Lifting his spear, Yang Kai took the Space Ring from Fang Tai’s hand and handed it over to Jiang Sheng, “I don’t know if there’s anything good inside, but the two Senior Brothers have accompanied me on this trip, so take it as a token of my gratitude.”
“How can I accept this?” Although Jiang Sheng said this, his hand didn’t hold back at all as he directly took the Space Ring and smiled, “Then I’ll have to thank Junior Brother Yang.” In his heart, he thought that Junior Brother Yang was a good person. No wonder Senior Brother Du appreciated him so much. In the future, he would really need to learn a thing or two from him. Perhaps he would be able to use this opportunity to rise up. Giving Ma Liu a meaningful look, he put away the Space Ring and didn’t check what was inside. In any case, no matter what it was, they would have to divide it equally.
“The matter here is settled, let’s go back now,” Ma Liu said. Jiang Sheng and Yang Kai naturally had no objections. Although Yang Kai really wanted to stay and experience the local customs of this Universe World, he really didn’t have the mood to do so at this moment.
The three of them immediately soared into the sky.
However, before they could fly far away, a shadow suddenly appeared above their head.
Ma Liu looked up, “What is it?”
As soon as his voice fell, he disappeared as if he had never been here.
Yang Kai and Jiang Sheng both turned pale with fright as they both stopped in their tracks and silently leaned back against each other, each using their Divine Sense to scan their surroundings. Jiang Sheng also called out Ma Liu’s name repeatedly, but he received no response.
A moment later, Jiang Sheng whispered, “Junior Brother Yang, did you see anything just now?”
Yang Kai slowly shook his head, “Nothing.”
Hearing this, Jiang Sheng’s heart sank. Not discovering anything was the worst. Now that Ma Liu had suddenly disappeared right in front of their eyes, he and Yang Kai had not even noticed it. It was truly strange.
“Let’s go!” Jiang Sheng no longer hesitated and called out to Yang Kai before quickly flying up into the sky. Yang Kai didn’t hesitate and immediately followed.
In the next instant, the sky above their head dimmed again.
Yang Kai quickly looked up and saw that there seemed to be something covering them from above. At the same time, Jiang Sheng shouted, “Split up!”
Before Yang Kai could react, Jiang Sheng had already fled far away, but the black thing didn’t seem to care about Yang Kai at all and instead chased after him. In a flash, Jiang Sheng also disappeared after Ma Liu.
Yang Kai’s scalp went numb as he felt all the hairs on his body stand on end. In that instant, he had seen the outline of the black shadow.
It was like an enlarged cloth bag…
When this cloth bag was wrapped, Jiang Sheng was taken away. It seemed Ma Liu had also disappeared mysteriously.
To be able to easily take away two Open Heaven Stage masters, one could only imagine how powerful this artifact was. Yang Kai knew he wouldn’t be able to avoid it, but what made him even more shocked was the owner of this artifact!
Up until now, he still hadn’t seen who had done this!
Standing in the air, Yang Kai looked around, cupped his fists, and said, “Which Senior is here? Seven Skillful Land's Yang Kai would like to ask Senior to show himself!”
When there was no response, his head went dark again.
Yang Kai, who was already prepared, immediately activated his Space Laws to escape, but an invisible aura locked onto him, making it impossible for him to escape.
His vision went black as he felt himself entering a strange space.
Before Yang Kai could get used to it, he felt someone squeezing him from the side. Not only that, but there was also the sound of punches and kicks, as well as a fierce punch coming towards him.
Yang Kai raised his hand to block and shouted, “Senior Brothers, please don’t attack!”
The crackling sounds suddenly stopped, and the two of them called out at the same time, “Yang Kai?”
After shouting, they shouted again.
“Ma Liu?”
“Jiang Sheng?”
Ma Liu nodded and suddenly understood, “So you were also brought here, I thought someone had ambushed me.”
Jiang Sheng asked, “Who was it that secretly attacked us? What kind of place is this?”
Yang Kai said, “I don’t know who it is, but this should be the inner space of an artifact. When Senior Brother Jiang was taken away just now, I saw a cloth bag-like artifact.”
Ma Liu asked solemnly, “A cloth bag-like artifact? Old Jiang, do you know what it is?”
“I’ve never heard of such a thing,” Jiang Sheng slowly shook his head and said solemnly, “However, to be able to bring us here without anyone noticing, this master must be at least a Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage master.”
“Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage…” Yang Kai was surprised, “Why did he bring us here?”
Ma Liu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “How would I know, but it’s possible he’s currently residing in this Universe World. We disturbed him while we were killing that traitor.”
“Could he be an enemy of our Seven Skillful Land?” Yang Kai guessed, “I just reported our origin to him, but he didn’t even bother to respond.”
Jiang Sheng swallowed his saliva and said, “Junior Brother, please don’t say anymore. This Senior Brother is terrified, please don’t let him be our enemy, otherwise none of us will be able to survive. It’s best if it’s as Old Ma said, if we accidentally disturb him, he will only punish us severely.”
Ma Liu suddenly called out, “Senior, Senior, we didn’t know that Senior was here, please forgive us for our previous offense.”
