Without any hesitation, the old man called out to everyone and pointed to a door in front of him.
Yang Kai looked around and saw that it was the same one he had seen in the void.
With a creak, the old man pushed open the door and everyone rushed out, landing on the spot where they had just entered. The door suddenly distorted and transformed into the shape of a large ship. Two colorful ropes stretched out from the bow of the ship and wrapped around the two stone lions.
These two stone lions were the same ones who had been squatting in front of the door. Seeing this, Yang Kai immediately knew that his previous guess was correct. These two stone lions were indeed extraordinary, otherwise, how could they have changed so much?
At this moment, the two Stone Lions’ bodies expanded dramatically as an extremely fierce aura filled their bodies.
The rookies on the ship were all dumbfounded. It wasn’t that the transformation of these two Stone Lions was anything special, but the auras emanating from these two Stone Lions were not inferior to their own, perhaps even slightly superior.
In other words, these two Stone Lions were likely stronger than them.
Both of them were the overlords of their respective worlds and were Great Emperors who had condensed their Dao Seals. In their respective worlds, they held absolute power, but now that they had arrived at the Outer Universe and saw that the two mutated beasts pulling the boat were far superior to them, the bitterness in their hearts was indescribable.
The old man observed everyone’s expressions carefully and saw the shock in their eyes.
“Wow, Master, what are these two things? They look so powerful,” Asun stood at the bow of the ship and looked down, her face filled with amazement.
The old man didn’t try to correct her, or perhaps it was better to say that he didn’t care. Hearing this, he smiled and said, “These two little things were originally two stone embryos from my Seven Skillful Land, but after obtaining some opportunities and gaining sentience, this old master saw that they weren’t too bad, so he used them as guards and porter.”
“Seven Skillful Land?” Yang Kai raised his brow, “May I ask Senior, is the Seven Skillful Land you mentioned just now the place we’re going?”
He had spent the past year in the Small Universe and had not interacted much with the old man, so he didn’t know where the old man came from. Now that he heard him mention it, he naturally became somewhat interested.
“Yes!” The old man nodded.
“Could it be that the Seven Skillful Land is one of the 72 Paradise?” The burly man suddenly revealed a look of shock.
“Oh? You know about the 72 Paradise?” The old man smiled at the burly man.
The other party respectfully replied, “This Junior comes from the Black River World, where a great expert once returned and left behind a few words. This Junior knows that in the Outer Universe, there are 36 Cave Heaven and 72 Paradise.”
The old man suddenly understood and asked, “Then do you know which force the Senior who went back was from?”
The burly man shook his head, “Junior doesn’t know.”
“Did he leave any token for you to find?” The old man asked again.
The burly man took out an object from his robes and respectfully handed it over, “This is the token left behind by that Senior.”
Yang Kai’s eyes were sharp and he immediately saw that it was a piece of jade, unlike the jade he had seen before. He didn’t know what kind of jade it was, but there was a small fish swimming about inside it, as if it was a living creature. Although he couldn’t see what the fish in the jade was, he could faintly feel that there was some kind of profound technique contained within it, so he knew that this was the token the Black River World’s great expert had left for his junior.
His heart trembled and his body went cold!
It was not because of this token, but because of the burly man’s unreserved attitude towards the old man.
Previously, he had been plotted against by the old man and had only managed to survive thanks to the protection of the Soul Warming Lotus. Yang Kai had some guesses that the old man had done something to the others.
However, speculations were guesses, and Yang Kai couldn’t be bothered with other people’s affairs.
It wasn’t until Asun was captured into the Small Universe and was about to harm the old man that the burly man and the others acted to protect him that Yang Kai was certain of his guess.
If it weren’t for the fact that the old man had tampered with them, how could these four Great Emperors from different worlds have such a reaction? Even if they wanted to curry favor with the other party, they wouldn’t have acted so recklessly.
At this moment, this jade piece was definitely an extremely valuable item on the burly man’s body. With this jade piece guiding him, he would definitely be able to find the whereabouts of his own world’s great expert and seek refuge with him. At that time, he would naturally be able to receive a lot of care, so why would he need to compromise with others?
However, such a precious artifact was taken out only after the old man asked it casually, and there was no precaution against the old man. This problem was quite obvious.
The people around him didn’t show any unusual reaction, instead feeling that this was only natural…
After the burly man took out the jade piece, the old man’s eyes narrowed slightly as he stretched out his hand to receive it. After carefully examining it for a moment, he smiled and said, “Since this is a gift from senior, it’s best to keep it carefully. Perhaps it will be of use in the future.”
The burly man nodded lightly and put away the jade piece before turning his head to glare at the others. It wasn’t that he didn’t know the value of his jade piece, it was just that he was influenced by the old man’s Secret Technique and trusted him greatly.
Yang Kai couldn’t tell how much this trust could be.
However, he could also confirm that the people who had entered the Small Universe had basically all been cast by the old man technique. He just didn’t know if Asun, the last person to enter had been plotted against.
