Chapter 14: The Great Transformation of Space and Time

On the Three Divine Peaks of Nan Yin Island, only two pairs remained now—Qu Yi and Bai Man, Qing Wu Gui and Mu Han. Meanwhile, the five Divine Kings—Zong Jing, Xu Miao, Qian Mao, Wu Yuan, and Qi Shen—had gone to the lower realms to take control of one of them. There, they aimed to convert a cultivator from that realm to worship them, allowing the Five Elements spirits within them to transform into living beings, thereby elevating the spatial power within their bodies to its limit.
One hundred billion was the maximum amount of spatial power a Divine King’s body could withstand.
However, with Qu Yi’s Chaotic Body, there was no limit to the spatial power he could endure; it seemed it could increase infinitely. Moreover, since his Cun Jie Ball transformed into a universe, his soul had entered an extremely mysterious state, as if his spiritual body had become part of the universe’s laws, fully integrating with the entire Cun Jie Ball universe.
Thus, the amount of spatial power Qu Yi’s body could handle was virtually limitless, something hard to believe.
But right now, Qu Yi wasn’t worried about enhancing his spatial power. Instead, he was preoccupied with understanding and cultivating the laws of time.
He had already fully grasped the laws of space. All that remained in his cultivation was mastering the laws of time. Yet, it seemed that breakthroughs in these laws couldn’t be achieved merely through understanding; some opportunity was required.
At least, in the past, Dao Tong Shen Di Yu Dong Qing had risen from a Divine King to a Shen Di by encountering a chance during the Divine King Reincarnation Battles, thereby understanding time stagnation and ascending to Shen Di status in one go.
So now, Qu Yi wasn’t overly demanding regarding cultivation. He was simply sitting with Bai Man in a palace on the Three Divine Peaks, talking.
“Bai Man, you’ve already refined two Soul Beads, and you’re now at the Divine General level. Your cultivation speed is even faster than mine,” Qu Yi said jokingly.
Undoubtedly, with the Natural Treasury of the Meteor Domain Divine Realm, where Soul Beads could be obtained freely, Bai Man would surely be able to get four Soul Beads. Thus, as soon as she arrived in the Divine Realm, she could start refining them.
Just a few million years later, Bai Man had refined two Soul Beads and had reached the Divine General level. It wouldn’t take long for her to break through to the Divine Marshal level as well.
It wasn’t just Bai Man. All of Qu Yi’s old acquaintances who ascended to the Divine Realm could obtain four Soul Beads, allowing them to quickly refine them and advance their cultivation rapidly.

There aren’t many soul-bodied beings in the Divine Realm of the Meteoric Domain either. Qu Yi couldn’t ensure that all the cultivators who ascended could obtain Soul Beads; most still had to rely on their own cultivation to gradually understand the Five Elements laws and then break through in their cultivation level.

“I want to cultivate to the level of a Divine King,” Bai Man said softly, her beautiful eyes fixed on Qu Yi, awaiting an answer.

Qu Yi immediately replied, “Reaching the level of a Divine King is certainly possible. To do so, first, one must fully understand the Five Elements laws—where you have no problem. Second, one must refine a kind of will, a will that must be forged from one’s true heart.”

The 19,000 people of Tianfeng Fort could refine Soul Beads in no time, meaning they would fully understand the Five Elements laws. However, not all cultivators from Tianfeng Fort could reach the level of a Divine King, as most of them had chaotic and scattered wills. Only those with a will as firm as that of a Divine King could achieve such a level.

A Divine King’s will is a kind of obsession—a fixation that exists from birth within one’s true heart. Whether it’s the desire to grow stronger, a thirst for violence, a sense of justice, or kindness, as long as one persists in such an obsession without wavering even when striving to reach the level of a Divine King, they will naturally be able to achieve it.

Qu Yi had already recognized his own obsession: tolerance.

Upon hearing Qu Yi’s words, Bai Man immediately frowned and fell into deep thought, recalling her experiences and examining her own heart, trying to find the obsession she had carried throughout her life.

Only by discovering her own obsession and firmly holding onto it could she refine a strong will, making it much easier for her to break through to the level of a Divine King in the future.

“Qu Yi, I want to meditate in these Three Divine Peaks. If I don’t find my obsession, there’s no need for you to look for me,” Bai Man said suddenly, her expression resolute.

If she didn’t cultivate to the level of a Divine King, she would feel uneasy. The gap in their cultivation levels was too great, and the longer they stayed together, the greater the pressure Bai Man faced. Over time, she wouldn’t be able to bear it.

Qu Yi understood Bai Man’s feelings. He gently stroked her beautiful face and said softly, “Bai Man, I support you. Whenever you feel like seeing me, I’ll be there.”

Bai Man gave Qu Yi a light kiss and nodded gently.

Qu Yi soon left Nan Yin Island.

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The Eight Realms’ Divine Kings returned to the Divine Realm from the spatial turbulence and gathered again in Genyuan City.

In the Genshang Hall, the twenty-four Divine Kings of the Eight Realms were gathered together. After a moment of silence, each of them appeared troubled, filled with concern.

