Chapter 39: Return to the Cultivation Realm

Qu Yi captured over twenty Sky Soul Fiend warriors from the Water Ocean Alliance, quickly gathering enough of these warriors to meet the requirement of five elements. Thus, Qu Yi no longer needed to deliberately search for more Sky Soul Fiend warriors of the water element.

At this moment, Qu Yi went alone into the starry sky, intending to fly across various planets to continue searching for Sky Soul Fiend warriors from the Nine Alliances. However, his soul suddenly trembled slightly.

“Instrument God, do you still remember? When I was in the cultivation realm, I released tens of thousands of starships, each equipped with a Soul Compass. Just now, my soul sensed that one of those starships seems to have arrived in another world—likely a realm on the same plane as the cultivation realm,” Qu Yi transmitted excitedly into the Inch Realm Ball.

Instrument God had previously told Qu Yi that the universe was divided into three layers: the outermost layer consisted of realms like the cultivation realm, where energy levels were similar; the middle layer included realms such as the Immortal Realm, the Demon Realm, and the Fiend Realm; and the core layer was the Divine Realm.

While in the cultivation realm, Qu Yi followed Instrument God’s instructions, deploying ten thousand starships, each with a Soul Compass, and releasing them along the edges of the cultivation realm. Just now, one of those starships successfully reached another cultivation realm, allowing Qu Yi to obtain the coordinates of its Soul Compass.

“What! Qu Yi, stop pursuing the warriors from the Nine Alliances now and focus on this newly discovered cultivation realm. Faith is absolutely the most important thing—it determines the level you can reach in your cultivation,” Instrument God transmitted, both surprised and excited.

Qu Yi certainly understood the importance of faith well. The Five Sovereigns had gained such profound understanding of the Five Elements laws precisely because of their faith, surpassing countless cultivators in the cultivation realm in their comprehension of the Five Elements. As a result, their progress in mastering the Five Elements laws was far faster than that of others. In essence, faith was like having others helping them cultivate.

After hearing Instrument God’s words, Qu Yi nodded firmly. He understood the urgency of the situation.

“However, before heading to that new cultivation realm, I still need to take care of some matters. I certainly don’t want the warriors from the Nine Alliances to live in peace,” Qu Yi said calmly, with a slight smile.

Suddenly, Qu Yi’s body disappeared, returning to a planet on the edge of the Meteor Domain Divine Realm—the very planet where he had arrived when entering that realm.

In front of Qu Yi, a million cultivators had already gathered. Most of these cultivators came from the Yao Han Sect in the Immortal Realm, the Bao Long Sect in the Demon Realm, and the Mu Lin Star Region, Shui Yang Star Region, and Tu Ba Star Region in the Fiend Realm—all forces under Qu Yi’s direct control.

Qu Yi glanced at the dense crowd of cultivators before him. Seeing them all looking at him with excitement, a sense of pride welled up in him. He also understood why they were so excited—it was because they were glad to have followed Qu Yi, allowing them to obtain treasures from the Divine Realm of Ruin and leave safely.

The scene fell silent.

Qu Yi waved his hand and said loudly with a smile, “Cultivators of the three realms, it will take about fifty years before an exit route to the Divine Realm of Ruin appears. There’s no need to rush back. You can continue searching for treasures in this realm.”

“Yes!” The million cultivators replied in unison, their voices echoing through the air.

Although the cultivators from the three realms had already searched every planet in the peripheral areas, these million cultivators were still confident that many planets still hid countless treasures. Thus, they resolved to blow up each planet and plunder as many treasures as possible.

Since only those with the cultivation level of Lower Heavenly Soul Immortal could leave the Divine Realm of Ruin safely, few of these million cultivators had reached such a level. They also knew that by the time the realm reopened, they might not have advanced to that level. Therefore, they wanted to take advantage of this rare opportunity to gather as many treasures as possible.

Opportunities like this don’t come again.

