Chapter 33: The Appearance of the Galaxy

Inside the Stone Castle of Sanding Gate, Qu Yi led Fang Mo inside.
The two kept communicating through their mental senses.
“Master Qu Yi, I can’t even craft a single divine artifact. How can you call me a master artisan? I’ll fail in the future, and that will damage your reputation,” Fang Mo said, nervous and anxious.
Thinking that villagers from the Hundred Beasts Village would soon bring the artifact cores while he couldn’t form arrays, Fang Mo felt utterly powerless, as if on the verge of collapse.
Qu Yi smiled at Fang Mo and took out two jade slips, saying, “Fang Mo, these two jade slips contain the materials needed to craft divine artifacts at the Divine Being level, along with the arrays required for various performance specifications.”
Fang Mo eagerly took the jade slips, but his expression soon darkened again as he said sadly, “Master Qu Yi, even though I have the arrays, I still don’t have the ability to form them for the artifact cores.”
Ha ha! Qu Yi laughed heartily, patted Fang Mo’s shoulder, and led him to the “Holographic Simulation Array” inside the stone castle.
“Fang Mo, this array is called the Holographic Simulation Array. You just need to use the arrays from the jade slips to control this holographic array via your mental senses, allowing it to simulate the required array. Once the artifact core enters the array, it will automatically form the array for it,” Qu Yi said proudly.
What!
Fang Mo was stunned, his mouth wide open, once again in a dazed state. He was once again shocked by Qu Yi’s abilities.
If there was an array that could help form arrays for artifact cores, then crafting divine artifacts would become much easier. With enough crafting materials, one could create as many divine artifacts as desired.
“Master Qu Yi, you’re truly amazing,” Fang Mo said, regaining his composure and speaking in an admiring tone.
Qu Yi merely smiled and then said, “Alright, from now on, it’s up to you to handle matters in the Hundred Beasts Village. I’m too lazy to get involved with divine artifacts at the Divine Being level.”
After saying that, Qu Yi left the stone castle without saying goodbye to Fang Mo and flew off to the Baizhai Mountain Range.
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In the Baizhai Mountain Range, the 19,000 people from Tianfeng Fort who had returned from the Meteor Domain Divine Realm were all in their rooms, practicing meditation nonstop.
Qu Yi didn’t disturb their cultivation. Instead, he entered Tianfeng Fort, went straight into the Dimensional Sphere, and sat down in the Primordial Embryo Spirit Nurturing Array to continue expanding the number of spiritual entities within his body.
With nearly 80,000 years left, Qu Yi naturally wanted to make good use of this time to ensure that the four types of fused spiritual entities in his body reached their maximum capacity.

Ten thousand years passed. In Tianfeng Fort, a thousand people reached the Divine Weapon stage.

Thirty thousand years passed. In Tianfeng Fort, five thousand people reached the Divine Weapon stage.

Fifty thousand years passed. In Tianfeng Fort, ten thousand people reached the Divine Weapon stage.

Eighty thousand years passed. All nineteen thousand people in Tianfeng Fort had reached the Divine Weapon stage.

During these eighty thousand years, Fang Mo had handed over the five hundred thousand divine artifacts crafted by Qu Yi to the Artificer Guild, earning a vast fortune. Naturally, Qu Yi had asked Fang Mo to purchase large quantities of divine pills for the people of Tianfeng Fort who had just reached the Divine Weapon stage to consume.

Most of the people in Tianfeng Fort now had two hundred thousand spirit entities integrated within their bodies.

At this moment, Qu Yi emerged from Tianfeng Castle. The nineteen thousand people in Tianfeng Fort had already found a place around Tianfeng Castle to sit and meditate. Sensing Qu Yi’s presence, they all woke up and flew in front of him.

It was a scene filled with joy.

Qu Yi looked at them calmly before shouting loudly, “Brothers, you’ve all reached the Divine Weapon stage—I’m very happy. The great battle is about to begin. Then we can enter together, fight fiercely, and showcase the might of Tianfeng Fort!”

“Fort King, mighty!”

“Fort King, domineering!”

“Fort King, awe-inspiring!”

……

In an instant, the nineteen thousand people in Tianfeng Fort excitedly responded one after another, filling the entire fort with enthusiasm.

Qu Yi nodded in satisfaction and smiled. “Alright. Stay around Tianfeng Castle now—do not wander off. I’ll go bring two more brothers over. Then we’ll ascend together and enter the Void Galaxy battlefield.”

According to the guidance of the Artifact God, Qu Yi also learned that once the Void Galaxy battlefield was formed, all cultivators at the Divine Weapon stage would be guided to the battlefield by a mysterious force. Only when those gathered in the Divine Realm were brought together to the Void Galaxy battlefield would they be united. Therefore, to prevent the members of Tianfeng Fort from scattering, Qu Yi ordered them to stay together.

Without waiting for a reply from the people of Tianfeng Fort, Qu Yi immediately took out the Boundless Star Map and headed to an island near the waters of Nan Yin Island.

