Chapter 54: Easy Capture

In a secluded area of Yingke Island on Diqiao Star, Mao San stood alone on a mountain peak.
Suddenly, Qu Yi’s figure appeared.
“Master!” Upon seeing Qu Yi, Mao San immediately straightened up and greeted him respectfully.
Qu Yi nodded, then sensed Mao San’s cultivation level and smiled, “Mao San, you’ve worked hard these years. Now, I’ll send you to a primordial spirit vein so you can rapidly advance your cultivation.”
Hearing this, Mao San was on the verge of tears. All these years, he had been tracking Xiang Zheng and Xiang Chun, with no time to improve his cultivation. Now, with Qu Yi’s guarantee, he wouldn’t have to worry about the primordial energy needed for further progress.
“Thank you, Master,” Mao San said excitedly.
Qu Yi nodded and immediately enclosed Mao San in a dimension sphere, then activated the Boundless Starry Paths to travel to the primordial spirit vein of Youhan Sect.
After a while, Qu Yi returned to Yingke Island on Diqiao Star.
Using his divine perception, Qu Yi sensed that everyone in the Hunting Guild was discussing news about the Heavenly Transmission Stone. He realized that it wouldn’t take long before this news spread.
Therefore, if he wanted to obtain the Heavenly Transmission Stone before powerful figures arrived, he must first go near it.
It seemed as though the Heavenly Transmission Stone had appeared just to welcome Qu Yi. As soon as Mao San arrived on Diqiao Star, he learned of the discovery of the stone. Before this astonishing news could spread, Qu Yi used the Boundless Starry Paths to arrive swiftly.
With the Boundless Starry Paths, Qu Yi had a significant advantage from the start.
“Instrument God, I need your help again. Can you locate the exact location of that Heavenly Transmission Stone?” Qu Yi asked gently.
Through his divine perception, Qu Yi noticed strange energy fluctuations on Diqiao Star. It seemed as though primordial energy from the starry sky was automatically flowing into the planet, yet its energy level didn’t explode—instead, it seemed capable of absorbing all incoming primordial energy indefinitely.
Previously, there had been no such strange fluctuations on Diqiao Star; otherwise, someone would have come to investigate. Naturally, these changes must be related to the Heavenly Transmission Stone.
After a while, the voice of the Instrument God came through: “Qu Yi, the Heavenly Transmission Stone on Diqiao Star has just been born. Its location is at the center of the Qiaohua Continent, where there is an underground world. You need to enter that underground world to obtain the stone.”

As soon as Qu Yi heard the words of the Divine Instrument, he immediately vanished and rushed straight to the center of the Skillful Painting Continent.
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At the heart of the Skillful Painting Continent lay a vast valley surrounded by a circular range of mountains—this valley was called the Eye-of-Perfection Valley.
In the past, the Eye-of-Perfection Valley was covered in grasslands, home to countless beast races, making it a paradise for them. Just ten days ago, a crack suddenly appeared in the center of the valley and rapidly expanded, splitting it into east and west halves.
A bottomless abyss suddenly formed.
Naturally, this sudden abyss immediately attracted the attention of various powerful beasts on the Skillful Painting Continent. They then discovered traces of the Heaven-Transmitting Stone, and word of it spread quickly.
At this moment, four groups appeared at the edge of the abyss, each consisting of several people, hesitating there.
The first group consisted of native beasts from the Skillful Painting Continent, led by the Skillful Spirits Birds, totaling ten members. Among them, there were three Skillful Spirits Birds—one at the rank of Six-Star Heavenly Soul Beast and two at the rank of Five-Star Heavenly Soul Beast. The other seven beasts were also at the Five-Star Heavenly Soul Beast rank.
The second group came from the Hunting Guild, formed by three hunting teams, totaling eight members. The three team leaders were all at the Six-Star Heavenly Soul Beast rank, while the other five were at the Five-Star Heavenly Soul Beast rank.
The third group was made up of solitary cultivators from other planets, only five in number—one at the Six-Star Heavenly Soul Beast rank and four at the Five-Star Heavenly Soul Beast rank.
The fourth group consisted of just one person—Qu Yi.
Undoubtedly, all three groups were staring at Qu Yi, their eyes filled with puzzled expressions.
The energy fluctuations around Qu Yi were extremely weak, so weak that they resembled those of a One-Star Yuan Soul Beast. Moreover, he was alone with no support at all, making it impossible for the members of the other three groups to see through him.
“Is this guy crazy? How dare he come to the edge of this abyss to compete for treasures?” they wondered in surprise.
Qu Yi, alone, had already sensed through his divine awareness that most of the primordial energy flowing from the stars had entered this abyss. Thus, he was certain that the bottom of this abyss was indeed the hiding place of the Heaven-Transmitting Stone.
Seeing the strange looks from the three groups, Qu Yi bowed slightly and said with a smile, “Gentlemen, I’m just a solitary cultivator. I happened to come to this Skillful Star. Hearing that the Heaven-Transmitting Stone was found here, I came to take a look.”

