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Chapter 2350 - Flowing Time Pill

While Ye Hen was reaching his end like a lamp running out of oil, the last
battle worsened his physical condition substantially, so his words were
no lie. If he could make a breakthrough before his death and advance to
the Emperor Realm, then the concerns over reaching the end of his rope
would be gone as his life expectancy would also be increased; but if he
failed to advance, then he could only return to the Earth.

The only pity was that time would not wait for him!

But this matter could not be blamed on anyone either, only on his own
miserable luck. If he had met Yang Kai a few years earlier, then he may
have reached the Emperor Realm by now.

Yang Kai flipped his hand over and took out a jade box, slowly pushing it
in front of Ye Hen, “This Spirit Pill should be of some help to Sect Master
Ye.”

“This is…” Ye Hen looked puzzled at Yang Kai, unsure of why he was
handing him this pill. However, he obviously knew that Yang Kai was an
Alchemist, so he didn’t dare dally and quickly opened the box.

There inside the box, a longan-sized Spirit Pill with a mysterious glow
was imprinted into his eyes, and a fragrance lingered around his nose.
Sniffing this pill fragrance, Ye Hen was stunned as he inexplicably felt as
if he had grown considerably younger.

He asked, lost in surprise, “Young Master Yang, what sort of pill is this?”

Even though he had never seen a Spirit Pill like this before, he could tell
from the feeling that that smell alone gave him that this was no ordinary
pill. Moreover, Yang Kai could refine even a Heaven-defying pill like the
Extraordinary Treasure Pill, so his work could not be short of amazing.

“I wonder if Sect Master Ye has heard of the Flowing Time Pill?” Yang
Kai asked nonchalantly.
“Flowing Time Pill?” Ye Hen raised his brow in confusion for a moment
before his body began to tremble and he exclaimed, “This is the Flowing
Time Pill?”

Seeing his reaction, it was clear Ye Hen knew about the Flowing Time
Pill.

Within the Star Boundary, there were many treasures available to

prolong one’s life; however, not one of them was not an extinct treasure
from legend. Not to mention a Third-Order Dao Source Realm like Ye
Hen, even those Emperor Realm Masters could not get their hands on
them.

Ye Hen knew that his own end was near, and he also thought about
looking for these elixirs to prolong his life, but not only did he have no
clue where to find them, even if he did, it would be next to impossible to
obtain them; after all, many Emperor Realm Masters would already be
fighting over such a prize.

So, Ye Hen had resigned himself to his fate. All this while, he had been
in retreat and looking over the recently found Secret Arts and Secret
Techniques, just hoping he could break through his shackles and
advance to the Emperor Realm before his death. Even if he failed, he still
wanted to leave behind his own insights to Ye Jing Han, so she could
avoid some of the twists and turns in her future path.

But right at this moment, there just so happened to be a Flowing Time

Pill placed right in front of his face.

He had learned in detail what sorts of elixirs existed in the Star Boundary
that could prolong one’s life, and naturally knew of the Flowing Time Pill’s
effects.

Strictly speaking, the Flowing Time Pill could not prolong one’s life,
because it could not increase a person’s life span, instead, it worked by
returning one’s physical state to what it was several dozen years before.

In other words, if Ye Hen were to take the Flowing Time Pill, then the
state of his body would go back to several dozen years ago, which is
considered a form of life extension. Of course, this effect had a major
limitation. It was impossible to eliminate any injuries suffered by the
person taking it. If the Flowing Time Pill could even turn back injuries by
several dozen years and eliminate them, then that would truly be too
Heaven-defying.

Nonetheless, the Flowing Time Pill that Yang Kai took out would be able
to restore at least fifty years of life to Ye Hen!

Ye Hen simply could not believe that he could come across such a
wonderful thing. He was complaining that time didn’t wait for him, and
while his ambitions were only limited by the time he had left, Yang Kai
was here to give him a Flowing Time Pill. He was so excited for a
moment that he couldn’t contain himself.

He did not doubt Yang Kai because he knew that Yang Kai had gone to
the Four Seasons Realm before, and had visited the Flowing Time
Temple. The main ingredient of the Flowing Time Pill was the Flowing
Time Fruit, which could only be obtained in the Flowing Time Temple.

Yang Kai had obviously obtained the Flowing Time Fruit, which was why
he was able to refine this Spirit Pill.

Even though the Flowing Time Pill’s effects only spanned several dozen
years, to Ye Hen, it was the best pill in the world right now, and he would
be willing to buy it even if he had to give away everything he had.

Yet, Yang Kai had gifted it directly to him. Wasn’t this like what people
say, delivering charcoal in a frigid winter?

With this Flowing Time Pill, what else did Ye Hen have to worry about?
All he had to do was retreat for a few years and then break through to
the Emperor Realm. With this Spirit Pill, he was certain that he could
succeed. His bright future was unfolding before him just like a scroll, and
he seemed to envision himself leading the Thousand Leaves Sect and
restoring it to its past glory.

Ye Hen was overtaken by emotion for quite a while before he was slowly
able to calm down. After recovering, he bowed deeply to Yang Kai, “Ye
Hen has repeatedly received Young Master Yang’s kindness and has
nothing to repay him with. Thus, Ye Hen hereby swears that Young
Master Yang will become the greatest benefactor to this Ye and
Thousand Leaves Sect. If Young Master Yang has any needs in the
future, we will never refuse, and if this oath was to be broken, then Ye
Hen and the Ye Family’s descendants will all be possessed by heart
demons and be burned to death.”

Ye Hen made his oath firmly and quickly without the slightest hesitation,
and he was already done before Yang Kai could react to the situation.

In the next moment, an invisible force seemed to surge into Ye Hen’s

body and left an invisible mark on his Soul.

Yang Kai was stunned and smiled bitterly, “Sect Master Ye, there was no
need for this…”

He knew very clearly what Ye Hen had just done. That was a Heart
Demon oath, made with Ye Hen’s own Soul as the base. There was no
possibility for him to regret this in the future. If he were ever to breach the
oath, then a heart demon would really possess his body and he would be
burned to death.

Moreover, this Heart Demon oath not only affected him, but also Ye Jing
Han and any future descendants the Ye Family may have.

The reason why Yang Kai took out the Flowing Time Pill for Ye Hen was
mainly that Chi Yue and the others would be staying here. Even though
the Sect’s Heaven Grade puppets could be used now, there was no
actual Emperor Realm Master to guard the Sect, which would inevitably
cause them to be looked down upon.

For the sake of Chi Yue and the others, Yang Kai also hoped that Ye
Hen would be able to reach the Emperor Realm and shelter them. That
was why Yang Kai refined the Flowing Time Pill out of the Flowing Time
Fruit and decided to give it to Ye Hen.

He had no idea that he would get this in return from Ye Hen.

Ye Hen shook his head, “Young Master Yang has revived our Ye Family
and the Thousand Leaves Sect, what is the harm of this Ye making this
trivial oath? Rest assured, Young Master Yang, this Old Master will take
care of Chi Yue and your friends, not allowing even a single strand of
their hair to be harmed so long as he lives.”

“Then I will thank Sect Master Ye in advance.” With Ye Hen’s Heart

Demon oath, Yang Kai could now also be completely at ease. He knew
that, unless the Thousand Leaves Sect was destroyed, Chi Yue and the
others would not meet with any danger.

With the capital that Thousand Leaves Sect now possessed, unless
some top Sect were to take action personally, no one could destroy
them.

“By the way, Sect Master Ye. There is something I want to ask you
about.” Yang Kai changed the topic.

Ye Hen responded, “Whatever it may be, please do not hesitate to ask,

Young Master Yang.”

“I wonder how much does Sect Master Ye know about a Sect called
Netherworld Sect?”

…..

Three days later, Yang Kai departed from the Thousand Leaves Sect.
After obtaining the Flowing Time Pill, Ye Hen immediately went into
retreat. He probably couldn’t wait to refine the medicinal efficacies of the
pill and then continue studying the lost Secret Arts and Secret
Techniques.

Ye Jing Han and Chi Yue sent him on his way, following him for a
thousand kilometres.

Naturally, Chi Yue and the group were reluctant to part with Yang Kai;
after all, they had just been reunited in the Star Boundary, and now Yang
Kai was leaving again. However, they knew that Yang Kai was worried
about Xiao Xiao, so none of them attempted to stop him, only telling him
to take care on his journey.
Yang Kai naturally kept that in mind.

Out on the beaten path, Yang Kai stopped and looked at the group, “You
should go back now. I will come back to visit another day.”

Gui Ze grinned meaningfully, “Sect Master has to stay well. We will be

waiting for you to establish the Sect once more in the Star Boundary, and
we will all be there to support you when that happens.”

Yang Kai nodded, “That day will come eventually.”

Then, he turned to Chai Hu and said with a complicated expression,

“Senior Chai Hu, will you do it, or should I?”

It was a vague question but nobody was surprised. They seemed to have
understood what he meant. Chai Hu let out a soft sigh, “Let me do it.
Please have a safe trip, Sect Master Yang.”

“Then, let us part here, everyone. We will definitely meet again in the
future.” Yang Kai cupped his fists and summoned his boat artifact before
speeding off into the distance.

Right at that moment, a stream of light suddenly shot out from behind a
small outcropping to the side, a stream of light that contained a delicate
body, clearly that of a young woman’s. As soon as she got close, she
brandished her long sword and stabbed it towards Yang Kai, shouting,
“I’ll kill you!”

Yang Kai glanced indifferently at her and sighed in his heart, having no
intention of making a move against her.

The person who ambushed him in order to try and take him by surprise
was none other than Luo Bing!

They had not seen each other for just a few months, but Luo Bing had
already lost the beauty and innocence that she once had. Now, she
looked haggard and her beautiful eyes were dull. Her aura was unstable
and even the clothes on her body were no longer vibrant. From her dirty
appearance, it could be seen how bad her life had been the past few
months.
She was Luo Jin’s daughter, and Luo Jin had done a lot of horrendous
things when he was City Lord of Sky Crane City. Now that Luo Jin was
dead, those who had suffered his oppression in Sky Crane City naturally
wanted to take revenge against him.

Since Luo Jin was dead, they naturally targeted Luo Bing.

Fortunately, despite her spoiled nature, Luo Bing was a decent person at
heart, so some of the guards at the City Lord’s Mansion had some loyalty
towards her. They protected her and allowed her to flee Sky Crane City.
She had been hiding this whole time and had not been able to live a
single day at ease since. Thinking that she had been the Little Princess
of Sky Crane City before and was used to being pampered, her life had
suddenly gone from Heaven to Hell, which was simply overwhelming for
her.

No one knew where she got the news that her father died at Yang Kai’s
hand, but she now ambushed him here in order to avenge Luo Jin.

But her cultivation was merely at the Third-Order Origin Returning

Realm. Yang Kai and his whole group were all Dao Source Realm
cultivators, and they were able to sense her aura as soon as they arrived
here. The only reason why nobody outed her was that they knew her
identity.

The sword light was bright, but Luo Bing did not slash towards him with
any murderous intent at all. Her beautiful eyes were extremely dim. She
clearly knew that it was unrealistic for her to try and kill Yang Kai with her
strength.

Ambushing him here was probably just a request for death, hoping that
Yang Kai would kill her in a fit of rage.

But she never would have expected that Yang Kai would just glance at
her and then completely ignore her.
Chapter 2351 - Marsh City

like Luo Bing’s cold and resolute heart.

The sword was destined to miss because of the great disparity between
Luo Bing and Yang Kai’s strength. She was still mid-thrust when Yang
Kai had already disappeared.

But her sword did hit something.

A sturdy figure suddenly appeared in front of Luo Bing, looking at her

with a compassionate yet complicated look.

Luo Bing couldn’t pull back in time and along with a puncturing sound,
the sword pierced directly through the sturdy body, going in ten
centimetres, causing blood to splash out everywhere.

Luo Bing instantly froze in place. She was completely stunned as she
looked at that stalwart figure and gasped, “Big Brother Chai!”

The person who suddenly appeared in front of her and took the sword in
the chest was Chai Hu.

With Chai Hu’s First-Order Dao Source Realm cultivation, it would have
been easy to evade her blade. Even if he didn’t want to avoid it, he could
have easily blocked it by circulating his Source Qi, but he did not do that.
He let Luo Bing vent with her blade.

Luo Bing, who was determined to die, finally panicked. She came here in
order to ambush and attack someone, she didn’t intend to get out of here
alive. If she couldn’t kill Yang Kai, then she wanted to at least die at his
hands so she could be reunited with her father in the underworld.

She came here with the determination to die, but hurt Chai Hu instead.

Chai Hu’s chest was soon stained crimson. Luo Bing’s pupils dilated at
once, as if the crimson had blotted out the light before her, filling her
entire world with this shocking blood.
The huge psychological shock caused Luo Bing’s tender body to
weaken, and she almost fell to the ground.

Chai Hu reached out to hold her, and not only that, but he also took her
arms and slowly pulled her towards himself.

Luo Bing could not resist him and it didn’t matter if Chai Hu was merely
pulling her over, but the sword in her hand was still stuck in Chai Hu’s
chest. With this movement, her sword plunged even deeper.

*Chi chi chi…*

The sound of metal cutting through flesh was ear-piercing, and in the
blink of an eye, the sword had already passed through his chest. Luo
Bing’s pretty face turned icy pale in an instant and she called out in a
panic, “Big Brother Chai, what are you doing? Stop!”

But no matter what she said, Chai Hu remained unmoved.

The faces of Chi Yue and the others all changed. They never would have
thought that Chai Hu would do such a thing. By the time they came to
their senses, Chai Hu had already pressed Luo Bing’s body completely
to his chest, and he whispered in her ear, “Young Master Yang killed
your father, so I will pay back this debt in his place. Don’t point your
sword at him.”

“Stop, stop! I don’t want revenge anymore, I won’t try to take revenge
ever again, so let go, Big Brother Chai!” Luo Bing’s face was filled with
tears in an instant. Feeling the warmth at her chest, how could she not
know that it was Chai Hu’s blood. She was at a loss at that instant, and
deep inside, she was filled with self-blame. If she hadn’t acted so rashly,
coming here to cause a ruckus, then Chai Hu wouldn’t have done such a
thing.

She had not known Chai Hu for long, and the two of them couldn’t be
considered too close either; however, at her most difficult and most
dangerous moment, it was Chai Hu who swooped down like a soldier
from the Heavens in order to save her. Even if it was for his own selfish
reasons, Luo Bing still could not forget that mighty figure that suddenly
appeared and sheltered her from despair.

The feelings of her maiden heart were suddenly touched, and that figure
was branded into the softest part of her soul.

During these few months of wandering around, she felt even more
nostalgic towards that sense of security, and the light sentiments floated
around like a cellar of old wine, constantly fermenting in her heart,
making the figure in her heart grow even more vivid.

But when she saw him again, her sword was pierced straight through this
man’s chest, almost killing him. After decades of living a pampered and
carefree life, was this heartbreak she had to bear now the price of that?

If so, then even if she had to live a simple life, she wanted him to be safe
and sound.

“Get away from him!” Chi Yue bellowed and thrust her hand out, pulling
Luo Bing away and tossing her heavily to the ground.

Gui Zu and the others quickly went forward to check on Chai Hu’s injury.

After landing on the ground, Luo Bing didn’t care about her own situation
at all. Instead, she stumbled over to where Chai Hu was, her pretty face
out of sorts from her tears. Her expression was filled with self-blame and
regret.

After a short while, Gui Zu finally let out a sigh, “Fortunately his heart
wasn’t hurt. It’s not too serious.”

While speaking, he took out a pill and stuffed it into Chai Hu’s mouth.
With a flick of his hand, he sent the sword flying before pushing his
Source Qi into Chai Hu’s body to dissolve the medicinal efficacies and
heal him.

“I’ll bring him back first so he can recover.” Then, Gui Zu picked Chai Hu
up and began flying towards the Thousand Leaves Sect.
Before leaving, Chai Hu coughed lightly, “Don’t give her too much
trouble, she has her own difficulties too.”

Chi Yue sighed, “Was there a need to go so far?”

What happened today was inexplicable, but Chi Yue could vaguely see
that something was up. Something was definitely going on between her
Fourth Brother and this Little Princess from Sky Crane City.

In just a few moments, everyone else had already left, leaving behind
Chi Yue with a frown on her face.

Meanwhile, Luo Bing was now kneeling on the ground, looking towards
where Chai Hu had left, sobbing as he continued to mutter incoherently,
“I don’t want to take revenge anymore, Big Brother Chai, don’t die…”

She kept on repeating those words as tears continued to fall down like a
string of pearls, forgetting that Chai Hu was already long gone and
completely unable to hear her.

Looking at her appearance, Chi Yue couldn’t help but feel a trace of
compassion and sighed as she said, “He won’t die. You didn’t injure him
too heavily.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Bing snapped her head up towards Chi Yue and
cried with relief, “Thank you, thank you!” While speaking, she folded her
hands together and closed her eyes, praying to the Heavens as her tears
continued to flow down her cheeks.

“Ai, you’re on your own now.” After that, Chi Yue’s figure flashed, and
she quickly left with the others.

Luo Bing was left alone to pray, the sad and beautiful scene overflowing
in the wilderness.

A month later, Yang Kai arrived at a place called Marsh City.

This city was located at the border of the Southern Territory and Eastern
Territory.

The reason he came here was that he needed to visit the Netherworld
Sect in order to look for information about Xiao Xiao’s whereabouts.
Based on his guesses, there was a high possibility that Xiao Xiao landed
with Yin Le Sheng after coming out of the Starlight Corridor.

As for how he was going to find it, Yang Kai could only improvise. He
couldn’t ask Yin Le Sheng directly; after all, there was still a grudge
between the two of them, and the latter also knew he had a Star Source
on him.

Netherworld Sect was a top force in the Eastern Territory, on par with
Azure Sun Temple.

This information was given to him by Ye Hen. Ye Hen also told him that
cultivation materials were the scarcest in the Southern Territory, and the
World Energy there was also relatively thin, so the overall level of
cultivators was relatively low.

However, in the other three regions, the overall level of cultivators was
much higher than that of the Southern Territory. There were absolutely
less than ten Sects as powerful as the Netherworld Sect in the Eastern
Territory, while only four such Sects existed in the Southern Territory,
showing the great disparity between them.

The Eastern Territory also had one dominant sect, which was the Serene
Soul Palace founded by the Supreme Soul Great Emperor of the Ten
Great Emperors.

There were rumours that the famous Spirit Beast Island and Dragon
Island were both located somewhere on the Eastern Sea, but nobody
could confirm whether this was true or not. After all, these two islands
were simply like mere mirages in the distance for ordinary cultivators.

Seemingly influenced by the Serene Soul Great Emperor, many of the

Eastern Territory’s Sects and cultivators cultivated some Soul-type or
malevolent Secret Arts, such as the Netherworld Sect. So, the cultivation
world in the Eastern Territory was vastly different from the Southern
territory.

While walking around in the Eastern territory, one should be very careful,
otherwise, if one found themselves in bad company, one may even lose
their life.

During the past month, Yang Kai passed through many cities and used
the Space Arrays of those cities. If not for this, it would be impossible for
him to reach Marsh City at the border of the Southern Territory in just
one month.

Just by flying, with Yang Kai’s current speed and cultivation, it would
have taken him several years to fly here. The vastness of the Star
Boundary was simply beyond his imagination.

After arriving at Marsh City, Yang Kai did not rush over to the Eastern
Territory. Instead, he found himself an inn to settle down in.

Since this was the junction between the Eastern Territory and Southern
Territory, not only could the cultivators of the Southern Territory be seen
in Marsh City, but also many Eastern Territory cultivators were present
as well. Yang Kai stayed here because he wanted to inquire about the
general situation in the Eastern Territory, especially about Netherworld
Sect. Then, he could spare himself the trouble of searching around in the
dark once he entered the Eastern Territory.

Among the cultivators walking in the streets of Marsh City, many of them
exuded unruly auras that were evil and violent. Even their looks were
fierce and frightening. One could tell at a glance that they were from the
Sects of the Eastern Territory.

Moreover, the security situation in Marsh City was absolute chaos. Even
though there existed a City Lord’s Mansion with a Master keeping watch,
Yang Kai had already seen quite a few fights happening in less than one
day of him arriving here. A few people had even died.

Not to mention that such a thing was simply unimaginable in Maplewood

City, such a thing would not happen anywhere in the Southern Territory.
While the fights were taking place, Yang Kai could clearly perceive the
auras of many Masters around the area, but nobody tried to stop them. It
was only after the fights ended that the Masters showed themselves and
dragged away all the people involved in the fight. Then, they took off the
Space Rings of the cultivators and left their bodies on the streets to rot.

These Masters were obviously from the City Lord’s Mansion. It seemed
that it was a good thing for them that the cultivators were fighting. That
way, they had an excuse to capture people and make some extra money
for themselves.

Yang Kai did not want to cause any trouble, so he thought of hanging
around a teahouse or a restaurant for a couple days before departing.
Since all sorts of people mingled in these places, he might be able to
eavesdrop on some information he needed.

After asking around, Yang Kai began heading towards the largest
Delightful Pleasures Teahouse in Marsh City.

In a short while, Yang Kai arrived in front of the teahouse. Looking at it,
this teahouse was built to look quite dignified and was five floors high.
For such a teahouse to appear in such a chaotic place, it could be seen
that the background of this teahouse’s owner definitely couldn’t be small.
They may very well be related to the City Lord’s Mansion.

Yang Kai took a step inside and was immediately greeted by a shop
hand with enthusiasm.
Chapter 2352 - Hasn’t Died

Yang Kai found a seat on the third floor and asked for a good pot of spirit
tea before sitting quietly, listening to the conversations between the
guests in the teahouse.

The cultivators patronizing the teahouse were of varying cultivations, but

the information that they were inadvertently revealing during their idle
conversations was exactly what Yang Kai needed.

After sitting in the teahouse for most of the day, the patrons around him
came and went, but Yang Kai did not move at all.

He really did hear a lot of useful information.

Unfortunately, nobody was talking about the Netherworld Sect, to his

disappointment. He thought to himself that if he wanted to get
information about the Netherworld Sect, then he probably needed to
enter the Eastern Territory first.

Just as Yang Kai was about to leave, a sudden and rather strong surge
of energy emerged not far away on the opposite side of the street.
Someone seemed to be fighting.

Yang Kai was not surprised by this as law and order in Marsh City was in
complete chaos, so fights happened from time to time. But this didn’t
matter to him as long as he wasn’t targeted by anyone.

The fluctuation happened quickly, but also dissipated quickly. The

disparity in strength between both sides seemed quite large. Following
that, a delicate figure was kicked out from a medicine store on the
opposite side. This figure spat out a mouthful of blood while in mid-air
and landed heavily on the ground. Then, they did not get up for a long
time. It seemed their injuries were quite severe.

A burly bald-headed man came out from the medicine store soon after,
bellowing, “Bitch, you dare to cause trouble at my Endless Treasures
Pavilion? This is just a warning, if I see you again, I’ll kill you! Now
scram!”
After he finished shouting, the large man glared at the woman sitting on
the ground with contempt before walking back into the store.

All the cultivators who walked past seemed to be used to this sight, and
nobody went over to show pity for the battered woman. They just thought
that she was unlucky to actually have had the guts to start trouble in the
Endless Treasures Pavilion, as if the word ‘death’ didn’t exist in her
dictionary.

Yang Kai didn’t intend to stick his nose in someone else’s business, but
when he took a casual glance at the woman’s face, he couldn’t help but
feel surprised, “Xian Yun?”

That woman actually turned out to be Liu Xian Yun!

That same Liu Xian Yun who came with Yin Le Sheng from the Grand
Desolation Star Field.

Back then, he and Liu Xian Yun were forced into joining Blue Feather
Sect, so they could be considered friends going through the same
difficulties. After that, when they escaped the large and ruthless
massacre in Blue Feather Sect, Yang Kai was worried that he would
drag Liu Xian Yun into his problems, so he parted ways with her after
they escaped.

A few years had passed, and Yang Kai had not expected to meet Liu
Xian Yun again, let alone at the border of the Southern Territory.

Only, it seemed that Liu Xian Yun wasn’t in the best situation right now.
She was only at the First-Order Dao Source Realm cultivation and her
aura was unstable, clearly having advanced not long ago, the same as
Chi Yue and the others. With her injuries from that burly bald-headed
man, she was in a pitiful state. Her white clothes were stained red with
blood, with a rather striking blotch on her chest.

During their days in Blue Feather Sect, Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun
supported each other and formed a friendship. Now that he saw her
being bullied by someone, Yang Kai naturally could not sit idly by and do
nothing.
As that thought flashed through his mind, Yang Kai had already leapt
down from the third floor, landing lightly next to Liu Xian Yun and
reaching out towards her.

Seemingly able to feel that someone was reaching for her, Liu Xian
Yun’s face changed and instantly swung her hand towards Yang Kai.

“Xian Yun, it’s me!” Yang Kai shouted.

Palm stopping in mid-air, Liu Xian Yun’s tender body trembled. She
turned in surprise towards Yang Kai, and when she saw his face,
surprise and joy filled her beautiful eyes in an instant, “Senior Brother
Yang?”

Both of them entered the Blue Feather Sect at the same time, even if
they were forced to do so, so they were indeed considered Senior
Brother and Junior Sister.

Yang Kai smiled at her, “The world really is filled with coincidences.”

“Senior Brother Yang, why are you here?” Liu Xian Yun seemed to have
forgotten the bullying she received after seeing Yang Kai. She was
beaming, and it could be seen that her joy was genuine and came from
deep within.

During their time in Blue Feather Sect, Yang Kai had been very kind to
her and also gave her many of the Source Crystals he earned from
refining Spirit Pills for people. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to meet
someone else as nice as him after parting ways with Yang Kai.

For Liu Xian Yun, her best days in the Star Boundary were during their
time in the Blue Feather Sect.

“I just happened to pass by, but we can reminisce about old times later.
What happened to you?” Yang Kai asked.

Liu Xian Yun’s eyes flashed as she tried her best to smile, “It’s nothing,
Senior Brother. Let’s find a place to sit down before we talk.”
Yang Kai responded, “How could it be nothing after you were hit this
hard?”

“It’s really nothing, just a little misunderstanding. No need to worry about

it, Senior Brother.” Liu Xian Yun was insistent. She was clearly worried
that she would involve Yang Kai in her problems, that’s why she wanted
to just leave things be and not make a big deal out of it.

She had been in Marsh City for quite a while now and naturally knew
how chaotic things were here. She also knew who the one behind this
Endless Treasures Pavilion was. Back then, when they parted, both she
and Yang Kai were Third-Order Origin Kings, so no matter how good
Yang Kai’s aptitude was, it would be impossible for him to grow too
strong. Right now, he would at most be at the same level of cultivation as
her, so causing trouble here would be the same as courting death.

As she spoke, she took Yang Kai’s arm, intending to take him away from
here.

But Yang Kai was unmoved and was persistent to stay, “If you still
consider me your Senior Brother, then tell me what happened. A little
Endless Treasures Pavilion is nothing in your Senior Brother’s eyes.”

That wasn’t just an unfounded opinion. Earlier, while he was drinking tea
at the teahouse, Yang Kai overheard that there was only a single
Emperor Realm Master in Marsh City, and that was Marsh City’s City
Lord, who was only a First-Order Emperor. With just one Master like that,
Yang Kai really didn’t have anything to be afraid of.

No matter who it was behind this Endless Treasures Pavilion, they

couldn’t be more powerful than the City Lord.

With his current strength, Yang Kai could definitely take on a First-Order
Emperor Realm Master, and that was without even counting Liu Yan and
Xiao Bai. If Xiao Bai were to fully display his strength, he would also be
at the level of a First-Order Emperor.
Yang Kai was prepared to ignore Marsh City’s City Lord, but if the latter
did end up provoking him, Yang Kai didn’t mind turning the entire city
upside down.

Liu Xian Yun was stunned in place as she stared at Yang Kai in
astonishment, wondering where he had gotten his confidence from. At
that moment, she thought of checking Yang Kai’s cultivation, but when
her Divine Sense swept over him, she was shocked to find that the aura
inside Yang Kai’s body turned out to be a blur. In other words, she
couldn’t see how strong Yang Kai was.

Liu Xian Yun was completely dumbfounded.

When she parted ways with Yang Kai, both of them had similar
cultivations. They had only parted for a few years, but now she couldn’t
even detect Yang Kai’s cultivation, which showed how great the disparity
between them was.

“Rest assured, I won’t do anything rash, but I have to stand up for you
regardless.” Yang Kai smiled.

Liu Xian Yun pursed her red lips. She knew she should refuse Yang
Kai’s offer, but she still felt touched so she explained, “I came here to sell
something, but the price the Endless Treasures Pavilion offered me was
too low. I didn’t want to sell, but they forced me to sell no matter what.”

“They’re snatching things by force? How dare they!” Yang Kai’s face
sank as he asked, “What were you trying to sell?”

“I’m not sure either. It was a spirit flower that I came across by chance.”
Liu Xian Yun looked ashamed. She didn’t even know what she was
selling, she just thought that the price the Endless Treasures Pavilion
gave her was too low, so she wasn’t willing to sell it. But she didn’t
expect that they wouldn’t return the item at all, and when she argued with
them, they ended up attacking her directly and throwing her out.

“What price did they offer you?”

“Ten thousand Low-Rank Source Crystals,” Liu Xian Yun said softly.
Yang Kai nodded, “Come with me!”

Then, he brought Liu Xian Yun into the Endless Treasures Pavilion.

After the two of them stepped into Endless Treasures Pavilion, the young
shop-hand at the counter immediately came over to greet them with
enthusiasm, but once he saw Liu Xian Yun next to Yang Kai, the smile
on his face disappeared. He looked coldly at Liu Xian Yun and snapped,
“Why are you here again, you tramp?”

The boy seemed to only be a First-Order Origin King, but he wasn’t

pressured at all in front of a First-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator like
Liu Xian Yun. Instead, he cursed her directly, obviously not putting her in
his eyes thanks to his background.

After scolding her, he sneered contemptuously at Yang Kai, “And you

even brought your toy over? You clearly have a death wish.”

*Pa…*

A crisp sound rang out as soon as the boy finished speaking as Yang Kai
sent a slap across his face. For someone whose cultivation was so far
below Yang Kai’s, how could he avoid that slap? The shop hand didn’t
even realize what had happened when he felt the huge sting on his
cheek, sending his entire person flying.

While his body was still in mid-air, several more consecutive hits rang
out. Yang Kai was chasing him over with one slap after another.

He could tell at a glance that this boy was a bully who looked down on
others by using his background, cursing others without even a blink. How
could Yang Kai give him any face?

After sending out a dozen slaps, even though Yang Kai did not use much
strength, the shop handbald was still left dizzy. After he landed on the
ground, he spat out a mouthful of blood. Even his teeth had all been
beaten off his mouth.

When Yang Kai struck the boy, the cultivators walking past Endless
Treasures Pavilion had all seen it, and they were all dumbfounded,
looking inside in astonishment, thinking, [What sort of idiot dares to hit
anyone in the Endless Treasures Pavilion? They probably won’t get to
see the sun tomorrow anymore.]

It was human nature for people to gather and watch when something
interesting happened, so many cultivators appeared in front of Endless
Treasure Pavilion’s door in an instant, all of them were looking in to see
how Yang Kai and his company would end up dead.

Liu Xian Yun was also stunned. Even though Yang Kai just told her that
the Endless Treasures Pavilion was nothing to him, and she also knew
that Yang Kai’s strength was definitely not bad, she didn’t expect him to
start hitting someone as soon as he walked in.

If she had known this would happen, then Liu Xian Yun would never
have let Yang Kai come here no matter what.

Even if the one Yang Kai had beaten was just a young servant manning
the counter, he belonged to Endless Treasures Pavilion in the end. For
him to be slapped more than a dozen times across the face in front of the
public was no different than Yang Kai slapping the face of Endless
Treasures Pavilion.

And how could Endless Treasures Pavilion just take this sitting down?

Instantly, Liu Xian Yun became as anxious as an ant on a hot wok. She
felt that she had dragged Yang Kai into trouble and felt guilty. All she
wanted to do now was drag Yang Kai out of here, the further the better.

Seemingly able to sense her unease, Yang Kai reached his hand out to
squeeze her palm, smiling, “Don’t worry, Senior Brother can handle it.”

Liu Xian Yun looked at his bright and confident smile in a daze. For some
reason, her heart settled down in an instant…
Chapter 2353 - So What if I Wasted Your Cultivation

“Who dares cause a stir in the Endless Treasures Pavilion?!” A voice

howled across the room from the back hall, followed by the appearance
of the burly bald-headed man who injured Liu Xian Yun previously. His
iron pagoda-like body gave off a strong oppressive feeling, and the aura
emanating from his body was extremely fierce.

As soon as the boy who was beaten silly saw the man come out, it was
as if he found his backbone and stumbled towards the man. Hand on his
cheek, he shouted, “Sir Deacon, you must seek justice for this lowly one!
That man began hitting me indiscriminately as soon as he stepped in.
This lowly one was weak and unable to resist. All this one’s teeth had
been knocked out by him. Look! Look at how pitiful this lowly one is!”

He sobbed unceasingly. With blood still pouring down from the corner of
his mouth, he was indeed a pitiful sight. Anyone who did not know the full
story would feel sorry for him if they saw this too.

Only, Yang Kai barely used any force, so while the shop-hand’s injuries
looked terrible, they weren’t serious at all. If Yang Kai hadn’t held back,
there was no way this shop-hand would be as lively as this.

“You dare act unruly in my Endless Treasures Pavilion, Little Brat? You
court death!” The burly bald-headed man’s sharp eyes instantly went to
Yang Kai as he barked viciously at him. Then, looking over, he saw Liu
Xian Yun standing next to him and seemed to understand something.
Sneering, he taunted, “I was wondering what happened, so you’ve
brought a little helper over, have you?”

While speaking, he glanced derisively at Yang Kai, “Little Brat, this King
does not know what benefits this woman is offering you to get you to
step up for her, but you’ve made a big mistake coming here.”

With a wave of his hand, the door of Endless Treasures Pavilion banged
shut. Following that, four Dao Source Realm cultivators came out from
different directions, surrounding Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun.
This all happened so abruptly that Liu Xian Yun’s beautiful face couldn’t
help paling as she subconsciously leaned over to Yang Kai’s side as if to
seek a sense of security. Lifting her head to look at Yang Kai though, she
could see that he was completely indifferent, as if what was happening
right now did not concern him in the slightest.

Infected by his confidence, Liu Xian Yun also calmed down all of a
sudden.

“Trying to bully people with numbers?” An amused smile appeared at the

corners of Yang Kai’s mouth as he looked around, sweeping his Divine
Sense over the four Dao Source Realm cultivators and quickly
discovering they were all just First-Orders. As for the burly bald-headed
man, he was merely at the Second-Order Dao Source Realm.

Who knew where the man got the courage to shut the door, but from the
looks of it, he was just trying to pull the wool over everyone’s eyes and
keep Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun here forever.

Hearing Yang Kai’s taunting, the burly bald-headed man only coldly
snorted before his cold eyes turned to Liu Xian Yun, “I never planned to
do anything to you, but since you can’t appreciate kindness and took the
initiative to come back, then don’t blame this King for being ruthless. This
King just happened to be lacking someone to warm his bed and your
looks are not bad. Obediently kneel in front of this King and you’ll suffer
less pain!”

Liu Xian Yun was instantly shaking with anger as she grit her teeth and
snapped, “In your dreams!”

This shameless person not only scammed her of her spirit flower and
injured her, but now he was even coveting her beauty. How could Liu
Xian Yun endure being asked to beg for a man’s pleasure? She was still
a rather commanding character in the Grand Desolation Star Field, but
even though her status was lowered after coming to the Star Boundary,
she still had self-respect.

“Since you refuse a toast, you must drink a loss!” The burly bald-headed
man clearly wasn’t the example of patience. When Liu Xian Yun refused
him, he waved his hand and said, “Kill the man and capture the woman!
Why don’t you open your eyes and see where you are? You actually
dare to stir trouble here? You don’t know what you’re in for!”

The four Dao Source Realm cultivators gathered around Yang Kai and
Liu Xian Yun acted at the same time, all releasing their Secret
Techniques. They were all aiming for Yang Kai, murderous intent pouring
out, and clearly didn’t plan to hold back, ready to kill Yang Kai as the
man instructed.

Endless Treasures Pavilion had a strong backer, so what would they

have to worry about killing a few people? It was just a pity that this little
brat had eyes but failed to see and came here to cause trouble.

But the four of them soon realized that something was wrong.

The instant they began to move, the air turned heavy in the entire
Endless Treasures Pavilion. An indescribably force enveloped the crowd,
making it feel as if they had fallen into a mire.

These four Dao Source Realm men weren’t the strongest, but they still
more or less had some insight into Principle Strength after advancing to
this realm.

They immediately knew that the power restricting their movements and
making it feel as if they were being weighed down by a mountain, making
it hard to breathe, and even interrupting the flow of their Source Qi, was
extremely profound Principle Strength.

The faces of the four men changed dramatically as they desperately tried
to break free of this pressure, unfortunately achieving nothing for their
efforts.

Yang Kai sneered and released a Golden Blood Thread. In a flash of

gold, it garrotted the four men.

*Chi chi chi…*

After a strange noise, the golden light disappeared. The Principle
Strength that filled Endless Treasures Pavilion also disappeared at the
same time.

But the four Dao Source realm cultivators that attacked Yang Kai were
standing still as if they had been immobilized. Their eyes were filled with
fear and disbelief.

A short while later, one man’s body suddenly collapsed, falling to pieces
on the ground as if he had been cut into countless slivers. Blood and
flesh splashed all over the floor.

*Hualala…*

The other three also broke into pieces. In an instant, a disgusting stench
of blood filled the air.

“Ah!” The burly bald-headed man clearly did not expect Yang Kai to be
so merciless. He thought that since Liu Xian Yun was only a First-Order
Dao Source Realm cultivator, the helper she found wouldn’t be anything
to look at either, so he did not plan to take action himself. But now, he
knew he was very wrong.

Those four were First-Order Dao Source Realm cultivators, and it took
much effort for Endless Treasures Pavilion to nurture them, yet they were
completely wiped out by their opponent in one move.

How could strength like this be something he could contend with?

The shop hand was even worse off. He was originally standing next to
the burly bald-headed man like a fox exploiting the tiger’s might. He had
his eyes wide open, wanting to see them kill Yang Kai off in order to vent
his anger; however, what he saw was very different from what he
expected. His eyes actually rolled back and he fainted directly.

“You… You actually dare to kill in my Endless Treasures Pavilion?” The

burly bald-headed man’s face was miserably pale. After realizing that he
was definitely not Yang Kai’s opponent, the blood in his body ran cold,
and he was no longer throwing his weight around like before.
“What a joke. They wanted to kill me, so of course I’m going to kill them!”
Yang Kai laughed coldly and stared sharply at the burly bald-headed
man, “Now, it’s your turn.”

When he heard that, the man knew that things were bad. He suddenly
formed seals with his hand and a layer of crimson light enveloped his
body. At the same time, he spat out a mouthful of Blood Essence. He
seemed to have performed some sort of profound Secret Technique. His
body shot back like an arrow, wanting to escape this place while he
shouted, “Head Shopkeeper, save me!”

“Not even the King of Heaven can save you now!” Yang Kai coldly
snorted. He was clearly standing in place without moving, but he had
already arrived in front of the burly bald-headed man in the blink of an
eye. Sticking to him, he had a cold and harsh look in his eyes.

The burly bald-headed man felt as if he’d lost his soul. With his Second-
Order Dao Source Realm cultivation, he was actually unable to see how
Yang Kai had appeared in front of him, and he understood the disparity
in strength between the two of them even more now. His face couldn’t
help but turn ashen and he hated himself for not checking Yang Kai’s
cultivation before acting. Now that he had completely provoked the other
party, he probably wouldn’t live past the day.

“Stop!” A stern voice suddenly emerged from the rear, followed by a peak
Dao Source Realm aura that pressed towards Yang Kai.

In the next moment, an old man with an all-white beard came into Yang
Kai’s sight. He seemed to have rushed over from the back hall after
hearing the burly bald-headed man’s cry for help.

Before he arrived, the old man had already stuck his hand out towards
Yang Kai’s head, trying to force him to withdraw.

The burly bald-headed man was overjoyed and shouted even louder,
“Head Shopkeeper, help!”

He thought that he must be safe now with the Head Shopkeeper himself
coming out; after all, the Head Shopkeeper was a peak Dao Source
Realm cultivator. This young man coming in here to cause trouble may
be powerful, but he was definitely not an Emperor, that much he could
still detect. With the might of the Head Shopkeeper, he would definitely
be able to save him.

Yang Kai glanced at the old man with contempt and casually struck his
palm out, forming a solid palm print that flew straight out to meet the old
man’s attack.

At the same time, Yang Kai struck his other hand towards the chest of
the burly bald-headed man.

The man’s face suddenly changed and his original joyful mood turned
cold in an instant. Shocked, he asked, “What are you trying to do?”

But before he could finish speaking, he could feel violent Source Qi

running through his body, cutting up his meridians like a sharp blade and
wreaking havoc on his dantian. That gut-churning pain was simply
unbearable and he cried out in terror.

*Hong…*

A sound erupted as Yang Kai’s palm print collided with the old man’s
palm. Yang Kai borrowed the force of the impact to back up slightly,
landing next to Liu Xian Yun with a calm look on his face.

On the contrary, not only did the face of the old man change after he felt
Yang Kai’s power, his hand posture changed several times before he
could dissolve that force. After landing on the ground, he still stumbled
back several steps.

With a bang, the burly bald-headed man landed right at his feet.

“Cough…” The burly bald-headed man coughed hard, spitting out a

mouthful of blood. Then, his face turned grey and he looked at Yang Kai
with incomparable hatred, “How dare you waste my cultivation!?”

At this moment, his meridians had been destroyed and his dantian was
shattered. All his cultivation had dispersed. Even though such an injury
was not incurable, he would need extremely precious elixirs to recover.
Even without mentioning how extremely rare such elixirs were, he would
not be able to afford to buy them even if he could find them.

“You dared to hurt my Junior Sister, so what’s so strange about me

wasting your cultivation?” Yang Kai looked at him as if he were looking at
an idiot.

“Why don’t you just kill me?!” The burly bald-headed man howled.

Yang Kai laughed coldly, “Wouldn’t that have been too nice of me if I just
killed you?”

The burly bald-headed man’s face became even paler. He knew Yang
Kai was right. Death would have been a relief for him. The abolishment
of one’s cultivation was the cruellest punishment one could inflict upon
any cultivator.
Chapter 2354 - Compensation

“For this sir to act so ruthlessly, may I know what my Endless Treasures
Pavilion has done to offend you?” The Head Shopkeeper’s eyes were
dark, and he shouted through gritted teeth in fear of Yang Kai’s
mercilessness.

This young man killed four Dao Source Realm cultivators and wasted the
cultivation of the burly bald-headed man as soon as he arrived. With how
cruel and decisive his actions were, the Head Shopkeeper knew they
couldn’t settle things nicely, but even though Yang Kai was strong, he
wasn’t very afraid of him. As the saying goes, even the mighty dragon
can not suppress the native serpent. Every single person in Marsh City
had to give face to their Endless Treasures Pavilion.

“You have not offended me, but you have offended my Junior Sister.”
Yang Kai looked coldly at the Head Shopkeeper and the corners of his
lips rose up, continuing, “Don’t tell me you know nothing about this. Hand
over what you stole or you’ll end up the same as him!” While speaking,
Yang Kai pointed a finger at the burly bald-headed man.

The Head Shopkeeper’s face changed. He originally thought that he

could delay Yang Kai until reinforcements arrived. Once they did, Yang
Kai would be forced to pay for what he had done to the Endless
Treasures Pavilion a hundred times over. Only, he didn’t expect that
Yang Kai wouldn’t even give him that opportunity. From his words, Yang
Kai clearly wasn’t going to give him any breathing time at all.

“Does sir know what place our Endless Treasures Pavilion is, and who
stands behind it? You dare shout like that here?” The Head Shopkeeper
had lived for so many years and had a peak Dao Source Realm
cultivation himself, so he couldn’t be intimidated by a few words from
Yang Kai.

“I see you’ve made your choice. In that case, please don’t blame this
Young Master for being ruthless!” Yang Kai coldly snorted. It was clear
what this old man was trying to do, but Yang Kai wasn’t afraid in the
slightest. That was why he didn’t bother talking nonsense with him. After
he spoke, Yang Kai’s body teleported right in front of the old man using
Space Principles. Suddenly, in a circle spanning several tens of metres,
the space turned solid.

The Head Shopkeeper was mortified, and dense sweat droplets formed
on his forehead. Even with his strength and his vision, he was unable to
see how Yang Kai suddenly appeared in front of him. He realized now
that he had truly kicked an iron plate. Feeling the condensed space
around him, he pushed his Source Qi wildly and with a horrified look
shouted, “Endless Treasures Pavilion is the private property of Sir City
Lord. Since you dare to be unruly here, then don’t even think about
leaving Marsh City alive!”

When it came to this, he didn’t have the leisure to posture anymore. He

tossed out his backer’s name directly, hoping that Yang Kai could
exercise caution lest innocents be hurt. After all, the City Lord in Marsh
City was a powerful man, and also the only Emperor Realm Master here.

But unexpectedly, Yang Kai wasn’t moved at all. He couldn’t see a single
fluctuation of emotions in his eyes as if he had already expected it.

[This little brat is mad!] The old man was horrified. He still dared to act so
wantonly even after knowing that the City Lord was behind him. Didn’t
that mean that he wasn’t afraid of Sir City Lord? What a joke that he tried
to use the City Lord’s name to pressure the boy but it backfired on him
instead.

The space around him was so condensed now that the old man could
not move an inch. It felt like his meridians were blocked and the flow of
his Source Qi was interrupted. In haste, he had no choice but to bite the
tip of his tongue and spit out a mouthful of Blood Essence, summoning a
huge pair of golden blades to cut in Yang Kai’s direction.

The golden blades were of a considerable grade and emitted the aura of
a Dao Source Grade High-Rank artifact. There was also a mysterious
force behind this strike that cut a rift through the frozen space.

The old man was finally relieved of the pressure and his Source Qi
began flowing smoothly in his meridians again.
But before he could do anything, a faint golden light had already spread
out before his eyes.

He subconsciously looked up at Yang Kai, only to see that the latter’s left
eye was shining gold. What’s more, the pupil of that left eye had also
become an awe-inspiring vertical slit. An intimidating power was
fluctuating inside it, and just looking at this eye caused the old man to
feel panicked.

In the next moment, a lotus flower bud that was about to bloom suddenly
shot out from the golden slit, the light growing brighter.

The old man froze in place as if he had been struck by lightning. His
vision was filled with nothing but the lotus bud, as if it was the only thing
left in this world. Under his gaze, the pure white lotus quickly bloomed.

As the lotus flower blossomed, the old man felt his Spiritual Energy
rapidly being drained, and pain filled his head, like ten thousand ants
were gnawing at his Soul.

[Not good, this is a Soul Secret Technique!] The old man came back to
his senses with a start, but there was nothing he could do. The young
man’s Spiritual Energy seemed to be much stronger than his own, and
this inexplicable lotus Secret Technique had already devoured a massive
amount of his Spiritual Energy in just a short amount of time, causing his
whole body to weaken as a horrified look appeared on the old man’s
face.

A sharp pain washed over him, the stimulation quickly jerking the old
man awake. Looking over, he saw that his arm had been chopped
straight off. Blood was spurting out from the wound and pouring out onto
the ground.

The face of the young man turned serious. Lightly reaching out his palm,
he pressed it against the old man’s chest.

Thinking back to what he saw happen to the burly bald-headed man

when he was observing them in the shadows previously, combined with
Yang Kai’s words, how could the old man not know what Yang Kai
intended to do?

He was really going to waste his cultivation!

The old man shivered fiercely as he shouted with all his might, “No! We
can talk things through. This Old Master can grant you anything you
want!”

*Peng…*

Yang Kai’s palm still pressed down, seemingly pushing the old man’s
chest down a finger’s length, causing him to spit out blood and fly
backwards towards the counter miserably. The old man landed heavily
on the ground, and like the burly bald-headed man, Yang Kai’s strike had
crushed his dantian, broken his meridians, and wasted his cultivation.

“You didn’t cherish the opportunity when I was willing to talk, so there’s
no need for you to talk anymore.” Yang Kai didn’t even look at the old
man and just reached out to grab the Space Ring from his severed arm,
tossing it to Liu Xian Yun, “See if what you’re looking for is in the ring.”

Liu Xian Yun caught it subconsciously, but she clearly hadn’t recovered
from the shock yet. She looked bewildered at Yang Kai and could not
understand how he could actually become so powerful after they parted
for just a few years.

The four First-Order Dao Source Realm cultivators being instantly killed
by him was one thing, but the burly bald-headed man and the Head
Shopkeeper were not your usual Dao Source Realm Masters. But these
two were just like mere children in front of Yang Kai, having no power to
fight back while they were being pummeled. Their cultivations were
practically wasted in just one move from Yang Kai.

Thinking back to when the two of them were forced into joining the Blue
Feather Sect and only surviving under Bian Yu Qing’s wing, Liu Xian Yun
simply couldn’t believe the man before her was the same person.

“Senior Brother… Have you broken through to the Emperor Realm?” Liu
Xian Yun asked in a dumbfounded voice.
“Not yet.” Yang Kai smiled.

Liu Xian Yun was even more shocked now. That he could be so vicious
before even reaching the Emperor Realm, then what would he be like
once he broke through?

She could still be considered a powerhouse in the Grand Desolation Star

Field and a genius rarely seen once every thousand years, but compared
to Yang Kai now, she felt that her own cultivation aptitude was simply
poor.

“So, is it there?” Yang Kai asked again.

Only then did Liu Xian Yun scramble to look through the Space Ring.
After a short while, she took out a jade box from the Space Ring and
smiled, “It’s still here!”

The jade box was where she put the spirit flower before this, and the seal
she had personally put over the box had not been removed yet. From the
looks of it, the Head Shopkeeper hadn’t had the opportunity to open it yet
after stealing it.

“You should keep the ring, too. Take it as the Head Shopkeeper’s
compensation to you.” Yang Kai sneered, “I’m sure the Head
Shopkeeper isn’t a stingy man, after all.”

When the Head Shopkeeper, whose aura had withered at the counter,
heard this, he almost choked on his breath and fell dead on the spot.

There were plenty of good things in his ring. The Endless Treasures
Pavilion was able to acquire some precious treasure, even some that
they were planning to sell soon, as well as items not suitable to lay out in
the open. It was not too much to say that his Space Ring was worth quite
a lot of money.

Right now, Yang Kai robbed him of his ring with just one sentence. The
Head Shopkeeper could almost feel his heart bleeding, but with his
current condition, he didn’t have the strength to resist even if he wanted
to.
“Is this… really okay?” Liu Xian Yun had never done this sort of thing
before and could not accept it for some time. It felt like her own morals
and bottom line were being challenged.

“There’s nothing wrong about it,” Yang Kai coldly snorted, “There’s no
telling how much of the stuff in that ring was taken by force. If they can
rob others, why can’t they be robbed as well?”

“Then… Alright.” Liu Xian Yun happily put away the Space Ring without
any more psychological pressure.

It did make sense to her. If she had not bumped into Yang Kai today, she
would have been robbed. That alone was enough, but she was even
beaten by them. This group of people from Endless Treasures Pavilion
bullied the weak in Marsh City and had definitely done a lot of nefarious
deeds over the years. There was really no reason to feel pressured
robbing this kind of scum. She could just take it as righting a wrong
under Heaven’s decree.

“Little brat, you have guts, but you’re definitely not destined to live
through tomorrow. The City Lord will not let you go.” Currently, the Head
Shopkeeper’s cultivation was completely ruined so there was nothing for
him to be afraid of anymore. Looking at Yang Kai in hatred, he spat out a
mouthful of blood and sneered, “When that time comes, this Old Master
will eat your flesh bite by bite!”

Hearing this, Liu Xian Yun’s face changed, her voice trembling as she
said, “Senior Brother, let’s get out of here quickly or it’ll be too late.
Marsh City’s City Lord is an Emperor Realm Master. He’s not someone
we can mess with.”

But Yang Kai just glanced contemptuously at the old man, “That Pang
Guang won’t come and provoke me. If he dares to come, this Young
Master doesn’t mind seeing him off into the next world as well!”

The old man was stunned.

Pang Guang was the City Lord of Marsh City that he spoke of, and also
the only Emperor Realm cultivator in the city. He thought that Yang Kai
would definitely be afraid of him, but from his tone, it seemed he didn’t
put the City Lord in his eyes at all.

[Where on earth does this little brat come from? How dare he boast so
shamelessly!]

In his mind, the old man felt that no one would be able to avenge him. In
other words, he was humiliated and had his cultivation wasted for
nothing. In the future, the only thing he could do was drag out a feeble
existence. He might as well be dead!

Under the stimulation, the old man spat out another mouthful of blood
and his aura dropped even further.

“Let’s go,” Yang Kai turned around and smiled at Liu Xian Yun, taking the
lead in walking out. After opening the door, he found that cultivators were
standing on both sides of the street and even on the rooftops, all of them
looking towards the Endless Treasures Pavilion.
Chapter 2355 - Soul Patching Lotus

Many people saw Yang Kai bringing Liu Xian Yun into Endless
Treasures Pavilion, and these cultivators had nothing to do so they
naturally wanted to watch the fun. Then, when the door was shut by the
burly bald-headed man, they couldn’t see the situation inside anymore.

Even though they couldn’t see inside, the violent energy fluctuations and
the banging noises going back and forth inside were not fake.

During this short period of time, the number of cultivators gathering to

watch the action had already gone up to several thousand.

When Yang Kai opened the door at this moment and came out, he was
immediately greeted by several thousand pairs of eyes.

None of them could believe what they were seeing though. They all
thought that Yang Kai did not know the immensity of Heaven and Earth
and actually dared to stir trouble in Marsh City’s Endless Treasures
Pavilion. Wasn’t that courting death? Without even mentioning the
Endless Treasures Pavilion’s backer, the City Lord, the cultivators in
Endless Treasures Pavilion themselves were extremely strong. The
Head Shopkeeper was even at peak Dao Source Realm. If he were not
too old, affecting his meridians and his body, then this old man would
definitely have the qualifications to break through to the Emperor Realm.

They thought that Yang Kai was definitely going to eat a big loss this
time.

But they were taken aback at the scene before them.

Yang Kai walked out of the Endless Treasures Pavilion unharmed and
without even a wrinkle on his clothes. On the other hand, there were
several corpses lying inside Endless Treasures Pavilion with blood
splattered everywhere. As for the burly bald-headed man and the
Endless Treasures Pavilion’s Head Shopkeeper, they were pale-faced
with shrivelled auras. One could tell at a glance that their cultivations had
been crippled.
A chorus of gasps could be heard and the looks in many cultivators’ eyes
finally changed as they looked at Yang Kai. They realized that this young
man was definitely not someone to be messed with, and there was even
a high possibility that he was an Emperor.

After all, how long had he been in there? To be able to turn Endless
Treasures Pavilion into such a mess in just several dozen breaths of
time, how could he have such power if he were not an Emperor?

When Yang Kai walked out, the cultivators gathered close by could not
help but step backwards, eyes filled with fear.

Yang Kai swept a cold glance around and coldly snorted, not paying
them any mind. He just brought Liu Xian Yun over to the teahouse
opposite the street, going back to that table on the third floor, then
ordering another pot of spirit tea.

He caused a huge ruckus in Endless Treasures Pavilion and both injured

and killed their men, but he did not escape. Instead, he just went into the
teahouse opposite the building to drink tea. The people who were
gathered there to watch the show were all looking at him in disbelief.

They all secretly admired Yang Kai’s fearlessness and felt that he was
either strong enough to have no fear of Pang Guang, or had a strong
enough background that would put Pang Guang on guard.

But as they were unrelated to Yang Kai, they couldn’t be bothered to

care about all that. Instead, the open doors of the Endless Treasure
Pavilion were of greater interest to these cultivators right now.

The cultivators in Marsh City were basically the gruff type that value
human life as little as grass. Naturally, they wouldn’t care who was right
or wrong in this situation. However, since the spirit grasses, medicines,
and other precious treasures in Endless Treasures Pavilion were
unguarded right now, it was a good opportunity for them.

Even though Endless Treasures Pavilion was the property of Pang

Guang, men die for wealth and birds die for food. When it comes to this,
some people will eventually feel their hearts itch.
After a moment of silence, a figure suddenly leapt out from the crowd,
rushing straight into Endless Treasures Pavilion and sweeping all the
spirit grasses and medicines on the shelves into his Space Ring.

Seeing this, how could the others stay still? The cultivators flooding into
the Endless Treasures Pavilion to rob them while they were down were
as many as carps crossing the river. In just a short while, Endless
Treasures Pavilion had been swept clean. Anything that was worth
something had disappeared, and with the things gone, the cultivators
also quickly scattered and disappeared.

Upstairs in the teahouse, Yang Kai watched the sight indifferently;

however, he did have some insight into how the cultivators were here in
Marsh City now.

“Senior Brother…” Liu Xian Yun felt uneasy as if she were sitting on pins
and needles, “I think we better go…”

It wasn’t that she wasn’t confident in Yang Kai’s abilities, but a huge
situation had erupted and she was the cause of it all. She didn’t want to
provoke any stronger enemies for Yang Kai.

“No need.” Yang Kai smiled and poured her a cup of spiritual tea, “This
place is a mess, how did you end up here?”

He was still quite curious about Liu Xian Yun’s situation after not seeing
her for several years. After they fled from Blue Feather Sect, he gave the
bigger half of his belongings to Liu Xian Yun at the time and the two went
off into different directions. After that, Yang Kai went to Maplewood City,
working hard till now. He didn’t expect to be able to bump into Liu Xian
Yun while passing by Marsh City this time.

“I’ve been here many years now.” Liu Xian Yun smiled bitterly and briefly
told him about her situation during these past few years.

In fact, there was nothing much to tell.

After parting with Yang Kai, she had been roaming around the Southern
Territory like a fly without a head. It wasn’t until she arrived at Marsh City
that she settled down. Even though Marsh City was chaotic, there were
many places nearby that were suitable for her to train.

She was able to look for some cultivational resources in those places,
and after a few years, though she lived a hard life, she still managed to
break through to the Dao Source Realm.

Some days ago, she found a spirit flower in a place nearby called the
Solitary Void Mountain Range, so she thought of bringing it back to sell
for some Source Crystals. She thought that the Endless Treasures
Pavilion would be a good place to pawn the spirit flower since it was
backed by the City Lord, but she didn’t expect them to offer her only ten
thousand Low-Rank Source Crystals after they saw what she was
offering.

Even though Liu Xian Yun had no idea what the spirit flower she found
was, or what it was used for, she had a feeling that it was definitely worth
more than just a few Source Crystals, so how could she be willing to
sell? After trying to bargain with them, they even put their hands on her,
and Yang Kai knew what happened next.

“Senior Brother, you should take this spirit flower. I don’t know what it is
anyway.” While speaking, Liu Xian Yun handed the jade box to Yang Kai.

“Let me see.” Yang Kai took it and unsealed the box, opening it up a slit.

In a flash, a fresh fragrance spilled out from the box. When the smell
entered his nose, Yang Kai felt invigorated and his Knowledge Sea also
cleared up considerably.

With a clang, Yang Kai quickly shut the jade box, face filled with
disbelief.

Soul Warming Lotus?

Even though he had only opened the jade box a crack, his Divine Sense
could see the spirit flower laying inside that looked like his Soul Warming
Lotus. Only, it wasn’t as colourful. Instead, it was pure white. The aura
that came out of it was somewhat similar to the Soul Warming Lotus, as
if it were a Soul Warming Lotus that had been shrunken a dozen times.
No! This isn’t a Soul Warming Lotus! It was said that the Soul Warming
Lotus was a supreme treasure in this world. Just like the Immortal Tree,
only one existed in the world. There was definitely no other.

“Pristine Soul Heavenly Restoration Lotus?” Yang Kai suddenly

remembered the information recorded on the jade slip left behind by
Wondrous Pill Great Emperor’s third disciple, Gong Sun Mu, and
immediately realized what this spirit medicine was.

This was clearly the legendary Pristine Soul Heavenly Restoration Lotus!

The Pristine Soul Heavenly Restoration Lotus was not as precious as the
Soul Warming Lotus, but it was still a legendary item. Just like the Flesh
Incarnation Fruit, it was an extinct treasure.

The Pristine Soul Restoring Heavenly Pill was refined with the Pristine
Soul Heavenly Restoration Lotus as its primary ingredient. Even though
it did not have the effect of raising the dead, it was still able to repair the
broken meridians and dantian of a cultivator. It was definitely a divine
treasure.

Take the burly bald-headed man and the Head Shopkeeper of Endless
Treasures Pavilion for example. Even though their cultivations were
crippled by Yang Kai, if they took a Heavenly Restoration Pill, it would
take less than three months before their broken meridians and dantian
would become as good as new.

But this thing only existed in the legends, and it had not appeared in
public in thousands of years.

Who knew what sort of problems those people from the Endless
Treasures Pavilion had in their heads when they tried to buy this Pristine
Soul Heavenly Restoration Lotus by force for just ten thousand Low-
Rank Source Crystals! Ten thousand trivial Low-Rank Source Crystals
weren’t even enough to sniff this Pristine Soul Heavenly Restoration
Lotus’s aura.

The people at Endless Treasures Pavilion may not have recognized the
Pristine Soul Heavenly Restoration Lotus, but they definitely knew this
was worth a lot of money. If they really tried to pay for it fairly, they may
not have been able to afford it, so they simply stole it instead.

The Pristine Soul Restoring Heavenly Pill’s medicinal effects did not just
stop at repairing the meridians and dantian. It had other special uses too.

In any case, the Pristine Soul Restoring Heavenly Pill’s worth was
definitely invaluable.

Yang Kai also did not expect Liu Xian Yun to have such fortune to obtain
such a divine treasure.

“Junior Sister, do you remember where you got this spirit flower from?”
Yang Kai lowered his voice.

“Deep inside the Solitary Void Mountain Range…” A hint of fear rose up
in Liu Xian Yun as she recalled her time there, “I was chased by a
Monster Beast and was only able to escape it by running through
random paths. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have gone there myself. I heard that
the deepest part of the Solitary Void Mountain Range is a place where
even an Emperor Realm Master would not be able to return safely from
once they went in. So, it was all thanks to luck that I was able to make it
out this time.”

“If I asked you to go there again, would you be able to find the right
path?”

“Go there again?” Liu Xian Yun’s pretty face paled a little and she asked,
“To do what?”

It was absolutely thanks to luck that she was able to escape safely last
time. If she were to go again, Liu Xian Yun didn’t have the slightest
confidence that she could escape alive, so she had no idea why Yang
Kai wanted to take such a risk.

“Because…” Yang Kai was just about to explain to her the reason, but
before he could finish, he suddenly frowned and looked downstairs.

He could see, standing in front of the door of Endless Treasures Pavilion,

a middle-aged man dressed in a luxurious robe with a dark look on his
face. The man had an extraordinary air about him and was, impressively,
an Emperor Realm Master. He seemed to have sensed Yang Kai’s gaze
and looked over in an instant, eyes as sharp as that of a hawk’s.

“It’s Pang Guang!” Liu Xian Yun also saw the middle-aged man and
immediately cried out in panic.

Having been in Marsh City for so many years, she naturally knew very
well what Pang Guang looked like. When she saw him come here in
person, she knew they were in big trouble.

She had no idea how Yang Kai could be so confident as to stay, but an
Emperor Realm Master clearly wasn’t someone who was easy to deal
with.

On the other side, Pang Guang suddenly moved, disappearing in an

instant.

By the time he reappeared, he had already arrived on the third floor of

the teahouse, standing in front of Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun.

Liu Xian Yun was so shocked that she screamed, blood draining from
her face in an instant.
Chapter 2356 - Hidden Dragons and Crouching Tigers

“Were you two the ones who were stirring up trouble in Endless
Treasures Pavilion earlier?” Pang Guang went straight to the point and
coldly questioned Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun. He had clearly learned of
the appearances of the troublemakers through some unknown means.

Liu Xian Yun’s pretty face paled and she did not dare to answer.

She was only a First-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator and she had
just broken through recently. Her realm wasn’t even consolidated yet.
Naturally, facing an Emperor Realm Master felt as stressful as if a
mountain was piled on top of her.

But Yang Kai was calm and unperturbed, only giving Pang Guang a
simple glance.

Compared to Qiu Ze, Pang Guang’s aura was undoubtedly stronger and
more powerful. He was very clearly stronger than Qiu Ze, but his power
was limited. With Yang Kai’s strengths and means, there was no need
for him to fear him.

When neither of them answered, Pang Guang bellowed at once, “You

dare stay silent when this King questions you?”

His Emperor Pressure suddenly poured out, filling the entire teahouse.
The faces of the other cultivators who were still drinking tea changed,
going completely stiff. The murderous intent that was as dense as if it
was material instantly sent shivers down their spines when it seeped into
their skin and bones. They cursed Yang Kai for not knowing the
immensity of Heaven and Earth, acting so wantonly in front of the City
Lord and even dragging them into it.

With a gentle wave of Yang Kai’s hand though, it was as if a sharp sword
had cut through the dim sky and the Emperor Pressure enveloping him
and Liu Xian Yun dissipated instantly, feeling as if the clouds had cleared
to reveal clear skies.

Pang Guang was shocked. Only then did he begin re-examining Yang
Kai.
He could clearly sense that Yang Kai was only at the Third-Order Dao
Source Realm, but then how could he disperse his Emperor Pressure
with just a wave of his hand? Even though it was just one move, Pang
Guang didn’t dare to underestimate Yang Kai anymore. He knew that if
this young man could make a big mess of his Endless Treasures Pavilion
and had the guts to sit here, it meant he probably had something to rely
on.

[Does this guy come from some top Sect? If not, how could he have such
heritage?]

He had heard that the elite disciples of those top Sects had the strength
to fight above their realm. If this young man really did come from one of
those top Sects, then things were going to be tricky today.

At that moment, Pang Guang suddenly felt some uncertainty well up in

his heart. For a City Lord to have an establishment under his name be
turned upside down with his subordinates killed or injured, where was he
going to put his face if the other party wouldn’t give him a satisfactory
answer?

But if this man had a strong background, he may not necessarily be able
to provoke him. Don’t look at how Pang Guang lorded over Marsh City,
he really wasn’t anything in the eyes of those top Sects. If anything
happened, those people could just send one of their Elders over and
they would be able to destroy him several dozen to a hundred times
over.

As he was still thinking about how he was going to solve today’s problem
without offending too many people while still maintaining his reputation,
he suddenly sensed something different around him.

Shocked, he turned his head around, only to see that an elderly man had
somehow appeared beside him at some point. This old man had a head
of white hair but he looked quite hale and hearty. Dressed in grey linen
robes, the man looked completely inconspicuous.

[When did this old thing appear?]

Pang Guang was astonished. He was only thinking about Yang Kai
earlier and completely did not notice when this elderly man appeared.
And, this man’s face was also extremely unfamiliar to him. He had clearly
never met this person before.

Yang Kai was also taken aback by the old man’s sudden appearance.

Pang Guang was distracted earlier and didn’t pay much attention to the
old man’s sudden appearance, but Yang Kai saw the whole thing.

This elderly man appeared completely without warning, as if he simply

materialized out of thin air in the blink of an eye.

Yang Kai steadied his thoughts and quietly released his Divine Sense to
check the old man’s cultivation. Much to his surprise, it was like his
Divine Sense was trying to probe an endless ocean, sinking in and
disappearing without a trace.

This old man… turned out to be an even more powerful Emperor Realm
Master than Pang Guang. At the very least, he had to be a Second-
Order Emperor, but most likely he was a Third-Order Emperor.

Such a Master existed in Marsh City? Yang Kai was thoroughly shocked.
He quietly glanced at Pang Guang. If these two were on the same side,
then things would be tricky. He originally thought that Pang Guang was
the only one to be wary of in Marsh City, that’s why Yang Kai wasn’t
afraid at all. But now that an even more powerful old man had appeared,
Yang Kai was already beginning to consider how he was going to get out
of here safely.

But after taking a glance at him, Yang Kai felt reassured. That was
because Pang Guang also had a suspicious look on his face at the
moment. He clearly did not know this elderly man.

As a City Lord, he actually did not realize what sorts of hidden dragons
and crouching tigers were hiding under his own territory. It had to be said
that Pang Guang was truly a failure as a City Lord.

The elderly man had a burning gaze at the moment, as if he had

discovered something of great interest, and smiled at Yang Kai, “This Old
Master is Yao Chang Jun, the owner of this teahouse. How should I
address you, Little Brother?”

He had an amiable look on his face as if he were an easily approachable

Senior, but Yang Kai could instinctively feel a dangerous aura coming
from him.

Before Yang Kai could say anything, Pang Guang coldly snorted and
said, “This City Lord has something to discuss with this young man.
Unrelated people should excuse themselves now.”

He had a commanding look on his face, as if he didn’t put Yao Chang

Jun in his eyes at all.

As soon as his words came out, Yang Kai’s expression turned odd
instantly.

But very soon, he understood. He guessed that Pang Guang probably

did not know Yao Chang Jun’s depths. Otherwise, he would not dare talk
to him like this. And, after his previous attempts to shake Yang Kai with
his prestige failed miserably, Yao Chang Jun also did not even look at
him after he showed up, so Pang Guang was probably acting out of
anger without thinking right now.

Yang Kai not putting him in his eyes was one thing, but how dare a trivial
owner of a teahouse under his jurisdiction not show him respect?

As a City Lord, how could Pang Guang bear this?

“You want this Old Master to excuse himself?” Yao Chang Jun grinned
meaningfully and looked at Pang Guang with interest, “Are you sure of
that?”

Only now did Pang Guang realize that something was wrong and quickly
released his Divine Sense to check Yao Chang Jun’s cultivation, but it
was already too late. The latter had already struck a palm towards Pang
Guang and coldly snorted, “A trivial First-Order Emperor dares act so
presumptuous in front of this Old Master? Scram!”
The Qi rumbled in his palm like a vortex of stars, harbouring tremendous
power.

When he released his Qi, it seemed to shake both Heaven and Earth.

Pang Guang’s face changed dramatically. There was no way he still

didn’t know his foolish self had just provoked someone he shouldn’t
have. Terrified, he quickly retreated backwards, shock apparent in his
voice, “Senior, mercy!”

But no matter how he tried to dodge it, the old man’s palm still hit him
square in the chest. Following a loud bang, Pang Guang’s entire body
flew backwards like a sack, destroying several dozen buildings along the
way before he landed miserably on the ground, coughing out a mouthful
of blood.

The rowdy cultivators on the third floor of the Delightful Pleasures

Teahouse were all dead silent.

All their eyes were so wide they threatened to pop out of their sockets at
this sight.

Marsh City’s City Lord, a First-Order Emperor Realm Master, Sir Pang
Guang, was actually sent flying by an unknown old man!

And what’s more, this old man was the owner of the Delightful Pleasures
Teahouse!

If they had not seen it with their own eyes, then they never would have
believed it.

It turned out the real master behind Marsh City was not the City Lord at
the front, but the hidden owner of this teahouse!

How high was this teahouse owner’s cultivation to be able to send Pang
Guang flying with one hit? Second-Order Emperor Realm? Third-Order?

Everyone was shocked beyond words. When some of them thought back
to how they used to go crazy in this teahouse and deliberately made
things difficult for the shop-hands, they suddenly became morbidly ill all
over. A cold chill went down from the tops of their heads to the soles of
their feet as if they had fallen into a freezing blizzard.

Only now did they realize that Delightful Pleasures Teahouse was
definitely not a place where they could act wild and unrestrained. With
the cultivation of the owner, if he really did want to take their lives, even
Pang Guang wouldn’t dare to make any noise. The reason why they
were fine was clearly that the owner didn’t care.

[We will never dare cause trouble here again!] Each of the cultivators
vowed in their hearts.

“Now we can talk.” After slapping Pang Guang away, Yao Chang Jun sat
in front of Yang Kai with a smile, face looking calm and relaxed as if he
was just slapping away a fly.

Liu Xian Yun was completely dumbfounded. Her face was drained of
colour and her teeth chattering. She originally thought that they had just
offended Pang Guang, but now she didn’t expect an even more powerful
Master to jump out.

“What does Senior wish to talk to me about?” Yang Kai frowned and
asked. From the moves he showed just now, this Yao Chang Jun was
clearly not as amiable as he may seem on the surface; rather, he
seemed to be an old monster subject to shifting moods.

How could Yang Kai dare to treat such a person lightly?

While speaking, Yang Kai silently slipped the jade box into his robe.

But obviously, his actions could not be hidden from Yao Chang Jun’s
eyes. With just a reach of his hands, the owner of Delightful Pleasures
Teahouse was able to make the box in Yang Kai’s hand fly into his own.

