Chapter Seventeen: The Gift Before Them

Wuyuan, carrying the Dimensional Ball, flew out of the Soul Star Region and arrived at the Soul-Shattering Star.
At this time, various factions on the Soul-Shattering Star were engaged in fierce battles, creating a scene of bloody conflict.
There were five major cultivation sects and four major demon cultivation sects on the Soul-Shattering Star. These nine factions joined forces and suddenly launched an attack, completely wiping out all the demon cultivators on land.
Now, these nine factions were working together to deal with the oceanic demon cultivators.
For the demon cultivators on the Soul-Shattering Star, there were only two ways to survive: either flee to the starry skies and keep flying to other planets, or hold out desperately and fight to the death against the nine sects.
The Yingxian Island and Jiemo Island, which usually allowed demon cultivators to travel freely, were now closed and not accessible to them. After all, these two islands belonged to the Immortal Alliance and the Demon Alliance. With the Immortals and Demons united in killing demon cultivators, how could they still be open to them?
At that moment, nearly a hundred thousand cultivators from the nine sects gathered above a sea area, staring coldly at the ocean.
This sea area was the last stronghold of the oceanic demon cultivators on the Soul-Shattering Star, where all the cultivators at the Divided Consciousness stage had taken refuge.
“Demon cultivators, weren’t you arrogant? Didn’t you want to conquer our cultivation sects and demon cultivation sects? Why are you hiding now?” A disciple from one of the nine sects sneered loudly.
The waves in the sea surged, clearly indicating that some powerful demon cultivators were enraged. Yet, those strong demon cultivators still did not appear, seemingly determined to defend their last stronghold.
The disciples of the nine sects all showed mocking expressions before preparing to fly into the sea to hunt down the remaining oceanic demon cultivators.
Suddenly, three monstrous beasts descended, emitting terrifying auras—all of them at the Combined Form stage.
Wuyuan, the Golden Qilin, and the Illusory Dancing Butterfly had emerged from the Dimensional Ball, all in their beast forms, and landed above the sea.
“You cultivators and demon cultivators dare to look down on us beasts like this? You really can’t stand to live, can you?”
“Ugh, I want to eat people!”
“I’m in high spirits today. All of you cultivators and demon cultivators, come dance with me!”
With that, the Golden Qilin dashed through the air, opened its mouth wide, and swallowed one of the sect leaders after another in an instant.

Wuyuan flapped his mighty wings, moving like mist, leaving the disciples of the Nine Sects utterly unprepared. With fierce head shakes and reckless charges, his body smashed through everything, while his horse’s hooves trampled wildly. His phoenix tail spat flames as he carved a path through the air, killing countless cultivators.

Huanwu Die fluttered its wings, casting waves of psychedelic colors across the space. Various spiritual attacks pierced into the souls of the Nine Sects’ disciples, stunning them all. The Nine Sects had only a little over twenty cultivators at the Divination Spirit stage—how could they compete with these three combined monstrous beasts? Like ants, they were mercilessly slaughtered by the three beasts.

The situation above the sea had completely reversed. What had once seemed like the Nine Sects exterminating the sea monsters now saw all of their cultivators dead. Qu Yi sent Wuyuan, the Golden Qilin, and Huanwu Die to intervene, aiming to gain some reputation and help the demon cultivators. This way, when they went to Liupan Star later, they could negotiate with the Hundred Beasts Peak, Moon-Biting Cliff, and Nine Palaces Island.

At that moment, the demon cultivators who had been hiding underwater sensed the drastic change and immediately flew up, looking at Wuyuan and the other two beasts with joy. “Elders, you’ve arrived just in time! We sea monsters are saved!” cried a Golden-Eyed Dragon Carp excitedly.

The Golden Qilin stepped forward and roared, “Alright, you monsters, follow me to Yingxian Island. Let me show you how I’ll destroy it!” With that, Wuyuan, the Golden Qilin, and Huanwu Die flew together toward Yingxian Island on Soul-Shattering Star. The thousands of demon cultivators above the Divination Spirit stage exchanged glances and quickly followed, heading to Yingxian Island as well.

The space teleportation array on Yingxian Island now allowed only cultivators and demon cultivators to use it. This arrangement only served to help the cultivation and demon sects on various planets mobilize their forces to eradicate the demon cultivators.

Just then, Wuyuan, the Golden Qilin, and Huanwu Die arrived. “Ugh, cultivators of Yingxian Island, accept your punishment!” “Cultivators and demon cultivators, how dare you look down on us monsters? I’ll devour you!” “I want to dance—those interested, come and dance with me!”