Wu Yuan and Qing Wu Gui had been cultivating in Nan Luo City for nearly ninety thousand years. Over these years, Wu Yuan had earned the reputation of “Mad Demon.” Whenever he stepped onto the combat platform, he would wield the Nine Heavens Rod, using his relentless combat skills to launch a storm of attacks, either exhausting his opponent or depleting his own strength.

Qing Wugui earned the reputation of a “sadist.” Whenever he stepped onto the combat arena, he would adopt a stance as if waiting for his opponent to attack. During the fights, he kept dodging left and right, avoiding attacks repeatedly. In the eyes of the spectators, Qing Wugui appeared to be a cultivator with a strong tendency toward suffering. Only Qing Wugui himself knew the reason—his path of cultivation required him to slay certain elemental laws in order to advance in level.

Fortunately, hard work paid off, as Qing Wugui managed to slay another elemental law—that of wood.

Now, Qing Wugui’s soul orbs came in just three colors: blue, red, and yellow. This meant that his next step in cultivation would involve slaying the laws of water, fire, and earth.

As the great battle among cultivators at the Divine Weapon stage approached, Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui immediately left Nanluo City and headed to the island where they had arranged to meet Qu Yi, waiting there for him.

Just then, between the two stones where Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui were sitting, Qu Yi’s figure appeared.

“Wu Yuan, Qing Wugui, how are you two?” Qu Yi called out loudly as he appeared.

Immediately, Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui opened their eyes and jumped to Qu Yi’s side.

“Ugh, Qu Yi, you’re here at last! It’s infuriating—after fighting so many battles, I still haven’t advanced in level. Meanwhile, that guy Qing Wugui keeps getting beaten but still manages to advance. But it’s okay; he’s still only at the Divine Weapon stage and hasn’t surpassed me,” Wu Yuan exclaimed loudly upon seeing Qu Yi.

Qing Wugui simply smiled faintly and said, “I’m here.”

Qu Yi nodded with a gentle smile, then sensed the number of spiritual entities within Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui. Wu Yuan’s combined golden and wooden spiritual entities had reached one million, with room for further growth, while Qing Wugui’s wooden spiritual entities numbered six hundred thousand.

Compared to Qu Yi’s own nearly five million combined spiritual entities, Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui’s numbers were much smaller. Yet, compared to other cultivators, they still had a overwhelming advantage.

Especially Qing Wugui, since he had already slain the laws of gold and wood, he could directly affect spells containing those elements, even rendering them ineffective. Therefore, the number of spiritual entities he possessed wasn’t the main factor determining his strength.

“Great, now that you’re both here, let’s return to Tianfeng Fort and wait for the Appearance of the Void Galaxy,” Qu Yi said with a smile.

Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui immediately nodded in agreement.

Immediately, Qu Yi enclosed the two in the Tiny Realm Ball and promptly activated the Boundless Starry Sky, leaving the island and returning to Tianfeng Fort. Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui emerged from the Tiny Realm Ball and landed in front of Tianfeng Fort. “Fort King, who are these two?” asked Zhu Chen, the chief of the fort, who sensed Qu Yi’s return and immediately stood up with a smile. The other nine chiefs—Zhao Jing, Zhen Lan, Zhuo Rui, Qing Yiyi, Yu Deming, Yu Chongxiu, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia—also came to Qu Yi’s side and examined Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui. Qu Yi smiled at the chiefs and then introduced Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui, saying, “This is Qing Wugui, who will become the second fort king in the future. This is Wu Yuan, who will become the third fort king.” Since the beginning of their cultivation journey, Qu Yi had treated Qing Wugui and Wu Yuan as brothers, and now that he had brought them to Tianfeng Fort, they naturally deserved equal status. Indeed, upon hearing Qu Yi’s words, the ten chiefs were surprised but quickly calmly addressed them as “Second Fort King” and “Third Fort King.” Qing Wugui remained calm, simply nodding as his response. As for Wu Yuan, he seemed distracted since landing, his gaze wandering between the four female chiefs—Qing Yiyi, Yu Zhuting, Meng Yan, and Fei Changxia. Even when the ten chiefs called out to him, he failed to regain his composure. Qu Yi noticed this immediately and smiled inwardly. “So Wu Yuan has finally become interested in female cultivators. Ah, he’s chosen four already—let’s see how he handles it from now on,” he thought joyfully. The four women noticed the passionate look in Wu Yuan’s eyes and immediately understood his feelings; their faces turned pink as they lowered their heads. The other chiefs burst into laughter. Hearing the laughter, Wu Yuan finally snapped out of it, grabbing his head and shouting, “Ugh, Qu Yi! You have such beautiful female cultivators here and never told me! You’re really a bad guy!” Qu Yi looked stunned—was this really his fault? Suddenly, as everyone was chatting and laughing, a dark curtain formed over the Divine Realm, as if the entire realm had turned into night. Thunder rumbled, but no source could be seen. Then, the dark curtain vanished instantly, and a silver-white galaxy appeared in the sky of the Divine Realm. Countless stars flowed through the void like sand, resembling a river. Thus, the Battlefield of the Void Galaxy appeared.