Yang Kai’s face sank immediately. He knew that Yao Chang Jun had
likely sensed the aura of the Pristine Soul Heavenly Restoration Lotus,
and that’s why he appeared. A peerless treasure like this was definitely
of great use to any cultivator.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to snatch away his things in
such a way.

If he had known this would happen, then Yang Kai would not have
opened the seal of the jade box here. Only, who would have thought that
an old monster would be hidden inside this teahouse? Yang Kai sighed
in his heart and could only hope that Yao Chang Jun had no idea about
the secrets behind the Pristine Soul Heavenly Restoration Lotus.

“Let’s talk about this,” Yao Chang Jun grinned meaningfully, with a ‘don’t
play slick in front of me, boy’ look on his face. While speaking, he gently
opened a crack on the jade box and his face suddenly turned solemn, as
if the jade box contained something extremely precious and important to
him.

A faint fragrance wafted out from the jade box, and a look of
astonishment emerged in Yao Chang Jun’s eyes, causing him to rejoice,
“As expected, it’s this! This Old Master has waited two hundred years for
this day, it was not in vain! Hahahaha.”

Yao Chang Jun’s face beamed instantly.

From how Yao Chang Jun was talking, there was no way Yang Kai
wouldn’t know that he recognized the Pristine Soul Heavenly Restoration
Lotus. What’s more, this old man kept his identity hidden and opened a
teahouse here, surprisingly just for the sake of this treasure, and he even
waited more than two hundred years!

“Boy, tell this Old Master, where did you find this?” After confirming that
the jade box did indeed contain the Pristine Soul Heavenly Restoration
Lotus, Yao Chang Jun suddenly became eager. The warmth from just
now was long gone, on the contrary, his voice was now dark, very likely
hinting to Yang Kai that he would show no mercy if he dared hide the
truth from him.
Chapter 2357 - Sneak Attack

“Senior, this is something I came across inadvertently. It has nothing to

do with my Senior Brother,” Liu Xian Yun suddenly interjected.

Her intention was clear. She didn’t want to involve Yang Kai into her own
matters.

“You were the one who obtained it?” Upon hearing this, Yao Chang Jun
ignored Yang Kai and turned his burning gaze towards Liu Xian Yun
instead.

Liu Xian Yun was a little frightened by his intimidating gaze, but still
nodded with unease, “Yes.”

“Where?” Yao Chang Jun urged.

Liu Xian Yun froze. She looked at Yang Kai nervously. She talked to
Yang Kai about this earlier, but she was interrupted by Pang Guang
before she could answer. Was it possible that other treasures existed
where this had been picked up from? Otherwise, why would these two
both ask this question?

Even though she was puzzled, she didn’t dare to dally and quickly
responded, “I found it deep inside the Solitary Void Mountain Range.”

“The Solitary Void Mountain Range! As expected!” Yao Chang Jun

hissed, seemingly having guessed the answer already. His expression
fluctuated for a while before he asked solemnly, “If you were to go there
again, could you retrace your steps?”

Liu Xian Yun answered, “I don’t remember the way too well…”

“Waste!” Upon hearing this answer, Yao Chang Jun’s anger flared up. He
pressed his surging Emperor Pressure that was as dense as a solid
material over Liu Xian Yun, and the latter’s face turned red, spitting out a
mouthful of blood from the shock.

At that moment, Yang Kai suddenly acted.

This old monster, Yao Chang Jun, was definitely not easy to deal with.
Moreover, he was subject to shifting moods, and Yang Kai could see at a
glance he was a merciless one, not putting the lives of others in his eyes
just because of his high cultivation. There was no issue with him asking
Liu Xian Yun about where she found the Pristine Soul Heavenly
Restoration Lotus, she could just take him there, but there was a need to
worry about this old man wanting to silence the witness to the crime after
he was done using her.

Yang Kai guessed that he was likely going to do so.

So, when the old man’s anger flared up, Yang Kai knew his opportunity
had come.

Space Principles surged as the air around them froze in an instant. Yang
Kai snapped his fingers and sent several huge Moon Blades towards
Yao Chang Jun.

Yao Chang Jun was still in a fit of rage, so he would never have
expected that Yang Kai would take the initiative to raise his hand against
him. Obviously, it was admirable that a Third-Order Dao Source Realm
brat could hold his calm in front of him, but did he really dare to raise his
hand against him?

Yao Chang Jun was taken completely by surprise.

The black Moon Blades very quickly arrived before Yao Chang Jun’s
eyes with the intention of chopping him into pieces.

But Yao Chang Jun was unfazed and snorted coldly, “Little brat, you’re
courting death!”

As soon as he said that, he reached out and grabbed the Moon Blades.

Being grabbed by him, after a fierce squeeze, the sharp Moon Blades
shattered directly, along with the Space Principles Yang Kai
manipulated, causing the solidified space around them to instantly
smooth under immense Emperor Pressure.
“Space Principles?” Yao Chang Jun revealed a look of surprise at Yang
Kai, “Interesting. Who is Li Wu Yi to you, boy?”

“Your Father!” As Yang Kai bellowed, the Demon Eye of Annihilation was
opened, and the Blossoming Lotus Secret Technique revealed itself from
the golden vertical slit, pouring out and blasting into Yao Chang Jun’s
mind.

Yao Chang Jun did not expect Yang Kai to use a Soul Secret Technique
to deal with him; after all, the difference between their cultivations was
too great. Under normal circumstances, the one with weaker cultivation
couldn’t attack someone stronger using a Soul Secret Technique
because it would undoubtedly result in severe backlash, possibly even
death.

But Yang Kai did so.

What unsettled Yao Chang Jun even more was the fact that this was
currently his biggest weakness.

Yang Kai seemed to have known that, so he did not feel the slightest hint
of fear and directly used an extremely strong Soul Secret Technique.

Yao Chang Jun was hit instantly, and his Knowledge Sea defences were
swiftly torn through. Severe throbbing pain erupted in his mind and he
began howling while holding his head. The Qi in Yao Chang Jun’s body
flared uncontrollably and rampaged out in all directions.

“Run!” Yang Kai shouted as he reached out towards the jade box in Yao
Chang Jun’s hands, directly snatching the Pristine Soul Heavenly
Restoration Lotus back from him. Then, without the slightest delay, he
grabbed the frozen Liu Xian Yun and wrapped Space Principles around
their bodies, teleporting away.

*Hong…*

Just as the two of them left, the Delightful Pleasures Teahouse

collapsed.
Yao Chang Jun’s rampaging Qi had transformed into the shapes of
dragons and tigers, mindlessly crashing into everything around them,
instantly killing off many of the cultivators drinking tea in the teahouse, as
well as collapsing several stores on the street.

A dozen blocks away, Pang Guang who had crawled up in a pitiful state
looked over, pale-faced, and exclaimed, “Third-Order Emperor Realm!”

He had not been able to sense Yao Chang Jun’s cultivation clearly
before, but from the outburst of Qi just now, the depths of this old man’s
cultivation had become clear.

[The owner of that Delightful Pleasures Teahouse actually turned out to

be a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master!] Pang Guang was taken
aback.

He was Marsh City’s City Lord and yet he had no idea such a top-level
Master was hiding in the territory he managed. This frightened him, and
he was glad he had not provoked him before.

But what Pang Guang found even more unbelievable was the fact that
Yao Chang Jun had just been hurt. Who did it? From the sound of his
roar and the state of things, it was clear he had been hurt badly. [Could it
have been that young man?] But that was also impossible. That young
man was only at the Third-Order Dao Source Realm. Even if Yao Chang
Jun stood there and allowed him to beat him, it was impossible for Yang
Kai to have hurt him.

[Could it be that Yao Chang Jun wasn’t the only Third-Order Emperor
Realm master in Marsh City?] Considering this possibility, Pang Guang’s
face suddenly paled and he began feeling suspicious.

“Little brat, you dare sneak attack this Old Master! You’re dead! This Old
Master will never let you go!” A roar came from the ruins of the teahouse.
Murderous intent gushed out from Yao Chang Jun like a tide. It took a lot
of effort for him to calm the pain inside his mind. Quickly searching for
the direction Yang Kai fled, Yao Chang Jun immediately gave chase, his
body moving as fast as lightning.
He was a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master, yet he was injured in a
sneak attack by Yang Kai. Where would he put his face if rumours of this
were to spread out? Yao Chang Jun swore to himself that he had to
catch Yang Kai, and then he would have him taste all the torturing
techniques this world had to offer in order to vent his rage.

In the blink of an eye, Yao Chang Jun disappeared.

Pang Guang stood in place with a gloomy face and pondered for a while.
Then, his body also disappeared, flying out of the city.

It seemed like he was chasing after Yao Chang Jun and Yang Kai, but it
was not known what he was thinking in his mind.

Outside the city, Yang Kai was constantly pushing the local Space
Principles, teleporting more than a dozen kilometres at a time. Liu Xian
Yun, who had been swept up into his arms, still hadn’t come to her
senses until now. She was completely dumbfounded.

Yang Kai had actually injured Yao Chang Jun. Looking at the situation,
he seemed to have done it using Spiritual Energy. But how was that
possible? What she saw today had completely turned her worldview
upside down and made her wonder if she were dreaming.

“Where is the Solitary Void Mountain Range?” Yang Kai asked quickly
when he felt the murderous intent rapidly approaching.

Although he was proficient in the Dao of Space, it took a lot of effort from
him to teleport each time if he had to bring Liu Xian Yun along. If this
continued, Yao Chang Jun would catch up to them sooner or later. With
Yao Chang Jun’s great strength, they definitely wouldn’t be able to resist
him.

Now, Yang Kai could only enter the Solitary Void Mountain Range first,
hoping to shake Yao Chang Jun off with the help of the terrain there. He
heard Liu Xian Yun say that the depths of the Solitary Void Mountain
Range were extremely dangerous, and that even Emperor Realm
Masters may not be able to come out alive once they went in.
“That way!” Upon hearing this, Liu Xian Yun subconsciously pointed in a
certain direction. She had been staying in Marsh City for several years,
so she was still quite familiar with the surrounding environment.

Yang Kai immediately changed directions and sped towards the Solitary
Void Mountain Range.

“Senior Brother…” Even though Liu Xian Yun was in Yang Kai’s arms,
she still felt chills over her body. That was because the clear murderous
intent behind them was growing closer and closer. She could feel it
clearly, “You should escape by yourself. I was the one who dragged you
into this mess.”

“I hurt him once, you think he’ll let me go?” Yang Kai responded frankly,
“Since you still call me your Senior Brother, then I can’t just abandon
you. Rest assured, escaping is my strong suit.”

When she saw him being insistent, Liu Xian Yun could only purse her
lips, feeling touched inside. Thinking back to when she met Yang Kai, the
two of them would have been complete strangers if they had not
exchanged blows. Later, they didn’t spend that much time together in
Blue Feather Sect, but Yang Kai had still given her the bulk of what they
owned at the time when they escaped. This time, Yang Kai even stood
up for her when he saw her again, making her feel warm and comfortable
in this unfamiliar Star Boundary.

Even in the Grand Desolation Star Field, nobody had ever treated her
this well. After living so many years, it was the first time she had met
someone who would take such good care of her. With their bodies so
close together, Liu Xian Yun gradually felt that that chilling murderous
intent was no longer as cold. Instead, as time went by, she even felt a
touch of warmth inside her.

She was shocked and quickly distracted herself, asking curiously,

“Senior Brother, is that Yao Chang Jun really a Third-Order Emperor?”

“Guaranteed real or your money back!”

“Then how did you hurt him?” Liu Xian Yun was confused. Logically
speaking, with the great difference in their cultivation, it should be
impossible for Yang Kai to hurt Yao Chang Jun no matter what sort of
tricks he used, but Yang Kai managed to achieve this. That cry of pain
from Yao Chang Jun she heard was definitely not fake.

“Because there’s a crack in his Knowledge Sea!” Yang Kai told her, “He’s
definitely suffered a severe injury to his Soul before. If that wasn’t the
case, I would have suffered extreme backlash when I attacked him using
a Soul Secret Technique with my current cultivation. If I didn’t die then,
I’d at least be crippled.”

“How did you know?” Liu Xian Yun was amazed by Yang Kai. After all,
Yang Kai and Yao Chang Jun had never met each other before, so how
did Yang Kai know such a secret? Having a crack in his Knowledge Sea
definitely had to be Yao Chang Jun’s greatest secret. Otherwise, he
would not have hidden his identity in Marsh City. The reason he was
hiding there was obviously that he was worried his enemies would come
and find him.

Yang Kai smiled, “He cares so much about that Pristine Soul Heavenly
Restoration Lotus, obviously because he wants to repair his Knowledge
Sea!”

Liu Xian Yun was surprised, “So, that spirit flower is called the Pristine
Soul Heavenly Restoration Lotus? Senior Brother means to say that this
spirit flower has the ability to repair one’s Knowledge Sea?”

“No, the Pristine Soul Heavenly Restoration Lotus itself does not have
that ability.” Yang Kai pondered for a moment before explaining to her, “If
this herb you found were to be refined, then it can be turned into the
Pristine Soul Restoring Heavenly Pill which is used to repair broken
meridians and dantians; it is extremely useful for cultivators who have
been severely injured and had their cultivation crippled. However, the
Pristine Soul Heavenly Restoration Lotus has another name, the Twin
Heavenly Restoration Lotus. When it appears, each stalk always comes
in a pair, one white and one black. If both of them can be obtained, then
the Twin Heavenly Restoration Pill can be refined. This is an even
higher-level pill than the Pristine Soul Restoring Heavenly Pill. It can not
only repair broken meridians and dantians, but also repair one’s Soul
and expand their Knowledge Sea. It can even allow a cultivator to more
clearly sense Principle Strength.”
Chapter 2358 - Escape

“Twin lotuses!” Liu Xian Yun exclaimed, “No wonder you were all asking
me where I found it. So, it’s to find the other Heavenly Restoration Lotus.
In that case, it seems Yao Chang Jun also knows quite a lot about this
Twin Heavenly Restoration Lotus.”

“He was able to identify it through its aura alone, so he has clearly done
some research.” Yang Kai raised a brow and continued, “From what he
said, the Heavenly Restoration Lotus seems to have appeared here in
the Solitary Void Mountain Range before, so that’s why he waited here
for two hundred years.”

“But Senior Brother… There was only this one when I found it.” Liu Xian
Yun was confused. Even though she had come upon the white Heavenly
Restoration Lotus by chance, she had also carefully looked around its
surroundings when she picked it and did not find any other valuable spirit
medicines. If the Twin Heavenly Restoration Lotus was really one white
and one black, then there was no way she could have missed it.

“Maybe someone else took it, or maybe you overlooked it, but let’s not
worry about that for now. We have to find a way to get rid of that old
monster first.”

After saying that, Yang Kai stopped talking and focused on studying the
terrain.

The Solitary Void Mountain Range was a rough wilderness area near
Marsh City, and also a place where many cultivators liked to train at. Due
to the special environment, many valuable Monster Beasts and spirit
herbs could be found here. The cultivators living in Marsh City came here
often in groups in order to find cultivation materials.

Liu Xian Yun had been here many times, so she knew the terrain well.

Under her guidance, the two of them rushed over to the Solitary Void
Mountain Range in just under an hour.

As soon as he stepped down, Yang Kai could feel a frightening aura

lingering around him, as if something that could threaten his safety
existed deep inside this Solitary Void Mountain Range. And, based on
what Liu Xian Yun said, she had always trained at the outer periphery of
the Solitary Void Mountain Range, never going deep inside. The reason
was that the deeper one ventured, the more dangerous it was. Once, an
Emperor Realm Master was daring enough to enter the deepest depths
of the Solitary Void Mountain Range, but he never came out.

Last time, if not out of desperation from being chased by a Monster

Beast, Liu Xian Yun would never have run inside. In the end, she was
able to escape safely completely thanks to her own luck.

But the deeper one went, the more rewards a cultivator could obtain. The
high rewards often led cultivators into taking risks.

Countless cultivators went missing in the Solitary Void Mountain Range

every year.

But there were no absolutes in anything. Often, good things could be

found in the outer area of the Solitary Void Mountain Range too. Once, a
cultivator was able to find a patch of Emperor Grade spirit grass just a
thousand kilometres from the edge of Solitary Void Mountain Range,
allowing him to acquire a massive amount of wealth.

Yang Kai wondered, “Since so many cultivators are training and

searching around this outer periphery, how can there still be good things
left behind?”

Liu Xian Yun responded, “I’m not too sure either, but it feels different
every time I come here. It seems that the scenery here goes through a
dramatic change every once in a while, and all the things I saw before on
the same path tend to disappear, replaced by something else.”

“Is that true?” Yang Kai was astonished.

After asking that question, Yang Kai’s face changed. Immediately, he

spurred on his Source Qi and once again teleported a hundred
kilometres in one go, putting some distance between Yao Chang Jun
and them.
As expected of a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master. Even though the
Delightful Pleasures Teahouse’s owner suffered heavy damage to his
Soul, the strength he had remaining was still far beyond Yang Kai’s
reach. Even though he was proficient in the Dao of Space, Yang Kai
wasn’t able to shake off this old man’s pursuit while bringing Liu Xian
Yun along.

Teleporting took a lot of energy from Yang Kai. The pressure of the Star
Boundary’s World Principles was very strong, so a lot of Source Qi and
Spiritual Energy was required each time he wanted to teleport. On top of
that, Yang Kai had to protect Liu Xian Yun from the turbulent Space
Principles when he teleported, increasing his consumption greatly.

But he had managed to refine a lot of pills during his time in Thousand
Leaves Sect, which just happened to come into use now. So, for now,
there was no need for Yang Kai to worry about exhausting his strength,
but this was not a sustainable solution.

The Solitary Void Mountain Range was filled with dangers. Not only were
there a variety of ferocious Monster Beasts inside, but also many Natural
Spirit Arrays. Yang Kai had to release his Divine Sense while maintaining
his Demon Eye of Annihilation at all times in order to avoid these
dangers in advance.

On the contrary, Yao Chang Jun who was chasing after them would
often fall into traps, likely due to him not daring to use his Divine Sense
flexibly. However, with Yao Chang Jun’s strength, even if he were to be
surrounded by Monster Beasts or get himself caught up in a Spirit Array,
it only took him a moment to extricate himself.

Yao Chang Jun’s understanding of Solitary Void Mountain Range was

much deeper than Yang Kai’s; after all, he had been living here for two
hundred years and naturally wasn’t just sitting around doing nothing. Yao
Chang Jun often went to the Solitary Void Mountain Range himself in
hopes that he could find the Twin Heavenly Restoration Lotus.

He originally thought that Yang Kai would not be able to escape him for
long with how big the gap in their strength was, but after a while, Yao
Chang Jun realized how wrong he was.
From beginning to end, he was never able to close the distance between
Yang Kai and himself. Every time he used a Secret Technique to close
their distance, Yang Kai would always be able to shake him off, which
angered him greatly, yet there was nothing he could do about it.

A cultivator who had cultivated the Dao of Space was the most difficult to
catch. Yao Chang Jun had fought cultivators like this before, and from
what Yang Kai had shown of his skills, this little brat’s attainments in the
Dao of Space were extremely high. Even if it was not as high as that one
person Yao Chang Jun knew, it was definitely not a level of skill a Junior
with such low cultivation should possess.

[Where did this freak of a brat come from?] Yao Chang Jun couldn’t
figure it out. Could he be a disciple taught by Li Wu Yi, the Master with
the deepest insight into the Dao of Space in the entire Star Boundary?

The chase lasted for five days, but Yao Chang Jun was still unable to
capture Yang Kai. This caused him to wonder whether he was going to
lose this opportunity!

If not for the damage he received to his Soul, stopping him from
releasing his full power, then even if Yang Kai was proficient in the Dao
of Space, there was no way a trivial Third-Order Dao Source Realm
cultivator could even dream of escaping from Yao Chang Jun!

He could completely lock down the space around Yang Kai, suppressing
him with his extremely strong cultivation, not even giving him the
opportunity to teleport away.

But unfortunately, there were no such things as ‘ifs’ in this world.

Just as Yao Chang Jun was turning blue from anger and vowing in his
heart that he was going to give Yang Kai a miserable death, his heart
suddenly jumped and joy filled his face.

That was because he discovered that Yang Kai had suddenly stopped
moving. He had no idea whether he had been caught up in some Spirit
Array or some other danger, but whatever the reason, it was good news
for Yao Chang Jun.
Spurring on his flight type artifact, he rushed towards Yang Kai’s
direction.

“Senior Brother, what happened?” Several thousand kilometres away,

Liu Xian Yun was looking at Yang Kai in confusion.

Just now, Yang Kai suddenly stopped, his face changing dramatically.

“I’m a fool!” Yang Kai gritted his teeth, a chagrined look on his face.

“Why do you say that?” Liu Xian Yun had no idea why he would suddenly
say that about himself.

“Wait for me, I’ll be right back!” Yang Kai said as he put Liu Xian Yun
down and swept his Divine Sense around the area, finding a suitable
location before hurrying over to it.

A few moments later, Yang Kai slipped into the Sealed World Bead.

Yang Kai was quite surprised that Yao Chang Jun would actually be so
persistent in chasing them. Due to the injury he received to his Soul, it
made it impossible for him to lock onto their position with his Divine
Sense. In fact, Yang Kai had not detected Yao Chang Jun once in the
five days of their chase.

The other party was still able to pinpoint their location, however, and was
constantly chasing behind them.

It had to be mentioned that Yang Kai had teleported multiple times during
these past five days, and with Yao Chang Jun’s current state, Yang Kai
was confident he could lose him.

So, then how had he been locating them? The only explanation was that
Yao Chang Jun had put down some sort of mark on him and Liu Xian
Yun, and pinpointed their location through that.

When he thought of this, Yang Kai knew he had been too careless in the
past five days. If he had noticed this earlier, they may have lost this old
monster by now.
Inside the Small Sealed World, Yang Kai’s senses were being magnified
many times over.

Inside the Sealed World Bead that he refined, he was its ruler, and the
world moved as his wished. Even though the World Principles of the
Small Sealed World were not perfect yet, it was still easy for Yang Kai to
use them to search his body for any abnormalities.

Yang Kai used the World Principles within the Sealed World Bead in
order to search every inch of his body.

He prayed that things would not be too complicated, that the Secret
Technique or seal would be on his body. If it was placed on Liu Xian
Yun, then he would have to bring Liu Xian Yun into the Sealed World
Bead to check her.

Five breaths later, Yang Kai’s eyes lit up. He reached into his Space
Ring and took out the jade box containing the Heavenly Restoration
Lotus, then he tossed it over to Liu Yan who had rushed over, saying, “A
Master’s mark is on this box, get rid of it.”

Liu Yan took the box and before she could say anything to Yang Kai, the
latter had already disappeared.

Deep inside the Solitary Void Mountain Range, Liu Xian Yun was
standing there alone, looking around at the unfamiliar scenery around
her with unease.

Yang Kai went into a small mound at the side, and she had no idea what
he was doing, but he suddenly disappeared without even leaving any
hint of his aura behind.

Even though she knew that Yang Kai was not the type of person to
disregard the life or death of his companions, she still couldn’t stop her
thoughts from running wild. She wondered if perhaps Yang Kai had left
her here, abandoning her because she was dragging him down?

“No, that won’t happen.” Liu Xian Yun shook her head. If Yang Kai really
was that sort of person, then he would not have brought her along to
escape from Blue Feather Sect in the first place, even giving her all that
wealth when they parted ways so she could support herself. Yang Kai
would also never have taken the risk to provoke a Third-Order Emperor
Realm Master at the Delightful Pleasures Pavilion several days prior to
lead her away with him.

[Senior Brother must be doing something important!] Liu Xian Yun

consoled herself.

As soon as her thoughts came to an end, Yang Kai’s aura suddenly and
mysteriously appeared again. Immediately after, he rushed out from
behind the mound.

“Senior Brother…” Liu Xian Yun’s heart felt like a large stone had been
lifted off of it and she finally relaxed.

Yang Kai moved over to her and wrapped his arms around her again
without a single word, urging the surrounding Space Principles, the pair
disappeared in an instant.

A moment later, the two of them arrived a thousand kilometres away.

Only then did Yang Kai summon his wooden ship, pulling Liu Xian Yun
onto it and urging her, “Take your clothes off.”

“Huh?” Upon hearing this, Liu Xian Yun’s face turned red.
Chapter 2359 - Solitary Void Great Maelstrom

In the middle of the wilderness, Yang Kai suddenly asked her to take her
clothes off, and he said it in a commanding voice that accepted no
refusals. Naturally, Liu Xian Yun felt both angry and embarrassed, and
she inevitably took it the wrong way.

Yang Kai said, “Yao Chang Jun left a mark on the jade box so he can
pinpoint our location. I have no idea if there’s anything on your clothes,
but it’s necessary to take precautions. You should change into a new set
of clothes.”

Only after hearing this explanation did Liu Xian Yun understand what
Yang Kai was trying to do and knew that she had misunderstood his
intentions. She was instantly embarrassed.

But she wasn’t a prudish little girl either, so she immediately began
undressing after finding out the reason.

Very quickly, she changed into a different set of clothes, completely

burning the ones she was originally wearing.

Three thousand kilometres away, Yao Chang Jun’s body suddenly

stopped, face turning ashen. That was because he suddenly noticed that
the mark he had planted suddenly went missing.

Back at the teahouse, he branded a mark onto the jade box after
snatching it from Yang Kai, not because he could foretell what was going
to happen, but out of an abundance of caution. He had waited two
hundred years and finally found the Heavenly Restoration Lotus, so how
could he not act carefully?

As facts proved, his cautiousness allowed him to pursue Yang Kai for
five days without losing him.

But just now, his mark suddenly disappeared.

Of course, there was no way Yao Chang Jun wouldn’t realize that Yang
Kai had discovered his mark and erased it! But what he couldn’t figure
out was how Yang Kai, a trivial Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator,
was able to do that.

The gap between their strength was real.

Yao Chang Jun became both anxious and angry, howling towards the
sky, “Little Brat, this King will find and capture you no matter what it
takes!”

Even though there was no more mark to show him the way, Yao Chang
Jun was still unwilling to give up. The Heavenly Restoration Lotus wasn’t
something that could be found easily, and it was only by chance that he
was able to find one this time. If he missed this chance, he may never
get another.

He vowed to himself that he would find Yang Kai no matter what and rip
his corpse into ten thousand pieces so he could get that Heavenly
Restoration Lotus back.

Deep inside the Solitary Void Mountain Range, Yang Kai had a terrible
expression on his face.

Even though they managed to shake Yao Chang Jun off, they weren’t in
any better position right now either. That was because he had gotten lost
in this damned place.

After asking Liu Xian Yun, she also said that she didn’t know how to get
out of here. She had only been this deep once, and it was all thanks to
luck that she was able to get out the last time.

Their surroundings seemed to have been carved out of a generic mould.

Yang Kai walked around blindly for half a day and had no idea if he was
actually walking in circles. Even his Divine Sense couldn’t be extended
too far in this place as it seemed to be suppressed by some sort of
mysterious power.

At a certain point, Yang Kai stopped and looked around with a grave
expression.

“Senior Brother, what happened?” Liu Xian Yun asked nervously.

“Do you feel the ground moving?” Yang Kai asked.

Liu Xian Yun broke out into a cold sweat instantly. Even though Yang
Kai’s tone was calm, the meaning of his words gave her jitters.

“Maybe it’s just an illusion…” Yang Kai muttered to himself.

Liu Xian Yun gulped, “Senior Brother, there’s a saying about the Solitary
Void Mountain Range…”

“What saying?”

“Some say that the Solitary Void Mountain Range… is alive.” Liu Xian
Yun’s pretty face paled.

“Alive?” Yang Kai raised his brows.

“En.” Liu Xian Yun nodded, “The Solitary Void Mountain Range is
constantly changing so there’s never been a map drawn of it.
Sometimes, the landscape of one place can change rapidly, but
sometimes it changes so slowly that no one notices. Many people think
this is a result of the Solitary Void Mountain Range actually being alive.”

Yang Kai frowned and thought for a while, but then his eyes suddenly lit
up, “That may not necessarily be correct, but there’s definitely a basis for
it.”

“What do you mean?” Liu Xian Yun was confused.

Yang Kai said, “Junior Sister, you’ve been active around the outer
periphery of the Solitary Void Mountain Range this whole time. Do you
find good things often?”

“Yes,” Liu Xian Yun replied, “I’m not the only one either. Many people
from Marsh City experience the same thing.”

Yang Kai nodded, “Since so many people are active around there year-
round, it’s reasonable to say that the area should be barren by now.
Even if there’s anything good there, someone would long have taken it
away. But since you’re able to find valuable things often…”
“That’s something I’ve always been wondering about too,” Liu Xian Yun
nodded. She never understood why, but after coming to the Solitary Void
Mountain Range so many times, other than the few unfortunate times
she wasn’t able to find anything, she was always able to find something
useful to her cultivation there.

But this was clearly illogical.

“Senior Brother, you mean to say…”

Yang Kai said, “The Solitary Void Mountain Range is moving. Every once
in a while, the terrain in its depths will flow outwards, and the spirit herbs
inside will naturally appear outside as well. That’s why good things can
be found there all the time.”

“How do you know that?” Liu Xian Yun was extremely surprised. She had
been living in the Solitary Void Mountain Range for a few years but she’d
never thought about it that way. But Yang Kai managed to figure this out
despite only having been here for a few days.

Yang Kai smiled, “It’s just a guess, I’m not sure if I’m right either.”

But there was a high possibility of that being true, because that perfectly
explained why good things were often found around the outer region of
the Solitary Void Mountain Range. The earth was alive, writhing and
tumbling at a speed that was almost imperceptible to average people.
Once the land that was deep within flowed outwards, it would naturally
bring all the good things inside with it.

And yet the cultivators in the Solitary Void Mountain Range couldn’t
seem to figure this place out, and they were unable to notice the
changes in the Solitary Void Mountain Range in the slightest.

*Hualala…*

Right at that moment, the sound of wings fluttering could be heard,

followed by countless birds rising up into the air from the forest as if they
had been frightened by something. Not only that, but the beasts on land
had also begun fleeing, tumbling around like headless flies.
In less than three breaths of time, the entire Solitary Void Mountain
Range began to tremble.

“What happened?” Liu Xian Yun’s pretty face changed to shock.

Yang Kai was also confused, but in the next moment, his face changed.
That was because the birds he saw flying in the air were all stopped mid-
flight. They were unable to move even the slightest inch forward no
matter how they flapped their wings.

It was as if there was an invisible force holding them in place.

Among the flying birds were many Eleventh-Order Monster Beasts as

well. Yang Kai even saw a Twelfth-Order Monster Beast that was
equivalent to an Emperor Realm Master.

Just as Yang Kai was beginning to feel suspicious, the ground under his
feet began moving rapidly, making it hard for Yang Kai to keep his
balance. He almost toppled over, but at the same time, a strong suction
force was being spread out from deep within the Solitary Void Mountain
Range, drawing on Yang Kai’s body as if it wanted to drag him in.

Yang Kai’s face changed dramatically. Without hesitation, he wrapped

his Source Qi around Liu Xian Yun and tried to escape this place by
teleporting.

But even after he moved the surrounding Space Principles, he found he

was still standing in the same spot.

Sensing this, Yang Kai exclaimed, “The World Principles here have been
broken!”

The surrounding World Principles had been shattered by some great and
sudden change, making it impossible for them to leave this place by
taking advantage of the Space Principles at all. And, in just that short
amount of time, the ground beneath the pair began spinning even
quicker. Yang Kai couldn’t help but feel dizzy while Liu Xian Yun was in
even worse condition. She couldn’t even stand properly and could only
hold onto Yang Kai to support herself.
The suction from the depths grew even more terrifying, and Yang Kai
found it hard to fight against it with his cultivation no matter how hard he
tried to stabilize himself. The fleeing beasts and birds had already been
dragged in by the suction and disappeared from Yang Kai’s field of vision
in an instant. The less powerful beasts had even burst into clouds of
blood mist.

For a while, beasts were roaring and birds were crying out, making the
Solitary Void Mountain Range extremely lively.

Somewhere about three thousand kilometres away, Yao Chang Jun’s

face was also horrified. He pushed his Emperor Qi, trying to escape the
fetters of this place, but he failed even with his cultivation. The only thing
he could do was forcefully hold himself in place to not be pulled away.

“Solitary Void Great Maelstrom!” Yao Chang Jun’s face turned extremely
dark. Even his will, which was firm as a rock, began to tremble with fear
and anxiety.

Compared to the newcomers, Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun who had not
been living here for long, Yao Chang Jun had studied the Solitary Void
Mountain World thoroughly. He knew that this damned place may usually
look calm and peaceful, but it could burst out with immense power that
even an Emperor Realm Master could not resist from time to time.

Those times were precisely during the appearance of the Solitary Void
Great Maelstrom!

The Solitary Void Great Maelstrom was a natural disaster that could
destroy and reshape the Solitary Voids Mountain Range.

Yang Kai’s guess about the Solitary Void Mountain Range’s terrain
constantly shifting, allowing the cultivators around the outside to be able
to find good things often, was actually quite accurate.

But that shift was usually as slow as a crawl and would not bring too
much danger to cultivators visiting this place to train. Because the
cultivators often came to the Solitary Void Mountain Range, they usually
did not notice the slow changes, and by the time they did, the terrain had
already changed completely.

However, when this creeping change reached a certain limit, the entire
Solitary Void Mountain would begin to spin like a berserk top, reshaping
the Solitary Void Mountain Range in the process.

That was the Solitary Void Great Maelstrom!

No one knew why this happened in the Solitary Void Mountain Range,
the world works in mysterious ways. Yao Chang Jun had been in and out
of the Solitary Void Mountain Range many times and still could not
understand this process; however, the cycle of the Solitary Void Great
Maelstrom’s appearance was very long, usually appearing once every
few hundred or thousand years. Based on what Yao Chang Jun knew,
the last Solitary Void Great Maelstrom appeared six hundred years ago.
At that time, countless cultivators were sucked into the Solitary Void
Mountain Range, and this time would be no exception.

And, as luck would have it, he ended up caught in it as well.

Yao Chang Jun hated Yang Kai even more now. He felt that if this little
brat had not interfered, then he would never have ventured into this
place and encountered a disaster that he could not resist.

If he were still around the outer region of Solitary Void Mountain Range,
then Yao Chang Jun would definitely be able to escape with his powerful
cultivation. But in order to pursue Yang Kai, he had entered the depths of
this damned place! When the maelstrom appeared, the suction became
stronger the deeper one ventured inside Solitary Void Mountain Range,
and the harder it was to resist. Currently, Yao Chang Jun was less than
two thousand kilometres from the core of Solitary Void Mountain Range,
a distance that made escape from the maelstrom all but impossible.
Chapter 2360 - Strange Island

If one were able to look down at the Solitary Void Mountain Range from
a high altitude, they would see that it was currently spinning madly like a
vortex. And, with a certain point as its centre, the entire Solitary Void
Mountain Range looked as a huge funnel with powerful suction force
coming from the centre, affecting every living thing within it.

Countless fleeing birds and other beasts were being sucked into the
centre of that funnel-shaped vortex, disappearing in just the blink of an
eye. Meanwhile, even more creatures and cultivators training and
foraging for resources exploded into a bloody mist devoid of even bones.

The cultivators who were lucky enough to be moving about at the outer
region were not as unlucky. They were fortunate enough to escape as
soon as the changes began to happen, but when they looked back, all of
them were pale, their hearts palpitating.

Many of them had no idea what was going on, but some knew about the
infamous Solitary Void Great Maelstrom. Word spread and soon,
everyone found out about this chaotic event. While they marvelled at the
horrors of nature, they were also filled with anticipation.

That was because the Solitary Void Mountain Range would be reshaped
every time the Solitary Void Great Maelstrom appeared, and the precious
treasures that were originally in the depths of the Solitary Void Mountain
Range would flow to the outer region.

In other words, once the Solitary Void Mountain Range’s movements

came to a halt, a large number of precious treasures would appear
outside, so how could they not look forward to it?

“I seemed to have seen Sir City Lord enter the Solitary Void Mountain
Range’s depths, but I have no idea if it was just my eyes.”

“No, you’re right. I saw him too. The City Lord seemed to be in a hurry,
as if he’s chasing after someone.”

“He’s in trouble now. We don’t even know if Sir City Lord can return
safely.”
“The chances are not great, the depths of the Solitary Void Mountain
Range are extremely dangerous. Even if the City Lord is an Emperor
Realm Master, he still won’t be safe if he goes in too deep, and to have
met with the Solitary Void Great Maelstrom as well, I’m afraid things
aren’t looking too good!”

Many cultivators gathered around the far side of the Solitary Void
Mountain Range, engaged in fervent discussion. If Pang Guang really
was lost to the Solitary Void Mountain Range, then the great forces of
Marsh City would have to be reshuffled again. This was not bad news for
many people. For a while, joyful emotions were mixed with the sad in a
complicated mix.

Meanwhile, in the depths of the Solitary Void Mountain Range, Yang Kai
was protecting Liu Xian Yun and struggling to resist the terrifying suction
force coming from the vortex. His clothes had been ripped into tatters
from the force and cuts formed on his skin, drenching him in blood and
turning him into a sorry state.

He had no idea where this suction force came from or what was creating
it, but the more he tried to resist it, the more terrifying it became. The
force on top of Yang Kai was getting harder and harder for him to bear.

If not for his intrepid physique, Yang Kai would have already burst apart
and died just like everything else.

“Senior Brother, don’t worry about me and just run.” Liu Xian Yun was
also struggling, but she was in a better situation than Yang Kai since he
was protecting her. Seeing him like this now, she felt guilty and knew that
she was dragging Yang Kai down.

As she said that, she lowered her feet to the ground, about to move
away from Yang Kai.

But Yang Kai caught her with his arms and shook his head, “Don’t worry,
I’ll tell you if I really can’t hold on any longer.”

Even in a life or death situation, he did not give up on her, filling Liu Xian
Yun’s heart with warmth and moving her greatly. It was easy to find a
friend who would share your wealth, but difficult to find a friend willing to
face danger with you. The best time to find out a person’s character was
during a crisis.

Liu Xian Yun felt that the luckiest thing to happen to her in this lifetime
was meeting Yang Kai in the Star Boundary.

She had completely given up resisting and revealed a sad smile, “Senior
Brother, take care of yourself in the future!”

“What are you doing?!” Yang Kai’s face changed. He could sense her
intentions and quickly shouted, “Don’t give up, I have another way!”

Liu Xian Yun slowly shook her head, allowing herself to be taken away
by the terrifying force.

Yang Kai was incredibly anxious. He knew that Liu Xian Yun was
determined not to drag him down anymore and was going to toss aside
everything else in order to throw her into the Sealed World Bead when
Liu Xian Yun’s face suddenly changed. The expression on her face was
one of pure confusion.

But in the next moment, she exclaimed, “Senior Brother, stop resisting! If
you don’t, there is no danger at all.”

Hearing her say that, Yang Kai looked carefully and found that sure
enough, Liu Xian Yun wasn’t being hurt at all, so he knew she was right.
He quickly dispersed the energy around his body and allowed the
terrifying suction force to envelop him.

The force originally suppressing him and causing great damage to his
body was gone in an instant.

Indeed, it was as Liu Xian Yun said. The more one resisted here, the
more uncomfortable it became.

But if any average person were to encounter this situation, who would
not try to resist? They would definitely be desperate to escape, and once
they started struggling, they would not be too far from death.
After giving up on resisting, the powerful suction force swept up both
Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun, quickly drawing them to the centre of the
Solitary Void Mountain Range. The turbulent force made Yang Kai feel
as if he were a lone boat in the middle of a stormy sea, in danger of
capsizing at any moment.

“Senior Brother, look!” Liu Xian Yun, whose body was being held tightly
by Yang Kai and did not mind that her tall peaks were being squeezed
out of shape by his arms, suddenly let out a cry of surprise.

When Yang Kai turned over to look, his face turned dark as well. He
discovered that there was an enormous dark funnel right in front of them
where the suction force was coming from. In its vicinity, the earth could
be seen spinning and tumbling as countless birds and beasts were
sucked in, their fates unknown.

He wanted to release his Divine Sense to investigate the situation inside,

but it shattered as soon as it left his body, causing his Knowledge Sea to
throb. He didn’t dare to try this a second time.

Liu Xian Yun was also becoming more and more nervous, her tender
body quivering like a shaking quail without a nest in winter. She had no
idea what their fates would be if they were sucked into that vortex. She
had not been in the Star Boundary for long, so she was naturally
unwilling to die like this.

Looking up at Yang Kai though, she found that despite his expression
looking grave, he wasn’t panicked in the slightest.

That helped to ease her up considerably. Even if she died, she felt that it
would not be a bad thing if she were able to die together with Yang Kai.
Considering all this, her body suddenly eased up a lot.

“Protect yourself.” Yang Kai lightly patted Liu Xian Yun’s back.

As soon as he said this, both he and Liu Xian Yun were sucked into the
vortex. All of a sudden, a dizzy feeling washed over him, disorienting him
as the entire world turned dark without the slightest hint of light.
Yang Kai felt his body spinning and falling as if the vortex was a
bottomless pit, a fearful and unsettled feeling.

But Yang Kai was slightly reassured by the fact that this fall did not prove
to be dangerous.

Liu Xian Yun hugged him even tighter, her body turning as stiff as a
block of wood.

None of them knew how long it had been, but Yang Kai suddenly saw a
glimmer of light up ahead; however, under the power of the vortex, he
was unable to probe ahead and see the situation around them.

*Peng…*

A large noise erupted and Yang Kai felt great pain all over his body. It
was as if his entire being was going to break apart; however, he was
surprised to find that he had actually landed on solid ground at this
moment, and that spinning force that enveloped his body had also
disappeared. Now there was just a lot of ear-splitting noises coming from
around him.

*Peng peng peng…*

Things were constantly crash-landing around them, some even splashed

onto them. From the smell, it seemed to be bits of dirt mixed with bodily
remains and smelled extremely bad.

Yang Kai did not dare to move about recklessly lest something bad were
to happen. He carefully pushed his Source Qi in order to protect Liu Xian
Yun and himself and found that his Source Qi was working freely. The
strange backlash earlier from the inexplicable suction force had
disappeared, relieving him greatly.

Liu Xian Yun seemed unconscious and wasn’t moving in the slightest.
However, from the smooth flow of her breathing and her steady aura, it
was clear she did not suffer any great harm.

After a full hour, their surroundings finally settled down. Yang Kai waited
a little while longer to ensure there weren’t any dangers before pushing
out his Source Qi, blasting away all the mud and debris that were
covering him and rising up from the mound.

He landed lightly and checked Liu Xian Yun’s condition first, discovering
that she was in fact unconscious. Only then did he begin taking in his
surroundings.

At this first glance, Yang Kai was dumbfounded.

He discovered that he was actually atop an island at the moment.

The island was not very big, only a few kilometres in circumference, and
looking at the colour of the land and some of the debris, it was clear that
this island had just been formed.

That was because the soil here was exactly the same as the soil from the
Solitary Void Mountain Range’s depths, and there were also chunks of
blood and flesh left by various creatures around the island, causing the
ground to appear a bizarre crimson colour.

This island must have formed because of the changes in the Solitary
Void Mountain Range. That vortex-like power actually brought the earth
from the Solitary Void Mountain Range here and formed an island!

All around the island was an endless sea with rough waves.

But what shocked Yang Kai even more was the appearance of strange
waterspouts on the surface of the sea. The pillars of water sprung up
from the surface of the sea, reaching into the clouds, merging Heaven
and Earth in a magnificent sight!

There were countless waterspouts on the surface of the sea of all

different sizes; however, each one emitted a very strong suction power
that gave off a dangerous feeling.

They were not stationary but rather moving constantly, their speed
varying from fast to slow with a great difference. There were even
waterspouts moving as fast as lightning, passing by Yang Kai’s field of
vision while lifting up huge waves. Their destructive power was
astonishing.
He felt the World Energy around him, which was extremely dense;
however, Yang Kai could sense that the World Energy here was different
from other places, but he couldn’t tell what about it was different.

What is this damned place?

How did they get here after entering that maelstrom in the Solitary Void
Mountain Range’s depths?

It was simply impossible to say that this was under the Solitary Void
Mountain Range as well; after all, this place looked so vast and
presented itself as an ocean. How could this possibly be underneath the
Solitary Void Mountain Range?

Could this be a Sealed World? Yang Kai was shocked.

But the more he thought about it, the more it made sense. When he was
swallowed up by that vortex, Yang Kai could clearly feel traces of Space
Principles, so that huge vortex was most likely the entrance to this
Sealed World!

If this was a Sealed World, then things would be troublesome. How was
he going to find the exit in this vast ocean?
Chapter 2361 - Twin Lotus

While Yang Kai was at a loss, a sudden noise erupted from a short
distance away, followed by a figure rising into the air and landing not far
from him.

When he saw this man, Yang Kai’s face changed and he quickly took Liu
Xian Yun and retreated, pulling some distance between them and the
man.

It turned out to be Yao Chang Jun!

Yang Kai did not see Yao Chang Jun when they were being swallowed
up by the vortex previously so he had no idea whether he had been
swallowed in before or after him. Regardless, his appearance here
meant that he must not have been able to escape that catastrophe just
now either, and fell together with them in this place.

Yao Chang Jun’s current state was completely miserable. His clothes
were in tatters and his white hair was messy, his body covered in blood
and even his aura was a little unstable. He had clearly suffered a strong
backlash from fighting against the suction force earlier.

Yang Kai had given up on resisting because of what Liu Xian Yun told
him, so even though he wasn’t looking too good at the moment, he was
undoubtedly in a much better state than Yao Chang Jun.

[This guy is actually alive!] Yang Kai had to admire this old man’s
powerful cultivation. As expected of a Third-Order Emperor Realm
Master. Even though his Soul was heavily injured, it still wasn’t that easy
to kill him off.

“It’s you, vile animal!” Yao Chang Jun soon discovered Yang Kai and his
face turned cold, murderous intent surging.

If not for Yang Kai, then why would he have taken the risk of chasing him
into the Solitary Void Mountain Range’s depths? If he had not chased
him there, then how would he have come across the Solitary Void Great
Maelstrom? Right now, the one responsible for all his misfortunes was
Yang Kai, so he was naturally red-eyed seeing his enemy.
Just as he was about to take a strike at Yang Kai, another noise came
from some distance away and another figure popped out from under the
dirt.

This took both Yang Kai and Yao Chang Jun by surprise; however, after
looking over and having a clear look at the newcomer’s appearance, the
two of them were quickly relieved.

That was because the third person to appear was none other than Marsh
City’s City Lord, Pang Guang!

Yao Chang Jun had known about Pang Guang’s presence behind them,
but he was so intent on finding Yang Kai that he didn’t pay any attention
to him, ending up with Pang Guang also being caught in the disaster at
Solitary Void Mountain Range. Naturally, Pang Guang was powerless to
resist and was sucked into this place as well.

But Yao Chang Jun was slightly surprised to find Pang Guang in a better
situation than he was. His body was only slightly messy and he wasn’t
injured in the slightest, instead being filled with vigour.

“The two of you are alright too?” As soon as Pang Guang came out, he
was surprised to see Yang Kai and Yao Chang Jun facing off with each
other.

Yao Chang Jun coldly snorted, “Did you wish for something to happen to
this Old Master?”

Seeing Pang Guang’s appearance, he knew that this man understood

the way to avoid the engulfing force, and that was why he came out
intact. On the contrary, he who had been living anonymously in Marsh
City for two hundred years ended up in such a pitiful mess that his pride
couldn’t bear it for a moment.

After suffering a big loss from Yao Chang Jun, Pang Guang did not dare
to act recklessly in front of him anymore. Embarrassedly, he smiled,
“Naturally, it can’t be better for Senior to be fine. This Pang was just
asking casually, just casually.”
Yang Kai smirked, “City Lord Pang is being a bit too insincere. Since you
knew how to avoid danger, why didn’t you tell Senior Yao? You clearly
wanted Senior Yao to enter the cycle of reincarnation early. Senior Yao,
if I were you, I wouldn’t be able to bear it. I’d definitely want to give him a
beating to vent my anger.”

Pang Guang’s face sank and he carefully observed Yao Chang Jun;
seeing that the latter appeared indifferent, with no emotion showing
through on his face, he relaxed at once and shouted, “Shut your mouth,
little brat! This King has not even settled the score with you for killing this
King’s subordinates and robbing this King’s property! Senior Yao is a
hidden Senior expert and his insight is clear as a flame. His vision is truly
sharp, so how could he be riled by your instigations?!”

While speaking, he turned his head to look at Yao Chang Jun and
cupped his fists, “Senior, though I have a grudge with this little brat, it is
just a trivial matter. Senior is the respected one here so if you wish to kill
him, then this Junior will only watch and will definitely not intervene.”

Yao Chang Jun glanced at him lightly and suddenly said, “You have
been tailing this Old Master this whole time. Was that also just to watch?”

Pang Guang’s forehead was instantly covered in a cold sweat and his
mouth was twitching, “Senior has misunderstood. This Pang entered the
Solitary Void Mountain Range because this Pang had something to do,
definitely not to follow Senior.”

Yao Chang Jun coldly snorted. He did not answer but instead kept up an
arrogant look. Even though he had been injured quite a bit when he was
sucked in by the vortex, he still didn’t put Pang Guang or Yang Kai in his
eyes. Earlier, he had been injured by Yang Kai at the teahouse merely
because he was not cautious enough.

But in his current state, it would be best not to start anything with Pang
Guang if he could help it; after all, he was not in peak condition and Pang
Guang was still a First-Order Emperor Realm cultivator in the end. If they
really were to fight, then even if he could kill Pang Guang, a price would
have to be paid to do so.
“Senior, is this place the legendary Solitary Void Sealed World?” Seeing
him remain silent, Pang Guang felt a little nervous and quickly changed
the subject.

“Solitary Void Sealed World?” Yang Kai couldn’t help but raise his
eyebrows when he heard that.

He was most interested in figuring what sort of damned place they were
in right now. Unlike Pang Guang and Yao Chang Jun, he had only come
to Marsh City recently, so these two were obviously better informed
about local legends than him, causing Yang Kai’s ears to perk up and
listen with interest.

“If you know, then why ask this Old Master?” Yao Chang Jun snorted,
clearly not looking kindly upon him.

Pang Guang said embarrassedly, “This Pang really did not expect that
the Solitary Void Sealed World actually existed. This Pang has been the
City Lord of Marsh City for hundreds of years, but this Pang never
expected to see this sight with his own eyes.”

“What place is the Solitary Void Sealed World, and how do we get out?”
Yang Kai quickly asked.

Pang Guang’s face turned stiff and he shouted, “Why is a brat like you
asking so many questions? Just stay here quietly and wait to die.”

Yang Kai’s face darkened, “City Lord Pang. No matter what grudges we
had before, we are now locusts on the same rope. If you know any
information, why not share it? It’s not like I killed your father or stole your
wife, so why act so petty?”

Pang Guang sneered, “Those on different paths do not counsel each

other. This King has nothing to say to you. We can talk about that again
if you can live under Senior Yao’s hand.”

After Yang Kai offended Yao Chang Jun, Pang Guang had long since
regarded the former as a dead man in his heart, so how could he bother
chatting with him? After he was done, Pang Guang looked at Yao Chang
Jun and said with a fawning smile, “Senior, the Solitary Void Sealed
World only exists in legend. It is easy to enter, but difficult to leave. This
Pang wonders if Senior has any good ideas?”

The speed with which his face changed was faster than one could flip a
book.

Yang Kai laughed, “So, you don’t know how to get out either?”

Pang Guang snorted, “What’s there to laugh about? Careful or your teeth
will fall out while you laugh…”

As he was talking, Pang Guang suddenly frowned and sniffed the air,
asking suspiciously, “What’s that smell?”

A strange aroma suddenly wafted out in the air, shaking one’s spirit.

Yang Kai and Yao Chang Jun had obviously smelled it as well, and both
of them were very familiar with that smell. After exchanging glances, they
coincidentally recalled something and called out at the same time,
“Heavenly Restoration Lotus!”

At the end of their sentence, the two of them had already begun rushing
towards the source of that smell.

Meanwhile, Pang Guang was stunned for a moment, but when he heard
the words, ‘Heavenly Restoration Lotus’, his face changed and he
followed them swiftly from behind as well.

Even though both Pang Guang and Yao Chang Jun were Emperor
Realm Masters, they were naturally not as fast as Yang Kai in terms of
the explosive speed his comprehension of the Dao of Space afforded
him. In just an instant, Yang Kai had already arrived at the source of the
fragrance.

This pile of mud was clearly transported over from the Solitary Void
Mountain Range, and the soil was quite loose.

Yang Kai reached his hand right into a mud pile and grabbed something.
After feeling the size of the object and the aura fluctuating around it, he
was overjoyed and was just about to stuff it into his Space Ring.
“You court death boy!” Yao Chang Jun howled as he thrust his palm out,
stirring up the air and sending it straight towards Yang Kai.

He didn’t dare to use his full strength for fear of damaging the spirit
flower; however, this palm was still beyond Yang Kai’s ability to resist.

Yang Kai grunted and forcefully circulated his strength to teleport away
once more.

*Hong…*

The mud pile was smashed into dust, leaving behind a huge crater in its
place. The newly formed island shook a few times as if it were going to
collapse at any moment.

Yao Chang Jun stood in place with an ashen face, looking towards one
direction with cold eyes.

Pang Guang also paused, an incredulous look on his face. Yang Kai was
actually able to evade Yao Chang Jun’s attack, which was something
beyond what Pang Guang thought possible. Even he himself may not
have been able to dodge that blow.

“What is Senior so angry for? That was really scary,” Yang Kai said while
shaking the dirt off his hand, revealing the spirit flower’s true
appearance.

The herb was quite clearly the Heavenly Restoration Lotus, and both its
size and form were exactly the same as the one Liu Xian Yun obtained
before. The only difference was that that one was pure white without the
slightest flaw while this one was as black as ink.

The Heavenly Restoration Lotus had always come in a pair. Liu Xian Yun
was able to chance upon one of them before this, but none of them knew
why she wasn’t able to find the second.

Now, with the appearance of the Solitary Void Great Maelstrom, large
amounts of spirit herbs and dirt have been devoured and sent to this
island. By coincidence, the second Heavenly Restoration Lotus also
appeared.
Looking at the Heavenly Restoration Lotus in Yang Kai’s hand, Yao
Chang Jun suddenly felt short of breath.

He spent two hundred years waiting in Marsh City, and for what? Wasn’t
it for none other than the Heavenly Restoration Lotus? If only he could
get his hands on the Heavenly Restoration Lotus and have someone
refine it into the Twin Heavenly Restoration Pill, then his injuries could
finally be healed. Then, he would be able to restore his strength to peak
condition and get revenge on his enemies.

But… After waiting bitterly for two hundred years, the Heavenly
Restoration Lotus may have appeared, but his good fortune was ruined
by Yang Kai over and over again.

The first one was snatched away by Yang Kai while he wasn’t paying
attention, and the same went for the second one as well.

Yao Chang Jun’s lungs were bursting with anger. He seemed to have
never suffered such a big loss since he advanced to the Emperor Realm.
What’s more, these misfortunes were piled on top of him by a little brat in
the Dao Source Realm.

Looking at the Heavenly Restoration Lotus in Yang Kai’s hand, and

seeing him slowly stuff it into his Space Ring, Yao Chang Jun forcibly
endured the notion of grabbing it now and quickly said, “Little brat, if you
hand the Heavenly Restoration Lotus to this Old Master, then not only
will this Old Master let the past be, this Old Master will also take you out
of this place.”

Upon hearing this, Pang Guang’s eyes lit up and he quickly said, “Senior
Yao must bring me along as well when you leave.”

Yao Chang Jun was furious and glared at him, “If you dare say one more
word, this Old Master will kill you now!”

Scared, Pang Guang no longer dared to say anything.

Chapter 2362 - Don’t Compel Me

“Take me out first, we can settle everything else later.” Yang Kai looked
at Yao Chang Jun with a smile, “Otherwise, you can also just tell me how
to get out of here.”

“Little brat, you dare bargain with this Old Master?!” Yao Chang Jun
fumed.

Yang Kai said, “The only thing I’m afraid of is Senior tricking me!”

“Who do you take this Old Master for? How could I do such a shameless
thing?!” Yao Chang Jun coldly snorted.

Yang Kai shook his head, “That’s hard to say. What if Senior also doesn’t
know the way out? Then wouldn’t I be a fool to just hand over this spirit
flower for nothing?”

Pang Guang was enraged, “Little bastard! Senior Yao is giving you face
by telling you to hand out the spirit flower, yet you dare not comply?!
You’re courting death!”

Yang Kai and Yao Chang Jun turned their heads together and shouted,
“None of your damn business!”

Pang Guang’s face was burning hot. Trying to slap a horse’s ass, but
landing on its thigh instead, he felt extremely awkward.

Yang Kai observed Yao Chang Jun for a while and snickered, “It seems
like Senior is also a clay Buddha fording the river. You can’t even save
yourself, so what are you shamelessly boasting for! You say you can
take me out? Ridiculous!”

As soon as he saw Yao Chang Jun’s attitude at the moment, it was clear
to him that he didn’t know how to get out of this damned place either.

If Yao Chang Jun really did know the way out, it would not have been
impossible to trade the Heavenly Restoration Twin Lotus to him, but the
key point now was the fact that the old man himself couldn’t get out, so
how could he bring him along?
Being exposed by Yang Kai, Yao Chang Jun wasn’t annoyed at all but
said indifferently, “With this Old Master’s cultivation, how can a trivial
Sealed World trap me? This Old Master will be able to find the way out
eventually.”

“Then let’s just wait till you find the way out!”

“Are you handing it over or not?!” Yao Chang Jun had clearly lost his
patience, and his face was completely dark when he said these words.

“What do you think?” Yang Kai was unconcerned.

“Good!” Yao Chang Jun drew in a deep breath and his murderous intent
surged.

But he did not make a move against Yang Kai that instant, instead
turning his gaze to Pang Guang.

Pang Guang who was watching the good show sensed Yao Chang Jun’s
cold gaze at once and he couldn’t help but shudder, “Senior…”

“Scram!” Yao Chang Jun bellowed, “Otherwise, this Old Master will kill
you as well!”

His voice converged into a wave that shot towards Pang Guang like a
spear. Pang Guang was shaken and staggered back, face turning white.

“Senior, this Pang can help you catch that little brat!” Pang Guang
quickly offered to show his sincerity. After suddenly landing in this
Solitary Void Sealed World, he really couldn’t find any security with his
First-Order Emperor Realm cultivation. He just wanted to hug Yao Chang
Jun’s thigh, but the other party wouldn’t give him the face or opportunity,
telling him to scram as soon as he opened his mouth.

Yao Chang Jun coldly snorted, “This Old Master doesn’t need your help.
If you don’t go now… then you can stay here forever!”

Pang Guang was shocked. He looked at Yang Kai with gritted teeth, then
back at Yao Chang Jun. With a kick of his feet, Pang Guang’s body rose
up before he began flying out to sea.
Even though he had no idea why Yao Chang Jun was in such a hurry to
drive him away, Pang Guang knew this old monster was truly at the end
of his patience right now. If he continued pestering him, then he could
only incur his murderous rage.

Pitting his cultivation against Yao Chang Jun, Pang Guang had no
chance to win.

So, he could only run away for now.

Even though the sea did not look peaceful, it was a critical time and he
didn’t even know which direction to run. It was better than staying here
and waiting for death, right?

In just ten breaths, Pang Guang disappeared.

“Are you so eager to get rid of Pang Guang because you’re worried he’ll
discover that your Soul is injured?” Yang Kai asked Yao Chang Jun with
a smiling face.

Yao Chang Jun’s face changed and a dangerous glint flashed past his
eyes, “As expected, it wasn’t out of luck that you tried that sneak attack
on this Old Master!”

Yang Kai laughed, “The effects of the Twin Heavenly Restoration Lotus
are only to repair broken meridians and the dantian, yet Senior looks full
of energy. With how plentiful Senior’s Emperor Qi is, clearly your
meridians and dantian are fine. But for you to be so enthusiastic about
the Heavenly Restoration Lotus clearly means you wish to repair your
Knowledge Sea.”

“So you actually know this much about herbs and medicines?” Yao
Chang Jun was surprised that Yang Kai could deduce through that sliver
of a hint that his Soul was damaged. This little brat in front of him clearly
wasn’t so simple.

“This humble one is not that talented, I’m merely an Emperor Grade
Alchemist!” Yang Kai smiled.
Yao Chang Jun’s face changed, but then he quickly snorted, “Are you
trying to insult this Old Master’s intelligence?”

He obviously thought that Yang Kai was talking nonsense.

Yang Kai was not that old, so it was astonishing enough for him to have
Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivation, but in terms of him being an
Emperor Grade Alchemist, Yao Chang Jun found it completely
unbelievable.

Yang Kai was likely an Alchemist, otherwise, he would not know his
herbs and medicines so well; however, there was no way he was an
Emperor Grade Alchemist.

He thought that Yang Kai was merely telling him that so that he would let
him live; after all, even if he got his hands on the Twin Heavenly
Restoration Lotus, he still needed an Alchemist to refine the pill for him,
and an Emperor Grade Alchemist would be the best choice to do that.

[This little brat’s got a bellyful of evil tricks up his sleeve!] Yao Chang Jun
became wary.

Yang Kai was astounded and smiled bitterly as he shook his head,
“Senior, with your Soul damaged, your intelligence really does have
some problems. This is a disease, and a disease has to be cured.”

He was telling the truth but the other party wasn’t having it, making him
not know whether he should laugh or cry.

“No matter what you say today, I’ll still have you hand over the Twin
Heavenly Restoration Lotus!” Yao Chang Jun coldly snorted.

Yang Kai’s face went cold, “I told you that you have to tell me how to get
out of here first. If you can’t even do that, then don’t even think about it.
I’d rather feed it to a dog than give it to you.”

“Little brat, you court death! This Old Master’s patience is limited!” When
Yao Chang Jun heard him comparing him to a dog, he was instantly
furious.
Yang Kai answered back leisurely, “Even if you’re a Third-Order
Emperor, I’m not afraid of you, so don’t compel me. If you force my hand,
then you’ll have to suffer as well!”

Yao Chang Jun was stunned and a feeling of absurdity rose up inside of
him. To think a mere Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator dared
wag their tongue in front of him was unbelievable enough, yet this little
brat was still shamelessly boasting! He made it sound as if he really did
have the power to fight against him, but from his expression, he seemed
completely serious.

[What’s going on? This little brat doesn’t really think he can fight me,
right? On what account? With his Space Principles? If so, then he can
only run. It’s simply nothing to be feared.]

Yao Chang Jun’s heart was filled with mixed thoughts. He couldn’t figure
out why, but he felt a little angry out of shame, “Since you can’t
appreciate this Old Master’s kindness, then this Old Master will grant you
your wish!”

He stomped his foot on the ground and his entire person flashed before
Yang Kai like a spirit, suddenly pointing a finger towards Yang Kai’s
direction.

His finger contained the boundlessness of Heaven and Earth, and gave
one the feeling that they were being weighed down by the world itself.

After all, Yao Chang Jun was still a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master.
Even though his Soul was damaged, his vigorous Martial Dao foundation
was very solid. Even though this move was not a renowned Secret
Technique, it was extremely ferocious and contained his insight into the
Heavenly Way and Martial Dao.

Even before his finger had arrived, the momentum of the sky being
broken could be felt. All the Principle Strength in the surrounding region
was wrapped around that finger, as if Yao Chang Jun was the master of
this stretch of the world.
Seeing that he actually made a move towards him, Yang Kai’s face
changed. Tossing all else aside, his Source Qi blasted out, shoving the
unconscious Liu Xian Yun straight into the Sealed World Bead while
performing his Dragon Transformation and Five Elements Indestructible
Sword Tempering Art at the same time. Space Principles surged up as
Yang Kai was just about to escape from the spot.

*Chi…*

With that sound, Yang Kai was already several dozen kilometres away
when he reappeared, but there was a bloody hole on his shoulder where
golden blood was pouring out. Immense pain washed through him at the
same time.

“Hm?”

Yao Chang Jun was stunned.

He was not only surprised that Yang Kai avoided receiving a fatal blow,
but also at where Liu Xian Yun had gone.

He had been paying attention to Yang Kai’s movements this whole time
and didn’t care too much about the unconscious girl he was holding.
Only, he did not notice how that girl had suddenly disappeared.

This was truly strange. Even though his Soul was damaged and he didn’t
dare to simply use his Divine Sense, his eyesight still can’t be so poor to
the extent where he couldn’t even see how someone disappeared.

“You old dog, you really want to fight with this Young Master?” Yang
Kai’s aura turned violent as half of his body was soon soaking wet from
the golden blood. Rather than instilling fear, this wound only seemed to
have inspired a ferocity in Yang Kai, causing his entire aura to fluctuate
like a vicious trapped beast.

Yao Chang Jun’s heart jumped for some reason. He had the faint sense
that something bad would happen if he were to force this boy into a
corner. He couldn’t explain where this feeling was coming from, but it
gave him the chills.
But there was no turning back. He had already wounded Yang Kai so
nothing he said would help now. If he suddenly stopped, wouldn’t he be
admitting that he was afraid of him?

“Not bad, you little brat. To be able to dodge a blow from this Old Master
is already enough to make you a dragon amongst men! The Heavens
have good virtue and this Old Master is also appreciative of a talented
man, so I’ll give you one last chance. Hand over the Heavenly
Restoration Lotus obediently and I shall spare you!”

“In your dreams!”

“Very well!” Yao Chang Jun fumed, “Since you are so stubborn, then this
Old Master will teach you how to show proper respect!”

He changed his hand posture and his Emperor Qi surged. While

suppressing Yang Kai’s movements, his palm surged with the power of
the wind and clouds, fiercely thrusting towards Yang Kai.

Yao Chang Jun didn’t hold back with this blow, clearly intending to kill
Yang Kai on the spot.

*Hong…*

An explosion rang out. No matter how Yang Kai resisted it, he was still
sent flying by that palm. Countless bones in his body were broken and
his face was pale. As soon as he opened his mouth, he coughed up a
mouthful of blood.

“Hahaha! Little brat, you talk big, but is this all you’ve got? You’ve really
disappointed this Old Master!” Seeing Yang Kai’s miserable state, Yao
Chang Jun figured that he must have been overthinking things just now.
This little brat was merely at the Third-Order Dao Source Realm, so even
if he had some special tricks up his sleeve, it was impossible for him to
be his opponent. He also had no idea what he was hesitating for just
now. If he had made a move earlier, then he could have killed this boy
long ago.
[How shameful! To think I was disturbed by a few words from this little
brat. Sure enough, these are the drawbacks left behind from the damage
I sustained to my Soul], Yao Chang Jun silently thought to himself.

Fortunately, his opponent was only a Third-Order Dao Source realm boy.
If Yang Kai was as strong as him, then he truly would have to suffer.
Chapter 2363 - Unlocking the Seal

On the island, Yao Chang Jun’s body suddenly disappeared. When he

reappeared, he was already in front of Yang Kai who was thrown
backwards from the hit, sticking to him like maggots on rotting bones.

He coldly snorted and grabbed at Yang Kai without much care, “If you
had cooperated with this Old Master earlier, then this Old Master might
still have let you live!”

His words implied that it was already too late for Yang Kai to beg for
mercy.

After the sneak attack he suffered from Yang Kai, Yao Chang Jun had
borne a grudge against him and regarded it as a great shame. How
could he let Yang Kai off so easily now?

“Bullies are destined to have a terrible end. You’ve forced my hand!”

Yang Kai shouted through gritted teeth. He didn’t dodge Yao Chang
Jun’s grab and instead formed an extremely strange seal with his hands.

As soon as he completed this seal, the trepidation that Yao Chang Jun
was feeling before suddenly reappeared. Alarmed, his face suddenly
changed and he didn’t dare to have the slightest hesitation, accelerating
the movements of his hands as he grabbed towards Yang Kai’s
shoulder.

Right at that moment, Yang Kai’s expression suddenly turned calm. Eyes
cold, he shouted, “Seal of Darkness, unlock!”

“Seal of Darkness? What the hell is that?” Yao Chang Jun was
bewildered. He couldn’t understand what Yang Kai was saying at all, but
in the next instant, his face changed dramatically as if he had been
struck by lightning, his eyes widening as if he had just seen a ghost in
broad daylight while crying out strangely and backing away.

*Hong…*

A loud noise erupted as an indescribable aura suddenly burst out from

Yang Kai’s dantian. This aura was filled with an extremely dark and
malevolent feeling, as if the most brutal and fierce negative aura had
been gathered into one place. It was so strong that Yao Chang Jun
couldn’t help but feel lost, body trembling all over.

The dark aura was diffusing like a solid substance, instantly enveloping
Yang Kai, and seemed to possess a life of its own, flowing around
incessantly. A mysterious and profound set of patterns began appearing
on Yang Kai’s skin.

Yang Kai’s aura was steadily climbing up.

Heaven and Earth trembled, the world collapsed, and the universe
turned upside down. A power that seemed to be able to destroy the
Heavens and shatter the Earth burst out in all directions.

In just a few moments, Yang Kai disappeared, leaving behind only a dark
figure in his place. The darkness seemed to swallow everything, even
light. Only a pair of crimson eyes were visible, filled with bloody killing
intent.

“De-Demon Qi!” Yao Chang Jun’s teeth were chattering and he almost
bit his own tongue. He stared in disbelief at the sight before him. With his
knowledge and experience, he could naturally see at a glance that the
aura lingering around Yang Kai was Demon Qi, and not just any Demon
Qi at that, but the purest, Ancient Demon Qi!

“How can this be?” Yao Chang Jun could not believe his eyes. To think
that he would be able to set his eyes on Ancient Demon Qi in his lifetime,
and it even came from a Third-Order Dao Source Realm Junior.

Ancient Demon Qi had the special properties of being extremely

corrosive and infectious. If a Third-Order Emperor Realm cultivator like
him were to be enveloped by this Ancient Demon Qi, he would definitely
lose his mind in a short time and become a demon.

How could Yang Kai keep his sanity in such a state? How was he able to
store such a terrifying Demon Qi inside his own body?

Remembering Yang Kai’s words from just now, Yao Chang Jun suddenly
realized that this little brat had used some unknown means to seal this
Demon Qi into his own body, and he would be able to unseal it when he
needed to use it against his enemies.

But it would be much more difficult to seal the Demon Qi again. Wasn’t
he afraid that the Demon Qi would devour his consciousness and turn
him into a demon? No wonder this little brat was repeatedly telling him
not to force his hand. It turned out he really did have the means to fight
with him. Even though it felt like Yang Kai was playing tricks on him
before, it now seemed he did have the liberty to talk big like that.

Yao Chang Jun felt extremely chagrined. If he had known this would
happen, then he would not have used such aggressive words against
Yang Kai. Right now, with the Demon Qi wrapped around this boy’s
body, it was impossible to tell if the little brat still retained his sanity. The
surging demonic energy and the frightening pressure wasn’t something
Yao Chang Jun felt like fighting at all.

After carefully observing Yang Kai’s eyes, he realized that though they
were red and bloodthirsty, there didn’t seem to be any sort of a struggle.
Yao Chang Jun quickly said, “Little brother, wait! This Old Master has
something to say!”

Upon hearing this, Yang Kai glanced at him indifferently, “Anything you
say is just a fart to me!”

Yao Chang Jun was furious!

If Yang Kai dared talk to him like this before, then he would have slapped
him across the face, but now, Yang Kai had the liberty to speak
disrespectfully to him.

There was a deep bitterness in Yao Chang Jun’s heart as he realized the
source of his previous unease.

“It seems to have grown stronger…” Yang Kai clenched both his fists
tightly, vaguely sensing his current situation. However, this increase in
strength didn’t make him happy, but worried instead. That was because
after unlocking the gold and silver seal of the Firmament Tree and
releasing the Ancient Demon’s Demon Qi, Yang Kai could feel the
demonic influence was even more potent than last time.

This was not because of his own strength was improving, but rather
because his body had become more compatible with this Demon Qi.

Last time, he was only a First-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator, and
after transforming, Yang Kai had fought a big battle with three First-Order
Emperor Realm Masters, managing to escape safely in the end. This
time though, Yang Kai felt even stronger after the demonic
transformation.

This worried Yang Kai a little, because the greater the increase in
strength after the demonization, the more difficult it would be to seal this
Demon Qi up again. If it couldn’t be sealed completely, then Yang Kai
really would be reduced to a Demon, losing his consciousness, damning
himself for all eternity.

Yao Chang Jun had no idea that Yang Kai was worried about this,
however, and when he heard him say that the Demon Qi had grown
stronger, he even thought that the little brat was showing off and
immediately got angry, “Boy, grievances should be resolved rather than
settled. Both you and I are in trouble here so why fight and kill each
other? Isn’t it better to find a way out together? What’s more, your current
state is strong, but you may not necessarily be able to kill this Old
Master. This Old Master isn’t made of clay after all.”

