It had been more than ten days since they had left the Wild Ancient Land.
Outside the Wild Ancient Land, there was a dilapidated Desolate City where many cultivators lingered. Although the Wild Ancient Land was famous for its ferocity, because of the countless treasures it contained and its unique environment, many cultivators still liked to explore it. Over the years, a place outside the Wild Ancient Land where cultivators could travel and rest was the origin of Desolate City.
Yang Kai had also come here many years ago, and it was here that he had found a guide, Old Man Ban, to lead him safely into the Wild Ancient Land. It was also because of Old Man Ban’s incident that he had a conflict with the Ghost Great Emperor’s daughter, Luo Lin. Although she was not an evil person, she had been pampered since she was a child and had a domineering and arrogant temperament. She was confident that she was protected by a powerful master and insisted on trespassing into the Wild Ancient Land, forcing Old Man Ban to lead the way, but in the end, she was taught a lesson by Yang Kai. She was unwilling to accept this outcome, and after some unknown reason, she had joined forces with Yin Le Sheng from the Underworld Sect to kill him at the Ancient Land’s exit, but in the end, she was almost killed by him. At the critical moment, the Ghost Great Emperor’s soul had descended, forcing Yang Kai to retreat.
Upon arriving at this dilapidated Desolate City, Yang Kai thought of Old Ban.
Back then, Yang Kai was grateful for Old Man Ban’s guidance and saw him leading a poor life with his granddaughter all by himself, so he brought her to the North Region and arranged for her to enter Ice Heart Valley while Old Man Ban himself found a job in the city under Ice Heart Valley.
It had been many years since he had last seen her, but now that he thought about it, Old Man Ban’s granddaughter should have grown up. Cultivating in Ice Heart Valley, her future should not be too bad.
Passing through Desolate City, he didn’t stop for a moment and simply left after casually reminiscing about the past.
Yang Kai’s destination was Dragon Island!
Sheng Yuzhu’s words made him feel a sense of urgency. Although the ten Great Emperors were still alive, no one knew when they would be able to obtain the position of Great Emperor. If the time came and his cultivation was insufficient, he would have no place to cry.
As such, Yang Kai wanted to improve his strength as soon as possible. It was better to be prepared than to act rashly.
He had just broken through to the Second-Order Emperor Realm, so even if he cultivated in seclusion, it would be impossible for him to break through to the Third-Order in a short period of time. However, raising his strength was not the only way to break through. For him, the breakthrough of the Dragon Transformation Art and the tempering of his Dragon Vein Body were more effective than simply breaking through.
To accomplish this, going to Dragon Island was undoubtedly the best choice.
What’s more, Zhu Qing was still on Dragon Island. The last time he went to the Lower Plane Star Field through the channel Wu Kuang had forcefully opened in Dragon Palace, he didn’t know what happened to Zhu Qing, nor did he know if Dragon Island had made things difficult for her again. If he didn’t go and take a look, he wouldn’t feel at ease.
If possible, it would be best to bring Zhu Qing out. At the very least, they had to set up a Space Array to connect to High Heaven Palace on Dragon Island. Otherwise, this trip would be too troublesome.
However, before going to Dragon Island, he wanted to make a trip to Spirit Beast Island.
He had wanted to discuss the Space Laws with Li Wuyi since a long time ago. It was rare for someone in this world to be as proficient in this mysterious power as he was. Moreover, Li Wuyi was known as the number one person below the Great Emperor Realm, so his attainments in the Space Laws were likely even higher than his own. It was just that in the past, he had never been qualified to do so.
When it came to cultivating the Space Laws, Yang Kai had always felt like he was touching a rock and crossing a river. If he could carefully discuss it with Li Wuyi, he might be able to obtain some unexpected benefits.
