In the Southern Domain, outside the Plain Palace, Yang Kai and Hua Qingsi had arrived through a Space Array. As soon as they left the Array, Yang Kai destroyed the result of his hard work.
In any case, it was to be re-arranged in the Plain Palace, so there was no need to keep it.
Not long after, the group entered the Plain Palace. Yang Kai swept his Divine Sense around and noticed that there were at least a thousand people moving about inside the Plain Palace. These people were all sent by Hua Qingsi to assist Nanmen Dajun in exploring the terrain of the Plain Palace and assisting him in setting up the Spirit Array.
At this moment, Nanmen Dajun was floating in mid-air, constantly looking around, stretching out his hands and gesturing while muttering something to himself.
Sensing someone approaching, he turned his head and said solemnly, “Palace Master, Chief Manager.”
Yang Kai nodded and stood next to him, overlooking the scenery below, asking, “How is the situation?”
Nanmen Dajun asked, “What is Palace Master referring to?”
Yang Kai asked, “How long will it take to set up this Spirit Array?”
Nanmen Dajun pondered for a moment before replying, “The Spirit Array of the Plain Palace itself is quite extraordinary, so there’s no need to completely alter it. Give me another month, it should be enough to support the Spirit Array. When the time comes, I’ll repair it a bit more, and it should be complete within half a year.”
“En, this matter is your forte, so I need you to put in a lot of effort. If you need anything, just let the Chief Manager know.”
Nanmen Dajun grinned, “If it weren’t for the Chief Manager's support, this Subordinate wouldn’t have been able to guarantee anything.” He was now High Heaven Palace’s Chief Array Master, so when he was setting up the Array, Hua Qingsi would always agree to whatever requests he had, giving him the materials he needed, or else how could a top Sect’s Grand Array be set up so easily?
When he had traveled the Northern Domain back then, although he had a great reputation, he was still a loner. There were many things he couldn’t do even if he wanted to, but now that he had the entire High Heaven Palace as his backing, beside the Arrays he couldn’t think of in this world, none he couldn’t arrange.
Suddenly, he felt that this wasn’t a bad idea. He could display his ambitions at will, and nothing could make him happier than this. After spending so many years in High Heaven Palace, he had somewhat calmed down.
Now, even if Yang Kai wanted to drive him away, he would have to carefully consider it. After all, without High Heaven Palace’s support, he, as an Array Master, could not cook without rice. Although joining another Sect was a way out, which Sect could provide such strong support?
It wasn’t just him, Hou Yu was the same.
At first, when Hou Yu was captured by Yang Kai, she tried to escape several times.
But as time passed, didn’t their temperament gradually calm down? Because in High Heaven Palace, everyone was polite to them, giving them enough respect and authority, and also fully supporting them in their respective fields. Where could they find such a good master?
Whether it was him or Hou Yu, both of them had found a group of disciples in High Heaven Palace and were preparing to nurture them to see who had the qualifications to inherit their mantle. With such a relationship between them, High Heaven Palace was even closer to them.
Currently, in High Heaven Palace, there were three special Spirit Peaks, Pill Peak, Artifact Peak, and Array Peak. Counting Thousand Leaves Peak’s group of people who studied the Dao of Puppets, High Heaven Palace’s disciples had too many choices in the future. They didn’t like to cultivate? It didn’t matter, Pill Refining, Artifact Refining, Array Formations, and Puppets were all suitable.
After a few more words of encouragement, Yang Kai left.
There were many forbidden areas in Plain Palace, but the most heavily guarded one was the place where the Stellar Astral Wind were located. This place was protected by layers of Spirit Arrays, and without permission, any trespasser would either die or be injured.
However, as soon as Nanmen Dajun arrived, they had destroyed most of the Spirit Arrays here. At this moment, there was no obstruction in the Forbidden Zone, so Yang Kai couldn’t help feeling amazed.
Although he had long heard of the Stellar Astral Wind, this was the first time he had seen it.
The forbidden area was located in a long canyon, and as far as the eye could see, it was a gray world with no end in sight. Around the canyon, the sound of the wind was extremely terrifying, and the surrounding cliffs were filled with marks as if they had been cut by blades. These marks were not left behind by blades, but by the power of the stellar astral winds.
Yang Kai narrowed his eyes and examined it for a moment before probing it with his Divine Sense. He couldn’t help feeling as if he was being stabbed by a sword, and the omnipresent stellar astral winds around him seemed capable of cutting his Divine Sense into pieces.
Fortunately, his Divine Sense was strong, otherwise he would have been injured.
Without any hesitation, he stepped into the canyon.
When he took a step forward, it was as if he had entered a different world. The air around him began to flow rapidly, stirring up gusts of wind. The invisible breeze seemed to have become a sharp weapon, slicing through Yang Kai’s body again.
The clothes on his body had no protection at all, and even Yang Kai’s protective Emperor Qi was completely ignored. The omnipresent stellar astral winds passed through his Emperor Qi and struck his skin and flesh.
This discovery made him click his tongue in wonder. No wonder this damned place could temper one’s physical body. Even someone as strong as him couldn’t use his Emperor Qi to protect himself, let alone others. If he wanted to continue, he could only rely on his physical strength to resist.
