One arm was crushed, two arms were crushed, and then two legs…
The cracking sounds made one’s hair stand on end.
The fear and despair in the young man’s eyes became more intense, but his screams gradually weakened and became breathless. In less than half a cup of tea’s time, all of his bones had been crushed and all of his meridians had been broken.
This kind of pain was not something an ordinary person could endure. Most importantly, he could clearly feel the traces and movements of every bone in his body. What made him even more terrified was Yang Kai’s expression. It was as if he was doing something very serious, very meticulous.
“Kill me…” The young man’s eyes went blank as he muttered, “Kill me!”
It didn’t matter if his bones were broken. When one’s cultivation reached this level, after cultivating for three to five years and consuming a Spirit Pill, they would be able to fully recover. However, if one’s meridians were completely destroyed, there was nothing they could do. Even if they were able to restore all their bones, they would become a cripple in the future, unable to cultivate.
To cultivators, there was nothing more cruel than this.
“Wouldn’t it be too easy to kill you?” Yang Kai stood up and looked down at this person, his expression calm, “I’ve always been a man of my word, since I said i won't kill you, I won’t kill you!”
Taking off his Space Ring and storing the others’s Space Rings, he turned around and walked towards Qu Huachang.
Qu Huachang’s face went blank. This was the first time she had seen Yang Kai act so ruthlessly. All this time, Yang Kai had given her the impression that he wasn’t polite, but at the very least he was warm and gentle.
But now, Yang Kai’s actions were indescribably cruel. He really hadn’t killed the young man from Heavenly Sword Union, but not killing him was even more despairing than killing him.
Who exactly was this woman? Qu Huachang lowered her head and glanced at Zhang Ruoxi, who was in her arms, to be able to make Yang Kai this angry.
Although she didn’t know, she was certain that Yang Kai had a deep relationship with this woman called Ruoxi.
“How is Ruoxi?” Yang Kai came up to Qu Huachang and asked while placing two fingers on Zhang Ruoxi’s wrist to check her condition. A moment later, he let out a sigh of relief. Although Ruoxi’s injuries weren’t light, at least her foundation hadn’t been damaged and she would be able to recover after a few days of rest.
“Many thanks for this Senior Brother’s life-saving grace!” A voice came from the side. It was the man who had escaped with Zhang Ruoxi. Seeing that his pursuers had been wiped out, he walked back and thanked Yang Kai.
Yang Kai turned his head and his originally gentle eyes suddenly became cold.
He had witnessed the scene just now. This man and Ruoxi had been chased down, not to mention protecting Ruoxi, when an attack came from behind, Ruoxi had blocked it for an instant, but he had taken the opportunity to run even faster, not even turning back to look at Zhang Ruo Xi’s situation. If he and Zhang Ruoxi didn’t know each other, it would have been fine, but since the two of them had run away together, how could there be no relationship?
How could Yang Kai have a good impression of such a person? Even Qu Huachang was staring at him with disgust.
“Mister, this is my Senior Brother, Senior Brother Du Xu,” Zhang Ruoxi weakly introduced.
Yang Kai didn’t want to know his name so he shouted, “Scram!”
Du Xu originally had a faint smile on his face, but when he suddenly heard Yang Kai tell him to scram, he immediately became embarrassed and muttered, “Senior Brother, why must you say such things? Although you saved my Junior Sister and my life, we are still from Lang Ya Paradise.”
“Lang Ya Paradise having a rat like you is simply a disgrace, scram!”
Du Xu’s face flushed red as he flew into a rage out of humiliation, as if he wanted to say something harsh, but when he thought about Yang Kai’s methods and brutal temperament, he didn’t dare say anything. In the end, he could only give Zhang Ruoxi a resentful look before turning around and leaving.
Qu Huachang looked at this person’s back and frowned, “Is this person really from Lang Ya Paradise?” After all, he was a disciple of one of the 72 Paradise, how could he have such conduct?
“Are you also from Lang Ya Paradise?” Qu Huachang lowered her head and asked.
Zhang Ruoxi said, “En, although Senior Brother Du and I are from Lang Ya paradise, we are only ordinary inner sect disciples.”
Qu Huachang understood. Sect Disciples were generally divided into three grades. One was an Outer Sect Disciple with the lowest status and the lowest potential, followed by an Inner Sect Disciple with much better aptitude and potential. The most powerful were the Core Disciples or Direct Disciples, these were the future hope and cornerstones of the various Sects.
She, Gu Pan, and the others were core disciples, while Zhang Ruoxi and this Du Xu were Inner Sect disciples.
The number of Direct Disciples and Core Disciples was the lowest. Generally, only cultivators who had condensed a Sixth Grade forces were eligible to be selected as one. Even in the various Cave Heaven Paradise, there were only a dozen or so of them. How many of them could successfully break through to Open Heaven and how many of them would die in the process?
Knowing that they were from Lang Ya Paradise, Qu Huachang became even more confused, “Although Heavenly Sword Union is not ordinary, they wouldn’t dare provoke your Lang Ya Paradise, right? Why would those people chase after you just now?”
Zhang Ruoxi said, “Previously, we accidentally discovered a Medicine Garden that seemed to have been opened by Blood Monster Divine Monarch when he was alive. We found a lot of precious medicinal herbs, so those people became interested in the wealth.”
