Inside the Secret Training Ground, Yang Kai slowly opened his eyes, his eyes shining brightly. Decades of boring seclusion had not changed him much. Whether it was his appearance or temperament, they were no different from fifty years ago.
However, the power contained within his body had undergone a tremendous change.
The essence of the Eternal Tree had been completely condensed into the Dao Seal, and under Yang Kai’s inner vision, his Dao Seal was covered in a layer of green light, overflowing with vitality. The rich and pure Wood Attribute energy was extremely rare. Even though Yang Kai had never seen the Wood Attribute energy condensed by others, he knew that his current situation was incomparable to others.
Zhang Ruoxi was right, the Eternal Tree was indeed one of the best choices to condense the Wood Attribute. In all of the Three Thousand Worlds, there was almost no better choice.
This condensation gave Yang Kai the illusion that he had become a fatty.
However, this also had some drawbacks.
Before this, Yang Kai had a feeling that the power of the Eternal Tree was not infinite, nor could it truly allow him to become undrying and indestructible. After refining the Eternal Tree, at most he would be able to shatter his bones and revive a few times before the power of the Eternal Tree would be exhausted. However, this opportunity was not to be underestimated. Even in the Outer Universe world, there were very few treasures that could allow one to revive from the dead, almost only existing in legends. From this, it could be seen just how powerful the Eternal Tree was.
But now, the chance of resurrection and rebirth from a broken body is gone.
Because the essence of the Eternal Tree had already been refined into the Dao Seal, no longer contained in his flesh and bones. In other words, if he were to be smashed to pieces by a Great Demon God existence like last time, it would truly be impossible to reverse the situation.
There were drawbacks and benefits.
At the very least, he didn’t need to worry about being seen through by others. Last time, half of his head had been shattered by the Great Demon God and he had immediately recovered. The Great Demon God had immediately seen that he had refined the Eternal Tree, and in the end, he had torn off a lot of his flesh and blood and swallowed them, allowing the Great Demon God’s injuries to be somewhat suppressed.
In the future, if he was injured again, he wouldn’t have to expose all of this and save himself the fate of being coveted by others. He was a Void Great Emperor in the Star Boundary and was almost invincible, but in the Outer Universe, there wer Open Heaven Stage masters. Yang Kai naturally understood that a man’s wealth was his own ruin. If he were to accidentally expose that he had once refined the Eternal Tree, he might be captured and refined as a human treasure.
After condensing the essence of the Eternal Tree this time, although the Dao Seal had caused him to lose the opportunity to revive, his recovery ability had also greatly increased. With his Dragon Race physique, he could ignore most injuries.
His current realm was a bit strange. Although he was above the Emperor Realm, he had yet to reach the Open Heaven Stage. It was just that he was on the path of breaking through to the Open Heaven Stage. Zhang Ruoxi had never said how a cultivator of this level should be defined, so it was likely that in the Outer Universe, there was no definite conclusion.
However, Zhang Ruoxi had said that condensing any types of Source Strength condensed from the Yin-Yang Five Elements, it can be called a half-step Open Heaven Stage. These people’s Small Worlds had already taken shape and were only two steps away from being able to split open the Heavens and Earth, so the strength they could display was not something a master like him could compare to.
However, no matter what, the title of the realm was just a title. The strength one could display was the foundation of a cultivator.
Looking back now, it was likely that the Passing of Time Great Emperor had already reached the Open Heaven Stage and had condensed two or more of the Yin-Yang Five Elements in his body. Otherwise, how could he have killed his way into the Demon Territory alone and perished together with the Great Demon God?
Wu Kuang, on the other hand, should have been slightly weaker when he was at his peak. He had vaguely felt the shackles of the Open Heaven Stage but was unable to break through. This did not mean that Wu Kuang was truly inferior to the Passing of Time Great Emperor. Perhaps it was because of the passage of time or some other reason that he was unable to achieve what he had achieved in the past.
However, Yang Kai was only reminiscing about the predecessors of the past, so there was no need to delve too deeply into it. The most important thing was to focus on himself.
Waving his hand, Yang Kai opened the stone, allowing a bright light to shine into this secret training ground that had been dim for several decades.
With a sweep of his Divine Sense, everything in the Star Boundary was imprinted into his heart.
He couldn’t help frowning. He had thought that after fifty years, there would at least be some changes to the Star Boundary. After all, after the great war, so many living creatures had been transferred from the Lower Planes Star Field, and the many masters of the Star Boundary had joined forces to create a suitable environment for these people to live in.
But now, it seemed that not only did the entire Star Boundary not show any signs of improving, it had instead become slightly worse than before.
The giant cracks that stretched across the sky were like fierce beasts opening their mouths, wanting to devour people. From these cracks, a terrifying turbulent flow of energy would occasionally appear, causing great damage to the Star Boundary’s environment.
The Star Boundary’s vitality was still present, but it wasn’t flourishing; it was still slowly dying.
Yang Kai sighed lightly, becoming more determined to leave the Star Boundary. If he didn’t find a way out, he would really have to wait here for death.
A figure flashed past and Yu Rumeng suddenly appeared in front of him, calling out softly, “Husband!”
