More than a dozen teams and hundreds of people were gathered in the nameless mountain valley where the Four Seasons Land was located, all of them quietly lying in wait.
The cultivation of the dozen or so Emperor Real varied, from First-Order to Third-Order. If it had been Yang Kai before he went to the Demon Territory, he would have had to be more careful in order to avoid being discovered. But now that his Soul cultivation had skyrocketed and he was even stronger than a Pseudo Emperor or Half-Saint, if he wanted to conceal his aura, it would be impossible for these people in the valley to detect his presence.
There was nothing out of the ordinary, but Yang Kai felt that most of these people gathered in the mountain valley were likely from the Demonic Heavenly Dao.
After investigating for a while, Yang Kai decided to wait and see. This matter involved the Four Seasons Land, so it was definitely not an ordinary matter. If he were to act now, with the help of Bai Zhuo and Bai Ya, he could certainly kill these people, but it would not be easy to find out why they had come here. After all, even the Emperor Realm master who had been thrown into the Mysterious Small World didn’t know why he had come here, so the other Emperor Realm might not.
These people were probably here on orders!
Since they had come under orders, it meant that someone had given them an order to gather here.
This person’s position in the Demonic Heavenly Dao is definitely high, and it was highly likely he was a Pseudo Emperor! Killing these small fish was naturally not as simple as catching a big fish, so how could he choose a simple choice?
For the next ten days or so, Yang Kai remained hidden somewhere in the Four Seasons Land, secretly observing the movements of these Demonic Heavenly Dao. He had originally wanted to find an opportunity to sneak into this place, but it seemed that everyone in this group knew each other. Yang Kai had never learned the art of disguise, so he could only give up the idea.
During the day, these people from Demonic Heavenly Dao were all very quiet, each of them hiding in their hiding places and meditating, but at night, they were all busy.
After observing for more than ten days, Yang Kai discovered that these people seemed to be setting up a large-scale Spirit Array that almost encompassed the entire Four Seasons Land's nameless mountain valley.
Arrays weren’t something anyone could manipulate, but there was a skilled Array Master among these people from the Demonic Heavenly Dao. Under his command, the mysterious array gradually took shape.
Yang Kai memorized all the key points of the Spirit Array and imprinted them into the jade slip. During the day, he would find an opportunity to use the Space Spirit Bead to send the jade slip back to High Heaven Palace and consult to Nanmen Dajun.
However, the Demonic Heavenly Dao’s Array was slowly being set up, and the information Yang Kai obtained was not complete, so even though Nanmen Dajun was an Emperor Array Master, it still took some effort to break it.
A few days later, Nanmen Dajun sent a message to Yang Kai telling him that this should be a summoning array, but it had been modified on an ordinary summoning array. The array was incomplete, so Nanmen Dajun couldn’t determine what the Demonic Heavenly Dao was summoning, so he immediately requested to come from High Heaven Palace to take a look.
He was very interested in the matter of Spirit Arrays.
Yang Kai decisively refused.
Nanmen Dajun was only at the First-Order Emperor Realm, so if he really came here, there was no way he could conceal his aura. Even if he had his protection, he might still be exposed.
Yang Kai didn’t allow him to come, and Nanmen Dajun was also helpless, so he could only advise Yang Kai, “Let’s not talk about the power of this formation for now. Since it’s a summoning formation, Palace Master should be on guard against any unparalleled beasts that the people of Demonic Heavenly Dao are summoning. If that’s the case, Palace Master should be careful.”
Yang Kai replied, “I understand.”
Nanmen Dajun didn’t know that there were three Half-Saints hiding inside his Mysterious Boundary Bead, so even if the Demonic Heavenly Dao’s people really summoned some kind of peerless beast, it was still uncertain who would kill who. Yang Kai didn’t believe that the Demonic Heavenly Dao people could summon something stronger than three Half-Saints working together.
Hearing Yang Kai’s perfunctory tone, Nanmen Dajun once again solemnly warned, “Please observe carefully these past few days, Palace Master. This array must be missing some kind of important artifact. If you discover anything, inform this subordinate immediately.”
Yang Kai didn’t know what it was lacking, but since Nanmen Dajun had made such a judgment, he had his own reasons, so Yang Kai could only observe more carefully.
A few days later, the Great Array seemed to have become more complete. Pieces of the Array’s foundation were hidden in the valley, and no one could tell what was going on from the outside. The entire nameless mountain valley was shrouded in an inexplicable aura, making one feel somewhat depressed.
At this moment, a message from his Embodiment suddenly came from the Mysterious Small World.
After Yang Kai noticed this, his face lit up as he continued to observe the changes in the Great Array while projecting his Divine Sense into the Mysterious Small World.
Seeing Yang Kai appear, Bai Ya and Bai Zhuo both cupped their fists and greeted, “Brother Yang.”
Yang Kai looked down at the middle-aged man sitting cross-legged on the ground and raised his brow, “You saved him?”
This middle-aged man was none other than the Demonic Heavenly Dao’s Emperor Realm master he had previously captured. These days, Bai Zhuo had been researching how to break the Blood Demon Clan's Secret Technique on the Demonic Heavenly Dao and had only made some progress today.
At this moment, the middle-aged man’s face was pale and his aura was extremely weak. It seemed he had suffered serious injuries.
After hearing Yang Kai’s voice, this person quickly opened his eyes and struggled to get up. Yang Kai smiled slightly and lifted his hand to press on his shoulder, indicating for him to sit down. This person probably didn’t have much strength, so he could only sit down and bow to Yang Kai, “Many thanks to Palace Master Yang for saving my life.”
