Hearing this, Yang Kai couldn’t help rolling his eyes. He didn’t know where this guy’s sense of superiority came from, but he actually wanted him to be his family's general. Both of them is a disciple of the Cave Heaven and Paradise, but compared to Xu Zhen, it's like the heaven and mud.
“No need to bother!” Yang Kai waved his hand and Chen Yue respectfully withdrew.
The news of Yang Kai becoming the Scarlet Star's Foreign Elder quickly spread, shocking many people.
They had thought that this killing star had returned and that there would be a battle between him and Scarlet Star, but who would have thought that it would end up like this? They didn’t know what kind of price the Scarlet Star had paid, but not only had they appeased Yang Kai’s anger, they had even borrowed his power!
News came that Scarlet Star’s Chief Manager, Zhao Baichuan, had personally led several managers to pay a visit and had a long chat with Yang Kai before finally allowing him to agree to become Scarlet Star’s Foreign Elder.
Now that the crisis had been resolved, the Scarlet Star Disciples were all celebrating. Previously, they had been on tenterhooks; if Yang Kai really wanted to attack Scarlet Star, there will be no eggs in the nest left. All of them would definitely suffer.
Now that Yang Kai had suddenly become their Foreign Elder, not only did they not need to fight, but they could also obtain his protection. With this killing star guarding this place, who would dare cause trouble?
Those who dared to come here, the end of Sword Pavilion and Thunder Light would be their fate.
A few days later, another shocking piece of news spread throughout Star City.
Sword Pavilion's Star City was filled with broken walls and ruins. There were traces of a great battle, and no one in the Star City had survived.
The day the news spread, the entire city was shocked by Yang Kai’s brutal methods. They didn’t know what had happened to the Sword Pavilion Star City, but when they saw the result, they all thought it was Yang Kai.
Scarlet Star even went so far as to publicize this matter, crazily promoting it. For a time, Yang Kai’s fierce reputation spread far and wide, and within a radius of several tens of thousands of kilometers, several cultivators’ strongholds had heard of him.
According to the rumors, this Yang Kai had three heads and six arms, a height of eight zhang, a fierce appearance, and a violent temperament. He would kill to vent his anger at the slightest provocation.
Even so, Scarlet Star's Star City has not become deserted, instead becoming more lively. Every day, many cultivators would come over and request to join Scarlet Star.
In the Great Ruins Boundary, having a powerful backer and a stable stronghold would greatly increase one’s safety. Almost every cultivator had witnessed the terror of a Beast Tide, and many of their strongholds had been destroyed by the ferocious beasts that filled the mountains.
Now that Sword Pavilion and Thunder Light had been destroyed, Scarlet Star had become the largest force, naturally attracting many people.
There were even a few small strongholds with dozens or even hundreds of teams swarming over.
In the Star City, it was once again filled with people. In less than a dozen days, more than a hundred thousand people had gathered here, and the number of people in the Scarlet Star had more than doubled. This was the result of the strict control and selection of several managers; otherwise, it was unknown how many people they could have recruited.
With so many people, the Star City had to expand as well. The entire Star City was bustling with activity as new buildings and Star City’s borders gradually expanded outwards. Compared to the beginning, the area had also increased by half and was still expanding.
With so many people here, the transactions naturally became more frequent, and Scarlet Star’s profits also skyrocketed. Now, wanting to rent a good location in the Star City was extremely difficult, and the Chief Manager had gone into seclusion. Chen Tian Fei, who was in charge of Scarlet Star’s operations, was grinning from ear to ear every day.
After a while, in Yang Kai’s mansion, Yang Kai sat on a chair and used his Divine Sense to examine the resources in the Mysterious Small World.
After more than ten days of hard work, Guo Ziyan and the others had sorted out the things in the tens of thousands of Space Rings.
Putting everything else aside, just the number of Open Heaven Pills collected was more than a hundred million. After all, there were tens of thousands of Space Rings, and even if each person only had a thousand, that was still several tens of millions of Open Heaven Pills. The wealth of most Emperor Realm wasn’t very rich, so there was nothing they could do about it. With their low strength, the chances of them obtaining good things were pitifully low. Moreover, they had to purchase some cultivation resources, so they naturally didn’t have many Open Heaven Pills.
The rich ones were the Low Rank and Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage.
Low Rank Open Heavevn Stage were a bit better, but having one or two million in storage was already quite good. Mi Rank Open Heaven Stage were even more incredible, almost all of them having over ten million in wealth.
However, these hundreds of millions of Open Heaven Pills paled in comparison to the wealth of the Sword Pavilion’s Pavilion Master. That guy had more than a billion!
Thinking back to the ten million he owed the Proprietress in the past, Yang Kai had to travel around to work. The current ten million was nothing to him!
Yang Kai didn’t mind having more than a billion, it sounded like a lot, but once the people from the Star Boundary came to this world, he didn’t know if it would be enough.
In addition to the Open Heaven Pill, the rest were naturally all kinds of Spirit Pills, Secret Techniques, Artifacts, and Cultivation Techniques. These weren’t of much use, not to mention the time it took to cultivate them, their power might not necessarily be comparable to Yang Kai’s own Divine Abilities.
The key was the cultivation resources.
From First Grade to Sixth Grade materials, Yin-Yang + Five Elements, everything was complete.
It was impossible to calculate below the Third Grade, but there were far fewer Fourth Grade and Fifth Grade. As for the Sixth Grade, Guo Ziyan and the others had only found three of them. They had found them in Zhong Fan’s Space Ring, he had probably obtained them in the Great Ruins Boundary.
