Chapter 28: He Is Qu Yi
When Long Huwei was pursued by a hundred Earth Soul Demon-level warriors, Qu Yi released one million ice bees. Thus, Long Huwei roughly estimated that Qu Yi must have a total of one million ice bees. As for 100 million, 400 million, or 1 billion ice bees, Long Huwei wouldn’t believe such numbers.
At that moment, the message sent by Long Zhan Tian through the communication card left Long Huwei stunned for a long time.
400 million ice bees?
“Brother Qu Yi, you really have too many mysterious treasures,” Long Huwei said with a smile after being in shock for a while.
Immediately afterward, Long Huwei contacted Qu Yi.
“Brother Qu Yi, were it you who killed those 50 million disciples at the Origin Mine?” Long Huwei sent a message.
After a while,
“Brother Huwei, you’re right,” Qu Yi replied.
After Jin Zun, Mu Zun, Shui Zun, Huo Zun, and Tu Zun all reached the level of Six-Star Earth Soul Immortals, Qu Yi himself also suddenly reached that level. Now, he no longer needed to carefully hide his abilities. Revealing the secret of the ice bees posed no problem to him. Moreover, with another 600 million ice bees at his disposal, he could easily navigate the Demon Realm.
Indeed, after receiving Qu Yi’s confirmation, Long Huwei was filled with emotion once again.
“Brother Qu Yi, it’s really my luck to know you. My senior just asked me—can I tell him about you?” Long Huwei sent another message.
Long Huwei hadn’t yet formally replied to Long Zhan Tian.
“Just tell him whatever you want. If he still needs my help, he can ask,” Qu Yi replied.
Delighted by Qu Yi’s response, Long Huwei felt as though, with Qu Yi’s backing, Long Zhan Tian’s side could be certain of victory.
Soon, Long Huwei replied to Long Zhan Tian, confirming that Qu Yi was indeed the one who slaughtered those 50 million disciples at the Origin Mine.
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Long Zhan Tian read the content on the communication card.
“Elders, I now know who’s helping us behind the scenes. His name is Qu Yi, and he’s a friend of my junior brother Hu Wei,” Long Zhan Tian promptly informed the eleven elders before him.
The eleven elders were once again surprised upon hearing this.
“We never expected there to be such an extraordinary person in the Demon Realm.”
“Controlling 400 million ice bees—such a skill is beyond even the Heavenly Demons.”
“It’s truly fortunate that Long Huwei not only improved greatly in his cultivation during this journey but also met such a remarkable person.”
“Patriarch, Qu Yi has done us a great favor. Why don’t we get to know him?”
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Several elders immediately spoke up, all eager to meet Qu Yi.
Long Zhan Tian shook his head and smiled, “Unfortunately, Qu Yi has already told Brother Hu Wei that he doesn’t want to see me for now.”
The elders were once again surprised.
Long Zhan Tian was the patriarch—it was strange that someone in the Demon Realm would refuse to meet such a high-ranking figure.
“However, Qu Yi has sent a message through Brother Hu Wei. As long as I make a request, he will help me deal with Zhuang Guangming,” Long Zhan Tian continued with a smile.
The elders nodded slightly upon hearing this.
As long as Qu Yi was on their side, it didn’t matter if he came to see them or not. Once Zhuang Guangming was eliminated, they would gain control of the Baolong Sect. If Qu Yi tried to make demands then, his requests would be less favorable.
Suddenly, Elder Long Zhi’s communication card sent a message.
“Patriarch, there’s news from below. Zhuang Guangming has ordered forty mid-level Earth Soul Demon elders stationed on the Land of the Sun to lurk and have already assassinated two hundred of our lower-level Earth Soul Demon core disciples,” Long Zhi exclaimed after reading the message.
The elders immediately understood Zhuang Guangming’s intentions.
Zhuang Guangming thought that the 50 million disciples of that Origin Mineral Vein were Long Zhan Tian’s forces, so he wanted to take revenge. With over four hundred of his lower-level Earth Soul Demon core disciples killed, he now intended to retaliate in kind.
Long Zhan Tian thought calmly for a moment, his face showing some anger, before shouting, “Zhuang Guangming dares to use such despicable tactics. Since he sent elders to assassinate our core disciples, we can also send elders to assassinate his core disciples.”
The elders agreed.
Those elders and core disciples were not decisive forces for these high-level Earth Soul Demon elders—they were just pawns.
At that moment, Elder Long Chao suddenly had an idea and said with a smile, “Patriarch, didn’t Qu Yi say he could help us? Then let him deal with Zhuang Guangming’s elders.”
The elders were pleased upon hearing this.
Long Zhan Tian smiled happily and said, “Good. Since Qu Yi said he can help me, let him do more tasks. We can reward him more later.”
The elders nodded with smiles.
Then, Long Zhan Tian took out his communication card and sent a message to Long Hu Wei.
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The Inch Realm Ball landed on a mountain in the Land of the Sun.
