Chapter 39: The Harvest of Artificers

The cultivators from the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm, during their panicked escape, were caught up by the cultivators from the six realms and subjected to relentless bombardment. Countless spells were unleashed upon them, leaving them utterly defenseless.
One billion.
Two billion.
Five billion.
Ten billion.
Only one billion cultivators from the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm managed to escape into the vast star rivers, thus avoiding the relentless pursuit of the cultivators from the six realms.
The cultivators from the MountainGeng Divine Realm, Earth Kun Divine Realm, Thunder Shock Divine Realm, Wind Xun Divine Realm, Water Dui Divine Realm, and Sky Qian Divine Realm pursued them for a long distance but still failed to wipe them out completely, forcing them to return and regroup.
Qiu Tong, Bai Fang, and Gongye Bo, the three leaders, were no longer as friendly as before; instead, they separated and flew far apart in the starry sky.
The cultivators from the six realms also returned and flew to their respective leaders.
The cultivators from the MountainGeng Divine Realm and Earth Kun Divine Realm stood behind Qiu Tong.
Those from the Thunder Shock Divine Realm and Wind Xun Divine Realm stood behind Bai Fang.
The cultivators from the Water Dui Divine Realm and Sky Qian Divine Realm stood behind Gongye Bo.
With countless casualties in the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm, these two realms posed little threat. Thus, the main opponents now were the cultivators from the six realms.
The fierce battle would only end when only one-eighth of the original numbers remained.
After the previous battle, the cultivators from the six realms still had 150 billion left, plus another 30 billion who were on their way. In total, there were 450 billion cultivators from the six realms. This meant that even if all other cultivators in the star battlefield were eliminated, another 350 billion would have to die among the cultivators from the six realms.
Of course, such secrets were known only to leaders like Qiu Tong, Bai Fang, and Gongye Bo, as they came from royal families and were aware of such rules.
“Ladies and gentlemen, let’s wait for Tian Wen, Sang Guang, and Jin Muqing to arrive before discussing our next plan,” Gongye Bo called out calmly in the starry sky.
Qiu Tong and Bai Fang nodded slightly in agreement with Gongye Bo’s plan.
The situation wasn’t yet right for the cultivators from the six realms to turn on each other, as aside from the one billion who had escaped earlier, there were also nearly 2 billion rogue cultivators who never joined the main force from the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm. If the cultivators from the six realms started fighting among themselves now, it would only benefit the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Separation Divine Realm.
Five years later.
Tian Wen, Sang Guang, and Jin Muqing finally arrived, leading 300 billion cultivators from the six realms.

At this moment, Qiu Tong, Tian Wen, Bai Fang, Sang Guang, Gong Ye Bo, and Jin Mu Qing were calmly discussing plans for the next six realms in the starry sky.
“FellowFellows, in the Divine Realm of Water and Fire, there are probably still nearly three billion cultivators scattered across the Star River Battlefield. It’s not the time for us six realms’ cultivators to engage in a fierce battle. Therefore, I suggest that we continue to hunt down the cultivators from those two realms first, and then discuss how to have a duel among ourselves,” Gong Ye Bo spoke first.
Qiu Tong, Tian Wen, Bai Fang, Sang Guang, and Jin Mu Qing all nodded immediately—they thought the same way.
“We all share the same opinion on this. The current issue is how to exterminate all the cultivators from the Divine Realm of Water and Fire,” Qiu Tong said calmly.
The Star River Battlefield was too vast, making it difficult to locate the cultivators from those two realms. Even if they managed to find them, it would be hard to defeat them all at once due to the large number of cultivators from the six realms.
Tian Man slowly said, “Right now, the total number of cultivators from our six realms is around seven and a half billion. I suggest that we all head to the six edges of the Star River Battlefield and start a systematic search from there. I doubt the cultivators from the Divine Realm of Water and Fire can hide anywhere else.”
The Star River Battlefield was like a fish pond, and now the cultivators from the six realms were about to start fishing with a net.
“Agreed!”
“Agreed!”
In an instant, the other five leaders agreed to Tian Wen’s plan.
This method was the safest. It avoided suspicion among the six leaders and prevented them from worrying about a counterattack from the cultivators of the Divine Realm of Water and Fire, making it the most appropriate approach.
After that, the six leaders—Qiu Tong, Tian Wen, Bai Fang, Sang Guang, Gong Ye Bo, and Jin Mu Qing—led their respective realms’ cultivators, numbering around seven and a half billion each, toward the six directions of the Star River Battlefield, aiming to reach its edges.
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A hundred years passed.
Qu Yu was immersed in the process of refining his life essence inside the Dimensional Sphere.
During these hundred years, he had fully refined all five hundred drops of life essence he had obtained. By now, in his internal world, the Golden Wood Spirit Body had reached six million, the Golden Water Spirit Body had also reached six million, the Golden Fire Spirit Body had reached seven million, and the Golden Earth Spirit Body had reached six million.
Moreover, none of these four fused spirit bodies had reached their limits yet.

