Chapter 31: Huang Xu

In the Immortal Realm, there are five major star domains: the Golden Mysterious Star Domain, the Wood Maple Star Domain, the Water Lake Star Domain, the Fire Glow Star Domain, and the Earth Gui Star Domain.
The core planet of the Fire Glow Star Domain is none other than Fire Glow Star itself. It can be said that most of the powerful cultivators at the Tianxian level in this domain practice here. Of course, some major sects on the Tian Gang planets also have powerful cultivators at the Tianpo Immortal level residing there, but all those at the Tianhen Immortal level will surely come to Fire Glow Star.
Apart from the Tianxian-level cultivators within the Fire Glow Star Domain, across the entire Immortal Realm, any cultivator who practices fire-based cultivation methods and reaches the Tianhen Immortal level will definitely come to Fire Glow Star, as there lies a mine of fire-based primordial spiritual bodies—something urgently needed by all such cultivators.
Of course, the other four core planets in the Immortal Realm—Golden Mysterious Star, Wood Maple Star, Water Lake Star, and Earth Gui Star—also each have their own mines of primordial spiritual bodies, attracting Tianhen Immortal cultivators of metal, wood, water, and earth elements respectively.
On Fire Glow Star, only cultivators at the Tianxian level are eligible to reside there. There are also those who serve the Tianxian-level cultivators, but of course, they do not possess the Tianxian level of cultivation.
The planet consists solely of land, which resembles a natural giant furnace. Even tens of thousands of miles apart, there is always a crater continuously spewing celestial fire.
However, there is a piece of land on Fire Glow Star that lacks any trace of fire energy; instead, it is covered with lush trees and grass, offering a truly pleasant scenery.
This place is the headquarters of the Fire Glow Alliance—the Tianxia Region.
All Tianxian-level cultivators who come to Fire Glow Star are assigned a plot of land in the Tianxia Region to use as their cave dwelling. Each cave dwelling has a fixed territory, forming hundreds of concentric circular zones.
At the center of these “concentric circles” lies the Fire Glow Palace, which is both the cultivation site of Huang Xu, the leader of the Fire Glow Alliance, and the decision-making center of the entire alliance.
The Fire Glow Palace is thousands of stories tall, appearing from afar like a giant pillar of fire reaching into the sky, constantly emitting a soft red glow.
At that moment, in a secret chamber on one of the floors of the Fire Glow Palace, Huang Xu was talking with one of his trusted subordinates.
Huang Xu had a gloomy expression, his triangular eyes constantly on guard, radiating a terrifying aura. He lazily leaned back on a blue jade bed, calmly staring at a young man across from him.
The young man was handsome but reserved, his eyes fixed solely on Huang Xu without wavering.
“Lan Shuo, speak. What news is there recently?” Huang Xu asked casually.
It turned out that Lan Shuo was in charge of intelligence matters for Huang Xu.

The young man, Lan Shuo, upon hearing Huang Xu’s words, immediately said, “League Leader, there has been no activity in the Fire Glow Star Region recently.”
The struggles among cultivators and the killings between sects in the Fire Glow Star Region did not catch Huang Xu’s attention, so naturally, Lan Shuo did not report every minor incident.
Huang Xu nodded slightly and then said indifferently, “Has that Fire Lord from theCold and freezing Sect shown any signs of activity over the years?”
Lan Shuo trembled. AfterCold and freezing Tian reported news about the Fire Lord, he had not taken it seriously, thinking it was just a cultivator with exceptional talent, so he did not report it to Huang Xu. Little did he know that after hearing about the Fire Lord, Huang Xu had scolded Lan Shuo—something that had left him uneasy ever since.
Of course, Lan Shuo was now very sensitive to the name “Fire Lord.”
“League Leader, the Fire Lord has been cultivating in his own cultivation cave all these years. Even when he leaves the cave, he only goes to the Array Hall to study arrays,” Lan Shuo said solemnly.
After hearing this, Huang Xu fell silent for a long time, seemingly deep in thought.
Suddenly, he sat up straight on the blue jade bed, as if having made up his mind, and ordered, “Lan Shuo, go tell Luo Xinyun to issue an order for the Fire Lord to come to Fire Glow Star and stay with Luo Xinyun.”
Luo Xinyun was the former sect leader of theCold and freezing Sect. After reaching the rank of Tian Po Xian, he came to Fire Glow Star. Naturally, Luo Xinyun had the right to recruit cultivators to serve him in his cave.
Without hesitation, Lan Shuo replied, “Yes, League Leader.”
Huang Xu had always suspected that the Fire Lord was Qu Yi. He had been keeping an eye on the Fire Lord’s activities over the years. But after the Fire Lord’s brilliance faded for a while, he returned to cultivating in seclusion, which puzzled Huang Xu. Now, unable to hold back any longer, he decided to bring the Fire Lord close to himself to observe him more closely.
“The death of Emperor Hao was caused by my Soul Devouring Qi, which suppressed his strength to the level of Ren Po Xian. With the existence of the Hao Tian Xian Mansion, it’s obvious that Emperor Hao was unwilling to die from my ambush. He must have made arrangements and chosen someone to avenge him. The news sent back by Yan Xuan, whom I sent to the cultivation world, states that the Hao Tian Xian Mansion has been exploited by a man named Qu Yi, who also seized that interdimensional artifact. If Qu Yi is indeed the successor chosen by Emperor Hao, then the one who will avenge him must be Qu Yi. The Fire Lord—his skills in artifact refinement and his cultivation talent over the years could very well belong to Qu Yi. This crisis must be nipped in the bud.”

