This was truly a great harvest! He had come to such a place for no apparent reason and had actually obtained so much Sun's True Fire in one go, but now, all the passages in front and behind him had been sealed, making it impossible to advance or retreat.
Yang Kai secretly made up his mind that after he collected all of these Fire Jades, he would investigate further. If he couldn’t find a way out, he would have to use Space Teleportation to escape.
After more than two hours, Yang Kai finally managed to collect all the Fire Jades in this passage and was just about to investigate this passage when his expression suddenly changed and he turned his head towards a certain direction.
Faintly, he seemed to hear some movement coming from that direction!
Listening carefully, there was indeed movement, and it seemed like someone was using a spell to attack the bronze door that sealed the passage!
There was actually someone on the opposite side of the bronze door? Yang Kai was shocked and quickly rushed over.
If there were people on the other side, it would mean that this passage was not a dead end, but he had yet to figure out which way was the entrance or exit.
Arriving in front of the gate, Yang Kai silently felt it and his expression changed slightly, because the strength of the person who had attacked the door seemed to be quite powerful, at the very least a Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage cultivator.
At this moment, a faint sound rang out, and when he looked over, he saw that the bronze door had actually cracked.
The bronze door, which he couldn’t shake no matter how hard he tried, was actually about to shatter! Just as this thought flashed through his mind, he heard a loud bang and the bronze door burst open. The huge door shattered into pieces and one of the pieces almost hit him.
Yang Kai almost instinctively used his Space Laws to escape from this place, but after thinking about it for a moment, he suppressed his urge to leave and instead summoned the Shadowless Gauze he had obtained from Du Rufeng and wrapped it around his body. In an instant, his figure disappeared from the spot, and at the same time, he held his breath and restrained his aura.
If he were to leave now, it wouldn’t be easy for him to enter again. He hadn’t even seen the Sun's True Gold yet, so Yang Kai wasn’t willing to retreat just like that. However, his current strength was too low, so he didn’t have the qualifications to challenge the Open Heaven Stage cultivator. The only thing he could rely on was Shadowless Gauze.
Du Rufeng had said that this thing was given to him by Duan Hai, the Open Heaven Stage cultivator below the Mid Rank could forget about seeing through his tracks. Even if it was a Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage cultivator, if they didn’t carefully search for it, they could easily miss it.
In his heart, he prayed that Du Rufeng wouldn’t try to brag. Otherwise, if he were to run into someone in this kind of place, he wouldn’t be able to explain himself and would have to escape.
After concealing himself, Yang Kai hid behind a broken door and used it to block most of his figure.
Just as he finished doing this, he heard a joyful shout from outside, “Big Sister Lan is amazing!”
Immediately after, a familiar voice called out, “Stop flattering me!”
The first voice was pure and pleasant, while the second voice was sweet and soft, giving off a completely different feeling. Yang Kai frowned slightly, a strange expression appearing on his face. Why did the last voice sound like… the First Inn’s Proprietress?
He had stayed in the First Inn for four months before this and would meet with Die You and the others in the main hall once every three days. He had also seen the Proprietress, he wasn’t very familiar with her, but he had spoken to her a few times.
However, after thinking about it, it wasn’t strange for the Proprietress to appear here. This place wasn’t far from the First Inn, and the forces of several nearby large domains had all come here to investigate the situation of the Sun Star, so how could the First Inn of this domain just sit back and watch? It was understandable that the Proprietress would come here.
“I’m not trying to flatter you, Big Sister Lan is really amazing, Xiaoman really admires you,” The innocent voice said before asking, “Don’t you think so?”
“Yes, yes, yes!” The group of people responded one after another, their words filled with flattery.
So many people! Yang Kai was startled and became even more cautious.
“You talk too much, let’s go in and take a look,” The voice that seemed to be the Proprietress said, and a plump figure stepped into the passage.
Yang Kai looked around and found that his guess was correct. It was indeed the First Inn's Proprietress.
The Proprietress stood still and looked around the corridor, her eyes suddenly fixed on a certain spot as her beautiful eyes widened! It was as if she had seen something incredible, even her red lips slightly opened.
The corner of Yang Kai’s mouth twitched as he silently cursed Du Rufeng for causing so much trouble, saying that the Shadowless Gauze was extremely profound and that those below the Mid Rank Open HEaven Stage could forget about seeing through it, while those in the Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage could also forget about it if they didn’t search carefully.
Forget my ass…
The Proprietress stared at him the moment she entered, obviously seeing him!
Yang Kai’s expression was extremely awkward, as if he had just been caught red-handed. If he wanted to escape now, it would be too late. He forced a smile at the Proprietress and quietly cupped his hands, begging her to let him go!
“What’s wrong, Big Sister Lan? Did you discover something?” A pretty young girl suddenly appeared and asked suspiciously.
The Proprietress shifted her gaze and shook her head, “Nothing, there’s nothing here, let’s continue forward.”
“Oh!” The young girl didn’t hesitate and followed the Proprietress.
