Chapter 1: One-Star Earth Soul Immortal

Xiang Qing, Xiang Xing, and Xiang Zhong used a cross-dimensional teleportation array to arrive at Tu Tiao Star in the Demon Realm.
Tu Tiao Star was also filled with cities, each serving as a trading hub between the forces of the Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm. Every shop involved enormous wealth.
However, Tu Tiao Star was absolutely safe—cultivators from both realms had long agreed to conduct only business there and avoid fighting.
After emerging from the teleportation hall, the three entered Tu Tiao City, the central city of Tu Tiao Star.
At a restaurant named “Longmen Feijia,” they went to the second-floor private room, ordered a lavish meal, and treated themselves.
After sitting down and drinking a few cups, they became lively in conversation.
“Xiang Xing, Xiang Zhong, the task we’ve been given this time is to travel around the Demon Realm and gather information about the Luo Hun Stone and the Chuan Tian Stone. This task is too easy—we’re really lucky,” Xiang Qing said happily, shaking his wine cup.
The Luo Hun Stone and the Chuan Tian Stone were both magical spirit stones, usually in the hands of powerful immortals. But since their task was merely to gather information rather than fight to seize them, it seemed quite easy.
Upon hearing this, Xiang Xing and Xiang Zhong immediately became happy, their faces turning red from drinking.
“Yes, I was worried that this mission in the Demon Realm would put us in a life-or-death situation, but it turns out to be such an easy task,” Xiang Xing said, downing a large gulp of wine with a laugh.
“This time, let’s travel around the Demon Realm and exchange ideas with its experts to improve our cultivation levels,” Xiang Zhong said firmly, putting down his cup and clenching his fist.
Xiang Qing and Xiang Xing nodded vigorously.
“Tu Tiao Star is located on the edge of the Mu Mi Star Region in the Demon Realm, so to enter the Demon Realm, we’ll definitely have to fight our way through that region first,” Xiang Qing said with a smile.
The Demon Realm’s star nebula also resembled a banana shape and was divided into five regions, just like the Immortal Realm: Mu Mi Star Region, Huo Tu Star Region, Shui Yan Star Region, Mu Fa Star Region, and Jin Zhan Star Region.
The Jin Xuan Star Region of the Immortal Realm was close to the Mu Mi Star Region of the Demon Realm, which is why the cross-dimensional teleportation array was set up at the edge of these two regions.
“It doesn’t matter. Anyway, we don’t know where the Luo Hun Stone and the Chuan Tian Stone are. We just need to wander around various regions in the Demon Realm,” Xiang Xing said with a smile.
Xiang Qing and Xiang Zhong could only force a wry smile.

In fact, all three of them knew that the Luo Hun Shi and Chuan Tian Shi were of such high quality that they must be in the hands of the Heavenly Demons. The powerful Heavenly Demons in the Demon Realm were also concentrated on the core planets of five star systems: Jin Zan Star, Mu Fa Star, Shui Yan Star, Huo Tu Star, and Tu Mi Star.

However, the three of them were well aware that with their current strength as Upper Human Soul Immortals, entering these five planets would be tantamount to seeking death. Therefore, their plan was to explore various parts of the Demon Realm first, waiting until their strength improved before attempting to investigate the five core planets.

The strength hierarchy in the Demon Realm was similar to that in the Immortal Realm: Human Demons, Earth Demons, and Heavenly Demons. Among them, Human Demons were divided into two tiers—Human Soul Demons and Human Spirit Demons; Earth Demons were divided into two tiers—Earth Soul Demons and Earth Spirit Demons; and Heavenly Demons were divided into two tiers—Heavenly Soul Demons and Heavenly Spirit Demons.

Soul Demons were divided into six ranks, denoted by six stars. Spirit Demons were divided into three ranks: Lower, Middle, and Upper.

Xiang Qing, Xiang Xing, and Xiang Zhong fell silent for a moment, and their mood for drinking also dissipated.

“Alright, let’s leave Tu Tiao Star now and travel around Tu Mi Star System first,” Xiang Qing said calmly.

Xiang Xing and Xiang Zhong nodded gently and got up.

Then, the three of them used a spatial teleportation array in an ordinary teleportation hall on Tu Tiao Star to reach another planet, officially beginning their exploration of the Demon Realm.

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Jin Zun, Mu Zun, Shui Zun, Huo Zun, and Tu Zun had been cultivating in their own meditation caves, striving to reach the rank of One-Star Earth Soul Immortal.

These five individuals had several favorable conditions that allowed their cultivation speed to advance rapidly—far beyond that of other cultivators. First, their meditation caves contained special spiritual energy formed by the Devouring Soul Bloodline, keeping them immersed in the essence of their primal forces. Second, they took turns using divine formula cards to view the Enlightenment Steles on them, allowing them to directly observe the mysteries of their primal forces, which greatly aided their comprehension. Third, each of them had spiritual pills. Jing Yihong had acquired various pills from different parts of the Immortal Realm, and Qu Yi stored them inside the heart of the Devouring Soul Bloodline, using the blood core to transform these pills into spiritual pills—most of which were at the level of Earth Soul Immortal pills. Most importantly, Jing Yihong could now produce the Ghost Emperor Earth Pill himself. By using the blood of the Devouring Soul Bloodline to cultivate medicinal herbs, he never ran out of raw materials for this pill, ensuring a steady supply.

