Chapter 27: Entering the Island

Qu Yi had reached the middle stage of exiting the body, and he was confident he could handle cultivators at the entering-the-body stage without any problem. If he used the Eight Directions Sword, he believed he could easily defeat cultivators at the early stage of distraction. Even against those at the middle stage of distraction, he might succeed in launching a surprise attack.

Naturally, with his strength improved, Qu Yi no longer had interest in seeking out cultivators at the entering-the-body stage. At least he wanted opponents at the early stage of distraction—only then would there be pressure and a drive to fight hard.

The five cultivators at the late stage of exiting the body handed over their treasures and immediately fled.

Qu Yi’s spiritual sense scanned the five storage bracelets and immediately knew what was stored inside. Then his gaze fell on one of them.

“Golden Qilin, I have something good for you. Do you want it?” Qu Yi asked cheerfully, looking at the Golden Qilin.

“Yes, definitely! Anything you give me will surely not disappoint me,” the Golden Qilin replied immediately, not forgetting to praise Qu Yi highly.

Qu Yi chuckled and didn’t scold the Golden Qilin for its scheming. He then took out a half-human-tall golden stone from the storage bracelet.

“Golden Qilin, this is a Golden Infant Stone. If you remove the outer layer of rock, you’ll find a stone inside that resembles a Golden Infant. Refine this stone, and it will help you ascend to the middle stage of distraction as quickly as possible.”

Upon hearing Qu Yi’s words, the Golden Qilin trembled violently, unable to believe it. Its head shook wildly. Over the past year of plundering, its strength had improved dramatically, but it still hadn’t reached the middle stage of distraction. Yet its beloved, Phantom Butterfly, had “danced” with several cultivators at the late stage of distraction during those raids, stealing their understanding of energy. Her spiritual realm had already reached the late stage of distraction, and she was on the verge of breaking through further.

Since it had never aimed for success in the first place and now lagged far behind in cultivation, the Golden Qilin was naturally extremely eager to improve its strength.

The Golden Infant Stone given by Qu Yi was exactly what the Golden Qilin needed most at the moment. How could it not be infinitely grateful to Qu Yi?

“Master, you are truly a good person. No words of praise can express my feelings right now. Anyway, from now on, with just one word from you, the Golden Qilin will always shield you from all difficulties,” the Golden Qilin said solemnly and emotionally, holding the Golden Infant Stone.

Qu Yi smiled and then flew onto the Cloud-Flipping Boat, shouting, “Enough, Golden Qilin. Now refine the Golden Infant Stone and get on the Cloud-Flipping Boat as well. We need to find our next target.”
The Golden Qilin joyfully flew into the Cloud-Flipping Boat and then stared at the Illusory Dancing Butterfly with great enthusiasm. The sincere emotions in its gaze made the butterfly blush and lower its head.
Over the past year, the Illusory Dancing Butterfly had become more careful about her attire, now wearing a pink dress instead of being as revealing as before.
Her emotions were also slowly changing.
…
Three days later, the Cloud-Flipping Boat controlled by Qu Yi was flying swiftly across the Ten Islands Ocean, yet not a single cultivator at the Diversion Stage was found.
“Strange, why are there fewer and fewer cultivators at the Diversion Stage?” Qu Yi murmured to himself.
With his strength improving, he was ready to find a target to fight against, but he couldn’t find a single one, which was hard for him to accept.
“Qu Yi, maybe those cultivators have sunk to the bottom of the sea,” Bai Man said immediately to comfort him.
The Golden Qilin and the Illusory Dancing Butterfly dared not speak, fearing that Qu Yi might have some strange idea again, and that a wrong word from them might result in being sent on some bizarre task.
At that moment, the Artifact God transmitted a message to Qu Yi: “Qu Yi, it’s normal for cultivators at the Diversion Stage to disappear. The news of the Birth of the Eight-Directions Sword has attracted many cultivators from other planets. But after all, the cultivation world is controlled by the ten major forces of the Six-Pan Stars. These ten forces will surely compete for the final power of the Eight-Directions Sword. I think the people from these ten forces have already arrived on Bai Yin Star and are now starting to eliminate those who try to take advantage of the situation.”
After hearing this, Qu Yi immediately understood. It seemed that these ten forces had begun to clear out competitors in order to seize the Eight-Directions Sword. Those cultivators from other planets, sensing intense killing intent, must be leaving Bai Yin Star one after another.
“Heh, those ten forces. If they want to clear things out, then let them. Since I can’t find any cultivators here in the Ten Islands Ocean, I’ll go to the ten islands to fight against the cultivators of Bai Yin Star’s ten sects,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
With that, the Cloud-Flipping Boat turned and flew southward.
…
In the northern hemisphere of Bai Yin Star, the ten islands were also connected by spatial teleportation arrays.
The people from the ten sects used these arrays to travel between the islands.