A group of people followed closely behind them.
Yang Kai didn’t dare to move, because all of these people who had entered were at the Open Heaven Stage, and a few of them were only a few inches away from him.
Fortunately, he was hiding behind a broken door, so as long as he didn’t remove it, he wasn’t afraid of being touched.
When these Open Heaven Stage masters entered, they were naturally also looking around. Yang Kai noticed that many people were glancing over at him, but none of them showed any reaction.
After everyone had left, Yang Kai let out a sigh of relief.
Judging from the situation just now, it seemed he had wronged Du Rufeng. This Shadowless Gauze was really quite mysterious. Even after so many Open Heaven Stage cultivators entering, they still hadn’t discovered his whereabouts.
What was the expression on the Proprietress's face? Had she noticed?
Yang Kai, on the other hand, was unable to make a judgment.
However, regardless of whether the other party had discovered him or not, since she hadn’t exposed him on the spot, he would owe her a favor. Otherwise, if he had been caught in that situation, he would have suffered greatly.
There were at least forty or fifty Open Heaven Stage masters who had just entered! Yang Kai even saw Wei Que and Tao Rongfang among them, but none of the Great Moon Province disciples were present.
Thinking about it, it wasn’t strange. In front of so many Open Heaven Stage cultivators, even if those Great Moon Province disciples came with them, they would only be a burden. It was likely that they had been sent elsewhere by Wei Que and Tao Rongfang.
He had been chasing after a ball of Sun's True Fire in the magma and had accidentally been sucked into a vortex, so how had they come here? What kind of place was this?
Yang Kai looked at the broken door in front of him and then looked in the direction these people were heading. After pondering for a moment, he quietly followed.
Not long after, he saw the group of people in the distance. Needless to say, they were blocked by the bronze door at the other end of the tunnel.
Rumbling sounds rang out from the other side of the door as a violent energy burst out. It seemed that the Proprietress was breaking through the door.
Feeling the chaotic energy fluctuations, Yang Kai was secretly shocked. Although he had long known that the First Inn’s Proprietress's strength was extraordinary, it seemed that she was even more powerful than he had imagined. She was definitely not just a Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage, but most likely a Fifth Order!
Up until now, Yang Kai had only encountered Old Xu’s Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage, but after Old Xu’s revenge failed and died, Yang Kai had never seen such a scene.
At this moment, he could feel it.
It didn’t take long for an incense stick’s worth of time to burn before the cracking sound rang out again. Yuan Xiaoman called out, “Big Sister Lan, try harder, the door is about to break.”
The Proprietress said angrily, “If you have time to speak, why don’t you come and help me!”
Yuan Xiaoman giggled, “Xiaoman doesn’t want to embarrass herself in front of Big Sister Lan with this little skill.” As she spoke, she turned her head to look at the several dozen Open Heaven Stage cultivators who were crowded in the passage and snorted, “Do all of you only know how to stare? If you don’t help, can you cheer for Sister Lan? Come, come, come with me, Big Sister Lan’s divine might is unparalleled, number one in the universe!”
Everyone was stunned upon hearing this…
The group of Open Heaven Stage masters would be a famous figures in their respective forces. If they were to shout out such words, how could they face others in the future?
“Are you going to shout or not? If you don’t, then scram!” Yuan Xiaoman’s beautiful eyes flashed with a murderous light.
Everyone was at a loss for words. Whether they were willing or not, they could only respond. For a time, the cheers in the tunnel became louder.
Madam Lan stomped her foot angrily, “Shut up, what nonsense are you spouting?”
She was so angry she wanted to slap this little girl to death.
When everyone heard this, they felt like they had been granted amnesty and quickly shut their mouths.
Fearing that Yuan Xiaoman would cause some kind of trouble again, Madam Lan didn’t hold back any longer. With a few more palm strikes, the bronze door on this side was also broken.
Not wanting to waste any more time talking to Yuan Xiaoman, Madam Lan rushed in and was stunned by what she saw.
Yuan Xiaoman, who had followed her in, bumped into her back and covered her forehead, “Big Sister Lan, why aren’t you moving…” As she spoke, she noticed Madam Lan’s expression and followed her line of sight, causing her to freeze in place, her mouth slightly agape, unable to speak for a long time.
All of the Open Heaven Stage cultivators who had rushed in from behind, after rushing into this place, all of them seemed to have been frozen in place by someone’s Fixed Body Technique, the shock in their hearts simply impossible to describe.
Sensing the abnormality of the crowd, Yang Kai, who had been following them all this time, quickly rushed in as well. Looking around, his eyes suddenly fixed on a certain spot in front of him and his pupils shrank!
In front of them, inside a dark red curtain of light, a pitch-black three-legged strange bird about three zhang tall stood atop a high platform. The strange bird spread its wings and remained motionless, but its brilliant divine might continued to spread out from its body. Everyone who came here, regardless of their cultivation, couldn’t help feeling insignificant.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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