Chapter 18: The Primordial Embryo Spirit Formation

Inside the Inch Realm Sphere.
Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, Qing Wu Gui, and Xu Ming stood together.
“I still don’t have the strength to defeat those at the Divine General stage yet. But once my Primordial Embryo Spirit Formation is set up and my internal spirit bodies are fused to their limit, I think I can at least contend with them,” Qu Yi said with a faint smile.
Although Dao Wu Ji was only at a relatively lower level among Divine General cultivators, his strength already allowed Qu Yi to see the true power of such cultivators—namely, the strength derived from combining spirit bodies.
A spell formed by combining three rows of spirit bodies was even more potent than those created by fusing spirit bodies at the Divine Weapon stage. Most importantly, with an additional row of elemental willpower, it could completely suppress the fused spirit bodies.
Qing Wu Gui had listened quietly until now, when she said softly, “Qu Yi, I can already sense it. I can influence Dao Wu Ji’s metal element spirit body and weaken his combined spirit bodies to the strength of ordinary fused spirit bodies.”
The three were shocked upon hearing this.
Qing Wu Gui had already severed the metal element law, so any spell involving it would be affected by her. Since Dao Wu Ji’s Divine General cultivation was at a lower level, the metal element spirit body in his combined spirit bodies would be influenced by her.
In other words, without its metal element spirit body, Dao Wu Ji’s combined spirit bodies would become ordinary fused spirit bodies.
“Qing Wu Gui, you can actually influence Dao Wu Ji’s metal element spirit body. Indeed, your path of severing laws is also a great way to challenge those above your level. It seems that Nan Yin Island is the perfect place for you to cultivate. Go there and fight against those Divine General cultivators,” Qu Yi said happily.
Qing Wu Gui nodded gently.
Wu Yuan, however, didn’t seem pleased. His path of awakening involved one soul sphere at a time, which was no different from how other cultivators in the Divine Realm trained. Thus, it was extremely difficult for him to challenge those above his level.
“Ugh, if you two can challenge those above you, why can’t I? It’s so frustrating!” Wu Yuan started making a fuss.
Qu Yi smiled awkwardly, patted Wu Yuan’s shoulder, and said, “Wu Yuan, Nan Yin Island also has many cultivators at the Divine Weapon stage. Go and defeat them. Try to awaken your third soul sphere as soon as possible.”
Wu Yuan bit his lip and nodded dejectedly.

Standing aside, Xu Ming watched Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wu Gui, his heart filled with deep emotions. In less than twenty thousand years, the three people who he could once kill with one hand now had greater strength than him—what an unjust fate.

Qu Yi looked at Xu Ming and smiled, saying, “Nanyin Island isn’t very far from here. Pirate groups don’t operate in this sea area. You can fly to Nanyin Island by yourself; it should take no more than ten years.”

This sea area had always been sparsely populated with bandit groups. If Daowu Ji hadn’t learned about Duoji Cave earlier, he wouldn’t have come to this island to lay an ambush and attack the Feitian Ship of the Huoli Merchant Alliance.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ming immediately nodded. Under the current circumstances, he had no choice but to rely on his own strength to fly to Nanyin Island.

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Qu Yi returned to the stone cave headquarters of Fangqi Pavilion.

At that time, Wen Xinfei and Fang Mo were still at the Fangqi Pavilion store in Huobao Town. After taking over the third store of Xiaoding Hall, they still needed to tidy it up and recruit some people to manage the store.

Qu Yi was alone in the stone cave.

“Instrument God, now that we have the Yuantai Stone, you can tell me all the materials needed to set up the Yuantai Pregnancy Spirit Array. I’ll have Fang Mo collect them,” Qu Yi said happily, sitting on the stone bed.

As soon as he spoke, Qu Yi sensed more content in his soul—precisely the materials and methods for setting up the Yuantai Pregnancy Spirit Array.

The Yuantai Pregnancy Spirit Array used the Yuantai Stone as its core, supplemented by other spirit stones, to awaken the spiritual energy within the stone. According to the wishes of the cultivator entering the array, it would create a spiritual body needed by the cultivator, thereby increasing the number of spiritual bodies in their body.

After reviewing the details of the Yuantai Pregnancy Spirit Array, Qu Yi understood its setup method and realized that the other spirit stones weren’t particularly precious—everything could be collected in Huobao Town.

“Instrument God, this is really convenient. You gave it to me right away. Well, I have one more question. As a God King, you must know how to set up a spacetime array, right?” Qu Yi said with a smile.

A spacetime array was the most direct way to communicate between towns in the God Realm, similar to the space transmission arrays in the Immortal Realm. Of course, a spacetime array was a higher level than a space transmission array, as the God Realm was filled with the primordial energy of the five elements. To traverse such a space brimming with primordial energy, one needed a deeper understanding of the laws of space.

