Chapter 23: Nanluo City

As Qu Yi refined the Wind-Seizing Sword, he already had a clear idea of how to craft artifacts at the divine weapon level. Thus, he quickly devised a plan to increase his production rate, aiming to create a hundred divine weapon-level artifacts in ten days.
“Five hundred thousand artifacts, or even five million— I’m confident I can accomplish it,” Qu Yi said with confidence.
He then put away the Wind-Seizing Sword and took control of the Pond Fire Cauldron to continue crafting artifacts.
Ignite the fire!
The ore burns, melts, decomposes, disperses, and mixes together.
The artifact core is formed!
Form the array!
Day after day, Qu Yi frantically crafted divine weapon-level artifacts. With no concern about running out of spiritual energy, he could keep crafting without pause.
Ten years passed in the blink of an eye. What used to take a hundred days to create one artifact now required only ten days, thanks to Qu Yi’s mastery of the Pond Fire Cauldron. He hadn’t yet used the Star Net Cauldron, otherwise, he would have produced far more than just one artifact in ten days. To be safe, however, he continued using the Pond Fire Cauldron throughout those ten years.
Qu Yi stored the hundred divine weapon-level artifacts in his space ring—an average of ten per year. His next step was to use the Star Net Cauldron for crafting, as he had become highly proficient in the “Two-Dimensional Dao” over the past decade. No longer needing the Diamond Array, he could now mass-produce artifacts.
“I’ve used up all the crafting materials. I’ll head to Fire Treasure Town first to get new materials, then continue crafting,” Qu Yi said with a smile inside the stone cave.
Soon after, he stopped the “Illusory Extreme Fantasy Array” and left the main stone cave of the Fangqi Pavilion, flying straight to Fire Treasure Town.
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All the crafting sects in Fire Treasure Town were paying attention to Qu Yi’s activities. With his own efforts, he had taken on the task of crafting five hundred thousand artifacts—a feat that would surely draw the attention of the entire divine realm. Such a rapid crafting speed overturned the usual norms of the divine world, naturally attracting the interest of various figures.
However, over those ten years, those who tried to keep an eye on him only saw him constantly crafting inside the Fangqi Pavilion’s main cave, never venturing outside, so they stopped paying much attention to him.

At this moment, Qu Yi left the stone cave and flew toward Huobao Town, where he was immediately noticed by many people. As he flew along, countless gazes were fixed on him. Soon, he arrived at Shop No. 1 of Fangqi Pavilion. This shop had now become a very bustling place in Huobao Town, as many artifact-forging sects wanted to communicate with Qu Yi and thus began by approaching Fangqi Pavilion to establish connections with him. As soon as Qu Yi arrived at Shop No. 1, hundreds of people rushed out of the shop to welcome him. “Master Qu Yi,” they said warmly, smiling at him. Faced with this situation, Fang Mo, who was standing at the shop entrance, could only smile awkwardly. Qu Yi nodded at them and said, “Dear fellow artifact forgers, I understand your intentions. In the future, if you have any questions about artifact forging, you can come to me directly, and I will share my experience with you as appropriate.” Hah… Hearing Qu Yi’s words, the hundreds of artifact forgers burst into laughter, their expressions visibly relaxing. Qu Yi nodded at each of them before entering the shop. “Master Qu Yi, how is the artifact forging progressing?” Fang Mo asked as he followed Qu Yi inside. The hundreds of artifact forgers also entered the shop. Hearing Fang Mo’s question, they all quieted down and listened attentively to Qu Yi’s reply. Some of these artifact forgers also wanted to learn about the progress of Qu Yi’s work. Qu Yi smiled at Fang Mo and said, “There are a hundred divine artifacts in this space ring. Take it and go to the Artifact Forging Guild to submit the task at an appropriate time.” A hundred! Hearing Qu Yi’s words, the hundreds of artifact forgers and Fang Mo were all stunned, too surprised to speak. In just ten years, he had created a hundred divine artifacts—ten per year! Qu Yi’s speed of artifact forging was truly astonishing. Other artifact forgers at the Divine Weapon level needed tens of thousands of years to create just one divine weapon. By comparison, Qu Yi’s skill was absolutely extraordinary. Moreover, these artifact forgers naturally realized that at his current rate, it would be entirely possible for him to create five hundred thousand divine artifacts in fifty thousand years. “Master Qu Yi, you’re truly amazing.” “Master Qu Yi, I want to join Fangqi Pavilion. I hope you can teach me how to forge artifacts.” “Master Qu Yi, all I can say is that I admire you.” …