“Really saved?” Yang Kai raised his brow.
Bai Zhuo flicked his wrist and a drop of blood appeared on his palm, wriggling about like a living creature. However, this drop of blood was filled with a demonic and evil aura. It was a drop of Demon Blood. Bai Zhuo said, “This is the root of this disaster.”
Yang Kai looked towards the drop of Demon Blood and frowned, “What do you mean?”
Bai Zhuo said, “A Blood Demon planted its own Blood Essence in his body, causing it to flow through his meridians and flesh. Normally, it wouldn’t show itself, but during a battle, it would stimulate his Demonic Attribute. So if you want to save him, you need to completely extract this drop of Blood Essence. This isn’t an easy task. Fortunately, he didn’t voluntarily join the Demonic Heavenly Dao, so he subconsciously rejects this drop of Demon Blood. This way, he will have a chance to reverse the situation, but even so, before the operation, his life and death will be fifty-fifty.”
Hearing this, Yang Kai’s brow wrinkled, “In other words, even if I can capture the people from Demonic Heavenly Dao in the future, I can’t guarantee that I can save them?”
Bai Zhuo slowly shook his head, “I’m not strong enough.”
He was a Half-Saint, and even he said he wasn’t strong enough, how could he go to find Xue Li? Yang Kai sighed in his heart, but at least he had saved one of them, so he was able to comfort himself. Turning to the unconscious Du Juan, he asked, “How is she? Can she be saved?”
Bai Zhuo didn’t dare say anything, “I’ll try my best.”
Yang Kai knew he could only do so, so he turned to the middle-aged Emperor Realm and asked, “How should I address you?”
The other party replied weakly, “Zhou Quan!”
After a series of questions, Yang Kai learned that this Zhou Quan was an Elder from a medium Sect in the Western Region. When the Western Region war broke out, in order to cover the retreat of his fellow disciples, he had fallen into the hands of the Demon Race and thought he would die without a doubt, but who would have thought that the Demon Race would only imprison him? After a while, a Demon Race master brought him to a secret room and planted some kind of Demonic Art on him, allowing him to become a member of the Demonic Heavenly Dao.
This was also the reason why Bai Zhuo had said that he had not voluntarily joined the Demonic Heavenly Dao, that he had fallen into the hands of the Demon Race in order to protect his fellow disciples.
According to him, many of the cultivators captured by the Demon Race had been taken to plant their Blood Demon Blood Essence and transformed into a part of the Demonic Heavenly Dao. A large number of them had died on the spot because they couldn’t bear it.
But as long as they didn’t die, they would remain loyal to the Demon Race, as if they had become a completely different person.
Now that the Demonic Art in Zhou Quan’s body had been broken and his consciousness had returned to its original state, he couldn’t believe that he would willingly serve the Demon Race!
Saying so, even though Zhou Quan was weak, he still gnashed his teeth, his eyes bloodshot.
Yang Kai smiled and said, “Now is the time to take revenge. Do you dare to come with me?”
Zhou Quan immediately shouted, “Why wouldn’t I dare? As long as I can kill the Demon Race, what harm is there in Zhou Quan giving up his life? He should have died a few years ago!”
“There’s no need to give up your life, I just need you to bring me into the Demonic Heavenly Dao,” Yang Kai smiled.
Originally, he had planned to sneak into the Demonic Heavenly Dao, but he had never been able to find an opportunity to do so. Now that Bai Zhuo had rescued Zhou Quan, he was given an opportunity.
Zhou Quan was also a smart person, so when he heard Yang Kai’s words, his eyes lit up, “Palace Master Yang is referring to the Four Seasons Land?”
“That’s right, I’m currently in the Four Seasons Land. I won’t hide it from you, there are many people from the Demonic Heavenly Dao gathered there.”
Zhou Quan nodded, “Good, this Zhou will accompany Palace Master Yang.”
“En, rest for a while, I’ll take you out later.” Yang Kai flipped his hand and handed over a jade box containing a healing pill.
Zhou Quan accepted the pill and thanked him before swallowing it and meditating.
Inside the mountain valley, the people from Demonic Heavenly Dao were still busy, but it seemed that the day the Great Array was successfully completed was in the next few days. The Array Master was constantly patrolling the area, constantly issuing instructions.
When dawn broke, the group from the Demonic Heavenly Dao dispersed and returned to their hiding places.
At the same time, a thousand kilometers away from the Four Seasons Land, Yang Kai’s figure appeared. With a wave of his hand, Zhou Quan also appeared.
“Please instruct me, Palace Master Yang!” Zhou Quan cupped his fists and said. Although his complexion was still pale after a night of rest, it was much better than last night. At the very least, he had some ability to act and protect himself.
Yang Kai briefly explained the situation in the Four Seasons Land to him before continuing, “This time, you will be the leader, so I will follow you. There’s no need to do anything, just let them acknowledge us and let us join.”
Zhou Quan replied, “That’s simple, when the time comes, Palace Master Yang will act according to my wishes.”
“Good, let’s go,” Yang Kai smiled.
Zhou Quan immediately led the way while Yang Kai followed behind him. At the same time, he put on the clothes he had prepared and covered his face. It couldn’t be helped, his reputation in the Star Boundary was too high right now. If he were to encounter one or two people who had seen him before, his identity would immediately be exposed.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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