However, since he was already here, Yang Kai wasn’t willing to just run back like this.
It wasn’t as if he hadn’t experienced the process of using his physical body to travel through the Domain Gates. The last time he had brought Die You and the others out from the Seven Skillful Land, he had passed through several Domain Gates in a row. When Asun's White Jade Fox’s energy was exhausted, Yang Kai had to rely on himself to withstand the pressure.
Thinking back to what he felt back then, Yang Kai faintly felt that it shouldn’t be a problem for him to pass through. After all, he was proficient in the Space Laws and his physical strength was not something an ordinary cultivator could compare with.
Thinking so, Yang Kai no longer hesitated, took a deep breath, and walked towards the huge Domain Gate.
A powerful suction force came from the Domain Gate, and before Yang Kai could even get close to it, he couldn’t stop himself. The more he resisted, the more powerless he felt. Yang Kai’s brow furrowed, but he simply stopped resisting and allowed the suction force to pull him into the Domain Gate.
His vision blurred as he rushed into the Domain Gate. An incomparably terrifying tearing force came from all directions, causing him to feel an unbearable dizziness, making it difficult for him to distinguish the north from the south.
Yang Kai didn’t dare to delay and quickly activated his Space Laws, secretly compatible with the turbulent Space Force inside the Domain Gate. Immediately, the pressure on him lessened and he was overjoyed. He knew that his guess was right, this Space Laws could indeed reduce the risk. This way, he would have more confidence in passing through the Domain Gate.
Calming his Qi and calming his mind, he allowed his body to drift about, allowing the Space Laws to protect him.
After an unknown period of time, the tearing force around him suddenly dissipated and his body became much lighter, restoring his control.
Looking around, Yang Kai grinned.
This should be another Great Domain. In other words, he had succeeded in directly passing through the Domain Gate. However, after just a slight movement, he felt an incomparable pain all over his body. Looking down, he was shocked to see that his body was covered in wounds, his blood had dyed his entire body golden, and his clothes were in tatters.
For a moment, Yang Kai felt a sense of dread, knowing that Old Bai was not lying. This Domain Gate was indeed only the Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage who could forcibly pass through it. No one below the Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage could do so.
In other words, not only was his physical body strong, but he could also use the Space Laws to reduce the pressure, otherwise he would not have been able to achieve such a feat.
Yang Kai didn’t pay too much attention to them. They were just superficial wounds that would heal in a few days. After changing into a set of clean clothes, he took out the Universe Chart, identified his current location, and headed in a certain direction. Along the way, Yang Kai casually tossed out a Space Spirit Bead.
Since arriving in the Outer Universe, Yang Kai had wanted to test the limits of his Space Spirit Bead.
Although the Space Spirit Bead was extraordinary and had similar effects to the Universe Escape Law, its range of effect was not limitless. Yang Kai was well aware of this, but he had yet to test this limit.
Previously, he hadn’t had a chance to do so, so he decided to take advantage of this opportunity to explore the outside world.
A few days later, Yang Kai held a Space Spirit Bead in his hand and muttered to himself.
During this period of time, he had thrown out several Space Spirit Beads, and after several rounds of testing, he found that the maximum distance the Space Spirit Beads could cover was about two days of flying at full speed.
Any further and the Space Spirit Bead would not be able to have any effect, so naturally it would not be effective.
Flying at full speed for two days wasn’t a short distance. In other words, the Space Spirit Bead’s teleportation distance couldn’t be compared to the Universe Escape Law. At the very least, as long as one was in a Great Domain, the Universe Escape Law would be useful.
This was not surprising. The foundation of the Universe Escape Law was the Universe Temple. Inside the hall, there was the Universe Escape Seal and many Spirit Arrays to support it, so its range was much larger than the Space Spirit Bead.
A few days later, a familiar world appeared in front of Yang Kai.
Nine Nether Continent!
Just like last time, Yang Kai broke through the World Barrier and rushed into this Small Universe World. In an instant, Yang Kai felt the Great Emperors’ Divine Senses sweep over him.
Immediately after, an old man appeared in front of him and bowed slightly, a look of surprise appearing on his face, “Envoy Yang?”
This person was none other than the Sect Master of Heavenly Mountain, Bao Zetong. The last time Yang Kai had come here, he had been the one to welcome him.
“Sect Master Bao,” Yang Kai cupped his hands in greeting.
Bao Zetong asked curiously, “Why is Envoy Yang here? Does Madam Lan have any instructions?”
Yang Kai sighed, “She don’t have any instructions, but the Proprietress is quite greedy and wants to eat that Snowy Sky Thread again, and she asked me to pick it up for her."
Bao Zetong was startled, “Madam wants to eat it again?”
“Is there a problem?” Yang Kai looked at him in confusion.
Bao Zetong waved his hand, “No problem, no problem, Envoy Yang, please follow me.”
Although he found it strange that Madam Lan would ask for the Snowy Sky Thread again so soon, in the past, Madam Lan had only asked for it once every ten or twenty years. Every time she passed by this place, she would ask someone to pick it, but it had only been half a year since then. Although he was curious, he didn’t ask too much about it. After excusing himself, he stepped forward, grabbed Yang Kai’s arm, and arrived at the Heavenly Mountain in a flash.
Summoning a woman, Bao Zetong ordered her to pick some Snowy Sky Thread. Just as Bao Zetong was about to invite Yang Kai to sit down, Yang Kai said, “Let’s go together.”
Bao Zetong nodded and said, “Good.”