In an instant, the calmer alchemists uttered words of admiration, their gazes fixed on Qu Yi with intense enthusiasm and a sense of eager hope.
Fang Mo laughed so hard he couldn’t even close his mouth, looking like an idiot.
Qu Yi simply smiled faintly before kicking Fang Mo and shouting, “Fang Mo, give me the alchemy materials provided by the Alchemy Guild. Hurry up! Time is tight, and the task is heavy—there are 500,000 divine weapons to craft. I need to hurry.”
Pain in his foot finally snapped Fang Mo out of his daze, and he immediately took out a hundred space rings, handing them to Qu Yi.
“Master Qu Yi, all the materials from the Alchemy Guild are here,” Fang Mo said cheerfully, ignoring the pain in his foot, as he looked at Qu Yi and shouted loudly.
Having witnessed Qu Yi’s alchemy skills, Fang Mo knew full well that completing this task would be a sure thing, and the Fang Qi Pavilion would have the means to revive. How could he not be happy?
Qu Yi took the space rings and then turned to the hundred alchemists, smiling and saying, “If any of you are interested in joining the Fang Qi Pavilion, wait fifty thousand years. By then, I’ll have finished my alchemy task, and I’ll have time to guide you.”
“Okay,” the hundred alchemists replied excitedly.
Immediately afterward, under their eager gazes, Qu Yi left the shop and flew toward the stone cave headquarters of the Fang Qi Pavilion.
Half a day later, Qu Yi returned to the stone cave and reactivated the “Illusory Spirit Array.”
“Ten years have passed. Xu Ming should have arrived at Nan Yin Island by now,” Qu Yi said softly, not starting to craft anything right away.
Back then, Xu Ming had been attacked on an island, and Qu Yi had saved him before sending him alone to Nan Yin Island. Ten years was enough time for Xu Ming to fly from that island to Nan Yin Island.
As soon as these words left his lips, Qu Yi felt his identity card vibrate.
“Haha, Xu Ming has arrived on an island near Nan Yin Island. He’s finally sent me a message,” Qu Yi exclaimed happily after scanning the contents of his identity card with his mind.
According to the God of Weapons, Nan Yin Island was a gathering place for ascended cultivators, with three Divine Kings residing there. That’s why, when sending Xu Ming to Nan Yin Island, Qu Yi had specifically instructed him not to go directly there but to stop somewhere nearby.
Qu Yi did this to avoid being detected by the three Divine Kings on Nan Yin Island when he used the Boundless Star Map to reach Xu Ming. On an island near Nan Yin Island, he didn’t have to worry about the Boundless Star Map being sensed by those three Divine Kings.

“Well then, I’ll head to Nan Yin Island now. The artifact refinement task can wait for now,” Qu Yi said with a smile. At the same time, he took out the Boundless Star Compass and activated it immediately.

Millions of miles away from Nan Yin Island, there was a small island at sea. Xu Ming was standing in a valley on that island, waiting calmly. Suddenly, Qu Yi appeared beside him.

“Qu Yi, you’ve arrived,” Xu Ming said calmly.

Qu Yi nodded and smiled, “Xu Ming, you’ve worked hard. Now, let’s fly to Nan Yin Island together.”

Xu Ming nodded and took off immediately, leading the way. At that moment, Qu Yi also released Wu Yuan and Qing Wu Gui from the Dimensional Sphere. The three of them followed Xu Ming as they flew toward Nan Yin Island.

A month later, Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, Qing Wu Gui, and Xu Ming crossed the ocean, whose waves were as high as mountains, and arrived at a vast island. The island was covered with towering trees, some reaching a terrifying height of a thousand meters. Moreover, the primordial energy of the five elements on the island was not chaotic like in other parts of the Divine Realm; instead, it was very stable, similar to the cultivation environments in the cities of the Divine Realm.

This was Nan Yin Island.

Like Beiyang Island in the northern part of the Inner Sea, Nan Yin Island was a well-known place throughout the Divine Realm. It was a gathering place for elite ascended cultivators. To improve their cultivation levels, these cultivators constantly fought against each other here.

Additionally, there were three Divine Kings on Nan Yin Island, allowing cultivators to focus on their cultivation without worries.

Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, Qing Wu Gui, and Xu Ming landed on the coast, where there was a reception center designed to welcome the flying ship fleets of various merchant guilds from different divine realms.

The reception center was crowded with people. Teams of flying ships landed, and cultivators stepped out, gathering at the reception center. Their numbers exceeded a million.

This showed just how attractive Nan Yin Island was. Many cultivators wanted to come here to cultivate and enter its core areas.

Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, Qing Wu Gui, and Xu Ming entered the reception center and found hundreds of halls there. Each hall represented a different region of Nan Yin Island. Cultivators could choose a hall, register there, and then be transported to the region represented by that hall to cultivate.

Naturally, as for choosing where to cultivate on Nan Yin Island, Qu Yi left that decision to the Artifact God.

“Nanluo City,” the Divine Spirit’s consciousness transmitted the message to Qu Yi.
Qu Yi smiled, then took Wu Yuan, Qing Wugui, and Xu Ming with him to the hall representing Nanluo City.