“Good. I’m pleased to see your high morale. Here, I want you to spread a message: the remaining cultivators from the three realms can gather on this planet once they have collected ten identification cards. I will leave behind 100,000 starships. Over the next fifty years, those cultivators will use these starships to patrol the entire peripheral area. If they spot any cultivators from the Nine Alliances, they must report immediately. I will then capture them,” Qu Yi shouted again.

Qu Yi’s goal was to prevent the powerful members of the Nine Alliances from having a peaceful environment. By having tens of millions of surviving cultivators patrol the peripheral areas, he aimed to deter them from entering. That way, when an exit route to the Divine Realm of Ruin appeared, those powerful members wouldn’t be able to rush in and leave immediately.

“Yes!” The million cultivators responded loudly once more.

Qu Yi nodded in satisfaction. Then, with a wave of his right hand, 100,000 starships appeared before him. These were starships he had gathered in the Vast Heavenly Immortal Mansion, and now they would finally come in handy.

Millions of cultivators watched as starships flew out from all directions, triggering another wave of astonishment that made the starships flutter like falling leaves.
“Alright, the starships are here now. Help me supervise and urge those cultivators from the three realms to come quickly. If they refuse to help me, I have no obligation to take them out of the Meteor Domain and Divine Realm,” Qu Yi shouted again.
“Yes!” The response from the millions of cultivators echoed through the sky.
In an instant, Qu Yi’s figure disappeared.
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The Cultivation Realm, Liupan Star.
Since Qu Yi unified the Cultivation Realm, the core affairs of the Three Tripod Gate had been moved to Liupan Star. Naturally, those close to Qu Yi also lived there.
Currently, the leader of the Three Tripod Gate was the Golden Qilin, Qu Yi’s former favorite beast.
In his human form, the Golden Qilin was tall and robust, with large, sharp eyes. He sat in the council hall, listening to reports from his subordinates about events across the Cultivation Realm.
Now, all cultivators in the Cultivation Realm naturally worshipped Qu Yi. However, due to limited cultivation resources, conflicts sometimes arose among cultivators on different planets, sometimes even escalating severely. This required the Three Tripod Gate to step in and suppress them.
What the Golden Qilin wanted to know was whether the rebellious areas had been quelled and whether the cultivators there had lost faith in him. If any signs of disloyalty to Qu Yi appeared, all the cultivators on that planet would be eliminated. The Golden Qilin had no patience to lecture them—he would simply kill them all and transfer a group of cultivators from another planet to take their place.
With so many cultivators in the Cultivation Realm, the Golden Qilin didn’t care at all about the death of cultivators on a single planet.
Before him were Tai Ming, Ying Hua, Jin Xiong, Cang Huang, Qing Long, Tu Long, Shui Long, Wei Yan—these people were in charge of the day-to-day affairs of the Three Tripod Gate and had to report to the Golden Qilin one by one.
Suddenly, the Golden Qilin, who had been listening to their reports, stood up abruptly. His vital energy surged upward, lifting the ceiling of the council hall.
Tai Ming, Ying Hua, Jin Xiong, Cang Huang, Qing Long, Tu Long, Shui Long, Wei Yan all looked at him in confusion, unsure why he was so agitated.
“The Gate Master has returned!” the Golden Qilin said calmly but excitedly.
The Gate Master?
Tai Ming, Ying Hua, Jin Xiong, Cang Huang, Qing Long, Tu Long, Shui Long, Wei Yan were puzzled. Weren’t you the Gate Master, Golden Qilin? Why is there another one?

