Chapter 16: Reporting Back

Wandong Stone Peak was the entrance to the Valley of Mysterious Sounds.
At this time, many adventurers had already emerged from the valley, each with a worried expression on their face.
Under the orders of their leader, Ya Wu Bian, the 99 members of the Renwoxiao Thief Gang attacked weaker adventurer groups, killing many of them.
The remaining adventurers fled in panic and left Wandong Stone Peak, gathering nearby to wait for others to come out of the valley.
After emerging from the Valley of Mysterious Sounds, Jin Zun, Mu Zun, and Tu Zun, along with Longhu Wei, also landed on a mountain near Wandong Stone Peak.
“Jin Zun, Mu Zun, Tu Zun, what do you think? Could Brother Qu Yi be in trouble?” Longhu Wei asked anxiously as soon as he landed.
Longhu Wei truly wanted to befriend Qu Yi, and his concern was genuine.
Jin Zun, Mu Zun, and Tu Zun simply smiled faintly, appearing completely unfazed.
With the Dimension Ball, the Boundless Stars, a billion Ice Bees, and the Vast Sky Sword, how could Qu Yi possibly be killed by the Renwoxiao Thief Gang? Moreover, the three of them were soul-linked to Qu Yi and already knew that he had ambushed and killed Ya Wu Bian.
Without a leader, the Renwoxiao Thief Gang could no longer function effectively.
“Brother Hu Wei, we just need to wait quietly,” Jin Zun said with a light smile.
Hearing this, Longhu Wei stared at the three of them in confusion, wondering where they got such confidence—had Qu Yi mastered some immortal technique?
They sat quietly on the mountain, gazing at Wandong Stone Peak to see if they could spot Qu Yi among the adventurers emerging from it.
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After killing Ya Wu Bian, Qu Yi entered the Dimension Ball to allow Yuwen Tianlan to travel quickly.
By now, Yuwen Tianlan had reached the central region of the near-earth layer. Qu Yi emerged from the Dimension Ball and glanced around.
“Not bad. The mysterious sounds here are also stable. This will be the place where I train my subordinates in the Demon Realm,” Qu Yi said softly.
It turned out that Qu Yi had inspected Ya Wu Bian’s space ring and found the Resonant Stone inside. He had also learned about its functions from the Artifact God, which led him to plan to use the Valley of Mysterious Sounds to train his subordinates.
After a while, Qu Yi took out a Soul Compass and placed it in a hole in a giant rock.
With the Soul Compass, he could determine the soul coordinates of this place, allowing him to come here at any time using the Boundless Stars.
In an instant, Qu Yi grabbed the Boundless Stars and disappeared.

Soon after, Qu Yi brought Fire Venerable and Water Venerable to this place one after another; both of them already had headphones on their heads.
“Thank you, Lord.”
Fire Venerable and Water Venerable already knew about the situation of the three Gold Venerables and naturally understood that Qu Yi wanted them to have a chance of enlightenment as well, so as to advance to the rank of Two-Star Earth Soul Immortal.
Qu Yi nodded gently.
A moment later, with headphones on, Fire Venerable and Water Venerable heard a faint sound and immediately entered a state of enlightenment.
Seeing this, Qu Yi took out his communication card and contacted Long Hu Wei to inform him of the situation.
Long Hu Wei then learned that Qu Yi was safe and sat down on the mountain peak, waiting patiently for Qu Yi to return before heading back to Earth Storm Star and the Storm Dragon Sect.
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While Fire Venerable and Water Venerable were in a state of enlightenment, Qu Yi took out Edgeless’s space ring.
As the leader of a bandit group, Edgeless didn’t dare store anything in the merchant alliance and could only keep it in his own space ring. Thus, the space ring now contained all of Edgeless’s wealth.
“Not bad. There are two billion Origin Stones. Although I already have many, these Origin Stones will allow me to buy plenty of medicinal pills.”
“These ores seem to exist only in the Demon Realm; they can also be used to help me get familiar with alchemy.”
“Edgeless actually stole so many spiritual pills. Most of them are Earth Soul Demon-level pills, which can only be used to replenish demonic energy.”
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Qu Yi used his immortal sense to scan the items in the space ring, but he didn’t find any particularly exciting treasures.
Then, Qu Yi took out the Crystal Yellow Long Sword used by Edgeless.
“The Yongchang Sword is a lower-tier Earth Soul Demon-level Earth Magic Weapon, which is equivalent to a mid-tier Immortal Weapon of slightly lower rank. Inside the sword is a Wave Formation that can create a wave-shaped alternate dimension. Good, even Earth Venerable can use this sword.”
Qu Yi quickly understood the capabilities of the Yongchang Sword.
Three days later, Fire Venerable and Water Venerable woke up from their state of enlightenment and looked at Qu Yi with smiles.
“Great! Fire Venerable has grasped the speed of heat, and Water Venerable has grasped the speed of cold. Both of you have advanced,” Qu Yi said happily after taking a glance.
The speed of heat refers to forward movement, while the speed of cold refers to backward movement.
Fire Venerable and Water Venerable smiled back at each other.
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Qu Yi emerged from the Ten Thousand Caves Stone Peak.
“Oh, Brother Qu Yi, you’re finally out,” Long Hu Wei said immediately as he flew over upon seeing Qu Yi appear.