“Nonsense! I definitely know how to set up a spacetime array. As the most powerful alchemist and array master in the Divine Realm, if I don’t know how to set up a spacetime array, then who else could?” The God of Tools replied angrily, as if Qu Yi’s words were an insult to him.
Qu Yi couldn’t help but laugh awkwardly, then said conciliatingly, “God of Tools, don’t be angry. I was just curious. Since you know how to set up a spacetime array, tell me the materials needed, and I’ll go gather them. We still need a spacetime array between the headquarters of Fangqi Pavilion and Beast Village in the future.”
For the future cooperation between Fangqi Pavilion and Beast Village, Qu Yi planned to have Fang Mo take full responsibility. Naturally, since one was located in the jurisdiction of Fei City and the other in that of Liquan City, and the two places were far apart, a spacetime array was necessary to allow Fang Mo to travel quickly to Beast Village.
“Actually, you already have the materials for the spacetime array. The five divine stones used by Chang Xin in the Heaven-Connecting Realm-Transiting Array he developed before—Stone of Fixing Stars, Stone of Bearing Things, Stone of Transmitting Heavens, Stone of Passing Through Realms, and Stone of Capturing Souls—can be used to set up a spacetime array,” the God of Tools replied leisurely.
Upon hearing this, Qu Yi’s face lit up with joy, because he had already found the two Heaven-Connecting Realm-Transiting Arrays set up by Chang Xin in the Golden Mysterious Star in the Immortal Realm and the Divine Realm of Meteorfall. Naturally, he already had all five divine stones.
“That means I can set up the spacetime array right away. Great! As soon as I find the Virtual Jade Stone to set up a holographic simulation array, I’ll immediately start setting up the spacetime array,” Qu Yi exclaimed excitedly.
Now, Qu Yi had basically arranged everything properly. Beast Village, Tianfeng Fort, the Five Elements Array, the Love Without Return Array, and the Primordial Embryo Nurturing Array were all progressing smoothly.
“Alright, I’m going to the Fire Treasure Array now to gather the remaining materials for the Primordial Embryo Nurturing Array and start improving my strength right away,” Qu Yi said happily, then strode out of the cave and headed toward Fire Treasure Town.
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Fangqi Pavilion store.
Qu Yi arrived and saw Fang Xinfei and Fang Mo training some people.
Since Qu Yi won the alchemy competition, Fangqi Pavilion’s reputation had risen. Naturally, its two stores couldn’t remain underwhelming, so Fang Xinfei and Fang Mo immediately went to recruit a few cultivators as salespeople for the stores.
“Wow, these newcomers are quite strong,” Qu Yi exclaimed as soon as he entered.

Immediately, Fang Xinfei and Fang Mo looked up at Qu Yi in surprise, stopping their lecture to the newcomers and rushing to his side. “Master Qu Yi, you’re back,” they exclaimed excitedly. Without Qu Yi, they felt uneasy; the current situation of Fang Qi Pavilion was all thanks to him. If he failed, Fang Qi Pavilion would truly fall into a state from which it could never recover. Qu Yi nodded at the five newcomers, then turned to Fang Xinfei and Fang Mo with a smile. “Pavilion Master, Fang Mo, you’re in great spirits. With you two here, I have much less to worry about. You’ve done well. Fang Mo, have you gathered all the materials I asked for?” Upon hearing this, Fang Mo immediately took out a space ring and shouted, “Master Qu Yi, because of your reputation, when I go to other shops to buy things now, they no longer make things difficult for me. As long as I give them enough divine crystals, they’ll sell me the materials. I’ve gathered all the materials you need.” Qu Yi chuckled as he took the space ring and scanned it with his divine sense to check the contents. Now, for the holographic simulation array materials, only the crucial virtual jade stone was missing. “Fang Mo, I trust you with your tasks. Well, I have another jade slip here with more materials listed on it. Please go gather those for me,” Qu Yi said happily, taking out another jade slip. Naturally, the materials in this jade slip were those needed for the Yuan Tai Yun Ling Array. In the Divine Realm, one’s own strength was the most important thing. After taking care of Fang Qi Pavilion, Qu Yi naturally had to start preparing for his own strength. “Master Qu Yi, rest assured. I’ll definitely complete your tasks quickly,” Fang Mo said, filled with enthusiasm after receiving Qu Yi’s encouragement. He immediately took the jade slip and shouted. The five newcomers also looked at Qu Yi with excitement. It was after hearing about his extraordinary craftsmanship that they had joined Fang Qi Pavilion. “Master Qu Yi,” the five newcomers said excitedly as they stepped forward. Qu Yi nodded and smiled. “From now on, Fang Qi Pavilion depends on all of you. Believe that Fang Qi Pavilion’s future will shine throughout the Divine Realm, and your own futures will be outstanding there.” Hearing this, the five trembled with excitement. Just then, Qu Yi’s identity card vibrated suddenly. He took out the card, scanned it with his divine sense, and read the message inside, smiling.

“Lord, the Alchemy Guild has sent for me. It seems our Fangqi Pavilion’s first major deal is about to arrive,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
It turned out that the message from the Alchemy Guild earlier informed Qu Yi that they had recently received a large-scale alchemy task that required the combined efforts of all the alchemy sects in Huobao Town.
Fang Xinfei and Fang Mo couldn’t help but laugh wildly upon hearing Qu Yi’s words.