Chapter 3: Higher-Rank Earth Soul Immortals

“Kaxuri has left!”
In the Teleportation Hall, numerous beast-human hybrids who had arrived later watched as Qu Yi stepped into the spatial teleportation array. Naturally, these beasts had no chance to purchase magical weapons directly from Qu Yi.
“What a pity!”
“That Kaxuri must have even better magical weapons on him. It’s a shame his speed is too fast; I can’t keep up.”
“Never mind. At least there are five magical weapons for sale in the Hunting Guild now—six-star Yuanpo Beast level. Most of the beasts on Wind Shock Star can use them.”
“I must get one of those magical weapons from the Hunting Guild.”
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After Qu Yi left, the beasts began shouting recklessly, without any restraint. Beasts are just like that—accustomed to freedom and unrestraint, they shouted and made noise uncontrollably even inside the Teleportation Hall.
At the Hunting Guild in Hundred Beasts Spring, many beasts had gathered in the large square in front of the guild. Only those beast-human hybrids were allowed there; those that hadn’t transformed into human form weren’t eligible to enter.
Five magical weapons of six-star Yuanpo Beast level were enough to stir up excitement among all the beast races on Wind Shock Star.
Outside the square, there were three beast-human hybrids with similar appearances, all exuding a fierce beastly aura. These three were actually dragon-tailed snow cats, each having reached the level of six-star Earth Soul Beast. They were brothers—the tallest was the eldest, the next in height was the second, and the shortest was the youngest.
At that moment, the three communicated through their beastly consciousness.
“Elder brother, I’ve checked. The identity card that Kaxuri showed only indicated a level of three-star Earth Soul Beast, which is lower than ours,” said the second brother.
Many beasts already knew about the hunting party that Qu Yi had applied to form.
“That Kaxuri didn’t take any tasks from the task area. He just flipped through the Tianpo Beast task book for a while before leaving with a smile,” added the third brother.
Even as two guild leaders tried to stop beasts from entering the hall, some beasts already inside noticed Qu Yi’s movements.
“That’s great! If we just check the Tianpo Beast task book, we can find out where Kaxuri is heading. All these beasts want to compete for those five magical weapons. But they’re useless to us three brothers. Only by capturing Kaxuri can we obtain higher-grade magical weapons and have them at our side,” the eldest brother transmitted happily.

It turned out that these three had set their sights on Qu Yi.
Not long after, the three-headed dragon-tailed snow cats entered the guild hall and went to check the Tianpo Yao task book.
A long time passed.
“Elder brother, second brother, I know now. That Ka Xiu Li must have rushed to Tianjiu Star,” the third brother suddenly transmitted his message through psychic communication.
“How do you know that?” The eldest and second brothers asked quickly.
The third brother showed them the task book, and after they had taken a look, he transmitted, “Ka Xiu Li, since he’s come to the task area, he must be here to take on tasks. After reviewing all the Tianpo Yao-level task books, only this Tianjiu Star task doesn’t require applying for it through the Hunting Guild—it’s like an announcement.”
The eldest and second brothers nodded upon hearing this.
“It will take at least ten years to travel from Fengzhen Star to Tianjiu Star. Well, during these ten years, we’ll chase after that Ka Xiu Li and try to capture him alive before he arrives there,” the eldest brother said firmly through psychic communication.
Immediately afterward, the three-headed dragon-tailed snow cats left the guild hall.
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Three years after leaving Fengzhen Star, Qu Yi traveled to many planets before stopping at one called “Fengpiao Star”.
The Dimensional Sphere landed in a remote mountainous area of Fengpiao Star.
“Jinzun, Muzun, Shuizun, Huizun, Tuzun—after the Soul Flower merged with the Enlightenment Stele, they’ve grasped their respective spatial laws much faster. Now, all five have reached the upper-level Earth Soul Immortal realm. It’s time for them to make another breakthrough,” Qu Yi said happily, lying on a soft chair.
The Artifact God turned to look at Qu Yi and smiled, “Then let the five make their breakthroughs first, and you can continue your journey.”
Qu Yi nodded, and his body instantly disappeared.
In the Immortal Realm, in the Huoxia Star Region, at the Youhan Sect…
Qu Yi, along with Huizun and Shuizun, arrived at the sect’s Origin Spiritual Vein Cave.
Since their souls had reached the upper-level Earth Soul Immortal realm, they could naturally elevate their cultivation to that level. The best source of origin energy was undoubtedly the Origin Spiritual Veins.
As for the higher-level Origin Heavenly Veins, Qu Yi still hadn’t mastered any yet. But once the five’s souls reached the one-star Tianpo Immortal realm, he believed he would be able to control one of the Origin Heavenly Veins, providing enough energy for them to create their own internal worlds.
“Huizun, Shuizun, to reach the upper-level Earth Soul Immortal realm, you’ll probably need to stay in this Origin Spiritual Vein Cave for a year,” Qu Yi said with a smile amidst the gusting winds.
“Understood,” Huizun and Shuizun replied with smiles.

