After an unknown period of time, the three people in the hall lay on the cold ground, each of them touching their round stomachs with a satisfied look on their faces. The big black pot was now empty, not even a drop of soup was left.
Jiu Feng suddenly said, “Little brat, the Great Emperors sent you to the Demon Territory because they wanted you to receive Sir Ming Yue's shed skin, and Sir Tian Shu had already anticipated that Sir Ming Yue would die in the Demon Territory, so there is no need for you to blame yourself. The dead have already passed away, and now that you have inherited Sir Ming Yue's destiny, you can’t let down your guard. Only by advancing forward bravely can you live up to Sir Ming Yue's expectations.”
“This Junior will remember Senior’s teachings.”
Jiu Feng laughed and scolded, “Teaching my ass, it’s your own business if you don’t think things through, but now that you’ve obtained this opportunity, you can’t waste it. Otherwise, you’ll be letting yourself down.”
Yang Kai nodded lightly and asked, “How is Junior Sister Xiaoqi now?”
Jiu Feng said, “In this chaotic world, Sir was worried about her running around outside, so he arranged for her to go into seclusion on Spirit Beast Island. That girl’s aptitude is quite good, but she’s just a bit playful. If she succeeds in her seclusion this time, her strength will greatly increase. You must work hard, don’t lose to Xiaoqi.”
Yang Kai chuckled, “Of course not.”
As he spoke, he slowly got up, his body trembling, his bones crackling and his eyes bright.
Lin Yun’er also stood up and blinked at Yang Kai. Yang Kai reached out and patted her head, “Thank you, Yun’er.”
His mood became much more relaxed as he ate his fill, the fog in front of him slowly dissipating and his future path became clearer.
Lin Yun’er slowly shook her head. She didn’t do anything but treat Yang Kai to a good meal.
“Take good care of yourself,” Yang Kai reminded her before turning to Jiu Feng, “Thank you for your guidance, Senior. This little brat will take his leave first.”
Jiu Feng narrowed her eyes, too lazy to move, ignoring him.
Yang Kai turned around and walked out of the hall. Pushing open the door, he saw a man waiting for him.
Yang Kai was slightly surprised and quickly cupped his hands, “Senior.”
Li Wuyi smiled lightly, grabbed his hand, and stuffed something into it.
Looking over, Yang Kai frowned, “Senior, this is…”
“It’s not for you, after all, it took me more than twenty years of hard work, and it’s also my first time refining this artifact, so I can’t bear to give it to you. I’ll lend it to you to play with for a while, but remember to return it to me later. Not to mention, you have the Mysterious Boundary Bead, so I’m afraid you won’t be interested in this thing,” Li Wuyi said with a smile, “I’ve already erased all of its restrictions, so you just need to refine it a little and you’ll be able to control it.”
What Li Wuyi had stuffed into Yang Kai’s hand was none other than his Un-Fixing Mountain. If it was something else, Yang Kai wouldn’t care too much about it, but this was something he was really interested in.
Without any hesitation, he accepted it and thanked him.
Li Wuyi nodded and stuffed another jade slip into Yang Kai’s hands. Not allowing Yang Kai to say anything else, Li Wuyi waved his hand and said, “I’m busy with military affairs, so I won’t say much to you. You’ve only just returned to the Star Boundary, so I’m afraid you have a lot of things to attend to, so you’re free to go.”
Saying so, he took a step forward and disappeared.
Yang Kai held the jade slip in his hand and sent his Divine Sense into it, a look of joy appearing on his face. This was another item he needed. Li Wuyi must have seen through his intentions, otherwise how could he have sent these two items here?
After carefully putting away the jade slip and the Un-Fixing Mountain, Yang Kai grinned and looked up at the seven colored light flowing in the sky, his heart filled with emotion.
Good, Star Boundary is really good!
Here, there were friends who shared the same ideals as him, amiable elders, fellow disciples, and families who worried about him!
Thinking of his family, Yang Kai couldn’t wait to return to High Heaven Palace and immediately used his Space Ability to activate the Space Spirit Bead that was closely connected to Su Yan.
However… the road ahead was blocked and he was unable to pass.
Unknowingly, Jiu Feng had already gotten up and was leaning lazily against the door frame, staring at him disdainfully, “Are you stupid? High Heaven Palace has been sealed off for several years now, and the grand array has covered the entire Sect, isolating it from the outside world. Is the Space Spirit Bead useful?”
Yang Kai felt extremely awkward, finally understanding why he hadn’t been able to return. Under the operation of the Mountain Sealing Array, the Space Spirit Bead was unable to connect, so he cupped his fists and said, “Senior, please tell me where the nearest Space Array is.”
“There’s one in the Seven Mist Sea, go on ahead.” Jiu Feng pointed in a certain direction and tossed something over.
Yang Kai took it and found that it was a black token with a large ‘你’ character on its front. He didn’t know what the words on this token meant, but Yang Kai could guess that this token was an identity token. After all, the Space Array was definitely heavily guarded, so if he didn’t have an identity token, he wouldn’t be able to approach it.
Putting away the token, he flew in the direction Jiu Feng had pointed.
