Chapter Eleven: Eliminating the Evil with Silent Sounds

The stones in the head of the Whispering Stone Demon had a special texture, having been purified by the demon’s silent sounds over countless years—making them perfect materials for crafting headphones.
After obtaining the method of refining, Qu Yi immediately said to the others, “Everyone, wait here. I’ll bring you something great.” With that, he left alone. Once he reached a place unreachable by anyone else, he gathered a few stones and returned to the Dimension Sphere.
The Star Luo Ding was already ready.
“Tool God, you’re truly creative—developing such a silent sound induction array,” Qu Yi said, turning his head toward the Tool God sitting on the soft chair as he activated the Star Luo Ding.
“Just a trivial thing,” replied the Tool God, eyes closed, waving his hand.
Qu Yi pursed his lips and stopped paying attention to the Tool God, focusing instead on refining the items.
All the stones had been placed inside the Star Luo Ding.
In the twelve parallel spaces, Qu Yi’s mind controlled them simultaneously. The Green Scorching Fire surrounded the stones, burning away impurities and forming the core of the devices.
At the Human Immortal realm, the immortal essence emitted Purple Flaming Fire, of a purple color. At the Earth Immortal realm, it emitted Green Scorching Fire, of a green color.
In a short while, the core of the headphones was formed. Two round ear cups were designed to fit over the ears, connected by a curved stone strip that covered the top of the head.
Once all twelve cores were ready, Qu Yi implanted the “Silent Sound Induction” array into them and then threw them into the lake for tempering.
Soon, with a thought from Qu Yi, the twelve headphones flew up from the bottom of the lake and landed in his hands.
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“Qu Yi, what kind of magical device is this?” Long Hu Wei asked confusedly, holding the headphones handed to him by Qu Yi.
The others also looked at Qu Yi in bewilderment.
Qu Yi smiled and said, “Everyone, put on these headphones. Not only will you no longer have to worry about those silent sounds, but they can also help you understand the mysteries of magic and speed.”
This statement had an immediate effect—those who were still skeptical put on the headphones right away.
Who wouldn’t wear something that could improve their cultivation? That would be foolish.
Although protected secretly by the Tool God, Qu Yi, Jin Zun, Mu Zun, and Tu Zun also put on the headphones properly.
“Ahaha…”
With all twelve of them now wearing the headphones, they looked at each other’s outfits and couldn’t help but burst into laughter, with a few even laughing heartily.

In the demonic realm, the magical artifacts worn by cultivators usually consisted of hats, earrings, necklaces, and the like. It was rare to see anyone wearing these oddly shaped “headphones,” so when someone put them on for the first time, it naturally drew laughter from others.
“Alright, everyone, try out the effect of these headphones. Can they really help with cultivation?” Qu Yi smiled for a while before speaking calmly.
Everyone immediately stopped laughing and focused their attention on their ears.
Buzz!
That ethereal sound appeared intermittently, reaching the headphones of the twelve people, before turning into another pleasant sound that entered each of their ears.
“This… this sound really allows me to sense the essence of speed more clearly,” Long Huwei exclaimed in delight.
The other four members of the Huwei Adventuring Party also cried out in joy almost simultaneously, “I can also sense the essence of magic more easily now.”
Xiang Qing, Xiang Xing, and Xiang Zhong didn’t say anything, but their expressions revealed that they too could clearly sense their own essences of speed.
Seeing this, Qu Yi stopped asking further questions—so long as it worked.
“Alright, everyone, let’s continue on our journey and head deeper into the Valley of Mysterious Sounds,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Everyone followed him with joyful expressions, continuing to leap along the stone branches.
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“The group ahead—you must be from the Huwei Adventuring Party. Good. I’ve heard that your leader, Long Huwei, has several billion Origin Stones. Hand them over now, and we might spare your lives.”
Just as Qu Yi and the others reached a stone platform formed by intertwined stone branches, fifty people suddenly jumped down from nearby branches, all looking at the twelve of them with mocking expressions.
Qu Yi and the others immediately realized they had encountered a band of robbers. What puzzled them, however, was how these people knew Long Huwei’s appearance and where they heard that he possessed several billion Origin Stones.
Long Huwei himself was also confused—where could he have gotten several billion Origin Stones?
Qu Yi sensed these fifty people and found that they came from an adventuring party, including ten cultivators at the Earth Soul Demon level, with the rest at the higher Human Soul Demon level.
“Where did you hear about the Huwei Adventuring Party? And how do you know that Brother Long Huwei has several billion Origin Stones?” Qu Yi asked with a smile.
At that moment, Qu Yi already had a vague suspicion that those who were framing Long Huwei had arrived in the Valley of Mysterious Sounds and were spreading rumors.

