Chapter 2: You People

Qu Yi’s true body had already transformed into a Chaos Body, and his soul realm had reached the Mahayana stage. His five avatars had long since become Origin Bodies. Thus, Qu Yi believed that all he needed to do next was elevate his soul realm to the Perfect Completion stage and then ascend to the Immortal Realm.

But the Artifact God shattered Qu Yi’s illusions.

Curious, Qu Yi asked, “Artifact God, you said I still have much to do. Do you mean developing the Three Cauldrons Sect and unifying the entire cultivation world? You don’t need to remind me of this—I’ve been preparing for it. Tai Ming and the other seven sect leaders should have already reduced the ten major sects to seven. All that remains is to merge these seven sects into the Three Cauldrons Sect.”

The Artifact God lay on the soft chair and said gently, “There’s much more. It’s not just the Three Cauldrons Sect. Your own cultivation also requires improvement. The Five Elements Dao, the properties of crafting materials, and perfecting your soul realm—all require time for cultivation. At the same time, to unify the cultivation world under the Three Cauldrons Sect, you need to decide what kind of hierarchy to establish and how to eliminate those domineering sects, cultivation families, and chaotic troublemakers. There’s also another, even more important matter: Faith Power.”

In just a moment, the Artifact God listed several tasks, forcing Qu Yi to realize he still had a great deal to accomplish.

“Faith Power? Artifact God, you’ve never mentioned this before. What does it mean?” Qu Yi pondered for a moment before asking in surprise.

The Artifact God closed his eyes. After a while, he slowly replied, “Faith Power is a term I’ve deduced. It relates to the real reason why I was persecuted in the past and is also the greatest significance behind my creation of the Boundless Star Constellation. It will likely be of great help to you in the future.”

Qu Yi remained silent for a while, thinking carefully before asking, “I understand Origin Power. I also have some knowledge of Soul Power. But Faith Power? I’ve never even heard of it. It’s truly thought-provoking. Artifact God, can you reveal a little about what you’ve deduced?”

Undoubtedly, Qu Yi’s curiosity was piqued. How could he give up?

The Artifact God twisted his body before smiling and saying, “Actually, it’s not hard to understand. Let me put it this way: Qu Yi, on your own, when trying to comprehend this world and grasp the energy of the Five Elements, you are limited—you can’t go to any place in the world or come into contact with any natural phenomenon. But if everyone in this world believes in you and shares with you what they see, what they feel, and the insights they’ve gained, then even if you stay in one place, you’ll have experienced everything in the world. From that, you can discern and filter out the principles and understand the laws of the universe. That way, your progress will be much faster than that of other cultivators.”

Hearing this, Qu Yi was stunned. What the Artifact God had said elevated his understanding to a level where he could overlook all beings. A single person, no matter how strong, has limits when trying to comprehend the world. But if everyone helps him understand it, the speed and feeling are truly indescribable. Bai Man, who was by Qu Yi’s side, was also stunned and grew even more in admiration for the Artifact God.

“Artifact God, since you came up with this method, why don’t you do it yourself?” Qu Yi asked, realizing a key point. At that moment, the Artifact God, lying on the soft chair, sighed heavily and exclaimed indignantly, “I want to too, but I don’t have the chance. After creating the Boundless Star Cluster, I was persecuted. If it weren’t for the Dimensional Sphere, I would have perished. Now, I can only hope that Qu Yi will reach the pinnacle of the universe and restore me.”

In fact, this was something the Artifact God had gradually figured out over hundreds of years by following Qu Yi. In his excitement, he revealed a bit about his own background. After hearing this, Qu Yi looked at the Artifact God in surprise. He never imagined that the Artifact God, despite being so powerful, had been persecuted to such an extent, showing just how formidable his opponents were.

“Alright, Artifact God. Now tell me—how can I obtain this faith power?” Qu Yi asked eagerly. The Artifact God smiled faintly and said slowly, “It’s simple. After the Three Cauldrons Sect unifies the cultivation world, just make everyone in it believe in you. The soul is a miraculous existence; no matter where you are, faith power will be transmitted to you invisibly.”

