Chapter 38: The Fierce Green Goose

Qu Yi sensed the changes within his internal world. The Metal Element Spirit was merging with the other four elements, a process that was very slow but extremely stable.
Thus, Qu Yi was convinced that this was indeed the correct way to practice the Path of Fusion.
When Qu Yi’s consciousness left the Chaos Planet, the changes within his internal world continued steadily. He realized that the Path of Fusion had now begun to operate on its own, without his need to maintain it actively.
At that moment, Qu Yi opened his eyes and smiled as he jumped down from the stone bed.
“Vessel God, it will probably take another ten thousand years for the Metal Element Spirit in my internal world to be fully integrated,” Qu Yi asked happily.
Merging the Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth Elements with the Metal Element Spirit essentially meant merging two sets of principles, so the process was naturally very slow.
“Only ten thousand years? That’s really short. In the Divine Realm, cultivators at the Divine Being stage spend tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of years—yet for you, it’s just ten thousand years, like a short nap,” the Vessel God remarked with emotion, clearly envious of Qu Yi’s progress.
Hearing this, Qu Yi stopped talking and simply smiled twice before focusing on his next steps.
First, he needed to distribute the divine artifacts to the villagers of the Hundred Beasts Village; second, he had to head to the Hundred Villages Mountain Range.
Since it had only been a hundred days since Qu Yi refined the Fire Element Beast Core, it was not yet time to distribute the divine artifacts. He still had to wait another five thousand years.
So, his next destination was obviously the Hundred Villages Mountain Range.
As he thought, so it happened.
Qu Yi’s identity card vibrated. Soon, he took it out and scanned its contents.
“Great! Tianyu Village and Tianchen Village want to join forces to deal with Tianfeng Village. I must go and see this excitement,” Qu Yi said with a smile before taking out the Boundless Stars.
In a short while, his body appeared near the base of Tianfeng Village.
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In the air, Qing Yiyi rode on a Golden Crowned Thunder Eagle.
“Qu Yi, you’ve finally arrived,” Qing Yiyi said cheerfully, her face glowing with joy as soon as she saw him.
Qu Yi then mounted the Golden Crowned Thunder Eagle.
“Let’s go. The four village chiefs must be getting impatient by now,” Qu Yi urged, ignoring Qing Yiyi’s attempts to engage him with smiles.
Disappointed, Qing Yiyi stamped her foot on the Golden Crowned Thunder Eagle, ordering it to fly toward Tianfeng Village’s base.
It wasn’t long before Qu Yi arrived at Tianfeng Fortress.

“Haha, Qu Yi, you’ve arrived.” At that moment, Zhu Chen, Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, and Zhuo Rui, the four chieftains who had heard the news, appeared at the entrance of the stone fortress and called out happily. As for Yu Deming and Yu Chongxiu, who were under Qing Yiyi’s control, they did not show up; instead, they remained as hidden forces, kept in a secret place within Tianfeng Fortress. “There’s something going on at Tianfeng Fortress, so of course I had to come,” Qu Yi said with a smile as he walked over. “Alright, let’s discuss it inside the fortress,” Zhu Chen said immediately, leading everyone inside Tianfeng Fortress. The six of them sat around. “Great Chieftain, how did Tianyu Fortress and Tianchen Fortress unite?” Qu Yi asked with a smile. Hearing this, Zhu Chen replied calmly, “I found out that Yue Ze, the great chieftain of Tianchen Fortress, personally visited Tianyu Fortress, which is why the two fortresses united. It seems the condition for their alliance was to divide up the divine weapons of our Tianfeng Fortress.” The expressions of Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, and Qing Yiyi turned serious. Qu Yi merely smiled faintly, glanced around, and said calmly, “Since the two fortresses have united, we can’t wait for them to attack us together. How about we take the initiative and attack Tianchen Fortress first?” Although Tianyu Fortress and Tianchen Fortress were united, their members did not live together, so Qu Yi planned to defeat them one by one. Hearing this, Zhu Chen burst into laughter and shouted, “Qu Yi, this is exactly what the five of us thought. Tianchen Fortress currently has only five people at the Divine Weapon level, while we have seven. Plus you, who are on par with those at the Divine Weapon level, that makes eight of us at that strength. So, it will be easy for us to conquer Tianchen Fortress.” Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, and Qing Yiyi nodded immediately. Qu Yi smiled, then looked at Qing Yiyi and said calmly, “Great Chieftain, keep an eye on any movements from Tianyu Fortress and Tianchen Fortress. I’m going to the Beaststorm Mountains with the five chieftains.” Qing Yiyi’s face turned red instantly, and she lowered her head, silent. “That damned Qu Yi! He never wants me, yet he always says things that make my heart race. What’s he going to do in the Beaststorm Mountains? Is there anything interesting there? Could he be trying to…?” Qing Yiyi was uneasy. Zhu Chen, Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, and Zhuo Rui were stunned by Qu Yi’s words, not understanding his plans. But seeing Qing Yiyi’s blood-red face, the four of them immediately understood and stared at Qu Yi and Qing Yiyi with strange expressions.

