Chapter 6: Searching for Saplings

The Beast Mountain Range stretched for thousands of miles and was also a well-known range within the territory governed by Fireheart Town.
This range was home to countless fierce beasts. Numerous in number, they either operated alone or in groups, all being extremely dangerous creatures. The existence of these beasts stemmed from the chaotic primordial energy of the five elements in most areas of the divine realm, which prevented them from developing intelligence and made them prone to harming people and things.
Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wu Gui left their wooden house and now found themselves in the outer mountainous area of the Beast Mountain Range.
The range ran vertically from north to south, with this outer mountainous area located in the southwestern part of it.
As they progressed, Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wu Gui sensed that the primordial energy of the five elements in the space was more abundant but also more chaotic. It seemed that with every gust of wind, that energy would automatically coalesce into elemental spirits, attempting to attack everything around them.
However, the three of them weren’t too worried. They could easily handle this chaotic energy, so as they walked, the surrounding energy naturally stabilized, becoming gentle, just like the stable flow of elemental energy in Feifei City.
“Qu Yi, in this chaotic environment of primordial energy, you three can now bring out your divine artifacts to fight. Xu Qiang and Tian Duo simply cannot sense what’s going on here with their divine senses,” the voice of the Artifact God rang out in a timely manner.
Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wu Gui, who had been somewhat cautious before, now felt completely at ease. Since Xu Qiang and Tian Duo couldn’t sense anything here, there was no need to worry about revealing that they possessed divine artifacts. In this dangerous Beast Mountain Range, having divine artifacts at hand did provide a sense of safety.
Qu Yi took out his divine artifact, Ruisi Wood. Wu Yuan took out his divine artifact, Brilliant Light Seal. Qing Wu Gui took out his divine artifact, Golden Pattern Sword.
Since the five deities had fully merged into Qu Yi’s body, the divine artifacts they had used before now all belonged to him.
In Wu Yuan’s current soul space, only the Soul Golden Pearl existed, allowing him to use only the laws of metal. Thus, he needed a metal-element divine artifact, so Qu Yi gave him the Brilliant Light Seal.
Qing Wu Gui’s multicolored soul sphere, with gold at the top, could also only utilize the laws of metal, so he needed a metal-element divine artifact as well. Therefore, Qu Yi gave him the Golden Pattern Sword.
Qu Yi himself could use all five elements, so he currently carried the wood-element divine artifact, Ruisi Wood.

From the Mouth of the Artifact God, Qu Yi also learned that the artifacts he had obtained in the Realm of Falling Stars were all artifacts from the Divine Human stage, meaning each of them contained only one complete law. However, compared to other cultivators who ascended to the Divine Realm, Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wu Gui were quite lucky as they already possessed artifacts from the beginning. Other cultivators first had to complete tasks to truly become members of the Divine Realm, and then they had to accumulate wealth on their own before they could buy artifacts. As a result, other cultivators only obtained artifacts hundreds of millions of years after ascending to the Divine Realm. At this moment, Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wu Gui walked with heads held high and full of confidence, their eyes scanning the surroundings. This time, they had come to this mountainous area to search for seedlings of the Divine Crystal Tree, so naturally, their eyes were fixed on the small trees on the ground. The Divine Crystal Tree was entirely green, like a crystal-clear green gem, with smooth and shiny bark and leaves that resembled pieces of green jade. Thus, it was very easy to identify—the moment it appeared in sight, it could be recognized immediately. “Look, that must be a seedling of the Divine Crystal Tree!” Qing Wu Gui suddenly stood up straight, looking ahead in delight and shouting. Indeed, in the direction he pointed, there was a half-meter-tall green tree—precisely a seedling of the Divine Crystal Tree. Qu Yi happily ran over, knelt beside the seedling, and began touching its leaves. Wu Yuan and Qing Wu Gui also happily gathered around. “Huh… what’s going on?” Suddenly, all three of them exclaimed in surprise. The leaf that Qu Yi had touched just now had actually grown a little, though not significantly. Yet, with their divine senses constantly attuned, Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wu Gui immediately noticed the change. “I just touched it once, and it grew bigger. This is really strange,” Qu Yi said, confused, and even grabbed his hair. Hearing this, Wu Yuan immediately reached out to touch a leaf, but obviously, there was no change at all. “Ugh, this isn’t fair! Qu Yi touched you once, and you grew bigger, but I’ve been touching you for so long, and you show no reaction at all,” Wu Yuan cried sadly. Qing Wu Gui also reached out to touch the leaves of the Divine Crystal Tree and found no change either, prompting him to ponder deeply. At that moment, the voice of the Artifact God sounded again, “Qu Yi, emit some chaotic energy and cover the entire tree to see.”

