The ceremony only lasted for a day, but it wasn’t until three days later that Rakshasa Sect finally calmed down and sent away all the guests. During these three days, Yang Kai had been constantly circling around the various Emperor Realm masters. Since he had become a guest Elder of Rakshasa Sect, he could only use this ceremony as a bridge for Rakshasa Sect to build a good relationship with many other Sects.
Such an outcome caused Tao Yingruo and the others to be overjoyed. It could be said that the goal of hiring Yang Kai as a Guest Elder had already been achieved. From now on, throughout the entire Southern Domain, no one would dare to provoke Rakshasa Sect, and with Yang Kai’s golden reputation, Rakshasa Sect only needed to develop step by step and there would always be a chance for them to rise again.
This wasn’t something Yang Kai needed to consider. He had High Heaven Palace and was only protecting Rakshasa Sect because of Yu Zhuo, so it was impossible for him to stay here for long.
Originally, after the ceremony ended, Yang Kai had planned to leave. After all, he had left behind the Space Array, so if Rakshasa Sect had any trouble, Tao Yingruo could have gone to High Heaven Palace to ask for help. However, because of the matter with the forbidden area in the mountain valley, Yang Kai had no choice but to delay his departure until the full moon of next month.
Rakshasa Peak, Tao Yingruo, and a few other Principle Source Stage Junior Sisters had arrived. After Ran Yirou reported to them, Yang Kai received them in the guest hall.
The five Principle Source Stage masters lined up in a row below, and after paying their respects, Tao Yingruo said, “Elder Yang’s great kindness will never be forgotten by Rakshasa Sect. In the future, if Elder Yang has any orders, Rakshasa Sect will not hesitate to obey.”
Yang Kai raised his hand to help them up and waved his hand, “Representing Sect Master is too serious. I am now a member of Rakshasa Sect, it is my duty.”
Tao Yingruo said gratefully, “Rakshasa Sect is truly fortunate to be able to obtain Elder Yang.” As she spoke, she shot a glance towards Qin Pei.
Qin Pei stepped forward and respectfully handed over a Space Ring.
“This is…” Yang Kai took it and looked at her suspiciously.
Qin Pei said, “This is a congratulatory gift from the various guests who have come to attend the ceremony. Disciples have collected a number of jade plates to see if there is anything missing.”
Originally, this kind of congratulatory gift could have been left behind to Rakshasa Sect, but Tao Yingruo and the others knew about their own family’s affairs, when people sent this gift, it wasn’t for Rakshasa Sect’s face, but for Yang Kai’s. Naturally, these things couldn’t be left behind, so they handed over everything.
“There really is quite a lot of good stuff here,” Yang Kai casually glanced over it and smiled, not rejecting it as he put away the Space Ring. This was an unimaginable amount of wealth to the entire Rakshasa Sect, but to him, it was nothing more than this.
High Heaven Palace was now in charge of the entire North Region, and its annual income was unimaginable, so how could this little bit of wealth count for anything?
Yang Kai also didn’t plan on sharing these things with Rakshasa Sect, because he knew that even if he did, Tao Yingruo and the others wouldn’t agree to take them. These women weren’t so thick-skinned, not to mention giving a man fish wasn’t as good as teaching a man to fish. If Rakshasa Sect wanted to develop in the future and obtain cultivation resources, they would need to have a long term business.
With regards to this, Yang Kai had a plan in mind, “If the Acting Sect Master is free, she can go to High Heaven Palace to look for my family’s Chief Manager. Perhaps you can discuss with her a way to make Rakshasa Sect rich. In the future, the disciples of your Sect will need a lot of resources to cultivate.”
Hearing this, Tao Yingruo’s eyes lit up, “Many thanks, Elder Yang. In a few days, this Mistress will make a trip.”
Yang Kai nodded and said, “When you get there, let her know that I’ll be staying here for a month before returning.”
“Good.”
To Tao Yingruo and the others, it didn’t matter how long Yang Kai wanted to stay in Rakshasa Sect. After all, even the valley’s forbidden area was open to him, so what couldn’t they satisfy him? It would be best if he could have something to do with Ran Yiruo and Yu Keren.
Unfortunately, this wish did not come true.
For the next twenty days or so, Yang Kai remained in his room, as usual. Not to mention Tao Yingruo and the others, even Ran Yirou and Yu Keren never saw him again.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed and it was the night of the full moon again.
Yang Kai arrived at the valley’s forbidden area early and couldn’t help frowning.
The last time he had come here, it had been bright, but this time, the sky was filled with dark clouds and the entire world was dark.
He couldn’t help feeling somewhat worried, wondering if the changes in the weather would have any effect on the forbidden area, but if it was as he had guessed before, the weather didn’t matter much.
As he waited quietly, that familiar feeling appeared once again.