One of the leaders among the fifty, with slightly dark skin and tall, muscular build, stared coldly at Qu Yi and shouted loudly, “Stop dawdling! Wasting time won’t help. If you don’t hand over the Origin Stone today, you won’t be able to leave this place.” For these people, whether Longhu Wei truly possessed the Origin Stone or not, they were determined to rob him anyway. If they couldn’t target the Renwoxiao Thief Gang, they could take advantage of this opportunity to rob some weaker adventure groups and make a profit. That was the plan of this adventure group, so naturally, they wouldn’t let Longhu Wei go easily. Hearing this, Qu Yi said nothing more and promptly drew out the Wuxi Sword in his hand. The fifty members of that adventure group also took out their magical weapons, charging at Qu Yi and his companions with fierce intent. At that moment, continuous eerie magical sounds emerged from the stone forest. The sounds were no longer faint but deep and resonant, shaking the eardrums. “Ah…” Instantly, about twenty members of that adventure group lost their composure, curling up and rolling on the stone platform. These were all low-tier Soul Demons who couldn’t withstand the disturbance of those eerie sounds, their minds already damaged. In contrast, the twelve members of the True Hero Adventure Group and the Huwei Adventure Group were all wearing headphones. The sounds didn’t confuse them at all; instead, they all entered a state of enlightenment. Yes, the continuous eerie magical sounds had actually led these twelve people to enlightenment. However, Qu Yi quickly regained his clarity and protected the other eleven from being disturbed by those robbing adventurers. Undoubtedly, the joyful expressions on the faces of Longhu, Jin Zun, Xiang Qing, and the others were visible to the people on the opposite side. “What are those things on your heads? How can you not be disturbed by these eerie sounds?” the leader of that adventure group shouted, his eyes glowing with excitement. Qu Yi smiled slightly, then his eyes flashed with coldness as he sneered, “You people, driven by greed, will now pay the price.” Suddenly, a golden flower appeared above Qu Yi’s head—it was the life core of the Soul-Connecting Flower. Since the life core had devoured Zhu Li’s Soul Flower, it had reached the level of a Three-Star Earth Soul Immortal and could now devour the souls of cultivators at the Earth Soul Immortal and Earth Soul Demon levels. At this moment, seeing that Jin Zun, Longhu Wei, and the others were in a state of enlightenment, Qu Yi didn’t dare make a loud move. Instead, he directly commanded the life core to eliminate them all at once. As soon as the life core appeared, it emitted fifty golden rays, each targeting one of the fifty people, ready to steal their Soul Flowers.

Those twenty confused adventurers, completely unaware of the situation, naturally offered no resistance. Their Soul Flowers were drawn out of their soul spaces by the Life Core, which then devoured them all. As for the adventurers at the Human Soul Demon level, they too could not withstand the Life Core’s soul attacks. They cried out in pain before losing consciousness, their bodies collapsing, and their Soul Flowers becoming food for the Life Core. Only those ten adventurers at the Earth Soul Demon level were able to use their Soul Flowers to resist the Life Core’s attacks with difficulty. Ten streams of golden light kept moving, indicating that the Life Core could not immediately draw away and devour their Soul Flowers. Seeing this, Qu Yi’s lips twitched as he smiled continuously. “Life Core, I’ll give you a hand,” Qu Yi said happily. Suddenly, he used his Speed of Life, disappearing and appearing beside the leader of that adventuring party. Wu Xi’s sword had already pierced his body. At the same time, Qu Yi injected a thread of chaotic energy into him, forcing the leader to divert his attention to using his Immortal Energy to expel the chaotic energy. The chaotic energy was something the leader could not expel from his body, so he naturally could not focus entirely on dealing with the Life Core. “You wretch!” The other nine leaders, seeing Qu Yi’s actions, screamed in terror, their bodies trembling. Qu Yi chuckled; he had no intention of reasoning with them. He once again used his Speed of Life, disappearing and heading to one of them. Nine times in a row, Qu Yi pierced the other nine as well, injecting a thread of chaotic energy into each of them. The ten leaders, trapped by the Life Core’s control over their Soul Flowers, were unable to resist Qu Yi and could only endure his attacks. Qu Yi was ruthless—he didn’t kill them outright but ensured that none of them could focus fully on dealing with the Life Core. In this way, the Life Core could devour their Soul Flowers one by one, further boosting its strength. That leader was at the level of a Five-Star Earth Soul Demon. If his Soul Flower were devoured by the Life Core, the Life Core could also rise to the level of a Five-Star Earth Soul Immortal. Indeed, things unfolded exactly as Qu Yi had predicted. One of the leaders at the level of a One-Star Earth Soul Immortal finally could hold on no longer. He could no longer control the chaotic energy within him, and he was on the verge of collapse. Whenever he grew anxious, the Life Core would tremble violently, emitting even stronger golden light, quickly drawing his Soul Flower out of his body and devouring it.

The power of the Life Core was further strengthened. On the other hand, with one less person to share the pressure on the Life Core and the lack of magical energy in their bodies to sustain combat, the nine people found it increasingly difficult to resist. Before long, the Life Core devoured the Soul Flowers of the remaining nine people.