Chapter 34: The Light of Guidance

The dark veil appeared and vanished, and the galaxy suddenly appeared in the sky, shaking all the cultivators in the Divine Realm.
All cultivators came outside, staring up at the sky.
At that moment, the eight divine emperors of the Divine Realm spoke simultaneously, announcing their respective domains.
“The great battle among cultivators at the Divine Weapon stage, which occurs once every hundred million years, will begin in five years.”
With just a few words, the eight divine emperors explained the emergence of this battlefield in the cosmic galaxy. Divine emperors, who also possessed the rank of Divine King, were the supreme rulers of their domains.
All cultivators in the Divine Realm now understood that this galaxy had been created as a battlefield specifically for them, the cultivators at the Divine Weapon stage.
A “great battle” meant great death—every cultivator at this stage in the entire Divine Realm would face a massive purge.
Everyone in Tianfeng Fort, upon hearing the voice of Yan Yi, the divine emperor of the Huoli Domain, merely smiled faintly.
They had already known this and were full of confidence that they could survive this great battle. Their hope for victory stemmed from Qu Yi being by their side.
Hearing Yan Yi’s words, Qu Yi remained calm on the surface but began to plan in his mind. “Five years is enough time to craft a divine weapon for everyone in Tianfeng Fort.”
Immediately, Qu Yi called out to everyone in Tianfeng Fort, “Brothers, I’ll be away for a while. You stay here and cultivate in peace. I’ll reunite with you in five years.”
Without waiting for a reply, Qu Yi disappeared.
In Shop No. 1 of Fangqi Pavilion in Huobao Town, Qu Yi appeared in a room in the backyard and summoned Fang Mo, ordering him to purchase large quantities of material for crafting weapons.
Thanks to Fang Mo’s years of experience and extensive connections, it took him only a short time to gather all the materials Qu Yi needed.
In the backyard room, Qu Yi was talking with Fang Xinfei.
“Pavilion Master, you are also at the Divine Weapon stage, but with your current strength, it will be very difficult for you to survive this great battle. But don’t worry. As long as you’re still in this room in five years, I’ll come to help you and ensure you survive this battle,” Qu Yi said with a smile, sitting on the bed.
Upon hearing Yan Yi’s words, Fang Xinfei had already been filled with anxiety and fear, constantly worrying about the battle in five years. Now, hearing Qu Yi’s words, he could no longer stay seated.
Bang!

Fang Xinfei immediately knelt down and cried, “Master Qu Yi, as long as I survive, I will follow your orders from now on. Even if it means becoming your slave, I’m willing.” At this moment, Fang Xinfei didn’t dare hesitate in the slightest—if he didn’t seize this chance, he would surely die. Qu Yi quickly helped Fang Xinfei up and said with a calm smile, “Lord, there’s no need to treat me like this. I truly intend to save your life. As for the reason, you’ll understand it later. For now, stay here and meditate in peace. I’ll come back to see you in five years.” It could be said that Qu Yi’s current achievements were also thanks to the help of the Artifact God. Since the Fangqi Pavilion was a sect that the Artifact God personally promised to protect, Qu Yi would surely do his best to ensure it didn’t disappear before his eyes. Having received Qu Yi’s assurance, Fang Xinfei was filled with gratitude. He also realized that Qu Yi might have other matters to attend to, so he couldn’t take up any more of his time and immediately left the room. Fang Mo returned. Soon after, Qu Yi obtained the materials needed for crafting and left via the space-time array. For five years, Qu Yi spent his time crafting within the Dimensional Sphere. ※※※ While Qu Yi was preparing for the 19,000 people of Tianfeng Fort, tension was also rising across the Divine Realm ahead of the battle. Various factions were making every effort to prepare for their own Divine Weapon-level warriors. In the Fire Departure Divine Realm, through various crafting guilds, 100 million Divine Weapon-level artifacts were urgently produced. Liyuan City, the capital of the Fire Departure Divine Realm, had a massive camp in it where 100 million people had already gathered. These 100 million were the elites selected from among the Divine Weapon-level guardians of the entire Fire Departure Divine Realm. The guardian teams served as the forces that maintained order in their respective regions. The two Divine Kings of the Fire Departure Divine Realm, Yan Yi and Yan Que, wanted to ensure that their guardian teams could continue to exist after the great chaos ended, so they had to use their status as Divine Kings to assist their elite guardians. At the same time, these 100 million guardian members were also the ones the two Divine Kings placed their hopes on—they only needed these 100 million to survive after the chaos, so that their reputations could be preserved. If all the Divine Weapon-level cultivators in the Fire Departure Divine Realm died in this great chaos, Yan Yi and Yan Que would no longer be able to face the Divine Kings of the other seven realms. Suddenly, a man with a fierce aura appeared above the camp. His immense pressure enveloped the entire camp, and not even those 100 million Divine Weapon-level elites could withstand it.

