Chapter 43: The Attack of the Earth Immortal

The four high-ranking Soul Immortals sent by the Yuwen family all died.
All of this was the work of Qu Yi, who used his four avatars to kill one of them each.
Of course, behind all this, Qu Yi aimed to make Tongzhou Hall rise as a powerful force in the Huoxia Star Region, eventually becoming one of his own strongholds. For Tongzhou Hall to grow strong on Zhu Yan Star, it first had to eliminate the most powerful force there—the Zhu family.
Now, Qu Yi wanted to take advantage of the conflict between the Yuwen family and the Zhu family, forcing the two forces to clash violently as soon as possible. This way, both sides would be greatly weakened, allowing Tongzhou Hall to become the dominant force on Zhu Yan Star and establish a firm foothold on the Xiyang Continent of Fangyang Star.
With Yuwen Ningfei, Yuwen Shuyu, Yuwen Chuke, and Yuwen Henglin dead, even if their hundred guards gathered together, they wouldn’t dare attack the headquarters of those four forces without their leaders.
The four factions—Lanling Palace, Bai Xueshan, Tianyi Sect, and Yudan School—were also preserved.
Thus, after killing the four, Qu Yi immediately sent the Dimensional Ball toward the Yuwen family’s headquarters.
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The headquarters of the Yuwen family.
Family head Yuwen Qitian was in his study at the moment, staring blankly at a painting on the wall, his face pale as steel!
“Yuwen Ningfei, Yuwen Shuyu, Yuwen Chuke, Yuwen Henglin—you’re all dead, killed silently.”
“This is the kind of technique only an Earth Immortal could use. It must be an Earth Immortal behind the Xiyang Alliance!”
“That old wretch Zhu Li—he’s never left Zhu Yan Star. This means the Earth Immortal must be a master hired by the Zhu family.”
“There was a rumor before that Zhu Li once went to Diyou Star. It seems this Earth Immortal is the one he met there back then.”
Suddenly, Yuwen Qitian muttered these thoughts out loud.
At this point, Yuwen Qitian was convinced the four had died at the hands of an Earth Immortal, never considering that a Soul Immortal with a mid-tier immortal weapon could also exert Earth Immortal-level power and kill Yuwen Ningfei and the others in one strike.
It’s no wonder Yuwen Qitian didn’t think this way—on small planets like Fangyang Star and Zhu Yan Star, if a Soul Immortal had a mid-tier immortal weapon, they would surely hide it rather than use it.
Yuwen Qitian must have thought that after the Earth Immortal killed the four, he took a deep breath before flying to the center of the headquarters—the Central Hall, where the Earth Soul Immortal Yuwen Tianlan practiced.

Regarding the matter of the Earth Immortal expert, Yuwen Qitian naturally couldn’t send out another expert from his family; he had no choice but to summon the ancestral ancestor, Yuwen Tianlan.
“Ancestral ancestor, it’s Yuwen Qitian. I have a matter to discuss with you,” Yuwen Qitian called out softly outside the hall.
From inside the hall, a strange force pulled Yuwen Qitian in.
In the cultivation room with green stone walls on all sides, Yuwen Tianlan sat upright, observing Yuwen Qitian calmly.
“Ancestral ancestor, last time, the Earth Immortal hired by the Zhu family killed Yuwen Chuanpeng. This time, they’ve killed four of our family’s High Rank Soul Immortals,” Yuwen Qitian said immediately.
“What!” Yuwen Tianlan, who had always appeared composed and unbothered, was shocked.
High Rank Soul Immortals—after further advancement, they could become Star Earth Soul Immortals—were considered top-tier warriors on a planet like Fangyang. Now, the Yuwen family had lost five such immortals, a tremendous loss.
Even Yuwen Tianlan, who usually remained indifferent to the outside world, could no longer stay calm.
“The Zhu family truly has courage—hiring an Earth Immortal. Well then, I’ll have to get involved as well.” A fierce gaze appeared in Yuwen Tianlan’s eyes, filled with murderous intent.
If the Earth Immortal continued to target the Yuwen family’s High Rank Soul Immortals, no one in the family would ever be able to reach the level of Star Earth Soul Immortals, and the family’s progress would stall. This was something Yuwen Tianlan could not tolerate.
Yuwen Qitian listened quietly, his face now showing joy. He was confident that with Yuwen Tianlan’s intervention, the Zhu family and the Xiyang Alliance could be completely eliminated.
“Qitian, have the other family activities been unaffected?” Yuwen Tianlan asked suddenly.
“No, only when our family members attack the Zhu family or the Xiyang Alliance do we get attacked,” Yuwen Qitian replied immediately.
Yuwen Tianlan smirked coldly and said, “It seems that Earth Immortal only promised to protect the Zhu family and the Xiyang Alliance. As long as we don’t attack the Xiyang Alliance, he won’t strike at our family members.”
“Ancestral ancestor, do you have a plan?” Yuwen Qitian asked eagerly.
Yuwen Tianlan nodded slightly and smiled faintly. “Then let our family stop attacking the Xiyang Alliance. I’ll head straight to Zhu Yan Star to confront Zhu Li. Once I kill Zhu Li, that Earth Immortal who protects the Xiyang Alliance will no longer defend them.”