The three monstrous beasts, like ancient ferocious beasts, arrived with murderous intent, their aura terrifying the thousands of cultivators. Without caring about any rules, they immediately started fighting, slaughtering every cultivator and demon cultivator on Yingxian Island.

The entire Yingxian Island instantly turned into a sea of blood. Not a single cultivator could withstand the attacks of those three monstrous beasts. After all, those cultivators and demons at the Convergence Stage or above had returned to their own cultivation planets to fight and would not stay on this tiny Duanhun Planet.

The marine demon cultivators from Duanhun Planet who arrived later stared in shock at the island covered in blood, feeling immense gratitude. It was fortunate that there were such powerful monsters; otherwise, the demon cultivators of Duanhun Planet would have become pets of human cultivators.

“Uuu, let’s go fight on Jiemo Island again,” Wu Yuan shouted once more.

Soon, Wu Yuan, the Golden Qilin, and the Illusory Dancing Butterfly rushed to Jiemo Island. Naturally, it was the marine demon cultivators of Duanhun Planet who took care of matters on Yingxian Island.

In no time, Wu Yuan, the Golden Qilin, and the Illusory Dancing Butterfly arrived at Jiemo Island. The process was simple—they launched a brutal attack, once again turning Jiemo Island into a bloodbath.

More marine demon cultivators from Duanhun Planet arrived at Jiemo Island, constantly thanking the three monsters.

“Uuu, let me tell you—Qu Yi is our good friend. If you want to express your gratitude for surviving this time, thank Qu Yi instead,” Wu Yuan called out to them.

After saying that, Wu Yuan, the Golden Qilin, and the Illusory Dancing Butterfly entered the spatial teleportation array on Jiemo Island and were transported to a large planet called Liuling Planet.

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As soon as Wu Yuan, the Golden Qilin, and the Illusory Dancing Butterfly emerged, they enlarged their bodies to over 100 meters in size before starting to kill.

In the current cultivation world, every planet was in a state of fierce conflict. Immortal and demon sects united to fight against demon cultivators, making them mortal enemies.

Therefore, when Wu Yuan, the Golden Qilin, and the Illusory Dancing Butterfly appeared, if they didn’t attack first, they would be attacked by the cultivators stationed on Jiemo Island.

On Jiemo Island, there were two cultivators in the Mid-Convergence Stage responsible for the Demon Path Alliance’s affairs.

As soon as Wu Yuan and the Golden Qilin appeared, they locked onto those two cultivators and charged at them with roars. Wu Yuan didn’t give the burly male cultivator a chance to escape—he swallowed him whole. The Golden Qilin, as massive as a mountain, leaped onto the head of the other cultivator and crushed him.

Meanwhile, the Illusory Dancing Butterfly began her dance. Beautiful flowers appeared with her movements, covering the four districts of Jiemo Island. They bewitched the cultivators inside, leaving them unconscious, before she killed them one by one.

“Haha, these human cultivators are all trash! I easily dealt with them all,” said the Golden Qilin, waving its mountain-beating staff triumphantly.
“Ugh, so boring. I only swallowed a hundred, and all of them were killed by the Illusory Dance Butterfly,” complained Wu Yuan, clicking his dragon’s mouth in dissatisfaction.
The Illusory Dance Butterfly transformed into human form, giggled as it flew onto the Golden Qilin’s back, and said, “It’s your fault for only being able to swallow one at a time. If you keep swallowing like this, you won’t be able to kill everyone on this Demon-Attracting Island even in a year.”
Wu Yuan had no words to retort.
Suddenly, Qu Yi appeared, coming out of the Dimensional Sphere.
“Stop causing trouble, you three. Hurry to Xingxian Island and kill all the cultivators and demon cultivators there,” Qu Yi ordered directly before jumping onto Wu Yuan’s back.
The three monstrous beasts immediately took off and headed for Xingxian Island on Liu Ling Star.
At that time, the battle between the immortal and demon sects and the demon cultivators on Liu Ling Star was taking place right on Xingxian Island. All the cultivators at the Fusion Stage had gathered there.
It turned out that when the demon cultivators on Liu Ling Star started fighting, they saw that the strong cultivators from the immortal and demon sects kept dying one after another. They finally realized that as long as the demon sects maintained connections with other planets, they would remain invincible. So, the demon cultivators quickly gathered their forces and headed to Xingxian Island to break through its spatial teleportation array and cut off support for the immortal and demon sects.
The immortal and demon sects on Liu Ling Star also learned of the demon cultivators’ plans and gathered all their cultivators, arriving at Xingxian Island as well.
Thus, a decisive battle was about to unfold.
Among the demon cultivators, there were over thirty at the Fusion Stage, including five in the later stages of Fusion. The demon sects had fifty cultivators at the Fusion Stage and ten in the later stages. Clearly, the immortal and demon sects had the upper hand in terms of top-tier strength.
Above Xingxian Island, there were as many as a hundred thousand demon cultivators, while the immortal and demon sects numbered around one hundred and fifty thousand, all flying in the sky with an intimidating presence.
The strength of both sides continued to grow, and war was imminent.
“All demon cultivators, fight these despicable human cultivators to the death! Kill them all!” shouted a furious-looking demon cultivator, giving the order to attack.
Instantly, the demon cultivators grew bold and prepared to attack the human cultivators.
“All disciples of the immortal and demon sects, exterminate the demon cultivators in one go! Fight bravely!” responded a powerful human cultivator, also issuing an attack order.
One hundred and fifty thousand disciples of the demon sects immediately raised their magical weapons, their momentum surging.
“Haha!”
“Ugh!”

