Chapter 30: The Secrets of the Divine Artifact Forms

“Three Divine Kings, I’ve agreed to lead the cultivators from Nan Yin Island in battles against groups of Divine General-level cultivators. Shouldn’t you give me something valuable in return?”
Qu Yi sat on a stone bench, smiling as he looked at Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao.
Over these more than three hundred thousand years, Qu Yi had swept through many pirate groups in the Inner Sea and obtained a vast amount of material for crafting artifacts. He had only equipped each Divine General-level cultivator in Tian Feng Zhai with a Divine General-level artifact. However, even with these twenty thousand artifacts, it wasn’t enough for Qu Yi to master the art of crafting such artifacts to perfection. Now, he wanted to take this opportunity to ask the three Divine Kings for some benefits.
Haha…
Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao were overjoyed after getting Qu Yi’s approval. Hearing his request, they laughed heartily.
“Go ahead, what do you want?” Zong Jing asked with a faint smile.
Qu Yi immediately replied, “Artifact-making materials—lots of them. I need to craft numerous artifacts. At the very least, every member of my Divine General-level team should have a Divine General-level artifact. Also, three Divine Kings, you must have Innate Spiritual Treasures. Just give me something as a token.”
Upon hearing this, the three Divine Kings remained calm, listening attentively. But when they heard that Qu Yi wanted Innate Spiritual Treasures, their expressions darkened, and they looked annoyed.
“Qu Yi, we can provide whatever amount of artifact-making materials you want. But as for Innate Spiritual Treasures, you really shouldn’t ask for them recklessly. Most of the Innate Spiritual Treasures in the Divine Realm have already been seized by the eight great royal families of the eight divine domains. As Divine Kings who ascended, we have no chance of obtaining them,” Qian Mao said with a bitter smile, expressing his frustration.
The eight great royal families had lived in the Divine Realm since its creation and could be considered native cultivators of the realm. Thus, most of the Innate Spiritual Treasures ended up in their hands.
“Qu Yi, you already possess one mid-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure. You shouldn’t be greedy any further. If you want to get an Innate Spiritual Treasure, you’ll have to rely on your own strength and seize them from the disciples of those eight great royal families in the battles between Divine General-level cultivators,” Xu Miao also couldn’t stay calm and spoke up to remind him.
Zong Jing simply watched Qu Yi without saying a word.

Seeing the attitudes of these three Divine Kings, Qu Yi understood that it was impossible to obtain a Primordial Spiritual Treasure from them today. Qu Yi himself wasn’t short of such treasures, but Wu Yuan didn’t have any at the moment—this was why he wanted to ask the three Divine Kings for them now.
“Alright, since the Divine Kings are in such a dire strait, you three must also be in a tough spot. I won’t insist. Hand over the crafting materials to me now; I want to return to Beihaihuang Island right away. My brothers are still waiting for me there,” Qu Yi said, standing up with a smile.
Qian Mao immediately threw a space ring at him.
Qu Yi caught it and found that the space inside was at least the size of a planet, filled with various high-grade crafting materials—more than enough for him to practice.
“Good. In 100,000 years, I’ll bring people to Nanyin Island,” Qu Yi said, putting away the space ring with a smile.
After that, he took out the Boundless Star Map in front of the three Divine Kings and instantly traveled back to Beihaihuang Island.
Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao stood in the pavilion. After a while, Xu Miao spoke up.
“Elder brother, you’ve been preventing us from using soul control on Qu Yi. Do you have some concerns?”
During their time interacting with Qu Yi, Zong Jing had been communicating mentally with Xu Miao and Qian Mao, refusing their suggestions to attack or control him with soul power.
“Second brother, third brother, as you know, Qu Yi possesses a special kind of energy. I sense it’s at least one level higher than the Five Elements primordial energy. Moreover, as you know, he remains unfazed even under our three Divine Kings’ pressure. I believe our souls simply can’t control him. So, we can only try to draw him to our side, not confront him head-on,” Zong Jing said calmly.
Even Divine Kings couldn’t control Qu Yi with soul power!
Hearing Zong Jing’s words, Xu Miao and Qian Mao were surprised. Zong Jing was among the top three strongest Divine Kings in the entire divine realm, which was why Nanyin Island hadn’t been taken over by the Divine Kings of the eight great divine domains. Now that Zong Jing said so, Xu Miao and Qian Mao naturally believed him.
“Elder brother, if it’s a top-tier Primordial Spiritual Treasure, could it be used to control Qu Yi?” Qian Mao couldn’t help asking.
A top-tier Primordial Spiritual Treasure was, after all, a soul-related divine artifact.
Zong Jing slowly shook his head and replied calmly, “No, it won’t work either.”
Xu Miao and Qian Mao pursed their lips in admiration, deciding in their hearts that they should maintain good relations with Qu Yi from now on.
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“Chieftain, Chieftain…”
“The Chieftain is back!”
As Qu Yi’s figure appeared on North Emperor Island, all the members of Tianfeng Camp who remained there stood up excitedly, flying or running to gather around him.
“Brothers, I’m fine. I’ve returned safely,” Qu Yi said happily, waving his hand.
Only then did everyone in Tianfeng Camp breathe a deep sigh of relief, still looking at him with excitement.
Qu Yi glanced at everyone, giving a nod especially to Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui, before saying, “Brothers, the inner sea now belongs to Tianfeng Camp. From today onward, the four thousand pirate groups will each control a sea area and seize the resources of the inner sea.”
At these words, everyone erupted in excitement.
“Long live the Chieftain!”
“Long live Tianfeng Camp!”
Qu Yi smiled joyfully. After exciting everyone, he raised his hand to calm them down.
“Alright, everyone, enter the Dimension Sphere. I’ll take each pirate group to your own islands right now,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, he released the Dimension Sphere, bringing nearly a million members of Tianfeng Camp on North Emperor Island inside it.
Now, only Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, and Qing Wugui remained on the island.
“Qu Yi, where were you?”
“Who took you away?”
Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui asked anxiously.
Qu Yi laughed and replied happily, “The three Divine Kings of South Yin Island needed my help. They want me to assist South Yin Island in leading cultivators at the Divine General stage to participate in a group battle. I’ve agreed. In 100,000 years, we’ll go on another massive war.”
Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui had heard Qu Yi talk about group battles involving cultivators at the Divine General stage before, so they weren’t too surprised by this news.
“Qu Yi, what should we do next?” Wu Yuan asked concerningly.
Now that the pirate groups in the inner sea had been defeated, it meant there were no more cultivators at the Divine General stage to fight alongside Wu Yuan, which greatly displeased him. He wanted to go to a new place to fight such cultivators.
“I need to fight,” Qing Wugui said simply.
Hearing their words, Qu Yi blinked and then smiled, saying, “How about this? I’ll take you to South Yin Island. There are many elite cultivators at the Divine General stage among those who have ascended. It should be of great help to you. Stay there and cultivate for 100,000 years.”
Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui immediately nodded.

