Chapter 24: Revenge

In a attic on Fire Clear Peak, there were only two people—one standing and one sitting.
The one standing was Huai Jin, while the one sitting was Liu Qingfeng.
Since the day the Xianyun Sect perished, Huai Jin had joined the Fire Moon Sect. But since he hadn’t obtained Huai Qing’s storage bracelet, he never got the Heart-Chilling Ganoderma, so Liu Qingfeng’s cultivation level remained unchanged, still at the intermediate stage of Qi Guidance.
Huai Jin was no longer the same as he was in the Xianyun Sect. His black hair was now mixed with many white strands, likely due to the many humiliations he endured during those two years in the Fire Moon Sect.
It wasn’t surprising. Back then, as a senior elder of the Xianyun Sect, Huai Jin controlled all matters big and small within the sect, holding absolute power. But once one reaches a high position, it’s easy to lose oneself—Huai Jin was such an example. He harbored resentment toward Huai Qing all along, which led him to betray his sect. Now, as a traitor in the Fire Moon Sect, he faced constant oppression and insults without the ability to defend himself. Only then did he realize how good it would have been if the Xianyun Sect still existed.
“Grandpa!” Liu Qingfeng looked at Huai Jin, noticing his gloomy expression again, and called out to him.
Huai Jin glanced at Liu Qingfeng and smiled slightly. “Qingfeng, don’t worry. I’ll definitely help you find high-quality medicinal pills to restore your cultivation.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Huai Jin immediately sent a mental message: “Qingfeng, a few days ago, I went to the Fire Moon Sect’s spirit stone mines with Yongshan. They’ve been looted. The sect’s supply of spirit stones will soon run out. There will likely be chaos inside the sect then. I’ll take you away from there to look for medicinal materials elsewhere.”
Liu Qingfeng nodded.
It turned out that Huai Jin was constantly under surveillance in the Fire Moon Sect, not daring to speak carelessly. He could only convey secret messages to Liu Qingfeng through mental communication.
Just as the two were talking, Qu Yi and Bai Man suddenly entered the attic and stood in front of Huai Jin and Liu Qingfeng.
“You…” Huai Jin was shocked.
Liu Qingfeng was so terrified that he fell off his seat, staring at Qu Yi in fear.
“Huai Jin, Liu Qingfeng, today is your death day,” Qu Yi said indifferently.
“Huai Jin, you traitor! I’ll avenge my father!” Bai Man shouted, her eyes red with fury.
With those words, the attack began.

Qu Yi drew out the Red Nan Sword, Huai Qing’s life sword, which was perfect for killing Huai Jin at this moment. The Red Nan Sword was a low-grade treasure weapon of the Wood attribute, containing the “Ten Thousand Roots Shattering the Earth” formation. When Wood-type true energy was infused into it, countless threads of Wood-type true energy, resembling tree roots, would be emitted.

As soon as the “Ten Thousand Roots Shattering the Earth” formation was activated, a thousand root-like strands of true energy stretched toward Huai Jin, aiming to completely envelop him so that he could be slowly tortured.

“Qu Yi, you’ve actually reached the middle stage of the Golden Core realm, and you also possess Metal-type true energy in your body,” Huai Jin exclaimed in surprise, holding a golden long sword that emitted a thousand beams of golden light, cutting through the “roots” one by one.

When the Immortal Cloud Sect perished, Qu Yi was only at the late stage of the Foundation Establishment realm. In just two years, he had advanced to the middle stage of the Golden Core realm. Moreover, aside from the Metal-type true energy he had known before, he now also had Wood-type true energy, which completely overturned Huai Jin’s understanding.

Practicing cultivation techniques involving two different attribute energies simultaneously should never be possible—such a combination would surely lead to explosion and death. Yet Qu Yi managed to keep these two energies coexisting harmoniously in his body, which was truly hard for Huai Jin to believe.

If Huai Jin had known that five types of energy coexisted in Qu Yi’s body, he would likely have been terrified to death.

Meanwhile, during this exchange of attacks, Bai Man had already plunged her sword into Liu Qingfeng’s body, ending the life of the once youngest Golden Core practitioner of the Immortal Cloud Sect.

“Qingfeng!”

Upon seeing Bai Man kill Liu Qingfeng, Huai Jin’s hair turned completely white instantly. His eyes widened, and he seemed ready to spew flames. Ignoring Qu Yi’s attacks, he rushed straight at Bai Man.

“Dare you! With me here, you still dare to attack your senior sister?” Seeing Huai Jin go berserk, Qu Yi immediately put away the Red Nan Sword and drew out his Jade Sword. In an instant, he channeled all the Metal-type true energy in his lungs into the Jade Sword. Swinging it, a thin beam of light shot into Huai Jin’s body.

The moment the light reached him, Huai Jin stopped moving. With a twisted expression of utter resentment, he collapsed to the ground.

Qu Yi quickly extracted Huai Jin’s Golden Core from his body, while Bai Man mercilessly unleashed her Blood-Devouring Mosquitoes, which instantly devoured the bodies of both Huai Jin and Liu Qingfeng.

At that very moment, Ling Huo Shangren on the Fire Distance Peak suddenly expanded his spiritual sense to sense the situation on the Fire Clarity Peak, his face breaking into an ecstatic expression.

“Qu Yi, Bai Man, you finally couldn’t resist and came to kill Huai Jin.” As he spoke to himself, Ling Huo Shangren vanished in a flash.

