Strong winds blew as sand and stones flew around the Shadowless Cave Heaven.
The four figures faced off quietly while Yang Kai remained calm and unruffled, the expressions of the three Mountain Lords of Profound Yang Mountain changing rapidly.
“Big Brother!” Zhou Ya called out softly.
Mao Zhe turned his head to look at her and their eyes met. He couldn’t help recalling all the little things they had shared over the years and the cold look on his face slowly melted.
Letting out a sigh, Mao Zhe turned to Yang Kai and asked, “If we submit to you, will you protect us?”
Yang Kai raised his brow and said, “Not only can I protect you, but I can also take you out of Shadowless Cave Heaven!”
Mao Zhe slowly shook his head, “How would I know if your Divine Ability can protect others?”
Yang Kai smiled, “That’s simple, if Great Mountain Lord doesn’t believe me, you can try it yourself.”
Mao Zhe nodded and said, “That's right!” Saying so, he rushed towards Yang Kai.
Geng Qing quickly stopped him, “Big Brother, let me do it!” Before Mao Zhe could object, Geng Qing had already walked past him, obviously afraid that Yang Kai would take the opportunity to kill Mao Zhe, so he was prepared to take the risk.
In the blink of an eye, Geng Qing had already arrived in front of Yang Kai. Yang Kai didn’t try to stop him, instead releasing the Towering Evergreen Secret Technique and opening a gap for him to pass through.
Standing next to Yang Kai, Geng Qing was slightly vigilant as he raised his head to look at the canopy of the tree that covered the sky, and then at the surrounding branches before quickly revealing a look of shock.
Within the range of this towering ancient tree, he didn’t feel the slightest disturbance from the Shadowless Astral Wind. Not only that, but the rich vitality surrounding him also gave him a sense of peace, greatly relieving his exhausted body and mind.
Such a Divine Ability was unheard of!
After just a dozen breaths, Geng Qing’s figure flashed again, and before he left, he shot a complicated glance at Yang Kai.
Returning to Mao Zhe’s side, he secretly sent a few words to inform him of his previous feelings, causing Mao Zhe’s eyes to narrow.
After a while, Mao Zhe sighed and said, “Forget it, we have nowhere to hide in Shadowless Cave Heaven. If you can really take us out of this place, what harm is there in submitting to you?”
If he could leave this place, he would have a chance to break through to the Seventh Order. This temptation was not small.
Yang Kai clapped his hands and said, “Great Mountain Lord is a straightforward man who knows when to yield and when to stand tall, he is indeed a true man, but… empty words are useless. Since Great Mountain Lord has made such a decision, it’s better to have some guarantees. I don’t wish for Great Mountain Lord to stab me in the back one day. After all, we didn’t get along very well before.”
Mao Zhe coldly snorted, “What kind of guarantee do you want? Do you want the three of us to swear a Heart Demon Oath?”
“That won’t be necessary!” Yang Kai grinned and took out an ancient book, smiling as he said, “I’ll just have the three of you write your names on this book with your own Blood Essence and leave behind your Divine Soul Brand.”
Mao Zhe’s expression changed slightly, “What is this?”
“Loyalty List!” As Yang Kai spoke, he tossed the Loyalty List towards Mao Zhe.
Mao Zhe took it and opened it, only to see that there were only nine pages on the Loyalty List. On the first page was Chen Tian Fei’s name, the second page was Hei He (Black River), the third page was Yun Xing Hua, and the last few pages were all blank.
Using his Divine Sense to investigate, he found that there was an extremely strange and mysterious power contained within this book. Even with his Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivation, he was unable to comprehend it.
The small Loyalty List book seemed to weigh a thousand kilograms in his hands, making his hands feel heavy.
Looking up at Yang Kai, he asked, “What use does this thing have?”
Yang Kai said bluntly, “Leave your name on it, your life and death are under my control!”
Mao Zhe’s expression changed slightly.
Geng Qing was even more enraged, “Brat, you’re going too far!” The three of them were all Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage masters, so if they really did as Yang Kai said and left their names here, wouldn’t they become slaves in the future? A warrior could be killed but not humiliated, how could he tolerate such a thing?
Yang Kai said lightly, “Whether or not you want to leave your names on it, the three of you can decide for yourselves. I won’t force you. The only thing I can tell you is that if you are willing to leave your names, I can take you out of this Shadowless Cave Heaven and return to the 3000 Worlds. If you don’t want to, that’s up to you! As for what kind of person I am, if you have the opportunity to interact with me in the future, you will naturally understand.”
Mao Zhe suddenly asked, “What is the cultivation of these three?”
Yang Kai was stunned for a moment before realizing he was asking about the cultivation of the three people on the Loyalty List, “Two Fourth Order and one Fifth Order!”
Mao Zhe nodded lightly, “Since you left their name on this record, you must have some kind of grudge with them. You don’t want to let them off easily, but you don’t want to kill them, so you let them leave their names on this Loyalty List to serve you.”
“Yes!”
“I understand!” Mao Zhe nodded and suddenly put his hand into his mouth. Biting his fingertip, he forced out his Blood Essence and flipped to the fourth page of the Loyalty List, quickly writing down his name.
“Big Brother!” Geng Qing and Zhou Ya were both shocked. Once this name was written, they would not be able to resist in the future.
Mao Zhe left his Soul Brand on the fourth page and tossed the Loyalty List to Geng Qing, saying, “Staying here is just waiting for death. Since there is a chance of survival, you should grasp it well!”
