Chapter Thirteen: The Lower Realm

All the Eight Realms Divine Kings disappeared into the spatial turbulence.
The Artifact God flew over to Qu Yi, his face filled with resentment as he shouted angrily, “Qu Yi, you clearly still have hundreds of thousands of Divine King artifacts—why haven’t you used any of them to launch an attack? Kill a few more Divine Kings and see how those Eight Realms Divine Kings can still act arrogantly.”
This time, though the Artifact God appeared suddenly, he failed to kill his enemy, leaving him filled with frustration and anger.
Qu Yi gave a bitter smile and said directly, “Artifact God, there’s no need for you to be upset. Since I didn’t kill the Divine Kings of the Ze Dui Divine Realm and the Tian Qian Divine Realm this time, you still have many chances. This time, I only need to kill one Divine King—enough to make them fear me and never dare to harass me again. Besides, if I killed them all at once, who would the brothers of Tian Feng Zhai fight against once they reach the level of Divine Kings?”
The Artifact God remained unhappy but said nothing more. He then left the spatial turbulence and headed to Nan Yin Island.
At that moment, on Nan Yin Island, Qu Yi, Wu Yuan, Qing Wu Gui, Zong Jing, Xu Miao, Qian Mao, and the Artifact God—seven Divine Kings—sat together in a stone pavilion, laughing heartily.
“Qu Yi, you’re truly amazing! You actually killed Gou Fang. This will surely cause another wave of excitement in the Divine Realm,” Zong Jing exclaimed.
Wu Yuan and Qing Wu Gui were envious. If it weren’t for Qu Yi’s orders not to go into the spatial turbulence, they would have gone to ambush each Divine King and kill one just like Qu Yi to satisfy their desire for battle.
“Yes, with Qu Yi killing Gou Fang this time, the cultivators in the Divine Realm will surely admire his strength greatly. I think they’ll now revere Qu Yi, while toward the Eight Realms Divine Kings, they’ll only feel fear, with no other thoughts,” Qian Mao laughed loudly.
Qu Yi waved his hand to interrupt them and said with a smile, “Enough. There’s no need to discuss my affairs. Whether you hate me, respect me, or fear me, it doesn’t matter. Now that the Eight Realms Divine Kings have returned to the Divine Realm, they must be gathering together to plan how to deal with us. I think they won’t bother us until the Cycle War begins. So we can use this time to greatly improve our strength.”
Wu Yuan, Qing Wu Gui, Zong Jing, Xu Miao, Qian Mao, and the Artifact God looked at Qu Yi in surprise. Could Divine Kings really improve their strength so quickly?

Qu Yi saw the six of them looking at him and smiled faintly. “Instrument God, you already know that back then, the six divine kings from the Ze Dui Divine Realm and the Tian Qian Divine Realm surrounded you to kill you—all because Dao Tong Divine Emperor was behind it, stirring up trouble. The reason Dao Tong Divine Emperor did this was because he was afraid that you would use the created Boundless Stars to travel to the lower realms, unify one of those realms, gain its faith power, and then discover the cultivation secrets of his own world.”

The Instrument God nodded. He had already guessed that this was the only reason Dao Tong Divine Emperor would go to such lengths against him.

Wu Yuan, Qing Wu Gui, Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao still looked at Qu Yi in confusion, hoping he would explain more clearly how they could quickly enhance their strength.

Qu Yi didn’t say anything further. Instead, he took out six Boundless Stars and threw them one by one. “These are six Boundless Stars. Each of you go to one of the lower cultivation realms and unify it. Make the cultivators in that realm worship you. Then you will find that the Five Elements spiritual entities in your own worlds will immediately gain consciousness and become living beings. The spatial power you can release in the future will naturally increase rapidly,” Qu Yi explained with a smile.

Ah…

Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao all stared at Qu Yi in shock. They never expected that Qu Yi’s strength had improved so drastically—it was all because of faith power.

Wu Yuan, Qing Wu Gui, and the Instrument God seemed more composed. They already knew Qu Yi’s secret, but now hearing that they could also go to the lower realms to gain faith power like him filled them with joy.

“Qu Yi, thank you,” Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao said loudly, their expressions full of gratitude.

They felt very satisfied with their decision to support Qu Yi. They were proud of having made that choice and excited about the reward they received from him.

Wu Yuan and the Instrument God simply accepted it without bothering to say thank you.

However, Qing Wu Gui looked at Qu Yi with a faint smile and said calmly, “Qu Yi, I think I don’t need these Boundless Stars. The path of slaughter I practice has already defeated the Five Elements laws. From now on, I am beyond the Five Elements, so no spatial rules can harm me. Similarly, I don’t have a world within me, let alone living beings. Faith power is useless to me.”

