Seeing Yang Kai act so obediently, Hua Qingsi couldn’t help letting out a sigh of relief. This time, she would rather not give Yang Kai any face to reveal the truth, fearing that when Yang Kai obtained power, he would undergo some unexpected changes. The increase in strength and the expansion of power would often awaken some dark secrets, but now it seemed that Yang Kai had not changed.
As such, Hua Qingsi went straight to the point, “If High Heaven Palace wants to unify the Northern Domain, they can’t just rely on their great strength, that’s just the early stage of their plan. If they really want to win the support of the masses, they will need to rely on the hearts of the people. Although the iron blood suppression will have an effect, it will inevitably cause resentment in the hearts of the people. The destruction of two Sects is not a small matter. Recently, many of the Northern Domain’s Sects have been in a state of panic, fearing that we will target them next time. Although we don’t have such intentions, they don’t know.”
Yang Kai narrowed his eyes and said, “Mi Qi’s recklessness and audacity deserve punishment!”
Hua Qingsi cupped her hands and asked, “Palace Master is wise, may I ask what decision Palace Master has made?”
Yang Kai asked back, “What does Elder Sister Hua think?”
Hua Qingsi pondered for a moment before replying, “Although Mi Qi misinterpreted Palace Master’s intentions, it is still a good deed. If we punish him too much, I’m afraid the world will think that my High Heaven Palace is timid, but if we punish him too lightly, it will be meaningless. This subordinate feels that we can force him to abdicate his position and retire in Full Sky Sect.”
The corners of Yang Kai’s mouth twitched, “Elder Sister Hua is quite thoughtful…”
Hua Qing Si curled her lips and said, “If Palace Master wants to say that I’ll kill the donkey once it’s grounded, then just say so. Your intentions are clear.”
“Of course not,” Yang Kai opened his mouth to complain, but in his heart, he was actually thinking the same thing. The reason High Heaven Palace was able to sweep through the Northern Domain before was firstly because they were strong enough, and secondly, because they had joined forces with the other three top Sects to pressure the entire Northern Domain. Throughout the entire process, Mi Qi had put in a lot of effort, especially after witnessing Yang Kai’s and High Heaven Palace’s strength. Mi Qi himself had been the first to lead the Emperor Realm masters to suppress and subdue many forces.
Now that the situation had been decided, if they wanted to force him to abdicate, wouldn’t that be akin to killing the donkey after it had been ground?
Hua Qingsi said, “Mi Qi can’t be considered a villain, but he’s ambitious and difficult to control. We can use this matter to teach him a lesson. At the same time, we can also support a puppet in Full Sky Sect to truly control it.” This was Hua Qingsi’s main goal.
Among the four great Sects of the North Region, Ice Heart Valley had a close relationship with Yang Kai, and the Fire Dragon Palace was following Yang Kai’s lead. The only variable was Full Sky Sect. This time, if Mi Qi was taken care of, they would secretly support a Sect Master that they could control, allowing them to control the entire North Region. At that time, once High Heaven Palace issued an order, the three great Sects would unite, so would the other forces of the North Region dare to oppose them?
Yang Kai naturally understood Hua Qingsi’s intentions and immediately felt that it was a wise decision to let Elder Sister Hua become the Chief Manager. Although her cultivation wasn’t very high, she had grown up in Star Soul Palace and had been influenced by many things, so she was able to easily handle such matters.
Naturally, he had no objections, allowing Hua Qingsi to do as she pleased.
After this matter was concluded, Mi Qi’s fate was decided. When Hua Qingsi brought the three Monster Kings to Full Sky Sect, Mi Qi would probably not even dare to resist.
Hua Qingsi continued, “We still need Palace Master to make a trip to Plain Palace.”
Yang Kai asked, “About the Stellar Astral Wind?”
Every top Sect had its own foundation. In the Southern Domain, Star Soul Palace had a Five Colored Treasure Pagoda, Azure Sun Temple had a Divine Traversing Mirror, Plain Palace had Stellar Astral Wind, and Heavenly Martial Holy Land had a Martial Intent Temple. Any one of these places was a rare treasure trove.
Although the Plain Palace had been destroyed and all its disciples had died, its foundation had not been destroyed. Not to mention the Heavenly Abode and Blessed Land it had originally occupied and the wealth it had accumulated over the years, just the Stellar Astral Wind alone was enough to make many people drool.
However, the wealth of the Plain Palace had been taken out by the Star Soul Palace’s Elders and distributed to the Sects of the Southern Domain as compensation for their heavy losses.
On the other hand, Yang Kai had taken over this vast land.
On the matter of the Plain Palace, Yang Kai had saved tens of thousands of the Southern Domain’s elites from the brink of death. Just this alone was a huge contribution, so if he had any requests after this, the Southern Domain would have to carefully consider them.
Yang Kai didn’t have any other requests, only the foundation of the Plain Palace.
Although Star Soul Palace was somewhat reluctant, they had no choice but to agree, and the Azure Sun Temple naturally wouldn’t try to drag Yang Kai back. Yang Kai had obtained the territory of Plain Palace, so the Azure Sun Temple could also benefit from it. These two forces had no objections, so even if Heavenly Martial Holy Land’s Holy Master Ma Qing had objections, it was useless.
So now, the foundation of the Plain Palace was Yang Kai’s private property.
He had also thought about moving Rakshasa Sect to the Plain Palace. After all, the Spirit Mountain and Great River that Plain Palace occupied was not inferior to High Heaven Palace. If Rakshasa Sect could migrate there, it would be of great help to their future development.
