Chapter Thirteen: Flowing Cloud Sound Chain

After finalizing his plans for conquering the Immortal Realm, Qu Yi went alone to the Demon Realm.
According to his plan, Qu Yi intended to control the Immortal Realm over fifty years before launching a full-scale attack on the Demon Realm. However, he didn’t want to do nothing during those fifty years; at the very least, he wanted to do something to weaken the Demon Realm over that time.
The fastest way to weaken the Demon Realm was undoubtedly to create endless internal strife.
Qu Yi arrived at the Tyrant Dragon Sect and met his old friend Long Huwei.
By now, Long Huwei’s cultivation level had reached that of a Three-Star Heavenly Soul Demon, making him the strongest figure in the Tyrant Dragon Sect. His cave was located near the entrance to the sect’s primal spiritual veins.
At that moment, Qu Yi and Long Huwei sat close to each other in a simple stone hall.
“Brother Huwei, it’s been ten thousand years since we last met. It seems your cultivation has improved greatly,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Hearing this, Long Huwei looked at Qu Yi awkwardly, clearly frustrated.
“Brother Qu Yi, are you trying to belittle me? You’re already at the level of a Six-Star Heavenly Soul Demon, while I’m only at Three-Star. I’m almost ashamed just comparing us,” Long Huwei said, pretending to be angry.
Upon hearing this, Qu Yi couldn’t continue joking. He became serious and explained his purpose directly: “Brother Huwei, I want to unify the Demon Realm, and I need your help.”
Long Huwei stared at Qu Yi in surprise.
“Unify the Demon Realm? Brother Qu Yi, what are you trying to do?” Long Huwei asked, his voice tinged with confusion and excitement.
With his knowledge, Long Huwei couldn’t understand why Qu Yi wanted to unify the entire Demon Realm. After all, even if Qu Yi cultivated to the level of a Higher Heavenly Soul Demon, he would only need to control one sector of the Demon Realm to obtain the resources he needed—there was no need to conquer the whole realm.
Long Huwei had no idea that what Qu Yi really needed was faith power.
Qu Yi was well aware that the cultivation of the Five Deities could progress rapidly—not only because of the primal spiritual veins he provided but also because of the Five Deities fused within the Soul Flower and Enlightenment Stele. The most crucial factor was faith power. Consider this: the cultivators of the entire cultivation world’s observations and insights into the universe would be absorbed, analyzed, and understood by the Five Deities, enabling an astonishingly fast pace of advancement.
While other cultivators relied on their own efforts to comprehend the universe, the Five Deities could leverage the efforts of countless cultivators. This was why cultivators in the Immortal Realm struggled to advance even after millions or tens of millions of years of cultivation, whereas the Five Deities, having arrived in the Immortal Realm just over ten thousand years ago, were already on the verge of reaching the level of Lower Heavenly Soul Immortals.
Faith power was absolutely crucial.

Qu Yi looked at Long Huwei and smiled, saying, “Brother Huwei, do you trust me?”
Surprised by such a question, Long Huwei was stunned and unable to speak. After a while, his expression improved.
“Brother Qu Yi, I trust you. Tell me what I should do,” Long Huwei replied calmly.
Long Huwei had known Qu Yi for a long time and was well aware that Qu Yi harbored many secrets. He also knew that Qu Yi wouldn’t harm him; otherwise, he wouldn’t have risked helping Long Zhantian deal with Zhuang Guangming.
Qu Yi smiled in satisfaction. Although he came to Long Huwei for his own plans, another reason was to help him. After all, the two had spent some time together, and he still cared about their friendship.
“Brother Huwei, you’ll disguise yourself as an assassin in the Demon Realm and target those with Tianpo demonic cultivation. Your top priority is to create as much chaos as possible in the Demon Realm. Of course, there are some figures there you might not be able to defeat, but I’ll give you a treasure that will protect your life,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Long Huwei’s eyes lit up as he looked at Qu Yi eagerly.
“Brother Qu Yi, what kind of treasure is it?” Long Huwei asked, his eyes gleaming with excitement.
What impressed Long Huwei the most was when Qu Yi had taken out 400 million Ice Bees at once to kill all of Zhuang Guangming’s disciples, thus helping Long Zhantian take control of the Tyrant Dragon Sect. Therefore, he had always imagined how impressive it would be to have such a treasure.
Seeing Long Huwei’s eager expression, Qu Yi shook his head and suddenly shouted, “Life Core, come out.”
Above Qu Yi’s head, a golden-flowered entity appeared—none other than the Life Core of the Soul-Connecting Flower. Now, the Life Core of the Soul-Connecting Flower possessed the strength of a six-star Tianpo Immortal. But as a soul-related treasure, it also posed a significant constraint on even the strongest Tianhen Immortals.
Looking at the Life Core, Long Huwei felt as if his own Soul Flower was about to be drawn out. His face turned pale instantly, and he looked at Qu Yi in pain.
Qu Yi chuckled and then sent a thought to make the Life Core suppress its energy.
“Brother Huwei, the Soul-Connecting Flower is a rare treasure of the universe, a nemesis of souls. Now, its Life Core has reached the strength of a six-star Tianpo Demon. With its help, you won’t fail when assassinating the powerful Tianpo Demons in the Demon Realm. Of course, I still advise you to rely on your own strength first. Only use the Life Core in extreme cases, so that you can improve your cultivation during the assassination,” Qu Yi said with a smile.

