When forging the Execution Heavenly Sword, Yang Kai had used up countless precious materials, with several of them being Sixth Grade. Strictly speaking, this Execution Heavenly Sword was at least a Fifth Grade treasure, most likely a Sixth Grade treasure!
Yang Kai was naturally very satisfied with this result. Although this time’s effort was not small, his gains were also great.
Receiving the Execution Heavenly Sword, Yang Kai returned to the Star and Troublesome Grandmaster began refining the Heavenly Net Umbrella.
The Execution Heavenly Sword was an offensive artifact while the Heavenly Net Umbrella was a defensive artifact. With these two artifacts, the Nine Layers Heaven Array in the Void Land would finally have a soul.
The minimum requirement was satisfied. Unfortunately, Yang Kai planned to let the Troublesome Grandmaster refine his Shadowless Gauze, but now it seemed there was no need to mention it. The Heavenly Net Umbrella and Execution Heavenly Sword had cost the Proprietress last opportunity, and Yang Kai had also promised to help Troublesome Grandmaster in the future.
If he were to ask him to refine the Shadowless Gauze again, he would be pushing his luck.
Yang Kai didn’t want to ruin his relationship with this Artifact Refining Grandmaster.
The process of refining the Heavenly Net Umbrella was not unusual, but it took a longer time than refining the Execution Heavenly Sword, taking half a year. Since ancient times, the value of defensive artifacts had always been higher than offensive artifacts, and the reason for this was that the refining process was more difficult.
Even with the inheritance of the entire Paradise, the Heavenly Net Umbrella was only completed half a year later.
Yang Kai released more Dragon Blood…
As for the HEavenly Net Umbrella, its grade was about the same as the Execution Heavenly Sword, both of which were Sixth Grade artifact which have extremely powerful defensive capabilities.
After successfully refining the two artifacts, the Troublesome Grandmaster immediately rushed them without the intention of letting them to stay. Refining two Sixth Grade artifacts in a row was quite taxing on him, especially for someone like him who hate troublesome things. Naturally, he wanted to rest.
The Proprietress took Yang Kai away and returned.
He had spent a lot of time on his way here, but it was much easier to return. After passing through the Universe Temple several times, he had returned to the Void Land in less than a month.
It had been almost a year since Yang Kai and the Proprietress left, and the changes in the Void Land were not obvious. After all, it was extremely difficult to arrange the Nine Layers Heaven Array, so it was not even halfway done.
When he saw Immeasurable Grandmaster again, he could be described as being withered, his face yellow and his skin thin, but his pair of eyes were frighteningly bright, his entire body brimming with energy. After learning that Yang Kai had obtained two Sixth Grade Formation Treasures, he laughed towards the sky and said from afar, “True Lord Yang, don’t worry, even if this old master has to risk his life, I will arrange the Nine Layers Heaven for you.”
Yang Kai looked at him worriedly, afraid that this guy would overwork himself and die halfway. If that was the case, then all his previous efforts would have been in vain. After all, the Nine Layers Heaven Array was constructed by the Immeasurable Grandmaster alone, so even if he invited other Formation Grandmaster, they would not be able to fully comprehend its mysteries.
A few more people had appeared in the Void Land. These were the thousands of people Yue He had brought from Cuiwei Palace. Their cultivations weren’t high and all of them were below the Emperor Realm, but it wasn’t a problem for them to assist.
The entire Void Land was still bustling with activity.
Inside the central hall of the Earth Spiritual Land, Yue He and Yang Kai talk about their recent efforts, and she can't help but said with a worried look on her faces, “Young Master, setting up this Nine Layers Heaven Array consumed too much energy and resources, should we discuss with Immeasurable Grandmaster to modify it?”
Yue He was in charge of the entire Void Land’s finances, so seeing a massive amount of materials being used up every day was quite heartbreaking. Although Yang Kai had made a fortune in the Great Ruins Boundary and obtained the Hidden Treasury Xu Huang had left behind, he still couldn’t afford such consumption.
Right now, the Nine Layers Heaven Array had only been set up halfway and the resources he had obtained from the Great Ruins Boundary had already been used up by more than thirty percent. If he were to really set up the Nine Layers Heaven Array, Yang Kai’s wealth would be greatly reduced.
Not to mention, in order to refine the Execution Heavenly Sword and Heavenly Net Umbrella, he had spent a great deal of money, and these two Formation Treasures had to be used in the Nine Layers Heaven Array.
The Nine Layers Heaven Array had nearly emptied Yang Kai’s foundation!
“There’s no need,” Yang Kai slowly shook his head, “Just do as we agreed.”
When Yang Kai agreed to Immeasurable Grandmaster's request, he had already mentally prepared himself, so he wasn’t surprised by this kind of consumption. The more he paid, the greater his gains would be. The Void Land was the foundation for him to establish himself in these 3000 Worlds, so how could he be careless?
Even if he used up all his resources, he would still have a chance to earn them back in the future, but if one day a powerful enemy attacked and Void Land was unable to defend itself, he would definitely regret it.
Coupled with what the Proprietress had told him before, it made him even more determined to set up the Nine Layers Heaven Array.
If he wanted to directly achieve High Rank Open Heaven, he would have to face many dangers. Perhaps he would be suppressed by the many Cave Heaven Paradise. At that time, the Void Land would be his capital to deal with these Cave Heaven Paradise.
“You can satisfy whatever the Immeasurable Grandmaster needs. If he lacks any resources, send someone out to buy them in advance. Don’t we still have more than three billion Open Heaven Pills?”
