Chapter 18: The Five-Light Fruit Tree

After arriving at a mountain peak alone, Qu Yi immediately ordered Yuwen Tianlan to emerge from the Dimensional Sphere.
“Yuwen Tianlan, now you go alone and infiltrate the vicinity of the Wanli Gorge,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
The area was filled with powerful adventure groups, including many warriors at the level of Earth Soul Demons. Qu Yi, whose magical energy fluctuations were not noticeable, would surely be attacked by those adventurers. However, Yuwen Tianlan now possessed the cultivation level of a Six-Star Earth Soul Demon, so those warriors would hesitate before attacking.
Yuwen Tianlan simply nodded calmly.
Soon, Qu Yi entered the Dimensional Sphere, which then descended onto Yuwen Tianlan.
Yuwen Tianlan flew calmly toward the Wanli Gorge.
In the vicinity, many adventurers from various adventure groups were patrolling around. His arrival initially alerted them, but since they couldn’t determine which group he belonged to, they hesitated and didn’t dare approach to ask.
Yuwen Tianlan’s cultivation level as a Six-Star Earth Soul Demon was enough to make many of them cautious.
It wasn’t long before Yuwen Tianlan successfully reached the vicinity of the Wanli Gorge. He stopped and looked at the thin mist surrounding it.
“Yuwen Tianlan, build a cultivation cave on a nearby mountain peak,” Qu Yi transmitted through his spiritual sense.
With the Soul Flower already under Qu Yi’s control, Yuwen Tianlan had no choice but to obey. He quickly took out his Wind-Embracing Sword and dug a deep hole in the ground. Many adventurers noticed this.
“This guy is really interesting. Doesn’t he know that the mist below the gorge is thicker? If the mist above is still there, then the mist below must also be there. Does he want to dig a hole to reach the bottom of the gorge?”
“These days, there are more and more idiots. If digging holes to reach the bottom of the Wanli Gorge were possible, our adventure groups would have dug tens of thousands of holes by now.”
“Let’s all watch his performance. I’m really curious how deep he can dig.”
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The adventurers on patrol all mocked Yuwen Tianlan at this moment.
Unperturbed, Yuwen Tianlan continued to use his Dark Wind Sword to extend the hole downward. After digging a thousand meters deep, he stopped and used his Wind-Embracing Sword to cast numerous Wood-type spells beneath the hole. Wood-type magical energy filled the entire hole, blocking the adventurers’ spiritual sensing.
At that moment, Yuwen Tianlan disappeared.

“What! That guy is gone! Did he really enter the Wanli Gorge?”
“No way! How did I not notice him using a space spell? Even if he did, it’s impossible for him to enter the Wanli Gorge.”
“I’m sure there’s no sign of dimensional fluctuations in the surrounding space. He probably didn’t disappear using a space spell.”
“Report it quickly! Ask the team leader to come over.”
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Thousands of patrol adventurers were now expressing their shock, at a loss as to how Yuwen Tianlan had disappeared so suddenly.
The Wanli Gorge was of great importance, and these adventurers certainly didn’t want anything to go wrong right under their noses, as they would face severe punishment for that.
One after another, adventure team leaders at the Soul Demon level arrived, using their magical senses to scan the cave below, but finding nothing unusual.
Just as these people were confused and frustrated, a speck of dust flew out of the cave and quickly disappeared into the mist of Wanli, descending toward the bottom of the gorge.
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Inside the Dimensional Sphere, Qu Yi and the Divine Vessel lay on soft chairs.
“Divine Vessel, what grade is this Dimensional Sphere exactly? Why isn’t it affected at all by the erosion of Wanli’s mist?” Qu Yi asked with a smile.
At that moment, the Dimensional Sphere continued to descend toward the bottom of the gorge. The mist of Wanli kept touching it, but it caused no damage at all.
The Divine Vessel remained silent for a moment before calmly saying, “Qu Yi, it’s time for you to know some things. In fact, I come from the Divine Realm, a realm higher than the Immortal Realm, the Demon Realm, and the Fiend Realm. The Divine Realm is the core of the entire universe—the ultimate battleground for all cultivators.”
Hearing this, Qu Yi’s face showed extreme surprise.
It was the first time the Divine Vessel had revealed its origins or talked about the various realms of the universe!
After a while, the Divine Vessel continued, “Qu Yi, the entire universe is divided into three levels. The cultivation realm is the realm of spiritual energy, where cultivators absorb spiritual energy to strengthen their bodies. The Immortal Realm, the Demon Realm, and the Fiend Realm are realms where one comprehends the primal energies of the five elements and cultivates their own Soul Flower until achieving perfection. As for cultivation in the Divine Realm, you’ll learn about it later; I won’t explain it now.”
After hearing this, Qu Yi began to understand, and many of the doubts that had lingered in his mind for a long time were resolved.
“Divine Vessel, back in the cultivation realm, you had me use the Starship to carry ten thousand Soul Compasses to the border planets of that realm, sending the Starships in various directions, saying they would be useful for me in the future. Could it be that these Starships will end up in other cultivation realms?” Qu Yi asked anxiously.