Monsters of the Demon Realm cultivate by sensing the primal energies of the Five Elements through battle and understanding the underlying laws. After hearing this, Long Huwei immediately understood that Qu Yi wanted to help him improve his cultivation, so he specially gave him a Life Core to enable him to advance through continuous battles. After all, relying solely on seclusion would be too slow for cultivation progress, and there was a high chance of failing to break through. “Brother Qu Yi, it’s truly my luck to meet you. Rest assured, I will do my utmost in the Demon Realm to create chaos, thus facilitating your plans,” Long Huwei promised right away. Hearing this, Qu Yi stood up calmly and smiled, saying, “Alright, I’ll give you fifty years to turn this Demon Realm into complete chaos.” With that, Qu Yi disappeared. Long Huwei noticed no spatial fluctuations at all—Qu Yi had simply vanished. At first he was shocked, but soon calmed down. Having seen many of Qu Yi’s miraculous feats, he now took any incredible thing happening to him as normal. Not long after, Long Huwei sent a message to Long Zhan Tian and then disappeared without a trace. In the Demon Realm that followed, one after another, powerful cultivators of the Tianpo Magic Realm vanished mysteriously, and no one knew who the culprit was. Moreover, with the death of these powerful cultivators, the forces under their control immediately collapsed, causing widespread chaos. Chaos in the Demon Realm persisted unabated. ※※※ After arranging matters in the Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm, Qu Yi returned to the Ruins Domain Divine Realm. The key to unifying the three realms was still to eliminate those fourteen alliance leaders. After all, as long as these leaders returned to the three realms, they would still have the power to turn the situation around and disrupt Qu Yi’s plans for the realms. Qu Yi intended to follow the methods of the cultivation world by taking control of the faith forces in all three realms. Not wanting others to interfere with his plans, he had to eliminate these alliance leaders to ensure his plans succeeded. At this moment, Qu Yi returned to the border planets of the Ruins Domain Divine Realm. The entrance to the Ruins Domain Divine Realm was still floating in the Fiend Realm, with waves of cultivators from the Fiend Realm landing on these border planets before flying inward like a tide. Watching these frenzied cultivators, Qu Yi could only sigh. Since they had chosen to enter the Ruins Domain Divine Realm, their deaths were self-inflicted. Qu Yi had no intention of warning them or helping them.

“Greed, such greed! With the opening of the Ruin Realm Divine World, trillions upon trillions of cultivators from the three realms will die here—it’s truly insane.” Qu Yi sighed, then disappeared.
The next moment, Qu Yi reappeared deep within the Ruin Realm Divine World.
Since the opening of the Ruin Realm Divine World and the entrance’s relocation to the Fiend Realm, over five years had passed. Qu Yi had already traveled to various planets alone, carrying the star map drawn by Emperor Hao, and left his Soul Compass on each one.
Of course, with the super-sensitive power of the Artifact God, Qu Yi knew everything about each planet he visited.
Now, he had arrived at a special planet.
The entire planet was shrouded in white mist, with the ground covered in a vast expanse of white light. There was also a powerful repulsive force on the ground, as if various creatures were emerging from it to enter the white mist in the air.
This planet was specifically noted on Emperor Hao’s star map. Emperor Hao only knew that there was a divine artifact on this planet, but since he was pursued by Soul Body People back then, he didn’t stay on the planet. He merely recorded it before fleeing.
Qu Yi came to this planet naturally with the intention of searching for that divine artifact himself, for use when ascending to the Divine World in the future.
“Artifact God, is there any divine artifact on this planet? Are there any Soul Body People?” Qu Yi sent a voice from a mountain peak into the Inch Realm Ball.
After a while, the Artifact God replied, “Qu Yi, there indeed is a divine artifact on this planet, but it’s just a magical artifact at the Divine Human stage. It might be useful for you after ascending to the Divine World.”
Hearing this, Qu Yi showed a hint of surprise—not because he confirmed the existence of a divine artifact, but because he obtained information about it from the Artifact God’s words.
Divine Human stage?
“Artifact God, what does the Divine Human stage mean? Is it a cultivation level in the Divine World?” Qu Yi immediately asked further.
Qu Yi was very interested in everything related to the Divine World.
After this question, the Artifact God remained silent for a long time, but ultimately couldn’t resist Qu Yi’s persistence and replied slowly, “Yes. After you ascend to the Divine World, your cultivation level will be that of the Divine Human stage. Enough, stop asking about the Divine World. Focus on dealing with the divine artifact on this planet first.”
Qu Yi pursed his lips, clearly dissatisfied, but he didn’t press further. Instead, he smiled and said, “Artifact God, where is the divine artifact on this planet? Is there any danger?”

“This divine artifact is in the clouds above. It is a water-related artifact, the Flowing Cloud Sound Chain. By obtaining this chain, you can enhance the cultivation level of those who practice water-based techniques, at least helping Water Venerable and the Five Elements.” The Artifact God immediately transmitted the message.
Qu Yi was overjoyed upon hearing this.