Chapter 20: The Celestial Astrology Sect

Qu Yi and Qing Wu Gui sat on the Golden Flowing Boat, flying swiftly across the Dark Fragrance Continent.
The Golden Flowing Boat’s speed was comparable to that of a cultivator in the early stage of the Fusion Realm. As long as high-quality spirit stones were supplied, its speed would remain constant. Thus, crossing this continent was quite fast—it would take just a few days to traverse the entire area.
Within Qing Wu Gui’s soul, there was always the spiritual resonance of the Star Snow Rabbit, allowing him to know the general direction where it was located. Therefore, Qu Yi kept controlling the Golden Flowing Boat, flying rapidly toward that direction.
After a day, Qing Wu Gui could clearly sense the exact location of the Star Snow Rabbit and instructed Qu Yi to fly straight there.
Just as the Golden Flowing Boat reached a certain spot in the sky, Qing Wu Gui’s spiritual awareness detected Mu Han. He also happened to overhear the words of the elders from the Celestial Astrology Sect, prompting him to shout in anger.
As soon as his voice faded, the Golden Flowing Boat arrived beside the tree where Mu Han was.
Qing Wu Gui immediately jumped out of the boat, flew up to the tree, and tightly hugged Mu Han, his body trembling with emotion.
Qu Yi, on the other hand, smiled as he looked at the four members of the Celestial Astrology Sect. He had already drawn out his Golden Spear and pointed it at the cultivator in the middle stage of the Fusion Realm, saying slowly, “Hey, you were just trying to persuade my brother’s wife to leave him for someone else, right? You’re also an ancient cultivator with thousands of years of experience—how come you don’t value your own life at all? You’ve already spoken recklessly, do you realize that? Well, my brother hasn’t been with his wife for a long time. Let them spend some time together; I’ll avenge him.”
The cultivator in the middle stage of the Fusion Realm was initially surprised upon seeing such an advanced flying artifact as the Golden Flowing Boat, thinking Qu Yi might belong to a powerful sect. But after hearing his words, he immediately relaxed.
“So, you’re also part of this villain’s gang. Fine, then I’ll tie you up and take you to the Destruction Mountains to demand a hefty ransom from the Xiao family,” the Celestial Astrology Sect cultivator said disdainfully, ignoring Qu Yi’s words entirely.
Qu Yi slapped his own forehead, regretting that his reputation hadn’t reached Dark Fragrance Star. Then, he straightened up and glared coldly at the cultivator.
“I’ll give you five more words to speak. After that, you’ll die,” Qu Yi said coldly suddenly.
This enraged the cultivator in the middle stage of the Fusion Realm even further. How could Qu Yi, a person in the early stage of the Fusion Realm, consider him dead twice? What an insult!
“I’ll kill you…” the cultivator roared in fury.

But before that word “you” could be spoken, Qu Yi suddenly disappeared. The next moment, his figure appeared behind him. The Golden Spear, infused with mixed primordial energy, instantly killed this mid-stage merged warrior. Holding a mid-stage merged Yuan Ying, Qu Yi returned to Qing Wu Gui and Mu Han’s side. He tossed the Yuan Ying like a stone before throwing it into his space ring. “Well, the three masters, warriors, heroes, and valiant men of the Qing Tian Sect, what do you think? Was my performance just now impressive?” Qu Yi said gently. Yet to the other three members of the Qing Tian Sect, his seemingly gentle smile appeared as the most ferocious expression in the world. “What just happened? I didn’t notice anything at all; not even my spiritual sense could detect anything.” “Is this still a human? His speed… teleportation? No, there’s no spatial distortion, but his speed is like teleportation.” “A beginner at the merged stage killing a mid-stage merged warrior so easily, so effortlessly… Where on earth did this person come from? There can’t be such a person on Dark Fragrance Continent.” “I feel it… Helping the Xiao family this time has brought us a huge trouble.” … The three members of the Qing Tian Sect’s minds were filled with countless thoughts. The more they thought about it, the more afraid they became of Qu Yi, and the more they felt that their sect was doomed. Seeing their confused expressions, Qu Yi guessed they must have been stunned by his earlier attack. He sighed. He felt reluctant to strike again—after all, he couldn’t kill someone who wasn’t resisting. “Qing Wu Gui, it’s up to you to deal with these three,” Qu Yi said. Though he didn’t want to kill them, he also didn’t intend to let them go, so he immediately gave the order. Only then did Qing Wu Gui reluctantly release Mu Han. His dark eyes gleamed fiercely as he stared at the three members of the Qing Tian Sect, his anger and killing intent evident. “Ah, please don’t kill us!” “We are elders of the Qing Tian Sect. Whatever you need, we can give it to you. Please don’t kill us.” “Elder, we were blind and helped the evil. Please spare us. We’ll agree to anything you say…” The three members of the Qing Tian Sect sensed the killing intent radiating from Qing Wu Gui, which was far stronger than Qu Yi’s. Naturally, they thought Qing Wu Gui was even more formidable, and they immediately despaired. They quickly knelt on the ground, begging for mercy.

Qing Wugui snorted coldly, flew in front of the three members of the Qintian Sect, and said indifferently, “You three, stand up and attack me together. If you can defeat me, you can leave; otherwise, death awaits you.”

