Two months passed in the blink of an eye.
Ice Snow City, on the square, it was filled with people. There were at least six hundred thousand cultivators gathered here, and although there were many of them, they were arranged in neat rows, forming a large square formation. No one made any noise as the six hundred thousand cultivators stood there like a well-trained army.
However, everyone’s eyes were filled with excitement and anticipation.
Zi Xiao and Xiao Wu were in a certain square formation. Compared to when they first arrived in Ice Snow City two months ago, the appearance of these two youths hadn’t changed much, but they had grown greatly and their cultivation in the Array Dao had improved by leaps and bounds.
Xiao Wu secretly transmitted his voice, “No wonder others say that we can’t cultivate behind closed doors. These past two months of sparring with so many fellow Daoists has greatly improved my attainments in the Array Dao. It seems I’ll have to communicate with others more often in the future.”
Zi Xiao also sighed with emotion, “Yes, in the Void Return Stage, there are many people whose Array Dao is more profound than ours, truly amazing.”
Xiao Wu chuckled, “However, we still got our wish. Now we can follow Lord Void to the Outer Universe. I wonder what the Outer Universe looks like.”
For the past two months, Ice Snow City had been in a state of frenzy, and all kinds of tests had been conducted. The two youths had passed many trials, and although they had failed some times, they had indeed displayed extraordinary talent in the Array Dao.
Currently, their cultivations weren’t high and their knowledge of the Array Dao was quite shallow, but their growth rate was obvious. Nanmen Dajun made the decision to let these two youths pass.
After three months of selection, five hundred thousand people had to be selected from tens of millions of people. This was an extremely huge project, and for this reason, the entire High Heaven Palace had been mobilized. Not only High Heaven Palace, but also the North Territory's Ice Heart Valley, Fire Dragon Palace, and Full Sky Pavilion had invested an unimaginable amount of manpower and resources.
Even the great Sects of the East Territory, South Territory, and West Territory had helped, allowing them to quickly select the number of people Yang Kai needed.
In the end, the result wasn’t five hundred thousand, but more than six hundred thousand, so it wasn’t a big deal to have a few extra people. In any case, Void Land was currently lacking manpower.
These six hundred thousand people might not be the strongest cultivators in the Star Boundary, but they were the elites of the various territories of the Star Boundary. Their existence would definitely bring great prosperity to the Void Land.
“Palace Master, everything is ready,” On the other side of the square, Hua Qingsi looked at Yang Kai and said.
Yang Kai nodded, “Enlighten me.”
Hua Qingsi took out her communication compass and sent out a message.
The next moment, Nanmen Dajun on the square immediately took out an array disc and poured his Emperor Qi into it.
A rumbling sound rang out from the ground, as if a thunderclap had struck. On the entire square, bright lines flashed and wrapped around the six hundred thousand people.
Everyone had long since been instructed to relax and not resist.
The light grew brighter, and when it reached a certain point, it burst out. When the light dissipated, the six hundred thousand or so people gathered in the square all disappeared and were sucked into the Mysterious Small World.
Yang Kai stretched out his hand and pulled the Mysterious Boundary Bead back from the void before reaching out to grab Nanmen Dajun and placing him into the Mysterious Small World. Only then did he look at Hua Qingsi and say, “I’ll entrust the Star Boundary to the Chief Manager.”
Originally, he had wanted to take Hua Qingsi away. After all, she had been managing High Heaven Palace for so many years. If he could take her to the Void Land, she could continue to display her strength and save Yang Kai a lot of effort.
However, Hua Qingsi didn’t agree. High Heaven Palace still had several tens of thousands of disciples remaining, so if she, the High Heaven Palace’s Chief Magager, were to leave, High Heaven Palace would be without a leader. Since she insisted on staying behind, Yang Kai could only let her be.
Fortunately, Bian Yuqing, the Second Chief Manager, had set out with him, so it was the same with her overseeing the Void Land.
Hua Qingsi said seriously, “Palace Master can rest assured, this Mistress will definitely take care of High Heaven Palace and Star Boundary.”
Yang Kai smiled and said, “Don’t delay your cultivation, we’ll meet again in the Outer Universe!”
Although he had brought a lot of people with him, he had also left behind a large number of cultivation resources. The cultivation resources he had obtained in the Outer Universe were not suitable for cultivators from the Star Boundary, but there were many resources in the Star Boundary that had yet to be discovered.
During these two months of selecting cultivators, Yang Kai had not been idle. He had searched everywhere and found all the cultivation resources available in the Star Boundary. With these resources and the World Tree stabilizing the Star Boundary and repairing its World Laws, he believed that in the near future, the masters of the Star Boundary would emerge like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
The entire Star Boundary was the rear base of the Void Land and could continuously send talents to it.
The only drawback was the distance between them.
“I will not disappoint Palace Master’s expectations.”
“I'm leaving!” Yang Kai took a step forward and flew into the air.
Below, Hua Qingsi bowed, “Farewell, Palace Master!”
Within Ice Snow City, countless people shouted in unison, “We respectfully bid farewell to Lord Void!”
Yang Kai turned around and gently waved his hand before taking a step forward and disappearing.
Leaving the Star Boundary this time, not only did he take away the six hundred thousand elites from the various territories, but he also took away many Prime Emperors.