The Eight Realms Divine King originally thought that by combining the power of the eight Origin Beads, he could completely seal Qu Yi away. But to his surprise, as soon as Qu Yi appeared, he showed an astonishing prowess—not only having comprehended the complete spatial rules but also unleashing the Divine King Artifact’s massive explosion, which directly defeated the Eight Realms Divine King and even killed Divine King Gou Fang.
“Shame!” Suddenly, Qiu Yan cried out in anger.
At the thought of his beloved pet Gou Fang dying, Qiu Yan was heartbroken and unable to find peace. His hatred for Qu Yi was overwhelming, driving him to want to devour him alive at any moment.
The other Divine Kings grew even more grim-faced upon hearing this. This wasn’t just shame—it was also a threat to their lives. Qu Yi could deliver a fatal blow to them at any time, leaving them in great distress.
“What shall we do from now on? Should we keep hiding and cowering? That’s not the style of us, the native Divine Kings of the Divine Realm. If we can’t avoid being caught, all the native cultivators in the Divine Realm will be killed by the cultivators of Tianfeng Fort. Even if we manage to eliminate Qu Yi later, we won’t be able to turn the situation around,” Bai Rong said with a hesitant gaze, seemingly lacking a plan and seeking everyone’s opinion.
“Kill him! We must kill Qu Yi. If we, the Divine Kings, can’t do it, can’t the Divine Emperors?” Sang Yu said fiercely.
Hearing this, the expressions of the Divine Kings eased somewhat, and their eyes regained their brightness. It seemed they had placed their hopes on the three Divine Emperors.
Suddenly, a thin beam of golden light struck them. To the surprise of the Divine Kings, the golden light landed on Gongye Ming’s hand and transformed into a jade slip.
All twenty-four Divine Kings were astonished.
Gongye Ming immediately sent his consciousness into the jade slip and read the message inside. A look of joy appeared on his face, and his aura surged significantly, dispelling his earlier worried expression.
“Gongye Ming, what’s the news?” Several Divine Kings quickly asked.
Since such news could make Gongye Ming so overjoyed, these Divine Kings naturally understood it was extremely important, so they eagerly wanted to know the details.
Gongye Ming didn’t hide it and generously handed the jade slip to Qiu Yan, smiling and saying, “Gentlemen, this is a message from Emperor Daotong. He already has a plan to deal with Qu Yi. As long as we gather eight top-grade innate spiritual treasures and set up a spatial-time transformation array, we can seal off an area and freeze time there.”

The various divine kings quickly read through the contents of the jade slip.
“Good, this plan is excellent.”
“The Divine Emperor’s actions are truly extraordinary.”
“To achieve time suspension using such a formation—indeed, the Divine Emperor is mighty.”
…
The divine kings were all filled with joy, free from any gloom, exuding excitement and enthusiasm.
Although this formation required eight top-grade innate spiritual treasures and only locked Qu Yi’s body in a fixed area without truly killing him, the fact that this information came from the Divine Emperor Dao Tong meant he disapproved of Qu Yi—this was precisely what the elite divine kings cared about.
Moreover, with Qu Yi sealed for a billion years and his cultivation level remaining unchanged, when he arrived at the Battlefield of Reincarnation, his strength would still be the same as before. This would make battles between the divine kings and Qu Yi much easier, and the Divine Emperor would have even greater confidence in killing him.
Gongye Ming smiled at the divine kings and said, “Gentlemen, now that all the divine kings of the Eight Realms are here, the first thing we need to decide is for each of us to contribute a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, so we can begin practicing the Spatial-Time Great Transformation Formation.”
With eight top-grade innate spiritual treasures required and eight people needed to form the formation, naturally, none of the divine kings of the Eight Realms could be left out; each had to contribute one.
“I’ll take it on behalf of the Mountain Gen Realms,” Qiu Qi called out quickly.
“I’ll do it for the Earth Kun Realms,” Tian Jian said softly.
…
Soon, each of the divine kings of the Eight Realms contributed one representative: Qiu Qi, Tian Jian, Bai Lan, Sang Rui, Gongye Zhong, Jin Chengrui, Yu Enheng, and Yan Que.
Seeing this, Gongye Ming’s smile grew even wider as he said casually, “Eight of you, the fate of our eight great royal families rests in your hands. You may study the Spatial-Time Great Transformation Formation in the jade slip together and practice it together, ensuring you become proficient in it as soon as possible.”
Qiu Qi, Tian Jian, Bai Lan, Sang Rui, Gongye Zhong, Jin Chengrui, Yu Enheng, and Yan Que all nodded happily.
Seeing this, Qiu Yan’s face showed a hint of concern as he sighed, “Now, we still have one problem left: determining Qu Yi’s location. If he hides again like before, it will be impossible for us to find him, let alone seal him in a space.”
The divine kings immediately fell silent.

“Qu Yi’s whereabouts are indeed impossible for anyone to track, but there are two places he will definitely go: Li Fei City and Nan Yin Island. Our spies in Li Fei City discovered a secret—that the over ten billion cultivators who suddenly ascended all exclaimed Qu Yi as the true god upon emerging, as if they had already held great faith in him in the lower realms. I think their faith is likely related to Qu Yi’s strength. Therefore, if we all go to Li Fei City, Qu Yi will worry that we might suddenly attack these cultivators, forcing him to come out.” At this moment, Yan Yi spoke up.