Chapter 30: You’ve Finally Arrived

“Qu Yi, there’s a fork in the road ahead.”
Qing Wu Gui led the way and noticed a path on the bluestone road that led up to Sui Lun Mountain. Excited, he called out.
Qu Yi, Qi Shen, Zong Jing, and the others quickly reached the fork.
Just as they were about to take the path, another group of people appeared on the bluestone road.
Wu Yuan and Sang Xue were running fast at the front, while Bai Man, Qing Yiyi, Yu Zhuting, Fei Changxia, and Meng Yan chased after them, all with furious expressions, wielding long swords as if determined to kill Wu Yuan.
Qing Wu Gui, Qi Shen, Zong Jing, and the other divine kings were confused—they didn’t understand how Wu Yuan could be with Sang Xue and still seem to be protecting her. Meanwhile, Bai Man, Qing Yiyi, Yu Zhuting, Fei Changxia, and Meng Yan wanted to kill Wu Yuan, leaving the divine kings at a loss.
Qing Yiyi, Yu Zhuting, Fei Changxia, and Meng Yan were Wu Yuan’s wives. Had he done something to anger them?
Qu Yi guessed the reason, but seeing Bai Man ready to help the other women chase Wu Yuan, he didn’t dare intervene.
Qu Yi had helped Wu Yuan subdue Sang Xue before. Now, Bai Man was clearly upset that Wu Yuan had four wives and still wanted to marry Sang Xue. She wanted to punish Wu Yuan, so Qu Yi didn’t want to become her target.
At that moment, Wu Yuan saw Qu Yi, Qing Wu Gui, and the others. His eyes lit up as if he’d found a lifeline.
“Qu Yi, Qing Wu Gui, come help me! Those five have been chasing me for ages. If you don’t help me, I might never see you again!” Wu Yuan picked up Sang Xue and shouted loudly before hiding behind Qu Yi.
Sang Xue’s face was red, but she couldn’t break free from Wu Yuan’s grasp.
Seeing Wu Yuan hide behind him, Qu Yi smiled bitterly and spread his arms to stop the furious women.
“What’s going on? Why are you chasing Wu Yuan with swords?” Qu Yi shouted firmly, his eyes filled with confusion as he looked at them.
Bai Man, Qing Yiyi, Yu Zhuting, Fei Changxia, and Meng Yan lowered their swords despite still hating Wu Yuan. They snarled in anger.

“Qu Yi, this Wu Yuan is utterly shameless. He kept flirting with Sang Xue on the bluestone path, and after we five of us discovered it, he even boldly declared his intention to marry her. This Wu Yuan… I really didn’t see it coming. He used to seem quite devoted, but now his true nature has shown itself. He’s so lustful and outrageous.” Bai Man was the first to utter her condemnation, her eyes filled with disdain as she glared at Wu Yuan in outrage.

Qing Yiyi, Yu Zhuting, Fei Changxia, and Meng Yan grew even angrier upon hearing this.

Qu Yi closed his eyes, deeply troubled. Then he sent a mental message: “Bai Man, this is a matter between Wu Yuan and his wife. Why do you get involved? Stop making a fuss. Let them resolve Wu Yuan’s problem on their own.”

Bai Man’s expression froze as she realized her role might not be appropriate.

After sending the mental message, Qu Yi smiled and said, “Wu Yuan, what you’ve done… Well, I really don’t know what to say about you.”

Qu Yi shook his head, seemingly very dissatisfied with Wu Yuan, causing Wu Yuan to lower his head, too ashamed to speak. Although still angry, Qing Yiyi, Yu Zhuting, Fei Changxia, and Meng Yan calmed down a bit after hearing Qu Yi’s words.

Meanwhile, Divine Kings like Qing Wu Gui, Qi Shen, and Zong Jing kept laughing strangely, glancing alternately at Wu Yuan, Sang Xue, and the four women.

After calming the atmosphere, Qu Yi continued, “Wu Yuan, we’ll deal with your matter once we return to the Divine Realm. Right now, our greatest enemy is the Eight Realms Divine Kings. Our main task is to find them and kill them. So, I order you to lead the way ahead. As one of the Eight Realms Divine Kings, Sang Xue will be detained for now.”

With that, Qu Yi gave Qi Shen a look.

Xing Luo Ding—Qu Yi had already returned it to Qi Shen. Naturally, the best treasure to detain Sang Xue now was Xing Luo Ding.

Qi Shen understood immediately and took out Xing Luo Ding. Ignoring Wu Yuan’s anxious expression, he trapped the defenseless Sang Xue inside it.

The expressions of Qing Yiyi, Yu Zhuting, Fei Changxia, and Meng Yan improved slightly, but their gazes at Wu Yuan remained fierce, clearly showing they wouldn’t let him off easy.

Qu Yi said no more and pushed Wu Yuan forward to the very edge of the fork in the road.

Ha…

Everyone started laughing.