However, after thinking about it for a while, he decided to give up. He didn’t have much to do with Rakshasa Sect, and the only reason he wanted to protect them was to have peace of mind. Now that there was the matter of Sheng Yuzhu, this idea had completely disappeared.
It just so happened that High Heaven Palace had too many disciples, and although High Heaven Palace’s foundation was extraordinary, its hundred thousand disciples were still too terrifying. No Sect in this world had so many disciples.
The Plain Palace could completely share some of the pressure, not to mention that the Plain Palace had a treasure trove like the Stellar Astral Wind that could help cultivators temper their bodies.
Yang Kai knew better than anyone else the importance of having a strong physique. The last time he had been ambushed, if it weren’t for his powerful physique, he would have been dead by now.
If it were anyone else, even if they had such a treasure trove, they wouldn’t be able to do anything about it. After all, one was in the Northern Domain while the other was in the Southern Domain, so who could take care of both?
Yang Kai, on the other hand, was different. A Space Array connected the north and south, completely ignoring the barriers of space. No matter which side had a problem, the other side could quickly assist, unless someone could sneak in and destroy the Space Array.
During Yang Kai’s stay in Rakshasa Sect, High Heaven Palace was already preparing to take over the foundation of the Plain Palace and set up a branch of High Heaven Palace in the Southern Domain.
If one wanted to do a good job, they had to first use their tools. Nanmen Dajun had already been dispatched by Hua Qingsi to set up a great array in the Plain Palace. Once the array was completed, she would be able to preside over the migration of the disciples. Hua Qingsi was preparing to move fifty thousand people there, which would greatly reduce the pressure on High Heaven Palace’s side. After all, these people were all cultivators who had just followed Yang Kai from the Lower Planes Star Field. They were all in the process of accumulating a great deal of World Energy, so their demand for World Energy was extremely high. With a hundred thousand people gathered in High Heaven Palace, how could the World Energy be supplied? If half of them were to go, the pressure would be greatly reduced.
“The Stellar Astral Wind is indeed quite mysterious. This subordinate has experienced it once before and it has the miraculous effect of tempering one’s physical body. Now that the Xi Lei Monster King is guarding it, there is no need to worry about its safety, but the Space Array needs to be rearranged by the Palace Master.”
“I understand,” Yang Kai nodded.
Hua Qingsi sighed again, “The number of Emperor Realm in our palace is still too small. With the Southern Domain branch, the only thing I’m worried about is that there aren’t many masters in charge, so it’s inevitable that some people will covet it.”
High Heaven Palace’s Emperor Realm masters, besides Yang Kai, were Liu Yan, and below them were the three Great Monster Kings, Ji Ying, Hua Qingsi, Bian Yuqing, Nanmen Dajun, Hou Yu, and a newly promoted Ye Hen. There were more than a dozen of them, and this number was extremely terrifying to the other Sects. Anyone who became the Palace Master would probably laugh their heads off, but strictly speaking, Ji Ying, Nanmen Dajun, and Hou Yu were all special talents. If a battle really broke out, Yang Kai would not allow them to participate, so he had to protect them first.
The three Great Monster Kings were quite strong, but they came from the Eastern Domain’s Wild Ancient Land and were not personally trained by High Heaven Palace. They were still Monster Race cultivators, while the rest were all First-Order Emperor Realm.
Not to mention the Emperor Realm, even Principle Source Stage cultivators could be counted on one’s fingers.
As such, although High Heaven Palace appeared to be deeply rooted on the surface, in reality, only their own family knew the truth, and it was not something that could be changed in a short time.
“I’ll solve this problem,” Yang Kai’s eyes flashed as he came up with an idea.
Hua Qingsi glanced at him and seemed to understand something as she smiled.
After discussing things with Hua Qingsi, Yang Kai will go to the Plain palace tomorrow and disappeared.
The next day, Yang Kai and Hua Qingsi set off together.
“Did the Palace Master not rest well last night?” Hua Qingsi observed his expression with a mischievous smile.
Yang Kai glanced at her and snorted, “With a beauty in my arms, I naturally can’t rest.”
Hua Qingsi blushed and couldn’t help spitting, “Shameless!”
However, he didn’t expose her. As High Heaven Palace’s Chief Manager, how could she not know of any movements in the palace? Last night, Yang Kai really wanted to spend some time with her. After all, he had been out for quite some time and rarely came back, so how could he allow a beauty to be alone in her room? However, as fat as Hua Qingsi know, he had never succeeded.
Xia Ningchang was studying Alchemy Dao with Ji Ying and was too engrossed in it to pay any attention to him, so he went to Medicine Pill Peak only to be chased out by Ji Ying. If anyone in High Heaven Palace dared to disrespect Yang Kai, it would be Ji Ying alone. Alchemists hated being disturbed when they were refining pills. Ji Ying was the disciple of Wonderfull Pill Great Emperor and was usually amiable, but when it came to Pill Refining, he was like two different people.
Su Yan was sent to Ice Heart Valley, he didn't even seen her this time.
Shan Qingluo had also been arranged by Ying Fei and Xie Wuwei to go to the Wild Ancient Land. The environment of the Wild Ancient Land was very suitable for a half monster like her to cultivate.
The remaining Xue Yue was also in seclusion.
Poor Palace Master. He had four wives, but he had spent the entire night alone. Just thinking about it made him feel miserable, but now his mouth was harder than a duck’s. Hua Qingsi had to take care of his face and not say it out loud.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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