Immediately, the three of them set off towards a certain place on Heavenly Mountain and soon arrived at a mountain valley. This mountain valley wasn’t very large and was surrounded by mountains on all sides, but when Yang Kai arrived, he could clearly feel that there was a master overseeing this place. Although the cultivation level was less than that of the Great Emperor, it was still not far from the limit of this world. In addition, this mountain valley was surrounded by layers of Spirit Arrays, so it was obvious that the Heavenly Mountain valued this place greatly.
Inside the mountain valley, there were several small trees that were about fifty or sixty, with about two persons tall. Yang Kai had never seen this small tree before, but the fruits hanging on it were very familiar. They were the size of a baby’s fist and the red and black fruits were none other than the Snowy Sky Thread.
Yang Kai had eaten this fruit before, and it was bitter and astringent. Although it was a Spirit Fruit, it didn’t have much value to Yang Kai. At most, it was only suitable for cultivators below the Saint King Realm. In other words, the grade of this Spirit Fruit was very low.
Naturally, Yang Kai didn’t need to do anything to harvest these fruits. The Heavenly Mountain's woman picked out a fruit about the same size and Bao Zetong accompanied Yang Kai through the fruit forest.
“Sect Master Bao, I have something I don’t understand and would like to ask Sect Master Bao to enlighten me,” Yang Kai suddenly said as he stood under a fruit tree.
Bao Zetong said, “Envoy Yang, please speak.”
“This Snowy Sky thread…” Yang Kai pointed at the fruit tree and asked, “Does it have any special meaning to the Proprietress?”
He had vaguely noticed it last time, but it was not appropriate to ask.
Bao Zetong looked around, a look of reminiscence flashing across his eyes, “Envoy Yang, the fruit trees here were personally planted by Madam herself.”
Yang Kai raised his brow, “Proprietress planted it?” Suddenly realizing something, he asked, “Could it be that Proprietress came from this Nine Nether Continent?” If she didn’t come from here, why would she plant fruit trees here?
“Yes!” Bao Zetong nodded slightly, a proud look appearing on his face, “Madam was once the 43rd Sect Master of my Heavenly Mountain!”
Yang Kai understood. No wonder the Proprietress was so fond of this Snowy Sky Thread, it was because she missed her hometown. However, after thinking about it for a while, he realized that something was wrong. If she really missed her hometown, shouldn’t she have returned to the Heavenly Mountain to take a look? But the last time the ship had stopped in the void, the Proprietress hadn’t come back at all and had only asked him to come here to pick some fruits.
“Sect Master Bao, is there anything special between this Snowy Sky Thread and the Proprietress?” Yang Kai asked again.
This time, Bao Zetong didn’t answer and simply shook his head, “This old master can’t say anything about Madam’s matters. If Envoy Yang wants to know, he may as well ask Madam.”
Pausing for a moment, he continued, “However, Envoy Yang, this old master has a presumptuous request, I don’t know if I should say it.”
“Sect Master Bao, please speak.”
Bao Zetang said, “This Bao earnestly requests that Envoy Yang take good care of Madam.”
Hearing this, Yang Kai couldn’t help laughing, “Proprietress is a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator, so how could I, a mere Emperor Realm, take care of her? On the other hand, Proprietress is taking care of me.”
Bao Zetong smiled and didn’t say anything else.
The two of them walked forward for a while before Yang Kai asked, “Sect Master Bao, I want to take away a fruit tree, is there a problem?”
Bao Zetong hesitated for a moment before saying, “Sure, there are dozens of fruit trees here, I’m sure Madam won’t blame you for taking one.”
Yang Kai thanked him and immediately began to work. It wasn’t difficult at all and was soon done.
This time, the Proprietress had asked him to come to the Nine Nether Continent to pick the Snow Sky Thread. If she were to go crazy again, wouldn’t he have to come here again? First, he would transplant one into his own medicine garden. In any case, it shouldn’t be too difficult to cultivate this plant. Later, he would let the two Little Wood Spirits handle it. With their abilities, they would probably be able to harvest dozens or even hundreds of these plants in a year or two. At that time, he wouldn’t have to go through so much trouble.
After this was done, the Snowy Sky Thread was almost finished. The Heavenly Mountain woman walked over with a basket and handed a basket of spirit fruits to Yang Kai.
After rejecting Bao Zetong’s offer to stay, Yang Kai immediately set out.
It had taken him more than twenty days to arrive here, and it was about the same time when he returned. This trip took him about a month and a half.
When Yang Kai rushed back to the First Inn, Old Bai stopped him on his face, his face filled with anxiety as he whispered, “You dare come back? Where have you been all this time?”
“Proprietress ordered me to go out and handle some matters,” Yang Kai replied.
“What nonsense are you spouting?” Old Bai glared at him, “The Proprietress lost her temper when she couldn’t find you.” If he really went out from the Proprietress' order, how could the Proprietress not know?
“Hurry up and leave, don’t ever come back again, if the Proprietress finds out…” Old Bai said as he pushed Yang Kai out of the room. Suddenly, his expression froze and he bared his teeth, “It’s too late!”
The voice of the Proprietress rang out in his mind, obviously having discovered Yang Kai’s aura.
Yang Kai didn’t have time to say anything to him and simply walked inside, “I’ll go see her.”
Old Bai couldn’t stop him, and after exchanging a glance with the Accountant, he couldn’t help shivering as he recalled the terrifying state the Proprietress had been in recently.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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