More than three billion Open Heaven Pills was an extremely terrifying number, almost half of which Yang Kai had obtained from the Sword Pavilion's Pavilion Master's Space Ring. This fellow had been in charge of the Sword Pavilion for countless years and had accumulated a great deal of wealth, all of which had fallen to Yang Kai's hands. There were also the tens of thousands of Space Rings from the Sword Pavilion, many of which contained Open Heaven Pills.
Scarlet Star had reigned supreme in the Great Ruins Boundary for many years, and there was a large number of transactions in the Star City every day. With each transaction, Scarlet Star would draw a certain amount of money and accumulate more. Although seventy percent was given to Yang Kai, the remaining thirty percent was not small.
These more than three billion Open Heaven Pills had been collected in this manner.
Yue He said, “We’ve already used nearly a billion. Many of the materials we don’t have on hand have to be purchased in various star city.”
Yang Kai nodded, “Good, there’s no need to be afraid of paying.”
As he spoke, Yang Kai raised his head and looked outside, only to see the Proprietress leading Old Bai in.
Yang Kai quickly went up to her and asked, “Is there something you need?”
The Proprietress smiled and said, “I’m leaving now, I’ve come to bid you farewell.”
“Leaving?” Yang Kai’s expression changed, “Where?”
The Proprietress smiled, “If I don't go back to the First Inn, where else can I go? I’m the Storekeeper of the First Inn, and I’ve been away for more than a year. If I don’t go back now, the higher-ups will blame me.”
Yang Kai curled his lips and said, “There’s no need to stay in the First Inn. Proprietress, you can just resign and come to my Void Land.”
He really didn’t want the Proprietress to leave. Not to mention that the Proprietress was very good to him and was always protecting him, and right now, Void Land was in need of manpower. The Proprietress is a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator while Old Bai is a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator. Staying behind would greatly increase Void Land’s strength.
The Proprietress raised her hand and tapped his forehead, “What kind of place do you think the First Inn is? Do you think you can come and go as you please?”
Yang Kai was pushed back two steps by her, but after hearing this question, he frowned and said, “Speaking of which, I’m also from the First Inn…”
The Proprietress sneered, “What kind of person are you? You only came to my First Inn for a short time because you owed me money. Now that you’ve paid your debts, the First Inn has nothing to do with you. In the future, when you go out, don’t use the First Inn’s name.”
The reason Yang Kai had joined the First Inn was because many masters had fought over the Golden Crow’s corpse and destroyed it.
Back then, the Proprietress had used this as a threat to force Yang Kai to admit that he owed her ten million Open Heaven Pills. At that time, Yang Kai was completely broke, so ten million Open Heaven Pills was an astronomical figure to him.
Later, when he went to the Star City, the Proprietress make him go to various shops to collect debts. The progress was quite good, and he barely managed to pay off some of his debts.
However, this was definitely not the end.
The Proprietress's words at this moment were undoubtedly telling him to separate himself from the First Inn so that he wouldn’t be dragged down. After all, if he were to act as the First Inn’s clerk, would this Void Land belong to Yang Kai or the First Inn?
Yang Kai was well aware of this, and a warm feeling filled his heart.
However, he was able to easily separate himself from the First Inn because he didn’t have much to do with the First Inn, but the Proprietress was different. Looking across the entire 3000 Worlds, many people knew of the reputation of the First Inn’s Madam Lan.
Knowing that he couldn’t persuade the Proprietress to stay, Yang Kai could only sigh and take out a Space Ring, “This is a gift I prepared for the Chef and the Accountant. I’ll have to trouble the Proprietress to bring it back to them.”
The Proprietress took it and scanned it with her Divine Sense, discovering that there were several Fifth Grade resources inside. These were the resources the Chef and the Accountant needed.
The Proprietress didn’t have many subordinates, Old Bai, the Accountant, and the Chef were undoubtedly the ones she trusted the most and had followed her for many years. Without exception, all three of them had condensed their Fifth Grade forces. Old Bai’s progress was quite fast and he was the first to achieve Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage while the Chef and the Accountant were slightly slower, but they were only one or two step away.
Yang Kai had known about this before, so it wasn’t difficult for him to prepare. He still had some Fifth Grade materials with him, so it wasn’t a big deal to give them a few.
“You can be considered a rich family now, so I won’t refuse you. When they break through to Open Heaven, I’ll have them come over and thank you personally,” The Proprietress said as she put away the Space Ring.
The Proprietress was also a decisive person, so she immediately turned around to leave. Yang Kai and Yue He saw them off and sent them out of the Void Land. After seeing them use the Universe Escape Law and disappear, they turned around and returned.
Looking at each other, they both felt somewhat empty.
The Void Land was still bustling with activity, with large amounts of resources being poured into the Great Array every day. Chen Tian Fei and Lu Xue almost couldn’t settle down, because many of these resources needed to be purchased by them. Every time they returned to the Void Land for a few days, they would have to go out again.
Currently, in the Void Land, there weren’t many powerful masters, only Yue He, Lu Xue, and Chen Tian Fei. Zhu Jiu Yin was currently unreliable and was still repairing her own Source.
As for Yue He, because she controlled the Void Land’s Great Array, Formation Jade, and the financial matters, she had no choice but to remain in the Void Land. Unfortunately, Chen Tian Fei and Lu Xue, these two Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage masters, who could be considered quite powerful, had been reduced to handling errands.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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