Inside the secret room, Yang Kai took out a box from his Space Ring and carefully opened it, revealing a fist-sized crystal clear Spirit Fruit. It was the only Mid Rank World Fruit he had left.
A light flashed across the surface of the fruit, making it look extremely beautiful.
Taking out the Spirit Fruit, Yang Kai didn’t hesitate and opened his mouth to take a bite of it. The skin of the fruit split open and a fragrant fruit liquid flowed into his mouth. Yang Kai raised his brow, not expecting this fruit to taste so good.
After eating the World Fruit in a few bites, Yang Kai didn’t even let go of its core. Only then did he lick his lips in satisfaction. In the next moment, his expression became serious as he quickly calmed his Qi and focused his mind to circulate the Small Universe power.
The World Fruit’s medicinal efficacy melted in his stomach, transforming into an extremely pure World Force that flowed through his limbs and bones. This energy wasn’t too vigorous and was still within Yang Kai’s tolerance, but it seemed endless.
The Small Universe opened up and took in this World Force. There was no need for him to refine it at all. The World Force that poured into the Small Unvierse was completely assimilated, transforming into the Small Universe's foundation and strengthening it.
Yang Kai’s heart trembled. No wonder the World Fruit was so precious and difficult to find, it could be called a Heaven Defying Divine Medicine.
Regardless of whether it was a cultivator refining the Open Heaven Pill or cultivating resources, they would need to undergo a process of refining it. However, the World Force that gushed out from the World Fruit didn’t need to be so troublesome; all it needed was for the consumer to open up the Small Universe and accept it.
The World Fruit was a unique existence.
As time passed, Yang Kai could clearly feel his Small Universe's foundation rapidly and steadily increasing, slowly advancing towards the Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage.
Outside the secret room, inside the cave, the Proprietress would occasionally go out, while Chef and the Accountant would stay behind to protect Yang Kai, lest he be disturbed while he was healing.
The Proprietress had gone out in search of a way to leave. Before Yang Kai arrived, she had already done so, but unfortunately, she had not found any clues.
This Shadowless Cave Heaven was neither big nor small. Over the years, the three great forces had occupied this place and stood tall. If there were any suspicious places in the Shadowless Cave Heaven, they would have already investigated it. If there was really an exit, they would definitely find it.
The Proprietress and the others had only been here for less than a year, so how could they compare to the thousands of years of hard work of the three great forces?
Another day, Chef and the Accountant, who were guarding the cave, suddenly felt the restrictions being activated. When they looked up, they saw the Proprietress returning from the outside, the magma behind her boiling as she used her great power to open a passage and rush directly into the volcano.
Looking around, the Proprietress looked towards Yang Kai’s secluded room and frowned, “Still not out?”
Chef shook his head, “No, it’s been almost a month. It seems his injuries last time weren’t light, otherwise he wouldn’t have been in seclusion for so long. Proprietress, do you want to go take a look?”
The Proprietress shook her head, “There’s no need, if he really is in a critical moment of healing, it would be bad if he was disturbed.”
The Accountant said worriedly, “Counting the days, the Shadowless Astral Wind will be blowing again in a few days. Although we can slightly resist it, we can’t completely avoid the influence of that strange wind. At that time, Yang Kai will definitely be disturbed.”
This was a problem. The place they chose to settle down could weaken the power of the Shadowless Astral Wind, but it was far inferior to the headquarters of the three great forces. If not for this, the three of them wouldn’t have been able to last until today and would have long since lost their cultivation due to the strange wind.
Even so, after nearly a year, the three’s Small Universe had suffered a great loss. The Proprietress was still alright; after all, her cultivation was profound and she was still able to persevere. Chef and the Accountant had just broken through to the Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage not long ago, so their foundation was not very solid to begin with. After repeated trials and tribulations, the two’s Small Universe had become unstable.
After every Shadowless Astral Wind, the two of them had to refine a large amount of resources to compensate for their losses.
The Proprietress pondered for a moment before saying, “We’ll see when the time comes. For now, let’s not disturb him. On the other hand, we need to be on high alert for the Profound Yang Mountain. This time, I went out to explore the vicinity of the Profound Yang Mountain. There seems to be some troops there, it seems they’re preparing to attack us.”
Chef was shocked, “Then should we move?”
The Profound Yang Mountain’s forces were strong, and they had the advantage in numbers. If they were to really fight, they definitely wouldn’t be a match for them. The only reason they had been able to live peacefully before was because of the deterrence of the Proprietress' Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage.
Even if the people from the Profound Yang Mountain could capture the three of them, they would have to pay a huge price, so they had decided to let them hide here.
However, after such a long time, under the influence of the Shadowless Astral Wind, the Proprietress’ strength had definitely fallen. Although Chef and the Accountant were both Fifth Order, they were unable to play any decisive role.
Previously, Yang Kai had run off to the Profound Yang Mountain to wreak havoc, causing the Profound Yang Mountain to be thoroughly enraged. Now, it wasn’t strange for them to act.