Upon hearing this, Qu Yi’s eyes lit up. He immediately clasped his hands together, and chaotic energy surged from his palms, rushing toward the seedling of the Divine Crystal Tree. Soon, a miracle happened—the seedling grew from half a meter to one meter tall in an instant, at an astonishing rate. Normally, a Divine Crystal Tree reached its maximum height of ten meters only after tens of millions of years of growth, meaning it grew one meter every million years. Yet now, by using chaotic energy, Qu Yi had made the seedling grow half a meter taller in just one attempt. That was a growth rate of half a million years! Even Qu Yi was shocked and then burst into laughter, overjoyed. “Haha! If we plant 30,000 Divine Crystal Trees like this, how much time will it take? As long as we find 30,000 seedlings, I can handle all the cultivation work,” Qu Yi announced happily. Since Qu Yi could directly convert the primal energies of the five elements into chaotic energy, he could accelerate the maturation of these trees and help the seedlings grow rapidly. “Umm…” “It feels great,” Wuyuan and Qingwugui exclaimed excitedly. At that moment, the God of Tools also sent a message, “Qu Yi, I now understand. I’ve studied Divine Crystals before and found that cultivators in the Divine Realm can use them to freely convert into the primal energies they need. It seems these Divine Crystals are a form of chaotic energy, similar to the chaotic crystals you created before.” Chaotic energy was higher than the primal energies of the five elements and could be freely converted into them. Divine Crystals became the currency of the Divine Realm because cultivators, regardless of the laws they practiced, could use them for cultivation since they could be directly transformed into the divine energy they needed. Qu Yi was once again surprised. It seemed not only could chaotic energy accelerate the maturation of Divine Crystal Trees, but it could also help them produce Divine Crystal Fruits. “Great! Now that we have a way to plant Divine Crystal Trees quickly, let’s keep searching for seedlings in this mountain area,” Qu Yi said, calming himself down before calling out. Wuyuan and Qingwugui nodded happily. Qu Yi used the Sharp Wire Wood to quickly send countless thin threads into the soil, digging out the seedling of the Divine Crystal Tree and placing it inside the Inch Realm Ball. The three continued searching for seedlings in the mountain area, full of enthusiasm. A year passed, and they had only crossed over a dozen mountains, finding ten seedlings of Divine Crystal Trees.

But the three of them did not give up and continued deeper into the mountainous area. Ten years passed, and they reached the heart of the mountains, nearing the Beast Mountain Range. Going any further would mean entering the range itself. By then, Qu Yi and his companions had only found a little over a thousand seedlings of the Divine Crystal Trees. Standing together, Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wuqing looked gloomy as they gazed at the Beast Mountain Range ahead, filled with worry. “We’ve only found a little over a thousand seedlings—there’s still a long way to go. Do we really have to enter the Beast Mountain Range?” Qu Yi said calmly. Each of them needed to plant ten thousand Divine Crystal Trees, which required thirty thousand seedlings—there was still a huge gap. “Ugh, what’s there to fear? We’ll go into the Beast Mountain Range and see whether those beasts are stronger or we are,” Wu Yuan shouted loudly, waving his divine artifact, the Glowing Seal. Qing Wuqing turned away and said indifferently, “Since I’ve chosen the path of slaughter, I fear none of these beasts. Let’s enter the Beast Mountain Range.” Hearing their words, Qu Yi perked up and smiled. “Good, let’s all go and face those beasts.” Immediately, the three of them headed straight for the Beast Mountain Range. Inside, the beasts were fierce, but there were also many treasures. At least, the Divine Crystal Trees were scattered throughout the range—seedlings and mature trees could be seen almost everywhere. To complete the task quickly, Qu Yi had to take risks. However, he didn’t need to worry about safety, as he had life-saving artifacts like the Star Luo Ding, the Dimension Ball, and the Boundless Star Array. Still, he wouldn’t use them lightly, as he didn’t know if there were other powerful cultivators from the Divine Realm in the range. If discovered, he might be hunted by them. Not long after entering the range, Qu Yi saw a grove of Divine Crystal Trees on the ground ahead—over a hundred of them. Some even bore Divine Crystal Fruits. These fruits resembled rectangular blocks, hanging at the tips of the branches, transparent in color, constantly shining with a diamond-like glow. “Haha, what a fortune! It took us ten years to find just a thousand Divine Crystal Trees, and here there are already a hundred. This is truly exciting!” Qu Yi exclaimed excitedly at first sight. Wu Yuan didn’t even wait to speak—he ran over right away, waving his Glowing Seal, ready to smash down and harvest those trees.

Qing Wu Gui smiled calmly, also a bit excited, and ran over. Qu Yi was not to be outdone; he immediately followed, activating his divine artifact, Rui Si Mu. Tens of thousands of threads pierced into the ground, lifting the soil beneath the entire tree. The three of them were almost frenzied—each time they activated the divine artifact, they could lift the tree from the ground, after which Qu Yi would immediately throw those Divine Crystal Trees into the Centimeter Realm Ball. “It’s truly delightful,” they said. “Ugh, so amazing!” “This is what makes it fun.” As Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wu Gui dug up one Divine Crystal Tree after another, they kept expressing their excitement. Naturally, with their intense efforts, they cleared out all over a hundred of these trees from the area. However, they soon noticed that after removing those hundred trees, the primordial energy of the five elements in the space became turbulent, forming a gust of wind with a loud roar. The sound of the wind seemed to serve as an alarm to the fierce beasts in the mountains, and soon, a roar came from a nearby peak. With earthquakes and shaking mountains, one fierce beast rushed toward this land.