Chapter 2: The Magic Path Alliance

Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui left the restaurant and continued strolling around the central area of Jie Mo Island.
It was no wonder—Qu Yi had grown up in Lin Shan Village before joining the Xian Yun Sect, where he experienced the sect’s destruction and subsequent revenge. He had never encountered such a scene where cultivators gathered to do business. Now, seeing so many magic cultivators in the central area, Qu Yi became even more curious, so he insisted on taking the reluctant Qing Wu Gui around.
“The Xuan Ming Sect has discovered a large deposit of Bi Yu stones and is selling them in large quantities starting today.”
“The You Qi Sect has collected a thousand bottles of Bing You Ling Spring, which can dispel evil energy in the body. Those who need it, come and buy it quickly!”
“The Han Yin Palace offers our unique Meng Yin fruit—it blooms once every hundred years and bears fruit after ten years. It’s finally ripe now. We only have a thousand pieces available. Those who need it, come and take a look!”
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Walking down the street, Qu Yi listened to various sales pitches while observing everything around him, and he noticed something.
“Qing Wu Gui, I’ve found that every shop here belongs to a magic cultivation sect. What’s the reason for that?” Qu Yi asked curiously.
Of course, Qu Yi used telepathy rather than speaking out loud on the street.
“Qu Yi, it’s a long story. Simply put, Jie Mo Island is under the control of the Magic Path Alliance. The four districts and the central area are all part of the Magic Path Alliance’s territory. Those shops in the central area are actually rented by the Magic Path Alliance to these magic cultivation sects,” Qing Wu Gui replied, slightly annoyed.
Hearing this, Qu Yi became even more curious and immediately asked via telepathy, “The Magic Path Alliance? Is there also a Immortal Path Alliance? Qing Wu Gui, you need to explain it to me in detail.”
Seeing Qu Yi’s curious expression, Qing Wu Gui smiled faintly before replying telepathically, “Yes, there is also an Immortal Path Alliance. But the Immortal Path Alliance of Tian Feng Star is located on Ying Xian Island. Qu Yi, the cultivation world is actually controlled by the ten major forces of Liu Pan Star. Among these ten forces, there are four immortal cultivation sects, three magic cultivation sects, and three demon cultivation forces. The four immortal cultivation sects form the Immortal Path Alliance, while the three magic cultivation sects form the Magic Path Alliance. On each cultivation planet, two specific areas are designated—one for the Immortal Path Alliance and one for the Magic Path Alliance.”
Qu Yi was shocked. Standing there in shock, he thought for a moment—such an Immortal Path Alliance and Magic Path Alliance must possess enormous cultivation resources.
“Qing Wu Gui, tell me more. What exactly is Liu Pan Star and these ten major forces?” Qu Yi, fully intrigued, pressed for more details.

At that moment, Qing Wu Gui, who was usually quiet and not good at talking, showed an awkward expression. But seeing Qu Yi’s eager look as he stretched his neck waiting for an answer, Qing Wu Gui had no choice but to tell him what he knew.

It turned out that a million years ago, the cultivation world was a chaotic place, with each planet having its own ruler. One day, a group of people from the Immortal Realm arrived—fifteen of them chasing after three. After a fierce battle, the three disappeared, and five of the fifteen were killed, leaving only ten. These ten came from four groups: four from the Immortal Realm, three from the Demon Realm, and three from the Fiend Realm. Before leaving the cultivation world, they each established a cultivation sect on Liupan Star, which is how the Ten Great Sects came into being. Later, after these sects grew stronger, they united to unify the entire cultivation world and established various rules, bringing order to it.

The Immortal Path Alliance and the Demon Path Alliance were merely organizations formed by cultivation and demon cultivation sects to gather resources; they did not mean that the cultivation sects or demon cultivation sects had merged into one.

After listening carefully and thinking for a moment, Qu Yi immediately asked, “Qing Wu Gui, could one of those three people being chased be Emperor Hao?”

Qing Wu Gui nodded and smiled faintly.

Qu Yi was shocked again because the jade sword he possessed was the Eight Directions Sword, which granted him the right to enter Emperor Hao’s Immortal Mansion. Emperor Hao’s Immortal Mansion was indeed built by him.

After that, Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui fell silent and continued walking down the street.

“Demon Path Alliance, Fangyuan Real Estate! Any cultivators who need mountains, come and take a look!” Suddenly, in front of a building with extremely luxurious decorations, a gorgeous and enchanting woman shouted loudly.

Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui stopped in their tracks upon hearing this.

“Qu Yi, the four districts of East, South, West, and North on Jiemao Island are actually made up of mountains. Each mountain and its surrounding area constitutes a piece of land. If you want to stay on Jiemao Island for a long time, you might as well buy a mountain so you don’t have to stay in inns,” Qing Wu Gui explained with a faint smile.

The four districts were for resting, while the central area was for trading.

Hearing this, Qu Yi became interested and said with a smile, “Qing Wu Gui, let’s go in and take a look.”

So the two of them walked over. Two graceful and tall women came up to greet them and led them inside.

“Dear cultivators, I’ll take you to the mountain display area, where you can see the remaining mountains for sale at Fangyuan Real Estate,” said the taller of the two women in a delicate voice.