In Huang Xu’s mind, various thoughts surged. Initially, after learning of Luo You Tian, the leader of the You Han Sect, Huang Xu did not act immediately to capture Fire Lord, fearing that if Fire Lord was indeed Qu Yi, his attempt to capture him might alert him, allowing Fire Lord to use some transcendent artifact to escape and disappear without a trace. Now, unable to bear the torment in his heart any longer, Huang Xu decided to take a probing step by having Luo Xin Yun summon Fire Lord to Huo Xia Star. Once Fire Lord entered Huo Xia Star, Huang Xu could keep an eye on his movements at all times and, if necessary, easily set up a large formation to capture him alive. At Luo Xin Yun’s command, Lan Shuo immediately flew out of Huo Xia Palace.

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In the You Han Sect, the Weapon Forging Hall, the Tong Zhou Hall, and Fire Lord’s cultivation cave—Qu Yi had already arrived, and the two decided to head together to Hao Cun Star, where the Hao Emperor’s treasures were located, to search for them. Just as they were about to take off, Fire Lord suddenly stopped and took out a communication card. “Fire Lord, the former sect leader Luo Xin Yun, having heard of your talent in weapon forging, has ordered me to take you as her personal disciple. You can leave the You Han Sect now and head straight to Huo Xia Star,” the immortal consciousness of Fire Lord read aloud in a soft voice. “Haha, this Luo You Tian actually sent me a message personally,” Fire Lord laughed. Hearing this, Qu Yi began to wonder—Fire Lord had been suppressing his cultivation level all these years, and outsiders thought he was only at the level of a one-star Earth Soul Immortal. Naturally, it was puzzling that Luo Xin Yun, who was at the level of a Heavenly Soul Immortal, would take Fire Lord, who was only a one-star Earth Soul Immortal, as her disciple. Fire Lord’s true cultivation level was now one-star Heavenly Soul Immortal. “Go ahead. The Tong Zhou Hall no longer needs you to guard it. Let’s head to Huo Xia Star first,” Qu Yi said with a smile. Although he didn’t know Luo Xin Yun’s intentions, for Qu Yi, as long as they had the Boundless Stars, Fire Lord would be safe. Moreover, Qu Yi had long wanted to go to Huo Xia Star, as he had also promised the Hao Emperor to eliminate the current leader of the Huo Xia Alliance, Huang Xu. Only by going to Huo Xia Star could he get close to Huang Xu and look for an opportunity to act. Hearing this, Fire Lord nodded with a smile. “Zhen Nan Tian is now at the level of a four-star Earth Soul Immortal. Lin Po, Yan Yang, Feng Ming, Wen Chong, and Fei Hong, with the help of the Soul Devouring Bloodline, have also reached the level of one-star Earth Soul Immortals. Add to that Yu Wen Tian Lan, who has reached the level of a lower-tier Earth Soul Immortal, so the Tong Zhou Hall is now very powerful,” Fire Lord said with a smile.

Qu Yi nodded and then said, “Since that’s the case, we won’t go and greet everyone at Tongzhou Hall one by one. We’ll just send them a message and head straight to Huoxia Star.”
Huozun nodded and immediately took out the communication card, using his divine consciousness to send messages one by one.
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Ten years later.
On a cultivation planet near Huoxia Star—Duoxia Star.
In Juguang City of Duoxia Star, there was a teleportation hall that connected to other planets.
At that moment, a man with an ugly appearance came out of the teleportation hall. As soon as he stepped outside, he took off and flew straight to a remote mountain area nearby, stopping atop a peak.
Suddenly, Qu Yi’s figure appeared beside the ugly man.
“Hehe, Gao Qiang, you’ve worked hard over these ten years. Now, I’ll send you to the Soul Devouring Bloodline so that you can advance to the rank of a lower-level Earth Soul Immortal,” Qu Yi said with a smile as he appeared.
It turned out that after leaving Youhan Sect, Qu Yi and Huozun captured Gao Qiang, who was doing evil at the time, on a certain planet. After controlling Gao Qiang’s soul, Qu Yi made him keep using the spatial teleportation array. Naturally, Qu Yi and Huozun continued to cultivate inside the Dimensional Sphere.
Gao Qiang remained calm and didn’t dare to get angry; he simply nodded slightly.
Qu Yi smiled and immediately sent Gao Qiang into the Dimensional Sphere. After that, he went to the Soul Devouring Bloodline, released Gao Qiang, and then returned to Duoxia Star.
Now, Huozun and Qu Yi stood together on the peak.
“Huozun, we can reach Huoxia Star from the teleportation hall in Duoxia Star. You can head there now, while I’ll go to Haocun Star alone,” Qu Yi said calmly.
Hearing Qu Yi’s words, Huozun shook his head and laughed, “Over these ten years, my soul realm has already advanced to that of a two-star Heavenly Soul Immortal. I think it’s better to first go to the Origin Heavenly Veins and raise my cultivation level to that of a two-star Heavenly Soul Immortal before proceeding.”
After all, it only took one year to improve one’s cultivation level in the Origin Heavenly Veins. Whether it took ten years or eleven years to reach Huoxia Star made no difference to Luoxinyun.
Qu Yi’s eyes lit up. Over the years, he had been studying the “Origin Space Dao” array and had forgotten that the five lords had all used the “Soul Refining Technique” to devour a five-star Heavenly Soul Fiend, causing their soul realms to advance rapidly.
“Good, then I’ll take you all to the Origin Heavenly Veins first. After all five of you have advanced in cultivation, I’ll let you enter Huoxia Star,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Huozun nodded.