“Then I’ll have to thank you in advance,” Hua Yong smiled, “If you don’t mind, I’ll leave the previous bamboo forest to you. There will be people waiting outside the bamboo forest at any time, if you have any requests, feel free to ask.”
The Proprietress said, “Many thanks, Island Master Hua.”
Hua Yong looked at Yang Kai and said, “If one day Brother Yang thinks it through and wants to join my Gemini Island, the position of first and second Island Masters will be in place!”
Yang Kai didn’t know if these words were true or false, so he didn’t respond. Not to mention that he didn’t have any intention of taking over this Gemini Island, his purpose in coming to Shadowless Cave Heaven was to take the Proprietress away, so how could he be in the mood to waste time here? Moreover, he had just arrived and his foundation was unstable. Even if Hua Yong and his wife really gave up their position to him, how could he convince everyone with his prestige?
Others might not be able to find this Shadowless Cave Heaven’s exit, but it wasn’t necessarily impossible for him. After all, he had relied on his own ability to break into this place, unlike others who had inadvertently fallen here.
The Monster Qi in the Proprietress' body had yet to be removed and she still needed to rest, so it was not convenient for her to stay any longer. Therefore, the four of them quickly left.
Watching the four of them slowly disappear, Hua Yong let out a sigh of relief. Now, it seemed that Yang Kai and Lan Youruo really had no intention of occupying their nest, allowing him to relax.
However, this was only temporary. Just as he had told his wife before, there might not be any problems in the short term. Once Yang Kai and Lan Youruo were convinced that this Shadowless Cave Heaven was impossible to leave and could only be trapped here, it was hard to say if they would have any other ideas.
Suddenly feeling refreshed, Hua Yong said, “Madam, my Gemini Island’s opportunity to strengthen has arrived.”
Shu Mudan looked at him thoughtfully, “Old Master means…”
“The whereabouts of Mao Zhe, Geng Qing, and the others are unknown, and as the saying goes, when a tree falls, the monkeys scatter. A large number of people must have lose their home, and throughout Shadowless Cave Heaven, besides my Gemini Island, only Matchless Society is left. Matchless Society may not be able to react, so we must strike first!”
Turning around, he ordered his men to bring Zhang Shun’s group over and happily agreed to let them join Gemini Island.
Zhang Shun and the others had no home to return to and were originally somewhat worried about their gains and losses, so when they heard this, they were naturally overjoyed.
Hua Yong then ordered them to contact his friends and family, saying that the gates to Gemini Island would always be open to them. Zhang Shun and the others were moved to tears and quickly left Gemini Island to search for their comrades from Profound Yang Mountain.
With their help, Gemini Island quickly roped in a large number of cultivators from Profound Yang Mountain, greatly increasing their strength.
In the bamboo forest, the Proprietress was in secluded cultivation while Chef and the Accountant each occupied a bamboo house to cultivate.
The two of them had broken through to the Open Heaven Stage after entering the Blood Monster Cave Heaven, so strictly speaking, the time it took for them to break through wasn’t long. Naturally, they needed a lot of time to consolidate their cultivation.
Yang Kai also needed it.
A large number of Open Heaven Pill were consumed, slowly strengthening the Small Universe's foundation.
While cultivating, he would also try to comprehend the Sun and Moon Divine Wheel and try to perfect it.
Since his debut, Yang Kai had rarely sat down and cultivated like this. In the past, he didn’t need to, but his rate of advancement was quite fast. After each breakthrough, it wouldn’t take long for him to break through to the next realm, so he didn’t need to spend eight or ten years in seclusion to refine various resources like other cultivators.
Cultivation speed was already fast to begin with, so if he sat down like other cultivators, it would only cause his foundation to become unstable.
Therefore, every time he broke through, he would run about, tempering his foundation in fierce battles.
However, the Open Heaven Stage was different. When a cultivator reached this level, they would need to slowly accumulate their foundation.
This made Yang Kai quite uncomfortable. When he was a Fifth Order, he had refined the Open Heaven Pill and consumed it quickly. Now that he had reached the Sixth Order, his consumption was even faster, and the benefits from refining the Open Heaven Pill weren’t great.
After trying to refine some cultivation resources, the benefits were far greater than simply refining Open Heaven Pills.
Realization dawned upon him. No wonder those Open Heaven Stage cultivators were so eager to obtain cultivation resources of various grades, especially resources that corresponded to their own grade. Refining these resources was far more efficient than refining Open Heaven Pills.
He didn’t have many cultivation resources in his possession because all of his previous gains had basically been handed over to Bian Yuqing. The demand for resources in the Void Land was too great.
The resources he had now were all obtained from robbing Ti Zheng and the others. The four High Rank Open Heaven's Space Ring were so rich that they were practically overflowing with oil. There were all kinds of cultivation resources of various grades and even several High Rank ones.
However, half a month later, Yang Kai suddenly stopped cultivating and frowned, seemingly thinking about something.
After a long time, he stood up, walked to a nearby bamboo building, and shot out a stream of light to activate the restriction.
