Chapter 25: Six-Star Earth Soul Immortal

Inside the Dimensional Sphere, Qu Yi lay on his soft chair.
Suddenly,
“Haha…” A loud howl echoed through the air. Qu Yi turned to the Artifact God and said with a smile, “Artifact God, I’ve completed scanning all the core laws and formation patterns.”
The Artifact God lazily turned over, opened its eyes to look at Qu Yi, and said with a smirk, “What’s there to be proud of? There are still many more layers of formations to scan. Just wait patiently.”
Qu Yi was about to say something else when he suddenly realized that another layer of information had appeared in his soul—the Artifact God had implanted another layer of formation knowledge there.
It was called “The Path of Origin Speed”!
It turned out that the Artifact God had already taught Qu Yi the knowledge of the next layer of formation, and this layer’s name was indeed “The Path of Origin Speed”.
This layer of formation involved using the principles of speed within the formation area to manifest in various forms. For example, using earth-based origin energy to form swords or blades, then employing high-speed movement to shoot out rapidly within the formation area—such destructive power was extremely strong.
Qu Yi scanned “The Path of Origin Speed” briefly and gained a general understanding, a slight smile appearing on his lips.
Now, the five avatars—Gold Venerable, Wood Venerable, Water Venerable, Fire Venerable, and Earth Venerable—had already reached the cultivation level of Four-Star Earth Soul Immortals. They were also refining their spiritual essence and would soon break through to Six-Star Earth Soul Immortal. By then, Qu Yi himself would have ascended to that level as well.
With the cultivation level of a Six-Star Earth Soul Immortal, Qu Yi’s soul scanning speed would naturally be extremely fast. Scanning “The Path of Origin Speed” with such a soul—of course, it would be very fast.
Not even fifty years would be needed!
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At theBàolóngzōng (Bàolóngzōng), an atmosphere of tension reigned.
The Sect Affairs Council was now under the control of Long Zhan Tian’s faction and had announced that Long Zhan Tian would inherit the position of sect leader.
However, some elders in the council still secretly maintained contact with Vice Sect Leader Zhuang Guangming.
In the martial arts academy, all the disciples were clearly divided into two factions: one supporting Long Zhan Tian and the other supporting Zhuang Guangming. Each faction had 500 million disciples, making their strengths roughly equal.
A similar situation existed among the elders and veterans in the martial arts academy, who were also divided into two factions, supporting Long Zhan Tian and Zhuang Guangming respectively.
Before Long Zhan Tian could hold the succession ceremony, Zhuang Guangming suddenly issued a declaration.

“Long Zhan Tian, together with the five elders Long Chao, Long Sheng, Long Yun, Long Hui, and Long Zhi, conspired to kill the sect leader Long Ba Tian and seize his position. The disciples of the Storm Dragon Sect are none of them willing to submit. I, Zhuang Guang Ming, now have the support of several elders, many senior disciples, and countless members of the Storm Dragon Sect. I hereby declare war on Long Zhan Tian and the five elders Long Chao, Long Sheng, Long Yun, Long Hui, and Long Zhi, vowing to eliminate these masterminds and avenge the sect leader Long Ba Tian!”
A formal declaration of war!
Thus, the two factions within the Storm Dragon Sect officially entered into conflict, with no room for compromise—only a life-or-death struggle remained.
The winner would claim the position of sect leader.
Because of this declaration, all the disciples of the Storm Dragon Sect quickly split apart, each occupying a portion of the territory, thus creating a confrontational situation. The Land of the Sun, the Land of Unity, and the Land of Water were almost equally divided: Long Zhan Tian’s side controlled the western lands, while Zhuang Guang Ming’s side held the eastern lands.
Seeing this situation, Long Zhan Tian realized it was impossible to turn things around and could only accept the challenge. So, he also issued a declaration.
“Zhuang Guang Ming seeks the position of sect leader. He has been acting secretly for a long time, rallying a group of disciples who are unaware of the truth, and has gained the support of some elders and patrons by offering them benefits, in order to oppose the appointed sect leader. Zhuang Guang Ming’s treacherous intentions are clear. Starting today, his position as vice-sect leader is revoked, and the Storm Dragon Edict is issued—Zhuang Guang Ming must be executed throughout the entire Demon Realm!”
As soon as the declaration of war was released, the entire Storm Dragon Sect plunged into civil war.
Disciples from both sides drew their swords and fought.
However, everyone knew that the key to victory for either side lay in the combat strength of their respective elders.
The elders were all at the level of high-ranking Earth Soul Demons.
On Long Zhan Tian’s side, in addition to the five elders Long Chao, Long Sheng, Long Yun, Long Hui, and Long Zhi, six more elders, after receiving messages from Long Ba Tian, also declared their support for him.
On Zhuang Guang Ming’s side, there were only nine elders supporting him.
In other words, the number of high-ranking Earth Soul Demon warriors on each side was twelve to ten—neither side had a decisive advantage.
Since there was no decisive edge among the top experts on either side, the conflict settled into a stalemate.
The fighting between the two sides was now limited to their lower-ranked disciples.
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Long Hu Wei had regained consciousness.
With the infusion of Long Ba Tian’s Soul Flower, Long Hu Wei’s cultivation would proceed much more smoothly.

The Soul Flower represents a realm. Long Batian’s realm had already reached the level of a one-star Heavenly Soul Demon, so it would be easy for Long Huwei to progress from a one-star Earth Soul Demon to a one-star Heavenly Soul Demon—all he needed to do was fully absorb Long Batian’s Soul Flower and accumulate sufficient Earth Element primordial energy to achieve the breakthrough easily.