With two previous experiences in the Origin Spirit Veins, the two of them remained quite calm.
Qu Yi smiled, then thoughtfully summoned five Spirit Beasts.
Only with the help of these five Spirit Beasts could Fire Lord and Water Lord absorb the Origin Energy more quickly, allowing them to form Space Seeds faster.
“Spirit Beasts, give it your all to help Fire Lord and Water Lord improve their cultivation,” Qu Yi said with a smile, sending his thoughts along as well.
The five Spirit Beasts leaped once, indicating their agreement.
Immediately afterward, Fire Lord and Water Lord each chose a spot to sit down, then circulated their internal Immortal Essence to form vortices, instantly drawing in the Origin Energy around them to create massive energy whirlpools. The Fire-type and Water-type Origin Energies surged into their bodies like waves, continuously forming Space Seeds.
Only when their bodies were filled with Space Seeds would they stop absorbing Origin Energy.
Qu Yi observed Fire Lord and Water Lord’s states and knew they were fully immersed in the process of improving their cultivation, so he felt relieved.
“Next, it’s the turn of Gold Lord, Wood Lord, and Earth Lord,” Qu Yi said with a smile before disappearing.
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The Demon Realm, the Flooded Star Region, the Tyrant Dragon Sect.
Inside the Origin Spirit Veins, Qu Yi reappeared.
Soon after, Gold Lord, Wood Lord, and Earth Lord emerged from the Dimensional Sphere.
“Our Lord!” The three of them looked at Qu Yi happily as soon as they appeared.
Qu Yi pointed at the gusts of wind in the cave and said with a smile, “Sit down. I’ll summon five Spirit Beasts. Get ready to break through in cultivation.”
Gold Lord, Wood Lord, and Earth Lord nodded immediately and chose a spot to sit among the gusts of wind.
Qu Yi then thoughtfully ordered the five Spirit Beasts to come right away.
Soon, five massive streams of energy appeared in the wind, and the five Spirit Beasts arrived.
“Spirit Beasts, just as before, gather the Origin Energy around these three and help them absorb it,” Qu Yi said with a smile, sending his thoughts along.
The five Spirit Beasts leaped in the wind, indicating their agreement.
Qu Yi smiled.
Gold Lord, Wood Lord, and Earth Lord immediately circulated their internal Immortal Essence to form vortices in their dantians, drawing in the surrounding Origin Energy to create huge vortex areas, continuously absorbing Gold-type, Wood-type, and Earth-type Origin Energies.
New Space Seeds kept forming within their bodies.

The five spirits immediately took action, mobilizing more primordial energy and striving to channel it into the three vortices to help Jin Zun, Mu Zun, and Tu Zun improve their cultivation levels. Seeing this, Qu Yi smiled before leaving the Primordial Energy Cave and heading to a mountain peak. “Not bad. Qing Wu Gui has quickly reached the level of a Six-Star Human Soul Immortal. That Long Zhan Tian truly went all out to nurture him,” the Artifact God transmitted through telepathy as soon as Qu Yi landed. In less than ten years, Qing Wu Gui had advanced from a One-Star Human Soul Immortal to a Six-Star Human Soul Immortal—a faster pace even than Qu Yi’s. This showed that Long Zhan Tian truly remembered Qu Yi’s kindness and spared no effort to help Qing Wu Gui cultivate. Qu Yi smiled. “Also, on this Di Bao Star, many demons from the Demon Realm have hidden everywhere, waiting for you to arrive at the Baolong Sect so they can capture you alive,” the Artifact God transmitted with a smile. Qu Yi realized that after he stole the Luo Hun Stone and escaped using the Boundless Star Map, the Demon Emperor already knew it was his doing. Naturally, since Qu Yi knew about the Baolong Sect’s activities, those Demon Emperors had also investigated, so they wanted to wait at the Baolong Sect for him to fall into their trap. “Let them fiddle around. Once I reach the level of a One-Star Heavenly Soul Demon, none of these Demon Realm demons will be able to do anything to me,” Qu Yi said with a smile. The Artifact God didn’t reply, implying agreement. Qu Yi smiled again and then took out the Boundless Star Map, traveling back to the Feng Piao Star in the Fiend Realm. Soon, he arrived at the Transmission Hall. “It will take another year for the Five Lords to advance in cultivation. I’ll just stay in this Mu Lin Star Region and use the spatial transmission array,” Qu Yi said with a smile before entering the array. A year passed in the blink of an eye. In the transmission hall of another planet, Qu Yi didn’t immediately use the spatial transmission array but instead stood there with a faint smile. “The Five Lords have successfully reached the level of Upper Earth Soul Immortals,” Qu Yi thought to himself with joy. At that moment, within Qu Yi’s dantian, the five dots—gold, green, blue, red, and yellow—which had originally been the size of soybeans were now the size of fingers, forming a circle around the central chaotic space seed as it rotated. The invisible chaotic space seed had also expanded significantly. Qu Yi couldn’t see it internally, but he could sense the power emanating from it. Just as Qu Yi finished smiling, his expression froze again. After a while, he smiled and said, “Wu Yuan has also ascended.”

Wuyuan, during its time in the cultivation world, always followed Qu Yi, who held deep affection for it.