Chapter 22: The Realm of the Five Elements

As one of the two extreme realms in the cultivation world, the Realm of the Five Elements is even more dangerous than the other extreme realm, the Realm of the Five Souls. After all, in the Realm of the Five Souls, a cultivator at the Mahayana stage can still move freely as long as they avoid the five soul essences. But in the Realm of the Five Elements, even cultivators at the Mahayana stage are highly likely to perish.

This is because the energy of the five elements in this realm is chaotic and complex, with various energy currents that are difficult to predict. Moreover, the range of a cultivator’s spiritual perception is greatly restricted. In the Realm of the Five Elements, a Mahayana cultivator’s spiritual perception only extends for about a mile—comparable to having no spiritual perception at all—leaving them reliant on sight to detect dangers.

Yet, it is precisely these strange phenomena in the Realm of the Five Elements that give rise to countless unique treasures. Each such treasure, once brought to the cultivation world, can cause a sensation. As a result, some powerful cultivators still dare to take the risk of entering it in search of fortune.

After returning from the Six Plateau Stars to the Five Poles Stars, Qu Yi kept gazing at the Realm of the Five Elements in the starry sky. It appeared as a sea of rippling waves, with no individual planets visible. It seemed as though all the planets were influenced by some strange energy, preventing outsiders from observing their interior.

Yet, upon seeing this scene and sensing the energy emanating from those rippling waves through his spiritual perception, Qu Yi felt extremely pleased. While in the Tianhua Star Region, he had obtained chaotic energy inside Tianyi Star and even refined it into Chaos Crystals. Thus, he was very familiar with the aura of chaotic energy. At that moment, he detected traces of chaotic energy within the energy emitted by those rippling waves.

Qu Yi wanted to enter the Realm of the Five Elements for two reasons: first, to lure the ten people from the upper realm there and launch a surprise attack using the strange conditions within; second, to search for chaotic energy so that the mixed energy within his true body could fully transform into chaotic energy, allowing him to advance to the Mahayana stage.

Although his five avatars were all in the Mahayana stage, his true body was still at the late stage of the Tribulation phase, with his soul realm also at that stage. Therefore, his overall cultivation level remained at the late Tribulation phase.

Qu Yi aimed to find enough chaotic energy to transform his entire body into a Chaos Body, thereby advancing his true body’s soul realm to the Mahayana stage. Only then could his true body also reach the Mahayana cultivation level.

At this moment, Qu Yi flew into the starry sky, ready to step further into the Realm of the Five Elements.

At this time, Qu Yi still didn’t want to enter the Five Elements Extreme Realm, as he needed to wait in this starry sky for the arrival of the ten people from the upper realm. He had to let those ten see him enter the Five Elements Extreme Realm alone before he could lead them in. So, Qu Yi sat down on an asteroid, waiting patiently for the ten to arrive.

“Qu Yi, you can take out the Chaos Crystals now and expel all the Five Elements energy from your body,” the Artifact God suddenly transmitted through his spiritual consciousness.

It turned out that although Qu Yi had five avatars, his original body was still the same as before—one that practiced all five elements simultaneously. His entire body had been shaped by the Five Elements energy, turning it into a body of the Five Elements. Now, Qu Yi needed to use the Chaos Crystals to transform them into Chaos energy, which would then flow throughout his body to expel the Five Elements energy and replace it with Chaos energy.

The reason was that although he had twenty thousand Chaos Crystals obtained from Tianyi Star, they were not enough to transform his entire body. This was also why Qu Yi hesitated to use the Chaos Crystals for transformation. He was worried that if he couldn’t find Chaos energy in the Five Elements Extreme Realm and failed to fully transform his body with the existing Chaos Crystals, it would be troublesome—his body would become a hybrid of Chaos and Five Elements, making further cultivation extremely difficult.

Upon hearing the Artifact God’s words, Qu Yi tightened his expression and said solemnly, “Artifact God, it seems the existing Chaos Crystals aren’t enough to completely transform my body.”

“Don’t worry about that. I’ve also sensed the energy aura of the water ripple layer outside the Five Elements Extreme Realm. It clearly contains traces of Chaos energy. So, it’s certain that there’s a large amount of Chaos energy inside this realm, more than enough to transform your entire body into a Chaos body,” the Artifact God replied immediately.

After hearing this, Qu Yi thought for a moment and suddenly understood. On Tianyi Star, the Chaos energy in just one planet allowed him to obtain nearly twenty thousand Chaos Crystals. As for this Five Elements Extreme Realm—its size was unknown; it might contain tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of planets. And since every part of the water ripple energy membrane surrounding these planets emitted traces of Chaos energy, it was reasonable to assume that many planets within the realm contained Chaos energy, ensuring that the membrane consistently emitted such energy.

