A shout rang out like a thunderclap, spreading to every corner of the Boundless Altar. In an instant, the sky trembled as countless pairs of eyes turned towards the source of the sound.
Most of the Boundless Altar cultivators were confused. What Void Land? What Yang Kai? Their strength wasn’t high, and they lived in Boundless Altar all year round and had never gone out before, so they had never heard of such a thing. Even so, they could still feel the malicious intent from those words, so they immediately moved and gathered in a certain direction.
Only a few people’s expressions changed drastically, their eyes filled with fear.
Although the name Void Land wasn’t particularly resounding and couldn’t be compared to those Cave Heaven Paradise, it had become quite famous in recent years.
This was a new force, a force that had risen at an unimaginable speed!
In the Star City which this force belonged to, a long-lost Spirit Pill like the Heavenly Yuan Positive Seal Pill had appeared, causing all the other forces to stir.
This force had once been invaded by the Hundred Force Alliance led by Heavenly Sword Union, but after a single battle, the Hundred Force Alliance was destroyed and even Heavenly Sword Union’s Union Master Kong Feng died on the spot!
Most importantly, Boundless Altar had also participated in the Hundred Force Alliance at the time and suffered great losses. Boundless Altar's Great Elder Ling Chunqiu and several other Open Heaven Stage masters had died in the Void Land, leaving not even their bones behind.
Originally, Boundless Altar and the Void Land didn’t have much interaction with each other, after all, they were separated by several great domains and couldn’t reach each other, but because of the incident with the Hundred Force Alliance, a grudge had been formed.
Ling Chunqiu and the others had died in battle, so Boundless Altar's side naturally felt pained. After all, although Boundless Altar could be considered a second class force, its foundation wasn’t very strong. A Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator could be considered a cornerstone of Boundless Altar, so if he died just like that, it would greatly affect Boundless Altar.
However, that was all. They had never thought about avenging Ling Chunqiu, now that the Hundred Force Alliance had been defeated, what could Boundless Altar do?
It was already a good thing not to be hated by others.
It could be said that the forces who had participated in the siege of the Void Land all had the same mentality. During this period of time, they had been holed up in their own sphere of influence, living honestly, fearing that the Void Land would one day recover and take revenge.
They had never imagined that Yang Kai would actually come to Boundless Altar and break the protective array!
Boundless Altar could be considered an old Second Class force with tens of thousands of years of accumulation. Logically speaking, the Protective Array shouldn’t have been so weak that it would have been broken by a single attack. The main reason was that it had happened in a hurry, no one had expected someone in this world to be so bold as to directly attack their headquarter without even calling out.
As a result, before the protective array could fully open, a gap was torn open, allowing the flying ship from the Void Land to rush in.
What’s more, the ones who had attacked were four Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage. Even if Boundless Altar's protective array was stronger, it would still be difficult for it to resist the bombardment of so many Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage and would be destroyed sooner or later.
Even the Nine Layers Heaven Formation had been broken before, let alone this place where the protective array was much weaker than the Nine Layers Heaven.
The ship entered and floated quietly in the air. Yang Kai stood on the deck and looked forward coldly.
The face of the person who had come to greet him from the inside paled slightly as he stared at Yang Kai solemnly, “Sir, are you Sect Master Yang from the Void Land?”
Yang Kai glanced over and asked arrogantly, “Who are you?”
The man cupped his fists and said bitterly, “Boundless Altar's Altar Master, Yuchi Chengzhou, was unaware of Sect Master Yang’s arrival and failed to welcome you. Please forgive me!”
Yang Kai raised his brow slightly, “Are you Boundless Altar's Altar Master?”
Yuchi Chengzhou nodded, “Yes!”
Yang Kai scanned him from head to toe. Judging from the energy fluctuations this person was secretly releasing, it should be a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage master. Yang Kai secretly thought that this Boundless Altar was quite weak, even its Altar Master was only a Fifth Order.
After his strength had increased, Yang Kai’s horizons had also been broadened. If it was before he had gone to Shadowless Cave Heaven, facing a Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivator, Yang Kai would still have felt a great deal of pressure. On his way back to the Star Boundary, he had been chased down by Hei He and was unable to fight back at all. In the end, he had used up a Mid Rank World Fruit, allowing Lu Xue to advance from the Fourth Order to the Fifth Order before finally being able to subdue Hei He.
Now that he is already a Sixth Order, he had even defeated a peak Sixth Order like Mao Zhe. Countless Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage masters had died in his hands, so facing an existence like Yuchi Chengzhou, his mentality was naturally different.
He hadn’t been in the 3000 Worlds for a long time and hadn’t come into contact with many forces, so he didn’t know that this was the norm for a second class force.
According to the rankings of the forces in the 3000 Worlds, any place with a Mid Rank Open Heaven master could be called a Second Class Force! The number of Fifth Order Open Heaven Stage masters in the Sect could already be considered quite impressive, and there were even some Second Class forces that only has Fourth Order master. Although they had the reputation of a Second Class Force, they did not have the scale or standards of a Second Class Force. There were many such forces.
Sweeping his eyes over Yuchi Chengzhou, Yang Kai asked, “Do you know an old man named Ling Chunqiu?”
Hearing this, Yuchi Chengzhou’s expression became bitter. What he was afraid of really came true. Just now, when he heard that Yang Kai had introduced himself, he knew that this was a bad thing. The Void Land had come to seek revenge, so now that Yang Kai mentioned Ling Chunqiu, it naturally confirmed his guess.