With these three favorable conditions, it took them not long to break through to the rank of One-Star Earth Soul Immortal.

At that moment, Jin Zun suddenly opened his eyes, which had been closed for a long time, with a gleam of brilliance in them.

The Golden Venerable, who was originally sitting on the ground, soared into the air, with his figure filling the entire cave. It became impossible to tell which of those figures was his true body. At this moment, his speed was more than ten times faster than when he was a Higher Soul Immortal; even ordinary Higher Soul Immortals could no longer keep up with his speed. Suddenly, all the Golden Venerable figures in the cave disappeared, leaving only him sitting on the ground. “The speed of ‘Solemnity’ relies on persistence—using continuous speed to suppress the opponent. Now, I’ve understood it,” said the Golden Venerable with a faint smile. It turned out that he had already grasped the speed of the Metal element’s ‘Solemnity’ and reached the cultivation level of a One-Star Earth Soul Immortal.

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The Wood Venerable had been in seclusion in his cultivation cave for twenty years. The usually calm and composed Wood Venerable suddenly opened his eyes, a smile appearing on his face as he glanced around his cave. Suddenly, his body moved swiftly within the cave—like an energy explosion—disappearing and reappearing repeatedly. A storm-like sound arose in the cave. After a while, the Wood Venerable stopped and sat back down on the ground. “The speed of ‘Life’ lies in that instant—like a seed sprouting or a star core forming. It’s all about explosiveness; everything happens so suddenly,” he said softly. It turned out that he had already understood the speed of the Wood element’s ‘Life’. The speed of the Wood element is explosive, arriving suddenly and leaving no time for reaction. Thus, the Wood Venerable also reached the level of a One-Star Earth Soul Immortal.

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The Water Venerable was always surrounded by white mist in his cultivation cave. The blood emitted from his Spirit Devouring bloodline evaporated, creating dense spiritual energy that formed white mist in the cave. This spiritual energy was, of course, of the Water element, containing the secrets of the six fundamental speeds of the Water element. In such an environment, the Water Venerable practiced effortlessly and quickly grasped one of the fundamental speeds of the Water element. Suddenly, he opened his eyes with a smile, and his body soared into the air. In that instant, his body vanished abruptly, then reappeared, disappearing again before suddenly reappearing. After a while, he understood the fundamental speed he had grasped and sat back down on the ground. “The speed of ‘Cold’ lies in that night of flying snow and freezing ground—where warmth and cold change instantly, all too suddenly,” murmured the Water Venerable.

It turned out that Water Venerable had already grasped the Speed of Cold, a type of explosive speed. Thus, Water Venerable also reached the rank of One-Star Earth Soul Immortal.
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Fire Venerable spent most of his time in his own cultivation cave, aside from occasionally pretending to go to the Array Hall of the Weapon Refining Institute to mislead Luo Yi’s investigations. With the help of the Ghost Emperor Earth Pill, the Soul Devouring Bloodline, the Enlightenment Stele, and his own insights gained from the weapon refining process, Fire Venerable gained great inspiration. After staying with closed eyes for a long time, he suddenly opened them and laughed loudly. As soon as the laughter stopped, his body shot forward, flying rapidly through the cave at a constant speed, creating countless illusions within it. After a while, Fire Venerable stopped and sat down on the ground. “The Speed of Warmth is like care given to people—it must be continuous to let them feel your sincerity. It’s like a frog in warm water, unaware of danger, lazy by nature, and persisting endlessly,” Fire Venerable said softly. It turned out that Fire Venerable had already understood the Speed of Warmth, a type of sustained speed. Thus, Fire Venerable also reached the rank of One-Star Earth Soul Immortal.
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Earth Venerable was always in his cultivation cave, devoted to his practice. Inside the cave, the blood emitted by the Soul Devouring Bloodline evaporated to form dense spiritual energy, creating a faintly yellow, hazy world that enveloped Earth Venerable. In this earth-related environment, it was easy for him to sense the Speed of Earth, and his understanding and comprehension of it grew rapidly. At that moment, Earth Venerable clapped his hands suddenly, opened his eyes, and smiled gently. In an instant, his body soared into the air—first still visible, then as a blurred shadow, followed by an illusory image, until eventually his figure could no longer be seen at all. It seemed his speed kept increasing. After a while, Earth Venerable stopped and sat down on the ground. “The Speed of Bearing is about taking on everything—the greater the pressure, the stronger the drive, and thus my speed becomes faster,” Earth Venerable said with a faint smile. It turned out that Earth Venerable had already grasped the Speed of Bearing, a type of forward-moving speed. Naturally, Earth Venerable also reached the rank of One-Star Earth Soul Immortal.
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Qu Yi naturally knew about the breakthroughs of the Five Venerables. Over these twenty years, he had become proficient in weapon refining at the levels of Four-Star Human Soul Immortal, Five-Star Human Soul Immortal, and Six-Star Human Soul Immortal, and was now getting familiar with weapon refining at the lower levels of Human Soul Immortal. Of course, Qu Yi also hadn’t forgotten to scan the “Mysteries of the Origin Dao” array, and he was almost done with it.

Knowing that the Five Lords had all reached the rank of One-Star Earth Soul Immortals, Qu Yi smiled and said, “Since the Five Lords have reached the rank of Earth Soul Immortals, I can now go to the Demon Realm.” The Boundless Stars and Planets were already in Qu Yi’s hands.