Space rules are a summary of certain laws governing cosmic space, essentially representing an understanding of the transformation patterns of the five elements’ energies. Qing Wu Gui had slain the laws of the five elements, freeing his body from their constraints; thus, even space rules could no longer bind him. Qing Wu Gui could travel anywhere in the universe, a capability akin to Qu Yi’s cosmic power. Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao were once again astonished—they never expected Qing Wu Gui to possess such extraordinary abilities that were utterly beyond comprehension. After all, every cultivator relies on the five elements’ energies for cultivation, yet Qing Wu Gui practiced in a way completely unshackled by them—a truly bizarre approach. “Qing Wu Gui, congratulations! From now on, you’ll be completely free. Unlike us who still have to endure the pain of mastering space, it’s truly frustrating,” Wu Yuan sighed, looking distressed. Qing Wu Gui shook his head and smiled faintly, “But I still need to understand the laws of time on my own.” At these words, Wu Yuan, Zong Jing, Xu Miao, Qian Mao, and Qi Shen all breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had finally found some psychological balance. Seeing this, Qu Yi smiled and said, “Zong Jing, you must have captured Qiu Guan Yi, Tian Chao Yi, Bai Fei Yi, Jin Zi Yi, and Gong Ye Qing. Release them now.” During Qu Yi’s absence from the divine realm, these five had abused the cultivators of Tianfeng Fort together with the disciples of the eight royal families at the Divine General stage. So when Qu Yi returned, Zong Jing immediately went to various divine realms and captured them all. In an instant, a rift in space appeared, and Qiu Guan Yi, Tian Chao Yi, Bai Fei Yi, Jin Zi Yi, and Gong Ye Qing appeared outside the stone pavilion, tied up. “Qu Yi, if you’ve got the guts, just kill me!” Qiu Guan Yi shouted angrily upon seeing Qu Yi. “Kill us if you want, but never force us to surrender!” Tian Chao Yi, Bai Fei Yi, Jin Zi Yi, and Gong Ye Qing also shouted defiantly. Qu Yi smiled faintly and looked at Qiu Guan Yi, saying calmly, “Qiu Guan Yi, you killed Zhang Wu Ji from Tianfeng Fort with a single sword. Naturally, I must avenge him. But I won’t do it myself. I’ll have the brothers from Tianfeng Fort fight you one by one. If you can defeat them with your own strength, you might survive for now. If not, death awaits you. As for the other four, they’ll serve as sparring partners for the cultivators of Tianfeng Fort from now on.” Hearing this, Qiu Guan Yi’s eyes turned red instantly, his body filled with rage, yet his heart remained icy cold.

From Qu Yi’s words, Qiu Guanyi already understood that unless he committed suicide, he would have to continuously face battles against the elite cultivators of Tianfeng Fort, and he had to win every battle; if he lost even once, his life would be at stake.
“You’re despicable!” Qiu Guanyi screamed in extreme fear, his expression showing panic and terror.
Qu Yi’s lips curled slightly as he stared at Qiu Guanyi’s eyes, his expression now cold and indifferent.
“The top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Invisible Sword, is no longer fit for you to use. Hand it over now,” Qu Yi said coldly. Suddenly, he reached out and grabbed Qiu Guanyi’s body.
In the blink of an eye, the Invisible Sword, which had been hidden inside Qiu Guanyi, was pulled out by Qu Yi. Surrounded by chaotic energy, Qu Yi immediately erased Qiu Guanyi’s soul imprint from the sword.
“You…” Qiu Guanyi was now filled only with fear.
Qu Yi merely sneered before turning to Qing Wugui and saying with a smile, “Qing Wugui, this Invisible Sword suits you best. Now you too possess a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.”
Qing Wugui’s body was beyond the influence of the five elements, making him a natural master at hiding. If he didn’t want to be seen, no one could detect him. Naturally, with this Invisible Sword, he would be impossible to defend against when launching an assassination.
Without hesitation, Qing Wugui happily accepted the sword and immediately stored it inside his body to refine it.
At the same time, Qing Wugui took out another treasure, also a top-grade innate spiritual treasure—the Mountain and River Map, which he had obtained in the void battlefield.
“Wuyuan, take this top-grade innate spiritual treasure,” Qing Wugui said with a smile.
Since detonating the middle-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Heart-Piercing Cone, Wuyuan no longer had any innate spiritual treasures. Now that he had one, how could Qing Wugui be stingy?
Wuyuan also accepted it gladly without hesitation and stored it inside his body to refine it.
Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao watched as Qu Yi, Qing Wugui, and Wuyuan each received top-grade innate spiritual treasures and felt envious, murmuring in admiration. These three had spent many years in the divine realm but only occasionally obtained an innate spiritual treasure each, while Qu Yi, Qing Wugui, and Wuyuan seemed to be able to get them at any time, which filled them with resentment.
“You all have so many innate spiritual treasures,” Zong Jing, Xu Miao, and Qian Mao all sighed in awe.

Qu Yi chuckled lightly and then said, “Alright, everyone has now obtained the Boundless Stars. You can hurry and go to the lower world, take control of a realm each, and then collect faith energy. I estimate that the creatures that can be born in the worlds within your Divine King bodies will number only in the tens of billions. Therefore, there’s no need for you to take control of another cultivation realm; it’s best to stop at this point.” Hearing Qu Yi’s words, Wu Yuan, Zong Jing, Xu Miao, Qian Mao, and Qi Shen immediately nodded and began preparing to head to the lower world.