Qu Yi immediately glared back at the four of them, realizing that these four had misunderstood him again together with Qing Yiyi.
“What are you all thinking? I went to the Beast Mountain Range with Qing Yiyi to catch flying beasts. Speed is crucial—once we eliminate the five chiefs of Tianchen Fort, those members of Tianchen Fort at the Divine Being stage will make their own choices and eventually submit to our Tianfeng Fort.” Qu Yi shouted angrily.
Zhu Chen, Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, and Qing Yiyi immediately understood. Their faces turned slightly embarrassed as they looked at Qu Yi excitedly.
“Qu Yi, did you find the lair of flying beasts in the Beast Mountain Range?” Zhu Chen shouted right away.
Although these five chiefs could now fly on their own, flying all the way to Tianchen Fort would still consume a lot of spiritual energy. Moreover, during the battle against the five chiefs of Tianchen Fort, there was no guarantee they could keep them all. But with flying beasts, things would be different—the five chiefs of Tianchen Fort wouldn’t be able to escape their pursuit.
Qu Yi shook his head. Seeing the five chiefs’ expressions darken, he smiled again and said, “It’s worth giving it a try. Maybe we’ll find them.”
Zhu Chen, Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, and Zhuo Rui glanced at Qu Yi and Qing Yiyi with strange looks, once again harboring some unwholesome thoughts.
Qing Yiyi couldn’t stand this atmosphere any longer. She pouted and ran out of Tianfeng Fort.
“You guys are all so dark-hearted. I won’t talk to you. I’m borrowing the five chiefs now. If nothing goes wrong, I’ll return from the Beast Mountain Range soon.” Qu Yi stood up and shook his head.
After saying that, he left Tianfeng Fort without looking back. He then found Qing Yiyi, and the two soon rode a Golden Crowned Thunder Eagle to the Beast Mountain Range.
Zhu Chen, Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, and Zhuo Rui watched the two leave.
“Does the fifth sister have feelings for Qu Yi?”
“Yes, she does.”
“Does Qu Yi have feelings for her?”
“It seems not.”
The four chiefs had a brief conversation, then shook their heads and returned to Tianfeng Fort.
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Qu Yi and Qing Yiyi arrived above the Beast Mountain Range.
In the air, neither of them spoke.
Qing Yiyi was very puzzled. Qu Yi clearly knew she had obtained a Golden Crowned Thunder Eagle, so why didn’t he ask where it came from? She frowned the whole time, lost in thought.
Then, Qu Yi spoke up, laughing, “Qing Yiyi, tell the Golden Crowned Thunder Eagle to fly a hundred miles north. There, you’ll find flying beasts.”

