Chapter 63: I Want to Refine Weapons

Ever since Qu Yi took control of the Soul Devouring Bloodline, he immediately created five caves in a branch of it, serving as training grounds for his five avatar lords—Metal Lord, Wood Lord, Water Lord, Fire Lord, and Earth Lord.
Of course, each of these five caves contained a branch of the Soul Devouring Bloodline, dedicated solely to the training of these five individuals.
It took ten years for the Starship to travel from Zhu Yan Star to Di You Star. During these ten years, the Metal Lord remained inside the Tiny Realm Sphere, using the Divine Formula Cards in rotation along with the Enlightenment Stele to help himself comprehend the mysteries of the Metal element.
Over those ten years, the Metal Lord gradually grasped the principles of the Metal Purification Method and was nearly ready to fully understand them.
After arriving at the Tongzhou Plateau and with the help of the Soul Devouring Bloodline, his training progress accelerated dramatically. He gained an increasingly clear understanding of the Purification Method.
At that moment, the Metal Lord sat in his secluded cave. To his right was a fountain of blood derived from the Soul Devouring Bloodline, and the entire cave was filled with a dense aura of the Metal element’s spiritual energy.
Suddenly, the Metal Lord’s eyes snapped open, emitting two sharp beams of light. His aura surged violently, causing the spiritual energy in the cave to form a swirling vortex with a whooshing sound.
He quickly placed his hands in front of him, releasing golden immortal essence from each palm. The two golden essences merged immediately, but the forces emanating from the left and right sides of the merged mass were distinctly different.
On the left side, the force exuded a sense of sweeping everything clean—strict, merciless, like a desert breeze—that made people dare not question and instilled a sense of reverence. This was the aura of Purification.
On the right side, the force created an oppressive pressure as if descending from the heavens, forcing all beings to feel that disaster was imminent and that resistance was futile. This was the aura of Compulsion.
Suddenly, the Metal Lord smiled. The auras emanating from the two sides of the mass switched instantly—the left side now emitted the aura of Compulsion, while the right side emitted that of Purification.
The Metal Lord had now fully understood the Purification Method, allowing him to switch between the forces of Purification and Compulsion at will.
Immediately afterward, he closed his eyes again to consolidate his cultivation.
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The Water Lord, like the Metal Lord, also spent ten years training inside the Tiny Realm Sphere. With the help of the Enlightenment Stele, he had also reached a profound understanding of the mysteries of the Water element.

In the cultivation cave opened up on the Tongzhou Plateau, the bloodlines derived from the Soul Devouring Bloodline continued to spew blood, which then evaporated to form dense spiritual energy of the Water element.
The Water Venerable had been cultivating in the cave for a year.
At this moment, like an ancient well, the Water Venerable suddenly opened eyes that had not been opened for a long time, with layers of faint light glowing within them.
A smile appeared at the corners of the Water Venerable’s mouth.
He placed his hands in front of him, and both palms simultaneously emitted Water Element Xian Yuan. Two blue water masses burst forth and merged between the palms, forming a mass of blue water. However, the auras emitted by the upper and lower layers of this blue water were vastly different.
The aura from the upper layer made it seem as though the entire space was in a frozen realm—windless and snowless, yet bitterly cold to the soul, an unbearable chill unique to the power of water’s coldness.
The aura from the lower layer reminded one of a beautiful forest stream or a green lake on a hot day, bringing waves of refreshing coolness that constantly touched one’s senses—this was the manifestation of water’s coolness.
In the blink of an eye, the Water Venerable flipped his hands, causing the two layers of water within the blue mass to exchange their auras: the upper layer emitted the aura of coolness, while the lower layer emitted that of coldness.
The Water Venerable had now grasped the mysteries of coldness and coolness, able to freely switch between them.
After a while, the Water Venerable withdrew his Xian Yuan, dispersed the blue water mass, and closed his eyes again to solidify his newly achieved cultivation level.
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When the Golden Venerable and the Water Venerable achieved cultivation breakthroughs, the Wood Venerable, Fire Venerable, and Earth Venerable all learned of it immediately.
The three simply sent their thoughts to offer congratulations before returning to their cultivation, determined to quickly break through to the rank of Mid-Level Human Soul Immortal as well.
At that time, the Tiny Realm Sphere was on the Fire Venerable’s body. Inside the sphere, Qu Yi lay on a soft chair, his immortal consciousness scanning the “Primordial Energy Dao” formation taught by the Artifact God.
Qu Yi also learned immediately about the breakthroughs of the Golden Venerable and the Water Venerable, so he sat up on the soft chair.
“Artifact God, the Golden Venerable and the Water Venerable have both reached the rank of Mid-Level Human Soul Immortal,” Qu Yi said with a smile, looking at the Artifact God sitting on the chair beside him.
“What’s there to be happy about? You still have three avatars that haven’t broken through—you’re still a Lower-Level Human Soul Immortal,” the Artifact God snapped irritably, slightly annoyed that Qu Yi had disturbed his sleep.
Only when all five of his avatars reached the rank of Mid-Level Human Soul Immortal could Qu Yi himself break through to that rank.

At this moment, within Qu Yi’s dantian, only the two energy masses corresponding to the Golden Vessel and Water Vessel showed changes. What was originally in the shape of a “1” now formed a “2” shape. The three energy masses corresponding to the Wood Vessel, Fire Vessel, and Earth Vessel still remained in the shape of a “1”.

