Chapter Eleven: Reunion on Liupan Star
Qu Yi’s true self, along with Bai Man, activated the Boundless Starfield and left the Five Elements Extreme Realm, suddenly arriving on Liupan Star.
In a forest on Qianhua Continent, beneath a giant tree, Qu Yi’s five avatars were each busy with their own tasks. The Gold Avatar, Wood Avatar, Water Avatar, and Earth Avatar were meditating to comprehend the primal forces, while the Fire Avatar was using the Star Luo Ding to craft a Soul Compass.
Suddenly, Qu Yi’s true self, holding Bai Man, appeared beneath the giant tree in front of the five avatars.
“True Self!” The five avatars stood up and said with smiles.
Qu Yi’s six bodies were independent, yet all five avatars instinctively respected their true self.
“Hehe, the Five Avatars, it seems you’re all on the verge of mastering the primal forces. Once that happens, you’ll be able to elevate your soul realms to the perfect Mahayana stage, and we can ascend to the Immortal Realm,” said Qu Yi’s true self with a smile.
The six bodies shared a single soul. The souls within each body originated from one soul, allowing them to merge naturally and function independently when separated. Any of these souls could immediately sense the movements of the other five. Thus, as soon as Qu Yi’s true self landed, he sensed the progress of his five avatars’ cultivation.
“True Self, have you already collected all the chaotic energy from the Five Elements Extreme Realm since returning to the Cultivation Realm?” asked the Gold Avatar with a faint smile.
Qu Yi’s true self nodded.
“True Self, what plans do you have for the Three Cauldron Sect next?” asked the Wood Avatar.
Undoubtedly, the Three Cauldron Sect had now unified the Cultivation Realm, with cultivators at various levels going to different planets as per the rules. Everyone was watching to see how the sect would maintain these rules.
Qu Yi’s true self smiled and replied, “It’s time to carry out the third step. Fire Avatar, how many Three Cauldron Towers have you crafted?”
The Fire Avatar burst into laughter, then stretched out five fingers and shouted, “A total of 500,000!”
Five hundred thousand Three Cauldron Towers was only half of the one million Qu Yi’s true self had initially planned. But since it was only the Fire Avatar working alone, producing such a large number in such a short time was already considered his best effort.
After speaking, the Fire Avatar took out one Three Cauldron Tower and placed it in front of everyone.
The Three Tripod Tower is 100 meters tall, 10 meters wide at the base, and has nine floors, each with the same attic-style design. It is entirely painted in a bright red color, emitting a radiant glow. Inside this tower, only one “Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array” is installed, making the spiritual energy inside a hundred times denser than outside.
Qu Yi glanced at the Three Tripod Tower and then smiled, saying, “Fire Lord, the next 500,000 Three Tripod Towers will be entrusted to other master craftsmen from the Three Tripod Sect. You go and teach them the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array, so that together they can complete the construction of those 500,000 towers.”
“Understood!” replied the Fire Lord with a faint smile.
Naturally, the Fire Lord’s task from now on would be to focus solely on crafting the Soul Compass.
“Next, we need to summon back all the elders, senior members, and enforcement officers of the Three Tripod Sect to Liupan Star. Also, those former members of the Three Tripod Sect under Wei Yan’s control should come to Liupan Star as well,” Qu Yi said casually, as if he had complete control over the entire cultivation world.
Everything in the world was clearly within his grasp.
The Gold Lord, Wood Lord, Water Lord, Fire Lord, and Earth Lord—all five understood what Qu Yi was planning and smiled in understanding.
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On Mount Taiyuan, Tai Ming, Ying Hua, Jin Xiong, Cang Huang, Qing Long, Tu Long, and Shui Long gathered once again.
The seven had received Qu Yi’s message and rushed to Taiyuan Sect to welcome him. Naturally, they also understood that Qu Yi was about to take the third step in unifying the cultivation world under the Three Tripod Sect.
Suddenly, Qu Yi’s figure appeared on the summit of Mount Taiyuan.
“Master!” The seven immediately bowed and called out as soon as they saw him.
At that moment, sensing Qu Yi’s presence, they felt an urge to prostrate themselves before him, as if he were now one with the universe itself, capable of destroying the world at any moment.
Qu Yi simply smiled faintly and said, “You seven, issue a notice to all the elders, senior members, and enforcement officers heading to the cultivation world. Tell them to return to Liupan Star within half a year and gather at Taiyuan Sect.”
As soon as they arrived, Qu Yi immediately gave orders.
“Yes, Master,” the seven replied without hesitation.