Yang Kai looked at him with cold eyes and snorted, “If you were able to
exert the true power of a Third-Order Emperor, this Young Master would
indeed be unable to kill you, but with the handicap of your damaged
Soul, you still dare to flap your tongue in front of me?”

“Han… Handicap?” Yao Chang Jun’s eyes were almost bulging out of his
face. He was extremely angry and ashamed. Nobody had ever dared
speak to him like that.

Yang Kai said, “This Young Master doesn’t have much time, so I’ll end
your life in three moves!”
“Preposterous! This Old Master wants to see you try!” Yao Chang Jun
was shaking from anger. He felt that he had been looked down upon and
a surge of pride rose up in his heart. He thought to himself that he
definitely had to teach this little brat a lesson and show him that even an
old dog had sharp teeth left to bite.

As soon as he finished that thought, Yang Kai suddenly narrowed his

eyes and recited under his breath, “Black Eye Purgatory, Infinite
Darkness!”

As soon as those words came out, the entire world suddenly turned
incomparably dark. Not a single shred of light could be seen. No matter
where Yao Chang Jun turned, he was unable to see anything, as if he
were blind. Not only was he blind, but even the keen perception he had
as a Third-Order Emperor was being suppressed to the limit.

It was impossible for him to have gone blind without a reason, nor was it
possible for the world to suddenly turn dark. The only explanation would
be that Yang Kai had just performed some sort of Heaven-defying
technique.

Recalling the strange black glow coming from Yang Kai’s right eye just
now, Yao Chang Jun cried out, “Pupil Technique!”

As soon as he said that, he was drenched in a cold sweat. That was

because he realized that his voice was not being projected at all. The
world he was in seemed to have deprived him of all his senses. He was
unable to speak or see, shooting a sense of fear into him as if he were
falling into an endless abyss.

The only thing he could vaguely sense was something floating above his
head. When he looked up in alarm, though, and saw what it was, Yao
Chang Jun froze.

There, in the dark and boundless sky, a huge eye had stretched across
the void, staring coldly and emotionlessly at him.

That eye was like the eye of Heaven. Yao Chang Jun felt insignificant
under the gaze of that enormous eye and his heart sank. He felt like all
those countless years of hard work cultivating were for nought, and he
was nothing more than a pile of withering bones in the end before this
eye.

When those thoughts surfaced, Yao Chang Jun’s aura began to drop as
an indescribable Death Qi haunted his person.

At that moment, a stream of light suddenly shot out from the huge eye,
forming the shape of a long sabre.

Emperor Artifact, Soul Splitting Sabre!

After being refined by Yang Kai, he could control the Soul Splitting Sabre
at will now. Even though Yang Kai couldn’t bring out the full might of the
Soul Splitting Sabre with his normal cultivation, in his demonized state,
he was no less powerful than a Third-Order Emperor, so the Soul
Splitting Sabre’s current power was astonishing.

Moreover, in order to finish off Yao Chang Jun quickly, Yang Kai had
even used the Secret Technique, Heaven Severing Slash.

The Heaven Severing Slash was a Soul Secret Technique that he

learned from Tian Yan in the Divine Ascension Mirror World. During
ordinary days, Yang Kai would nourish and refine the Soul Splitting
Sabre with his Spiritual Energy, saving up strength in it so that when he
faced an enemy, the first strike of the Soul Splitting Sabre, the Heaven
Severing Slash, would be extremely powerful.

But that was only limited to the first strike.

A Soul Emperor Artifact used together with a Soul Secret Technique.

Even if Yao Chang Jun was uninjured, he may still not be able to take it,
let alone when his Soul was already wounded.

The blade slashed down viciously into Yao Chang Jun’s Knowledge Sea,
tearing a huge hole into it as if it were crushing dry weeds and smashing
rotten wood.
Yao Chang Jun’s Knowledge Sea was already very badly damaged to
begin with, so now that Yang Kai struck it so ferociously, it caused this
Third-Order Emperor’s Knowledge Sea to all but collapse.

An intense pain came over Yao Chang Jun, causing him to wake up from
his despair. He cried out in pain and a Five-Coloured Spear suddenly
appeared in his hands, shining brightly and emitting the energy
fluctuations of an Emperor Artifact with terrifying power.

It wasn’t surprising for Yao Chang Jun to have an Emperor Artifact as a

Third-Order Emperor. It would actually be strange if he didn’t possess
such a weapon.

As he cried out in pain, Yao Chang Jun poured his Emperor Qi madly
into the Five-Coloured Spear. The spear buzzed and suddenly trembled
in his hand before disappearing without a trace.

In the next moment, the giant eye in the sky was pierced through by the
spear. At once, the darkness sealing off Heaven and Earth was
shattered.

Like the last struggle of a trapped beast, Yao Chang Jun burst out with
terrifying power and broke the Secret Technique of the dark world. This
Secret Technique was unique to the Ancient Demon Race and not
something Yang Kai could obtain through cultivation. He could only
perform it while in his demonized form.

A rift was torn through the sky by the Five-Coloured Spear that stayed
open for a long time.

“Little brat, you dare to hurt me? This Old Master will kill you!” Yao
Chang Jun howled in rage, but as his Knowledge Sea was about to
collapse, his entire body was trembling constantly, his face twitching as
his Emperor Qi became extremely unstable.
Chapter 2364 - Swallowing Heaven and Earth

Yang Kai’s red eye was covered in blood, and everything he saw turned
into a golden colour, which was the injury sustained from having his Pupil
Technique broken.

However, he just casually wiped it with his hand before coldly snorting,
“I’ll send you off!”

As his hands opened and closed, a huge Moon Blade sharp on all edges
formed, blasting towards Yao Chang Jun. The Moon Blade was just like
the reaper’s scythe, crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood
wherever it passed.

Yao Chang Jun, who was currently running berserk could sense a
dangerous aura approaching, forcefully enduring the piercing pain in his
head and raised his hand, the Five-Coloured Spear reappearing in his
palm, and took a step forward. With one throw, the five-coloured light
instantly shot out.

*Hong hong hong…*

As the light clashed with the Moon Blade, the violence of the impact was
enough to make the world turn white. The newly-formed islands within a
radius of several kilometres quickly crumbled under the impact.

The Moon Blade disappeared together with the profound five-coloured

light. With an expression of madness on his face, Yao Chang Jun took
advantage of this situation to make his move. His face was filled with
deep hatred etched into it, and, with his Soul breaking apart, he had
nothing to lose in the face of death at this moment.

Yang Kai frowned and bellowed, “Instead of resisting, why don’t you just
be good and die?!”

He also did not expect Yao Chang Jun to be so resilient even after the
collapse of his Knowledge Sea. It seemed like he had still
underestimated the capabilities of a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master.
If Yao Chang Jun were to really be in peak condition, then even if Yang
Kai unsealed the Demon Qi, he would still not be his opponent.
Sure enough, no Master who could reach this level of cultivation was a
simple person.

“Hammer!” Yang Kai reached out towards the air and a hammer
suddenly appeared in his hand.

[Demonic Armament War Hammer!]

This Demonic Armament was supposed to belong to that Ancient Demon

and had been sealed under Maplewood City’s Eighteen Stars Grand
Array for millennia. It was filled with terrifying demonic power. Back when
Yang Kai obtained it, he threw it into the Sealed World Bead and passed
it to Embodiment for him to refine and use. Even as strong as Yang Kai
was, he didn’t dare to have any ideas about this weapon lest its Demonic
Energy agitate the Demonic Qi sealed in his body.

But this was the perfect moment to use it.

War Hammer in hand, a strange feeling came over Yang Kai.

This Demonic Armament War Hammer seemed to come to life in his grip,
clearly conveying a hum of excitement and joy. It resonated perfectly with
the Demon Qi inside Yang Kai’s body, allowing him to wield it as he
wished without the need to refine it.

With the War Hammer in hand, Yang Kai seemed to be able to see the
Ancient Demon standing alone and fighting a great war against mighty
ancient human forces on its own, shattering Heaven and Earth, felling
the ancient powerhouses one by one whilst the Ancient Demon stood
with its head in the clouds and feet on the earth, eyeing the world
surrounded by murderous aura, leaving no one standing but itself!

Yang Kai, who was originally feeling restless due to the influence of the
Demon Qi, inexplicably calmed down, suddenly feeling a sense of
superiority amongst all others.

Yao Chang Jun who was pouncing aggressively at him was as ridiculous
to him as an ant.
Yang Kai looked down at his opponent with scorn as he slowly raised the
War Hammer in his hand, a mysterious trace of Principle Strength stirring
up with it.

Yao Chang Jun’s face suddenly paled.

He had no idea what had just happened to Yang Kai, but when he
suddenly took out the hammer-looking artifact, his entire demeanour and
aura changed.

In the darkness, he seemed to have seen an unsurpassable mountain

spread out before him. No matter how hard Yao Chang Jun tried, he
would not be able to see the view behind this giant mountain.

He panicked all of a sudden.

He wanted to retreat, but the arrow on the bow had no choice but to be
released. The Emperor Qi in Yao Chang Jun’s body was rioting right
now, so if he retreated at this point, then even without Yang Kai having to
do anything, his Dao Heart would still instantly collapse.

A faint murderous intent lingered around his body that grew denser and
clearer as he got closer, almost materializing into substance, cutting
painful streaks over his skin.

[I’ll die! I’m definitely going to die!]

This thought inexplicably came into Yao Chang Jun’s mind, the chaos in
his Soul which was already on the verge of collapse reaching a critical
point and suddenly cracking apart.

“AHH!” Yao Chang Jun howled out in madness, “Even if I die, this Old
Master will take you with him!”

With these words, he poured all his strength into the Five-Coloured
Spear, enveloping his body with five-coloured light. His previous
hesitation was completely gone, and he instead grew determined.
His peak strength was unleashed into this one blow, and Yao Chang
Jun’s eyes which were originally clouded with panic now shone brightly
at this moment.

Face devoid of emotion, Yang Kai slammed the War Hammer down.

The will of the War Hammer coalesced from the rampaging murderous
intent and crashed towards Yao Chang Jun.

With a loud bang, a dark light erupted on this nameless sea as if it were
devouring Heaven and Earth.

At the same time, another five-coloured light also bloomed, resisting the
dark light.

Two different coloured lights collided and competed against each other.
The wind and clouds above the sea were stirred up for a moment and
the islands which were already in a state of collapse disintegrated into
dust, leaving no trace behind. The waterspouts nearby were also
impacted by the huge eruption and scattered.

Immense waves surged up around a radius of several thousand

kilometres and countless fish-type Monster Beasts living in the sea were
vaporized and disappeared.

A deep crater spanning several thousand meters appeared on the

surface of the sea at the centre of those two colliding forces. The
seawater within that crater seemed to have evaporated in an instant.

The deadlock lasted only ten breaths before the black light burst forth
and devoured the five-coloured light.

“By what rights have the damnable Heavens allowed this!? This Old
Master is unwilling!”

As a roar resounded through the clouds, the dust began to settle.

The dark and five-coloured lights filling the world were gone and the
huge depression on the surface of the sea was gradually filled up by the
seawater gushing over from its sides while a heavy rain poured down.
Only the energy fluctuations still remaining served as proof that a great
battle had just taken place here.

Yao Chang Jun had disappeared, and so did Yang Kai. Only a longan-
sized bead was left that slowly sank into the depths of the sea.

Inside the Sealed World Bead, Yang Kai rushed towards the medicine
garden at once. His body was as black as ink while indescribable Demon
Crests were practically crawling over his entire body.

Liu Yan also rushed over at the same time. When she saw Yang Kai’s
condition, she was so scared that she immediately ran away.

It wasn’t that she didn’t dare to stay, but rather that she couldn’t.

Even though Yang Kai was able to keep a shred of his consciousness,
who knows how long that shred of consciousness could last? If she were
to stay here, her presence would only aggravate Yang Kai’s condition.

Next to the medicine garden, Yang Kai sat down cross-legged while
barely holding onto his consciousness. With a slight movement of his
mind, he began stripping the gold and silver seals from the Firmament
Tree.

The last time he transformed like this, he borrowed the Firmament Tree’s
sealing power in order to lock away the Demon Qi. More than two years
had passed since the last time so reasonably speaking, it was impossible
that the Firmament Tree’s sealing power would have grown so quickly.

But there was a massive amount of Heavy Earth below this medicine
garden, and five Earth Vein Crystals, so one year of growth here was
equivalent to a hundred in the outside world.

In other words, the Firmament Tree had two hundred years worth of
sealing power now, which should be enough to seal this Demon Qi.

Under Yang Kai’s control, the gold and silver-coloured energy were
slowly stripped from the Firmament Tree before flowing towards his
body, sinking into his dantian and suppressing the frenzying Demon Qi.
He had at least experienced this once before, so Yang Kai was familiar
with the process.

As time passed, the Demon Qi was sealed more and more. Yang Kai
also slowly got rid of the effects of the demonization and gradually
restored his consciousness.

Three days later, as the last trace of sealing power was pulled into his
body, the Demon Qi was finally sealed up without a single trace leaking
out.

Yang Kai let out a long sigh.

He was really afraid that something would go wrong during the sealing
process this time. The power he received from unlocking the seal was
undoubtedly much stronger than last time, but it was a good thing that
the sealing power of the Firmament Tree had also become much firmer.
If not for this, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

After dealing with the snake in the grass, Yang Kai began checking on
his own injuries.

During the battle with Yao Chang Jun, he seemed to have the absolute
upper hand and was even able to deal with the old man in just a few
moves after the transformation; however, Yao Chang Jun’s final
counterattack before his death still caused a lot of damage to Yang Kai.

In the end, his opponent was a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master. If

Yang Kai had not destroyed his opponent’s Knowledge Sea from the
outset of the battle, then how could he have been killed so easily?

Who knows how many bones Yang Kai had broken in his body, but the
blood on the surface of his skin had already dried as if he were wearing a
layer of blood as clothes. But what saddened Yang Kai the most was the
fact that his meridians were now damaged.

Fortunately, he had the Immortal Tree in the medicine garden. Even the
Twin Heavenly Restoration Lotus was no match for the Immortal Tree in
terms of healing power, not to mention that his own restorative abilities
were extremely strong to begin with. Yang Kai didn’t need any other
medicines.

Half a day later, Yang Kai regained his vigour. Shaking off the bloodied
clothes on his body, he changed into a fresh set of robes.

Thinking back to his battle with Yao Chang Jun inevitably made Yang Kai
feel a little anxious.

He was able to take this old monster out using the power of the Demon
Qi this time, but what about the next? If he were to unlock the seal again,
then it wouldn’t be something two hundred years of sealing power alone
could deal with.

It may take three hundred, four hundred, or even more years of sealing
strength.

In other words, the Firmament Tree would have to grow inside the
medicine garden for at least three years before it had enough sealing
power to allow Yang Kai to unlock the seal again.

With such a long time, who knows whether Yang Kai would encounter
any powerful enemies.

If only he had a drop of Supreme Divine Water! Supreme Divine Water

was a divine product of nature that could quickly mature spirit herbs
without any drawbacks. One drop of Supreme Divine Water could
definitely grant the Firmament Tree three hundred, or even thousands of
years of sealing power…

Unfortunately, Supreme Divine Water was so precious that Yang Kai had
only seen it once in his life. It was the drop found at the Flowing Time
Temple which was ultimately acquired by Murong Xiao Xiao.

It was part of the inheritance left behind by the Flowing Time Great
Emperor, so who knows whether Supreme Divine Water still existed
elsewhere in the Star Boundary.
Yang Kai made up his mind that he would definitely not unlock the
Demon Qi’s seal in the next three to four years unless he could find
Supreme Divine Water to nurture the Firmament Tree.

Considering all this, his mind instantly cleared up and he felt refreshed.

He planted the two Heavenly Restoration Lotuses he found in his

medicine garden and dusted his hands off before standing up.

Even though the white Heavenly Restoration Lotus had been picked by
Liu Xian Yun quite some time ago, it was well-preserved, so the
medicinal efficacies were not diminished, nor were the roots damaged.
Once it was planted in the medicine garden and enveloped by the vitality
of the Immortal Tree, it would definitely come to life again.

The Twin Heavenly Restoration Lotuses were very valuable and Yang
Kai didn’t have any use for them yet, so he did not bother to refine the
Twin Heavenly Restoration Pill at this moment.
Chapter 2365 - Strange World Energy

Only after settling all these things did Yang Kai release his Divine Sense.
Then, in the next moment, his body teleported and appeared in front of
his Embodiment, Liu Yan, and the others.

“Master, are you alright?” Liu Yan asked with a happy face as soon as
she saw Yang Kai appear.

A few days ago, she went to check on Yang Kai’s condition when she
noticed him entering the Small Sealed World, but she never expected to
see Yang Kai being plagued by Demon Qi, so she had been worried ever
since.

The Embodiment and Hua Qing Si were also extremely worried.

Of course, when they saw Yang Kai alive and well, there was no way
they didn’t realize that he had already dealt with the Demon Qi.

“En, I’ve come back to life!” Yang Kai grinned.

Hua Qing Si said with a serious expression, “Are you sure there are no
after-effects? You can’t be too careless.”

“Rest assured, Sister Hua.” While speaking, Yang Kai took something
out of his Space Ring and handed it to Hua Qing Si, “Here, this is for
you.”

Hua Qing Si took it with suspicion, but then her pretty face paled and she
called out in shock, “An Emperor Artifact?”

What Yang Kai handed her was the Five-Coloured Spear that Yao
Chang Jun used before this. After that duel to the death, and before
Yang Kai entered the Small Sealed World, he managed to snatch away
this Emperor Artifact and Yao Chang Jun’s Space Ring.

Liu Yan already had the Annihilation Thunder Bead and Hua Qing Si had
always been loyal to Yang Kai, so he felt relieved handing this Five-
Coloured Spear over to her for her use.
“An Emperor Artifact is powerful, but the most important thing to a
cultivator is still their foundation. Sister Hua, don’t put the cart before the
horse,” Yang Kai said.

Hua Qing Si fiddled with the Five-Coloured Spear in her hands and
looked completely overjoyed with it. She nodded and told him off, “I know
that, do I still need you to teach me?”

Yang Kai grinned meaningfully and touched his own nose.

He did not have time to check Yao Chang Jun’s Space Ring yet;
however, taking it out now, he found that there were quite a lot of good
things inside.

There were hundreds of millions of Source Crystals alone. What’s more,

most of them were Mid-Rank and High-Rank. But it was within Yang
Kai’s expectations for a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master like Yao
Chang Jun to have amassed this much wealth.

He had such a high cultivation, so how could he be broke?

Besides the Source Crystals, there were also large amounts of Spirit Pills
and Artifacts, but none of them were Emperor Grade.

After checking around for a bit, Yang Kai suddenly remembered

something and asked, stunned, “Where’s Liu Xian Yun?”

Liu Xian Yun had passed out earlier, so Yang Kai tossed her into the
Small Sealed World in order to avoid accidentally hurting her during his
fight with Yao Chang Jun. However, she was nowhere to be seen right
now.

Liu Yan explained, “I placed her at the pavilion and she is already awake
now, but she seems to be confused about her situation.”

“You didn’t explain anything to her?”

“No,” Liu Yan shook her head. Not to mention explaining, she didn’t even
show her face to Liu Xian Yun.
“I’ll take a look.” As he spoke, Yang Kai’s figure had already
disappeared.

Inside the pavilion, Liu Xian Yun had a serious expression and her eyes
were filled with bewilderment.

She found herself in this pavilion when she woke up earlier, and she had
no idea what this place was. Looking around, she found that there was
no danger here, and nobody could be found nearby either. On the other
hand, the World Energy here was absurdly dense.

Liu Xian Yun had never seen a place with such rich World Energy as
this. This place must be a cultivation paradise, one where she didn’t
even need to circulate her Secret Arts to absorb the World Energy
around her as it would simply seep into her pores on its own.

If she could cultivate here for a while, then it may not take long before
she was able to break through her shackles and advance to the Second-
Order Dao Source Realm.

But she was so set on trying to figure out where she was right now that
she didn’t have the heart to cultivate. What worried her the most was the
fact that Yang Kai was nowhere to be found. After several days of
searching, she even began to wonder if she had been abandoned.

But while she was staying mournfully in the attic at this moment, thinking
about where she should go in the future, a figure suddenly flashed in
front of her, and Yang Kai appeared mysteriously just like that.

“Senior Brother…” When Liu Xian Yun saw Yang Kai, it was as if she
had found her pillar of support and rushed towards him, her anxious
expression clearly relaxing a lot.

Yang Kai smiled, “Something happened and I was occupied for a few
days.”

“It’s good as long as you’re okay, Senior Brother.” Liu Xian Yun swept
her eyes over Yang Kai for a while and found that he was full of energy.
Only then did she put her heart at ease and ask, “Senior Brother, do you
know where this is? Weren’t we swallowed up by that huge vortex
earlier?”

Her memory was still stuck at the unforeseen disaster in the Solitary Void
Mountain Range. When she remembered how they were unable to fight
back against the power of that vortex, her pretty face could not help but
pale a little.

“We did get swallowed up, then we landed atop a sea.”

“A sea?” Liu Xian Yun was even more confused now. She had been
exploring the surrounding area these past few days but she never saw
any sea. Instead, the environment here was extremely pleasant. There
were many buildings, and it was apparent that many people used to live
here.

[If I could settle down here with Senior Brother, that would be nice.]

Yang Kai scratched his head. He had no idea how to explain the current
situation to Liu Xian Yun, so he could only say, “I’ll show you around.”

While speaking, Yang Kai left the Sealed World Bead with Liu Xian Yun
with a thought.

As soon as they emerged, they were surrounded by a fishy smell.

Following that, they could hear a strange sound coming from all
directions, and even the sound of a beating heart.

Just by sweeping through the place with his Divine Sense, Yang Kai
found where they currently were.

He previously ignored where the Sealed World Bead was going to land
so that he could seal the Demon Qi. As such, he allowed the Sealed
World Bead to fall into the depths of the sea. Only, after a few days
passed, Yang Kai had no idea how, but it seemed it ended up in the
stomach of a big fish.

It seemed that this big fish had swallowed the Sealed World Bead and
then swam with them all the way to who knows where.
After understanding this, Yang Kai circulated his Source Qi and shot out
a Golden Blood Thread. After a chaotic dance, he opened a hole right
through the fish’s back and brought Liu Xian Yun up.

Even though the fish was quite big, it was not a powerful Monster Beast,
so it could not bear the pain of Yang Kai tossing about inside it and was
constantly rolling around in the sea as fresh blood spilled out. From the
looks of it, it likely wouldn’t be able to survive.

In the next moment, Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun sped out to the surface
of the sea. Summoning his wooden boat, Yang Kai got on top of it with
Liu Xian Yun in tow.

A faint fishiness wafted out from the sea and all they could see around
them were blue waves and blue skies. Endless seas as far as the eyes
could see and countless waterspouts all around. Whirlpools surrounded
them as well, looking particularly dangerous.

Liu Xian Yun was stunned.

She still hadn’t managed to figure out where she was before, so
appearing suddenly on top of the sea had put her at a loss.

“After we were swallowed by the vortex, this is where we popped up.”

Yang Kai swept his eyes around the place and could not help but feel a
little disappointed when he found no trace of land.

“Where is this?” Liu Xian Yun asked, shocked.

“From what Yao Chang Jun and Pang Guang said, this place seems to
be some Solitary Void Sealed World,” Yang Kai frowned.

“Solitary Void Sealed World?” Liu Xian Yun looked bewildered. It seemed
like she had never heard of such a place. She had only been in Marsh
City for a few years and did not know too much about the deeper secrets
of this place, so she naturally never heard of the Solitary Void Sealed
World.

“Yao Chang Jun and Pang Guang are also here?” Liu Xian Yun suddenly
realized the meaning behind Yang Kai’s words and was startled again.
“Don’t worry, I don’t know where they went,” Yang Kai answered
casually. He did not tell her that Yao Chang Jun was already dead. On
the other hand, Pang Guang had fled so Yang Kai really didn’t know
where he was.

“So, what should we do now?”

“Well, since we’re here, let’s settle down first.” Yang Kai sighed, “First,
we’ll find out if anyone else is living here and get some information about
this place. Then, we can look for a way out.”

“En. Let’s go with your plan, Senior Brother.” Liu Xian Yun did not have
any ideas, so she could only put her hopes on Yang Kai.

Yang Kai then picked a direction and flew off on the wooden boat.

The large sea looked endless. Yang Kai could not even tell north from
south and could only keep flying in one direction, hoping to find
something.

But the waterspouts present all over the surface of the sea were causing
a huge obstacle to him.

The waterspouts had strong suction power, and if they really fell into
them, even a Dao Source Realm cultivator may not be able to get out
safely.

In order to get away from the suction force of the waterspouts, Yang Kai
also consumed a great amount of energy.

Three whole days passed, and the two still did not find anything. It was
as if the sea was truly endless. Even someone as calm as Yang Kai
could not help but feel a little uneasy. If they really couldn’t find a place to
settle down, then would the two of them have to keep on flying forever?

If that happened, the two of them would end up dead sooner or later.
Even though they could avoid danger in the Sealed World Bead and rest
and recuperate, they would still be trapped here for life if unable to find
the way out.
“Junior Sister, come and take over for a while, I need to rest for a bit.”
Yang Kai beckoned Liu Xian Yun over and passed the controls of the
wooden boat to her.

“En.” Liu Xian Yun had been wanting to help Yang Kai for a long time, so
she was happy to take over when he asked her to do so.

“Watch out for those waterspouts. If you find one that’s too big, then it’s
better to go around it than to try and force your way through it. Those
things are dangerous.” Yang Kai cautioned her before sitting down cross-
legged. Tossing a few restorative Spirit Pills into his mouth, and silently
circulating his Secret Art.

The World Energy inside this Solitary Void Sealed World was extremely
dense, not more so than in the Sealed World Bead, but definitely higher
than an average Sect’s cultivation paradises.

Yang Kai figured that he could recover quickly if he used Spirit Pills and
cultivate here.

But only a short time passed before he realized that something wasn’t
quite right.

The World Energy that was being drawn into his body seemed to be
mixed with something else that Yang Kai could not identify. This strange
energy felt like sharp needles that constantly pricked his meridians and
body when it entered his body, causing immense physical pain.

The more he cultivated, the more of this stuff he absorbed.

An hour later, Yang Kai coughed up a mouthful of blood, his face looking
terrible.

“Senior Brother, what happened?” Liu Xian Yun’s face suddenly

changed. Yang Kai was clearly restoring his Source Qi, so how did he
end up coughing up blood as if he had received a severe injury,
especially when there were no enemies nearby.
“The World Energy in this place is strange, don’t absorb it. The more you
do, the higher the chance you hurt yourself!” Yang Kai said through
gritted teeth as he wiped the blood from the corners of his mouth.
Chapter 2366 - Sea Ship

“How can that be?” Liu Xian Yun asked, surprised.

“No idea!” Yang Kai was also confused, shaking his head, “Something’s
not quite right with this Sealed World!”

He had never encountered World Energy that he could not absorb since
he began cultivating. Something strange was mixed into the World
Energy inside this Solitary Void Sealed World, and the more it was
absorbed, the more damage it did to a cultivator. It would definitely ruin
their meridians in the long run, causing them to lose their cultivation.

Fortunately, Yang Kai only cultivated for an hour before he stopped.

“What do we do now?” Liu Xian Yun was completely panicked. If they

couldn’t absorb the World Energy here, then the two of them would run
out of energy sooner or later. Not to mention finding the exit, they may
never even get off the sea and would die of exhaustion in the end.

This situation was just like putting a whole table of delicious seafood in
front of a hungry sailor, but it was actually poisonous. If they ate, they
would die of poison, but if they didn’t, they would die of hunger…

“No matter, I have a solution,” Yang Kai wasn’t in too much panic and
took out the Sealed World Bead, passing it to Liu Xian Yun. “Hold onto
this. I’ll go in to recover for a moment.”

Saying so, he had already entered the Sealed World Bead.

Liu Xian Yun didn’t have the time to say anything before Yang Kai
disappeared. She just looked at the Sealed World Bead in her hands,
dumbfounded. Then, remembering the pavilion and that nice and quiet
world, Liu Xian Yun seemed to have realized something and her pretty
face could not help but fill with surprise.

A moment later, she quickly, but carefully put away the Sealed World
Bead before putting her focus on steering the wooden boat, constantly
moving forward while avoiding those waterspouts.
An hour later, Yang Kai reappeared, not looking as weak as he did
earlier. He had a rosy complexion now and had clearly recovered his
strength.

Liu Xian Yun did not say anything more, simply nodding at him and
handing back the Sealed World Bead.

She was able to cultivate the Third-Order Origin King Realm in the Grand
Desolation Star Field and had the prestige of being one of the strongest
Masters there, so she was obviously a smart person and knew what to
ask and what not to ask.

There was no doubt that Yang Kai entrusting the Sealed World Bead to
her meant that he trusted her greatly. As for the mysteries of this Sealed
World Bead, it was enough that she knew it in her heart.

Day by day, time passed.

Every two or three days, Yang Kai would enter the Sealed World Bead to
recover and then come back out to steer the wooden boat.

During this period, Liu Xian Yun had also run out of Source Qi and had
entered the Sealed World Bead twice, but she was very sensible and
never asked any questions when she went in and out.

A month’s time passed in the blink of an eye, but Yang Kai and Liu Xian
Yun still never found any trace of land in this vast sea. The sea really
seemed to be endless.

No matter how resolute Yang Kai was, he still could not help but feel a
little impatient at this moment.

On this day, when Yang Kai returned from the Sealed World Bead, Liu
Xian Yun called out to him with pleasant surprise in her voice, “Senior
Brother, I think we’ve found something!”

“What is it?” Yang Kai was excited to hear this and quickly asked.

Liu Xian Yun pointed ahead, “Look, the waterspouts are appearing less
and less frequently. The further we go, the rarer they become.”
Yang Kai focused his gaze and discovered that it was true. The number
of waterspouts on the surface of the sea had decreased, and Yang Kai’s
eyes could not help but brighten at this discovery.

Even though there was no sign of land yet, at least some changes could
finally be seen in their surroundings.

Previously, Yang Kai was wondering if they were lost or if they were
constantly going in circles, but now, it seemed that they were neither.
The sea really was just extremely vast.

This discovery brightened up both Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun, and they
sped forth on their wooden boat with even greater effort.

As time passed, the waterspouts around them were also growing smaller
and smaller. Eventually, they disappeared completely. This gave Yang
Kai the firm belief that he was flying in the right direction. If they kept
going, then they might end up finding an unexpected harvest.

After another three days, Yang Kai was in the middle of steering the
wooden boat when his face suddenly changed and he focused his gaze
as far as he could in a certain direction. In the next moment, he was
overjoyed and patted Liu Xian Yun on the shoulder, “Junior Sister,
there’s a ship ahead!”

Liu Xian Yun was meditating with closed eyes. She did not dare to
cultivate here, so she quickly woke up when Yang Kai called out to her.
Standing up, she looked in the direction Yang Kai was pointing and saw
that there was in fact a small black dot on the horizon.

That little black dot was, amazingly, a large ship.

Liu Xian Yun could not help but get excited. Looking over at Yang Kai,
she could see that he was overjoyed as well.

It had been more than a month since they came to this damned place
and they had been wandering the sea this whole time when they finally
spotted a ship. The joy that they felt simply could not be described in
words.
A boat meant people, and if there were people, it meant they could ask
where this place was and where they should head to.

Yang Kai quickly sped up the wooden ship and flew straight towards the
large sea ship.

As they got closer and closer, the image of the ship also got clearer and
clearer.

It was an impressively large sea ship and even a relatively high-grade

artifact to boot. This was a great surprise to Yang Kai as the refinement
of such a large artifact ship would inevitably require a lot of energy and
finances. Who knows how the cultivators aboard actually managed to
achieve it while living in this damned place.

When the wooden bloat flew over, the sentries on the sea ship obviously
spotted them as well. Before waiting for Yang Kai to come close, a dozen
people scrambled onto the deck, standing there in a disorderly manner.
They seemed to be very curious about Yang Kai’s arrival and were
constantly pointing and whispering about them.

It didn’t take long before Yang Kai arrived a short distance away from the
ship. Looking over, whether it be men or women, he could see that all of
them had sturdy auras and were staring at them with some vigilance.

But what surprised Yang Kai even more was the fact that most of these
people were actually Dao Source Realm cultivators!

How did they manage to maintain their cultivation in this place? After all,
the World Energy here couldn’t be absorbed, so there was no doubt that
one’s cultivation would regress if one lived here for a long time.

Even though these dozen people did look a bit short of Source Qi, clearly
because they had not been able to cultivate properly, they indeed
managed to maintain their cultivations.

The leader of these people was a woman with a voluptuous body, curvy
and well-endowed both on her front and her behind; however, her skin
was slightly dark, likely due to her being out at sea all year long. This did
not take away from her beauty in the slightest though and instead added
a wild air to her.

She was standing there like a powerful leopard, looking at the

newcomers with sharp eyes.

Yang Kai did not board the ship rashly and instead cupped his fists from
nearby, calling out, “Friends, please. I do not know which way you’re
heading, but do you mind bringing us along as well?”

The dozen or so people looked indifferent, only their leader raised her
head slightly and asked bluntly, “Where are you from?”

Yang Kai pointed in a certain direction and said, “From there. Our ship
was destroyed. Only the two of us managed to escape.”

This was, of course, a lie; however, Yang Kai did not want to reveal his
background when they had just arrived.

“A shipwreck?” The woman’s face changed slightly. Though, she did not
ask too much about it and just sighed lightly. It seemed like getting
shipwrecked was common on this sea. Nodding, she said, “The two of
you are quite lucky to have survived such a disaster. I can let you on
board, but you know the rules, right?”

[Rules…?] Yang Kai’s heart jumped. This was the first group of people
they’d encountered since coming here a month ago, so how would they
know the rules?

But just as he was about to ask for guidance, the woman frowned and
said, “Five thousand Source Crystals per person. Ten thousand for the
two of you.”

“Yes yes! Of course!” Yang Kai quickly nodded, thinking that the rules
were that they had to pay a boarding fee.

This rule was acceptable, but what surprised Yang Kai the most was the
fact that the price of these tickets was way too cheap. It only cost five
thousand Source Crystals per person.
As he said that, he touched the Space Ring on his finger, wanting to take
out the Source Crystals.

When the woman saw his actions, she couldn’t help but frown and said,
“You’re not thinking of giving me the Source Crystals here, right?”

Yang Kai looked at her, bewildered, “Is something the matter?”

Upon hearing this, the woman’s face instantly turned strange. She was
eyeing him incessantly, and it wasn’t just her. The other cultivators
standing on the deck also had amused looks on their faces.

[What’s going on?] Yang Kai frowned slightly. He was wondering in his
heart, [Is there something wrong with giving her the Source Crystals
here?]

Just as Yang Kai was feeling suspicious, the woman took out an Access
Token. Reaching out and swaying it, an opening immediately split on the
ship’s barrier and she said, “Come in first.”

“Many thanks!” Yang Kai held back the doubts in his heart and rushed in
with his wooden boat.

With their feet on the deck, both Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun could not
help but heave a sigh of relief. The feeling of standing on steady ground
was simply wonderful.

“Come with me.” The woman waved her hand and led the way ahead.

Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun exchanged glances with each other before
quickly catching up with her.

The cultivators on the deck also took the initiative to open up a path so
the two could pass.

After walking for a short while, the woman suddenly asked, “How long
have you been shipwrecked on the Solitary Void Sea?”

[So, it turns out this place is the Solitary Void Sea,] Yang Kai noted it
silently in his heart. As for the other party’s question, he answered
without hesitation, “It happened yesterday. Fortunately, we bumped into
you, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable. Truly,
many thanks to this Young Miss for taking us in.”

His aura was stable at the moment and it obviously seemed as if he did
not consume much Source Qi. Telling her that the shipwreck happened
yesterday would be the best answer.

“Is that so?” The corners of the woman’s mouth rose slightly, revealing
an intriguing smile.

Yang Kai frowned. He thought to himself, [Could it be that this woman

realized something? But I shouldn’t have revealed any hint…] Both he
and Liu Xian Yun looked at each other, both a little confused.

As they talked, the woman led Yang Kai to a compartment. Opening the
door, she went inside.

Yang Kai looked around. Even though the place was not big, the
environment was not bad. The nice bit about the compartment was how
quiet it was. Also, a Spirit Array seemed to have been set up here, but he
had no idea what for.

“Will we be staying here?” Yang Kai asked.

The woman glanced at him and said indifferently, “Not so fast.”

Yang Kai’s face turned dark. [This woman really is strange, if they
weren’t going to let them stay, then why bring them here?]
Chapter 2367 - Trying to Act Smart

“You can stay here if you want, but it’ll cost you a thousand crystals per
day,” the woman continued.

Yang Kai’s mouth twitched. He asked, “Didn’t we pay the ship fare
already?”

Even though he wasn’t short on Source Crystals right now, he still

couldn’t find this woman’s behaviour acceptable. Did she really have to
charge them extra for the room? It seemed as though she was trying to
milk them.

“The fare and the room fees are two different things. Would you want to
stay in a free room if we had one?”

“What’s the difference?” Yang Kai was confused. [Even the rooms on
this ship were divided between free ones and paid ones? But the room in
front of us doesn’t seem to look decent, so why should we be charged for
it?]

The woman explained, “This room is equipped with a special Spirit

Purifying Array that can purify the Disruption Force in the Solitary Void
Sealed World. Even though it isn’t a high-grade array, it can still be used
to cultivate.”

[Used to cultivate?] Yang Kai finally understood why the cultivators on

the ship were able to maintain their cultivation.

[So, it is because of this Spirit Purifying Array.] He had previously tried to

cultivate in here and naturally knew what sort of damage the mysterious
power in this world could do when it entered a cultivator’s body. It turned
out that mysterious energy was called Disruption Force.

This one short sentence from this woman allowed Yang Kai to
understand many things.

With that, it also made sense now for them to charge for the room. The
Spirit Purifying Array could purify the strange Disruption Force in the air
so the cultivator in the room would be able to absorb the World Energy
without the impurities.

But Yang Kai soon realized that something was wrong, because the
World Energy in this room was extremely thin, a far cry from the dense
World Energy outside.

From the looks of it, this Spirit Purifying Array did not come without
drawbacks. While it purified the Disruption Force, it also hindered the
flow of World Energy.

Even though one would not be hurt by the Disruption Force if they
cultivated here, it was still impossible to maintain their cultivation with
such thin World Energy. Their cultivation could only slowly regress
unless they could find another method to restore their Source Qi, such as
Source Crystals or whatnot.

No wonder all the cultivators here looked to be lacking Source Qi.

Despite being at the Dao Source Realm, Yang Kai could tell that these
people simply wouldn’t be able to display their full strength at all.

“Are you staying or not?” The woman asked impatiently when she saw
Yang Kai’s mind wandering.

“Yes, of course we’ll stay!” Yang Kai nodded hurriedly. Even if the grade
of the Spirit Purifying Array here was poor, and the room was mediocre,
the fact that the Disruption Force could be purified here was better than
nothing.

Anyway, it’s not like he was short on Source Crystals; after all, he had
just managed to secure hundreds of millions of Source Crystals from Yao
Chang Jun’s Space Ring after killing him.

“You’ll have to pay for a month in advance. You get your balance back if
we reach land before then, or pay extra if otherwise,” The woman
extended her hand towards Yang Kai.

Yang Kai no longer objected, taking out 40,000 Source Crystals and
handing them to the woman.
The woman put the Source Crystals into her Space Ring with great haste
and instructed, “Don’t wander around if you have no other business. We
came out here on a mission and we’ll bring you to Clear Sky Island once
we’re finished.”

Yang Kai nodded, “We understand.”

Only then did the woman turn around and walk out. When she reached
the doorway, she suddenly stopped and turned her head to look at Yang
Kai, “Are you curious as to why I brought you into this room to collect the
Source Crystals?”

Yang Kai was stunned. He did not understand what she meant by asking
this.

The woman snorted and did not continue speaking, instead just
stretching out a hand to Yang Kai, “Give me one more Source Crystal
and I’ll tell you the reason why.”

Veins started to pop on Yang Kai’s forehead. This woman was seriously
obsessed with money, wanting Source Crystals for everything.

Though a little disgruntled, he took out a Source Crystal and tossed it

towards the woman.

The woman caught it and sneered, “Watch carefully.”

As she spoke, she tossed the Source Crystal straight out of the room.

With a *ding*, the Source Crystal landed in the hallway.

Then, the next scene caused Yang Kai’s face to change. The Source
Crystal had actually begun to dissolve at a rapid rate. In less than ten
breaths, a whole piece of Low-Rank Source Crystal disappeared without
a trace, dissipating into World Energy.

The woman coldly snorted, “If you’re new here, you’re new, don’t bother
trying to act smart!”

After she said that, she went straight out and shut the door behind her.
Yang Kai’s face burned red. He knew that his lies had been seen through
the moment he tried to take out the Source Crystals for her outside.
Otherwise, if he was someone from here, how could he not even know
this bit of common knowledge?

“Senior Brother…” Liu Xian Yun’s pretty face also changed slightly, “That
Source Crystal…”

Yang Kai said frustratingly, “Source Crystals probably can’t be exposed

outside of the Spirit Purifying Array, otherwise they’ll disappear quickly.”

The woman clearly wanted this last piece of Source Crystal to show him
this.

“Does that mean they figured out we’ve just arrived here?”

Yang Kai smiled awkwardly, “Definitely, but that doesn’t matter. That
woman seems a bit aloof, but I don’t think she’s a bad person. Let’s get
some rest first. We’ll figure out how to get out of here once we reach that
Clear Sky Island she mentioned.”

“En.” Liu Xian Yun nodded and found a place in the room to sit down in a
cross-legged position.

…..

On the deck, two men immediately sprang up when the woman walked
out and approached her on each side.

The man on the left had a huge scar on his face that ran from his
cheekbone all the way down his mouth, appearing fierce and scary. The
one on the right on the other hand had a rather stout round build and a
fierce aura.

“Big Sister Ling, are those two… staying?” The man on the left asked
softly, eyes flickering with a dangerous light. He could not help but stick
out his tongue to lick his lips when he asked this question, as if there was
a delicious meal placed in front of him.
“En,” Ling Yin Qin nodded. She looked at him and said coldly, “What’re
you asking that for?”

The man on the right grinned meaningfully, “You already know the
answer, Big Sister Ling. It was clearly that pair’s first time here in the
Solitary Void Sealed World. Obviously, they’ve stumbled here by
accident, but newcomers here always have a lot of good stuff on them.”

The man on the left nodded, “That’s right, Big Sister Ling. We only have
several dozen Source Crystals left. If we don’t get any more, then our
cultivations will start to regress. You also know how the situation on
Clear Sky Island is. Now that two fat sheep suddenly stumbled onto us…
Heh heh, we brothers just can’t help ourselves.”

“Is this what you two were planning, or is it the plans of everyone on the
ship?” Ling Yin Qin paused in her steps and asked in a grim voice.

The man on the left scratched his head, “Even though they didn’t say
anything, they’re definitely thinking the same thing. As long as Big Sister
Ling gives the order, we’ll rush in there right now and tie them up!”

“What nonsense!” Ling Yin Qin shouted angrily, saliva spraying all over
the scar-faced man’s face, “Control your greed and don’t give me any
trouble!”

The scar-faced man wiped his face embarrassedly, “Big Sister Ling, we
can just talk, no need to spit on me…”

Ling Yin Qin coldly snorted, “How about I throw you overboard so you
can cool your head first?”

The scar-faced man jumped in fright and quickly waved his hands, “No,
no, no thank you!”

Lin Yin Qin took a deep breath and said, “That man isn’t someone we
should be messing with. Since you know they’re newcomers here, then
you should know that nobody who just arrived here is to be
underestimated. Unlike us who have lived here for a long time, their
cultivations haven’t regressed yet, so they are able to use their full
strength. That man is a Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator, so who
on this ship can fight him? If we really start a fight here, several of our
men are going to end up dead at least. Do you really want to see that
happen?”

The two men looked at each other and were instantly much more clear-
headed. They both shook their heads.

Ling Yin Qin continued, “The first rule of the Solitary Void Sealed World
is that we should never pick unnecessary fights, remember that. The
Source Qi that we consume cannot be so easily replenished.”

“Yes,” The two men seemed extremely submissive to Ling Yin Qin and
answered her seriously when they heard her say that.

“What’s more, we still have a mission to finish out here. Rest assured,
once our task is done, all of you will receive Source Crystals and
cultivation resources.” While speaking, Ling Yin Qin took off her Space
Ring and passed it to the scar-faced man, “I got 40,000 Source Crystals
from that man just now, take them and distribute them to everyone. Each
of you should get a good share out of this.”

“40,000!?” The two men were overjoyed, as if 40,000 Source Crystals

was an amazing fortune for them.

This was simply unimaginable in the outside world. Any Dao Source
Realm cultivator wouldn’t even spare a glance at 40,000 Low-Rank
Source Crystals, but Source Crystals were a rare commodity here in the
Solitary Void Sealed World.

Cultivators who live here year-round would naturally need to consume

Source Crystals, but there were no Source Crystals to mine here. There
was simply no way to make ends meet in the long run. Only cultivators
who end up getting caught and dragged into this place would bring some
Source Crystals with them.

But not many cultivators ended up here each year, and the number of
Source Crystals they brought with them was an even greater uncertainty.
How could this be enough for the several hundreds of thousands of
people living in Clear Sky City?
These 40,000 Source Crystals were a huge sum for the cultivators
aboard this ship.

And yet, Ling Yin Qin had handed this over without hesitation to share
with everyone. This was the reason why a woman like her was able to
get the whole ship to yield to her and obey her orders.

Ling Yin Qin never hid anything for herself, and this kind of virtue was
enough to gain everyone’s respect.

“Tell our brothers not to have any funny thoughts about those two, and
don’t reveal their origins when we return to Clear Sky City. If you want
Source Crystals, get it from them the proper way. Our mission is going to
be a long one. If you use the right method, then you may be able to get
some Source Crystals out of them.” Ling Yin Qin warned them again, still
not completely assured. She was clear about the type of men she had
working under her.

“Got it, Big Sister Ling.” The two were overjoyed at her words. After
shooting a glance at each other, they immediately rushed into the cabin.

Not long after, the scar-faced man returned and handed the ring back to
Ling Yin Qin, “Big Sister Ling, we left 10,000 Source Crystals for you.
The rest we’ve split up with the boys. Heh heh, everyone said they’ll
have to thank Big Sister Ling for this reward!”

Ling Yin Qin snorted, “I’ll be thanking the Heavens as long as you don’t
bring me any trouble.”

“No, no, absolutely not!” The scar-faced man responded seriously.

Chapter 2368 - Preciousness of Source Crystals

Yang Kai had not been sitting in the room for long when a knock came at
the door.

Liu Xian Yun looked at him and only opened the door when she received
a nod.

The scar-faced man that was on the deck earlier appeared outside the
door with a flattering smile on his face and immediately began fawning
over them, “Greetings, dear guests. I’m not disturbing your cultivation,
am I?”

Liu Xian Yun asked, “What is it?”

The scar-faced man laughed, “Big Sister instructed me to come over and
see if our guests are in need of anything. If you do need anything, we will
do our best to fulfil your needs.”

Liu Xian Yun was bewildered. She had no idea why this guy was being
so polite all of a sudden. A saying came to her, ‘one who is
unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions’. This man’s behaviour
made her a little wary; after all, when she and Yang Kai arrived here,
they weren’t even sure of the specific circumstances of this place, so it
was natural for them to be cautious.

The scar-faced man then continued, “This is some food prepared by the
brothers for the two of you. We have nothing else to offer on our ship, I
hope you won’t mind it.”

Only then did Liu Xian Yun notice that the scar-faced man was holding a
tray with two plates of dishes and a jar of wine. She had no idea what
sort of strange meat the food was made of, but it did smell quite good.

[It couldn’t be poisoned, could it?] Liu Xian Yun’s face turned strange in
an instant. She wanted to refuse him, but since he took the initiative to
bring it over, it seemed a bit inappropriate to turn him away at the door.
So, not knowing what to do, she could only look back at Yang Kai and
wait for his opinion.
“Come in and talk inside.” Yang Kai did not seem to care.

When he heard this, the scar-faced man suddenly revealed a happy

expression, “Pardon the intrusion.”

Liu Xian Yun then moved aside to let the scar-faced man enter the room.
The latter put the tray on the table and looked towards Yang Kai with an
eager face, the fawning smile on his face never disappearing.

Yang Kai smiled, “Is the food free or is there a fee?”

The scar-faced man grinned meaningfully, scratching his head as he

said, “This is a little token of appreciation prepared by the brothers for
our two guests, so naturally it’s free of charge. But… Heh heh… I’m sure
you understand, friend.”

Liu Xian Yun let out a light snort and looked unhappy. She was thinking
that all these people in this ship were all money-grubbers. To think they
actually had the gall to charge for two plates of some unknown dishes
and a jar of old wine that looked to be of poor quality.

She wouldn’t even have bothered to spare such dishes a glance if she
was served them in the outside world.

But Yang Kai had his curiosity piqued by this behaviour and asked, “Are
Source Crystals hard to acquire here?”

Instantly, a bitter expression appeared on the scar-faced man’s face,

“Friend, if you live here for a little time, you’ll learn just how precious
Source Crystals are in this place.”

If this wasn’t the case, why would he be so thick-faced as to try and find
a way to ‘earn’ some Source Crystals from Yang Kai like this?

“Can you not mine Source Crystals here?” Liu Xian Yun asked
suspiciously.

The scar-faced man shook his head and replied, “No, the Disruption
Force is present all throughout the Solitary Void Sealed World, and once
exposed to it, Source Crystals will dissolve and lose all the World
Energy. So, there are no Source Crystals to mine in this damned place at
all. This is also the reason why the World Energy is so dense in this
Solitary Void Sealed World.”

Liu Xian Yun had also seen how the Source Crystal melted rapidly
earlier, so she naturally understood when she heard the scar-faced man
say this. With that, her disdain for the cultivators on this ship lessened a
little. She understood now why all of them were so money eager for
profits.

The scar-faced man sighed, “The Source Crystals in this Solitary Void
Sealed World are all brought in by outside cultivators. There’s no chance
to even find a single piece in here.”

Yang Kai nodded as it was just as he guessed. When he saw the Source
Crystal dissolve earlier, Yang Kai already had some vague guesses, so
when the scar-faced man explained this now, he instantly affirmed that
his guesses were correct.

Source Crystals truly were valuable treasures in this damned place.

“What do we call you?” Yang Kai asked.

The scar-faced man quickly responded, “Jiao Yi. Big Sister calls me Old
Jiao. Please feel free to call me however you please!”

“Please sit, Brother Jiao, I have some questions to ask you,” Yang Kai
motioned to him while taking out a bag of Source Crystals from his
Space Ring at the same time, placing it on the table and pushing it
towards him.

Jiao Yi’s eyes lit up in an instant like a starved ghost seeing food. He
pulled the bag to himself, opened it up, and was almost blinded by the
lustre of the Source Crystals inside. Hurriedly, he stuffed the bag into his
Space Ring and replied happily, “Ask away, friend! Old Jiao will even tell
you what the colour of my underwear is!”

“Bleh…” Liu Xian Yun spat, face blushing slightly.

Yang Kai smiled, “To tell you the truth, my Junior Sister and I just arrived
here and we know nothing about this place, so…”

“We already know. Who else besides newcomers would dare to take out
Source Crystals in the open here in the Solitary Void Sealed World? As
soon as we saw that, we all knew you weren’t familiar with the rules here,
friend.”

He was referring to Yang Kai’s earlier attempt at making a deal with Ling
Yin Qin above deck.

Yang Kai also knew he was definitely outed, so he didn’t try to hide it
either. In any case, he wanted information and had Source Crystals, so
he figured trading one for the other was a good deal.

Jiao Yi sighed, “Just live here for a year and you’ll know how precious
Source Crystals are. Let Old Jiao give you some advice. No matter how
many Source Crystals you have, use them sparingly or you’ll use them
up before you know it. Thinking back then, I used to have several million
Source Crystals in my Space Ring. I was quite rich back then! But now,
haa…”

He had a pained look, as if regretting how he squandered his money.

“How long have you been here, Brother Jiao?”

This question seemed to poke at Jiao Yi’s sore point. He poured himself
a cup of wine and downed it in one gulp before wiping his mouth and
speaking, “I never really counted, but probably about sixty years, maybe
seventy?”

“Sixty or seventy years!?” Liu Xian Yun’s pretty face paled in an instant.

Jiao Yi looked over to her and revealed, “What do seventy years count
for? Some people have been stuck here for hundreds or even thousands
of years.”

“Is there no way out?” Liu Xian Yun asked.

Jiao Yi frowned, “I’m not sure about that. Maybe there is, maybe there
isn’t. As for me, this Old Jiao’s strength is too low, so obviously, even if
there is a way out, I wouldn’t be able to reach it. If that wasn’t the case,
those few peak-level powerhouses in Clear Sky City would have already
left. Why would they stay here and suffer?”

Yang Kai said, “Then, did you come in from Solitary Void Mountain
Range too, Brother Jiao?”

“Solitary Void Mountain Range?” Jiao Yi was befuddled at these words.

After thinking for a while, he realized what he was saying, “Oh, that
Solitary Void Mountain Range at the intersection of the Southern
Territory and the Eastern Territory, right? No, I came in from the
intersection of the Western Territory and the Northern Territory.”

“Are there a lot of points this place can be accessed from?”

“En, it seems to be so, since people from all four major regions are living
on Clear Sky Island. Just on this boat alone, we came in from at least a
dozen different places.”

“That many? How can that be?” Liu Xian Yun was amazed.

Jiao Yi shrugged, “I don’t know either.”

Yang Kai said thoughtfully, “The entrance of this Solitary Void Sealed
World is either mobile, or there are many entry points. Brother Jiao,
what’s the situation on that Clear Sky Island you mentioned?”

Jiao Yi replied, “Clear Sky Island is just that, it’s Clear Sky Island. All the
cultivators in this Solitary Void Sealed World live there. The great forces
on the island are complicated, so when we get to Clear Sky Island, Old
Jiao advises you to join one of the more powerful ones. Otherwise, it will
be difficult to survive here, especially for newcomers. Many people have
their eyes on newcomers. I’m sure you know why, right?”

“Source Crystals?” Liu Xian Yun quickly asked.

Jiao Yi nodded, “That’s right, newcomers will more or less be carrying
Source Crystals with them when they come here. Men die for wealth,
birds die for food. That’s the immutable truth.”

Yang Kai asked, “Are there any Emperor Realm Masters staying on the
island?”

“There are. More than a few actually,” Jiao Yi responded, “There are
probably over a dozen, with the most powerful one being Clear Sky
Island Lord who is a Third-Order Emperor Realm. I heard he’s been here
for over a thousand years!”

“Even a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master is trapped here?” Liu Xian

Yun’s pretty face paled, feeling like escape was becoming more and
more hopeless.

Jiao Yi grinned meaningfully, “What’s so strange about that? If you can’t

find a way out, then you won’t be able to leave. But after being trapped
here for so long, I heard the Island Master’s cultivation has regressed a
lot, possibly even dropping to the Second-Order Emperor Realm, but I
don’t know if that’s true or not.” He sighed, “But I think it’s true. How
could one keep their cultivation from dropping after living here for so
long? Old Jiao used to be Second-Order Dao Source Realm, but I’ve
already fallen to the First-Order after all these years.”

Yang Kai frowned, “If you don’t have Source Crystals, how do you
cultivate here?”

Jiao Yi said, “With Spirit Purifying Arrays. The grade of the Spirit
Purifying Array in this room isn’t very high, so the results aren’t that good.
The higher the grade of the Spirit Purifying Array, the better. Once you
reach Clear Sky City, I suggest you rent a secluded home with a high-
grade Spirit Purifying Array. It will slow down the regression of your
cultivation to the greatest extent. But of course, you can also take Spirit
Pills besides using the Spirit Purifying Array, but Spirit Pills are
ridiculously expensive here. There aren’t many Alchemists on the island,
and the best ones have all taken refuge with the Island Master. A single
Spirit Pill can cost more than ten times what it would cost outside here.”
“Then how do you live?” Liu Xian Yun couldn’t help but sympathize with
Jiao Yi. The environment truly was harsh in this Solitary Void Sealed
World, making survival anything but easy.

Jiao Yi smiled bitterly, “We go out to hunt sea beasts and look for other
raw materials to trade for. The Monster Cores of sea beasts can usually
go for a good price. This time, we’re out looking for something called
Grey Feather Coral.”

“What is it used for?” Liu Xian Yun asked.

Jiao Yi answered, “It’s an important ingredient in refining Spirit Purifying

Arrays. If you want to survive on Clear Sky Island, a Spirit Purifying Array
is essential, so there is a large market for Grey Feather Coral.” When he
spoke up to here, Jiao Yi’s expression changed. “Are you two interested
in joining us? If you are, I can go talk to Big Sister. I don’t think she’ll
refuse you. As for the share, you’ll get the same as us. The more you
contribute, the more you get.”

Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun were both newcomers, so they were still in
peak condition, especially Yang Kai. If they could drag him, a Third-Order
Dao Source Realm cultivator, into their group, then it would certainly help
them return with a full load.
Chapter 2369 - I Need to Break Through

Jiao Yi tried his best to sell the idea, “We found a place with a large
amount of Grey Feather Corals by chance five years ago, but it was
protected by a Sea Beast back then, so we weren’t able to get it in the
end. But based on Big Sister’s observations at the time, the Sea Beast
was close to the end of its lifespan and it would definitely be dead within
five years. In other words, we’ll be able to mine the Grey Feather Coral
there to our heart’s content now, and once we do, we won’t have to go
out to sea for at least a year with the harvest.”

Yang Kai shook his head, “My Junior Sister and I won’t be participating.”

He wasn’t short of Source Crystals in the slightest, so naturally, he had

no wish to mine this Great Feather Coral. No matter what extravagant
and colourful words Jiao Yi could bring up, Yang Kai still wouldn’t be
moved.

Seeing this, Jiao Yi could not force him either and just felt that Yang Kai
and Liu Xian Yun would learn just how precious Grey Feather Coral was
once they’ve lived here for a year or two. When that time came, he might
not even need to try and persuade them and the two would join
themselves.

“By the way, how long will it take before you return from this trip?” Yang
Kai asked.

Jiao Yi said, “We are about three days away from our destination, then
it’ll take another two or three days to mine the coral. As for our return
trip… It’ll take at least a month before we can reach Clear Sky Island.”

“That long?” Yang Kai couldn’t help but frown.

Jiao Yi smiled bitterly, “Most of the materials around Clear Sky Island
have already been dug up and harvested. If we want the good stuff, we
can only go further away. The risks are proportional to the gains.”

Yang Kai nodded, “Then I wish you all success.”

When he heard him say that, Jiao Yi also stood up tactfully, “Then, I
won’t disturb your cultivation any longer. If there’s anything you need,
just come and look for Old Jiao.”

“Alright.”

When Jiao Yi reached the door, he suddenly turned back, “By the way,
once the two of you arrive at Clear Sky City, you must find a way to apply
for an Identity Token, otherwise you won’t be able to enter the city.
However, if you apply for an Identity Token, you’ll be exposed as
newcomers. Why don’t I go and tell Big Sister and she’ll find a way to
cover for you two? Even though we aren’t attached to any of the big
forces, Big Sister is well-connected and has a wide range of contacts.
She may be able to get it done.”

Yang Kai pondered for a moment and nodded, “Then I’ll offer my thanks
in advance, Brother Jiao.”

Jiao Yi smiled, “I’ll let you know if there’s any news.”

After Jiao Yi left, Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun looked at each other, both
of them able to see the worry in each other’s eyes. This damned place
was able to trap even Third-Order Emperor Realm Masters, so it was
clear how little chance there was for them to get out. Moreover, Jiao Yi
and his group clearly had no idea how to leave either, so they weren’t
able to get any information from them.

The only thing they could do now was to head to Clear Sky Island first
before making any plans.

The ship sailed for four days before suddenly coming to a stop.

Yang Kai released his Divine Sense and could feel that the cultivators on
the ship had all come up to the deck, sleeves rolled up and filled with
energy. It seemed like they had arrived at their destination and everyone
was getting ready to go down into the sea to mine the Grey Feather
Coral.
Yang Kai didn’t go and bother them, but on the contrary, Jiao Yi came to
bother him. He came over again to ask if Yang Kai wanted to join them
and head down to the sea or not.

After Yang Kai refused him politely, Jiao Yi didn’t press him anymore.

A short while later, most of the people on board jumped off the deck and
disappeared into the sea.

Just as Jiao Yi said before, the powerful Sea Beast protecting the Grey
Feather Coral had died, so Ling Yin Qin and her crew were very
successful in their mission.

Cultivators were constantly coming in and out of the water, all of them
looking ecstatic.

Four days later, all the cultivators returned from the sea and nobody went
down anymore.

Yang Kai did not observe their movements too carefully, but when he
probed the deck occasionally, he was able to hear some of their
conversations. From the bits and pieces of chatter he overheard, Yang
Kai learned that they were in fact able to score a huge harvest, even
more than Ling Yin Qin had expected.

The crew suffered no casualties and gained so much without any effort
just by going to sea, so the faces of the crew members were filled with
smiles. Even the usually icy Ling Yin Qin had exposed a rare smile.

About half a day later, the ship turned in a different direction and set sail.
It seemed they were on their way back.

Yang Kai also put down the last of his worries. He was really afraid that
Ling Yin Qin and her ship would encounter difficulties at sea. If that
happened, then there would be no one to bring them to Clear Sky Island.

Everything was going well at the moment, and naturally, this was what
Yang Kai hoped to see.
There were peaceful days ahead. Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun were both
holed up in their room and did not come out. Ling Yin Qin seemed
satisfied with their cooperation and low-key behaviour, so she did not
bother them either. On the other hand, Jiao Yi would bring them food and
drinks occasionally.

Seven days later, the expression on Yang Kai’s face, who was
meditating, suddenly changed and he opened his eyes.

Then, he released his Divine Sense and poured it into the Sealed World
Bead to communicate with his Embodiment.

“What is it?” Yang Kai asked. He had no idea why, but the Embodiment
suddenly messaged him and he appeared to be in a fluster.

“Ruo Xi, that girl… she’s breaking through,” the Embodiment responded
immediately.

“Ruo Xi is breaking through?” Yang Kai raised a brow, “Isn’t that a good
thing?”

“How is it good!?” The Embodiment shouted.

Yang Kai also suddenly realized something and his face changed, “Dao
Source Realm?”

He remembered that Zhang Ruo Xi had already reached the Third-Order

Origin King Realm, which meant if she needed to break through, it would
be to the Dao Source Realm!

“That’s right. I don’t know what happened with that girl, but the speed
that she’s advancing is too frightening! How long has it been and she’s
already breaking through to the Dao Source Realm.”

Yang Kai instantly understood the severity of the problem and

immediately teleported into the Small Sealed World.

Somewhere in the Small Sealed World, Zhang Ruo Xi was sitting down
cross-legged as World Energy circulated around her body, Saint Qi
flowing like a river, so much so that one could actually hear it.
She clearly appeared on the verge of a breakthrough.

If this was the outside world, then there would be no problem for her to
make a breakthrough like this.

However, she was currently inside the Sealed World Bead where the
World Principles were not perfect. It was not an issue for Zhang Ruo Xi
to cultivate here normally, but breaking through to the next Great Realm
involved a World Energy Baptism. Comprehending Principle Strength
while breaking through was not possible in this Small Sealed World.

In other words, it was impossible for Zhang Ruo Xi to break through to

the Dao Source Realm in the Sealed World Bead. If she was left alone,
she would only fail.

Once she failed, Zhang Ruo Xi’s path on the Martial Dao would come to
an end, and she may even be hit by backlash and perish.

Yang Kai’s face turned ugly.

It was a vast sea outside, and the environment of this Solitary Void
Sealed World was so bizarre that he had no idea if Zhang Ruo Xi would
be able to break through if she were brought out.

Even if he took her outside, where would they go for her to break
through?

Next to Zhang Ruo Si, Hua Qing Si and Liu Yan were both standing
there with grave expressions. When they noticed Yang Kai’s arrival, both
of them hurried over.

“How long has this been going on?” Yang Kai asked.

“It just began,” Hua Qing Si responded, “But looking at her, I don’t think
she can suppress it any longer. If she forcefully restrains herself any
more, it will damage her foundation.”

“Master, what should we do now?” Liu Yan had no idea what to do at all.
She knew what kind of situation Yang Kai was in currently and really
couldn’t think of how they were going to help Zhang Ruo Xi with her
current predicament.

“Watch over her for a while, I’ll think of a plan.” After he said that, Yang
Kai left the Sealed World Bead.

Zhang Ruo Xi had just perceived the opportunity to break through, so

she could probably hold on for a while longer, but it will be impossible to
do so for too long. A solution had to be found before then.

Inside the compartment, Yang Kai’s figure reappeared and then flew
straight out.

Liu Xian Yun was befuddled, having no idea what Yang Kai was in such
a hurry to do, so she quickly followed after him.

Ling Yin Qin was currently cultivating inside her private cabin. It was
really unexpected for them to have gained such a large harvest during
this trip, so they would be able to stay home for at least two or three
years before they had to come out to sea again, which put her in a rather
good mood.

While she was thinking about which great force she should sell the Grey
Feather Coral to when they returned, her door was suddenly opened with
a bang.

Ling Yin Qin was shocked and stood up immediately, shouting, “Who’s
there!”

She was the captain of this ship, so there wasn’t anyone on board who
dared to rush in without even greeting her, so Ling Yin Qin’s first reaction
was that it must be an enemy.

But when she got a good look at who it was that entered, Ling Yin Qin
gritted her teeth and snapped, “What are you doing?!”

She was naturally angered. She was only glad that she wasn’t
comprehending some Secret Art or Secret Technique, otherwise, this
disturbance by Yang Kai would have rendered her efforts meaningless.
This person had been quiet since he came aboard her ship, and Ling Yin
Qin had a good impression of him, but now, the sight of him disgusted
her.

Yang Kai also knew that he had been too abrupt, but this matter
concerned Zhang Ruo Xi’s life and future, so he could only cup his fists
and say, “Big Sister Ling, is it? I have an urgent matter so I hope you can
forgive me.”

Ling Yin Qin’s name was something he learned from hearing the
conversations of the other crew members on the ship.

“What happened?”

There was a cry of alarm from outside. Apparently, the crew had been
attracted by the noise of Yang Kai hurling the door open.

They all saw Yang Kai standing outside with Ling Yin Qin’s face covered
in fury. All of them were shocked. Jiao Yi, who was standing among
them, blinked his eyes and said, “Brother Yang, why did you barge into
our Big Sister’s room?”

“You little brat, you’re not coveting the beauty of our Big Sister and
deciding to take her by force, are you?”

“What? Seriously? You bastard, how dare you!”

“You’re courting death, you little brat! You have a Junior Sister and
you’re still not satisfied? You even dared to eye our Big Sister!? See if I
don’t cripple you today!”

The group of people outside became all stirred up and shouted madly,
making the scene quite lively.

Yang Kai was speechless at their reaction, but still quickly cupped his
fists to Ling Yin Qin, “This one really does have an urgent matter to deal
with, so please forgive me, Big Sister Ling!”

Ling Yin Qin glared at Yang Kai with gritted teeth. Even though it was
hard to dispel her anger, his expression did not seem fake, so she coldly
snorted and asked, “What matter is so urgent that you can’t even knock?
Didn’t your mother teach you anything about manners?”

Yang Kai did not dare to talk back after being reprimanded like this either
and could only say, “I wish to ask Big Sister Ling’s advice. If one needs
to make a breakthrough here, how should they go about it?”

“A breakthrough?” Upon hearing this, Ling Yin Qin’s face changed,

“Breaking through to a new Great Realm?”

“Yes!” Yang Kai nodded.

When she heard this, Ling Yin Qin’s mind buzzed for a moment and her
face filled with shock.

She naturally thought that Yang Kai needed to break through.

Yang Kai was a Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator, so if he broke

through, wouldn’t that mean advancing to the Emperor Realm?
Chapter 2370 - High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array

There were only a few Emperors in Clear Sky Island, so Ling Yin Qin did
not expect that the person she randomly bumped into during her trip
would have the potential to break through to the Emperor Realm.

Once this Yang Kai made a breakthrough, he would certainly be able to

occupy a seat in Clear Sky Island, and could in turn shelter her whole
crew. However… only those who have lived in the Solitary Void Sealed
World for a long time would understand that this place was simply a
grave for cultivators. A cultivator whose cultivation did not regress with
time here was already considered blessed, and even if one was lucky
enough to sense an incoming breakthrough, there were very few who
could succeed.

Ling Yin Qin had seen too many people who failed to break through in
this damned place, causing them to lose all their cultivation and become
crippled.

So, after her initial shock, the gaze which Ling Yin Qin directed at Yang
Kai became sympathetic. She could tell that Yang Kai was still young, so
to be able to reach Third-Order Dao Source Realm proved his aptitude
was exceptional. He should be the young rising star of a great Sect
outside, and given time, it may not be impossible for him to get a glimpse
of the mysteries of the Emperor Realm.

But here… The possibility of failure was very high.

Yang Kai’s face turned anxious. He had no idea why Ling Yin Qin was
looking at him full of sympathy. Receiving no answer from her for a while,
he pursued the question again, “Big Sister Ling, do you know anything
that can help?”

“Are you really going to break through?” Lin Yin Qin couldn’t help but
suggest, “If you’re absolutely confident you can do it, then never break
through in this Solitary Void Sealed World! You’re better off cutting off
your own cultivation!”

Yang Kai was dumbfounded and he subconsciously asked, “Why?”

Jiao Yi said, “Brother Yang, the Solitary Void Sealed World is not a
suitable place for a breakthrough. You know as well as us that the
endless stream of Disruption Force that flows in this world. Ninety-nine
percent of the people who dared to break through here have failed. Big
Sister is just watching out for you.”

Yang Kai was truly shocked now. He had previously thought that this
was not a good place for a breakthrough, but he didn’t expect it to be so
serious. It did not seem like Zhang Ruo Xi’s Qi fluctuations could be
suppressed at all, and if she cut off her cultivation as Ling Yin Qin
suggested, then Zhang Ruo Xi would never be able to advance to the
Dao Source Realm in her life and could only remain at the Origin King
Realm.

Since she would be extinguishing her own Martial Dao, no pill or treasure
would be able to help her recover.

The rest of the crew members were looking at Yang Kai with sympathy,
as if he had suffered a great misfortune. They did not care about him
crashing into Ling Yin Qin as much anymore either. It would be too cruel
to focus on such petty matters as that when a young man before them
was about to come to the end of his Martial Dao.

Yang Kai was only taken aback for a moment before his look turned into
one of resolution, “Please, I still wish to seek Big Sister Ling’s guidance.”

When Ling Yin Qin saw how insistent Yang Kai was, she knew it was
useless to dissuade him, so she could only say, “I have a High-Grade
Spirit Purifying Array here. It may be able to help you.”

There were four grades of Spirit Purifying Array; low, medium, high, and
peak.

These days, during his chats with Jiao Yi, Yang Kai got to know that the
Spirit Purifying Arrays set up in the ship rooms were all low grade,
because the higher the grade of the array, the more expensive it became
to arrange. The price of each higher grade array would be at least ten
times that of the previous grade. Ling Yin Qin’s group were struggling
cultivators in this Solitary Void Sealed World and did not have the
financial resources to hire someone to set up a more powerful Spirit
Purifying Array.

Yang Kai also did not expect her to actually have a High-Grade Spirit
Purifying Array.

The more advanced the grade of a Spirit Purifying Array, the greater its
effects were. Spirit Purifying Arrays were like a net that filters out the
Disruption Force from the world while also hindering the flow of World
Energy. So, regardless of how dense the World Energy was, places with
Spirit Purifying Arrays set up would have less dense World Energy
available. The higher the grade of a Spirit Purifying Array, the less World
Energy it blocked out, so the World Energy available within would
become denser, making cultivation inside much more effective.

Yang Kai was in great joy, “Many thanks, Big Sister Ling!”

When Ling Yin Qin said she was going to take out her High-Grade Spirit
Purifying Array, the other crew members on the ship could not help but
pale in response. Jiao Yi even whispered, “Big Sister Ling, that Spirit
Purifying Array…”

Ling Yin Qin interrupted him with a wave of her hand and took out a set
of array flags before handing them to Yang Kai, “If you can’t do it, then
don’t force it.”

Then, she stuffed a jade slip into Yang Kai’s hands as well, “This is how
to set up the array. It’s very simple, you’ll understand if you look through
this.”

“I’ll remember it.” Yang Kai nodded sincerely. Even though he had no
idea where this High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array came from, he knew
how immensely precious it was to Ling Yin Qin just from the looks of the
crew members alone. Otherwise, it was impossible for her not to take it
out to use normally.

Based on what Yang Kai knew, the Spirit Purifying Array set up in Ling
Yin Qin’s room was also merely a low-grade one.
He also had no idea what the story behind this High-Grade Spirit
Purifying Array was; however, he decided inwardly that he was going to
give Ling Yin Qin compensation after the matter was over.