“Alright, I’ll follow your advice,” Qu Yi replied with a smile.

Now that he understood, Qu Yi no longer hesitated. He immediately took out a Chaos Crystal and quickly dissolved it between his palms, allowing the Chaos energy to be fully absorbed into his dantian.

Chaos energy flowed rapidly within Qu Yi’s true body, first washing over his meridians. Qu Yi remained seated on the meteor, breaking down chunks of chaos crystals, gradually transforming his body while waiting for the arrival of the ten from the upper realm.
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Zong Xi led eight Mahayana-level cultivators from the Taiyuan Sect, Feng Qu led five Mahayana-level cultivators from the Qingyun Sect, Yan Xuan led five Mahayana-level cultivators from the Lanyang Palace, and Qiu Rui led six Mahayana-level cultivators from the Yingtian Sect. They rushed toward the Five Polar Stars through spatial teleportation arrays without pause. Of course, during this process, the four Immortal Cultivators taught a combined skill, “Two Elements, Thousand Transformations, Heavenly Slaughter Technique,” to the twenty-four Mahayana-level cultivators. When used together, they could rival an Immortal Cultivator in power. With twenty-four Mahayana-level cultivators from the four sects, they could combine the skill to create two Immortal Cultivators.
At the same time, Yi Xi led five Mahayana-level cultivators from the Jinyang Sect, Chen Yan led six Mahayana-level cultivators from the Biyan Peak, and Rong Han led four Mahayana-level cultivators from the Cangyang Valley. They also rushed toward the Five Polar Stars through spatial teleportation arrays. During the teleportation, the three Demonic Cultivators taught the fifteen Mahayana-level cultivators from the three sects a combined skill, “Ten Directions, Demonic Essence, Bloodshed Technique.” When used together, these ten cultivators could equal one Demonic Cultivator in power. Since the three demonic sects only had fifteen Mahayana-level cultivators, they could only create one Demonic Cultivator.
Similarly, Jun Wei led five Mahayana-level cultivators from the Bai Shou Peak, Zhuo Hong led six Mahayana-level cultivators from the Xian Yue Ya, and Qi Jia led six Mahayana-level cultivators from the Jiu Gong Dao. They also kept rushing toward the Five Polar Stars through spatial teleportation arrays. Meanwhile, the three Primordial Monster Cultivators taught the Mahayana-level cultivators from their respective sects a combined skill, “Nine Heavens, Monster Essence, Star-Slaying Technique.” When used together by ten cultivators, its power was equivalent to that of one Primordial Monster Cultivator. With seventeen Mahayana-level cultivators from these three sects, they could only create one Primordial Monster Cultivator.
Almost at the same time, these three groups arrived at the Five Polar Stars. As soon as the ten from the upper realm reached Yingxian Island, they spread their spiritual senses, covering the entire Five Polar Stars. Naturally, they all realized that Qu Yi was not on the island. Could it be that Qu Yi had deliberately spread the rumor to tease them? Anger flared in the hearts of the ten, along with a deep sense of humiliation. If Qu Yi were right in front of them, they would all be tempted to tear him apart bit by bit. Suddenly, a wave of energy fluctuations spread across the sky.

Upon hearing the spiritual message from the Instrument God, Qu Yi realized that the ten beings from the upper realm had arrived at the Five Polar Stars with the Mahayana-stage cultivators from the ten major sects. So, he spread his own vital energy fluctuations across the meteorite to let them know his location. Naturally, by revealing his presence in this way, Qu Yi was immediately detected by the ten beings from the upper realm. “Qu Yi, die!” The ten beings instantly teleported into the starry sky, drew out their immortal weapons, and charged at Qu Yi. Behind them, the Mahayana-stage cultivators from the ten sects also took to the air immediately, joining the attack on Qu Yi. Standing on the meteorite, Qu Yi saw streams of vital energy rays rushing toward him and smiled faintly. “Everyone, the Five Souls Desolation allowed you to survive—let’s continue fighting in the Five Elements Extreme Realm,” Qu Yi called out. As soon as he finished speaking, he teleported away and entered the Five Elements Extreme Realm. The ten beings from the upper realm had just arrived at the meteorite and were about to release the primordial energy in their hands when Qu Yi was already gone. “Damn it! He escaped again!” the ten beings roared in anger. Zong Xi was even more furious; with a single swing of his hand, the meteorite where Qu Yi had stood turned into stardust. Soon after, the Mahayana-stage cultivators from the ten sects also arrived and stood quietly in the starry sky. “Let’s enter the Five Elements Extreme Realm,” the ten beings said to their respective groups of Mahayana-stage cultivators. Then, all three groups flew into the Five Elements Extreme Realm.