Chapter 65: Acting Separately

Over three years, Mu Zun, Huo Zun, and Tu Zun all advanced from Lower Human Soul Immortals to Middle Human Soul Immortals.
Since obtaining the Soul Devouring Bloodline, Mu Zun had been practicing in his own cultivation cave. With the help of the Fa Ao spiritual energy, he mastered a new Wood-type Fa Ao—the Growth and Withering Fa Ao.
The forces of growth and withering could instantly shift at Mu Zun’s will.
Similar to Mu Zun, Tu Zun also spent three years in seclusion in his own cave. With the aid of the Soul Devouring Bloodline, he finally grasped another Earth-type Fa Ao—the Nurturing and Transforming Fa Ao.
Tu Zun could freely control the forces of nurturing and transforming at will.
After finishing his duties at the Tongzhou Hall, Huo Zun decided to remain in seclusion in his cave. Since he hadn’t used the Enlightenment Stele during the ten years traveling from Zhu Yan Star to Di You Star, Mu Zun and Tu Zun agreed to let him use the Divine Formula Cards alone. As a result, Huo Zun’s cultivation progress accelerated rapidly.
With the help of both the Soul Devouring Bloodline and the Enlightenment Stele over those three years, Huo Zun mastered a new Fire-type Fa Ao—the Ascension and Soaring Fa Ao. He could also wield the forces of ascension and soaring freely, as per his will.
Thus, now all five of Qu Yi’s avatars—Jin Zun, Mu Zun, Shui Zun, Huo Zun, and Tu Zun—had mastered two Fa Aos each and advanced to Middle Human Soul Immortals.
The chaotic energy within Qu Yi’s true body also underwent significant changes.
During his time as a Lower Human Soul Immortal, the five chaotic energy masses in his dantian consisted of one “one”-shaped chaotic energy combined with two spherical mist formations each.
Now, the five chaotic energy masses in Qu Yi’s dantian had changed to one “two”-shaped chaotic energy combined with one spherical mist formation each.
“One” meant an avatar had mastered one primal Fa Ao, while “two” meant it had mastered two primal Fa Aos.
At this point, Qu Yi himself had also advanced to a Middle Human Soul Immortal.
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Jin Zun, Mu Zun, Shui Zun, Huo Zun, and Tu Zun gathered around Qu Yi.
Looking at them, Qu Yi felt a sense of pride knowing they had all become Middle Human Soul Immortals.
“Five Zuns, now that we’re all Middle Human Soul Immortals, it’s time to do something here on Di You Star,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
“Sure!” the five replied simply.
Qu Yi nodded and then said, “Huo Zun, you continue to help the Tongzhou Hall strengthen itself. Jin Zun, Mu Zun, Shui Zun, and Tu Zun, let’s explore various places on Di You Star together. Who knows, we might discover something interesting.”

The Youhan Sect, as the ruler of the entire Diyou Star Cluster, naturally had its own secrets, especially on Diyou Star, where its headquarters was located. Qu Yi knew that the five people had just broken through to a certain level, and it would take a long time for them to advance further to the higher rank of Human Soul Immortals. Therefore, he wanted to take the opportunity to explore various places on Diyou Star to see if he could uncover some secrets of the Youhan Sect.

“Very good,” the five said casually again.

Qu Yi smiled broadly and said happily, “If that’s the case, let’s go our separate ways.”

As soon as he finished speaking, three thousand immortal artifacts at the level of One-Star Human Soul Immortals flew up from the bottom of the lake and landed all around Fire Lord.

Naturally, Fire Lord took possession of these three thousand immortal artifacts and immediately left the Dimensional Sphere.

At the same time, Gold Lord changed his appearance to resemble a mid-level Human Soul Immortal from the Tongzhou Hall and also left the Dimensional Sphere. Then, Gold Lord carried the Dimensional Sphere and flew toward the spatial transmission array of Tongzhou Hall.

Gold Lord had a pass token from Tongzhou Hall given to him by Fire Lord, so he wasn’t afraid of being stopped by the disciples of Tongzhou Hall and could transfer smoothly to other continents on Diyou Star.

Soon, Gold Lord successfully used the spatial transmission array to reach the Ghostland, where the Sect Affairs Council was located.

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Fire Lord arrived at the headquarters on Juehuo Peak.

Zhen Nantian was there. As soon as he sensed Fire Lord’s arrival, he immediately flew into the air to greet him.

“Fire Lord, you took the materials and were away for three whole years. Is it only now that you’ve finished crafting the artifacts?” Zhen Nantian exclaimed happily.

Fire Lord’s arrival always meant something amazing, and Zhen Nantian really liked it when Fire Lord came to see him frequently.

Fire Lord smiled faintly, then landed on the ground. He then took out the three thousand immortal artifacts crafted by Qu Yi from his spatial ring and placed them all on the ground.

Three thousand!

With a sweep of his immortal sense, Zhen Nantian immediately knew the number of immortal artifacts, and his face showed surprise.

“Fire Lord, you actually crafted three thousand different immortal artifacts! How do you know so many array formations?” Zhen Nantian shouted, his eyes wide and his body trembling slightly.

Each immortal artifact required different attribute requirements, which naturally meant different array formations. Zhen Nantian knew that Fire Lord had learned only a limited number of array formations from Tongzhou Hall, so it was impossible for him to meet the attribute requirements of all three thousand artifacts. Therefore, he really couldn’t understand how Fire Lord knew so many array formations and managed to construct them successfully.

