Chapter 5: Returning to the Immortal Realm

“My body can be restored now?”
The Artifact God looked at Qu Yi and exclaimed excitedly, his body trembling as if the infant-like soul body was about to split apart.
The Artifact God had thought that restoring his body would require waiting until Qu Yi reached the rank of Divine King and found an ultimate treasure in the universe to help him recover. To his surprise, Qu Yi said he could help him restore his body right after returning to the Tiny Realm Sphere—this was undoubtedly a great surprise.
“Yes, Artifact God. I’ve thought of a way. You can definitely give it a try,” Qu Yi said with a smile and a nod.
With that, Qu Yi used his mind to transport the Artifact God’s body to the Star Creation Stone, which had now expanded to the size of a planet.
“What are we doing here?” The Artifact God was puzzled.
Qu Yi didn’t answer. Instead, he smiled and scanned the surroundings before spotting a cracked and swollen area on the surface of the Star Creation Stone. He pointed at it immediately.
“Artifact God, see? This Star Creation Stone keeps growing. It’s likely to transform into something like those in the Divine Realm in the future. I’ve discovered that chaotic energy can give birth to the universe and naturally promote the growth of all things. Since my body can be cultivated into a Chaotic Body, yours can too. That’s why I thought we could use the chaotic energy here to help you restore your physical body,” Qu Yi said with a smile.
After hearing Qu Yi’s explanation, the Artifact God pondered for a moment before laughing. “Exactly! How did I not think of that? I was still trying to restore my old body—seems I took a detour. Great! If my body becomes a Chaotic Body, it should be even easier for me to break through to the rank of Divine Emperor in the future.”
Chaotic energy—the source of all growth—allowing one to comprehend the laws of time would indeed make things much easier.
Qu Yi smiled faintly and, with a thought, filled the surrounding space with intense chaotic energy. Though invisible, its massive energy presence was clearly felt.
“Artifact God, sit down here. I’ve used the cosmic power of the Tiny Realm Sphere to fill this area with chaotic energy. You just need to use your divine mind to gather and condense this energy into your own body,” Qu Yi said happily, looking at the Artifact God with a smile.
Without saying another word, the Artifact God sat down and began trying to restore his body using Qu Yi’s method.

In just a short time, a faint silhouette formed in this space, floating unsteadily. Yet this already proved that this method could indeed help the Artifact God gather a new physical body. Seeing this, Qu Yi smiled. It would only take some time before the Artifact God’s body recovered, and then he would truly have a Divine King by his side. Of course, it wouldn’t be quick for the Artifact God to restore its body—after all, a Divine King’s physique required immense energy, and harmonizing the soul with the body also took time. “Artifact God, continue gathering your body here. I’m going back to the Divine Realm. Once you’ve restored your body, I’ll bring you back to shock those enemies in the Divine Realm,” Qu Yi said with a smile. The Artifact God nodded and continued to form its body. Without further words, Qu Yi left the Dimensional Sphere and arrived at the cosmic sphere where the Divine Realm was located. By harnessing the cosmic power of that sphere, his body traveled to the surface of the Inner Sea through his will. “Wu Qing and Wu Yuan—those two have already unified all the sea beasts in the Inner Sea!” Qu Yi spread his consciousness, unimpeded by the chaotic elemental energies above the Inner Sea, and quickly located their whereabouts. Immediately, his body descended to the seabed, arriving beside Qing Wu Gui and Wu Yuan. “Ah…” “Qu Yi, you’re back.” Wu Yuan was surprised, while Qing Wu Gui was excited; they shouted and hugged Qu Yi right away. A hundred million years was truly an eternity. The three of them had ascended from the Immortal Realm to the Divine Realm, and even in group battles among Divine General-level cultivators, it hadn’t taken a hundred million years. Who would have thought that after parting in the Inner Sea, so much time would pass? Now that they were reunited, they couldn’t contain their emotions and hugged each other excitedly. “Alright, alright,” Qu Yi said with a smile as he pushed them apart. Looking at them, he added, “You’re quite impressive. In all these years, you’ve already unified the Inner Sea.” On the sea surface, the 19,000 warriors of Tianfeng Fort had reached the Divine Marshal level, allowing them to firmly control the sea area. Beneath the sea, with the support of the four sea dominators—Thundereye Ice Crocodile, Four-armed Water Ape, Nine-headed Imperial Snake, and Earth-shaking Crab—Qing Wu Gui and Wu Yuan had also killed the other sea dominators, making the entire seabed under Tianfeng Fort’s control. Hearing Qu Yi’s words, Qing Wu Gui and Wu Yuan’s expressions changed, filled with pride and confidence as they smiled joyfully.