Qu Yi smiled again, then took out a Three Tripod Tower from his space ring, along with a jade slip, drawing all seven’s attention.
“This is the Three Tripod Tower. The jade slip contains the method for crafting it, as well as the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array. Gather all the master craftsmen from the Three Tripod Sect and work together with all your strength to produce 500,000 Three Tripod Towers within half a year,” Qu Yi said calmly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Qu Yi threw the jade slip to Tai Ming.
When the seven people, including Tai Ming, heard this order, they were initially hesitant, but once Tai Ming scanned the contents of the jade slip, they relaxed. It turned out that constructing the Three Tripod Towers didn’t require special materials—only some ordinary alchemy materials, along with engraving the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array onto them, would suffice.
For such an alchemy task, in the past, the seven major sects only needed disciples at the Golden Core stage or above to handle it. Therefore, five hundred thousand Three Tripod Towers could still be crafted on time.
“Please rest assured, master,” the seven people, including Tai Ming, assured him in succession.
Qu Yi smiled slightly before saying calmly, “Next, go and inform those elders, senior members, and enforcement officers to return. I think it’s time for them to know who the leader of the Three Tripod Sect is.”
Upon hearing Qu Yi’s words, Tai Ming, Ying Hua, Jin Xiong, Cang Huang, Qing Long, Tu Long, and Shui Long immediately guessed that Qu Yi intended to appear at the gathering in half a year and officially announce to the entire cultivation world that he was the leader of the Three Tripod Sect.
“Yes, master,” the seven replied with smiles.
Qu Yi nodded and then teleported away.
The seven people, including Tai Ming, also said little and each teleported off to carry out their own tasks.
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A message spread rapidly throughout the cultivation world:
“The elders, senior members, and enforcement officers of the Three Tripod Sect are to return to Liupan Star within half a year and gather at Taiyuan Mountain.”
The Three Tripod Sect had only sent elders at the Tribulation stage, senior members at the Fusion stage, and enforcement officers at the Divination stage to various cultivation worlds seven years ago to stabilize them. Now, for the first time, it was recalling its elders, senior members, and enforcement officers.
Naturally, as this news spread, cultivators across the cultivation world realized that the leader of the Three Tripod Sect might soon appear.
The first powerful figure to unify the cultivation world was about to emerge.
The cultivators were extremely eager, constantly monitoring developments in Liupan Star, hoping to find out as soon as possible who the leader of the Three Tripod Sect really was.
Meanwhile, the elders, senior members, and enforcement officers sent by the Three Tripod Sect to various planets immediately set off upon receiving the notice, using space teleportation arrays to head back to Liupan Star. Of course, like the other cultivators, they too were guessing who the leader of the Three Tripod Sect might be.
In addition to these openly identified members of the Three Tripod Sect, there was also an unknown group being transported to Liupan Star via space teleportation arrays.
This group was the forces of the Three Tripod Sect that Qu Yi had established earlier.
Qu Yi informed Wei Yan, who then issued orders for the members of the San Ding Gate hidden on various planets to set off for Liupan Star. Tens of millions of San Ding Gate members arrived at Liupan Star through spatial teleportation arrays. In addition to these two groups of San Ding Gate members, some of Qu Yi’s friends and old acquaintances also came to Liupan Star. Among them were the demon cultivators from the Tianhua Star’s Heavenly Punishment Mountains—Sky Sound Insects, Ice Blood Ants, and Three-Tailed Dragons; the cultivators from Tianhua Star—Dong Qing, Dong De, Yan Ren, Qing Chuan, Shi Jue, Leng Yu, and others; the slaves captured by Qu Yi on Baiyin Star—Silver-Faced Howling Dogs, Blue Dragons, Li Heng, Shuo Bai, Liang Qu; Qu Yi’s son, Qu Hanxin, along with most of the members of the Li, Wang, and Zhang families under his control; the three hidden powerhouses—Shuo Shang, Shuo Rui, and Shuo Xu; and the Yin Yun Gate, led by its current master, Zhenren Han Jin, who brought all its disciples to Liupan Star. Of course, Qu Yi’s closest allies—Qing Wu Gui, Wu Yuan, Mu Han, Golden Qilin, and Illusion Dancing Butterfly—also received his message and were rushing to Liupan Star. A bustling scene ensued as Liupan Star was flooded with people. Half a year passed. The elders, leaders, and enforcers of the San Ding Gate had all arrived at Taiyuan Mountain. The original San Ding Gate members under Wei Yan’s control also arrived near Taiyuan Mountain. Those who had connections with Qu Yi also made their way to Liupan Star. Everyone was waiting eagerly.