The Proprietress shook her head and said, “Where else can we go? Shadowless Cave Heaven is only so big, unless we choose to join Matchless Society or Gemini Island.” Pausing for a moment, she asked, “Which one do you think is better?”
Before this, she had never thought about joining any of the three great forces because all three of them were deeply rooted in the Shadowless Cave Heaven, so if the three of them joined, they would be subjected to all kinds of restrictions, not to mention paying their cultivation resources as tribute.
Now that the situation was different from before, she had no choice but to make a decision. Otherwise, there was no way they could survive in the Shadowless Cave Heaven.
Chef and the Accountant exchanged a glance and called out in unison, “Gemini Island!”
The Proprietress nodded slightly, “I think so too.” Among Shadowless Cave Heaven's three great forces, Gemini Island was the weakest because it only had two Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage masters. Matchless Society had three, Profound Yang Mountain had four, and Great Mountain Lord was infinitely close to the Seventh Order.
The Proprietress is a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage. If she could join Gemini Island, it would allow Gemini Island to rise to the same level as Matchless Society. This was also an opportunity for Gemini Island to strengthen itself.
On top of that, the Proprietress had also gone to the Gemini Island this time and received warm hospitality from the two Island Masters of Gemini Island. The two side had a pleasant conversation with each other, and the two Island Masters were even more interested in roping her in. Their words were filled with the intent to recruit her, much more polite than the attitude of the Profound Yang Mountain.
After pondering for a long time, the Proprietress finally said, “Let’s not talk about this for now, we’ll decide after this Shadowless Astral Wind blows over.”
Chef and the Accountant followed her orders and naturally didn’t say anything more. The three of them immediately began setting up the cave. The Shadowless Astral Wind was so powerful that it could even enter the Open Heaven Stage's Small Universe. Although the three of them couldn’t do much to help, it was still better than nothing.
The Proprietress didn’t go out again. Three days later, the strong winds began again. At first, the wind wasn’t very strong, but soon it became violent and the outside world was filled with flying sand and stones.
Even if they were to hide in the cave beneath the volcano, the Shadowless Astral Wind would still be able to drill into their Small Universe, causing it to constantly lose its strength.
This was obviously not the first time the Proprietress and the others had encountered this kind of situation. After coming here for such a long time, they had more or less figured out some kind of pattern. The strange wind in this damned place would blow once a month, and each time it would blow for an hour or so, no more than three days. In the entire Shadowless Cave Heaven, apart from the three forces' headquarters which was a safe place, the only other place which could slightly weaken the strength of this strange wind was near the volcanic crater.
They had been searching for the reason, but unfortunately, they had not found anything. Even the three great forces didn’t understand this, only guessing that it had something to do with the Shadowless Divine Monarch's death. After all, this was the Universe Cave Heaven he had left behind after his death, so any strange occurrences had to do with him.
The three of them had already prepared a large amount of cultivation resources, and since the day the Proprietress returned, they had spared no effort in refining them. They had worked even harder to make up for the loss of their strength.
Suddenly, an extremely pure Wood Element energy burst out from a certain part of the cave, startling the three people. When they opened their eyes, they were all stunned.
A dark green towering ancient tree suddenly appeared out of nowhere, its huge canopy covering the entire cave. The dark green light that fell from the giant tree contained an unimaginable amount of vitality, causing the faces of the three people to be covered in green light, giving them a warm and comfortable feeling.
“This is…” Chef was stunned.
“Divine Ability Manifestation?” The Accountant exclaimed.
The Proprietress slowly shook her head, “It’s just a Secret Technique!”
Her eyesight was quite good and she could tell that this was not a Divine Ability Manifestation, just a Secret Technique. Turning her head to look at the place where Yang Kai was in seclusion, she saw that the giant tree’s roots were located in a secret room. Obviously, this Wood Element Divine Ability was something Yang Kai had used.
The Proprietress was secretly shocked. What grade of Wood Element did this little brat refine? How could the Wood Element Divine Ability he developed be so powerful?
After learning that Yang Kai had refined the Golden Crow True Fire, the Proprietress knew that Yang Kai had refined a High Rank Wood Element, otherwise, it would have been impossible to suppress the burning Golden Crow True Fire.
However, the High Rank Wood Element was also divided into grades, and the Proprietress had never asked about Yang Kai’s background before. Now it seemed that the Wood Element resource he had refined were an incredible treasure, otherwise he would never have been able to develop such a Divine Ability.
Being enveloped by this giant tree, not only did her body feel warm and comfortable, even her mind became clear and her thoughts raced even faster as her body and strength recovered at a rapid pace.
Suddenly, the Chef exclaimed, “Proprietress, this Divine Ability seems to be able to resist that strange wind.”
Needless to say, how could the Proprietress not feel it?
When this Wood Element Divine Ability erupted, the Shadowless Astral Wind that had swept into the cave below the volcano actually disappeared in an instant, all of them being blocked outside.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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