“I still need to bother Big Sister Ling with one more question. Are there
any islands nearby here?” Yang Kai asked.

Ling Yin Qin looked up and said to a cultivator whose face was covered
with a big beard, “Hand me the map.”

The cultivator took out a piece of beast skin from his Space Ring and
immediately spread it out in front of Ling Yin Qin. Yang Kai also went
over to take a look, but he couldn’t read it properly.

Ling Yin Qin’s gaze swept over the map for a while before pointing to a
certain spot, “Southeast, five hundred kilometres from here is a small
island.”

Yang Kai cupped his fists, “Many thanks!”

By the time he finished speaking, his body had already teleported and
disappeared from sight.

The entire crowd was shocked, and even Ling Yin Qin’s beautiful face
paled as none of them saw how Yang Kai left.

Even though she knew that Yang Kai’s cultivation was at the Third-Order
Dao Source Realm, she never expected him to be so powerful. Just from
his Movement Skill alone, Ling Yin Qin was unable to find any traces of
Yang Kai at all. If a man like this wanted to kill her, she would be
completely defenceless.

Instantly, Ling Yin Qin was feeling thankful that she had strictly forbidden
her crew from picking a fight with Yang Kai. Otherwise, nobody would
even know how their entire crew ended up dead.

“Senior Brother, he’s… actually going to break through to the Emperor

Realm?” Someone murmured quietly from the side.

Ling Yin Qin looked over and saw Liu Xian Yun standing there worriedly.
She followed Yang Kai out of the room and heard the conversation
clearly, so she was a bit shocked. Unlike Ling Yin Qin who did not know
Yang Kai well, Liu Xian Yun had been cultivating next to Yang Kai these
days and she did not notice any signs of him breaking through at all, so
how was he suddenly breaking through to the Emperor Realm?

But after the shock passed, she only felt concerned because Ling Yin
Qin had put it very clearly that breaking through in the Solitary Void
Sealed World was extremely risky.

“Big Sister Ling, my Senior Brother, he…” Liu Xian Yun looked towards
Ling Yin Qin.

The latter sighed and said truthfully, “There is little hope, and it is
basically impossible to accomplish.”

Liu Xian Yun’s face paled, and she almost toppled over from shock. An
amazing talent like Yang Kai was going to be ruined here in this damned
place? And the root cause of this was her. If they had not encountered
each other in Marsh City, then Yang Kai would never have stood up for
her, much less attracted the attention of an old monster like Yao Chang
Jun. Then, Yang Kai wouldn’t have been chased all the way to the
depths of the Solitary Void Mountain Range and gotten swallowed up by
the Solitary Void Sealed World.

The more she thought about it, the guiltier Liu Xian Yun felt towards
Yang Kai. If he failed to break through here, then whether he became
crippled or died, it would all be her fault.

“Big Sister, that Spirit Purifying Array was what Big Brother Zhou gave
you back then. How could you…” Jiao Yi looked at Ling Yin Qin with
lament.

Ling Yin Qin answered, “He’s in urgent need of it, so what’s the harm in
lending it to him?”

Jiao Yi said, “But if he damages it…”

“If you needed to break through, I would also lend it to you.”

The crew knew that Ling Yin Qin was not lying, her character was just
like this, cold on the outside, warm on the inside. Yang Kai was just a
hitchhiker who had nothing to do with her, but she still lent such a
precious Spirit Purifying Array to Yang Kai.

But the preciousness of that Spirit Purifying Array was not in value, but
rather the sentimentality of it for Ling Yin Qin, so even though everyone
knew that Ling Yin Qin had a high-grade Spirit Purifying Array, they
never asked her to take it out for everyone to use. Everyone just used
their own meagre Spirit Purifying Arrays, slowly cultivating to stem the
speed of their cultivation’s regression.

“Spread the order, we will anchor here for a few days. You should all
disperse as well,” Ling Yin Qin waved her hand and excused everyone.

The dozen crew members all looked at each other, not daring to say
anything more and left.

“Senior Brother Jiao, that Big Brother Zhou you mentioned just now…
Who is he?” Liu Xian Yun followed Jiao Yi towards the cabin and asked.

Jiao Yi said, “He was Big Sister’s partner. When Big Sister and Big
Brother Zhou both fell into this damned place, he brought us together to
scrape out a living, but one time at sea, Big Brother Zhou was killed by a
Sea Beast while protecting everyone. The only thing he left behind
before his death was that Spirit Purifying Array. He sold off his own
artifact to buy it, and if he still had that artifact, then Big Brother Zhou
might not have died.”

When the past was mentioned, Jiao Yi’s emotions began to fluctuate and
his fists were clenched, clearly showing that he received a lot of care
from the man surnamed Zhou and had long recognized him as a family
member.

“Big Brother Zhou really did treat Big Sister Ling well,” Liu Xian Yun
muttered. For the sake of his partner, he was willing to sell off his artifact
in order to buy a Spirit Purifying Array. It seemed like a stupid thing to do,
but who could criticize him?
“Now you know how precious that Spirit Purifying Array is to Big Sister,
right?” Jiao Yi gritted his teeth, “If your Senior Brother damages that
Spirit Purifying Array, I, Old Jiao, will be the first one to not let him off!”

Even though Jiao Yi had great conversations with Yang Kai and Liu Xian
Yun during these days and received a lot of Source Crystals from him, he
still stood firmly on Ling Yin Qin’s side when it came to that High-Grade
Spirit Purifying Array.

But after the fierce talk, Jiao Yi added a little vexingly, “I apologize, Old
Jiao’s temper is bad. I shouldn’t be saying this to you. We don’t even
know if your Senior Brother can return safely.”

“It’s fine, I understand how Senior Brother Jiao feels.” Liu Xian Yun
waved her hands. She couldn’t help but fantasize about Yang Kai leaving
something behind for her too. It didn’t matter whether it was valuable or
not, she would still treasure it.
Chapter 2371 - Giant Phantom Reappears

As Yang Kai flew towards that island, his mind was immersed in the jade
slip that Ling Yin Qin handed him, reading up on how the Spirit Purifying
Array had to be arranged.

Even though he had not been exposed to Spirit Arrays, the jade slip was
extremely detailed and easy to read, not to mention that it shouldn’t be
hard to set up with the array flags.

Yang Kai finished his five hundred kilometre journey in a dozen breaths,
and this was only because he had deliberately slowed his movements in
order to study the jade slip. Otherwise, with his mastery of Space
Principles, he could have arrived in just three breaths.

Looking over, there was in fact a small island worthy of its description.
This barren island measured only around a thousand metres in length,
and it seemed to be not much more than a big rock. The sky ahead was
clear and cloudless and the sea was also peaceful.

Yang Kai quickly landed and set up the array according to the
instructions in the jade slip.

After about the time it took to finish a cup of tea, he was done. A layer of
light instantly surrounded the island, purifying the air there. The World
Energy also weakened several degrees.

It seemed that even a High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array was unable to

allow all the World Energy to flow through it. From this observation, it
was unlikely for even a Peak-Grade Spirit Purifying Array to be that
effective.

Yang Kai was pressed for time, so he just did a quick check on the Spirit
Array for any problems before waving his hand to summon Zhang Ruo Xi
from the Sealed World Bead.

“Sir, I’ve caused you trouble again,” It was clear from Zhang Ruo Xi’s
expression that she was struggling and the Qi surrounding her was as
turbulent as boiling water. She apologized to Yang Kai with a guilty look
on her face as soon as she appeared.
She knew what sort of situation Yang Kai was in right now.

Yang Kai simply waved his hand though, “Don’t think about anything
else, just calm your Qi and your mind. Your breakthrough is the most
important thing right now. I’ll stand guard for you at the side so let go of
all your distractions and focus!”

Zhang Ruo Xi gently nodded and shut her pretty eyes, forming seals with
her hands as she silently began her breakthrough.

In a few moments, the aura around her body grew fiercer and fiercer, and
the Saint Qi flowing inside her meridians became more and more violent.

It was as if the World Energy around her had been given life and was all
rushing towards her body.

But because of the Spirit Purifying Array’s obstruction, this World Energy
was clearly not enough to meet the needs of her breakthrough, which put
Zhang Ruo Xi in a dilemma.

Seeing this, Yang Kai did not hesitate to bring out a bunch of Source
Crystals from his Space Ring and shatter them, filling the small island
with rich World Energy.

With the help of these Source Crystals, much of the difficult expression
on Zhang Ruo Xi’s face was relieved.

Yang Kai took out batches of Source Crystals one after another and
shattered them within a few moments, so the World Energy on the small
island was so dense that it had turned into a mist form. Even if Yang Kai
stood only ten metres away from Zhang Ruo Xi, he wouldn’t be able to
see her body clearly anymore.

Seeing that things were alright now, Yang Kai stopped.

Since awakening her bloodline, Zhang Ruo Xi seemed to have changed

into a whole new person. Her aptitude was indescribably good, and each
time she cultivated, rather than slowly absorbing and refining World
Energy, it was more like she was simply drinking it down. It was because
of this that her cultivation was able to improve so rapidly.
The Patriarch of the Zhang Family back then, Zhang Gao Xuan, obtained
a Dao Source Fruit from the Five Coloured Treasure Pagoda but ended
up severely injured during an assassination attempt against him. Before
his death, he asked Yang Kai to head over to the Zhang Family and
leave a Dao Source Pill for the Zhang Family’s descendants in exchange
for the Dao Source Fruit.

Yang Kai went, and at the time, Zhang Ruo Xi’s cultivation was only at
the Saint King Realm. That was just a few years ago, but now she was
already breaking through to the Dao Source Realm.

Yang Kai still had the Dao Source Pill he prepared for Zhang Ruo Xi, but
from the looks of it, she wouldn’t be needing it at all. In the past few
years, this young and inexperienced little girl had grown into a tall and
graceful young lady.

For a moment, Yang Kai couldn’t help but be filled with emotion.

A constant whirring noise could be heard, as if Zhang Ruo Xi had turned

into a bottomless pit that was constantly drawing in the surrounding
World Energy. Within a few moments, the dense World Energy had once
again grown thin.

Yang Kai had no choice but to take out more Source Crystals and shatter
them again.

After three bouts of this, Yang Kai estimated that he had consumed at
least ten million Source Crystals before Zhang Ruo Xi let out a soft
moan, which was followed by an indescribable ripple in her aura.

She was going to break through! Seeing this situation, Yang Kai didn’t
dare to stand there and immediately moved away from the island, closely
watching her from a moderate distance. This position not only ensured
that he would not interfere with Zhang Ruo Xi’s breakthrough, but it also
ensured that he would be able to rescue her if any accidents were to
happen.

From what could be seen here, the reason why Zhang Ruo Xi’s
breakthrough was going so smoothly was because of the ten million
Source Crystals he brought out, but Yang Kai knew that the real hurdle
had yet to be passed!

For Zhang Ruo Xi, the most difficult hurdle was the World Energy
Baptism! The World Energy in this place was filled with endless
Distortion Force, and if that entered her body, there was no telling what
would happen.

But if she didn’t absorb it into her body, then she wouldn’t be able to
advance. It was a dilemma.

*Hong long long…*

A rumble arose, and the sky which was originally cloudless turned dark in
an instant. A massive, inky cloud formed above the island, converging
into a vortex with lightning and thunder moving about inside, revealing
the true might of the Heavenly Way.

Yang Kai could not help but get nervous as he looked at the sky.

At the same time, on the deck five hundred kilometres away, a group of
cultivators were standing there and pointing at the island. They obviously
thought that this Heavenly Manifestation was caused by Yang Kai, but
they had no idea someone else was the real culprit.

Ling Yin Qin was in her room, leaning against the window and looking
out. A look of amazement flashed past her eyes and she muttered to
herself, “The Heavenly Manifestations appeared?”

The invocation of a Heavenly Manifestation meant that someone was

going to be baptised by World Energy soon, which really meant there
was a ray of hope for the success of a breakthrough.

Ling Yin Qin suddenly felt like she had underestimated Yang Kai. She
previously said that Yang Kai’s chances of breaking through were very
low, but after seeing such a sight, she understood why he was so
confident of his success.

But there was still something that made Ling Yin Qin confused. It was the
fact that the might of this Heavenly Manifestation seemed to be lacking.
From this distance, she could still tell this phenomenon was quite small.
Even though Ling Yin Qin had never seen a cultivator break through to
the Emperor Realm before, it obviously shouldn’t be only this.

In another room, Liu Xian Yun was also looking out the window, face
filled with worry and nervousness, but she did not dare to rashly go over
to watch and could only put her hands together with her knees on the
ground, praying devoutly for the Heavens’ blessings.

At the same time, ten thousand kilometres away, a sea ship was sailing
slowly above the sea. Even though it was ten thousand kilometres away,
the people on the ship still noticed the Heavenly Manifestation up in the
sky.

A few moments later, the ship suddenly changed course and sailed
towards the direction of that island, obviously intent on investigating the
situation.

…..

Above the island, the dark clouds were as dense as mountains, and
thunder was rumbling incessantly.

Suddenly, a power blasted straight towards the island from the sky. From
the trajectory, it seemed to be striking towards the top of Zhang Ruo Xi’s
head.

Yang Kai paled slightly, but he resisted the urge to help her.

*Hong…*

A loud noise emerged and the mighty power crashed straight into the
island, disintegrating the Spirit Purifying Array that Yang Kai had set up.
The array flags and base hidden around the area were damaged, and
the light that enveloped the island disappeared at the same time.

The High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array was destroyed just like that!

Before the world’s power fell on Zhang Ruo Xi’s head though, her tender
body shook, and a huge illusory phantom emerged from behind her.
Yang Kai’s eyes widened as he stared straight at this phantom.

It wasn’t his first time seeing this scene. The giant phantom had
appeared once when Zhang Ruo Xi broke through back in the Four
Seasons Realm, but Yang Kai never found out what it was, only
guessing it had something to do with Zhang Ruo Xi’s bloodline.

Now, looking at it again, the illusory phantom had become more solid
than before, but what Yang Kai found strange was the fact that it felt a
little hard for him to get a clear look at it. He only knew that this illusory
phantom took the shape of a huge woman, one more than two or three
hundred metres tall, which was even bigger than Xiao Xiao after his
transformation. This woman held a greatsword with both hands and with
her head lifted high and her feet planted firmly on the ground, she gave
off an imposing visual impact.

Even though this woman was giant, she was by no means ugly. It was as
if a stunning beauty had been magnified countless times. No matter
which part you looked at, her body was perfect and flawless.

She was just like Zhang Ruo Xi’s guardian, suddenly appearing behind
her in this heroic and mighty stance, as if even ten thousand soldiers and
a thousand warhorses could not obstruct her.

When the World Energy Baptism struck her body, it was just like a stone
sinking into a sea. Not even creating half a ripple.

In the next moment, the illusory phantom raised her head to look at the
sky, opened her mouth, and drew in a breath.

The power gathered in the sky was sucked directly into her mouth, and in
just three breaths of time, clarity was restored in the dark sky, the surface
of the sea becoming calm once more.

Even though he had seen this once before, Yang Kai was still shocked at
the sight and was struck speechless for a long time.

It was common knowledge that one would be baptised by World Energy

when breaking through to the next Great Realm; this is something
nobody could avoid. To be able to withstand it allowed one to peek into
the mysteries of the next realm, but those who failed either died or ended
up crippled.

That’s how it had always been for Yang Kai all these years.

But compared to Zhang Ruo Xi’s breakthrough, Yang Kai felt as if his
own breakthroughs were simply weak. The difference was so vast, one
could not even place them in the same category.

While his mind was still wandering off, the gigantic illusory phantom had
already flashed back into Zhang Ruo Xi’s body in an instant. Then, Dao
Source Realm aura spread out from Zhang Ruo Xi’s body. Her bones
creaked as the power inside her body surged fiercely.

Yang Kai felt anxious inside, having no idea if it would be a problem for
the illusory phantom to act on her own initiative to swallow up the World
Energy here; after all, the World Energy in this place was filled with
Disruption Force. The illusory phantom must have sucked in that
Disruption Force at the same time that she swallowed the World Energy.

Yang Kai paid close attention to Zhang Ruo Xi’s reactions and decided
that once anything appeared awry, he would bring her into the Sealed
World Bead.

But no matter how he looked at her, Zhang Ruo Xi didn’t seem to look
uncomfortable at all. Instead, she had a pleasant expression on her face,
seemingly feeling happy about her breakthrough. She was still sitting
there with her hands in a seal, which confused Yang Kai greatly.
Chapter 2372 - Failed

Five hundred kilometres away, Ling Yin Qin sighed inwardly, “As
expected, he failed…”

The Heavenly Manifestation that was so powerful disappeared without a

trace in just a moment; that was clearly a sign that the breakthrough had
failed, so who knew if Yang Kai was alive or dead right now. Ling Yin Qin
felt sorry for Yang Kai at this moment. Even though she wasn’t close to
him, to see a cultivator’s journey on the Martial Dao ending here with her
own eyes still made her feel a little sad, like a fox mourning the death of
the hare.

Inside the room, Liu Xian Yun who was kneeling and praying devoutly on
the floor also went limp, blood draining from her pretty face.

Only after a long time passed did she stand up with gritted teeth and
rush outside.

Whether Yang Kai was dead or alive, she still wanted to look for him. If
he was still alive, she wanted to see him in person, but if he was dead,
then she wanted to see his corpse with her own eyes. If not for her, Yang
Kai would never have met with such misfortune. With his aptitude, he
could smile arrogantly against the entire Star Boundary and achieve a
towering name in time.

Liu Xian Yun had just rushed to the deck when she suddenly saw a large
sea ship moving closer. This sea ship was even bigger and more
magnificent than Ling Yin Qin and her crew’s. They had to brave through
the winds and the billows of the sea, yet they didn’t give off any presence
at all, so nobody knew when they had approached. By the time Liu Xian
Yun discovered them, the distance between the two ships was already
quite short.

Liu Xian Yun looked over just in time to see the deck of the approaching
ship was full of cultivators, headed by a man in purple ropes, glaring
down at them without any kind intentions, like a tiger watching its prey.
Ling Yin Qin and the others all came out onto the deck after this late
realization, and when they saw the banner that the opposite ship was
flying, all their faces sank.

The question of whether Yang Kai was alive or dead had completely
occupied Liu Xian Yun’s mind, so she didn’t have the leisure to care
about this at all and was ready to fly out; however, the expression on the
purple-clothed man deepened and with a wave of his hand, he sent a
palm print flying over without moving himself.

…..

On the island, Yang Kai waited until Zhang Ruo Xi opened her eyes
before he slowly flew over. Landing in front of Zhang Ruo Xi, he asked
anxiously, “Are you feeling any discomfort?”

“Discomfort?” Zhang Ruo Xi looked confused before she shook her

head, “Not at all!” Then, she beamed, saying innocently and cutely, “Sir,
I’ve broken through to the Dao Source Realm!”

A few years ago, she never would have thought that she would one day
be able to reach the Dao Source Realm, standing at such a great height;
after all, the strongest member of the Zhang Family back then was only a
Third-Order Origin King. It had been centuries since her family produced
a Dao Source Realm cultivator, but her cultivation had been growing at a
rapid rate since Yang Kai took her away from the Zhang Family,
achieving in just a few years what generations of the Zhang Family had
not been able to do.

This level of cultivation could already give her a stable foothold in

Maplewood City, back then.

Zhang Ruo Xi felt extremely grateful towards Yang Kai.

She knew that if Yang Kai had not provided her with such a good and
stable cultivation environment, then this feat would have been impossible
for her. She also knew that if Yang Kai had not unearthed the cultivation
talent inside of her, even if she cultivated for the rest of her life, she
would never have been able to explore the mysteries of the Dao Source
Realm.

But now, at the tender age of seventeen, she had become a Dao Source
Realm Master. She had plenty of good years ahead of her, and even had
the opportunity to aspire towards becoming an Emperor, possibly even
taking a glimpse at the secrets of the Great Emperor Realm!

Zhang Ruo Xi’s heart pounded in excitement.

“Give me your hand!” Yang Kai came to her side. Even though he didn’t
sense anything off from Zhang Ruo Xi, he still felt a little worried and
wanted to give her a thorough check.

Blushing slightly, Zhang Ruo Xi stretched out her soft arm that looked as
tender as a lotus root.

Yang Kai put his finger on it and pushed a thread of Source Qi into her
body to check her carefully.

A short while later, Yang Kai’s body shook and he stared at Zhang Ruo
Xi in surprise, “How… How can this be?”

“What’s wrong, Sir? Is there something wrong with Ruo Xi?” Zhang Ruo
Xi was shocked to see the astonished expression on his face and she
herself was beginning to worry.

“No, it’s nothing!” Yang Kai hurriedly shook his head, worried that he
would scare her silly. But his brows were frowning more and more and
his face was filled with astonishment, as if he had discovered something
unbelievable.

Zhang Ruo Xi did not move, but she could feel Yang Kai’s Source Qi
running around inside her body. Even though Yang Kai controlled himself
and didn’t move to any private areas, the feeling still caused Zhang Ruo
Xi to blush red and quickly lowered her head to her chest.

She also knew that Yang Kai was just checking the condition inside her
body and did not have any bad intentions, but that did little to abate her
embarrassment.
A few moments later, Yang Kai withdrew his fingers and looked at Zhang
Ruo Xi with an odd expression.

“Sir… What’s wrong with me?” Zhang Ruo Xi asked meekly.

“You’re fine,” Yang Kai answered. “Incredibly fine, in fact.”

Yang Kai originally thought that Zhang Ruo Xi would be affected by the
Disruption Force in this world if she broke through to Dao Source Realm
here, and had already prepared to bring this little girl into the Small
Sealed World to recover. However, after examining her, Yang Kai found
that there was not even a single hint of the Disruption Force inside her
body.

The infinite Disruption Force that filled this world seemed to have
evaporated after entering her body.

That in itself was unbelievable, but it still wasn’t enough to put Yang Kai
out of sorts.

More importantly, Yang Kai discovered that the power inside of Zhang
Ruo Xi’s body was actually dense Source Qi, without a hint of Saint Qi!

Before a cultivator advanced to the Dao Source Realm, their power

would need to be transform from Saint Qi to Source Qi. It took Yang Kai
nearly a year for his Qi to transform completely, and it was also pushed
forward by consuming Source Condensing Pills.

The transformation of Source Qi was an extremely long process. Any

cultivator were attempting to breakthrough into the Dao Source Realm
would need at least three to five years for the transformation to be
complete, and this was for cultivators with good aptitudes. For those with
lesser aptitudes, it could even take eight to ten years. Even more.

Only when all the Saint Qi in the body is transformed into Source Qi
would a cultivator’s foundation for the Dao Source Realm be setup for a
breaktrhough; only then would there be hope for them to break through
to the Second Order Dao Source Realm.
Yang Kai watched Zhang Ruo Xi breakthrough on this island with his
own eyes, but how long had that been? Zhang Ruo Xi had actually
accomplished something that would take a normal person several years
to complete.

There was no trace of Saint Qi in her body at all. The power filling her
body was pure and vigorous Source Qi. In other words, Zhang Ruo Xi’s
Source Qi transformation was completed the moment she broke through.

Yang Kai could not figure out how such a strange thing could happen.

Fortunately, this wasn’t the first time something strange had happened
with Zhang Ruo Xi. In the end, Yang Kai could only attribute this to her
bloodline; after all, the power of Zhang Ruo Xi’s bloodline was truly
unusual, and it seemed to be hiding a great secret.

Yang Kai did not dare to take it too lightly either though and continued to
examine Zhang Ruo Xi’s body carefully. Only after confirming that there
were no hidden problems in her body did he send her back into the
Sealed World Bead where he instructed Liu Yan and Hua Qing Si to
explain the mysteries of the Dao Source Realm to her to help her future
cultivation.

The island was still the same, but the High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array
that had been set up on it was damaged.

Yang Kai had a bitter look on his face after he collected the array base
and flags.

He still had no idea how he was going to explain this to Ling Yin Qin
once he returned. This High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array seemed to be
extremely precious to her, and now that it had broken in his hands, he
couldn’t help wondering whether Ling Yin Qin would get angry with him.

Yang Kai examined the array base and flags and found that they were
badly damaged, causing his face to grow even more bitter.

With a sigh, he put everything away before turning around to return

whence he came.
A short while later, his face changed. Observing two ships stopped in the
middle of the sea, Yang Kai frowned.

One of the two ships naturally belonged to Ling Yin Qin, but he had
never seen the larger one before. It had obviously arrived when he took
Zhang Ruo Xi to the island to break through.

The chances of two ships meeting at sea were extremely low. There may
be a chance that this ship was led here because of the Heavenly
Manifestation that was invoked during Zhang Ruo Xi’s breakthrough.

Looking at the direction that the bow of the new ship was pointing at, it
was clearly heading towards the island he just left.

This large ship was two or three times bigger than Ling Yin Qin’s, and
when the two ships stood side by side, they looked like a grandfather
and his grandson.

Yang Kai could hear a commotion from there before he even got close,
causing his face to sink. Worried, he teleported and landed directly on
the deck.

Looking over, he could see that Ling Yin Qin and the dozen other crew
members under her lead were standing on the deck, confronting the
newcomer group. Ling Yin Qin and the others looked indignant, but the
other party looked relaxed and calm as if they didn’t even place Ling Yin
Qin and her crew in their eyes.

Liu Xian Yun was being protected behind the crewmembers, and Yang
Kai could see that there was a red handprint on Liu Xian Yun’s pretty
face, as if she had been hit by someone. There was even a trace of
blood still flowing from the corner of her mouth that had yet to dry.

Yang Kai’s face sank in an instant.

He had no idea what happened just now, nor did he know where the
group from the other ship came from; however, Liu Xian Yun had clearly
been hit by the people who had just arrived.
Yang Kai’s sudden appearance had obviously alerted the two groups
that were confronting each other on the ships.

Liu Xian Yun was the first to turn around, but when she saw Yang Kai,
she instantly forgot what situation she was currently in and shouted in a
trembling voice, “Senior Brother…”

She looked over Yang Kai from head to toe with her beautiful eyes in
fear that she may find something that would worry her, and only after she
confirmed that Yang Kai was safe and sound, with no missing arms or
legs, did she let out a heavy sigh of relief.

“You’re actually fine?” Ling Yin Qin was also surprised at this sight.

Yang Kai must have been the one to trigger that Heavenly Manifestation
earlier. Even from five hundred kilometres away, she was able to feel it
clearly; however, that sight had only lasted for five breaths before
disappearing without a trace, meaning that Yang Kai’s breakthrough had
failed.

A Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator failed to break through to the

Emperor Realm, so how did he survive without suffering any backlash?
Once one was hit by the backlash of failing the World Baptism, if they’re
lucky, then their cultivation would be crippled, but if not, they would be
killed directly.

But Yang Kai really did come back in one piece.

Ling Yin Qin examined Yang Kai several times before confirming that
what she saw was real. Suddenly, her face changed as if she had
thought of something.
Chapter 2373 - Drawing Back Only Leads to Defeat

This young man called Yang Kai should have cut off his cultivation at the
critical moment, otherwise it was impossible for him to be safe.

To cut off one’s cultivation was to cut off their path in the Martial Dao.
Considering all this, Ling Yin Qin couldn’t help but sigh a little, and,
looking at his face, he seemed to have suffered a lot of injuries as well.
Otherwise, why would his face look so terrible?

This person truly was unlucky, to encounter this kind of disaster after
being in the Solitary Void Sealed World for only a few days. If it had
happened maybe two months later, then he may have the chance to
break through to the Emperor Realm back on Clear Sky Island.

“Brother Yang, did your breakthrough… fail?” Jiao Yi blabbed his big
mouth and asked bluntly.

He wasn’t thinking too deeply about it. He had only asked because he
saw Yang Kai return so quickly without any improvement in his
cultivation.

But as soon as he said that, he received a silent kick from Ling Yin Qin.
Jiao Yi immediately realized that he had been indiscreet, so he
immediately shut his mouth.

There would be nothing to blame him for if he asked about Yang Kai’s
situation out of concern if nobody else was around, but there were now
enemies nearby, so asking this would lead others to know that Yang Kai
was currently not in good shape.

“Yeah, I failed!” Yang Kai replied calmly, showing no hint of chagrin.

“A breakthrough?” When the man in purple heard this, he raised his brow
as if he realized something and looked over at Yang Kai and asked, “So,
that commotion over there was caused by you trying to break through?”

“Who are you?” Yang Kai glanced at him.

Ling Yin Qin quickly transmitted to him, “He is the Vice Pavilion Master of
Profound Cloud Pavilion, Yang Yao Shi. The Profound Cloud Pavilion
holds great power in Clear Sky Island. The Pavilion Master is an
Emperor Realm Master. Don’t say anything and just leave this matter to
me.”

From her tone, it seemed like she had quite a lot of scruples about this
Profound Cloud Pavilion.

Yang Kai talked with Jiao Yi a lot before this and got to know that there
were many great forces on Clear Sky Island because, to survive in this
damned place, cultivators had to group together. Naturally, as time went
on, all sorts of big and small forces formed. Ling Yin Qin and her crew
were considered one of them. It was just that they weren’t famous.

There were about a dozen Emperor Realm Masters on Clear Sky Island,
and the subordinates of these Emperors held the most of the power, so
no one dared to mess around with them. This Profound Cloud Pavilion
was one such force.

Yang Kai would also never have expected to come across the Profound
Cloud Pavilion’s ship in this vast ocean.

Ling Yin Qin had undoubtedly transmitted the message to Yang Kai for
fear that he would provoke someone he shouldn’t as he was new here.
She had good intentions.

At the same time, a man next to Yang Yao Shi suddenly leaned over to
whisper something into his ear.

Yang Yao Shi’s eyes lit up instantly and a meaningful light flashed across
his eyes as he gazed at Yang Kai, “Boy, are you new here like that
woman? You don’t look too familiar.”

Upon hearing this, Ling Yin Qin’s heart could not help but sink. The crew
manifest on her ship had not changed at all in years, and the man next to
Yang Yao Shi obviously recognized them, so once he saw the two
unfamiliar faces, Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun, he instantly realized that
these two were newcomers.
New cultivators would generally have a lot of Source Crystals on them,
so for those living in the Solitary Void Sealed World, newcomers were fat
sheep. Even a man like Jiao Yi used to have thoughts against them, so
nothing needed to be said about these people from Profound Cloud
Pavilion.

Ling Yin Qin quickly spoke up, “Brother Yang, these two are my crew
members, not some newcomers. Are you perhaps mistaken?”

Yang Yao Shi’s face sank and he huffed, “Cheap slut, you think yourself
worthy to call me Brother Yang?”

Even though his cultivation was also just at the Third-Order Dao Source
Realm, Ling Yin Qin could not contest against him. He was the Vice
Pavilion Master of Profound Cloud Pavilion and had an Emperor backing
him, making his status simply incomparable to someone like Ling Yin
Qin. When he heard Ling Yin Qin addressing him so casually, Yang Yao
Shi immediately got annoyed.

Ling Yin Qin’s face turned ugly, but the situation was bigger than herself
right now, so she had no choice but to lower her head, “Vice Pavilion
Master Yang, this Mistress has spoken out of place. I hope Vice Pavilion
Master Yang can pardon my rudeness.”

She had lived for several dozen years in this Solitary Void Sealed World
and knew who she could and could not mess with. So, even though she
felt indignant at the situation, she could only swallow her anger and hope
for the best.

Jiao Yi and the other crew members had quietly clenched their fists and
gritted their teeth as well.

“Hmph!” Yang Yao Shi glanced at Ling Yin Qin from the corner of his eye
and said, “This is the last time. Next time, I won’t let you off so easily.”

“Many thanks, Vice Pavilion Master Yang,” Ling Yin Qin said through
gritted teeth.

“As for these two…” Yang Yao Shi pointed his hand at Liu Xian Yun and
Yang Kai, snickering, “Did you think this King would not be able to tell
whether these two are new here? Anyone living long enough in this
damned place will more or less be stained by the ocean air, but they are
not. They obviously just arrived here not long ago. You’ve got a lot of
guts to dare deceive this King, Ling Yin Qin!”

Ling Yin Qin’s pretty face changed as she knew it was impossible to
deny it now. She glanced over at Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun worriedly
and thought about how she could let the two escape, but she also knew
there was little hope, which caused her heart to become riddled with
guilt.

She had thought that Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun would both be panicked
and scared that Yang Yao Shi had his eyes on them, but when she
looked over, she only saw them whispering something to each other with
indifferent looks on their faces. It seemed like Yang Kai was asking how
the marks on Liu Xian Yun’s face came about, but Liu Xian Yun kept
shaking her head and saying nothing, which put Yang Kai at a loss.

“Hand those two over and give us half of your trip’s harvest. If you do
that, this King can make an exception and let you go this once!” Yang
Yao Shi pointed his hand at Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun and said in a
domineering manner.

“Half of our harvest?” Jiao Yi had a hot temper, so he was instantly riled
up by those words and stamped his feet, “Why don’t you come and
snatch it from us if you dare?”

Yang Yao Shi’s face sank as he shot Jiao Yi a glance and grunted, “Is
this how you train your subordinates, Ling Yin Qin? You know what will
happen if you offend this King, don’t you?”

Ling Yin Qin immediately shot a glare at Jiao Yi and snapped at him,
“Don’t make things more complicated!”

Since the Big Sister had spoken, Jiao Yi didn’t dare to say anything more
even though he was still discontented; however, the look on his face was
extremely ugly. The anger he was suppressing could almost set him
ablaze, and the others around him shared similar expressions.
They worked so hard at sea and risked their lives, spending so much
effort in order to secure a full harvest, but they didn’t expect Yang Yao
Shi to block them here and want to rob them of half their haul.

Half of the harvest was quite a lot. It was equivalent to one or two years
of hard work that they were doing before this. Who would be willing to
just hand that over?

Ling Yin Qin cupped her fists, “Vice Pavilion Master Yang, since those
two are on my ship, then they are part of my crew and this Mistress is
responsible for their safety. How about this, we had a pretty good harvest
this trip, so we can offer it all to you, but only if you don’t find any trouble
with them.”

“You’re trying to bargain with me?” Yang Yao Shi’s eyes narrowed, a
cold glint shining within them. There seemed to be a cold chill emitting
from his entire body.

Ling Yin Qin looked up and explained, “We harvested more than 100,000
pieces of Grey Feather Coral and also collected the carcass of one Ice
and Fire Profound Armoured Dolphin. Vice Pavilion Master Yang can
consider for himself whether or not this is a good deal.”

“What?” Yang Yao Shi was stunned, “Over 100,000 pieces of Grey
Feather Coral, and the carcass of an Ice and Fire Profound Armoured
Dolphin?”

Even though he was the Vice Pavilion Master of Profound Cloud

Pavilion, he had still never come across such a large amount of wealth in
one go.

Just the 100,000 pieces of Grey Feather Coral alone was an immense
treasure, but they even had the carcass of a Twelfth-Order Monster
Beast! A Twelfth-Order Monster Beast was equivalent to an Emperor
Realm Master, so its Monster Core was definitely worth a lot of money.

In the Solitary Void Sealed World, many Spirit Pills were refined from the
Monster Cores of Sea Beasts. The Monster Core of this Twelfth-Order
Monster Beast would be good enough to refine an Emperor Grade Spirit
Pill, the effects of which would be difficult to estimate for Yang Yao Shi.

He was immediately moved.

But Yang Yao Shi still snorted, “You dare try and play tricks on this King,
Ling Yin Qin? An Ice and Fire Profound Armoured Dolphin is a Twelfth-
Order Monster Beast. How could you possibly kill it with your strength?”

Ling Yin Qin answered, “It was already dead. The Grey Feather Coral
was located in its territory. We just went there to collect it.”

Yang Yao Shi was immediately convinced, that was because cultivators
would often encounter opportunities and other strange things out in this
Solitary Void Sea and were able to get a lot of good things without much
effort if their luck was good enough.

He laughed, “You guys are quite lucky. Not bad, not bad at all. So many
good things are enough to buy their lives.”

Ling Yin Qin quickly said, “Does that mean that Vice Pavilion Master
Yang agrees?”

Yang Yao Shi nodded and said, “Naturally. Why would I not agree to
such a good thing? This King can leave the two of them, but in addition
to the conditions you mentioned, the Space Rings of the two of them
must also be handed over.”

The main reason he wanted to take Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun away
was for the Source Crystals inside their Space Rings. As long as he
could get their Space Rings, why would he care whether Yang Kai and
Liu Xian Yun were dead or alive?

Ling Yin Qin frowned, “This Mistress is unable to make this decision for
them!”

As she spoke, she turned towards Yang Kai with a helpless look on her
face.
This was already the best she could do. The rest would be left up to
Yang Kai to see how sensible he was.

Yang Kai sneered, “Such lack of shame and respect. You can already be
considered a new standard in this regard.”

While Ling Yin Qin and Yang Yao Shi were negotiating earlier, Jiao Yi
and the others did not dare to interrupt even though they were all furious.
Even when Ling Yin Qin said she was willing to give up their entire
harvest to ensure his and Liu Xian Yun’s safety, none of the crew
members retorted.

Yang Kai was now able to understand how highly this group of men
regarded Ling Yin Qin. Considering he and Liu Xian Yun had nothing to
do with them and only paid the fare and the room fees, without an
incredible sense of honour and integrity,

who would be willing to spend so much just to protect them?

Ling Yin Qin had done this because she considered Yang Kai and Liu
Xian Yun part of her crew the moment she accepted them aboard,
making them her responsibility.

[What an extremely principled woman!] This part of her nature also

clearly convinced her subordinates that no matter what decisions she
made, they would obey.

Naturally, Yang Kai could see the meaning in Ling Yin Qin’s eyes. Even
though she didn’t say anything explicitly, there was no doubt she wanted
to persuade him to part with his wealth in order to avoid this disaster.

Ling Yin Qin thought that he had failed his breakthrough, cut off his
cultivation, and was now weakened, but she had no idea that Yang Kai
didn’t place these people in his eyes at all.

So, when she heard him speak so arrogantly, Ling Yin Qin’s face
changed and she quickly warned, “Yang Kai, bear with it now and you’ll
find calm and peace; take a step back and you’ll find more space around
you!”
Yang Kai sighed, “Big Sister Ling, a cultivator’s only path must be to
forge ahead, meeting troubles head-on. It’s not a good habit to back
down and give up. For people like them, if you take a step back, then
they will only push you down and step on your head.”
Chapter 2374 - Cutting Vegetables and Chopping Melons

Ling Yin Qin was instantly stunned, because a man once told her the
same thing many years ago, and even after so many years passed, she
still remembered the smile and demeanor of that man. At this moment,
his figure and the figure of this person called Yang Kai seemed to
overlap, causing her to lose herself for a moment.

“Well said, but talk is meaningless without strength,” Yang Yao Shi
scoffed, “This King would like to see how you can still forge ahead in
front of me and meet me head-on!”

“Were you the one who hit my Junior Sister?” Yang Kai stared coldly at
him.

“That’s right,” Yang Yao Shi looked contemptuously at Yang Kai. “She
dared to be presumptuous in front of this King, so one slap was already a
light punishment for her. If you still…”

He was still trying to threaten them, but halfway through speaking, he

suddenly lost sight of Yang Kai’s figure.

In the next moment, his eyes shrank as he saw Yang Kai appear half a
metre in front of him and raise his hand, sending a slap right over.

Yang Yao Shi jolted and instinctively moved to the side to avoid the blow,
but Yang Kai was faster than he could have imagined. Before he could
move, the slap had already hit him square in the face.

*Pa…*

Yang Yao Shi’s entire body twirled in mid-air and he spat out a few teeth
as well as a mouthful of blood before landing heavily on the ground.

Silence. The entire deck was dead silent.

Jiao Yi and the others were all staring dumbfoundedly at this

unbelievable scene. Ling Yin Qin was also shocked at the sight. Even
though she had not had much contact with Yang Kai, from her
perception, he wasn’t a hot-tempered person. On the contrary, he was
quite well-mannered, so she had never expected he would directly pick a
fight with Yang Yao Shi, and even give him a big slap to the face!

[What do we do now?]

Ling Yin Qin originally hoped that they would be able to avoid this
disaster, but now, it seemed that was only her wishful thinking.

[Wait… After failing his breakthrough and cutting off his cultivation, his
aura should have been weak and his strength should have declined.
Even if it was a sneak attack, how could a Third-Order Dao Source
Realm cultivator like Yang Yao Shi not be able to dodge that blow?]

However, after she quickly contemplated Yang Kai’s current state, she
found that he didn’t show any signs of his aura being weakened or his
strength declining. The Source Qi fluctuations he gave off just now were
also of an intensity a Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator should
possess.

[What really happened to him?] Ling Yin Qin was befuddled.

Those from Profound Cloud Pavilion were also stunned. On this Solitary
Void Sea, and even on Clear Sky Island, they had always been the most
powerful ones, so how could they have expected that they would be
slapped across the face by somebody one day? And the recipient of that
slap was even their own Vice Pavilion Master! The brains of all these
people were buzzing and they almost turned into fools.

“You… You actually dare to hit me?” Yang Yao Shi got up from the
ground. His face had turned completely hideous and he spat out a
mouthful of blood as he glared at Yang Kai, “Do you know who this King
is? How dare you hit me?!”

Yang Kai snorted, “Daring to be presumptuous in front of this Young

Master, a slap is already considered a light punishment for you. If you
dare to run your mouth again, I’ll end your worthless life!”

Yang Yao Shi was taken aback for a moment. Following that, he laughed
in anger and roared hysterically, “Kill them! I want all the men on that
ship dead, and I want their women to suffer a life worse than death!”
What Yang Kai said really got to him, and he was completely set off,
incomparable hatred filling his face.

Ling Yin Qin’s face changed when she heard this and she quickly
shouted, “Vice Pavilion Master Yang, please show mercy!”

Her ship only had a dozen crew members, and only half of them were at
the Dao Source Realm, the rest were just Origin Kings; however, there
were at least thirty Dao Source Realm cultivators in Profound Cloud
Pavilion’s crew. No matter how you looked at it, it was unlikely for them
to win with such a huge disparity in their strength. If they really fought
here, then they would definitely die pitiful deaths.

As the Big Sister, she naturally had to think for the crew’s sake.

Yang Yao Shi raised his voice, “It’s too late to say anything now! Ling Yin
Qin, this King will personally take care of you himself! I’ll have you
stripped and hung from the gates of Clear Sky City!”

Yang Kai’s provocation ended up causing him to direct his hatred to Ling
Yin Qin as well. As a female cultivator, being stripped naked and hung
from the city gates to be gawked at was definitely the greatest insult she
could receive. When she heard this, Ling Yin Qin’s heart instantly sank.

*Dong dong dong…*

The many cultivators of Profound Cloud Pavilion had already flown up,
each of them with hideously fierce faces. They clearly did not plan to
show any mercy to Ling Yin Qin and her crew today.

Seeing this situation, Ling Yin Qin also knew that things could not be
undone, so she grit her teeth and gave the order, “We fight!”

The faces of Jiao Yi and the rest turned cold and each of them pushed
their Source Qi while summoning their artifacts.

Teleporting back, Yang Kai suddenly appeared back in front of Jiao Yi

and the others to face the incoming storm.
“Senior Brother, be careful!” Liu Xian Yun had also summoned her
artifact and yelled out to him when she saw this.

“Take care of yourself,” as Yang Kai spoke, he flicked his wrist and a
broad sword appeared in his grip.

“Chop off his limbs and cripple his cultivation! I want him to know what
happens when someone dares provoke this King!” Yang Yao Shi’s eyes
were bloodshot as he stared at Yang Kai while he shouted to his men.

He was truly enraged. No one had ever dared to go against him, much
less slap him across the face in front of so many people. Yang Kai was
the first to do such a thing, so the hatred he felt for him was so deep that
even all the water in the Solitude Void Sea would be unable to wash it
away. How could he dispel the anger in his heart if he doesn’t show
Yang Kai hell?

Yang Kai remained indifferent as he faced the dozen or so cultivators

pouncing over like starving wolves and tigers. With just a slight twist of
his sword, a halo suddenly fell and Sword Qi filled the air.

“Myriad Sword Arts, Radiant Moon Swallows the Wolf!”

A shower of Sword Waves swept out with a dazzling flash.

*Hong hong hong…*

Before the group of Profound Cloud Pavilion cultivators at the front

realized what was happening, they were shocked to find that their
defensive artifacts and protective Source Qi had been easily destroyed,
followed by pain through their bodies that robbed them of their
consciousnesses.

*Hualala…*

The stench of blood filled the air as seven or eight cultivators standing at
the very front collapsed like cut grass, blood and guts flowing all over the
deck. The cultivators standing behind them were also badly injured and
all of them fell to the ground, howling in pain.
When the other Profound Cloud Pavilion cultivators saw this sudden
change in the situation, they all froze in place and stared wide-eyed at
Yang Kai, their eyes overflowing with fear and shock.

“Emperor Aura… Emperor Artifact?” Yang Yao Shi, who had his hand
covering one cheek, was preparing to watch the good show when he
suddenly shouted in disbelief, his eyes locking onto Yang Kai’s Myriads
Sword like a swarm of locusts, greed flashing across their depths.

As soon as Yang Kai launched the attack, Yang Yao Shi was able to feel
the artifact’s strength. This was an Emperor Artifact, a genuine Emperor
Artifact! If he could get his hands on it, then he may be able to borrow
the power of this Emperor Artifact to comprehend the mysteries of the
Emperor Realm.

[What are this kid’s origins? How did he get his hands on an Emperor
Artifact?]

Ling Yin Qin and the others were also dumbfounded.

They thought it would be hard for them to escape this calamity and were
preparing for a desperate last struggle, but before the battle could even
be joined, a dozen of the enemy had fallen before them.

And all of this was caused by a single strike from Yang Kai!

What was this situation?

Ling Yin Qin was confused by this and she stared at Yang Kai’s back
blankly with her beautiful eyes, thinking, [Didn’t he fail his breakthrough
and cut off his cultivation? How can he still exert such a powerful blow?
That blow just now… could it just be the power of his Emperor Artifact?]

[That’s right, it must definitely be the power of his Emperor Artifact.

Otherwise, it was simply impossible for him to achieve something of this
level.] Ling Yin Qing had heard that Emperor Artifacts were all extremely
powerful, and now it seemed that what she heard was true. However,
from what she knew, the load of using an Emperor Artifact was also
extremely high. She believed that it was very likely that Yang Kai would
not be able to launch a second strike.
“What are you waiting for? He just failed his breakthrough and cannot
possibly have much strength left! Just that one blow and he’s already an
arrow at the end of its flight!” Yang Yao Shi was clearly thinking the same
thing as Ling Yin Qin. When he saw his subordinates scared out of their
wits, he quickly shouted at them with disappointed rage and urged them
forward.

Only after he said this did the Profound Cloud Pavilion cultivators, who
were not moving forward, suddenly come back to their senses as if
woken from a dream. Their previous timidity and fear were swept away
and they all regained their ruthless expressions.

Yang Kai grinned fiercely and flicked both his hands, causing two huge
Moon Blades to fly out and crash directly into the enemy crew.

In the next moment, screams and shrieks echoed through the air as
everywhere the Moon Blades passed, all the enemy cultivators were
unable to resist, the slightest touch severing them in half on the spot.

“There was a path to Heaven but you refused to take it. Instead of
banging on the doors to Hell! None of you should even dream about
leaving here today!” Yang Kai coldly snorted and flicked his hands again.
Moon Blade after Moon Blade shot out, sending the Profound Cloud
Pavilion cultivators screaming for their fathers and crying for their
mothers on the deck.

A group of trash with only First and Second-Order Dao Source Realm
cultivators followed by a mob of Origin Kings was not a force Yang Kai
needed to put in his eyes with his current strength and means.

In but three breaths of time, only around fifteen were left of the over thirty
cultivators from Profound Cloud Pavilion, the rest were lying on the deck
with no vitality at all.

“Run away!” No one knew who shouted that, but in the next moment, a
light shot out to sea. This man was clearly scared witless by Yang Kai’s
brutality and didn’t dare to remain.
When the others saw this, they naturally had no desire left to fight and all
of them fled.

Ling Yin Qin’s face changed when she saw this and shouted, “Chase
them down in groups of two, don’t let any of them escape!”

The battle happened so quickly that she hadn’t even realized what was
going on before it was all over, but when she saw the remaining few
fleeing, how could she just sit back and do nothing? Once they escape
and word got back to Clear Sky Island, then the Pavilion Master of
Profound Cloud Pavilion would definitely not just let this go.

That was an Emperor Realm Master, none of them would be able to

stand up to him if he decided to come for them.

After Jiao Yi and the others got the order, they naturally hurried to pursue
their targets.

The sea breeze whistled across the deck, bringing with it the disgusting
stench of blood and gore. The scene was shocking, as if an evil spirit
had passed by here and left a wave of slaughter in its wake.

Yang Yao Shi was shaking all over, face pale as a sheet, staring terrified
at Yang Kai. He couldn’t understand how a little brat could still be so
strong even after failing in a breakthrough attempt. His own men that
numbered more than thirty didn’t even last more than ten breaths before
they were all either killed or fled in terror. In the blink of an eye, he had
become the last man standing.
Chapter 2375 - How Strong Is He?

When he saw Yang Kai’s cold face and eyes, Yang Yao Shi’s body was
covered in chills. He had the vague feeling that he seemed to have
provoked someone he never should have and his heart was filled with
regret.

Even if he escaped his current predicament, he would not be able to

explain this huge loss to the Pavilion Master and would have to bear the
Pavilion Master’s wrath.

“Tell me, should I kill you with one quick thrust, or should I slowly stab
you to death?” A wicked smile bloomed on Yang Kai’s face.

Yang Yao Shi trembled all over and said in fear, “You can’t kill me… I’m
the Vice Pavilion Master of Profound Cloud Pavilion! I am Sir Mi… Mi
Tian Xing’s subordinate! If you kill me, he will definitely not let you go!”

“Mi Tian Xing?” Yang Kai said in a cold voice, “That First-Order Emperor
Realm Master sheltering you?”

“That’s right! The Pavilion Master is very fond of me!” Yang Yao Shi
quickly added, thinking that Yang Kai knew of Mi Tian Xing’s reputation.

But unexpectedly, Yang Kai showed a disdainful expression and curled

his lip, “What thing is a First-Order Emperor Realm Cultivator to me?
This Young Master has killed more than one before!”

When he heard this, Yang Yao Shi’s first reaction was that this guy must
be talking nonsense! Was it that easy to kill a First-Order Emperor Realm
Master? What’s more, the one speaking was just a Third-Order Dao
Source Realm cultivator! It was ridiculous no matter how one thought
about it.

But he didn’t dare to retort and only said, “Let me go and I can give you
many benefits, but if you kill me, you’ll definitely have a hard time in
Clear Sky Island!”

Yang Kai’s face turned cold, “Still daring to threaten me at death’s door?”
“I’m just speaking the truth! What’s more, it’s not easy for you to kill me
with your current ability anyway. Instead of fighting a fight that will only
end in both sides suffering, why don’t we sit down and discuss things
properly?”

Yang Kai sneered, “A discussion would still require both sides to be on

equal ground. I can take your life with a snap of my fingers. What rights
do you have to bargain with me?”

“Don’t underestimate this King, even a broken ship has three kilograms
of nails!”

“You think too highly of yourself,” Yang Kai scoffed and brought the
Myriads Sword in his hand directly down onto Yang Yao Shi.

Yang Yao Shi paled in horror. He did not expect this young man to take
action directly despite how hard he tried to persuade him. Instantly, Yang
Yao Shi felt both angry and anxious. No longer hesitating, he summoned
a shield artifact directly in front of him.

*Ci la…*

A crisp sound rang out as Yang Yao Shi was shocked to find that this
shield artifact actually shattered without offering him any protection,
shattering the moment his opponent’s sword slashed down. The Emperor
Artifact’s power cut straight into his body, severing him in half.

[Is he really human?] Even in death, Yang Yao Shi could not believe that
he, a Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator, would actually be killed
so casually by another in the same realm. If he had known how great the
difference in their strength was, how could he possibly have remained
here? He would have tried to escape, and at least there would be some
hope for his survival.

The deck was soon empty, except for the corpses all over the floor. Yang
Kai was the only one left standing. Even Liu Xian Yun and Jiao Yi had
run off to chase their fleeing enemies.
Yang Kai raised his hand and sucked over the Space Rings of all the
dead cultivators. After a quick inspection, he threw them to the ground
again in disgust.

These cultivators must have been living here in the Solitary Void Sealed
World for a long time. There were a bunch of random things in their rings,
but none of them were really useful. With Yang Kai’s current wealth,
these things simply weren’t enough to enter his eyes.

Yang Yao Shi’s shield artifact was something barely able to catch his
eye, but after being split apart by the Myriads Sword, it had become
worthless.

Yang Kai ignored the Space Rings of these people and instead turned
his attention to the huge sea ship.

This sea ship was sailed here by Yang Yao Shi and his crew. Within the
Solitary Void Sealed World, it was very common to go to sea using large
artifacts like these, so Yang Kai figured he may need to head out to sea
in the future and this was the perfect opportunity to acquire a means of
transport. Flying to the opposite sea ship and entering the cabin, Yang
Kai searched for the control center and began to refine it.

After about the time it took to finish a cup of tea, Ling Yin Qin and the
others all returned from different directions. Save for a few injured
members, the dozen members of the crew returned safe and sound.

Once all of them gathered and exchanged information about their

situation with each other, Ling Yin Qin couldn’t help but breathe out a
sigh of relief.

Not one of the Profound Cloud Pavilion cultivators managed to escape,

they were all hunted down and killed, so there was no need for them to
worry about news of what happened here spreading back to Clear Sky
Island.

Profound Cloud Pavilion would not suspect Ling Yin Qin and her crew for
Yang Yao Shi and his crew’s sudden disappearance on their trip out to
the Solitary Void Sea, and even if they did, they had no proof, so she
didn’t need to worry about anything.

After calming herself, Ling Yin Qin suddenly remembered something

and, with the same level of fear as if she had just gone to hell and back,
she quickly ordered the crew to clean up the deck and push the corpses
down into the sea. When she released her Divine Sense and found that
Yang Kai was refining the Profound Cloud Pavilion’s ship, she didn’t
bother him. Instead, she pulled Liu Xian Yun to the side and asked
quietly, “What actually happened to your Senior Brother?”

If not for Yang Kai, they probably would not have encountered such a
crisis. But similarly, without him here, they would definitely have had their
whole harvest robbed by Yang Yao Shi and been forced to return empty-
handed.

So, on balance, Ling Yin Qin still felt grateful to Yang Kai; however, she
was extremely confused as to how Yang Kai was able to bring out such a
terrifying level of strength, easily killing almost thirty people from
Profound Cloud Pavilion by himself.

Only someone in the Emperor Realm should be able to do something like

this.

If such a powerful force were to be turned against her and her ship, then
who would be able to resist?

Ling Yin Qin was feeling more and more glad that she had stopped Jiao
Yi and the others from acting on their greedy impulses, otherwise, she
was afraid that they may not even know how they ended up dead.

Even though her question was vague, Liu Xian Yun could guess what
she was trying to ask. Pondering for a moment, she explained, “Senior
Brother is an extraordinary person to begin with. A few days ago, we
were chased down by a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master but still
managed to escape thanks to Senior Brother.”

“You were chased down by a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master and

still managed to come out alive?” Ling Yin Qin was shocked.
She had never experienced how strong a Third-Order Emperor Realm
Master was, but she knew a Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator
couldn’t escape alive from their grasp.

But Yang Kai managed to do just this. That proved that he was no
ordinary Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator.

“Senior Brother is amazing, he even managed to injure that Third-Order

Emperor Realm Master,” Liu Xian Yun did not seem to think Ling Yin Qin
was shocked enough so she added.

“Injured him…” Ling Yin Qin was completely dumbfounded. It felt as if her
brain was freezing, unable to process everything. What she heard was
completely beyond her comprehension.

“It was a sneak attack, and it seemed like that Third-Order Emperor
Realm Master was injured to begin with.”

Despite Liu Xian Yun’s explanation, Ling Yin Qin’s mind was still
buzzing. She couldn’t take in what she was saying at all and found
herself staring at the sea ship opposite her, remaining silent for a long
time.

“Big Sister, they have a lot of good things. That Yang Yao Shi actually
brought more than 200,000 Source Crystals with him. We’re rich!” Jiao Yi
walked over with a happy look on his face as he handed a Space Ring to
Ling Yin Qin.

Only then did Ling Yin Qin return to her senses, “Divide up the stuff
amongst yourselves, but throw away all the artifacts and other
recognizable objects. You must not bring them back to Clear Sky Island!”

If they brought back any of the artifacts or anything that could be

recognized, then it may reveal something and get the people of Profound
Cloud Pavilion on their trail. Ling Yin Qin could not allow that to happen.

Even though Jiao Yi thought it was a waste, he knew that Big Sister was
right. He instantly agreed and turned around, ready to set off to divide up
the wealth with his brothers.
The deck was scrubbed clean, and all the corpses were dumped into the
sea while all the blood was washed away.

Since Yang Kai had yet to come out, Ling Yin Qin could only wait now.

About a day later, the ship on the other side suddenly buzzed and the
hull began to shake. In the next moment, there was a flash of light and
the huge ship disappeared without a trace. In its place was Yang Kai
who appeared in the view of the crowd.

He looked drained at the moment and his face was slightly pale, but on
his palm was an exquisite sea ship that had shrunk countless times in
size. It was clearly the one from Profound Cloud Pavilion.

“So quick!?” Even though Ling Yin Qin already knew about Yang Kai’s
strength, she could not help but be astonished.

It took Yang Kai only one day to refine the ship’s controls. If someone
else were to tell her about this, she would not have believed it, but it
happened right in front of her, so she had to believe it.

[How strong is he?]

Ling Yin Qin already thought very highly of Yang Kai, but it seemed she
had still underestimated him. Even if an Emperor Realm Master were
here, it would still be impossible for them to refine the sea ship in just one
day. Ling Yin Qin had thought she and her crew would have to wait here
for a month or two for Yang Kai to finish.

While she was lost in thought, Yang Kai had already sent the ship into
his Space Ring before he teleported back to the deck.

The dozen crew members looked at him with awe, while Jiao Yi opened
his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but couldn’t muster any
words. With the strength Yang Kai had shown yesterday, Jiao Yi no
longer had the confidence to call Yang Kai his brother.

“I apologize for the trouble I brought everyone,” Yang Kai said with some
embarrassment.
He knew that the reason why the people of Profound Cloud Pavilion
found Ling Yin Qin and the others here was most likely because of
Zhang Ruo Xi’s breakthrough. If not for that great disturbance, how could
two sea ships meet each other so coincidentally in the middle of this vast
ocean?

Therefore, the cause of the matter was still Yang Kai.

When they heard him say this, the crew members all waved their hands
and shook their heads.

What a joke, the Profound Cloud Pavilion crew was slaughtered by Yang
Kai in the blink of an eye, which showed how terrifying Yang Kai’s
strength was. They did not dare to take his polite words seriously.

Looking at them, Yang Kai knew that these people were likely afraid of
him.

“Brother Yang, we should be the ones thanking you. You saved us from
a disaster,” Ling Yin Qin said.

Yang Kai had a very good impression of this woman. Previously, she
offered to hand over all their gains from this trip in exchange for the
safety of Liu Xian Yun and him. Yang Kai watched that scene with his
own eyes. It was just a pity that Yang Yao Shi did not take the offer. He
was too greedy and had to send himself up onto the platter no matter
what.

“Not at all, Big Sister Ling. I was the cause of all this to begin with,” Yang
Kai said awkwardly. He had no idea how he should explain to Ling Yin
Qin about what happened before, and it wasn’t easy to explain either, so
he could only say it in such a vague way.

“How’s your current situation?” Ling Yin Qin asked with furrowed brows.
Yang Kai failed his breakthrough and cut off his cultivation, but he still
got caught in a large battle, even spending so much of his energy to
refine the sea ship. In her opinion, this was simply courting death, “You
should take a rest.”
Chapter 2376 - Clear Sky Island

“I have to apologize to you, Big Sister Ling.” Yang Kai scratched his head
and took out the broken High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array base and flags
awkwardly, “I broke it.”

Ling Yin Qin looked at it and realized that her Spirit Purifying Array was
in fact badly damaged and it couldn’t be used again. She could not help
a downcast gaze from flashing past her eyes, as well as some
reminiscence and pity.

“If it’s broken, then it’s broken,” Ling Yin Qin forced herself to smile, and
consoled. “It’s just a High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array. Don’t worry about
it.”

Yang Kai said, “How many Source Crystals is this worth? I’ll repay you.”

Ling Yin Qin waved her hand, “No need. It’s a pity it wasn’t able to offer
you any help.” While speaking, she took out a Wooden Token and
passed it to Yang Kai.

“What’s this?” Yang Kai asked, puzzled.

“This is a Clear Sky Island Identity Token. You’ll be needing this if you
want to get into Clear Sky City.”

Yang Kai reached out and accepted it, but then he came to a realization
and raised his brows, “Is this from those Profound Cloud Pavilion guys?
Will there be any issues if I use this to enter the city?”

“No, there won’t be. These two are only low-level Identity Tokens so no
information is recorded on them. It’d be different for the high-level ones
as those can’t be imitated,” Ling Yin Qin explained.

“Many thanks, in that case.” Yang Kai was overjoyed. He was still
worrying over how he and Liu Xian Yun could safely get into Clear Sky
Island, but he didn’t expect these people from Profound Cloud Pavilion to
take the initiative to deliver these Identity Tokens to them. This was
simply like delivering charcoal in a frigid winter.
“I’m a bit tired so I’ll go back and rest. Brother Yang, please make
yourselves comfortable.” After that, Ling Yin Qin turned around and
headed for the cabin.

Liu Xian Yun leaned over and whispered to Yang Kai, “Senior Brother,
that High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array is something that Big Sister Ling’s
partner left her before he passed on, it holds a lot of meaning to her.”

This was what she heard from Jiao Yi, and from the changes she saw on
Ling Yin Qin’s face earlier, she knew that what Jiao Yi said was true. This
High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array was indeed exceptionally important to
Ling Yin Qin and held her memories for that person.

Only then did Yang Kai realize how valuable the thing he damaged was
and quickly shouted, “Sister Ling! I’ll definitely find someone to fix this
Spirit Purifying Array for you.”

The Spirit Purifying Array was only damaged and not completely ruined.
Yang Kai had originally thought of compensating Ling Yin Qin with some
Source Crystals or buying her another set when they arrived at Clear Sky
Island; however, knowing the sentimental significance of this Spirit
Purifying Array now, compensating her or buying another set would be
inappropriate. The best solution was to find someone to repair the array
base and flags.

When she heard this, Ling Yin Qin’s steps wavered, but she did not turn
back, only waving her hand lightly. Then, with a desolate back, she
slowly walked away.

“Senior Brother Yang, do the two of you want to go back and rest as
well?” Jiao Yi came over with a fawning smile on his face. His attitude
was no longer casual like before and he was now acting more cautiously,
“The ship will set sail soon. It’ll take less than a month for us to arrive
back at Clear Sky Island. Old Jiao will call you once we’re there.”

“Alright, I’ll have to trouble you then, Brother Jiao,” Yang Kai nodded his
head and went with Liu Xian Yun towards their room.

Soon after, the ship set sail again.

Inside the compartment, there were several times where Liu Xian Yun
wanted to ask Yang Kai about his current situation, but she ended up
swallowing her words back when they reached her lips. Yang Kai’s
failure to break through to the Emperor Realm must have been a big
blow to him, and if she asked, then Liu Xian Yun believed that it would
definitely make him even sadder.

She also had no idea how to comfort Yang Kai, so she simply sighed in
her heart and felt that Heavens was unjust to let Yang Kai perceive his
opportunity for a breakthrough in this damned place.

The speed of the ship was not slow, and the cultivators on the ship were
able to deal with the occasional attacks by Sea Beasts on the way.
Regardless of their cultivation level, it was clear that Ling Qin Yin’s
subordinates were all extremely seasoned cultivators who had a lot of
experience on how to take care of these Sea Beasts.

So, they didn’t encounter any dangers on the way back.

About twenty days later, Yang Kai suddenly heard a commotion from the
deck. Perking up his ears and listening in, he found out through the joyful
conversations of the crew that they were nearing Clear Sky Island.

The cultivators on Clear Sky Island had to search for cultivation

resources at sea, and every trip out was accompanied by great risks.
Oftentimes, only half the number who departed would return.

But this time, Ling Yin Qin’s ship was different. However many went,
however many returned, not a single one becoming lost at sea. Not only
that, they had a great harvest, so the crew members were naturally
overjoyed.

Sure enough, it didn’t take long before the speed of the ship began to
slow and very soon, it came to a complete halt.

A bunch of noise suddenly came about. Releasing his Divine Sense,

Yang Kai found that the ship had reached the edge of a huge island and
stopped at a place similar to a pier.
Before Ling Yin Qin and the others arrived, there were already a few
ships waiting to dock. From time to time, cultivators would fly out of those
ships and land on the ground.

As soon as these cultivators landed, many people would gather around

them as if every cultivator who returned from the sea was a sweet and
ripe fruit.

Yang Kai saw a cultivator who had just returned from sea exchanging a
few words with another person, then he followed that person and left
quickly.

“Senior Brother Yang, we’ve arrived at Clear Sky Island.” Ling Yin Qin’s
voice emerged from outside the room.

Yang Kai and Liu Yian Xun exchanged glances, then the two of them
quickly stood up.

When they arrived on the deck, Jiao Yi and the others were already
waiting eagerly. Once they saw Yang Kai, they all nodded at him with
reverence.

“Are these people purchasing the harvest from the sea?” Yang Kai went
up to Jiao Yi and asked while pointing at the bargaining cultivators down
below.

Jiao Yi nodded, “That’s right, any returning ship will more or less have
some kind of harvest with them, and there will be a few people waiting at
the pier to try to purchase that harvest. Once they negotiate a price,
they’ll make a deal, then they won’t have to waste any time looking for a
buyer in the city. Many stores in the city have people waiting here, and
they’ll rush over like madmen every time someone comes back. It’s a
fierce fight!”

When he heard Jiao Yi’s explanation, Yang Kai knew that his guess was
right. This was what he thought too when he first saw this scene.

“Let’s go,” Jiao Yi called out to everyone, and many of the crew members
activated their Movement Skills and flew towards the shore. Yang Kai
and Liu Xian Yun also followed closely behind them, but Ling Yin Qin
stayed back, forming a few hand seals as she prepared to put the ship
away.

As soon as the crew came ashore, they were immediately greeted by

many merchants who surrounded them and offered them prices for what
they obtained during the trip.

Jiao Yi and the others were undoubtedly very familiar with this and all of
them acted aloof and put on airs while they negotiated the price with the
merchants. Soon after, someone offered them a good price and they
went over to the side to make their trade.

Jiao Yi and the others had a really big harvest this trip. Not mentioning
the more than 100,000 Grey Feather Corals and the Twelfth-Order
Monster Beast’s carcass that they found, just the spoils they seized after
Yang Kai killed the cultivators from Profound Cloud Pavilion alone was
many times more than what they usually got.

The harvest was so big that it was impossible to sell it off all at once, so
the dozen crew members prepared to split up some of the harvest
amongst themselves to be traded for useful cultivation goods, such as
Source Crystals, Spirit Pills, and whatnot. The rest of the harvest would
be sold off next time when they had the chance. They’d definitely attract
some unwanted attention if they take out so much good stuff at once.

Whether inside or outside the Solitary Void Sealed World, Source

Crystals were the hard currency, while another popular item was Spirit
Pills. All useful Spirit Pills could be converted into the corresponding
amount of Source Crystals or used as direct currency.

While Yang Kai was browsing rare commodities, a beautiful middle-aged

woman suddenly appeared in front of him. This beautiful woman was
wearing a long turquoise dress and had an enchanting and plump body.
She had a bulging chest that stretched her clothes out so much that they
could almost rip, which was extremely eye-catching. Her cultivator wasn’t
low either, being at the Second-Order Dao Source Realm.

But, even though she had enchanting looks, she had a very dignified
bearing. It was not known whether she was too slow earlier or couldn’t be
bothered about competing with the others, but she didn’t go over to greet
the returning crews like the others. However, when she saw Yang Kai
and Liu Xian Yun standing there without being bothered by anyone, she
took the initiative to go over to them, smiled, and cupped her fists, “Little
Brother, greetings.”

“Do you need something, Madam?” Yang Kai swept his eyes over her.

The beautiful woman smiled, “This Mistress is Deacon Fan Xin of Ice
Heart Pavilion.”

“Ice Heart Pavilion?” Yang Kai raised his brows and couldn’t help but
take a look at this beautiful woman called Fan Xin.

Fan Xin asked suspiciously, “What’s wrong? Does Little Brother not know
of my Ice Heart Pavilion?”

She thought this was very strange. Even though Ice Heart Pavilion only
occupied a small piece of land on Clear Sky Island, they were definitely
well-known. As long as someone lived on Clear Sky Island, it was
impossible for them not to know about Ice Heart Pavilion, but seeing
Yang Kai’s reaction just now, he seemed very surprised, as if he had
never heard of Ice Heart Pavilion before.

Yang Kai said calmly, “Of course I have heard of your noble Ice Heart
Pavilion before, but I never expected that Ice Heart Pavilion would also
be buying things here.”

This was, of course, nonsense. It was indeed Yang Kai’s first time
hearing about Ice Heart Pavilion, but he also knew that his performance
earlier had aroused the beautiful woman’s suspicion, so he quickly tried
to dispel her doubts through misdirection.

Sure enough, the beautiful woman smiled bitterly and replied, “Doing
business is difficult, there’s competition everywhere. This Mistress also
has her hands tied.” She turned the subject back on track quickly after, “I
wonder if Little Brother has made any gains during this trip out to sea? If
so, could you show it to me? This Mistress will definitely offer you a
satisfactory price.”
“I have their share of our harvest. If you need to talk about anything, you
can discuss it with me.” Ling Yin Qin came over from a short distance
away to help Yang Kai with his predicament.

Of course, he wouldn’t have any goods on him. If he had known the

situation would be like this at the docks, Yang Kai would have left some
stuff in his Space Ring after killing that group of people from Profound
Cloud Pavilion.

When she heard this, Fan Xin looked puzzlingly at Yang Kai. She had no
idea why he had left his goods with Ling Yin Qin; after all, the dozen
people who came down from the ship earlier all brought something with
them.

Yang Kai shrugged and smiled, “I tend to get a bit carried away when I
see a beautiful woman. Big Sister is worried I’ll suffer a loss, so she’s
acting as my agent. Now, it seems like this was a smart move.”

Fan Xin covered her mouth and laughed, “Little Brother really is
interesting.”
Chapter 2377 - Lawlessness

Fan Xin of Ice Heart Pavilion soon buddied up with Ling Yin Qin and they
secretly communicated with each other through Divine Sense.

Soon after, Ling Yin Qin looked up at Yang Kai and asked, “This Junior
Sister Fan has a very good offer. I’m going to sell the goods to her. What
do you say?”

When she asked this, it was clear she was just making a show for Fan
Xin. What’s more, her cultivation was a little higher than Fan Xin, so
there was no problem with calling her Junior Sister.

Fan Xin immediately looked at Yang Kai with an expectant face. She had
been here for almost half a day and didn’t manage to purchase anything.
Now, she finally saw a glimmer of light. As long as Yang Kai nodded, she
would be able to receive a lot of goods, so she was naturally excited.

Yang Kai smiled, “Sell it to her then.”

Fan Xin instantly beamed, “Many thanks to this Senior Sister and Little
Brother. Please rest assured, we at Ice Heart Pavilion always do fair
business and will offer appropriate prices.”

Ling Yin Qin lightly agreed, “I’ve long heard of Ice Heart Pavilion’s famed
name, otherwise, I wouldn’t have sold everything to you so readily.”

While speaking, the two of them exchanged goods and money quickly.
Yang Kai peeped over and found that in addition to Source Crystals, Fan
Xin also handed some Spirit Pills to Ling Yin Qin.

After receiving the goods, Fan Xin looked extremely happy and her
attitude also became more and more enthusiastic, “Little Brother, if you
have anything to sell in the future, don’t forget about this Mistress. The
price is negotiable.”

Yang Kai nodded, “Of course.”

“Let’s go,” Ling Yin Qin called out to them and led Yang Kai and Liu Xian
Yun towards the front.
After walking out from the noisy docks, the three of them stopped and
waited for the others to arrive.

After about an incense stick of time, the dozen crew members all
returned, each of them exuberant and joyful. Their harvest was obviously
not small, and what they sold just now was only a small portion of their
harvest this trip. There was still a lot that had not been taken out.

The 100,000 pieces of Grey Feather Coral were too large an amount, so
it was obviously not suitable for them to sell it at the docks. Ling Yin Qin
was going to wait until they returned to Clear Sky City to process it.

The harvest from this trip alone would be enough to keep them well-fed
for the next three years, and they could also move to a better place.