Qu Yi opened his eyes, a smile on his lips, and murmured, “The war among the eight divine realms must have been going on for some time now. I guess the Water Dike Divine Realm and the Fire Departure Divine Realm have already suffered severe blows. Now is the time for me to go out and make some moves.”

With the number of fused spiritual entities in Qu Yi’s body at the moment, even Guo Huo, who ranked first among humans, had far fewer spiritual entities than him. After all, the Chaos Body was extremely special, and Qu Yi’s physical strength was incredibly high.

Immediately afterward, Qu Yi left the Inch Realm Ball alone and flew through the starry sky to explore various stars.

On one of the stars, there were actually twenty thousand cultivators gathered in a valley.

Qu Yi spotted these twenty thousand people from the sky. With so many people gathered together, they could be seen clearly from afar. So, Qu Yi immediately flew over.

In the valley, that group of people was arguing fiercely.

“Hmph, we alchemists may have reached the Divine Weapon stage in terms of cultivation, but our strength isn’t that great.”

“I don’t believe the cultivators from the six realms will come to slaughter us alchemists. After all, they need us too. At worst, we can just become their slaves.”

“I also firmly believe that the cultivators from the six realms won’t kill us. We should stay on this star. As long as they come, we’ll surrender.”

……

It turned out that these twenty thousand people were all alchemists from the Fire Departure Divine Realm. Since they had been in contact with each other before, they immediately got in touch after entering the galactic battlefield and gathered together.

Now, these twenty thousand alchemists were arguing whether to resist the alliance of the six realms or surrender outright.

Qu Yi descended from the sky.

“Ah… Qu Yi.”

“Qu Yi, you’ve come too.”

Naturally, some alchemists recognized Qu Yi, and many immediately called out his name.

Qu Yi’s reputation among the alchemists of the Fire Departure Divine Realm was already well-known. After all, with just his own efforts, he could craft five hundred thousand divine artifacts at the Divine Weapon stage. He was undoubtedly the most powerful alchemist at that level.

After landing, Qu Yi smiled and nodded.

“Everyone, you’ve gathered here. I’ve heard your arguments. Don’t have any illusions. This is a chaotic battle where the cultivators from the six realms are fighting to the death. And it’s only when one-eighth of us remain that we can return to the divine realm. Do you really think those cultivators from the six realms will let their own realm’s cultivators die for you?” Qu Yi said loudly, looking calmly at the twenty thousand people.

“What!”

“Impossible. We’re all alchemists; we can create wealth. The Six Realms Alliance surely can’t ignore our value.”
“Qu Yi, how do you know the great chaos will only end when only one-eighth of the people remain?”
“Qu Yi, are all the things you said true?”
…
In an instant, the voices of the cultivators rose at the same time, expressing all kinds of emotions—belief, doubt, questions—all directed at Qu Yi.
Qu Yi shook his head. Hearing so many people ask him questions at once, he immediately felt his head swelling.
“Sigh, explaining to you all is too troublesome. Let you understand that only those with strength have a say,” Qu Yi said calmly suddenly.
Suddenly, Qu Yi’s figure disappeared, and in the next moment, he appeared beside an alchemist, as if using some spatial teleportation technique. The moment he appeared, he struck with a palm, hitting the alchemist’s neck and knocking him out.
“Qu Yi, you’re too bold!”
Many alchemists, noticing Qu Yi’s actions, immediately shouted in anger.
But Qu Yi didn’t bother to talk to them further. His figure disappeared again and quickly reappeared beside another alchemist. He thrust out both palms simultaneously, and a row of flames appeared in the air—flames formed from six million Golden Fire Spirit Entities, instantly enveloping ten thousand alchemists.
“Ah…”
Those ten thousand alchemists were skilled in alchemy, but they had few Fusion Spirit Entities within them. Just as they tried to summon their Spirit Entities for defense, they realized their entities had been shattered by the flames unleashed by Qu Yi.
“Six million Golden Fire Spirit Entities!”
The ten thousand alchemists still standing now all showed expressions of shock, their bodies trembling. They never expected that a cultivator at the Divine Weapon stage could have as many as six million Fusion Spirit Entities.
This was beyond imagination!
If those ten thousand alchemists knew that the number of Golden Fire Spirit Entities in Qu Yi’s body wasn’t even at its limit, they might burn themselves to death out of frustration. If they learned that Qu Yi also had other types of Spirit Entities, they might explode in excitement.
Comparing oneself to others can drive one mad.
Qu Yi didn’t stay long either. He flashed away again, thrusting out both palms once more, creating another sea of flames formed from Golden Fire Spirit Entities, which knocked out the remaining ten thousand alchemists as well.
At this point, Qu Yi landed on the ground, calmly watching those twenty thousand alchemists.

“Very good. With these 20,000 alchemists, there’s no need to worry about the number of alchemists in the Hall of Weapons in the future. Also, there are likely quite a few alchemists from the eight divine realms; I need to bring them all under my control,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
Immediately, the 20,000 alchemists lying on the ground disappeared, all taken into Qu Yi’s Tiny World Sphere.
Once inside the Tiny World Sphere, it’s impossible not to become Qu Yi’s slave.