Fortunately, whether it was Dragon Island or Spirit Beast Island, they were both above the great sea of the Eastern Region. If you added Ghost Palace into the mix, the entire Eastern Region’s heritage and strength were definitely the best of the four Star Boundary Region. Of course, these three great forces were not united. For example, if Beast Military Great Emperor and the Dragon Race encountered each other, it would be best if they didn’t fight, so how could they possibly join forces?
In Desolate City, a man stared in the direction Yang Kai had left, a look of surprise appearing on his face. A moment later, he took out a jade slip and immersed his consciousness into it to carefully examine it, a look of joy appearing on his face, “It really is him.”
Hurriedly putting away the jade slip, he took out his Transmission Compass and poured his Divine Sense into it. After communicating with someone for a while, as if he had received some kind of instruction, he gritted his teeth and followed.
However, he was only a Principle Source Stage master, so how could he possibly follow Yang Kai’s trail? After leaving Desolate City, he didn’t know where Yang Kai had gone, but after wandering around like a headless fly, a look of frustration appeared on his face.
A moment later, a group of people flew over and the leader of the group, a young man, looked at this person with a gloomy expression and asked, “Where is he?”
The man said uneasily, “Reporting to Fort Master, this subordinate doesn’t know where he went. That person’s cultivation is too high, he disappeared in the blink of an eye.”
The malicious-looking young man who was called the Fort Master glared at him coldly, causing the man to break out in a cold sweat, “This subordinate is incompetent, please forgive me, Fort Master.”
An old man next to him said, “Fort Master, that man was a First-Order Emperor Realm, while Xie Sancai was a Second-Order Principle Source Stage master. It’s a good thing he couldn’t keep up, if he finds out someone was following him, it will probably alert the enemy.”
Hearing this, the malicious-looking young man’s expression relaxed slightly and he nodded, “Clan Elder is right.” Turning his head to look at the informant, he asked, “Did you see that person’s appearance clearly? Can you confirm that it was him?”
The man’s expression was firm as he said, “Look carefully, it’s definitely him. Back then, the Fort Master gave us a jade slip containing the image of that man. This subordinate had been carrying it with me all this time and didn’t pay much attention to it before suddenly discovering that this man looked somewhat familiar. If the Fort Master doesn’t believe me, you can ask the others in the city. I’m sure I’m not the only one who saw him.”
The Fort Master said lightly, “I’m sure you wouldn’t dare speak carelessly. According to your observations, what is his cultivation?”
The man pondered for a moment before cautiously saying, “He should be stronger than the Fort Master!”
The Fort Master narrowed his eyes, “Stronger than me? Doesn’t that mean he’s at least a Second-Order Emperor Realm! Hateful!” His face was filled with hatred, as if he had some deep hatred towards Yang Kai.
The old man who had just spoken was slightly startled, “If this old master remembers correctly, that person was the Emperor Realm master who broke through in the Star Fragments Sea, right? It’s only been a few years, yet he has already broken through to the Second-Order Emperor Realm. This talent…” Pausing for a moment, the old man cupped his hands and said, “Fort Master, this matter needs to be discussed at length. If that boy really broke through to the Second-Order Emperor Realm, my Heaven Union Fort may not be able to provoke him.” [TL: it's the Qi Family]
If Yang Kai were here, he would definitely remember the name Heaven Union Fort.
Heaven Union Fort wasn’t a very powerful force in the Eastern Region, but it had reached the Second or Third Class. The strongest force in the castle was only a First Order Emperor Realm, similar to the previous Rakshasa Sect, but slightly better.
Because their strength wasn’t too strong, Heaven Union Fort sat at the edge of the Eastern Region and no one could compete with it, allowing Heaven Union Fort to develop smoothly.
The current Fort Master was the sinister young man named Qi Hai. Yang Kai had met him several times.
