The matters of the North Region had already been settled, so there was no need for him to worry about the aftermath. With Hua Qingsi in charge and the cooperation of the other three families, it wouldn’t take long to resolve everything.
Counting the time, Yang Kai and Hua Qingsi greeted each other before leading Bian Yuqing through the Space Array to the Azure Sun Temple.
Without returning to his own Spirit Sword Peak, he flew directly to the Spirit Jade Peak where Qiu Ran was.
This was the first time Bian Yuqing had come to Azure Sun Temple, so she couldn’t help feeling somewhat curious. Looking around, she secretly compared Azure Sun Temple to her own High Heaven Palace and found that the environment of Azure Sun Temple was slightly worse than her own.
She came from the Southern Domain, and the Blue Feather Sect she used to belong to was just an inferior Sect, not even having a single Emperor Realm master. On the other hand, the Azure Sun Temple was one of the top Sects in the Southern Domain, far stronger than the Blue Feather Sect, so it was only natural that she held great respect for the Azure Sun Temple. If she was still in the Blue Feather Sect, she would never have been qualified to enter the Azure Sun Temple, but now that she was the Second Manager of High Heaven Palace, she had the qualifications to observe the Azure Sun Temple from a different perspective.
Staring at the dashing figure in front of her, she secretly rejoiced that she had met a noble. If she hadn’t met Yang Kai, how could she have had the ability to break through to the Emperor Realm? She was afraid that she would have been killed outside Spirit Lake Palace, not to mention that she now held great power. In the entire High Heaven Palace, she was only below Yang Kai and Hua Qingsi, a true Second Chief Manager.
A guest came to Spirit Jade Peak and Qiu Ran woke up from his meditation to summon Yang Kai and Bian Yuqing.
After introducing the two parties, Bian Yuqing bowed respectfully, “Greetings, Vice Temple Master Qiu.”
She had also heard of Qiu Ran’s great name before. The Vice Temple Master of the Azure Sun Temple was a true master. Before coming here, she had been a bit nervous about meeting this great figure whom she had never met before, so naturally she had thought a lot about him. But after seeing him for the first time, she realized that he was nothing more than this. Suddenly, she realized that she was no longer the same person she was in the past. She had spent most of her time in High Heaven Palace and had even seen the three Monster Kings. A 2nd order Emperor Realm master was no longer able to give her much pressure.
“Second Chief Manager,” Qiu Ran cupped his fists and greeted.
Yang Kai said, “Senior Brother Qiu, please discuss the details of the cooperation with Second Chief Manager Bian, I won’t accompany you.”
The main reason he had brought Bian Yuqing here was because he wanted to cooperate with Azure Sun Temple. Gao Xueting had mentioned this matter before, so since it was brought up by Gao Xueting, he naturally couldn’t ignore it, lest he give that woman another chance to use it against him. Hua Qingsi was currently in charge of the matters of the Northern Domain and had no time to spare, so the matter of negotiating with Azure Sun Temple naturally fell to Bian Yuqing.
Qiu Ran was stunned, “Such a big matter, does Junior Brother Yang not need to make the decision himself?” The meaning behind his words was, if you were to bring a Second Chief Manager here to discuss with me, could it really represent your intentions? This involved a lot of benefits, so it would be awkward if you didn’t admit to it after the negotiations were settled. He had seen Yang Kai haggling with him.
Yang Kai laughed heartily, “Senior Brother Qiu, don’t worry, as long as you agree, I have no objections.” How could Qiu Ran know about his recent big movements in the North Region? Although cooperating with Azure Sun Temple would bring him a lot of benefits, Yang Kai no longer cared about it. Moreover, he had also cooperated with Violet Source Chamber of Commerce. Violet Source Chamber of Commerce was a business, while Azure Sun Temple was just a sidekick. If he wasn’t a guest Elder of Azure Sun Temple, how could he have brought such benefits here?
Turning around and walking out, he turned around and said, “Second Chief Manager, if there’s a suitable place, you should give in a bit. After all, I am an Elder of the Azure Sun Temple.”
“Yes!” Bian Yuqing replied respectfully.
Qiu Ran wore a gratified look on his face. Yang Kai’s words in front of him had undoubtedly given him a good impression, so he thought that it was better to be on his side.
Immediately, Qiu Ran and Bian Yuqing began discussing in detail.
Yang Kai, on the other hand, went straight to Gao Xueting’s Purple Bamboo Peak and asked her about the Southern Domain Martial Meeting. After learning that there were still three days to go, he had plenty of time and went to find Murong Xiaoxiao and Xiao Baiyi to reminisce about the past. He had come and gone in a hurry a few days ago, so he didn’t have time to say much.
Murong Xiaoxiao was quite friendly and her personality was quite good. Everyone had known each other since the Principle Source Stage and had been promoted all the way to become Azure Sun Temple's Elders.
Xiao Baiyi, on the other hand, was quite annoyed. His expression was even colder than Ji Yao’s, as if Yang Kai owed him a few million and wanted to drive him out after just a few words, making Yang Kai want to beat him up.
Since it was not convenient for him to stay, Yang Kai left angrily.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Early in the morning, the sun was shining brightly and all living things were in full bloom. On top of a Spirit Peak, several dozen figures were standing, the one leading them wearing a purple shirt was particularly eye-catching.
Yang Kai flew over and stopped in mid-air. When he saw the purple-robed man, he was slightly startled and cupped his fists, “Greetings, Temple Master.”
The purple-robed man was none other than Temple Master Wen Zishan, who wore a warm smile on his face and stood with his hands behind his back, giving off an air of elegance. When he heard Yang Kai’s voice, he smiled and nodded, “Thank you, Elder Yang.”
“It is this subordinate’s duty to help the Azure Sun Temple,” Yang Kai said seriously.
