The area of this Locking Yang Land was not very large, roughly the size of two Star City. Following the source of the Yang Qi, the group of three quickly arrived in front of a lake. This lake was sparkling and the water was clear, but it was filled with Yang Qi. It was obviously the place where the Yang Ghost gathered.
The Proprietress released her Divine Sense to investigate for a moment before nodding slightly, “It is indeed a Fifth Grade Yang Qi.”
When Old Bai heard this, his spirits were lifted, and he cupped his fists and said, “Proprietress, I’m going!”
“Be careful!” The Proprietress urged.
Yang Kai also cupped his fists and said, “Old Bai, i wish you a long and prosperous Martial Dao!”
Old Bai grinned at him, “Wait for my good news!” His figure flashed as he dove into the lake. The lake’s surface didn’t ripple in the slightest, and under the watchful eyes of Yang Kai and the Proprietress, Old Bai dove deep into the lake like a swimming fish. There, a mass of extremely pure Yang Qi gathered, and Old Bai sat down cross-legged, silently circulating his Mysterious Technique. His expression was extremely solemn.
A thousand years of cultivation, just for today, Old Bai was going all out!
After observing for a moment and seeing that Old Bai was completely focused on absorbing the Yang Qi and condensing the last Yang Element, the Proprietress took Yang Kai to the lakeside, occasionally forming hand seals and inserting a formation flag into the air.
Although this place was well hidden, everything had to be done just in case. Old Bai’s promotion to Open Heaven was extremely important, so there can be no carelessness. Even if the Proprietress personally came to protect him, it is still necessary to set up a Spirit Array here to prevent Old Bai from being disturbed.
After two hours, the Proprietress set up sixteen Formation Flags by the lake. When the last one was released, the Proprietress waved her hand and shouted, “Rise!”
Silently, a thick fog spread out from the lake, enveloping the entire lake and making it impossible to see anything else.
Yang Kai had been following behind the Proprietress all this time, silently watching. Although he didn’t know what kind of attack this Spirit Array could block, since it was created by the Proprietress, it shouldn’t be too bad. Not to mention, the Proprietress was a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage master, a famous master in the entire Three Thousand Worlds. With her guarding this place and supplementing it with her Spirit Arrays, even if someone accidentally entered this place, there was no need to worry about Old Bai being disturbed.
After doing all this, the Proprietress turned her head to look at Old Bai’s position and whispered softly, “The rest is up to him.”
Ascension to Open Heaven, one could condense the seven forces of Yin-Yang + Five Elements, and open the heaven and earth in the body. Once successful, a cultivator would be able to create a Small Universe World inside their body. At that time, there would be no need for them to draw upon the World Strength and they would be able to use the power of Heaven and Earth on their own. This was also the biggest characteristic of the Open Heaven Stage.
Great Emperors needed to rely on a certain world in order to activate the power of Heaven and Earth, but Open Heaven Stage cultivators didn’t need to because they had a world inside their body. Moreover, compared to the Great Emperors of the various worlds, the power that Open Heaven Stage cultivators could display could grow. The size of their strength was closely related to the strength of their own world.
Outsiders would not be able to help with such matters. The Proprietress had only come here to protect Old Bai, just in case.
Walking slowly to a hill three kilometers away from the lake, the Proprietress took out a table, two chairs, and a set of tea brewing tools.
Seeing this, Yang Kai didn’t need her to give him any instructions and began to boil the tea. If it was in the past, he definitely wouldn’t have been willing to do such a thing, but after receiving so many favors from the Proprietress, Yang Kai’s impression of this woman had greatly changed and he no longer felt any hostility towards her.
However, what followed was a few questions that were stuck in his heart.
Soon, the tea was ready and the Proprietress gracefully sipped it while chatting with Yang Kai, occasionally giggling.
Yang Kai also heard a lot of famous stories from her, but time passed quickly.
Three days later, there was still no movement inside the lake’s Spirit Array, but Yang Kai knew that this matter couldn’t be rushed. Old Bai had to first condense his Yang Element Energy before he could break through to the Open Heaven Stage. It was definitely not something he could accomplish in just a few days.
Five days later, at a certain point, the Proprietress who was chatting with Yang Kai suddenly straightened her face and stared at the lake’s Spirit Array. Her pair of gem-like eyes seemed to be able to pierce through space as she stared into the Spirit Array and said, “It’s starting!”
Hearing this, Yang Kai’s expression became serious and he also turned his head to look in that direction, but unfortunately, without the Proprietress's strength and vision, he could not see anything other than the surging fog.
However, Yang Kai could also feel that today was different from before. The Spirit Array that had been set up around the lake had not shown any signs of activity, but today, the fog was roiling. It was obvious that Old Bai has some movement inside.
Yang Kai couldn’t help feeling nervous, “Proprietress, what are the chances of Old Bai succeeding?”
The Proprietress slowly shook her head, “It’s hard to say, even a celestial being has a risk of failure. Everything will depend on his own luck.”
Saying it was equivalent to not saying it, but the path of cultivation had always been like this.
Just as she was looking around nervously, the Proprietress suddenly frowned and looked in a certain direction.