He couldn’t help but curse Ling Chunqiu in his heart. Why would he provoke the Void Land for no reason? The Heavenly Sword Union’s Kong Feng had his own purpose in going to the Void Land, so why would you, Ling Chunqiu, involve yourself in this mess? Boundless Altar and Heavenly Sword Union didn’t have much of a relationship, so there was no need for you to join them.
But now, the other party had come knocking on their door, how could they respond?
Yuchi Chengzhou said bitterly, “I won’t hide it from Sect Master Yang, that Ling Chunqiu is my Boundless Altar's Great Elder, but he went out a few years ago and is currently missing. When Sect Master Yang mentioned him, did you meet him somewhere?”
He couldn’t say that he didn’t know Ling Chunqiu. The Great Elder’s identity was extraordinary, so it would be too much of a lie to say that he didn’t know Ling Chunqiu. Right now, he could only quickly remove Boundless Altar from this grudge. Only then would Boundless Altar be able to avoid today’s disaster, and as for taking revenge for Ling Chunqiu…
Yuchi Chengzhou didn’t even dare to think about it. He had personally witnessed the actions of those people on the ship just now. Those were four Sixth Order Open Heaven Stage masters, and even the entire Boundless Altar wouldn’t be enough to kill them.
“His whereabouts are unknown!” Yang Kai sneered, “Is that really the case?”
Beads of cold sweat appeared on Yuchi Chengzhou’s forehead, “Yuchi dares not speak rashly in front of Sect Master Yang, please understand.”
As the two of them spoke, the other Open Heaven Stage masters from Boundless Altar also flew over from all directions and stood behind Yuchi Chengzhou. None of them understood what was happening, but when they saw their Altar Master trembling as if he was treading on thin ice, they immediately realized that the situation wasn’t good and couldn’t help wearing solemn expressions.
Yang Kai stared at Yuchi Chengzhou seriously for a moment before gently nodding, “I’ll take it that you’re telling the truth. Since you don’t know where Ling Chunqiu is, I’ll tell you, that old bastard brought his people to invade my Void Land and was killed on the spot!”
Yuchi Chengzhou pretended to be shocked, “How could Great Elder be so foolish!”
Yang Kai glared at him, feeling somewhat annoyed. This guy was indeed worthy of being the Altar Master, he was quite good at pretending.
Yuchi said bitterly, “Great Elder is old and often makes some mistakes. In his early years, he was depressed and went out to relax. Even now, he has yet to return. We all thought he was cultivating somewhere, but who would have thought he would cause such a great disaster…” Saying so, Yuchi bowed deeply towards Yang Kai, “Sect Master Yang, please forgive him. The deceased has already committed a grave mistake. Since Great Elder has already paid the price, I hope Sect Master Yang will not hold it against him.”
Yang Kai sneered, “A dead man, what’s there to fuss about?”
Yuchi’s expression changed slightly. There was nothing to fuss about with the dead, so of course he had to deal with the living! Knowing that today’s calamity would not be avoided, he sighed in his heart and cupped his fists, “But no matter what, Ling Chunqiu is my Boundless Altar's Great Elder. Since he has offended Sect Master Yang and the Void Land, I, Boundless Altar, cannot escape responsibility. Since Sect Master Yang has come today, I, Boundless Altar, am willing to pay a price to appease Sect Master Yang’s anger. I hope Sect Master Yang can give Boundless Altar a way out!”
As he spoke, everyone behind him couldn’t help showing a look of grievance and anger. No one would feel comfortable if they were forced to compromise in front of their own headquarter. However, no one dared to voice their anger. The reason the Altar Master was willing to endure such humiliation was obviously because the other party’s strength was too great. If a conflict really broke out, Boundless Altar would definitely suffer heavy losses.
“I didn’t expect Altar Master Yuchi to be such a reasonable person!” Yang Kai looked at him meaningfully.
Originally, he had wanted to vent his anger on the Proprietress’ behalf, but after hearing Yuchi Chengzhou’s words, he had become somewhat speechless.
With such an attitude, Yang Kai no longer had any murderous intent.
Lowering his eyes, he quietly said, “Since Altar Master Yuchi is willing to compensate, everything can be discussed.”
Yuchi Chengzhou immediately let out a sigh of relief, “What request does Sect Master Yang have?”
Yang Kai said lightly, “When the Hundred Force Alliance besieged my Void Land, I once said in front of Ling Chunqiu that not only will he die here today, but in the future, when this King gathers his troops, I will flatten his Sect’s headquarter and kill every chicken and dog!”
He really did say this, but it was directed towards Ling Chunqiu and Qi Jin.
The faces of Yuchi Chengzhou and Boundless Altar's Open Heaven all changed.
Yang Kai’s voice continued to ring out, causing everyone’s hearts to turn cold, “Today, this King has come here to fulfill his promise, but since Altar Master Yuchi is so reasonable, this King must give you a chance. Choose one yourself. Do you want me to flatten the Sect’s headquarter, or do you want me to kill everyone here?”
Was there a difference? In the end, there was no way to resolve this peacefully.
Yuchi Chengzhou’s expression was extremely ugly as he said in a low voice, “My Boundless Altar is willing to settle this matter peacefully, why must Sect Master Yang force us?”
Yang Kai coldly snorted, “That day, when the Hundred Force Alliance invaded my Void Land, no one forced you to participate. Since you’ve done so, you must pay the price! In this world, how can you remain uninvolved when doing something wrong!”
TO BE CONTINUED...
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