This had been Qu Yi’s lingering doubt, and now he took the chance to ask.
The Artifact God nodded and smiled, saying, “Qu Yi, you can imagine the entire universe as a spherical shape. The outer layer is the Spirit Energy Layer, the middle layer is the Origin Layer, and the Divine Realm is the core layer. The Cultivation Realm lies within the Spirit Energy Layer and is just one of countless realms. Around the Cultivation Realm, there are naturally many other cultivation realms similar to it. As long as the Starship reaches those realms, you will be able to descend there and conquer them just like you conquered the Cultivation Realm, thereby gaining the faith power of another realm once again.”
Qu Yi’s mouth hung open, unable to close it for a long time. Only now did he understand the Artifact God’s plan.
“Artifact God, what exactly is the use of faith power?” Qu Yi quickly asked.
This question made the Artifact God fall silent for a moment.
After a while, the Artifact God smiled and said, “Qu Yi, have you noticed that the cultivation speed of the Golden Lord, Wood Lord, Water Lord, Fire Lord, and Earth Lord is much faster compared to cultivators from the Immortal Realm and the Demon Realm? In fact, this is the effect of faith power. Behind those five Golden Lords, there are actually cultivators from the entire Cultivation Realm helping them cultivate and comprehend the primal energy of the Five Elements. Moreover, with the faith of these people, it will be even more useful when they reach the Tianpo Immortal realm in the future.”
Qu Yi was so astonished that he couldn’t speak.
In the Cultivation Realm, everyone should now have begun to worship Qu Yi. Naturally, their understanding of energy, their descriptions of phenomena, and their knowledge of the Great Dao had all been subtly transmitted to Qu Yi’s soul, allowing him to comprehend the primal energy of the Five Elements at an extraordinary speed.
So that’s how it is!
Only now did Qu Yi realize that his five avatars had such incredible cultivation speeds. It turned out that aside from the cultivation space, Enlightenment Stele, Soul Devouring Bloodline, and spirit pills, the greatest help came from the faith power he had gained from the Cultivation Realm.
“Artifact God, do I have to reach the Tianpo Immortal realm first before I can use the Boundless Stars to travel to the Spirit Energy Layer?” Qu Yi asked calmly.
Qu Yi really wanted to return to the Cultivation Realm to take a look.
The Artifact God nodded but said nothing more. Seeing the Artifact God’s refusal to answer, Qu Yi, who had planned to ask more of his lingering doubts, didn’t dare to ask further.
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The Mini-Realm Sphere landed at the bottom of the Wanli Gorge.
After descending over five thousand meters, the Mini-Realm Sphere finally reached the ground, untouched by the mist of Wanli.

Moreover, at the bottom of the canyon, there was no longer any Wanli mist. It seemed as if some force was pushing the mist upward, causing it to dissipate entirely.
Qu Yi emerged from the Dimensional Sphere and saw that the surroundings were covered with precious spiritual grasslands, with not a trace of Wanli mist left. Even if there had been some, Qu Yi’s chaotic energy within him could have absorbed it all and transformed it into chaotic energy. After all, Wanli mist was also derived from the five elements’ energy.
“This… this is the Purple Cloud Vine, over 200,000 years old. Good heavens, over there are 300,000-year-old Sea Wave Fruits. There are also Phoenix Glow Grass, Dream Flight Mushroom, Dream Marsh Flower…”
With just a preliminary search using his divine perception, Qu Yi exclaimed in astonishment.
Spiritual herbs and rare fruits were everywhere!
“Why shout? If there’s something good, put it inside the Dimensional Sphere,” came the voice of the Artifact God again.
Qu Yi responded instinctively, immediately moving his hands as streams of chaotic energy rose, lifting layers of the ground, until the Dimensional Sphere floated above it.
It rolled forward! Layer after layer of land covered with spiritual herbs was sucked into the Dimensional Sphere, becoming Qu Yi’s personal wealth.
Qu Yi’s chaotic energy was never exhausted. As long as there was five elements energy around, he could instantly absorb and refine it into chaotic energy. Thus, wherever Qu Yi flew, the ground would be lifted and brought into the Dimensional Sphere.
Now, with Qu Yi having reached the rank of Two-Star Earth Soul Immortal, the space inside the Dimensional Sphere was already as large as a galaxy. So, even if the entire Wanli Canyon were moved inside, it wouldn’t be a problem.
Qu Yi laughed joyfully, almost wildly.
A day later, Qu Yi arrived at a certain area and suddenly stopped flying, staring in surprise at something a thousand meters ahead.
There, on a patch of light green grass, stood a ten-meter-tall tree entirely purple in color. It had five branches, each with only three or four purple leaves, and a fruit hung from each branch. The five fruits were of five different colors: gold, green, blue, red, and yellow.
The fruits resembled round lanterns.
These were the Five Lantern Fruit Trees!
All the adventure groups that came to the Wanli Canyon aimed to obtain these trees and their fruits. Each Five Lantern Fruit could enable a cultivator at the Earth Soul Demon level to quickly grasp a new speed technique, thus advancing their cultivation by one level.
Qu Yi laughed heartily as he flew over.