After a short walk, a huge city appeared in front of them. Even the gates
were huge, looking like the jaws of a beast, ready to find someone to
devour. Right above the gates were three characters, ‘Clear Sky City’!

There were guards stationed outside the city and whether they were
going in or out, anyone passing by would have to pay a Low-Rank
Source Crystal or something of corresponding value before they could
pass.

When Yang Kai saw this, he frowned.

Source Crystals were very valuable in this Solitary Void Sealed World.
He thought he could enter and leave as he pleased as long as he had an
Identity Token, but he didn’t expect that he would still have to pay Source
Crystals. One piece of Low-Rank Source Crystal was nothing for him, but
for the poor cultivators who had lived here for so long, it was no doubt a
great fortune.

There weren’t many people in front of the gates, only the cultivators who
had returned from the docks earlier and were lining up to enter the city.
From how no one was leaving the city, it was clear that the cultivators in
Clear Sky City didn’t want to spend that one Source Crystal to come and
go as they pleased either, only when they had to go out to sea or
absolutely had to leave the city.
Ling Yin Qin’s group of a dozen easily entered the city after paying the
dozen Source Crystals and verifying everyone’s Identity Tokens.

Yang Kai was a little worried that his identity as a newcomer would be
exposed, but when he saw how simply everything went, he realized that
he was worried for nothing.

A lively scene unfurled once they were inside the city. There were many
cultivators in the city with shops lining both sides of the street and an
endless stream of cultivators brushing past each other’s shoulders.

But Yang Kai soon found some parts different from normal cities. Many
cultivators were sitting cross-legged on both sides of the street, gazing
vacantly ahead.

There were quite a few of these cultivators, but regardless of their

cultivation level, their auras were extremely weak. It seemed like all of
them had not cultivated for a long time and were just sitting there, not
moving.

Not only that, but there were also many people dressed like beggars on
the streets, constantly begging for something, but they hardly got
anything.

Yang Kai frowned. He did not expect the inside of the seemingly
prosperous Clear Sky City to be so depressing.

“These are all pitiful people,” Ling Yin Qin sighed. “Without cultivation
resources, their cultivation drops day after day, and they can’t even go
out to sea to look for harvest anymore. So, other than begging, all they
can do is wait for death.”

Hearing her say so, Yang Kai realized why the streets were like this now.
Having to see this after he had only just entered the city, who knew how
many people were waiting to die in the entire Clear Sky City just like this?

“Is there really no way to get out of here?” Yang Kai asked.

Ling Yin Qin shook her head, “I’ve never heard of anyone leaving here
successfully.”
As the two were talking, an angry shout suddenly sounded from not far
away, “You little rat, how dare you steal from me!”

The shout was accompanied by the commotion of a crowd nearby, and

occasionally the sounds of fighting.

Yang Kai released his Divine Sense and immediately found out what was
going on. It seems that a cultivator had been robbed, and the person
being robbed was a First-Order Dao Source Realm, while the person
robbing him was only a Second-Order Origin King. Not only was his
cultivation much weaker than the other person, but his aura was so weak
that he may not even be able to bring out his real strength.

This kind of death courting act would definitely never happen outside this
Small Sealed World, but it seemed to be common here in Clear Sky City.

With two bangs, the robber was immediately killed and the cultivator got
his Space Ring back. That First-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator was
about to start hurling insults when countless people with vacant
expressions on their faces suddenly came over. The originally hollow
eyes of these guys were currently bloodshot and all of them were eyeing
the cultivator’s Space Ring. It wasn’t long before a fight broke out.

The owner of the Space Ring was a First-Order Dao Source Realm
cultivator, but two fists can’t block four strikes. Even though he managed
to kill several of them in quick succession, no one was deterred and he
was soon swamped by the crowd.

*Shua shua…*

While they were engaged in a heated battle, two figures suddenly

descended from the sky. These two men had imposing auras and were
dressed in black fitted robes. With a cold sneer on their faces, they
watched the fight ahead, without any intention of stopping it.

“Those guys are from Clear Sky City’s law enforcement team,” Jiao Yi
whispered to Yang Kai beside him.

“And they don’t care about this?” Yang Kai asked, surprised. Since they
were from the law enforcement team, then naturally they should want to
maintain the peace of the city, so why were they acting so indifferent
when there was a fight happening right in front of them?

Jiao Yi sneered, “You’ll see.”

*Peng peng!*

Another two robbers were sent flying by the ring’s owner, but that man
also seemed to be growing exhausted. Even though his situation was
better than those who were either begging or waiting for death, his
cultivation had clearly regressed a lot since arriving on this island. There
was simply no way for him to display the full might of a Dao Source
Realm cultivator now and was already battered, bruised, and exhausted
from this brief fight.

When he looked up, he just so happened to see the two black-robed law
enforcement officers and quickly shouted, “Sirs, please help me! These
people are lawless and dare they rob people in broad daylight! Please
sirs, deliver justice here!”

The two enforcers did not move, but instead watched on coldly.

The owner of the ring shouted again, “Sirs, please do something! This
humble one is willing to pay half of what he has in his Space Ring as a
reward!”

Upon hearing this, one of the enforcers sneered, “Only half?”

The owner of the ring gritted his teeth and said bitterly, “I’ll offer all of it to
the two Sirs…”

He knew that if he didn’t get help now, then he may end up killed by
these lawless people. Compared to his own life, what was everything
else worth?

Only then did the two enforcers walk forward lazily. The person who
spoke earlier grunted, “Little Brat, since you’re so sensible, we’ll give you
a hand.”
After he said this, the two people moved in unison, greeting the crowd
with ruthlessness. With a surge of energy, they blasted out the robbers
directly, causing countless casualties and creating a strong smell of
blood around them.

As soon as the two of them attacked, the cultivators around them turned
silent out of fear. The robbers who were lucky to still be alive immediately
scattered as they didn’t dare to remain any longer.

The only person left on the ground was the cultivator who was being
robbed. He was lying there covered in blood, looking to be in a miserable
state.

One of the enforcers walked over and raised his hand to suck the fallen
man’s Space Ring into his palm. After searching it with his Divine Sense,
he frowned and spat, “Broke bastard! Is this all you have?”

After saying that, he spat in disgust at the cultivator once more before
walking off.

“This guy will also have no choice but to wait for death from now on.”
Jiao Yi sighed.

The cultivator who was robbed probably didn’t have much in the first
place, but now he had even lost his Space Ring, unless he could find a
ship he could follow out to sea soon, he would definitely be reduced to
just waiting for death here like those guys who were robbing him earlier.

“This place is such a mess.” Yang Kai’s face sank.

Ling Yin Qin said, “When one reaches the end of the road, one is
capable of doing anything. Those people were forced to this point.”

Yang Kai felt silent as he knew what Ling Yin Qin said was correct.

These robbers were already waiting for death, what else could still scare
them? But what Yang Kai could not believe was the fact that even the
law enforcers in Clear Sky City were so dirty.
To put it nicely, what happened earlier was adding salt to a wound, in
frank terms though, it was blatant robbery.

It seemed like Clear Sky City was without laws. It must have been hard
for Ling Yin Qin and the others to have stayed here for so long.

“Things are a little more chaotic out here in the Outer City, but the Inner
City is safer. Things like this won’t happen there,” Ling Yin Qin explained.

“Do you stay in the Outer City or Inner City?” Yang Kai asked.

Jiao Yi answered, “Outer City, but we’ll be able to move to the Inner City
in just a few days.”

Their harvest was not small this time, and it was enough for them to rent
a pretty good cave mansion in the Inner City. Even though life was
generally more expensive in the Inner City, it was safer, so the cost was
worth it.

Ling Yin Qin advised, “Senior Brother Yang, you just arrived so it’s best
you rent a cave mansion to stay in. Then you can slowly get familiarized
with this place.”

“That’s what I was planning to do.” Yang Kai nodded. He had no idea
how long he would have to stay in Clear Sky Island, but he had to find a
place to stay regardless.
Chapter 2378 - Rules

“This must be where secluded homes can be rented, right?” Yang Kai
asked as he stood in front of a large building at the intersection between
the Outer and Inner City. After raising his head and looking around for a
while, Yang Kai said goodbye to Ling Yin Qin and walked inside.

He was able to find this place quickly thanks to the guidance of Ling Yin
Qin and the others. Jiao Yi had originally wanted to accompany him
here, but he was politely declined by Yang Kai. As Jiao Yi and the others
had just returned from sea after such a long time, they definitely had their
own things to deal with. Moreover, he was just renting a secluded home
and not anything too troublesome. Yang Kai believed he could handle it
himself.

Before parting, Jiao Yi gave Yang Kai a Communication Bead and told
him to call anytime if he needed help.

There were not many cultivators coming and going from the large hall,
but they weren’t few either.

When Yang Kai arrived, there were already a few people waiting in front
of him, all of whom seemed to be here to rent secluded homes. He
silently watched the scene from the side and quickly learned of the
renting process.

An hour later, it was Yang Kai’s turn, so he walked straight up, tossed a
bag of Source Crystals onto the table, and said to the cultivator in
charge, “I’d like to rent a medium-sized secluded home for one year.”

“Outer City or Inner City?” The cultivator glanced up at Yang Kai and said
indifferently.

Yang Kai coldly snorted, “Would I give you this many Source Crystals if I
was renting a home in the Outer City? Are you taking me for a fool?”

But the person in charge wasn’t bothered, he just smirked and picked up
the bag of Source Crystals, weighing it in his hands before putting it
away and pointing to the diorama at the side, “Pick for yourself.”
This diorama looked like a model of the entire Clear Sky City, only scaled
down countless times; however, each building was crafted exquisitely.
There were two major residential areas, one in the Outer City where
prices were relatively low, and one in the Inner City, where the prices
were higher. There were small flags erected outside most of the
secluded homes, indicating that they were already rented out. Only a
small number of the secluded homes were still vacant.

Yang Kai was just looking for a place to settle down and did not really
care about the grade of the Spirit Purifying Array installed or the density
of World Energy inside, so he just swept a gaze at the diorama and
pointed to a relatively isolated home, “I’ll take this one.”

The person in charge glanced over, then with a toss, a token flew
straight towards Yang Kai. Without even lifting his head, the man
explained, “This is the Access Token. Keep it safe, no subletting, and no
replacing the Spirit Purifying Array as you please. There will be no
amnesty for those found violating the rules.”

Yang Kai caught the token and only briefly examined it before putting it
away. Then, bringing Liu Xian Yun along, he left.

…..

An hour later, Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun arrived in front of that secluded
home. This secluded home was located in a mountain range within the
island where big and small cave mansions were opened right into the
mountainside. The environment here was not bad in general.

The World Energy had always been dense in the Solitary Void Sealed
World, but it was all mixed with an endless stream of Disruption Force,
making it so that cultivators could not absorb it at will and could only set
up Spirit Purifying Arrays before they cultivated. Depending on the grade
of the Spirit Purifying Array, the efficacy of a cultivator’s cultivation also
varied greatly.

However, in general, cultivators could barely keep their cultivation from

deteriorating while cultivating in this damned place even with a Peak-
Grade Spirit Purifying Array. There was simply no way for them to
increase it.

The Spirit Purifying Array setup within this medium secluded home that
Yang Kai rented was naturally a Mid-Grade Spirit Purifying Array.

After entering the secluded home with Liu Xian Yun, the two of them
looked around and found that the size of the secluded home was decent.
There were three rooms, an Alchemy room, an Artifact Refining Room,
and even a living room-like area.

Compared to the secluded home that Yang Kai rented in Maplewood

City, this place was definitely much better despite the price being about
the same.

Source Crystals are extremely valuable in the Solitary Void Sealed World
though, so the same number represented a whole different value in this
place. The Source Crystals of the same grade were naturally worth much
more in the Solitary Void Sealed World.

“Go and pick out a room for yourself, Junior Sister,” Yang Kai said to Liu
Xian Yun.

“What about you?” Liu Xian Yun asked.

“I’m going to familiarize myself with the environment and find an Artifact
Refining Grandmaster to fix Ling Yin Qin’s Spirit Purifying Array.”

Liu Xian Yun said, “Then please be careful, Senior Brother.”

“I know. If you have nothing to do, you can fortify the seals around the
secluded home. We may have to stay here for quite some time.”

“En. Come back soon,” Liu Xian Yun said meekly. After saying that, she
blushed a little because she suddenly felt that she and Yang Kai were
living like husband and wife and she was worrying about her husband
before he left the house.

When this thought arose, it instantly caused her cheeks to burn, but
when she looked up again, Yang Kai was already long gone.
Yang Kai had to take several twists and turns around Clear Sky City and
ask many people for directions before he arrived at a certain alley.

He looked around with a confused expression on his face while muttering

to himself, [I didn’t get lost, did I? That Artifact Refining Grandmaster
lives here?]

When he separated from Jiao Yi and the others, Jiao Yi had given him a
Communication Bead. Then, he had secretly sent Yang Kai a message
telling him to go to Inner City to find Grandmaster Sang De if he really
wanted to repair the High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array for Ling Yin Qin.

Grandmaster Sang De was the best Artifact Refiner on Clear Sky Island,
and it was said that he had already vaguely touched upon the realm of
Emperor Artifact Refining. At least eighty percent of the High-Grade Spirit
Purifying Arrays on this island were refined by him.

Since this person could refine High-Grade Spirit Purifying Arrays, then he
should have no problems repairing one.

Jiao Yi also knew how much that High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array meant
to Ling Yin Qin, so he secretly helped Yang Kai, hoping it could be
repaired.

Yang Kai wasn’t very familiar with Clear Sky City, but Grandmaster Sang
De had a resounding reputation here, so he only had to casually ask a
few people on the streets before he managed to find this place.

Yang Kai just couldn’t believe that a man who was almost an Emperor
Artifact Refiner would actually be living in a rough location like this
though. But recalling that some Grandmasters like this tended to be
eccentric and acted beyond people’s expectations, it wasn’t that
surprising anymore.

He walked straight towards the end of the alley and came upon a large
door that was wide open. Yang Kai looked inside and found a spacious
courtyard that looked empty and spotless.

There was a boy dressed in the clothes of a servant who was currently
sweeping the floor with a broom.
Yang Kai went up to him and cupped his fists, “Greetings, Little Brother.”

The boy completely ignored Yang Kai as if he were deaf and just
continued sweeping the floor as if there was a magnificent beauty lying
there.

Yang Kai cleared his throat and asked, “Excuse me, is this Grandmaster
Sang De’s workshop?”

Only then did the boy look up and said with an impatient face, “Since you
have already found your way here, why are you still asking?”

When he heard him say that, Yang Kai instantly knew he was in the right
place. He quickly asked, “Is the Grandmaster available right now? There
is an item that I need the Grandmaster’s help in repairing. I don’t know
if…”

“Where did you come from? Don’t you know the rules?!”

“Rules? What rules?” Yang Kai looked confused.

The boy swept his eyes over Yang Kai and sneered, “You found your
way here without even finding out about the rules? What an interesting
person. You want to see the Grandmaster with that attitude? Maybe in
your next life.”

Yang Kai humbly asked for his advice, “I hope Little Brother can give me
some pointers.”

The boy looked up at the sky and stood there with his broom in his hand,
twirling rapidly between his fingers.

[He wants a tip!] When he saw his attitude, Yang Kai knew that this boy
wasn’t new to this. No wonder they say that standing in front of the King
of Hell was easy, but dealing with his henchmen was not. This brat really
was one of those henchmen.

Yang Kai held back his displeasure and took out a cloth bag from his
Space Ring, handing it to him, “Now, you can talk, right?”
The boy weighed the bag in his hand and only then did he show a
satisfied smile, beckoning Yang Kai over condescendingly,
“Grandmaster’s time is precious, how would he have so much free time
to bother himself with people like you? But the Grandmaster’s old heart is
kind and he also worries over how difficult life is for people like you, so
he specifically allocates some time to help refine artifacts for you lot.”

Yang Kai’s mouth twitched like mad when he heard this. This boy made
it sound as if he wasn’t trapped on Clear Sky Island like them. Utterly
shameless.

“Remember this,” The boy’s face turned serious and he quickly said,
“Every month the Grandmaster will only open his door three times, so
there will be three opportunities for him to help refine artifacts for the
common man. If you want to ask the Grandmaster for help, then it’ll
depend on your luck. Of course, in addition to those three times, the
Grandmaster may make an exception and open his door once more if
he’s in a good mood. Every time he opens his door, he will only help ten
people, so if you come late, you will have to wait until next time.”

“Three chances and ten spots each time?” Yang Kai frowned, thinking
that this Grandmaster Sang De was really quite arrogant, even setting up
so many strange rules. But then, Yang Kai understood why there was
nobody here at Grandmaster Sang De’s place. It clearly wasn’t time for
him to open shop yet, or he had already missed it.

“You learn quickly! That’s exactly how it is!” The boy smiled and nodded.

“How old are you? How dare you talk to this Sir like this!” Yang Kai’s face
dimmed and he sent a strike at the boy.

The boy shrunk his head, but he still failed to dodge it. His cultivation
wasn’t high, only Origin Returning Realm, so how could he evade Yang
Kai’s blow?

“You… You dare to hit me?” The boy took a few steps backwards and
shouted with his hands covering his head, his eyes already turning red
from fury.
“That was barely anything. Be careful, if you dare disrespect me again,
I’ll really hit you.”

The boy seemed really frightened now. He worked for Grandmaster

Sang De, so everyone who came here was always polite to him and
nobody dared to offend him in the slightest. It was the first time anyone
dared to teach him a lesson, so he was so shocked that he turned his
head towards the courtyard, as if expecting Grandmaster Sang De to
stand up for him, but there weren’t any sounds of movement coming from
inside at all.

“What’re you looking at! Barely a beanstalk and you’re already acting big.
What’s going to happen when you grow up? I asked you a question so
answer me honestly!” Yang Kai coldly snorted.

The boy did not look happy, but he didn’t say anything.

“How many times has the Grandmaster opened his door this month?”
Yang Kai asked.

“Twice!” The child grumbled.

“When’s the next one?”

“That I do not know. The Grandmaster opens his door randomly. He

helps people like you refine artifacts whenever he’s in a good mood, so
you just have to wait!”
Chapter 2379 - What Are You Doing

“If you’re thinking of getting the Grandmaster to refine an artifact for you,
then there’s no chance for you today.” The boy snorted, “But you’re lucky
you ran into this Young Master! If you don’t mind, you might as well take
out the materials and I’ll help you refine what you need!”

“You’re also an Artifact Refiner?” Yang Kai looked at him in surprise.

The boy turned up his nose and puffed up his chest, flipping his hair back
in a dashing manner and spoke with arrogance, “What’s so difficult about
something as trivial as Artifact Refining? This Young Master is gifted and
has been under the Grandmaster’s tutelage for so long. I can help you
for sure, but the reward…”

Yang Kai spat disdainfully and left without even turning back.

The boy was only at the Origin Returning Realm, so even if he really was
an Artifact Refiner, how good could he be? He was seeking out
Grandmaster Sang De to repair a High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array,
which was even more difficult than refining one in a certain sense. Yang
Kai was sure this boy didn’t have the skills to do this.

“Hey, don’t go! Are you looking down on me? Let me tell you, this Young
Master is a Saint-Grade Artifact Refiner! Miss out now and you may
never get another chance, so don’t regret this later!” The boy was
stamping his feet, seemingly feeling deeply humiliated by Yang Kai.

…..

For several days, Yang Kai would visit Grandmaster Sang De’s place
every day. According to what the boy told him, the Grandmaster had
already opened shop twice this month, so there was only one more
opportunity left, but he did not know the exact time so Yang Kai could
only try his luck.

Unfortunately, after a few days, Yang Kai was still left with no harvest.
On the other hand, he had been walking around the streets these past
few days, so Yang Kai had almost gotten a complete picture of Clear Sky
City and was getting a good grasp of the local customs.

Seeing that there weren’t many days left in the month, Yang Kai was
worried that he might be late and miss out on one of the Grandmaster’s
opening days, or that he might not be able to squeeze into the ten spots,
so he simply decided he would stop running around and went straight to
the Grandmaster’s residence and began squatting there.

He thought he had gone early enough to find a good spot, but when he
arrived, Yang Kai realized he was wrong.

There were already many cultivators waiting in line outside Grandmaster

Sang De’s residence.

Yang Kai was dumbfounded at the sight.

But after some thought, he realized these people must be thinking the
same thing as him. There wasn’t much time left in the month, but there
was still one more chance for the Grandmaster to open his doors, so
they came early to wait for him.

After counting them carefully, he found that there were nine people
ahead of him, making him the tenth.

So, without saying anything more, Yang Kai silently stood at the end of
the line.

The floor-sweeping boy seemed a little animated with the presence of

this crowd. When he saw so many people come, he tried his best to
market himself and boast about his skills, hoping these cultivators would
give him their materials for him to refine.

But the cultivators living here were obviously aware of this boy’s skills so
the crowd did not utter a single word in response to his chattering and
did not pay any mind to his extravagant and colourful words either.

The boy seemed to be exasperated.

Yang Kai scoffed, “If you have the time to run your mouth dry, why don’t
you just find some materials to practice on? You must have been
following the Grandmaster for some time. Hasn’t the Grandmaster taught
you that you have to take everything one step at a time and not be overly
ambitious?”

The boy muttered, “Stop running your mouth and just stand in line
properly!”

But after Yang Kai taught him a lesson, he also felt too embarrassed to
latch onto those cultivators anymore. He turned around and went inside,
shutting the door behind him. What the eyes do not see, the heart does
not grieve.

The cultivators who came here were all waiting for Grandmaster Sang
De to open his doors so they could request his help in Artifact Refining.
As none of them were familiar with each other, none of them participated
in idle chatter. The ones who were bored from waiting all day just sat
down cross-legged and began to meditate.

No one dared to be unruly in front of the Grandmaster’s door, so there

was no need to fear some scoundrel without eyes stirring up trouble.

And, as time went on, more and more people came.

But when these cultivators saw ten people waiting here, most of them
shook their heads in disappointment and left. They knew Grandmaster
Sang De’s rules and knew that they would just be wasting their time if
they stayed here. They could only wait for next time.

But some had clearly made preparations and took out Source Crystals
hoping to buy a spot from the ten people in line, including Yang Kai, but
few were successful. Only two spots managed to be bought.

Naturally, Yang Kai was also approached by the people who wanted to
buy a spot with Source Crystals, but did he lack Source Crystals? In
response, Yang Kai just shook his head.

After waiting for two days, the front door suddenly opened and the boy
came out with his head held high and cleared his throat in a pretentious
manner, announcing aloud, “The third Artifact Refining of the month will
now begin! Please come inside with me if you are among the first ten
guests in line!”

The crowd was overjoyed by his words and all stood up. After waiting for
so long, the Grandmaster finally opened his doors for the third time this
month. These people felt that it was worth it because Grandmaster Sang
De rarely made any mistakes with his Artifact Refining. Even though the
fee was slightly more expensive, he was truly skilled. Essentially, as long
as they request it, the Grandmaster would be able to fulfil it.

“Hahaha! Why come early if you can come just in time!?” A loud laugh
suddenly rang out, followed by a figure that shot forward from behind.
Domineeringly, the man squeezed into the queue, occupying a spot, the
strong wind invoked by his powerful aura causing everyone to frown in
displeasure.

But after checking his cultivation, their displeasure turned into fear.

Reason being that the person who arrived was a Third-Order Dao
Source Realm Master.

Among the ten waiting here, excluding Yang Kai, only one well-dressed
woman was at the Third-Order Dao Source Realm. The rest were all First
or Second-Order Origin Dao Source Realm cultivators, so they naturally
did not dare to offend this man.

The newcomer was dressed in purple robes that look extremely

conspicuous. He was born with a dignified appearance, but there was a
strong look of superiority in his eyes, as if no one in this world was
worthy of his attention.

After he snatched a spot arrogantly, Yang Kai, who was originally at the
end of the line, had inexplicably become the eleventh person.

Grandmaster Sang De only opened his doors to ten people at a time, so

if he stood at the eleventh place, would that not mean that he would no
longer have the qualifications to enter and waited all these days for
nothing?
Yang Kai was instantly irked and he shouted at the boy from the shop,
“Brat, are you just going to let that happen?”

“What? I didn’t see anything!” The boy tilted his head away and almost
rolled his eyes back into his head.

It was quite apparent that he still held a grudge over Yang Kai beating
him on the head. When he saw Yang Kai being squeezed out of the last
spot, he was secretly feeling giddy, so of course he wouldn’t help Yang
Kai.

Yang Kai’s face turned grim, “Are you blind? Can’t you see that this
person just cut in line?”

The boy fumed, “My eyes are perfectly fine! You’re the one who’s blind!”

Yang Kai sneered, “Acting so unruly in front of the Grandmaster’s door,

could you be any more unreasonable?”

“Unreasonable?” The cultivator who cut in line scoffed at this, “You want
to talk reason? This King is reason here. Let me reason with you then,
you said that I cut in line, but are there any witnesses? Whoever saw me
do such a thing can stand out and announce it loudly, and I, Yu Le Ping
will immediately give up this spot!”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look around, but the remaining nine
were silent, none of them spoke a word. They all seemed very afraid of
this guy called Yu Le Ping.

“I saw it!” Yang Kai glared at him.

Yu Le Ping coldly snorted, “Don’t try to start trouble if you came late. If
you dare slander this King like this again, dare you believe that I will
gouge your eyes out?”

“You can try.” Yang Kai was so angry that he could laugh. This guy
called Yu Le Ping was simply shameless. It was clearly he who came
late and cut the queue, but now the thief was crying thief instead. Yang
Kai had never seen such a thick-skinned person in his life.
“You’re courting death, brat!” Yu Le Ping seemed to be angered by his
words. He did not in the slightest expect that Yang Kai would dare rattle
against him in such a manner. Enraged, his feet moved and he had
directly turned his hands into claws and slashed towards Yang Kai.

Before his attack could even arrive, an overwhelmingly strong gust of

wind had already been stirred up by it.

From this scene, it seemed like he really did intend to gouge out Yang
Kai’s eyes without mercy.

A few of the weaker cultivators were affected by his aura and their faces
changed as they retreated backwards.

Yang Kai stood still where he was and looked coldly at the boy, “Do you
also not care that someone is starting a fight outside the Grandmaster’s
door?”

The boy sneered, “It’s your business, you should settle it yourself.”

“Well said!” Snorting coldly, Yang Kai turned his eyes back to Yu Le
Ping.

Yu Le Ping, who was originally taking on an aggressive stance instantly

had a bad premonition when he received this stare from Yang Kai, a chill
running through his body. However, he was a Third-Order Dao Source
Realm Master, and other than a few powerhouses on Clear Sky Island
who could strike fear into him, who else could fight him?

So, after just a short moment of hesitation, he made a ruthless move.

Yang Kai raised his head and threw a fist out, causing a surge of Source
Qi that was like a violent volcano, so powerful that it shocked everyone.

*Pa…*

Yu Le Ping claw met Yang Kai’s fist as he smirked viciously. Just as Yu

Le Ping was about to try and crush Yang Kai’s hand, he was shocked to
find a tsunami of power gushing over him. This power was so strong that
he was unable to resist it even with his Third-Order Dao Source Realm
cultivation. The protective Source Qi around his body quickly dissolved
just like a snowflake under the sun.

That gush of power travelled from the palm of his hand all the way
through his arm, bursting his sleeves open. His flesh was splayed apart,
tendons and bones separating.

*Hong…*

The raging Yu Le Ping flew out as if he had been hit by a huge lightning
bolt, landing directly into a corner of the wall.

*Wa…*

A large spurt of blood splashed out from his mouth as Yu Le Ping’s

arrogant aura withered away in an instant, face becoming ashen and
bloodless.

“My arm!” In the next moment, he bellowed. Looking down, the arm he
used to attack Yang Kai had been destroyed, laced with blood. White
bones were poking out from the skin, it was a shocking sight.

The boy’s face was instantly frozen. The other nine in line were also
horrified at the scene as each of them looked at Yang Kai with
overflowing fear in their eyes.

Yang Kai looked harmless before he made any moves, and even went
as far as to ask the boy for fairness, so never would they have expected
him to be so vicious and ruthless. Just one punch and he was able to
cripple Yu Le Ping, a Third-Order Dao Source Realm Master, without
even a change in his demeanour.

[He… He can’t be one of those Emperor Realm Masters who were

secretly hiding their cultivation to play the pig to eat the tiger, right?]

This thought emerged in each one of the people present, and the shop
boy even began dripping with cold sweat.
Chapter 2380 - Sang De

“You… You crippled my arm!” Even now, Yu Le Ping was unable to

accept the reality that one of his arms had been wasted and glared
hatefully at Yang Kai while he hissed at him with his all, face almost
completely distorted from the pain.

“Scram!” Yang Kai bellowed.

To think a petty Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator would dare act
so arrogantly in front of him, it was simply ridiculous. Yang Kai had not
been in a good mood these days since he ended up on Clear Sky Island
during this tragedy. Now that someone had taken the initiative to stumble
right into the tip of his spear, he naturally took advantage of this situation
to vent his anger.

Yu Le Ping seemed to only have realized now that Yang Kai wasn’t an
easy man to pick on, so he gave him a vicious glare before scurrying
away while holding his injured arm.

There was still silence in front of the Grandmaster’s door and the rest of
the crowd stood there pale, chills running down their backs.

“Hasn’t the Grandmaster opened his doors? How much longer do we

have to wait?” Yang Kai immediately urged the boy when he saw the
latter standing there like a fool.

“Yes yes, follow me!” The boy shrunk his neck, not daring to dally any
longer and hurriedly led the way.

From the hot temper and ruthlessness that Yang Kai just displayed, the
boy estimated that if he was not Grandmaster Sang De’s apprentice,
then this guy may even turn his fists to him.

After all, he didn’t speak out for him when Yu Le Ping stole his spot.

In just a short while, the group of ten was led by the boy into the inner
hall where he pointed to a side door, “Enter one by one. The
Grandmaster is right inside. You know the rules, so please.”
After that, he quickly slipped out of sight.

After he left, the first cultivator looked cautiously at Yang Kai and found
that the latter had already found himself a place to sit down. Only then
did this man realize that Yang Kai had no intention of stealing the first
spot and couldn’t help breathing a sigh of relief as he hurried inside to
seek out the Grandmaster for Artifact Refining.

The other eight who came to see Grandmaster Sang De also found a
place to sit down, but they were all on guard against Yang Kai, so they
sat as far away from him as possible.

It made it seem like Yang Kai was hogging the place as the rest were all
crowded together.

But Yang Kai was not bothered, simply shutting his eyes to rest.

“That Yu Le Ping is no ordinary man. This Senior Brother should be

careful.”

A gentle voice suddenly came into Yang Kai’s ears.

Yang Kai opened his eyes and swept his gaze over, soon fixing his gaze
on a beautifully dressed young woman.

Among the ten here to seek out the Grandmaster, only two were Third-
Order Dao Source Realms. Other than Yang Kai, it was this young
woman. The others were all in either the First or Second-Order Dao
Source Realm.

Even though this young woman was dressed in simple clothes, it was still
hard to cover her natural beauty. Yang Kai gave her a glance before no
longer paying too much heed to her. Nonetheless, he did not expect to
receive a message at all from her.

When she saw Yang Kai looking towards her, the young woman just
nodded lightly before averting her gaze.

In this inner hall, Yang Kai’s and her cultivation were the highest, so
were their Divine Senses; therefore, there was no need for them to worry
about their conversation being discovered by others. However, as she
was acting so secretively, it was clear she did not want to get herself into
trouble.

“Many thanks to this Junior Sister for the warning. I will remember it,”
Yang Kai responded.

Seeing that he still looked uncaring, the young woman urged once more,
“This Senior Brother, you must not be careless. Yu Le Ping is someone
from the City Lord’s Mansion. He acts domineeringly in Clear Sky City
because he has the City Lord’s protection and never places anyone else
in his eyes. You caused him such a huge loss this time so he will surely
not just let it go.”

“If he wishes to court death, I do not mind fulfilling it.”

When she heard Yang Kai brushing it off so simply, the young woman
instantly broke out in cold sweat, “That must not happen! If you kill him,
you will no longer be able to find shelter on Clear Sky Island.”

Yang Kai smirked, “The tree wishes for silence, but the wind does not let
up. What can I do?”

Listening to this, the young woman sighed. She knew that what Yang Kai
said was right. Yu Le Ping was already let off easy by Yang Kai during
what happened today, but with his usual character, he would not just let
matters rest. When the time came, Yang Kai would either have to
surrender without a fight or resist him.

He also did not look like the type of person to just swallow his anger.

“Many thanks to this Junior Sister,” Yang Kai gave her a simple thank
you.

Even though this young woman did not help him in any significant way,
she still warned him in secret with good intentions.

The woman no longer spoke, but her eyes were filled with sympathy
when she occasionally glanced over at Yang Kai, as if she could already
foretell his tragic future.
The inner hall remained silent. Nobody had any intentions of speaking
with each other. Those who came here all came to seek out
Grandmaster Sang De for Artifact Refining services, so how could they
have the mood to chat while they waited impatiently?

About half an hour later, the first person to walk in through the side door
suddenly came out. Everyone turned towards him only to see a happy
look on this person’s face, as if he had encountered something good.
After he came out, he left directly without a single word.

The second cultivator quickly stood up and went towards the side door.

Just like that, Yang Kai waited all the way until dusk. The nine people
went up one after the other, all coming out with different looks on their
faces. Some happy, some reserved, but none of them came out
dejected.

When he saw this, Yang Kai knew that Grandmaster Sang De was the
real deal. He was probably successful in refining the artifacts for all nine
of these people without a single failure.

It seemed the rumours that Grandmaster Sang De had vaguely touched

upon the mysteries of Emperor Artifact Refining were not false.

When the ninth person came out from the side door, Yang Kai stood up
and walked in lightly.

Once inside, Yang Kai saw that the room was dim without any light, but
there was a slither of brightness coming out from up ahead. Yang Kai
followed the light and came into a burning hot room after a short while.

Looking around the secret room, Yang Kai could see the light from the
flames dancing around. A huge Artifact Refining Furnace was placed
right in the middle of the chamber, and next to it was a figure who was
sitting down cross-legged. As the flames danced about, the vague figure
also seemed to flicker in a bizarre and illusory manner.

Even though it was quite dark in here, Yang Kai could still see
Grandmaster Sang De’s face at a glance.
To his surprise, this Grandmaster looked just like an ordinary old man.
There was nothing distinctive about him, but Yang Kai could still vaguely
sense that this old man was not to be messed with. He sat there like a
silent volcano with a huge amount of energy hidden within his body.

In addition to being an excellent Artifact Refiner, this man’s strength was

definitely not low either.

“Greetings, Grandmaster!” Yang Kai cupped his fists at him.

“Sit!” Sang De raised his eyes and pointed to a cushion in front of him.

Yang Kai sat down obediently.

“What do you wish to refine? Bring out the materials and name your
request,” Sang De told him.

Yang Kai quickly took out the High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array, handing
it over to Sang De, “I would like to ask Grandmaster to please repair this
set of array base and array flags.”

Sang De took it from him and examined it carefully for a while before
nodding, “This set came from his Old Master’s hand, so it is not difficult
to repair.”

Yang Kai was overjoyed to hear that. He had guessed before that this
High-Grade Spirit Purifying was refined by Sang De himself, and now, it
seems he was right.

Since he was able to refine it, then it must be no problem for him to
repair it, “I have no idea what materials you need, so I did not prepare
anything. If Grandmaster has any suitable materials, I will pay for them.
Source Crystals are no issue.”

Sang De struck the Artifact Refining Furnace and the cover immediately
flew up. Then, he threw the array base and the banners straight inside.
Only then did he turn to Yang Kai and said, “Do I look like someone who
is lacking in Source Crystals?”
Yang Kai did not know what he meant by this and had no idea how to
answer for a while.

“I do not want Source Crystals!” Sang De continued.

“Then what does Grandmaster want?” Yang Kai’s heart clenched as he

thought to himself, [you threw the High-Grade Spirit Purifying Array into
your Artifact Refining Furnace without even asking, and now you tell me
you don’t want Source Crystals? Are you trying to raise the price right in
the midst of a transaction?]

[What if I can’t afford to pay? What happens to the High-Grade Purifying

Array then?]

If this Spirit Purifying Array was his own, then it wouldn’t have mattered;
however, it belonged to Ling Yin Qin, and it held great significance to
her. If this wasn’t the case, why would Yang Kai go through so much
trouble? He could have just spent enough to purchase a new array and
give it to her.

It was because this Spirit Purifying Array held Ling Yin Qin’s memories of
her fallen partner that Yang Kai went through so much trouble to seek
out Sang De here to have him repair it.

“That depends on what you can give me,” Sang De said indifferently.

Yang Kai could not help but feel a little annoyed. [I can’t just hand over
my life if you decide to ask for it, right?] Sure enough, if the upper beam
is crooked, then the lower beam would be too. That boy had an
unagreeable character, and it seems Sang De was the same.

Seems like his name was not wrong. Sang de, ‘Sang De… Death to
virtues’!

He suppressed the displeasure welling up inside of him and quickly said,

“What does Grandmaster want? If I can provide it, I will offer it freely.”

His words implied that if it was not possible, then he would not try.

Sang De’s lips curved into a strange smile.

Just as Yang Kai had his mind focused and was ready to hear his
demands, a pure surge of Spiritual Energy suddenly came from Sang
De, converging into the shape of a spear and stabbing straight towards
Yang Kai’s Knowledge Sea.

Even though Yang Kai was taken by surprise, his reaction was not slow,
quickly pushing his own Spiritual Energy to meet this attack.

*Hong…*

The silent collision shook both Yang Kai and Sang De.

There was some surprise in Sang De’s eyes as a scary light suddenly
replaced their former indifference. With eyes that looked like he wanted
to devour Yang Kai, he stared at him as if he had just found a rare
treasure.

Yang Kai on the other hand got up in a flash. He had been hit with a
sneak attack earlier, but he did not fully release his Divine Sense. It
wasn’t that he did not want to release it, but he was afraid of hurting
Sang De. If his Soul were to become heavily injured here, then nobody
would be able to fix the Spirit Purifying Array for him.

But Yang Kai was still enraged that Sang De would attack him without
saying a word. He decided that if this old man did not give himself a
satisfactory explanation, then he would point a knife to his throat and
force him to repair this Spirit Purifying Array that he created so that it was
as good as new.
Chapter 2381 - Way To Leave

“What are your intentions here?” Yang Kai eyed Sang De coldly.

“Do not be nervous, Little Brother,” Sang De didn’t seem guilty about
attacking him at all and looked at Yang Kai with a cheerful gaze, “This
Old Master just wanted to give you a small test. There is no malice
behind it.”

“Is that some kind of bad joke? What kind of test would require sneak
attacking someone? And using a Spiritual Energy blast no less!” Yang
Kai’s stomach was full of grievances, but fortunately he was strong
enough to take the attack. If it were someone else whose Soul was not
as strong as his, then they might be lying on the ground half dead by
now.

An injury to the Soul was no small injury, so Sang De had immediately

left a bad impression on Yang Kai.

“Because this Old Master needs someone with a strong Soul. If this Old
Master had not seen Little Brother deal with a cultivator at the same level
as you so easily outside my door, then this Old Master would not have
bothered to test you.”

Yang Kai coldly snorted, “So, should I be feeling honoured?”

From what he said, it seemed Sang De knew all about his fight with Yu
Le Ping outside.

“Do not worry, Little Brother, listen first to this Old Master’s story,” Sang
De reached out to comfort him.

Yang Kai glared at him for a while but he was helpless now. Since he
was here to request this old man’s services, he had no choice but to wait
for that Spirit Purifying Array to be fixed even if he was unhappy with
Sang De’s approach.

Only after Yang Kai sat down did Sang De put on a smile, “This Old
Master wishes to ask Little Brother, how long have you been trapped in
this damned place?”
Yang Kai’s heart suddenly jumped. [This old fart couldn’t have realized
something, could he? Does he know that I’m new here?] However,
thinking back to how he said he had no lack of Source Crystals, there
was no reason for him to attack him. Despite his inner turmoil, Yang Kai’s
expression remained unchanged during these thoughts and simply
asked back, “Why do you need to know?”

Sang De smiled, “If you do not wish to tell me, so be it. This Old Master
has been trapped here for nine hundred years.”

Yang Kai sneered inwardly, thinking to himself that it would be good if he

was trapped here until he died.

Sang De sighed, “Nine hundred years ago, this Old Master was a Third-
Order Dao Source Realm cultivator. Nine hundred years later, this Old
Master is still a Third-Order Dao Source Realm! My skill in Artifact
Refining kept on improving in that time, but so what? Even if I can refine
artifacts, I still can’t leave. If I can’t leave here, then I’ll never be able to
break through to the Emperor Realm. I will sooner or later die here.”

Yang Kai frowned. He had no idea what Sang De was saying this for, but
he suppressed his urge to ask and just listened for now.

“No matter how long Little Brother has been trapped here, this Old
Master only wishes to ask…” Sang De’s face suddenly turned serious,
eyes brimming with light, “Do you want to leave this place?”

Yang Kai was shaken. He stared at Sang De and asked, “Do you know
how to get out of here?”

Sang De smiled, and instead of answering, he responded with a

question, “Do I? Heh heh heh…”

This irritable answer filled Yang Kai’s stomach full of grievances again.
He couldn’t want for anything more than to grab Sang De right here and
now, then use a Soul Searching Technique to see what was going on
inside his head.
He originally planned to stay here for a while then slowly search for a
way out, but how could Yang Kai not be moved when he found a hint
from Sang De?

He pondered for a moment before asking, “Grandmaster, honest people

should not resort to insinuations. You say you know the way out, but I do
not believe you. Several Emperor Realm Masters are still trapped on this
island. If there was a way to leave, then would they still be here?”

“They are them, and this Old Master is this Old Master. Do not mix the
two up!” Sang De curled his lip and said proudly, “What’s more, the
method that this Old Master has discovered, an Emperor Realm would
not be able to achieve it even if they knew about it.”

Yang Kai frowned, “If even an Emperor Realm Master is unable to leave,
how are you going to achieve it?”

“Naturally, that is this Old Master’s business!” Sang De grunted a little

impatiently, “Since this Old Master has sought you, then take this as an
opportunity. Whether you can grasp this opportunity or not will depend
on your own ability.”

It seemed that Sang De was prone to shifting moods. Yang Kai was sure
that he would definitely kill him to silence him if he refused his offer. Even
though this old man was an Artifact Refiner, he was already a Third-
Order Dao Source Realm cultivator nine hundred years ago. Sang De
had raised his Artifact Refining level on Clear Sky Island over the years
as well, so his strength must definitely not be weak.

For him to reveal this information to Yang Kai here left him with only two
options. Either cooperate with him or fight!

“If there really is an opportunity, then I will not let it pass, but how do I
know if what you’re saying is true?” Yang Kai looked reluctant to believe
him, “At the very least, you should tell me how we can get out of here.”

Sang De smiled, “Little Brother is a cautious person. This Old Master

likes working with cautious people.” After a pause, he said, “The key to
leaving here is the Solitary Void Sea.”
Yang Kai curled his lips at this answer, as it was essentially saying
nothing at all.

He had experienced just how big the Solitary Void Sea was, and that
was all he told him, so how was he supposed to confirm if it was true or
not?

Sang De continued, “This Old Master will tell you honestly. This Old
Master is not the only one who knows of this exit. Two other people
know!”

“Who?” Yang Kai raised a brow.

“The Clear Sky Island’s Island Lord and the Pavilion Master of Ice Heart
Pavilion!” Sang De coldly snorted, “These two are the strongest Masters
on Clear Sky Island.”

Yang Kai was stunned as he thought that Sang De would be the only
one to know about this kind of secret information, but now it seemed that
was not the case. The Clear Sky Island’s Lord and Ice Heart Pavilion’s
Master knew of it too.

Yang Kai had heard about the Island Lord from Jiao Yi before and knew
that this person was a Third-Order Emperor. However, since he lived and
cultivated on Clear Sky Island, he would be unable to bring out the peak
of his strength. Even though Yang Kai was not too sure about the Ice
Heart Pavilion’s Master, their situation should obviously be about the
same as the Island Lord.

In other words, both of them should be peak Emperor Realm Masters,

but were unable to bring out their full strength now.

“Since they know, then why don’t they leave? With their ability, there
shouldn’t be anywhere they can’t go, right?” Yang Kai wondered.

“Anywhere they can’t go?” Sang De scoffed at Yang Ka’s words, “That is
not necessarily the case. If it were the outside, then such strong
cultivation would indeed allow one to roam the world freely, but this is the
Solitary Void Sealed World. If the two of them dared to stay outside for
long enough, they would still be courting death!”
“Because they would be unable to replenish their strength?” Yang Kai
suddenly understood.

“Exactly!” Sang De nodded, “How vast is the Solitary Void Sea? Once
those two Masters exhaust their Emperor Qi, they would not even be
able to fly. Once they run out of Qi, they will not be able to replenish it in
the Solitary Void Sealed World. Even with their peerless strength and
cultivation, they would still be met with a dead end.”

The Solitary Void Sealed World was filled with Disruption Force, so no
cultivator will be able to absorb any World Energy around them. If the
sea remained calm, then it would be no big deal to stop and find a place
to set up a Spirit Purifying Array and use Source Crystals and Spirit Pills
to help slowly recover then continue going forward.

However, from his journey here, Yang Kai got to know that there were
countless waterspouts all over the sea. Those waterspouts were
extremely strong, so there was simply no place for anyone to restore
themselves in peace.

And, the deeper one went, the more waterspouts appeared, and the
more terrifying their siphoning power became. A Third-Order Emperor
Realm Master might seem powerful, but without their Emperor Qi, even
they would not be able to defend against the waterspouts.

Upon hearing this, Yang Kai mostly believed what Sang De said as it
was very reasonable, so he could not help but believe it.

“Then, can you tell me the exact location of the exit?” Yang Kai held back
his excitement and asked in a seemingly casual manner.

Even if a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master couldn’t do it, that may not
necessarily be the case for Yang Kai as he had the Sealed World Bead.
If he ran out of strength along the way, he could just hide inside the
Sealed World Bead and continue forward after he had restored himself.
The only thing he had to worry about was how powerful those
waterspouts along the way were going to be.

If they were too strong, then he wouldn’t be able to get out either.
But it would certainly not be wrong for him to first find out the location of
the exit.

“I can’t tell you that!” Sang De refused.

Yang Kai quickly remarked, “Aren’t you being insincere, Grandmaster?

You asked to cooperate with me, but you won’t share any useful
information. If you can’t tell me anything, how can I trust only your side of
the story?”

Sang De smiled, “You can trust me or leave!”

He looked like he had Yang Kai firmly in his grasp, which made Yang Kai
helpless despite the itching grievance he was feeling.

After thinking for a while, Yang Kai asked, “I don’t understand, what does
the matter of leaving here have anything to do with cooperating with you,
Grandmaster?”

Sang De replied, “To get out, one must not only know the location of the
exit, but also need the appropriate tools, is that not so? You weren’t
thinking of flying all the way there, were you?”

Yang Kai frowned slightly, “You don’t even have the necessary tools to
leave?”

Sang De said, “Now I don’t, but I know where to obtain them. The
required item is not with this Old Master, and several people have to
work together in order to retrieve it. That is why this Old Master is asking
you to cooperate.”

Yang Kai said thoughtfully, “Does obtaining that ‘item’ have something to
do with having strong Spiritual Energy?”

Sang De smiled and nodded, “Exactly. The fact that you were able to
resist seventy percent of this Old Master’s Spiritual Energy in such haste
is remarkable. That proves that even if your Soul cultivation is not
stronger than this Old Master’s, it is not far behind. If that wasn’t the
case, why would this Old Master even be talking with you now?”
He had an arrogant look on his face, as if it was a great accomplishment
for Yang Kai to have resisted an attack containing seventy percent of his
Spiritual Energy. However, Sang De had no idea that Yang Kai had only
used twenty percent of his own Spiritual Energy. If he had not been
afraid of hurting this old fart, Yang Kai would have shown him what a
truly strong Soul could do; then Sang De would not be acting like an
arrogant frog at the bottom of the well, overestimating his own strength.

Yang Kai wondered, “Since you know where this so-called ‘item’ is, why
are you still here?”

Sang De grumbled, “Naturally, it was my Master who refined that thing.

With this Old Master’s ability alone, I am still unable to refine such a
thing!”

Yang Kai’s body shook! If Sang De, who was said to have touched the
Emperor Artifact Refiner level, was still unable to refine this item, didn’t
that mean that his Master was a genuine Emperor Artifact Refiner?

[An Emperor Artifact Refiner actually exists on this Solitary Void Sealed
World? And it seems like no one knows about him!?] Yang Kai thought in
surprise.

Sang De seemed to be able to see Yang Kai’s suspicions and explained,

“My Master does not live on Clear Sky City, and he also never revealed
his Artifact Refining skills to anyone, so nobody knows about him.”

“Since this item belongs to your Master, will he not have any problems
about you taking it?” Yang Kai asked with a sneer. Sure enough, this
Sang De was a bad nut, even daring to have ideas about his Master’s
belongings. Who knew which blind Master had actually accepted such an
unfilial disciple. If it were Yang Kai, he would have cleaned house long
ago and not have allowed Sang De to live until now.
Chapter 2382 - Ice Heart Pavilion

Sang De grinned meaningfully, “That old man passed away five years
ago, why would he have any problems?” Speaking up to this point, his
face suddenly twisted up, “Even though that old thing is dead, he didn’t
even pass down that thing to me, so I can only go and get it myself.”

Yang Kai was stunned at his words. Looking at Sang De’s expression, it
seemed he did not get along too well with his Master. Who knows what
sort of grudges existed between the two of them.

“This Old Master has been preparing for five years and has been looking
for candidates like you. Today, I finally have all the necessary personnel.
As long as Little Brother nods his head and places his trust in this Old
Master, this Old Master guarantees to take you out of the Solitary Void
Sealed World!” Sang De looked at Yang Kai with an excited face.

“I don’t have a choice, do I?” Yang Kai grinned meaningfully.

Sang De said subtly, “Even though this Old Master does not leave his
home, refining Artifacts for over nine hundred years on Clear Sky Island,
this Old Master has made many friends, and many also owe favours to
this Old Master, so you best think about this carefully, Little Brother.”

Even though Sang De spoke vaguely, Yang Kai was not a fool; how
could he not be able to tell that this old man was threatening him? Sang
De saying that he has many friends and even has a lot of people who
owed him favours was his not so subtle way of saying that if Yang Kai
refused his offer, he could make use of these connections to make life on
Clear Sky City hell for Yang Kai in the future.

“Fix my Spirit Purifying Array first. I still have to think about it.” Yang Kai
pointed to the Artifact Refining Furnace.

“Of course, of course,” Sang De smiled. This time, he didn’t say anything
more and instead began making seals with his hands to control the
furnace’s flames, beginning repairs on the Spirit Purifying Array.

Yang Kai sat there cross-legged with a frown between his brow,
seemingly considering the feasibility of Sang De’s proposal. But in reality,
he was watching how this man was refining, just in case he engaged in
any mischief with the Spirit Purifying Array.

Sure enough, Sang De was worthy of his title as an Artifact Refining

Grandmaster. Yang Kai just saw him toss a bunch of different materials
into the Artifact Refining Furnace while constantly forming different hand
seals, drawing Spirit Arrays within the Artifact Refining Furnace. A
humming sound was occasionally emitted from the huge Artifact Refining
Furnace.

Yang Kai himself was an alchemist, so even though he had never been
exposed to the Dao of Artifact Refining, there were many similarities
between the two, such as the input of materials, the control of fire, Spirit
Array inscription, etc. So, even though he didn’t understand too much
about it, he knew Sang De wasn’t doing a perfunctory job. Rather, he
was really helping him repair the Spirit Purifying Array.

A full hour later, Sang De suddenly withdrew his hands and the flames in
the Artifact Refining Furnace also gradually began to weaken. After it
reached a certain point, Sang De suddenly patted his Artifact Refining
Surface.

Lifting his hand, the Artifact Refining Furnace’s cover flew open and the
artifact flags and the base popped out from within, landing in Sang De’s
hands. Looking over, Yang Kai found that the Spirit Purifying Array had
been restored to its original state, and even seemed to have greater
spirituality than when Ling Yin Qin first lent it to him. In other words, this
Spirit Purifying Array set was definitely better than before.

Sang De smiled, “Little Brother, the Spirit Purifying Array you brought me
must be this Old Master’s work from fifty years ago. During the past fifty
years, this Old Master learned a lot and made great progress in the Dao
of Artifact Refining, so I made some small changes to your Spirit
Purifying Array. But rest assured, it is definitely better than before.”

While speaking, he didn’t hold back and handed the Spirit Purifying Array
to Yang Kai.
Yang Kai accepted it and wasn’t worried about him fiddling with the Spirit
Purifying Array. After examining it for a little, he tossed it into his Space
Ring and cupped his fists, “Many thanks, Grandmaster.”

Sang De said, “Now I wonder, has this Little Brother made his decision?”

“I have.” Yang Kai nodded, “Count me in on this plan.”

Sang De laughed, “Little Brother is a sensible person. This Old Master

was right about you.”

Yang Kai coldly snorted, “I just want to get out of here. Even if it wasn’t
Grandmaster asking, I would still cooperate.”

“No matter, no matter. In that case, we shall meet in front of the city
gates in three days!” Sang De smiled, “This Old Master needs to prepare
some things and gather the others. So please, be there on time for our
appointment when it comes!”

“I’ll be taking my leave then,” Yang Kai got up and cupped his fists at
Sang De.

“By the way, I have not asked. How should I refer to Little Brother?” Sang
De suddenly asked.

“Yang Kai!”

There was no need to hide his name here, so Yang Kai just used his real
name.

After leaving Sang De’s place, Yang Kai took out the Communication
Bead that Jiao Yi gave him before and contacted him. He found out that
they had indeed moved to the cave mansions in the Inner City, and they
weren’t living too far away from the cave mansion that he and Liu Xian
Yun stayed at. So, he agreed to head over later so he could return the
repaired Spirit Purifying Array back to Ling Yin Qin.

Walking past a few streets, Yang Kai suddenly paused his steps and
looked up at a certain building not far away.
The building looked like a six floored pavilion and was neither big nor
small; however, it occupied a large amount of space in the busiest area
in the city, so obviously the owner behind this pavilion was definitely not
simple.

In fact, the owner of this pavilion truly was not a simple person.

Because this was Ice Heart Pavilion!

Yang Kai knew that Ice Heart Pavilion’s Pavilion Master was a top-level
Emperor Realm Master that stood on equal ground with the Clear Sky
Island Lord. Only, this Ice Heart Pavilion Master was different from the
Clear Sky Island Lord in that the former seemed to only control a single
pavilion, while the latter had control of the entire Clear Sky Island.

When Yang Kai first arrived on Clear Sky Island, Ling Yin Qin sold his
share of the goods to a beautiful woman called Fan Xin, and that
beautiful woman was one of Ice Heart Pavilion’s disciples.

The three words, ‘Ice Heart Pavilion’, reminded Yang Kai of many past
events. Sang De also mentioned that besides himself, the Ice Heart
Pavilion Master and the Clear Sky Island Lord were also aware of where
this Sealed World’s exit was.

It was naturally unrealistic to ask about any information from these two,
however, as they were Third-Order Emperors, not characters Yang Kai
could casually meet. What’s more, even if he did manage to meet with
one of these Masters, it would be impossible for him to pry any
information out of them directly.

Yang Kai had the nagging suspicion that Sang De wasn’t a very reliable
person and may be plotting some unknown scheme in the background.
As they say, you shouldn’t put all your eggs into one basket. Yang Kai
figured that he would have to come in contact with the Ice Heart Pavilion
Master sooner or later if he intended to leave the Solitary Void Sealed
World, so he might as well get started now.
Outside Ice Heart Pavilion was a wooden sign with two lines carved into
it. Yang Kai got closer and found that Ice Heart Pavilion was hiring an
Alchemist.

‘Senior Alchemist wanted, well-paid position!’

There were only these two lines written on the sign which caused Yang
Kai’s eyes to brighten.

The handwriting was elegant and filled with force. There was an
inexplicable rhythm hidden within it. It seemed to have been written by a
powerful master.

When Yang Kai stopped to look at the wooden sign, a beautiful woman
came out of Ice Heart Pavilion and asked, smiling, “Little Brother, are you
an Alchemist?”

As he stood motionless in front of the sign, it was naturally easy for

others to surmise this.

Yang Kai looked up at those words and their eyes met. The beautiful
woman was surprised, “It’s you.”

“Senior Sister Fan!” Yang Kai cupped his fists with a smile.

This beautiful woman was none other than Fan Xin who bought Ling Yin
Qin’s goods at the docks.

“Who are you calling Senior Sister?” Fan Xin glared at Yang Kai, “You’re
making me sound older for no reason. Since your cultivation is higher
than mine, just call me Junior Sister.”

“Junior Sister Fan!” Yang Kai immediately corrected himself.

“What should I call Senior Brother?” Fan Xin asked.

Yang Kai immediately introduced himself, and Fan Xin smiled, “So, it is
Senior Brother Yang. So, Senior Brother Yang, you’re an Alchemist?”

“En. I know a thing or two about it.” Yang Kai said humbly.
Fan Xin’s eyes brightened and she eagerly asked, “What grade of
Alchemist is Senior Brother Yang?”

“Dao Source Grade!” Yang Kai understated his own abilities; after all, an
Emperor Grade Alchemist was an extremely rare existence even in the
vast Star Boundary. Sang De was only a Dao Source Grade Senior
Artifact Refiner, and he was already well-respected on Clear Sky Island.
If he ever did become an Emperor Artifact Refiner, then even the Clear
Sky Island Lord would have to show Sang De some courtesy.

“What is the highest grade pill that you can refine?” When Fan Xin heard
that Yang Kai was actually a Dao Source Grade Alchemist, she seemed
to have become more enthusiastic. Her entire person was leaning closer
to Yang Kai, which instantly caused a fragrant scent to waft over, tickling
one’s heart and soul.

“Dao Source Grade Mid-Rank. I can occasionally succeed with High-

Rank pills, but the chances aren’t high.”

“Would Senior Brother Yang be interested in coming in for a test? If you

really can refine a Dao Source Grade Mid-Rank Spirit Pill, our Ice Heart
Pavilion will definitely offer you a well-paid position.”

“Sure,” Yang Kai smiled. He came here because he wanted to find a

backer; after all, he was new in the city and may encounter some
difficulties in the future, so life would be easier for him if he had someone
behind him. Secondly, it was naturally so he could meet the Ice Heart
Pavilion Master and get acquainted with them.

Fan Xin was overjoyed to see Yang Kai agree so quickly and quickly led
him inside.

Yang Kai swept his gaze around and found that this Ice Heart Pavilion
seemed to be a place where various materials were sold. The goods
placed on the shelves were all sorts of Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and
cultivation materials. No finished pills nor artifacts were displayed.
To Yang Kai’s surprise, business in the Ice Heart Pavilion didn’t actually
seem that good. There were only a few customers inside who were
looking around.

On the other hand, there were a few women dressed similarly to Fan Xin
accompanying the customers and introducing the goods to them.

“Does your Ice Heart Pavilion only accept women?” Yang Kai asked in
surprise.

Fan Xin pursed her lips and smiled, “That’s right, this is a rule set by the
Pavilion Master.”

“Then wouldn’t I be breaking those rules?” Yang Kai raised his brows.
[The Ice Heart Pavilion Master really is a hidden dragon… one of those
who show their tail but never their face. They are either a womanizer or a
woman. Else, such a rule would never be set.]

Fan Xin said, “It’s not the same. We’re all Master’s Low Ranked
Disciples. If Senior Brother Yang joins the Ice Heart Pavilion, it would just
be an employment relationship.”

“So, that’s how it is!” Yang Kai nodded. It didn’t really bother him that
much. If they only accepted female disciples, it was naturally impossible
for him to join, not to mention, Yang Kai would not join even if given the
opportunity.
Chapter 2383 - Seven Star Dragon Tiger Pill

Yang Kai just couldn’t understand why a place like Ice Heart Pavilion that
sells materials would want to hire an Alchemist. What’s more, from the
state and material of the wooden sign, it had clearly been up for some
time. In other words, Ice Heart Pavilion had been recruiting for an
Alchemist for a long time.

When they saw Fan Xin bringing Yang Kai in, the female disciples of Ice
Heart Pavilion seemed very surprised. Beautiful eyes all turned over to
this side, watching them intently. These disciples were all young women
with beautiful and clear eyes that were pure and flawless. They seemed
to cultivate the same type of Secret Art, but their cultivations were quite
varied. Fan Xin was only at the Second-Order Dao Source Realm, but
these few girls weren’t even at the Dao Source Realm. The strongest
one of them was only in First-Order Origin Returning Realm. There were
even some who were in the Saint King Realm and Saint Realm. Who
knows how this Ice Heart Pavilion Master picked their disciples.

“Junior Sister Fan, how many Alchemists are there in Ice Heart
Pavilion?” Yang Kai didn’t care about how the girls were looking at him
though and just asked casually.

“We used to have one, but that Alchemist was dismissed a few days
ago,” Fan Xin told him.

“Dismissed?” Yang Kai was surprised, “Was that person not meeting
their quota?”

[If you are currently recruiting, then why dismiss?] Yang Kai couldn’t
figure it out.

Fan Xin smiled but did not answer his question. Who knows if it was
something secret or maybe something that made it inconvenient to talk
about, but while talking, the two arrived at the third floor of the pavilion.

Walking all the way here, Yang Kai found that Ice Heart Pavilion was
filled with materials, and the higher you went, the higher the grade of the
materials.
On the third floor was a room designed like a secret chamber. After
leading Yang Kai in, Fan Xin said, “Senior Brother Yang, you can do the
examination here. There are no Earth Fire sources on Clear Sky Island,
so the conditions here are a little simple. I hope you won’t mind it.”

“No problem.” Yang Kai waved his hand. He found that this room
covered quite a large space, and there were a dozen big and small
Alchemy Furnaces here, each one at least Dao Source Grade, with three
even being Dao Source Grade High-Rank.

Ice Heart Pavilion did not have any Alchemists, but they had a lot of
Alchemy Furnaces, so it was clear they collected these for a reason.

Yang Kai was puzzled by this. Reasonably, if Ice Heart Pavilion’s

business was selling raw materials, then they could just sell raw
materials, why bother to hire a high grade Alchemist? What’s more, they
even prepared so many Alchemy Furnaces. Ice Heart Pavilion’s Pavilion
Master was a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master and definitely wouldn’t
be short of cultivational materials. Yang Kai could only think of one
obvious possibility as to why Ice Heart Pavilion Master wanted to refine
Spirit Pills, and that was why they were looking for a high-level
Alchemist.

“You can use these Alchemy Furnaces as you like as long as you don’t
damage them.” Fan Xin pointed to the pill furnaces.

“Understood, but may I know what sort of Spirit Pill Junior Sister Fan
wants me to refine?” Yang Kai asked.

“Any Dao Source Grade Mid-Rank Spirit Pill will be fine. Give me the pill
recipe and I’ll prepare the materials for you, Senior Brother.”

Yang Kai nodded and pondered for a moment, “Then, I’ll refine the
Seven Star Dragon Tiger Pill.”

The Seven Star Dragon Tiger Pill was a Dao Source Grade Mid-Rank
Spirit Pill that could boost a cultivator’s strength by ten to thirty percent
depending on its quality, possibly even fifty percent if Pill Veins were
formed.
Once the effects of this pill had passed, the consumer’s entire body
would become weak and would be unable to exert their Qi for two
months. Not only that, some damage would be done to the user’s
meridians and their foundation.

The Seven Star Dragon Tiger Pill’s effects were so violent that a non-
Dao Source Realm cultivator would not be able to use it. Forcibly taking
the pill would only result in death. But which cultivator at Dao Source
Realm would be willing to take this sort of pill to improve their strength by
force? Once their meridians and foundation were damaged, it was very
likely they would never be able to advance any further.

Therefore, this type of Spirit Pill was practically worthless. There was not
much of a market for it as only some desperate people would keep a
couple of such pills on them to protect themselves.

Yang Kai read out the ingredients for the Seven Star Dragon Tiger Pill
while Fan Xin noted them in her heart and immediately went off to
prepare them.

The reason he chose the Seven Star Dragon Tiger Pill was because its
ingredients were not hard to find and should be available even on Clear
Sky Island.

Sure enough, it didn’t take long before Fan Xin returned with ten sets of
the ingredients.

She handed the materials to Yang Kai, “Senior Brother Yang, you’ll pass
if you can succeed in refining two furnaces of pills. Junior Sister will be
waiting outside, just call out to me when you’re finished.”

Ten sets of the ingredients and only two successive refinements. For a
true Dao Source Grade Mid-Rank Alchemist, this wasn’t too difficult. As
long as they focused a little, they would be able to succeed.

For Yang Kai, it was no problem at all.

He could even refine Emperor Grade Spirit Pills, let alone Dao Source
Grade Mid-Rank Pills.
Fan Xin obviously knew it was not advisable to disturb an Alchemist
while they were refining pills, so she took the initiative to wait outside.

After she left, Yang Kai took out his own Black Jade Furnace and placed
it in front of him. Then, he pushed his Conflagrated Spiritual Energy and
began refining.

Even though it was his first time refining the Seven Star Dragon Tiger
Pill, he didn’t experience any hiccups at all. His movements were
extremely skilful and his control of the fire and timing to add ingredients
were all perfect.

Very soon, Yang Kai engrossed himself in Alchemy.

While he was concentrating, the Soul Splitting Sabre in his Knowledge

Sea suddenly jolted, instantly pulling him from his focused state.

His expression remained unchanged and his hands did not stop, but
Yang Kai began examining himself thoroughly.

This sort of abnormality couldn’t happen with the Soul Splitting Sabre
without a reason, so the only explanation for this was that something had
happened to him.

He searched and searched, but still did not find any clues.

Quite a while had passed before Yang Kai suddenly understood.

Someone was spying on him! The Soul Splitting Sabre moved because it
could sense a Divine Sense that did not belong to him nearby.

And the fact that he was not able to detect this person’s spying meant
that their cultivation was far superior to his own.

[Ice Heart Pavilion’s Master!]

Yang Kai immediately realized who the one spying on him was! Other
than the Pavilion Master, who else would have such an incredible ability
within Ice Heart Pavilion?
It seemed like his previous assumptions were wrong. He thought that a
master like this would definitely be living in the best secluded home in
the Inner City, but now it seemed they were right here in Ice Heart
Pavilion.

There were six floors in total in Ice Heart Pavilion, and he was on the
third floor. There was a high chance that the Pavilion Master lived on the
sixth floor!

[What was the meaning of a Master like that spying on me while refining
pills? What’s more, I am only refining a Dao Source Grade Mid-Rank
Spirit Pill… What use would this pill be to such a Master?]

[Unless… The Pavilion Master is trying to observe my Alchemy skills?]

Thoughts flashed past Yang Kai’s mind like lightning, but the movements
of his hands did not slow down by even half a beat.

He originally planned to refine two furnaces of Spirit Pills, then wait until it
was just about time before reporting to Fan Xin, but now that he knew
that Ice Heart Pavilion’s Master was spying on him, how could Yang Kai
dare do so?

He quietly modified the Spirit Array within the pill furnace and soon, a
muffled sound suddenly erupted from within, followed by a burnt smell.

After a brief pause, Yang Kai made a dejected expression and sighed
heavily, seemingly lamenting his failure of refining this Spirit Pill.

He poured out the dregs from the furnace and after some rest, Yang Kai
began refining again.

It was already night when Yang Kai came out from Sang De’s place, so
this test went on until morning the next day.

When Yang Kai opened the door, Fan Xin who was waiting outside
quickly came over.

“Fortunately, I did not fail, three furnaces of pills succeeded. Please take
a look, Junior Sister Fan.” Yang Kai handed three jade bottles to her,
each of them containing four to five Seven Star Dragon Tiger Pills of
varying quality.

This was the normal level of performance that a Dao Source Grade Mid-
Rank Alchemist should show.

Fan Xin took the jade bottles and did not even look at them, as if she had
already expected the result. Smiling warmly, she said, “You’ve passed,
Senior Brother Yang. As long as you’re willing, Senior Brother Yang can
become our Ice Heart Pavilion’s Alchemist.”

“Naturally, I am willing!” Yang Kai responded through gritted teeth.

He came to this Ice Heart Pavilion hoping to take the opportunity to meet
Ice Heart Pavilion’s Master and get acquainted with them. However, he
realized that Ice Heart Pavilion had some sort of hidden agenda, so he
didn’t even know if it was the right or wrong choice for him to apply as
their Alchemist.

But now, he had no choice but to say yes.

“Wonderful!” Fan Xin was overjoyed, “Senior Brother Yang, you have no
idea how difficult it is to find a Dao Source Grade Alchemist on Clear Sky
Island! There are only a few Alchemists at this level in the entire Clear
Sky Island, and none of them met our requirements. Fortunately, we met
you.”

Yang Kai originally wanted to ask what sort of requirements those

Alchemists did not meet, but he ended up swallowing his words back
down when he was about to say them.

He didn’t believe that Fan Xin would answer that question.

“It’s like this, Senior Brother Yang. If you join our Ice Heart Pavilion as
our Alchemist, then you will get half the profits of every pill sold.”

“Half?” Yang Kai was surprised.

He didn’t think it was too little, but instead, this was a little too much!
He didn’t need to prepare any materials and just had to refine pills here,
but he could actually receive half of the proceeds? What a boon.

“Sixty percent is fine, too.” When Fan Xin saw his reaction, she thought
he wasn’t satisfied with the reward so she quickly changed her tone,
“What’s more, as Senior Brother Yang can see, our Ice Heart Pavilion is
not short of materials. As long as you work here, you will sooner or later
be able to advance your Alchemy skills. Even becoming an Emperor
Alchemist would no longer be a dream.”

This was true. Ice Heart Pavilion was in fact full of materials. An
Alchemist who wished to improve their level and ability would need a lot
of materials to practice with. Any other Alchemist would be overjoyed to
enter Ice Heart Pavilion.

“No need, half is fine.” Yang Kai waved his hands.

Fan Xin felt stunned for a moment before she smiled, “You’re a good
person, Senior Brother Yang. So, when can Senior Brother Yang come
to refine pills?”

“I’m afraid I won’t be able to do it immediately. In three days… Uh, well,

two days from now, I have an agreement to meet with someone. I’ll come
again after my business with him is settled,” Yang Kai said.

Even though Fan Xin was a little disappointed, she didn’t push the
matter, “Naturally, Senior Brother Yang’s business comes first. Please,
Senior Brother Yang, once you’re ready, you must return to Ice Heart
Pavilion at once.”
Chapter 2384 - Going Out of Town

Walking out from Ice Heart Pavilion, Yang Kai walked straight towards
the location of where Ling Yin Qin and the others lived. He wanted to go
there so he could return the Spirit Purifying Array to her.

After a short walk, he suddenly noticed that someone was eyeing him.
Immediately, on full alert, Yang Kai turned his head around.

There, a man with his eyes wide in a glare was staring straight towards
him, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

Pang Guang!

Yang Kai was also taken aback. He didn’t think he would actually bump
into this Marsh City Lord here in Clear Sky City.

When the Solitary Void Great Maelstrom first appeared, he and Yao
Cheng Jun were swallowed up into the Solitary Void Sealed World, and
Pang Guang who chased them all the way here was not able to escape
disaster either. However, Yao Cheng Jun was busy stirring up trouble
with Yang Kai back then and was worried about Pang Guang taking
advantage of the situation, so he shooed him away.

Yang Kai thought that Pang Guang might already have met with a
tragedy. Even if he was a First-Order Emperor, it would be hard for him
to sustain himself in the endless Solitary Void Sea.

But now it seemed he was wrong. This man was truly hardy and
somehow managed to escape the Solitary Void Sea and arrive on Clear
Sky Island by himself. From his travel-worn appearance, it was clear
Pang Guang arrived on Clear Sky Island after a long struggle. As for how
he did it, that was impossible to know.

Yang Kai was shocked that Pang Guang was still alive, but Pang Guang
was even more shocked than Yang Kai was!

After all, Yang Kai and Yao Chang Jun were the only ones left on that
island when he left. From how desperately it seemed Yao Chang Jun
wanted him dead, how could Yang Kai have survived? He should have
been torn to pieces by the enraged Yao Chang Jun.

But Yang Kai was safe and sound when he ran into him now. He
appeared to be mighty as a dragon and fierce as a tiger!

There was no way that Yao Chang Jun could not match up to Yang Kai,
so there must be some other reason that this brat was still alive. Perhaps
it was Yao Chang Jun who let him go.

Just as Pang Guang was wondering whether Yao Chang Jun had also
arrived on Clear Sky Island, Yang Kai grinned at him and pointed up his
thumb, gesturing it across his throat in a slitting motion.

Pang Guang’s face turned dark and he became furious, thinking to

himself that this little brat was really arrogant. If they weren’t in an
unfamiliar place at this moment, he would’ve made an example out of
Yang Kai here and now.