During this extraordinary time, those who traveled between these ten space teleportation arrays were all from the ten sects; cultivators from other planets did not have such convenience to use the space teleportation arrays. The members of these ten sects were all gathering information about their respective sects and reporting it back to their own factions. Behind these ten sects were the ten major cultivation forces from Liupan Star. At that moment, in the Wind-Facing Pavilion on Panhu Mountain, the headquarters of the Chenbo Sect, Li Zhen from Cangyang Valley sat together with Chen Han, the leader of the Chenbo Sect. “Chen Han, a year has passed. Those cultivators from other planets should have left by now, right?” Li Zhen asked with a smile. Over this year, Li Zhen had kept a close eye on the developments of the Chenbo Sect and knew quite well. “Yes, Senior Li Zhen. Those cultivators in the Divination Stage have all left. However, there are still five cultivators in the Convergence Stage who haven’t left Baiyin Star. They have gone to the Ice Continent in the south and might have set out to search for the Eight-Direction Sword,” Chen Han replied calmly. After hearing this, Li Zhen remained expressionless. He wasn’t interested in those five cultivators in the Convergence Stage at all; clearly, he didn’t take them seriously nor believed they could reach the South Pole of Baiyin Star. “By the way, have you learned any specific information about the people from the other nine forces?” Li Zhen asked with a smile. In Li Zhen’s mind, only the people from those other nine forces could compete with his Cangyang Valley for the Eight-Direction Sword, so he was naturally very interested in knowing who they were. Chen Han’s expression immediately turned awkward, and he said somewhat embarrassedly, “Senior Li Zhen, about the people from those nine forces, we only learned about those who accompanied them. As for the leaders of each force, we haven’t found out anything.” The people from those other nine forces, like the ten elders in the early Convergence Stage brought by Li Zhen, were also helping their respective sects fight against cultivators from other planets, so the people of the Chenbo Sect knew their strengths. But the leaders sent by those nine forces, like Li Zhen himself, had remained silent, and no one knew their true identities. Li Zhen’s expression turned cold instantly. After a long silence, he calmed down slightly and said indifferently, “Then tell me about those under your command. I’ll see if I can figure out who they sent.” Chen Han immediately told Li Zhen all the information he had gathered. Li Zhen was most concerned about the Three Forces of Taiyuan Gate, Jiugong Island, and Xianyue Cliff. After listening to Chen Han’s report, he carefully analyzed the messengers sent by these three sects.

“Ta Yuan Gate’s ten companions at the Convergence Stage are actually the ten captains of the enforcement team. They are connected to all factions within Ta Yuan Gate, making it impossible to guess who the leader sent by Ta Yuan Gate is.”
“Jiugong Island’s ten beasts at the Convergence Stage are actually lord-level beasts from various sea regions, all linked to the nine factions on Jiugong Island. It’s also impossible to determine the true leader here.”
“Xianyue Cliff sent ten people at the Convergence Stage, with two to three people from each of the four main peaks. This makes it unclear which peak the leader comes from.”
Li Zhen thought carefully but remained at a loss, unable to figure out the leaders of these three factions he was most concerned about.
“As for the Eight Directions Sword, when it appears, ten leaders will surely compete to seize it. Of course, Li Zhen wanted to know who these leaders were, so he came up with some targeted strategies, especially focusing on Ta Yuan Gate, Jiugong Island, and Xianyue Cliff—these three special sects drew his particular attention.”
“It seems that unless we go to the Ice Field Continent, none of our ten factions will know who the other side’s leaders are,” Li Zhen said with a faint smile.
Since everyone was in the same situation, Li Zhen also relaxed.
“Chen Han, send people to keep an eye on the Ice Field Continent. As soon as anything unusual happens, we’ll set off immediately to search for the Eight Directions Sword,” Li Zhen said with a smile.
“Understood, Senior Li Zhen,” Chen Han replied right away.
While Li Zhen and Chen Han were talking, Qu Yi, controlling the Cloud-Piercing Boat, had already reached the north side of Chenbo Island.
“This Sea of Ten Islands is truly vast. I’ve been controlling the Cloud-Piercing Boat for almost two months just to reach Chenbo Island,” Qu Yi couldn’t help but exclaim.
The Cloud-Piercing Boat was a mid-grade treasure, equivalent to the speed of a cultivator in the late Outward Journey stage. It still took two months to reach the edge of Chenbo Island, showing just how enormous this Sea of Ten Islands was. Further speculation suggested that after crossing Chenbo Island and then the southern part of the Sea of Ten Islands, one could reach the southern hemisphere of Baiyin Star, indicating that Baiyin Star was also incredibly vast.
“Qu Yi, you’ve worked hard,” Bai Man said, looking at him with compassion.
She had originally planned to have the Golden Qilin control the Cloud-Piercing Boat, but since that creature wanted to refine the Golden Infant Stone, Qu Yi had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.
Qu Yi stroked Bai Man’s delicate face and smiled, assuring her not to worry.
Then, he glanced at Chenbo Island beneath his feet and said calmly, “The Chenbo Faction is said to be a branch of Cangyang Valley. Well, I’ll go create some trouble for you then.”

Neither Li Zhen nor Chen Han expected that just because Yang Tianqi went to deal with Qing Wugui, they would now attract Qu Yi, the god of killing.