Sanbo Ren heard Qu Yi’s words and gained some understanding of him, but they didn’t act against him right away, so they couldn’t sense his cultivation level and grew worried. What if Qu Yi’s cultivation was higher than theirs? Offending such a rogue cultivator would surely bring trouble in the future. Rogue cultivators from the demon world were generally avoided, as dealing with their unpredictable revenge could be extremely troublesome. “Friend, this place is the territory of our Qiaoling Birds. With the Transmission Stone appearing here, it naturally belongs to our Qiaoling Bird clan. So, if you want to be friends with us, please leave now,” said suddenly a proud woman whose true form was that of a Qiaoling Bird, looking straight at Qu Yi. Qu Yi, with his murderous gaze, immediately turned to look. The woman who had been speaking just now trembled slightly, stepped back, and hid behind the leader of the Qiaoling Bird clan. The leader of the Qiaoling Bird clan was a handsome man and the leader of the native demon beasts on the Qiaohua Continent. Seeing Qu Yi’s gaze, he also felt a hint of unease. However, believing himself to be a six-star Tianpo Demon with exceptional speed, he thought dealing with this rogue cultivator shouldn’t be a problem. He dismissed Qu Yi’s angry gaze, smiling lightly as he waited to see how Qu Yi would react. “Rogue cultivator? Great! We’re all rogue cultivators here. If you don’t mind, why not join us and go to the bottom of the abyss together to search for the Transmission Stone?” Before Qu Yi could respond, a leader from the rogue cultivator group spoke up. Qu Yi’s expression relaxed slightly as he glanced at the rogue cultivator alliance and smiled, then turned his murderous gaze back to the proud woman. By now, everyone from the three factions understood that the proud woman’s words had angered Qu Yi. The other hunting group simply watched the situation with ease—this matter didn’t concern them, and it suited their interests. After all, a fight between Qu Yi and the native demon beasts on the Qiaohua Continent was beneficial to them regardless of the outcome. The five members of the rogue cultivator alliance also realized Qu Yi disdained them and could only smile at him, observing the confrontation between Qu Yi and the native demon beasts while considering whether to intervene.

“You, a woman, with such high aspirations, looking down on all the independent cultivators in the world and even trying to seize the Heavenly Transmission Stone—how utterly ignorant of reality! Very well. I won’t attack you, but I’ll teach a lesson to the leader of your Qiaolingbird clan, so you can understand reality and learn not to be so arrogant again.” Qu Yi suddenly spoke up.

At these words, all three factions were shocked. The leader of the Qiaolingbird clan was filled with rage, while the arrogant woman trembled with fury.

As soon as Qu Yi finished speaking, he moved swiftly toward the leader of the Qiaolingbird clan. With a light slap of his right hand, an invisible vortex-like spell enveloped her.

Qu Yi unleashed invisible chaotic energy. This vortex of chaotic energy contained countless planetary worlds, as if every bit of chaotic energy could form a planet. It appeared gentle, but its power was terrifying.