Yuwen Qitian fell silent for a moment before smiling and saying, “I understand. That Earth Immortal who protects the Xiyang Alliance is surely not as powerful as our Ancestor. Otherwise, he wouldn’t hide behind the scenes stealthily—he would surely confront our Ancestor head-on. So, if our Ancestor leads our Yuwen family to completely destroy the Xiyang Alliance, that Earth Immortal probably won’t show up either. But afterward, he’ll keep launching surprise attacks on our Yuwen family members in a fit of furious revenge. That’s why our Ancestor wants to solve this problem once and for all by killing Zhu Li. Once Zhu Li dies and the Zhu family collapses, that Earth Immortal, who was entrusted by Zhu Li, naturally won’t have any interest in protecting the descendants of the Zhu family anymore.”
Yuwen Tianlan nodded with a faint smile.
While the two were talking, the dust formed from the Dimensional Ball settled beside the Central Hall. The Artifact God had already heard everything they said.
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Yuwen Tianlan stood up and left the headquarters of the Yuwen family.
Just as he left the Central Hall, the dust from the Dimensional Ball fell into his robes and followed him.
In less than a day, Yuwen Tianrun arrived in Yangguang City and entered the space teleportation array of the Huoxia Merchant Alliance.
Earth Immortals who entered the space teleportation array had dedicated rooms, and the Huoxia Merchant Alliance would keep it strictly confidential to prevent leaks. This was why Yuwen Tianlan could leave Fangyang Star with confidence and head to Zhuyan Star.
As long as others didn’t know that Yuwen Tianlan had left the Yuwen family, other forces wouldn’t dare attack them.
After Yuwen Tianlan left, Yuwen Qitian secretly ordered his family’s forces not to target the Xiyang Alliance, asking them to carry on with their usual activities as normal.
On the Xiyang Continent, various factions originally thought that the Yuwen family and the Xiyang Alliance would engage in a fierce battle. Upon learning about the current situation of the Yuwen family, the cultivators across Fangyang Star were all puzzled.
Naturally, the people of the Yuwen family, except for the clan leader Yuwen Qitian, were also confused.
Yuwen Qitian certainly wouldn’t reveal the real reason.
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On Zhuyan Star, by Zhuqu Lake on the True Flame Continent, in the headquarters of the Zhu family.
At that moment, Zhu Li, the ancestor of the Zhu family, suddenly opened his eyes in his secluded cultivation room, already holding a communication card in his hand.
“Qiumo, you’ve finally come. It’s been a hundred thousand years since we last met on Earthly Darkness Star. You’ve even entered the Youhan Sect and become an inner disciple.”
Zhu Li scanned the communication card with his immortal consciousness and said joyfully.
There are five star domains in the Immortal Realm. The Huoxia Star Domain is one of them.

The Fire Glow Star Region is divided into thirty-six star zones, each of which is further split into seventy-two star clusters. These clusters vary in size—some contain thousands of galaxies, while others have hundreds of thousands. Each star zone has a core planet named after a Heavenly Gang Star. Each star cluster also has a core planet named after an Earthly Fiend Star. The Rui Xia Galaxy, where Zhu Yan resides, belongs to the Di You Star Cluster, and the core planet of this cluster is Di You Star itself. On Di You Star, there is a massive sect that actually controls the entire cluster—called the You Han Sect. The number of disciples with various levels of strength within this sect is incalculable; basically, people from every planet in the cluster have visited the You Han Sect and become its registered disciples. Zhu Li visited Di You Star even when he was just a Human Soul Immortal and met some people there at the You Han Sect. Qiu Mo also received favors from Zhu Li back in the day. After saying that, Zhu Li immediately stood up and left the training room. Since this former friend had come to visit, he could no longer focus on his cultivation, so he went out to arrange things and prepare for Qiu Mo’s arrival. At that moment, Zhu Family Head Zhu Han was in the Zhu Xing Hall, holding a meeting with ten other Zhu family elders. “The stronghold on Ju Bian Star has now stabilized. We’ve established long-term cooperative relationships with twenty factions.” “The stronghold on An Yang Star was attacked once, but our people counterattacked and wiped out those troublemakers. We believe it will soon stabilize and allow us to expand our business.” “The stronghold on Xiu Lei Star has formed ties with the largest faction on that planet, the Xiu Ling Palace. It is likely to develop steadily.” “The stronghold on Fang Yang Star has established the Xi Yang Alliance. With no harassment from the Yuwen family, its strength is growing steadily.” One after another, the elders shared the news they had received. The four Human Soul Immortal teams from the Zhu family had gone to four planets and had mostly stabilized, gradually building up their strength and growing stronger. After hearing this, Zhu Han laughed heartily, his face glowing with excitement. “Excellent! Our Zhu family is destined to grow and become the most powerful faction among these surrounding planets,” Zhu Han said excitedly. Suddenly, “Your Zhu family’s day of death has come today. You’re still dreaming,” came a light voice. Immediately afterward, Yu Wen Tian Lan transformed into an old man’s appearance and appeared in the Zhu Xing Hall. “Who are you…?” The eleven high-ranking members of the Zhu family exclaimed in surprise, their faces filled with fear.

Yuwen Tianlan simply smiled, suddenly drew a red sword, transformed into a phantom, and began to attack.
Yuwen Tianlan’s speed was so fast that Zhu Han and the other eleven high-ranking Soul Immortals couldn’t even lock onto him with their spiritual senses. In the blink of an eye, they found that all eleven of them had their heads torn off, and the Wood element domain filling the entire Zhu Xing Hall crushed their soul flowers completely.
“How dare you!”
At that moment, Zhu Li suddenly appeared at the entrance of Zhu Xing Hall and shouted angrily.