Chapter 1: Jiemo Island

Tianfeng Star is a medium-sized cultivation planet. On this planet, there are two continents: the South Demon Continent and the North Immortal Continent, located in the northern and southern hemispheres of the planet, respectively. Between the South Demon Continent and the North Immortal Continent lies an endless sea called the Immortal-Demon Sea. On this sea, there are two very famous islands: Jiemo Island to the east and Yingxian Island to the west.

At that moment, on Jiemo Island, inside a magnificent pavilion named Bafangyou, among 81 teleportation rooms, a white light flashed within the teleportation array of Room 19, and then the figure of Qing Wugui appeared.

Huh!
Qing Wugui took a breath. He had been teleported to Cuimu Star from this very room before, and now he had returned—feeling somewhat emotional. Instead of wandering around Jiemo Island, he went to an inn called Feisheng Inn and booked a room there.

As soon as Qing Wugui entered the inn room, the Cunjie Ball floated out from his ear. Then, Qu Yi and Bai Man descended into the room together.

“We’ve arrived at Tianfeng Star, currently at Feisheng Inn on Jiemo Island,” Qing Wugui said with a calm smile.

Qu Yi and Bai Man were visiting another planet for the first time and seemed excited. Holding hands, they rushed to the window, opened it, and began to admire the surrounding scenery.

Jiemo Island was divided into four districts: East, South, West, and North. Each district featured natural landscapes, with buildings constructed atop various mountains. Since those who came to Jiemo Island from other planets were all at the Yuan Ying stage or above and could fly, the architecture in these four districts was quite different from ordinary designs—each building stood atop its own mountain.

Feisheng Inn was located right on Feisheng Peak, the central mountain of the West District, giving it a very advantageous position. Naturally, when Qu Yi and Bai Man opened the window, they took in the entire surrounding scenery.

“It’s strange. Is this a district? It looks just like our Xianyun Sect—just a mountain with some buildings built on it,” Bai Man said, finding the surroundings unremarkable.

Indeed, the West District resembled an ordinary mountain range, with numerous peaks, lush trees, and countless streams—there was no truly stunning scenery to be seen.

Qu Yi remained silent. Bai Man was only concerned about whether the scenery was beautiful, which was quite different from his own interests.

“Senior sister, haven’t you noticed? The people flying in the air around here are very different from us from Cuimu Planet, right?” Qu Yi couldn’t help but point it out.
It turned out that Qu Yi’s spiritual sense had detected that among the sparsely scattered figures in the air, although each emitted fluctuations of true energy, they also carried various strange auras—such as killing intent, blood energy, ghostly energy, poisonous energy, and so on. Clearly, they were all those who practiced demon cultivation.
Bai Man giggled and said, “Qu Yi, do you think I haven’t noticed? This place is called Demon Reception Island—it’s naturally the domain of those who practice demon cultivation.”
Qu Yi stared at Bai Man with intense eyes, making her blush and lower her head. Only then did she smile and say, “Senior sister, this is the domain of demon cultivators. It seems you can’t go out here, but I can.”
Bai Man retorted indignantly, “The Five Elements cultivation method you practice is also a pure cultivation method. How can you suddenly become a demon cultivator?”
Qu Yi immediately hid the true energy fluctuations of the five gold pills in his internal organs, showing only the mixed true energy fluctuations from his dantian. He looked at Bai Man triumphantly.
The mixed true energy fluctuations didn’t resemble those of any Five Elements cultivation method at all. If a cultivator sensed this, they would surely think Qu Yi was a demon cultivator.
Bai Man gave in.
Qing Wugui watched the two joking around from the side, smiled faintly, then said, “That’s right, Qu Yi. You can come with me and explore Demon Reception Island. First, gather some information here, and then decide where we should go next.”
Qu Yi nodded.
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Besides the four urban areas—east, south, west, and north—Demon Reception Island also had a central area.
The central area resembled a marketplace in the secular world. There was a large flow of people here. Demon cultivators or cultivators from the four urban areas would do business here—buying materials, selling magic artifacts, peddling spirit talismans, or purchasing array discs. Any business related to cultivation could be found here.
Now, Qu Yi and Qing Wugui had arrived at the central area.
After arriving there, Qu Yi realized that there were also cultivators on Demon Reception Island—not everyone was a demon cultivator. He felt a bit regretful, but he couldn’t let Bai Man come out of the Dimensional Sphere in public. He could only wait for the next chance to take her to this central area as well.
“Qing Wu, you’re really mean. You clearly knew there were cultivators on Demon Reception Island yet scared senior sister into entering the Dimensional Sphere,” Qu Yi said, walking on the basalt ground, looking around while sending a message to Qing Wugui through his spiritual sense to complain.