Soon, the restriction around the bamboo house disappeared, and Yang Kai flashed inside and went up to the second floor.
Chef was sitting cross-legged on the floor, looking over suspiciously, “Is there something you need from me?”
Yang Kai sat down in front of him and nodded seriously, “I do have something to ask you.”
Chef stretched out his hand, indicating for him to speak freely.
Yang Kai briefly explained the process of his cultivation for the past half a month before frowning and saying, “Although it’s not too obvious, I feel like something is wrong. If I continue to cultivate like this, sooner or later something will happen.”
Chef squinted at him and said, “Although I don’t know what kind of thing you used to cultivate, I’m certain you didn’t harmonize the Yin-Yang + Five Elements!”
“Harmonize the Yin-Yang + Five Elements?” Yang Kai raised his brow and asked humbly.
Chef sighed and said, “Ah, your breakthrough to Open Heaven was too sudden, and after you broke through, you immediately entered Shadowless Cave Heaven. I don’t think anyone told you anything you need to pay attention to after you break through, so this kind of situation is inevitable. Fortunately, you noticed it in time, so it’s not too late to fix it now.”
Yang Kai was startled, “Is there really a problem with my cultivation?”
“It’s just a small problem,” Chef waved his hand, indicating that he didn’t need to worry too much about it, “We’re all Open Heaven Stage cultivators. The Small Universe in our bodies is formed from the power of the Yin-Yang + Five Elements. The Open Heaven Pill can enhance the Small Universe's foundation because this pill also contains the power of Yin-Yang + Five Elements. It can be said that each Open Heaven Pill contains a trace of the World Force. If you take the Open Heaven Pill and refine the World Force, you can naturally strengthen your foundation.”
Yang Kai nodded in agreement.
“The Open Heaven Pill was refined by an Alchemy Master and contains a ready-made World Force, but the various cultivation resources are different. If you refine a Fifth Grade Fire Element resource, the Small Universe will have a Fifth Grade Fire Element. At that time, you will need to refine the other six Elements resources to harmonize the Yin-Yang + Five Elements and transform them into World Force, allowing you to slowly increase your strength.”
Chef glanced over and asked, “Did you only refine one or a few of them?”
Yang Kai suddenly understood, “I see!”
He felt that there was something wrong with his cultivation, but he couldn’t tell exactly what it was. Hearing Chef’s explanation, he immediately understood.
Just as Chef said, he did not attempt to harmonize the Yin-Yang + Five Elements, so the power of a certain element in his Small Unvierse was quite high. It might not affect him for a short time, but if this went on for a long time and he did not even try to restrain himself, it would likely cause the Small Universe to lose its balance and become unstable.
At that time, not to mention fighting others, even maintaining the Small Universe's stability would require a lot of effort.
“According to you, when we refine all kinds of resources, it would be best if we could gather a complete set?”
“You can put it that way, but you can refine it while gathering it. However, you must ensure that the grade of this set is the same,” Chef paused for a moment before asking, “Have you heard of the wooden barrel of the Open Heaven Stage?”
Yang Kai said, “The one who determines the grade of the Open Heaven Stage will always be the shortest piece of wood.”
“That’s right,” Chef nodded, “The water in the wooden barrel is the foundation of our Small Universe. The cultivation of Open Heaven Stage is the process of increasing the height of the wooden barrel. If you want to increase the height of all seven wooden planks together, it’s impossible to only increase one of them.”
Yang Kai cupped his fists and replied, “I understand!”
Chef grinned, “This was also taught to me by the Proprietress, otherwise how would I know about these things? You’ve suffered a loss because no one taught you!”
Yang Kai nodded. The process of him breaking through to the Open Heaven Stage had been too rushed, he had made a hasty decision. After breaking through, he had blindly cross the river. Who would tell him this?
Chef continued, “After the Open Heaven Stage, it will be the time to carefully manage the Small Universe's strength,” As he spoke, he patted his fat belly, “If you manage it well, your strength will naturally become stronger, but if you do not, your strength will become weaker, so in the same grade, there will be a huge gap between the Open Heaven Stage's strength. If you want to improve the Small Unvierse's foundation, you either need to refine Open Heaven Pills, refine cultivation resources of various grades, or refine the World Force that is compatible with it. Either way, it will take a long time.”
“You are now a Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage master, able to refine a Mid and Low Rank resource, including a Sixth Grade. As for High Rank, with your Small Universe's foundation, it won’t be able to accept it, but the higher the grade, the greater the benefits.”
Yang Kai nodded in agreement. Over the past half month, he had made some attempts to refine the resources of Third, Fourth, and Fifth Grade.
With his current Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivation, refining Third and Fifth Grade resource was extremely fast, and the benefits of Third Grade resource were almost negligible. Fourth Grade resource were slightly better, while Fifth Grade resource were better. He had yet to try refining a Sixth Grade resource, so he didn’t know how effective it would be.
However, even though he had robbed the Space Rings of four High Rank Open Heaven masters including Ti Zheng and obtained several sets of High Rank resources, he was unable to collect a single set of Sixth Grade materials. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been forced to break through to the Fifth Order.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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