Yang Kai rolled his eyes and looked at him, “Did you just say that Black Feather Old Ancestor was seriously injured? How much strength do you think he can display right now?”
The man said bitterly, “This lowly one doesn’t dare to speculate…”
“If I ask you, you should just answer me!” Yang Kai coldly snorted, “What’s the point of talking so much nonsense?”
“Sixty percent? Maybe seventy percent?”
Yang Kai nodded slightly and removed his foot from his body, his eyes shining brightly.
A heavily injured Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator who had yet to fully recover from his injuries and had committed countless crimes, killing him wasn’t a big deal. Most importantly, since Black Feather Old Ancestor was the Sect Master of Black Feather Sect, he would definitely take away all of Black Feather Sect's wealth while fleeing.
The Void Land's Nine Layers Heaven Formation had consumed too many resources, and although Yang Kai had made a fortune in the Great Ruins Boundary, he had not been able to sustain such an expenditure. Now that he had to bring six hundred thousand people from the Star Boundary, these people all needed resources to cultivate.
Perhaps he could take advantage of Black Feather Old Ancestor!
As he thought so, he suddenly felt something and turned his head to look at his Embodiment, only to see it sitting down cross-legged and silently circulating its profound technique. As he did so, the space cracks that had been drifting between the heavens and earth because of the great battle just now began to rapidly close up, and even the shattered World Laws within a radius of a million kilometers were rapidly repairing themselves, restoring the World Energy they had consumed.
Yang Kai was speechless, but after communicating with his Embodiment, he was immediately surprised.
In the battle just now, four Open Heaven Stage masters had died, three of them being Third Order Open Heaven Stage masters, and one of them was Second Order Open Heaven Stage masters. Although these Open Heaven Stage masters had died without a complete corpse or even turned to ash, when the Small Universe World in their bodies had shattered, the Law and World Force had dissipated.
These invisible forces filled the battlefield, and with the Demon Territory as the foundation, his Heaven Devouring Battle Law was able to devour these forces.
As such, the broken laws of this battlefield were quickly repaired, and the World Force was also being restored.
Yang Kai couldn’t help thinking back to the battle in the Seven Skillful Land. After those Open Heaven Stage masters died, the World Force in their bodies dissipated and some of it merged into the Seven Skillful Land.
Yue He had said that the World Force that leaked out could strengthen the Seven Skillful Land’s foundation, allowing it to become more prosperous. These Cave Heaven Paradise had developed step by step, and before their masters died, their small universe worlds had collapsed and the World Force had been poured into their headquarter, allowing them to reach the scale of their current Cave Heaven Paradise.
At this moment, it seemed that the situation in the Demon Territory was the same as in the Seven Skillful Land.
However, there was a big difference between the two. Many Open Heaven Stage cultivators had died in the Seven Skillful Land at that time, and many of them were Mid Rank Open Heaven cultivators. Even though there was a massive amount of World Force dissipating, the Seven Skillful Land could not absorb much of it, and a large portion of it was wasted and dissipated into the void.
However, the situation in the Demon Territory was different now. The entire Demon Territory was built with the Heaven Devouring Battle Law as its core, and now that it had the Embodiment, it was able to use the Heaven Devouring Battle Law without wasting any of the World Force.
The world's subtle changes couldn’t escape the eyes of Demon Saints like Yu Rumeng and Bei Li Mo. The two women quickly showed surprised expressions, as the Embodiment continued to display his technique, these changes became more obvious.
Yang Kai was still somewhat hesitant, but after noticing the changes in the Demon Territory, he immediately made up his mind and turned to look at the Second Order Open Heaven Stage, asking with a pleasant expression, “I’ve ask so much, but I still haven’t asked what your name is.”
The man replied in a trembling voice, “Sir, this lowly one’s name is Ma Yuande!”
Yang Kai nodded and took out the Loyalty List from his Space Ring, flipping to the third page and enthusiastically calling out, “Come, use your Blood Essence and leave your name and aura on it!”
An hour later, Ma Yuande transformed into a streak of light and soared into the sky.
At the same time, outside the Demon Territory, on the flying ship.
Black Feather Old Ancestor sat at the head of the table while Lu Xue sat to his left, the two of them chatting happily.
On the surface, the two of them seemed to be old friends, but in his heart, Black Feather Old Ancestor was secretly complaining. When this Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage had suddenly appeared in his Divine Sense, Black Feather Old Ancestor had been shocked, thinking that the pursuers from Raising Heaven Pavilion and Flying Flower Boat had come again.
He was so frightened that he almost fled.
But upon closer inspection, he found that this person’s face was unfamiliar and he had never seen her before.
Not wanting to miss such a great opportunity to heal his injuries, Black Feather Old Ancestor suppressed his surprise and stayed behind. After a brief exchange, Black Feather Old Ancestor discovered that this Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage master had nothing to do with Raising Heaven Pavilion and Flying Flower Boat. She was actually one of the managers of a force called Sword Pavilion.
He knew about the Sword Pavilion, and he had even interacted with the leader of the Sword Pavilion several times, he was well aware of how powerful that person was.
After asking a few questions and discovering that Lu Xue was able to answer them smoothly, the doubts in his heart disappeared and he was able to confirm her identity.