Could he be a genius in artifact crafting? A genius in array formations?

Zhen Nantian thought to himself.

Huozun chuckled, then waved his hand and said with a smile, “Fat guy, I’ve invented a method for pre-setting arrays. My expertise in arrays is quite profound. Moreover, these arrays are quite simple for me. After all, these three thousand immortal artifacts are only at the level of One-Star Human Soul Immortals, so the arrays aren’t too difficult.”

Zhen Nantian quickly shook his head and shouted, “Impossible! Even if they’re immortal artifacts at the One-Star Human Soul Immortal level, there are so many arrays—there’s no way you can study them all at once. And even if you did, you couldn’t immediately succeed in forming the arrays; you need a lot of time to practice.”

As a former leader of the Refinement Peak at Tongzhou Hall, Zhen Nantian knew well that he wouldn’t be easily deceived by just a few words from Huozun.

Hearing this, Huozun immediately scanned the surroundings and saw many disciples watching the two of them. So he sent a message through his immortal sense, “Fat guy, let’s find a place. I have something to give you.”

Upon hearing this, Zhen Nantian’s suspicion instantly turned into excitement, his whole body filled with enthusiasm.

How could what Huozun gave be something ordinary? That’s what Zhen Nantian thought, so he was naturally very excited and eager.

After a while, Huozun and Zhen Nantian arrived at the Peak Master’s Pavilion on Juehuo Peak, where there was a secret room. The two entered it.

As soon as they sat down, Huozun took out a book and a jade slip from his hand and threw them at Zhen Nantian.

Zhen Nantian caught them and took a glance before shouting, “The Fire Control Art and the jade slip—what are these?”

Hearing this, Huozun’s body trembled slightly. This damn fat guy didn’t even bother reading the content of the book or scanning the jade slip with his immortal sense before shouting so loudly.

“Fat guy, these are things I obtained from an ancient cave dwelling. The Fire Control Art can help you control flames while refining artifacts, greatly increasing the success rate. The jade slip contains arrays—ranging from Human Immortal level to Heavenly Immortal level. That’s where I gained my knowledge,” Huozun said with a faint smile.

The Fire Control Art was something Qu Yi had obtained from Haotian Immortal Mansion. Huozun had never used it because, with the guidance of a powerful figure like the Artifact God, he dismissed the secret techniques taught by Emperor Haotian.

The jade slip was Emperor Haotian’s jade slip that Qu Yi had gotten from Haotian Immortal Mansion. He copied the array-related content from it and reprinted it onto this new jade slip.

Knowing that he would never use these two secret techniques left by Emperor Haotian in the future, Huozun wanted to pass them on to Zhen Nantian, allowing him to inherit Emperor Haotian’s legacy.

Sure enough, as soon as Zhen Nantian heard the Fire Lord’s words, he immediately opened the Imperial Fire Art, skimming through it quickly, then sent his spiritual awareness into the jade slip, where he immediately realized the vastness of the knowledge about formations contained within. Silence. Staring. Zhen Nantian looked at the Fire Lord in shock, then stood up solemnly and said, “Fire Lord, I am deeply moved that you trust me so much and entrust such a precious thing to me. From now on, I, Zhen Nantian, swear to follow you, trust you, and be loyal to you for life.” With Tongzhou Hall’s strength, it would be a very long time before Zhen Nantian could reach the level of a Heavenly Immortal. But now, after discovering the contents of the jade slip, he realized that it was quite possible for him to achieve that level as well. Undoubtedly, the Fire Lord was like a second father to Zhen Nantian at this moment. Seeing that the Fire Lord had given him such an important thing, Zhen Nantian understood that the Fire Lord fully trusted him, and moved to the point of making a heartfelt vow. The Fire Lord nodded gently and smiled, saying, “Fat guy, focus on cultivating from now on. Whether in Tongzhou Hall, the Youhan Sect, or the Immortal Realm, your own strength is the most important. Tongzhou Hall can’t protect you, nor can the Youhan Sect. Only by improving your own strength can you control your own destiny. I’m giving you these two things in the hope that you’ll become a dominant figure in the Immortal Realm someday, so that we can travel everywhere in it.” Zhen Nantian nodded vigorously, almost to the point of tears. The Fire Lord smiled faintly and waited until Zhen Nantian calmed down before saying, “Fat guy, have Lin Po and the other four made any progress in three years?” Lin Po, Yan Yang, Feng Ming, Wen Chong, and Fei Hong had already received the help of the Soul Devouring Bloodline and had long abandoned their task of crafting weapons to focus on cultivating in their own caves. Hearing this, Zhen Nantian immediately became happy and said proudly, “Those five guys have all made progress. Lin Po has already reached the level of a Lower Human Soul Immortal. Yan Yang, Feng Ming, Wen Chong, and Fei Hong have all reached the level of Four-Star Human Soul Immortals.” The effect of the Soul Devouring Bloodline was truly remarkable—these five people had advanced by one cultivation level in just three years, matching even those cultivation geniuses in the Immortal Realm. Hearing this, the Fire Lord stood up with a smile and said softly, “Since the five of them have improved, let them continue cultivating. Now, I’ll go discuss with the executives how to boost the overall strength of Tongzhou Hall.” Hearing this, Zhen Nantian was once again filled with excitement.