Subsequently, Qu Yi took immediate action, sending the four thousand pirates from Tianfeng Fort to various islands, and also sending Wu Yuan and Qing Wugui to Nan Yin Island, before returning alone to Beihai City. Qu Yi sat down on a giant rock. “Instrument God, Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao—can we trust them?” Qu Yi sent a message through his spiritual sense into the Dimension Ball. At the Three Divine Peaks, the Instrument God had shown no signs of spiritual fluctuation and seemed wary that the three Divine Kings might discover he wasn’t dead and thus attack Qu Yi to seize the Dimension Ball. “Qu Yi, Zong Jing’s strength ranks among the top three in the Divine Realm. Since he hasn’t attacked you, it means he doesn’t intend to be your enemy and wants to ally with you. With the group battles of Divine General-level cultivators approaching, you should focus on training now; it’s a great opportunity to rapidly improve your strength,” the Instrument God replied calmly. Inside Qu Yi’s body, the number of aggregated spiritual entities had reached thirty million. However, this number was not yet the limit that his internal world could handle. He needed to go to the battlefield of the group battles of Divine General-level cultivators, slaughter them frantically, obtain their life essence, and expand the number of aggregated spiritual entities to its limit. Hearing the Instrument God’s reply, Qu Yi didn’t enter the Dimension Ball to craft weapons right away. Instead, he sent another message, expressing a long-standing question. “Instrument God, you’re a Divine King—why do you still have a baby’s body?” Qu Yi asked eagerly with great interest. After entering the Divine Realm, the Instrument God remained unchanged, still in the form of a baby. After a while, the Instrument God replied indifferently, “Because I’m currently in a spiritual state. My physical body was destroyed long ago, and I’m trapped inside the Dimension Ball, unable to restore it.” Qu Yi stood up in surprise on the giant rock, eyes wide, speechless for a long time. “So, for a Divine King at this level, does the spiritual state take the form of a baby?” he asked in astonishment. The Instrument God replied directly, “Yes. When advancing from Divine Marshal level to Divine King level, the five soul orbs in the spiritual space merge into the shape of a baby—this is what’s called ‘soul infantification.’” Qu Yi was once again astonished, finally learning some secrets about the Divine King realm. “Instrument God, then tell me—how can a Divine King restore their physical body?” he asked immediately. Qu Yi held the Instrument God in the highest regard; without him, there would be no Qu Yi. Therefore, he always went out of his way to help the Instrument God.

The Artifact God remained silent for a while before speaking in a hesitant tone, “I’m not sure about this either. The reason I was able to survive is also due to the Miniature Realm Ball. Inside the Miniature Realm Ball, there are its own spatial rules, and I became a God King in the Divine Realm. The difference between these two sets of spatial rules prevents me from restoring my physical body inside the Miniature Realm Ball. I think that once you, Qu Yi, fully control the Miniature Realm Ball and master its spatial rules, you should be able to help me leave it, and then I can return to the Divine Realm.”
Hearing this, Qu Yi could only nod. He himself wasn’t sure, let alone able to offer any solution.
“Artifact God, don’t worry. I will definitely help you restore your physical body,” Qu Yi said firmly.