In the North Region, there was no need to mention the masters of High Heaven Palace. Yu Rumeng, Su Yan, Xia Ningchang, Xue Yue, Shan Qingluo, Xiao Xiao, Liu Yan, Qiong Qi, Gui Zu, Chi Yue, Ai Ou, and Bian Yuqing were all Emperor Realm.
There are also Ice Heart Valley’s Bing Yun, Ji Yao, An Ruoyun, Sun Yunxiu…
Li Jiao from the Fire Dragon Palace, Mi Qi from Full Sky Pavilion…
East Territory's Serene Soul Palace, South Territory's Star Soul Palace, Azure Sun Temple, and Heavenly Martial Holy Land all sent out their masters.
In addition, on the Wild Ancient Land’s side, there were three Saint Venerables, Monster Kings, Stone Puppets, and Wood Spirit Race…
It could be said that in today’s Mysterious Small World, not only were the elites of all the Star Boundary’s territories gathered, they were also the most elite group of cultivators.
Not to mention, there were many Great Emperors among them!
Yang Kai’s trip had nearly emptied the Star Boundary’s foundation.
However, the World Tree was rapidly repairing the Star Boundary, allowing the remaining cultivators to grow together with the Star Boundary in a short period of time to witness the rise of a new generation. As the Star Boundary flourished, more masters would emerge.
A moment later, outside the Star Boundary, a figure flashed and Yang Kai appeared.
Lu Xue and the others who had been guarding this place quickly stepped forward and cupped their fists, “Sir!”
Yang Kai nodded and looked to the side, “Hei He, I have a task for you.”
“Please explain, Sir!” Hei He's expression became solemn.
“Defend this place and protect the safety of this world. If you dare slack off, I will definitely kill you!”
Hei He's heart was filled with bitterness, but he had no choice but to respond, “This humble subordinate understands!”
Although his cultivation was countless times stronger than Yang Kai’s, since he had left his name and aura on the Loyalty List, he could not resist at all. Otherwise, Yang Kai only needed to use the Xiezhi horn to cut off his name and his soul would dissipate.
Since Yang Kai had nearly emptied the Star Boundary’s foundation and taken away most of its high-level combatants, how could he not leave behind some backup? The Void Land was far from the Star Boundary, so there was no way for them to contact each other in time. If the Star Boundary really encountered some kind of crisis, there was no way he could provide assistance.
Hei He was at least a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage master, so with him guarding this place, he could deal with most dangers.
However, Yang Kai also knew that although Hei He agreed readily, it was only because of the Loyalty List, he wasn’t so sincere.
Chuckling lightly, he said, “Five hundred years, you only need to guard this place for five hundred years. As long as you don’t commit any major mistakes, five hundred years later, I will return your freedom, I swear on my Dao Seal!”
Hearing this, Hei He's expression changed, revealing a look of pleasant surprise as he cupped his fists, “Many thanks for Sir’s kindness, this humble subordinate will do his best to ensure that nothing unexpected happens to this world!”
He is a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage, so although five hundred years was not a short time for him, it was definitely not a long time, so naturally he could wait.
Moreover, this was an oath Yang Kai had made with his Dao Seal, so he could trust it.
Yang Kai then asked him to take out his Universe Chart and marked the location of the Void Land in it, informing him that if there was any kind of disaster that was difficult to resolve, he would immediately report it to the Void Land.
Hei He nodded respectfully.
After arranging everything, Yang Kai turned back to look at the Star Boundary again, his eyes pausing for a moment on a towering ancient tree before speeding off in a certain direction.
After dealing with the Star Boundary’s matters, all that remained was the newly born Demon Territory.
When he left that year, he had separated the Demon Territory that the Mysterious Small World had swallowed and formed a new Demon Territory, leaving behind his Embodiment to guard it. Now, there were countless Demon Race living in this Demon Territory.
Demon Saint Bei Li Mo and Chang Tian were also among them.
Yang Kai didn’t plan on taking the Demon Race to the Void Land. In the great war between the two worlds, the Human and Demon Race had suffered countless casualties, and the hatred between them was irreconcilable. If he really brought the Demon Race to the Void Land, there would definitely be some kind of conflict.
However, Chang Tian and Bei Li Mo could be brought away. One of them was a Demon Saint while the other possessed the Dragon Clan’s bloodline and a Demon Saint’s cultivation. If they wanted to improve, they could only escape from the Universe World's shackles.
The newly born Demon Territory and the Star Boundary were both in the same Great Domain. In order to prevent any further contact between the two worlds, Yang Kai had deliberately chosen a relatively far location to separate them.
However, from his current perspective, the distance between these two worlds wasn’t too far.
A few days later, Yang Kai flew across the void and looked around, suddenly revealing a suspicious look.
If he didn’t remember wrongly, he had stripped the Demon Territory to this place many years ago, but after arriving here today, he actually hadn’t seen any traces of the Demon Territory!
This made him somewhat puzzled, wondering if he had misremembered his position.
Although the Demon Territory had transformed into Gun Gun form, it was still a Universe World, so there was no reason for it to move so easily.
Did something happen? Yang Kai suddenly had a bad feeling as he immersed himself in his senses.
With his Embodiment guarding the Demon Territory, there was already a connection between him and it. As long as the distance between them wasn’t too far, he could naturally sense it.
A moment later, Yang Kai looked up in a certain direction and sped off.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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