Qu Yi laughed heartily, reached out and grabbed Long Hu Wei’s hand mid-air, and they returned to the mountain where everyone was gathered. “The members of the ‘Let Me Laugh’ Thief Gang are currently slaughtering adventurers in the Valley of Mysterious Sounds and will soon emerge. Everyone, leave quickly!” Qu Yi shouted loudly as soon as they landed. Ya Wu Bian was already dead, and the members of the “Let Me Laugh” Thief Gang were indeed killing adventurers frantically to vent their anger. Qu Yi’s shout was meant to trigger a mass escape among the adventurers nearby, so that his group could fly away unnoticed. Sure enough, as soon as his words fell, many adventurers were terrified and quickly decided to leave. Tens of thousands of adventurers took to the air and fled. Qu Yi, Long Hu Wei, and the others immediately followed the adventurers to the space teleportation array on Youyuan Star. By then, Qu Yi and his group had arrived in Youquan City on Youyuan Star, where the planet’s only space teleportation array was located. They entered a quiet lounge. Qu Yi looked at Long Hu Wei and said with a smile, “Brother Hu Wei, during this trip to the Valley of Mysterious Sounds, several adventurer groups came to deal with you. It seems the person who framed you has been manipulating things from behind the scenes.” Rumors claimed that Long Hu Wei possessed hundreds of billions of Origin Stones, so those who tried to assassinate him by imitating his appearance must have been instigated by someone who wanted to harm him. Hearing this, Long Hu Wei became furious but quickly calmed down, then said sharply, “I must return to Di Bao Star as soon as possible to find out who exactly wants me dead.” As the son of the Tyrant Dragon Sect’s leader, he was reluctant but forced to get involved in the power struggles within the sect. Qu Yi smiled and said, “Brother Hu Wei, since that’s the case, let’s hurry back to Di Bao Star.” Long Hu Wei nodded in gratitude. ※※※ In a mountainous area on Youyuan Star, twenty people were arguing inside a mountain at that moment. These twenty people were the ones who had secretly plotted against Long Hu Wei. “Sun Bu Hen, you also possess the cultivation level of a Higher Soul Demon. How come you only succeeded in attacking three adventurer groups? Don’t you feel ashamed?” Huang Tianzhen shouted angrily. As soon as these twenty people entered the Valley of Mysterious Sounds, they started searching for adventurer groups. Whenever they found an adventurer who was alone and weak, they would attack and assassinate them, then frame Long Hu Wei for it.

Sun Buhen was furious to hear that Huang Tianzhen was targeting him again. He glared angrily and shouted, “Huang Tianzhen, are you doing so well yourself? You spread rumors that Longhu Wei had hundreds of billions of Origin Stones, but why didn’t it attract more adventure groups to ambush him? It seems only a dozen or so adventure groups believed your lies. Your ability to spread rumors is truly terrible.”

Hearing this, Huang Tianzhen stood up angrily, ready to draw his sword and fight. Sun Buhen wasn’t afraid either; he immediately stood up as well, staring at Huang Tianzhen in anger.

“Enough! Everyone is already in distress. You two stop arguing here. Let’s calm down and discuss our next plan,” said a tall man.

Sun Buhen and Huang Tianzhen grunted and sat down immediately.

“Right now, all of us twenty people are at the level of Upper Soul Demons. Among the few people with Longhu Wei, seven are at the level of Earth Soul Demons. If we act on our own, we definitely can’t kill Longhu Wei,” said a young man calmly.

Qu Yi, Jin Zun, Mu Zun, Tu Zun, Xiang Qing, Xiang Xing, and Xiang Zhong—seven in total, four at the level of two-star Earth Soul Demons and three at the level of one-star Earth Soul Demons.

“All we can do now is report to the leader and let him arrange an action. Without experts at the level of Earth Soul Demons, there’s no way we can stop Longhu Wei,” said another round-faced man.

At these words, the twenty people fell silent immediately.

Reporting to the leader meant admitting that they lacked the ability, which would earn them his disdain. Naturally, the twenty were upset.

At this moment, Sun Buhen spoke up, “We have to face reality. Longhu Wei is protected by powerful Earth Soul Demons. Since we don’t have the strength to stop him, we can only ask the leader to send powerful Earth Soul Demons to kill him.”

These words eased the expressions of many, bringing them some relief.

“I agree to report to the leader!”

“I agree too!”

“I agree!”

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In just a moment, the twenty people came to a decision and decided to report the current situation to their leader.

After all, reporting to the leader would only result in a negative impression, but sending them to kill Longhu Wei meant facing life-and-death risks.

Soon, the twenty people reported their situation to their leader.

As for the subsequent plan to ambush Longhu Wei, it was left entirely to the leader himself, who would dispatch experts at the Earth Soul Demon level to deal with him.

At this time, Qu Yi, Long Hu Wei, and the others did not take on any missions but headed straight for Tian Bao Star and Di Bao Star in the Flooded Star Region. Due to their encounter in the Whispering Devil Valley, Qu Yi realized that the person who wanted to deal with Long Hu Wei was eager to kill him, and more powerful enemies would surely be sent later, so it was not advisable to take on any risky missions. Two years later, Qu Yi, Long Hu Wei, and the others arrived in the Fire Slaughter Star Region and reached Fire Hunting Star.