In the Star Fragments Sea, Yang Kai’s possession of the Mountain River Bell and Phoenix True Fire had been discovered by Qi Hai. Later, Qi Hai had invited him to visit Heaven Union Fort in the Eastern Region because Qi Hai’s woman had trespassed into the Wild Ancient Land and had been poisoned by one of the Ten Great Ultimate Poisons, Heavenly Frost Earth Continuous Rain. She was on the verge of death and desperately needed the Phoenix True Fire to expel the poison and prolong her life. The reason Qi Hai had taken the risk to enter the Star Fragments Sea was to search for the Phoenix True Fire, but unfortunately, Yang Kai had gotten there first, so he had no choice but to target Yang Kai.
However, to Yang Kai at that time, the Eastern Region was so far away, so how could he have run to Heaven Union Fort? He had only casually dealt with it.
Later on, when he really came to the Eastern Region by chance and entered the Wild Ancient Land road in the desolate city, Qi Hai received the news. After all, Heaven Union Fort was in charge of this border region, and the entire Desolate City was under Heaven Union Fort's jurisdiction. As the Young Lord of the territory, Qi Hai was quite well-informed.
Subsequently, Qi Hai began setting up his spies in various locations of the Wild Ancient Land’s road, quietly waiting for Yang Kai’s arrival. His efforts had paid off, and one of the Heaven Union Fort's disciples really did wait until Yang Kai arrived to convey his intentions.
If he really had the Phoenix True Fire with him at that time, Yang Kai might not have minded helping Qi Hai; after all, it was a simple matter, not a big deal. But at that time, the Phoenix True Fire had been swallowed by Liu Yan and transformed into a phoenix egg, and Liu Yan herself had been taken to Spirit Beast Island by Jiu Feng to pass on the Phoenix Clan’s inheritance, so how could Yang Kai help Qi Hai? In addition, the Phoenix True Fire was a big deal, so Yang Kai felt unhappy that his whereabouts were being monitored, so he immediately refused.
In his opinion, if she was poisoned, he should just focus on detoxifying it instead of targeting his Phoenix True Fire.
Yang Kai had long since forgotten what had happened back then.
But for Qi Hai, this was something he would never be able to let go of. He was certain that Yang Kai had obtained the Phoenix True Fire, and it would not take much effort for him to dispel the Heavenly Frost Earth Continuous Rain poison, but Yang Kai had ruthlessly refused, causing his lover to be unable to resist the poison and die.
Since then, Qi Hai seemed to have become a completely different person. His image as the Young Master of the Fort had changed greatly, and he had even spent a great deal of money to join one of the top Sects in the Eastern Region, hoping that one day he could succeed in his cultivation and personally kill Yang Kai to avenge his dead lover.
In his opinion, the ones who had killed his partner were the Ten Ultimate Poisons, but Yang Kai couldn’t escape responsibility.
This time, after learning that Yang Kai had appeared in Desolate City again, Qi Hai immediately rushed over. Firstly, he wanted to take revenge, and secondly, he wanted to personally ask why Yang Kai had been so cold-blooded and ruthless back then!
The Young Master of Heaven Union Fort from back then was now the Lord of Heaven Union Fort, and his cultivation had also reached the First-Order Emperor Realm. He had thought he had the qualifications to compete with Yang Kai, but after listening to his subordinate’s report, he realized that Yang Kai had once again walked in front of him.
A Second-Order Emperor Realm master was probably not his opponent.
“Just because Heaven Union Fort can’t provoke him doesn’t mean others can’t,” Qi Hai stared coldly into the distance, “In the Eastern Region, I, Qi Hai, am not the only one who wants his life. If he dares to come here, he can forget about returning alive!”
With a sneer, he took out a jade slip and crushed it, sending a streak of light flying into the distance.
When the old man beside him saw this, he couldn’t help but sigh. Back then, the Young Lord and the one in front of him were like two separate entities. Ever since that woman died, ever since the Young Lord entered that Sect, everything had changed, but he couldn’t say anything about it because taking revenge for his deceased lover was Qi Hai’s last wish. If he were to take this away, Qi Hai would probably wish he was dead.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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