Chapter 32: Six People

In the Fiend Realm, Qu Yi had already taken control of three primal celestial veins. The Three Primordial Planets in the Wood Forest Star Region—Tianjiu Star, the Water Ocean Star Region—Tiansu Star, and the Earthly Wasteland Star Region—Tianxian Star—provided three primal celestial veins that were sufficient for the Five Lords—Gold Lord, Wood Lord, Water Lord, Fire Lord, and Earth Lord—to enhance their cultivation.

At this moment, Qu Yi, along with the Gold Lord and Fire Lord, arrived at the Primal Celestial Vein Cave on Tianjiu Star. Inside the cave, a thousand spirit essences had gathered around the three of them.

Looking at the spirit essences of five different colors, Qu Yi smiled and said, “Gold Lord, Fire Lord, you two cultivate here for a year. I estimate it will take only a year to enter the Emperor Haotian’s treasure and come back.”

The Gold Lord and Fire Lord nodded.

“Lord, in Emperor Haotian’s treasure, only his puppet avatar is present. Since he doesn’t know your true strength, there should be some interesting action ahead,” said the Fire Lord with a smile.

The rulers of the Immortal Realm, Demon Realm, and Fiend Realm only knew that Qu Yi possessed the interdimensional artifact Wuji Xingdou, a Xingluo Ding, and the divine technique card “Five Energies and Three Flowers.” However, no one knew about Qu Yi’s Cunjie Ball or the Artifact God inside it.

Qu Yi smiled and said, “In the Emperor Haotian’s Immortal Mansion, I’ve adapted to the fact that Emperor Haotian intends to kill Huang Xu—this promise will surely be fulfilled. As for Emperor Haotian’s puppet avatar trying to deal with me or seize my body, if that really happens, I won’t hold back.”

The Gold Lord and Fire Lord smiled in response.

Soon after, Qu Yi left the Primal Celestial Vein Cave. He then went to assist the Wood Lord, Water Lord, and Earth Lord, arranging for them to enter the Primal Celestial Vein Caves on Tiansu Star and Tianxian Star respectively, before returning to Duoxia Star in the Immortal Realm.

In Qu Yi’s palm was a black jade slab containing a map of the Immortal Realm.

“Emperor Haotian’s craftsmanship in crafting is indeed remarkable—he was able to fit the entire map of the Immortal Realm into this black jade slab. It seems his mastery over the forces of the world has also reached a very high level. It’s a pity Emperor Haotian perished, leaving only a puppet avatar. Haocun Star isn’t far from Huoxia Star, and even closer to Duoxia Star. With a starship, it will take me three months,” Qu Yi said softly.

After saying that, Qu Yi took out a starship, held the black jade slab to lock in the direction, and immediately created a silver streak of light that sped through the vast starry sky.

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Haocun Star was also a desert planet, but its size made it comparable to a large planet within the entire Immortal Realm.

At that moment, a silver streak of light appeared in the starry sky and quickly arrived on the surface of Haocun Star. Qu Yi flew out of the starship.

“Haocun Star, I’ve arrived,” Qu Yi said with a smile as he landed and stored his starship. At that moment, three silver lights appeared in the distant sky and quickly approached Haocun Star. Three starships landed in front of Qu Yi. Soon after, two people emerged from each of the three starships, making a total of six. It was clear from their expressions that they were part of the same group. Qu Yi observed the six and found that all of them were at the Tianpo Immortal level—three at the four-star Tianpo Immortal stage and three at the three-star Tianpo Immortal stage. What was even more strange was that all six practiced fire-based cultivation techniques. “Fellow cultivator, we spotted your starship in space. It resembled the starships crafted by the former Emperor Hao, so we followed you here,” said an older-looking man with a smile. Hearing this, Qu Yi’s eyes lit up, and he laughed, “Could it be that you are all the powerful immortals from the Fire Glow Alliance?” Suddenly, Qu Yi realized that since even the Dragon Emperor of the Demon Realm knew about Emperor Hao’s puppet clones, how could Huang Xu, who had been close to Emperor Hao, be unaware of this secret? He was certain that these six must be sent by Huang Xu. Sure enough, the six laughed upon hearing Qu Yi’s question. “Qu Yi, you’ve finally come to search for Emperor Hao’s treasure,” the old man suddenly laughed loudly. Clearly, this confirmed that the six were indeed the powerful immortals from the Fire Glow Alliance, sent by Huang Xu to monitor this region and wait for Qu Yi’s arrival. Qu Yi smiled, now understanding that Huang Xu had already guessed the galaxy where Emperor Hao’s treasure was located but hadn’t yet found its exact spot, so he sent these powerful immortals to keep an eye on it. “Hehe, I am Qu Yi. Since you’ve come specifically to wait for me, just tell me directly what your purpose is,” Qu Yi said with a smile. The six’s expressions changed; they hadn’t expected Qu Yi to not only admit his identity but also show no fear in the face of being surrounded by six Tianpo Immortal warriors. The old man looked at Qu Yi and said, “Qu Yi, since you’ve revealed your identity, things are simpler. The leader of the Huang Xu Alliance has instructed us that if we see you, we should discuss with you entering Emperor Hao’s treasure together.” Qu Yi raised his eyebrows and laughed, “It’s quite unexpected that you six powerful Tianpo Immortals would rather discuss things with me instead of capturing me.” The six looked slightly embarrassed.