Since she weren’t Raising Heaven Pavilion and Flying Flower Boat's pursuer, there was nothing to be afraid of. He had some friendship with the Sword Pavilion’s leader, it would be too rude to keep her outside, so he could only ask Lu Xue to board.
Black Feather Old Ancestor had never interacted with Lu Xue before, so he didn’t know what her temperament was like. Naturally, he didn’t dare to expose his true strength, so when they conversed, he would endure the pain, not showing any signs of weakness.
As he spoke, he repeatedly revealed that he had important matters to attend to and that it was inconvenient for him to keep a guest. He didn't know if Lu Xue really didn’t understand or if she was just pretending, but she remained indifferent.
This caused Black Feather Old Ancestor to feel slightly unhappy, but since the other party’s strength was not inferior to his own, he could not act out.
At this moment, Black Feather Old Ancestor seemed to sense something and raised his head to look outside, only to see a figure rush out from the sea of blood and land on the deck, shouting excitedly, “Reporting!”
Black Feather Old Ancestor looked up and saw that it was one of his subordinates, Ma Yuande, and his expression immediately brightened, “Come in!”
Ma Yuande entered respectfully and swept his eyes over Lu Xue, a trace of shock flashing across his eyes, but he quickly smiled and cupped his fists, “Reporting to Old Ancestor, the matter has been settled!”
Although Black Feather Old Ancestor had some guesses, after hearing these words, he still laughed heartily and said, “Good, good!” He then turned to Ma Yuande and said, “All of you have made great contributions, this Old Ancestor will reward you handsomely!”
Ma Yuande smiled with joy and flattery, “It is this subordinate’s duty to serve Old Ancestor, this subordinate does not dare ask for any reward.”
Black Feather Old Ancestor stroked his rosy cheeks before turning to Lu Xue and saying, “Manager Lu, this old master has some miscellaneous matters to attend to, what do you think…”
Lu Xue smiled and stood up, “Since Old Ancestor has some matters to attend to, this mistress won’t disturb you any further.” She naturally didn’t want to leave, but if she insisted on staying, others would surely notice something was wrong. Just as she was thinking about what to do, she suddenly saw Ma Yuande shoot her a meaningful glance.
Lu Xue’s thoughts raced and she immediately understood what was going on.
“Take care, Manager Lu. In the future, when I have time, this old master will definitely pay a visit to the Sword Pavilion,” Black Feather Old Ancestor said politely.
Lu Xue smiled lightly, “Then this mistress and the Chief Manager will be waiting for Old Ancestor.”
A moment later, Black Feather Old Ancestor stood on the deck and looked into the distance. After Lu Xue disappeared from his sight and confirmed that she had really left, he relaxed and waved his hand, “You may leave.”
The flying ship immediately flew towards the Demon Territory’s crack and soon arrived.
The aura of the Universe World rushed towards him, allowing him to feel this world’s Laws and World Force at a close distance. Black Feather Old Ancestor was overjoyed as he discovered that this world was different from what he had felt before. This world seemed to be more compatible with him. If he could devour this world’s power, not only would his injuries be healed, but his strength would also be stronger.
Even if he couldn’t raise his cultivation to the Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage, he could at least save a few hundred years of bitter cultivation!
Black Feather Old Ancestor was overjoyed! Since that unfilial son’s incident two years ago, everything had gone wrong for him, and now his luck had finally turned.
This unexpected surprise made him want to laugh wildly!
In the next instant, the pleasant surprise turned into great shock!
A multicolored vine shot out from the void, exuding a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage aura. Wherever this vine passed, the void would shatter and the world would tremble!
An ambush!
Black Feather Old Ancestor's heart pounded wildly as he felt the terrifying power contained within the vines. He immediately roared and, ignoring the fact that his injuries had yet to heal, he quickly activated the flying ship’s protective array.
In an instant, a green curtain of light appeared on the surface of the ship.
The vine struck the light curtain and a loud bang rang out. The light curtain only lasted for a breath’s time before it shattered like a broken mirror, turning into specks of light.
It wasn’t that his flying ship’s defences weren’t strong enough. Under normal circumstances, such an attack would have been impossible to break it, but in the past two years, Black Feather Old Ancestor had been pursued by Raising Heaven Pavilion and Flying Flower Boat's masters and had fought more than a dozen battles. The flying ship’s great array had long since been shattered, and in the most recent battle, it had been completely destroyed.
Although the current Spirit Array could barely function after being repaired, it was still less than twenty percent of its peak strength, so how could it resist such a terrifying blow?
Crack…
The vine’s momentum didn’t decrease in the slightest as it swept across the center of the ship. The mast was directly broken, and the entire ship was almost split in half. Some of the low-level cultivators standing on the deck were swept up by this aura and exploded into a bloody mist.
With a puff, Black Feather Old Ancestor spat out a mouthful of blood, forcefully activating the protective barrier of the flying ship to suppress his injuries.
From his peripheral vision, Black Feather Old Ancestor saw a figure rushing out. Enraged, he shouted, “Ma Yuande, you dare betray me?”
The one who had rushed out was none other than Ma Yuande, the one who had reported the good news to him. Black Feather Old Ancestor was a shrewd old man, so how could he not know that he had fallen into someone else’s trap? As for this Ma Yuande, it was likely he had been manipulated by someone with some kind of unknown method.
Forcefully suppressing the roiling blood in his heart, he was enraged and sent out a palm strike.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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