Chapter Thirteen: The Soul Bead Extraction Site

Tianfeng Fort, Tianfeng Village.
Qu Yi was back again.
At this moment, the ten village chiefs—Zhu Chen, Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, Qing Yiyi, Yu Deming, Yu Chongxiu, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia—stood in a line in the fort’s main hall, facing Qu Yi.
Qu Yi was the king of the village.
Now, Tianfeng Village had unified the Hundred Villages Mountain Region, with every area planted with Divine Crystal Trees. The original thousand fully mature Divine Crystal Trees could now produce new ones on their own, so the total number of such trees in the region had reached twenty million.
Although there were countless Divine Crystal Trees and thus a large amount of Divine Crystals obtained, it was still not as fast as earning Divine Crystals by selling divine artifacts. Qu Yi had given ninety thousand divine artifacts to Tianfeng Village, which were handed to the ten village chiefs. Each of them used their skills to sell the artifacts and acquired a vast amount of Divine Crystals.
It could be said that the twenty thousand members of Tianfeng Village now had sufficient Divine Crystals for their cultivation.
Qu Yi looked at the ten village chiefs, seeing their spirited and determined expressions, and nodded in satisfaction.
“Everyone, I’ve come back this time with a very important matter that I need to decide together with you,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Upon hearing his words, the ten village chiefs smiled and looked at him eagerly, waiting for an answer.
Qu Yi merely smiled faintly before suddenly turning serious and saying, “Go gather all the members of the village. I want to take everyone to a place—then you’ll understand my intentions.”
The ten village chiefs felt uneasy. It was the first time they had seen Qu Yi with such a serious expression. Realizing that this matter was crucial and might affect the future of entire Tianfeng Village, none of them dared to relax.
So, they immediately left Tianfeng Fort to gather the members under their responsibility.
In just one month, the twenty thousand members of Tianfeng Village scattered across the Hundred Villages Mountain Region returned to the base and gathered on a flat area.
Standing on a large rock, Qu Yi looked at the more than twenty thousand members of Tianfeng Village and saw that their cultivation levels had indeed improved significantly. Knowing they had obtained enough Divine Crystals, the number of spiritual entities in their bodies had greatly increased.
The twenty thousand members of Tianfeng Village looked at Qu Yi with expressions of gratitude. It was because of him that they had had a smooth path, obtained abundant resources, and seen their strength soar rapidly.

Qu Yi nodded and smiled, saying, “Brothers, I’m going to take you all to a place where there’s something you really need.”
This statement immediately piqued the interest of everyone in Tianfeng Fort, who stared at Qu Yi with joy in their hearts.
Qu Yi then calmly added, “Now, none of you should resist. I’ll take you into a strange space.”
A strange space?
This phrase raised doubts among the members of Tianfeng Fort. In this divine realm, only the Divine King could create such spaces. How could Qu Yi possess one?
After saying that, Qu Yi didn’t explain further. He first went to the ten fort leaders and, with a thought, secretly activated the Tiny World Sphere.
All ten fort leaders entered the Tiny World Sphere!
In front of 20% of Tianfeng Fort’s members, the ten fort leaders vanished into thin air. This miraculous sight immediately filled the 20,000 members of Tianfeng Fort with excitement, sparking all sorts of thoughts.
“Good heavens, does the fort king really have a strange space?”
“The fort king isn’t lying. There really is a strange space. Then I won’t resist.”
“Could this strange space be harmful? What if the fort king has other plans for us? Wouldn’t I be at his mercy?”
…
The 20,000 members of Tianfeng Fort each had their own thoughts.
But Qu Yi didn’t give them time to think. He quickly flew over, connected his consciousness to the Tiny World Sphere, and kept bringing more members of Tianfeng Fort inside. Of course, some members resisted with their willpower and failed to enter the sphere.
In fact, it took only a short time for Qu Yi to bring in all the members. By then, he had already flown back to the giant rock.
In front of Qu Yi, there were still 1,000 members of Tianfeng Fort standing on the ground. They had resisted the Tiny World Sphere’s pull during the process, so they hadn’t entered.
Those 1,000 people had their own thoughts and were highly vigilant.
Now, they stood there awkwardly, unable to meet Qu Yi’s gaze, standing quietly with their heads bowed.

Qu Yi smiled, showing no sign of suffering at the hands of those thousand people. He said, “Brothers, it’s completely normal for you to feel hesitant. Everyone’s circumstances are different. Since you have chosen this path now, it is your own destiny. I won’t force you. Alright, go back to your respective posts now. The resources of Tianfeng Fort can still help you improve your strength rapidly.”

The thousand members of Tianfeng Fort, who had been uneasy earlier, feared that Qu Yi might retaliate against them. But after hearing his words, it seemed he had no intention of attacking them, and their hearts grew uneasy once again.

The thousand people looked at Qu Yi hesitantly, wanting to say something but not knowing how. Because at that moment, they had an intuition that if they missed this opportunity, they would regret it forever.

But Qu Yi no longer gave them a chance.