Jiang Sheng also hurriedly said, “That’s right, Senior, you’re a magnanimous person, don’t be so petty with us. Let us go out first, if you have anything to say, this Junior will apologize to you first.”
These two fellas didn’t care if others could hear them or not, in any case, they were the first to beg, leaving Yang Kai speechless.
After shouting for a long time, there was no movement, so the two of them also went to rest.
Ma Liu sighed, “I knew that running far away wouldn’t be a good thing, it really is.”
Yang Kai asked, “Do we have any enemies here?”
“I haven’t heard anything about it,” Jiang Sheng shook his head, “However, us brothers have only joined the Seven Skillful Land for a thousand years, perhaps we really do have some enemies, but since the Senior only wants to capture and not kill us, he probably won’t do anything to us.”
Ma Liu nodded repeatedly, “Old Jiang is right, if he really was our Seven Skillful Land's enemy, he would have killed us long ago.”
After consoling themselves, the two of them finally calmed down.
After staying in this small and cramped space for an unknown amount of time, a ray of light suddenly shone in, as if a skylight had opened above their heads.
The three trapped cultivators didn’t hesitate at all and almost simultaneously used their movement techniques to rush towards the skylight, instantly breaking free from their shackles and appearing in a cave.
Ma Liu and Jiang Sheng obviously understood each other’s intentions, and as soon as they regained their freedom, they immediately began exchanging pointers. Looking around, Yang Kai also focused his attention and swept out his Divine Sense.
Soon, the three’s eyes all landed on a thin middle-aged man with a gloomy expression standing not far away. This man’s clothes were simple and unadorned, as if he had washed them many times. His hair was tied into a simple bun, and he held a wooden sword in one hand and a bag in the other.
This bag was none other than the cloth bag Yang Kai had caught a glimpse of before, but it was now only the size of a palm and was quickly taken back by the man.
Needless to say, it was this guy who had secretly captured the three of them.
Seeing someone was easy, but what was most terrifying was not being able to see them. Ma Liu and Jiang Sheng glanced at each other before the former cupped his fists and said, “Junior, Ma Liu, from Seven Skillful Land greets Senior. May I ask Senior’s name?”
If one’s strength was inferior to another’s, they would be in such a miserable state. If they were captured for no reason, they would have to politely ask for the other party’s name in order to avoid angering them.
“Hmph!” The man only let out a light snort before a great pressure descended from the sky. In an instant, Yang Kai felt as if an entire world was pressing down on his head, causing his bones to creak and groan. His chest was so tight it felt like he was about to vomit blood, and he had to rely on his willpower to not go down.
On the other hand, Ma Liu and Jiang Sheng’s cultivations were slightly higher than his, so their situation was much better, but their expressions were also quite ugly.
This was also the first time Yang Kai had observed the vast difference between the Open Heaven Stages at such a close distance. Both of them were Open Heaven Stage masters, but Ma Liu and Jiang Sheng were only First-Order, while the other party was at least a Fourth Order. Just a cold snort was enough to make Ma Liu and Jiang Sheng somewhat unable to bear it. If they were to fight, how could they possibly be opponents? It was likely he could easily kill the two of them.
“Are you all from the Seven Skillful Land?” The man glanced at the three of them before slowly withdrawing his aura, allowing Yang Kai and the others to feel relieved.
Ma Liu’s face was filled with shock as he cupped his fists, “Reporting to Senior, the three of us are the Seven Skillful Land Disciples.”
“Very good!” The man nodded, “I was just worrying about not being able to find the Seven Skillful Land, but now you’ve come knocking on my door.”
As soon as these words came out, the three people’s expressions changed drastically. These words didn’t sound like anything good. This guy obviously had some kind of grudge with Seven Skillful Land. Sure enough, good things didn’t come from bad things. Before this, the three of them had been wondering if this person had some kind of grudge with the Seven Skillful Land, but now it had become true.
Ma Liu hurriedly said, “Senior, the three of us are just ordinary disciples of the Seven Skillful Land. If you really have some kind of grudge with the Seven Skillful Land, feel free to look for the Venerable or Heavenly Monarch, it has nothing to do with us.”
“Wearing this robe, you're related!” The man coldly snorted.
Yang Kai almost vomited blood when he heard this. It hadn’t been long since he wore these clothes, it has only been ten days or so, he was completely different from Ma Liu and Jiang Sheng. Could this be considered an undeserved catastrophe?
“Your so called Venerable or Heavenly Monarch, this King will naturally go find them, but now is not the time!” After the man finished speaking, he reached out and tossed out the cloth bag.
Yang Kai didn’t even have time to react before his vision went dark. Needless to say, he was once again taken into that guy’s cloth bag.
Ma Liu and Jiang Sheng obviously understood that their current situation was not good, so after a brief exchange, they decided to strike first and try to break this artifact from the inside to see if they could escape.
However, as soon as the two of them attacked, the rampaging energy of their attacks caused the three of them to be covered in dust, and Yang Kai was almost injured.
Helpless, the two of them could only give up and beg in the cloth bag, but unfortunately, they didn’t receive any response. They didn’t know if the man was simply ignoring them or not.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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