When the leader of the Qiaolingbird clan saw Qu Yi approaching, she intended to confront him and punish him personally. Sensing a gentle breeze, she didn’t take it seriously and continued flying forward, planning to strike him with a palm once she reached him.

But when her body touched the “breeze” emitted by Qu Yi, she was shocked to find its power astonishing. She tried to activate her Wood Element Monster Essence, only to discover that it had been completely dissolved, leaving her unable to use any strength.

In midair, the leader’s upper body was flung apart, while her lower body disappeared.

Naturally, she couldn’t resist at all, and no one else noticed any magical attack—her body simply vanished halfway.

“Leader!” The other two powerful beings of the Qiaolingbird clan, including the arrogant woman, cried out in terror and immediately flew to the leader’s upper body to guard her.

Soon, the leader retrieved her Wood Element Monster Stone and restored her body.

Qu Yi only wanted to teach her a lesson and didn’t intend to kill her, so he allowed the other two Qiaolingbird warriors to go and assist her. At the same time, he wanted to show off his strength, making the three factions realize just how powerful he was.

The warning effect was certainly achieved.

The Hunting Guild’s combined forces, the Independent Cultivators Alliance, and the local monsters, seeing the fastest and most powerful leader of the Qiaolingbird clan crippled for no apparent reason, all grew fearful of Qu Yi’s strength.

“Alright, the lesson is over. I think everyone understands what I meant. Now, I’ll go alone to the bottom of this abyss. I hope you won’t come down and disturb me,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
The crowd was speechless.
“How dare we enter the abyss? Isn’t that seeking our own death?” That thought crossed everyone’s mind.
Qu Yi grinned and immediately plunged into the abyss.
The members of the Three Waves Force could only watch as Qu Yi entered the abyss; none of them dared follow him. After all, the Tian Transmission Stone was precious, but their own lives were even more important.
The woman who had scolded Qu Yi kept trembling.
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When Qu Yi arrived in the abyss, he found the surrounding primordial energy to be extremely dense. Each strand of primordial energy seemed to be under someone else’s control, constantly changing shape, resembling different monstrous forms.
Seeing this, Qu Yi immediately activated the chaotic energy within him, forming a vortex that spread around his body, instantly absorbing the endless streams of primordial energy around him.
In an instant, a storm formed throughout the abyss, with countless strands of primordial energy rushing toward Qu Yi.
Qu Yi absorbed these primordial energies into his body for one purpose only: to continuously refine them into Chaos Crystals. With the strength of the Chaos Planet in his dantian space at the moment, all the primordial energy was immediately condensed into Chaos Crystals.
Then, all the Chaos Crystals fell into the Xingluo Cauldron, which he had already placed in his dantian space.
The primordial energy from the starry sky, which was absorbed by the Tian Transmission Stone and entered the abyss, was now all absorbed by Qu Yi.
“Qu Yi, well done. As long as this newly formed Tian Transmission Stone lacks primordial energy to nourish it, its power will remain weak, allowing you to obtain it easily. If it controls a large amount of primordial energy, you’ll have to go through many difficulties to get it,” the Voice of the Artifact God echoed in Qu Yi’s soul.
It turned out that Qu Yi’s actions in absorbing primordial energy were all guided by the Voice of the Artifact God.
For a spiritual stone like the Tian Transmission Stone to grow, it must continuously absorb massive amounts of primordial energy. Once it truly grows, it can control that primordial energy to launch attacks, even ones that even higher-ranked Heavenly Soul Immortals cannot withstand.
It could be said that Qu Yi’s ability to arrive at the moment the Tian Transmission Stone was first formed meant he was destined to obtain it.
The primordial energy in the abyss was no longer under the control of the Tian Transmission Stone; it rushed toward Qu Yi like ocean waves and disappeared swiftly.