After a moment of confusion, Tai Ming, Ying Hua, Jin Xiong, Cang Huang, Qing Long, Tu Long, Shui Long, Wei Yan, and the others also looked at the Golden Qilin with excitement. Qu Yi had returned! They all realized that the only one who could make the Golden Qilin so agitated and mention the word “master” was Qu Yi. Suddenly, Qu Yi’s figure appeared, smiling as he looked at the Golden Qilin. “Master!” Tears streamed down the Golden Qilin’s face as it flew excitedly in front of Qu Yi. “Master!” Tai Ming, Ying Hua, Jin Xiong, Cang Huang, Qing Long, Tu Long, Shui Long, Wei Yan, and the others also cried out excitedly and flew closer as well. Qu Yi’s current cultivation level was that of a Lower Heavenly Soul Immortal, so using the Boundless Stars to descend directly did not cause much disturbance; it only affected the spatial energy within about 100,000 kilometers before he arrived in the cultivation realm. “It’s been a long time since we last saw each other,” Qu Yi said with a smile—calmly, yet carrying much meaning. The Golden Qilin, Tai Ming, Ying Hua, Jin Xiong, Cang Huang, Qing Long, Tu Long, Shui Long, and Wei Yan stared at Qu Yi excitedly before finally calming down after a while. Qu Yi waved his hand, flying into the air, and the Golden Qilin and the others followed. “Golden Qilin, you’ve done well. I’m very relieved knowing you’re in charge of the Three Cauldrons Sect. Over the years, the faith energy I obtained from the cultivation realm has been of great help to me. So, I’ll now dissolve your soul contract.” With that, Qu Yi freed the Golden Qilin from its soul shackles. “Master…” The Golden Qilin was about to cry again. Qu Yi’s expression darkened, and he immediately punched the Golden Qilin’s shoulder to prevent its leader from crying in front of everyone. Tai Ming, Ying Hua, Jin Xiong, Cang Huang, Qing Long, Tu Long, Shui Long, and Wei Yan—these once-powerful figures who had dominated the cultivation realm—immediately looked at Qu Yi with hope upon hearing that the Golden Qilin’s soul contract had been dissolved. Qu Yi laughed heartily and declared, “You all too—your hard work assisting the Golden Qilin over the years will not be forgotten by me.” After saying that, he freed these people from their soul shackles as well. Tai Ming, Ying Hua, Jin Xiong, Cang Huang, Qing Long, Tu Long, Shui Long, and Wei Yan immediately felt their souls lighten, realizing their shackles had been removed, and they all looked at Qu Yi excitedly. Qu Yi glanced at everyone and asked doubtfully, “Where is Han Xin? Where is he now?” Having scanned the entire Liu Pan Star System with his immortal sense, Qu Yi still hadn’t found his son, Qu Han Xin, so he asked.

Upon hearing this, Jin Qilin trembled slightly and said with a hint of bitterness, “Master, ever since Lady Bai Man ascended to the immortal realm, Qu Hanxin left Liupan Star. He said he wanted to travel throughout the cultivation world to find a way to transform his body into a Primordial Body.”

Upon hearing this, Qu Yi immediately understood and knew why his son wanted to travel across the cultivation world. In Qu Hanxin’s dantian, five elements of energy coexisted, which determined his cultivation path to be completely different from that of other cultivators. Other cultivators focused on just one type of energy, so when they reached the Mahayana stage and their bodies transformed into Primordial Bodies, they only needed to absorb one type of primordial energy to achieve this. However, with five types of energy existing in Qu Hanxin’s body, it was impossible for him to purely transform into a Primordial Body—this was also why he had not been able to ascend to the immortal realm all these years.

His physical constitution made his cultivation path extremely difficult, and only he could overcome it. After all, he couldn’t apply others’ cultivation experiences; he had to find his own path based on his own internal conditions.

Qu Yi shook his head and wasn’t in a hurry to search for his son Qu Hanxin. He calmly glanced at the people before him.

“Alright, I’ll tell you now—I’m going to conquer another world, one similar to the cultivation world,” Qu Yi said with a smile, revealing the reason for his return to the cultivation world.

Jin Qilin and the others were unaware of this cosmic model. Hearing Qu Yi’s words, they all looked puzzled. Could there be other worlds beyond the cultivation world?

“I’m giving you a task: gather 10,000 cultivators at the Tribulation stage and one million at the Fusion stage. These people must have absolute faith in me. I’ll take them to a new world. After I conquer that world, they’ll help me govern it, ensuring that the cultivators there also have complete faith in me,” Qu Yi said with a smile.

Jin Qilin and the others were shocked.