“I know you have many questions, let’s get on the road first.” As the old man spoke, he gently raised his hand and the two Stone Lions pulling the boat in front of him immediately roared and rushed forward.
In the blink of an eye, the ship sped forward.
Yang Kai clicked his tongue in wonder. These two Stone Lions looked somewhat stupid, but he didn’t expect them to be so fast. No wonder the old man had taken them in as porter.
After the ship sailed for a while, the old man smiled and said, “Just now, someone asked if the Seven Skillful Land is one of the 72 Paradise.” Turning to the burly man, he shook his head and said, “The Seven Skillful Land is not one of the 72 Paradise.”
“Master, what are the 72 Paradise?” Asun asked curiously.
She wasn’t the only one. The dignified woman, the young child, and the Monster Race man all wore puzzled expressions, obviously having never heard of this name before. Yang Kai followed the crowd and stared blankly at the old man.
Seemingly because he was about to return, the old man’s mood was quite good, so he explained, “In this vast universe, there are countless wondrous treasure lands, but they can also be divided into three grades and nine ranks. The stronger forces occupy better territories, while the weaker ones occupy less. All of you come from different Small Worlds, but no matter where you go, this principle is the same. And among these territories, the best ones can be divided into 72 Paradise and 36 Cave Heaven, each of which is occupied by a great force.”
“Oh!” Asun suddenly understood, “Disciple understands.”
The old man continued, “If my Seven Skillful Land is one of the 72 Paradise, it will no longer be a Seven Skillful Land, but a Seven Skillful Paradise. Do you understand?” He asked the burly man.
The burly man nodded, “Many thanks for Senior’s explanation.”
“There’s no need for that, it’s not like it’s a secret. As long as you stay in the Outer Universe for a few years, you’ll naturally know.”
Yang Kai drew inferences and said, “Then according to Senior’s words, the forces who occupy these Cave Heaven and Paradise must all have the word Cave Heaven and Paradise behind them?”
“Basically, but not all of them!” The old man shook his head, “For example, the Myriad Demon Heavens occupies a Cave Heaven treasure land, but it is only a Myriad Demon Heavens, not a Myriad Demon Cave Heaven.”
Yang Kai blinked. Myriad Demon Heavens… this name sounded like the place where the Demon Race gathered. Mo Sheng shouldn’t have come from that place, right? To be able to occupy a Cave Heaven in this vast universe, this Myriad Demon Heavens was quite amazing. If they knew that Mo Sheng had died in the Star Boundary, he didn’t know if they would avenge him or not.
However, after thinking about it, Mo Sheng’s body had been destroyed and he had spent tens of thousands of years scheming for the Star Boundary Spirit’s Energy. If the forces behind him knew about his situation, how could they ignore it? Immediately, Yang Kai felt relieved. Even if Mo Sheng really came from the Myriad Demon Heavens, the Myriad Demon Heavens definitely wouldn’t know about his situation.
The old man continued, “Although my Seven Skillful Land is not comparable to those Cave Heaven or Paradise, it is still quite good in all of the Three Thousand Worlds. The owner of my Seven Skillful Land is Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch. He is proficient in Pill Refining and has a reputation for refining Spirit Pills. Even those Cave Heaven and Paradise have requirements for my Seven Skillful Land’s Pill Refining.”
“So powerful!” Asun was shocked.
The old man smiled lightly, “In the future, all of you will know. Today, this old master only spoke a little more because you asked.”
Yang Kai really wanted to ask about the Open Heaven Pill. According to Zhang Ruoxi, this was a hard currency in the Outer Universe, equivalent to the Source Crystals of the Star Boundary. Since Seven Skillful Heavenly Monarch was proficient in Pill Refining, he should also know how to refine Open Heaven Pill.
When he was talking to Zhang Ruoxi about the Open Heaven Pill, Yang Kai had been thinking about how he could obtain a recipe for the Open Heaven Pill, but he hadn’t expected that he would have a clue so soon.
However, from the situation of the Outer Universe, the Open Heaven Pill's pill recipe was definitely one of the top secrets of a force, so it wouldn’t be easy to find out.
On top of that, Yang Kai didn’t know what kind of force this Seven Skillful Land was, but judging from the old man’s way of doing things, this Seven Skillful Land was probably not some kind of righteous sect. The old man’s previous words had all been a bit of flattery.
In the following days, whether it was the dignified woman, the young child, or the Monster Race, all of them asked what they wanted to know. Like Yang Kai, all of them had just jumped out of their respective Small Worlds when the old man had a brilliant idea about what was happening here.
At the very least, Yang Kai still had Zhang Ruoxi to answer his doubts. Although he didn’t know much, he was at least better than the rest of them. Of course, with the exception of the burly man, his Black River World had been visited by a great expert, so he should have left behind some information about Outer Universe.
The journey was long, but the old man answered every question they asked, allowing everyone on board to benefit greatly.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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