“The sign of breaking through to Open Heaven?” Yang Kai was surprised, “What do you mean?”
Yue He said, “Young Master may not know, but when a cultivator advances to Open Heaven, they must shatter their Dao Seals and fuse their Great Dao into their body's Small Universe World.” She pointed in the direction of Mo Mei and the others, “They are currently at a critical juncture. Once they succeed, they can advance to Open Heaven. If they fail, the consequences will be dire.”
“There’s such a thing?” Yang Kai was shocked. He really didn’t know that when he broke through to Open Heaven, the Dao Seal would shatter. He had always thought that the Dao Seal would accompany a cultivator for a lifetime, but now it seemed that there was no Dao Seal in the Open Heaven Stage, because the Dao Seal had already shattered and merged into the Small Universe World, leaving behind traces of his own Great Dao.
Suddenly, he frowned and said, “But if the Dao Seal is so important, won’t it cause irreparable damage to us cultivators when it shatters?”
Yue He smiled lightly and said, “Young Master is talking about the consequences of using external forces. For example, if a certain Half Open Heaven was attack by a secret technique to shatter a Dao Seal, even if that person didn’t die, his cultivation would be crippled. However, when advancing to Open Heaven, there must be such a process. Otherwise, how could one fuse their Great Dao into the Small Universe? This can also be considered breaking and rebuilding, so advancing to Open Heaven has always been extremely dangerous. If one is not careful, all their previous efforts will be wasted.”
Yang Kai somewhat understood, but he still couldn’t understand, “Although I’m still a step away from Open Heaven, this step isn’t easy to take. Why would the Dao Seal have such a change?”
Yue He also didn’t understand what was happening and shook her head, “I don’t understand, Young Master, do you really not feel anything wrong?”
Yang Kai said, “If there is something wrong, I will naturally sense it, but in truth, there is nothing wrong except for the crack in my Dao Seal.”
Yue He pondered for a long time before hesitating, “Perhaps it has something to do with the grade of the resource Young Master refined. From ancient times until now, cultivators who can refine high rank resources are as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns. It may not even appear once in thousands or even tens of thousands of years. No one knows what kind of abnormal situation will occur on the road of cultivation like Young Master.”
Seeing that Yue He couldn’t explain anything, Yang Kai didn’t know who to ask. In the Void Land, she was the one with the highest cultivation and the most knowledgeable, so if even she didn’t know something, no one else would.
Although Zhu Jiu Yin is a Holy Spirit, her cultivation method was different from a human’s, so asking her was pointless.
Seeing him so worried, Yue He quickly consoled him, “However, the current situation has its benefits.”
Yang Kai smiled bitterly, “What kind of benefits? Tell me.”
“In the future, it won’t be too difficult for Young Master to break through to Open Heaven. Right now, there are signs of a breakthrough. When the Yin-Yang + Five Elements gather, the breakthrough will definitely be smooth and there won’t be any obstructions.”
Although Yang Kai knew she was trying to comfort him, he still felt relieved and nodded, “I hope so.”
Although his words with Yue He didn’t resolve the worries in his heart, nor did he know why his Dao Seal had changed so much, Yang Kai was able to vaguely sense something.
This was the long period of cultivation between the Emperor Realm and the Open Heaven Staage. It was completely possible to form a new realm, such as the Dao Seal Realm!
This was because the Dao Seal was formed when a cultivator cultivated to the peak of the Emperor Realm and comprehended their own Great Dao, condensing a lifetime’s worth of cultivation. When one advanced to the Open Heaven Stage, the Dao Seal would shatter and integrate into the Small Universe World. The Dao Seal’s rise and fall of a realm was extremely obvious.
However, for some reason, there was no such realm.
Since he couldn’t understand it, he couldn’t be bothered to think about it. Since ancient times, there had never been things like the First Order Dao Seal Realm cultivator, so it probably had its own reasons.
After five or six days, Yang Kai, who was constantly paying attention to the situation of his Dao Seal, suddenly felt an extremely obvious World Force fluctuate in the air and quickly looked up, only to see Pang Duo standing up with a smile.
However, at this moment, he was far more powerful than before. Standing there, it was as if a new world had been born and the power of Heaven and Earth was swirling around him.
He had successfully broken through!
Almost at the same time, in the surrounding void, the World Force continued to surge. Jin Yuan Lang, Mu Qianxuan, Gong Yangxi, and the others had all broken through to Open Heaven in just half a cup of tea’s time. These Elders of Ding Feng City had cultivated for almost the same amount of time, and each of them had refined a fifth grade resource with a similar foundation. Now, even their breakthroughs had been completed in such an orderly fashion.
After half a day, Fan Wuxin and the other deacons also successfully broke through.
In another day, Mo Mei also succeeded!
Yang Kai was overjoyed!
Although he had given Mo Mei many Heavenly Yuan Positive Seal Pills that could greatly increase a cultivator’s chances of successfully breaking through to Open Heaven, Spirit Pills were only external objects after all. What really determined their success was their own foundation. No matter how strong external forces were, if their own foundation was insufficient, there was still a risk of failure.
Now that he saw all of them succeed and none of them failed, he was naturally overjoyed.
Having already noticed Yang Kai’s arrival, Mo Mei didn’t even have time to stabilize her cultivation before flying straight towards him.
