian Immortal Mansion, leaving a long trail of light in the sky before stopping there. “Qu Yi, don’t go!” At that moment, the ten beings from the higher realms spotted Qu Yi at the same time. Their eyes gleamed like those of hungry wolves as they rushed at him in an instant. Qu Yi was prepared, already holding the Boundless Star Darts in his hand. “Goodbye, everyone. We’ll meet again in the future,” Qu Yi said with a proud smile.

Suddenly, Qu Yi input a stream of Golden Origin energy into the Boundless Starfield, after which the Boundless Starfield emitted a light shield that surrounded Qu Yi. In the sky, a bright light sphere flickered once and then disappeared abruptly. The ten beings from the upper realms all arrived at the spot in the sky where Qu Yi had stood earlier, each with their palms outstretched, but they were all stunned, failing to release any Origin energy as they stared in shock at one another. Qu Yi was gone! Episode 8: Five Souls Essence