Chapter 3: The Departure of the Clones

The fifty-two beings at the Mahayana stage all took to the air, trying to escape Qu Yi’s attacks.
But before Qu Yi arrived, he had already resolved to eliminate them, so he had made secret preparations. Just as the fifty-two of them prepared to use their combined skills, the life core of the Soul-Grabbing Flower emitted its soul, instantly sealing off the entire space.
With the space sealed, their spiritual energies could not escape, and the souls of the fifty-two were subjected to an extremely strong pull, as if they were about to be absorbed by the life core.
The fifty-two beings at the Mahayana stage immediately realized they could no longer use teleportation, and their souls were on the verge of being torn apart. Frightened, they fell to the ground and knelt before Qu Yi.
“Qu Yi, please spare me! I’m willing to become your slave.”
“Qu Yi, I’ll do whatever you ask—please let me go.”
“Qu Yi, I’m willing to be your slave for life. Please impose a soul shackle on me.”
“Qu Yi, as long as you spare me, I’ll help you unify the cultivation world.”……
The fifty-two realized that no matter how hard they tried, they could not escape the soul-devouring power of the Soul-Grabbing Flower’s life core. Knowing that their only option was to plead for mercy, they cried and begged, disregarding their dignity as beings at the Mahayana stage.
Dignity is something only the strong deserve.
Qu Yi merely smiled faintly and waved his hand, saying not a word.
The life core of the Soul-Grabbing Flower quickly emitted fifty-two golden beams, all of which pierced into the heads of the fifty-two beings at the Mahayana stage.
The golden beams were like straws inserted into each of their souls, drawing out their essence.
“Qu Yi, your arrogance won’t last long.”
“Qu Yi, you’ll be cursed forever by us.”
“Qu Yi, you’ve offended the Immortal Realm, the Demon Realm, and the Monster Realm—there’s no way you’ll survive.”……
As their lives came to an end, the fifty-two beings glared at Qu Yi in rage and roared in fury.
Qu Yi simply smiled faintly.
He no longer needed these beings at the Mahayana stage. With his current cultivation level and the power he already controlled, unifying the cultivation world was a certainty. Whether he had their help or not made no significant difference.

Most importantly, these beings at the Mahayana stage were the ones who could ascend to the upper realm the fastest in the cultivation world. Qu Yi didn’t want them to reach the upper realm first. If the powerful beings there discovered his secret, he would face endless troubles once he ascended, which would be quite annoying.

Especially after witnessing treasures like the Soul Core of the Soul-Collecting Flower, Qu Yi now felt uneasy about planting soul shackles in the souls of these beings at the Mahayana stage. No one could guarantee that the Immortal Realm, Demon Realm, or Monster Realm wouldn’t have treasures like the Soul Core that could break the soul shackles.

Therefore, for his own future, Qu Yi wouldn’t let these beings at the Mahayana stage survive. In short, these beings not only failed to bring any benefits to Qu Yi but also posed a risk, making them unworthy of being kept alive.

After devouring the souls of fifty-two beings at the Mahayana stage, the Soul Core returned immediately to Qu Yi’s original soul. The next moment, Qu Yi’s original self took out the Boundless Star Chart, and at the same time, his five avatars emerged from his body.

“Original master,” the five avatars called out simultaneously as they appeared.

Qu Yi’s original self nodded and smiled, saying, “I’ll stay in the Five Elements Extreme Realm to harvest chaos energy. Golden Lord, Wooden Lord, Water Lord, Fire Lord, Earth Lord, you go to various places in the cultivation world, lead the Three Cauldrons Sect, and purge all opposing forces to unify the cultivation world.”

Although Qu Yi’s original body could absorb spiritual energy to turn it into Five Elements primordial energy, which could then be condensed into chaos energy, he had realized that with his current cultivation level, his body could only produce a small amount of chaos energy at a time.

Ten thousand units of each of the Five Elements primordial energies could only yield one unit of chaos energy. In other words, it took Qu Yi’s original self ten thousand days to produce the same amount of chaos energy that could be created in just one day.

Thus, for future needs, Qu Yi wanted to make use of the Five Elements Extreme Realm, which served as a reservoir of chaos energy, to harvest as much as possible.

With six bodies and one soul, the five avatars naturally knew whatever the original soul thought.

“Yes, original master,” the five avatars replied immediately.

Then, Qu Yi’s original self took out a soul floppy disk, placed it on the surface of the planet, activated the Boundless Star Chart to take the five avatars out of the Five Elements Extreme Realm, and then immediately used the Boundless Star Chart to return to the planet.