Suddenly, just as the two forces were about to engage in battle, two loud shouts rang out. Soon after, Wu Yuan, Golden Qilin, Illusory Dancing Butterfly, and Qu Yi appeared, coming to stand between the two forces.

The forces ready for battle were stunned as they stared at Qu Yi and his three companions, unable to figure out what they intended—were they here to persuade both sides not to fight?

Qu Yi stood on Wu Yuan’s back. First, he smiled at the forces of the demon cultivators, then turned to gaze at those from the Immortal Demonic Sects. “Bai Shou Peak, Xian Yue Cliff, and Jiu Gong Island—I have matters to discuss with them, so I want to give them some gifts. Now, you Immortal Demonic Sects are the gifts I intend to give them,” Qu Yi shouted.

This declaration immediately terrified the 150,000 disciples of the Immortal Demonic Sects and shocked the 100,000 demon cultivators as well. “What? Qu Yi has come to our Liu Ling Star!” “So Qu Yi is on the side of us demon cultivators? This is great news!” “What should we do? If Qu Yi is helping the demon cultivators, who among us from the Immortal Demonic Sects can stop him?” “It’s dangerous! Trouble! Qu Yi is actually helping the demon cultivators.”

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The disciples of the Immortal Demonic Sects and numerous demon cultivators spoke out in shock, expressing their varied reactions. “Qu Yi, what does this duel between our Immortal Demonic Sects and the demon cultivators have to do with you? How can you interfere in our affairs?” cried out a cultivator in the later stages of fusion.

Qu Yi drew the Eight Directions Sword and laughed loudly. “It seems reason only exists in your words. You could have attacked the demon cultivators on your own, but now that you’ve encountered me, Qu Yi, you want to talk about reason. Whether it’s justified or not, let strength speak instead.”

With that, Qu Yi swung the Eight Directions Sword, instantly killing that powerful cultivator in the later stages of fusion. The flashes of light were signals to attack!

Wu Yuan, Golden Qilin, and Illusory Dancing Butterfly rushed forward immediately, heading straight for the cultivators in the later stages of fusion from the Immortal Demonic Sects and launching fierce attacks.

Meanwhile, Qu Yi chuckled lightly, waving the Eight Directions Sword and sending out waves of light, which reached the densely packed area of the Immortal Demonic Sects. Those beams carried the energy level of the Great Vehicle stage, that is, primal energy—something the lower-ranked disciples could not withstand. As the beams passed through one disciple, their intensity didn’t diminish at all, continuing to pass through the disciples behind them.

With each wave of light, more and more disciples of the Immortal Demonic Sects died—ten thousand at a time—all falling from the sky, turning the entire sky into a blood waterfall.

At this moment, Wu Yuan, Golden Qilin, and Illusory Dancing Butterfly also dealt with all the strong fighters from the Immortal Demonic Sect during their fusion phase.
Fifteen hundred thousand disciples of the Immortal Demonic Sect lost half of them at once, leaving the remaining disciples completely stunned. None of them knew how to resist or flee.
One hundred thousand demon cultivators immediately mobilized in full force, surrounding the remaining disciples of the Immortal Demonic Sect and launching a fierce massacre.
Wu Yuan, Golden Qilin, and Illusory Dancing Butterfly flew over to Qu Yi happily, filled with pride.
Qu Yi himself smiled briefly, then his lips twitched as a glint appeared in his eyes.
“Wei Yan has actually come to the Six Spirits Star!”
Qu Yi said, then suddenly teleported away.