At this moment, Yang Kai was eager to return. The time he had spent in the Demon Territory wasn’t long, only a few years. In the past, when Yang Kai left home, there had been cases where he hadn’t returned for more than ten or twenty years, but there had never been one where he was so concerned.
In the past, the Star Boundary had been peaceful, but now, the flames of war between the two worlds were raging.
Although he knew that High Heaven Palace had long since sealed off its mountain and had not even participated in the war between the two worlds, he still couldn’t help worrying about it.
Now, he could finally return!
The Seven Mist Sea was very large, but Yang Kai’s speed was extremely fast. With a sweep of his Divine Sense, he quickly found the location of the Space Array. Sure enough, it was heavily guarded. There were more than a dozen Emperor Realm here, and Yang Kai even felt the aura of a Pseudo Emperor.
As soon as he approached the Space Array, dozens of auras locked onto him.
However, with the token given to him by Jiu Feng, the journey was quite smooth. When he arrived, he handed over the token to verify his identity before allowed to pass.
The Space Array flashed and Yang Kai disappeared.
A familiar aura, a familiar scent, and in the North Region’s High Heaven Palace, Yang Kai suddenly appeared.
The surrounding disciples who were meditating saw this and were about to inquire about the identity of this person, but when they saw Yang Kai’s familiar face, they couldn’t help being stunned.
One of the women even called out, “Palace Master?”
Yang Kai turned his head and grinned, revealing his white teeth, “Miss Ye.”
The woman was the daughter of Thousand Leaves Sect’s Sect Master Ye Hem, Ye Jinghan. After Thousand Leaves Sect joined High Heaven Palace, the several hundreds of Thousand Leaves Sect disciples were naturally High Heaven Palace disciples. Ye Jinghan and Yang Kai weren’t strangers, so she naturally recognized Yang Kai immediately.
After a moment of silence, the dozen or so disciples in the hall suddenly became excited and quickly gathered around, cupping their fists and bowing, “Greetings, Palace Master, welcome back to the palace.”
Although everyone was bowing, all of them were looking up at Yang Kai, their eyes shining with surprise.
It was too sudden and Yang Kai had returned without any warning, so no one was prepared for it.
Looking at the familiar young faces, Yang Kai smiled from the bottom of his heart and raised his hand, “We’re family, there’s no need to be so polite.”
Everyone stood up in unison, but in the next moment, Ye Jinghan, who had been blushing due to her excitement, suddenly turned her pretty face towards the other disciples and said, “Palace Master returning to the palace is a great secret. Anyone who dares to speak a single word of it will be considered a traitor of my High Heaven Palace. I don’t dare say anything about others, but I, Ye Jinghan, will definitely force him into a corner.”
Yang Kai was still a traitor to the Star Boundary and had already gone to the Demon Territory a few years ago. He had fought a fierce battle with the Iron Blood Great Emperor in Tiger Roar City and was lucky enough to escape. After that, he was chased by Li Wuyi and fled to the Demon Territory. If news of his return to the palace were to spread, it would likely attract countless people to subdue him.
How could the disciples not understand what was going on? All of them nodded solemnly and promised, “Absolutely not.”
“It’s not that serious,” Yang Kai laughed and took a deep breath before suddenly exhaling, “I’m back!”
His voice wasn’t loud, but it spread to every corner of High Heaven Palace, as if he was whispering in everyone’s ears.
Ye Jinghan’s expression changed again and she almost cried, “Palace Master, there are outsiders in our palace.”
If it was just their own Sect’s disciples, it wouldn’t be a big deal. Most of all the High Heaven Palace’s disciples were brought up by Yang Kai from the Lower Planes Star Field, and there were also some Thousand Leaves Sect and Maplewoods City’s Qin Family disciples. These disciples had a deep relationship with Yang Kai, so even if he turned traitor, they wouldn’t have any ill intentions towards High Heaven Palace.
But now, what kind of place was High Heaven Palace? It was the logistics base of the entire Star Boundary. Every month, a large number of Spirit Pills and artifacts would be sent to the front lines of the battlefield. Not only were there many Alchemists, Artifact Refiners, and a few assistants gathered here.
Outsiders numbered at least twenty thousand.
With Yang Kai’s shout, how could he hide the news of his return? It would soon spread throughout the world, and at that time, Yang Kai would definitely face a great catastrophe.
Ye Jinghan was extremely anxious, but Yang Kai acted as if nothing had happened, simply tilting his head and smiling, “Listen!”
Listen to what? Ye Jinghan didn’t hear anything.
In other words, there had been some movement inside High Heaven Palace, but after Yang Kai shouted those words, the entire High Heaven Palace suddenly fell silent.
In the next instant, chaos ensued.
On High Heaven Peak, in a secret room, a pure white figure suddenly opened her beautiful eyes, a sharp light flashing in them as she stood up and the door to the secret room opened. Before the door could fully open, the pure white figure shot out.
As soon as it left the High Heaven Peak, a woman with long fiery red hair and a graceful figure appeared beside it. The two women stopped and exchanged a glance before Zhu Qing asked, “His… voice?”
As she spoke, her voice trembled slightly, seemingly in disbelief.
Su Yan gently nodded and smiled. The originally cold woman’s smile caused the world to lose its color, leaving behind only a light, “He’s back.”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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