Fangyuan Real Estate is a direct asset of the Demon Path Alliance. Soon, Qu Yi and Qing Wugui were led to a display area where there was a huge “Phantom Imaging Array” showing a mountain peak. In front of the array stood a jade platform with exactly four jade slabs on it. “Dear cultivators, these four jade slabs contain information about various mountains for sale in the four districts—east, south, west, and north. You may take a look first. Once you’ve made your choice, we’ll show you the appearance of the mountains,” said a slightly taller woman with a smile. Jade slabs could store information, and the amount of information they could hold varied depending on their quality. Qu Yi immediately picked up one jade slab and used his spiritual awareness to scan it. With his spiritual awareness at the early stage of the Yuan Ying realm, he completed the scan quickly, then scanned the other three slabs as well. “Could I please see the appearance of Tingyu Peak?” Qu Yi asked after some thought, smiling. The shorter of the two women then went to the “Phantom Imaging Array,” activated it, and displayed the scene of Tingyu Peak. In an instant, the details of Tingyu Peak appeared vividly within the array. Located in the West District, Tingyu Peak was 3,000 meters tall, its shape resembling that of a carefree swordsman wearing a windbreaker, standing against the wind and looking down upon the world. There were no other mountains around Tingyu Peak, so if it was purchased, the surrounding land would also belong to it. “Alright, I’ll take Tingyu Peak,” Qu Yi declared boldly. The two beautiful women immediately beamed with joy, filled with gratitude toward Qu Yi. With Tingyu Peak sold, they would also receive a commission—several hundred lower-grade spirit stones—enough to allow them to continue their cultivation. “Dear cultivator, Tingyu Peak costs 100 middle-grade spirit stones, with a usage rights period of 100 years. May I ask for your title?” the taller woman asked with a smile. According to the rules of Jiemao Island, once a purchase was decided, it had to be made. Fortunately, Qu Yi’s aura was unusual, not resembling that of a cultivator, so the two women didn’t dare set an exorbitant price. Otherwise, if he had been a cultivator, they might have tried to squeeze more money out of him, even asking 200 middle-grade spirit stones, forcing him to buy it anyway. On Jiemao Island, there was no room for bargaining or reasoning with cultivators. “My name is Wuqu, and his is Wuqing,” Qu Yi said with a slight smile. The two women immediately laughed brightly, swaying their graceful bodies. The shorter one, out of breath from laughing, accidentally said, “Lacks interest.”

Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui immediately grew serious and fell silent. The two women also stopped laughing right away and went to help Qu Yi register ownership of Ting Yu Peak. After a while, the taller woman returned with an iron cone shaped like a mountain peak. Smiling, she said, “Fellow Daoist Wu Qu, once you drop your blood to claim this Mountain Peak Token, you’ll have to carry it with you always. For the next hundred years, Ting Yu Peak will belong to you.” Qu Yi did as instructed, dropped a drop of blood, and put the Mountain Peak Token into his storage bag. He didn’t want to reveal his storage bracelet, as he didn’t know if Fang Yuan Real Estate would pass his information to the Demon Dao Alliance. If that happened and he became a target, it would be troublesome. Soon, Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui left Fang Yuan Real Estate. “Qu Yi, let’s go back to the Ascension Inn,” Qing Wu Gui said, feeling embarrassed after hearing the two women’s teasing earlier. “Alright, I’ve pretty much explored the central area too,” Qu Yi replied with a smile, showing understanding. Quickly, Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui took off into the air and headed toward the Ascension Inn in the western district. Qing Wu Gui didn’t want to attract attention from the inn staff for not checking out, as that could draw the attention of his enemies, which would be troublesome. Qing Wu Gui went to the Ascension Inn alone to cancel the reservation, then joined Qu Yi on their way to Ting Yu Peak. It wasn’t long before Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui arrived at Ting Yu Peak and landed on top of that “swordsman.” After a while, Bai Man and Wu Yuan also emerged from the Dimensional Sphere. “Ugh, finally out! I can move freely now!” Wu Yuan shouted loudly. Without Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui around, Wu Yuan had been sleeping inside the Dimensional Sphere all this time, finding life very dull. “Alright, let’s build a residence first, then discuss the next steps,” Qu Yi said with a smile. Immediately, Qu Yi, Qing Wu Gui, Bai Man, and Wu Yuan worked together to find a rocky area at the foot of Ting Yu Peak. They cut the rocks into pieces and built a quadrangle courtyard on the peak. Those with greater strength might directly construct defensive arrays or magnificent mansions on the mountain, but Qu Yi didn’t want to draw too much attention, so he simply built an ordinary stone courtyard like most peaks. He named this quadrangle courtyard “Ting Feng Ju,” using the same name as the Xian Yun Sect’s own residences as a form of remembrance. At that moment, Qu Yi, Bai Man, Qing Wu Gui, and Wu Yuan sat together in the center of the quadrangle courtyard.

“Qu Yi, what are our plans next?” Bai Man asked concernfully.
“Hehe, the auction of the Demon Path Alliance will start in three days. Let’s go first and see if there’s anything worth buying before deciding on our next steps,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Qing Wu Gui nodded.