It couldn’t be helped. In the North Region’s High Heaven Palace, he was a Palace Master, but here he was a guest Elder, so he still had to show some courtesy.
“Wait a moment, Little Xueting hasn’t arrived yet. Sigh, women are so troublesome, even going out so slowly.”
As soon as these words came out, many people glared at him, even Murong Xiaoxiao, who had come here a long time ago, pouted. Having been called out for no reason, her mood naturally became quite ugly.
Wen Zishan seemed to have also realized this and reached out to grab the stubble on his chin, raising his head to look at the sky with a face full of vicissitudes, “Today’s wind is quite noisy.”
“Elder Luo, Elder Xiao, Elder Murong,” Yang Kai and the other three Emperor Realm masters greeted one by one. Xiao Baiyi and Murong Xiaoxiao naturally didn’t need to be mentioned, while Luo Chen was a middle-aged man with a cold expression.
Yang Kai wasn’t familiar with him, but because this person’s personality was quite cold, he didn’t interact much with the Elders of the Azure Sun Temple. Yang Kai only knew of this person, but he had never interacted with him before.
The three of them also returned the greetings.
“Are these the disciples who are participating in this Martial Meeting?” Yang Kai raised his head and looked towards the several dozen people standing behind him.
The several dozen disciples all cupped their fists, “Greetings, Elder Yang.”
There were several dozen Principle Source Stage masters, Void King Realm, and even Void Return Stage masters among them. After all, the Southern Domain Martial Meeting was divided into several grades. The Principle Source Stage is compared with Principle Source Stage cultivators, the Void King Realm with another Void King Realm, and the Void Return Stage were all the same, so the Azure Sun Temple naturally had to select the best cultivators from each level to participate.
The dozen or so people in the first row were naturally Principle Source Stage cultivators, followed by Void King Realm and Void Return Stage cultivators.
Yang Kai nodded with a smile and found that many of them were familiar faces. It seemed that they had participated in the Four Seasons Land Trial together, but they had not interacted much with each other and were only familiar with each other face. Back then, everyone was a Principle SourceStage, but now Yang Kai has become an Emperor Realm. Breaking through to the Emperor Realm was not a simple matter, and many of them had been stuck at the 3rd order Principle Source Stage their entire lives.
Xia Sheng, Xiao Baiyi, and Murong Xiaoxiao were able to advance to the Emperor Realm because of their outstanding aptitude and comprehension, and also because they had obtained some benefits from the Four Seasons Land and the Star Fragments Sea.
Looking around, Yang Kai’s eyes suddenly stopped on a young man’s face, because he really knew this person and knew his name.
Xue Yi!
In the past, when Yang Kai and Qin Chaoyang first came to the Azure Sun Temple with Hongchen Token, they had asked for a place to enter the Four Seasons Land. Since the Hongchen Token had been issued, the Azure Sun Temple couldn’t refuse, so they had naturally given a place to enter. However, the spots to enter the Four Seasons Land had already been allocated, and the Azure Sun Temple had also given one away, so naturally there was one less disciple.
The spot belonged to this Xue Yi.
When the news spread, Xue Yi refused to accept it and even fought with Yang Kai, but in the end, he was no match for him.
Many years ago, if Yang Kai hadn’t seen this person, he wouldn’t have been able to remember. As their eyes met, Xue Yi’s expression became somewhat awkward, as if he had just learned his shame and decided to act bravely. Back then, they were both Principle Source Stage masters, but now that Yang Kai had become an Emperor Realm, Xue Yi was still in the Principle Sourcec Stage, so he couldn’t help feeling somewhat awkward.
Yang Kai, on the other hand, smiled lightly, realizing that this guy had not wasted his time these past few years. In the past, he was only a 2nd order Principle Source Stage cultivator, but now he was a 3rd order Principle Source Stage cultivator, and the position he was standing at was extremely close to the front. Obviously, he was someone the Azure Sun Temple had high hopes for.
As he reminisced about the past, the two’s eyes met for a moment before Xue Yi let out a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Yang Kai would settle the score with him later. Now that their identities were different, if Yang Kai really wanted to make things difficult for him, he could not resist.
At this moment, a streak of light flew over from Purple Bamboo Peak and stopped in front of everyone.
Wen Zishan’s eyes lit up, “Little Xueting is dressed so beautifully today, is she preparing to get married? This is truly a cause for celebration!”
“Shut your smelly mouth!” Gao Xueting coldly glared at Wen Zishan, not giving him any face.
Wen Zishan said, “Aiya, why are you so fierce? Be careful that no one dares to marry you, otherwise you’ll become an old woman.”
Gao Xueting’s gaze became colder, and she had the urge to stab him to death as she coldly snorted, “None of your business.” A beautiful woman like her was actually forced to utter such vulgarities, showing just how bad her mood was.
The group of disciples lowered their heads and stared at the two of them, listening to their argument.
Luo Chen lowered his head to look at the ground while Xiao Baiyi looked up at the sky. Murong Xiaoxiao was carefully examining her fingers, seemingly hesitating whether she should cut them or not. Yang Kai came over and casually praised, “Junior Sister’s fingers are very beautiful.”
Murong Xiaoxiao’s face turned red as she didn’t know where to put her hand.
Everyone turned to look at him, and Yang Kai also realized that he had made a mistake, causing his expression to twitch.
Fortunately, Gao Xueting asked, “Is everyone here?”
Xiao Baiyi nodded, “Everyone is here.”
“Since everyone is here, let’s set out.” Saying so, she took the lead and flew forward.
A group of people followed closely behind.
Wen Zishan was stunned for a moment before rubbing his chin and saying, “It seems like… I am not the Palace Master.”
...
TO BE CONTINUED...
Martial Peak