Even though the two of them saw each other, they had no intention of
interacting, so they just stared at each other for a while before walking
past one another, bumping shoulders.

Yang Kai wasn’t very afraid of Pang Guang. With the power he had now,
there was indeed no reason for him to feel threatened by a First-Order
Emperor Realm Master. What’s more, they were in the Inner City, a
relatively safe place. Yang Kai had been here for many days but still
never found anyone fighting. Compared to the Outer City, they were like
two different worlds.

If Pang Guang dared to make any moves in the Inner City, then Clear
Sky City’s law enforcement team wouldn’t let him get away with it.

In just a short amount of time, Yang Kai found the cave mansion where
Ling Yin Qin and the others lived. It was also a mid-grade cave mansion
not far from his own. After handing the restored Spirit Purifying Array
back to Ling Yin Qin, Yang Kai stayed at her place for a while before
leaving.
When he returned to his own place, he was greeted by a worried Liu
Xian Yun.

Yang Kai would be out for the whole day every time he left, so it was
inevitable that she would feel nervous that something might have
happened to him. The closest person she had in the unfamiliar Clear Sky
City was Yang Kai alone. If even Yang Kai disappeared, then she really
wouldn’t know where to go.

Time seemed to have gone back to several years ago, when the two of
them were forced to join Blue Feather Sect together.

She and Yang Kai had both fallen into that same boat together back
then, so they depended on each other.

She didn’t expect them to encounter a similar situation again a few years
later.

“Junior Sister, I have to go out of town in two days.”

“Out of town? Where to?” Liu Xian Yun was taken aback and asked him
in a hurry.

“I don’t know where either, but when I went to that Artifact Refining
Grandmaster to repair the Spirit Purifying Array yesterday, he told me he
had a way out of the Solitary Void Sealed World and needs my help with
retrieving something.” Yang Kai hid nothing from Liu Xian Yun and told
her all the details of his agreement with Sang De.

Liu Xian Yun felt mixed emotions when she heard this. First, she was
happy that Yang Kai had actually found a way out of here so quickly, and
from how Sang De put it, it seemed like the chances of success were
quite high. The worry was that there was no one able to confirm whether
Sang De’s words were true or not, and even if it were true, there may be
many dangers along this path.

“Senior Brother, must you go?” Liu Xian Yun asked, pursing her red lips.

Yang Kai chuckled, “If there is hope in front of us, we must catch hold of
it. Don’t worry, even if Sang De has any schemes or tricks up his sleeve,
I’m not afraid of him. If the way out that he claims to have isn’t real, then
so be it, but it would naturally be good if it were true. As for you… Will
you be leaving with me or staying here?”

The reason Yang Kai told Liu Xian Yun this was so he could ask whether
she wished to stay here or come with him.

When she heard this, Liu Xian Yun immediately understood what Yang
Kai meant. If she followed Yang Kai, she would definitely be taken into
that mystical place and brought along with him.

She had spent some time in that space and knew that although it was a
bit empty and lonely, the World Energy was dense and without any
Disruption Force, so it could be freely absorbed by people. It was a very
mysterious place.

After careful consideration, Liu Xian Yun said, “I think it’s better if I stay
here.”

Yang Kai was surprised. This answer was out of his expectations as he
thought that Liu Xian Yun would go with him.

Liu Xian Yun smiled, “We’re in the Inner City, so there won’t be any
dangers for me to stay here and you don’t have to worry, Senior Brother.
What’s more, if Sang De’s plan can’t be relied on, then it would be better
for me to stay here and get familiar with the surroundings. You never
know, we may end up having to live here for a long time to come!”

When she did not seem the least bit in a hurry to leave this damned
place and even appeared to be quite happy living here, Yang Kai was
struck speechless for a moment. He could only nod, “Then you be
careful. Ling Yin Qin, Jiao Yi, and the others also live not far away, so
you can meet up with them often. They’ve lived here for many years and
have valuable experience.”

Liu Xian Yun smiled sweetly, “I know, Senior Brother. You have to come
back soon, I’ll… be waiting for you to come back!”

At the end of her sentence, she couldn’t help but lower her head, and her
cheeks turned slightly red.
The atmosphere didn’t feel quite right to Yang Kai. He had clearly come
to ask Liu Xian Yun whether she was going to stay or accompany him,
so how did it end up sounding like a goodbye between a married couple?
He gave her a quick answer before disappearing into his own room,
closing his eyes, and beginning to meditate.

Two days passed in a flash.

Early on the morning of the third day, Yang Kai opened his eyes and
checked around with his Divine Sense. He found that Liu Xian Yun was
sitting cross-legged in another room, so he didn’t disturb her and instead
went straight out of the cave mansion.

He had already said what he needed to two days ago so there was no
need to say anymore.

As soon as he left the Inner City, Yang Kai could sense that he was
being followed.

Releasing his Divine Sense, he found that the person following him was
merely a First-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator. Even though they
cultivated a good concealment technique, it had little effect under Yang
Kai’s powerful Divine Sense.

Yang Kai frowned as he had only been in Clear Sky City for a short
amount of time and didn’t seem to have offended anyone during this
period, other than a certain guy called Yu Le Ping who he had beaten.

At that time, a young woman warned Yang Kai and told him that Yu Le
Ping was from the City Lord’s Mansion, and for him to be more careful.

Now, it seems like Yu Le Ping really did have some connections. As

soon as he left the Inner City, he was watched by someone, and there
was a good chance that Yu Le Ping was the one who sent his observer.

Peace and order were absolute in the Inner City, so despite being
someone from the City Lord’s Mansion, Yu Le Ping didn’t dare to make a
move against Yang Kai there. If he wanted revenge, then he could only
do so in the Outer City or when Yang Kai left Clear Sky Island.
But Yang Kai didn’t pay it any mind. Right now, he almost had a
complete grasp on the situation on Clear Sky Island. Other than the
Clear Sky Island Lord and Ice Heart Pavilion who were threats to him,
the other Emperors were not really worth much.

So, even though he knew he was being followed, Yang Kai just
pretended not to notice it and went straight out of the city gates.

Meanwhile, inside a teahouse in Clear Sky City, Yu Le Ping sat with a

gloomy look on his face. Who knew what sort of elixirs he had been
taking for his injured arm, but it was mostly healed. Suddenly, he took
out a Communication Bead and looked it over before his eyes lit up and
a smirk appeared on his face, “Thinking of leaving the city? Go ahead!
Heheh, there was a path to Heaven but you refused to take it, and no
door to hell but you came knocking. I hope you’ve found yourself a good
place to be buried!”

As he spoke, he pushed his Divine Sense and sent out a message.

As soon as he left Clear Sky City, Yang Kai knew that Yu Le Ping had no
plans to do anything to him even in here despite being able to. It seemed
that, because the Outer City was still within the confines of Clear Sky
City, Yu Le Ping felt it would be best to do whatever he wanted out on
the Solitary Void Sea.

Yang Kai went to the dock and stood under a certain palm tree, leaning
against it quietly. Meanwhile, he observed his surroundings covertly,
looking around to see who it was that Sang De had invited to help him.

The dock was very lively, with ships coming and going one after another.
There were those who had returned with their harvest, and also those
who were eager to set sail for their next big job, but there were also
those who failed to get anything and came back injured or dead…

People of all shapes and sizes were there, showing off the diversity of
life.

Yang Kai soon noticed a gorgeously dressed young woman who, like
him, was also alone here. She was standing near the dock, seemingly
waiting for someone. This young woman had skin the shade of polished
pearls that seemed as smooth as jade. She had a sensuous body, but
her lips were turned upwards slightly in a wicked manner and her eyes
were biting cold, causing her to appear like a very unsavoury customer.
Many cultivators were deterred by the aura surrounding her when they
tried to approach.

Seemingly noticing that Yang Kai was watching her, the young woman
turned to look over at him, but instead of being annoyed, there was
instead a smile on her face.

Yang Kai averted his gaze completely, but both of them knew that they
could be one of the helpers invited by Sang De. In other words, they
were going to be working with each other after this.

Other than this young woman, Yang Kai did not find any other possible
candidates. Or perhaps, they had hidden themselves; after all, it was
impossible for Sang De to invite only him and this young woman. There
must be others as well.
Chapter 2385 - Strengths and Weaknesses

After waiting one full hour and still not seeing any signs of Sang De, just
as Yang Kai was starting to feel impatient and wondering whether Sang
De had been lying to him, the young woman across from him suddenly
took out a Communication Bead and frowned at it.

This move caught Yang Kai’s attention. If this beautiful young woman
was one of Sang De’s helpers, then he could certainly find some clues
from her.

The young woman quickly put the Communication Bead away before
rising up and flying out to sea.

[Did I guess wrongly?] Yang Kai was stunned. The young woman left the
dock without a word. Was it possible that she wasn’t one of them?

Just as Yang Kai was having such doubts, a soft voice suddenly reached
his ear, “Start moving in one cup of tea’s time. We’ll be waiting for you
out at sea!”

This voice definitely belonged to that young woman. Thinking of the

scene where she had taken out her Communication Bead, Yang Kai
immediately guessed that Sang De must have secretly sent her a
message, then asked her to convey it to him.

After clearing up his thoughts, Yang Kai smiled, thinking to himself that
Sang De really was a cautious person. But he really couldn’t blame him
as Sang De was too famous in Clear Sky City and would definitely be
recognized very easily as well. If he was seen bringing some people out
to sea at the dock, it would definitely alert a few people, such as the
Clear Sky Island Lord and the Ice Heart Pavilion Master.

Currently, Sang De had used some unknown method to get out of Clear
Sky City unnoticed, and only then did he quietly send a message to the
young woman and Yang Kai, which shows how thorough he was.

Following what the young woman said, Yang Kai waited at the dock for
one cup of tea’s worth of time before suddenly teleporting and
disappearing from his spot.
The cultivator who had been hiding in the shadows had no idea what had
just happened. He just saw Yang Kai’s body turning into a blur and
disappearing right after. Shocked, he quickly transmitted a message to
Yu Le Ping.

In just a few moments, Yu Le Ping rushed over to the dock like lightning,
looking around with a grim look on his face. Soon, he fixed his gaze at
the sea.

There was no sign of Yang Kai returning to the city, and there were no
signs of him at the dock either, so the only explanation must be that
Yang Kai had already gone out to sea.

Yu Le Ping naturally did not wish to miss this golden opportunity.

Immediately, he summoned a ship and sailed out of the dock with a
group of men.

…..

Yang Kai flew across the sea for less than half an hour before he saw a
sea ship moored there. There were a few figures on the deck who were
looking in his direction, and when they saw him, one of them immediately
waved a banner in their hands.

When he saw this, Yang Kai did not hesitate and shot straight towards
the sea ship.

A short while later, he landed on the deck. Looking up, he saw four
people standing there, with the young woman he had seen earlier among
them. This woman was currently staring at him with a cheerful look on
her face, constantly looking him over from head to toe as if she wanted
to stare holes through him.

Naturally, Yang Kai was not familiar with the other two. One of them was
a tough man with a sturdy build. He had a towering build and his strong
muscles were like the finest piece of artwork, emitting a unique feel and a
powerful aesthetic. This man was an entire head taller than Yang Kai
and gave off a strong oppressive aura.
The other man did not stand out much, on the other hand. He looked
ordinary with no special features at all, almost like the type that you
wouldn’t be able to find once they blended into a crowd; however, this
man gave off an extremely cold air and from where he was standing,
Yang Kai knew he was an extremely proud person. That was because he
chose to stand some distance away from the beautiful young woman and
the stout man, seemingly disdaining to have to be in a team with those
two.

When Yang Kai boarded the boat just now, this aloof man had also given
him only a simple glance before averting his gaze as if he wasn’t worth
his time.

Naturally, the fourth person on this ship was Sang De.

He seemed to have used some sort of artifact to change the appearance

of his body and the aura he was emitting. If Yang Kai hadn’t assumed
beforehand that it was going to be him, then he might not have been able
to recognize him. At this moment, Sang De had changed his appearance
from an old man into a middle-aged man.

No wonder he could slip out of Clear Sky City unnoticed. With the help of
such an amazing artifact, what could he not do?

“We’re all here.” When Sang De in his middle-aged guise saw Yang Kai
arrive, he said that in a deep voice and made a seal with his hands to
propel the sea ship forward.

“Even though we’re all here, shouldn’t Grandmaster introduce us to each

other first? It would help facilitate our cooperation too if we know who
we’re dealing with.” The beautiful young woman suddenly giggled, her
laughter ringing clear and pleasant like bells, seemingly mixed with a
tinge of charm as well, moving its listeners.

While speaking, she had actually cast a Charm Art, and a faint fragrance
immediately wafted through the deck, causing the bodies of anyone who
inhaled it to become hot.
“She Lan, are you courting death?” The proud young man suddenly
snorted coldly, a gleam suddenly erupting in his dull-looking eyes as he
glared at the young woman and snapped, “If you don’t put your Charm
Arts away, then I’ll throw you into the sea right now and feed you to the
fishes!”

The young woman called She Lan smiled lightly and did not take the
threats of the young man seriously, instead saying cheerfully, “My, how
frightening, what are you getting so angry for?”

As she spoke, a strange sound suddenly emerged on the deck.

When Yang Kai lowered his gaze, he felt a tingle run through his scalp.
He had no idea when it happened, but many strange snakes of different
sizes had suddenly appeared on the deck, all looking venomous and
fierce. What’s more, these snakes had completely wrapped up the body
of the young man without leaving a single gap, constantly flicking their
tongues in a chilling sight.

“Paltry tricks!” The young man’s face did not change, seemingly treating
the snakes as if they were nothing. He only stared at She Lan with a
calm face and did not seem afraid of her at all.

The two of them caused the atmosphere to become so stiff in just a

moment. Who knew whether there were any grudges between them
beforehand.

“Whoever dares argue again can scram off this Old Master’s ship!” Sang
De coldly snorted, sweeping his stately gaze around. She Lan and the
young man immediately went silent.

If Sang De was merely an Artifact Refining Grandmaster, then he would

not be able to hold down this unruly bunch in the Solitary Void Sea, but
the key point was that Sang De was more than just an Artifact Refining
Grandmaster. His own strength was not inferior to anyone’s here.

“Put those pets of yours away, it makes this Old Master queasy!” Sang
De glared at She Lan.
She Lan smiled and said sweetly, “If Grandmaster orders it, this one
naturally does not dare to disobey.”

She put her jade white hand by her red lips and, with a soft whistle, the
venomous snakes on the deck instantly dispersed. Who knew where
they went off to hide.

Sang De followed up, “Actually, I’m sure you’ve heard of each other
before, but just never met each other prior to this. There is also no need
for this Old Master to introduce you, just name yourselves.”

She Lan nodded, “Of course. This Mistress greets these brothers, and I
hope you can take care of me during this trip.”

She gazed amorously at them while speaking in a teasing tone of voice

that could provoke the hidden desires of any man.

The proud young man coldly snorted, “Chen Fei!”

After saying his name, he added nothing more. To him, it felt almost
humiliating if he were to speak another word.

On the other hand, the burly man grinned meaningfully and scratched his
head awkwardly, “My name is Man Kuai!”

He looked like a very honest man, but everyone knew that they’d be the
unlucky ones if they took his deceptive appearance seriously. No person
that could make a name for themselves on Clear Sky Island was simple,
as all the simple ones were already dead.

“So, it’s really Elder Brother Man!” She Lan’s eyes lit up. She seemed to
be familiar with Man Kuai’s name. While speaking, she stuck her tender
body close to his side and said cutely, “Little Sister has long admired
Elder Brother Man. Having this fortunate opportunity to meet you now, it
seems your prestige name is not false.” While speaking, she stretched
out a jade finger to gently stroke Man Kuai’s strong muscles with a
tantalizing expression on her face. Even her breathing had become quick
and her eyes glowing.
Man Kuai flexed his muscles cooperatively and grinned meaningfully, “If
Little Sister likes it, then you can feel them as much as you like. This is
the only long suit that I, Man Kuai, has, after all!”

She Lan licked her red lips, “That can’t be, right? Does Elder Brother
Man really have no other… long suits?”

Man Kuai snickered, “Naturally, I do.”

“How long?”

“Long enough to fully explore Little Sister’s depths!”

“Then we must get to know each other better.”

This dog couple was unashamedly flirting right in front of everyone,

gazing deeply into each other’s eyes, causing black lines to form on the
faces of Yang Kai and the others.

“What is this friend’s name? You don’t look very familiar!” Seemingly
unable to stand it any longer, Chen Fei didn’t bother with the flirting
couple and turned to Yang Kai instead.

As soon as he said that, Man Kuai and She Lan also looked towards
Yang Kai.

Yang Kai smiled and cupped his fists, “Yang Kai!”

“Yang Kai?” Chen Fei frowned. He and Man Kuai looked at each other,
but they could see confusion in each other’s eyes because they had
never heard of Yang Kai’s name before.

“So, it is Little Brother Yang? Please forgive my rudeness.” She Lan

abandoned Man Kuai and came over to Yang Kai, sticking to him with
her tender body while she stared at him with her charming silk-like eyes,
“Does Little Brother have any long suits? Can you tell Little Sister?”

Yang Kai’s face went dark, “No, not at all. I am covered in shortcomings
from head to toe. I have no long suits whatsoever.”
“How could that be?” She Lan giggled, “All men should have their long
suits. No need to be shy, Little Brother.”

Yang Kai’s face went cold, “Auntie, how old are you? You’re still calling
me Little Brother? Can you please have some shame?”

The smile instantly went stiff on She Lan’s face and cold air erupted from
her body. She turned her head to look at Sang De and asked,
“Grandmaster, where did you find him? Can I tear his mouth off?”

Sang De’s face turned grim, “Seems like you weren’t listening to what
this Old Master said just now?”

She Lan was furious as she gritted her teeth, “Grandmaster, I have
heard of both Elder Brother Man and Chen Fei. They are both known
lone Masters on the island. But who is this little brat to have the
qualifications to work with us?!”
Chapter 2386 - Too Silly and Naive

Only after hearing what she said did Yang Kai understand that these
people Sang De chose were all extremely strong without relying on any
backers. No wonder he needed five years to prepare for this. It seemed
there weren’t many people who were able to meet his requirements.

“Whether he has the qualifications or not, this Old Master has tested
personally. If you have any problems with this, you can get off the ship
now!” Sang De grunted.

She Lan’s teeth could almost break with how hard she was gritting them.
She knew that she would definitely suffer if she fell out with Sang De
now. After thinking about it, she suddenly smiled coldly, “What about
after we’re done here?”

Sang De said indifferently, “What you do after this is your business, but
before that, you better watch yourselves!”

She Lan nodded heavily, “Fine, I’ll just wait.”

As she spoke, she got a vicious glare at Yang Kai, “Little brat, you better
apologize to me while you can or I’ll show you what I can do to you.”

Yang Kai turned around, showing She Lan the back of his head.

She Lan was so pissed that she could almost gnash her teeth broken.

If this woman was not so shameless, then Yang Kai wouldn’t have been
so rude to her; after all, they were going to be working together. But this
woman had not the slightest bit of self-respect, so if Yang Kai was polite
to her, then she might really latch onto him.

Yang Kai wasn’t interested in her at all.

“Huh, what’s that ship doing?” Chen Fei suddenly frowned and looked
towards Clear Sky City. He quickly said, “They’re not coming towards us,
are they?”
“That’s the City Lord’s Mansion’s sea ship!” Man Kuai’s face also turned
serious when he saw the flag on the sea ship.

“From the direction they’re going, it seems they’re really aiming for us.”
She Lan wasn’t in the mood to keep wrestling over petty matters with
Yang Kai anymore. Her pretty face sank and she turned around,
shouting, “Did one of you leak any information?!”

At these words, Sang De’s face changed and anger sprang from his
eyes, sweeping his gaze over the faces of Yang Kai and the others one
by one.

“It’s not my fault.” Chen Fei was the first to clear himself from the matter,
“This Chen is used to being alone. I have no habit of leaking secrets.”

“Me neither,” Man Kuai said.

She Lan sneered, “It’s not the two of you, and it’s not this Mistress either.
It’s even more impossible for it to be Grandmaster. The only possibility
is…”

While speaking, her beautiful eyes turned towards Yang Kai, sneering.

Yang Kai shrugged, “It was me!”

When they saw him admitting it so readily, She Lan and the others were
all taken aback. Following that, their bodies flashed and they surrounded
Yang Kai, Source Qi was condensing as they prepared to strike at any
moment.

She Lan said, “If you can’t give us a reasonable explanation now, then
the ocean is going to be your burial ground.”

Sang De’s face was also grim as he looked coldly at Yang Kai,
appearing greatly dissatisfied. It had only been three days since he
sought out Yang Kai to cooperate with them, but he didn’t expect him to
sell them out so quickly. Naturally, he was furious.
Yang Kai tilted his head and looked at Sang De, “The man captaining
that ship is Yu Le Ping! I need not say anything more, do I,
Grandmaster?”

Upon hearing this, the frown on Sang De’s face gradually relaxed, “So,
you didn’t leak anything? He’s just here for revenge?”

Yang Kai had a fight with Yu Le Ping in front of Sang De’s home last
time, a matter which Sang De was well aware of. Now that he knew who
it was that was coming after him, how could Sang De not be clear about
the situation?

It was not that someone had leaked any information, but rather, Yu Le
Ping had chased after Yang Kai in order to get revenge for last time.

“You have grievances with Yu Le Ping?” Chen Fei also stopped being
hostile at him and asked suspiciously.

Naturally, they knew about Yu Le Ping. He was a Master from the City
Lord’s Mansion and a Third-Order Dao Source Realm that was
considered someone with some power on the island.

“It’s just a trivial matter…” Yang Kai grinned meaningfully, “I broke one of
his arms a few days ago in front of the Grandmaster’s door. Who knew
he could be so vindictive!”

“Broke his arm!?” Upon hearing this, the faces of She Lan and the others
changed.

Yu Le Ping was a Third-Order Dao Source Realm Master. In terms of

cultivation, he was about as strong as anyone here, but Yang Kai still
managed to break his arm. It was obvious that his strength was much
greater than that of Yu Le Ping’s.

In other words, they should not be underestimating the true strength of

this nameless Yang Kai.

In an instant, the gazes of She Lan and the others became serious when
they looked at Yang Kai, especially She Lan. She did not take Yang Kai
seriously before, but now, she had to re-examine whether it was in her
best interest to fall out with him.

“Grandmaster, what should we do now?” Man Kuai looked at Sang De

with a frown, “We can’t just hand Brother Yang over, can we?”

Sang De pondered for a moment before he made a decision, “Pretend

we never saw them. Keep going!”

As he said that, he made a seal with his hands and pushed his Source
Qi, speeding up the ship.

When they saw this, everyone knew what he was planning. Sang De
obviously wanted to lure Yu Le Ping and his crew towards the depths of
the sea and then kill them!

All the people he invited were Third-Order Dao Source Realms. Even
though they were small in number, all of them were top Masters in the
Dao Source Realm, so even if Yu Le Ping really dared to chase after
them, things may not go as he expected.

As soon as the ship accelerated, the people from the City Lord’s
Mansion seemed to have noticed and also sped up to catch them.

A day later, the two ships were already several tens of thousands of
kilometres away from Clear Sky Island.

Since half a day ago, the sea ship chasing them from behind had been
constantly waving their flags, seemingly ordering Sang De and the others
to stop, but Sang De did not pay it any heed and just pretended not to
have seen it, pushing forward at full speed.

Only when they were far away enough from Clear Sky Island did Sang
De slowly slow down the ship and stop.

An hour later, the City Lord’s Mansion’s ship finally got close to them. Yu
Le Ping was standing on the deck which was almost dripping with gloom.

Once the two ships got closer to each other, Yu Le Ping flew directly
onto Sang De’s ship along with many of the City Lord’s Mansion’s
cultivators, counting roughly fifteen. There were still a few others who
remained on their own deck.

“Are you blind? Did you not see this King’s orders for you to stop your
ship?” Yu Le Ping was shouting angrily as soon as he got on.

“So, it is Sir Yu.” She Lan walked up to him while flaunting her slender
waist. Pretty face smiling, she said, “Sir Yu, what brought you out to sea?
If I had known that Sir Yu would be following us, then this Mistress would
not have left.”

“She Lan!” Yu Le Ping seemed to know She Lan, so when he saw her on
this ship, he couldn’t help but frown and put some distance between
them. He obviously knew that She Lan was a woman not to be messed
with. She was simply a venomous snake! Anyone who got involved with
her wouldn’t have a good ending.

“Sir, are you here for me?” She Lan was still putting on her coquettish
play and giggling, “Sir, if you want this Mistress then just say the word,
why chase so hard?”

Yu Le Ping’s face was covered in black lines as he said in disgust, “None

of your damn business!”

As he spoke, he swept his gaze over at Yang Kai with a fierce smile, but
he soon froze when he saw the two people next to Yang Kai and he
asked suspiciously, “Chen Fei, Man Kuai?”

Sang De used an artifact to change his appearance, so he wasn’t able to

recognize him.

“How did you people end up together?” Yu Le Ping was confused.

Whether it be She Lan, Chen Fei, or Man Kuai, all of them were well-
known figures on Clear Sky Island because of their strength. They had
always been solitary Masters who never joined any great force. Such
people were rare on the island.

But these lone wolves actually appeared on the same boat, so obviously
something was wrong here.
But soon, Yu Le Ping seemed to have realized something and his eyes
shone, “What are you doing at sea together?”

She Lan and these men wouldn’t make a move if there was nothing to be
gained, so if they were brought together, there was definitely a bigger
story behind their actions. Likely, they had discovered some kind of
precious treasure and were out here together to collect it.

Thinking of this possibility, Yu Le Ping’s heart became fiery with

enthusiasm. He came here chasing after Yang Kai but he did not expect
to inadvertently uncover this secret plan. Didn’t that mean that he could
also share in their harvest? If it’s a treasure that could catch these
people’s attention, then it must be useful for him as well.

“I got bored on the island so I came out to look at the sea, admiring the
boundless view. Does this concern you, sir?” She Lan chuckled.

Yu Le Ping’s face was grim, “Do you think I am a fool or are you treating
me as one?”

The faces of the cultivators from the City Lord’s Mansion who followed
Yu Le Ping here turned grim as well, eyes glowing fiercely and glaring at
She Lan and the others. All of them were under the protection of the City
Lord’s Mansion and were used to putting on airs on Clear Sky Island, so
they didn’t treat She Lan and the others seriously.

“This King suspects that you have come out to sea to do something
against Clear Sky Island’s interests. All of you will go back with me now
and be investigated. Those who disobey will be killed without mercy!” Yu
Le Ping waved his hand and shouted.

“It seems like… Sir Yu is a fool.” She Lan pursed her lips and giggled.

Yu Le Ping’s face sank and he shouted, “How dare you insult me?!”

She Lan said, “This Mistress is just speaking the truth. If you are not a
fool, then why would you jump onto another person’s ship?”

Man Kuai also coldly snorted from the side, “Do you think this is Clear
Sky Island?”
Yu Le Ping’s face changed when he heard these words as he finally
realized that his situation wasn’t good. He had been used to throwing his
weight around on Clear Sky Island and everyone was always afraid of
him there, so he unconsciously brought that domineering air out to sea,
thinking that no one would dare to disobey him and not give him face.

But now, it seems that wasn’t the case at all. Without the protection of
the City Lord’s Mansion, he was nothing more than a Third-Order Dao
Source Realm cultivator.

Even if something happened out here in the empty sea, nobody would
know about it.

Noticing the ill-will in Man Kuai’s eyes, Yu Le Ping was shocked and he
quickly said, “Wait! This King only came for this little brat!” He pointed a
hand at Yang Kai, “This King has a grudge with him. If you hand him to
me, I will return to Clear Sky Island immediately!”

She Lan sighed and shook her head, “Sir Yu, you are so silly and naive. I
can’t even bear to hurt you anymore.”
Chapter 2387 - Life is Cheap

As her words fell, several miserable screams suddenly rang out.

The faces of Yu Le Ping and the others changed as they turned their
heads to see a few cultivators falling on their sides, faces blue and
foaming at the mouth. Their vitality had been lost in the blink of an eye.

“Snakes, snakes everywhere!” Someone shouted in terror.

The deck was crawling with a dense pile of snakes of all sizes and
varieties. The air was immediately filled with a sickening aura, clearly
formed from snake venom, causing a person to get dizzy when they
inhaled it.

A strange sound emerged as She Lan put a jade white hand by her lips
and whistled lightly. Seemingly having received an order, the venomous
snakes jumped up from the ground and shot towards Yu Le Ping and the
others like arrows.

A few weaker cultivators had become dizzy from the snake venom and
did not manage to dodge it in time, getting bitten. Then, in less than ten
breaths, the cultivators that were bitten fell straight to the deck, dead.

Seeing that She Lan had already begun to move, Man Kuai also roared
and summoned a huge bronze hammer that was taller than himself,
sweeping it forward.

The cultivators of the City Lord’s Mansion were already flustered from the
snake venom, so they instinctively took to the skies in an attempt to get
away from the venomous snakes on the ground. Right at that instant,
Man Kuai’s hammer swept the air, and a powerful aura and Source Qi
burst forth. The vortex of power that was stirred up by the giant hammer
seemed to have endless suction power, voiding the ability to move of the
cultivators close to it.

*Hong…*

A muffled sound came out as several of the City Lord’s Mansion’s

cultivators were smashed, leaving no trace of body or bones.
Before the ones who were lucky enough to survive even had the chance
to breathe, Sang De who had been silent this whole time, suddenly
snorted and, in his hand, an array flag appeared out of thin air. He
tossed this flag towards a certain direction in the empty air, and in a
moment, the glow of a Spirit Array spread across this ship. Not only was
the entire ship wrapped up tight by this Spirit Array, it also seemed to
lock the surrounding space.

The cultivators that flew to the sky all fell to the ground amidst cries of
fear.

*Chi chi chi chi…*

Chen Fei’s body was filled with killing intent. With a long sword in hand,
he swept into the crowd like a breeze and moved about erratically, long
sword striking out again and again, cutting down a person with each
strike while his enemies fell to the ground one by one, screaming.

“How dare you make a move against this King!?” Yu Le Ping was no
longer calm like before, his hair was dishevelled and his body was
covered in blood. Even though he was not killed during the previous
round of sneak attacks, he was undoubtedly injured.

And, of the fifteen cultivators from the City Lord’s Mansion who came
with him, only three were left, in the blink of an eye. All three were Third-
Order Dao Source Realm cultivators, but even though they were in the
same realm, Yu Le Ping was the strongest out of them.

Even though the three of them were in a miserable state, they still had
each other’s backs and constantly fought against the attacks coming in
from all directions. Even with that, they were only barely holding onto
their positions.

She Lan and the others were unable to advance, so they immediately
toned down the intensity of their attacks so that Yu Le Ping wouldn’t be
forced into a corner and take desperate action.

On the other side, when the cultivators saw the big fight erupting from
the City Lord’s Mansion’s ship, and that their side were sustaining
massive losses, all of them were scared pale and felt so dumbfounded
that they did not immediately escape.

“Little brat, you actually dare to slack off?!” She Lan shouted hysterically
at Yang Kai as if she just made a terrifying discovery.

Everyone moved during the fight just now, but not Yang Kai. He was just
standing there as if he was enjoying the show.

Yang Kai was clearly the cause of the incident today. If not for the past
grievances between him and Yu Le Ping, it was impossible for the latter
to chase him all the way out here, leading to this fight.

But even though all of them made moves, the culprit responsible, Yang
Kai, was indifferent. How could She Lan not be furious at this?

Chen Fei and Man Kuai did not say anything, but they both looked
unhappy.

“Who said I’m slacking off?!” Yang Kai retorted repugnantly as he

snorted, “Are your dog eyes blind? I’m holding up the rear for you!”

She Lan was furious. She found this little brat called Yang Kai was
simply abominable. He had never given her any face since he got onto
this ship, as if he had some deep grudge with her. Now he even dared to
lie with his eyes wide open. He was clearly just being lazy and slacking
off, and the excuse he gave was so ridiculous it went beyond shameless.

She gritted her teeth and swore in her heart that she would show Yang
Kai what the consequences of offending a woman were.

“That doesn’t matter, we need you right now. I’m passing those three
over to you!” Sang De also seemed dissatisfied with Yang Kai’s slacking
attitude and said in a cold voice.

“What about those people over there?” Yang Kai pointed towards the
cultivators on the City Lord’s Mansion’s sea ship. Who knows if those
cultivators were inexperienced or just scared out of their wits, but they
didn’t even think of running away until Yang Kai pointed at them. Only
then did they begin panicking and scrambling away.
“Leave these guys to this Old Master. Just take care of Yu Le Ping and
the others.” Sang De huffed and leapt up from the boat like the Peng
stretching its wings imposingly, chasing after the cultivators.

None of the escapees had high cultivation, so they were just left behind
to watch over the ship. Right now, even if they split up and fled, they
would not be able to escape Sang De’s pursuit. Death would just be a
matter of time.

“Smelly brat, still not moving?!” When she saw that Yang Kai was still
standing there without any intention of moving, she couldn’t help but urge
him. Even though she, Chen Fei, and Man Kuai’s combined efforts were
trapping Yu Le Ping in place, their three enemies weren’t weak and were
able to defend themselves completely with mutual cooperation.

“A long night is fraught with dreams, Brother Yang. Hurry up and attack!”
Chen Fei also urged him impatiently.

“Brother Yang is it? A few days ago, this Yu had eyes but failed to see,
offending Brother Yang. I hope Brother Yang will spare me this time, and
in return, I, Yu Le Ping, will offer a generous reward!” When Yu Le Ping
saw Yang Kai looking over at him, his face paled and he hurriedly
begged for mercy.

If he had known that his life would be in danger during this trip, then how
could he have acted so rashly? Wouldn’t it be fine if he just stayed on
Clear Sky Island? There he could enjoy his authority and nobody would
dare to slight him.

But he didn’t expect that he, whose words held so much power on Clear
Sky Island, would be nothing out at sea. She Lan and the other two
weren’t easy customers to deal with and he knew that begging them was
useless, so he could only turn to Yang Kai for help.

“I have a million Source Crystals, I can give them all to Brother Yang!
Please, spare me, Brother Yang!” Yu Le Ping seemed to have figured
out that he could not win someone over with empty promises, so he
quickly brought out a real offer.
“A million Source Crystals!” Upon hearing this, She Lan and the others
were all seeing red.

Even though they were renowned on Clear Sky Island and had great
power, their hard-earned Source Crystals were barely enough for their
own use and they had no balance for anything else. When they heard
that Yu Le Ping actually had a million Source Crystals, they instantly
became like hungry wolves who have found fresh meat, unable to tear
their eyes away.

If they could get this million Source Crystals, they would be rich.

Considering all this, She Lan quickly made eyes at Yang Kai, indicating
for him to agree to it politely but insincerely. They could think about what
to do after they get their hands on the Source Crystals.

Yang Kai ignored it and glared at Yu Le Ping in contempt, “You think a

meagre million Source Crystals is going to buy your life?”

Meagre… When She Lan and the others heard this, all their faces went
dark. He calls a million Source Crystals meagre? Does this brat have no
concept of numbers?

Yu Le Ping cried out, “Brother Yang, my life is cheap!”

“I can tell, you’re a cheap bastard!” Yang Kai scoffed.

Yu Le Ping said, “Brother Yang, please have mercy and spare me!”

How can people dare to not lower their heads under the eaves? Even
though he knew there was little hope, Yu Le Ping still couldn’t give up on
finding that one last thread of hope.

Yang Kai laughed coldly and turned to the two cultivators around Yu Le
Ping, “Do you want to live or do you want to die?”

The two cultivators who were already shaking with fear from the beating
had no idea when their defences would be broken through. So, when
they heard Yang Kai’s words, they quickly nodded their heads, “Live! We
want to live!”
From what they heard of Yang Kai’s words, it seemed they still had a
way out!

“If you want to live, then help me kill him!” Yang Kai pointed a hand at Yu
Le Ping and said, “I have a grudge with this man, not with any of you. So,
as long as you help me kill him, I won’t kill you.”

At these words, Yu Le Ping’s face changed. On the other hand, the

expressions of the City Lord’s Mansion’s cultivators seemed to be
fluctuating, as if they were considering the gains and losses of each
option.

Yu Le Ping shouted, “Don’t listen to him! He’s just trying to split us up! If
this Yu dies, they will definitely not spare you!” As he spoke, he turned
his head to glare at Yang Kai and shouted, “You’re so sinister!”

Knowing that Yang Kai would never let him go, Yu Le Ping couldn’t be
bothered to beg him for mercy anymore.

The two cultivators from the City Lord’s Mansion were frowning. There
was no way they were oblivious to the fact that Yang Kai was trying to
sow discord between them, but at the point of life and death, Yang Kai’s
offer still appealed to them.

“The two of you can’t be…” When Yu Le Ping saw their reactions, he
was mortified. Yang Kai’s provocation worked on the two of them. In that
case, how could he still live?

At that thought, Yu Le Ping made a long whistle and power gathered in

his body. His entire person sprang up like an arrow and shot straight
towards the sky in an attempt to escape from here.

“Yu Le Ping, you…” The faces of two cultivators who were left behind
changed.

The reason they were able to stay alive so far was due to them joining
forces to defend themselves. Secondly, it was also because She Lan
and the others did not dare to push too hard that they were barely able to
maintain a balance.
But now, Yu Le Ping actually took the initiative to abandon them after his
emotions were shaken, creating a huge crack in their defences.

Man Kuai’s huge hammer swept over and the venomous snakes
swarmed the two remaining cultivators, swallowing them up in the blink
of an eye.

Yu Le Ping did not manage to reach even five meters high before he fell
down miserably. The barrier surrounding the ship seemed to be of an
extremely high level and was not something he could break through.

Chen Fei, who had long been prepared, arrived with his sword glowing
fiercely while emitting a strong killing intent, slashing it down on Yu Le
Ping directly.
Chapter 2388 - Carve Up

Several screams rang out as the two cultivators of the City Lord’s
Mansion were killed instantly, but Yu Le Ping wasn’t faring much better
either. Being enveloped by Chen Fei’s sword wave, he could not break
out even if he tried with all his might and the injuries on his body just kept
on increasing.

A silhouette suddenly flashed over as Yang Kai appeared behind him

and threw a punch out.

Yu Le Ping was already having a hard time in this situation, so how could
he defend himself from Yang Kai’s sneak attack? The punch hit him
square in the back and as the powerful force ran through him, Yu Le
Ping spat out a mouthful of blood. His body was propelled by a huge
force and he was pushed a few steps forward.

Chen Fei arrived with his sword and with a swing, sent Yu Le Ping’s
head flying. Blood immediately gushed out of the headless corpse like a
fountain.

The next moment, Chen Fei reached out to grab Yu Le Ping’s Space
Ring.

Earlier, Yu Le Ping said he would give Yang Kai a million Source

Crystals, which meant that he was very rich. Once he was dead, Yu Le
Ping’s Space Ring would naturally become a hot commodity.

But before Chen Fei could get his hands on it, Yang Kai suddenly
bellowed, “Brother Chen! What are you trying to do?”

While speaking, he had already sent a fist flying towards Chen Fei with
great force. Chen Fei frowned and didn’t want to be held back fighting
him, so he slightly moved aside to avoid the blow, but his hand was still
aiming for the Space Ring.

But at that moment, a sky-splitting sound suddenly emerged, followed by

a verdant coloured shadow wrapping around Yu Le Ping’s wrist.
While Chen Fei was trying to grab the ring, the verdant coloured shadow
lunged at him like an arrow, accompanied by a hissing sound. Only then
did Chen Fei see that the verdant shadow was actually a bamboo-like
venomous snake.

He withdrew his hand out of shock and worry that he would be bitten.

The green snake was extremely nimble, but when it saw Chen Fei
withdraw his hand, it did not pursue him. Instead, it curled around Yu le
Ping’s hand and took the Space Ring with it before its body straightened
up and it bounced back towards She Lan.

Yang Kai and Chen Fei both landed on the ground, looking at She Lan
with grim faces. While the two were fighting each other earlier, She Lan
was able to reap the benefits, which naturally put a bad taste in both their
mouths.

Man Kuai seemed the slowest to react. Only now did he come back to
his senses and was eyeing the ring in She Lan’s hand.

“Three brothers… Why are you staring at me like that? It’s like you want
to eat me up. So scary,” While speaking, She Lan slipped the Space
Ring into her bosom.

Chen Fei brandished his sword at She Lan, “If you dare do anything
funny, don’t blame me for being disrespectful.”

“What do you mean?” She Lan smiled, but she didn’t dare to continue.
Clenching the Space Ring in her jade white hand as she scoffed.

“You know exactly what I mean.” Chen Fei coldly snorted and turned to
look at Man Kuai, “Brother Man, that ring may contain a million Source
Crystals in it, what do you think about this situation?”

Man Kuai grinned meaningfully, “Naturally, ill-gotten gains should be split

up amongst us.”

Yang Kai looked at Chen Fei in astonishment and expressed his

dissatisfaction, “Why didn’t you ask me?”
Chen Fei said, “How could Brother Yang be interested in a meagre
million Source Crystals?” This comment was clearly made to mock what
Yang Kai said to Yu Le Ping earlier.

“Of course I’m interested! I’m very poor!” Yang Kai said with a serious
face despite having no actual interest in the Source Crystals. However,
he simply could not show it at the moment, otherwise, he may cause
these people on the ship to become suspicious of him.

For someone to be indifferent in front of a million Source Crystals,

anyone would start to have guesses.

Yang Kai called out, “You have to count me in on this matter! Don’t be so
selfish.”

Chen Fei frowned. He knew he definitely wouldn’t be able to get rid of

Yang Kai since he exchanged blows with him earlier and could tell that
Yang Kai’s ability was not inferior to his own. Considering this, he could
only say, “She Lan, you aren’t thinking of taking on all three of us alone,
are you? If you’re sensible, then you should know what to do!”

She Lan gritted her teeth with a look of hatred, but when she saw Man
Kuai and the other men eyeing her like predators, she knew she couldn’t
monopolize Yu Le Ping’s Space Ring. If she did so, she would definitely
incur everyone’s ire. Even though She Lan’s abilities were not weak, she
did not have the confidence to take on both Chen Fei and Man Kuai at
the same time.

What’s more, she still hadn’t figured out how strong this smelly brat
called Yang Kai was yet.

“Take it!” She Lan tossed the Space Ring to Chen Fei out of anger and
put on an aggrieved expression, “All you know is how to bully weak
women!”

If anyone who did not know the situation saw her teary face, they would
definitely feel compassion for her and hate Yang Kai and the others for
bullying her.
This time, Yang Kai did not intercept the ring and allowed Chen Fei to
grab it.

In the next moment, Chen Fei’s Divine Sense poured out, apparently
breaking the seal on the ring. After a while, Yang Kai and the others all
stretched out their necks and looked over with greedy looks on their
faces.

In just a short while, Chen Fei revealed a happy expression. They all
immediately knew he had broken the seal.

“How much is in there?” Man Kuai asked impatiently.

Chen Fei also seemed a little excited, and hearing this, he simply
responded, “See for yourselves.”

Saying so, he placed down a Mid-Grade Spirit Purifying Array with a

wave of his hand on the deck, and then he poured everything out from
the ring.

All of a sudden, the deck was piled up high with a mountain of Source
Crystals that almost blinded She Lan and the others. They had no idea
how much was here exactly, but there were at least a million there from
the looks of it.

Yu Le Ping really wasn’t kidding when he said he had a million Source

Crystals.

His cultivation was not much different from She Lan and the others, but
he lived a free and easy life. He had so many Source Crystals that he
couldn’t even spend them all. Meanwhile, She Lan and the others had to
work hard out at sea every time, and the supplies they gained were only
barely enough to cover their own use.

The comparison between him and She Lan and the others was a little
imbalanced.

“How abominable. Can a petty little steward from the City Lord’s Mansion
scavenge so much money from the people? Simply heartless. May he be
punished by the Heavens!” Yang Kai cursed through clenched teeth.
These words resonated with She Lan and the others. Indeed, Yu Le Ping
was merely a steward in the City Lord’s Mansion, but he actually
amassed such a huge fortune. What about the others who were in higher
positions than him?

They must have more wealth than Yu Le Ping, right?

“Let’s divide this up first,” Man Kuai licked his lips and said with an
excited expression.

“How many shares?” She Lan asked.

“Just the four of us. Who else do you want to share with?” Man Kuai
replied matter-of-factly.

Chen Fei and Yang Kai looked at each other, but neither of them said
anything.

“Then let’s split it up!” She Lan also made up her mind and waved her
hand.

Then, the four of them split up the contents of Yu Le Ping’s ring equally.
Each of their faces was beaming as if they had just picked up a great
bargain.

Nearly twenty cultivators from the City Lord’s Mansion died during this
trip. Apart from Yu Le Ping’s Space Ring, there were, naturally, other
spoils as well. However, they didn’t find too many good things in the
rings of these people. Except for the two Third-Order Dao Source Realm
cultivators that had survived with Yu Le Ping till the end, the rest of the
cultivators only had a few hundred Source Crystals in their rings each.
The poorer ones only had several dozen. It was pitiful how poor they
were.

The two Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivators’ Space Rings did
have some good stuff in them, but the combined worth was only less
than a tenth of what Yu Le Ping had, so Yang Kai and the others swiftly
divided the gains up.
After about half a cup of tea’s time later, a figure suddenly appeared
above the sea. The figure flew straight over to this side and quickly
landed on the deck. It was Sang De who had gone off on a chase.

From the looks of it, he was clearly able to kill off all the escaping men.

“Grandmaster, what do we do with this ship?” She Lan looked at the

moored ship with some interest and asked.

“If you want it, you can refine it,” Sang De responded indifferently.

She Lan was overjoyed and was about to fly over when Sang De said,
“We’ll keep going!”

She Lan’s face went dark, but she didn’t dare to argue with Sang De.

A short while later, the ship continued sailing forward.

To the surprise of She Lan and the others, Sang De did not ask about
the spoils of the battle after returning as if he had forgotten all about
them, but this was also something they expected. If Sang De wanted a
share for himself, then She Lan and the others would not be able to
refuse him.

But Yang Kai knew that Sang De did not forget, he just didn’t care!

This guy had been refining Artifacts on Clear Sky Island for nine hundred
years, and his hands had practically gone soft from the amount of money
he had been receiving. In terms of wealth, even ten Yu Le Pings may not
be able to compare to him. How could these trivial spoils of war be able
to interest him? Instead of arguing with She Lan and the others, he may
as well just act ignorant.

After a fierce battle, She Lan and the others seemed to have gotten a
little tired and all went into the cabin to rest and meditate.

Yang Kai was not tired, but he couldn’t just act like the odd one out
either, so he also went into his own room and closed his eyes to
meditate.
Days passed. Sang De’s destination seemed to be extremely far from
Clear Sky Island. The ship had already sailed for half a month, but they
had still not arrived at their destination. During this period of time,
everyone took turns to rest and control the direction of the ship, so things
were safe and peaceful.

The occasional attacks by Sea Beasts were also uneventful.

Sang De’s ship seemed to be of a very high grade, and even though it
was not quite at Emperor Artifact, it was definitely at the peak of the Dao
Source Grade. Even when those huge Sea Beasts crashed over, they
couldn’t leave a single dent on the ship.

But that would come as no surprise. Sang De himself was a peak Dao
Source Grade Artifact Refiner. How could he not take care in refining his
own artifacts?

This ship was not only strong, but also had many Spirit Arrays and
barriers arranged on it. For example, the force that prevented Yu Le Ping
and the others from flying, and the light curtain barrier were some of the
functions of this ship.

Yang Kai even suspected that Sang De had left his Soul Imprint on this
ship’s core, allowing him to dominate everything that happened on it. No
movement could hide from his perception onboard.

If he wanted to deal with She Lan and the others, it most likely was not
going to be very difficult.

But Sang De would not do that as long as he wasn’t insane. He still

needed the help of the people on this ship to grab whatever item he was
after.

On a certain day, Yang Kai, who was meditating in his cabin, suddenly
noticed the ship shaking violently before it stopped rapidly. Raising his
brow, Yang Kai realized that they had probably arrived at their
destination, so he quickly came out from the cabin.
Chapter 2389 - Emperor Grade Array Master’s Secluded Home

Yang Kai was the first to arrive on the deck. Sang De was already
standing there. Soon after, Man Kuai and the others also showed up.

Looking around they could see the endless, sparkling sea, and the calm,
beautiful scenery under the blue sky and white clouds.

“Grandmaster, why have we stopped?” She Lan looked around and

asked, a little confused.

“We’re here,” Sang De replied. Even though the tone of his voice was
calm, anyone could feel the slight tinge of excitement in it.

When the crowd heard this, they all looked surprised. They all looked
around again, but their faces were still shocked and uncertain. They
were surrounded by nothing but the sea and it looked no different from
anywhere else, so how had they arrived?

“That old thing’s Spirit Array is of a very high grade. It’s not too much to
call him an Emperor Grade Array Master. There is a Ten Shades
Reflecting Water Grand Array in front of us, so it’s normal that you can’t
see anything!” Sang De looked ahead and explained, sneering, “If you
really did see something, then that’d be the real problem.”

“An Emperor Grade Array Master!?” Chen Fei’s face changed and he
frowned, “Grandmaster, you never said that this was the den of an
Emperor Grade Array Master!”

What kind of joke was this? They were going to break into an Emperor
Grade Array Master’s secluded home? Wasn’t that the same as courting
death? Even if the Emperor Grade Array Master was dead, how many
Killing or Trapping Arrays would he have placed in his home? If they
barged in, then surely nothing good would come out of it. They might
only end up being blown to pieces.

She Lan and Man Kuai did not say anything, but their faces were filled
with worry and fear, clearly very afraid.

“If you’re scared, you may leave now!” Sang De coldly snorted.
Chen Fei’s face was cold and he was feeling extremely unhappy. He felt
like he had gotten himself trapped aboard a pirate ship, and right now,
Sang De told him to leave. Wasn’t that a joke? First of all, not mentioning
whether it was physically possible for him to just up and leave, even if he
could, how could he be willing?

“Since Grandmaster brought us here, then he must have his own

reasoning. What are you all so anxious about?” Yang Kai shot a glance
at Chen Fei and stated coldly.

She Lan smiled at his words and nodded, “That’s right, Grandmaster
must have made preparations. We just need to follow his orders.”

Sang De turned over to look at them, “It would naturally be the best if
that is what you think. From now on, this Old Master does not want to
hear any more questions. Do whatever this Old Master tells you to do. If
you don’t want to cooperate, then you better scram now.”

No one said anything. Who would try to refute him at this time?

Sang De nodded in satisfaction, “Very good. This Ten Shades Reflecting

Water Grand Array may be amazing, but a Spirit Array is dead while a
human is alive. If that old thing were still alive, this Old Master would not
be able to break in, but since he’s already dead… Heh heh…”

With a sneer, his body flew out from the ship while at the same time, he
beckoned, “Follow me!”

Yang Kai and the others followed him without a word.

Next, Sang De seemed to begin circling around a place. While doing

that, he took out array flags one by one from his Space Ring and tossed
them into the void.

When he reached a specific location, he would ask one of the others to

stop and hand them a Control Flag, then tell them to wait for orders.

When they saw him so skilful and confident, the crowd also grew
confident in him. They no longer had any hesitation or objections and
were very cooperative with his command and actions.
About half an hour later, everything was ready.

The five of them were standing in five different directions, each holding a
Control Flag on standby.

Suddenly, there was a loud bellow from Sang De’s side. Following that,
there were powerful fluctuations of Source Qi. When the four others saw
this, they immediately followed Sang De’s previous instructions and
poured their Source Qi into the array flags in their hands, casting them
into the void before them.

In a flash, five rays of light like rainbows from the sky appeared on a
large surface of the sea, passing through north, south, east, and west in
tightly connected links.

At the same time, the array flags that were arranged by Sang De
previously also played a role. Under the mobilization of the five Control
Flags, these hidden flags immediately produced a strange resonance
and began emitting strange power fluctuations.

A transparent semi-circular light curtain appeared out of thin air above

the surface of the sea in the next instant. This huge light curtain was like
an inverted bowl, enveloping the surface of the sea. Through the light
curtain, one could vaguely see a difference in the scenery that was more
than just the sea.

When they saw this, they all immediately knew that what Sang De said
was true.

There was in fact a Master’s secluded home here, but it was hidden by a
powerful Spirit Array.

All Sang De had to do now was break open this Spirit Array to reveal the
place inside once more.

As the five of them kept on pouring out their Source Qi, the view inside
the transparent screen of light gradually grew clearer and clearer.
Yang Kai looked closely and discovered that it was just a small island. It
wasn’t too big, but it had very good scenery. It was a rocky and craggy
island with green grass that was pleasant to look at.

Who knew how Sang De’s Master found this place, but it was indeed an
excellent place to live in. Since he couldn’t leave the Solitary Void Sealed
World, then it would still be a relaxing life to live here alone.

It was a pity, however, that he was blind and accepted an unfilial disciple
like Sang De, so he could not have peace even after death as Sang De
had brought a team of people over to disturb his rest.

After an hour, Yang Kai and the others had consumed so much strength
that they were almost running out, but the view of the little island beneath
the transparent light curtain was also finally completely presented in front
of their eyes.

At that moment, Sang De seemed to have made some movements.

After Yang Kai and the others heard a buzz from the array flags arranged
around the island, a huge force burst out and directly shattered the light
screen.

Yang Kai and the others who were unprepared were all shaken back due
to the huge burst of power and almost had to eat a loss.

But from the looks of things, the Ten Shades Reflecting Water Grand
Array covering and concealing the island was broken.

Sang De had already taken the initiative to move towards the island.

When they saw this, the others all used their Movement Skills to follow
him and did not fall behind.

Soon, the five of them gathered on the small island, standing on one
edge of it.

As Sang De did not move, the rest didn’t dare to move either. This was,
after all, an Emperor Grade Array Master’s secluded home. One wrong
step might lead to a deadly disaster.
After a moment of contemplation, Sang De said, “There are still many
Spirit Arrays on this island. This Old Master will deal with them one by
one. Will you be waiting for this Old Master here or go with me?” After
that, he added, “This Old Master suggests that you all wait for me here.”

The rest didn’t speak, but She Lan hurried to say, “This island is
dangerous. This Mistress thinks it is safer to go with Grandmaster.”

“Are you sure?” Sang De glanced at She Lan.

She Lan pursed her lips and smiled, “Grandmaster has brought me here,
so you have to take responsibility for protecting me.”

Who knows if it was just in her nature or if she was used to putting up an
act to be able to act so coquettish in front of an old man like Sang De.

“What about you three?” Sang De turned his head to the rest of them.

Man Kuai scratched his head and grinned meaningfully, “I will follow
Grandmaster too.”

Chen Fei frowned and glanced at Yang Kai.

“I’m tired. I’ll rest here. Just call me when you’re done.” After that, Yang
Kai sat down cross-legged just like that.

Chen Fei said, “Then I’ll stay too, to keep Brother Yang company.”

Yang Kai glanced at him with a meaningful smirk, but Chen Fei’s face
was unchanged.

“Then the two of you, follow this Old Master.” With a sneer, Sang De
called out to She Lan and Man Kuai before leading the way forward.

The two of them looked at each other, neither of them knowing whether
their choice was right or not, but as things had come to this, they could
only grit their teeth and follow.

Once the group of three disappeared from their view, Chen Fei suddenly
turned to Yang Kai, “Brother Yang, are you not worried they will leave
you behind if you do not follow them?”
Yang Kai responded indifferently, “If Brother Chen is afraid, just follow
them yourself. Why involve me?”

Chen Fei smiled, “Brother Yang seems to be quite hostile towards me.
May this Chen know how he has offended you?”

Yang Kai told him, “I’ve always been like this. If Brother Chen is not used
to it, then don’t talk to me in case you can’t stand it.”

Chen Fei’s face twitched, but he forced a smile, “This Chen admires a
proud man like Brother Yang. You seem to be a capable person; I
wonder if you would be interested in cooperating with this Chen?”

“Cooperation? What kind of cooperation?” Yang Kai looked at him with a

faint smile.

Chen Fei spoke with a straight face, “No need to speak in allusions with
me. Since Brother Yang was invited here by Grandmaster, Brother Yang
must also wish to leave the Solitary Void Sealed World. If what the
Grandmaster said is true and he has a tool to leave this place, would
Brother Yang not wish to get that tool in his hands?”

The corners of Yang Kai’s mouth rose, revealing a meaningful smile,

“Brother Chen has bold thoughts.”

Chen Fei continued, “The location of the exit is in Sang De’s hands. If he
has that and the items necessary to reach it, then it will give him control
over whether he will bring us along when the time comes. Whether Sang
De can be trusted or not is a whole other matter. Regardless, I don’t
believe in him, but if we can get a hold of whatever it is we are here for,
then the power to make those decisions would fall into our hands. Sang
De will also have to act in accordance with our will.”

Yang Kai nodded, “Brother Chen has a fair point. I hadn’t thought of
that.”

Chen Fei smiled, “Brother Yang just has not considered it, you have a
gentleman’s heart. Open and honest.”
He ended his piece on a flattering note, much to Yang Kai’s pleasure,
“Then according to Brother Chen, what are we to do?”

Chen Fei said, “Naturally when Sang De finds the thing, first…”

“Brother Chen will rush over to slash around to create a distraction while
I take the opportunity to snatch the thing away?” Yang Kai did not wait
for him to finish and ended his sentence for him.

Chen Fei’s face went dark as his mouth was left wide open, but he
couldn’t muster a word even after a long time.

Yang Kai asked seriously, “Does Brother Chen think that this proposal is
no good?”

Chen Fei’s face twitched, “Well… Please allow this Chen to think about
it. They are not easy to deal with. Things may fall beyond redemption if I
make one false move.”

“Naturally, consideration is needed. When Brother Chen is done

considering, let me know, then I also know when I should make my
move!” Yang Kai said with a straight face.

“Yes! Of course!” Chen Fei nodded stiffly.

Chapter 2390 - Strange Stone

Seeing Chen Fei go silent, Yang Kai sneered in his heart and didn’t say
any more.

Who knew whether he was trying to cheat him by asking for cooperation?
His sincerity alone left much to be considered. Otherwise, why would
Yang Kai press him back so brusquely? People like Chen Fei obviously
just wanted to use others, they were not reliable at all.

Besides, even if the two of them worked together to get the item, who
should be in charge of it in the end?

But Chen Fei was right about one thing. The location of the exit was in
Sang De’s hands. If Sang De were to take control of the item necessary
to reach the exit as well, then whether he brought them along would still
be up to him.

Naturally, if Chen Fei could think of it, Yang Kai could as well. She Lan
and Man Kuai were no fools either. They had definitely considered this
matter before, and that was why they followed closely with Sang De in
case that guy decided to destroy bridges after crossing them.

But Yang Kai felt that there was no use in following Sang De now. It was
impossible for Sang De to spend five years gathering five people to
come here just to break the Ten Shades Reflecting Water Grand Array.
There must be parts where their power was necessary after this. So,
even if Sang De wanted to leave them behind, it wasn’t time yet.

Yang Kai was not afraid of anything. With his current strength and the
help he had, Sang De would not be able to resist him. After finding the
tool, if Sang De was sensible, he would naturally work together with him
to leave this Solitary Void Sealed World. If not, then Yang Kai could only
use force.

Deep inside the island, some peculiar movements could be sensed from
time to time, seemingly caused when Sang De managed to crack a Spirit
Array.
This showed that he was not only proficient in Artifact Refining, but also
adept in Spirit Arrays. Most likely something he had learnt from his
deceased Master.

An hour later, She Lan and Man Kuai both came back dishevelled, both
looking extremely unhappy.

When Chen Fei heard the noise, he opened his eyes wide at them and
asked in surprise, “Where’s the Grandmaster?”

He thought that Sang De had abandoned them and ran.

She Lan did not answer, but Man Kuai said awkwardly, “Still breaking
Spirit Arrays.”

“Then why did you guys…” Chen Fei knew the answer before he could
even finish his question. Not only were She Lan and Man Kuai useless
next to Sang De, they also suffered a lot at the hands of some of the
Spirit Arrays, and that was why they retreated back here.

Considering all this, he couldn’t help but take pleasure in their

misfortune. He felt inwardly thankful that he chose to stay, otherwise, he
would’ve been in the same miserable state as the two of them.

After returning, She Lan and Man Kuai both found a spot to sit down
cross-legged so they could recuperate.

Days passed by.

During the past few days, none of them moved. Only a few strange
movements could be felt coming from deep within the island from time to
time, highlighting Sang De’s process in his array breaking journey. After
a few days of rest, everyone had basically restored their strength. Each
of them were filled with energy and inwardly rolled up their sleeves in
preparation for the big job to come.

At a certain moment, Man Kuai suddenly frowned, “Everyone, hasn’t it

been a while since we felt anything?”
Over the past few days, they would hear some noise every now and then
while Sang De was breaking the Spirit Arrays; but now, half a day had
passed yet everything was still quiet. They couldn’t help but feel
suspicious at that.

“Grandmaster couldn’t have…” Chen Fei’s face changed and he thought

of a terrible possibility.

When they heard him say this, all of their faces became serious. If Sang
De was really killed by the Spirit Arrays left behind here, then it would be
a disaster.

At this moment, She Lan suddenly took out a Communication Bead and
announced in pleasant surprise, “Grandmaster is asking us to go to him.
He has already destroyed the Spirit Arrays along the way.”

All of them were shaken awake by those words and got up and headed
deeper into the island.

Along the way, traces of explosions could be seen, obviously the work of
Sang De while breaking the Spirit Arrays. From the traces and residual
power, Sang De was truly a peak Dao Source Realm Master, and his
strength was definitely not to be underestimated.

Only after walking for a full hour did the group of four catch sight of Sang
De’s figure. He was sitting cross-legged in front of a stone wall at this
moment. It could be seen that the days of breaking Spirit Arrays were
quite exhausting for him and he appeared haggard and tired. However,
he had clearly taken some pills before they arrived and was quickly
restoring himself.

Seeing that he was meditating, Yang Kai and the others did not disturb
him. They just looked around the place. Soon, their eyes were attracted
to a stone slab on the stone wall.

The stone slab was flat and smooth, and from the looks of it, it seemed
to be a door that was blocking their path to the land beyond the stone
wall.
Sang De was clearly meditating here because he was also blocked by
the stone door.

The crowd was curious as to why this was so because there didn’t seem
to be any traces of a Spirit Array’s influence on the stone slab. Even
though it was a strange material, this shouldn’t be a problem for Sang
De, right?

All of them were experienced cultivators though, so despite their doubts,

nobody touched the slab. They just quietly waited for Sang De to wake
up.

Who knew what sort of pill it was that Sang De used, but he was rosy-
faced again in just a short hour. It looked as if he’d completely recovered.

He slowly opened his eyes and stood up.

“Grandmaster!” When Chen Fei saw this scene, he quickly called out,
“What should we do now?”

Sang De looked grimly at the stone slab, “This is a door refined from
Exotic Heavenly Gold. It weighs 100,000 kilograms. We must rely on
brute force if we wish to enter. Behind this is that thing’s secluded home.
The item we need is also hidden there.”

“Exotic Heavenly Gold!”

The four others seemed to have heard this name before, and their eyes
all lit up, staring hotly at the seemingly ordinary stone slab.

Yang Kai was also very surprised. Even though he had previously
thought that this stone slab was quite extraordinary, he did not expect it
to be such a valuable thing. Exotic Heavenly Gold was an Emperor
Grade Artifact Refining material, and it could not be more suitable for
advancing Artifacts into the Emperor Grade. It was a treasure that many
Emperor Realm Masters could only seek, but could not find. Yang Kai
did not expect such a large piece of it to be on this island.

And it was a stone slab used to block the entrance to someone’s

secluded home!
Sang De’s Master truly was extravagant. If this piece of Exotic Heavenly
Gold were to be taken out and sold, it would definitely fetch a sky-high
price. It could cause countless Emperor Realm Masters to go mad trying
to fight for it.

Seeing the crowd’s reaction, Sang De frowned, “Man Kuai, I’ll leave this
up to you.”

Upon hearing this, Man Kuai understood and nodded, “Rest assured,
Grandmaster. I don’t dare speak for anything else, but my physical
strength is still something I am proud of.”

Sang De said it very clearly. This stone slab that was made of Exotic
Heavenly Gold could not be broken through attacks, only pushed away
with brute force. Among the five of them present, Man Kuai was definitely
the most suitable candidate for the job.

Perhaps the reason why Sang De chose Man Kuai to come on this
expedition in the first place was because of his raw strength.

Man Kuai went up to the stone slab; then, with a serious face, he began
circulating his strength. It was not known what Secret Technique he was
operating, but his already burly body grew even larger. His swollen
muscles were filled with explosive force and his current stunning
appearance caused She Lan’s beautiful eyes to glow with a strange light
as her heart thumped.

With a yell, Man Kuai slowly pushed his hands forward. When his large,
fan-like hands came in contact with the stone slab, a muffled sound
could be heard. It felt like two mountains colliding with each other, so
astonishing that even the island seemed to shake.

They were all amazed by Man Kuai’s incredible strength.

Even Yang Kai was stunned. He was confident in his own physical
strength, but compared to Man Kuai, there still seemed to be a gap
between them. If they were simply competing with physical power alone,
then he may not be Man Kuai’s opponent.
This world was indeed filled with people with extraordinary abilities
unique to each domain.

“Good, good! Man Kuai, you really did not disappoint this Old Master!”
Sang De was very surprised as a pleasant smile finally appeared on his
face that was tranquil as an ancient well this whole time, “After this, the
next parts will be much easier.”

Based on his words, this seemed to be the most difficult bit of this trip.

But that wasn’t surprising. A stone slab weighing over 100,000 kilograms
that can only be pushed by brute force? Not many people in this world
could achieve such a feat. Yang Kai estimated that it was definitely
impossible to find another person that fit that requirement on Clear Sky
Island. The most important character during the five years that Sang De
spent searching was most likely someone like Man Kuai.

“Grandmaster, have you been here before?” Yang Kai pondered and
asked.

If he hadn’t been here before, how would he know the situation inside,
and why would he know so much about this place? He broke the Spirit
Arrays along the way with no pressure at all.

“It was a long time ago!” Sang De answered casually, not saying
anything more.

*Zhi…*

A harsh creak sounded.

The stone slab made of Exotic Heavenly Gold was gradually pushed
away under Man Kuai’s immense power, and a small gap was revealed
on the stone wall.

Seeing this situation, Man Kuai let out another roar and pushed harder.

The gap was growing bigger and bigger. Sang De stared at it wide-eyed,
appearing extremely nervous.
All of a sudden, Man Kuai frowned and called out in surprise,
“Grandmaster! Something doesn’t feel right!”

“What’s wrong?” Frowning, Sang De quickly asked.

Man Kuai responded, “This stone slab… There seems to be a strong

suction force coming from it. Grandmaster, are you sure it’s fine to just
push it like this?”

Sang De coldly snorted, “What problems could there be? Hurry up and
push it out of the way!”

Even though Man Kuai could vaguely feel that something was wrong, he
still put his trust in the expert here and added more force into his push,
widening the gap into one large enough for one person to pass through.

Seeing this situation, Sang De shouted, “Get inside!”

Yang Kai and the others who had already been prepared naturally
rushed in one by one.

As soon as they rushed inside, they heard Man Kuai suddenly screaming
in terror as if he had encountered a terrible situation. Following that, he
shouted, “Grandmaster, save me!”

“What happened?!” She Lan quickly turned around and asked with a pale
face.

Man Kuai was perfectly fine pushing the stone slab when she was
rushing in just now, so how did things go awry in the blink of an eye?
Chapter 2391 - Sea King Shuttle

Man Kuai’s screams caused Yang Kai others to pale and they all
released their Divine Sense to check the situation behind them.

When they saw what the situation was like, all of them could not help but
gasp.

For some reason, Man Kuai’s hands were stuck to the Exotic Heavenly
Gold stone slab, as if he was sucked onto it and couldn’t free himself no
matter how hard he struggled. It was bad enough as it was, but the slab
was swallowing his vitality at an incredible speed as well. This draining
was at a rate that was visible to the naked eye, and soon, the originally
inconspicuous-looking slab became blood red, emitting a sickening aura.

“Grandmaster, save me!” Man Kuai yelled as hard as he could,

panicking. If he had known this stone slab was so strange, he would
never have touched it, but it was too late to say anything now.

In just a few breaths, he could already feel his power weakening by half.
If they waited a little longer, wouldn’t he be sucked dry?

Yang Kai and the others all turned to look at Sang De, wanting to know
what he was going to do.

Sang De hurriedly said, “Hold on! This Old Master is on his way!”

As he said that, he rushed over to Man Kuai’s side. A short while later, a
violent power fluctuation could be felt as if Sang De tried to rescue Man
Kuai, but they couldn’t see the details of what was happening, the reason
being that the onset of power introduced by Sang De disturbed the
Divine Sense released by Yang Kai and the others to a great extent.

Not long after, Man Kuai’s voice faded away.

Sang De returned with a gloomy look on his face. When he reached

them, he said with a sorrowful face, “Brother Man has… met with
misfortune.”
The faces of both She Lan and Chen Fei changed, and they were all
looking at Sang De with sombre looks in their eyes, but Yang Kai’s face
was calm as water.

They knew how strong Man Kuai was, but to think a guy like that could
die in just such a short period of time. He was definitely caught in some
powerful seal or trap. If it were She Lan or Chen Fei, then they likely
wouldn’t have fared any better.

“Damn it, there was a Spirit Devouring Grand Array hidden within that
stone slab. This Old Master failed to detect it and caused Brother Man to
suffer this unwarranted disaster. Truly a tragedy! How despicable!” Sang
De lamented for a while, voice low as if he was in pain because of what
happened to Man Kuai.

After a while, he looked up, “I hope what happened to Brother Man has
not left any trauma on any of you!”

None of them spoke.

Nobody knew whether what happened to Man Kuai happened because

Sang De truly failed to discover the Spirit Devouring Grand Array, or if he
did discover it and kept it to himself on purpose so that Man Kuai would
send himself off to his own death. No matter what, they had already
come this far, and the one who died was just an outsider, so it was
naturally impossible for them to back out here.

But after this incident, no matter who it was, none of them dared to take
things lightly. This was the den of an Emperor Grade Array Master, so
any corner they walked into may be deadly.

“If you are all fine, then continue on with this Old Master,” Sang De swept
a glance at the group.

Yang Kai asked, “Grandmaster, you made preparations for five of us, will
there be no issues after this with one less?”

Sang De responded, “There won’t be any issues. The main reason this
Old Master sought out Man Kuai was to push away that stone slab. He
has already completed the task, so his assistance will not be required
from now on.”

“So, that’s how it is!” Yang Kai grinned, “All right then. Continue leading
the way, Grandmaster.”

Sang De nodded and led the way forward.

The remaining three exchanged glances with each other, but they all
followed along. Through what Yang Kai just asked though, the three of
them could almost be sure that Sang De definitely knew about the Spirit
Devouring Grand Array hidden within the stone entrance, and also knew
what would happen if Man Kuai were to push it open, he just kept quiet
on purpose. In other words, after he pushed the Dragon Suppressing
Stone, Man Kuai’s utility was gone, so it didn’t matter whether he lived or
died.

This old man usually looked harmless, but he was in fact a sinister man.
Both She Lan and Chen Fei knew they had to be on their guard.

Along the way though, they did not encounter any obstacles.

This was in fact a secluded home left behind by a Master. The interior
was spacious and the cave walls were lined with luminous stones that
emitted a faint glow, making it appear a little less dim.

An hour later, the crowd walked about a thousand meters underground

and finally arrived before a huge stone cave.

Stalactites were hanging from the cave roof and the water drops dripping
down off them made a crisp splash as they hit the ground.

After arriving here, everyone’s eyes were immediately attracted to an

object placed at the centre of the cave.

There was an artifact measuring twenty to thirty meters long with smooth
curves forming a shuttle shape. The aura coming off this shuttle proved
this was an extraordinary artifact.
After arriving here, Sang De’s eyes suddenly brightened up and he stood
in place, staring at the shuttle-shaped artifact, eyes not turning away for
even a moment.

Yang Kai and the others were also looking at it with amazement. They all
knew that Sang De had brought them here to pick up a tool that would
allow them to leave the Solitary Void Sealed world, so when they saw
this thing, they naturally associated that with it.

“Grandmaster, could this be…” She Lan was the first who couldn’t resist
asking.

Even though Chen Fei did not speak, his eager eyes have deeply
betrayed what he was feeling.

“Indeed!” Sang De nodded heavily, “This is the Sea King Shuttle refined
by that Old Ghost! Even though it is not an Emperor Artifact, the only
thing it lacks is Emperor Aura. With this, this Old Master will be able to
get out of this Solitary Void Sealed World!”

He looked completely excited.

Chen Fei and She Lan were also ecstatic. They did not expect this trip to
be so easy.