As he spoke, he sent a voice transmission, “I have heard of this Loyalty List before. It was refined by a High Rank Open Heaven named Zhongyi Mo by extracting the Xiezhi’s Blood Essence. It can enslave Open Heaven Stage cultivators, but if one can cultivate to the High Rank Open Heaven, they will naturally be able to escape the restraint of this Loyaly List.”
When he heard about the Loyalty List from Yang Kai, he didn’t bat an eye, but he had heard about its mysteries long ago.
He was already a peak Sixth Order cultivator. If not for the fact that he had been trapped in this Shadowless Cave Heaven and lacked cultivation resources, he would have long since broken through to the Seventh Order. If he could leave this place and go to the outside world, as long as he had enough resources, it wouldn’t be long before he could break free from the restrictions of the Loyalty List.
If not for this, he would not have written down his name so readily.
Hearing this, both Geng Qing and Zhou Ya’s hearts shook. Only now did they realize their Big Brother’s intentions, both of them pretending not to know. Geng Qing grit his teeth and said, “Since Big Brother has decided, I will accompany you to the end!”
Force out his Blood Essence, write down his name, and throw the Loyalty List to Zhou Ya.
A moment later, Zhou Ya also wrote her name on the sixth page.
Yang Kai stretched out his hand and took back the Loyalty List, smiling as he looked at the three of them, “A wise man submits to the circumstances. For the three of you to make such a decision, I am very gratified. I hope the three of you won’t blame me for all my previous offenses. From now on, we are on the same side.”
Mao Zhe muttered, “We’re on different sides, there’s nothing to offend.”
Yang Kai opened his Towering Evergreen Secret Technique and stretched out his hand, “The wind outside is strong, please enter and follow me to seal the Void Crack.”
Mao Zhe and the other two glanced at each other before rushing over to Yang Kai’s side.
As soon as they entered the range of the towering ancient tree, the surrounding astral winds immediately disappeared. Zhou Ya couldn’t help letting out a light moan as a look of relief appeared on her face.
Mao Zhe’s expression also eased a lot as he looked around at the fallen branches and said thoughtfully, “Brother Yang’s Wood Element Divine Ability is truly amazing, but what grade of Wood Element did you refine?”
Yang Kai thought for a moment before replying, “I don’t know what grade it is, but it should be high grade!”
He really didn’t know what grade the Eternal Tree should be divided into, so when Mao Zhe heard him say this, he thought he didn’t want to tell him, so he didn’t ask.
“High grade!” Mao Zhe sighed, “To dare directly refine a high grade resource, Brother Yang’s foundation is indeed deep. Earlier, when I saw you display your Fire Element Divine Ability Manifestation, as well as your Water Element Divine Ability, it seemed like both of them were high grade. Could it be that Brother Yang wanted to directly achieve High Rank Open Heaven?”
Yang Kai smiled and said, “I originally had such plans, but after an accident, I could only settle for the next best thing!”
Mao Zhe’s eyes twitched as he was secretly shocked.
In this world, there was actually someone who wanted to directly become a High Rank master directly. What kind of grand ambition was this? Although he did not become a High Rank master in the end, the foundation he had laid down before would not have been in vain. If not for this, he would not have lost so miserably even though they were both Sixth Order.
As they chatted, the group of four flew towards the Wind Eye.
In less than four hours, they returned to the Wind Eye. The Void Crack where the Wind Eye was located had been forcibly torn apart by Yang Kai’s Space Laws. Logically speaking, it should have slowly closed under the influence of the World Laws, but the Shadowless Astral Wind was extremely strange, and coupled with the incomplete Shadowless Cave Heaven Laws, it showed no signs of closing.
After half a day, the Void Crack still remained.
Standing in front of the Void Crack, Yang Kai activated his Space Force and sent his hand forward.
Space Laws surged and wherever the giant hand passed, the void cracks would slowly close.
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Yang Kai managed to completely repair the Void Crack and the Shadowless Astral Wind also disappeared.
Closing the Towering Evergreen, Yang Kai frowned.
Mao Zhe and the others had suffered quite a few losses before, so they quickly descended to the ground and sat down cross-legged to meditate, taking out Open Heaven Pills and various other materials to cultivate, making up for their losses.
There was no need for Yang Kai to do so. He quickly found a place nearby and busied himself.
Half a day later, Mao Zhe opened his eyes and saw that there was an additional array gate in front of him. Yang Kai was busy, but he didn’t know what he was doing.
Although Mao Zhe was still somewhat unconvinced and even somewhat resentful, since he had already left his name on the Loyalty List, Mao Zhe naturally wouldn’t ignore the situation and put his thoughts on his face. Moving quickly, he asked curiously, “What is Brother Yang doing? Do you need this Mao’s help?”
“No need, it’s almost over,” Yang Kai waved his hand.
Mao Zhe took a closer look before suddenly asking, “Is Brother Yang setting up a Space Array?”
Yang Kai nodded, “Yes, it will take more than ten days to travel from Gemini Island. With a Space Array, it will be much more convenient.”
“Is Brother Yang planning to return to Gemini Island?”
Yang Kai smiled lightly, “I came to Shadowless Cave Heaven to look for someone, now that I’ve found them and found the exit, I naturally have to leave with them. Shadowless Cave Heaven is not a good place.”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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