Chapter 49: Leaving the Array World
When Qu Yi declared he would use the Poison Fruit, the four members of the Taiyuan Sect quickly turned around and ran down the stone steps toward the base of the peak.
The four of them were well aware that although they carried treasures capable of countering the Poison Fruit, Qu Yi also possessed many of them. If Qu Yi went berserk and unleashed all his Poison Fruits at once, their treasures could only defend against one at a time—there would be no way to stop a second one.
Thus, the four of them had no choice but to flee in disarray.
Seeing them run away, Qu Yi smiled faintly, retracted the Poison Fruit, and strode confidently down the stone steps.
After a day of running, the four of them returned to the foot of the mountain, where they encountered three others—Jin Xiong, Feng Han, and Feng Jian from the Jin Yang Sect.
“Hey, Tai Ming, how did you all come down from the peak? Have you already obtained the treasures up there?” Jin Xiong asked calmly, keeping his eyes fixed on the four from the Taiyuan Sect.
Thinking about how they had been driven off the peak by Qu Yi and now were being scrutinized by these three from the Jin Yang Sect, Tai Ming was filled with anger.
“We haven’t seen any treasures. If you want to go up, just do it,” Tai Ming said angrily.
Hearing Tai Ming’s words, the three from the Jin Yang Sect initially wanted to get angry but soon became pleased—could it be that the four from the Taiyuan Sect hadn’t gotten the treasures on top?
Soon, the three exchanged glances and left the four from the Taiyuan Sect behind, heading straight up the peak.
At that moment, Qu Yi appeared in everyone’s sight.
“Qu Yi, how are you also on the peak?” Jin Xiong stopped on the stone steps and called out in surprise.
Of course, the three from the Jin Yang Sect, just like the four from the Taiyuan Sect, were puzzled—Qu Yi should still be trapped inside the Xumi Wanling Array. How could he have come out so quickly?
Qu Yi continued to walk down the steps effortlessly, holding the Poison Fruit in his hand. Smiling, he said, “Why can’t I be on the peak? I drove these four from the Taiyuan Sect away before they even reached the top. Do you three want to stand in my way?”
How arrogant!
Hearing this, the three from the Jin Yang Sect immediately realized Qu Yi was threatening them. Their faces twisted in anger, but they soon understood that now wasn’t the time to fight him head-on.
Fortunately, the three didn’t walk more than a hundred steps before quickly coming down the steps and standing awkwardly at the first step.
Qu Yi didn’t bother to pay attention to the expressions of the members of the Taiyuan Sect and the Jin Yang Sect. As if nothing had happened, he left after stepping down from the first step and flew away.
Undoubtedly, Qu Yi was now flying toward the mountain peak on the right. The space teleportation array was located on that mountain peak. The four members of the Taiyuan Gate and the three from the Jin Yang Sect saw Qu Yi fly straight toward the mountain peak. The strong warriors from both factions exchanged glances, then looked at the stone steps, pondering whether to continue up the steps or head to the mountain peak on the right. Suddenly, the four from the Taiyuan Gate and the three from the Jin Yang Sect also took off and flew toward the mountain peak on the right. These strong warriors realized that the words left by Emperor Hao clearly stated that the treasures atop the peak would go to those destined to obtain them—this was far too mysterious. They didn’t want to waste time climbing the steps and let Qu Yi use the space teleportation array to leave the array space first. Thus, they followed Qu Yi to the mountain peak on the right, aiming to leave the northwest wasteland of the Baguang Hall, that is, the array space, as soon as possible.