“Of course! The two of us can defeat any cultivator in the Divine Hero phase right now,” Wu Yuan shouted excitedly, spinning his Nine Heavens Staff in various patterns.
Qing Wu Gui merely smiled faintly.
Seeing Wu Yuan’s reaction, Qu Yi was moved and immediately took out the mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Heart-Piercing Cone, and threw it to Wu Yuan.
“Wu Yuan, you must be quite familiar with this treasure. It’s the innate spiritual treasure left behind after Wu Tanxin died. Since Wu Qing already has the Void Sky Blade, an innate spiritual treasure, you should also have one. This Heart-Piercing Cone is yours now. As for me, I now have another mid-grade innate spiritual treasure—this Star Sword,” Qu Yi said happily, already holding up the Star Sword he had taken from Gongye Chen.
The Star Sword shone with silver light; every swing could tear through space and summon stars, giving it extremely powerful offensive capabilities, which solved Qu Yi’s problem of attacking with innate spiritual treasures.
Wu Yuan took the Heart-Piercing Cone. At first, he seemed anxious, but after hearing Qu Yi’s words, his heart blossomed with joy.
“This is great! I now have a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure too. I no longer have to envy Wu Qing’s Void Sky Blade,” Wu Yuan said happily, immediately marking it as his own through blood sacrifice and absorbing it into his body to refine it.
Over the years, Qing Wu Gui would occasionally take out the Void Sky Blade to launch surprise attacks, killing many sea beasts that dominated the seas, which had always made Wu Yuan envious. So now that Wu Yuan had his own Heart-Piercing Cone for surprise attacks, he was naturally overjoyed.
Seeing Wu Yuan’s excitement, Qu Yi immediately punched him on the shoulder and said with a smile, “Enough. Stay calm, understand?”
Wu Yuan immediately stood up straight, forcing a smile but not daring to say more.
Only then did Qu Yi ask, “Wu Yuan, Wu Qing, what’s happened in the Divine Realm these years? Have the people from the eight great divine realms come to avenge themselves?”
Due to Qu Yi, the cultivators in the Divine Weapon phase had engaged in fierce battles, and those in the Divine General phase had fought in group battles. As a result, almost all the Divine Weapon and Divine General phase disciples from the eight great royal families were killed, severely undermining their rule. Naturally, these eight royal families could only wash away their hatred for Qu Yi by killing him.
Wu Yuan immediately laughed and said happily, “The eight great divine realms in the Divine Realm are naturally furious. Each realm has a bounty on Qu Yi’s head. Anyone who provides clues about his whereabouts will receive a low-grade innate spiritual treasure.”

Qing Wugui also smiled calmly and said, “Masters at the Divine General stage from the eight great royal families have been to the Inner Sea, but they were stopped by the three Divine Kings of Nan Yin Island, forcing the disciples of those eight royal families to leave the Inner Sea. That’s why there was no conflict with us.”
Hearing this, Qu Yi chuckled, already understanding the situation. The eight great royal families had begun to collude, working together to eliminate Qu Yi. As long as he went to the eight divine realms, the disciples of each royal family would attack him. However, the powerful Divine Kings of those eight royal families would not intervene for now, thanks to the three Divine Kings of Nan Yin Island.
“Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao have already helped me, so I must accept their kindness. In the future, if Nan Yin Island is in trouble, I will still come to help,” Qu Yi said with a confident smile.
Since he had mastered the cosmic power of this universe, Qu Yi no longer had any worries. He could face anyone, and even if a Divine King tried to deal with him, he had ways to escape.
“So, Qu Yi, what are your plans next?” Wu Yuan asked immediately.
Qing Wugui also showed concern on his face.
Qu Yi pressed his lips together before smiling and saying, “I need to return to the Immortal Realm first. Bai Man is still there, in charge of things. I need to talk to her and not let her worry about me. Oh, Qing Wuying, if you also want to return to the Immortal Realm, I can take you along.”
Bai Man, Qu Hanxin, Mu Han, and others were all in the Immortal Realm, but Qu Yi had strictly ordered them not to ascend to the Divine Realm for now. Their cultivation levels were stuck at the upper rank of Heavenly Soul Immortals, so they dared not ascend.
This was because Qu Yi knew that when cultivators from the Immortal Realm ascended to the Divine Realm, they would arrive in Lifei City of the Huoli Divine Realm. Since he had a grudge with the Yan clan of Huoli Divine Realm, any cultivator who ascended to Lifei City would be controlled by the Yan clan. Qu Yi didn’t want his wife Bai Man, son Qu Hanxin, or Qing Wugui’s wife Mu Han to fall under the control of the Yan clan, as that would force him to confront them directly, which would be troublesome.
Hearing Qu Yi’s words, Qing Wugui’s usually calm expression became somewhat panicked, and he quickly replied, “I’ll go back to the Immortal Realm with you.”
Wu Yuan thought for a moment before shaking his head and saying, “I won’t go back. The people in the Immortal Realm would be shattered into pieces with just one strike from me. Since no one wants to fight me, it would be really boring. I won’t accompany you two.”
Understanding that Wu Yuan didn’t want to waste time with him and Qing Wugui, Qu Yi patted his shoulder in gratitude.
“Alright, Qing Wuying. Let’s head back to the Immortal Realm now. After returning, it will be time for us to deal with the eight great royal families,” Qu Yi said with a smile.

Immediately, Qu Yi took out the Boundless Stars. At this moment, he still didn’t want to use the power of the universe. After all, in the Inner Sea, he couldn’t guarantee that his movements wouldn’t be monitored by the three Divine Kings of Nan Yin Island, so he couldn’t reveal this special ability yet. The three Divine Kings already knew the secret of the Boundless Stars, so Qu Yi no longer needed to hide it. Soon, Qu Yi left the Divine Realm with Qing Wu Gui and returned to the Immortal Realm.