Chapter 21: Soul Refining Art
On the Free Island of Tian Su Star, Qu Yi stood on a piece of duckweed.
On the sea surface, only where there were giant duckweeds could one stand firm.
When the powerful demons from the Electric Eel Clan, Water-Clawing Lobster Clan, and Sea Rat Clan attacked the Whirlpool Fish Clan, Qu Yi already knew the outcome and immediately came to the Free Island.
“Lei Ling, Lei Kong, Shui Kong, Cang Yang—come to the Free Island,” Qu Yi sent a thought.
On the souls of the four of them, Qu Yi’s soul mark was engraved, allowing him to directly transmit his thoughts to them.
It wasn’t long before Lei Ling, Lei Kong, Shui Kong, and Cang Yang arrived at the Free Island.
“Master, the Whirlpool Fish Clan has been destroyed. There are five of their demon pills here,” Lei Ling said respectfully as he stood still.
Qu Yi took the five blue demon pills in his hand, glanced at them, and smiled. “You’ve done well. Now go and organize the remaining forces of the Whirlpool Fish Clan. Divide them among the three clans.”
The four of them immediately smiled happily.
Qu Yi fell silent for a moment before suddenly saying, “You four, set the headquarters of the Electric Eel Clan, Water-Clawing Lobster Clan, and Sea Rat Clan near the entrance of the Primordial Heavenly Veins. This way, if I need to find you later, I can locate you right away.”
Thinking that Mao Er was about to arrive at Tian Xian Star in the Tu Ba Star Region, where more conflicts were likely, Qu Yi naturally wanted to bring these four demons of the Heavenly Soul level along to quickly suppress Tian Xian Star.
The four didn’t understand why Qu Yi made this decision and didn’t dare ask. They simply replied, “Yes, Master.”
Immediately, they went into the sea and started working.
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Qu Yi appeared on Feng Pao Island in Tian Meng Star Region of Jin Long Star Region.
Soon, he reached the entrance of the Wind Dragon Academy in the island’s central area.
The guards of the academy saw Qu Yi.
“Ah… Qu Yi, welcome to the Wind Dragon Academy,” said the guard captain, who finally recognized him this time.
Ever since Qu Yi last visited the Wind Dragon Academy, with Feng Guan, the head of the Wind Dragons, personally coming to greet him, this guard captain had understood that Qu Yi was a distinguished guest to the Wind Dragon Clan and must not be offended.
“Excuse me, could you please inform Head Feng Guan?” Qu Yi said with a smile.
The guard captain replied affirmatively and immediately ran inside to report to Feng Guan.
A moment later, Feng Guan appeared out of the academy like a gust of wind.
“Qu Yi, you’re back so soon,” Feng Guan exclaimed happily as he approached him.
“Hehe, I got a few more demon pills. Let me show them to you,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Although not loud, this sound reached the ears of the twenty guards, causing each of them to tremble slightly. Demon Pills—such things could only be possessed by monsters of the Tianpo Demon level. The fact that Qu Yi could produce several at once clearly demonstrated his current strength. With strength came status, and these twenty guards naturally elevated Qu Yi’s status even further. Upon hearing Qu Yi’s words, Feng Guan’s eyes lit up, and he immediately exclaimed happily, “Qu Yi, go inside and talk. Please, come in.” With that, Feng Guan led the way. Qu Yi followed with a smile. Inside Guanyu Tower, the two sat down. Qu Yi took out five Demon Pills and tossed them into Feng Guan’s hands, looking at him with a smile. Feng Guan examined them for a while before saying, “Five Demon Pills of the Whirlwater Fish? Have you killed all the Tianpo Demons of the Whirlwater Fish clan?” Qu Yi nodded. Feng Guan stared at him in astonishment, recalling what his brother Feng Jin had told him—to make sure he befriended Qu Yi and not miss the chance to connect with him. Now, he realized he had to value Qu Yi even more. Less than two hundred years had passed since they parted at Haotian Immortal Mansion, and Qu Yi had not only killed powerful Snake Tianpo Demons but also wiped out all the Tianpo Demons of the Whirlwater Fish clan. Such a rapid improvement in strength meant he would surely become a formidable figure in the future. Feng Guan was deeply impressed and looked at Qu Yi warmly, saying, “Qu Yi, as usual—one Demon Pill for ten million demon stones.” Hearing this, Qu Yi waved his hand and smiled, “Feng Guan, forget the demon stones. Could you help me buy some ores? I want to learn metalcrafting; any level of ore will do.” Although Qu Yi already had many metalcrafting materials from Emperor Hao, those were merely materials collected by Emperor Hao in the Immortal Realm. Some materials could only be found in the Demon Realm, so Qu Yi wanted to gather more. Learning array formations was aimed at metalcrafting, and Qu Yi wanted to become familiar with the properties of various materials. Feng Guan immediately smiled, even happier—Qu Yi was asking for his help! This was a great opportunity. By helping Qu Yi, he could surely win his favor. “Sure, Qu Yi. I’ll definitely do what you ask,” Feng Guan replied confidently. Qu Yi smiled. At that moment, his expression changed slightly. “Hehe, Feng Guan, I’ll leave the ore matter to you. I have other things to attend to and need to leave for now,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Feng Guan knew that Qu Yi must have something on his mind, so he didn’t say much. He simply stood up and said with a smile, “Qu Yi, you should come often from now on.” Qu Yi nodded, then took out the Boundless Star Compass and immediately traveled away. Feng Guan was stunned for a long time. “Is this the power of that interdimensional artifact? It’s truly terrifying. In the Realm of Demons, the Realm of Immortals, the Realm of Evil—who can deal with Qu Yi? Thankfully, our Dragon Clan has become friends with him; otherwise, we would really be in big trouble,” Feng Guan murmured.