After all, when they followed Sang De here, other than the Ten Shades
Reflecting Water Grand Array that needed the five of them to break
before they could enter the island, they didn’t seem to encounter any
difficulties. Man Kuai was the only one to have met with misfortune, and
they had only followed Sang De here to see this special tool that was just
within their reach.

“Grandmaster, I hope you don’t forget our merits when we leave here!”
Chen Fei gave him a hasty reminder.

Sang De grinned meaningfully, “Naturally, I will not forget.” He paused for

a moment before continuing, “Do you all still have the array flags this Old
Master handed to you previously?”
Even though they had no idea why he was asking this, they all took out
the array flags from before. These array flags were the ones used to
break the Ten Shades Reflecting Water Grand Array. After it was broken,
Sang De did not ask for them back, so they kept them for themselves.

“Very good.” Sang De smiled, “There is still a Spirit Array surrounding the
Spirit King Shuttle that requires breaking. This Old Master will have to
borrow your strength!”

She Lan quickly said, “Just tell us what we need to do, Grandmaster!”

Since things had already come to this, she was naturally very
cooperative and had long forgotten about Man Kuai’s tragic death.

“Come with me!” Sang De waved his hand and flew towards the Sea
King Shuttle. The rest of them hurriedly followed, each feeling eager and
ecstatic within themselves.

But before getting close to the Sea King Shuttle, Sang De suddenly
formed a hand seal in mid-air and lightly spat out one word. Following
that, he scurried forward at a great speed.

The moment they heard this, the faces of Yang Kai and the others
changed. They all felt that something was wrong, and when they saw
Sang De flying away quickly, how could they not know that this old thing
was pulling another trick?

Shocked, the three of them were about to give chase when a blast
suddenly emerged from Chen Fei’s hand.

The array flag that he was holding suddenly exploded, and the violent
power fluctuations set off from it splashed in all directions. Chen Fei was
thrown into disarray by the explosion and the Source Qi protecting his
body instantly collapsed.

Before he could regain his senses, another explosion sounded out. This
time, it was the array flag in She Lan’s hand that exploded.

Next, it was Yang Kai’s. Three array flags exploded in a row with
terrifying force.
But Chen Fei and the others weren’t weak, so even though they were
taken by surprise, they all summoned their defensive artifacts and
pushed their Source Qi to protect themselves, narrowly avoiding a tragic
death right then and there.

Suddenly encountering a sneak attack, and at Sang De’s hands no less,

Chen Fei and She Lan were naturally enraged. As soon as they were
able to stabilize themselves from the impact of the explosion, they
wanted to settle the accounts with Sang De.

But what caused their faces to change greatly was the fact that their
bodies had actually turned weak and sore all of a sudden. They couldn’t
muster any strength at all and fell straight to the ground, heads spinning.

Yang Kai did not appear to be faring much better either and fell down
beside the two, not moving in the slightest.

“Poison!” Chen Fei’s face twisted into an ugly expression. How could
they still not know that Sang De had added an exploding seal on the
array flag? There were also some problems with the materials he used.
He may have planned all of this when he gave them the array flags at the
start to break the Ten Shades Reflecting Water Grand Array.

Sang De’s figure slowly emerged from a corner. He did not walk at too
fast a pace and his expression seemed calm as he gazed coldly at the
three of them lying on the ground without the slightest pity.

“Grandmaster, why would you do this?” She Lan just could not
understand it. She hadn’t even expressed any intentions of betrayal the
whole time, what’s more, from appearance alone she could tell that the
Sea King Shuttle had a huge internal space that could fit at least a dozen
or two dozen people. Sang De hadn’t even gotten his hands on it yet, so
why did he suddenly turn against them?

There was no conflict of interest, so what was Sang De doing this for?

Chen Fei also looked at Sang De with bitter hatred. He had long known
that Sang De was not a trustworthy man, but he didn’t expect this old
man to turn on them so quickly. He originally thought that if he was going
to turn on them, then it would be after he got his hands on the Sea King
Shuttle.

“Please don’t blame this Old Master, this Old Master had no choice but to
do this!” Sang De said indifferently. He did not attempt to explain further
and simply began forming a series of hand seals.

Along with the changes of the seals, a strange sound emerged. When
the three of them turned their heads around, they instantly felt their
scalps tingling.

There, they saw holes open in the ground out of nowhere that crimson
blood flowed out from. This blood flowed along the ground and spread
apart in the pattern of a Spirit Array, gradually forming an abstruse
image.

The blood smelled fresh, and the aura contained within it felt familiar.

“Man Kuai’s blood!” Chen Fei seemed to think of something and his face
went pale.
Chapter 2392 - Your Death Will Be Miserable

That blood contained rich and fresh vitality, and it had clearly been drawn
not long ago. It was clearly the blood of a cultivator who paid attention to
their body tempering.

There could be no other explanation for this other than it being Man
Kuai’s blood.

Man Kuai had just died an hour ago, and now an hour later, his blood
had come over to this place, converging to create a large array that
wrapped around them. This was clearly planned, they just had no idea
what sort of strange effects this Spirit Array had.

A cup of tea’s time passed before the blood stopped flowing, seemingly
having run dry. The Spirit Array on the ground was completely activated
by the blood, and a strange aura lingered around giving them chills.

A faint cry and howl could even be heard from it.

Chen Fei and the others on the ground silently circulated their Source Qi
to neutralize the poison inside of them, but for some reason, whatever
that poison was, the more they tried to neutralize it, the weaker they felt.

Suddenly, She Lan’s face paled and she called out in alarm, “Man Kuai!”

Hearing her shout, Chen Fei quickly looked over and his eyes went wide.
That was because an illusory phantom had actually appeared at the
centre of the Spirit Array. This illusory phantom looked exactly like Man
Kuai, except that it had no spirituality, like a listless soul without a
consciousness.

It was Man Kuai’s Soul Avatar!

Not only did the stone slab suck out all of Man Kuai’s vitality, it didn’t let
his Soul Avatar off either. From the current appearance of Man Kuai’s
Soul, it seemed to have endured great damage. Otherwise, he would not
appear so dull. Even without a physical body, a Third-Order Dao Source
Realm Master’s Soul could still maintain a high degree of coherence and
sanity for a time.
“Sang De, what are you trying to do?!” Chen Fei gritted his teeth and
shouted as if he couldn’t stand being oppressed by an unknown horror.
His psychological defences were already showing signs of collapsing.

Sang De coldly snorted, ignoring his words and instead stomped hard on
the ground, “Old Ghost, it’s time to wake up!”

[Someone else is here?]

Chen Fei’s face turned white and he turned his head to look around. She
Lan was also looking around in disbelief, wanting to know who the Old
Ghost that Sang De spoke to was.

In the next moment, both of them looked in the same direction in unison.

There, an ethereal figure slowly appeared. From the looks of it, it seemed
to be a Soul Avatar, but unlike Man Kuai’s, this Soul Avatar seemed
extremely weak and could disappear at any moment.

After the figure was revealed, an aura like that of an evil spirit spread out.

Sang De laughed maliciously, “Old Ghost, I brought you some delicious

food. What are you waiting for? Hurry and thank me! This Apprentice
treats you well, doesn’t he?”

“What?” When he heard this, Chen Fei’s jaw instantly dropped as he

stared tongue-tied at the illusory phantom.

Colour also drained from She Lan’s beautiful face, “This is your Master?”

Sang De snorted, “You don’t need to concern yourselves with that, just
lie there obediently.”

As Sang De spoke, he frowned at Yang Kai. For some reason, he had

the feeling that Yang Kai was too calm in this situation. Even though he
was also lying there and not moving like Chen Fei and She Lan, he didn’t
even say a word. Had he just become resigned to his fate?

No matter the case, Sang De didn’t care anymore, he just wanted to get
this over with quickly.
“What did you mean by food?” Chen Fei asked in disbelief.

But as soon as he was done speaking, he knew the answer. The evil
spirit of Sang De’s Master let out a harsh and unpleasant screech before
pouncing on Man Kuai’s Soul Avatar like a hungry wolf, opening its big
mouth and taking half of Man Kuai’s body away in one bite.

This ghost-like being could even eat Soul Avatars! Such a thing was
unheard of and never before seen. Chen Fei and She Lan were both in a
daze as they watched this horrific scene, feeling chills running through
them from head to toe.

Under their horrified eyes, the illusory phantom ate up Man Kuai’s Soul
Avatar in less than ten breaths.

But it was clearly not satisfied yet. Instead, it seemed to have become
even more ferocious. Its originally ethereal body had become much more
solid. It turned around and stared viciously at Chen Fei. With a howl, it
turned into a gust of cold wind and rushed towards Chen Fei.

“No! Stay away!” Chen Fei was terrified and shouted in resistance.

But he couldn’t muster up any strength right now, so how could he

resist? The illusory phantom’s figure flickered and disappeared into his
body. Following that, Chen Fei’s body began convulsing, his eyes
twitching nonstop as his face twisted into a hideous expression, like he
was suffering a terrible torture.

She Lan was already pale with fear, so seeing that she would be the next
one to experience this, she hurriedly pleaded with Sang De,
“Grandmaster, please spare me! I can serve you as your slave in the
future to the best of my ability. I won’t disappoint you!”

As she spoke, she also squeezed out a very forced smile, as if trying to
make a last-ditch effort to use her beauty to win her another chance at
life.

Sang De ignored her and coldly snorted, “You’re a pile of rotten meat
that even wild dogs won’t touch, and you dare try and pull this coquettish
act with me?”
She Lan’s beautiful eyes dimmed. She knew there was no getting out of
this now.

Right at that moment, Chen Fei suddenly stopped breathing, and the
illusory phantom rushed out of his body. Eating two Soul Avatars one
after another, the illusory phantom’s figure had now become very solid,
and some sentience also seemed to have been restored to its eyes.

But it didn’t stop there. Rushing straight into She Lan’s body, it repeated
the same process once more.

She Lan cried out miserably. She knew she would surely die, so she
cursed Sang De nonstop, cursing him to a miserable death.

Sang De coldly snorted but he paid her no mind, turning his attention to
Yang Kai instead, “You don’t seem worried at all.”

Yang Kai grinned, “I’m already the fish on the chopping block, what use
is there in worrying now?”

Sang De smirked, “How open-minded. This Old Master can appreciate

that.”

“Since Grandmaster appreciates it, how about letting me go? We can

become good friends once we’re out.” Yang Kai asked with a smile on
his face.

Sang De’s face darkened, “Definitely not! You are the key to this Old
Master’s deal with that Old Ghost. I can let anyone else go, but not you!”

“Deal?” Yang Kai keyed in on the information and asked in surprise,

“What kind of deal?”

“It’s none of your concern.”

Yang Kai curled his lip, “That’s quite funny, Grandmaster. Since I am the
key to the deal, how is it none of my concern? I’m going to be dead
anyway, so let’s hear it, not like it’s going to cost you anything!”
Sang De sneered, “You better stay there obediently and not resist, then
you won’t have to suffer as much!”

After saying that, he stopped paying any attention to him.

Yang Kai made a light snort, but he didn’t dwell on the topic any longer.
Instead, he turned to look at the Sea King Shuttle, “Grandmaster, this
being the item you said is required to leave this Sealed World is not a lie,
is it?”

Sang De did not change the subject this time and nodded, “This Sea
King Shuttle took the Old Ghost his whole life to create just in
preparation to leave this place. How could it be a lie?! This shuttle is
enough to leave the Sealed World.”

“Wonderful!” Yang Kai praised, but it was not known what he was
praising.

By this time, She Lan had also died. After the Yin Soul devoured She
Lan’s Soul Avatar, it had completely restored itself, and its eyes
appeared lively, no longer rigid and dull like before.

“You’ve restored yourself pretty well.” Sang De scoffed as he looked at

the Yin Soul.

The Yin Soul said, “All thanks to this Old Master for accepting such a
good disciple!”

“It is only right for me to do this for my Master,” Sang De snorted.

This Master and Disciple pair exchanged a few sentences with shallow
smiles, showing no kinship that a Master and Disciple should have at all.
Their eyes were completely filled with hatred for each other. It’s a wonder
how they came to this point today.

The Yin Soul turned his head to look at Yang Kai, “This is the body you
found for this Old Master?”

Sang De responded, “I spent a lot of effort in order to find him.”

The Yin Soul frowned, “How is the power of his Soul? Can he carry this
Old Master’s body?”

“I tested him myself. Even if he is a little weaker than me, he is not that
much worse. He should have no problems supporting you.”

The Yin Soul nodded, “That would be best!”

Yang Kai looked at the Yin Soul with interest and said with a look of
realization, “Are you trying to seize my body?”

The Yin Soul responded, “You know the answer and you’re still asking?
Hm, you’re an interesting one. Are you not afraid?”

Yang Kai grinned meaningfully, “I’m not the one who should be afraid.
Let me warn you, you better not try to seize my body, or your death will
be miserable!”

The Yin Soul was clearly stunned for a moment, only then did he turn his
head to Sang De, “What is the meaning of you bringing this madman to
me?”

Sang De retorted angrily, “Can’t you see that this little brat is just talking
big? I think you’ve really gone senile. Stop dallying and hurry it up!”

The Yin Soul pondered for a moment and felt that he did make a fair
point. So, he turned his body and turned into a gust of cold wind,
pouncing on Yang Kai.

Yang Kai was still all smiles and said lazily, “You’ll really die a miserable
death.”

The Yin Soul ignored his words and rushed into Yang Kai’s Knowledge
Sea.

Inside his Knowledge Sea, the Yin Soul revealed himself and was just
about to find Yang Kai’s Soul Avatar and devour it as he had done with
the others earlier, but something flashed in his eyes. Yang Kai’s Soul
Avatar had taken the initiative to reveal itself and was looking at him with
a derisive face.
“This…” The Yin Soul was startled, not by Yang Kai’s audacity, but by
what he was currently seeing.

He had never seen such a majestic Knowledge Sea before. The

‘seawater’ gathered here was incomparably deep, rich, and pure, as if it
was a real ocean, making one doubt their eyes. What’s more, the water
here wasn’t made of water, but burning flames!

This Knowledge Sea was not something a mere Dao Source Realm
cultivator could possibly possess. Compared to the Knowledge Seas of
the two he had just devoured, it was simply the difference between a
stream and an ocean.

[Unfilial disciple!] The Yin Soul cursed Sang De in his heart. [What does
he mean he had personally tested his power before? If he said his
strength was not far off from his, then how can he explain this
difference?] The power of this Soul was clearly countless times greater
than his unfilial disciple’s.

[This is an Emperor’s Knowledge Sea!]

The Yin Soul would not be able to defeat Yang Kai here no matter what
price he paid.

At this thought, he hurriedly tried to leave. He knew that if he withdrew

too late, then he may not be able to escape.
Chapter 2393 - Vigour Of Youth

“Since you’re already here, why are you in such a hurry to leave?” Yang
Kai said with a light smile, but there was no amusement in his eyes, just
icy coldness.

How many years had it been since he met someone who dared try to
seize his body? The last Soul who tried to do such a thing had already
been blown to pieces by him.

A ray of light cut across the sky from a certain direction at that moment,
bringing with it a monstrous killing intent as it cut straight towards the Yin
Soul.

“A Soul Emperor Artifact!” Sensing the terrifying power of the Soul

Splitting Saber, the Yin Soul shrieked in fear. No longer hesitating, he
opened his mouth and spat out a dark and hazy glow to intercept the
Soul Splitting Saber.

It was not known what that dark glow was, but it slowed down the Soul
Splitting Saber when they made contact.

The blade, however, still rapidly slashed down, causing the Yin Soul to
let out a terrible scream. Even though he was severely injured by this
strike, he at least managed to retain his life and took this opportunity to
rip through the defences of Yang Kai’s Knowledge Sea, rushing out.

Yang Kai frowned, not having thought that this Yin Soul would actually
be this capable; however, he was definitely injured after taking a hit from
the Soul Splitting Saber. Even if he didn’t die here, he wouldn’t be able to
stay alive for long.

In the stone cave, Yang Kai reopened his eyes and immediately heard
the howls of the Yin Soul, making it obvious the great pain it was
suffering.

Looking over, Yang Kai found the Yin Soul huddled in a corner, its
originally opaque body now faded, flickering in and out of existence, as if
he might fall apart at any moment.
Sang De was staring in shock at the sight.

Only after a long time did he let out a shout, “Old Ghost, what
happened?!”

The Yin Soul was wounded so badly that he didn’t hear what he said at
all. How could he still have the strength to answer him now?

“Ai, you didn’t listen to me when I gave you a kind warning. You just had
to make yourself suffer before finding out the consequences!” Yang Kai
sneered as he stood up, looking as if this all had nothing to do with him.

Sang De stumbled backwards a few steps and looked at Yang Kai as if

he had seen a ghost, “You… How could you possibly…”

Yang Kai was clearly injured and also affected by the poison, so how did
he become so lively in just the blink of an eye? The changes that came
one after another caused Sang De’s heart to quickly fall.

Yang Kai coldly snorted, “You made a meticulous plan and took great
pains to bring us here so that your Master could devour us and take over
my body. This truly is a scene of filial piety flowing deeper than the
ocean. It really does move one to tears, Grandmaster!”

Sang De’s face was cloudy, “You knew this was going to happen!”

Yang Kai quickly said, “Not only me, both Chen Fei and She Lan came
prepared, but so what? Didn’t they fall into your hands too,
Grandmaster?”

“Then why are you fine?!”

“This Young Master’s capabilities are not something trash like you can
understand.” Yang Kai spat disdainfully, “You want to try and plot against
me with your puny means?”

Upon hearing this, Sang De’s face turned green one moment and red the
next. It was not known whether he was feeling angry or ashamed, but it
was useless for him to say anything now. Yang Kai looked perfectly fine,
and not only that, the Old Ghost who entered his Knowledge Sea
seemed to have come out seriously injured as well.

“Save… me…” On the other side, the Yin Soul howled in broken words
as the light of his body flickered. It looked like it was going to dissipate
soon.

The Soul Splitting Saber was an Emperor Artifact, and Soul Emperor
Artifact at that! The Yin Soul was merely a Soul Avatar; it was lucky
enough he didn’t get destroyed on the spot after receiving that blow.

Upon hearing this plea, Sang De’s face changed greatly and he quickly
looked towards the Yin Soul, but there was obviously nothing he could
do in this situation, and a very pained expression emerged on his face.

“Release… the defences of your Knowledge Sea!” The Yin Soul

continued to howl. From his words, it seemed to want Sang De to release
the defences of his Knowledge Sea so that he could enter and hide for a
while.

But how could Sang De be willing to do such a thing? He just acted as if

he didn’t hear him, standing there with a grim face, not moving.

“Unfilial Disciple!” The Yin Soul roared in disappointment, his ethereal

body burst into a dazzling glow, breaking apart into little specks before
disappearing without a trace.

“What a bond you two share… Tsk tsk…” Yang Kai watched the good
show at the side while clicking his tongue.

“You killed him!” Sang De turned around to glare at Yang Kai.

“So what?” Yang Kai smiled coldly, “You and I are the only ones left
here, Sang De, so let’s not beat around the bush. If you want to live, fine,
if you tell me the location of the exit, I will let you live. Otherwise…” Yang
Kai grinned, “You’ll have a fate worse than death!”

“You want me to tell you where the exit is?” A strange look emerged on
Sang De’s face.
Yang Kai frowned as he suddenly had a bad feeling about this.

Sang De laughed out loud as if he had gone insane, “You killed the Old
Ghost and you want me to tell you where the exit is!?”

Yang Kai said, “I don’t think you two are close enough to avenge each
other, right? Since you seem to have a big grudge with each other
anyway, what problem is there that I killed him? Don’t be stubborn, Sang
De, cooperating with me will be in your best interest!”

“Only the Old Ghost knows the location of the exit. Since you killed him,
how do you expect to get the location from me?!” Sang De suddenly
roared hysterically, veins throbbing on his forehead.

Yang Kai was dumbfounded. Only after a long time did he rush to ask,
“What do you mean?”

Sang De sneered, “The Sea King Shuttle is here, and with this Old
Master’s abilities, I could come and take it away at any time, so why
would this Old Master take the trouble to bring you here and to cook up a
scheme so that the Old Ghost could take over your body and be reborn?
I was the one who destroyed the Old Ghost’s body back then, only to go
to great lengths to save him again. Do you know why that is?”

Yang Kai suddenly remembered the deal he mentioned before and his
face changed, “Do you mean…”

Sang De snorted, “This Old Master helped him find a new body to seize
in exchange for the location of the exit! That was the deal!”

Yang Kai’s heart instantly fell to the bottom as he went silent for a long
while before cursing, “You old dog! Why didn’t you say something this
important from the start!?”

If he had known early on, Yang Kai wouldn’t have dealt with the Yin Soul
using the Soul Splitting Saber. Now that the Yin Soul was destroyed with
one cut of the Soul Splitting Saber, the location of the exit also went up in
smoke. The Sea King Shuttle was useless now. This whole mess was a
big failure.
“Who are you to this Old Master? Why would this Old Master tell you?!”
Sang De laughed coldly as he looked at Yang Kai with a sarcastic
expression.

Yang Kai said, “You said before that there are three people who know
the location of the exit. That wasn’t nonsense, was it?”

“What does it matter now? Who do you think the Ice Heart Pavilion
Master and the Clear Sky Island Lord are? Do you have the guts to seek
cooperation with them? Better watch out or you won’t even be left with a
complete corpse!” Sang De scoffed. After that, he flicked his sleeve and
said, “Things will end at this. You and I will go our separate ways. From
now on, you go your way, and I go my way!”

After saying that, he took a step forward, intending to walk out from here.

Yang Kai coldly snorted before sending a pressure to lock Sang De

down. Sang De’s body paused and he turned to look at Yang Kai,
“What’s wrong, do you want to kill this Old Master ruthlessly as well?”

“You tried it on me before, I’m just returning the favour. It’s only fair!”

“You young’uns these days talk big. You really think you can kill this Old
Master?” Sang De was already feeling furious, so when he saw Yang Kai
chattering incessantly and seeming as if he wasn’t going to let him go, he
instantly burst out in anger.

He was a peak Third-Order Dao Source Realm Master. At this level, he

didn’t have to fear anyone. If he was really pushed to a corner, he
wouldn’t mind fighting with Yang Kai to teach him what proper respect
was.

“Old men like you these days are a bit muddle-headed, aren’t they?
Always thinking that age is an advantage, constantly bringing up your old
age. What a farce!” Yang Kai scoffed back.

“Little brat, haven’t you heard that the older the ginger, the spicier it is?
You want to take this Old Master as your enemy no matter what?” Sang
De’s face had almost turned black.
Yang Kai snickered and waved his hand to release Liu Yan and Hua
Qing Si. Liu Yan was still riding the Heaven Grade puppet, Xiao Bai. She
looked rather formidable with her small body riding on top of it.

“Come! Show this old man what the vigour of youth is like!” Yang Kai
said as he pointed at Sang De.

Hua Qing Si glared at Yang Kai, thinking to herself, [I am already quite

old, you know!? What do I have to do with the word ‘youth’?]

“What the hell is that?” Sang De was shocked. He did not see how Liu
Yan and Hua Qing Si appeared at all, it was like they just mysteriously
manifested after Yang Kai waved his arm.

Could it be that these two people had been hiding and following them
from behind? But he didn’t notice them at all!

When he released his Divine Sense, Sang De’s heart was instantly
chilled. He discovered that whether it be the little girl who only looked
about seven or eight or the beautiful woman, both of them actually had
Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivations. Moreover, there was a
strange feeling surrounding the White Tiger that the little girl was riding
on which gave him a dangerous feeling.

“Master, should I kill him or leave him half dead?” Liu Yan asked
indifferently.

“Kill him!” Yang Kai snorted. Sang De didn’t even know where the
location of the exit was, so why keep him alive?

“Wait!” Sang De screamed out in shock.

But as he finished, Liu Yan and Hua Qing Si had already moved to
pincer him from the left and right. Seeing this situation, Sang De’s face
changed. How could he still dare to stay here? He instantly turned
around and rushed out.

Xiao Bai opened its mouth and a white energy pillar of light shot out of it
that seemed to contain Heaven-destroying and Earth-shattering might,
grazing Sang De’s body.
Sang De was taken aback. That blow did not hurt him much just now, but
he could feel the traces of Emperor Intent in it. Was that White Tiger
actually a Twelfth-Order Monster Beast? Considering all this, he had
even less guts to stay here. He just wanted to escape from here as soon
as possible.

The three of them ran in their chase and disappeared in the blink of an
eye.

Only then did Yang Kai coldly snort and turn his attention to the Sea King
Shuttle.

Even though he destroyed the Yin Soul without figuring out the whole
situation first, this Sea King Shuttle was in fact the key to leaving this
Solitary Void Sealed World. Now that it was right in front of him, Yang
Kai would naturally not let it go.

He flew over and sat cross-legged above the Sea King Shuttle, preparing
to refine it.

The sea ship that Yang Kai refined a few days prior to this had taken him
only a day’s time, but refining the Sea King Shuttle took him a whole
week. The more he refined it, the more he could feel the complexity of
the refinement of this artifact.

Sang De said that the Old Ghost spent his entire life working on this
thing, and now, that did not seem to be a lie. It was amazing enough that
an Artifact Refiner could finish refining an artifact that required as much
time and energy as this in their lifetime in this damned place.
Chapter 2394 - Must Snatch

Only after putting away the Sea King Shuttle did Yang Kai stand up.

Liu Yan and Hua Qing Si had already been waiting for a long time, and
Yang Kai didn’t ask them about what happened to Sang De either. The
two of them chased after Sang De with a Heaven Grade puppet, so it
would be a huge joke if they let him escape.

In fact, Liu Yan and Hua Qing Si only spent half a cup of tea’s time to
annihilate Sang De. The rest of the time, the two women spent exploring
the island and taking anything of value away.

After placing Liu Yan and Hua Qing Si back into the Sealed World Bead,
Yang Kai summoned his own boat artifact to fly back to Clear Sky Island.

Anyone else would not dare to do the same thing he did in the Solitary
Void Sealed World, because the amount of Source Qi that would be
consumed by flying like this would be too much, and it was also
extremely troublesome to have to restore oneself in such a situation. So,
no matter which cultivator it was who went out to sea, they would use
sea ship artifacts since they weren’t too slow, and they could also
conserve Source Qi.

Yang Kai was not worried about this of course as he had countless
Source Crystals and the Sealed World Bead. Even if he exhausted his
Source Qi, he could just hide in the Sealed World Bead to cultivate for a
while to restore his strength.

Now that he had the Sea King Shuttle, he just had to get the location of
the exit from either the Ice Heart Pavilion Master or the Clear Sky Island
Lord.

Yang Kai didn’t really want to interact with the Clear Sky Island Lord, but
the Ice Heart Pavilion Master, on the other hand, he hadn’t had the
opportunity to meet yet. Yang Kai felt quite fortunate at this moment that
he visited Ice Heart Pavilion before coming to this island and applied to
become their Alchemist.
He could be considered hired at the moment, but in the end, the Ice
Heart Pavilion Master was still a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master and
not someone he could meet as he wished. Even if they did meet, he
would still have to keep his guard up if he were to work with a Master like
that.

The journey back was peaceful and it didn’t take more than three days
before Yang Kai reached the dock at Clear Sky Island.

Many cultivators at the dock who saw him flying all the way back couldn’t
help but stare at him, wondering what happened to Yang Kai that caused
him to lose both his ship and his companions.

Yang Kai ignored their strange stares and walked into Clear Sky City.

When he arrived at the cave mansion he rented, Yang Kai took out his
token to open the barrier and stepped inside. The moment he entered,
however, he felt an ominous premonition, so he swiftly raised his hand
and palmed towards the void, pushing his Source Qi madly.

*Hong…*

A loud noise sounded, shaking the cave mansion greatly. All the various
barriers inside flashed wildly from the impact.

Yang Kai was also struck by a huge force and flew out like a rag doll,
spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air before landing heavily on the
ground.

Emperor Realm!

Yang Kai was shocked. He never would have thought that an Emperor
Realm Master would ambush him in his cave mansion! Even though the
other party was only a First-Order Emperor and did not use their full
strength in this attack, Yang Kai still suffered quite a big loss despite his
quick response.

He hurriedly jumped up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth,
and turned his eyes to the side in rage.
There, the attacker had a shocked look on his face as if he didn’t expect
that his sneak attack failed to take Yang Kai’s life. Instead, it gave him
the opportunity to slip away. Yang Kai had no idea what the reason was,
but this man’s face was pale and looked as if he had suffered a lot of
injuries.

“Pang Guang!” After he saw the person’s face, Yang Kai immediately
gritted his teeth and snarled.

The ambusher in his cave mansion was none other than Marsh City’s
City Lord, Pang Guang who came here with him!

A few days ago, before Yang Kai left Clear Sky City, he bumped into
Pang Guang once by chance; however, the two of them had just brushed
each other off on that day, neither of them greeting each other, yet now
they had run into each other again here.

Staring ahead, Yang Kai’s face turned dark and a dense murderous
intent welled up in his heart.

Because at this moment, Pang Guang had his hand on top of Liu Xian
Yun’s head, his strength condensed in his palm, as if he could take Liu
Xian Yun’s life away at any moment!

Yang Kai had no idea why Pang Guang was here and why he took Liu
Xian Yun hostage, but he had to be cautious about this situation lest she
be hurt.

With Liu Xian Yun’s life held hostage, her tender body trembled and her
pretty face paled. When she saw that Yang Kai had been hurt, she
couldn’t help but yell out to him, “Senior Brother…” Her beautiful eyes
were filled with worry and anxiety, as well as a strong sense of guilt and
self-blame.

That day, before leaving Clear Sky City, Yang Kai had asked if she
wanted to follow him, but Liu Xian Yun chose to stay. Now, it seemed like
she made the wrong choice. If she had followed Yang Kai, then she
would never have been taken hostage and used to threaten him.
The day before, she had only gone out for a while and did not leave far,
just visiting the cave mansion of Ling Yin Qin and the others to get
herself familiarized with her surroundings. They were going to be
neighbours anyway, so it was good to meet them often. In the meantime,
it was an opportunity to move about.

But on the way back, she was targeted by Pang Guang, and as soon as
she entered the cave mansion, she was subdued.

“I’m fine!” Yang Kai spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at Liu Xian
Yun, “He didn’t do anything to you, did he?”

Liu Xian Yun slowly shook her head, “No, he was just waiting for you to
come back!”

Yang Kai couldn’t help but feel relieved as he turned a cold glare to Pang
Guang and said gloomily, “City Lord Pang, isn’t it a little shameful for you
to be doing this?”

Pang Guang coldly snorted, but there was a trace of awkwardness in his
expression. Indeed, for an Emperor Realm Master like him to sneak into
someone else’s home and hold a girl whose cultivation was much
weaker than his own hostage, it would definitely hurt his reputation.

“Little brat, I’ll be straight with you,” Pang Guang said in a deep voice
that sounded a little out of breath, “This King came here for one purpose
only. Hand over your Heavenly Restoration Lotus and I’ll let her go
immediately!”

Yang Kai had the Heavenly Restoration Lotus, a fact Pang Guang had
known about since they met in Marsh City. He also knew how precious
the Heavenly Restoration Lotus was, otherwise, he wouldn’t have
sneakily followed behind Yang Kai and Yao Chang Jun. He intended to
find an opportunity to fish in troubled waters, but didn’t expect to
encounter the Solitary Void Great Maelstrom and be sucked into this
Solitary Void Sealed World.

“You want the Heavenly Restoration Lotus?” Yang Kai raised his brow
and swept his eyes over Pang Guang, immediately realizing something
and grinned, “City Lord Pang, is your dantian damaged, or is it your
Soul?”

The use of the Heavenly Restoration Lotus was to repair a damaged

dantian or Soul. Yao Chang Jun fought him for it that day because his
Soul was injured, and now, Pang Guang clearly wanted the Heavenly
Restoration Lotus for a similar reason.

It was no wonder this guy looked short of breath, it seemed he was

heavily injured somehow. He must have fought with some Master which
ended in him being badly wounded. Even though Pang Guang was a
First-Order Emperor, it was still not easy for him to recover his strength in
Clear Sky City as there were no powerful Alchemists here, nor any good
Spirit Pills.

Fortunately, he knew that Yang Kai had the Heavenly Restoration Lotus,
so he set his sights on him.

Pang Guang originally thought that it would be easy for him to ambush
Yang Kai despite his injuries, but he didn’t expect this situation. Yang
Kai’s quick reactions and counterattack caused him to fail, so he could
only rely on the hostage he took.

“That has nothing to do with you! Hand over the Heavenly Restoration
Lotus and this Pang will not make things hard for you!” Pang Guang
shouted impatiently.

Yang Kai grinned meaningfully, “Looks like life has been tough for you,
City Lord Pang. It does make sense though. For an Emperor Realm
Master to suddenly appear on Clear Sky Island, I’m sure everyone knows
you’re new here and have many good things on you. You’ve been
robbed, haven’t you?”

Yang Kai and Liu Xian Yun were able to enter Clear Sky Island quietly
just by having the right identity tokens; nobody would suspect they were
newcomers because people with their cultivation were seen frequently.
But Pang Guang couldn’t hide his status because there were only a few
Emperor Realm cultivators on the island, so for an extra one to appear, if
he wasn’t a newcomer, then what was he?
“Enough nonsense, give me the Heavenly Restoration Lotus!” Pang
Guang gritted his teeth and shouted, the power in his hand stirring more
violently as his expression also turned impatient.

Liu Xian Yun suddenly let out a low cry and her face looked pained and
uncomfortable.

“If you dare hurt one hair on my Junior Sister, I’ll snap your back in half!”
Yang Kai shouted angrily.

“That’ll depend on whether you’re cooperative or not!” Sweat was

gradually spilling from Pang Guang’s forehead. It was clear from a
glance that he was badly hurt.

“You want the Heavenly Restoration Lotus, right?” Yang Kai said with a
dark face, flipping his hand over as he said, “Have a look and see what I
have here?”

Pang Guang immediately looked towards his palm and his eyes became
hot. There was the Heavenly Restoration Lotus, white as snow and
completely untainted. As soon as Yang Kai took it out, a faint fragrance
wafted out into the cave mansion, and the smell that entered his nose
lifted Pang Guang’s spirits. Even his injuries seemed to have been
relieved considerably.

“Give it to me!” Pang Guang shouted eagerly. As long as he could get his
hands on the Heavenly Restoration Lotus, he could quickly restore his
injuries without having to worry about any hidden problems being left
behind that would affect his foundation in the future.

Yang Kai sneered, then, under Pang Guang’s dumbfounded gaze, he

stuffed the Heavenly Restoration Lotus right into his mouth and chewed
it up like a cow chewing on grass. He also had a look of overwhelming
joy on his face as if he was enjoying a Heavenly delicacy.

*Baji baji…*

Pang Guang was dumbstruck, his entire person freezing in place as if he

had been petrified.
While he ate, Yang Kai laughed like a madman, “You want it? Come get
it! Come and see if I’ll spit out a mouthful for you to have a taste!”

“You…” Pang Guang almost had a heart attack from this. Even his face
had turned pale from anger.

He clearly had a hostage in his hand, but Yang Kai still dared to act so
flippantly.

[Is this brat crazy? Does he really not care at all whether his Junior Sister
lives or dies?]

While he was thinking these thoughts and his heart was shaken, Yang
Kai closed and opened his left eye, suddenly turning it into a golden
vertical pupil. The golden pupil flashed as a strange power poured out
from it.

Pang Guang shook as his Soul became unstable, seemingly having

been affected by this golden glow.

At that moment, Yang Kai had already summoned his Myriads Sword
and released a shower of sword light, cutting towards Pang Guang with
ruthless momentum.

The Sword Qi was so strong that before the sword even reached Pang
Guang, an aura of death was already upon him.

Pang Guang retreated almost subconsciously.

But in the next moment, his heart jumped. He understood what Yang Kai
was trying to do. Gritting his teeth, Emperor Qi gushed out of his hand
and he clenched fiercely, wanting to kill off Liu Xian Yun first to teach
Yang Kai a lesson for angering him.

But unexpectedly, his hand came up empty.

Liu Xian Yun, who was under his grasp just a moment ago, had
mysteriously disappeared without a trace. Only a strange energy
fluctuation remained while Liu Xian Yun had somehow moved several
dozen metres away, avoiding the fatal blow altogether.
Chapter 2395 - Pavilion Master Has Summoned You

“Space Principles!” Pang Guang’s eyes widened as he stared at Yang

Kai in shock.

That energy fluctuation just now definitely was from Space Principles.
Moreover, they were manipulated extremely skillfully.

[This brat unexpectedly cultivates the Dao of Space, and he can even
use Space Principles to instantly teleport other people away… Is this
really the strength of a Dao Source Realm cultivator?]

Before Pang Guang could further dwell on the matter, Yang Kai
unleashed his Myriads Sword.

This sword attack contained all of Yang Kai’s strength, and even
someone in the Emperor Realm like Pang Guang was startled when
faced with it. He raised his hand and summoned a butterfly-like defensive
artifact.

*Hong…*

There was a large explosion, and the already damaged barriers around
the cave mansion finally gave way. Without the protection of the barriers,
the violent energy spread all around, causing Yang Kai’s cave mansion
to be directly razed to the ground.

*Shua shua…*

In the next moment, two figures shot out from the cave mansion, looking
at each other from a distance.

Pang Guang’s face was twisted in rage, “Boy, do you dare to mess with
me?!”

Yang Kai preferred to swallow the precious Heavenly Restoration Lotus

raw rather than give it to him. This caused his heart to clench in pain.

Yang Kai sneered, “So what? If you have the guts, come and fight me!”

“This King is going to kill you!” Pang Guang howled.

Yang Kai flung back his hair and stood in midair, motionless. It was as if
he hadn’t even heard Pang Guang’s words, “City Lord Pang, I suggest
you mind your own circumstances first.”

Hearing his words, Pang Guang’s complexion changed and he restlessly

began looking around.

When he was in Yang Kai’s cave mansion, it was next to impossible to

detect him, but now their fight had caused such a huge commotion,
almost every cultivator in Clear Sky City had been alerted.

Cultivators living in the nearby cave mansions were already coming over
to check what had happened, and several others were coming from
distant places.

Among them, Pang Guang sensed two auras that filled him with
apprehension; after all, it was this same duo that had previously joined
hands and injured him, forcing him to hide in Yang Kai’s cave mansion to
recuperate. Seeing that they were also coming over, Pang Guang had no
intention of lingering there. After shooting Yang Kai a wicked glare, he
hurried to leave the city.

Soon after Pang Guang left, a crowd of cultivators had surrounded Yang
Kai’s cave mansion, pointing at the place and wondering what kind of
calamity had taken place there.

Whispers sounded as two figures descended from the sky, their dignified
expressions causing the onlookers to look away. The ripples of power
emanating from their bodies made it clear that they were both First-Order
Emperors.

Yang Kai was also vigilant as he glanced at the two figures.

From the people gossiping beside him, he discovered that one of them
was the Profound Cloud Pavilion’s Pavilion Master, while the other was
the Free Guild’s Guild Master. Both factions had great influence on the
island, mainly due to the Emperor Realm Masters backing them.

From the looks of it, the duo had sensed Pang Guang’s aura, and hurried
over. Yang Kai closely observed these two and discovered that they had
suffered some injuries as well. It seemed they hadn’t come out
unscathed from their fight with Pang Guang.

“Where is he?” The Pavilion Master’s eyes swept the crowd, eventually
fixating on Yang Kai.

Yang Kai hurriedly pointed in the direction Pang Guang had escaped to,
“He went that way. I ask you two Sirs to take revenge for me! That
scoundrel hid in my cave mansion, taking advantage of the fact that I—”

Yang Kai was still speaking when the two First-Order Emperor Realm
Masters disappeared from his sight, obviously having no interest in
whatever he was saying. These two were only interested in the various
cultivation resources that Pang Guang was carrying on his person. If not
for that, they wouldn’t have started a fight with another cultivator in the
Emperor Realm, even if they outnumbered the enemy.

After the duo was gone, Yang Kai turned around and grabbed Liu Xian
Yun, who was lying on the ground, “Let’s move!”

The explosion just now had caused a huge commotion and razed to the
ground his rented cave mansion. The City Lord’s Mansion would
definitely send someone over to investigate. If they started interrogating
him, there were a lot of things that he’d find hard to explain.

Questions like, ‘Why was an Emperor Realm Master hiding in your cave
mansion? How did you survive the surprise attack of someone so
strong?’

Yang Kai didn’t know how to answer these questions, and had no
intention of doing so in the first place.

Therefore, the best course of action was to leave this place altogether.

Sure enough, not even thirty breaths after Yang Kai had left, the Masters
from the City Lord’s Mansion rushed over and began asking all around
about the owner of the cave mansion, but after failing to discover the
owner’s identity, they retreated.

Yang Kai brought Liu Xian Yun to Ice Heart Pavilion and went inside.
“Em? Alchemist Yang!” Fan Xin saw Yang Kai and came over to greet
him, a smile on her face, “Did you finish your business?”

“En, sorry for making you worried.” Yang Kai smiled and nodded.

Just as she was about to continue, Fan Xin suddenly stopped, her
complexion changing, “Alchemist Yang, how did you get injured?”

Although he survived Pang Guang’s surprise attack, the wound he

received in the process was not light. At this moment, Yang Kai was in a
rather sorry state.

“There was a small accident,” Yang Kai said with some embarrassment,
“I came here in the hope of finding shelter. I was wondering if you
could…”

Fan Xin gave Yang Kai a stern look, “Alchemist Yang, was the huge
commotion just now in the cave mansion area related to you?”

Yang Kai forced a smile, “Just my bad luck.”

Fan Xin was surprised. She didn’t expect her wild guess to be correct
and the revelation left her speechless. There weren’t many people who
dared to cause trouble in the Inner City, let alone in the cave mansion
area. Only the Heavens knew what Yang Kai had experienced to be in
such a sorry state.

“Junior Sister Fan Xin, if our presence is causing you trouble, we’ll leave
right away.” Yang Kai saw that she didn’t move away to let him pass, and
thought that she didn’t want to get involved in this matter, which
disappointed him somewhat.

Fan Xin pursed her lips and smiled, “In our Ice Heart Pavilion, troubles
aren’t troubles at all. Since you’re our Ice Heart Pavilion’s Alchemist,
where are you supposed to go if not to Ice Heart Pavilion? Please come
in with me.”

Yang Kai’s face brightened and hurried to cup his fists, “Many thanks,
Junior Sister Fan Xin.”
After entering Ice Heart Pavilion, Yang Kai relaxed. Although this place
appeared small and the cultivators here were relatively weak, there was
a true Master assuming command here, which made this building far
safer than the cave mansion area. As long as he could live here, Yang
Kai and Liu Xian Yun wouldn’t have to worry about anything else.

Fan Xin led the pair inside, leaving after making the necessary
arrangements for him and Liu Xian Yun.

Yang Kai’s wound looked pretty serious, but his physique was different
from ordinary cultivators, so he would recover pretty quickly.

But at this time, he wasn’t in the mood to recuperate. Instead, he took

out the jet-black Heavenly Restoration Lotus from the Sealed World
Bead.

The Heavenly Restoration Lotus had two blossoms on one stalk, one
black and one white. If only one was used, it could heal a damaged
dantian or Soul, which wasn’t that Heaven-defying, but if both blossoms
were refined into a pill, they could greatly expand a cultivator’s dantian
and Knowledge Sea, which was something any cultivator would love.

Even those that had reached the peak of the Third-Order Emperor Realm
couldn’t resist such a temptation. The expansion of one’s dantian and
Knowledge Sea meant that even their strength would increase!

Previously, Yang Kai had been forced to swallow a Heavenly Restoration

Lotus, so he could no longer refine the complete Heavenly Restoration
Pill.

And since the deed was already done, he might as well go all the way
through with it. Grabbing the black Heavenly Restoration Lotus, Yang Kai
threw it into his mouth and swallowed it whole.

Then, he took a handful of herbs from his Space Ring and gobbled them
up, all of them auxiliary materials which were originally needed to refine
the complete Heavenly Restoration Pill.

As it was already impossible to refine the complete pill, he could only

resort to such a crude method to bring forth the effect of the black and
white Heavenly Restoration Lotuses. He would use his body as a furnace
and his Source Qi as the fire to blend with medicinal efficacies in an
attempt to draw out some of the Heavenly Restoration Pill’s efficacy.

Although this would result in a huge waste of herbs, there was nothing
Yang Kai could do about it.

Pure medicinal essence exploded in his stomach, transforming into

energy that spread to his bones and limbs. In the cultivation chamber,
crackling sounds echoed nonstop as Yang Kai stayed focused and didn’t
let anything distract him, refining the lotuses wholeheartedly.

He could feel that his dantian and Knowledge Sea were slowly
expanding just as they would if he had taken the Heavenly Restoration
Pill.

Three days passed in a flash and Yang Kai slowly opened his eyes. He
looked full of energy and had the appearance of someone that had raked
in great benefits.

He checked the condition of his body and discovered that his wound was
now gone. Moreover, his dantian was ten percent bigger compared to
three days ago, and his Knowledge Sea was likewise much larger.

With his strength having reached his current realm, it was very hard for
him to advance further. He had to put in a lot of effort and needed luck as
well, but now he’d only eaten the two Heavenly Restoration Lotuses, and
he’d improved so much. The efficacy of the lotuses was truly astonishing.

After returning to his senses, he gritted his teeth and cursed, “That
bastard Pang Guang!”

If not because Pang Guang forced him to, Yang Kai would never have
eaten the Heavenly Restoration Lotuses raw. Recalling the event caused
Yang Kai’s heart to bleed. Getting a glimpse of the Heavenly Restoration
Lotus was already hard enough, let alone finding two blossoms like he
had. His original plan to refine the complete Heavenly Restoration Pill
was now nothing but a lost dream.
Crudely swallowing the two Heavenly Restoration Lotuses brought forth
less than a tenth of the efficacy it would have provided compared to
refining them into a pill. An Alchemist like Yang Kai could never accept
such a tremendous waste.

All of his hatred was directed at Pang Guang.

While he was brooding over this matter, someone knocked on the door
to his room.

Yang Kai was surprised, but he quickly reacted and went to open the
door.

Fan Xin was standing at the entrance, looking at him with a strange
expression.

“Junior Sister Fan Xin, is something the matter?” Yang Kai asked.

“Honoured Master wants to see you.”

“Honoured Master?” Yang Kai furrowed his brow for a moment before his
eyes went wide and he asked, “Do you mean Sir Pavilion Master?”

Fan Xin nodded, “Yes. I’m here on Honoured Master’s orders. I am to

escort you.”

Yang Kai felt restless. He didn’t expect that this reclusive Ice Heart
Pavilion Master would suddenly ask to see him. This was a Third-Order
Emperor Realm Master, and although Yang Kai had wanted to meet
them to ask about the location of the exit, this sudden request made him
restless. He could only wonder as to why he was being summoned so
suddenly.
Chapter 2396 - Ancestral Founder

While following her, Yang Kai asked, “Junior Sister Fan Xin, why does Sir
Pavilion Master want to see me?”

Fan Xin smiled, “Only Honoured Master knows. I didn’t dare to ask too
many questions.”

She was just following orders and had no idea as to why the Pavilion
Master wanted to see Yang Kai.

Then, she added, “However, it is very rare for Honoured Master to meet
with outsiders. Even us disciples of Ice Heart Pavilion haven’t seen
Honoured Master in a long time.”

Towards the end of the sentence, her expression clouded a bit. She
admired Yang Kai, despite him being an outsider, for having managed to
catch her Honoured Master’s attention.

“In a bit, when you meet with Honoured Master, you should behave
yourself and avoid saying things you shouldn’t say. If you anger her, no
one on this island will be able to save you,” Fan Xin urged, afraid that
Yang Kai might somehow offend her Honoured Master.

“I’ll keep that in mind,” Yang Kai replied, his expression turning serious.
Fan Xin’s words made him become a bit tense as he got the feeling that
this Ice Heart Pavilion Master wasn’t someone who got along with others.
Maybe she was one of those grandmas with a wicked temper.

“Right, how is my Junior Sister doing these days?” Yang Kai

remembered Liu Xian Yun and asked about her; after all, he hadn’t seen
her ever since they came to Ice Heart Pavilion.

“You don’t need to worry about Junior Sister Liu. She has a gentle
disposition, and she’s getting along well with my Junior and Senior
Sisters. Since she offered to help us, I allowed her to give us a hand with
the pavilion’s matters.”

“That’s good,” Yang Kai sighed in relief. Liu Xian Yun wasn’t the type to
stir up trouble, so he didn’t have to worry too much.
While talking, the pair arrived on the sixth floor of Ice Heart Pavilion. Just
as Yang Kai had guessed, the mysterious Ice Heart Pavilion Master lived
on this floor.

Fan Xin stood at the doorstep and said, “Alchemist Yang, you can go in
by yourself. Honoured Master is waiting for you inside.”

“Many thanks!” Yang Kai nodded slightly before opening the door and
entering.

Yang Kai didn’t even have time to look around before the door behind
him shut with a bang. He did his best to stay calm and swept his
surroundings with his gaze.

The area on the sixth floor wasn’t big, but all the decorations seemed to
give off a calming aura, giving anyone who stood here a strange peace
of mind.

Yang Kai was astonished and moved forward while closely observing the
décor, noticing that they were simple yet exquisite. Moreover, a light
fragrance lingered in the air, which made him feel as if he’d entered the
room of a young girl.

“Are you the new Alchemist?” A pleasant voice echoed from one corner
suddenly. The voice was gentle, peaceful, and devoid of worldly feelings.
It seemed as though it came from the Heavens, close yet far away.

Yang Kai’s expression changed drastically as he hurriedly looked in the

direction the voice had come from.

He didn’t see anyone when he came in, but now he suddenly heard a
voice. It was obvious that the cultivation of the other party far exceeded
his own, which made it impossible for him to detect them.

If this mysterious woman had wanted to harm him, there would have
been nothing he could’ve done to resist. Thinking of the consequences,
Yang Kai broke out in a cold sweat.

After taking a look in the direction the voice had come from, Yang Kai
saw a young woman in an elegant dress calmly standing there.
The woman looked at him coldly. Just like her voice, she seemed devoid
of worldly aura, no different from a flawless white lotus.

The first impression that Yang Kai had of this young woman was purity.
Pure like the cleanest water of a lake. He was surprised to discover that
such a pure and flawless woman existed in this world.

For some reason, he also found everything about her somewhat familiar.
Not only her aura of purity, but even her appearance as well. He felt as if
he had seen her somewhere before. Then, an image from the distant
past flashed in his mind, but when he tried to grasp on to it, he failed to
do so.

Seeing Yang Kai staring at her in a daze, the young woman furrowed her
delicate brow and raised her hand, preparing to admonish him.

She was well aware of how her appearance affected the men around
her. Since she began cultivating, such a scene had played out countless
times and she was well aware of the impure thoughts in the hearts of
men who laid their eyes on her like this.

She believed Yang Kai to be the same.

However, she soon discovered that this wasn’t the case. Although Yang
Kai was staring at her without blinking, there was no lust in his eyes, he
was merely dazzled by her and had fallen into a kind of reminiscence as
well as confusion.

She could understand why he would be dazzled by her beauty, but what
about the confusion and nostalgia?

The longing in his gaze was almost palpable as he seemed to be

thinking about someone dear to him from his gentle expression.

The young woman quietly took back her hand and instead lightly
coughed.

Yang Kai was startled, but he quickly returned to his senses, his face
reddening as he realized that he’d been rudely staring at this woman.
Moreover, it was very likely that this woman was the mysterious Ice
Heart Pavilion Master.

Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead as he hurriedly cupped his

fists and said, “Yes, that would be me. May I ask if Senior is… Ice Heart
Pavilion’s Pavilion Master?”

He still couldn’t believe that this pure and flawless young woman was the
Pavilion Master, as he was convinced just a moment ago that she would
be a Grandma with a feisty temper. Expectations and reality really
differed too greatly!

The young woman nodded, “This Queen is indeed the Pavilion Master.”

Yang Kai hurried to say, “Junior Yang Kai pays his respects to Senior
and apologizes for his previous rudeness.”

The woman kept silent but was pleased with Yang Kai acknowledging his
mistake and apologizing without trying to dodge responsibility. As such,
she decided not to press the case further. If she had really been angry
about it, she would’ve punished him already.

“Who were you thinking about just now?” She asked after a short pause.

Yang Kai replied without raising his head, “Junior was thinking about his
wife.”

“Why? Do this Queen and your wife look similar?”

If not for this reason, why would Yang Kai think about his wife after
seeing her?

She was speaking calmly, her voice devoid of any kind of anger or
accusation, yet Yang Kai still felt enormous pressure.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead and said gingerly, “Senior’s
appearance is different from Junior’s wife, but your auras are very
similar. Both are pure and stainless, moreover…” Yang Kai smiled lightly,
“Just like Senior, she is ice-cold, similar to an ice fairy.”
When speaking of Su Yan, Yang Kai’s tone filled with warmth and he
couldn’t help smiling.

“An ice fairy…” The young woman seemed to be amused by the

comparison, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly.

“Ah?!” Yang Kai suddenly gasped and raised his head and looked at the
young woman again, his eyes full of shock.

“What now?” The young woman frowned, dissatisfied with his sudden
outburst. This boy was once again rudely staring at her; moreover, he
was looking at her as if he’d seen a ghost.

“Senior…” Yang Kai gulped hard as his expression turned into one of
anxiety, “Junior would like to ask you something. I wonder if Senior would
be willing to reply.”

“Speak.”

Yang Kai hesitated, seemingly considering his choice of words. After a

short silence, he gritted his teeth and asked, “By any chance, is Senior’s
name ‘Bing Yun’?”

The young woman furrowed her brow and asked coldly, “How do you
know that?”

It was impossible that her disciples had told Yang Kai her name, and no
one else on the island knew it, so how did this young man come to know
this piece of information?

Yang Kai didn’t reply, but his expression turned into one of excitement
and he took a step forward, asking in a low voice, “Senior, you are the
Ancestral Founder of Ice Heart Valley, yes? The Sect in which you left
Profound Frost.”

Bing Yun was surprised, “How can you know so much? Are you from the
Northern Territory?”
“Northern Territory?” Yang Kai frowned, slowly shaking his head, “Junior
comes from the Southern Territory. I have never been to the Northern
Territory.”

Bing Yun’s interest was piqued, “If you have never been to the Northern
Territory, how can you know my name or of Ice Heart Valley? No, that’s
not right…” Her body suddenly shook, and a strange light flashed across
her eyes.

She looked at Yang Kai fixedly and murmured, “Even if you were from
the Northern Territory and had seen this Queen’s statue in Ice Heart
Valley, allowing you to know my name and my relationship with Ice Heart
Valley, it is still impossible for you to know about Profound Frost. After
all, I left Profound Frost in ‘that’ place a long time ago!”

Then, she gave a shout, “Unless you…”

Yang Kai grinned, his whole body relaxing.

Bing Yun also showed a rare smile, “You come from Heng Luo Star
Field, right?”

Yang Kai scratched his head, “Heng Luo Star Field? I’m not sure about
the name of my native Star Field, but there is a Sect with huge influence
called Heng Luo Chamber of Commerce there.”

“Do the Sword Alliance, Purple Star, and Galaxy Ridge still exist?” Bing
Yun asked.

“Yes, yes, and yes.” Yang Kai nodded repeatedly.

Bing Yun couldn’t help but laugh lightly, “You really are from Heng Luo
Star Field. I can’t believe I’ve met someone from my native Star Field
after so many years.”

“Junior also did not expect to bump into Senior Bing Yun in this place.”
Yang Kai was just as surprised, sighing with emotion.
As soon as he laid his eyes on Bing Yun, he found her familiar; however,
he couldn’t remember where he had seen her until the conversation
shifted to Su Yan.

It turned out he really had seen Bing Yun in the past, despite it being
only a statue and not the real person. Back then, Su Yan had joined Ice
Heart Valley on Scarlet Wave Star, where she cultivated for quite some
time. Yang Kai had seen Bing Yun’s statue when he went there looking
for Su Yan.

Bing Yun was the Ancestral Founder of Ice Heart Valley, but her life and
death, or even whereabouts, were unknown. The current Valley Master,
Bing Long, had told Yang Kai that Ancestral Founder Bing Yun had
possibly left their Star Field and ascended to a higher world, only leaving
behind Profound Frost, the Sect’s Supreme Artifact.

Later on, Profound Frost was inherited by Su Yan.

Calculating the time, over ten thousand years should have passed since
Bing Yun founded Ice Heart Valley.

Who could’ve thought that she was still alive and had arrived in Star
Boundary, cultivating all the way to the Third-Order Emperor Realm!
Chapter 2397 - Clear Sky Island’s Island Lord

Bing Long’s guess turned out to be correct. Ancestral Founder Bing Yun
didn’t die and had indeed ascended to a higher world. And now, she was
standing in front of Yang Kai!

Ice Heart Valley was once Su Yan’s Master Sect, and Bing Yun was the
founder of Ice Heart Valley. For this reason, Yang Kai felt some intimacy
towards her and was no longer as tense as before around her.

Although Bing Yun’s expression was still icy, her beautiful eyes seemed
much gentler. Even for her, it was very hard to meet someone from her
native Star Field.

“Sit down, this Queen has many things she wants to ask you,” Bing Yun
pointed at a nearby chair.

“Yes,” Yang Kai cupped his fists and obediently sat down.

Over the next two hours, Bing Yun asked Yang Kai a lot of things related
to Scarlet Wave Star and Ice Heart Valley. Yang Kai didn’t leave
anything out, and he told her everything he knew. From his relationship
with Su Yan to what they’d experienced in Ice Heart Valley.

After listening, Bing Yun kept silent for a long time.

She was the founder of Ice Heart Valley, and although she’d long ago
reached this Star Boundary and not visited home since then, the feelings
she had for her Sect did not disappear.

After hearing that the current Ice Heart Valley only had a single First-
Order Origin King, she sighed with emotion.

Back in her time, Ice Heart Valley was the sole overlord of Scarlet Wave
Star and her Sect was famous throughout the entire Heng Luo Star Field,
possessing countless Masters and incredible influence. But now, ten
thousand years later, Ice Heart Valley was just a shadow of its former
self. Bing Yun couldn’t help becoming a bit sentimental after hearing the
news.
Nonetheless, she was a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master, and was
not shaken so easily. She was well aware that no Sect could prosper
forever, and that decline was inevitable. The fact that Ice Heart Valley
continued to exist after all this time was also something worth
celebrating; it was the fruit of the later generations’ effort.

“Senior, back then, how did you leave our native Star Field and arrive
here?” Yang Kai hurried to change the topic after seeing her melancholic
expression.

Bing Yun pursed her lips and smiled, “It happened by chance. This
Queen entered a Sealed World, and when I managed to escape, I found
myself in this Star Boundary. What about you?”

Yang Kai scratched his head, “Several friends and I borrowed the might
of the Star Emperor Tokens the Starry Sky Great Emperor left behind
and opened the Starlight Channel to the Star Boundary.”

“The Starry Sky Great Emperor?” Bing Yun furrowed her brow, which
made her look very cute.

Seeing her expression, Yang Kai realized that there was no ‘Starry Sky
Great Emperor’ during her time and started explaining.

After listening to the explanation, Bing Yun nodded, “I didn’t expect that
such a Master would pass by such a small place. Still, I’ve never heard of
this Yang Yan you speak of.”

“I’m clueless as to where she is right now or what her cultivation is.”
Yang Kai forced a smile.

After arriving in this Star Boundary, while he hadn’t actively looked for
clues related to her, Yang Kai also never heard of any ‘Great Emperor
Yang Yan.’ At the very least, there was no one with that name among the
Ten Great Emperors.

At the same time, Yang Kai recalled Lin Yun’er. Back when Yang Yan
left Shadowed Star, she took Lin Yun’er off with her. So many years had
passed, and Yang Kai couldn’t help but wonder how that little girl was
doing.
She was just a silly little girl at that time, but after so many years, she
should’ve already become a pretty young woman, right?

“If there’s fate, you’ll meet again,” Bing Yun said gently.

Yang Kai nodded in agreement. Fate was truly a marvellous thing, and it
was not something that could be understood or explained. If there was
no fate, no matter how hard one tried, nothing would come out of it, but if
there was fate, one could reunite even if they didn’t do anything.

The fact that Yang Kai could meet Bing Yun in this Solitary Void Sealed
World was also a kind of fate.

“Ah, yes, Senior, why did you summon me here today?” Before coming
here, Yang Kai was still worried about what this reclusive Ice Heart
Pavilion Master would ask of him, but now, he was completely relaxed.

“It’s very difficult to find a Dao Source Grade Alchemist on the island.
You’re likely the only person this Queen could find. I wanted to ask you
how much time you’d need to advance if you’re provided with the
necessary materials,” Bing Yun said.

“Advance to become a Dao Source Grade High-Rank Alchemist?” Yang

Kai raised his brow, quickly understanding something and asking,
“Senior, do you want me to refine a certain kind of pill?”

Bing Yun nodded, “Correct. The pill this Queen wants to refine is of very
high grade. If your Alchemy skills aren’t high enough, you might fail.”

“Senior, what pill do you want me to refine?”

“The Hundred Revolutions Emperor Yuan Pill!”

After hearing this, Yang Kai frowned.

He was an Emperor Grade Alchemist, so he naturally knew about the

Hundred Revolutions Emperor Yuan Pill. It was a kind of pill that Masters
in the Emperor Realm used to restore their Emperor Qi.
A Low-Rank Emperor Yuan Pill allowed the consumer to recover ten
percent of their Qi within a short period, a Mid-Rank one twenty percent,
and a High-Rank one thirty percent. Moreover, the time this recovery
required was very short.

But due to Emperor Realm Masters having plenty of Emperor Qi, they
rarely used this kind of pill. Moreover, it wasn’t easy to refine, so there
was next to no market for this Spirit Pill.

Yang Kai was surprised to know that Bing Yun wanted him to refine the
Hundred Revolutions Emperor Yuan Pill and couldn’t understand why
she needed one.

Just as he was about to tell her the truth about his Alchemical skills, Bing
Yun’s expression suddenly changed.

She lifted her head and looked in a certain direction, then hurriedly called
out to Yang Kai, “Come here!”

Her hand grabbed at Yang Kai from a distance and a powerful suction
force spread from her palm. Without any opportunity to resist, Yang Kai
was dragged in front of her.

She then patted her seat, causing a small secret compartment to appear.
She then stuffed Yang Kai in and warned him, “Conceal your aura and
hold your breath. Unless this Queen tells you, don’t come out! Don’t do
anything that would reveal your presence!”

Yang Kai had no idea what was happening, but seeing Bing Yun’s
anxious expression, he knew that it was nothing good. No matter what,
she was a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master, and there weren’t many
people who could cause her to be this cautious.

As it wasn’t the time to ask questions, Yang Kai curled up in the secret
compartment and used his Nihility Secret Technique to conceal his aura.

*Peng…*
The secret compartment closed and Bing Yun sat on it cross-legged
while using some kind of technique to further isolate Yang Kai’s
presence.

She was afraid that his cultivation wasn’t high enough and that any aura-
concealing technique he used wouldn’t be sufficient, but after a quick
check, she discovered that Yang Kai’s whole body had become illusory,
just as if he’d entered a different space. Even with her Divine Sense, she
found it hard to sense him despite the short distance between them.
Sensing this, she finally relaxed. It seemed she’d underestimated Yang
Kai’s abilities.

In the next moment, a figure flashed and appeared inside the room. This
figure wore a smile on his face and cupped his fists, saying in a refined
manner, “Junior Sister Bing Yun, I haven’t seen you in three months, but
your bearing is as impeccable as ever. Such poise brings me great joy.”

In the secret compartment, Yang Kai was startled.

He didn’t know who this person was, but he sure was audacious. He
even dared to refer to Bing Yun as ‘Junior Sister’! Truly someone who did
not fear the Heavens!

Still, there could be only one person on Clear Sky Island that had the
qualifications to call Bing Yun this way.

Clear Sky Island’s Island Master, Chi Ri!

After realizing the identity of the other party, Yang Kai understood why
Bing Yun was so vigilant.

Still, what was Chi Ri doing here in Ice Heart Pavilion? Moreover, what
was the relationship between these two Third-Order Emperor Realm
Masters? After all, as soon as she realized he was coming here, Bing
Yun had stuffed Yang Kai in the secret compartment.

At this time, the only thing Yang Kai was sure of was that Bing Yun
seemed to be wary of Chi Ri.
Just as he was in deep thought, Bing Yun’s calm voice echoed, “Chi Ri,
are you here for another attempt?”

Chi Ri laughed loudly, “Life on the island is pretty boring, and only Junior
Sister Bing Yun can pique my interest. Since you gave me this test, I’ll do
my best to complete it. The faster I can win the beauty, the faster we can
build our nest!”

Hearing his words, Yang Kai’s facial muscles twitched. Now he could
more or less guess why Chi Ri had come here. It seemed he was
attracted to Bing Yun.

This wasn’t too surprising, though. On the whole Clear Sky Island, only
Bing Yun could stand on an equal footing with him. As if that wasn’t
enough, she was also beautiful, pure, and flawless. Even a Master like
Chi Ri would be moved by her appearance.

In any case, Bing Yun seemed to have given Chi Ri some sort of test,
which he had yet to complete, so he hadn’t captured the beauty’s heart
yet.

Nevertheless, Yang Kai felt that even if Chi Ri completed the test, Bing
Yun wouldn’t marry him. Bing Yun had been alive for over ten thousand
years, during which time she must have met countless capable men that
were interested in her. If she’d wanted to settle down, she would’ve done
so already. There was no way she’d be waiting for someone like Chi Ri.

Yang Kai was also privy to the fact that a lot of Ice Heart Valley’s Secret
Arts required the user to retain their purity. As the Ancestral Founder of
Ice Heart Valley, Bing Yun must cultivate several such Arts.

In short, this seemed to be a story of unrequited love. Even Yang Kai

could feel Bing Yun’s cold and hostile attitude, so there was no way Chi
Ri couldn’t.

Bing Yun coldly snorted, “If that’s the case, come forth!”

Silence fell in the room.

Yang Kai didn’t dare to release his Divine Sense or reveal his aura.
Therefore, he was oblivious as to what was happening outside.

A moment later though, the silence was broken by a series of howls.

Yang Kai could feel that an incredible clash taking place inside the room.

Even if he was hiding in the secret compartment, he was panic-stricken,

afraid that some of the energy would leak out and destroy the walls of his
hiding spot. If that happened, he would have nowhere to hide.

The fight didn’t last long though, and after just a few breaths it abruptly
came to an end.

Bing Yun’s cold voice echoed, “It spilled.”

Chi Ri sounded annoyed, “So close… This King almost managed to drink
a cup of tea prepared by Junior Sister Bing Yun. How unfortunate!”

“Please leave!” With no trace of politeness, Bing Yun sent the uninvited
guest out.
Chapter 2398 - Everything Is Prepared

Chi Ri didn’t seem to mind BingYun’s cold attitude; it only served to

increase his interest. He said with a smile, “In that case, this King will no
longer disturb Junior Sister. One month later, this King will come again.
At that time, I’ll not disappoint you!”

He laughed loudly and disappeared from where he was standing.

Bing Yun sat cross-legged with a sullen expression.

After a long time, she stretched out her hand and knocked on the secret
compartment, “You can come out now.”

Hearing her words, Yang Kai hurried to get out. He looked around, but
the room was still in perfect condition, seemingly not having been
affected at all by the clash of the two Third-Order Emperor Realm
Masters. This left him shocked as he’d clearly felt waves upon waves of
energy clash against one another earlier. Yet, he couldn’t find a single
trace of the battle. Whether it was Bing Yun or Chi Ri, clearly their control
over their strength had reached an extraordinary level.

On the nearby table was a teacup filled to the brim with water, with quite
a bit of it having spilled out.

“Senior, that Chi Ri…” Yang Kai was about to say something but
stopped.

Bing Yun sighed, “You must’ve gotten the gist of the situation. Chi Ri
seems to be… interested in this Queen.”

“That old bastard is just a toad lusting after swan meat!” Yang Kai said
angrily.

Seeing Yang Kai defending her, Bing Yun smiled lightly, “That might not
be the case. Chi Ri has some skills, and this Queen is not his opponent
as of now.”

Yang Kai was startled, “Senior, if it was a fight to the death, what odds
do you have of winning?”
Bing Yun furrowed her brow, falling in thought, “Less than thirty percent.”
She sighed and added, “He is Clear Sky Island’s Island Lord, and he
controls all the cultivation resources here. Even if his cultivation has
dropped in the past few years, this Queen’s has dropped even further. If I
were at my peak, I wouldn’t be afraid of him, but now, the difference
between us just keeps increasing!”

Yang Kai realized what was happening.

The Solitary Void Sealed World was filled with rich World Energy, but this
World Energy was not suitable for cultivation. If one stayed in this place
for too long, their strength would start waning regardless of their
cultivation, but thanks to his position, Chi Ri could get his hands on much
more cultivation resources than Bing Yun. This caused his regression to
be slower, leading to Bing Yun no longer being his opponent.

“But even for him, it is impossible to easily take down this Queen.
Therefore, a hundred years ago, we reached an agreement.”

“What kind of agreement?” Yang Kai asked out of curiosity.

Bing Yun pointed at the teacup on the nearby table, “If he is able to
snatch this teacup from under this Queen’s nose and drink it without
spilling a single drop of water, this Queen will be at his mercy, but if he
fails, he must leave.”

Yang Kai looked at the teacup, as well as at the water that had spilled on
the table, finally understanding why Bing Yun was talking about
something spilling earlier.

These two Masters were fighting over this cup of tea, but Chi Ri fell short
at the last moment and was defeated.

Bing Yun frowned, “He used to come here once every few years at first,
but recently, he seems to be losing his patience. It has been only three
months since his last visit, and he was pretty difficult to deal with this
time. When he comes back in a month, I’m not sure if I can handle him.”

Reaching this conclusion, she couldn’t help but get a little worried.
When she made that agreement with Chi Ri, she was already at her wits’
end. As they were both Third-Order Emperor Realms, they couldn’t just
start fighting; after all, if they battled using all their strength, the entire
island would be razed to the ground.

Moreover, she had to think about her disciples. She wasn’t afraid of
offending Chi Ri, but who would protect her disciples if a fight broke out?

This agreement was able to buy her a hundred years, but it wouldn’t last
forever.

“In addition, Chi Ri is very narrow-minded. If he were to see the two of us

together, he might start making things difficult for you.”

Yang Kai finally understood why Bing Yun had stuffed him in the secret
compartment earlier. Chi Ri was a jealous man, and if he were to see
Bing Yun together with a young man, he might get the wrong idea.

He hadn’t even succeeded in capturing the beauty’s heart, but he

already treated Bing Yun as his private property. It seemed that Clear
Sky Island’s Island Lord was a shameless person, only caring about his
happiness while disregarding that of others.

“Senior, what is your plan?” Hearing that she wasn’t sure if she could
handle Chi Ri when he came back in a month, Yang Kai got a little
anxious.

“My plan is to find someone who could help me refine the Hundred
Revolutions Emperor Yuan Pill!” Bing Yun said in a deep voice, “With
enough such pills, this Queen can leave Clear Sky Island and the
Solitary Void Sealed World, no longer having to worry about Chi Ri.”

“Leave the Solitary Void Sealed World?” Yang Kai’s body shook and
realized something, quickly asking, “Senior, are you planning to fly until
you reach the exit?”

Sang De had mentioned that the exit was very far from Clear Sky Island.
Even if a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master knew its location, it wasn’t
guaranteed that they could reach it. The biggest reason was that they
wouldn’t have enough energy to complete the trip.
Flying above the sea required a lot of energy, and if one didn’t find a way
to replenish their strength along the way, they would eventually exhaust
their strength.

However, one couldn’t just take a break while flying above the sea, nor
could they use Source Crystals.

They could only use pills, and the Hundred Revolutions Emperor Yuan
Pill happened to be the best choice!

Yang Kai finally understood why Bing Yun wanted the Hundred
Revolutions Emperor Yuan Pill. It was to recover her energy at the critical
moment!

“You know about the location of the exit?” It was now Bing Yun’s turn to
be surprised.

Yang Kai shook his head, “I don’t. I’ve only heard some rumours.”

“From whom did you hear such rumours? From what this Queen knows,
only three people are aware of its location. One of them is me, one is Chi
Ri, and the last one is missing.”

Yang Kai grinned, “This last person Senior mentioned should be Sang
De’s Master. A few days ago…”

He then started to narrate what he, Sang De, and the others
encountered when they went to sea.

After listening to the story, Bing Yun’s beautiful eyes brightened and she
looked at Yang Kai in a daze, “Is the Sea King Shuttle in your
possession?”

“Yes. It’s not too convenient to take it out here, but I have it with me.”

“Is this the will of the Heavens?” Bing Yun muttered. If it wasn’t the will of
the Heavens, how could she and Yang Kai, two people from Heng Luo
Star Field, meet in this place? If it wasn’t fate, how could Yang Kai get
his hands on the Sea King Shuttle at such a critical moment?
At first, she was just happy to be able to meet someone from her native
Star Field. Yang Kai gave her a good impression, and if he were a
woman, she’d have accepted him into Ice Heart Valley immediately.