Hearing this, Qing Yiyi immediately stood up from the back of the Golden-Crowned Storm Eagle and looked at Qu Yi in surprise. “Qu Yi, how did you know there were flying beasts there? Could it be that your divine sense isn’t restricted even in this chaotic energy of the Five Elements?” Qing Yiyi asked curiously. In the Beast Mountain Range, the energy of the Five Elements was chaotic, and one’s divine sense was always suppressed to a very small area. As soon as she said this, Qing Yiyi immediately understood and smiled, “I know why now.” Inside the Dimensional Sphere, Qing Yiyi already knew about the existence of Artifact Gods, so she quickly realized that only someone like an Artifact God could sense everything around them without restriction in this Beast Mountain Range. Qu Yi smiled and urged, “Alright, let’s not delay any longer. Let’s go check ahead.” Qing Yiyi responded with an “oh” and immediately ordered the Golden-Crowned Storm Eagle to fly quickly forward. There was a stone peak soaring into the clouds, made entirely of green rocks, with many stone caves scattered across it, resembling beehives. Guided by Qu Yi, the Golden-Crowned Storm Eagle flew toward a cave in the middle of the peak. The cave was twenty meters wide, large enough for the eagle to fly inside directly. Upon reaching the cave entrance, Qu Yi and Qing Yiyi jumped onto the rock surface and sent their divine senses inside. Inside, there were ten beasts, all at the Divine Human level, sleeping peacefully. However, the arrival of the Golden-Crowned Storm Eagle immediately woke them up, and with a loud squawking, the ten beasts rushed out from deep within the cave, revealing their true forms. They were Furious Green Geese, covered in green feathers, three meters long with a wingspan of seven meters. Their elongated necks kept squawking, and their beaks, divided into upper and lower parts, formed sharp blades that could easily break through stone walls. “Qing Yiyi, wait behind. I’ll deal with these Furious Green Geese ahead, while you control them with your soul from behind,” Qu Yi shouted as soon as he saw them appear. Without delay, he rushed forward, taking out the Star Luo Ding and engaging in battle with the Furious Green Geese. These birds had two attack methods: flapping their wings to generate wind and launch countless Wood Element spirits at their enemies, or using their beaks. The wind from their wing flaps could send countless Wood Element spirits flying at Qu Yi like demons, aiming to tear him apart.

However, upon encountering the Xingluo Ding, those violent storms immediately dissipated on their own, with all the Wood element energy being absorbed by it. Seeing this, the mindless Furious Blue Goose stopped flapping its wings right away and rushed to Qu Yi’s side, repeatedly pecking at him with its sharp beak, trying to destroy his body directly. Qu Yi laughed heartily, continued to wave the Xingluo Ding, and directly clashed with the Furious Blue Goose’s beak, even knocking off the beaks of all ten of them. Naturally, the head attacks from these ten Furious Blue Geese were now useless. Qu Yi stepped forward again, swung the Xingluo Ding, and swiftly struck the heads of the Furious Blue Geese, knocking them all unconscious in no time, leaving them no chance to escape deep into the cave. Qing Yiyi watched from outside, her mouth wide open in astonishment. Faced with Qu Yi’s overwhelming strength, she felt a sense of admiration for him. “Qu Yi, you’re really a great man,” Qing Yiyi blurted out out of emotion. After saying that, she felt strange and her cheeks turned red instantly. Qu Yi suddenly sat down on the ground; he too was affected by her words. “Alright, go control those ten Furious Blue Geese quickly,” Qu Yi said, sensing the awkward atmosphere, and stood up immediately. Qing Yiyi hesitantly stepped into the cave, then carried Qu Yi on her back and used her Soul Art to control all ten Furious Blue Geese. “Now we have eleven flying beasts. It should be easy to deal with Tianchen Fort and Tianyu Fort,” Qu Yi said casually as he reached the cave entrance. Qing Yiyi didn’t reply, but she had already given orders to the ten Furious Blue Geese to follow her and leave the Beast Mountain Range.