The primordial energy absorbed by Diqiao Star from the starry sky was gradually no longer sufficient to keep up with Qu Yi’s absorption rate. Within three days, the primordial energy throughout the abyss became extremely thin, almost turning into emptiness. The native monsters of the Qiaohua Continent, the scattered cultivators’ alliances, and the united forces of the hunting groups also refused to leave after Qu Yi entered the abyss, staying at its edge the whole time. Everyone sensed the change in the primordial energy within the abyss, and disbelief appeared on their faces. “What kind of monster is that scattered cultivator actually? How can it absorb so much primordial energy?” Everyone was filled with confusion and fear. Yet, despite their fear, not a single one of these groups left, seemingly determined to observe until the end. Even if they discovered Qu Yi’s true form, they seemed willing to die at his hands. Of course, these people had no idea that Qu Yi wasn’t a monster at all. It was merely because he had cultivated the divine technique “Five Qi and Three Flowers,” which created extremely strange chaotic energy within his body, granting him such peculiar abilities. Meanwhile, Qu Yi, deep within the abyss, had reached its bottom—seemingly the core of Diqiao Star itself. Ten meters in front of where he stood was a circular stone, about one meter tall, with a light green color and emitting a gentle green glow. The interior of the circular stone was filled with a strong aura of primordial energy, as if it had an absorbing force trying to draw in surrounding energy. This stone was the Tianchuan Stone. Qu Yi’s face showed excitement. “What are we waiting for? Quickly use the Dimension Sphere to capture this Tianchuan Stone,” came the voice of the Artifact God in a timely manner. Qu Yi immediately calmed down, picked up the Dimension Sphere, and went to the Tianchuan Stone, promptly capturing it. The newly formed Tianchuan Stone only shook a few times before failing to resist the absorption power of the Dimension Sphere and was taken by Qu Yi. From now on, Qu Yi could take the Tianchuan Stone to the Primordial Energy Veins, allowing it to continuously absorb primordial energy and grow stronger. After capturing the Tianchuan Stone, Qu Yi lost interest in searching for the exposed ores and energy veins at the bottom of the abyss. These things were no longer useful to him, so he naturally didn’t want to waste time. With a whoosh, Qu Yi’s figure appeared above the abyss.

At this moment, the native monsters of the Qiaohua Continent, the scattered cultivators’ alliances, and the united forces of the hunting groups all showed fearful expressions upon seeing Qu Yi appear, fearing that he might attack and kill them to eliminate a potential threat.
“Hehe, you don’t need to be afraid. I have no intention of killing you,” Qu Yi called out cheerfully, smiling broadly.
The expressions of the crowd immediately relaxed.
Seeing that they had calmed down, Qu Yi then said, “I forgot to tell you. I’ve already found the Heavenly Transmission Stone. However, there are still many ores and spiritual veins at the bottom of the abyss. You can go down and try your luck too.”
The crowd was shocked but quickly regained their composure.
They had already sensed that Qu Yi would take the Heavenly Transmission Stone, so they could accept it now.
Qu Yi chuckled and asked, “Do you want to know my name?”
“Yes, what’s your name?” The proud woman whose true form was a Qiaoling Bird promptly asked.
Qu Yi nodded at her in gratitude and said, “I’m Qu Yi. You may not know me yet, but the five alliance leaders of the Monster Realm already know my name.”
By saying this, Qu Yi intended to spread the news that he had obtained the Heavenly Transmission Stone, so that the Sky Curtain Organization would be aware of it. Then he would see how Chang Xin, the leader of the Golden Mysterious Alliance in the Immortal Realm, would react.
Chang Xin wanted to collect five divine stones: the Star-Stabilizing Stone, the Object-Bearing Stone, the Heavenly Transmission Stone, the Realm-Transiting Stone, and the Soul-Trapping Stone. Qu Yi had always wanted to know his motives and had been guessing at Chang Xin’s plans. That’s why he wanted to reveal that he had obtained the Heavenly Transmission Stone, hoping that Chang Xin would send someone to deal with him, thereby allowing him to further investigate Chang Xin’s plans.
“Qu Yi…”
The crowd murmured his name softly, firmly remembering it in their hearts.
“Alright, everyone. The Meteor Realm Divine Realm is about to open. Let’s meet again there in the future,” Qu Yi shouted.
Immediately afterward, Qu Yi’s figure disappeared.
Episode 13: Controlling the Three Realms