Chapter 31: The Birth of the Six-Elements Sword

Inside the Inch Realm Sphere, Qu Yi finally completed the full scanning of the Dual-Path Dao, and his soul realm reached the later stage of Divine Division. With this breakthrough, Qu Yi rushed back from Yingxian Island on Taiqian Star to the Enforcement Hall of Taiyuan Gate. Coincidentally, he sensed everything that had happened during the confrontation between the Fourth Enforcement Team’s members, including the performance of their leaders.

Qu Yi landed beside Guangqi, nodded with a smile, then turned to Zhuang Xuwei and said, “Zhuang Xuwei, I’m back now. Do you still want to remove me as the team leader?”

Upon hearing Qu Yi’s words, Zhuang Xuwei stood frozen, frantically searching for words to say. “Team leader, I thought you were trapped in the Demon Poison Star Region and wouldn’t be able to return. For the sake of our teammates’ future, I gathered everyone here to discuss this. Now that you’re back, the discussion is no longer necessary,” Zhuang Xuwei said calmly, regaining his composure.

Qu Yi glared at him coldly and sneered, “Zhuang Xuwei, what do you think the Fourth Enforcement Team is? You can gather or disband it as you please. What do you think of me as the team leader? What do you think of the rules of the Enforcement Hall? What do you think of the dignity of Taiyuan Gate?”

At these words, Zhuang Xuwei’s body instantly turned icy. Was what was inevitable finally here? “Team leader…” Sweating profusely, he tried to defend himself.

But Qu Yi wouldn’t give him such a chance. He already pulled out the Golden Spear and flew toward Zhuang Xuwei. Channeling his vital energy, he unleashed countless golden threads that surrounded Zhuang Xuwei like needles.

Zhuang Xuwei had only recently reached the later stage of Divine Division. With his current cultivation, his vital energy should have surpassed that of a cultivator in the middle stage of Divine Division. Yet Qu Yi was an exception—he possessed six types of vital energy, and his Golden Spear, a mid-grade spiritual weapon, already had the power of an early stage of Fusion.

Ah!

Fear appeared on Zhuang Xuwei’s face. He grabbed the Golden Spear stuck in his chest with his right hand, his eyes filled with pleading as he hoped Qu Yi would spare his life.

“Zhuang Xuwei, I’m giving you one last chance to live. Who ordered you to do this?” Qu Yi said coldly.

Qu Yi had a general understanding of the Fourth Enforcement Team. Zhuang Xuwei’s strength was only average. Even if he removed Qu Yi as the team leader, he wouldn’t have the ability to take over. But since Zhuang Xuwei had orchestrated this operation with such determination, it meant he was confident in taking over—undoubtedly with someone’s support behind him.

“Captain… I…” Zhuang Xuwei’s eyes flickered as he stammered nervously.
Qu Yi suddenly smiled, his Golden Spear descending swiftly and splitting Zhuang Xuwei in two, extinguishing his life force instantly.
“You have no strength, no intelligence, no decisive character, yet you still dare to aspire to the position of captain. How despicable!” Qu Yi unleashed his true energy, washing away the blood from his Golden Spear, delivering this final judgment to Zhuang Xuwei.
As for who had instigated Zhuang Xuwei, Qu Yi didn’t want to ask. Enemies who acted behind the scenes weren’t worth paying attention to.
All the members of the Fourth Enforcement Team present were shocked, never expecting Qu Yi to kill Zhuang Xuwei right in front of them.
Qu Yi smiled as he scanned the crowd before turning to the group that had stood behind Zhuang Xuwei. Smiling, he said, “There are forty of you. Considering you were deceived by Zhuang Xuwei, I won’t punish you severely. But to serve as a lesson, you’ll stay in the courtyard practicing for fifty years—no missions allowed.”
Such blatant revenge was spoken outright by Qu Yi. Without missions, these members would gain no merits, and naturally, Taiyuan Gate wouldn’t bestow any rewards on them. A hundred years of serving as enforcement members would thus be in vain.
“Captain, this isn’t fair!”
“Captain, we can’t let this happen!”
“Captain, it was all Zhuang Xuwei’s fault!”
“Captain, I was blinded by momentary madness—please reconsider!” …
The forty members immediately began pleading, filled with deep regret and visible panic.
Qu Yi pointed his Golden Spear and shouted, “Some things leave no room for regret. You want a chance, right? Fine. Whoever refuses to accept this can challenge me. If you win, you’ll become the captain and be able to make your own decisions.”
Ah!
The forty captains were stunned for a moment, falling into a terrifying silence. Everyone had seen Qu Yi’s strength—he could defeat experts at the later stages of the Divination Realm back when he was still in the early stages, and now he was at the middle stage of that realm, likely capable of fighting against those at the early stages of the Fusion Realm. How could they possibly be his opponents?
Seeing the members fall silent, Qu Yi smiled and said, “Enough. Everyone return to your own courtyards. I need to report back.”
Zhuang Xuwei’s life seemed to matter nothing—no one stepped forward to defend him!
Soon, everyone left, leaving only a corpse behind.
…
Qu Yi went to the Internal Affairs Hall and then arrived at a unique attic called the Mission Approval Office.