It was unknown where the stellar astral winds in this canyon came from, but they seemed to be constantly growing.
With Yang Kai’s powerful physique, he naturally didn’t need to fear the weak cutting force as he slowly advanced forward.
As the distance between them increased, the power of the stellar astral winds also became stronger. On the cliffs around the canyon, there were also many large and small craters. The larger ones could accommodate seven or eight people while the smaller ones could only accommodate one person.
Yang Kai estimated that these holes had been left here by the disciples of the Plain Palace for many generations. If one entered here to cultivate, they would encounter some kind of danger, and once they realized they couldn’t hold on any longer, they would be able to enter the nearby holes to avoid being injured.
The deeper he went, the stronger the stellar astral winds became, but Yang Kai didn’t notice it at all. Instead, his eyes lit up. This was a good place, a very good place. With this foundation, High Heaven Palace’s disciples would be able to easily temper their physical bodies in the future. As long as they cultivated here for a while, their physical strength would increase. With such a powerful physique, it was easy to do anything, even affecting their future cultivation.
Yang Kai walked for half an hour without seeing the end of the canyon, but the stellar astral winds here had already caused his skin to ache. Occasionally, a small wound would appear on his body, but that wound would disappear in the blink of an eye before being completely healed.
Suddenly, a low roar came from up ahead, causing Yang Kai to turn his head and listen carefully. Smiling slightly, he tapped his feet and sped up.
Not long after, a giant figure appeared in front of him. It was seven or eight zhang long and five or six zhang tall. Lightning flashed all over its body, emitting an extremely fierce and terrifying aura. At first glance, this giant creature looked like a rhinoceros, with a sharp horn growing from its head. It was constantly shaking its head and waving its tail, and when the surrounding stellar astral winds swirled around it, its massive body would constantly bleed, but it still stood tall, roaring non-stop.
As if sensing someone approaching, the giant creature turned its head and its two iron wok sized eyes turned blood red.
As their eyes met, Yang Kai nodded lightly and quickly disappeared into a nearby pit.
Strangely enough, as soon as he entered, the omnipresent stellar astral winds around them disappeared.
A moment later, a burly figure flashed into the place. It was none other than Xi Lei. With an awkward look on his face, he asked, “Sir, why have you come?” Yang Kai had accidentally seen his true form, which was quite awkward. Although he was from the Monster Race, he had rarely revealed his true form since his transformation, unless he was in a deadlock with his enemies.
Although he hadn’t been fighting with anyone just now, he had tried his best to resist the ravages of the stellar astral winds, so his appearance was quite miserable. Naturally, Xi Lei didn’t want anyone to see him.
“I’ve come to see what the Stellar Astral Wind is about,” Yang Kai smiled slightly and stretched out his hand. Xi Lei immediately sat down cross-legged in front of him, shaking his head as he said, “This place is not bad, it was a wise decision for Sir to take this land.”
Yang Kai raised his brow, “Does the Monster King also think this place is good?”
Xi Lei replied, “Of course, if I had some time, my physical body would be able to reach a higher level.”
Yang Kai nodded, “It’s useful to even Monster Kings, it seems it’s not bad.”
Xi Lei chuckled, “However, this place is still quite dangerous. If one’s strength isn’t high enough, rashly entering this place will only lead to death.” Saying so, he suddenly remembered that just now, Yang Kai was clearly standing not far away from him, yet he had such a calm and relaxed appearance. How could he not be in such a sorry state like him?
Only now did he understand that Yang Kai’s physique was many times stronger than his own, causing Xi Lei to feel somewhat discouraged. After all, he was the Wild Ancient land Monster King, one of the top three Monster Kings in terms of strength, yet he couldn’t even compare to a human race?
The reason he, Ying Fei, and Xie Wuwei had followed Yang Kai’s lead was naturally because of the Heavenly Punishment’s descendant, hoping that Yang Kai’s relationship with the Heavenly Punishment’s descendant would be good so that when the Blood Gate opened again, they would be able to get closer.
However, as the three Monster Kings came into contact with each other, they discovered that Yang Kai was no ordinary First-Order and Second-Order Emperor Realm. If they really fought, they might not even be his opponent.
Not to mention, he had even managed to subdue a Dragon Girl. Every time they thought about this, the three Great Monster Kings were completely convinced.
Yang Kai nodded and said, “Since this place is useful to the Monster King, the Monster King can cultivate here in peace and also guard this place.”
Xi Lei smiled, “Exactly what I wanted.”
Yang Kai changed the subject and said, “Speaking of which, I’m only familiar with the three of you, but what about the other Monster Kings?”
Xi Lei rubbed his chin and said, “Those guys… in any case, they’re not easy to deal with. For example, Xiong Kaishan, although he looks like a simple-minded fool, he’s actually full of evil tricks.” He put on a look as if he had suffered greatly under Xiong Kaishan’s hands, a look of deep resentment appearing on his face as he smiled wretchedly, “However, those female Monster Kings are still quite interesting, especially that Hu Fei. It’s said that she has the bloodline of a Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, tsk tsk…” Xi Lei shuddered and said seriously, “When sir encounters this female Monster King, you must be careful not to fall for her tricks. Her charm is unparalleled in this world.”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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