Yang Kai smiled and reached out to pull her into his embrace, gently embracing her and smelling the fragrance of her hair. His depressed mood dissipated, leaving only a warm peace.
Yu Rumeng didn’t say anything and just quietly leaned against him, enjoying this moment of warmth.
“What about the others?” Yang Kai asked.
“They’re all in secluded cultivation.”
“Thank you for your hard work.” Everyone else could enter secluded cultivation, but Yu Rumeng couldn’t, because she was the only remaining high-end combat force in the Star Boundary that was still intact. She had to constantly be vigilant of the invasion of foreign enemies and pay attention to the changes in the Star Boundary.
“Are you leaving?” Yu Rumeng’s voice trembled slightly.
Yang Kai nodded silently. Before he went into seclusion, he had exchanged a few words with his wives, so Yu Rumeng was not surprised.
“Husband, you must be careful when you’re outside. In the future, perhaps we sisters will go to the Outer Universe world to look for you. If you want to hide the golden nest or something, you must hide it well. Otherwise, if this Mistress and the others discover it, they will definitely blow up those birds.”
Yang Kai stretched out his hand and pinched her cheek, “With you all here, how could I care about those vulgar women outside?”
“That’s hard to say,” Yu Rumeng curled her lips and wrapped her arms around Yang Kai’s waist, hugging him tightly as she asked, “Aren’t you going to greet them?”
Yang Kai shook his head, “I’ll be back.”
Every time they parted, there would be a great deal of sadness. Yang Kai was afraid that if he really saw them, he would be reluctant to leave.
“You’re really ruthless!” Yu Rumeng raised her finger and poked Yang Kai’s chest. A moment later, she floated backwards and smiled, “Go, don’t look back, if not, I’ll cry.”
Yang Kai rubbed his nose and said, “Take care of yourself and wait for me to return.”
Turning around, Yang Kai strode forward, and in a few steps, his figure transformed into a small black dot that swept across the entire Star Boundary.
In the next moment, all around the Star Boundary, where the Great Emperors were cultivating, pairs of eyes opened and stared towards the sky before cupping their fists.
Inside High Heaven Palace, inside the Passing of Time Temple, Yang Xiao was lying on the steps in front of the temple, basking in the sun. Suddenly, he seemed to see something and sat up straight, rubbing his eyes vigorously before jumping up and flying off.
At this moment, a voice came to the ears, “Condense!”
Yang Xiao’s body suddenly froze in place as he turned his head with great difficulty, only to see Yang Xue standing not far behind him, performing a series of hand seals as a mysterious energy fluctuated from her body.
“Little Aunt, what are you doing!” Yang Xiao blinked innocently.
Yang Xue smiled lightly, “Where do you want to go?”
“I’m bored, so I’m going out for a walk,” Yang Xiao replied without thinking.
“Is that so?” Yang Xue looked up at the sky, a look of understanding flashing across her beautiful eyes, “Why do I feel like you want to find my big brother?”
“Foster Father?” Yang Xiao looked around and asked blankly, “Where is Foster Father? Isn’t he in seclusion? Has he come out?”
“Stop putting on an act!” Yang Xue coldly snorted, “For the past ten or so years, you’ve come here to stare into the space for no reason. I knew you were up to no good, so it turns out you were planning this. I advise you to give up on this idea.”
Yang Xiao became even more innocent, “Little Aunt, why don’t I understand what you’re saying?”
Yang Xue smiled, “You don’t understand, do you? It seems like I’m too indulgent towards you, or do you want someone else to tell you something you can understand?” Suddenly, Liu Yan’s figure appeared behind Yang Xue. The translucent little girl had a head full of fiery red hair and a small flame was burning at her fingertips, occasionally transforming into the shape of a small Phoenix.
Yang Xiao’s expression changed as he stared at Liu Yan who was walking towards him step by step, swallowing his saliva, “Big Aunt, if you have something to say, we can talk it out. If we can avoid fighting, we should try not to fight…”
“You want to find Master?” Liu Yan walked up to Yang Xiao and stared at him with her clear eyes.
“No…” The small Phoenix flew in front of him, its scorching aura seemingly capable of incinerating even one’s soul, quickly changing his tone, “Yes, yes, yes! I want to go find Foster Father, I want to go to the Outer Universe to see how it looks like, what’s wrong with this, why are you doing this to me?”
“I also want to go,” Liu Yan said.
Yang Xiao’s eyes lit up as if he had found a friend.
“Since Big Aunt has such intentions, we might as well travel together. Foster Father just left, so he shouldn’t have gone far. We should be able to catch up.”
“I can’t go!” Liu Yan shook her head slowly.
“Why?” Yang Xiao stared.
“It will only drag him down!”
Yang Xiao said with a smile, “Big Aunt, you’re thinking too much. You and I aren’t weak right now, so how can we be a burden to Foster Father? If we follow him, we won’t ask for anything else, but we can at least serve him some tea or water, right? Ah, Foster Father is so bitter. This time, he went out alone without anyone to talk to, it’s fine if i doesn’t know, but since i knows, how can I, as his son, not see him? I want to follow him, I want to serve Foster Father!” Yang Xiao’s face was filled with righteousness as he spoke.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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