Seeing that the Vessel God had become active, Qu Yi simply smiled indifferently and continued, “Vessel God, I’m almost done scanning the Path of Primordial Energy you taught me. What kind of formation will you teach me next?”

The Path of Primordial Energy involved using the forces of the five elements to create formations.

Since Qu Yi’s five avatars had fully comprehended the forces of the five elements, Qu Yi himself also had a complete understanding of primordial energy. Therefore, when scanning the formation of the Path of Primordial Energy, he could quickly grasp each formation and master it thoroughly.

Qu Yi believed he could complete scanning the Path of Primordial Energy in less than half a year.

Upon hearing Qu Yi’s words, the Vessel God immediately sat up and stared at him.

“You’re almost mastering the Path of Primordial Energy, which is indeed worth celebrating. However, Qu Yi, you still lack experience in crafting artifacts. Since the Fire Vessel is currently focused on understanding the mysteries of the laws, I think the task of gaining more crafting experience should be assigned to you,” said the Vessel God with a smile.

Qu Yi naturally understood that although he had mastered the secrets of formations, he lacked practical crafting experience, making it difficult for him to use those formations skillfully in the future.

“I understand. Since the Fire Vessel needs time to cultivate, I’ll go out and gain more crafting experience at Tongzhou Hall, applying the formations I’ve mastered,” Qu Yi said with a smile.

With Tongzhou Hall’s current capabilities, it could only mass-produce immortal artifacts at the Human Soul Immortal level—formations based on the forces of the five elements, which were perfect for Qu Yi to apply the Path of Primordial Energy.

Hearing Qu Yi’s words, the Vessel God’s face lit up with joy before he said, “Qu Yi, once you can skillfully use the Path of Primordial Energy, I’ll teach you the Secrets of Primordial Laws, allowing you to master the laws of the five elements as well.”

Upon hearing this, Qu Yi showed a subtle expression, as if he had already guessed that the formation the Vessel God intended to teach him was the Secrets of Primordial Laws.

“Good. By then, the Golden Vessel, Wood Vessel, Water Vessel, Fire Vessel, and Earth Vessel will also have almost fully comprehended the Secrets of Primordial Laws. Scanning the Secrets of Primordial Laws then will be much more efficient, and I should be able to fully understand them quickly as well,” Qu Yi said with a faint smile.

The Vessel God responded with an “oh” and slowly lay back on the soft chair, falling asleep again.

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Qu Yi emerged from the tiny realm sphere and soared into the air, heading straight for the Peak of Absolute Fire.
The aura of Qu Yi’s true self and his five avatars was identical, so naturally, there was no need to worry about being recognized as an impostor by the Peak of Absolute Fire as he flew there.
At that moment, Zhen Nantian was on his own Peak of Absolute Fire, proudly inspecting his disciples below, who were all energetically crafting immortal weapons while laughing joyfully.
Soon, Zhen Nantian sensed Qu Yi’s aura.
“Haha, Fire Lord, you came out so quickly.” Before the sound even reached him, Zhen Nantian had already arrived in front of Qu Yi.
After reaching the rank of One-Star Earth Soul Immortal, Zhen Nantian’s speed had indeed increased significantly.
Qu Yi smiled faintly and said, “Fatty, have you picked out any disciples? I can help them improve their cultivation.”
Since the Fire Lord had agreed to assist Zhen Nantian in enhancing the cultivation of his disciples from the Tongzhou Hall, Qu Yi naturally wouldn’t object and simply proposed it directly.
Upon hearing this, Zhen Nantian immediately smiled and said, “Fire Lord, I’ve already selected five people—everyone you know.”
Then, he stretched out his right hand, using his index finger to summon the Fire Element Immortal Energy, swiftly waving it in the air to form the characters of the five elements, which were the names of the five people: Lin Po, Yan Yang, Feng Ming, Wen Chong, and Fei Hong.
Qu Yi smiled upon seeing them.
It turned out that Lin Po had fought against the Fire Lord before and later followed him to Fangyang Star. As for Yan Yang, Feng Ming, Wen Chong, and Fei Hong, they were the four Three-Star Earth Soul Immortals who had originally followed the Fire Lord to Fangyang Star. These five people had spent several years together with the Fire Lord at the Yulin Mineral Deposits on Fangyang Star and were already quite familiar with each other.
Zhen Nantian mentioned these five disciples from the Peak of Absolute Fire because he was sure the Fire Lord was also familiar with them and would not refuse. As long as these five disciples reached the rank of Earth Soul Immortal, Zhen Nantian believed his position in the Tongzhou Hall would be truly secure.
After reading this, Qu Yi stared at Zhen Nantian until his face turned red, before smiling and saying, “Alright, I’ll help these five improve their cultivation.”
Upon hearing this, Zhen Nantian looked at Qu Yi excitedly, secretly rejoicing that his plan had succeeded.
Suddenly, Qu Yi said calmly, “Fatty, as a member of the Peak of Absolute Fire, it seems I haven’t helped craft any immortal weapons for it yet. Now, I’d like to go to the weapon-forging site and help create a few immortal weapons for the Peak of Absolute Fire as well.”
Zhen Nantian immediately looked at Qu Yi in surprise, his eyes filled with disbelief.

“Fire Venerable, are you actually going to forge weapons in person?” Zhen Nantian asked in great confusion.