Chapter 46: Qingyun Road

Qingyun Road was a bridge paved with bluestone, floating above the sea of clouds.
As soon as Qu Yi stepped onto Qingyun Road, he felt his feet grow heavy, as if weighed down by a star. With each step, he had to steady himself.
At the same time, his spiritual sense immediately detected changes in space. Wherever his spiritual sense went, the space transformed, giving him a sense of familiarity mixed with ambiguity—almost as if he could sense traces of spatial rules.
With each step, another layer of spatial rule was added.
The first hundred steps were slow, but not overly difficult; he managed to move forward with his physical body. By then, Qu Yi’s figure had disappeared into the mist, out of sight for Qing Wu Gui and Wu Yuan.
“Spatial rules—these are spatial rules. Perfect! I can use the Inch Realm Ball to reflect these spatial rules, allowing me to grasp more of them.”
While walking, Qu Yi suddenly realized this and exclaimed in joy.
Since the two balls merged, both the spiritual energy layer and the origin layer had rapidly given rise to stars, with various traces of spatial rules appearing within. Qu Yi occasionally tried to understand them, but due to his cultivation at the Divine General stage, he couldn’t fully comprehend them. Now, on Qingyun Road, he had directly understood the spatial rules of this universe, so he wanted to compare them with those in the Inch Realm Ball for mutual reference.
Acting on impulse, Qu Yi immediately sent the Inch Realm Ball to his soul space and continued walking on Qingyun Road.
“Huh, so much easier!” Qu Yi suddenly felt his physical body become lighter, as if these spatial rules were supporting him as he walked, eliminating any extra pressure.
After taking a few more steps, he understood: the spatial rules on Qingyun Road posed pressure if not mastered, but once understood, they disappeared, removing the pressure.
“The Inch Realm Ball has helped me again.”
Qu Yi smiled happily. Thanks to the explosive evolution within the Inch Realm Ball, spatial rules kept emerging there. Thus, for each spatial rule on Qingyun Road, Qu Yi could find a corresponding one in the Inch Realm Ball. This allowed him to grasp the essence of each rule and inherit them.
In essence, whatever spatial rules existed on Qingyun Road, Qu Yi could acquire them all, storing them in his soul. In the future, with time spent understanding them, he would fully master these spatial rules.

Qu Yi smiled happily, striding forward with ease along Qingyun Road, unburdened by any pressure. On the jade platform, Qing Wu Gui and Wu Yuan both showed worried expressions on their faces. “Wu Yuan, Qu Yi is going first—could there be danger?” Qing Wu Gui’s voice was urgent, completely unlike his usual calm and indifferent demeanor. “Nothing will happen. Qu Yi always manages to overcome dangers; he definitely won’t be in trouble this time either.” Wu Yuan kept rubbing his hands, trying to reassure Qing Wu Gui, while keeping his eyes fixed on Qingyun Road. Though they were convinced Qu Yi would be fine, they still couldn’t help but worry, their expressions twisted in distress. Of course, if they had known that Qu Yi was currently enjoying himself on Qingyun Road, they would have been green with envy—such a great opportunity falling to Qu Yi again. This situation continued for a year. Suddenly, a burst of white light flashed on Qingyun Road, illuminating the entire path. Soon, the light disappeared, and Qingyun Road returned to its normal state. “Passed! Keep going!” A voice suddenly came from Qingyun Road after the light vanished. “That’s the signaling sound. Haha, I knew Qu Yi would be fine. Now it’s my turn to go on Qingyun Road… Ah, Qing Wu Gui, you’re really shameless to snatch it first.” Wu Yuan’s voice shifted from excitement to anger. It turned out that while Wu Yuan was speaking happily, Qing Wu Gui had already jumped onto Qingyun Road and started walking. Since only one person was allowed on Qingyun Road, despite his anger, Wu Yuan wouldn’t fly up there. It didn’t matter if he risked his own life, but it would be unfair to put Qing Wu Gui in danger. “Hmph, letting you get ahead first? Next time I see you, I’ll break your legs.” Fuming, Wu Yuan sat down on the jade platform, resentfully watching Qing Wu Gui’s figure sway as he walked on Qingyun Road. Qing Wu Gui didn’t have a divine treasure like the Dimensional Ball, which could use spatial rules to reduce pressure. He could only rely on his own strength to withstand the oppression of those rules. Thus, with every step he took, he faced more pressure from the spatial rules, causing his body to sway. This was the spatial rule, not the Five Elements Origin Law or Qing Wu Gui’s combat techniques—nothing could help him. He could only depend on his own physical strength. After walking less than two hundred steps, under Wu Yuan’s influence, Qing Wu Gui could no longer walk steadily on Qingyun Road. His body swayed as he fell toward the abyss beneath the clouds.