Long Huwei was placed in a secret chamber by Long Zhan Tian. Upon waking up, he sensed that his soul realm was about to reach a breakthrough, forcing him to enter seclusion for a while. At that moment, Long Huwei achieved the cultivation level of a two-star Earth Soul Demon.

“Father gave me the Soul Flower directly to help me advance. I must avenge my father’s hatred. Now, I’ll go find my eldest senior brother to assist him in dealing with Zhuang Guangming,” Long Huwei said angrily as soon as he opened his eyes.

Immediately afterward, he went to the sect’s affairs office of the Storm Dragon Sect and found Long Zhan Tian. “Eldest senior brother, I’ve woken up,” Long Huwei said firmly as soon as he saw Long Zhan Tian.

Long Zhan Tian had been busy with various matters lately and appeared exhausted both physically and mentally. When he saw Long Huwei, he smiled. “Junior brother, you’ve already inherited your master’s realm, so your cultivation path will be much smoother from now on. Recently, I’ve been busy dealing with Zhuang Guangming and may not have time to accompany you. Please don’t blame me. Also, practice in the secret chamber—let me handle the matters outside,” Long Zhan Tian said gently.

Long Huwei shook his head and said directly, “Senior brother, if there’s anything you need me for, please tell me. Zhuang Guangming framed my father—I won’t let him off. Although I’m not a match for Zhuang Guangming now, I’m confident in dealing with those disciples at the Earth Soul Demon level.”

Long Zhan Tian frowned, looking troubled. Long Batian only had one son, but his current cultivation level was only a two-star Earth Soul Demon. In a situation where hundreds of millions of disciples fought against each other, he would be completely useless. If Long Huwei died, Long Zhan Tian would also feel guilty in the future. “Junior brother, you’re your master’s only son. I can’t let you fight to the death,” Long Zhan Tian said bluntly.

Upon hearing this, Long Huwei immediately understood Long Zhan Tian’s thoughts. Strangely, at that moment, he suddenly thought of Qu Yi, and his eyes lit up. “Senior brother, I have a friend who can be of great help to you,” Long Huwei exclaimed excitedly.

Hearing this and seeing Long Huwei’s expression, Long Zhan Tian realized he wasn’t lying—and that he indeed had such an exceptionally powerful friend.

“Junior brother, could it be that your friend has reached the cultivation level of a higher-tier Earth Soul Demon?” Long Zhan Tian asked urgently.
With Long Zhan Tian’s own current cultivation level as a higher-tier Earth Soul Demon, his first thought was naturally of someone with that same level of power.
Long Hu Wei was taken aback and quickly shook his head, saying urgently, “Brother Qu Yi is only at the cultivation level of a four-star Earth Soul Fiend, but I believe he has the strength to help you deal with Zhuang Guangming.”
Hearing that Qu Yi was only at a four-star Earth Soul Fiend level, Long Zhan Tian wore a wry smile and naturally lost interest in continuing to listen.
What difference does a four-star Earth Soul Fiend level make in a situation where hundreds of millions of disciples are fighting against each other? It can’t even cause the slightest ripple.
“Brother Qu Yi has ice bees with him…” Long Hu Wei tried to explain urgently, but realizing it would be bad to reveal Qu Yi’s secret, he kept quiet.
Long Zhan Tian smiled wryly again. What use could a few ice bees possibly be? He simply said, “Junior brother, go and cultivate. I need to deal with some matters.”
Just a few ice bees?
Long Hu Wei could only respond with an “oh” and, knowing it was difficult to persuade Long Zhan Tian, flew away.
On a mountain peak, Long Hu Wei stopped and said firmly, “Brother Qu Yi, there must be a way!”
After much thought, Long Hu Wei felt that this time, in the battle against the Tyrant Dragon Sect, Qu Yi could help Long Zhan Tian, so he decided to contact him.
Soon, Long Hu Wei took out his communication card.
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One year passed.
Jin Zun, Mu Zun, Shui Zun, Huo Zun, and Tu Zun successively refined their spiritual essence and reached the cultivation level of six-star Earth Soul Fiends.
Naturally, Qu Yi also reached that same level at the same time.
In his dantian, there were five chaotic energy masses in the shape of the character “three,” each divided into three layers, with each layer swirling in a vortex. These represented the six speed mysteries, all of which Qu Yi had fully comprehended.
In the entire Immortal Realm and Demon Realm, it was likely only Qu Yi who had mastered all five elemental origin speed mysteries at the same time.
“Hehe, Vessel God, as you said, the five masters have indeed reached the cultivation level of six-star Earth Soul Immortals,” Qu Yi said, turning to look at Vessel God sitting on the soft chair beside him.
Vessel God still had his eyes closed and lazily waved his plump baby-like hand, saying, “Enough. You’re only at the six-star Earth Soul Immortal level—there’s still a long way to go. The Divine Realm is your true goal.”
Qu Yi was momentarily stunned.
At that moment, he sensed his communication card vibrating.

“Oh, Brother Huwei has contacted me.” Qu Yi picked up the communication card, gave it a light tap, and immediately scanned it with his spiritual sense. Smiling, he said, “The Baolong Sect is now divided into two factions, and Brother Huwei wants me to go and help.”
In an instant, Jin Zun, Mu Zun, and Tu Zun appeared before Qu Yi.
“Let’s go find Long Huwei right now. He wants to help Long Zhan Tian, so we’ll go help him and gain this sense of loyalty,” Qu Yi said with a faint smile.
A short while later, the four of them left the Cunjie Ball.