Inside the Dimensional Ball, Qu Yi stood in front of those ice bees, observing these fully evolved ice bees. After devouring a large number of Origin Stones, all the ice bees had fully evolved—many of them had reached the strength of higher-ranked Soul Demons, while tens of millions even broke through to the level of one-star Earth Soul Immortals. Thus, it would be extremely easy for these 600 million ice bees to sweep through the armies of Earth Soul Demons in the future. Thebee queen andbee queen, after consuming the Essence of Origin, also successfully reached the strength of lower-ranked Earth Soul Immortals, becoming more skilled and proficient in using soul spells. Qu Yi looked at these ice bees, a smirk forming on his lips as he said lightly, “If Zhuang Guangming were to hold another assembly of 50 million disciples, I’d be quite interested in going again—killing 50 million people at once… what a fascinating feeling!” It was as if he were a ruler! “Hmm… there’s a message.” Qu Yi took out his communication card and immediately scanned it with his immortal sense: “Brother Hu Wei has sent a message—Long Zhan Tian wants me to deal with those 40 mid-ranked Earth Soul Demons.” At the Origin Mine, to avoid alerting the enemies, Qu Yi had only attempted to assassinate the core disciples of lower-ranked Earth Soul Demon level, without targeting those 40 elders of mid-ranked Earth Soul Demon level. “I never expected that not killing those 40 back then would result in them coming to me now. Well, this is fate—I’m quite willing to kill them.” Qu Yi smiled, his lips curling. The Life Core of the Soul-Collecting Flower, despite having consumed nearly 400 souls of lower-ranked Earth Soul Demon level, still only possessed the strength of such a level. It could only break through to mid-ranked Earth Soul Demon level by devouring one soul of mid-ranked Earth Soul Demon level. Qu Yi wanted to take this opportunity to help upgrade the Life Core. Soon, Qu Yi emerged from the Dimensional Ball. ※※※ The Continent of the Sun, the Origin Mine. Since all of Zhuang Guangming’s controlled disciples had withdrawn, Long Zhan Tian had now sent his disciples to take control of this Origin Mine. The total number of disciples stationed there was 2 million. These 2 million disciples were led by two core disciples of lower-ranked Earth Soul Demon level. On the other hand, Zhuang Guangming no longer had any disciples on the Continent of the Sun, so Long Zhan Tian didn’t need to send many disciples either—only a small group was sufficient to maintain peace around the Origin Mine and ensure it wouldn’t be stolen by rogue cultivators. The two core disciples of lower-ranked Earth Soul Demon level were Shu Yang and Du Yan.
These two have now built their caves side by side and are both in meditation. Long Zhan Tian has already informed all his disciples about the assassination attempt, so naturally, these two must help each other to deal with the elder who might come to assassinate them.
A hundred kilometers away from the edge of the Origin Mineral Vein lies a vast ancient forest. Inside this forest is a powerful being at the mid-level Earth Soul Demon level, appearing as a middle-aged man with a resentful gaze in his eyes. He has been lurking here, suppressing the fluctuations of his demonic energy, appearing only as strong as a one-star Earth Soul Demon.
“The Origin Mineral Vein… I’m back. Here, the two million disciples I led were all killed by the Ice Bees—this is a lifelong shame for me. Long Zhan Tian, your tactics are clever, and you may have gained some advantage for now, but don’t think you’ll get away unscathed. This time, I’ll kill the two core disciples guarding this place so you can’t easily take control of the Origin Mineral Vein,” the man murmured to himself.
It turned out that this man was one of the forty elders sent by Zhuang Guangming to carry out the assassination attempts. By releasing his demonic consciousness, he confirmed that there were no other mid-level Earth Soul Demons in the area, ensuring that his strength wouldn’t be discovered. Only then did he feel confident enough to move around freely.
“I’ll start by assassinating one of the patrol disciples. Once I get inside the camp, I’ll figure out how many core disciples at the lower Earth Soul Demon level are there, and then plan my next move,” the man said softly as he walked.
Although he had reached the mid-level Earth Soul Demon realm, he still didn’t dare enter the camp alone. After all, even with millions of disciples surrounding him, he wouldn’t be able to handle them. He could only leave openly after successfully carrying out an assassination. An elder at the mid-level Earth Soul Demon level couldn’t be stopped by those millions of disciples.
The middle-aged man soon reached the edge of the forest, where a patrol disciple was flying by. The patrol disciple noticed him.
“Who are you?” the patrol disciple demanded, pointing his sword at him.
The middle-aged man calmly looked at him, then suddenly smiled—a cruel smile.
“Bad luck for you!” he said with a smile.
Immediately, he drew an iron spear from his hand, its tip gleaming with deadly intent.
“You…” the patrol disciple cried out in shock.
But before he could say more, the middle-aged man thrust the spear through the patrol disciple’s throat, destroying his soul flower with a surge of demonic energy. A look of satisfaction appeared on the middle-aged man’s face.
But at that very moment, Qu Yi’s body suddenly appeared in front of the middle-aged man.