“Heartless!” Wu Yuan stood up in an instant, his face filled with fear, his eyes almost bulging, his expression utterly desolate. At that moment, another flash of white light appeared on the Qingyun Road, indicating that no one was walking on it. “It’s impossible! How could Heartless die? He’s so strong—how could he not even make it across the Qingyun Road?” “Qu Yi, Heartless is dead. He’s really dead…” “He can’t be dead. Heartless definitely won’t die. I must cross the Qingyun Road and tell Qu Yi. He must have a way to save Heartless.” Wu Yuan screamed frantically on the jade platform, overcome with grief. Of course, he also thought of Qu Yi at that moment and immediately decided to cross the Qingyun Road himself to find Qu Yi and ask him to find a way to bring Heartless back from the abyss. With a leap, Wu Yuan jumped onto the Qingyun Road.
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The Qingyun Road had no known length, stretching from the jade platform all the way to a piece of land. At that moment, at one end of the land, Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui stood together. “Heartless, how did you suddenly appear here? Didn’t you come across the Qingyun Road?” Qu Yi exclaimed in surprise. Just earlier, Qu Yi had been sitting by the Qingyun Road when suddenly Qing Wu Gui’s body fell from the sky. He was very curious. Qing Wu Gui touched his head, also puzzled—how could he have fallen from the Qingyun Road without dying and instead directly crossed it to arrive beside Qu Yi? “I fell from the Qingyun Road and then came straight here,” Qing Wu Gui said truthfully, his eyes filled with doubt. After hearing this, Qu Yi immediately understood. “Haha, Heartless, I know the reason now. On the Qingyun Road, there’s a spatial rule with every step. It seems you couldn’t withstand the pressure of those spatial rules and thus fell from the road. It seems this Qingyun Road isn’t meant to kill those who walk on it, but rather to grant each person who comes here a benefit—namely, the spatial rules. As for how many spatial rules each cultivator can acquire depends on their strength,” Qu Yi said with a laugh. Hearing this, Qing Wu Gui also understood. “I wonder how many steps Wu Yuan can take?” Qing Wu Gui asked indifferently. “Wu Yuan? His physical body is much stronger than yours, and his divine essence is even more powerful. He should be able to take a few more steps,” Qu Yi said with a smile.

Qing Wu Gui nodded in understanding; he knew this as well. After all, Wu Yuan had cultivated through a beastly body, so it was only natural that his physical strength was greater than his own.
As the two were talking, suddenly a person dropped rapidly from the sky—it was Wu Yuan.
“Haha, you came so fast,” Qu Yi laughed immediately.
Qing Wu Gui also looked at Wu Yuan with a sly smile.
At that moment, Wu Yuan jumped up in shock, went far away, then pointed at Qing Wu Gui without saying a word for a long time.
“Qing Wu, you’re not dead?” Wu Yuan finally spoke up.
“You’re the one who’s dead,” Qing Wu Gui said seriously, shouting loudly.
Wu Yuan immediately shook his head, slapped his face, and then started laughing excitedly. He flew over to Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui, looking around nervously, his body trembling with excitement.
“So, I’m not dead either! I fell from the Qing Yun Road and thought I’d die like Qing Wu. Who would have thought we’d meet again?” Wu Yuan exclaimed happily.
Qu Yi punched Wu Yuan on the shoulder and said with a smile, “Alright, Wu Yuan, how many steps have you taken on the Qing Yun Road?”
Qing Wu Gui had only taken two hundred steps. Hearing Qu Yi’s question, he immediately looked at Wu Yuan, curious about how many steps Wu Yuan had taken.
“I’ve only taken a few more steps than Qing Wu. I’ve taken about three hundred steps,” Wu Yuan said, scratching his head and looking at Qing Wu Gui shyly, as if afraid he might get angry and hit him.
Qing Wu Gui was speechless and turned to look up at the sky.
Then, Wu Yuan asked curiously, “Qu Yi, how many steps have you taken?”
Qing Wu Gui immediately turned back and looked at Qu Yi with curiosity.
“Oh, I’ve completed it all,” Qu Yi replied with a smile, without any hint of joking. He seemed confident and relaxed.
Boom!
Qing Wu Gui and Wu Yuan were so shocked that they sat down on the ground, their bodies twitching. Then they stared at Qu Yi as if he were a freak.
“Are you sure?”
“The Qing Yun Road represents all spatial rules. Have you really learned them all, Qu Yi?”
Qing Wu Gui and Wu Yuan were furious and jealous. They stood up and started shouting angrily.
Qu Yi nodded and said with a smile, “I indeed completed the Qing Yun Road. Don’t get upset. It was only because of the Cun Jie Ball that I was able to complete it so easily.”
Qing Wu Gui and Wu Yuan immediately realized that the Cun Jie Ball was also a spatial-type innate spiritual treasure, and Qu Yi had made use of it.

“Alright, you two don’t get upset either. In the future, once you reach the level of Divine King, you will be able to understand the laws of space on your own. We should have arrived at the core now. Let’s go explore the surroundings to see if there are any traces of the Star Creation Stones,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Qing Wu Gui and Wu Yuan calmed down and nodded in agreement.