The old man’s expression quickly calmed down, and he then sent a message through his immortal sense: “Qu Yi, you have already obtained that transcendent treasure from Emperor Hao. It will be quite difficult for us to deal with you. Moreover, your attempt to seize Emperor Hao’s treasure all by yourself is just delusional. Therefore, the alliance leader has instructed me to let the six of us enter Emperor Hao’s treasure together, each relying on luck to claim a share.”

Qu Yi frowned briefly before understanding. It seemed that Huang Xu knew how crucial this Boundless Starfield was and hadn’t revealed this secret to the six others; he had only mentioned it to this old man, clearly instructing him to discuss entering Emperor Hao’s treasure with Qu Yi first and not to use force for now.

“There are puppets of Emperor Hao in his treasure. Since these six people want to enter with me, let them help share the burden,” Qu Yi thought happily.

Although Qu Yi had the strength to suppress these six outright, he decided to refrain from sending out the leaders of the ninety-nine beast races inside the Tiny Realm Ball just in case.

“Alright, since you already know the planet where Emperor Hao’s treasure is located, I can no longer keep it all for myself. I agree. I’ll lead you six of you into Emperor Hao’s treasure,” Qu Yi said with a smile.

The six were immediately overjoyed.

“Follow me, but don’t get too close. As soon as I sense any danger, I’ll leave immediately. I might wait another hundred thousand or million years before returning to Emperor Hao’s treasure. Don’t regret it then,” Qu Yi reminded them with a smile.

The chaotic aura emanating from Qu Yi’s body meant the six couldn’t sense his cultivation level. So, he deliberately revealed a little information, indicating that his cultivation wasn’t yet at the level of Heavenly Soul Immortal, giving them the impression that he was afraid of their attack.

Sure enough, after hearing Qu Yi’s words, the six felt much more at ease and became even more confident about their chances of obtaining treasures in Emperor Hao’s treasure.

“Hmph, once the six of us enter Emperor Hao’s treasure, that will be the day of your death, Qu Yi,” they all thought.

After all, the six had been operating in this galaxy for years without finding the entrance to Emperor Hao’s treasure and had to rely on Qu Yi to locate it. But now that they knew his cultivation wasn’t at the level of Heavenly Soul Immortal, they harbored malicious intentions—once inside, they would work together to kill him.

Qu Yi was well aware of their thoughts but continued to disguise them well, pretending to be cautious as he led them through the air.

“Hey, Qu Yi, do you actually know the entrance to the Emperor Hao’s treasure or not? Why have we flown back and forth on this planet twice already?” shouted a man full of arrogance among the six of them.

Qu Yi led the six of them, flying around the planet Hao Cun as if constantly searching for the entrance to the treasure. However, after flying over every corner of the planet twice with no success, the six began to doubt him.

“Everyone, stay calm. Emperor Hao’s treasure is indeed on this planet, but his magic arrays are extremely powerful, and my cultivation level is too low. I still can’t detect the illusionary arrays at the entrance,” Qu Yi said with a worried expression.

This statement relieved the six of them. Emperor Hao was famous in the Immortal Realm for his skill in creating magic arrays, so it was indeed difficult for a cultivator like Qu Yi, who hadn’t reached the Tianpo Immortal level, to detect them.

Of course, the six were also pleased, as this once again proved that Qu Yi hadn’t reached the Tianpo Immortal level. Once they entered Emperor Hao’s treasure, they would be able to deal with him properly.

“Qu Yi, then tell us—does the treasure map left by Emperor Hao contain any special clues about the arrays? We six are all at the Tianpo Immortal level and should be able to detect the fluctuations in the entrance array,” said the elder among them.

Qu Yi flew to one side and landed, looking at the six of them for a long time before sighing.

“Alright, I don’t want to wait another hundred thousand or million years to enter Emperor Hao’s treasure. Since you’re all at the Tianpo Immortal level, you should be able to detect the fluctuations in the entrance array,” Qu Yi said. Seeing their delighted expressions, he immediately added gloomily, “Emperor Hao told me that the entrance array is called the ‘Shape-Shifting Array.’ As long as you see a stone on the ground that moves back and forth on its own without external force, that’s the entrance to the treasure.”

Hearing this, the six showed great excitement—finally, they had found the entrance.

Still, they remained calm and didn’t attack Qu Yi right away. They weren’t sure if any other items were needed to enter the treasure after finding the entrance. So, they were worried that if they attacked Qu Yi and he left, they might find the entrance but be unable to enter, which would be troublesome.

“Good, so as long as we find that moving stone, right? We six will split up and look for it now. You rest here, Qu Yi,” said the elder leading them with a smile.

Without waiting for Qu Yi to respond, the six of them immediately flew in six different directions to search separately. Seeing how quickly these six people could change their tactics, a barely noticeable smile appeared on Qu Yi’s lips.