Yang Kai’s expression changed as he felt that his previous guess was correct.
However, this time he didn’t pay any attention to the smooth cliff, because there was no moonlight, and there was nothing unusual about the cliff, so he directly flashed to the place he had last noticed.
Not long after, another weak energy fluctuation appeared.
This time, Yang Kai, who had long been prepared, stared at the void in front of him with wide eyes, his heart filled with excitement. Just as he had guessed, when the energy fluctuations were released, an imperceptible crack appeared in the void. However, the crack disappeared in an instant, so the energy fluctuations also came to a halt.
Last time, Yang Kai had noticed this anomaly, but because his mind had been immersed in the smooth cliff, he had not been able to track the source of this power until the last moment.
There must be something inside the Void Crack.
On the night of the full moon, this unknown existence would break open the void and cause a Void Crack to appear in the mountain valley. Under the refraction of the moonlight, some of the situation inside the Void Crack would be reflected onto the smooth cliff.
In other words, the source was not the cliff but the Void Crack.
Yang Kai couldn’t help rubbing his fists, eager to know what mysteries were hidden in this Void Crack. Even if others were to notice this, they wouldn’t be able to do anything about it, but Yang Kai was different. He was proficient in the Space Laws, so as long as he could track the source of this power, he could directly tear open space and enter the Void Crack to investigate.
Although he had torn open space last time, the Void Cracks were unpredictable and could not be traced. Even if he were to use it somewhere, he would not be able to find its source.
After a few brief fluctuations of energy, the Space Crack finally appeared in its entirety. If it weren’t for Yang Kai, even a Third-Order Emperor Realm master wouldn’t have been able to detect it.
Without any hesitation, Yang Kai’s Space Laws fluctuated wildly as he inserted his hands into the crack and tore it to the side before diving in.
Inside the Chaotic Void’s spatial crack, Yang Kai was stunned for a moment as he stared forward, almost unable to believe his eyes.
All of his previous speculations had led him to believe that there was something hidden in this spatial crack. In fact, his guess was correct. This time, he had followed the trail and found something.
However, what was hidden here wasn’t the Heavenly Treasure he had imagined, but a person, a woman!
It should be a woman… A man wouldn’t wear such a flowery dress.
The woman was sitting cross-legged in the void, her skin thin and her eyes sunken. Her hair was silvery white, and her eyes were dim, like the eyes of a dead fish. Her life force was extremely thin, as if she could die at any moment.
Yang Kai was shocked!
How could there be a woman here? Although he knew that the Void Crack was extremely dangerous, not to mention not being proficient in the Space Laws, even someone like him could lose his life if he was lost in it, he had never imagined that he would one day find a woman in the Void Crack!
Judging from her appearance, she should be one of the unlucky ones who had been rumoured to have been lost in the Void Crack. It was just that after being lost for an unknown period of time, she had become so thin that she was only skin and bones. It should be known that those who were able to enter the Void Crack were definitely not weak. Since their strength was not low, they would naturally have some recovery pills and Source Crystals on them.
However, judging from this woman’s condition, Yang Kai estimated that she had been trapped here for at least a few thousand years, or else her body wouldn’t have shrunk so much. The moment he saw her, Yang Kai almost imagined a scene.
After being trapped in this endless Void Crack for so many years, all the items in the Space Ring had been used up, so she had no choice but to rely on her own flesh and blood to maintain her vitality. After an unknown number of years, her flesh and blood had almost been completely exhausted, resulting in her current appearance.
Who was she and how was she trapped here?
What shocked Yang Kai even more was that she was still alive! The vitality in her body was indeed faint, like a candle flame in a storm that could be extinguished at any moment, but she was still alive.
Because the moment Yang Kai saw her, her dim eyes suddenly moved and became stiff, as if she hadn’t moved for a long time.
As their eyes met, a look of joy and disbelief filled her eyes as she let out a gurgling sound.
At this moment, Yang Kai suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.
The woman’s withered bark-like mouth opened and closed a few times, but she was unable to make any sound. With this movement, her originally ethereal vitality was rapidly consumed and the light in her eyes dimmed.
Yang Kai broke out in a cold sweat, afraid that she would die just like that.
After hesitating for a moment, he took out a Spirit Pill from his Space Ring and pinched it between his fingers before walking over.
The woman’s eyes were immediately drawn to the pill in Yang Kai’s hand, as if she was a starving ghost who had just seen some delicious food, her weak breathing becoming somewhat hurried.
Yang Kai sighed to himself. Although he couldn’t feel any powerful energy fluctuations from this woman’s body, the fact that she was able to survive for thousands of years in the Void Crack meant that her strength was absolutely terrifying. At this moment, a mere Void King Grade Spirit Pill was enough to make her look like this, how could she have the demeanor of an expert? Yang Kai couldn’t help sighing.
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