It turned out that Elder Linghuo was aware of Huaijin’s betrayal, and knew that Qu Yi and Bai Man would surely come for revenge. So he arranged for Huaijin to go to Huoqing Peak, which was about a thousand miles away from Lifire Peak and within Elder Linghuo’s spiritual perception range. A few days ago, an incident occurred in the spirit stone mining area, and Elder Linghuo had an intuition that Qu Yi might be coming, so he deliberately brought Huaijin along to let Qu Yi know Huaijin’s whereabouts and lure him to Huoqing Peak. It seemed this plan had succeeded.

Elder Linghuo rushed to Huoqing Peak immediately, intending to use his Yuan Ying domain to block Qu Yi’s escape routes, so he could toy with Qu Yi at will. However, just as he teleported, he suddenly sensed two powerful forces approaching Lifire Peak—those from Xuanyang Temple and Yusu Sect. Behind these two groups, an even more powerful force appeared: marine monsters.

“Yongshan, gather all those at the Golden Core stage or above and head to Huoqing Peak,” Elder Linghuo transmitted through his spiritual sense instantly.

Elder Linghuo wanted to capture Qu Yi at Huoqing Peak and also protect the elite forces of Huoyue Gate, so he had no choice but to act.

Upon hearing this, Yongshan realized the urgency of the situation and immediately rang the assembly bell to gather all those at the Golden Core stage and head to Huoqing Peak.

At Huoqing Peak, Qu Yi and Bai Man had killed Huaijin and were about to leave when the Artifact God suddenly spoke up, “Qu Yi, Elder Linghuo has discovered you. Quickly send Qingwugui out and have him use the Space-Piercing Talisman.”

Without hesitation, Qu Yi ordered Qingwugui to bring out the Dimension Sphere and then the Space-Piercing Talisman.

The Space-Piercing Talisman was a peculiar spiritual talisman that could tear through space to reach distant places.

Qingwugui, in a scattered demon cave dwelling, had obtained not only the “Asura Demon Canon” but also some spiritual talismans, along with a manual for crafting them. The Space-Piercing Talisman could be used right away. After channeling his vital energy, a spatial portal appeared in the attic.

Qu Yi, Bai Man, and Qingwugui instantly entered the Dimension Sphere again.

Elder Linghuo teleported into the attic and saw the spatial portal created by the Space-Piercing Talisman slowly disappearing, realizing immediately that Qu Yi and the others had left using it.

“Space-Piercing Talisman… Space-Piercing Talisman…” Elder Linghuo muttered through gritted teeth.

It had taken him two years on this Cuimu Planet yet he still hadn’t captured Qu Yi, who was at the Golden Core stage. What a ruthless man!

However, Elder Linghuo didn’t notice that there was a speck of dust right at his feet in the attic.

The Artifact God knew that Linghuo Shangren’s spiritual consciousness had already covered the attic, so naturally he didn’t want Qu Yi and the others to enter the Tiny World Ball directly, as that would undoubtedly expose its secrets. Therefore, he had Qingwu Gui take out the Space Passage Talisman to create the illusion that everyone was leaving through it, so that Linghuo Shangren wouldn’t suspect the Tiny World Ball.

If the secrets of the Tiny World Ball were also revealed, there would likely be an overwhelming number of cultivators at the stage of leaving the body on Cuimu Planet, and then Qu Yi would truly have nowhere to hide.

While Linghuo Shangren was filled with frustration and anger, Yongshan had already led the Golden Core-stage cultivators of the Fire Moon Sect toward Huo Qingfeng.

Meanwhile, the forces from Xuanyang Temple and Yusu Sect, sensing the movements of the Fire Moon Sect, also headed toward Huo Qingfeng. Clearly, these two sects wanted to join forces with the Fire Moon Sect to jointly resist the army of ocean monsters.

Linghuo Shangren calmed himself down and immediately teleported to Yongshan’s side, then waited for the arrivals of the forces from Xuanyang Temple and Yusu Sect.

“Xuangu, Lingji, why have you two come to my Fire Moon Sect again?” Linghuo Shangren sneered.

Xuanyang Temple was destroyed, and soon after, the ocean monsters attacked Yusu Sect, destroying it as well. As a result, Xuangu Shangren and Lingji Shangren, along with the Golden Core-stage and above cultivators from the two sects, fled to join the Fire Moon Sect in resisting the ocean monsters’ attack.

“Linghuo, you’ve already sensed it yourself—do you still need us to explain? This is a time when the fate of our three sects is tied together; there’s no need for sarcasm,” Xuangu Shangren said unhappily.

Hearing this, Linghuo Shangren grew even more displeased. He was already furious from letting Qu Yi escape earlier, and now seeing Xuangu Shangren and Lingji Shangren bring disaster to his sect made him want to explode in rage and fight immediately.

In just a few words, the five leaders of the ocean monsters—Thunder Ice Crocodile, Four-Eyed Electric Crab, Sea-Turning Python, Two-Legged Kui Ox, and Arctic Ice Bear—arrived, with another twenty Yuan Ying-stage monsters on their way.

“Hahaha, it’s great that you human cultivators have gathered together,” laughed the King of the Ocean, Thunder Ice Crocodile.

Linghuo Shangren, Xuangu Shangren, and Lingji Shangren all felt a sense of inability to defeat their enemy when looking at Thunder Ice Crocodile. However, after a brief thought, they calmed down, realizing that if they united, they could still deal with Thunder Ice Crocodile.

At that moment, the Artifact God shared his discovery with Qu Yi inside the Tiny World Ball.

Upon hearing this, Qu Yi burst into laughter: “I never expected that by chance, as I went to kill those marine monsters, they turned their hatred toward the three factions. Now that the marine monsters are attacking the Fire Moon Gate, it gives me the perfect opportunity to launch a surprise attack on them.”