Yang Kai coldly snorted, “Wealth moves the heart.” As long as Heavenly Sword Union could kill Zhang Ruoxi and Du Xu, who would know that they had once attacked Lang Ya Paradise's people? This matter would not be exposed.
If they hadn’t met Yang Kai here by chance, Zhang Ruoxi and Du Xu’s futures would indeed have been bleak. However, Zhang Ruoxi didn’t expect Du Xu to be so unreliable. When they were in Lang Ya Paradise, Du Xu had pursued her passionately and showed her goodwill at every turn. Although Zhang Ruoxi had clearly rejected him many times, Du Xu still persevered.
Soon after, in Blood Monster Cave Heaven, the two of them coincidentally met. Considering the dangers of Blood Monster Cave Heaven, Zhang Ruoxi decided to travel together with him, which made Du Xu extremely happy and eager to help.
However, at this critical moment, this person was as timid as a mouse. With their strength, if they really wanted to resist, even if they couldn’t defeat the people from Heavenly Sword Union, they wouldn’t let them off easily. The best possibility was to scare them away so they could protect themselves.
However, Du Xu chose to flee instead of fighting, and Zhang Ruoxi had no choice but to flee. In the end, it became the situation seen by Yang Kai.
“Ruoxi, you should focus on healing your injuries first, we can discuss the rest later,” Yang Kai said.
Zhang Ruoxi nodded.
Yang Kai took her from Qu Huachang’s hands and directly sent her into the Mysterious Small World before calling out to Qu Huachang, “Let’s go, Senior Sister.”
The two of them continued on their way, and behind them, the young man from Heavenly Sword Union’s pitiful voice called out, “Kill me!”
…
Along the way, there were still no signs of other cultivators or Monster Beasts. Many of them had a map they had obtained from the Red Clouds Auction, so naturally, they would follow the map. The two of them walked along the path others had taken, so naturally, they were quite calm.
This was also because Yang Kai and Qu Huachang had encountered so many twists and turns along the way and had delayed their journey. If not for this, they would not have fallen behind.
After traveling for two days, Yang Kai’s expression suddenly changed as he immersed himself in the Mysterious Small World. Although he had been traveling, he had paid attention to Zhang Ruoxi’s situation inside the Mysterious Small World, and Ruoxi had called out to him.
Transforming into a Soul Avatar, standing in front of Ruoxi, smiling lightly as she said proudly, “I knew you would come to Blood Monster Cave heaven.”
Yang Kai was surprised, “You came here to find me?”
Zhang Ruoxi replied, “En.” She blinked and said, “Hasn’t Sir been looking for me as well? Senior Sister Gu Pan told me about it, saying that you asked her about my situation in the Great Ruins Boundary.”
“Gu Pan found you?”
On second thought, he understood that when he was inquiring about her news fron Gu Pan in the Great Ruins Boundary, Gu Pan had indeed not heard of Zhang Ruoxi, but after she returned to Lang Ya Paradise, she had specially asked around before finding Zhang Ruoxi.
“Senior Sister Gu took very good care of me. If it weren’t for her, I wouldn’t have been able to enter the Inner Sect.”
“Then you must thank her properly,” Yang Kai nodded lightly as the image of a petite girl holding a brush and eating dried fish appeared in his mind.
Sitting cross-legged opposite Ruoxi, Yang Kai looked at her and grinned, “Good, although we haven’t seen each other for many years, you haven’t lost any weight. Not bad, not bad.”
Zhang Ruoxi blushed and asked, “Does Sir mean I’m fat?”
“No, Ruoxi’s appearance is just right, she’s neither fat nor thin,” Yang Kai chuckled, “Right, after we separated, did you directly go to Lang Ya Paradise?”
Zhang Ruoxi nodded, “Yes, because I couldn’t find Sir, but Sir knows that my ancestor came from Lang Ya Paradise, so I felt that if Sir wanted to find me in the future, he would definitely go there, so I went.”
At that time, her strength was not very high, and she had been drifting alone in these 3000 Worlds, so how difficult was it for her to go to Lang Ya Paradise? Fortunately, she had some of her ancestors’s memories and knew many things, otherwise she would have long been eaten up in this Outer Universe when travelling alone.
Even so, she had spent more than ten years before finally arriving at Lang Ya Paradise several years ago. Joining Lang Ya Paradise wasn’t difficult, after all, her ancestor was a disciple of Lang Ya Paradise, so she had some preferential treatment. Moreover, Ruoxi’s aptitude was quite good, so Lang Ya Paradise was happy to accept her as a disciple, which returning to her ancestor's sect.
However, it was not easy to survive in Lang Ya Paradise. Although it was one of the 72 Paradise, it was a vast place, so it was not easy to stand out among countless disciples. After struggling at the bottom ranks, she finally borrowed Gu Pan's help to successfully join the Inner Sect.
However, she didn’t tell Yang Kai about these things. The hardships of the past weren’t even worth mentioning. To be able to meet her Sir again in this vast world was already the best gift from the Heavens.
Yang Kai nodded, “I also guessed it. I wanted to go to Lang Ya Paradise, but I was delayed by some matters.” When he left the Great Ruins Boundary, he had wanted to go to Lang Ya Paradise to find Zhang Ruoxi, but after obtaining the Void Land and the World Tree’s root, he had hurriedly returned to the Star Boundary.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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