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The Tuoba Star Region, like other star regions, was divided into thirty-six star zones, with the core planets named after the Tian Gang stars. Each star zone was further divided into seventy-two star clusters, with their core planets named after the Di Sha stars. The core planet of the Tian Xian Star Zone was Tian Xian Star. The land on this planet resembled the shape of a pavilion—the land in the north acted like the pavilion’s roof, the four longitudinal strips of land in the east and west served as pillars, and the land in the south was like the pavilion’s floor. It could be said that this land layout truly reflected the meaning of the word “leisure.”
In the ocean, there was an island called Freedom Island, a place where monsters from other planets could move freely.
At this time, after nearly sixty years of travel, Mao Er finally arrived at the Tuoba Star Region from the Jinlong Star Region, reaching Freedom Island on Tian Xian Star. Freedom Island was quite large, covering nearly a thousand square kilometers. As soon as Mao Er came out of the teleportation hall, he flew toward the edge of Freedom Island and quickly landed on a coastline.
Qu Yi appeared out of thin air. “Haha, Mao Er, you’ve worked hard,” Qu Yi said cheerfully as he appeared.
Mao Er immediately bowed and said calmly, “Master, it’s my honor. I’ve finally arrived at Tian Xian Star.”
Qu Yi nodded and sensed Mao Er’s soul realm before saying happily, “Very good. Your soul realm has reached the lower level of Earth Soul Demon. I’ll take you to a place now so you can rapidly advance your cultivation.”
Hearing this, Mao Er’s mood improved greatly. Although his soul realm had advanced over the years, he had never had time to stop and cultivate. Now, he could finally do so. “Thank you, Master,” Mao Er said excitedly.
Qu Yi nodded and immediately sent Mao Er into the Inch Realm Ball. Then, he took out the Boundless Star Compass and sent Mao Er to the Origin Spirit Vein Cave of the Youhan Sect. Soon after, Qu Yi returned to Freedom Island on Tian Xian Star. “Vessel God, can you tell me about the situation on Tian Xian Star now?” Qu Yi asked with a smile as he landed.
Qu Yi’s soul realm had reached the level of One-Star Heavenly Soul Immortal Queen. The perception range of the Artifact God’s immortal consciousness already surpassed that of higher-ranked Heavenly Soul Immortals, covering the entire Tianxian Star. Naturally, Qu Yi wouldn’t waste this powerful intelligence expert and immediately urged him to proceed.
After a while,
“Qu Yi, the current leader of the alliance in the Tuba Star Region is a Meteor Leopard, originating from Tianxian Star.”
“Qu Yi, on Tianxian Star, various races live together, but the Leopard Clan has always been regarded as the leader among them.”
“Qu Yi, there have been constant wars among different beast races on Tianxian Star. You can engage in a great battle here.”
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As soon as the Artifact God spoke, he kept pouring information into Qu Yi’s soul without pause.
“Enough!” Qu Yi couldn’t take it anymore and interrupted him, saying with an embarrassed expression, “Artifact God, please. You know what I want to know the most. Hurry up and tell me the location of the Origin Heavenly Vein.”
With a chuckle, the Artifact God continued, “Alright, I won’t anger you anymore. I’ll tell you where the Origin Heavenly Vein is. The land of Tianxian Star is like a pavilion, and this Origin Heavenly Vein is right in the center of the pavilion roof. Go there.”
Hearing this, Qu Yi finally smiled.
“I’ll head to the Origin Heavenly Vein right away,” Qu Yi decided promptly.
“Wait!” the Artifact God suddenly shouted.
Qu Yi lowered his foot that he had raised and asked curiously, “Artifact God, what do you want now?”
His eyes darted around, unsure whether what the Artifact God would say next would be good or bad news, feeling somewhat confused.
“Qu Yi, when I was gathering information earlier, I heard the overlord of Tianxian Star—a Six-Star Heavenly Soul Beast-level Meteor Leopard—talking to himself. The Ruin Realm Divine World will reopen in less than ten thousand years. If this Meteor Leopard manages to reach the lower level of Heavenly Soul Beast, it has a chance of being taken to the Ruin Realm Divine World by the current leader of the Tuba Alliance,” the Artifact God said softly.
“Artifact God, are you saying you want me to control this Meteor Leopard?” Qu Yi asked immediately.
The Ruin Realm Divine World contained divine artifacts, and Qu Yi naturally wanted to go in and take a look as well.
The Artifact God laughed and replied, “Qu Yi, I think time is running out. Your strength is still only at the level of One-Star Heavenly Soul Immortal. Entering the Ruin Realm Divine World won’t bring you much benefit with such strength. Therefore, I want to teach you a cultivation method that will allow you to rapidly advance your soul realm.”
Hearing this, Qu Yi was stunned, his mouth wide open in disbelief.
“Tool God, stop teasing me. If you really have such a technique, why didn’t you tell me earlier? Why wait until now? You must be joking with me,” Qu Yi said, shaking his body and smiling confidently.
At this moment, Qu Yi was certain that Tool God was joking with him.
“Believe it or not, I’ve already implanted the Soul Refining Art into your soul. Go and check for yourself,” Tool God said bluntly.