Qing Wu Gui smiled faintly and replied, “Qu Yi, I have my reasons. You’ll understand later.” At that moment, a cultivator at mid-stage Golden Core went to a stall by the road. “This is Zhao Yun Stone. Wow, I exactly need it. May I ask, how much spirit stones does it cost?” the cultivator asked urgently. The stall owner was a cultivator at late-stage Golden Core, with a rugged chest exposed. He narrowed his eyes at the cultivator and shouted, “Two mid-grade spirit stones.” The cultivator was stunned. Although Zhao Yun Stone was indeed a good material for crafting high-grade magic weapons and enhancing their sharpness, it shouldn’t cost two mid-grade spirit stones. “Brother, what about one mid-grade spirit stone?” the cultivator pleaded. In an instant, as soon as the cultivator finished speaking, hundreds of cultivators around them turned to stare at him, their eyes filled with murderous intent. Especially the stall owner, whose heart was pounding violently in his rugged chest, clearly furious at the cultivator’s haggling. The cultivator immediately felt dizzy, clearly terrified by the pressure from so many cultivators. He quickly took out two mid-grade spirit stones from his storage bag. After receiving the spirit stones, the stall owner actually put away the Zhao Yun Stone and sneered. The cultivator trembled with anger but quickly regained his composure and fled. Seeing this, Qu Yi immediately understood Qing Wu Gui’s reasoning—it was because she was worried that Bai Man, being new to this central area, might like something she saw and accidentally get into conflict with the cultivators. With Qu Yi’s strength at late-stage Golden Core, it would be difficult for him to handle so many cultivators working together. In that case, he would likely have to use the Dimensional Ball to escape, revealing its secret. “Qing Wu Gui, it seems you’re right. This Demon Reception Island is indeed not suitable for cultivators to live in,” Qu Yi said slowly. Qing Wu Gui returned a smile and continued walking forward. After a while, the two arrived at a restaurant called “Dying of Delight.” They went to the second floor and sat down by a window. “Qu Yi, gathering information on Demon Reception Island is easiest in restaurants. People from various planets will casually share whatever information they’ve obtained,” Qing Wu Gui transmitted through her smiling spiritual consciousness. Qu Yi nodded and sat quietly. Meanwhile, more than a dozen tables on the second floor were already filled with customers, with a few groups talking loudly.

“On our Linghua Star, a major event happened recently. That Purehearted Alluring Demon—you must have heard of her name. This time, she caught five cultivators at the middle stage of Yuan Ying, summoned them to her demon palace, and after six intense battles, absorbed their magical energy all at once. It’s said she has now reached the later stage of Yuan Ying.” A thin, fair-faced young man shouted at the dinner table.

It turned out that this Purehearted Alluring Demon had an extremely innocent appearance and was skilled in a mind-control technique. Whenever she took a male cultivator under her spell, she would use her innocent looks to engage in a seemingly pure romance with him, then merge with him to absorb his magical energy.

“Sigh, dying at the feet of the Purehearted Alluring Demon is also a honor. It’s a pity I’m only at the early stage of Yuan Ying and can no longer catch her attention,” a burly man at the same table lamented.

The whole table burst into laughter.

It turned out that the Purehearted Alluring Demon only targeted men who could be useful to her. Now that she had reached the later stage of Yuan Ying, those male cultivators at the early stage were no longer useful to her.

“I tell you, among the Ten Sects of Immortals and Demons on Tianfeng Star, there are also many at the later stage of Yuan Ying. Who knows, maybe one day that Purehearted Alluring Demon will come here. By then, we can gather on Receiving Demon Island to witness her beauty up close,” the fair-faced young man said with a sly smile.

The table erupted in more laughter.

At another table, there were three cultivators at the middle stage of Jin Dan, sighing to each other.

“In three days, the auction on Receiving Demon Island will begin. I heard there are many pills stolen by demons from cultivators. I wonder if there’s any pill that can help me reach the later stage of Jin Dan,” the older of the three said.

It seemed this cultivator’s lifespan was nearing its end, and he wanted to rely on pills to improve his cultivation and extend his life.

“Elder Huang, if such pills exist, surely many people will compete for them. We don’t have many spirit stones,” the handsome young man among them worriedly said.

“You fool, don’t say that. What if no one competes? Wouldn’t that benefit us?” the only young woman among them rebuked.

Then, the three fell silent again.

Qu Yi wasn’t interested in the Purehearted Alluring Demon at all but paid attention to their conversation.

“Wuqing, where is the auction on Receiving Demon Island?” Qu Yi sent a message through his spiritual sense.

“It’s all in this central area; all the business locations on Demon Island are here. The other four cities are used for cultivation and rest,” Qing Wu Gui said with a faint smile.
Qu Yi estimated the value of his spirit stones—those obtained from the spirit stone mines in the Misty Demon Mountains, those from the Fire Moon Sect, Xuan Yang Temple, and Jade Host Sect, and those from the oceanic monsters he had killed. Now, he could be considered wealthy as well.
Naturally, Qu Yi also wanted to take a chance at the auction.