Since practicing the “Asura Demon Scripture,” Qing Wugui’s mindset had been focused on cultivating a killing intent, with not a trace of compassion in his heart. Moreover, having just grasped the concept of “deathless killing intent,” the Asura heart within his primordial spirit constantly urged him to kill. How could he possibly spare these three now?

The three members of the Qintian Sect understood Qing Wugui’s intentions immediately, stood up, and drew out their magical artifacts, preparing to attack him together.

“Qintian Strike—slay all things!”

Realizing that surrounding him would give them no chance of victory, they decided to combine their forces and use the Qintian Sect’s unique combined attack technique, gathering their vital energies to deliver the strongest strike possible.

The three of them spun around, then seemed to merge together as if tied together. Their vital energies converged, and after stopping spinning, a golden light sword suddenly appeared in the air, charging straight at Qing Wugui.

Qing Wugui remained motionless, allowing them to gather their energies. Only when they finally cast their spell did he act.

“Deathless killing intent—destroy all things! Disperse the spell energy!” Qing Wugui suddenly shouted.

A black sword was easily swung, drawing a black arc toward the golden light sword. Instantly, the sword shattered into pieces, its golden energy scattering into the air and disappearing.

Qing Wugui had used his “deathless killing intent” to dissipate the golden energy outright. The combined attack launched by the three members of the Qintian Sect, using all their vital energies, was utterly ineffective.

“You…”

The three members of the Qintian Sect were speechless. This was even more terrifying than Qu Yi’s speed earlier. This man could destroy energy with his killing intent, rendering others’ spells useless.

Qing Wugui said no more. After dispersing their combined attack, he rushed forward and arrived in front of the three members of the Qintian Sect. Before they could react, his black sword unleashed a spell of black vital energy, infused with deathless killing intent, causing their souls to feel as if they were splitting apart. They couldn’t even muster the strength to escape and were simply beheaded.

Qu Yi chuckled, then stepped forward and reached out with his right hand, pulling out their primordial spirits.

“After reaching the early stage of fusion, I’ll face many battles ahead. I can’t waste a single one of these primordial spirits—they’re all perfect supplements for me,” Qu Yi explained with a smile after tossing the primordial spirits into his space ring.

Qing Wugui smiled without a trace of emotion, then returned to Mu Han’s side. At that moment, the Star Snow Rabbit that had previously hidden in the ground jumped out and landed beside Qing Wugui, constantly rubbing its head against his feet. Qing Wugui smiled rarely and picked up the Star Snow Rabbit, saying, “Star Snow Rabbit, luckily you were here this time; otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to find you. I’ll now lift the soul shackles from you and restore your freedom.” After saying that, he removed the soul shackles from the Star Snow Rabbit. Yet, the rabbit didn’t leave but continued to rub against Qing Wugui’s feet, its clever eyes seemingly begging him to let it remain as his pet. The Star Snow Rabbit was quite intelligent; with its abilities, it was impossible for it to achieve great mastery in cultivation. Moreover, reaching a certain level of cultivation might allow it to become a pet for some cultivators of the Dark Fragrance Sect. Thus, having witnessed Qing Wugui’s strength earlier, it naturally understood his power and potential, and wanted to follow him on. Qing Wugui understood but looked at the Star Snow Rabbit with difficulty. “Let me do it,” Mu Han said with a smile, then planted soul shackles directly in the rabbit’s soul. The Star Snow Rabbit accepted it naturally, looking at Mu Han happily as it chirped and hopped around. Qu Yifei came over, glanced at the Star Snow Rabbit, and then said, “Qing Wugui, next, let’s head to the Celestial Division. If this sect is helping the Xiao family, they’re only inviting disaster upon themselves.” Qing Wugui nodded, his eyes filled with murderous intent. Afterwards, Qu Yifei, Qing Wugui, and Mu Han boarded the Golden Flowing Boat and flew toward the headquarters of the Celestial Division. As for the Star Snow Rabbit, Mu Han put it in a spirit bag. In less than a day, the Golden Flowing Boat arrived above Fengtian Peak, the location of the Celestial Division’s headquarters. Fengtian Peak stood 30,000 meters tall, its summit covered in snow, with various palaces and halls in between serving as residences and training grounds for the sect’s members. At the base of the peak were areas where various medicinal herbs were cultivated. On Fengtian Peak, the sect’s disciples were busy—some practicing magic, some picking spiritual herbs, and some absorbing the energy from spirit stones to refine their true energy. Those at the Yuan Ying stage or above were meditating in their own cultivation chambers. Meanwhile, the sect’s leader, Zhao Shi, was pacing anxiously in the Fengtian Hall, deep in thought. He had just learned from the Soul Hall that the three elders of the Celestial Division who were at the Convergence stage had died.

During the fusion phase, on a large planet like Dark Fragrance Star, they are among the most elite beings. Losing one of them is a huge loss. The Celestial Forecasting Sect only has five cultivators at the fusion phase, and now three of them have died at once. As the sect leader, Zhao Shi is so anxious that his Yuan Ying is on the verge of exploding.
“You bastards of the Celestial Forecasting Sect! I give you fifteen minutes to leave Fengtian Peak—live if you do, die if you stay!”
Suddenly, a voice like a dragon’s roar filled the sky above Fengtian Peak, enveloping the entire peak. Every disciple, whether ordinary or in meditation, heard this voice.