This was the entrance to this Locking Yang Land.
Soon, Yang Kai also felt that something was wrong, because there was a clear fluctuation of Space Laws.
Someone had come in! Yang Kai was startled and quickly looked over.
From what he could see, there was a crack in the void over there, and the Space Laws within it fluctuated as a figure stepped out.
Even from a distance of several dozen kilometers, Yang Kai was able to clearly see the face of this person and couldn’t help frowning, “Why is it him?”
He didn’t know many people in this Outer Universe, so he didn’t expect that the one who came here would be someone he knew, and this person had some kind of grudge with him.
The person who had come from the Void outside was none other than Old Man Yu from the Wind and Cloud Auction House. When Yang Kai and Old Bai had been injured by this fellow, the Proprietress had rushed over after hearing the news and directly attacked Old Man Yu in the Wind and Cloud Auction House, causing him to cough up three liters of blood.
After not seeing him for a few months, this guy had already recovered from his injuries. As soon as he came in, his eyes wandered around and soon landed on the Proprietress, his muddy eyes flashing with a deep hatred.
Following closely behind Old Man Yu, one figure after another tore through the void.
In the blink of an eye, four people had rushed into this small Locking Yang Land. There were men and women, old and strong. Among them, Old Yu’s aura was the weakest, only a Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator. The other three were all stronger than him, and Yang Kai even felt a profound aura from one of them that was not inferior to the Proprietress.
This guy was a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage!
What was going on? Yang Kai’s brow twitched as he watched. Why were there so many masters in this Locking Yang Land all of a sudden, and all of them were Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage cultivators!
What made Yang Kai even more uneasy was that as soon as these four people entered, all of them turned their attention to the Proprietress. Some of them had solemn looks on their faces, some had eyes filled with hatred, and some even had murderous intent.
Although Yang Kai didn’t understand what was happening, he still felt that something was wrong.
“So that’s how it is!” The Proprietress nodded lightly, her eyes sweeping over the group, “So this is a trap!”
“That’s right, this is a trap, a trap specifically designed to lure you here. Lan Youruo, when you were acting presumptuously at my Wind and Cloud Auction House a few months ago, did you ever think you would have such a day?” Old Man Yu coldly shouted, his old face flashing with joy!
“A trap?” Yang Kai was shocked, his hair standing on end. On second thought, such a trap wasn’t too difficult to set up, the only difficulty was this Locking Yang Land.
As a member of the First Inn, it shouldn’t be too difficult for anyone who wanted to inquire about information. As long as someone released the information about the Fifth Grade Yang Ghost appearance, the Proprietress would definitely bring Old Bai over to see what was happening, and as long as she came, she would fall into this trap.
This was bad! Although the Proprietress was a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator, the few people who had come here, with the exception of Old Yu, all had powerful auras. Two of them were Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivators while the other was a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator. How could the Proprietress be a match for them?
This scene was a sure-kill situation!
With a thought, Yang Kai immediately sent a voice transmission, “Proprietress, if there’s a chance, quickly leave this place. Don’t worry about Old Bai and me. If you don’t die, Old Bai and I will be fine!” After all, he and Old Bai were only the First Inn's employees. As long as the Proprietress managed to escape, these people might not be able to do anything to them. On the contrary, if Proprietress were to encounter danger, he and Old Bai would definitely die.
The Proprietress replied, “Since they set up this trap to lure me into it, how could they let me leave so easily? I’m afraid this entire world has already been sealed off. Unless we kill our way out, we can forget about leaving.”
Hearing this, Yang Kai’s heart sank. Although he knew that what the Proprietress said was true, he was only an Emperor Realm who had condensed his Wood and Fire Element, so in this kind of battle, he couldn’t help at all. Feeling helpless, he clenched his fists tightly.
“Old man, you really have a lot of face to be able to invite so many helpers,” The Proprietress looked at Old Yu and sneered.
Old Man Yu snorted, “It’s not that this old master’s face is big enough, it’s you who brought this upon yourself! Back then, you relied on the support of someone behind you to do whatever you wanted in this Three Thousand World. You won’t forget who you offended, right?”
As soon as Old Man Yu finished speaking, the middle-aged man standing next to him put his hands behind his back and asked, “Madam Lan, after so many years, do you still remember this king?”
“Gold Rainbow Province's Chief, Qi Jin!” The Proprietress smiled lightly, “What’s wrong? Back then, you didn’t die, but now you want to die again? If you want to die, tell this Queen, I can help you.”
As soon as these words came out, a fierce light flashed across Qi Jin’s eyes, “Madam Lan’s tone is still so arrogant.”
“That’s because you’re too weak!” The Proprietress snorted and looked at Qi Jin thoughtfully, “In that case, this Locking Yang Land isn’t actually an ownerless place, but rather your Gold Rainbow Province's?” This was the Gold Rainbow Territory after all, so the Proprietress naturally had her own guess.
Qi Jin said, “This place was explored by my Gold Rainbow Province three thousand years ago. Normally, the Spirit Array is concealed, so if it wasn’t to lure Madam into a trap, how could it have been discovered?”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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