Qu Yi fell silent. After a while, he declared firmly, “Then I’ll leave the Five Elements Extreme Realm right now and start working on unifying the cultivation world. First step: kill those Mahayana-level beings still in the Five Elements Extreme Realm.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Man’s smile vanished as her eyes grew dim. Of course, she understood that Qu Yi was going on a campaign and would no longer have time to be with her.
The Divine Instrument fell asleep again on the soft chair.
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The beings at the Mahayana stage from the ten sects, when they went together to pursue Qu Yi in the upper realm, could not keep up with his speed. So they stopped on a planet in the Five Elements Extreme Realm, practicing while waiting for the return of the ten from the upper realm.
However, those ten from the upper realm would never return to them.
At that time, these beings at the Mahayana stage from the ten sects still did not know that the ten from the upper realm had died. They could only stay on the planet to practice, not daring to leave without permission.
Initially, there were fifty-six beings at the Mahayana stage when they entered the Five Elements Extreme Realm, but four died due to Qu Yi’s surprise attack, leaving fifty-two.
Among them were seven from the Taiyuan Sect, four from the Qingyun Sect, five from the Jiang Chenyang Palace, six from the Yingtian Sect, five from the Jinyang Sect, five from the Biyan Peak, four from the Cangyang Valley, five from the Baishou Peak, six from the Xianyue Cliff, and five from the Jiugong Island.
These fifty-two beings were on a planet with a surface entirely covered in green smoke stone. They were divided into three groups—those practicing cultivation, those practicing magic, and those practicing demon cultivation—each about ten miles apart, forming a triangular area.
As the fifty-two beings sat in meditation, Qu Yi suddenly appeared, landing at the center of the triangular area.
Yes, Qu Yi had come there by riding a subterranean shuttle.
“Qu Yi!”
The fifty-two beings at the Mahayana stage, while meditating, also kept a trace of their spiritual awareness outside to monitor everything. Upon sensing Qu Yi’s presence, they all exclaimed in surprise.
At the same time, fifty of these beings teleported over. Although their spiritual awareness was limited in the Five Elements Extreme Realm, they still had a range of several miles, allowing them to teleport over such distances instantly.
“Qu Yi, you’ve finally shown up. Since the upper immortals failed to catch you, you dare to come here on your own. Then let us ten of us take action and capture you,” said a being from the Taiyuan Sect in a harsh voice.
There were still twenty-two beings at the Mahayana stage from the four cultivation sects. In groups of ten, they could form two teams to use the combined skill “Two Elements, Thousand Transformations, Heavenly Execution Technique.”
As soon as this being spoke, twenty beings from the cultivation sects automatically formed teams, ready to use the combined skill to attack Qu Yi.
“Qu Yi, you can’t escape now,” shouted a being from the Jinyang Sect, his voice sounding like that of a fierce demon.

The three schools of demon cultivators still have fourteen members left, who can form a team to use the combined skill ‘Ten Directions Demon Essence Blood Scream’. At this moment, ten of them gather together, ready to attack Qu Yi.
“Qu Yi, it’s delusional of you to think you can challenge the cultivation world alone. Today is the day of your death,” roared a being at the Mahayana stage from the Hundred Beasts Peak.
The three schools of demon cultivators still have sixteen beings at the Mahayana stage left. Ten of them have already gathered, ready to use the combined skill ‘Nine Heavens Demon Essence Star Slaying Technique’ to kill Qu Yi on the spot.
After seeing the behavior of these beings from the ten schools at the Mahayana stage, Qu Yi remained calm and smiling, saying casually, “You guys have cultivated for so long that your brains must have turned into idiots. Can’t you see that those ten guys aren’t following me? That means they’re already dead—killed by me.”
These words clearly told the fifty-two people that even the ten powerful beings at the Immortal level had been killed by Qu Yi, let alone those at the Mahayana stage.
Sure enough, upon hearing Qu Yi’s words, the fifty-two beings at the Mahayana stage didn’t immediately use their prepared combined skills. They all stared at Qu Yi in shock.
“How is that possible?” many beings at the Mahayana stage asked in pain.
Qu Yi glanced at them and smiled faintly, “Since you doubt it, let me show you. It’ll at least allow you to die satisfied.”
Panic!
The fifty-two beings at the Mahayana stage immediately realized the danger. They tried to fly away from the Five Elements Extreme Realm and hide on some planet in the cultivation world to focus on cultivating to the perfect Mahayana stage before ascending to the higher realms.
But it was already too late.
The Soul-Recieving Flower Core had already flown out.