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Qu Yi’s cultivation level had now reached the middle stage of the Tribulation Crossing phase. By using his speed secret technique, his speed reached that of an ordinary Great Multiplicity Phase being. If he used an attack secret technique like “Final Kill,” his speed would likely be on par with the top figures in the Great Multiplicity Phase. Relying on his speed, Qu Yi was the first to reach the peak on the right. At the peak, there was only one space teleportation array. Qu Yi glanced at the seven people from the Taiyuan Gate and Jin Yang Sect flying behind him, thought for a moment, and decided not to attack them. There were still many challenges ahead in the Haotian Cuixian Mansion, and he needed these people to clear the way for him. The four from the Taiyuan Gate and the three from the Jin Yang Sect also landed on the peak, eager to enter the space teleportation array first, only to find that it couldn’t be activated. Of course, everyone understood that since the other strong warriors hadn’t cracked the array, it was impossible to activate this space teleportation array. So, Qu Yi, the four from the Taiyuan Gate, and the three from the Jin Yang Sect each chose a spot on the peak and began to meditate in silence.
A day later, the three demon cultivators from Bai Shou Peak cracked the “Microdust to Star Array” and flew up to the peak. Soon after, the three from the Qingyun Sect cracked the “Five Elements Thousand Machines Array” and arrived at the peak as well. The three from the Yingtian Sect cracked the “Five Swords Violent Yuan Array” and flew up to the peak. The three from Cangyang Valley cracked the “Mystic Qi Nine Transformations Array” and arrived together at the peak. The three demon cultivators from Xianyue Cliff cracked the “Starry Sky to Void Array” and rushed to the peak immediately. The three demon cultivators from Jiugong Island cracked the “Separation and Union Blood River Array” and hurriedly flew up to the peak. After all the strong warriors arrived at the peak, the space teleportation array suddenly emitted a burst of white light, followed by the flow of various spiritual energies, indicating that it could now transport people away.
Qu Yi opened his eyes and immediately saw the strong warriors from the eight sects, all holding magical artifacts and watching him warily, as if ready to attack him. After thinking for a moment, Qu Yi realized that these warriors truly believed there would be a special signal from Emperor Hao once someone reached a certain area of the Eight Deserts Palace. Thus, the warriors from these eight sects had already communicated through their spiritual senses, determined to prevent Qu Yi from being the first to use the space teleportation array at any cost.
“Looks like you all intend to stop me from being the first to enter the space teleportation array,” Qu Yi said with a casual smile.
As he spoke, he already had five Poison Fruit in his hand.
Damn those Poison Fruits!
When the warriors from the eight sects saw the five Poison Fruits in Qu Yi’s hand, they were all stunned, staring at him like fools. If Qu Yi had only shown one Poison Fruit, they might have fought him to the death. But with five Poison Fruits attacking at once, they were certain that no matter how many treasures they had to defend themselves with, they would still be killed by the Poison Fruits.
Seeing that the warriors from the eight sects remained silent, Qu Yi strode confidently into the space teleportation array. None of them moved, fearing that even the slightest action might be misinterpreted by Qu Yi, leading to the five Poison Fruits being sent their way—resulting in certain death.
The warriors from the eight sects watched helplessly as Qu Yi entered the space teleportation array. Once inside, Qu Yi waved at them and said, “Well then, I’ll see you in the Northern Wasteland region.”
Immediately afterward, a flash of white light appeared in the array, and Qu Yi’s figure disappeared.
“That bastard Qu Yi—how does he have five Poison Fruits? How can we fight him now?”
“Will I ever get a chance to live? Every time, that bastard Qu Yi gets to leave first. I must resolve to explode my Yuan Ying to kill him.”
“There’s no justice! We finally had a illusion array to trap him, but those Six-Nine Heavens Calamities helped him instead.”
“This can’t go on. Three people from the Lan Yang Palace are dead, and Qu Yi has taken their Six-Heaven Blades. Now he has two of them, which poses a threat to all of us.”
“We need to unite our efforts. We must kill Qu Yi if we want to feel safe advancing through the Eight Deserts Palace.”
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In just a moment, the warriors from the eight sects burst into complaints and expressions of dissatisfaction. However, there were also many conflicts among them. Although they were all upset with Qu Yi, it was impossible for them to unite completely.
Soon, the eight powerful warriors also left one by one through the space teleportation array. At this moment, Qu Yi was teleported to a strange place—a vast expanse of green grassland, with a tall red tree standing on it, covered in magical artifacts, including even immortal weapons.