“Go back to your posts. I also need to enter the strange space. If there’s a chance in the future, I’ll take you there again,” Qu Yi said with a smile.

As soon as he finished speaking, Qu Yi disappeared, entering the Cunjie Ball.

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“What place is this?”

“This definitely isn’t the Divine Realm, because the elemental energies and primal elemental energies here are extremely scarce.”

“What kind of strange space is this? Why hasn’t the Fort King come yet?”

……

After more than 19,000 people from Tianfeng Fort entered the Cunjie Ball, they immediately felt the extreme calmness of the elemental energies around them, which was far from the chaotic environment of the Primal Elemental Energies in the Hundred Forts Mountain Range. This made them all express their curiosity.

At that moment, Qu Yi entered the Cunjie Ball and appeared before them.

Everyone stared at Qu Yi, their eyes shining with various emotions, revealing the concerns in their hearts.

Qu Yi looked at them calmly and said with a faint smile, “Brothers, have you heard of a major event that occurred in the Fire-Light Divine Realm fifty million years ago? An Instrument God of the rank of Divine King was attacked jointly by the Divine Kings of the Ze-Dui Divine Realm and the Tian-Qian Divine Realm, and since then, he disappeared from the Divine Realm.”

The news of the Instrument God being attacked had spread throughout the eight major divine realms of the Divine Realm. However, lower-level cultivators didn’t know who had attacked him. Qu Yi only learned that it was the Divine Kings of the Ze-Dui Divine Realm and the Tian-Qian Divine Realm who attacked the Instrument God after the Instrument God himself revealed it.

“I’ve heard of the Instrument God. Rumor has it that he’s the most powerful blacksmith in the Divine Realm.”

“Of course I’ve heard of him. The God of Tools was one of the three great divine kings in our Fire and Separation Divine Realm back then. It’s a pity that there are only two divine kings left in it now.”
“Chieftain, is this strange space left to you by the God of Tools?”
……
After a moment, the members of Tianfeng Camp spoke up one after another. Naturally, they also guessed that Qu Yi’s ability to rapidly reach the Divine Weapon stage and his skilled craftsmanship must be related to the God of Tools.
Qu Yi calmly looked at everyone. Once they all fell silent, he said indifferently, “As you may have guessed, I am actually the successor of the God of Tools. The God of Tools isn’t dead; he’s still alive, and he’s right in this space. But now isn’t the time for you to meet him. The strange space I want to take you to isn’t the one inside this artifact space—it’s in the Lower World. This strange space is connected to the great battle fought by the God of Tools back then. He fought against several divine kings in Liquan City, and afterward, the space of Liquan City collapsed. All the land and cultivators fell to the Lower World, where the Meteor Domain Divine Realm was formed. The place I want to take you to is the Meteor Domain Divine Realm.”
“Chieftain, is there anything special about the Meteor Domain Divine Realm?”
“Chieftain, is there anything there that can enhance our strength?”
……
These members of Tianfeng Camp had all cultivated for tens of millions of years, so they were naturally highly intelligent. After hearing Qu Yi’s words, they guessed some key points and immediately asked questions.
Qu Yi nodded firmly, giving everyone great confidence and filling them with enthusiasm.
“Brothers, as you all know, the way cultivators in our divine realm improve their strength is by mastering one complete set of laws before moving on to another. Once they’ve mastered all five sets of laws, they become divine kings. Brothers, have you ever thought of a faster way to improve your strength?” Qu Yi said excitedly, his face beaming with joy.
Having returned to Tianfeng Camp, Qu Yi naturally had a grand plan, and the Meteor Domain Divine Realm was a key part of it. Speaking of it now, he couldn’t control his excitement.
The 19,000 people in Tianfeng Camp fell quiet, each deep in thought, trying to find another way of cultivation.
Suddenly, the chief chieftain, Zhu Chen,’s eyes sparkled, and his whole body trembled as his hands moved chaotically; he couldn’t control himself for a moment.
“Chief Chieftain, what’s wrong?” the nine other chieftains asked worriedly.

Zhu Chen stared at Qu Yi, striving to control his emotions, and shouted loudly, “Chieftain, I understand. There is another way—namely, to refine the soul orbs of other cultivators.”
Cultivators in the Divine Realm would have one soul orb appear in their soul space for every new law they grasped.
The nine chieftains—Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, Qing Yiyi, Yu Deming, Yu Chongxiu, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia—were also at the Divine Weapon stage, each with two soul orbs in their soul spaces.
Upon hearing Zhu Chen’s words, the nine immediately understood and realized why his body had been trembling earlier.
Their bodies also began to tremble, their eyes shining brightly as they fixed their gaze on Qu Yi.
Qu Yi nodded and laughed loudly, “That’s right—refine other soul orbs. The Ruin Realm of the Divine Realm is a place where soul orbs can be obtained. If you can quickly acquire soul orbs by refining others, you’ll be able to advance your cultivation rapidly. Reaching the rank of Divine King is no dream.”
The 19,000 people of Tianfeng Fort instantly turned into stone.