This was a dead man’s wealth, it was easy to obtain.
From outside the door came the sound of orderly footsteps, led by Guo Ziyan.
“My Lord!” Guo Ziyan stood still and cupped his fists.
Yang Kai nodded slightly as he swept his eyes over the group of people below and said, “The reason I called you here today is to fulfill this king's words. En, those who have not condensed their Dao Seals, step forward!”
The crowd didn’t know what Yang Kai wanted to do, but after hearing his words, they still obeyed. In a flash, more than a dozen people stepped forward. These people had all cultivated to the peak of the Emperor Realm and had yet to condense their Dao Seals, just like Luo Hai Yi before.
Yang Kai glanced at them and nodded slightly, “Those who have condensed their Dao Seals and have not cultivated the Yin-Yang + Five Elements, step forward!”
Another dozen people stepped forward.
“Have you all cultivated the Yin-Yang + Five Elements?” Yang Kai looked at the remaining people.
These dozens of people, with the exception of Guo Ziyan, who is at the Open Heaven Stage, were all at the Emperor Realm. Aside from those who hadn’t condensed their Dao Seals or those who hadn’t condensed the Yin-Yang + Five Elements, the rest had naturally already cultivated.
“Yes!” The rest responded in unison.
“How many forces have you cultivated? Tell me about them one by one,” Yang Kai looked at them with interest.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.
Guo Ziyan couldn’t help shouting, “Sir ask question, just answer directly. Go ahead.”
A short man with a cunning face and thick hair smiled awkwardly and cupped his fists, “Reporting to my lord, this lowly one is incompetent and has only condensed Water Element, a mere Second Grade.”
“What about you?” Yang Kai turned to the next one.
The man said, “I condensed three types of Earth, Gold, and Water, one Third Grade, two Second Grade.”
This time, there was no need for Yang Kai to urge them any further, as the dozen or so people reported one after another.
There were only a few of them who had condensed a single type, while the rest were already a Half Open Heaven and were only one step away from breaking through. However, their grades weren’t high, all of them are Second or Third Order, not a single one of them a Fourth Order.
This is not because they don't have high ambitions. They were already living at the bottom of the hierarchy, so being able to achieve Open Heaven was already quite good, so how could they have the qualifications to be picky? Even Meng Hong, the Great Moon Province’s Chief Disciple, had only condensed a Third Grade materials.
After listening, Yang Kai said, “Since you’ve already condensed your strength, your foundation has already been formed. Unless you can find some Taiyi Clean Soul Water or some other precious treasure to cleanse your Dao Seal and reconstruct your foundation, your future achievements will be limited.”
The dozen or so people below obviously knew about their own situation, so when they heard this, they all smiled awkwardly.
“However…” Yang Kai suddenly changed the subject, “Although your foundation has been established, you can still obtain even greater strength from this foundation. I’m sure you all know that even though there is a Third Order Open Heaven Stage, there is still a huge gap between their strengths.”
Guo Ziyan pondered for a moment before asking, “Does Sir mean that when one achieves Open Heaven, the grade of their Yin-Yang + Five Elements will give them greater strength?”
Yang Kai nodded, “That’s right, if both has a Third Grade foundation. If one has a Third Grade strength only while the other has several Fourth Grade or higher strengths, the strength he can display will naturally be stronger than the former, so you don’t need to feel regretful. The path you choose is your own, so even if you can’t turn back, you can walk further on the road.”
Yang Kai stood up and said, “That day on the Yuan Magnetic Mountain, this King has said that if you have any requests in the future, this King will not be stingy. Whether it is a Fifth or Sixth Grade, as long as you have the ability to refine it, you can come to me and ask for it. Now, it is time to fulfill my promise.”
Looking at the dozen or so people, Yang Kai said, “What grade do you want? Speak.”
When the dozen or so people heard this, all of them became excited. Although Yang Kai had indeed said this at the time, none of them had thought he would really do so. They hadn’t expected him to take the initiative to mention it today, which was enough to show his sincerity.
“Is Sir’s words true?” The short man with cunning face was filled with surprise, “If I wanted a Sixth Grade, would you give it to me?”
Guo Ziyan kicked him and rebuked, “You think you can refine a Sixth Grade? You should first consider your own abilities, little brat, stop dreaming!”
The shord man was kicked to the ground, but he didn’t care at all. Patting his butt, he stood up and said, “Sir said it himself, not me.”
Yang Kai chuckled, “If you want a Sixth Grade, I’ll give you a Sixth Grade, but the prerequisite is that you have the ability to refine it, otherwise, giving it to you will only endanger your life.”
If one’s aptitude was insufficient, forcefully condensing a high grade energy would only cause the Dao Seal to be unable to withstand it. At that time, the Dao Seal would be damaged or even killed.
The short man grinned and said, “I don’t want a Sixth Grade material, this little one’s aptitude is too low to refine a Sixth Grade material, I only want a Fourth Grade… uh, Third Grade force.” Seeing Guo Ziyan glaring at him, he quickly changed his words.
Yang Kai casually tossed out an item, “Looking at your aptitude, although it’s not too outstanding, it’s not too low either. Fourth Grade should be your limit. I’ll give you this piece of Fourth Grade Wood Essence. You’ve refined the Water Element, so the next one will be the Wood Element. When you finished refining the Wood Element one day, come back and ask this King for the Fire Element.”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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