But now, he gave her an even bigger surprise. Even someone as calm
and composed as Bing Yun had started to become excited.

With the Sea King Shuttle, she no longer needed the Hundred
Revolutions Emperor Yuan Pill! She could simply ride the shuttle until the
exit, which was much safer than flying there.

She had also been worrying about how to take her disciples with her, but
now it was no longer a problem.

“Sang De’s Master suddenly went missing a thousand years ago. This
Queen and Chi Ri tried to find out what had happened, but we didn’t
have any luck. We thought he’d died, but little did we expect that he was
actually hiding outside, secretly refining the Sea King Shuttle. In the end,
he still ended up toiling for the sake of others, it seems,” Bing Yun
sighed.

She knew that Sang De’s Master had gone into hiding because he was
afraid that Chi Ri would capture him, forcing him to refine an artifact like
the Sea King Shuttle. Although he had to refine the shuttle anyway,
doing so by his own free will was different from being forced by someone
else.

At the same time, the reason Ice Heart Pavilion collected so many raw
materials was that Bing Yun wanted to train an Alchemist capable of
refining the Hundred Revolutions Emperor Yuan Pill.

Over the past few years, she’d spent a lot of resources to gather the
necessary herbs. It was a pity that none of the Alchemists met her
requirements. Finally, she found Yang Kai and decided to stake
everything on him, making him refine the pill regardless of success or
failure, but now, it was no longer necessary.
Yang Kai scratched his head, “Part of the reason I came to Ice Heart
Pavilion was to inquire about the exit’s location; however, Senior’s
strength is too high, so Junior didn’t dare to state this explicitly.”

Bing Yun smiled faintly, “It is natural for you to be cautious, don’t let it
concern you.”

Yang Kai was just a Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator, so it was
normal for him to be wary about seeking Bing Yun’s cooperation.

“I have the Sea King Shuttle, and Senior knows the exit’s location. It
seems everything is prepared. We can set out at any time,” Yang Kai
said with excitement. He didn’t expect that everything would go this
smoothly. At first, he thought of letting things take their natural course,
but after becoming privy to Bing Yun’s background, he no longer had any
misgivings.

“I’m afraid it’s not going to be that easy to leave!” Bing Yun frowned.

“Why?” Yang Kai was puzzled.

“If I leave Clear Sky Island, Chi Ri will definitely come to know of it. And if
I were to cut all ties with him…” Bing Yun seemed dejected.

If she got into a fight with Chi Ri, she wasn’t sure she could escape
unscathed.

Yang Kai fell into thought, “Senior, you said that the reason you aren’t
Chi Ri’s opponent is that your cultivation has regressed faster than his,
correct?”

“Yes. If we were both at our peaks, I’d be on par with him.”

The corner of Yang Kai’s mouth rose, “In that case, what if I could allow
Senior to return to her prime within a short period?”

Bing Yun’s body shook, “How are you planning on doing so? This Queen
will need a massive amount of resources to recover her strength. Given
your current…”
“Senior, take a look at this,” Yang Kai took out a Space Ring and threw it
to Bing Yun.

Bing Yun caught the ring and swept it with her Divine Sense, her
expression changing drastically a moment later as she exclaimed,
“Where did you find so many Source Crystals?”

The Space Ring had nothing but Source Crystals in it, a whole ten million
High-Rank Source Crystals!

Although it wasn’t her first time seeing such a large number of Source
Crystals, this amount was enough to shake the entire Clear Sky Island.

Even Chi Ri shouldn’t have this many Source Crystals.

“Senior, I’ll be honest with you. I’ve only been in this Solitary Void Sealed
World for a few months. These were brought from the outside by me.”

“You’ve been here for only a few months?!” Bing Yun was truly startled
this time. In such a short period, Yang Kai was able to get his hands on
the Sea King Shuttle, something that she and Chi Ri had been trying to
obtain for a millennium. This was enough to drive one crazy!
Chapter 2399 - The Heavens’ Will

Yang Kai had been there for only a few months, yet in this short period,
he obtained the Sea King Shuttle and gave Bing Yun all these Source
Crystals to recover her strength. It was almost as if he’d come here just
to save her!

Perhaps it was really the Heavens’ will!

Bing Yun held the Space Ring tightly, and after recovering from her initial
shock, she asked, “Is it really okay for you to give me so many Source
Crystals? How about I take only half of these—”

Before she could finish, Yang Kai waved his hand and said with a smile,
“Senior, don’t worry. I’m not short of Source Crystals.”

If it was another Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator, it’d be

impossible for them to produce 10 million High-Rank Source Crystals all
at once. After all, that was equivalent to 100 billion Low-Rank Source
Crystals if converted!

However, Yang Kai was different as he had plenty of Source Crystals.

When he defeated Yao Chang Jun, he obtained a large amount of
wealth, which increased even further after he dealt with Sang De.

As such, parting with 10 million High-Rank Source Crystals was

something he could bear.

Hearing his words, Bing Yun no longer rejected his offer, simply nodding
and saying, “Give me five days. We can set out at that time. Moreover,
we have to discuss how we’re going to leave the island carefully.”

She wanted to leave Clear Sky Island immediately, but she knew she
had to act carefully to not make a scene. What’s more, she definitely
couldn’t leave together with Yang Kai. If Chi Ri got wind of it, he’d try to
stop them by any means necessary.

“Good. In that case, I’ll take this time to make some preparations,” Yang
Kai nodded, “Senior, how many sets of materials have you collected for
the Hundred Revolutions Emperor Yuan Pill? I can refine some for you
just in case.”

Bing Yun was startled, “You’re capable of refining the Hundred

Revolutions Emperor Yuan Pill? It’s an Emperor Grade Spirit Pill!”

Yang Kai let out an embarrassed laugh, “Senior, forgive my earlier

deception; Junior isn’t a Dao Source Grade Mid-Rank Alchemist, but an
Emperor Grade Alchemist.”

Back then, he had no idea about her identity or character or why she was
looking for an Alchemist, so he didn’t reveal the full extent of his abilities,
but now that they’d gotten to know each other, Yang Kai no longer felt
the need to hide this detail.

“An Emperor Grade Alchemist?” Bing Yun’s eyes brightened as she

asked in amazement, “Are you telling the truth?”

Yang Kai was very young, but his cultivation was already quite high. Bing
Yun had totally not expected that he was an Emperor Grade Alchemist
on top of that!

Even if one took the entire Star Boundary into account, there weren’t
many Emperor Grade Alchemists. They were rarer than Emperor Realm
Masters and commanded far more respect! Yang Kai’s status as an
Emperor Grade Alchemist would be enough to cause all the top-tier
Sects to fight to the death over him.

While looking at Yang Kai, a tinge of regret flashed in Bing Yun’s eyes.

“Is something the matter?” Yang Kai read her mood and couldn’t
understand why she felt regretful.

Bing Yun pursed her lips and smiled, “If you were a woman, I would’ve
accepted you as a disciple, making you inherit this Queen’s full legacy.
Unfortunately, Ice Heart Valley never accepts male disciples.”

Yang Kai scratched his head, “Junior is moved by your kindness.”

Bing Yun could talk so openly because she didn’t consider him an
outsider; after all, the two came from the same Star Field, which was a
shared bond that was impossible to break.

“The materials for the Hundred Revolutions Emperor Yuan Pill aren’t
easy to find. After searching for many years, this Queen only has ten
sets. I’ll give them all to you.” Bing Yun took out some precious herbs
and handed them to Yang Kai.

These herbs were once her best hope at leaving this place, but after
acquiring all these Source Crystals from Yang Kai, she no longer had
much use for them. Whether or not the pill could be refined, it had little to
no impact on the next phase of the plan. The reason Yang Kai decided to
give it a try was just for extra insurance in case something unexpected
happened.

After leaving Bing Yun’s chambers, Yang Kai immediately started to

refine the Hundred Revolutions Emperor Yuan Pill.

He hadn’t refined many Emperor Grade Spirit Pills, but practice makes
perfect. After wasting two sets of materials, he finally got the hang of it.

Three days later, eight of the ten sets of materials had been refined
successfully. The first few pills were of low quality and were barely
considered a success, but the ones Yang Kai refined towards the end
were pretty good, with a few High-Grade Hundred Revolutions Emperor
Yuan Pills among them.

There weren’t many pills in total, but it was more than enough.

There were two days left until their appointment, so Yang Kai didn’t
waste time and headed toward the cave mansion area after urging Liu
Xian Yun not to leave Ice Heart Pavilion.

Arriving in front of an average-looking cave mansion, Yang Kai

announced his arrival and after a while, the barrier opened and Lin Yin
Qin came out and waved at Yang Kai, “Come in.”

Yang Kai nodded and followed after her.

This cave mansion was almost the same as the one he’d rented before.
Whether it was the number of rooms or the size, it was basically
identical.

Ling Yin Qin offered him a cup of spirit tea and asked, “What happened a
few days ago? There was a fight in your cave mansion and when I went
to check the place, everything was a mess. Moreover, you and Liu Xian
Yun were nowhere to be seen.”

Hearing that Ling Yin Qin had gone to check on him, Yang Kai’s heart
warmed and he felt that coming here had been the correct choice.

“Someone troublesome came looking for me, so I escaped,” Yang Kai

grinned, not explaining further.

Ling Yin Qin furrowed her brows, “I’ve heard people say that an Emperor
Realm Master took action that day. Was the person troubling you really
an Emperor?” Then, her expression changed slightly, and she exclaimed,
“Don’t tell me that it was the Profound Cloud Pavilion’s Pavilion Master!”

She thought that the death of the Profound Cloud Pavilion’s people at
sea was exposed and her face paled a bit.

“No, it was someone else,” Yang Kai shook his head. “Anyways, it’s
water under the bridge now, so you don’t need to worry. The reason I
came this time is that I wanted to ask you something.”

“How can I help you this time?”

She didn’t even ask what it was about and just directly asked how she
could help. Truly heartwarming.

Yang Kai’s expression turned serious, “Senior Sister Ling, do you want to
leave the Solitary Void Sealed World?”

“Leave this place?” Ling Yin Qin was startled and a longing expression
flashed across her eyes, but soon, she smiled bitterly and shook her
head, “Which one of the several million inhabitants of Clear Sky City
doesn’t want to leave? However, even Sir Island Lord is trapped here,
how could it be so easy to leave?”
“Just reply to my question. Do you want to leave?” Yang Kai said
seriously.

“Let’s say that the thought has crossed my mind.” Then, she seemingly
thought of something and looked at Yang Kai in surprise, “Why are you
asking me this question? What do you want to do?”

Yang Kai said seriously, “If I were to tell you that I know how to leave this
place, would you believe me?”

“You do?” She looked at Yang Kai in disbelief.

She was different from the others, as she was the first person that Yang
Kai and Liu Xian Yun had met after coming to the Solitary Void Sealed
World. Therefore, she knew their background a bit, as well as that they
hadn’t been here for long.

If someone who had come here not too long ago told you that they knew
how to leave the place, it would be hard to believe them.

If it was so easy to leave, those powerful Masters wouldn’t have been

trapped here for so many years.

After a short moment, Ling Yin Qin furrowed her brows and asked, “Did
someone deceive you? This island is full of swindlers, and they
frequently trick people into heading out to sea with such lies only to
afterwards commit all sorts of outrageous crimes. You should be careful.”

Yang Kai failed to stifle his laughter, “No one has deceived me. I am
eighty percent certain that I can leave this place.”

“Eighty percent?” Ling Yin Qin’s tender body trembled and her eyes
bulged wide.

She didn’t know much about Yang Kai as they’d only met a few times, so
she didn’t dare to believe him right off the bat.

Yang Kai continued, “Junior Sister and I haven’t been in this place for
long, but you, Brother Jiao, and the others helped us quite a bit, so I was
thinking of taking you along when we leave.”
Regardless of the High-Rank Spirit Purifying Array working or not, the
fact that Ling Yin Qin was willing to lend it to him was enough to show
her good character. And, even if the array was ultimately damaged, she
didn’t blame Yang Kai. As such, he wanted to take her and her crew
along if possible.

“Big Sister Ling, it’s normal for you to be sceptical. I also wasn’t
expecting that you’d believe me right away, but if you’re willing to put
your trust in me, I can assure you that you won’t be disappointed! Still,
regardless of your choice, Junior Sister and I will be leaving in two days.”
Yang Kai finished his sentence and stood up.

He’d only come here to invite her, as for what she decided to do in the
end, that was up to her; after all, it wasn’t like he could forcefully drag her
away in order to repay a debt.

Ling Yin Qin didn’t even notice when Yang Kai left. Hearing his words,
she’d fallen in a dilemma. Her intuition told her that Yang Kai wasn’t
lying, and that he really knew how to leave this place. Still, they hadn’t
known each other for long, and she had no idea from where he’d gotten
his information or if the method to leave was even viable.

If she blindly believed his words, she’d be gambling with her crew’s lives.
The pressure she felt was enormous.

In the end, she decided that it was best to listen to what the others had to
say so she grabbed her communication artifact and asked her crew to
gather.

The remaining two days flew by.

Early in the morning, Yang Kai arrived at the dock with several women.

Among them were Liu Xian Yun, Fan Xin, and the other disciples of Ice
Heart Pavilion. Bing Yun hadn’t accepted many disciples here on Clear
Sky Island, and most of them were poor people with nowhere to go. She
took pity on them and decided to give them shelter in Ice Heart Pavilion.
For this reason, the girls’ cultivations differed a lot, with Yang Kai being
the strongest in the group.
“Alchemist Yang, Honoured Master said that you’ll be in charge of this
trip. What do we do now?” Fan Xin asked anxiously.

Last night, Bing Yun told her to gather all of her Junior Sisters and pack
up everything in Ice Heart Pavilion as they would go out to sea the next
day, with Yang Kai being in charge of this trip.
Chapter 2400 - What Need Is There To Insist?

Fan Xin couldn’t understand why her Honoured Master had given them
this order. None of the disciples of Ice Heart Pavilion had ever gone to
sea before, nor was there any need for them to do so.

What surprised her even more was that her Honoured Master had put
Yang Kai in charge of everything, telling them to follow his every order.

Yang Kai hadn’t been in Ice Heart Pavilion for long, but he had her
Honoured Master’s complete trust, to the point that she left all of her
disciples in his care! Fan Xin couldn’t understand why her Honoured
Master treated Yang Kai so well. What had he done to deserve this kind
of treatment?

But even if she had her doubts, she didn’t dare to disobey her Honoured
Master’s orders.

“We’ll wait here for a short while,” Yang Kai said, glancing toward the city
gate.

“En.” Fan Xin didn’t probe further, simply nodding and looking for a place
to stand.

Soon after, Yang Kai saw several familiar figures come over from the city
gate and he couldn’t help but smile.

“Big Sister Ling?” Liu Xian Yun finally understood who Yang Kai was
waiting for and she hurried to greet everyone.

After exchanging greetings, Ling Yin Qin arrived in front of Yang Kai, her
expression serious, “Senior Brother Yang, we’ve decided to come with
you.”

“Good,” Yang Kai nodded with a smile, “You won’t regret it!”

He then swept the newcomers with his gaze, noticing that less than half
of Ling Yin Qin’s crew had gathered here. The remaining members were
nowhere to be seen. It seemed that even with her reputation, Ling Yin
Qin was unable to make everyone place their trust in Yang Kai.
Jiao Yi had followed Ling Yin Qin and winked at Yang Kai, “Brother
Yang, we’ll be putting our lives in your hands, so things better go
smoothly!”

Yang Kai nodded, “You’ll see in the next few days. For now, let’s board
the ship and set out.”

The dock was full of people and large sea ships, as such, no one paid
attention as Yang Kai’s group boarded one of the ships and left Clear
Sky Island.

After a short moment, their ship was already out at sea, getting farther
and farther away from the island.

Although the disciples of Ice Heart Pavilion were completely ignorant

about anything sailing-related, the same could not be said about Ling Yin
Qin’s crew, who were experts in the field. The ship sailed smoothly,
cleaving through the waves.

One day later, the ship was already a few tens of thousands of
kilometres away from Clear Sky Island.

Fan Xin arrived at the deck, her expression one of worry. She saw Yang
Kai and asked, “Alchemist Yang, what about Honoured Master? Why is
she not here?”

Yang Kai smiled, “Pavilion Master is very strong, so you don’t need to
worry about her, she simply needs to throw off someone before she can
converge with us.”

“Throw off someone?” Fan Xin lifted her brow as she seemingly realized
something before nodding and leaving.

Yang Kai sensed something at that moment and turned his head to look
off into the distance where he saw a graceful figure approaching them at
high speed. At first, the silhouette was very distant, but it arrived in front
of him in the blink of an eye.

After the light shrouding the figure dimmed, Bing Yun’s features became
visible.
“Who goes there?!” Ling Yin Qin and her crew paled. If someone
boarded your ship unannounced in the middle of the sea, it was almost
always for nefarious purposes, so they immediately prepared themselves
for a fight.

When they swept this newcomer with their Divine Senses though, and
realized how profound Bing Yun’s cultivation was, their expressions
turned to shock, and they no longer dared to act rashly.

They couldn’t gauge the depth of this young woman’s cultivation, but the
enormous pressure they felt served as a reminder to act cautiously. After
probing her strength, their blood started boiling, and their chests felt
heavy. This young woman was a Master they absolutely could not afford
to provoke!

“Senior, you’ve come,” Yang Kai said as he cupped his fists.

Bing Yun nodded gently.

“Honoured Master!” Fan Xin and the others from Ice Heart Pavilion also
hurried to greet her, each of them in high spirits, as if they’d found their
lost courage.

“Senior… Honoured Master…” Ling Yin Qin and her crew were
dumbfounded.

Yang Kai was a Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator, so he would

only call someone ‘Senior’ if they were an Emperor. Moreover, Ling Yin
Qin was familiar with Fan Xin and knew that she was a member of Ice
Heart Pavilion, so seeing them call this young woman ‘Honoured Master,’
it was easy to guess the latter’s identity.

This young woman was none other than the renowned Ice Heart
Pavilion’s Pavilion Master! The only person on Clear Sky Island who
could stand on an equal footing with the Island Lord!

Ling Yin Qin and her crew became excited as they looked at Bing Yun in
admiration, their trust in Yang Kai increasing even further.
Earlier, when they agreed to leave with him, it was because they were
tired of living on Clear Sky Island and decided to take a chance as there
didn’t seem to be any other good options, but now, they really saw hope.

If even Ice Heart Pavilion’s Pavilion Master was here, they had nothing to
worry about.

“Are these your friends?” Bing Yun looked at Ling Yin Qin and her crew.

Yang Kai said with a smile, “Big Sister Ling and the others helped us
quite a bit when Junior Sister and I first arrived here. To repay them for
their kindness, I’ve decided to invite them along.”

Bing Yun nodded, “You’re someone who knows how to reciprocate

gratitude. They were lucky to meet you.”

Seeing that she was talking about them, Ling Yin Qin stepped forward,
her expression one of awe.

She was so anxious that sweat was dripping from the tip of her nose and
she could only offer a cautious greeting, “Junior Ling Yin Qin greets Lady
Pavilion Master.”

Jiao Yi and the others also hurried to salute Bing Yun, not daring to show
any disrespect.

“Since you are Yang Kai’s friends, you don’t need to be overly
courteous,” Bing Yun said calmly.

“Many thanks, Lady Pavilion Master!” Ling Yin Qin said gratefully. She
didn’t expect the famous Ice Heart Pavilion Master to be this
approachable. Moreover, Yang Kai seemed completely relaxed when
speaking with her. Ling Yin Qin was unsure how he could keep his calm
in this situation.

After a quick comparison, Ling Yin Qin realized that she was far inferior
to Yang Kai.

“Senior, did you manage to throw off that old toad?” Yang Kai asked.
According to their plan, Yang Kai was to lead this group and leave by
sea first. Then, it would be Bing Yun’s turn to leave Clear Sky Island;
after all, Chi Ri would surely notice her departure and would try to chase
after her.

Bing Yun was to lure Chi Ri outside, and then make him run in circles
before throwing him off and converging with Yang Kai.

As she was here, it meant she’d managed to elude Chi Ri.

Bing Yun nodded and was about to say something when her expression
changed. Turning to look in a certain direction, she grit her teeth and
snapped, “He is the type that doesn’t feel regret until he sees the coffin!”

An ear-splitting thunderclap echoed. Along with the sound of thunder, a

shining ball of fire that looked like a second sun appeared in the sky. It
was so dazzling that people couldn’t look at it directly.

Then, great pressure weighed down on everyone, making it look as if the

whole sky was about to fall down. All those present were having trouble
breathing.

Everyone aboard the ship paled in fright.

When the dazzling light dimmed, two towering figures became visible.

One of the figures was awe-inspiring, albeit somewhat angry at this

moment, while the other one was a few paces behind and acted like a
servant as he respectfully stood there, a flattering smile on his face.

“The City Lord!” Ling Yin Qin’s pretty face paled when she saw the awe-
inspiring, middle-aged man.

Although she’d never seen Chi Ri in person, she had seen his portrait
plenty of times; therefore, she immediately became clear as to who this
Master was.

“Pang Guang!” Yang Kai was so shocked seeing the man behind Chi Ri
that his eyes almost fell from his sockets.
Never would he have expected that Pang Guang would come here with
Chi Ri. From his look, it seemed that Chi Ri had already subdued him.
The last time they’d met, Pang Guang was seriously injured and was
looking for the Heavenly Restoration Lotus in Yang Kai’s cave mansion.
Now, although he had yet to fully recover, he looked much better than
before, so it was clear he had taken some good pills during this period.

As Chi Ri had already subdued him, it wasn’t strange for him to give
Pang Guang some pills and help him treat his wounds.

Pang Guang looked at the people below, with his gaze stopping on Yang
Kai for a moment, hatred apparent in his eyes.

If it weren’t for Yang Kai, he wouldn’t have fallen into his current
predicament. Although he was much weaker than Chi Ri, he was still an
Emperor Realm Master and had his own sense of dignity. If not because
he was forced to and had nowhere left to run, he wouldn’t have thrown
himself into Chi Ri’s lap and begged for his protection!

The other Emperor Realm Masters on Clear Sky Island were also unable
to escape Chi Ri’s influence, but their situation was much better than his.
At least, they kept their freedom.

Everything that had befallen Pang Guang was Yang Kai’s fault! If he’d
handed over the Heavenly Restoration Lotus back then, Pang Guang
wouldn’t be in this situation where he didn’t even have control over his
life or death!

He hated Yang Kai so much that not even all the water in this sea could
quench the flames of his anger.

“Bing Yun!” Chi Ri suddenly shouted, his deep voice spreading all
around. As if it could feel the anger concealed in his voice, the seawater
around also began to churn, setting off waves that reached the height of
a dozen meters, “Where are you going in such a hurry?”

Bing Yun stood straight, unfazed. She waved her hand and dispersed
the pressure exuding from his body as she said calmly, “Wherever this
Queen wants to go, it’s her business. What does this have to do with Sir
City Lord?”

Chi Ri’s face darkened and he coldly snorted, “Bing Yun, are you
thinking of leaving this place?”

“If you already know the answer, why do you need to ask?” Bing Yun
said coldly. She had no intention of talking nonsense with him.

“So, you were really planning to leave!” Although he had guessed what
she wanted to do, he still couldn’t help getting angry when Bing Yun
admitted it. He felt as if Bing Yun had abandoned him, which made him
feel uncomfortable and heartbroken.

He restrained his anger and took a deep breath, “Bing Yun, we both
know that leaving this place is impossible. What need is there to insist?
As long as you are willing to come back and enter into a relationship with
this King, I’ll forget everything that happened today. The whole Solitary
Void Sealed World will be ours. Isn’t that a wonderful thing?”

Bing Yun shook her head, “I could say the same to you. If you know that
something is impossible, what need is there to insist? I don’t want to be
your enemy. Please go back.”

Chi Ri flew into a rage, “Are you really going to be so obstinate? Aren’t
you afraid that this King will bury you all at sea?!”
Chapter 2401 - Ice and Fire

Hearing his words, Ling Yin Qin and her crew paled.

The two strongest Masters of the Solitary Void Sealed World were in
front of them and about to come to blows, how could they not be scared?
When Immortals fought, it was the mortals who would suffer the
consequences! If these two started to fight here, everyone would
become involved. At that time, Ice Heart Pavilion’s Pavilion Master
wouldn’t have the time to worry about their safety, and a moment of
carelessness would be enough to seal their fate.

Hearing Chi Ri’s threat, Bing Yun said coldly, “Chi Ri, although this
Queen said that she doesn’t want you as an enemy, it isn’t because I’m
afraid of you. If you keep being so forceful, this Queen will have no
choice but to respond in kind.”

Chi Ri narrowed his eyes, his anger palpable.

He had known Bing Yun for many years, but it was the first time she had
used this kind of tone when speaking to him. In the past, even if she was
impatient, she wouldn’t make it too obvious. She was always as cold as
ice and rarely revealed her emotions, but today, she was different. Her
words were as sharp as a blade, and she didn’t seem to fear him at all.

This enraged Chi Ri, as he’d always had an edge over Bing Yun.
Although their cultivations were almost identical, the same couldn’t be
said for the resources at their disposal. For this reason, the difference
between them kept increasing with time.

He felt that it was only a question of time before he subdued Bing Yun,
making her his personal property, but now, that very same woman was
rebelling! How could he not get angry?

“It seems you really want this King to seize you and drag you back!” Chi
Ri’s face darkened as he decided that he would shatter Bing Yun’s spirit
today, even if it meant getting injured. He wanted to let her know about
the difference in strength between them.
“Yang Kai, take everyone and leave first,” Bing Yun didn’t talk nonsense
and quietly instructed Yang Kai.

Yang Kai gently nodded, handing over the High-Rank Hundred

Revolutions Emperor Yuan Pills that he’d refined in the past few days as
he whispered, “In that case, Junior will depart first and await Senior at
the destination.”

He wasn’t worried about her safety as she’d already recovered to her

peak thanks to the ten million High-Rank Source Crystals he had given
her. Moreover, she had several High-Rank Hundred Revolutions
Emperor Yuan Pills with her. How could Chi Ri possibly defeat her?

Bing Yun couldn’t lose!

Yang Kai turned and winked at Ling Yin Qin and the others. At the same
time, he made a few hand seals, urging the sea ship to move forward.

Chi Ri didn’t care about what Yang Kai and the others were planning,
neither did he try to stop them, he simply stood mid-air, gazing at Bing
Yun. As long as he could stop Bing Yun, he didn’t care if the others lived
or died.

Emperor Pressure filled the area above the sea, looking almost tangible
as it clashed, setting off terrifying storms. The surrounding World
Principles began to warp under this pressure, causing the world to dim.

Pang Guang, who was behind Chi Ri, felt so much pressure that his face
paled.

Although he was also in the Emperor Realm, he was much weaker than
Chi Ri and Bing Yun. The two Masters hadn’t even started fighting, but
the pressure that exuded from their bodies was enough to make Pang
Guang feel unwell.

He was shocked to realize that the disparity between them was so big.

Since staying was useless, he raised his head and looked in the direction
Yang Kai had left, his figure flickering as he prepared to give chase.
As he couldn’t intervene in the battle here, he decided to catch up to
Yang Kai and settle their old score.

But before he could take action, Bing Yun pointed at him from afar.

Ice Principles were unleashed with the movement of her finger,

shrouding Pang Guang’s body.

Pang Guang felt a gust of deadly air blow across his face, one so cold
that it seemed capable of freezing even his Soul, instantly immobilizing
him.

If he were at his peak, he might have been able to resist a bit, but now,
with his wounds still yet to fully recover, there was no way he could
escape from Bing Yun’s pressure.

In desperation, he loudly shouted, “Sir City Lord, save me!”

Chi Ri didn’t really care about him, but as soon as Bing Yun made her
move, he instinctively swung his sleeve, sending out a wave of hot air,
dispersing the bone-chilling cold.

Pang Guang instantly felt much better and hurried to circulate his
strength, retreating more than a dozen kilometres as he gasped for
breath, fear still lingering on his face.

“This King is in front of you, and yet you’ve the mind to take care of
others? Don’t look down on me!” Chi Ri shouted.

Bing Yun’s pretty face darkened as she said in amazement, “You’ve

been concealing your strength all along!”

Although he merely swung his sleeve, Bing Yun instantly became aware
of this detail. Each time he fought with her over that cup of tea, he wasn’t
using his full strength! Only now was he revealing his real strength.

At the same time, she rejoiced once again for meeting Yang Kai, her
lucky star. He had given her ten million High-Rank Source Crystals all at
once, which allowed her to recover her strength completely. If not for his
help, there was no way their plan would have a chance at success.
“You also seem to have recovered your strength,” Chi Ri was likewise
surprised. Today, he was planning to completely crush Bing Yun and
make her submit, but now, it was unclear who would come out on top!
After realizing this fact, Chi Ri’s expression became ugly.

But even if the two of them were surprised, they were still Third-Order
Emperor Realm Masters, with extraordinary mental fortitude, so they
swiftly regained their composure.

Bing Yun looked past Chi Ri, fixing her gaze on the deathly pale Pang
Guang. Her jade white hand gently grasped at the void in the next
moment as a snow-white sword appeared in her hand. This sword was
just like her – pure and flawless, like the most exquisite piece of art in the
world, devoid of any kind of murderous aura.

With this sword in hand, Bing Yun’s momentum skyrocketed and she
slashed at Pang Guang, “Clear Sky Snowfall!”

When she slashed out, the sky itself dimmed, as the Heavens and Earth
inverted.

Ice Principles filled the surrounding area, quickly freezing the churning
seawater.

Then, snow began falling!

Goose feather-sized snowflakes came pouring down, turning the whole

world a magnificent white.

Pang Guang, who bore the brunt of the attack, wasn’t able to react as he
blankly gazed at the beautiful scenery, completely immersed in it. He
revealed an intoxicated expression, and even stretched out his hand to
catch the snowflakes drifting in the wind.

His exposed skin and hair were quickly covered in frost, with the rest of
his body rapidly turning into an ice statue.

“Grand Sun Covers The Sky!” Chi Ri bellowed and a dazzling sun
appeared amidst the world of ice and snow. The unparalleled heat it
brought dispersed the snow in the sky and melted the frozen sea.
Two powers of completely different nature clashed against one another
on this stretch of sea a hundred kilometres in diametre, quickly cancelling
each other out.

No clear winner emerged from this contest.

Pang Guang returned to his senses at that moment, and when he

recalled the beautiful scenery just now, bean-sized beads of sweat
appeared on his forehead and continually trickled down.

He understood that he’d been standing at the edge of the gates of hell,
and if Chi Ri hadn’t helped him, he would now be dead!

The fact that a top Master like Bing Yun had sneak attacked him made
Pang Guang angry; however, he understood why she’d done so. She
was afraid that he would chase after Yang Kai and the others, so she
made the first move to gain an advantage. Unfortunately, Chi Ri stopped
her before she could succeed.

Seeing the situation, Pang Guang hurried to leave and chase after Yang
Kai. This wasn’t a battle he could meddle in, and staying here was
enough to put his life in danger. If he really got involved, he would die for
sure.

The only thing he could do was to follow Yang Kai and the others in the
hope of disrupting Bing Yun’s concentration.

Although he wasn’t Bing Yun’s match, he was more than capable of

dealing with Yang Kai’s group. As long as he captured them, he could
threaten Bing Yun with their lives and perhaps make her surrender.

If he made Chi Ri happy, he’d have a good life later.

“Do you think you can escape?” Seeing Pang Guang trying to flee, Bing
Yun guessed what he was scheming, grit her teeth, and stabbed her
sword out into the void.

A pure white ice flower shot towards Pang Guang from the tip of her
sword. The ice flower bloomed midway, preparing to engulf Pang Guang.
Chi Ri’s figure flashed, appearing in front of the ice flower. Raising his
fist, he violently punched, shattering the flower to pieces.

“Still trying to fight others while this King is here? You’re really looking
down on me!” Chi Ri sneered.

Bing Yun furrowed her brow as she helplessly watched Pang Guang’s
figure disappear. Fighting Chi Ri would require all of her attention; she
didn’t have spare energy to deal with Pang Guang.

Her chest heaved as she took a deep breath, and in the next moment,
her anxiety disappeared, replaced by calmness and strong
determination.

She knew that she had to deal with Chi Ri if she wanted to chase after
Pang Guang, and if she wanted to deal with Chi Ri, she couldn’t afford to
hold back or get distracted.

Seeing Bing Yun’s change, Chi Ri was surprised; however, he didn’t

show it and continued, “Bing Yun, all the people on that ship will die
because of you. If you obediently surrender now, this King will treat you
well in the future.”

The reason he mentioned Yang Kai and the others was to disrupt Bing
Yun’s concentration.

However, Bing Yun remained unmoved, simply lifting her sword as the
surrounding Ice Principles surged towards Chi Ri.

Chi Ri loudly roared. Despite his anger, he didn’t dare to take Bing Yun
lightly, using all of his ability to battle her.

Two figures moved back and forth across the sea’s surface. Principles
clashed, Heaven and Earth trembled, oceans flipped, and all the World
Energy within ten thousand kilometres became chaotic.

Even if the Star Boundary was taken as a whole, it was rare to witness a
battle to the death between two Third-Order Emperor Realm Masters.
What was even rarer was that their strengths were well matched, and the
Principle Strengths and Divine Abilities they possessed mutually
restrained one another. The battle was absolutely breathtaking.
Chapter 2402 - Let Me Tell You A Secret

Even Yang Kai’s group, who was far from the battlefield, could sense the
terrifying energy fluctuations.

All of them wore expressions of shock while Fan Xin and the other
disciples of Ice Heart Pavilion were deeply worried about their Honoured
Master.

They only knew that she seemed to fear Chi Ri, oblivious to the fact that
she had recovered to her peak. Now that the two had started fighting,
they didn’t know who would come out on top.

“Someone’s coming,” Liu Xian Yun exclaimed while pointing in a certain

direction.

Yang Kai narrowed his eyes, frowning, “How did she fail to stop him?”

In her current state, Bing Yun should’ve been able to kill Pang Guang
right under Chi Ri’s nose; after all, he was only a First-Order Emperor
Realm cultivator and was heavily injured on top of that. He couldn’t
possibly survive a single attack from Bing Yun.

Yet, Pang Guang was alive and kicking, heading in their direction as they
spoke.

Yang Kai didn’t know what had happened on Bing Yun’s side, but the
reality was that Pang Guang had managed to slip by.

It was no longer possible for their group to leave in peace. If they wanted
to do so, they had to deal with Pang Guang first.

“It’s that Emperor Realm Master!” Seeing Pang Guang, Ling Yin Qin’s
beautiful face turned pale. She didn’t know who Pang Guang was, but as
he was following Chi Ri, he had to be an enemy.

The Emperor Realm and Dao Source Realm were worlds apart, and an
Emperor Realm Master could easily destroy their ship.
After seeing Pang Guang, everyone turned to look at Yang Kai,
wondering what countermeasures he had prepared.

At a glance, Ling Yin Qin and her crew were surprised as Yang Kai didn’t
seem anxious at all, simply standing there calmly, a mocking smile on his
face. It was as if he wasn’t facing an Emperor, but a piece of trash who
was seeking his own death.

“You guys should leave first, I’ll catch up with you in a bit,” Yang Kai
urged Ling Yin Qin and the others before turning around and flying off.

“Senior Brother!” Liu Xian Yun became anxious. She wanted to

accompany Yang Kai, but was also afraid that she’d become a burden
due to her low cultivation. She was in a dilemma.

“Senior Brother Yang, I’ll help you!” Ling Yin Qin said as she leapt
forward. She was a Third-Order Dao Source Realm cultivator, and if she
were to put her life on the line, she could exchange a few blows with a
First-Order Emperor Realm Master. It was unknown what the outcome
would be, but given the current situation, she was the only one here who
could help Yang Kai.

“There is no need for you to intervene. I’ll deal with him by myself. A
trivial First-Order Emperor Realm cultivator isn’t enough to give me
trouble,” Yang Kai turned around, smiling at them.

Ling Yin Qin and the others were dumbfounded.

An Emperor Realm Master was just something ‘trivial’ in Yang Kai’s

eyes?! Where did all his confidence come from?

“Don’t worry, I’ll catch up with you soon.” Seeing that Ling Yin Qin and
the others were no longer coming his way, Yang Kai grinned.

Then, he left the sea ship, and flew off to intercept Pang Guang.

Ling Yin Qin stood on the deck in a daze, but after a short moment of
hesitation, she gritted her teeth and shouted, “Let’s go!”
“But Senior Brother…” Liu Xian Yun was so anxious that she was
bordering on a panic attack.

Ling Yin Qin only spoke in a grave tone, however, “If we remain here,
we’ll just distract him. Your Senior Brother is far stronger than an
ordinary Dao Source Realm cultivator. Since he is this confident, I’m sure
he’ll be fine.”

Hearing her words, Liu Xian Yun recalled something. When a Third-
Order Emperor Realm Master chased after them outside of Marsh City,
Yang Kai managed to run away while carrying her along.

If even a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master couldn’t trouble him, what

hope did a First-Order Emperor Realm cultivator like Pang Guang have?

Considering all this, Liu Xian Yun relaxed. She turned and looked in
Yang Kai’s direction, praying for his well-being before turning back and
assisting Ling Yin Qin and the others to move the ship away from the
battlefield.

Above the sea surface, Pang Guang suddenly stopped, the distance
between him and Yang Kai about a couple dozen metres. He angrily
stared at Yang Kai, and seeing the carefree smile on his mortal enemy’s
face made him quite uncomfortable.

Becoming even angrier as time passed, Pang Guang roared, “Little brat,
you actually had the gall to stay here and wait for this King!”

Yang Kai grinned, “Since City Lord Pang is trying to seek death with all
his heart, I thought I’d give him a hand.

Hearing his words, Pang Guang laughed riotously, “Little brat, have you
lost your mind? This King is an Emperor, killing you will be as easy as
taking a breath!”

“What’s so great about the Emperor Realm?” Yang Kai curled his lips,
“It’s not like Emperor Realm cultivators can’t die. If their heads are
separated from their bodies, they’re as good as dead!”
Pang Guang was dumbfounded, sweeping his eyes over Yang Kai once
more, re-examining him before nodding, “I have to admit that your
courage is big, just like your tone.”

“Enough with this nonsense!” Yang Kai seemed impatient, “This Young
Master is in a hurry.”

Flicking his wrist, he summoned the Myriads Sword and raised it up to

point at Pang Guang, “You can either come here on your own or wait for
this Young Master to come over and kill you. Choose whatever you
prefer!”

“Waaah!” Pang Guang roared. He had never seen such an arrogant Dao
Source Realm cultivator before. In the past, all the Dao Source
cultivators he met were extremely respectful when dealing with him, none
daring to even breathe without his permission. He was the one looking
down on them. But today, the opposite happened.

Pang Guang seethed with rage, “If I don’t peel your skin off today, I am
not surnamed Pang!”

After shouting, he shot toward Yang Kai, his momentum soaring as

shockwaves spreading all around.

While in midair, he threw his fist toward Yang Kai. The fist’s shadow
instantly filled the sky, locking onto Yang Kai’s figure.

*Zheng…*

A melodious sword cry echoed as a sword encased in light expanded

out. Just like a dragon waking up from its slumber, bringing enormous
power with it, causing Pang Guang’s body to tremble.

*Hong hong hong…*

The loud sound of explosions echoed as the huge fist shadow that filled
the sky crumbled and a slash of light from the sword rushed towards
Pang Guang.
“Zi…” Pang Guang gasped, his expression changing quickly. He moved
his body sideways as the slash brushed past his flank, but the Sword Qi
still caused his whole body to sting with pain.

[He… How can he be this powerful?]

Pang Guang couldn’t believe what had just happened. He, an Emperor
Realm Master, had taken the initiative to attack; however, not only did he
fail to gain any advantage over his opponent, he was even injured. Was
this really the strength of a Dao Source Realm cultivator?

Pang Guang wished he could take his eyeballs out of his sockets and
stick them to Yang Kai’s body to see if he was actually an Emperor
Realm Master hiding his cultivation to toy with him.

While he was lost in thought, Yang Kai suddenly appeared in front of

him, an evil smile on his face as he punched out.

Strange Principle Strength lingered on this fist, which made Pang Guang
feel great pressure. He didn’t dare to be careless and threw a punch of
his own, putting all of his strength behind it.

*Hong…*

When the two fists collided, Pang Guang’s whole body trembled as he
felt a huge surge of power from the incoming attack, causing his blood to
boil and his footing to become unstable. Reeling back from the blow,
Pang Guang was forced to withdraw a thousand metres before
managing to regain his footing.

Yang Kai also flew backwards like a broken piece of cloth. His realm was
ultimately lower than Pang Guang’s, so it was commendable that their
first clash ended in a draw.

*Chi…*

Both of them stimulated their Qi to disperse their momentum. Their

expressions differed quite a bit at this time, with Yang Kai was still in high
spirits but remaining calm, while Pang Guang’s cool was gone. He
discovered that killing Yang Kai wouldn’t be as easy as he’d imagined.
Yang Kai did truly qualify to exchange blows with him.

Things didn’t go like this when they fought in his cave mansion the last
time. Although Pang Guang felt that Yang Kai was different from ordinary
Dao Source Realm cultivators, he didn’t seem this outrageous. But now,
just a few days later, Yang Kai’s strength seemed to have dramatically
increased.

[Don’t tell me this is the effect of the Heavenly Restoration Lotus?] This
thought suddenly flashed in Pang Guang’s mind.

This made him even angrier as that Heavenly Restoration Lotus should
have been his! If he had gotten his hands on it, not only would he have
recovered from his injuries, but he would have also advanced on his
Martial Dao. Unfortunately for him, this little brat had swallowed the lotus
flower whole.

“Let me tell you a secret!” Yang Kai’s voice suddenly echoed beside
Pang Guang’s ears.

Pang Guang was startled. Yang Kai was thousands of metres away just
a moment ago, yet now he was standing right beside him. In that short
instant, Pang Guang hadn’t even noticed him move!

[Just how fast is this brat!?]

As soon as he heard Yang Kai’s voice, Pang Guang summoned his

Emperor Artifact, which took the shape of a copper gong. When he
poured his Emperor Qi into it, the copper gong hummed and let out a
strange noise that seemed capable of disrupting one’s concentration.

A pitch-black light shot from the copper gong, heading for Yang Kai’s
waist. The speed of this beam of light was so great that it seemed
impossible to dodge.

But even so, it did not catch Yang Kai off guard.

Pang Guang felt a fluctuation of Space Principles at that moment and

witnessed Yang Kai disappearing from where he was standing. In the
next instant, Yang Kai’s voice came from a different side, “Yao Chang
Jun is dead!”

When he heard the name ‘Yao Chang Jun’, Pang Guang’s complexion
changed and he subconsciously thought that Yao Chang Jun was nearby
and didn’t even register the last part of the sentence at first.

After coming to his senses, he then blurted out, “How did he die?”

“Of course… I killed him!” Yang Kai laughed madly.

“Nonsense!” Pang Guang bellowed. He thought that Yang Kai was

deceiving him. He’d rather believe that the Heavens and Earth had
turned upside down than believe Yang Kai had killed Yao Chang Jun.

After all, the latter was a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master! Even Pang
Guang had to bow his head before such a Master. The mere thought of
Yang Kai, who was only a Third-Order Dao Source Realm brat, killing
such a powerhouse was beyond preposterous.

“You don’t believe me? In that case, why don’t you take a look at this?”
Yang Kai retreated a dozen or so metres and spun his wrist, summoning
the Five-Coloured Spear into his hand.

Pang Guang opened his eyes wide as he gazed at the Five-Coloured

Spear in shock. Then, he started shivering.

He had never seen this Five-Colour Spear before, but he could feel its
majestic aura.

To have such an aura, it had to be an Emperor Grade High-Rank

Artifact! Even his copper gong was inferior to it. Someone who
possessed this kind of Emperor Artifact was definitely a Third-Order
Emperor Realm Master, but the most important thing was that he could
feel Yao Chang Jun’s aura on this Five-Coloured Spear!
Chapter 2403 - Children Shouldn’t Look

The Five-Coloured Spear was definitely Yao Chang Jun’s Emperor

Artifact!

Emperor Artifacts were very rare, and even Emperor Realm Masters may
not have one. Each of them was regarded as a treasure, and the owner
wouldn’t easily part with it. Since his Emperor Artifact had appeared in
Yang Kai’s hand, it meant that Yao Chang Jun had very likely fallen!

No wonder Pang Guang didn’t see Yao Chang Jun after coming to the
Solitary Void Sealed World. He encountered Yang Kai, but not Yao
Chang Jun. The reason was now clear… It wasn’t that Yao Chang Jun
had been hiding too well, it was because he was no longer in this world!

However, Yang Kai was just a Dao Source Realm cultivator. How did he
manage to kill Yao Chang Jun? And if he didn’t kill him, how did he get
his hands on the Five-Coloured Spear?

Pang Guang looked at the Five-Coloured Spear in a daze. He was

unable to determine if Yang Kai was telling the truth or not.

Just as he was lost in thought, he felt a chill from behind. This chill came
out of nowhere, and by the time Pang Guang noticed it, it was too late to
dodge the attack.

Light flashed, accompanied by what seemed to be a tiger’s roar. Pang

Guang felt a sharp pain in his back, as well as an enormous force, which
made him lose his balance. He was pushed forward, spitting out a
mouthful of blood.

Before he could get a hold of himself, Yang Kai was already upon him, a
wicked grin on his face. Yang Kai raised his hand and punched out, his
fist covered in fluctuating Space Principle. Wherever this fist passed,
black cracks were left behind, like space itself was being shattered.

Pang Guang gasped as he pushed his Emperor Qi madly into his copper
gong to protect himself.

*Hong…*
With a loud explosion, light flickered wildly above the copper gong. From
the looks of it, the Emperor Artifact’s spirituality had been damaged,
which greatly pained Pang Guang.

However, it wasn’t the time to worry about his Emperor Artifact as Pang
Guang’s face paled, borrowing the force behind Yang Kai’s attack to put
some distance between them.

*Cila…*

A dangerous aura burst out alongside a muffled sound and the world
seemed to flash as a bolt of lightning shot out from somewhere and
accurately hit Pang Guang.

Pang Guang, an Emperor Realm Master, twitched nonstop after the bolt
of lightning hit him. His hair stood on end, and the smell of burned flesh
filled the air. He looked rather pitiful right now.

His expression seemed to crack as he forced himself to turn and look

sideways, his eyes widening right after.

He saw an eight-year-old girl that looked like a piece of fine carved jade,
her expression icy, holding a blue bead in her hand, riding a white tiger,
staring coldly at him.

Whether it was the little girl or the white tiger, they seemed to appear out
of nowhere. Pang Guang hadn’t sensed their presence at all, but it was
now clear that the surprise attacks he suffered just now were this pair’s
doing.

What surprised him the most was that the blue bead in the little girl’s
hand was a Thunder Attribute Emperor Artifact! Perhaps because her
cultivation wasn’t high enough, the little girl’s face was pale right now. It
seemed she’d consumed a lot of energy to use this Emperor Artifact.

[What the hell is going on?] Pang Guang couldn’t make sense of the
situation. Everything happening before his eyes was unbelievable.

At this time, someone shouted, “Pang Guang, this place is going to be

your burial ground. Just hurry up and die!”
Pang Guang was startled; he no longer dared to underestimate Yang
Kai. Although he came here with the intent of settling their old debts, he
didn’t expect to end up half-dead before even touching his enemy.

What’s more, the tiger-like Monster Beast gave off a Twelfth-Order aura,
meaning it was on par with an Emperor Realm cultivator, not something
he could deal with right now. As if that wasn’t enough, there was also
Yang Kai nearby, looking at him menacingly. Pang Guang’s current
situation was utterly hopeless!

Had he known earlier, he would have never come here. Staying behind
and cheering on Chi Ri would’ve been better!

Filled with regret, Pang Guang turned around, ready to flee.

“Solidify!” Yang Kai shouted as he saw through his intentions. Space

Principles converged, solidifying the surrounding space, making it difficult
for Pang Guang to move.

This slight delay was enough to decide his fate.

The White Tiger turned into a beam of light under Liu Yan’s command,
appearing beside Pang Guang, opening its bloody mouth and biting his
neck.

Pang Guang was scared out of his wits as he pushed his Emperor Qi to
protect his neck from being snapped into two halves. At the same time,
he started to struggle in an attempt to free himself from the White Tiger’s
maw.

“Get in here!” Yang Kai smiled coldly as he threw the Sealed World Bead
in his hand at Pang Guang.

Pang Guang, the White Tiger, and Liu Yan were all sucked inside. In the
next moment, Yang Kai also entered the Small Sealed World.

Somewhere in the Small Sealed World, Pang Guang used all of his
strength and even burned his Blood Essence to shake off the White
Tiger, but when he turned around, he was stunned.
The sea was nowhere to be seen. All around him was lush vegetation,
singing birds, the fragrance of flowers, and rich World Energy. This place
seemed to be a paradise.

[Am I already dead? Is this the next life?] Sweat dripped from Pang
Guang’s forehead.

Luckily, he saw Yang Kai, which calmed him down.

With everything he went through earlier, on top of his previous injuries

which had yet to heal, Pang Guang was in a rather sorry state at this
moment. He’d long lost the demeanor of an Emperor Realm Master.

Yang Kai sneered as he stared at Pang Guang as if he was looking at a

dead man.

Pang Guang’s eyes darted around, looking shaken as he muttered,

“What is this damned place?”

Yang Kai grinned, “Of course, this is your grave. Aren’t you moved by
this Young Master’s kindness? I chose such a wonderful place to bury
you. Others can only dream of having such an opportunity. City Lord
Pang, it seems your ancestors’ good deeds have paid off.”

[Paid off, your sister!] Pang Guang cursed inwardly. He was so angry
that his stomach started to hurt; however, he didn’t dare to curse out
loud.

He still continued to talk tough, though, “If you want to kill me, you’ll have
to show some skills first!”

He then looked at the White Tiger, his expression was one of worry.

He wasn’t really scared of Yang Kai. The one that worried him the most
was this White Tiger which gave off a Twelfth-Order aura. He still wasn’t
sure what this thing was as although it seemed to be a Monster Beast,
he couldn’t feel any vitality from it. It looked like a lifeless object, yet it
was so lifelike.
Yang Kai laughed, “Now that you’re here, your life is in this Young
Master’s hands. If I want you to live, you’ll live. If I want you to die, you’ll
die.”

“You’re speaking as if you’re the ruler of this world! Boy, be careful not to
get ahead of yourself!” Pang Guang said disdainfully.

Yang Kai snorted, “You said it right. In this place, I’m the absolute ruler!”

He then stretched out his hand, palming at Pang Guang from afar.

Pang Guang didn’t see him use any Secret Technique, nor did he sense
any energy fluctuations, yet when Yang Kai palmed down, Pang Guang
felt a huge pressure come from above. All the bones in his body crackled
as he was pushed downward.

Pang Guang exclaimed in shock, “You can actually mobilize the World
Force here?! That’s impossible!”

Not even the Ten Great Emperors could make use of World Force so
easily! There should not be anyone capable of controlling this power in
this world. Yet, Yang Kai was able to do just that. After the World Force
struck his body, Pang Guang could barely lift a finger.

Pang Guang’s eyes trembled as he was absolutely terrified. Under this

huge pressure, he couldn’t move at all, feeling like his body was about to
be smashed to pieces.

He wanted to resist, but he couldn’t muster his strength.

“Don’t kill him. Give him to me.” A booming voice echoed, causing Pang
Guang’s eardrums to tingle.

Still in a daze, he raised his head and looked in the voice’s direction. In
the next moment, his heart skipped a beat.

A colossal, human-shaped stone giant was sitting cross-legged not too

far from him, its eyes, which were bigger than a house, staring at him
with great interest.
The voice just now belonged to this stone giant.

Even the soles of Pang Guang’s feet twitched. Earlier, he mistook this
stone giant for a hill, but little did he expect that it was actually alive and
could even speak!

Moreover, the stone giant looked at him like a hungry wolf, its expression
instilling great fear in Pang Guang.

Yang Kai raised his brow as he gazed at his Embodiment, “You want to
do that? Isn’t that a bit too cruel?”

Embodiment grinned, “I have to once in a while! You killed so many

Emperor Realm cultivators, yet you sent none here. Since I managed to
bump into one, I can’t just let him get away!”

Yang Kai pondered, then nodded, “All right, let’s do it your way.”

He looked at Pang Guang with some pity before disappearing, leaving

the Small Sealed World.

“Where are you going?! What were you talking about just now?!” Pang
Guang shouted. For some reason, he felt very uncomfortable, as if what
was about to happen was something worse than death, causing his face
to lose all colour.

He didn’t know what this stone giant wanted to do, but judging from Yang
Kai’s words and the last gaze he gave him before leaving, it was
obviously nothing good.

While he was panicking, he noticed that the light above his head was
blocked. Turning his eyes up with difficulty, he saw a giant palm coming
down on him. Pang Guang bellowed, “Stop, get away from me!”

The Embodiment ignored him, simply grabbing him and lifting him up,
dropping him in his other palm before saying in a low voice, “Close your
eyes. Children shouldn’t look, or they’ll be traumatized.”

Pang Guang, “…”

The Embodiment continued in a low voice, his expression solemn,
“Heaven Devouring… Battle Law!”
Chapter 2404 - Seriously Wounded Bing Yun

As the ship kept moving at a fast pace alongside the sea surface, Liu
Xian Yun and the others stood on the deck, looking into the distance with
worried expressions.

Suddenly, Ling Yin Qin saw something and pointed in a certain direction,
“There’s someone over there!”

Hearing this, Liu Xian Yun, Fan Xin, and the others steadied themselves
and also looked in that direction. Sure enough, there was a beam of light
over there, and it was moving towards them.

“Prepare for the worse. Be ready to fight!” Ling Yin Qin shouted. After her
order, everyone focused and started to circulate their Source Qi.

If the one coming over was Yang Kai, it would be perfect, but if it was
Pang Guang, they’d have to fight with everything they had.

Soon, the beam of light was close enough for them to see clearly and Liu
Xian exclaimed happily, “It’s Senior Brother! It’s Senior Brother!”

When she saw that the one amidst the light was Yang Kai, she felt as if a
huge stone was lifted off her chest.

As soon as Yang Kai landed on the deck, everyone hurried to greet him,
their expressions joyful. Liu Xian Yun sized him up from head to toe,
afraid that he might be hurt.

At first glance, Yang Kai didn’t seem to be injured. In fact, he was

glowing with health and vigour, which made everyone feel slightly at a
loss.

Earlier, he’d stayed behind to fight Pang Guang, who was an Emperor
Realm Master. Even if he managed to escape, his condition shouldn’t be
this good, right?

“What about Pang Guang?” Ling Yin Qin asked in confusion. At the
same time, she glanced in the direction Yang Kai had come from, afraid
that Pang Guang would come after them again.
Yang Kai grinned, “Don’t worry. He’s dead.”

“Dead?” Ling Yin Qin opened her eyes wide as she blurted out, “How did
he die?”

Then, she realized that was a silly question. Yang Kai had stayed behind
to fight Pang Guang; since he was here, and Pang Guang was not, it
was pretty obvious what had happened. Yang Kai had killed him!

As she came to this conclusion, she was thoroughly shocked.

Although she’d previously seen Yang Kai kill other cultivators in the Dao
Source Realm very easily, she did not expect that he could also kill
someone in the Emperor Realm. What kind of Heaven-defying Secret Art
or Secret Technique was he cultivating? What kind of artifact did he have
that allowed him to accomplish such a thing?

Yang Kai explained, “That guy was already seriously injured and far from
his peak condition. He overestimated himself and died as a result.”

Hearing his explanation, Ling Yin Qin heaved a sigh of relief. It turned
out that Pang Guang was already injured! This made much more sense
because Yang Kai slaying an Emperor Realm Master in peak condition
was simply too strange.

Still, she had no choice but to acknowledge Yang Kai’s incredible

strength. An injured Emperor Realm Master was still an Emperor Realm
Master. As the saying went, a starved camel was still bigger than a
horse. The fact that Yang Kai managed to kill Pang Guang made him the
greatest Dao Source Realm cultivator she had ever seen.

“Alchemist Yang, what about my Honoured Master?” Fan Xin asked,

filled with worry, “Do you know what has happened on her side?”

Yang Kai glanced at Fan Xin and tried to console her, “You don’t need to
worry about Senior Bing Yun, she will be fine. Let’s continue with our
journey. Senior Bing Yun will catch up with us when she’s finished with
her business.”
Seeing him so confident, Fan Xin and the other disciples of Ice Heart
Pavilion calmed down. They now felt that their Honoured Master would
be able to deal with Chi Ri without too many problems.

Everyone returned to the cabin, and the trip continued.

The next few days passed peacefully, and nothing major happened.
They did encounter some Sea Beasts with poor judgement, but with
Yang Kai’s help, these beasts were easily dispatched.

At this time, they were very far from Clear Sky Island, already in the
depths of the Solitary Void Sea.

Yet, even after all this time, Bing Yun was nowhere to be seen.

Fan Xin and the others became anxious once again, wondering what
might have happened to their Honoured Master.

Yang Kai was also puzzled. Bing Yun had recovered to her peak, and
she had several High-Rank Hundred Revolutions Emperor Yuan Pills
he’d refined for her, so it should be impossible for her to lose to Chi Ri.

He thought that Bing Yun would make Chi Ri retreat fairly quickly, and
then converge with them, but things didn’t seem to be going according to
his predictions.

Chi Ri turned out to be tougher than he’d expected!

Yang Kai already knew the location of the exit to this Sealed World
thanks to Bing Yun. Therefore, even if the latter didn’t return, he could
leave this place with the others; however, Bing Yun was the Ancestral
Founder of Ice Heart Valley, and they came from the same Star Field, so
there was a certain amount of fate between them and Yang Kai didn’t
want to leave her behind if possible. He hoped to return to the Star
Boundary together with her.

These past few days, he’d been standing on the deck both to guard
against the Sea Beasts’ surprise attacks and to spot Bing Yun at the
quickest time.
But after five days, Yang Kai still hadn’t caught sight of her.

Later on the fifth day, he was standing on the deck and looking into the
distance when Fan Xin rushed out of the cabin, “Alchemist Yang!”

“What’s the matter?” Seeing her worried expression, Yang Kai was
startled. He didn’t know what might have caused her to be this flustered.

Fan Xin said in a hurry, “Honoured Master sent a distress signal. She’s in
trouble!”

She then gave a communication artifact to Yang Kai.

Yang Kai’s expression changed as he grabbed the artifact and swept it

with his Divine Sense. After confirming the information Fan Xin gave him,
he turned around and flew out, “I’ll go meet her!”

Space Principles fluctuated and Yang Kai’s body quickly teleported

away.

Fan Xin wanted to go with him, but Yang Kai was gone before she could
even open her mouth to speak.

Three thousand kilometres away from the ship, a dim beam of light was
flying over the sea. The light was flickering, as if it could go out at any
moment. Shrouded in this light was the silhouette of a young woman. It
was none other than Bing Yun.

At this time, she looked quite pitiful, her pure white clothes dyed red with
blood, and her face was as pale as a sheet of paper. The Qi in her body
was flowing chaotically. She was clearly a lamp that was running out of
oil.

A Third-Order Emperor Realm Master like her would very rarely

encounter such a dangerous situation. In fact, she’d never been injured
so heavily ever since reaching the Emperor Realm. As she was in the
middle of the sea, there was no place where she could stop to rest. The
Sea Beasts below had even been attracted by the smell of blood and
were chasing after her relentlessly.
As time passed by, more and more Sea Beasts gathered.

Bing Yun tried to hold on and pushed herself to move forward, but when
she noticed that she was reaching her limit, she sent a distress signal to
her disciples.

As the last wisp of energy left her body, Bing Yun gazed into the
distance, her heart filled with desolation.

After leaving Heng Luo Star Field and arriving in the Star Boundary, she
had cultivated diligently, eventually reaching the Third-Order Emperor
Realm, but now it seemed she was going to become food for the fishes.
Dying like this was truly unsightly.

But even at this critical moment, she hadn’t lost her calm and wasn’t
flustered in the slightest. It was as if what she was facing wasn’t death
but the journey of life.

The flickering light around her finally died out and Bing Yun no longer
had the strength to move forward, her body gently swaying as it fell
towards the sea head-first.

Down below, the Sea Beasts that had been chasing after her all this time
noticed their prey’s condition and started to seethe with enthusiasm,
opening their huge mouths and waiting for their meal to fall down.

Just as Bing Yun was about to fall into the jaws of a Sea Beast, a figure
appeared beside her, catching her and flying away.

Yang Kai needed but a glance to see that Bing Yun was in terrible
shape. Whatever part of her body he touched was ice-cold and soaked
with blood.

He frowned, “How is this possible?”

He didn’t expect that Bing Yun would end up in such a state after her
fight with Chi Ri. He wasn’t sure if Chi Ri was dead or alive, but if Bing
Yun was reduced to such a state, Chi Ri couldn’t possibly have fared any
better. Even if he was alive, he shouldn’t have the strength to pursue
them.
While in Yang Kai’s arms, Bing Yun weakly opened her eyes and
glanced at him. She seemed to have realized that Yang Kai had saved
her and shot him a grateful look while saying weakly, “I want to treat my
wounds. Bring me back with you.”

Her voice was extremely weak, and Yang Kai wouldn’t have heard her if
they weren’t so close.

“Senior, don’t worry, just focus on recovering.” Yang Kai nodded, his
expression serious. Then, he noticed that Bing Yun had closed her
beautiful eyes and fallen unconscious.

He frowned and headed in the ship’s direction, reaching it a few minutes

later.

Fan Xin and the others had been waiting on the deck, filled with worry.
When they saw the unconscious Bing Yun in Yang Kai’s arms, they fell
into a panic.

Yang hurried to speak, “Senior’s life isn’t in danger, she’s just very weak.
I gave her some pills to treat her wounds already. Junior Sister Fan,
bring Senior to the cabin and take care of her.”

“Yes!” Fan Xin didn’t offer any objections or ask any questions. At this
time, she was ready to follow his every order. After carefully taking Bing
Yun from Yang Kai’s arms, she hurried to bring her to the cabin with the
other disciples of Ice Heart Pavilion.

When they left, Ling Yin Qin stepped forward and asked, “What about
Chi Ri? Do you know his current situation?”

Yang Kai shook his head, “I didn’t see him, but if Senior Bing Yun was
reduced to this state, Chi Ri isn’t going to be in better shape. Don’t worry,
he won’t be able to chase after us.”

Hearing this, Ling Yin Qin heaved a sigh of relief.

If Chi Ri were to come after them, none of the people aboard would be
able to stop him. Even if Yang Kai had killed Pang Guang, he wouldn’t
stand a chance against Chi Ri; after all, Chi Ri was a Third-Order
Emperor Realm Master!

The ship continued its journey. Due to Bing Yun being seriously
wounded, everyone was in low spirits. The disciples of Ice Heart Pavilion
didn’t leave the ship’s cabin for the next few days as they were busy
tending to Bing Yun.

Yang Kai didn’t go to disturb them as Bing Yun’s recovery was likely at a
critical moment. As she was a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master, she
definitely had some profound methods to treat her wounds. There was
no need for him to worry.
Chapter 2405 - Critical Moment

Three days later, Bing Yun regained consciousness. The first thing she
did was to ask Fan Xin to call Yang Kai over.

Yang Kai knocked on the door and entered the side room. Bing Yun sat
cross-legged on the bed, her face still pale. She’d spent three days
adjusting her breathing and treating her wounds, so her condition was
much better than before, but she still needed some time to completely
recover.

Seeing Yang Kai, she smiled lightly and beckoned with her hand, “Come
here.”

Yang Kai arrived beside the bed and asked with concern, “Senior, how
do you feel?”

“I’m fine, but I’ll need some time to recover. This time, I must really thank
you.”

If not for Yang Kai coming over at the right time, she would have become
food for the fishes, which definitely wasn’t how she wanted to die. A
Master like her would rather die at the hands of another Master than
becoming food for Sea Beasts.

Yang Kai shook his head, “Senior was able to come back safely by
relying on her own strength. I didn’t do anything.”

After a short moment, he asked nervously, “Is Chi Ri still alive?”

Bing Yun said calmly, “He’s dead.”

Despite already knowing that Chi Ri wouldn’t be in better shape than

Bing Yun, Yang Kai still sighed in relief when he heard the news of the
former’s death. With Chi Ri dead, no one could stop them from leaving
the Solitary Void World. The only obstacle now were the dangers hidden
in the sea. As long as they could get past these obstacles, they would
reach the exit.
“Those Hundred Revolutions Emperor Yuan Pills you refined for me are
the reason I won this fight,” Bing Yun shot him a grateful look, “When Chi
Ri revealed his real strength, we were equally matched. If not for your
pills, which allowed me to recover my energy, I wouldn’t have been able
to cut him down at the critical moment. Thank you.”

These words of gratitude came from the bottom of her heart.

Yang Kai was surprised. He didn’t expect that the Hundred Revolutions
Emperor Yuan Pills he refined would decide the outcome of the battle.
Back then, he refined those pills just to be on the safe side. In hindsight,
it was a really wise move! Without the pills, it wasn’t guaranteed that Bing
Yun could come back, and even if she did manage to kill Chi Ri, she
would likely have had to perish together with him.

“For the next few days, I won’t be able to use my strength as I want to
avoid leaving hidden dangers in my body. You’ll have to be a little more
careful for the rest of the trip. Unless there’s really no alternative, I won’t
be taking action,” Bing Yun said sternly.

Yang Kai nodded, “Senior, you can treat your wounds with peace of
mind. I’ll make sure to bring everyone out safely.”

A smile appeared on Bing Yun’s pale face, “You are really reliable. I’ll be
waiting for good news then.”

As Bing Yun had to treat her wounds still, Yang Kai didn’t linger for long.
After chatting for a while, he excused himself.

Two days later, magnificent waterspouts appeared on the sea’s surface

and Yang Kai summoned the Sea King Shuttle, moving everyone into it.

If they wanted to leave the Solitary Void Sealed World, the Sea King
Shuttle was the only way. Without it, they wouldn’t be able to reach the
exit.

Yang Kai had already refined the Sea King Shuttle, memorizing how to
use its barriers and Spirit Arrays; therefore, they had no problem
navigating.
Unlike the ship they were on before, the Sea King Shuttle traveled
underwater, which was also how it avoided the powerful waterspouts on
the surface.

Its speed wasn’t slow, either. In fact, it was slightly faster than the sea
ship Yang Kai used earlier.

Sang De’s nameless Master was very attentive when refining this Sea
King Shuttle; he’d engraved countless useful Spirit Arrays on it, so even
if they were below the sea, they could easily sail forward. The people in
the shuttle could also see the beautiful scenery outside, but as there
wasn’t much light underwater, they couldn’t see too far.

The multi-coloured schools of fish and the big and small Sea Beasts
shuttling back and forth amazed the people on board for the next few
days. Although Ling Yin Qin and her crew would visit the sea all year
round, it was their first time seeing the scenery underwater like this, so
they were also looking with great interest.

They encountered no turbulence along the way, and the Sea Beasts that
came to cause trouble once in a while were repelled by the Crystal
Cannon installed on the Sea King Shuttle. The cannon’s power was
huge, but so was its consumption of energy. Firing one round consumed
ten thousand Mid-Rank Source Crystals. Luckily, Yang Kai didn’t lack
Source Crystals, which allowed Jiao Yi, the one in charge of operating
the cannon, to fire as much as he wanted. All the Sea Beasts that dared
to approach were repelled, and those that were too weak were directly
turned into minced meat; not even their bone’s remained intact. Even the
strong ones were forced to run with their tails between their legs, none of
them was able to get close to the Sea King Shuttle.

Everyone was in high spirits since the trip was proceeding well.

After navigating underwater for a month, no one knew how far they’d
travelled; however, they had yet to reach the exit. The people on board
couldn’t help but feel a little anxious.

One day, while revising the route, Yang Kai heard a crack. Startled, he
released his Divine Sense to investigate.
Ling Yin Qin’s expression also changed as she asked in a hurry, “Senior
Brother Yang, did the Sea King Shuttle just break? Why did I hear that
sound?”

Yang Kai’s face darkened, “There’s a crack in the hull.”

Ling Yin Qin was startled, “What do we do now? If the Sea King Shuttle
collapses, we’ll have nowhere to escape!”

They were deep in the sea, and if the Sea King Shuttle broke, they could
forget about reaching the surface. Even if they did manage to reach the
surface, the countless powerful waterspouts would rip them apart, turning
this place into their graves. Even a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master
couldn’t get past this barrier, let alone mere Dao Source Realm
cultivators like them.

“Don’t worry, the shuttle can still hold on for a while longer,” Yang Kai
comforted Ling Yin Qin, but deep down, he didn’t feel so confident. He
hadn’t built this Sea King Shuttle, so he wasn’t sure how long it could
last.

“How far are we from the exit?” Ling Yin Qin asked.

“I’m not sure, but we should be close,” Yang Kai pointed at the
projections formed by the Spirit Arrays in the cabin and said, “The
number of Sea Beasts started to decrease yesterday, and in the last two
hours, I didn’t see a single one. In addition, the pressure around us is
getting stronger and stronger. There’s an abnormal current that is
converging somewhere, so as long as we follow that current, we should
reach the exit.”

Ling Yin Qin looked at him, “How confident are you?”

“Around seventy percent!” Yang Kai said solemnly.

Ling Yin Qin gently nodded, no longer asking any questions. She knew
that it was pointless to continue with this discussion. The only thing they
could do now was to pray that the Sea King Shuttle wouldn’t break until
they’d reached the exit.
After listening to their conversation, the others also realized the gravity of
the situation. The atmosphere in the shuttle changed, and everyone
became anxious as they started to pray in their hearts.

Yang Kai operated the Sea King Shuttle and made it change direction to
follow the current.

Half a day later, another crackle echoed somewhere in the shuttle,

causing everyone to become even more uneasy.

As the Sea King Shuttle moved forward, the water current around them
became more and more violent while the outside pressure increased as
well, causing the ship to creak nonstop.

Yang Kai’s mind was connected to the Sea King Shuttle, so he knew that
the vehicle was suffering more and more damage and it would last half a
day at most before getting destroyed. He cursed Sang De’s Master in his
heart. That old bastard didn’t put in enough effort when refining this ship,
producing a defective product that might just doom them!

However, there was no turning back now so Yang Kai could only
concentrate and make the Sea King Shuttle advance at full speed.

Almost half a day later, Yang Kai was closely watching the water flow
around them when he suddenly shook. Staring at the projection created
by an outside observation Spirit Array, he exclaimed, “We’ve arrived!”

Hearing his words, everyone followed his eyes and looked at the
projection. There, in the depths of the sea, they saw a giant vortex
spinning rapidly. The vortex seemed capable of devouring the Heavens
and Earth, and just looking at it was enough to make them feel as if they
were suffocating. If they really rushed into this vortex, perhaps not even
their bones would be left intact.

“Senior Brother Yang… is that really the exit?” Ling Yin Qin’s pretty face
paled as she gulped.

Yang Kai didn’t reply but turned to look at Bing Yun, who had come here
after hearing the news.
Bing Yun nodded, “That’s the exit. As long as we can enter, we can
leave the Solitary Void Sealed World.

Seeing her brimming with confidence, all the onlookers were freed from
their worries. Even if they didn’t know where she’d gotten this
information, she was a Third-Order Emperor Realm Master, and it was
unlikely that she would deceive them.

“I can feel Space Principle fluctuations coming from within that vortex,”
Yang Kai added.

As he was proficient in the Dao of Space, he was much more sensitive to

Space Principles than other people. The insides of this huge vortex
seemed to be connected to another space, which made it impossible for
his Divine Sense to investigate what lay on the other side.

“We’ll soon reach the location on the other side. We might appear
anywhere in the Star Boundary, even somewhere dangerous, so it’s best
to be extra cautious,” Bing Yun urged.

“Understood,” Liu Xian Yun and the others nodded.

*Kacha…*

At that time, a sharp noise echoed all around them.

Hearing the noise, everyone on board paled.

Yang Kai called out in alarm, “This is bad! The Sea King Shuttle is
collapsing!”

At the same time, he tried his best to control the shuttle and have it
plunge into the vortex.

As soon as they got close to it though, the Sea King Shuttle started
spinning wildly. This artifact that Sang De’s Master had spent his whole
life refining was quickly smashed to pieces, and the mental connection
between Yang Kai and the shuttle vanished.
Screams echoed as Fan Xin and the others were scared out of their wits,
frightened that they would fail and die after coming so close to
succeeding.

At the critical moment, powerful waves of energy spread all around them,
turning into an invisible barrier that protected them from the rampaging
water current.

Yang Kai turned his head to see a serious-looking Bing Yun. The
Emperor Qi in her tender body was flowing out rapidly, protecting
everyone as she carried them toward the centre of the vortex.