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On a planet in the Five Elements Extreme Realm, Qu Yi and Bai Man landed using a starship.

After sending his five avatars away from the Five Elements Extreme Realm, Qu Yi stayed with Bai Man, flying from one planet to another to enter their planetary cores and collect Chaos Energy. Now, Qu Yi had already accumulated 100,000 Chaos Crystals.
“Senior sister, besides the presence of Chaos Energy, I seem to sense the aura of a rare medicinal herb on this planet,” Qu Yi said with a smile as soon as they landed.
Bai Man had been very happy these days. Since Planet Cuimu, she and Qu Yi hadn’t spent so much time together—most of their time had been spent on cultivation, with little time for interaction. Now, since Qu Yi needed decades to gather Chaos Energy in this Five Elements Extreme Realm, they could spend more time together.
“Qu Yi, let’s go to the planetary core first to extract Chaos Crystals,” Bai Man said gently, her eyes shining with joy.
Bai Man knew that once Qu Yi raised his soul realm to the perfect stage of the Mahayana phase, he would ascend to the Immortal Realm, and at that time, he would need a great deal of Chaos Energy. Therefore, besides wanting to spend more time with Qu Yi, she also wanted him to collect as many Chaos Crystals as possible.
Qu Yi took Bai Man’s hand, gazed at her tenderly, and smiled, saying, “Senior sister, it won’t take long. Let’s go look for that rare medicinal herb first.”
Without waiting for a reply, Qu Yi took Bai Man and flew to a place a hundred miles away. There stood a huge mountain made entirely of golden stones, resembling gold and about a kilometer tall. At the mountain’s waist, golden clouds swirled, and within those clouds grew a medicinal herb with powerful healing properties.
“It’s the Golden Vein Ginseng! It’s indeed a fine medicinal herb—perfect for you, senior sister,” Qu Yi exclaimed happily, his eyes fixed on the mountain’s waist.
The Golden Vein Ginseng was a top-tier medicinal herb of the gold element, extremely useful for cultivators who practiced gold-element techniques. Above ground, it didn’t differ much from other ginsengs, but below ground, its roots were golden, with numerous golden veins.
Hearing Qu Yi’s words, Bai Man merely smiled, clearly not overly excited about the Golden Vein Ginseng.
Qu Yi knew that Bai Man was now focused solely on him and not very interested in other things, not even medicinal herbs related to her cultivation. Seeing this, he felt inexplicably moved—happy that Bai Man relied on him so much.
“Senior sister, I’ll go get the Golden Vein Ginseng,” Qu Yi said with a smile before flying off immediately.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared and then reappeared—Qu Yi now held a Golden Lian Ginseng in his hand, his entire palm glowing with golden light, drawing much attention.
When Bai Man saw Qu Yi offering her the Golden Lian Ginseng, she smiled and took it before immediately storing it in her space ring.
“Qu Yi, let’s go collect Chaos Crystals first. I’ll take this Golden Lian Ginseng later,” Bai Man said gently.
If she consumed it now, she would have to enter the Dimension Ball to refine its medicinal power and could no longer accompany Qu Yi. Wanting to spend more time with him before he ascended, she wasn’t very interested in this Golden Lian Ginseng, which could enhance her cultivation.
Seeing this, Qu Yi, though moved, calmed down and said reproachfully, “Sister, swallow the Golden Lian Ginseng now. Even if I ascend to the Immortal Realm, I’ll find a way to return to the cultivation world to be with you again. Only if your cultivation improves can I explore the Immortal Realm without worrying that you’ll encounter troubles here.”
Seeing Qu Yi’s expression, Bai Man tightened her lips slightly before humming and taking out the Golden Lian Ginseng once more to swallow it right away.
“Qu Yi, I’ll work hard to improve my cultivation so I can ascend to the Immortal Realm soon and travel with you there,” Bai Man said with a faint smile.
Qu Yi nodded and gently stroked Bai Man’s delicate face.
A short while later, he sent Bai Man into the Dimension Ball to refine the medicinal power of the Golden Lian Ginseng. Meanwhile, he used his Starship to dive straight into the planet’s core, rapidly gathering Chaos Energy into piles of Chaos Crystals, which he collected all.
Qu Yi’s true self continued to toil in this Realm of the Five Elements, collecting Chaos Crystals tirelessly.
As for his five avatars, they had already returned to the cultivation world.