Behind her, Pang Duo and the others quickly followed, closely followed by the hundreds of Ding Feng City cultivators who had already broken through to Open Heaven.
After arriving in front of Yang Kai, Mo Mei bowed, “Greetings Sect Master!”
Yang Kai stretched out his hand and smiled, cupping his fists and saying, “Congratulations on your breakthrough to Open Heaven. From now on, the Great Roc will spread its wings and soared to the heavens!”
Mo Mei said, “This is all thanks to Sect Master removing the Blood Dao Restrictions on us, bringing us out of the Blood Monster Cave Heaven, and granting us Spirit Pills. Sect Master’s grace of giving us new life is something we will never forget!”
Although Mo Mei’s tone was calm, it was difficult for her to conceal her excitement. She and the Elders of Ding Feng City had long ago reached the requirement to break through to Open Heaven, but because of the suppression of the Blood Monster Cave Heaven, they were unable to break through. Although they had lived in that Unvierse Cave Heaven for generations, they still knew about the existence of Open Heaven Stage cultivators. As cultivators, how could they not have the instinct to improve?
However, they had only thought about it and had never thought that they would be able to achieve their goals one day.
It was Yang Kai who had brought them out of that cage and removed the Blood Dao Restrictions on their bodies, allowing them to safely arrive in this vast world. To them, this was no different from a rebirth.
Not to mention the Spirit Pills Yang Kai had given them. Before their breakthrough, Mo Mei and the others didn’t know how dangerous it was, but after their breakthrough, they learned about the various dangers and obstacles. It could be said that if they didn’t have those Spirit Pills, at least a hundred cultivators from Ding Feng City would have died. Even Mo Mei couldn’t guarantee that she would be able to succeed. Perhaps because of a single fluctuation in her state of mind, she would fail and die.
Even she was like this, let alone others.
However, with the assistance of the Heavenly Yuan Positive Seal Pill, not a single one of the hundreds of people who had broken through this time had died. All of them had successfully broken through, a miracle!
Therefore, Mo Mei’s words of gratitude were sincere.
The several hundred people all said in unison, “Many thanks, Sect Master!”
Yang Kai chuckled, “We’re family, so there is no need for such words.” After a moment of silence, he said, “Mo Mei, now that you’ve broken through to Open Heaven and even a Sixth Order, you and Yue He will be promoted to the Left and Right Protectors of my Void Land. I wonder if you’d be willing?”
Mo Mei replied, “As Sect Master wish.”
Yang Kai nodded and said, “Good. In the future, Mo Mei, you will be my Void Land’s Right Protector. As for all of you who have broken through to the Fifth Order, you will enter the Void Land’s Elder Pavilion. As for the specific details, Second Chief Manager will arrange them.”
Pang Duo and the others shouted in unison, “We will obey Sect Master’s orders!”
Yang Kai laughed heartily, his face filled with excitement. The worries brought about by his Dao Seal had also been washed away, and he said in a high-spirited tone, “Today, my Void Land have obtained all of you talents, so why should I worry about not being able to prosper in the future? To be able to have all of you join is my Void Land’s honor, and also this Yang’s honor!”
Mo Mei replied, “Sect Master is too kind.”
Yang Kai said, “For such a joyous occasion, we should set up a banquet and have a good drink with everyone, but since everyone has just advanced to Open Heaven, you still need to stabilize your cultivation. How about this, everyone return to the Void Land first and after your cultivation stabilizes, we can celebrate.”
Everyone naturally had no objections. They really needed time to stabilize their cultivation and familiarize themselves with the power of the Open Heaven Stage, so they all agreed.
Returning to the Void Land, he summoned Bian Yuqing and informed her about the progress of Mo Mei and the others, then explained the matter of the Protector and Elder to her.
Pang Duo and the others had all broken through to the Fifth Order, so they were indeed qualified to enter the Elder Pavilion. As for the Fourth Order and Third Order Open Heaven Stage masters, Bian Yuqing had no idea what kind of position they would be assigned to or what kind of management they would have.
Yang Kai didn’t stay any longer and returned to his secret room to cultivate.
After carefully studying the Dao Seal for a few days and ensuring that there were no hidden dangers, Yang Kai finally relaxed. According to Yue He, although the changes to his Dao Seal were strange, it was not necessarily a bad thing for him. At the very least, it would be much easier for him to break through to Open Heaven in the future.
Mo Mei and the others needed time to stabilize their cultivation, but Yang Kai also needed time.
The Proprietress had said before that his cultivation speed was too fast. Although he couldn’t see any problems in a short period of time, it was hard to guarantee that there wouldn’t be any hidden dangers when he advanced to Open Heaven in the future. There had never been a cultivator like him who had refined six types of resources in such a short period of time and was only one step away from Open Heaven.
Not to mention that everything he refined was High Rank! The changes in his Dao Seal were likely related to this.
Yang Kai naturally had to be careful.
Yang Kai was afraid that he wouldn’t be able to find the last type of Yin Element resource in a short time. Since the Proprietress would help him keep an eye on it, Yang Kai decided not to worry about it. The Proprietress’s information was definitely better than his. If even the Proprietress couldn’t find a High Rank Yin Element resource, no matter how hard he tried, it would be useless.
He decided to take this opportunity to consolidate his strength and make plans for the future.
With this thought in mind, Yang Kai relaxed and went into seclusion to accumulate his foundation.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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