The person who received Qu Yi was the same man who had given him his mission two years ago.
“Captain Li Mu, you went to the Poisonous Star Region and returned safely. Have you already completed the mission?” the man asked with a smile.
Qu Yi shook his head and said calmly, “These past two years have been wasted. First, someone tried to stop me on the way, and I barely managed to escape. When I finally reached the Poisonous Star Region, I found that something strange had happened there—those poisonous beasts wanted to eliminate all human cultivators. Luckily, I could fly fast; otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to return. I have to give up on the mission. I accept it.”
The man chuckled, then quickly moved his fingers within a special light and shadow formation, recording Qu Yi’s failure.
“Captain Li Mu, don’t be discouraged. You still have over ninety years ahead. With your abilities, you’ll surely be able to complete several important missions and achieve great merits,” the man said reassuringly.
Qu Yi smiled in return, but inwardly he was annoyed at this man. He must have been bribed by the people from Guangyuan Gate. It would be difficult to get easy missions from now on.
After exchanging a few words, Qu Yi left the attic.
The man watched Qu Yi’s retreating figure, his lips twitching with a meaningful smile.
Qu Yi quickly returned to his courtyard, set up a spiritual confinement seal in his cultivation room, and then entered the Inch Realm Sphere.
The Artifact God, lying on the soft chair, immediately called out, “Qu Yi, you’re decisive in battle. You’ve already established your authority upon returning.”
Qu Yi also sat down on the soft chair and smiled, saying, “The chief commander, Liang Kui, once said that in the Law Enforcement Hall, only strength matters. Since Zhuang Xuwei was sent by someone to cause trouble, if I kill him, no one will dare to question me.”
The Artifact God smiled faintly, looking somewhat satisfied, and said softly, “I guess your next mission is coming soon. Use this time to get familiar with the later stages of the Soul Realm and strengthen your cultivation level. Then go and seize the Yuan Ying in the early stages of the Convergence Realm.”
Qu Yi nodded and immediately closed his eyes to fall asleep.
…
At the same time as Qu Yi returned to the Law Enforcement Hall, intense changes were taking place in the core area of the Tianhuo Star Region, one of the four most dangerous places in the cultivation world.
The Tianhuo Star Region was also a peculiar place—comprising thousands of planets, yet devoid of any life, with flames erupting everywhere. From time to time, celestial flames would fall from the sky. Most of these were the Brilliant Annihilation True Flames, a kind of true flame only found within the bodies of cultivators in the Convergence Realm, Tribulation Realm, and Mahayana Realm, possessing absolute destructive power.

In the core area, there are three large planets, which the cultivation world calls Tianyi Star, Tianer Star, and Tiansan Star. At that moment, on Tianyi Star, along its equator, an area of ten thousand miles suddenly collapsed, forming a massive crack. Before the crack could settle, a torrent of fiery red light erupted from it, stretching for tens of thousands of miles and shooting straight into the starry sky. From space, a red light barrier spanning ten thousand miles appeared along the equator of Tianyi Star, creating a spectacular sight unmatched in beauty. Many cultivators from the cultivation world also came to this region to train, as though it were full of dangers, it contained abundant minerals of high quality, attracting many powerful cultivators in search of them. Naturally, these cultivators also witnessed the changes on Tianyi Star and the magnificent red light barrier in the sky. News of this was quickly spread. At first, the people in the cultivation world didn’t realize anything, thinking that Tianyi Star might be erupting with magma. But a month later, a sharp sword-like shape began to emerge faintly on the red light barrier, drawing immediate attention from the ten major sects of the cultivation world. The Six Directions Sword was about to appear! The leaders of the ten major sects quickly analyzed through their intelligence networks that the anomalies on Tianyi Star were caused by the Six Directions Sword. Cultivators were well-accustomed to the Eight Directions Sword, as it was the key to opening the Vast Heavenly Immortal Mansion. However, only a few high-ranking members of the ten major sects knew that the Eight Directions Sword could open the Vast Heavenly Immortal Mansion, and that the mansion had several sections—whereas the Six Directions Sword was the key to unlocking the second section, making it equally important as the Eight Directions Sword. Since the leaders of the ten major sects had determined that the Six Directions Sword was on Tianyi Star, they immediately took action, selecting personnel to rush to that region. “Gather!” At that time, on Liupan Star, within the ten major sects, the most frequent word was “gather.” Liang Kui, the head of the Enforcement Hall of the Taiyuan Sect, came in person and shouted loudly, “One hundred leaders of the enforcement teams, come to the Mingxin Hall immediately!” Soon, the leaders in the Enforcement Hall flew up and teleported to the Mingxin Hall, taking their seats one after another. Qu Yi also arrived. Looking at Liang Kui, he guessed that since Liang Kui had taken the initiative to come, there must be something very important to announce.