“Everyone, I am the lord of Liyuan City. I will now give each of you a divine artifact at the Divine Weapon level, hoping that you can survive this great battle.” With that, 100 million divine artifacts flew out of this person’s space ring and landed precisely beside each guardian member. After doing this, the lord of Liyuan City suddenly disappeared. The 100 million guardian members immediately took back their divine artifacts, pledged loyalty through blood, and sat down, waiting to enter the Void Galaxy battlefield in five years.
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The Ze Dui Divine Realm.
The imperial city of Dui Ping City, the residence of the Gongye family, was located in the exact center of the city and occupied half of its land. In one of the attics, Gongye Bo was currently talking with an authoritative elder.
“Bo, after being imprisoned for these tens of thousands of years, have you come to your senses?” asked the slightly gray-haired elder, sitting on the dragon throne, in a calm voice.
Gongye Bo failed to capture Qu Yi and also failed to obtain the virtual jade. Upon returning to Dui Ping City, he was immediately imprisoned by the head of the Gongye family, Gongye Wu, and was not released until now.
“Elder, I know I have damaged the dignity of the Gongye family. I am willing to accept punishment,” said Gongye Bo sincerely.
That elder was none other than Gongye Wu, the head of the Gongye family.
“Now, you have a chance to atone. For this great battle among Divine Weapon-level cultivators, I decide to entrust you with the command of the cultivators in the Ze Dui Divine Realm. You will lead them to slaughter the cultivators from the other seven realms,” said Gongye Wu calmly, yet his tone carried a chilling murderous intent.
Hearing this, Gongye Bo stared at Gongye Wu in surprise, then lowered his head and shouted, “Yes, Elder! I will not disappoint your expectations.”
During a great battle, an individual’s strength no longer matters. When hundreds of millions of cultivators fight together, no matter how strong an individual is, they cannot withstand a collective attack. However, a leader’s personal strength can influence morale.
Therefore, all eight divine realms in the Divine Realm designate an outstanding figure at the Divine Weapon level to lead the Divine Weapon-level cultivators in their respective realms. Basically, the figures chosen by the eight realms are all from the royal families.
Naturally, the Gongye family called upon Gongye Bo, who ranked eleventh in the strength list, to lead the team.
The strength list was a ranking of Divine Weapon-level cultivators in the Divine Realm, with only those in the top 100 being included. After Qu Yi escaped from Gongye Bo in Beiluo City, it soon became known throughout the Divine Realm. The list-makers then ranked Qu Yi tenth, while Gongye Bo dropped to eleventh.

Gongye Wu looked at Gongye Bo. After a while, he said calmly, “Boer, in this great chaos, the Mountain Gen Divine Realm, Earth Kun Divine Realm, Thunder Zhen Divine Realm, Wind Xun Divine Realm, Water Dui Divine Realm, and Sky Qian Divine Realm have secretly agreed to first eliminate the Fire Li Divine Realm and Water Kan Divine Realm. Then, the cultivators from these six realms will fight each other.”

Hearing this, Gongye Bo was once again surprised, but soon he understood—Gongye Wu had already revealed the relationships among the various forces in the divine realm. It seemed that the Fire Li Divine Realm and Water Kan Divine Realm were the weakest among the eight realms of the divine realm.

“Yes, clan leader. I will follow your orders,” Gongye Bo replied immediately.

Gongye Wu nodded in satisfaction and then smiled, saying, “Alright, five years will pass in no time. Go to the imperial city camp now. There are two hundred million elite members of the Guardian Squad there. Join them and enter the Void Galaxy battlefield. Once you’re there, lead these two hundred million people to gather all the Divine Weapon stage cultivators from the Water Dui Divine Realm, then launch a massacre against the Fire Li Divine Realm.”

In past great chaoses, many Divine Weapon stage cultivators from the Water Dui Divine Realm had survived, so there were many such cultivators in the Guardian Squad—nearly one hundred million more than those in the Fire Li Divine Realm.

Gongye Bo nodded lightly and immediately left the room to head to the imperial city camp.

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Similarly, the Divine Weapon stage cultivators from various parts of the divine realm, without the backing of any major forces, also had their own ways. After all, those who gathered together when entering the Void Galaxy battlefield would stay together even after ascending. Any Divine Weapon stage cultivator under a certain town’s jurisdiction would immediately head there and gather, waiting for the great chaos to begin.

Five years passed in a flash.

Qu Yi returned to Tianfeng Fort. The 19,000 people from Wuyuan, Qingwu Gui, and Tianfeng Camp stood up immediately upon seeing Qu Yi return, looking at him happily.

“Brothers, I’ve crafted a divine artifact for each of you,” Qu Yi called out with a smile.

Immediately, nearly 20,000 Divine Weapon stage divine artifacts flew out and landed beside each member of Tianfeng Camp. At the same time, Fang Xinfei, the head of the Fangqi Pavilion, was also released by Qu Yi from the Inch Realm Ball.

The 19,000 people quickly claimed their divine artifacts and laughed joyfully at Qu Yi. They didn’t know Fang Xinfei, but since he was brought by Qu Yi, they considered him one of their own and didn’t ask questions.

The people of Tianfeng Camp were now fully prepared.

After only a few days of calm, eight massive orbs of light suddenly appeared in the sky above the divine realm, in that void galaxy battlefield. They seemed to be right in front of one’s eyes, but were actually incredibly distant. These eight orbs, like eight suns, suddenly emitted countless beams of light, each heading in a different direction within the divine realm. The Light of Guidance had arrived.