Wuyuan had no choice but to stay alert, sensing the murderous gazes of Qing Yiyi, Yu Zhuting, Fei Changxia, and Meng Yan behind him. He immediately started running along the fork in the road, leading everyone upward toward Samsara Mountain. The higher they went, the less restricted they were by the spatial rules, and they found their speed increasing significantly. Flying was no longer a problem. “Samsara Mountain is too huge. How long have we been running? We still haven’t reached the next layer of bluestone path,” Wuyuan said as he ran ahead. Though he didn’t know how much time had passed, he knew a long time had already gone by in the divine realm, so he began to complain. As the leader and still feeling those murderous gazes behind him, Wuyuan was extremely frustrated as he continued running. Qu Yi and the others, who were following behind, felt much more relaxed with no pressure. Hearing Wuyuan’s complaints, they all burst into laughter. “Wuyuan, who told you to be so lustful?” “Wuyuan, this is your punishment—just accept it.” “Wuyuan, if you can’t find the Eight Realms Divine King, you won’t get any rest.” Hearing these words, Wuyuan was extremely upset but couldn’t argue. He could only continue running along the fork road toward Samsara Mountain with a troubled heart. Suddenly, Wuyuan stared intently ahead. “Look, there’s a huge red tree on the mountain slope ahead—it’s covering the entire slope!” Wuyuan stopped abruptly and shouted loudly. He had already spotted the Ye Yang Tree. Everyone stopped as well. Qu Yi looked up and saw the towering Ye Yang Tree; he couldn’t see the top of it or the full extent of its branches, which surprised him. “Each leaf of this red tree contains a lake. Clearly, each leaf is an independent space. The water in these lakes is the Origin Water. If we drink it, the life forces within us will remain active, continuously providing us with spatial power,” Qu Yi said after sensing it with his divine consciousness. All the Divine Kings also sent out their divine consciousnesses to sense it, but they couldn’t uncover the truth like Qu Yi nor detect the lakes inside the leaves. “Qu Yi, you say these leaves contain independent spaces that are actually lakes. How come none of us could sense it?” Zong Jing asked in confusion. All the Divine Kings looked at Qu Yi in surprise. Qu Yi’s eyes lit up as he also looked at them strangely. After thinking for a moment, he grew pleased.

“Everyone, it seems the treasures on the second level of Samsara Mountain are inside this red tree. As for why you can’t sense the independent space within its leaves, it’s because there’s a treasure hidden within this tree that controls time rules. You can’t discover it, nor can you break through its effect of time suspension, so naturally you can’t sense the independent space in the leaves,” Qu Yi said with a smile.

The primordial energy condensed into Primordial Water. In fact, there was a treasure hidden within this Ye Yang Tree, constantly exerting the effect of time suspension. Over time, the primordial energy became highly concentrated, forming Primordial Water, all of which was gathered within the leaves of the Ye Yang Tree.

Qing Wu Gui, Qi Shen, Zong Jing, and the others were shocked upon hearing Qu Yi’s words. Had Qu Yi already grasped the concept of time suspension?

“Qu Yi, have you mastered time suspension?” Qi Shen asked without hesitation.

All the Divine Kings looked at Qu Yi curiously, awaiting an answer.

Qu Yi smiled then nodded, deciding not to hide the truth any longer. While sensing the Ye Yang Tree, he also detected the presence of the Path-Through Divine Emperor, realizing that a great battle was about to begin. Since he would have to use his secret technique of time suspension as well, there was no need to keep it secret now.

“Qu Yi, you’re amazing.”

“That’s incredible! You stayed in that space of time suspension for 400 million years and still managed to understand the rules of time.”

“Qu Yi, are you going to ascend to Divine Emperor now?”

All the Divine Kings were filled with surprise and excitement, shouting eagerly.

Qu Yi chuckled lightly, then waved his hand to silence everyone. Smiling, he said, “Alright, brothers. I’ve detected the presence of the Eight Realms Divine Kings, and I know that Dao Tong Divine Emperor is inside this red tree. We’re about to face a tough battle. Stop wasting energy on me. Let’s get ready right away to confront this challenge.”

Upon hearing Qu Yi’s words, everyone immediately fell silent and followed him toward the red tree.

It wasn’t long before Qu Yi and the 28 others arrived at the base of the Ye Yang Tree.

As soon as they landed, the Eight Realms Divine Kings appeared on the first branch of the tree, staring coldly at Qu Yi and the other ascending Divine Kings, their eyes filled with murderous intent.

At the top of the tree, Dao Tong Divine Emperor descended and said, “You’ve finally arrived.”

Qu Yi smiled faintly and replied directly, “Yu Dongqing, you framed the God of Tools back then. Today, we’ve come to this Mountain of Reincarnation to avenge ourselves. If you have the guts, come down and fight us now.”
The God of Tools roared even louder, “Yu Dongqing, I’ll bite you to death!”
Dao Tong, the Divine Emperor Yu Dongqing, did not respond.
At that moment, the Eight Realms’ Divine Kings each drank the Origin Water taken from the Ye Yang Tree, took out their innate spiritual treasures, and collectively cast spells. A massive force of spatial energy was unleashed, striking Qu Yi and the other ascending Divine Kings.